Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-12
PRAISE FOR COBB
FROM CALLAHAN
Holds Famous Player Respon-
sibIe for Tigers Present
Winning Streak.
PLAYING BEST BALL OF
HIS INDUSTRIOUS CAREER
Benz or Scott to Oppose Walter
Johnson in First Game With
White Sox Today.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Jim Callahan and twenty-four members
of the Chicago White Sox arrived here
this morning from Pittsburgh, where they
played an exhibition game yesterday being
beaten. to ., with Ed Walsh pitching.
Callahan announced that either Benz
or Scott would be on the rubber for his
team this afternoon, and it y likely that
Waiter Johnson will oppose. Walter is
believed to be in form again, SO that
the chances are a genuine pitchers baltic
WI be staged.
Callahan says his team is playing high
grade ball again. after being in bad
stump. He st,H mas hope of landing Oh
top and expects the present eastern trip
10 he a Successful one.
When asked about the Detroit team
Callahan said:
Jennings team does not belong on top
and it won't stay there. Its success IS
entirely due to the wonderful playing OF
Ty Cobb. Cobb is better this year than he
has been in the last four or five. He is hit
ting like fiend and is, of course, having
all the breaks. If he hits a grounder at
intielder it is booted, and if he takes
chances d wild throw results He is
bunting and hitting this spring like never
before. He always has been a grand
ball player and he is more wonderful than
ever now.
But i don't think much of Jennings
chances for the pennant. The team will
not go along as it has even with the
wonderful Ty Cobb playing better than
ever.
According to Callahan there is good
chance for Ed Walsh to come back this
year He was beaten in Pittsburgh, but
it was rainy day and he could not use
his stuff. But he showed me that his
arm is in good shape and | look for him
to be of great help to us later in the sea
fkaFN too syrg,, 20
prove surprise in the east in my judg-
ment. The four teams out our way are
well balanced and | think~~e will make
it Interesting for the eastern rivals be
fore We finish in this section
Clyde Milan made some forward strides;
IN his base stealing yesterday, annexnS
three. In the fourth inning he and Eos
ter pulled a double steal. In the fifth
Milan stole second and he repeated this
performance in the eighth after hitting
for single. In every instance Milan
had the bag stolen long before Iapp's
| throw reached Collins. who covered on
every occasion. Now that Milan has
started to steal. it will not take him lonp
to make up for lost time He now has
six steals to his credit. which, however
| is triile below his standard.
Howard Shanks continues to do con
! sistent hitting. In the fourth inning YES
terday the old hard luck which has fol-
| lowed Shanks was again in evidence The
| line drive which he sent to left and which
| sent two runs home ordinarily would have
| cleared the bases and been at least :,
! three-hagser and perhaps home run
| But Baker leaped high in the air and
| DETECTED the ball enough to keep it from
going past Oldrirs, who was playing in
| left center for Shanks. Shanks got !,
| double and only Two runs scored MS a re-
/ suit.
/ Doc Ayers was unusually wild yester-
| day. giving two bases on balls which is
! more than he has handed out in any
| other game he has worked in this spring
! II was probably because he lacked con.
| troll that he was hit much more freely
/ than usual
Carol Brown did not last an inning
He walked Mcbride. the first man up
struck out Engel. and then Morgan hill
| for three bases and Brown as taken out
\ Talk about "A manager having patience
| with a pitcher: Mack certainly has gone
along with Brown a long while. Brown
| has not finished game this spring
| Every time he has attempted to pitch he
| has had to be taken out because OF his
wildness. Yet Mack has carried him TO,
| four seasons and is not yet satisfied that
Brown won't make pitcher.
Dear Mr. Sporting Editor:
| Why is it that we of Washington an
cursed by the 'hawkers'' of peanuts
candy. "segars," etc. at our ball park
Have YOU ever noticed how really de
! lghtfuf' it is to have some leather
iunged vender yelling at the top of hi:
voice. standing in your view whenever
| there is a tense situation? Surely thi:
condition should DE onliterated Between
innings would not be SO bad. but up ant
] down like tigers in their cages go thes.
pests all through the game. | bet thers