Evening star., 1926-03-29

here. Little by little he is fitting into
the general order of things on the
Yanks. and while it has been a hard
task he has been big enough to try
for 1t.
In the first place he was asked to
play on a hard diamond one day and
in the sand the next, and he had been
playing out in the Coast League on
turf. That upset him a bit and then.
when he played with clubs other than
the coast clubs, he got diamonds, some
of which were a bit better than some
| of the Florida diamonds.
An Angular Athlete.
He isn't the type Of ball player that
| most imagined. There had been an
| impression that he was one OF those
| Stocky birds who are all shoulders
and torso. Perhaps that impression
had been created because of his home
run record last year. but as a matter
of fact, he is angular. He couldn't
stop the ball on the ground very we'll
at first, but he knocks it down now.
They" whoever they may be, look
ed to see him step right off the train
from the Pacific and stretch like an
elastic band as he trampled ruthlessly
upon home runs here and there, and
because he didn't the mite manager
was charged with having made an
other bone. The mite manager forgot
yesterday what some Of them will
never know in the next century.
Gehrig has picked up a lot in speed
and what a massive forearm that
former Columbia kid has! Dugan.
veteran that he is, has found that
there are three kids on the infield
who bid fair to outshine him. 1t has
prodded his complex and reflex, and
a c in IN Will
All of the foregoing is the reason why
the Yankees have a chance.
Marquard Manager Now.
Another of John McGraw's pupils
has stepped to the fore as a manager.
This time it is Rube Marquard, who
is guiding the destinies of the Provi-
dence club this season.
Rube's team faced curve pitching
| for the first time the other day when
it played the Boston Nationals, down
here in the Spring training country.
Providence made a more creditable
showing against Boston than the ST.
Louis Browns made and that tickled
Rube no end.
The high light of that Boston
game was the fact that Marquard
himself was on the firing line for
| Providence. There he stood on the
pItCHeIS IuDD6T. Il perfect image or
| the Marquard who pitched game af-
! ter game at the Polo Grounds when
| he was making his famous record of
| l9 straight for the Giants. He is in
! splendid cOndition-his face tanned
| by the Florida sun and his speed
| reminiscent of the time when he drop
| ped that fast hook around the corners
| of the plate to the complete battle
ment of his National League oppo-
nents.
Rube Is Modest Fellow.
II don't know what success 1 will
have managing q ball club said
Rube. But l can try. Id like TO
tell you just what Providence will
have this year in the Eastern League
but / am not quite sure myself until
after the Bostons get through weed
ing us out" (The Providence club
is owned by Boston National capital.
and serves as sort of feeder to that
club)
I'VE have a pretty good infeld"
Rube continued, land one of the
players is Joe Rodriguez. who was
once with the Giants. He is a bet
ter first baseman and a better batter
now than he was then. 1 think the
outfield will be fair ana | shall try
to make something of the pitchers
that will be worth while. l think
we can do well in Providence this
year, but I'm not making any prom
ises yet
Copyright. 1926)