New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Makeup Of Brooklyn Superbas
May Surprise THE Fans"
SHOCK FOR FRANK CHANCE
Takes Vean Gregg for Pitching
Recruit, and Sees Bright
Hope Fade Away.

When the baseball fans Gock TO Wash,
ington Park. IN Brooklyn, on Thursda,. ~
see the Superbas open the National Toar,a
pennant race with the Giants tho, are sI.
most sure 10 End that Bill Dahlen bas
decided on some changes. in am effort n
strengthen his team Judging bv renort,
from the squad. which has been travelling
through the West. after camping out a,
Hot Springs for a time the infeld will be
made up Of Jake Daubert. at first base.
Jerry Downs Dolly Stark or John Hum.
mel. al second with tho chances favorinz
Stark. Bort Tooloy or Barney Reilly a.
shortstop and Red" Smith at third
Those who have been watching the team
closely predict that Reilly will get the cal
over Toolev at short, but Dahlen IS mum
on the question.
Everything points 10 the outfeld being
made up Of Wheat, Huh Northen and Her
bert Moran Thomas s Rice. in speaking
Of the last named says. This Moran IA
a sweet youth, and we love him much He
is no bigger than Willie Keeler runs Ike
A rabbit. bats left-handed, gets away fast
and fields his position IN grand style. He
will be the lead-off man I'm the batting or
I
down bunts and can run the bases like a
second Ty Cobb. Dahlen considers him ona
of the best outnelders in the country AMI
is greatly tickled over having landed him"
Nap Rucker is being groomed to pitch the
opening game. but that. too. Is uncertain,
As the honor may fall TO Bareer or Knet-
zer. OF the new pitchers. Allen, a SOUTH
paw. gives much promise. while Kent.
rangy right-hander, who won fourteen
games and lost eight with the Birmingham
club last year, has made such A good i'm
preston that ne is almost sure 20 land A
regular berth on the team. TEX" Erwin
will. Of course, do the bulk OF the catching,
and is almost sure 10 be an improvement
over Bill Bergen, who IS now with the
Newark Indians.
The friends Of Frank Chance and Johnny
Evers of the Chicago Cubs, are telling
good stories at their expense "The SPORT
ing News" Of ST Louis. gives them fur
ther publicity, and both are worth repeat
ing. II appears that when Chance landed
i'm New Orleans for the spring training
trip lie saw a anky youth pitching in
practice, and noted that he had lot oc
stun" on the ball He thought the pitcher
was one OF his new recruits. and his face
frightened. but only for an instant for
on asking the youngsters name he dis.
covered that IT was Vean Gregg, the brill
iant pitcher Of the Cleveland team. RuD
was working out with the Cubs before tho
arrival Of his own team mates
Before the players were through lau-h-
ing at the mistake OF their manager
Johnny Evers furnished another oppor-
tunity for a haw-haw Going up 10 an
outfielder who was pulling down flies IN
a most amazing way. he inquired care
lessy II he hoped 10 make the team. I'm
not irving for this team" came the ~.
swer. Oh responded Evers. "Iust
home boy getting a little exercise" Ths
smiling rejoinder almost threw Evers into
another attack of nervous prostratlon. for
the home boy" replied: I'm Joe Jack.
son, Of the Cleveland team"
William G. Vert calls attention 70 a play
in recent game Of the sprlns series be-
tween the Philles and the Athletics which
emphasizes the necessity for some changes
in the scoring rules to make them more
equitable. He says:
with Schultz on third. Downey on Sec
ond and Titus on first, Lobert dropped a
Texas leaguer I'm right field The ball
dropped few yatds in front OF Murphy.
who picked 1t up and headed Titus of az
second base. Schultz scored and Downey
reached third. Under the rule which says.
I'm no case shall a base hit he scored when
a base runner is forced ont by the play
Lobert could not be credited with base
hit.
Here is where the flaw IN the scoring
rules comes in: Lobert scored runner
from third base and advanced runner
from second to third and yet he is charged
with time at bat thus suffering a pcnal-
ty instead Of a reward for his effort. on
the other hand. had Iobert gone out "A
a nv to Murphy and the runner on t.rd
scored and the other runners not advanced,
Lobert would have been given credit f'r
sacrifice fly and exempted from a tim" ~
bat In the case IN question. Lobcrt ad-
vancod two runners and failed 40 advance
one. lie really made base hit and y,t
his effort caused him to be charged with a
penalty"
Charles H. Ebbets will do nothing by
halves in building the new home for his
In his latest announcement about the park
he SAYS:
Public telephone booths will he distrib-
utcd at various points On the stands desks
will be provided for the accommodation 4
physicians and business men who may eN-
pect telephone calls, 10 whom messages
will be delivered mm, diately \ room VIII
be provided where articles may be checked
free, lost articles reclaimed upon proper
identification and umbrellas loaned for
small foe
Another innovation never before used
in baseball parks Will De the instalIfton
of device whereby announcements OF bat
terieS. changes in lineup. and such other
as may be necessary will he
to the patrons simultaneously IN
clear tones and thus avoid tho annoying
feature of indistnct announcements very
often made under the present method
In the preparation of the plans the ann
has been TO provide for the comfort. con-
yencnce and safety of the baseball pubic
and when completed Ebbets Field VIII ne
about the most modern comfortable, per-
rectly appointed and conveniently located
baseball park in the world
Carl Carlson, OF Chicago. established
worlds two-milc roller skating record at
Detroit late Friday evening by covering ths
distance IN minutes Is seconds The o'u
mark of minutes Is seconds Was held by
Harley Davidson