Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-09-03
season PRODUCES
MANY Slab artists
Tall Grass Disgorges Good
Crop OF Hurlers
This Year
MAMMAUX THE
SHINING LIGHT

The player crop of the season has
apparently not been affected by the
hard times which are popularly sup
posed to be haunting the baseball
maenatos The tall grass opened at
! the close of last season and disgor2ed
more pitchers who showed stuff
enough to stick than in years The
/ Federals are undoubtedly responsible
since 16 big league managers were in
hnitely more patient with the rockies
/ this year than heretofore It is posi-
/ BILE. maybe, that the requirements
weren't so great this year.
Out of dozen classy looking young
workmen, the efervescent Mr.. Mann
lmaux. Of Pittsburgh. stands oui lake a |
headlight on a dark night Manunaux |
can he claesed as a rookie at The start |
OF the present season. as he didn't do
enough work for Fred Clarke last
season to get his name in the official
list of pitchers But he certainly Is
making up for IT, BY his efforts alone,
almost the Pirates have earned seri-
Gus consideration as flag contcnders.
Take the games that he has earned
out Of the Pirates won column, and
it'll lok rather depleted. The Pr
ates would be eusing with c. Hcrzog
for the cellar. Even the great Messrs.
Alexander and Johnson lose little
of their lustrc beside Mammaux.
Dale of the Reds. and Dell of the
, Dodgers, are two more chuckers who
came up this season and have earned
! their spurs Both have been linger-
. ling around between .625 and $50 all
season. which is a pretty hefty mark
, for rockies 10 make their FIRST year
. out especially with clubs that haven't
t. been contenders an the time Dale has
= been the steadiest pitcher the Reds
, have had
j The Dodgers. with Wilbert Robin
son and his we'll known penchant
o for developing young pitchers, have
been exceptionally fortunate In get
o ting good pitching this season. Two
. more of Robinson proteges- Apple
, ton and Smith-have been giving him
( a good brand of singing, and IL is to
! this that Brooklyn fans owe their
q lpennant hopes. Smith haS made good
with a vengeance. Recent averages
show he has been pitching 200 ball.
Karl Adams. the long. lanky young
- stcr who came to the Cubs from Jack
7 1 Hendricks indianapolis team also
q has shown stuff enough TO stick under
" the Big Ton although lbs work hasn't
o been Of a sensational nature Boland
h of the Tigers is another whose curves
: have puzzled the sluggers in Ban
i Johnson's loop considerably Koob
: and Sisler of the St Louis Browns.
+ are also worthy Of mention.
+ Branch Hickey thinks he has a won
II der in this Sisler. end the youngsters
a work certainly has been of nature
10 justify his sVs picions.
T. Not for years has a rookie come up
n who had the versatility enough to
d play three positions and play them
L well es Sisler has. The former Mich
u igan star has pitched some gilt-edged
/ ball for the Browns, played in the
outfeld, and handled FIRST base like a
N veteran. And on top Of all this he
q has been picking the old pill at a
a rate close TO 800. Truly remarkable
* man.
ID John McGraw has not failed to get
few likely looking minors. either
s. Brainerd. who car,e from Texas, has
lie stolen Fred Merhle's job at first. and
Of Darlington. the young Brown Unit
versify player in spite Of being the
"onlv Phi Beta Eeppa in the big
leagues is looking good in the out
l. field.