The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
OLD KING COLE HERO
OF BEAUMONT AFFAIR
Pitches in Old Time Form BE-
sides Banging Out Four Baser
Of Big Dimensions.
SCHULZ ALSO EFFECTIVE
Slips by Channell and Eschen
Give Texans Chances for
Their Only Scores.

BEAUMONT. Tex. March 7.---Oid King
Cole evidently has decided that II will he
wise for him 10 keep his feet under Frank
Chances table as long A. possible. No
less n resolution could have carried the
Bay City barber through 10 such signal
honots ~ he achieved here to-day with
the New YORK regulars In the opening
exhibition tussie. Cole ana the Chance
men won by q score Of , TO o II was
simply a Cole field day He pitched like
a Mathewson and hit LIKE Cobb. To him
fsl, the honors of tho fret home run Of
the campaign. II was n timely clout and
~ timely rs It was long and unexpected.
Perhaps II was the first homo run Cole
ever garnered. Though II was long
enough for Fritz Malsel to girdle the
bases twice, the lanky pitcher had hard
time believing Tom Daily when tho veteran
coach waved him TO the goal AS hs
rounded third base.
New York had W. Smith In ane shape
for the knockout when the king unlm-
befed his wailop. Two runs had counted
and two agile walters were poised on the
sacks. Yet excellent as was Coles attack
Che drove In two counts and scored twice
hinseif), II was rather his defensive skill
that calls FOR loudest praise. The King
worked Ave innings In the chill breeze and
finished rs strong as he began. He showed
rare judgment In banning change Of
pace, for he took no chances with any
thing but straishtAway stun. Just SIX.
teen men faced him In the five innings.
Two reached FIRST and only one got to Sec
ond. The latter was handed double by
gilhooiey, who played . bad sun held
without glasses and who was forced TO
turn his back to- a line drive.
nv u.tpa Sch,ls who toiled the In at
four frames. the Texans scored both runs
Tho southpaw delivered a wonderful
brand Of tossing for this early season
His only fault was lack OF control. Yet
wild as he was schulz might have baiiied
the foe II his support had stood back
Of him M II should Cooke. the only man
to gain a legitimate hit on Cole. was
able TO break the shutout in the lucky
seventh through little slips OF CHANNEL
and Eschen. The outaeider came away
In for "a line drive that cleared his head
by several feet. Malsel's understudy
fused up the pretty relay from Hartzen
that beat Cooke to third by hfteen feet.
The ball rolled into the home bench.
giving the runner q clear track.
Gossett was entirely to blame for the
run In the eighth. Durkin opened with
clean single. When Mcmahon Tanned
Gossett dropped the third strike, The
runner had started TO stesi and made
the bag easily when Gossett was forced
to peg 20 first TO nail the batter. schulz
wild pitched Durkin to third and tho
ruined scored on . short passed ball.
Schulz had terrific speed. He famed
the FIRST three men to face him with
eleven pitched balls. Altogether he
whifYed a half dozen. Save for his brief
lapse in the eighth Gossett was very
impressive. He nailed couple OF run
ners with such neatness that the oilers
soon gave up all notions Of thievery.
The regular infeld to-day appeared AZ
competent a. could lie expected with
Maisei in the hospital. Eschen made only
one blunder--failure TO get In front OF
1Iartzell's throw. The veteran Hartzeli
was the pivot OF the only double PLAY.
which was prettily executed. He led the
charge with two doubles and a single.
scoring brace OF counts and driving In
run. The score