New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-10

holding his high priced pitcher In the idoe
of much adverse criticism and much as
couraging work.
While the Philadelphia Athletics were
! winning four out of five games from the
Yankees here last week the close s'uoehts
OF baseball could not say enough aoou,
| Connie Mack and his remarkable oaseoah
machine Even without Eddie Collins one
OF the greatest second basemen IN the
country and Harry Davis. the dependaoie
! first baseman the team went along without
break. the machine without a miss. Nc
Innis, at first base, was likeued 10 Hal
Chase Jake Daubert and Konetchy and
! with reason. Although one Of the young
est players in either major league he COW
cred the bag like veteran. going up in the
air or out to one side for wild throws or
into the turf for sizzling grounders with
the assurance and skill that mark a great
player. Nothing seemed TO escape him,
while his batting has been the talk OF the
league whenever he has had chance 10
fill in at any infield position. Derrick
proved himself almost II not quite so eff
cicnt at second base in the place OF man
who is generally conceded TO have no supe-
rior at the keystone sack. While not
second Collins. Derrick played we'll enough
! 10 indicate that the Athletics are well for
titled with strong and versatile substitutes.
The playing Of McInnis and Derrick led
TO many arguments concerning the ability
Of Connie Mack to pick out young and
| budding stars in the building OF a team.
Pure luck" one man declared. In heated
discussion on Thursday evening. Base
ball instinct sound judgment and the abil-
fly TO instruct" was the dictum OF an
other. There is some luck in discovering
and signing promising young players.
Hundreds are tried every year, and hun
dreds are found wanting. Scouts are en-
rloyed by practically every club, at good
salaries, to find the material. but IT re-
mains for the managers to pass on that
material and TO weed out the culls In
this respect Connie Mack and John J. Nc
Graw, Of the Giants, have few, II any,
equals, and II strikes me that II is more
good management than good luck that has
made II possible for Connie Mack 10 build
up and develop such a remarkably strong
baseball team from sc many young players.
The Yankees played eight games last
week and lost seven-four to the Athletics
and three 10 the White sox. Another week
like that and Frank Farrells hair will
turn white.
Abel Kiviat needs rest The Staten
Island runner was III advised to follow up
his sterling victory IN winning the one-mile
national championship in fast time on July
by hurrying East to start in race at
somerville. Mass. on July a. when he was
beaten inches by Oscar Hedlund, the Bos-
ton miller in the slow time or 4:4o 10. IN
asmuch as Kiviat has beaten Hedlund i've
times out Of six, he did not lose much
prestige. but under the circumstances fol-
lowers OF the sport have been disposed 10
question his amateur standing In travelling
from Pittsburg TO Somerville In the torrid
heat 10 start in a race Just for fun. Ihat
aside. Kiviat who is hardly more than a
how. took desperate chances or in1uring
himself by running IN two hard races with
only two days intervening, part OF whlch
time was spent in travelling.
cboss Gonna high for Yale football play
ers. According to the report of the athletic
association for the year ended August 81
1910 and Just announced. It cost AS25 30
10 keep the men ploPeii! '"''
only 1903 AZ for the baseball nine. some
college elevens go through a season with
all expenses under that figure 1t is hard
10 understand why 1t should cost Yale
Harvard and Princeton more than twice
as much to develop football team than
II does 10 put crew on the water or
baseball nine on the diamond.
LIB is right hand in draw poker
,s made I'D of five cards. The hand is
desd with four as much as It is with six.
A. NJ. K.-So far as the records show the
first match game of baseball was played
at Hoboken. n j., on June 70, 1886
r R-Sallee. the St Louis pitcher, won
.evSn games and lost eight last season.
HERBERT.