Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-02-24 | Page 2 | Managers Take Long Chance on Young Bushers

MANAGERS TAKE LONG CHACE CHANCE ON YOUNG RUSHERS RUSHERS- Many lalY Youngsters However Have Made Good From Front Start in Coast League teague BY AL A. A C. C JOY Sporting Editor of the San Francisco Examiner AT WHEN HEN Dan Long was gathering V V his hiR candidates for the Seals back in he lie confided to your Jour humble scribe one dreary winters winter's da day It I It isn't often ofen that a young fellow comes along who cnn can deliver the alolf goods goods in a n Class AA le league l Mo Most t of or orem em need a n lot hot of experience before th they can fit ft in When you Ol do got get ge one you yon re ro Well Weli Wel 3 you ou fl watch this sprint spring Im I'm Im going to uncover unco a l youngster who will willbe willbe wil be a sensation atlon Th The youngster on lter was Joe Toe Gedeon mind and Dans Dan's prophecy was almost light That is Is Joe made made good from the Jump but he was scarcely to be he classed as ns a sensation He lie had the U n 1 ability but he was green grcen as ns a stack o of alfalfa and ran absolutely untamed and unafraid unafraid unafraid un un- un- un afraid when he lie sot got ot on the bases But It I didn't take Joe Joo long to correct his faults fauls to become a real ball bal player All ot of which is apropos of ot this plan of the great magnates manates to pick up youngsters from the California brush for tor this seasons season's teams Maybe they will vill wi be lucky lucky luck and on the other hand maybe they will wi not SI Sight ht should not be lost of ot the fact act that tha the Angels and the Bees Dels will be made up of ot seasoned veterans and the youngsters have to compete compete with wih them Mike Fishers Fisher's famous Tacoma Tigers TIers were nearly nearl all al California boys bos But I with wih a few exceptions the they had had a adeal adeal adeal deal of experience when they thoy started out winning pennants for tor Mike I Walter aler McCredie went Into training In 1911 1011 with a flock fiock ock of oC bush pitchers and developed de Steen Gregg Krapp and I Seaton nil all al winners from rom rein the start start Ping Pins Bodle Bodic was a busher when Dan Long el signed ned him up for tor the timo Seals and Pin Ping was a star hi his first day out out So was Oscar itt who was recruited from the high school ranks ranke One could name a score core of ot players Playe s i who made good gool Instantly ty upon their emerging from the amateur ranks Into tie the tc Coast lea league Spider league uc Spider Baum Daum Walter Walter Wal Wal- alter al ter Xa Nagle le Hal Ial Chase Barr Harry Wolter Voiel Orval Or al Overall Overal Bobby keefe Keefe Ro Roy Zen Zeh Terry Speed Martin Casey Case Smith and man many others But UL for each of these thero there have been a score at a least who have ha tried and failed Caled And Ant there Is no reason reasonS for thinking that history will wili not repeat Itself Some of ot the tho youngsters to be bc tried out this spring may turn out to be bo stars But Dut the majority of ot them will 1 be found wanting and before the season Is far advanced the managers will isili wil be seeking the reliable vets from the big leagues