Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-08-31 | Page 23 | Young Catchers Are worth Large Sum

YOUNG CATCHERS ARE WORTH LARGE SUM PHILADELPHIA, Aug. HO. It Isn't often that Connie Mack, leader of the pennant-hunting Athletics, praises' a player. Ono of tha rare occasions upon which Mack departed from hla usual rcticenco was seen when he said, "Wonders!'" in referring to Catchers Schalk and Schang of tho White Sox and Athletics, respectively. respect-ively. Which Is the better player remains re-mains to be seen. These youngsters, playing their first season in the American league, are considered con-sidered tho greatest young backstops that ever broke Into a major league. Were Comlskey and Mack offered ?25,-000 ?25,-000 for their great youngsters they would not consider the tender seriously. Schalk has caught a majority of the games played by his team this year. He Is regarded by Comlskey as a second Buck Ewlng. , In Schang tho Athletics have a. boy who was under cover for two or three years. Injuries to Thomas and Lapp this summer sum-mer made It necessary to use Schang. and then the public saw what Mack know that In the boy the Athletics have another baseball wonder.