New-York tribune., 1913-05-13
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
uccraw Asks for Waivers on
.OId Doctor Otis CrandaIl.
Roofing FOR SUPERBAS
Victory of Phillies in Overtime
Game Costs Brooklyn
Team First Place.


Team First Place.
49,, comes by the way Of Cincinnati
Iobp J. McGraw. who controls the
"o. .,.,ss Of the Giants. has asked for
-, on Otis Crandall, the Indiana
W. W.. who has prescribed so effectively
,he mast for many sick games. that
,,rned the name Of "Old Doctor
Crandall
The rescue pitcher extraordinary and
a.,,,me great pinch hitter. has found
ha,, 10 get in condition this year. but
~. news that McGraw has decided TO
-. with him will come as a shock 10
n, afsns" who have warm place In
's,,- heart for the player who never
,rsiled. no matter what the odds he was
called on to face
v.Graw could not be reached last night.
Mt Is iust possible that he has asked
n, waivers TO rouse Crandal, and will
sol6 fight n some other club jumps at
.ss chance 10 get him for $500
Hundreds Of suppers grew cold and
hundreds of chairs al the head Of tables
w,re vacant. while the result of the game
ts,vsen the PhilIes and Pirates hung in
,hs balance yesterday afternoon. First
,lace for BROOKLYN depended on the out
come and IN front Of every score board
,lorr Newspaper Row crowds OF
prooklyn rooters stood and pulled for
,bs Pirates 10 win. Great was the disap-
roi,tnent when the Phillies tied the score
n the ninth inning and won in the elev-
wth.
Before Frank Chance leaves Cleveland
10 NAV make a trade in an effort 10
strengthen his infield The story goes
hat he will give BIZ Stump in exchange
for Roger Peckinpaugh. The latter has
had some experience at both shortstop
and second base. and is a fair hitter.
stump was ~ short field for the Yankees
Yesterday. as Claud Derrick is said to be
,aFering with an abscess in his ear.
Il is said that the fer de lance.
snake which inhabits the jungles OF the
Amazon. IS the deadliest known. The
doubt the charge. The evidence offered,
which gives rise 70 the doubt, is here
with given. Bill Phelon. one Of the
night managers Of the Cincinnati Reds
owned one Of the snakes. and kept II as
pet go his home. For several months
,hs reptile behaved itself in behtting man
rtr. but one afternoon broke loose and
H. frrff ~
POUNDS which snifiied curiously-and fell
cad Then Bill went after the snake
which bit him on the hand. Did BIZ die
He did not lie let the snake alone. and
b. twentv-four hours II was found dead.
Phelon is here with the Reds and tells
tho story himself
Frank Chances Yankees. who won only
fpo games out OF seventeen in the East,
ave Won four out Of six in the West.
Baseball has its downs and ups.
The Boston Braves moved into sixth
psce yesterday. displacing Pittsburgh
They have not been beaten in six games.
Winning five and tieing one-quite rec
ord for a team which everybody has been
h:king around for three or four years.
The worlds champions alone prevented
me East making a clean sweep over the
Vest in both major leagues yesterday.
New York. Brooklyn. Philadelphia and
Boston won IT. the National League.
ard New York, Philadelphia and Wash
ngion IN the American League. Detroit
sved the day for the Western clubs by
Debating the Boston Red Sox.
The Pirates have now lost six straight
Esmes since coming East and are in dan
ger Of dropping into the damp and dismal
cellar.
Dave Robertson. the young outhelder
whom McGraw farmed out 10 Mobile this
spring. may be the man 10 bolster up the
ortheld OF the Giants next season. Robert
son is burning Cp the Southern Associa-
ton with his work at the bat, in the field
and on the bases Since the start OF the
season he has gathered FIVE home runs
and the fans" on the circuit have dubbed
him Home Run Robertson.
Birmingham and Larry Lajoie inside two
Gays. One report from Cleveland last
night said that the managers ankle was
broken II such proves to be the case he
nay not be seen on the diamond again for
three months
Ine Detroit Tigers have signed Hoops
Asliy young out1elder. now stu
cent at 81. Anselm College, Manchester
y Il. He will join the team at the close
H the term next month.
george Stslhngs. OF the Boston Braves
ass traded McTigue. a pitcher. 10 the
baltimore club OF the international
Dsague. for Briscoe Lord. formerly an
oaifelder with the Philadelphia Athletics
HARVARD RETAINS TITLE
Beats Cornell for Sixth Con-
secutive Time at Lacrosse.