Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-15

fielders.
Jim Shaw is pretty sure to be one of
the pitchers whom Manager Griffith
will rely upon the coming season. Jim
seems to have gained control of the ball
the only failing he has had heretofore
and he is displaying a world Of speed
and curve bell occasionally better
than most pitchers can boast of.
Vean Gregg, who has been going bad
for the last couple Of seasons, may
"come back. =" The huge portsider is
showing all kinds of talenwt at the
training camp Of the Red Sox, and Man
ager Bill Carrigan expects him to win
many games this year.
Johnston has ended his case by sign
ing straight contract with Brooklyn
for two years at $4,000 per annum.
Ty Cobb is to get back his 5000 dia-
mond ring which he lost two weeks ago.
1t has been found by little boy and
he will turn it over to the veteran ball
tosser,
Walter johnson is to compete in
bowling tournament next month. That s
the size Of ball he should be compelled
to pitch. A baseball as thrown by Wal
ter is the size Of marble when il
reaches the batter, and bowling ball
would be the size of q baseball
Hughey Jennings, the famous manag-
er of the Detroit team, is q sick man
seriously sick. Last week he scraped
his leg teaching the recruits how to
slide, and neglected to have the injury
treated properly. AS a result the
wound became infected.
Hal Chase, who is out of n Job, was
bitterly scored by Hugh jennings, of
the Detroit Tigers, the other day.
90 Chase is wonderful fielder, good
batsman, and one of the most intelligent
players in the game" said Jennings,
''but would not have him on the De
troit team. He win not obey training
rules and he exerts demoralizing in.
fluence over young players. One of hia
favorite stunts is carrying taleh and
trying to tunnel under the manager Of
his team. J"
Jimmy Burke has something to say
about American league pitching that is
worth passing on. Declares the peppery
one: "The day of the slowball pitch
err has passed. I don't care who he is,
or what he has a finger who hasn t
unusual speed has no chance in the
American league any more. Absolutely
the only ball that can get by in this
circuit is a fast one with cayenne
whiskers, whatever they are. An assort-
ment of curves and floaters is all right
to make variety, but fast bah is the
de luxe requirement these days
Ray Schalk, of the White Sox, stands
out as the leading catcher in the big
show. Schalk has made rapid strides
to the front rank since Comiskey took
him out of the American association.
He is able to catch all kinds Of pitch
ing, is a deadly thrower, and can hit
the ball. Schang, Of the Aathletics,
comes next, in the opinion Of many stu
dents Of baseball.
Christy Mathewson, famous pitcher
of the New York Giants, has been TO
Battle Creek, Mich, taking treatment
from B. G. Sweet, better known among
athletes as Bonesetter" Sweet.
One Of the pitching finds of the sea
! t.
first name IS Reese He was secured by
Manager Huggins from the st. Paul
American association club.
Chicago scribes say that the Cubs. un-
der Joe Tinker's management. have be-
! come dtmorahzed. The players have
been driven so hard that they do not
feel sure OF their positions Tinker
already has soured on Mike Doolan and
is trying a colt named Mulligan at short
stop. Nerkes slated to be the Cubs
regular second baseman, has been sup.
planted by Zeider, Of bunion fame.
Tommy Griffith, the Cincinnati
team 's hard hitting outer gardener, had
a little loose dough the othter day, and
sizing up "Red" Killifer, made a so
wager that the sorreltopped outfielder
could not run a third of mile on the
race course at New Orleans before q
frotting horse that was being exercised
on the track could 60 a mile Griffith
lost, however, as Kliiifer won with
yards to spare.