New Britain herald., 1915-07-31

depenQS upon a 1IliAoA may depend upon one's ability to ara" a jack in place of a queen or 'eii spot. Or heart in place or spaue, The other day rumor lnVaoeo "a Street that a German submarine nao sunk an American boat, ana the mar ket promptly caved in some 2o'ooo,ooo dollars.
 So in this present National league race the physical condition or three ball players meant at least $25O,000 to the owners of flag contending clubs.
 The Leagues Luck.
 If Johnny Evers hadn't cracked his arkle late in April; if Dick Rudolph and Bill James had opened the season as we'll conditioned for work as they were at the finish last year, the flag race in the National league would have been over by the middle of June. By that date the Braves would have been eieht or ten games to the good, with subsequent interest about as bulky as the eye-ball of a gnat
 The spirited scramble of seven clubs through June and, July would nave been wiped off the boards and the Big Yawn would have set in long since.
 These accidents were legitimate parts of the industry. Even the games most violent critic could never charge a frame-up with Evers carry ins a broken ankle raging on the bench to get back in.
 Another Turn. This lucky turn for the National league recalls another financial spasrn of good fortune which developed In 1912. when Giants and Red Sox were battling for the world series. Tn the third game at Boston, with ! the score ? to in favor of the Giants 1 in the ninth inning, the Red Sox had l two men on, with two out, when a Red Sox slugger lashed a long drive to deep right field. Nineteen times l out of twenty that blow would have 1 gone for three bases. driving in two runs for a Boston victory. But by one of those miracle catches 1 Josh Devore, moving at top speed, | snatched the ball over h1s shoulder while out of position for the catch and saved the game. If Devore had missed 1 that superhuman stab the Red Sox l would have landed the series inside l the first five games, as they promptly 1 won the next two, and over $150,000 in gate receipts would have been lost. 1 Yet no one could possibly charge I any frame-up on the play, for the Boston batsman did his part by smash ing one on line into apparently safe territory, where only a miracle catch saved the day. And frame-ups are l not extended to the borderland of miracles.
 I Now Hole the Long Ones. Sir: What system does Jerry 1 Travers use in his putting? I believe a brief description would be of interest to good many thousand golfers. | l.. J. H. Fairly upright stance; butter held l near the top of the grip; heels only a few inches apart, and the club brought straight back from the ball. Worlds Great Ball Club. No. 6-Shortstop. l Walter Maranville-Bosto Nation 1 als.
 l Of all the positions upon any naythi- ! cal club the assignment at short carries a greater shift or opinion. Among the fine shortstops of the l ger1le might be listed Donie Bush, Walter Maranville Buck Herzog, Buck l Weaver, Bancroft, O'Mara and one or two more.
 For a good part of the year Herzog was travelling at a wonderful CID. The Red leader is still starring. But after an early season slump Walter Maranville has come back into his own, and. according to his mates and l opposing athletes, has been even be- l ycnd the whirlwind campaign of the year before
 Art Fletcher is cre}ner star who must be mentioned, er he is a badly underrated athlete. [ fletcher is a star "a good, timely hitter and a fine eround coverer. But he lacks the con- sistent brilliancy of Maranville when the latter is at his besr--as he has been since he settled down to work and discovered that past achievement gets one very little after the record is ill,
 The Lightweight Situation.
 Over year has passed since Freddie Welsh obtained the lightweight crown by a twenty-round decision against Willie Ritchie.
 Yet with thirteen months behind him Welsh has made no effort to show that he is worthy of the crest that he has reached.
 It may be that he could easily de- fend his title aginst Rircnie or White | oNeT lHe lWeHly-rouHu span, puL LHe day of picking the soft ones or the short distance should be closed out.
 Not that we are worked up into any frenzy over the ownership of the lightweight championship. But we like to see bloke display some will
 ingness to defend what he has won
 after taking proper rest and absorbing
 his share of the easy kale.
 WiIlard's Case Willard's case is different. The big
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