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BASEBALL ONE GRAND GAMBLE;
VIRTUALLY ALL MODERN STARS
COST CLUBS LITTLE OR NOTHING
SOMEBODY IS ALWAYS TAKING THE JOY OUT OF LIFE
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even Greatest Players, Originally Secured
as Gifts or for Pittances, Attain Money
Value of Approximately $600,000
"DpULETTE, monte. poker nnd craps aro admittedly regular Barnes of
' , chance, though winning adherents of the great American Indoor pastime
'tomonly known as "draw" allege that It Is an exact science. Baseball
I vio, bo diamond partisans contend, 'is an art or a science, depending upon
point of view, A casual view of the records, however, tends to provo
, Meat fcaseuaU Is the biggest gamble of all games Certainly Its greatest
"rs, almost without exception, wero long shots and obscurities when
Jtfeey started upon careers that have brought fume and fortune to club-
Tmera and nlco fat recompense to themselves.
The eleven great diamond stars of modern times undoubtedly aro or
have been Cobb, Speaker, Wagner, Mathewson, Johnson, Lajolc, Collins,
Jackson, Alexander, Slslcr and Hornsby. l'lvo of these cost absolutely
nothing, while tho remalmlcr, excluding Wagner, represented a total
money Inducement of $1875. Tho entire outllt, therefore, originally reprc
' Minted In financial values th'o sum named, while their total worth at tho
senlth of their playing power rose to tho appalling sum of approximately
9600,000. Hero Is the way tho compuratlvo figures lino up:
Nap Lajole, Walt Johnson, Georgo Slsler, Eddie Collins und Christy
JJathewson didn't cost as much as u shoestring. True, tho veteran Amos
Rusle was sent to tho Cincinnati Hedr, in exchange for Matty, but tho
transaction turned out to be a gold-brick trade. Tho others cost railroad
fare, only. Speaker and Alexander wero the highest-priced stars of tho
galaxy, each compelling big-league adventurers to lay down tho munlllceut
sum of 1500 to see what they held. Ilogers Hornsby represented uu Invest
ment of $350, whllo Connie Mack pulled Joo Jackson out of u South Curollna
mill at a price stated to bo $325. Alex cost tho Phils $500 draft money.
According to report Lajole, Johnson und Hornsby cunio to their respectivo
teams, the Phillies, Senators and Cards, by word-of-mouth tip from friendly
fans wno had seen them perform In tho brush.
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TTONUS WAGNEIt brought almost nothing when ho lighted into
the big ring, being secured ulong with a wholo ballleam, Includ
ing other notables like Hubo Waddell, for $25,000, when Barney Drev
fuss acquired the Loulsvlllo team and transplanted it to Smoke
town,
Cobb Most Valuable Player of All Time
fry. "DASEBALL. authorities differ as to tho relative value of players, but
' none outside of Cap Anson and a few others of a vintage of tho long
ago who have failed to keep paco with tho procession fall to ugree that
Tyrus Raymond Cobb Is the greatest player and attraction tho gamo has
oyer seen. Cobb, who cost $300, admittedly is worth at this time In tlio open
inarket tho sum of $100,000 as baseball values go, which sum Is indeed
email when it Is llgured by tho Detroit management that ho is wurth
.,$350,000 annually. This estimate, no doubt, takes Into effect tho aluo of
tho plant and tho franchise, for both certainly hlngo upon tho gieat
player's performances and personality.
Other player values are about as follows: Speaker was llgured In the
trade which took him from tho Red Sox to tho Indians to bo worth $35,000,
and that figure would seem to represent just about his real baseball vulue.
Christy Mathewson easily was worth a like amount, and also Houus Wag
oner. The Great Dutchman made a mllllonalro out of Barney Dreyfuss,
Plrale mogul, and he has been worth In salary and as a drawing card nnv-
where any sum that any clubowner might liavo been willing to pay him.
Eddie Collins, Grover Alexander, George Slslcr, Walter Johnson, Nap
Lajole and Rogers Hornsby may bo rated as $50,000 talent, though, of
course, the last named has passed from tho big star rating. Hornsby Is
Bald to represent $25,000 more than the sum named In tho estimation of
Magnate Weeghman, tho Cub spendthrift. Joo Jackson was valued at
$30,000 in the trado that sent him frqni the Indians to the Whlto Sox.
And besides those namod many other great players of modern limes
cost virtually nothing, the list Including Connlo Mack's cntlro great world
seating cast. Plank, Mclnnls, Baker, Barry, Bender, Coombs, Strunk aud
ethers cost nothing, while Johnny Evers and Buck Hcrzog wero postage
tamp acquisitions.
rpHAT baseball Is a real gamble presents an interesting reverio
' angle. Fortunes spent for flivvers like Marty O'Toole and Leo
. Magee equally show how uncertain Is the baseball wheel of fortune.
Baseball Chief Item of Interest in Camps
p FTTHE average run of baseball fans, clubowners and managers may feel
- a more than ordinary doubt about tho gamo the coming season, but If
they have occasion to worry It is the army camp bug who Is chiefly involved,
for baseball Is the main item of interest in tho cantonments. And it is not
the local brand, for the camp tam is recognized primarily as an item of
training and recreation. Camp or branch of service rivalry is not sufficient
to. make the soldier boys tako a vital Interest in any branch of camp
athletics.
It Is accounts of big-leaguo games which grip the lads making ready
for the finish stroke against the minions of autocracy. They want to see
what the regular fellers are doing. Here is the way the situation vat
lined out by an army man at a Texas camp:
"We have our own teams and our own leagues in tho army, but they
ate maintained for tho purpose of providing recusation for us. Our real
interest in baseball centers around the pennant races in the National and
American Leagues. Why. you should have seen this bunch down hero
when the world's series was being played last fall. We clean forsrot about
the war to watch the progress of the games. I lost a month's pay on the
Wants."
A captain who was graduated from West Point about ten yearn aco
Id: "This is a pretty serious business wo aro engaged in, and officers and
en alike need all the recreation they can get in order to make the burden
s light as possible, and baseball in all Its phases is tho chief recreation'
The coming season in the major leagues is looked forward to with the
greatest Interest by the men, and while we can't see any of the games we
cart follow the work of the teams through the newspapers. Did you ever
watch a. soldier who haa Just received a newspaper from one of th
lg cities?
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, "TJE DOESN'T even glance at the front page, which contains the
war news. He turns right to the sporting page and Just eats
( up the news of his favorite team."
Zim-Collins Play Rehashed at Training Camp
'ACCORDING to the official dope as it la handed via Mr. Spalding's
f- volume purporting to record special baseball feats, Heino Zim is re-
JMved of the opprobrium of being the goat, the printed word having it that
n had to chase Eddie as best he could because Rarlden was down tho
Hh and out the play. The Giants still are arguing the matter in tho
lobbies and on the lawn at Marlin, and- the subject seems likely to
n unsetted. Judging from the following, from the nimble pen of James
not, the snipper, in tne New York Mall:
Bill himself doesn't know whether he handled the ball or not. Some-
be thinks that ne flia. (Then again he isn't sure.
ube Benton, who started the play, will bet his home that Rarldon
ijfcii't touch the ball, and that he and ZIm were the only ones that did.
"McQraw agrees with Benton. He is sure that Rarlden was not In th
and can't account for his being- down the line so far when Zim began
"The only player who Is never asked about the play Is Zim himself.
tap Fink, the Bronx Bearcat, suggested asking Heinle during an argu-
tne oiner evening, dui was votea jown jn the Interests of law and
though they do not say so openly, the consensus of opinion among the
iseenw m uo mat .ira was me victim or a bad bit of headwork on
IB, Ul.
MjlVERY ONE wants to let Zim forget about the play.
f- never mentioned In hjs presence."
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ANKLE IN LE APINGFROM STANDS
Phils Have Few Pitchers and Former Cub's
Services Were Needed Good News
From Whitted Brightens Camp
By KOBERT W. MAXWELL
LOCAL GUN CLUBS fourth day of the last British VETERAN HURT
AFTER GROUNDS AWIP1 olf championship 1N tennis tilt
M IVIerliurif, Ma., April 4
Till: hospital list in tho Phils' camp
was Increased jestcrday afternoon
when Mike PrendergaBt, the fllngcr from
Clilcago, surahicd hla anklo In an cffoit
'to jump from tho grand t,tand to the
'giuuti'l. Mike was ill good Jumping form
and had lots of technique, but a slippery
step cauted by some loose Ico cream
caused him to make a mess pt It. lie
i landed on tho bide of his fool aim imipcu
to the clubhouse, where he was attended
by Mike Dee tho busy trainer.
At this writing an injury to the pitch
ing (,taff cannot be considered In the
llRht of it Joke. In ull 1'at Moran has
only t-eeu hurlers on tho Mart, and each
'Is needed In tho dally workouts. Prcn
.doigast was depended upon to twirl soma
"f the practice games and suli in the
outfield, and his busted anklo has caused
. tlio manager to 'liange his plans. Mike
I probably will be ready for action on
Saturday.
Wliitted Signs
There was a report last Highly that
George "Whitted had feigned his 191S
contract and toon would Join the rhlla
In St 1'ctc No one could erlfy It, and
I'at Moran Mild he had jcceled no word
from the olllce In Flilladelplilu. now
ter, a wlro from Durham, N. C, stated
llliat Whitted had mailed in Ills signed
I contract.
1 "I hope that the report Is I rue," said
I'at today. "Whitted Is needed In tho
I outfield and ho can't report here too
quickly to suit me. (Jeorge Is a smart
ball player and 1 think well of his abil
ity. I am only horry ho lias not been
don here for u couple of weeks to get
Into shape."
According to developments yesterday
und totfay the Phils Imio not Blen up
hope of tecuriiig Cy William tills sea-i
son. Moran is fcaIHB notlitns?, nui is
KcepliiB a close watch on all of tlio
trains and seems disappointed when tlio
lanky athlete falls to appear. It la 1)
lievuel that t-'y Is wIIIIub to reconsider
his decision to quit tho gamo and will
tako one more fling at It
Independents and Whites
Using Phi la. Eledric's
Traps Temporarily
OTHER GUNNING GOSSIP
Philadelphia gunnrs feel tho need of
a public shooting grounds. Three well
know local clubs, because of their being
no suitablo place around tottii which
could be leased for such purposes, lmo
been forced to stage their matches at a
suburban club. So far as It can be as
certained, piogrammlng I lie target
matches at thn out-of-town club Is only
temporary.
The S. S Whites, Independents and
tlio Meadow Springs clubs aro the trio
of organizations that liae been forced
to get outside grounds for the gunning
sport. The first two mentioned clubs,
up till a month ago. staged target com
petition at Holmesburg Junction, which
was quite a ride from trie central part
of the city. Failure to get another lease
on the grounds, or some other leason,
prompted the Whites and Independents
to get a more desirable location. While
TV". Robinson, secretary of both clubs, is
looking for new grounds, the S. S.
Whites and the Independent gunners
were given the privilege of using the
Philadelphia Electric grounds at High
land Park
Another club that is using the w Ir
meu'u traps Is the Meadow Springs.
This club formerly held its tests at
Springfield, en tho Media short line.
Under the present conditions, w 1th
four clubs, Including the wlremen, hold
ing eenls oer the Highland Park
grounds, it has been urianged that the
Electrics conduct shoots on tlio first Sat
urday of the mouth, tho Independents
the second, the Whites the third and
the Meadow Springs on the fourth Sat
urday. GUNNING NOTES
Two reiditered target tournament will In
held In this city this suinrar Both th
S. 8. Whiten and the Independents hae
tlated blc-tlme etcnts. ,
Klndlz. or the One-Thirty Club. 1b altr a
new run. It is said Tred blear, the popular
Colllngawood. N. J , professional bhot. la
eelecllnc the weapon for the I'hllly man.
Tho tie In the Trapsliootem" League he
tiveen Wilmington and Weil Chester for tho
championship will he decided tn a special
ehoot in the near future tn Peimsyhanla
Ulther the Lantdale or tlw S S. White's
grounds will likely be the scene of tho
shoot-off battle
Secretary Walter Ollbert has a target
rhoot listed for Saturday at the popular
lieileman .Sportsmen's Association t Pen
sauktn. II. h. Welles, a New Tori: professional
gunner, has been ahoMlng here of late In
local tests Welles, to say the least. Is a
gunner who bass his Inanimate birds with
an average of ST per cent
"Stony" MiLtnn formerly sporting writer
rt tlilu ritv 14 uKlnv the target cun with con
siderable skill these dass At Wilmington
last Saturday '"Stony" stored forty-two out
of fifty.
This citj's trapshootlng brigade. Including
two women .nrs. w. u mnaig ana Airs. it.
Miller are looklnr thlncs oer at Lake-
wood With twenty or forty Quaker City
marksmen m Jersey, aurnre it to say mat
some of me prizes snouia nitier to j'niny.
NORMAN ROSS FAILS
TO QUALIFY IN SWIM
PROVES FATAL TO AMERICANS
MkcFarlane, Later Killed in France, in De
feating Evans Plays Unbeatable Game.
Physical Strain Tells on Weber
By CHARLES (Chick) liVANS. JR.
Alexander Sprains Ankle
but Pluekily Continues
Play With Partner
MAV COST HIM TITLE
rnilU fourth da of the last Brltlth
L amateur tournament was biilliaut
aud warm hot. etcii, In Hit American
sense. Tho Ilrltlsh grass necr looked
greener, there wero flowers in eery
dooryard and garden and the waters
of the Channel 6parklcd In the sunshine
Weber and I were to met two flrbt-
class players; my opponent was C 13.
MaeFarlane, a brilliant Scottish Interna.
tioiidllst, aud Harold's, Captain Cecel K
llulchlson. a piajer of fine icputatlon
and much experience: file jears before
ho had been tlrullst In the British ama
teur at Mulrneld
Strain Too Much for Weber
By this time the tournament was be
ginning to tell cruelly upon Weber. Al
ways of frail physique, his strength was
failing it has happened in almost every
tournament In which he has played. In
consequence, his game was not up to
the high standard he hatd maintained
through the three nre lous rounds
Weber topped Ills first tee shots, and tlio
bad start affected his whole atter-game.
All the while Captain Hutchison was
placing cry well, and th match ended
with a fi-aud-l victory for hl.n His
record In this tournament, plasing as he
did under the disadvantage of a foreign
course, was er creditable, and count
ing strictb by time he was really the
last American In the Hiltlsh amateur
of 1911
Just ten or fllteen minutes betore Ills
match ended I had been defeated by
C H MatFdilane, who his since died
on the fighting line In Erance. For the
Hrst nine holes of that match MaeFar
lane. plajed the most remarkable golf
I hae i:er seen. At that time, tif
course, I was sorry to lose, but I can
take off my hat cheerfully to that sort
of golf any time I see it, and 1 hae
been prouder of that defeat than of
many u ictor. My own game was
ste.iclll good until the cud. and the
end waH a 4-and-:! defeat for me.
First Nine Holes in .'ll
In all the jcars that the masters of
tho game hao been plajlng oter the
Itoyal St. Georgo not one of them lias
eer equaled the scoro for tho first nine
holes made on that beautiful May day
by - B. MacFailane. When the news
that ho had made tln last sacrifice for
tountry ranched me I was glad to re
member that lie had plajed the mar
velous round against mo at Fondwlch.
To achieve such golf Is unalloyed bliss
to I ho golfei, and 1 could not find ll
In my heart to grudge him ono moment
of his enjos'inent.
He began our match by winning the
first hole in tluee, making him 1 up at
the rtart, although my I was good golf
He and I both had a bad hole at tho
fourth, which we halved In 6; It was
his only bad hole, and when we con
sider that with a G on that hole he mad.
the nine In 31 we mav hae an Idea of
what that score meant In match play.
If there ever was an Inspired putter It
was MaeFarlane on the 21st day of May,
1014 All his Iron shots were good. He
could hole from any place, and a '."
yard putt on the seventh seemed merelv
an Incident of the game 'Hie whole
was a wonderful exhibition ind I neer
expert to see Us like again
(Jieat of GolT
I haio gained a ceitaln sort of fame
for bringing out the best of my op
ponents, au I tecall oer years of ex
perience only one or twu occasions on
which mj successful opponents tailed to
play good gOlf, but this was the greatest
golf I wab fer up against
Along the gteeu hedges as wo lode
home that sunny afternoon were big
white posters btaitng In enormous It
teis the legend, UX1T AMERICA.
Wo weio indetd out of it. but speak
ing for the last two American?, we had
enjojed eery hour of our stay In Kent,
and een In our defeat wc were happj'
anil glad.
New orl, April i
Frederick B Alexander, tho former
Internationalist, displayed the brand of
grit which characterizes champions In
tho national indoor tennis championship
In tho Seventh Ileglment Armory jes
tcrday afternoon. Suffering from a
wrenched ankle, which caused him ex
treme pain and made him limp percept
'bly, lie battled on until he and Dr.
William Hoeiibauin. with whom lie was
paired In the doubles, defeated W. ,1
Uallon and II B. Gatcomb, S-6, 3-6, 6-3.
When tho last point had been tallied
Alexander was scarcelj able to walk oft
the lloor. "I wrenched my anklo and
it leels an If It were spraiiifd," lii said
' I am going to hae it attended to
immediate! " After lecelvlng first aid
in his dressing room he left tho build
ing to consult a physician.
The iniuiv is likely to cost him two
titles. He was going along at his best,
nnd with Doctor Hosenbaum seemed to
clouted the ball In mldseason form It.
also flejded his position well, but favored
ins inrowing arm ueiore me club etartl
north next Monday ho should be In first-
ciass snape.
With Stock back on the Job and WhlU
ted on his way, accotdlng to reports, th
Phils do not look so bad for the opening
of the season. All that in needed now Is
a pair of good pitchers to relieve thi
Setcrans and Pat Moran will 6au
tluough the season In the first division
Nothing has been heard from N'lv,n
and if he doe.i not communicate wii 1
Moran before the end of the week he" J
prouaoiy win oe piaceu on the market 1
and sent to another club. Bert has bejti m
"nititu . imr uumiuui- nna l'resldftii
Slock in Condition
Milton Stock looks sin If ho lias been
training ever rIiico the beason closed
last uc'ober. The llttlo third baseman
stepped into the game jesterday and
Baker feels that he has done Ids part
No Sympathy
The president of the Phils cannot be
censured for his attitude this vear t.
stead of bllclng salaries he maintained
the bumo standard as last year and In
creased the pay of three of the plaera
For the first time In baseball history
the holdouts deserve no sympathy for
their attitude.
Yesterday's gamo -was a real ok.. hm
tho players put In a hard afternoon'!
work. They ran tho bases and scored
runs until they wero too tired to move
In one of the later innings when thi
sun was baking the diamond and high
school kid pitching, Cravath, Ludertn
and Meusel struck out In succession
thus giving tho natives something fj
talk about this summer.
Eddie Burns Hero
i:ddle Burns wai tho hero of the aft
ernoon. Ho caught foi the high school
nine and scored tho only run Uddlt
learned the hiliool elt and wore a
school hag which contained his arlfh.
metlc and geography in tho eighth
vv hen lie reached first on u single he stole
second and then stolo the ball , The
theft was not discovered until Milton
Stock looked Into his bchool bag and
halted him al third. Then McKenty
obliged w'ith a wild pitch and a white,
wash was averted
The janlgans and regulars play today,
Tho game was scheduled for tomorrow,
but there will bo a big paiade on that
day, and as parades are not as common
as baseball tho grand old national gams
was sidetracked Tlio last gamo will be
played on Saturday.
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SEIBOLD'STEAM
WINS ANOTHER GAME
Led by Former Athletic Twirl
er, Company I Defeats
Company K, 18-3
TO PLAY FOR THE TITLE
Camp Meade, April 1 The Loop Sta
tion Field was tho Eceno of another one
sided batting bee esterday. Company
L trouncing Company K by the over
whelming score of IS to 3 In tho semi
final game for the championship of tho
Third Battalion
Tllft tltfn nnr) Kf-1irtlllA am .r fir
have the doubles honors at his mercy. I ranged that the winners tn each of the
as well as having an excellent chanct
for the singles title Between him and
thn slng's crown stood only William T
Tllden, .. of Philadelphia , Lieutenant
King Smith and S Howard Voshell As
oshcll, who Is a lieutenant at the
Princeton aviation school, Is not In his
three battalions of Philadelphia's own
315th will competo in a series and tho
winner will in turn compete with tho
winner of the other regiments for tho
championship of the camp
This arrangement will, of course, take
sfdeUl'oVcHs tlme' and 6 final game may not
for premier lienors ! hoys ore caring little where the deciding
Tllden. who reached the semifinals at
tho expense of Harold Taylor on Mon
day, advanced to the doubles yesterday
Wlth Cecil Donaldson, tho Bay RIdgo
schoolboy, as a partner, he defeated Mien
Bthr and incent Richards In the sec
ond round, 3-6, C-3, 6-2
DOUBLES
ritst round C. A Anderson nd Charles
(.numbers won from O. o Grenz and
partner bv default, b. rt. McAllister and H.
S liounian won from M IvkMm .i c V.
Tavlor b default "" "' "'
Second round Cetll Donaldson and Yv ,l
Hani 1 TIMen. 2d. defeated Al!n Blir and
Vincent Hichards, 3-l h-3. 0-2, Frederick "b
Alexander and rr Wllliani noenbaum del
J 3 3 0 il3 aatcomS.
DIAUUm
Ihlrd round Frdrli-I- R ai.v, .,.
reated Dr William nosenhaum. fl-8. H.n 6.1 "
Lieutenant Kins Smith dfeated H I ni
";-. : "njjara vospf deflated
I Manchester. C-3. 7-3. .:
bWslR belns turned dOTrn seyert times for physical unfitness, Edson
lsV, on ot tho gamest football players that ever upheld Nebraska Unl-
ft and one of the most perfect physical epeclmens In the game, is
the verdict of draft officials, hie last hope of getting Into the army.
wring anavr iriea to ennst in the Nebraska Guard, but "football
mmii bis (-ejection. Then he tried the reserve officers' camp and
iMWVttM rmy, with tbe same result.
tltrtry that bad kneea should hot Interfere with hie eiflrlency
Cfbter, h tried th, aviation, section, but waa rejected on account
am fct tett him out of the gas-engine section the
C.rmt I.akeH. Ill . Anrll 4 The Great
Lakes training Btatlon tops the A. A U.
swimming record today with ten points.
Perry McGlillray. of the Jackles, won
the fifty-yard event In the Illinois. Ath-
letto Club pool in Zi 4-5 seconds last
night.
Norman Ross, of San Francisco, failed
to qualify for the race McGilllvray
set a new mark In the ICO-jard breast
stroke at Detroit last Saturday
COWLEIWUISKE FIGHT
FOR THURSDAY IS OFF
Minneapolis, April The Tom Cow-ler-Bllly
Mlske match, scheduled for
Thursday, was canceled today. Covvler
is HI.
Cuban Racing Profits
Will Amount to $200,000
Horsemen who hats Just relumed from
Cuba ur that the lone winter mert'nc
at Curler Drown' ll'vana race trark
will net about S20O.0O0. Tbe attend
ance haa been larcrr than In former
years. In spite of the limited numbe
of tourists anil the opposition at New
Orleans and Hot Sprints. The Cubafi
hairs become deenlr Interested In ratine
and breeding-. Ther also bare learned
the latrlcMtea of rate track betting.
Curler Brown has nude lone flint for
reeecnhlon In Havana and nnallr la on
eaar street.
LENA BLACKBURN SEEMS SURE
TO DELIVER GOODS THIS YEAR
Burns Up Scenery Around
Second at Reds' Train-:
ing Camp and Gets Big
Hand
((T E.VA ' BLACKBURN', one of the
XJ real Klnnegans of baseball, is an
other who is staging a comeback this
ear and like Smoky Joe Wood already
has established himself as n winner at
tho Job, at least In tlfe Training Camp
League. Blackburn's latest opportunity
to come to Is In the ranks of Christy
Mathewson's Cincinnati Reds and glow
ing accounts of his performances around
the keystone sack are coming from the
Cincinnati training quarters at Mont
gomery. Blackburn, whote front name is Rus
sell, is a player who Is off again, on
again and gone again with amazing reg
ularity. As Toronto Innelder he hit only
.266 In 154 games last season, but his
wonderful fielding again brought him
back to fast company and a number
of big league teams have tried to get
hold of him by trade or otherwise He
has been a big shine always In the
minors, but he blew out a tire or threw
a shoe or something in his tryout with
the White Sox In 1915.
Great Help to Lajole
Last season the work of the myste
rious player brought him more than
usual attention from those who knew
what was what In the work of the
Toronto team when under the manage
ment of Larry Lajole it won a pennant.
' was stated that Blackburn as field
captain furnished that pep and punch
that the big Frenchman never did have,
and he received much of the credit for
the team's big year by home and circuit
fans.
Besides acting In the capacity stated
with such eclat. Blackburn led both
hortstopy and third basemen of that
circuit In Melding One young gentle
man playing In one-third as many games
t)t third had a slight marten over
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Notes of the Howlers
game will be played, as they are conn"
dent that Selbold & Co. bpells victory on
French or even German soil, as It liar
In the last eight games ot Camp Meade
Company L drew first blood in the
second inning when after Barnltz re
fused to bite at four wide ones Mc.
Monagle singled to left Selbold's fier
ticket to first filled the sacks Halm
then delivered a timely two-base walloj
to right, dealing the bases
Company K got to McMonaglo for om
run In the fourth and two ill the fifth
inning, the game being at this point very
close and exciting, the score standing 4
to 3 In L's favor
Selbold went on the slab In the elxth
Inning, with MoMonagie on tho recelvln
end, and Selbold electrified tho 4000
spectators by his terrific bpeed and the
way he fooled tlio K boys In mixing a
slow teaser villi a tcrrllle curvo that
Babe Ruth Starts Season
With Two Home-Run Drives
Ilube Ruth, the heftl-ldtting pitcher
In the binlnex, N startlnc the Kawin
fairly well for mere pitcher. In the
flMt evhlliltlon came In which he took
part ut Hot hprlno he wn able to ttt
Ittle off tni Ilrookljn pitchers, eiceot
Ine tuo home runs.
held the K boys hltless during the rest
of tlio game.
Captain Selbold made It clesr that
the scheduled games will not interfere
with his recent challenge ot any team
ttuly representative of any one com
pany. The score:
link, ir.
n-.ltz. kS.
MrVIonasle, p.,
Selbold. 2b, p...
H.iiin.
I.eFetre. 3I. .. .
Ultrliner. cf,
COMPANY L
A. II. K. II. O.
s
4
... 5
4
Iln Ilree. lh 3
Ituderlik. rf 1
voirei. ir 4
Oil
4 2 1
4 2
2 3 2
2 2 4
1 1 2
1 2 1
2 2 11) 0 0
0 O O 0 0
2 110 0
A. t.
0 ft
3 0
1 1
S A
1 0
1 0
A 0
lotals 41 18 10 27 11 1
COMPANY K
A.1I. K. II. O. ,.E.
Urrloslsv. If.
O'loole, (.. .
Illjlr. r. .
Mohller. cf. .
l.JOM, lb.
( lark. p.. rf.
Sulthi, rf., p.
Inlti. 2I. .
Mullln. 3b. .
totals
Companv I,
Lompjii K
14 0 3
I l l n
14 2 1
13 0 0
II 11 1 0
1 2 5 1
l n n o
1 o l n
o s 6 S
3J 3
7 27 11 7
u. n.h.
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0001200 003 71
PITCHER DELL ALDERMAN
BELIEVED A WAR VICTIM
Pittsburgh, April 4 Officials of the
Pittsburgli Baseball Club yesterday ex
pressed the belief that the Dell Alder
man, reported recentl by General Per
bhlug as killed In action In France, was
the former Pirate pitcher. If so, he Is
the first professional baseball plaer to
lay down his life for his country.
I.lbert) Itcll. after lini,.. .. A.. ., I
Plonshlps and holdlna the lead up till liit
nltht in the Philadelphia Leine wai alien
ths worst Mt-bael: it eier ran Into when
'"" ,T ivuniii jianroaa tcni took six
stralsht meti three of the resrular series
W!D .rescent and three nostnonej cameo
with .Mflroie whll Llbertv Brll went doin I
lo dcleat at thft hand r,f th HI!. .;.-".. !
Melton aie a fine exhibition of topplins
the maples hen it aieraaed 2925 plna tor
TrI'i,Sam?.' or a,n !",' Waal same score of
073 pin Carey olck and Guest belne the
Snr Sya'i'AlS.n1119 n'Bht-tossmc team for
2S0 215 and 220 and Guest not only ran
HP. huh w.oiea of 24 and 21(1 but also vvaa
tfUh three-same scorer with 660 pins.
rtniiijlianla Kuilroad team In Its first
series with Crescent totaled 1)74 In the f rat
game, comlns back stronger In the second
ttnha?seltt,VS?0.,he!L!lr " '" ?h
l'railer. Flood and Zler were out for high
bowltna- scores, nnd from their scoring in
the flrst series with Crescent were very suc
cessful. Frazlar began with 211 and amid
appjauaa in the second ran un 2011 and In his
,?.'!, rSJ,' a5aln t0!"d ,hem 'or 178, totaling
??' tK1?2d al80,?f f 'o g good start with
103. In the. neit time up he outrolled Fra"
sler by 18 pins, scoring- 238. and on hla
?onrM 2$". &J!F2L"!! 'h'm aaah,''
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team, also had a score of 201
on ths
RUSSELL BLACKBURNE
him. but traveling at a .969 clip In 101
games gave him a clear title to best
f.eldtng regular. At short his figure was
.967.
Blackburn was an Idol ot the fans In
the American Association when he
played with Milwaukee, und every team
iu that circuit would like to get hands
on him. That they will not havo this
chance for some months Is the predic
tion of Red training camp scribes, who
go further and allege that any other big
league team would have to put over a
fancy transaction to Induce Christy to
surrender title to him.
Palmyra, N. X, will be Interested In
hearing of the fine prospects cf "Lena"
this year. Blackburne halls from that
burg and before breaking Into profes
sional baseball waa a shark both on the
diamond and basketball floor at that
place and other nearby spots.
r,JSVttou m,de .'.t .? eln-un Wth th
Phillies, copping all three. E. K M i2a
the high, scorra with three the douki.
counts. 211.' 212 and 21S. Dugan anothir
SOWnTiOl!'0 hi10 "N "".-ndnoie
ri0,!lnE the maples for double eenturlel easily"
rVinrl the r1ff on th Tar.avlt.. i "n.y
233. Wells. 208. and McLachla'n. 203.
PennajlianU Italu-oad team In Ita i..j
series with Melrose outroll.d it from t,,ry
nngle. running; ud a score of 027 In thi
Hrst game. b07 In the second and In th
sat the hlah score of lOdl pins, or a total
of 2835. .Krazler again acorid two douwll
stae"4joTlQO,lJilh,a -2i- '""".
Marrland Gas. In Ita series with Aetna,
of the Insurance League, played Into a tie
tn ita first game, but on the relln P Aetna
won out. Dartley tallied 200 In his nn.l
game Rooater took two from the Fldillty
Caa Company, Trans Mutual and Travelers
aiso Piayea ne in ineir nrst -game, but on
the rojl-orf Trans Mutual won out, which
enabled It to raak a clean sweep of the
Wholesale and Contract, In the Straw
lability Fiist
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