Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 13 July 1914 — Page 7
MONDAY, JULY 13, 1914.
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HALFWAY MARK FINDS OPEN RACE IN MAJORS
Three National and Six American League Clubs Looked on as Pennant Possibilities
The half way mark in the major league baseball season, reached this weelc, finds the race In each league still an open one, with pennant possibilities for at least three clubs in the National circuit and for six In the American.
Interest which had been lagging because of the seeming prospect that the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics would continue the monotony cf flag winning in their respective organizations has picked up tremendously within a fortnight and the almost daily changes in the club standings in each league are being followed with keen attention.
While the struggle between the New York and Chicago teams in the National League, broughc to a climax by the two clubs in Chicago, is a focal point for the eyes of baseball enthusiasts, the more sustained Interest at present is in the American league race.
Not in years has this organization produced so tense a struggle for honors. When play closed Saturday night the lead of the Athletics was only two and a half games over Detroit, Washington was but three games behind the leaders, Chicago half a game further down and St. Louis four games removed from the front. Boston trailed in the leading sextette, five games from the top. The work of the Red Sox during the week was rather disappointing to friends of the team. The White Sox met the Red in a series in Boston and the best the world's champions of 1912 could do was to take one game in four.
Sox Forge Ahead.
The White Sox consequently forged to the front and at one period in the week were in second position, closely pressing the Athletics. Their loss in the last game in Boston and their decisive beat at the hands of Frank Chances better going New Yorks Saturday pulled them down somewhat. St. Louis and Washington meanwhile were lighting each other to a finish, while the Detroits, even without the assistance of Tyrus Cobb, who is still incapacitated, met tho Athletics, their ancient enemies, on their own ground and bested them in two of the three games finished.
Connie Mack's men finished the week wobbling, losing to St. Louis In a twelve inning game, but taking the second contest of the double-header staged. The New Yorks bested the Clevelands three games in four and worked further away from the cellar position.
Boston was the obstacle In Chicago's way which prevented the National league race from being still further
SHEEHAN AND VANN LIKELY TO ADVANCE
Two Terre-irs Expected To Be Bunch Sent Up By Central League.
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A year ago Louis Heilbroner's halfportion league established a new record for Itself in the sending of ball players to the major and class AA and A leagues. Most of them stuck, reversing the old biblical adage about a lot being sent for, but few being picked. This year the Central bids fair to repeat, as, although not one club completely outclasses the others, as was the case with Grand Rapids a year ago, there is an unusually big layout of players fit for faster company.
In the pitching end of the game the league is exceptionally strong, scarcely a club in the half dozen being without the services of at least one high-grade
unner, while Dayton, for Instance, has who are certain to find themselves in faster company next season. Fahrer and Wachtel will pitch themselves out of the Central without a doubt. Both are youngsters, and both have been pitching great ball all season. Fahrer right now Is leading the league with eleven won and four lost. Wachtel has won ten and lost five, which gives him a percentage well above his club's standing.
Ponder, of Grand Rapids, is another pitcher billed to go up, with Gregory and Fittery of Evans ville Turner and Norton of Springfield, of the Ft. Wayne cluh
The league has a "Home Run" Baker in the person of the Evansville third baseman. This big infielder has been
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tightened up during the past week. The New Yorks starting off with a defeat in the second game of a doubleheader with Brooklyn on Monday, dropped a game in Pittsburgh on the way west and were on the losing side of three consecutive games in St. Louis, before they finally got the decision in a slugging match with the Cardinals Saturday. Their losing streak totalled five straight games.
Bravea Stop Cuba.
Meanwhile, however, the Cubs were having a hard time of it with the Braves. O'Day's warriors were able to take only one game In four from Stalling's team, and went into the series with New York beginning Sunday three and a half games behind. St. Louis gained the most advantage, pulling somewhat on the Cubs and considerably on the Giants.
From both near competitors, however, the Giants pulled away Sunday when the time-honored struggle between New York and Chicago was renewed in the Illinois city. The Giants triumphed, 7 to 2.
Cincinnati pulled up slightly during the week, but was beaten Sunday by the philadelphias, who have been traveling at a fast clip on their western trip, having dropped only one game thus far. Pittsburgh has been doing poorly again, but may improve now that Fred Clarke has benched some ot his weak hitting veterans and put in faster-going youngsters.
Brooklyn has not fared well on tr.e road, but Boston has been going like a whirlwind and is fast making up ground.
Milwaukee administered a crushing blow to the American association pennant hopes of Louisville. The champions in a four game series downed the Colonels in three straight games, and it was not until the final battle of the set that Louisville won. The result combined with an aggressive spurt by Indianapolis, dumped the Colonels out of the second into third place by Friday, but the Hoosiers were only a half a game ahead at that time.
Indianapolis' defeat of St. Paul on Thursday put the Hoosiers in second place.
Chicago managed to stay in front in the Federal league race. Two defeats for Indianapolis at the hands of St. Louis put the former temporarily out of the running in the struggle for first place and Chicago made Its hold certain for a few days by winning the first game of ltB series with the Hoosiers.
Brooklvn'S spurt furnished most of the excitement in the outlaw circuit and was the direct cause of only change in positions during the week.
clipping off a gang of hits every week, and In addition plays great third base. Matthews and Tepe, two of his infieldlng mates, too, are sure of better things next reason. Jack Vann, the catcher turned over to the Terre-irs by Indianapols, looks as though he had finished his preliminary course and was now
ready for at least class AA, Tommy Sheehan is another Terre-ir picked to go up, while the Fort Wayne club will probably lose the services of Bratchi and Holderman. Bratchi Is a young outfielder who has developed rapidly, while Holderman had one chance with Pittsburgh, but was turned bask as not yet ready. Gharrity has been catching great ball for the Dayton leaders, while Clemens continues to hit away up among the select ones, having a batting average of .321. Tydeman, Steil and Marshall are the Grand Rapids possibilities, while Rellly, of Springfield, is sure to advance.
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LOS ANGELES, Cal., July IS.—Leach Cross, of New York, and Joe Rivers, of Los Angeles, have been matched for a twenty round boxing contest on July 28 at Vernon. They are to weigh 135 pounds.
Cards Hitless Wonders
The St. Louis Cardinals are the hitless wonders of the National league this year.
Manager Huggins has piloted the team to a first division borth without a .300 hitter among the regulars.
Catcher Ivy Wingo leads the team with a mark of .305 in 35 games, in
ting over .250. Beck and Butler, who form the left side Infield, both are batting under .200.
Cout NOCDIR on Uneasy Street. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 13.—A falling off in baseball receipts, "general conditions" and their causes were subjects for decision today at a meeting of the Pacific coast magnates. The attendance for this season In all cities has suffered a considerable slump.
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BIRDIE CREE.
Birdie Cree is another comeback. The other day Frank Chance recalled him from the Baltimore Orioles, with which organization he had been playing classy ball this season. The very first day Cree batted 1000. He wenc to the plate four times, rammed out three pretty hits, and on his other time drew a base on balls.
In Our Set
A Detroit man is teaching baseball by mail. He advertises to make a .o00 hitter of anyone who will follow hit directions, and the directions are to hit the ball on a line over the shortstop's head.
The fellow who went around the world in 80 days had nothing on that well known traveler, George Beck. Beck has circled three leagues since he left Nashville this spring and now he's going back where he started from.
Johnny Bates is due to become a star player. The Reds turned him loose and he joined the Cubs.
From the major league standings it looks as if the clubs are trying to demonstrate that is is mathematically possible for all eight to be below the .500 per cent mark.
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Judging from the way several American league clubs are getting after Chill he must have given them a cold deal.
Answers to Correspondents. Whv are all colored teams called "Giants?"—K. C. JONES.
For th same reason that all O'Briens' are called "Darby," all Dolane, "Cozy," and all O'Neils, "Tip," etc., etc.
Why are the New York Nationals called Giants?—I. WANTANO. There is a legend in New York folk lore that back somewhere in the early 80s the New York team had a couple of men who measured over six feet in height. Once a Gfant always a Giant.
How old is Bob Emslie?—R. V. Winkle. Four years older than Sarah Bernhardt, who was 65 when she made her fourteenth "come back."
Why is the St. Louis American league team called the Browns?—HI BALL.
Fack in the dark ages the team, when winning pennants under C. Comlskey, wore brown stockings. Brown, being a fast color, the name stuck. Their glory faded, but not their color.
How long has Hank O'Day been with the Cubs?—LYN C. DOYLE. Johnny McGraw says Hank has been with the Cubs ever since he can remember.
Did the Cardinals ever win the pennant in the National league.—I. HOPE. No, not in the National league. They have copped the bunting several times in the Hot Stove league.
Does C. Comiskey live in Chicago?— IMA BEHR. Yes. C. Comiskey owns Chicago. Don't forget that in case you ever go there.
What nationality is Garry Herrmann—O. U. STEIN. He is a native of Zincinnati, but took out his naturalization papers several years ago.
Who is the highest priced ball olayer in the world.—DELPHINE DOOLITTLE.
From the magnates' point of view, Armando Marsans of the St. Louis Feds.
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Needles and pins! Needles and pins! When a guy jumps the trouble begins. Fees for the lawyer, no matter who wins, Keeps the poor magnates on needles and pins. Scissors and knives! Scissors and knives! Now is the time when the ball player thrives! Making his hay while the sun's khining hot, He will have money to burn, will he not?
In next to last place. The Evas' double win over the Terreirs availed them little inasmuch as the Vets also grabbed two from the Reapers.
And still Ponder continues to lose. The Grand Rapids flinger had won every 3tart until he faced the Terre-irs in the recent series at the east side park, but since then he hasn't been able to cop a single game.
Bill Billiard, who formerly pitched for the Terre-rs, won a game for the Indianaoolis Feds against Chicago Sunday." Bill was found fo- ten bits, but kept them scattered.
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TERRE-IRS DROP TWO TO SECOND PLACERS
Lose Both Sections of Double Bill by One Eun Margin—Nehf and Miller Victims.
EVANS VILE, Ind., July 13.—The Terre-irs lost two games to the Evas here yesterday afternoon, contributing both by a one-run margin. The scores were 4 to 3 and 5 to 4.
Nehf and Fromholtz were rival hurlers in the former setto and for live innings it looked as if the soutnpaw would be returned the victor. His team had a three-rur. lead and he was going good, but the Evas came to life in the fifth and, chasing three runs over, tied the count. The sixth produced the winning tally when Quinlan failed to handle Tcpe's drive.
The second setto was much softer for the locals, Miller failing to puzzle in the early sessions. Gregory was touched up rather freely, but the EvaB •.vere one run to the good when the game was called in the seventh in compliance with the Sunday baseball law, which prohibits professional baseball on the Sabbath after 6 o'clock. A crowd of 3,538 fans witnessed the double bill, a record turnout for the season.
The Terre-irs played Spair in left field instead of Fisher, geeting the outfielder from Henderson, Ky., club of the Kitty league.
Terre-lr« Open Fart.
There was no time wasted by the visitors in the first contest, they chasing two tallies around In the first stanzaWith one down Sheehan and Kyle connected, the former chasing to third. Tepe cuffed Anderson's infield effort, Sheehan scoring and Kyle racing to third. Spair weighed in with a long sacrifice fly, Kyle scoring.
The Terre-irs' third and last marker was hung up in the fourth. Spair opened with a double, moved along on a sacrifice by Davis and romped over on Vann's sacrifice lift to center.
Tepe walked to start the Evas' half of the fifth and Matthews singled. Knoll rapped into a double play, but Tepe counted in the meantime. Nehf then walked Grefe and the score was three all when Baker lifted a homer over the short left field fence. Nehf walked Hauser to begin the sixth. The batsman was sacrificed ahead and crossed when Quinlan fell down on Tepe's chance.
The Terre-irs tallied in the second, third and sixth Innings of the second encounter. Anderson was the first to score, getting on in the second by virtue of a single. He was moved ahead by a sacrifice and registered on Davis' liner to left. Quinlan opened the third with a slam to left Miller fanned, but Gray walked. Sheehan then doubled into the left field crowd, Quinlan crossing. Gray scored on Kyle's infield out, but Sheehan was left at third. Sheehan was the last Terre-ir to complete the circuit, exploding a homer over the left field wall to touch off tho sixth.
The Evas got a credit In the flrr-f, and four in the second. From then o. Miller was invincible.
Ft. Wayne, 8 Grand Rapids, T. FT. WAYNE, Ind., July 13.—In a free hitting game, the Waynes defeated the Rapids here yesterday afternon, 8 to 7. The visitors rallied in the ninth, but fell one run shy of knotting the count. Both clubs made 13 hits. Score: Gr. Rapids .03110000 2—7 13 2
W a 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 8 1 3 3 Batteries—rPonder and Castle Atkins, Young, Cramer and Martin.
Dayton, 7-51 Sprtngrfleld, M. DAYTON, O., July 13.—The Reapers lost two games to the Vets here yesterday afternoon, 7 to 2 and to 4. The visitors outhit the locals In the second game, but could not bunch their blows. Score:
First game— S in el 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 4 a to 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 7 1 1 1
Batteries—Wetzel and Mellen Noel and Gharrity.
Second game— Springfield .0 0103000 0—4 8 1 a to 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 7 2
Batteries—Turner and WIthrow Wachtel and Armstrong.
Plank Sets New Record
Eddie Plank, veteran southpaw of the Athletics, by pitching four Bhutouts this season, has set up a new record that probably will endure for a good many years.
This Is Plank's fourteenth year in the big show, and so far he has hurled 59 shutout games,
Ed Walsh led Plank In shutouts when the 1914 season started. Walsh opened with 66 zero games to his credit, while Plank had 55. Walsh has not Improved his record, while Plank is traveling at better than his average speed in the matter of kalsomining his opponents.
Plank, this year has blanked the Browns twice, Detroit once and the Naps once. He beat the Naps one to nothing in thirteen rounds. The Athletics scored three runs in each of his other three 1914 shutouts.
The Naps "nave been the hardest club in the league for Plank to shut out. He has blanked them only five times.
Plank's shutout record: Over St. Louis, 13 Detroit, 11 Boston, 8: St. Louis, 8 Washington, 7 New York, 6 Cleveland, 5 Milwaukee, 1.
ILAIN PREVENTS M0T0K RACES.
Sunday's motorcycle race meet at the half-mile track was prevented by a storm which swept across the fair grounds and made the course a sea of mud Just as the riders were lining up for the first event. A crowd of 2,500 speed devotees was on hand to witness the series of short events and the rain was a big disappointment. The races will be held as soon as the club can make satisfactory arrangements.
Just before the downpour a one--m!le bicycle race for boys under 16 years of age wag staged, Herbert Marsh winning. Fred Houff, brother of the once demon Frank A., was second, with Tneodore Franke third.
Tickets were given all those in attendance, which will be good at the next race meet staged by the club.
Casual Comment
The Terre-irs played a gent named Spair In left field in place of Fisher. His lone hit was a two bagger. Spair comes from the Henderson, Ky., club of the Kitty league.
First blood for the Giants. If the rival forces played to true form yesterday, the Cubs haven't a look-in with the Giants. The National champa had the better of the argument in every department, winning, 7 to 2.
Fletcher was the Giants' star against the Cubs yesterday. Up three times, lie poled three hits and scored three times. In the field, he handled three put outs and made three assists. One of his hits was a double, while a second was a circuit swat.
Josh Devore, leading off for the Braves, got three hits in six times up, an average of .500. He twice crossed the plate in a 12 to 5 defeat of the Cards.
The Millers registered eight runs In the third inning, but lost to the Co
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FIRST GAME. EVANSVILLE. AB PO A E
Tepe, ss 3 1 1 3 2 1 Matthews, 2b ... 3 0 1 3 3 0 Knoll, If 3 0 0 4 0 0 Grefe, lb 1 1 0 8 0 0 Baker, 3b 4 1 2 2 2 1 Hauger, cf 4 0 0 3 0 0 Kibble, rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 Hauser, 3 1 0 3 2 0 Fromholtz, .. 1 0 1 1 0
Totals 26 4 5 27 10 2 TERRE HAUTE. AB PO A E Gray, 3b 3 0 0 3 3 0 Sheehan. 2b 4 1 1 2 1 0 Kyle, cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 Anderson, lb ... 3 0 0 9 0 0 Spair, If 2 1 1 1 0 0 Davis, rf.. 3 0 0 1 0 0 Vann, 2 0 0 5 0 0 Quinlan, ss 3 0 1 2 2 1 Nehf, 3 0 0 0 4 0
Totals 27 3 4 24 10 1 Evansville 00003100 *—4 Terre Haute 20010000 0—3
Two base hit—Spair. Home run— Baker. Double plays—Matthews to Grefe Sheehan to Anderson. Struck out—By Fromholtz, 2 by Nehf, 2. -Base on balls—Off Fromholtz, 2 off Nehf, 6. Hit by pitcher—By Fromholtz (Anderson).
Predicts Dillon-Brown Bout Will be Hummer
By I Brill, Indianapolis Boxing Authority. Jack Dillon, of Indianapolis, has participated in nearly two hundred battles during his ring career and his longest and hardest fought battle took place! at Springfield, O., about three years: ago, and, incidentally the man who was I the Hoosier champion's opponent was none other than George Knockout Brown, the Chicago middleweight, who meets Dillon for the middleweight I cnampionship of the world at Terre Haute on July 21.
The battle was of twenty rounds' duration in fact, it was Jack's first fight over the twenty round route. Jack was given the decision on points,
Since that contest Brown has never shown a friendly feeling towards Jack and this fact will be brought out when
I do not believe that there is a middleweight fighter in the game today who can give Dillon a harder battle than can the Chicago man. I have often heard Dillon say that he would never fight Brown again and I am sure that if vou would give Dillon his choice as to his opponent, he would pick any one else but Brown.
Dillon and Brown's records compare favorable. They have met all the best middlewelghts in the world and both have engaged in about the same number of battles.
The semi-windup bout, in which Eddie Hart and Sammy Trott will meet, should be another good fight. Although Sammy has defeated some of the best lightweights in the country and is credited with a draw with Jimmy Anderson, the facts do not make him a favorite with me over this tough Germs" boy. Eddie Hart. Hart is a goo'* an^ncher and Is as clever as Trott an-' ook for the Terre Haute boy to own.
Totals 27 4 6 18 5 0 •Batted for Miller in eeventh. Evansville 1 4 0 0 0 0 •—5 Terre Haute 0 1 2 0 0 1 0—4
Called account 6 o'clock state law. Stolen base—Hauger. Two-base hits —Kibble, Sheehan. Three-base hits— Gregory, Knoll. Home run—Sheehan. Double plays—ITepe to Matthews to Grefe- Anderson (unassisted). Struck out—By Gregory, 9 by Miller, 2. Base on balls—Off Gregory, 1 off Miller, 4. Wild pitch—Miller.
BAIN HALTS WALKOVERS.
The city champion "Walkovers and the Universal, Ind., club did not clash as scheduled yesterday afternoon at the ball park, rain forcing a postponement. The visitors came "loaded1' for the engagement and a pretty struggle was anticipated before the storm put a crimp in everything.
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SECOND GAME. EVANSVILLE. AB PO A E
Tepe, ss 3 0 0 0 2 0 Matthews, 2b. .. 3 0 0 2 3 2 Knoll, If 2 2 1 0 0 0 Grefe, lb 2 0 0 7 0 0 Baker, 3b 3 0 1 1 3 0 Hauger, cf. .... 2 0 1 1 0 0 Kibble, rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 Stratton, 3 1 2 10 0 0 Gregory, 3 1 1 0 1 0
Totals 23 5 7 21 9 2 TERRE HAUTE. AB PO A E Gray, £b 3 1 1 1 1 0 Sheehan, 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 Kyle, cf 3 0 0 3 0 0 Anderson, lb. .. 3 1 1 5 1 0 Spair, If 2 0 0 2 0 0 Davis, rf 3 0 1 2 0 0 Fisher, 3 0 0 2 0 0 Quinlan, ss 3 1 1 2 1 0 Miller, 2 0 1 1 0 •Vann 1 0 0 0 0 0
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