Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-31

 each striving to get the better of one another in the box. Now, if there was Q rule made to cut down tae major league pitchers to five ana tbe minor leagues to three, you wouId find less sore arms and a more inter esting lot of pitchers-znen with bet ter control and more apt to use their brains.
 Now, before a game, dozen pitch CTS will warm up before the grand stand, going through some gracsruI stunts, especially on ladies' day. And why not? The manager usually sits on the players bench watching the movements of his men. The catch. CTS are noting the condition of the pitchers, and, after the warming up, a short conference is held on the bench, and the box man saow,ag form and willingness to work Is sent to the game.
 If the pitcher is not anxious for the exercise he develops a lame bacA h
 has nothing" as the catcher will notify the manager. He hasn't got a thing today" That is a tip to the manager to chase the pitcher to the stable for a good rub down and front seat in the pavilion, to be 4a- mired by the fans who remember some good work of the past, for the well-b.ed fan will never call a play CTS attention to the defeats. pass ing over this column to the victories.
 With a first-ciass team for support every pitcher in the game is willing to be called on if halfway right, but, knowing the weakness of their SUD- port, they are perfectly willing to see a fellow workman take the defeat
 There are a number of clever piteA. CTS wise to the fact that the arm must give out sooner or later and that each hard game brings the end in double-quick time, to cut of the princelyy salary for a new move on the checker board of life.
 I notice that most of the visiting teams here this season have practi- cally cut out the sacrifice bunt, un- less the score is very close and hit ting light The hit-and-run game seems to be tae winner. The New York highlandesS have worked along these lines from the start this sea son, and have the thing down fine on the home grounds, where the in- field is fast and difficult for the field CTS. r0s
 While in Boston, Detroit looked as strong as ever outside the box Ine pitchers acted a bit tender, and no team can hope to win unless the box men are on edge.
 Cleveland look as formidable as ever, with a hardhitting, fast-felG ing lineup. I haven't seen any team hay Cleveland last week. Certainly, if the team must be in at the hunt, if managed halfway decently-and II looks, after all, as if Lajoie was something of a manager. Year after year his team is in the race until SC rious accidents come to his best men.
 The big surprise of the season has l been the winning form displayed by | Billy Murhay's boys from Philadel- {! pEia. The Boston doves beat them | three straight at Boston. This must | have stirred up the quakers for since l then they have made mince meat of | all corners. Cincinnati, too, has | shown good form, while the Brook l lyn club has taken a slump never | looked. It must be plain to Man | ager Chance that he must keep plug | ging away this season, as the other | clubs will work all the harder if they ! note that the champions are losing ] ground, especially by weak batting. 1 While it would not be pleasant for the Chicago fans it would be big thing for the National League.
 Connie Mack has cub in Phili- delphia that will bear watching this season, for finer bunch of hitte2s it 1 will be difficult to find. Our Boston teams are not looking for champion ships this season. The Nationals will l keep well out of the last hole, as Cney l have the experience and will go the full distance.
 The local Americans have not been welded together yet. Team work and confidence are lacking. The club is an unknown quantity. There is an abundance of fine material at hand, and as soon as Manager Mo Guire selects the regular team we can judge better their showing for the season Certainly the manage ment has spared neither time nor money to give Boston a winner.