The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
BIG Ed Walsh
STILL 1OPSLISI
Best of White Sox's Perform
ers Looks as Good and
Strong as Ever.
DIRECTS OWN TRAINING
BY MALCOLM MACLEAN.

Paso Robles. Cal. March S-Let's
take up the subject of White SoN pitch
ers. just for variety. There's certainly
an awful raft of twirlers along. old and
loung. Several will get the hook-others
will be retained. This is sroop)
There's so much TO say regarding these
pitchers that we'H talk about half of
them now and the other half some other
time. To-tay's dissertation will be on
that half of the squad commonly known
as Ed Walsh. address Meriden. Conn.
Right off the reel. We'll state it's prac-
ticsIly certain this section OF the team
will he kept on the pay roll all season.
II there are any doubts on the subject,
dismiss them instanter.
It's always a pleasure to talk about Big
Ed. No matter IL a million columns are
typewritten about him annually. he al
ways is n fresh subject for admiration,
respect. and regard. This year he bids
fair TO have as good a record as ever
in the past. There's no reason to think
otherwise.
Walsh Has Kept i'm shape.
He has kept in perfect shape all winter
and has been systematic In his training
here. Walsh is a marvel of humanity
an argument against the decay of
strength. virility and stamina. not tc
omit that good old Saxon word, endur-
ance.
When VIC were in Mexico six years
ago OH the spring training jsunt, Walsh
had worked tremendously the previous
season. and largely through his efforts
the Sox had won the worlds pennant
over the Cubs that year.
One night at the American Club 1t the
City OF Mexico the man behind baseball
In the land of the Aztecs was discussing
Walsh and his record. This man was
Maj. McGlynn. well known to the Ameri-
can colony there He said that a pitcher
who had worked like Walsh would be
good for four years-no more.
His words are still fresh in our mem-
ory. "A pitcher has only so much endur-
ance" said the ma jor. Every time he
throws the ball that much of that en-
durancc is sapped. I don't care how
strong he is the end must conc. II
Walsh continues to work us he did last
season / don't believe he'll last the four
years out. II he takes care OF himself
and pitches in turn, without con-
tinualIy being called on to save games.
1 believe he can last five seasons"
Has stuck for Six Years.
We thought Of this remark to-day as
we were watching the Big Moose hurl
the pill with tremendous speed to Ray
SchaIk. who was catching him. For six
wears Ed had labored as hard as he did
in 1906. Last year was one of his hard
est. Yet there he stands, still the great
est of them all This year he should
work in from forty to sixty more af-
fairs
Perhaps there is little less speed than
six years ago. Kindly note We said per
haps" But we scarcely think 30. Even
IL the ball doesn't go so fast. he has
added control and n slow ball since then.
He is more certain Of himself, fields his
position better, and is more dangerous
as hitter.
So adding it all up and counting the
roll, the writer honestly belieces Eds
to-day third more valuable to Comtskey
than he was the year he helped win the
worlds pennant for him. No pitcher
could ask for more g
Ed has his 1own system of training. Ed
is great enough to work independently
of the manager. Callahan let's Walsh go
10 alone" believing he knows better than
auy other person what he needs to get
into shape So that's the reason we find
Ed kicking the football while other pitch
ers are warming up. That's why Ed picks
his own time for twirling. his own time
for road work. 1.RE
walr. has been careful in his diet. and.
as we have said before; ne is careful to
get his eight hours Of sleep. ~
Eds recreations this spring have been
picture taking and singing.
The teams split up to-day. the first
squad going to San Francisco and the
second to Pasadena. Doc White and
Scott will accompany the Yannigans and
stay in Pasadena the entire month. In
yesterdays game the Sox pitchers show
ed unusual control for this time of year.
passing few batsmen. Berger starred
with the bat
Manager Joe Tinker has announced
the purchase Of Frank Davis. of the
Georgetown University baseball team.