El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-28

. are concerned but it is our opinion
that the National has the shade i'll
point of rising youngsters. The pitch
ing pOtentialities Of the National are
greater. Leonard. Johnson, Collins,
Caldwell Cicotte, Dubuc, Scott COVal-
eskic, Dauss Benz WarhOp, Russell,
Faber Wood, Foster Shawkey, Bush,
Weilman, Hamilton Willie Mitchell,
| Willie James and Heating are no more
formidable than MatheWson, Tesreau'
Alexander, Cooper, Bill James. Sallee,
Doak, Adams, Rudolph, Douglass, Che
ney. Tyler, Robinson, Humphreys,
Pfeffer, Rucker, George Davis,
Schneider, Ames, Benton and Mayer.
Why This Prejudicef
Why this prejudice against left
handlers. anyway If you will turn
to the book of Judges you Will find
that during the fearful civil war be-
tween Israel and the tribe of Benja-
min there were 700 chosen men of the
latter who were left-handed, and that
every every one of those warriors
could sling stones at a hairs breath,
and not miss" julius Caesar was a
left-hander dispute that who dare.
Hannibal would unquestionably have
goIfed left-handed. RUDE Marquard
was left-handed the last time we saw
him. So are lot of other great men.
Changing pitching styles.
Cy Pieh, the Yank pitcher, has al
ways claimed that too much advice
from the other players about his style
of pitching affected his work last sea-
SON He told Bill Donovan that in the
first interview he had with his new
manager, and Bill is going to give him
a chance to work his own peculiar
PiehesQuc manner next season.
81 know how it is myself said Bill
because when I first broke in they
nearly ruined me as a pitcher by try
ing to make me alter my style. m
told that Pieh's original manner was
to turn his back to the batter before
delivering the ball, which enabled him
to put more strength into his swing.
Now, ball players don't want to
nit against a pitcher with that style
in batting practice, especially against
a fellow with a lot of smoke, like Pich.
They are afraid OF getting beaned.
They keep after a recruit until they
make him face them before delivering
the ball, ande the result is they Devil
der him. In trying to please them, ne
soon loses all his original style. It
was that way with me- and I don't
doubt it was the same with Pieh."
Encouraging Prelim- Fighters.
Scenc-The dollar section at Madison
Square Garden on the night OF big
fight A preliminary bout is in prog
ress between a pair Of awkward pork
and-beaners, who1 are getting worse
every round.
Foghorn Voice (breaking a deep
siIence)-Hey, why don't you stews go
truck2
A High Tenor Voice-Open the door,
somebody Open the door,
a Rich Baritone-Open a window
High Tenor-Yes, yes. Give us air!
I'm suffOcatini
Thin. Squeaky Voice-Hi there, Mis-
ter Rochei Drop the canopy please
Foghorn Voice-Little tango music,
professor
High Tenor-Git the hook,
Rich Baritone-Git the axe.
Basso- Profundo-Who did this to US
anyway?
Thin, Squeaky Voice-Jimmy John
ston put EN- on. He's the guy
wantah meet. WaitH I see Jimmy
Johnston,
Far-off GRANT there no law nor
nOthin'2
Help!
Basso-P rofundo-Don't give them
guys no part o. my dollar.
High Tenor Gas one OF the fighters
lands Il wild swing)-He struck i'm.
He struck i'm. Mist Roche. By heaV-
ems he did, 1 swear it, He struck i'm
Far-off Cry Gas the preliminary
comes to an end in a wild tumult)-
Wait a minute there-put EN- in a
back room and let EN- fight 1t out!
Thin. Squeaky Voice-Hes, and
challenge the winner!