The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-13

.,rc in the history of the greatest American
s';,a kind of ball that is being served by the
80 in the big leagues this season. The
asr,b gsr .bat the season which has most impressed
aH.aSised fans is the rise from obscurity of a
4 'f,ng pitchers barely out of their teens who
sScnh the American and National leagues
+sh their brilliant work, and who bid fair
1, n records for newcomers before the sea-
,saI Of few years ago picks up a paper
y. and looks in vain in the headlines for the
y nNinsrn Brown. "Cy'' Young, Chief Ben
a 4 s,hsrs of note who were at their best sew
..ssrs ago Instead, names like Alexander,
ssrc Harmon Marquard and others catch
. sssd sspd he is lucky to find the old favorites
A, MI surprises the current season is entitled to
q, a the first division as the most remarkable
"a both for the sensations it has produced and
;~nss5 Of the race for the flag In both big
4 q, IRON of twirers who have entered the big
ixo men stand head and shoulders above the
4 h their organizations. Grover Cleveland Alex
4 Il ;hp Philadelphia Nationals, known far and
[ruAlexander the Great who barely escaped
4 /, he minors in the spring. has the distinction
&, the first pitcher in the older organization to
r,Hty games this season, and has worked in
Ia more contests than any other twirler. No
! -.r who ever broke into the league with the
- Of Russell Ford of New York has approached
enrd Ford won twenty-six games last season,
1nsHder bids fair to surpass that figure by
. pnu bsfore the season is over.
|h American league vean Gregg, a younpster Sc.
I3i by Cleveland from the Pacific coast. who had
npAtstion when he came east. has proved in
IA and has the remarkable record of fourteen
- ont Of the first sixteen games in which he
+ this season, Unlike Alexander, however, great
Stre expected of, him when he came TO Cleve-
Ia IN their fondest dreams the Forest City club
rseF thought that the coast player would de
/ y goods as he has done against virtually all
thh which faced him, All batters look alike
\ Il makes no difference whether the team is
|klsticB or the ST. Louis Browns His work is
nms superior order. and he is nearly always
E1e end of the score.
|Iinder Of the Phillies came to the team unher-
. oncast Of two major league clubs and mar
snped going to the minors in the spring when
|'ttng out process started Manager Charlie
utbout determined to sell the youngster, whom
5N from the Syracuse club of the New York
agge FOR the paltry sum of $780, when the lat
= ieI chance to pitch against the Athletics
raral spring series between the National and
y league teams of Philadelphia.
Elo was loath to let any of his men go
iar chance to show. gave him the oppor.
laa after Alexander had held the world g
~ 70 two hits, Doom decided that he would
Hefe Lacquer for at least another month.
u decision TO hold the pitcher has kept the
sps race for the National league flag, for
q. q. nas won more than one-third of the con-
%h team and is such a strong worker that
.sea to work every other day. He is after
% e made by Jack Coonbs Of the Athletics last
sna inc latter won thirty-one games and lost
~ hopes to even better this mark 1t is a
~! teet tlat this same pitcher, who is the
IA. y st tne National league, was turned down
a Mack; manager whose mistakes can be
.ae fingers of one hand, He would come
low with the Athletics battling desperately
w 10 win the American league pennant