New-York tribune., 1912-02-28
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Cleanup HitterS of National
League a Year Ago.
FRANK SCHULTZ THE STAR
Made No Fewer than Four Home
Runs with the Bases
Thickly Populated.

Thlckly FOpulaCeo'
The baseball statistician is never idle and
,he latest figures deduced are interesting
as showing the players in the National
League last year who could be stamped
cleanup hitters. Frank Schultz, of the
Chicago Cubs made no fewer than four
home runs during the season with the
bases full He was the only player who
proved useful in this respect on more than
one occasion.
The men who swung their bats TO good
effect in the pinchcs follow
DOUBLES THAT BROUGHT IN THREE
RUNS.
April 14-paubert, Brooklyn off Pfeffer' Bos-
April 25-wiison. Pittsburgh. of Harmon, st.
May 5-Downey Cincinnati, off Reulbach, Chi
May ls-Merkle, New York, of LAudermilk ST.
May 2O-Grant. Cincinnati on Barser. Brook
May 2a-Mowrey, St. Louis, of Brennan. Phil
june Murray, New York, OF Richie, Chi
June 2-J. Doyle, Chicago. off Raymond New
June 2a--Konetchy. st. Louis, off Adams
Angus August i4-Donin Boston. off schardt, Brook
August 1s-Ingerton. Boston. of Barger.
August 10-shsan. Chicago off Pfefer, Boston.
September 7-Lobert, Philadelphia off Brown
September 1s-MathewsOn, New York. of
september 2i-Evsns ct. Louis. of Maxwell
October Sr" 5-Merkle, New York. of Barser
Brooklyn
TRIPLES MADE WITH BASES CIOGGED.
April 27-Devlin. New York. of Brown. Bos-
May il--Lobert, Philadelphia. of camnltz,
Pittsburgh.
June la-Mowrey, 81 Louis. off Ewing. Fhia-
August 24-Hauser. ST. Louis, off Tyler. Bos-
October a-Gowdy Boston. off Walsh. Phils-
dsphia.
HoMERs MADE WITH THREE ON
May 4--wasner, Pittsburgh. OFF Hesrn. 81:
louis Hearn had just relieved LaudermiIk
May s-Beck. Cincinnati, off Tyler. Boston,
June S-schulte Chicago on Marquard' Ne"
June Grant. Cincinnati, off Parson Boston.
July 4-schulte, Chicago. off Keefe. Cincin-
July 15-Tinker. Chicago. off Mattern. Boston
July 1s-Schulte. Chicago, of Tyler. Boston:
July 2S-Erwin. Brooklyn, of Fromme' Cincln-
August le-schulte. Chicago, off Brown. Bos-
September 7-LeacH Pittsburgh. off Geyer, ST.
Louis
g5t september '21.-saler. Chicago off Chalmers,
October s-Houser Boston off shultz, Phlla-
dslphiR.
Lou Criger, the veteran catcher, who was
the battery mate Of old Cy Young so long.
and who later played with the Yankees, will
take charge of the young pitchers of the
Ia
not been signed by the club, but simply
engaged for six weeks to help in the coach
ing.
II is said on good authority that Al
Sharpe, the old Yale player, baked at
one-year contract TO coach the Cornell foot
hall eleven, and that three-year term mas
been arranged. The papers are hkely 10 De
signed any day.
II would appear that the National AS
ISOLATION of Amateur Billiard Players was
assuming the position In the world of sport
after an existence of thirteen years that Its
appelation denotes. ]. Ferdinand Poggen-
burg. the recent winner of the international
championship title, sailed for Paris yester-
day, armed with the authority Of the ma
tiOnal governing body, with the view OF
establishing closer relations with the
IT
Players. This is the real momentous feat
ure of his trip abroad, and 1t will probably
result in the establishment OF al official
worlds championship at amateur billiards,
the tournaments 10 be played alternately IL
Paris and this city. Incidentally, Poggen-
burg will compete in the championship of
Europe I'm Paris. which begins on March 10.
The other competitors are NM. Mortier,
Blanc, De Dree and Roudil representing
France, Herr Poensgen, OF Germany; NJ.
AgassiZ of Switzerland, and NJ. Maura, of
Three
tier, Roudil and Poensgen, have held the
title.
1t has been announced officially from
Durham. n. H., that Charles Bernier, who
recently signed with the Detroit club Of the
American League, will coach the New
Hampshire College baseball team for the
coming season.
William j. Kramer, the distance cham
pion of The Long island Athletic Club, will
make a determined effort to break George
Bonhags fve-mile mark at the annual
games Of the Mohawk Athletic Club, TO be
held at the 22d Regiment Armory on Satur-
DAY. March g. The eight events that make
up the programme are well filed with the
most prominent athletes in this vicinity.
The entire track team of Columbia Uni
versity has been entered in the games of
the Spanish War Veterans Oh Thursday
night in the armory of the 22d Regiment.
on which occasion the men will be split up
IN the various events against the pick Of
the athletic club men hereabouts. The
Blue and White relay quartet will be at
the mark when the call is made for the
4OO-metre race, in which Mel Sheppard and
Jim Rosenberger will compete.
News comes from Chicago that Billy Sui
Ivan. catcher and ranking veteran of the
White Sox in point of service. attached his
signature to new contract yesterday.
Jordan. pitcher, Of New London, Conn.
tight handler, also sent in signed contract.
Because of the revolutionary outbreaks
in the vicinity Of Juarez all racing has
been suspended, for the time being, at least
on the Juarez track, according to an an
nouncement which was made yesterday
morning by Colonel Winn.
Doc" Scanlon, me Brooklyn southpaw,
Who has been transferred to the Phadel-
phia National League team. failed TO re-
tort yesterday when the team started for
It's Southern training camp. Scanlon has
asserted all along that he did not like the
change and does not seem to be backing
down on mis- word.