Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-28
BASEBALL PLAYERS
HAVING GOOD TIMES
Hard Times Of Which Mag
nate Complains Have Not
Touched Them
By George R. Holmes.

New York, Aug. 2S.-The hard times
that are popularly supposed to be haunt
ing baseball magnates this year APP
parently have not reached the player
crop. More pitchers came up out of the
tall grass at the close of last season
and showed stuff enough to stick than
in years. The Feds undoubtedly are
partly responsible, because 16 big
league managers were indefinitely more
patient with the rockies this year than
/ heretofore. 1t also is possible that the
requirements weren't so great this year,
but whatever may be the reason
they re here.
Out of dozen classy looking young
workmen, the effervescent Mr.. Nam
max of Pittsburg stands out like a
headlight on dark night. Mammax
can be classed as a rookie at the start
of the present season, as he didn t do
son to get his name in the official list
of pitchers. But he certainly is max
ing up for it. BY his efforts alone, al
most, the Pirates have earned serious
consideration as flag contenders. Take
the 10 games that he has won, out of
the Pirates won column, and it I'll look
rather depleted The Pirates would be
fussing with c. Herzog for the cellar.
Evan the great Messers, Alexander and
johnson lose little of their lustre be-
side Mammaux.
Dale of the Reds, and Dell of the
Dodgers, are two more chuckers who
came up this season and have earned
their spurs. Both have been lingering
around between .625 and $50 all sea-
son, which is pretty hefty mark fol-
rockies to make their first year out
especially with clubs that haven't been
contenders all the time. Dale has been
the steadiest pitcher the Reds have had
The Dodgers, with Wilbert Robinson
and his well known penchant for de-
veloping young pitchers, have been
exceptionally fortunate in getting good
pitching this season. Two more OF
Robinson's proteges- Appleton and
Smith-having been giving him a good
brand of singing, and it is to this that
Brooklyn fans owe their pennant hopes
Smith has made good with vengeance
Recent averages show he has been pitch
ing 700 ball.
Karl Adams, the long, lanRy young
ster who came to the Cubs from Jack
Hendricks indianapolis team, also has
shown stuff enough to stick under the
Big Top, though his work hasn' u been
of q sensational nature. Boland of the
Tigers is another whose curves have
puzzled the sluggers iii Ban Johnson 's
loop considerably. Koob and Sisler OF
the st. Louis Browns are also worthy
of mention.
Branch Hickey thinks he has a won
der in this Sisler, and the Youngsters
work certainly has been of a nature
to Justify his suspicious.
Not for years has a rookie come W
who had versatility enough to play
three positions and play them all well
as Sisler has. The former Michigan
star has pitched some gilt-edged bal
for the Browns, played in the outfield
and handled first base like veteran
And on top of all this, he's been pitch
ing the old pill at a rate close to 800
Truly a remarkable man.
John McGraw has not failed to ge
few likely looking minors, either
Brainard, who came from Texas, ha
stolen Fred Merkle's job at first, ant
Babbington the young Brown Universi
ty player in spite of being "the onl!
Phi Beta Kappa in the big leagues" i
looking good in the outfieh.