South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-15
Believes Rudolph
AndTayIOrArent
Through for Good
Mitchell Still Has Confidence
in 'ToOthless" and Hair
less" Brave Hurlers.
BY DAVIS y. WALSH.

I4-When the young man removes
his cap. the semi-tropical sun glist-
ems uTon his pate prenatureV
nude, with the CLEAN Of a highly
polished vordovan boot He is that
kind OF a young man, old beyond
his years.
When his left handed friend
spreads his mouth into the folds OF
a smile. you see two rows Of teeth
too even and altogether too perfect
90 be natural They are not the teeth
that appeared by painful degrees in
his early youth. He had those latter
removed several years ago because
he feared they were making him old
before his time.
Their Identity.
When the friend Of both the bald
young man and his left handed
friend appears on the local ball
field. he watches both with a kindly.
yet speculative eye He knows them
quite well. indeed, and has a rea-
sonably good memory. The season
Of 1914 and the Boston Braves
melodramatic rush from last to first
place and a worlds championship
is not too far removed 10 hamper
ones memory excessively. y
The young man who lost his Golf
fure and the left handed friend who
lost his teeth are Dick Rudolph and
George Tyler respectively. They, in
collaboration with the defunct Bill
James. pitched the Braves into the
greatest notoriety that year any ball
club ever attained. and they did so
under the tactical guidance of Fred
Mitchell.
The latter is the speculative gent
referred TO and right now he
happens to be manager Of the Bos-
ton Braves.
Neither is Through.
Mitchell, OF course, has proved
himself a success as a manager. He
was merely an assistant to George
Stallings in 1914, later went to the
Cubs as manager. and with able as
sistance from Tyler, won the Nation
al league pennant in 1918. He came
back TO the Braves last year 10 sue
coed Stallings and now Tyler follows
him back after being turned loose
by the Cubs Rudolph never left the
Boston club during recent years. He
is generally believed 70 be a bit
passe. likewise Tyler Mitchell will
have none OF this.
Il think I know Rudolph and Ty-
Ter better than any other base ball
men," he declared today as the ex-
tremely plausible Braves swung into
strike for their first real workout
Of the year. And I am sincere when
/ say that l don't think either OF
them is through. I expect to get
good pitching from both"
The BraTes also have in Joe
Oeschger, Dana Fillingim. John Wat
son and Hugh McQuillan. four OF
/ the best right handler pitchers in
baseball with Frank Miller. the for
mer Pirate, emerging from a years
retirement for another fling at the
! big time. Rube Marquard can get a
good ball game out Of his left arm,
about once a week, and if Tyler real
~ comes back. the same may be ex-
pected OF him.
No Rookie OutfieIdcrs.
Hank Gowdy. Mickey O'Neill and
Frank Gibson rank well above the
| average as catchers. and the outfield
i is so we'll upholstered that there isn't
a recruit outfielder in the camp. No
I management would be justified in
4 edging away gate receipts on un-
tried youths without fielders such as
I Southworth. Nicholson. Powell,
Cruise and Nixon participating in
/ the semi-monthly rush against the
| cashiers window
The inheld? Every dream must
have its dark moment. Walter Holke
is a good first baseman. Lizzie"
Ford is one OF the rising young
men OF the game at his second. and
stony Boeckel gets by nicely at the
hot corner. The team however lacks
shortstop. Larry Kopf was obtain
, cd by trade from Cincinnati but
/ Larry seems 10 have slipped since
1919. his best year. At that. he is
I being given the call over Walter
Barbara. a gent Of erratic tenden-
, cies.
Pitchers Rate Good.
glastonbury. utility man for a
sNA0tN ~ So Ids n CEdlCt OF get
I ting I'm as a regular. but all the in
field recruits-Lloyd Smith. from
Greensboro; Tom Dooley from Nor
/ folk, and John McDermott and
| Frank Putnam, semi-pros. seem 10
! be al least a year or two away.
This is hardly true Of the young
pitchers. There is Tor instance. Eu-
gene Lansing. a right handler from
Charleston, :. c. Eugene won II out
OF / , games az the fag end OF last
season. Mitchell also thinks we'll OF
Bill Anderson, left handler: Cocney
and Braxton. two Southpaws with
the club last year, and Al Piarotu.
"Cy' Morgan gets the majority
vote, however. Cy pitched himself
silly winning some so ball games
for Springfield in the Eastern league
In 1920 and did little beyond crowd -
ing Mr.. MitchelTs bench a bit last
sea son He Sc sold % - 80 o. q.