Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-16

and he will be able to explain every
thing when he arrives home. Take it
from me-" emphasized Sutton, ''Smith
is running the team in the right style.
He knows the game, and / ought to
know that he does, for I've been with
him ever since last March, and
would like nothing better than to be
with him all year, but | must get out,
as you know. and hustle for pitcher
for Brooklyn. Incidentally. | might
add" concluded Sutton. Lew Nc
Carly is some catcher! He is a
better man than most of the back
stops in the big leagues today. and
he will be up in the big show, mark
my words, next season."
Sutton declared he wasn't predict
ing where the Tigers would finish,
but he would be very much surprised
if they didn't come close to coping
the flag with Smith. in full sway,
in charge of the team.
@
Baseball statisticians in the past
have been surprisingly careless in ar
ranging their records. Considerable
discussion was created last year
when RUDE Marquard ran his consec-
utive string up to a solid nineteen.
At that time various keepers of rec
ords gave the honor to various men.
Some said Jimmy Mccormick, with
twenty-five straight. had the best
record and that is the general belief
at the present time. Others declared
that Jack Chesbro, Ed Ruelbach and
Ed Sweeney were the real record
holders. Argument is INDUCED in
even today over who holds the record,
but McCormick's string of twenty
two is perhaps the best.
G
Still another discussion has arisen
this year, and over pitching record,
too. Walter Johnson, of Washington,
had a long run of no-score innings
and they became so numerous that
more than the ordinary attention was
attracted to the big Swede's" work.
He went along for 50 2-3 innings
without allowing a tally and then
met the st. Louis Browns. He shut
his opponents out for three and one
third innings, and then the Browns
scored a run. Summing up his work,
Johnson pitched exactly Sc scoreless
innings, but even with that phenom-
email performance, it was said by keep
ers of records that he had only tied
the efforts of Doc White, made while
with the Chicago White Sox, nine
years ago. But now, 1t is said, a
mistake had been made in crediting
White with S. runless innings 1t
should have been forty-six. Thus
johnson, as he should be, is the real
record holder for pitching scoreless
innings.
G
A few figures of how johnson
amassed his runiess record may not
be amiss here, and ii surely should
prove interesting reading for the fans
most of whom are generally interest
ed in rare performances on the dia.
mond. In the first place, Johnosr
began the season by being scored OF
by the New York Yankees in the very
first inning. There was no thought
then of what was to follow. Fol
eight full innings, though, there was
nothing doing in the run line ant
thereafter followed a succession o.
ciphers when Johnson was in the boz
that became startling and caused
much comment. New York again h,
BANKED for nine innings, and Bos
ton was served with like treatment
He was a relief in the same serie
for one inning against Boston, an,
the Red Sox failed 10 score TIL,
Philadelphia Athletics didn't reael
the plate for nine more innings an,
few days later. against Boston, HI
| twiried two innings without run
| He met Boston again and for fiv
innings held the Red Sox safe. Chi
cage couldn't do a thing with hin
| for nine innings and then along cam
the St Louis Browns and scored O