The evening world., 1913-04-02
BY BOzEMAN BULCER.
Richmond. Va. Apri

discussing the coming
" nght with Frank Chances
" Highlanders at Ebbets neld
next Saturday It suddenly occurred
to group OF the Dodgers this morn
ing that they haven't q single spit
ball pitcher on the club. The only
possible exception Is Stack, and he Is
Just in the stage OF experiment. TO
make matters worse they were told
that on the Highlanders every twirl-
er from Russell Ford to Paddy Green
uses the splitter as main asset.
IT don't know hut what It is n good
idea for us not TO have one" said BIZ
Dahlen, as he Joined the crowd. 1T
will give the fans u flne chance to see
which style Of pitching IL the more ef-
fective."
Now there Is an Idea for YOU. but II Is
one that cannot be looked upon with
great Joy so far as the DODGERS are
concerned. II In baseball history that
the spItba,i twiriers have topped the
list OF winning pitchers, with the pos
sib,e exception Of Mathewson. for the
mast year or two. Even Matty uses II
occasicnal!y now.
pAhLEN THINKS WELL OF HIS
PITCHING STAFF.
Even with this dispucting Thought
Dahisn .s stubborn enough IN MS al
| herence % the old style of pitching 70
hs immense;y pleased with his present
stan. He thinks tina. Rucker Allen
Ragon. Kent and Stack will all be win
ners to say nothing OF Willie wagner
| the new phenom who has JUST broken III
Like Chance, McGraw ana others
Dahlen believes that more thah oo pc
cent. Of actua! strength IN IN the Wteh
inx stan. For that reason he mas p"
| ~. ,wirlers through "a much harde
grind than the inhc'ders. ouWsioer
sra catchers. While the other player
,.sr. .,opped from work on account o
.., srounas at Augusta, the BrOoklyi
n,tchers were working like beavers u
IN. backyard OF the hotel. conse
ouently they are much further sd
vAnced. Al,
Nan Ruclker win be at top form With
week or ten days. He says that a
he needs is little more strength !
his arm. It II not sore. hut trim
! waak from the winners rest Rucker
the IDOL OF the club. and the other pla,
ers are a. careful ABOUT him as II
: were n fine Jewel to he packed up an
nut away every niEht, On him they d.
mend for a victory over Frank chant
next Saturday. He will pitca thu
game and, II ne fnds the rest sun
Client, will also work In the openir
game Of the season week from to-da
/ Rucker is a very level-headed fello'
J, | and he and Daubert are giving Dahl'
a lot Of assistance In impressing upt
!. the whole stan the necessity Of bell
:. in shape right at the start They wa
10 get the jump. For few weeks Da
: len will carry siEht pitchers and ma
be nine. After that he with drop dov
Z to six. and no 10 faced with quite
task in making the selections. T.
!. pitchers on hand at present are Ruck'
d Allen. Yingling. Curtis. Ragon. Stae
n Wagner and Kent Then there Is a Z,
a low named Meter. who has not repoI
}. ed. All OF these men are good enou
n to Keep. Collectively they form st.
4 that 10 stronger than that of half
n clubs In the league. Stack n Ketti
l. pretty we'll along IN the service no
n and II In up to him to develop a spit
J. TO carry him through. lie was alwa
10 q calculating pitcher and perha
II knows the weakness OF the various bi
70 tsrs as well a. any man IN the leagu
Y MUCH EXPECTED or CURT
Il THIS eEAeoN.
Nush y sxosctsd Of Curtis ~ o.