The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-14

ers for the Phillies this year Closely
pitcher who has been tried in a major
league and sent back to a minor. not
SO much because he could not pitch
good bali as for reasons which had
TO do with his department.
In addition to Moore the Phillies
have Moren and McQuillan. two right
hand pitchers, who have given great
promise at times. but who seem to
-ee-fated never quite to meet anticf-
pations. Perhaps Moren is not strong
enough for too much work. and Nc
Quillan certainly was Ill much OF the
summer of 1909. and 1t took him time
to recover. Indeed he never thorough
ly recovered until too late.
The Philiies in 1903 counted greatly
on Coveleskie, left hand pitcher of
much exaggerated ability. He failed
them. He has been sent to Cincinnati
for the season to come, and very few
are sanguine that he will prove to
be the success anticipated, Griffith,
shrewd handler OF pitchers and
one who knows the art OF pitching
thoroughly may be able to do more
with him than his predecessors. All
through, the pitching staff Of the
Philadelphias, again barring what may
be developed from the younger play
| ers and making allowance for the
| fact that Ewing. who was with Gin
cinnati until this seagon. may do bet
| ter work with change of scene, does
not see INTO be AZ consistent as thar
Of other National League mines.
Brooklyn's Good stan.
! In Brooklyn one may return to the
old saw about pitchers not being able
to make q nine, when batters some
times may. Brooklyn has a capital
corps of average pitchers. They Will
not be found to rate very hloh In
pitching records. and that Is largely
due to inherent weakness In the team
in other positions than that OF pitcher.
| Brooklyn is a team which has not
been developed for two seasons as II
should have been in run getting
ability. With pitchers whose defen-
sive work was so good that other
teams could be kept to small scores
Brooklyn repeatedly would be beaten
owing to its inability to get single
run around the bases.
Rucker L. q high class left-hand
pitcher. Mcintyre Is good. but ssreaky
Bell Ia q hard worker Of tho Overall
type. wilhelm is u pitcher who can
not be used too often. but who ia
excellent when at his best. Proper
~ handled, the Brooklyn pitchers Will
do their share toward the SUCCESS al
the team, and SO they are best left
In a group labeled competent ard the
lack of success of the team must be
placed elsewhere.
Two Veterans for 81. Louis.
st. Louis. except for the fact that
both Willis and Corridor have beer
secured, could have been placed In
the list OF wholly experimental THU
year, for there Is none left with the
team who may be called a veteran
unless Lush Is the man.
With Willis and Corridor. however
there are other things to be consid-
cred. II both OF these pitchers should
work az we'll as they did last year
and II they should be supported In q
handsome manner, st. Louis may b.
harder problem to solve from the
pitching standpoint than 1t was year
ago.
There are promising young pitcher,
with the team. OF whom Harmon or
his last years showing seems to b.
the best. In the main. 6t. Louis vii
be more interesting to observe az e
tho future than to reckon with toe
strongly In the present.
Good Men With Boston.
Boston, with confessedly weak
team, has two or three pitchers who
are by no means ordinary. and as tht
team will take plenty Of strengthen.
ing. the pitchers cannot be counted
1 upon to DO too much. MAttern II Q
good. Woodworking, left-hander. Cur
tbs has proved that he can pitch vel
when he Is at his best, Richie. who
was secured from Philadelphia. NJ.
ured In some good games In 1903. II
spite OF the fact that he was. In.
clined to be wild White at times In.
4 dicated that he was strong enough FOL
the major league. All OF these young
men will have hard task this SEES.
son, for they will have plenty OF work
to do and not always will they b
assisted 30 Handsomely an the Pitts.
burg. Chicago and Nom York pitchers
are likely to be assisted.