Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10
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of himself The others have been in and
out of the game and have shown good and
poor form, but 1t should never be forgotten
that but few players make good right
from the start Of their major league
careers; 1t takes time to develop them.
1t would. however. be profitable propo-
sition to play these youngsters every day
regardless of what the outcome OF the
games may be. Seventh is the best the
team can do any way. and If 1t lost every
game ii played during the remainder of
the season because 1t was using every
available recruit. and then developed one
or two of them for next season. 1t would
well be worth trial. Past experience
has taught the fact that the only place
ball player can develop is in the game.
He may learn lot OF smart things on
the bench. but real development comes
with practice in real ball game.
According to New York boxing critics
who have seen Carl Norris the Oklahoma
giant. in action. there Is no question about
his strength, but much doubt as to his
ability TO stay out Of harms way when
he gets into the ring with an experienced
strong fighter such as Jim Flynn Is ex-
pected to prove himself. Morris. Of
course, will have a great advantage in
height and weight when he meets Flynn,
but the latter has been q trial horse for
whole lot of topnotchers and he knows
the fine points of the game. Whether
this will offset the superior strength and
it is seldom that II does under such con-
ditions.
Morris future. Of course. depends al
most entirely on what sort of a showing
he will make against Flynn. If he Is
beaten he will either get out Of the game
Or go back west to learn. Should he win
he will be in position to take on others
and stand a chance of receiving some
recognition from Champion Johnson in a
year or so.
If the Athletics win the pennant this
year by comfortable margin. and there
is every reason to think that they will,
then the proposed series with -McAleer's
all-star team will again prove of the
greatest benefit to Mack's team. To be
pitted against high-class ball team such
as the All-Star will he and to be forced
to bat against pitchers like Johnson.
Walsh. Ford and White will furnish the
greatest kind of practice, as after this
sort of an experience pitchers of the or
binary type look decidedly easy.
1t was so with the Athletics when they
faced the Cubs last year. They had
been batting against Walsh and johnson
Tor nearly week. and when they tackled
the Cubs their pitchers did not seem to
have enough to fool them. the result be-
ing that the Athletics did some very
hard and timely hitting in that series
1t is possible to advance all sorts of
dope to show why the Giants should win
ana why the cubs should, and vice versa,
but all this amounts to nothing, for only
the actual playing Of the remainder Of
the games will prove which of these
teams is to sport the pennant this fall.
1t is. of course. true that Pittsburgh
stands but an outside chance. II any. to
land on top. so that only the Giants and
Cubs are mentioned when the probable
pennant winner In the old league Is dis
cussed. 1t would seem that 1t will depend
almost entirely on the work of the pitch
ing staff Of these teams so far as their
chances are concerned. II the Cub pitch
ers can continue to show good form they
Will have an advantage by reason Of the
fact that they have whole lot of games
at home. and 1t would seem therefore
that the Giants twirlers would have to do
lot of better work to land the flag be-
cause they, will be on the road.