Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-12
MARQUARD HAS A CHANCE
With Assistance of Old Guardian Is
Likely to Show Pitching
Skill Again.
CoMsKEY's INVESTMENTS VAIN
Ry FRANK q. MnNKr.

NEW YORK, September 11.-'Rube"
Maruuard IL back again under the pro-
tecting wing OF his old guardian nbert
Rooinson-and the betting Is tls,t the
eccentric southpaw win show some of the
pitching skill that made him famous in
1919 and 1914
With Robinson to coach him, Marquard
was world-beater. When Robinson
quit the Giants IN 1914 to become manager
OF the Dodgers. Marquard began to
wobble and he continued to wobble 20
such an extent that the Giants canned"
him
Il don't think Vanguard is through as
big league pitcher" said Robinson.
"An he needs. In my opinion, IL the kind
Of handling that viii bring the best out
OF him. I'll try to handle him that way.
Maybe hen get back into the ranking of
star again"
HummeII's Peculiar Predlcament.
John Hummell has been with the Dodg-
ers almost since the civil war, yet n the
Dodgers should win the pennant and
grapple IN tho world series, Hummell
wouldn't be legally entitled to a dollars
worth OF the spoils.
Tho rules provide that no player can
participate in a worlds series who was
signed up after the close Of play on Au-
gust 81. and that players, who shall be
eligible, must DO on the payroll before
play begins on that day.
And now. as to Hummeil.
He was on the payroll OF the Dodgers
on August 30. but the following day the
Dodgers wanted 10 sign up both Mar
guard and Cheney so they would be eligi-
BILE for worlds series duty. I'm case the
Dodgers had to perform such duty. The
twenty-one player rule. however, oon-
flicted with the signing up OF these two
pitchers and the keeping of Hummell at
the Same time. So HummeIl was released
before play began on the Sist and Mar
guard and Cheney were signed.
On the next day Hummell was dgned
zap again, AZ the twenty-one-playcP rude
IL not operative after August 81. In this
way. Hummcll became ineligible for
world series duty.
However. should the Dodgers get a
slice OF the world series money tho melon
viii be so split that FAITHFUL John" win
get his divy.
Big Investment In vain.
Up 10 the present writing Il has cost
Charles Comiskey $4,000 in his efforts to
buy a pennent' and It looks a. n the
investment. as far as the 1915 season il
concerned. Il IN vain. Tho best the
White sox can hope for now "a second
place. and even that II an almost barren
hope with the TIGERS and Red sox broez-
ing along like .l2-centimetsr shell.
Comisikey paid s5o.0Oo-accordln 10 70
ports--for Eddie Collins. He paid 1900
or 90 for outfieider Memo Lebold. and
about $4,000 for Josephus jackson. The
outlay for Eddy Murphy. ons time Of the
Athletics, was about $1,000. ana nioe
bundle for Happy Feisch.
The Case OF Jim Thorpe.
Tho como back" performed by Jim
Thorpe on September l. reads like tale
OF fiction. The Indian was sent TO the
minors by the Giants because ne couldn't
hit Jersey City tried him out for a
while. found he couldn't hit. and passed
him along to Harrisburg. That club
kept him for a while and then sent him
back TO the Giants because he couldn't
hit.
The first day Thorpe was back on the
Giants bench wes September 1, when
the Giants were playing against the
Phiilies- A pinch hitter was needed. and
Thorpe was sent TO the plate. The fans
nearly died Of shock. Had McGraw gone
erazy7 Well. the nonhitting Mr.. Thorpe
belted the first ball pitched for a ripping
single. He then stole second. He was
kept IN the game. and on his second trip
20 the plate hammered out double. The
third time up he beat out q bunt-three
hits In three times up. Thorpe hasn't
shown up as a demon win the war club
since. but New York stu gasps over
what he did ON that memorable septen-
ber J.