New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-13
Fine Record of Inactivity
Spoiled When Veteran
Gets in Game.
JEFF TESREAU NO
PUZZLE TO CHICAGO
Zimmerman and Bresnahan Ban
ished from the Game, but
Heinie Is First.
BY HAYWOOD BRoUN.

BY HAYWOOD BROUN.
Tom Needham worked at the Polo
Grounds yesterday. More than 1000 root
ers can be used as witnesses against
him, for not only did he take part In
the game. but he also helped the Cubs de-
feat the Giants by a score OF Z to 6,
A man who loves baseball statistics fig
ured out that Needham is much the
highest paid player in the profession,
since he gets almost $4,000 for every
contest in which he catches.
Nobody could be found at the Polo
Grounds yesterday who remembered haV-
ing ever detected Tom Needham in a
baseball game. An old man in Brooklyn
who died several years ago used to tell
Of having seen Needham catching for
Boston one afternoon in the long ago,
but as a matter OF fact the story was
never confirmed. and when the old man
died his eldest son broke the will on the
ground that his father was mentally in
competent.
But Needham's arm has never lacked for
practice. He throws a little every night,
and so skilfully that he has never been
known TO turn a card. Indeed, there are
those who say that Tom does not care
who gets the pay checks as long as he
collects the chips.
Take care Of the white chips" says
Tom. and the blues will take care OF
themselves"
Tom is a plain, simple hearted fellow,
and only once has he been known 70
show envy That is when he read Of the
game between the Giants and the White
Sox in London. Needham wept as he
perused the accounts, and upon being
asked why he pointed to paragraph
which read: When Sam Crawford
knocked his home run the cheeks OF
King George glowed with pleasure
Il never did get to see royal flush,
explained Tom.
II was through no fault OF Needham' s
that a record of splendid inactivity was
ruined yesterday afternoon. 1t is true
that one is never absolutely safe upon
a baseball field, and Tom was out on the
coaching lines clapping his hands to-
gether now and again to encourage Chi
cago Yet after all Roger Bresnahan
was to blame. In the seventh inning
Roger hunted. Now Bresnahan is no
Drew, Howard or John either Tor
that matter-but he was not willing to
ACCEPT the Judging Of Hart, who placed
the ball first, with Bresnahan good
second. Before they had done discussing
the matter harsh words passed. and SO
did Roger.
Came then a sharp order from the
bench. and Tom Needham, nervous and
abashed, went behind the plate. And
yet this man who was playing ball while
Tommy Leach and Norman Elberfeld
were still in "the days of real sport,
did much to win for Chicago. Two men
tried to steal, but Needham threw both
out. Only those who sat close to the
field could hear his arm creak.
The gene was long and loose. Jeff Tes'
reau pitched one of his few bad games
of the season. Perhaps he could not gel
warmed up. At any rate he was wild ano
was hit hard at will. A hard smash by
Merkle probably robbed Jimmy Lavender
OF record.
In less than four innings Lavender made
four wild pitches Cheney. who was th'
next pitcher but one, also made crazy
heave and Tesreau was credited will
stil another, making six wild pitches fol
the afternoon.
Rigler called third strike on zimmer
man in the third inning and Heine called
Rigler. Those who said that Zimmerman
drew the Punishment on purpose In order
\ 10 get away early wronged the player, FOL
long after he had been put off the field
he hung about the gate in deep right anC
briefly outlined the life, habits and Gus
toms OF Rigler for all who cared to hear
The Cubs scored twice in the first in
ming. A freak single by Safer, which hi
first base, started them on their way.
Stocks double was the most potent ele
ment In a mixture of hits, errors and WIG
pitches. which gave the Giants four runs
in the third. Two passes and single by
Leach gave the Cubs one run in th'
fourth. and IN the fifth they took the LEAD
phelan and Schultz both hitting safely.
Ieach's single. a long triple to right by
Good and a sacrifice fly from the bat o.
Saier increased this lead in the sixth
After DOYLE had singled and gone ou
stealing in the eighth a single and TWO
masses filled the bases. Cheney replaced
i5umnbries and made a wild pitch. AT
,,eeld out scored another runner pu
80 the rally ended. Wiltse struck ou'
no hatt.is in the ':inth inning
Toe Yale baseball team and large
delegation. of New York school chlidrer
we're guests OF the New York club
The score follows
CHICAGO NEW NOhh,