The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 30, 1917, Page 6

SCOOP BASEBALL SCORES COFFS EHO OOOSOOOF % AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. SCHOELHSOHOEDSEOHOO GAMES FRIDAY. St. Paul, 4; Columbus, 2. Kansas City, 4; Toledo, 0. Louisville, 1; Minneapolis, 1. Milwaukee-Indianapolis game scheduled. not CHOHHOOHOCTHSH OOD o AMERICAN LEAGUE. ° Ce ee ee ee ee ed GAMES, FRIDAY. Detroit at St. Louis, Club— R.H.B St. Louis . aoe b 5458. Detroit . 19:19 2 Batteries—Koob, McCabe, Park and Severeid; Covaleskie and Stanage. Chicago at Cleveland. Club— R.H.E. Cleveland w1 5 2 Chicago .. wa 8 0 Batteries—Covaleskie and O'Neill; Faber and Schalk. Washington at Philadelphia, Club— RH EB. Philadelphia ...*. 49.1 ‘Washington 8 8.8 Batteries — Falkenberg, Noyes and Meyer; Harper and Ainsmith. New York at Boston. Club— R.H.E. Boston .. 38 7 0 ‘New York 111 2 Ten innings. i Batteries—Foster and Agnew; Mo- eridge and Walters, OOOOH OEOSEDHESD CJ NATIONAL LEAGUE. > OCH OHHOHOHHHHHHH OD GAMES FRIDAY. Boston at New York. First game— Club— New. York Boston .. j Hatteries—Benson, Smith, Tesreau and Gibson, Rariden; Tyler, Barnes and Tragesser. Boston at New York, Second game— Club— R.H. EB. New York . O54 Boston .. 317 0 Batteries — Middleton, .Tesreau, G. Smith and Kreuger; Gibson, Rudolph and Tragesser. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. Club— R.H.E. ‘Pittsburgh (ae ya | Cincinnati . di ae 39) Batteries—Mamaux and W. Wag- ner; Mitchell and Wingo. Chicago at St. Louis. Club— RHE Chicago . 263 St. Louis ‘Batteries — Demaree, Hendrix and Elliott; Meadows and Gonzales. Brooklyn at Philadelphia—rain. PAGE MR. JONES, Mr. Sporting Editor: It is event, after reading your ar- ticle regarding the baseball game Thursday night, that the true facts were not given. It is also evident, from the alleged facts, as given out by B. E. Jones, that he has affiliated himself with the Nonpartisan league. The real facts are that the Jones lineup was largely composed of play- ers from the regular Bismarck nine, while their opponents, with two excep- tions, were young boys in knicker- béckers. The actual score was a tie, 14 to 14. Has Jones ever been to¥ Spain? If not, when did he become a Spanish athlete. Yours truly, A FAN, An Oversight. Harold was out walking with his mother when they, passed a- legless man. “Goodness, mamma, did God let that man out of heaven without his WHOLE FAMILY IN BASEBALL Outflelder Thrasher of Athletics Has Four Brothers Interested in \ National Game. Frank Thrasher, the outfielder of the Athletics, formerly with Atlanta of the Southern league, is not the only baseball representative of the family. His brother, Ralph, who has retired to farm life, was pitcher for a team at Watkinsville, Ga. His brothers, Ike and Loring, are candidates for the in- field and outfield of the Atlanta team, find another brother, Cloyce, aged sev- THE CUB REPORTER enteen, is a member..of the Oconee ieh School team of Watkinsville. C MTERDATIONAL HLtt SERVICE “When. Fred’Aterkle went to the © wa gon, ee now, forms Rittshurgays baseman OLD-TIME CHICAGO AND NEW YORK PLAYERS: ‘ubs he: found not-a ‘single ‘player. who swith the: team In 1908, when: the Cubs won the‘pennant from the Ginnte through Merkle's oversight in not touching second,” All of the ‘old Cubs are uf still remain.in the National’ league, Evers: and: Reulbach! coaching, squad of the Braves, > hile Zimmerman, the kid infielder of 1908, now is McGraw’s ‘third Schulte plays the outfield for OF-1He"1908 Giants, only Herzog is left in New York-and he. has been a GothihPTiabitant only off and on—McGraw “having traded -him away twice and traded him back twice. Charley put in terms in Reston and Cincinnati, Like Zimmerman, Doyle und Merkle, Herzog was a rookie infielder 1 sHe came Into the league that season, Marquard, now with Brooklyn, the Giants in the fall of 1908, while Giant pliching taff in 1908, still is pitching good ball in St. Louis. 1908. vent to Leon Ames, though a veteran of the Matty, of course, still is in the league a8 manager of Cincinnati, but Big Six is no longer Inactive service, BASEBALL STORIES Manager Stallings has more outfield- ers than aly team In either Jeague, see Willie Doak, the Cardinals’ spithall pitcher, is in» grand shape again. eee ‘cond ty of Massey, the Braves’ utilit: baseman, Is a former Univer Texas player. ees War shouldn't have any terrors for umpires, Besides being umpires, most of ‘em are married men. a Pitcher Garry Fortune has heen re- turned to tlie New London club by the Fhiladelphia Nationals, eee Charlie Dooin has retired from ‘base- ball, and is making a success of selling automobiles In Philadelphia, ee Tony Marhefka, who was with New London jlast year, has. quit baseball and joined Uncle Sam’s army. ‘ oe 6 . The order of the war can committee cutting off the supply of canned goods, does not include ball players: ene Hughie Jennings and Jimmy Calla- han are having some trouble in getting their teams started this’ year, eee Gus Hetling, recently released by Wichita of the Western league, {3 playing third base for Rockford of the Three-I. eee Lee Magee says there fs no chance of his ever being drafted. He says he is blind, and hts batting average will prove it. ees Lawry, the Athletics’ young second baseman, who has taken on needed} weight, Is now physically fit to stand the pace, eee Dick Buckley, whom old-timers will | remember as a great catcher many; years. ago, is one of. the ticket takers! at Forbes field. eee Besides doing most of ‘the catching for. Pittshurgh.. BUL.Eischer, snestipp Brooklynite, is doing quite a little of the stick work, oe @ The birds who are trying to fll Honus Wagner's shoes are having about as much success as a submarine in the Wabash river. . ee. @ Jack Warhop is pitching fine ball for Jack Dunn’s Orioles. The little under- hand filnger pitched two shutout games within the last ten days, eee Benny Kauff, who was a coal miner before he turned his talents to the na- tional pastime, is perhaps one of the hardiest of ball-players. se 8 ff Pitcher George Mogridge of the New Yorks has more kinds of delivery than any living pitcher. ‘He can throw over- hand, side arm. and. underhand, eee 5 John McGraw candidly admits that the Brooklyns are the Giants’ most dangerous rivals, McGraw says that Robbie’s pitching must be overcome, ese Charley Rigler, National league um- pire, was ready for a try at the trenches in France, but a twisted fin- ger, bunged up in:a. ball game: years ago, caused his rejection. 3 ‘ ve ee Chick Gandil, formerly of Cleveland, ig. getting quite popular with the Chi- cago fans. Everybody agrees that Pres- ident Comiskey of the White Sox made a wise move when he acquired Chick “8 The Cardinals are getting the money In St. Louls, Miller Huggins seems to have a good ball club after all. se 8 Cincinnati politicians are grooming Garry Herrmann, chairman of the na- tional commission, for mayor of Red- land, eee Manager McGraw fs trying to con- vert George Kelly, the nephew of Bill Lange, from an outfielder into a pitcher. eee Newark’s great strength so far has been in its pitching, for which, without a doubt, wise old Tom Needham is re- sponsible. eee Fred Mitchell, who is getting fair re- sults with the disjointed’ Cubs, has developed a ‘fine all-aréand player ip “Dutch” Reuther, .- -~—-—- a y{ | “One night Chance was loafing in the Lm Not so _ STUCK CN THAT | BUGLE a5 to TAKE TH! SATDRDAY, UME 90, 1017,” Managers’ In Players. —_ Differs’ From _. Handling ‘Artle Hoffman Relates Instances of Idlosyncrasy' of Former Leader of Chicago Cubs—How He Called Pitcher Ritchie. The conversation in 2 Chicago fan: ning bee ‘tarbed to Frank Chance. { “There. waaa great fellow,” said | Artie Hoffman; former utility star of | the Cubs. “Fused! to travel around with him, keeping tab on our players, three or four times a week. lobby and insisted on my remaining ‘with him to keep him company. We | were all supposed to be in our rooms by eleven o’clock, but we sat and sat and sat. Finally it got to be half past one, “Why don’t. you go to bed, Frank?’ I said. ‘If I had as much money as you, I wouldn't worry whether the fel- lows got in on-time or not.’ “Chance glanced at the clock. ‘Go to bed yourself, he snapped. ‘You're breaking rules.’ And_me sitting up to keep him company! Can you beat it? “And could Chance; call a fellow?” continued Hoffman. “Well, rather, 1 remember We had a three-game series with the Giants one week, and Ritchie went in to pitch for us. He won it. ‘Right after the battle Chance told hin he'd have to work the third, too. Meaning he’d get only, one day of rest in between, Ritchie was willing. “The night’ after he won Ritchie stayed out late, and,.what he didn’t get in. the clubhouse..was a caution. Chance landed into him proper. He told him there wasn’t a chance for him eorprrrrrerrererrtcr WITH HAMLET OMITTED Did you" .ever, in the days when ‘the wérld was young, ‘see Booth as he. stalked through “Hamlet's” linus? . Ever sit en- thralled.in pit or gallery. while the great-master spoke his roll- ing.words and acted his immor- tal role?. And‘then, perchance, did.you go to see some would-be renderer of Shakespere struggle with Hamlet,” even though’ he “might do the best. he could? Then you know what it fs. to see the. Pittsburg club without Hans Wagner in‘tlie show, ~ LAUD Manager McGraw Says Giant DAVE ROBERTSON Outfielder as Great as Cobb. Temperamental Southerner Is Great Ball Player, but Wants to Have His Own Way—Batted .307 Last Season. John J. McGraw's declaration that Davy Robertson, Giant outfielder, is as great a ball player as Ty Cobb, if the Giant star cares to be, was almost the cause for breaking out American flags and holding a public mags meet- ing to send thanks by the citizens of Elizabeth City, N. C., where’ Dave first attracted attention, Dave is temperamental, ‘He ts a Southerner withthe Southerner’s con- tempt for the Northerner’s brusque- ness, He is a great ball player, and he knows It fairly well: wants to be great in his own way. If he doesn't feel like stretching ‘his legs in a sprint-to: first base, why It's no- body's business, so he does as he pleases, McGraw has_ been’ grilling Robert- son for a long time, using his own successful way in making a great;man of his potential great. This year, ac- cording to McGraw, Robertson is go- ing to step out as the only real rival of the famous Georgia peach in all- around ball playing. Dave has added © pitch, Then, five minutes later, he told Ritchle he had’ decided to sen¢ him in. f “Ritchie pitched his:head off, ané won, three to one, AS soon as the gang reached the clubhouse Chance dug intc his locker, before he’d even changed his togs, and drew out a fat roll of bills. He stripped two fifties and handed them to Ritchie. “‘You're a funny guy,’ sald Chance ‘but you can certainly pitch!” TO SUCCEED BILL HAMILTON Pitcher Jim McGinley Named to Man. age Worcester Team—Roster of Eastern League Managers, Pitcher Jim McGinley: has beer aamed to succeed Billy Hamilton as aying manager of the Worcester 1m of the Eastern league, while Jack O'Hara will succeed Jack Flynn ai i Springfield, thus completing the roster of Eastern managers, Bill Abstein will be at Hartford, Gene McCann at New Condon, Paul Kritchell at Bridgeport, Danny Murphy at New Haven, Jack Flynn at Lawrence and Mike Garrity at Portland, ¢ Basis of Bay Rum. The basis\of bay rum is Jamaica or Saint Croix rum, made from the skimmings of the sugar boilers, the scrapings of sugar: barrels and the washings from sugar pots. For the best grade of bay rum the rum must be free from foreign’odors and almost ee ee a.few promises of his own, and it may be that he will forget temperament and try to make them stick. - Last year Dave busted into the first days of the season with a few well: timed crashes that placed him at the head of the batting list with no trou- ble at all. He played like a fiend, or a Cobb, and he made such a. furore that everyone, McGraw.included, sai¢ |’ the star had at last begun to shine, It was premature praise, for Dave struck a slump, forgot his good reso. lutions, and ended the season with ¢ batting average of .307, barely withir the hall of fame, ‘ BLOWING SAND RIGHT SMART Exhibition Game Between Giants an¢ Tigers Called on Account of Un- usual Wind Storm. Ball games have been called off or account of wetness, but seldom on ac count of too much dryness. This is what happened to the Giants-Tiger: contest scheduled for Oklahoma City exhibition, A high wind took all the moisture out of the diamond and scat: tered the sand diamond so that if couldn’t be played on. The visiting Players took a look at the situatior and refused to goon. “Why, the whole infield is up in the air,” said one oj them, as, the wind scooped a wagon load of .sand out of second base anc deposited it in the pitcher’s box. Ever Oklahoma City natives admitted it was blowing “right smart” and did not blame the players, BEST LEFT-HANDED PLAYERS IN LEAGUE. “The best quartet of ‘left-handed-pitchers in the league” is the bonst of St. Louis fans when discussing the chances of the ‘St. Louls Americans in the 1917 pennant race, Earl Hamilto1 pitchers im the league, is expecte him last season, was given a. ni who in 191% was one of the best young repeat. Hamiiton, whose. shoulder. contract this year With a ‘salnry cu failed. a But Dave, instead of balking went to Cuba, where he trained faithfully. While working against the St. Louis Nationals.in the spring series hé shot'over a few tast’’r ones which not only baffled his opponents: but made Fielder Jones sit up and smile, The quartet of southpaws includes Weilman; Koob, Plank ang Han- Aton. s x “ J Weilman was forced to quit pitching because of ‘an-ailing kidney, and though he-stuck until. the middie of May in:hopes that-he might ovdrconle his. illness, he was finally forced to turn in‘ his uniform and go-to his home for-an operation, \ ‘. mn mrnnnrrennnwrnse PULLS UNIQUE STUNT; The unique feat of being only one’ to handle a ball, being able to retire the side ard 7 end the game, was performed’ by Pitcher Jim Bagby of the In- dians, against Clark. Griffith’s Senators. With two out in the ninth, runners on second and third and Morgan’ up,. ‘Bagby replaced Fred Coumbe. Jim only pitched one ball, Eddie poking it right back at the Tribe’s pitcher. Bag- by picked it up and beat Mor- gan to the bag, thus being the only man to handle the ball. GIANTS EASY FOR DEMAREE Cub Pitcher Has:‘Now Won Fourteen Consecutive Games From Mugg- * ey MeGraw’s -Hirelings. There ts another pitcher in the Na- tional league besides Jack Coombs of Brooklyn who finds the New York |. Giants easy victims. That other twirler is none other than Al Demaree of the Cubs, who the other day defeat- ed-the Giants 6 to 1, and in so doing conquered them for the fourteenth ttme consecutively. That is a better eset. ge Al Demaree. record than the one of which Coombs ! boasts. The Brooklyn slabman has beaten McGraw’s men 11 games in a row. Manager McGraw let Demaree go two years ago because he believed he was not strong enough to be a steady and effective pitcher. He included him in a trade which brought Hans Lo- bert, who now Is a utility player to the Giants. Immediately after he was traded to the Phillies Demaree set out to prove that he was a better pitcher than-creilited nd opesof tHe.clubs he i ns EET AO delighted to defeat was the Gianf®., ind while he was a member of the Philadelphia club: he took 13 games from them... + 2 SAR Demaree started this season suc- cessfully. -against: 'MeGraw’s “club by: beating them with seven hits and win- ning his fourteenth gume, It is Mitch- ell’s "hope that he keeps up the good work and if he does he will’be a big- ger New York Giant killer than Pfles- ter or Lavender ever dared.to be, TIGERS’ NEW FIRST BASEMAN Hugh Jennings Picks Up Bill. Fuer. born, St. Louis Boy, Attending Northwestern University. Hugh Jennings has picked up a new first baseman in the person of Bill Fuerborn, a St. Louls boy, who is at- tending~ . Northwestern’ =uulversity. %, Fuerborn is a big fellow, a:hard-hitter aula speed merchant, KIT BRANSFIELD'S OLD JOB Hard to Find Player to Reptace Form: er Pirate at First Base—Those Who Have Tried. In 1915 Kitty Bransfield, now a Na: tional league umpire, was first base man of; the Pittsburgh Pirates, ‘Since then twenty men have had chances to fill the position without success. Del Howard, Homer Hildebrand, Bilt Clan cey, Joe Nealon, Allan Storke, Harry Swacina, Warren Gill, Jimmy Kane, Bill Abstein, Jack Flynn, Ham Hyatt, Bud Sharpe, Fred Hunter, Bill Me Kechnie, Jack Miller, Ed Konetehy, Doe Johnston, Hans Wagner, Bill Hinchman, and Warren Adams have all had their crack at the job, and not one has made good. It is doubtful if any club has this record. DAMON AND PYTHIAS JEERED Does Not Make Hit When Pulled in Baseball ‘Games—Class D Clubs Offer Many Thrills. Competition may or may not be-the life of trade, but it is certainly the life of baseball. A game between a couple of: pugnacious, hard-fighting Class D league clubs offers more-thrills and real enjoyment than a pink tea affair between big league outfits. The Damon and Pythias business doesn’t-make a hit with the fans. The fate of the uni- verse may not depend upon the out: come of a ball game, but. the bugs like to see the players act as if it did. Base- ball without the fighting spirit and the “pep” is only, as the English “ tified rounders.” eeker Several Degrees Worse. Hank—A quitter is one Who quits, but a slacker is one who doesn’t begin, .