Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-01-26 | Page 6 | Bullseyes of Baseball

C AA 1 3 ILL Z VAI VAINO stance NO 20 THE 20 THE BEST BIT OF STRATEGY I 1 EVER SAW 0 O Connie Mack goes the credit of ot pulling one of ot the best bits I I of ot strategy I have h. ever evet seen staged on ona on ona a a. pall bill field It was back In 1908 I Connie was getting together a a. team of youngsters In the f fall of ot the year th thI the team began to show show- Its S real worth In 1 I 1909 It surprised t the D baseball al world id by I finishing second carrying the Detroit week before team right up to the last the race w was s decided I I In 1910 1911 1911 and 1913 that same t team a and the won the American league pennant 1 worlds world's championship In 1914 It won the I pennant but lost In the world Braves series series' In It four lour straight to th the Boston Braves was then that Mack sold his stars started to build bund again and last year seemed to tc tobe tobe be be on the way to better things Philadelphia was playing a series In Ir InI I Chicago The White Sox were were in the thick of ot the battle for lor th pennant The Athletics were Iere playing great ball an and l Mack was Intent on putting a crimp in it Chicago Chicago's s pennant chances In one of ot the games g ns n's of ot the series the Athletics through l poor PO pitching and Inability inability In ability to hit were hopelessly beaten Fielder Jones in his effort t tO keep ulin ui ul in the race had been working his h. h Ing staff start overtime Ed d Walsh being the largest part of ot the pl pitching hing stat staff About the seventh inning with the Sot So enjoying a commanding lead Jones sento een sen in to a youngster by the name of ol l Manuel to relieve one of ol the veteran pitchers c Manuel if f mv my memory serves r i er me correctly had been secured e from th the