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LL TEAMS IN BIG LEAGUES
jfiAVE GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO
CAPTURE FLAGS THIS YEAR
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r Pitching Has Featured the Work of Amer
ican League So Far Phillies'
Hurlers Are Strong
major leaeue baseball camoalens nro n6t aulte two weeks old, but It
aJL already has becomo apparent that there la an excellent chance for "dark
--'' In the two major league pennant races. This Is particularly true of the
Ankrlcan League, as tho Phillies are setting such n dizzy pace In the National
Xgtio that it will be some tlmo before a "dark horso" can show enough to
Warrant serious consideration.
Tho American League race has been featured, or perhaps It would be better
to sy marred, by tho miserable pitching of supposedly strong staffs. Tho per
Milage tablo does not indicate It, but the only teams which have had consistent
jprtchlng to dato are the lied Box and Athletics, and tho world's champions' staff
did not look very good in its games In this city.
In tho National League tho hurling has been even worse. The Phllly
jMtchers nro all In wonderful shape, and thero has not been one poorly pitched
Kama to date, the lone defeat being a 2-to-l 10 Inning battlo with tho Giants.
There have been several brilliant Jndlvltlual exhibitions of hurling In the National
League, but these Invariably havo been followed by weird pitching in the next
rtart. Tho averages' show that tho National Lengue hurling Is tho poorest and
Most erratic in years, and therein lies tho chance for tho "dark horso" If the
Phils should slip for a few weeks.
No Chance Unless Mornn's Pitchers Crack
With a pitching staff like Moran has thero apparently Is llttlo clmnco for a
long- slump, but in the American League thero Is no pitching staff so well for
tified with rcsorvo strength unless It Is tho Browns. Boston's grand staff has
hown good form, but in rescro strength tho Ited Sox are not so well equipped
sm several other teams. With tho team playing poor ball nnd feeling the loss
tof Trls Speaker so keenly, the Ited Sox j.-obably wouldgbe Amlnnted from the
race early if Ruth, Shore, Leonard or Poster should beAfcired or laid up with a
lame arm for several weeks. 'WH?
Detroit and Chicago, tho two most powerful tcants In the league, If not In
the. entire country, barring pitching, still appear to bo handlcnppcd by the
wr&tlc and inferior work of tho hurlers. Both aro lucky to bo so well up In tho
race, but thoy will not stay there if they strlko a batting slump before tho
pitchers havo rounded Into form.
There is little doubt that both teams will be In tho fight nt tho finish,
but they will havo a hard task overhauling a "dark horqo" with good pitching
unless their own pitchers strlko their proper stride soon. Thero Is a great deal
of natural pitching strength in tho Chicago Btaff if It Is handled properly, but
Detroit apparently must slug Its wny to x'ictory, as was tho case in 1915.
Work" of Local Teams Pleasing to Fans
Tho work of tho Phillies nnd Athletics during the past week was most
encouraging. The National League champions completed a perfect week, win
ning every "game played. The Athletics were not so fortunate, but In winning
two of tho Ave games played against Boston and Now York, who are considered
pennant possibilities, the Mackmen accomplished more than was expected by
tho fans.
After the Jlnckmen had lost (He straight games on the road nnd had been
"roasted" by tho pessimists tho fans expected to see a miserable aggregation
resigned to Its fate, with last place .staring It In tho face ngaln, but they were
agreeably surprised by tho splendid pitching, promising uunir players nnd the
hustling spirit of the men. Those who saw the Mackmehtraunco tho Red Sox
Friday and .Saturday do not believe that the Mackmen wllraysh In lnsfplace,
and neither do tho players of the Boston and New York teams. .
President Tcner Makes Ridiculous Claim A -President
Tener, of the National League, declares" that tho shortstops of
the senior league outclass those of the American League. He claims six men,
Including O'JIara, of Brooklyn, and Fletcher, of New York, aro better than any
shortstop in the American League. Kir. Tcner cither has not seen many Ameri
can Lcnguera perform or does not know a shortstop when he sees one.
Manager Robinson, of thd Brooklyn team, has been looking about the country
for- a shortstop to replace O'Mara, who ho declares is hopeless. He finally sent
the veteran Olson, upon whom waivers were asked and gotten from every
American League club when Clot eland released tho Swede, Into the game to
replace O'Mara. Shortstop was tho weakest point In the Brooklyn machine last
aeasdn, and is at tho present time.
, Art Fletcher was a .fine ball player for two seasons and then started to slide.
His playing- last season was not of major league calibre, and unles- his work
By CHANDLER D. RICHTER
Local fans were greatly surprised at
the splendid showing made bj? two of
Mack's young pltchtrs In their first local
appearance ngftlnst the Red Sox. After
today's game with the world's champions
the' Mackmen will leave for Washington
for a series with Griffith's team. After
tho series In Washington tho Athletics
will have a long stretch of game at
Shlbe Park and before this home stand
Is completed tho fans will see other oung
twlrlers who wilt Just about convince tho
skeptical that Mack already has the
foundation for a staff as great as the
famous one he broke up.
1'lmer Myers and Jack Nabors mado
great Impressions on the fans by trim
ming the Red Sox In nice style and Ml
Crow ell, tho Brown University lad. Is
certain to malto a greater hit. .Then there
Is Jack Hay, the Greensboro southpaw.
Wild Bill Morrlsette and Tom Sheehan,
who also will be seen In action often
When the youngsters were hajflng
everything they heaved plateward baited
to all parts of the 'field we ventured the
prediction that Mack had three oung
pitchers who were going to be malnstajs
of the new staff and who would develop
Into hurlers almost as great as the lead
ing trio of tho famous 1910 to 19H staff.
Nabors Is Surprise
Crowell, Myers and Ray were the
youngsters mentioned with Nabors as a
wonderful prospoct'for the future Nabors
has surprised Mack, Davis and Thomas
by developing much faster .than .was ex
pected, and he will be permitted to gain
tho experience he needs so badly In regu
lar games. Mack had intended to keep
Naborn on the bench for tho greater part
of thq season, but has changed, his mind.
Mors also has made his debut and
made a hit with the fans. Crowell
pitched even better ngalns: :Cew York
than Myers and Nabors" did against tho
Red Sox, but he lost his game, 2 to 1,
through errors of his teammates. Local
fans have not seen him yet this season,
nnd Ray has not been given a chance to
start a game.
Crowell nppeiflfc to be further ad
vanced than any 01 the youngsters, and
ho Is looked upon ns the successor to Jack
Coombs. Ray is a southpaw who should
develop Into another Plank If he can get
enough ambition to absorb the teachings
of Mack, Davis nnd Thomas
Laziness Proves Handicap
Ray has absolutely everything any
other southpaw has, and a disposition
which makes It impossible to worry or
rattle. Ray's disposition Is an asset In
some respectB. but It also Is holding him
back, na.he Is Inclined to be lazy and does
not learn fast enough to-sult his tutors.
Plenty of work may enable Ray to over
come his faults, and he will be sent to
tho mound often nfter Mack has weeded
out tho squad
One of the best of prospects is Mor
rlsette, the Richmond recruit, but he may
prove the greatest disappointment He
has greater speed than any pitcher in
the squad; more "work" on his fast ball
than all but Crowell, Is a great spltter
and Is more AXDerlenced One will won-
In this city was misleading Fletcher Is no better this year. To place these J der why a youngster with all that is not
1HACKT0HAVE .
STRONG PITCHING
STAFF FOR 1917
Crowell Myers and Nabors
Have Proved Worth as
Good Hurlers.
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NEWS FROM THE ALLEYS
The Quaker City LonRue leann hne thrro
more Bcrle to roll. The fncWdown tpnnii
w inner of the Section A tournej of the ArtN
unn LeRBUe. will roll off with Northwest rn
No. H team, rhtwnplon of the Hectlon II lerlen.
next Uedn'rKla nfsht on Ke)Mone nlleja for
the championship of the league.
Thi Color Tresi three-mnn team N lending
the CurtH leasrue, a Mntrle pa me ahead of
i'-ovlnir, halnc won 12 out of JO Kamw
The member of the champion Quaker squad
who won the National AfoclutIon champion
hlp hae receUed their diamond Htudded gold
medal watch fobi.
TlBfrw, led bv Oeorse Hill. hae n rhnnce
to beat nut Wyndham and Maneto In the
second halt of the Quaker City Icacue race.
(Jeorue Moij secretary of the local city asso
ciation of the Nat I mint Awfloclatlom reports
Kreat Interest-in the cits chatnilonhlp tour
no, which will start Mn h Th pents nro
tn he handUan In ne, three nnd two mnn
classes and Individually,
l.tberty Hell nsaln Is heading the Philadel
phia, League tournament ami unlet noon
stopped will wry likely ngaln win the chitnv
plonnhlp of that lengue.
It will oit the bowlers who enter the city
i bamplonshlpH St a man In each crnt The
t hampioimhip trophies nnd rash return, how
eer, promise to be well worth strUIng for.
President Tom Jones, of the Atlantic Const
Association expects to hao many prizes tn
give the winning squads In the tomlng city
championships.
EVER HAMMER LIKELY TO
STOP FREDDY WELSH IN
MILWAUKEE BOUT TONIGHT.
Champion Is Slipping, While His Opponent Is
Going Up Kauffman and Tendler
at Olyhipia f
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By KODEUT W. MAXWELL
VI2HV otico In n while a htfr class
boxer who Is breezing along1 nicely
nnd fattening tho bankroll with receipts
trrntiliccl from battle
with thlnl-raters and
has been., runs up
ngalnst a tough cus
tomer, takes a clip on
tho chin and wakes
up to nnd that he
has lost oUt. Mr
Krcddy Welsh, our
much - abuied and
well panned light-
eight champion, has
a good chnnco to Blip
up In Milwaukee to
night when ho bat
tles Hcr Hammer,
the sensational hard
hitting lightweight
r PJn
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from Chlcngo Hammer Is tho hanlin
proposition Freddy haB been stacked up
ngnlnt, with tho exception of Leonard,
slnco he won tho title from llltchle The
champ has his work cut out for him to
night nnd, utiles'? ho Is careful, he Is likely
to meet with some hard luck. Freddy Is on
the down grade and Hammer Is forging
nhcad strong, which means that some
surprising stuff might be put over.
Since his battle with Leonard, Welsh
has been touring In tho stlcIN beating tho
local prides with shameful case. I to was
not nt all anxious to book up with Ham
mer, but found It Impossible to sidestep the
match. Freddy evidently figures that he
can last ten rounds with bis younger
opponent and will try to do It regardless
of the wishes of tho audience. If Freddy
fights, ho has a fine chance to hit the mat,
tint If hn iulont'1 his usual tactics nnd puts
-on a Marathon, the police will bo called
out to prevent n riot.
Hill at Olympia
Speaking of riots, there will be a small
ono at the Oljmpla tonight whin Ilenny
Kauffman and Lew Tendler put on their
return engagement In the wind-up. The
boys battled a louplo of vvceki ago and
Ilenny won by a wide margin He shook
Tendler considerably In the flrnt round
nnd Lew did not rccovir until tho sixth
Ftan7n, when ho got home some damaging
wallops Tonight Tondlct Is out to m.il.e
for the semifinal and tho olher bouts' look
good. ,
Now that Kid Williams has been "read ,
out" of tho bantamweight class, the chief
claimant to the title, Johnny Hrtle, Is out
to grab the crovyti He Is willing to meet
William-) at 116 ringside, but the Kid li ,
holding out for 118
Edwards Foils
Harry IMwards, who Is sojourning at ,
Hot Springs, mado n futile attempt to sign ,
tho boxers for a battle at tho Olympia
next month, but was halted by the weight j
question Hdwards guaranteed Ertle .
J2000 for his share and was willing to ,
do better (or Williams if he would afllx -
his signature to tho articles. However, "
the champion did not appear anxious to j
appear ns a legitimate bantam and the.,"
stuff was off ,
If Denny Kaufman makes good In his
quarrel with Tendler tonight, he will be
given a chance to meet Hrtle nt the Olym- j
pla next month, providing ho cnl scale In .
at 11G
Next Friday night. Ferocious Ferdinand i
Fulton tnltcs with Al ltelch In New York
In tho first elimination match to seek an
oppoilct for Jess Wlllard All Ferdinand
has to do Is to knock-out ltelch, Jim Cof
fey nnd Frank Moran and he -will be se
lected as tho chnmplon's next set up. Ful
ton has been training In New York nt two
bits a throw and tho cash customers re-
port that he Is In cry flno shape Ho has t
a good punch In cither mlt nnd hopes to .
dispose of his opponent in one of the ,
earlier rounds, t
Moran at Work 1
Frank Moran has started work for his J
bout with Carl Morris at Tulsa, Okla , on j
Decoration Day. Francis Charles receives p
mome $20,000 or more for his Bharo of the
purse, which goes to show that boxing ,
Isn't such a brutal sport, after nil. (
Adam ltynn. boxer, trainer, matchmaker,
lefcrco and club owner, makes his debut
tomorrow night In the new Ilnn A. C i
nt 11th and Spring Harden A good card
Is billed for the opening performance with ,
Young Jack Toland and Hnrry Smith In
the wlndup. Adam Is not superstitious nnd .
admitted It today, He snvs that tho old
Spring Garden and Douglas A C. Jinx Is ,
ruined foiever anil now is tne time u ,
up for his flist bad start nnd Mr, Kauh. I step In nnd maKe good Hnn will do nil
man should havo a busy evening on his
bauds
Jobnuv Menlc) meets Mickey Donley In
ono of the earlier bouts and should put up
a good battle Johnny has been training
hard of late and Is In good condition
William Jackson nnd Leo Itoux nro billed
of the refereelng
Champion Kchrlff Outshoots Koflfroth
M'lU.NC VAMiKY, l'n.. April al. John
I. ItrhrlK li bin! linintilnn or Ilfrks
County, micccKBfulIy ilpfemlfd lil tltlo In a
20-tilnl nlioot with Monroe l" KofTrnlh here.
Hnnrltf BMsnert all nnd Koffrotli mlasvd two.
players In the same class with Buck Weaver, of tho White Sox; Hay Chapman,
of the Indians; Everett Scott, of the Red Sox; George McBride, of Washington;
Pecklnpaugh, of the Yankees, and Bush, of Dotrolt, shows cither lack of knowl
edge or unreasonable prejudice.
In ranking Herzog, Bancroft and Maranvllle as tho leading shortstops of
the country Tener probably echoed tho sentiments of the majority of fans, but
there are many managers. Including; Connie Mack and Fielder Jones, who believe
that Ray Chapman would outclass tho field If ho was given an opportunity to
jilay with a winning team and one which la playing up to-dato ball.
Interest in Minor Cities. (Pis-sages Wonderful Year
Jjast spring we called to the attention of tho fans that the pulse of the
baseball public can be felt In tho minoy league field better than In major league
cities. The small crowds nt minor league games throughout tho country was
given as a reason for presaging a poor year financially for the national game.
Such proved to be the case, the majority of tho minor leagues closing their gates
before they had completed their schedules.
This year conditions are just the opposite. There has not been so much
enthusiasm shown or audi good crowds In minor league cities since 1908, which
was the banner year of baseball, all leagues considered. Record crowds turned
eut for tho opening games In almost every" city In the Southern, Pacific Coast,
American Association and Western League, and the attendance 'dally Is greater
than ever before. At the opening game In Birmingham 13,416 paid admissions,
while Atlanta was less than' 1000 behind. San Francisco drew 19,000; Oakland,
16,000; Louisville, 14,000, and Indianapolis, 13,000 on opening day, and other
cities showed a great increase over any previous season,' though some wore not
favored with goed weather.
Of all the old and established leagues there is only one which apparently is
due for a poor season, and that is the International. This Is entirely due to the
poor policies of President Barrow. The International League Is cutting salaries
to such an extent that the clubs cannot give the fans the same high-class article
if ball they have enjoyed in the past, and Barrow foolishly sought publicity of
the action. In other words, he tells the fans that they .will be asked to pay the
t stune old price to see inferior ball, in spite of the fact that baseball apparently Is
tfue to have the most prosperous year fn the history of tho game.
Manager Herzoff, of the Reds, may have solved his second Dase problem by
Mcident. Needing a player to fill in for tho Yanigans, who played Youngstpwn
a few days ago, Herzog used Mollwltz at second, with a catcher filling in at
teat- Mollwltz played such brilliant ball that Herzog has him working at the
oiUon in practice, and he may be given a chance to fill the position regularly,
A veod second baseman would make the Reds dangerous.
Another minor leaguer who was tied to a Federal League contract when
)MBtQ was mads may be purchased by a major league team if he continues to
jrtttg as he has in the first week of the American Association season. The
minister is Whlteman, Louisville's centre fielder. "Whlteman has been batting
t a terrific clip, and also has been stealing everything but the opposing team's
jMtforms when he gets on the bags.
As the Penn crew neared the finish line In its race with Tale Coxswain
JToter several times shouted; "Pull for the money, boys! . Pull for the money!"
TJie. Penn oarsmea had mortgaged their allowances for the next three months
a wager on the race, and they surely did pull for the money,
Tbtt death of Firraln Cassignol, the French bllllardlst, in New York last night
feune as a great shock to the many friends he made in this country. Cassignol
Ho this country to force Willie iioppe into a match for the world's chamnlnn.
at both balk-line games. He defeatea every American he met and showed
t which warranted a, chance at Hoppe's title. Many billiard experts believed
. Caaslgnrt wauia nave aeteatea oppe at tne is-i game if a match had been
three months ago.
PenMYlvania's victory over Swarthmore was nothing to brag about, as (t
tA poorly played game. was, nowever, u tribute to the excellent coaching
mt Itoy Thomas, wb,o ha3 a habit of turning out winning teams with poor
material.
a star, but Morrlsette has not learned a
thing since he has been with the tenm
He would be better If he had coma
from a CI.i.is L league Instead of double .
A, because he hon contracted habits and
Ideas which are harder to break In an
experienced hurler than In a r ult. Mack
has great faith In Morrlsette and he will
receive more attention than the average
recruit. He Is either going to be a mar
vel or a dub Trjere Is no happy medium
In his case.
Sheehan Looks Good
Tom Sheehan made an excellent im
pression last season and he probablj will
Improve greatly. Tom Is slow rounding
Into form and It Is still a trine early to
figure Just what are his possibilities
TherajJ.s nothing .wrong with the rest
of the team. It must be strengthened In
one or two places to 'make It a pennant
contender for 1917, but It Is strong enough
to finish close to the first division In any
league If the young hurlers develop fast.
This Is going to be a trying season for
the regulars, as. the young pitchers prob
ably will throw uvvay many games
ttuough lack of experence
TTothlng disrupts a team or destroys
Its ginger and fighting spirit so quickly
as unintelligent" "pitching, and there will
be plenty of It at Shlbe Park this sea
son. The natural talent Is there, how
ever, alukthe fans can rest assured that
Mack 8 have a young pitching staff
whlchfWUI rival any In the country when
the 1917 season opens.
Kahanamoku Beaten by Cann
BT, LOU1B, April St. Ted Cann, of th
Nw York A. C, wreated the 500-yard Na
tional A. A. IT. awlmmlng championship from
Duke Kahanamoku. of Honolulu, In the Ml
aourl Athletlo Association tank here, Cann
made the dlatance In ti 24 2 5,
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