The sun., 1918-12-22
HIGGINS CORRALTNG
GALAXY OF BOXMEN
Acquisition Of Leonard, Shore
and Schneider Rounds Out
Pitching Staff.
QUINN COMES
BACK

Back in 1910, whom George stallings
gave the Athletics quite a grapple and
the Yankees flnished second, the New
York Americans had the greatest pitch
ing star in the history of the club. Russ
Ford, then on the top of his form; Ray
Fisher and Caldwell youngsters coming
strong; Jack Quinn. Jack warhop and
Tom Hughes were right handlers. while
big Jim Vaughn looked after the left
handed assignments.
Had stallingv remained at the helm
Of the Yankees there is no telling where
he might have led THIS club. but tho big
1910 and under tho Chase and wolver-
ton regimes the great staff went to seed.
There were several members OF this
stan. such as Vaughn, Quinn and Cald-
well. who needed a manager OF the type
of Stallings, Barrow or McGraw to
handle them.
Chase never tried to enforce discipline
and by the time Frank Chance came
here he had the Federal League move
mont to contend with. The Feds
Rupert and Huston have spent lot
Of money trying to give the Yankees
another pitching stan Hike that one OF
1910. but despite heavy expenditures
the Yankee pitching stan was it's weak
est department last season.
The Newcomers.
However, in the last fortnight Miller
Higgins has swung several deals which
should give the Yankees the best pitch
ing staff in the history of the club. The
acquisition of Dutch Leonard and Ernie
Shore from the Red Sox in the big
league last week, the purchase OF Pete
Schneider from the Cincinnati Reds and
the award of Jack Quinn by the Ma
tional Commission has entirely changed
the pitching status of the Yankees. In
stead OF having one OF the weakest
stats in baseball they now have one OF
the greatest.
The four men are a capable pitching
stan in themselves Leonard has no SUI
perior among lefthanded pitchers in base
ball to-day. unless they are Jim Vaughn
and Babe Ruth. His record is studded
with brilliant feats. He has tho best
| earned run record yet made when he
held opponents to 1.01 earned runs in
1914; he has pitched two no hit games
and won two worlds series contests. one
OF them won in a pitchers battle with
the great Alexander.
Shore is as capable a Highlander as
Leonard III 4 lefthander and stands at
the very top OF the class. Next to John
son. he has more so-called STUFF than
any other Highlander in the American
League.
Pete "Horse for Work"
Schneider always was a steady. relia-
BILE Highlander In the National League
and ranked fourth among National
League pitchers in 1917, when he won
nineteen games and lost eighteen and
allowed 1877 earned runs an inning. He
is horse for work. and only Alexander
pitched more innings than he in 1917.
The mystery of the winter league Is how
he ever got out OF the National League.
The Yankees finally have Jack Quinn
back after he has seen a lot of the coun-
/ try since he parted company with the
old time Hilltop crew in 1912. He was
with the Braves in 1913, but jumped
10 the Baltimore Feds in 1914, and later
drlfted out to the Pacific Coast League.
Both the Yankees and Chicago White
SoN claimed him after the Coast League
broke up, but Jack Joined the White
Sox. Hero he pitched great ball, win
ming 1--WE out OF six games with n badly
shot up club. In fact Quinn was the only
White SoN winner late in the season.
Tho National Commission recently
awarded him TO the Yankees, and Hug
gins figures he will be a valuable asset
next year.
With Fisher and Shawkey back from
the service and MogridSe, Thormahleu
and Russell held over from last year
team Huggins will have so many good
pitchers he won't know whom to pitch.