New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-01
Beats Calumets in Revenge
for Defeat by Racquet
and Tennis.
BOB WRENN SHINES
LIKE ANOTHER BAKER
Johnny Dc Saulles, Of Yale Foot
ball Fame, Shows a Thing or
Two at Indoor Baseball.

The Racquet and Tennis club team in
the Winter Baseball League rose in re-
bcllicn Yesterday and overthrow the
Union Clue The score was to g.
I'm Union. however. there is strength.
and ihe efeated team. which was for the
time being tied with the University CLUB.
rcgainod the leadership or the league by
defeating the Cslumets. who seem to be
cast rs the ST Louis Browns Of the or
ganization. The victory Of the Racquet
club was won in the best played game OF
the season.
On the opposing teams were men who
have nsked life and limb TO bring polo
cups from overseas. others who have
stood off British invaders at the net, or
heard the cheers of thousands as they
scudded down he held for touchdowns in
championship football battles
Although there we're only a handful OF
spectators in the big armory Of the 18th
/ Regiment. which housed the rain bound
contenders. the players. one and all,
fought for victory with as much abandon
as II they were playing for the old
stakes and before the old crowds
3 Larry Waterbury slid on his nose to
gain extra bases. and tripped over gun
racks. while De Saules tried 20 get
through the net as If it we're a Harvard
rush line Bob Wrenn made his baseball
debut IL the season 81 shortstop for the
Union club. II was a success. He hi
safely four times in six trips to the plate
b Johnny dc Saules played so well tina
ne is in danger of receiving an offer from
the Federal League. In two games he
made nine hlts out OF twelve times at
bat. He caught hard drives over his
shoulder. AZ his shoetops and one at
J least just under his left ear
Although the Union club had not been
defeated until yesterday the Racquet club
went about its work with all the conf
dence in the world. Bulletins were relayed
every few minutes to the waiting mem
bers. at the clubhouse. The winners
q amended Willie Keeler's aXi1n Of Hit
EN- where they ain't' 20 Hit I'm when
they count"
Sixteen hits were made by The Union
members to only eight for the Racquet
| CLUB. but those eight were fruitful Larry
! Waterbury. swinging his bat like a polo
mallot put a safe one IN centre 10 start
the game, anu was brought all the way
round when George Wrenn and SteJcins
singled.
The Union club took the lead IN the
third inning. Delaheld and Gibbons
singled and De Saulles filled the bases by
beating cut hunt Bob Wrenn then put
the ball in the net and there it stayed
while all the runners raced around to the
! plate.
7 Joseph f Corrigan. magistrate by pro-
fession and umpire by choice decided
that It was dead ball and Wrenn had
| 10 do ii all over again. He made a single
this time and Delafeld scored.
Harold Weekes. bit heavier than in
the days when he used to run around
the Yale ends or volplane over the line
| for Columbia. hit a hot one At George
! Wrenn and the out at first scored De
Saules
| The Racque. Club made two more in
the fourth and regained the lead. Nor
ris got a base on an error and came in
when Deafeld made a bad throw Of
George Wrenn's little tap. Wrenn was
uneasy at third and left the base TO steal
home.
In the fifth inning Larry Waterbury's
single and Wrenns home run brought
the total of the Raquet Club up 10 fiye
| one was scored for the Union in the lat
ter half OF the inning and in the seventh
they made a dangerous rally. but Fish.
the promising southpaw OF the winners.
made two fine plays, which cut off fur
/ Their scoring
The first game was baseball but the
second was OF the brand which made 81.
! Louis famous. Delafield, the iron man
! Of the Union, began In the box, but made
! room for George Washington. Without
the Formally OF farewell address.
Washington retired in the seventh, when
| the Calumets rallied and Delaheld came
/ back. With fast ones and slow ones and
/ twisters he checked the sluggers and the
game was saved for the Union Club by
! "A score OF - TO O.
! The scores follow: