El Paso herald., March 15, 1916, EXTRA, Page 10, Image 10

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By A. H. E. Beckett ("Beck")
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EL PASO HERALD-SPORTS, RECREATION and OUTDOOR LIFE
sir PILES IB
PIRATES ARE WEAKER THAN EVER
Phillies Probably Will Never Again Be So Favored By
Circumstances as They Were Last Year When They
Won the National League Pennant; Pirates, De
veloping Third Baseman, Callahan's Task.
in FIUXK
N;
I.W YOItK, March
15. Outside
of Philadelphia and Its auburb,
he general opinion is that the
r'lnllie,. wont repeat They will take
Hi. ii. Id mlth prae-tiially the same linc
ip n In t9ir. That aggregation was
powerful e-nough to win the flag last
veir but Huh la another season ; one
luring wtiid, the Moranltea will find
fierrci o position than ever before.
ITohablv ne-er again will anv hall
lull be f iored with euch a comblna- i
ion of l.rc-xks" as were those 1016 1
I'lnlliri The greatest of all came '
ihrough the woeful weakness of the
.innts and several other clubs. Had!
ibusc . lub.i offered any real battle the
'oa.I would hate been rar rougher for
Pit Moran's misfits.
How El rata Transpire.
The Braves chased the Phillies and
seemed to have a good chance to over
haul them nd then. James, the pitch
ing star had to quit the game. Other
ieerses followed and the Braves were
distanced. The Dodgers whizzed along
onb to crack In the stretch when their
b itters forgot the ordinary use for the
wir clubs.
While "Cactus" Cravath was blowing
himself to a home run record. Alex
ander was pitching as he never pitched
before And on top of It all, the Phil
lies gathered unto themselves almost
all the baseball luck that was doled out
bv Dame Fortune throughout the sea
ion Won't He Favored Agnln.
Favored thusly. the Phillies swept
through to victory But they never
will tf so universally favored again
fravatb may make more home runs In
a single season than he did in 1916
bt't it's unlikely that he'll turn the
trlek while Alexander is pitching him
self into tho league leadership And
vice versa. Kven should this happen
again, it seems hardly possible that
it will come In the same year when '
ihere are four woefully weak clubs
the field and three others weakened
bi injuries or other misfortunes.
I'rnhable Uncap.
The 1916 Phlllle lineup probably will
be
r,uderu, (lb) Cravath, (cf)
Xiehoff. (lb) Paskert. (cf)
Bancroft, (ss) Whitted. (cf)
Stock. (Jb) Burns, (c)
Burns may become the regular back
stop Killifer. whose great work helped
ihe club in the major portion of the;
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i campaign.
m not be able to play
?" .,3 ""'""far a',
to respond to treatment. Jack Adams.
h substitute In 1815 probably will un
derstudv Burns Wm. Fish and
it
O Connor, secured from Manchester. X
11 , do not seem to be quite ripe for
regular work In the majors
Infield Substitute.
As Infield substitutes, Moran has the
choire fiom among: Bobby Hrne (3b).
a -leteran, Oscar Dugey. a fair fielder
but a weak hitter, with the Moran
crowd in 1915: F. Brauer. secured from
Utica
The outfield extras are Josh Devore
a veteran, sent to the minors and re-
railed, and AVeiser, who showed noth- I
in? exciting in a Phlllle uniform of I
1913.
The pitching corps Includes- Alex- f
anaer. naimers ueinaree, xhiuihkwi i
ner, Mayer, MrQuillen, Itixey and Tin
cup, all with the Phils lat year: Oesch
ger. fsrmed out to Providence and re
called: Ithodes, a right hander from
Milwaukee: Fortune, another star
boarder hurler from Asheville. X. C ,
and Buttle, a left handed semi pro.
What do you think of the repeating
possibilities of this outfit, pitte-d
against the strengthened Giant, Cub,
Braes, Dodgers and Bed combina
tions" lIrnte t.ook Weaker.
The 1S16 Pirates look weaker than any
gang that Barney Kreyruss ever has
sent Into a 154 game scrimmage With
the lion-hearted Jiram) Callahan hand
ling the reins, the Pirates mi) sur
prise the baseball world by finishing
In the first division but that wouldn't
be merely a surprise 'twould be a dis
tinct shock. The club Is shy In clout
ing power- it Is only ordinary in field
ing skill and its pitching staff is not
of the kide which can labor under such
handicap and still gather in a alio-
able collection of victories.
-ngner nt hort Mop.
The aged Honus will be back at
shori He still can field and throw
but he can't cover the ground that he
did in bis prime. Added years have
sfblen the speed from bis base steal
ing pedals and dimmed the batting
orbs that shone so brightly for nearly
a decade But. even at that, Honus
probabl) will be the main cob in the
Pirate infield.
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VIII. National League Shortstops.
Offence
Boston 828 .
Philadelphia .... SI 4
Pittsburg 8S2
Cincinnati S31
Brooklyn 795
Xew Tork SOS
Chicago 775
St Louis 786
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441 1255
ISt' 1-J32
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389 1184
176 1178
385 1160
36S 1114
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ONK might as -wqll dope eight eggs
from the same hen as to dope
the National league shortstops
The fact Is, vre can't tell much until
they hatch. One thing Is certain.
though no pennant fs going to be won
or lost at shortstop unless one, of these
men breaks a lesr
I neer found In alt m doping eight
positions that figured so closely to
gether. The fact that only 100 points
representing a mere fraction of the
value of the position, separates first
from last shos how closely together
thev rank. Mike Dooian's weakness at
bat, which was accented last season in
the Federal. Butler's lack of punch In
the attack. TVacnei s hitting, and
.Maranville's aggressiveness make for
aliout all the difference there is be
tween them. It sea reel v can be said
that anv shortstop in the National is
Dciier nor Mis owu team than
an
other one. I doubt ir thf-A . . i..k
the league which would- pav much to
get either Maranville or Bancroft to re
place its own shortstop save on the
grounds of joutli
M'ajtnrr lliis Gone nark.
I expected to find that Wagmr still
would be the leader among the short
stoppers in spite of the cominir forward
of Bancroft and .Maranville. but when
the fiml figures on Wagner were (im
plied it was shown that he his gone
back gone back aftet all these tears
Just enough to let two brilliant young
sters lead him bi a few points that
inlght be wiped out a week of lucky
hitting on bis part or a eouple of games
of panic on their parts T must ad-
"BECK'S
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JJEXATHLON is now over. EI
Paso did not make as many
points in the senior events as was
he case last year, so we can hardly
hope for championship honors; but
the scores of the two youngest
divisions of boys are high enough to
encourage a belief that the name of
El Paso will be kept on the cham
pionship map. Congratulations are
certainly due the "kiddies" for their
wonderfully good showing.
TIM FLYKN is still the same fight
J ing fireman and reports of his
bout with Jack Dillon in New York
last week indicate that it was one
of the best fights of the year in the
big town. Flynn was the aggressor
throughout but Dillon got the popu
lar decision because he awaited
Flynn's rushes and landed heavily as
the Pueblo man worked in.
jUATIONAL Baseball Federation,
the governing body in amateur
baseball, wants to divide "amateur"
ball players into two classes class
A to be strict amateurs and the class
B members who accept money for
playing baseball but do not rely upon
it as a means or support. In other
words, the class B "amateurs" would
be the class now commonly known
as the "semi-pros."
gENNY KATJFFis with the Giants
at Marlin. Benny put up a big
noise about not being treated fairly
when the Giants failed to give him a
bonus at the time of his purchase
from the Federals. But when he
saw that he was going to be left out
in the cold unless he "lined up," he
got busy and scrawled his "John
Henry" on a contract Benny decided
to forget about that bonus talk
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Bu HUGH S. FULLERTON.
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nl. TT-A r, .. .. b ,.a. .. in. 1. a .pn l.i.. n .,
i he stands toda he ranks a close third
llnramllle llrilllnnt.
M'alter laramille figures to be the
best of the shortstops because of his
brilliant, aggressive, and brainv work
and his spefd and dash, hich entitle
him to a lot of consideration and se -erel
additional point in the scoring
Maram ilie did not ha'.e a good lear
last ear, in fact, there Here times
when' lie blew all to pieces, and some of
the critics thought he was likely to
slump badls through overtraininc of
his nerve forces. Howeer, he came
baok and finished strong and looked to
be reall a better pla.er than he was
the jear before. Things were not
I breaking for him as thev were then.
t"" .",e "' OI.." rBa Pr is
1 he does when things are going wrong.
i He needed Eters alongside of him. and
i undoubtedly ' his work was hurt b
Eiers's frenuent lapses from the game
rianerort " alunlile Miurtntnp.
Bancroft is the most valuable acqui
sition in the shortstop line made in
mar ears Hi made the Phillies last
season, carried the infield when it was
wabbling around, and showed that he
had all the class that was claimed for
him. He hit about to his natural gait,
and in spite of the fact that his a-rage
is not high. It is abote that of the
aw rage shortstop, and be looked a
better hitter in the world's series
against the speed and shoots of the Bed
Sox than he did during the regular sea-
son lie was hitting well even when
ur uiu nui. nil naieiy aim ne was well
ip in the safeties. That fellow ought to
hit even better as he goes along, and
his sensational fi-ldlng certainlv has
not been a fluke I expect both Jlaran
ille and Bancroft to hit better this
season than thev did last, even admit
ting that National league pitching will
be much better Wanner I expect to
start well, but wear down toward the
end He is the marvel of the game, but
even he cannot bold the puce and h
has a habit of being in perfect condi
tion long before the season starts-.
OM.nra Is n CSooil line.
Brooklvn has a corking shot tstopper
in O.Mars nut tbe understudies cut
down his shoninir somewhat Henog is
on of m ideals I was nther surprised
I1Y "nECK."
pRANK MORAN will weigh 205
pounds when he enters the ring,
a week from Saturday night, to face
Jess Willard. And reports are that
Willard will weigh nt least 250
pounds so he'll have 45 pounds on the
challenger. .However, if Moran is
abole to land as often and as hard
on Willard as he did on Luther Mc
Carty, Jim Coffey, and a few others
there may be no particular advan
tage in 45 pounds extra weight.
TACK HERRICK"is in hard luck.
J Whitey Burns, of the 20th in
fantry, is going to be too busy with
his rifle to pay any attention to box
ing gloves for the next few weeks.
D ACETRACK fans who were count-
ing on "getaway" purses were
"up in the air" when the "getaway
day" was pulled off without warning.
It was over before they knew it.
ELEPHANT BUTTE GUN
CLUB HAS LAST SHOOT
M.pfiaut Butte. N "H Manh 1. Kolb.w
Inn an the scores mad. by members (
the Kl.phant Butte Gun club at the rtxuliir
v er-k end trap snoot
SI ot Br.k
Sam N Mstson 10( '
Frank Cooper ! ,
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'I In- i probiblv the la t shoot of uo I '
lh.ui! Untto i.un 1I11I1 mil th- in in' r
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! the mechanical pari of the game be
fore the points for brain work and ag-
grcssh eness are added He has the pep
and brains of a Maranv ille, the grit and
determination in attack, everything save
the balaix e of temper, which cuts his
total alut considerably, not so much I
as it arfet ts his on n -nork as that of
those arouud hnn It either makes or !
kills a plaer who works with him. He j
j n more effertu e understudv this sea- (
son than he has hid since Joining Cin
cinnati in Esmond, the exl'ed, who is
quite (t, ball player and much steadier
and more effective than he was before
he went to the outlaws under Pancho
Gllmore. Indeed, the acquisition of Es
mond sas to balance up the Iteds and
fortify tbem strongly.
Fletttrer did not go back with his
team last vear In fact, this quiet,
clever fellow plaved verv good ball un
der the circumstances and behind fal
terinir pitchers His chances were much
harder than thev ever ere before. He
is not a-?-rressive, just determined and
ner Butler Is quite acceptable at St.
Tuis, not quite finished as a fielder.
and a bit rained in the team work j
around sec onci j
hicnKoN lueer Move.
Chicago did a strange thing in drop- j
ping Uobbi Fisher, who hit up close to
300 in the- National and keeping Mike I
Doolan who hit almost in the a-b-c j
class in the Feds. Tinker has been
criticised hut I think he did the right
thii g Fishc i iiad .i good vear, but is
not tbe ball plaver he was touted to
bo Doolan once w. s the sensation of
the National He still fields wonder
fullv and is -i valuable man at bat
even though he cannot hit Nor must
v mi fis-iire Joe Tink. r nut of it Tinker
1 probablv will olav 40 games at short
this season, with a chance at more 1
figured bun In 40 His repaired kldnev.s I
are in shape, and h. looks lighter and '
better than in veais He sav s he will
manage from the b nc h, but he will be
out there with the spangles on if
lioulan needs help Tinker can go just
as well for short distances now as he
used to go the whole route, and his
lombmed value with fioolan lifts the
ubs stock constdeiablv (Copyright
i-nt, h the Wheeler Svndieate, lnc )
JARRY STROUER sends a clipping
about his fight at Tyrone, where
"Kid" Fargo got the decision. The
clc-ing sentence is interesting:
"Stroner says he was satisfied to box
and didn't do any mixing because the
gate wasn't lucrative enough to
arouse his fighting blood." If New
Mexico had a stae boxing commis
sion, that admission Should be
enough to bar Strouer from any
other bouts in the state. No boxer
who doesn't do his best at all times
is any credit to the game.
J7LKPHANT BUTTE trapshooters,
sending in their weekly scores,
extend than'.s to The Herald for
publishing their scores in the past and
state that the last shoot of the club
,has been held but that the members
hope to be able to get on other score
sheets. It is probable that some of
them will motor down to El Paso
occasionally and shoot with the Pass
City Gun club.
gENNY ALLEN, pocket billiard
champion of the world, set a
long-run record of 58 in the Chicago
tournament, Tuesday. When Allen
first challenged and played Jerome
Keogh for the world title, Keogh's
high run in one of the matches was
58, so Benny must be reminded of
old times by the Chicago score.
T-
LL records for a quick "getaway"
were broken at the Juarez race
track, Tftsday. . The customs' offi
cers here were 'kept busy all day
n aking entrv cf the many horses
thai were quaitered across "the river
ind by night practically the entire
thoroughbred p-r.ulation of the Winn
plant vi , n M,.. x,a f the Rio
f randi
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WILLARD WEIGHS
JUST HIT 250
Champion, Training Stead
ily, Expects to Take Off
Eight Pounds More Fat.
New Roik March 15 The fa. i t ,i
onlv about 50 persons watched Ti s
Willard training at his Indoor qnjrtf,
Instead of the hundreds who paid a-1
mission to see him all through lat
week, did not detract from his earnest
ness in his work He now weigh lltt'e
over 250 pounds stripped it i- mi)
and expects to take off at least leht
pounds more In the next ten days.
After his early morning run in inl
around Central park, Willard restcu 'in
til the early afternoon- His fir--i In
door work was with the pulle. Th n
he boxed two rounds each with li. i
pie, Monahan and Rodel, the oDi r Th -k
he took on th Dig Turkish i"Mle
Hussane. and pulled him around ic
about four minutes A brief s stion
with the medicine ball wound up the
da's ac tivities.
Moran took it easy Tuesday after h s
aarlv road run and light exercise Tie
naid'he feflt fine, but thought he w j
rest up. To day he Intends to do
full da s training and then take an
other layoff until Friday, with oi T a
nerfnnctorv lour Thursday to fill tr
Moran assures every one who S'-ki
him about his condition that he nn'
felt better in his life
MANY CHANGES IN BOWLING
CONGRESS STANDINGS MADE
Toledo, Ohio March 15- Ma
changee in the standing of the leaders
In the American Bowling congress w r
made in the play Tuesd.ii. Heine
Riehls, of ColumMus, Ohio, shot IS i . f -first
place in the fives: "Skea" Thoi
and Hank Marino, of Chicago, cl. ane
up 1J79 in the doubles for another 1
and Bob Itaydl, of Chicago, ran . o
in the singles.
Thoma also put Chicago Into an ti
first place with 1919 In the all mfir
one of the best marks on the JL E.
books
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