The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
SHORTSTOPS BEST
IN The NATIONAL
Seem 70 Have Cali on Men in That
lnfield Position In the Amer
lean League At Pres
ent Time.
WAGNER TAKES THROW
Good Arm Is Indispensable to 4
shertstop DooIin 81 Philadel.
phia Covers World Of
Ground.
WAGNER TAKES THROW

Inc Natlonal league seems to have
better lot of snortstops than the
American league. take them as whole,
Wagner. Tinker. Doolin, Dahlin, and
Hulswitt are the best men in the Ma
tional league
Wallace Wagne- OF Boston and Nc
Bride Of Washington are the best men
In the American league. There was
time when Terry Turner threatened
to take the American league honors
away from Wallace, but Terry's arm
has been troubling him the past two
seasons and he no longer ranks with
the topnotchers OF the game.
Bush OF Detroit is the best young
shortstop that has entered major
league baseball since Turner gradu-
ated from the Columbus team. Like
Turner, Bush finished up in the Amer
lean association. He worked at short
for the champion Indianapolis club
last season. Bush joined the Tigers
while Jennings team men were fight
ing desperately for the pennant. The
youngster made good from the jump
and fooled the wise guys, who fig
ured that he would develop stage
fright and fall down.
Wagner of the Boston Americans is
a most finished fielder and probably
covers more ground than any man in
the game, with the exception of Wal
lace. But the Boston short fielder is
a very light hitter. Mcbride is handi-
capped by the same weakness. The
Washington infielder plays a phenom-
email game Of ball in the field, and
many American league followers rank
him with Wallace.
Freddie Parent Of the White Sox,
played a brilliant short for Boston the
gear Jimmy Collins team won the
championship of the world.
Although still young man, he slow
ed up in his game and dropped out OF
the running with the remainder Of Col
Inns champions.
Comisky figured that change OF
clubs would bring Parent back to his
old form, but Freddie failed to make
good at short for Chicago and Tame
hill is now covering the position.
Nichols Of the Athletics played
great bali his first year in the Amer.
lean league then slumped and is now
on the bench. Austin, the youngster
with New York, played with Omaha
last season. He is putting up a grand
game for the Highlanders this season
and looks like fixture on the job.
Tinker, Wagner and Doolin of Phila
delphia, are the best men In the Ma
tional league. Tinker is one Of the
great ball players Of the national
game. He learned the game under
Frank Selee and is a finished bal
player in every department
Wagner OF Pittsburg is a sure man
In the field, one OF the best men in
the world to take a throw at second
Then the German has the best arm Of
any man In baseball with the exception
OF Honey OF the Cardinals. A good
arm is Indispensable to shortstop
The short fielder works deeper thar
any infielder, and It takes stout arm
| to make the long throws from back o
third and over second base. Wagnel
| is awkward in his work, but he gen
orally gets there, and Is as sure maj
under fire on the field as he is wher
at the bat.
Doolin OF Philadelphia has grea'
arm and covers a world OF ground. He
ranks a trifle higher than Hulswitt
NcElveen, the new man with Brook
Ign, is a Nashville recruit. He played
great ball for the Tennessee volun
teers. This team won the Southern
League pennant in 1908.
Dahlen OF Boston has been playing
major league ball for nearly twenty
years and is almost at the end of his
rope. Bill played good fielding
game last season.
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