EVENING L'EDGER PHILADELPHIA; MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1915:
PHILS 3-TO-l SHOT FOR PENNANT "THE BACHELOR BENEDICT" BY CHARLES E. VAN LO.
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PHILLIES ARE THREE-TO-ONE SHOT
FOR 1915 NATIONAL LEAGUE WINNERS
WHEN A FILLER NEEDS A FRIEND
Figures Show Braves and Dodgers Must Play Far Ahead
of Any Form Shown This Year to Capture
F the Flag in Tener's Circuit
Unless the Cardinal tako four utrnlRht from tho Phillies while Brooklyn Is
trouncing tho Pirates, the Phillies will bo In first placo on September J. Ilelntr
hi first placo on tho flrst of September does not necessarily mean that tho team
will bo In first placo on October 6. but It means tho realization of tho dreams
of the Phllly players. It Is no secret that tho players and their crafty leader
have been thinking1 of llttlo but keeping ahead until September 1.
There Is llttlo doubt but that several tloso games which have been lost
Within tho last six weeks could havo been turned Into victories hod Moron
cared to work Alexander tho Great out of turn, but Moran was determined to
pavo his wonderful twlrler until tho last month of tho race.
Almost nvcry National League manager and player was of tho samo opinion
& month ago In regard to tho Phillies' chances. Any one of them would say:
"I look to sec. them slip, but If they ore ever In first placo on September 1 there
Is going to bo little chanco of getting them out, provided Alexander Is not
trkcd to lealh to keep the team In the lead."
Tho Phillies have managed to hold tho lead without killing Alexander, and
now tho opinion Is almost unanimous that nothing but a complcto reversal of
form by Alexander or serious Injuries to him or several other stars can keep tho
Phils from winning tho first pennant In tho history of the club.
Phils Have Long Itond Trip Ahead of Them
The Philllis aro on the road for tho rest of tho season after tho St. Louis
ferlcs, barring a few days ot the tall-end of the year, but Alexander has always
been Just as effective on tho road ns ho hus nt home.
Hostile crowds never worry Alexander as they do a less experienced pitcher,
nd with "Alex" on the mound every third day, the chances of the Dodgers and
Brmcs uppear small. Manager Moran declares that ho will not work Alex
ander out of turn until the Phillies drop out of tho lead, and therefore It may
not be necessary to overwork the king of pitchers.
Nothing Is more convincing than figures, and these show that tho Phillies
must strike a terrific slump to lose the flag. When one says that a team has
but two and a half games on Its closest rival, the contest sounds much closer
than this raco really Is.
Brooklyn has played seven more games than the Phillies and has lost six
more. This almost eliminates the Dodgers, if Moran's men arc really of cham
pionship calibre. Back In July It was pointed out hero that the pennant could
be won with a percentage of less than .589, and there Is no reason for changing
this "belief now.
Brooklyn Has Hard How to Hoc to Win Flag
To finish with a percentage of .680, Brooklyn would have to win 25 games
and lose 8 for tho rest of tho season, and that is almost on Impossibility. There
have been many teams In tho past capable of doing this, but Brooklyn has
rot tho power nor the pitchers.
While Brooklyn is winning 25 games and losing 8 to finish with a percentago
of .584, the Phillies would bo compelled to win but 26 games against 14 defeats
to finish with the same percentage, while Boston Is forced to travel at a still
faster clip to even i- with the homo club.
On this line of teasonlng the Phillies would bo compelled to win one more
rame than Brooklyn, but would bo uble to lose six more and still get a tie.
Neither Brooklyn nor Boston has shown enough this season to warrant tho
tellcf that either will finish as high as .580. Figuring that all three contenders
m do on the road a, the samo time, with each playing under the samo disad
vantages. It Is safe tc say that the, Phillies will clinch tho pennant by winning
V of the remaining 40 games.
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THE BACHELOR BENEDICT
Percentage of Victories Increased in, Last Two Weeks
If Alexander should bo worked every third day for tho remainder of tho
eason and allowing for two Sundays in tho East, which would glvo him an
xtra day of rest, ho should start and finish 15 games. Unless he cracks badly,
1' of these should result in victories. That would compel the rest of tho staff
to win but 13 ot tho remaining 25 games. It might bo mentioned that slnco
early In the season tho Phils failed to get better than an even break until tho
last two weeks, when 11 out of 16 games resulted In victories, but It is only
natural for a team with championship prospects to better this record In the
closing stages of the race.
Three to One Shot That Phillies Will Win Out
With the dope running' true to form and Alexander taking 11 out of 15
games for tho rest of the season, the Phillies will not deserve tho pennant if
they cannot win 13 out of tho other 25 games. It is not easy and there is no
cause for overconfldencc, but It certainly look,s like a 3-to-l shot that tho
Phillies will win the pennant. Tho Braves have a chance. In fact a much better
one than the Dodgers, as those six extra defeats that Brooklyn has makes It
necessary for tho Phillies to strike a great slump for Brooklyn to figure In
percentage tho Plillllej are but two and a half games ahead, but in figures they
ere six defeats ahead, and that Is a wonderful lead at this time.
There is no necessity for passing compliments out to any Individual players
for the good work of the Phillies, because they oil have done their part. Some
may have shone brighter than others, but all have been necessary to the team
and are responsible for its success, but standing out head and shoulders above
nil Is Pat Moran.
Moran has proved himself tho greatest hardier of pitchers slnco Frank
Selce's day, and he must bo given the credit for the consistency of the' team's
work, "e has a pitching staff going Into tho last month of the season abso
lutely fresh, though tho race has been a gruelling one, in which two other
teams lost their chances because their pitchers were killed off back in July.
Phillies' Pitchers in Dettcr Shape Than Rivals'
Brroklyn scribes are pointing with prido to the fact that its pitching stair,
barring Coombs and Ituckcr. Is far younger than that of any other team in tho
league. They argue that tho age and strength of tho Brooklyn pUchcn ta
cotng to be an Important asset in the homestretch.
Perhaps this may prove a great advantage, but the Phllly players and
eThmTKedeC,ar0 that thl3 ,S JU8t What w beat the Dodee"
T !!.?? Jhe Say that b0th nucUer and Coomb8 wo too old to stand
the work that should be placed on the shoulders of seasoned veterans, while
Tn ttifa rAtnont tf. nilll.. .m i .....
... V :,'""" "'"y "l"u nus an CQee on an of Its rivals. Boston has
ECT,10 vo.terans' but thy " not in as good condition as the PhlUy
tu a Tn S faff la comPsed ot masoned pitchers who havo been
ampaign.0 "" JUSt a" frC8h as th0y Wero at tno "tart of the
Introducing the Hero, Mr. Herbert Lansing Lowrie,
More Commonly Known as "Bertie the Bear" The
Bachelor Oasis in a Desert of Benedicts
By CHARLES E. VAN LOAN
Tho World's Most Famous Writer of Baseball Fiction
you what the youngest boy said to him
Just before breakfast. This flaw did not
keep Dad from hammering the ball for
a grand average of .312 in eight seasons,
quite fair for the father of three coming
leaguers.
Copyright. 10U. by Street & Smith.
The Benedicts wero tho most exces
sively married ball club in the big league,
or, for tho matter of that. In any pro
fessional league whatsoever, and they
glorified In the distinction.
Bnvlous second-division clubs and man
agers scoffed and circulated scandalous
stories to the effect that the Benedicts
took their knitting along when they went
on tho road, and darned socks in their
private Pullman car of an evening In
stead of playing poker, like any well
regulated club. Now, as a matter of fact,
there were somo socks darned In that
Pullman; but the darning was done by
the wives of tho players, and was there
fore nobody's business. Bachelor teams
often said that tho Benedicts carried
moro womenfolks than a comic opera
troupe, which was not truoj but, even so,
the petticoat roster was strong enough
to attract a great deal of attention when
the Benedicts arrived In town. It was a
distinction unique In the baseball world,
and one of which they might well havo
Charley Hall Has Won 17 Consecutive Games
On. VATr,.Can A880flat,on tw u""s"l things havo taken place recently
One Is the winning streak of Charley Hall, which has now reached 17 - T
ecutlve victories, and the other is the cracking of Dan Tipple oTlndiananons
The latter was burning up tho league with his grand twl Ung unt I tLe High '
d h? ZTf h',m f0F 12fi- 81nce that t,mo " "" " only one game
and has been driven from tho mound almost every game he has started
.h.Jw,a hJt lee,eent bacU to Boston,by Manager Carrigan. Throughout
r West the tip han been passed that Wood's arm has gone lame again but
Carrigan declares that he merely wants Wood to rest up for extra work In the
WOT,8'"!,0 h ?n,rr'pan "8ya that th Weather ,n the Wc' "a n 7oo cold for
Wood and that Is why ho has not worked him, but In Detroit they say that
Joe's arm la gone for good.
Young Benckert. of the Corley C. C. team, la attracting widespread .
on through his wonderful pitching. Ho has lost but one gam this season"
...
k Iire'r!!n?h,,t?0 Wmjt mi thIra ba8wlan ot th nc. had made one
' Z,ET fr, uocutlvo games until McQuillan stopped him on Friday
JWolph also held oroh hltless on Saturday, fanning him three tlmw
Biff was a lowbrow.
been proud and were.
When one of the recruits, following Il
lustrious example, took unto himself a
partner to help him spend his salary
check, the experienced husbands con
gratulated him, and the wives kissed the
bride and sometimes the groom. It de
pended very much upon the groom.
"You did the right thing, boy," the old
heads would observe. "There's only one
Way to live."
From this general sentiment, the reader
may deduce, and correctly, that the Bene
dicts were happily married.
Statistically speaking, their matrimonial
team average was well over .700 . and In
dividually and collectively, the Oenedlcts
wero an enormous boost for tho double
team as an Institution. Their divorce
average was .000.
Of the 26 men on me pay roll, IS had
wives, and seven of the 16 hod children.
Borne entries," as the Benedicts proudly
remarked, "for the T. Roosevelt Cup."
Mason Henshaw, manager and captain,
known to every student of baseball as
Mace," had one wife and one child, the
latter a tot of five years, who knew more
real baseball than her mother. Frank
( 'Dad") Hale, the veteran third baseman
-the team glee club had a song which re.
lated Dad's experience In the Nile Val
ley League before tho pyramids were
built led the Benedicts In the chase for
the "Jloosevelt Cup." He hud three chil
dren, "all bear cats," as he often ob
served with becoming pride. JJad was
the sort of a man who can always tell
Archie Howland, the handsome centre
fielder, so popular with the feminine fans,
had a red-headed wife and two beautiful
little girls. Archie carried their photo
graphs In a morocco leather pocket case,
and had a habit of passing It to chance
acquaintances with the remark that he
guessed there wasn't a great deal of class
to those children. Yes; they wero per
fectly miserable. Wouldn't do at nil. All
they needed was a little good looks, etc,
etc.
Four members of the pitching staff were
marj-lcd men. Matrimony In the Bene
dict camp amounted to an epidemic, a
habit, a specialty. Ball teams have spo-
ui.uucs. ine ronies, ror Instance, were
widely but not favorably famed for wal
loping umpires and finishing In seventh
place.
After all, a specialty Is usually a mat
ter of taste or environment. A young
ster, Joining the Benedicts and finding
hlmeelf n lonely atom entirely surrounded
by happy married men, soon came to be
llevo that matrimony was not such an
awful thing, after all. Once In that
frame of mind, the rest was easy, always
was easy, and always will be easy.
It was not only matrimonially that the
Benedicts graded high as an organiza
tion. Tho sporting writers of their home
town were prone to state that the Bene
dicts had "clans." They could do more
than play baseball. They were nearly
all men who had been picked by Mace
Henshaw to fill certain places, and they
wero trained under that master mind
until they worked together In a manner
beautiful to watch and very hard to
beat. With their pitching staff in good
rorm. It took a pennant-winning aggre
gation to beat them to the head of the
column.
As Individuals, they were noted for in
telligence, general good conduct and
widely assorted talents. During the win
ter months soveral of them filled vaude
ville engagements, winning credit as well
as coin. At least four of them could
write Initials after their names as well
as before. If they saw fit, which they did
not. They had a glee club which was
worth hearing; and umong ball players
it was a well-known scandal thot the
Benedicts played brldgo whist Instead of
poker-played bridge whist with their
wives.
It was common report that when the
Benedicts were on tho road, living In
hotels, several of the men "dressed for
d nner." "Biff" Bohannon started that
story. Biff was a lowbrow. He was
born that way,
."s.ay what ye think?" said. Biff ex-v
cltedly one evening. "I was Just over
them henpecked boys, and I catch 'em
at dinner. Honest, bo, there was seven
of them fellows seven of em In soun
! "h clothes! AH fussed up like a
Til. A,"that niako-up on Just to eat!
Ain't that a screamT"
.,,' .had..once owned on whole dress
null; but he was endeavoring to forget
It, along with tho lady who Inspired tho
purchase.
With this lengthy preamble, wo will
now reach Into the wings and pluck
forth to tho footlights tho distinguished
member of the Benedict pitching staff,
who seemed to have no matrimonial In
tentions or Inclinations young Mr. Her
bert Lansing Lowrie, known to his fel
lows as "Bertie the Bear." (When he
Joined the club, the men at once chris
tened him "Bertie." After they saw him
"work" agnlnst flrst-dlvlslon clubs, the
suffix was added.)
nriA ihn near wos far and away the
most eligible young bachelor on th pay
roll. He was young-not more than -.
He might have been called a nlco, clean
boy without the delicate sarcasm whlcn
usually attaches Itself to that left-handed
compliment Ho was "nice." All tho
club wives discovered that at once. He
was clean. That goes without saying.
And In spllo of his 6 feet 3 Inches of lithe,
well-muscled humanity, ho was still a
boy at heart the strongest reason of all
why the women should have liked him.
In appearanco ho closely resembled
thoso wonderful and wonderfully trou
sered beings who appear once a week
on the back pnges of tho Illustrated pe
riodicals, a roundabout way of saying
that Bertie was almost too handsome to
be rcspcttnble. Add to his straight nose,
gray eyes, firm chin, and good moutn
a rich baritone voice, an air of grave
courtesy toward women, a dozen pollto
accomplishments, and, lastly, that never
sufficiently Identified quality of mind or
heart which attracts children as steel
filings aro attracted by a magnet, and
you havo a fairly nccurato line drawing
of Bcrtlo tho Bear, a nice, clean boy
Most recruits. Joining blg-leaguo teams,
pass three boards of Inspection: the
scouts, tho players, and tho fans of tho
homo town.
A Benedict recruit suffered n fourth In
spection, more searching than all. The
club wives looked him over and decided
whether he should bo admitted Into the
close and altogether delightful Intimacy
of "the family."
Bertie parsed the first thrco standards
with a whoop and a hurrah, and captured
every member of the fourth board of In
spection before he had been with tho team
three months.
At the end ot four months the club
wives began remnrklng regretfully that
it was an awful pity some nlco girl did
not have Bertie for a husband: and when
several married women say that about a
young man he may bo graded as 18-carar
fine. Married women have a sort of Intui
tion about Itheso things. It is true that
somo of them havo been known to make
mistakes in seloctlng their own life part
ners, but not one of them has ever been
known to err when It comes to picking
out u "nice girl" for an eligible young
man.
If a youth does not drink moro than
Is good for him, steers clear of bad com
pany, washes himself behind the ears and
below the line of his collar, and has a
taking way with the llttlo ones, married
women pity his lonely state, and scan
tho horizon for the nice girl who Is to be
presented with a meal ticket for life.
Bertie was hard to get acquainted with
that Is to say, he was always pollto with
a politeness which never grow Into any
thlnr like confidential relations. A kind
hearted, happily married woman can
often extract the Innermost secrets of a
oung man's soul, particularly if tho
young man happens to havo a love affair
on his hands. It soothes him to find some
one who will listen with Bhlnlng eyes to
a catalogue of the thousand virtues of his
beloved; and, under such clren,
ii ii ii "wiiicu nro gOOd I
.dciuo ma jjcnr seemed tn m
secrets of tho henrt. J? . '"..'"W
bestow When girls wer- 2!
oh, Just casually mentioned. .
siano-ne laugncd-a modest. ,
Ish laugh. Ho had a good i he,'1
shoulders, so ho must have
thinking from time to time, A 1
his thoughts to himself The ri. i '
knew that ho rceelvMi i. ,?.?
dressed In a fomlnlne nana savl N
which camo from his mni.j .. "
they knew from their hiiv.jJ '"'! I
moro reliable sources that he .A2.-0,,'
Inclination to seek the society of J"J
rled women. l "
By tho end of his first season ..1
ciud tne women were certain i,a.l
must have had on unfortunate ll1!!
fair, and this melancholy JS?
dlesome7 Certainly not! Thiv iiiJ1
boy, and they wanted to vii'VM
They wanted to help him m.?JH
worthy young
help
woman
happy.
..W....S sfu.ift nuiium nappy fvi
tcrcst which showed In the prlv( .!i
of Bertie the Benr .. ""."
as a set of engrossed resolution..1"!
great deal more sincere. Tho youn
who hns never had matchmaking ,?
Interested In him may search hi.?"
cnaractcr ror mo reason and th..
lln nrhnt tin Anil. U ""n
Thcso wero a few of the reiuin-.SB
nertie was popular with tho betii.1l
of the team. Ho met every friend t ill
mm wiiii cxijuisuo courtesy jr. l:
trick of removing lil hit ... r' .wli
In his hand while speaking with ",
tho tiny matters of etiquette wwIk'
mn nvorlnnV ,,' IV wniCB BM
smallncss. With women It Is llttli n
which score heavily. This i,.
written many times, but a great ,
very poor sncclmen nf n wl.-.11!
times escapes detection by hldif,!
sins underneath n v., .jl,.. ""?'
hnnlr fnr nntil.........-!..- . A (
. . .couuea nas B
many a divorce. v
(CONTINUED TC-MOItnoty.)
RUNS SCORED BY
MAJORS LAST WEEK
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Athletics 0 o a
Boston 11 7 3 2
Chicago 10 4 6 4
Clo eland ..... 1 o 2
Detroit S 1 1
New York 2 S o '3
St. Louis 4 O in ft
Washington ... 8 6 7
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lirooltljn 2 0 u a
Chicago .0004
Cincinnati .... 8 B s 1
New York 7 1 12 1
Philadelphia ..!(! 1 "4 i
Pittsburgh .... 2 O 12 2
St. Louis 0 12 7 1
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Raltlmore 2 0 B 0
Brooklyn B 14 7 11
Buffalo 0 3 4 1
Chicago 4 B 4 a n
Kansas City... 0 3 0 6
Newark B 0 3 4
Pittsburgh .... 2 4 8 4 K
Bt. Louis 11 3 0 10
'Indicates team did not play.
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