Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-23
CHANGE EXPECTED
To BETTER BRAND
IN COAST LEAGUE
Fact That Big Supply Of Play
efs viii Keep Berth Holders
on Jump 10 Retain Jobs viii
Speed Up Playing,
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San Francisco, Jan ~ "A number
Of Pacific coast sporting writer's ven-
iurc the opinion that the coming of
Frank Chance as manatcr Of the Log
Angeles team VIII speed up the play
IN the Pacific Coast league ana give
the patrons ~ baseball better brand
Of the national game. Chance has an
cnviable major league record ! 9th az
. player aud az a manager aud II "
argued that with his knowledge. The
uilcr managers VIII have 10 bcstir
themselves ia keep up with the pace
that he II expected to set This, to-
tcther with the fact TINT players will
have to Keep on the Jump to hold
their Jobs la view Of the excess of
players on the market II Is expected,
viii tend towards sunppicr. more
tloan-cut baseball
Two followers Of sports were dis.
cussinE athletics the other day ia
street car.
I'm hanged said one, ~ cati
see why The newspapers are using up
80 much spncc tcnng nnout who's
going 10 coach this football team or
who may ur may not manage that
bafebnll club Al ! wnnt 10 know
about is the team ana the ramcs, and
an this STUFF about the managers
makes me tired
Well" replied the other, II like to
know who's going 10 have "a team In
charge, FOR then ! can si1c up what /
kind of an outfit one Is likely To zee
In the field A capable. aggressive !
manager means q lively, fighting
team that is going 90 stand well up
in the list For instance, when ! 4
learn that Haughton IL going 10 coach !
the Harvard football team again, then
J know that the crimson w likely TO
have another winning combination"
''rhnt sounds pretty reasonable, (
snid the first, hut how about Mugg
~ McGraw and Connie Mack How
do you figure their teams" Unfor-
tunately for the explanation. the cur
had arrived at their street corner and
they got OF.
with the market well supplied with +
aHcball talent lyiuE around loose as
the result of the peace pact between
IA Federal league and organized base
ball. this seasons holdouts who balk
~ signing contracts calling for re-
dured salaries are likely 90 find thom-
selves without a berth. Shortstop
owen Quinn of tho Portland club Of
the Pacific Coast league IN the first
Of the professional players on this
side OF The Rocky mountains To dis
cover the fact When Manager Me
Creadie learned THAI his inflcidcr was
baking, he didn't oven bother TO dis
cuRs the matter with the former Syra.
cusRn. hut set about booking for an
other man for the lob, The players
who are able 20 dictate their tcrms
are not as plentiful as they were
year n~o.
Those wh3 saw Howard Drew the
worlds champion sprintcr of the rni-
veislty ~ southern California per.
form IN the last Amateur Athletic
Mon national championships held
here during the exposition, are not
optimistic ss TO his success Ia his In
NaHlun ~ the cast
Drew has made M his mind Go com.
pete Ia the A. A. e. championships
again this year AZ the exposition :
meet he showed such startling re-
Nersfl ~ form that those who watched
him were convinced thai be had seen |
his bes day ana was an the decline \
They hook upon his determination IN !
The nature Of an attempted COME
bark" and u scents to be the general J
opinion that he II destined to fail !
Under the circumstances. for Drew Go 2
hold his own would come more in the I
nature OF a surprise than Il he should 7
fail
When questioned ns to His reason y
for hls poor showing last year Drew !
apparently was at a loss Tor an cx.
planAtlun and an ominous shake OF !
his head seemed pregnant with fore !
boding Tie evidently hns shaken off
this feeling