New-York tribune., 1915-03-14
WINTER LEAGUE
PLAYERS HURT
in DOUBLE BILL
Schultz, Coggershall and
Gray Are Victims OF
Accidents.
KNICKERBOCKER AND
CALUMET WINNERS
Results Cause Shift In Standing,
18th Infantry Team Now
Being in Cellar.

Injuries to three players somcwha.
dampened the enjoyment OF players
and spectators at the Winter League
double-header on the lot" on Fifth
Avenue yesterday.
c. W. Schultz, shortstop OF the Calu-
met Club, in the first inning Of the
wrench OF the left knee in sliding into
third base. No other Calumet player
was available TO replace him and No
continued to play. although suffering
greatly. In the third inning he fell
as he went back after fy ball This
time he was unable to walk, and was
assisted into "A tavicah and taken to
the Calumet clubhouse.
A. J. Coggershall. the University
CLUB second baseman. twisted his ankle
in the first inning OF the second game.
when he was bowled over By ba ,e
runner. He was unable to return 10
the game, and was replaced BY Nc
Alpin. Coggershall is one Of the mosc
valuable players of the University
Club, and his absence considerably
weakened the team
The Knickerbockers did not escape
without mishap TO one Of its mem
bers. as Harry T. Gray. who covers a
wide territory in the outer garden. dis
located the small finger OF his left
hand in stopping a ground ball. Gray,
however. was able to continue. and in
the third inning retired the opposing
side b. pulling down three ny balls.
Moss. OF the University nine, equalled
this feat in the sixth frame.
The Calumet and knickerbocher
clubs. which have been attempting to
creep out Of the cellar from the begin
ming Of the season. finally succeeded,
srd are now in tie for fourth posi-
ton
The Calumet men won a rather lucky
game from the 18th Infantry officers,
who dropped their second game IN as
many days. by score Of II to :. All
Of the Calumet runs came in the first
two innings, and, as result. the sol
ders have clear title TO last place.
Weak batting was again the cause
Of the defeat Of the University Club
men. who we're trounced by the knicA
erbocGer players by score Of 20 s.
I he losers tailed five runs in the
opening frame. but were nosed out. al
ter determined rally in the seventh
inning. The defeat put the Univer-
Sity nine a full game behind the Rae
quet and Tennis Club, which recert.y
took the lead from them.
Richard Ashmore. of the l2th IN
fantry, tried TO p'tch his second game
in two days. and proved that he is not
an iron man. His stay on the mound
was a short one. as he could no, 10
cate the plate. giving seven bases on
balls He retired in the middle Of the
second inning. in favor of McCoy.
All of the Calumet runs were scored
in the frs. two innings. but when Nc
Coy started in the third frame he did
rot allow another run. The Infantry
officers fought gamely. but in vain,
although they outbatted the clubmen
by II hits 20 :. The hitting Of Nc
Coy and Taylor was the feature Of
the contest.
The University batters jumped away
. with a fve-run lead in the second
game and it appeared as If they had
recovered their batting eyes, which
/ had been missing for several weeks.
! The rejuvenated knickerbocker nine
was not TO be denied. however. and.
with cluster of eight runs in the
next three innings. while their Oppo-
nents were scoreless, went into the
lead
A promising batting rally was start
/ ed in the seventh inning by the Uni
versity men, but, after two men had