New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-17
Yankee Catcher in Distress
on Second Lap of Race
in Armory.
MAYOR TO OFFICIATE
AT GIANTS OPENING
Barrow Warns International I'M
pires TO Keep Out of
Drink EmpOriums.
Nv HAYWOOD BROTN.

. Maxey Longs quarter-miie record still
stands, although Edward Sweeney and
Pen competed yesterday in 40
tcrd dash at the armory Of the lst Field
Nrfi!ory. 6Sth st and Broadway. Chance
put his men 70 work Indoors when ne
found that rain had saved the Athletics
from another onslaught.
Sweeney has been Dragging Of hts
sprnting over since he stole two bases IN
the opening game. Pieh challenged him
Yesterday. For the first hundred yards or
80 the men hundred along AZ an even
pace
Attracted by the rumble. several artil-
iervmen who I've 1csr the armory came
rushing into the building under the I'M
rression that an emergency field gun dril
had been called.
A the battery Of the Yankees swung
into the second lap II was seen tnat
er.ea,s,, was in distress Cy Pieh opened
9 wide gap and won easily. The catcher
has demanded return match' o"' "O"'u
Gu. the distance IN two.
rba arr,orv mas dirt floor. and all inc
men had prsftice in sliding as well as IN
hating and running. Each OF the pi'cn-
.rs was ordered TO run mile.
~ Chance. who Is still JOYFUL owe
49,. ,,c,or,, in the first game 81 the sea
con had plenty OF praise FOR ms men
Roger Peck.rpaugh he singled OUT i0-
particular commentator. resa,U
.peck as the best shortstop IN ue
American League" said Chance. BUN
wssver OF the White sox. is the Only
man who compares 20 HIM.
Il ,,svo- Mitchell accepted an invitation
,-os,a-da,. 10 throw out the first ban al
,hs onenjng game OF the Giants against
r,trodel,bia At the Polo Grounds on April
% lie is right handler and shouid De
good man on the bases II one may
Judge from tire way he ran last la'''
The came be- ween the Giants ana the
ph,,,,oe which was prevented by the ram
vosterda,- Will be played on June =
~.sSar's wife had an easy time OF
.or,nared - an umpire in the lh'erI4"-
,ional League Paragraph % OF EDWARD
= Rarrov-'s advice to his officials READS
"Do no, tax baseball on the streetcars
49, Ground var hotel Never give an
opinion as 10 the merits OF any pia!e.
M club or as tu the probable outcome o.
q game or peu1tant race. Keep yourselves
above suspicion at all times. AVOID stop
ming at the same hotel with players. Keep
o,t Of saloons and bsrrooms. Late hours
and drinking or gambling will not he tol-
Grated"
Tho first time Easter fails 10 fall on a
SUNDAY Charles n. Ebbets will seize II
as a baseball holiday.
chief Bender IS a versatile athlete. he
went TO a local golf course the other
dsv and when rain kept him off the links
The chief consented 10 sit in poker
game. Oswald Kirkby and others who
attended say that Bender Is in the PINK
II condition as far as the national indoor
sport goes.
King George will be pleased to earn
that Tom DAILY. who made home run
for his benefit in the game between the
White sox ami the Giants, is now reg
ulsr outdelder with the Chicago club.
Dick Egan says that when an hngl's'
IAN wishes 10 advise player TO keeI
the ball on the ground lie shouts Don
ran a skier tap a bounder.
II ane ore wants TO get George
stallings angry ne simply has to refer
10 him as "a good loser
Connie Mack has let George Briekl-y
brother % the Harvard football captain
drift back 20 the minors. Brickley was
an outnelder and IS said 20 have booted
the ball almost a. well as his drop
kicking relative
The Philadelphia American League
team has added another Baker 10 rs
list OF players. The newcomer. who Is
p lefthanded pitcher. IS burdened W.T.
Orlando as Christian name. lie Is re-
puted 10 possess strange and mystify
ing curve. IN default Of further H..
formation II IS more than possible tina
he pitches the ball which projects IN
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