The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-17
HAL SHERIDAN
BASEBALL STORY
McGraw 10 Depending Upon Big Jeff
Tesreau to Pull the Giants
Ahead Of the Pirates
In Race.
.lM'CARTY AND SMITH
Four Youngsters to Back up Veteran
Pitchers and Give the Athletics
Chance to Cop the
Flag.
BY Hal Sheridan

BY Hal Sheridan.
written for the United Press.)
You say that there is nothing new
Beneath the shining sun;
You say the same old stuff is pulled
Across the ages run?
Well, how about this bally dope
Of which they've come to write
That Teller named McCarty's been
A duckin' from a fight?
There's nothing new beneath the sun?
There's no new stuff to spill?
The same old act-the same old junk
That's broken up the thrill?
Well, how about this bally dope
OF which they've come to write
That an Irishman, McCarty,
| Wasn't anxious for a fight?
NEW YORK. April 17.-Now that
the big campaign is under way at
last the main argument which seems
to crown the National League race is
whether New York or Pittsburgh has
the greatest pitching staff. There has
been more debate over this question
I than any other single incidnet con-
nected with the National League race.
| McGraw is shooting Tesreau, Mar
guard, Mathewson. Hemaree and Ames
/ against the enemy while Clarke is
using Hendrix, Adams, O'Toole, Cam.
| nitz and Robinson. It's tough angle
/ Bill KLEIN, the umpire, last season
picked Tesreau, Maruuard and Math-
/ ewson above Hendrix, Camnitz and
Adams or O'Toole but many believe
!; that the Pirates have the edge As
/ the National League race promises to
settle quickly between these clubs,
/ the flag is fairly sure to 60 to the one
which can show the best pitching.
! Clarke has veritable wonder In
/ Claude Hendrix but McGraw believes
that in JEFF Tesreau he has another
Walsh-a giant capable of pitching so
or 60 games and pitching this num-
] Der at top speed. A slabman OF this
robust calibre means a lot and II Tes-
reau can turn out this work with
I Mathewson and Marquard to back
Il him up, the Pirate corps will have TO
travel fast and far to get the edge.
Until Gunboat Smith and Lutte Nc
4 Carly hook up there will be no way
of obtaining any line upon the best
1 American heavyweight in the pale
} face class.
These two now stand out and the
, fistic public is waiting eagerly for
their clash. Smiths admirers believe
} the hard hitting Californian will end
the COW boy within ten rounds as Nc
: Carly isn't clever enough to keep out
! of his way and no man seems strong
: enough 10 soak up his punches and
: keep his feet Wells, the clever Brit
!. on, wasn't fast enough to keep away
from Smith and Mckay, the Canadian
giant. wasn't big enough to absorb
his wallops. In any event McCarty
has his work cut out when the two
! clash And McCarty isn't the only
! near champ with worry attached
+ Willie 6IICule 10 CNCn W.T. S vi 90 ~
: has two coming at him. Willie al
Z present is undecided whether to NEE
Joe Rivers, a slashing slugger, OF
I Freddie Welsh who is marvel fol
s speed and stiffness. In other words
2 Willie isn't decided as to whether M
/ would rather run the risk Of gettins
y his block knocked off or partake of ar
n equal risk Of being outpointed. Quite
i an engaging problem, a. that.
2 Since the Athletics have shown fou
:, frst-ciass young pitchers in addition
!. TO Plank, Bender and Coombs the,
: are being picked far and wide to bea
out the Red Sox Mack now ha'
three veterans and four fine young
! sters TO work with and back of then
the hardest hitting ball club in eithe
league. II this combination Ism,
:. enough to win there's no forecastin'
:, any result.
n Judging by the way Walter johnson
. has finished UP his spring work, HI
q SIN is able to push the ball from tn
i. pitchers box TO the home plate with
" out calling for caddie.
. Frank Chance ~ wearing hea'
y gear and umpires looking after Chi
cago Cub battles are wearing full
suits u armor And after all, II was
N nj the head that Chance frs. hal
trouble VIII, The bean hat he wore