The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-25
RED LETTER day in
BASEBALL HISTORY
Sequence of Unusual Events and
Performances Mark Tues
day, August IL.

New York. August 25.--A sequence
OF unusual events and performances
marked Tuesday. August IL. rs n red
letter day In baseball history. william
Whitaker. of the Keokuk Central As
ISOLATION team. pitched twenty-one con-
secutive scoreless innings in a double
header between tho Waterloo and
Keokuk teams. But five hits were
made Off Whitaker. and his team won
both games by a / to score. The
first game went nine innings and the
second twelve. In major league base
ball, Reulbach, Of the Chicago Cubs on
September 26. 1908. pitched double
games against Brooklyn. winning both
without giving the Superbas a run.
During the Same year Walter Johnson.
OF the Washington club. shut out the
New York Americans on September 4,
9 and z. pitched twenty-seven consecu-
tive innings without allowing run.
While Whitaker was performing at
Keokuk, William Powers of the New
London club of the Eastern Associa-
ton. was pitching a double header Of
eighteen innings, in which he shut out
the New Haven team without run and
allowed but eight hits. At the same
hour the Toronto and Jersey City clubs
OF the international League were play
Ing q twenty-inning scoreless tie game,
in which Pitcher Hearne. or tho Toronto
club. twirled the full distance, allow
ing but six hits. Minor league history
shows that this twenty Inning scoreless
game was duplicated by the Cleburne
and Fort Worth clubs OF the Texas
League on July II, 1906, when, aB in
the case of Jersey City and Toronto.
the game was called on account OF
darkness after tho twentieth inning.
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| baseball features do not end with these
feats. August II marked the seven
| teenth anniversary Of Napoleon Lajoies
entry into big league baseball. 1t was
also Christy Mathcwson's thirty-third
birthday. and he celebrated by being
a material factor in the Giants victory
over the Brooklyn club in an eleven
Inning game. The National Baseball
Commission took advantage OF the oc-
casion TO get into the limelight with a
ruling TO the effect that baseball
player who owed another money in
the form of personal debt could he
suspended from organized baseball un-
til such time as he paid the debt.
Although Il day late, Pitcher Hedge
peth. of the Petersburg club OF the Vir-
ginia League, performed spectacular
twirling feat on August 10. when he Of
fciated in both games OF a double
header against Petersburg. allowing
| one hit three bases on balls and no
| runs. Hedgcpeth. who Is slated for tho
Washington Americans, was opposed in
the first game by Pitcher Ayers, who.
until defeated By Hedgepeth. had a
record Of thirteen straight victories
Ayers will also join the Washing ton
club this fall
Added Interest.
| With English golfers in all three ma
! tional championship tournaments this
autumn. the play for amateur. open and
woman's titles takes an added interest
| According to the latest reports. Abe
Mitchell will compete in both the ANA
teur and open; Miss Muriel Dodd. pres
| cnt woman champion OF Great Britain.
and Miss Ravenscroft, 1912 champion,
| in the woman's titular tourney; Harry
! Vardon, Wilfred Reid and Edward Ray
ain the open There is early evidence
! that these tle-seeking golfers, aided
by the French trio, will attract unusual
| attention to the competitions at Car
den City. Brooklne and Wilmington.
! Large entry lists are predicted for
both the amateur and open. The entire
week, September &c. Will be devoted to
| the amateur tournament. record
entry is also expected for the open com
petition. and the play WILL In all prob
| ability, require four. instead Of two,
days. as originally planned. 1t is be-
lieved that many of the United States
professionals will avail themselves OF
the opportunity to enter with the idea
! OF watching tho famous foreign players
In action, rather than the hope OF Sc
curing a place in the final rounds.
Plan for Next Ycnr.
With the finish Of the 1913 pennant
races in sight the magnates of the big
league clubs are already planning for
another years campaign. The efforts
to strengthen various teams in both
the National and American Leagues
goes on apacc, accompanied By the
usual reports Of trades, shake-ups and
managerial changes. Dame Rumor car
always find ready listeners in the base
ball world, and almost every club ex-
cept the flag -winring combinations
come in for a share of her attention
Among those managers who are re-
ported to find the balancing OF the field
directors crown a nerve-racking feat
are Evers. of the Chicago Nationals
Callahan, of the Chicago White Sox
len of the Brooklyn Nationals; Sto-
vail, of the st. Louis Browns. ant
Tinker. of the Cincinnati club.
In several cases successors for the
present managers have been tentative
ly named by underground gossip. Bres
nahan Is said to be in line for Evers':
position Stahl named for Callahan:
place. and George Mcbride slated to
I'LL Carrigans shoes. Lord and Chase
are also said to be willing to hell
Comskey In the task of uplifting the
White Sox. Apparently John McGraw
and Connie Mack are the only manager:
who appear to be sure of their posi-
. lions at this time. II rumops are to bt
, believed.
Tour of Cricket Club.
| An interesting addition to the inter
1 national contests of the year SHOULD
develop in the coming American tou
OF the famous Incogniti Cricket Clul
of London. This organization Of anna
teur cricketers holds unique position
in the cricket circles Of England. Com
posed exclusively Of gentlemen players
the club was formed in 1861 with
membership originally fixed at 100
raised to $50 in 1869. increased to III
in 1871. and now limited to 800 mem
4 bers There is large waiting list o
! applicants for membership. for the In