Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-30
YOUNG HAS set FIRE" TO
LEAGUE BY SPEEDY WORK
During First Month OF 1910 Season
Batted Close to 400 and Ficlded
Beautifully.
Corbctt Also Talks Of Comeback"
OF Ray Fisher. Batting of Big
Babe Ruth and Cicottc's ENplaum-
tion OF His JlnN During 1918.
ny JAMES }. CoRBtTT.

ny JAMES }. CORBETT.
Ross Young, OF the Giants. IS being
touted by National League fans as the
greatest outfelder that has dehutteG
in tho majors since the days OF COBB
and Speaker.
And Young certainly has been per
forming in style which, X continued
will place his name among me truly
greats OF baseball
The youngster imported from the
Texas League Wy the Giants. made 4
great showing in i9lS which was his
first year in the majors He NEEDED :or
$50. and batted for SOC on the bases
he was deerlikc. Many PERSONS claimed
tina, he was faster thar. coho when y
was at his best. And ~ each aud
avery game lie showed hSh;inS s9!-';
and brainincss far beyond the average.
Wait until 1919 and founs. MI
the prediction. "Eyery PLAYER IN his
ArSt year in the his League doesn't
show up extremely We'll. l; = neceS-
sary for him 10 become acrli;naisn
and IL takes season 70 do II. Sui
Young has natural ability beyond any
thing that an ou:Helder has shown
since Cobb and Speaker came along
Has Played Remarkably.
Young has sc; Gre" TO the League
has h4tted close TO the .45o mark-and
shows no sign OF le;up. He has
stolen bases 50 often that opposition
psCOlne
stop him. He has helded his position
beautifully. and has executed one in
side" play after another.
Young certainly looks like a wonder
Of II Is tina, the farther he goes the
starrier Is his performing.
Ray Fisher seems sss 70 be JUS ia an,
S S. payst Very rev WorR
wonderful improvement.
Fisher became Yankee in 1909, and
remained With the club through nins
were always predicted FOR him. bu;
Fisher never made good His perform
ING was only ordinary. lie wasn't able
1909 until the Yankees decided that he
was ~ G." and waived him on; Of
the American League.
Star of Reds Hurting Stan.
Cincinnati picked him UP and eve
,s RAJ EAnss5d has p,ehnr me r.
has hurled brand Of baseball en-
celled by no twirler IN John Heydlers
sireutt, and !; locks now as II ms
OF d bust" during the days Of his
youth, will jump into ,opnotch circles
al a time when baseball Judges have
pronounced him through
Babe" Ruth probably IS slowly real
izing the TACT that after all IS SAID
and done, American League pitchers
aren't half as easy 10 h!t as he as
Ruth gained considerable fame IN
1915 because Of his ho:ne-run ciout;nE.
Threush APril;; May and June he ham:
;andom II. hanged on; something
IKE eleven home runs n thai time and
u was expected shat h would frac
lure all existing -hone.!un marks. But
along at-ou, the Arst CO july me pl,ca-
ers began TO get his measure. The"
found the weakness % Ruth. From
that time on Ruth never MADE an
bulky batting sve.ass began - shrink.
En ended the season tGst csyoa6 rs
800 mark, and s'ith ne p.tch=-s +c5-
:ns but l!ttle trouble Stepping aim ::
almost every turn o :-* pa
Can't Hit L.n-Hanc.r-.
tina, he was ;5-oGs- =.-- c-c1i--
and thu, dsst!ny 73..-s: =. E=T =
9ard re ou;As!5 =. -s'.-s. 49,
The Wishes Q. q Ea--sF -.sE= :.
The Red SoI. 2L.. 1zc :.-r.--.-
through 1915 Bz.:c- t.4 4a-.t
couldn't nj Ia t=.-s: -: 80
handers would - ~ Z. fssy e. -.
as r!gathzat.-. - =.
sui no. Ra:a +- a. .z.:.r. ::
the FAC; ma; szs,:-r 800.
League pitching 80. ..l. - ss.y :
JOB as ne rad ass---=t -: ---r-:.-
eddy ne will % cca,=r .-s- -.,z q.
.
love 70. oa,'!ng - zs-s.ng = 2.-ca-
hitting roles
Nothing mas occzsi7-ea v..z:%. az
p.!se this year IRA. -Ea .=tG--. .. ~
die C'cntts Of tna Ta.ts SIX
Was the Biz Gun In 1917.
c!eotte sas the rlg gun In the Ca.-
caso attack ot 1911 He p!tcaef 49,
most brilliant baseball ot MS -area- Dr.
that season. and, dug largely 20 -ais
the White SoH scamqered through 10
worlds geries hAigntz
Then came 1918 and Ctco,te slf.1sc
~oe:uliy. This same t~i!ler VINO lza
won tsenty-eisht out % thirty games
IN 1917, FOR an average OF 200 cJuId
win but twelve out u tn!rty-ore games
in ISIS for an average ot Isl
Blu, now Cicottc IL bacL: and r.,rf
i've starts, and l. looks a. x the vet
Gran is due for another w!nnin. year
Nov % you explain IT, Cicotte Mas
asked
Simply enough" was the reply I'm
1917 ] did not pitch The opening game.
In 1915 did. In 1919 Kid GIcaFon
wanted me TO pitch The opening samc.
but ] wouldn't do &; Figure Il out
Tor yourself"-Copyti eh,, 1914. os
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