Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
ACOSTA WILL NOT COME
HERE UNTIL RON
DEAU JOINS MILLERS
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member of the Des Moines team. but
he has had few chances to play in that
position this spring, being used most
of the time at short field in the absence
of Mcbride.
down base runners than that given yes
terday by Henry and Mcbride. particu-
larly Mcbride, seldom has been wit.
messed on any ball field. On several
different occasions attempts to steal
bases were frustrated by this pair, ana
on another occasion Sawyer covered
second and handled the throw. 1t was
a busy day for Henry, who handled
fourteen chances without the SEM
blance of an error. On one occasion
Mcbride leaped into the air and pulled
down a throw and touched the runner
in time to retire him. On another occa-
sion he dug a low throw out of the
ground with one hand and got his man.
Mcbride played brilliantly in the
fifth which won the game for the Grill
men.
Harper undoubtedly is one of the best
1eft-handed pitchers in the league. He
would have won a bigger majority of
his games if his teammates would hit
a little harder behind him. Harper has
been beaten in several 1-to-0 games this
season. which with better hitting on the
part of his colleagues would have been
easy victories.
Harper is not of age yet and he is
pitcher who has a good motion, which
does not put much strain on his arm.
Consequently he ought to last for many
years He contributed two of seven
hits his team made yesterday.
Davenport was Fielder Jones choice
yesterday and he felt confident that
the final game would go to. the Browns.
In fact, he boosted that Davenport
probably would shut out the Griffmen
and that Harper would be unable to
hold his team in check.
He was mistaken in both instances.
Davenport was hit hard in that fifth in
ming and Harper was master of the sit
uation from start to finish. striking
out several batters when there were
men on the bases
the race as it ought to be. Jones has
some very good hitters. fair catchers
and pitching staff which is above the
ordinary Jones, however. admits that
he needs pitchers who know more about
the pitching art and do not make mis-
takes at the critical stages of the
game.
Jones insists that RUDE Oldring will
never play ball again.
"Rube came to me the last time I
was in Philadelphia-and we are old
friends-and told me that he had
hard time seeing fly balls and that his
eyes were growing so weak that he
was only guessing at the bat" Jones
said.
He said he had visited several ocu-
lists in the hope of getting relief. but
that he was convinced his playing
days were over. and. while he did not
want to desert Mack. he would quit the
game just as soon as he was thorough
" convinced that there was no chance
to better his sight
Jones insisted that Oldring would not
have quit the game but for the rea-
son stated
Discussing the showing of his team,
the St. Louis manager said:
DO you know that it is a fact that
most of my pitchers lose their games
in the pinches because they insist on
switching to curve ball when their
fast ball is the most effective?
THAT is the trouble with many pitch
ers who never learn to pitch until they
cut out their curve balls in the pinches
and use them only often enough to let
the batter know they possess a curve
and then they should no. get it over
the plate too good, for it is the one
thing that a lot of hitters lay for, for
it is easy to hit.
Local fight fans are taking keen in
terest in the Levinskv-Dillon fight
which is to be held at Baltimore next
Thursday night.
Levinsky claims to have beaten Dillon
on two occasions. but the record book
gives Dillon a victory over the Bat
tier. and .lso points out no-decfsion
fight. Thursdays battle will be for
fifteen rounds to decision.