The Detroit times., 1913-02-27
PITCHERS ARE HELD BACK
WHEN IN TRAINING CAMP

had been much sought after by other
clubs ard he was given the most
careful Kind of coaching. IL was
even predicted by some that he would
turn out To be another Waddell The
young man had been "touted" so
stroaS that he really believed him
self that he was going to set the
Amerlegh-icague on ire. He had n
habit common With many south
paws" OF pitching "A side-arm ball anu
efforts We're made To get him 10 swing
his arm higher
In the squad was "Matty" Kkroy,
veteran Of many campaigns In the
major leagues. Matty is still ranked
as among the cleyerest lert-hand
pitchers the game ever knew
A youth who could have Kilroy give
him Instructions should consider him
thousand-dollar bill Not 80 this
young leit.hander
KilroY took the lad under his wing
and URGED him TO get his arm over
his shcU,der before pitching. Matty
tried time and again. and told just
why the over-arm swing was better
than the side-arm motion.
All the advice fell upon deaf ears.
The fact that the man instructing
him had held job for two years in
the majors on his head work alone
didn't make any difference
I've been accustomed 10 pitching
this way, was the surly remark OF
the yOungster. and he kept on with
his side-arm motion.
That lad went back to the minors
before the championship season was
month old. and he Ia still there.
All young twirlers. though, do not
break into the majors with con-
Stunning desire to show of In the
south. They belong 10 the class that
have an Old head on a pair Of young
shoulders. Alexander of the Phillies
was one OF this type Alexander
Joined the Philies two years ago At
Birmingham. Ala. He had made a
great record in the New York State
league in the previous season.
At Birmingham, Alexander failed
to make a hit with any OF the war
correspondents" or the other players.
He daily went through the motions
Of warming up and he failed TO
create any impression upon the fans.
In consequence there were few press
notices about Alexander sent IN from
the training camp.
After the Phillies got back from the
south. Alexander began 10 get busy
Inside Of six weeks after the cham
pionship season started Alexis
wonderful pitching was so great that
he became "phenom" over night On
the contrary, Alexander was "A whole
lot wiser than the usual run of am
bilious youngsters. He kept his abil.
ity under cover, worked himself into
condition gradually, and when the
right time came, he delivered the
goods. What's more, he got more
credit fer springing a surprise during
the championship season than il he
had made big hit in the training
camp.
If Johnny Evers is laboring under
the belief that he has a threeyear
contract to manage the Cubs he may
find himself badly mistaken. 1t is
said on the best OF authority thar
while Murphy rendered Evers a three
year contract the Today clause was
not eliminated, and that it is possible
for Murphy to drop Evers at any time
after giving him 10 days notice. IL
was only after Murphy had convinced
Rresnahan that such was the condl-
ton OF Eyers contract that the latter
accepted e-Cuh- terms,- accord
ing 10 reports. Bresnahan would not
have gone to Chicago unless he STOOD
chance Of becoming Evers' sue.
cessor 1t is. OF course. surprising
that Evers. who Is considered a wise
baseball man. could be led TO believe
that he had q three-year contract
when the Today clause was not
stricken out.
TN~ Polish Seminary athletes wal
Toned the Asylum city basketecrs last
night TO the tune OF 6oa
Owing 10 q hcnvy snow storm Of the
past 81 hours the Kalamazoo ice races
have been called Off
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