Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-09-07
BIG Ed WALSH HAS
GOOD CHANCE FOR
THE DECISION 4
Spitball Has Not Been the
Means OF Reducing His
Ability; Judges May Select
Him As Premier Twirler.

There is one pitcher 10 me game
whom me- slitDal has not killed pro-
REASONABLY ana np is Rig Eh Walsh
OF the White san ne has been using
the wet delivery ever since be- broke
into The 1Ig league many weave apo
Season after season W. have been
hearing that hc rs due % q decline.
but here be- is stll twirliue az wen 10
not better than ever On AUG 20.
Walsh didnf allow the Boston Red
SoN either luu on hit. ANA the only
other bONmau 20 accomplish this base.
bail hall % fame feat this season is
Joe Wood OF the Boston Americans,
but his performance wasnl as impress.
siyc as that OF Walsh Although Walsh
has been twitling an kinds at wonder.
ul games since he broke into he bis
| leagues. this Us the tirsi time that be-
pulled pn q feat like The recent ON"
in Chicago
ed Walsh Is On, latest ,uau to
claim tho spot light lu he discussion
among fhc fans as tu Who VIII receive
! The Chalmers trophy his ypar Last
| irut ChblmtI- Offered au duiumonii'
| go The leading batter EN"INunr Ir.
/ members The clos" race between Iv
/ Cobb aHd Napoleon l.aioio
This ,oH, FL has no. been confined
/ 10 uRttcl- hW The award b. tu bD
given to The PLAYER IN The National tul
/ the piaFe, iu the American league
| who "a he opinion az tuo committee
| of eleven newspaper men, has done
/ he best work Tor his team
Z me- lrrtf WORK o' Walsh last sun.
/ Hay when hc l'f down The Boston
| speed poNe without q single nit hnt
! broulh to th, attention of the ans
/ aud critic. every where br wonderful
J record which .hc hig fellow has b"cu
/ nak.ul iur himself with the Whit"
| son
white iuis is The first game ia
| which Walsh has not allowed q uil. Dee
! has come very near to This record s"N
/ rral times before ia 1905 the year
In which he was So largely responsible
| for the world, championship won hv
| m SoN. be- pitched Two games u
! which only one hit was made on HIN
one OF them against Cleveland ana
the other against Boston
These particular performance o'
Walsh. however are only a few at the
many remarkable things which he has
done His great strength and wonder
tul ability 10 come into game wiiE
practically no warming M makes him
very valuable 10 the White SON
| Whenever any oi the other pitchers
has begun go show any weakness
Walsh lis The man who Is always callet
upon 10 rcscue the game. Moreover
he can take his turn regularly cvcrl
other day without apparently losinl
his strength
Among the other American league
PLAYERS who have been most lavOrahll
mentioned for he Chalmers uoph,
are rs cobb OF the Tigers, Eddie Col
Inns Render and Coombs ot the An
letics. Speaker OF the BOSTON Red SON
jackson and Gregg o. Cleveland an,
Ford OF Kew YORK
when Walshs record is seriOusl'
considered. however il is apparent
that his work has meant almost "a
much 10 the White SoX as that of an!
OF the men mentioned above hat
meant 10 their res qcctive teams Ncr,
Walsh 10 be taken out OF the White
SoX lineup many critics believe tina
q Ccmiskey's team would DE as helpless
, as tho Tigers without Cobb
II Is almost certain that II pilche
. gets The vote of the newspaper con-
mittee for the Chalmers trophy thi
year Walsh will be close contende
when tho votes are counted At an
rate. his work on Sunday puts him il
the pitching hall OF fame along wit
The Other American league player
who have pitched no-hit games Thi
list includes Cy Young, Jesse Tame
hin oil Boston. the late Adie Joss O
/ Cleveland and Frank Smith and lin
l Callahan 81 hn AA'htFa Ank