The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13
Gains Worlds
Record AS a
Great Slabster
Brownie" Browning, San Fran.
ciScO'S Great Pitcher, Wins
Sixteenth Straight Game :.

Brownie" Browning. the Seals
great pitcher and the smallest slabster
in the Pacific Coast league. is the
holder of the worlds record for con-
secutive victories, celebrating his six
teenth straight one yesterday after
noon when he beat the Angels, 10 to 2.
The nearest to Brownings mark were
made by Jack Chesbro, the champion
spit ball slabster, who won IA in a
row while with Pittsburg in 1902, and
Ed Reulbach of the Cubs, who cele-
brated his fourteenth victory the other
day.
The greatest performance of all
times for consecutive wins was that Of
the once king of pitchers, James Nc
Cormick, who won "a in line for the
original Chicago White Sox back in
1886. However, the pitchers box was
d couple of feet nearer the batter in
those days and the pitching rules were
mot so severe, consequently it was far
easier for twirler TO win than it is
now. Four years after McCormick's S
wonderful performance Luby of the
same team won 90 without break, but
the same rules prevailed then as they
did when Mccormick was the sensation
of the diamond.
One thing is certain, no pitcher has
ever done anything like Browning
since Luby made his remarkable rec
ord. Sixteen victories without a letup
in these enlightened days of the dia-
mond is certainly a performance that
viii bring the little Seal slabster into
the limelight wherever the game of
baseball is known.
( Judging by Browning's present
form and the way the team is working
behind him he has a splendid chance
to equal if not beat the record made
by Luby. -Four more will tie this one
and as Browning will be home next
week he stands good chance to get
up 10 this mark. 1t is not likely that
he will be used in the south again this
week.
There is no question that Browning
will be grabbed up by a big league
team next season. and there is no
question that he will make good. His
only dra wback is his size Were he a
big, strapping fellow on the order of
Overall the major league scouts would
be following him along the streets
wherever he went. They like giant
pitchers in the big brush.
Ralph Myers made good his promise
to Manager Billy Curtin of the Sacra-
mento club yesterday and Joined the
team. He was stationed on first base
and gave a good account of himself
/ For while he could not get his eye
on the ball, striking out the first two
times up, but when the big rally came
of Myers was there with the hit
that helped the Senator'S win.
Though he landed Myers. Curtin
may possibly lose GandiI. The hard
hitting first sacker declares that he
will not play the outfield. He has been
putting up grand game at first all
season and hitting the bail hard and he
does not like TO be slowed away in the
center garden to make way for a new
man who has just crushed in from an
opposition league.
Gandil is in receipt of a tempting
offer to play first base for an indepen-
dent team in Bisbee, Ariz., and unless
he can make suitable arrangements
take a hop. They are baseball crazy
in Arizona now and are searching the
country for good tossers. Money is no
object either if a man can deliver the
goods.
It is hard luck for Christian to be
charged with the loss of that game,
but nevertheless, according to the
rules, he must take his medicine The
score was tie when he took the box
and the Senators Immediately landed
on him for four hits. Boice was really
the man to blame for he tossed the
game off in the ninth after Oakland
had 1t all wrapped up.
According to nonconfirmed advices
from Chicago yesterday Rollie Zeider
has been sold to the White Sox for
$500 and two players and will report
to Manager Charles Comiskey for
spring practice. President Ewing was
up in the air when he heard this He
was not notified by Manager Dan Long.
who is taking few days rest at the
springs. Ewing said that Long had
authority TO close the deal. but had re-
ceiyed no official advice that it was
made. Comiskey probably has first
choice on Zeider. and it is very likely
that the crack third baseman has been
disposed Of Anyway, he will remain