Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-24

SOitS 10 IL penGlant not many years
back. When he landed on the big cir
cult it was predicted that he would be
one of the greatest twirlcrS of the de-
cadc. but now comes announcement of
his release by Baltimorc. the tail end
Federal Lcagucrs.
Pitching for Richmond, Jack won
fourteen and tied two games in sixteen
starts. On this record he went TO tho
Yankees. and made good for Il time.
but. according to Il story recently re-
vivcd. it was ubcylng orders that put
him in bad. George Stallings tho
Miracle Man of the Braves. was then
ducked and threw both hands in front
Quinn had drawn the assignment
against Cleveland. and being the best
curved ball pitcher on the team. Stall
inES had visions of an easy victory.
Special stress was laid on how TO pitch
to each of the Maps, and StallinSs in
structcd Jack TO put a fast one, break
ing over the inside of the plate. for
Larry Lajoic. This went all right once,
but ut the next time. Lajoie connected
with one. and in sclf-defense Quinn
ducked an dthrew both hands In front
of tho ball. but the speeding pellet hit
against the ulna bone and shattered it.
This ruined his great curve ball. and
his work declined year by year.
At that there's nothing like being a
baseball slave Ed Sweeney. Marty Nc
Hale and Angelo Arragon. of the Rich
mond team, and Frank Trucsdale. an
other International Lacquer, are being
paid real money by the Yankees these
days simply TO swell the attendance.
With the horde of rockies on hand there
isn't enough uniforms for the cast-offs
who have been turned back to the club
with the close of the minor league sea-
son.
Alexander, the Great. won his thir-
ticth victory yesterday, and the fans
are already calling on Pat Moran to
L. Ia H. H.
worlds series. With the big series open
ing on Saturday, Grover Cleveland could
pitch that game. and he III shape to
pluck the Red SoN in two more of the
trays. Thousands of lcttars. it is said
Nave been received by Moran, begging
Tor this arrangement. The victory yes
terday will net Alexander $1,000 the
bonus offered by the Quaker owners
If he could accomplish the feat.
Barney Drcyfuss. the Pittsburgh mo-
sui, emphatically dcnounces the story
that he had drafted Lester Channel. the
Bison sluEger. IL was reported several
times that Pittsburgh had bought Chan
nell. but DreyfuSs states that he don't
want him. He would go n long way
and fare worse, however.
1t locks like Ireland will be pretty
we'll represented in the worlds series
with Pat Moran and Bill Carrisan lead
ing the contestants.
You've heard of the German goose
step. but did YOU ever hear OF tho duck
step? Charley Bricklcy is teaching tho
latter peculiar mode of locomotion to
his football squad at Johns Hopkins.
Coach Bricklcy has his men bend over,
start swinging their arms viciously.
then walk along with short. waddlinE
steps. While performing this stunt a
husky gridironer is said TO look cx
tremcly dueklilte. Bricklcy has tho
mon do tho practice TO help their charr
Ing.
In response to many requests, c. K.
g. Billings Will show his champion trot
ter chlan at tho United Hunts race
meeting at the Belmont Park Terminal
saturday afternoon, riding the horse
himself, as he did at Saratoga and
Syracuse recently.
George Dumont cost the WASHINGTON
ciub exactly 800. II seems Joe Car.
tillon had an option on the nick Of tho
Fargo club for 500. When Dumont
peSan to show some real ability up i'm
mat league Cantillon offered the ontion
70 Griffith, who accepted and seems -
nave c"rralled a really good pitcher for
small expenditure.
Both Roston in the American and
Ihiind"lphia in the National L"ncuc
further advanced as leaders ycstnrda,.
by winning donbie-hcadcrs
Both teams can lose half OF the pames
remaining on their schedules AND ~et
ou'uiStahce their rivals The Roeior
req Sox Increased their lead I'm he
american League to five fun games
over Detroit by infictinr s"nn'S
double defeat on Cleveland wb;In mo
.r, oi' won game from PHILADELPHIA.
ne RED SoX, with ten games to Diov,
can rose hve and capture the flag.
BROOKLYN repaiDod eocor,
me National League by winning wb;Ia
l'oston was losing, but hiladcInhia
Won TWO games. thereby gaining on
no gan" s 81 margin Of six and ne-half
dclphia. and the worlds champion pos
ION Hr"vcs are seven games behind ~.
leaders. The Phillics can cliucb ~.
remnant by winning six out OF their
twelve games. e'i
MuiIeI played part OF one game for
,he 1ahkees yesterday, getting one hit
IN IN Two trips Cliff Markle, formerly of
han tIIT I Ha fann the ga game winning
ana was touched for seven hits.
Judge and Jameson both continued
h,i,,,hE good for Washington. and they
look like fixtures. 1t is reported th,t
judge VIII be shifted to tho out6cItI
next season, In order to strengthen the
Ofcnsc. ~
iiealey and Bankston were pinch
nltters yesterday, but neither delivered.
phmrau played the entire game for
the Athletics, getting one.
Charlie Ebbets remarks that baseball
PAYERS earn their salaries. Charlie
Murphy thinks tho same way-with an
proNimatcly % per cent off
Tho report that Hans Wagner will,
ha
ne wrong. Barney Dreyfuss. owner of
thr club. is too grateful to Hans for
the great inheldcr's years OF service
TO hand him anything like that
cHIEE RENnEP cJEc