The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28


not tho slothtul array which pens por-
tray and word painters daub about.
MClAleer Is Wise.
McAleer Is AS wise as they come in
the American or any other league. AS
Il player himself Jim was a dandy at
the time he was the speed boy Of the
old Cleveland Spiders outfit AS
manager he almost dragged st. Louis
To bunting In 1909. and as tho presi
Dental factor OF a ball club. suffice
it to say that he was the directing
and business head of the Red Sox
when they won the worlds series last
year their second time since the or
ganlzation Of the American league.
Thus words that fall from the presi-
Dental HIPS OF Mao are worthy of cre-
dence, even If tho author believes tho
Judgment back Of tho statement be
awry,
George stovaiI has the best pitch
ing staff -nnrleaGua- tndayr@Sat6
] McAleer during a recent tanning bee,
! He has four pitchers who comprise
/ the best balanced stan In the Aneri-
can league, and measures up 70 equal
fly with any In the rival body.
GIVE me Hamilton. Leverenx,
Baumgardner and Mitchell. not to
speak OF Stone. too, and the Red Sox
would have carried home this race IN
| a grip. II birmingham had that
/ quartet the Maps would have torn
through the Macks by the Fourth Of
July II Griffith had this staff with
Johnson, the battle for the flag would
have been q walltaway for the Wash
ington team.
And II Connie Mack had Harnil-
ton Leverenz. Mitchell and Baum
gardner, along with Chief Bender and
| Eddie Plank. there wouldn't have been
any race at all once the season started,
with the other teams weakened by In
turtes
Now. here's what makes that STAFF
a grand pitching array: Hamilton Isn't
| beaten by any southpaw in the Coun-
| try. Give him ball club behind him
and the games that he would wfF
would make him the sensation OF the
league. Leverens IS a topnotch young
ster. too. and would win barrel O!
| games with a first division club.
Baumgardner Hard TO Beat
'FBaumFardner. when he settles
| down to pitch, is tough fellow to
| beat, while believe that Roy Mitch.
| ell Ia tust as good right handler a&
we have found breaking into the
| league since II started. Two swell
southpawa and two corking right
| handers-you don't beat that,
| Il only wish that the He'd S0x mex
season started out with four men like
the Browns pitchers. With Joe WOOD
| and Bedient In shape, and Collins GO
ing good you would need pair o,
marine glasses to discover any race
after the last OF June"
! Our idea OF treading the primross
| paths hand IN hand with smilins
| Dame Fortune is expressed neatly ant
| personally in the case of J. Lavan
| This young man came out OF the cias
| sic halls of old Michigan and agreed
| TO PROFESSIONALISM his baseball talent
| for n fixed stipend. payable by tbs
| Browns. TIavan could field like a mar
vel and was az fast as n whippet. Blu
when II came TO stickwork he wa
bat blind He couldn't hit anything
but a pose at the plate.
| Colonel Hedges decided to divorce
IAvan from his salary list and tn
y usual waivers were asked. Then II
stepped G. Mack and purchased Lavai
: at the waiver price, owing TO the Ill
- ness Of Barry and Orr, Now this kit
\ who was a trifie too fraYed TO last II
4 St Louis bids fair 10 get n chance t.
slice his share OF the worlds serte
melon, which will be a rotund melo1
this season. To creep from tn
\ Browns at the bottom to the leader
in the first season in the big show l
4 rather splendid matter--for tn
youthful Lavan,