The Washington herald., 1917-04-08
WILL HOODOOS AFFECT
YANKEES and GIANTS?
New York Fans Remember Tough
Luck of Yankees In 1916.

AdSA vi oHACCS III lIlO.
New York. April lis there a ink
lurking on the trail Of the Yankees and
Giants7
Will the work OF hoodoos affect their
chances in the big league pennant races
this year? New York fans are wonder
ing. They are contemplating these
questions with anything but cheerful
thoughts
There are reasons.
Every baseball fan in the country re-
members the tough luck that followed
the Yankees throughout the season of
1915. There was not a time after, the
first two weeks Of play that Bill Dono-
van really had his best team in the
AT THE TRAPSl COL HEAD AND
CUT
60 .7dds-sss.sh.n- Tn-7L =! ;1:SErHESI9N,
trapshooters.
It is an accepted fact that It requires
the same concentration. the same pilot
eyes" the same acting IN unison Of the
eye, brain and nerves to become a sue
cessful baseball player. that Il does to
be come an expert trapshooter, and IN
either sport II requires NO end Of prac-
uce and determination to become q
leader
The fellows who slug the ball the hard
est-Speaker, Cobb, Collins Daubert
Jackson. Gardner and Lewis-are all pro-
fcient trapshooters; and the pitchers who
have the greatest controi-lTke Alexander
Bush, Bender, Shawkey and Plank-are
top-notchers in the handling OF a trapgun
and In the breaking OF the clay targetA
All this causes us to remark that Gro
yer Cleveland Alexander and Cha rles Al
bert Bender are about the two best shots
In haC hall n
Mack said was the greatest money
pitcher. the greatest one-game pitcher,
and the most dependable pitcher In base
ball" excels all the other har players
as trapshot The big Chippewa shoots
by intuition. He could no doubt DO bet
ter than he does II one of the profess
sional Instructors had him in hand for
a few lessons; but at that Bender aver
ages about ss.
Bender was on the Phillies with Alex
nnder last year. and the day that Grover
alta ched his signature to a 1917 contract
calling for something like S12 800 In regu-
lar money. Bender was given his uncon-
dit!onal release. Bender was an even
nobler figure on the pitching mound q
few years ago than Alexander is today.
Maybe he didn't win as many games in
the years averages. but he was always
there in the pinch, and a great deal OF
tributed to the Big Chief
That, however, is apart from the story
we had IN mind. During the winter sea-
son Render shoots at the Beideman Club
Of Camden. \. J., and on Washington's :
Birthday N" Indian inveiEled Alex nder
TO toir Superintendent OF Police Robinson.
Of Philadelphia, and others in a shoot at
that club. Bender broke 90 of his 100
targets; Alexander broke r.
Several days later Bender and Joe Bush,
now the leading light on the Athletics
pitching stan, PICKED teams of ten
shooters each, and engage Il a contest
at the Whitemarch Country Club. Ben
der on this occasion broke 80 targets
straight Bush broke q. Alexander
was a member Of the Bush team and
broke 47. Billy Killefer. OF the Phils
catching stan. was on Bcnders' team and
broke 30. Bush's team beat the Indians
team 40 to 4o2
Bender may or may not play any more
major league baseball. but If he doesn't
he long will be remembered; not only by
the baseball fans. but by the trapshooters
and golfers, for the Indian, be It known,
is considerable Of a golfer. One can only
remain a few years as a baseball hero,
hut there is no limit to the time one may
retain prestige in other branches Of
sport