Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 107, 17 March 1915 — Page 7

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM,

SCENES

Yankee "Rookies"

FROM THE TRAINING

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Some of the embryonic Yankees who are showing up beat in spring practice at the winter camp at Savannah. Ga.. are Rina Ditcher- Kellev bwlC; T?m:VhiPd b"e' !t'8h' ,eft f,e,d' and Lewl8- Most of thee are ,,ned P the Yannigans, which st team Ht!7.nTh.-U?iJL.H "y, he "fW byg Ca" Ck W'th the .Yank" the comin ea,on P"blamtlcl. Bill Donovan assert, that he h inof.v" rues, and has picked no winners yet from among the new talent.

TIGERS ARE NO STRONGER THAN THEY WERE LAST. YEAR, SAYS HUGH JENNINGS

Isn't strong and he is continually In trouble. If Vltt keeps well there, wjll . not be any cause for worry. Just the

same, though, I am looking for this

YoUng to show class."

COMPARED WITH SEVERAL MAJOR LEAGUE MAGNATES, DAVID HARUM WAS A PIKER

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Hugh Jennings (top), Vltt (left) and Dauss.

When asked whether Detroit's 1913 team would be any stronger than the 1914 combination, and If so In what respect, Manager Jennings, at training quarters in Gulfort, Missouri, said: . "I eton't know that my present team is any better. Remember this the Tigers of 1914 formed a fighting, aggressive combination and I can't rid my

self of the impression that had Cobb been in the game from the beginning we would have come mighty, mighty close to winning that pennant. "This I can say "The team will be stronger .in . experience. How much this counts for depends upon the condition and the men. Burns should do better in 1915 than he did in 1914, but if he does as well I will be satisfied. Veach may hit a few points better, but Bobby's work throughout the past season was acceptable. Bush and Morarity will be just as strong as ever. "Cobb, of course, is always a star. Crawford can be depended upon and 6am didn't play above his speed last year. McKee, of course, is in good shape now this is something that couldn't be said of him last year. "Coveliske should be just as good, perhaps better, while Dauss had a lot t tough luck last season. Dubuc cannot help but be better if he is any

good at all. Then we have Cavet and Reynolds - and Boehler and the other young pitchers. "One thing I am certain of is "The team will be- stronger around tbe keystone sack. Last spring I had Vltt and Kavanaugh; this spring I have Vitt, Kavanaugh and Young. Young will be given every opportunity to show his worth, and let me say he will have to travel to beat Vitt out of tbe job. By this I mean be will have to show something really worth while If Oscar retains his health. . "Vitt is one of the most unfortunate flayers to come under my notice. He

EXPECTED TO FILL PING BODIE'S SHOES

National League magnates who have

put across big trades: Top, Miller Huggirs; left, John McGraw; bottom

Charles Dooin.

Not only is the National league the

proud possessor of the world's championship belt, after having lost it for

four years,, but the old Tener circuit

also has the distinction of being the

greatest trading market in the base

ball universe. Compared with the Am

erican league as a' David Harum out-

the National resembles a big city

market lined up beside a small country store. In the number of deals involv

ing crack ball players, John McGraw is the world's champion trader. About the only person who ever handed Mcgraw anything rough in a deal was Joe Tinker, when he took Leon Ames, Heinie Groh and Josh Devore for Art

Fromme.

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Among the youngster's with the Chicago White Sox in California, none Is giving greater promise than -"Hap" Fetch, formerly with the Milwaukee Brewers. Felch is a good hitter, he is fast In the field and can go a long way for a fly ball. He will fill the job left vacant by the dropping of Bodie,1 according to the general opinion In the 8ox training camp. ; '

The Boston Dicker.

McGraw's biggest swap was made In, the winter of 1907-'O8, when he traded the nucleus of his pennant ma

chines of 1904 and 1905 Dan McGann, Bill Dahlen, George Browne, Frank Bowerman and Cecil Ferguson to Boston for Fred Tenney, Al Brjdwell

and Tom Needham. That trade almost won McGraw a pennant, as a technicality beat him out of the 1908 gonfalon. In 1908 McGraw permitted Bresnahan to gratify his managerial ambitions and let him go to St. Louis in a trade, which brought Jack Murray, Admiarl Schlel and Bugs Raymond to New York, St. Louis also turning Art Fromme and Karger over to Cincinnati, so Schlei could be switched to Gotham. McGraw was shaded on this deal, as Murray Is the only player obtained foi Bresnahan that ever amounted to tauch. 1910 Herzcg was traded to Boston for Becker, and in Midseason, 1911. Bridwell was shipped back to Boston, along with Hank Gowdy, so that Herzog might be brought back, to the Polo grounds. The Fromme- Ames. Devore, Groh deal was made in midseason, 1913, and at the end of the season McGraw bent the much-traded Herrog and Hartley to Cincinnati for Bescher. The latest McGraw trade sends Stock, Demaree and Adams to Philadelphia for Hans Lobert. Philadelphia has also done Is share of swapping. Billy Murray made a pretty good swap In 1909, when he sent Starr and Shea, two infield substitutes, to Boston for Johnny Bates, then one of the best outfielders in the league. Dooin Put One Over. Dooin got the better of Cincinnati in the big mid-winter deal of lsio-'ll, when he traded McQuillen. Moren. Grant and Bates to Cincinnati tor Lobert, Paakert, Rowan and Beebe. The Philadelphia-Boston swap of last summer, Josh Devore for Jackie Martin, was very easy. Cincinnati has always been the rack-

er town in deals, and Charley Murphy

helped make the Cubs famous by send

ing a pile of junk to the Reds for Overall and Steinfeldt. Brooklyn contrib

uted Sheckard to the great Cub out

fit in exchange for Maloney, Casey

and McCarthy. When Cincy landed Tinker for manager in 1913. Murphy made the Reds give up Mitchell, Phelan, Humphreys, Knisely and Corriden, the latter being secured from Detroit for Frank Chance, so Chance could go to the Yanks. St. Louis' big trade of last winter with Pittsburg places Hiller Huggins among the trading immortals, as his deal of Koney Mowery and Harmon for Jack Miller, Wilson, Butler, Dolan and Robinson, is considered the trading classic of all time. The Cubs also handed Fred Clarke a lemon in 1912, when they let him have King Cole and Artie Hoffman for Tommy Leach and Lefty Leifield.

CUBAN SHORT STOP JOINS THE YANKEES Aragone, Bill Donovan's prize shortstop, has arrived at Savannah from Havana. The Cuban Is in fine shape, having played a little winter, and displayed plenty of ginger in his workouts from the first day. He rapped out a single and a double in the game between the Yankees and the Yannlgans the first day he was on the field. Donovan believes the little Cuban will cover his short field In good style. Mrs. Helen ' Hathaway Britton, the Cardinals' owner, appeared at the recent meeting of the National league magnates in. .New York with enough chocolates to go- all the way around. As a result, chocolates were the only refreshments, which is not usually the case. More often the magnates drink malt or vinous liquors. .

Groh and Herzog in

Reds' Gamp

Manager Herzog has sent Heine Groh to third base for snrino nrftftti work, and 1in an

nounced that the chances are Groh will hold down that sack- all RPAsnn. TTpT-rnor will tsVa ahnrf

and place Olson at second, and Mollwitz on first. Olsens nifty work at second base caused Herzia to figure on shifting Groh some time ago.

MANAGER ROWLAND SATISFIED WITH WHITE SOX SHOWING AT SPRING TRAINING CAMP; EDDIE COLLINS IN OLD TIME FORM

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Snapshots taken at spring training

camp of the Chicago White Sox at

Paso Robles, Cal, Left to riaht:

Pitcher Ed K letter, Manager Rowland massaging his leg after a sixteen-mile hike; Eddie Collins. Trained down to weight and ready to go through a series of real baseball contests, the White Sox squad of athletes has divided, the second team going to Oakland, and the regulars to Los Angeles, where the first real game was played with the Angels Thursday. Manager Rowland has expressed satisfaction with the work of the squad to date. Eddie Collins is apparently in his old-time form. It is a little early to say just what recruits are likely to be retained. There is a suspicion In the mind of Manager Rowland that Big Ed Walsh

now boss of the second team is about to come back. Something about the antics of the great spitball hurler this spring indicates a change. It has been noticed by the other players and by the manager as well. Walsh is maintaining discreet silence, and to all questioners who seek information regarding hia powerful right arm. he has the same answer: "It's feeling pretty good." "After the second team leaves Oak

land and gets to the warmer climate of Los Angeles I will put the big fellow to the test," said Rowland. The second team is not dne in the southern end of the state until March 18, and by that time I think he will be In trim to show. I expect to send him througn an entire game about that time. "If Walsh shows anything like his old form by that time he will lose his job as manager of tbe Goofs, because I want him to return east by the southern route and take no chances with the possible chilly winds of the north."

BROMWICH HOPES TO GET THIRD BASE JOB

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AL BROMWICH IN BATTING POSE (PHOTOGRAPHED AT PASO ROBLES). The only position on his team which is giving Manager Rowland of the White 8ox real concern is third bate. There are at present four condidttea

for the Job Br omwlch, Baker, Blackburns and Breton. . I

MAROON PITCHER IS A PHILLY RECRUIT

Stanwood Baumirartner. former TInivrsitv nf rwnmt kB.

ball pitcher, has siirned with the PhibirfolnhfA

now training with the Maroon baseball squad in Chiatsou