The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-08-28
-FOUR HOME RUNS
FAILED TO WIN
Cardinals Found Matty for This
Number But Giants Were
Winners of Contest.

9. Mathewson has the art Of pitching
down to science. lie can keep tn,
home runs and three-taggers well scat
tered. Four homers and several extrs
base hits in one game recently wal
some achievements for his opponents Il
pun of against the mighty Matty.
And II was some achievement fol
Christopher to turn this fusilade Of base
hits 10 no account, as the st. Loui:
Cardinals failed to win their game. Mr.
Mathewson set no new record when hi
suffered four home runs to be made in
one game against him. That number
has been made score Of times in the
big leagues since 1882. In fact tina;
many homers would be considered a
very common occurrence back in 1898.
4-5.
The great Charles (Kid) Nichols. con.
sidered by many the equal Of Matty,
when with the Boston Nationals in
1894, had four homers made of his de.
livery in regular game. uf
In his very next contest his oppO-
nonts made four more, making eight
Domers in two successive games, and,
strange to relate, he won both games.
That season was prolific Of home runs
In the National league. Jouett Meekin,
the rival of the great Rusie for pitch
ing honors on the staff Of the New
York Giants, had eighteen homers made
of his pitching that season, yet he won
100 of his games.
Many Have Suffered.
For consolation, Matty can 20 TO
John X. Tenor or Mr.. Henry O'Day, or
should he happen to run across a GER
tain G. Griffith he could tell him some
thing Of how II feels to get thumped in
the manner in which Christy just ex.
perienced.
When in the heyday of their athletic
careers all these famous lights in base.
ball had their nerves shocked by the
enemy whaeking out four long homers
IN one game.
Governor Tener, while with the Pitts
burg Brotherhood team back in 1890
had the Notifying feeling Of seeing
the New York team swat his speed for
long drives which Melted four homers
IN one game. ai#
And the gloomy Hank O'Day, while
laboring for the Washington team and
doing his level best to prevent it from
slipping clean through the cellar floor,
had -four home runs made off his snake.
like shoots in one game by the very
organization Of which he is now at the
head. "HanlS" would like to see them
make some Of these old-time swats now,
and especially when they are battling
with the Giants.
Here is the record game for homer:
In the National league or any Other
league
On June 70, 1886, at Detroit, seven
home runs were made of the pitching
Of Charley Sweeney, then with the s.
Louis Nationals, a hurler famed for hi,
terrific speed, and also the creator OF
the strike-out record for one game
which still stands as the best ever
But in this game il was the othel
fellows who did the striking, and what
the Detroit sluggers did to poor Swee
ney was a shame. III
In the third inning Of that confess
the Detroits made three home runs
which is record for one round. o.
the seven homers, "Sam'' Thompson
and Rome made two; Bennett Broth
ers, with the famous SAM Crane
each made one, and it is safe bet tina
Mr. Crane remembers that game to THU
very day. h.. E...E. H..
Sweeney pitched on the whole GAM
in spite Of those terrific drives with
whole lot of one two and three baggeH
to fill In.
Ends Pitching Career
This awful drubbing ended the pitch
ing career of Sweeney in the big league
and while not driving him out Of tn
box ia that game the Singing his de
livery received drove him out of tn
league and a job, Sweeney had beef
stalling along all season on his pas
achievements and record, but these sew
en- homers knocked the last prop iron
under him
Little Kid Carsey, who was som
shncks as hurler in the majors abou
dozen years ago holds the second hes
for Claude Derrick, The st. Louis Car
dinals have held fairly steady to tn
early season enrolment. Hageman wa
sold TO the Chicago Nationals an
record IN having four.baegers made Of
his pitching.
In 1894 tho little fellow was hurlin
for the Philadelphia Nationals whe
along came the Louisville sluggers an
made an even half a dozen home run
olf his 1aliverv