Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-08

ly the previous season and SO he
sought out Connie Mack.
Collins Got Bonus.
Connie he said, Il don't think
am getting enough this. year"
What's the trouble, Eddie" asked
Mack. You signed that contract,
didn't you?"
Yes" admitted Eddie, but some Of
the other fellows are getting more. I"
However, Collins did not hold out
but played ball that year and went like
whirlwind He was also satisfied
Connie had made him some promise
of a bonus TO be paid at the end of
the season, and, of course. Eddie got
it. That is how Mack holds on to
his players, and | would like to see
any one pry player from him.
Pirate Club Is Weakened.
When Hendrix went to the Federals
the Pittsburgh pitching staff was strip
ped of good man and Of one who car
ried much Of the burden last season
and would have carried more of it this
Year. The Phillies have been torn
apart by the Federals and | don't look
for DOOlin's club to be up in the fight
at all this season.
The loss of GroO~>1 has hurt Wash
ington, the team which looked as if it
might make fight with the Athletics
this year. Cleveland was the club that
gave Connie Mack and his men a bat
tie last season and the Federals have
done a lot of damage there. I don't
figure the Maps to be in the going at
all for the American league champion.
Ship. Therefore, while the Federals
have not constructed a league of their
own which will play big league ball as
We know it, and as the fans know it,
nevertheless they have injured the
ether leagues to the extent of Jump
inE salaries and weakening the pen
rant cCntending teams.
Giants Recruits Fast
There are a speedy looking lot Of
recruits in this camp and it was sur
prising how they perked up with the
arrival Of MCGraW lie certainly jar
red some pepper into them. and he has
lately been paving a lot Of attention to
his sliding lit which is upholstered
with sand. and where he teaches the
tallaWay.
Nov dive for it," he wells as a
VOungster comes tearing down the line
for the pit "What we want are div.
ing players" he saws. You won't get
hurt SO much. eithor. if YOU hit the
dirt hard as if YOU liked it. It's chang
ing the mind that hurts so many men
in Siding
That the bows are diving is indicated
by the glngerly manner in which they
sit down when off the field. They
don do any sitting 10 amount to any,
thing while the practice is under way.
hut skins are thin this time of wear.
and sliding will tear off lot of cpl
dermls Even the great base runners
are covered with what Nal plavprs
call sliding sores" throuehuut the
season. Fans do not realize that.
when they -" man like Cobb go
down u second base. hit the dirt. and
crme up in cloud Of dust. he has
"casird along on a surface every inch
OF which has shot pain through him.
, Diving Ball Club Wins.
But the ~divine ban teams are the
ones which win the games BROOKLYN
was playing This kind cf ball before il
cracked last season. and nahlen's club
3 had all tn" other teams worried loo
Tinker = Il pretty hard PLAYER him
S"If. AMI Il" was The frs rf several
"ia}"r> ~ GtH"r teams to speak of the
"To"fiNE St|lc tr No. II was when
+ II" Cincinnati t'r1 made its first
try - \rN York last year They met
n" Giants and they! tho tru,l,Ivn