Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 22 June 1914 — Page 7
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ON "UNCLEAN HANDS"
Famous Three-Fingered Twirler Has Tew Choice Remarks to Say Concerning Organized Ball.
SHOWS UP FORMER CUB CHIEF.
Also Tells How Owner Garry Herrmann Treated Him When a Member of Cincy
Reds.
Mordecai Brown, he of three-finger fame, rid himself yesterday of a little discourse on "unclean hands." which is hig-nly interesting in its way. This subVet has become highly favored since the memorable decision of Judge Sesslons rendered in United States court ^here with respect to the Killifer case.
Mordecai has only one and a half to T-* that they have been washed but he gives a long argument than those hanging from the .•sleeve of such gents as Garry «irmann, C. Webb Murphy, Bancroft Jhnson, etc.. who go to make up what jrsc.ident Ollmore labels "so-called or inized baseball." "They talk about unclean hands," the iner starts cut. "Well, I'll compare ijjine or those of any other person inifert'Sted in the Federal league with bote of any magnate you (an pick out cither of the big leagues. I guess Charley Murphy's are clean. He shipped 1 ir.e to Lovisville on the understanding that I was not to be allowed to be returned to the big show and that I was jot to receive more than $300 a month, flean hands, huh? Well, this little uy. Jack Hayden, may have let Hobe jl 'erris step on his face with spikes -f'if.me years ago, but he wouldn't let Jb M.urphy walk on me that way. He told WC. Webb a few things and then ar-Jjf-ranged a deal that sent me to Cincin-
And there I met another fcent with 1 clean hands. His name is August fW Herrmann. I had an agreement with which said that if I was with the
Cincinnati club at the end of the seaiHf. son was to receivs $1,000 bonus. Well, 1 was all there with every one of my fingers, and didn't even see that thou. How did Garry explain it? Oh, he said Joe Tinker hadn't told him to
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it to me. So I hunted up Joe, and developed that Garry was so sore at Joe for bawling him out that he would pot-even speak to him. "Every time Joe tried to tell him to give rr.e that thousand, Garry would V'sve his arms and walk away without 'hearing it. I've still got that money coming, and that's the best I'll ever get.
There's two examples of clean hands. And there are hundreds more just like .them in the big show. "Why, every man on those clubs until this year had to sign a contract which •could be terminated .by the magnate
With a ten-day notice. The player couldn't have terminated it if he had given the magnate six years' notice. Then there's the reserve clause. It holds a man over as the club's property, and has a line which refers to his next contract at terms to be agreed upon. Agreed upon, is it? Say, if you don't fake what that magnate offers you, you can't even play ball in the Squedunk league. He'll'blacklist you till yoii're blue in the face. And all that seems to be clean hands. "Wejl, I'll tell you. I'd hate to drink the water any of those big league magnates washed their lily white paws in, and that's no joke."
'.jjf-i-i To Move Agrnlnst Hal Chnsc. CHICAGO, June 22.—Hal Chase, star •first baseman, who jumped to the Buffalo team of the Federal league, will be enjoined in every Federal league city from playing with any other team than the Chicago Americans, it was declared by Charles A. Com'skey, president of the White Sox. Comiskey tirepared to file injunctions today.
Fresident Frank Farrell, of the New York Americans, spent part of yesterday in consultation with Comiskey. Farrell said he intended to push proceedings to enjoin A. Schultz, who jumped to the Buffalo Federal league team, from playing with any other team than the New York Americans.
BUFFALO. N. Y.. June 22.—Hal Chase, who jumped the White Sox and signed a contract with the Buffalo Federals, arrived here todav. Chase's quick jump to Buffalo was attributed to a desire to avoid a restraining order which it was reported would be obtained. Chase played yesterday with the Buffalo team at Chicago and will play here Thurhday.
ADDITIONAL SPORTS ON PAGE 8.
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There is a lot of worrying being done in the Chicago White Sox camp right now. and the Feds are at the bottom of it. Hal Chase, the classy first baseman, has just left the White Sox for the Buffalo Feds. Rebel Russell, the sensational young jiitcher, is also gravely considering a Fed offer, while Scott, Weaver and Benz are looking with
Of thew 18 hits registered by the Dubuque club Sunday, George Wheeler, former Terre-ir, got but one, Joe Evers, also a Terre-ir discard, got three, one a triple.
Hal Chase broke into the Federal league ranks Sunday, playing first for the Buffalo club. He saved the team from a shut out by driving in a run with a double.
It was not until the thirteenth Inning^. Sunday that the Colonials could score, defeating the Brewers, 1 to 0. Loudermilk and Young were the rival slabbists.
"Dolly" Gray had on his batting togs Sunday, getting three hits in the first game and two in the second.
The Athletics' famous wrecking crew
While Dayton has a great ball club and some, of the best players that ever appeared in the Central league, there is no reason why the Evas should give ground an inch for the followers of Johnny Nee. In the four games here Evansville looked just as good as a team and the individual players stood out just as prominent as any of the Dayton players.
A glance at the pitching averages shows why Dayton has been keeping at the top with a great big lead. The five Dayton pitchers are leading the league, following each other in order. Evansville has been winning games by h'tting, but in the Dayton series Evansville had some gilt-edged pitching.
Cobb May be Defendant In Suit for Damages
DETROIT, Mich., June 22.—Tyrus R. Cobb, the famous outfielder of the Detroit American league baseball club, may be a defendant in a suit for damages as a result of the trouble he caused in the butcher shop of W. D. Carpenter here Saturday night. Cobb pointed a loaded revolver at Carpenter and then assaulted Harold Harding, an employe, when the latter attempted to interfere. Harding is 20 years old.
Carpenter conferred with a local attorney today and said that he had not decided whether to ask to have Cobb
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were unable to wreck the Browns yesterday and the Mackmen lost, 5 to 0. James was the big noise, Holding the champs to four hits.
Evidently realizing that his pals couldn't be depended on to clout the agate, Walter Johnson busted a homer Sunday with three on, paving the way for a Washington win, 7 to 3.
Another tough one ^or "Peaches" Graham. The veteran southpaw had two runs to go on when tne ninth rolled around. But he couldn't escape the jinx,
Evas Don't Fear Central Leaders
Hardin pitched the kind of ball that will usually win for a team, but Dayton got the breaks.
In the first game the Dayton players were full of pep and ginger, but it was noticed that when they were on the defensive they went up in the air and lost spirit just the same as any other -cearo. This is not taking an credit from Dayton, but shows that the Dayton players are human just the same as the other players in the league.
If some of the other teams can hold Dayton down for a few games the Evas are going to te in a position to make the race real interesting before the last of July rolls aiound.—Evansville Journal.
arrested or seek damages in a civil suit. Ho was inclined to believe he would take the latter course. It could not be learned whether any action would be taken on behalf of Harding.
Cobb, in a signed statement, admitted both charges. He said that Carpenter had insulted Mrs. Cobb in an argument over a purchase she had made at the butcher shap. He went to Carpenter's place of business to demand an apology and declared he took an automatic revolver loaded with four cartridges to protect himself. If necessary.
Yesterday afternoon driving homeward in his automobile from the office of a physician who examined his thumb, which he fractured during his fight with Harding, Cobb ran into a grocery wagon. No one was injured but the wagon was smashed and Cobb's thumb injured.
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Holderman went on against the Evas Sunday, getting singles and a brace of triples. In all the Waynes got 19 blows, winning, 15 to 6.
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TEREE HAUTE TRIBUNE
Along about world's series time baseball guessers will discover who cheated In the Walsh-Dailey trade.
One hundred hits have been registered off Ray Collins In fourteen games.
David E. Henry, pitcher, and Arthur E. Durgln, first baseman of the Brown university nine, will join the Pittsburgh Nationals on June 19.
Matty must be crumbling—he gave a B. B., tore off a W. P. and allowed four hits in an inning.
Eppa Rixey, having graduated from the U. of V., has returned to the Phillies tc complete his education.
Speaking of child labor, why doesn't the government investigate Connie Mack's cradle snatching?
Extra—Louis SteideVs Reporting is Verified
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 22.—Louis Steldel, a semi-pro pitcher of Terre Haute, Joined the Brooklyn Federal league club Saturday.
A week In which the business side of baseball flashed into unwonted midseason prominence was featured on the playing field of the major leagues by notably even work by most of the National league teams,, a winning streak by the Detroit pennant chasers and a serious slump by the equally ambitious Washingtons. Rivalry for National league leadership between the champion New Yorks and the young but aspiring Cincinnatis was settled temporarily in the Giants' favor in the eagerly awaited meeting between the two at the Polo grounds. Herzog's youthful team apparently suffered from an attack of stage fright before the large and friendly crowd which greeted the club. They played poor ball in the two games staged at the big arena. The
standard, Graw's veterans stood them is good stead. Herzog's men go back west after today's game with the Giants, and with a long stand on the home grounds will have a chance to get their bearings again, while the Giants will be on a long tour after the home games of Independence day week.
McGraw's men, however, have proved themselves good travelers this year, and are likely to face the western trip with confidence. Except in the Cincinnati series they got no better than an even break at home against the western clubs. Their road work has been better than that on native soil so far this season.
The Pittsburghs recovered from their slump and are still hovering near the .500 mark. The Pirates' r«cent weakness with the bat held them back more than anything else. Wagner, for instance, failed to get a hit during the series with New York, although he has been playing his usual sensational fielding game.
The St. Louis team fell off somewhat because of weakness of the pitching staff at critical moments, and has now only an even mark on games won and lost.
The Chicago Cubs had a bad time of it in Boston. In Philadelphia, however, the Cubs found the going easier, and won two out of three games by outhitting Dooin's men. Home runs by Zimmerman, Schulte, Saier and Leach were important factors in winning these games.
The Philadelphlans have developed renewed weakness in the box and visiting teams are piling up runs against them.
The Brooklyns were able to play only four games during the week, and lost three of them.
The story 3?f the Boston Braves is "Hirelv diffjajent one. however. S men lt©r the league In both an" s. making in the
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FUTURE Of
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Central Directors Meet Today for Purpose of Arranging for Reapers' Existence.
SPRINGFIELD, O., June 22.—Directors of the Central league are meeting in this city today considering the future of the Springfield club. Sol Meyer, the owner of the franchise, Is willing to surrender his holdings and the directors met here for the purpose of arranging for the club for the remainder of the season. "We have nothing to give out now, said Louis Heilbroner, president of the league. He admitted, however, that the future of the Springfield /aggrega tlon was at stake and promised developments within the next few days.
AMERICA'S CHANCES HIT.
PARIS, June 22.—The International Olympic congress today rejected a motion by Col. Robert M. Thompson of New York to allow in each track and field event twelve entries and six contestants from eadh country. This was supported by all the American delegates and by Sweden.-
The other countries objected to the motion because so large a number of entries and contestants would, they said, be too expensive for the smaller countries to maintain and send to the games.
In Our Set
After seeing the Pirates play, one wonderft where they got their names.
Holy Cross send? three of this year's baseball team into professional baseball, which shows there is some advantage to a college education after all.
Jack Johnson has established^ a new record for himself. He has not been arrested for over two months.
Demon Dave Robertson, the Giants' new outfielder, seems to be after Swat Milllgan's title. He gets a home run nearly every day.
Cleveland fans are fearing they will wake up and find it all a beautiful
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am. The Naps are winning too many games for reality.
Three schoolboy twirlers in Boston pitched no hit games the other dayT Jumping from the high school league is now in order.
The excitement which attended the Boston tea party was mild compared with the furor caused by the Braves capturing a double-header.
'Twas a burning shame when the Br wns did it to Johnson, but to have the Naps follow suit was the humor of tragedy.
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BILL BRIER CAPTURES LOCAL MOTOR GRIND
Thor Expert Sets New World's 100Mile Record for a "4"—Flying Merkle Second.
HOW PRIZE WINNERS FINISHED.
ItrJer, Thor, flmt) Plnean, Flying Merkle. nerOndi Carl Goudy, Excelsior, third Mike Kelsel, Indian, fourth Chnck Morrison, Indian, tilth.
Prizes—$100, $50. $25, $15, $10.
By Ralph H. White.
Turning 200 laps on the local halfmile track in 2:09:37 2-5 seconds, BUI Brier, on a Thor, captured Sunday's 100-mile motorcycle race staged before an enormous crowd and, incidentally, set a new world's record for a "4" on a "twice, to a mile" course, It is said. Sam Pineau, piloting a Flying Merkle, "»vas second, with Carl Goudy, Excelsior, third Mike Keisel, Indian, fourth, and Chuck Morrison, a local product, on a red "hack", fifth.
The Thor expert proved a sensation and his riding was a classy as any ever witnessed by Terre. Haute speed devotees. Briers machine was extremely fast, but it was not util well after the 140th lap that he could flash to the front, as his teammate, Harry Howe, was cetting a terrific pace and appeared ticketed for first place when forced out with a broken piston. After Brier had shot ahead at the 80-mile mark there was no catching him.
Numerous spills added spice to the century flight, but luckily there was but one bad injury. Forest Moore going into the fence cn the south side and sustaining a broken leg near the ankle. Ray Peterson, a local rider, was injured during practice and was forced to retire and Ray Shoaff, of Paris, 111., _took his rlace.
Twenty machines lined up for the start, said to be the largest field ever banded together, and there were numerous close shaves from spills in the early stages. At the finish the run ners up took desperate chances in their efforts to better their positions and no better exhibition of track skill could be asked than was displayed at the fairgrounds yesterday afternoon.
7 erre Haute Chosen Night Control for JF.
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CBflCAG'O, June 20.—John L. Donovan, H. T. Roberts and G. H. Hamilton got together yesterday and outlined the route of the big endurance run to the St. Louis National F. A. M. convention next month. The official start will bo made from Chicago on July 14
The first control is Crown Point, Ind. the first checking station, Rensselaer, Ind. Lafayette, Ind., is slated as the noon control and Crawfordsville, Ind. the second checking station.
Crawfordsville, Ind., is also the third control and the night control will be Terre Haute, Intl., in front of the Terre Haute house. This completes the first day's work.
On the morning of the second day the bunch will travel to Vincennes, the first control, then to Olney, 111., which the first checking station. After that the following route will be main tained:
Salem, 111., noon control Trenton. Til., second control. Belleville, 111., second checking ttation evening control and finish of run, St. Louis, Mo.
WALK-OVERS BLANKED, 3-0.
LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 22.—The Lafayette Red Sox Sunday defeated the T^rre Haute Walk-Overs, 3 to 0. Beaver pitched an excellent game for Lafayetto, allowing but five scattered hits, three of them being scratches. Snadden also twirled in good form, holding the locals to six hits. Terre Haute filled the bases in the third, with only one out. but failed to score. Shook, the Lafayette second baseman, played brilliant game. Score: a a 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 6 Terre Haute 0000000'0 0—0 5
Batteries—Beaver and Wahl Snadden and Jared. Umpire—Sahm.
REVIEW OF WEEK'S BASEBALL CHASE
Giants Open Gap in the National
Athletics are Hard Pressed in American
In the American league the Athletics have shaken off pursuit by the Washingtons only to find Detroit pressing them rather closely. The Mackmen slaughtered virtually all the White Sox pitchers. The St. Louis box men proved harder nuts to crack, however, and the Athleics dropped two games in succession to Rickey's men before finding Earl Hamilton's offerings to their liking Saturday. They lost Sunday, 5 to 0. The Tigers drew up largely through the good work of their pitchers. Covaleskie in particular, starring with two shutout games, which raised his record of consecutive innings pitched without being scored on to 31 2-3.
The Washingtons, try as they would, could not win a game, the mighty Walter Johnson dropping two contests,
equally unsuccessful. By these defeats the Senators slid to fourth place in the standing, being tied with Boston tor that position as the week closed.
Their losing streak was cut short at seven straight games when Johnson made another try at it Saturday ana the team beat Detroit.
St. Louis, although still In third place, lost some percentage points chiefly through inability to hit the Boston pitchers. The Red Sox made their greatest gain in some time In the St Louis series. This introduced Joe Wood in the shutout role again.
Feds Up and Down.
Four teams took turns in occupying first place In the Federal league race Sunday a week ago the Baltimores were still in the lead, but reverses dislodged the Terrapins and put Buffalo in front. The Buffalos were leaders for only a few days, Indianapolis tumbling them out of the first place when it defeated them on Thursday for its ninth straight victory. Chicago succeeded Buffalo, Tinker's men winnine from Pittsburgh on the same day that Indianapolis downed Buffalo, b-ut the glory of Chicago was not lasting for Ford pitched Buffalo to a win 'over Chicago on Saturday, and Indianapolis scoring a double victory over Pittsburgh, took the lead with its eleventh straight triumphs.
Early predictions that Indianapolis would prove a factor in the pennant fight were born out when Phillips' team took first place through its long string of wins.
The winning streak of Jlmmv Sheckard's Cleveland team and the tightening up of the American association race furnished excitement in the Chivington circuit.
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National Leagae,
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American League.
Boston at Chicago. New York at Cleveland. Washington at Detroit. Philadelphia at St. Louis.
American Association.
Columbus at St. Paul. Cleveland at Minneapolis. Indianapolis at Kansas City. Louisville at Milwaukee.
Federal League.
Baltimore at St. Louis. Buffalo at Chicago. Pittsburgh at Kansas City. Brooklyn at Indianapolis.
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