Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-07-21
TOO MANY PLAYERS
CARRIED BY THE
BALL CLUBS?
Years Ago Teams Went
Through Fight for Pennant
With Eleven Men; Twice
That Many Required Now.

NoV YORK. july gi.-JIm McAlocr
ct the Washington team thinks the
clubs carry too many mon ON thrir
pny roll and train ihom too much.
llo said recently u discussing the
subject
'Touns are forced tp carry above
30 PLAYERS tu mpk, flag UFht. aud
even then thv are compelled 10 us"
pitcher. iu Jh, uutl.Id CO., uutu,IdrIa
boo the iuli' ld
when was WORKING under Pat
N"hcuE iu Cleveland uniform
around IA, ourlt sos. We went
through th, season nith ~ men and
we made % fight ct BE- AN the way
w had one catcher chief Zimmcr,
rurpy aud Cv Young. four innold"rs
three outfioldors ANA ono extra guy
Who was supposed Geo 600 ,n ans vacant
spot only hc had little work to do,
us tho other ten of us were generally
on th, job where uothug but "a fruc-
rured spine or badly splintsrcd neck
could crowd us away from the works.
young ana .fuppy pitched pr1c-
tiydlly cN'fy game. Nnung huU as
much ur NOR, nutf Ca us, then than
tnuu Doc has now Both hc and copy
worked as hard aud trdcl,oG them
utrr with u- much uu the ball a-
thoy huN, tod3, And they worked
every othot day
"Whv is &c. then. tina, Or o. men
N,tc cuourh. so ct more are not
enough now" WI. is u that if Two
pitchers could work Through he'd
a
tri.k without sore aims, ur'aAdnNus,
lana, horN or soucthing elise TO-
crowd them away from the field
We fought as rugg'dly and as
n,rDyN thcn az the, Do uuN. lut no
"a catcher hld bis thumb mail bruised
back there. or ir au uu,ldcr got his
4uo,strIug twisted or uu nDoldor Inst
bls car. hD VHs nos laying of, for 3D.
week. So tv" CD stt urht
"I.N, seem Zmm,r stop back there
with urpk,u us,rs. ha,. seen him
bind tn,m up With tap, and stlll catch
great bHll Use seen ufiridcr- y.ip-
! piled. mod th.H no more Thought of
] us.Uug Tor e. rr.t than they Thought p'
a-tus Dkotyllcr for his share 90.
4 inc uil business The, wore ont th'r,
60 play boli and THESE things acr'
, part of the Same. Md when nul
PLAYER was relieved hc had 90 c1u'
: pretty near showing % curoucrs Ger
luncatc With signed autopsy to ~"
luway with a.
"Wlprr Isl, got little money. rod" DO
day coaches and stopped at second
lritc hotels. IN, player of today draw
down e bankers salary rides Pun
mans and stope az IN, most expensive
hotels we We're bah players thou
TDduy thrv are athletes W. wer
not 800 particular about oar cunduiol
through tho OF hours but Vr wor
lutWays ON tho upld. drunk or sober
To-day th, athletes take better car
or themselves NOR, partiDula
about their condition hoy, ABBOTT hai
th, work tu de-. but tho manager b
lucky Who can put mis- regular ln,.uI
into play Tor weeks stretch.
And that's why WAS wondering
wondering why 20 ball players toda.
who have the ndynntlEr Of five weeks
southern training who arc handle,
with the greatest care, who take tn
best possible care OF their conditions
have about half thc work 20 do. 10
general are not able To got along
white go years ago ~ ball play
with no spring truining--wbo tool
little or no care of themselves off th'
Held cuuld jump in and figh
through % season without ever know
ing what IA, hospital looked IKE
"Just wbE IS II that two pitchers
could piDch q schedule out then an,
/ Keep loo shape while eight can't a.
! it now without caylrg n an along th,
/ route
WITH THE ONRSMEN.
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