The Washington herald., 1912-11-08

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world, and the paper in question
did not 60 into particulars as to
where the offers came from" Now,
here is a tip from a person who is
on the inside.
'Mr. Charles (Old Roman Comiskey
wants Frank Chance. Can you see any
possibilities IN q play Of this kind on
Charies' partf The White Sox are very
popular on their side Of the town. and
the Cubs have only been popular on the
West Side because Mr.. Chance made
them stay up in the race. Chance has
been featured at all times: it's been
Chance and his team. Chance and his
machine. Chance this and that. and It
has made Murphy sore-all in addition to
his general Crouch.
NOW, with Chance the only drawing
card on the West Side of Chicago. and
the Sox pretty strong on the South Side.
wouldn't 1t mean one big bail yard for
the crowd and a deserted bunch OF seats
over on the West Side II Comiskey got
Chance to go to the South Sidef
This Isn't baseball dope framed mp BY
an ex-sporting editor. but a real live tip
that got from a person who ts close
to the ball-yard owners.
of Frank Chance, and It's a cinch that
there will be lots Of trouble before It
ends. Leading cts are writing cruel
and unusual expressions to the editor;
some Of the sporting writer's are sore at
Murphy and others boost him. They
can't boost the firing Of Chance. 50 they
forget 1t, and tell what . good man
Evers is to be. They had Chance going
to all the National League teams. but the
wrSHxS ia
me-"
It is true that none Of the Chicago
newspapers have had anything to say
about the possibility Of Comiskey landing
Frank Chance. and while the Old Roman
may be hot after him. Chubby Charles
Murphy Is. no "simp." and before the
Canning of Chance was pulled on Muir
ply doubtless saw to It that the Peer
less Leader was out Of the reach Of Q
rival ball club in his own city.
Pitchers Waste Energy.
According to Sam Crane. the veteran
ball player, who writes pieces for q
New York paper, pitchers waste too
much energy warming up. Mr.. Crane
says that most pitchers warm up too
long and strenuousiy before games, Is
the opinion held by many well-posted
baseball men. and 1t is often surprising
that managers 90 seldom call on their
boxmen.
Pitchers Of long experience. like Christy
Mathewson, and who are expected to.
know how much preliminary practice
they can best stand to get them 1T.
appear to be Just as overexhuberant
youngsters who have their regulations to
make.
Catchers who receive the balls the
pitchers throw up during the warm-up
period. were scarcely ever known to
choke on too enthusiastic twirief.
They appear to think, Is does the mana
ger. that a pitcher should know his own
business and how much workout he can
stand better than any one else. And that
seems to be the plan followed By all
managers and catchers in general
It Is very bad system. It must neo-
essarily be so. There Is no pitcher who
ever lived, who, II his arm feels great"
will not cut loose more speed than he
ought to and continue longer than Ii
best for his strength and stamina, un-
less he IL called down and warned that
is to give them the warning. or who
does, ratherf
Catchers seem to be averpe to telling
their pitchers what to do, and then again
two catchers work with one pitcher. and
therefore, fail to appreciate how much
their pitcher 70 doing.
II is safe to say that more pitchers
have been knocked out Of the boz by
reason Of overworiing themselves prior
to . game than from being out Of condi-
tion otherwise.
Walter johnson Wise. !,
washfneton baseball fans have doubt
less noted that johnson. the Nationals
great pitcher. does not waste any time
or energy warming up prior to . game.
and this would tend to bear out the
truth OF Cranes statement.
johnson probably throws twenty or