The evening world. Newspaper, July 15, 1913, Page 11

WILLIAMS BEST IN LEDOUX BOUT Piteher Marquard’s Strong Reversal of Form Convinces the Glants That a Third National League Pennant Will Be Theirs This Season—Rube Now Twirling the Brand of Ball That Won * 19 Straight Games in 1912. By Bozeman Bulger. that Rube Marquard has reached his top form—that which permitted him to establish a world's record of nineteen straight games in 191%—the woll as MoGraw feel absolutely sure of winning the pen- They will not admit that auch te thelr feeling because @epretsion of such thoughts Is supposed to be a jinx, At the same time it is We known in the New York clubhouse that the one thing on which the pennant was the pitching of Marquard. If fe back to form after failing @ ge in epring practice they could win. If not, ti ing prevailed that there Weel not be enough pitching strength outside of th southpaw to pull them rough, uniess Pome with them throughout the season. MARQUIS PA ‘8 THE WOBBLING STAGE. For many weeks Marquard wobbled slong and managed to win @ game here m4 there, but he was not the old Rube with the jump on hie fast ball that mmetilated so many batting averages for the apposition. A month ago he began ghow signs of having the goods and the gang sat back with a feeling of Fellet, like the fellow who edges in with three aces. At Philadelphia, when the Champs climbed back into the lead over Dooin's 5 ror ibe bet pitched a masterful game and a few days later repeated, Cincinnati yesterday he pitched by far the prettiest game that he has howe all season. His fast ball came through with all ite old-time epeed, and he was able to make it take the jump squarely over the middle of the plate. ‘The real evidence of his top form, however, is the fact that he did not give « Rase on balls. Incidentally, {t might be interesting to know that neither Mathew- oom, Demaree nor Marquard has iewued a free pass in the last three attempts, COU GEE! 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McGraw une phen Eg 14 like to r ASS Sc pee had not happened to be in the organisation. They have spoiled the nip-and-tuck stuff so far. Cleveland, . pretty battle of it if Philadelphia had not been P But what interest is there in a race betwoes 4 evenly balanced clubs with another out so far that you hardly recognize it as belonging eet-at all? 1 do not eee how they can letics, The only possible chance any of the other clibse have See A . How MANY ANY UMPIRES CAN NY HE SEND TH gFz ei Es ing Mack is for his pitching steff to give way under der are the main support in this, and the disabling two might make trouble, but there sen The Chicago enormous gap for any team to close et 8 mae oe | before it can catch the Athletics, Fagd Proteome led t the injured veteran would have @ lot of |), tor ite take _ time tn which to get repaired while the gothtrer pursuer was healing the 59. the pitching staff of the Red Sox had tourld ttaeif at the beginning of the season as It ts going to-day there might have been a race in that league. The e infield than KABUTO PRE VERY EMBARASSING TO SOME PLAYERS TESRRAU'S LACK OF CONTROL MAKES HIM PUZZLING. The Giant pitching staff, with the exception of Big Jeff Tesreau, has remark- ably good control. And, strange as it may sound, the players say that Tes- Feba's success Is due to the fact that he hasn't euch perfect control of the ball. Ho ts 00 uncertain at times that the batters never know whether he will get it @ver or not and, consequently, are constantly puzzled whether to wait him out oF glam at the first ball. Against Matty they know he {ts going to put the first @me over and they walk up and take a wallop—just what he wants them to do. = 4 8 i ie SEER TEE OE You eT CHLOROFO! HIM AND LEAN HIM AGAINST Te ware! Joe Tinker declares that he 1a more than satisfied with the trade dy which he got Ames, Devore and Groh for Art Fromme. The trio @f former Giants are playing excellent ball for the Reds, and it looks @s if Heinie Groh is going to develop into one of the best second dasemen in the league. “Devore is playing wonderful ball for me,” says Tinker, “and I think Ames is just as good 18 Fromme.” HEINIE GROH HEADS OFF GIANT RALLY. Th the second inning of the game in which Marquard hung up an easy: vic- tory Groh made one play that broke off a Giant rally and pr ited several runs, The bases were full when Hersog eent a drive hopping toward second that bere the clean-up label. Heinie took a running jump and speared the ball with one hand. Without stopping to think, he touched second und threw to first for as pretty a double play as the Polo Grounds ever applauded, should be more biilliant and ul than the Philadelphia one, But fused to shine in the Qret part of the aeanon, RED 80OX PITCHING STAFF FAILEQ AT THE 3TART. 1 admired BI crop of pitchers during the world's series le: ticularly did 1 like the steadiness that kid, Bedient, who etood up so well un EBLE &53 Marquard declares that he has becom of high art. After he got well in the lead member of the Mathewson echool terday the lanky southpaw began te ease up and let the Reds hit the ball as they desired. In the ninth they nicked tim for four hits and two runs, but when things began to look equally de Marquis tightened up, and the pastime ended satisfactorily to all concerned— 2. ‘a the stands, ° “Tae AUCTION (DEA WILL ati ey) ; 5 SERNA SSIES mage AN ube AUCTION! ney. “hut the pitching staf at the beginning of the and ¢ After seeing his beloved team lift eight or nine high files in succeaston, Bill lon declared most emphatically that the Reds were the authors of that song, Pop! Oh, Pop!” nea: ‘utes weTONE SEMAN ues una, |__HEARD ON THE BENCH _ | Mareana made three hits, and in a Cuban paper that is always good for a special D he folks at % 7 office, that Mareans is leading the league in stolen bases, So far he has enemy, the Giants. T on & anatched % Yorker touched up Marquard for a long wallop in the first inning. Only a foot- ball tackle by Johnny Kling saved De- vore from trying to stretch It into homer, Red Sox aslicked down throug league. From thelr resent form, $e lad, twenty-one years old and seems to! dict that they will climb over e ol ave mgood whip. He cuught three|elubs standing between them and the| “Rad luck,” Innings yesterday and got a put out and| Athletics now, but they will never top) rapher teok a agint and in both times at dati the Athletics, I don’t belleve That pitth-| warming up the veal ete ing staff of Hoston’s would carry any|my winsing club a long ways, Why, they even put year. I'd the uniforms of the St, Louls Browns on! before 1 he Red Hox the other day when they) tike that lost theirs, but you couldn't fool them.| This ie an won anyway; they were playing pitchers. rowna, HIGHLANDERS SECURE A SCHOOLBOY CATCHER. )UTS, June 15.—Harry Hanson, a » schoolboy, made his first ap nee with the New York Americans Hanson has been with the team h been picked up in Chi- Hal Chase is still clouting the ball hard for the Chicago White Sox. In a Kame between the Sox and the Boston Red Sox at Chicago Hal to deep centre for a home run, winning | 1 me for his team, the final score Johnson, the Indian moundeman, relieved Rube Benton in the Afth, and from that time on the Giants got just two runners to first base. The dig redskin struck out five of our swatsmen, which was more than the combined efforts of Marquard and Benton could do. ALL JOSH NEEDS NOW If TO SPEAK GERMAN. — Josh Devore was immensely pleased with himself over nicking his old reom- mate, Marquard, for « triple and a single. Not only did he want to take a fall out of Marquard, but he wanted to show McGrew that he could hit a left-hander, Hans Wagner got back in the game yesterday at Boston. The Dutchman, Pinch hitting, cracked out @ hit that ‘Scored the only run for the Pirates, Baler, putout trust three Cubs between team in the second half of the double-header and lost the contest, 2 to 0, Bill Burns, the pitching to Baskette Evers and Corridon aint the Dod; ENTRY FOR THE ALL-BONE MEDAL. . Rk y Ui the Spanish speaking third baseinan of the Reds, tells a hard-luck The LARGEST RETAIL STORE IN NEW YORK Smith Gray’s Entire Stock Reduced Without Re: rve veteran, was opposed retiring for the team. Sater had fit and allowed but four hits and re- qteny to show why the Cuban custom of embracing between men should de) rene ot a ee ae tlie Corridon i an abot: In @ close game at Almendares Park, Havana, Almeida hit a drive ectved erroriess support to lett and Evers had five each. gt i E took the runner in his arms and embraced him ardently. While the ground the ball wae relayed to third and he was touched ¢ ball coming,” he says, “and struggled hard to be released, but friemd could not understand. There I hung with my feet two from the bag, only to be tossed out and lose the game, I was but, believe me, since that time I have never allowed a friend to| ,. to me after I had made a long hit.” The Brooklyn Club has been nakin, ful efforts to wean El burgh team of three beees, The man on the third base coaching line was #0 over he on ul Federal £4 “Pretty bad ball your team played’ ‘lend to Johnny i 2288 reg i we INS AND CAN PROVE IT. P but we've done worse bets RARE THE CHAM Vepernta pennant and let the world know that we| was the quick retort from the efferv ; a@ampl. ‘There will be \:ass hand doings, hauling at halyarde and a lot} cent cago jer, : 4 A Sf feewar tiny at alo! which ould throw ate » soare ante | wet maseman Borion, recnty” re Our immense showing of fashionable, finely tailored humible, Reds. At the same tine Charlie Ebbetts will be dedicating his new| ,Titst Baseman Borion, recently: re | - ' park aud-getting ready for the semi-final opening, which comes off along in the] Thi enational 1. rie nA ee Highland- summer clothes is 1 j witl t r rve at fall,” ja mind abo' how ma ‘ese! a Diaying with that team, He has sent Mi Schlafly that he will) St. Joseph, Mo., ine rt to the club, prices unmatched anywhere in New York. | CHAPPLE MUST BREAK “RECORDS TO WIN THIS RACE. President Tom Lynch Comes to the Aid of the Brochiya sind wil be streagiae|| essay on All our $22 two and three piece suits— $ \, The motorcycle record for nine mies | — National League Umpires. || enea wnen the taternational mire All our $20 two and three piece suits— Now 9 PI Joe. 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