Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-12
JAKE STAHL TELLS ABOUT THE SPEED BOYS

gency. That wasn't bad for a start.
Some changes had been made in
the team by which Wagner, Gardner
and Yerkes were left for infielders
with me to fill in over at first. All
had to do was to start them. They
have been going ever since. If some
body was hurt, Engle was kept as
utility man. He has played all around
the infield. 1t doesn't matter much
whether he is on one corner of the
steady ball player who keeps the team
from jumping the track If regular
man happens to be unable to get in
the game.
| cit was as natural for me to get
back to first base as if l never had ia
ken rest. OF course, the first few
weeks ! had my troubles with aching
muscles.
II don't know of anything which
gave me more satisfaction than re-
mark which was made by Wagner one
! afternoon. In his hurry to get the
ball across after a bad bound he said,
BY gee, I've got target to throw at
now. What he meant was that he
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let the ball go at any risk, taking
chances that I would get it. 1t makes
a lot of difference to an infielder
whether he has a rangy first baseman
or one who can only be depended upon
| if the ball comes to him certain way.
Bill Carrigan had signed to catch
and that was just like belonging to
the No Worry club. Then we had
Nunamaker, who started with Boston
that year before and was was a
stranger to me, and Cady, big fell
low, who had come over to us from
Newark and looked so good that I de-
cided to keep him and not send him
back to the minors. Maybe | haven't
been glad, for he is surely a catcher
to be relied upon.
The pitchers had all been signed
during the winter knew there wasn't
any use to worry about those who had
been with Boston the year before.
They were beginning to get up high
speed. Who would think of cutting
loose men like Wood, Collins and
Hall? OF the youngsters, OBrien, who
had been a Boston player just long
enough in Boston the year before to
be a bean eater, shaped up we'll in
tn spring, and Bedient, who had gradu
ated out of the Providence club, look
eC fair because of his speed. Pape
had shown that he was possessed of
the right material when going right,
and Hagerman appeared to be de-
sirable man. Out of all whom We
selected everybody remained with us
hut Hagerman. He couldn't get con-
troll of the ball, growled a lot about
the climate, saying that he couldn't
pitch ball in the low altitude after
/ working in Denver, and finally we
gave him another year with the
minors
Now. you see how all this cham
pionship outfit wasn't any more my
idea than it was that of others.
somehow naturally fitted in and I'm
pretty glad that | did, for, even if the
| banking business is good there's lot
CT honor in belonging to a champion
ship baseball team in the United
! States It's the cleanest sQuarest
sport in the world and you can take
my word for it, When a man has
! been through one of these fights for
! the pennant' he knows what it is to
work every ounce he has for pure
glory and ambition.
There are no. fixed rules about this
! championship team except one. That
| is, every player is out there to do his
best and help the other fellows. We
don't claim to &c the originators of
! any new baseball strategy. l don't
know that We play baseball of a type