$ LATEST LOCAL le "SPORTING MAJOR LEAGUE CLUBS LINED UP FOR COMING BASEBALL BATTLES Yanks and Glants Out to Repeat--Dodgers None Too Good-- Pittsburgh, Detroit and (Cleveland Possibilities--National Seems to Doubtful League This Season. New York, April 15. Far from | success. The outfield will not be having its pennant appetite dulled by | changed materially, the successive triumphs of the Klities and Glants over the past three sea- sons, New York's baseball fandom "has marshalled itself behind McGraw and Huggins in their attempts to set diamond MYistory by making it four straight flag victories this season. Across Brooklyn bridges, the third! Dodgers, | have shaped their line-up for. a vigor- | metropolitan entry, the ous campaign, but the chance that Wilbert Robinson's men will escape the second divis..n is slim. Of the two Manhattan téams, the American Leaguers. appear stronger, with their world's cham- ® pionship line-up intact for opening day to-day with the Red Sox at Bos- ton. Except to add reserve strength, including a promisiag puifieides in Ear] Coombs, Hugging on his 1923 team. The Giants have been substantial- | ly rebuilt by McGraw, who believes he has acquired new pitching strength in several rookies, notably | Deafi, Maun and Baldwin, besides Terry, a promising first sacker, : Baseball experts of after a critical analysis of the Pirate 1924. machine, are convinced that, with good pitching, the steam will be close to the top of the'feap when the season ends. Glen Wright, the sensational recruit shortstop, who will step into Maranville's shoes, had added great strength to the all- star Infleld of Grimm at first, Maran- ville at second and Traynor at third. Morrison, Meadows, Cooper and Kremer compose the pitching staff, with "Babe" Adams and Steinder helping out on the mound, the | as stood pat | | Strengthened at first base by the | | signing of George Burns and with better batters than for several years, Cleveland is sure in the fight for the | American League pennant, In Jamie- ! son, Stephenson, Speaker, Joe Sew- 1 ell, Burns and Summa, the first six men in the line-up, all of.whom have batted better than .300, the team has a 'wrecking crew" that ranks with any other in the league. Myatt, Uhle and Lutzke may be added to the list of those within the circle of .300 hitters, .or close to it. | With Frank Chance, who piloted { the Chicago Cubs to four pennants fifteen years ago, as the new mana- ger of the Chicago Americans, Presi- { dent Comisky ofthe White Sox pre- dicts his team wil! be up there fight- ing. The principal change in the Sox | line-up this season will be the ap- pearance of Shortstop Dashiell of Shreveport (Texas League}. Joe Rabbitt, from Muskogee, may yet force one of the veteran outfielders | to the bench, and assistant manager, | | Johnny Evers, who conducted + the Pittsburg, | spring training, feels that many of | mm | the young pitchers carried by theSdx | last year are about ready for regular | turns in the box, especially Blanken- | ship, Leverette and Evengros. | President Veeck of the Chicago | Nationals thinks the Giants have | been weakened just enough to make [the National League race a great | free-for-all between New York, Pitts- | burg, Cincinnati and Chicago. He | declared the Cubs would be in the running from the start, "with much | stronger pitching than favored us | last season." * Alexander, in his six- The Detroit Tigers will open the | teenth season] appears as strong as season with practically the same line-up that appeared in last season's opéner. The infleld remains intact. Apprehension fs felt, however, as to the ability of Shortstop Rigney, who | has had trouble Secondbaseman Pratt, who had a bad season last year. Blue at first and Jones at third are expected to contribute their share to the Tigers' A RRA : ly )ODD'S 7) LSI E A Dodges, "Hups' 'and Fords for sale, Read the Want Ads without fail. - READ THE WANT ADS CANADIAN PACIFIC on-Antwenp sae + Melita FROM MONTREAL To Beltast-Glasgow May 1|/May 29 May SJume 7 .. 'May. 13 June 12 ... | May 33 June 1¥ Te Cherbourg-Southampton-Antwerp May 2x Minned Apr, 30 May « ona | May 14/June 11%..... cireess Melita | Te Cherbourg-Southampton- 3 Hamburg - i Tune 4 *kmpress of Scotland ay 21 ene 18 * Lmpress of F 3 * From Quebec. s Apply Leeal Agents Js BE. PARKER Agent, | King Street Kast, Toresto 2 Adelaide 2108. | ever, with Aldridge good for twenty | | victories, Veech thinks, supported | by Kaufman, Kreen, Wheeler and | Jacobs. As Walter Johnson goes the Wash- with his hip, and | ington American League team usual- | | 1y goes, and this year the manage- | ment believes the weteran speedball king is to have one of his best years. Beginning his eighteenth season with the club, Johnson this spring has shown betteg, form than for some | years past, and he will be aided by a promising corps of assistants, ine| cluding Mogridge, Zachary and Rus- sell, veterans, and McGrew, Zahniser, Marberry, Wingfield, Martina and Speece, younger twinlers, With George Sisler back at his old position at first base, the St. Louis Browns will present a squad stronger than that of 1923 when they open the American "League at Chicago. There is one modified problem in the | Browns' line-up at third bage, which Frank Ellerbe appears to have taken over, with Gene Robertson to gtand relief. Rogers Hornsby has already com-' menced his walloping tactics for the St. Louis Nationals, bringing in the only run against the Browns yester- day with a four-bage drive. Several new. faces appear"in the Cardinals' line-up due to the injury of Tubby Clemons, catcher, and the holdout | of Thirdbaseman Milton Stock. Three THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG -9 | FROM THE OUTSIDE--LOOKING IN. Our old friend from the Peterboro Examiner has burst forth once more with his joyous spring song. He modestly tells of the "flock of O.B.A.A. { tittes" annexed by Peterboro last year. Will he please tell us how many { Peterboro junior clubs the Lakeviews came from ? And if the rumor that | the intermediate team worked the same way is true? Truly we have learned a lot from Jakie Solomon. One of the things taught us by Solomon--Mr. Solomon, of Peterboro, no less--is that the O.B.A/A. constitution is like the O.T.A. It's the law all right--but even the high and mighty like to break it when opportunity offers. - . There is a solemn man named Jake A referee so funny; He only arrives in time to take : His expense money. / Commissioner Landis says that pre-season statements are all bunk "and, somehow or other, we are very much inclined to believe him. Of course, we'd not pay a man $50,000 for describing our choicest adjectives jin such a way--but then, great men must have 'their little whims. rm, The Toronto Leafs after accomplishing great things on paper against | "crack" teams of the south, have already started the old alibi list with a | string of cripples and hospital cases 4 mile long. Barnum said a 'whole | big mouthful. He must have visited Toronto at some time or other, Don't forget that the City Baseball League is going to be bigger and better than ever this summer. The meeting next Saturday night is going | to bring out a great many interesting things and the report of the treas. 'urer is but one of a few things to hake baseball foll.wers sit up and take | notice "on that occasion. | youngsters, Vick, Niebergall and plonship games. But they claimed Holm, are bidding for places in the | his-- feet were giving out. Even catching department, Manager Huggins was dubious about The Cincinnati Reds will open the | the abjlity of Scott to start the 1924 championship season at home with | season in his, accustomed place. exactly the same team which went The Yankee boss intimated several through last year . and finished in months ago that her would bench | second place, Shion that the pitch-| Scott at 'the outset in order to re- Ing staff has beeh strengthened by! lieve the little shortstop of the ten- | the addition of Car! Mays, former | sion of extending his record for dur- star of the Kilties; Jake May, crack ability, southpaw from the coast league, and But Everetf, is still cavorting Tom Sheehan, from St. Paul, leading | around the short field as of yore, ahd pitcher of all minor leagues last| it is an almost certain bet that when , Beason, | the Yankees take the field for the On the eve of the opening of big | first game of the season a week from | league baseball the Tuesday, against the Red Sox in Bos- | managers are reported to be looking | ton--Everett Scott will then be forward with confidence to the com- | roaming the precinct between second | ing campaign. Connie Mack is hope-| and third bases. | ful of a first division berth, while "Arthur Fletcher is certain that his (team will emerge froth the cellar. Speaking of the Athletics, Mack said: "My team is much stronger | this year, and I look forward to stay- {ing in the race from start to finish. | our biggest problem fs in the pitch- | Ing box, and if the hurlers come | through as I expect them we will fool some of the critics." Philadelphia | TIE GAME IS PLAYED ENGLAND VS, SOOTLAND London, April 12.--Scotland and! England drew in their international soccer match at Wembley Stadium here to-day. The score stood 1-1 at the end of time. Cowan scored the first goal for Scotland in the opening half, while Buchan headed to Walk- Fletcher is also optimistic, "Dur- ing the winter wé have made an few changes that helped a lot," he said, | "and now 'are ready to go out and ido our best in the National League | race." EVERETT SOOTT MAY . START RACE AGAIN At the close of the world's series last fall it was freely predicted that the Champion Yankees would com- er for the tying goal in the second half. ve The weather was showery. Fifty thousand paid admission to see the match. England won the toss and played in the first half with a slight breeze behind them, Teams: Scotland -- Harper, Hibernlans; Smith, Ayr; McCloy, Ayr; Clumas, Sunderland; Morris, Raith; McMul- lan, Patrick; Archibald, Rangers; Cowan, Newcastle; Cunningham, Rangers; Morton, Rangers. England -- Taylor, Huddersfield: Smart, Aston Villa; Wadsworth, Huddersfleld; Moss, Aston Villa; Spencer, Newcastle U.; Barton, Birmingham; Butler, Bolton W.; Jack, Bolton W.; Buchan, Sunder- wqrld's series--Scott has compiled a |land; Tunstall, Sheffield U.; Walker, record of 1,138 consecutive cham- Aston Villa. mence their next season with a new figure at shortstop, other than the 'venerable Everett Scott, } Not counting the games he has | played in the blue ribbon classic of the diamond---he has been in five mmm CA THE HUMAN ZOO Ne A a A. » Copyright, 1924, by Public Ledger Company By C. D. Batchelor reoon as weather conditions warrant | the 'gaff' they were filling up GEVERAL ~ Still The Most For Th BATTLE STARTING EARLY THIS YEAR Peterboro Wiseacre Unbur= dens Himself--Belleville Also Has Snappy Remarks. The Peterboro Examiner of a re- cent issug Has the following: "There used to be an idea that the funniest. stuff about baseball was written by Ring -Lardner; but the author of "Letters of X Busher" will | have to give way to the individual | with the never-silent typewriter who is press-agenting the Kingston Ball Club into the Central League cham- | plonship six days a week via the | medium of the sporting columns of | the Kingston Standard. This busy | bee. lines the other clubs in the Cen- | tral circuit each day and then -pic- | tures the Daley-Batstone-Evans com- bination riding triumphantly - over them. He concedes Oshawa a slight chance, but Belleville and Peterboro | can't even be detected on the hori- zon according to thé Kingston dope- ster, who should, however, remem- | ber that both clubs have a habit of | being somewhere round the finals each year. "As far as Peterboro is COneern. | ed, the Petes don't believe in win- | ning the honors weeks before the | season opens throiigh the sporting | pages. They prefer to let the team | speak for itself when it goes into | action, but for the benefit of our friend in the Limestone City it might be mentioned that preparations are | being quietly made for a strong | team to represent Peterboro. This] city has won a flock of O.B.AA.| championships in the past two sea- | sons, and good material has been de- | veloped. It'is more than likely that | a number. of youngsters who have come to the front will: make the] grade into Senior this year. At least | every kid who desires to try will be | given every opportunity to make | good, and there promises to be a | keen fight for positions, '""To help Heckman carry the pitch- ing burden a left-handed heaver, | new to this circuit, is available, and | in the twirling department the Petes ! will not have to doff their hats to any club in the dleague. Max Swan- ston will do the receiving, and "Hap" Harrison, back in this territory, and able to take part in practices and | games, promises to be a tower of strength at first base. #"The squad will start practice as and a number "of exhibition games will be arranged. Under the heading of "Kingston Wins 1924 Pennant," a Belleville Busbane says: > "It is nearly time the 'windy' base- ball dopesters in the C.0.B.L. cities were rounded up by the 'fool-catch- er.' It recently seemed certain that they would not always get away with their sport pages with.". : YANKEES AND PIRATES HOLD MARGIN RECORDS New York, April 14.--In winning the 1923 American League cham- pionship by a margin of 16 games, the New York Yankees established a league record. Twice previously teams have won pennants by margins of 14 1-2 games. This mark was sét by the Boston Red Sox in 1903 and equalled 'by the Philadelphia Athle- tics in 1910, ' The record major league margin of victory is held by the Pittsburg Pirates, who won the 1902 National League pennant with a lead of 27 1-2 games; over Brooklyn, its nearest rival, o 'The Yankees cinched the 1923 flag on September 20th, 18 days before the season campaign terminated: inion TUESDAY, APRIL 15, Ives. TIMELY COMMENTS © Money NOW IS THE TIME NATIONAL Base Ball Week so APRIL >. 193 BUN, 1 Jen: [Aue 1 a Sa | 2 Fiza 1 Sole Agency for Kingston + SPALDING'S ATHLETIC GOODS World's Best Sporting Goods for 48 Years. 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