South Bend news-times., 1915-08-06
FIGURES Do NOT
ALWAYS FIGURE
IN COMP PARISONS
Men. Don't Bat the Same in
Feds as They Did in Other
Leagues Which Proves
Nothing.
By Frank G. Mcnke.

By Prank 6. Menke.
''The trouble with baseball just
now" remarks Charles Hercules Eb-
bets, "is that commercialism has crept
in" Charles is wrong. It's because
commercialism is creeping out
Willie Ritchie isn't as shrewd a
hloke as his press agents claim. Will
saws he can beat off Freddie Welsh's
cone in a 2O-rOund bout but ne won't
tight Frederick because Frederick
wants about 80 44-1O0 OF the gate re-
ccipts.
If William is so sure he can beat
Frederick why should ne quibble over
guarantees for that fght2 Wouldn't
lie make 10 times as much as cham
pi0n2 And a match with Welsh, says
Willie. is a sure road to the champion
ship.
..Hey. you." said one OF those sure
thing" friends IF YOU want to make
bil Of money bet on Valentine and St
Isidore."
The friend explained TO the boob that
Valentine was a certain winner in
the fifth race at the Acqueduct track
and that St. IsidOre was ditto in the
sixth.
BET Valentine straight and bet St
Isidofe straight place"
And so the boob did
lie bet SIS on Valentine TO win and
S25 on st. Isidore 10 win and also so
on st. Isid0re for second place.
Well. Valentine lost-but st. Isidore
won his race The boob lost the SO
on Valentine but he won both bets on
St. Isidore.
Now you'll presume that having won
two bets and lost one that the boob
came out ahead. Well. he didn't. He
lost money on his three wagers be-
cause st. IsidOre paid only 10 TO
win and nothing FOR place. In other
words. the boob put up $75, won two
OILS of three bets-and lost total of
SO.
Beat the ponies. Ell?
Hal Chase. who was 800 clouter
in the American league. is hitting only
for .25O in the Federal. From this
youW conclude that the pitching in
the Federal league is better than in
the American.
But-on the other hand-"Babe"
Borton. who was a weak hitter while
in the American league, is swatting
around the 500 mark in the new Or
ganizauOn.
Joe Tinker hit for .317 in his last
year in the National league. He's hit
ing about ,260 with the Feds. Which
proves nothing. because Lee Magee,
who hit .2S4 in the National league
last year. Is clubbing 'em out for about
$50 in the Federal circuit
why don't colleges stage intercol-
legiate boxing championships ?" is a
query that was fired at us Probably
the faulty doesn't want to encourage
commercialism in ones so young.
play the bunting game and you
can beat Jeff Tesreau three times out
OF five
That's the tip that has been passed
out among the rivals of the Giants and
is being used with disastrous results
30 the pitching mainstay of the New
York tribe
Tesreau is one of the steadiest and
best pitchers i'm baseball-until the
enemy begins 10 hunt and then Tes-
reau makes a balloon ascension.
A gent came along Park Row in
Gotham town recently, and bought a
race horse named Cy Merrick. He
entered Cy in a race and extended a
cordial invitation 10 all friends and
relatives 10 get down a bet on Cy."
The invitation was accepted. Cy was
quoted 3 TO land Cy lost the race
The next time ~ was entered his
owner pleaded with those who had
gone down 10 defeat Oh Cy in his fiSst
race 10 plunge again.
Here's your chance to get even
and ahead" said Sy's owner. "Cy is a
snre winner this time"
But the sorrowing crowd requested
the owner of Cy 10 90 10 the place
that's hotter than il is here and re-
fused 20 bet. WhereupOn. Cy who
was 40 TO 1 (forty To one) shot, won
The race.