Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-29
YOUNG HUR[ERS IN
PLENTY FOR NEXT
SEASON
Many Crack Youthful Twirl-
0rs Developed During 1911
Race in the Big League
Show.

Show.
livery season finds some Of tho old
fellows slipping back, diamond war
ri,rs who have won their spurs In
many hard fought battles. They usu-
ais drift whence they eamo--to the
mln6y league. Occasionally one re-
tires before Father Time arrives on
the scene, bat the MATURITY stick IL
cut as long as they can draw a minor
leaguc pay check. TO be able 10 M
the gaps made By those departing vet
Grams each major league team annual
D. corrals q raft OF youngsters and
tours them through Dixicland so as
TO get look at their wares. II one
or two Jewels are found In a collcc-
ton Of fledgings. the manager usually
Is In a cheerful mood and feels like
pattlng himself ON the back.
Perhaps in no season In recent
years were az many crack youngsters
discovered or developed as in the
campaigns OF 1911. Among the hurl-
ing recruits there were many finds.
The new stars discovered in the pitt
chcrs' box were Rube Marquard. OF
the Giants; Grover Cleveland Alexan-
der and George Chalmers, of the Phil
lies. Vean GreeE, OF the Cleveland
Maps; Roy Caldwell, OF the High
landors, Marty OToolc, OF the PR
ates, ana Buck % Brien OF the Boston
bed sox. other promising boxmen OF
1911 who may get into the star class
Ia another season or two were B!n
steele, of I'll cardinals; Dave Dan
forth. OF tho Athletics; Gene Knapp,
os the cleveland Maps: Bobbie Kecfc
aad Raba Benton, Of the Cincinnati
Reds, and George Tyler, OF the Boston
Nationals.
With the exception of RUDE Mar
guard. all these men were 1911 dis
Caveries The tall. lanky portsider Of
the Giants has been In the big show
since 1908, but last season was the
inst la which he eagned his rations'
Rube had 10 travel about the country
In 1903 and 1910 with the reputa-
ton ~ being the biggest lemon ever
pluckod from tho bushes, but Mar
guard showed his critics last season.
when he was ono OF the biggest fac
tors In the Giants great fight for the
pcunant. and also twiried himself 20
tho leadership in John Ecydler's oih-
cIal pitching records Marqgard I'm
lshod the season wjth "a Victories and
defeats.
AS Rubc has been In the big show
since 1905. the question OF who was
the biggest pltchinN ind OF 1911 rests
between Grover Nlcxander Of the
Philies, and Vean Glcgg. OF the Maps,
These two men pitched phenomenal
ball, though Greggs urn went lame
near the end OF the season. prevent
ing his appearance IN the box after
early september. Gregg's record wac
almost identical with the ono made
by Marqusrd. Gregg won 20 games
and lost 2. This was "a remarkable
feat. considering that II was achieved
with a team that finished the season
with an average Of .522.
Gregg finished second among th'
American league hurlers. Alexander
won nye more games than Gregg, bat
suffered six more defeats than th'
cleveland phenom. Alexander Anish'
cd fourth ia the official Nationo
league pitching records. with rs vie
tories and 10 defeats Alexander
team finished the season with almost
the same record as that made by the
Maps. tho Phlilies' final average be
ting see.
Following these two young beauties
next claimant for honora In this lis
OF juvenile hurlcrs was George Chal
mers, who did things for the Phillles
Though handicapped a great part %
the season by a sore arm, Chalmer
cashed In % victories out Of 23 starts
lie showed enough to warrant th'
prediction that ne VIII be one OF th'
greatest pitchers In the country II
another season or two.
slim Caldwell Of the Highlanders
Is another youngster who showed hi
metal IN 1911 Though he joined th'
Kilties IN 1910. Caldwell was prac
tlcauy untricd until last season. IA
manager TO break tven In 2s games
bat many OF his defeats we're hard
luck affairs in which a run or tw'
would have changed the tide OF bat
Gle Ia his favor.
Marty O'Toole and Buck O'Briol
are youngsters who did not join thei
teams until late In the season. tn
S22,bO0 wonder Of the Pirates wo
three games and lost two. o'Brlor
OF tho Red Sox looked every bit a
good as his more expensive brother %
the O elan. Buck won four game
out OF 1--WE starts, and enjoys the dis
tnction of being one of the four me
10 shut out the Athletics last season
Blll steele. tho Cardinals recru
from enc Th '-tlc league, gave ever
evidence thet hc WAS On the big lcagu
to stick For the greater part Of t1
season q WAS Barmon, Sallee an
steele who kept the cards In the race
steele cavcd In when the Cardinal
pcunant hopes were smashd Ia Aus
upt. hut his record 81 eighteen victor
ies and nineteen defeats Is not ha'
when 10 b. considered he played wit
team that Just managed 20 hnis
above the 500 mark
Danforth. the Athletics Texan port
slider. who Joined the Mackmen LAT
in the season Is another younRste
who looked to bc the goods. lie wo
three games out OF four starts but 81
his best work as relief artist krapl
of the Maps though az Wild as
March hare, showed marked abilit'