Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, September 26, 1914, Page 14, Image 14

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CINCINNATI REDS
CLASH WITH PHILS
IN DOUBLE BILL
TIMEtA SPORT SKETCHES AS THEY APPEALED TO THE CARTOONIST
STIRRING GRIDIRON BATTLE SURE WHEN PENN WARRIORS MEET GETTYSBURG TODAY!
JUMPER CRANE TO. .
BE VALUABLE MAN'!
FOR PENN'S SQUAB
First Game Begins This
Afternoon at 1 :30 o'Clock.
Tuesday's Contest Has
Been Called Of! by the
Management.
Owing to the demand (or double
headers the rhllty management has ar
ranged with Malinger Herzog. of tin?
Cincinnati Reds, to stage a double en
casement this afternoon at the Phila
delphia ball park. The first game will
bo called at 1:30 o'clock.
There was no postponed game with
the Reds, but the dontcst which Is on
the. books for Tuesday was moved up.
This will give the locals a much-needed
lest and an orf-day Tuesday. It will,
however, leave the rabid fan without
t. place to while away his leisure after
noon hours.
Now that the Giants are really out of
the race, the only thing of Interest be
fore the series begins Is the test be
tween the Athletics and the Natlo ul
League leaders for the honor of o itdis
tanclng their respective "eond opponen
Today the Braves have a on'am':
vantage In this respect. """
Klephants arc only leading the Red mi
by six and a half games, but the per
centage of the Mackmen Is just points
higher than that of the Brow, a fact
which should not be overlooked when
the two clubs are compared for tue
world's series.
While there has been much talk about
the secret-v of the draft this season,
nothing official concerning this matter
was given out until yesterday, when .the
National Commission gave out 'he state
ment that It would not publish the draft
.. . v. .-tntvimlttqinn went On
to say that there was no restriction put j
on the Individual emu.-. " -- ,:
liberty to give out this information It
they chose.
Brooklyn is still winning. They com
pleted their tenth successive v ctory yes
terday when they crushed the Pirates.
It now appears that Manager McGravv
will put his foot down on the proposed
series between the Giants and the High
landers, which was to have been staged
.. .. r.i r.mnmls Immediately follow
ing the close of the major league season i
in tne event iiwi iiiii " --,
McGraw now Is reported to have said
that he will not let his men play bo
cause they did not win the pennant.
Jut how ho would have arranged that
aeries If they had won Is difficult to see.
Lebanon Practices Today
AVNVIM.E. P-. Sept. IB. Members nf the
I linVn Vny team held their first practice
after the Indian same Thurartav As th
Ji.nlt of an appeal trade, to the student ho.lv
Tt ehVpel bv Ch Ouyer. 40 candidate, re
SpoSiS tw practice an.l the work """..-
wiaT better than at anv tlm thl eeaon.
"oVanie 1. scheduled today, but next week
the tAm n-eets the Carlisle Ind ?n """" '
and the following neek plnv- It' flrt W
snmo of the year with Tranklln and Marshall
New song and Icers are belnc nrepare.l for
this gum", am' a pcvlal car will carry the
rooter to Lancaster
Lebanon Academy Report
AVNVH.I.K Pa.. Sepi 2d -Th- v arslty tram
of Lebanon Vallev Acidemv started lt first
real work y-terdtv when scrimmage was hein
eh the coll-ge field Twentv-flvc .-andidate.
have reported for the team
yachtsmeYtobe
guests of salem
ROD AND GUN CLUB!
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MACKS TO PLAY
LAST GAME WITH
CHICAGO TODAY
Athletics Now Have Clear
Field to Goal Series De
tails Will Be Arranged
in This City Wednesday.
CHICAGO. 111.. Sept. K All doubt as
to tho ability of the Athletics to come
through with the pennant flying this
.ear was dispelled when the Hod Son
were smothered by the Browns and Ilob
ert Shnwkcy was gaining a victory hcio
f r his champion comrades. This after
noon the Macks will show at Cotnlekey
Talk for the Inst time until next rea
son. Despite tne cold wave, a huge
crowd is e.spected out today to bid the
Marks farewell.
Connie MncU has not been holding his
pla ers back, according to one of the
t. am who l In close touch with the man
agement. He has been striving to win
every game possiDle, not onlv because
they ten ml thf Red Sox a trifle, but be
cause they wanted to cllnrh the flag at
at: early date and then do their n sting
for the scries.
Judging from the way the two clubs
are going In their respective It-agues,
the Athletics and Buivcs will olllclalb
win the pennant tit Just about the same
tim . hence neither will have the ad
vantage over the other In the matter of
setting In shape -for the games.
Ban Johnson has agreed with Garry
1 1 on matin, nnd the (.erics will not begin
until flclohT !'. Johnson wanted It to
start a d iv earlier.
.s'ext Wednesday the National Commis
sion will meet in Philadelphia to nrrange
a'l of thi details of the serins. It has j
alreadv been announced that the ale of '
tickets fot tin- games in Philadelphia
will le left in Jidin Shtbe s hands while
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lastic Record Will Bd
Most Welcome Sinca
Crack High Jumpers Aro
Scarce.
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Albert Crane, of Tacoma, holder ej
tho world's Interscholastlc high Jump
record, has reported to Track Coach
Orton nt tho University of Pcnnsylva.
nla. Crane Is a high Jumper of note
having broken tho' Interscholastlc rcconj
nt Tacoma last year under tho ausplceg
of the Amateur Athletic Union. 114
Jumped 6 feet 2 Inches.
Crane has figured In several high;
Jumping contests along tho Paclfla
const. At Chicago last year ho wot
first place In tho Interscholastlc high
Jump. He promises to break somo 0J
the collcglato records In this ovenu
Crane played end on tho Tncoma High
School football team, but does not Ins
tend to play this year.
Crane's style of high Jumping Is what
Is termed "straight over," which eons
slats of a running high Jump and dive.
"Ted" Meredith, world's holder of th
quartcr-mlle record, returned to Pcnit
yesterday morning. Meredith Is In thj
pink of condition.
Lawrence B. Huston, captain of Pcnn'a
cross-country team, has Issued a call foi
candidates to report noxt Tuesday. Thla
order Includes varsity men as well as.
freshmen. Donald Llpplncott, captain
of the track team, has also Issued a,
call.
GRIDIRON NEWS GLEANED FROM COLLEGES
Pennsylvania and Gettysburg
to Furnish Gridiron
works at Franklin
This Afternoon
Big Local Test.
in
Fire
Field First
KENSINGTON SHOW
AT FRANKFORD TO
BE RECORD MAKER
Many Skippers of the Dela
ware River Section Are to
Enjoy Anniversary Celebration.
"On to Salem" is the slogan today of
th yachtsmen of the different clubs af
filiated with the Delaware River yacht
Racing Association. .More than "0 boats,
ranging In size from the llttlo open boat
to the SO-foot cruiser, will run down th
Delaware Illver at different Intenals of
th" day. The fleet of the Trenton Yacht
Club Is already on Its wav, while the 1
craft making up the fleet of the Camden
JIotorbo.it Club were ordered tu b under
way at ; o'clock this afternoon. The
fleets from the Wisslnomlng, the Ke
stone and the Columbia Clubs got away
thfci morning Seie.ral boats will leave
the Norrlstown Motorboat Club nnd the
FUt Rock Motorboat 'lub, on the upper
Schuylkill River, this afternoon.
Commodore Waddington will meet the
different club fleets ns they arrive off the
wharf of the Salem Rod. Oun and Yacht
Club. It is "anniversary day." and oil
inds of sports will bo on the day's pro.
gram A dinner will he followed b a
moker. The return will be made to
morrow . Commodore Cartledge. of tho Keystone
' Yacht Club. Tacony, has Just returned
from a trip on his cruiser, the Margue
rite II, to Leon. Md.
Secretary William l Jackson, of the
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11 entries nave dhi recejvea "y tne U"'
g-atta Committee for the speedboat races
on Saturday, OotoUur 3.
Entries for the championship speed"
raes nf the Dehiware River Yncht TL-ic.
Jns Association .Saturday. October 1, are !
. t n n4 Ii)i4lnjltrinir nnlm - l . I
cumins in i4-i i-wiui ij nw
&nd exciting finishes.
MEREDITH IN MATCH RACE
Will Meet Homer Baker in Special
Half Mile Today
NEW YORK. Sept K -The 93d annual
s.utumn track and field games and ladles'
day of the New York Athletic Club will
be held at Travera Island thla afternoon
In a measure the games will be a final
try-out for the senior metropolitan cham
pionships at Celtic Park on next Satur
day. Of especial interest to all athletic
enthusiast! will be the special match race
at rSO yard between Homer Baker, half
mile champion of England and the
I'nlted States, and Ted Meredith. This
race will be started Immediately aft-
the sprite
Entry List Is Heaviest in His
tory of Club, Which To
day Stages Its Fifth An
nual Event.
The fifth annual oil-breed dog show of
the Kensington Kennel Club at the Feven
Stars Hotel, Frankford. todav. brought
on of the heaviest entries in the history
of tho ,-lub.
The ffllclal to pass out the awards at
this ehibition are as follows: Harrj
Rushton. Kngllsh, French and miniature
bulldogs. Fred Smith. I'edarhuist, I I.,
all terriers, inrtuding Airedales, except
those otherwise mentioned; John ni.uk
wooq, Tienton. X. .1.. collies; Charles
Rers, Frankford, pointois, setters and
heag!; Poitor tjartmaii, PhiUdelphia,
St. Dcrnnrds, tlreat Danes and li-.i.in
wolfhounds Jlis. V. V. .Macl.eo.l. Phiia
delphia. white toy poodles, ma :t me ter
riers. Yorkshire terriers and Pomeranians,
and .luseph Bietheilok, of I'urby. all re
maining meeds.
Xearlv '.10 specials were offored for the
!J oieeds repiesented ijuIIm a few of
theke spei-Ials were for Kntfllsh bulldogs,
with th- whitf 105- inoIes running a
i-l-)e itinwK Ther weie ul.o many
valuable piiiek offered foi Alredulis. '
CAREY GETS AN EVEN BREAK
By EDWARD R. BUSHNELL
The I'nlvetslty of Pennsylvania football j
team will get its first test of real grid- '
Iron battle this afternoon when the Red
nnd nine lines up against Gettysburg
in the Initial game of tho season. It
required a conference of coaches Inst
night to decide definitely on the Quaker
line-up. and before they announced who
would start the game they carefully an
alyzed the work nf all the players. After
posting the names of the eleven starters
tho coaches gave all the others the en
couraging nssumnce that practically
every man on the varsity squad would
have a chance to demonstrate his ability.
What the men do in today's game won't
decide their fate definitely, but It will
go a long way In deciding the line-up
1 for the next struggle.
I Pennliinln's management expects to
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that in spite of the war nnd the dMre
of most Amrilcans; to bo economical this
I fall there has been an unusual demand
I for seats The authorities were worried
I on this point inrgelv because of the rals
J ing of dues from five dollars to ton dol
, lars for both undergraduates nnd alumni.
1 Rut up till yesterday the sale of season
tickets and membership hooks for both
students and alumni had exceeded any
corresponding ale in previous years.
Therefore, thev reasoned, thero is a big
interest on the part of the public to see
what the eleven will do this year.
The greatest Interest In the work of
the seliTtion committee of coaches was
to Irani the eumpn.sitlon of the back
field for the Initial game It will conslit
of Irwin nt iiunrterhnck Hughes and
Jones at halfback and Motfltt at fullback.
Irwin was honored with the quarterback
!! id-muse of his experience anil his
punting abllltv. At the same time Tt.illnn
and Merrill will get a olmnee to show
what they can do both in running the
team and Individual work.
Hughes won the right to start at ha'f
baek because of the really sensational
plaving he has been doing all week. He
has demonstrated that either ns an end
runner or open field runner he Is the best
on the squad and threads his way
through Un opposing back field with
muh the skdl and cleverness that dis
tinguished Mercer. Jones and Motfltt.
who wii pl.i Ivilfbaek and fullhiek re
spectively, were members of last year's
scrub tenm and tho coaches know what
they ean d"- I
This llre-up makes no provision for ,
Av-r. last vear a regular hnlfbaek. The ,
' caches figured that Avry. who onl ic- 1
potted on Monday, hadn't had enough
RULE CHANGES NOTED
There are several Important changes
In the football rules for 1914 which
spectators should bear In mind as
they watch today's game on Frank
lin Field.
1. Conches must take seats on tht
players' benches. They arc no longer
permitted to walk up and down the
side lines.
2. The kick-out from the 20-yard
tine following the making of a safety
or a touchback has been abolished.
After such plays the ball must be
put In scrimmage on the 20-yard liny.
3. A fourth omclnl, the field Judge,
has been added, His appointment,
however. Is optional and he will prob
ably be used only In the big games.
He acts as an assistant to the ref
eree nnd linesman.
A. A player, finding that he cannot
make a forward pass successfully Is
no longer permitted to throw the ball
on the ground and claim an "uncom
pleted" forward pass. This Is penal
ized by a loss of 10 yards.
R. Teams are not allowed to en
croach on the neutral territory In
making shift plays.
6. A free kick which hits the goal
posts nnd bounds back Into the field
becomes a touchback.
T. Hiding a player on the side
lines, under the pretext of fixing his
shoe, where he may be In position
to tnke a long pass to the side and
have a clear field for a touchdown,
a form of deception frequently tried
hut rarely successful, has been
dashed as "unsportsmanlike con
duct." The other changes In the rules are
comparatively unimportant nnd re
fer for. the most part to the for
ward pass.
A Number of College Foot
ball Squads Are Primed
for Action Today Prince
ton Meets Rutgers; Har
vard vs. Bates.
will statt as football names this afternoon.
.Although the eason was opened officially
Lift v. eek when the Carlisle Indiana met and
dufejled AlbrlBht. the atrurslea today will
he watched with keenest Interest by the en
thutlads throughout the eountry. Practically
even- "no of the larger colleges will be repre
sented In the ernes. The weather man has
promised clear sWea and brisk Bind, and
under fair conditions a good line may be had
on sivcrnl of the teams.
Harvard, Princeton, Yale. Pennayhanla, Cor
nell, Partmcuth. Brown, L'arllile. Syracuse and
Colgate nil! rend their elevens Into action.
Chief Interest, perhaps, centres In the meet
ins of Pilnceton and Kutgem at Osborne Field,
In Princeton Keraemhetlng the tight of last
iar, when Princeton won by a keorc of 14 to
3. the Tiser l primed and read Critics pre
dict that the team from New llrunsntck will
gle a most creditable account of itself.
i Kosttr ftinfnrd. assisted by Ted t'oy and
I!ob tiree, has drilled the Valo sistem Into
the Itutgers quad and the hoys hae shown
eme high-grade football In practice.
Princeton has come along with a rush In
the last ueelc. The roaches hac deoted
much time and attention to the open play,
and It Is expevtcd that the forward pa lll
play Its part In the Tteer attack
Of second Importance Is the meeting of th
t'nlversliy of Pittsburgh and Cornell at Ithaca.
Pittsburgh ran riot oer Cornell last ear and
won hi the score of 20 to T. However, Ir.
a'g,
Substitute for yeJle Hojds Freddy .lrk to warrant sUrtlng him. but le will
Kelly to Draw
Fled Velle of Boston, ro fused to meet
Freddy Kel!, of ibis cit.. in the wind-up
at th.. Henineton A. '. 4t night, whon
the Utter turned the stales ot 142 pound
Instead of M, at frhji-h the match uat.
ma4s An effort was nwde to have- Tom
my Carey meet Velle, but Carey wa also
U heavj to meet the Uotton boy, and
wa pitied against Kell. They boxad sis
unitifert'gting rounds with honors about
even at the cmJ
Fre-lcly Uratton, of M&nayunb, and Jack
Farrelt, uf the 11th Word, put up tho iiest
b.iut f the night. Uscli scored tw knock
downs una at the end of a tierce contest,
neither could claim the honois. although
Fariell was tired at the finish and vub
holding on. In the preliminaries. Mike
paly had the better of Eddie t'avanaug-h.
Johnnv McKee was tested by Harney Mc
Farland and Tommy Dixon liad the worst
of six lounds witli Kid West.
Grays Win International Flag
PROVIbBM B. R 1. Sept 26 -Provi-dence
b d featins Halmnui- esterd.i.
iapturel the lnieriiition.il league pen
nant Tho reason duei not end until Sun-d-iy.
but Provtd' nee will 'laj Its last game
today.
get Into the same later, probablv to be
paited wtth Meirill when Avery would do
the punting.
The line is made up entirely of last
war regulars 01 substitutes with two
exception The exi options are N'orwald,
uhu will lluv left tackle, and Iloile who
will pl.i centre. Hut both of these men
played on their freshman team last year
so thai the coaches haven't any tears
about Ihem. Beelbdch, and Koons will
p'ay the ends: Harris will be Nurwald's
running mate at ta-kle: Itussell and Cap
tain Journeay will bo the guards, and
Borle tne pivot nun.
The dunces a:e that at least t'iree men
will he tried out for eer line position,
uiovldi-d Oettjsburg doesn't prove unex
pectedly dangeruu The man who will
attract th most interest in the forward
line Is porizas, the Creek Uorlzas has
been !! earnest student of the game and
seems to have absorbed It rapidl If his
knowledge of the game should be com
mensurate wltn his strength and speed lie
would be J n All-American tackle or guard
t'lig year
The man igemi nt believes that its de
cision to number the playeis will prove
f the r. ,,ut brlp to the p'jblit- hvery
player o. lithet side will wear a number
j sewed to hs ierse
One r Tin-.j au-i tn-rt football teams await
the (brill t ssi of tb referee's whistle which
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Al Sharpe'e sy6tem has worked many changes
for the better, and Cornell will take tho field
with an established system of attack and de
fense, and It Is more than Hkoly that the
defeat of last year will bo wiped out.
Wounds that bleed and at times open may
be healed at New- Haven when Yalo will trot
out on the gridiron to face the warriors of
the University of Maine. Last season Malno
played Yale to a standstill and held it to a
scoreless tie.
For the most part the other games will bo
merely tryouts for the larger elevens. Har
vard, with nine veterans, bids fair to run riot
over tha llatca team, while l'innslvnnla
should have llttlo trouble with liutsaburs.
Dartmouth, too, anticipates II. tie trouble from
Massachusetts Agricultural College,.
New York I'nlverelt will i.i'e .-I. Stephen's
at Ohio Field with inon tnan un even chuncu
to elan the rica.,011 with a vktor, while Ford
ham will travel to Washington, there to
cr.tpplc with tAorgctunn.
I'MNtTiTON. Sept. M. I'tl-icelon varklty
rai tlnoush signals nio..thl je.ttrday after
noon, 'lliete vvus no st.rlnimarfe. Prlnveton may
In1 exj'ted to show an open Knn, with nu
merous forward passes nnd kicks. Who will
have the Hrst tall ti the backfleU ts not sure,
hut !iff. Iioollltle. IM-Ig,:s. ih'lnii I. 1 II,. ott
ann F. Trenknian will r. ,eivi (t tleiiKe Thi
line will take the Meld with ohe.i and llioun,
ends. Captain llalltn and Mclean, t.u'kles,
llos or Hhonk and Foster or K. Trenkman,
guards, Noursc, centre, and Gllek or Kber
stadt, quarter.
NEW HAVKN, Sept. SO. A Ions signal drill
with the line-up whh-h will probahl) start the
gime today occupied the ultentlon of the Yale
football squad sesterday afternoon, Alnsworth
did not Play bei-auae of a slight Injury and
Easton was at halfback In his place. Cornell
has water on the knee. The line-up was Illg
glnhotham and Church, ends; Tnlbott and Von
Wholt, tackles; Oakcs and Sheldon, guards,
Wlle, centre; Wilson, quarterback; Knowlti,
left halfback, Easton, right halfback, Legore.
fullback.
CAMllHItxlB, Mnss . Sept. W. Harvatd was
on the field for an hour jtsterdaj woiklng
on klekoffs, puntouts and running up and down
the held under punts. Mahan and Ilrlckley
practised drop kicking and then afier a brisk
romp up and down the Held on the plays that
will he used again, ilatcs tod.ij. the regulars
were dismissed, Against Hates Cowen. a line
man, will be unable to play. Ho ban to past
at, oral examination In college. Ills place has
Ken taken by F. Wlthlnston. tackle on the
substitutes. On defence Pennock will bo hblft
ed from right guard to left The line-up will
be Coolldge. left end. Trumbull, left tuclile;
T. Wlthlngtnn. left guard, Soticj. ventre;
Pennock, right guard. Morgan, right tackle.
iUrdwck. right end: Ixignn. quarterback,
Itradlee snd Mahan, halfbacks, and Ilrlckley,
fullback.
ITHACA. Sept. ia -Cornell faces a f.mnldx.
hie early season foe today In Pittsburgh,
which beat Cornell 2i to T last jear Munslek
and Mi-Cutcheon will he out of the line-up.
their place being taken by hnyder and Andtr
ton. The hackfleld wll he strengthenod b
the return of Collyir at fullback. The big
fellow could not play against I'rslnus, but Is
now In shape.
SOI'TH nKTHI.KHFM. Pa-. Sept. J -I-hlth
nnds herself In the predicament "f pa),
ing a practically green team ajalnst Franklin
and Marshall In the opening game today. onl
live veterans being left.
WF-vr POINT. Fcpt. '.'d -The Army wrnl
through sn hour's practice sesterday after
noon There were dunim scrimmages only,
for the voaihes hnve planned a t.lg workout
for the week-end .'rill today Hodgson, rord.
Hocl-cr Hobb and Tlmberlake participated
m a r.unllng duel. Hodgson wan best
VnNsI'OI-I.-'. ept. . A Navy team was
made up of exierlenced players whh-h might
be lonsilercd a tintatlve nrst team, and a
numoi-rs of Pl's ere d reeled by Ialion
On long r"pla)s. Falling, the Ids halfback
of Ust stir, did moM of the passing and got
off orne long and accurate ones. The han
dling of th ball was gooi, considering th
earl) period
PERSONAL TOUCHES IN SPORT
Since bascbull first became a game
"piano legs" has been tho name for guys
with hefty plus. From California up to
Jlalne they've used it time and time again
on geeks with wldebuilt shine. I guess
you fnns'U all agree that monaker fits
Birdie Crce. that comeback on the Tanks.
For Blrdio Is the peer today of all tho
guys who have that way of runnln' all
to shanks.
But Birdie's legs don't get him much.
It's more tho way ho swings that crutch
for onetime peerless Chance. His wal
lops have the safe hit sound an' when
he whirls his stick around the fielders
Mart to dance. The Yanks don't stnek
well In the race, but that ain't Birdie
Frank's disgrace. He gives 'cm all he's
got. He Just keeps up his lusty biff
It doesn't seem to matter If the whole
team goes to pot.
Frank got his start In Washington. Xot
T). C no, we mean the one In J. K.
Tener's Ftate. This chunky little gent
came through an1 went up to the Xew
York crew in nlnetcen-hundrcd-clght.
J-nst year Chance thought he'd got too
slow nn' rihippcd htm down to old Balto.
This year Chance thought again. He
thought he'd better change his mjnd. So
once moie Frnnkle Crce was signed by
Frnnk'o Chance's pen. Copyright by A.
II. Corrlgan.
"Gunboat" Hmlth and "Cyclone John
ny" Thompson have been matched to
light dx rounds next Monday night nt
th- Duiniesne Garden, Pittsburgh, nnd
the i-porlsmen of that section should be
In their glory. On paper this promised
battle Is the beet that has come to our
uttcntlon for some tlnte.
Battling Nelson has allowed the war In
Europe to go to his head and wants to
fight ugain.
Imagine old Methusaleh with his beard
down to his knees and his locks of snowy
whiteness all ailppllng In the breeze;
his face all rough with wrinkles, such as
garnish any sage, his eyes all red and
iheumv from his most exceeding age
Imagine this description, and there you
arc, blng! blng! with n picture of Bat
Nelson as he totters In the ring.
Heie Is tho evidence that the Braves'
pitchers are cracking:
September 23 James, 3; Cincinnati. 2.
September 25 James. ; Clnclnnntl, 3.
September 24 Rudolph, 6; Cincinnati, 0.
September 25-Iludolph, 2; Cincinnati, 0.
Those St. Louis Browns are up to their
old tricks of "busting" winning streaks.
ANN sftlion. Mich.. cpi.
CAPTAIN TOBIN, OF STATE
COLLEGE
Well-known Pittsburgh football
player, who is eaer to make a place
on State's ,914 gridiron band. He is
a quarterback.
if).- Michigan's
siuad hid a long signal drill yesterday. The
lnlur tu McNamara. substitute quartcrbnk
Is n ore serious than supposed, and Trainer
FarTwli doe not exicci nun w is u ,t,
for a wvvk at tht lcust.
I IIiii!iI3Sf"B. hept. 2. Final practice at
Urown was largily on slgmls. punting forma
tion passing th rail and fake pnsse Clarke
i and Murph)-. iuartrbark. showed up well.
j llothwlll be In today's game with Norwich.
ORWI.E P-. Pept 2 -The Carlisle In
dians play Ihelr flrl Important game of th
season toda) at Clarksburx. W Va against
tha Weslevan College eln of that Stat,
which Is blng coached by Carlisle's former
quarterback Frsnk Mount Pleasant. Coach
Warner put the 2ft men lie Is takin to Clarks
burg through a brief run over the signals
before leaving.
njrTTON. N 1 Sept. M. Hsmllton Col-1-ge
roel . Stephen1 here today Captain
IaiFori has been shifted from hi position
last season at tackle to fullback, while I'ope,
star aaUU4.k. Is sow at nd.
THE GOLFERS' AFTERMATH
A recent Incident calls to mind several
repetitions of the unusual that occurred In
tho Mala tournament. Ill four Instance
matches were lost on the ISth green, which
In this case was the ninth, and each matth
was won and Most under similar clrtum
stanoes. Hath players drove the green which tall
for a niashls shot. In each Instance the man
whi was ono down putted first and hung on
the edge of the cup for a sure three. This
inada It neoessar) for the man who was ono
up to get a two or a three to win tho match.
In all cases the two was tried for and re
sulted In kmklng the opponent's ball Into
the cup for a two, while the "puttee." If th
word mny be used, had to take a three and
the matches were all njuared.
The final match In the St. David's tourna
ment between Howard W. Perrln. of the
Merlon CrUket Club, and J SI. Thompson,
ef the Sprlnghaven Country Club, was one of
til most cxi'iilng of the season, liolh men
had hern solng.niong steadily, anil at the turn
Perrln vvbb one up He then accumulated a
lead of threo holes, hut by perfect work on
the last three holes Thumpson squared the
match and an extra hole had to be, plastd.
Claying the first again Thompson skied hi
drive, while 1'irrln made a supreme effort
and drove a Ireniendomls long ball down the
middle of tho course The bunker that guard
tho green kept Thompson from plasing a
brass! In a last elfort to gel home and he
played an Iron around the bunker, but it was
short und 1'errln. b a perfect mashlc shot,
landel well up on lie green, making a four
almost nlsnlutrly tertain. Thompson's ap
proach was too hard and with It his last hope
went a-gllmnierlng. It was a beautifully
fought contest.
Alexander II Flndlay. the pioneer of golf
In IhU country and known to his many friends
as "Abe." It still plaving a game that will
rank with tho be tt. N t long g.;o ho negoti
ated the IS holes at the Sprlnghaven Country
'tub In 74. which Is about as good as any
b.vdy could well ask for Trobably one of the
best shot that Flndlay ever pulled off was
on the Wooland coure at Auburndale. Mass.,
Dulmel's home course Tho hole was of the
dog-leg variety. It seems, like the fourth, as
the writer recalls It and the second shot had
to l' a long one and had t run around a
corner of the woods to And the green Flnd
lay' second shot w-a played with a cleek and
a deliberate slUv that ent the ball circling
around the woods und allowed it to come to
rest oil the edgo of the green. It was a
muster shot by a master of the game.
The defeat of Francis Oulmet at th nreen
which Country Club's annual Invitation tourna
ment on Tuesday was rather unexpected, but
one of the surprises that I likely to happen
at any time und to any person Oulmet wa
no his gam) and hi opponent was "playing
hi head off.' to borrow a familiar expression
It I on of th i nance that noted golfer
take when they play In tournament after
tournament and It I safe to ay that Oulmel
took hi defeat philosophically and smilingly,
ui course, most peopi would rather win than
lose, but these upsets are a part of tbe gam
and generally accepted as such.
The Boston Red Sox, nursing a faint
pennant hope, tackled tho Browns yes
terday and were thrown back for a 10 to
1 loss.
Tho Browns broke "Walter Johnson's
winning streak last year. They broka
the Washington team's winning streak,
broke Johnson's rimless record, beat tha
Naps out of tho 150S pennant nnd hava
performed other stunts along the same
lines.
The "pop-eyed" Dodgers have won ten
games In a row. Do they think this Is
Juno? 1
Despite the fact that Lajole and Waga
ner have been "replaced" by a dozen
youths, It's a pretty safe bet they'll ba
back at their old stations next year.
Stanley Root, the former Penn croj
country champion, who has In late years
been running under the colors of the
Mercury A. C. has been engaged to as
sist Coach Orton In developing the Red
and Blue's hill and dale men. Root Is
a great student of the running game and
will be a valuable asset to I'enn.
The National Commission will soon
have to change Its draft rules, inasmuch
as the Importers arc now out of business.
If yesterday's crowd nt the Phllly park
Is a fair sample of what Is to be for
the rest of the season. Cravat h need
have no fear thnt he will hit any spec
tators with homo tun drives In tha
bleachers.
Klther the National Commission or tha'
Baseball Writers' Association should
piomulgate somo definite rule with re
gard to tho leading batsman of tha
leagues. It Is not fair for Ty Cobb to
be awarded this honor year after year
when he participates In so few games,
comparatively speaking. This year Cobb
will not have been In many more than'
half the games, while such players as
Kddle Collins nnd Joe Jnckson are Ire
nearly every contest. Kddlo has missed
only one game this year, hence he de
serves more for batting .333, for exam
ple, than Cobb does for hitting at tha
rate of .3K.". Somo definite number of
games should ho set. 135 would not ba
too many, and If a man did not play In
that number of tests he should not ba
considered.
"Wild Bill" Donovan led the Trovl
dence club at a fast clip this season,
and after n grueling race has won out.
The veteran pitcher Is rated as the best
manager In the International I.eagu,
with the exception of "Jack" Dunn.
ROPED ARNA NOTES
Jack Mriiulgan's show for tonight at tha
National A. O. looks llko a ivell-b-iUmei
one and one that Is likely to produce plenty
of excitement for the fans Al McCov tha
sencatlonul middleweight, who was t" hal"
boxed Jack McOarron. I reported III and un
able to fulfil! hi engagement, and In hi
place McCuliran has secured Knoekut Baker,
Ilia Wilmington hoy. Willie Schaeffer. a Ne
York boy. and Willie llouck, of Mount Airy,
two hiinl-hlttlng lightweights, are carded for
tho eml-wlniliip in the other boms llstry
tireh. of Pittsburgh, will meet Ja.-k Fink, in
saline- Harry Ilesom. nf Denver, will mix wltB
Rummy Meeker, of this rlty and Jlm'jo"
Naulty and Tommy Hudson will ojen t"
show.
"Snowy" miter, the Australian promoter. I
getting up a monster fistic carnival to
held In the biggest stadium In Vustralia. !
proceeds nf which are to go to the war tuna.
Ilakr expects tu turn in several thousands ot
dollars.
Tho bantamweight tllle holder Kid 'vri
llaniB. of llaltliiiure. will we more show nn
skill in I he roped arena on Monday night wlin
Kll Herman a hi opponent Williams Is on
of the miwt rnpular llttlo fellows who ever
oIiommI here, mul he won that popularity cr
the lean snd clever way he has fought ah "
contests. During last sea.on lie won seven
lights at Olvmpla. The boy he defeated were
Jtihnn) Hughe. Harry Smith. Frankle Jlr
lev. fiattling Il-ddy of New York sou11
nisgin. the fast little fellow from thli city,
and Lrfiulhlana. and only two weeks ajto n
again defiate.l the latter Herman hJi.
but twice here last season, but In buin ris
'ot.test with Al Nelson und Young ljesl"J
he dlsplaicd class enough to Justify him m
asking and receiving a rharre at the 'n
lion Thai the match tneels with in '"
provai ot tne patrons or in noun ,,.-
this city, und ev-vn from out of town is p''
denced bv the fact that nearly every sat
in
the house has filreA.lv been soil b.a.119
ti'Keefe and Iiutih llrundt. of New Y .ik jjr
to meet In the ml-wlndup und In i h. ,".',
bout Young Hlggln face Jimmy Murray
New York, for the econd time this '""
Jack Campbell, of Tioga, face Kddle Kb";
or Southvvark. und Young Wl'sun lavkic
Charley HejLt
Joe Itorrell. whi I to shortly make a West
ern lour where he Is t box live limes for
Tom Andrews, will meet Frank laijan "!
city In the wlndup at the "..ticv 'priiiss
Park Arena. I unraster l'o . nexi Tnursday
n'ffhr TIiIh ninl.'h wan orielnallV oaiv
Leei, between Jack Iilllon and 1 og4ii
Dillon canceled the engagement
tut
Opening of' Football heomn Today
University of Pennsylvania
vs.
Gettysburg College
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