Evening star., 1922-05-18

Then Sylvester Johnson, the best
looking prospect of his bunch OF
rookie hurlers. was rendered hors de
combat with a couple of broken
bones in his hand. Hub Leonard, the
best finger in his stable. refused to
report. and both Ehmke and Dauss,
his veteran dependable, had to be left
in the south to get into condition
whom the team trekked homeward for
the opening of the campaign. In ad-
batsman Of the American League.
added a silver strand or two to the
Georgian's thatch by refusing to re-
port at the terms offered him.
Then the season opened .and the
TyEers dropped six games in a row
tory and for practically the first
month Of the campaign they founder
ed around in the basement Yep, Ty-
rus was glum guy for quite a spell.
but Of late life has-taken on roster
aspect for him.
Ii Enjoying Life Now.
I've begun to enjoy myself re-
of getting things together and trying
to start the machine is trying work.
I think things will go better now. 1
have young team this year, one that
has a hard time finding its legs, but
I look for better things in the future.
L
where my ball Club will finish. That's
impossible, you know. But 1 say that
I am confident We shall not be any
doormat for the rest of the league.
My boys will beat a lot of the clubs
during the season. We won't be the
food at the banquet.
my pitching Is coming along nice
ly. think the Boston and New York
series have shown that. My infield
10 all right They haven't begun to
hit yet as they should. AS for my
self. well, I'm still able to get along.
Yes, I did deny that story that trickled
out from somewhere to the effect
that my days as a manager were
numbered. And also the one to the
effect that am nearly ready to step
out OF the active playing end of the
game. I'm far from through as a
manager and i still think that 1 can
hold down that centerfield post.
Rumor Hurt Team Morale.
The interview which credited me
with being ready to retire as a man.
thing. 1 don't know just where it
self that it hardly tended to promote
team morale. A good illustration of
that was the showing of the st. Louis
BroWns S;I last season. sol They were
Lee Fohps retirement were in circu-
lation. 1t wasn't until the club own
erS had announced that ha was to be
Retained ID, that the Browns began to
"As for the playing end of it, I
realize. Of course, that 1 am close to
being an old man. as far as base ball
my time thinking of the coming Of
the end. Base ball has done a lot
for me. 1t has given me my career
and I intend to give 1t my best as long
as I can. When the time comes that
9. younger man is faster and better
player than / am, then I'm step down,
out of the way. Until that time comes.
I won't think about it.
when I feel a BIT blue. You know
it's hard when you come to time
when you can't do all the things you
used to do. My injured leg still is
was lucky I didn't break my ankle
and doubling my foot under me did
the first accident directly IJs traceaSis cab e
to sliding that has come my way in
the game during seventeen years.
something to be thankful for there,
] suppose.
Present Infeld Suits Him.
Last season any number of games
trickled away through second base.
But this year Rigney is making good
at short and l am alternating Cut
shaw and Clark at second base. The
infield at present suits me better than
any that have had since I took hold
In Detroit.
MY pitching has been a particular
point of pleasure to me. Ehmke,
DausA Oldham, Pillette and Olsen are
particularly encouraging. have eight
mon ready to work in the box. if
necessary. Here's something I am
going to gon on record right now
as saying-that is, Howard Ehmke Ia
going to be a pitching star this sea-
ron. I've seen not a few in INV time
and Ehmke looks mighty well to me
this spring. So I'm not DISCOURAGED
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