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The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
Season of 1914 VIII Sho,v Whether Frank Chance
Is Worth $4,000 a Year to the NeW York Yanks

Frank Chance has been in the
American league one season, and TO
all appearances hasn't accomplished
much. but appearances are sometimes
deceptive as an Ed Walsh spitball.
What Chance has done Will be
shown in 1914. This year he was
handicapped by falling heir 10 a mis-.
NJ Tot OF players and the failure o.
men from whom he had q right 10
expect much.
In ~. Maisel. his $4,000 beauty.
Chance has one OF the best-lookinS
youngsters that ever played third
base, Maisel fields brilliantly ana
he certainly can hit, then there T.
Jack Knight. the longated intielder
who Was dragged back from the In
ternational league, Williams, IN"
big first baseman; Rolly Zeider. one
of the most valuable infielders in th,
league, daring base-runner and a
hard, timely hitter; Frankie Gllhoo'
ley, the sensational outfielder. Hol-
den and Whitman. both outtelderS
who are being tried out this fall
But 1t Is in the pitching depart
ment that Chance has done well.
First, he uncovered Heating. the won
derful spitball pitcher; in the draft
from the American association, ne
drew King" Cole for whom Column
bus refused his Offer of $4,000 earlier
In the season
Chance brought Cole into the big
league when he was pilot OF the CUBS.
II Is said Cole is angered at going TO
Chance again. but he will probably
get over this before reporting time
Cole was bear in the \. A, last sea
son, and the experience should maxi
him more valuable to Chance.
From the Houston, .ex.. CLUB.
Chance secured "Dode Crisis ana
Charley Rose. the best pitchers in
the Texas league.
Crisis chief pitching fault was lack
OF control. He could wing bail
across the pan like Rusie, but he sell
dom knew where II would land. Crisis
started ball playing at Corsicana'
Tex, eight years ago. When he was
let 20 by the Browns. after his arm
went lame. he went 10 the Houston
team and last year won Ia games
This year he was the best pitcher IN
the league. and his speed plus the
control he discovered somewhere on
the sun-cured praires, promises TO
make him a valuable man for Chance.
Charles Rose has been with Hous'
ton FIVE years and halls from Mis-
souri,. In 1911 he was sold To the
Browns, but was returned before the
training season ended. Rose is lit
tie chap. weighing scarcely $50. but
his pitching is uncanny. Outside OF
Criss he was the best pitcher in the
Texas league this year, and his WIN
ming 81 games out of % makes him
look genuine. He Is five feet nine,
and only %. Otto Sens, president OF
the Houston club. expects Rose back
next spring, having an idea the little
fellow is a Class A pitcher at best
Rose is left-hander and Is noted
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
'l3 times Have
RUNNERS SCORED
FROM KICKOFF
Strange to Say. Successful Meth
cd is To Plunge Through .hick
of the Opponents
ODDS AGAINST FEAT
ARE OVERWHELMING
Represent Study of 10 Years In
Effort to Make the Perform.
ance Impossible

Parke II. Davis, perhaps the highest
most prolific contributor To its liter
allure, has an article IN the November
st. Nicholas on The Fulfilled Run
From Kick-Of to Touchdown" a list
CT those men who have performed the
feat. clsssed by Mr.. Davis as The
Honor Roll' and an excerpt from his
article follow.
There is no exploit in football so
difficu!t Of achievement and so rare as
the frilfield run from kick-off to
touchdown! Theoretically. such a per-
Torrance would seem TO be impossi-
bic. Actually. however. IL has been
accomplished i3 times AGAINST elevens
oil major strength In the past 40 years.
and probably has been achieved as
many more against minor teams.
Consider the extraordinary diff
Equities surrounding the accomplish
ment OF this great feat. Here are IL
men, deplcyed in space Of 100 feet
VICE and 300 feet long, to prevent a
SOLITARY runner from traversing the
lime-line stripes that mark this space
anu reaching the last line for touch.
down. The DISPOSITION OF these II
men within this space is not made at
random. Indeed. their system of de-
ployment represents the study and ex.
perience Of 40 years. and presents the
most ingenious arrangement that can
be devised TO protect every inch of the
field against any and all contingencies.
Further. the defensive eleven is not
handicapped on this play by the fea.
M
make fulfilled run upon the kickoff
does not come Unexpectedly, like a
sudden thrust at end following a pro
lcnged attack upon the line, as in
scrimmage. n
Before The ball Is kicked, every man
upon the defense knows that ONLY two
plays can follow. either a return kick
upon this play, that the defensive
eleven may devote its entire attention
TO preventing the run.
True, the runner. in racing and zig
Tagging through this spread OF eleven
men VIII have the assistance of his
ten comrades TO block and interfere,
hlt Locking al-Ihe longest is only
momentary, easily evaded and quickly
overcome.
low. sharp tackle a slight jostle,
Diochdue, OF push. and the nytng
runner loses his footing. and instantly
Is buried upon the sward. beneath an
avalanche OF opponents.
Against such enormous odds and
such great combination Of adverse
chances, therefore. the fulfilled run.
ner from kickoff must make his way.
Strange TO say. study of the sue.
cessful runs Of this character dis.
closes the astounding fact that their
possibility is increased by the very
Precautions taken for their proven
ton. With only a single exception,
each one of the thirteen fulfilled runs
above tabulated was accomplished in
precisely the same manner.
That is, not as one would suppose,
by swift lodging dash to one side
OF the field or to the other. through
broken and scattered mass OF de-
tenders. but by run straight into and
through, the very center and thickest
Of the opponents. In the thousands OF
instances where a runner has tried TO
fly up the outside stretches, in all save
one he has failed:
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
Minds and Marshall in Open Foot
ball Make Pennsylvania Great

varied attack are
as one OF
bestt
field
is
cannyRe o forward
In
ordinary
football that
Marshall
- pass the cing the ends
Minds head
the owness of HIS ends
bootng s.aaa.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28

American League
Is SpOrtSmdnHke

one great difference in condi-
lions in the National and Ameri-
can leagues Is that the junior or
ganization appears to display more
sportsmanship than does the old
league. For instance. there has
not been a protested game in the
American league for years. while
there were five or six in the old
league last season, which IL was up
TO President Lynch 10 decide.
Whenever decision does not suit
club owner In the Lynch circuit
a protest is filed and the head OF
the league comes in for consider
able abuse. II is this state OF af.
fairs which makes I.ynchs posi-.
ton such an unenviable one. Some
OF his club owners should learn TO
accent defeats without. n murmur
and the position OF the president
would lie much more pleasant.
while the public would regain con.
hdence in the organization
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
Rivers is No Longer Welcomed
Blu the California Rin0 Fans

Once star and the idol OF Califor'
MIA fight fans Jose Rivers has EVIL
IDENTITY worn out his welcome on the
coast and the Mexican lightweight is
now eastward bound. He stops on at
New Orleans, October %, for a 10
round no-decision contest against
Frankie Russell and then makes the
jump to New York, where he hopes
to get on with Leach Gross, Tommy
Murphy and others OF that class.
IN Los Angeles there has been some
talk Of giving Rivers a match over
the 20-round route. but that plan isn't
meeting with riotous approval. In
stead It's the other way about. Harry
Carr in the Los Angeles Times pens
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
Finds Mathewson the Easiest OF
the Bunch, and Tesreau the
Hardest of All
Is. SECOND In BATTING.
WITH CHASE LEADING
yVahoo Has No Rival Among the
White Sox for Extra Base
! CIouting-Gets Homers

Sam Crawford, the only Tiger with
the White Sox on their tour OF the
world, has hit .444 in the nrst ~
games played. putting him second 10
lYal Chase who leads The batting iist'
u xCsawford has demonstrated that he
~ one of those who is able to ma the
0iants' pitching without mucn tfoupie'
! sam has been slugging harder tnan
any other member OF the team, MS
,1hfoe or four home runs. three or -FOUR
1rinlos. and q like number OF douDles
putting him at the top OF the extra
base hitters.
n. Sam has been at bat 30 times ana
has raped out Is hits during tha'
time, giving him an average OF nearly
800. He is lead only by Chase VINO
has accumulated only the same num-
Der OF hits but who has been az pat
two times less then Wahoo giving
the Sox first sacker an average OF
.47O OF the Giants
Crawford win undoubtedly take the
lead among the Sox hitters from
Chase Wfthin~ a day or two. as Sam
r. now hitting omar average OF 800,
VINE Chase-is out OF the game-on &C.
count OF injury. Crawford toe4--hss
plsCes-at first base yesterday Ana
starred. In, that position as well as al
the bat --~-..-
A big surprise in the Sox lineup Is
the hitting of White who is third IN
the list with IL hits. In 2s, times at
hat and an average of 1898. Buck
Weaver. who hasn't been known as
q strong hitter. is also clouting the
Giants pitchers hard. having more
hits than any other member OF the
team. Buck has II safeties to his
credit but he had to be at bat official
~ As times In order to get them.
Buck leads the list in the scoring OF
runs, which Is due partly to his hit
ting and partly to the efficient work
.cf Crawford in the cleanup position.
Morris Rath. who never startled
the American league with his hitting,
follows Weaver closely with IL hits
IN az times at bat, and an average
'xf .37h. Mattick is the only other
100 hitter In the crew, the Sox out
lelder having an average OF $50.
q Crawford, strange to say, has found
Afathewson the easiest of the Giants
gang to hit He got four hits in a
single day in four times at bat on
him.
Sam seems to have the greatest
trouble with Jeff Tesreau. the Ozark
epitbsli giant THE" oufy game in
which he went'~. 'i1itfess was that
t,ftched BY fesreauAin which Sam was
al bat three times and got nary. .
hingle.- --.~->--s .,>.,.,.,., $50
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
WANTS THE
GAMES POSTPONED

NEW YORK, Oct. 2S.-Urging that
the opening of the Olympic games III
Berlin Ia 1916 be postponed Tor AT
least one week, James r. sullivan
American Olympic commissioner, TO-
day planned TO cable the German
Olympic committee Immediately. The
action OF the German authorities In
setting July as the date for the nrst
track and fieYu events~will prove
nandicap for the American team, &C
cording 10 Sullivan. Most OF the
team VIII be recruited from the col
feges, -but, shoald the games open
would be-nscessary for the
team TO sail before the school year
is ended.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28

the Nllowing roast directed at Rivers
ana Nose associated with him:
accrding to all accounts the pro-
moteiare looking for another soft"
one 'oMexican Joe Rivers.
Joe vs. been raised on "set-ups."
IN MS Nole experience he hasn't had
nau wen real fights. The only
fight Ad yolgast was that tho S,x,Ss
Dutchmanvas convalescent sro,n :
terrible si.ical operation ana shn,,,s
have been, a bosnitaI ,r.,e.s 80
ring. The Vat were njcLed 20, h,..
by experts stb An almost r~..n.m
y SIM ,or eine the first signs OF
BOXERS weening.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
WALSH WILL PRECEDE
TEAMMATES TO CAMP

CHICAGO, Oct. Esd Walsh will
training camp at Pasos Robes, Cal,
BY all least Two weeks, Owner Comis-
key announced today. and make an
effort to get into shape before the
main squad arrives. Similar treat
ment worked wonders with Jim Scott,
who pitched great ball for the Sox
this year
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
|EM CRAWFORD HITS .444
81 AGAINST GIANT PITCHERS
Baseball Has :.
-. $500. 600 to
Battle Feds

The threat of the Federal league
n make war On organized baseball
* not taken seriously by those
familiar with the financial condi-
ton OF the two big leagues, u Is
learned on good authority thar
there is $500 900 available by or
ganlzed baseball 10 fight any enort
10 invade its territory. For the
past ten years the major league
clubs have been turning over ~
pep. cent of their receipts to the
league treasures for the purpose
of establishing a fund for emer'
gencies. In addition 10 this the
national commission has been en-
abled TO establish another fund as
a result OF its share of the world
series. and that body is credited
with having a one-hundred-thou'
sand-dollar surplus. which in the
event of outlaw opposition would
be available.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
CHRISTIE OUTCLASSES
SANDERS; KETS KNOCKOUT

MILWAUKEE, Oct 22s-EFr-
ME Sanders, Chicago middleweight,
was clearly out OF his class in his bout
here last night with Gus Christie.
Sanders friends admitted today. A
right uppercut TO the jaw. followed
by left cross. sent Sanders to the
floor In the fourth round and he was
unable.to rise for several minutes.
r. NJ. Johnson. superintendent OF
schools in Wichita county. Texas,
uses motorcycle In visiting the %
schools OF his district.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
BURKE HAS A PLEASING
EVENING AT MADOLE

MEN CASTLE. Pa, Oct, 2S.-After
lighting Joe Burke. OF Wilkesbarre,
even for the first four rounds, Burke
started to cut loose and put II on all
sides OF tlnghey Madole. OF Pitts.
burgh. In the eight round Burke
dropped Madele and picked him up
for more. The ninth and tenth was
nothing but Burke, who played with
his opponent II was teacher and
pupil
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
HTCKS-CHIP GO WILL BE
HELD AT PITTSBURGH

The Freddie Hicks-George Chip bout
which was originally planned for
windsor, will be held In Pittsburgh,
Nov. 9. Chip Is the most universally
Hrecognized middleweight champion
since his knockout of Frank Klaus.
Hicks 10 Detroit's best middleweight.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
HARVARD CRlPPLES WORK OUT
FORMATIONS IN THE HOSPITAL

HAVEN October Coach Howard Jones adopted
nations pencil
will
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
FAMOUS FLI-FIELD RUNS FROM THE
KICKOFF TO TOUCHDOWN SINCE 1880

H. w Watson Harvard Nov 90
A. Sears tiar,rd Pennsy
u b.
against Pennsylvania
r. Cochems Chicago
C. DAILY
Charles Dillon Carsle Harvard 81
Eckersall Cfapo Wisconsin
w Steheh th against Wisconsin, Nov. 81
w f. Spraklng, Bwn Carlisle 1909 wards
b Miller Penn
X o. Ansee Wlham Cornell Nov.
Minneso against Wisconsin wards
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
LANGFORD HAS AN EASY
TIME WITH JACK LESTER

TAFT. Cal, Oct 2S.-Sam Langford
had pocketed a little easy money to-
day. as a result of his fight with Jack
Lester here last night Langford
knocked Lester down three times IN
the fourth round. and when the bell
rang for the fifth. Lester could not
leave HIS chair. The referee gave the
.1aht to Langford.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
Mack Jerks Pitchers Quick But Not in Worlds Series

yderhg
Mac
Mhea
in
except tina he'd
do win hut -
dCakey Il
nd h
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
SAM FELTON'S BROTHER
~ APPEARS AT HARVARD

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Oct. sc.
C. FELTON,, brother of the famous
Sam FELTON,. appeared for practice
with the Harvard football squad to-
day. The coaches Will start right In
making a kicker out of FELTON,. New
formations explained during black
board drills yesterday. were tried out
today.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
polItica in Baseball.

II had to come sooner or later. Con-
gressionaf pun has been exercised
on the Washington ball team and
Manager 'Griffith has agreed TO give
a trial next spring TO Russell Baltz.
SON OF Rep Paltz, of Illinois. The
lad :, has something more than his
father to- commend him. however. He
is 10 years OF age. weighs 200 pounds
and stands 6 feet IL inches. His
doting father thinks him. a coming
pitcher.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
X. O. Mars Cts Chance at Title
Alter Fighting Only Ten Battles

preliminary kid
OF
with II Took
he
the
and 10 baI
George
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
KILBANE WILL MEET THE
McCUE-DELANEY WINNER

RACINE. Wis, Oct. 2s-Feather-
weight Champion Johnny Kilbane, OF
Cleveland will meet the winner OF
the bout here tonight between Matty
McCue,- lnaaLserapper and Cal De-
laney. OF Cleveland. protege OF Kill
bane. The fighters were TO weigh in
al l25 pounds this afternoon.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
YOST SENDS REVISED
LINEUP ON FIELD

ANN ARBOR. Mich, Oct. 2S.-The
revised lineup which Coach Yost
promised. made its first appearance
ing at fullback, and Craig and Gait
at the halves, with Lightner at end.
Wolverine fans say that this will give
Yost one of the best backfields in the
west.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
Iourneay Made His Prep, Fresh
And Vdrsitu Team in Same Shoes

OF past years and thrust them into
the dump Anyway Albert will have
to break in new pair OF shoes but
he bemoans his loss.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
"DOOE" CRISIS.

for making the runners stick close
TO the bags He made monkeys OF
the Giants, this spring. when they
tried to run wild on him. and his
halfbalk motion is said TO fool the
best sack-pilferers In the business.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28
Murphy and Vanguard.

Eddie Murphy OF the Athletics used
his worlds series money TO buy the
biggest hotel in his home town OF
White Mills. Pa. and then presented
II to his parents. who will operate II.
with Eddie helping during the on
season. That beats paying II Tor
stealing the affections OF another
mans Wife q la Maruuard.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-28

The finest parade Of its kind ever
seen in Omaha, Neb.. was the motor
cycle part. of the recent floral pa
rade.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15
CALIsHER's CHAMPIONS BANQUET.

Callsher's Cactus bowling champions
held BANQUET at the Sheldon Friday
night TO celebrate their victory. The
trophy. was presented by=A. h Woods
o. the Cactus club. W J. Bryan Of
fictated as tOastmaster, and each mem-
per OF the team gave a speech. a flash
light photo was taken of the members
at the conclusion of the dinner. The
following were present: l. CaIisher, w
J. Bryan a. H. Woods. H BlumenJhal.
p. Schutz. F. Hardiker, q. SusSs and
J. J. BarelA
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15

AMILTON, Bermuda, March Is
Connie Mack. Of the Athletics. is
- the only major league manager
who has been allie to plunge into
spring training with no worry over
his inner defence. Philadelphia in
field is as close to perfection as any
thing that has been flashed across the
profess ional baseball span Even Nc
Gr@W is a bit uncertain as to the
final array of the champion Giants,
while d couple of the Red SON infield-
ers are questionable quantities
Giant gnfield Has Weak Spots.
MCGraW's infielG did not just suit
him Iasr season. despite the runaway
race no MADE in the National league
The team staggered through the cam
paign well enough, but in the cele-
brated worlds series-the real test
a few things transpired that set the
fans 10 thinking anyhow. In the
worlds series, and indeed in the final
stages Of the spring both Merkle ana
Fletcher fell down badly. Merkle
played very erratically the last six
weeks and then gummed the series by
falling to try for an easy pop foul from
TITS Speaker in the eighth and con-
Guiding contest Of the annual classic
McGraw may be forced to employ
both these men through lack OF better
material 1t is not likely that he
will judge them by worlds series per-
formances. - Had he been a manager
OF this stamp Jack Murray would have
been excused after his dismal failure
in the 1911 clash with the Athletics
McGraw braved public sentiment, chung
20 Murray and gave this sterling gard
ener a chance to Vindlcate MS aDlllty-
McGraw also stuck by MerlSle after
that incident Of 1898 when failure to
touch second base cost New hork
pennant That Merkle is a good game
fellow there is no denying; he proved
1t by Drawing the wrath OF the multi
Ia -.e- - h
He may come back this year as Aur-
ray did last and prove McGraw' 5 JudS-
ment the most sound after all
Thorpe May Cover Initial Sack
It must be confessed, however, that
Merkle Slumped so peFcepuDly curing
the closing stages Of the last cam
paigu that the Little Napoleon 10
thinking seriously about the question
McGraW has been schooling his great
indian recruit. Jim Thorpe, for first
base dutv- he may not be apprehen~
sive of MerlIle, but ii is certainty that
he appears none too certain OF MIN
Fletcher. too. will have TO hustle as
he never hustled before to hold the
shortstop position safe from Itllie
Shafer's clutches. McGraw himself
saws that Fletcher might never nave
gained a regular berth in 1912, but for
the death of Skaters mother which
called that sterling performer away az
a time when he was playing In superb
form
Veterans With the Red SOI.
The iufield OF the Boston Red Soy
was all that could be desired in 1917,
but il is questionable IL II can hold
together another year. HerkeS was
carried along by Heine Wagner. who
had his best major league season
Wagner has been playing for many
wears and cannot possibly improve
Indeed. il viii be surprising II he does
not start to go back. How he has
ever escaped injury so far is a mystery,
for he blocks in a way that is decided
" dangerous to him Once let him get
cut down badly and it may ruin him,
for he is no longer a youngster VINO
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15
SUKERMAN BOWLS
A PERFECT SCORE
A. W. HOuek Has Lead OF 81 Pins I'm 20
Games, But Says He VIII Not Claim
City Championship.

A ". HOuck is now the city bowl
ing champion, according to the view Of
some Of the fans. HOuck defeated Su-
herman in a match of 20 games, Fri
day night 10 rolled on the WigWam
alleys and 10 On the Cactus boards. In
the first 10 games which were rolled
on the W1gwam alleys HOuck won by
match, although breaking the south
western high game record with a score
OF 500, Sukerman was not able to make
up the lead gained by HOuck and was
81 pins. :
former match rolled between the
pair resulted in the defeat of HOuck
by margin Of y pins. Houck led in
the nrst 10 games Of the former match
by margin Of 81 pins.
Houck said today he would not claim
the championship unless Suk erman con-
Sentea- Inc score at the Wigwam al
A. ". Houck, 167, 1e1. 21S, 17s, 1877,
100, 175, 191, 232, $50. Total 1919.
K Sukerman, 1S3, 1S4, 165, 164, 16S,
179. 184, 1S1, IFS, 1872 Total, 1855.
Hlgh game, HOuck, 232.
Margin. 154 pins.
High total, HOuck. 1919
Strikes, HOuck. 43: Sukerman, 81.
Spares. Houck, 46; Sukerman, So Err
rcrs, Houek, 4; Sukerman, 8.
The following scores were made at
the Cactus club:
r. Sul1 1Aq lss5 1S4 25S. ZIG,
SUg, 10, ISS, 22l, III. Total. 2096.
A. ". Houck, Pa. 2I5. 1913. 200, 1874
-2l5s 1S5, 169; 213, ISs. Total, 1896.
High game Sukermen, 800
High total, Sukerman- 2Oo6
SlflkeOHt5 Sukerman,i 8: HOuck, 5.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15
SAN FRANCISCO HOLDS WHITE sOx
TO NO HIT BALL FOR FOUR INNINGS

San Francisco, Cal, March Is
Smith and Delhi. pitching for fhe Chi
cago Americans, and the san Fran
cisco team of the Pacific Coast league,
twirled no-hit ball for the first four
innings Of the game. Then both teams
changed pitchers, and the scoring be-
gan the White Sox winning, 3 to ?.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15
W, MARSHALL WINS 80 YARD
sMrEIMING RACE N 80 sECOAI


W. Marshall made quick time and won
the go yards on back race at the y VI.
G A Pool, Friday night IN the regular
division with a record Of 80 seconds.
The second man in the contest failed TO
qualify
81 Seamons led the PeWees, In the
weekly event with a standing mig
fliI77u of two feet. inches. r Brad
dus won in the younger boys, atElslon'
with a jump OF three feet vine ilf fles
r. Hin instituted a new reenfa y hen
classes with a jump Of four feet, SIX
inches
X. Nee Won in the Employed boys
with a lift Of three feet, eight inches
r. Hem won the honOrs in the Regu-
lars with a jump of 3.1l-
Point winners In each class for the
past month are: PeWees, r soften,
2I2 points; Y Younger boys, z. Chess, 259
points Older boys, w Race. 10F points:
Employed boys, c. Thompson, III points.
Regulars, J. KuttIer, 1S4 points.