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W.B. HANNA,
_New York Sun._
* * * * *
"In my opinion the arrangement on tie games in the post-season contests
is a poor one. I saw the result of it in the series between the Cubs and
White Sox last fall. Two tie games were played and the confusion and
inconvenience it caused the fans was... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
H. P. BORCHELL,
_Sports Editor New York Times._
* * * * *
"I believe it would be inadvisable to change the method that now
prevails. While the situation which arose last season did seem unjust to
the New York club, I think the very fact that Boston had five games on
its home grounds, and... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
"The rules regarding the manner of scheduling games for the world's
series should not be changed. There are times when they apparently work
a hardship to one team or the followers of one club, but, after all,
they help to throw the necessary safeguards around the contests. As for
the argument for not playing off a tie... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
"I do not believe there will be another series just like the one of
1912, and so, in my opinion, an immediate change in the conditions
governing these series would not be advisable. It is not clear to me
just what changes could be made. One club or the other is bound to have
the advantage of an extra game on its own g... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
"To me the feasible thing to do appears to be to insert a clause in
stipulations covering all short series of a special character, such as
intercity, inter-league and world's series, making it compulsory for the
teams to alternate between the cities or grounds of the competing
clubs."
PURVES T. KNOX,
_New York Evening... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
L. E. SANBORN,
_Chicago Tribune._
NEW FACES IN THE OLD LEAGUE
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.
Not for some time has there been such a turning over of the leaves of
history in the National League as during 1912-13, and because of this
there are many new faces peering out of the album. There have also been
changes in the minor cir... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
To a few it was known that Mr. Hempstead was acquiring such experience
and information as would be necessary to assume the control of an
undertaking which has grown so big as the organization of the Giants in
New York. The business details of the club have quadrupled and the cares
and anxieties of the man at the head ... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
Perhaps no young man ever left a newspaper office to become a Base Ball
president with more good wishes behind him than William H. Locke. He
served his apprenticeship as secretary of the Pittsburgh club and he
served it well. He is a high class, delightful young man, every inch of
him, and Philadelphia will soon becom... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
THE UMPIRES
The umpires are always with us, and the umpire problem has been a
vexation of Base Ball since the beginning of Base Ball time, yet neither
the umpires, the public, the club owners nor the league officials need
be discouraged, for it was fully proved in 1912 that umpiring, as a fine
art, has advanced a st... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
Young umpires, in their haste to "make good" in the major leagues, are
apt to overdo rather than fail to be on time.
While it is not a pleasant subject to discuss, it is a fact that some
umpires had been accustomed to use the very language to players on the
field that they were presumed in their official capacity as u... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
By the way, although it has been said elsewhere, the Editor of the GUIDE
would beg the indulgence of repetition by stating that the work of the
umpires during the world's series of 1912 was one of the finest
exhibitions of its kind ever seen on a ball field, and somehow it seemed
as if the players, would they but depo... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
It is true that business reverses and adverse conditions have had at
times their effect upon Base Ball in the South and possibly may produce
similar results again, but the admirable offset to this fact is that
none of these conditions at any time has daunted the spirit and the
resolution of the young men who have zeal... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
BY THE REV. CHRISTIAN F. REISNER, NEW YORK.
The Bible is the Spalding book of rules for the game of life. James B.
Sullivan, beloved by all athletes, gave me these rules for athletes:
"Don't drink, use tobacco or dissipate. Go to bed early and eat
wholesome food!" The boozer gets out of the game as certainly as the
bo... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
THE SPALDING BASE BALL HALL OF FAME
(From Spalding's Official Base Ball Record.)
New faces enter into the Spalding Base Ball "Hall of Fame" this year.
The object of this "Hall of Fame" is not necessarily to portray the very
top men of each department of the national game, for it frequently
happens in these days, whe... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
There are two catchers who run a close race for the "Hall of Fame" in
1912. They are Meyers of New York and Gibson of Pittsburgh. Meyers
caught by far the larger number of games, and, basing the work of
catcher upon the average chances per game, seems to lead his Pittsburgh
rival. Both men are sterling performers, and... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
For the position of shortstop, McBride of Washington is the logical
selection. Day in and day out he was one of the most reliable shortstops
in the American League.
At third base John Turner of the Cleveland club retains the honor which
he earned for himself in 1911, and he is one of the few players who is a
member of... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
In 1863 Mr. Brush enlisted in the First New York Artillery, and served
as a member of this body until it was discharged, at the close of the
civil war. He was a charter member of George H. Thomas Post, G.A.R.; a
thirty-third degree Scottish Rite Mason, and was also prominently
identified with several social and commer... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
Naturally this was bound to bring him into conflict with some who looked
upon Base Ball as an idle pastime, in which only the present moment was
to be consulted.
The earliest environment of Base Ball was not wholly of a substantial
nature. It was a game, intrinsically good of itself, in which the
hazards had always be... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
The motives of Mr. Brush were thoroughly misconstrued by some, and, if
grasped by others, they were disregarded, because they conflicted with
their immediate temporary prosperity.
The dead Base Ball organizer had looked further ahead than his time. His
plan was born under the best of intentions, but it unfortunately
d... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
When the Brotherhood League was formed and withdrew so many players from
the National League the latter organization undertook to strengthen
itself where it could and when Brooklyn and Cincinnati applied for
membership in the circuit both were admitted.
The New York National League club had lost many of its players an... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
It was through this settlement, resulting upon the Base Ball war, that
Mr. Brush's activities were turned toward Cincinnati. The National
League had a franchise in that city, but no one to operate it. Mr. Brush
agreed to take up the franchise and attempt to operate and rebuild that
club. That, however, is a detail whi... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
The teams in the cities of less population were expected to try to place
rival organizations on the field that would equal in playing strength
those of New York, Boston and Chicago, but they were unable to do so
unless their owners were willing to go on year after year with large
deficits staring them in the face.
Whe... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
As had been the case in the prior war brought about by the organization
of the Brotherhood League, Mr. Brush fought staunchly for his rights.
Prominent National League players were taken by the American League
clubs, and this brought retaliation.
At length the National League opened negotiations to obtain certain
Amer... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
_Whereas_, The death of Mr. John T. Brush, president of the New York
National League Base Ball Club, comes as a sad blow to organized
professional Base Ball and particularly to us, his associates in the
National League.
As the dean of organized professional Base Ball, his wise counsel, his
unerring judgmen... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
The Grand Army of the Republic, the Indianapolis Commercial Club and a
number of local and out-of-town clubs and social organizations of which
Mr. Brush was a member also were represented.
The Episcopal service was given impressively. The Rev. Dr. Brown, in
reviewing the life of Mr. Brush, spoke of him as one of the r... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
"The conspicuous feature of his life was its indomitable purpose."
THE WORLD'S SERIES OF 1912
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.
No individual, whether player, manager, owner, critic or spectator, who
went through the world's series of 1912 ever will forget it. There never
was another like it. Years may elapse before there shall be... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
As a matter of fact the New York players were champions of the world for
nine and one half innings, for they led Boston when the first half of
the extra inning of the final game was played. Within the next six
minutes they had lost all the advantage which they had gained.
It was a combination of bad fielding and lack ... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
The Bostons started with a man on base in the third. Wood was given a
base on balls by Tesreau and Hooper sacrificed. Doyle threw Yerkes out
and Speaker was given a base on balls, but Lewis died easily on a weak
fly to short.
In New York's half of this inning the Giants scored twice. Tesreau,
first at bat, struck out.... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
Then began the exciting finish, and if the Giants had made but a single
more they probably would have begun the series with a victory instead of
a defeat. With one out Merkle batted the ball over second base for a
single and the spectators, who had started toward the exits, halted.
Herzog followed with a slow low fly ... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
In Boston's half Hooper hit safely to center field and stole second
base. Yerkes batted a line drive to Fletcher, and had the New York
shortstop held the ball, which was not difficult to catch, Hooper could
easily have been doubled at second, but Fletcher muffed it. Speaker hit
safely toward third base, filling the ba... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
Unfortunately for New York, with two out in the last half of the inning
Lewis batted the ball to left field for two bases. Murray made a
desperate effort to get it. He tumbled backward over the fence into the
bleachers and for a few moments there were some who thought that he had
been seriously injured. Gardner follow... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
This contest was conspicuous because of the wonderfully good fielding of
Doyle and Wagner. The former made two stops along the right field line
which seemed to be not far from superhuman. Wagner killed at least two
safe hits over second base for New York and both of the plays were of
the greatest benefit to the Boston... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
In the sixth, with two out, Yerkes hit safely, but Speaker fouled out.
In the seventh, with two out, Stahl batted the ball to left field for
two bases, but Wagner flied to Devore.
In the eighth the Giants looked dangerous again. Devore began with a
base-hit to left field. Doyle flied to Lewis. Snodgrass hit safely to
... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
Gardner began the second inning with a three-base hit to right field and
scored on a wild pitch. The next three batters were retired in order.
With one out for New York, Merkle singled and stole second, but was not
helped to get home.
The third was started by a single by Wood and Hooper was given a base on
balls. Yerk... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
FIFTH GAME.
Boston, Oct. 12. 1912.
Boston 2; New York 1.
Hits--Off Mathewson 5; Bedient 3.
Struck out--Mathewson 2; Bedient 4.
Bases on balls--Bedient 3.
Attendance 34,683.
The game was played on Saturday with Mathewson in the box for New York
and Bedient for Boston. As was the case in the former game pitched by
Mathe... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
In the seventh inning Merkle began with a two-base hit to left field
Herzog flied out to Wagner. Meyers flied out, but McCormick who batted
for Fletcher, made a hit and Merkle scored. That spurt gave the Giants
their sole run and they returned to New York that night with the series
three to one against them.
SIXTH GAM... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
In Boston's half of the second inning the Boston players scored twice
and that was all they made in the game. Gardner was safe at first on
Marquard's wild throw; Stahl singled to center. The next two batters
were easily retired, but Engle, who batted for O'Brien, hit to left
field for two bases, Devore missing the bal... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
In the second inning Gardner made a home run. Hall took the place of
Wood in the box for Boston and Devore was given a base on balls. He
stole second and Doyle got a base on balls. Devore was caught napping,
but Snodgrass singled to right, scoring Doyle. The two next batters were
retired.
In the third Hall was safe on... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
In this contest the Giants ran bases with such daring that they had the
Boston players confused and uncertain. Cady did not know whether to
throw the ball or hold it, and the general exhibition of speed on the
bases which was made by New York was characteristic of the team's dash
in the race for the championship of th... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
In the sixth Meyers received a base on balls with two out but did not
score. With one out Yerkes singled to right field and Speaker got a base
on balls but no run followed.
In the seventh Mathewson began with a single and was forced out by
Devore, who was left on bases while two batters were retired. For
Boston, with ... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
Speaker, with another life, singled to right and Engle scored the tieing
run. The Giants still had a chance, but a feeble one, for Yerkes was on
third, with but one out. Gardner flied to Devore. The New York
outfielder caught the ball and made a game effort to stop the flying
Yerkes at the plate, but failed to do so, ... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
SECOND GAME.
NEW YORK. AB. R. H. P. A. E. BOSTON. AB. R. H. P. A. E.
Snodgrass, l.f-r.f 4 1 1 0 0 0 Hooper, r.f. 5 1 3 3 0 0
Doyle, 2b 5 0 1 2 5 0 Yerkes, 2b 5 1 1 3 4 0
Becker, c.f. 4 1 0 0 1 0 Speaker, c.f. 5 2 2 2 0 0
Murray, r.f-l.f 5 2 ... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
THIRD GAME.
NEW YORK. AB. R. H. P. A. E. BOSTON. AB. R. H. P. A. E.
Devore, 1.f. 4 0 2 2 0 0 Hooper, r.f. 3 0 0 1 0 0
Doyle, 2b 3 0 0 3 1 0 Yerkes, 2b 4 0 1 3 1 0
Snodgrass, c.f. 4 0 1 0 0 0 Speaker, c.f. 4 0 1 3 1 0
Murray, l.f. 4 1 1 ... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
FOURTH GAME.
BOSTON. AB. R. H. P. A. E. NEW YORK. AB. R. H. P. A. E.
Hooper, r.f. 4 0 1 1 0 0 Devore, l.f. 4 0 1 0 0 0
Yerkes, 2b 3 0 1 2 5 0 Doyle, 2b 4 0 1 4 1 0
Speaker, c.f. 4 0 1 2 0 0 Snodgrass, c.f. 4 0 0 2 0 0
Lewis, l.f. 4 0 0 1... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
1: McCormick batted for Fletcher in seventh inning. 2: Shafer ran for
McCormick in seventh inning and then played shortstop.
Boston 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X--2
New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0--1
Left on bases--New York 5, Boston 3. First base on errors--New York 1,
Boston 1. Two-base hit--Merkle. Thr... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
SEVENTH GAME.
NEW YORK. AB. R. H. P. A. E. BOSTON. AB. R. H. P. A. E.
Devore, r.f. 4 2 1 3 1 1 Hooper, r.h. 3 0 1 1 1 0
Doyle, 2b 4 3 3 2 3 2 Yerkes, 2b 4 0 0 1 4 0
Snodgrass, c.f. 5 1 2 1 0 0 Speaker, c.f. 4 1 1 4 0 1
Murray, l.f. 4 0 ... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
*: Two out in tenth inning when winning run was scored.
1: McCormick batted for Fletcher in ninth inning. 2: Henriksen batted
for Bedient in seventh inning. 3: Shafer player shortstop in tenth
inning. 4: Engle batted for Wood in tenth inning.
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2--3
New York 0 0 1 0 0 ... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
NEW YORK.
G. AB. R. H. SB. SH. PO. A. E.
Devore........................ 7 24 4 6 4 .. 10 2 2
Doyle......................... 8 33 5 8 2 .. 15 26 4
Snodgrass..................... 8 33 2 7 1 .. 17 1 1
Murray........................ 8 31 5 10 .. 1 23 1 ..
Me... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
Left on bases--Boston 55, New York 53.
Two-base hits--Boston: Lewis 3, Gardner 2, Stahl 2, Hooper 2, Henriksen
1, Hall 1, Engle 1, Speaker 1, Wagner 1; total 14. New York: Murray 4,
Herzog 4, Snodgrass 2, Merkle 2, Fletcher 1, Doyle 1; total 14.
Three-base hits--Boston: Speaker 2, Yerkes 2, Gardner 1, Hooper 1; total
... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
Relief pitchers' records--Off Tesreau, 5 hits, 4 runs, in 25 times at
bat in 7 innings; off Crandall, 1 hit, 0 runs, in 6 times at bat in 2
innings in game of October 8. Off Collins, 9 hits. 3 runs, in 30 times
at bat in 7-1/3 innings: off Hall, 2 hits, 3 runs, in 9 times at bat in
2-2/3 innings; off Bedient, 0 hits, ... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
INDIVIDUAL BOSTON BATTING.
G. AB. R. H. SB. SH. PC.
Henriksen 2 1 -- 1 -- -- 1000
Hall 2 4 -- 3 -- -- .750
Engle 3 3 1 1 -- -- .333
Speaker 8 30 4 9 1 -- .300
Hooper 8 31 3 9 2 2 .29... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
PITCHERS.
G. PO. A. E. PC. | G. PO. A. E. PC.
Tesreau 3 10 1000|Collins 2 3 1000
Crandall 1 1 1000|Bedient 4 1 1000
Mathewson 4 1 12 1000|O'Brien 2 1 6 1000
Wood ... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
Wild pitches--Tesreau 3.
Wiltse, Ames, Hall and Crandall did not pitch a full game and are
charged with neither defeat nor victory. Tesreau pitched first 7 innings
of first game and is charged with defeat. Crandall finished game.
Collins pitched first 7-1/3 innings of second game, Hall followed for
2-2/3 innings and B... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
Each club's share................................ $90,108.72
National Commission's share....................... 34,236.25
Players' share for four games................ 127,910.61
Herewith is given the official attendance and receipts of the Giant-Red
Sox world's Series of 1912, together with the division of the ... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
They were dangerous men to be permitted to get on bases, and their
dearest and most bitter enemies on the ball field, with marked candor,
confessed that such was the case. Opposing leaders admitted that when
two or three of the New York players were started toward home plate one
or two of them were likely to cross the... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
Nothing proves more conclusively the strength of this manner of
compiling pitchers' records than that Rucker, by the old system, dropped
to twenty-eighth place in the list of National League pitchers, finished
third in the earned run computation, showing that if he had been given
proper support he probably would have ... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
It took more driving power to get the Pittsburgh players around the
bases than it did those of New York. In tight games, where the advantage
of a single run meant victory, the greater speed of the New York players
could actually be measured by yards in the difference of results.
Naturally it was not always easy for th... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
First base had long bothered Clarke. Frequent experiments had been made
to obtain a first baseman, who could play with accuracy on the field and
bat to the standard of the team generally. Clarke transferred Miller
from second base to first and the change worked well. More graceful and
more accurate first basemen have ... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
The most of Chicago's success began to date from the early part of July,
when Lavender, pitching for the Cubs, won from Marquard of the Giants,
who, to that time, had nineteen successive victories to his credit.
Chicago continued to win, and the New York team made a very poor trip
through the west.
Lavender's physical... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
To the other managers, who had been watching the work of the Cincinnatis
it was apparent that sooner or later the break would have to come for
the reason that, as the season progressed, better pitching would have to
be faced by the Cincinnati club, while it was doubtful whether the
Cincinnati pitchers could do any bet... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
It may not be necessary to call attention to the fact of absolute
fairness in the contests for championships in the various leagues which
comprise Base Ball in its organized form. The day has passed when the
Base Ball enthusiast permits his mind to dwell much upon that sort of
thing, if ever he did. But if it were nec... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
* * * * *
For three seasons in succession Brooklyn seems to have been fated to
start the season with bad luck and misfortune. The spring training trip
did not bring to Brooklyn all that had been expected owing to the
inclement weather.
When the team began the season at Washington Park a ... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
Boston never was expected to be a championship organization. The
material was not there for a championship organization, but Boston did
play better ball than in 1911 and that is to the credit of players,
manager and owner. The club had changed hands, but the new owner had not
been able to readjust all of the positions... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
Losing one game they again entered the winning class. This time they won
six games in succession. Then they lost a game. After this single defeat
they won but three games. Their charm of games in blocks of nine had
deserted them. They were beaten twice after winning three, and
Pittsburgh was the team.
Then they won an... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
It was but a momentary pause, for after another victory St. Louis beat
New York. The Giants won another game and the next day lost to St.
Louis. That finished the home games for New York and the team started
west, facing a desperate fight. They lost the first game to Chicago, won
the next and lost the third. Going fro... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
The semi-monthly standing of the race by percentages follows:
STANDING OF CLUBS ON APRIL 30.
Club. Won. Lost. PC. Club. Won. Lost. PC.
Cincinnati 10 3 .769 Pittsburgh 5 7 .417
New York 8 3 .727 Philadelphia 4 6 .40... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
STANDING OF CLUBS ON JULY 15.
Club. Won. Lost. PC. Club. Won. Lost. PC.
New York 58 19 .753 Philadelphia 34 38 .472
Chicago 47 28 .627 St. Louis 34 49 .410
Pittsburgh 45 31 .592 Brooklyn 30 4... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
STANDING OF CLUBS AT CLOSE OF SEASON.
Club. N.Y. Pitts. Chi. Cin. Phil. St.L. Bkln. Bos. Won. PC.
New York -- 12 9 16 17 15 16 18 103 .682
Pittsburgh 8 -- 13 11 14 15 14 18 92 .616
Chicago 13 8 -- 11 10 15 17 17 91 .607
Cinci... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
The White Sox were the season's sensations both ways and for a time kept
everybody guessing by their whirlwind start under new management. They
walked over every opponent they tackled for the first few weeks, then
began to slip and it required herculean efforts to keep them in the
first division at the finish. The Chi... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
An unpleasant feature of the season, but one which had beneficial
results, was the strike of the Detroit players, entailing the staging of
a farcical game in Philadelphia between the Athletics and a team of
semi-professionals. This incident grew out of an attack on a New York
spectator by Ty Cobb while in uniform and ... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
Baumgardner of the St. Louis Browns was an example of a youngster making
good in spite of comparatively poor company. His pitching record with a
team which finished in seventh place stamps him as one of the best, if
not the best, of the slab finds of the year. Jean Dubuc of Detroit was
another find of rare value and s... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
The Red Sox were in the race from the start, but they were eclipsed for
a time by the White Sox. In spite of that the Bostonians never faltered
but kept up a mighty consistent gait all the way and wore down all
competitors before the finish. Stahl's men never were lower than second
place in the race with the exception... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
* * * * *
When Clark Griffith stalked through the west on his first invasion of
the season with a team of youngsters, some of them practically unknown,
and declared he was going after the pennant, everybody laughed or wanted
to. A few weeks later everybody who had laughed was sorry, and ... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
* * * * *
What happened to the world's champion Athletics the public did not
really know until after the middle of the season. Then the suspensions
of Chief Bender and Rube Oldring blazoned the fact that Manager Mack's
splendid system of handling a Base Ball team by moral suasion had fal... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
* * * * *
The White Sox by their meteoric career demonstrated the value of good
condition at the start. Although the Chicagoans experienced tough
weather in Texas last spring they fared better than any of the other
teams in their league, and that fact, combined with the readiness with
wh... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
* * * * *
Cleveland's 1912 experience was almost identical with that of 1911, even
to swapping managers in mid-season. Harry Davis, for years first
lieutenant to Connie Mack, took the management or the Naps under a
severe handicap. He succeeded a temporary manager, George Stovall, who
ha... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
* * * * *
St. Louis and New York were outclassed from the start. Two weeks after
the season opened it was apparent they were doomed to fight it out for
the last round on the ladder. That the Browns finally escaped the cellar
in the closing days of the race was due largely to the efforts ... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
The longest game of the younger league's season lasted nineteen innings,
Washington defeating Philadelphia in that combat 5 to 4, and it was
played late in September when the two teams were scrapping for second
place. The American League record for overtime is twenty-four innings,
held by Philadelphia and Boston. Ther... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
Boston 33 19 .635
Chicago 33 21 .611
Washington 33 21 .611
Athletics 27 21 .563
Detroit 26 29 .473
Cleveland 23 28 .451
New York 17 31 .364
St. Louis ... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
STANDING OF CLUBS ON SEPTEMBER 15.
Boston 97 39 .713
Athletics 81 56 .591
Washington 82 57 .590
Chicago 67 69 .493
Detroit 64 75 .461
Cleveland 62 75 .453
New York 48 88 .353
St. Lou... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
The Chicago-Pittsburgh game at Chicago, October 2, was protested by the
Pittsburgh club and thrown out of the records, taking a victory from the
Chicago club and a defeat from the Pittsburgh club.
CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
1871- Athletics .759 | 1885- Chicago .770 | 1899- Brooklyn .682
1872- Boston... | Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 | ['en'] | 15 | {'Baseball'} | PG10028 | ||||
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
THE HUNT BALL MYSTERY
BY SIR WILLIAM MAGNAY, Bt.
Author of "A Prince of Lovers," "The Mystery of the Unicorn," etc., etc.
1918
Contents
Chap
I THE INTRUDER
II THE STAINED FLOWERS
... | The Hunt Ball Mystery | Magnay, William, Sir | 1855 | 1917 | ['en'] | 7 | {'Detective and mystery stories'} | PG10029 | |
"Thanks, my dear Harry, you've nothing to blame yourself about. It was my
own fault being so casual. The nuisance is that if I don't get the
suit-case back in time I shan't be able to go with you to-night."
"No," his friend responded; "that would be a blow. And it's going to
be a ripping dance. Dick Morriston, who hun... | The Hunt Ball Mystery | Magnay, William, Sir | 1855 | 1917 | ['en'] | 7 | {'Detective and mystery stories'} | PG10029 | |
"The porter told me it was the _Golden Lion_ conveyance," a strong,
deeply modulated voice replied from the fly.
"And I think he told you it was engaged," Kelson rejoined bluffly.
"I did not quite understand that," the voice of the occupant replied in
an even tone. "I am sorry if there has been any misunderstanding; b... | The Hunt Ball Mystery | Magnay, William, Sir | 1855 | 1917 | ['en'] | 7 | {'Detective and mystery stories'} | PG10029 | |
"I am sorry to inconvenience you," he said, more with an air of saying
the right thing than from any real touch of regret. "On an occasion like
this they ought to provide more conveyances. But country towns are
hopeless."
"Oh, it is all right," Gifford responded politely. "The drive is not
very long."
"A mile?" The ma... | The Hunt Ball Mystery | Magnay, William, Sir | 1855 | 1917 | ['en'] | 7 | {'Detective and mystery stories'} | PG10029 | |
"He is my brother. You know him?"
"Only by reputation at my profession, the Bar. And I came across a book
of his the other day."
"Ah, yes. Gervase scribbles when he has time. He is by way of being an
authority on criminology."
"And is, I should say," Gifford added civilly.
"Yes; he is a smart fellow. Has the brains of... | The Hunt Ball Mystery | Magnay, William, Sir | 1855 | 1917 | ['en'] | 7 | {'Detective and mystery stories'} | PG10029 | |
CHAPTER II
THE STAINED FLOWERS
"What do you think of our acquaintance?" Gifford said as they settled
down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his
hunting quarters.
"Not much. In fact, I took a particular dislike to the fellow. Wrong type
of sportsman, eh?"
"Decidedly. Fine figure of a man and g... | The Hunt Ball Mystery | Magnay, William, Sir | 1855 | 1917 | ['en'] | 7 | {'Detective and mystery stories'} | PG10029 | |
"Morriston has plenty of money?"
"Heaps. And the sister is an heiress too. The old man did not nearly live
up to his income and there were big accumulations."
"Which enabled the son to buy our property," Gifford said with a tinge
of bitterness. "Well, it might have been worse. Wynford has not passed
into the hands of ... | The Hunt Ball Mystery | Magnay, William, Sir | 1855 | 1917 | ['en'] | 7 | {'Detective and mystery stories'} | PG10029 | |
Kelson nodded with a grim appreciation of the man's trick of argument,
and went out to his waiting dog-cart. Henshaw's fly drove up as Gifford
turned back from the door.
"I suppose we shall see you towards midnight," he said lightly as he
passed Gifford, his tone clearly suggesting his utter indifference in
the matter... | The Hunt Ball Mystery | Magnay, William, Sir | 1855 | 1917 | ['en'] | 7 | {'Detective and mystery stories'} | PG10029 | |
"Shall you be going to Wynford Place, sir?" the landlord inquired as he
glanced at the clock.
Gifford hesitated a moment. "Yes. Let me have a fly in a quarter of an
hour," he answered.
But it was more than double that time when he came down dressed for
the dance.
The old house looked picturesque enough in the moonligh... | The Hunt Ball Mystery | Magnay, William, Sir | 1855 | 1917 | ['en'] | 7 | {'Detective and mystery stories'} | PG10029 | |
He soon encountered Kelson coming out of a gaily decorated passage which
he knew led to the old tower. He had a pretty girl on his arm, tall and
fair, but with none of Miss Morriston's dignified coldness. This girl had
a sunny, laughing face, and Gifford thought he understood why his friend
had not been enthusiastic o... | The Hunt Ball Mystery | Magnay, William, Sir | 1855 | 1917 | ['en'] | 7 | {'Detective and mystery stories'} | PG10029 | |
"Oh, no," was the answer. "But something has upset me. I'll get back and
turn in. By the way, I don't see that man Henshaw."
"No," Kelson replied casually; "I haven't seen him lately. But then I've
had something better to think about than that ineffable bounder. He was
here all right in the early part of the evening. ... | The Hunt Ball Mystery | Magnay, William, Sir | 1855 | 1917 | ['en'] | 7 | {'Detective and mystery stories'} | PG10029 | |
Kelson laughed uncomfortably. A man in love and in the flush of
acceptance wants something more than a lukewarm reception of the news.
"I'm glad to hear it," he responded dryly. "From your tone one might
almost imagine that you knew something against Muriel."
"Heaven forbid!" Gifford ejaculated fervently.
"You don't c... | The Hunt Ball Mystery | Magnay, William, Sir | 1855 | 1917 | ['en'] | 7 | {'Detective and mystery stories'} | PG10029 | |
Mr. Dipper's face assumed a perplexed expression.
"Thank you, captain," he said. "My reason for asking the question is that
Mr. Henshaw, who has a room here, has not come in."
"Not come in?" Kelson repeated. "Too bad to keep you up, Mr. Dipper."
"Well, captain," said the landlord, "you see it is getting on for four
o'... | The Hunt Ball Mystery | Magnay, William, Sir | 1855 | 1917 | ['en'] | 7 | {'Detective and mystery stories'} | PG10029 | |
"It is blood," he said positively.
CHAPTER IV
THE MISSING GUEST
Next morning Captain Kelson took his guest for a long drive round the
neighbourhood. Before starting he asked the landlord at what time Henshaw
had returned.
"He didn't come in at all, captain," Dipper answered in an aggrieved
tone. "His fire was kept u... | The Hunt Ball Mystery | Magnay, William, Sir | 1855 | 1917 | ['en'] | 7 | {'Detective and mystery stories'} | PG10029 | |
"I quite agree with you there," Gifford answered with conviction, and the
subject dropped.
When they returned for luncheon they found that nothing had been heard of
the _Golden Lion's_ missing guest.
"It is rather an extraordinary move of our friend's," Kelson observed
with a laugh. "He surely can't be living all this... | The Hunt Ball Mystery | Magnay, William, Sir | 1855 | 1917 | ['en'] | 7 | {'Detective and mystery stories'} | PG10029 | |
"Do you mean to say he never came back all night?" Miss Morriston asked.
"Never," Kelson assured her. "Old Dipper came to us, half asleep, at four
o'clock to ask whether he was justified in locking up the establishment."
"And nothing has been seen or heard of the man since," Gifford put in.
"That is queer," Morriston ... | The Hunt Ball Mystery | Magnay, William, Sir | 1855 | 1917 | ['en'] | 7 | {'Detective and mystery stories'} | PG10029 | |
"No," Gifford assented; "his was not a taking character, to men at any
rate; and we rather wondered how he came to be going to the
Cumberbatch Ball."
"No doubt he got his ticket in the ordinary way," Morriston said.
"It only shows, my dear Dick," his sister observed, "you may quite easily
run risks in giving a semi-pu... | The Hunt Ball Mystery | Magnay, William, Sir | 1855 | 1917 | ['en'] | 7 | {'Detective and mystery stories'} | PG10029 | |
"You think there is no deep feeling under the ice of her manner?"
"I don't know," Kelson replied, as though the idea was quite novel to
him. "Never got so far as to think of that. I like a girl with whom you
can get on without going through the process of thawing her first. And
with Edith Morriston I should say it wou... | The Hunt Ball Mystery | Magnay, William, Sir | 1855 | 1917 | ['en'] | 7 | {'Detective and mystery stories'} | PG10029 | |
"Please wire me without fail directly Mr. Henshaw returns. Gervase
Henshaw, 8, Stone Court, Temple, London," Kelson read.
"That's his brother," Gifford observed.
"All right," said Kelson. "Let him worry if he likes. All you have to do,
Mr. Dipper, is what he asks you there."
He went upstairs with Gifford, leaving the ... | The Hunt Ball Mystery | Magnay, William, Sir | 1855 | 1917 | ['en'] | 7 | {'Detective and mystery stories'} | PG10029 |
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