Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-31
(By Billy Evansl

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 The addition of one or two star ball players often makes a pennant win ming possibility out of club regard ed as only ordinary. Is it any won der then that so much attention is paid every spring to the new recruits? Is it any wonder that major league club owners spend thousands and thousands of dollars on untried ma terial hoping the harvest win pro- duce a couple of players able to step at the major league pace?
 What recruits will prove the Alex anders and Greggs of 1912? At the present the fans are being regaled with news from the training quarters, exploiting the many yalorous deeds of the new recruits. These stories read good to the enthusiasts, give them a touch of the spring fever and makes them banker for the opening of the season, but after all they prove very little as to the relative merits of the various players. They must go the route in the big show before fandom will accept them as regulars
 If one could believe all that is being written about the new players it would
  nants at once However, many a youngster who is getting lots of at tention will draw a return ticket, shortly before the opening of the sea son. Many will show the ability, but will lack the experience. \ few more years in training of the rough edges will make a star of many young player who will be turned loose this spring. Therefore it behOoves any new player who is sent to a minor i league club for more seasoning not to get discouraged, as many Of the present-day stars have gone through just such an experience.
 There is no denying the promi- nent part a really great player can take in the success Of a ball club. 1 Jce Jackson and Vean Gregg, two 1 sensational recruits who made good right off the reel, have added untold strength to the Cleveland club. Jackson, by his all around work, has
 won many a game that might other wise have gone into the discard. Nean | Gregg. by his masterly pitching has annexed many a victory to the Cie- yeland's win total that probably would have gone into the clubs lost column. It is almost impossible to realize what part hign- class pitching plays m the success of a club. Not only does it make the getting of ruIss difficult matter for the opposition, but incl oentally it inspires a confidence ln the team that is sadly lacking when some heayer of the mediocre ability is on the mound.
 At the opening of the national lea que season last year, while the prow- ess of tho philadelphia club was
 much respected, still few picked the l Dooin's aggregation as possible pen nant winners. Had not fate been mighty unkind to the peppery leaders il is very likely that the two Pnlla- delphia clubs would have battlcd for l the worlds championship last tali Three players who were given little consideration in the before the bat tie dope" figured prominently in the
 wonderful showing of fhe Phnlles a gainst the most adverse clrcumstanc' . es.
 No pitcher in the national league proved more troublesome to the op' position last year than Grover Alex ander His running mate, cham oeI si also won many games through hlsh- class work on the mound. Few pat
 ters were feared more by rival pitch' CTS than big Luderus, who starred a' l first base for DOoin. His specially
 was breaking up ball games. He de livered many a hit in a pinch and cracked out many a four base waAop
 at an opportune time that figured in the result. Little consideration was given these three recruits prior to inc opening of the season. Yet the deeds of the trio are a matter Ol history. and this spring Philly sup porters are passing much of their hopes on a similar showing by Alexander ! Chalmers and Luderus.
 Spring training aside from gettins fhe men in condition for the long grind. gives the management chance to get a line on the future greats To the uninitiated it often seems that the spring training trip is a waste or time and money Such belief IS always evident that they have not hs-