El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-29

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M look as though the most certain
L way for a ball player to become
a star is for John McGraw to pronounce
him not worth his keep
Cincinnati became famous as place
for fellows to get their real start by
being fired, but Jehn Of the Giants has
been giving Garry Herrman's outfit a
close battle Of late.
John had George Chalmers on his ros-
ter this spring, but after watching
George throu ghout the spring season
John decided George wouldn't do. So
he pointed 10 the gate and George went
on his way-jobless.
George hung around the Polo grounds
when the Phillies made their visit last
week and looked SO sorrowful that Pat
Moran, manager Of The Quaker town
crowd, offered his job. George &C
cepted.
'McGraw says you amt any good"
said Pat to George. 4 think you are
Now you 90 ahead and show me. The
first Job you get is against the Giants
George faced his former Giant team
mates, beat them to 1, and allowed
them only two hits
Al Demaree might be called Exhibit
3 in this case McGraW thought so
little Of Demaree that he traded him TO
the Philies along with Milton Stock
for Hans Lobert- Demaree's first ap-
pearance was against the Giants and he
The story concerning Dick Rudolph
was printed from one end Of the land to
the other last year. John once owned
Dick. but didn't think much Of him. So
he turned him loose and Dick eVentu-
ally landed with the Braves and ma
terially assisted in pitching them into
the world championship.
Hankerinus GOwdy could have been
Giant regular. But McGraw couldn't
see him Stallings could and Gowdy
TODAY ranks as one Of the best fielding
backstops in the game and as the great
est sluEging catcher in any league
Charley HerzOg has few equals as
third sacker. But McGraW let him go
TO Cincinnati. If HerZOg had been kept
by McGraw in 1914 a different story
might have been written about the
world series. because the weakness at
third lost at least a half dozen games
for the Giants. OF course, Herzog was
let 90 partly for friendships sal1e-but
should friendship figure in baseban2
McGraW had a chance to grab Edward
Trowbridge Collins
Red Ames was traded by McGraw to
Cincinnati for Art Fromme and another
player. Ames pitched great ball for the
Reds last season, while F'romme fliv-
Heinie Groh was not considered Of
major league caliber by McSraw- He
let the mite go to Cincinnati where he
uuicklv developed into one OF the very
best basemen in the game.
Beals Becker, who is fielding in SEN
satfonal style and hammering the ball
10 all portions Of the lots for the Phil
lies. is a Giant castoff. He would look
mighty grand in the wobbly Giants out
field just now
And these are only few Of the most
recent folks that John canned and who
did a come back as soon as they
hoped into another uniform
The story Of Billy Sundays CONVEX
sion to religion while he was one Of
basebalTs greatest stars is an old, old
story, but the fans seem never to tire
Of hearing IL. In response to numerous
requests, here is the story again, as II
appeared in the April issue OF the Base
ball Magazine. Sunday tells the story
and adds a few new features
About % years ago I sauntered down
State street in Chicago one Sunday af-
ternoon with some baseball players We
went into a saloon and had several
drinks, and then started down the street
again When we reached a vacant lot
at Van Buren, street, there stood some
men and women, with Harry Monroe as
their leader, singing gospel hymns and