Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-07
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Not infrequently during baseball
season cases come up where Il Is
difficult To figure out to whom a VIC
tory should be credited or q defeat
charged. In few important games
last season in the big legues there
was q difference OF opinion among the
officials of the two major leagues.
One of the obstacles TO uniform rule
is. the Old combinations presented.
Tangles usually arise In games where
things are going badly, Pitchers get
into holes and the managers yank
them out in hope Of stemming the
tide. In this way the responsibility Ia
divided and when II comes to figuring
the equities one has anything but q
pleasant task.
John Heydler, secretary Of the Ma
tional League. recently changed the
record of Pitcher Fromme. OF Cincin-
natl. after hearing all the dope on the
situation. The case Is interesting.
Chicago and Cincinnati were the
contesting clubs. Fromme was not In
good form and the Cincinnati Reds
played poorly in the field. II looked
like a cinch for the Chicago Cubs.
But in the ninth inning the unex-
pected happened. The Cub pitchers
went all to pieces and the Reds, by
some hard hitting and BY taking ad-
vantage OF a large number Of free
passes issued by the Cub twlrlers,
scored ten runs and took the lead by
a score of 10 to 9. During the bonn
bardment Fromme had been taken out
of the game to allow some one else
to bat for him. When the Reds over
came the huge Cub lead and forged 70
the front in the first half OF the ninth
inning Fromme. was relieved OF any
chance of being charged with defeat.
which would have been his IL the
Reds had not taken the lead. Under
the circumstances, when the Cubs
came to the bat In the last half OF
the ninth, the Reds had victory In
their grasp, and therefore FrOnAme
could not possibly be charged with
their defeat, II they should happen
to lose after that. The game was
out of his hands so far as losing Il
was concerned.
Works was sent in to pitch against
the Cubs in the last half OF the ninth.
with the score 10 to In his favor
All he had to do was to retire the side
in the one round and the game would
be over, with the Reds the Victors.
But Ralph was not equal to the efaer-
gency. He was as wild as the Cub
pitchers. He passed the first two men
I'D and was having such difficulty IN
locating the plate that he was taken
out and Rnbe Benton sent In. The
Rube was also wild. He managed b
strike out a couple OF Cuhs, but be
issued three passes, which forced over
the two runners who had been left on
bases by Works. and SO the Cubs
grabbed back the game again. the
final score being IL to 10 In their
favor.
This was the game which was I'M
fairly charged against Fromms. CIV
ing him one more defeat for the sea-
son than he should have had. Accord
ing to the rules in force In the Ma
tional League the defeat Of the Reds
should have bee ncharged against
against Works, who placed the two
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inning, who eventually scored the ty-
ing and winning runs. Works pitched
only to these two men, but the passes
issued to them actually lost the game,
and therefore he was responsible for
the Reds defeat
Secretary Heydler was niisled BY
the Chicago afficial scorer who sent
in the game as a defeat for Fromme,
entirely contrary to the rules. Mr..
Heydler, in commenting on the game,
writes as follows, Il have gone over
the score of September 26 again and
find the loss charged to Fromnne By
the scorer without going into particu-
lar details The Chicago scores were
very late in coming in and no doubt
were prepared in a hurry. I have no
reason to doubt the facts as outlined
by you, which unquestionably place
the defeat against Works in accord
ance with the rule followed by me.
| thank you for calling my attention
to the same"