Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-13
C0VALESKI To GET
ANOTHER TRIAL
IN BIG LEAGUE
Hugh Jennings Signs 0Gia0t
Killer Who Contributed 10
New York's Loss of PEN
0a1t In 1908.

view f0rk'S LOSS OF Fen
0a1t In 1908.
A brief news dispatcn came ticking
over the wires Yesterday saying thai
the Detroit American league club has
received the signed contracts Of three
recruits from the bushes. among them
a pitcher burdenod with the name Of
cOvalesld The announcement created
nary a ripple m the days activity In
the baseball world. but some slx years
back This same Covalcski person
hoaved MP q tidal wave chat swept the
Now York Nationals off their feet and
upset an baseball history
But for COvalcskl, the famous bone
head play Of Fred Mcrklp in falling
70 touch second Id that memorable
game between the Giants and the
Cubs, on September %. 1908, would
long since have been forgotten, and
but Tor CoWlcsk the worlds series
that year would have been between
the Now York ana Detroit teams IN
stead of "a battle between Chicago and
Hugh Jennings team In short, this
Terrible Pole WIS the man who
beat the Giants out Of the National
league pcnnant that your
AS baseball history shows New
York ana Chicago finished the season
tied for frat place Ia 1905 That tie
was made possible first through Mor-
kle's failure To touch second base In
tho last game between the Giants and
the Cubs. Now York with Mathew
son pitching should have won the
game, to but owing to this terhni-
callty that cropped mp, Harry G. pull
liam, then president OF the National
league, declared he game tie As
may be remembered, this tic was play
ed off on the Polo grounds The last
day Of the season The cubs, with
Pfcistcr and Brown pitching won the
game 4 to 2. and with the victory
went the championship of the Ma
tlonhl league The importance of that
decision in declaring the former game
a tie and the bitter controversy that
followed caused President pullam 20
end his life not long nftcrwprd
Where doris CopalesM figure IN all
this2 one may ask Wen. The fact ia,
that despite pullam famous deci-
sion In the chicapo-NeW York game.
the Chants ana Cubs would not have
finished The season ia tic had NOT
CovalcsiN then a raw recruit with
Philadelphia. whom Manager Billy
Murray had unearthed in the wllds OF
South Jersey beaten McGraw's men
three times within Gvc DAYS Ia tho
last stage of the championship race
ana no time when one game-iusl
One would have cnohlod the Giant.
to- bag the pcnnant
Baseball fans Wei remember thos,
Autumn days M lN0b. whom New York
Chicago and Pittsburgh were engaged
in the closest threo-cornrrcd fight fm
tho pcnn6nt the National league has
ever known tp to the last few dny}
the Giants were sailing along In tho
lend Even the tlc-decisiOn in that
Chicago New York game ana not bodt
danger ~ the time. for the Ginnt'
We're 90 finish against Cincinnati
Philadelphia and Boston. aha tire,
rated ns easy propositions lmHgin,
the surprise Of the NeW York rOotcr.
when The lnwly Rods came along anC
beat the Giants lu double header
Bob Spnde who later went 10 New
ans, pitched the first game for Gin
cinnati aud I'M the second Pitcher Du.
huc later with Montreal, bowled oyoi
the Giants.
That was the d8Y Ruhc Maruuard
for whom the late john r. Brush pait
$1,000 pitched DTS FIRST game for th'
Giants Tho Reds fairly slaughtered
the Offerings of Che lanky suuthpaw
who uncrcd cusc OF stage frirht
ever q pitcher did These two defcat
in single day cut down the Giants
lead considerably. StHl. few doubtc,
that they could hold their slight ad
vantage GO the finish Then followe,
the series with Philadelphia un th'
Polo grounds THE Giants won Nh,
first game hundiil enough. Next day
when Umpire Emslie announced thl
batteries he shouted. "For Phladcl
phiu C0Kalpsi
Who shouted the Cans "GIow "a
you spell ii These and other derl
slve cries went mp from the stands
whoever heard of pitcher named
Covuleski. Some busher they figured
on this game would hc another cinch
CoNlesk, making his first star
I'm the Nauonnl league. proved TO hl
"a southpaW of tine physical proper
tlons. And cool" Well chunk of ic
had nothing on him The Gotham root
ems expected thls green pitcher q
crack nc amy moment but inning az
ter inning hc coused The mighty Giant
to wear groove in the stretch Doe
tween home plate and the bench, and
in short ihu game went tu philadcl
phia.
One of those freak turns uf base
ban, WIS the only WAY the fans coul'