New-York tribune., 1912-08-31

ietic Club. Of The Bronx. tonight, while
at Browns Gymnasium Young" Sieger
and Billy Mantlier will cross gloves. AZ
the same time Eddie Sampson will face
Charley Kelly in the principal encounter
at the GOwanus Club
Richard Z. Frizell, the 1CO-yard indoor
champion, who won the metropolitan 10
yard championship swim last Saturday;
Nicholas L. Nerich, Of the New York
Athletic Club, and zoltan Tobias of the
City Athletic Club, and five others will
fight 1t out for the national 4D-yard
swimming championship at Travers ISL
and this afternoon.
Baseball fans" In Pittsburgh are teal.
Gus of the outfield OF the Pirates, and re-
sent the statement made by Jake Stanl
and others that Tiis Speaker, Harry
Hooper and Duffy Lewis, of the Boston
Red Sox. make up the best and fastest
outield In the major leagues
l. {. MACPHERSON, IT., baseball writer
and critic, speaks for tho Pittsburgh
fans" as follows;
Jake Stahl, manager Of the Boston Red
SoA' VINO are at present setung the pace
4Or the other clunS in the American!
League, claims he has the best outncid
IN the big leagues In Iris Speaker. marry
hooper and Duty Lewis. Just now Siam
hgures That out IS rather hard 10 see, and
Il the veteran would only take day on
ano watch a game In Wnich the Plrates
participate he might ind cause to Change
his opinion. We must admit that the r.o
mentioned has been doing brilliant WORK
and has been mostly responsible for tue
Eigh position that the Sox occupy at
present.
10 the average fan" however, it ap-
pears as II the outer gardeners WORKING
for Fred Clarke have little on the Hup
outfit In Wilson, Donin and Carey the
Pirates can beast Of an out1eld that Is
second to none In either league; speaker ps,
outside Of his base running, where nhs
he anything on big Chief Wilson? WI.
sons playing this year has been the mo
sensational in the nal league, re
has broken up game after game with
timely smash which usually was good loT
two or more cushions. And don't forget
his throwing ability. The zig IeXan has
cut off more than cne run by heavihg OUT
tase runners before they could reach
third or home plate.
Now size up Mike Donlin and Hooper.
Hooper has something on MIX Whcn ~
comes TO speed, but how about the ny. MI
ting? There's no com"arison. Donlln
can step up TO the plate with his eyes
shut and bat 800 all year, while Hooper,
though he gets many long drive, uo'
not hit nearly 50 often as Mike ~ WSs
born IN Donlin 10 bat, ana he WIN De
able 10 slam them out as long as he can
hold a stick In his Rand. .,,,.
Carey ard Lewis play the same po,
In the field. but the Pirate sneed ROY mas
II all over the Hub player When IL com
TO getting over ground ard from nase 70
base. Max IL about the fa@test hase run,
ncr in the National League to-day. aho
he stands close 10 the top in the ,inaII'r
OF stoler eacks. Stahl may rave me Prt..
mier outfeld in the American League nut
he doesr't want 70 claim the honors oye'
both circuits.
A flaw has been discovered in the rec
ord Of joe wood the iwirler Of the Bos-
ton Red .Sox. He has been credited with
winning fourteen consecutive games. put
on two occasions he entered the box win
Boston ahead. the subsequent victories
belonging to pitchers whom he relieved.
His record now stands at twelve straight.
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