New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-28
Red Sox Pass the Men a.
Chance in American
League Race. a
GUY COOPER SOLD
TO BOSTON CLUB
Reulbach and Aitchison Said tn
Be Dickering with the Feds
of Pittsburgh.
by Haywood BROry.

A wind which howled like Johnny Fvera
on a called strike. heavy thunder Ike tina
rattle Of Yankee base hits and rain which
fell fast as the percentage points OF tho
superbas prevented the baseball game a,
the Polo Grounds yesterday.
The White sox and the Yankees will
meet to-day in their last battle OF the
present series. Callahan's men are al
ready sure OF proh;ing by their visit. for
they have taken the first two games.
In idleness the Yankees found no profit
ior the Red sox, by defeating Cleveland.
passed Chances men In the league race
ard showed them down 10 sixth place.
The Red Sox purchased Guy Cooper. a
recruit pitcher, from the Yankees yester-
cay. The player will report at once.
Cooper who served a term In the navy.
was discovered by Arthur Irwin with the
Petersburg club, in the Virginia League
Ray Fisher and Eddie Cicotte will be
the opposing pitchers this afternoon
Cicotte is the possessor Of wonderful
curve. known as the knuckle ball. but he
is a regular pitcher, just the same
In all probability Leslie Nunamaker
will continue at FIRST base until such time
as Frank Chance can ind a capable man
from the minor leagues. Doc Cook
RAY get another chance in the outfeld in
place of Holden, as Cicotte is a right
hand pitcher. Jimmy Walsh is in danger
OF losing his job in left field unless he
shows a brace in batting.
The case of Walsh illustrates the futil-
ity OF buying players from Connie Mack.
when Mack allows a player 10 get away
other club directors would do well not 10
befriend the homeless one. Frank Chance
thought for time that he had obtained
a bargain in the purchase OF Walsh, for
in the South the young outhelder made
home runs galore. but with the beginning
Of the regular season the youngster CUT
hitting.
Connie Mack is the sort of trader who
could induce David Harum 10 take Charlie
Faust in exchange for Christy Mathew
son.
Edward Reulbach and Raleigh Aitchi-
son pitchers of the Brooklyn club are
said to be dickering with the Federal
League. according to n story from Pitts
burgh. The two players are reported to
have held a long conference yesterday
with Rebel" Cakes. manager, and VIII
lam T. Mccullough, business manager, OF
the Pittsburgh Federal League club.
Tex Russell. pitcher OF the White
Sox. who was hurt on Tuesday when he
tripped over the feet Of Leslie Nuna-
maker, will be able to take his turn in
the box again within a few days.
Ned Hanlon in a tanning bee the other
afternoon declared that in his day on the
diamond injuries were almost unknown.
"Of course. we got hurt sometimes he
admitted, but unless il was broken
arm or leg or something Of that sort We
stayed right in the game and worked of
our ailments.
Il remember one player" he continued.
who had a knee which was in the habit
of slipping out of joint every now and
again. often I've seen him wailop long
hit and throw his knee out in rounding
first. He would crawl back 10 the bag
again, painfully slip the bone back into
place and 20 on with the game"