New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-16
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Habit of Winning Now Strong
with Hal ChaSe'S Men.
CREIGER OUT OF BASEBALL
Once Great Catcher Released by
Misunderstanding Captain
of Boston Team.

| The Yankees are making a record oh
| their own diamond against the western
teams. In winning nine of the last ten
games played they have fought their way
into the first division. and so ENCOURAGED
their followers that the crowds are get'ihs
bigger and bigger each day Three straight
from st. Louis. three straight from CieVe-
IL nd. all even break on two games with
Chicago and now two straight from De-
troit ia record worth boasting about
The team appears to have settled down.
and some OF the fans" who had begun 10
lose all hope. are taking heart again III
way that is az noisy as it is enthusi-
astic.
The Giants. too, are making Things mum
in the West. They have reached point
now where they can lose the next three
games TO st. Louis and break even on
games won and lost. Up to yesterday the
record stood eight games won to five lost
They won two and lost two in Chicago
did the same thing In Cincinnati, won
three out of four from Pittsburg and yes
terday defeated ST. Louis In the first OF
four-gamo series. II IL little wonder
that baseball is a fruitful subject for con-
versation on all sides
There was an extra reason for rejoicing
among the fans yesterday. The Yankees
shut out Detroit. the Giants shut out st.
Louis and not to be outdone the Suporbas
shut out Cincinnati
Roach Is no longer with the Yankees
The utility inhelder was purchased yes
rlr,h nf
Eastern League, and hereafter will do his
best to help carry the Skeeters into the
first division His help should count, too
as he is a clever fielder and reasonably
strong batter. Roach has been with the
Yankees since the beginning OF the season
last year. He has filled in nicely on sew
eral occasions. but with Johnson, Elliott
and Priest Chase Is we'll fortified with
substitute inficlders, so that there was
little need for carrying Roach.
Lou Criger. who caught for the Yankees
last year and was the receiving end at one
time of that famous battery at Boston
made up at the other end OF odd Cy'
Young. has dropped out Of baseball. no
doubt for all time. Word came from Mil
waukee last night that the once great
catcher had been released Internationally
by the Milwaukee club OF the American
Association, which means that he could not
hold his end up with the younger players,
even in the minors. Criger was i'll the
greater part of last season and lost his
grip. lie was purchased by the New York
club more as a coach for tho young
pitchers than a a catcher. but his useful
ness even in this direction was questioned
last winter. and the Yankees turned him
over to Milwaukee.
Now that John King. ranked two years
ago as the best catcher in the country, has
made his peace with the Boston Terriers
his rev ard has come in the way OF being
named captain OF the team. AS Captain
King Of Boston, he IS not likely to make
such a name for himself as he did as just
plain catcher for the Chicago Cubs.
Lefty" Russell, for whom Connie Mack,
manager of the Philadelphia Athletics
paid $1,000 last fall. when he was winning
so many games for the Baltimore Club OF
the Eastern League, may not be able to
! pitch again for several weeks, If not
months. II turns out that he is 40 muscle
bound that his effectiveness has been lost
for the present.
The athletic teams of the Mackenzie
School have had a most successful year.
| The football team lost only two games
out Of the nine played and these two
were lost at a time when five OF the best
PLAYERS were unable 10 take the field.
The basketball team, considering RS In
ba of
played. made a credtable showing, while
the gymnasium team scored points in a
number Of meets.
in track athletics there was a great ad
vance. Boys were sent to almost all the
interscholastic meets in and around New
York during the indoor season Although
the school has not more than ninety boys
! from whom TO select n team and many
/ OF these are youngsters. the team scored
| points in almost all these meets. When
! the outdoor season started the team was
sent to the leading meets. II won its
group race at the Pennsylvania relay races.
/ scored in all tho interscholastic meets in
| New York and won the Wesleyan Univer-
sity interscholastic. For the first time I'm
! its history the team won the annual tri-
| angular meet with Hackley and Holbrook
scoring 90 points to Hackeys 20 and Hol-
brooks T. Some good performances were
made notably the hammer throw OF 152
feet inches by Westbrook of Mackenzie
During the year six school records were
! broken.
with only three of last years team back
and no pitchers. the baseball team did
not show much promise. Starting, how
ever, after the Christmas vacation with
four men. two good pitchers were de-
veloped. one, Spaulding. turning out TO
he ono OF the best schcolhoy pitchers in
this section Of the country. He seldom
failed 10 strike out less than ten men.
The team defeated Erasmus Hall, of Brook
Ign: High School Of Commerce. of New
York. Chestnut Hill. Of Philadelphia; 81,
Tauls, Of Garden City, and many other
. teams besides winning the championship
Of the Hudson River by defeating River
view. Holbrook, Hackley and irving among
Others.
| The second and third teams. both Of
which had their own coach and special
, schedule, had successful seasons
II the manager OF Matt Wells continues
to pick opponents for his man with the
same caro- that he has i'm the past II is
probable that the Briton will make a cred
table showing during his stay I'm this
country Following the bouts with Leach
Cross and PAT Moore, Mr.. Mcdonald has
made three matches. which Wells should
win with more or less ease On June % the
| English champion will meet Young"
| Ahearne In Albany, and three DAYS later