The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-23

Braves To five hits. lie looks to be
in shape for another great season.
Alex. scorned the temptations OF
the Feds lie differs from hat other
Alexander the Great, who was al
ways hankerlng for new fields in
which to operate.
Matt Sippel broke gu yesterday
lie chirpcd this wheezei Good
baseball news from the south Amer
leans raided the federals and got
Vera CRUZ
We promised Matt to put that In.
That is neither an excuse nor a pal
hation. II is just an explanation
We expect To get shot just the same
For statistical reasons Il Ia well for
the student OF the American league
lace to keep an eye on the perform
ance of Frank Chances Yankees. n
Chance has "a stronger club with
which 90 campaign through the start
of the season this year. IL may make
a considerable difference in, the pen.
nant race shifting the balanee n lit
tie towards any western club tina,
shows real power. Last year the
eastern clubs fattened on New York.
which won hui ~ out of 81 games In
the east. The Mackmen took IL
games from them aud lost but five
Washington took 10 and Boston ~.
They ran over the team In tho
..AuM. .A.U - a. n. a..
time Chance brought New York west
he had his club IN much better shape
lpnd vas not So easily trimmed. Ills
record with the west is 40 won ana
"a lost. Towards the end OF the year
he had a winning club. but the east
ern teams got a crack at him when
his cam was In bad shape and boost
ed their averages at his expense.
Just about the time the black
smith chorus is due to charge the
Federals with being accessories be-
fore the fact to those II 10 and i3-
Inning games. the Athletics and BIOS
tons start pulling deadly-looking tic
grappies
Connie Mack IL said 10 be look
ing wTinkled and worn because OF
the poor showing OF the Athletics.
Connie has a few wrinkles that he'll
show the other fellows before the
season ends that may shit the worn
aspect to some other map.
Baseball players like Cobb ami
Mathcwson-of which there are
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final words In their particular form
OF genius. They carry the rare ac-
ulty of being able to travel just fact
enough TO win.
when jackson hated .t0S Cobb
went on to .42O. But when Jackson
only batted $40. Cobb stopped at 39i.
His speed was varied each season
and all he used was merely enough
to finish in front.
Il II no longer Jack Johnson, but
Jean Jeanfil. The exilcd smoke has
taken out his first naturalization pa
pers In France. and viii do his fight
ing-ring and court-hereafter as a
Frenchman.
For the fanatic who churns his
gray matter over the large and i'm
portant affairs going on In the base
bail fields OF battle. there are a GER
tain number Of things 80 consider In
the early stages Of the conflicts
which viii have an important bear
ing ON the two races
For instance:
What effect will 90 years and is
campaigns have upon Hans Wagner?
What effect will 80 years and is
campaigns have upon Napoleon La
ioie7
what form will Joe GOD assume
GftCr a long lay-off last season ahi a
complete separation from his APP
pendiX?
What assistance will Ia Walsh pe
abie To furnish Russell Cicotte ana
Scott
And further:
What machine morale will Hank
O'Day be able TO instill In the Cubs
How viii Grin's new pitchers be
able Ia helm ONT Johugon and Roch-