Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-09

In the Individual and by combination
of the leaders In each branch of baseoail
the great teams are formed INTO ono
grand whole, for u big man can play tha
game rs we'll as small one. The Ger
mans pay very little attention TO pase-
ball. us l have said on many occasions
outside of getting the money Tor play
ing the game. No doubt the time is not
Tar distant when the most conservative
of the German element in our large CIT
les will fully appreciate the game ana
attend the professional contests
This city has at least 90 men who
make writing baseball a specially, anons
the more prominent being Sam Srape OF
the journal. John Foster OF ne H H
aid, George Tleden OF the Worla. VII.
liam Hanna OF the Sun. Abe Yearssr OF
the Hrooklyn Eagle, James Price OF the
Press and James Bagley
The papers here give very lltue at
tention to the minor leagues In fact.
nearly every line is about some major
league player or club, and yet the New
Y0 papers p soses arss s and
widely read In the minor league terri
tory. The papers of philadelphia take
the lead in giving space to the minors
Cincinnati, Chicago Cleveland Detroit
and Plttsburg.
/ have been utterly amazed at the ig-
norance l find among writer's when
scoring ball games. A base hit is often
question of Judgment and no man VINO
has not played baseball can be expected
to properly decide In many cases Ihe
scoring rules can be learned. ana It's rere
where ] have found the boys lacking. in
information. 1t struck me that the big
leagues should engage some competent
scorer to visit the different cities ana
give instructions to those who were sad
~ in need of IT. l know tnere are a
number of official major league scorers
who are not familiar with the scoring
rules.
The season is only three weeks old and
the following facts have come to light.
Denton Tecumshea Young with his ~
straight wears on the field. Is not only
fective IN the box than for several years !;
Lou Criger. who has caught Young
pitching for 10 years, says that his old
partner has cut out some, of that fierce
speed and crossed the batsman with
slows and benders, Isn't that grent
lesson TO the players, TO look our for
shenr health and get ot the ,h big 6 m0nsyf
play ball 10 or 20 years ago Is cor
nered when Young's name Is mentioned,
for the old war horse has no superior
warm as well as cold weather, and goes
from start to finish each season.
had the pleasure of witnessing Hal
Chase going at fun speed THIS week ana
block when II comes to covering ground
around trst base, and getting the ball
away. He made two plays that l never
saw equaled, and there is no man play
ing ball that pleases the spectators more
than this New York first sacker.
Every one Is asking for an explanation
ms to why the tiger doesn't get away
from the trainers, With three or four
clever teams hustiing for lead, and all
clubs laying 20 keep the tigers in the
cage this season Mr., Jennings must get
gait on pretty soon. The tigers VIII
find the eastern clubs 20 per cent strong
or than last season Detroit win come
all right, however, and the lower they
are kept in the stnading for while the
more interesting the race will be later.
The New York Highlanders look pretty
good, and will improve. The outfeid is
only ordinary. The infeld Is fast and
| full OF business. while the batteries look
| better than last season.
The only real disappointmonts up 70
date have been the. St Louis Nationals
| and Detroit. The other clubs have shown
| form and all viii pull closer together
| than last season. especially In the Ma
| tinnRl League. The Boston teams have
more than held their own, considering
| the make up Of the teams AT ne start
| and both will go smoother as the sea-
| son wdens out A