Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 1, 1914, Winnipeg, Manitoba Free press August i 1914. Maroons Are hitting their old attraction today s local sport River Park and by Amateur Wesley and Norwood 3 p 90th, stadium 3pm va., scottish stadium. 7 . Ulster a Manitoba College 1 brits v3 r. Motor boat club. 2 . Canoe club 2 . Icelandic grounds 2 . Ood. I base neglect Tycobb says that not enough attention is Beang paid to running the paths athletics going Good champions will be hard team to beat for dose race in National. Shutting out father time by to. Cobb Champion Batter and greatest All round player. It always has seemed to me that base running is a very much neglected part of the National game. In both big leagues the players pass up innumerable opportunities to improve their value toy Alert work on the sacks and Many games Are lost each year because nobody has the nerve or the skill to take a Chance. I am not an advocate of running hog wild bases. Far from it. Nothing would Hurt a team More than committing Imi cide toy try ing to steal a then the time was not Ripe or by attempting some path Turnr ing against pitchers and catchers who Are especially break it up. Bases Are really stolen More on the pitchers than on the catchers. A hurler who will let the runners take a big Lead a running Start will make it impossible for any Backstop no mat Ter if his Arm is like Iron to in Check. And on the other hand Al most any Catcher looks Good when he is working with a corps of Boxen who refuse to let anyone take liberties with them. One reason Why Ray Schalk of the White sox looks such a Star per former behind the Bat is that the Chi Caso pitchers hold men on the bases. I Scott has one of the Best moves in and you can t get an Inch of room on Walsh without being picked off. Many players think that big de. Rea ii balks but the umpires let him sat away with there w nothing to be gained1 by arguing on the technical i Points of the matter. He certainly i holds them on there and i personally am very careful to keep within reach ing distance of the sack when he is there is everything in knowing when to go too. A comparatively slow runner can steal a lot of bases if he a lures out the pitchers and catchers carefully and makes a break Only when is a Rea. Opening. On the other hand there is no use being fast unless you h iv-3 some brains mixed with your flee Ness of foot. None of us can out run Fie Ball and if we can t get a Lead and Suess when the time arrives to Start we will come to grief left Jian ded pitchers of course have a by us Lvi Tage in holding men on As they lire facing first base when they pitch Fame of the southpaws have developed wonderful deliveries and it is almost imy Ossil. To steal on them. Patsy i Laherty formerly rational leaguer Yvo Bably was the. Bust Tho Ever lived ase season 14 leaser american Kipley ave easy task Toraason pitches poor Ball while Dusty Rhodes holds visitors Safe and locals capture second game 6 to Baker and Block Pell off spectacular catches. L verve in this respect. They say that Vocu to pass Fellows just for the fun of tuck ing initial sack. He considered i or Day when he did t grab a couple in this Way and against a club which was t thoroughly familiar with his move he was a terror they Tell a Story of a Batter who took a swing at a Ball Flaherty was delivering to first base. This Batter was so sure the Pill was coming to the plate that he had his cuts and went to the Bench perfectly satisfied that he had been this May be a bit exaggerated but it is not so improbable at that. There used to be a Bellow named Campbell Down in to be maybe he is there now for All i know who used to Knock the boys off the sacks in great style. The first time i Ever saw him work was in an exhibition game we played there i know that he had me sliding Back to base twice he delivered the Ball to the Bat and i certainly Felt cheap. After a couple of close Calls i decided that it would t do to fool with this Bird so 1 kept within a few feet of the can and saved myself any further humiliations of this sort. There is altogether too much pitch ing out among some of the big league these Fellows keep their pitchers in a Hole constantly by calling Lor Wasta balls just so that they will have an easy Chance to throw. It is All Well enough to have a pitch out when you Are sure that the runner is going Down but this idea of wasting to and three balls on every Batter is All wrong. Some of the catchers who Nave made big reputations As throwers owe their laurels to the custom of working without regard to the pitch ers feelings and ability. The Washington Seldom waste a Ball when Johnson is pitching and very correctly there is no reason to. Believe the Batter will hit the Ball even if it is Over the Centre of the plate. It would t be Safe for some lingers to Groove them but Walter Johnson has so. Much stuff that he can bet away with anything. I i am personally very Giad that the threatened Row Between the baseball players fraternity and the maj mates was sek de. Without a real t he players believed their cause a righteous one Ana were determined to g o the limit to get Justice for Kraft. There would have been a lot of inconvenience it salaries had stopped but we All Levi that the time had come to Maie a stand and were Goms in Roufan with it even if we had to remain Idle All the rest of the season. The fraternity is not looking for trouble As some per sons have intimated but it does no1 intend to be imposed upon. There have teen so Many cases or injustice that we Felt the time had come to do some thing or admit that our organization had no real strength. I ill. Fultz. Our president. Has been Efty Toraason one time Maroon Tamer fallow in his attempt to the aspiring ones at River Park i opt night and win Raipen walked off with the second game from the Winona tribe in rather easy fas Hion by the score of 6 to 2. Tihe Young fellow who throws from the port Side had great difficulty in. Locating the plate Aat evening and was not a Uhls or. Hitting Maroon batters lie was be Lovely in the pinches. His support was not of the Best making the same of a run Way. In Binning mixing his benders a with Tim h 1 Ming s Eners with his fast tall and As he pretty Good control of the Ball manae a. To get away with but 5 blows against him. Only z of them Bitch Ted in one around he was also backed up in spectacular manner Baker and Kirkham pulling a off m a passed five and hit four maroons with one Wila which Cost two runs two to tote plays both As the result of catches on Sharp a i it Only took two balls for Winnipeg to break into the scoring in the first spasm. Wilkes cracked the first Ball to right Neld and As Weigant mis judged the Fly badly Joe made 3 bases Ann came Home a instant later when puked Wurl cause the Uiman to lose. His. Jas yet. Like old wine youth Wil be they say. He is being served outrageously in baseball. What Chance has the Young Man of today when the leading twirler of each league is also the oldest in age service is True. The veterans of the big and Prouet Ting along like two year Olds at the head. Their respective processions de f Plank. 5with thirty nine summer and As Many Winters behind Down the Homestretch of season in big league the great Southpaw has fail cd once in All that time to finish hip season with More games won than lost this was the that athletics Plank Wott i and lost 16. Matty is not As old As his great rival by Iive he has been one of service if the first year May be called such. That firs 1900matty pitched Only three Mes Antl had the lean percentage of .000. In 1902, the giant Star s so fell below the Meridian. Be Ivon 13 and most i a strange coincide Nia but by. Matty and Plank College men and practically went direct from school to the major leagues and they Are still with the teams that they broke in wet he there was a time when the proper was to predict the finish of hese old masters. But they have cooled the Wise ones so often and brazenly by improving instead of joing Back that we Seldom hear of Tea verily Methusaleh would Lave been a great Ball player accompanying Are the records to Date. Plank s record with Phila Delphia athletics. Tear. 901 1902. 1903 .33 .36 43 45 190641 1906 26 907 43 1908 1909 35 910 _.38 911 _40 -912 ._.34 913 _41 914 games. Won. Lost. . 17 20 23 26 24 19 24 14 19 16 22 26 17 10 "11 15 16 17 12 6 1c 16 10 10 8 6 a 2 .607 .571 .590 .607 .667 .760 .600 .467 .655 .615 .733 .813 .630 .833 new Hiattt s record with York giants. Won. Lost. .000 three in a Kow. Black of Conneil 3 a. To elegant of. Be Busha a Fautch s Schneider. Ward a. R. H. To. A. E. Lined the Ball to i Elt Field Tor a sacrifice Fly. The visitors evened up the count 111 the third. Ulock Hie safely Auxier one was Aown and got a me at second when Wilkes dropped Bachanes perfect Peg. Me score on Toraason Council s Bogie to right. Took the Leau m the Luruth. Jilt Ana Ward s error in dropping a perfect throw at second followed by Altermatt a infield hit and is chant s 3 4 4 4 3 4 Long sacrifice Fly to Centre counting one run. Baker s single and Curtis double netted the locals another tally in the fifth. In the sixth they cinched matters when they scored three runs As the result of a hit two walks a hit Batter and a wild pitch. Philips double Ana out and a sacrifice Fly to Swalm gave the pirates their last tally in the seventh. Caught on the Fly. Two games and 6.15., that lost was still missing last night. Joe Wilkes had a Busy evening at Short. He gathered in 7 out of s chances. If Baker made a swell one handed Stab of Weigant s hit Over second pulling Down the Ball while on the run. Kirk Ham s catch was probably the most spectacular As it was from terrific Fautch s Bat and he grabbed it while running at full Speed 9 Down a one Altermatt Bat in and then dropped another hard hit Ball from the same player in the seventh but was exempted from an error owing to Cal Houn being forced at second when the outfielder recovered the Ball. Duluth pulls out in ninth. Toraason t Winnipeg Smith p. Totals 2 5 24 10 3 Wilkes As Baker 2b. Curtis la. Kirkham if. 4 Swalm a. R. H. To. A. E. In Adermatt Bachant c. Rhoades p. 3 totals score by 2 2 112 1 14 1 0 1 ,0 110 0.1 0 0 0 .6 1 0 1 3 j year. 900 901 902 1903 1504 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909- 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914, 37 41 -.45 48 43 38 41 56 -.37 38 -.43 -.40 24 0 20 13 30 s3i 22 24 37 26. 27 26 23 25 17 2 17 18 i. 12 9 12 12 11 6 9 .13 12 11 4 .419 .698 .733 .775 .647 .667 .771 806 .75-0 .667 .657 .694 Fabre Casem cause . Circles in East and Likely to be stirred up recent athletic Rivale incendiary so in Montreal aids strict revival of sailing races swimming notes Amateur hockey commission is rec eng strop big support h 1 work of Manitoba officials towards formation of body to put Amateur hockey on firmer footing is being West is Strong for a commission. I by Span. Montreal july is just Lyas not that the Fabra Ca create some trouble in Letic unit ii circles Between West and if it does this Tro Uhll tie augmented by the rivalry the committee in charge athletic games for the Carrier Tion in Montreal and the charge of the Toronto Day. The Date for tier Field Day was set time ago but since thei3 Toronto gentleman selected for the exhibition sports the same. Now it is a of the two Field Days will a i Best attractions. The claim to have signed up Kee Howard and1 a Large number Letic stars from the United Europe. On the other hand the tier Field Day committee seems is pretty certain that it will be ass control the greatest that As far As the Raj zip states athletics go the Best of Ife will come to Montreal. I the Best Best authority tha James Sullivan who after All is the Backbone of the athletic Union of is United states is tie the Cartier committee. Seems he always dislikes those athlete meets which have any air of the hippodrome about them and Are sit Najj got up to Boon some commercial Dert akm and he is stated to Given his solemn Promise that amateurs from the United states run and jump and vault and weigh is in Montreal on that a Day september. Great interests being die Canada just now in the move Fife i started by William year s comin Odore of the Cai aids Canoe association and of the trunk boating club which largest Active membership of any i Ilar club in Canada to revive the Sis of racing sailing canoes in the Don ii Ion. The manner in which Ralph 3jj ton of Gananoque has been comes to Challenge and race by himself out any and with Verj. National encouragement during-the1 times he has tried to win the f the proposed formation of a amok eur hockey commission fails to materialise it won t be the fault of Ali e officers of the Manitoba hockey commission recently organized to handle the affairs of this fio Vince and to do everything Lin its Power towards completing the for i tonal cup. Is really disgraceful. Mation of a Canadian body which Wall control air Viateur hockey in Canada was a time when in Eastern Taylor least there were number sailing Canoe racers and Fering of a Canoe and set of a fils grand trunk club has probably soft just at the proper time. Ness is that associations Are about 1 Navy the i the . An november. In reply to Thiim to have a special meeting and discuss them Auer annual meeting in in re ply to i i a Eccli. In to have a special meeting and discuss the Secretary Tad ask note provincial for some reason or other pm t expected that there will trouble with Bhe extern it Idt 11t Rno a t _ _ _ . T via i. The is n Early league objects and Aims. A. Northern league. W. 1. 28 34 39 42 42 45 fort jul Iii __.__31 54 yesterday s games. 6. Winona 2. Duluth 3, a a cloth l .5s Winnipeg 53 39 37 Wynona grand Forks 1 afro Superior arriving at a Date on which All. Senior Lea to a Clos .650 .488 j .481 fue Johnson i just appear or forfeit Bond .440 that 3 6 8" 3 10 Virginia wins swat est fort William july Ginia outhit fort William in a swat fest tonight in which four Home runs the Fargo n.d., july the of Cost game n Duluth unjustly accused of Federal league and starring up a to help out that organization. I know personally that or. Fultz has almost got Down on his Knees trying to pre sent players jumping. Some of the were saved to the. Dumont Fargo Moorhead hurl the Jas "p3. Until today by name wa3 bal1 by Grina on account of ors drove Kramer Ramer and Lorenzen to the Bench and Larry Suttoni had to fee called to Stop them 8 in Day Baing tight the feature of the a saved t pinches the visitors hits an ate an agreement of he it. When the athletics score in the ninth and in the i f i scored on own hit and Fuiek Suc Vonen the athletics started i l Lills Les follow a him in o spurt on my 12 the a apparently built h was manager a should last the i. Ail and a 1 that they had blown Ami i . The Tungl tub s n v Haa blown when our club any t eader was present Elf p will late 0 new 12 10 and e in. Just 1n Gola by Thra time but they rallied in the 3 g series l Bost Ani a very Jicky s world All the enforced f Sooh an Thev i goods beats workers n.d.-, july n a champions appeared i pitching ses. Hanson for grand Forks fan 19, of it visa Nert 12 o. The opposing batsmen but super apr coupled its hits opportunely opportunely indefinitely suspends kid Taylor. Superior Fargo 2. Superior 5, grand Forks Virginia sport William 7. Iamesi today. I win Oria we nil Peb Duluth Virginia at Superior grand National league. New York Chicago .4 .fi9 51 .--------43 "2.12 seen in some instances in we have past. It should teams the Ness is the making of trucks but he has Althis life. Tere sred. In he boat enthusiast and was at o Nitim the hottest hockey fan that found in canada7 he was president s the wanderer hockey club their far famed trip to Kenon to Stanley cup when he hired a special and by getting to Kenora at the i designated caught the it is not generally known but though he was the Man posed that the Canadian can action make the two Hundred official championship Rac though he was chairman of. The mls3lon com St. Boson Cincinnati Philadelphia Pittsburg Brooklyn --.-i1 s games. Can Caiati 4, new York 3 Brooklyn 8. Pittsburg "3 Boston 2, St. Louis 0 Philadelphia a Chica go games today. St. Louis at i Pittsburg at Brooklyn i1 Cincinnati of new. York Chicago at Philadel Hlaj. I american league. Us tees Wear Tlly is a final used Pella Delphila Boston Washington Chicago St. I souls a York Cleveland a. ------59 ------54 ------51 s3 42 47 48 48 52 _ 53 pot. .641 .563 .549 s s is. Which if a h is it to Nion body j on right yesterday s Cleveland 2. Washington 3. Detroit 1 Boston so Chicago -1 Phil Ladelpha 9. St. 7. 1 games today. Boston at Cable ago. I philae Elohla at St Rajul. Washington at Detroit new. York at Cleveland. Federal league. -.510 my ans an3 their 1fort y shoot made at v 25 171 i. Tit Furt Garry gun Mittee he had really with it this washed his hands of the affair if Fil this came out in a " just lately. He has been some1., criticized for not of being present in j son or following the race in t those who did the criticizing aware that he had declined to take any part in the running of race because he did not consider course this year to be a Safe had suggested a course from around the Island of and Down the Richelieu River up at St. John s Quebec the Eek have had most Success fun be and Dominion . Reg argument was that the be Safe and at the same time acce at almost any stage to sightseers l Montreal and surrounding but he was overruled by the of Jeffi it is almost settled that the a Tascott who Are the champions of Tselos four professional Lacrosse most Likely will go throw Ger without a single lost game very Squall thing May Stop a cont sub run will jilt go after that the Rose Dales hew team in the _ Union do so is interest in the sport tfofteyfrj3 keeping up beter than ice Early in Ontario. Upon the occasion psf Ilar decision Given lady spectators helped a. Which is a new the nationals Are the burning of the grand grounds a a Montreali been bad in the Amateur 5 it is pretty Well conceded now that there is a or foods who either because slightly crazy or As a matter of tvs Are setting fire to these the grand on the Montreal baseball ground was burned Down a cup be weeks after the fire at the and letters were followed by fires at the Joho Natt 21 my own i i 23 -2fl South in w i Brodle. 21 taker g again outclass germans meet British team race track. In this latter Ever a Man was arrested on the baseball people have offered Reward and it is an open secret that and Whit the watch men at both the and the National grounds grounds Well to the various race been quadrupled. Only Job Kansas City St. Louis yesterday s games 5. -3ta.loula 2. Baltimore City 7 Pittsburg 2. Chelca Ctm Indianapolis 4. Brooklyn 0. Games today. City it Salt More St. Louis at Buffalo Chicago at. Pittsburg Indianapolis at Brooklyn. 52, s3 48 Pittsburgh Tallian e. Brookes Imd Anthony Oping clinched their to m t the British Meg Matish took the tart court of the allege Isis country club at Penn. Brooke and we weak won the third of fled decisive Point in the of the Davis cup by defeating Otto front Helni aits Oscar or Cazer the in at 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 Ora the tally the stood it is Aroma to 4, and Donta to 52. The it eve cry Tarn. The is a lube Plaj i tomorrow meeting Kre oxur and Froitzheim. The Canadian swimming champs on ships or rather the most important of them which will be run off at St. Helen s Island in the the Harbor opposite Montreal there is a Fine Bath will be a number of swimmers across the Border Are expected and of the features will be the Yard sprinter from England. Is tremendously tall and looks very in the uniform of the . Constakis at a told off to patrol the Windsor stg d on a position which in obtained shortly after he from the. Olf country. His Friend the be acc beat Man to Hodgson and 3bs but he Hais never yet so Competition in this country. He. To Stock Holm with the English a Hajj Tingent in 1912, and his stories experience the Justice criticism that whoever in i of contingent or rather 31 the ways and Means. Eau plus c _ _ from encouraging tactics. To ;