El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-18
Sox Show Sentiment When
Big Ed Walsh Comes Back
Players at Close of Came Surrounded Former Tower Of
Strength and Pounded Him on the Back in Delight
When He Defeated the New York Yankees at
New York by Score of 20
BY DAMON RUNYoN.

much as anyone for his club. and tried 70
7 do twice as much again For ten years he
I they were up with the 'front.' runners or back
Steel Arm Fails.
Then. suddenly. that arm that seemed
| made Of steel failed him. and since last sum
mer Big Ed Walsh, the Meridian Marvel"
l has been a cripple The whisper ran around
/ the big league that he was through-that
he had gone the way Of all baseball flesh.
and wherever the whisper was heard there
was a murmur OF regret Baseball cannot
spare men like Ed Walsh
This the first time he has gone
through nine innings since the breakdown
came last season. He has been in other
games il IS true. but this was his real try
out More than the result OF the game
more than the result OF the season-hung
on this game far the White SoX were
concerned In a way the fate Of Ed Walsh
hung in the balance. II was real test.
And that is why his ball playing pals
rushed upon him and Rugged him to them
when the big chap came marching in to the
Between innings. on the bench. they pat
ted him and petted him and asked him how
he felt, and did he feel like going on, u
didn't he think he had pitched enough. and
hadn't he better have a drink Of water. and
was it too hot2 on the field behind his
bulky frame, they desperately tried their
very best TO win for the sake Of the big
fellow.
He pitched carefully. There vas not the
old time swish and swing 10 his delivery
as there was in the days when he was
always standing around with g baseball in
moments OF stress. but there was pitching
wisdom in his every move. Now and then
he tried his famous "spitball." Of which he
was perhaDs the greatest master the game
has ever known. and it broke true to the
twist Of his hand.
In the ninth inning he wobbled briefly.
one out. a base on balls two base hit. and
men on second and third. with a chance 10
the score Then the big fellow summoned
al MS skill and pitched he used to pitch
when greater things were at stake. Boone,
young and inexperienced. was an easy in
field out. big Ed himself taxing the lads
roller. and pausing only long enough to see
that the runner at third was secure before
tossing the ball TO Fourier
Next came Ray Caldwell. q dangerous hit
ter in the pinches batting for Ray Heating
the boy who had given the veteran such a
sturdy battle. and TO Caldwell the Big
Reef gave the best demonstration Of hfs
powers that he had yet shown He handled
the sluggish pitcher with consurnmats craft.
and finally Caldwell rolled a grounder 10
Buck Weaver for an easy out
The game was over. Big Ed Walsh had
come back
Jimmy Callahan walked over to the press
box At the gate were massed scores q
fans eager to shake his hand and tel him
now glad they were that Walsh had made
such a showing even though Il had TO be
at the expense Of the home team Thew
wanted 10 say Il all 10 Walsh himself but
ne was moving slowly across the field
Onward the club house, wrapped IN an old
sweater. his eyes bent TO the grass while |
wave Of applause swept the stands.