New-York tribune., 1919-03-06

he convinced stands Miller Huggins.
His presence assures the Yankees the
most competent staff of left handed
pitching to be found in the league
the equal of the Big Three (Benton,
Saliee and Schupp) which wrought
such wonders for McGraw in 1917 For,
beside Thormahlen. Huggins will have
leonard and George Mogridge, not to
mention cub named Nelson who
comes highly recommended
Good southpaw pitching is great
pecially in the American League. tfe
most terrific sluggers Of which hit
from the first base side of the plate
fellows of the calibre of Ty Cobb, Iris
Speaker, Joe Jackson, Eddie Collins,
Frank Baker, Wallie Pipp, Babe Ruth,
George Slsler, to mention few. 1t
of Leonard. Mogridge has proved his
worth through the last three cam
palgns. His record Of last season does
not begin to show his value to the
club, Tor he saved many games and
toIled IN countless others that did not
figure In the percentage column.
Pitches Like Veteran
AS to Thormahlen he won something
like seven games and lost only three.
lie behaved like veteran from his
yecy first assignment He possesses
what the average run of southpaws
does not-picnty of baseball brains
and perfect control. Thormahlen, d
low ball expert of deadly accuracy,
almost climbed into the hall of fame
first dash out of the box. AS a
Yankee cub last spring he pitched
forty-two shutout innings and was
threatening the record when couple
Of bobbles on the part Of his support
1918 Yankees had swung through tho
western end Of the circuit the first
time. Thormahlen was the pitching
sensation OF the year. Shortly after
ward he contracted an illness that
kept him out of uniform more than
month: He was just coming around
again when he decided 1t best to go
into shipbuilding when the work or
tight" mandate was applied to base
ball. Herbert since q year ago has
filled out some fifteen pounds, though
in excellent physical condition, and
should be able to stand many a tough
ass gnment, as doubtless he will draw.
Jack Quinn first broke in with the
Yanks under Stallings some ten years
ago. lie remained with the club nearly
five seasons. Sent to the international
League, Stallings finally secured him for
the Braves in 1913, but back never re-
ported to Boston. He went with the
Federal League that spring. When
peace was made with the outlaws Bos-
ton refused to exercise its claim to the
pitcher. Quinn drifted to the Pacific
Coast League, where for three years he
SIMPLY set that company ahre. His
great pitching finally attracted the
attention of major league scouts.
he ~ n1,An hA N,,is,
non last summer. but on the way back
Jack stepped off in his home city. Chi
cago. when he fell afoul Of Charles A.
Comiskey's scouts. Quinn WAS induced
30 sign with the White Sox and finished
the season in Chicago uniform He
won five games and lost only one. The
Chicago and New York clubs engaged
in bitter struggle for the services Of
Quinn meanwhile. and finally on Au-
gust 20 last the National Commission
substantiated New York's claim.
Quinn Bats Well
Quinn is powerfully built fellow
who weighs from 1856 to 1870 pounds
He is set up along tho lines Of Frank
smith the celebrated piano mover of
the halcyon days of the White Sox,
when Chances great Cubs used to fall
before before Smith NTH; and Walsh in, in the city
oeiics' SuiiiH 10 sp'lpalI pitcher,
or was at least when he was
with the Yankees before He was
not only a good pitcher those days,
but was a slugger to boot. He was
thorn in the side Of the mighty Walter
johnson then. Quinn had only to throw
his glove into the box to take the meas
ure of Clark Grif6th's big ace
John ]. McGraw has been rcsponsi-
Bile for many innovations in profes-
sional baseball, for John is Snowman
at heart. But John reserved for this