El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-22
WHEN THE CR|PPLEs
RETURN THINGS
WILL CHANGE
American League Teams
Miss the Good Players
Who Are Absent.

New York, N. Y, July 22.-When 50
the American league teams get their
cripples back into the lineup the race
is likely to be much hotter and closer
than 1t is today. Seldom has every
team been hit by injuries and sickness
as has been the case this season
Detroit has been running along well
to date, but has felt the absence OF it's
hard hitting first baseman, Gainor
This stellar player was one OF the lead
ing swatters of the Tigers and his abb
sence has been felt, even though Della
hanty has been playing a first class
game at the initial sack The team
will gain greatly IN offensive work
when Gainor Is back on the job for
good.
Cleveland Misses Lajofe.
Cleveland has been without the SER
vices Of its grand, good Larry Lajofe.
Without him the Maps are not the
same His fielding is equal to that Of
any other infielder In the business
His batting needs no comment When
he IS back at the job Cleveland viii
be much more formidable aggrega-
ton than it has been in the past few
weeks
They had hard luck down at Phi1a-
delphia when the world champions
had both Barry and Collins out of the
lineup at the same time. In fact, they
were so badly crippled that the White
Sox cleaned UP the whole series on
them when they invaded the Windy
City. Now Collins Is out Of the game
with bad shoulder.
Ch1cago's Troubles.
Chicago has also had it's tough go
ing At present the Sox are without
the aid of the new star in the short
stop field, Corhan- When Ford beaned
this recruit here he broke up the al
ready shattered infieid. which has
worn the Chicago coIors this season,
for Mcconnell. early in the season. suf-
fered sprained ankle. Even Collins
the new first baseman, has been out OF
1t several times this season from in
juries- II anything happened to the
Sox- outfield one shudders TO think
where Chicago would land
Then the Yankeesi With Hal Chase.
sterling hitter, first baseman and lead
er. out Of the game for a considerable
period. this had an i'll effect on the
team; in fact, the Yankees have scarce
~ recovered from the disaster to date.
They are, however. going along better
now
Washington lost heavily in the sick
ness which overlook Walter johnson.
its best pitcher and one Of the best
who ever broke into baseball. He is
not up 10 snuff even today, and tha
season is well advanced, too. The Sem
ators have banked on WaIter-had
hoped 10 work him at least every fourth
day and sometimes every third game
But they were without his rSerforur-
ances long time. and he Is not win
ming as consistently now as last season.
Purtell has been the i'll member Of
the Boston Red Sox, and Wagner. the
corking shortstop. also was out OF it a
coed long time Bill Purtell had been
expected to cut up all sorts Of capers
around third base. but the Red Sox
nave had TO be content with using an
other man there In fact they are so
hard pressed that John T. Taylor is
scurrying around for another third
sacker. In the swap last season Chi
cago seems to have gotten the better Of
1t, as the Sox are playing Lord at third
regularly, while pitcher Smith. who
went to Boston in the deal is no longer
with the team and Purten is practical
~ out Of it,
So 1t seems that OF all the eight
CLUBS st. Louis is the only one which
has been free from sickness and in
Jurfes-but the Browns are hopeIessIv
last This Is ethe one SQUAD which
does not seem TO be up to snuff This
season. despite frantic efforts by man
aser Robby Wallace and the owners.