El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-09
Veteran Manager of the st.
Louis Browns Declared
Best la Any League

New York, N Y, Sept. "a few
weeks ago baseball fan in Philadel-
phfa wrote and asked me who I
Thought was the most finished infielder
>second or third baseman or shortstop
hin the American league This fan and
ibis friend had wagered. one selecting
collins. of the Athletics. while the 9TH
ser picked Lord. of the White Sox. It
Us pretty nard to find a man who has
Anythine on either Of these two.
But, On the last trip Of the New York
Kankesss through the west, often
Thought of my Philadelphia baseball
brother and took especial interest in
kwetcling the infielders Of the Tigers,
maps, White Sox, Browns and Yankees
AM came to the conclusion that BOD
by Wallace, nsanager-captain-s short
sop of the Browns, is without any
doubt the best defensive infielder in Ban
1ohnson's circuit
is Veteran. But Good.
: Here is veteran, nearly 81 syears
bid, who has done duty in fast COM
Rany for is years. but here Is why he
e still one of the greatest players that
eTer wore a glove:
/ He is a student; he studies every bat
Der and is always playing In the right
Epot. For one man you may find him
Elaying over near second, while for an
Uthcr he Is almost in back of the third
baseman For some he plays deep, for
/ He is the best man in the league TAX
ing q throw from the catcher and in
kgetting It on the runner. 1t is. almost
impossible for would be pilferer TO
hock slide around him, as he rides
with his man.
He is the surest man on grounders,
but either direct at him or to either.
Hests TO his left than to his right. He
digs deep into the dirt for the BALI
and seldom does it get away from him.
Line Drives His Specially.
Line drives are his speciality. Although
ne is only five feet eight and one-half
inches tall, ne can go up In the air the
proverbial mile and freeze to the pet
clouts to short. left or center and on
half deep fouls he can tear around
back Of third in ten second time
And what an arm this veteran posses
SEES He can peg 'em across from a deep
field to first on dead line, and 1T mat
tiers little what position he is in when
she makes his heave. He is lightning fast
II getting the ball away from him,
too.
Hal Chase, the Yankees manager and
great first basen1an, says Wallace is
the best infield thrower In the league.
A few weeks ago game was played in
Cleveland for the widow of the late
Addie Joss. An all-star team played the
was made up as follows: Chase, first
base; Collins, second base; Wallace,
shortstop, Baker third base
An infield with some arms. / asked
Chase which one was the best thrower.
In flash be said Wallace He is not
only the hardest peggeT but by far the
most accurate And he throws a light
ball besides. 1t is a pleasure TO catch
his feaves."
Why lie Failed.
II Waliece had made good as man
eger of the Browns, he would be the
most talked off man in baseball this
year. But he failed simply because he
wasn't given the material to do II with.
No other man could have done any bet
ter with the St Louis club. They are
without any doubt the poorest aggre-
cation of ball tosesrs that ever held
8 berth in the American league. They
couldn't win an Eastern league or
American association pennant
There is no reason why Wallace