The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-19

they didn't have pitchers in the box
who could pitch. Those three. magic
names "Coombs, Bender and Plank
lost their power to charm this season
because 'Coolnbs and Bender. didn't
come back. Plank's success was
dimmcd by the failure of the others.
Lang and Scott of the White Sox
the opinion of the umpires. was all
that prevented the Sox from making
a more creditable fight for the flag.
While the Sox we're far from being
a great team. yet good pitching over
comes so much m~ediocrity in other
departments. that with Lange and
scott WORKING with Walsh. the White
Son would have been out in front d
much longer time than they were.
The umpires praise Jack Powell for
MS work on the lowiy Brown team.
inc veteran pitched some splendid
bail. His baseball head is as long
as any of them. Hamilton of the
browns pitched we'll and doubtlass
would nave e a sensation With a
strong team behind him. Another
to win the commentator
or the arbitors was Ray Collins of
the champion Bostons. Russell Ford
of the IIighlanders was good onl.- by
streaks. None Of the Detroit pitchers
met with any degree of success en-
cept the new man. Dubuc. While
Johnson and Wood. with splendid
teams behind them. We're raising the
league record for games won CON
secutively to sixteen. Dubuc carried
on a very nice little squirt of his w
and Won eleven in a row. Dubuc's
chief stock in trade was a slow ball,
which the hatsmen couldn't time. Du-
bucs hitting helped him win several
of his games.
1T wouldn't be fair to dismiss the
subject of pitchers without a mention
of n once great pitcher who slipped
quietly out of the league to a minor
league managership. wild Bill Don.
oVan has gone. AT his top form Don.
ovan was one of the pest pitchers Of
all time. He helped bring three pen.
a pinch will be hard to name. Wher
ne settled down to fight off the rail-,
OF the attacking horde his quality OF
sklll n nerve We're such as to warn
the cookies of every fans heart. He
was fifteen years a major league
pitcher II he left the big circle Will
a world of friends.
MclnncS Best.
Mclnnes was the best first hasemar
IN the league. as far as value to hi:
team Was concerned. but in spite ol
tina fact the nmpires pick Hal Chase
Tor the ail-star can They picked
Chase because they know that the
brilliant New YORKER can do thing:
around first base thai no other frs,
haseman ever did. While ne had 6
comparatively poor year because O,
illness. nevertheless he is still tn,
matchless guardian Of first base. N,
makes plays day after day that II,
other first baseman could negotiate
He has been accused of making cas-,
plays look hard, but instead OF there
being grounds for such IL statement a.
that. it may be said in Chase's favo,
that he makes the hard plays lool
easy. Every play he makes is made
with consummate Ease and grace
Chase has been accused of stirring W
strife OF the. New York team. but tho
umpires hold him. guiltless OF. any such
charge.
Hal Chase said one famous UNI.
pire, lis the neares approach to ~,
Cobb in quick thinking and execution
on the baseball field. He is not a.
hard & hitter as Mclnnes. Gand;l OF
Stahl. but his quick wits enable hin
10 raise his value to a team. to /:
height above all Of the Others"
McInnes. getting a hit on AN aver
of every third trip to the plate
and fielding in brilliant form. make.