EVENING- LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1916- 10 EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST W, ivw- , - Jj ATIILETICS" LONG LOSING STREAK GAVE YOUNGSTERS CHANCE TOSEEjgLARfflG MISTAKg THERE WERE SEVERAL BRIGHT SPOTS IN WORK OF MACKMEN, DESPITE LONG LOSING STREAK . Brilliant Work of Bush and Myers, Under Heavy Handicap, Proves That Mack Has Foundation for Great Staff TUB foundation of every great tnlt team It tho pitching staff, nnd while the runs throughout the country nro today ImvltiK ft lot of sport at tho expense of the Athletics nnd the sports editors are playing tip the victory over Detroit Which prevented the Athletics from breaking tho American League and possibly a world's record for consecutive defeats, they should not overlook tho fact that through nil tho misfortune that has followed tho Stack men two hurlers have proved thcmsolves stars of tho first water. Wo aro referring to Joo Bush and Elmer Myers, Qamo after gamo was lost when Bush and Myers pitched brilliant ball, but this pair of star pitchers, around whom Mack's now staff will bo built, never quit They worked harder each day, and It was not Myers's fault that It was not ho Who broke tho losing streak the previous 'lav, nnd also It wns not tho fault of Bush that several victories have not been gained within the last three weeks. Tho losing streak of tho Athletics will, to our way of thinking, bo the making of tho pitching staff. This vlowpolnt probably may seem a trillo off color, but wo baso our contention upon tho fact that no pitcher or young ball player ever learned anything when ho was winning. Kxperlenco In baseball Is gained by making mistakes. Tho recruit who sees his mistake and does not repeat It is tho ono who will succeed. Many a "spring bloomer" who burned up tho league for n few months has gone completely to pieces when he started making mis takes becauso success turned his head and ho had como to believe that he was beyond that stage. When. the break went against hltn ho went to pieces, unless he was of unusual caliber and had plenty of nerve Ono might bo Inclined to bcllevo that the Markmcn became so accustomed to making mistakes that they did It naturally during the losing streak, but we Will venture tho opinion that nono of the mistakes were repeated, because the.v wero pointed out to tho youngsters as soon as they were made, and It Is not . Mack's policy to tolorato a ball player, even for a day, who will not profit by mis takes. Inexperience Is the greatest handicap In baseball, and thcro aro at least a thousand littlo mistakes, but few of which are apparent from the stand, that loso games, nnd no doubt some Mackman or othor committed each of tho thou sand; but they will not repeat and remain with tho team. Mjcrs, Bnah and Witt ProTe Gamcncas GETTING back to Bush nnd Myers, nothing but pralso can be cast In their direction. Thoy stood out amid tho wreckage, and so has "Whltey" Witt. We mention this youngstor and overlook a few of tho veterans becauso It was Just such a slump that Mack feared, so far as Witt was concerned. The youngster has played brilliant ball and his batting, especially during tho last two weeks, has been hard and timely. Ho has proved beyond a doubt that he is a real star. It take3 a lion-hearted athlete to stick to tho task as Bush and Myers havo done, and no doubt both wero disgusted moro than once nnd wished they were with nnother team. Wo can recall that early In the season, nftcr Myers had lost several hard-luck games because of miserable support, ho went about telling friends that he was tired pitching his arm oft for such a poor team. Mack finally heard of it. He called Myers to his olllcc and offered to send him to some team with a chance for tho pennant if he was not satisfied. Mack knew what tho fans would say If such an unusual youngster was turned loose, but Connlo will not hae shirkers on his new team and would rather nllow Myers to go elsewhere now than havo the same spirit break up the team when It was beginning to show. Myers had n long talk with Mack and left the office declaring that he was through complaining nnd would pitch his arm off for Mack. This youngster was saved from himself. Bush also was Informed that ho could go elsewhere jf ho desired, but "Bullet Joo" is ono of tho gamest and most loyal men In tho game, and he told Mack that ho was only, too glad to stick with tho ship. Somehow tho tip got around that Bush could havo his release If he wanted It, and several Detroit scribes wrote that Jennings had arranged a deal whereby Bush would be with the Tigers before tho first of August. Mack never took the trouble to deny It, saying It was entirely up to Bush. The Foundation Is There 1UCH Is the spirit of the two men who are to be bulwarks of the new machine. and when tho team Is finally placed nnd tho proper combination found they will prove every bit as powerful as tho famous Plank and Bender combination, which went along year after year, pitching tho Mackmen Into the race. Coombs, Morgan, Krause, Dygert, Henley and others had their winning streaks which helped, but It was Plank and Bender who were the stnndbys, and Bushand Myers will bo tho hend-llners of tho new staff. Yesterday's vlctbry over Detroit was the third won by the Athletics slnco June 26, when Elmer Myers defeated the Bed Sox S to 5, having rclioved Wyckoff, and nil of the games were won by Joo Bush. Bush shut out the Browns on July 11 by tho score of 3 to 0, and on July 20 Joe also blanked Cleveland, 2 to 0. Yesterday the Tigers. tallied one run, it being made after two men had been retired In the ninth, but Jennings's sluggers wore helpless before the blinding speed of this lion-hearted Mackman. Losing streaks of such proportions are more or less of n mystery. They Invariably are due to poor playing, but unless all of the breaks aro against a team It cannot lose so many games In succession, particularly when there Is n lot of natural hitting strength, and with the Mackmen It Is not "a case of "tho worst Is yet to come." We have an Idea the worst has been gone through and the break will bo here soon. Phillies Lose Heart-Breaking Game to Reds YESTERDAY the Phillies got only an even break with tho Beds, despite the fact that seven runs were tallied In the gamo which was lost. After Alex ander had pitched the Phils to a victory In tho first game by shutting out the Beds, the fans hoped for a double triumph which would enable the champions to gain on the Dodgers; but they were doomed to disappointment, because all tho breaks went against Moran's men. Every possible break went to the Beds In the second game. It was one of those contests where the game should have been won several times If the "ifs" had been with the Phils, but each time the break went to tho Beds. It was a heart-breaking game to lose, and was made particularly so by the posting of the Brooklyn-Chicago score Just when the Phils' last rally was choked off. Bender pitched better ball than tho score would Indicate. Tho Beds made a number of hits oft the former Mackman, and many of them were clean cut, but the first five runs tallied were due to Infield hitting nnd a costly mlsplay. Under ordinary conditions Bender would have been scored upon only once in this Inning, but nasty bounding balls could not be handled by the inflelders and started all the trouble. It Is most discouraging for a team In the pennant race to lose a game when tt scores seven runs, and yesterday's defeat may have a bad effect on the cham pions. Two more victories from the Reds would give the champions four out of Ave from-them, and probably would offset the moral effeot of the unfortunate defeat, but one or two more defeats of the same nature would Just about put the 'Phils out of the running. A Youngster Who Passed Up a Great Chance FANS have asked ub often wtfy It Is that no other major league manager but Mack will take youngsters off the lot and give them a chance In the tnajor leagues. The answer to the question la that young ball players will come to Mack, under terms they would not consider from another manager. Mack has never offered a recruit a contract until hefhad seen him work and never has entered into an agreement with a youngster to carry him for a certain length of time; yet for some reason or other they will Join the Athletics. The reason why more youngsters do not get chances with major league clubs Is clearly Illustrated In the case of Howard Lohr, the local boy who Joined Cleveland two weeks ago. Cleveland gave Lohr a contract calling for more money than any recruit or prospect Is worth, and has given him a chance In several Barnes, but the youngster la not satisfied. Xohr la a wonderful prospect, and surely would make good In the major leagues If be would be willing to go to a minor league team for the' remainder of the season; but when Cleveland asked him to go to Portland, guaranteeing him that he would return In the fall, he refused to go. Lohr has declared that ha will ult the team If he is sent to Portland, and Fohl probably will allow him to quit. Here is a lad with a wonderful baseball future before him who Is too obstinate or poorly advised to grasp a great chance. Ha probably will return to the Dela. ware County league and remain there, while managers will continue to Bteer clear of the overly paid independent players of the smaller leagues In and around Philadelphia i KELLY THE VACATION PHOTOGRAPHS ;sr . I ;rIllSil "WI0 ("now HGrAG's amotmbr"! y s " View oF 1H6. .same ggy '' 'x' - place - Herb's 7Hg zZZsfi ,' " A. , , 1 sr TT. 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MAY ASS t jpi W.l JSnPr HW FLANDERS- jli 0d ri y Wmmmmil Krm 1 nALL FOR YOUTH HAS CAUSED MANY PLAYERS TO BE LET OM BEFORE THEIR PRIME IS PA$ But Uncle Robbie Refuses to Heed Summons, tgjj Has Produced winner vvim jiasisiance of Six Supposed "Has-iSeens" HUNGRY FANS WRITE FOR DOPE ON ALL SUBJECTS, BUT NEGLECT TO INCLOSE STAMPS Sports Editor Is Requested to Settle Disputes on Everything From Prize Fights to Sun burn and Other Maladies By KOBERT W. MAXWELL terrible thing to A I jTJL own. especially when It Is weighted down by n Hock of postage stamps. When such a btato of affairs exists, one's con science nssumei a guilty look and one blushes furiously .every time one of Uncle Samuel's steel e n s r a v Ings of Gcorgo Washington, o r Abraham It I n coin, or who ever It is. lloata across one's vi sion One should be careful and avoid this If possible. This was forc ibly brought home to us this morning w h e 11 we gazed upon n stack of unan swered mall R. W MAXWKM. leaning against the side (it our desk The mall had been opened wo are quite curious and tho con tents explored -for postage stamps. The picking had been good and we now blush with shame when we think about It. Once unon a time, when wo were young in the business, we whould open the morn ing's mall and look over the queries; but every time we swiped a stamp wo made a mental reservation that an answer would be sent In a day or so. Of late, however, we havo been disappointed If we failed to find a flock of unused postage and every time we extracted a stamp it was without any reservation whatever. Reform Started We have decided to reform. N'o longer shall we prey upon the letter from the faith ful. After all, what aro stamps to us? We can get all we want through the mys terious influence exerted by our near-working olllce boy. And bo we started In on the pllo of unanswered letters. a. H. D. wants to know who will win the intercollegiate-) this year. This Is easy, but It would have been moro dlfllcult had a reply been sent as soon as the letter ar rived at tho ofllcc. Cornell copped again, old top, and we hope this news will bring you much Joy A gentleman who signs himself "Your admirer from Georgia," writes as follows: "Being a stranger In this city, I found your sporting column to be tho best of nil. Therefore, I would like to know tho box ing clubs that show high-grade bouts and what dates they are open. Also pleaso state whether Freddy Welsh, tho light weight champion. Is a Jew, and did Benny Leonard ever lose to Johnny Dundee?" Thanks awfully for the boost, friend. Only a few of tho boxing clubs are open now, but they have high-class cards, Muggsy Taylor's Broadway A. C. puts on a performance every Monday evening, Adam Jtyan officiates at the Ryan A. C. every Tuesday night and Johnny Burns holds forth at the Cambria A. C, Cambria street and Frankford avenue, every Friday that the weather Is dry and clear. The Olympla A, A. opens on August 28 and the Na tional holds Its first show on August 26. Welsh's Real Name Freddy Welsh Is known In private life as Frederick Hall Thomas, and Is a Welsh man. Ills homo Is In Pontypridd, Wales. Johnny Dundee was given tho newspaper decision over Byiny Leonard when they boxed in New York about a month ago. This was the second meeting between the pair, the first going to Leonard by a big margin. A. Claude Lachman, of East Greenville, Pa also has a question to ask. "We are having an argument on Joe Oescbger, of the Phillies," he writes. "Did he play ball in the minor league In the season of 1916? Inclosed And a stamp for a reply," The stamp Is gone, Claude, but you shall have your answer. Joe Oeschger played with minor-league clubs both In 1915 and 1916. Fat Brennan, of Atlantic City, breaks In with the following, "What Is good for sun burn?" You picked out the wrong department, Patrick, but we will not turn you down. That's the best thing Stay out of tho sun. wo know. Here's nn old one on a postal card: "A says Coombs pitched his first game on July 4, beating Washington by the score of 5 to 0. B snyR Coombs did not pitch hlH first game on that day because he had pitched that Z4-lnnlng game on Decoration Day of that year. Who wins? G. II. T." Coombs's First Gnmc Both of you are wrong. Jack Coombs pitched his first gamo on July 5, 1906, heating Washington by the scoro of 3 to 0 The famous 24-lnnlng battlo was played on September 1 of that year. Coombs pitch ing the full gamo against "Jumbo" Harris. Boston was tho opposing club, and tho Athletics won, 4 to 1. -Harris novcr was any good after tho gruelling contest and soon went out of tho big league. J. G. takes his pen In hand and wants to know It we will print tho schedules of tho American and Xatlon.il Leagues for the remainder of tho season. Wo have tried hard to And space for It, but owing to the shortage of white paper. It can't be done. If .7. G. will kindly send his name and nd drehs, we will gladly ship him tho Informa tion desired. No stamp Is necessary. Wo will start In right now to use up some of that purloined postage. Ratting for the Writer Here's a query from Johnstown, Pa., ad dressed to Chan Rlchter, but as the Writer Is playing golf wo will plnch-hlt for him: "Man on first and third with ono down. Batter hits liner to pitcher who catches ball on the tly. Pitcher throws to third to get runner on double play. Throw goes wild and runner crosses the plate. The man on first, however, failed to return to the base after the catch was made and co'ntlnueif to run the bases. The left-fielder returned the ball to first base and doubled the runner. Does the first run count?" If the man on third touched the base after the ball was caught the run Is allowed, re gardless of what happened to tho player who ran wild on tho bases. The score was made on an error before the last putout was made. TYSON LIFTS MEDAL IN GOLF AT BALA Springhaven Entry Wins Trophy in Fourth Annual Tourney, With Score of 79 t The Sports' Informant A MEDIUM through which sport " ing queries of general interest nro answered by n staff of experts. The answer is arrived nt only after careful consideration and ulibera tion, nnd may bo relied upon as be ing accurate. When a personal re ply is desired, a stamped, addressed envelope must accompany the query. JACK KELLY'S SHELL HITS LOG AND S3IAS1IES ONE OF PANELS DULTJTH, Minn., Aug. 10. Joa Dempsey, Vesper Boat Club coach, has staked his all his pride and reputation on Jack Kelly winning the all-sculling championship this year from Waldo Smith, of New York, and the winner of the association singles. Kelly, rowing on trio course last night, struck a floating log and smashed one of the panels in the bottom of his shell. He used a Duluth boat today, and his craft will be ready for uso again tomorrow. The entire Philadelphia representation were out twice today and finished the last half mile tonight at top speed. POINT BREEZE MOTORDROME TONIGHT :SO TONIGHT International Sextette Race 100 KILOMETKH3 2V& MILES) AJIEBICA TOArjCE ITALY UKLOIUU Carman paced by Hunter Wiley paced by Stein Bedell paced by Senhouse Columbatto paced by St. Yves. Linart paced by Morin Io Event of Bala Bit Baa Tomorrow Nljht. NATIONAL LEAGUIT e.UK PHILLIES v.. CINCINNATI GAME STARTS S:J0 I. U. Best on &! t tilmbcU' and SpaMlnxt Warren A. Tyson, of the SpriiiKliaen Country Club, won the medal for low score In the qualifying round of the fourth annual lnltatlon tournament nt tho Bala Oolf Club jestenlay with n card of 79. tho only scoro under 80. Tyson finished early In the day before a third of tho field of 128 had started, and his score of 79 was the mark at which tho cracks who got away lato In the afternoon had to shoot. This Is only the third time In tho four years that the classic has been a fixture that 80 was broken in tho qualification round, Yeur after year tho leading players of this section stand on tho first tee and decide that tho Bala course Is easy, but somehow or other when their cards nro finally posted their Ideas havo undergone a change. Following Tyson's medal-wlnnlng 79 came the &0 of E. C. Claroy and the 81 of George Hoffncr, both from tho Woodbury Country Club. Gcorgo W. Lindsay, Aronlmlnk; Walter Beynolds, Aronlmlnk, and Price Mc Qulllcn, Philadelphia Country Club, camo next with 82 apiece, while Norman Max well, Aronlmlnk, and Dr. J. I. Hay, White marsh, had 83s. Tyson went out In 41 and returned In 38, and on tho homeward Journey he took three putts on four of tho nlno greens. He was on the 10th in two nnd down In five, on the 11th from the tco nnd took a four and on the 13th In two and again took three putts Look What It's Done to 'Em! I'd bap a Brooklyn Fan and a writer of Free Verse, Bo beware me a vision, . A vision of pink and purple, peer! fringed And slashed with crimson, A vision of a world scries afternoon With bio Pfeffer facing Tex ttussclt, Or Maybe Jlabc Ituth, I don't know which Just vet, Hut it makes no difference nnyway, for Pfeffer will win and the next day Shcrrod Smith will trim Mel Wolfgang Or tlrnic Shore, and hovering over all The manly form of C. llip-Mp I'.bbctts Will emit loud hutins in honor of Brooklyn's first world scries cmmpioitsftlfi, Won in four games out of six. And it isn't the heat That is affecting me, either. BOBO II, AS BELATED before, It would be worth XX the prlco of sevorni world scries games merely to see Colonel C. II. Ebbcts In ac tion with a world's championship outlined against his straining vision. But vthnt we should like to know Is this: Tf Brooklyn wins the game's premier title, ,wlll the Colonel feci that "bnicball Is stilt In Its infancy," or will ho believe that It nt last has reached Its growth and Is out of tho crndle? What Is a Has-Bccn Artie Hofman was considered all In about three years ago. Last year ho was held to have Bllpped oven beyond the strength of the Federal League. Brlofly, he was a Has-Been. Yet. upon being lifted once moro from tho lots, he proves again that tho old batting eye, tho nrm and tho speed vnro Btlll aufTlctent to bold their own. In tho call for youth many a fine hall player hasvbccn cut adrift before his prlmo Is past. Your Undo Bobble, of Brooklyn, Is booming nlong In the lead with six ball players enrolled who were ennned by other clubs In the belief thnt their best days wero over. Where would Brooklyn be todny with out JIarquard, Cheney, Coombs, Meyers. Mowroy and Olson? The East Seizes Upon New Hope With both tennis and golf championships held by Western players, the East today believes tho shift Is due toward the purling Atlantic again In one. If not both, fields. Tho cany victory of the East over the West In tho recent Intcrsectlonal tennis matches, coupled with tho great work of Norrls Williams, has lifted Eastern hope to the pinnacle, for Williams at bis best Is close to unbeatable, and Williams Is p'acttcally at his best today. In tho same way, Eastern golf followers, knowing the strength of Evans. Gardner, Sawyer nnd others, believe that at Merlon, over the faster Eastern greens, tho East will return to Its own, guarded by Travers, Klrkby, Marston, Carter. Anderson, etc. This may bo the Eastern year, but tho By GRANTLAND RICE rnnf Rttll rrtYinlnn Itiat v,. .. 1 Is overwhelmed William F. .Iohn.t '?! rice Mclaughlin, Llndle Murrr ' Evans, Bob Gardner nnd Uta S.,'.. be beaten, which is no part of .V-8 liwl (nh. - -"' w bolted Job. Connie Mack hna found that It ( 1 a bit easier to break losing rccorJ,W a bum ball team than It Is to brtiWi?1 nlng records with a good one. & Just what this discover will t Sf writing Know, r Defeat Records n. L. K. Hero nre the records for J BAn.ifli.n .Infante nn tn ll.t . . ur C 01.......U ....-. , j.u una season! im American Association Louisville iQ rgh-lU0J 180J-M,i CftSV mi'.T SUITS &11:22 rteduced from ISO, 125 and (20 See Our 7 Big Window PETER MORAN & CO. SIrrrhnnt Tailors S. E. COR. NINTH AND ABCn STS. 26, Nntlonat League Pittsburgh: American League Boston 19!) These Jhrco all should be easy inbC tho Mackmen to shoot at before th jlli nvr. ' HJ The Mackmen need only S3 mors t3 iii .it h. ., it...-, w .iiuoi, iiailinglOng riwil nf IIS In.csnn. mniln hint 1" vn.. '"? I Is a cinch if thoro Is any cinch i.lI To tie the record of defeats, hoi? made by Cleveland In 1893 with IJ J? bncks, tho Mackmen must lose ererr rnalnlng gamo. This may be a trie w rnn,l 41.AI.- I.ABt VI..O " Tho Two Main Contenders As between the White Sox and thi 3 Sox the latter have a slight shads lata? Ing, but man for man tho Chicago a&Z tho call. 3. Tho White Sox have a far Btroir.J tack, a better catcher, a better InfliUtS a harder hitting outfield. TjJ Brilliant pitching may pull CtinWi club through, but tho odds belonr thic way, for tho White Sox staff is kS cnoUgh and there nre too many other t3 factors to count In any headlong flnish.,a Revised Again J It's easy enough to be pleasant a When existence moves onward itrncl But the bloke worth while -, Is the one who can smile ' When the pillow is scorching hit ltnl Cleveland can stand tho loss of a f nnnt, but If Ty Cobb beats out Trls Spti tho epidemic of Forest City suicides tj smash nil past records. This Is cm U Cleveland has counted In. j S&pitwy Huipidor by all dealers Dwuh Bros.. 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