Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-05
WALTER JOHNSON WELL
LIKED IN BIG LEAGUE

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aon = without doubt the best liked
Dail player IN the bic organisation. re
+ efpatcr N defeRl thais victory
when he Ma hIt hard in the game
n4Ni Cleveland some Of the writer
viii lhe team said THAI johnson had
3 bad dat. due 20 ina fact that he had
3 asiR htck Every player who vent
- lne Bat went bach ~ The bcnch
edgiilIns that the "bla seeder was
not right But Johnson came forth
With the fellorinH when the matter
wa4 put y him
n thouent Z had everyfhins on the
bail that ever had. but got good
lacing ~ an are bound 70 get some
Time That n ala there Is 20 II. 1
have no aIibl ~ make"
X IL that kind of talk which makes
johnson % wen liked by every hall
player who has met him.
There are a number Of pitchers in
the American league who can not get
away with tho bAlk. A. soon np they
pull one tho umpire calls a. rul that
le not the case with I'd Walsn Whisn
can set away with more baiks than
any pitcher In tho business and h still
getting away with them. Walsh
eAueht Elxly-six men on flrst base last
SEASON. and about ave DaikB were cali
"a on him which. he figures. Is a good
percentage. The managers 81 other
clubs are continually Kicking when
walsh makes hls bafk. but there Il
nothing doing In the way Of calling
them Il must be that Il II Ed. walsh.
Baseball players In the Han johnson
organization say that Billy Evans u
about the best umpire they ever met
" You can talk TO hisn and he will
reason with you" they say Evans
has frequently said that ne boOted
one, but that Il could not be changed.
Frank Chance has gone 30 far as 70
say that he could not start an argu-
lnent with a man like Evans what
r. more, Bin always gets along with
the players ana never cans" man
unless u ID absolutely necessary.
Frank Chance was never 80 mad IN
an hin basebalI days ~ he was In the
fifteenth Inning of the game Ia Cleve.
land. which resulted IN tie. n All
came about when Cree WAS caught on
third bare with the hidden balf
trick. There was no one out Chance
was down In the dugOmt Of the cleve-
land bench, ectling peep az the
game. The manager had an idea
that there was something doing and
shouted 70 Goasett, who was coaching,
70 keep Cree on the bag until he
found out where The bail was. 0ousett
evidently did not hear the manager.
Cree walked on tho bag and was
touched out By Olsen. Chance ravcd
like a lion and soaked Gonseit with
y ane. but Il Is believed he took u
back. That WAS one time thar the
Yankee players saw Chance 81 his
worst,
There arc many scrlbes around the
eastern end Of the circuit who are
looking for the Cleveland Dub 60
"crack" and get down where they
say they belong. But the Maps look
better than The majority aive them
credit for. A long a. they have Larry
end Joe Jackson numbering the ball
and a couple % their pitchers going
good. the Maps are not likely to take
the big tumble. The Cieycland play
srs evidently have the right spirit
On the last western trip the writer
was IN their club house. and every
member 81 the team thought they
were sosng 90 vim the pennant. They
may moi % that. but there - no doubt
that they have the right spirit
The white sox. according 20 the
ball players in the Ban J0hnsin league.
are 81 the opinion that Callahan has
about the best pitching stan In the
league, and that n going % keep the
stock yards ciub up ln the race. Scott.
walsh. LANCE. and their new man
Russell with Benz are al doing good
work.
While on she subject 81 Jimmy Cal
lahan. Il may be said that he II one
manager thai took great deal OF
'punk out Of 4 baseball fan who
wanted 10 tell him how 20 run the
learn Ten days ago Callahan was
saichlns clcotte and Walsh warm
ms ~.
"say. cal" yelled this fan from
box scat Don't pitch Walsh To-Day, |
b. hasn't got thing but that glove.
have been watching him warm up
Callahan walked over 10 the box
! here the bon iunnagcr Rss seated
nd bat,ed this ouii
New have been looking you oper
~ long lime and yoH saeH a. anew
sreal deal about the game. Now, a
on would only plan, 5eurielft IL fP1i