Evening journal., 1916-05-01
feds Hold THEIR
OWN IN Bic SHOW
ROUsh, Rariden, Magee,
LOnden, Chase and
KOneicily Starring
CY'S RECORD IS
NOT IN DANGER

The Nfdtfai 1ftttie WHO H4fnen
'ae.r wse into major league joss mis-
sbfing seem to bel dong qafe we'll
Maas gos Theg are eneoua.snaa no
veal roaals a Hef Efforts f0 aelt fhe
offerings ~ tha noaf hafiers and
some o. mem are playing afslc 10 q
way a ogefstadous fhe achieve
meats of meif American ana National
feages males
8hfakne Violet lamaed fas
ltaGbtf 6egotl fae f63 marx darae
me ffe week of tbe eampaiga a De-
ore about eqasl to what bel amassel
in fbs Gilmore eifesH during fhe
Opening week Of 1915 Aha thls must
De remembered Naae h.a year q
facing strange pitching last season
bs was acquainted wHh the fwists ~
me slabnea
Roasb asrGfa. Mcgee Chase.
Loedsh. Eoneiebg ahl the bols ~ me
other Feds now csgortiaz on
Johnson a10 Tenef soil are play.
ing BEYOND hnf Federal League form
0f 1918 What docs tals mcan9 Can
20 mean angthinr else than faat there
were some players 10 The 1915 Fed
circuit az ps eonif60e1 who we're
superior 20 some ORGANIZED ma.or
regulars
on yea DO s early in fhc season
and me yea players may slump H1,
isnt 20 logical 10 assume that the
more theg become acquainted with fhs
plichiog in their nee leagues ihs bsi-
ief ihey viii bat7 An0 shouldn't they
kal more hits when they learn where
% play i0f ihe opposing baismeng
lNe Ffls were generally sp00ffl III
/ o. yei 4Ho laey we're ..assed bg mans
as uip0 lfaggos. 0ffs uas b dinefeni
+ belief ahd ae feel that ahm ihe i9ll
attfe9fs afe compiled they viii sh0p
I fhe great majority Of feds nou %
major hague uniforms acquitted them
selves oi fhe "baslcf' ehargs
- iout9 sterling pitching feeor,
Maf endure i1f ali time. Ouit ou
pitcher 200 iAf mme today Christ.
Z NaihfasoH bod % ohante 10 ecllpsc d
800 ihe sHn seems 90 Do seftine q.
( Matiys major league pitching liie
and 0ndffful 0s is Biz work 10 ran
noi fomiate aiih that " the old "wa
hofse'
Young survived ibe terrific pace oi q
appaiNis ile QHli ihc game along 30
( 1910 ~ i0ll and retired 10 hls farm
after having taken port in 40 c0nibats
i O these he won 50a. giving him I
grand pitching average around G2O 10
the entire ptrDd.
so iie end " fhe 1915 season Wath
ce on's record showed fhaf otef
stretch Df iG ffafa under Go Mg fantai
hc bod a0fsed zoo ca games 205 ieti
ihau > 0ung figured ln 90 equal Young,
record Boz gnmcs pitched Maiheesoi
unsi ffiialn in ihe majors at lcasf sli
ycafs longer seeming impossimiity
tiaihce son has son lGs and iosf is
% hls games. 1hc others did not 8glr
bod Doe won m lost columns NafiyI
nHHd average in date BE- .G55. Egri
should hc bf some miracle rcinain u
iiir maiol league spotlight until hf ha
pitched more gamrs thau Young. n b
beyond ihc range Of probability tha
ht can ein lO pcr cent oi ihe remain
ing games. tnd that is lusi abou
Hhai Che weakening arm mnsi accom-
plisb io beaf oui the record NJ Young
When ono compares Y0unRa recof,
win ihat ~ Mathcwsou and The olhe
great pitchers Of today. there Gomez
Tho fnll knowledge ~ shat on amaz
ing tUirlef Was "oid Cy" hurlc
whose Ike may never agaii
illuminate and glorify the baseball
world
A baseball league ia operating Il
Massachusetts that is not under M