y Ml H I N S . - V 1919 s 'ni C" 16 EVENING PUBLIOLEDGEr-PHILABELPHIA, THURSDAY, MAY- 8, 4J S&S UMPIRE RIGLER SAYS, BASEBALL IS A GREAT GAME AS LONG AS THE FANS DON'T WEAKEN ff flW .. . . - -- - i -in ii .MRLY SEASON SPURT A HANDY MAN AROUND THE HOUSE WADDELL AND RAMSA Y i tN PART OF DODGERS REAL LEADERS AMONG SHATTERS THE DOPE CUR VE-BALL HE A VERS M hntihitinn af Mnaec and Konctchv and the Shifting of L?, Thirty-three Years Ago Louisville Produced Sensation l('A LeivMalonc to Third, Plus Efficient Work of Power and Fifteen Seasons Ago the Rube Was Baffling Batsmen Modern Pitchers Trail liv ful Pitching Staff, Make Brooklyn Contenders I RILL LEVIS HAVE I ihibr,.: t-l.c? I rw. " "" r ... 5 TV I A LITTL GWSrJ SPftDE AMD Hi ' VA"SM ' HAD A ,,X uaX I IK) THB BftCK YARD ' TrAiMSS rAOLLY . 1 WHEEL BARRouJ nwu- ...-. rZTi :w idea- ffnQ. -1 JpcilmMinTm LmD I rf T 7 y?A i-r up $Jwi J I.. mrL' 1 . . . " )l & V ? 1 'i. A. w v i L L ? ; l il i I.?1 T. U r i it '3 : u , Ti ny ItOBEKT W. MAXWELL port Editor Etrnlntr Public I.ediccr ( Copirloht, HIP, if, rpHE persistent telephone pest wai on ! X j i il. ,ti!n r nf ih tinll k. was discussed Brooklyn and the bic ?,' tit surely docs look strnncc to fee the " ' tin there all alone, with only one . i ' summer, when the vetcrnni settle down v wn-.-to remember that Brooklyn led the May 8 becauso Boston nnd Philadelphia contributed iibcrnllv to the vwni column. They were deposed for a time hv Pnt Mnran's Cincinnati U-mK but the Cubs took a fall out of Pnt and shoved them into second plm e. It is not our intention to impics upon the dear, kind leader that the early-season spurt is nil wrong and vVilbert Robinson should be arrested fur winning so many games. True, one is forced to burst into a glorious giggle when one notices the roosting plnee of Brooklyn in the vvoti nnd lost column. but after gazing over the line up ami studjing the caliber of the plnveis the mystery is not so thick. The Dndgeis have some high l.iss talent on the payroll and it i only natural that n many games have been captured When I visited the Brookljn iamp in Jacksonville this spring 1'nhhio was on the verge of tears every time hi noble athlete tame out for practice The outfield was fair, the pitching Mall felinvvcd piomise. but the infield vvnv ter rible. There was no first baseman. liny Pchmandt had been spiked in the hoof and second base was a joke Olson did well at short, but third base was just as safe as it would be in a fire. That was the line-up and no hope ap peared In the offing. But things changed as the opening of the season drew nigh. I.ee JIngee was sent from Cincinnati in exchange for Billy Kopf. who was holding out, and Ed Konctchy was purchased from Boston. Lew Malone was shifted to third base, where he had been performing wonderfnllv. nnd the pitchers lived up to expectations. ALMOST in a day the team u as vhanacd from a ictond-dit mon aggregation to league leaden, nnd Hie imrk of the Dmlncis has been the big surprise of the year. Robby Has Collected Strong Pitching Staff "pitOOKLYX should not drop out of the first division, and probabl.v will b up there fighting it out with the lenders until the final bell unless some unforeseen nceident occurs. The reason for this guess is that Itobinson has a good ball club now, but it will be much stronger in a fen weeks when the soldier players leturn from Tiance Itobbv will have more lugli-class talent than he knows what to do with, and when lie cuts the squad to the twenty one player limit cverv man should be a star First, take the pitching staff, which looks as good if not better than nny in the league. Pfeffer. Cadore, Mamntiv. Chenev nnd Onmes are the right-, banders and Jlarquard and Sherrod Smith are southpaws Mitiliell. another fork-hander. is due to nirive any da., and that will give the Dodgers eight verv good hurlers which is too much. The chances are that Cheney will be sold to the highest bidder and Mitchell retained. Mitch played in the outfield for a time last year and will be a good utilitj mnn. Thus Bobby will have four right and three left banders for mound duty, and there isn't a lemon in the bunch. "''--- Then comes the infield, which, instead of being woefully weak, is top heavy. Bay Schmandt has iccovered and can play either at first or second But what can he do against Magee and Konej . who arc plajing a great game nnd slugging the ball? Olson is the life of the infield and can't be spnied. nnd Bay can't go to third because that position is being held for Chuck Watd, who will be among those present within another month. The outfield, with Zach Wheat, lly Mycis and Tom fiiifhlh. will stick, but n pair of utility men, .Timm. Johnson and Hickman, may boon be on tlic market. Another catcher might help, but the present staft seems to be getting along nicely. nROOKL V leally looks liAc a teal ball club nnir u'ml ht tin excel- feat chance to stay out in front. Outside of CiiKinnati. it laoli like the tlast of the league, and leith a month on lis boim grounds it should make the other entries step some. , Giants Lead Phils in Opening-Day ins TTOW do the Giants and Phillies other question piopounded bv another seeker of information who sought refuge in a telephone booth to escape the moisture. ' Io the Phils ever taken the first game of the season from Xew York, and if s0, when?" New York now leads the Thillics in winning opening day contests, the musty old files divulging the dope and placing the score at C to r. It was a deadlock up to this year with five victories each, and the 9-to-7 victory scored by the Giants on April 23 gave McGraw the advantage The first openmg-day game was plajed on April 28, 1SS7. in New Yoik and the Giants finished in the lead. Many noted pitchers appeared in the games Amos Busie, Keefe, Mathewson, Alexander, Kid fileason, MrUinuity, Moore, Corridon and others Glcason, who now manages the White Pox Prank Corridon and Bail Moore were the only Philly pitchers to score shutouts, while Mathewson wielded the brush for the only whitewash put over by N'ew- York. Sherwood Slagee in 1914 soaked two homers off Marquaid in the open ing conflict. Two yeais Inter Alexander aierted defeat for himself and his teammates by nipping three men off the bases. Hero is a list of.thc first games plnyed between the Phils and N'ew York: THILLY VICTOIUBS OVER GIANTS ON OPENING DAY April 10, 1S00. in New York, -1 to 0. Gieason against Busie. The Kid allowed only two hits. April 11, DO", in New Yoik. 3 to 0. eight innings (game forfeited to Philadelphia in inth betause crowd swarmed on field, no police being allowed Jo enter Polo (' rounds). Corridon against MtGinnity and Ames. April 12, JOU, in New York, 2 to 0. Moore against Ames. Atiril 11. 1014. in Philadelnhia. .j. -- --,--, . and fromine. fjnerwooa .nagec mane two pome runs, April 12. 1910, in Philadelphia, .r to 4. Alexander against Andersn and Stroud. Phillies won in ninth. Alexander would bae been beaten if he had tiftf nicked three men off the bases. 9 4 , GIANT VICl'OHIES .April :m, ias, in -ew iorh, i to ;s. necte against IJailej. April 12, 1892, in Philadelphia, .r to 4. Busie against Keefe. April 17, 1902, in New York, 7 to 0. Mathewson against I'elix and Voorjiecs. April 12, 1006, in Philadelphia, fl to 2. Ames against Lush. April 14, 1908, in Philadelphia, 3 to 1. Mathewson against McQuillan and Brown. Matty won his own game in the sixth with a single that scored ,i ,two runs. v Ti April 23, 1010, in Philadelphia, ft Sn mKE Tanks and Macks had an off day yesterday, as a heavy rain storm was ' "'J tjip only thing that prevented the ball game. Miller Hugglns recovered JfepM.vthe unexpected trimming on Tuesday and hopes to put on the works " "ii4T. New York came hero confident of taking every game in the series, be- ' 4Me Washington iiad made a clean-up. However, the A's upset the dope, fMi tbp end Is not yet. With Roth and Thomas In the line-up, the Yanks are :'l Utsely to have some more hard luck. r J'ACJv COOMBS was presented with a chest of silver and a shotgun over i in Brooklyn on Tuesday. His admirers knew he needed something to pro ttfutk first. gift. FM. wwaru-iJempsey matcu l)l&,flMfffre. W-Ui , -H '( ? bu PiiHle Lrdaer Cn. the job yesterday. lmviiiK been driven inmr lioennso nf rain. Onlv one toim upset in the .Vntlonnl I.cnRiic .tnndliiK" Dodgers leading the floek, but thev me defeat chnlkcd against them In the . . in their proper positions, it will be well league on two different occasions up to stand in opeuing-daj games' was an 10 to 1. Alexander m-nind i , ..BH..,,. ,iunuuru OVER I'nC PHILLIES to 7. Barnes against Jacobs. r staged in Ohio, It looks as it Mfttt .. . H V.b' KjOBoDV HAS A RtSHT To " TTl I l (lv I felTWHAT ARtTX f "X J)fiPRve US OP OUR LIBERTY, f. A I r) yaKi EEFIM' ABOUT IF I WAtTeO FOR VQU ) I RHLFTRr-L0lBeRV AV 1 V ' -CAM-T I HAWS A To MAKE THS CTARPl"e4 L I THEY TAK IT FROM US" I JA LITTLE CHAT WITH rD STeSRVS TO DEAvTM- YA. TJrJOJJ Ii fmL J Gee Whi5 f T Go orJ iU THe house - g T Yf lute a J ASaK AY'il V our" sfwtf vA wk&Jml i LJy; fA mmm dm$'-- Hr n mvy )xJTmifii" - . xr 6v''i'','''''- - UNABLE TO PLAY West Philadelphia Star Con fined to His Home Meet Hill School ON THE CYNWYD H ROBERT T. TALI.. ri,.,, i,.w Wnien,, !5,l (l,r. Wesi 1'lnl.i ,iii,;n tts-i. s,l,l nH.lrio ho in .1, .!,. ..;.!! (n.i.ni ;., im,,;,. ill1 he unable to take part in the exhibition tenuis nuiti'h between a picked team of local juniois nnd the Hill School com bination this afternoon out on the Cyu- wvd Club'"! clav coiiit". Charlev who bv the wav i no re- lation to Mule of Hie Phillies and Johnny of .he Athletics apl.llv is be r ,, , . c ,, coming one of the be-l of the vnunger playeis of the riiil.iilelpliia dilint. He lias won the boys' ihampinn-hip for this section two ve.us r.. (i. ii...e William T Tilileu "d. luuior lepie- sentative of this distrid. and Dr i Clinton A. Strong, president ofthe Tn terscholastic lenni-. I.c-iigue. weie so impressed b vvntson s splcuiliii siiowing this season of winning even league match, that he was spin, ted to plav sixth single againl the stiong llillj school team But Cbniles the Thud bad lo unsel. spoil or do something like that, to the plans He was so elated by being picked on tlic ll Mar team Hint lie I went out and lelelnated bv getting sick, i Some say he has the chicken pox. No one knows what the double is but the fact leniuins that he is confined to his home nnd will he unable to play this i afternoon. Staunton May Play With Watson on the snle-Iines. 01 rather inside the house Tines, Tildeu and Strong found it necessary to change then line up Hither Sluuntnu. the lliivcrfoid Si liool player, or "Slew" alentiue. will jump f (iiimantown Acadeinv. into iiition at sixth singles today. The tennis will lake the clav in tin following maunei : sinci,i;s II W shcrn-d lllll Mlinnl v Klachr l.oer Mirion Kkhdril l.hiie HIM s.honl r And) Kn i.erimtntnwn tik Cdrl -Mor I K Howard 1111 Sihoul lrr Penn C'hartn n G Uhwr I IU! Prhool Seluer rrankford Hlsh . i: HiiHiii nut s.hool nramnwll VV.st IMilUdrlphla II N Urme Mill "i hool ,e j loll or V ub nt in- HOLM.''. I shprrcd ai.d Hound v I'ischer in Mill. .Mll v rharlcs v. Norman elthT PItuii Harprr and i Oliver Altti I.ne v Moredn and either htrfunlou oi VHiennn Hllnbell and Ornio p Miller and Seltzer AMATEUR BASEBALL NOTES NTi nit'l'II PIin..r)FT.PIlI.ltIiri.VN'S. v- ------ ...... .... .......w...... eie sihediiled to open their heason m Satlllilav . Mnv 17. with Jack Lapp's Noith Philadelphia team, but the hit ler's Grounds me not in sbane and the Browns uie without a game. The Browns have dates with some of the best teams in the city, including South Philadelphia, Logan, North Phil lies. StctFon. I.its, Stravvbrldgo & Clothier nnd Christ Church. Auy first-class home club offering n reasonable guarantee for n first-class cMrnetiou should communicate at once itli Al Rue, sccietarj. Hill North rshall street. The lVr.terlr A. A., an elihleen-jear old traveling learn dealres games. 1. (' II !So2 Gait X'enanco etreet retilyn . A. wants games with Kiist Dutcn, Logan A A , Falrhlll Club or anv tlrst-class semlpro team C U Orlffis. 3103 Aramingo street The, Ccrlejr v. C , a first-class traveling team, has May 10 open for any first-class home team. Frank Qulnn. 00S Jackson street. The Alert B. C . of Woodbury, f. J a vrst-clacs uniformed team, wants to hear from tj-aveling learns I B Isard. 10 tlarber avenue, Woodbury, N. J. Darby rrofs. have May IT and May 24 open for first-class heme teams. B. If. Smith 10IJ South Hltth slrcet.-Parby. ri. New' Street tar, igniten-lntnlye. I I. Dave Robertson Must Play in e National League President John Hcydler Says Giants' Star Outfielder Hits No Chance to Join an American League Club This Season v, Ymli. Mn S Desnitc (he am I C0URTSiI"ti""' "f "i,lia rne.v Robertson. sluci:inL- (iinnt outfielder, lo caorl in the Ameiicm League with his fellow outlield stais fiom Dixie. 'l' Cobb, of (icoririn: Tiis Sneaker, of Texas, and Clwlc Milan, of Tetinesstc KnbciKon !.''" '" l'la the National , 'pJ'n.i'1i .1, TilTnlnv with the (linnls or another National League club, i Whatever banco theie was to tiausfer Rnboitooii into the Amciican League is gone This 1- im the authoiity of no lcs n peisciu than John lleydlcr, presi dent of the National League. "Sln.o the inle b, which vva.UM intiiiot he lecillled went into effect it 1,l,i,i f,. ttWlsnn to get out of the National League." said Ilcvdler votcrdn.v . "As soon as Hie !, .i", N'ew York club should ask for waivers, on Robeilsoii lie immediutelv would be iluiined bj othei clubs. It then would bo up to the league head to decide b.v I lot who should ice civ o Hie player. New loik automatic ally would lose t itlo to , (, plajei Claimed by Oilier Clubs "I now will admit that at one time 1 did tiy to aid in the foiimilion of a dc.il bv vvhiUi Robertson would h.ive gone ! into the Aniciiran League Suh deal would have sent Johnny Lavan to the Cardinals the St. Louis club would have tinned over n valuable player to New Yoik. Major Rickey, of HI. Louis, hum gieatly inteicstcd in the deal, for lie believed that the aiquisitiiin of Lavau would loiiud out his iuhclil. "I tousditci! to nil in tliis i use be tause I was told that liobeitson hud suiil he would not piny ball again m tlfo-t Nationnl League, and if lie could play in Washington he would leniain in le tiienient As Uobeitson did not play liairue lull in tltlS and seemed well sit- ' uaOiil. I took him at his wind, and be i,.viil that if the Nationnl Lencnc would lose his services nnyway it would be better if wo got ail Ameiiian League slur in cAchangc. il'iiates After Robertson "In the meantime Lavan bioke a leg in Cuba and Jhe original deal which St Louis tried lo make was off. Then when Robeitsou repotted to New en V. and signed vvth tab club I took my hunul eutirelv off the matter. He is wanted b.v a number of our ilubs, who uever would consent to bis leaving the league. I might nod that bad I thought then1 was a chance for Robertson re iiinining in the National League I never ear old travellnc team, has open dates ,..,. ,. ,1, ll.mu l 1 phmnnrf utmnt I the I'lillmore . A. would like In hmir I irom lvHwooa . s I rrfiinKcr,. j.vvi uar ( ret A i cor aia iu. ii ann .1 r.uvvaru I.eech "717 Norlii Kront street. Uookvvooil 1'rofa. a. flrst-rlaFi team, Imh open dates Jamea V 30 111 Norlh THenty-lhlnt street. trailiui Mellrlde Snare 8 Trlest A. C has open dates for fifteen and sixteen-year-old teams, espetlallv Rally II 0.3 & C . Jrs , rillmoro II. O. and I.I I Brother:. Jrs lluaii McLoon. 13n I Porter street The Aldmi n. C, n second-class travel ing team has open dates. James A. 51ar tin. 821 Windsor square It-ran A C. has open dates for any first class homo team Phono Jielmont -807. J Nicb,oleorr Cramp A- A., has open dates Fletcher street first-class traveling team, Manager Tote, U'1'2 East lrankford A. C. will play Ltrget & Mers team Saturday. II M. Stearne, 4G7T Mulberry atreet. The Druedlnr first-class home A. wrants rame with team for May 17. J. C Bberle, 1615 Nort ui ii Hope street Tlie It. a, Dunn Si To. n. 0., champions of the Msln I.lne League, has an open date for May 10 for team havng home grounds 2, c"a,Tine & """- -'rantee, rhone I'll. Pert SiQ 1'ensdale A. C, of noborough, wants games. H. Tlppett, 4S00 Manaunk avenue, Roxborough Vox Chase. s flrat-elaaa lmvlltiv nm. a sevfral open dates, rhoue Trank JTry; Foi. 313 n r write 631 Stanwood Mar4, r,sssui'Msar Invito Two Thousand Gobs lo Phillies' Game lliooklyii. May 8. The Robins scheduled game against Philadelphia at Lhhets Field yesterday, postponed because of the heavy downpour, will be played as u pait of n double header at F.bbcts Field Satin day, June 12S. The teams will clash in their clos ing game of the seiies this afternoon on the Biooklyn baseball lot. The iiirangcineiils for yestei day's gnme, when it was planned to linve L'OOO sailois off a lecciving ship at Bay Ridge attend the game as guests of the lliooklyii innniigeiiieut, will stand today , would have taken part in these inter league negotiations of last winter." The Robertson case is a most tom plexing case to MiUiaw. He offeieil the outfielder to the Pittsburgh club i or mi tun r t-oopei, the I'nate left- bander, and mffie iciently to the Bos- ton club for Artie Nehf. Boston c rack lefthander. While both clubs vvuul Robertson badly they do not want him badly enough to saenliie these line left hnud pitcheis. FOOTBALL GAME SATURDAY D. V-.n,C t M.. 1 ...... V.... .... .w.v.c... ,tti lmi .cai o S. A. T. C. Eleven I he veterans who will meet the leg ulur S. A. T C. football team of last fail on the gridiion at Fiaukliii Field as thitlcurtain ruier to the Piiuceton Penn baseball game on Saturday were strengthened i onsiilernbly yestciduy, when Fddie May mud. taikleou the 11117' team, came out for puutico. Saturday will lie one of the, biggest days athletically that Fiaukliii Field has seen in a long time. At 1 o'clock the Red and Blue liist venr meu will meet the Cornell fieshmen hi a dual meet This will be immediately f0l lowed bj the football game and then Hie baseball gnme. SELECT PENN BOXERS Quakers Meet State Tomorrow Night at Welghtman Hall The first bo-riug meet ever held bc tvvien lival colleges will take pluie to nioiiow night when Pcmi and State College will exchange punches. Coath George Decker, of the Penn Boxers, bus selected the following team: Fletcher or Goodfriend. 11," pounds': Slonian, I".", pounds; Don Lew, 1,'15 pounds; Grant, 145 pounds; Bourne, Kill pounds; Ncjlon, heavyweight. J lie tirst bout will start at S o'clock Hi Weightmiin Hall. Penn is a favor ite over the up-stutc tollegians, as Don Lew, the Chinese mitmaii, nnd Heine Bonnie me both amateur champions, while the other four members of the rfed and Blue team linve had consider able experience. Five. Day Trip for Columbia New York May 8 llnln ..,,.,..,.... vented the Columbla.Fordhain baseball tlm on South Field Th. l'nl ,1.1 . ".'i "".". South Field The Columbia play We.lesan at Middle-own tomorrow and on Saturday will meet Hrown at pfivlden leani will From Providence the nine over for a game with Dartmouth rm iS2! laa Ilia il. ...In . L . Will n., 1 1 . day Georgi Elected Captain I'rlnceton, May 8. C H. Oeorgl. of Nv. .w,, , ... uu-jk.u ,vc, was eieciea can. tain of the 11)20 swimming team at I'rlnce. ton last night Eaay for 8warthmore Hnarthmore, Pa., May 8 Svvarthmore easily de-ined up Delaware In a dual track and field meet on the local grounds, glean ing everv point except two firsts and four seconds for a total score of 82 to 22 Dickinson Triumphs. Again Carllale, P., May '8 Dickinson; College yesterday afternoon duplicated, lis victory of last Saturday over' Uucknell University br '."i-vrr ." ..r. r '.,2ii.'a..''ir:,;j,r'" " irnsaww Hve,iisiB)i,s,iri,. loiniuin OTnui&in FORREGULARBERTH, Former Giant, Slated for the Minors, Making Good I With Phillies .,,.,,, rpm; Knuikle Ball of Siimmeis, the Kmcry Ball of Uu Ford, the Shine MULE" WATSON TO PITCH1 L 1!a" f U'''''' Cicotte the last few j ems have brought out a great variety ' , tliat weie due in the main to either nnointing the ball, nicking it with the linger nail or loiigbing its surface with emery or sandpaper. Hj KDWIX J. POLLOCK , Theie is no gicat trick in this, ait of cuiving. The outside substance Sprriul Stan" t'ori-f.ii.nt Traveling With turns the tlick. i!ri,.... v- 'v ir '"o r, , Hut the curve balls of Ramsay uild Waddell were the natural product, the vwll i- V JV- !,'ri,I,p,;?TPlrM,U of bi ,,un(I', l''f"! w'Ws and enormous leverage in fiugcis, xvrist ,'r. V ,iP Su'V"B- P,s':i1.1,1,1.0 (imnt ,,ml forearm-lev ci age mixed with a .eitain resilience of muscles that carried utility mlielder and now a Phillie rcgu- . a tremendous snap. inc. lias impiessed .Tuck Coombs, nnd' me lormer .cvv voiKer Mauds a gieat ennnce ot landing tlic second base jobcuive he ever saw if lie continues to wreck nvnl nikhimr. Sicking made his (list atipearance in the Coombs linc-un on Tuesday, when he held down the shoi t-licld post in the filst of the series against the pace setting Robins. He had been slated for the Illinois by Mi(iiaw. wlm had ar ranged to send him to Rochester when the Phils grabbed him. Willi another chance to May on tlic big ciicuit. Fddie is determined to make good. The former (iinnt lias been noted as a sweet lieliler. tint lie never ml muni, ,,P ' n reputation as n hitler Starts to Hit Tn his recent exhibitions, however, he lias surprised the talent, lie held down ! short for Metiiaw in the liist Mine of tlic New York series against the Phils I last Friday, and he tinned in n record I of two hits out of four times up and j two runs. Afield lie handled nine. chances cleanly. , Against Brooklyn, in a Phillie tini- form, Fddie collected three solid I singles out of five oni.nrl.miti.. il . "... . ' one run. , l p to tne tune o tlic death of his baby daughter. Harry Pen no had been playing n great game afield for the Phils 'an'' ,lil(' 1)P''n '''tting loo. On Tucsdav lie wns still on the top of bis fielding game, but failed lo conned safely out of four tries. Tn the ninth, -with two on. Coombs sent Whilled in to bat for his second baseman. Fine Fielder It is believed Hint Sicking lias tin edge on Penrre in iielding'and if lie continues to slug the hall he mnv be .linmreil oVer to the miil.llo t. 1, ,.!,.. middle sink when Dave Banctoft recovers from his surniii- cd ankle. It will be .. great lace be- tvveen the two for the job. The Phils have been extremely fortu- nntp in eettlnc the frnndH nn lm nen.. . . ,i ;. I-.! , . . .. irip. it is rsiiinuti'ii tuni more tliiin 10,000 saw tlM four games. Tvventv housaud turned out for the oncnlmr! National League battle at the Polo grounds Fridny, L',000 witnessed Sat lirdav's entne and II ennucitv ermi.l of iiruuy huiiiv uuu u iiiiuiuy crowd 01 ,11111 ISIICU llll' OIUUl'UUIll 3lUllltltn Sionilnv. Tiiere was no game Monday, but Tuesday 15.000 greeted the Phillies at Kbbets Field. This hriufcs the total to flli.OOO. It is sufe to say that 100.- 000 will have seen the Cooinbsmen on their shoit stay away from Blond nnd Huntingdon streels. Watson to I'ltrli Coombs probably will stall Mule AVatson against the Hobins today and save Klmer Jacobs for Friday's work in Phillie town. The mention of 'Wat son recalls an Incident after "Mule's last start. It wil be remembered that Watson was walloped unmercifully by the Giants Inst Friday. MeGravy's slug gets pasted him for sixteen hits, but Qoombs let him go the distance be causo he was short on pitchers and tlic gamo was hopelessly gone. Tho Mule had displayed great form and won against the Giants only tho week previous nud Coombs wns anxious to know what wns the trouble with his big right hander. lie questioned him after the game. "What was tho matter, Mule, were you nervous?" he queried. "None." "Did the crowd get jour nerve?" "Nope, Didn't know there wns any one in the park." "Did you notice the New York York Club?" The Mule gave Coombs one look, saw th Jignr,,.pnueu qowu, nw cap uud I ...mUu.1 .LWVtf KMIflHHM, I IN THIS SrORTMGHT BY OltANTLANI) IUCU Copyright, 1019, all rlchti rcnoncd. Concerning Curve Balls rplIK vcurvc ball," writes n contemporary, "has made phenomenal stride! J- in the last few years sufficient to astonish the old pitchers of ten or twenty jcars ago, who believed they had developed the curvo completely." This sounds logical enough. But while it may cover frenk varieties of curves, it doesn't cover the real art of curve pitching. We have not jet reached the advanced age where we believe that the dim lUid musty past had it all over the present. ntT for all thai, the past developed at least two pitchers who had a D better curve ball than any man carries in the game today. And by a healthy margin, Tom Toad Ramsay THIItTY-THItKi: j ears ago in the campalgu of 1SS0 the Louisville club had n southpaw who carried a curve ball that has nccr been equaled. Ills unmo was Tom Toad Kamsay. Itnmsay mndc no pretense toward condition. Training was apart from bis philosophy. Hut for nil that he had a curve ball that broke fuster and deeper than the modern game can show. Itaniuny was nlmost unliiltnble. In 1SS(! lie fanned -11)0 men, more than 1"i0 liejiiiid Hie b"st records of 'Wnlter Johnson nnd (iiotcr Cleveland Alex ander. Old-timcis will tell you that Itamsny's cmve luokc mi steeply and at such speed that even the great siuggeis of that time were tied up in true rovers' knots, helpless nnd beildeied. 1 I he next year ltamay, facing Cleveland under the four-strike rule, fanned seventeen men in one game a record equnl to twenty-two or twenty-three strikeouts at the tluee-strikc pace. Itnmay's baffling effectiveness lasted only a comparatively short period, us incK ot condition soon dropped Jiira from the main arena. BUT any man tcio Inoics a curve will tell you this ancient bird had a cuive that icasicurve, plus, George Edward Waddell AN!) then, in the way of curve-ball pitcbeis, there was George Edward 1 ttuuucu, tne renowned and eminent Kulie. Tlic Itube wn (it his best around 11)01 a nintler of liftcen years ago. He ' could start a curve ball for a lutMunn's bean nnd drop it among his shoestrings, uhile the ho (lied atlilele was swinging in Aain to connect. Waddell had n ure that was sheer, sharp and bewildering. When he uufurleil that deep hook at full speed he had the best batsmen in the game floundering like joung uninteuio. . Wc'c seen batsmen mm Ii as Nap I.ajoie. Klmer Flick and many of the keen-ejed wonders of that day helpless before the magic of the mighty'llube. In 31)01 he fanned .'I,", rtien, working at irregular intervals when the, lure of fishing or serving suds ncioss the bar was not upon liiin. A "W in WCTI, aflci he had beep icleased by Connie Mack, he turned upon his old ilub, icoikinp icith HI, I.ouis, and stuick out seven teen men uith Hint hack-bi caking famous. Modern Fcrdfnnnd Schu pp. of tlm (liants, bienks when Ii is in shape. In fact, TO HACK this up he ihoies the iccord of some few years back, ithcic Sihupp tins hinder to score off thun Waller Johnson's or Mcriindcr's best season found them to be. i TN THi: way of sheer speed, we've lieaid old-liineis mention a few who had -L something on Wnlter Johuson. But we've never believed one of them yet. , fTIHOSK (iermau peace delegates who J- very likely will find more bunkers, I terms (ban they ever could hope to play f SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS ' rTUIK Oayety boxing tourney is on X inrain. Do.ens of bovs con trace their stmt to the amateur sessions staged at Jlie Gayety and these tourneys did ninth to keep the game alive, The late Joe Tuber. Battling Murray, Battling Leouard and many other stars donned the gloves there for the first, time. ,...,.... c. ,.,:., :- :.. ,i , ..... """" ',l"'"UlU IO II. SMOIfcC in iiiu t iniiriiev. 'Hie bouts w I he lonrnev. Trie bouts w ill he held on i Wednesday and Friday evenings. The 'first show wns held Inst nM.i T, Ma.ui, at the Atluntto Sportitur ctub ' for toniKht will present Jolmnv Mealv and and llutiso is not luckins: in ixpcrlcnce at'-iliut tho Kood boss Mealy Insists he is In sreac inndltion The other bouts follow: Jim 'loalc vs. Hurt Kenny. VMIlin Spencer I vs Joe Dorse nnd I'ranklp Kieln vh Johnny i Welsh. I Mu IVililuinbOii will receive his second rhauce against llattllug Ieonard wlien he meetB the condueror of Pal Moore at the Kmplio A C toniebt. Promoter Nate .Smith will present I.lttle Hear and Jimmy Myson in II. rt u. tnl.i tni-l-llfrii rl llA iiIIvap luttiat feillAvif I Micky unit vs Tony Friend. Hally Devlna I " -!":! 'erry nu l.ddio JucKson vs Terry 1 KeUheil I ,, A'1' "u ."i1.1 K.1!'''', "!,"".?' n arlno bantam star In the Cambria wind-up i tomorrow mam t ,, wm iw Litiriiut-i n Urst wind-up bout Joo T)orgo and Danny illuahea clasli In the senilwind-up The re ina nder or mo cara ioiio maliider or mo cara ioiiows: cerry iianiun vs. Iluv I'nnlfi. Johnny Morgan vs Miko Fairbanks and Tommy Murray vs Young Duuiets. - ' '"; '"o""'" ?,,c.r.ha u ihme to opposo on hnturda nlKht nt ttiu Nutlnnnt Is 'he hard-hitting. Johnny .Murray, of New York. Dattllng Murray, the sLnsatiunal fl VVelKIU, tngagCS uwui wji un .no raum , i"-" Lew Tendler and Cal Dclancj will do the entertaining at tho Oltnipia nn Mumlav nlsht Helaticy lonr ago asked for this lendler meeting and after his showing against Jon I'hllllps he proved ho was the goods Joe Tlplllz and I'ackey Homme) meet in tho scmlwlud-up. Note Jimmy Liggett denies that he fought In Iscw Hedford under the name of Jack Il'lackburn Liggett Insists that It was (ieorco Ward who was rushel along to do substitute duty "Never Ins) n lie-lit In m llfo and I'm picud of my name, explained Liggett. A sneelat wire from the toast this morn ing confirmed the report that Jess Wlllard was much elated when informed that Ham dross, of tho Iiingham A. 1" . had revealed tho name of the mysterious wonder. Hay Ennls was tho masked marvel. Abe lrledman and Jack Sharkey may np. near in the Olyinpla wind-up on tho evening uf May 1. Uenny Leonard and Joe I'hllllps may ho tho entertainers nt the nine club on May 20. Tho onen-olr season will be opened ofn dally1 with the staging of tho Iw Tendler ileorE Chaney txiut at ahlba Park on June 4 "on nalnsVill follovv a few days later with his opener at the Phillies' parlc, Joey Vox will be, seen at the Atlantic City Sporting Club one week from tonight His opponent has not been named Following this bout Fox Is likely to exhibit at tho first open-air show held at the shore. Yesterday Dr, .imoarl ihtit ht Oeorie V. Wlltmaler an. nounced that he was going to make the trip to the Wlllard-Dempsey battle via the "Her. man Taylor Special." James C, Isamlngei alic the also quietly made It known that he favored ,s "Tavlor Special. " Jew I'hllllps and Frankie Conlfrey will clash In the. Empire. A, p. wind-up on May 18. Promoter Nate Smith has not. completed his oreilm narles. He 'Is after the Sam.ny BrhlR.W'lllie JUnlon bout for the semi, -wind-up. - drop nhich hdncd to make him li Curves has one of these natural dins that McGraw says that Scliupp has the best biouglit their golf clubs to Versailles hazards traps and pits in the peace out in several years. ffonard are Mill nwaitlng reply from Hffli. m ?"ons ,n entertain the i;nKllh fly vvilght either over liero or over there, Unk lluasell early yesterday morning ua h Piissi'd a fe.w members of the Pino Street Debatlnc Soelctv. "Josh is too We and I never could seo Dempscy," muttered Unit, aa he headed for homo minus his badge. I'eiinccrove now la n member of the out !ftw". . ?!n5 e'ri-u1' Unions a boxer la on the -iVU'" .J" ""n,.i.m.uc.1 .r. a Jhsnce of even - .-..-,... u,. ,u IUB Jm,y ,own. .Inlmiij Kllbiine nnd I'rankle nrown will coino togther In a return bout before the. ruMdo A V. In Cleveland on Jlay 14. Brown doubtless will find. Kllbane a much-Improved ball er over the same Johnny ho fought at the Oljmpla. They are scheduled to go ten laiuUlaiia and nattllnc Peddv aro due tn clash before the Bayonne Sporting Club to- rJ "J,. JJ"-H5. nnu Ilill Brennan have been Hill Brennan have iikiiT Vi, i .. "in appear again m Tuna. tho latter part of this month. rill unnewp aval., All die welterweights are waiting for a. smash at Leonard-. Jack llrltlon wants to engage llenni. Ted Lewis thinks ho Vent" tied lo another session, whle Willie Ultchi thampim,; ""' ''"" ln lYank (Pop) O'rirlen. the veteran ring offl. clnl, after n short battle with lh "SS H: out again .u n lis avnA. ... -.,". ". - B mgiu ..o cAi.c-wn m oiiiciaio oaiuraay .. 'i1"',-le Dal. of New York, meeta Dick l.h " 1Vit,h1.-eN5tl?f"! """vlnd-n SatuFda? night other preliminaries are Andy Me- Geo'rgd Hrowrf M"k" '""1 Tony r-''- UST CAMK l'OJl KEItS AT SHIBE PARK TODAY Athletics vs. New York Sec Slack's new n new team before It leara nn Tickets. 30c. 65c. 8Sc, f IB long uiur. HrNcnatloiiK ingh. tiame, NATIONAL A. A. t, nioht Tony Krlend ts. (ieorge nronn Joe .-Marks vs. Andy MrMahon Ilobli Dojle vs. Iluttllng Jlurruy Frankie Daly vs. Dick Griffin Johnny Murray y. K. 0. Joe O'Donnell EMPIRE A. C. "- "r,!?""" , I.ITTLF. HICMt vs. JIVlVlV MVrJUN Bat Leonard f. Max Williamson TIIITKK OTMKR HTAR llfWTH i - ,ms n t. u "T " S'M ,,';," if- ?.4Ji iiii. fi.i :t:wj& liiLu.. uAttjlE&Jlfiviruikk M&mjm ww - .- f,aei"MilHtS!SsitW9ELiC ui 'J. . ' r, :m ' - - -is. - ..,bmmi.jfflE&iM
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