Vol. 59—No. 11 Philadelphia, May 18, 1912 Price 5 Gents MAJOR LEAGUE LOSSES The Damaging Effects of the Cold and Rainy 1912 Spring Brings to the Front Two Important Questions, Namely, a Later Start of the Championship Season, and Financial Insurance Against Rain.

EW YORK, N. Y., May 13. It have had just as bad training weather. is said in base ball resorts here, Again, May so far has been quite as without authoritative contra unpropitious as April. There is an im diction to date, that the major portant question to consider before pro league magnates . have under viding for a later opening. If two weeks consideration a novel form of are lopped off the playing season, are two insurance that will protect them finan weeks to be lopped off the players© con cially against losses by rain. There is a tracts? At present players are paid for company, supposedly a branch of Lloyds, six months. Would the magnates be will that is willing to speculate on the propo ing to go without such receipts as come sition, and the only thing holding it up in in April without reducing the time is the odds or premium, as they call it covered by the players© contracts to five in business. A plan of this kind was and a half months? It is a question of started two years ago, but the sun shone considerable moment to both player and so brightly on several Saturdays in the employer." East and Sundays in the West that it was O©DAY©S COURSE ALLOWED TO DROP. In other words, the magnates got cold Meets With the Approbation of President feet on paying the high premiums. The novel insurance concern is willing to take Lynch, of the . a risk on any day or all days in the week, Special to "Sporting Life." but the base ball people have figured that New York, N. Y., May 13. President such a plan would be unnecessary on Lynch, of the National League, is highly ordinary days, as the -headers pleased with the showing his former um would draw in enough extra money to pire, Hank O©Day, is making with the . more than offset what would be gained by . What is pleasing Lynch insurance, less the premium. Now it is especially is that the Reds are setting the proposed to speculate on pace without doing any baiting. Said Mr. Lynch today : SATTJBDAYS AND SUNDAYS "An Impression seems to prevail that tha only way only. Two years ago the New York clubs a team can win Is to nag continually at the um lost something like $50,000 by rains on pires, and protest every decision, though It is known that the decision will not be chanted. If a team those days at home and on the road, and does not kick it is said they hare no spirit ia their this Spring starts in as if it was going worfe, and that they are not fighting for their rights. to break that record. Several of the most However, the Reds are showing that a team can play consistent ball without getting Into disputes with important games have been knocked out the umpires. O©Day is not permitting his men to already by rain and the losses are begin abuse the umpires, and so far he is holding his own ning to pile up. A game that is post with managers who are continually in need of dis poned on Saturday and Sunday cannot be ciplining. There are some managers who should take played on those dates again, because the a leaf out of O©Oay©s book." big crowd days are so arranged that the same two clubs do not get a whack at BUSH ASSAULTED them twice in a season. That necessi tates the double-header being played off A Brave New York Rooter Hits the Um on ordinary days, and there is a conse pire in the Dark. quent heavy loss. Special to "Sporting Life." New York, N. Y., May 11. It appear Losses Heavy to Date that in the jam following the game at the In commenting upon the probable losses Polo Grounds, Saturday, May 4, when a caused by bad weather up to May 8, the crowd surrounded the umpires, Klem and New York "Sun" of that date said, edi Bush, and shoved and jostled them cross torially : "A base ball club owner remark ing the field, the umpires, one of them ed yesterday that the postponements this anyway, didn©t escape with mere shoving season due to rain had cost the big NAPOLEON RUCKER and jostling. In the passageway under league clubs $200,000. This may be over Pitcher of the National League Club the bleachers, some lion-hearted rough, stating it a little, then again it may not, Napoleon Rucker, the famous south-paw pitcher of the Brooklyn National League Club, under cover of the poor light, landed a but it 4s entirely probable that the wide who pitched a no- game against Boston, September 5, 1908, was born at Alpharetta, punch on Bush©s neck. It is planned to spread and persistent drippiness of the Ga_, 26 years ago, now lives at Roseville, Ga.. and became a benedict in 1911. He went have a dressing room in the grand stand heavens has depleted exchequers at least to the Brooklyn Club in 1907 from the Augusta Club, of the South Atlantic League, where he attracted Patsy Donovan©s attention in an exhibition game against the Superbaa. for umpires so they won©t have to cross $150,000. Up to yesterday there had been President Ebbets drafted him for $300 Fall of 1907. and in 1909 refused to trade him for the field as now, but even that won©t pro 27 postponements in the National League . Prior to playing with Augusta, Kucker had a,n unsatisfactory try-out tect them if partisan spectators are work and 21 in the American, and receipts so with the Atlanta Club, of the Southern League, and was turned adrift. These are the ed up by the rowdy and unsportsmanlike far this year are much below normal. only clubs with which he has played. actions of players or managers, such as There have been big crowds out, but big are all too prevalent in base ball. crowds have had few opportunities com paratively to come out. Figuring on an Alleged Strike-Out Record average attendance of 5000, the one Saturday and one Sunday game in played. These three games alone, with Gainesville, Ga., May 6. Frank Baker, FORTY-EIGHT UNPLAYED GAMES the American League and three Saturday good weather, would have drawn 70,000 the young twirler of the Riverside Mili mean that the clubs are shy receipts from and two Sunday gam|s in the National. persons. tary Academy team, pitching against the 240,000 persons. That number of persons, Also there were three postponements of Georgia Military College team here today, allowing for a 50-cent admission rate, opening day games in each league. All of THE STARTING QUESTION. fanned 26 batters and established a new would mean $120,000. But even with the these days would have been good for big With the. bad Spring weather comes a record thereby. The first three men up 25-cent admissions there are so many 75- crowds. Not only did the Boston Ameri revival of the agitation to begin the cham hit safely. He struck out 26 of the last cent patrons that the average admission cans suffer the postponement of their pionship season later. A postponement 27 men to face him, with the exception of price probably© would be over 50 cents. opening game with the Highlanders, but until the first of May wouldn©t have been two who^^ii^h id first base safely on er- JChen again the^ postponements include the two Patriots© Day games were not any benefit this Spring. The clubs would. to 4. SPORTING LIFE MAY 18,1912

It was one of those brilliant coups you often see in base ball. The tide of battle THIS COUPON SEND ONE PIRATE-POINTS shifted at once. Sheckard was fooled by IS ONLY GOOD COUPON FOR Robbie©s first two pitches. They shot FOR 30 DAYS Philadelphia, May 18, ©12 EACH SERIES right over and he didn©t swing. Most hROM DATE. D E S 1RED. THE GOING SOFT FOR CERTAIN men supposed that the server would waste the next ball, but he didn©t. It, too, TEAMS THIS SPRING flashed over the pan. Sheckard was de •• THIS COUPON WITH 4 CTS. ceived into letting it go without a swing. * He was out without an offer, leaving Mc Sent to SPORTING LIFE, Philadelphia, entitles New Yorks and Cincies Strike lntire panting on third base. Lurid Lou the Sender to One Series (12) of Picture Cards V Richie, who had been coaching at third Snaps Race Robbed of Much base, was so discomfited by Sheck©s sleep of Base Ball Players, as described below: that he put the crowd onto the veteran Interest By Cardinal and Philly by walking to the bench, shoving out both <> Send to.. hands, as much to say "Jim, why didn©t ! Demoralization General News* you just meet it?" "Didn©t I tell you Street Address....-...... there was the place to shove in a left- handed pitcher?" The writer heard thi Town..-..-...... -...... !...... State. BY A. ». CHATTY. quip from a dozen different wise ones a Pittsburgh, Pa., May 10. Editor he passed along the rear rail of the Stad ium. For once Clarlre made a pitching Send Series No. "Sporting Life." Other things besides change that met with the approbation ol bad weather offerings gave old league the pests of the pavilion. Let it be magnates opportunities to recorded. ponder during the first month of the season. Take CREDIT, NOT CRITICISM. the break-downs of the Day before there had been a growl by Phillies and Cards as ex the grand stand gang over a play pulled amples. These unexpected off by Carey. The young man played happenings furnished easy up-to-date base ball and yet he was flayed picking for a couple of by the fans, decreed to be a bonehead. UT up in series (twelve cards to a series), each card containing the clubs, notably New York You don©t often* hear Colonel Dreyfuss portrait (in colors) of a prominent base ball player, size I>^x2>6 inches. in the East and the Reds take a player©s part when a bunch of P The coupon at the head of this column and four cents (in stamps) will in the West. While first bugs burns a ball tosser. This time, how division clubs fattened up ever, Dreyfuss couldn©t submit to the entitle any reader to one series of 12 picture cards. You can have as A. R. Cratty their percentage at the ex scoring. It was understood. Here©s the many series as you want, but a coupon and four cents must be sent for pense of the also-rans, the situation: One man out and score tied. each series desired. They cannot be had any other way. Series will not be Pirates and Cubs were fighting each Carey on first, eager, of course, to get broken or exchanged. other. New York©s route was especially away handsomely. Byrne is generally a Canadian or Cuban postage stamps will not be accepted. They have no value juicy with nothing more formidable than left-centre hitter. This time he spanked in this country. Canadian money accepted at par. Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Boston to the oval for a screamer toward right- If you want your order to receive prompt attention, address exactly as follows: block their path. Fates smiled on the centre. Hofman started with demon like Giants and Reds, too, in the Western speed for the ball, but as Dreyfuss puts PICTURE CARD DEPARTMENT, "SPORTING LIFE," invasion for they started against the St. it, there was only one chance in 100 of a PHILADELPHIA, PA. Louis and Quakers respectively. Colonel catch. Carey got going and with head Dreyfuss was heard to comment that down, bent to his speed. He was nearing The following club series are now ready for immediate delivery. third and Byrne was tearing up the dirt THE TTJBNS OP TIDES not far from goal number two, when to SERIES No. 50. SERIES No. 70. this Spring in a measure were discour Flayers of the Philadelphia Club, A. L. Flayers of the Fittsburg Club, N. L. universal amazement, Hofman stuck out Connie Made, Manager. Murphy, Outflelder. Fred Clarke, Manager. Miller, Inflelder. aging, but then the leaders had to face his mitt and snatched the flying sphere at Oldring, Outflelder. Mclnnes, Inflelder. Byrne, Inflelder. Adams, Pitchw. the music some time or other, then would arm©s length amid groans. The ball Collins, Inflelder. Llvtngaton, . Leach, Outflelder. Camnitz, Pitcher. come the tug-of-war. Barney didn©t say wfiizzed from Hofman to Zimmerman and Baker, Inflelder. Bender, Pitcher. Hana Wagner. Inflelder. Leifield, Pitcher. so, but it was evident from his talk that Barry, Inflelder. Plank, Pitcher. Wilson, Outflelder. Phillippe. Pitcher. Carey, of course, was doubled up. Then Strunk, Outfielder. Coombs, Pitcher. Simon, Catcher. Gibson, Catcher. he looked upon the Reds as playing lucky the second guess managers vented their ball and classed the New Yorks© advance disgust. Not one had self-control suffi SEEIES No. 52. SERIES No. 72. as also being a part of good fortune in cient to think over the play. No team Flayers of the Detroit, Club, A. L. Flayers of the Chicago Club, N. L. somuch as they hadn©t hard teams to Hugh Jennlngs, Manager. Moriarty, Inflelder. Frank Chance, Manager. Archer, Catcher. ever won a pennant by following a safe D. Jones, Outflelder. O©Leary, Inflelder. Scheckard, Outfielder. Mclntire, Pitcher. beat. When you come to scan things the racket. Chance taking many plays, keep Bush, Inflelder. gtanage. Catcher. Schulte, Outflelder. M. Brown, Pitcher. Pirates of 1912 can lay claim to be the a-moving, draw throws, et al., is neces Cobb, Outflelder. Donovan, Pitcher. Hofman, Outflelder. Reulbach, Pitcher. boss bad luck bund that has represented Crawford, Outflelder. Mullln, Pitcher. Zimmerman, Inflelder. Needham, Catcher. the steel city in five years anyway. Five sary in base ball. Delahanty. Inflelder. Summers, Pitcher. Tinker, Inflelder. Evers, Inflelder. out of their initial nine defeats were by MAC WAS MISSING. SERIES No. 54. SERIES No. 74. one , not an extra inning seance was Ever recall a game where a base runner Flayers of the Boston Club, A. L. Flayers of the Philadelphia Club, N. L. captured, in strong contrast to a season was lost or mislaid somewhere on the Jaks Stahl, Manager. L. Gardner, Infielder. Chas. F. Dooln, Manager. Moore, Pitcher. three or four years ago when the team circuit? Pittsburgh has a case of it. Hooper, Outfielder. , Pitcher. Knabe, Inflelder. Bransfleld. Inflelder. Engle, Inflelder. Wood, Pitcher. Paskert, Outfielder. Titus, Outflelder. was a terror in taking long drawn out Against Chicago, third game of the first Speaker, Outfielder. Thoney. Outflelder. Lobert, Inflelder. Magee, Outflelder. combats. Every old time in April when series at Forbes Field, Billy McKechnie Wagner, Infielder. Hall, Pitcher. Walsh. Outfielder. Moran, Catcher. a Pittsburgh pitcher gave a dropped out of sight en route from first Carrigan, Catcher. Karger, Pitcher. Doolan, luflelder. Beck. Outflelde*. it seemingly developed into a score. Close to third and nary a tosser, Mac himself SERIES No. 58. SERIES No. 76. watching wasn©t needed to unearth a half included, can tell where he fell to. Cap Flayers of the Chicago Club, A. L. Players of the New York Club, ff. L. dozen rare instances of poor breaks. Clarke took a fall out of McKechnie for Tannehill, Inflelder. Scott, Pitcher. John McGraw, Manager. Mathewson, Pitcher. PITCHERS OFF KELTEB. his doze, but you cannot blame him. Mae Sullivan, Catcher. Walsh, Pitcher. Devore, Outflelder. Fletcher, Inflelder. was on first with orders to go with the White. Pitcher. Blackburn, Inflelder. L. Doyle, Inflelder. Myers, Catcher, With the advent of the Eastern teams Payne, Catcher. Harry Lord, Inflelder. Snodgrass, Outflelder. Crandall, Pitcher. there were misgivings in the locals© camp hit. Miller stung on a line over tbe I. Young, Pitcher. McConnell, Inflelder. Murray, Outflelder. Ames, Pitcher. over the form of the hurlers. The series pitcher©s head to centre. It was a speedy Dougherty, Outflelder. Mclutyre, Outflelder. Merkle, Inflelder. Wiltse, Pitcher. with Chicago wasn©t pleasing on that spank; looked safe from the moment it score, O©Toole being the only regular who started. A runner on second beat Hof- gave anything of a creditable display. His man©s throw home, Miller landed on sec tickets didn©t know the , sellers, yet they work was diamond-studded, but Camnitz, ond and was waiftng there when a. relay bit with avidity. It©s no wonder so many Adams and Leifield, and even Hendrix, throw from the backstop nailed Mac 15 million dollars© worth of frauds are com The J912 Edition of These Most Valuable fell sadly and had it not been for a great feet away from third. Mind you, Hof- mitted each year. display with the stick on a couple of oc man©s throw home was easily visible to SUMMER SAYINGS. Argument Settlers Now Ready* casions the Pirates would have been all hands and the way for McKechnie Colonel Dreyfuss declares that Kellogg, "Sporting Life©s" vest-pocket combina driven to the cellar for the time being. was clear at all times. the big pitcher, who wasn©t retained, has tion Base Ball Schedules of the National One striking fact attracting the attention A SOUND PLTTGQEB. ability. Lack of control handicaps him. and American Leagues have made their of bugs is Cammy©s corpulency, the young Pittsburgh©s slow getaway must have Cheney, Chicago©s spitter, got a care usual annual appearance. These famous man carrying excess baggage on his frame fashioned a heap of prophecies in the ful watching from home sages because he schedules -now in their ninth yearly edi to an alarming degree. This was hardly metropolis, judging from a communica once hornswoggled the Pirates. The gang tion have become indispensable to base to be expected in May days. Comment tion at hand, signed "New York Fan, came to the conclusion that he was weak ball lovers for the reason that they convey was significant. Once during a Red game former resident of Pittsburgh." The with men on the bags. He fidgeted, fret valuable current information in compact, when the leaders© twirlers were smashed writer penned several letters to the ted, fuddled from the moment a base be vest-pocket form. They give the At right and left, Camnitz was kept on the "Sporting Life" last Summer. He has came populated. Home and Abroad championship dates of peak even though the Pittsburgh Club just returned from a jaunt to the Isles The U. S. League is getting lots of all the clubs, arranged in chronological had a ten-run lead. Same thing with of the South Sea where the game doesn©t space in local journals, which caused a order, action pictures of the 16 major Adams when against the Cubs the locals flourish. "The opinion in New York and prominent Pirate official to remark, league teams, as well as the batting and were far to the good. "Need the work," vicinity," says he, "is that the Pirates of "That©s the way it goes. Whenever a fielding averages of all players in both was the only reply one could secure. 1912 are a second division team. Not for man builds up anything good you will leagues, and much other valuable base Adams was finally driven to cover by the me. I am betting hats, canes, by the ver find a crowd trying to tear down his ball information, including the »classy Windy City crew, an outcome not sur dozen that by dog days Fred Clarke©s work." True, every word of it. base ball poem, "Casey at the Bat ;-"* as prising for even in early rounds he wasn©t crew will be right among the leaders. Historians must find space for mention well as the modernized version, entitled serving classy work, the ball being hit Am sure there must be others who will of Heine Zimmerman©s into the "Baker at the Bat." The possessor of savagely but generally right at somebody. agree with me." right-field bleachers, the first ever. Per- one of these schedule books is enabled CLARKE©S BIG SHIFT. aaps it wasn©t a pickaloo. The stand is instantly to settle many questions that PUT ON THE LID. line feet nearer the plate than when It was in this game Cap Clarke made a may arise in the course of a season, Second week in May the writer heard Hyatt hit the screen in front on a fly, bu*t besides keeping himself constantly posted, switch that the writer wagers tickled that every base ball pool had been Zimmy©s bump was a beauty nevertheless. more grand stand managers than any without inconvenience, as to all move squelched. County authorities crimped Tommy Leach will never forget May 4. ments of nis own favorite team and action he will take during the season. them so, it was said. Even the crippled He chased 14 drives into his field, half Ferry succeeded Adams and was clouted all other clubs. The booklet is well got ex-ball player who was so defiant to a dozen being over his head. He was ten up, finely illustrated, and printed on. with might and main. Diamond Harry warnings surrendered to the ukase. With ©all in." The affair recalled a quip by Mclntire cleaned up the cushions with a good paper, and will be sent free to any this year a new and novel angle of the back m old Pittsburgh days, one who will send a two-cent stamp. smack to deep centre, the "umteenth" game was found. Instead of the oper when the writer traveled with the Pi that Leach chased that afternoon. Fol Address "Sporting Life" Schedule De ators having some headquarters, say in a rates. New York scored six tallies off partment, Philadelphia, Pa. No request lowing Mclntire came the top of the cigar store, billiard room, or such hang Hawley, who strode into the bench and Cubs batting order with port-siders will be honored unless accompanied by a out, men became perambulating pool/; sarcastically snapped to his team-mates, two-cent stamp for each schedule desired. Sheckard and Schulte as the ringleaders. went from door to door, solicited pur ©Now you fellows make some runs." Ferry hiked to the bencL. apjL out eaiiie chasers, of tickets. Score one for gulli Leach could have "gotten back" for the The New York Club has V>ld outflelder Benny Kaufl Robinson, big We bility. Three-fourths of the buyers of struggling fielders. to Rochester and pitcber ©MUte Qa.ua to Toledo, MAY 18, 1912

them by taking the Twentieth sent me t» bat to Fromme. The crippled Phils were the Limited, it looked as though the ;he big affair. William ones who spruBg the surprise on the Reds, for the first time this year were was chairman of the and as the Cardinals were helpless against to spend the night in Berth No. 2. ittee made a cluster of New York the Champions for the first other of those famous rallies change1 :ars," said he, "the Reds time this year viewed the scenery unmo threatened Waterloo into a one-run iss, but now they have hap- light O©Day. You often lested from the top round of the cham tory and added to the exuberance alre^ pionship ladder. Can they hold it as long in such overwhelming evidence in R being used for baits, but as the Reds? That series to be played land that most of the 800,000 calls tl__., Bates for others, And every- here next week will be filled with weal reach Bell telephone exchange every day who knows anything at all about or woe for the Red bunch. It will take When the New "Redland Field" are confined to the queries: "What©s the base ball will say that you Bescher life every ounce of starch in the Red make score?" and "Who pitched?" our outfield is all right !" up to stiffen their backbones for in the THE TJMPIEE AT THE Will Be Formally Dedicated, and HISTORIC DATS OF RED DOOIN. Giants they©ll face a chesty foe who think George Puchte, who as toastmaster the earth is theirs and that the Reds are the Event Additionally Celebrat When .the Reds were in Pittsburgh a will umpire the big game of talk after merely lessees of a back lot. little while ago on the afternoon that the the dinner, is United States Sub-treasurer A LOOK-IN AT THE BjjDBTJGS. Pirates played mule with Horsey and ed By a Banquet to the Chief* at Cincinnati. He is a lover of base ball Frank Hutchison blew in this we©ek other dark equines from the Red stable, and played it as a youth, being known by Vice President James S. Sherman wit his confreres at that time as "Doug Alli- old "Hutch" of Chicago "Inter-Ocean" FBOM CINCINNATI "MEDDLER." nessed the slaughter of the Ohio inno son," "I was telling my boy the other remembrance. He©s ad-man now one of Cincinnatians will pay a big tribute to cents. Last season President Taft saw day that he had© a finer time enjoying the staff of "Horseless Age." What a lot President August Herrmann, of the Cin the Red pets tanned good and plenty and base ball than his Dad. I never saw the of the old newspaper base ball boys have cinnati Exhibition Company on May 18. once more he was fated to see them hit old ©69 Reds play except through the knot gone into the ad-world from Chicago es The Commercial Associa the bumps on the way to the sewer. Red- hole of the fence around the lot back of pecially ! There©s Carl Green, Charley tion, appreciating what the land©s enthusiasts gave the President a Lincoln Park. And that well-remembered Hughes and Cresap for star-samples if knot-hole was so high up that it took you will. Hutchison was one of the big new $400,000 stand will do great welcome. Possibly the biggest three boys, one on top of the other, to for the Queen City, wants early-week crowd ever camping in the crowd that witnessed the rally that saved reach the seeing point. When the fellow the Reds from total Quaker eclipse. This to give honor where honor Palace of the Fans were there and with on top had seen his share he always had is due. It is probable that the President they saw the Dooinites was thought born of his experience: "Cin one leg pulled and was compelled to get cinnati takes base ball too seriously; per President Taft will grace break off an end of the Reds winning down and play his part in the human the banquet table at the streak. It was just base ball and at that haps that©s a fault of all cities which have ladder." Such was the Sub-Treasurer©s but one major league club. At any rate Sinton. There is a big de Cincinnati came from behind and threat story of his boyhood interest in the fa mand for seats at the ban ened to put on one of their famous finish when the Reds were behind there was a mous old ©69-ers who are to be represent disposition manifest all around me to quet table and every one of ing touches of the O©Day 1912 pattern. ed at the coming dinner. the 500 available places Somehow or other, when Presidents and criticise the team. Just as soon as the A. Herrmann will be taken. The new Vice Presidents are around the Reds get A STUDT OF OPPORTTJNITT. big inning was pulled off everything was stand means much to every in the dubinski stakes. They seem to be The Phillies are thanking their lucky lovely again and the fellows x who were Cincinnati business man. It will bring overwhelmed with self-consciousness and stars that they©ve Tom Downey on their kicking at once reinstated the Reds as people to town who never have been here fail to play up to specifications that have staff. "The old Redleg certainly put the the greatest in the world. What Cincin before. It will help business generally, made it pie for them to earn and hold Giants out of that one game we took from nati needs is more constancy and the for the man who comes to town to see a the lead. New York," said President Horace Fogel. ability to recognize base ball as a game base ball game will always that is uncertain and not to be won by the home team all the time." Just a SPEND A LITTLE MONET little opinion from without, but it ought with the merchants of that town. Here to help some to correct a weakness in tofore the difficulty of getting a seat has Minor League Race Records the fan-body politic. kept thousands of fans out of Cincinnati every Sunday that a game is played. Now UNITED STATES LEAGUE May 11 inclusive. CENTRAL ASSOCIATION MAT 1« INCLUSIVE. that difficulty has been eliminated through W. L. Pet. | W. L. Pet. W. L. Pot. W. L. Pet. STOVALI/S VALUE the expenditure of nearly half a million Reading ... 2 Richmond .444 Burlington.. 8 2 .800 Muscatine..... 5 6 .455 dollars by the Cincinnati Exhibition Cincinnati . 2 Chicago ., 3 4 .429 Kookuk. 8 3 .727[ Ott urn wa...... 4 6 .400 The Former Cleveland Manager-Player Company. President Herrmann was the Washington 3 .571 3 5 .375 Momnouth.. 5 4 .556 Kewanee. 3 6 .333 original new stand man in the company, Pittsburgh . 4 4 .500 New Tork...... 1 5 .167 Hannibal...... 6 5 .545 Galesburg...... 3 7 .300 Has Vastly Strengthened the St. Louis and he kept after the other directors until NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE—MAT 11 INCLUSIVE. SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE MAT 10 INCLUSIVE. Browns Some Promising Pitchers Under he got what he wanted. All the credit VV. L. Pot. VV. L. Pet. W. L. Pot VV. L. Pet. "Wallace©s Wing. belongs to him. The business men of Cin Lowell...... 9 4 .692 Lynn...... 6 7 .462 Sebna.... Anniston...... 10 9 .526 Lawrence...... 615 Haverhill...... 7 9 .437 Rome...... 10 Bessemer..... , 9 10 .474 St. Louis, Mo., May 11. George Sto cinnati can surely afford to give Mr. Brockton...... 615 Fall River..... 6 9 .400 Huntsville.... 9 Gadsden..©.... 4 12 .250 Herrmann a banquet and Cincinnati will Worcester. .... 7 .533 1 New Bedford... 5 vall has added a great deal of strength see to it that the event is the BLUE GRASS LEAGUE MAT 10 INCLUSIVE. to the St. Louis infield, and reports say BLUE GRASS LEAGUE MAY 10 INCLUSIVE. W. L. Pot. he is playing the best game GREATEST OF ITS KIND W. L. Pot W. L. Pet. Maysvilla...... 5 Lexington...... 4 5 .444 of bis career. The former Maysville...... 6 3 .666 Lexington...... 4 5 .444. Frankfort...... 5 Richmond...... 4 5 .444 in Cincinnati©s history. In addition to Paris...... 6 3 .666 Richmond...... 3 6 .375 Paris...... 5 Winchester..... 2 6 .250 manager of the Naps is the banquet on May 18, the new stands Frankfort..... 5 3 .625 Winchester..... 2 6 .250 belting the ball at a .350 will be dedicated at the game on that SOUTH CENTRAL—MAT 9, INCLUSIVE. clip and is fielding his bag date with the New York Giants. Manager WISCONSIN-ILLINOIS MAT 10 INCLUSIVE. W. L. Pet. | W. L. Pet. in stellar fashion. Derrell W. L. Pot. W. L. Pet. Cleburne..... 12 .750 Paris...... 6 9 .400 McGraw has announced that he intends Oshkosh...... 7 3 .700 Green Bay..... 4 5 .444 Longview..... 9 .600 Tyler...... 6 10 .375 Pratt, who tied J. Carlisle to save up Mathewson for this occasion Aurora...... 5 3 .625 Waugau...... 4 5 .444 Marshall..... 7 .500 Teiarfcana..... 5 9 .357 Smith, of the Superbas for and Hank O©Day will send one of his Rockford...... 5 .500 Madison...... 4 6 .400 the batting leadership of Appleton...... 4 .500 Racine...... 3 5 .375 ILLINOIS-MISSOURI LEAGUE MAT 12 INC. the Southern League last best hurlers to the mound. Managers al W. L Pet. | W. L. Pet. ways like to win on a big day and there THE I. I. I. LEAGUE MAT 10 INCLUSIVE. Burlington .SOOjOttumwa . 6 6 .500 season, is being used at surely will be some battle out at Western VV. L. Pet. Keokuk .., .615 Muscatlne 5 8 .385 second, and has the ear avenue, Findlay, York and McLean ave Davenport.... 7 3 Decatur...... 5 5 .500 Hannibal . .536 Galesburg 4 7 .364 Georfffl Stovall marks of a coming star. Dubuque..... 1 3 .700 Springfield..... 4 5 .444 Monmouth .500 Kewanee . 3 6 .333 Since Pratt has been ap nues. The seats for the event are much Quincy... 5 4 .556 Danville...... 4 6 .400 in demand and fans had better be early Bloomington... 5 .500|Peoria...... 2 .200 NORTHERN OHIO LEAGUE MAT 12 INCLUSIVE. pointed guardian of the midway sack with their orders. W. L. Pet. I W. L. Pet. Frank Laporte has been patrolling right CAROLINA ASSOCIATION MAT 10 INCLUSIVE. East Toledo... 1 0 1.000 Shelby ...... 0 1 .0*9 field. Jimmy Austin, who went to the W. L. Pot. W. L. Pet. Bucyrus ...... 1 0 1.000 Toledo ...... 0 1) .000 Spartanburg.. 10 Greensboro. .... 5 9 .357 Mansfield ..... 1 0 1.000 Tiffin ...... 0 1 .000 Mound City in the deal whereby Roy "PHILS" DO IT Charlotte..... 10 Winston-Salem. 5 9 .357 Sandusky ..... 1 0 LOOO Freemont ..... 0 1 .000 Hartzell went to New York, is also play Anderson. ... . 6 .500 Greenville...... 4 8 .333 ing a great game, and is OKLAHOMA STATE LEAGUE MAT 11 INC. Drag Reds From Top of the Ladder Cin COTTON STATES LEAGUE MAT 10 INCLUSIVE. W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. THE PEPPEB ETD cinnati, After Four Continuous Weeks as W. L. Pot. W. L. Pet. Okmulgee ..... 8 1 .888 Holdenvllle ... 4 4 .500 of the outfit. However, the Browns seem Vieksbure.... 14 9 .609 Jackson...... 1212 .500 Tulsa ...... 6 3 .666 Oklahoma City. 3 5 .375 to have been strengthened most in their Pace-Makers, Go to the Second Round Tazoo City... 14 10 Hattiesburg... 10 11 .476 McAlester .... 5 * .555 Guthrie ...... 2 6 .250 Meridian..... 13 12 Greenwood.... 7 16 .304 Anadarko .... 5 5 .500 Muskogee ..... 2 7 .222 pitching department. They appear to The President Sees the Disaster. have picked up a sensational fledgling slab artist who travels around the circuit BY REN MULFOBD, JR. THE FIGHTING SPIRIT. "Downey will play third until Hans Lo under the monaker of George Baumgard- Cincinnati, O., May 11. Editor .When the faithful "on the square" saw bert is able to come back. Seems too bad ner. In his first big league contest, "Sporting Life." When the "Phils" came the returns from that fruitful inning of that Lobert should suffer an accident in George was pitted against and to town after marching the rocky road to and Grover Alexander they such a queer way. That©s a dangerous took the measure of Edward Alibi by a Coogan©s Bluff, they found score of 4 to 1. A week later Wallace whooped with as much exultant glee as runway there on the Polo Grounds and again sent "Baumie" in against the White the Reds a couple of games was evidenced inside the lot where old unless something is done with that ce ahead of the Giants. Not Sox, "Death Valley Jim" Scott being his Pandemonium with a capital P and all ment strip some of the Giant infielders opponent on this occasion. The two bat since ©69 has any Cincin are liable to go to the hospital." It was nati team started off in the trimmings did a skirt dance. It is tled for 15 innings to a scoreless tie, so work like this which has Cincinnati on the fact that Downey was in reserve that it looks as if Baumgardner the lead and held the place edge. Winning games that are seemingly prevented t7 e Quakers from reaching in of vantage as long as these lost, turning budding _ disasters into and putting a plaster on Rafael Almeida, IS SOME FLINGER. Reds of ©12. Old-time Bugs blooming conquests, taking advantage of the third bf ieman. The Cuban overlook The young Brownie played last season are growing . hilariously every little wobble of the other fellows; ed the valu i- of preparedness. He wasn©t with the Huntington, W. Va., team, of dizzy looking down from playing the gamg for the runs one at a ready to fill in when Grant was called the Mountain States League, one of the the Heights of Joy. But time is the order all these are May-time away. Art Phelan found the door of bushiest bush leagues on Uncle Sam©s just below those New York- incidents at League Park which is mak Opportunity wide open. He stepped in, map. Baumgardner led the hurlers of Ran Mulford, Jr. era are hanging with all ing good old conservative Cincinnati feel hung up his cap and then dragged in his this, circuit with 24 wins and nine re the tenacity of a bulldog as chipper as a woodchuck basking in the trunk. He was ready to show his sam verses, and struck out 292 men in the with teeth fastened in the flank steak of sunlight. "What do you think of ©em?" ples when called on, and they were so season. It is said that half of his vic a hobo brother. Charley Dooin arrived, and "Aren©t they the real thing?" are very fine that he looks like a fixture. Al tories were shut-outs. Other promising singing songs of cheerful hope and in the questions you hear a hundred times a day. meida has paid the penalty for his tardi young pitchers in the Wallace stable are first round Mr. Magee came back and The Reds may not have the greatest array ness in reporting. Birmingham has se C. and E. Brown, both of whom were helped land a wallop that made Mr. of pitchers ever gathered together, but cured him. He©s anxious to "come back" strike-out kings in the Class D bushes. George Franklin Suggs taste some of the Mr. Henry O©Day has got the fellows to to Redland. E. Brown seems to be the better of the hoe caKe he ate at the Christmas dinner playing together. The Red machine is two, as he has a shut-out to his credit of the Kingston Literary Club. Although THE DAT OF THE FALL. no longer a rattle-brained, loose-screwed On Thursday Cincinnati experienced a over the White Sox, which is quite a feat Hans Lobert had again gone to the hos piece of base ball mechanism, but a thing the way the Comiskey tribe has been go pital with a broken knee-cap that will novel feeling. Two Cincinnati teams of brains and nerve. Many a game that were leading their respective organiza ing this season. take six weeks to mend, there wasn©t as looks bad from a Red point of view is much gloom in the Quaker bunch as you©d tions. The Reds were the only first- going to be saved this year. The Reds placers with a clear title, for the U. S.-ers Should Have Pillows find in one little corner of rain-soaked don©t know when they©re licked the,se days Louisiana. Why that crowd of Dooinites were sharing the berth with Reading. Ball players are complaining about the and it is this fighting spirit which has That fateful day May 9 saw the Reds think they are destined to appear in a kept them "up there." concrete walls they must rest against revival of "The Clubbers" that will put fall just four weeks from the time they when they are on the road. Most of the the performance of Amelie Bingham on SOME BUNCHED HITS. had laid claim to the honor. They were clubs that have concrete stands have a the blink. Mr. Seaton helped escort the The Commercial Association of Cin walked out of first place. Art Fromme board back placed back of the home bench, Reds to the cellar and when the Phils cinnati gave base ball full sway at their did it with his bases on balls. No pitcher but there is nothing like that for the got through shooting embalming fluid© into weekly dinner at the Hotel Sinton this can issue eight passes in one game and visitors. The players claim that this sort the Reds, New York was so close to ©em week. The Ways and Means Committee get away with it very often, and it was of an arrangement will give them se that you could almost hear the Giants were in charge and Luke Smith presided, sorrowful to contemplate that the four vere colds and* keep them out of the game. grunt! And next day what a scare there "Cincinnati©s Interest in National Base Phils who came home with the immor They have asked the managers to see was, my countrymen. Down 4 to 0 and Ball," was the topic. The committee di telles that were laid on Cincinnati©s grave that something in the way of protection with New York so far ahead of St. Louis recting the big testimonial dinner on the were sent to first via the Balls Route on is put on the visiting bench. New York that the Cardinals couldn©t have caught evening of the dedication of Redland passes .countersigned by Gen. Pass Agent "Globe." LIFE MAY 18, 1912 ly double by Wolvertor .ng, brilliant fielding and hard hit- scalping the Cubs in Chicago and now his pitcher in the final In all probability, had Quinn kept leads the league pitchers with City team would have ;emper and kept his mind on base ball A CLEAN SLATE the game and the Farrelli© :ead of arguing with the umpire, New of half a dozen victories. Great joy waa slipped still deeper into th would have won. The Tigers and expressed in the New York camp at Chief MISFORTUNE IN BASE BALL place. veland comprise this week©s schedule Myers© recovery from a prolonged batting CATCHER SWEENEY should prove hard propositions for slump, as the backstop©s average has CONTINUOUS • To complete a day of good" recovering Hillmeh. fallen to a meagre .460. In Saturday©s (thus far a rare occurrence to GIANT GOSSIP. game Myerj* connected for his first hit landers), on Friday night Ed Sweeney, If the Giant Special keeps going at in over a week and declared that he will His Best-Laid Plans Always Go the hold-out backstop, blew into town its present rate of speed, there will be at once set sail to regain his natural posi from Chicago and came to terms with the nothing left for McGraw to do but to fol tion in the averages. The beauty of the Awry and Only Remarkable management. The Highland catching de low Hughey Jennings© advice and forfeit Giants© play is their teamwork, especially partment is now second to none in the a few games, just to keep the race inter in the batting department. Each day a Faith and Undaunted Nerve league as Sweeney, Street and Fisher esting. Just now there appears to be different man takes up the burden, carry w constitute a trio of which any club might but one team capable of causing them an ing along his team-mates. One day Larry Keep Him in the Mutable Sport* well be proud. As usual, the real ex extra effort, much less of dethroning them Doyle cracks out four hits, the next game citement was reserved for Saturday©s from the lead. The Cardinals minus Merkle or Herzog obliges with a quartet game. The week-end game seems to be a Bresnahan were the easiest kind of pick of safeties, and so on. This system has SPECIAL TO "SPOBTING LIFE." favorite time for battles in more than ing and save for the game which Mathew- proven most disconcerting to opposing pitchers as they never know who to take New York, N. Y., May 11. No one one sense of the word since, if memory son saved for Tesreau in the ninth in serves me right, it was on a Saturday ning, the series was nothing more than a a chance on. would blame Frank J. Farrell a great that Rigler and Dahlen gave their boxing light workout for the Boys from Coo- deal were he to sell his valuable collection exhibition at the Polo Grounds. The per gan©s Bluff. The St. Louis team seems of diamond athletes and fect weather and Hughey Jennings© Ti to be in a condition much resembling that BOSTON BRIEFS convert the Hilltop grounds gers as a drawing card brought out the of the Highlanders. With the exception into a truck farm. Not Some Incidents of the Red Sox-Detroit that his pastimers are of such inferior clay as to dis Series Stabl©s Team Now Going Well- grace a big league lot. But The Boston Braves Finding the Sledding Mr. Farrell is the unluek- in the West Rather Rough Up to Date. iest promoter that ever en gaged in the questionable The Texas-Oklahoma League has Issued a revised Now that Evansville has positively accepted a berth BY A. H. C. MITCHELL. public entertainment. Hard championship schedule, in which the season Is halved. In the Kitty League for this season, there is no fur Boston, Mass., May 12. Editor "Sport luck describes his case to The first season Is to run from May 2 to July 28. The ther doubt as to its starting the season. There will ing Life." The Red Sox have done very an iota. If the president opening and close of the second season have not yet be six clubs, viz.: Hopkinsville, Henderson and Paducah in Kentucky: Cairo, Ills., Clarksville, Term., well this week on the home grounds, Frank Farrell of the Highlanders did not been decided upon. possess an unusual amount Manager Frank Bauman. of the London (Canadian and Evansville, Ind. The season will open May ,,£8 winning three of the four League) Club, has released shortstop Cowan, of New and close September 2. games played. Rain cheat of nerve, hope, and faith, he would have York; pitcher Meredith, of Detroit; and first basemau At a meeting of the Ohio-Pennsylvania League, in ed them out of one game taken to the tall and uncut long ago. White, of Buffalo. Pittsburgh, Pa., May 9, a motion to change the with Detroit, but in the Disaster after disaster has afflicted him The Kentucky and Indiana League was organized constitution so that clubs would have the right to three played with the Ti ever since he cast in his lot among the at a meeting held in Louisville, Ky., May 5. The possess more than 12 players, including the captain, clubs will consist of Madison, Ind., New Albany was voted down. So each team will have 12 play gers, the Speed Boys took magnates. And the tough part of it all and Jeffereonville, and three amateur teams in Louis ers and the salary of each will be about $100 a two and only lost the last is that he is absolutely powerless to con ville. The schedule will consist of 20 games, to be month. by a single run after a trol the force of circumstances that seem played at New Albany, Louisville and Madison, sea The Hopkinsville Club, of the Kitty League, has great finish by both teams. bent upon perpetually harassing him. son to open May 12. signed Dudley C. Lewis, of Jonesboro, Ark., as It is not thought here that Just a little retrospect. Mr. Farrell has The Richmond Club, of the United States League, team manager. In the Cotton States League, the New Orleans Jennings© team will be con been engaged in publicly entertaining for has signed catcher Dan McAleese, brother of the tenders for the American the past decade. He has tried various veteran Jack McAleese. team was formally transferred to Yazoo City, Miss., In the New England League Lowell has secured on May 8; the Greenwood Club traded catcher Warner A. H. c. Mitcheii League pennant, but of measures, means and managers to assure catcher Joe Monahan from the Boston Nationals; to Yazoo City for catcher Dudley; and the Green course, a three-game series an American League pennant to Gotham Brockton has secured catcher Appleby and pitcher wood Club has signed the veteran pitcher, "Pop" is nothing to go by. There is a feeling town. Always some indeterminable hoo TJpham from the New York Americans; and Worcester Eylet. doo bobs up just at the wrong time to has signed first baseman Gunning, of Princeton. At an enthusiastic meeting of the promoters of here, although the Tiger players deny it, the Lehigh Valley League at Catasauqua, Pa., May that Jennings is having troubles in hand thwart his heart©s desire. Take the pres The Ottawa Club, of the Canadian League, has 11, a temporary organization was effected, with the ling his men this year, especially Cobb. ent year as the most striking example. released first baseman Hopewell, of Chicago. election of L. S. Kramer, of Coplay, as president, Here is Harry Wolverton. a man un The Pittsburgh Club, of the United States League, and Ray O. Houser, of Catasauqua, as secretary. The Georgian broke out in has signed inflelder Billy West, of Cincinnati, who The league is now composed of four strong teams AN AWFUL TIRADE acquainted with Ameii^«.u xjedgue con had a trial wfth Detroit in 1909; and has released East End, Wayne A. E. Goldsmith, manager; Tem ditions, in charge of the most badly bat Claude Ritchey, the former Pirate second sacker, and perance A. A., J. Desmond, manager; Fulleton, Ed against a Boston newspaper man just tered and seriously crippled array that Himes, the former Canadian Leaguer, Philllppe©s first ward Wehrle, manager, and Coplay, VV. H. Kunkle, before the team "left town on Friday ever represented Farrell©s colors. Until baseman. Ritchey©s arm is still in bad shape and manager. night. It was over the telephone and his host of cripples recover. Wolverton he is not In condition. William W. Douglas, for 22 years sporting editor while he was talking the connection will have to worry along with an array The Guelph Club, of the Canadian League, has re of the Louisville "Courier-Journal," widely known as a leased Moriarty, outflelder; Wynn, shortstop, and R. turf writer, died at Louisville, Ky., May 11, aged broke. It is not known whether Cobb©s built up about only two players of ex O©Conner, catcher. 42 years. language burned the wire in two or perience Gardner and Daniels. That The Guelph Club, of the Canadian League, an On Saturday, May 11, base bill brought Congress whether the newspaperman hung up the puts it right up to the battery material, nounces the completion of its team with this roster: to an early adjournment and prevented the passage receiver. At any rate, before the con which has so far been very, very far off Pitchers, Orth, Mason, Schuman, Neher, Ryan und of a General Claims bill, granting payments to gov nection was lost Cobb called the scribe in its work. Rowe or Campbell; , Hemlock and Daniels; ernment employes injured in pursuance of their first base, Brady; second base. Manager Needham; duties, or payments to the families or relatives of «yerything on the calendar. The latter third base, Isaac; shortstop, O"Connor or Hackbush; those who met death. The attendance in the House replied that the telephone was no place outflelders Swartzmier, Foersch, Fryer and Mar gradually thinning as the hour for the commencement for that kind of talk and offered to go NEW YORK NEWS shall; utility outflelder and pitcher, Behan; utility of the American League game approached, had so to Cobb©s hotel and let the angry Georg inflelder, Hackbush. dwindled at 5 o©clock that Minority Leader Mann Fred Donovan, last year manager of the Taylor- raised the point of no quorum. Just enough were ian finish the conversation. To this Cobb The Highlanders Beginning to Cause Some ville and Champaign, teams, in the Illinois-Missouri found to compose a quorum, but these disappeared as replied that he would remain in his hotel Excitement The Prospects of Wolver- League, has been named manager of the Clinton team rapidly as they responded to their names and the until 8 o©clock and at 8.14 go to a hotel in the same circuit. House in desperation adjourned. ton©s Team Brightening Giants Going nearer the office of the newspaper man. Chaucer Elliott, former manager of the St. Thomas Manager , of the Youngstown (Central The latter kept the last-named engage at a Pennant-Winning Gait to the West. Canadian League team, writes from New York that League) Club, has released pitcher Watkins to the ment, but Cobb was not to be found. the specialist under whose care he has been for the Sharon Club, same league; has sold pitcher Cornelius past two months, has told him that he may return to the Pittsburgh Club, of ttie independent United Cobb has always received very fair treat BY HARBT DIX COLE. to Kingston any time, as he has practically recovered States League; and has purchased pitcher Guese from ment in this town and it is to be re from the trouble that developed In his leg. Chaucer New York, N. Y., May 13. Editor will remain another two weeks In New York, and then the Great I^lls Club, of the Union Association. gretted that he is losing his temper. The "Sporting Life." Although the Kilties return to his home in Kingston, Ont., to spend the At Wilmington, Del., on May 11, sliding into home greatest ball player in the world can Summer. plate in a game Nelson McCless, centre fielder for hardly afford to lie small about matters. were able to engage in but two of the the Speakman base bill team, broke his arm in two The Brantford Club, of the Canadian League, has THE RED SOX six games scheduled for released first basemen Whitledge and Bradley, as places. McClees hit the bail for a good three-bagger, last week, enough excite Ivers, the Brattleboro, Vermont, recruit, has shown but he attempted to make it a home .~.m when the were rather lucky to win the first clash his right to the first sack position. accident occurred. He was sent to the Delaware ment was crowded into this Hospital for treatment. with Detroit. Bush, usually reliable, duo of contests to more For alleged failure to report as ordered, Owner gave the locals enough runs* to win by his than atone for the four Fred Paige, of the Sharon (Ohio-Pennsylvania The Chillicothe Club, of the Ohio State League, has League) Club has given Charles Eichberger. of York. released outflelder Keller and pitcher Brown to the wild heaves, and Mullin and Cobb threw days of enforced idleness. Pa., who had been selected to manage the local team, Newport News Club, of the Virginia League. in some more for good measure. The Also, despite the fact that his release. Mike Mullen will be field captain and The Primrose Company has been incorporated in Tigers hit Wood bard, pounding out twice the boys from the Hill were Palge will manage the club. Greater New York to promote all kinds of athletic as many hits as the Red Sox, but the lat victorious in only one of Jake Beckley, former St. Louis star, who is now events at Washington Park, the home of the Brook ter won, 5 to 4. In the second game it the, melees, they are one managing the Hannibal (Central Association) team, lyn National League Club. It is planned to* have thinks that he has a second Bobby Byme in shortstop base ball games, track and field meets, and foot ball looked for a time as if Charley Hall notch nearer climbing out Ollie O©Meara, a 20-year-old St. Louis youngster. games at Washington Park when the Superbas are would break in his clean record of vic of last place in the race, as Beckley obtained O©Meara from the Rohan Brothers not at home. The home teams will be composed of tories, but with the Detroits in the lead, Harry D. Cola one of their triumphs was (Trolley League) team, and used the boy at shortstop. college players, who will be known as the Washing Bedient took the slab. He also went to over Bobby Wallace©s The London dub, of the Canadian League, has re ton Parks. bat. Between his pitching and his hit Browns, who are now but one full game leased pitcher Joa Zabell. In the Canadian League the Brantford Club has ting, thS Red Sox scored four runs in the ahead of them. The rest did not harm The Worcester Club, of the New England League, secured two New England League pitchers in Con- has purchased pitdier Leonard from the Boston nolly and Brantford; and catcher McWhlrter hag sixth and won the game, 7 to 4. Burns the Wolverines in the least, as it allowed American dub. deserted the London Club. and Works were the victims in the box several of the Kilties© cripples to recover for Detroit. In Friday©s game, Engle©s from their ailments so that by Saturday errors allowed the Tigers to start off with the New York line-up was almost recog- largest crowd that has graced the Hilltop of the disability of their scrappy leader a good lead. Twice the Red Sox caught nizeable as the one with which Manager grounds this season and this vast assem it is identically the same team which up with the visitors, but in the ninth, Wolverton had intended to start the sea blage was treated to a spectacle which made such a remarkable spurt last season with two on and two out, Hooper lost son. Chase and Wolter were the only few people would think and was for a time mentioned even as be Crawford©s drive in the sun and the hit absentees and even the latter got into the A NEW YOBK CBOWD ing a pennant possibility by the more went for a homer, scoring three runs. In week-end fray in the role of a pinch hit guilty of producing. We have heard of rabid of the fans. Yet this promising the last half the locals came back with ter. However, his injured leg still trou umpires in Chicago and St. Louis, and aggregation has just finished losing nine two and had a man on second, but Lewis bles him, and it will probably be several even Cleveland, being presented with straight games. It now appears as made the third out on a grounder to Vitt, days before he will be able to bouquets in the shape of bottles, cushions though the last campaign has taken the who played finely at second alL through ^ BESTJME HIS EEGtTLAE PLACE and glasses, propelled at them, but have steam out of Roger©s pitching staff which the series. in the outfield. In Friday©s game, Wal fondly imagined the citizens of the is in a pitiable condition, and until this THE ST. LOtnS BROWNS lace introduced his pitching sensation, Metropolis as entirely too civilized for weakness is remedied the team is due to came along yesterday. It was a warm Baumgardner, a big right-hander, pos any such outbreak, but Saturday©s exhibi struggle along in the rut. On the other and bright day, the first real good base sessed of a good head, considerable speed tion has considerably shaken our faith. hand, ball afternoon we have had. Joe Wood and excellent control. The young Brownie Granting that for once the usually relia O©DAY©S CINCINNATI TEAM, was in the box for the Red Sox and every-, displayed a most commendaJble habit of ble "Silk" O©Loughlin did apparently lose with the same line-up which last season one who remembered how he made mon striking out his opponents whenever a his head, there was no excuse whatever achieved indifferent success, is now con keys of the Browns last year looked for hostile score seemed imminent, six of the for such a violent demonstration on the sidered as the sole combination with a an easy victory. They were not mis Wolverines falling victims to his slants, part of the spectators and it may be safe look-in against the Giants. What a dif taken. A measly little Texas Leaguer by three of them fanning when a hit meant ly stated that the missile-throwing pro ference a single season can make. Thus Shotten was the only hit made off Joe. one or more runs. Nevertheless, for all ceeded from that rowdy element which far, instead of discovering any weakness He struck out 11 men. The Red Sox of the youngster©s good twirling he was it is impossible to wholly eliminate from the Western invasion has merely served knocked the ball all over the lot and won, clearly out-pitched by Jack Quinn, who a crowd. Needless to say the manage to unfold a new source of strength in the 8 to 1, before a large crowd. Manager from a doubtful quantity "at the start of ment will keep a strict watch for the Lowlanders© pitching staff in the person Jake Stahl and second baseman Yerkes the season has developed into the most slightest intimation of a repetition of the of Leon Ames, who most people have for are still on the injured list. Jake limps reliable boxman of the Hilltop twirling affair and all captured offenders will be several years been annually consigning to and cannot return to first base for some corps. Quinn held Wallace©s clan to punished ©to the full extent of the law. the base ball graveyard. Marquard con time. Engle, who played nearly every three hits, but had it not been for a time- The game was a weird mix-up.,of poor tinued to add to his winning streak by Continued on the fifth page. MAY 18, 1912 SPORTING LIFE the cities in the major leagues never had ever opinion he may have as to the early on Tingling for three hits, one of them an average paid attendance of 3000, to date at which the sea©son started, he is a . That©s the worst weakness of "EBBETS FIELD" say nothing about 6500. It©s a great deal not so certain that it would have been the team to date the lack of success on like the crowd which was given out sit much better if the season had begun later, the part of the pitchers, but they a£e the opening of the season at Washington for Brooklyn has had little but storm and likely to get better and every now and WILL BE READY FOR PUBLIC Park as over 30,000, when as a matter of severe weather since the month of May then one of the youngsters comes through fact there were barely 20,000 spectators began. with a game which is as hard to beat as BY SEPTEMBER on the ground. If the actual loss on INFIELDER DOWNS that of any old-timer in the National account of games which have not been went from here to Chicago and the rea League. played this year did amount to as much son therefor was less his ability to bat as $250,000, I can name five clubs that than bis slowness in getting over the field. Despite the Handicaps of the Un will be calling for financial assistance be He does not seem to have gained much BOSTON BRIEFS fore the year is out. So much for that on the speed which he had when he was certain Weather Tremendous sort of stuff. The whole base ball game with Detroit and that was the reason why - Continued from the foitrth page. and business is being hurt badly by wild he was let out of the American League. position well last year, has been in poor Progress Is Being Made in the assertion and fake. We have so-called He can hit pretty well and \the longer he form at second, but Bradley, at first, has literary bureaus publishing articles by stays with the National League the more more than made good both and in Construction of Brooklyn©s Park leading .ball players of which the players probability that he will continue to boost the field. , of the Boston Na never write a word. Wonderful criti them over into right field, but Dahlen tionals, is at the park every afternoon. cisms are passed upon the game by decided that he would be foolish to keep He was not taken on the trip because he SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." famous ball players and the ball players him on the team when he could do little is suffering with a sore arm, which is a Brooklyn, N. Y., May 13. Although never write a word of them. or not any better than Hummel. So John rare thing for the veteran. We are prom the weather has been a big detriment to THE POOR©REPORTER, is back at second base, in spite of the ised a visit from the Old Roman nest the contractors erecting Ebbets Field, who does the work all of the season, and effort which was made to find a second week. He and President Johnson will be nevertheless President Eb does it well, finds at the end of the year baseman. One of these days there will be here when the new park ifc dedicated. It bets is confident that the when he should have some rewrard for a first-class second baseman in sight for will be the first visit of Comiskey to field will be ready for occu his services that the editor of the paper Brooklyn and then Hummel will get a Boston since the American League was pancy by September 1. "I has hired for $500 some ball player to chance to go to the outfield and Brooklyn organized. Needless to say he will re am* confident that we will permit his name to be attached to ar will have pretty near the best outfield in ceive a royal welcome. be able to open the field for ticles which are written by the reporter. the major leagues. THE BOSTON NATIONALS the public on September 1," Naturally,_ the reporter, indignant at that CATCHER BERGEN are in the West and are finding the sled said Mr. Ebbets today. sort of thing, and being encouraged by it is gone for good. The club let him go ding somewhat tough. They took one "We are rushing the work to get into the faking business himself, over to Newark. Bill didn©t do any bet game in Chicago, but lost the others. All as fast as possible, and I tries his hand at exaggerating in order ter with Newark than he had been doing the pitchers seem to be going bad. There feel sure that when Sep that he may hope to attract attention, with Brooklyn in the past, and when Mc- is some criticism that President Ward tember rolls around you and the next thing that anybody knows Ginnity said that he did not wish him is doing too much managing, but the Cha*. H. Ebbeti will find us located in our chances are the grumbles are mostly from new home." With clear the ball players themselves. Certainly weather President Ebbets hopes to have Ward cannot be blamed for getting right the foundations soon laid. He thinks that into the fray. He has a tail-end team on by the middle of May this part of the Latest News By Telegraph Briefly Told his hands-^-that is a left-over tail-ender. work will be under way. By June 16 he He has had the experience far more ex hopes to see the first steel girders swung SPECIAL TO, "SPORTING LIFE." perience than Johnny Kling, as Comiskey into position. When the park is com has had more experience than Jimmy Cal- The Detroit Club has released pitcher Cavet to The Troy Club, of the New York State League, has lahan. Ward has captained and managed plete it will be fireproof in detail. In the the Mobile Club, of the Southern League; and sent returned pitcher Boice to- Newark and pitcher Roth construction of the stands it will be neces pitchers Bailey and Bemneas to th.e Providence dub, to Baltimore. World©s Champions and he, personally, sary to use nearly 60,000 rivets to hold of the . In the Tri-State League the Altoona Club has re won one World©s Championship by steal the immense steel pieces together. The Since April 11 "Big Ed" Sweeney, catcher for leased pitcher Arthur Petty and first baseman Sam ing second, third and home in the decid last rivet to be driven will be a gold one, the New York American League Club, has been a, Richardson. Ned Crompton, outflelder on the York ing game, scoring the winning run, if my "hold-out." He ceased to be one shortly before Club, has been given his release. Fred Weeks, of the memory is correct. Things haven©t and this Mr. Ebbets will drive in per noon of May 11, when he signed a contract for the Wilmington Club, has been offered to York for a sonally. Just now Castle Bros., who season and was in uniform that afternoon at Ameri money consideration, but the offer has not yet been changed so much as far as the work on have the contract to grade the field, have can League Park. accepted. the diamond is concerned. The old Giants a large squad of men at work. The con A Brooklyn dispatch under date of May 11 says: President Wilkinaon, of the Lynehburg (Virginia knew something about inside ball. It tract for the structural steel work has "The Brooklyn Club today released catcher Higgins1 League) Club, has wired transportation to Eddie isn©t as though some grand stand patron been awarded to the Post & McCord Com to the Toronto Club, of the International League. Burns, a first baseman, who has been playing with had bought a ball club and was trying to He will leave Cincinnati to join Toronto at once. Albany, in the New York State League, this season. tell his manager how to run things. Ward pany. 306 columns and 152 trusses, Catcher Otto Miller, who was left at home by Man The Baltimore Club, of the International League, weighing 17,000 tons, will be necessary in ager Dahlen, has been ordered to join the Brooklyn has signed catcher Bill Bergen, late of Brooklyn. has been Club at Cincinnati." THBOUGH THE MILL the construction of the park. Some of A Reading, Pa,, dispatch, under date of May 12, the trusses will be 65 feet in length and Oscar M. Harrell, pitcher on the Baylor College is to this effect: "Catcher Petti and pitcher Miller, from every base ball standpoint and he will weigh 50 tons. They will be shipped team, of Waco, Texas, has signed with the Phila of the Reading (United States League) team, were would doubtless make fewer mistakes than in sections from the various mills and delphia Athletic Club and will report at St. Louis released by Manager Leo Groom. Pitcher Flaherty, Kling if he took on the sole management July f. who was given a trial by the New York Americans!; will be assembled when delivered at the Governor Tener, of Pennsylvania, has appointed his pitcher "Lefty" Wallace, formerly of the Reading of the team. Kling, it must be remem works. The stands will be "wind-braced" old-time Pittsburgh and Brotherhood catcher. Tommy Tri-State team, and outflelder Brenth, formerly of the bered, is a new hand at the manager©s to resist a gale of 95 miles an hour. Quinn, Deputy State Factory Inspector. Wilmington Tri-State team, have reported." game. The general impression is that he President Boatwright, of the Virginia League, has In the Southern League the Birmingham Club has is too ©easy going. The Braves dropped fined pitcher Jobson, of Danville, $50 and suspended returned pitcher Cecil Willis to the Burlington dub. the "first game in. Chicago, the Cnbs get him indefinitely for an assault upon Umpire Black of the Central Association; and the Mobile Club has BROOKLYN BUDGET after the Danville-Richmond game of May 8. Second released catcher Seabaugh. pitchers Burleson and ting to Tyler early in the battle. Boston baseman Gaston has been fined $25 for protesting a Dugan, and outflelder Rowan. hit the ball hard enough to win nine for Erroneous Reports About the Financial Af base decision and for his behavior on that occasion. "Zack" Wheat, the Brooklyn left fielder, wag mar a total of 15 bases but didn©t bunch Jerry Hurley, the veteran catcher, has been ap- ried to Miss Daisy Kerr Forsman Jn Cincinnati on them on Cheney, who lasted the entire fairs of the Major Leagues Harmful in pointed a Tri-State umpirs by President Charles F. May IS. game. Perdue, who has pitched the best Carpenter. Public Effect A Word About Newspa President Parrell, of the New York State League, ball of any of the Boston pitchers, took per Faking The Progress of the Super- On Sunday. May 12, the New York Americans de did not call a special meeting in Syracuse May 13 a try at Tuesday©s game, but again the feated the Hoboken team at Hoboken, N. J., 5-4. for the purpose of reconsidering the question of Cubs got away to a good lead and were bas in the West. Same day the Detroit team played at Rocky Point, extending the salary limit, owing to the objections of R. I., defeating the Providence team, of the Inter Albany. Albany, however, voted for an extension of never headed, winning, 9 to 4. McTigue national League, 15-12, making 10 hiti to Provi the time the salary limit should go into effect.© relieved the Tennesseean, but couldn©t BY JOHN B. FOSTER. dence©s 17 hits. President Farrell wired on May 13 that if the clubs stop the slaughter. It was the same in Brooklyn, N. Y., May 13. Editor The Haverhill Club, of the New England League, were not notified to the contrary by May 15 the the third game. Chicago started with has appealed to the National Commission to compel salary limit would not go into effect before June 1. "Sporting Life." Almost everybody has the Boston National Club to complete its part of the five runs in the first, off the pitching of taken a fall out of the bad conditions purchase of pitcher Hogg from the Haverhill Club last The New York American Club has sold Fisher, the HOGG AND TYLEB, which have prevailed this season. In buying Hogg the Boston Club agreed to catcher, to tha Portland Club, of the Pacific Coast give Spratt or a player his equal, besides a cash con League. but the Braves caught up and it was nip season and there have been sideration. After the death of former President Wil Pitcher Jack Quinn. of the New York American and tuck to the finish, the Cubs finally assertions that never has liam Hepburr Russell, it Is claimed. John M. Ward team, was on May I" suspended for an indefinite getting there, 9 to 8. They used four base ball seen anything asrreed to give the Haverhill Club a pitcher, but to period by President Ban Johnson for throwing his pitchers, Cole, Reulbach, Toney and like it. Which is not true. date has not done so. glove at Umpire, O©Loughlin during the New York- Richie. Boston won the Thursday game, There have been seasons, The veteran Sam Mertes has resigned from the um Detroit game of May 11. It was after Quinn was pire staff of the Pacific Coast League. President ejected from the game that pop bottles were showered 2 to 1, Hess pitching a remarkable game, which began later than Baum has appointed as his successor Jack McCarthy, at the umpire and trouble was narrowly averted. allowing only one hit, a double by Zim- that of 1912, which were the former National League umpire. The Chinese team from Honolulu on May 13 play merman. On Friday the Braves moved worse so far as the weather The Toledo Club has released pitcher Higginbotham ed the> Georgetown College team at Washington a on to St. Louis and dropped the first one, is concerned. "Personally, I to the Portland Club, of the Pacific Coast League. hard game, being defeated only 6-5 in 15 innings. 3 to 1, Perdue again being the victim. believe that the season The Saturday game was postponed. Ward should not begin until after is traveling with the team and meeting John B. Foster the middle of April, but I he has discovered some ball player, who any longer the Brooklyn management an many old friends he hasn©t seen in years. don©t think that there is is a personal friend, who permits him to nounced that he would be released out any necessity for putting off the start to use his name and the player goes wild right, so Bill is at liberty to go where he the first day of May, and I think that with wonderful stuff of which the player will. In his day he has been a great LOSES A LEG bad business judgment would be used sees little, perhaps nothing, until it is all catcher as a catching machine. He never were such done, for there is as much in print. was so great as was thought by the Ralph Pratt, Former Dean Academy Ball Brooklyn enthusiasts, at least some part chance to find the beginning of May out THE SIGNED STATEMENT Player, Develops a Cancer From Injury in of sorts as there is to find the latter days by the professional ball player which of them, for he never was a great batter of April unfit for base ball. Some news criticizes his fellow ball players ne>er and the ability that he had to cut men a Base Ball Game. bureau gravely down on the bases at times was far off Worcester, Mass., May 3. Ralph should be permitted in a sporting column. set by the fact that when seven men had SPREAD FORTH A STATEMENT No ball player li©ving, no matter how fair- Pratt, aged 20, of Leominster, a promis minded he may be, and there are some batted for the Brooklyn team, there al ing young. base ball player, was a sur that the rainy days of this Spring have ways came two gaps into which the club geon©s subject today, his left leg being cost the major leagues about $250,000, of them who are very broad and fair- frequently fell. basing that on the probability that aver minded, can get into a criticism of games, amputated in St. Vincent Hospital in age attendance at games throughout the and plays, in which he is involved with THE FIRST VICTORY Worcester, because of a cancer of the circuit that is games which have beeji out at least giving his reasons for his own of the club in the West was against knee. Pratt was a pitcher for Dean I postponed would have been 6500. What blunders, while at the same time he is Pittsburgh, and they are hugging such a Academy last year, and looked so good rot! If the average paid attendance not in position to give the excuses of the notion to their bosoms at Pittsburgh for the big leagues that he had been should have been 3000 it would have been other fellows for their blunders. There is that the team is a world-beater, that they signed up by the Philadelphia Athletics, almost at high water mark. Isn©t it about no city in the National League which didn©t give credit to Brooklyn for the fact which paid a big bonus even while he waa has been more often the target for sensa that the players are doing better than a student at Dean. Pratt was struck on time that somebody placed an editor at the knee by a swiftly batted ball last year the bead of news bureaus and some of tional stuff than Brooklyn. When there they did last year. When Pittsburgh has and the limb troubled him some, but not these mushroom bureaus, who really was nothing else to write about there all of its men in the field it is an organi enough to prevent him reportiag to Con knows something about base ball? Imag were some who zation not easy to beat, and when the nie Mack and traveling with the Athletics ine an average attendance, with six cities TOOK PERSONAL FLINGS weather becomes warmer and some of the at the close of the American League sea in either league playing not the best ball at the president of the©club. Yet he has older players begin to get into their stride son. The injury grew worse during the in the world, which would foot up any managed to show as well as it is possible Pittsburgh is likely to come along with Winter and this Spring he could not re thing like 6500! more speed than it is showing at present, for any man to show that all of the time but none of those Western clubs should port for practice. Last week he came to SUCH WILD GUESSES he has been earnestly striving to bring forget that Brooklyn is not quite so slow St. Vincent Hospital for observation and at figures are the very things that have better ball to Brooklyn, and he certainly on its props as it was three years ago. the surgeons found that a cancer was given the public a preposterous notion as has made every effort to provide for his making rapid inroads. It was decided to the profits in professional base ball. patrons up to his means. The Brooklyns THE SUPERBAS that amputation was the only way to More than that they have given the im have suffered as severely as any other came through with a rally in the. first save his life. Dr. Michael F. Fallon per pression that base ball is an iron-clad club with the rain and the storm. Yet game in Cincinnati in the ninth inhing formed the operation. Pratt stood the monopoly because of profits which are the president of the Brooklyn Club has and bit off two runs, one more than Cin operation well and reports from the hos greater than those of gold mines. Half of not put all of it on the schedule. What- cinnati, only to lose when Cincinnati lit pital are that he will recover. SFOf?77N

DEVOTED TO BASE BALL MEN AND MEASURES "WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE AND CHARITY FOR ALL"-Editor Francis C. Richter.

nates have deeper personal interest in this question and longer memories than scribes and public and will need no prompting to make this, or any other, change when o conditions warrant it. Under present has a certificate of the St. Louis Club, au conditions the question of shortening the DECISIONS BY THE NATIONAL thorizing its manager, Mr. Bresnahan, to A Weekly Newspaper season or advancing the opening date is act for it in such transaction been re Devoted to not a burning, or even a live, one. COMMISSION corded in the oSice of the Commission. Base Ball and Trap Shooting. If this memorandum or an agreement, regular in form, predicated on it, unless FOUNDED APRIL, 1883. Official Text of the Latest Find signed by the St. Louis Club©s president THE AMERICAN RACE or duly authorized agent, had been, sub Title Registered in the United States Patent Office mitted to the Chairman of the Commis by The Sporting Life Publishing Company. THE American League at present is en- ings Transmitted to "Sporting Entered at the Philadelphia Post Offlct sion for record, his approval would have as second class matter. joying a more sensational race than been withheld. The contention of the its senior rival by reason of the unex Life" for Publication By Com Montreal Club that essential conditions, Published every Saturday by pected lagging of the World©s Champion mission Secretary John E* Bruce* on which the party to this memorandum The Sporting Life Publishing Co. Athletics and the amazing spurt of the agreed, were not fulfilled by the St. Louis Club, was sustained by the Commission, 34 South Third Street, , who were regarded as a mere championship possibility, yet ELOW will be found the official publi which held that on this ground the trans PHILADELPHIA, PA., U. S. A. B cation of the latest decisions handed action was not completed and, therefore, are at present making a runaway race. not binding. THOMAS S. DANDO...... ---- presldwlt The White Sox have not only convincing down by the National Commission, which FRANCIS C. RICHTER...... Editor- in-Chief is in effect the Court of Last Resort in As the Commission is unanimous in the THOMAS S. DANDO...... Gun Editor ly demonstrated their present superiority the World of Base Ball. The decisions opinion that the decision which the St. THOMAS D. RICHTBR...... Assistant Editor over their Western rivals, but have to are furnished "Sporting Life" by John E. Louis Club requests it to reverse is just E. FRED SLEAR...... A»sistant Gun Editor and equitable, that club©s application for J. CLIFF DANDO...... Secretary-Treasurer date made a sweep of their first six Bruce, the Secretary-Treasurer of the Na EDWARD C. STARK...... Busiaes* Manager games on Eastern soil. Almost as great tional Commission, and are therefore offi a re-opening of the Zachert case is dis a surprise as Chicago is the Washington cial. As such they should be studiously missed. SUBSCRIPTION BATES scanned by all .parties in base ball, and BAN B. JOHNSON. One Tear...... $2.00 team, which is bravely holding its own in THOMAS J. LYNCH, Six Months...... 1-25 the first division while such teams as De particularly by minor league officials, AUGUST HERRMANN, Three Months...... 65c magnates and managers, as a vast ma The National Commission. troit and Cleveland are struggling along jority of the cases decided by the Na Canadian Postage, 5ft cents extra per year. in the second division. Apart from Chi Foreign Postage, $1.04 extra per year. tional Commission are minor league play RAYMOND©S LAST CHANCE cago, the Boston team is the only con er cases which come to the National Com PHILADELPHIA, MAY 18, 1912. tender running to anything like true form, mission either direct or by appeal from Cincinnati, O., May 9. Decision No. and that, too, despite the fact that it is previous National Board findings: 885. In re Application of Player handicapped by variable or inefficient Raymond for Reinstatement. LOGIC OF FIGURES pitching. This is true in even greater SPENCER©S CLAIM SETTLED On July 22, the Commission warned degree of the Athletics and Detroit; all National Agreement clubs and play pOLLOWING a miserable April, the whereas the Washington team owes its Cincinnati, O., May 7. Decision No. ers not to play with or against any team * first week in May furnished an agree success to date to excellent service by its 883. In re Complaint of Player of which player A. L. Raymond was a able change in weather conditions, but in pitchers. Cleveland is handicapped by Spencer, Against St. Louis American member, until he was restored to good the second week there was an aggravating standing. This player who had been dis experimenting necessitated by Lajoie©s dis League Club. ciplined for protracted dissipation, de relapse, sis games in the National League ability and Hohnhorst©s failure. St. Louis Player Fred C. Spencer claims that and nine games in the American League serted the New York Club, of the Na is going at a slightly faster pace than the St. Louis Club, of the American tional League, to which he was under being prevented by rain or wet grounds. last year. The monumental failure to League, owes him $83.33. In support of contract, in violation of Rule 33 of the This makes the total postponements from date has been the New York team, owing this contention he states that on April Commission. April 11 to May 11, inclusive, 29 for the 27, he received notice of his release from An application was recently filed by to inefficient pitching and a series of that club to the Quincy Club, of the National League, and 28 for the Ameri accidents and illnesses among players him for reinstatement. lie professes re can League causing heavy loss to the I. I. I. League, and insists that he is en pentance for his disregard of contractual equaled only by the melancholy record of titled to 10 days© pay from that date, obligations and promises that if restored two major organizations, and creating re the Philadelphia team of the National under his contract with the St. Louis newal of the annual talk of either short to good standing, he will abstain from in League. The compensation and solace for Club at the rate of $1500 for the season. toxicants and give his team loyal service. ening the season, or starting and ending the disasters and disappointments of the The St. Louis Club states that the The New York Club, to which his appli it later; as will be gleaned from the news race to date lies in the fact that the player©s 1912 contract with it stipulated cation was referred for a statement, re article on the front page of this issue of that his salary should be $1200 for the quests the Commission that if he is ad threatened danger of a runaway race has season, with an additional $300 if he "Sporting Life," However, there is not already disappeared and a red-hot cam judged eligible, that he be directed to re even a remote possibility of any change remained with that club throughout the port to that team. paign is looming up. season. Payment to him of the amount Throughout his career as a professional in the existing system of an early open due him under the ten days© clause of that ing, no matter what the future may have ball player, his conduct and habits have contract was deferred until the Quincy been reprehensible in the extreme and in store as regards the close- in October; THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN Club, whose season started on May 1, he has repeatedly broken resolutions to and the possibility is that the season will notified President Hedges of the pay of reform. _ The Commission can find no be made longer instead of shorter, in the THE clubs of the two major leagues are the player agreed on between the player extenuating circumstances in his case and event of a future change. Spring weather now engaged in the inter-sectional and the Quincy Club. has grave reasons to apprehend that he conditions will have no effect on the sea exchanges always the most exciting to A check for the player©s salary for the will not be amenable to discipline, but three days intervening between his re- in view of his financial condition and the son question for the reason that experi the contestants and most interesting to release and the commencement of the con ence has demonstrated that even late the public by reason of the sectional plight of his family, he will be afforded tract period of the I. I. I. League, has* another opportunity to ©earn a livelihood Springs, while undesirable and expensive, sentiment. In the National League the been mailed to him by the St. Louis club, as a National Agreement player. On the are not necessarily fatal in their effect Giants are demonstrating their right to which awaits notification from the Quincy payment of a fine of $100, which is here upon the financial or artistic success of the championship title by climbing into Club to forward the difference in his pay by imposed on him, to the Secretary of the season. The following table shows the lead in the West after emphasizing between the amount called for by his St. the Commission, the player will be re that for four successive years the major their superiority over their Eastern rivals. Louis contract, to wit, $200 a month, stored to good standing and permitted to leagues have encountered late and wet The Cincinnati team, after sweeping all and the amount he receives for his ser join the New York team. vices from the Quincy Club, to complete BAN B. JOHNSON, Springs, and yet have had successful sea before it in the West, fell down hard the settlement. THOMAS J. LYNCH, sons on the whole. The tables are for the enough in its first encounter with an An adjustment on this basis is in ac AUGUST HERRMANN, Spring of the past years, starting with Eastern team to lose the lead. These cordance with the terms of the player©s The National Commission, the opening of each season on or about two teams are having the battle for the St. Louis contract and conforms with the middle of April to the end of the cal lead to themselves and will probably the rules of organized base ball. The SECRETARY BRUCE©S BULLETIN endar Spring, about June 21: continue to have it so, as Chicago and St. Louis Club is, therefore, directed to complete its settlement with the player Cincinnati, O., May 3. Bulletin No. 319. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Pittsburgh are having trouble to hold forthwith on these terms upon ascer 19»8 Scheduled games, 249; played 2*7; postponed 42 their own at home; St. Louis has fallen NATIONAL LEAGUE CONTRACTS. 190& Scheduled games, 246; played 1»3; postponed 48 taining the amount of his salary under With Boston W. R. Diekson, W. J. Ingerton, J. L. 1910 Scheduled,games, 243; played 1M>; postponed 49 down completely; and Philadelphia, Bos his Quincy contract. Griffin. lail Scheduled games, a«8; played 221; postponed 27 ton and Brooklyn can hardly be expected AUGUST HERRMANN, With Chicago George T, Pierce, James F. Moroney. THOMAS J. LYNCH. With Philadelphla^John B. Lobert (1912-13*14). Total postponements In four Spring* ...... 1*6 to do more than hold their own on the BAN B. JOHNSON, Wallace L. Schultz, W. R. Walsh. AMERICAN LEAGUE. road under adverse conditions. So far The National Commission. With St. Louis , Elmer Miller. 190S Scheduled games, 249; played 214; postponed 35 as the race has gone New York is run NATIONAL LEAGUE RELEASES. 1909 Scheduled games, 25*; played 2«0; postponed 54 ning to form; Cincinnati also has ex ZACHERT CASE SETTLED By Boston to St. Paul, 0. F. Weaver; to Montreal. 1910 Scheduled games, 247; played 201.; postponed 48 A. A. Mattern; unconditionally, Frank Pfeffer; to 1911. Scheduled games, 252; played 218; postponed 3* ceeded expectations; Pittsburgh is a Indianapolis, W. J. Ingerton, Alfred Kaiser, optional. disappointment; Chicago and Philadel Cincinnati, O., May 9. Decision No. By Brooklyn to Newark, R. J. Coulson; to Omaha, Total postponements for four Springs ...... 169 W. S. I>avid9on; to Binghamton, Elmer Stricklett; phia are doing as well as can be ex 884. In re Application of St. Louis to St. Joseph, Barney Reilly; to Milwaukee, Syl NATIONAL LEAGUE. © pected, the one under the handicap of National League Club for Re-hearing vester Breen, 19Q& Postponements in April, 12; in May. 27© in inferior pitching and the other with a of Zachert Case. By Chicago to Louisville, Emil Richter, optional; June 3; total, 42. In a finding promulgated on April 23, to Youngstown, Earl V. Moseley, optional. 1909 Postponement! in April, 19; in May, 26- in team decimated by accidents; Boston is the Commission required the St. Louis By Cincinnati to St. Louis, Elmer Miller- uncon June 3: total. 48. fulfilling all expectations; while Brooklyn ditionally. Howard Williams. 1910 Postponements in April, 16; in May 17- in National League Club to pay the salary By New York to Buffalo. Milton J. Stock Kmmett June. 16; total, 49. and St. Louis are belieing form and pre of player Zachert from the beginning of E. Munsell, Arthur Sues, all optional; unconditionally. 1911 Postponements in April, 12; in May. IS: in diction. On the whole, the race to date Frank P. Nohowell. . * June, 3; total, 27. the season of 1912 "until he is formally has not been equal to expectations for released." This order was based on the By Philadelphia to Louisville, Ben F. Hunt- to AMERICAN LEAGUE. Tacoma, Bert Hall. closeness and number of probable con conclusion of the Commission that the By Pittsburgh to Wheeling, Ray Jansen- to Lex- 1908 Postponements in April, 8; in May, 25; in transfer of the player by the St. Louis ington, A. C. Kellogg. June 2; total. 35. tenders. By St. Louis to Erie, Frank Gilhooley, optional; 1909 Postponements in April, 25; in May, 15; in Club to the Montreal Club, as claimed by to Omaha, Elmer Johnson. June. 14; total, 54. the former, was not legally completed, By Chicago to Topeka, H. E. Chapman, optional. 1910 Postponements in April, 24; in May, 12; in CECRETARY J. H. FARRELL, of the and that title to his services remained in June. 10; total, 46. the St. Louis Club. The St. Louis Club AMERICAN LEAGUE RELEASES. 19U Postponements in April, 14; in May, 7; in National Association, has just served By St. Louis to Traverse City, Anthony Brief, op- June. 13; total, 34. official notice of the admission of one requests that the case be re-opened, and tional. . submits evidence and arguments in sup By Detroit to Indianapolis, Charles O©Learv, Jamea Here we have an answer to all pleas more new Class D league to National port of its contention that the player©s Casey, George Westerzil, all optional. or arguments for a shorter season or late Association membership. The newcomer release to the Montreal Club was regular JOHN E. BRUCE, Secretary. start that obviates any further discussion is the Western Tri-State League, con? and valid. of, or defence for, the present system of sisting .of the territoVy of Boise, in The memorandum of the agreement for A Quarter Century. six-months© play with 154-game schedule; Idaho; and La Grande, Walla Walla and the release of the player from the St. Oakland, Cal., May 2. Editor "Sporting Life "^ and renders unnecessary consideration of Pendleton, in Oregon. The organization Louis Club to the Montreal Club was I have read your valued journal for 25 years with the disturbing efforts of a change upon signed by the manager of the former and the greatest satisfaction. I really think it would b« grew out of the ousting of Boise from the the president of the latter club. Neither absolutely perfect were you to publish the box scores the World©s Series and the contractual re Union Association during the past Win the original nor a copy thereof was© sub of the Pacific Coast League, which is a most im lations of clubs and players. The mag portant organization in base ball. Yours truly ter. mitted to the Commission for record, nor GEORGE B, JU.Y. I MAY 18, 1912

hard hitting and superior support of the Phiilies. was called to the plate and presented revived in connection with first base con with a gold watcli and fob. a gift from some of his pitchers Seaton, Schulte and Brer/nan. friends in this city. Gleason was also the guest of ditions, and attention was again called to In this game Magee made his first appear honor at a banquet given in his honor Saturday even Montreal©s offer to release him to Wash ance of the season in a championship ing at the Hotel Majestic. ington for Flynn, Becke*, Akers and game and Manager Dooin also re-entered At the annual meeting of the Philadelphia Sporting the line-up as a pinch hitter. Wednes writers© Association yesterday afternoon at tie Hotel $10,000. This was an old offer.. Man Walton the following officers were elected for the en ager Griffith has not been in correspond day©s game went to Cincinnati, 5-4, ow suing year: President, G«orge B. McLinn; vice-presi ence about Gandil for quite a long time, ing to Moore©s wildness in one inning, dent. William H. Rocap; secretary, Arthur M. Pen- when the Reds made all of their runs nington; treasurer", Samuel H. Jones; Board of Gov and says be knows nothing about What after the Phiilies seemed to have the ernors, James H. Sterrett, M. Nagle Baffling, J. Gandil is doing except what he happens C. Isaminger, George M. Young and William H. to hear. The player seems to be doing The Athletics© Pitchers Fail to De game safe with a lead of four runs. In Voltz. great work. No doubt Griffith would pay © this game Dooin was again shelved by Dr. Macfarland, the physician of the Athletics, de well for him if he finds that he Heeds him, being hit on the head by Benton, which nies emphatically that Jack Coombs has a rupture. liver Up to Form and Expecta was doubly unfortunate, as Benton was To go Into details, the physician says that Coombs but he need n©ot let himself be held up, relieved by Keefe, who shut the Phiilies has torn a muscle about three inches over the tear as he has a he sustained in the World©s Series last Fall. He says GBAND YOUNG FIRST BASEMAN" tion The Phiilies Still Subject out in the last four innings, thus saving that Coombs will never be ruptured because his wall the game for Cincinnati. The Phiilies of muscles is too strong. Doctor Macfarland is con already, should Knight not fulfill expec won the final Cincinnati game on Thurs structing a special harness for Coombs to wear. to Various Misfortunes* Coombs is virtually recovered now, but Mack fears to tations. True, this youngster is unde day, 4-3, thanks solely to Fromme©s poor use him in a game and won©t unless he Is in des veloped, but he has all the qualifications pitching, and thus dislodged Cincinnati perate straits. Philadelphia, Pa., May 13. The two from first place, but paid for the victory for the place. He is Carl Cashion, who is * local clubs are still pursued by misfortune, by haying catcher Killifer disabled by a perhaps the biggest mail in the major blow in the face from a foul ball from leagues, but being all muscle and sinew, though in different ways. The ill-luck of AT THE CAPITAL without as much flesh on him as a spring bad weather they share with his own bat, and outfielder Magee again laid up owing to a collision wTith outfielder chicken, is fast nevertheless, and is some all other clubs. To date Washingtons Lose Four to White Sox and thing of an athletic phenomenon. Thia the Athletics and Pbillies Paskert. The opener at Pittsburgh Fri day resulted in an 8-4 defeat, owing to Win From Cleveland, and Are Now in big youngster is a natural batter. He has each have 8 postponed hit .300 to date, and experience and cir games to play off at future Brennan©s ©ineffectiveness, though the Third Place Knight Playing First Base Phiilies had the satisfaction of driving the cumstances indicate that he is more like dates a condition which and Griffith Experimenting With Line-Up. ly to increase the figure than to lessen it. caused heavy financial loss great Marty O©Tople to the stable. On Saturday the Phiilies never had a chance, The most ridiculous rumor in connection to the two clubs. To make BY PAUL W. EATON. with the first base discussion was the matters worse, the Ath as Moore was as ineffective as Adams was effective, the result being an 8-0 shut Washington, D. C., May 11. Editor revival of the old canard that Hal Chase letics© great pitching staff would be traded to Washington for Wal is .shot to pieces, leaving out for Dooin©s men. The one bright "Sporting Life." During the week the feature of the week for the Phiilies was ter Johnson. How anybody who is sup the team in the air; while Washington team has had its ups and posed to know anything about base ball Edward Plaflk the Phiilies remain singu the capable manner in which Downey downs, mostly the latter. substituted for third baseman Lobert; could give currency to such rot is hard larly subject to accident, Four straight defeats by to understand. ia about During the past week, just when the and the depressing thing was the poor the White Sox were a form shown by all of the pitchers, with plexus jolt, as an even the last person living who would make Philadelphia team appeared to be once the exception of Schultz, who, however, such a trade, and if he did make it he more intact, four of the most valuable break was the worst that would have players were again put out of commis- seems to be only useful as a relief pitcher. was looked for. Possibili sion Lobert with a broken knee; Magee ties of a momentary lodg TO LEAVE WASHINGTON. through a collision with Paskert; Killifer A New Athletic Pitcher ment in first place have He would not give Johnson for the whole through a blow in the face by a foul ball; From the Minneapolis "Journal," of been postponed indefinitely, New York team, and if Chase were placed and Dooin through being hit on the htead May 7, we glean the following interesting as the two teams out in on the market he would probably not by a pitched ball. Meantime the Ath fact about a new college pitcher who is front, Chicago and Boston, make an offer for him. Chase is not an letics are staggering along with a broken© to be given a trial by Manager Mack, of look able to stay there for easy player to manage, and Knight, while pitching corps of which Coombs is out the Athletic Club, who has a decided Paul W. Eatoa a while. The Washingtons not as showy a fielder, would be just as with a strain; Bendef has a lame arm; fondness for the college product: are leading the league in satisfactory here if hitting to form. Be Morgan is suffering from lack of control; "Robert L. Stevenson, a prominent base ball and fielding, but are not high in stickwork, sides, if Griffith were to get a new first Krause, Brown and Russell lack effect football player at the University, has signed a con though they are improving somewhat, baseman a youngster would be preferred. iveness ; and whose only remaining main tract with the Philadelphia American League base their team average today being .228. On ball team and will report to Manager Monday the Washingtons went to Phila New York has plenty of good pitchers, stay, Plank, has shown decided retrogres early In June. Although without any real profes anyway, and what it needs most is a sion in his last two games. Under these sional experience, Stevenson has made a great name delphia to play one game with the Ath manager. But to resume the sad story of handicaps the Athletics and Phiilies are for himself on the diamond as well as on the foot letics, but the contest was postponed, ball field. He was the brjght individual star of the nominally owing to wet grounds. The- the White Sox invasion, the third game making game efforts to hold their own freshman football team at the University last Fall was won by the visitors, 7-2. It was as until conditions improve which, it is to and was counted upon to do wonders next season. local press intimated that it was due to strenuous a struggle as either of the be hoped, will be soon, as time and tide Stevenson was of the opinion that he would be un a temporary pitcher shortage of Connie able to pass the rigorous eligibility requirements of Mack, as much as to any other cause. others, until the eighth inning, when the wait for no man, and a base ball season the University faculty -next Jfall, and so decided to Sox made four runs and galloped away. slips away so fast that poor starts and cast hia fortunes with -*he World©s Champion base On Tuesday This defeat jammed the Washingtons set-backs in the first quarter impose ball club. He will finish his school year at Minne THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX sota and take his final examinations before joining into fourth place. In the fourth game, heavy, and usually fatal, handicaps. the Athletics." came along for a four-game series. The Manager Griffith, resolved to have the ad first one was an event in five innings, six vantage of Cashion©s batting, played him A Sad Week for Athletics Local Jottings cloudbursts and a waterspout, which the in right field. His home run was a fea For the Athletics the past week was a The Philadelphia Club Is reported as negotiating visitors won, 1-0, Rain and wet grounds ture. Lord forgot to make a homer in woeful one with four postponements and for Laddie Linke, the Indianapolis southpaw pitcher, caused a lengthy discussion as to whether this game, but his triple landed where formerly with the Cleveland Americans. the game should be played. Manager Speaker©s home run drive struck when two stinging defeats a week of heavy Pitcher Long, the former Lafayette College man, Griffith insisted, as he figured that bis Boston was here, and would have been financial loss and two artistic disappoint has been turned over to the Haverhlll Club, of the pitchers were now fit. His dope was good for the circuit on a dry field. Chicago New England League, by the Athletic Club. ments, particularly the failure on Satur right, as Bob Groom outpitched Lange. WON THE FOUBTH GAME, day to stop the flying White Sox, whose The mother of pitcher Clarence ("Lefty") Russell, of The Sox made only two hits to Wash lead is becoming uncomfortably long. the Athletics, Is critically ill at the home of her ington©s four and one of them was the 5-2, Peters working against Groom. daughter, Mrs. Charles Staub, in Baltimore. Though this game was lost Washington Monday©s game with Washington could Manager Mack has not lost faith in pitcher Dan- dinkiest of scratches and would not have Dot be played owing to wet grounds. This forth, but thinks a season©s work in the fast Inter been even that had Groom covered first. got back to a tie with Cleveland and Ath misfortune was followed by the successive national League will do the young southpaw a lot The other one, however, was a homer over letics for third place. The Chicago©s are prevention of three games of the Cleve of good. right field fence by Harry Lord. In the going fast, and though they should not land series, and incidentally, of the fes During the Athletic-Cleveland game of May 10 at fourth inning the locals filled the bases Shibe Park there was another police raid on the have won the first two games here, it is tivities incident to the scheduled hoisting gambling fraternity and about 20 bettors were arrested on a pass and two hits, but Lange, whose the fellows who win games in which they of the American League pennant. This and locked up. work in the pinches was admirable, struck figure to lose who get out in front. The event was finally consummated on Fri President Fogel has in tow for a try-out With the out Flynn and made Knight pop up, players seem anxious to do their best for day, to the accompaniment of a decisive Phiilies a young pitcher named Kull, who had a and Foster was run down while trying to Jimmy Callahan, and the possession of 11-3 defeat at the hands of Cleveland a season©s work with the Anderson Club, of the Caro score after Milan wandered off second, , who looks not at all differ result which was wholly due to Morgan©s lina Association. perhaps for the purpose of giving Foster ent from what he did many years ago Catcher Graham©s poor throwing, Which has direct ineffective pitching and miserable field ly cost the Phiilies several games, is laid to a sore a chance to score. This defeat dropped when himself a player, is a great help to ing in two innings, the big spit-bailer arm. which could not be rested, owing to the dis Washington from second place into third. them. With him and Lord working with giving the worst exhibition of pitching of ability of catchers Dooin and Killifer. THE SECOND GAME Manager Callahan there are always the season at Shibe Park. A big crowd Magee has been playing splendid ball since his plenty of base ball brains available when turned out Saturday with the hope of see re-entry. In the first Cincinnati game he hit hard was also won by a close score by the vis needed. The team is crippled, with ing the World©s Champions put a check arid timely, and in the second game he stole home itors, 7-6. They had the Washingtons Walsh and White out of condition, Sulli to the winning spurt of the White Sox cleanly while pitcher Benton was holding the ball. 6-0 in the middle of the fifth, but the van unable to catch and Block catcfn©ng The New York "Sun" rises to remark: "It is the locals made a game fight and almost a reasonable hope considering that the ambition of the Athletics to win three World©s Cham reached. After Benz and Walsh had been with a broken finger* and Tannehill©s arm undefeated Plank was pitted against the pionships in succession, but they realize that there Is broken as related above. Yet they go leaders. In this game the Athletics a good deal to be done in the meantime and are benched, Lange again went to the rescue, right on winning. Rath has developed outplayed the W^fte Sox at all points and attending to their present knitting without straining and again showed sterling stuff in an into *a splendid player, and Weaver _ig tad the game apparently won, 5-2, until or rushing matters." , emergency. With two out and men on covering a lot of ground, has a fine whip, A delegation of Phoenlxvllle citizens came to Shibe second and third. in the ninth inning, he the ninth inning when Plank, who had Park on Saturday to root for Weaver, a native son. struck out the last batter, who again was and hits the ball hard. It looks as if shown signs of weakening in the eighth Weaver was with the York Tri-State team in 1910, they will be serious contenders if Walsh inning, let down completely and was and went to ©Frisco last season. Weaver is a Flynn. Lord also repeated his previous and White can get into shape soon. To pounded for seven runs made on two sin fast fielder and a hard hitter, and looks like one day©s performance, hitting over the fence, day the Washingtons gles, a base on balls, wild pitch, balk, of the finds of the season. this time with a man on. He has made "Toots" Schultz, the Phiilies© rescue pitcher, has himself president of the home-run trust, SHUT OUT CLEVELAND, passed ball, three doubles and a triple a wonderful cross-fire, delivery, which is puzzling to and each of these blows won a game. 8-0, pitching. Johnson a slaughter such as this grand pitcher the opposing batsmen, and has proved himself a In this game Lee Tannehill was hit on seldom, if ever, experienced in his long second "old Doctor Crandall." "Toots" Is handy struck out 11, taking Joe Jackson twice career. More than the unexpected loss with the bat and when he connects with the ball it the arm by a pitched ball and sustained in succession. He allowed two hits, the of this game was the realization of the usually goes for extra bases. a fracture which will keep him out of the first of which came in the seventh; and The Phiilies play their last game at Pittsburgh to game for some time. These accidents are fact that with Plank©s downfall the Ath day and tomorrow they start a four-game series In getting so common that a column in the it is quite probable that, had he not letics came to the end of their present Chicago. The Western trip will end with games at box score will have to be introduced for eased up after his support had given him pitching resources; and that for a time at St. Louis, May J.8, 19, 20, 21, 22. The Phiilies then them. In the third game Manager a safe lead, he could have had a no-hit leas£ J:he team will be in great jeopardy come home for a long stand, starting with Boston on game. Bill Cunningham was tried on in gvery game, no matter how far ahead, May 24 and ending with Chicago on Juno 1*. Griffith introduced a new line-up, shifting Connie Mack has added another promising youngs Knight to first and placing Morgan on second for the steenth time, .and con owing to the disability of the star pitch ter to his list of college boys. Word was received second. Many questions now centre tributed a couple of hits and other trim ers of the club and the lack of form here last week from Minneapolis that Mack had signed mings. Terry Turner dislocated his Robert Stevenson, the crack all-around athlete of the around tofore exhibited by the young pitchers. FIRST BASE, ankle, and it is feared that there may be University of Minnesota, for the Athletics. Steven a fracture. In any event he will be out son, who Is a pitcher, will Join the champions on but the prospect is that Knight is the of it for a time. Bronkie took his place. Phiilies Still Tn a Rut June 1. answer. He is as good a first baseman The Phiilies started the first week of The Chicago series at Shibe Park ends on Wednes GAMES START AT 3.30. day. On Thursday Detroit comes for four games. as could be desired, if he can hit as he their initial Western trip well and fin St. Louis ends the Western invasion next week with did in 1910, and he is beginning to hit. in Washington hereafter. Last week the ished it poorly. Only three of the four games on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The Flynn is in one of those slumps that over patrons voted on the hour for commenc Athletics then start on their first long trip of Ue take the best batters, hitting .172 to date, ing games, and the result was: for 3.30, scheduled games at Cincinnati could be season, opening at Boston, May 24 and ending a" played, as rain prevented last Monday©s and was unlucky in being up just in time 10,135; for 4.00, 7897. The return to Detroit June 16. the old practice of calling play at 4.00 , game. The Phiilies won two of the three Eugene Steinbrenner is to stay with the Phiilies to fan in the crises two days in succes games with the Reds and knocked them throughout the season. President Fogel believes he sion. However, he is not as fast as could seems to have satisfied some of those who out of first place, without, however, bene- has picked up a coming star in the Pittsburgh youth; be wished, though his fielding has been thought they favored it that its disadvan and Manager Dooin says Eugene is the kind that excellent in other respects. One must tages more than offset its gains. Two fitting anybody but the Giants, who went will learn more real base ball sitting on the bench into the lead as Philly fruits of :he Cin and working out with the boys than if sent to the hai d it to those Pittsburgh critics, who unusually long games against the Sox cinnati victories were dissipated by two minors for seasoning. have no superiors, and to the president helped to bring about this result. Prob successive defeats in Pittsburgh. Tues Just t-efore starting the Saturday Athletic-Chicago and manager of the Pirates, who are full ably, all things considered, the earlier day©s game was an 8-5 victory, thanks to game "BUd" Gleaaon, who played many yews wltti of base ball lore. The Gandil talk was hour is the better one. I J I 8 SPORTING \ LIFE his physicians fear that worry will retard The Northwestern League presents no change In S0UTH MICHIGAN LEAGUE circuit, but has a new president in Mr. Fielder his chance of getting back into the game Jones, of Portland. Ore., the former famous manager- A LITTLE CLASH himself. ©About the only consolation player of the Chicago White Sox, who is now a pros President Bowen, of This Thriving League; perous Northwest business man. with some time to Bresnahan gets is a peek at the figures on spare for the good of the representative league of his his contract. He gets more for piloting a Signs for Life Latest News About Clubs adopted section. Following is the record of this OVER THE PLAY-OFF OF A tail-end club than any of the Giants get and Players of This Organization. race to May 5, inclusive: for playing on a pennant-winner. But W. L. Pct.i W. L. Pet. Saginaw, Mich., May 8.—Manager Victoria ..... 10 7 .."SSI Vancouver ... 10 9 .528 POSTPONED GAME Bresnahan is a hard loser, and when he Walter Hartwell, of the Saginaw Club, of Spokane ..... 9 7 .563|Tacoma ...... 710 .412 does get well he intends to give his team the South Michigan League, stopped off Portland .... 10 9 .526|Seattle ...... 7 11 .389 ONE FINE SHAKING. in the city a few days on NEWS NOTES. President Herrmann, of Cincinnati, There really is nothing the matter with his way to Ada, O., where Pitcher Cadreau, of Spokane, on May 5, held the St. Louis team, except that the pitch the Burkart recruits were Tacoma to one hit, winning his game, 3-1. During the Portland-Vancouver 8-5 game of May 4. and President Dreyfuss, of Pitts ers, who received little or no Spring train worked out before swinging shortstop Sheely, of Vancouver, sustained a compound ing or conditioning, are not in shape. North and engaging in fracture of the left ankle, in a collision with second burgh, Construe Differently a The Cardinals can hit and field, but they battle with three of the baseman Mensor in the first inning. He will be out cannot make a dozen runs every day to South Michigan clubs be for balance of season. Clause Assigning Postponements cover bad pitching. Another reason for fore the opening of the sea the team©s bad slump is the fact that it son, May 7, and appeared i is playing in a city where no encourage full of enthusiasm at the THE "MINNY" LEAGUE BY JACK BYDEB. ment is handed to a team in hard luck. prospects this year. His Cincinnati, O., May 11. President St. Louis fans are the most inconsistent optimism is shared by Is Now Ready for Its Second Champion on the big league circuits. When their Judge Bowen about seven other man ship Campaign With a Schedule Running Herrmann, of the Reds, and Barney teams are winning they go into ecstacies agers- in this circuit and Dreyfuss, of Pittsburgh, are having quite of enthusiasm and believe that no other the league magnates also talk of a big From May J4 to August J8 Inclusive. an argument over the play teams are entitled year. The magriates held an all-day ses Winona, Minn., May 8. The directors ing off of the postponed TO AN EQUAL BATING. sion at the Hotel Burns, in Detroit, re of the Minnesota-Wisconsin League, at a game of April 29. When it cently, to revamp the constitution. They meeting held here on April 28, adopted rained that day Frank And when evil days come they become made the guarantee for rain dates $~ a schedule calling for 90 games. The sea Bancroft and Will Locke peevish critics, panning everything and and passed a rule which makes the visit son will open May 14 and close August got together and agreed to everybody connected with the home teams, ing club dig up but one guarantee instead 18. Eau Claire will open in Winona and play off the game as the and taking defeat as a personal insult by of two for double-headers. La Crosse at Rochester. The teams will second half of a double- the home players. Patronage dwindles each make five swings around the cir header on June 20, the day to nothing, and those who do attend the JUDGE A BENEDICT. cuit for three-game series. Each city will the Reds get back from games never think of rooting for the Another item of "business" transacted have seven Sunday games, and Decoration their next Eastern trip. home boys. They simply go to yell mean was the buying of a fine present for Pres Day games will be played at Winona and When President Dreyfuss things at their own players and to pan ident James P. Bowen, the popular head Rochester; Fourth of July games at Eau Barney DfeyftiM heard this news he at once Claire and La Crosse. Ten off days are protested, claiming that allowed to play barnstorming games. In the game should go over until October 4, case the, season proves profitable and the and citing a clause in the National Minor League Noteworthy Happenings teams are well bunched at the close of League constitution which says that no the season the schedule double-headers can be scheduled so long WILL BE EXTENDED as there is an open date to pull off a post May 1 in the South Central League pitcher Gaines, fielder Sheckard, one each by second baseman poned game. Mr. Dreyfuss pointed out of Paris, held Longvlew u» one hit, winning his Brouthers, outflelder Beal, first baseman Elbel and through Labor Day. The clubs are given game, 4-1. pitcher Mullman. until* May 1 to come within the salary that his team is scheduled to play here on May 2 ^In the Carolina Association Anderson defeated May 6 In the United States League Cleveland de October 5 and 6, the closing days of the Greenville, 17-1, making eight runs in one inning feated Chicago, 13-&, making 16 hits off pitcher limit of $1100, with 12 players, including season, and that October 4 is an and 20 hits off pitchers Buchy and Powell. Out- Raymond, of which shortstop Klrby got four hits In the player-manager. Numerous safe flelder Yount made four hits including a single, five times up and outflelder Ort also made four guards were throwa about the salary OFF DAY FOE BOTH CLUBS. double and homer out of five times pp. hits In five times up. At the same time third limit. Each club must file with the league He therefore insisted that the postpone May 3 In the Oklahoma League pitcher Burnett, of baseman Walters, of Chicago, made four hits In Okmulgee, held Muskogee to two hits, winning his five times up off pitchers Herron, Kuehn and Shay- president within two days after each pay ment should go over until that late date, game, 3-1. lor. day an itemized statement of receipts and instead of being doubled up on June 20. May 3 In the United States League Richmond de May 6 In the United States League catcher Blue, of disbursements and an affidavit showing He got President Lynch to agree with feated Washington, 13-18, making 15 hits off Richmond, made four hits in five times up oft that no player is receiving remuneration him, and the National League chief noti pitcher Bennett, of which third baseman Hoffman pitchers Milllman, Omo and Schaefer, of Reading. got four hits in five times up. May 6 In the Cotton States League Vieksburg de outside of that set forth in the statement. fied Mr. Herrmann that the game must May 3 In the Blue Grass League Maysville defeated feated Jackson, 1.2-1, making 17 hits off pitcher The president announced that there will be played on October 4, and not on June Leiington, 9-2, making 15 hits off pitchers Turner, Pierson. Each Vieksburg batsman secured one or be 20. President Herrmann declined to ac Boner and Vallandigham, of which shortstop Clever more hits. Same day Meridian defeated Hattiesburg. BUT TWO UMPIRES cept this view of it. He says that the got four hits in four times up. 12-5. making 19 hits off pitcher Redding, of which May 3 In the New England League Brockton made catcher Mueller got four hits in five times up. throughout the season. While Eau Claire final series with the Pirates does not be 15 hits off pitchers Duffy and Pruitt, of New Bed May 7 In the New England League third baseman was not represented throughout the ses gin until October 5, and that the day pre ford; Lawrence made 15 hits off pitchers Yount Cargo, of Lynn, made four hits in five times up off sion, President John A. Elliott notified the vious to that date cannot be used for and Maybohm, of Lowell: Worcester made ©15 hits pitcher Duffy, of New Bedford. playing off a postponement except by off pitchers Waller and Hines, of Lynn; and out May 7 In the I. I. I. League, Quincy defeated Spring directors that he had assurances that the flelder Clements, of Haverhill, made four hits in field, 4-3, in 12 innings, making 15 hits off pitcher financial end of the game there was work mutual consent. He looked up the con four times up off pitchers Blum, Smythe and Worm Herron. ing out satisfactorily, and that © Eau stitution of the National League and the wood, of Fall River. May 7 In the I. I. I. League, Quincy defeated Spring Claire has no intention of withdrawing. minutes of the last meeting, where this May 4 In the United States League Washington de field, 4-3, making 15 hits off pitcher Herron. matter was discussed, and found that all feated New York, li-4, making seven runs In one May 8 In the United States League Cleveland de The directors attended the first pcr- inning and IS hits off pitchers Feaster, Hope and feated Chicago, 15-8, making 15 hits off pitcher season game of the Winona team, in the club owners had agreed that a day Leater. McGuire. which Winona defeated the La Crosse preceding a series of games May 4 In the Blue Grass League Leiington defeated May, 8 In the Cotton States League, Hattiesburg Maysville, 9-3, making; 15 hits off pitcher Grover. .Defeated Alexandria, 11-3, making 15 hits off Clothiers, 6 to 3. COULD NOT BE COUNTED Same day first ©basemaii Fisher, of Richmond, made pitchers Blackwood and Sprinkle, of which second as part of the series except by mutual four hits in five times up off pitcher Moore> of baseman Bell got 4 hits in 5 times up. Winchester. May S In the Carolina Association, Charlotte de M©GUIRE©S ROLE consent of the two clubs. Mr. Herrmann May 4 In the New England League second baseman feated Greenville. 12-1, making 15 hits off pitchers has notified President Lynch, of his in Flaherty. of Worcester, made four hits in five times Cook and Powell. Be Detroit Coach Throughout the vestigations and has requested that the up off pitcher Harrington. of Lynn. May 8 In the Oklahoma League, Muskogee defeated matter be put up to a vote of the club May 4 In the Wisconsin-Illinois League Aurora de Oklahoma City, 17-2, making 22 hits off pitchers Entire Season* feated Appleton. 13-1, making 15 hits off pitchers Thomas and Brown. owners. He does not think that the Reds Durbar »nd Byers, of whidi outflelder Backof got May 8 In the United States League, pitcher A. Detroit, Mich., May 10. It looks as can be forced to wait until October 4 to four hits in five times up. Shack, of Cleveland, struck out 11 Chicago bats though Hugh Jennings and Jim McGuire play off that game. "It is true," said May 4 In the I. I. I. League pitcher Clark, of Du- men In five Innings, he going into the game In the would comprise the Tigers© coaching staff Mr. Herrmann, "that we have October 2, buaue. disposed of Peoria. without a hit, winning fifth inning when the score was 7-2 against his his game, 5-2 the two runs scoring on a base on team. Cleveland won out, 15-8, by making 10 this season. Manager Jennings is a stick 3 and 4 open, hut those dates come before balls and errors by himself and shortstop Darringer. runs in the eighth inning, off pitchers -McSuire ler for sound coaching. The Tigers have Pittsburgh comes here for their last se Hay 4 In the Oklahoma League pitcher Price, of and Parker. been somewhat weak in this department ries, and cannot legally be counted as Tulsa, held Guthrie to two hits, winning his game, May 9 In the United States League, Washington this season, and the probabilities are that belonging to that series. If the club- 4-1. defeated New York. 17-9. making 7 runs in one May 5 in the I. I. I. League Decatur defeated Dan inning and 16 hits off pitchers Slocum, Leiter, McGuire will remain with the club owners vote against me in this, I shall ville. 8-4, making 15 safe hits off pitchers Chap Egan and Murphy. At the same time New York through 1912 instead of acting as scout, insist on playing the game on October 2, man and Reynolds. got 15 hits ofT pitcher Owen. as originally planned. A uniform was instead of the 4th, thus making sure that May 5 In the United States League catcher Hicks, May fl In the United States League, pitcher Milan, of Cincinnati, made four hits in four times up off of Chicago, shut out Cleveland, 10-0, with 2 hits. ordered for the veteran last week and it is a play-off." pitcher Hamilton, of Pittsburgh. May 9 In the Blue Grass League, Frankfort de this is a good indication of Manager Jen- May 5 -In the Blue Grass League first baseman feated Lexington, 21-1, making 8 runs ©in one in nings© intention. With McGuire and Fisher, of Richmond, made four hits in five tlm«s ning and 18 hits off pitchers Harrold. Badger and Jennings on the coaching lines the Ti up off pitchers Harding, Steger and Vallandigham. Steiger. Same day Maysville defeated Richmond. of Lexington. 11-8. Richmond made 17 hits off pitcher Beer, of gers would be better fortified in this de May 6 In the United States League Richmond de which first baseman Fisher and second baseman partment than any team in -the league. The Situation in the St. Louis National feated Reading, 9-8. Seven home runs featured Baird got four hits- each in, respectively, 5 and 4 Much of Connie Mack©s success has been one by second baseman Proutt, of Richmond: and times up; while Maysville also got 17 hits off attributed to his coaching, and Harry. League Camp Not at All Pleasant or nix by Readine players, namely, two by centre pitchers Roan and Meyers. Da vis, in Cleveland, has patterned after Promising, Is the Opinion of a Visiting his former tutor. ^ New York Scribe. the umpires. The St. Louis team may be of the South Michigan League, who had no better than it was last Summer, when hied himself away to Detroit the day SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE BY SID MERCEE. it rather exceeded its speed-limit for a before and got married to Miss Nellie©N. St. Louis, Mo., May 9. Roger Bresna- couple of months, but it is no worse ex Brewer, a popular and estimable Sagi The South Atlantic League, reduced from eight-club cept for the pitching. Things are bound naw young woman. The president was to six-club basis, but otherwise improved and strength han, erstwhile King of the Mound City, ened, opened its tenth annual campaign on April 13 took French leave yesterday from the hos to break better when Bresnahan gets given a great reception by a hdrde of base and is scheduled to run until September 2 inclusive. pital in which he was be some work out of his pitchers. ball friends in Detroit, who congratulated The league dropped Augusta and Charleston, elected a ing treated for bronchial THE ETERNAL FEMININE. him after a long wait. He has been hov new President in the person of the capable and ex ering around the paths that lead to the perienced Mr. N. P. Corish, of Savannah, and rid trouble, and assumed per There is an old saying that a woman Itself of a lot of high-salaried veteran players by the sonal charge of his bat can be found at the bottom of every marital life for the last year and this adoption of stringent salary-limit and team-limit tered followers. Roger bunch of trouble. This is not often the Spring he decided to break into the mar rules conditions calculated to restore this long- skipped out of the hospital ried man©s league for keeps. Mr. and established Class C organization to its ancient pros case in base ball trouble, but it is more Mrs. Bowen will reside in Saginaw in a perity and prestige. The record of the race Is as against orders, his doctors or less true here in St. Louis. The fans follows to May 11 inclusive: announcing the Cardinal say that the team cannot be expected to fine new house built for them, and will Chieftain had "escaped." be at home after April 25. W. L. Pet. w. irtlct play ball with the front office in a tur Albany ... 12 3 .800 Macon ...... 611 .253 However, despite Bresna- moil. In other words, Mrs. Helen Hath JIMMY SLEVIN, Savannah 12 5 .706 Columbia .... 412 .250 han©s valiant effort to re away Britton, who owns the majority of the popular catcher of the Flint Club, Jacksonville 12 7 .632 Columbus .... 412 .250 store the Waning confidence stock i^ the St. Louis Club, is no longer who has been signed to manage the Bay NEWS NOTES. E. A. steininuer f his team, the Cards On May 9 Columbus defeated Savannah, 9-6, making a heroine in this vicinity. Her theories City team this year, is one of the best 16 hits off pitcher Armstrong. again were upset by the were good, but the feeling here is that workers that the league ever had, and Giants. Bresnahan©s bodily ailments have running a ball club is Savannah on May 3 defeated Columbia, 6-4, making been curbed, but his mental discomfort the general opinion is that Bay City has 1G hits off pitcher Clark, of which pitcher Schuiz cot is still acute. Since Roger went to the NOT A WOMAN©S JOB. made a good choice. There are rumors four hits in five times up. Since Bresnahan©s illness forced him to of a trade of pitcher Troy, of the Sagi Albany on May 7 defeated Macon, 9-6, making 1« hospital his Cardinals have won just one naw Club for catcher Divorski, of the hits off pitchers Mathieu, Elliott and Applegate. of ball gariie. They lost the other 14, and drop the active management of the Car which third baseman Herndon got four hits in©five St. Louis fans are dinals it is said that Mrs. Britton has Adrian Club. Divorski is one of the times up. given the orders. Edward Steininger, most reliable men in the circuit. NOW ADVISING MRS. BEITTON, President Corish last week issued an order birring president of the club, evidently believes from further service in this league second baseman the lady proprietor, to lock up the park, that base ball is no business for a woman Ted McGrew. of the Jacksonville Club. The reason or rent it to a trolley league team. The given for the barring of the player was that he re He "is trying to run things his way and ceived in excess of $150 a month salary with the awful slump of the Cardinals drove Bres- Mrs. Britton thinks he is attempting to The Northwestern League, a powerful and progressive Augusta Club last season and was therefore Ineligible nahan forth from the hospital, and their double cross her, so she is trying to oust Class B organization, on April 16 entered its eleventh under one of the new rules adopted at the league worst showing in the New York series al him. The team is losing. Bresnahan is annual championship campaign which is scheduled, to meeting in Macon in the Fall. The case ii identi most drove him back again last night. run until September 29. thus giving it the longest cally similar to that of players Harbison and Cov-e- sick, and the fans are not contributing minor league season, with the solitary execution of ney. of Columbia, who were declared ineligible iu*t lie is far from being himself again, and anything but abuse. , UM Pacific Coast League, of hither Mere tbe laaaguntien of tie MAY 18, 1912 SPORTING LIFE series. He arrived at the condusfym that in the second division race this Summer. he was not in good enough physical con TOO MANY PITCHERS No matter what tricks Bob Wallace uses, DAVIS© NIGHT dition to play as a regular and announced what his attack is, or anything else, he that would be the regular Manager Wallace, of the Browns, Disposes first sacker in fixture, games, while Neal cannot win games until he has the proper THE CLEVELAND MANAGER HON Ball will play second. This is the com of Pitcher Mack Allison, But Has Still material. During that stand at home bination on the right side of the infield Eleven Twirlers on His Hands. against the Sox, Tigers and Naps we be ORED BY MASONS that the Naps used with such good re St. Louis, Mo., May 11. It is the pitch lieved the Browns were developing into a. sults last season and the Nap holdovers ing department of the Browns that prob real pert aggregation. In those games, a from las.t season are looking forward to a majority of them, good pitching was winning streak at the expense of the St. ably will feel the swing of the ax when coupled with timely hitting. In the games Harry Da vis Presented With Hand Louis Browns and White Sox. Herman it comes time to cutting abroad the pitching and the timely hit Bronkie is to receive a down the squad. Wallace ting has been missing. some Loving Cup By Philadelphia now owns 11 hurlers, and THOROUGH TBIAL AT THIRD BASE. that is quite too many to MAY GET ONLY WATER-HAUL. Robert A* Lamberton Lodge, 487, Terry Turner developed a stiff neck and cart around. First of all, What the Browns will get. if they get sore shoulder, the result of a bad cold, with that number on the anything, is too puzzling to fathom. The at Anniversary Dinner* and gave way to Bronkie in the last game staff it doesn©t give them date of May 15 is drawing mighty close, of the series with the Sox. Turner was all a chance to get enough and there are many promising young the only Nap who was not taken along. work. A pitcher, to keep sters on the other seven clubs who have , Philadelphia, Pa., May 8. It just so Graney, who replaced Hank Butcher in in condition, must and to be turned adrift. That several may left field, has been doing such good, work should work at least every be secured was gleaned from a statement happened that Harry Davis, manager of issued by Wallace that he has refused to the Cleveland team, arrived in the city on that it would not be surprising if Man four or five days. Some of ager Davis used him at all times except Roddy Wallace them want to go to the hill waive on a dozen youths. However, it the anniversary of his against a couple of southpaws against every third day, and are seems that the magnates are playing the Masonic lodge. Therefore, whom Jack is known to be lamentably fresh, too. If Wallace works them all same game they have with Colonel the dinner that is custom weak in batting. With the shifts in his in rotation, his boxmen will pitch just Hedges for the past few years. ary on birthday nights was line-up, Manager Davis also about three days per month. With the WHEN WAIVERS ARE ASKED turned into a base ball season going six months, it will function by the Robert A. JUGGLED HIS BATTING- ORDER. on a certain player and the Browns re Lamberton Lodge, No. 487, Seven times this season opposing pitchers BE MIGHTY SOFT fuse to waive and put in a bid for the F. and A. M., and to top passed Lajoie purposely when a Nap or for an athlete to work but 18 days a year. one, the answer comes bask from the mag off the festivities, Davis two were on bases and a hit meant one So some pitchers will depart. Here©s the nate in this fashion : "Yes, you can have was presented with a hand or more runs and six out of the seven bunch Bob looks at daily: Right-handers him for $4000." It©s peculiar that a club some loving cup. He was, times the dope proved good, as Buddy , Barney Pelty, George owner wants waivers on a youngster, but taken by surprise with the Ryan, famed as a fence-breaker in the Baumgardner, Joe Lake, Red Nelson, if a foe desires him for the waiver price, Hmrry Davit gift, but he made a splen Pacific Coast League, failed, to connect Elmer Brown and Roy Mitchell. South $1500, right away the sum is boosted did reply and captivated except on one occasion. Manager Davis paws Edrl Hamilton? Charles Roy several figures. But money will not pre his hearers. Several members of the Ath dropped Ryan one notch in the batting Brown, Jack Frill and Bill Bailey. Pitch- vent the Browns from being strengthened, letic and Cleveland Clubs are members of and Hedges has opened his pocketbook, the lodge and songs were dedicated to the with instructions to Wallace to get any body who is on the market with a for DIFFERENT BALL PLAYERS, sale tag on him. many of whom were present. "Silver Threads Among the Gold" was dedicated Many Gems of Slang to Davis, and this was followed by a NEW PUBLICATIONS song "All Alone," dedicated to William Mitchell, of the Cleveland team. Later in Heard on Ball Field Some New Books Dealing "With Base Ball the evening William R. Blackwood, of Practically and Statistically. Cleveland, was honored with the song, Every sport has added much to the world©s vocabulary, from ping-pong to Another collection of base ball stories "Oh, You Beautiful Doll," which was prize fighting, and every game has added its bit to the "Webster" of slang, has found its way into book form, these dedicated to him. "Yankee Doodle but it is doubtful if any amusement has ever left an impress on the English being the work of Charles E. Van Loan, Dandy" was changed to read "Yankee language or any other, for that matter so great as that of the only Na the well-known base ball writer. The Doodle Davis," And so it went on all tional game, base ball. From time immemorial, the beings who are wont to title of the book is "The Thousand Dol evening long. Eddie Collins had "It live by their activity in the game have conversed in a tongue that is strange lar Arm." It is a collection of base ball Looks Like a Big Night" dedicated to and weird and wonderful to the uninitiated, using words and phrases that stories and is published by Small, May- him, and "Harrigan" was are as Greek to the lay reader, and gradually have built up a vocabulary nard & Co., of Boston. The author is a GIVEN TO BENDER, that is unparalleled in history. A scribe has compiled a list of unique say man well versed in practical base ball ings gathered in Southern training camps, where representatives of the big while Ben Houser, now of Boston, and has filled the 336 pages of the book and little leagues were deporting themselves, and we give it here for the with intensely interesting base ball read was piped "I©m Afraid to Come Home in amusement, and possibly the edification, of "Sporting Life" readers: the Dark." It was to John Coombs they ing that will at once impress the reader "If I was pitchin© barn doors and you was "Are you going to be a busher all your life?" with its accuracy. He has worked a fine sang "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," battin,© you©d swear every door "I threw would "If I was catching you, I©d throw my glove and "Stop, Stop, Stop, Cuddle and be the size of a French pea." away." vein of humor and interest into his work Squeeze Them, Harry," was hande©d to "Who put the glue on his feet?" You©re the green pea of the American League." and saved it from being purely statistical. "Kvery time that boy steps to the plate Fourth "The Indian in front of the cigar store_ thinks This is not the first contribution of Mr. Davis, amid a shower of mirth. Tom of July has come." more in a minute than you do in a week." Shibe, of the Athletics, was not forgot "He©s the guy that made the big league "The bats ought to be longer and wider." Van Loan to base ball literature, but ten with "I Want a Girl." The National clubs build fences out of concrete to save lumber "The best tiling he ever did was to remember promises to be his most successful. League was there with Otto Knabe, to bills on outfield property." his turn at bat." "If you can©t shoot them, Texas league "em." "(let a toe-hold and make the best of it." THE USEFUL "BLUE BOOK.** whom was sung, "Has Anybody Seen "Strangle the leather there, you inflelders: "The way around the horn." Knabe?" The last song of the evening cut out the cat and mouse act. You juggle that "Say. old boy. if any surgeon ©ever tries to Once again the appearance of the Base was a parting to Davis, "I Won©t Be ball as though you loved it." operate on your skull he©ll have to use diamond- Ball Blue Book, the publication of Louis "The one I connect with this time will train edged tools." Back Till July." a couple of» out fielders for the Olympic Marathon." "We need this one we need all we c$n get." Heilbroner, of Fort Wayne, Ind., has "Christian Science stuff is the only thing you "Don©t be a miser. Splurge yourself and put been issued simultaneous with the open erer get on the hull." swniethin© on the ball when you send it down here ing of the base ball season. A year has CLEVELAND©S CHAPTER "Perry©s the boy that©ll make ©em forget ©Home to second." worked many improvements in this handy Run Haggerty© ever lived." . "The folks at home will go blind looking for 1 "The guy that wrote ©Casey at the Bat© must your name in a big league box score." book of information for base ball people. The Naps© Fall Causing Team Shifts and Jiad you in mind." ".You ought to get a head mask and protect The book contains a complete and accu "You can groove her for this fellow; he needs your hair while playing that outfield position." rate directory of every league and club in Experiments With the Batting Order a washboard to hit her." "Y.ou always leave your speed and curves at organized base ball as well as a sched "Come on, old fellow: smash her to the spot homo© when you start out to report to the mana The Team Roster Now Down to the Cook claims he discovered." ger in the Spring, don©t you?" ule of games for the coming season. It Major League Limit. "Slide and make him find you in the dust." "There are two great players in base ball. is invaluable as a work of reference for "There may be some tilings as hard, but it©s The other..one is Cobb." . . . base ball men and newspaper men. Its a c.inch there isn©t a thing on earth that©s any "Soup is about your limit on the base ball publisher, Mr. Heilbroner, is noted for BY EDWARD F. BANG. harder than your head." menu card." "Hing them in and make us feel like the "You got to meet her square if you©re going his scouting and other valuable work Cleveland, O., May 11. Editor "Sport ©Toast of Broadway.© " to mako anything." among the minor leagues, by all classes ing Life." Just when the Naps were go "Say, Mr. I©ltehor, all you got on that ball is "All he has when he goes in the box is a glove of which he is well known. ing along at a nice clip and everybody the cover, and that©s ripped." and a prayer." © "Always let the man touch©the home plate be "He couldn©t beat a towboat that was tied to was real happy, there came the bank." EUNYAN©S PLEASING VERSE. a rude awakening. The fore you count the run." Chicago White Sox, head Damon Runyan, the well-known New ed by Jimmy Callahan, in York base ball writer, has showit his ver vaded the bailiwick of ing ©24 innings and not giving a run has satility by writing a book of verse en order and moved the catcher up to fifth titled "Rhymes of the Firing Line." This Harry Davis & Co., and position. Ted Easterly has the respect of won a home for Baumgardner. George is made life miserable for the book is published by Desmond, Fitzgerald, American League pitchers more so than sure to become a regular unless he* with Inc. Mr. Runyan, however, could not Naps and fans alike for ers away during the hot months. Lake three days. The white ho©s- Ryan. Manager Davis has culled his resist the temptation to include in his playing list to will stick, -and so will Powell, Pelty, Nel book a number of clever base ball verses, iered brigade are heartless son and Elmer Brown; also Hamilton wretches and no mistake. of the type that have made him promi THE niG LEAGUE LIMIT, and Curley Brown, of the southpaws. So nent, and they serve to round out an ex Not satisfied with winning 25 players still being on the club roster. it looks as if the uncertainties are Mitch Ed. Bang the first show, 7 to 4, they cellent volume. jumped on the Cleveland Dick Talbot, who was made over from a ell, Frill and Bailey. MATHEWSON©S NEW STORY. catcher into an outfielder, was turned crowd to the tune of 6 to 1 in the sec CRIGEK©S STEADY JOB. , the star pitcher ond matinee and then to add insult to over to the Toledo, American Association, Lou Criger. has become a full-fledged of the Giants, is again before the fans as injury, handed them an S-to-0 trouncing Club, Manager Hartsel being in urgent member of the Browns. When the vet an author. His latest contribution to the in the third game. Ed Walsh was need of an.outfielder. The kid broke into eran catcher was secured before the train literary world is "Pitching in a Pinch." THE SOX FLINGER the game last Friday and made two hits ing trip his duties were to be coach on Perhaps no one is more capable of writ the practice tour, and that was all. Criger in the first game, Frank Lange in num in four times at bat, scored a run, made a ing such a story than the Big Train. sacrifice hit, stole a base and bad five held down his position perfectly and he is This book contains a series of stories of ber two and Joe Benz in the final battle. .given the credit for developing the young Walsh was only fair, Lange was better, put-outs in left field. big league strife, and tells of the many pitchers. Now tJriger is to be teacher for fine points of the game. Mathewson while the recruit twirler hung it on the CATCHER WHALING the young twirlers and scout as well. A two veterans. With any sort of pitching writes from a player©s point of view, and was turned back to Seattle, Washington, fortnight ago he left the club for his home tells many of the "inside" features of the .Jrf" the first game the Naps would have and will play with the Northwestern in Jones, Mich., having completed his won handily, as few and far between are Giants© successes since he has been a League Club. Pitcher Ziegler was turned TERM OF SIX WEEKS. member /of the team. G. P. Putnam©s the times when an opposing team gets back to Wilmington, Del., while pitcher as many as four runs off the great Walsh. But. Wallace sent a C. Q. D. for Lou and Sons, of New York, are Mathewson©s pub Sweitzer was allowed to return to his lishers. Willie Mitchell and,Lefty George, south home, at Havre de Grace, Md. Pitcher he will join the team here before it de paws, and Gene Krapp and Bill Steen, Klawitter, who was turned over to the parts. Criger will sign a contract and right-handers, were all pounded hard by Naps, by New Orleans, has been sold to have the title of scout added to his degree Class AA Leagues* Post-Season Series the Windy City aggregation. Fred Bland: Portland. Ore. The Naps will not appear of tutor. A few weeks will be spent giv 1 San Francisco, Cal., May 10. Cal Ew- ing, who acted as relief hurler for George, here again until May 25, with one ex ing the Singers more knowledge, and then ing, one of the owners of the San Fran was the only Nap twirler to show any ception, Sunday, May 12, when the Wash Lou will scour the minors for prospective cisco Base Ball Club, in the Pacific Coast class whatever against the Sox. The ington Nationals make a special trip here marvels. At present Monte Cross is in League, has sent letters to the heads of series resulted in several with the Naps for one game. In the clos specting the International League, arid the International League and the Ameri SHIFTS IN THE NAPS© LINE-UP. the chances are Criger will go South on ing days of the month, the Naps will be his voyage. can Association, inaugurating a move Ed Hohnhorst, the first baseman touted called upon to play nine games in six ment to have the pennant winning teams to fill George Stovall©s shoes in an ac days. They must play four games with COMING TEAM CHANGES. of the three leagues in question meet in ceptable manner, blew up and Manager the Browns in three days and five with A general shift, maybe trades, releases California after the close of the respect Davis benched him. Davis figured that the White Sox in three days, two of the and purchases, is to hit the Browns. The ive seasons and determine by a series of he himself could play the initial bag and shows being staged on Memorial Day, Browns need strengthening and need it games the chanapionship team of the three Jhe tried his hand in the final game of the May 30. quickly, if they are to cut a wide swath Class AA leagues. 10 MAY 18,

Lennolv 3b 2101 OU McDon'd.Sb 321 100 a foul ball from his own bat and forced to retire. Archer,; c.. 4006 21, Kling, c... 2 0 0 2 10 Score: Cole, ri... 0000 0 0 Hogz, p.... 0 0 0 0 10 Philad'a. AB.B.B. P.A.B|Cinoinnatl. AB.R.B. P.A.E Reulbach, p 0001 10|Tyler, p... 300 020 Knabe, 2b. 4 1 31 5 0 Bescher, If. 4 0 2 100 Toney, p.. 1000 1 0|Dickson, p. 1 0 0 1 3 0 Titus, "rf.. 4 02 0 OO'lBates, cf... 5 0 0 2 0» The National League Downey, 3b 4 01 2 30 Hoblitzel.lb 521511 Richie, p.. 0 0 0 0 00 •W. Miller. 000000 Totals.. 35 8 Ut26 15 1 Luderus, Ib 4 0 1 12 1 0 Mitchell, rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 Magee, If.. 3 00 5'OOJEgan, 2b.. 200620 O Totals. . 33 9 10 27 13 3 Paskert, cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 Phelan, 3b. 3012 20 The Official Rec Two-base hits—Devore, Merkle, Hauser, Miller. Sac •"Batted for Toney in eighth inning. Doolan, ss. 4 00 3 22 Esmond, ss 3 0 1 3 2 0 rifice hit—Myers. Stolen bases—Snodgrass, Merkle. tTwo out when winning run was scored. Killifer, c. 1 0 0 1 0 0 McLean, c. 3 0 0 7 3 0 ord of the 1912 Double play—Mowrey, Konetchy, Bliss. First on Chicago ...... 5 00 1 0 0 1 0 2—9 Graham, c 2 1 0 2 1 0|Fromme, p 3 0 1 0 3 0 balls—Off Marauard 3, Steele 2, Dell 1. Struck out— Boston ...... 3 0 0 3 00 1 1 0 — 8 Curtis, p.. 1 I 00 1 lltMcDonald. 1 0 1 0 0« Pennant Race, By Marquard 5, Steele 6. Hits—Off Steele 6 in 8 Two-base hits — Sweeney, Zimmerman. Three-base Seaton, p.. 1 0 1. 0 1 0| —•—— —;. ->- - innings. Dell 3 in 1 inning. Left on bases—St. Louis hit— Zimmerman. Home run— Zimmerman. Hits — Off *Brinker ..0 1 0 0 0 0| Totals.. 33 3 8 2? 13 1 with Tabulated 7, New York 5. Tune—1,55. , Umpires—Brennaa and Hogg 2 in % inning, Tyler 3 in 5% innings, Dickson Owens. 5 in 3 innings, Cole 4 in 1 inning, Reulbach 3 in 2 Totals.. SI 4 9 27 15 Scores and Accu PHILADELPHIA AT CINCINNATI, MAY 7.—In innings, Toney 4 in 5 innings, Richie 0 in 1 inning. •Batted for Curtis in seventh inning. the presence of President Taft the Philadelphia team Sacrifice fly— Kling. Sacrifice bit — Tinker. Stolen tBatted for Fromme in ninth inning. '. rate Accounts of hammered away at three Cincinnati pitchers, whining bases —Kirke 2, Derlin, Sweeney, Sheekard. Double Philadelphia ...... 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0— 1 handily. Just before the fifth toning commenced play — Tinker, Evers, Zimmerman. Left, on bases — Cincinnati ...... 0 i 0 0 0 1 0 1 0—3 all Championship the Reds sent their little .mascot. Brownie Burke, to Chicago 6, Boston 5. First on balls— Off Hogg 1, Two-base hits—Titus, Paskert, Downey. Three-base the President's box, where a formal handshaking took Cole 1, Reulbach 2, Tyler 5, Toney 1, Dickson 1. hit—Fromme. Hits—Off Curtis 6 in 6 innings, Sea- Thomas J. Lynch Games Played. place 'between the mascot and President Taft. It was Struck out — By Tyler 1, Reulbach 2, Toney 1. Passed ton 2 in 3 innings. Sacrifice hit—Egan. Stolen in this inning that the Phillies made five runs. This ball—JKling. Wild pitch— Toney. Time— 2.15. Um bases—Hoblitzel, Egan. Double play—Downey, Lu game marked the entry of left fielder Magee to his pires — Johnstone and Eason. derus, Killifer. Left on bases—Philadelphia 6, Cin- cinnatf 9. First on balls—Off Curtis 4, Seatp.u-.l. THE 1912 CHAMPIOKSHIP RECORD first championship game of the season. Score: NEW YORK AT ST. LOUIS, MAY 8.— Although Philad'a. AB.R.B. P.A.E]Cinoinnati. AB.R.B. P.A.E Fromme 8. Struck out—By Curtis 1, Fromme 5. St. Louis used four pitchers they failed to stop New Time—2.20. Umpires—Brennan and Owens. Knabe. 2b 5 0 1 2 4 0|Bescher, If 5 1 1 1 1 0 York, and the league champions won again. This thirty-seventh annual championship race Titus, rf.. 5220 0 0 Bates, cf.. 5 1 1 1 0 1- made 13 victories for the Giants out of their last 14 BOSTON AT CHICAGO, MAY 9.—Hess let Chi of the National League to May 11, in Downey, 3b 4 3 1 1 0 0, Hoblitzel.lb 5 0 1 13 00 starts. Bresnahan used his last pitcher of class in cago down with one hit and the Braves won the clusive, is as follows : Luderus, Ib 5 0 2 10 00]Mitchell, rf 3 0 0 0 00 his futile effort to check the onrushing Manhattan final game of the series. Not a Chieagoan reached Magee, If.. 5 1 1 5 0 0 Egan, 2b.. 310250 Islanders. Score: second base until the eighth. At this juncture a <2 *. CO Paskert, cf 4 i 3 2 0 0|Phelan, 3b. 3 i 1 5 4 1 base on balls, Zimmerman's double and an out saved g" r 95' W bo 5? St. Louis. AB.R.B. P.A.E] New York. AB.R.B. P.A.E (0•rt 9 i 0 n Doolan, ss. 3 0 0 5 30 Esmond, ss 3 1 3" 2 41 Huggins, 2b 4 1 2 the Cubs from a shut-out. Smith allowed only four $• Graham, c. 4 0 32 1 IJMcLean, c. 3 0 0 3 40 2 3 IrfDevore, If . . 4 hits, two of which, with two stolen bases and a ° 6 8 FJlis, If... 3 0 0 7 10|Doyle, 2b. . 4 Ki I & 5 W O Dooin, c.. 0 0 0, 0 0 0|Suggs, p.. 200010 fielder's choice, netted two runs for the Bostons. A O u •^ Mowrey, 3b 4 1 1 2 1 2|Fletcher, ss 1 »3 •o F 0 Seaton, p. 31 1" 0 2 0|Fromme, p. 0 0 0 0 0 0 decision in the eighth was questioned by Tinker and > £ tf i Konet'y, i'b 4 1 1 Snodgr's, cf -» r Schultz, p 1 0 0 0 0 OjBenton, p.. 0 00 000 Oakes, cf.. 3 2 Bejker Chance, and Umpire Bush ordered both, players to Brennan, p 0 0 0 0 0 fr *Marsans .. Q 0 0000 0 the club house. Score: ' —— — — — — — —tSeveroid... 1 0 0 0 00 Hauser, ss. 0-1 00 Merfcle, Ib. New York...... f, 0 5 4 0 3 R 17 sin Smith, ss.. 4 1 0( Herzog, 3b. Chicago. AB.R.B. P.A.E|Boston. AB.R.B. P.A.E 0 4 0 3 1 0 8 H 478 Totals.. 39 8 14 27 10 1 ',- ____-_. Miller, rf.. 2 0 0|Shafer,ss;2b Sheekard.lf 2 002 0 0|Sweeney, 2b 3 0 0 320 Pittsburgh ...... 0 2 2 0 0 9 .450 Total*.. ,33 .5 7 27 19 3 Sehulte, rf 4 0 0 3 0 0|Campbell, cf 4 11 3 00 3 •Batted for Suggs in seventh inning. Bliss, c... 033 1]Wilson, c.. Philadelphia...... 1 0 n 0 5 3 7 368 Harmon, p 1 1 00| Hartley, c. i Tinker, ss. 30 0 3 10 Miller, rf.. 30 0 100 O tBatted for Fromme in eighth .inning. Dale, p... 000 OJTesreau, p. 5 Moore, ss. 0 000 0 0 Kirke, If.. 4 1 1 7 00 3 . Philadelphia .....i... 2 00 0 5 000 1—8 Hofman, c 2 1 0 4 0 0| Devlin, ss. 3 0 r 1 20 Cincinnati ...... 0 0110 12 fl 0—5 Willis, p.. 2 010 Mathew'n, p 0 00 2 Woodb'n, p 0 810 ______Zimme'n,lb 3 0 1 10 2 OlHouser, Ib. 3 0 0 8 1 0 Q 4°9 Two-base hits—-Esmond, Paskert.2, Luderus. Elates. •Magee ... 1 0 0 0| Totals.. 38 11 13 27 10 4 Evers, 2b. 3 0 0 i 5 01McDon'd,3b 301110 —— Three-base 'Kits—Titus, Downcy; Seaton. Hita—Off tWingo ... 1 0 0 0| Lennox, 3b 3002 2-0|Kling, c... 3 0 0 210 LOHt...... 4 12 u 12 16 5 10 12 82 Suggs 11 in 7 innings, Fromme 1 in 1 inning, Ben------I .. • ... Archer, c. 3002 0 OJHess, p... 300110 W. 1_- Pet W. I* Pet. (bn 2 in 1 inning, Seaton 6 in 6 inning (none out Totals.. 33 8 7 27 12 5| Smith, p. 2 0 0 0 1 0| _.______. New York... 17 4 .81 in seventh),. Schultz .1. .in _l_4_innings,...JBrennan 0; in •Batted for Willis in eighth inning. •Mclntire. 1000 0 0|'-Totals.. 29 2 427 80 Cincinnati... ..16 5 .762 Brooklyn...... 7 10 .412 1% innings. Stolen bases—Paskert 2, Phelan, Dooian. tBatted for Miller in ninth inning. tNeedham. 100000 Chicago...... 11 12 -47 ! Philadelphia. 7 1- .368 Left on bases—Philadelphia 7, Cincinnati 7. ' First on St. Louis ...... 0 _j 0 1 0 0 2—8 Pittsburgh... 9 11 .45OSt. Louis...... 6 16 .273 balls—Off Seaton 4, Schultz 2, Suggs 2., Benton 1. 0—11 Totals.*. 27 1 1 27 11 0[ Struck out—By Seaton, 2, Suggs 1, Fromme 1. Wild New York ...... 0 4 5 0 0 0 •Batted for Smith in ninth Inning. pitch—Schultz. Balk—Suggs. Time—2.30. Umpires Two-base hits—Willis, Magee, Mowrey. Three-base tBatted for Sheckard in ninth inning. GAMES PLAYED MONDAY, MAY 6. —Rigler and Finneran. hits—Devore, Becker. Sacrifice flies—Wilson, Mow Chicago ...... 00 0 0 0 0 0 1 0—1 rey. Stolen bases—Snodgrass, Miller, Shafer. Devore. Boston ...... 2 0 000000 0—2 BOSTON AT CHICAGO, MAY 6.—Johnny Kling BOSTON AT CHICAGO, MAY 7.—Perdue, tho Double plays—Tesreau, Wilson, Merkle; Ellis, Bliss. made his first local appearance as a manager and th« crack pitcher of the Bostons, was beaten for the first Two-base hits—McDonald, Zimmerman. Sacrifice Boston Braves were subdued by the Cubs. Tyler, who Passed ball—Wilson. Hit, by pitcher—By Willis 1. hit—Miller. Stolen bases—Campbell, Kirke. Left on time this season, the Cubs driving him from the First on balls—Off Harmon 3, Dale 1, Willis 1, bases—Chicago 1, Boston 3. First on balls—Oft started for Boston, was driven from the box in the box in five innings. McTigue succeeded Perdue and Tesreau 9. Struck out—By • Tesreau 1. Willis 1. Urst inning, when Chicago made four hits and three did fairly well. Lavender, of Chicago, was effective. Smith 2, Hess 2. Struck out—By Hess 1, Smith 2. runs. McTigue' succeeded Tyler, but was, taken out Hits—Off Harmon 5 in 2 innings (none out in third), Time—1.27. Umpires-^Klem and Bush. Archer made four hits and Campbell three. Score: Dale 0, Willis 7 in '6 innings, Woodburn 1 in 1 In the second inning to let Houser bai for him. CLUB STANDING THURSDAY, MAY 9. Brown finished the game for the Bostons. A shower Chicago. AB.R.B. P.A.E] Boston. AB.R.B. P.A.E inning, Tesreau 7 in 8% innings, Mathewson 0 in in the eighth delayed the game a few minutes. Sheckard.lf 41110 0^1 Sweeney, 2b 400530 % inning. Left on oases—St. Louis 8, New York 7. W. L. Pet.! W. L. Pet. Score: Sehulte, rf 3 1 0 1 0 OJ Campbell, cf 4 1 3 1 00 Time—2.30. Umpires—Brennan and Owens. New York 15 4 .7891 Brooklyn ..... 7 9 .438 Tinker, ss. 5 0 2 3 4 1 Miller, rf.. 4 0 0 3 00 NOTE.—The Pittsburgh-Brooklyn game was post Cincinnati 15 5 .750(Philadelphia... 7 10 .412 Chicago. AB.R.B. P.A.ElBoaton. AB.R.B. P.A.B Hofman, cf 4 3- 2 7 0 0.|Kirke, If...- 4 0 1 1 10 Sheckard.lf 30010 OJSweeney, 2b 4 6 1 2 2 0 poned on account, of rain. » Chicago . 11 10 ,524|Pittsburgh 7 11 .389 Zimme'n.lb 4119 00|Devlin, Ib: 4 0 0 8 00 Boston .. *9 11 !450!St. Louis .... 51)6 .238 Schulte, rf. 3 1 2 0 0 »| Campbell, cf 4 0 1 4 0 0 Evers, 2b.. 4 1 2 3 5 0|Spratt, ss.. 4 0 1 1 2 0 CLUB STANDING WEDNESDAY, MAY 8. Tinker, ss. 3 1 1 4 3 IjMiller, rf.. 4 1 1 1 0 0 Hofman, cf 3 1 1 3 0 0,)Kirke, If.. 3 1 0 2 20 Lennox, 3b 4 1 2 1 1 0|McDon'd.Sb 311121 W. L. Pet. | W. L. Pet. GAMES PLAYED FRIDAY, MAY 10. Archer, c. 4142 1 i Kling, c... 1 0 0 3 20 Cincinnati ..15 4 .789| Pittsburgh ... 7 10 .412 Zimme'n.lb 4*34 1 0|Devlin, Ib. 4 1 2 9 00 Lavender, p 2000 3 1 Gowdy, c.. 1 1 0 I 10 NEW YORK AT CHICAGO. MAY 10.—Daring Evers, 2*.. 3012 1 1 Spratt, ss.. 4 0 2 1 50 New York ... 14 4 .77S|Brooklyn .... 6 9 .400 base-running and bunched hits enabled New York to Lennox, 3b 2 003 10 McDon'd.Sb 400220 Perdue, p.. 20 0 0 10 Chicago ..... 11 9 .550[ Philadelphia . 610 .375 Totals.. 34 9 1427 1.4 3 McTigue, p 1 0 0 0 10 Boston ...... 8 11 .421]St. Louis .... 5 15 .250 shut out Chicago "in the opening game of the series. Archer, c.. 4 2 2 9 1 0|Kliug, c... 4 0 1 3 10 'Houser 111000 All the locals' hits were scattered. Score: Cheney, p. 2 0 0 1 1 »jTyler, p... 0 0 0 0 00 New York. AB.R.B. P.A.E Chicago. AB.R.B. P.A.E GAMES PLAYED THURSDAY, MAY 9. McTigue, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.. .33 4 724 131 Devore, If. 4 1 1 2 0 0 Sheckard, If 5 0 1 2 0 0 Totals.. 27 5 10 27 8'2| Brown, p... 2 0 0 0 10 Batted for McTigue in ninth 'inning. NEW YORK AT ST. LOUIS, MAY 9.—Mathewson Doyle, 2b.. 4 2 2 1 40 Schulte, rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 *Houser ... 1 0 1 0 0 0 Chicago ...... 3001 3 2 0 0 x—9 pitched a steady game, while Woodburn was wild and Snodg's, cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 Tinker, ss.. 4 0 1 2 4 0 tJackson ..100000 Boston ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i< 3—4 ineffective, and St. Louis lost the fourth straight Becker, rf. 4 0 1 0 0 0 Hofman, cf 4 0 2 5 0 0 game to New York. Becker, Herzog and Mathewson Merkle, Ib 1 0 0 9 0 0 Zimm'n, Ib 4 0 1 12 0 0 Totals .. 35 3 9 24 13 8 Two-base hits—Hofman, Sheckard. Three-base hits Herzog, 3b 3 0 1 0 5 1 Evers, 2b.. 4 0 1 1 4 0 —Evers, Lennox. Campbell, Houser. Hits—Off Per did excellent work at the bat. Score: •Batted for McTigUB In second inning. St. Louis. AB-R.B. P.A.EINew York. AB.R.B. P.A.E Shafer, ss. 40 0 3 2 0 Lennox, 3b. 3 0 1 1 21 tBatted for Brown in ninth inning. due 10 in 5 innings, McTigue 4 in 3 innings. Sacri Myers, c... 4 1 Oil 2 0 Archer, c.. 4 0 2 3 20 fice fly—Miller. Sacrifice hits—Lavender, Zimmerman. Huggins,2b 3122 0 llDevore, If. 401200 Chicago ...... 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 x—5 Ellis, If... 4 1 2 2 10|Doyle, . 2b.. 5 00 0 20 Ames, p... 3 0 1 0 3 0 Cheney, p.. 3 0 0 0 50 Boston ...... 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0—3 Stolen bases—Schulte, Hofman, McDonald, Campbell. — _ — _—- »Saier...... 0 0 0 0 00 Double plays—Tinker,' Evers, Zimmerman 2. Left on Mowrey, 3b 401110 Snodgr's, cf 41 1 1 00 Two-base hits—Archer, Devlin. Three-base hit— Konet'y, Ib 4 009 1 0|Becker, rf.. 3 3 2 5 00 Totals.. 34 4 8 27 16 2 fMiller..... 1 0 0 0 00 bases—Chicago 8, Boston 8. First - on balls—Off La ttioode.... 000000 Kpratt. Home run—Miller.. . Hits—Off Tyler 4 in vender 5, Perdue 3, McTigue 2. Struck out—By La Evans, rf.. 4 0 21 00 Merkle, Ib. 4 01 9 10 % inning, McTigue 0 in % inning. Brown 6 in 7 Smith, ss.. 40 0 2 50 Herzog, 3b. 514110 vender 1, Perdue 3, McTigue i1. Time—2.02. ^ Um | Totals... 36 0 92,7171 innings. Sacrifice hits—Cheney 2, Lennox. Stolen pires—Johnstone and Eason. Miller, cf. 4007 0 0 Shafer, ss.. 4 1 0 2 30 base—Devlin. Double plays—Spratt, Sweeney, Devlin; Wingo, c. 4 1 1 3 5 1 Myers, c... 0 2 0 1 00 •Ran for Lennox in ninth inning. Evers. Tinker, Zimmerman; Kirke, Kling. McDonald; NOTE.—Rain prevented the Pittsburgh-Brooklyn Woodb'n, p 3000 1 0 Mathew'n, p 30 21 30 tBatted for Cheney in ninth inning. Tinker, Zimmerman. Left on bases—Chicago 7, Bos game at Pittsburgh. Hartley, o.. 2 0 0 5 0 0 JRan for Archer in ninth inningi ,, ton 6. First on 'balls—Off Cheney 1, Tyler 1, Brown CLUB STANDING TUESDAY, MAY 7. Totals.. 34 3 827142. New York ...... 1 10 0 0 0 0 2 *—. 5. Struck out—By Cheney 7. Brown 2, Time—1.55. | Totals.. 34 8 11 27 10 0 Chicago ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 Umpires—Johnstone and Kason. W. L. Pet. | W. L. Pet. Two-base hits—Evere, Archer. Stolen bases—Doyle, Cincinnati ...14 4 .778] Pittsburgh ... 710 .412 St. Louis ...... 0 O1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0—3 Becker. Double play—Bvers. Tinker, iftfman. Left NEW YORK AT ST. LOUIS, MAY 6.—The Giants New York ... 13 4 .76S[Brooklyn ..... 6 9 .400 New -York ...... 0 24 0 0 0 1 0 1—8 on bases—Chicago 11, New York 4. First on balls— had little trouble defeating the leaderless Cardinals. •Chicago ..... 10 9 . 5261 Philadelphia... 6 9 .400 Two-base hits—Herzog, Devore, Ellis, Evans. Three- Off Ames 2, Cheney 1. Struck out—By Cheney 4, Doyle's all-around playing was the feature. A double, Boston ...... 810 .444[St. Louis .... 514 .263 base hits—Mathewson. Mowrey. Stolen bases—Snod Ames 5. Time—1.57. Umpires—Klem and Bush. a scratch hit and an out saved St. Louis from a shut grass 2, Becker 2, Devore. Double plays—Ellis, Hug- out. Doyle made four hits. Score: PHILADELPHIA AT PITTSBURGH, MAY 10.—• GAMES PLAYED WEDNESDAY, MAY 8. gins; Shafer, Merkle. First on balls—Off Woodburn The Pirates outbatted the Phillies and won the game. St. Louis. AB.R.B. P.A.B New York. AB.R.B. P.A.B • PHILADELPHIA AT CINCINNATI, MAY 8.—The 8, Mathewson 1. Struck out—By Woodburn 3, Ma O'Toole was wild and gave eight bases on balls. He Huggins, 2b 0210 Devore, If.. 1 2 0 0 0 0 Reds had a profitable fourth inning, when they made thewson 5. Left on bases—St. Louis 5, New York 8. was succeeded in the seventh inning by Camnitz. Ellis. If... 01300, Doyle, 2b.. 5 1 4 4 7 0 five runs and beat the Phillies, 5 to 4. Cincinnati's Hit by pitcher—By Woodburn 1. Time—2.05. Um Donlin led Pittsburgh at bat, with a single, doubla Mowrey, 3b 4 0 2 1 l*OJSnodgr's, cf 300200 five runs were the result of six hits, one of which pires—Rigler and Finneran. and triple. Score: Konet'y, Ib 4 0 1 7 Burns, If, rf 5 0 2 1 10 was a triple by Bates with two men on the bases. BROOKLYN AT PITTSBURGH. MAY 9.—Brook- Pittsburgh. AB.R.B. P.A.E Philad'a. AB.R.B. P.A.H Oakes, cf.. 4 0 1 7 Merkle, Ib. 4 0 0 10 00 Magee, of the Quakers, stole home in the second in lyn defeated Pittsburgh mainly because of errors be Byrne, 3b.. 5 1 1 1 12 Knabe, 2b.. 4 0 1 0 00 iHauser, sa. 3 1 1 1 4.0tHerzog, 3b 4 0 1 1 2rO ning after making a. triple. Mitchell was put out of hind Hendrix, who was effective, striking out nine Carey, If... 4 2 ,2 -1 0.0 Titus, rf... 3 1 1 2 00 Wilie. rf.. 4 0 1 2 0 ft Shafer, ss.. 3 0 1 6 the game by Umpire : Rigler for disputing a decision men in the seven innings Be pitched. Donlin ,\yas Donlin, rf. 4 1 3 1 0 0 Downey, 3b. 3 0 0 2 3 0 Wingo, c. . 3024 2 l|Myers, c... 4 0 0 2 20 on strikes. ( Keefe was invincible.' He succeeded .in the. game again and dil*splendid batting. Mc Wagner, ss 4 0 13 20 Luderus, Ib 4 1 1 10 00 Bailee, p.. 200 0"20[Ames, p.,. 32 2 0 30 Benton in -the box in the. sixth. In the sixth, inning Carthy also kept up his fine, hitting. Kent made his Miller, Ib.. 4227 1 0]Cravath, If. .2 0 0 3 0 0 Beeker, if.. 0 1 0 1 00 Benton knocked Dooin senseless by hitting him, on first appearance, in Pittsburgh and pitched a f.air Wilson, cf. 3 -0 <1 ,0 10 Paskert, cf. 4 012 0:,1 Totals.. 31 1 927101 'Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0 the head with a pitched ball. Score: , game for Brooklyn. He', was especially strong with McCar'y, 2b 4 0 '0 3 10 Doolan, ss. 4 0 0 1 2?0 Philad'a. AB.R.B. P.A.E!|Cineinnati, AB.R.B. P.'A.-B .men on bases, Pittsburgh having 14 men left bn 'the McKec'e, 2b 0 0 0 0 00 Graham, c. 3 13 .4 1 0 f Totals .". 33 6 10 27 J8 0 Knabe, 2b 5 1 5 0 Beseher, If. 411 1- \< 1 corners. Pittsburgh used 16.players. Score: Kelly, c... 422 1 1 01 Brennan, p .3 1 0 0 4-1 •Batted for Devore in seventh inning. I Titus, rf.. 4 2-1 0 OOiBates, cf.. 2 11/100 Pittsburgh. AB.R.B. P.A.E]Brooklyn. AB.R.B. p.A.E O'Toole, p.. 2 0 1 0 -4 OftBrinker... ,-,1000 0.0 St. Louis ...... 0 000 1, 0 0 0 Or-1 Downey, 3b 4 .•>«• 2 1 0 OiHoblitzel/lb 3 0 2-10 10 Byrne, ,3b. 612 0 2 IjMoran, . rf.. 4 121 0 0 —Leach.... 1 01 0 0 0|Schultz, p. 0 0 0 ft 0 0 New York ...... 2 0 0020 1 0 1—6 Ludetus, Ib 30 0 9 0 0| Mitchell, rf 2 0 0 1 00 .Carey, ,,lf.. ,500 1 1 l|Daubert, Ib 5 1 311' 20 Carrmits, p J 0 0 0 1 0 , ______Two-base hits—Ames 2,, Doyle, Hauser. Three-base Magee, If.. 3 i 2 2 0 OJMarsans, rf 1 0 0 • 1» 0 0 Donlin, rf. 4 2 3 1 0 0|Smith, .3b.. 411121 ..__-____-,,_--.• Totals... 32 4 7 24 10 2 hits—Doyle, Konetchy. Sacrifice hit-^Sallee. Sacri Paskert, cf 4 0 0 3 0 0|Egan, 2b-.-... 4 1 1 310 McKec'e,s» 3 0 Q 0.31 Northen, cf 4 1 1 3 00 .Totals.. 36) 8,14 27 12 Z|- fice fly—Snodgrass. Stolen bases—Burns^ Doyle 2, Doolan, ss. 4 0 '0 1 . 5 OlPhehm,: 3b. 412131 «, ss.-.. 1 000 OOJDaly, If... 3.1 .0 1 00 •Batted for O'Toole in sixth inning.. , Herzog. Double plays—Herzog, Doyle, Merkle; Sha Killifer, c. 1 0 0 1 0 1] Esmond, ss 2 0 0 2 3 0 Hyatt,. Ib. 4 0 2 501 Hummel,;2b 3, 1 'i 'Z 21 tBatted for Brennan in eighth Inning. fer, Doyle; Doyle, Shafer, Merkle. Wild pitch-- Dooin, c.. 0 0 0 1 0 0(McLean, c. 4 1 600 Wilson, cf 5 1 2 4 0 0 Tooley, ss.. 40 02 11 Pittsburgh ;...... ".'. •;'.. 1 ' 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 T—8 Ames. Passed ball—Wingo. First on balls—Off Graham, c. 1 0 0 4 0 llBenton, p. 2 1 1 020 McCar'y,2b 5034 2 0 Phelps, c.. 3 0 0 6 00 Philadelphia ...... ~.. 0 11 0 02 00 0—4 Sallee 5, Ames 2. Struck out—By Sallse 1, Ames 1. Moore, p. 2010 0 0| Keefe, p... 2 0 01 10 Gibson, c. ?. 0 0 10 0 0 Kent, p... 4 0 00 40 Two-base hits—Donlin, Miller. Three-base hit— Left on bases—St. Louis 6, New York 6. Time—2.00. Alexan'r, p 10003 0| ______*Wagner .0000 0 0 Rucker, p.. 0 0 0 0 00 Donlin. Sacrifice hits—Carey, Wilson. * tTmpires—Brennan and Owens. •Cravath ..10 1 0 0 6| Totals.. 30 5 927122 tKelliher. .00000 01 _____ —Donlin, Graham. Double play—Byme, McCarthy, NOTE.—Rain prevented the Cincinnati-Philadelphia tBrinker.. 1 0 0 0 0 0| Simon, c.. 1 0 0 1 01 Totals.. 34 6 8 27 11 3 Miller. First on balls—Off O'Toole 8, Camnitz 2. and Pittsburgh-Brooklyn games. Hendrix.p. 310000 Struck out—By O'Toole 7, Camnitz 3, Brennan 3. CLUB STANDING MONDAY, MAY 6. Totals.. 34 4 8 24 IS 2| JMiller 1 0 0 000 Left on bases—Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 11. First •Batted for Killifer in fourth inning. Robinson, p 0 0 0 1 1 0 on errors—Philadelphia 1. Hits—Off O'Toole 5 in 6 W. L. Pet | W. L. Pet tBatted for Alexander in ninth inning. JLeach 0000 innings, Camnitz 2 in 3 innings, Bi'ennan 14 in 7 Cincinnati ... 14 3 .824 Pittsburgh ... 710 .412 Philadelphia ...... 1 1. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0—4 innings, Schultz, 0 in 1 inning. Time—2.16. Umpires New York ... 12" 4 .750 Brooklyn ..... 6 9 .400 Cincinnati ...... 0 0 0 5 0 -0 0 0 x—5 Totals.. 41 5 12 27 9 5 —Johnstone arid Eason. Chicago ..... 9 9 .500 (Philadelphia . 5 9 .357 Two-base hits—Cravath, Hoblitzel, McLean. three- *Batted for Gibson in seventh inning. BOSTON AT ST. LOUIS, MAY 10.—After losing Boston ...... 8 9 .47-lJSt. Louis ..... 5 13 .278 base hits—Magee, Bates. Hits—Off Moore 6 in 3% tRaii for Wagner in seventh inning. " nine straight games, the Cardinals defeated the innings, Alexander 3 in 4% innings., Benton 7 in 5 tBatted for Hendrix in seventh inning. Bostons, who had Perdue, their star pitcher, ^-;tha GAMES PLAYED TUESDAY, MAY 7. innings (none out in sixth), Keefe 1 in 4 innings. Sac IBatted for Robinson in ninth inning. box. Bresnahan's men won the game in th^ eighth, NEW YORK AT ST. LOUIS, MAY 7.—Rube Mar- rifice hit—Hoblitzel. Stole bases—Titus, Magee, Two-base hits—Donlin, Daubert, Smith. Three-base when they scored two runs. Devlin was put out of ttuard was effective in all but one inning, the ninth, Phelan, Bescher. Double plays—Doolan, Knabe, Lu hits—Byrne, Donlin. Home run—Byrne. Sacrifice the game in the first'inning for disputing a decision and St. Louis lost to New York again. A base on derus; Phelan, Egan. Hoblitzel. Left on bases— hit—Daly. Sacrifice fly—Phelps. Stolen base—Moran. by Umpire Finneran. Score: balls, a single and a double gave the home team its Philadelphia 7, Cincinnati 8. First on balls—Off Double plays—McKechnie, McCarthy, Hyatt; Dau St. Louis. AB.R.B. P.A.E Boston. AB.R.B. P.A.B scores. Score: Moore 5, Alexander 1, Benton 3. Hit by pitcher— bert, unassisted. First on balls—Off Hendrix 4, Huggins, 2b 4 1 2 1 5 1 Sweeney, 2b 4 0 0 3 1 1 St. Louis. AB.R.B. P.A.EJNew York. ABLR.B. P.A.E By Benton 1. Struck out—By Moore 1, Alexander 5, Robinson 1, Kent 4. Struck out—By Hendrix 9. Ellis, If... 4 0 0 1 00 Campbell, cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 Huggins, 2b 4 0 3 4 Oj Devore, If,. 5 1 1 0 0 0 Benton 3, Keefe 2. Wild pitch—Alexander. Time Robinson 1, Kent 3, Rucker 1. Wild pitches—Hen Mowrey, 3b 4 1 1 3 1 0 Miller, rf. . 4 0 0 2 1 0 Ellis, If-... 4 8 000 Doyle, 2b.. 4 1 1 1 0 0 —2.10, Umpires—Rigler and Finneran. drix 2t Passed ball—Gibson. Left on bases—Pitts Konet'y, Ib 3 0 1 10 1 0 Jackson, If. 3 1 2 3 00 Mowrey, 3b 4 0 0 1 2 0| Snodgr's, cf 4 0 2 3 burgh -14, Brooklyn 8. First on -errors—Pittsburgh 3, Evans, rf.. 4 1 2. 3 10 Devlin, ss.. 0 0 0 0 00 BOSTON AT CHldAGO, MAY 8.—Heine Zimmer Smith, as.. 4 0 0 1 30 Konet'y, Ib 3 1 8 11 30 Becker, rf.. 4 0 0 2 00 man was the big noise in. Chicago's victory.. Zimmer Brooklyn 3. Hits—Off Hendrix 5 in 7 innings, Rob Spratt, ss.. 4 0 1 2 ' 3 1 inson 3 in 2 innings, Kent 10 in 7% innings, Rucker Oakes, cf.. 3 0 1 4 1 0 Houser, Ib. 4 0 0 800 Oakes, cf.. 4 1 1 0 0 0|Merkle, Ib. 3 1 110 29 man made three hits-^-a double, triple and home .run. Wingo, c.. 3 0 1 4 00 Hauser, ss 4 0 2 0 4 1|Herzog, 3b. 4 2 1 1 1 0 In the ninth inning his double drove1 in the winning 2 in 1%, innings. Timer-2,-32. Umpires—Johnstone McDon'd.Sb 3 0 2 230 """Miller, rf.." 3013 1 OJShafer, ss.. 3 0 2 351 and Eason. Sallee, p.. 4 0 10 20 Kling. c. .. 3 0 2 4 4 0 run. The Cubs took the lead in their, half of the — — — — —-(Perdue, p.. 3 0 1 0 00 Bliss, c... 400710"Myers, c... 3 1 0 7 00 first inning and were forced to fight all the way. BHILADELS.HIA AT CINCINNATI, MAY 9,—The Totals.. 33 3 9 27 14 l|*Gowdy.... 1 0 0 0 00 Steele, p.. 2 0 0 2 10 Marquard, p 4 0 10 50 Chicago used four pitchers and Boston three. Score: timely hitting of Titus, combined with the fearful Dell, p... | ______0000 00|Fletcher, 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago. AB.R.B. P.A.E|Boston. AB.R.B. P.A.E .wildness of pitcher; Fromme, gave Philadelphia the | Totals... 33 1 8 24 12 4 •Smith ... 10000 0( _,_,_,___ Sheckard.lf 4 2 -3 300 Sweeney, 2b 4 1 3 3 3 0 final game of the series and forced the O'Day out •Batted for Perdue in ninth inning. — — — — —— Totals.. 34 6 927131 Schulte, rf. 4 I 0 100 Campbell, cf 5 01 0 00 fit down into second place for the first tune this St. Louis ...... 00 00 1 0 0 2 x—3 Totals.. 33 2 6 27 16 1 Tinker, ss. 4 0 0 1- 3 Ij-R. Miller, rf 5 0 0 i 0 0 season. All four of the Philadelphia runs were scored Boston ...... 00010000 0_1 *Batt«d for Steele in eighth inning. Hofman, cf 5 2 2 1 1 1 'Kirke.. .-If., 5 2 2201 by men who had received passes, and all four were Two-base hit—Huggins. Sacrifice hit—Konetchy. Bt. Louis ...... 00000000 2—2 Zimme'n.l'b 5 2 3 It 00 Devlin, , 33. 3 2, 2 3 30 driven over by the heavy-hitting Quaker right fielder. Sacrifice flies—Oakes, McDonald. Stolen bases—Mil- New York ...... 20010000 3—6 Evers, 41 2 250 Houser, Ib, 4 1 213 2 0 In the fourth inning Killifer was hit in the, face by ler, .Konetchy,» J«ck»on, . Pouble play—OaJtes, Hue-, MAY 18, 1912 SPORTING LIFE

Cins, Konetchy. Wild pitch Perdue. First on bill* Campbell, Boston...... 20 79 11 22 Off Perdue 1, Bailee 3. Struck out By Perdue 4, Devlin, Boston ...... 14 54© 8. 15 Sallee 2. Left on baaes St. Louis 9, Boston 9. Time McDonald, Boston ..... 20 65 10 18 1.55. Umpires Rigler and Flnneran. Hofman, Chicago ...... 21 73 18 20 BROOKLYN AT CINCINNATI, MAY 10. Cincin Season Opened April 11; Closes October 6 Paskert, Philadelphia... 17 63 7 17 nati defeated Brooklyn by heavy batting In the aev- Sheckard, Chicago ..... 21 78 16 21 enth and ninth Innings after an uphill game. The Mitchell. Cincinnati ... 17 64 6 17 feature of the contest was a, triple by McDonald, bat Moran, Brooklyn ...... 16 64 15 17 ting for Caspar In the seventh with the bases full. CHICAGO CLUB AT HOME ST. LOUIS CLUB AT HOME Spratt, Boston ...... 18 65 3 17 Bates won the game for Cincinnati In the ninth with With Philadelphia May 14, 15, 16, 17 With Brooklyn ... May 14, 15, 16, 17 Marsans, Cincinnati .... 12 23 5 fi a triple with two men on bases. Score: With Brooklyn . May IS, 19, 20, 21, 22 With Philad©a. May 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 J. Miller, Pittsburgh... 18 69 8 18 Cincinnati. AB.B.B. P.A.E Brooklyn. AB.R.B. P.A.E With Pittsburgh ...... May 26 With Cincinnati .. May 23, 24, 25, 26 Phelan, Cincinnati ..... 20,70 11 18 Bescher, If 4 0 0 4 0 0 Moran, rf.. * 0 1 3 00 With Cincinnati May 27, 28, 29, 30, 30 With Chicago ...... June 20, 21, 22 Ellis, St. Louis ...... 21 74! 9 19 Bates, cf.. 5 0 2 2 0 1 Daubcrt, Ib 5 0 3 7 1 0 With St. Louis ...... June 23 With Pittsburgh .. Jane 24, 25, 26, 27 R. Miller, Boston ...... 20 83 14 21 HoblitzeUb 403600 Smith, Sb.. 5 1 1 3 10 With Pittsburgh .... June 28, 29, 30 With Chicago ...... July 4, 4, 5, 6, 7 Esmond. Cincinnati..... 20 71 6 18 Mitchell, rf 4 0 0 3 0 0 Northen, cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 With New York ... July 8, 9, 10, 11 With Bostort ...... July 8, 9, 10, 11 L. Magee, St. Louis .... 10 8 2 2 Egan, 2b.. 2 0 0 3 2 0 Daley, If... 3 1 1 1 00 With Boston ..... July 12, 13, 14, 15 With New York .. July 12, 13, 14, 15 Brinker, Philadelphia... 6 16 1 4 Phelan, 3b. 4 1 1 2 2 0 Hummel, 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 With Philadelphia July 17, 18, 19, 20 With Brooklyn ... Julr 17, 18, 19, 20 Cole, Chicago ...... 5 4 0 1 Esmond, ss 4 1 1 4© 5 0 Tooley, ss.. 3 012 50 With Brooklyn .. July 21, 22, 23, 24 With Philadelphia . July 21, 22, 23, 24 W. Miller, Chicago ..... 7 4 0 1 McLean, c. 2 0 1 2 20 Cutshaw, ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 With New York .. August 15, 16, 17 With Boston ...... August 15, 16, 17 Luderus, Philadelphia . 17 68 7 17 Clarke, c., 1 1 1 0 0 0 Erwin, c... 2 1 2 8 10 With Philadelphia . August 18, 19, 20 With New York ... August 18, 19, 20 Sallee, St. Louis ...... 616 2 4> Caspar, p.. 2 0 0 0 21 Stack, p... 00000 With Boston ...... August 22, 24, 25 With Brooklyn .... August 22, 24, 25 Evers, Chicago ...... 21 78 11 19 Smith, p.. . 0 0 0 0 00 Yingling, p 1 0 1 0 0 0 With Brooklyn ...... August 26, 27 With Philadelphia .... August 26, 27 Lennox, Chicago ...... 21 70 13 17 ©McDonald 111000 fWheat... 110000 With St. Louis Aug. 29, 30, 31, Sept. 1 With Pittsburgh . September 5, 6, 7, 8 Graham, Philadelphia... 14 42 4- 10 tSeveroid.. 1 1 1 0 00 With Cincinnati .... Sept. 26, 27, 28 With Cincinnati . Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 1 Hauser, St. Louis ..... 14 47 6 11 JGTant..... 010000 Totals... 34 5 12|[25 90 With Pittsburgh \ Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 1 Mowrey, St. Louis .... 21 81 8 19 With St. Louis ...... October 5, 6 Devore, New York ...... 19 73 16 17 Totals. . 34 6 11§26 13 2J Kling, Boston ...... 15 43 3 10 Batted for Caspar in seventh Inning. Tooley, Brooklyn ...... 10 30 7 7 tBatter for Smith in rtinth inning. Mathewson, New York.. 7 13 0 3 JRan for McLean in seventh inning. PITTSBURGH CLUB AT HOME CIHCINNATI CLUB AT HOME Northen, Brooklyn ..... 16 61 8 14i McLean, Cincinnati .... 20 74 4, 17 §One out when winning run was scored. With New York .. May 14, 15, 16, 17 With Boston ...... May 14, 15, 16, 17 |]Yinglihg out in ninth inning, hit by batted ball. With New York May 18. 19, 20, 21, 22 PITCHERS© RECORDS. ?Batted for Tooley in ninth inning. With Boston .. May IS, 20, 21, 22, 23 With Chicago ...... May 24, 25 With Pittsburgh .... June 20, 21, 23 W. L. Pot. | L. Pet Cincinnati ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 6 With St. Louis .©.. May 28, 29, 30, 30 With Chicago .... June 24, 25, 26, 27 Brooklyn ...... 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 MarquardJST.Y. 5 0 1.000 Knetzer, Bkl... 3 .250 With St. Louis ...... June 19 With St. Louis June 28, 29, 30, July 1 Richie, CM.... 0 1.000 Sallee, St.L.... 3 .250 , . Three-base hits Bates, McDonald. Hits Off Stack With Brooklyn ...... July 7, 8, 9, 10 6 in 6% innings. Tingling 5 in 2 innings, Caspar 7 in With Cincinnati ...... June 22 Benton, Cin... 4 0 1.000 W. Steele, St.L. 3 .250 With Chicago ...... July 1, 2 With Philadelphia July 12, 13, 14, 15 Kent. Bkl..... 3 0 1.000 Tyler, Bos..... 4 .200 1 innings, Smith 5 in 2 Inninga. Sacrifice hit Er July 17, 18, 19, 20 win. Stolen bases Bescher, Eigan. Double plays With Cincinnati ...... July 4, 4, 6 With Boston Bagby, Cin... . 2 0 1.000 Alien. Bkl.. ... 1 .000 With Philadelphia .. July 8, 9, 10, 11 With New York July 21, 22, 23, 24 Humph©s, Cin. 2 0 1.000 Barger, Bkl... i .oeo Daubert, Tooley, Daubert; Esmond, Hoblitzel. Left August 15, 16, 17 on bases Brooklyn 1, Cincinnati 7. First on balls With Brooklyn .... July i2, 13, 15, 16 With Brooklyn . Crandall, N.Y. 0 1.000 L.LaudTs, St.L. i .000 With New York .. July 17, 18, 19, 20 With Boston s..... August 18, 19, 20 wiitse, N:Y. .. 0 1.000 C.Smith, Chi... 1 .000 Off Stack 3, Tingling 1, Caspar 3, Smith 1. Stnick With Philadelphia . August 22, 24, 25 out By Stack 1, Tingling 3, Caspar 2. Time 2,30. With Boston ...... July 22, 23, 24 Caspar, Cin.... 0 1.000 Robinson, Pgh. Umpires Brennan and Owens. With Philadelphia Aug. 14, 15, 10, 17 With New York ...... August 26, 27 Stack, Bkl..... 0 1.000 F.Smith, Cin.. .000 With Brooklyn August 19, 20, 21 With Pittsburgh ...... September 1 Hogg. Bos..... 0 1.000 Reulbach, Chi.. .000 CLUB STANDINQ, FRIDAY, MAY 10: With New York .. August 22, 23, 24 With St. Louis .. September 2, 2, 3, 4 Perdue, Bos... 1 .800 Dickson, Bos... .000 W. L. Pot. W. L. Pet. With Boston .., .. August 26, 27, 28 With Chicago ... September 5, 6, 7, 8 Tesreau,_-..____, N.Y.... _ 1 .750 Woodburn.St.L. .000 . New York.. 4 .800 Pittsburgh.... 8 11 © .421 With Cincinnati .. August 29, 30, 31 With Pittsburgh "...... October 5, 6 Cheney, Chi... 3 1 .750 Dale, St.L...... 000 Cincinnati.. 5 .762 Brooklyn. 7 10 .412 With Chicago .. .. September 2, 2, 3 Suggs, Cin, . . 4 2 .667 Schardt, BkL.. .000 Chicago...... 11 11 .500 Philadelphia.. 7 H .389 With St. Louis . September 26, 27, 28 Mathew©n, N.Y. 4 2 .667 Lelfleld, Pgh.. .000 Boston...... 912 .429|St. Louis...... 616 .273 Camnitz, Pgh.. 2 1 .667 M. Brows, Chi. 2 .000 C.Brown, Bos.. 2 1 .667 Donnelly, Bos.. 2 .000 GAMES PLAYED SATURDAY, MAY II. Adams, Pgh... 2 2 .500 Ferry, Pgh..... 0 .000 PHILADELPHIA CLUB AT HOME NEW YORK AT CHICAGO, MAY 11. New York KEW YORK CLUB AT HOME Fromme. Cin.. 2 2 .509 Prough, Cin.... 0 .000 Curtis, Phi.... 1 1 .500 Drucke, N.Y... 0 .000 played a batting game behind Marquard©s fine pitch- With St. Louis .. May 31, June 1, 3, 4 With Boston ..... May 24, 25, 27, 28 Hess, Bos..... 1 1 Ing and Chicago was defeated. Richie and Cole were With Cineinuati ...... June 5, 6. 7, 8 With New York ..... May 29, 30, 30 .500 Horsey, Cin... 0 .000 hit hard, the latter allowing five hits in the eighth, With Chicago i... June 10, 11, 12, 13 With Pittsburgh ...... June 1, 3, 4 Ames, N.Y.... 1 1 .5001Gardner, Pgh.. 0 .000 With St. Louis ...... June 5, 6, 7, 8 Lavender. Chi. 11 -SOOJBrady,,..._...... Bos. 0 .000 one of which was a home run by Larry Doyle with With Pittsburgh .. June 14, 15, 17, 18 Moore, Phi.... 1 1 .500|Tingling. Bkl.. 0 .000 two men on bases. A drizzling rain fell during the With Philadelphia June 24. 25, 26, 27 With Cincinnati .. June 10, 11, 12, 13 O©Toole, Pgh,. 2 3 .400|Toney, Chi..... 0 .000 last innings. Score: With Boston . . June 28. 29, July 1, 2 With Chicago .... June 14, 15. 17, 18 Seaton. Phi. . 2 3 .400[McTighe. Bos.. 0 .000 Chieajo. AB.R.B. P.A.E New York. AB.R. P.A.E With Brooklyn ...... July 3, 4. 4, 5 With Brooklyn . June 28. 29, July 1, 2 Alexander. Phi. 3 .4001 Dell, St.L..... 0 .000 Sheckard, If 2 0 0 0 0 2 Devore, If. .43 2 1 1 With Chicago .. .. July 26, 27, 29, 30 With Pittsburgh .. July 26, 27, 29, 30 Rucker, Bkl.. . 2 3 .400|Keefe, Cin.... 0 .000 Miller, If.. 2 0 0 000 Doyle, 2b.. 5 1 2 1 50. With Cincinnati July 31, Aug. 1, 2, 3 With St. Louis July 31, August 1, 2, 3 Geyer, St.L.. . 1 2 .333 Schultz, Phi... 0 .000 Schulte, rf. 4 1 2 ©2* 0 0 0 2 With Pittsburgh .... August 5, 6. 7, 8 With Chicago ..... August 5, 6, 7, 8 Mclnt-re, Chi.. 1 2 .333 Willis, StL... Tinker, ss.. 5 0 0 1 4 0 Becker, rf.. 3 1 1 2 00 With St. Louis . ... August 9, 10, 12 With Cincinnati . August 9, 10, 12, 13 0 .000 With Boston ...... August 29, 30. 31 Brennan, Phi.. 1 2 .333 Hofman, cf 3 1 0 4 1 0 Bums, rf... 1 0 1 0 00 With Brooklyn . . . August 29, 30, 31 Hendryx, Pgh. 1 2 .333 Mattern, Bos... i .ono Zimm©n, Ib 4 0 214 11 Merkle, Ib. 5 1 28 00 With Brooklyn ...... September 9 With Brooklyn .... September 2, 2, 3 With St. Louis . . Sept. 10, 11, 12, 13 With New York . September 4, 5, 6, 7 Cole...... Chi...... 2 .333 Pearce. Chi.... 0 .000 Evers, 2b.. 3 0 13 20 Herzog, 3b. 3 0 0 2 1 0 Harmon, St.L.. 2 5 .286 Dent, Bkl...... 0 .000 Lennox, 3b 4 0 0 2 2 0|Fletclier, Sb 1 0 0 1 0 0 With Chicago . . September 14, 16, 17 With Boston ...... September 9 Archer, c.. 3 0 1 0 1 OJShafer, ss.. 4 1 1 1 4 0 With Cincinnati September IS, 19, 20 With Pittsburgh . Sept. 10, 11, 12, 13 Needham, cl 0 0 0 1 0| Myers, c... 3 1 1 5 00 With Pittsburgh September 21, 23, 24 With Cincinnati September 14, 16, 17 NATIONAL LEAGUE NEWS Richie, p.. 1 01010 Hartley, c.. 0 0 0 2 00 With Boston . . September 26, 27. 28 With St. Louis . September 18, 19, 20 Cole, p.... 1 0 0.1 20 Marquard, p 4 1 1 0 2 0 With, Philadelphia Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 2 With Chicago .. September 21, 23, 24 Maroney, p 0 0 0 0 0 0| Beals Becker Is doing great work In right field for Downs 1 0 0 0 0 0| Totals.....37 10 13 27 13 3 New Tork. tMcIntire .111000 Manager Kling has a three-year contract with the BOSTON CLUB AT HOME BROOKLYN CLUB AT HOME Boston .Club. Totals. ...35 3 8 27 15-3 With Chicago ...... June 1, 3, 4 With New York . May 24, 25, 27, 28 Pitcher George Wiitse, of the©Giants, was laid up Batted for Richie in the fifth inning. With Pittsburgh ...... June 5, 6, 7, 8 With Boston .... May 29, 30, 30, 31 all of last week with tonsilitls. tBatted for Maroney In the ninth inning. With St. Louis .. June 10, 11, 12, 13 With Cincinnati ...... June 1, 3, 4 Chicago ...... 0 0 00 0 0 0 2 1 3 With Cincinnati June 14, 15, 17, 17, IS With Chicago ...... June 5, 6, 7, 8 Young Mr. Shafer. the California member of the New York...... 10021006 0 10 With New York June 19. 20, 21, 22, 22 With Pittsburgh . June 10, 11, 12, 13 Giants, is setting the pace in stolen bases. Two-base hits Zimmerman, Schulte. Home run With Brooklyn .. June 24. 25, 26, 27 With St. Louis .. June 14, 15, 17. 18 The last, week stopped the winning Doyle. Hits Off Richie .6 in 5 innings, Cole 6 in With Philadelphia . July 3, 4, 4, 5, 6 With Philadelphia June 19, 20, 21, 22 streak of Hub Perdue. Somebody had to do It. 3 innings, Maroney 1 in 1 inning. Sacrifice fly With St. Louis ... July 26, 27, 29, 30 With New York ...... July 6 Outflelder Elmer Miller, of the Cardinals, is said Becker. Stolen bases Myers, Marquard. Double With Pittsburgh July 31, Aug. 1, 2, 3 With Cincinnati . . July 26, 27, 29, 30 to be an exceptionally hard and accurate thrower. play Hofman, Zimmerman. Left on bases Chicago With Cincinnati ... August 5, 6, 7, S With Chicago .. July 31, Aug. 1, 2, 3 9. New York 5. First on balls Off Marquard 3, With Chicago, ... August 9, 10, 12, 13 With St. Louis .. .. August 5. 6, 7, 8 Pitcher Perdue, of the Boston Braves, ha:, been Richie 3, Cole 1. Hit by pitcher By Marquard, With New York .. September 2, 2, 3 With Pittsburgh . August 9, 10, 12, 13 out of the game for a week, owing to an attack oJ ©on- Schulte. Struck out By Marquard 5. Time 2.00. With Chicago September 10, 11, 12, 13 With Boston ...... September 5, 6, 7 silitis. Umpires Klem and Bush. With St. Louis . September 14, 16. 17 With Cincinnati . Sept. 10, 11, 12, 13 The Cincinnatis are the champion errorless team. PHILADELPHIA AT PITTSBURGH, MAY 11. With Pittsburgh September 18, 19, 2©0 With Pittsburgh September 14, 16, 17 Eight times this year they have gone through a game Pittsburgh shut out Philadelphia. The Pirates had With Cincinnati .. September 21, 23 With Chicago .. September 18, 19, 20 with perfect fielding. nine men at bat in the first inning and eight in the With Brooklyn ... Sept. 30. Oct. 1, 2 With St. Louis . September 21, 23, 24 A Boston report is to the effect that Cy Young has second, anjl scored seven runs in those two rounds. With Philadelphia ... October 3, 4, 5 With Philadelphia Sept. 25, 26, 27, 28 been suspended without pay by the Boston Nationals Only three of the. Phillies reached third base. Rain With New York ,..... October 3, 4, 5 until ready to pitch. ended the game in Pittsburgh©s half of the eighth The sad part of Hank O©Day©s success as a mana inning, with two men out. Score: ger is© that all that ability should have been wasted Pittsburgh. AB.Il.B. P.A.E|Philada. AB.R.B. P.A.E while ha was umpiring. Byrne, Sb.. 5 1 2 0 1 OJKnabe, 2b.. 3 0 2 0 00 3. Suggs 4. Struck out By Rucker 1, Barger 2, CLUB FIELDING. Carey, If... 5 1 2 6 0 0 Ste©ner, 2b. 1 0 0 0 0 0 Suggs 2. Time 1.50. Umpires Brennan and Owens. Club. G. P.O. A. E. T.C. Pet. The claim is made in the West that Johnny Ever?, Donlin, rf. 4 2 2 1 0 0 Titus, rf . . . 4 0 0 2 00 the second baseman of the Cubs, will break down BOSTON AT ST. LOUIS, MAY 12. A base on Cincinnati ...... 20 542 266 28 836 .965 before the season is over. Wagner, ss 3 2 1 1 22 Downey, 3b 3 0 1 0 2 0 balls, errors by Miller and Campbell and Evans© Pittsburgh ...... 18 482 27 735 .963 Miller, Ib. 4 1 2 0 01 Luderus, Ib 4 0 0 7 0 0 double in the eighth inning enabled St. Louis to win Substitute infielder Tom Downey Is batting well Wilson, cf. 3 0 0 i 0 0|Cravath, If. 4 0 2 4 00 Chicago ...... 21 549 41 869 .953 enough for the Phillies, \ but his fielding has that again. Willis held the visitors hitless up to the 489 37 763 .951 McCa©y, 2b 4 1 35 SOJPaskert. cf. 4 0 0 6 0 1 seventh inning. Score: New York ...... 19 same old shaky character. Kelly, c... 4 0 1 4 0 0|Doolan. ss.. 4 0 1 020 Boston ...... 20 521 42 816 .949 St. Louis. AB.R.B. P.A.E|Boston. AB.R.R. P.A.E St. Louis ...... 21 908 .947 President Fogel, of the Phillies, has taken the Adams, p. 3 0 0 0 2 0 Graham, c. 4 0 2 4 0 0 Husgins, 2b 4 1 1 3 3 OjSweeney. 2b a .0 2 2. 2 0 .Philadelphia ...... 17 720 .944 misfortunes of his team so much to heart that ha Moore, p... 3 0.00 10 Ellis, If... 4111 0 OlCarapbell.cf. 4 11201 has given, away his automobile. Totals... .35 8 13 24 8 3| ______Brooklyn ...... 16 659 .939 Mowrey, 3b 4011 2 OfXUller, rf , . 3002 The contract of Wilbert Robinson with the Giants | Totals.....34 0 8*23 5 1 Konet©y, Ib 3 "1 ;1 12 . .ftfllJackson, If 2 1 0 2 INDIVIDUAL BATTING. *Two out when rain stopped play. has just been promulgated. He©ll probably be with Evans,, rf... 4 0 .1. 4 0 Peviin, ss. 3 0 0 1... Player and Club. G. AB. R. H. SB. SH. Pet. the team all season as a coacher. Pittsburgh ...... i S 0 0 1 0 0© 0 8 Smith, s». 4002 6 0 Houser. Ib. 2109 1.0 Grant." Cincinnati...... 5 4 2210 .500 Philadelphia ...... 0 000000 0 0 Oakcs, cf.. 3 00 1 0 llMeDon©d.Sb 401200 Donnelly. Boston ...... 5 4. 2200 .500 League Secretary John Heydler has become such an Two-base hits Carey, Donlin, McCarthy 2. Three- Bliss, c... 2103 0 0|Kling, © c.;. . 4 0 1 3. 4 0 Myers, New York ...... 16 23 4" .460 expert golfer that when he plays in a four-handed base hit Downey. ©Sacrifice fly Adams. Stolen bases Willis, p.. 1 0 1 0 1 OJTyler, p... 3 0 0 1 30 Hyatt, Pittsburgh ...... 140 .444 contest it Is no longer a fearsome. Bynie, Kelly. Double play McCarthy, Miller. Lvuder©k, p 0 0 0 0 0 0|Kirke. If. ..1000 00 Zimmerman. Chicago ... 16 32 3 .427 Young Phelan is playing such a swift game for First on balls Off Adams i; Moore 2. Struck out Magee 1000 0 01 Dickson, p. 0 0 0 010 McCarthy, Pittsburgh ... 11 30 3 .424 Cincinnati that somebody will have to break a leg By ©Adams 3, Moore 3. Passed balls^Graham 2. - -ItGowdy ... ,1010 0.0 Daubert, Brooklyn...... 407 to give Grant a chance to get in the box score. Left on bases Pittsburgh &, Philadelphia 8. First Totals.. 28 4 6 27 12 1 ______Simon, Pittsburgh ...... 375 on errors Philadelphia 3. © Time 2.00. Umpires Like last season, Boston Is scoring runs by the ; Totals ... 32 3 6 24 12 2 Donlin, Pittsburgh ...... 370 hogshead, but not enough to beat the common enemy. Johnstone and Eason. ©.© :: : - *B.Uted for Willis. in ninth inning. : Hoblitzel, Cincinnati... .o58 McKechnie, Pittsburgh. .357 The Boston pitchers, as usual, are not equal to their Note. Rairi prevented the© Cincinnati-Brooklyn and tBatted for Dickson In ninth inning. ; ©. . : task. St. Louis-Boston games. Richie, Chicago ...... 7 .357 Boston ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Dooin, Philadelphia.... 7 .353 A conspicuous feature of the Giants© playing has CLUB STANDING SATURDAY, MAY 11. St. Louis ...... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 x 4 Seaton, Philadelphia.... 6 .353 been their faculty of scoring runs in big groups. W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. Two-base hit Evans. Sacrifice hit Miller. Stolen Herzog, New York ..... 19 .34« Their daring and continuous base running Is helping base Kling. Double plays Smith, Huggins. Kon- Sweeney. Boston ...... 20 .346 New York.. 17 4 .810 Boston ..9 12 .429 etchy: Tyler. Kling, Houser. Hit by pitcher By a lot. Cincinnati . 16 5 .762 Brooklyn ..7 10 .412 Konetchy, St. Louis ... 21 .341 The Cubs have been the busiest movers of the Willis 1.© First on balls Off Tyler 4, Willis 3. Bates, Cincinnati ...... 20 338 Chicago 11 12 .478!Philadelphia ..7 12 .368 Hits Off Willis 4 in S innings, Tyler 5 in 7% in season in the percentage column. They have been Pittsburgh .. 9 11 .4>50|St. Louis...... 6 16 .273 L. Doyle, New York.... 17 .333 weaving ©back and forth from third to sixth like nings. Dickson 1 in % inning. Laudermilk 2 in 1 Hummel, Brooklyn ..... 9 333 inning. Left on bases St. Louis 5, Boston 8. Time shuttles. GAMES PLAYED SUNDAY, MAY 12. Wagner, Pittsburgh .... 16 .333 2.00. Umpires Rigler and Finneran. W. Steel, St. Louis .... 6 .333 Cincinnati has probably made more money so far BROOKLYN AT CINCINNATI, MAY 12. Cincin C. Brown, Boston ..... 5 .333 this season than any other club in the National nati hammered Rucker hard and won. The game NOTE. Rain prevented the Chicago-New York game at Chicago. Huggins, St. Louis .... 21 .329 League. The Reds have had few rain postpone was played on a sloppy field, while the weather was ments. CLUB STANDING SUNDAY, MAY 12. Knabe, Philadelphia.... 15 .328 cold^_ Suggs kept the hits well scattered and pitched R. Smith. Brooklyn..... 16 .328 Chicago critics intimate that the once-mighty Mor- ssu>3""eall throughout. Egan, Bates and Phelps car W. L. Pet. | W. L. Pet. Evans, St. Louis ...... 13 .327 decai Brown, the Giant Killer, Is headed for the ried off the batting honors. Score: New York . 17 4 .810|Boston .... 9 13 .409 Wingo. St. Louis...... 13 .324 minors. Reorganization is coming in the Cub ranks, Brooklyn. AB.H.B. P.A.E]Cfncinnati. AB.R.B. P.A.E Cincinnati . 17 5 .7731 Brooklyn .. 7 11 .389 O. Wilson, Pittsburgh.. 18 .324 and coming soon. Moran, rf. 5 0 1 0 1 0|Bescher, If. 3 1 1 5 0 0 Chicago .. . 11 12 .4781Pliiladelphia. 7 12 .368 Marquard. New York... 7 .312 Daubert, Ib 5 0 1 10 0 0|l©,ates, cf. . 412400 Pittsburgh . 9 11 .450©.St. Louis .. 7 1G .304 Byrne. Pittsburgh ..... 18 .312 Umpire Mal Eason has come out with the an Smith, 3b. 5 1 2 0 1 OJHoblitzeUb 3 1 1 12 00 Downey. Philadelphia"... 14 .311 nouncement that be believes an umpire, If he sees Northen, cf 3 i 2 5 1 0|.Mitchell. rf 3 1 1 2 0 0 Groh, New York ...... 7 .308 he has decided a play wrongly, should not hesitate Daly, If... 2 0 0 2 01|Egan, 2b. . 40 3 1 20 NATIONAL LEAGUE AVERAGES Bescher, Cincinnati..... 20 .308 to reverse himself. Hummel,2b 30021 0|Phelan, 3b. 4 0 1 0 2 0 Archer, Chicago ...... 21 .306 Shortstop Joe Tinker, of the Cubs, is freckling Ms Tooley, ss. 4 0 0 0 3 1|Esmond, ss 3 0 0 2 3 0 Herewith are given the team batting averages of Merkle, New York...... 18 .S03 plaj with many more errors this season than usual, Phelps, c. 4 0 5 00|McLean, c. 400120 the National League clubs, and also .the averages Gowdy. Boston ...... 7 .300 but is showing continual evidence of the old bril Rucker, p. 2 0 0 0 4 0|Suggs, p... 4 0 2 0 20 of players who have batted .225, or better, as com Murray, New York ..... 13 .300 liancy just the same. Barger, p. 1000 0 0| piled by George L. Moreland, of Pittsburgh, up to Carey, Pittsburgh ...... 18 .294 Roger Bresnahan©s Cardinals are not kicking up Wheat . . 1 0 0 0 0 0| Totals.. 4 11 27 11.0 May 9, inclusive: Kirke, Boston ...... 10 .294 much dust this Spring, but they are taking a lot. Cravath, Philadelphia... 14 .294 CLUB BATTING. Cheney, Chicago ...... 5 Wrlth Roger Bresnahan ill most of the time the Car Totals.. So 2 9 24 11 2| .294 dinals are going bad. Batted for Rucker in sixth inning. Clubs. G. AB. R. H. SB. SH. Pet. Phelps, Brooklyn ...... 12 .290 Brooklyn ...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Pittsburgh ...... 18 622 98 183 24 25 .294 Houser, Boston ...... 10 .290 With Bill Sweeney on second, Vince Campbell In Cincinnati ...... 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 x 4 New York ...... 19 629 123 185 58 10 .294 Schulte, Chicago ...... 21 .289 centre, Doc Miller in right. Johnny Kling behind the Two-base hits Smith, Bates, Northen. Three-base Chicago ...... 21 702124 199 25 26 .283 Leach, Pittsburgh ...... 13 .289 bat, and Hub Perdue as pitcher the Boston Club is hits Smith, Bescher. Hits Off Rucker 9 In 5 in Cincinnati ...... 20 681 113 186 26 25 .273 Egan, Cincinnati ...... 20 .288 largely composed, of ex-Cubs. nings, Barger 2 in 3 innings. Sacrifice hit Esmond. Boston ...... 20 665 87 171 28 17 .257 A. Wilson, New York... 10 .286 An ambulance fully equipped and with two white- Stolen bases Northen 2, Bates, Daubert. Double Brooklyn ...... 16 52.1 86 134 .257 Titus, Philadelphia..... 17 .251 coated attendants stands in the Polo Grounds each pj ay Tooley, Hummel, Daubert. Left on bases Philadelphia .... 86-14!) 1-7 Tinker. Chicago ...... 21 .280 Brooklyn 10, Cincinnati 8. First on balls Off Rucker St. Louis ...... 92 178 13 24 .250 Shafer, New York ..... U .279 Continued on the twenty-first page. \ SPORTIN& LIFE MAY 18,

bases—Lord, Baker. Dotrble play—Baker, Collins, inning. McConnell 3 in 1% innings. Ti-5.e~2.33. Meliinis. Left on bases—Cleveland 8, Athletics 7. Umpire*—O'I_oughlin and Westervelt. First on bills—Off Gregg 2, Morgan ». ' First on CHICAGO AT PHILADELPHIA, MAY 11.—A fine errors—Cleveland 1, Athletics 5. Struck out—By rally in the last inning, in which they scored seven Gregg 7, Morgan 3. Wild pitches—Gregg 2, Morgan 2. runs, enabled the Chicago White Sox to continue The American League Time—2.10. Umpires—Connolly and Harfc their winning streak at the expense of -the Athletics CHICAGO AT WASHINGTON, MAY 10.—The by a 9 to 5 score. Plank in eight innings allowed White Sox took the series straight from the Wash but s« hits an4 apparently had the Illinois batsmen at his mercy. But in the ninth he weakened and Coil's, rf.lb 41160 0|Flynn, Ib.. 5 1 0 6 00 ingtons, winning the fourth game of the set. Peters .The Official Rt>c- confinednmmi^n Griffith'si~n.ini.ii ri menmcii toII, fourL UVLL scatteredpv.<-~o*3i v'-i hits**-~~- and-»».** two singles, three doubles and 3, triple, together with 41144 l|Snigh received almost perfect support. Rath and Cashiott a pass, wild pitch and balk, scored S*V»R runs. Tanneh'l.ss 10011 1| McBride, ss 4 0 1 2 2 0 Score: ord of the 1912 Melntyre.rf 20010 0|Ain»mith, c 4 1 2 6 4 0 made home runs. Score: Block, c.. 40382 0|Johnson, p. 1 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago. AB.R.B. P.A.EIWashin'n. AB.R.B.. P.A.E Athletics." AB-R-B. F.A.EIChicago. AB.R.B. P.A.15 Pennant Race, Benz, p... 00002 0|Seeker, p.. 0010 Rath, 2b. . 4 2 2 1 1 0| Moeller, If . 3 0 0 3 0 0 B. Lord, If 5 00 3 00 Rath, 2b... 4 2 350 with Tabulated Walsh, p.. 4 0 1 0 20|*Morgan 1000 Lord, 3b. . 4 1 1 1 40 Foster, 3b. 4 0 1 1 1 0 Oldring, cf. . 0 13 00 H. Lord. 3b 5 02 1 0 0 Lange, p.. 0 0 0 0 OOltCashion ..101000 Callahan.lf 510100 Milan, cf . . 4 1 1 3 0 0 E-Coll's, 2b 3 2 2120 Callahan, If 5 0 0.1 — — — — —-(^Howard'.. 010000 Bodie, cf 000 00|Cashion, rf. 3 1 1 1 0 0 Baker, 3b.. 4 1 351 Bodie, ef... 5 1 210 Scores and Accu Totals.. 35712271731 _____ — - Collins,—..._.„ rf- .0110 0|Morg»n, 2b 3 0 0 0 2 1 Murphy, rf 4 000 X Collins, rf 4 2 1 500 rate Accounts of | Totals.. 37 6 13 27 8 1 Zeider, ib 3 0 1 14 0 1| Knight. lt> 4 0 6 10 J 1 Mclnnis. Ib 3 0 112 0 0|Zeider, Ib.. 5 1 1 910 •Batted for Johnson in fifth inning. Weaver, ss 2 0 11 5 0 McBride, ss 4 0 1 3 i 0 Barry, ss... 3 1 1 1 1 2|Weaver, • as. 5 1 2 S3! all Championship tBatted for Becker in ninth inning: Block, c.. 311810 Henry, c.. 2 0, 0 6 3 1 Lapp, 3 0 4 1 OjBlock, c.... 2 0 1 210 tRan for Cashion. Peters, p.. 4 0 0 0 9 e-JGroora, p.. 2 00 0 51 Plank, p.. 2 0 Kuhn, 0 0 200 Games Played, Chicago ...... 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0—7 *Strunk 1 0 000 Latige, p.. 0 i 031 Ban B. Johnson Washington ...... 0 0 0 0 3 0.1 2 1—6 Totals.. 33 5 727201 Totals.. 29 2 4 27 IS 4 tMcIntyre.. 010 000 Two-base hits—Foster, Zeider, Block, Moeller, Chicago ...... 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0— Totals....32 5 9 27 11 3 Walsh, p. 200 010 Knight. Home runs—Lord, Bodie. Hits—Off Benz Washington ...... " 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0—2 Sullivan, c. 0 0 0" "0 0 0 THE 1912 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD 0 in 1% innings, Walsh 10 in 6 innings. Lange 3 Two-base hit—Collies. Three-base hit—Lord. Home The complete and correct record of the in 1% innings, Johnson 8 in 5 innings, Becker 4 in runs—Rath, Cashion. Sacrifice hits—Groom, Weaver, Totals.....42 91227153 4 innings. Stolen bases—Rath. Knight. Schaefer. Peters. Stolen bases—Milan 2. Moeller. Sacrifice •Batted for Plank in the ninth inning. twelfth annual championship race of the Double plays—Tannehill, Rath, Zeider; Zeider, Rath, flies—Morgan, Bodie. Left on bases—Chicago 9, tRan for Lange in the ninth inning. American League to May 11, inclusive, Collins; Zeider, Lord. Left on bases—Chicago Washington 5. First on balls—Off Peters 3, Groom 6. Athletics ...... 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0—5 is as follows: Washington 6. First on balls—Off Benz 2, Walsh 1, First on errors—Chicago 1, Washington 1. Struck out Chicago ...... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7—9 Johnson 1, Becber 2, Lange 1. First on errors— —By Peters 5, Groom 8. Wild pitch—Groom. Time —2.00. Umpires—Perrine and Dineen. Earned runs—Athletics 3, Chicago 5. First on er > Q ^j w 3 Washington 2. Hit by pitcher—By Johnson 1. Struck rors—Chicago 3. Left on bases—Athletics 5, Chi S? PI 5? SP DETROIT AT BOSTON, MAY 10.—Crawford's 9 3 -= 3 out—By Benz 1, Walsh 4, Johnson 5, Becker 1. cago 8. First on balls—Off Lange 3, Plank 2. n S'3 ro O 1 2 Lange 3. Passed ball—Block. Balk—Becker. Time home run with two men on bases in the ninth de Struck out—By Lange 2, Plank 4. Three-base hits— S. P "n **! n £ S ^-2.15. Umpires—Perrine and Dineen. cided a close game in Detroit's favor. Boston in Weaver, E. Collins. Baker, J. Collins. Two-base <