Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, September 30, 1914, Sports Final, Image 1

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' TOL. I-NQ. 15 PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER HO, 1014, "" PRICE ONE OJSNT. ;
BRYAN TO PLEAD
HERE NEXT MONDAY
FOR EUROPE'S PEACE
Secretary of State Will Make
an Address at Night Meet
ing in the Convention
Hall.
BASEBALL MOGULS WIO ARRANGED DETAILS FOR THE WORLD'S SERIES
The Rev. Dr. John R. Sutherland,
of Ridley Park, and Rabbi
Berkowitz Active in Movement.
William Jennings Bryan, Secretary of
Elate, will make tho first American ap
peal for European pence In Philadelphia
at a mass-meeting, to he held In Con
ycntlon Hall next Monday night.
Complete plans for the meeting have
been made.
Mr. Uryan v.as Induced to use Ills In
fluence to arouse the American people
to work for peace by the Rev. Dr. John
It. Sutherland, of Ridley Park, for many
yearn the pastor of tne Secretary of
State. i
ltiibbl Henry Bcrkoulti, of the P.odef
Shalom Synagogue. Broad and Mount
Vernon streets, naB father of tho pro
ject to hold the mass-mectlnff in Con
vention Hall.
ZEPPELIN IS WRECKED
IN NORTH SEA STORM
on
Rcmnins of Aircraft Washed
Shore Near Lubeck.
COPENHAGEN', Sept. 30.
At least one Zeppelin, belonging to the
German air fleet In Kiel Bay, was dc-
stroyed by the storm which has been
raging over tho North Sea since Monday
night, nccoidlng to word from Lubeck.
Wreckage of the aircraft Is said to have
been thrown on the shore near there.
"PORK BARREL" FIGHT ENDS
$20,000,000 Compromise Measure
Sent to President.
WA3HINUTON, Sept. 30.-Conarrs8' big
fight over rivers and harbors "pork bar
rel" legislation ended today whon tho
$20,000,000 lump sum compromise measure
of the Senate, as passed later yesterday
by the House, reached tho White House
for signature of tho President
The money will make possible Im
mediate resumption of work upon many
projects suspended since July 1.
GREY WARNS U. S. AGAINST
ANTI-JAPANESE AGITATION
Those in. the picture reading from left to right, are as follows Ben Shibe and Connie Mack, owners of the Athletics; (seated), John K. Tencr, president
of the National League; (standing), John J. Gaffney, president of the Boston National League club; Garry Herrmann, chairman National Commission,
and Ban B. Johnson, president American League.
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DATE FOR FIRST
SERIES GAME IS
OCTOBER 9 HERE
Two Games Will Be Played
Alternately Here and in
Boston Prices Remain
Same as in 1913.
of
Germans Charged With Purpose
Fomenting Trouble.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. Sir Edward
Grey has warned the British Embassy
hero that reports would be spread In the
United States from alleged German
ources, calculated to arouse an antl
Japanesp feeling, It was stated at the
British Embassy today.
The Foreign Minister declared he had
Information from China that Germans
there were preparing to disseminate
rumors of nllvged agreements between
England and Japan, It was stated, and Sir
Edward authorized the Embansy to deny
them. At that time It was believed that
thft main report would Hay that Japan
was t" have a freo hand In China to
abolish the "open door." ,
The Embassy here regarded reports
that Japanese soldiers would bo sent to
India, and that Japanese citizens were
to be on an equal footing with British
colonists as "so unlikely an to be absurd."
ITALIAN CRAFT REPORTED
SUNK BY AUSTRIAN MINE
Humor of Loss of Crew Heightens
Anti-Austrian Peeling.
ROME, Sept. 30.
Rumors are current hero that an Ital
ian torpedobout struck a floating mine
off Comacchlo and sank, with the loss
of her crow. Tho Minister of Marine
states that he has no confirmation of
tho report, but that he has ordered It
Investigated. Coming on top of the de
mand served by Italy on Austria that
he stop the strewing of mines In the
Adriatic, the rumor has resulted In much
antl-Aiistrian feeling.
Comacchlo is a fortified town In Italy,
18 miles east-southeast of Ferrara, In
the midst of the lagoons termed Vail I dl
Comacchlo, three miles from the Adriatic,
PACTS ABOUT SERIES
Contending clubs Athletics and Bos
ton Nationals.
First game Philadelphia, Friday, Oc
tober 9.
Second game Philadelphia, Saturday,
October 10.
Third game Boston, Monday Octo
ber 12.
Fourth game Boston, Tuctday, Octo
ber 13.
Fifth game Philadelphia, Wednes
day, October '14
Sixth game Boston, Thursday, Octo
ber 13.
Seventh. game To be determined by
spin of a coin.
All games begin at'2 p. m. '
Games In Philadelphia played at
Shibe Park, 21st street and t,ehlgh
avenue. ,
Games In Boston played at Fenway
(American I-eague) Park.-
Umpires Klom and Byron, National
League; Dlneen and Hlldebrand, Amer
ican League.
Boston ticket prices Boxes, $3;
grandstand, J3; pavilion. t3 general
admission, Jt; bleacher section In cen
tre field, 50 cents. .
Philadelphia ticket prices Boxes, $3;
grandstand, '53! pavilion, $2; bleach
ers, Jl,
"AMERICA" SHIPPED ABROAD
British Government Will Use Trans
Atlantic Hydroaeroplane,
NEW YORK, Sept. 80.-U was learned
today that tho hydroaeroplane America,
whteh Lieutenant Porte had planned to
used In his transatlantic (light, was
shipped to England today on the
Mauretanla it will be used by the Brit
ish Government In the war.
F
m
At a meeting of the National Baseball
Commission held at noun today at the
Bellevuo-Stratford Hqtel all the details
for the world's series of 1911 were ar
ranged. The chief topic of interest was
the selection of tho city for the first
game between tho Athletics and Boston.
President Gaffney, of the Boston club,
failed "to call the turn" as Garry Herr
mnn spun the coin, hence the choice
fell to Connie Mack, who chose Phila
delphia. The first game wilt be played
tore at Shiba Park, Friday, October 9,
and on the following day the second
game will be played here.
On Monday and Tuesday, October 12
and 13, the games will be staged In Bos
ton. On October 14 Philadelphia w(U
again be the scene of the battle and the
next day the teams play In Boston. In
cose of a tie the coin will again be spun
to decide which city shall have the honor
of the final game.
Prior to the open meeting, which was
attended by most of the local baseball
moguls and the newapapr representa
tives, the National Commission, com
posed of Ban Johnson, Garry Herrmann
and Governor John K. Tener, went Into
executive session.
At tho meeting which followed, the
Athletics were represented by President
Ben Shibe, Secretary John Shibe and
Manager Connie Mack. President Gaff
ney, of the Boston club, represented the
National League winners.
After the dutea for the games had been
decided upon, Garry Herrmann read the
rules governing the world's series and
the distribution and sale of tickets.
These were Identical with the regula
tions In effect In 1913. The seats at
Shibe Park will be sod at the following
rutesr Box seats, JS; grandstand seats,
$3, pavilion seats, (2, and bleacher seats.
BASEBALL RESULTS AT A GLANCE
'NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Batteries Alexander and Killefer; PfefTer and McCarty.
Umpires Rigler and Hart.
R. H. E.
02 4 0
01 5 3
Boston 1 3
New York iV n
, , , v .
FIRST GAME
0 3 0 0
0 0 0 1.
0
0k
0
0
0
0
Batteries Rudolph Jjnd Gowdy; Tesreau and Meyers.
Umpires Klem and Emslie.
SECOND GAME
Boston" 2 2201000 -
New York 0 0003400 -
Batteries Strand and Whaling; Mathewson and Meyers.
Umpires Klem and Emslie.
St. Louis 00000100
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 00 0 0 0
Batteries Doak and Snyder; Cooper and Schang.
Umpires Eason and Quigley.
0
0
7
1
7
7
1
0
9
6
12
11
1
3
8
3
AMERICAN
Athletics 0 1 0 0
Washington 1 o 0 1
LEAGUE
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
Batteries Shaw and Ainsmith; Pennock and Lapp.
Umpires O'Brien and Evans.
1
0
R. H.
13 6
02 11
ST. MIHIEL RETAKEN,
RELIEVES PRESSURE
ON VERDUN FORTS
Victory on Meuse River,
Officially Announced,
Leaves Allies Free to
Harass Von Kluk's Flank.
Chicago 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0
Cleveland 3 0 10 0 0 0 0
Batteries Benz and Schalk; Blanding and Mills.
Umpires Dineen and Hildebrand.
0
0-
Detroit 3 0 2
St. Louis o 2 0
Batteries Dubuc and Stanage; Leverenz, Mitchell and Agnew.
Umpires Chill and O'Laughlin.
FEDERAL LEAGUE R.
Baltimore 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3
Brooklyn 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 x 8
Batteries Bailey and Kerr; Seaton-and Land.
Umpires Shannon and Mannason.
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 000 1 0 01
Buffalo. 0 2 4 0 0 10 3 x 10
Batteries Barger and Berry; Krupp and Blair,
Umpires Anderson and Cross.
Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indianapolis 000000 1
Batteries Johnson and Wllsop; Falkenberg and Rariden.
Umpires Brennan and McCormick.
H. E.
11 1
12 2
6
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PARIS. Sept. 30.
French forces have recaptured St.
Mihlel, effectively halting the Gorman
efforts to pierce the Verdun-Toul forti.
The Germans ciossed the Mcuse last
Saturday in the face of terrific nrtlllery
fire, placing tho Allies' right wing In
danger.
Desperate efforts nf tho French to
push the Invaders bark to the oabt side
of the Meuse failed until today, when
the War Office officially announced that
St. Mlhlfl had been recaptured and that
French troops were making progress
eabt of the town.
Tho success In driving the Germans
back bejond St. Mihlel, where the
Kaiser's troops for a time threatened to
crots the Meuse In forco and Invest Ver
dun from all sides, undoubtedly was duo
to tho largo bodies of leserves sent to
tho front The Gciman movement
against the Toul-Verdun line of forts was
consldtred to be an attempt to lelleve
the pressure on tho German right ulng.
With the damage to then right wing re
moved, the Allies are free to hang to
the flank nf General von Kluk's army.
WIRELESS COMMAND OF
"HEAVE TO" HALTS SHIP
Concluded on 1'age It
mnvm
FA1 R.
I WEATHER FORECAST
For Philadelphia and vicinity fair f
tonight and probably Thursday; not
much change in temperature; mod
erate vtett winds.
SATURDAY IS YOUR LAST
CHANGE TO BEGI8TER
ii
Next Saturday. October 3. i the
last registration day for the November
election
It Is the last chance to qualify to
vote for United States Senator, Gov
ernor. Congressmen, members of the
Legislature and for other Important
oftlcea to be filled on November 3,
Poll tax receipts can be purchased
at the polling pieces. r
Prty enrolment Is not necessary
ATHLETICS PLAY
SENATORS WITH A
PATCHED-UP TEAM
Nevertheless the Mackmen
Nose Out Clarke Griffith's
Nine, 3 to 2, in a Ten
inning Battle.
WASHINGTON, Sept. SH-Connle Mack
sent down a patched up ball club to play
1 the Senators today, Jack Lapp and Pen
nock being the onlj regulars In the line
ut. Jim Shavt opposed Herbert Pennock
I on the mound,
FUIST INNING.
Thompson fanned. Davits bat out a
bunt Davits out stealing, Alnrralth to.
Ceaclaitoi a re0
BROOKLYN WINS
TODAY'S CONTEST
. FROM PHILLIES
Final Score is 2 to 1 Alex
ander's Winning Streak is
Broken at Last by Visitors,
PirtLMF-fl' PAItK, Sept 30.-Thoush
Alexander let down his opponents with
only four hits today, Brooklyn broke his
winning streak. Pfeffer pitched airtight
ball for the visitors The only run scored
by the home club was made by Becker
In the seventh on a home run drive in
the left Held bleachers. Hruukljn scored
her two runs In the second C'utshaw
began with a single to light and too
second when Gtx was safe on Luderus
boot Kgan bunted ad Alexander threw
to third to fore Cutihxw. but the run-
British Vessel's Fears Quieted When
Own Warship Appears.
A premptorj command to "heave to"
In wlrrlsi waves, and not tho common
"shot across the bow," brought the Hi ltish
steanibhlp Start Point to n stop in the
Atlantic Ocean on September 16, until
officers of a British cruiser had satisfied
themsclvffl as to the legitimacy of vessel
nnd cargo, according to the story told
today when the steamship docked at Pier
17. North Wharves.
The Start Point left London on Septem
ber 14 with a large general cargo. Th
officers and crew felt assured that war
ships nylng the British flag had e'eared
the north Atlantlo stfnmshlp lanes of all
hostile worship They prt-sess.td no fear
of possible oapturtj until tvo days later
when there loomed upon the horizon a
steamship unmistakably a ship of war. It
was impossible to distinguish htfr nation
ality. She altered her course to head for
the Sfut Point. While the officers were
debating whether they would make a run
for It or not. the wireless operator re
ceived mersnges In several codes to
"heave to." Ho sent them to Captain J.
Plnkhnm A first the warship did not
disUi.se her idfnlty. and It was with
trepldttion that the sailors watcl.rfd the
vessi! approach. Captain Pinkham wise
ly dt-cldvd to stop.
When the British flag was discerned
floating from the tRff rail of the approach
Ing Tulfcr. the tension was broken and
tenon ftars gave way to hearty British
cheeir
Offictri. of the cruiser boarded the Start
Point and Cnptaln Pinkham soon con
vincid them that his vessel, crew and
cargo were Intensely British, and he was
permitted to proci The lojalty of the
British sailors prohibited them from giv
ing the name of the cruiser, as they
s.i Id the AdmlralU were desirous of keep.
Ing -ecret the whereabouts of their vari
ous ships of war
.1
Refuse to Suspend Mileage Schedules
THKNTON Sert 30. The State Puhll-
tnietic4" Commission today decided
against suspension of the new mileage
Cuutadc4 v ft 9 ehe4u.j of, tho railroads of New Jersey, overyvhelroetU
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MAD DASH TO SAVE
VON KLUK REPULSED
AS ALLIES ADVANCE
French and British, Victorious at Tracy-le-Mont,
Rush Forward to Isolate
Kaiser's Right Wing Invaders Al
ready Retreating, Paris Believes.
Berlin Statements Say Foe Has Been
Halted in Movement East of Meuse,
While No Decisive Engagement Has
Been Fought Along Oise.
The War Today
fri'iich War Offlce officially an
nounces that Ocrmun asauttlts to re
lieve the prosauro against Von Kluk
have hcun repulsed. A violent engage
ment took plnco at Tracy-lc-Mont,
where the GcrmanH were repulsed
with heavy loss, Xo confirmation of
tho reports that tho armies of Von
Kluk and Von Bochn have retreated
is had, but otliclal statement la mude
that the French have recaptured St.
Mihlel, on the Meuse.
In Belgium the German activity
against Antwerp ha"? Increased with
tho" arrival of heavy siege guns. Tho
Germans are rushing reinforcements
for tho complete Investment of the
temporary Belgian capital, which
they plan to use as the base of an
over-channel attnclc on England.
King Albert. In an address to his
generals, directed that Antwerp be
held at any cost. Bombardment con
tinues in tho vicinity of Termonde
and flghtlnpr la reported at Alo3t,
which has been abandoned by its
34,000 Inhabitants.
Russians and Germans are battling
desperately along the East Russian
Polish frontier. A six-day battle has
resulted In checking the German ad
vance along the River Niemen, In
their attempt to retake Grodno and
resume the onward movement against
Warsaw. Russia Is sending fieMi
troops from Vilna to hlrck the Ger
man penetration Into Poland. Gen
eral Rennenkampf, again on the ag
gressive, after his strategic retire
ment of a few days ago, has promised
his soldiers Christmas merrymaking
in Berlin.
Servian War Ofnce reports rooccupa
tion of Semlin. across the Save River
from Belgrade. Tho Austrlans were
completely surprised. This success
means cessation of the renewed Aus
trian bombnrdnient of Belgrade.
Progress against Sarajevo is reported
in the Bosnian campaign.
Activity In the Gallclan field has been
continuous. The Czar's forces have
pressed forward, the southern column
capturing Dukla, south of l'rzemysl,
which Is htill heavily bombarded, and
the northern engaging the Austrlans
near Tnrnow. The Russians have
penetrated into Hungary and are re
ported within 110 miles of Budapest,
with nn unfortified country before
them.
A German warship Is reported wrecked
In the terrific hurricane that Is
sweeping the North Sea. Bodies of
seamen, It is said, strew the coast
of Denmark. The storm attained a
velocity of 110 miles an hour.
Japanese troops, aided by tho British.
have criihhed several of the forts
guarding Tslng-Tao, German lease
hold in China, Tho fall of the gar
rison la said to be Imminent, as the
Japanese have succeeded In placing
heavy siege guns.
Berlin War Office reports an tnde
clstvo battle on tho German right
wing, when tho Allies continued their
attacks without success. For the
first time during, the battle, of tho
Aisna ottlcial admission is made that
the Germans lost ground, the state
ment addlnu that the territory Im
mediately wus regained, A later
statement said the French have "re
newed their advances about Ver
dun." lending weight to tho Farts
report that St, Jlihlel has been re.
captured,
British Press Bureau announce It s
"unable" to confirm the reports ef
disaster to the German rlKht Mng,
but refused to explain whether this
was due to the urder that no leport
on fighting should br isitie I until ti
days after the battle l...ni. n hais
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well as that of Vou Kluk, ha been
PARIS, Sept. 30.
Today's official report of the general ;
operations, In every way was favorable)'
to the Allies, emphasized the fact that
tho general turning movement of th
Allies north of tho Somme now was
progressing rapidly. It further
pointed out for the first time that tho
ground lost along tho Mcuso at St.
Mihlel, where tho Germans sucfeded
in crossing to tho west bank 'of tho
rher, had been regained. The French
armies are now operating east of tho
Meu3e.
The announcement that the general
turning movement of the Allies north
of the Somme progresses rapidly Is
taken here to mean that the with
drawal of the German right wing al-
I ready Is In progress. It had been
recognized for several days that when
the German line gave way at this
point it would mean the retirement of
the entire German army to the new
positions already prepared In Belgium
and between th Srlcshit and tho
Meuse Rivers. That this movement is
already in progress Is believed certain
here.
It Is not assumed that there will ba
any rout of tlie Germans. The aerial
scouts have already reported that theso .
new positions have been prepared, ex-'
aotly as those now held by the Germans1
were, and It Is expected that the Ger
mans will fall back In good order
fighting as they go. Every effort, how
ever, is being made by the French
forces to penetrate the line between tho
armies of General von Boehn and Gen
eral von Kluk. This movement Is now
in progress. If it succeeds It will mean
that a part at least of Von Kluk's army
and probably part of Von Buelow's can
be cut off.
Military experts pointed out that tho
significance of tho operations along the.
Mcuse can hardly he overestimated. It
was at this point that the Bavarian
army delivered Its most telling blows !n
the npparent hope that they could di
vert attention from the German right,
force the withdrawal of part of tho
allied forco on the left to aid the Imper
iled centre and thus enable Von Kluk;
to strike a decisive blow. That has defi
nitely failed and now the German cen
tre is in grave danger In its turn.
Tho experts united nlso In declaring
that the end of tho battle of the Alane
Is in sight, and that like tho battle of
the Marne, It will prove a decisive vic
tory for the Allies. They declare It Is
likely to hasten the end of the war, as
two successive defeats of this magni
tude can he expected to encourage tho
antl-war party In Germany, already
largo becnuEc of the terrible losses.
The most violent German assault to
day was on Tracy-le-Mont. at thu
tiortheast of the forest of VAlgle. Hero
the attack was reputed with heavy
logs.
Thii forest ii In the nrornentory
formed by tho Rivers Alsne and Otso
and extends almost to royon. on tho
west bank of the Oise This prom-
f entory was considered the keystono
of General von Kluk's defense.
The report that Von Boehn'a army,
as well aa Von Kluk's. Is retreating
Indicates the Allies have fought their
way far to the north end now aro
threatening the German rear,
ThB full War Otflce statement. Issued
this af rnoon, follows:
On our left wing-, at the north of
Somme, the conflict continues to
devolop more toward trn north be.
tween the Oise and the Alsne. The
enemy has made a vigorou ittaok
n Traey.le.Mont. at the nor eaat
of I-slgle forest. He has been re
I'uU'il with heavy lova
t tht enure there i- a lull In
(he s"rm along the entire front,
which extends fr in IUitm to the
Meuse, t,ween tho Argonn fort
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