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New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Killiter Leads National League
In the Ih1v0rtimg of Base Stealers

In the National League Red Bill
Killifer leads the pack, with 1870 high
way murders that were traced directly
to his door. That was in the year 1913,
and the only way an enemy base run
ner was safe was to carry first base
around the circuit with him. Thus he
was always on base and comparatively
safe, unless Sharpshooting Bill ampu-
tated him from the sack with one of
his bulletlike heeves.
There are no monuments raised to
the men who bat out sacrifice flies, and
yet there are times when sacrifice
fly is a pretty thing. With man on
third base and the score tie a sacri-
flee hit is about as effective as the
genuine article, though it has never
been so rated by the fan.
The American League sacrifice fly
record is held jointly by Wahoo
Samuel Crawford and "Chick" Arnold
Gandil In 1914 they each batted out
sixteen long drives that brought men
in from third base. Up to this time it
was not suspected that sixteen Wash
ington base runners reached third base
during the year of 1914.
In the National League the figures
are the same, and the record is held by
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Championship Events
For School Athletes

Central High School, of Newark, will
hold its sixth annual indoor athletic
meet Saturday night, March 9, at the
1st Regiment Armory, in Newark. A
sanction has been granted by the A. A,
U. to run = set of national indoor inter.
scholastic championship events. this
being the first time that there has eve,
been national indoor competition for
high and preparatory school boys.
The scholastic events will be 7o-yard
dash. 220-yard dash, 44O-yard run, $50
yard run, one-mile run. 7O-yard low
hurdles and l.-pound shot put. The
900 yard A. A. U. metropolitan cham
pionship has been awarded to tn,
Central High School games. and there
viii also be 30oyard handicap and a
threc-miIc handicap open TO A. A. U.
competitors. A special 6OO-yard hsnd
cap has been put on for the army and
navy athletes.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
born in

Well, tho best laid plans Of mice
and men go awry, and darned if we
hadn't forgotten the date we had just
looked up under the tension OF making
a somewhat extemporaneous speech.
So it is lucky we have our statistics
before US as we write. Edward S.
Plank was born in Gettysburg. Penn,
in the year 1876. The day and month
are not essential-at least, our his-
torisn has not included them in his
chronicle-so We shall assume that
Mr.. Plank is vcrging on his fortythird
birthday. Neither does the historian
tell US whether Edward is a grand
daddy OF if there are any little Planks
running around the house. What .
charming thing it would be, if the
Plank children needed the air, to take
them out to see Grandpa Plank white
wash the Washington Senators.
In gazing over the catchers' throw
ing records for tho last Eve years, what
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

wasn't afraid to take a chance Even
Iy Cobb was caught thirty-four times
IN 1912. which was the same year Lee
Magee was tossed out thirty.thres
times.
In 1916 Grover Cleveland Alexander
pitched sixteen shut-out games. which
is a record that may stand for some
time. The great Alex had a beautiful
run OF goose eggs Dn that string. blank
ing every team in the National League
and some Of them as many as three
times.
In 1910 Jack Coombs pitched thirteen
shut-out games, and batters believed the
limit of endurance had been reached
until Alex broke forth in 1915. In
1905 Christy Mathewson hurled dozen
scoreless games. A remarkable thing
about Alexander's record was that be
started and finished every game in
which he pitched a shut-out. They
practically closed up the homo plate
and turned out all the lights when
Alex was pitching that year.
A fungo hit is made when ball is
tossed into the air by the batsman and
also hit by him. This is the only way
most good fungo hitters can hit ball
Peter Schneider, an inmate of Cincin-
natl, holds the world record for fungo
hit, having walloped ball 437 feet and
G inches on October l, 1916. We hope
he had to chase the ball after he hit
it. That would be the world record
for recovering a fungo hit.
Tom Griffith, of the Cincinnati Reds
holds the record for participating in
the greatest number OF consecutive
games. The igurc stands at 315, he
having played 160 ganses in 1916 and
l5o in 1916. At the end Of this modest
little tryout the Cincinnati team de-
cided he was good ball player and
they have kept him ever since.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Zbyszko Will Test Skill With
Olin-Stecher to Face
FIussane

country H. arrived in New York tow
ard the end of the recent tournament
at the Lexington Theatre.
Joe Stechcr was raised at DODGE.
Neb., and has been wrestling about
eight years. He was known in his
part of the state as "the boy in over
aus as he was farmers son, and
for the first few years OF hiA career
overlooked the formality of adopting
and trained with his brother Antoine.
About three years ago Joe Stecher
began to attract attention outside his
own county. 1t was about this time
that he began to flop all the good sec
ond raters that iourneyed to his part
of the state looking for soft MONEY
Farmer Burns, who had Yusif Hussane
IN Omaha at the time. returned from
tilt with young Stecher sadder but
wiser man. This match. by the way.
was held in the community church Of
stecher's neighbohood.
Stecher. to his credit, in the heyday
CT his prominence. barred nobody. He
conquered in rapid succession such
Jesse Westergard, HAnry Ordeman,
Americus, Ad Santel, Charles (Kid)
Cutler and DR.. Roller. Stecher's body
scissors had become world famous.
NebrasAans at the time not only backed
Stecher against all comers, but fell
all over themselves betting no man
could stand against Joe for half an
hour. And Stecher seldom, if ever,
failed to cash the bets for his ad-
mrers
Stechcr took tour through the Far
West to the Coast, meeting and con-
Querng all comers. His tour was a
honeymoon on the side. He returned,
after his triumphal pilgrimage, to
Omaha to face his first setback At
Omaha he bumped into Earl Caddock,
and was forced to taste defeat for the
first time. Stecher won the first fall
from Caddock, but the latter came back
and threw the young marvel. Stecher
forfeited the match rather than con-
tinuc. He claimed at the time he was
out Of condition; that he had gone stale
from oTcrwork.
young Ncbraskan retired to his farm
for a long rest, and has only recently
returned to mat activities. Since his
comeback Stecher has taken the meas
urc of Plestina, Charlie Peters, Jack
Taylor, John Frieberg, Steve Savage,
Paul Martinson and several others.
Nebraskans never lost faith in
Stecher. They claim he was far from
himself the night he met Caddock. They
believe their popular idol and his
crushing body scissors can squeeze the
life out Of any of the other present-day
wrestlers who have designs on the
championship.
Tuesday night should furnish the an
swer. Yusif Hussane is a pretty handy
sort of trial horse.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

the HORRENDOUS crime Of partici-
parlng IN boxing exhibition at which
an admission fee was charged. And it
was only one SEED. at that. brethren.
Inc magistrate, after listening to the
evidence, paroled the defendants in the
custody of their counsel until next
Wednesday.
Eight of the men were arrested on
warrants issued by Chief Magistrate
McAdoo, as the result of evidence col.
lected by Lieutenant Valentine, Of
Sostlgan's staff, who visited the club
nouse on January II and testified to
nHaylng witnessed boxing exhibition
na,ehtine said he went to the New
Ioio A. a. clubhouse on Friday night
70 execute these warrants. when he
va VAS mortified to find the boys going
'nrougn the same stunts again.
~ does not seem possible that Irish
fa'sy Cline, Harry Poliok's "infsns
prodigy" is outgrowing the lightweight
claSs and will soon be forced to tske
cracks cI on the chin from the welters
we couldn't believe it, either, Hor'
tense. until we discovered that Patsy
would not go through with his schse.
u'ed bout with Willie Jackson in New
raven because he would not consent 70
enter the ring at "A lower beamsse
.nan l3S pounds. Jackson insisted upcl
won't fight.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Three Triple Plays Chronicled
In American Le0eue in 1916

Triple steals are a common baseball
commodity, it seems. for as many as
three of them were .hronicled in one
Austin and Sisler, Of the Browns,
worked the high-power.d steal against
Detroit; Evers, Collins and Compton
pulled it against New York, and L.
Collins, Jackson and Felsch played it
against Cleveland. Flags in these
three cities were ordered at half mast
for several months. thereafter, but
eventually each recovered.
When James Sanford Lavender
joined the Philadelphia Nationals there
was one man arose and gave three
rousing cheers. He was James San
ford Lavender. 1t 80 happens in his
vath, Of the Phils. had made eight home
runs off Lavender. who was with the
Cubs, and this is record Of its kind.
We are indebted to that lynx-eyed
statistician, Ernest ]. Lanigan. for
most of these records and also the
figures on "Steals that we're throttled." I"
That sounds like a headline for a po-
lice story. AS matter of fact, it is
a modest recapituiation Of the number
can and National leagues that were
nipped before the burglars got into
the kitchen, so to speak.
In five years 5,856 base runners were
tossed out in the American League and
5,729 fn the National League. If any
one doubts these figures Mr.. Lanigan
probably will give him permisson to go
over the records himself. A man
should get few thrills during his
lifetime.
In 1914 Higgins was caught trying to
steal ,hirtysiX times. This is the rec
ord for non-stealable bases, but it in
dicates the little leader OF the Yanks
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Urban Faber
Forced Upon
Chicago Sox

CHICAGO, Jan. ga $500 pitcher
won the 1917 worlds championship,
added s115,000 to the Golfers of the
Chicago White Sox club and made
Charles A. Comiskcy owner Of team
in line to pick up many more thou
sands during the coming season. Urban
Faber. known in polite baseball circles
as Red" is the hurlcr whom Comiskey
purchased for pittance. In 1913 Faber
was pitching for the Des Moines team
in the Western League and was making
opposition batsmcn look like revolving
storm doors. While the Des Moincs
hurlcr, assisted by Clint Roggc, was
pitching Des Moines into second place
Frank Isbcll ard Tom Fairwcather were
trying to peddlc him.
lsbell knew Fabcc was a major league
pitcher, and besides he needed the
money. A major league pitcher wouldn't
do him any good, and the money would.
The time for the draft drew near, and
it was certainty that some ma or
league club would draft Fabcr. In
those days the draft price was only
$1,000. The day before the draft
opened 1sbell boarded a train Chicago
bound, gained an audience with Charles
a. Comiskey and presented his case, at
the same time giving his candid opinion
o. all baseball scouts.
Comiskcy wasn't in generous mood
that afternoon, but he was charitable.
He offered to give Isbell $500 for
tabcr. He was certain the sum was a
gift. Isbell didn't mind having $500
thrust upon him. He was only disap-
pointed at the amount and also peevcd
at Comiskey's attitude in considering
$500 for $4,000 pitcher gift, so
ne made a counter oposition-that
the White Sox pay $1,000 for Faber,
and # he failed to make good, no pay.
faber proved q winner for Chicago
at once. and rs a direct result one
major league scout lost his job. There
is no need to give his name here, but
he was employed by the Washington
Americans. Clark Griffith, the Wash
Ington manager, fined the scout because
ne had followed Faber in the Western
League for nearly three weeks and had
then labelled him with the an. G." sign.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Mayor Hylan to Attend
Big Games at Boston

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. 26.-The
big feature of the annual Boston Ath-
lctic Association indoor track carnival
is to be the Hunter Mile. in which Mike
Devaney, the Mllrose A. A, middle dis
tance star. will attempt to win the
event for the third time. One obstacle
in the Gotham boys path is Joie Raw.
Of the Illinois A. c.. who recently won
the one and one-half and two mile
runs at the Millrose A. A. games.
pcvaney wired his entry yesterday
and asked that seats be reserved for
Mayor Hylan and party of friends.
Ray will reach this city early and will
do his training on the hoard track in
the Harvard Stadium. Jack Ryan, of
the Boston A. A., who finished second
TO Devaney last winter. will also be a
competitor, as viii Hal Weeks. the New
England title holder, and probably
Willie Gordon, Of the Pelham Bay
Naval Training Station.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

name should impinge upon our eva bu+
that Of Edward Sweeney, erstwh;,.
Yank. When earning his daily broad
at the Polo Grounds, it was often su,.
pected that Edward was drafted by n.
Yanks from Marblehead, Mess. but
there was nothing the matter with hi,
arm. In 1912 be led the American
League catchers at catching lareensu,.
ly inclined base runners, piekia, ia
Of them off the paths in the course a,
the season.
This is not a record, unless Won
might call it the Sweeney record. fs,
the American League. In 1914 Samiysl
Agnew, Of the St. Louis Browns, and
Oscar Stanage, of Detroit, each trapped
129 men. Why Oscar and Samuel In.
sisted on doing a brother act on a
record such as the above has never
been fathomed. This is not only che
Oscar and Sam record, but also the
best American League mark ever to b,
made in this particular direction.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Professional Wrestling Is Regaining
Most OF It's DID, Time Popularity

throughout the country appears to have
experienced a decided revival. The
Humboldt, Iowa, farmer had not been
active for some years. Yet at his
game he was considered by The general
public to be quite in class by him
self. He was as distinctive in hs line
rs was the heavyweight pugilistic
champion, jim Jeffries, at the time he
retired after conquering all the worlds
before him.
The wrestling programme at Madi-
SON Square Garden Tuesday night is
the most pretentious ever presented to
local audience. Indeed. either match
OF the two main ones would pack any
house in the Middle West. The two
Of them will go just the further to es-
tabllsh as quickly as possible a true
llne on the ultimate successor to
Gotch's throne. BY a strange coin
cldence all of the grapplers who have
designs on this crown worn so long and
honorably by the late Frank Gotch
are youngsters with their careers be-
fore them. Caddock. Zbyszko, Stecher
and Olin arc all in their twenty-fifth
year
John Olin is Finn who has been in
This country only two or three years.
He won. while scarcely out OF his teens.
Of Importance in Europe. When hs
came to the United States he settled
In Worcester, Mass
Olln was the first man to stop Stech-
er, who is better known here because
OF an easy victory over the "Masked
Marvcp at Madison Square Garden a
couple Of season ago. The match took
place at Springfield, Mass. Stecher
gave up to Olin after two hours and
nc nf ri
Joe claimed at the time that he had
injured himself, but the very next
night III Boston he wrestled and beat
Cyclone Burnst by no means a set-up
OR an easy mark.
Shortly before he made Stechcr hoist
the white flag Olin. who is six feet tall
and weighs $50 pounds, had gained a
moral victory over Alex Aberg, holder
Of the world championship at the
greco Roman style at that time Aberg,
fresh from his victories throughou
the tournament at the Manhattan
Opera House, journeyed to Worcester,
easy dough at the expense of the
populacc, which was very positive that
the young Finn, who had arrived re-
Gently in their midst, could hold his
own with the best Of the head spinners
Olln held the champion Aberg to a
draw in match that lasted four hours
and fifty minutes. neither man sccur-
ing fall in that time.
Last spring Olin sailed to Finland
to answer the call of the army. He
owned valuable property in his native
land, which otherwise he would have
forfeited. When he reported to his
district he was accepted by the army.
He had not yet reported for duty,
however, when the trouble started
which finally led to the great revolu-
tion in Russia. When the Bolshevik
leaven set in Olin. whose sympathies
are strongly pro-Aly. managed to
sneak away to the Swedish frontier
and escaped through Sweden 20 this
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Records Broken
For Big Deals
In Baseball

All records for baseball trades and
sales IN a single off season have been
broken this winter. They follow:
Flrst-AleHander and Killife~ sold
by the Phils to Chicago for $4,000.
Prendergast and Dilhoefer.
Second-Bush, Schang and Strunk
sold by the Athletics to the Red Sox
for 100000. Pitcher Gross, Catcher
lhomas and Outfelder Kopp.
Third-Shortstop Lavan and Out-
ilelder Shotton traded by the Browns
t. TO Washington for Pitcher Gallia and
Fourth-outfelder paskcrt, Of the
philS, traded to the Cubs for outlie!der
Fifth-ritclser George Tyler traded
by Boston to the Cubs for Second Base-
man ma; Larry Doyle and Catcher Art
Sixth-Infielder Herzog. Of New
! ork' traded to Boston for Second Base.
man Larry Doyle and Pitcher Barnes
Seventh-Pitcher AL Mamaux. Short.
stop Ward and Pitcher Crimes. P;tts.
burgh, traded to Brooklyn for Outfei5-
er Stengcl and Second Baseman CT
Eightl-stuffy McInnis sold to tb.
Red SoX. N W 'ne
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Crimson ON Lookout
For New Hockey Coach

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. 2s.-Har.
yard is on the lookout for a new cns.h
for its freshman hockey team. Rohsrt
L. Gross, who has been coaching ~
seven, as we'll as doing the same sar. .
wee for the informals. got clip fron,
living puck this week and was takem
to the college intirmary with a slight
concussion of the brain. His condition
VIII Keep him off the ice for the re-.
malnder OF the season. No one has vet
been mentioned as Gross's successor.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Age of Plank Starts Fans
Digging into Statistics
Gettysburg, PENN, in 875-Wonderful Throwing Don.
by Ed Sweeney in 1912 Disclosed by Delve Into Dope
By Louis Lee Arms

Since brought point Of baseball common nou
edge of the that should
illustration the value drinking the diamonds Springs
1t only day that asked:
"flow old is Ed Plank?"
HE the the Enc
throne" answered
"No it during the French Revolution" said another
"He is nnety-eght DID," remarked a third fan
While this quickly referred baseball
compendium and spoke thus:
"Gcnemen surprised at the might nco
not anywhere the time of the Tudor of III.
Roses birth with the French Revolution dcover
America specific Mr. Plank .
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Welen.chik Chess Winner

S. Nelenschik won the highest per-
ccntsgc prize, and Or. F. G. St. John
The special prize, FOR the highest aggrc-
gate OF wins in the continuous'h 'handi-
cap tourney just concluded vt Marshall's
Chess Divan. n. S. Hartshcrne, 10:
A. l.. Hallock, So; ID. Brannsn, .62, and
+. z. Allyn, so, also made good scores.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Penn State Too Speedy
For Carlisle Indians

- STATE COLLEGE. Penn. JAN 2e-
Pennsylvanit States undefeated hasket.
pail team made it five straight bv DO
featlng the Carlisle Indians here TO-
night. 48 to 27. The redskins were so
closely guarded by Wilson and Wolfe
that their fast floor work resulted in
only eight field goals. ''s0 '''
Leroy, the Indian centre. was his
Teams chief scoring asset. lie reeis-
tered four baskets and dropped rine
goals from free throws. Captain Blakes-
Zee e, played a whirlwind game for the
n1ue ana White. His shooting was
spectacular and he Gagged the ball for
The lne-nn. .
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Ethical Triumphs Over
Horace Mann PLAYERS

ETHICAL Culture School triunphed
over the Horace Mann School basket
ball team in d contest on the Ethical
court yesterday by score of 20 to is.
1t was the first Horace Mann setback
after four straight victories.
Both teams fought closely in the
first half, Ethical leading at whistle
tine TN at 10 to s. Kurtz and Mirsky. the
tenaca! ton forwards. played their posi-
tons in capable manner, while Eder
vas the point scoring star for Horace
Mann. -'oiaoe
The lineup follows:
kunh 1,thcsl '2s'. Position: Horace Mann u5,.
Mirssy r. ~
Stone. e...,............H Il I''''''''..... fuljeyn
,,a., 49,, ~ u. .............. Farrell
Anie'l u"s's from field mh'Slkur;z o. Aiirky q,
!s3 ss' tyu '9 ".r psrr. l0ns n., , @ sh..
re, l3! stituuons--Wuenctuch ~, s.f's s' a.'
nl'f,s for Mfsky Burbrdss schaeie, hHo;
v v,ee-DccrnG Manhattan. Tfme os hsly,Si, n,i ~,
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

m I'ed 9t Soals-Musn .t2l. Young ~. H,...s,.a
leroy M TS0" u.s. rovi Mqfs sos g. Ms,o,en ner%ssn.
SSuosuiiops 81 Penn stateFast for Woss' 'S VIZ, ~,
Mua SeFss iasIs or wsoa for Youns ameoa q:
iIs nsyes Referee- Eunrer. New York fmsrm
Naruh, Penn State. Time Of halyc,-ao r,n,.1 nef-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-09-11
SEA BUFFALO GOOD EATiNG''
Other Things Beside the Beefsteak,
to Which the Nation Is Attached,
May Be Made of Use.

Sirloin Of sea buffalo is much es'
teemed in San Francisco and other
Pacific coast cities, where meat Of this
highly valued animal is coming to mar
ket in such quantities as to lower the
cost Of living by keeping down the
price Of beef and mutton.
Sea cows and Sea horses have long
been Familiarity known, but most folks
would confess themselves unacquaint-
ed with the sea buffalo. If they saw
one, they would call it whale; and
no wonder, for that is the sea buff
falo's other name.
Some people might be prejudiced
against eating whale meat, but sea
buffalo steak sounds good. 1t is good
quite equal, in fact, to the best beef.
steak, and hardly distinguishable from
the latter. In the market sea buffalo
tenderloin (boneless "flet") costs only
10 cents a pound; other cuts are
cheaper.
The gray whale Common in Pacific
waters) furnishes most of the meat.
A 60-foot specimen will yield as much
butchers material as 10 head Of cattle
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-09-11
EPIGRAM THAT HAS. FORCE
Terse Statement as to Value Of Man
In the Worlds Commercial
-. Operations.

There is q moral for all who will
seek it in the story of Minnesota
banker, who has made success of
life Notwithstanding the handicap that
both legs, his left arm and the fingers
of his right hand are missing. His
career was appropriately reviewed in
Carry On, magazine published in the
interest Of the reconstruction Of dis
abled soldiers and sailors.
The essence Of this mans success
is contained in his whimsical state
ment of his philosophy. 'From his
neck down." he says, "a man is worth
about dollar and half day; from
his neck up he may be worth a hun.
dred thousand dollars a year." The
facts of this statement apply as fore.
IDLY to a man with all his limbs as
to a cripple. They constitute the
chief reason why vocational education
is increasing in popularity and why
child labor and compulsory education
laws are being made increasingly Sc
we're.
1t is a. fortunate epigram which has
been made by this cripple of peace
for the benefit Of the cripples of
war. The part of the man "from the
neck up" knows no limitations except
self-imposed ones.-Portland Ore
CONAN.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-09-11
First Quakers.

The first Quakers to land on Ameri'
can soil were Mary Fisher and Ann
Austin, who reached Boston in 1856
after a long voyage from England by
way Of the West Indian island of Bar.
bados. The two women caused great
CONSERVATION to the Puritans, and
George Bishop, in an address to the
magistrates, said:
'1rwo women arriving in your har-
Dor so shock We, to the everlasting
shame of you and Of your. established
order, as if a formidable army had in.
vafled your borders
The Quaker sect, or Society of
Friends, was founded by Fox in 164S,
about eight years before the first mem.
bers reached America on July II, 1856.
Later George Fox visited America.
The part played by William Penn and
other Quakers in the early history of
Pennsylvania and New Jersey is ia.
miliar to all students Of history.