El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-27

Giants.
Of the pitchers, young Schupp ap-
pears to have more Of something" on
the ball than any Of the others, and
while his fellow moundmen are hit very
hard and freely, including Tesreau,
there is a scarcity Of base hits made
off the promising "sOuthpaw."
Schupp, without apparently trying 20
fool the batters, gets a peculiar little
sneal1y inkink to his ball that bOthers
the would-be Differs in laughable fash
ion After ten men mad faced MN
without knocking the ball out Of the
diamond, TOrrey lined ball over sec
ond for a neat single.
McGraW, after popping out a puny
fly walked back from the plate, shak-
ing his head, but with satisfied
smile, and said ''Schupp gets the
funniest little inshOOt to both his high
and low balls that I have ever seen
It is a winner, too, If he can hold II,
for it has just enough to fool man
and not too much to put the batter
wise. 1t is the invisible little jumps
to a ball that are more effective than
the wide breaks that one can detect
and follow
Mere Kid in Looks
Schupp is a mere kid in looks and IS
not of sturdy build, but he is rangy,
about five feet 10 inches tall and has one
o fthOse lean, sineWy arms that seldom
become lame or shoulder bound WHAT
he can do with the ball when his wing
gets into perfect shape viii be watched
by McGraw and the players with great
interest and lively anticipation, for Il
MarQuard persists in his determination
to quit the game for the coming sea
son and Schupp rounds into the form
and ability that he promises, Rube VIII
not be so aWfully missed But the club
needs him lust the same and there IS
no denying that fact, but this boy
Schupp has a perfect swing for control
and imagine he can loose a world OF
speed when he gets fit.
McGraW has made new change IN
batting practice. Heretofore player
at bat has been entitled to one fair hit
and then retired in favor OF the next
batter. This plan was followed IN ro-
tation. each man taking his regular
turn; but under the new rule the bat
ter has only TO foul the ball when he
is obliged to give way to the next man
This prevents the squad at bat from
hanging idly around waiting for the
batter to get a fair hit, as under the
old rule as many as a half dozen fouls
were hit by one batter. And then,
again, under the new order OF things
the batter up viii not bite at so many
bad balls. The players made strong
but quiet objection to the change al
first. but they soon grasped the shreWd
managers scheme and they were ali
the more careful in picking out the
good ones and letting the poor kind
slip by.
Jim Thorpe sticks to the practice Job
like a good fellow. He seems TO be
tireIess and very earnest in his desire
to grasp all the points Of the game He
is quick to learn and is doing as prom
isine work with the stick and in
throwing as any man among the Ie-
cruits. In fact, Jim has stung the ball
harder and farther than any OF the
other players. including Larry Doyle
The indian has no little trouble IN
fielding ground balls, but he is show
ing Improvement daily. He is evident |
~ determined, If practice can do it,
to make a success as a professional |
ball player, and to ny mind he viii I
accomplish that end All OF the play /
ers take intense interest IN Jim and |
his showing, and they encourage him |
at every opportunity by applauding mis- /
good work and jOllying him on his /
poor plays. He has made himself pop /
ular with his associates already
Training Squad Recruit
The training squad has been added /
TO by a player named Anderson Of the |
Denved club, who is a nephew OF /
Charlie Flynn, Of New York city.
OF the candidates for the outfheld' ]