New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-05

We once stood behind the screen at
the Marlin training grounds while
Wendell, a recruit, was catching Emilio
Palmero. Now. the young Cuban left
handler knows no more Of English than
his dining room formula, Bring what
you got" the chorus OF TITS q Long
Long Way to Tipperary" and "Call 'em
right" but, nevertheless, Wendell
never ceased to prsttle the stock
phrases Of the game. He knew that
Pslmero could not understand, but
that made no difference. He talked
simply TO keep his own spirit at the
proper pitch.
Baseball produces q nervous strain,
and the finely strung player simply has
20 do something 70 relieve tension. An
outfeldcr may move about a bit, but
the infelder and the catcher are
chained 10 their spike marks. He must
talk or bust. and so he talks.
In their enthusiasm for the elimina-
tion of chatter one or two sponsors OF
the movement have gone so far as to
say that the silent man is the best
player. This seems 70 be untrue. The
issue between silence and prattle was
sharply drawn in the worlds series last
fall.
The Athletics we're always silent and
the Braves were never still. Il is more
than likely that In their enormous out
put the men of Stallings used slang
now and again. 1t is certain that they
took the series In four straight games.
Even the men Of Mack were not al
ways silent. In their postseason vic
Tra
an enormous amount of talking, and In
a very loud voice.
A fairly silent inAeld might be made
up of Jake Daubert, Larry Latoie.
Hans Wagner and Frank Baker. but
these men are exceptions. One can
offset Daubert with Jack Miller and
Chick Gandil, overpower LaJoie with
Higgins and Doyle, talk Wagner down
with Bush and Herzog and shame the
silence Of Baker with the noise of
Maisel and Zimmerman.
Although much Of the chatter is
without meaning, there is at least one
stock phrase Of the game which fair-
" vibrates with sincerity. From the
plaver's heart Of hearts comes this slo-
gan. Lets 60 means just what II
says.
on the dav when Larry Mclean
pbandons Got i'm in the hole for
you have the batter at disadvan.
tage," the campaign for the purity OF
speech will be won.
Bill Donovan found in his mornings
mail Yesterday q letter from team
Of young amateurs asking him TO fur
nish a set of uniforms. eve tried TO
get the money by a raffic," confded
the writer, but IL was failure on
account of the war"
Benny Kauff says he's Giant Rob
ert B. Ward says he's Tip Top, nut
tho National Commission has ruled
him a goat.
II Henry Fabian's turtle back dia-
mond swims 10 dry land to-day Keat-
inr or WARRIOR will pitch against the
Athletics. Mack will use Pcnnock, who
already has three victories to his
credit.
We don't know much about the libel
laws. but we are Of the opinion that
Ralph Stroud would come 20 no Rae
Tanzer finish II he should take sid
Mercer TO court. "McGraw's pitching
stafF is in such bad shape writes
Mercer. chat he may decide 10 start
Ralph Stroud this afternoon
Compete returns rum hAio''N pm.
show that George Chalmers, late OF
The New York Tribune, may we'll be
wall the luck which he experienced in
the game against the Giants on Mon
dav. In the ninth inning Chalmers
had two strikes on Robertson. on
Brainerd and on Meyers, yet each
found him for single.
Rockers home run in the same game
was the third which he has made
against the Giants this season.
After their experiences with Colonel
Ruppert's players this week the Ath-
letics have decided 10 eliminate The
brewers Big Horses Can't Run Over
Me" from their song book,
Pickering, q catcher, was released by
the Yankees yesterday 10 the Richmond
club OF the International League. An
option was retained on the player.
One More for Richmond.
A. Richmond
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