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Show ANXIOUS TO BECOME FIRST BASEMAN OIG ED WAllsH, former'leading T" - means if the big heaver's record -' spitball pitcher of the world t ' ', can be relied upon as trust- of baseball, who has been hold- iKSffi&j worthy. Walsh ought to make ing down first base for the Chi- frpte. good as a first baseman and be cago Americans, is running Ty J5 ' -.T as famous in that position as he Cobb and Joe Jackson a '' - f8., proved to be as a pitcher, merry race for batting '"" .' .Jli&f '" Walsh can hit the ball, honors in the American ' ,.f '-' kek - 'lf ; That is one reason for try-league. try-league. Besides playing in " ':.? x jV:f ,n9 nlm out as an tafielder stellar roles around the ini- f'" siliT? ?'yfe$i wnen ne wisnes to bid tial bag, Walsh has be- . .;tf)$L F J , fefll tne P'tcher's box adieu for come a "demon with the .. ' - m'mvfM: "Jl keeps Exami"e nis bat war club." ( : 'SWt $$$ Kffim:' ting record and one f'nds Sounds strange, doesn't ; . 4 4iPC that Wa,sn ls nitting a,ong it? But that is just what ; W JP ! witn the topnotchers on is liable to happen one of f " f M JKNmf I hls own club' which- now these days in the far dis- j . W&S Js Pusmn9 tne Detroit Ti- tant future when that 'BBif flers hard for swat non" "breadwinning" pitching Vr , ;i tfmBpi ors in the American league, arm begins to trouble the V , 'j-' " SHHbJo ( Walsn nas Pounded out big mounder who helped ,- r'SWHr h',ts tb's season 'n P'nches Comiskey win a world's I K ; "M Imp when hits meant runs. He flag and who has figured im " probably is the only fa in some hurling that for ' ,$ mous pitcher in the major leagues strenuosity has had few ' ?'! who has been used constantly as counterparts in organized Jp--;- 0 i - . a ,ast resource to hit in a pinch, baseball. .,jr , -.,. ' $ ,- and usually he has succeeded. Suppose that good right XM l3fo0 ""' lf Ed Wa,sn asP'res to shine arm of Walsh's, which has i MMtW ' m other fle,ds when nls Pitcnin9 brought home the bacon K ' ' davs are over ne may ,oom UP for so long a time, should ' '"' ' ' i'ust as stron9 as an nfielder as go back on him one of WmW? ' some other ce,ebr'ties n base- these days. Suppose the,' .",.';' ;,1 J'gHf.'lVr.LooTr 'bgll who have played the game big heaver should find his . n- v -j -. Wmm '" . ''-" f after leaving the slab for all time, prowess a;s; a. m ".''"V ' -jSHf '" ""V '?'" -Z- Another star pitcher who would pitcher had de- . sSlim ' '- ' " like to become a parted. In that P -'S-grl first baseman is event would, his fmmmM 7-rfCr? christV Watnew- careerasama- &&2 At practice ipr;;leaguer be mmiMm aysplays' 0-,Ve,r.r' By-. HO Photo by American Press ABOoclatloo. "--, fjfSt baSe. |