El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-27

OF games TO find out how these two
I men have scored their runs and md
that Weaver has scored ., la-rseiy
! through his own efforts Evidence Is
I found in the scores, too indicating
I that McGrdw has held zimmerman IN
/ check on the bases and not permitted
I him 10 run az viii or wildly, as ne
Z did so often when he was q MEMBER
] Of the Chicago Cubs.
Zimmerman Perfect Physically.
Zimmerman is q peculiar PROPOSE
] tiOn. He is one Of the most perfect
/ specimens Of human being ever dis
| covered physically speaking He has
I strength, speed. perfect muscles, and
l q fine arm he ought 10 have been
the greatest infielder the game ever
/ has known. but he never has been,
nor until he Joined the Giants has he
I been a valuable man.
A study Of his career with the Cubs
/ indicates he lost more games for the
team than he won. he has lost sew
eral this season. but he has helped
wonderfully in the winning end, ana
he has played consistent and steady
ball, hit with better judgment made
fewer breaks on the bases, and MS
failure 10 score runs on his own ac-
count has largely been offset by the
number he has been driving home.
II was q legend in Chicago that Zim
could not hit in a pinch, nor did he
He has done much better IN that re-
sPect since he became Giant
Perhaps IL is unkind 10 recall Zim's
CHICAGO experiences. He came to the
Cubs when they were ar their best
raw, green boy overlooking with
health and spirits, Joining a crowd OF
good fellows who knew how 20 take
care Of themselves. and yet have all
the fun in sight Zimmerman wanted
to have as much fun as anyone. He
never took baseDal seriously. anu
being one Of the best fellows in the
world, willing to obliEe or do any
thing anyone suggested. he permitted
his friends % to keep him in hot
water most OF the time.
Remember, he was little more
than n Kid. IN spite OF his mag
nlficent build. aud that the fans
who want TO be friendly with ball
players often lead them astray.
All the time Zimmerman had a de-
sire to play in New York. his home.
He nursed that desire until in the
end. il became a desire to get away
from Chicago. He felt nisunder-
stood and. in way. abused It is
certain that several OF the managers
OF the Cubs did not understand Zim
or know how TO handle him They
said he was a hard man 10 handle
FOOLISH Why. IL I was unfortunate
enough to be q manager. I'd hire p
Zims and manage them without
trouble. And. oh, boy, what a time
McGraw evidently knows exactly
how to manage Tim He has had good
and faithful service from him. Iim
is getting older. he sees the little
blunders into which he was led. or
into which he leaped. He is a much
improved ball player. of his worst
old traits only one remains, and that
is a tendency 10 run wild on the
bases.
Great Things Expected Of Zim.
zimmerman is liable TO cut a large
figure in the coming series. The
" hite SoN pitchers think they know
his batting style, and woe be unto
any pitcher who gets that idea. Zim
has learned 70 hit good balls, but he
still possesses that terrific wailop
when he takes a crack at a high or a
wide one. He drives with tremendous
power, and one wallop, such as he
makes. is very liable 10 upset a
ga me, or decide a series.
The Giants, for some reason, never Z
have been base running hall club. |
Evidently NcGraW does not believe
in base running as a means o. run
getting as a regular diet. His team
shifts styles Of attack perhaps more
than any club IN the country Me- l
Graw is resOurceful- His base run
ming theory may be the reason for the /
small number o. stolen bases thinner
man has accredited to him this sea- /
SON. lie has stolen about one-third l
or what he used 10 steal with the /
Cubs-and that may also account for