Show CATCHING STAFF BIG PART OF GAME Backstops Do Much to Nurse Pitchers Along It has been often said b by wise baseball baseball base base- ball men that pitching Is 90 00 per cent of a ball club an and 1 that a team without without with with- out a good goo 1 pitching staff start Is never goIng goIng going go- go Ing to win a pennant In the big hl leagues If It that Is so or even cven I If a pitching stare stair Is ani only 75 per cent of a ball club what about the catching staff While pitching Is essential nearl nearly ever every team that has hus ever won a big league pennant hn had 1 one or two great grent catchers Mickey lIckey Cochrane of the Athletics was a one man show last season and It was due to his great work behind the plate that the Athletics Ath won the pennant In the American Amen Ameri can cnn league and then beat hent the Cubs In Inthe inthe the Ule world series No o catcher ever eer nurse nursed 1 a pitcher along with greater skill 81 than Cochrane di did 1 with Howard Eh Ehmke mice In the opening game In Chi Cht- cago John J. J McGraw t e e master muster mind of at the Giants won his first National league pennant In 1001 1904 with two great catchers catchers Roger Roger Bresnahan and Frank Bowerman To Today a McGraw has two more great catchers In Frank Shanty Hogan an and 1 Bob OFarrell and the master mind 1 believes his two star backstops will get Jet enough good pitchIng pitchIng pitchIng pitch- pitch Ing out of at Walker Volker Hubbell Genewich an and 1 Donohue to win the National league pennant George of Boston worlds world's champion of 30 years ears ago and andone andone andone one of the few players to hold hoM his own with the late Jake Schaefer over overa overn a n period perlo 1 of 20 years In special matches may celebrate his comeback to billiards through the medium of ot tho cushion carom tourne tourney which will willbe willbo bo be played playe 1 In New York In the fall at nt the age of or six seventy feels ji d that his chances at cushion caroms are as good as nn any player er Inthe in inthe inthe the game During his 12 years as n a Jockey Earl Sande has piloted nearly a thousand thousand thou thou- sand winners for nearl nearly worth of at purses Sam Breadon Dreadon owner ouner o of the St. St Louis Cardinals believes belle that It Is only a matter r of f time before night baseball will be a popular league big-league caper Baron Buran Sam Is prepared to move the earth In order ol-der to Institute a 11 lighting plant at Sportsman park next year eal or orthis orthis orthis this year Jear if It possible Breadon is strong strung for the l Idea leCause the Car Cards have not been a drawing card of late The Tile City college of at New York basketball basketball basketball bas bas- team has listed Pittsburgh for fora or ora a game February 10 1931 1031 at nt the Twenty second second En Engineers Engineers' armory In I New York e It will be he the first athletic contest o lt st between the Ins Institutions When the Brooklyn Robins played their first game In Chicago this spring Outfielder Hazen KIL I Cuyler r of the Cubs was told to go and tak take a look at himself When Cu Cuyler ler asked for foran foran foran an explanation he was reminded that he had a double on the Brooklyn team In Neal Finn Flinn That flint was enough for Cu Cuyler ler II He wanted wonted proof Im going out there and take a alook alook alook look at that gu guy gay said Cuyler He trotted 1 out to where Finn was standing stand stand- standing ing and looked him over o When he returned returned re reo turned to the C Chicago dugout he was asked 1 if he saw nn any resemblance Ill sa say I did dill grinned Hazen Hazell I thought I was looking Into a mirror We Ve both had to laugh Night baseball In the new San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco park looms as ns a strong It Is belIeved belle practical to schedule eight games a week George Putnam secretary of or the Seals favors favors fa ta- vors starting the series as ns usual on Tuesday have a n double hea header on Saturday afternoon eliminate the Sunday morning game nn and 1 play In the evening Instead The Detroit Tigers probably will train In Sacramento In the spring of 1931 Jack Bengal scout an nn flounces k |