The Washington herald., 1910-02-20
CY YOUNG TALKS.
Says Japs VIII Never Make Real
BaIIpIayeFs,

The little brown men OF Japan are
planning an invasion of the United
States. A baseball attack.
They are planning TO attack the Amer
ican and National League teams. Among
the tribes they win attempt 10 subdue is
the White Sox. Also the Detroit Tigers.
The players are students of Kelo Uni
versty.
If they succeed a regular invasion will
follow and we viii have unpronounce-
able names on every club.
Old Cy Young. the Cleveland pitcher
the veteran Of many battles and the hold
er of many baseball records. says that
this will never come to pass.
The Japs play excellent baseball The
members Of the University Of Wisconsin
baseball team discovered that fact when
they journeyed 20 the land Of the Mikado
last year
But the Japs will never become great
players" said the veteran Cy. The old
man gave this as his opinion out In Cali
fornia Maybe he IS talking for the bene-
lt of the native sons as they are not ex-
actly fond OF the little brown fellows.
Can't Hit" Says Young.
III tell YOU why" continued the
veteran OF veterans. the man VINO at
forty-three is one OF the greatest pitch
ers OF the game "TLe Japs can neither
hit nor pitch.
It's granted that they are excellent
Il he c.. - a. B.
the Cubans. SO II IS with every nation
outside OF the United States.
Baseball belongs TO this country, It's
supremacy in baseball will never be
threatened And for the very good rea-
son that while some Of the athletes OF
other nations may initiate and even equal
our ball players in one department OF the
game, they cannot excel In all.
Take the japanese athlete. He can't
hit worth a hurrah. Every good pitcher
has it on him. Why. / don't know.
Down in Cuba they claim to have great
ball teams. But they haven't They have
men who are fast once they get on the
bases and who cover lots Of ground In
the Held. but they can't hit
a Jap can't pitch. There IS one
reason for this. Of course. That reason
is that they can't grip the ball The
hands OF the Jap are very small. So
small. in fact that for one Of them 10 grip
the bail as the pitchers in this country
Cyip It is impossible.
THAT reason does not hold good with
the Cuban. Yet their pitchers are a bad
lot They have no curve ball. and, OF
course, use little hcadwork. Some OF
their best have great speed. So tho man
on the slab shoots q fast one and then
another fast one at the batter
"A change OF pace is unknown. The ART
of working the batter IS a stranger 20
the island pitchers
I'm not q b.t afraid that the Japs
VIII invade this country and replace
tie Americans. who are now the stars
OF the game
The little Jap men promise q make
quite a t0ur Of this country. They will
probably reach San Francisco In time 20
play a few exhibition games with the
White SoX while the latter are training
there, They vii start through tho South
playing the teams OF that section. They
viii gradually york north and VIII play
some of the American League teams. ~
there are any open dates IN midsumaer.
They have already asked f0r games
with Detroit
Fast InfieIders.
II the Japs are as fast infeldsrs a.
some of the men who have played against
them claim. sam Crawford the sIusger
OF the Tigers. Will have little pleasure
IN playing against them. II there Is one