The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-10


barRh and Pittsburgh turned right
around and licked them m nine.
II they Dust Brown as manager OF
the ~. Louis Feds. Il is said he will
be- kept on as scout, UTILITY mar aud
general aide. His lion-hearted sup
port OF the new league az the start
b. said to be appreciated.
Maybe. Wen wait and see what
the guys who shell out really do.
We have a suspicion that all mag
mates are alike. except comiskcy,
They do say he has a thought now
ana then that has entirely to do with
sport and nothing whatever with the
box office.
They put ave stitches In Ray DEM
mitt's chin and three stitches in
George Viewers head after their re-
cent collision. but what's a few
stitches to a pair % sox?
clyde Milan has a broken jaw.
That's what comes of trying to make
one ordinary human mouth express
exactly what a ballplnycr thinks "t
an umpire.
George Kircher, the ATLANTA util-
ity man and komick koacher. didn't
know what a baseball game was un-
al he was 10, and didn't know until
this season that he was a funny a
George seems slow "a size himself
up. but goes well when he starts. He
began life as a butcher boy.
Hans Wagner has also fallen for
golf. Hans may Introduce some
| thing new To the game. They are
strong for form" In golf. Hans
! never has had any form In the
Geld or NJ bat, but he gets there Just
the same.
Nfmn ire KLEIN vent along until
June IS without chasing n player
from the field. But on June 20 ne
happened TO be umpiring n game ~
which Heinie Zimmerman played.
Heinie Groh. Of the Reds, has a
position az the plate hat differs
greatly from the stand Of any other
player. He faces the pitcher square
~. but as soon as the ball II pitched
VIZ kNkANM " lAAA ANAtt ~ - -
good position when he makes his
swing.
The rise IND fall and general DRIFT
OF ball players has been commented
upon before. Many of the stars Of
the game have been sent back and
then have returned as budding won
ders. The latest additions are Cree
-. H - NaHa 49,
Derrick a two-year trial and found
him wanting. Chance gay him an
oiiicr trial and found him worse
Then. after passing 10 the minors.
he II bid back In NJ $i0.oo0 and rated
the best minor league shorutop OF
the rear,
Probably 80 per cent OF the bal
players In the majors have been senl
back at one time or another as beinr
unfit These fan back into the mi
nor leagues. where their experienced
In The big leagues has helped then
develop and has Impaired added con
idence, and they are soon moving
like gray stroaks. In these stirrinl
days. and equally stirring times. how.
ever. "A ball player has TO look con
siderabiy like a piece OF junk before
he IN cast on. Talent has grown toe
scarce with the three leagues In this
field to take a chance. Any able
bodied bloke with a pair of legs, ons
whole eye and one unchanged arm
10 liable 20 be seized and shanghaiet
at any moment for the service OF tn
same. Don't take a nance on throw
Ing or catching a baseball unless you
desire 90 see big league service. You
are In danger ef being overpowere,
by a scout and dumped into the boz
score at n moments notice.
If We owned q ball club and has
the pick OF one 0utfielder Il " NOR
than a matter OF doubt as TO wheth
er We wuoid take any 0utfielder 10
the game. barring Cobb, In prefer
ence 90 Burns. The Giant sta 4
batting over ~.3O0-above both Speak
er and Milan. He has stolen NOR
bases than any one % the four an,
has scored more runs. In addition
10 that. he IL a brilliant outfielder
better than Cobb or Jackson. and ol
a par with Speaker and Milan. NJ
Is fast as a streak, has a great arm
and IS never huft or a Of cOndi
ton, He hasn't as much tempera
ment as some OF the others, but h
plays ms good baseball. Burns IL un
doubleday the greatest ail-arounl
outfielder the National has known 4
many years"
after the ~. Louis pair come
Washington with Milan and Gandil
They have n joint mark OF asa, witt
i59 hits In $50 AZ bats. Boston. witt
Speaker and Lewis. has a ISL sci
this representing 1856 hits IN 55t @
bats. Demmitt and John Collins q
the White sox can show only a per
centage Of al. In $40 az bats the.
grabbed t56 hits.