The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-15
BOSTON BRAVES
NOT TO Be SOFT
FOR THEIR FOES
In Fact, Everywhere but
in the Infield, They
Look Mighty Good
by DAVIS ]. WALSH,
/. N. s. Sporting Editor.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
i4.--When a certain young man re-
moves his cap. the tropiacl sun glis-
tens on his pate. prematurely nude
with the gleam OF highly polished
cordovan boot. lie is that Kind Of
n 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
10 be natural. They are not tho
teeth that appeared by painful de-
grees i'm his early youth. lie had
those latter removed several years
ago because he feared they were
making him old before hts time.
When tho friend Of both the bald
young man and his lefthanded
friend appears on the local ball field
he watches both with kindly yet
speculative eye. He knows them
quite we'll, indeed and has a reason
ably good memory. The season Of
1914 and the Boston Braves molo-
dramatic rush from last to first
place and worlds champions is not
too far removed TO hamper ones
memory excessively.
Rudolph aud Tyler.
Tho young man who lost his Golf
feur and tho lefthanded friend who
lost his teeth arc Dick Rudolph and
George Tyler, respectively
They in collaboration with the de-
funct Bill James. pitched the Braves
into the greatest notoriety that year
any ball team ever attained end they
did so under the tactical guidance OF
Fred Mitchell
The latter is the speculative gent
referred to and right now he hap
pens to be manager of the Boston
Braves.
Mitchell. Of course has proved
himself a successful manager. He
was merely an assistant TO George
Stallings in 1914, later went to the
Cubs as manager with the able as
sistance Of Tyler. won the national
league pennant in 1918. He came
back 10 the Braves last year TO sue
ceed Stallings and now Tyler fol-
lows him back after being turned
loose by the Cubs. Rudolph never
left the Boston club during recent
years. lie is generally believed 10
be a bit passe, likewise Tyler. Mitch
ell will have none of this.
Mitchell Is Hopeful.
"I think I know Rudolph and
| Tyler better than any other base
ball man" he declared today as the
extremely plausible Braves swung
in stride for their first real workout
OF the year. 'And am sincere
when l say don't think either OF
them is through. I expect to get
good pitching from both"
The Braves also have In Joe Oes-
chger, Dana Flllingim, John Watson
and Hugh McQuillan, four OF the
best righthanded pitchers I'm base
ball with Frank Miller, the former
Pirate, emerging from years re-
| tirement for another fling at the big
time. Rube Marquard can get a
gool ball game out of his left arm,
about once a week and IL Tyler
really comes back. the same may be
expected of him.
Hank Gowdy, Mickey O'Ncill and
Frank Gibson rank well above the
average as catchers and the outfield
Is so well upholstered that there {:
not a recruit outfielder IN the camp
| No management would be justified
in edging away gate receipts on un
tried youths with outfielders such AZ
Southworth, Nicholson. Pow e ! !
Cruise and Nixon participating n
the semi monthly rush against tn,
cashiers window. They represen
the most thoroughly fortified out
field in the major leagues. although