New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-21
..,le Headers Piling Up,
w. "a the Joy, Be 1t Said,
Of the Athletics.
,o,vING OF CHIEF
MEYERS NOT SERIOUS
s.o,av Says His First String
c,,,ser Could Work To-mor'
row if Need Was Great.
%. uryUOOD BROJN.

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"rhicb fen on the just and the
me s,.rdav also came down on the
~, Is the senators. the superoSs' the
-, and the Tip Tops
IN s,c, only two games ere playeo IN
% Ian League. one i'm the National
~ "" "a Two i'm the Federal League.
a., headers are piiing up. much to
- - of the Athletics who nave always
N% ~. in the two-a-day contest.
@fS1 a, If Mack broke their losing
4. the morning and then added an
s''"" ..,.,ory in the afternoon to show
,.+ ,ssir reformation was genuine. BoS-
- .sicb entertained the Athletics was
',' 80 patriots nay. holiday observed
~, mart Of the country, not even
r.ssung Ebbeis Field
,o,. WAS not altogether without
ror 1ohn J. McGraw, manager OF
, .. Giants. announced that Chief
.'..,. who was spiked by Zach Wheat
-. ysma at Ebbets Field on Satur-
wo,ld be ready TO work within few
-. Tn. injury was not on his throw
=. h.nd but on his glove hand. The cut
.bsllow one and no bones were
rtken.
av.v.-s could catch tomorrow II nee
49, said McGraw, "hut, OF course,
m =, him have several days 10 rest up.
wh.., il dangerous man on the
-, for he runs hard and comes IN
- high diving slide. The play on
.s.s Movers tagged the outhelder was
., exceedingly close one, and the catcher
"A ,0t have a chance 10 step aside from
Il. rush Of the Brooklyn player
tn, stock OF the Superbas, who are
,..a,s along through the National
r.,rs far above the speed limit set by
,o-ue, BROOKLYN teams, IS soaring still
,rb,r Charles II. Ebbets was respon-
al, for the boom yesterday. when he
raw, out the news that Nap Rucker. the
s,sr lefthandtr OF the team, was ready
70 pitch.
guekw V4u be sent in aaginst the
Giants tomorrow in an effort to capture
N. nnsl game from thf team which
Brooklyn most fears. Tonsillitis in a
militant form had Rucker in it's grasp a
fsT DAYS ago. but he has shaken it off.
Eaward Reubach probably will face
Demaree in the game to-day. II the
weather is willing.
The sick list OF the Yankees has been
Eled away. Doc Cook. the outfelder,
aho sprained his knee. and Harry Will
ans first baseman. who sucCumbed TO
metropolitan cookery. Will be in the line
q, against Washington to-day. provided
here is any to-day from a baseball point
Q; view
King Cole is eager 20 work to-day, and
Chance is 10 man 10 discourage ambition.
ios Poehling has nine innings of score
'sss baseball 10 his credit, and Griffith
ltotatly vii! send him out TO Try TO
blid nine innings more when the
Ysnk As and the Senators come together
At ths Polo Grounds this afternoon.
When the Giants open their home sea-
Nn On THURSDAY Mike Donlin is going
% receive a present II is not known
tsiniely whether it is to be n floral
horseshoe. diamond ring or a gold
b'adtd cane. but il is sure 10 be some
Ting useful Joe HUMPHREYS will act as
representative OF the givers and let Mike
and the rest OF the crowd know why he
70 get a present and what it is 10 be.
lanes 4. Gilmore. president Of the Fed
rsl League. has ordered the Wards 10
iost The scores Of the Superbas when
us Tip-Tops play at Washington Park.
Poker seems 10 be doomed as a pas
the ior rainbound big leaguers. Auc-
toa bridge was the only card game
Waved by the Senators yesterday.
ne new rule prohibiting a coacher
ION touching base runner has caught
sood many Of the players mapping.
Already three men have been called out
'eeasse OF the interference Of men on
re lines. The offenders were Frank
.aanos and KID Gleason, IN the Amer
esn League. and Larry schahy, in the
'slsrsl League.
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VIRGINIA LEAGUE RESULTS.
"'"port News. 2: Richmond. 3.
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