The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-14
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ST. Louis is well stocked with Mil
lers. The Feds Of that community
nave ". Miller and the Mats "a Jack
Miller. Charles Miller and q Miller
Higgins.
Visiting teams are complaining OF
the unusual height Of the pitchers
mound at the polo EroundH, Ia New
which h b. claimed. gives the
New York pitchers an unfair advan-
tage.
The New York team b. one Of the
undue advantages tina New York
pitchers have had hitherto. one or
two clubs this season. however, iook
as II they were capable OF chipping
some OF the undue off the advan-
tage-if they don't Kick the stufnng
out of the advantage altogether.
Wilhert Robinson promises TO be-
come n of the most popular man
ayers Brooklyn ever had. The fans
of the Church city are all roofing for
him.
President Ebbcts Is about to put In
"A bid for the Mexico city franchise.
lie has just learned that they aver
age some six holidays 10 the week
down there with plenty Of rain for
double-headors
Though the Braves have started on
poorly the fans at the Hub have
great faith In George Stallings. Bos-
ton, Il will be remembered, dropped
va.UsH 800. H. 81. -. ST.
lings got the team working right.
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The Cubs miss Evcrs and Bridwell.
Bnl sweeney Is comparatively slow.
while Zimmerman ~ not "a shortstop.
Art rhelan probably Will play short
and zimmerman will so bach to third
base IN the near future.
-Four eX-Giants. namely. BreEnahan.
Bowegman. Duhlen and Tonney. hay-
ing failed as II Is now up
10 Robinson, Herzog ans Mccormick
to show that the McGraw school can
turn out successful pilots of baseball
teams.
Pitcher Marshall OF the Phinlcs has
a way of clipping the corners which
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Fred Merkle ON three pitched balls.
n cities in the Southern Michigan
league do not show enough enthus-
iasm In supporting their clubs they
Will not have "a chance 10 see them.
The schedule viii be disre9nrded and
the team sent a-roving. playing On the
road instead OF at home.
This Is an old Central league trick,
the schedule la hat circuit being
pretty generally disrerardod. II was
tried IN the southern Michigan last
year I'm the case OF Flint and proved
successful.
Jimmy Callahan has 30 many good
pschers that he could use a different
twiricr In each innings Of a nine-in-
ming game. Jimmy needs them. foi
while the Sox are not hitting "a lick
Callahan is forced TO take out "a pitch
or eevry two or three innings in order
10 let a pinch hittcr go to bat FOL
him.
Ty Cobb has failed Co set aWay q
his dying start after battin honora
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John j. McGraw declared the othel
day that Pittsburg alone stood be
tween his Giants and "a fourth con
sacutiyc pcnRant. He admitted thal
the Pirates OF 1914 were much mor'
formidable than he had supposed be.
fore the opening Of the season. Fol
Philadelphia ana Brooklyn he pre-.
diets an inevitable slump. Chicago
be- believes weaker than "a year age
and not likely 10 nsuro promlnentll
Ia a race Tor the pcnnalt.
"My Giants have looked bad %
several occasions, / must admit SAY
McGraw. but warm weather an'
regular work will remedy these de
ftcts. Pittsburgh has the jump on M
now aud Pittsburgh lever was a quic'
starter. That old man Wagner h Al
TO all his former tricks. lie looks a
good as ever and n that gang o
Clarke's ever gets too big a handicni
on as they Will he mighty tough @
beat.
The loss OF Wilbert Robinson /
blamed by many for the poor shown.
OF the Giants. Mike Donlln n sup
posed 10 be Milling his shoes, but ca
hardly be said to be doing 80. II
almost a rule that the successful man
aFer must have "A lieutenant.
! Sometimes this Is a player In IN
ranks. sometimes an ordinary assist
ant manager. McGraw has had Rot
inson. Connie Mack has Harry Dasl
and Ira Thomas. JENNINGS once ha
Donovan and now has Jimmy BurS'
Clark has always had Hans WaRne
Callahan relies on Kid Gleason. TheI
Z h such a man In nearly every clul
I n Donlia fails In his Job, Il IL prot
4 able that Il will devolve naturally @
chrlssy Mathewson. who Is best htte
4 10 take hold.
Explaining the poor start OF a