Evening journal., 1915-06-16
NAY POOR MONTH
FOR BALL CLUBS
National Clubs Idle Is
Times and American
One Less
NINE IN ROW
FOR WHITE SOX

1upiter Pluvius was a prominent |
saeure in the major leagues during 1
Nav. the head OF the National Com
mission up above preventing almost
Z 4 fourth Of the games scheduled on ,
. The Tener and Johnson circuits from
zbeinr played. He kept the National
zLeague teams idle 25 times and the
zAmerican League cubs storm bound
Na4 times. ]. P.'s batting average on
Are senior circuit being .225 and on
Sfhe Junior wheel .216.
4 In the National, during May, there
\ were seven postponements In Brook
Avn. six in Philadelphia, five in New
HYork. three in Boston, three IN Chi
8cago and one in Pittsburgh. The SUI
3perbas. Giants. Phillies and Cubs each
Host one Saturday date at home
Ethrough the caprices Of the Storm
|IKing.
In the American League he wiped
4 Eout weekend games for the Red SoX,
Il White Sox and Senators on their home
q reservations. refusing to o. X. the
4 playing OF seven games in Cleveland
a six In St Louis, four in Chicago, three
+ in Detroit, two in Boston, one in New
i York and one in Washington
81 Despite the old gent with the
n enrinkline cart, the National League
B teams played IS and the American
n League 81 games last month. many
a remarkable Incidents cropping up In
these 179 conflicts. The White Sox
81 set up an early season record for
u #consecutive wins by taking nine in a
K row. May II TO 27, inclusive. They
81 were stopped by the Cleveland In
81 siians May 80, the same pnstimeis
81 having interrupted the earlier victoTi-
NJ GUS run of the Rowlandites after II
# had been extended 10 seven. The Chi
1x cagoans took part IN ana won the
# longest game Of the year on May 21,
& conquering Boston 3 to 2, in II in
81 nings. The blow that won was de-
Isl llvered by Tom Daily. pinch-hitter,
|.4 who was not born in these United
W States, but in st. Johns. n, b.
Ten Fxtra-Innings Games.
To May Inclusive, the American
z2 League teams had played 10 extra-in.
u.s. ming games and the National League
2 clubs seven. The Tenerites' most ex
tended sffair was a 15-round tie. be
M tween the Cubs and the Reds. stageC
9' April 25.
D. In shut-outs the senior organiza
s ton had Il on its junior rival q
.# games to %. 1-to-0 affairs not being
# as numerous as in former years. The
# month wound up with Pittsburgh win.
|# ming twice In one day from Chicago on
81 this basis, these games certainly be-
X ing freakish in the extreme. The Pi
"a rates actually won both without thu
<* aid of base hit They hit the bal
f# occasionally, but never where II count
M ed. In the morning contest Lavender
|s8 lorced the bachelor tally across tn
# plate by hitting a batsman and in tn
F& afternoon controversy Cheney wild
rs pitched the lone counter in. The las
.# time a major league club won a pal
'@ OF 1-to-0 arguments in one day wa
E# on July "a, 1909 and then the Super
| bas wero the victors and the Card
<# nails the victims. George Bell an
z# Nap Rucker hurled against Bob HaI
&I mon and Lester Backman.
In games decided in the ninth, &
zl4 the end of the second month. th
S; American League had % and the M
# tional 10; the games won by one We
<& tally were 40 for the American an
$5S 81 for the National and games witt
M out misplays numbered g. In II
EH National and 81 in the American.
# 10 Runs and 28 Hits.
X* The Cubs, at Brooklyn on May /
# ndulged in the highest-soore gan
@# played in the majors since 1913 al
# also grouped more safeties in tn
M contest than have been assembled Il
| year. Their tallies numbered
X and their wallops %. Robert Tecur
ISL sch Fisher came through with foi
<# runs and Peter c. Knisely with A
MA hits in this argument. each man equs
s|s ing a 1915 performance. Tyrus Cob
Fritz Maisel. Larry Doyle. Wade X
&|7 lifer. Ted Gather and John Murray a
s. credited with getting four markers
# games this season and Doyle. Wilb
# Good and Max Carey with five hits.
<& Heinie Zimmerman equaled Ru
M Oldring's April exploit of polling thr
|z doubles in one conflict on May
# against Boston. the White Elephan
5i3 performance also having been made
|& q game at Fenway Field. Geor
$# Burns. Of the Giants. and Ray Cha
L. man and Joe Jackson Of the Indiar
|1 came through in games last mon
~ with a brace OF triples, players w