The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20


Cy Falkenberg wasted perfectly fine
summer afternoon at Washington Park
yesterday by pitching for Indianapolis
against the Brooklyn Federals. Cy won
his game by score OF 10 TO .. but there
wasn't a great deal of glory in Il for him.
indianapolis might have got along all
right without any pitcher Judging from
the way Bill Bradley's boys behaved.
Almost from the start the pastiine was
a slaughter OF TIP Top pitchers. OF
three that were hurled into the pit In a
vain endeavor to silence the fire OF the
Invaders. CLANCY alone showed the least
vestige of capsbility. But even he was
found for three runs In the last four in
nings. and three runs would have won
for falkenberg at any time.
JUL lasted less than four Innings. and
the wonder is that Bradley tempted fate
that far. The only way this fellow could
keep the Westernors from slamming the
ball all over the field was to pitch It be.
yond their reach. Indianapolis conibed this
young man for eight hits and as these
were we'll placed among bundle Of
passes II Isn't dificult 10 figure how the
overwhelming lead OF the HOLSTERS was
accomplished before the home talent could
become Interested.
Peters was even worse than his pre-
deccssor. The only difference was that he
had some sort OF control That let him
out lie didn't get a Glance to pass 40
many people because the first one he
stuck over usually landed safely In come
part of the pasture. His cast got 90 tired
shsgging for him that they were about
ready to drop when he was taken out
a far better setting might have been
arranged by Manager bradley for the
local debut of CLANCY. When he assumed
responsibilities the count was 12 to
against him. The visiting manager had
more pity on the stripping then had his
boss. for almost instantly a bcvy of In
dianapols performers were lifted 80 that
the understudes might practice. These
understudies. however. had absolutely no
tender feelings and strove with might
and main TO wreck any aspiration CLANCY
might conceive of any upward trend In
tossing. CLANCY was found for no less
than seven hits in four innings--a pretty
fair average-and escaped with his life
through a couple OF double plays.
The crowd was rather disappointing and
decidedly disappointed. II was peeved be-
cause Falkenberg, though he worked hard.
had a Roman holiday. The tallest pitcher
In captivity didn't have to uncover his
repertoire after the first inning For the
most part he relied upon IA dinky curve
and a change of pace. Yet his con-
temporares were so easy long Cy helped
himself to couple OF blows. one OF them
a double. When Fallsenberg gets two hits
on one afternoon no criticism is necessary
of the opposing boNinan. Cy throughout
the season wouldn't hit the size of his
collar in any company.
trio OF visitors who had much to
do with the run getting aud run manu-
featuring We're Bill Mckechnie, Benny
kauf and Frank Laporte All of them
had seen service with the New York
Americans, Bill no later than last season
with Frank Chances III fated club, Bill
actually got two runs and one hit during
the tilt, more doubtless than he piled up
| In weeks OF effort for the Peerless Leader.
Among the three men were totalled eight
runs and as many hits: more than half
the counts and nearly half the sa feties.
Benny Kauff. whose major league ex-
perlence WAS limited to "A couple OF brief
spring slestas on the New York Ameri-
can League bench, was the real hero OF
/ the day extensively. In five times at bat
he furnished four hits and as many runs.
/ One of the hits was for two bases. The
venerable Pots Laporte also had double
and two singles. He tailed three times
himself and drove In that many more.
! The score