The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-13
By JOHN B. FOSTER.

Some pitchers who were successful In
1909 in the National League were topheavy
with success. The question among base.
ball enthusiasts II whether they are likely
to be able to repeat this season their good
work.
Owing to the decisive manned in which
tho Pittsburg club won the champion.
ship the results OF 1909. far as the cham
pions were concerned. were . queer motley
Of young blood triumph woven with Z
PLENTIFUL mixture OF old blood merit
Every victory for PNtsburg. In which one
OF the younger pitchers figured. was an.
other credit mark to two men who con-
tributed prominently to the success OF the
championship club. They were Camnits
and Adams. Last year was their best
year. In tho case OF Adams 1t was tbs
year which made him fame. II he can 70.
peat his success this year. and IL Camnitz
can do a we'll ~ he did for the cham.
pions. Pittsburg begins the season with
two known quantities
II Is true that the worlds championship
series gave Adams his greatest reputation
owing to the important place in which hi
was thrust to hold the honor OF world'i
victory for his team, but 1t must not b,
forgotten that what work he did for thu
Plttsburg club during tho regular seasoT
OF tho National League was excellent.
In 1900 Camnitz. Adams Leifeld and
Willis pitched ninety-six games for thu
Pittsburg club. These constituted two
thirds of the total number OF games which
wero scheduled for the team. OF THU
number they won sixty-odght and los
twenty eight. Their percentage of vic
tories was about seventy OF the total II
which they engaged. 1t Il evident that {
quartet OF pitchers which can work wei
enough to assist In winning seventy Pc
cent Of the total number OF games II
which they take part constitute q forc'
to be reckoned With seriously by opposing
managers.
In the season now at hand Willis mus
be eliminated a. . factor in the success
Of the Pittsburg club. since his services
have been transferred to st. Louis. Mort
OF the work of the year to como must
therefore, devolve on the younger pitchers
Of the Pittsburg team.
Camnitx took part in thirty lone games
last season, which IL probably about al
that can be expected from pitcher of hh
style during the year. Leiheld worked II
twenty-seven games, fair average for Z
left handler. Adams was the principal II
but fifteen games and only assisted II
some OF those. Indications for this season
point to the fact that the Pittsburg man
agement Ii SO confident of his general abil
ity that he will become the leader In more
contests in 1910 than he was In 1909.
The one most striking fact In regard tc
the P4ttsburg pitchers in 1910 IL that thu
club thinks 1t can afford to 60 on with
out willis, who had twenty-five victories
to his credit in 1909. against eleven defeats
Some may believe that the Pittsburt
MANAGEMENT IL rushing into an expert
mont which may prove disastrous rather
than helpful, but the facts have beef
wiven A. they stand and the reader Ia q
liberty to draw his own conclusions as Il
the possibilities for the year to come.
In the Chicago club there Is know
pitching force. with Mordecai Brown .
the head. His principal assistants ar
Overall and Reulbach. The expression
"known pitching force IL used from tn
fact that all Of these players have stoo,
the test OF hard work In moro years thai
- and their abilityt and merit are well