The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-26
NO PHENOMS RISING
ON HORIZON Of
ATHLETICS
None Of the Youngsters Show
Startling Promise, but
Mack Isn't in a Hurry to
Develop Talent.

Connie Mack viii not come out of
the south this spring with "a Young
Eddie Collins. u kid" Plank. or u
Babe Baker. There are apparently
no phenoms In Mack's 1914 crop 81
Yanigans. That o.. none of the
YOUNGSTERS who are getting their nrst
trial with the team VIII prove TO pc
wonders this year.
They may be In other seasons, but
they are not yet ripe FOR fast COM
pany, and there Is a reason why Com
ME will not hasten their development.
This reason IL that there Is no nee
essity TO hurry the youngsters.
With a quartet OF inhcldcrs who are
still young la years and "a trio of play
crs In the outhelh who should be good
In several more seasons, Connie is not
In any immediate need of players 20
take the places OF any of his regular
helders and he has two good substi-
tutes from last years team To an IN
with. These are Innelders Billy orr,
who have shown a lot of improvement
over 1913, and Pete Daley, the out-
fielder.
Recruits Are Young.
The men who are being given
trials this spring are all under the
voting age. They are the kind OF ma
terial that can be coached slowly and
carefully. IL is probably better Tor
their future that they should not he
hurried.
Some OF them. like Mcinnis and
Brickley have never played even In 4
minor league. Their experience has
been confined to their school teams
and TO PLAYING IN the morning at
shibe park last summer. They are
good natural players who should oo
all the better for the careful coaching
which they have been getting, but
they are not likely to be sensations
during 1914.
In other seasons II should be differ
ent with them and with some OF the
other youngsters Hike Kopf. Cruthers
and Karst.
Needs Good Backsicp.
II there IL going 10 be any disap-
poiniment from Manager Mack when
he figures M whaT ne has secured
from this years crop OF Yanigans u
will be in the pitchers and the catch
ers. The team needs one more good
backstop. Schang and Lapp, of
course. are figured on to do nearly an
Of the catching. with Ira Thomas on
deck In case OF emergency. But IN
case Of accidents Il would be advis-
able TO have another catcher handy
Either Sturgis or McAvory may be
the man who will land the berth.
There Is no telling what Connie Is
going 10 get from the young pitchers
lie has a big bunch from which TO Sc
lcct. Brown, Bush. Houck. Pennock
and Shnwkey should do better work
than they did last season. They have
had the necessary experience and this
hs the season when they should show
their true class.
II was necessary for Manager Mack
To work hts twirlers carefully last
year and on numerous occasions
theree or four Of them had TO be used
IN the same game with Bender doing
pinch pitching duty many times. II
the Young pitchers who were with the
team last year develop as they should
the necessity for SO many twirlers be
ing used In games as WAS the case tn
1913 should not be SO great.
But even granting that Brown
Houck, shawkey, Bush and Pennock
come along Ia good style, there Is no
doubt but that Donnie would like 60
| md "a twirlinR gem in his 1914 crop
q young pitchers. A "southpaN rs
especially dcsiced.
As Harry Davis Is not on the list
Of players this year there Is room left
for Connie to carry a few extra twirl-
| ers. The limit Is Is players. THIS
would permit him to carry four catch
ors, six innelders, hve outGslders ana
ten pitchers. He has eight twiriers
left from the past season. These are
| BENDER. PLANK. shawkey, Houck.
| Bush, Brown, PenBock and Coomhs.
| This will permit Of 1874 pitchers being
| selected from the YOUNGSTERS or three
more In case &c is decided not TO carry
/ more than three catchers.
So the great problem Of Manager
| Mack and his assistants, Davis aud
| Thomas, Il Ia md some young pitch
ors who look promlsing enough 20 bee
kept for development. Who these
men are no one can tell al this time.
| The competition II going 10 very close
and the selections may not be made
until the Ynnisans get back 60 Phii-
adciphia on April ~.
To CALIFORNIA HOAIESEEkElts.
A party comprising several Albu-
querque people win leave on or about