; $ fi '- .i E r? V vtfyi m i fcp" aiiiL m..-",w "" ' t tt t-1 -i t- i' n i - in " i ii in. mn 1. 1. mi ;.. 1 1 ii . i r.'in in r t . - . - ...Tr 1 , , , sri , . i iti i - BASEBALL DOVE OF PEACE DISCERNED "THE BACHELOR BENEDICT," BY C. END OP BASEBALL WAR REPORTED; " REARRANGEMENT OF THE CIRCUITS Ftdkral League and Organized Baseball Agree, Former Withdrawing Teams From Chicago and St. Louis. Two Teams for Each City &: Although Ave or six of tlio parties concerned have denied that there In . chance ot peace. th Kve.vtncj Lkdoeii Is satisfied thnt the following I true. It wan obtained from ctory. All of tho details liavo at be until after the closo of tho present season, and It la. likely that no amtouncement will be made until November. Among those who profess to know nothing about the mntlor aro rrcsl feats Baker, of the 1'hllllcs; Shlbc. of the Athletics; Lannln, of Boston; Ward, f Brooklyn, and linn Johnson. None of the denials were as Btrcnuous ns mm would expect and somo of them seemed anxious to dodge tho subject. A &caco acrccment has been reached bv orcnnlzcd ball and tho Federal f:t-ue. The Outlaw organization will open tho 1918 season as tho third Major leaguo under the protection of tho National Commission. In reaching the" agreement the Federals were compelled to withdraw their teams from Chicago and St. Louis; they also glvo up their plan to Invade New York. Theeo arrangements wero mado at a meeting of representatives of tho warring- factions at the Hotel Blltmoro, In New York, ut tho end of last week. The peace ngrccmont, which was drawn up more than two months ago, m announced exclusively In tho Evening Lenona at that time, was signed by representatives authorized by tho magnates of ench league, and arrange ments were made for tho 1916 season. According to the Evening Ledoeii's Information, the National and Amer leen Leaguo circuits will remain Just as they arc, but each major leaguo city in organized baseball which is represented by but one team will have a ed-cral League franchise, and two teams wjll bo placed In another city. Just how the Baltimore and Newark Federal League franchises will bo taken caro , of has not been decided, but all other arrangements havo been perfected. ,WceRhmann Loses Fight to Hold Team in Chicago . The most difficult problem that confronted tho pcaco delegates was in dH&ng tho Federal League to withdraw from Chicago, Owner Wceghmann Moisted that Chicago was capable of taking caro of three teams, but ho was ftiwlly persuaded to allow tho franchise to bo transferred to Detroit. Whether ho will sell out his 'holdings and bo allowed to buy stock in tho Cubs is not known, but it is certain that ho will not be owner of tho Detroit Federal Leaguo franchise. Phil Ball was willing to glvo up St. Louis for a block of stock in tho Cardinals or Browns, and the Fcdorat franchise will bo transferred to Wash ington, which has but ono major league team. Both Ball and Weeghmann wanted peace, but neither wanted to havo his franchlso moved. In accomplishing this tho organized ball' forces scored a diplomatic vic tory, as it was freely predicted that there could nover bo peacb with threo stubs in St. Louis and Chicago, and the Feds had always maintained that they would not glvo up these cities. r The Kansas City franchise will bo moved to Cincinnati, and both teams will, play on the Reds' field, while tho Buffalo franchise will be switched to Cleveland. Tho American Association team in Cleveland will bo transferred te a city that Is at present In tho Western League circuit, with chances favoring Denver. Cleveland and Cincinnati to Get Two Teams Owner McQIll, of the Denver and Indianapolis clubs, and President John sen, of tho American League, held a conference with Owner Somers, of Cleveland, In Cleveland last week, nnd Somers Anally decided to agree to the transfer. Cleveland will bo represented by two teams again next season, bu$ both will bo of major leaguo calibre, instead of one Class AA as It is at present. The final disposal of tho Baltimore and Newark Federal Leaguo franchises has not been definitely decided, but both will remain in the East, with ununces lavonng ono team In Baltimore and ono In Providence. Brooklyn and Pittsburgh will continue with one Federal and one National League team In each city, but the games will bo played at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, and Forbes Field In Pittsburgh. v f By maM"S these arrangements tho expenses will be cut down for all ,eecrned. as one field will bo used in each blty where a, consolidation haa 5,jneftected, thus cutting down tho rental one-half. 3fcri!" . ' Ten-Cent Ball Probable in Some of the Parks V .Though there has been much laughing at tho Federal League's plan for 10-cent baseball. It Is said that thero will be 10-cent scats In several parks This will be done to educate the fans and to allow those who cannot afford to pay more to see the games. These bleachers will accommodate only a small crowd and will be in somo remote corner of the park. In all other -respects the prices will be uniform In every city The ad mission rates will bo 1. 76 cents, 60 cents and 25 cents, as they aro at tho present tlmo In every city in the National and American Leagues Details of Re-formed Circuits Not Yet Completed It is not known when the announcement was to have been made by tho three leagues or whether all tho magnates aro awaro of tho final settlement ??' 1 -l0 asreement' li la d. has been signed and tho baseball war is SfcXenceL " 'W Week" '" b SPCnt by the deleffates ,n ltnB their Whether any of tho jumping players who disregarded contracts aro to .,Urned ?, ,h!'r C.'Ub8 " anther raatter thnt ha" "t been deflnue y teeided, according to the information received. "eunueiy That Judge Landis was aware of kZ6 fr the,r adopt,on ,s cv,dent knew that the peace agreement would reason refrained from .announcing his Federal Leaguo against organized ball. The Passing of the Triumvirate The last time that Jerry Travers and Max Marston wero opponents In fcjojf match was at Huntingdon Valley early this summer. Travers with twelea on the solld-gold Lyhnewood Hall Cup. came over from New York hteg to meetPrancis Oulmet in the final round. Unfortunatelv o.rTl ' gjtUhe time and did not play, so when the flefd nr0W d down to Z ftswers Travers and Marston wero the finalists, two The open champion won this match on tho first five holes, on all of whim, M 'Stayed par golf, against ono over par for Marston Tn.nt, ,7 Ch .yr suddenly found hlmBfiif. ,, vL , .,?. T.0?'. The tall Baltusrol hM he showed ertt ,, H,.' "..V he showed grit and determlnatlOn mg golfer reduced Travers' load to At Detroit yesterday Marston turned tho tables. Travers iL F e morning round, 1 up. and retained the lead when thS snLr.Vr "Cr trlMt time. Orit and determination thn nJ," .. y " ared.'or omo gr In tho land Marston cut a stroke off par on'tl TlOth ana the mT,' oven. Ho cut another stroke from par on the 11th Zh" ! tch - another on the .Ufa, and frt,m 1 down with 9 to g0 Z Sod Z "j J2h hV U" WU,h I t0 B- That Wft" n' " -enough Ped lnt ., With Evans and Oulmet, as well as Travers. n ,.",: ... . . gators the passing of the great American "triumvirate" Is irnrr i., nJr t survivors this momin . ...i.i. tu .. ' . ,a ,mnlnent. The er school of golfed -who"nd" uLt Just ww. ,. McLwKhB, Back in Form, the "Comet" of Old White it was generally conceded that McLoughlln would h.fl ., o t Stayer. Dm wen, few who thought uS "the "rnm.l0"" and eciively as he did. and in a ,.ni.n.i.. .''.:""' ""u,u w ni to i - to M. sfcycal condition. h?ZZ.ZZ?Z TMr to dtBP' t acoatlnuatlon of loin the tennis world two years rjSrSstrr: lsn amtsm Mm ii . i ; IAT If THt. rR.UNCl ii ' Q T T ,V r - --JS S Fou. V HYLST)n HS OTHER'S, : rH L 1 .i vrj e& wit jfj iVeM . 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WUHT I VM i ir ......-. ...I I ,..ii1sm' Ha a utes I uov roe sor TV?H n-t catch m Bedpo TYA4 tveuin" niito aeWiv,Fwe- Prbttv) whom i et J what t wish- JoMna ? wa y good eh? t don:t - Mome-' t oosktai . t i j YO'ALt aVilPlKO , I TLtf KCLLV y,EfKY p BEEM HOME A -J I HUl J wip t aovvieell much eiTHen- av I CoufCA hoursj v-n WHAT eUt CAUJ. I I LET'3 AU- & CT Tb I l Ago.' "I. -. AH 0 ' '- r- 1 GCTHCR AAJ 300M-J y f f.uZ I f W Warn r XMXm VirV I sM)r Sl(Wm u ,Adk' " t THE BACHELOR BENEDICT Lowrie, Benedict's Best Pitcher, Kidnapped by Bride and World's Series Chances for Mace's Team Are Down to Nil By CHARLES E. VAN LOAN The World's Moit Famous Writer of Baseball rictlon Herbert Lunilnir Lowrie, the latest Ad dition to the ilenedlcts. Is unmarried. The nickname Ilenedlcts was applied to Maco HennhaWs team, because the ma jority of the men wero married, nnd the 'better halves" always traveled In tho private car of the players. Poker parties nave way to bridge, "llertto" was tho natural sobriquet for' Lowrie from the start, but as the young pitcher mowed his way through opposition batsmen, he won the appellation, "nertlo the Hear." Ho Instantly gained favor with the players wives, as well as the melt and the fans. Instantly gained favor with the playera wives, as well si the men nnd the fans. Toward the end of the second season Mrs. Henshaw la convinced. In common with the other women, that It Is a shame for llertto to be alone In the world. So she plana to have her young sister. Virginia, come down and visit them during tho last home stay of the Benedicts before the season closes. Before the meeting Is over Uertle and Virginia ure enraptured with one another. The Hear has proven hlmrelr to be as fine n pianist nnd singer as a pitcher. It Is not until nftet Uertle has gone that Virginia, who has a Puritanic hatred for baseball, learns that lie Is n hell player. Hut It Is too late to bave any effect: Cupid has done his dirty work. Virginia, It Is decided, will nccumpany the team part of the way home. Hhe and Ilertle go to u concert the day the Deuedlfts lesve for the final swing around 'he circuit. The team has clinched the pennant, chiefly due to nertle's fine pitching. Ha pitched with new life as Virginia sat In a box. The time for leaving drew nearer, and Bertie and Virginia were still missing. A minute before the train was scheduled to leave a messenger boy brought word that the pair had been married. Copyright, 1811, by Street & Smith. IV. Dad news travels fast enough under ordinary conditions; but when seven nblo young reporters speed an unpleasant rumor with Jabs of a quill or thumps oP a typewriter, Its pace Is materially accel erated. Tho Benedicts always traveled with a full quota of war correspondents; and when these young men, watching to see whether Bert Lowrie would "make" the train, perceived the mad dash of Mace Henshaw and his wife, and no Bertie, they wero quite Interested. Mrs. Sinclair, tho wife of the change catcher, two yenrs married and conver sational as a cockatoo, gave the war cor respondents n valuable hint. Mrs. Sin clair, in common with the other club wlvn. linY hAn .rnrv mil,!, Itif.r.at&l ".,fc", ,.UU UWW1. 1... ...UW.. ... WHVV- In the progress of the Lowrie-Curtls "cacc." "Well, of all things!" she exclaimed to her husband. "Miss Curtlt was going to go as far as Cleveland with us, and she's missed the train. And Mr, I.owrlo Isn't here, either. Isn't that the funniest thing you ever heard In your life?" "Cheese! Cheesel" warned her hus band. The reporters are tryln' to get an earful of your talk. Want to start something, dearie?" Dearie did not want to start anything, but bhe did desire some Information. It was odd enough that the dependable Bert Xtowrle should miss the train; the fact that Miss Curtis should miss It too might be more than a coincidence. Mrs. Henshaw walked quietly down the aisle of the car, a bright spot glowing on each cheek. The women took one look at Mrs. Mace, and then looked at each other. Mace towered behind his wife, a htavy scowl on his brow. He re turned no salutations, and slammed the aoor oi tho drawing-room behind him. The seven icporters looked at each other with question marks In their brlsht eyes. "Have the skipper and his wife been having a row?" asked the newest scribe. The question was received. In silence. The door of the compartment opened, Henshaw thrust out his head, and bel lowed loudly for Billy Phillips, the as sistant manager 'and general handy man. Phillips disappeared within the private compartment, and soon reappeared with a fist full of telegraph blanks. His face was very serious. The reporters fell upon him in a body, "Where's LowrioT" "What's doing?" "Put us wise I" fc' "Lowrie, said Phillips, "Is married. Yes. This afternoon. Why, Miss Curtis, of courkel Mrs. Henshaw'a sister. No, No elopement. I don't know." Phillips fled with his telegrams; and "Doe" Cassldy. who had overhead Mrs Sinclair's remarks, summetT up compact ly, Doo had traveled with (he club for th.??ndlct!.w? not worl knowing, "Then what's Hensha-v so sore about" rv itais. caiiia. viiiHi lis nin nnr Lrnn. m i "It wasn't his Bister, nnd It wasn't up to him to bo sore. And If you ask me, I've seen a lot worse bride grooms than Bertie Lowrie." "They're married!" cried Mrs. Slnclnlr. "Isn't that too lovely for anything? So romantic!" "Walt!" advised her husband. "Don't go to celebrating yet. Dolly! This might be a ro-mance, and again It might be murder In tho first degree for this ball club. If that young woman's as high brow as they say she Is sho may loso us this post season by kidnapln' our star pitcher. And you'll lose that diamond pin I promised you. Walt I" Tho war correspondents moved In for against tho drawing room of tho Pull man, whero they "smoked out" their prey. Pctle Barlow, a morning newspa per man, had a peep within tho inclosure as Henshaw stepped out, and he saw that Mrs. Henshaw had been crying. Maco planted his broad back against tho C -sed door defiantly. "Well, now!" he demanded shortly, "what's loose?" Doc Cassldy believed In tho direct at tak, taking as much for granted as pos- We understand that Lowrie has quit the ball club becauso his wife doesn't want him to pitch any more," he said quietly. "Now, what steps will you take to get him back before the post season?" I ve sent wires to Hackett and Nor ton, Maco began. Then ho stopped with a clucking In his throat, "Great!" said Cassldy quickly. "Don't start to copper It, Mace. You've answered tho question." Tho seven scribes closed In with a scattering volley. Henshaw backed un n irn In ar in iTaai, Seo here!" he cried, "all I can tell you Is that Lowrie and my wife's sister wero married this afternoon. They aro y,V0fKaB.e' and that Dart ot 't Is no body's business. See? Ho's got somo fool notion that he won't play ball any more. I think he'll be on hand for the post season, nil right enough; and we wont need him till then, anyway. aU Ikn0t l" pennnnt won now- That's It was enough to break up the news paper poker game that evening. The onrthe?eTt.?r"1CntTS.had 8"ng else srn,V. -Ihand.8, Llve nm torles are carce along toward the end of a base- t.t eas0,nL and typewriters clicked, car to ?hd J?8ea fom one cnd ot tho nf. hi?,the ,thSr- And there was also no bridge whist. The Benedicts gathered Lnd ?h?"2 ?B.,COmpartment three deep, and the situation was discussed, with ThSTh-K111 ,acceni cn th0 " pliable. Ttln iUr b.w,ve" chattered - there were enL T prnt' ht. Including Mrs. ---.... u(lu uW i.assinv ntirf ta.i r"' iwening to their ejaculations. . .. V " XiUSDI . .... . " . ii. V . Bom","""ff or "Miss Virginia Cur tis that was," and delicately weaved this Information Into their stories? " uack In the home town there was wild excitement In the sanctums of the "port ing editors. They were bawling over telel & wrlref0r.u" Interview, with He! who 'Jl,n'h?;W8 wlfe- and anybody else who might, by any chance, know an" Point Breeze Motordrome Tonight, 8:30 : Tonight, 8:30 ,S,".'r8T ,tACK OF TK 8KA80N 100 KIU.MKTKH lOMUPA0B l.ACB .. nniaucg in rrlrrs, M ft joe 8ts at the. AMEKICAN I.KAfiUK BASEBALL TODAY HIDE PARK ATHLETICS v.. BOSTON OAMK CALLKI) AT 8J0 I. M. TENTS to HIRE ALU 8IZES Water Proofing RPRNlDn U-l-flnrv k.u tu us..,:: ..Z.?." IIH.VUIWT '" "-"" hiwth STRKKT ho demanded. nnyfjiflfiL. . iw&sr" thing about the case. City editors be came Interested. Tho story was much too good to bury upon tho sporting pages, so tho city editors lifted it for tho news sections, nnd sent reporters scurrying after the marriage license record, with Instructions to find out who married the couplo nnd whero they went, Tho bride groom was to be Interviewed, and tho bride was to tell tho news-hungry popu lace why she did It. In somo cases the city editors turned the raw material over to their highly salaried humorists, the "rewrlto men." "Here's a good Josh story," said the edi tors. "Mace Henshaw'a sister-in-law comes to visit him, and runs away with his stnr pitcher. If sho'd stole his right eye, he couldn't have been hurt any worse. Put a Uttlo llfo Into this stuff for about 1500 words!" The rewrite men put a llttlo llfo Into the stuff, and the only thing they did not have to work upon was tho Interview with tho bride nnd bridegroom. Whllo hnrd-drlven typewriters wero clicking? and banging, Lowrie and his brlda wero shnmelessly holding hands on tho rear platform or an observation car, honey mooning at DO miles an hour. Tho next morning tho storm broke all over tho front pages. It amounts to something In a news way to lose the best pltchor of a pennant-winning club on the verge of a post-season series. The local baseball fans writhed In anguish, as well they might. Telegraph wires carried tho story to every leaguo town in tho coun hl'V,',' ''?iAssssssssssssssSijiiI-''VV C'XJskl4Vy S - "-I" f'WfrlJ i(, . .' 10.000 ,-:,.,P' ,Jl ,' . '&r4M-m4n ' ,lU!VTmmW,j K ' ftWiJK WmLM&'ffi'lfi now 'for -Wm4mW0mi 1 try. Those serlous-mmded gentiemert, tho humorous PaBraphers. sharpened their evolved nulps about Cupid's double-play, Unassisted. Tho next morning, as Bertie the Bear and his bride played at eating breakfast In the dining car, the morning papers wero brought In and distributed. Bertie took threo different -sheets, and wisely tucked them underneath his thair. Later, In tho seclusion of a private .com partment, he asked permission n cely, lit a cigarette, and began opening ho papers. Tho first one was Printed Mn tne homo town of the Shanghais, thytearff which had mado a runaway race tor tno pennant In tho other league and there fore tho Benedicts' opponents In tho post senson scries. On tho sporting page and In the first column was some black type which caused the groom to blink his eyes rap Idly: BENEDICTS' BEST SLABMAN KIDNAPPED BY BBIDEl There was nenrly a column of the stuff, written In a highly humorous vein. Hortle's cars grew red as ho Peru"0, nis press notice. When ho arrived at that portion which recommended that tne ShnftKhalvllle rooters present Mrs. Lowr o with a diamond sunburst. In token of their i .i., r h.r rrrorts to bring a world's championship to their fair city, Bertie used some language, and Jammed the sporting section Into an Inside pocket. The other papers, being neutral, ex pressed tho opinion that the Benedicts, crippled by this act of deacrtlon-yes. they called It desertion would be easy for tho Shanghais in tho coming series for world honors. "Any news, dear?" asked Virginia. "No, friend wife." answered Bertie. "None that would Interest you." "Now, don't call me friend wife!" pouted tho brldo. "If there's anything I can't boa " You are at liberty to understand that Bertie stopped this protest In tho ap proved honeymoon method. Arrived at their destination, tho young pcoplo went to the best hotel, and Bertie registered with a careless flourish; II, L. Lowrlo & ,wf. Many n nowly married man believes that by abbreviating the word "wife." thus showing great familiarity with the title, he fools people. Bertie did not fool tho man behind the desk. Before the young peoplo wero fairly Into tho elevator, tho desk clerk was calling a friend on tho telephone a sporting editor, who sometimes gave him baseball tickets. Fifteen minutes afterward a trim, well dressed young man tapped on tho door of Lowrio'a suite. "Rood morning!" ho smiled. "I've never had the privilege of meeting you, Mr. Lowrie; but my name's Kellogg, sporting editor of tho Tejcgram. Aro you going to pitch in tho post-season scries?" Bcrtlo actually blushed. He was glad that his wlfo was In tho other room. "Seo here, old man," said Bertlo hur riedly, "I moke It a rule never to talk when I'm on a honeymoon. Never have. Never will. It's a bad habit to get Into. You'll excuse me, I know." "But," persisted Kellogg, sticking the toe of his boot Into the crack of the door, "you wouldn't really stay out of tho world's scries, would you? All this stuff that has been printed " "Sorry you must go," said Bertie. "Yes. Yes. It Is lovely weather for so lato In the season. Yes. Sure thing. Good by!" "But you're not through with baseball. I hope?" "Keep right on hoping," said Bertlo, "Good-by," He closed the door. Mrs! Bertie had been listening to every word, "I think it's a downright shame that peoplo annoy us like this!" she cried. COUNTY LEAGUE. sbsssssshi P A sV V V , . K VAN LOAN "On our honeymoon, too. ti- .. newspaper men any consideration t Im,.;. all?" t "My dear friend wife," said Bern.. "this Is whnL Vntl tft fni ... , ruV: publlo character. And never, under anv circumstances, blama a reporter. h paid to chnso people who don't r... . meet him; and, so far as I've known; them, I've found the newspaper men .J pretty fine bunch. But you would mare. a ball player " marry. "Bert, dear, don't say that! It souw! men, I've nover met any except at homV They must bo nice, or you wouldn't Ilk. mem.' r (Wfl iinucu lUMUKKOw.) DICK IIABLEY WILL COACH PENN STATE BASEBALL NlNRi Former Philly Player Again Will ln, struct Young Hopefuls STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Sept. 2.-DI,! Harley, the former big leaguer tmm rniiaacipnia, who last spring develop tho best baseball team that t,.. .p'd represented Pcnn State, has again b engaged to Instruct the Stnto Colls. hall tossers. uraauato Manager of Ath lctlcs It. H. Smith today announced th. receipt of Hnrley's signed contract tal tho 1916 season. r iTom mniunui umi, outside of th lev nroduced for tho Centre Count., if stltutlon a boll club thVt won 18 cam. j in u. ov.v.w ., --. fiviuucB were res. fntitreri nvpr tho NftW. Prlnn.tnn t-? ctte, Dartmouth, University of Vermont"- of PUtsburgh. Four games were lost OUI. irnlrlo jism VilkfAfA (t k - 7 oi" "" mvttsi o vim Aiiny, um, vcrBity of Pittsburgh and Gettysburg. "They're all 3' faying Fatima,, Patlmaa have always ba -mighty popular in tbJa town. But lately, rdnce wVve beea telling smokers how BEN. SIBLE they are, Fatima sales have been jumping every day. Nearly everybody seems to bo trying them. Mvorybtxfy Wn t a a "sens bl o "dgaretta one that is COOL, to the throat and tongue and free from after-effects. Fatima isn't the only sensi ble cigarette but no other sensible one seems to please so many mcrrs tastes. More FatJmaa are sold than any other cigarette costing over 5c. Today's the day you should try them. tS23Jl2ii&tocoa 3heTurkisli Hend Ggaiette) ffl tZU tor 1J7C KW-xiWt , Y' li-fiMrhagssssssssBr il f BilltMssssssssT 4sH i I 1
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