The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 19, 1918, Page 14

ajors Are By Condo, Hard to Dope--Take Your Pick LOUIS CARDINALS ON BRAVES IRG PIRATES IKLYN DODGERS DELPHIA BY PAUL PURMAN ‘The statistician who predicts the im the major leagues § this himself confronted by en- @ifferent conditions from those have dominated the pennant In other years. This is due to the rule of the Na- Commission by series money will be divided | the eight first division clubs the two leagues and not merely | the two winners as in for-| years. fhis is certain to make every club/ Both leagues, with the exception hopeless tailenders, play their best of baseball through the entire instead of becoming lack toward the fag end of the , Knowing that they have no to get into the big money. writer is convinced that 1918 Produce the most thrilling races | Dasedall history for places inside} money. In sizing up the National league the writer runs into a snag at the start. Two clubs have equal chances, according to dope, to win the flag and for the big money. The Giants Cubs show few weaknesses in department and right now indi eate a neck-to-neck race until Octo-| I pick the Giants to win be - suse the Giant infield, Holke, Doyle, Fletcher and Zimmerman, experienced than the defense, composed of » Kilduff, Hollocher and ‘ and because the Giant out- field, Burns, Kauff and Young an produce more runs than the Cub garden trio, Flack, Mann and Paskert. The pitching between these clubs is a 50-50 propostion. Mc- Graw has the eat southp Pitching combination In the league, | Benton, Schupp and Sallee, with | §90d right-handed pitching in Per situation FIRST ANNUAL GRAND BALL given by the Cracker and an cency Dreamland TONIGHT ADMISSION 55¢ Includes dancing all evening. ALL WELCOME LADIES FREE Torrey & Sears Billiard Parlor || ,. 1420 3rd, Corner 3rd and Pike |ritt, Barnes and Teareau. Mitchell | has the best right-bandéd pitching with Alevander, Vaughn, Douglas, Hendrix, Aldrich, Seaton and Carter | with Tyler to do his southpaw hurt | ime. | If McCarthy recovers his throw ing arm, the catching departments fare well balanced, Otherwise Chi cago will have the edge there. | Mathewson should again lead his | Reds into third place unlews his | pitchers fall down on him. He has | the heaviest hitting club in the league with power to drive in enough runs to offset superior pitching on | some of the other clubs: | The St. Louis Cardinals should be | right up at the Reds all year, The club is fully as good as last year with the exception of the lows of| | Jack Miller, a really great ballplayer. | The Braves and Pirates are both | due for a raise this year. A month before the training season started the Braves looked Stallings has successfully maneuver }ed his material until he has a better |club which should head the second division. The Pirates are a much better club than last year. They bh: better pitching, hitting and fie They have new pep and are hi recognize as the hopeless which failed so miserably in 191 For seventh position In the race we pick the Brooklyn Dodgers. Out |aide the pitching there is little on this club to recommend it inner defense is weak, the outfield | mediocre. The club has little hit ting power. Even pitchers of the caliber of Marquard, Mammaux and hopeless, but some assistance. In the celler position we have the spectacle of a club dropping fr second to last place in a son. The Phillies a: Jed. The two be and Rixey, are catcher is with whole fibre of th dissension. It will not be surpri than the Pirates did last year. TO IMPORT OR NOT TO IMPORT, IS QUESTION The question of importing four each of the i | the teams voted to adopt the measure, | Ames holding out. , of Duthie, who earlier opposes come in. 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