Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-05
CORHAN REMINDS
CARD MANAGER Of
GREAT SH0RTST0P
Albuquerque Player Is Ringer
for Tommy Corcoran, Is
Statement Credited to MIL.
Ter Higgins,

Writing of "Binger" Corhan. of Al
buQueraue. who Is playing at short
stop for the St Louis Cardinals. for
the Sporting Life, Of Philadelphia, Sid
! c. Keener could hardly have been
more laudatory if he were dealing q
funeral Grafton. The oniy connection
! between Keener's remarks on Corhan
and the funeral GRAFTON, however. is
/ in the high terms OF praise keener
| uses That there Is no less happy con-
nection Is patent in keener's declara-
ton that Corhan is with the Cardi-
mails 10 stick
Here is what keener said, in part:
I'VE present Roy Corhan to the fans
Of Nandeventer avenue and say that
Roy is the flashiest piece OF infield
fielding machinery who has stepped
inside the white uniform since Bobby
Wallace departed And Hug says:
PLAYED right next to one of the
greatest shOrtstops in the game. He
was Tommy Corcordn. Roy Corhan is
a ringer tor Corcoran. and | tell you
wouldn't swap Roy for a single
shortstop in the National league to-
day
Daring the past winter the Cardi-
nails admirers We're handed columns
and columns about Corhan, and we
want to Say that Roy has mot been
exaggerated one word He is here to
stay. and he promises to share the
honors with Bethel, Hornsby and
others IN the hero field
There's nothing grand stand about
Roy Corhan. Roy is perfect short
stopper, and If you want to see
smooth easy. graceful fielder, just
watch Roy pick up a mGn hopper.
Roy Corhan, we say, will improve
the Cardinals more than any other
player on the team. Why? Well, be-
cause shortstop has been the weakest
position at Robson field since Bobby
Wallace jumped to the Browns. The
rooters made Roger Hornsby their
hero when Pep played a circus game
during the spring series, but we in
formed the fans that they would for
get about Hornsby once Corhan plac-
ed his spikes in the turf. And they
will
For Hornsby We say this He's
going to be the sensation of the Ma
tional leagues third sackers. Finn
Beck is a nice. quiet fellow, has a
whip of steel, but it will surprise us
if linn ever returns to the third sack. |
Hornsby is cut out for the third sack. |
and not short, and he's going to stick |
over there Here's what we said on
April 3
THE biggest Improvement in the |
1916 Robson fielders is shortstop |
won Saturdays game by !
fielding and batting. The fans have |
made Roger their new hero. just |
ny
The fans have seen Roy Corhan III
action, and he is all that we told you
he would he. That isn't all--Roy is
going to be popular with the fans and
with his fellow mates. because he's
in the game daily to win and not TO
increase his individual average. He'll
miss grounder--the best of EN-
boot occasionally-but youh see the
Albuquerque boy hustling for Hug
gins and the Cardinals.
"Corhan will not explode because
ne carries the experience under his
zap. He is not a raw minor league
cookie Just because he came up from
he Pacific Coast league, but has gone
hrough half dozen seasons OF CLASS
IA league ball and was with the CHI
ago White SoX several years ago les
Jack in The big show, and take our T.
in. he's going to stick. In that ter f
'itory between second and thlrd Cor
IAN will tighten the defense.
The Cards may not win this 1916
remnant. but if Hug can get some
iitching, if the outfield continues at
Is present gait, you're going TO see at
east a 500 club out ut Robson field
Roy Corhan, The st Louis rams wei
ONE you, .---s