The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-04

Years may come and go--no real
fan would stop thens--and base
ball contests for championships may
be history making events in the lives
I OK human WORKERS FOR decHdss 20
/ come. yet 1t In doubtful II that pen
nant shall ever be won in which mas
terly pitching shall not play Its part
In the outcome Of . seasons work In
an organized league.
No nine can be greater than its
batters, but a nine can be greater
than it's pitchers. Yet q great team
I'm all but pitchers may never meet
the FULLEST anticipations OF Its own
members
/ So much for a little baseball phflos-
orffy,- and now to the subject of
pitchers In the American League.
The pitching staff Of the Detroit
I team embraces three men, Muffin.
Summers and wiilett, who won sew
enty and lost twenty-six of the games
which were played by the champions
in 1893. OF the 15s games which
were scheduled for the season these
three players took a prominent part
In ninety-six. That Is exactly three
fourths Of the whole. No better ar
gument can be advanced as to their
effectiveness and usefulness. CLUB
which In fortunate enough TO enron
three pitchers who can be depended
upon to participate in such tremen-
dous proportion of the seasons games.
and who are skiliful enough to win
more than 10 per cent. OF the con-
tests in which they are players, is
signally we'll blessed fer champion
ship season.
Mullin, with his wide, free swing
and excellent arm action, seems not
to have exhausted his vitality TO the
extent that the debit side OF the ledg-
er will find frequent charges against
him. His style liz good. his curves
quick, sharp and telling. His speed
! Is known quantity. a
willett is a hard. patnstaking work
or. He may not be possessed OF Inc
grace OF athletes of more artistic pre-
tention. but he is gritty ana iorceiui'
and even when the game IL going
against him Is as confident In his ui-
innate success as when victory is RID
ing with him on the seat
Summers is more OF the artist has
work has a finesse that is pleasing
) and attractive. His judgment is good
land his stability, when he feels the
impulse OF his art moving within hlm'
ia durable That WAS notably in eva
EEGSots
eighteen successive innings In sin.
: Tie contest against Washington ana
! was not scored upon. In these DAYS
Of sktllful baseball that Ia record
which appeals to the better senses OF
men, T.,
the American League which IL 70 DE
reckoned with as determining pase-
bail factor. II Is that Oh the
! club
D Three OF the pitchers In 1909 won
: Ifffty-fiye games and lost twenty-sh
ri Their defeats exactly equalled those
! lof the Detrole club. Their victories
I were fifteen fewer. They played IN
| etrhty-one games. AZ against ninety
> six for. the Detroit trio. Inslr per.
| centage of victories was sixty-eignt, as
I compared to the seSenty-three OF the
. netroit principals. That shows a
, lesser effectiveness, and at the same
time IL proves that the Philadelphia
pitchers are of superior order be
, cause of their ability TO win more
! thar one-half Of their games. These
! nitchers are Bender, Plank and
/ Krause.
: bender is q pitcher OF speed. More
than that. with q capable catchef, ns
|, is a pitcher OF good Judgment. He
: seems TO work his best with that cool
, and easy style Of catcher who knows
the bAttefS anu dHotSt snS PANS.sN'S -
fooltng them,
ways been much of a success. When
D his record In compiled for all the years
: in which he has been q player In
: mayor leagues, 1t Will be found e
e compare wen with the really excel
. lent left hand pitchers OF the game
lperament, but a steady, conservative
worker who splendidly carries ths
gage of battle for his team In avera&>
games. ~ -. .s,,
year to prove whether he u q STEADY
substantial asset or puopie %
single season. Both opinions have
been expressed as to mis- ability. Care
ful observation indicates that he
| more enta,Irtng= and less eFFatia- thai
some have asserted.
suppose that the pitching talent O.
BOSTON (which finished third In TN
T race last year. Is taken into consul
Here will be found Cicotte. Woot
and Arelianes with forty victories =
their credit and twenty-four defeats
HAN ranks little higher thai
} Areilanes In percentage bpt ne TOOL
II part in but ten games, Of which n
y won six. As Areilanes was prln
y cipal in twenty-eight games y wouis
d, seem fairer to bring him into CON
9 Elaboration, especially ~ he 10 countes
q upon as winning factor for Bostol
= IN 1910. The percentage OF victorie
II fer the Boston trio Is less than tina
II az the Philadelphia three. or cours
y il il much less than that OF the De
e troit trio.
Y Arollancs, OF the three. perfgsps. cal
70 stand the most work. This seasol
will tell whether he has pr0fited b
his first year In the American LeaSu
to be a greater success than he wa
last season. Beyond that It 10 Inn
g possible to enter into any reckoning
He Ii not b pitcher who - Away
sure Of himself. but Il Is fault whicl
~ may be overcome, s4s-4-yr---
Ie Cicotte was not In the best Of con
d diticn In the early part Of 1893,
4, he is able to pitch more games Il
<. 1910, with a pIcporttonate share Q
d rucccss, he will he the winning pitche
. for Boston in 1910 Wood. 20 Il
& said y not possessed 81 re rn9Es US,
"a I 70 i1ae nfYa fr0oueuf1y. hut ~ me- az