Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-04
Brave PITCHERS
GOOD FOR YEARS
James,, Rudolph, and Tyler All
Young; Whole Team
Should Last.

Chicago. a,Niov.. 3.---R0o"uu 3 trio Of
pitching stars-Rudolnh, James and
Tyler-should keep thu Graves in, the
fore for at least two more years.
Since the unexpected '.cfea5 OF the
Athletics there has boon much spec
ulation as to how long the Boston
team would remain al ;he top. Some
,dopesters haveaybean inclined to re-
gard the victory OF the Braves ;his
fall as an accident. They say next
year the team will he back in the old
rut again, fighting mar to keep in the
first division. -
The powerful PITCHING staff that
Stallings has gathered is going 10
make. the Graves a team to be reck-
aoned with for at least two years,
many believe. Tyler is the Oldest of
the three. stars, and his finish will
come sooner probably than that of
Rudolph and James. Tyler is still
young enough to be coun cd on as a
star of the first magnitude for at
least two summers. .H-.
The extreme youth Of the Braves
as a whole makes 1t look as If Stall
ings had hit upon a combination that
is going to be good for a much longer
time than anyone has figured. John
ny Evers is the Oldest member Of
the team. The Trojan is still n Young
man and can be counted on to deliv-
err the, goods for five years OF more.
Evers is only so years old, but he has
been through enough to give him the
experience of a man five years older.
Maranville is in his early twenties
and has ten long ears on the ball held
before him. The other members of
the squad are in between Maranyille
and Ivers in age.
Mann. Connolly and Moran are all
youthful enough to be regarded as
Youngsters, while Schmidt and Smith
are good for five years Of fast work
before. showing signs ci slowing up.
y y The old saying is that a ball team
is as strong a its weakest spot. The
Braves are so well balanced there
does not eem to be any especially
weak point. One of the strongest fea-
lures about the team is that every pO-
siticn is filled by a player who is fast
and young and can deliver equally
Cll with III I'LL ma vi Lily lSuA ~
Even the substitutes, Stallings has
sittingon the bench, are Dung players
who generally make good any time
they are called on to help out. Deal
was a shining example during the re-
cent big series. Whitfield did some
grand playing at the close of the sea-
son, and Gather is another who a
fill j. when called upon and can deliv-
er IS well as the regulars.
Stallings has not overlooked any
thing in. getting his combination to-
gether. Hank Gowdy is the first
catcher and has a big advantage over
any other %backstop on the staff, but
Whaling is not a bad receiver by any
means. The latter can be counted on
to do his part if it should happen that
the r%ed-headed star was forced to lay
off. gj,,r @ el..5t
J The fact that the Braves are so
strong in the pitching department Is.
what makes them look like champions
for at least two yearsmore. Connie
Mack won the championship when his.
and Chief Bender were beginning to
go back when the White Elephants
tramp]ed the Cabs inTthe. fall of 1910.
IL Jack COombs had remained in the
new game, the Philadelphians would
still be regarded as a very prominent
contender fer next years world'sl
championship, in spite of their loss
of four straight this year. 49,.
Connie Mack has no pitching staff
to fall back on for a hard campaign
next year. He may have some young
stars in the making. but they have
not developed as yet. Stallings, on
the other, hand, has Won with his
young pitching staff. Just when it was
coming up. The fact that every other
team in the National league looks
weaker for next year makes Boston as
certain of landing the colleague pen
nant again as anything car be inbase-
ball. s,a. .., ~ .&r. ., a
CLUB DANCE TONIGHT.
Professor Colvin will give a club|
dance in the modern dances tonight,