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BIG LERGÖE BENCH
IS GREAT TRAINING:
Rookies Learn More There
Than While Playing
in the Miners.
by sitting:
lub than b
oung baJl
the bench
playing in
Chicago, April
player learn mor
of a big league
the minors?
The question is one which troubles
managers every year and was suggested
at this time by the resolution of Freu
Mitchell, the new Cub boss, not to farm
out Maurice Schick, a oumr outfielder,
but to keep him on the bench and teach
him baseball as the Cubs play it.
There are few George Sislers in the big
leagues, few players who are able t»*
graduate from a low class league or from
g college I
baseball. For that reason every : car
many young promising players go back
to the bush«
The question v whether these players
■
sat on the bench in the big leagues.
McGraw and Connie Mack, two or the
smartest managers in haseball. 1 .Uev.
that a youngtser should learn to play hid
league baseball from a big league b*-n h
•When you farm a youngster out you
have to make him unlearn about every
thing he learned in the minors and leach
him all over again," McGraw said re
cently. "He may have improved me
chanically, but that is about all.'
The best examples of M< draw's suet css
in developing players on his own bench
are Rube Marquard and Ferd Schupp.
"The trouble is that it is difficult to
keep youngsters on the bench in this
league with a 22-player limit.' McGraw
added.
McGraw was one of the chief opponents
to this limit at the National league meet
ing last winter.
Mack never allowed Eddie I'lank or
Eddie Collins to play in the minors.
Mathewson had a young inrtel<b*r.
George Faulkner, with his ball club this
spring. He was f;»rnn
"I would rather hav
me," Matty declared
player limit wh
carry anyone 4
would d eve loi:
to Shreveport,
kept the boy with
"But with the
It is. 1 can't afford to
in't use. 1 believe he
ster and into the
ballplayer 1 want If I Kept hlm un my
t >wii bench."
McGraw felt the same wav about send
ing Waite Hoyt to Memphis, although he
was sending him to Mike Donlin. a man
l«tr who w U tui • out bal players wltl
McGraw ideas and McGraw pc]).
STANDING OF THE CLUBSj
NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE.
Won Tiost. Pet
Butte ................. 1 0
Great Falls ............ 1 0 , *° l)
Vancouver............1 1
Tacoma............... 1 1
Spokane ............. • 0
Beattie ................0 1 ""
lit
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Won. laost
:
Philadelphia
Washington
Detroit .....
.. 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Won. I a »st .
w York ............. * 2
Louis ..............
. .......... r. 4
'
,
;
:
;
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
fa'
Fr
V er non .....
Balt ljuke ..
Portland
lyts Angeles
Oakland ----
1
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
National League.
At Brooklyn—
yd y • Marquard,
Miller.
At St. lx>uls
Pittsburg ......
.10
Bt. I-<
It
-F.
Batteries
and S. umi.lt: Meadows. Watson ana m
der
At Cincinnati— **•
Chicago ......................*
Cincinnati.......... - 11 .
Batteries—Vaughn ami Klliott. W ils.
Schneider. Eller and Huhn.
American League.
At New York— tt
Philadelphia .................. 4 *
New York
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Batteries—Noyes and Schang; Russell
and Nunamaker.
At Chicago— R- H , '*
Cleveland.....................J 10 2
Chicago ...................... 1 5 '
Batteries—Coumbe and O'Neill; Clcotte,
Russell, Danforth and Schalk.
(Results of other games published yes
terday.)
Pacific Coast League.
At Satt Francisco—Oakland 5, Vernon 2.
At l job Angeles—Lx>s Angeles 4. Salt
1 , . 0
At Portland—Portland 5. San rran
glsco 8.
YOU KNOW HIM.
•'What sort of a fellow is Smith?"
asked Brown.
"Oh. he's one of these fellows who
spend half their time trying to save
time and. the other half trying to kill
ft." replied Jones. ____
To Cleee The., Quirk; 121.0# to «40.00
Garment* ; Sale Prie« $14.00 to
Now's Your Chance to Pick Up a Good
Suit for Littlo Money
ALLEN & DARNELL
207 E. Park Street_
THE ECLIPSE-WORK OF VETERAN SAM CRAWFORD
IS SHADOWED BY RISE OF SENSATIONAL HEILMAN
•j| m.
0 %
i!
THTJljTvTATr
■SA.T'I C-KAVFORD
BY PAI L IT'RMAN.
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!
Said to Be Bitter Feeling Over j
SHOULD PLEASE FUNS
Remarks Made by East
ern Wrestler.
Connolly
men who
working o
ing the pn
number of
gruppiere
they hope
wirhsta nd
lit tlte Umpire t
ton has agreed
s gymnasium, where the five
are to meet John Carlton are
it, has been a busy place dür
rem week, livery afternoon a
fans gather to watch the local
go through their stunts which
will put them in condition to
the onslaughts of the easterner
uirrow night when Carl
i throw them all In one
hour of wrestling time.
Watzig is perfecting a new defense
which he savs will keep Carlton from
clamping on his favorite holds. "1 met
Carlton in u friendly bout the second «lay
he came to Butte," sai l the German to
day. "and 1 know that he Is there with
tin* goods. He is as strong as a bull. Ho
tried h few tricks on me and before 1
realized what lie was up to 1 was spln
g around like a top. But 1 am onto
: his
eket
he
of that stuff
get
night
' Darlton tries to
spring .
mid they prop«*»
to show him tit:
It till* V
vest < rn grnpplei
.ire several shad
r than he oUUn
; to have pinned i
it the or
ist an hour.
: The match -sin
>u!d lie
a corker as thei
; is considerable 1
Veling 1
«'tween the loo.
etits mad«' by tin
of them over in jig time." Carlton denies
ilie statement, but admits that lit* made
liie remark that he would lia ce at least
1«> minutes to spare after In* had liirowi
COUNTRY LAD IMPROVED
GREATLY AS A SHOOTER
BY "TRAPSH« H>TEK."
The wholesomeness of life in the coun- ,
try with its attendant hard work in the I
open air is never more manifest than at i
the traps when the country boy. fresh j
from the farm, pits his nerve and clear
sightediiess ;tt tio* big trapshooting tour- j
nainenia against those of the topnotchers. j
in the ranks of the aforesaid topnotch
era are to be found a majority who shoot
once or twice a week throughout the sea
son until, when the big tournament is on,
their muscles and nerves are trained to
a mechanical perfection. The country
bov, however, lias no such training and
many of them let six months or more
slip by before they find an opportunity to
face the traps for a little practice.
Nevertheless, it is these same bronzed
ami brawn" Americans wh«» offer con
stant surprises to the gallery und con
i testant at the State trapshooting classic
land the old-timer cannot but
! whit
I lad
wonder I
tlie r* stilt would be if the farmer j
conn < lion with bis dean, homeh j
vith the ani
fast :
had bis weekly Issue
muted targets.
It is true that the hand trap is
finding its place on the farm and ------
knows but that this combination-the !
fariner boy ami the hand trip- will «!<■
F f? *:CKLF.S AND HIS FRIENDS
ALL ISN'T SUNSHINE FOR FRECKLES.
BY P' r $
GoSM
TW
AN
LOOK'T
Swell c
ITS SATUBDAV
VNOW'
/'
TOO
fcASERALL.
TO/LY!
\W
OF MOISTENING
WAIR.
\
t.
TU&fcfc'S MY
BAT AN' MY
GLovE — BALL
AN' MAS* I
fia
TUE IDEA'. DON'T YOU
. Know tuis is SATl/kdayP
I UAVE A FEW LITTLE
CHORES FOR You To^
Do tuis forenoon:
on FRECKLES!!
BASE BMA-H
'Moo-pe-E."
c.
The great baseball eclipse of the year Is
coining.
Already the shadow is crossing the face
of one of those suns of baseball. In a
little while the sun will bo obliterated
and a new' sun will shine in its place.
Sam Crawford is bedng eclipsed. The
I grand old veteran of hundreds of battles
! is about through—and his successor is
j uutfleld whe, ' e 8a,n ruIed
Hugh Jennings was fortunate in filling
Crawford's shoes. Perhaps Harry Heilman
will never be another Crawford, but lie
came closer to fitting in than most re
cruits do when brought up from the
minors to take the place of a great star.
When Crawford began to slip last sea
son the question went up from Detroit
fans, "Who will replace Walioo Sam?"
Jennings answered with Heilman, who
came through with u batting average of
.282 last year nad played good baseball
both in the outfield and on first base.
velop in this country a shooting talent
that will make present-day scores seem
mediocre.
BREAKS UP CUE
BV TIMED HOMES
Schang of Philadelphia Cooks
Yankees' Goose in Heart
breaking Game.
Schang of ttio Philadelphia Americans
put the game with New York on ice in
the ninth inning yesterday, driving out a
home run with two on. Russell of New
York had pitched a sensational game un
til Schang came up Russell struck out
nine men. Boston took advantage «if
Ayres' \s ••Unes« in the seventh and
,
I
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j
j
j
from WasTiingto
Chicago in a gam
bunching bits off Clcotte.
The first unfinished game of the season
was plaved in the National league yester
day between Brooklyn and Boston who)
stopped after 12 innings with the score
6 to 6. In all 32 players were used.
Brooklyn ran up f«>ur runs in the sixth
ad led by one run In the seventh inning.
New York knocked Alexander of Philadel
phia out of the box yesterday, winning a
mediocre contest. Pittsburg took a hlt
fest from St. IjOUIs. coming up in the
tenth and scoring three runs. Chicago
won from Cincinnati although outhit. The
Cubs bad all the breaks of the game.
from
drizzle by
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FANS HERE MYSTIFIED
OVE R MI RE'S ANTICS
MoGinnity Out After Man Who
Can and Will Play on
Initial Sack.
Two features have marked Butte's 1917
baseball season, wet weather and Me
Carl's eluBivenesa. Local fans are not
wondering about why the rain, but they
ar«j worrying about why McCarl. Many
of them have grown tired of reading a
atory one day that the fickle first sacker
lias been signed only to be f«»oled the next
day with a "follow up" stating that he
has not yet reported. It is welcome news
today that Manager McGinnity has de
cided to locate another man for first base
and that he has three candidates in view,
two of them of major league training.
Barney Kearns was signed up yester
day as announced by MeGInnlty. The, re
cruit will probably lie sent In to third to
take the place of Bishop, but It is not yet
! certain. The spirit of the Iron Man's
j camp has been decidedly dampened by
the continued wet weather which has
affected the men's playing ability as well
j as their ardor. The Spokane crew is also
I subject to the same weather affliction and
j their playing indicates that all the play
I ers are off form.
THREE HOME RUNS.
neouver, B. «'., April 26.—By clouting
three home runs yesterday Tacoma
ited Vancouver 14 to 4. The score
i
RAIN ON COAST.
Seattle, April 26.—Great -Falls-Seattle
I game postponed; wet grounds,
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LEONARD IS REAL
PATRIOT: ENLISTS IN
AVIATION CORPS
In these da vs «»f boxers who think of
nothing ex«*ept the size of the purse they
are to get and managers and promoters
who are even more avaricious, it is re
freshing to read of the ease of Benny
Leonard, one of the greatest lightweights
in the world, who has dismissed the idea
of fat puts«*« and volunteered to serve
with Uncle Sam.
i Leonard will join the aviation corps
within a few «lays, being the first pro
1 fesaional athlete of note to answer Ute
call to the colors.
I Considering tli.it l^eonard can make
several thousands of dollars a month in
the boxing Käme, bis enlistment is truly
patriotic.
It recalls the case of Johnny Wilde, the
British flyweight, thrice rejected by re
cruiting officers on account of his size,
but who did not give up and finally was
accepte«! in the Britsh army.
More Wildes. Carpentiers and Leonards
would not hurt the boxing game.
THE RUTTE DAILY POST
POSTS YOU ON THE NEW?
FIFTH STIRTEIS III
INTER-CLASS MEET
Officials Announced for Cen
tral Track Events at the
Gardens Tomorrow.
A nice field of 50 starters will be seen
in the inter-class meet of the track and
field team *«f the Central Catholic high
school ut the Columbia Gardens tomor
row when selections will be made for rep
resentatives in eacli event for the inter
scholastic track meet at Missoula next
month. The events start at 2:30 o'clock.
The Judges arc Neal Ward. Otis Leo, Dr.
E. F. Maginn, Frank Leahy and Pat Con
nolly.
The entries follow:
50-yard dash—Sullivan, Quinn, W. Gil
more, Fleming, Martin, Dowling, O'Con
nell, White and Manley.
100-yard dash—Sullivan, Quinn, Mc
Donald, Holland, Fleming, Martin, Dow
ney, O'Connell, While and Manley.
220-yard dash—Quinn, Johns, Sullivan.
Lenz, Fleming, Holland Martin, Lauran,
Du er, O'Connell, White and Manley.
440-yard dash—Johns, Carroll, Rogers,
Lee, Gilmore, Fleming, Murphy, Naugh
ten, Normanly, Brackett and Ward.
880-yard dash—Lintz, Burke, Kane,
Smith, Duckham, Carroll, T. Shea, Cun
ning and Normanly.
Mile run—Harrington, Smith, Murphy,
Hand, Connors, Shea, Duffy, W. Murphy,
Brackett ami M. P. Harrington.
Shot put—Rusoo, Keefe, Canty, Mullen,
Lee, O'Connell and Mantey.
Discus throw—Bunco, Keefe, Canty,
Mullen. Lee, O'Connell, Ryan and Me
Oonigle.
Javelin—Busco, Keefe, Canty, Muller,
Lee, O'Connell and Regan.
Pole vault—O'Connell, Walsh, Mulhol
land, O'Keefe, Duggan and Regan.
High jump—Mulholland, Duffy, O'Keefe,
Monley. White, O'Connell and Manley.
Broad jump — Mulholland, O'Keefe,
Duffy, Monley, While, O'Connell and Man
ley.
SPORTGOSSiP
Herzog, captain and second baseman
for the Giants, fell yesterday while en
tering a station In Philadelphia and suf
fered an Injury to the spine. It is not
known yet how badly he was injured but
it is probable that he will be out of the !
game for several days.
Pitchers in the American league are
not the only om*s to get away with u
hitless game this season. Now one Joseph
Thornburn of the North Carolina league
comes to the front to join the honor roll
by shutting out the Winston Salem
team without a hingle yesterday. Joseph's
opponents were probably "sand lotters"
but the North Carolina scribes feared to
mention it.
Rain, rain, rain and not a drop to drink
—in Washington—so say the Butte, Spo
kane, Seattle and Great Fulls players.
Still, however and nevertheless, there is
many a cruel laugh laughed in this world.
One should never muke merry over the
misfortunes of others.
Conch Bennion of the State college has
declared that he is ready to go out on a
farm. The "seminary" holds no charms
for him.
College alumni In Montana are now
wondering whether co-ed athletics will
take a jump on the athletic stock market
with the abandonment of intercollegiate
athletics. Perhaps Coach Jerry Nissen
will not be out of a Job after all.
Had the Phillies traded "Gavvy" Cra
vat h last winter, when It was said lie was
on tlie market, most likely Pat Moran's
team would now he shy a couple of won
games. The Philly slugger still owns his
celebrated home run bat.
your way I .et
«come a popula
ined the choçui
Walter Cadman, the former Seattle re
«•eiver now with Vancouver, is admonish
ing his friends to keep their eye on him.
tills season. Cad sa\s that it is a secret'
that he doesn't wish noised about as yet
but he is going to lead the Northwestern
backstops ibis season.
Billy Mitchell, Richie's brother and
manager, kissed him when he was
knocked out by léonard the other night
at Milwaukee, which was a little uncalled
for when tlie gladiator couldn't come back
at him.
MAYS DELIBERATELY
"BEANED" THRASHER
"The
is
like
pine
a.sc ball for a
arl Mays, the Boston pitcher.
• * * He belongs in the German
army." The foregoing appi^ared in one
of the Philadelphia papers and was
occasioned by Mays' action in a game
when, in the eighth Inning, while the Ath
letics were spurting. Mays hit Thrasher
in the head, the latter having narrow
escape from serious injury. He fell as if
pole-axed and had to quit the game. The
Mack men declare Mays' act was Inten
tional. List year Mays tried to "bean"
McBride in a game and George threw his
bat at him. Cobb did the same thing upon
similar provocation. Mays has been
accused of trying to bit players in the
In-ad on numerous occasions. Tito
cumulation of evidence against May«
the last three years warrants the b<
that drastic punishment will be meted
to him should lie further pursue
"campaign of ruthlesaness."
I TRUTH STRANGER
THAN FICTION
À
A patron once re marked .
• Jon t feel at home any!
ïl e, M eas as 1 do I,
the Marquette." Sure„ 0 ,
How could he? f
his friends are
second, we have the équipé,'
the space between table. ij sht '
air, and last but not least', coo '
teous treatment for all. Where?
THE
MARQUETTE
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Largest in Montana. 2 nd Floor Thomas Blk, 41 VC. p arks
— JACK STROUEL—Prop.
WRESTLING MATCH
JOHN CARLTON
UNDERTAKES TO THROW FIVE MEN WITH«
ONE HOUR.
EMPIRE THEATER, April 27th 8:30 P. I
Tickets on Sale at Tuxedo, Gillis* and Fried's Ci^ar Stores.
Tickets—$1.50, Ringside; General Admission, $1.00.
!
JUNIORS WIN DECIDING
GAME FROM FRESHMEN
By defeating the freshmen last night
by the score of 40 to 24 the basketball
team of the junior class of the School
of Mines won the silver loving cup of
fered by President Bowman. The game
was the play-off in the class tourna
ment. When the regular schedule was
completed the juniors ahd freshmen
each had four victories to their credit
and two defeats.
The tournament started during the
early part of the winter with three
teams entered. The senior class, be
cause of the heavy scholastic work of
its members, was unable to get to
gether a five to participate. In last
night's game McAullffe proved the
star, making 22 points out of the total
of 40 scored by his team. For the
freshmen Hale and Feeney did good
work. What disposition will be made
of tlie cup is not known, but probably
the juniors will have the names of the
winning team engraved upon it and
have it officially presented to the class
at the "M" banquet which will take
place May 2.
Lineup of last night's game follows:
Freshmen. Juniors.
Hale ....................... O'Donnell
Field goals
Forward.
McAuliffe
IS SOTHORON AN IRON MAN.
MAYBE NOT, BUT WATCH Hit
....... _
| over before
BY PAUL PU RM AN.
Speaking of iron men at a fanning bee
just before the season started. I men
tioned the name of Allen Sothoron, re
cruit pitcher of the St. Ixniis Browne,
at the Yankee camp In Macon, Ga.
Cap Hubtou. who since becoming a
baseball magnate has also established
himself as a walking bureau of informa
tion and encyclopedia Imseballica where
matters of the diamond are concerned,
was in«-line«l to ht* just a trifle doubtful
Quoth Huston:
"Ironmanning in the minors and in the
American league are two different
propositions. Then again an iron man lust|
year may be a soft-soap individual this
s«*;is«*n. Mind you, 1 am not casting any
reflections «m this Sothoron s record as an
iron man or as a great pitcher, but 1
want a little more time t«» look bis work
1 give him my unreserved
mlorsement "
Verv goo«i, el capitan.
now let's brouae
through the records and
see what we can
find on Sothoron.
We find that last ye
ir with Vernon
Sothoron pitched in 57
games, working
j
In two bowling contests ai
quette alloys yesterday the libertyf
of the T. M. A. Bowling association,
iiu ee games from • •*.,
sonla team made a clean sweq* d
series against Pant Ages. Cuna
scored high in the first contest and
leen In the second game. The score:
Liberty.
J. Curran ..
............ H9
104
Franklin ...
....... .... J:t7
151
Cummings .
...........214
Totals____
Lyric.
471
Handicap ..
j;
O'Hara .....
...........1)7
125
Ijevesy .....
...........
1M
Warren ....
14«
Totals ...
...........468
Ansonia.
46«
Olds .......
...........176
116
Killeen .....
...... Jn6
217
Fredricks ..
...........174
111
Totals ...
...........456
Pantages.
Handicap
Mali«»' ...
Young ...
Ethringtou
i Totals .
Thrasher
Feeney 2
lieferet:
4. Cliff I. Mueller 4.
Shell on 3.
John Prall.
$1,600
earned runs i
ison lifi struck
lived 151
re-busting
Di ked ln 4i I
with an earn«
Maybe Sothoron
Hut lie s a hi« a
strength and a
mighty baffling
ing.
307 Innings, ;« i
one pitcher. II«* "
games and allowed 2
game. During tin* s*
202 batsmen and all
balls.
The year before -
Wichita in the fen
league. There he
won 16 and lost 1
average « »f 8.15.
In 1914 his recor
England league) v
on paper, but lie ■
Bob Hedges, who «•
him.
Sothoron has ;< " " 1 sl;,rl .
111 Ills debut He belli the .'■>
White Sox to two hits In h
Winning ns a •
start was against Cleveland
nicked for one bins
ball.
vith Haver..:
ed the Brot
pitching
be :
ith :