Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 19 August 1914 — Page 7
WEDNESDAY, AUQU8T 19, 1914.
ONLY 2 WAYS TO CHEAT BRAVES OUT OF PENNANT
Train Wreck or Double Portion of Horseshoe Luck Which Invariably Sticks to Giants Would Turn Trick
CONNOLLY ONLY BRAVE WHO IS HITTING .800.
The Braves have made their meteoric rise from cellar to attic In a little more than a month with only one hitter boasting of a .300 average. Joe Connolly, a former Terrell-, is the man. Johnny Evers Is running close to the .30© mark, hovering within a few points of It most of the time.
Only two ways remain in which the Boston Braves can bo cheated out of the pennant and the right to receive the annual basting from the Athletics— through accidents causing a slump in their own play, or a double portion of the horseshoe luck that has usually clung to the Giants. Right now, In speed, gameness, aggressiveness, and pitching power, they have the New York aggregation badly beaten. Of courso, an injury to either Maranvule or Evers, an accident to any of their crack pitchers, or the disability of a pitcher from overwork, might stop their steady stride. Otherwise, it Is hard to
JOHNNY HE TO EMULATE ABE ATTELL
Will Turn Lightweight After Scrap With Dundee for Featherweight Title.
Johnny Kilbane is likely to turn lightweight for a while after Labor day, regardless of the outcome of his twenty round scrap with Johnny Dundee.
Should Kilbane successfully defend the featherweight championship he will remain on the Pacific coast where he has the promise of bouts with a number of leading 133-pounders. Should he lose he might as well seek heavier game. Dundee certainly will not give him a return bout very soon and he already has cleaned up on the balance of the 122-pound field.
If Kilbane goes into the lightweight division he will be doing no more than did Abe Attell, the man from whom he took the title. Attell was forced to fight lightweights and even welters In order to keep busy and It looks as though Kilbane's record will read the same before he quits the ring.
Kilbane has been hankering after lightweight game for some time. He was one of the first boxers to challenge Freddie .Welsh after the Englishman stripped "Willie Ritchie of the 133pound title. He has been on the verge of fighting lightweights several times and only lately set out to convince doubters he Is a legitimate featherweight.
Johnny made 122 pounds for K. O. Mars a few weeks ago. He and Dundee are to make the same weight. Kilbane has shown he can do 122 and be strong. Dundee is naturally a little heavier than the champlo nand will have to reduce the most to scale as a featherweight. This point should count In Kilbane's favor.
Dundee held Kilbane to a 20-round draw in a championship fight at Los Angeles, April 29, 1913. Dundee has improved since then, while Kilbane has developed a stiffer wallop.
ART MM IS NOT USED
LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 19.—The Indianapolis team of the American association defeated the Lafayette Red Sox here Tuesday in an exhibition game by the score of 11 to 0. Score: Red Sox ...00000000 0— 0 3 3 Indians 14410001 0—11 11 1
Batteries—Burk, Adams, Willis and Gossett and Livingston Beaver, Wicker and Wall.
Nee Sees Flag For His Vets
DAYTON, O., Aug. 19.—More than pleased with the work of the team on the road, where the boys won four of the six games played, Manager Nee was all smiles at the baseball office this morning. "We haven't got the old flag cinched just yet," declared the boss of the Old Soldiers, "but we ought to have it nailed whithin a few days, while we can lose the entire series to Evansville and still have a big lead, I am anxlou3 to see the Vets take at least two of these games and put the Punchers out of it for keeps. The boj's are all in good shape and going at full speed, the pitchers turning in one fine game after another. Jack Rowan has done splendid work in both of his battles, his long rest not having interfered with his effectiveness in the least. He takes the place of Fahrer and flllB the latter's position on the pitching staff to the queen's taste. Nine games in front with only 16 more to play and the players all in good condition makes it appear as if it is all over but the shouting. Still, you never can tell anything about this baseball game and the boys wll.l not quit hustling until the old rag Is cinched."
RUSSELL FORD OUT OF GAME.
Fed Twirler Suffering With An InJury to the Spine. BUFFALO, N„ Y.. Aug. 19.—Russell Ford, pitcher of the Buffalo Federal team, is suffering from an injury to the spine and probably will not pitch again this season. Three- weeks ago Ford was
compelled
to qquit in the middle of a
gartie because of a pain in his side. It continued to bother him and this week he visited Bonesetter Reese at Youngstown, Ohio. He was told that the injury to his spine was of long standing and that nothing but months of rest would benefit him, if he could be helped at all. Ford believes he received the injury diving into a tank In California In the winter of 1912.
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see how they can be choked between now and chill October. The sole spot for worry appears to be the small number of pitchers. Three men are doing It all. Rudolph, James and Tyler. For several weeks the club was played in great luck, rainstorms, gameleso Sundays, or gaps in the schedule having popped up as regularly as if originally intended for no other purpose than the saving of the Boston slabmen. These layoffs have invariably happened just when they gave the mighty three a chance to rest, a chance to regain their hurling quality.
But the season is waning now sooner or later the postponed games must be tended to there Is a crop of doubleheaders waiting for the Braves, and how will their three pitchers meet the situation. Hess has pitched but little, and unsuccessfully Crutcher and Cocreham, after losing sundry games, accepted nice seats on the hard end of the bench, and Strand alone, of the younger men, has won a majority of his starts. In fact, a review of the Braves' whole campaign looks very much as though their great plunge to success came only after Stallings set the newer pitchers on the bench, forgot that they were living, and relied entirely on Tyler, James and Rudolph.
WALKOVERSTO DEFEND TOGA IN 1MB SERIES
Undisputed City Champions Will Hot Compete In Any Elimination Contests'—Club Names Conditions.
The city champion Walk-Overs will not compete in any elimination series that may be arranged, but will defend the city championship which the club has held since the season of 1910 in a city series to be arranged later by the Tribune.
The Walk-Overs captured the city championship in the series of 1910 conducted by the Tslbune and since then has defended the title each season in the annual city aeries arranged by the Tribune. And such will be the program this year. The supposed best club of the younger set will be taken on by the Walk-Overs in a championship series to be conducted by the Tribune in conjunction with the Walk-Over management.
The Walk-Overs, as champions, have the right to name conditions and Manager Hayden Lashbrook today stated that he will have absolutely nothing to do with any elimination series which may be attempted. He will, however, pit his club against any one team for the city ohampionship in a series to be arranged by tne Tribune.
Recruit Didn't Marry His first True Love
The Pittsburgh club, when It obtains a new player, sends him, along with his contract, a form-card, which he is to fill out and return, the said card being utilized for biographical or press work data. Among the questions asked are some concerning the time when the aspirant broke Into the game and what field position he played when he started. One youngster, duly receiving his card-chart, filled most of it out very satisfactorily, but seemed a bit hazy as to a few questions. Appended Is a section of his card:
Batting average, 1913: .822. Batting average to date, 1914: .841. Stolen Dases to date: 37. Years In professional ball: Three. First engagement: I had rather not put that in, because I married a different girl and my wife would get sore.
Original position: Paperhanger.
National League
Cincinnati, 8j Boston, 1.
At Cincinnati— Boston 00000010 0—1 6 2 in in at 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0
Batteries—Strand, Crutcher and Gowdy Douglass and Clark.
Chicago, 8) Brooklyn, 9.
At Chicago— 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 1 2 Chicago 0 0105011 •—8 12 2
Batteries—Ragan and McCarty Humphries, Hageman and Bresnahan.
Pittsburgh, 3 New York, 1. At Pittsburgh— New York ..00000001 0—1 9 0 it 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 7 0
Batteries—Marquard, Fromme and McLean Adams and Coleman.
St. Louis, 6) Philadelphia, 2. At St. Louis— Philadelphia 00000100 1—2 9 1 S is 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 6 9 2
Batteries—Alexander and KiUlfer Perritt and Snyder.
federal League
Buffalo, 8 St. Louis, 1.
At St. Louis— Buffalo 00120310 1—8 17 1 St. Louis ...00010000 0—1 9 2
Batteries—Krapp, Moran and Blair Willette, Keupper and Simon.
Indianapolis, 4j Pittsburgh, S. At Indianapolis— it 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 1 0 1 Indianapolis 10200000 1—4 11 2
BatterleB—Walker and Berry Billiard and Rarlden.
Baltimore, Chicago, 4.
At Chicago— a re 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 2 Chicago 00010001 2—4 12 1
Batteries—Quinn, Suggs and Jacklitsch: Fiske, Lange and Wilson and Block.
Kansas City, 4-5 Brooklyn, 1-0. At Kansas City—First game: Brooklyn ...0 0000010 0—1 a it 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Batteries—Finneran, Houck Land Cullop and Easterly.
8 1 8 2 and
Second game: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 a 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 9 1 Batteries—Seaton and Land Packard and Easterly.
ADDITIONAL SPORTS ON PAGE 8.
Boston Overcomes All But Two Obstacles
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TERRE-IRS RESUME
Open at Ft. Wayne Today, Returning Saturday for Clash With Gee Raps.
The Terre-irs hit the road early this morning for a three game set with the Waynes, returning Saturday for a series with the Grand Rapids aggregation. The up-state team has always been a difficult proposition for the pack, but Quinlan's men are confident of bagging at least two of the three combats.
It appears as If the Terre-irs are ticketed to finish the chase in third position, a berth entirely unfamiliar to a Terre Haute aggregation. Should the pack land in said position the season can well be considered a success as it has been years since a local club has landed in the upper set.
Manager Quinlan stated ere departing for the battlefield that he was undecided as to who he would start in today's fracas. He will have his staff warm up, selecting the hurler who ap pears to have the most stuff.
Central League
Grand Rapids, 3 Evansville, 1. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.. Aug. 19.— Higley stopped the Evas after the opening round of yesterday's game and the Rapids nosed out a victory, 3 to 1. The locals got to Graham In the fourth, scoring their trio of tallies in that session. Score: E an 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 a id 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 2
Batteries—Graham and Stratton Higley and Castle.
American League
Washington, 8 St. Louis, 2. At Washington— St. Louis ...00000200 0—2 6 2 W a 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 8 1 2 1
Batteries—Hamilton, James and Leary and Agnew Engel, Shaw and Ainsmlth.
Cleveland, 4j New York, 8. At New York— el an 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 2 New York ..0 0010000 2—3 4 0
Batteries—Hagerman and O'Nteill Cole, Pieh, McHale and Sweeney.
Detroit, 3-1 Philadelphia, 2-2. At Philadelphia—First game: Detroit 0 1 1 0 0 10 0 0—3 8 0 Philadelphia 00002000 0—2 4 0
Batteries—Coveleskle and Stanage Shawkey and .Schapg.
Second game: Detroit 00001000 0—1 6 0 Philadelphia 00000200 •—2 4 1
Batteries—Reynolds, Boehler and Baker and McKee Plank and Lapp.
Braves' Boss Has Rich Pipe Dream
Manager Stallings, of the Boston Braves, is always good for a fine laugh, excepting for a stretch of about six hours after his club is beaten. He had the nerve to state for publication that his Infield was the greatest in the game defensively. "That goes," said the chief, "in spite of Connie Mack's $100,000 Infield. I realize some people may wish to have a lunacy board appointed for me when I break, into print this way. "It does seem foolish to compare my trailers with the campions of the world. But where can you find two such defensive guardians of the keystone as Evers and Maranville? Schmidt Is the best man on a batted or thrown ball that I have ever seen around first. He hasn't the speed of Daubert, but he is surer than Hal Chase ever was. "Deal is a wonder at third. He has a bad Charley horse Just now and I can't seem to get it right. Those who think I am crazy in talking this way will take off their hats to my infield.
WANT TO KEEP MORD BROWN.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 19.—"Every effort will be made to retain Mordecai Brown as a pitcher for the St. Louis Federals," said President Steinlnger, of the local club, today. "If he accepts he will be paid his present managerial salary. If Brown refuses to play with the St. Louis club, he will be traded to some other club."
TERRE HAUTE TRIBUNE
THE OLYMPICS OF 1916?
HOW MAJORS STAND
National League. Won. Lost
New York 69 44 Boston 66 47 St. Louis 69 62 Chicago 56 61 Brooklyn 48 56 Pittsburgh 48 66 Philadelphia 60 69 Cincinnati 48 69
American League. Won. Lost.
Philadelphia 72 36 Boston 69 47 Washington 67 61 Detroit 65 .. 68 St Louis 63 54 Chicago 65 69 New York 49 60 Cleveland .... 86 78
The first shoot to be held on the new grounds of the Fort Harrison Gun club was touched off at 10 o'clock this morning with a raft of visiting marksmen facing the traps. Ten events of 15 birds each composed the program which Is said to be one of the moBt attractive ever offered by a local gun club.
The leading local trap experts were early on the grounds, partcice starting at 8:30. Numerous visiting marksmen looked good in practice and it was feared that the Terre Haute crack shots were up against a stiff argument in winning the events.
The out-of-town trap devotees were loud in their praises of the new club house, traps and grounds and many declared the local outfit to be the finest in the state.
The officers of the organization are as follows: J. D. King, president Samuel Brldweil, vice president: Albert Elnecke, secertary, B. F. Falley, treasurer Ed Bindley and F. Buckingham, field captians.
Boston Hurler Makes a Record
Pitcher Rudolph, of the Braves, established a new record during the first game of last Monday's double-header. The Boston twirler pitched only 14 called balls in nine Innings, which can be accepted as a mark to shoot at, and lias probably never been equaled even bv Young or Mat'newson. Incidentally, that saved Rudy's arm from conciderable wear and tear and was good, sensible pitching.
Terre-lr discard, Oscar Graham, was beaten by the Rapids yesterday, 3 to 1. Bunched blows in the fourth turned the trick.
Bill Billiard, who once upon a time was on the Terre-ir pay roll, pitched the Indianapolis Feds Into first place yesterday. The losing aggregation, Pittsburgh, got to Bill for ten blows, but the Hoofeds did even better than that, winning by a score of 4 to 3.
That it Isn't Imperative to maul the agate was proven yesterday by the Cin•cy Reds which team defeated the Braves, 3 to 1, on two hits. A wild peg to the plate gave the Reds two of their three markers.
Max Carev got three of the seven hits secured by the Pirates yesterday. Evidently the local boy Is picking up in his clouting.
The Giants outhit the Pirates, but lost a chance to gain on the Braves by losing, 3 to 1. Bob Bescher's poor handling of two drives were costly.
HOW
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Pet. .678 .644 .632 .628 .462 .462 .469 .449
Pet. .667 .667 .528 .509 .496 .482 .460 .816
Games Today
Central League.
Terer Haute at Fort Wayne. Evansville at Dayton. National League. Boston at Cincinnati. Brooklyfi at Chicago. New York at Pittsburgh. Philadelphia at St. Louis.
American League.
Chicago Boston. St.
LOUIBat
at Washington.
Detroit at Philadelphia. Cleveland at New York.
Trap Cracks Show up Well in Practice
-New York Glob®.
FEDS TO GET II FROM MAJORS IN 1915
So Says President Gilmore, Who Denies Having Any Dealings With Pitcher Caldwell of Yanks.
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—Eleven players at present with National and American league teams will play in the Federal league next season, according to a statement made here yesterday by President Gilmore, of the new organization. Among these eleven players, Gilmore said, would be some of the best men. in organized baseball.
Gilmore denied that he knew anything about the disappearance of Ray Caldwell, the New York American's pitcher, and added that the Federals would have nothing to do with a player under legitimate contract. Gilmore also denied reports that his league was attempting to have some of the Northwestern leagues break away from organized baseball and become dependents of the Federals.
GIANTS BUY FUNGER
DECATUR, 111., Aug. 19.—Ollie Kirmayer, pitcher on the Decatur baseball team, has been sold to the New York Giants. The announcement of the sale was made today by the Decatur officials. Kirmayer is the leading pitcher in the Three-Eyes league. Scout Dick Kinsella closed the deal for Kirmayer after several other major league clubs had made bids. Kirmayer will report to the Giants at the close of the ThreeEyes league season in September. It Is understood that New York paid $6,000 for Kirmayer.
Grand Circuit Results
2 12 Trot, Purae *1,000.
Guy Nello, m, by Guy Axworthy (Geers) 1 1 1 Brighton B., (Murphy) ....8 2 2 Harry J. S., blk (Andrews).. .2 8 4 Dago, (Cook) 6 4 8 Silk Hat, blk (Dodge) 4 dis
Time—-2:10^4 2:09% 2:11%. 2:07 Pacing:, Purse f1,000. Marietta, blk m, by Adward (Murphy) 1 1 2 1 King Daphne, blk (Frost) .2 2 1 2 Zombrewer, wh (Snow)...4 8 dls Ruby K., (McDevltt)... .3 dls
Time—2:06% 2:07% 2:06% 2:09^. HomeTrood Stake for Two-Year Trotters, Purae $2,000. Native Spirit, f, by Native King (Cox) Bondclla, br (Tucker) 3 2 Denali, (Monahan) 2 4 Marchfast, ro (Wright) 5 3 Jacquelin P., (Grady) 4 dls
Time—2:18 2:12ft. 2:16 Trotting, Purae, 91,000. Farmer Gentry, g, by John
R. Gentry (McGrath) ....1 2 3 3 1 1 Hazel Laing, ch (An6 1 2 1 3 3 The Temptress, (Murphy) 4 8 1 2 2 2 Montferris, br (Jackson) 2 4 6 4 4 Lulu Worthy, (Cox)...3 6 5 ro Rythmell, bl (Shank)....6 6 4 ro
Glenora also started. Time—2:10ft 2:11% 2:10ft 2:10ft, 2:11% 2:13ft.
Casual Comment
Crushing the Phillies, 6 to 2, the Cards gained on the National leaders. Timely hitting tells the tale.
The great Zim got only one hit yesterday yet the slam was good for four bases and an equal number of runs. It so happened that the Cubs had the bases loaded when Zim exploded his I homer and the Superbas were tumbled down to defeat, 8 to 6.
Alva Williamcs, a former Terre-lr, delivered as a pinch hitter for the Senators yesterday and aided in an 8 to triumph. His blow featured a seventh inning rally which Iced the verdict.
Superior hitting gave the Naps a 4 to 3 win over the Yanks. Strange, but true, Joe Jackson didn't get a blow.
Southpaws were supreme in a doubleheader between the Athletics and Tigers. Coveleskle and Plank being the victors in hard fought contests. Ty Cobb tore off but one birtele in six times up.
ELGIN, 111., Aug. 19.—Spencer Wlshart, driving a Mercer, broke the Kane county track record Tuesday when he negotiated the eight and one-half miles in 6:24. Tetzlaff held the former record, which was 6:26, for the lap. Tetzlaff set the record in 1912 with a 120 horse power Fiat.
Wishart's car measures less than 450 cubic inches piston displacement. Tetzlaff's Fiat carried a motor 559 cubic inches piston displacement. Wishart's record is considered remarkable, the condition of the course being such as to make such a mark almost phenomenal.
In Our Set
A Cardlnnl Plea.
We thank you, Cincinnati, for the game vou tucked away The same bet goes for Pittsburgh hope vou win again today Just hold those pesky Bostons till we get our second breath, And then we'll have 'em running great and nearly scared to deatn Just put a crimp in Rube Marquard and spike old Matty's gun, And meanwhile we shall grab enough to have the pennant won.
In our opinion the original baseball bug is the man who gave Walter Johnson ffty bucks to pitch one inning of an exhibition game.
Sweden Is in favor of holding the Olympic games, war or no war. It is not a bad idea as it would leave Sweden, the United States, Algiers, Timbuctoo, China, and one or two South American countries.
If Jack Johnson ever signs artlclos to fight for France he will find that getting money in advance is no cinch.
Chief Johnson, the Winnebago Indian, "who once pitched for the Reds, holds all records for enforced vacations with pay.
Maybe the Braves won't get a divvy of the world's aeries dough, but they'll surely have the pleasure of knowing they gave John McGraw a terrible scare.
Since the order has gone out to the Federal players that drinking during the season is barred, the players are wondering what to do with their money.
Tire Troubles Over
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Mo Tire Coiporation
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