Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
COACH LAUDS
JAPANESE Nine
Are Fast on Bases and Excel
lent Fielders, Says Dr..
Walter Cariss
LOST TO PENN 5 TO f;

II must say that the Waseda team is
one Of the best we have faced so far
this season. even including State Col
lege." said Dr.. Walter Cariss, coach
Of the University of Pennsylvania base
ball team, this morning. commenting on
the game played yesterday afternoon on
Franklin Field between Ihe Japanese
team and Penn. The Red and Blue nine
won. ) to 3, although outhit eight to
seven by the invaders
After the game / was very much
interested to find out what the players
thought about the Oricntals," said DIR.
Cariss. "and / found that almost to a
man they were willing TO praise beyond
measure the visitors. They were par
Tamiguchu, the japanese pitcher, who
according to our players was the best
left handler they have faced this year.
He had deceptive delivery and a
change of pace that was at times baf-
Hing to our team. He had an excellent
curve and break on his fast ball that
ut times fooled our best hitters.
must say that they were exceptional
tie'ders and fast on the bases. but their
hitting was rather weak. They have O
,ot of the inside end Of the game to
learn, but for straight out -and out
baseball they are almost as good as the
best college teams in the East"
Jap Coach Praises Penn N
While Coach Cariss was lavish in
his praises, he did not go any further
tnan tnan the manager and coach of the
Naseda nine, 1obita. II must say, 4"
SAID the Waseda man, through the in =
iterpreter, that you have one Of the
best college teams we have met In this
country to date. They are very good all =.
around baseball players and know the
great American game from start to
hnish. Mr.. Stout twirlcd very good
article of baseball and deserves con :
siderable commendation
so far on this trip we have won
1our games and lost eleven. and the
ones we lost were by very close scores.
We have something to learn about the
game, and we are profiting every day
from the games We play. / was very
sorry that we lost, but you must realize
tnat we are at certain disadvantage
playing the national game of another
country. l hope that Pennsylvania has
a very successful season." concluded the
Oriental. '''
The japanese nine impressed the 5000
or more students by their wonderful
playing in the field and their running
on the bases. Tanaka, in center field
made three startling catches of flies hit
III ms territory, one smart running
eaten on ms shoestrings that looked like
certain mt. kukata, at shortstop.
MADE hVe pickups in all, and on every
oMe tne crowd applauded him with con /.
siderable volume.
Stout Twirls Well
Floyd Stout, the Penn hurler. twirled
one OF the best games of his career.
"heh the visitors were on the bases
IN any threatening number he frightened
up and saved the day. In the ninth he
woDbied slightly, but recovered his noise
In time to save the day TO" the Penn
crowd
Mike Mitchell and Bill Maher shared
the hitting limelight for Penn, each get :
ting two singles. Danny Sullivan
smacked homer to deep center in the
second that bounded high over the head
OF the visiting center gardner.
Taniguchi, the japanese twirer, has
earned the right of being called real
iron man, Since last Thursday he has
twirled thirty innings. He pitched a
full game, and lost to Harvard on
Thursday, twirled eight innings against
Yale on Friday, four against New York
University Saturday, and eight against
Penn yesterday. He is forced to take
up the pitching burden daily, because
OF the sore arms suffered by the other
two pitchers early on the trip. Tani-
guchi will have rest until June II =,
when the Waseda nine meets Chicago
University in return game. Until
June s they will remain in the East,
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