Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, July 26, 1916, Night Extra, Page 12, Image 12

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    EVENING LBDQEE-PHIEADELPHIA-, WEDNESDAY, JTTLY 28, 1916.
PAT MORAN TAKES LONG CHANCE IN SENDING OESCHGER IN FOR REGULAR WOR
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JOE OESCHGER WILL TAKE HIS
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Pennant May Dfepend on Wtfk Done by Youngster
oil Mound During the Remainder of
Present Season
DIWSATI8FIED because uomft of the veteran pitchers on his staff have foiled
to Bhow the form expected, Manager Moran, of the Phillies, has decided to
Uk a king chance and assign young Joe Oeschger to a regular turn on the
mound. Moran's decision comes as a great surprise, as It was generally bo-tlsv-S
that the California youngster was still too Inexperienced to bo trusted
wllh a regular assignment with the race bo close.
Moran undoubtedly Is making a wise move, as It has been definitely estab.
Ilshed that Q cor go Chalmers and Ersklne Mayer are not dependable, and ho must
find at hurler who can replace them if the team is to be In the pennant raco until
th-a finish, Moran figures that he might Just as well take a chance on Oeschger as
0 allow Chalmers and Mayer to lose game after game.
i Oeschger may not bo able to win, but the work will do him a lot of good and
cause a speedier development than bench work and rellof pitching, which has
bn Jhe extent of the Cailfornlan's work to date. It is barely possible that
Oeschger might prove the very man Moran needs to round out his staff and is
aurely worth the chance.
Oeschger has everything a pitcher needs to make good excoptlng experience,
ad If ho haa enough nerve and fighting spirit this lack of exporlenco may, not
yrove as much of a handicap as wo are led to boltevo. If Oeschger gets off to a
rood start he Is likely to get tho confidence hehas lacked to date.
Oeschger Did Splendid Work
MANAGERS, players and scribes who arn considered excellent Judges of young
players declare that Qeschger was easily the best pltchor In tho Interna
tional Leaguo last season, and predict that ho will be a wonder If ho gets a. good
etart. Aa Allan Russell and several other International Lcaguo hurlers who
werfc not considered as good as Oeschger are pitching splendid ball In tho major
leagues this season, there is no reason why Oeschger should not hold up his end
unless he has been overrated.
On what ho has shown as a relief pitcher wo should say that Oeschger will
Jprovo a pleasant surprlao even to his teammates after ho has started a few
amcs. Ho has terrtflo speed, rew pitcners in eitner league Deing any rosier, ana
& pretty good curve ball. He has a tendency to start his curvo ball from moro
of a side-arm swing than he uses when pitching his fast ball, but this is a fault
'Which should bo speedily corrected.
If Oeschger comes through the Phillies will be well equipped with pitchers,
providing Alexander, Rlxey, Demares and Bender continue- to pitch as well as
they have to date. It Is a long chance that Moran Is taking and ono that few
rnanagers wpuld take. It is an unusual thtnf for a major league manager to
place so much upon the shoulders of a youngster at this stago of the raco, and
Ocschger's work will bo watched with Interest by fans throughout the country.
i. Recruit pitchers often havo been responsible for tho winning of a pennant,
but In almost every Instance they havo earned a regular pitching assignment at
the start of tho ocasdh, and have not been called upon after being on the bench
for moro than half the season.
Phillies Believe Pirates Strongest Western Team
rpHB Phllly players bellevo that tho Pirates are tho strongest "Western team in
X the National League at. the present time, and tho players of other Eastern
teams agree with them. Jake Daubert, captain of tho Dodgers, stopped, off In this
city to get a train for his up-State home, and he declared that the Pirates are
likely to cause the leaders a great deal of trouble If they can strengthen two
positions.
Pittsburgh Is about ten games back of the Dodgers, which virtually elimi
nates Callahan's team from the running; but Daubert says that they will beat
tho leaders often enough to upset the dope. Wonderful pitching has been Pitts
burgh's greatest asset, and with "Wagner, Carey and Farmer hitting well in the
pinches, Is a hard team to beat. Any time the Pirates get two or thrco runs
they will come pretty close to winning If tho fielding Is up to tho mark.
In Mamaux, Callahan has ono of tho very best pitchers In tho country, while
four youngsters havo been doing lamost as well as the star of the staff. Kant
lehner. Miller, Jacobs and Cooper do not get as much publicity as somo other
hurlers, but they are getting results, and day after day they baffle opposing teams,
losing onty becauso the Pirates are not making tho average number of runs.
"" Rule on Wild Throws Should Bo. Made Clear
rPHE Braves intend to' protest yesterday's victory of the Cubs, claiming that
JL Umpire cEaijon had no right to permit Zimmerman to scoro from first base when
Fitzpatrlclt's -wild throw went into the Boston dug-out. Judging by the reports
sent from Boston, Umpire Eason erred, and President Tener should not only
uphold the protest, but steps should also be taken to mako this ruling clear.
The rules allow the runner two bases on a wild throw Into the stand or dug
out, the general Interpretation being that he is entitled to one base besides tho
base he is running for. Eason decided yesterday that Zimmerman had rounded
e-cond and was starting for third when the throw was. made. As he was on his
way to third and was-entltled, according to Eason's view, to one extra base, the
V umpire permitted tho winning run to tally.
A ruling of this sort puts too much upon the umpire's Judgment and should
be changed. Last winter we asked President Tener about this very play which
came up yesterday and he said that the runner should be stopped at third because
h was on first and really going to second when the play was started. This seems
like tho only logical ruling, but the umpires interpret it differently, and it might
bo wise of the Fules Committee of the major leagues to make the point clear and
lAve a standing rule which cannot bo misunderstood.
Tho unusual size of Rolllo Zelder's nose was the cause of .another fight on
the diamond. A Yesterday Johnny Evers reminded Zelder of the size of his noso
and the Cub Inflelder started a mix-up which resulted In both men being escorted
off tho field. In recent years Zelder has been' in many fights on the field because
opposing playew Josh him about his large nose, a point upon which the Cub
Inflelder is qulto sensitive.
The eastern teams of the American League got off to a poor start in the west
yesterday, every one losing. In the East vs. "West clash, the eastern teams of
the American. League completely outplayed the westerners, much to tho surprise
of the fans, hut apparently the West intends to redeem itself.,
Jimmy CalUhah jays that Al Mamaux is the greatest pitcher in the country.
One would hardly expeot Callahan to say anything else, considering that Mamaux
the star of his staff There are about 15 other managers each of whom claims
that tho star of his' staff Is the' best in the land. .
Tennis experts attribute B. Norrls Williams's defeat at the hands of Clarence
Griffin to tho Lopgwood tournament to lack of practice, and they predict that the
Phlladelphtan will come back strong later in the season. Williams has not been
pUytcr la tournaments this year, and it is said that he seldom practiced until a
few days before tho Longwood tourney, It Is barely possible that the experts
are underestimating the ability; of Griffin, who is really a star and one who is .
Improver ail the time.'
The Pnllly players were very much Interested in Wally Bchang's condition,
Many of Moran'a men, having predicted that he would be seriously hurt sooner or
later, 3-tt.an says there are few players in the game who so completely forget
varytnlng but the game the moment they put on a uniform. Bchang also la
popular with tha Phllly players because of his pleasing prnality,
That the relief pitching and pinch hitting idea is being overworked by, major
)ttri managers la the growing belief among players. In twelve major league
gaimt played on m recent data forty-four pitchers were used, Alexander the
Or-t being the only hurler In either league who went the full nlne-lnnlng route.
Tl majority pf the, games were low-score contests, but pitchers who were
nurn weU Vera, taken out of the game in order to allow a pinch hitter to bat
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New that the Sled Box-have proved that they are very much in the pennant "
race, an4 are likely: to share in the world's series receipts again, Joe "Wood has
, noUAM ITwiliMaC'LaBnln that ha is in great shape and ready to report to the
twa TJsSaaa fr- guess, Mr. Lannln will tell "Smoky Joe" to remain
a Mi farm tar- the summer, as his services are not needed. Wood was a hold
mt IW aprisg an refused to report when he was badly needed.
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NOT A SUCCESS
Christie Was Not Hailed as
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GREAT OVATION TODAY
Box Score July 17, 1900;
Matty's First N. L. Game
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NEW YORK. July 2G. "When the Cincin
nati Reds lined up against the Giants hero
this afternoon In the Initial till of the
present series. Christie Mathewson appeared
for the first time In his career In an adlen
uniform. Since he broke Into the same with
New York July 17. 1900, at W&shtncton
Park, Brooklyn, until today, Matty hun ben
striving to keep the metropolitan National
Leaguers on top of the heap Not only has
Matty strlved for that end, but he has been
largely Instrumental In winning pennants
and putting the name of John J. McQraw
among the great managers of baseball
Today Mathewson was given a wonderful
ovation by thousands of his friends, who
have seen him hurl his club to victory
countless times. Times have changed since
that hot July Jay, when as tho papers of
that date tell us In a few words that
"Young Mathewson possessed great speed
and plenty of confidence In himself, but
could not control his curves." Then Matty
was unknown and was, excepting what
has been quoted, not mentioned In the ac
count of that Brooklyn-New York game.
But today the old master Is hailed as the
world's greatest and most consistent pitcher
by his glgantla following In Greater New
York. Ills name Is seon on the first page
of all the newspapers, and In splto of the
fact that he Is hore to lead the Cincinnati
club to victory over the Giants, there was
not a soul In the big Btadlum who did not
wish him the best of luck In his new under
taking. But to get 'hack to that first game In
which Matty participated In In 1900 we
find that he went In In the fifth Inning
to relieve Doheny. Although he worked
less than four complete Innings, Matty
hit three batsmen, passed two and made
a wild pitch. in spite of that unen
viable record, he made a decided hit with
the experts and from that day until this
has been recognized by the baseball wotlt,
as one of Its mightiest exponents. At
present Mathewson does not intend to do
any pitching, but he may go In If he Is
needtd
Binghamton Owner Ready to Quit
EINQHAMTON'. N. Y.. July 56. It has been
reported In local baseball circles tbat Owner
Johnson, of tbs Bingoes. Is ready to toss up bis
Interest In State Ieasua baseball hers. Poor at
tendance on the part of tba fans, despite tbs
stroor club, ts tbs cause.
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By LOUIS II. JAFFE
An aerial battle royal mil has been ar
ranged by Fred Douxlas as the feature of the
boning- pronrnm at tho Oayety Theater Friday
nliht. The novelty of several cloved sem'men
of color suspended In mid air nalloplng each
other, Is even more Interesting than a dozen
men Riving a free-for-all exhibition. Charley
Kauber meets Charley Chaplin and Mlko Howell
takes on "Handsome Charley" Smith In tho
professional bouts and there also will be two
amateur numbers,
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A victory for Jo Kpons over Johnnjr Nelson
would add rreatly to his prestlre, snd he would
be recognized as the best lightweight In Ken.
alneton. Although Nelson Is a heavy favorite.
Koons Is a strong youngster, ana there Is no tell
ing that hn might come through with the un
expected. They meet at tho Cambria Friday
night,
Eddie Moy. of Allentown. Is msklnc eood In
Australia. Although ho had a decision given
against him recently In a 20-round mix with
Tommy Uren, tho Pennsylvanlan showed up so
well he may get a return bout.
Training for a bout Is real Interesting for
a few days but after a week It gets to be hard
work. Benny Leonard has been laboring tike a
Trojan at Mt. Klsco N. .J"., for his match with
rred Welsh In Brooklyn I'rlday night. Hers Is
nenny's dally schedule:
(Von a. m. Called.
0.30 a. m. Dreakfsst. consisting of half
a cantaloupe, soft-boiled eggs, toast and
coffee.
8 00 a. m. Ten-mile cross-country run
with his sparring partners.
000 a m. A mile row on the lake.
10.00 a. m. Tilling the soil on a farm.
Wheelbarrows dirt and breaks stone.
Noon Light lunch. Cold meats and Iced
tea.
a:30 p. m. Botes . three two-mlnut
rounds with three sparring partners. Bklps
rope and punches bag.
-1:00 p. m. Long walk In the country.
fl:00 p. m. Dinner, mostly vegetables.
0.00 p. m. Under the covers for a night's
rest.
As In previous years bantamweights again
probably will stand out as chief attractions hers.
Another new fate that will be seen In tne "1(1".
round dlMston this vear Is Matty Hums, a South
l'niladelphla lad. said to be a mighty clever
boxer.
nin-r generalship Is considered ono of the
greatest things In maklnr a successful boxer.
Jess Wlllard Is making qulto a success raklm
In the filthy lucre In three-ring generalship.
Neighborhood bouts generally result In real
rlp-snortlng battles and have a tendency to de
Lids the leading boxer of respective divisions.
A set-to between K. O. Al Wagner, fresh from
a victory over Young Dlcxlns, and Al Nelson
would glvs Little Italy fans a chanco to see
which was the btt of featherweights there.
A little press agentlng goes a lone way.
When Joe welllngs first boxed In New York
he railed to make much of a hit, although hs
was a fairly good lightweight. Now Jimmy
Johnston Is managing the Westerner and he Is
being hailed as the greatest boxer of the age.
Mr. Johnston knows how to uso a typewriter.
Jack McAullffa Is to box In the movies.
The only undefeated and retired champion of
the ring Is going to uplift the drammer. Jack
intends to take a flyer In the movies at the
same time, for his sketch consists of a repro
duction of his famous battle with Jem Carney
i years ago.
Heavyweights, bowarol "Fat" Tu'lteureux la
headed here. The fat person halls from Beat
tie and Is the heavyweight champion of araa-
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Young Jack O'Hrlen. while bathing in tha
ocean nt the foot of Iowa avenue. Atlantla City.
stepped on a broken bottle or a large shell,
receiving a cut four Inches long, necessitating
eight stuches to pull It together. Toung O'Brien
bled so profusely that the cry of sharks soon
crowded tha beach and thousands gathered to
lament with the victim, who was soon given
first aid and hustled Into the beach service tent,
where the wound was sew-d up by Doctor Do-hert-.
O'Brien was training to box Marty Cross
at Itockaway Beach, on August 3.
Ad Wolgaat. former lightweight champion of
tha world, who lost to Champion Welsh on a foul
on the Fourth of July In the west, has arrived
In New York. He was matched to box Trankle
Callahan 10 rounds on August 4.
It remained for Willie Itltchle. former light
weight ohamplon. to show his comrades In tho
civilian military camp at Monterey, Cat., somo
new wrinkles as to preparedness. Ritchie Is
merely a private In the rear rank, but he has
an expenses automobile standing In front of his
tent, and when he Is not drilling he burns up
the roads In the violnlty of the quarters. Willis
Is also combining business with social plsaaure.
ie arranged a dance recently. Invited all the
neighboring belles and then charged his fel
low patriots SO cents a head to aee him lead
tho grand march.
Ever Hammer, of Chicago, and Johnny
O'Leary, Canadian lightweight champion, have
been matched to box 12 rounds to a decision In
Boston on August 1.. . .They agreed to weigh 135
pounds.. .
CHANEY WANTS $6500
Kilbano Match Will Be on If Given
$1500 More Than Offered
, UALTIMOnE. ltd.. July 20. Only J1B00 now
keeps Henry Bletzer from accepting the financial
side of the proposed Oeorge Chaney-Johnny Kll
bane match for the featherweight championship
of the world al Cedar Tolnt. O.. Labor Day.
Jimmy Dunn, manager of Johnny, has agreed
te take 110,000 of the J13.000 purse offered by
Matt Hlnkel. for Ktlbane'a share, which would
leae Just 10000 for the Baltimore boxer and
h'.s minuter. But some one must come across
with 11800 more to get Blotter's signature.
The handler of the xnookout king does not cars
wneintr uunn gives up ins iiouu or illnkle In
creases the purse. He has set his price at 18000
with the privilege of 30 per cent of the gate and
9000 tralnlnc expenses.
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HOT FINISH
WHAT A MONUMENTAL TASK v
CONFRONTS MATTY TO LIFT
REDS OUT OF WILDERNESS
Over Space af Forty Years Fifteen Other Man
agers, Including Hanlon, Ewing and Comiskey,
Have Failed to Produce Winner
fay GRANTLAND RICE
TUB monumentnl task that' Matty faces
In lifting tho Beits out of the wilderness
Into tho promised larid can bo best under
stood from this list of ried managers from
1876 to 1916. Hera It Is:
Cy Keck, J. M. XV, Neff, O. P. Caylor,
Tom Loftus, Charles Comiskey, William
(Buck) BwlnR, Uobert Allen, IJId Mcl'hee,
Jos Kelly, Edward Ilanlon, John Oanzel,
Clarke Orlmtli, Hank O'Day, Joseph Tin
ker, Charley Herzo-r.
Tlicro you havo It fifteen leaders In
forty years, without a pennant to flap
above tho old tepec. Fifteen leaders. Includ
ing tome of the greatest minds In baso-balM-Hanlon,
Hwlng, Comiskey, Grimth
and others of slightly less repute.
In tho forty years tho Hcds havo finished
below the .500 mark twenty-five seasons,
and In the last twelve years they have fin
ished In tho first division but twice.
Considerable Assignment
Evidently Matty faces -what you might
well enough term a considerable assign
ment. Job, task or undertaking.
It can be dono. Pat Moran proved that
by ending tho Phllly drought after forty
barren years last October.
And It may bo that Matty Is tho man to
achlevo the miracle that will bring him In
as much renown In another field ns ho
over won over sixteen years from his placo
In the rifle pit.
Red Stars
The rteds have not suffered this big
deficit through absence of talent. In these
40 barren years they have had their full
share of itars Bobby Mathews, Arllo
Latham, Bug Holiday, Tony Mullane, Char
ley Radbourno, Bid McPhee, Tommy Cor
coran, Pete Browning, Frank Dwyer, Char
ley Comiskey. Tip O'Neill. Jesse Tannohlll,
Tacks Parrott, Silver BUI Phillips, Buck
Ewing, lied nhret, Theodore Brcltensteln,
Hcjnle Pcltz, Jako Becklcy. Norman Ebcr
fleld, Sox Seybold, Sam Crawford, Mike
Donlln, Noodles Ilnhn, Amos Itusle, William
Bergen, Harry Stolnfeldt, Joe Kclley, Cy
Seymour, Orval Overall, Al Brldwell. Dick
Hoblltzell, Harry Covcleskle, Hans Lobert,
Joe Tinker, Charley Hcrzog theso and
many other names still remembered In ball
dom annals havo worn Itcd hosiery and
battled for tho old town from year to year.
There Isn't another city In the land that
can boast of greater names In the line-up.
Crawford went from Cincinnati to Detroit
and helped to glvo that city threo pennants)
Donlln and Seymour helped the Giants to
a flag.
Overall and Stelnfcldt were big factors In
four Chicago triumphs. "
Ex-Beds havo helped rivals to at least
eight pennants, hut in 40 years Cincinnati
has been without her flag.
A City of Baseball Tradition
Itedland Is a city Btrong In baseball
tradition. But so mSny years of falluro
there have soured the fanatlo soul, and now
the Bed fan has begun each season to look
for tho worst. And when the btcak came
eaoh fan figured the same old story was
about to bo related, -with the usual setting of
tragedy and crepo.
Mathewson sftould have It In him to make
one of the best managers of the game, but
he Isn't going to plunge at once Into any
triumph. He has a slow, uphill fight ahead,
and a good part of hls.chance depends upon
tho patience of Clnolnnatl fans.
These fans owe It to their future to
please give Matty a chanco not a chance
for the rest of his season or next year, but
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a chance to begin building up the right sort
of club.
They can at least know that In Mathew
son they have a manager of brains, of
courage, of resource and of high-class
eportsmanshlp, one who will give his best,
as he has always given It since ho entered
the gamo.
The Uphill Journey
Matty Is too crafty n citizen of our Na
tional Land of Swat to look for nn easy
climb ahead.
Ho knows that he faces an uphill jour
ney. Where suoh leaders as Comiskey,
Hanton and Ewing have failed there can be
no soft roadbed to travel upon.
We recall tho day that Buck Herzog
went there, strong In his belief that he
could break the ancient spelt. Herzog
worked with tireless energy and with all
he had to give and Herzog Is not one who
quits easily, But Buck could see no light
ahead and so he was glad to be relieved.
"Watching Cincinnati
From now' on fans from one section of
America to the other and around the map
will bo foouslng their attention on Cin
cinnati. For there are two things there to watch
the greatest pitcher baseball has ever
known, and one of tho greatest brains In
tho gamo directing his energies 'through a
new channel; and with him the City of
Blighted Hopes. There would be no great
Interest In watching Matty handling some
club far up In tho raco one with a tradl
lion of victory behind It. But to so what
he can do with a club that has gono through
40 years of sorrow and shamea club
where somo of the best havo failed It
another epic.
Beyond the narrow confines of home
town prejudice and partisanship there will
be no other club In the game which so
many million fans will be wishing suc
cess. Pcnn-Jcrscy League -Reorganizes
SOOTH nCTlir.nHDlf, Pa., July 20. The
renn-Jersr League has been reorganised, due
to the withdrawal of the nelvldere nine from
tho league. The Kaston-Phllllpsburg team,
which will assume the Belvldere end of the
schedule and play off postponed games, will
take the standing of the Ilelvldere team In
the league. A. F. Rverett, of Stroudaburg, la
succeeded aa secretary by David Hallock, of
the same placo. O, W. Stiller.- of Washington,
N. J., was elected his assistant. H. O. J, Hell,
of I'hllllpsburg, was elected third vice president.
BTHOUDSnuno. Pa.. July 2. The Strouds
burg naaeball Club has given up, so far aa tha
Penn-Jersey Isgua is concerned. Manager
Flynn has notified President C, If. Mayo, of tho
league, of tho local team's withdrawal.
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