The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-02

Big Indian Catcher Let Out by Nc
Graw Is Playing Great Game For Su-
perbas-Coombs In Rare Pitching
Form-Marquard, Cheney and Now
rey Others.
Will Brooklyn win the pennant by
the aid of castoffs from other clubs?
1t seems that Manager Wilbert Robin
son owes his present position in the
pennant race to the excellent work of
five players east aside by the other
clubs as being no longer able to play
big league ball. CO0mbs, Cheney, Mar
guard, Meyers and Mowrey are the
players that no other team wanted.
Their baseball careers We're supposed
to be at an end. No longer, it was
thought, was their fiery spirit gleam-
ing; no longer was there spring in their
step; the old keenness of eye was blur
red, ambition gone, pep lacking, moth
ing left in baseball to live for So
Coombs, Cheney, Marquard, Meyers
and Mowrey were castoffs.
If you don't want him, want him"
was the motto of the ruling power of
EbbetS field.
So Coombs, Cheney, Marquard, Mey-
ers and Nlowrey were hired.
When a man is fired" the effect is
/ usually the reverse of the reason why
1 he was gated" When waivers are
asked on a ball player he is at once in
suited and sore at the inference of
failing ability or that Father Time is
approaching.
The result is like an electric shock
it startlcs and thrills him with renew
4 cd ambition and determination. 1t is
the dying kick. Look at the final
struggles of Manager Robinson's vet
eran castoffs. Their latest "hoofing" of
the enemy has been a thing of joy to
I nj FlatbuSh and environs Look.
Coombs, Cheney and Marquard have
all pitched shutout games on recent
times out. Meyers is playing great ball
like the old Giant days-and Mowrey
never played better.
That l TO game that Coombs pitch
cd recently against the Cubs was one
Of the greatest he ever pitched; only
twenty-Sevcn men faced him in the
nine innings. Tinker's men never haC
a man left on base. In one inning the
former Iron Man" of the old Athletics
pitched three balls. Marquard an(
Cheney held the hard hitting Pirates
with ease.
From the death struggles of the five
above mentioned vets it seems a.
though their baseball demise will have
10 be Indefinitely postponed. An ex
ample of what castoffs and misfits car
do was exhibited by the Braves TIVE
years ago. They had Rudolph, Mann
Devore, Schmidt and a few others tina
no other club would have, includin;
Hank Gowdy. who was given tn,
gate" by McGraw Every one expect
ed them to crack" just as every on
has been expecting the Robins to crack
You know how they cracked-the
cracked the famous Athletics just fou
times in Il row for the worlds cham
pionship. May be some Of the club
that slipped the blue envelope in tn
private mail box sof Robby's famou
five wouldn't like to have them bac
just now. Don't YOU think McGray
would fancy having old Chief Meyer
back just now or Narquard to hurl
few games for him with the skill h
has been showing for Robinson til
last few times out?
The Cubs. who nearly worked Oh,
ney to death in 1913, wouldn't object I
having Larry back again just now I
take his turn against Brooklyn. Coz
ME Mack could also use Jack Cooml
very well this year, and no doubt thel
are few that would like to have Mil
Mowrey playing third for them at Il
: rate he is going for the Robins. Ye
: sir; it certainly viii be a fine joke {
some people if the Ebbets clan com,
= through a pennant winner on the e
;. forts of live old castoffs.
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