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The New York herald., 1922-07-02
[PIONS BEND THE KNEE TO CHAIRMAN MULDOONS EDICT
Features and Figures
in the Major Leagues
NATIONAL.

Rogers Hornsby of the Cardinals
heads the hitters with percentage
of .397 Rog also secured the most
hits. 100. and tops the sluggers with II
home runs. A tie exists for scoring
honors. Max Carey of the Pirates with
Jim Johnston of the Dodgers each
scored SO runs. Max Carey Of the Pi-
rates shows the way along the base
paths with 10 stolen bases. and Walter
Ruether Of the Dodgers is the leading
pitcher with 13 victories and three de-
feats for pitching percentage of .s13.
Max Carey of the Pirates, after en-
joying a batting streak that endured
for ten successive games, quit June "a
to Adolfo Luque and Frank Keck. Dur
ing hts period of hitting Max clouted
out 15 safeties in A batting tries for a
mark of .341.
Curtis Walker of the Phillies, after
scoring 13 runs in s consecutive games,
was halted June % by the Braves.
Frank Bullet" Miller Of the Braves,
after winning his first six games, re-
ceived his first setback on June %. when
Jimmy Ring and the Phillies downed
him.
Cliff Lee OF the Phillies. after scor-
ing nine runs In seven straight games.
quit June 20 to the Braves.
Harold Traynor of the Pirates, after
hitting safely his last eight games, was
stopped June "a by Adolfo Luque and
Frank Keck. While hitting them, Tray
nor punched out 16 hits in 80 batting
tries for an even 800 percentage.
Charley Hollocher of the Cubs turned
in four hits for his batting portion In
two successive games. hitting four on
June 22 and the day following.
Rogers Hornsby of the Cardinals.
after scoring runs In as many games
in a row, quit June % to the Cubs.
Curtis Walker of the Phillies was
stopped on June 20 by Fred Toney Of
the Giants after hitting safe in 8
straight games, punching out IL hits
In "a times at the bat for an average
Of 1853.
Elwood Wirts of the Cubs came
through with baseball's biggest hit. a
home run with the bases full on June
81. Wirts, with Hank Cowdy of the
Braves, are the only National Leaguers
to hit home runs with the bases full.
Cy Williams Of the Phillies. after
scoring nine runs in six straight games,
was stopped June 27 by the Giants.
By way Of comparison, the home run
record OF the National League clubs for
the period ending with June 29 of last
year is given along with their record for
this season up to and including June 2S.
Clubs home run record for last and
this year Of even dates:
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STACK PROVES STAR
OF COLUMBIA NINE
Virtual Batting Leader for
Season-Fielded 43 Chances
Perfectly.

Columbia closed It's baseball season
with batting average for the team OF
261 and fielding average Of .s2S. with
Van Broclxlin. the Blue and Whites
freshman pitcher. heading the list of
batters and Joe Stack leading the field
ers Van Brocklin took part IN ten
games, visited the plate fourteen times.
and beat out five safeties for an average
of 1857. Stack. who during the early
part of the season played In left field
and pitched and later held down a job
In right. handled forty-three chances per-
fectly.
There are four others who did not err
In the field; but three Of them. Meyers.
Barber and Wechsler. participated In
three games or less. and the other. Bro
ply, took part in eight games. while
Stack played in twenty-three contests.
being out Of the lineup In only one
game. In all. Andy Coakley's players
went to bat ITO times about SO times
per game. and bounced 1876 bingles off
their bats The players took 993 chances
IN the field, making "A errors.
Only one home run was made at South
Field. that by Joe Stack. who beat out
his four base clout into the west stand
with Capt. Monty Clark on first during
the Amherst game. Stacks average for
the season was only .1UO, OuL u ldTS6
rumber of his eighteen hits, including
three doubles and two triples were very
timely.
Ex-Captain Jimmy Tedford led In the
number of runs scored during the sea-
son. accounting for % of the 1875.
Jimmy, who graduated on the 7th, took
part In all "a games and hit above 800.
sailing out 30 safe blows out of 90 visits
TO the plate. The former captain was
also quite adept at stealing bases, TAX
ing second honors with seven pilfered
sacks to his credit. The player who was
second on the batting list. second in the
matter of scoring runs and first in steal
ing bases was Smith. second basenian
and center fielder. He played in every
game. went to bat 90 times and drove
out "a singles. doubles and Q three
baggers for an average of 1897, and
crossed the pan on Is occasions. In
so far as stealing bases Is concerned
he led the field with 10 to his credit.
Morris Wunderlch, who with Bliss
Price did most of the pitching, led Bliss
in the number OF strikeouts with 81,
while last years star struck out one
less.
The record of the players who batted
over 800 follows:
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LOCAL COLLEGES IN
TRIPLE DEADLOCK
FOrdham, Columbia and N. Y.
U. Mines Present Equal
Claims.

Columbia University's baseball nine
closed it's diamond campaign by drop
ping close contest to Yale at New
Haven Saturday. 8 to /. In all. the
local outfit played twenty-four out of
twenty-six scheduled contests. The
first scheduled game. with Brooklyn
Polytechnic Institute on April /. was
Cancelled on account of rain. as was
also the contest with Brown University
for April II.
or the twenty-four games played the
Morningside nine won eleven lost
twelve and tied one. rolling UP 1876 runs
as against their opponents 1S7. 1t is
Significant that a jinx must have
hovc-ed over the team whenever II
pla$ed away from South Field, for not
one game was won. although one bat
tie, with New York University at Ohio
Field. ended In a tie due to the fact
that ii had to be called on account of
darkness after eleven innings of play.
Incidentally. while mentioning The Bronx
team, Columbia Is in triple tie with
n. Y. u. and Fordham for Father
x Knickerbocker's mythical Gotham base
ball crown. Andy Coakleys charges
played to a 6 to tie with N. Y. u.
then lowered the colors of Fordham at
South Field to the tune OF to 5. The
Maroon retaliated a week later by scor-
ing a rather decisive victory over its
opponents at Fordham Field. to l..
Nevertheless the three cornered tie was
created.
New York ~" did not clash with
the other Bronx team, as athletic re-
lations between them have been some-
what strained and differences are just
about being patched up. TN addition
City College surprised local college
baseball enthusiasts by swamping Ford
ham under Z to 2 count. However.
in as much as both Columbia and ~.
Y. u. smothered c. C.. N. Y, the for
mer by IL to and the latter by to l..
the City Collegians can hardly lay
claim to the title with the others.
The Blue and White played two
three-game series and the same num-
ber OF home and home contests. The
three-game affairs were with Dart
mouth and the University OF Pennsyl-
vanIa, while the two-game contests
were staged with Cornell and Ford
ham. Jeff Tesreau's Green team was
the only combination to make a clean
sweep OF the series. taking all three
games. The Quakers took two out of
three, while Cornell and Fordham
divided with Columbia.
The results of the games played this
season follow:
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been playing any too impressively. But
when its real important games were on
hand 1t rose to the occasion. winning
over Princeton decisively and defeating
Harvard with no great difficulty, al
though 1t was necessary to play a third
game. Yale started inauspiciously by
losing to Fordham and finished its
Southern trip with It's head just above
water. A rejuvenated Yale team took
the field against Pennsylvania at
Franklin Field and showed up we'll
thereafter, losing only to Penn State
and to Cornell, but atoning for that de-
feat by trouncing the Ithacans. and
losing one gone to Holy Cross and one
to Harvard.
Crimson's Fine Record.
Harvard, on the other hand, lost no
time getting started on Its winning
streak. Providence was blanked, to o.
Northeastern was swamped under IS
tc score, Middlebury was buried to the
tune Of 13 to l, brief jump to the
South brought two victories over
Georgia Tech. Colby was at the short
end of 20 to avalanche, Maine sue
cumbed, to 0. and Massachusetts, Ag-
giles went down before to / score.
After Bowdoin was disposed Of by 7
to 3. Catholic U. was nosed out. 4 to 3,
and Bates whitewashed. IA to o. Slattery
got his wish, and It was Holy Cross
that satisfied him by scoring two runs
IN the ninth inning after the Crimson
mad gotten an early lead of one run.
AFTER that first defeat Amherst
dropped contest to Harvard by to l.
Springfield won, 2 to i. Then the clouds
cleared away and Harvard continued on
its winning way, triumphing over Cor
nell. Princeton, Colgate, williams and
princeton again until Brown outscored
the Cambridge players, 8 to 3. However.
two days later Harvard staged a come
pack by winning II to over the Bruins.
victory at the expense of Rhode
Island State and defeats by Holy Cross
and Dartmouth brought on the series
with Yale, which was won by the Ellis,
to 3, to and too
Inc greatest disappointment in college
paseball this year was Princeton Tho
Tigers started we'll by holding the Giants
TO a TO score. Half dozen college
games we're then won easily before
Georgetown was played Following that
defeats became more numerous. Then
the whole Princeton outfit went up in
the air and wouldn't come down to earth.
win the result that the last six games
were easy for the opponents.
Colgate did very we'll. and Tufts had
70 It's credit sixteen victories on It's
home field over such strong teams as
Holy Cross, Harvard. Catholic Univer-
sity and Vermont.
The Army and the Navy were battered
around too much to rate high while the
local teams were rather a hopeless
punch with the possible exception of
columbia, which did play excellent ball
once In while. notably during the last
week. when Syracuse was defeated, (:
TO 0, Penn was nosed out, s 10 4, Holy
Cross was extended to win s to S and
Yale had to be careful in order to win
by = to 1.
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Walter johnson scored his twenty
first shutout victory ever the Yankees
on June %. 1t was Johnson's ninety
seventh American League scoreless VIC
tory. This was tho first shutout received
by the Yankees this year. and 1t came
on their SEVENTEEN game. The Yankees
were the last club last year in their set
10 feel the bristles o. the whitewash
.Lrush: this was in their thirty-ninth
game on May 80. when George Mogridge
OF the Senator'S splashed / to defeat
upon them. the same score of Johnson's
victory this season.
The appended figures give a line on
the American League clubs home runs
including June 20 of last year and the
same for this season up to and including
games played June 2S:
Clubs home run record for last and
this year Of even date:
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Williams College Star Ill

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YoRK HnRAzk
WrLLrAMsrowN, Ms,s.. July l~<
Leonard O'Brien. shortstop on the lVB
liams varsity baseball nine for the laN
two years. Is critically III with tvphoG.
fever at his home In Blackinton. and IN
tie hope rs held for his recovery. ONrieh
was stricken on the eve of the Memoris.
Day game with Amherst. For time he
appeared to be on the road to recoverH
but he suffered a relapse a few dacs
ago. O'Brien Is a member cf the Aass
of 1924 at williams.
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George Cutshaw Of the Tigers, after
hitting safely his last nine games, quit
TO Fred Schupp and Clarence Hodge.
During his period of hitting Cutshaw
banged out IS hits in 36 trials for
mark of .361
John Mostil of the White Sox, after
hitting safely his last ten games. was
stopped June "a by Guy Morton. During
his stretch of hitting Mostil banged out
Is safe blows in SO times at the bat for
a mark Of 1885,
Sam Jones Of the Yankees, after los
ing seven games in a row, broke his
losing streak by beating the Senators
on June 30.
Bob Veach of the Tigers, after hitting
safe his last nine games, was stopped
June 25 by Frank Davis. During his
streak Bob got IS hits in 40 tries for
percentage of .450.
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
Georgetown Nine Earned
College HOnors, Unbeaten
District of Columbia Team Won Twenty four Games
and Met Strongest Opposition Holy Cross Took
Second Laurels in Interesting Season.

The close of the college baseball
season leaves major honors with
Georgetown, one Of the best college
teams yet turned out. Holy Cross
must be rated second. Georgetown
won twenty-four games without drop
ping one, while Holy Cross suffered
only five defeats in thirty starts.
Georgetown included among its
numerous victims Holy Cross (twice),
Fordham (twice), Georgia Tech (twice).
Dartmouth, Cornell, Pittsburgh Prince
ton, Tufts, West Virginia, Ursinus.
Washington, University of Pennsyl-
vania and Boston College. The mem
bers of the team that accomplished
this feat were Hyman. Jenkins and
Reynolds, pitchers; Kenyon and Cum
ningham, catchers; Sheedy, first base
man; Malley, second baseman;
F1avin, third baseman; j. r. Murphy.
short stop; J. E. Murphy, left fielder;
Florence, center fielder. and Sheridan,
right fielder.
Two of Holy Cross's defeats were ad-
ministered by the champions, while Yale,
Tufts and Vermont each downed the
Purple once. 1t Is significant that the
last three, which had a home and home
arrangement with the Worcester colleg-
ians, dropped one of the two games.
Holy Cross started Its seoson by going
South and beating Catholic University. 7
to 2, and the Navy, to 2. Georgetown
won at Washington, to 8. Pittsburgh
was defeated that same morning. IA 20 0.
Journeying back toward home, Holy
Cross was held by / to 0 score. Fol-
lowing that close game. the Purple con-
tinued on it's winning way, including
among its victims Dartmouth, 10 to 3 {:
Boston University, to o: Princeton, TO
1; Bowdoin. 6 to 3; Fordham. 13 to 2.
and Lafayette, to 6. until Yale was
met. The Ellis surprised by winning
2 to z.
Beat Harvard, 2 to 4.
After being bumped by Yale. the Holy
Cross steam roller continued. Harvard
was nosed out to Pittsburgh was
bowled over, . TO 2: then Penn State.
to 1; Bowdoin, 13 to 2: Tufts. to Q:
Fordham 10 to 4; Seton Hall College,
TO 3: Lehigh, 10 to o. Boston College,
to 1 and Springfield. 13 to 2. George
town came North and repeated. downing
the Purple by n score more decisive than
the first and winning by to 3. Holy
Cross then downed Providence, Is to o:
Yale, s to 2; Columbia, 8 to 8; Harvard.
to 1, and Vermont. to 0. In the
meantime Tufts won. to 2. and the sea-
son was closed by losing. 10 2. to ver-
mont at Worcester.
The members OF Jack Barry's star
team are: Carroll. Horan and Tunney,
pitchers Ryan and Martin, catchers; ;
Doherty and Riopel, first basemen Nc
CURE, second baseman Gautreau, third
baseman Gagnon. shortstop; Leo Du-
gan left helder, Simondinger. center
fielder. and Len Dugan. right fielder.
All through the season Yale had not
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international League
Batting Averages

Joe Boley Of the Baltimore Orioles
tops the batters in the Ints this week
with a mark of 1895 complied In 81
games, and has also raped out the
most base-hits, 102. Fritz Maisel OF
the Baltimore Orioles has scored the
most runs, 81, while Fritz is In tie
with Jack Jacobs Of the Jersey City
skeeters for base-stealing honors. with
16 thefts apiece.
The records:
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AMERICAN.

George Sisler of the Browns tops the
hitters with a percentage of .42e. Sisler
also leads In runs scored with 10 tallies.
polec the greatest number of hits. 124,
and shows the way along the base paths
with 26 stolen bases. Kenneth Williams
OF the Browns heads the sluggers with
IS home runs. and Walter Johnson of
the Senator'S. now serving his sixteenth
consecutive year with the Washingtons.
occupies hurting honors with nine vic
tories and three defeats for a pitching
percentage of $50.
In comparing the team batting at the
close of play on June 20. 1921, and this
year. including the games of June 2S.
some interesting features are revealed.
as follows:
Major league club batting:
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II is of interest to note that Tex
T,iclSard has insured Benny Leonard's
,recrous title for $4,000. This on the
eve OF Leonard's battle with the rugged
Kansas In Michigan City possesses some
Significance. IL Leonard were to meet
defeat at the hands OF Kansas "a knock
out would be necessary to deprive the
New Yorker OF his title). the match
between Tender and Leonard. which is
set for Boyle's Thirty Acres July 81,
would not be worth a tinsmlth's i'm
precation. Therefore. the far sighted
:Rlckard insures the title.
Evening journal., 1922-07-18
PICK AMERICANS
FOR TENNIS PLAY

NEW YORK, July 1s.-(UDited
Press) William T. Tilden. william
NJ. Johnston, Dick Williams and
either Vincent Richards, or Watson
Washburn. will be selected for
Americas Davis cup team. Il has
been learned from reliable source.
This means that four OF the 1--WE
win be delegated to prove tina,
America is the champion tennis ma
ton OF the world in match with
either Australia or Spain.
Australia and France are to play
at Boston on August 10, IL and -
and the winner OF that match will
meet Spain in Philadelphia on Au-
gust II, is and 10. The American
team which holds the cup now will
meet the winner at Forest Hills I'm
September. Presnee. OF the Aus
tralian. French and Spanish teams.
will lend an international color to
the national means championship
that will make It virtually a world
championship tournament. For no
litical reasons, however. the United
States Association will not permit
the tournament to be regarded as a
worlds championship affair.
Evening journal., 1922-07-18
Basebalfs Biggest Bones
Stealing Occupied Base
in World Series Game

When a player steals a base with
somebody occupying that particular
bag. ~ Is said to have pulled a
John Anderson"
The reason. OF course. is that John
Anderson Ia officially credited with
being the first player to steal a base
with the bag occupied.
Baseball historians have II that
Anderson pulled such a bone for
the first time. back on June IL, 1895,
while playing for Washington.
against Baltimore in the National
League.
Anderson's stunt was pulled 25
years ago, but ball players have
been doing the same thing ever
since in the majors and minors
Hardly a year passes in the majors
but what someone pulls a John
Anderson"
Back in the 1917 world series be-
tween Chicago and New York,
Pitcher Red" Faber pulled the
trick. It was the first time anyone
ever worked a John Anderson" in
the big series.
E'aber, who rarely tries TO steal
base. for some reason elected 10
steal third. Noticing the pitcher
winding up he got good lead and
slid safely into third. Unfortunate
". another Chicago player was oc-
cupying the base, and Red. much
to his surprise and embarrassment.
Evening journal., 1922-07-18
st. Hedwig's A. A. Dots
BY GUESS WHO"

Teddy Birowski Is trying to invent
n new KIND OF lightning. He saws he
4 has something that win stay lit FOR
three weeks. and YOU don't have Ia
use batteries. That's nothing, Teddy
81 will stay lit ell his life IL YOU
give him the proper kind OF medi-
cine.
ziegie went home the other day
and demanded something to eat. HIS
mother told him to try a few chops
In the wood shed.
What's the big idea OF wearing
that big rose on your coat and play
ing checkers with Scabby? Haven't
you got enough nerve to ask the girl
to dance with you.
Well. Pinkey, we saw YOU dancing
with that strawberry blonde. Satur-
day night Watch yourself. boy
birds Of a feather mock together.
No wonder the piano is out OF
tune. II you want to learn how 10
play music, Bug Joe" we think you
would make better drummer, the
way you beat on the piano.
We would like to know the reason
why X. o. Jordan hangs out in a
certain store all day Sunday? Does
she buy you n SNOWFALL every five
minutes. X. O.
IN nothing happens. the Nose A.
c. and st. Hedwlg will again clash
at Eighth avenue and Duncan street,
tonight Here's hoping It doesn't
rain
When Joe Whalen was asked why
he wouldn't play tonight, he said he
had a pimple on his neck.
Play the game. Kid Patterson. you
still have good chance after what
we saw Saturday night. The road
looks clear.
without an opposing team In
HedgeViHe, namely the Nose A. G.,
things wouldn't he haf rs lively az
they are. They are always playing
at least three games a week and the
pretty part Of II is, they bring the
bacon home.
Mickey Morris. Battling Barnes
Joe Hail and Kid Boots are working
out daily in the clubs gym and arc
In the pink OF condition TO meet any 4
one at their respective weights.
a
dance with her. and Jadk said wait |
I'M I come back" She Is still wait
Ing. We thought you were going to
get fixed up like Pinkey and then
strut your stuff.
When it comes to spreading salve'
Horse wins the cut glass derby.
fellow said Gobble is Ike a sar-
line can. once Il is open, it stays
lpen.
Here is a wise crack from Hinkey:
was the lightning struck out
You're all right as a dancer,
-hampy. hut those feet OF yours
were never made for such. Get
oh somewhere measuring ground.
That's the f1rst time / ever saw a
.ue hail Aoat," said fellow over
Il the beach. That Amt no cue
BAH" said Zulu. that's Kfty's
,ead "
Evening journal., 1922-07-18

I Guilty going out after a ball still
feel that II is good style for a
fielder to Follow as far as his ability
will permit.
An outfielder should never return
the ball carelessly to the infield. II
opens up possibilities for a wise
base runner. Return the ball sharp
~ and accurately.
Throwing Hints.
Never try to make play on a
runner unless you believe you have
a good chance to complete it. TAX
ing a foolish chance by throwing the
ball home or to third, often enables
the batsman to reach second on a
wasted effort. when proper baseball
would have been to have thrown the
ball TO second and held the bats
man to irst.
In a close bail game when there
are runntrs on the bases and the
batter hits safely, II il well to hold
the batsman TO a single, IL his run
is the tying or winning run.
It is a great asset to a fielder II
he Is expert on ground balls. II
he is weak he should practice con-
stantly. Working on the infield In
practice often helps to overcome
this fault
Likewise he should practice be-
ing able to throw from any position
after receiving a ny ball or handling
a grounder
Evening journal., 1922-07-18
by TRrs SPEAKER.

hdhhEtf Oi tHe tleNefrnd INDIANS
An outfielder must be a sur,
catch. He must be a good Judge o.
distance. lie is fortunate II ne hai
a strong accurate throwing arm.
Fleetness OF foot Is also a great aid
II a player is endowed with these
qualifications he has a great star
on the road to success as an out
fielder.
Equipped with the elementary as
sets in outhelding. he makes himself
more valuable By bringing his brain
into play.
Make careful study OF the bat
ters. once you get 10 know whether
batter is a left or right field hit
ter, it is OF the greatest aid in pro-
perry playing your field 10 meet the
peculiarIties OF the hitter.
Where TO Play.
have always played a short field
Nature was kind to me and made It
as easy for me to go out after a
ball as come in. Usually most field
ers can come IN easier than they can
go out after hy balls.
II an outfielder plays deep he al
lows many balls to drop safe. I
feel that I have cut off ten hits to
every ball that has been knocked
over my head by my system OF play
ing in so close.
While I don't want to recommend
my style to players who have Diff