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BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS. Volume 47—No. 6. Philadelphia, April 21, 190(5. Price, Five Cents. "GRIPS" NEW PLAY. ANOTHER WRINKLE OE THE NEW MANAGER LAJOIE NOW HAS HIS YORK MANAGER. BAT FERS SIZED UP. He Says He Has Thought Out, and In Making up His Order He Explains is Working up, a Trick Play That Why the Tall Slugger, Bradley, Excels^the "Squeeze Play" and is Placed Second—Catcher Bue- Wiil be a Winner in the Long Run. low's Job Safe For a Time at Least. New York, April 15.—Manager Grif Cleveland, O., April 15.—Editor fith, of the Highlanders, has another "Sporting- Life."—The Cleveland team, surprise in store for the American barring acidents, will line up with the Leaguers this summer. same batting- ordej- as it He is working up a new has in most of the exhi play which, he says, \vill bition games. Bay will help to win him many a lead off, with Bradley game, just as the squeeze following'. Then will play has often pulled come Flick, Lajoie, Turn him out of a tight hole. er, Jackson, Stovall, the "It's a play that can't be catcher and pitcher. In worked every day," said discussing this batting1 Griffith, "but it will order today. Manager La come pretty near going joie said: "Some persons through every time. I have thought it queer can't divulge the secret because Bradley is sec of the play just at pres ond on the list, a place Clarke Griffith ent, but I \vill try it in usually occupied by a NapoleonLajoia some of the games to be scientific hunter. Well, played down here. I have had my men Brad has improved in his ability to with me long enough now to thor lay the ball down and then he is also * oughly understand them, and barring one of those long drivers. With such accidents I think you -will witness a man batting second, he -win be able some of the best playing on our part to keep the opposing teams guessing this summer that you have seen in a as to whether he wil bunt or hit it long "while. I make no predictions as out. Turner has been moved up, for to where we will finish in the race. I believe he -will hit better than ever. This is problematic. I believe I have In fact, I would not be surprised to a great batting team. OUT- boys have see him hitting- over .300 right from not been swatting the leather as hard the start. as I would, like to see them, but they BUELOW WILL STICK. , all look good to me. Chase is a great Manager Lajoie does not like all boy at the bat in a pinch this season. this talk that has been spread, about All I hope is that we go along without to the effect that Fred Buelow would accidents, and if we don't make g-otfd be released. Some Cleveland papers I will .miss my guess." have had it that he would be allowed to go back to Detroit, while others CARL S. LUNDGREN, have said that he would be turned over to Boston. I thought I was GRIFFITH'S NINETEENTH YEAR. Pitcher of the Chicago National League Club. managing the Cleveland team," re marked Lajoie today, "but it seems Highlander Manager Holds the Record Carl S. Lundgren. one of the most successful of the Chicago National League team's that the newspaper men throughout pitchers, is of Swedish descent, ami was born near Marengo. IH., about twenty-six years the country have taken my job away For Successive Seasons as Pitcher ago. Lundgren entered Illinois University iu 1898. and at once became prominent in college from me. The facts are that I never athletics. He won the pitcher's place on the 'varsity ball team, and was for four years the in the Big Leagues. mainstay of the best college nine in the West, his catcher being Jake Stahl, now with the have considered releasing Buelow at Washingtons. Lundgren's work attracted the attention of several major league managers, any time. I do not ask for anyone to Clark Griffith, now manager of the but the best offer came from the Chicago Nationals, and "Lundy" joined .Tames A. Hart's do better work than Fred did the first New York Americans, holds the record team immediately after graduation. His work at once stamped him as fit for fast company, half of last season. I will acknowledge for continuous pitching- in the big but he wafe used mainly as the reserve pitcher of the team for two seasons. In 1904 that he did not do as well toward the leagues. If he goes into the box this Manager Selee decided that the collegian was good enough, and had developed enough, for close as at the start, but then the coming season it will be his nineteenth regular work, and Lundgren took turn about witli Weimer, Wicker, Briggs and Brown. His whole team -was shot to pieces and consecutive year of slab work. He pitching throughout the season was superb. He bad fine control, a steady nerve, and an ex everything broke badly. But now was out of big company for one year, cellent assortment, of curves, while the Chicago team backed him admirably. Lundgren was Bem'is and Buelow are Cleveland's first his second in base ball, when he joined married in September, 190?>. He is a quiet, home-loving young man, of faultless habits, two catchers." and immensely popular with the players. While at college the unassuming youngster, a California club. But with the ex pitcher of the ball club and fullback of the eleven, was a popular iiiol, and one of the STORIES ON ROSSMAN. ception of that one season he has been leading members of the big Kappa Sigma fraternity. It seems that down South on the among the toppers. training trip some of the boys got to In a game with Cleveland Lajoie's calling Claud Rossman the "apple sluggers hammered Jack Chesbro out knocker." Well, after Sunday's game, of the box, and then chased Jack en. Rad was a great kidder in the Griff. "You're surely not sore on me in which the 2000 fans -who occupied Powell to the bench. Griff went in box, and Griff may have acquired the for hitting you?" the first base bleachers amused them and the first man up was the great habit from his old time instructor. He "Not that," replied the Dutchman, selves in jeering'the big first taaseman. and only Larry. depends a lot on rattling the batter sullenly. "But what makes me sore Rossman was asked how he enjoyed, "Just send me up one of your fast at critical stages. is to think you could throw a ball the roasting and hooting he, received high ones. Clark," said Larry. "I'll Griff's lack of speed is always a fast enough to hurt anybody." from the crowd. "Oh, that was all knock that copper off the hill outside standing kid among the other pitchers. right." answered "Rosy," "But T the fence there." In Atlanta during the spring practice ANSON'S MISFORTUNE. would like to know who put them next "Somebody's been kidding you," re when Herman Long was with the to calling me the 'apple knocker." torted Griff. "This one is going over team, the Dutchman was at the bat His Right Arm so Stiff as to be Al That's the man I want to interview." the plate. A dollar even you can't and Griff was pitching. Griff lost Larry tells a good one on Rossman. touch it." _ .t "When we started practicing in the Lajoie—You're on. control and a high one caught Herman most Useless. in the back of the neck as he turned Captain Anson has a mornento of South," says Larry, "I started in to Griffith—Here it goes. to duck it and dropped him dead. It throw the big fellow some of thosB Griff tossed up a slow drop and his base ball days that will never nice low one around the shins. But tarry hit a foot above it. was an awful soak, and it was five leave him. His arm is gone. He never minutes before they could bring the uses his right arm unless it is neces they never fazed him. He would Griffith—Another dollar on this one. Dutchman back to earth. gather them in and shoot the ball back Lajoie—On again. , I'll kill it. sary, and one unfamiliar with the to me, yelling: 'That's the candy, Nap. But O'Loughlin called: "Strike tun!" At dinner that night Herman was captain would imagine that he is left- grumpy, and when his side kicker, Give me some down around the ankles. • Griffith — Here's your finish, Larry. handed. This is- not the case, how Those are the kind I likre." Tou couldn't hit the Atlantic ocean "Rowdy" Jack O'Connor, asked him if ever. Within a year after he stopped from the deck of a steamship with he was going to their room for the playing the grea.t national game, his TWO PLAYERS LET OUT. a shotgun. usual pinochle fest, Herman told him arm commenced to stiffen and he now Manager Lajoie started to diminish And Larry fanned. to go to. Griff asked him a question has a hard time getting his right hand his squad of men last week.