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DETROIT TIGERS, HERE TOD A Y,
HAVE LEARNED MACHINE PLAY
Jennings' Team Is Up in Pennant Race Because the Win Idea Has
Grasped Whole Club Cobb's Work a Big Factor Guy
Morton Like Both Alexander and Addie Joss.
Why nre the Detroit Tljrera so high in the American League race, when
their pitching staff Is o weak? This has been asked thousands of times since
the baseball season opened, and It does not require a field glass to find the
answer. Harmony omonB Its stars and a desire to win ball games, which Is a
Bplrlt that has been sadly lacking In some of Its players In recent years, are
the causes of the Tigers rush.
The batting strength has always been there and the fielding was above the
average, but. for some reason or other, the Tigers seemed to waste too many
hits. Any club with two sluggers like Cobb and Crawford In Its line-up Is dan
crous. If the pitching Is fairly good and the other players are hustling to win.
The breaking up of the famous Athletics1 machine seemed to arouse the
spirit of the marvelous Cobb anfl-to put new life and ambition In the pitching
staff, with the result that the whole team became convinced that It could win
the pennant, a thought that never entered their minds when the Athletics' won
derful combination was-lntact.
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Cobb Largely Responsible for Team's Good Start
Cobb-fltarted tho team off in the proper manner by reporting at the auirpon
training camp early In March. In other seasons Cobb has not reported until a
fow days before the team started for the barnstorming trip north. Tho presence
of Cobb stirred the other players on and, Incidentally, was responsible for tho
urcat start the Georgian haa made this year. For tho last three seasons Cobb
has been slow in striking his stride, and has generally hovered about the .316
mark until tho season was well under way, but this year ho Is far above .400 and
BOllEvwy pkiyorCstrlves to lead tho league In batting, and It is only natural that
Cobb should, after holding this honor for nlno consecutlvo seasons. But no is
not sacrificing team play for avorago this year, and that is another reason for
hcptcam's success to date.
V Jennings Master Stroke for Pitching Staff
TXhe pitching staff is said to be weak, but there is no ground for this
argument. It is not so strong as tho White Sox and Red Box staffs, when tho
corps of the latter club is going right, but It Is weak In numbers only. Covel
esklo is as flno a left-handed pitcher as one would find anywhere; Dauss ana
Dubuo are two seasoned men, who are admittedly great pitchers when they are
In shape; Boehlor, Cavet and Boland aro promising youngsters. Tho acquisition
of tho latter was a master stroke for Jennings, as it was his Bensatlonal work
In tho first three weeks of tho season that held the team up while the veterans
Trero rounding into form.
Bill Steen has been purchased from Cleveland, and If he can return to the
rorm of two years ago, Jennings will not need to worry over his pitching staff
for some time to come. Members of tho Athletics say that Steen has as much
"stuff" as any right handor In the league, but that he was dissatisfied in Clove
land and wanted to got away.
Burns, Local Boy, Will Boost Tigers Chances
With the club hooked up as it is, there is none in the league that looks any
better. If Cobb Is ablo to remain In the game. It is a team that accidents can
play havoc, with, as tho reserve strength is not great. When Burns, tho local
boy, recovers entirely from his operation for appendicitis, the Tigers will be In
excellent condtllon, as Kavanaugh Is not quite strong enough to hold down
flrBt'base on a pennant-bound club.
Morton Fulfils Tris Speaker's Prediction
The fans at Shibe Park yesterday, in anticipation of seeing a star young
twirler perform, were not disappointed. Guy Morton, tho lanky Southerner,
who has been standing all tho star hitters on their heads with his blinding speed
and sharp-breaking curvo ball, found tho Athletics Just as easy.
The Mackmen were shut out and never had a chanco to score. Two lone
singles were all that they could amass, and one of them, by Mclnnls, was made
by swinging at a ball a foot over his head. Mclnnls was, by the way, the only
Athletic player who got as far as second base In tho entire game, bo effective
was the hurling of this young wonder.
When Tris Speaker declared that Morton was a second Addle Joss he was
not far from right. The youngster not only has an amazing assortment of
shoots, but also pitches very much like a combination of Alexander the Oreat
and Joss, using a sweeping side-arm delivery at times. He winds up and
delivers the ball exactly like Joss, but throws most of the time with more of an
overhand motion, Several youngsters have pitched unusual games here this
season, but nono of them looked so much like the finished article as Morton does.
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Fourth National Title for Mrs. Wlghtman
With her partner, Miss Eleanor Scars, Longwood Cricket Club, Mrs. George
H. Wlghtman yesterday won the women's national lawn tennis championships, on
the courts of the Philadelphia Cricket Club, at St. Martin's. This national title Is
the fourth Mrs. Wlghtman has won. In 1909-10-11, as Miss Hazel Hotchklss, she
won the national singles events, thereby gaining permanent possession of the
cup. Coming originally from California, where It Is admitted the best women
tennis players In tho world aro developed, Mrs. Wlghtman, or Miss Hotchklss,
proved to be one of tho greatest exponents of tho game. While It Is thought by
some that she has gone back in her play since 1910, her work in neither the
doubles nor the singles proved it in this tournament.
In the singles, Mrs. Wlghtman reached the finals with the loss of but one
et In the doubles, she and her partner had tnlrly easy going throughout,
nlthough Miss Sears has not reached the point of lawn tennis efficiency displayed
by her Longwood teammate.
Mrs. Marshall McLean and Mrs. George H. Chapman, West Side Club, New
Tork, put up a game struggle in the first set in the national doubles yesterday.
In fact, the ultimate winners were pressed to the utmost to capture the opening
eet, at 10-8. But the stand proved to be the last of which the metropolitans were
capable. The next went at 6-2, which hardly tells the story of tho eoi with
which the title was won.
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Confile Mack Signs Crowell, College Pitcher
As announced in these columns some time ago, Connie Mack has signed
Minot Crowell, the big right-handed twirler of the Brown University team.
But Bill Babblngton, the brilliant third baseman, has decided to cast his
lot with the Giants. Manager Mack wanted Babblngton also, as he Is one
Of the few collegians who are a safe gamble for a major league club. Crowell
is one of those youngsters who possess a wonderful natural free delivery, and
much can be done to Improve a man of this sort by a good poach,
Mathewson came back In great shape against the Cardinals yesterday.
The "old master" was hit rather hard, but, as Is generally the case when he
Is anywhere near -tight, he was supreme with men on bases. Matty was
advised to take a rest by a specialist, but the warm weather In St. Louis
had the desired effect, and he thought the work would do his arm good.
Eppa Blxey deserved a better fata at Chicago yesterday. He pitched his
best game In three years, but was forced to take tho loser's end of a duel
With Bert Humphries, and the Cubs went back In first place. When Humphries
ta right It Is almost Impossible to beat htm, and he had one of his very best days.
Billy Evans, star umpire of tha American League, declares that Harry
Coveleskla U the best left-handed pitcher he has seen In the Johnson league
since the heyday of Rube Waddell. The public may favor Leonard, of Boston;
Hamilton, of the Browns; Russell, of the White Sox, or a few others, but Evans
contends that Covaleskle has everything that the others possess, and marvelous
control In addition.
Modest Dick Cleveland, a strapping young chap of 18, who is nigh six feet
and weighs 185 pounds, Is finishing a four-year; course tt Exeter Academy and
li one of the few fellows who can blend athletics and study at the same time
and take honors In both branches. He is president of the Interscholastlc Track
Association of New England and Is best known as a shot putter. At the recent
Harvard Interscholastlc meet, in the stadium, he hung up a new Harvard school
boy record with the shot, 47 feet 8 Inches, He la to report for the Princeton
freshman team in October,
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GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOYS
IN TRACK CONTESTS
Houston Field Is Scene of An
nual Festival Nieman Wins
50-yard Dash.
Houston Field was the scene of great
activity this afternoon when a large
number of grammar school athletes par
ticipated In the annual grammar school
exercises.
Tho races were divided Into three
classes, so that tho smaller athletes
would not be so greatly handicapped by
being forced to compete against larger
boys,
A large crowd turned out to see these
youngsters In motion. The track was
fast and good tlmo was made.
Nieman, wearing tho colors of tho Mc
Call School, won tho Class A senior class
CO-yard dash In 8 1-5 seconds.
The summaries follow:
CLASS A SENIORS.
&0-yard dash Winner Nieman, McCall
School; second, Ascrlno, Campbell School;
third, Cook, Newton School. Time, 6 1-5
seconds.
CLASS B SENIORS.
50-yard daBh Winner, Schlecter, Ken
deron School; Becond, Fcnnock, Macln
tyre School; third, Duckett, Maclntyre
School. Time, 7 1-5 seconds.
CLASS C, SENIORS.
60-yard dash Winner, Clayborn, Rey
nolds School; second, Eldrldge, Pierce
School: third, Deshlelds, Rendoll School.
Time, 7 2-5 seconds.
CLASS A JUNIORS.
50-yard dash Winner, Burt, Newton
School; second, Barrol, Belmont School;
third, Snyder, Belmont School. Time,
7 3-5 seconds.
CLASS B JUNIORS
50-yard dash Wlnnor, Speltz, Macln
tyro School, second, Bergsman, Macln
tyre School; third, MacKenzle, School of
Practice. Time, 7 4-5 seconds
CLASS C JUNIORS.
50-yard dash Winner, Relss, Reynold's
School; second, Murcag, Pastortal School;
third, Ilalderroan, Pierce School. Time,
7 4-5 seconds.
CLASS A INTERMEDIATE.
Broad lump Winner, Tobln, Southwark
School; second, Slegel, Campbell School;
third. Stern, Newton School. Distance, 15
feet 1 Inches.
CLA8S B INTERMEDIATE.
Broad Jump Winner, Yates, Kenderton
School; second, Dooley, Cleveland School;
third, Furlong, Blaine School. Distance,
19 feet.
CLASS C INTERMEDIATE.
Broad Jump Winner, Malley, Haw
thorne School; Becond, Backman, Whlt
tler School; third, Sleman, Hawthorno
School. Distance, 14 feet 11 Inches.
CLASS A INTERMEDIATE.
60-yard dash Winner, Tobln, Bouthwark
School; second, Btern, Newton School;
third, SlntBon. Campbell School. Time, 7
2-5 seconds.
CLASS B INTERMEDIATE.
50-yard dash Winner, Yates, Kender
ton School; second, Rowe, Maclntyre
School; third, Dooley, Cleveland School,
Time, 7 1-3 seconds.
CLASS C INTERMEDIATE.
50-yard dash Winner, Malley, Haw
thorne Bchool; second, Backman, Whlt-
tler School; third, Wood, Reynolds
School. Time, 7 S-5 seconds,
CLA8S A SENIORS.
Running broad Jump Winner, Cook,
Newton School; second, Nieman, McCall
School; tie between Sheehand, McCall,
and Smith, Newton. Distance, 17 feet 4
Inches,
CLASS B SENIORS.
Running broad Jump Winner. Miller,
School of Practice; second, Matthews,
Dunlap School; third, Schlecter, Kender
ton Bchool, Distance, 17 feet IVi Inches.
CLASS C SENIORS.
Running broad Jump Winner, Sands,
Pierce School, second, Clark. Whlttler
School; third. White, Partorlus School.
Distance, It feet V4 Inches,
D-4 Wins Southern High's Title
The D-4 section defeated E-l on South
wark Field yesterday afternoon by a
core of 11 to 4 for the Introsectlonal
champlomhlp of Southern High School
Desoen. tha victor's twirler, had IS strike
outs, while Conlgan, of the vanquished,
fanned IS batsmen. The boys composing
the D-4 section also won-the champion
ship in 1913.
"flTlSSEDNESS" ONCE WON GOLF
TITLE; IT IS AN ESSENTIAL
Harry Vardon, British Champion, Explains Parts Played by
Nerve, Stubbornness, Accuracy and Delicacy of Touch.
When Strokes Are Severest Test.
By HARRY VARDON
qolf cimmhon or great Britain.
tVumnhUd mnd.arrobab.y provide,
teat of ncrvo and
temperament than
any other gamo In
tho world. That,
Indeed, is the opin
ion of most pcoplo
who aro experi
enced In the pur
suit of sports and
pastimes, and It Is
the cause of a phe
nomenon which of
fers much food for
reflection.
Golf Is unique In
the respect that It
has two types of
flrst-class playera
who aro In tho
iiaiiky ahia
same grade so far as concerns the ability
to hit a ball with complete skill and in
perfect style, but who differ entirely In
the results which they achieve in Impor
tant oventB One type can win champion
ships and tho other cannot for the life
of it do anything of tho kind Yet to the
person who has studied the methods of
the lesi fortunate Individuals there seems
at drat blush to be no way of accounting
for their failures.
In a comparatively minor competition
or a practice round they play In a man
ner which suggests that they are capable
nt cmrrrprllnc In the strongest company
and on any occasion. Thev execute the
most Intricate shot with ease and grace;
it Is Impossible to be other than enthusi
astic about their pitts. But somehow,
when they make their effortB In classic
tournaments, they prove deficient with a
regularity that is strange.
To mention names would be invidious.
Every devotee of the game knows that
there are truly great golfers who never
win championships, and who exhibit
such characteristics that, after a while,
they are hardly so much as expected to
win. Yet all tho tlmo they are recog
nized as splendid players. Something
is lacking In their nerve or temperament
(tho words I suppose are synonymous),
and it is interesting to consider the vari
ous phases of this condition of affairs.
Sensitiveness Necessary to Champion
Golf
Personally, I am satisfied that. In order
to be a champion golfer, a person must
have a good deal of sensitiveness tn his
nervous system. The man of sluggish
disposition, the player with a truly
"phlegmatic temperament" (that phrase
which is so often used approvingly in
regard to the Individual who remains
outwardly calm In a crlala) would not be
likely to rise to greatness on the links.
Of all games, golf Is the one that
romes nearest to being an art. It is
pursued with deliberation and method;
Its Inspirations are of the player's own
creation, since he is never called upon
to strike a moving ball the action of
which has been Influenced by his rival.
It demands the greatest delicacy and
accuracy of touch as well as. In many
circumstances, the power to lilt hard.
An art requires a sensitive nervous sys
tem, and in golf the difference between,
the two sections of flrst-class players to
whom I have referred, is, presumably,
that one can keep Its nerves under con
trol during the most trying period and
the other cannot.
I must confess that it Is sometimes
a difficult thing to do. It seems to call
as much as anything for a kind of stub
bornness; a determination not to start
considering a dozen possibilities and a
dozen different ways of achieving a pur
pose at what the player feels to be tha
crucial stage of a contest Be It remem
bered that there la plenty of time to
think at golf (you are not asked to
hurry over your stroke, if you want to
reflect on It), and It is Just this fact
that causes the breakdown of many per
sona favorably situated In a tournament.
As you walk up to your ball, instinct
ively you observe the kind of shot that
Is wanted If, then, you begin to think
about alternatives, or to pay too much
attention to the well-meant counsels of
a caddie, the chances are that you will
become flurried and confused. And then
your nerve will ko.
The Value of tho Undivided Mind in
Golf
Let me tell a llttlo story Illustrating
tho value of what we may call on un
divided mind In the first championship
I ever won (and the first Is by far the
hardest to win) I had to play ott with
J. II. Taylor at Mulrfleld for the title.
Wq had tied In tho competition proper.
Ncarlng tho end, It was still a question
ns to who would triumph, and on the
seventeenth green I was faced by a long
putt which had to be played over un
dulating ground. Immediately I decided
Just which elopes I would take In order
to reach tho hole.
My brother Tom. who was carrying for
me, pointed out a line which was entirely
different from that which I fancied. It
was a critical putt, for If one wenC the
wrong way, tho ball might start off a
slope and finish a considerable distance
from the pin. I had the profoundest ro
spect for my brother's gifts ns a putter
(thero have been fow better than Tom on
the green), but I did not want to be
shaken nt this stage "No," I said, "I'm
going my own way."
The putt was holed, and it practically
settled the championship Just "cussed
ness," perhaps, but it Is a useful trait In
the golfer. I have seen men almost trem
bling with excitement nt the critical
point In a contest, and yet possessed of
such command over themselves as to ob
serve at once the best thing to do and
to play the shot perfectly.
For tho greet majority of persons, It
Is in connection with short putts that
nerves attain their most painful activity.
There Is nothing else In sport quite like
the short putt at golf. You know that
thero can be no reasonable excuse for
falling to knock a ball Into n holo four
feet distant, and yet that there Is a con
siderable chance of falling. Here, per
haps, I may be permitted to remark, that
the higher the reputation of the player,
and tho more, therefore, that is expected
of him, the greater are the trials of the
short putt. For all tho skill that it re
quires, ha has no advantage over the 21
handlcap man, and he realizes that. If
he misses It, there will be no chance
of recovery. It will be a hole lost or a
stroke gone.
Successful Putting Mninly a Matter
of Confidence
In all sincerity, 1 express the opinion,
after having undertaken two lengthy
tours in the United States, that Ameri
can golfers are better holers-out than
British golfers. Taking the general stand
ard, they are not yet so good In other de
partments ot.the game, but they are tho
cooler on the putting greens, and, after
all, absence of anxiety is the chief essen-
' ouccesa. kvnetner it la that they
possess the better temperament for this
uaimy pun oi goir, or that they have
not played long enough to appreciate how
dreadful a bogey It may become, I do not
know. At any rate, there la the condi
tion of affairs as it appeals to me at the
present time.
Without doubt, successful putting is
mainly a matter of confidence, and that
several great golfers fall to win cham
pionships by reason of their weakness
near the hole Is probably due to the fact
that they have never gained complete
?o0Srfl.dfeoorpunttthe" BbUUy t0 B6t d0 a
For many happy years it did not so
much as enter my head that I could
miss a short putt except as the result of
carelessness. Then I struck a bad patch
in this hitherto simple business The
result was that I developed in my rleht
forearm a nerve, that puizlej a good
many medical friends, and subjected me
to indescribable mental torture. When
ever I prepared to play a short putt (it
was only close to the hole that I had
any trouble, so that tha affliction must
"cc "u" targeiy or imagination)
I would wait for that nerve In the right
erra to Jump. The Instant I felt that tt
was about to start, I would make a dash
at the ball In a desperate effort to be
In first with the shot, and what happened
aa a consequence of this haste may be
readily imagined.
Last spring tho "Jump" left me entirely
for a month Pr two, and whenever any
one asked me how I was putting I touched
wood before oxplalnlng that all was well
-so far. Early In tho final round of the
open championship at Prcstwlck, In June,
the wretched thing suddenly reasserted
Itself. I felt tho "Jump" with a thrill of
apprehenson that Is far from being n
pleasant memory. Anyhow, the main
point was not to let my partnor and only
formidable rival at that Btage, J. H. Tay
lor, know anything about it.
He was as well aware as I that If the
distress became serious I could miss putts
rtnTin tn lx Inches: it was strange to be
walking along absessed with the thought
that not tho smallest Inkling of this de
velopment must be allowed to reach Tay
lor's ears, lest it should stimulate him to
believe, as almost certainly It would have
done, that ho had me ns good as beaten.
Perhaps It was JUBt this diversion from
the knowledge of the possibilities of the
"Jump" Itself that enabled me practically
to overcome It and to strugglo home first.
Most Trying Test of Nervo
As a test of nerve, that last day's play
at Prestwlcif'was far and away the most
trying that I can remember. That we
two should have drawn ahead of tho
other competitors, and then been drawn
together for the final rounds, was In Itself
sufficient to agitate cither of us to tho
utmost That we should be struggling1
for the honor of a sixth victory in tho
championship (each of us, and also
James Braid, having won five times
previously) filled the cup of excitement
to overflowing. I know I played ona
shot without seeing the ball at nil. It
was burled In fine loose sand tn a bunker
to the left of the 11th green, and close to
the face of the hazard. The sand was
scraped away from the top of the ball,
but It was so loose that It closed over
the object again. I could not wait; I
swung, guessing and hoping, and fortu
nately hit tho shot all right.
That was an exceptional occasion; in
the Ordinary way I bear constantly In
mind tho conviction that the best way
to win an important event is to play
Just as one would play a private round
at home, and not endeavor to accomplish
the performance of a life time, There
is. such a thing as trying too hard. It
begets anxiety, which is usually fatal.
I was guilty of It In the United States
open championship at Brookllne, Mass.,
In 1913. and paid the penalty. That was
a lesson I shall never forget.
(Copyright, 1915, by the Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc.)
This Is the ftnt ot n series of articles
on Rolf that Mr. Varden In vrrltlnff
specially for the EVENING I.KDGCn.
The aecond article will appear next
Saturday,
M.R.MARST0NBEA1S
It. D. WEBB IN JERSEY!
TITDLAKGOLFllIA
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Baltusrol Expert SimJ
UouldNotGoWrongiS
Man 7 Up and 6 to jS
ab Yveauurange.
ESSEX COUNTRY CLUU, W... 3
nnse. N. J June .-Maw.i. Z .&
ton, of Baltusrol, Is the new ri .5
i t-t M-... y. r. ""w golf iM
this afternoon for the nrtr0Hm,b; ul
career when ho defeat. .i"2? ' Ni
of Englawood, 7 up and 8 to bitt
8S-hole final match ov... ,. .P.1 ' Ut
Essex County Country Club w
Marston simply plftyed wondsww -
going out In 5 to Webb; 4T V?"1 .
nlmoat IninnaulM - . . 'I teen,
Meanwhile, Webb was clearibi.7ne'
his early form and was cont L'f
In to keep pace off th" "f "r ujJ
probably BO pounds less th i'L
tusrol man. Mnrston JL .S C.
In 3 to 4 when Webb flubbed hi. .
shot n" PProtc4
On the fourth, MarBton tt,4 . 1
by driving the green 2K wrt, ?'
ico. rouu was luuy 60 yard. .1. -T ""
hnd to bo content with i 1 u!i.ortw
Iron, Mnrston also drove' the nffh "
K0 yards, and made another 1 W
came 4 up. 4 It-
He further Increased hla U. 1 S
Ixth. where Webb's Si8..L" tt!
played. ' WBI tmv
Putting his drive out of bn.
Webb tho eighth hole. whit. XTS? W
nn over-approach lost him mora Tn?
Three putts after a dubbed 1.1,
able .ogetba-ck the" elev ? &
hole ho won. Mnrston settled ihi fVJft
-v .: r. """"" ? ' a" i . -rss
- in. w jjcrtsuuo were in the nllnf,
robably'half that nmh.. :.!a",flrm
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Maruton Out 4 3 6
Webb Out 4 4 5
Mairton., In li 5 4
Wbb In 7 4 4
TY COBB PRESENTED
WITH A SHOTGI
Georgian Honored at Shibj
Park by His Friends in TWj S
City This Afternoon.
WHAT MAY HAPPEN
IN BASEBALL TODAY
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I'hllllf 28
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Cincinnati IS
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24 ,439 .443 .419
AM Kill CAN T.EAOCE
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Boston 23
Washington,.., 21
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SHIBE PARK, June 12.-Ty Cobb ng!
crally considered tho greatest ball plr
of all times, was paid a wonderful tribuu"
today when a crowd of 15.000 turr.td ta
to honor him on Cobb Day, It li not j I
unusual thing for a player to be henord
with a special day In his home townbrt
it Is almost without precedent whaTf
rival town turns out to honor a vliltttj
It was only four years aito that a 1mI
crowd threatened to mob Cobb forantU'l
Inrrnrt At. Ann... ... J.1lkn,.1.. I. .. . .. M
iwbsu nkLcipb .u ucuuciuieiy sputa Tlfll
Baker, tho once-ldollzed third baimtn d
the Athletics. Time has made a W
change in tho attitude of the local fui,
who now appreciate what a mir!Mi
ball player Cobb Is. ml
Cobb was honored bv tho Rhrin.r, .it"?,
his local friends because he Is pliytrl
the most spectacular game of his carta
and critics throughout the country w
clare that they have never seta kS
brilliant ball as that shown tir.lh.
"Georgia Peach" to date. He Is battlti
over .400, leads the league In ulnetf
every other department, and with It il
has never lost sight of the fact thiUi
Is working for the team as Well 11 Us?
self. 4
When Cobb stepped to the plate hew
wlvena tremendous ovation by the crofi
fans, headed by W. Freeland Kendricl'
potentate of Lu L-u Temple MyiS
Shrine and Receiver of Taxes forvttS
city, walked to the home plate anil trfc'
flonterl r?rtiH with n hnnri.nmA Biirt. Cfifcl
Is an enthusiastic hunter and it u.i
moat appropriate gift, J
The presentation speech was madca
Mr. Kendrick, who then fired one H!ra
In the air for luck while th cwa
cheered. Cobb failed to get a hit, forffif
Ttual, flf R.rnnri. ThA firowd fist BDit
shout of "there he goes" as Cobb faiw
was called out by Bobby Wallace,'
veteran player, who was maklnc Wj ft
appearance here aa an umpire, wm
Cobb objected to the decision. He cliUw
that Barrv failed to tag. as b o ofUt
the case when a baseman has thM
waiting for him.
DU PONT GUNNER WDJS
tt ! a 1 II T....ti In Tns
shooters' League Tie Js
MANOA. Pa.. June 12. Edward HlBtlJ j
the CamOen Shooting Association & t
South Jersey target champion. Ion MKg'
match to II. Carlon. ol the Du Post W,
Wilmington, Del., this afternoon WJgJi
peclai ahoot-ofl for ties In the TrpJi
League. The Du Pont gunner score! J&HJI
one better than tho Camdenlte. Cuf M
fact that Hlneline gathered Ms fall Q
25 tn tho last juad. he couldn't "l"?! ,
of three targts the Delawarean m'"!!
In his first renu Carlon'. score TO "1
Hlneline had a run ot 31 birds.
Boblnion. the eecretapr of the MS
beat out Weinman, ot 'the Oltn Wilms J
for third prize In five shoot. In Oass P JJ
In Cla B shoot-ofl for first plM fWJ
matches R. O. Fell eliminated J ,",,&;
fellow .hot. Fell bagged 45 to hU tKSWM
Vesd. not discouraged by belwr ftjs
the prevlou. trap contest, walked U f&
and dispensed with M. Sol.jr, of & ggg
Springers, collecting 42, one more thaai
toiai.
LOUISIANA DEFEATS BLUTE
Referee, However, Declares Baltimore
Bout a Draw.
BAIiTIMORB. Md., June li-Notwith.
standing the fact that Loultlana, of
Philadelphia, carried tha fight to Jimmy
Blute here last night in nearly every one
of the 10 rounds and landed the moat tell
ing blows, Referee Abe Ullman called tha
fray a draw, much to the disgust of the
large crowd. How Ullman could have
called the bout a draw was a mystery
Louisiana did all the leading, and on sev.
eral occasions bad Blute. hanging on for
his life. The latter only, ajmwed flashes
of form at times.
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