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OTDRRGREDIRON BATTLE SURE WHENPENlN WARRIORS MEET GETTYSBURG TODAY
CINCINNATI REDS
CLASH WITH PHILS
IN DOUBLE BILL
TIMELY SPOUT SKETCHES AS THEY APPEALED TO THE CARTOONIST
LOOKS L1K&1T MIGHT
op. WRESTUER. WITH
Or4E. OF THOSE PORTABUE'
VEST POCKST
First Game Begins This
Afternoon at 1 :30 o'Clock.
Tuesday's Contest Has
Been Called Off by the
Management.
Owing to the demand for double
headers the Phllly management has ar
ranged with Manager Hcrzog, of the
Cincinnati Ileds, to stage a double en
gagement this afternoon at the Phila
delphia ball park The first same will
be called at 1.3) o'clock
There was no postponed game with
the Reds, but the ontcst which is on
the books for Tuesdn was moved up.
This will give the locals a much-needed
lest and an ort-day Tuesdav It will,
however, leave the rabid fan without
a. place to while away his leisure after
noon hours.
Now that the Giants are really out of
the race, the only thing of IntereM bo
fore the series begins Is the test be
tween the Athletics and the Nntlo t al
League leaders for the honor of "dis
tancing their respective second opponent.
Today the Braves hive a one-game . tit
vantage In this respect, as Ite WW
Elephants are onlv leading the Red fcox
by six and a half games, but the per
centage of the Mackmen Is just SS point.
Wgher than that of the vVh,n
which should not be ov "looked w hen
tho two clubs are compared for the
world's series.
While there has been much Ulk about
the secrecy of the draft this season,
nothing omclal concerning this matter
was given out until yesterdav. when the
National Commission gave out ne ,
ment that It would not publish the draft
list. However, the commission went oh I
i ... .c-. .... .ma nn restriction put i
XO SaS lilac c.:n ....- - -
on the Individual clubs, who were il
liberty to give out this Information If
they chose
Brooklyn Is 'till winning. They com
pleted their tenth successive Jctor- jes
terday when they crushed the I Irntes.
It now appears that Manager McGraw
will put his foot down on the Propoea
series between the Giants and the High
landers, which was to have been "taped
at the Polo Grounds lmmcdlatelv follow -.
... .!. f thn tnnlnr leieuc soason
In the event that neither won a pennant
McGraw now is reported to have said
that he will not let his men plav be-
a, 4M . Tvin the nennant
cause wn-- "" "" , .. .
Just how he would have arranged that
series If they had won is difficult to see.
Lebanon Practices Today
ivvvi! 1.E Pi. Sept SO Members of the
lAanVn ValW te-im heM th-ir first P-acttce,
Ier the Indian ..mr Thursdiv vs the
U of an appeal midc to thr- " ''7 , hl'
at rhf-nel bv Cn-ich Ouer. 40 candMates re
sponded for pr-ictlcr in 1 th .rk ce-ier..v
Va .better thin at anv time ttil. -'a-nn
mmc In scheduled todis but next week
the tnT Veet, the flrllslr In.lUn ne-erv"
and the following f Tins" "'. 0. ' , .,
mime of the mr with rnvnklln an I Marshall
New songs am! cheers ire heinc prepared for
this game in.l i "pw lal tar will cam the
nroterx to Lim alter
Lebanon Academy Report
AN'NVILM:. Pi "ept 20 -The vartt team
of Lcbinon Vnllev V-1 lems -tarted It. flrt
real work vecr when rr1mmage wixa hein
. . Aft rrs. . H . ma . ri t.4lHlf na
hare reported fir the tram
YACHTSMENTOBE
GUESTS OF SALEI
ROD AND GUN CLUB
67?5
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VXMATVSTHE. IDEA OF THOSE
NEvV PILLOW THINGS p
3AFETV FlF2ST-r
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, III, Sept M -All doubt or
to the ability of the Athletics to come
through with tho pennant flying this
car was dispelled when the Red Sox
were smothered by the Browns nnd Rob
ert Shaw key was gaining a vlctorv here
for his champion comrades This after
noon the Ma;ks will how at Comlskev
Ptik for tho last time until next sea
son Pesplto the cold wave, a huge
crowd Is evpected out toda to bid the
Macks farewell.
Connie Mack has not been holding his
plu.vers back, according to one of the
turn who Is in close touch with the man
agsMient. Ho has been striving to win
evrj game possible, not 'onlv bt cause
the.v feared the, Red So a trifle, but be
ciuse they wanted to clinch the flag at
ar early date and then do their resting
for the aeries.
Judging from the wav the two clubs
are going In their respective league,
the Athletics and Uravts will official!)
viln the pennant at Just about the same
tl-m . hence neither will hav th ad
vantage over th other In the mattei of
f ttlng In shapi. i"or the garnet
Ban Johnson has aereed with Garry
le-:mann and the -cric.-i will not begin
until October 5 Johnson wanted It to
start a dty earlier.
Xet Wednesday the National Commis
sion will meet In Philadelphia to ai range
a'l of the details of the series It has
a I rend v ben innnuncd that the ".ile of
tlckit fot thr crftnes in Philadelphia
wll l left in I"hn Millie s hands while
a reprc nt itl nf the I'lniKlin will
ait as tlck-t -.rii. r , ril In Boston
KENSINGTOiSHOW
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JUMPER CRANE TO
BE VALUABLE MAN
FOR PENN'S SQUAD'
Holder of World's Interschm
lastic Record Will Brj
Most Welcome Sincd
Crack High Jumpers Arq
Scarce. i
Albert Crane, of Tafeoma, holder ej
the world's IntcrscholaBtlc high jump
record, has reported to Track Coach
Orton at tho University of Pennsylva
nla. Crane Is a high Jumper of note
having broken tho Intcrscliolastlc record
at Tacoma last year under tho auspice
of tho Amateur Athletic Union H
Jumped 6 feet 2 Inchos.
Crane has figured In several high
Jumping- contests along the Paclflo
coast At Chicago last year ho won.
first place In the Intcrscholastlc high
Jump. He promises to break some o
the colle&lato records In this event.
Crane played end on tho Tacoma High
School football team, but does not In
tend to play this year.
Crane's stylo of high Jumping1 Is -what
Is termed "straight over," which con.
slsts of a running high Jump and dlr.
"Ted" Meredith, world's holder of th
qunrler-mlle record, roturned to Pcnn
yesterday morning. Meredith Is In tho
pink of condition.
Lawrence B. Huston, captain of Penn'sj
cross-country team, has Issued a call for
candidates to report noxt Tuesday. This
order Includes varsity men as well as
freshmen. Donald Ltpplncott, captala
of the track team, has also Issued a.
call.
OOTMU
GRIDIRON NEWS GLEANED FROM COLLEGES
Pennsylvania and Gettysburg
to Furnish Gridiron Fire- ;
works at Franklin
This Afternoon in
Big Local Test.
Field
First
Many Skippers of the Dela
ware River Section Are to
Enjoy Anniversary Cele
bration. "On to Salem" Is the slogan tod-iy of
the yachtsmen of the different clubs af
filiated with the Uelinare River Yacht
Racing Association More than TO boats,
ranging In slie from the little open boat
to the SO-foot cruiser, will run down the
Delaware River at different Intervals of
th" day The fleet of the Trenton Yacht
Club Is already on Us way. while tho 15
craft making up the fleet of th Camden
Mo tor bout Club were ordered to be under
way at S o'clock thlM afternoon. The
fleets from the Wsslnomlns, the Kev.
stone and the Columbia Clubs got away
thfci morning Several boats will leave
the N'orrlitoun JIotorbo.it Club and the
Flat Rock Motorboat f'luh, on the upper
8chulkill River, this afternoun
Commodore Waddington will meet the
different club fleets as the arrive off the ,
wharf of the Salem Rod, Clun and Yacht
Club It Is "annlveriary day, ' and all i
Kinua oi BjinriB vwii uo mi nil ua a iiru.
Itrani A dinner will be followed by a
smoker The return will bo made to
morrow Commodore lUrtledge. of the Kejgtone
Yacht Club, Tacon, has Just returned
from a trip on his cruiser, the JUnjue
rlte II. to I-eon. Md
Entry List Is Heaviest in His
tory of Club, Which To
day Stages Its Fifth An
nual Event.
secretary 'William U Jatkson, of the
Norrlntown Motorboat '"tub reports that
Jl entries have been received by the Be.
jatta Committee fur the speedboat races
on Saturday October 3
Kntrles for the championship spen).
races of the Delaware River Yacht Ua'
Ing Association Saturday, October 10, are
coming In and Indications point to cloe
and exciting finishes
MEREDITH IN MATCH RAGE
Will Meet Homer Baker in Special
Half Mile Today
NEW YOKK. Sept :" -The Md annual
utunin track and Held games und ladles'
dy of the New York Athletic Club will
be held at Travers Island this afternoon
In a measure the Karnes will be a llnal
try-out for the senior metropolitan cham
pionships at Celtic Park on next Satur
day, Of especial interest to all athletic
enthusiasts will be the special match race
at (64 yards between Homer Kaker. half
mile champion of England and the
llHlul Qnu twt Ta.I Vf -0,l 1 1 V, Tt,la
race will be started Immediately aft' I
the eprli- I
The fifth annual all-breed do,; show of I
the Kenilngton Jvennel Club at the Seven
Stars Hotel, Frnnkford, today, brought
on of the hcavleDt entries In the history
of the Uub ,
Tho ctliclals to puss out the awards at
this exhibition aro as follows: Harr
Ilukhton, Bullish, r'remh and miniatur
bulldogs, Fred Smith, Ccdarhurst, I. I
till terrier, including A'redales, except
those othoruUe mentioned. John Olaik
woo., Trenton, X J , collies, Cliarl-s
Djer?, Frnnlifo.d, pointers, setters and
beagles. Doctor Haitman, Philadelphia
ht. Ucrnards, Great Panes and Kuainn
wolfhound Mrs. W W, MacUeod. Phila
delphin white toy poodU-s, maltese tt r
rlcrs Yorkshire terriers und Pomeranians,
and losrph Hr thfii'k. of Darby, all re
maining breifdii
S'early J(M jpecUls were offored for the
3; breuds repinnted Quite a few of
these spi'laii. inert for HniilUh bulldogs,
with the wmte lov poodles running u
chiise winml Tb r wilt also mail)
valuable piik offer.it for Alrduh'S
CAREY GETS AN EVEN BREAK
Substitute for Yelle Holds Freddy
Kelly to Draw,
Tied Yflle of Ho, nn. irfii lo meot
Freddy MU nt ihl ntv, In the wind-up
al the KenMiislnn V ' lat nljlit. when
the Utter turned the .-.tale J at UJ pounds
inktcad of K. at hih the maich nai
mode. An effort vyaf mad to have Tom
my 'ry inset Aeile, but ore wan also
too hea to in! i h iiotton boy, and
wad pitted iiBHlnst Ktll They bused six
unin'ertstint. rounds with honors about
even at the erd
Freddy itrutlon, or Maiiavunk, uiwi Jack
Kan ell, of tho ITth Waixi, put up the best
buut of the mght Uaili scored two b noils -dowivi
and at the end ot a nerce contest,
neither could claim the honoi i, ulthuugh
Pariell was tired at the flnitb and wak
holding on In the preliminaries. Mike
Daly had the b-ttei of fcMdle t'avanautrli,
Juhnnv Mi Ivee wa Usted by Harney Jc
ir'arland and Toiiury I'ixon had the worst
ut six lutmd with Ktil West
Grays Win International Flap
IMlOVIJJnNt K It I Sept M -Providence
bv d fitiiirf iialtn lor eelcnla.
aptuiel th- Inurititi nial Lagu. pen
n int Itu u- n d" not cni until ftun
day but I'rovldeuvfc will play its last fame i Pn, Hundred nt thirty football tcaun await
today, 1 the sbriU Uut of tho rcfcrci'a whutle wbuh
By EDWARD R. BUSHNELL
The lTnHerMt of Pennuhanla football
team will get Its first test of real grid
iron bnttlo this afternoon when the Ited
and Hlu lines up against Gettysburg
in the Initial game of the season It
required a conference of coaches last
night to decide definitely on the Quaker
line-up, nnd before thej announced who
would ytart th" game they cirefullv an
alyzid tho work nf all the players After
posting the name3 of tho eleven starters
tho coaches gave all the others the en
couraging assurance that practical
every man on the varsity snuad would
havo a chance to demonstrate his abllltj
Imt the men do In toda's game won't
d"iide their fate definitely, but It will
go a long way in deciding the line-up
for tho next struggle
Pennsylvania's management cpects to
have a banner first-day crowd They snj
that In spite of the war and the dcMre
of most Americans to be economical this
full there has been an unusual demand
for seats The outhorltles were worried
on this point largely because of the rais
ing of dues from five dollars to ten dol
lars for Loth undergiaduntcs and alumni
But up till jesterday the sale of season
tickets and membership books for both
students and alumni hud exceeded any
corresponding .sale In previous cars.
Therefore, they reasoned, there Is a big
Interest on the part of the public to see
what the eleven will do this jenr
Tho greatest Interest In the work of
the snle-ction committee of coaches was
to leurn the composition of the back
Held for the Inltl il game It will consist
of Irwin nt quartei back Hughes and
Jones at halfback nnd Molfltt at fullback
Irwin was honored with tho quarterback
itih because of his eptrlenco und his
punting ability At the same time Itallou
and Merrill will get a chance to show
what thev can do both In running the
team and Individual work.
1 1 u gin s won the right to start at htlf
ba k because of the really semiationil
plating he has been doing all week Hi
has demonstrat"! tnat either as an end
runner or open field runner he Is the best
nn the squad and threads his wa
through an opposing buck Held with
murh the skill and tloverncstt that dis
tinguished Mercer Jon's and Moffltt,
who will play halfback and fullback re-spt-ulvely,
were members of last j ear's
scmb team and tho coaches, know what
the in do
This line-up makes no provision for
Aviv, last vear a regular halfback The
oadies figured that Averv. who onlv re
ported on Monda), hadn't had enough
vtork to utriant starting him, but ! will
jet Into the gamo later probahlv to be
paired with Merrill when Avorj would do
the puntint;
The line is made up entlrelv of Hst
vears rrgulars or substitutes with two
i xceplions The cm options are Xurwald,
who will plav left tuckle, anil fiorle who
will pla centre But both of these men
plad on their freshman team last ear
so that the coaches haven't any fears
about them. Seelbaeli and Koons will
play the ends. Han la Will be Xnru ild a
runnin? mate at tnrfcte, HusspII and Cap
tain Journeay will bo the guards and
Uorle the pivot man
The ihinces ore that ut leuit three men
will be trud out for ever line po<iun
provided 0ttfcburj doesn't prove unex
pectedly dangerous The man who will
uttrait th most Inteiest in the forward
line is Uoriz.is the Urcek Dorlz.is has
been an tamest student of the game and
seem to hivo absorbed It rapiillv If his
knowlrdgi of the game should be mni
im inurat'- Blth bis strength und speed he
would bo an AH-Amerltan tackle or guard
this sear
The mail igf went believes that Its de
cision to number tho plajers will prove
of the gr-atent help to the publli l.ver)
pluvti onlih.-r aide will wear a number
sewed to his ierso
RULE CHANGES NOTED
There arc several Important changes
in the football rules for 1911 which
spectators should bear In mind as
they watch today's game on Frank
lin Field.
1 Coaches must take scats on the
plavers' benches. They are no longer
permitted to walk up and down ths
side lines.
2. The kick-out from the 20-yard
line following the making of a safety
or a touchback has been abolished
After such plays the ball must he
put In scrimmage on the 20-yard lln-.
3 A fourth ofllctal, the field judge,
has been added His appointment,
however, is optional and he will prob
ably be used only In tho big games.
He acts as an assistant to the ref
eree and linesman
4 A player, finding that he cannot
make a forward paBs successfully Is
no longer permitted to throw the ball
on the ground nnd claim an "uncom
pleted" forward pass. This Is penal
l7ed by a loss of 10 yards.
5 Teams are not allowed to en
croach on the neutral territory In
making- shift plas.
6. A free kick which hits the goal
posts and bounds back into the field
becomes a touchback.
7. Hiding ,i pl.iver on the sldo
lines, under the pretext of fixing his
shoe, where he may be In position
to take 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
classed as "unsportsmanlike con
duct." The other changes In the rules are
comparatively unimportant and 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 Malt ." football irames this afternoon
Although the ntuon was opened ofnclnlly
last v. eek when the Cirllle Indiana met and
dtfeilrd Albrleht, the strucsles to.luy will
be watched with keenest Interest by the en
thusiasts throughout the country Practically
every one of tte larger collrgM will bo repre
sented in the cames Tho vuather man has
promlfdl clear skies and brisk lnd and
under fair conditions a sood line may be had
on cral of the teams.
Hartaul, Irlnccton, Yale, Pennsylvania, Cor
nell. Dartmouth Ilrown, Carlisle, Syracuse and
Colgate will stnd their elevens Into action
Chief Interest, perhaps, centrea In tlw meet
Ini of Pilnceton and ItutKura at Oiborno Field,
III Princeton Remembering the right of last
ar when Trlnieton won by a score of It lu
.1, the "liscr Is primed and reads Critics pre
dict that tho team from New llrunswlck will
give a most creditable account of Itself.
(J FoIt !anfonl. assisted by Ted Cos and
Hob Iire has drilled the aie ssMem Into
thr Kutgera squad ami the boss have, shown
w mo hl(.-h-,ruile football In practlio
Princeton has c unu ulong with a rush In
tho last Meek the loaches have devoted
much time and attention lo the ojioii pins,
and It U cxpeited that the forward pa IH
plav Ita part In thr Tiger attack
of wconU Importance la the meeting of the
I nlvcrsity of Pittsburgh and romell at Ithaca
Pittsburgh nn riot over I'ornell last sear ami
won hs the score of 1!0 to 7 Honever, Dr
,-'!vJss,
siA'.&txr?"ima2ft s"i,
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CAPTAIN TOBIN, OF STATE
COLLEGE
Well-known Pittsburgh football
player, who is eager to make a place
on States 1914 gridiron band,
a quarterback.
a
e is
Al Eharpo's system haji worked many changes
for the better, and Cornell will tnkc tho field
with an eHtablUhcil ssstcm of attack and de
fence, and It Is more than likely that ths
defeat of last scar will bo wiped out.
"Wounds that bleed and at times open mas
be heeled at New Haven when Yalo will trot
out on tho gridiron to faco the warriors of
the "nlvcrsity of Jltlne Uiat season Maine
Ilacd Yale to a standstill and held it to a
scoreless tie.
For the most part the other games villi bo
mcrcls trsouts for the larger elevens Har
vard, with nine veterans, bids fair to run riot
over tho Hates team, ulillo Pennsslvanlu
should havo little tioublo with Gcttjsburff.
Dartmouth, too, anticipates little trouble from
Massachusetts Agricultural College.
.New York LTnlverslts will tace at. Stephen's
at Ohlu Held with more than an oven chaneo
to start the season vilth a victory, while Kord
ham will travel to Washington, there to
grapple with Georgetown.
PMNCETOJC, Kept iO -Princeton varsity
rai through signals smoothls seatirday after
noon There was no serlmmage. Princeton may
bo expected to shun an open game with nu
merous forward parses nn 1 kicks. Who will
I have the first call to the buktleld Is not sure,
1 but Ui. Doollttle, L)rlgi,s. Holand, nbbott
and V Trenkman will mi lie a chance 'Ihe
I lino will take tho Held with ahca and Uron,
ends, captain Hallin und .vidian. taeKirn,
Hogs or ."Shenk and Kostel or V. 'Iienkman,
guards, Noursc, centre, and Ullck or Kber
stadt, quarter.
NEW HAVEN, bept. 2tl A long .signal drill
with the Ilne-up which will probabls start the
game todaj occupied the attention of the Yale
football squad jesterdas afternoon Alnnorti
did not plas be-ause of a slight Injury and
Easton was at halfback In his Plaee Cornell
has wuter on the knee The line-up was Hlg
glnbotham and Church, ends, Talboit and von
Wholt, tackles, CMkra and hheldon, guards,
Wslle, centre, Wilson, quarterback. Knonles,
ltft halfback, Easton, right halfback, lgore,
fullback.
CAMHItllXSU, Mass. hept. SO -Harvard was
on the rtcld for nn hour sterdas working
on klcknffs. punfuts and running up and down
the field under punts. Mah-in and llrlekles
practised drop kicking and then aftir a brisk
romp up and down the Held on the plnjs that
will I e used against luteii todas. the regulari
wt-ro dismissed. Against Hatea Cowcn, a. lino
man. will be unable to plas H ha to pass
an oral examination In college. Ills place Ins
Uen taken by I. Wlthlinton. tackle on the
substitutes. On dcfenie l'nnock will be shift
ed from right guard to left The line-up will
he Coolldge. left end. Trumbull, left taiklo,
T. Wltblngion. Ift guard, houcs. centre.
I-tnnock. right guard. Morgan, right taikle,
Hardwlek. right end. l-osan, qiiirurbaik,
ilMdtee and Mohan, hilfbacks, and llrlekles.
fullback
IT1UC1 held 20 Cornell facis a fortnlda
hie early beason f..o todas In I'ltuburgh
which beat C.rnell 2 to T last sar Jlunshk
and McCutcln.m will be nut of tho line-up.
ThVlr Places bflns taken hy S-nsder und Ander
son. The baikncll will be streiutheiiel h
the return of Colls ir at fullb-rk. 1 ho bhi
fellow coiil I not play against 1'r.lnus, bat is
now In shape.
sm-TH HKrHI.KlllI, l'n Sept Ji, I
hl!h find, herself In the predMnunt , plus
Int- a praitlcalls green team a.ainst l-ankl n
and viarsnau ii " y- -
flie veterans being left
vv I--V.T rOINT Popt SO The Vrms went
through an hour's rrartleo elerdas after
I noon 1 here were dumms scrlmmageB nnlj
?o? tie .niches Imvt planned a I.U workout
for the week cni i'rlll todas llodgiou lord
llmlVer Hobh. and T1mb rlakc parthlintcd
,,. a r.unttllK duel iiiikuii '
ANVM'ot.I- fl"
made
Iia , r
lummr. - . - I..III.... the Ms.- balfhaik
itii ,r did most of tho pissing and got
n Imne "ng in" accurate unes The lun
dilng Tt thS't.11 was goo I. ton.licrlug the
earls perlci
ANN Vltlioa MUh. hept VI Mil hUun
nusd hd a long signal drill strrita 1h
injury to MrSamara. ulittute .Uartert... v.
Jnore .erlous than sui nosed, an I Trainer
Karrell does not expect him to bo In shape
for a wick at the least.
lti inWNC-K, tt id -Final praitlio at
Ilrowi. was largely n signals, i.untln.- form i
! on narslnic the hall nnd fake pnwen 1 Inrkc
and i".hs luarterha. ki ihowcl up well
tloihvtlll l in today's emr with Norwich
r ni.l-'I.r. Pa Hcpt '.''I -The Carlljle In
dlans lUs their thst liiirtant game of the
season "la, at CUrksburi W V n.-aln.t
fb VVe.levaii College eleven of that Mate.
which I. belnc- eoache.1 by ,'''' ' '"""
Vu"rtrl.-ck Frank Mount I'leasant ( oa. h
, Warier put the 25 men he Is taking to flatks
I burg through a brief run over the tlguals
before leaving
rt.INT'iN N fcePt si -Hamilton Col
lege meets Rt. btcphen'a here twlay CapUIn
latl'orte has bcu ahlfted from his position
but aeasoa t tackle to fullback, while I'cpe,
Ur JmUbivck. t now t end.
PERSONAL TOUCHES IN SPORT
2l V Navs team was
dc up of exicrienie.i plasers whlih might
.nnVllcrcd a tentative first team an 1 a
mTrs of Plas ere .11 reeled by I wllon
Since baseball first became a game
"piano legs" lias been tho name for guys
with hefty pins. From California up to
Elaine they've used It time and time again
on geeks with wtdebullt shine. I guess
ou fnna'll all agrco that monaker flts
Birdie Cree, that comeback on the Yanks.
For Birdie la the peer today of all the
gus who havo that way of runnin all
to shanks.
Hut Birdie's legs don't get him much.
It's more the way ho swings that crutch
for onetime peerless Chance. His wal
lops have the tate hit sound an' when
lie whirls his stick around the fielders
mart to dance. The Yanks don't stack
well In the race, but that ain't Blrdlo
Frank's disgrace. He gives 'cm all hee
got. He just keeps up his lusty biff
It doesn't eem to matter If the whole
team goes to pot.
Trunk got his start In Washington. Not
D. C no, we mean the ono In J, K.
Tener's State. This chunky little gent
came through an' went up to the New
York crew In ninetecn-hundrcd-elght.
Iast ear Chance thought he'd got too
slow an' shipped him down to old Balto.
This year Chance thought again. He
thought he'd better change his mind. So
onco moie Frankle Cree was signed by
Frankie Chance's pen. Copyright by A.
M. Corrlgan.
"Gunboat" Smith and "Cyclone John
nv" Thompson have been matched to
fight six rounds next Monday night at
th'- Duque-no Garden, Pittsburgh, and
the sportsmen of thnt section should be
In their gloty. On paper this promised
bittli- Is the brut that has come to our
attention for some tlrrw.
Battling Nelson has allowed tho war In
Europe to go to his head and wants to
fight ngaln
Imagine old Methusaleh with his beard
down to his kncea and his locks of snowy
whiteness all niippllng In the brcezo;
his face nil rough with wrinkles, such as
garnish any sage, his eyes all red and
rheumy from his most exceeding age
imagine this description, and there jou
are, blng! blng! with a picture of Bat
Nelson as he totters In the ring.
Here Is the evidence that the Braves'
pitchers are cracking:
September 23 James, 3; Cincinnati, 2.
September 25 James, 4 Cincinnati, 3.
September 24 Rudolph, 6; Cincinnati, 0.
September 25 Rudolph, 2; Cincinnati, 0.
Those St. Louis Browns are up to their
old tricks of "busting" winning streaks.
Tho 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 broko Walter Johnson's
winning streak last year. They broke,
tho "Washington team's winning streak,
broke Johnson's runless record, beat tho
Naps out of the 100S pennant and have
performed other stunts along the soma
lines.
The "pop-eyed" Dodgors have won ten
games In a row. Do they think this la
June?
Despite the fact that Lajoie and Wag
ner havo been "replaced" by a dozen,
youths, It's a pretty safo bet the'll bs
back at their old Stations next J car.
Stanley Root, the former Penn cross,
country champion, who has In late years
been running under the colors of the.
Mercury A. C has been engaged to as
Blst 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 renn.
Trie National Commission will soon
have to change Its draft rules, Inasmuch
as the Importers are now out of business.
If yesterday's crowd at the Phllly park
Is a fair sample of what Is to be for
tho rest of tho season, Cravath need
have no fear that ho will hit any spec
tators with homo run drives lu tb.3
bleachers.
Either the National Commission or tha
Baseball AVrlters' Association should
promulgate some definite rule with re
gard to the leading batsman of tha
leagues. It Is not fnlr for Ty Cobb to
be awarded this honor year after jear
when ho participates In so few games,
comparatively speaking. This year Cobb
will not have been In many more than
half the games, while such plajers as
Eddie Collins and Joe Jackson are In
nearly every contest. Eddie 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 365. Some definite number o
games should be set, 133 would not ba
too many, and If a man did not play la
that number of tests he should not ba
considered.
"Wild Bill" Donovan led the ProvN
dence club at a fast clip this season,
and after a grueling race has won out.
The veteran pitcher Is rated as the best!
manager In the International League
with tho exception of "Jack" Dunn
THE GOLFERS ATTERMATH
A recent Incident calls to mind several
repetitions of the unusual that occurred In
tho Ilala tournament In four Instances
matches were lost on the lbth sreen, which
In this case was the ninth, and each match
was won and lost under similar circum
stances, llJth plasers drove the green which calla
for a mashla shot. In each Instance the- man
who was ono down putted first and hung on
tho edge of tho cup for a suro three. This
made It necessars for tho man who was ono
up to get a two or a three to win the match.
In nil rases tho two via tried for and re
sulted In knocking the opponent's ball Into
tin cup for ft two, while tha "puttee," If the
word mas be used, had to take a three and
the matches were all squared.
The final match In tha St. David's touma
ment between Howard W. I'errln. of tha
Merlon rl ket I lub, and J M Thompson,
of the hpringhaien Country Club, was one of
Ihe most ex.ltlug nf the scaron lloth men
had bein ?olng al mg steadily, and at the turn
lirrln was one up. He then accumulated a
trail of three holes, but hs perfect work on
the list three holes Thompsun squared the
match and an extra hole had to be ntaved,
riaslng the first again Thimpson skied his
drive, while I'errln made supreme effort
and drove a tremendoiwlj long ball down the
middle of the course 'Hie hunker that guards
tho grein kept Thompron from plas Ing a
brasile In u last effort I get home an. I he
plasc-1 an Iron arounl the bunker but ll was
short und rcrrin bs a perfect mashlo hot,
landed well up on tho green making u four
almost atnluuls certain Thompson's ap
proaih vi as too liar t an I with It his last hope
went a glimmering It was a beautifully
fought contest.
Alexander II I'lndlas the pioneer of golf
lu this country an I known to his manv friends
at 'Aire," Is tllll plailng a game that will
rank with Ihe best V',t long ajo he negoti
ated the IS holes at the bprlnghaten country
'lub lu Tt wht.h 'i about aa good aa any
body touli well uk for Probably one of the
best shots tint Kin Has ever pulled off wal
on the Wooland course ut Auhurndale. Mass ,
Oulmet's home nurse The hole was of the
.log-leg variety It seems, like the fourth as
the writer retalla it nnl the second shot hi I
tn le a long one and had tu run around a
. orner nf the wools to find tho green Find
las's leeont shot was played with a deck an 1
a deliberate slice that eent the ball ilrcllng
are und the wood an 1 allowed It to come to
lest un Ihe edge of the green It was a
master shot b a master of the game.
The defeat of Francis Oulmct at Ihe (ireen
which Countrs Club's annual Invitation tourna
ment on Tuesday was rather unexpected, but
one of Ihe suiprlses that Is likely to happen
ut any time unl to mis person Oulmet was
off his came ani his opponent was "playing
his head off t borrow a familiar expression
It U one of the chances that noted zolfera
lake when the) pluy In tournament after
HOPED ARENA NOTES
Jack McOulgan'a show for tonight at th
National A. C looks like a well-halancel
ono and one that Is likely to produce plenty
of exrltement for the fans Al McCoy tin
sensational middleweight, who was to have
boxed Jack McCnrron, Is reported HI and un
able, to fulfil! his engagement and In hll
place McCulgan has secured Knockout Daker,
tha Wilmington boj Willie fechaeffer a N'esf
York bos', and Willie Houck, of Mount Airy,
two hard-hitting lightweights, are .nrled for
tha beml-wlndup In the other bonis IWrjJ
l.reb, of Pittsburgh, will meet Ja k fink M
rallor, Harry lleaom of Denver, will mix wit"
himmy Decker, of thU ills nnd Jhiiray
.Nnulty and Tommy Hudson will oin i
show
"Snowy" Jlaker, the Australian promoter I
getting up a monster rtatlc .arnlvai l0 ,Jr
held In the biggest stadium In Austral a IB
proceeds of which are to go to the liar fun-k
Uak.tr expects to turn In several thousands
collars
Tha bantamweight title holder Kid wT
limn, of lialtlinnre. will on. o more si; '
kill In the rore.l nnnu on Mondav night a
KH Herman as hla opponent Williams Is onj
ef the mot lopular little fellows who "
ohowed here, and he won tint iiopulariiy li
the ilrau nnd i lever wav he has f nirflii J" "
contests During last M'iist.n he i ""
lights at Oljmpla The boss he defia'eu wire
li.hnns Hughes llarrs Mnllh. trankie liraa.
lev. Hnullnj H-lds, of New iorl , 1"
DlgOns. thr fast Hide fellow from th Its.
and IiulKlana and mils two weiU aso iij
again .le'iated the latter Herman -n n"
but twice here last scison but In L th
onteats with Al Nelson anl Young ' 'gf ",
he illsiilased ilass enough to Jutlfs Inni "
veklng and le elilng a .har.e at tin- n"n
rlon 'Ihut Ihe match meets with "' l;
proial of Ihe introns of the bixlng game "
this cits, and ntn from out of town is '
ilenred h the fact that ueails ers ' '."
the house has already been .sold l""J
O ICeefe and Dutch Ilrandt of New k a
to meet lu the s ml-wlndup and In i tiw o arr
bouts 'Vuung DlgKlns fate Jlmms Jur' ?.'
New York for Ihe aeiuml time this ea.on
Jack Campbell, ut Tioga faces. 1 Ule '",.":
of Southuark unl Jouns i
Charles Hear
Joi llorrell wh Is to shortly make a W st-
UUieJ
box hie tunc
for
ern tour where be Is I
Torn Andrews, will meet rranK ;agan -;
Its In the wln.lup at the '. hXliiy
I'ark Arena lomatler I'a , nexj 1n""lj
h.uIi. Thl mal.h u.iy nf ll. illHll ' '?
leen brtwien Juik Dillon ami I "B
Dillon lanctlcl Ihe engagement
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