Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-22
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Worlds Champs Get Busy at
the San Antonio Training
Grounds and Connie Mack
Is Optimistic.

/ NNAtt AAMf WI MAN NMAfUAlMWNNlN us
agreeable weather, enough TO dis
courage anyone, the Philadelphia
Athletics, worlds champion bath
/ players, have been able to rapidly
mould themselves into shape since
they have been In training az san
Antonio. Veterans aud cubs alike
have been spending sevral hours en-
the hcld each day and when the
American league race begins Manager
Connie Mack thinks that his men will
De In equally as good shape as any
other team IN the league.
Little Change ln LINEUP.
1 Due TO tho fact the Athletics won
the worlds series there has been
much interest Ia them such men as
Home Run" Baker. Lord. Big Chief
Bender and others have become
household words wherever baseball is
known and loved. san Antonio has
seen those famous athletes In action
for more than ten days and before
they leave the state they will have
played exhibition games In all of the
larger Texas cities.
There viii be little change In the
lineup ~ the Athletics next season.
Efforts are being made. OF course, 10
develop new players but for the
main part Connie Mack VIII stand pat
with the men who won him the FLAG
and the championship last year.
His main effort has been to develop
a few promising pitchers. lie has a
great stan. but they are growing old
and nc wants some new blood 10 take
their places when the time Is ripe.
Jansen IL one OF the most promising
OF the recruits and the indications are
that he will make good even I'm the
fast company where he is now placed,
q most difficult feat. The big twirIer
Is being nursed along by Catcher
Egan, who has great hopes for him.
Disappointed in Baker.
The veterans, such as Collins, Old
ring Lord. Baker. Murphy, Mcinnes.
Barry and others. are in fine fettle.
The weather has been plenty warm 20
Timber IN their muscles and the re-
cent games have been exhibitions OF
what the real fast players can do In
going after the ball
Two young pitchers In whom Con-
ME Mack has great faith are Gipe and
Long They come up from fast
leagues and have been delivering the
goods neatly tied up IN the exhibit
\ ton games. out OF the three men
mentioned Mack should be able 90
scare up at least one man who VIII
make the batters OF the American
league Sit up and take notice.
! Connie Mack himself has been a
source of great interest He Is mild
lin his treatment OF his men He
works quietly but effectively and here
and there he gives "A most valuable
pointes 90 the youngsters. He Is not
the kind OF man who rawhides his
men on the diamond, SGT he gets out
or them exceptionally effective work
To the local players Home Run
Baker mas been a source Of great
disappointment. He has not been
abba TO llft out a home run IN a sim
gle exhibition game and his batting
average has not been wonderfully
high He handles himself well, but
those who have been looking for some
sensational playing have been disap-
pointed very badly. His best effort
was to land a two Dagger and bring
nome two men.
Eaan's work Marvel.
Egan. the big catcher for the Ath-
lietlcs. Is one Of the fastest men be-
hind the bat in the major leagues
Ills work here has been a source OF
constant admiration on the part o.
the local fans and an inspiration TO
the san Antonio players who have
been watching. He has a throwing
arm that makes stealing second a
real offcnse aud source Of danger 20
the man who tries a. lie Is also one
OF the heavy hittors Of the team and
has been doing effective work with
ls bic bat
Plank and Coomh, two ~ the great
est OF the pitchers, have also neen
seen Ia action here. Their arms are
In good shape and they have been
lputtlng them over IA the most APP
proved style. Roth seem In good
shape and viii probably be- able 90
do effective work from the first They
expect 10 have "A good season In the
big league this year.
Mclnnos. the regular first bnsemnn,
Is the only Athletic who has been In
iurod since the team has been al san
Antonio He is suffering from bad-
iy spralned ankle, which has kept him
out of the game.
While the bad weather has inter-
fored very seriously with the practice
Of the visitors, yet they have had as
good weather as any on the other ma
ior league teams and Connie Mack is
well enough pleased to be making arr
lrnngoments % return 90 Texas next
season for his annual spring try-out
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