El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-08

the brainiest ball players in the game.
Callahan directs the work of the SoX
outfield- Lord bosses the infield, and
with sullivan behind the bat the team
is amply fortified Eith baseball brains
Sullivan dislocated a shoulder during
the series with the Browns at Sports
mans Park. and may not get back in
the game for a month. The veteran
catcher and George Davis were Fielder
JOness chief lieutenants in 1906
Great Twirling Corps.
One of the essentials CT a winning
bah club is a great twirling corps.
Connie Mack had the greatest pitch
ing staff in the American league last
year; many good judges think Gala
han has a better pitching staff than
Mack this year.
Walsh IS the heavy man OF the SoN
staff, with Jim scott, Lange, Butch-
err Benz, DOC" White, Mogridge and
'.Rube" Peters to help the sPitball
king out. Walsh is the iron man OF
the American league. He takes his
turn on the mound and is always ready
to pull one OF his teammates out Of z
bad hole. walsh would pitch his right
arm off for Comiskey and Callahan.
Few people appreciate the tremen-
dous handicap under when Mals9
labors. The spitball king IS aftlclea
with hernia, and even when he is pltch-
ing ball he is heavily harnessed and
braced about the abdomen Even pall
players have often asked why " dlsn
is so careless with his salary wing;
pitching out Of his turn and Working
day in and day out for the Chlcaso
club. Ed explains it this way;
I'm liable TO crack and 80 down
for good any time. No use preserving
my arm IN a glass case ike TO work
and my wing has never given me any
trouble. When my baseball candle
goes out it viii hardly be due TO .
dead arm. I'm not afraid of that I'd
throw my arm off 10 win pennanL
for Comiskey and Callahan, Comls key
is like a father to me. 1 love him,
and my work for the old Roman is
inspired by a higher motive than mere
salary Now YOU have the real reason
why Ed Walsh is willing 10 work every
day in the year 70 win pail games
for Comiskey's club.
walsh is the greatest relief pitcher
in the game. He can go in cold and
pitch better ball than almost any other
curve artist in either big ring.
Walsh is Galatians ace IN the hole
When Scott WeaAeils v1S ~ t-aise DloWs
up or Benz tires, Malsn IS always
ready to step on the firing line and
The injury to sullivan was hard
blow to Chicago. Inc veteran back
stop was hurt bouncing off Paul
KritcbeTs back. He hit Kritcheu
amidshfps at the plate, and almost tore
hfuseIf aDart I'm the collision. Block
has been catching Ter chicago ever
Rafh a Good Man.
The right side Of the SoN team was
figured the weak END Of the combina-
ton at the start OF the campaign. Eel
der at first. Rath at second and Walter
Matticz in right lined up in the inau-
euraI games. Matty Mcintyre replaced
RTatfieIy in right field John Collins
sncreeded Mcintyre Collins is ham
mering the BAH hard, Rath at second
base is plavfng whirlWind baseball. He
fields the position acceptably and is
hfttinc hard and scoring runs.
Weaver at short is another new man
who mas been showing great form.
Weaver makes WeaYer's name figure
regularly in the error columns. but
he plays good ball, nevertheless, and is
hitting timely
Ping Bodie, the center fielder. is
the slugger of the club. Bodie comes
from California and IS known as the
Pacific coast fence smasher Ping"
is a slugger par excellence. St. Louis
fans viii remember Bodie as the play