EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TTTEaDAY. MAY 11. 1015;
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GAVVY CRAVATH IN BATTING SLUMP SUCH AS ONCE COST HIM HIS BERTH IN BIG LEAGtj
CRAVATH'S BATTING SLUMP, SUCH
AS PRESENT, ONCE COST HIS JOB
adly Crippled by Weak Hitting of Great Run-getter
Absence of Captain Luderus'Vavvy's" Check-
crcd Career in Major Leagues.
Phillies tia
and
Although tlrooklyn hnn outplayed the Phillies In two scrlrs. Mornn's ten.ni
haa shnped up well In Its stiltiR of Ritmes against the tiaHtern teams. The rent
test comes with the Invasion of the Cnsl by the Western end of the National
Leaffde clicult. The Intcrseotlonal Karnes start today, with Pittsburgh ns the
attraction nt Uroml and Huntingdon streets.
'Qavvy" Crnvalh's batting slump has been largely tesponslbte for the
failure of the Phillies In the last ten days, nnd unless the big Ontlfornlan
recovers soon It Is safe to say that the Phillies will be several games behind
first nlnce before the start of the ilist Western trip. Hhould this happen, the
fnns can say good-bye to hope for n pennant.
Such Slumps Cosl Crnvalh 1 League Herth
It Is a typical ft ninth slump, and they genetally last about n month.
These slumps have chased L'raiath from the major leagues once and almo.it
chased him ngaln, In 1912. He wus never considered a hard hitter until 1007,
when he batted .."OJ for the l.os Angeles club, of the Bouth Pacific Coast League.
That season the Coast League was known as the pitchers' league," because of
tho sudden appearance of many sensational perfonneis and the sudden shrink
ago of batting uvcrnges.
Cravath's feat of hitting over .300 caused the Uostou tied Sox to purchase
him, despite the fact that he was no longer a youngster.
If one traces Cravath's record back he will find that he ndmits to 33 ycats
of age, nnd Is possibly two years older, lie Rtnrted hli career with I.os Angeles
In 1903, so that makes 12 years of high-class baseball, as the Pacific Coast League.
wrb an outlaw organization, classed nlmoM. as high as the National and Amer
ican Leagues, back in (hose days.
While with Los Angeles, Crntalh was not noted for anything in paitlcular
until In 1907 he started hitting. Prior to that time his best average was .2S3.
In 1906. In 1908 the Ited Hox gave him every chance in th- world to make good.
and he appeared to be lit n fair way to success until he struck mm of those
unaccounted-for slumps. After hitting at a ,3f0 clip for about CO games, Cravnth
suddenly went bad.' After 04 games his average hnd shrunk to .2f4, and withers
tvele asked on til m.
Cravnth still looked like a good gamble to Chicago, and the White Sox took
him nt the waiver price. He failed dismally again and was parsed over to Wash
ington, The slump followed I'ravath to Washington nnd he was released to
Minneapolis, of the American Association. In 1909 he compiled an average of
.290, but did not strike his real stride until the Inst two months of the 1910
season, when be finished In a sensational manner. His average of .326 was plied
up In the. last two mouths, and he continued In 1911 where he had left off
in 1910.
Cravath Broke Slugger's Kecord in 1011
In 1911 Cravath recorded the greatest batting performances ever known In
the American Association and started his long-distance hitting in eurnest.
Cravath made 221 hltB In 1G7 games for a batting average of ,3G3 and tallied 117
runs. All long-distance hitting records were bioken. with n3 doubles, 13 triples
and 29 home runs. This record prompted President Kogel, of the Phillies, to
purchase him In the fall of 1911.
In 1912 Cravath struck a slump at the start of the season, anil "Silent John"
Titus retained his job In right field. Dooln was advised to let Cravath out, but
held on to him. In 1913 Cravath again struck one of those sttange slumps, nnd
Dolan, now with the Cardinals, was converted Into nn outllelder, to take
Cravath's place. On July 4, 1913, Cravnth went In ns a pieh hitter nnd won a
game ngnlnst the Giants by driving one of Matty's shoots Into the left-field
bleachers. The following day he was sent to right field and made two home runs
off Marquard. That clinched the position, and he kept the Phillies in tho race
with his terrific extra-base hitting.
First Serious Slump Since 1913
Although the rest of the team fell down badly last season, Cravath con
tinued to slug the ball at a consistent rate, nnd started out this season in the
ame manner, when he suddenly developed another slump. Ho is now in his
first serious let-down since 1913, and there Is no telling when he will come out
of.lt.
Within the last two weeks has has occasionally hit the ball hard for one
game, but In others has has done nothing but strike out and pop up Infield flies.
This slump has completely upset his team-mates, nnd they will have a rough
load ahead until the old slugger strikes his stride. Tho break Is likely to coma
' any day, nnd when it does the big black bat will work overtlmo pounding out
victories.
Mack's Futile Chase for n Third Baaeman
Rumor says that Manager Mnck Is trying to sign Connolly, of Georgetown,
and 11 bblngton, of Brown, to fill Frank linker's place nt third. If this report Is
true, Alack Is wasting time. Connolly already has slgne3 with Washington nnd
will join tho Senntors In three weeks, while Unbblngton turned down a Cin
cinnati contract because he already accepted terms with Pittsburgh.
Carroll, of IQnrdham, and Gllhooly, of Trinity, are the only high-class col
legiate third basemen who have not been picked up, nnd It is rumored that the
latter has signed with the St. Lous Cardinals. Ilellly, of Yale, was a much
nought young man last season, but no club appears to bo nnxious to got him,
since It has been learned that he had St. Vitus' dance In a stage that Is growing
worse Instead of better.
Vnughn, Local Boy, Wins Federal Berth
Local fans who follow college baseball nro not surprised that Hob Vaughn
has won the thlid-base position on the St. Louis Federal League club, but fol
lowers of major league ball will be much surprised, as the Prlncetonlan has
taken the position from Charley Deal, hero of tho 1914 world's series,
Vaughn Is n local boy and he was n star for three years at Prlncton. Ho
Is a rather odd young fellow, because he turned down a major league contract
to get some experience In a minor league. The experience gained nt Providence
eradicated two bad fnults in Vaughn's play. He had a bad habit of fighting the
ball and of chasing curve bulls that went far outside the plate.
Yale Retains Lead in College Baseball
Tale's baseball team continues to lead the procession In the "Big Six," hut
the Ells do not look quite so Invincible as they once did. Thoy met the Williams
team last Wednesday and, In being beaten, dropped their second game of the
season. Still, out of the three games played during the week they won two,
beating both Lafayette nnd Vermont.
On top of their defeat by Penn, Princeton lost to Penn State and to Cor
nell. The game with Cornell, played on Saturday, looked like a sure victory
until It was more than half over, when Ileegan, who Is Just beginning to And
' hjmself, came to the rescue, nnd his teammates did their part In one big inning,
With the result that the Ithacnns won. The Cornell team Is getting stronger
every week, and with the big games approaching, the Ithaca ns will have to be
watched closely.
Of the other big teams, Dartmouth fell a victim to Penn State, which hnd
previously beaten Princeton; Harvard won three games in a row, though two
cf them were against fairly easy opponents, nnd Pennsylvania won nnd lost a
,n game. The West Point team has yet to be beaten, and Neyland Is as invincible
as, ever. West Point Is not considered in the ranking of the "Big Six." Here
U how the "Big Six" stand to date: i
College. Games. Won. Lost.
Yalo 13 11 2
Princeton IS 13 6
Harvard 12 R 4
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uarwiiuum a 4 4
1 Cornell 13 ft 7
Pennsylvania .,,,.,,... 12 3 9
Cornell and Harvard Coming Strong
f t From now on the fight among the teams will be keener and merit will tn.
IGood pitching nnd hitting will be at a premium. Vale looks to be better fortified
tit both departments, but Cornell and Harvard are coming strong,
In considering- college baseball the wonderful work of the University of
Pennsylvania freshmen should not be overlooked. The Quaker youngsters beat
the Yale first-year men on Saturday, and they have yet to lose a game. It Is
eenerally conceded on Franklin Field that the Quaker youngsters are a better
team than their varsity.
ONE REASON FOR PHIL LOSSES
Gavvv Cravnth is in a batting slump, nnd a bad one at that. That,
together with the absence from tho gnme of Captain Luderus, who
was hitting at a .4 12 clip, accounts for reverses Moran's men
arc suffering.
FANNING
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Under the Black Flag
They say the buccaneers have passed,
That filiates now aio out of date;
That Captain Kidd anil such at last 1
Have all been wilted from off the slate; I
Rare humor this a brand n keen
As any comia opera prance.
As lony ax in soma submarine
A German mongrel waits the chance.
You think the lltack Flag nut of datet
That "skull and bones" 110 longer flyt
The muuler-lnvlnn "second male"
With loie 0 toiture in his eye,'
Gone.' Yes, but even at his woist
Hack In some dim, bnrbatio year,
.Vo pirate tvarred an women first
Xor murdered children toff ft a cheer.
Chief of the world-famed buccaneers
To whom the pirates' game is tag.
Foulest beyond unnumbered years
To war beneath the Sable Flag
Come come ye old throat -cutting
band
Ye cutlassed lingers and Laflttes
Salaam ye now by sea and land
Where your red chief, the Kaiser, sits,
"Maybe I am all wrong," writes n non
combatant, "but strictly ns a sporting
proposition, was there any Justification
for Germany sinking the LUBltanla?" We
may be In error, but. we have never yet
figured that sportsmanship and murder
were In any way adjacent symbols.
Another Entry
This, however, has nofnlng to do with
the case of Fritz Maisel, howsoever Teu
tonic he may be
So far, Mattel's claim that he could
steal 125 bases If he could bat .300 has
been well borne out.
For. his first 18 contests Maisel batted
.2)9. In these 18 games he stole 12 bases
-an average of three steals In four
games. On a IM-game basis, this same
average, If maintained, would ring up ill
pilfered bases which would be enough.
All in the Family
The last chance for a 1915 International
passed when Vardon and Itay decided to
postpone their visit to America, so the
open golf championship at Baltusrol In
June will probably be "all In the family,"
The visitors will be missed, but, for all
that, the Meld will still be a 'nlgh-claijs
gathering, with at least another year's
development and experience ahead before
England comes over for another Joust.
The Return of Colby Jack 1
The Kennebunk Express U running on
scheduled time again, Colby. Jack Coombs
has returned, and apparently with the
stuff that made him famous,
Coombs for three years has been rated
among those who had seen their day.
At one stage he had little chance even
for his life. Then It was figured that
with luck nt Its best he would still be
a cripple and an Invalid. But Jack, with
his customnr.v philosophy anil courage,
never gave up the fight. Ho stuck to the
Job of getting will without a whisper of
complaint. He kept hla head up and his
heart in tho right place. And today ho
l charged with two victories out of two
Marls against tho league leaders of tho
early race ami In each contest the ex
Macklan premier gave a display of win
ning form. Coombs Is a good,, old-fashioned
type nf man a credit to tho game
Ills return is one of tho most cheerful in
cldenm or the 1915 race.
"Jim Coffey Is preparing to follow Jess
Wlllard until he gets Jess Into a ring."
Jim hnd11 better stick in an extra collar
or two and perhnps nn additional pair of
socks, for he may have to wait a dny or
two longer than the specifications call for
provided Wlllard In now knocking down
J1000 n day.
Offside Plays
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amount of publicity.
There In no particular test of sports
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OXXXH--
4-MMM"f4M"
MERION WOMEN'S
TENNIS TEAM WINS
Philadelphia Second S q tt a d
Loses Match by One Set.
Germnnlown Victor.
.Merlon swcoiid defeated Philadelphia
second In n women's second division In
lerclub tennis match nt St. Martin's yes
terday by the narrow mnrgln of throe
matches to two Iloth nintches won by
Phllndclphla were well contested. Miss
Hnnnnh Wright took the first set of her
match from Miss Sarah Myers, but III
the second set the excellent all-round
piny of Mls.v Mvcis enrned her tho ver
dict. Miss Wright plajed strongly In
the third set nnd ngaln won
The match between Miss A Patter
son and MIks l.lllle was even moro
closelv contested. Miss Patterson win
ning the first and tliltd sets. Summary:
MP's Hnnnnh Wright, Philadelphia, de
feated Miss Bnrsh livers, .vicrion. i.-.i,
!). fi..l: Miss R Kenncdv, Merlon, de
feated Miss H. Henry, Philadelphia, fi-.1i
fi'li Miss A. Patterson. Philadelphia, de
feated Miss Lille. Merlon, 6-3, 6-7, 6Ji
Miss K PmiRlierty, Met Ion, defeated
Ml.. At 1-wlm r!,M,if1nlntiln- (1-4. fi-2:
Miss Ogtlen, Merlon, defeated 'Miss M
Houston, Philadelphia, fi-1, R-4.
Although Overlirook defaulted ono
match to Ccrninntown. nt Mnnhelm, the
visitors nmnnged to win three out of
the four matches plnjcd. Threo of tho
contest" were quite one-sided, but tho
match between Mrs. ltudnut nnd Mrs.
Pearson lasted three sets. Summary:
Miss Sparks. Overlirook, defeated Miss
1. Fclton, Oermantown, fi-2, fi-3; Mrs.
Oaston, Overlirook, defeated Miss Doug
las, fJennnntou-n. fi-1, 6-0. Mrs. Morse,
Oeriiiantown, defeated Miss Potter,
Overlirook. fi-0, 6-1; Mrs. Hudnut, Over
brook, defeated Mrs Pearson, German
town, 5-7, -0. fi-1, Ml" S. Kelton, Oer
mantown, won l default.
My four matches to one Helflold sec
ond easily defeated Philadelphia Coun
try flub second nt Ualn. The most
closely-contested match was played be
tween Mrs. Schllchter, Country Club, nnd
Mrs. Weltzel. Summary:
Mrs. Herold, Ilelfleld, defeated Mrs.
Htwltt, Country Club, fi-1, fi-3; Mrs. Ker
bauglt, Helflehl, defented Miss Johnson,
Country Club, fi-.l. 6-0, Miss- Snyder, Hel
flehl, defeated Mrs. Mitchell, Country
Club, fi-1, fi-,1; Mrs Johnston, Delflckl,
defeated Mrs. I'm num. Country Club, li-3,
fi-fl; Mrs. Schllchter, Country Club, de
feated Mrs. Weitzol, Ilelfleld, fi-L', 4-li,
K-10.
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BEGINNING THIS WEEK GOLFERS
WILL BE KEPT BUSY UNTIL FA
Oakland C. C. Test Begins Today; Baltimore C. C. Affair M
Week and for the Remainder of Season.
DcWitt, Famous ns Jockey, Dies
VIIIOIXIA. .Minn.. May 11 Ailvlrfn from
International r.il!, Minn . tnltl of the death
ot VVnltPr IieVV lit. tn. Hn Iti hla vouth vas
r famous Jnokev Ho wore the rotors of .lame
H. Kern,- hen thnt horonmn was at tho
helKht nf Ills f.iine.
Hcglnnliig this week nnd continuing
until well Into fall there will bo some
thing constantly going on In the world
of golf Not so much ns n breathing
spell will be permitted Tho last thno
days of this week comes the Invitation
tournnment of the Oakland Golf Club, at
Itayslde, while tho annual schedule of
one-day tournaments for the members of
tho Women's Metropolitan Golf Associa
tion begins today at Montclnlr. Tho Hal
tlmoro Country Club affair began yester
day nnd will be brought to a closo to
morrow. Tho Philadelphia district mntches will
begin today, when the women's tourney
for the Philadelphia Cup will be started
at tho local clubs.
The schedule for May follows:
MAY 11.
Philadelphia Cup fvvomen) Huntingdon
Valley vs. Merlon, at Noble: Merrhnnt
vlllo vs. Philadelphia, nt Stcrchantvlllei
St. David's vs. Overlirook, nt St. David's.
Suburban Ctlp-Hnla vs. Phllmont, nt
Bala; Old York Ilond vs West Chester,
nt Jcnklntown; lnnsdowno vs. Woodbury,
at Lansdowne.
Wnlllngford flip Wilmington vs. North
Hills, at Wilmington; Sprlnghavon vs.
Aronlmlnk, at Wnlllngford; Stenton vs.
Whltemarsh, at Stenton.
MAY 14.
Clnrpnco H. Gelst Cup, nt Overbrook
(womeni.
MAY 15.
Suburban Cup (men) Krankford vs.
Lansdowno, Ilnla vs St. David's; Over
brook vs. Helflold; Morchantvlllc vs. Hon
Air; Itiverton vs. Woodbury; Moorcstown
vs. Haddon; North Hills vs. Phllmont;
Old York Rond vs. Stenton.
MAY 18.
Philadelphia Cup (Women's) Philadel
phia vs. Merlon; Huntingdon Valley vs.
St. David's; Merchantvillo vs. Overbrook.
Suburban Cup Phllmont vs. I,nns
downe; West Chester vs. Dnla; Old York
Road vs Woodbury.
Wnlllngford Cup North Hills vs. Sten
ton, Whllemnrsh vs. Moorcstown; Aronl
mlnk vs. Wilmington.
MAY 19.
Invitation, mixed foursome, nt Phll
mont. MAY 21.
Winner of Suburban Cup vs. lnsrt tenm
In Phllndclphla Cup (Women's). Winner
of Wnlllngford Cup vh. List team In Sub
urban Cup (Women's).
MAY 22.
Suburban Cup (Men's) Frankford vs.
Bain: Innsdowne vs. St. David's; Over
brook vs. Merchantvillo; Holfletd vs. Don
Air; Hlverlon vs. Moorcstown; Woodbury
vs. Audubon; North Hills, vs. Old Yorlc
Ilond, Phllmont vs. Stenton.
On Thursday of this week the Adver
tising Golf Association of the New York
district will meet nt the btwwoodls rH
v nut, fn !,- n. . .. 10V-V
.. ., ... lnt OI lnt ,
tournaments. on the 8am, d '24
scminnnl matches for the womtn.',
trlct team championship nic carrt.j 28
glewood visiting Nassau ami Tui.'T-3
lng nt Glen Itidge. On SnturdayVh, M
Kxchango members will run off ih.i.S
mini tournament at Bleepv Hollow M
As Francis Oulmct will pay .' W
Baltimore Country flubs toumL"",
which closes tomorrow, h may flS
posslblo to drop oft nt Oakland m
way back to Boston He vWim !
courso InBt week, nnd ns ho rnad. ia!
scoro ho may bo tempted to try hit r?
In the tourney. Hut oven if Oulm $
not play, tho Held is sure to b ?. ' fg
ono and will lncludo many of th lF
Incut metropolitan golfers, rr,S
Four slxtccns have been nrovldhiH
with prizes for tho winners and runnlsl
up. Thero also will ,Q beaten JS
classes .In each division nnd the ujuii S
holo handicap will bo part of the BstSsJ
day program Competitors may ..fit
thotr own partners for the nuaiifJcH
round on Thursday. 'ij
The annual hnndbooks of tha MetfnJPl
tntt Golf Association and the Weitm
Orlf Association havo been Issued la Xj
members. Each book contains th uiait
official Information ns to past and ttani
ofllccrs, handicap lists, by-lang and n?
ords of tournaments Thero Is no mufti
change In either over previous years. M
In the Western book, lion over tU
method of giving the lust of handlcanrii
different than those published In this
tlott of the country Tho names of tii
clubs nro first given, with tho length Ml
par of tho course, nfter which comei n
members of thnt club, who nro clTnri
Western rating nnd tho number ,
strokes allowed. Thp club, therefore
tho lufoimatloniil unit, so to speak tw
Is no alphabetical list a
Several changes have been mads J
the dates allotted some time ago by thi
Western Pennsylvania Golf Association1
Tho most Important one Is the liii
switch for the Invitation tournament cl
the Allegheny fountrv Club, which tit
to bo held during tho first week of JunC
It will bo bcl don June 9, 10, 11 and 1 la
stead. The reason assigned for tte
change Is Hint the dates first s'lerftl
conflict with the Mctiopolltan cnamplon
Bhlp at Apnwntnls nnd that Allegheny tS
pected n number of prominent Metropoltf
tan golfers to play in Its tourney tit
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NATIONAL l.EAOl'i: r.vnit
PHILLIES VS. PITTSBURGH
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Ailmlaslon, "."c, .Wc and 'e Vox Suit, IH
(Mi snic in uitnneiA- nnn spuming.'.
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this Goes.
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getting the most out of
their machines, summer
and winter, are the fellows
who regularly and consist
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line. Because: Atlantic
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there spirit that puts pep
and power behind a piston
that takes figures off 'your
"gas" bill and puts them on
your speedometer, where
they belong.
Atlantic uasonne nas a
uniform" boiling point" that
assures every new lot of
"gas" to be exactly like the last
you put in. Your carburetor,
once adjusted, stays put.
Atlantic "Gas" has a liveliness
that begets easy starting on all
kinds of days, arid it has more
mileage to the cubic inch than
ordinary gasoline. It is made
from the finest crude oil that
flows made to a definite stand
ard by the oldest and largest
refiners in the State. That's why
the merry mob of motorists ask
for "Atlantic Gasoline," by name,
instead of trusting to luck with
"Give me five gallons of 'gas'.
All good garages sell Atlantic
Gasoline, and Atlantic trucks
and tankers deliver any quan
tity, anywhere, any time.
Atlantic POLAR1NE Is the WO'
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It keeps upkeep DOWN.
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