New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-15
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
One Outlaw League Blows up
with Resembling Bang.
WHITMAN TOSSES UP SPONGE
Walter Johnson Now Holds the
Record for Scoreless Innings
Without a bubble.

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Baseball has its charms. but the way Of
AN outlaw league is rough, not TO say
improbable. once more the United States
League has exploded with bang that
was heard from coast to coast. The
fans simply would have nothing OF IT,,
and the demise came just three days after
the season opened.
II lasted longer last year-long enough.
I'm fact. 10 tempt William Abbott Whitman
of Reading Penn, to try again; but MS
courage did not bring its just reward. and
Yesterday ne threw up the sponge. say
ing:
IT'S no use For some reason the
fans Will not pay TO see our teams play
and the expenses would eat as up IN no
time
The first break came on Sunday when
me New York team would not play IN
Newark because the club had not been
paid the guarantee for the Saturday game
Washington and New York were lheh
dropped. and il was decided to so ATOMS
with six clubs. but on Tuesday only "a lew
persons were or hand for the games and
this discouraged all connected win the
league and they quit.
Nineteen PLAYERS are said to be stranded
in Reading ana nobody knows how many
IN other cities
!. VI. Howe. the official statstician OF
the American League, gave out hsures
yesA>~day showing that Doc White OF
The Chicago White Sox. did not hold the
record at 50 for consecutive scoreless inn
ines. as has been said. Mr.. Howe could
not tell "off hand" whether any one else
had done better than Walter Johnson. OF
Washington, but said it was probable the
~ latter passed the record last week with
mis- ~ % innings.
Investigation revealed that on Septem-
Der :. 1904, Cleveland scored three runs
off White although Chicago won the
game at TO 3. The final Cleveland run
MAS made in the ninth inning Of that
, game. and thereafter for five games ana
one inning of the sixth game White ala
not allow run. Whites best record--4o
tpnincs-was made in games against
cleveland. September y: ST. Louis, sep
J tember IS; Detroit. September 10; Phiiadei-
mia. September p and New YORK. sep
tember 30. St Louis broke the scoreiesS
record BY counting in the second lhnihs
. of the game on October +"
Johnson's record last Saturday was said
,o have been outdone by Jack Coombs. OF
the Philadelphia Athletics in 1870 when
ne pitched IS l-S consecutive sc0re'ess
innings. .,,a
Nh. Howe said ne would 80 through the
official scores 10 ascertain the exact rec
ord of Coombs But he can now save
himself the trouble as Walter Johnson
.et . new mark yesterday of 90 innings
as lie pitched 1-3 innings against the 81
o,,is Browns before a run pattered over
inc plate. the first scored against MN
since the Yankees made one IN the hFst
inning Of the opening game OF the season
The salary limit Of the international
League was suspended for ten days al d
meeting OF the club owners IN BuIIa''
yesterday.
The handicap under which some OF me
teams are operating because OF injured
plavers and the impracticability OF Keep
inc M the standard without violating me
GALAXY limit rule resulted in the call LOT
the meeting.
After some discussion the temporary
SUSPENSION was decided upon. Anoi"f'
meeting NAV he called or mail vote
may be taken TO decide what Amendment
to the rule shall be adopted.
Jav Kirke outfelder Of the Boston
Braves. has been sold to the Toledo cluo'
of the American Association to make I"
Mace for Briscoe Lord. once with the Ath-
letics and recently purchased from Baltl-
more. Lord will be in uniform to-day
~ Rigler. of the National League stan
Of umpires is not a student or natural
history. Earl Blackburn. utility catcher
~ the Reds. on the other hand. IS ana
az result the Cincinnati team Is telling
capital story on Rigler.
While ioafing on the players bench the
other afternoon Blackburn opened DOOM
and started 10 read story OF the African
,bi,oceros. Becoming interested, ne read
aloud 10 the other players
THE rhlnoceros is a beast OF low intei-
loo, and insatate appetite. Its hide Is
three inches thick and is impeiNious 10
.rv huIlet or shock however powerful
He got no further in his reading LOT
T2ieler turned with froWn anu sal"
THAT will do for YOU. ] heaIo every
word YOU said. and will stand Tor no per
sonalities from the bench.
Douglas HARRISON. the young inhe'ue'
.ocortlv released by Frank Chance 10 the
Chattanooga club, of the Southern Asso-
c,s,ion. has met with another reverse III
bis struggle to attain baseball fame he
faued 10 impress KID Elberf1u' 'he
former New York manager no" ie"uei
The Chattanooga team. and received nv
unconditional release
The name Of Ping Bodie. Of the chicago
White Sox. rarely appears IN the ooN
scores these days. During the early part
~ the training trip this spring Bodie hit
,ho hall hard and seemed 10 have re-
GAINED his fence busting ability out ne
soon dropped off and was relesa'e" ~ INC
bench.