The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-22


ford are fielding brilliantly and bat
ling with the same old cluut DOME
H. daily displaying his best pro-
duet az short. with "a better tendency
hitting the bail Moriarty nd
third Is doing the best work ~ his
and Stnnage h working hur-
der and CATCHING better ball than he
has shown In the last three years.
As a matter Of curiosity we ask:
What would Charley TAFT take Cor
the Gus now"
According to authentic Information
Chicago. Brooklyn, Baltimore
and 81. Louis the early report hat
the F.derals would blow up before
May was greatly exaggerated.
Manager StallinEs comes forward
with "a statement, the gist of which
seems to be: "tv g. a good ball
club, Observation-Disclosures
what has become 81 the old-fash-
Toned Wagner who used t. bat $40
ami block oasehits all around the
yard. Answer Just about where no
was IN 1895 only a triflc moreso
while Detroit. with "a competent
balanced pitching staff. seems To nave
more defensive strength than the
Mackmon. they can't match the
Wrccking WALTON 81 the Athletics, wen
with cobb and Crawford.
Speaking Of sam Crawford. he
seems 60 be trying 20 hit every bail
pitched over the route he travelled In
going around the world
Joe Wood made his first appear
unce Of the season last week in tho
ninth inning Of q game against the
browns.
In spit Of the fact that he - the
can OF major league players, Wal
Lace IL still playing a grand game at
short.
" iuhh 'hNh anu IthWlNAu 10 IaFN
the first defeat uf the scason into
pitcher Caldwell Of the Yankees.
Doubtful IL slim enjoyed Il the more
Tor that.
Pitcher Royce. Of Hamilton college,
who. as noted got go strlkcouts three
weeks ago. staged a performance last
Friday similar 10 the remarkable cX-
|hibition given here by pitcher Har-
old Clarke. Of the Indian school He.
likc Clarke. got ~ strikeouts. ticing
the college record. iis victims boz
his second remarkable game were
University OF Rochester batsnon.
Royce and clarke bid fair TO rank
Ias the college pitching finds OF the
season.
The Boston Americans haven't
made a homcrun yet this year-and
Speaker and Lewis are wearers OF
the crimson hose.
II anything like M truth has been
told about Iris Speakers salary. q
has been costing Boston a little over
500 a hit from the centorneld star.
THE dope has u that Speaker gets
500 a game. Including the contest OF
"Wednesday week. Iris had taken part
In q games and made 20 hits, at
something liz sos q hit. -Four
doubles and two triples are added
value Tor the Boston club. Tristram's
average was .2Ii.
-
They say Il will be pitching ~
which the National league pennani
must finally be decided MCGraw Is
better equipped han clark in hurl-
ling New York has the Big Four Of
Mathcwson. Marquard Tesreau and
IDemaree. with a good relief hurlel
Ia Art t'rommc. So Ear Pittsburgh
has had first class pitching from bul
two men. McQuillan and Adams Rob
insou. a good southpaw, Is now viii
1.-The Cardinals. liondriN has skippc,
10 the F'cderals and Harmon and Con.
lzelmnn have shown nothing 90 speHl
of
McGraw SAYS II b. hard to drive
team that has non a league cham
pionship. The players believe the'
viii be invinciblc onc they get go
ing"
Each club having played some 2
or more games, the soc list OF tn
iArnerican league D. beginning To shoy
! It's usual good ride The league hR
been notable for its few in-and-ou
|lhitters. n few new names every year
Ia few old ones dropping but In III
main the same list of swatsmen "a
on top.
OF the IS men who are In IA so
lclass. six finished above that mar
both lea 1912 and 1913. Two NOR
hattod 500 IN 1912 but not In 1915
The rest were never 500 hitters. bu
OF these one h. IN his first seaso
Hand two in their con year In IA
league. ana may be- real soc men.
ii Wb. IA pffurH nf VuaNaUw 1FIu