Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-03
HAS BEEN STORMY WEEK
IN BIG LEAGUE CIRCLES
Baseball Records Fail to Show More
Disturbances Than Those
just Past.
KAUFF JUMP WAS SENSATION
Feds and o. B. Both Shake Him.
Herzog and Rigler Fight, and
Many Players Injured in Games.
Yankees Work Is Real Surprise.

NEW YORK. May Baseball re-
cords would have to be searched far to
find stormier week than the one just
ended. The weather was none too pro-
pitious for the game. and postpone
ments were numerous. But the atmos-
phcric disturbances were as nothing to
those of other sorts that swirled and
sport.
caused by the jump Of Benny Kauff,
star outfelder OF the Federal League,
to the New York Nationals. and the
subsequent complications ending with
tho REIMBURSEMENT Of the Giants
claims to him and his indefinite sus-
pension by the Federals. is now largely
a matter of history. For while. how
ever. 1t looked as If baseball was in
for one of the biggest fights in its an
mails. with raids and possible counter
raids on playing forces threatening to
complicate the situation indcscribably.
AS the week closed. however, the dove
OF peace was Mapping its wings over
this particular imbroglio. leaving the
status Of kauf himself. as regards his
Federal League employers, virtually
the one point awaiting final determine
ton.
The kauff furry affected the actual
playing field in the inception. involving
magnates and managers i'm wordy al
tercah on- No blows were struck. how
ever. the first serious exchange of
punches for the season being reserved
for yesterday, the participants being
Nationa! League Umpire Charles Rigler
and Charles Herzog, of Cincinnati
Catcher's masks and managerial and
Empirical fists played a part in the
mixup, broken nose for Herzog be-
ing one reported outcome of the af-
ihir. Broken noses. indeed. were some
thing OF feature of the week OF play
Besides the reported injury to the
Cincinnati manager. Pitcher Poll"
Perritt. OF the New York Nationals.
suffered "a similar hurt In collision
with another player yesterday in Phila-
delphia, while Birdie Cree. of the New
York Americans. is out of the game
$1,000 IN az i,,ury OF the same painful sort
recently sustained. Casualties of other
Kinds included dislocated arm for
Fred Merkle. of the Giants, and a
spiked leg for Third Baseman Lobert.
oil the same team. McGraw's club has
"a long list of injured just now, with
Snodgrass still laid up with sore arm.
ana Lett Fielder George Burns hamp-
cred in action by bad leg. Casual
lies TO players. as we'll as Ineffective
ness OF the box. and failure of some Of
the supposed star batters. OF the club
70 come to time, have combined to hold
the Giants down ana make them abso-
lutely last in the running in the,
league.
Performance OF Ynnks Stands Out.
In playing merits of the week the
performance of the New York Ameri-
cans stands pre-eminent The Yankees
played four games. won them all, and
the unwonted spectacle was presented
to-day OF the Yankees ut the ton of the
standing in tho American League, with
tue GIANTS AT tho bottom in the Ma
tionai kind of affair that has so
often been reversed as to give this
appearance.
What Bill noaovan's team may do
IN the remainder Of the season is no
matter for prophecy In other years
the club has gotten off TO good starts
oniy 10 be swamped before midseason
however. declare that a new Shirt
seems TO pervade the men, who are
working splend!dly together and max-
ing the most OF their opportunities
The Yankees lost game after game
last season by single run. the de-
Tense being almost uniformly good. hut
the winning punch" OF ten being lack
ing This year the acquisition of a
couple of good hitters in the persons
OF P!pp and High, together with i'm
proVement In batting of several of the
young players. seems to have supplied
AN impetus to the teams attack that
Is developing excellent results The
clubs defensive strength is in nowise
diminished, the pitchers. for instance.
being in prime form, as witnessed by
the row OF three victories and no de-
fcats scored SO far by both Caldwell
and Fisher
Lack Of just the things that have
brought the Yankees to the ton has
so far held the Boston Red Sox below
the notch to which their strength on
paper seemingly entitled them. The
pitchers have shown comparatively lit
ne ana the star batters even less Joe
wood. the wonder of some recent sea-
sons, has been useless to his club SO
iar, and so has the famous left handler
sean Gregg. while the other star,
;Sld has not shown his former eTec-
uveness. There is worry for Boston
ians over these conditions, but no rea-
son Tor discoura cement, with the sea
son s young as it is
during the week the Chicago Ameri-
cans hogan fulfilling anticipations, and
reeled off six victories, as against only
one defeat. The SoX thus worked IN
TO third place, while the Detroits. who
fell off notably, lost first place and are
not far ahead OF Clarence Rowland's
men.
Washington had only fair week of
it, while Cleveland. st. Louis and Phil
adelphia did poorly. the Athletics
slumping worst of all
Tho National League race is still
pretty much a Philadelphia affair, Mo-
rams men winning four out of six,
and retaining a good lead, but Gin
Chicago and Boston are getting
into n position where they will be
able to strike upward rapidly should
the Phillies slump. The remainder Of
the teams are still in the ruck, with
and New York at least,
showing few signs for betterment in
the near future.
The record In American and National
Leagues OF games played. won ano
lost. with runs. hits. errors and men
left on bases, is as follows:
National League.
p. w. l.. +. III. F.. LIB. |
d . "a SO IA 30