Evening journal., 1915-07-06
HAAS EQUALS THE
WILD MEMS record
His IS Passes Ties Brown
and Plank for One
Game
TWENTY WALKS
OFF Mr.. DAVIDSON

When Bruno Haas, late of Worces-
ter Academy. deadheaded l6 Of the
Yankees in the afterpiece of the dou-
ble-header played on June %, 1t was
erroneously stated that he had frac-
ured an American League record Tor
wildness. The young Mackman mere
~ eQualled a performance that was
two years of age. Carroll Brown hav-
inc PASSED Is DetrOiters and Eddie
Plank one in a game played in De-
.roit on July 70, 1913 This contest
the White Elephants won, l6 to 3,
the Boardwalk fayorite being lifted
out Of the controversy in the eighth.
There still remain major and minor
league marks for inaccuracy for Con-
ME Macks wild young men TO shoot
at. Last year. in the International,
Davidson, one of Jack Dunns pitch
srs. insisted that the Bisons accept
20 passes and way back in 1887,
Billy George, a left-hander Of the
Giants gave II bases on balls to
Adrian Ansons Chicago team. That
SANE year George Van Haltern, pitch
lnp for the Windy City outfit handed
the year Of the players uprising,
Henry Gruber, of the Cleveland Bro
therhood team. doled out l6 gifts to
Buffalo and the Bisons triumphed by
the lop-sided score Of % to ?. The
Dayton Tri-Staters, on June 8. 1890,
took a 24-to-0 fall out OF the Canton
team, their rapid scoring undoubtedly
helped along by 16 gifts obtained from
the opposing pitcher. Twenty days
later young man named Doyle, OF
the Hartford tAtlantic Association)
team. handed the Newarks a dozen
passes in the first two innings and
then was relieved, otherwise he might
have set a record Hartford's catcher
In this game was George rweedy
Stallings. Boston's Miracle Man.
Athletics In the Lead.
just how wild the Athletic artil-
lerists are this season Is best shown
by the fact that they have lavished
more gifts on American League bats
men than have the Boston and Chi
caeo pitching STATS combined. Mack's
moundsmen have distributed 1886
passes. while Joe Wood and his as
sociates have been giving away 1853,
scattering 100 Early in the season
the ST. Louis pitchers attempted TO
keep step with the Athletic hurlers.
in passing men, but they found the
pace set too fast. Branch Rickey's
employers have deadheaded 252 play
ers. the records of the other pitch
ing stats being as follows; BY Cleve-
land. 212; by Washington. 211; by
New York. 206. by Detroit. III. The
three clubs that are setting the pace,
Il will be noted White SoN, Red
Sox and Tigers have the pitchers
with the best aim.
The other side of the pass picture
shows that Detroit excels in getting
free transportation. with 305 gifts,
New York following with 26i. Chi
cago with 233, Boston with 1876, Phila-
delphia with 1SS. St. Louis with 1877.
Washington with us and Cleveland
with 1863. Maok's pitchers have is
sued 147 more passes than their team
has received: Rirkey's 65: Fohl's.
~; and Grifiith's. AZ The Tigers. on
the contrary. have an edge in walks
Of 134. the White Sox Of 73. tho Yam
KEGS OF IS and the Red Sox Of &c.
Haas Gives Fourteen Passes.
Prior TO the afternoon Juvenile
Haas got busy with "A was as high
q number Of gifts as had been handed
out by a pitching staff in one after
noon. On May 3. Bush and Bressier,
Of the Mackmen. issued IA passes 10
the Yanks. On April II Wyckoff.
Bressler and Harper gave Donovan's
men ~ free trips 10 first over the
four-ball route. on May 10 Wyckof
and Pennock franked II OF the White
Sox. In six games 10 men have been
passed, these being the individuals
with The bad aim
April % Wyckon and Shawkey.
Philadelphia. against Boston.
May 11-Hagerman, Cleveland.
against New York.
May IS Bush and Davis. Phiisdei-
phia. against Chicago.
Nav o. Wyckoff anr Bush. Phiia-
6elphia. against Detroit
MAY Weilman. Perrymsn. Hoch
end James. 81. Louis against Detroit
May 3l-Walker and Morton, Cleve-
land against St Louis.
The New York. Boston and Wash
inEfon pitching stats when they have
heard the insigtenf call Of the wild.
have stopped after countersign ing
uine passes. Carroll Brown. of the
fanks. passed nine Of fhe senators
IN April is. Ray Collins and Herb
Pennock. nine Of the Tigers. on June
p. and Joe Roehling. Bert 1allia and
Hooper nine Of the Tigers on Iune
- The only real insccurate after
noon Jennings boxmen have had was
nay q. when Bernie Boland George
Dsnss and Teller Cayef gave the
tni'e elephants eight free tickets 10
se'sNas hassock Chicaeo's
pleeners nave shut down on the nass
Nofhs "nen their gifts for one dnv
.o'aien seven. There onlv has been
one contest played thus far IN the
american League where the fingers
Ieifalned from deadheadins anyone
THIS was PLAYED in Washington ON
june 8. Yancey Ayers working for
The residents and Sam Jones for the
invading Indians
Collins Tops the List.
Naturally. with 50 many gifts N
circulation. players frequently pro-
CT ed a quartet and trio OF passes
in one game Eddie Collins. of the
White Sox, was the first nan 10
trudee four times in one controversy.
He did SO on April IS in the game
with st Louis Since taen these
PLAYERS have done the same thing:
feur Passes In Games.
April 22-HartzeiI. New York.
against Washington.
May 1-Shotten. St Louis
against Cleveland.
June 4-VVtlliar,- ur.-L.-.