Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-21
DAVIS, THE STRONG
MAN OF BASEBALL
Breaks Strength Record Set by
Hardwick, of Harvard, With
a Mark Of 1887.
LIFE JOB FOR MIRACLE MAN
Gaffney Consults Leader on All
Business Matters-White Nav
Capture Welsh's Title.

NEW YORK. February 2o-Georse
Davis youthful no-hit pitcher of tn,
Boston Braves would like to be known
as the Hercules or baseball This non
chalant hedgeling. who has been study
Ing law at Harvard all winter, tackled
tho strength test record OF Tack Hard
WICK last week, and made 1t do a dis
appearing act, setting a new mark OF
1.+3T. as compared to the 1881 of tho
great football player. Only a few pro-
fessional ball players have gone up
against the Harvard strength test, SO
there are no figures available to show
Just how tho other mighty men Of tho
game rate with Davis, but 1t Is prob
able that at least two or three Of them
could go his standard one better.
Right on the same team with Davis Is
one whale OF n man who can mako tho
populace sit up and take notice at his
exhibitions OF power. He is Charley
Schmidt. the big first baseman, who
goes by the nickname OF Butch One Of
Butch's favorte tricks when he has
time to kill Is to hold out his sturdy
right arm and let Rabbit Maranville
the midget shortstop, chin up George
Stallings. miracle man manager of the
Braves. expressed the opinion several
times last summer that Schmidt Is the
strongest man In the game.
few men noted among ball players
for muscular ability are Larry Mclean.
ner. OF tho Pirates: Oscar Stanage and
Sam Crawford, of the Tigers: Frank
Baker, of the Athletics: Gravy Ora
vath, of the Phillies; Walter Johnson
Of Washington. and Jack Leary. OF the
st. Louis Browns. Art Griggs, OF the
Brooklyn Feds. is known rs the Her
culcs OF the Independent League and
tho Samson of the minors is said to be
Pat Newman of the Houston club of
the Texas League.
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effect: He had an argument with an
umpire: both waxed so hot that they
were ready for blows; Newman realized
the umpire had no chance with him, so
grabbed bat and handed It to his
jumps, saying. Take this--it will make
the fight even: they started for the
clubhouse to have II out, when neutral
players interfcred and prevented
murder.
Art GriEgs Also a Fighter
tale is told OF Art GriEgs in n mix
up when he was with the St. Louis
Browns. He was trouncing one mem.
Der OF the team when the latter's broth
er-in-law ran up. GrigEs was saying tc
tho first one: You've had enough and
better quit: don't want to knock YOU
out" The fellow was game and was
coming back for more. When the
brother-in-law appeared in warllke
mood. Griggs exclaimed: Guess I'll
have to do it," and knocked out the first
L
turned his attention to the new arrival
and laid him prone upon the fallen body
Of his relative.
The New York Americans had freak
strong man last year. a pitcher named
Hutchinson. from somewhere UP In
New England. What has become of him
nobody knows. except that he was re-
leased Internationally because he
couldn't control the ball Hutchinson
collected bets from dozen members OF
the team mt the spring training camp
ut Houston last March for lifting n life
size street car with his shoulders
Tyrus Cobb is not so marvellous in
the brute strength line. but he can give
n member of the big baseball shooting
party on tho Georgia preserves OF
George Geo ga st n'I little over month
bsr OF the Bunch 'J Jim Mc1et hsr NEW Sew
tried to walk Cobb to death one DAY day.
Thoy were out from Z o'clock in tho
COBB daneed 5lgs " Wieh tho 'e da qnnsr
while big McReth had no thoughts OF
anything but sleep.
there has been some. peculiar comet
names. one OF the striking EXAMPLES
r Of Which nI lis is found right now in the
are three Rays on the pitching staff
Ray Caldwell. Ray Keating and Ray
E IInr,I no one Roy the utility man
through this clubs roster. w Iiso pi r@hs
ers Caldwell and Cole and Outheiders
years age had most amazing string
OF M's-ManaGer McGraw. Christy Ma
E thGwso NJ. Rube Marauard, Fred Merkie.
MecormicE and 'F Fed NSMh nrra'y Ha Ths
Al ath 1,;s of recent date have had lot
Brown. Baker and Barry
The famous three-s outheld of the
It was madc up of schultz, p Sheekard
ana SlaEle. and was one of the most
cinDS outer garden.
StnllinEs Has n Life Job.
J., George ns Stallings has a lifetime job
dent of the club and owner OF a ma
jority OF Its stock. now takes the Big
a ohift into nn his sondence and asks his
pertaining to the business affairs Of tho
T hrayHs ,n. During the last National
on on telegrams to stallinEs. who was at
ms Georgia home. asking counsel III
tration- OF the high esteem Gaffney
holds for the business head OF his en-
4 little over a year ago aarrney had
Stallings elected director Of the Bos
ton National League club. and since
stock has been transferred to Stall
lings's name.
on a path like that Travelled Gbe y m ouy
Callahan In Chicago and Connie Mack
In Philadelphia. Mack is now half
owner of the Athletics. and Callahan.
who has been retired from the position
as manager OF the White Sox is now
the righthand man of Owner Charley
Comiskey, holding the post OF business
manager.
Whenever Stnllings gets ready TO re-
tire from attending to the playing OF
the teain--whtch, however. won't be for
nnother nve or ten years or more
Gnffney will take him Into the business
office. perhaps himself retiring az pres
throne.
Detroit Has Chance.
somehow Detroit seems to have been
Nost in the shuttle OF decentralization
nnent the American League pennant
race OF 1915. Nine critics out OF ten
think the Red SoX will land first some
OF them consider the Athletics and Sem
ators likely candidates, and still others
able big noise. During MI tho crush OF