New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-06
GIANTS IN NEED
OF A new MASCOT
Dick Hennessy Leaves the
Team Flat and Jumps
to Wall Street.
MOTHER, NOT HIGH
FINANCE, THE CAUSE
"Dode" Criss Signs Contract to
Pitch for the Yankees, and
May Prove a Star.

May Prove a Star.
Tho Giants are looking FOR a mascot.
Dick Hennessy who brought them luck
enough 10 win three pcrnants. has left
the diamond for Wall street. Mascots'
like Butterflies and fresh eggs, are short
lived at best
Hennessy served well enough when he
was a little shaver I'm short trousers. but
he has outgrown his luck. Heavyweight
mascots are few and far between. Hen
messy had one cardinal fault as a mascot
he was not thoroughgoing enough He
had a shade perhaps on his competitors
in the National League. but Jerry Nc
Carthy. of the Red SoN. and the little
hunchback OF the Athletics showed him
up in woful fashion.
II was not the call OF high finance
which lured Hennessy away. but his
mother. who felt that there was no future
IN mascotting and sent her son into the
busy marts OF trade.
If the Giants win a fourth straight pen
nant this year they will shatter all the
traditions of baseball. and McGraw does
not feel that Hennessy has II In him to
pilot the team over such an obstacle. No
attempt will be made. therefore, to outbid
Wall Street for Dicks services.
The Giants are in fearful plight Al
though they have pitchers Of unsurpassed
skill mighty batsmen and daring base
runners. how can they hope 10 win un-
LEES they carry with them some favOrite
Of Dame Fortune? Many boys have APP
piled already but none showed quite
enough skill in the technique OF mascot
ting. The job is still open. John Foster
is awaiting anxiously Before the season
begins the Giants simply have TO find a
mascot. The line forms on the right
"Dode" Crisis. once pinch hitter. but
now pitcher. sent his signed contract to
the Yankees yesterday. As a member Of
the St Louis Browns. Crisis developed the
hobit of hitting al dramatic moments, but
ali his "pnching' failed TO wake up his
teammates and ne was allowed to drift
back TO the minor leagues.
With Houston i'm the Texas League last
year he went back to his old trade OF
pitching He worked in twenty-five
games and Of these sixteen were credited
TO his winning average while four were
counted against him. He allowed l26 hits
and 4 runs and gave 66 bases on balls.
80 less than rs men were beguiled by him
into striking out Crisis is twenty-eight
Years old and is feet inches tall. Down
In Texas they say he pitches as fast
ball as Walter Jahnson. His contract was
mailed from his home In Sherman, Mo.
Ma~,,b.~c az the baseball committee Will
meet on Monday in the offices of the New
York National League club and before
they arc done it is possible that they may
heed the well known wall of the rooters'
Jaw. let i'm hit it"
Much criticism has been made recently
If the bases on balls which are handed
out purposely TO heavy batters in tight
places. Strategists of the game have al
WAYS defended the practice, but among
the rank and file of roOters the play is
not popular
II the rules committee decides 10 act
I'm the matter IL will cut down the size of
the catchers box and will thereby pre-
vent the men behind the hat from step
ping lar to one side to get wide tossed
balls. The chances are. however, that
the committee will agree to leave condi-
tons as they are.
If William Herring, the big semi
professional pitcher who will be tried out
by the Giants lives up to his Long Island
records Walter Johnson will have a
rival as strikc-out king. In a game
against the Baldwin nine, a Long Island
semi-professional club. last year, Herring
famed eleven Of the first twelve men TO
face him and moved down twenty victims
I'm fourteen innings. In nine inning
game AGAINST the Press a. c. he struck
out twenty men. Herring PLAYED with
the South Side \. c.. Of Freeport
The membe IS of the committee which
IS arraneing the dinner for the home
coming Giants and White SoX met yes
terday i'm the New York National League
Offices and arranged a menu which should
delight the palates OF men who have been
living for the last few weeks on sharks
fin ana birds nest soup.
king" Cole the Chicago vaudevillian'
who Will pitch Tor the Yankees this sea
son IN spite of the efforts OF the Chicago
Federdls. went back To- the enemy's coun-
try YESTERDAY Arthur Irwin Will guard
him on the journey Irwin Will probably
talk things over with Ed Sweeney and he
may pay a visit TO Birdie cree.
Frank Schmiit who last season de-
clined TO sign a contract TO play with the
Boston Braves in 1914. despite the fact
that he had previously accepted the club 5
terms. was restored TO good standing in
organized baseball yesterday 10y the ma
tional commission.
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