El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-10

CAREER
PASSES
Terrible Frenchmen Will
No Longer Be Eye Sore
20 Young Pitchers.
AS WELL
FEARED HIS SWING

Jew YORK, March 1o.-sOme years
M ago a rookie pitcher. facing Larry
= I.ajoie, the terrible Frenchman.
for the first time. turned 10 the arbiter
who was umpiring the bases and said
@Nhat had l better throw 'ImF'
-Put 'er in the groove Hid" re-
piled the jokist in the blue uniform.
.and well both duck
This is z little yarn that has often
been told. but we are recalling il here
because it tells the story OF an incident
the like Of which there have been
many in Lajoie's major league career
The great Frenchman has Pnssea
from the majors. He viii always
be remembered as one OF tne
est PLAYERS in the game. IL not the
Greatest hatEmnn OF them all TOT
n consecutive number OF yeArs-
he will strike terror 10 the he@
of the pitchers no more.
vvb;ia the major leaguers were trek
king TO the southland this year L- tS
Taioie turned his face toward nc NJ 49,, -
for he is TO manage the 1oIOn.o5 a.
IN the international league - ~
though he may play few sahes' ~
cbonces- are that he viii Stuck 70 tus
bench and the side lines for the mus
part
IaioIe. Mt bat In q pinch. or n
,nX ether situation. for that mn
ter. was always n bugbear for '
pitchers. The veterans, as well ns
N. xrrdaut ones feared him. But
his trusty old bat has been hung
on the wall.
The mention OF Laioie recalls the
names of several great stars VINO are
not numbered among the players oask-
ing under southern skies as members
Taa an
Old chief Bender has been sent upon
the trial to the minors, and Chrls%
Mathewson, who Will lead the Clncln-
natl Reds. does not plan to pitch for
his team Afordecai Brown. who IS 10
continue in the game as a hurler Tor
the Columbus club. according 10 a re-
cent announcement by Joe Tinker. IS
another famous landmark OF the majors
who has been swept away
Nap Rucker. whose name L. i'm
mOrtalIzed In Brooklyn. will draw
his salary from the Dodgers this
year as n scout, and the time l.
drawing near when other veterans who
have starred in big league uni
forms for years will follow in bis
wake.
OF the veteran stars. Eddie Plank. OF
the Browns. stands alongside OF Honus
Wagner as a sturdy oak of baseball
that still defies the ravages of time.
But the dawning OF retirement Tor both
or these players can &c seen IN the uf-
fing- Tney Will me- be major leae.e
performers for long
pitchers battle between
Mathevson and Bender of Mathew
son and Brown il thing of the
past. ringing hit that brinss
thousands OF fans to their feet with
shout for Larry LajOIe II now buT
a memory. And I'm the places OF
these stars are younger and
clearer-eyed athletes who have
been waiting long time for them
to surrender.
The bright stars OF the day. such IS
Cobb. Sissler. Speaker. Johnson. Schalk,
Alexander Chase and few others.
have time before them. one or all Of
these players may star I'm the majors
for many seasons to come. And while
they are passing through the summer
of their stardOms. others Will be break
inc into bloom 10 succeed them when
they turn into the road AIKEN by
LajOie. Bender and Matty-
Baseball has seen some turguIent
times i'm the past few years In