The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-07
IN MAJOR LEAGUES

Pretty nearly every time the Ath- Ietics win the Cleveland nine comes
 across with victory. A fellow would
 be able to live comfortably for the
 rest of the summer if he had the re-
 ceipts of the first game between the
 two teams
 The Detroit team is we'll supplied with freak names. There is House, a pitcher; Bush. an infie1der; High. an outflelder. and Willett. a pitcher.
 Some day some scribe will write that Hugh Jennings has a House that he w111ett at 8 fairly High price. A good chance for a Bush leaguer to be a Gamer.
 When Manager Callahan of the Chi cago White Sox released George John son. the Indian pitcher. to Cincinnati, it was said that the redsdn was a bloorner and that he would blow'' be- fore July 1. Maybe so. But the Phil lies have been the only outfit to get to the Indian so far.
 It was undoubtedly fortunate thing for the American league when Connie Mack of Philadelphia allowed Joe Jackson bo go to Cleveland. Had the wonderful hitter been retained by Mack the Athletics would have made a runaway race of every flag race during the last three years. A player of Jackson's prowess with the bat, when added to team like the Attn Ietics, would make them absolutely unbeatable. and as a result there would be little interest in the pennant chase.
 One unarve1s how league teams of a few years back managed to go through a season with 12 or 13 players, when finds itself pushed for material even though the majors carry 25 players. In the old days few players were ever idle. Pitchers played the outf1eld when they were not pitching, while catchers were constantly being used in the infield when they could be spared behind the bat It would seem that the players were more versatile in those days or the standard of play was not as high as 1t is today. The average pitcher can pitch and that lers nlIp out. He could not fill any other posi- ton satisfactorily and is idle about five days out of every week. When the pitchers were forced to play other positions they naturally acquired ao1l- ity aside from pitching and this made them of more value to tnelr teams.
 TJewspapermen and out-of-toWn fans at the National league grounds in Bos- ton have noted the short rlght ana left field fences, and nave oLlen mar veied why more balls were not knock ed over them for home runs The an swer is that every pitcher in Boston makes it point to keep the ball on the outside of the plate as liar as pos sible. and gambles less on sneaking over g, ball in the groove" than in any other grounds in this circuit. A batter who pulls to right, or a right-handed batter who pulls to left, who gets a fast ball over the cen ter of the plate at which he can de- liver his natural swing. has little trouble in whacking a long fly that will clear the blanks in Boston; but if a pitcher serves him one like that 1t is because something has gone wrong with his delivery.
 The acquisition of Hal Chase may make the Chicago White Sox real con- tenders in the present race. Notwith- | standing the fact that Chase has not been going well with the New York team. there is no question about his ability. A change of clubs is going | to make wonderful difference in Chase. He has been with the New York club too long for his own good. 1 Conditions there have not been of the | best SO far as- he is conceEned.r and