The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 15, 1922, Page 6

i] 1 | THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1922 FAMOUS FIGURE IN SPORTS, POP ANSON, IS DEAD Was For More Than a Half Cen- tury One of Leading Figures in Baseball THOUSANDS MOURN DEATH" PUBLIC FUNERAL, Chicago, April 15.—Chicago to- morrow will pay its final tribute to Adrian C, “Pop” Anson, revered hero of baseball, for a half cen- tury, when public services for the sportsman will be held at a down. town funeral chapel with the most. prominent men of the city, the Chicago and Detroit American League teams and various leaders in the sport, world attending, Chicago, April 15.—Adrian C. Anson for more than half a century one of the most notable figures in baseball, died last night at St. Luke’s hospital after a wweek’s illness and just two days before this seventieth birthday. The death, of “Pop”. Anson, as he was called by the thousands of base- ball followers who have known him ‘as one of the legendary heroes of the national sport, came suddenly after it ‘was believed that he was well on the way to recovery following an opera- tion performed last Monday. He had been stricken on the street Suaday with internal troubles, death hag placed the world za mourning, for “Pop” not only was beloved by every person interested in baseball, but was admired for ‘his manliness and square- ness by all true sportsmen. ‘His abil- ity on the diamond, where he was looked on by old timers as the great- est of firstbasemen, brought him ad- miration of the t, 1 prowess while brought him the respect of all. Was Lover of Outdoorg. “Pop” was an outdoors lover up-to the day he’ was stricken, turning to‘ hen he no lenger could handle seball, “Pop” Anson saw baseball formved, virtually, and watched it go through all the stages which brought it to the present position. As a boy in his teens he played his first contest at a time when the game really was the old “rounders” and wag just start- ing in the process of evolution which -brought it to the point where it is the standby of nearly every youngster. He played first with Marshalltown, Towa, after going to Rockford, Ill, where he was a teammate of the late A, G. Spaulding, the great pitcher. In the early seventies he played with the ia Athletics, the Chicago als and it was with the latter club that he reached a pinnacle of playing ability which still stands out in the history of baseball. On All American Team. “Pop’s great work as a_ slugger, fielder and leader brought him. recog- nition as the firstbaseman chosen by , Spaulding for the mythical all-time all- American team, the players being se- lected chiefly on their statistical rec- ords, In the early eighties he became man. ager of the Chicago team and in win- ning many pennants ‘became known for his fairness and strictness and a disciplinarian. Through the various baseball fights and t1é numerous oc- casions of the international dissen- sion which “Pop” «watched, he always insisted on fair play. Thts trait was carried with ‘him ‘to the golf links, where fhe has been a familiar figure in recent years. He al- ways observed the many rules of golf etiquette, and insisted that those about him do the same, There are few types of, the local public links ‘who have not received one of “Pop's” famous “bawling outs” for. moving, talking or violating some rule of etiquette as the old timer prepared for hig shots, To the beginner, un- \familiar with golf, Mr, Anson’s ex- treme care in preparing for each shot Proved very exasperating. ‘Public Funeral Probable. Funeral arrangements had not been definitely completed tonight, but it was Delieved a public funeral downtown will be held. Mr. Anson survived by four daughters, Mrs, Clough, Mont Clair, N. J.; Mrs, Arthur Dodge, Mrs, C. E. Cherry and Mrs. A, W Scottmann, the latter three living here. COBB MAKES FEW CHANGES IN TIGERS, By NEA Service. ‘Augusta, Ga., April 12.—The Detroit Tigers will take the field this year much the same ball club that Manager Cobb chaperoned in, 1921, Lu Blue will play first, Rigney short, Jones third and either Young or Cut- shaw at second. ager Cobb, Heilman and Bobby i ik after the outfield. ssler will be first string , with second call to Larry Woodall, and the show position to Clyde Manion. i | Manager Cobb has decided that if} Cutshaw plays second base he will hit in the second position in the bat- ting order with Rign _ EAGLE Tailoring and Hat Works Dry Cleaning, Pressing, Re- pairing, Remodeling, Dyeing of Ladies’ and Men’s Clothes. Prompt and courteous service. Call For. and Deliver. Phone 58 318 Broadway Bismarck, N. D. \ We clean and reblock hats. ar \ \ \ \ \ BOB VEACH IS SLUGGER OF OLD SCHOOL Since Passing of Lajoie, Veach Stands Out as Only Batsman In American League Who Never Shifts His Style There is only one 100 per cent na- tural hitter, or free swinger, in the ‘American League and he is Bob Veach, left’ fielder of the Detroit Tig- ers. Since Nopoleon Lajoie led the bats- men, free swingers have become about as removed from baseball as the dodo from this earth. Lajoie was a natural batsman, probably the greatest that ever faced a.pitcher. (Lajoie’s \ success prompted batsmen to accept the free swing as the proper method at bat. ‘Lajoie passed and in his place came Tyrus Raymond Cobb, the game's greatest scientific batsman. ‘Cobb never has been a natural batsman, never a free swinger. He is a chop batter, meeting the ball in front with a chop stroke. ‘His success brought about a change in ‘batting style and ‘the newcomers ‘followed his example. The great batsmen that strung along. with Cobb, Tris Speaker, George Sisler, Eddie Collins and others‘ are all ex- ponents of the chop stroke, all gcien- tific hitters, The natural batter “takes a nasty cut at the ball,” in the parlance of the sport. “He swings from. the.ear with a perfect follow through.” Veach ig the only man in the American League that does thig today. No matter what pitcher he opposes, what situation he happens to find himself in; Veach always swings with the game motion, always takes a long cut, “from the ear.” Babe Ruth, greatest slugger of all time, is frequently classed as a nat- ural batsman. Ruth is a_ free swinger more than anything else, but not a 100 per cent free swinger. Not frequently Ruth changes his batting style, slapping the ball, which is another form of the chop stroke. Most of the time, though, Ruth takes the nastiest cut ~® all history. List of the. Sluggers. Harry Heilmann, batting cham- pion of the American League for 1921, is an almost perfect ‘free swing- er, but occasionally he, switches to the chop stroke. Bas \\ 5 jand Howard Shanks. \New York has several players i | | \ | | Manager John McGraw of the New York Giants is very partial to big pitchers, “3 If a bush leave heaver is a six-foot- | | | | er he always has a better chance of getting a real tryout with the Gtents: LAST OF THE SLUGGING TYPE at AH 7a) “s ey Yy LADY - LADO classed as free swingers, Bob Meusel, Wally Pipp, Frank Baker and Wallie Schang. ‘Larry Gardner and Steve O'Neill are Cleveland’s candidates, while Bib Falk and Johnny Mostil are the Chicago members. “St. Louis, with its array of heavy sluggers, can list but two, Williams and Collins. Washington has Walter Johnson Boston can point to Mike Menoskey, George Burns and Elmer Smith and_Phila- delphia claims “Tillie” Walker, Jimmy Dykes and Welsh. \ The so-called free swingers are very much in the minority, but in this small list the only one that is_a simon-pure swinger is. the swarthy Veach, whq goes on, season after season, swinging in the same old fashion without change or thought of change. Just For The Sport Of It . —> oo =e The New York’ Americans are cer- tainly a happy family. Ruth doesn't speak to Mays, Mays doesn’t talk to ugins, Huggins merely nods to Owner Huston. ‘ ‘ Walter Johnson may not do any pitching until the first of May, says a news report. That will be good néws to seven other clubs in the American League. , : e.e @ Connie Mack’s team is fast rounding into shape to hold down the cellar championship. The St: Louis Cardt- nals recently beat them five-straight bi eee The three fighting Shades continue to win from most:of their opponents by an even wider margin than their name. ee Detroit has a resruit, by name Her. man, who swings a baseball bat as heavy as that of Babe Ruth. There ends the comparison. ee @y Carl Mays is right-handed, which disproves the.long accepted theory that only southpaw pitchers. are tem- peramental. 3 ee It seems that a great) many pitch- ers are basing their hopes. to do a comeback on the theory that the live- ly ball will be missing in 1922. Cer- tainly: would; be tough if the ball mak- |. ers crossed them up. see Eddie. Roush, continues to remain down on the:farm;..He will have_to produce some rei ps to equal =the McGRAW LIKES BIG PITCHERS, LEFT TO RIGHT: McGLOUGHLIN, JONNARD.AND STANTON, Three “rookies who shope to stick with the Giants are George Stanton, a southpaw, who is 6 feet 5 inches; McGloughlin, who is more perpendicu- lar, measuring 6 feet-1-2 inches, and Claude Jonnard, who is the: midget of the trio, although he. is 6 feet 1 inch. salary that he refuses to accept from the Cincinnati club. All the water hazardg are not on golf courses. Some of the ball. fields in the south haye ’em. Big Falk of the White Sox tumbled into one the other day and lost a ball game to the Giants. ‘ see The Brooklyn pitchers have been having such an easy time with the Yankees on. the training trip that President Ebbetts says he intends to pitch old Nap Rucker, now a scout for the club. That seems to be rub- bing it in. o— | MITCHELL HAS | VARIED CAREER | Boston Manager Has Done About. Everything in Baseball By NEA Service, St, Petersburg, Fla.; April 13.—Man- ager Fred Mitchell of the Braves has done practically everything during hia baseball career. He came to the majors as a. pitch er. Then he decided to take up catch. ing: He has been ao scout and has acted as assistant to several. major league managers, ‘ In addition. to hig duties in profes- sional basebalt circles, Mitchell’ spent @-couple of yedrs coaching the Har- vard university baseball, candidates. Perhaps ‘his connection with college ‘baseball has had much to do with’ thé fact that Mitchell likes the collégians and has a number of them in the pres- ent Brave squad. .~ While they ma} of experience, Mitchell is already con- vinced that O’Regan, who caught for ‘Boston College last year, has the mak- ings. In addition, Inflelder Dooley from Georgetown and Frank Putnam, former Exeter Academy captain, are rogarded as excellent prospects for the ‘Braves’ inner defense. oe COACH WORKS HIS PITCHERS Harvard Mentor Does All Catching in Practice Sessions | | | | | | o- By INEA Service, G Cambridge, Mass., April 13.--No man is as well qualified to judge pitchers as a catcher. That's the thory on which Coach Jack Slattery of Harvard bases his twirling selections, f From the start of the season in the cage until the umpire yells “out’ at the last Yale game, Slattery: coaches his team with his right hand:' His left is covered with a catcher’s mitt. \ Slattery is spending this afternoons right now with a dozen or more:likely hurlers. He doesn’t stand arqind and watch them, however. He gets’ down in the cage and receives ‘thelr ‘throws. The same before‘a game. . Slattery works out with hisimen and selects his pitcher from first-hand information. Jack ‘Slattery ‘garnered his: early. fame at Tufts College, whieh ‘he left to join the Boston Red Sox,.: @ucceed- ing seasons found: him with ‘Washing- ton and the St. Louis Cardinals. He éoached. his alma’ materifrom:1914 to 1917 afd. came to Harvard ih 1919, Although a catcher, Slattery saw duty at first dase, In hig Dig league days. At the same time he bolstered up tite lower end of his team’s Datting otder by wielding a powerful ash; something which stfll terrorizes his own pupils, — wh * Outfield Looks Good | To Mack: : | Athletics Manager Will Pick | Fielders to Suit Pitching | By INEA Service. The Athletics made no. mistake -when they obtained Bing Miller from Washington in that three-cornered deal. Man for man, Miller means more to the ‘Athletics than Dugan. McGowan, a big husky left-handed hitter, from ‘Newark in the Interna- tional. League, has already won a berth, He hit .308 last year, Also ‘he is very fast despite his size, Mack’s plan is to do a lot of shift. ing ‘in his. outfield, seyding right- handed hitters against Teft-handed pitchers and vice versa, so five fly, chasers are going to sce considerable service, : Both Tilly. Welker and Frank Welca are more ambitious this spring than. ever before. They know they lave to. step to. hold their places and they sur- prised Mack with their ambition this. spring. Walker-won himself a wife last win- ter and means to he’s regular. Mack had other plans in mfhd, but Walker. he will start the race in left. It looks as .if ‘Walker, Welch and MeGowan will start the s nin the outfield with Miller and Witt.in re- serve, Witt, always,.a .£00,per cent ‘hitter, must be carried. Hughes and (Malone, the other rookies, show lots of’ promise, but are sligitly below the others in all-round qualifications and they. are probably, destined’ for. .an- other season in the minors, , Billy Evans Says. | If there is one thing that: baseball needs it is more speed. oe oo | Don’t get me wrong. I do not refer to speed on the bases or the delivery of the pitchers, B * ‘i I have in mind the general attitude of the participants. Dilatory tactics that have no place on the ball field. e 9 The public likes action, even though there may be much of the. phoney about it. Very often the public does jRot get what it Itkes, which of course ‘ has played. so hard this..spring that ‘ have crept into the national pastime) - TWO FASTEST HUMAN BEINGS. Left to right: Oharlie Paddock. Morris Kirksey | By NEA Service. = o¢ ‘Palto Alto, Cal. April 13—Behold the two fastest human beings in the world, Charlie Paddock, track captain of the University of Southern Califor- nia, and Morris Kirksey, Stanford’s star sprinter, Kirksey, Stanford’s speed merchant, Tuns the 100 yards in 94-5 seconds. Paddock is credited with having nego- tiated the distance in 92-5 seconds. His official record is 98-5 seconds. Which, after this spring, will wear the crown? It is just a matter of tnch- es between them at the tape, Will Kirksey throw off the jinx and ‘beat Paddock to the tape in their last college racé, soon to be staged? BILLY EVANS’ ANSWER TO BASEBALL PROBLEM BY BILLY EVANS The first battorjup hit the ball. over. the ‘fence and’ the circuit of the bases. _ E The ball was in, fair territory when it passed over the fence. However, when it finally, passed from view of the umpire it was in foul territoiy. That made it a foul ball. The umpire so ruled. . That makes one runner who crossed thg plate yet didn't score @ run. The same batter then hit,a long drive to the outfield on which he made three bases, As the runner rounded third he wanted to cantinue on to the plate. The coacher, however, grabbed him and shoved him back to | third. ‘The throw to: the plate got away frem the catcher and the runner, get- ting to his feet, crossed the plate. ‘This made the second runner to cross the plate. The run, however, did not count as the umpire called the baserunner out because of the coach- er’s interferonce.—One out. + The second batter hit one over the fence and completed the circuit of the bases, while the crowd cheored wildly. 3 ‘ {When he reached the plate the um- pire informed him that the catcher had tipped his bat. This act on the part of the datcher made the home run: void and entitled the batsman to first base only. Three runners have now crossed the plate,’ yet no runs havé been scored. The third batter singled, sending the runner on first to second. ‘ Tha fourth batter doubled, sending the runner on second across the plate and the runner on first to third. The runner originally on second, who crossed the plate on the hit, failed to touch third base. The ball wails thrown to-that base and the um- Dire declared the runner out who had apparently: scored.—Two out, This makes four runners tho have crossed the plate and yet none have actually scored. The fifth batter receives a base on balls, filling the bases. The sixth batter hits a home run, the three runners on the bases cross- ing the plate ahead-of him. It was then discovered that the batsman had hit out of order. An ap- peal was made to the umpire. He de- clared the proper batsman out. This. made the third out and erased the four runs that had ‘apparently scored pn the hit. Z * These four runners who_crosaed the Lplate, in addition to the four who had previously ntade “the circuit, mako eight ruriners in all crossing the plate, yet no runs were scored. The first out was due to the coach- er’s interference, the second ‘because of the failure of a runner to touch a base, the third because a player had batted out of order. In no! case was a player retired by boing actually touched with the ball. e Thus a base on balls,.a single, dou- ble and:;triple were made and three balls hit over the fence, all being in fair territory when’ they passed out of the playing field, without a run. be- ing scored. * is a direct slap at the people who pay thie way. ¢ * e . George Cohan said something when he remarked that if he owned a ball club there ts one thing that he would insist on, “the players would have to hurry in and out at the close of the inning.” It certainly is much more pleasing to the spectators ‘to see the teams show a lot of pepper going to their positions rather than having them Straggle out, and usually have one player hold up the game while he takes a little more time than the rest, a a oe | Often umpires are blamed for slow games, Umpires, however, cannot do the running for the players, Neither can they make a slow pitcher work fast or hurry up a catcher in giving his signals, *- * * * “Take your time” is the watchword on a lot of major league clubs. The theory is that the slower you do most things on the ball field the more ef- fective they are. Since all, managers seem to have the same ideal any ad- vantage is neutralized. * * @ Baseball is. going to profit immense- ly when the managers decide that slow tactics are not of any particular ad- vantage and insist on their’ players speeding up. a s Ray Schalk fs\a popular Catches Be: cause. he’ is» always full of life. It doesn't take him a minute to give a signal. Grover Alexander and Walter Johnson are the idols of the fans be- cause they work fast.” a + There isa runner on second base. The batsman hits a hard grounder back at the pitcher. He makes a stab at it with his. gloved hand, same coming in contact with the ball, which bounded off the glove and hit the umpire working back of the pitcher. The runner on sec tried to score on the hit. The ball Was recovered and the runner try- ing to score on: the hit. The ball was recovered and the runner trying to score was. retired at the plate. Is the batsman entitled to his base on such a play and no runners, allowed to advance unless forced, or is the ball in lat? {A QUERY A DAY ————— eee, The ball is in play and the runner After the pitcher had made a play on was out when retired at the plate. the ball the fact that it later hit the umpire! receives no consideration, it is in play. QUITS GAME TWO YEARS, RE. i TURNS, | By NEA Service. St. Petersburg, Fla., April 13—The Braves are banking a great deal on ~ Who will fill George Burns’. place in center field for the New York Giants? , ‘McGraw: hated to give up Burns, but was forced to in order to get Heinie Groh, Filling the vacancy left by the departure of Burns is one of McGraw’s big problems, ; ‘Phe three players trying for the po- TRIO SEEKS OUTFIELD BERTH LEFT TO RIGHT: BOONE, CUNNINGHAM AND SHINNERS, sition are ‘I. M. Boone, who was a whale of a hitter inthe minors; Cun- ningham, with the Giants last year, and Ralph Shinners, for whom Mc- Graw, paid $35,000 to the Indianapolis club. Shinners has the call, In spring practice he has made a big hit with the New York leader, —= =. the returf of Pitcher Frank Miller to «| baiseball,. (Miller, was purchased two years ago, from Pittsburg. Y Due to business and family pressure he retired from the diamond at the close of the 1919 season. ~ ‘Despite his absence from the game, Miller kept himself fit physically. He comes back with a.new view- point, refreshed interest and a desire to prove that he {y as good as ever, ‘During his last year with the Pir- ates, Miller wag ranked among tie first twelve pitchers of the National League in point of effectiveness. KRAUSE TAKES ‘UP TRAINING — - FOR MDONALD Local Boy, Getting in Fine Shape For Bout at Mandan Fair- grounds on April 21 HAS A GOOD RECORD “Bat” Krause, who is to méet “Bud. dy Mconald, of St. Paul, in the box ing arena at the Mandan fair grounds, April 21, is working out daily now, and is getting into fine shape for the match. Krause has taken up shadow boxing in earnest. Skipping the rope, ‘tumbling, road work and sparring are included in hig daily role of training. Krause was born on August 16, 1909 * in Mercer county. His first experience in the ring wag when he stepped in the ring at Krem with an unknown fighter and Krause won-easily, He ‘had put on the gloves with Eddie Doherty previous to thim. In his bout with the unknown at Krem, Krause received admission to the fight as compensation, Later he entered tho ring with Phil Schlosser and held him to a draw. Boxing promoters began to take notice of the boy who could _ take and. give punishment with so much pleasure and boxing promoters in small towns. were bidding for his services, His father, a merchant at Hazen, opposed his boy’s entry into the game as a professional. Krause, being a youth, did as many other youths, and “sneaked” away to partici- pate in bouts and pick up some money on the side, after store hours. ‘ Enlisted in Atmy. Krause enlisted in;the army when 17 years old. He learned considerable about boxing in the army, meeting some skilled men, Among his tutors was Jack Britton, welterweight cham. pion. Britton encouraged Krause, tet! ing him with experience he could make a name for himself in the ring. After being discharged from the army Krause made his headquarters in’ San Antonio, Tex,andin New Mex- ico, and boxed some of the best boys in the southwest, He later came back to North Dakota and now makes his headquarters in ‘Bismarck, with Fred Krause, Jr., as manager, Among the good men Krause has met,are Frankie Roberts, of Bismarck, Leo Stokes, of Fargo; Leo McDonald, of Mandan; “Buddy”. McDonald, of St. Paul, and Johnny Knauf, of Fargo. Krause’s manager. says he was not in® shape when he met “Buddy” McDonald on short notice, and Krause is out to reverse the newspaper decison on that bout. t If Krause defeats “Buddy” McDon- ald at ‘Mandan April 21, the Twin City promoters and Milwaukee promoters have ‘asked ‘fdr ‘his services. Tickets for the April 21 match are ‘od|| Just For The Of It on sale at the Grand Pacific billiard parlor. Special bus sérvice at cheap rates will be provided for the match. = 2 Sport >—_———_—__—_- The New York Yankees have so many temperamental stars that Miller Hug- gins’ must think he is managing @ theatrical troupe. : * * ° Judge Landis now enjoys the hand- z shaking championship- of the south. He met all comers with.a mean grip. se 8 Flo Ziegfeld should be appointed manager-in-chief of Carl Mays. Any- one responsible for the “Follies” ought to be able to handle Mays. ’ Ball players now know ‘the mean- ing of a mental hazard as applied to golf. ‘Pep Young of Detroit, despite a strong arm, is unable to control his throws.and is doomed for the minors. * The suggestion that a petition be presented ‘to Judge Landis asking for the re-instatement of Babe Ruth does not meet with the approval of the American League pitchers, * Dempsey says in agreeing to take on Wills he ig not going back on a statement. once made that he would never meet a colored fighter. iHle in- sists Wills will be a passable white mam when the bell rings. * If Carl Mays gets away with the present stand that he has taken rel- ative to a fine imposed on him by Man. ager Huggins that individual might as well turn in this uniform. * ‘Harry Heilmann says he intends to make the pitchers get them over be- fore’ he swings at them this year. Wihich causes Walter Mails to remark that Heilmann isn’t going to make ‘any base hits when He pitches, oo “One nice thing for the experts who have picked New -York to again win Jin the American League is that they will have a lot of alibis to offer if the Yankees blow. se 8 Babe Ruth says next. to baseball he likes ‘his golf. He should play a mucit improved game by the time Judge jIcomes him back to the fold> fa Capsule funy bears name £4 is Beware of counterfeits