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MAX CAREY SETS
.Spbrtive
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NEW RECORD.
Fox CATCHING m BALLS
Pittsburgh Outfielder Hal 478 -'Chances Last
2' Season—Gives Large Share of the Credit
Until Max Carey Joined the Pitts-
. burgh Pirates a National League
t: outfielder considered that he had
earned his season's salary dragging
dow’h approximately 350 files. And
according to all parcels of official
records. he had done that little
thing. Since Max entered the pro-
fession the year's labor has gone up
- and up. until Max himself set a re-
‘ cord of 47s chances accepted dur-
tng the 1028 season.
, By spueezing a Spaiding sphere
“v .with the bare hand. the gloved paw
or both palms ‘50 times. and aid
J ing in the retirement of twenty-
eight daring base runners. Carey cs.
7‘ tablished- a new mark for chances
" accented in the outlielding fratern-
ity.
The total of 450 put-outs is Just
' one above the record figure. owned
. by Carey and made the previous
season.
This branch of defensive play in
the national pastime becomes excep-
tionally interesting for the follower
of statistics when it prevents a list
of annual leaders for the last twen-
-- ty years. It shows among other
things how active Carey has been
as a fly-catcher for the i‘ittsbuigh
Pirates.
< . Going back twenty yeais It is dis-
m covered that Roy Thomas ranked
2 first among the National League
7‘ cutficlxiers for chances accepted.
Cavortlng with the l’hallics that
summer. ltoy caught 8:]. drives and
bad tWenty-one assists for the high-
est total of 342. Compare that ilg-
ure with the work of Max Carey ior
INS—twenty years later
.' Clarke l’uts Carey on Top
\thu Carey made his donut with
the Pirates in 1011 the record num-
ber of chances accepted far the or-
ganization was 400, with itoy
Thomas the author. On; season's
coaching by Fred Clarke was suffi-
cient to teach Carey the tricks of
the outilelding trade. Carin: had
been the leader in 1908 and 1003
and Fred's successor in the Pirates
outfield carried the honors in 1312,
his second year in the National
League.
In 1012 Carey still a youngster-
, just twenty-two years of age, but
' willing to learn. in sharing .16»
' flies he was but four behind the re-/
cord for put-outs. He returned in
1913 as the leader, but still removed
from the league's leading total.
Carey Was learning. lie was bc-
‘ coming acquainted with the batters
- in the circuit. those who drove to-
‘ ward left center. those who hit to-
ward right center, and those who
choke and send short low liners not
far beyond the infield territory.
In Carey's fifth year in the Ne-
w' an ..
, . to Clark, Who Taught Him Many of the
Fine Points of Baseball
tional League he had become a re-
cord holder. He caught: 41’ files
that season and featured with 32
assists—a total of 45} chances—400
men than Thomas had back in
1904.
The following season Carey rais-
ed the onto to 468 chances with “0
put-outs and 28 assists. He was
beaten out by Hi Myers of the
Brooklyn Superbas in 1913. and Ed-
die Roush of the Cincinnati Reds
in 1980. but in 1921 Max was back
at the old stand of leading the Na-
tional League outflelders and he has
occupied the position for tue last
three years.
"I owe all my chances in base-
ball to Fred Clarke." icmarked
Carey recently. “I was a raw kid
when I joined the Pittsburgh club.
with a lot of ambition but very lit-
tle talent. Clarke was the boy who
told-me about moving around the
outfield and playing different posi-
tions for certain batters.
"Clarke impressed upon me the
value of playing a short center field.
There were many short flit-s that fell
for cheap base hits because the out-
Ilcldcrs were too close to the fen-
cos.
"of course. when batters like
Gavvy Gravath. Heine Dimmer-man.
Fred Mcrkle. Sherry Magoo. Jack
Murray. Emil Mouse], Ed Kenetehy.
George Kelly. Itay Grimes and Rog-
llornsby come up there's only one
thing to do and that is to get way
out there. And I know l'n'e roobed
these fellows of many crira base
liits‘by going way back when they
came up.
"Speed is not entirely essential in
outfielding. That is. the fastest run-
ncrs do not make the best flcldcrs.
Getting the Jump on the ball and
Judging it is the thing.
"A young outfielder starting out
should give himself plenty of prac-
tice on turning in going after balls
hit over his head. There is nothing
particularly difficult about going in
for a low liner and skidding along
the grass to reach it.
“Get the one in back of you. and
all of us know that it is easier to
cover the ground running that way
than it is to keep backing up with
the short, awkward steps. 1 earn-to
turn and run and then right your-
self for the catch."
Carey. although coming out for
his fourteenth year this spring. is
not showing any signs of slowing
up. Not when in his thirteenth
year he creates a fielding record.
Offensivoly it might be mentioned
that in 1923 Max batted .808. rank-
ed second in scoring runs with 120
and was high in stolen bases with
fifty-one.
VETERANS BOWL
THIS EVENING
Legion Meets Spanish
War Vets and Com-
bat Train Takes on
.V. F. \V. ,at Clifford
'Alleys
The Military Bowling League will
hold another session on the Clifford
*5 Alleys this evening. at which time
» .~ the new schedule will go into effect.
The American Legion team, who
have been going like a house afire.
since being handed three straight
defeats by the Spanish \Var Vets. at
the start of the league, will try to
even matters with this outfit. The
older Vets have a strong team and
the Legionnoires will have to travel
at top speed to score a victory.
The other match will be between
the Combat Train and the Veterans
of Foreign Wars. The Combat Train
lost three straight games to the Le-
‘ ', glen last week. but are confident that
' they will make a. better showing
this evening.
"l" The shortstop position in the big
j leagues will contain several new
’ faces when the gong rings this com-
ing April-or before the season is
well advanced. As things appear new
”seven newcomers will make their
3;." debuts In shortfleld. Travis Jackson
" "- 'wili start his first season as a regu-
lar at short for the Giants. The
Dodgers will give young Jim Jones
a. chance. Dudley Lee will try to
We he's worth $60,000 as a short-
stop for the Red Box. Midget Adams
will start there for the Cubs. The
‘Ptrates have young “fright. The
Cards will try out Bell. and Frank
Chance will give Bill Barrett, an
outfielder, a crack at the shortstop
Job.
Heinie land. who started ilk a
flash for the Phils at that berth last
‘spring and ‘then fizzled. will be given
another crack at the pob this year.
8. cannot be considered with the
others, however. for he was expected
j. to play the bag regularly all last
. 'ssason. .
Two more youngsters may join
the growing list of new infield stars
before another season rolls around.
Peckinpaugh of the Senators
m Everett ‘lcott of the Yankees
‘0" theendoftheircareers.
ii;
hem-ends. Peek
«mite step. out before '
GRIMES SIIOULD
AID TIIE CUBS
Chicago Manager Plac-
es Much Confidence
in Lanky First Sack“
er
They have been saying lately that
the Chicago Cubs have not strength-
cncd their battle line to any extent
for the 1924 pennant struggle. Bill
Killcfer, Cubs' manager. denies the
allegation. Killcfcr points to eight
rookie pitchers who will be tried
out this coming spring. namely. to
wit: Wheeler and Osborn. purchased
from \Vichita Falls. Tcx.: Pierce
from Topeka, Kans.; Collins from
Rockvillc, lliT: Bush from Green-
viile; Stnurfcr. recalled from Hart-
ford. Conn. These twirlcrs, asserts
Killct'or. have been tried and found
exceptional by approved minor lea-
gue tcst.
Klilefcr points with especial pride
and confidence to Grigsby. the out-i
fielder recalled from ‘Vichita Falls.
Again. Grimes, the great first
baseman of 1922. who was ill most
of 1923, has regained his health and
will be an added power at bat and
field. They also have Ace Elliott to
support Grimes. Keen and Kaqu-
man. those young stars of last year.
will. so Killefer‘believes. show great
improvement this year.
MANYYOUNG '
’ menus lN
- BIG LEAGUES
Heydler Says Corning
Season Should B e
Good One for Twirl-
ers
Pitching. first all but abandoned
art by which aman gains the abil-
ity to throw them past the batter
between the shoulders and the
knees. will enjoy an era of prosper-
ity in the National League this year
such as it has not known s’nce the
war. according to an opinion ex-
pressed by John A. Heydlv-r .
The Natiohai Lehgue president
was pleased to ddmit that he was
highly gratified by the fact that an
unusual number of promising young
pitchers are coming up for s. triaf
this Spring.
“Nearly every National League
Club has managed to get possession
of one or more young pitchers who
give every indication of maxing the
grade." he said. “I think the Na-
tional league will have its best. pit-
ching year since the war. What with
a gradual improvmeent noted ani-
cng the veterans and the addition of
hustling young blood.
"Just what was behind the ‘ let
down and the great scarcity of
curve ball pitchers I cannot fathom.
Perhaps the‘ war had as much to
do with it its anything else. it hurt
all athletics for several years. Now
we are beginning to reap the bene-
fit. The war brought sports to the
attention of 'many youths who had
little interest' in the competitive side
of athletics before enlisting. some
of these men are—our ball players
of the very near future."
Speaking of the young pitchers
now in transit to the big time.
Heydler commented favorably upon
Weyiand Dean, a right hander for
whom the Giants are said to have
paid 850.000 to the Louisville Colo-
nels. Dean was one of the men
leydler had in mind whed he pre-
dicted a season of finproved pitch-
ing. '
Jake May.‘of the Vernon Club of
the Pacific Coast Lbague was an-
other. He Has been taken over by
the Cincinnam Reds for 335,000. and
two ball players and is supposed to
have been ripe for. plficking no less
than two years ago. At.tnat time
the Yankees lashed themselves in- -
to a lather o'ver May but to no pur-
pose. Tim eelian of St. Paul. also
impressed Heydler as a‘ one pros-
pect for the Reds. , .
I‘I'he best .tlilnt about May and
Sheehan isthat th'éy- do not lack
for major league experience." Hey-
dler. dd. "May was with the Car-
dinals for several J'ears and Shee-
han with the Athletics .and lankces.
They may be the pioneers of s. new
In
era." : ‘ .
CORNELL: {SE
FOR DARTMOUTH
Train Hard.~ for Track
Meet Which Is Only
Two Weeks Away.F
ITHACA. Feb. 6.—Wlth- the igu-
vard Dartmouth-Cornell l' our
track meet only two weeks’away.
Jack Moakley is pushing the devel-
opment of the Red and \Vhlte squad
as rapidly as mid-year examinations
and the imminence of Junior Week
festivities will permit. although the
Ithacans lost several stars by grad-
uation last June, the outlook. ac~
cording to Coach Moakley. is’for the
development of a fair all around
team. Considering the material. he
is pleased with the squad's develop-
ment to date. Although a.‘ number
of experienced varsity men are avail-
able. Cornell's chances of success
will depend in no small degree on
the development of newer men. '
Besides taking a varsity team to
the Harvard-Dartmouth meet at
Boston. Coach Moakley‘wiiljentcr in
the,10-yard dash for freshmen and
as a. member of the freshmen mile
relay team E. C. Goodwillle _of Chi-
cago, one of the fastest youngsters
to come to Cornell in years. While
at the University School at Chicago
Goodwillie had s. record of’il 8-4
seconds'in the hundred and 21 2-5
seconds in the 220 yard dashes. and
his performances here last Fall indi-
cated that he would develop into a
star. ~
_ Below.
By NORMAN E. BROWN
true pitcher within the. next
into the next campaign—and
scramble
with about the
last year.
Which raises the question: Will
same outfit he had
to victory?
McGraw will send south in a few
weeks a staff of twenty odd pitchers
Included in this list will be a dozen
youngsters for whom Mc Graw. or
But the realization of those hopes
lies in the more distant future.
Jawn's regular staff remains but
slightly altered.
Venn
Did you fall 1’
0
Many a good man took a fall this
There will be plenty of action this
evening. on the Clifford Alleys.
when the Legion and the Spanish
“'ar Vets hook up. The Legion
team is out to avenge the defeat that
was handed them early in the sea—
son in' the Vets. when they won three
straight games.
Lou 130th the Bridgeport scrap-
per. handed Frank Moody the “’clsh
middleweight a neat trimming in
Boston last evening. lie knocked
him down five times 1luring the
course of the bout. V
This wil be a busy evening at the
Armory. when the Norwalk Big five
and the Danbury tcam. hook up in
the second game of their series.
0 I O
Dorsey has. been
easy for several
have to put
if he expects
tion.
“kins matters
months and will
in some heard training.
to get back into eondl.
. e e e
Johnny "Snips" Nelson.
scheduled to meet Mulligan on Mon-
day evening, but who failed to ap:
pear at weighing in time, will draw
down another suspension for his ac~
who was
The Giants regulars: Left to right. above. Joe Oescligcr. Bill Eyes
A long winter of diligent search
for material to strengthen for im-
mediate purposes. his pitching staff
has availed Jonotlian McGraw but
little. Unless he lands a tried and
few
weeks he will have to plan on going
the
for his fourth pennant—
that same staff be able to carry the
1 champs through another campaign
at least his museum hopes. -
Sport Barrage
Chat and Comment ofSpecial Into-«st to
NorwalkFans.
human-m
ugh McQuillan. Jack Bentley and
John Scott. a star two years ago
and of some value to the club last
season, was canned for ,his failure
to deliver decisively after holding
out last spring. To fill this vacan-
cy McGraw grabbed Joe Oeschger
from the Braves. Now Joe is a
fair pitcher. His record of five
games won and 15 lost with the
loivly Braves last season does not
place him fairly. But he is a real
veteran and cannot be depended
upon to pitch more than a fair brand
of ball for McGraw.
Otherwise McGraw's regular staff
is as was-wart Nehf. Biii Ryan. Jack
Bentley. Hugh McQuiilan. Virgil
Barnes and Claude Jonnard. Nehf
seems to have another good year—
McGraw is depending on him to car-
ry the burden again. Bentley can be
nteggn to turn in another win-
"uing atflnz. McQuillan may find an-
other season in his arm. If Virgil
l HAS. M’GRAW TEEHURLIN G: STAFF To CARRY ',
' ., ; ', hIAN'i's'ro ,EOURTH NATIONAL LEAGUE FLAG?
Calm action). Art Nehf, and Virgil Barnes.
lids Jonnard.
now llicGraw seems to center his
hopes in Resy Bill Ryan and Claude
Jonnard.
Ryan has been through the fire
He turned in 16 victories for Me-
Graw last season despite the fact
that he did not pitch 10 complete
games having been sent in often to
retrieve games. This year. starting
games as a regular. he should prove
a consistent pitcher—and at a win-
ning gait.
Jonnard has had less experience
on the mound but has undergone a
period of intensive training on the
bench and in the bull pen. He even
won a few games last season when
thrown into the breach.
Should these two ceme through
with unexpected speed McGraw may
find his pitching problem lightened.
But on paper his staff seem's to be
in little better shape than it was
Barnes gets away to a good start he
may surprise the league. But rightl
' 1
7—7 V
Mn. I . u‘o
tlon.
Wcsiport basketball fans are all
prlrnod for the opening game of the
Red Men-Compo Life Guards series
at the Armory, on next Saturday eve-
ning.
O O O
The Guards have a fast outfit this
season and the Indians will have to
travel at top speed. it they expect
to cop the series.
0 0 O ,
The Hatters “on the first game of
the series. but the local team. is con-
fident that they will turn the tables
this evening. Threw should be
plenty of action.
0
“Red" and “Sham” Kelley and
Deverill of the New Canaan team
are in the ilnc‘iip of the Batting
Town outfit“. They are well known
to Norwalk fans.
' O 0 .0 - '
Young; Mulligan, who broke his
thand on Monday evening.
owed to take matters may for about
a month. After ths'tshe will get
back into the game. ms manger
Billy Smith has a number {of boots
in View. ‘
O O O
Chic Dorsey of this City, wt. in-
t_roduced from the ring in Stamford.
Chic is looking for wofi and is not
particular who he steps into the
ring .wi .
at the finish of last season's cam-
paign.
DANBURY WILL
MEET NORWALK
Teams will Clash this
Evening at the Ar-
mory in S e c o n (1
Game of Series
The second game of the ~Nomlk
Big Five-Danbury basketball series
will be played this evening at the
Armory. The first game was won
by the Hatters in Danbury last week.
"Red" and "Sham" Kelley and
Dcverlll of the New Canaan team
will be in the line-up of the visitors.
BASKETBALL
Armory Wed. Night
NORWALK vs. DANEURY'
Second Game of Series
Preliminary Game
Battery “C" vs. waintcs Danbury
First Game in Danbury
L. Danbu'ry a Nos-walk as
3i_SéWlie
l-‘RlSCliMAY BE M’
SUCCESSOR
.Groomed for Position
tract of McGraw Does
NEW YORK. Feb. 6.—Unless
esent plans are changed. Frank
lsch will be appointed manager
of the Giants when John J. Mc—
Graw decides to relinquish active
command of the local National
League club. This was learned yes-
terday from a. person closely in
touch with one of the giants' ofli.
ciais. who said that Charles A. Stone
ham. president of’the club .and Mc-
Graw recently decided on Frisch as
the next leader of the Giants. Ac-
cording to the same source of- infor-
mation McGraw will start the task
of grooming Frisch for his new
post this year. and the change a]-
most certainly will be made with-
in the next few years. I
McGraw already has taken the
first step in preparing the young
star for his new position by appoint—
ing him captain of the team. Al-
though no official announcement
has been made as yet as to a new
captain to succeed Dave Bancroft
new manager of the Braves. the
appointment of Frisch was made- ‘ ‘
about the time the members of the?
team leave for their spring training
camp at Sarasota. Fla. the end of
the present month. The usual extra
compensation of $500 a year tor the
position of captain was included in
Frisch‘s contract when he signed
that document calling for a yearly
salary of about $18.00 several
weeks ago.
McGraw's present contract as
manager of the Giants covers the
coming season and also the seasons
of 1925 and 1926 .explring before
the start of tlie1927 campaign. it
is very probable. it was stated yes-
terday that the changes in the lead-
ership of the club will be made after‘ H.
the expiration of McGraw's present; (mm.
contract and that Frisch will resume '
the leadership of the Giants at the
start of the 1927 season. McGrs’w's
present contract as manager Was
sent on Jan. 20. 1922 and was for a
period of five years and at an esti-
mated yearly salary of 860.000.
31¢an 50 Years Old
The present manager of the Nat-
ional League champions will be
51 years old on April 7 next and.
therefore. almost 54 when his con-
tract expires, McGraw, who has been 3
a stockholder in the club since 1917. ‘
probably will continue as ViVe Pres-
ident of the club. the office no 81.
so holds at present. after he turns
the active command of the team ov-
er to Frisch. He probably will act
in an advisory capacity and is ex-
pected to. take an important part in
and changes in the personnel of the; ..
team that are made.
When his present'contract ex-
plres McGraw wrill have completed
almost twenty-five consecutive years
as manager of the Giants. He was
appointed manager in July. 1920
and next year will witness the :‘ld
of his twenty-second year in his
present position. Since coming to
New York he has won nine pen
name taken part in eight World's
series and won the world's cham~
plonshlp three times. Only once
have the Giants under McGi-aw
Ol.
team.
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Close of 1927 Season—50 yea'i’s‘ éfi‘
—_§ i
finished tr {1.
was in
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appoint
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a star at in“, ..‘.l
the track.
GRAWS 1
AS .
\
Rumors Claim that Fordham
Flash Is .
Pilot
13..
8 <1
pairui r: 'i ’
“as d':
.la~,}\.~ -
7C7
l
b—d -
plan.
These three players have been put-
ting up a fine brand of basketball in
the upstate city. and are very popu-
lar with the Danbury fans.
The local outfit hopes to avenge
the defeat handed them in the first
game of the series and will play at
top speed to even matters.
A large delegation of Hailing
Town fans were planning on making
the trip to this city this evening, but
the crowd from that place may be
limited somewhat, by the bad travel-
The Battery C team will meet
some fast outfit in the preliminary
game. Dancing will take place af—
ter the game. Music will be fur~
nished by Volk’sSociety Orchestra.
“‘ills.
steak.
plank
fi
The pitching figures on the Na—
tbnal League for last year would
tend to show that the no-hit artist
isn’t the most valuable man in the
game. Adolph Luque. who led the
league in all the main requisites of
good pitching. didn't turn in even
a. one-hit. game. ' Dam Vance who
led the_lcague in strikeouts, pltchcd
but one single hit game. Several
other pitchers whose records for the
season were not at all startling per-
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