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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY. xVPRIL G, 1918
JOmLl'S LIVES HAVE HAD ROUGH GOING WITH SO MANY OTHERS DYING IN THE MEANWHm
SECOND BASE MATERIAL SCARCE
IN BIG LEAGUES THIS SEASON;
BOTH HOME TEAMS IN DISTRESS
Cohnie and Pat Have Ordinary Minor League
Shortstops Apparently Slated for Key
stone Job Collins and Herzog Stars
frniB "Initial sack"-Is well named. In fact. It Is correctly labeled, as alio
- la tho "hot corner." But tliero Is no more appropriate description of a.
ro!n of play In baseball than tho "keystone tag." Tho secohd station is
the pivotal point of Infield activities and tho storm center of double plaja.
and tho way tho Job Is handled at that point determines aa a rulo tho
force and effect of lnlleld paetlmln?. With every other point In lha Inner
works well bolstered, a feeble guardian of tho second station putH tvorythlng
wp In tho air.
A glance at thu dope shows that thero -is 1 11 be few hlsli-cIaAei second
taso performers In tho majors tho comlnu season. Thoro will bo few
chances, but last season's crop wab poor and the few new men coming up
for trial do not appear to have big league mailings. The two home teams
In particular are starting with experiments that do not look to have any
thing upon which to warrant hope of big league success.
With Nlehoff gone, Pat Moran litis ."nooks McGaffigan slated to take
tho holdout's position In the line-up. McGnlllgan usb u shortstop last jcar
with Rlchmond.ln the International, who fielded .!M0 and lilt .IC3. Ntohoff
batted .Ii., a bitter comparative mark, and fielded live points better; but
tho comparison Is, of course, dllllcuU, Inasmuch us McGa!gai played ut n.
different spot and in addition thero nevr Is any tolling what a recruit
will do. Shannon, Connie's .entry to buccccd Orover and also u. shortstop
last yeur, hit .250 with Baltimore and was way down In fielding with an
avorago of .913. Grovor hit slightly under Shannon's mark in fast com
pany and was far ahead us u fielder, with an average of .350.
McGafltgan was a nifty man on the paths with twenty-six stolen bass.,
while tho best Shannon could do In tho same circuit was live. Grover
turned In a card showing tnoro than twico us many us Shannon, twelve,
Tho second baso problem teems to bo tho most potent one with both homo
teams, viewed from tho present angle.
m
rpiJDRE will bo only two other big li-aguu newcomers to get
-- second baso tryouts, both of whom will have tho advantago of
previous tries and line years In tho minora In 1917. These aro
Russell Blackburno, with the Clnnlnnutl Hods', and Olllo G'Maru,
with Brooklyn.
Collins and Herzog Stand Out in tin: Two Leagues
TTirtOM a class standpoint one plajer stands out In each circuit. Eddie
- Collins Is far ahead of tho field In the Ban Johnson circuit, oven further
than Buck Herzog Is in tho older organization. Collins led the company
In his Ieaguo In all points of play, cupping his work with a hero perform
Tonce In the world's series, and Kddle ts bound to be as good as gold again
this year Derrlll Pratt, In new scenery. Is tho only plajer with a chancu
for respectable runner-up honors.
The entire remainder of tho American League outfit 1 dectdedty ordi
nary, Wumbsganss being tho ncaiest approach to a real t,econd-r.acUcr.
Two changes aro to be noticed in this circuit. Joo Gcdcon went from tho
Tanks to tho Browns, while Davo Shean was parsed by Cincinnati throuch
the waiver Into tho American In order to give tho Bed Sox at least a tech
nical claim on a second basoinon. Gcdcon hit only .139 last ear and Shcnn
fcarejy got over tho .'J00 figure with ,S10. Gcdcon. however. fielded finely
in tho few games played at this bag.
In tho National Larry Doyle should easily stack up ntxt to Hcmoc
Jjfirry both outtlelded and outhlt the scrappy Marylunder lait tcqton. but
tho personality stuff pushes Herzog uhend of the amiable Irishman in
popular and club estimation. Nlcholf will have to beat Al Iiael out of
tho berth cut out for him tho coming tcuson and the former Phil certainly
has the call In one respect. He Is a much better hitter. Bethel's, fielding
record Is considerably higher, however. This situation ought to rnako u
nifty and Interesting battlo for tho Keystono position In the Card llno-up.
The avrago hitting capacity of each league Is about .1N8, with tho
National having a slight margin as a result of O'Maru swatting .300 la
the Southern last Mason. Hddlo Collins Is tho next eocond-sackor In hit
ting, with a low mark for him of .'.'09. Pltlcr, of tho Pirates, had tho best
i fielding averago In tho National last .season with .SCO.
THK following table shows tho records lout beacon in hitting and
fielding of those scheduled to do tho big league lioystonlug tho
coming year:
THE CONVALESCENT
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Of- him .uocior ,.
MxJ KrJOoJ HE ISN T
05ED TO EXCITCmen
NATIONAL LIJAOUC
Hltns.P'ldlnw.
.963 Kerzos (Boston) 235 .9iS
.959 Loyls f.N'ew York) 1161 .06 i
.90.' Nle-hoff (Ht, Louis) 26S .IMS
.9$: L'etzol (St. Louts) 317 .963
.901 Pltler iPlmburgh) S33 .960
.958 Kllduff (fhlciiro) 257 )65
.961 McGatltgan iPhlla.) 360 .30
.91$ Blackburno (Cln.) l'6i) 963
O'Mara (Brooklyn) f06 (S
AMERICAN LEAGUL'
IIIttlne.lHdlng.
Collins (Chicago) 389
Pratt (New York) 31"
WambrgansB (Cleveland). ..'60
Gedeon (St. Louis) 339
oran (Washington) 26'i
Young, (Detroit) 331
Shean (Boston) 310
Shannon '(Athletics) ISO
Bomb-Throwing Is Some Joyous Sport
A CANADIAN bomb hurler declares tlrat the game of heaving trn. heavy
pill Is tjulte a Joyous affair. There la a lot of "urgo" or, tomcthlng
similar to It. It carries a thrill, and from what the party has to Mate tho
Impression Is certain that the- said thrill Is largely affected by tho e!zu of
the Teutonic audience into which It is Introduced. The "senso of personal
contact" Is the way tho main charm of tho operation Is described.
"Bombing Is tho most 'uujoyablo' form of all fighting. It gives a seriso
et personal contact with tho enemy that Is lacking in cither rifle shooting,
Artillery or bayonet work. You follow, mentally, tho grenade us it leaves
your hand and visualize tho way it lands umid a lot of tho bodies and
know that It delivers. You always get several men Instead of Just one
and you aro near enough to where it lands to almost feel tho destruction
It causes.
"Owing to tho fact that most throws arc made from a trench whoso
top Is two feet or more over a grenadier's head, tho heave has to have a
high trajectory to get tho desired distance of twenty yards or to. Only a
body swing will get the bomb, which weighs eight and one-half ounces,
Into tho opposing trenches. Spread jour feet threo feet apart and keep
them both on tho ground while you ball the bomb over to Fritz, and don't
be afraid to get too close to tho ground with your throwing hand." Early
days at practice develop more core muscles than any other form of exer
cise, but It soon wears off and the work becomes a pleasure.
THE adeptness, of Canadians in grenade healng Is attributed to
their baseball training. The sturdy wing, trained eye and gen
eral throwing power developed by baseball mako tho American
national sport tho very best for producing bomber.
that
Bescher OTered an "Insulting" Salary
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AFTER THREE WEEKS OF WORK
AT ST. PETE TRAINING BASE
PHILS READY FOR JAUNT NOM
Moramnen's Farewell to Florida Camp tyif
Be Two; Strenuous bessions. Today Star
.Barnstorming monuay omits uutneid
lly ItOUEKT V. MAXWELL,
l'tternlturit, rl April C,
THIrf was get-away day at Coffco Pot
Park, and tho uthletcs put In omc
lianl licks before starting on tho journey
In tlio general direction of the North
Polf A torrid practice was held this
morning mid in tho afternoon a fuss be
teen the Regulars and the Goofs was
on the program. Tomorrow tho Phils
will devote the entire day to bathing and
fishing and Monday morning the trip
will begin.
After threo weeks In this wonderful
training resort Pat Sloran and his men
aro In fighting trim to meet alt comers.
Prom u gang of graceful section nanus
the players hae been molded into a big
Irague ball club, and the series with
Wjrhlngton and tho Athletics are looked
upon as mere practice gallops. TJie
Phils uro conll'ifni oi gruDDins irom
otli clubs.
Camp More Cheerful
Tho Male of Mciioie ana Mnui o. rosillol, ln rieilt ,.,,, M,,,.., ..: ;
tWhlttfd mado things look niore rpv , d hl(. . '"? 1$
lias drcldrU to null baseball and th
c.igo elub must como acroes wm !
t'lujet vi nuiiiv VMII lor uoue FtlVfT
Moran needs pitchers and the clunci
arc lie 'will lnld up Weeghnian forJ
of thoto things of tho left-handed J
rloty. Nothing has been done a ,?
hut negotiations will be opened S
.Manager Pat looks over the llctpfpffl
crs from tho Windy City a
Xo Place for Lai jj
The Phils now look like a real U
club. The "pony lnlleld," which tonti
of Stock. Bancroft, McGafllgan and-u:
o I p 'i i j Venrce ft.'
Philadelphia boy. t- tilling in ant.ii,.-
man. Lul, the C'liintso student, protak!.
will bo tent homo HB
Tho signing of Whltte-d has cavw
Moran to make another khlft in then?
Hold. Cravath has been eent to M. ;$
eu of denarture.
Nlnh'ff has j,lr.1;,
.any
up and Fltzgorald will tit In &
of tho regulars get bur' i
Catching Slaff Strong
nti thi
! I iUmi It. fl.n klilA nf tlin ThllM
' t tu. t .. ,.i n A.if fi.iit lurlfftpfl on
holding out, no matter what kind of a
contract he received. It is eald that
ho was tiot cry keen tor tho tpring
training Jaunt and liked to May away
as long us ponlblo. Now that he haj
been shunted to at. Louis it Is up to
him cither to report or quit tho gamo
Moran Is douo fooling with him.
iviiitfprt. too. alwavf is reluctant to
Flgn until the tram starts for the North. young for fast company, and via U
Oawgo ts a tjpltal holdout, who likes tent to a minor league club for moree.
to arguo tno caiary question ukwilt no i,tij-m-v.
hasi chanco to win or not. Ho Is I "McKcnty looks like u promtafer
needfd on tho club, however, and hl3 1 voting p tcher." nald Moran today ui
Idiosyncrasies, or sometiung hko mat, ir no Aants to piay uall I will berlutf
aro iuitr.tn.vi. no ii juiu ihu uuu lkiiii nun lu cv l,ail(lon, rlO tlaS QOri
at uoiumuia, n. i... nexi luctuay. no some gooa wonc, anu will bo ready f
.UK ho la ill UOOd thane. Wh Oh means I lli hi? Ir:ii?lm nftrr mm u,... u i. ..?
r i, v i, . . , .. ., . -.vn la m
Thf catching , end, with Adams, Ba-a
airl Dllthncffr Is well taken creof,b5
more pitchers aro needed to fill out ttf
hurling staff. Mayor, Ocechfer, Then
and Prendcrgast are In thape, but Hun
tlon. Woodward nnd JIcKcntv ar f-
t PLAN BIG YEAR,
Manager Truit, of Straw
bridge, Signs Many
New Players
OPEN SEASON MAY Jl
Man new laces will bi ttn this ear
on tho Strawbrldge A: Clothier buEeball
team. JIanager Alfred M. Truit ulready
has Kigned several collegu and minor
league, ttars. The store fain plans to
open the season On Faturela, May tf,
on Its home gruundn ul s'ltj -third and
Walnut struts. Tlio initial gairn will
likely bi with u nny tcum.
One of the gamco Ilrttd on tho f. A C.
schedule la with the Fourth Naal Ite-
servo ulstrlrt team, wiiieii lias uou
Shaw key, former New York Yankee
hurler; McWilllams, Fritz and other
well-known players. Other gamas listed
on Strawbrldge'e schedule aro with tho
New York polio. New York firemen.
Cuban Stars and other clubs of tilts
caliber.
Otlgcn May Pilrh
Manager Truit l after big Johnny
Ogdcn, th Swarthmore College moundi--
man, to uo the twirling for ms team
Bob MoKenty did tho bill work for tho
department store aggregation last year.
McKenty ta now with Pat Moran'a
bunih. A new catcher, II. Halgh. re
cently of tho Ljbleru League, will bo
seen with tho local cluU
Joe Utters, who played for rftraw-
brldgo last car and who wau given
tryout by
NEW DAYLIGHT SAVING LAW
WILL BE A TREMENDOUS BOON ;
TO GOLFERS ALL OVER COUNTRY i
i Coach Dietz's Pupils Mectfi.
Extra Hours Will Enable Players in All bee- Frankford High in
BROWN'S SEASON
BEGINS MONDAY
lions to Devote a Little More Time to
Healthful Recreation on Links
First Game
lly CIIAKLKS (CHICK) JJVANS, .lit.
TO NO oilier sporttmun dm s tin- i tia I goim. e uh clay without injury to butl
hour of daylight mean " in'i'li u', ' ""
to the golfer. Tho ti nnl player may , 'Hie Scotch Twilight
be a pouiblc exception, but tin- m-o 1 liad mv tirt expcrltn'-e oi twilight
strenuous came.s ure all playtirt well son a i'rsiwirK anu Troon In 1311
within the hours of du light io!fen
however, lmv. ulwajo toved Uiflr early
and lab; gami a jind to be able to get tn
a round tieforo going to buslnt-ta and
another one attr the working day was
over ha- been the ambition of many a
golfer. It appeals to tlio golfer an an
excellent way to bgm u day and a
mo.'t satisfactory ono to end it.
.Me-ans Lot to Golfers
Long before this extru hour of day- i
... -- .l.,., nl.1,1.... H.lf.,u
IliJie wan ruuiucrt-u uiiiniiiuu. (,.. r,
liad tho habit of rising early for a iiutK
hour of practice, and I know from ex
perience it lt,.allne wuv to improve a
man's game At public and private
course, for many, veur golfers have
been accustomed to rlou early, and I am
told that tn tho height of the season
many ore w ailing tor meir turn oi tun-
i... Thn inlv ntilrtlnn tn Ihii manner .
the Washington teuin thlt,. -...i-,, m nn axtra round wae, that
tprln?, ts again back in town. Letter ldintsl, was conducted on u later trhed
bai! been engaged to play o-nterncld ,,, anll the euriy risers found tho busl
Pete Curtis, another veteran of last year illPa ,jav downtown a very long one
will captain the store tam. Left Held Now with tho official thango of houi !
will be tho berth of CurtK "Al" Young, i that will be remedied, and tho golfer
the Northeast High i aptaln. In M.hedul!' lean begin the BKieon right, and the
to handle tlio ball on ttrt-t bas--
and thiiv vwit something wonderfully
fascinating about ttioo long Siottlili
tnillghu and a gamo of golf in tlio
soft gray tight was an unforgettable
thing. I think tf one had never loved
golf before ho could canity learn to do
to in the apell of that mystortouu half
light.
Now wh"n the clocks ure turned for-
! ward we, too. thall revel In day light.
N'b tun collect ull our golfing rule-n and
Instructions and put tlieni in praitlce'
in mat pit asant hour on tho Ucwy llnku
when we and the whole world recm to
have been made unt'W. One hour tnoro
in tli3 morning and another at night
will surely toKu oil tiroket, from a man's
gumn and add muh to lila life. It
should glvo a man a aner. happier out
look on lifu and ml nlin Htreiiglliened
and rcfrcshwi to the morning & business,
and the addition il tiour In tho evening
shoutd leave 1'ini healthily tired and
ready for u long night'i ulep It will
mean better bu.in nd bttvr port.
DODGERS WOULD LIKE
TO GET SllERRY iMAGEE
hb rwood Jtacep lij-5 b.cn mentioned
while clianso ought to bring lieullng to both , as tho pottlble fnmili man in Brook.
Miorthton noiition w 111 br covered hv ' mind and body.
Clauser, ono of last car's player I think that ttv lengihened Fiottmh
There's going to ho a iniry battle tor twilight accounts in u great degn e tor
second bate. O'Urten and Buteman are tho prevalence and Uoino'Tatlu iliumc-
angllng for that sack. No one hus ben tensm-a oi tno mmw or "'"
selected for third basu as ei. Wttli
this Miction nt-edlng the rcrvl.x.H of a
good boy, it is ltkely that many high
school and collegu m-n wtll seek that
position
Jv'ick Carter in Left
"Nick" rartr, formerly of Nortluakt'
and now of fcwarthmore College, will bi
i-een tn a Straw bridge uniform tills jcar.
Carter will play right Held, with Letter
and Curtis In tho other outfield positions
One of the players of last i-eafoii vvhf
will bo missed Is thu Chinese player.
Alfred T. Y Yap who formerly litlif
down first base. The Oriental nan a
member of the Chine' e Ujhvenlty team
'vh'ch played around tlnl section two
years ago. Yap is now in 1 ranee. He
' connected with the American ordnance
detachments. The yellow -skin lad ts an
nivlne for a tramifer to tho nvljtlnn kr-
tlon. This he tlls In a letter written to
Manager Truit. of the Straw bridge
team, received tho other day
The Scottish worltlnsnieu tin veiy in
dustrlouji urid have long hourr. bui thev
have ulso long liourt of gruy tight tu
lynB outer garden 'I lie veteran would
proe a big liolp, but JIntty lias re
fused to let him go, drsnitu tho lecnit
advent of I o Miig"1' into tlio Cincin
nati fold. Old HhenyS bitting and ag
greBotvciies!. would fit in niicly any
ttmf. thi-so two nltrlbuiei, more than
offsetting u uoIMu Mowing up on tin-
basos, ulthough hhi rwood Magee waa
wliifh to iila, and in no country in j always ii uangeroUK customer on inn
ih nrlil iln'ih.. vvorklne mm nlay to path.r. Ho batted ..iU fur l.obton and
tho worm do I lie vvorKing imn iiay fo i lomtiwlint below
much golf Mh. oelock nt lUit v. i -i VJ of Zack Svheai. but quite re
rot an unusual time to conclude u K"'i i hpcrtuljlc when comiMinU with tho .'J70
game ovrr there, mid It was noii-i n( jimmy Jolni-toit and the :'fiS of 111
fluently cui- tor thf little irudcMnan Jijeis, and dicldidlv plttliorlo beslilo
and tlio gi nTal workman to g t In u the attcntuatt tl '.'!!) ot Jimmy Hickman
SCHEDULE IS ANNOUNCED
y PAUL I'ltEP
Willi tho opening gamo of tno teuton
with Coach ralkenhagen't Frankford
High School nine scheduled for this Mon
day afternoon. Harry Dletz. Instructor
of ba'seball tactics at nrown Preparatory
School, had hl3 pupil j work out at a
fast pace during the laEt week. During
tho Laster holidayt Dlctz held two
practices a day, ono In the morning and
tho other tn tho afternoon.
Tho workouts consisted largely of
drlllK in fielding und batting, with special
ttrcts being laid on the work ot the
Infleldcrs. Several new men tnadj their
appearance during the Iatt week. Creu-
nan. a former La Sallo College athlete,
who captioned both tho footbal1 and
bahketball teams wli'Io attending the
North liroad strret Institution, is making
a etrong bid for the backstop potittou
and if lie continues, his wonderlul work
will no doubt gain, his objective.
Breminn Star Calchcr
Brennan pokse-s.es u Ltrong throvilng
arm and the manner In which he whips
the ball around the bags will turn cacu
many an ambitious bate runner. In addi
tion, ho can hit and Is cpeedy. In fact,
ho ts one of the best catcher.) that ever
tilaved on a Brown Prep team. Two
other newcomcra are Duncan and Vlvcs,
both pltchcru.
Tho pitching staft, which at the bo
ginning of tho Leason conUited entirely
of Pete Hurley, la now In u llrst-clasa
.. ...tltinn I KitiA'ill rtnfi t if tt nnll'
. ,,j r. nrneuAL t ,fltl nf LrittArl Hi '
i.ll jiuooin.iv n ft wt vii t''- v v
will be uwd as the second-string pitcher,
Wilh not on tho mouirvl he will play in
the outfield because of his hitting ability.
Vivos is a youngster, but is making a
good show lug.
Pete Hurley ltcturns
ho wilt bo able to play at top rpced
about aiay la.
Williams Has Quit
As was predicted in lho L'vuM.vei
Plclio LrDOEli two dayu ago, Williams
minors.
"I also like Pickup, tho outflcldfr. it.
fields better than any youngsttr I em
iiavo teen, and I Intend to kep IS
w ith tho ball club as long &k I cm. hi
nas inu maKinga oi u. great player.
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
-By BILL BELL-
rniin bantama will frolic at tho Na-
J- tloual A. A. tonight. Matchmaker
Herman Taylor haa corralled ten high
class boys who scalo around the 116-
pound mark and tho wco ones fchould
supply all kinds of entertainment. Joo
Lynch, rangy New York boy, should bo
well entertained by Kranklo Kurna, of
Jersey City,
Hums ha fought all the hlgh-ckus
bantams tlnce Johnny Coulon was In hla
prime. He e-ngaged Kid Williams twice
In championship battles and onco vent
the twenty -round dlttanuj with Peto
Herman. Ho never was a champion, but
ho always has been a topuolcher.
Tuber s. Sharkey
Joe Tuber, tho prldo of Herman Hln
dln'3 stable, and Jack Sharkey, of New
York, will be tho temlflnallsts. Her
man has been unubually conservative In
his prediction ot tho outcome of to
night's bout.
"I haven't much to bay," said Her
man, "hut 1 think, believe and oplno that
Joo villi win with u knockout. You know
he':, the boy with tho wallop. Why even
Peto Herman ' But It wan neces
sary to btop Manager Hlndln at that
point for various reasons.
Stovo rieti-ncr meets Young McGov
ern, K. O. Kggcrs entertains Trankie
Clark and Davo Abtey clashes with Bat
tling Murray in tho other bouts.
Bcnnali Leonard
Bcnnah Leonard, lightweight dictator,
will bo with us Monday night, The
king of his clats and Young J Boml
are aown to go sis rounds in the nui
bout at the Olympla, Leonard It nn
to be there for six rounds, but an i
Borrell. Well, we await the battle, j
This wtll be Leonard's, first fltht h
this city since lie and lrhh Patsy aim
staged that brilliant engagement at tbt
Olympla on December 11' The champlji
however, boxed an exhibition bout a
December lu with freddv Kflly at tfi
Tobacco Fund show here, but his liS
ftuitT was with Cllnc &
Young Jack O'Brien and Harlem Ed
die Kelly will claJi in the temlwk
up. Three other good boutj aro on tie
nti.
MUr
acalnat Irljh Pat i
.iKhtwclcht. L- v Ti
by lltrmnc lajlor,
;i
ulMvIavluv Such
j-at i e-nnc tiie .New lirt
Temller hju been tt$tH
w onderf ul f ne
i unc uie .ew t
lnati hmaker fit tlii !
ntlcnal A. A , to nprisr In unolhtr i I
'Ja,,fhow .'." t helci Wednesday April H I
leridlcr will oppose Dun McKetrkk'i iot I
nmmiicni vcrorraer, frankio calUBan. ,
m i
IrNK Tlil'-v Clln. nut riLtrnitracM hv fc'j
defeat nt the hamlt of Lew Tendl-r, hi
Binned Xor two more mutches Monday erf
nlnu he will olllii with I'nll llloom, U
JJruokliri lli;itHUht In u tn-ro'jnj tout
at CliolaeH, 31,'ua , un.1 April IB Ni HI
ravel to LlncUnJ to encde vlnceatf
nvu, ,i, iVll'luuilU untebr.
id onust. M
"KING" LEAR, GREAT MUSICIAN,
BUT CRAZY ABOUT BASEBALL
Amateur Notes
Former "A" Player De
clares He Will Make
Good With Cubs This
Year or "Bust."
JOB DESCIICrt, former Cincinnati, New York und St. Louis outfielder.
has been Insulted. Jtllwuukeo has offered him J2S0O to play ball at
that place and the former puller down of 17000 per is Indlgnatlng u.wholo
. lot. He can grub off more coin than Unit; ho stales, driving the sprinkling
cart at tho old homestead at London, O. f-'dly rdlcctlng upon tho come
down of ono of the many "another Ty Cobbs," Daniels in the New York
SUn statou;
"There's a rather Interesting tale behind tho coming of Botcher to New
"Yurie. The trade which sent Herzog to Cincinnati and Uescher hero was
erlglneorcd by John 13. Foster, secretary of the Now York club, while 51c
Craw was away on Uie world tour. The manager of the Giants knew
nothing about It until he came home, and then he proceeded to throw fifty.
vcn different varieties of lltJ, Before McGraw wont away ho saw Artie
Shafer Jn California and learned from him that his talk about "retiring wub
-iSemere) threat, bilt that he meant every word of It. It bcems that Foster
SiHf'not take Shafer seriously and lie proceeded to release Herzog a man
tinh nnyiid at that time. 'Now Herzog is holding out on the Braves,
Aimfer Is In tho marine corps on the coast and Bescllcr is offered only
vftrf00 by Milwaukee. How times do change! Uescher is not likely to
wind up on. that sprinkling cart, for hla folks are wealthy. If thoy hud
""iKit t?cen so Beacher might have turned out a real rival of Cobb."
fFish and Horse Buys Helped by Light-Saving
ISU and racehorse bugs will Join in the general chorus of thanksgiving
, ,f. swelling up from the throats of lovers of outdoor sports us a result of
" ffe. added hour or daylight.
"' -"Lover of the rod wtll get moro advantago out of tho now law than
'. uy other class of sportamen," states a loading gun expert. The added time
fciUt enough to glvo oraco men. who uomprise a targe part or tno meniDer
jJjl'jft th locui e'pjbs tire extra time needed to allow them to turn out
SVr tMnt4 rtorseracerii uro laying puins it) iwiu iceir-inuuuco races earner
& (aiiM ovne titbvMr. t6 coufonn to the hew time, i-nd It Is within the possl
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mm coinMWi) aww wnmma -hv uq, uiou oi one now w ne
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RU.!Au..Z .
Vurk KtlCf. A. ('.. a smlDrofeBlntial trai-.
ellnif team, d'tlren to IxmH Kainra with
tAama havlntc krounda In TVniisylvunlu. tinw
Jery or Llawar ofterlnz a reauonabl
Buarantrn. 11. Kinlr-r. lim &inilli Miillih
Htrpt.
WtMlprn . . diMilrra to Brranc, rr&rnM
with atrlrtly nrhtlaB- travlint; teamv
Would orufir auch tquada i.a VV.trvbJil. A
A . Indluna tl C anrl Ciilunililj It. 1'.
Cinn. 4SIH fVii.ir nvenuo.
Oirrhmolc A. A. Mould 1U, to li.nr fpnm
flrBt-clasa unlturnied travclluc teuma. llau
opn dfttva or April -3. 30 and 117 Wllll.uo
IMn. laxi Norrti ntty-nUtli Ktrrn
Minor leasue Ilrat ba'man would IIUp to
hear from a pood homo club offerlnc fair
lndueeuint. lull Player. Ulila U la,mv
tract.
tetmere A. A, u flrstUM travilinr
team, would 111. to arrnK vania lth any
flret-rluba club liavlne u Held. )tol.rf M
Mnaly l,44n Vrirth Natron;, Hlrt,
Ilrand-wlna A. C. would like to urrans
rontata with lioniv club ln l'tnnalvnt.
N'aw Jeraay or Delaware. John Jonea. .'3.'IU
Oraenarlch atret. or phona trliklnann 4379 w
I-i"ti B1 and 7J0 p tn.
llarrrtt A. C an elshteen-to-tmenty-year-old
team, would Ilka to meet any uniformed
tftm ,f that clam havlna rrounda.
rlally Tarony A. C. or Cheltenham Cuba,
LJil pained Lear must aimwrr tu tl.
Christian name of "King.' j"'t tVn' an,.
as If Ills nanio was Cole. Alt Col' ' and
Lr-aru aro 'Kings" jut 1IK all o mi,.
are "Peps." Tho Young funulj u i-d '
be oil "Cy's," but that H on tin- o'lt nb
of the present narrative.
"This" Fred, or "King" Leui, u tin
samo party that Connie Mack oni-o ha.d
and who now Is wearing u Chicago Cub
uniform und ts labeled lor the third
r -n r of the d'auwd. That is, ho Is as
signed the part of beating Deal out of
his job. and he sa s lie Is going to do it
or bust.
According to California tralhing-oamp
stories Lar lias had tho mlsfurtuno of
-prlnging an arm, and has not been
himself, but lie Is so all-tired determined
that it is thought that ho will como
through If h" mends physically. Uut
thcrif is a better human interest than
m e haieball ynn attuch'd to th nld
Lear, und it is that he really Is a shark
of a musician, but that he is. Just crazy
J. II. McDonnell. JA0T North tVv.nih tr-.-t 0 Dlay ball. Also It Is said that he
once removed a mortgage irom niniooii
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FRED LEAR
Pete Hurley villi do most of the pitch
ing this year. Pete enlisted In the naval
reserve as a member of the radio school
..i.cral months ago, but au he attends
th. wlrepss xchocil in the morning and
Erown Prep In tho atternoon ho lu
' eligible to play on tho balr team. Hurley
I' one of tho btFt schoolboy pitchers tn
this section, and his return uicurcL,
' Brown of a llrst-class twlrler.
Manager Merz has arranged a dlfll
u'i t dch'dule All of lho games wilt be
plaxd on their opponcnti dlamontJ.'
NegottationJ-aro iider way for several
moro contests. T'se arranged arc as
follow b.
April S fratikfortl lllh hchool.
.vprii ii .-Miuviii man Hcnooi.
April 12 Cheltenham High.
April trt Penn Charter
April S3 Wllmlngtnu UlsU.
April Sil FVndlnt:.
Mav i lllanoi4 I'rcp
May 3 St. Luka'a Schoul.
May 7 Pnn I'reahmn.
Mav 1 .', v innnuh Military Acarjecu.
May 17 -St Jortph Collegv.
May Sll IVnUlliK.
May :s-n.i rnmer nuh.
May US Lanailnmio UlKh.
Two i;ames arc on today'c &chalastle
( schedule, tho" Art und Textile School as-
alating UlrarU College In opening Its
scaton, whilo Ilatboro High will Li, tho
uttructlon ut Georgo school.
Turner K. C. a fait flretlaas team, haa
0n tfatea In May anil Juna, and would Ilk
to hear from auch nlnea aa bfrtson. Blraw
brldaa tc Clilhler. I'otur, Harrowicata,
Hlildala and eannlen City 1'. D. Carroll.
11 North K'ltnc itreet
Thei atronr Henituot A, C haa reorgat.iard.
for the ason. anil Manager naih haa ub.
talneil the arounda at NJniteenlii and. Hunt
Intf Park avenu for ih homo ffainea Te-ania
iflau r' arrange earr'V b .ddrae'ntf J
Tia.l lljia'1 nli S.renie Utli lr-tl
when tent to the bruBh by Connie Mack,
buying hts own release from Whocllng
fiearn' igth n c saury coin by pound
ing lho "lanny" In a musical show.
There Is no compromise with Lear's
baseball ambition. lie Is going to make
good this year or quit, He has mid so.
und lho retirement stuff hIwuvh go-a In
b&hebalt Ilia life Htoiv U aumin"! up
by a ( liltwgi jr ii", lo wit
ruin his musical career If he can only
make good tn tho major league. He
has mado his reputation In the minors.
That has been conceded by several
scouts, who made a concerted onslaught
to get him from tho Bridgeport club, ln
tho Eastern League, last year. The
Whltu Sox utmost had him.
Mitchell thought he drew a Prize
wlti-u h" landed him, and It Isn't a cinch
that V didn't Deaplto his lame arm
Columbia Club, tt North T'MIadelpbia u
faet emlprotaealoival traveling- team, allll
haa a few open dates )lay 11. is and UA
i Juta lit. 22 aM
I. L'2 and lu. Would Ilka la hr
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iirawenoie k vjioimer. Limarn uuy.
airooei ft&a ruwiaon. UTiU iasi.
JWamamai.
INTERNATIONAL NEEDS
ONE TEAM FOR CIRCUIT
N'ew League Adjourns Until Next
Week When Detuils WilPBe
Perfected
New York. April 0. After an all-day
session which lasted until n late hour
last night, the promoters of the new In
ternallonnl rague adiourne-1 to. mei't
again at Uuftulo Thursday, April 11. Ax
the liuffalo meeting n schertula fnr the
coming baseball seaxon will bo conald
ered and adopted The commlttae In
charge of th achedule as appointed to.,
lay consists of President J, II. Farrsll
Joseph J. Lanntn, Duffatn, and Charlaa
T, Chapln. Iloeheater.
Seven cluba, representing Toronto, Buf.
falo, Rochester. Syracuae. ntnghmnton,
Baltimore and Jersey city capitalists,
have been uccepted to league member,
ahtp. Three applications from Newark.
Is'. J for the remaining franchise were
under consideration during .the remain
der of tlio day. but tt la not llkelv that
an award will be made until next Thurs
day meeting
Western Maryland Wind
llalttmor. Md.. Aorll 6 In a witch.
era battle between lloNutt and HVIII-
PENN FENCER WINS
EASTERN PA. TITLE
M. 1'. Cliarnoch, Red and Blue Cap
tain, Captures Cham
pionship Herrmann a Gvmnaslum was the n-eno
of tin" annual meet for the champion
ship of tlio lastern Pennsvlvunla Di
vision of the Amateur Fencers of Amer
ica laat night. Before a large crowd of
enthusiasts M. P. Chamoch. of the Unl.
vcrstty of Pennsylvania, won tlio cham
pionship ugalnbt a Held eomposed of
some of the best fencers ln this part
of the country. Cliarnoch began fencing
only taat year, when he was captain
of tho freshman team, and tills yiiar he
was also elected to lead tho Quaker
IIIT-ll
Y L Ficltancourt, of the New fork
unitary Acauemy, was awarded second
place tlirough his efforts. Belton
court coming from an institution whjre
they have to participate In the sport,
has had much more experience In fen
cing than the winner, but when It came
to the final test last evening Coach Fer
rone a protego proved to have the better
of the match, hit. superior skill over
coming the experience of hla opponent.
A Pennsylvania man also managed
to win third place, when B. p. Kauf
man, wearing the Bed and Bluo colors,
after eeveral stirring bouts, was found
to have won the third greatest number
or matches In the evening's meet. Kauf
'".an Proved to bo the dark horse of tho
ClfAS. ELLIS DEFEATS
REISELT IN CUE MATCH
551 Ji.lne.r,A.'.? ,hrr" cu.lil.rn billiard l"gi"
matrli at Alllnger's Academy lat nlaht
Kllla'a beet run was 4. while hel.clt rati 0
.-"TLV?oiTl,Jn ,n rerlB atanda two
be UVd tonight 0r la" nnal '"" W"l
KI1U 0 0 C II 0 0 O I (I O o n " l in
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Ileltelt O O.'IOOllr, ononninnn
Hn'a'o'oWoVoWoVlvM o8f?
..foldler lliuilleld, tl Iirookbn welter, trt
Harry tlrcb. the Mtli-liurtb Kund. fctv
been matched to appear In n ten-round tJof
i.ai in in. rnior.y t,u, lonuay ctcina
.ray o.
Hum r,reh luo linn h.en tr.vtched'tl I
mlngla with Jack MeCarron of Aluntanll
In a twelve-round urtMr at lolflo 0.. IW1
;ay veninir. -nd April 11' h w il Mi suui I
.ujrun, oi .New lorn, a Akron u.
Johnnv Dundr, the wul'opln; Wop. ui
.toe -veiiing. in- uiiicago ugniweigiu. ut
b-en lcned for
ui.it, n April 30,
a Ittelve-rOUJld Uat I
According fo tlio Intent reporta. Teum
Corbtt. tho nurlllbt who twlro put te I'W
the lata 'Terrible ' Terry Mr,oern. U
a oovinc inairurtor in a. eanaaiau
at ejueb.c. Cantda.
s
Joo lendell, former amatpur crumploa ef
I'enutiiUanla, tiaa bucn it at. bed bi tJ
Natluii.il A A to box Jimmy llanlaa, a
ItlrhMionil. Va In .m .if lfc VTtW
narlci-. April 20. j
.Mux Vlllllumaon, under the manaitW
of Willie 1 M u ,. -i. u l,i.u K--n n,fith.d fof I
return tilt with WIIIlo Hpenctr, the Cl
ceater bantam They will coma toa'triers
one or tho preliminaries at tne uirnm
.vpru id.
I
...!. it....,.. . ,!.. a ., ft.- fMnreX
nnm nuilivili lli,,l.uillnci u ."- ,
has arranged a welterweight ahow for ai
22 Johnny Tillman, of St. Paul will eppff
the hard-hlttlntr Akron toy. Johnnr
i. ins, in uie nriai duui.
Jo riirlotlana, manager of Taut Dwja
tne ew yorK weiterweignt. i ""-:-
., ,., , ...1,1 W. k. AA- Ar Jdf
iiit mo uoy will w uir ,,... -'-i.kh-
Welth. under the manacement ',.?"
Gunnlna. when they meet In the "rninnaif
tho Leorurd-Brazzo tut at tho National
A . April .'".
lloo
ZL- 1
,on Downer, the crack Chicago
haa been match-d to oppose the Of
llaldan. Masa., boier. Tommy RoUon,
twelve-round bout at Boston, next "J
neaday evening.
I "U Puaadtna tt was tlir rdn t of Lrar lus piajed a great game on the
musical critics that he is u genius ut i trip whenever glvui an opportunity He
tho piano, and yet he has broken five I looks like a natural batter and Is fast
flngsra -slaving football ,and bate-balk enough oq Ids feet. .He drjama base- J. fi Hoikltt; went SbVn to detl'll
H is ready and willing to' take a' ball and talks it. aU Uie time lie Is 1 ?I'.Ctt..nr"w,!iC' VmlVrnl
iifawfl-oa tho rest et U !!- awaka," ,- &Umflv WW X W2, wp
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HTKVK FI.KMNNEH va. HVX 'jle(?nvrnv
JOK TU11EB a. JACK SiYakkk?,!RN
Joe Lynch vs. Frankie Burns
Tltketa at Donaghy'B.s 8. ihj, B7
rrlcea. tic, ttpj. Jl.oo
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Iluek TMlor,v. rrrddlo neeUc
YoMna Jaek O'llrleh va. Harlem KddU tr.n.
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