The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-02

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pitch hurting hand grenades at the
battle OF Gettysburg Working the
last four innings against the Rich
mond club last week. the Athletics
veteran had TO struggle with thir-
teen batsrIen, lie succeeded In fan
ming only six OF them. A youngateT
named Bresnahan, nephew OF Rog-
got a hit.
After Plank struck out Troutman
Mcintyre In the ninth. the out.
fieldors came into the infield I'm
pire WesterVelt objected to this. but
after some argument ne consented TO
the players %statloning themselves
wherever they desired. The infield-
ors moved in half way 60 the home
plate and the outfielders remained
on the base paths.
Amos strunk put on his slippers
and Eddie Collins discarded his
glove. PLANK then proceeded 20
strike out Ryan, who tried desper-
ately to connect with the horsehide.
Tor a drive past the infield would
have netted him a home run.
George Brown, the one-tlme Gil
ant. Is to be playing manager Of tho
New Britain. Conn, team Of the
Eastern icague this year. He was
with Minneapolis last season.
Battling Lcyinskl's aiibi for his
poor showing against Moiia In NH.
waukee is acute gastritis.
..As nm -o,,op.rt - am ,ure tberc
is no one / have q lace who l feel
has something one me 20 much as 1
do when up against Walter John
SON." said Eddie Collins.
"Speed2 1 never saw anything
like Il. Curves OH. what's The use
OF talking about Il? lie IL In a class
by himself, and the best / could
think 10 say about him would not be
enough"
Manager wilbert Robinson il shak-
ing up Brooklyn's batting order.
Jake Dauhert. who has been In the
cleanup position. may be his new
Iead-off man, though Cutshaw also
is being considered to top the batting
order. Wheat viii bat third. and
Red Smith fourth. In place OF Dau-
bert.
What happened 70 the Boston
HE'D Sox last year u what Is liable
to happen to almost any club tina
takes the worlds championship.
Over-confidence causes the men on
the team to think they know too
much baseball and that the manager
knows too little SAYS Christy Math-
ewson. In a recent article. This
made trouble In boston and resulted
In the team belne split up into sew
eral factions. The Athletics had a
touch OF il In 1914. when some 81
the veterans got 10 thinking thai
they we're good enough 10 win no
matter what KIND OF shape they
kept themselves in; but found out
they were not. After he Giants had
taken the worlds championship ia
1906, the players were bursting With
too much confidence the next year.
and we failed to repeat In our own
league. McGraw will tell you that
he put plays up TO his men to de-
eide themselves, instead OF delivering
the orders himself, and they ran
wild.
But" he says, Il learned ms les
son from that experience, and III
never do Il again
Doc scanlon. former Brooklyn
pitcher, has applied TO the national
/ commission for reinstatement, and
with the consent OF President Eb-
berts Of Brooklyn, viii take the man
agement OF an independent team IA
which Jake Dauhert has a financial
interest. Scanlon was traded TO thu
Philiies W years & for Eddie
stack. but refused to accept tbs
transfer.
The opening and closing dates ol
the principal leagues are as follows
National league. April H. Octobel
z; American league, April 10, octo
Der i; international league. Apri
"a, September z; Texas league, Apr
~; September z; Western league
April II. september 20; Three
league. April 80. September a. Nor
lthern league, Mag q. September z
lCentral league. April ss. September
z: American association, April IA
september %; southern league. Apr
LA, September ~; kGntucky-Indl
ana Tennessee. May ), September 7
"It IL harder TO hit In this league
than in the bigger ones. says a
Rorton OF the Venice, Coast league
team. Up In the big ones the pitch
ors lay the ball over and trust NOR
20 their outrelders. Up there whel
a bali l. hit, the outfieiders are eN
pected to get u. out here the pitch
ors work harder, and that b. wh
this IL a tough league"
DoOlan was absolutely the maste
lof National league shortstops' &C
lcording 10 a Philadelphia newspape
expert. lie made plays that n
lother man at the position coul
match. lie could throw nom an
position, aud he cut down basehlts
levery game. Mike was not a oattln
Titan. and very often famed or poI
ped with runners on base ana IN
lfans aflame. But his batting ~eai
mess aid not dctract from his defeni