Imperial Valley press., 1913-05-15
SHERIDAN GIVES NEWS
OF COUN1RYS SPORTS
written for the United Press
ny HAL SHERIDAN

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NEW YORK, May 15.-Taking a
careful slant at the batting averages
OF the Philadelphia Athletics, and a
peek at the records Of Mack's pitch
ers, we would opine, II pressed for a
statement, that the champs of two and
three Years ago have very fair chance
of crossing bats with the Giants or the
Cubs next October. October is still a
long look away, hut it looks from
here like an even bet that it will be
Mack versus McGraw or Evers next
fall, remembering always, Of course,
that the prognostication is based solely
on present time dope. When you get
right down to it and are not hedged in
by partiality through residence in one
of the rival cities, Connie Mack's furi-
Gus firing phalanx looks fairly fit to
finish ahead. Boston, so far, hasn't
shown as much class as Washington,
and in spite OF Walter johnson and Mi
Ian, the base stealer. the D. G.. boys
are not exactly of champion caliher.
Boston, of course, will do much better
later on and they will undoubtedly push
Mack hard Mack's twirlerS have been
going at great rate, young and old
alike. And what's more, the Quaker
batters have been backing up the pitch
ers with slashing offense that, if kept
up. can mean only one thing.
In the National League Pittsburg
has been minus Honus too long. Also
the smoketown crew hasn't the neces-
sary twirling staff despite the presence
OF O'TOole, the costly. As for Chicago,
it's a great question whether the pitch
ers Evers has will last before the east
ern sluggers during the present inva-
sion of this section by the windy city
bunch. The Cub pitchers are facing
harder hitters just now than they faced
while they remained in their own sec
ton Of the country. But after all the
only real way to get the answer Is TO
dope your own dope if you can't be
made to see this brand. Go to it. Il
doesn't cost cent.
Some folks are never satisfied. Coach
Rickey Of the University of Michigan
baseball squad is one of this ilk He
has young phenom who is marvel
OF the mound. The ball squad phe-
nom's name is Sisler, and that's just
the way the ball sounds when Sisler
shoots it past the opposing batsmen.
if reports are to be believed. In a
recent game against Kentucky state Sis
Ter famed ia batters in the first five
innings of the game. The fifteenth
man knocked up a pop fly which Sisler
caught. and the sixteenth man got a
base on balls. But that isn't all. This
young sizzler has batting average of
.52S for the nine games he has pitched
and home run average of about 800
in his studies. Rickie says Sisler does
not give a hang, about his baseball
batting average. but that he's such a
conscientious student he weeps when
he let's fast one go by in class
Rickey claims he has TO all but kidnap
Sisler to get him away from his books
to practice.
Those Paris gentlemen who went to
Switzerland to sit in judgment with
representatives Of other countries on
the Thorpe case and to readiust the
scoring were pretty near the truth
when they declared they believe Jim
Thorpe wasn't the only professional
who won events al Stockholm. The
Partisan sporting gentlemen also about
hit the nail smack on the head when
they said this professionalism was not
confined to American athletes who com
peted at the last Olympic games. For
this reason they expressed sympathy
for the American Indian and said they
hated to hand ii to him when there
We're others whose records wouldn't
bear candle light.
The gold brick game is still being
played along "Beeway," and the wise
ones from this large town have been
the ones to fall hardest for this time
honored flim1am. Reference is made to
the large wads Of dough which are be-
ing paid by New Workers and visitors to
witness two cheese champions hug and
tango in the squared circle The last
affair to tear the lining from the OIL
factory nerves was the Luther Nc
Carty-Frank Moran comedy. Luther
got $4,000 for his part in the seance
That was exactly $4,000 too much, for
the show wasn't worth fibbing to the
wife about to get off that night to see.
Still, it helped little. for Luther was
panned. lyaed and roasted
by every sporting writer who slept
through the program which as usual
had been billed as victory Or death
event. 1t was death, all right to the
hopes of both men TO ever be good
enough to succeed to the title.
The victory Of Yale over Brown some
days ago eliminated Old Ellis most for
Dli6ahlp piya1 FOR Tho ini n1 Ia ario "a
championship. As pointed out earlier
this season, Yale's baseball team should
bring home the bacon with large COB
Of glittering sunlight shining between
them and their nearest competitor. The
Blues defeat Of Brown was the first the
Providence Bears had sustained this
season, and Brown has met some strong
college clubs.
Fat, Foolish, Fearless