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MACK ATTRIBUTES WILDNESS
OP PITCHERS IN DETROIT
. SERIES TO STRONG BREEZE
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'AthleticB Manager $ays Wind Has Made It
Hard for Right Hander to Control Fast
BallMyers Great Work ,
PANS who hav ben following tho Tvork of the Athletics closely cannot oc
count for the sudden streak of wlWnesa shown by tho young pitchers after
their steady work in the early gtunei, but Manager Mack doclarcs that he ox
pected thin sudden loss of control and attributes it to an unusual cause. lie
cays It is duo to tho high wind which has been blowing across the field for tho
JftBt three .day, and that his youngsters are not falling back Into the 115 habit
ef passing about 10 batsmen per game, na tho fans feared.
It Is rather unusual to blame the wind for a baso on balls, when ona oon
Altera that the pitcher n tossing the ball only a trlrfo moro than 00 feet, but
Mack paya that the wind plays havoc with a pitcher's fast ball at times, f Ho
pitnU out that every right-handed pitcher used by the Athletics and Detroit
during: the present oerjes has been wild, while Covelesklo, a southpaw, had no
troublo getting tho ball over.
In. explaining1 Just why ft right-handed pitcher had poor control whllo a
IHttthpnw got the ball over, Mack said the wind was blowing against the break
f tho right-handed pitcher's fast ball and that the break was larger instead' of
manlier, With a Bouthpaw, whose fast ball was breaking with tho wind, tho ball
called to tho pJate faster nnd did have a "sail" on It.
Detroit ha uaed four right-handed pitchers during the series and so did tho
Vackraen, whtlo each team has trotted out one southpaw. Mack attributes the
poor control of all but Itay, his own southpaw, to tho wind. Ho Bays that Ray
was, and. probably always will bo, naturally wild and unstoady. Yesterday
DubUQ passed only ono man In three Innings, but he was constantly In tho hole,
three balls being called for nearly every batter, and the only way he got tho ball
evej? was to cut down his speed, malting no attempt to put anything on tho ball.
All Records for Bases on Balls Broken
IT IB ImpoMlblo to And any rocord of a series In which tho pltchors havo shown
such poor control as has been shown in tho three games played between the
Athletics and Detroit. Even In 1915, when Mack's pltchora wcro at their worat,
and visiting pitchers occasionally had a bad day, better control was shown. It
Also Is true tho wind has been blowing strongly from tho woat each day during
thft series.
In thres games the Mack pitchers havo given 89 bases on balls, whllo the
Detroit hurlora have given freo transportation to 22 Mackmon, Including ono
man hit by a pitched ball. This makes a total of CI mon sont to first base by the
pitchers of both teams in tho three games, which Is a world's record.
Prior to this series tho Athletics' young pltchors showed splendid control,
this being ono of tho most encouraging features of tholr work. Thl3 soqms to
bear out Mack's statement that tho high wind has been largely responsible
for tho passes. .
Myers Was Wild But Invincible
YESTERDAY Elmer Myqrs gavo 10 bases on .balls and ono man reached flrst
through an crrorjf yet tho lanky recruit won his game. It Is unusual for a
youngster to beat tho Tigers under ordinary conditions, but to hand Jennings'
sluggers such an lmmenso advantage, and then win, Is quite a feat. Incidentally,
Myers pitched the beBt game shown by a Mack rocrult this season despite his
, wlldness.
When Myers got tho ball over the plato tho Tigers, Including tho great and
only Tyrus Cobb and Sam Crawford, wore helpless. George Burns, tho Philadel
phia boy who covers flrst for Jennings, was the only Tiger able to fathom Myers'
delivery. He mada a double and two singles, which was tho only safo hitting
dona by Petrolt.
Myers was constantly In tight plaeB, Detroit having numorous chances to
score, aslda from the two Innings In which they chased across a run, but tho young
ster had so much "stuff" that when he Anally got the ball over tho heavy hitters
could do nothing, Myers had tho best curve ball seen at Shlbe Park In many a
day and also had splendid control of it. Ho seldom got his fast ball over the
plato because It was breaking too much, and often used his curve ball with tho
count three balls and no strikes or thrca and one.
Well Pitched Game Improved Work of Team
THE general work of tho Mackmen wns excellent, showing Just what strong
and Intelligent pitching means to tho team. In the llrst two games of the
series the inexperience nnd headless work of the pltchors put tho entlro team up
In the air, enabling the Tigers tp show tho Muckmen up badly before two largo
crowds.
Yesterday, with Myers pitching heady ball and Bhowltjg great nerve In the
pinches, the work of theontiro team lmproed to such an extent that it did not
look like the same aggregation- Thero were few hard chances affordod tho
Mackmen, but everything was done In a smooth manner, tho only mlscue of the
game being an excusable wild throw by Charley Pick.
Walsh and Pick Had the Punch
THIS throw gave the Tigers a run, but Pick atoned for the mlscue In the ninth
inning by lining tho ball to the left field with tho score a tie and Lojole on
third and Jimmy Welsh on flrst. The drive would have been good for a double
or tripio under ordinary circumstances, but as the Mackmen needed only Lajole's
run to win. Pick is credited with a single.
In handing out bouquets for the winning of tho game, Jimmy Walsh, a
player who receives less credit for good deeds than any man on tho team, should
not bo overlooked, It was Walsh's excellent Judgment which made the victory
possible. With Lajole on first and one man out In tho ninth, Walsh deliberately
turned the ball down past Georgo Burns as the latter started to como In to cut
Xiorry down at second In case a slow roller was sent his way. Lajoie was
tunning at tho time and Walsh's play was to hit behind the runner to stop a
double play. He did better than that by" cutting the ball through for a bafety,
Which permitted Larry to reach third.
Philij, Continue In Slump, Losing to Cards
"VXTHILE the Athletics were gaining on tho Browns tho Phillies lost an excel
VY lent opportunity to gain on tho Dodgers and Braves by dropping another
ame to Bt. Louis. Brooklyn was beaten by Cincinnati In a great 13-lnning
pitching duel, while tho Cubs trimmed the Braves. With both leaders losing the
Phils had r great chance, but they failed to hit when safeties meant runs.
About the only bright spot to the Phllly-St. Louis game was Killefer's second
appearance behind the bat. The brilliant recolver relieved Burns again and his
arm apparently is able to stani the strain, Klllefer does not have to throw as
well as he did In 1916 to bo of great value to tho Phils, so long as he can do well
enough to prevent 'opposing teams from running wild on the bases. Killefer's
excellent Judgment is badly needed and he also has a steadying Influence on the
team. However, It is too early to celobrate his return to the game, as It Is only
natural that he should be able to catch a few games before feeling the strain, as
be has had a long rest. ,
Amos Btrunk gave another brilliant exhibition In all departments. Tho won
derful centre fielder made two great catches of balls out of his territory and con
trlbuted his dally extra base hit when he smashed a triple to the right field fence.
Btrunk Is playing the best ball of his career, and at tho present time wo can only
think of two better all-round outfielders in tho American League, and they are
the marvelous Cobb and Trie Bpeaker.
Harry Coveleakte has boen experimenting with a slow ball, but is not having
much success with it. Tho batter has no trouble seeing when the Detroit south
paw is going to send his floater" up to the njata and the Mackmen whaled It
herd. Four of the Ave hits made by the Athletics while Covelesklo was on the
mound were made on slow balls. Coveleakte, by the way, has never lost to the
Athletics. He has been driven from the mound twice, but each time the Tigers
overhauled the Mackmen and ho was absolved from blame, such as wis the
case yesterday,
It U not hard to seo who U boss of the Detroit team. In tho flfth inning,
with Lajgle on third and one man out, Jennings came out from the bench and
ordered the Infield to play back after Bush and Young had corns up on tho grass.
Cobb Immediately ran in from centre fleld and ordered them to play for the
runner at the plate. Bush leoked to the bench and Jennings nodded bis head
for the infield to do as Cobb suggested. Btejibauer then shot a, single past Bush,
soprlnsr lJole. The latter made two singles and a double and looks mora like a
star hitter each day,
THE BANQUET FLASHLIGHT
UNUSUAL REASON FOR WILDNESS OP ATHLETICS' YOUNG PITCHERS GIVEN BY CONNIE MAC
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Entirely to Work of Former Red Sox
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Navy Eight on West Shore
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MUCH INTEREST IN MEET
Witt is losing quite a few base hits because tha umpires underestimate his
epeed and call him out on Infield hits before the play has been completed. He
lost two hits which ho had beaten a step on Wednesday, and was called out on
another play yesterday where it was apparent tnat he was safe.
Never In tho history oC local rowing
has a repatta to be held over the famoua
Schuylkill nivcr courses attracted bo many
college eight oared crcwB as this yenr'a
annual flxturo of tho American Rowing
Association, which will bo decided over
tho Henley 1 mllo 550'yards straightaway
course tomorrow afternoon, beginning at
2 o'clock.
With tho nrrhal of tho oarsmen repre
senting Yale University, Harvard Uni
versity, Princeton University, Syracuse
University and the United States Naal
Academy today, and their final practice
tests over tho courso this afternoon and
tomorrow nwrnli'B. everything will bo hi
Hhaiio for the contests, which nromlso to
bo among the most Important uf the year.
Jn the diaw for position In the Chllds'
cup race, 1'enn Bets the second lano from
tho west course. Tlio drawings wore made
yesterday by the regatt.i stewards In
this city, nnd tho Nm, rowing In tho
races for the flrst time, will bo In No. 1
position, Trlnccton Is No 3 and Columbia
No 4. The buoys aro numbered from tho
west shore.
Treasurer Ilupsell H Johnson, of tho
American Rowing Association, has an
nounced the order of raoes. as follows:
Two o'clock, flrst single sculls; 210, flrst
heat of the junior collegiate race; 2:30,
second heat of tho junior collegiate event;
2:50, second four-oared shells lace; 3:10,
Chllds Cup cent, In which Pennsylvania,
Annapolis, Columbia and Princeton will
race; 3:30, freihman elght-oared event, be
tween Pennsylvania, Annapolis and Yale;
3:50, flrst double sculls race; 4.10, final
heat of the junior collegiate race; 4 30,
Interclub eight-oared race, between three
Schuylkill Nay eights Malta Uoat Club,
Undine liargo Club and Vesper Boat Club;
4 50, second single sculls race; G 10, Inter
Echoluatlo eight-oared race, between West
Philadelphia High School, holders of tho
Franklin Challenge Cup; Central High and
Northeast High and also the Noble &
Creenbough School crew, of Boston; 0 30,
flrst four-oared shells; 5:50, flrst ulghts,
for Stewards' Cup, when, In addition to the
Hanard, Union Boat Club of Boston.
Yale and Pennsylvania crows, the winner
of the Chllds Cup race Is expected to
start
Coach Jim Rloe and his smooth-working
varsity crew were the flrst of the lsltlng
oarsmen to work out on the Schuylkill,
they rowing oer the course late yester
day afternoon.
Columbia was out again this morning.
Six Ulajor League Games
Decided by Only One Run
till Learnt himrball wim ttnununllr Intcr
citlnc yMcrunr. Uf tlio clilil vnmoi
iilujeil liiilt a aottn were drrlqril 1)7 the
mnrt.iii of nnlr one run. two at (hem jrnlnx
Into rxtra Innlnia. ..Tin Allilrtlrn won from
the Tlctri hv n nolltury tally. The (llnU
von their thlril itrilicht snnie, Uefrrulne
I'iliMitirKii iiy inn Mime ninrjtln, n nut tha
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Athletics v. Detroit
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rifkafa ea ) at (jluilitU' o4 bonidUi'a.
This afternoon a majority of the other col
lege orews nnd Naval Academy oarsmen.
whoe rowing equipment has been placed
In tho various boat houses from which
they will launch their shells will bo out
Conch Jim Ten Kyck's Syracuse eight
enterod In the collegiate race will be
stroked by Whltesldo, who stroked the
winning freshman crew In tho Freshman
raco In this regatta last year which Syra
cuse won nnd who also set the pace for the
victorious Freshman olght in tho Pough
kecpslo regatta last year.
Whllo the collego races wl arouse the
greatest amount of Interest the contests
between tho club oarfcrncn also promise to
bo hard fought Tho Uplerslty Barge
Club senior fourfonied crow, cotched and
qo eloped by Jim Dompsey.ane champion
combination, will be opposed to the United
States Naal Academy, Vespr and Un
dlno crows, of this city, n the special four
oared sholl raco The same University
Barge Club crew will row another Vesper
crew in the flrst four-oared race, which
Unlersty Bargo won last year, defeating
Vesper.
Tfcn schoohoa will ho out in foro to
witness tho attempt of tho Central High
clght-o.ired crew to regain tho scholastic
championship In addition to West Phila
delphia, which beat out Central In the last
quarter mile In 1915, the NorthoaEt crew
and a strong Boston seholastlp crew vll
contest In this eNent.
COLLEGE NINES
AGAIN TO HAVE
BENCH COACHES
Big Three Revoke Rule
Barring Tutors Prom Giv
ing Advice in Game
TO HELP TEAMS' PLAY
A communication from a member of tho
Yalo Advisory Committee states: ''Laudor
will conch the Yale team to play Its own
game and to do Its own thlnijng and not
mako tho players mero pgppots run by
him Such practice as having the play
ers, whllo at bat or elsewhere, constantly
looking to the bench for signals and In
structions will not be jn oldence. The
Yale coach will act as a teacher apd ad
visor and will bo present on tho bench to
give tho team tho benefit of his Judgment
and experlenco whon a point comes up or
a situation arises In a game."
This attitude Is Identical wth that
taken by Harvard and Princeton. San
ford B. White, captain of tho Princeton
team of four years ago, states that hav
ing the coach on tho bench to bIzo up
plays and situations nhleh nftn,0
cape tho attoptlon of the college captain
or player constitutes Inside baseball, and
unyunng eisa turned defeat
moro than
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(TTrilEN the White Sox pitchers get In
W shape," comments a contemporary,
"who, or what Is going to stop Eddie Col
Ins, Joe Jackson nnd Jack Fournler7 ir
opposing Pitchers can't, perhaps tho out
field fences will. Who can tell?
"tfow can you tell," write Fuzzy, "when
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"Under the Strain"
"Once they boilevo they have a baro
chance to win," comments an export, "It Is
only a question of a short while before the
Cleveland Indians will crack under the
strain." .
Precisely. Itemember how the bally
Braves cracked under the strain In 1911,
according to prediction?
And how badly tho Phillies cracked last
season Just ns every ono said they would
after a good running start?
Tho Price for Speaker
It was generally agreed that the price
for Trli Speiker $60,000 was a foolish
expenditure for any ball player.
Obscrvo how It works out. Tho In
dians, minus Speaker, would undoubtedly
have made no such showing up to dato.
IJy the 1st of Juno tho prosenco of
Speaker and tho high ranking of the
Cleveland Club will hnve drawn In at least
an additional $00,000 at tho. gate. The
rest of it will bo velvet, composed of tho
long green,
The difference between tho Ited Sox
winning nnd losing n pennant wilt mean
at least $80,000 to Owner Lannln In sea
son and world series admissions. The
query now beforo tho house Is this Just
how foolish wcro the Cleveland owners for
paying $50,000 out for $100,000 profit?
The Limit
Cach season records aro lower on track
and fleld In Intercolleglnto clashes. There
is apparently no limit that can stand for
all time, and yet there must bo some mark
beyond all human endeavor. Just what
this mark will corns day be is tho puzzle.
U Is Inconceivable that any sprinter
will eer run 100 yards under 3 Bccondsj
or that nny Jumper will over clear the
bar above 7 feet. Nino and three-fifths
seconds seems to bo tho 100-yard barrier
Just now. Somo superathlcto ulll arrlvo
some day to peel oft tho dlstanco In 9 flat.
Whon that happens he can go to his last
sleep fairly well content that man's sprint
ing qualities have been btretched to tho
flnal bncath.
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"Jack Moakley Is the world's great
trainer for runners " Wonder If ho can
train us to run down long putts?
Some days tho umpires chase Jimmy
Callahap away In the flrst Inning and on
other days, to break tho monotony, thoy
don't chasa him until the third , 'M
And once or twice they h. Nfil
mini me sixth or seventh. W81t
Franin nnlMi i.. 2
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w he Pn i championship, aAB?s
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badly." ,o replied. ' ltan, ,
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ft"."8 wo.u,a nav bn over so" ?T
who icinarK a Words record fV. "
golfer who Isn't scoring? ,0r N
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the other .lav m.m,.- ...."?.rtI httlJ
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