Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-18
CALLED MARQUARO
A BUSHER, GOT
HIS NERVE
Lobert, Slugger on Cincinnati
Club, Made $1,000 Beauty
Feel Sick in First Big
League Contest.

CBy Edward I.ycil Foxl
something that had never before
been seen in baseball was tu take
place. A pitcher who had been
bought from minor league club Tor
Nll 600 WAS Go make his debut. 10
was price unhcard 81 He must be
a pitcher of pitchers the rcincarna-
tiOn 81 Rusic. combination OF Math-
cwsCn Walsh and Brown. What
manner 81 man was he The crowd,
thinking 81 the $1,000. wondered
and held their breath.
The game was between New York
and Cincinnati Who Gagged Al that
the thousands who had gone out 10
the Polo grounds that autumn after
noon three Years ago wanted 90 see
WAS n mantle man for whom the
New York club had paid Indianapolis
81 200 To them the test WAS not
between tho Giants and Reds rather
between the man and his price Was
he worth az
The crowd waited. And while they
waited they talked of Marquard, the
price that had been paid FOR him and
the wonderful pitching skill that must
De- his Before most uf them las
opened the sporting pages of the aft
ernOop newspapers pages that told
of Mnrguarts career and Called him
the 900 beauty There were
pictures Of him. too photographs
and cartoons All because IL had been
announced that Vanguard would
make hlS debut this afternoon.
The I,ubc Came last.
Becoming impatient. the crowd put
aside their newspapers and watched
the little gate Ia the right field fence
through which the players would is
sue. They were watching for tall
Young man in q white uniform. All
the accounts said that Marquard was
tall. First one. then another. Ia twos.
IN threes. tho white uniformed or
ants appeared IN the doorway and
walked across the neld--but no Mar
guard. Then tail form came into
sight The crowd CrHncd rs neck
eagerly. only 90 settle back with e.
siEh n was Wiltsc.
More Giants filled the gate. strul;cd
icisurcly across the grass ana vanish
cd In their dugOut And then, when
the crowds impatleuCc was at rs
height, the man For whom they had
been waiting burst from the entrance
and walked hriskIs toward them.
Thousands VI eyes followed his every
movement Tho crowd started for
ward They noticed his figure. TANK
and why his head. held az an angle
Gao ono side his walk some hat swaR-
Eoriug his face NoIe boyish with the
'Nl'fl fff- I'f.iAlHa IA IINH IllNfhN. 4NfNlI
co. and nearer DE- came and upOn
r'aching the bench immediately be-
gan pitching 60 the Indian Movers
once MarIUurd dropped the bali as
he held at his side. iip was bcCom-
INK ueryuus
Knew ~ Na- III a. Him.
As he warmed up he watched th,
crowd from the corner of his eye. ON
him ne know every glance Was direct
81 a f.y
Ht In Judgment He knew that D.,
must make good ur be laughed ut
u is hard Go bc brought from "a little
western city preceded ny widespread
publicity n is hnrd Geo Doe told that
your very coming viii save tho NcW
York baseball team. Nos York ,X-
poets much, ~ MHruuHrd did NOT
know Chat he read IL IN the massc'
~ vague faces looking down upon
linn Tho crisis of his NE as q ball-
PLAYER WAS az hand.
To escape the tension %, sat In u
corner nf the dGsuut and waited fui
90" game tn begin he WAS beginning
Z 60 wonder If hc had % in him tu muk'
good loo N,V York He found himself
sni. ing chat the National league bats
men Unjust Doe au entirely different
proposition from those of the middl,
[ western circuits 4 veteran who over
/ hsJrd him gruntrd. ~, began o,
| doubt his ability 90 hold these bats
| men. prrsuuincd bodily h} red. icgEct
/ Cincinnati in check. Then came ih'
/ peallns OF gong, signal for the
game Go begin.
To tho box walked Muruuard, sn,
! following him were tho eyes Of th'
/ crowd cold. critical uu-t mUathettC
! rcJdN u condemn. A. u, waited fo
| o., hrt cincinnati batter hoS
vote" back BOO th, graud-lud some
/ where uU,d shrill> That's the fll,
/ uNH .H..II.'"
Nervous ~ thc start
MHri.Hri. hearing him. ir1wu,d
/ luuuus. .uuNy hc uEhirund his belt
/ 7. uuErT.d tho ball upr.nusIN VI,
| looked down al the grass "a grot
! weight hIu settled ON his back Thor
hn heard iho umplre.s gran vote, on
/ dfr.Ur OBJ. game SO begin. aud look
/ .us 900. N. Wa 40 90, plate Lubcrt
/ s'uyIf IYuort one of tho .luREcrs %
/ hr Cincinnati team AS MiFqutT'
| watched h, saw Lubrri Ift one root
| thru th. other doliherstrIt knockinl
/ 'h. o.ri from his spikes HH lf h. ln
/ tended iu run AN the was round th
! Hls,. and wanted everything ready
/ Theu Vanguard saw him -uu on hi
/ uuudH rui down his Uuu. tap thl
/ FlatD HuI turning, lrDI
] Sow Ven see it you're "a bush
| UT'"
And MIrauard's nerve, alroad.
| weakened broke. 'N 20 clover picC
] ut acting go the moment when Mar
I Iunrd t,Ii every eye In tho Hark bor
/ ing through him. Loher had rune,
] tho debut before ball Was pitched
! PHlr anil sick with tho d,fcrt tina
/ was Iu him. Mnrqunrd raised hrs arm
/ N HHH 3 mechanical movement an,
! hIs rto. wore dun Scarcely know
] .nF what ho ala The bali lDu hls nn
gers HuH .hooting toward thr plate
rang IaHInrt i.obert's bat I.nbpr
! never stopped running until M
l reached third base. Ana MHrquard
/ beaten ana discouraged. Was hnaIu
J driven from the box