New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
Ferdie Schunn
Climbed toTo,
From Depth,
Giants Star Southpaw NJ
His Fill of Warm;,.
the Bench
BY FRANK O,ygIIJ

NOV attain lhe neignts ~ any su1,.
dash. His path TO glory traced h.
through the vale of hard knot, y
there were times when critics 49,.
his requiem as a major league oi,,..
Schupp, however, rose superior 4.
fate which seemed determined IA -
him TO the wall, and to-day he il -, ~
BY many as worthy successor 1. y
once mighty Rube Waddell.
For three years the siblan, m.e
paw sat on the bench, weariny i.
more trousers than shoes. His vsq
from the shelter of the bench /. Il.
dugout to the bull pen in right e.
/ Occasionally he was allowed TO :.
and pitch a few innings when "a,
were hopelessly lost, or certainly ~.
But the thrill of starting a eans =.
denied TO him by the mandates Of To-
! j. McGraw.
! Acquires Control
Finally, late last season, Schup, A,
! auired that break to his curve, the kr
to his fast one. and the necessary q,
troll. McGraw then sent him out \
pitch, and how well he succeeded
written in the pages Of baseball Ms.
tory. Allowing 80 earned run 10 d.
game. he outranked the mighty Gru,s,
Cleveland Alexander and led the IA
tional League.
When the Giants startled the bsp.
ball world by tearing away on the NJ.
ord breaking winning streak that lsssl
through twenty-six games last HI
Schupp did more than his share. I,
pitched the team through to no few,
than six victories and performed u,
task in a manner that established i,
greatness beyond all doubt. Indeed
was Schupp who started the Pei
Grounds boys on their career Of W.
tory.
On September the Louisville tss
met the Brooklyn Robins on the Psa
Grounds and set them down By scoa
of 4 to /, parcelling out two hits. Or
week later he played host to the Gu.
cinnati Reds, and most uksrseion
host he proved, for he allowed ons
three safetics and won his game b. 4
score of 2 10 o.
Winning games BY shutting out kis
opponents became a fad with Sehgph
and on September is he trounced he
Pirates by a score Of > TO 0 and Css
three hits. Resting for tive days B,
faced the Cubs and. ablaZe with be
lust for conquest, stopped the clan mr.
the Windy City, allowing hall tsgr
hits and winning by score OF f'es
Cardinals Next Victims
The Cardinals were next to cone .
taste the cheer of the Giants. Ihtf
portion. so far as Schupp was ~
cerned. was bitter, for he turned ts'n
back. winning another shut-out veh5
and allowing two hits. The bn'''
Jared no better than the rest vkai
thew took their turn. The score vas
to 0. and Schupp allowed only one b.
All things must have an ending iss'
ever. and on October 2 the BfeoAIi
Robins checked the winning career q
the southpaw. Jack Coombs guided "
transporting contingent through iof''
tory by a score of to 0. Even - d.
feat Schupp was formidable, Tor ss ~
lowed only three hits.
Working those last seven gsntA
Ferdie made a wonderful record ~
himself. He allowed twenty hts az
five runs in sixty-three innings ~.
that surely entities him to RANK w
the best. His previous record h's
ever, does rot compare. he truly W"
one morning to find himself fsmoai'
Success, however, has not gone
his head. He has been IN me y.
league long enough TO know that n'l'
4 come up, write their names on fsht
scroll. reign for a while and pass.
Schupp came to the Giants u ",
| from the Decatur team Of the Ihns
| League. In 1912 he won tweuVf's
J games and lost twenty with Dear.
His work, however, was muen w ,.
4 than his record would indicate, sns
was deemed worthy o. trial ~ =
bio league. All his experience ~
gathered in the Three ] League =
fore he came up under the pig ~.
He played little around the sane ,o !.
to be sure, but never wore the uni''-
of any school or college.
| His Proudest Moment
| "What was the proudest morrsr!
your life?" we asked him yesisn,l
He thought for a few moments "a
| then replied: zone Sunday last ".
when | was left of a oarnsiosns y
trip. The first three years Oh ny =
with the Giants consisted OF ons
: 20 Long Branch, or New HAVE, ~
2 some other nice quiet little cry !. !
another. 1t got so that used % ~
my travelling uniform packed ug ~
special bag so as 10 save time on 80
! day afternoons. ! hope that "''
finished for a while" III
e "Well. how did you find youf''A :
= suddenly? ?" we asked him.
81 don't know" he said. ~ sss,s
+ awfully long to me. There were W.
% when I almost thought ia nesss 4,
!; velop, but kept on plugging, ". !.
J same. Il was an effort well msee, n
erey well spent. After all, casep." !. !
. rot much different from any otnsn, !,
g of endeavor The plugger ""
there when the sprinter Will oufa 4
self out quickly. linz
. "The DAYS on the bench scenes ' 4,
bnt learned a lot by wateniE /,
ether fellows work and lis,en In.
McGraw. He is a wonderful f ~
this same John ]. McGra~' arg IL,
he doesn't know about the gam =
not exist. He was more tnen -,
with me, and I hope that | WIN y
Ia Justify his faith in me. 10 -.
ginning I was willing, out ! D
. didn't have much else Oes''"
spirit. - nv sir
LACK Of control was one OF q; ,itss
Z troubles. - continued Schupp., -, n NJ, 4
}, has 10 have control or ne w ni. y a >
a far in this league. The ao'h2 .sts
the ball where the catcher
7 makes the work twice as easy N, "a
when first cane up 70 sss, b
' tional League used 70 Try % ...s n,'
bali past the batters. The se q, ne ~
worked. The batters did az go sounds
y ling. and the clstter OF nlS r,Ils
. on nv ears, while the ia''
a Take him out! - a little =
"Now that I'm getting ~ ri
best Of the breaks, | nope nsh 20 g
able 70 help the team tnro.sia ~
\ the pennant. Talking Of "nsssntisl .
= nsnts, our club has all the s ~ oue Vi
4 tributes Of the champion. 70 -, haze
contest the statement tnas 80 v