TTTE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 9, 1913.
BEAVER AND WOLF
AVERAGES HIGHEST
COTERIE Of PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE PITCHERS - WHO FIGURED STRONGLY IN THE JINX DOPE DURING 1913 CHAMPIONSHIP RACE
H1LDEBRAND RATED
HIGH WITH MAJORS
Portland and Sacramento Tie
With .963 for Best Field
ing Percentages.
Buddy Ryan, Visiting From
Cleveland, Has Boost for
Umpire.
at New Brunswick, N.- J. Kutgers Col
lagre defeated Nassau Hall, now Prince
ton, 6 goals to 4. In those primeval
days each team had 25 players.
.
Ball players who hit- the bull ad-rertlslng-
slgrrjs In the parks collected
Ul.iOO during 191S. In addition to
the kale, the home-run athletes drew
down 14,880 pounds of tobacco, an ac
tual value of 111. 812.
Willie Ritchie says he has never had
any trouble with his hands. Perhaps
!f he'd fight once in a while he might.
e
Dear Frankie Burns: You are a reg
ular Shylock, but I'll get you yet.
BUD.
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ANGELS' SQUAD ERRATIC
Venice and Oakland End Season at
Top off Errorless - Game Column
Witl 4 9 Each Rodgers
Showing; Is Good.
Alt-8tar Co ant KleJdin Tram.
First haw. Ivan Howard, Io Angeles.
Fecand base, Hravhear, Venice
Third base, Metzger, Los Angeles
Shortstop Johnson, Los Aatjle
Outfield, Moraji, Sacramento...
Outfield, Chartjourno. Portland
Outfield, Kane, Venice
Catcher, Mlta. Oakland
Pitcher, Krauia, Portland
Portland and Sacramento- had the
best fielding aggregations in the Pa
cific Coast League during 1913, accord
ing to the unofficial averages. The
team averages were .963 apiece. San
Francisco ranked close behind, then
Venice and Oakland, and, far down the
list, Los Angeles, with a fielding per
centage of .964.
The Angels can boast of one of the
moat erratic . squads ever assembled
under one tent. Dillon's drabs got
away errorless in only 3G games
throughout the long 30 weeks of mill-
itxg. Venice and Oakland, on the other
hand, played 40 errorless games, San
Francisco 47, Portland 45 and Sacra
mento 44.
The unofficial Coast averages for the
year are as follows:
First basemen-
Player, club P.O.
Dillon, L.os Angeles .... 121
McCarl, baa Francisco... 93
. I. Howard, Los Anseles. 773
Patterson Venice 1203
Mesfl, Oakland 130"
leriick, Portland I4"t
Ten nan t, Sacramento ... 1427
1. Howard. an trail. .. 84t
Gardner, Oakland ...... 7S3
fcpeas. Portland 437
McLonnell, Venice
IdcArdle, San Francisco. 12."3
Moore. Los Angelta .... 114&
W. Hour an. San Francisco 379
Brusheiir, Venice lHo
Second baseraen
Brualiear, Venice 229
Downes, San Francisco. . 237
Rodgers, Portland 424
Stark. Sacramento
Leard, O&teiand 431
Mconnell. Venice S
Ooodwin, Los Angeles. . . 43
Paire, Los Angeles 428
X. Howard. Los Anaeles. 41
A. F.A.
lO t 1000
9 O lOOO
b 7 .auo
sa . 12 .wio
88 17
VI 1 H .OSS
142 So .UlMi
21 i .OSU
39 18 . M
27 8 .l'3
40 12 .at. 2
104 2t -D-tl
77 87 .7l
21 .871
1H .'Jll
308 19 .0S
280 17 .WSS
5S7 38 .W4
U4 tl . 004
534 42 .UttO
113 V .MM
70 6 .1153
807 52 . a5a
55 5 '. MoO
45 5 .947
70 8 .!4B
l.V 15 . 0l
15.1 17 .043
535 tVl .4'V
144 22 .U23
42 3 .nr.o
107 0 .41
2l 22 .44
0 8 .42
301 32 . .041
137 13 .C3S
243 24 . l3
328 41 .'.131
24 S . 03(
314 40 .1(29
2b 37 .927
:. O.i lO .92
33 .- 5' .914
44 7 .Mill
25 5 . .808
01 .SM',3
5M 88 .0U2
40 4 .U.VJ
300 3R .!I4
52i S'f .'.13H
877 52 .038
1 s.'i 23 . 13.
12fi 15 .034
331 6R .EM13
53 9 .898
77 10 .R8!
20 6 .8S2
D58 81 .81T
4 0 1000
13 1 .987
4 1 .987
3 1 9 9N2
28 8 .981
19 7 .981
17 6 .979
B 8 .978
21 10 .973
40 9 .075
25 13 .974
17 3 .970
9 5 .970
39 12 .9flfl
13 8 .9tl
3 3 . W.3
4 4 .902
39 19 .9111
17 12 .901
37 17 . 9t
20 lO . 90
8 6 .9110
24 8 .flru
S 4 .952
29 SO . 950
24 20 ..".!
19 9 .942
8 9 .942
I 8 . 930
3 5 .915
7 3 .911
3 6 .882
02 0 1000
2i 0 1OO0
24 0 loOO
f.7 1 -.O
40 1 .9S2
4ft 1 .981
83 2 .OSn
311 1 .089
72 2 .07
70 2 .970
97 3 .973
28 1 .973
30 1 .971
."' 2 .970
54 2 .9119
ll'S 4 .908
22 1 .1H1S
51 3 .907
91 4 .Oft.-i
54 3 .901
88 4 -.900
19 1 .000
102 5 .9.-9
19 1 .055
30 3 .952
17 1 ' .052
17 1 .050
S3 5 .940
1(19 7 .948
IS 1 .947
" 80 - 3 . 940
78 5 .940
32 2 .94i
74 5 .944
00 4 .944
S3 .043
73 5 .939
41 3 .938
47 4 .9;.,
lt7 9 . 932
e.7 a .9:11
42 4 .929
r.rt .92
71 8 .917
50 9 .918
25 3 .912
107 14 .910
49 8 .902
18 2 .900
59 . 8 .887
II .875
85 12 .S07
14 4 . SIS
23 1 .901
17 1 -08S
78 4 .0S7
2S7 13 .984
213 10 .98::
00 r .983
57 7 .978
181 20 .977
14 0 lr, .97:-,
124 17 .972
10 2 .970
13c 15 .908
29 3 .988
58 13 .950
27 8 .950
51 11 .053
' 244 35 .952
7 4 .947
.54 11 .042
1 22 fi .942
32 8 .04 0
' 5 12 .932
' 18 7 .928
A B FA
2824 311 .083
2875 812 .983
20 815 .983
28.8(1 344 .001
30RS 412 .954
2777 858 . 9iKl
for ten games
Hosp, Venice
Ouest Oa-kUuid -
McArdle, San Francisco..
Charles, San Francisco. .
Kn worth y. f una men to.
45
6'
12ii
O'Rourke. Venice 119
Third basemen
Kores, Portland
Ounat, Oakland
Metzgrer, Los Anpreles....
Sawyer, Los AngeteH
Halllnan, Ver. and Sac..
O'Kourke, tiao. and Ver.
Lindsay, Portland
Cartw'right, San Fran.
I'hsrls, San Francisco..
X.ltschl. Ventre
HetUns;, Oakland
MeCormick, Portland . . .
I. Howard. Los Angeles..
Moore. Los Antcips
Goodwin, Iom Angeles. , .
Hhortstops
Irt, Portland
Johnson, Los Anreles...
"Wuffll, San Francisco
Hosp, Venice
Young, Sacramento
t'orhan, Son Francisco. .
O Rourke, Sac. and Ver.
Stark, Sacramento
Kores. Portland
23
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82
Guest. Oakland 26
Ooodwin, Lob Angeles... ,M
I. Howard, Los Angeles. Ifi
Conk. Oakland 3r2
Outfielders
Tohin. San Francisco.... 32
Ppeas. Portland 5
Inciter. Oaltland
Mornn. S:iTaTnonto .... 4'1
Chsrtbonrne, Portland . .
Kane. Venic 345
KrueKer. Port, and L.. A. 2r,0
I.ober. L.. A. and Port. 2.1S
Kach.r. Oakland 303
I'ny. Oakland 317
MapRert, Lofl Anirelei. . . 47ft
W. Hogan. San Fran.. .. 174
Zimmerman. San, Fran.. 1?0
Tiayless, Venice ........ 207
lo.ine. Portland 21
fschaller, San Frsn 7.1
"lemrn.. OiiKtnnri ...... 07
Johnston. tan Fran 42H
I.wii Sacramento .... 2t
T1 1 1 a. L,o Angeles S6fl
fshlnn. Sacramento 214
Van Buren. Sacramento. 135
Meloan, Venire 16:1
Wottell. Los Angeles 7(1
Mun.lnrff. San Fran.... sr.2
Carlisle. Venice 3SS
I. Howar). l-.s Angeles l'7
Pohlrm. Oakland 1:1ft
Oardner, Oakland .IP.
Swain, Faorimento 40
Kaylor, Oakland 103
Muesel, l.oa Angeles.... 42
rltehers
TCrsuse, Portland 8
Fargution, Venice rt
ttantlridne. San Francisco 4
Ueflold, San Francisco... lO
'hrlstinn, Oaklmid 15
Dousluss. San Francisco.. 6
Klawltter, incramento .. 14
rruitt, Oakland 9
Arrelanea, Sacramento ... 15
Harkness, Venice 10
jUalarkey. Oakland 1
Klepfer, Venice S
Klnsella. Sacramento .... n
Williams, Sacramento ... 14
Thomas Pan Francisco... ft
Krijm, Portland 14
Parkin. Oakland 8
Aides. Oakland 7
Hitt, Venice 20
Fanning. San. Francisco.. 20
Hyan. IjOS Angeles 1
I.ohman. Oak. and Pac, . , 5
James. Portland 17
Oriffln. Venice 2
Decannlere, San Francisco 4
Schulz. Sacramento S
Olmstead, Oakland 2
Pernoll. O. and S. F 11
liaum. Venice IS
t'arson. Portland O
II lp tnhotham. Portland.. 8
Single. L.OS Anreles lo
McC'orry, Sail Francisco. . :l
Stroud. Sacramento ...... 10
Munsell, Sacrnmento .... S
Wcit. Portland 14
KUIilay, Oakland 4
O'Brien. Otkland 4
lialelch. Venice 12
Perritt, l.os Anceles 1ft
Lively. Sacramento 14
Baker, fun Francisco ... 10
Henley, San Francisco.... 10
'hecfi, l.os Anueles Is
Tozer. Los AnKeles lg
3v'ran. San Francisco... 6
Koestner. Venice ....... 34
Unierman. Portland ....
Stanley, portlanl 0
t'ralibe, t.os Amreles 4
Hushes. San Pranuclsco. . 3
iln-tory. Oak. and I. A.. 13
Jarksnn. I, OS Angeles.... 4
Catchers
Alexander. Oakland Pfl
Reltmeye- Sacramento... t;7
Mill'. Oakland 22a
Schmidt. San Francisco. . tii?4
Mils. Sacramento 0!'7
Olarke, San Francisco. . .2"3
4'lieek. Sacramento 201
Fisher. Portland 051
Kohrer. Oakland 3!t
Berry. Portland 4'l
Pearce. Oakland 55
Boles, l.os Anueles S02
H. Hognn. Venice ."ft
Krlets. Venice and Oak. .220
Toneman. Venice S. F.-. in::
Ahronast. I..o AnpeUe, . . . 17
Elliott. Venice (170
Sepulveda, San Francisco. 04
Uronka, I.v-s AnKeles 121
Spencer, San Francisco. .. 100
terrelt. Venice 03
Byrnes, l.os Angeles 115
t.'rlPD. Oakland il
Clubs O . PO
Portland 200 53;n
Sacramento 201 5307
San Francisco.. . .205 BS0I
Venice 212 r.i!S7
l,os Angeles 2Xt r50
Oakland 214 570
All pluyers' averages -are
or more.
1 r i w-i- r:T; I'
. y . smmr
Left to Rlsrht Kranp, of Portland. Who Could Not Beat Los Angeleo; Mal
srkey, of Oakland, a Terror to Sacraneatoi Stroud, of Sacramento, Terror
to Los AaKFlesi KrsiH, of Portland, the Oakland Kemela, and Fannin;,
of San Franclaco, Who Likewise Had the Oskn' Nanny Tied and Tethered.
ICKMEM" PROVE
EXCEPTION TO HOLE
Portland's Left-Handed Bats
men Strong Against . South
paw Pitchers.
LEIFIELD, SEAL, HAS EDGE
Study of How Coast Twlrlers Fared
Against Individual Rivals Is In
teresting James Won Xine of
Klerrn Against Oaks.
Left-handed batsmen are supposed to
be weak before southpaw pitchers, but
Portland's Pacific Coast League cham
pions are different. McCredie has six
regulars who swing from the portBlde,
yet the Mackmen walloped rival heart
side pitchers 18 times and lost only 11
games during 1913.
'Lefty" Lelfleld, Seal, was the only
HOW COAST PITCHERS FARED AGAINST RIVALS.
PITCHERS, S. F. L. A. O. V. S. Totals.
Portland Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost
Hiiembulham 0 5 3 3 3 2 3 Z 21 15
Caxson 1 1 O 1 1 1 U o o 0 2 3
Krapp -i 2 O 5 3 U a 3 i 3 IX 13
lustnnaa 3 2 3 U U 4 4 3 3 U 14 U
West a 3 3 2 4 2 5 1! 3 2 "18 11
James , 3 2 4 4 7 3 4 6 4 3 'i!4 16
Krause 8 2 3 3 tl 0 8 2 1 4 17 11
Todd O 1 U U U U U 0 tl 0 0 1
Stanley O O O 1 0 0 O 1 1 1 1 3
Unity 0 U 0 2 O 0 O e 0 1 0 3
Lber 0 tl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Totals 22 18 17 21 28 11 20 10 22 17 109 as
P. L. A. O. V. S. Totals
San Francisco Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost
Henley .t 2 5 o 3 2 8 1 1 4 4 15 1
Husoes . .. 1 O U 1 0 1 0 U 0 0 12
McCorry 211 01212 146U
Uaker 1 2 3 4 2 3 3 3 2 1 11 13
Fanning v 3 2 6 2 93 7 3 3 4 28 14
Thomas , 1 3 0 3 1 2 2 2 1 t d 10
btanuridge 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 O 3 2
IHicannlore U 2 1 2 1 o 1 u 0 '2 3 U
LleCleld 8 0 1 2 4 1 3 2 2 8 13 S
Overall 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 ' U
Pernoll 1 0 1' 0 o 1 0 1 2 0 4 2
Delhi 010 0010110 II 3
Douglass a 4 8 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 U 8
Arlett 1 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 U 1 0
GilUfc-an 0 0 0 0 0 u 0 1 0 U O 1
Totals 18 22 26 10 22 20 21 21 18 21 104 1U3
Los Angeles Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost
Chech 4 3 4 6 2 5 5 4 3 2 18 20
Kyan 441 4220243 17 17
Slagle 1 12 8512522 -12 12
KoKers O O 0 0 1 1 O O O O 1 1
forritt , 5 2 2 7 3 4 6 2 4 4 L'O IB
Tozer 2 4 2 2 2 1 5 4 3 15 lti
Driscoli 000 0000104 0 1
Crabbe 4 2 2 1 8 8 1 1 O 3 lO 10
Jackson 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 O 1 1 0
tiregory 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 O 2 4 7
McKenry 0 0 0 0 2 0 O 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 21 17 19 26 22 21 21 28 17 22 100 108
P. 8. F. LA. V. S. Totals.
Oakland . Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost
Gregory ... 2 0 1 O 2 1 1 2 1 8
Christian 3 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 8 2 8 7
Malarkey 388 3 5 8 3 18 0 25 18
Parkin : 2 V 2 1 0 O 0 2 0 0 4 3
OUrien : 1 1 1 0 2 1 O 2 1 1 6 5
Killiiay 1 4 3 4 .2 5 2 T 4 3 12 23
Abies 1 8 1 5 8 2 8 2 1 3 13
I'onioll o 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 11 11
Olmstead 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 4
Fruitt 0 2 2 1 8 3 4 2 i 2 n, i
Lohman 0 1 1 o 1 1 0 1 0 4 2 7
Lrucke o 1 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jost 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4
Swenk 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 J 0 8
Stone 0 1 0 o 0 2 0 0 0 0 O S
Totals 11 28 20 23 ai 22 20 25-18 23 90 120
"p; F. L.A. O. S. Totals.
Venice Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost
Hitt 4 5 8 2 6 3 5 1 3 2 22 1.1
Haum 8 4 S 4 4 4 1 4 4 3 28 19
-Stowart 1 O 1 o 0 0-O 00 02 0
Harkness 322 381 4 224 18 12
Raleigh 1 2 2 4 4 1 3 2 2 1 12 10
Brackenrldge O O 0 l O 0 o 1 0 0 0 "
Koestner 4 4 6 5 6 8 4 6 6 6 24 26
Grifrin 1 1 0 o 0 0 0 1 10 2 2
Kdmondson 0 0 4 o 0 1 0 0 0 0 O 1
Ferguson 0 1 1. 1 o 2 0 1 0 2 1 7
Drui-ke 1 .0 0 0 0 0 0. 0 0 1 1 1
Klepfer . , v 1 1 1 1 o 2 2 2 0 1 4,7
Totals - IB 20 21 " 21 . 23 21 2S 20 19 "20 107 102
i , S- F. L.A. O. V. Totals.
Sacramento Won Lost . on Lost Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost
Stroud 1 4 6 8 0 1 6 4 4 3 25 15
Munsi-11 2 4, 0 3 0 2 2 2 2" 2 6 13
Alberts 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 4
Arrelanes 2 ' 4 8 2 2 6 5 2 1 4 13 17
Schulz 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2
Lively 021 3 2 85243 12 13
Williams 4 1 1 2 8 3 4 1 4 1 16 8
Dmcke 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
Klnsella 18 8 1 1O 0222T8
Klawitter 8 2 5 4 5 1 1 g 2 4 18 14
I.ohman 0 O 2 o o 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
Kenworthy 1 O 0 o 0 o 0 O 0 o 1 o
Totals 17 22 21 18 22 17. 23 18 20 19 103 U4
Grand totals 86 109 108 104 108 100 120 90 102 10T 618 613
Also tie game.
V
southpaw In the league with better
than an even break against Portland.
He took three straight. The records
of the others are as follows: Baker
won one In three; Decannier lost two
straight; Pernoll lost three in four
Abies won one in four; Swenk lost one
start; Raleigh won one In three and
Hitt won four and lost five.
A study of how the Coast pitchers
fared against Individual rivals is in
teresting.
James Has tuck.
James, of Portland, won nine games
of 11 against Oakland, Krause six
straight and Hagerman three straight;
Higginbotham could laugh through any
game against Sacramento, copping six
in eight. Krapp dreads mention of the
name Los Angeles, for he lost five con
secutive games to Dillon's tribe.
Malarkey exercised an evil power
over Venloe and Sacramento, winning
five in six from the Hoganites and six
straight from the Solons. Portland had
the Oak right-hander's number, beat
ing him six in nine starts.
Fanning whipped Los Angeles six in
eight, Oakland nine in 12 and Venice
seven in 10. Harkness beat Los An
geles five In six and Hitt licked Oak
land by the same proportions. Los An
geles was a baby team in the maws of
Stroud, who beat the Angels nine in
10. Klawltter won five in six.
On the other hand, Oakland defeated
Tozer five in six; San i'ranciseo wal
loped Harry Abies, five in six; Venice
shot Killiiay full of holes seven in
nine and Sacramento beat Lohman four
straight.. .
Statistics Tell No Lies.
The statistics, showing how the
pitchers fared against rival clubs dur
ing 1U13, are as follows:
IATTY" REVEALS
BASEBALL SECRETS
Callahan Tells McGraw How
Walsh Crossed Athletics,
in 4-Game Series.
EDUCATION COUNTS TODAY
Giants' Great Pitcher, Writing: tor
The Oreejonian, Relates Interest
ing Story of How He Crossed
His Own Catcher.
BT CHRISTY MATHEWSON.
On the special train we duff up a
new subject the ' other day baseball.
As usual, we were "talking: shop." M
Graw and Callahan were discussing: the
peculiarities of certain pitchers, and
the conversation swung: around to "Kd
Walsh-and whether he would ever be
his old self again. Callahan thought
he would. Then said Motiraw:
"Walsh did something; that I never
remember seeing: any other pitcher di,
'Jimmie.' For a long: time the Ath
letics always hit him hard. Mack s
club was one of the few that the bis
pitcher couldn't seem to beat. Thn
suddenly, he had it on Mack's team and
used to make them look foolish. Now,
when a man is beaten regularly by a
team, it is seldom that he can evor
switch and win from it consistently.
The psychology of the game ia against
him. How do you account for it?'"
"I'll tell you, John." answered Calla
han. "There was no psychology in
that. It was Just Walsh's cap that
kept him from beating the Athletics.
You know. Big 'Ed' is one of thoja
pitchers to whom all ball clubs look
alike. He never worries about what
man is facing him. He is just in there
pitching his game. Hut the Athletics
could always seem to tell when he was
going to throw his spitter. and that
is all he carries. He seldom uses a
curve, just the fast one and the spit
ter. Itsksgt Point Is SoiiKht.
"We got to thinking they were steal
ing our signs and did everything to
find out -where the leak was. Walsh
used to get sore about it. Every time
he would throw a spitter the batters
would Just stand up at the plate and
laugh at him. They wouldn't take a
wallop at it, but wait for the fast on-i.
Then they would slough tho ball. The
harder 'Ed' threw them, the further
they would slough it.
" 'They're getting our signs some
place,' protested "Ed' to me. 'Every
time I throw a spitter they know it
and wait for the fast ball.'
"I got another idea that they were
not stealhitr niKnn, but were watchlntr
SPORT -NEWS
ASQ11ALL players, as a general
thing, like football, but few except
ing those who hail from the colleges,
are vitally concerned In the doings on
the tan bark fields.
The Pacific Coast League, however,
boasts of a number fV '4
of real gridiron y t
of them have served
their time dolled
up in moleskins and
kahkl.
Of the Portland
champions lrve t ,- J -a .
"'66itiu"Liai11 star
dom misses a game.
The tall pitcher
played with an
' . .'.1 - 'J. 2 ' ':
3 . "
eleven at Astoria 3 .'r5'
in his embryo days yii.aiiyi..'ihiw-a1s
and delights in JH" Overall.
nothing better than to chronicle how he
made some famous tackle or long run
down the field.
Walter Doane won three letters,
baseball, basketball ar.d football, at
Delaware State College. : Bill Speas is
another football fan and so is little
Bobby Davis. Speas starred In foot
ball and basketball at Toledo, basket
ball being his particular hobby. He
and Fred Merkel of the New York
Giants hobnobbed on the same aggre
gation. Even Walter McCredie blushlngly
admits to having pawed the turf In a
football uniform. He and Cap. Bras
hear of Venice adorned the same line
for a college in the Middle West, ac
cording to Brashear, who says they
both were professionals.
The Venice club boasts of three or
four gridiron knights. Ed Klepfer, the
big twirler purchased from the New
York Americans, starred at Pennsyl
vania State, the institution that gave
Birdie Cree to the Yankees. Klepfer,
too, was a bear at basketball.
Charley Sterrett is too well known
as a Princeton athlete to need Intro
duction. Ferguson, the 200-pound
pitcher, played his allotted time with
a Middle Western college team Johnny
Kane served his time with a Chicago
I Walsh for some unconscious little mo
tion that he made Just before he threw
the spitter that tipped off the batter.
They used to be able to tell when
Prank Smith, who was once with the
White Sox, was going to use his spit
ter by watching his eyes. He looked
at the ball when he really spat on it
and didn't when he was only bluffing:.
Callahan Finds Trouble.
"I began to study Walsh, myaelf. One
day I noticed that every time he reallv
wet the ball when he put his hands
up to hia mouth, he lifted his eyes a
little bit. and the peak of his cap
went up with the eyes. He always
wore his cap in a peculiar way. If he
just bluffed at wetting the ball, the
cap never moved. It was as good as
a flag. After the game I grabbed him.
" 'Ed," I said, 'you are tipping off
those guys yourself. Those Athletics
have & lot of smart fellows on the
team, and every time you wet the ball
you lift your eyes with your mouth
and your cap goes up. I'm going to
work you again " day after tomorrow,
and I want you to cross those fellows.
When you really wet the pill, be sure
to hold your eyes steady so that your
cap won't jnove. When you don't wet
it, move your eyes and work the old
peak up and down.
"It was a four-game series, and
Walsh had worked the first battle
against Mack's sluggers. He went
back again in the third game because
ha was a horse for work when he was
right. And he probably would be
right now if he had not been worked
so much. Well, Walsh crossed those
fellows with his cap and made them
look foolish. Every time his cap
moved, they were looking for a spit
ter and got a fast one. That is how
Walsh happened to get better against
the Athletics, John," concluded Calla
han. When Matty Crossed His Own Catcher.
Speaking of batters being tipped off
to what the pitcher is going to offer,
recalls an experience I had when I was
working in Taunton, several years ago,
before I broke into the big league.
The college man was looked down upon
in professional baseball in those days
as an Invader, and the old, rough birds
used to hate to see him. I remember
that they put me in to work one day,
and the opposing batters were Just
stepping into curves and . waiting for
fast ones and slathering the ball all
over the lot.
At last I noticed my catcher was
saying something to each batter that
came to the plate, and I suspected he
was tipping them to what he was ask
ing me to pitch. So I began to cross
my own catcher as well as the batters
and got along lots better, except that
he had several passed balls and com
menced to get sore. Finally he walked
out to the box and said:
"Haven't you got brains enough to
throw what I sign for?"
"Not when you are tipping the hit
ters," I answered. "I'm out here to
win whether you are r not."
He. "beefed" and stalled around, but
I knew I was right. Years afterward
he told me that he was tipping the
batters because he was afraid his old
pal, who was a pitcher, would be let
out if I made good. He was trying to
save him his job and iseep a college
man from coming Into the game at
the same time. Thar was the spirit
with which college men were regarded
when I first broke into baseball. Now
it is altogether different. They are
looking for the boys with an education.
(Copyrlrht. 1813, by the Wheeler Syndl-
eate. Inc.)
POT POURRI
high school. Kane was also- a great
hurdler in his day.
Walter Boles of Los Angeles is an
other who wears many- honorable scars
as a result of tilts on the much be
ribbed ampitheater, but, by far the best
known football star in the Coast
league. Is enrolled as a member of the
San Francisco team. His name is Jeff
Overall. Remember Jeff?
Big Orvie was a wonder in his day,
about 1900-1908, at the University of
California. Big and strong as a bull,
Orvie was a hero in the. eyes of the
undergraduates. He and Heinle Heit
muller. who passed away a year ago at
Los Angeles, were side kicks and both
starred in football and baseball.
Elmer Zacher has declined an invita.
tlon to circle the globe with the Oiants
and White Sox. Some one told Elmer
you couldn't get seasick in sight of
land, so he consulted a time table.
When he discovered that you see land
three days crossing the P. O. and are
out of sight of it for 26. he threw up
his hands and called the trip off.
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Yalo having been beaten by Colgate,
some of the uneducated mutts are try
ing to figure out what Colgate ia.
Most of them know it only as a denti
frice Six clubs are necessary for .every
golfer, says Ouimet. The same is true
of some ball players. Krietz tried out
with three of them this year, Drucke
tied the record and likewise Dave
Gregg.
Two of Seattle's drafted players
never will see Cincinnati. The Reds
have canceled the levies on Alvon Gipe,
pitcner, ana Koy Brown, shortstop.
The London Times laments the
apathy displayed by English under
graduates with regard to athletics.
British readers must have experienced
a mild shock when they read that
every event at the Oxford freshmen
sports was won by a Rhodes scholar.
American intercollegiate football
originated 44 years ago, November 6,
Babo Reams, after all," remarked W.
W. McCredie yesterday, concerning his
"off again, on again" Boise purchase.
"We got Bobby Davis from Boise and
two Napoleons don't spring from one
family."
Perhaps not. but Bush and Bender
both scribble Bralnerd after their
names on hotel registers.
Wolter Turns Coach.
SAN JOSE. Cal.. Nov. 8. Harry Wol
ter. right fielder of the New York
Americans, has signed a contract to
coach Liic Santa Clara University base
ball squao, and will take up his new
duties November 15.
UBE'S STIR DESCENDS
O.NCK IDOL. OP FAN DOM, PLAYER
NOW FAILING.
Failure to Train in Spring Is Partly
Illamed for "Showing Up" of
Big Giant Slab Artist.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8. (Special.)
One short year often makes a big dif
ference in the prospects, reputation and
standing of a ballplayer.
It was only 12 months ago that Rube
Marquard had pretty near the center of
the baseball stage, and his name took
up much space in big, broad letters on
head Unas in the sporting pages of
the newspapers.
What he would do or would not do
was heralded broadcast, and there was
at that time terrible agitation for fear
that he might adopt the "stoige" per
manently and leave baseball flat.
Immediately after the world's series
of 1912 was finished ICube and his pres
ent wife started out on -a vaudeville
engagement that took in the country
from East to West. Rube had won
two games in the series between the
Giants and Boston Red Sox for the
championship of the universe, and he
had also during the National League
season won 19 straight games, tying
the pitching record of consecutive
wins.
Fans predicted all sorts of dire dis
aster for the Giants unless Rube would
deign to play again with the clan Mc
Graw. Rube had a good press agent, who
kept the wires red-hot telling about
how good and great a pitcher Marquard
was and how poor a manager McGraw
was. Fans got wild-eyed over the con
troversy between the manager and the
pitcher. Both were in vaudeville and
doubtless both desired some benefit
from the advertising they received
but it can be said and pertinently so,
that Rube needed the advertising,
while McGraw did not, consequently
Rube did all the skyhigh flying.
When In March last year, the news
arrived that Marquard had decided to
live up to his contract and play with
the Giants again, a sigh of relief went
up from New York fans that sounded
like the blowing of the wind that
shoots, scoots and whistles around the
Flatiron building cn a stormy day.
It was fondly imagined that the suc
cess of the Giants, their ability to win
tho National League pennant again de
pended entirely on Marquard rejoining
the team.
There were not a few of the Giants
themselves who imagined the same
thing, and there was much rejoicing in
the Marlin training camp when the
nows was received from Scout Pi,-1
Klnsella That Rube had announced his
ii.tentio". of coming back.
But neither the fortunes of the Giants,
the New York club, the National League
nor the great National game appear to
hinge on what Marquard will do next
year. On the contrary. Rube Is the one
who is on the anxious seat.
That it is the intention of McGraw to
trade Marquard to the Boston Nationals
for Pitcher Tyler, also a southpaw
twirler, is tiie general opinion.
Hints liavvi been thrown out to that
effect, although the prospective deal
has not been authoritatively announced.
But it Is on tap nevertheless.
And one short year has caused Mar
quard to lose the great prestige as an
invaluable pitcher.
There are some who think that if
Marquard had Joined the Giants in Mar
lin and had the advantage to be gained
by the Spring training he would have
been the same winning pitcher he was
in 1912.
He did not Join the toam until the
pitchers were on their way north. Rube
and his wife met the club in Houston,
Tex., and ho pitched very little on the
way home. He had to got into shape
in one-day stands, and. although he
tried hard and conscientiously to train
himself, conditions and circumstances
were against him, and when the cham
pionship season started he was far from
being in nis true form.
KANAKA WILLIAMS WEDS
SACKAMKXTO TWIIILKR CAPS 1)1 A
MO.VD HOMAiXCK.
'Honolulu John" Takes Rich Spaniard'
Daughter aa Hrlde Honeymoon
to lie In Islands.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 8. (Spe
cial.) A romance of the diamond begun
when John Williams, known as "Hono
lulu John," star twirler for the Sac
ramento Coast Leaguers, pitched a
game against Los Angeles at Washing
ton Park two years, ago, culminated
in the marriage of Williams and Miss
Aldonza Rico, daughter of a wealthy
Spanish family, this morning at St.
Benedict' Church, Montebello,
The couple left this afternoon for
San Francisco and will leave Novem
ber 15 to spend their honeymoon in
Honolulu.
Williams will play with the Detroit
Americans next season. The wedding
was attended only by a few relatives
and close friends. The bride was beau
tifully gowned and was attended by
four bridesmaids.
WHITE SOX HAMMER "MATTY"
Crowd of 1(2,000 See 5 -to-3 Game
Between Tourists at Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES. Nov. 8. Twelve thou
sand persons saw the White Sox today
hammer out 14 hits off Christy Math
ewson and take the game from the New
York Giants. 5 to 3. Score:
R. H. E. TL H. E.
Sox 5 14 liGiants 5 8 1
Batteries Russell and Schalk; Math
ewson and Meyers.
BAN JOHNSON LIKES HIM
McCredie, Leaving; for Columbus to
Attend League Meeting, Says
Rodgers or Ixber May Go
to Eastern Club.
George Hildebrand is one of the best
umpires in the American League, ac
cording to Buddy Ryan, former Port
land batting demon, who is visiting
from Cleveland.
Next to Blly Evans, the veteran.
Ryan ranks Hildebrand as the best in
the Ban Johnson circuit.
"Hlldy had a little trouble winding
up the post season series at St. Louis,
but he was in the right," said Buddy.
"American League players, as a rule,
like Hildy and share my belief. 1
know Ban Johnson likes his work, for
he gave him a $500 bonus and an in
crease in salary for next year."
Hildebrand went to the majors last
Spring after several successful sea
sons in the Pacific Coast League. Ho
la by far the most popular arbiter that
graced the Coast circuit in years.
Buddy Ryan had his boosting clothes
on yesterday, for he also was out with
a sendoff for Steve O'Neill, the Cleve
land catcher.
Ryan says this 20-year-old backstop
is superior to Wally Schang, tho highly
touted Philadelphia Athletic receiver.
'Schang is continually dropping balls
behind the plate, whereas O'Neill rare
ly drops a ball that hits his glove.
O'Neil is smarter than Schang, too,"
added Buddy.
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Walter McCredie. manager of the
Portland Coast champions, departed
Friday morning for Columbus. O..
where he will attend the minor league'
meeting.
"I expect to confer with numerous
big league and minor league managers
and may put througn two or three
deals." remarked McCredie. "But 1
haven't any particular stunts in mind.
If I can. make a good trade for Lind
say, I'll let him go elsewhere for the
benefit of his health.
"Likewise. I'll see Charley Somen
and settle my deals with Cleveland. 1
can't say now whether Rodgers or Lo
ber will go to Cleveland, but I guess
one or the other will. The Naps have
Lajole and Turner available for sec
ond, so if Rodgers goes, it will be be
cause I want him to have his show.
"He is good enough for the majors
and has given me so much that 1 will
go the limit to assist him up the lad
der." "How about Walter Doane?" was
asked.
"Well." replied McCredie, "Doane is
good enough for any major club, but
the Naps have had him twice already
and I guess will not want to try him
again"
When in the East McCredie will fry
to land one new pitcher, to take Bill
James' place, one catcher and perhaps
an infielder or outfielder, if Lober or
Rodgers go up.
Portland's holdovers are: Catchers.
Fisher and Berry; pitchers. West.
Krapp, Krause, Higginbotham. Stan
ley. Hagerman: infielders. Derrick.
Rodgers. Davis, Bancroft, Kores and
Lindsay: outfielders, Lober, Chad
bourne, Doane and Speas.
There is a muscle-bound rumor go
ing around --that Ted Easterly, of the
Chicago Sox, will be on the backstop
plng corps of the Venice Tigers next
year. Ted Is a great hitter, but a poor
receiver. He was with Cleveland for
several seasons.
Some Thin First Sacker Is
Hap Myers
Nsrsnrllle Tclln Wiy He hat Sorry
Big Leaguer Went to Minors.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8. One of the vis
iting newspaper men at the world's
series was discussing the prospects of
the Boston Nationals next year with
Maranviile, George Stallings' fiery lit
tle shortstop. The scribe remarked:
"I am sorry to hear that Hap Myers,
your old first baseman, has been sent
back to the minors."
Maranville thought for a moment
and said :
"Well, you might be, but I'm not.
Do you know that guy is so thin that
every time I picked up a grounder I
had to shade my eyes with my gloved
hand to locate him before throwing
the ball."
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