The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-21
Gregg Not Conceited.

81 was pretty lucky to get away
with that one. said Gregg, as he set
tied back IN his seat.
can t say that I think so. You
pitched grand game Of ball todav,'
was my reply.
81 did tolerably well, but there is
no telling how many runs they would
have made had it not been for Olson.
That fellow is brainy ball player.
He was always pulling something on
the coast, aud will be making the fans
around here sit up and take notice
Just as soon. as he gets familiar with
the surroundings,
Gregg was not at all chesty over his
vistory. He gave more credit for the
win TO Olson than himself That is
perhaps one reason for his success.
The ball players like to work with
Gregg Oh the rubber. He is always
generous enough to acknowledge the
good plays in bis behalf, but never
does he criticise, no matter how many
bad errors are made behind him. In
stead of roasting the player who has
lust slipped up, Gregg offers words of
harder to get out of the hole. | bavo
often heard faus express the opinion
that the Maps seem to play better ball
behind Gregg than any Of the other
pitchers. I know they perform better
under such conditions because they
have confidence in the big southpaw
and are with him. Washington shines
when Johnson is on the rubber. as
does Chicago with Walsh performing.
Confidence in the twirler goes long
way with his teammates,
How 10 You like the big league7'
I asked Gregg.
fiTf il oil RIGHT - Crono
''but I was pretty well satisfied out in
Portland. That is some country out
there, ana it is home to me, This big
league stuff is just like visit with
relatives with me. ] am anxiously
waiting for the time to pack up and 90
home. ] suppose this will surprise
you, but | never went through a big
league box score until two wears ago,
! was doing well enough ont in my
| country, the big show had no fesciua.
| tion for me. and | diIu' care to get
very well acquainted with it. ! didu I
| regard myself as a big league pitcher,
so lidn 4 think it. was any uxo to
wise mvsclf UP TO big league ways.
Plasterer Now Star,
am i rlastercr by trade, do lot
| ot CONTRACTING work, and can make SIC
a, day when business is good. ] always
Ike TO plav ball, and regarded it sim.
ply as a side Issue. Things arc just
reversed now; baseball is nv regular
business with the plasteripg stuff on
the side, ! got along in pretty good
| stvle with Portland. aud the papers be,
gan TO say that I looked like big
league material. | got the same opin-
ion myself, aud decided il was time for
me to get wise, Big league bov scores
immediately became the most interest
Ing things IN the paper TO me, / read
every. liue of news ! could see about
the hig stars. Auy timc reference was
made 10 the weakness of certain
player. | made mental note of that IN,
formation, intending TO put it to the
test at the very first opportunity. TT
gamble no ball PLAYER in tho country
studies the dope more closely than
do now.
81 lost a little of my big league am
hitioUs the wear the Cleveland club
turned me back To Portland. a good
Year with that club made me all the
moro ANXIOUS to get trial, sul her,
am in the big show at last, although
a, tew wears ago such q thing was fur.
thest from my anticipations. I hal
made UP my mind when I came up here
that J. was going to make good That
was the very first decision / reached
The next thing I decided was that no
body. was going 10 change the style OF
mr delivery. 1t had been a success in
the Pacific Coast league. and 7 waf
copfideut il would enable me to get By
in the SbiC show. think a lot OF
promising twirlers are spoiled by hav.
ING some one change their natural style
Of pitching.
! In the meantime, another member OF