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FIGHTS AT DOUGLAS A. C. NATIONAL TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS GOSSIP OF LOCAL LINKS
EYEyiyg ledger Philadelphia, Tuesday, august 3i. ioi5.
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RUN FOR PHILLIES
ON SQUEEZE PLAY
Not Only That, But Eppa Sin
gles on His First Two Trips
to Plate Moranmen Count
Twice in Fifth
DOAK ON MOUND
Biggest Crowd of Season Sees Locals
Clash With St. Louis in
Opening Game
rHtt.ADEt.rHlA HAM PAnK, Auk
jj KPP Itlxey had nil the hotter of mil i
Drak In the opening Innings of tho first
tame of today's double-header. Tho Car
dinals went out In order In the first two
Innings, two of them fanning. Tho Phll
llcs , on tho other hand, came near sror- ,
Ing In each of tho first two Innings.
ltlev never looked better, nnd had tho ,
Cardinals completely at his mercy. j
An enormous crowd turned out to say i
fatcwetl to the league-leading rhllllcs, i
and beforo tho llrst gnmo started every
availnblo seat In tho bleachers was oo- j
cupled. '
Mni until eight mcnV had been retired i
in order did the Cards Biiccccd In making
a hit oft Pat Moran's tall southpaw from
Dixie.
The Boston Red Sox arrived In town
this afternoon, nnd some of them wcio ,
spectators of the double bill. '
The Phillies had men on bases In nl- .
most all of the early Innings, but wero '
unable to score until tho llftn. itlxey
broke open that round with his second
single and continued to second on AVll
ons fumble, lie advanced to third on
Stock's single, nnd scored on tho snucoze
TUw, ns Pnskert was thrown out. Crnv
ath's slnglo sent Stock across tho plato
With the second run.
St. Lnuls tied tho score In tho seventh.
FinST INNING.
Nlehoff made a wonderful one-handed
.catch of Hugslns' drive. Butler popped
to Whltted. Klllcfcr threw out Bescher.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
Stock beat out a high bounder to Bct
icl. Bancroft lorccd Stock, Hugglns to
(Butler. On tho hit-and-run piny Pnskert
Teachcd first and Bancroft second when
Donk knocked down Puskcrt's smash nnd
kicked It toward third Hugglns fum
bled Cravoth's grounder, "t recovered
'It In time to throw him out at first.
'Jlutler threw out Luderus. No runs, two
ilts, no errors.
SECOND INNING.
'Long fanned. Wilson nlso fanned.
Miller lined Jto Whltted. No runs, no hltB,
no errors.
Whltted fanned. Hugglns threw out
'.Nlehoff. Klllefer singled to left. Hlxey
singled to right, Klllefer stopping at sec
ond. Betzcl grnbbcd Stock's grounder and
'stepped on third, forcing out Klllcfor. No
runs, two hits, no errors.
THIRD INNING.
Betzcl fanned. Rlxey threw out Snyder.
Doak singled to centre. Nlehoff threw
out Hugglns. No runs, one hit, no errors.
Hugglns thicw out Bancroft. Pnskert
out, Butler to Miller, Long dropped
Crmuth's foul, after a hard run. nnd
'.jjien. wugltt-alniost exactly tht name kind.
of a llj, with Hugglns and Miller collid
ing with him. No runs, no hits, no errors.
FOURTH INNING.
Butler walked. Bescher fanned. Long
hit Into a double play, Rlxcy to Bancroft
to Luderus. No runs, no hits, no errors.
Luderus doubled to left." Whltted sacri
ficed, Doak to Miller. Butler threw out
Nlehoff, Luderus holding third. Betzcl
threw out Klllefer. No runs, ono hit,
no errors.
FIFTH INNING.
Wilson filed to Whltted. Miller fouled
to Luderus. Betzcl beat out a bUnt.
Betzcl died stealing, Klllefer to Nlehoff.
No run4, one hit, no eirors.
Itlxey singled to centre and took second
on Wllson's'fumblc. Stock singled to left,
Rlxcy taking third, Bancroft fouled to
BeUel. The squeeze play was wolked
perfect!, Itlxey scoring, while Snyder
threw out Paskert on n well-placed bunt.
Cravath singled to centre, scoring Stock.
On the hit-and-run play, Luderus sin
gled through short, Cravath 'going to
third. Whltted forced Luderus, Butler
to Hugglns. Two runs, four hits, onfl
error,
SIXTH INNIN6.
Bnyder filed to Whltted. Doak fanned.
"Muggins fouled to Klllefer. No runs, no
hits, no errors.
Nlehoff filed to Wilson, Bescher pulled
flown Klllofer's fly. Rlxcy fanned. No
runs, no hits, no errors.
100 KILOMETRE HIKE RACE
AT I'OINT MtEEZE DR03IE
Carman, Wiley, Walthour and Moran
in Big Contest
Four of the most noted American fol
lowers of motorpace, Clarence Carman,
world's champion; George Wiley, ex
world's champion; Bobby Walthour, At
lanta, Ga., nn aspirant for this year's
title, and Jlmmle Moran, of Boston,
Mass., will be brought together on Thurs
day night at Point Breezo rerk motor
drome In ono of the longest endurance
races ever decided In this city. Tho dis
tance will be 100 kilometres and Manager
Roden feels that this Is one of the great
est cards ever arranged for the loyal
tnstorpaco fans In this city,
Tho first and second man to finish In the
big race on Thursday night will be
matched to meet Victor Llnart, of Bel
glum, and Jules Scares, of France, both
Champions in their respective countries,
on Monday night, Soptember 6, Labor
Da.y The fans have seen Wiley and
Carman In action for the last fow weeks
and Walthour and Moran are coming
down from Boston to show tho Phlljy
fans that they will have to be considered
hi th listing for tho world's champion
ship. "JACK DARUY DAY" AT
S1IIBE 1'AUK TOMORROW
j, Former Mackman Makes First Ap
pearance Here as Red Sox
Jck Barry, one of tho createat nnd
nost popular players who ever repra-
ncniea a local team, win ne nonorea y
the local fans tomorrow, when the Red
Sox make their first annearanco here
5lnce buylnu Harry from the Athletic.
iThe lerlea will alio bo of sreat Interest
o me lang who believe that the i'liuu"
,nd lied Sox will be the contestant In
the world'n series,
It will seem rather strange to the fans
to sea Barry playing second base after
he years he spent at shortstop at Sltlbe
Park, Iteports from all over the circuit
te that Harry Is a wonder In his new
foaitjon, and with Boon at short, they
gm a new "keystone king" comblna-
A Barry has falle.n off greatly In his bat
ing t),y reason, but U Btll( a dangerous
nan in a pinch, whllo his headwork I
responsible for many lied Sox vjctorlt.
"carding to Manager Carrlgao.
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PHILADELPHIAN WINS
IN EARLY ROUNDS OF
NATIONAL TENNIS PLAY
G. C. Caner Wins Match at
Forest Hills in Opening Clash
of Singles for Highest
Court Honors
BERNARD LAW WINS
WEST SIDE TKNNIS CLUIi, Foicst
Hills, L. I., Aug. ill. At 10 o'clock this
morning 48 of the flcld of 128 players took
to the courts for the first round matches
In tho 35th annual nil-comers' tennis
tournament for the natlonnl singles title.
Despite the rain of yesterday, the courts
were In excellent shape, although a bit
slow.
An Intersectional battlo between J. C.
JIacKny, of Now York, and Ward Daw
son, youngest of the California contin
gent, drew the attention of tho spectators,
who were out In numbers desplto tho
chill In the atmosphere. This contest was
staged on ono of the grandstand courts,
and on the one adjoining It IJernard Law,
of Philadelphia, was opposed by Cedrlc
Major, of New York, Connecticut State
clmmplon.
Major finally succumbed to Law, but
oidy after four hard sets, at 4-0, 6-2, 6-4,
7-3. G. C. Caner, of Philadelphia, went
into the second round with casc, winning
over J. S. Cushman, of New York, In
three straight hcts, at G-2, C-2, G-l.
J. S. Myrick, piesldcnt of the West Side
Tennis Club, nnd It. D. Wrenn, president
of the V. S. N. L. T. A., olllclatcd.
Nothing In the naturo of on upset oc
curred In any of tho early matches, fa
vorites survl Ing without extending thorn-
SclVCKt
Tho chief eventb are down for this nft
ernoon, whn the former Internationalist,
P. B. Alexander, and Nat Nllcs meet on
ono of the main courts, and Maurice Mc
Loughlln nnd Kinst Fritz Kuhn, of Ger
many, meet on another.
Of tho less Important contests only one
resulted In a really hard-fought duel. II.
D. Haivey, of Point Judith, and Irving
nikcr, of Senbrlght, fought furiously
through four long sets, Harvey eventually
winning out at 7-3, 6-1. 4-6, 7-5. Virtually
all of tho remaining contebts of the morn
ing round wero won In straight sets, and
defaults wero very few. Leonard Bcek
man, of Columbia, present national lntor
acholasilc champion, received ono of tho
default!,. Tho nummary:
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SINdLKS.
l"lrt Hound.
A. H. Cortcy, Princeton, defeated 1 Urol J
Swain. New York. ;4, U-4. 0-1.
ft. C. Thoniai, West Hide, defeated S. L.
I'rtlmcr, Ulrnrldise, -', O-J. J-1.
a.- W. Phllllpa, Talbot Country Club, do
rented Heibert L. Howman. Weit Chester,
' Heonard Heekmnn. New York, defeated A,
II, Allen, Hooflek Fnli". by default.
11. H I'hllllim, Now York, defeated T, H,
S. Androwg. New York. U-Jt. 0-2, U-.I.
L. I. Ortnnvll. Now Yort. defeated T. A.
IloMnnon. l'lttiburgh, U--J. U-2. 8-2.
V. 1. Plltt, j:imhurt. defeated I), Di SiUu,
Iimherford, (1-1. "1-0, U-2.
11. 1). Hnre, Point Judith, defeated Irving
Hiker, PeabrlBht, 7-R. 0-1. 4-U. 7-5.
Ioula Uraen New York, defeated Norman
Jolimon, New York, u-l. i-l, JI--I.
llernoii S. Prentice. Keobright, defeated .
D. Ucurne, New York, l-l, 0-4, 0-1.
II. H, Parker, Itoekaway, defeated Charles
Chambeia, New York. uXI. 4-0. -2, 0-1.
Lieutenant V. 8. Andemon, New York, de
flated S. V Uennhaw, (1-4, tl-1, U-I.
Irvlnn C, Vrlftht, IPKwood, defeated ft. J.
Sommera. New York, I-J, ll-O, fl-0.
Ilrrnard Ijiw, Philadelphia, defeated C. A.
Major, New York. 4-11, tl-2, 0-4, 7-3.
(1. L. Caner, I'liUadeluhlH. defeated J. a.
Cushman, New York. U-2, 0-2, 0-1.
J. S, O'Neal. Jr Hamilton, defeated . M.
lllalr. Wanderer Club, U-7. 0-2. U-2.
J. H. iiluckatone. llluira defated P. A. Pall,
New York. 7-3. 4-d. 7-B, O-l.
Ward IMvoon, California, defesteil J. O, Mc
Kay. Monti-lair. 0-3. 2-H. 4-0. Il-S. 0-1.
T. II. Pell. New York, defeated Allan Fox,
New York. 0-2, 0-. 0-2. ......
I T. JIUnirr, ftew jiocnlie, ncimiea J,
aargtant, New Haven, UJI, u-2. 0-2
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PrtxlfHik T. I'rellnihuyim. . Wtehetr.
defentecU K. P. Thomaa, Jr . Jtlugowoed, 0.2,
"v ""ft Wood. New York, defeats." ft. S.
Bloddard, KiiKleWood. n-S. n-U 7-3, fl-1.
II K fiieland, liiithcrford, defeated J. S.
KMon, Nyck. 0-4, 0-7. O-o. 0-4.
II I. llano, New York, deleated Corne:i
llooVr.rit. HufTalo, IM). 0-1. 0-2.
j H. pfirfman. InKwood, defeated ftueli
ftVown. Clifton. 0-1, :i-e, l.-O, 0-2,
Amateur Swlmmlnir Meet
Th Mh and Iximbard Streets fteereatlon
Centra held t annual meet ejittrday after
nnor. Thera S record crowd In attendant a.
while It aa ntt held under tha aupplcea of the
intaieur Athletic t'nlon, and therefore no of.
mTalKCord taken, the times made In the
different ,nta were praleorthy for the
"'rna'wl'nrnary of tha eventa follow
llreaat atroka rac for form Won by Frnnilf
iirrla ieiond, U Paulateln, third, Z. Uae
fii jfreaat "troka for .peed -Won by M.
(imni B."nd, Preda nreeb. third. O O'lirlcn
?iti-dltan"a awlra. He between.!, IlrlUtelii
iiiilVr Harris. Tlma H minutes. P. Jland0n
made quite an imprtaslon on tha audlenca In
h divine for P atea Which were put on tha
Kttomo "tha pSal Sixty yard aw!n,Won by
ITrarcla lUrila second, A ft ruyvllla.
Bellboy Nine Plays Tomorrow
Tha AdtlphU Hotel bellboy baseball team,
Ie2der Of tha Hotel' Leaeue, win line-up to
mirrow eft.rnoon ln th klnfseaeini
Tu.BUra on the lattera field Tha contest
will start at J.M. r
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DETROIT TIGERS AND RED SOX
DUE TO STAGE A "NECK-AND-NECK"
Boston Has Long Home Stand in Critical Month of Sep
tember, But Detroit Can Scarcely Be Stopped,
Even on the Road Golf at Detroit
By GRANTLAND RICE
T.ack In 1D0D Detroit bludgeoned Its wny
to a pennant on tho road In a September
finish that showed tho remarkable game
ness of tho Tiger club.
In 1911 tho Ulants. considered hors du
gonfalon, us Kid Uroad might say.
bagged a pennant by winning 17 out of
21 road games through the sumo month.
So the Tiger case this present September
lsn t hopeless nor dopeless. Tho Tigers
still have their one chnnce, and It Is
about this: fo go Into Boston nnd upset
tho Hod Sox upon homo-bred plans.
Detroit vs. Boston
The situation now Is as follows: Detroit
has dono Just a shade better against the
rest of th circuit than Boston has done.
But Boston has more thnn evened up this
deficit by beating Detroit.
For this plan of campaign BUI Carrli
gan desctvcH considerable credit. There's
nothing like beating tho main rival In a
race you desire to win.
Tho Itcd Sox aro not likely to be
checked nt home, where they spend most
of tho month. Yet even on the road no
other club, barring Boston, Is likely to
overthrow the Tigers. But until said
Tigers can beat said Red Sox it requires
no Platonlan brain or Dantean Imagina
tion to figure out the main choice.
With tlie Falling Leaves
Two weeks ago wo hnd nine world
seilcs candidates. But even as the leaves
of autumn quiver and flutter downward
nt each short gust, so tho contenders pass
out with August and tho drcrim goes
gray.
Of tho nine early August candidates for
tho honor of splitting $00 000 on a 60-40
basis only five remain, The two A. I
leaders havo nheady been discussed. In
tho National all Western clubs, plus the
Qlnnts, have concluded their last hopes,
and It remains to bo seen Just how fast
Philadelphia. Brooklyn nnd Boston can
travel on the road By tho end of tho
weck'the three will bo pointing West, and
tho real hunch Is now that Philadelphia
and Boston will run within an eyelash
of one another to the end of the road.
The Braves, whllo making nnother
smashing onslaught down the stretch,
will nover find the Phillies as soft and
yielding as tho Gliints were last fall. Por
when tho big pinch comes thero Is always
Alexander.
Dope and Form
The American League is running truo to
form. Boston nnd Detroit lend at tint,
while Chicago, Boston and Detroit lead In
fielding records.
But, as announced before, thero Is no
dope In the National, nnd form Is out of
gear. The Hcds still lead that league at
bat nnd In tho Held and they' nre last.
Tho Braves and rhllllcs nre down
around the foot In batting, are well below
the top In fielding and aro tho two weak
est base-running clubs In either circuit.
As Judged by tno figures tney snouiu oe,
but they havo shown that hUBtle and
uam play also count.
A Study in Lonjr Hitting
The recent coif hitting exhibition given
by Oulmet, Oullford nnd Mnrston In De
troit was an eye-opener iu u mibv .lum
ber of fanatics who had never seen a
golf gamo and who believed that Ty and
Sam were tho ultimate words In smash
ing any sort of ball. In baseball 110
yards Is a smash well beyond the aver
ago good for tho circuit at any given
moment. . . .
Yet the ball Oullford hit would have
travclod in the open well over 300 yards
moto than twice the distance attained
with tho bat.
Cobb Amazed
Ty Cobb has played qulto a bit of golf
and has observed a number of first-class
players In aotlon.
Hut tho ball Guilford hit started Ty
out of his established composure.
Anothor point that made an Impression
BANTAM OPPONENTS AT DOUGLAS
The local entry In tonight's Intercity bantamweight battlo should
have little trouble adding tho New Yorker's scalp to his string.
Taylor la ft tough 'un. He stayed 15 rounds with Kid Williams.
MINUTE
MINUTE
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upon the nthlctes was this: To seo throe
oung amateurs walk out to tho homo
plate before 15.000 people, to see them pick
up a strange club and proceed without a
Hotter to make three perfect shots under
such nbnormal conditions, piovcd tho ex
istence of nerve In golf fully upon a par
with nny nerve required In a hard game.
"I know what It means," remarked Ty.
"to look nt that ball nnd keep oiir hend
down even In a friendly match. I'll lift
my hat to those fellows for the wny they
went about It before thnt crowd."
Maxims of the 19th Hole
Tho good luck cotneth with tho bad,
30-M), only to be forgotten.
For no man spcaketh over of tho putts
which ho holed which In the red depths
of his quivering heart he never thought
he would ever make.
Nor doth ono speak of those shots
which Jumped bunkers nnd slipped by
awning traps but only of the others al
wn s.
It must be all over. We recently met
two rabid Boston fnuatlcs In annigument
as to whether Rudolph could stop the Hed
Sox or whether Wood would be In shape
to work the opener against Stalling. But
in the Indian summer Interim there Is a
Mr. Alcxnnder, who, when Inst seen, was
si 111 throwing a bnseball with fair effect.
FOLSOM TEAM TO PLAY
"ALLIES" POST SERIES
Champions of Class A and
Leagues of P. It. T. Meet
on September 7
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The Meadowbrook Athletic Grounds, at
23d nnd Market streets, havo been select
ed for the post-series games of the win
ners of bo-li teams In the P. n. T. League
race, whlc'1 ended last week. Allegheny
won the Class A tourney, dropping one
gamo in 11, whllo the second division
competition was taken in an uphill finish
by tho Folsom team,
Tuesday, September 7, Is tho dnto of
tho ill st battle.
Tho question uppermost In the minds
of the maporlty of tho ball players Is:
"Can Johnson, tho star hurler of tho
Class A winners, hold tho Folsom slug
gers down?" All tho teams of the first
division class Johnson a wonder with tho
suppoit ho receives from his clubmatcs,
nnd now comes tho subject as to whether
the right-hand pitcher can fool the coun
try boys' great batting.
BROOKLYN GETS MARQUARD
New York Transfers Southpaw to
Wilbert Robinson's Club
NEW YOHK, Aug. 31.-Hube Mnrquard
will hurl for tho Dodgers In the future.
Tho deal wllh tho Giants went through
today.
It Is understood Brooklyn paid 12600
for the ltube nnd that tho latter con
sented In a salary cut from J7S00 to less
than $5000.
Lu Lu Auto Run September 18
Tho Lu Lu Temple Automobile Club,
over 400 strong, will make Its ft ft It annual
run to Atlantic City, Saturday morning,
Septembor 18, to participate in tho flhrln
era' rounlon nnd gala coremonlal, by In
vitation of Crosoent Temple, A. A. O.
N. M. S. Lu Lu Tomplc, of Philadelphia,
will have 3000 members In line for the
Shrlnors' parado and ceremonial. The
Lu Lu Automobile Club will go down In
a body.
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LIFE
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O'KEEFE VS. TAYLOR
TONIGHT; M'CARRON
LUCKY HE IS ALIVE
Bantam Attraction at Douglas
Club Allentown Middle
weight Missed Flight With
Aviator Who Was Killed
NATIONAL'S SHOW NIGHT
Eddie O'Kecfe, local nsplrant for Kid
Williams' crown, will havo an oppor
tunity to polish oft ono contender for the
Bnltlmorenn's laurels, when he clnshes
with Jlmmv Taylor, of New York, at the
Douglastonlght.
Tho piogram follows:
riret bout Hobby Clark, Southward, vs. Joe
Unbind, loth Ward.
Second Imut i:idle While, Bouthnnrk
Ml.
Al Foi. lth Word.
Third limit K. O. Itiipscll. Southwark. v.
Sailor CoJtcllo, North Penn
M-mlnlnil-up Joe Tuber, 12th Wnrrt, vs. Joe
UmiIIo. inuthvark.
Wln'l-up -r Eildlo O'Kecfe, Southwark, .
Jimmy Ta lor. New York.
It Is n miracle that Jack McCnrron,
middleweight lighter. Is among tho living
today. The Allcntowner had agreed to
mako th" ascension with Lieutenant
Union Ilnldcntnn von Flgyelmessy, of tho
Impel lul Flying Corps of Hungnry, on
Sntiirday afternoon, when tho latter wns
fatally Injured. Jack arrived late at the
ascension grounds nnd the Baron went
up without hhn In n letter to Jnck Mc
Gulgnn here, McCarron stated, "If I
never go to heaven when I die 1 will go
Into the clouds ns near St. Peter's gates
as possible on Satin dny via nn airship."
McCarron meets Jnck Toland In Allen
town Labor Bay.
Friday night will be fight night at the
National-. A. C. this season. Jack Mc
Guignn, promoter, said today many busi
ness men In tho southern section of tho
city anil In Illchmond suggested the
change because pleasure Intcrefcred with
business on Saturday nights.
Tommy Welsh, of West Philadelphia,
and Willie llannon, of Point Breeze, will
meet lu the wlndup nt tho Ludlow Club,
Friday night.
Johnny Coulon has started "roughing
It" In Canadian woods for the purpose of
preparing for a "come-back" campaign
with tho hope of meeting Kid Williams
again. .lawn will find "roughing It" In
the woods and "roughing It" with Will
iams In tho ring two entirely different
propositions.
Jnck Toland Is nctlng as sparring part
ner for Joe Borrell this week at Adam
Iljan's gym. Joe hopes to be In the best
shape of his career for his match with
Frank Loughrcy at tho Olympla next
Monday night
1'ackey McFnrland nnd Mike Gibbons
are In Now York finishing training for
their much-talked-of match September 11.
Having regained his ejeslght Joe Shu
gruo has started light work In preparation
for his return nppearance In tho ring
ngalnst WIIllo Itltchio In New York Oc
tober 4.
Hddle Wallace has been signed up for
two tough bouts by his manager, Scotty
Montelth. Ho meets K. O, Mars In Cin
cinnati September 13 and George Chaney
September 23 In Baltimore.
Hir Klndlv Inform me through your column
If chsmilon
knocked out.
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Kid
imttin9 nni mcr wen
J. U. U.
George Chaney. of Baltimore, stopped
Williams twice when both boys were pre
liminary fighters.
m'innwill play
tomorrow, says mack
Athletics' Star First Sacker
Will Return to Team,
Declares Manager
Mnnager Maek. of the Athletics, says
that "Bluffy" Molnnls will rejoin tho team
tomorrow and play In the series against
the lied Sox. Ho declares thnt he knows
of no reason for Mclnnls failure to rejoin
the team, but Is sure that his star first
baseman will mako a satisfactory ex
planation when he retuins to tho team.
One morning paper states that Mack
received word from Mclnnls that he was
well satisfied with his treatment here and
that ho would stick with Mack and help
rebuild the Athletics.
Mclnnls hus always professed his loy
alty to Manager Mack and the Athletics
and If he Jumps to tho Federal League
It will only be after he has given the local
team a fair chanco to bid for his services.
It has been said that Mclnnls' contract
has another season to run. but this Is evi
dently not tho case, or there would not
be so much speculation as to his proba
bility of leaving the team.
Local fans sincerely hopo that Mc
lnnls will stay right here, where he Is
badly needed. He has always been
treated well by Manager Mack, the Ath
letlc officials and the fans and has an
opportunity to step Into the shoes of
Harry Davis when the Utter retire m
Connie's first muteusA
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GOLF FORM OF PREHISTORIC MAN
BAD; YES, VERY BAD, AND THEN SOME
Stance, Imprinted in Rock, Reveals Real Crudeness of
Early Players, Says Science, With a Capital "S."
Down to Real Play for Amateur Title
The beautiful science of geology has
dono much for civilisation. Por Instance,
It has whneked on the hend the nnclcnt
theory that the human raco was descend
ed from n fish nnd It has furnished con
clusive evidence that thero was onco a
horse no bigger thnn n dog and thnt It
whistled like n canary bird. Now It has
gone a slop further.
John Hohuhut, Instructor In a small
Vftcrn college, does not mind being
i tid In his home paper to the effect
tn.it he has uncovered a line big rock
of the "Jurassic" period, which proves
conclusively that tho stanco of nnclent
ball pin) era was all wrong.
l'rofessor Ilohnhut admits that he him
self used to be a baseball player nnd Is
now it golfer, nnd for this reason ho may
bo "seeing things" In his nnclent rock,
but his theories sound Interesting, so here
goes
The professor adjusted his glasses,
leaned his elbows on his rocky horoscope,
nnd his features lit up ns one Inspired, nM
tho following rippled front off his chest;
"Ono hns to Imnglne much," said Ilohn
hut, "when dealing In matters of this
kind. That Is how we have been ablo to
create tho lovely dinosaur which no doubt
In ncruallty looked much as wo have
pictured It. Now It Is n well-known fact
thnt ever since humnns have tnken n
delight In hitting something, bo It a skull
or n stnke, that n ball has been tho means
In neaily all outdoor games,
"Notice tho delight of a child when It
hits something with n ball. Why then Is
it unieasonablo to suppose that our nn
cestor with the hairy knuckles and under
shot Jaw hnd n similar delight? No doubt
they made a bouncing ball out of vege
table matter such as glass or bamboo,
or even nn old pair of Jumpers, and that
Is why wo havo none preserved today.
"Whllo I do not say they over nlayad
baseball, 1 believe they played n similar
game, In which the batsmen faced tho
Pitcher. But tho batsman seems to have
stood pnttl-toed and knock-kneed, nnd I
fear this prevented the rise of baseball
as It must have ruined tho batting eye.
"Golf, I believe, they did play, nnd 1
think I havo cafight this fellow," said
the professor, pointing to the footprints
preserved In his rock, "In the act of try
ing to mako n drive. Kven the callous
spots In his feet nio preserved and one
can seo where his long toenails cut an
grily Into the turf.
"No wonder prehistoric golf never flour
ished If his was the accepted stance. See?
His feet were turned In miserable form.
And seo this rut over' here? I- beltcvo
thnt Is where he took up a divot on tho
shot. Using the Imagination still more,
I attribute this mess in back to his bank
ing his Btlck on the ground and then
LOCAL OARSMEN EAGER TO COMPETE
IN MIDDLE STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS
Undine Boat Club members aro very
eager to mnkc a showing In tho Middle
States Bcgatta, to bo held on the Schuyl
kill Bivcr Labor Day, and aro training
dally for the championships.
An eight-oared senior shell crew, M. J.
Lukcns In the Junior singles; p. G.
Schmldhclser In tho Intermediate singles
nnd Schmldhelser nnd E. II. Boswell in
tho Intermediate doubles constitute tho
entry In the big event.
Members of the Schuylkill Navy are be
ginning to return from their vacations,
nnd lively times aro noticed at the clubs
along Boathouse How.
The Virginia Boat Club, of Richmond,
Va., will have a Junior eight In the Middle
States Itcgatta.
Vesjicr has entered the largest num
ber of oarsmen In tho Labor Day event.
At this tlmo eight entries arc virtually
certain, rmllno and Pennsylvania Clubs
have four entries nnd West Philadelphia
two. Falrmount has an entry, and Malta
probably one.
Dululh Boat Club's bow oar In the Inter
mediate eight which rowed In tho Na
tional Regatta has only one finger and u
thumb on one of his hands. This crew
created n world's record for a mlle-and-a-quartcr
coutsc.
Will the oarsmen of this country nnd
Canada be nblo to stop the winning career
of the Duluth Boat Club Is a question that
has been naked by many oarsmen.
The Duluth fours and eights have. In
succession, won the Intermediate and
senior rnces In 1913, on the Charles River,
Boston, nnd last year they duplicated the
PHILADELPHIA THE IDEAL SPOT
TO START 1916 BERMUDA RACE
Philadelphia's motorboatlng fraternity
let an opportunity slip last year when the
Bermuda race was passed up. Just why
tho event was not held here Is a mystery
yet to be solved. Now York nlso under
took to take a hand and the race was
set for May, but again It fell through.
Plnns for next year should bo made
now, nnd with many hustling clubs hero
there Is no reason why the classic should
not be handled by one of them.
Commodore Wnlber, of the Riverside
Yacht Club, In nn Interview stated that
he saw no reason why the Bermuda race
should not be held from Philadelphia.
He Is of the opinion that a number of
local skippers could be Induced to furnish
entries. The Commodore himself has an
nounced that he probably will have a
boat built this winter, and she will be
made lit to take tho Bermuda trip.
As an advertisement of Philadelphia
enterprise It would bo a great thing. The
preliminary details are not difficult to
work out. There are many competent
ofllolals in this vicinity who could easily
get tha boats under way.
Commodore Joseph R. McCluro, owner
of the Darby Ram, has had his craft
overhauled at Esalngton and ll ready to
send her under way In the Ocean City
race next Friday,
Tho Hyde propeller on the Darby Ram
has not been developing the speed ex
pected, and the wheel has been leversed.
The Hydo wheel, unless an expert handles
it, puxxles the overage skipper when he
tries to place it correctly on the shaft. It
Is the opinion of a number of Esalngton
men that th blades have been wrong for
a year. The vessel would go faster
astprn than ahead. If the blades havo
been wrong sho should Improve a great
deal In the next race.
Commodore McCluie expects to be' out
of town next Friday and Is trying to ob
tain a crew for tho Ocean City trip. Com-
NATIONAL LEAOCE I'AKK
PHILLIES vs. ST. LOUIS
Double-header, I1rt same at I ISO I'. M.
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Jumping on It. And these quick footprints
here are no doubt where he loped off In
disgust, possibly to swing himself Into
a neAtby tree for supper or perhaps ho
had gone to the clubhouse, I am not surt
which. When I hnvo studied tho rock
more fully 1 can tell more."
Now for the real get-down-to-buslnesa
work of winning the nmatour title In golf
of this bread land. Thero nre still U
left in tffo battle! royal. The wecdlng-out
process nt medal play is oil over, nnd
during the rest of tho week there will bo
match play, 30 holes every day This
gives every player fortunate enough to
qualify a real chance for tho title
Scoring yesterday was very high
Francis Otlmct, of tho Big Throe, being
the only ono to speed up his gamo right
oft the bfit. Ho was nmong tho few to
break So In the morning.
Cameron Buxton, Huntingdon Valley,
had n rnthor bad first round, but on the
whole hie play was Very creditable,
ltolan, I'orrln, Crump nnd Worthlngton
nil went nlong fairly well, and while
they were far from the fastest golf of
which they nre capable they nevertheless
gave I'hlladelphlnns anxiously watching
thIr piny no causo for disappointment
Tho course was sprayed by light rains,
which took a llttlo of tho "grease" out
of the ccurse, nnd this fact helped to
Pllo up the scores. Itotnn depends much
on his long shot? to get hfm home, nnd
ho was probably handicapped more than
tho other I'hlladclphlans on this account
Oulmet. Trnxera and L'vans continue to
be the favorites against the field, but
there aro a half doczn players nt least
who arc perfectly capable of ousting any
cne of tho three. The chances of one
Jesse Oullford, the Hnmpshlre 42, look
rosy to lots of fans. He Is knocklhg 'em
far down tho alley ovi.ry day Oulmet
beat Kvnns last wpok, 1 up In 19 holes,
nnd nfter ho gots n little more accUs
tomed to the course, hti should bo even
more form'dablc.
Jerry Travers Is casing his way nlong
In no hurry to show his merits, but with
that cheerful smile of his, which tfells
the keen ones that ha will bo on top when
tho last bell goes off. Tho race this year
promises to bo the most Interesting In
Main, whatever happens.
Tho cap of H. B. Newton. Frankford,
acts as kind of a golfomcter on his game.
Every tlmo he wins a hole tho cap comes
nround a bit over his right car. If ho
wins by a large margin the peak comes
all the way around to tho back Of his
neck, so that ho looks like an aVAIator.
Every time he breaks 70 the cap is on
perfectly straight. So far the cap hsw
always been on tho bias.
performances In tho championships on the
Schuylkill River.
This year Ten Kyck, Jr.. not satisfied
with his victories in the sweep stylo of
rowing, had representatives In other
events on the program. The sensational
work of the Westerners Is a record that
will bo hard to break. They made pi ac
tually a clean sweep at the National.
Eighty per cent, of the medals offered
were taken West.
Slnco young Ten Eyck has taken hold of
tho crews four years ago, a compilation
not Including this year's victories at the
National shows that out of a total of 38
races tho club has won 18, was second
svcn times and third once. Ten of those
victories were American championships
the others being won at the Northwestern
Regatta.
This does not Include tho great sweep
of tho Duluth crews ut the Northwestern
International Regatta, held at Dulutb.
when the oarsmen won nlno out of the 10
races and retained the J50OO Upton trophy.
Jim Wray's Minneapolis Boat Club won
tho other lace. The club's senior four
has never been defeated.
Two big rowing events are on the pro
gram for Labor Day. Tho Middle States
event here and tho New England Amateur
Rowing Association will determine dis
trict championships.
Other events on the rowing schedule are
as follows: Tho Detroit River Assocla
tlons crews race at Detroit. September 0.
On September 9 the Pacific Association
will contest at Glorctto Bay. Coronado.
San Diego. Cal. On Sunday. September
12, the New York Rowing Association will
hold Its first regatta ever decided on
Sunday over tho Harlem River course.
The season will conclude with the New
Lngland regatta on the Charles River.
Boston, on Columbus Day, October Y
ClufwiiM.H"' 0t th0 Bc,""t cht
L.iuh. will likely assume command
h,, neola' a Philadelphia yacht, U
o'fd out on tho way t the Ess-naton
Shipbuilding Company, where she will I
generally overhauled.
When Captain V, J. McNanlee tes r.is
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l-aptaln McNamce las given Commnrtm.
Walber. of tho Riverside Club, thprivlt
ego of handling the boat In the Ocean
City event, and the Esslngton yacbtsmun
loltera ' overhaul ?cm
The engine bed has been reconstructed
and the propeller shaft aligned, wh.io n
new coat or paint has given her a very
natty appearance. The boat will to ut
overboard from the Esslngton yard Monl
A. J McCluro and John S Mecturo.
yachtsmen of Chester, will leave Monday
fHLtt ,tw.week8' Running trip on the Pa
Xfnt . f,er ChcaPeake Bay rteed
blrds will bo specially hunted.
The annual club cruise of tho River
side Yacht Club will bo held September
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