The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-26
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Chicago Cubs Only Club In the Big
Leasues Which Has TWO De
pandabls Lsft-Handcd
Twirlsrs.
LEONARD IS a FAILURE
TwirIers From Whom Big Records
Were Expected. Turn Out 70 be
Fiukes on Ball
Field.

Field.
Left-handed pitchers are having
very poor season 80 far this year Those
who were stars in their respective
leagues last season have not Deen
showing their old-time form thus Tar.
Nearly all the big-run totals and the
hitting records Of the year In the Two
big leagues have been made against
left.handers, to say nothing OF long
strings Of bases on balls interspersed
with wild pitches and hit batsmen. II
Is possible, OF course. that the port
wings will lose some Of their KINKS
after d protracted spell OF good old
fashioned hot weather. But II MT.
Left-hander. as a whole IS 70 DreaK
even with his normal-sided brethren
during the season he Will nave 70 get
a move on him pretty soon.
y Several teams with pennapt asplra-
lions based much OF their hopes when
the campaign began on expected sen
sational work on the part OF their
ieadine left.handers. The most not
able case OF this kind is the Boston
Red Sox. Picked all over the circuit
as the probable pennant winners.
some admirers even laying odds on
them against the field. the Red Sox
counted on sensational pitching on
the part OF Dutch Leonard. who led
the American leagues left-handers
last year, and vean Gregg. Cleveland
star OF few years back, who appear
ed due for another first-rate year.
Gregg Failurs.
Gregg has been an utter failure thus
far. Manager Bill Carrigan has not
even given him regular turn In the
box. Leonardo case has cooked up
the scandal Of the season. According,
to the manager and President Joe
Lannin. owner OF the club. Leonard
has refused to obey training rules
ana keep in condition. His recent
suspension brought forth charges OF
internal dissension In the team. Re-
gardless OF the dissension. suspension
and disobedience OF training rules.
however, It Is sumcient to say that
Leonard has been practically worth
less so far. whereas he was counted
on to win probably more games than
any other man on the STAN. Babe
Ruth, still another Red Sox left-hand-
er, found II impossible to strike q
winning gait, until his return from the
FIRST western trip. Collins has also
been useless.
The one big disappointment Of the
champion Boston Braves Is George
Tyler, the left.hander who ranked
right with Dick Rudolph and Bill
James when the big trip swept
through the National league last Sea-
SON. He has been worse than indif-
ferent in his showing this year.
Other southpaw Flukes.
Slim Ballee and Hank Robinson OF
the Cardinals are two more failures
to date. Wilbur Cooper of the Pitts
burgh Pirates and Earl Hamilton Of
the Browns have been Indispensable,
too. Hamilton was suspended for
breaking training rules Just as Leon
ard OF the Red Sox was. He is rein.
stated now and has shown an inclina-
ton to return to his capable winning
ways. but thus far his figures are by
no means impressive. Connie Mack's
Athletics had q dismal enough out
look as It was without counting on
any breakdown Of his most promising
pitcher Rube Bressler. big boy
who resembles Eddie Plank In mo-
ton, has done absolutely nothing thus
far to Justify the confidence reposed
in him.
Rube Vanguard. one OF the queer
est mixtures OF good and bad to be
found anywhere. BEGAN this year with
q no-hit game and then Immediately
sank into mediocracy or worse. He
has won couple Of games during the
last few weeks In which the opposi-
ton got nearly ten runs OF him, SIM
ply being lucky enough 70 have the
assignment on the days when the
Giants hit harder and got still more
runs for him.
Only a few 1eft-handers have been
delivering the goods as they should.
Rebel Russell OF the White Sox will
be quite factor In his clubs success
II he can keep on as at present and
may even mean the difference between
Just fair team and a flag winner.
George Pierce and Jim Vaughn OF the
Cubs have gone along in ffne shape.
and Manager Roger Bresnahan can
himself on being about
the only man in the world that has
two really good left-handers this year.
Rube Benton has pitched good game
here and there for Cincinnati. Harry
CoveIesh has been the big noise for
the Detroit Tigers. Joe Boehling's
work for the Washington Senators
has been we'll above par. These last
few mentioned are enough 20 keep the
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