Evening Star Newspaper, October 4, 1925, Page 85

Forbes Field, T AT FORBES FIELD I OF BEST IN COUNTRY IURGH, Pa., Octobe Forbes Field. where the opening games | tween Pittsburgh and \Washington will be October 7 and 8, is one oi the Nation's most complete 1S, crected by a man seemingly forewarned—or forearmed, | or series b on D the wat er of the Pirates. built the magnificent steel scason of 1909 aiter the plavers many times had waded/ that the Allegheny poured into oid Exposition Park timers recall even Hans Wag- shortstop templing to handie #round balls in a flood that threatened | his shoetops. Pishites did not rule the waters in those days, it wouid ap So Dreyiuss went to considerable expense in erecting the present home of the club and immediately was re- warded, for Fred Clarke brought the world series of that vear to Pitts- . I burgh and Babe Adams won it from Detroit. That paid for the park. | Sixteen vears later Dreyfuss found that fandom was thronging his field and that he required additional room, | so he erected another large section to his stands out in right field. The re- sult, or at I the nother world seriex—tha here is still plenty of room for Dre. fuss to fill in future seasons. Without tempor v ats Forbes field will care for at least 30,000 seated | fans and many more in the standing | room, while with the wooden struc- | tures some 45,000 can be accommo- dated. The new stands e cut | the distance on the right-field fo\ll: line from 374 feet to 246 feet. But this is only on the foul line and a hall will have to be hit hard to reach the new section that Dreyfuss built Home runs joside the Park-—which, All, are the most interesting, as require the hitters to speed around the paths are seen often in Pittshurgh. The center-field fence ix| 56 feet from the plate and the left- | fleld barrier 334 feet away. Placing of temporary seats will cut this down somewhat, however Behind the cher there are decks. A backstop_ in Forbes F has plenty of room in which to ma- neuver s long as he goes backward, | for the distance in direct line from the plate to the back stands is fully | 120 feet. But at-the sides the benches of the contending teams are so close that Ruel, Smith and Gooch will have | little chance at fouls which fly off at an_angle. | There is no more picturesque base ball plant in the country. Out be- | vond the fences the spectators see | only trees and fields and beautiful | residences. Here and there appear the | greens of golf links and the trees that | | furnish a hazard for the linksman | also produce a scene of beauty for | | the base ball fan. | Forbes Field is only about 20 min- | ute®’ trolley ride from the cepter of | | the city, located in the beautiful | Schenley Park district. The factories | | which continuaily cast a pall of smoke | upon the countryside are to the south | and the air at the base hall park | always is clear. WALSH SET RECORD, FANNING DOZEN CUBS | BERNARD A. CULLOTON. Pitcher. Throws righthand, hats righthand. | feet, 11 inches; weighs 180, ifornia. (New York), Pitts- tsburgh. | | i | AT WEST SIDE PARK. Chicago. | October 11, 1906.—The White Sox won the third game of the series from the Cubs, 3 to 0. )d Walsh held the Sox to two hits and struck out 12 | men—the world seriex record. Pfiester o pitched a good zame, allowing | v four hits. In the sixth inning | nehill, first man up, singled. alsh was passed. Hahn was hit bv pitched ball' and O'Neil ran for him. Jones fouled, *out and Isbell fanned. Rohe then tripled to left, clearing the bags. The score: WHITE SOX (A.L.. AB. JOHN DEWEY (JUGHANDLE) MORRISON. cher. | Throws righthand, bats righthand. | Height, 5 feet, 11 inches; weighs X _Born October 22, 1896, at Pillersville, | 191617, 1918, Bir- Madisonville (Kitty); Anniston__ (Georgia-Atabama): United States Army; 1919.20, mingham; 1921-% sburgh. OLDHA B | smssommsos> | mmscozsaman P P | > A PR, o o o o o 0 o o 0 o D 0 ninth inning. 0300 Gessler “Tatals s *Batted for Pfiester i White Sox.... 0 0 0 Cubs 200000000 Two-hase hit—Schulte. Three-base hita— Donohue. Rohe. Sacrifices—Donahue. Sulli- van. Lett on bases— White Sox, § ;. fon s Rone. Stri y Sheckard (7). Hofman, Schuite (3). Tinker (21, Evers (3} ng. Pflester: by Pfiester: Jonés, Tsbell (). Dolgherty. Sullivan (2), | | Tannenpll, Waisiy, ‘Bagen on balls—OM Walsh! 1: off Pflester. ild pitch—Walsh.' Hit by_ pitcher—By (Hahn). Umnpjres | —Mesers, O'Louzhlin and Johnstone. Time ©of game hours and 40 minutes. o 0 0—3 0—0 COLLEGE CALLS GUYON. LOUISVILLE, Ky., October 3 UP). —Joe Guyon, best rum-getter in the American Association, probably will not play in the post-season series be- tween Louisville and the San Fran- cisco Comst League team. He has been ordered to report at Union Col- lege, Jackson, Tenn., where he is foot ball coach, at the close of the junior |world series. JOHN CHARLES (RUBE) OLDHAM. Pitcher. Throws lefthand, bats righthand or lefthand. = 3 (AIPIERE, 3 feet, 1115 Inches: weizh Born July 13, 1893, at Zion, Md. 1911, J (Tri-State); Philadelphi L.. Trenton State): San 1917, Sa cibeo; 1918, Ur Sates Army Portland: - 1920-22, Detroit; 1923- Pittsburgh. 1912, (Tri- '| ‘ubs xet up a na Wofl‘l In 1907 the Chica record of 18 stolen series, ° / \ THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, OCTOBER 4, 1925—SPORTS SECTION. THOMAS (TOM) SHEEHAN. Pitcher. ‘Throws righthand, bats righthand. Height, 5 feet, 10 inches; weighs 170. Born Mareh 1894, at Ottawa, I 1915, Peoria (Three-Eye), Philadel phia, A. 1. 1916 Atlanta; 1918, United States Army; 1919. Atlanta 1920, New York, A. 1 23, St. Paul; 1924, Pittsburgh. CHARLES (BABE) ADAM: Pitcher. Throws righthand, hats lefthand. ll'fl‘"‘h" 3 feet, 11'z inches; weighs Born May 18, 1882, at Tipton, Jnd. 1901-05, Parsons (Missouri y ! 1906, St. ille, Den. ver; 190 ouisville; 1909-16 Pittshurgh; 1917, . Joseph, Hutchinson (Western < City, Pittshurgh; 191 Pittsburgh. Played in 1909 world series against Detroit. NCER. Cateher, Throws righthand, bats righthand. “‘lalcigln, 5 feet, 105 inches; weighs Born 1900, in Virginia. 1925, Birmingham, Pittshurgh. EXCELSIORS BLAZED TRAIL. The first tour of an organized base ball club was made through New York State, in 1860 by the Excelsiors of Brooklyn. ENCOURAGES BASE BALL. There are 25 base ball diamends in New York City under the supervision of the park department of recreations of the borough of Manhattan, RBrook- lyn has 41 park dlamonds. Tn the first world series, plaved by the Pittshurgh and the Boston Ameri- cans in 1903, Tommy Leach of the first-named team made four hase hits in one game, a record that never has been eclipsed. '/ i N i | { | | | | o BN R How Big Series Rivals Compare At Bat, Afield and in the Box Washington Cluh Washington Fittshurgh m. Pi . Wash. Marels. Wash Traynor, Bluege, Pitte. Wash. Wright Peek| Pitts. 'gh, Wash. 961 Wash . 20 18 rnhart, Pifts. 310 4 032 k) 951 ‘081 Tate, Severe Ruel. 3 con> 5 7 & S Adams. Wash. Neott, Wash.. ... £ o8- whu seeua T smu=R8E 2 s0an - - Sesiave o3 ~o0s P ot 335305 2 2 § i 4 oo S22 ZZ23% Morrison, Meadows, P Zachary, Wi Sheelian, Russell,” Wi Ballou, h. Coveleskie, Wash. | Ferguxon, Wash. cutloten, Pit 3 S3sgvie b e - 2R URARSRIREAZST Gigmms —cm2a = 3] £ 0o ATmuR 0D e R g =] s 3 Player and Club Coveleskle, W <heehan, Pitt: dohnson, Wasl Kuether. Wi Marberry, Wasl Al iy E LR R T BR. %0.WP.HB, 382 5352523 ANERIS sii=~atulBaiien g sst-usuiBuEr-53.5 99929599~95=mmusus; 219990 3L NDUA D! R 8 inon, Vde. Mea Passed balls—sSmith, Gooch, 3: Ruel. (Abeve figures include games pinved September 30, dovw RECORD OF HOMERS MADE OLLOWING are the home runs in the world series from 1903 to 1924, - 'IN 21 YEARS OF BATTLES F and Goslin follow with three each; Dougherty, Clarke, Hooper, Kauff, Stengel, Snyder and Harris have two each. . Bentley was the victim on five octasions. Marquard is next with four. McQuillan and Pennock, three times each, and Adams, Rixcy Grimes, Harper, Jess Barnes and V. Barnes, twice each. Dougherty of the Red Sox, in 1903 b Hooper of the Red Sox, in 1915; Ksuff | 1919, of the Giants, in 1917, and Ruth of | 5 GHgamat (F;) ¥, Chicaes, (4.) the Yankees, {n 1923, made two homers in_a single game. . Elmer Smith of the Indians, in 1920, made a home run with the bases full— the only time in a world series game. Fifty-seven home runs have been made in the world series, in the fol- lowing order: yder. Fewster Vankees (A.) ShawXey. Yankees. Barpes, Giants cQuillan, Giants 903. # Boston (A.) va. Pittaburch () £ Sinte ( Pidcher. Youn. Boston, Leever, Pittabticy - Pittabureh. ) Men on . ) 1 0 Game. 1 Sehring. .. Dougherty Doughert 965060 “No- Home Runs. 1908, 7 N, va Detroit (A.) Detroit. ... vs. Detroit Donavan, E: (A) Millin. Detrol .- DUk 191 Philadelphia (A.) vs. Chicago- (N.) Murphy ..+ Mcintirs, Chicago. .. - 1,11 14 40, % New York (N.) Hemi orn, Marqnard, New York. Bentley, Jonen. 1 azow Fittabureh ( Snyder. . arke : i va. Washington (A. » Giants ( el Johnson, W el Clarke.. . V. Barnes, N. . Johnson, Wakh'ton Bentley.” New York . Barmes, N. Y... SISO Harris. MAY GIVE UP GHOST. After again closing the season with the big figures on the wrong side of the ledger, it is considered improb- able that the Michigan-Ontario League will try it another year unless after a complete reorganization. ANOTHER SLUGGING RUTH. Ruth ‘heads the batting list—only this time it is the Corsicana player of that name topping the. sluggers in the Texas Association. With Carey, Cuyler, Grantham, Big. hee, Wright and Traynor in the play, it would not be surprising to see some new baserunning records set yp be- !, fore the werld series is ended. 1 H 1918, Boston (A.) ve New York (N.) Borle.. Bl Garduer Cesros s v §rand 18] » l.*gmnu u.} 1913, &, Ehiladetohis (N.) “Fovter. Boston ! : Rixey.’ Phila “Rixey. Phila. . Baston (A.Y 18t McINNIS P SPORTS. 5 ome of the Pirates, Where Opening Battles Are to Be Staged PENNANTS IN 25 SEASONY By the ITTSBURGH. October 3—Pittshurgh's pernant victory this year is its fifth in 25 years, but it will mark only the third time that the Pirates have battled for the world championship with an American League rival. Back in 1901, 1902 and 1903 the Pirates, then under the management of Fred Clarke, who has come hack to help in this year's trinmph, dom- inated the senior circuit, but it the last Ansociated Press wasn't unti vear of this reig | that the world series idea took root ! tlea 9 ~; weighs, 170 Born September 19, 1890, at Glouces- ter, Mass. 1908, New Bedford, Haverhill ( England); 1909-13, Philadelphia, A. L. ! 191821, Boston, 19 Boston, N. in 1910 | 1911 and| A world against Chicago, N. 1913 against New York, N. 1 agains against Cl ! hefore the President of the United | i.’nhnsnn. famous pitching’ ac | | | | | FRESCO THOMPSON. Utility second hasemay Throws righthand, bats righthand. Height. 5 feet, B inches: weighs 135, Born 1901, in Missouri. 1925, Omaha, Pittsburgh. | | i | JOHN WILLIA. V RAWL Utility infle ! Throws righthand. batx righthand. Teight, 5 ches: welghs 160. Born August 17, 1 Towa. 1912-13, Victoria (Northwestern 1914, Cincinnati. Kansas City_(Fe eral); 1915, Kansas City; 1916, Toled 1917-19, Boston. N. L. 1920, Philadel® ew York, N. L.; 1922, New York, N. L.; 1923-25, Pittsburgh. Played in 1922 world series against New York, A. L. “ALL-AMERICA” TEAM. Each of the members of the Naval Academy varsity foot ball team, as now selected, is from a different State. This is the list: Left end, Hardwick, Virginia; left tackle, Wick- horst, Illinois; left guard, (captain), New Jersey: center, Os-| burn, Indiana; right guard, Edwards, Texas: right tackle, Eddy, New York; right end, Bernet. Missouri; quarter- back, Hamilton, Ohio; left half, Flip- | only three w | capitar: | able | error by Fred Snodgra. | that | Christ | over | overthrew Connie Mack’s Athlet hia, N. L.; 1921, Philadelphia, N. L., i j{ PPN IIPPININIII00000000000000000000 00 In feat gle Sox, that year the Pirates met de in the first championship strus at the hands of the F Red losing five out of eizght games. ix years later, in 1909, still under Clarke’s 1 to the top once more and for the last time prior to this season. They bat that year nst Hughey Jen nings’ Detroit Tigers for the premier le and won out aftera nip-and-tuck | fight that went the limit of seven games before being decided. The Pirates and Tigers won on days in that series, Babe Adams, the only playing vivor still in Pirute uniform, was the hero of the National Leaguers’ tri umph. He was credited with three of the four Pirate victories. That series, incidentally, was one of rich have gone the limit of prescribed games, which at vari-| ous times has been fixed at seyen nd nine contests. | It ramks among the most keenly | contested of all championships, thouzh | for closenesy and spectacularly dra matic elements it was eclipsed by hoth the 1912 xeries. in which the Red S eonquered the Giants after e games that included an 11-inning tie, | nd the 1924 thriller, in which V <h. ton’s first pennant-winning te ht fts way to victory over the nts in_seven sensaticnal games. Two 12inning battles, fought out n adership, the Pirates swept and | sur- JEWELL ENS. Utility infielder. Throws righthand, bats right Height, 5 feet, 10!3 inches; wi 165. 5 Born 189 fou ates and a baseball-mad National | in Missouri. an uphill fisht by the Na- | tlonals under the inspired leade: of their young pilot, Bucky and the’ final triumph of , after| l\_\'l) tragic defeats—these were lhel high spots of last Fall's base ball| drama, which stirred the entire coun- | try as it had never been before, | Nerve-testing as was this series, however, it is doubtful whether the val players experienced as great a | strain as those in 1912. It is recalled | that in the eighth and final game of that serles the players were hardly to control their emotions, so tense and exhausting was the strug- | gle. The game went to 10 bitterly | fought innings before the Red Sox sained a 3.2 decision, withsa fatal Giant out- contributing to the downfall was heart-hreaking to the Na tional Leaguers and their mound ace. Mathewson. When it all the rival managers, John Mec- Graw and Jake Sthhl. declared their men could not have stood the strain of another game. The quickest series on record was that of 1914, wherr the Boston Braves, after their sensational pennant drive s in ight games. The Chicago| conquering Detroit in 1907, and | the nts, downing the Yankees in | 1922, also hung up records of four | victories and no defeats, but in each ! instance a tie game prevented a clean | sweep. . | LOSERS GET MOST COIN. In the world series of 1903, in which ‘ the Boston Red Sox defeated the | Pittsburgh Pirates, the losers fared better than the winners, as President Dreyfuss of the Pittsburgh Club gave his “share of the receipts to his | players. | fielder, four st Cubs, CARSON L. (SKEETER) BIGBEE. Utility outflelder. Throws righthand, bats lefthand. Height, 5 feet, 9 inches; weighs 165. Born March 31, 1895, at Waterloo, Oreg. 1916, Tacoma (Northwestern); 1917- Pittsburgh. MY NEW LOW:' PRICES ON UNION TAILORED. 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