New-York tribune., 1912-12-03

Thanks TO hard shower, any Alnerl-
can League player who starts out next
season with the intention Of shattering
Clyde Milan's base stealing record will
have TO flch only eighty-nlne hassocks.
If the weather man had only held Off Tor
half an hour on August last Milan s
record of larcenies would have been nine
ty-one instead OF eighty-eight. The
speedy Senator had stolen three bases
i'm the game with the Browns on the
date mentioned when rain made it neces-
sary for the umpire TO call the game in
the third inning. Consequently Milan
actually stole three bases for which he
obtained no credit in either official or un-
official records.
Milan found the Cleveland catchers the
easiest TO steal on. getting twenty-seven
of his thefts in the series with the Maps
on the ST. Louis receivers he stole seven
teen bases He stole thirteen bases on
Detroits catchers, ten on Chicago's, nine
on New York's and six on the backstops
of the Philadelphia and Boston teams
His biggest days work on the paths
was on June Il. when, in game with
Cleveland, he acquired five stolen bases
beating his way TO second and third
twice and making a clean steal OF home
once. Cleveand's catchers in this game
were O'Neil and Adams, the first named
throwing Milan out at second when he
tried 10 steal in the first inning.
Milan played in 154 games last season
and stole one or more bases In sixty-one
of these contests. Once he was credited
with five thefts, four times with three,
fifteen times with two, and forty-one
times with one. Milan gained his great
est number of stolen bases during July,
when he added nineteen steals TO his
record. In June he was credited with
eighteen larcenies, in August with seven
teen. in May and September with thir-
teen, in April with six, and in October
with two.
The number of bases stolen on each
catcher are summarized below;
Cleveland. 27-Adams. Z; ONeil, /; Lv-
ingston, 6; Easterly, ), and Carisch 2.
ST. Louis, 17-Stephens, 6; Alexander,
4; Krichell. 8: Smell, 9. and Criger, l.
Detroit, lS-Stanage. G; Onslow. 5. and
Kocher, q
Chicago. lo-Block. (: Kuhn, 3; schalk.
2. and Easterly. l.
New York, 9-Street. 2; Sweeney, 2;
Sterrett, 2; Williams. 2, and Fischer, l.
philadelphia, 6-Thomas. 3; Lapp. 2, and
Egan, l.
Boston. 6-Carrigan, 3; Cady, 2, and
Nunamaker, l.
Palmer Hilebrand. catcher Of the Dan
4 hos q
been signed by the st. Louis Cardinals.
He will fill the place left vacant by the
release of Jack Bliss to the Sacramento
club. OF the Pacific Coast League.
Both the Rice Chess Club and the Pro-
gressive Chess Club of this city will start
their annual championship tournaments
this week. and the entries of many of the
leading players in the metropolis have
been registered.
Among those who will compete in the
Rice Chess Club tournament are A. Mar
der, champion: |. Tenenwurzel, former
champion; c. II. Koehler. o. Roething.
Professor Grommer. of Paris: j. Bern
stein. r. Warburg. G. Turnover. f. Rubin
stein and /. Rosenthal. Play will start
next Sunday afternoon.
The struggle for the Progressive Chess
Club championship will take on the nat
ure OF a national tournament. especially
II A. b. Hodges, X. r. Black and NJ
Smith accept the invitations extended to
them To participate. The entries already
include oscar Chajes of Chicago; Charles
Jaffe, a. Kupchk, Harry Klein of Bos-
ton; /. Tenenwurzel, A. Marder, J. IL.