El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-14

MAY BE
WINNER
Mitchell, Cubs New Man
ager, Knew He Had a
Task When Signed.
KNOWS MOST MEN
ON CHICAGO CLUB

TEW YORK. March 14.-Fre
. N Mitchell knew he was taking
bull by the horns when h
: signed TO manage the Chicago Cubs
: He knew that he would be expected &
mould winner out Of the Cub failure
Of 1916 But he said he was glad Of tn,
F. chance and he buckied into his new
& job with a vi-or that looked might,
p good TO Chicago fans.
Mitchell made IL plain when he
accepted the manaEershiP of the
Bubiets that he did not expect 10
set the National league affre his
first year out a. a manager. He
said this because he knew the size
OF the task ahead of him and also
out Of Difference TO his fellow man
ayers
The policy Of doing things and let
ting the idle chatter alone is a policy
Mitchell has followed all his life AZ
IS a man Of iron jaw and an iron will.
lie IS q two listed disciplinarian and
the Cub players who win favor IN his
eyes VIII give the club everything thev
nave on the ball field. Mitchell said
AFTER signing to manage the Weegh-
man entry that he knew most Of the
men on the team and believed that lie
could get results with the undivided
cooperation OF his players. So Mitchell
IS gong 10 be watched in the National
league This year Just as closely as
American league fans VIII watch the
efforts of Jack Barry at Boston.
The Cubs got an early start this
spring They led the field to the
training camps, and before the bell
rings In governor Tener'S circuit
they will have had more experience
In the playing of actual games Than
any club in either big league
Whether the long trip TO the coast.
with its tiresOme jumps. will off
set some Of the good effects of
training remains to he seen.
Mitchell started the spring training
campaign with q squad of about %
players, and the wedding out process
VIII be somewhat of a problem. But
in sizing UP the Cub regulars who have
been held over for this year. the play
ers recalled and the recruits who will
be given every chance in the world 10
make good, the Cub outfit looks pretty
good on paper
Last year the Cubs finished fifth
In the pennnnt race. hut they were
two nofcheS lower in both fieIdfn.
and batting. The Cub pitchers of
1916, were not numbered among
the ranking pitchers of the league
in effectiveness. for Jim Vaughn
topped the list of his pitching
mates with an average of 20
earned runs per nine innings
pitched.
The Cub pitching staff of 1917 should
be at least 40 per cent better in effect
iveness. for Mitchell has some new
talent that looks like the goods Three .
hurlers purchased from the Indianap-
oils club-Aldridge Dawson and Carter I
will give some Of their rivals a hot
fight for regular pitching jobs Scout
OHare thinks Vic Aldridge will make /
good. and Nick. Carter. VINO reported :
to the Cubs before last season closed. /
ought TO be better than ever this year.
Dawson is a sturdy right handler who I
won 20 out Of "a games for Jack Hend- /
ticks crew
Pete Standridge. recalled from
Les Angeles. grabbed 20 games and /
lost ten in the Pacific Coast Iea.ue
while Scott Perry. from Atlanta.
won - games and lost 20 in the
Southern association. Bill Ne
TiEue. purchased from Toronto.
was one of the most effective hurI-
ers in the International league. al
lowing I.a5 earned runs per nine
innings and pitching total of 80
innings for his club.