Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-14

II you have lamped the statistics
that the monetary accountants OF Mr..
Lynch's well-known league have corn
FILED for the benefit of the stove
league. you have glimmed and appre-
ciated the fact that Claude Hendrix of
the Pittsburg Pirates is the league
leader in the w. and l. columns.
j. Mr. Hendrix, ii might be stated. said
statement being made with reserva-
ton and reality, is a twirler. He is
tall; he is rangy; the T. and R. being
the fundamentals of corking good
sIabman. He was called from the
bush and kept Mr. Clarke.s well known
disciples of K. Kidd up in the running
while the Giants were getting ready
for the late Mr.. Snodgrass' muff.
This season Claude ought to be a
rather husky young exponent of twirl-
ing But-ald. this is the story. Dfdst
ever stop to reason how many of the
youngsters who blossoms over night
keep the pace? It's some study. be-
feye me, when you look it over. Let's
con and null over the fact.
First, it is well to state that while
Hendrix led the National League,
there were a couple of other young
and new brooms that did something
of clean sweep themselves. Take
the example of the behemoth OF
Ozarks, one Charles Jefferson Tes-
reau. Also one Lawrence Barrel
Cheney. Some reputation, buglings.
Now, this is no kick for the gloomy
and ,glum. 1t is Just little bit Of his
tory written in for the fans fireside.
Remember, two years ago long, lean,
Tank, young bunch of pitching mate
Iial ratified In from Bay City, Mich,
tc the Chicago Cubs.
Cole Good Example.
Name was Cole. Young King Cole,
to be exact Was a merry old soul
like the original CRATER and looked
like some pitcher. Went through the
season of 1910 and led the National
League. Had a splendiferous record,
rs large and luminous as a Christmas
eve bun.
Went into the worlds series also
and had the unique experience o.
licking the Mackmen in the said w. 5.
Was expected to be one of the bestiest
bets in the dadburned national pastime
in 1911? Did he not? He did not. He
finished up among the leaders that
year. Instead, however, of being a
Iattling, corking good boxman he was
an indifferent workman and not to the
paprika.
Nineteen twelve boobed around in
its usual manner Cole was quite rs
punky as the punkiest He didn't even
look like the residue of dollar with
70 cents extracted. Chance got sore
on him and snapped him to the Pr
ates Fred Clarke tried to make Cole
a sturdy, steadfast young soul instead
of the merry old soul and gave up the
unequal fight.
Then Clarke canned the laddybuck
and sent him to the minors. Cole
didn't kick very strong on the bush
league proposition, and went back to
his barber shop in Bay City. His days
at a national pastimer are abour end
ed. If he comes back it will be with
a club in the bush.
Take Grover Cleveland Alexander
for instance. He was a victim Of
The hOodoo that . hoYers about the
Youthful phenon. G. G.. A. In f9lf
looked the spiciest, juiciest young bet
IN the world to cop all the change ard
drag down all the bets Had a record
that shone like the whites Of a ne
grC's eyes. ,z...--. Id III. .. ND
Proved beyond doubt and cavil that
he was the goods. Was expected
20 have superb year this season.
Eut Grover Cleveland only won nine
teen. losing seventeen, Il showing that
was pretty strong for q pitcher with a.
team that finished in the second dfy!-
SIGN. but not exceptionally kippv for
twirlor who was expected to be the
loud explosion in the majors this sea-
son. ..... ..... B.. ...--. ..
Russell Faded. .a---. .::.. -...
Then there's Lefty Russell. When
he was southpawing for the Baltimore
Orioles he @as about as neat pitch
ing proposition as anybody could wish
Hired by the tall Mr.. Mack and shut
cut tho Red Sox in 1916. Everybody
lad visions of another Plank fer 1911.
Eut hlGoie. .
Lefty wasn't worth nickel r171c
IS .wirlnr Connie Mack sill hung
10 thc boy like G.. Death FEt c~"n
grim death has something on the thin
Hogan. 'Ni2ctecn twelve lefty hal
hjs chance @ad couldn't como G,7o5s.
Dispatched to the minors, and there
he remains.
Insta0cC3 like these are niC9GifUiv
s:prinkioi over the history Of baseball
On the other hand. the guv who has
tbe stuff and doesn't CHOW Al the STAR
usually manages TO exc cut q sails
factorv existence latcr in his career.
amp the Hon. Richard de Marquis, Or
Rubc Vanguard, for instance.
When he came fol. that 1909 beans
from Indianapolis TO the Giants he vas
like one Of the late lamCnted SHG-
mons lilies Reuben w9s not per
mittcd to tell and neither to spin.
So the list runs. There are otter5-
CHANGING down the iIius.rinH3 past C12
wonders # Tesreau will finger b. til
war8ide Ike Cole, Or will Cheney
cease tn be . viz when the natiOn3l
frp;ic gt.rtG tho Tg:=nI.fS aE tn cir wiz