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PHILLtESf FEARFULLY WOBBLY,
STILL, HAVE GREAT CHANCE TO WIN
WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND
Crushhtg Defeats Follow Heart-breaking Losses on Road Trip and
Ouitook h Anything But RosyEvers threat to
Quit Game Is Good News'.
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Will the Phillies go to piece or will they com6 back strong bs soon as they
return home7 Thousands of looal fans are speculating today on theso qUcallonfl,
and one mu't franhjy Admit that tho outlook for the Phillies In the National
League pennant "ace at tho present time Is anything but bright, Mornn's men
rni'st show A complete reversal of form If thoy hope to start Vest on the rtnar
trip. In a good enough position to win. It Is td be hoped that the old-time
walloping they gave the Cincinnati tteds yesterday will help turn the tide jn
the right direction.
The Phillies have held up at tho top this long because tho pitchers bavo
thowi tho greatest consistency ever Known In the National League. There have
been times In tho post wheh a team has won the National League pennant so
easily that It was virtually cinched at this time of tho year) but even those
learns could not boust of tho consistent pitching the Phillies have had to date.
Unmo after game has been lost through the lack of batting strength and tho
failure of two or three players to movo around tho bases as well as they should.
Even PhillW Pitchers Showing; Signs of Distress
No staff of pitchers can stand the strain of a closo fight when their team
mates forco them to hold the opposing team to one or two runs In order to bo
hie to win, and It Is only natural for tho Phllly staff to crack. InI'ittsburgh
tie pitchers showed the first sign of weakening under tho strain. Unusual
circumstances may have brought about this apparent lack of form and tho
twlrlera may come back to their atr'do on the homo field.
Somo of the fans may allow thilr hopes to run away with their better
Judgment, but thoy must ndmlt that tho present rate of speed will nover win
the pennant. True, the Phils aro still In th lead and are duo to come out of
tnat batting slump at homo, but the fact remains that the team has token two
swings around the circuit and has not been able to hit In the'largo parks. This
makes It appear that the Phillies have profited greatly by the size of the local
field, In which many ordinary outs go for extra bnso hits.
Opposing teams hnvo tho same chance. It Is true, but, ns Bet forth in tneso
columns eurllcr In the season, tho Phllly players seem to pull for the fences
on the homo field. This causes them to get Into such a habit of "uppcrcuttlng"
the ball that tho long drives at home are high flics thai the outfielders reach
on the road,
The Blir Task That Faces Alexander
It Is too lato to switch this plan now, and tho Moran men must profit by It
on tho home field In order to stay up with tho Icndcis until tho last road trip
ntnrts, on September 1, and then placo their pennant chances In the hands
of Alexnndcr tho Great. If tho team gives the king of pitchers a few runs n.
qnmo and supports him well In the field, the Phillies havo a wonderful chanco.
Otherwise they can hardly hoDo to stand the paco. In other words, the pennant
chances depend upon Alexander moro than the rest of tho team, and If they
win, tt muat bo Alexander who turns the trick.
Cubs, With Long Home Stay, Hare Great Opportunity
While seven clubs In the National League aro struggling along, making
only little headway, the Chicago Cubs havo started a sensational spurt, which
may, aft-r all, take tho pennant West for tho first time Btnce 1910, when tho
Cubs won and were defeated by the Athletics In tho world's series. It has
been said frequently that any club that could strike a spurt thnt lasted three
Weoks or moro probably would win the pennant. Chicago's chances aro bright,
because It Is a great home club and has almost a solid month on Its
own field In the closing days of the race.
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Real Fight Begins Here With Droves ts. Phils
The Braves are sure to come back strong, desplto their reverses at the hands
cl the Cubs. Stalllngs' team has been through the mill and has proved that It
rtays better under Are, which Is more than can be said of any other team In
the league. Tho coming ijcrlca between the Phillies and Draves, ntartlng Friday
nt Droad and Huntingdon streets, wilt have a most Important bearing on tho
pennant chances of theso two clubs. Judging by tho way they havo been going,
ono or the other Is likely to be put out of the race.
Manager Moran will prime Alexander for this scries, and he will surely pitch
on Friday and Monday, and perhaps may go In to save a. game If such proves
necessary. Moran and tho other members of the Phillies have been looking
forward to this series, and are convinced that it will be the turning point of
the season In tho National League. They also express confidence thnt they will
come through with flying colors.
Crnvath Establishes Record With Eleven Runs Credited to His Bat
Cravnth's batting In Cincinnati yesterday was one of the most sensational
performances of tho season. The home-run artist had been in a slump for two
weeks, but he suddenly awoke and slammed the ball to all parts of tho field.
In five trips to the plato Cravath made four doubles, driving In eight runs and
scoring thrco himself. Cravnth was therofore responsible for 11 of the Phil
lies' 14 runs, which Is a record for Individual batting for the senson. Twice
Cravath pounded out a double with the bases full and scored nil the runners.
It was a regular old-time performance, and with the rest of the team hitting
hard It Is possible thnt tho Phils are out of their slump nt last.
Alexander was on tho mound for the Phillies, and It wns his first victory
In the West. It was also tho first tlmo that tho Phillies have hit behind the
king of pitchers In moro than n month. Three straight games -were lost by
Alexander because his team-mates not only failed to hit, but .they booted tho
ball around In a disgraceful manner.
Defeat of the Braves Boost for the Phillies
Tho victory enabled tho Phillies to Increase their lead to two full games,
as Brooklyn trimmed Chicago In a double-header. The double defeat at the
hands of tho Dodgers sent the Cubs to third place and placed Robinson's men
uecond. The Braves continued their losing strenk by dropping a gamo to tho
Cardinals. Every time the Braves lose it helps the Phils, as tho lmpresB(on is
general that Stalllngs' team is the' one which must be beaten In the stretch.
By All Means Let Johnny Evers Quit the Game
Johnny Evers. the brilliant second baseman of the Braves, threatens to quit
baseball ufte- the present Berles between lh CnrHinoi. ... n , D.
Louis. Perhrps Evers Is just stalling and playing for sympathy and perhaps
he Is sincere. If the latter Is the case, the majority of the fans who like a good,
clean game of ball will agree that his retirement Is for the good of the sport.
Evers and Stalllngs are the two originators of tho so-culled "riding" tactics
cf the Braves, and the pair of them would do tho came a lot of good by resign
ing. It Is ft credit to beat a ball team by fighting them hard from start to
finish In a clean manner, but It Is a disgrace for President Tener to ajlow Evers
$nd tho rest of the Boston team to carry on as they have for the last month
(Copyright, lulit, by Street & Smith)
JOHN HENRY MERRY, mnnngcr of
the Dudes, a ball "club noted for epeed
and class In a lcaguo where speed Is
common and class Is spellod with a capi
tal C, emerged from tho dining" room of
a commercial hotel In a middle Western
metropolis, and glanced about the lobby
Johnny's brow was bent In a thoughtful
frown. When he looked like that, ha
was cald to reocmblo Napoleon nt Bt.
Helena by peoplo who had seen neither
Napoleon nor St. Helena, and was com
monly believed to bo figuring out bis
chances to annex another pennant. It
was no thought of a pennant which
leveled Johnny's brows on this occasion;
he was merely wondering whether he
could hustlo the afternoon game througn
In time to catch the fast train bound
East Johnny liked epeed, even )n
wheels.
Through the swinging doors from the
street there came a remarkable ugurc,
which caused the ball players loafing In
the lobby and swearing nt the lopsided
Leniency With Evers Has Not Helped Tenets Reputation
According to Ralph Davis, of the Pittsburgh Press, Wilbur Cooper, of the
Pirates, -was put out of the game, suspended for three days and fined 25 for
calling an umpire "a blind fathead." On the same day Johnny Evers called
the same umpire the foulest names Imaginable and then started a flst-flght with
Fred Clarke. Though It was Evers' fourth offense In a little more than a mouth
Tener merely suspended him for three days. Is It any wonder that some people
ore beginning to believe that Tener Is a figurehead president?
Lajole Was Napping, But Evans Wna Blind
WtlAt CrVinnn tuaa fwa1IaJ I. l m . . .
. ' """ """"" "" "i Ainieucs-uetroit game on Saturday.
Lajole. who was coaching on first, failed to watch the ball, and Schang was
caught when Burns worked the moth-eaten hidden ball trlclt on him. Umpire
Chill called Schang out, but Evans, who wns officiating behind the ulate
mould have reversed this decision and sent Schang to second on a balk, as
Cavaleskte Stepped pn the pitches plate without the bait tn his hand. Evans
evidently did not notice this, as the rules say distinctly that It Is a balk If the
Vltoher steps on the rubber without the ball In his hand, i
Sharkey Meeta HU Waterloo Abrahm'a Fine Pitehlnjt
Prospect Park batted Bharkev. of Drexei Km ..- i -.- .
awf won a great vlolory. It was Bnarkeya first defeat of the season H JZ
listen la tbAecor,dgm,f a doublaittSader: In the first game a son of Ellis
Abrahms. the pneer of nbaU In DeUware County, blanked Drexet Hilt
1 to 0 and allowed: pnjy three hits. , ' "
Two "Dudes," Slaves of John Henry Merry, See Something It
Ttirns Out to Be Real Its name Is Abner Abercrombie
Ziegler Mr. Merry Decides to String Him Along.
By CHARLES E. VAN LOAN
Tht WorlJ' Mot Famoui Writer of Uaeeball Fiction.
stops between his words, like a child re
citing n Irison.
"Mister," said the stranger, "my name
is Abner Abercromblo Ziegler. I have
come all the way from Dexter, I-o-way,
to go to work for John Merry, Esquire,
pitching baseball. They told me he stop
ped here. Do you know If I could see
him?"
Merry did not answer at once. His first
Impression and Johnny Merry received
Impressions as rapidly as tho photog
rapher's plate takes the light was that
some cheap vaudeville nctor was tryjn to
"kid" him and thus secure prcss-ngent
work. In fact, It was on the tip of
Johnny's tongue to "bawl out" his ques
tioner, when he caught sight of the
Btranger's face, and hesitated. A man
less mentally alert than Johnny Merry
would have paused at the sight of the
face of Abner Abercrombie Ziegler, of
uexter, la. it was tho sort of a face to
choke utterance and Btagger the Intellect
a collection of facial adornments to bo
examined , closely, reverently, and with
thankfulness that the ald collection had
been wished upon Abner rather than the
beholder. And the dominating note of
that remarkable countenance was honesty,
with stupidity running second. When
Johnny got a good look at that face, the
"bawl out" slipped from bis memory, and
ho found himself thinking:
"Well, whatever It Is, U'b real!"
Far be It from mo to attempt to dc
scribe the singular unhandsomeness of
Abner Abercrombie Ziegler. It Is enough
to say that most men, after beholding
that strange assortment of facial Idio
syncrasies, believed that, at least. It wns
real I Every man who saw Ziegler at
close range and recovered from tho
shock carried away with him the recol
lection of one nredomlnatln? f.ninr.
which gave a sense of solidity and per
manence. That feature was the nose
tho long, solemn, honest nose, which
somehow mnde ono think of a horse. Not
a high-grade horse, either. Just a plain,
faithful, hard-working, simple-minded
dellvcry-wagan horse.
"No." thought Merry rapidly, as his
eyes traveled over Zlegler's astounding
regalia, "no actor over had a mush like
that. This fellow Is a email-town 'bug
from somewhere. I'll string him along
for a while."
John Henry Merry excelled In Beveral
things, but In none was he greater than
In his handling of the queer characters
who swarm after a man of note In the
community. Everything which gets into
the papers day after day will n time
breed Its frenks. Every great champion
ship fight uncovers dozens of harmless
lunatics; every murder trial develops
them; every pennant race brings them
to the front. All big league managers
can tell scores of stories about the
vagaries of these unfortunates many
laughable, soma pathetic nnd others
simply annoying. No "bug" ever an
noyed John Merry. II? was Interested,
entertained and diverted by them, and
he took them as a part of the great
study of human nature life's cpntln
uoua variety show. No matter how wild
or Improbable the story, Johnny found
Through the twinging doora cams a
remarkable figure.
the
accounts of yesterday's game, In
morning papers, to sit up and gasp,
"Pinky" Hamilton, one of the club's
funny men, snorted and passed his hand
across his eyes. Then he nudged "Jeff
Jones, the outfielder, who was sitting be-
siao mm.
"Do you see It. too. Jeff," he de
manded, "or do I only think I see it?"
"Ooaht" breathed Jones. "Wonder who
l-t It loose?"
Pinky heaved a sigh of relief.
"I thought I had 'era again," he said.
Can you Jmagpe, a man six feet four
Inches from sects to scalp, with a hand
like a ham. and a foot that wouldn't
go Into a doctor's valise, rawboned, big.
Jointed, and awkward as a ramel colt?
Attire thla apparition In a cheap, green
ish hand-me-down suit seven years be
hind the reigning rage, and at least even
sixes too small, perch on tbe top of his
head a small, blaok, vamlbvj straw hat
with an Inch-wide brim, suspend from the
Immense, red-wrlsted right hand an old.
fashioned valise of the vintage of tbe
ilytlee, and you will be able to under
stand Pinky Hamilton's sudden attack
of nerves.
Straight over tp Johnny Merry marched
this queer invader,, dropped tls valise,
with a crash, took oft his blaek straw
hat, mopped his brow, and "spoke. In a
strange, even monotone, making long
AMRIIICAN LEAGUE
BASEBALL TODAY
SHJBE PARK
ATHLETICS vs. CHICAGO
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SWA YN&S LUCK IN TENNIS
DRAW? WtiLL IT IS TO "CUSSi
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Crack Norristoion Player Found Himself Pitted Against Jt J
Armstrong, Who Has nayea a uotthj vr j.wo-wnere
Luck Figured in McLoughlvuBrookes Match.
.400
tlmo to listen to nt least a portion of
It, and wllh n gravo countenance, thougl.
the practical Jokes which ho played upon
some of his callers will live when n new
generation of diamond stars nas risen.
To him Abner Abercrombie Ziegler was
simply another "nut," but it now ono,
and, therefore, worth studying. Johnny
shot one eye At the cIock, and then put
out his hand ns he spoke.
"Mr. Ziegler," said he pleasantly, "my
name Is Merry. I'm delighted to meet
you. Bit down."
(CONTINUED TOMOnitOW.)
SWIMMING DATES CONFLICT
Because of Pnnnmn-Pnclflc Postpone
ment'Clubs Aro Having Trouble.
Thp postponement of tho early senson
aquatic fixtures, due to the exposition
championships In San Francisco, was
bound to cause conflicting dates, nnd
some of tho promoting clubs are now
experiencing difficulty In arranging their
schedules.
Some havo decided to depart from the
custom of selecting Saturdays, and qulto
n fen meets will be held In midweek,
but such a course Is not possible where
Important events are concerned, lor tho
leading contestants are often unable to
leave their business on working days.
The week of August 15 Is especially
crowded, thero being affairs on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, nnd the Intter meet
may havo to bo changed, for both tho
Snckett Cup and Hussey Trophy races
are to be competed for here on that day.
Several of the Now York stars Intend to
bid for them.
Ertle nnd Coulon Mntchcd
CHICAGO. Aug. 0. Eddie Coulon, of New
Orleane, and Johnny Ertle, of Jlllwaukee,
were today matched to bubo a 10-round bout
before thu Capital A. C, o( St. Paul, on Au
KUit 20.
Although the element of luck does not
enter Into lawn tennis as much H.
does In golf and baseball, neverm-.
It Is a prominent factor. Most of tho
luck, however, Is confined to tho draw.
For Instance, take the case of Norman
W. fcwaync, a tennis player or parts, wnu
belongs to that hustling Norrlstown or-ganisnllon-the
Plymouth Country Club.
When Bwnyne came to Philadelphia to
take part in the Pennsylvania State cham
pionships nt tho Merlon Cricket Club, his
remarks, after givlhg the draw a fleet
ing glance, were very appropriate, not to
say highly emphatic. Opposite his namo
wns that of J. J. Armstrong, who later
won tho tournament Aside from mat nna
holding several other tennis titles, Arm
strong hndn'l done a thing dn the courts.
Naturally Swayno may havo been
greatly pleased at the stroke of fortune
which sent the two together In the first
round of tho tournament. Swayne con
siders that his luck had moro reverse
English On It that ono of Wallace John
son's celebrated chop strokes. And ho
wasn't far wrong at that
In two other tournaments Swayno had
favorable draws and profited thereby. Ho
gave T. Jt. Poll, New York, a sovere drub-,
blng In tho pelaware State tournament,
held at Wilmington, whllo nt his own club
In the Schuylkill Valley moot he reached
the final round, largely through his good
fortune In tho draw.
Another bit of luck In tennis Is tho toss
for service. Evenly matched players al
most Invariably win on their services,
henco the player who wins tho servlco Is
contlnunlly taking the odd game. This
menns that after four-all. tho server will
go on, winning his servlco to within ono
gamo of tho set, at four-five. Needless to
sny, tho moral effect of being within ono
came of the set Is great It Is as encour
aging to the fortunate player ns it Is
dtcconcertlng to his opponont; henco It
often hnppens that the toss will really
dccldo n tennis matoh when both tho
players are about equal in ability and arc
playing up to form.
In that memorablo first sot between Mc
Laughlin and Brookes In tho opening
match for the Davis Cup last summer,
the Austmllnn was within a game of the
set from 5-4 until 15-14 was called. Then
McLoughlin broke through nnd won the
Bet In which there had been moro than
200 points played.
In the ICth gamo Brookes led at 8-7 and
love-40 thrco set points. 'McLoughlin at
this point made a weak return and
Brookes appeared to have the set within
tho palm of his hand. In order to pro
tect himself from being hit with Brookes'
fierce volley, "Mac" throw his racket up
In front of his face and, tot tho ball
bounded back Into the farthest corrifS
ox iinrancs cuuiu
This, however, was an exception anil
McLaughlin Is an exception to all ..
henco his pulling out of the deep hS
really proves that tho advantage la rtM
the tosswlnner rather thnn the reveliS
In the State championship a yar ..!l
two brothers, ono of whom wm imS
collegiate champion several years ,J
tfi
one family Is likely to be unfortunate fl?
sArria ft risk nf? 14a tnAmrtari ii
white the other, the present city y.lU
plon, were drawn together, which rcn
to prove that too much tennU abllitr 1J1
Una) a kH
GIfc NICIIOLLS WINS TWICE;
has bet Upon co maio
Starts "Well in Scries of Mat
Against Frnsor nt Great Ncok,
NEW YOP.K, Aug. 9.-ailbrt Nlehen'
of Wilmington, tho metropolitan offi
champion, won tho first two 6f a (CJJ
of 19 18-hold matohca with James Fran?
tho homo professional, on the links of tit
Great Neck Golf, Club yesterday, ft
match was followed by a- large gatlcir
A purse has been provided for the wlnnei
and In addition several large bets hyi
been made on the ouleomo. The b'sckcrt
of Frnscr figured that his familiarity !$
tho course would make him a dangerm.
opponont for H15 champion.
Nlcholls has bet that ho will return 1
cord of 69 or better In ono of the 10 lS-beii
matches. Yesterday on his second if"
tempt ho registered a 70 and would hit.
made his CO If he had had rroort liv ':-
tho last hole. A bad Ho there cost hla
a four for a hole, which under ordlnirr
conditions Would bo nn easy three. 11J
won by thrco up and two to play. In ivy
morning, scoring 75 against 78 for Frajip
In the afternoon, when he made 70, Frfi
ser returned a card of 76, Nlchob) win?
ninjf uy out. uj uuu uu iu piay.
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