The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-02
SPORT NEWS
HERzOC FINDS
GOOD PITCHER
IN Gene DALE
BY e, n, ZU8ER,

CINCINNATI, June 2-If Old Probs
the weather man-will only show us
a little consideration, We'll have the
dandiest baseball jag in Cincinnati
during the merry month OF June that
this old town has known in many
years. The fans are just ripe for base
ball, having been deprived OF the real
article so far this year by bad weather
ard the fact than Manager Herzog
las had to experiment with his men to
get the right combination.
Now that the weather apparently
las succeeded in getting ri Of all the
ain and cold in its system. and the
light piecing together of the talent
valuable finally has been made by
1erzy. we seem to be in for season
u splendiferous sport. 1t is estimated
hat the bad weather that has pursued
he Reds so far this season has caused
loss of bout $25. 700 to the club.
However, with the eastern teams COM
ing on and visiting for nearly three
weeks. it is expected that much Of
this deficit will be wiped out.
Eastern Teams Play.
The gentlemen from the Atlantic
coast will give us, among other attrac-
tons, three Sunday games, Boston be-
ing here Sunday, June 6: New York.
Sunday, June 10, and Philadelphia,
Sunday, June 90 Many new faces
will be found among the eastern con-
tingent. a fact that will add to the
interest and uncertainty of the con-
tests.
1t isn't always the pitcher who does
Lr;1 ha
training season who delivers the goods
when the real contests are on When
the Reds we're doing their preliminary
stunts at Alexandria, there wasn't
tvirler in the lot of pitching recruits
who received less notice than Gene
Dale. He came with a good recon-
mendation from Montreal, but his
work during the practice season would
lead one to believe that he was just
an ordinary performer.
After the season opened Manager
Herzog didn't have confidence enough
in him to start him in a game, but
used him several times as emergency
man after some other twirler had been
canned Finally Dale was given an
opportunity to start a gone, and now
mis- is a regular. Dale has defeated
he FulllleS, inc poSNOllS duu luC ~
Louis Cardinals in succession, and
with the right kind Of support would
not have been scored en- in any Of
these games This showing of Dale
gives the Reds five reliable twirlers
in Benton, Lear. Ames, Schneider and
Dale, with Brown, Toney and Douglass
in reserve
Gets Third Sack.
1t looks as if Fritz Won kolnitz,
originally signed as catcher, had
succeeded in capturing the third base
job on the Red team. The fleet Dixie
man is improving rapidly in his play.
and also in shifting the ball with some
degree of ferocity, especially in the
pinches Herzog's infield has been
him all season Neither o.
sen nor Wagner quite filled the bill
at second base. Now with Won kolnitz
developing rapidly at third. Groh back
at second, HerZog a short, and oMll-
WITT playing the greatest first base
ever seen in Cincinnati, the right COM
bnation appears to have been struck.
The four weeks which the Reds will
have at home following their present
stay in St. Louis. will give Won kol-
nitz great opportunities for improving
morning practice, so that the
first of July should see him finished
third SaCker