EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, APRIL' 19, 1015.
STAR ATHLETES OF NATION COMPETE IN PENN RELAYS THIS WEEK SCHOLASTIC SPO&
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PHILLIES' VICTORIES NO FLASH
IN THE PAN; PITCHING QUESTION
Manager Moran, Jubilant, Needs Only Two Pitchers to Keen
Team injcnnant Race Athletics' Hnrlcrs Have Lost Both
Games Penn Victim of Lax Sioimminn Rules. "
, .?h.0 "rat week of the bneetmll season tins inrcd ulth but tctr siirnrWes. It
rnisiu De saui the three slrnlRht lctorlcs of the Phillies were unexpected, but con
Bltlorlrm conditions It Is renlly not siirprlsltiB.
( it I A,oxn,1('cr Pitching, the PhlllleH have better tlinn nn even rhanie with nny
I i ill W,s cver co,1trPtcct. The blfe Nebinshnn Is almost tmbcntnbte when ho
is right, iml the Phillies nhvn.s did piny like n dllTerent team uhen he was on tho
nmund. Mayer Is also a pitcher of rare ability, and RUeti ono or to runs will turn
In victories In fin per cet. of his starts
naln caused tho postponement of the Phillies' tlilid pame In Iflnton and niabled
Notntf to come back with Alexander in the oprner In Now York with the PhllllcV
Iat still clean. This does not Imply that the Phillies would lmo been benten In the
final pame nt IJoston. but the chances were against them with any one but Alexander
Or Mayer pitching.
Tvfo pitchers like theso are a great asset to any club, and the discovery of two
men. who can work steadily nnd turn In lctnrlcs In CO per cent, of their starts will
make tho Phillies a serious pennant contender.
Phillies Like IJoston Last Year
Boston last year looked like a poor ball' club until three pltrhcrs started to show
form at tho samo time and held up their end for the season. The Phillies nro In tho
ame position today, only n trllle better on than the Hrnvcs, bcc.uise the local team
possesses more clean-up hitters than Ktaillncs hnd last season.
Winning 80 per cent. Of the irnlllfH nlti'hpil siem lllii nn unnv ihiiIIpi'. but nuliln
from pennant winning clubs or, perhaps, n close t miner up, it Is a rale occurrence for
another to liavo three pitchers who do this well. At present there docs not nppcnr
to be nnother member of tho Phillies' staff capable of doing this, unless Klxey or
Dcmaree return to the form shown two years ago, and that is doubtful.
Moran's One Need in Knee for Pennant
Manager Moran returned to this elty Saturday night after tho game In Now
York. Ho was In a very merry humor Ho said this was not due so much to tho win
ning of the games, but to the manner In which It was done. The light, batting, lleldlng
and common sense displayed by the entire club has caused Moran to believe that It
la no (lash In the pan.
Moran agrees thoroughly with the writer In reg.ml to tho pitching. ""ile me
two more pitchers who can break een to help out 'Alex' nnd Mayer and the fans
Will receive the surprise of their lives." he said. "I think I will have two more
pitchers who can hit tho .600 mark, nnd that Is all 1 ran ask. I do not figure on nny
pennant. That Is too far away and too much to think about, but every club that
beats us will know they have been In a ball game We will have the best team tho
Phillies have had In years before tho year Is over. Just lomomber that."
Moran Is evidently more sanguine than he cares to admit. It would bo rather
foolish for him to be too bald In his predictions. Ho undoubtedly Is remembering somo
predictions mado In the past.
Athletics' Pitchers Have Failed to Make Good
Miserable pitching has caused tho Athletics to drop two of the four games
Played so far and to get but n tie In the fourth. Shnwltey nnd Pennock both pitched
brilliantly, but Bush, WyckonT nnd Bresslcr bavo given weird exhibitions. Lack of
control has been the main fault, us none of them was hit hard when they managed
to get the ball over tho plate.
Plenty of morning practice probably will bring about an Improvement In tho
control. Overconfldenco carried almost to the extent of esnggerated ego has been tho
cause of tho miserable twirling, and It Is safe to say that Mack will soon call a halt.
In the first game against tho Highlanders, tho Athletics were shown up badly,
and it was largely because of the pitching. Bressler permitted the bnso runners to
take large leads nnd showed a disregard for signals that Is likely to result In tho
crippling of still nnother catcher.
On the whole, the Highlanders looked like a much better ball club than the
fans expected to sec. There Is plenty of ginger and n much better splilt than they
have shown In tho past. McHale's pitching was first class nnd, gaining an early lead.
New York had nn easy time
The fans roasted the Athletics unmercifully in tho closing Innings of the game.
and It was an injustice, because no ball club could have shown to advantage with
pitchers going as Wyckoff and Bressler were. Twelve bases on balls nnd three hit
batsmen tell the story.
One of tho greatest ball players the game has over produced died In San Fran
cisco a few days ago with not a note In local papers. That was becauso his skin was
black and ho was therefore barred from the major leagues. But George Mumoe,
who was a victim of tuberculosis, was once termed by John McGraw as a combina
tion of Wagner and Lajolc. He was easily the greatest colored player of all time,
and there have been some wonders If one stops to remember that Williams, Grant,
Hill, Peteway, Foster and Mendoz were colored.
Pitchers Responsible For Base Thefts Saturday
Thcro are. no doubt, many fans In Philadelphia todav wlm hMicvr. ,!, tm. t
tros responsible for the stolen bases Saturday. The New York Ynnkees had 11 pilfers
to their credit during the nine rounds of play. Of these. Fritz Malsel had four.
In tho ninth Inning Mnlsel stole second, third ami homo cleanly. Tlioso who
understand the game realize that no catcher in the world could bavo prevented tlio,o
stolen bases. Yet Lapp will be unjustly criticised by iome.
All of the pitchers who worked for tho Athletics permitted the base runners to
Bet such a big lead that they had no trouble In Mealing, even though tho majoilty of
Lapp's throws were perfect. When Harper was In the box in tho ninth inning, ho
Insisted on winding up so deliberately that Malsel could havo almost walked from
ono base to the other.
Too often It happens that the catcher Is blamed for tho stolen basc3 when tho
pitchers are at fault.
Charley Doom writes that tho Cincinnati pitching staff is the best he has ever
T t.".7an!""rln is not overestimate
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TRACK AND FIELD STARS OF NATION FOR PENN RELAYS THIS WEEK
Chalmers In 1913. Failure to keep In condition ruined that staff, with two exceptions
E. WaIsh Js now tno surviving member of the famous White Sox of 1906,
r , """ l" ' iiuui me majors reports rrom the West
vans release to Minneapolis leaves Walsh alone. This is one o
and
aro tiue. Sulll-
illustrations of how short Is the life of a ball player. Tho oldest member of tho Phillies
in point of service Is Fred Ludcrus, and he did not Join tho team until 1910. Luderus.
laskert and Moran aro the only Quakers who were with tho team when it trained
In Birmingham In 1911.
Penn Out of Running; No Pitchers
IackTofVanUchwkiJrfS ' ,p"yvanla'8 baseball team continues to bo tho
ll??i ,1 Pitching staff that can measure up to the other departments It s
.orfl'lT3 was nBBI-..atcd m tho Yalo gamo o S ay by
SP.hf n i?JnB ',K.a.n?. at,secl and Mann at third, but for tho most
part the fielding- and hitting havo been fairly strong. The showing of tho
Quaker nine- Is unprecedented. Of tho six games played, to date Pe inwlvunta
?,'J?,WOn lUt.a 8,nF,e contC3' fat with Cornell, and atrocious field ns by tho
Ithacans had much to do with this result. "-iuiut uy uio
i . V1 was J1 EOOX blt o urprlso on Saturday when Coach Thomas se
ilS1 Sner,to S,tS,rt th0 Prao asralnst th0 Heavy-hitting Ells. partTcularly
since Wlsner has been such a disappointment this year. WIsner has been
started more often than any other man on tho Quaker pitching staff nnd hns
had to retire quite as regularly. Splelman rescued him In the Cornel gamo
and won It. Because of his steadiness It was thought that Splelman would
fce started against Yale. When he did go to Wisner's relief Yale had tl.o
pame won. yet from that tlmo on tho Ells earned only a single tally and
faplelman held his own with both Underwood and Wny, tho stars of the Yalo
nine. Splelman has no great speed, but He 1ms what fow college pitchers
possess control nnd coolness. Coach Thomas may nurse somo of his other
twlrlers Into winning form, but Splelman looks llko tho most dependable of
tho lo: jind one likely to hold his own fairly well with the best in tho East.
With either Underwood op Way doing tho pitching Yalo will have a won
derful nine and ono that promises to bo tho best In the East. Underwood
had a tendency to bo wild, but ho had a good curve, und his teommnt
fielded well behind him. Way Is already it topnotcher and probacy "the
speediest pitcher in college ranks. But there wcro two men on tho Yale team
who right now are stars of the llrst magnitude. Thoy aro Rellly at third base
and Legore at shortstop. Neither man would be out of place In the pro
fessional ranks. Somo of the stops and throws mado by Legore were such
as are rarely seen on a college diamond.
Swimming Rules Lax; Penn Suffers
Tho Intercollegiate Swimming Association can blamo Its lack of a sensible
organization and Its failure to adopt a set of proper eligibility rules for the
eecond triple tie that now exists In swimming. The victory of Cofumbla
Saturday night over Pennsylvania makes the fight a triple tie on?e more
among these colleges and Yale. ' lce mora
The Columbia team that beat tho Quakers was probably within tho olid,
bltlty rules of the league, but WilsoVthe former Yale star now at CoUimWa
could not have qualified under the rules which govern sports at Pennsylvania
and Yae, Both would have barred him because he is a college graduate.
Columbia did not uso him against Yale, for undoubtedly ho would not have
competed against his alma mater. But on account of Columbia's own laxity
In. the. matter of eligibility rules he was permitted to compete against Penn
sylvania. In other words. Columbia took advantage of a situation that would
not havo been permitted at Pennsylvania and thereby prevented tho Quakers
the strongest bona fide team In the league, from winning the championship
There Is also a story to the effect that tho use of Wilson by Columbia
was tho direct outgrowth of tho bitter feeling which cropped out over Penn
sylvania's protest of the first Columbia meet. It wns reported that AVllson,
after Pennsylvania had beaten Yale a second time, was persuaded to compete
as much to avenge Yale's defeat as to help Columbia. It matters not how
much truth there Is In this charge, which, however, comes from New York,
the fact remains that the Intercollegiate Swimming Association rules need a
thorough overhauling. There are threo spec!!! rules which ought to be passed;
(1) Freshmen should be barred from Intercollegiate competition.
(2) Graduate students With degrees should not bo allowed to compete.
(3) Every member should meet every other member twice each season,
once In each tank. $'
And then for good measure the association should relax Us rule demand
ing that a college to try-for tho swimming championship should also promote
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IHIIIi A iJJsmTiii" 1 T WM NEW YOItK. April 19.-A1 Reich and 1 fJ.
CHICAGO RELAY MAY
PROVE DARK Bokrf
UN 1WS CARNIV,
Windy City F6ur Has F J
Strong This YewvjS
yard and Quakers Pavol?
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The feature nf Pinn,...!....,.,.
"nioiiiiinia'i "
lay race carnival, which take, p,, 'J
Friday and Saturday nfi .'.&
the annual struggle for .upremJl
tween tho Kast and tl, w... TM
nontorl l,v HU ... , .. ' M fm
. , . felcill, couegea atl(1 eijf
sltlcs of these two sections of th Ij:
ouuea. rur inn innt in ,. .. ,zu
em colleges have come more m J3S
tho relav mpon. no mh . . T V,,J
big Intercollegiate meet In .majS.
have a chnnce for real natlnnoi v 31
In tho two-mile chan.ploMhtoi.Mi
v. nicnso nnu Jtnnsas nro the run. ,VV
tlyo. of the West. Hero aln TSt
win uo uio rnvorltcs w th Prln,.. ,Z.
Dartmouth. If Michigan should ' 2-5
put hor best men n hio ... S.,e h
the four-mile championship Z
have a very good team Indeed. ChL3 -
airengcn piso stands on tha ,. t.J
Tho Mellley Ilelny Champ'oXA"
Chicago and Michigan a? lEfT..1!"'
Michigan as' he
strong lu both of these events n,!2
tho Eastern rnllniro . .i." L"1. ."""rt
tl.o special events t w'e..'"0"t'Ii
niako a much bettor showlne. km..?.
Olvmulc chamnlnn nn,1 ...'uV. .
holder In tho hurdles. Ib nn.,.ii. M
upon ns tho winner of tho 120-yafdi T
dies. Ward, of Chicago, Is mouSSS
who will be very hard to beat to m
event. The 100 yards will also have.T
Wcstcrn hue ns Drew, the enliT nX
tho University of Southern CallfornliTu
tho holder of tho world's rmm ..T.1!!
seconds. Somo may dlsmito iv. ji.&
of the West bb far ns Drew Is conctSI
for he Is a native of SprlnRfleld, jOJI
and a victory by him wilt b0 coniKcl
uj- many aa n. real victory for th Eul'
recently won tho GO-yards Indoor Cttm-'
ploushlp from tho famous Loomls, of thj1
Chicago A. A., will bo a contender )Jn!
nddltlon Hoyt, of Grlnnell. and n.n.,il
nnd Knight, of Chicago, will contutljl
HUH OVlll.
NORTHEAST HIGH NINE
LOOKS LIKE WINNER
Snappy Club May Carry Of!
Honors This Season Central
High Tennis.
SCHOLASTIC I.UAGUi: STANDING.
Won Lost.r.Ct.
Nnrlhenut Hlcli Srlionl 2 (I 1 00O
West l'lilln. Hlcli Sdiool a I .11117
Catholic lllKli Sihool 1 y ..1.1.1
Routliern JIlcli School 0 1 .ono
Centrnl HlBh School 0 1 .000
Northo.st Illgh School is continuing Its
winning form in athletic competition, and
picsent Indications point to another cham
pionship for the lied nnd Black Institu
tion. Since winning the football honors
of tho Scholastic League, the Sth street
and Lehigh avenue bojs have annexed
tho season's soccer and basketball titles.
Now Northeast Is making a bid for tho
baseball supremacy In the Scholastic
League campaign, nnd to date the Itcd
and Black has a perfect percentage. This
afternoon tho bascballlan bunch, con
tained by Paul Webb, who also led tho
winning gridiron aggregation, will play
Its thlid league match with Southern
High School at :3th and Cambria streets.
Kellar and Barker are displaying cork
ing form In tho box for Northeast High
School and the brace of baxmen may
help materially In bringing tho baseball
laurels to Eighth street and Lehigh avo
nue. Dougherty Is a third twlrler Cap
tain Webb may fall back on. Ho proved
his worth ns a inouncler against Villa
Nova Prep Saturday afternoon, when he
shut out the opposition with a total of
but four hits.
That the Central High School track
team has been greatly weakened by the
Ineligibility of somo of its star perform
ers was proved Saturday afternoon at
Pottstown, when Hill School defeated tho
Crimson and Gold In a dual meet, 52 to
47 Kvorett Smaller, who succeeded his
brother, Alfred, to the captaincy of
Central High, following tho latter's resig
nation, capturing threo first places, viz.:
Broad Jump, 120-yard high hurdles and
220-yard low hurdles.
Temple University received a bad
trouncing from the bats of Urslnus Col
lege In the former's opening match. Tho
Tcmpleltes wero let down without a hit
by Pitcher Stugert, while Hrtlo was
hammered for a total of 13 blngles, which
netted 10 runs for Urslnus.
Thomas, Frankel nnd Sheffe weie Btars
In Southern High School's overtime vic
tory over Glrard College Saturday after
noon, when the Red and Black won,
4 to 2. after 11 innings of close playing.
HOWARD BOSTOCKoFGEnYSBURG
COUGE
INJURY TO EVENS ADDS
TO WOES OF U0ST0X BRAVES
Far
Jumcs, Tyler ami Red Smith
From Being "Right."
Johnny 12 vers, captain of the Braves
and generally credited with being the
binins of the world's champions' iulleld,
has gone to his homo In Troy, N. Y., with
a badly sprained ankle, mid It Is doubtful
If lie will be able to return to the gamo
for at least two weeks. Kvcrs Injury Is
likely to handicap tho Bracs more than
his nbsenco did last season, becauso the
confidence of the team has been shaken
by tho manner tho Phillies waded through
them.
Stnllings has a linn substitute tn Kddlo
Fltzpatrlck, purchased from Toronto
ea.ly this spring, but there Is a vast dif
ference between a first-class minor
leaguer and nn Kvcrs.
With "Ited" Smith's leg In bad shape,
Bill James still far from being right,
George Tyler with a lame shoulder and
Evers out of the gnme, Boston will have
a hard time getting oft to a lead, as
Stalllngs had predicted.
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At HAVRE DE GRACE
Six Itaces Dally Including a
steeplechase.
Special Trains Ponna, It. It. leave
Broad St. 12:31 p. m., West Phlla. 12-38
n. in.; B. & O. leave 21th and Chestnut
Sts. 12.45 p. 111.
AtlmlNKlon, rirnmUlnnil nml Paddock,
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First Itace at 2:30 p. m.
AMKHICAN LEAGUE
BASEBALL TODAY
SHIBE PARK
Athletics vs. New York
GAME AT 3 130 V. M.
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Willard If He Wins.
NEW YORK. April 19.-A1 Belch and
Jim CofToy will bo the llrst to hox In
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