The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-28

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Fred Clarke's denial that he is try
inggtoS land Leo Coilahan.Sof the New
ark indicates that ne
Is aboIit prepared to stand pat on MS
nresent lineup with Douglass BAIRD,
fliegconverted infielder, in middle field.
Clarke. In an interview, also opines
that Dan Costello is going to snow
somethtnga before the season Is over.
Aslamatter Of fact, II Baird improves
IA shegPoes3 along, and there Is all the
TeasonEinF the world to believe that ne
willFdo SO as the result OF the promise
0fEhissearly games, the Buccaneers are
yery&well fortified in the outer garden;
Perhaps the work of Callahan caused
the various pilgrimages to Newark os
Pirate scouting expeditions put
scouting trip is nothing out OF the Or
iinaryfor even the pilot OF league
leading team.
low much does harmony" count
WITH winning ball club? asked a
not nue. with some clubs. -, De- ns,
stroitsswon pennants IN me DAYS "n ',d
flies 2team's two stars, CRAWFORD anu
ssnb lEs n woa1dn't speak. The pair are
S;ond friends now, but they haven't
SSnnsary remnants OF late. Marty
4 SSlsTnolaS was a rather popular chap
withSthe Pirates. The big red'halrea
lad3 has a. pleasing personality, anu;
Tor time, he pitched some gi1t.edgeu
baseball for the Buccaneers. But the
fsanSY5couldn't bat behind him, and
F6atTnore than anything else, caused
tTfmSffo lose heart and travel BACK.
during his big league career that
SynuldS have taken the heart out Of al
mostganyone. And yet he was popC'
lar.
Dan Grfner. they say, is unpopular
with gmanyg OF the men on the ST. LOUIS
Cardinal team, and yet no man gets
bettery support on the field. Nap RucN-
erS the genial southern southpaw, IS
iyery5popular with his teammates, but
Whenfheswas at his best he had to car.
rgSthe weight of the defense Tor
Brooklyn and he has had as many
games kicked away behind him as any
pitcherSin baseball. The Brooklyn
Team In its flashes OF form In the OLD
days seldom happened to snow Win
NapSon&the mound,
Out I'm the Northwestern League
some years ago there was pitcher
soSunpopular that the men of his own
feamgwould3 not speak to him. 1t was
one solid clique against one man.
And with him on the mound they
WereSinyincible He wasn't much OF
apitcher at that. There was another
chap. Jolly, good natured, popular
wfthEeyeryone. and with enough pitch
ingsmaterial at his command to win
hfmsa trial with McCloskey's oia.timc
Gardinals once, but he had to leave
even the bush league club because
couldn't win with him.
IN football the same thing holds
true. One instance was the enmtty be:
tween Hogan, the giant captain ana
tackle of Yale's winning football! team
Of fewyears ago, and the star VINO .tlo
piayed next to him. Together the
I men were perhaps MS terrific a combt'
4 natannsa ever lined up in blue sweat
ers. Their teamwork was the feature
"a Yaie play. OF the field they would
~ mo Psychology of this is pretty
hard tpssunravel. Perhaps the fact
that player hates to give an enemy
} h, ontshine him has something to do
Win it,:8perhaps the anger OF player
wien heG slants the man he dislikes
haftiings In the same cause, makes his
Mood flow holly and spurs him 10 his
fax, At any rate, It IS an accepted
not that pennants are not manutac'
fnreds of loving words. AS long as the
Sub is lighting on the ball. field the
Vie manager doesn't worry very
much whether the boys send Christ
masspresents to each other or not
Leo Houck got "honoable mention"
inShissbout with Mike, Gibbons in New
York last night, according to one
oress table expert, Then Mike got
the grand prize, and for once at least
Ned dope bucket remains unturned.
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