The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-22
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III. instead OF being q war:born vet.
eran, Jack Murray was Just breaking
in with the Giants, somebody surely
would announce him as the s.tY Dung iTy
Cobb Of the National League" Jack
is not only hitting home runs and
doubles and things like that, but he 81
also making phenomenal catches and
wonderful throws. This looks like a
great year for the Elmira boy.
Y Covelesh checked the Yankees In
Detroit In spite of the fact that he had.
Caldwell as an opponent, and that
Donovan's men have been hitting left.
handlers .savagely all season. The
Yanks now move on to st. Louis,
where they hope to pick up few more
victories.
Ralph stroud acts and pitches like
a big league twirler. He should great.
ly strengthen McGraw's pitching staff
this year. Fl.
The<Yankees got SIX hits yesterday.
and Old Man Hartzell made three Of
them. This is good season for vet.
Grams.
Williams, the Cubs center fielder, is
as fast q man as we have seen on the
bases in a long time.
: Capt. Huston is travelling around
the American League circuit and look.
ing over the Construction Of the yari-
Gus fields in order that the Yankees
new home when It is built shall have
the very latest Of modern improve
ments.
Italy now understands how Walter
johnson and other stars felt about 1t
when placed between the Feds and
Organized Baseball, each dangling a
hogshead of doubloons within the play
er's reach.
Bill Donovan undoubtedly knows
what 1t means to a pitcher to be yank-
ed from the scene the moment he
starts to careen or skid. Switching
a slabman may help out on that one
occasion, but 1t is sure to have a bad
effect later on. For no pitcher can
have any great confidence in himself
when he knows that one bad round is
likely to find him through for the day.
So Donovan has let his pitchers
stick it out. We recall no past occa.
sion when any manager ever let the,
starting pitcher finish a game without.
change Off % consecutive contests. In
the long run this policy is sure to In
still confidence in his staff and pro-
duce enlarged results.
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the Philly pitchers when Grover Cleve-
land Alexander enters the box. NO
one Is then forced to warm up for re-
lief work. Alexander as a rule needs
about as much help as Won linden.
burg does along the Mazzurian Lakes.
Back in the days before the Mack
men developed wallop that crushed
all opposition, the American League
was noted for scalplifting finishes
where there were three, four or i've
clubs pounding along beak,to heak.
And now with the dismantlement OF
Comics rock-crushing machine. the
old order is about to be established
again. Tyrus Cobb figures that at
least four clubs have good chance to
finish first this season, and Tyrus Is
right. Cleveland and st. Louis are out
Of 1t. So is Philadelphia. But the
other five look to be well matched af-
ter six weeks campaigning. And from
these five at least three should be able
to hold the pace on through September
in fur-scattering melee, recalling the
dizzy campaign of 1908.
A number Of earnest young pitchers
have bounded forward, but what might
be termed a good bit for the Giants
and Red Sox depend. upon how Messrs.
Mathewson and Wood are planning to
use the rest of the summer.
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