Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-07

despite the unusual number of defeats reg
istered by Cleveland almost 10 years later
bouisviiles consecutive losing streak was
longer than that OF Pittsburgh, but the Pi'
rates made one mark which probably never
VIII be approached.
Gumbert Wins
On July 2e, 1890. Pittsburgh had won
~ and lost so games. On that day Ad
9umbert, later a Phllly star and now n
prominent politician In Pittsburgh, won a
pitching duel from the famous John Clark.
son or Boston Gumbert held Boston to
three hits and the Pirates won. to g.
The following day Boston defeated the
Plrates ana started them OF on a losing
streak, which was not broken until August
II, when Bill Phillips, making his debut
with Pittsburgh. defeated Chicago to I.
holding Anson's sluggers to fve hits. This
losing streak was Of six games.
Snieago started Pittsburgh on It's way to
National League record the next day and
z8 consecutive games were lost on Sep.
tefnoer Henderson, a recruit pitcher. won
from Cleveland at Pittsburgh by the score
OF to 2. This gave the Pirates one VIC
tory IN 81 games played. They lost the
next six games, making two victories out
OF ss games played, which Ia the greatest
losing streak In the history of the gnne
LoulsVille started its famous losing streal,
at home on May % and lost 25 games
IN row before Ramsey defeated tho
Browns. The Colonels won again on June
~, when Ewing won a 9 TO 6 victory over
Kansas City In II inninga
First Local Flag
hecker is the pitcher who six years be-
fore made wild pitch In the ninth inning
Of the last game Of the season. pernittins
the Athletics to win the first pennant ever
won by local team. Tho Colonejs won
the next three games. but had established
mark OF only two victories in 35 games.
which is the second longest losing strealS
In the history Of baseball
Cleveland In 1899 had n greater nunher
OF long losing strealts than apy other team
up to that period or since, but tho Spiders
always managed to win two or three games
In row after long string of defeats,
which enabled them to keep a trife above
the marks made by Louisville and Pitts
burgh.
The miserable showing of Cleveland in
1899 was due to the fact that the powerful
team OF 1898 was transferred to St Louis
This move killed the National League in
Cleveland. as the fans resented the trans
fer of Heldrics. Burkett, Young, Mcxean
Wallace Criger and other stars of that IA
nous team.
The third longest losing streak was mnde
by the Red Sox in 1910, when they were
defeated in 2S out OF 80 consecutive games
The American League record of 20 consecu-
tive defeats was included in this run.
Myers Pitching
Had 1t not been for the unusual pitching
of Elmer Myers. under a terrific handicap,
It is likely that the Mackmen would now
be close to the record made by the Pirates
and that II would require only a few more
defeats to give them an undesirable record.
On June 20 Myers broke the long losing
streak by winning from Washington by the
score OF to 2 and also saved the game
OF June 26 in Boston, which was won by
the score of 8 to g.
In this game wyckofr and Sheehan were
batted out OF the box by the Red Sox, who
apparently were about to stage late rally
when Mack sent his young star into the
game. Myers entered the game with the
bases full and succeeded in pulling out
without damage. The Mackmen made an
additional tally in the ninth inning. which
clinched the victory.