The Alaska daily empire., 1915-05-17
YOUNGSTERS SHOW
 BASEBALL CLASS

According to Irwin M. Home in the
 St. Louis Republic, there are several
 youngsters in the field who are show
 ing exceptional class. The Federal league stands in a fair way to carry
 off their winnings.
 Figures show that the Federal League is developing a set of youthful
 stars who bid fair to rival in prowess
 the most famous of its bestinown
 veterans and who already are the
 equals of youths their own age In the
 two older major leagues. Around a
 nucleus Of experienced ball players
 there has been formed a corps of bril- liant youngsters, their talent trained to degree approaching perfection, whom the scouts of the new league have drawn from minor leagues and colleges in numbers easily eGualing that drafted by the National and Ann erican.
 Not only did the inducements offer- ed by the Federal attract such veter- an stars as Tinker, Chase and Konet- chy. but they have brought under the Gilmore banner such clever young sters as Westerzill of the Brooklyn club, Tobin of St. Louis and Wickland and zwilling of Chicago.
 Previous to his joining the Whales, Ed zwilling had a brief major league experience with the Chicago Amerl- cans. He was turned back to the Western League. and in one season had proved himself one of the greatest hitters, as well as capable fielder. Under the coaching of Manager link or, Zwilling has become one of the best gardeners in the new league. He covers an immense amount of ground and gathers in drives seemingly im- possible to catch, but it is as clean up" hitter he is best konwn, for his long drives have a faculty of coming 1t just the right time to bring in tal- ies. Recent figures show Zwillings | batting average is about 1925 for the season so far. For comparison-as in- Heating that his work with the stick 8 not due to poor pitching-the aver ige of Konetchy, one of the best bat CTS who ever swung @ club in the Ma ional League, may be noted-.26O for he season.
 Young Wetserzills batting has leen one of the features of the year nd biz factor in BroolSlyn's win ing games. Though his average will drop as the season ad- ances. he has been hitting the ball t Q .476 rate for seven games. Com are this with the .25S average of Hal ,hase of Buffalo. formerly one of the est batters in the American League. 'rooklyn has another hard hitter in ! ooper, who. in 15 games, has clouted t a rate of .S7O. while Bennie Kaun, ' he brilliant outfelder whom the Yards purchased from the Newark Tub, has average .S7S.
 Fielder Jones, one of the wizards of ie national pastime, has developed a l owerful batter In young Tobin, whose hits make him terror to Itchers. His batting percentage so far d lis year is .2S9, while Rebel Cakes, a ar batter in the National League, Is edited with .255 against Federal s eague pitching this season.
 Hanford and Flack, little heard of e afore joining the new circuit, have .rned as much praise for their field t g as for their hitting. charlies Deal Id Leslie Mann, who left the world lampion" Braves for the St. Louis l. Id Chicago teams of the Federal sague respectively, startle fans with b e fanciest sort of fielding. and in Rawlings and Chadbourn, s newcomers in big league .seban. Kansas City has found three clever defensive players.
 his first 56 chances Rawlings, hold g down shortstop, made but one err r.. while Chadbourn takes care of A res of territory in center field. 4 Of Baltimore is hitting at @