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CK HELD BACK IN DEVELOPING PLANS BY CONTRACTS ISSUED DURING WAR WITH FEDS
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FEATURE OF RECENT GAMES
fttty of Mackmen to Come From Behind Has
Utirprised Fans and Presages Trouble for
White Sox and Indians
pt Athletics have developed a "punch," and Junt so long as thoy keep It they
ffc aoing to give pennant aspirants nulto a Jolt. The Mackmen may be looked
KM V tall end aeitresratlJn llV other trnma lint Mnrli'a rnominti-itMorl lint I rlnh
Ntiijved beyond tho shadow of a t!6ubt that It Is as game as tho Phillies were
m wmmvu, ana wnue u may mcK me nnish ana natural ability to be In the pen-
W mce, -its ability to come stron-r at the finish Is going to make It a dangerous
rtuch. cannot be held chranly.
'!XN Xay 6, against Washington, the Mackmen found their "punch," and If one
iota fek over the details of the games played since that day he will find that'
ift frVery game, barring the lMo-2 defeat at the hands of Detroit, the Athletics
M ? &rtne from behind. The day following the 16-to-2 defeat Detroit won from
Jfekclonen by the score of 9 to 4, but until tho eighth Inning, when the Tigers
temred thrco runs, tho Athletics were dangerous, and several promising -rallies
Km stopped by sensational plays.
vTher had1 the punch at the rlh't time In tho came which Myers won from
Vtt4 flTlgers, and tho following day Connie's band came from behind In the seventh
, to tk Jennings' team. Detroit wont ahead in tho ninth, but tho Mackmen again
Yncd Up in the count In tho last half. Tho game eventually was lost when
,Dpoit tallied four times In tho ljth, but not before tho Mackmen worried
' iUnrB by scoring tvlce. x
Two Splendid Fighting Finishes Against Browns
A?Ti5R the Browns 'had come from behind with a three-run rally In the seventh
,V-Inning ot tno opening gamo of tho present series, the Athletics came back
-idrncand won tho gamo In tho last half of tho samo Inning. Yesterday tho Mack
mMatn showed that they had the fighting spirit which Is bound to bring success
tfrwi long run when they ovorcamc a big lead and won their most brilliant victory
fcjtw season at tho expense of Eddto Plank.
? ''Tlio team Is Improving wonderfully In every respect, and tho pessimists are
Mw' willing to concede that Mack has a chance to fulfil his prediction that ho
i- Would, develop another championship team by 1917 if he can pick up a few more
' youngsters as good as those uncovered this spring.
Tho "ironclad" contracts which were passed out rather carelessly by tho
' iMsjtiatcS during tho war between organized ball and tho Federal Lenguo aro
jrovlng a big handicap to Manager Mack In his rebuilding. At tho present time
Xltaek has several players who are carrying contracts which cannot bo broken by
,tb usual tea days' notice, with waivers from tho other American League clubs,
nd while those players aro of little use to him ho must carry them until some
team Is willing to tako them off his hands.
Ironclad Contracts Handicapping Mack
1 TJWO or threo players who aro carrying tho "Ironclad" contracts have failed to
-''JL'thow major league form this spring, and while thoy will continue to draw their
Marks from tho Athletics It Is safo to say that thore are three or four on the
'ijjtproU at tho present time who will not play again for Mack.
,, "Ust who theso men aro Is not known, as Manager Mack refuses to discuss
'subject other than to say that ho Is bitterly disappointed at tho failure of a
ptn .players to show form worthy of a man drawing o major league salary, but
he dods say that ho will not spend the whole season experimenting with men who
eamnet shqw real ability.
, Several of tho pltchei-3 have fallen shy of the mark add they will bo allowed
to-depart, while another batch will report as soon as the Mackmen return from
, their' first "Western trip. Tho be.it of each group will bo given a chance to show
What they can do In a regular gamo and the rest will bo cut adrift to mako room
tor others who aro to report later In the season.
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Schanir. Bush and Stellbaucr "Were Stars
WA.LLT SCHANG and Joe Bush were largely responsible for yesterday's vic
tory, although young S'.ollbauer must not bo overlooked. While It was
Schang's terrible wallop wh.Ich drove In tho tying runs, and ho oventually scored
tee winning tally, It was Ste bauer who opened the way by sending In tho first
tun of the rally and placed Charley Pick and himself In a position to score on the
stocky catcher's triple.
It 'was a wonderful gamo to win, and victory waa particularly sweet to tho
'Mackmen because Eddie Plank, for 14 years a star on Mack's start, was taunting
each Hitter who stopped to tho plate after the Browns had given him what ap
parently was a safo lead. There was hardly a fan In the park who thought tho
'Mackmen had a chance when tho seventh Inning opened with the Browns leading
4 to 1 and Eddto Plank toying with tho local hitters.
When Lajolo started with a single, the crowd started shouting for a rally
which, by the way, has become a habit since tho Mackmen have shown their
"punch" but tho excitement subsided for a moment when "Walsh was thrown out
by Johnson. Plank then hit Pick, and the trouble started. Stellbauer shot a
vlcked drive down tho first base line. It was labeled for a triple, but George
"tsler, a wonderful youngatert knocked tho ball 'down and held the hit to a single,
ut Larry scored from second and Pick dashed to third.
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Schang Made Good in the Pinch
MANAGER MACK then sent Schang to the plate In place of Bill Meyer, much
to the disgust of tho fans, as "Wally had not been pinch hitting with much
success. Schang clouted a terrific drive over Shotten's head to the scoreboard
(or three bases. This hit tied tho score, and Plank was so peeved that ho
heaved a wild pitch to the stand, and Schang walked In with the winning run.
In justice to Plank It must be admitted that It looked very much as it Schang
Should have been called out on strikes, but Umpire Chill could not see It that way.
Chill, by tho way, had another weird day. He gave the Browns two runs by mak
liig a decision that was so much off color that even the St. Louis players laughed,
and throughout the game was so bad that it looked as If he was just guessing or
sailing balls and strikes In a scries. It was a game after which even the home fans
Were willing to admit that the home team got tho best of an Important decision
from the umpire.
, Bush Pitched Wonderful Ball
IK REGISTERING his fifth consecutive victory "Bullet Joe" Bush pitched
. jtoother grand game. He got off to a bad start, and did not seem to have his
uuat. "stuff" until after the Browns had gotten their four tallies. Bush started
pitching his 1916 brand of ball In the fifth Inning, and thereafter tho Browns
ttWd to get a hit, and only one man reached first base.
,; Jtn the ninth Marsans led off with a walk, and Immediately stole second. It
1tee4 very much as If the Browns would tie the score at ths moment, but Bush
turned loparf his reserve force and Tobln, Borton and Austin, who acted as pinch
letters 'for Deal, Hartley and Plank, went out on easy chances. It was a grand
.exhibition of pitching, In keeping with the work Bush .has done In every game,
JHi-wlilch the fans may expect from Mack's speed king this bummer.
Phillies Also Have Found Their Punch
THJJ Phillies also have found their 1915 "punch," as three games at Cincinnati
prove, conclusively. Yesterday the Phils made their hits count In 1915 fashion,
, and, they were not scattered through sir or seven Innings with a runner or two
'left stranded on the bases, as has been the case since the first of the season. The
nst pleasing feature about the cluobtng of the champions was Gavvy Cravath's
tfenw' safeties out of three official trips to the plate.
, feppa Rlxey pitched the Phils to their victory, and while ho was hit rather
itara and needed Al Demaree's help to come through a winner, his work Indicated
tXat Jib also la rounding Into form. He kept the Reds' hits well scattered and
sfcoMred great form In the pinches, which Is more than he did last season. With
thfi Thlld back In their winning stride and the Mackmen playing such surprising
sail the fans are becoming thoroughly aroused.
- Bill Meyer pulled a heady play yesterday, which apparently was entirely
test on the fans. With Shotten on third and Slsler on first, the Mackmen ex
pected. a double steal, Meyer signaled for two waste pitches, but Slsler crossed him
by not starting for second. Meyer had worked Bush Into a hole, and Slsler de
nWsd that It was time to go down as It seemed certain the Mack receiver must
wtfl tor a groove ball. Meyer crossed him by calljng for the third waste pitch, and
fcwikeup the double steal In a clevr- manner, Shotten being nailed off third.
! -Giants continued their sensational work by winning front tho Cubs
yesterday. It was the sixth consecutive victory for McU raw's all-star ag.
gtlon, and Instead of being hopelessly out of the race when they return home,
. Giants may be very much In the running. The Giants aro now only six
-JJM behind the leaders, deiplto the disastrous start. It might also be well to
,:i Bsiiktkin that the other "underdog." the Athletics, are seven and a half nm,, h-
pr'.Ghivels(nd, but only threo below New York, which Is In third place.
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EPISCOPAL PLAYERS
ON COURTS SHINE
Junior Academic League Is Get
ting More Interesting
Every Day
Tho Juhlor Interncndcmlo "LeiiKiie is Rot
ting more Interesting every ilny. Episcopal,
nfter a bad Htnrt, has suddenly coino to
and taken a new lease on life. In tho match
last Thursday they took threo nut of four
matches played from Penn Clinrter. So
nil In all It Is anybody's lenRUc Tho
standing is nt present:
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Prnn clinrtrr. 15 1 .BUS
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Several matches aro In question. First
two matches In the recent Gcrmantown
Pcnn Charter match are under protest by
Germantown Academy and may effect the
standing of the league. Also In the recent
Eplscopal-Penn Charter match tho first
and second singles were postponed. If
Episcopal wins one or both of those tho
teams are very closely bunched, with Ger
mantown as favorite. If, however. Penn
Charter wins the chances of Eplscopal's
hope of the title Is nearly gone, and It
remains for Germantown Academy and
Penn Charter to fight It out between them.
The chances are that the title will not
be decided until Germantown meets Penn
Charter at Manhelm on Thursday, May 23,
In the final match of the league season.
The top of the teams In Uio singles will
be a battle of schoolboy stars. Pennock,
of Penn Charter, the best boy In tho league,
meets Lewis Smith, of Germantown. Smith
is very steady and should give Pennock a
very close match. At "2" "Dick" Myers,
of Penn Charter, will meet David Beard,
of Germantown. Myers beat Beard easily
a few weeks ago, but Beard has Improved
greatly nnd should drive the Penn Charter
youngster very hard. Tho remainder of
tho tenni seems to bo stronger at German
town than at Penn Charter, so the raco
will be closo nnd extremely exciting.
FROM THE CINDER PATH
Dnvey Cltns. who tired . the pistol which
started "Ted" Meredith on hi record-breaking
run. didn't think he had performed a remark
utile feat until after tho raco. Then ho ex
tracted the nhell from the cun, nnd ho says It
will novcr leavo hl ioealon.
Jim Sterrett, the grandfather of swimming
In Amorlrn. was one of the timers who cloeked
Ted Meredith In hla 1:02 1-B half-mile run. Thla
recalls to mind that Sterrett was one of tho
timers In tho meet when Johnny Owena ran
li I-.1 seconds for the 100 yards tho first run
ner who ran faster than oven time for tho dla
Unco. While ono of tho Shields boys, of West Ches-(,-r.
was runnlns the mile In the. Ynlo Inter-
echolaatlcs. In 4:21). , the younger brother was
irarinK out a 4;.n muo m -cum dhue, una mu
Is devoloplng fa at, and In another year or ao
Bhould cut considerable ice In Intercolleelate
circles.
BOAT HOUSE ROW NOTES
The American Rowing- Association regatta
was a big auccess.
Next local regatta 'will bo Schuylkill Navy
events Juno 21.
Schuylkill Navy championship races will bo
over a mlto And a quarter straightaway courae.
Walter Smith, bows Jack Kelly, atroke, will
be the Veaper Boat Club'a senior double sculls
entry In the Memorial. Day regatta of the New
York nowlng Association.
Harry Penn Burke Is after a Mr local entry
In tho New York Rowing Association racca.
Malta will send over a senior eight. Other
Maltese crews may also take part.
West Philadelphia Iloat Club may form an
Intermediate elght-oared shell crew seating ex
local High School oarsmen.
There Is a possibility that an Intermediate
single sculls and senior elght-oared raco will
be added to tho Schuylkill Navy races.
Vespers christened their now elght-oared shell
lata yesterday afternoon.
3ft "Imported" doaa not
jll make a cirfar smoke, any (wj
better It's in the leaf. jf
IX Reynaldo Las imported Ajjl
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President of Woodland rjliil,
Says U. S. Q. A. Committal
iiixceeded Jurisdiction
BOSTON, May 16. There l .
prevent Francis Oulmet. Paul Tewk.u!1 U
John M. Sullivan, Jr., taking SunW
amateur tournament held In MajMaet!.. nr
providing the club holding Uch iV"
does not object. This slaUment - '
authority of a member of the t?..0" , V"
Committee of the MasMohu.ett. aS?!
aoclatlon. D" A-
Golf Club, made tho statement thM U
United States Golf Association' Ei( "I
Committee made ft nilii, i- ...'""" .3
Secretary Whitney to writs the Wiodi.,5
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Hifi three men from ih. f..-' .""' ' ,
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CINCINNATI, May le Presld.m w ,
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that second uaseman William JC. neartVa . JS ' 3
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