The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-21
Training Camp Echoes Tell of
the Great Work of the
''HopefuIs."
BLAcKBURNE A GOOD ONE
PURCHASED BY THE
CHICAGO WHITE SOx SETS DiA-
MOND AFiRE-WHEAT LOOKS
AWEULLY GOOD.
By TOMMY CLARK.

II one can believe the reports that
are emanating from the different ma
jor league baseball training camps the
coming season will produce pocket edi-
tons of the famous diamond stars
Hans Wagner, Ty Cobb. Three Fin
gered" Brown, Christy Mathewson and
Larry Lajoie. According to the many
baseball correspondents. these phe-
mons are the greatest ever and are
setting the diamond aflre with their
sensational batting. fielding and pitch
ing stunts.
But. as has been the case in former
years. a majority of these so called
wonders explode as soon as the real
season is a few weeks old. OF course
there are exceptions. but the major
before crowds ON their respective
home grounds.
From the New York Nationals train
ing camp in Marlin Springs, Tex,
comes the reports that McGraw has the
finest collection of youngsters in the
country. Lush, Spencer, Zacher and
Pitchers Evans, Dickens and Parsons
have all shown major league caliber.
according to the correspondents.
At the Chicago Americans camp in
Los Angeles, Cal, all eyes are GEN.
tered on the sensational playing of the
$4,000 beauty Russell Blackburne
Correspondents inform us that he is a
second Wagner without doubt. Mana
ger Hugh Duffy says this youngster
will be the leading sensation of the
1910 American league season.
Bill Dahlen says he has two wonders
in Zach Wheat and Jake Daubert.
Wheat has been doing sensational
stunts in the fielding and batting line
Dahlen says he is future star par
excellence. Fans who have seen Dau-
bert perform say that Tim Jordan will
have to go some to hold down first
base this season for the Infants"
He has been FASTING the ball all over
the diamond and handling himself in
grand style round the first sack.
Pittsburg has several phenoms at
the training camp in Hot Springs. In
fact, Fred Clarke is sure he will dis
bill In first class shape.
st. Louis American ball tossers are
high In praise Of Kinsella, the young
pitcher cOrralled by the Browns last
fall. In the practice games this
youngster has shown all the qualities
Of veteran and is assured Of a per-
manent berth ON the team. In young
Hendrick. Manager Jimmy McAleer Of
the Washington Americans is sure that
he has another Walter johnson. Hen
drick has been showing remarkable
control and large assortment of
curves in the practice games.
For the first time since he assumed
the management of the New York
Americans George Stallings is enthu-
siastic. It takes q lot to arouse the
enthusiasm Of the big chief. UNLESS
! greatly miss my guess" he gushed
recently, ''these young fellows will
show you something before the season
Is over. l never saw a bunch of
youngsters that SO appealed to me.
They are intelligent apparently from
their conversation and actions, and
brains 60 further in baseball than you
would imagine.
Nov, there is that big fellow Up.
ham. I brought him to the training
camp at Athens to pitch to the batters
wasn't figuring on him in any capaci
ty. I>had almost promised him to Ed
Barrows Of Montreal, but Ed hasn't a
chance If the big kid keeps on showing
the STUFF that he has done in several
games. It's tough on the manager
but I'm about ms much I'M n tree ms
last year. 1t looks as II I'll have an.
other big task In picking out the best
The trouble Is they all look too good to
turn loose"