Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-12
YANKEES WILL Have OUTFIT
OF EXCEPTIONAL PITCHERS
MILLER EuErinS SwinS. several DcnIS
4" secure stuG "f Top
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NEW YORK. January 7.-"o;rca.sst
;ici'.h: SAN in the world" again
seems to be the slogan OF the Yan-
KEGS. Miller huSyirs baci,ed by Colo
mel Jacob iiuvpcvt. is already showing
every indication OF outranEirs his Tor
iacr rival for nrst star box honogs,
George Stailings.
hack la 1910. when George Stallngs
gave IN. Athletics quite a grapple aud
forli A.ncricana had the greatest
pitching stan in the history IF tbs
club. RUSS Ford. then on the TOP of his
FORM. Hay rishcr and Caldwell. young
stcrs COMING strong: lack Quinn.
Jack Wdinup and Tom Hughes were
r!Sht handlers. while big Jim Vaughn
l"oHed attcr the cft-haHdcd assign
Had Stailings remained at tho helm
OF the Yankecs there Is no telling
where nc mich; have led .his club.
Chase late IN 1910. and under the
chase and WolvcrtOn regimes the great
TAN went 10 seed.
There were several members OF this
Vel. who needed manager OF the
type OF Sta!!ings, Harrow or Mc.;raw
20 handle thcin.
Chase never tried TO enforce dis
r!piiiIe. and by the time Frank Chance
came here he had the Federal League
movement TO contend with, The Feds
wrecked discipline throughout base
ball
RUPERT and Houston have spent a
lot Of money ir%in@ TO give the Van
hccs another pitching stan like that
one OF 1910. but despite heavy eNpendi-
lures, the Gankcc rttrnu;; staff was
It's weakest department last season.
Ter iiusgins has swung deals which
should give the Yankees the best pitch
ing s;aU in the history "f the club.
the acquisition Of Dutch Leonard and
Ernie Shore from the Red SoX in the
Gig league last. wceh. the purchase OF
Pete schneider from the Cincinnati
the National Commission has entirety
changed the pitching status OF the
Yankees. Instead of having one. OF
now have one Of the greatest.
The four men are 4 capable pitching
staff in themselves. Leonard has no
superior among lcft-handcd pitchers
jim Vaughn and Babe Ruth. Ills
record is studded with brilliant feats
lie has the best earned RIM record
i.oi 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 Alex
andc-.
Shore is as capable richt-handcr
as leonard is lcft-hani, :. and stands
Johnson. he has more so-caiicd STUFF
than any other right-hander in the
American League.
Schneider always WAS Il steady. re-
liable risht-handcr in the National
League and ranked fourth among Ma
tiondl League pitchers in 1917. when
NE won nineteen games and lost eigh-
teen. and allowed 1877 earned runs an
inning. lie is IA 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
or the National League.
The Yankees finally have Jack Quinn
back after he has seen Il lot OF the
country since he parted company with
the old time Hilltop crew in 1912. He
was with the Braves In 1913, but
jumped TO the Baltimore Feds in 1914.
and later drlfied out 10 the Pacific
Coast LcaEuc. Both the Yankees and
Chicago White Sox claimed him after
the coast league broke up but Jack
joined the White Son. Here he pitched
great ball: winning five out of sin
games with a badly shot up club. In
fact. Quinn was the only White Sox
winner late in the season. The Ma
tional Commission recently awarded
him to the Yankees. and IIugSins ng-
ures no will be a valuable asset mex.
year.
With Fisher and Shawkey back from
the service. pnd Mogridge. Thormahlen
and Russell held over from last years
team. RugGiTs will have 80 many good
pitchers he won't know whom TO pitch