The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-16
Baseball is One Sport in Which
the Dope Counts for Very Little
The Unexpected is Always Happening and It's the Doing
of the Unexpected That Makes
Hit With the Fans

fident. Jack OConnor naturally
didn't think he had chance and as
his veterans were in bad shape, he
was forced to depend on his young
sters When Pitcher Ray was an
nounced as the twirler for the
Browns it looked like a breeze. Con
trary to the dope, Ray worked in
nice style and won the opener It was
a tough defeat for the Tigers TO
swallow Ray Was sent back twice
at the Detroiters, and each time reg
istered a win AT the close Of the
leine games Detroit had only two
victories to its credit The outcome
Of that series cinched the pennant
for the Athletics, as it gave them a
commanding lead which they never
lost,
The season Of 1908 in the National
league contains an almost parallel
incident Late I'M the season Mana
ger Billy Murray dug up a big left
handler by the name OF CoValeskie
That year the veteran Philly pitchers
had met with but little success
against the New York Giants Near
the close OF the season the two teams
met in a series Of games that would
have clinched the pennant had the
Giants made a cleanup Murray took
a chance and sent the unknown Cova-
leskie against McGraw's great team.
He set the Giants on their heads. and
jumped into fame overnight. In a
series of five games Coyaeskie was
thrice sent against New York, the
last time at his request, with only a
rest ql day or so Baseball fans
well know what Coyaleskie did to
the Giants, how his three victories
knocked them out OF the penmant.
Coyaleskie's wonderful finish made
il look as if the Philadelphia club
would have a shining star with them
The next season Coyaleskie's dismal
failure is matter Of baseball history.
f1e was traded to Cincinnati, then
sent to the Southern league. He had
a big year in the South last summer.
and was recalled BY Cincinnati only
TO establish an altitude record no
other twriler enyies.
Truly baseball is a funny, uncer-
tain old game Mr.. Covaeskle, one
time hero of the National league. Will
be back South this summer. Mr..
Ray, for short time the most-talk.
ed-about man in the American league,
will try and enthuse the fans of fart
lord iE the Connecticut league dur
ing the 1871 campaign.
In 1908, when it looked as If the
iyprc Nfpra mn ouafYcf L,,.,..- .
injuries and Illness, a youngster by
the name of Donie Bush Joined the
club He was sent to play shortstop
and the first day, through oyeranxie
" TO make good had three errors
lhe Tigers won, so the fans were
lenieht with Bush, but few thought
ne would make good Bush was lust
the uncertainty the Tigers were look
ing for He filled the position In ad
mirable style, gave the Tigers a new
lease on life, and was largely instr,l
mental in coping the pennant. II,
Is now regarded as one of the game.
greatest shortstops, a wonderful lit
Tie fellow in every department of the
game
/ Prior to the worlds series of 19J.
no one thought for a moment tha
Fred Clarke would depend on a younl
ster by the name oil Adams, who hac
! pitched only ordinary ball during I'll,
season. Clarke sprung the unexpect
led when he worked the youngster ii
The opening game, the winning ol
which plays such an important factor
IN the series. Adams proved the un
certainty OF the game by thrice win
ming over the Tigers, and making :
triumph for Pittsburg possible. Grea
things were expected because of this
feat but Adams had rather tough
sailing last year
Russell Ford, the sensation of the
American league in 1919, was picked
as a sure point winner in the inter
! city series between the Giants and
IIighlanders last fall With his won
derful assortment of spitters, it was
hard to see how a strange team
would be able to make much head
way against him While Ford pitched
nice ball things broke badly in man,
ways, and the twifler looked on as
a sure winner failed to take a bracket
over the Giants.
Harry Krause, because of his win
of ten straight victories in 1909 and
his excellent pitching throughout this
entire season, was looked on as Con
ME Mack's best bet for 1910 Things
didn't go well with Krause last yea
illEess and injury putting him ou
Of the running Consequently, the
most touted pitcher on the staff aid
ed but little In winning the world.
greatest honor for the Athletics.
Baseball is filled with just such in
cidents as the above, which onfy z.
to prove that you can never tel
what's going to happen in the grans
old game It's the wise sage OF tn
game who never makes any predic
tions.
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