& GranlJand-Rice
Copyright, 1917, The Tribune Association (New York Tribune).
tlnce in awhile the slow, deliberate type of athlete is a star. But this is
far from being the general rule.
On the average the star is a fast worker, with few false actions, witn no
un.due waste, with nervous tension not permitted to grow through any ex
tended delay.
And this goes for more games than one.
There Are Pitchers —
In baseball the fastest working pitching we have ever seen was that of
Christy Mathewson.
When Matty worked, as a rule, you could figure the span of the game
,*rom an hour and thirty minutes to an hour ahd forty minutes.
' He wasn't out there posing or chewing on the ball or making extenoe
flourishes. His idea was to pitch. Having line control, he wasted few tnro ...
What he did counted. The result was a short game.
Walter Johnson and Alexander are both along the same lines. Neitlie
a slow, deliberate worker. Both hustle their games along and rarely e\ er
go beyond an hour and forty minutes to achieve their ultimate destli
'"(SamesMO delayed and held up by slow pitching more than by'any
factor. And when the stars are pitching there is always less delay, with
exceptions. ,
In Golf
Verv few of the great golfers belong to the deliberative, lagging 'VPe-
Travels, Ouimet and Evans step up, hit the ball and 'along. =0
Gardner travels along at a fast clip, taking very Uttle time *° r .£' 8 f ®s , iat
John G. Anderson, Phil Carter and Oswald Kirkby are three of the fastest
°Oa re f1; I"p\u y Ts'ali very well enough, but too much deliberation kills
'"'•rue'slow golfer is \crv rarely a good player. Alexander Smith, twice
open champion, plays lrce a streak. Practically every leading Pro. sP l "®
through a round at good speed. Delay and deliberation are too often
merely a strain upon nervous energy.
Winter League Stuff
Baseball has been too badly frozen since opening day to Rive the genial
dope any logical outlet. Conditions have been entirely too ad%erse to judge
clubs or individuals. , . ... r,.!...
With Joe Jackson under .240, Eddie Collins around .-30, Frank Baker
way off and other stars far out of gear, several weeks ma) follow beroie
the depressed athletes get going at normal speed.
Detroit, with a team batting average of .202, is a joke. club that num
bers Cobb, Veach, Crawford and Heilman belongs around ..60. The tigers
led the American league upon attack last year, being far stronger than t e
Red Sox in this respect, but the same club up to date through the cold and
chilly spasm has looked like an orphan asylum with the pip.
Figures compiled in the presence of cold winds, abundant rains and
other annoying details mean very little. Yet all these ba ™'° a des ha\
bothered Tris Speaker to any notable extent. And so far the> ha\en tan
noyed Eddie Housh in any noticeable way. . „ .
Baseball, being a warm weather game, will only produce true form among
the morose athletes when warm warm weather arrives.
Add "If" Stuff \
And how about the Tigers?—
Perhaps they would give up
If in their box were Johnson,
And Ruth and Shore and Schupp!
Just one more little secret— \
The golf champ would be me
If I could drive like Evans
And putt like Jerry T.
"The suggestion has been made that golf courses be plowed up." Golf
courses have been (Wowed up for the last five years—the only difference be
ing that a mashie and a niblick have been used by the energetic duttei in
place of a plow.
"No man." savs Colonel William A. Sunday, "could ever be called a
greater pitcher than Mathewson. But if any one pitcher could be called as
great the name would be John Clarkson, the nopareil of his decade. One
assignment that we would never care to take would be the job of proving
that any certain pitcher was a greater workman than Mathewson—a more
valuable pitcher or a greater one.
"You have never answered my query." writes a "as to which of the
fwn is the greater intielder —Jack Barry or Arthur Fletcher. How about
it° Comparing a second baseman in the American League with a short
in tll( T National League is no plum-colored job. Fletcher Is much the
best man on attack, with Barry just a trifle steadier on infield play. Both
are aggressive, valuable types, but their daily assignments are too far apart
to call for any complete diagnosis.
Baseball Summary
SCUKES Oh" VKSTKKDAY'S GAMES
National League
New York. 5; Cincinnati. 2.
Chicago. 3; Brooklyn, 1.
Pittsburgh. 11; Boston. 4.
American l.mgiie
St. Louis, 2; Philadelphia, 1.
New York. 1; Chicago, 0.
Cleveland. 4; Washington, 3.
Boston, 3; Detroit, 1.
international l.eague
Newark. 8; Rochester, 2.
Providence, 8; Toronto, 3.
Buffalo, 5; Richmond, 1.
Baltimore-Montreal, game postpon
ed.
New York State l.eague
Elmira, 5; Harrlsburg, 2.
Binghamton, 5: Heading, 2.
Utica, 3; Scranton, 2.
Syracuse, 5; Wilkes-Barre, 4.
American %a*oclat lon
Columbus, 5; Milwaukee, 1.
Indianapolis. 3; Minneapolis, 0.
Toledo, 6; St. Paul, 4.
Louisville-Kansas City, rain.
I.urknnn Sli|> l.eague
Planing Mill, 5: Storehouse, 0,
llitie KidKe l.eague
Chambersburg. 3: Gettysburg, 1.
Hanover, 3; Frederick, 2.
Martinsburg, S: liagerstown, 2.
Allison Hill l.eaarue
Rosewood, 5; Reading, 1.
WHERE THEY PI,AY TODAY
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FRIDAY EVENING. '™ " HARRISBURG ftftjft) TEEEGHXPH MAY 11", 1917.
Cincinnati at New York.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at Boston.
Amerleau l.eague
Philadelphia at St. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Boston at Detroit.
Washington at Cleveland.
Xew York State League
Binghamton at Ilarrisburg.
Utica at WlJkes-Barre.
Syracuse at Scranton.
Elmira at Reading.
Hiue liltlge League
Martinsburg at Frederick.
Chambersburg at Hagersiown.
Gettysburg at Hanover.
iiUcknVH Shop I.vague
j Smithshop vs. Clerks.
Allison Hill l.eague
I Rosewood vs. Stanley.
W HERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW
National l.eague
j St. Louis at Philadelphia,
i Chicago at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at Boston.
!• Cincinnati at New York.
Amerieaii l.eague
Philadelphia at St. Louis.
Boston at Detroit.
Washington at Cleveland.
New York at Chicago.
New York State l.eague
Binghamton at Ilarrisburg.
j Utica at Wilkes-Barre.
| Syracuse at Scranton.
Elmira at Reading.
STANDING OK THE CLUBS
National l.eague
W. L. P.C.
New York 11 5 .688
Chicago 18 9 .840
: St. Louis, 12 8 .600
Philadelphia 9 8 .529
Cincinnati 11 14 .440
j Boston 7 9 .438
• ] Pittsburgli 8 15 .348
i I Brooklyn 5 11 .313
Ainerleuu League
W. L. P.C.
| Boston, . 13 5 ,722
New York 11 If .611
Chicago 14 11 .560
St. Louis 12 11 .522
Cleveland, 12 12 .500
Detroit 8 12 .400
Washington. . t 7 13 .350
Philadelphia, 6 12 .333
New York State l.eague
W. L. P.C.
Elmira 4 1 .B<oo
Binghamton 3 1 .750
Scranton, 2 1 .667
Syracuse, 2 1 .667
UtiCa, 1 1 .500
Beading 2 3 .400
Wilkes-Barre 0 2 .0001
Harrlsburg 0 4 .000
Allison Hill Leaitue
W. L. P.C.
Stanley, 1 0 1.000
Rosewood 1 0 1.000
Galahads 0 1 .000
Heading 0 1 .000
Blue Hldge League
W. L. P.C.
Chambersburg 1 0 1.000
Hanover, 1 0 1.000
Martinsburg, 1 0 1.000
Gettysburg 0 1 _ .000
Frederick 0 1 .000
liagerstown 0 1 .000
l.ueknow Shop l.eague
' W. Li P.C.
s. Shop 1 o 1000
Storehouse .... 1 1 -.500
Planing Mill 1 1 -800
. Clerks, 0 1 .000
Finfrock's Superb Work
Defeats Storehouse Team
Finifrock pitched sensational ball
yesterday noon in a Lucknow Shop
League game, when he held the Store
house players to one hit, giving the
Planing Mill team a 5 to 0 victory.
The features of the contest were a
shoestring catch by McKeever and a
running catch by Steigerwalt. A
strong gale swept the field and made
fielding difficult. The score by in
nings:
R. H. K.
Planing Mill, ~o 4 1 0 o—l o
Storehouse, ...0 o a o o—o i i
BANKS TEAM IS
LEADING TOURNEY
Defeat Palmer Team Three
Games and Take Match;
Other Scores
The Banks team which jumped
into the lead In the Dauphin-Cum
berland county duckpin league, re
tained Its lead last night when it
J® 0 * 1 three games and .match from
the I aimer team. The Myers team
in second place also retained its hold
on that position by defeating the
O Leary team three games. The
other games were close. The sum
mary:
Palmer-Banks
(Taylor Alleys)
Banks 1367
Palmer 140 3
B'inks f.tiO
Fox (Banks) 142
Demma (Banks) 350
O'Leary-Myers
(Parthemore Alleys, N. Cumberland)
Myers 16io
O'Leary 1437
Myers 579
Myers (Myers) 148
Myers( Myers) 395
Mclvor-Oweii
(Academy Alleys)
Mclvor 1474
° w ? n 14 58
Mvlvor 527
Kimmel (Owen) 130
Kimmel (Owen) 326
Fickes-Beiit/.
(Lemoyne-Alleys)
Fickes 1556
Bentz 1453
I'ickes (Fickes) 163
Fickes (Fickes) 396
.Standing of the Teams
„ , W L. Pet.
Banks 25 14 .641
Myers 23 16 .589
O'Leary 21 18 .538
Schriver 21 19 .513
Owens 19 20 .487
Fickes .. 18 21 .462
Palmer 16 23 .410
Bentz 15 24 .385
Miscellaneous
(Casino Alleys)
Blues 1910
Grays 1728
Grays 662
Grays (Blues) 1721
Shooter (Blues) 438
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Major League Scores
National league
At New York— '
Cincinnati, .00200000 o—2 7 0
New York, ..00011 2. 01 x—s 11 1
Batteries—Toney and' Hugh; Perritt
and McCarty. Umpires—O'Day and
Branslleld.
At Brooklyn—
Chicago, ...20001000 o— 3 6 2
Brooklyn, ..0 0 0 0 0 o*o 0 I— l 8 4
Batteries Vaughn and Wilson;
Cheney and Miller. Umpires—Quigley
and Byron.
At Boston—
Pittsburgh, 01211500 >l—ll 9 0
Boston 00130000 0— 4 S 4
Batteries Mamaux, Miller and
Schmidt; Barnes and Gowdy. Umpires
—Rigler and Orth.
At Philadelphia—
St. Louis, ..00000000 o—o 4 0
Pliila 0100000 Ox—l 6 1
Batteries Meadows and Snyder;
Alexander and Kllllfer. Umpires—
Klem and Emslie.
American League
At Chicago—
New Y0rk,..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I—l 4 1
Chicago, ...00000000 o—o 5 2
Batteries—Hhawkey and Nunamak
er: Russell and Schalk. Umpires
Hildebrand and O'Laughlln.
At St. Louis—
Plrila 00 0 10000 o—l 6 1
St. Louis, ..2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ox—2 6 0
Batteries—R. .lorijson and Schang;
Davenport and Severeid. Umpires
Nail in and Evans.
At Detroit—
Boston 00000111 o—3 6 2
Detroit 10000000 o—l 4 1
Batteries—Leonard and Agnew; Co
veleski and Spencer. Umpires—Din
een and Owens.
At Cleveland—
Washington 10100000 I—3 9 1
Cleveland, ..4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ox—4 3 2
Batteries Harper and Ilenry;
Cooinbes and Billings, Umpires—Con
nolly and McCormick.
V'nv York State I.eague
At Scranton—
Utica 11 000000 I—3 7 1
Scranton, ..0 0020000 o—2 4 3
Batteries —Karp and Demsey; Hlg
glns and Brannon. Umpires—Williams
and Brawn.
At Reading—
Binghamt'n 11000 3 00 o—s 7 0
Reading, ...0 0000000 2—2 6 3
Batteries Anchor and Meyers;
Donahue and Watson. Umpires—Ptir
man and Glatts.
At Wilkes-Barre—
Syracuse. ..0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 o—s 6 3
W-Bar re. ..0 0000103 o—4 9 1
Batteries Roth and Hildebrand;
leretski and Cotter. Umpires—Car
new and Lewis.
"CAP" SMITH IS
STAR BATSMAN
Hit Ball For Freshmen; Lands
Victory in Tech Inter
class Series
In the second Tech interclass con
test played on the Island yester
day ufternoon the Freshmen suc
ceeded in trimming the Juniors by a
score of 6 to *. The "Fresliies" had
one big inning in the fifth, and ham
mered Bott's offerings to all corners
of the Island. When the third man
was retired, live lads had crossed the
plate. •
Smith Hard Hitter
Until the unlucky, fifth, the third
year lads had a safe lead until the
ascension came. "Cap" Smith was
the heavy artillery for the winners,
securing four hingles in four times
at bat. Ramey played well for the
losers.
The line-up and summary fol
lows:
JUNIORS.
Cook, rf 1 2 0 0 0
Ramey, c 1 1 8 2 0
Beam, If 0 0 ft* 0 0
Holland, ss 0 0 0 1 1
Frock, lb 0 0 7 0 0
Miller, 2b-p 0. 0 0 2 0
Bashore, 3f l" 1 2 0 0
Essig, cf . ... 0 0 0 0 0
Botts p 1 1 1 0 0
Jones 2b . 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 4 518 7 1
FRESHMEN
George, ss I 0 1 3 J
Douglass, rf 0 0 0 0 0
Beck, 3b 2 1 0 2 0
Smith, c 1 4 8 0 0
Lingle, p 1 1 0 3 1
Wilsbacli, lb 0 0 12 0 1
Davison 2b 0 0 0 0 1
Palm, If 0 0 0 0 0
Brenner, cf 1 0 0 0 0
Aldinger, If 0 0 0 0 1
Germer, 2b 0 1 0 2 1
Lei by, rf 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 6 7 21 10 6
Junors 2 0 0 1 0 1 o—4
Freshmen 100050 x 6
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been a sharp decline in the leasing of
large houses, and the letting of me
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small houses are let readily. In the
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