The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-11
NEW YORK'S TEAMS
NOW MEET LEADERS
First Test ut Hand of What
Eastern Clubs Can DO
Against West.
TIGERS AT POLO GROUNDS
While the Giants Go to Pitts
burg-Heydlcr Passes Judg-
ment on Freak Play.
TIGERS AT POLO GROUNDS

terBeCtlOnal lntteIu VI
Members OF sections have been whacking
one another around since the season
opened, so much so that new opponents
will be a welcome change. There Is more
than usual interest this year in the hrst
intersectional series because western
teams are leading each major league ana
because this will be the first opportunity
to get line on what the Pirates and
Tigers can do In holding their lead against
the putative. likewise alleged. superior
strength to be found In the Fast az
whole. Such sectional superiority may
exist. but inasmuch as the Pirates ana
Detroits have the most robust percehtases
and one Eastern team--the Boston Ma
tionals--has Topped around at the tan
end. winning fewer games than any other
team in either league--inasmuch as these
things are 80. the burden OF proof IL on
the Eastern contingent
Locally, the switch in the schedules is
Of the livelest interest because the GIANTS
begin their Western trip in Plt'sburg AM
the Detroits begin their Eastern tour
against Chances men at the Polo Grounds.
Thus IL is up to the two Manhattan teams
TO make the first demonstration In what
ever inroads clubs of the enete haif Oh
the circuit are going to make INTO the
leads OF the presumptious front runners
Of the Occident.
In the National League the East has
three teams in the first division. which to
a certain extent Is. basing calculations OF
wins and losses. which decide the ratings
Of clubs. evidence that so Tar there Is
more strength in the East. but the III
rates are in first place. and to be there II
the chief aim of the campaign. In the
American League the West has one team
in first place, one in last place ana TWO
OF each section in the first division IL
Ia true the Detroits have won most OF
theis victories from seventh ana eigh'h
place teams, but inasmuch AS the Browns
have slammed them -four times the!
haven't had an interrupted period of
cinches.
The truth Is that trustworthy judgment
on the relative strength OF teams as Pe,
tains to an entire circuit cannot be mace
until each club has measured strength
with every other CLUB.
Failure TO round up runs after good
opportun.ties have been created by get
ting men on bases has been conspicuous
fault of the Giants this season. Ihere
have been bitches In the attack wheh u
seemed to be about to get going ana iaui'!
execution In base running tactics whicn
were well conceived but poorly carried
ont: also insufficient individual alertncss
on the bases The Giants, too. are shy OF
fits for extra bases 10 clean UP runs' VI
late, however, the team mas SHOWN so"'e
thing like its usual ability To ger theIe
when hard pressed ana tehueuc. ~
finish strong Although hitting strength
bas hean slow to get under way in games
there has been Improvement In bunchinS
hits and indications that such sturdy MT
,ers as Fletcher. Doyle and Meyers Were
Hnding their ewes. The punch mas oeeI
developing The Brooklyn, Phlladeiphia
and Pjttsburg punch developed Garner
Th.re IL . strong kick carried In the bats
~ Ronby's Dodger crowd, which. ny the
nav needs very much to supplement- tha'
kick with base running which Is Wen uo'',
as well az enterprising. Thc new ar.
commendable enterprise mas peen on
cot nv moor individual Judgment ana wan
~ eoopera tion. However. passiFity on NV
h.ses doesn't win pennants ana pett..
thunder than not TO try. Again. starr
has b.en made toward making Inc mos
~ the base running game, tac'cs III WIZ.
Robinson has been well versed ever since
the Oriole days of the JUS
DEVELOPMENTS in the American i-easu.
vace have made IL up TO TINS po'3' ohe VI
the most interesting that orsahlZa.no'
10. had Reasons therefor are: inc
wrexnected showing OF the Detroits th'
Soc, that ne New Works and browns are
doing more than was eNpect"" o' .'e ,
and making stiff fight almost dii'S
and the closely punched group loi me- ',
nv tho Athletics. New Yorks, browns ahc
Washlng,ons. The Washington ant
chicago clubs haven't come up 10 eN
Dectutions the latter, In fact, mas itl'e'
down hard. However, interest IN inc s,.ua
zion in general isn't affected by u'sap
pointments which exist loca',! anu pu'
siblv temporarily. Walter Johnson "a'
FOUND ANYTHING hut easy sleddins' nh'
,he ,roubles he has had with opposint
matters is "A big feature OF the early sea
son.
John Ueydler. secretary of the Nationa
League and compiler of the oi'lc!ai tccolun
has lust decided one OF those iFeaN pay
,hat come IN once in IA while. ms PA.
arose in brooklyn in ii game between TN
Manual and Bushwicli school teams ah'
noes TO show what curious sltuiuohs ca'
arise In the national game =,
The score WAS TO IL the hlh'h III
ming with Manual AT the Dat, me oise
we've full with one out. y substitute pat
ter Iii clearly to left, but instead OF run
Ming TO first he walked toward the bench
Tine runner on third crossed the piatc' pu
the runner from second was thrown GU
al the plate. The Iiushwlck cat'her the'
threw 10 first so much FOR the clrCuhl
stances of the play. Here is the decision
the umpire give:
That the batter was out Tor Walhing u
,hn bench and that the third out was tn
one at the plate. He allowed the rul
brought in 10y the runner VINO WAS "'
third to count ,
The umpire was right III allowing IN
pun 10 count, but wrong in saying IN
third ont was the one at the plate. IN
third out was on the batter and II wa
NOT consunmatod until tn" ball had bee
throyyn 10 first base Here Is lieydler
verdict on the play:
Firs.--Thc umpire was in error in d"cid
ing the batsman ~" second man ou', IN
batsmau could not ba declared out for NJ
running nor could he he declared out 70
running out of line, except In running IN
last half of tho distance from HON" 20 hr'
while the bail Is being ielded TO first; whic
wa no, the case IN this play. tn" runn'
;ryinr 20 score from second was the secon
out and the hatsman the third out,
second - I nder rule 80 a run cannot scoi
on or during play IN which the third ma
(. put out before reaching nrst In IN
,inuou. double play. where the second rum,
IS forced and the third retired AZ nrst an
ON which no run can b" scored ON n
contrary II ~ evident there we're two di
'irct and widely ..parat"d plays, aud u
run scored on a H. hcfure the second ma
-as retired az the plate Tn" score 81 y
kalnc should stinG - o In favor Of Mnnu
school though this deduction II arrived
st,rr a different limo OF ruling than III;
enforced hN the umpire.
lttsuIdu can never he declared 0ut ~
t.. Iuuutrr" lI"ro's what happened son
''tr. agn. On" ON. man on irs', ha't'
l"r.''. rcmaiut p' plat" ANA i l"rlHr'
"Y fpr nu' r4uIIng II mw"dia'clv rats
i".If Doc. % ". VH. up for uoJ running the
"a 4.