El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-03

failed And then the Athletics catch
ers have been very much off color at
times and allowed men to run wild
on the bases.
1t looks as though young McInnes
has developed into a wonderful hitter.
Harry Davis had been schooling this
boy to play first base Harry realizes
that his days as diamond star are
about over. So. for the past year. Nc
Innes has been taking lessons in the
fine art of handling the small mitt.
Jack Berry was forced to lay off
one day in New York and McInnes
went to short. He hit about $50 that
day and since has been pounding the
ball around the 500 mark McInnes
is also a corking good fielder. He and
Collins make the fastest team around
the keystone cushion in the league.
If the Yankees had not suffered as
never a team did before with sickness
and injuries, I believe they would be
at the Tigers heels right now. But
every man on the team was i'll at the
same time two weeks ago. And then
Chase himself was stricken with Sc
we're attack of bronchitis that put him
out Of the game for a good long time.
Ables and Vaughn, the two south
paws who were expected to be mar
wells, were both taken with malaria 1t
put Ables out Of commission for keeps
as a big Lacquer and he was sold to
Oakland Vaughn is not right yet.
BrOckett, who twirled such sensational
ball in 1909, returned after a years
Illness and Just when he began to
go right, was taken with malaria, too.
This left the pitching up to WARRIOR.
Ford. Caldwell. Quinn and Fisher and
Of this bunch Ford alone was in proper
condition the first month
For two weeks not a regular played
on the infield, and the substitutes did
not come UP to expectations. Now
that the team is back in shape, with
the exception of Chase, T look for them
to make a mighty good squirt. They
play the best inside" game of any
team in the league.
White Sox the Dark Horses.
Comiskey's White Sox are the dark
horses of the race. The Chicago bunch
has one Of the best pitching staffs in
the league. Doc Whites grand twirl-
ing has counted for a whole lot. be-
lieve me.
The fact that Jimmy Callahan "came
back" and played grand ball. hitting
like a fiend, braced up the offence
wonderfully. And then this young
King Bedie from Frisco has been do
ing great work with the stick. The
White SoX are likely to cause lot OF
trouble before the season is over.
While the Boston Red Sox have been
playing good ball, 1 cannot figure how
they can be counted in among the first
three. Outside of Joe Wood. their
pitchers are very ordinary. Cicotte is
a fairly good man, but the others are
no bears.
Engle has been playing good ball at
third base. but he never has been
very consistent player and is likely to
elbow" at any time. Larry Gardner
is a fast second baseman. but no dem
on with the willow Williams al first
base is really a catcher. and has lot
to learn about playing the initial bag.
1t looks to me as though Patsey Dono
van let his best first sacker get away
from him when he sold Myers to the
Browns.
Charley Wagner is a corking short
stop. He was out of the game early
in the season with a lame arm. But.
when he gets to going right, he is
about as gooC as there is in the league.
In Hooper. Lewis and Speaker the
Red Sox have a swell outfield. with
Speaker, Of course, the best of the
trio. The others. however, have been
playing first rate ball
But Boston is weak behind the bat
Carrigan is the hest of the catchers,
and he is no demon. Bill was a pippin
in 1909. But he has never displayed
the same form since
Cleveland has a few promising