Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-27
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have played in several years, there
! is something about their style that
appears to have been overlooked By
a great many of the critics, says the
New York Telegram, Frank Chance
has found it possible to install the old
working system used so successfully
by the Cubs for the first time since
ne has taken charge Of the New York
American League Club
1t may be recalled by many Of those
who were, accustomed to watch that
perfect baseball maehine. the Cubs, il
action. that they played the most
daring game of any of the clubs oil
their time; there have been few clubs
since that have attempted the almost
reckless style they employed. At the
time a great many exponerts of tfIs
so-called inside baseball" stun as
serted the system Of signals used By
the Cubs was the most complete ever
evolved. 1t was so complete. they
said. it was intricate with the acc6f,
on the trick.
Such is not the case. Tfie Yankees
are using almost the same system OI
play, and yet they probably use fewer
signals than any bail club in the bust.
ness.
The secret of the whole thing lies
in the fact that Chance realizes he
has a club of speedy players and he
lets them run loose on the bases. OF
course, there is some conjunction be
tween the base runners and the BAT.
tiers, but for the most part base run.
ners are not hobbIed by signals
Between the showing made by the
Athletics and the Detroit Tigers 1t is
probable the American League Is sun-
dergoing the seyerest shock IL has
sustained in several years The Ath-
letics, OF course, were counted on to
Jump into an early and commanding
lead.
II they did not there were few who
believed the club to turn the trick
would be the Tigers. 3
Detroit was not even regarded as a
dark horse. The club looked stronger
than 1t did last year and there was
reason to believe there was latent pow
er in its personnel that might BIO
brought to the fore without much
warning.
But It was no. thought 'Hugheyy'
Jennings and HIS tribe of indians
would supplant Chicago. once the
White Sox began to hesitate and tot.
ter.
There is but one thing Jennings has
to worry about his pitchers. II they
continue to twirl the same fine ball
they have been the Tigers look as
sweet as any team that Detroit has
supported since 1909. when IL won the
American League pennant for the
third successive time.
s Ability to break records in stadium
building appears to be one Of the nee
essary requisites on the part of sue
fessful construction concerns these
days. Federal league baseball clubs
and college athletic associations all
demand speedy completion of stadiums
when contracts are let. The case Of
the Princeton and Yale stadfums nov
in course Of construction are examples
in, point. Princeton authorities are
using every effort to secure the com
pIetion OF the Palmer memorial sta.
dunn in time for the game with Yale
which is set for Satirday. November
IA.
The same situation prevails at New
Haven where the Yale committee Il
working the contracting force from
daylight to dark IN order that the
Yale bowl may be finished 81 time "a
accommodate the SO odd thousand
spectators who are expected to gather
for the Harvard Yale game on Satur.
day November .. Those IA charge
of the work hope, however to have
the snnken amphifheater ready BY
the middle Of November as win be
seen from the following statement IS.
sued on the subject
It Is estimated that the e1nbank'
Iaent viii Be up and complete IN about
so days from May + The question Of
providing Tor the spectators 4 the
Harvard game next TALL IS stu ! mat
ter Of some perplexity but We expect
to be all ready for th9 gaEne
Even when girl loves man Tor