Listening In
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
Success of Baseball Teams World's Most Famous Four" Princeton Sure Due to Strong Combinations "Big Battery Combination To Have Crew Nj'ed Hanlon's Orioles Had Keeler, McGraw, Kelley and Coming Season Jennings.Spalding, White, Barnes and McVey Another Famous Group on Old Boston Club Plans Being Made for Races With Big Colleges of By W. J. Macbeth the East The history of professional baseball is replete with striking examples cf the value of certain strong combinations within Connie Mack's old particular nines. The PRINCETON, N. J., Jan. 26..An un¬ glory of Athletic pennant trust, which held almost unin- official announcement by the manage¬ sway in the diamond from ment of the Tiger rowing association tcrrupted spotlight 1910 to 1914, was reflected has been out a "hundred-thousand-dollar"' given to the effect that atouWl infield.Home Run Baker, Eddie Col. Princeton will be represented by a :)i. Jack Barry and Stuffy Mclnnis. 'varsity crew this year. It has been definitely decided to hold the annual Ned Hanlon's famous Orioles of earlier days were carried to fame and inter-class and pennants regatta plans are being ;hrcc straight principally because of the skill and cunning of an¬ made for outside 'varsity races with other "Pig I-our".Willie Keeler, John J. McGraw, Joe and those larger universities of the East Cobb and Kelley Hughie which will support rowing, provided Jennings. Ty Sam Crawford, on the other hand, furnished the the association can secure, the inti¬ artillery with which mated sanction of the Board of Athletic heavy Hughie Jennings blasted his way to three Control. straight pennants for the Tigers in 1907, 1908 and 1909. The decision of the Board of Con¬ By ft strange coincidence it appears f-¦-_ trol which allows intercollegiate com¬ on a reduced haa re¬ .hat formidable combinations of fours .. 4, , , ,. petition plane, *"*«» *». »«* sulted in a marked revival of interest *- -..dated in crew work, and about men »re that have VÏ?L$"'."Ï& tToVVg^er^~ sixty ifith teams far surpassed tery.-.., "four." Exceptional pitching, now working daily on the machines in their company for a stretch of years. Al 8.usupported by sensational cutching, gave the gymnasium under the supervision the* Braves their 1914 laurels and cre¬ of Head Coach Spaeth and Assistant Spaïding, pitcher; Jamea (Deacon) ated for Coach Ross George Stallings the name of John Fitzpatrick. White, catcher; Barnes, second "Miracle Man." The other departments The Tigers have a wealth of material b»se. and Cal McVey, first base, figured of the Boston outfit were nothing over available in the event of a competing which to crew. is the first really great "Big Four" bjmg. Certainly tho inter¬ 'varsity The number of men changeable outfield (Stallings used working in the gymnasum promises that of the came. They helped Boston to a three right-handed hitting gardeners at least four Varsity and four fresh¬ fourth consecutive pennant in 18S5, against southpaws and as many left- man crews will take the water for then deserted in a body to handed sticKers against right-handers) practice when the ice breaks on Lake Chicago. was White more than ten years later was about as big a scream as has ever Carnegie. come down the stretch to as one of another victory. The Poe Memorial f.j-ure famous The infield was no seventh wonder, Committee has Four, with Dan Jack made a report of the plans for a> "Biß Brouthers, despite the presence of a keystone com¬ Princeton to and Hardie bination of any in memorial the late Johnny Ro*e Richardson. The worthy champion Poe, '95. who was killed while on active, purchased from Buffalo De¬ Johnny Evers and Rabbit Maranville. with quartet, by Red Smith Vas never a duty the Black Watch Regiment won a great third in France. The troit, pennant and a world cham¬ baseman and did not carry sufficient report shows what «the for thc of the committee has already done and what pionship City Straits in punch to offset his fielding deficiencies. it intends to do in the future. Ex¬ «87. The principal offensive punch of the from was cerpts the report are given below: One of the most impressive and on- aggregation carried by Dutch "The Poe Memorial Committee wishes Schmidt, the burly first baseman. to make to the usual "Big Four" combinstiens of all Schmidt had his one in Princeton friends of great season the late John P. Poe, jr., a statement time flashed into public prominence _1914. of what has been done i. i. j- since it was in 1914,mi«! nn»vn«^t»^ as»o a. i¡.i,? .;.- When the season of 1914 opened the back unexpected lightning fortune8 of thc Boston Nationals had decided in March, 1916, to establish a bolt from the clear blue and almost as been but little improved from that suitable memorial upon the campus at subsided into oblivion. habitual rut in which the club for Princeton. speedily T^is "The sum of $5,617 has been re¬ was the most remarkable com¬ many years had come to accept fate. ceived battery who from 284 subscribers, and this bination known to modern George Stallings, several years has been expended on baseball, before had effected a startling grading and de¬ three pitchers .Bill James. Dick Ru¬ for the better in change veloping an athletic field, now official¬ New York American ly designated by the trus¬ dolph 8nd George (Lefty) Tyler, sup¬ League affairs, only to lose his official tees university ported by Catcher Hank Gowdy. head for his pains while pursuing the as Poe Field. There had been quite as formidable "The committee, after nvAay talks Athletics to the wire in 1910, had with individual contributors and with batteries from time to time, but never brought some small order into Hub af¬ the in later days one composed of such fairs. He his approval of the university trus¬ improved club's spirit to tees, has voted to a scant numbers capable of the Hercu¬ yUch an extent that he was able to build memorial lean work that confronted thc Braves finish in fifth in 1913. flagstaff from which the American flag place may always fly, and upon the base of which will appear the following in« scription: 'In memory of John Fren« Acquisition of Johnny Evers Puts tiss Poe, jr., of the class of 1895, a soldier of tho Black Watch, killed in action in Northern France, September Pepper, Scrap and Fight Into Braves 25, 1915, this athletic field for the the winter of common use of all Princeton students During 1913-'14 Stal-' spurt that ultimately led to a pennant was lings put through a deal for and a world given by college friends who knew Johnny championship. and loved him in his as Evers, who had been deposed as man¬ Evers, Maranville, Schmidt and a -<? joyous youth, ager of the Cubs by Charles W. Mur¬ number of other who comrade and athlete, and honor him in This a regulars, appeared his death as a soldier for phy. proved ten-strike. Evers every day, of course, had a big part in fighting a.waya had been a firebrand. Tempera- the climb, but the greater share of the democracy." rental, h'.eh strung but earnest, the glory deservedly fell to battery work Ribasand Ortiz, Trojan had not only unbounded faith of most "Sammy" White, christened Sanford the sensational kind. Big Bill one of the most in his own ability, but a fighting spirit James, u giant from thc Pacific Coast; B., famous athletes that would neither givo quarter to nor Dick the Tigers have ever produced, and it from Rudolph, a Giant cast-off, and chief contributor to the accept any foe. The spirit of southpaw George Tyler now began to Spanish Experts big Tiger Evers toon l.red the erstwhile indif¬ vork almost in rotation. Stal¬ In championship year of 1911-12, has en¬ ference cf his associates. True, tered the aeroplane service, and has Stallings's lings had a few other pitchers, among Listening been '!r:«vos became a name for the an¬ them thc Otto Louis Lee Arms- ordered to Texas for final train¬ tithesis of ancient Hess, Crutcher With Here -.By ing for his commission. White is pepper, scrap and fight. and Strand, who were used now and Cue, in the Hut. even with Evers, the team was then for relief work. But from July 7 Yu' Tie bon-flying department. glow to lind itself in 1914. As a matter on the "Big Three" shouldered practi¬ Can It? Despite the fact that Sam White was of fact, Boston teams usually begin cally the entire Señor Isidro Riba3 and Señor Antonio captain of one and member of three The pitching responsibili¬ A PEDLER stands on old Park Row baseball he poorly. weather in the Hub dur- ties, and Lank Har.k Gowdy invariably billiard are re- ! championship Tiger teams, :ng early spring is anything but con- handled their fire. Ortiz, Spanish experts, /§ He's been there several years, I knoiv, will always be remembered for his cent arrivals in New York. came double defeat of diicive to fine physical form, and 1914 It was not until July 19, however, They ! .*. -*¦ It's ne'er too cold or ne'er too warm Harvard and Yale oil happened to be an unusually backward that Boston climbed out of the cellar. by Bteamer direct from Barcelona. the gridiron. In the fall of his big endless swarm the on summer. Stallings's men suffered in A victory over Cincinnati in the West Their are three cushions For him to greet the year shadows University Field general when hit the cold weather specialties would always find White bard at work they effected that happy result.