The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-09
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Connie Mack has released Baker
20 the Reading Tri-state team.
As a shock -absorher. we viii has.
ten 10 state that this Baker IL a
pitcher.
Jack Barry. the Athletics short
stop viii be out Of the game for at
least W. weeks longer aR a result
Of the spikinR he received during the
recent Washington series.
This season Barry started "a put
emphasis on q peculiarly OF his
that is. hitting when men are on
bases. His past batting averages
have given the true idea of his
value as "a hitter. His slams usual
~ came when there was a fellow
Mackman On be beited around. He
seems to be keyed up To hit whenever
the situation takes 81 the aspect of "a
pinch. Tins season he started hit
ting savageiy In pinches.
Veteran American league pitchers
have learned that with "a man on see
ond or third, especially II the game
is tight. u IL ne bad TO have Barry up
as Baker.
Up to one day las week Harry
Hooper OF the Boston Red sOx had
been hitting IN tough luck. ON that
day he received n telegram from his
home in California that n new son
had just arrived there. He celebrated
the event by batting the hall for W.
singles and "a triple. besides scoring
three runs. He now expects to bat
800 right along because Of the heir.
John J. Lannin. the new president
OF the itcd Sox, has added his voice
10 the general wall against leaving
the south too soon In he spring. He
says that next season he will remain
on the torrid side Of the Mason and
Dixie lin 40 long as possible.
The crab is a theorlst.' said one
OF the players who worked under
Eyers last year
"Evers inside baseballed himself
"a Of the managership last season.
With unners hugging his steps, he
had the batters picking off first. sec
end. third or fourth e pitch. accord
ing 20 the workings Of his own mind
Oftentimes the bunch was good. Hut
on as many occasions Il fizzled.
The case Of Evers is unusually in
%teresting Though regarded as a
baseball tactioian aeesnd To Maols.
possibly. ball players in general viii
tell YOU hat the crab viii never at
tain success IN u managerial capacity
The explanation In effect In hat
he IL temperamcutally unfit. too high
strung aud too prone To caustic and
crushing criticism.
"Hcinie" Wagner. the Red SoN
shortstop. Is out OF baseball FOR good.
Wagner has been suffering from
rheumatism In his right arm. This
was placed In "A plaster cast, which
was removed the other day. hut he
was still unable 10 use Il and II has
given up hope Of regaining his play
INK form.
Whatever M world tom may have
done FOR the other players, Waiter
L%evcrenz. the 81. Louis Browns
souihpnw. certainly has been thrown
OF his stride. Leverenz reported
after the tour with his arm In poor
shape. He has not been able to get
IN condition and Hickey does not be-
iicve he will be able TO use him FOR
two weeks.
on the Complexities Of the OOPS
this should be the year FOR Cleve-
land To- run away with the pennant.
Heretofore they have started off like
a Sysonby, oniy Co fish ike a truck
horse, Having gotten away at an op-
poHite pace they should not cause
trouble. The Maps are always a
h~igh-grndc bet In the art OF doing
exactly what you don't figure they
wnl-or not doing what you figure
IA a cinch.
Five years q Frek Clarke was
tagged TO quit and new he's leading
the Pirates for the hfteenth year.