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who shattered all speed records be- Lord and Fournier tried to steal on tween Milwaukee and Chicago by him and on both occasions the Mack-bo- y making the journey- - in one week. shot the ball to second base, Larry is a snail as a traveler, but on about a foot off the bag and about the ball field he shows plenty of two feet on the first-bas- e side of the speed. His inaugural, performance keystone, practically perfect throws. was up to expectations, in spite of He is active behind the bat, but the fact he fanned twice and failed Schalk is also an agile performer. to get a safety. Inxhis other two ef- Ray had five assists, two of them forts he pushed out a pair of long being throws on men attempting to flies that forced the Athletic outfield- steal. Neither team pulled a pilfer. ers to travel backward to make the The Sox lad made a play in the catches. seventh inning that would have been The youngster handled ground hard to duplicate. Murphy opened balls in approved fashion, a depart- the round with a triple to right, and ment of the game in which it was clung to third while Barry was tossed rumored he is deficient. In the ninth out by Weaver. Shang then boosted' Barry tried to go from first to third a fly to Collins, and Murphy started on Schang's single, but an accurate home after the catch. Collins' throw peg by Chappelle cut him off three was Inaccurate, about five feet from feet from the sack, Weaver taking the base. Ray stepped away ffom the throw. President Comiskey was the plate, captured the throw, and much pleased at Chappelle's showing. plunged for the Athletic veteran just He was also well treated by the fans, as the latter lunged spikes first for who made allowances for the natural the .goal. Schalk touched Murphy on nervousness the recruit must have the foot for the put-ou- t, and was felt on his first day in the big show. slightly spiked. It was the nerviest The much-advertis- and long-expect-ed play he ever pulled. He dived directly clash between Ray Schalk into Murphy's spikes. and Wallie Schang, the two young It is not fair to judge the two as catchers who have set the baseball batters on one day's showing. world agog by their stellar work, Schang walloped a double and single came off yesterday, and honors were in four times at the plate, Schalk about even. A comparison of the going hitless in three efforts, sacri- youngsters is almost impossible, as ficing once. The Athletic impressed Schang has been seen in only one as being the hardest hitter, one who game here. He might have been at would get the most extra base the top of his gait yesterdayj while smashes, but it is doubtful if he will Schalk was doing things that have get more hits in a year than Ray. become an every-da- y occurrence to The latter has been sticking at a fast the regular South Side fans. pace in the present stand against the On throwing the two pony buffers Eastern teams. seem to be about even. Schalk has If a manager was given the choice the edge when it comes to tagging between one of the two young catch- runners at the plate and is also a ers he would be in desperate stretits better man on foul balls. In one in- to make a decision. He would be well ning Eddie Collins popped a foul close satisfied with the work of either. If to the stand. It was not an easy both, were on the same team the catch, but Collins paid a tribute to management would not have to wor- Schalk's prowess by tossing his bat ry about the receiving end for some toward the Mack coop as soon as the years to come. pill began to aviate. He knew it Chase and Mclnniss also put on a would be caught. little duel, bejng jealous of the atten- Schang did some swell pegging. tion the catchers were receiving. Hal.