EVENING LEMER-PHILADELPHIA, TfltlKSDAYi MAY 18, MPT.
ETftOIT MUST HAVE iLL THE BREAKS TO WIN PENNANT, SAYS MANAGER HUGHEY JENNINI
HENNINGS WORRIED ABOUT
DETROIT'S POOR FORM, AND
PEARS CLEVELAND LEADERS
-Tigers' Manager Told Friends Here, Including
Harry Davis, of Mackmen, That His Team
Lacks Pennant Winning Class
-' ml'jTQWEY JENNINGS, mnnngcr of tho Detroit Tigers, hns been quoted nt length
jJm-Tfx mnco tno opening or ino American .League sennon, eneli time to tno oitcct mai
pTrra TVftS nothing td tho Amorlcnn'Leaguo rnco but Detroit, In these statements
FfetehejV always conceded that his pitching staff was not as strong as ho would
Bko to have It, but expressed tho belief that It would round Into form and that
" ih.fc Tigers would breeze homo an easy winner.
WhltA tho Tigers were In Philadelphia wo ashed llughey what ho thought of
j, the American League race. Ho handed out tho usual lino of managerial predic
tions, but hla arguments were not convincing and no attention was paid to them.
c Mc did riot appear to bo quite so enthusiastic as ho was a year ago and seemed to
bo talking more for tho Bake of publicity than anything else. The work of tho
Tigers In this city strengthened tho belief that Jennings Is worrying more about
the condition of his team than ho Is willing to admit, and we lmvo learned that
Jennings told Bevoral Intlmato friends In this city nnd also Harry Davis, captnln
f the Athletics, that It would bo a mlrncle If Detroit won tho pennant.
Davis refuses to say Just what Jcnnlligs said about his team, excepting to
Admit that Hughoy Is not Very well satisfied; but Jennings told other friends who
do not mind repeating that 'lis team was 25 per cent, weaker than last season be
e&UHO of reasons best known to himself. Ho would not say that crrtnln Individuals
tttd not look so good to him ns they did a year or two ago, but admitted being
Very much discouraged.
Jennings is First Leader to Take Indians Seriously
JJ3NN1NQS also Is tho first manager to take Cleveland seriously. In discuss
ing tho Tigers' chances he said that he did not see how his team could "spot"
5 Cleveland a long lead and catch them. He admitted that there were one or two
Uams ahead of tho Tigers who should be beaten out, but that his team would lmvo
to have much better pitching than ho expects, to turn tho trick.
u As a rulo Jennings lthe most optimistic Individual In the gamo and his
admission that tho Tigers do not look llko a pennant winner, while Cleveland's
mid dash Is worrying him, will causo other leaders to think twlco beforo calling
Fohl'a team a false alarm. While other managers contend that tho Indians can
not win because it has been Kohl's young pitchers who have kept his team In
i front, Jennings calls attention to tho fact that WIlllo Mitchell nnd Ed Klepfer,
two pitchers jof unquestioned ability, have done llttlo work to date nnd that when
'"the youngsters falter If they du this pair of experienced hurlcr3 will be ready
to go to tho aid of Guy Slorton.-.who Is sure to hold up his end.
During tho winter Jennings had sovcrnl chances to purchase star pitchers,
particularly when tho Federal Leaguo players were thrown on the murkct, t ho
' believed that his pitching problem had been solved late last summer, when Hilt
.James and Laudermllk were purchased fiom tho Browns, nnd decided to stand
pat. Laudermllk ha3 been released nnd James has fulled to live up to expectations
snditho Tigers nro Just as bad off, If no worse, than'they were a year ago. Tho
benching of Crawford and other recent moves made by Jennings are unmistakable
'sterna that ho really has lost confidence In his team.
, CrowclPs Carelessness Loses Game for Athletics "
THE Athletics passed up a great chance to make a clean sweep of the series with
tho Browns when "Ml" Crowell became careless after getting two strikes on
Pitcher Davenport with one man on base and two men out In tho second Inning.
The result was a slnglo to left field by u hitter who gets about one safety a month.
j, Tho hit rattled Crowell badly and before the sldo was'icthed three runs had been
tallied, as Shottcn followed with a slnglo nnd Johnson with a triple.
Pitching wrong to Davenport turned the whole game against the Mackmen nnd
peeved Manager Mack to such an extent that ho pullejl Crowell from tho mound,
although tho Brunonlan had a world of speed and a better curve than usual.
Mapager Mack has warned Crowell 'several mea about becoming careless with
weak hitters at tho plate, but "ill" persists in lotting up.
Had Crowell followed Instructions in pitching to Davenport it was a 10 to 1
ehot that the Browns would not have, tallied in tho second inning, nnd if they had
been blanked in this session their chances of tallying four moro runs, which Is the
r.Umbcr gotten off Sheehan and Dressier, wero decidedly slim. Without the gifts
the Mackmen would have won.
Davenport Does' Not Look Like a Star
DAVENPORT was in trouble several times, and If tho game had been closer
probably would hnvo been beaten, as tho youthful innt does not' look very
strong under fire. As It was, the Mackmen would lmvo given him a great battle
if Stcllbauer had been moro patient or If there had been a good pinch hitter sitting
. on the bench. Stellbauer swung at a bad ball and popped an easy ily to Johnson
with runners on second and third in the sixth nnd two runs needed to tie, while
Thompson was sent to tho pinto tfo bat for Sheehan becauso Oldrlng is still ill and
there waa no other man available. He wiht out on an easy grounder to Johnson.
Sheehan was put Into two bad holes by Holding misuses and beforo ho could
extricate himself from either, runs wore tallied, Increasing the Browns' lead. Ho
then settled down and pitched well for two Innings, being taken out to allow
Thompson to pinch hit In his place. Tho fact that tho downs enjoyed a 6 to 1
lead did not Induce tho Athletics to give up. Instead they fought harder, staging
the sixth inning rally which worried Fielder Jones to such an extent that five
hurJera wero sent down to warnfup.
Mack sent Rube Bressler to tho mound for tho last three innings, though ho
declared a. few days ngj that tho southpaw would not work in n regular game for
lahn. Mack had to choose between using a pitcher ho does not want, or sending
Myers or Bush, two hurlers being held In reserve for tho Chicago series, Into the
game and decided to permit Bressler to finish tho game, ns Jack Nabors, tho only
other available pitcher, Is Hi.
Gotham Critic Doubts Joe Wright's Coaching Ability
ON MAY 16 the following appeared in tho New York Evening Post under tho
signature of Lawrence Perry:
"Joseph. Wright, the Pennsylvania coach, will meet his oarsmen this afternoon
for tho first tlrrfe since last Saturday. Ho will endeavor to ascertain tho causo of
the slump Into which the Quakers have fallen and to apply remedial measures.
If the fault lies with the coach and his methods, this fact will be made apparent
at Poughkeepsle: If it lies with the men, it is not yet too late to beat a combination
together that will be formidable at Poughkeepsle.
"In some ways Mr. Wright's handling of ills charges has suggested lack of
exact knowledge of tho problem he Is tackling on the Schuylkill. Tho men wero
worked twice a day, and this served to put them In tslmpo sufficiently good to
defeat Yale (how bad Yale must havo been!) but thereafter operated to mako
them easy victims of tho Navy on one occasion, and to Princeton, Navy and
Columbia on Saturday.
"Now it is announced that the crews will abandon their system of two rows a
flay. Since tho Bed and Blue has no further preliminary events on her schedule,
wo must wait until regatta day at Poughkeepsle to seo whether tho chango was for
'good or for ill."
Charley Pick was touted as quite a baso runner when ho was recommended to
Manager Mack, but until yesterday ho failed1 to show anything out of tho ordinary
In this department. Yesterday Charley surpilsed tho fans and Catcher Hartley
ty pilfering four bases, all of the steals being clean cut. Pitcher Davenport, llko
several of Mack's young hurlors, permits a tremendous lead off the bags, and this
saude Pick's work easier,
t It would not be a bad Idea for Mack's young pitchers to get out to the- ball
park early each morning and take about an hour's batting practice before tho other
players report. At tho present tlrpe the Mack pitchers are the poorest hitting
Btaff in the American League.'
A peculiar accident is reported from the Chicago-Illinois track meet. Pavl
BubbcII, cuptaln of the Maroon team, spiked himself in tho hand while In the air
nuking P- broad Jump. As he doubled up his kueas in his aerial flight he drew his
hand across the eplkes. Twelve stitches wero required for the resultant cut.
The Yale tennis team has not been beaten this season. Tho Ell players havo de
feated Wesleyan. Williams? Penri pnd Cornell, and were ahead of Michigan when
, tin popped the. matches.
Yak can consider herself very lucky if Joe Meredith proves to be half asood
'" an athlete o his famous brother, Ted, of Penn, Joe has decided to enter Yale in
iel"of coming to Philadelphia. Already young Meredith has shown up well in
KtWetlca and the chances are, that he will make good in the ranks of the Blue.
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AMATEUR BASEBALL NOTES
CLEVELAND CLUB SET PACE
IN AMERICAN LEAGUE BEFORE,
BUT HOODOO PROVED SETBACK
How to Hat
(A Lesson for tho Young nnd Old )
Slnml ;i imf lukc a healthy awing.
In inhniicr bold, without restraint;
Get set tirjahiit the pitcher's fling
Then hit 'em where Trl Speaker alnt
By GKANTLAN'D MCE
games, a contemporary ouserves. rrou
nbly not Baldly a bit surer than that
tho sun will rise tomorrow-morning and set
tomorrow eve. In fact, It Is no more surer
than that Colonel "William Jennings Bryan
will not he tho next President of this merry
Commonwealth.
How to Pitch
Take fill your stuff, hotli lean ami at.
And mix It with a vhaniic pace,
Until Ty Cobb comes up to bat
Then tohccl ami throw to iccond bate.
Western clubs that were looking for the
Ciiants to be used as easy marks aro now
wearing that pained, annoyed look that
comes Just after one has received a swift
kick In the tiousers
The Hoctloo or Not?
The revised, ro-edlted and rcjinenated
Indians from Cleveland alio now booming
along upon their most prosperous Journey
In many years.
Tho question now hoforo tho house Is
whether or no tho old hoodoo of other days
will return to draw them back.
In tho campaign of 1D01 Cleveland was
11.1 points beyund tho field In Juno. Tho
old flag was virtually won. And then
I.ajolc, Bradley nnd Joss were badly In
jured and tho club hit the locks. Another
spurt carried them forward In 1005, when
Joss, Ilradley, Clarke, Stovall. Ilemls and
others wero injured, and retired from two
weeks to four months. In 1S0S they had
another grand, shot nt tho top, only to have
Tuck Turner Injured. Such untoward
ovents nnd the 'nck f 'be proper utility
material havo blocked Cleveland from nt
least three Hags. Tho dope on this picscnt
club Is not a matter of first-line strength,
which has already shown Its ability, but
what will happen when tin- reserves have
to bo called In. It Is hero tho Indlnus still
havo to show their pennant probabilities.
Injuries to Chapman and Klepfer, two
stars, failed to upset them, which Is a
winning sign. But this hns left tho cluh's
present strength pretty well with tho first
line.
D. L. C. In nur opinion Bill Bradley
ranked up with Collins and Devlin. These
were tho greatest third basemen of the hist
20 years.
Sportive Types
The guy against whom I am set
In fact, I class hlni as a sinner
Tho ono who always shows regret
Becuuse, though tipped, he did not bet
L'pon tho winner.
Both.
"It Is no sure thing that Cornell will
finish first in the next Intercollegiate
Cornell not only has tho spirit, tho mate
rial and the coaching for track nnd Held,
hut she hns the hnblt of finishing (list. And
even a good habit Is often the dcuco of a
thing to toss aside on a moment's notice.
These Here Giants
Thos.0 who nre Inclined to fjimo and fret
because nt odd or cven intervals the
Grandolddopo falls to pan out properly
should consider tho caso of tho Giants.
Hcio Is a ball club that won 2 out of
Its first 15 games, - And then, just as tho
Jeering nnd hooting was at Its loudcbt,
suddenly turned while on tho road Into
ono of tho best winning streaks of tho
year, a club that down In tho depths was
able to win three times ns many games
in ono week ns it had been nble to win In
four weeks.
How does ono account for these shifts?
How could n club llko Boston in 1914 ho
a had last nnd fall to win anything like
half of Its games up to July suddenly
turn Into a .750 clip nnd win a pennant?
Tho turn, ns a rule, comes from better
condition plus better lurk, which In turn
develops better spirit and better confidence.
When tho flhints wero losing, nothing they
did was right. Hard luck nnd lack of
confidence wns responsible for most of this.
When they began to win tho tldo veered
sharply. Thero Is nothing like confidence,
backed up by ability, to develop tho proper
luck.
As for the dope, you may recall the
three clubs that wero counted out of tho
American I.enguo rnco back In April tho
only three that Jiad no chnnco to win.
They wero Cleveland, AVnshlngton nnd
Philadelphia; and tho insiders wero offer
ing against Cleveland exactly 50 to 1.
There may bo no further dlsputo as to
whether John Paul Jones or Norman Tn-.
her holds the mile recoid after Johnny
Overton, the Yale star, finishes up tho
bcnson.
As wo lemember the Incident, Boston,
Detroit nnd Chicago had tho three top
floors In tho American Leaguo rcbered for
tho season. Can It be they aro In nrrcnrs
on their tent, or did thoy find tho high
altitude a trlflo depressing?
M'QIJILLAN NOT TO BE From the Cinder Path
RELEASED BY PHILLIES -. s's k
im-hrs In tho 1'iimclon iruursiliolustk-a.
K. IS. Criunr. of Dlrklnuin. 1 1. A. nruce. of
Manager Moran Wires Denial of 1!i'.'fJrlT1tn:..!t?ve,v,eYir!; ."r.'i.Kj.rtS'tS.
m , t, i. a i x new Kxccutivi) Hoard uf the Middle Km lea Inter-
Toronto Report AleX tO colUuUta Association,
PifnVi f nrlnv The Yula lnterchola sties broucht out soma of
a iiA.il j-uvtii, ,n0 (,, talent of yearn iimonK tho schoolboys,
.1. T. Murphy, of Hebron Academy, heued tho
lU-pound shot lio feet 7 Inches, which Is nearly
Tliero Is nn trntli In the) rennrt Unit " 'oot further than lo Talbot tossed It as a
l hero is no truth in tno report mat BrhooilM,y i,aci: n 1907. and w. u Hlxon. of
ntcher Oeorgo McQuillan has been released llutLhklss, threw the ll'-pound hammer lull feet
by 'the Phillies. "Big Mac" Is still with the lnthta -
champions in Pittsburgh, and probably will Talmadse. ot Connecticut Literary Institute.
' -von hoth sprints in tho Yal InterKcholastla
be gUen n chance to pitch ugaiust his old meet. This thnp has not been beaten In u
..,.., . , w.ru tch raco slnta he madu his debut last winter.
club during the present series. Hu pollshud olf Howard Drew in his ilrst nuo.
A report was sent out from Toronto yes. ,
.j ... ..,.,.,., . Harvey Iletd has improved wonderfully as a
terday to the effect that Mcquillan, for- runner under th tuition of Jimmy Curran.
merly of tho Phillies nnd Pittsburgh, had fuXr&t.SSSt!?!!.,,
been released to Toronto and bad been JK" "ft'iS In' l-JiSSS? "Wi." G& Ms
turned over by the latter club to tho Bridge. cm8 on-
port Club, of tho Bastern I.oague. Krutcney, the all-round athleto of Oermin-
Manager Pat Moran wired here last night town Academy .pulled a tendon In the dual
that there Was nothlnc to the renort savlnir ml w'"i Swarthmore Prep Sihool and he will
uiai iiiero us nuwui b ui iiie rsuuri, buyinb lw out ot tompetltlon th remand r uf the
It was another atcQuUlan, ;'Blg Mac" Joined season. i
the Phillies last year and was a useful . , , . ,,, ,, . . . .
pitcher during the last lew weeks of the puajTnSttllta'taVWt? SriU'SS i
pennant season. He has shown good form 'tut around 4a feet all spring,
so far this season, pitching in the 12. . .
innliiL- L-nimi the Phillies won from New Muhlenucrir appears to hae picked up a ery
inning eanw tne i niuiea won 'roI7 ciCVer sprinter n Webber. He Is faster than
York In the nrst series in New Vorlj. iny of tho chaps In tho smaller collegis of this
The champions encountered cold weather xtton.
at Pittsburgh yesterday unit were unable to-
play the opening game with the Pirates, psta jq drfTk fl m
Alexander and Mamaux are scheduled to f kl II oC9xJP sl'BBuC! To Your
oppose each other today, If the teams play. JLJi, and iJlMlO Measure
Bancroft has his finger In a bandage, but " "a -u.vj njnwt
it Is not as badly Injured as at first re- ytt 1 Tlr tivt ...
ported, and he expects to get Into the series UIJLJLY MUKAN, THE TA1L03
with Chicago. hos AUCH STREET
Thi Second Street Mission nine would llko to
arrange n mimo with n nrat-class homo tenm
for .May "JD. Tor name communicate with
riiarles WlUork. L'iC.S North 3d Btrcct, or photie
Kcnslnston 4711 W.
Tho Sanson! II. C. it traveling tenm. would
llko to nrrnnro Balnea for any Hntunlny in Juno
anil July with llist-clnsa homo teams. Com
munlcato with W. It. Duncan. 110 Scott Btrcet.
or phone Montgomery 470-.
Tho Sterllns V. C. would llko to hear from
nny tenm wantltiK a Decoration Day frame. Ad
dress II. Hoffman. l."17 South 5th street.
The Kostono Telephono Compnny will open
tho 11)111 season on Snturdny at Yeadon. Dela
ware county, with the stronp; Abrnm Cox A. A.
nlnn as the attraction.
Tho Cnstlo Wheelmen nine, claimants to tho
championship of South Philadelphia, has May
i:o and -7 optn and would like to meet a first
class homo team on those dates. Wrlto William
Michael. L'.'.'td South Jcssup street.
Tho Anchor (llnnts, n colored nine, lias open
dates on .May 117 nnd Juno .'I nnd would llko to
hear from nny first-class, homo club w-inthR
names. Write J. F, Held. 12J1 West Chollen
uonue, GCVmnntowu, or phone Clcrmantown
MS,
Tho Carlisle A. A., n flrst-clnss tenm. would
llko ti hear from teams In l'cnnsslvnnla nnd
New Jersey nble to piny Sunday Karnes. Ad
dress T. Tnor, l!ta3 North Sydenham street.
The XInnnyunk tenm hns May 20, 27. fll nnd
June ft open and would llko to heur from any
first-class homo team. Address 20. Krama ne
nue, ManaMink, or phone Manayunk a 111.
Tho Vesper A. A,, a 14-ir-yonr-old team, has
n few open dates In July, August and Septem
ber. Tennis wnntlne names wrlto M. Schneider,
2210 Tulip street,
fit. Stephen's A. A. would llko to hear from
first-class teams deslrlnc Karnes on Mav 2o, 27
nnd .to. Address tlcorso A. Wnlsh, 1321 llutler
street.
NORTHEAST HIGH
NINE NOW LEADS
SCHOOL LEAGU1
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A'liai, riace
OTHER SCHOOL
NEW
Northeast High climbed right to n. M
of the Intcrscholnstlo LenKUo i0 'h 5
when the Prnnkford iir2! -waJ
overwhelmed In the contest at F?.lawn-I
nnd now tho Bed nnd ntnniJ i..-fnkfo-siJl
the lead In the right for tho rrlnceU
Ccntrnl Blcli dd not I,-,,.. - i"--1- Ct
on tho list nnd tho Crimson hml rlSHl
right behind Northeast. d ld H
....... ,,:iMiiii com nued it ii
streak by beating Catholic HIe W-l
yesterday, when tho Purploand nu .rj
crs railed to show their usual form '3
gerald started on tho mound forr-.i?
High, but ho had an off da? aS iSbSS
was used on tho mound. He was iSi-
ss,j.iS,iU!Biw-t pitissa
Tho only other league gnms .,'
wns between tho South 1'hlladelDhfe fI
- "": i'"" "ucn CJCUO0I n ncs. it..
game, which lusted for Just seven InhlnS
was played on the field at C7th street ,S
Woodland avenue. Tho gallery, thereto
wns decldely small, but those who m
out to see tho players saw plenty of et3
Coach Charles Schlow. nf th. SrS
School nine, wns noti positive whether UiU
gamo would count fii tho InterscholaSS
Bcnguo series, but tho.South PhladclnM.21
nlnn nfitinlilnisi It r onrvotnu .
Tho standltif; to (Into:
Iirtir tn'i
Oorniantown Hlah Kao Chestnut 1IIH Ardn
n sound trounclnit In tho Kamo nt St. MuuSl
yesterday afternoon. Tho Manhelm nine vljl
Ilnrrop, the Vtenonan Military Acm9
twlrler. fa ed to do Ivor tho coods in iki 2!5i
with St. Joseph'sCollcKo nt Stenton FleM iS.1
terday, the St. JoS platers wlnnlni 5 ttftTl
Ambler wns on ton rstordav. Thl iim.ifi
was not tho Auditor Ocnerul, but the liiiiS
School team which won tho homo came lrtiia
uwfiiunn nib" j "r iiiujv.iirt 1U 10 0,
rfflnrnrnft School wan outclaRsM In tht,..."'!
ball camp with tho Wcstlown School nlaa m-iH
ono lilt. Krrorn provpd to bo Ccdarcrofti
OCIIOIU n iiiMViiinn
NorthcRPt lllsh ,.., , n
Ccntrnl Hlch g
Cnthollp HlRh o
Wont IhUmlelphta High a
Phllndolphln Trndcn 4
Krnnkforel Hlch ......,, 4
Oermnntown HlRh A
South Philadelphia lllsh 2
lay 30, 3 i JuneJ,?.
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