Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-03
KAUFF JUMP IS
STORM CENTER
Of STORMY WEEK
Leap Of Brookfeds' Star Out
fielder Is Greatest Sensa-
tom Many Players Injured
in Seven Days,


New York. May 49, Baseball rec
ords would have @ be searched far
10 find stormier week than the one
Just ended
The biggest commotion of the week
WIS caused BY the jump OF Benny
kauff. star outfielder Of the Federal
league. to the New York Nationals,
and the subsequent complications,
ending with the REIMBURSEMENT of
the Giants claims To him and his in
definite suspension by the Fedefals.
The KauH. nnrry affected the ma
tionai playing field In the ineeption'
involving magnates aud managers ~
wordy alterations No blows were
struck, however, the first serious cN-
change OF punches for the season be-
Ing reserved for yesterday, the par
Elephants being National League Um-
pire Charles Rlgler and Manager
Charles Herzog OF Cincinnati, Il
broken nose for iierzog being one
reported outcome of the ARRAY.
Broken noses, indeed, were some
thing Of feature Of the week OF
play. BESIDES the reported injury 90
The Cincinnati manager Pitcher
poll Perritt OF the New York Ma
tionals suffered similar hurt in a
collision with another player yester-
day In Philadelphia, while Birdie
cree OF the New York Americans is
out Of the game with an Injury of the
same sort
Casualties of other kinds nelud
ed dislocated arm for Fred Mcr-
lSle OF the Giants aud spiked leg
for Third iaseman Lobert OF the
same team McGraw's club has a long
list OF injured just now with Snod-
grass stlll laid up with O sore arm
and Left Fielder George Burns hams
pcred ia action by "a bad leg, Casual
ties TO players, ms wen az IN often
slve IN the box and failure OF some
supposed star batteries nf the club To
come ia time, have combined 10 hold
the Giants down and nuke them abs
somtclN laRt In the running In then
league. Playing merits OF the week,
the performance OF the New York
Americans stands prominent The
Yankees played four gaines ana won
them all aud the nnwontcd spectacle
was presented today az the Yankees
al the top of The standing In the
American league with he Giants al
the bottom Ia the National 4 cendi-
ton of Affairs that has 50 often hoep
reversed as TO Rive this seasons rec
ord 80 Far as topsy turyy appear
ance,
Lack Of inst the things that haee
BROUGHT the Yankees 20 the ton has
50 fur held the BOSTON Rcd Sos he
low the notch 60 which their airenNth
on paper seemingly entities thcm
The pitchers hnNe sbo~n eonipafa-
lively little and Che star baitefs even
less Joe Wood Inc wonder ~ some
recent seasons. has been nsrless 81
his vluh SO Gar ana 80 has DE f4@
nous left.hAnder Neau Gregg v liie
another star. Leonard has ieeu En-
poor condition and haF aas Show d
his former effectiveness
During the week the Chictso
Americans BEGAN Fulfilling antigpn-
ton and feeiea oif six Victories. a.
against only one defeat The SoS
thus worked nn 60 tRifd place, while
the petraits who fen or notably.
| lust hrsi position and are not Gar
ahead 81 Clarence tsowlands men.
I Washington had aniy fair week ~
/ IT, while Cleveland Sc l.euis aud
/ philadelphia did poorly. the Athletics
slumping worst ef all
The National leagnc raee Is still
pretty much 81 j Philadelphia affair
Moraus men winning four out OF siN
games ana retaining good lead, hut
IclAclnnati. c'hivaso and Boston are
! getting int 4 position where they
| VIII be able 70 strike upward rapid
~ should the Phlllies slump.
Newark set the pace IA the Fea-
'eraI league during the week only q