EYEttlKG LEDGEE-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 101JL
TY COBB EXPLAINS WHY THIRD BASE IS EASIEST TO STEAL OTHER SPORTING COMMEN!
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COBB AND HERZOG DIPPER
ON REASON WHY THIRD IS
EASIEST BASE TO, PILFER
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Reds' Manager Blames Most Steals of Third on
Men Playing the Bag, While "Georgia
. Peach" Contends Lead From Second Is
Responsible
IS.iT easier to steal third bnso than second?
Ty Cobb Insists It Is easier to steal third. Tho "Georgia Peach" Is
not qlilto sure why It Is caster, but believes It Is becauso he Is able to get a
larger lead from second. Charley Hcrzog, who Is not only an excellent baso
ruriner( but has played third, short and second, handling throws Intended to
otop base stealers, does not agree with Cobb as to tho reason, but admits
It Is tho easiest bag to pilfer.
As it Is tho same distance between second and third as It Is between first
and second, with the catcher having tho advantago of making a shorter throw,
It would Bcejn that Cobb's argument la correct, but Herzog blames the number
of steals of third base on tho men playing the bag. Tho Cincinnati manager
admits that a baserunner can get a better lead off second than ho can when
on flrBt base, but ho points out that the runner has two men, both of whom
tiro behind him, to wutch and who "hold htm" to tho keystone sack, which
makes his lead off second no greater thnn a clover man will get from first base.
Herzog argues that tho throw to second Is longer and tho catcher in
variably throws to a moving man. It Is the custom of major league catchers
Jo throw tho ball about two feet to tho left of second base If the shortstop
Is covering, so that the fielder can take tho ball while on tho run and be In
perfeqt position to tag tho runner. If tho ball Is thrown to the right of tho
bag, the fielder Is Invariably unable to stop, and a runner sliding to the front
of tho bag can escape him. In throwing when tho second baseman Is covering,
the backstop alms to tho right side of the bag. If he threw to the left or
straight over tho bag, the second baseman In covering would either bo forced to
overrun tho bag or reach over for the ball and then come back the other way to
tag tho runner.
Cobb's Slide Makes Third Easier
Hcrzog claims that Cobb finds It easier to steal third base because tho
baseman must have tho ball before Cobb Is within 10 feet of tho bag, or he will
find It almost impossible to tag him, as he must turn completely around after
taking tho throw. He adds that there are few third basemen In the game today
who do not fear the runner's spikes on a steal, and the majoilty are out of posi
tlon when they receive tho catcher's throw.
After watching some of Mack's third sackers, Including Frank Uaker, miss
Cobb tlmo and again when tho throw arrived soon enough to have retired tho
Detroit marvel easily, ono Is inclined to believe that Herzog Is right. There
are many highly rated third basemen who are almost helpless with a runner
stealing, particularly If the batsman Is wiso enough to bluff a bunt when tho
steal Is coming off. Indeed In this list Is Ilonus Lobcrt, formerly of the Phils.
If ono Mad argued that Lobert was a mark for a baserunner when ho was
with the Phils tho fans would have resented It, but last season "Whltted, Bancroft
and others stole third and got nwny from Lobert when tho Giant catchers made
perfect pegs. It Is an Interesting argument and one which probably never will
bd. decided to the unanimous satisfaction of the fans, but Herzog's opinion
will be approved by third basemen who realize how difficult It Is to watch
tho batter and baserunner, when ho Is Invariably far In fr it of tho bag, until
two men are out. The third baseman Is forced to play up even then If a left
hander or fast runner Is at bat.
Perhaps tho cleverest man In cither league in putting the ball on a runner ut
third base Is Bobby Byrne, of the Phillies. Herzog has always been rated
as a star In this department, but he succeeds because he is aggressive and
takes desperate chances In "riding" runners Into the bag; whereas Byrne Is
clover and Is always out of tho way of thn runner's spikes.
Detroit Greatest Bowling City in the United States
The announcement that Philadelphia probably would bo unable to organize
nnd finance tho 32 teams necessary to make It eligible to compete In tho National
Bowling Tournament next month brings out clearly that thero is little In
terest In leaguo and match bowling In this city although the gamo Is
growing In popularity. Probably there are 10.000 steady bowlers In this city,
but It seems that Philadelphlans bowl more for exercise and pleasure than
for competition.
, Detroit, which is now looked upon ns the loading bowling city In tho
United States, expCet to enter at least 150 teams. The growth of the ancient
pastime In Detroit hns been marvelous. A census recently taken by tho
secretary of the combined bowling clubs of Detroit reveals tho fact that thero
are close to 50,000 bowlers in that city, or one-fourth of the malo population.
The report of the Alley Keepers' Association shows that over a million
games were bowled In tho Michigan city last year. There are S00 alleys,
225 leagues and 1450 teams. Several leagues for women bowlers have been
organized this winter and somo unusual bowlers have been developed among
tho fair sex. Detroit stands willing to match tho winner of the "Women's
League championship, with any team of women bowlers In the country.
Little Chance for Seven-Inning Double-Header Rule
B. A. Batchelor, baseball writer for tho Detroit Free Press, has suggested
to President Johnson, of the American League, that both games of double-
headers next season be limited to seven innings. Batchelor says this would
enable tho teams to start the games a little later and would also assure
nine Innings of tho second gamo unless the first contest was an over-time
affair. It Is said the American League will pay no attention to tho suggestion.
There are several reasons why this rulo would bo unsatisfactory in the
major leagues. Tho Southern League has passed no rulo limiting games to
seven Innings, but during tho lOlfi seasons all double-header contests were
shortened. The result was that severnl great records were not recognized and
the short contests did not meet with the approval of tho fans.
Fans In major league cities are paying well for their favorite Bport and
would not like the idea of having a contest cut short, particularly if tho home
team happened to have an excellent chance for victory. If tho players did
not waste too much tlmo going to and from their positions, and In other
ways delay games, there would bo no need for protesting the late hour
double-headers usually finish.
Local Experts Pick Reiselt as Coming Pool Champion
Billiard experts believe that a man has been developed who can take the
pockat-bllllard title from Alfredo Do Oro, tho world's champion, and who will be
able to defend It successfully. The man picked by experts to topple Do Oro
from his throne Is Otto Reiselt, tho Phlladelphlan who won the open champion
ship at the Regent Academy last week.
Reiselt Is young and has not had as much match play experience as Ralph
and a few others who have won from Do Oro, but could not hold tho title.
Ttetselt plays the stylo of game which should be effective mostly against the
champion. It Is conceded that tho man who beats Do Oro must be a player with
plenty of nerve, and one who can execute successfully difficult shots which the
average player would not try, ns It Is almost Impossible to defeat the Cuban
at the safety game.
In his matches 'with Ralph, former world's champion, and Fink, former
Sate champion, both of which resulted In easy victories for Reiselt, the new
marvel proved conclusively that he Is a wonder at pulling almost impossible
shpta at a critical stage. Ills safety play, when it was absolutely necessury,
was remarkably cleveri und during tho entire tournament Reiselt seldom missed
a-shot after tho balls had been opened to any extent.
John McClraw Is at It again. Two years ago the Giants' manager stirred
up trouble by dickering' with players of other teams when O. B. was staging
its wonderful act of "saving thorn from tho Feds." Now he Is trying to get the
veteran, Eddie Plank, claiming that the former Mackman is a free agent, his
contract with tho St. Louis Feds having expired last fall. As a matter of fact,
PlanH's contract with the Feds does not expire until after next season; and if It
did. McGravt would not have a chance to Induce the Browns to give up this
great twlrler.
The University of North Caroling has selected Tom Campbell, halfback
on Harvard's J9U team, as football coach for 1916. The selection of Campbell
w a great surprise' as his name had pot even been mentioned in connection
with the position previous to, the meeting of the football committee, Camp
TiellJ .coaching cxperjence'has baen confined to tutoring the Morrlstown, N. J.
High School for the last two seasons.
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PfflLA. HIGH CREW
Practice Begins in Gym Tomor
row Ed Marsh May
Coach Again
NEWS OF LOCAL BOWLING ALLEYS
Tho chnmrlon
tho race In Western
Switchboard again la netting
cm Klcctrlc I.ciKtie. Socolken
struck his gait nnd cracked out n 237 scoto.
Scvcnty-flvo embryo oarsmen, candi
dates fop the West Philadelphia High
School crew, reported to Captain Forbes
and Manager Brown in the gymnasium
of the Orange and Ulue school at '2 o'clock
I this afternoon. Tomorrow the candidates
will commence prnctlce on the rowing
machines loaned by the University of
Pennsylvania.
It was announced three weeks ago that
tho call for candidates would not bo
Issued until the llrst of March, a month
later than usual, because tho Ited and
Blue needed the machines now at West
Philadelphia. However, Pcnn has pur
chased now machines and tho old ones
will not be needed.
Manager Brown and Captain Forbes
arc endeavoring to obtain Edward Marsh,
of the Malta Boat Club, to coach the eight
again this spring. 'Marsh coached tho
Westerners last season nnd turned out a
crew which captured the B. F. Keith tro
phy, symbolic of tho city scholastic cham
pionship, and will again talco up tho
coaching duties If time can be spared from
business.
Captain-elect Forbes Is the only veteran
from tho championship eight of last sea
son, while Dave and Bill Fcastcr aro the
only men available from the second eight.
In spite of tho dearth of veteran oarsmen
Captain Forbes believes another fast
eight can be developed from tho material
that reported today. Outdoor workouts
will begin on the Schuylkill River about
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Basketball Notes
Cilrard College played Its first gamo under
Intercollegiate rules against VTenonah Military
Academy Saturday. The only Philadelphia
schools that are not playing under the Inter
collegutn Idea aro the three Catholic Bchool
teams St. Joo's, Catholic High and I. a Sialic
It mil be difficult for a team to map out a
schedule next season unless they dCBlre to play
the Interiolleglate rules.
The sooner the Eastern League magnates get
alter me oniciais ana rorce mem to nisquaiiry
players for punching and unnecessary rough
ugh
the
the sooner tho spirit mil (hangs for
ne'.ter among me teams wnicn are now at
swordH points.
It wouldn't be a bad Idea for the S arth
more crowd to stltk the name of "sure shot"
on Donnelly. Any time he Is allowed to get
set he rim the ball.
Charley O'Donnell goes along for several
games without getting a goal, but when ono
la needed, or the rest of tho team Is unable
to scoro tho FrackWtle speed boys marks up
h fen. He stored four of the rive that Head
ing made against Jasper Saturday.
Twenty-seven games have been won by tail
ing teams In the Kastern League this season.
I.ast year the homo clubs dropped 3d gnmes,
Tho season still has seven weeks to run.
When It comes to sticking, no pair of guards
have a thing on Fox and Friedman, of jasper,
hut this sticking gamo doesn't get any points
for the team, as one will nnie from the
standing of the Jasper Club. The Idea of bas
ketball Is to play the ball, and not the man;
but some playera think the Idea of the game
la wrong.
Am thing Is likely to happen In tho Inter
srholastlc League from now on. as nearly all
of the scholastic teams lose their best players
through graduation.
Kivartlunore Preparatory School, mth an en
tirely new Ave, has one of the best looking
teams about these parts,
- Ueorgo School? mth a veteran team, Is by
long odds the best scholastic team In this sec
tion this winter.
The're having a great light for first place
In the Pennsylvania. State League. Wilkes
Ilarre and l'reeland are tied for first with Car
bondale ono game back.
Not content to challenge the Eastern League
champions to a series of games, the Interstate
Leaguo officials hao also jent a defl to the
Pennsylvania, League.In order to make It more
Interesting why not a three-cornered scrap for
the litlet
Beading had won Ave of Its seven games
with (he Camden club, which Is a pretty good
Indications that Heading haa something on the
"skeetcrs."
Eastern League magnates will gather for a
confab at Cooper Ualtallon Friday night,
TO DROP "CANNON SCRAP"
Penn Bowl Fatality Influences Wes
leyan University Students
.MIDDLETOWN. Conn.. Feb. l.-wleyan
university students, at a mass-meeting yester
day voted to abolish the historic "cannon
scrap.'" which lias been an annual event be.
twen the freshmen and sophomores for a half
century. While. there has been occasional op.
position to. the "scrap," on account of danger
to the participants, the objection did not take
deHnltefgrm until the fatal oucorae of thS
rtcent bowl light among University of Penn
sylvania students.
The "scrap" has been held at midnight, pre-radlns-
Washington'- birthday, the rreahmen
endeavoring to bring thy old Douglas cannon
to the campus against the efforts of the soph-
The Hears are going Btrong In Mucko League.
A special match between n picked teum of
Mucko League and n Camden quintet will be
rolled on Keystono Alleys tonight.
Harry Mount had his now ball working In
great shape.
T. 11. Smith ran up against a hard proposi
tion In Tioga and lost tho odd game.
All teams In Philadelphia League look alike
to Liberty Hell.
Cap Nock feels nt homo now nnd Is knock
ing down double centuries with great reg
ularity. Six hundred or no count for Fred rick these
balmy nights.
It took the tallendcrs, Progressive, to stop
AvII'b Mylng L'nderdown squad.
Scores nf 1O0O or moro aro of common oc
currence on Keystono allevs.
Xorthwostern nnd Underdown are having a
tussle for the leadership of Artisans Section
n.
Pirates occasionally have an off-night, but
they continue to hold a good lead In Keystone
Section A.
Doo'ters continue to eet tho pace In Key
stone Section It and aro a hard team to beat.
Edounrd bettered "lis position at tho expenso
of the Rangers and la now within striking dis
tance of the leaders;
Columbus continues to Improve and Is hold
ing Us advantago In Knights of Columbus
League.
Jim Dalton Is rolling a strong gamo for
Columbus and easily Ioad for high average
In Knights of Columbus League
Aetna downed Camden In tho odd game nnd
Is now only two gnmes back of tho leaders.
Tho champion Mntnor & Co. liao at last
struck Its stride nnd In rapidly forging to tho
front In the lnsuranco Lcnguo.
Station S surprised Accounting by taking
two games from them, which made it neces
sary for the latter to roll off the tie with
Installation for tho championship of tho first
season In Philadelphia Electric League.
If rourth Street enn keep up Its recent spurt
it should soon overhaul the crack Frnnklln
aqund of the National Hank league.
Four Races for Middies
ANNAPOLIS. Md Feb. 1 -The llrst crow
of tho Nnval Academy will row four race
this season, nil but ono of them on local
waters. On May 1.1 the llrst nnd second eights,
the rourth-clais eight and a four will ton in
tho American HpiiIpv. tho first crew being en
tered In thp race for the Chllds" Cup with
Yale, Columbia nnd Princeton as opponents.
Tho pennon at Annapolis will o-Hn on April
in with the Analostnn Boat Club, of Washing
ton, as opponents. On May 0 tho University of
Pennsylvania wilt bring Uh varslts. second
and rreshmen crews to Annnpolli, and on May
20 tho midshipmen will row against Syracuse.
This race will be over a two-mllo course, nil
of the others being the Henley distance of a
mile and three-tenths. Kjracusc nnd tho Nnval
Academy havu noi rowed for scleral seasons.
Goldsworthy Wounded
ny. pt
tnieto
LONDON. Feb. 1. Elmer C Cotdsnorth;
,... .,.. r-nl ...Ml Irtmivn m it track all
Iinil tennis player, who received a medal for
distinguished conduct In carrying dispatches
under lire at Ypres, una Deen wounueu so oamy
rii' proimitiy
Ootdsworthv
IKiv aiit I it-rwt 1
l'nncess l'airicia iccgimem, arm won u incua,
by carrying orders to the Canadians, who wero
nearly wiped out at Ypres. While leading a
party of ulna bomb-throwers recently ho re
ceived HO wounds from a Oerman grenade
which killed all tho other members of his
squad.
ro at Ypres, una Deen wounueu so oamy
iibly will be Invalided trnni the army,
irthv. who was working In Canada nt
break of tho war. enlisted with tho
Giants' Player to Coach Rutgers
1IAMMONTOK, N. J., Feb. 1. Charles Plez,
n former crack Hnmmonton baseball player,
now with tho Now York (Hants, will coach the
llutgers Collego team this spring
CONTROL OF NEWi
JUNIOR TENNIS"
UP FOR DEBATj
Interacadfcmc League to iM
cde Whether Boys Canl
Manage Own Affaors'
Meeting tomorrow
By WILLIAM T. TILDEN. 2D,;
Ono of the most Important moveaffl
tho new Junior development plan In PhtjJ
ndclphla tennis, which Dr. E. D. De
hurst, Mr. P. W. Gibbons and Wllllaitj
Tllden, 2d, are organizing and dlrectlffl
Is now at hand. Tho proposed Jurus?
Intcracadcmlo Tennis League, the 3
note of which plan Is to have the leafot
run by the boys thomselvcs, with supB!
vision by tho schools, thus teaching 'tW
youngsters how to handle tennis affalS
comes up for acceptance beforo tho Inten
academic Athlctlo Association at Ita'sV
nual meeting nt Friends' Central Sche41
tomorrow aftornoon. a
It Is hellovcd, since the athlctlo adrav
tages of junior tennis aro unquestlonM
and tho desirability of teaching the bori
to run their own Actlvltlos and make therj
self-supporting Is evident, that the pu4
will ho accepted ns a whole. Since tit
keynote of tho wholo plan is tho Junior
Commlttco management, a totally untrltl'
thing here, but successful elsewhere, a4
since It Is tho first Junior league ertt
formed In Philadelphia, tho idea eavorj
of progress In a marked degree. Th
Juniors at all of the schools express theA.'
solves ns quite sure they can manage vM
leaguo If allowed to try. Tho eyes of tin"
Philadelphia tennis world are on the plan,1
and If It is given a fair trial and proves.
a succss It will without doubt stamp U
schools In tho league as having the mott
ndvanced and progressive tennis polity
In tho city and will win the approval ui
support of nil our leading tennis tries'
Should tho plan bo defeated, It will pror
a great disappointment to all the fo!.
lowers of tho gamo and show condo?
slvely that tho Bchools, at least, are un"
willing to co-oporato In making Fhlladd'
phla a tonnls factor under the present
Bystem 01 ucvciopmcni.
Giants Release Ilerbcrt
r YORK. Feb. 1. The New York VS
League Club has announced It hti
d ritchor Fred Herbert to the Torant.
Club, of the International League. Herbert
played with Toronto last season, and was gltu
n short trial bj the Giants last fall. Z
Jockey Ambrose Suspended
KDW ORLEANS. Feb. 1. Tho stewards
were dissatisfied with tho way Jockey Am
broso rodo J I llapey. tho .1 to 2 favorite, for
the fifth rnco at tho Fair (Itounda trntk jch
terday. and suspended him for "the remainder of
tho meeting. Jim Hasey never waa a factor In
tho race, but held down last placo consistently.
MIKE SWEENEY BEST MAN
TO REVIVE ATHLETICS AT YALE
Physical Director at
Hill School May Be
Named Graduate
Manager at New
Haven.
By EDWARD R. BUSHNELL
WHEN tho Yale athletic authorities ap
pointed a special committee of three
well-known graduates, Vance McCormlck,
Brink Thome and John Kllpatrlck, to In
vestigate the football situation nnd secure
a coach. It was thought thnt their work
would bo done when a succossor to Frank
Hlnkey was picked. But out of this In
vestigation a new movement has started.
It is to glvo Yale a Department of Ath-letlcs.-wlth
a graduate manager or an
athletic director In charge.
Yale Is about the only big university
In the country that never has had all Its
athletics under the direction of ono asso
ciation with a graduato manager In
charge. Every sport has Its own asso
ciation with students as Its ofllcers,
though there Is a graduate advisory sys
tem. Yale always has been conservative,
and slnco the present Bystem won for so
many years the Ells believed It would
again strike Its winning stride, although
their rivals were finding that etflclency
as well as athletic success were due to
the Installation of a graduate manager.
Yale Is beginning to see the light, nnd
such men as Professor Corwln, chairman
of the Faculty Athletic Committee, as
well as the Yale Alumni Weekly are ad
vocatlng the new system.
With T. A. D. Jones picked as head
coach of the football team, the problem
Is only half solved. Yale men seem to
think that Jllchael F. Sweeney, former
champion high Jumper, now director of
athletics at tho Hill School, Pottstovvn,
Is necessary to complete reforms. Fur
thermore, they are willing to take
Sweeney under almost any conditions that
he can be secured. He would be accept
able aB track coach and football trainer
or as director of all athletics.
But how to get Sweeney Is a different
matter. If Yale has advanced any propo
sltlon tempting enough to get Sweeney
away from the Hill School, a good many
other universities would like to know as a
matter of curiosity Just what It Is. For
It Is a well-known fact that for years
Sweeney has had standing offers from
several of the leading universities of the
country to act as track coach and football
trainer, Both Pennsylvania and Yale have
tried regularly for him within the last IS
years.
When Mike Murphy left Pennsylvania
and went to Yale in the summer of J900,
Pennsylvania tried hard to get Sweeney,
Then when Murphy returned to Pennsyl-
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MICHAEL F. SWEENEY
vanla in the fall of 1005, Yale went after
the Hill School man Tho Quakers tried
again to get Sweeney nftcr Mike Murphy
died in 1913, but without success. It is
no secret to sav. that right now Pennsyl
vania men think so highly of Sweeney
that they would give tanythlng within
reason to help them out of their present
dilemma.
It Is believed that It would take a salary
well over W000 to tempt Sweeney. At tho
Hill School he Is so well thought of that
he has been made an ofllcer of the
school and given u number of assistant
coaches, so that he Is now moro of athletic
supervisor .than coach, It Is because he
Is bo well connected at Hill School that
his friends will bo greatly surprised if
Yalo succeeds in getting him.
INTRODUCTION
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