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Show DINEEN SAYS WALSH IS GREATEST PITCHER t I "TTD WALSH Is the most valuable pltiher to his club of any hurlcr In baseball Considering his continuous contin-uous service and his record for 1913 he stands out as one ot the marvels or tho game" This trlbuto Is from Umpire DIneen at one time considered among the greatest pitchers In tho game and live player w ho won a world'B scries for I3oston"lnJ1903 Dlncen K in a position to Judge ot the relative merits of players In the American league- He Is behind the plain as arbitrator and can form a conservative con-servative opinion His stellar career as a pitcher gives more weight to his Opinion. "I hate watched Walsh closely for several vars and it le nothing less than wonderful the wav he continues to pitch effective ball Whn Walsh was worked so much by Fielder Jones In 190S many said that would be abotit all for big Ed They thought he had shot his bolt It didn't seem any human hu-man being could stand all thpt work and retain his cffectlvonc?3 Walsh has worked nearly four seasons since 190S, when he appeared In so many games He has continued to pitch nearly six seasons since he won a world's championship for the White Sox, but he seems to bo about as strong today as seven years ag "I attribute Walsh's gr?at stamina and wonderful record tq the splendid care ho takes of himself Other plnjers plnj-ers with slinlLir talents lava been addicted ad-dicted to drJnk or have had some falling fall-ing which has sapped their vitality and shortened their careers WfUsh takes good care of himsolf. He doesn't drink Intoxicants, chow tobacco or chase around. He Is not a habitue of the Great White way. "When I watched Walsh fan Hal Chase In a pinch as he did Frank Bakr at Philadelphia 1 couldn't help admire the big fellow for conserving his talents There couldn't be a greater great-er test of a player's gamencss than facing fac-ing Frank Baker with the bases loaded, load-ed, none out and a run needed to tic th score That was what Walsh f30-d, f30-d, and he conquered Baker in much the sapic manner as he humbled Chas-J and Speaker In similar tight places. It Is evidence to me that Walsh Is ubout as effective today as he ever was" Walsh has a record this season that outshines that of Walter Johnson In spite of the fact that the "big moose" has workPd much hnrder and longer than tho wonderful speed dispenser of speed almost exclusively to baffle the B batter Walsh has the' speed and a L BBB varied assortment of other balls He BBB Is the greatest pltball pitcher who H ever drew breath, says Frank" Schlilta " Y - of the Chicago Cubs, who met Walsb BB last season in the Chicago city series. ' jBB - BBB r : ; "J M ' v " -- I flffS "v " ' Kw''sS:" " BbI '.' ' f sv5 ivtASft&r BBS 7 i uj; -fia " $ t''w SSwgMB?' i flH .-ft.ij - ' tit't&Ft&t MSftut flH 1 BBh Photo by American Itoss Association flfljj SPALDING, THE YALE' CAPTAIN. PyNTING H tho Washington Scnntoia. Welsh has appeared fn more games for tho White Sox than Johnson He has pitched against the Philadelphia Athlcth-e thr heaviest sluggers In the circuit, msny more times than has Johnson Johncn Is a sensational exponent of speed In a pitcher and In ihf respect Is a rival of Amos Ruslo Johnson and Rusle. are on n par In thl? respect bur neither pos'CFtt! the varied t3lpnt -f Wulsh. Johnson makea usa of Jiis j |