New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-07
BY BILL YEVANS
(NEA Service Sports Writer)

(NEA Service Sports Writer)
Like the immortal brook. John
Quinn Picus, known to the baseball
fraternity as plain Jack Quinn.
seems to go pitching on. Old Doc
time apparently has forgotten to
check up on Connie Mack's veteran
hurler.
Cy Young Of other days was
around the 40-year mark when he
stepped out of major league cam
paigning; Babe Adams was through
at ~; Johnson at 40. Grover
Alexander still is carrying on at Al.
But old Jack Quinn at 43 is hurl-
ing exceptional ball this season. In
fact, he's likely to hang up the best
record he ever has established in
his 1G years of big time competition.
That's something to ponder over a
bit.
Quinn started his professional
career in the Penn State league in
1908. He started six years before
Alexander, four before Johnson and
one in advance of Adams. Hence,
this il Jacks twenty-sixth pro sea-
son on the diamond.
Quinn has had an unusual big
league regime. As far back as 1909
he was with the Yankees. After
four seasons there he was shunted
to Rochester in the International.
Two years or so later he caught on
with the Red Sox only to jump TO
the Baltimore club Of the short
lived Federal league in 1914. The
next campaign found him with the
Orioles but in 1916-17-1s he was
with Vernon in the Pacific Coast
circuit
Old Jack finished the 1918 chase
with the Chicago White SoX, the
coast league having suspended on
account of the world war. In 1919
he was awarded to the Yankees,
staying there until the end of the
1921 season when he was traded to
the Red Sox.
Three and half years with Bos-
ton and Quinn went to the Athletics
at the waiver price. That was in
1925. Since joining the Macks, the
veteran highlander seems to have
taken new lease on life. In 1925
he finished with mark of 10 VIC
tories and II defeats. The next
year he fell back somewhat. coping
10 games to II reverses. Last sea-
son he came back with Is wins and
but 10 losses.
This year Quinn has been setting
| hot pace. He has been right I'm
with the leaders since the opening
gong and has given no outward
signs of letup. wouldn't be
surprised We're Jack to chalk I'D 20
triumphs this season, a pretty WIN
nlng figure nowadays and mark
the old fellow has yet to reach in
his major hostiities. Twice Quinn
mas hit the 1S-win class-in 1910
and 1920.
Like Alexander, Faber and some
OF the other veterans, Quinn depends
to a great extent on the old gray
matter when in the box. Jacks
souper, obviously. isn't what 1t used
to be; his fast one lacks the zip il
once knew, but the spitball is as de.
ceptive as ever.
One of Jacks assets, besides
brains, is his ability to put the ball
where he wants. Like Alexander
Mathewson and others who stayed
around the big top years after their
assortment of stuff was but SO PEI
cent of what it was in their younger
days. Quinn is strong on control.
| Jack knows how to work the cor
ners. is thoroughly familiar with
his batters and you seldom find him
in the hole on a batsman. In the
last two campaigns Quinn walked
only % men in IS games. little
more than one pass to the fracas.
John Quinn Picus. or old Jacl,
Quinn. II you prefer. is to the aiors
what Hoppe is to. billiards. Stanis-
laus Zbyszko to wrestling and Jimmy
Smith to bowling-a veteran COM
paigner still starring passed the
fortieth milestone.