El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-24
NE WCOMERs IN BIC.
LEAGUES MAKE
GOOD SHOWING
Work of Scouts Brings a
Large Number of Phe-
mons to Front.
(By W. t. Farnsworth).


spring new sensations bob up in the
big leagues. but usually not one in so
lasts over month or five weeks Rut
scouts verify hustled more than ever
last fall, for there are nearly 100 new
corners in the American and National
circuits now that appear to have
earned themselves permanent berths.
Teams that didn't look any too prom
lsing at the tail end of last season
have come back this year and are
fighting for top honors; six months
ago they We're not given a lookin for
anything better than the second divis-
ion
Probably the team that was most
benefited by recruits was the Chicago
White Sox- Comiskey opened the
money bag and sent his scouts out
with orders to get stars, no matter
what might be the cost. AS a result,
Ping Bodie. Roy Corhan and Jimmy
Callahan were induced to affix their
john Hancoeks TO a Chicago contract.
While Callahan is far from a novice.
he did not play big league ball for
about six years, so he must come un-
der the new men" list, and. 1t is
Bod1e and Callahan, both Of whom are
hitting over the 500 mark, that are
keeping the wfite-hosed athletes ND
in the American league race. Bodie
broke all home run records last sea
son while in the Pacific Coast league,
when he completed the circuit 80
times without a stop.
Ping a Fine Fielder
Ping has developed into a perfect
fielder. too. When he first Joined
the White Sox manager Duffy sta
toned him in right field-the sun gar
den and Bodie did not look any too
good But Duffy soon realized what the
trouble was and shipped Bodie to cen
making sensational catches with reg
ularity
AS for Callahan. it must be said that
he is every bit as fast as he was ten
years ago when the Handsome one
was considered a bearcat He is
fielding his position IN swell fashion
hitting like a fiend and getting around
the bases like ten-second man. There
is only one trouble with him and that
is his arm, Jimmy cannot throw any
too far. The infielders are forced to
back out into the field to relay his
throws.
Corhan Has a Future.
As for Corhan, let me remark that
he is every bit as good as old Her
man Long on spearing grassers at
short and going up in the air for line
drives that are tagged safe hits He
has great whip and time and again
has gone over back OF third
knocked down swats and chucked far
across the first time.
Corhan hasn't been hitting, to date
however. But he is being schooled by
manager Duffy, himself a great bats
man years ago, and the youngster is
sure TO improve his stick work AS
soon as he stops swinging wildly at the
ball and chol1es his bat, punching his
hits, he VIII be up among the 800 biff-
sters.
Doyle the New Sensation.
The Chicago Cubs also picked up
great ball player in Jimmy Doyle, who
last season hung his hat IN the Ameri-
can Association. When Frank Chance
announced that Steinfeldt was on the
market, fans the country over couldn't
believe it. While the veteran third
baseman had been showing signs Of
hitting the downward path, nobody
knew that Chance had a youngster to
fill his shoes.
But Chance had seen Doyle perform
and promised that the new man would
turn out to be a sensation. And Doyle
sure has. He is not the finished de-
fensfve man that Steinfeldt was, but
he shows promise of developing into
another Jimmy Collins. But Doyle can
handle the wagontongue TO perfection.
Southpaws and right-hand twirlers all
look the same TO him.
Although the Detroit Tigers have al
ways been feared because Of their clout-
ing ability, critics did not give them
a chance on dope to win the pennant
this season. All figured that, while
the attack of Jennings men could not
be beaten. the team was not possessed
OF high class twirlers.
But foxy Jennings fooled EN- ell, for
in Jack Lively his scouts usearthed
icorking good spit-balI Finger, who
right now is about as classy as any wet
deliverer in the league.
BOst0ns Have Two Good Ones.
The Boston Nationals, although. far
from real big league team, have two
crackerjack youngsters in Miller, out
fielder. and Ingerton, third baseman.
Miller shows promise Of leading the
league In batting this season, while
Ingerton Is another powerful and
heavy hitter.
Frank Chance passed Ingerton up
for Doyle, and just now 1t looks like
a tossup between the pair.
Charley Doom and his Phillies have
been playing a brand Of ball that is far
ahead of anything that was expected of
them before the season opened. And
Of the men who deserve a big boost
for the Quakers' standing in the pen
nent race Is young Mr.. Alexander, a
pitcher secured from the New York