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THE NINTH TEE
RED SOX FAVORITES OVER PHILS,
BUT REAL FACTOR IS ALEXANDER
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Boston Looks Like Best Bet in World's Series, Says
Expert, But "Big Alec" May Duplicate
Mathewson's Peat of 1905
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AKD PHILLIES HAVE EVEN CHANCE
AawrWn League Dopesters Declare Red Sox Have
Better Hurling Corps and Moranmen Have But
Dim Hope, Alexander Boston Staff Youngsters
The dope again Is bolting, a$ it did a year ago,
And thirty thou land experts, who can prove then ought to know,
Are chiming In with learned lore
To show that In the coming war
The famous lied Sox hurling clan will bowl the rhltlles o'er.
That's what they said a year ago about the Btalllngi puih,
At iohlch the Braves arose and drove the Mackmen to the bush.
The Red Sox hurlcrs may be fair;
We'll e'en admit that they are there,
But all the honored experts cannot win with heated air.
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And who should start to pity Pat, and mourn, upon the ground
Of Insufficient talent as to twtrlcrs hanging 'roundt
With Alex good for three or four,
And others thirsting for their gore,
The lted Sox heavU'battlno men have quite a treat In store.
American Leaguers Not Keen on Phllly Pitchers
CHw American League manager dcclnrcs that tho Phillies cannot hope to
, as they have not a strong- enough pitching staff. He says that Hoston
four pitchers who have won 70 per cent, of their games, while tho Phillies
tsj only one twlrler, Alexander, who has accomplished ns much, nnd that
re Is oly one other twlrler on tho Phllly start who can boast of a mark
ch better than .500 per cent
Even the most rabid American leaguer will admit that Alexander should
n two games If he Is In form, but none can see where tho Phillies can
ipect to win any more. It Is argued that tho four men who art" well over
he .700 mark are all sure to win from the Phillies If given a chance ugalnst
anybody but Alexander. They overlook tho dlffercnco In the standing of the
-.cams of the two leagues.
Difference in League Standings Must Be Considered
It Is only natural for the pennant winning club of a league where 390 points
parate the eight teams to have three or four men winning so many games;
'& one could hardly expect a team to have more than two twlrlers above
e .660 mark In a race where only 121 poIntH separate the eight contestants.
It W a rare occurrence for more than three pitchers to be used on the
iund by the winning team in n world's scries, and It often happens that a
cher is successful In his own league becauso ho or his catcher has a won-
irful knowledge of tho batsmen In his own league.
Alexander Has Had Experience Against American Leaguers
That rule works both ways, nnd It Is barely possible that the Red Sox
tgiit be able to bat Alexander hard, but the chances are slim, as Alexander
nit a flash In the pan, nor does he need the, powerful support that some
, this Boston pitchers have.
Alexander haB been a winner and a star ever since he broke into the
atlonal' League, and ho never was troubled by the champion Athletics In
jterleague series, which Is more than can be said for any pitcher on the
osfon staff, barring Joe Wood, and it Is no certainty that Wood will bo able
' ( pitch even a single game.
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Boston Youngsters Might Blow Perhaps
Last season .everal of the young pitchers of the Athletics made unusual
records, and this 1robably hastened Mack's tearing apart of the team, as he
believed these youngsters were rlpo to take the place of the departing veterans,
but not so. It Is barely possible that this might be the case with the young
, stars of the Red Sox staff.
. It is admitted that nltchinc Is more than half the battle in the world's
La aeries, and without considering the strength of the two teams In other depart-
nenis it seems ramer rasn lor one 10
lstlnct advantage in pitching because
great records for the present season.
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Cocksurencss Welcomed By Phillies
jiKome. American Leaguers are inclined to believe that Alexander will not
shades. work more than three gomes at the most, and that there is not
button sner on th0 phllly team who has a chance to beat the Red Sox.
contrrnlyilly hopo that the Red Sox enter the series under this Impression,
the v "atevjijost certain to receive the surprise of their lives.
Judge AthleU.ni entered the 1914 series against the Braves absolutely certain
U'e'Jll James might win one game, but that the other Boston pitchers would
"easy. Their Judgment was based on the fact that the averages of the
to re tKe Braves' pitching staff did not compare favorably with those of
than vn pitchers.
dandy did. not stop to consider the poor start of the Braves or the close
jm'tthe race and tho moral effect of Dick Rudolph's victory In the first game.
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, JVfust at present Manager Moran has three other pitchers beside Alexander
a, aro likely to beat any team that was ever constructed.
fnJlven an even share of the breaks, Georgo Chalmers is one of the hardest
thera In the land to beat, and only poor support In the field and little batting
J itanco has prevented him showing nn average that would rival any in
lther league.
Chalmers is decidedly of world's series pitching calibre. He has great
W. a, fine drop bull and one of the best of spltballs. Another factor In
hatcaerB favor for a series of this sort Is that he can stand up under the
i9im and Is a pitcher who will not' blow up In the pinch.
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fhircornerft Mayer and Kixey Should Deliver
Wesley AfrhRIxey both possess enough stuff to beat the Red Sox If they
aftUrCh' tY,!t U ,B a world'8 8erlea game. Mayer's nerve in a pinch has
neaVsth""''8 greatest asset, and there is no reason to believe that he will
White, prs side-arm style Is not relished by the Red Sox, who face few
Band, of tchers In the American League.
ley Ch'1" tho pltcner wose style n'ono should beat the Red Sox if he can
" churchr"9 Kame with an idea. In his head that he has somcthlnson Car-
mbi,' Lack of confidence was RlxeyS greatest drawback until the
t 'season, but that Is no indication that It will reassert itself in the
1 ' series.
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- K L th Nebraskan's pitching Is whether he can go to the mound four games
n. uia imjjicii inai mo series is
On who lie lias shown In the
la no pitcher in the land better
fct fee Is reasonably certain of two or
Our jutcner on the l'hiuy start will
WtUred.
Joe Wood Only Veteran With Boston
v a' AsM from Joe Wood, who has pitched but one game inJt month, and
fr wu knocked out of the box in that contest, there is notipitcher on
"y Ma4 Sox staff who has really Tiad enough experience to makayhtm a cer-
jgMtr. Tlwy all have a lot of natural ability, and any one of ttJemrnny prove
.HUMii'r "Babe'' Adams, but (t is not an easy thing for a twjrTer 'to accom-
. Vim -wfcot the Pittsburgh hurler did in 1909. 1
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If PhiU Lose, It Will Not Be Due to Poor Pitching
i Amy number of things might turn, up'Aa shatter the dope. The Phillies
- 4 b wn badly in the ftld or the team might go Into a batting slump,
M VNt srtlwly to the great atyMty-of thjf .Boston staff; but unless the greatest
.ffc fcw hi baseball occurs, tyWHIes will not be beaten because of poor
tr&mtl D4te the rt niffii tace In the averages of the two pitching
tbu !, surely has wrt mm pn the Phillies In this department.
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World's Series Calibre
Pitch Four Games?
not aeciaca ueiore seven games are
past In the way of "Iron man" work
suited for the role. It is safe to rbv
three victories. If he gets three some
get another or the dope will bo rudely
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LEDGER MOVEES-THERE'S A RIGHT ARM
GEDNEY FARM MEN
REBUILD GROUNDS
TO PROMOTE POLO
Indian Game to Be Popularized
as at Meadow Brook Club.
I More Players In
terested AMERICAN GAME DIFFERS
A step that will go a long way toward
popularizing polo has been taken by tho
Gcdney Farm Country Club, whose polo
playing members met and decided to re
build the field adjoining the Gedney Farm
Hotel to conform to the requirements
of the game as It Is played In India,
the land of its origin.
The Indian game of polo, which was
carried around the world by British army
officers, who learned It in the Orient,
will be played at Gedney Farm hereafter
Instead of the American adaptation of
polo which prevails everywhere else In
this country except at Meadow Brook,
where the Indian game has been played
for three seasons.
The difference between tho original
game of polo as It Is played In India and
Europe and that played In America Is In
the dimensions of the Held and the ar
rangement of tho periods or "chuckers."
Tho standard. American polo ground Is 900
feet long and 430 feet wide. The Indian
Meld Is tho same length, but 30 feet nar
rower, a restriction which calls for bet
ter horsemanship and more skilful play
ing. The American game Is played In eight
periods of seven and one-half minutes
each, with a rest of seven minutes after
tho fourth "chucker." This makes It an
exceedingly fast performance for the
ponies and necessitates the maintenance
of a stable of from four to seven or eight
mounts by each player. Many polo players
In this country maintain that at least
seven ponies are required If the player
has any consideration for his horses at
all. The Indian game, however, is played
In seven "chuckers" of six and one-half
minutes each, with a 10-mtnute Interval
after tho fourth period. Under these con
ditions many British officers in India play
through tho season with only two ponies.
In a climate that Is much more trying
on the mounts than even the summer
climate of the United States.
P. R. R. FIELD GAMES
BIG FEATURE TODAY
Annual Championships Are
Held on P. R. R. Y. M.
C. A. Field
Track and field championships of the
Pennsylvania Railroad were held this
afternoon on the V. R. R, Y. M. C. A.
Field, 4Uh street and Parkilcje avenue,
and keen contests In all the' events were
witnessed by a large crowd.
In addition to the track and field con
tests, tennis players fought tl out for the
handsome medals offered. A baseball
game also helped to Increase the Interest
in the annual field day.
The officials In charge of the contests
were as follows:
Honorary referees. YV. V. AlUrbury. B. C.
Lens, referee, George V. Pawllnr; ludzea at
nnlih. A. U. Wsnumaker, Chirlea Kol.
Charles Jl IYran. Charles llalnbrldge: neld
luittes, Herman Meyer, a eon a p. IIl.
Thorns llurke. William Charr. J. H. Alcorn.
Charle Blmpaon, cleric of courae. I,. N Hold'
anilth, starter, Dr M. (TllrJen, announcer.
Thjr.1".i'iHiS.yi KorS.t'S P- Uryeon: timers.
A. Nlcolul. Thomae K Meehan, John O. Mala.
Charle Mendo; Inapectora, John Bclilll. T, J
Hush's, Charles Kelly, A U. Carson. Jr.
Miss Schofleld High Gun
WILMINGTON, Del., Sept 25. - Good
weather brought out a number of visitors
to the shoot of the Nemours Gun Club,
Miss Amy Schofleld was high, with a
score of 18 out of SC. The other scores
Here Mrs. Charles Springer, 5, Mrs. K. U.
Riley, ; Dr. Forenca M. Seward, 9; Miss
Teresa Smith. 7j Miss Harriet D. Ham
mond. 17.
PHILLIES BLOW?
WELL, SCARCELY,
AVERS C. MACK
Manager of Athletics De
clares Moran Has
Great Club
STRAIN ON CONTENDERS
"Don't worry about ttie Phillies crack
ing. They will not crack, and there
never was a chance of them cracking
after the series with the Giants." This
Is what Manager Mack, of the Athletics,
thinks of the dope that Is being handed
out thnt the Phillies are likely to crack
before, the world's series.
"The New York series was the critical
point In the race for the Phillies, I
think," continued Mack. "After they
get back two of the three games they
lost Jn Brooklyn I was certain they would
win the pennant, because the strain Im
mediately changed owners.
"Wncn a team can go Into the last
month of the race with a three or four
game lead 1 have always found that the
strain Is on the teams that are trying tp
come from behind. It does not matter
whether It has been making the pace for
the entire season when t'ne race reaches
that ntage. The possession of the lend
Is half tho battle in the last month of
the seabon.
"It Is a difficult thing for any man or
body of men to keep their confidence and
fighting spirit at the proper .pitch when
t'nere Is a team Just ahead that refuses to
lose. The Phillies showed In the New
York series that their nerve was not
gone, and with great pitchers, there was
no chance for the rest of the team to
crack after that.
"Just try coming from behind In any
thing, and you will see how hard It Is
when there Is only a certain length of
time left The Rraves came from behind,
but they were chasing a team that was
slipping fast, and even at that I doubt
very much If tho Braves would have
passed the Giants If McQraw had been
able to keep his tenm in front until the
middle of September.
"A club that Is pursuing another In tho
final stretch of a pennant race Is under
a greater strain than the leader, because
tin mm liavo more to think about and
they Invariably worry more. Tho leader
Is thinking only of the game at hand and
knows that the loss of ono game does
not mean so much to horn as It does to
the team that Is trying to pick up a game
each day,
"With but few exceptions I have not
seen a really good ball team overhauled
this late In the) race, nor have I seen a
teum crack before the world's series be
cause of tho hard race. The team or
teams that are after the leaders In
variably give up suddenly. As they see
the season drawing to a 'close with the
leader playing with great consistency,
they get the Idea that the leader will
never lose nnd finally say: 'What's the
use, they won't stop,"
"Teams In this position also have the
tendency to 'crab' top much because the
other teams are not coming to their aid,
and that hurts them. I know the Phillies
have a good ball team, and good ball
teams do not crack In a pinch, particu
larly when they have great pitching.
"The strain Is on the Braves and
Dodgers and has been for some time,
and they are likely to give up the chaso
any day now. That forlorn hope of the
last two series Is fine to figure on paper,
but when those series come I think you
will find that the Phillies will more than
hold their end up. It Is a fine team and
has been handled In a wonderful manner,
Of course I have not been able to ses
them, but I follow them pretty closely
nevertheless and know what they are
capable of.
"About tho world's serlesT Well, I pre
fer not to talk about that, t am an
American Leaguer, a manager and a
magnate, and that naturally counts some;
but I want to say also that I am a
Phlladelpblan. I havo been for IS years
and always expect to be a Phlladelphtan,
and I want to see the city get everything
it can. The Phillies are a great team
and they are playing a great team. If
they win the -lty should be proud of a
good, clean club that Is a credK to the
game, and I'll tell you that Connie Mack
will' be proud pf them too,"
ON THE PHILLIES'
MRS. VANDERBECK
TRIUMPHS IN FINAL
OVER MRS. C.F.F0i
National Golf Champion Scores
3 Up and 1 to Play in Ber-
thellyn Cup Test at
Noble
MATCH WELL CONTESTED
NOBLE, Pa., Sept. 25. Mrs. Clarence H.
Vanderbeck did what was expected of
her and defeated Mrs. Caleb F. Pox In
the final round of the Berthellyn Cup at
the Huntingdon Valley Country Club to
day, 3 up and 1 to play.
It was by no means a runaway affair
for Mrs. Vanderbeck and she had to play
her very best golf In order to win. Mrs.
Fox also played very fine golf, and tlmo
and time again out-drove her opponent.
She Hi raw away very few chances, and,
seeing that Mrs. Vanderbeck was out in
44 and home In 43, It would havo taken
miraculous golf to beat her.
The national champion won the first
hole when, after both had sliced their
drives, Mrs. Fox took three to get on
the green as against two. Two putts each
gave Mrs. Vanderbeck tho hole, 4 to 6.
The second and third holes were halved
In sixes. On the fourth hole Mrs. Van
derbeck missed her third shot and went
Into tho bunker and the hole cost her a
6 to a 6. Tho fifth was halved in three,
both driving tho green. Both drovo
Into tho bunker on the sixth, but Mrs.
Fox had a very awkward He and It cost
her two strokes. Mrs. Vanderbeck was
well out and won with a 6 to a 7.
Both got sixes on tho seventh hole, and
on the eighth Mrs. Fox missed her third
shot and was short with her fourth.
Mrs Vanderbeck was well on In thtco
and down In five to seven. With the
ninth halved In fives Mrs. Vanderbeck
was two up at tho turn. Mrs. Vander
beck played a good shot out of the sand
on the third and secured a half In three.
On the 10th hola Mrs. Fox drove Into the
creek with her second and lost her ball,
and this pleco of bad luck cost her the
hole, six to five. On the 12th, Mrs. Fox
lost a grand chanco for a win by missing
a putt for a three, but on the 13th sho
did better and won, with a five to a six,
when her opponent put her third In the
ditch. Tho 14th was halved In fours, and
on the 15th Mrs. Fox put her second In
the creek and lost the hole, six to four.
Both were on the green In four on the
16th, but Mrs. Vanderbeck lost by taking
three putts to two.- Mrs. Fox drove Into
the rough on tho 17th and failed to get
out with her second. Sho was In tho pit
with her third and only Just out with her
fourth. Mrs. Vanderbeck was on In three
nnd down In two more, giving her the
hole and match.
The carda:
Mra. 'Vanderbeck
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The summary:
nEnTHELLYN CUP.
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Mra, C. II. Vanderbeck. I'blladelnhla Cricket
Club, defeated Mrs Caleb K. x.Tluntlncdon
Valley Cricket Club. 3 up and 1 to play.
8ECOKD BIXTEISN.
Final rtound.
Mrs. Raymond Blotter, I'hllmont Country
aub. defeated Mlsa B, tt Hood. 1 up (K
DEFEATKO BiqilT-PIRBT SIXTEEN.
Final Round.
V"; J'l1.10" ,,.l.e',;. I'hl'mont Country club.
defeated Mra W, J. Peck, Bt. David's Countrv
Club, a up and i to play. ""'", country
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the services of Beveral well-known schol
astic and collegiate stars for the tenm.
and a good exhibition of clean basketball
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STAFF AND THEN THERE'S ONE EPPA mXEYTTOO
By GRANTLAND RICE
"The Phillies," advises a well-known
Fanatic, "will win this next world series
sure because If you will look, back over
the dope you will soon find that the un
derdog has landed on top In hearly every
world series start."
LOOKING BACKWARD.
Which offers a fair excuse for perlscop
Ing tho world scries field to see Just how
far this theory has worked.
1903 Boston vs, Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh
favorite; Boston won.
W5 New York vsf Athletics; even
money; New York won.
1WG Sox vs. Cubs; Cubs big favorltsi
Sox won.
1907 Cubs vs. Tigers; Cubs favorite;
Cubs won.
1903 Cubs vs. Tigers; Cubs favorlto;
Cubs won.
1909 Tigers vs. Pirates; even bet; Pi
rates won.
1910 Cubs vs. Athtetlcs; Cubs favorlto;
Athletics won. v
1911-Ctants vs. Athletics; even bet; Ath
letics won.
1912 Giants vs. Ited Sox; even bt; Red
Sox won.
1913-giants vs. Athletics; Athletics fa
vorites; Athtetlcs won.
1914-Bravcs vs. Athletics; Athletics fa
vorites; Braves won.
How It Works Out
So, of the eleven world series games
Played, four were figured as oven propo
sitions before the first blow was struck.
Of the other seven games, where thrro
was pronounced advance evidence in fa
vor of one club, tho favorite came through
tidily on three occasions and was beaten
four times.
Which means that while the unaerdoga
haven't been consistent winners, thy
havo moro than held their won having
operated four upsets out of seven chances.
Red Sox Favorites
In 'this next series the Red Sox un
doubtedly will be slight favorites. They
will be favorites because with their out
field and Infield combination on defense,
plus their pitching, they look to havo
greater defensive strength. And because
they havo a harder hitting club.
But where this margin, club for club,
might be strongly In Boston's favor. It
will be pruned down by tho supercxccl
lence of ono great pitcher Alexander.
Those supporting the Phillies will do so
largely In the belief that Alexander can
do In Jfl5 what Mathewson did in 1905
win thrco games; and that Demareo Chal
mers or another Phllly pitcher can at
tach tho fourth. Or they are figuring
that Big Alec of tho side-arm sweep will
bag at least two games and that his pals
will nail two more oUt of their four or
five starts, bolstered up by the slugging
of CraVath and Luderus. They, will be
playing two pr three men against an
entire club In tho knowledge that two or
three sturs before have been sufficient to
spin a dizzy upset In a short thatch of
from four to seven games. But thoy will
have no chance to; match tho two clubs,
mnn for man, on copy paper and prove
tho Thllly machine Is the better balanced
array.
Both Phillies and Red Sox havo proved
THE FINN SELECTED
AS BEST 1915 COLT
Hallenbeck's Thoroughbred Has
Run Some Sensational Races
for Youngster
At tho beginning of the ceason II. C.
Hallenbeck's 3-year-old Ogden Livonia
colt. The Finn, which he purchased from
John E. Madden, displayed such form as
to warrant his being selected as one of
the colts, .If not the colt, of the year,
and by his manner of winning the Man
hattan Handicap, In which he was giving
weight to everything, ho Is about to finish
the year with many partisans who will
assert that he Is the best of his age.
Recently The Finn started In the Jerome
Handicap, at one mile, and was beaten
by the proverbial eyelash by Trial by
Jury, which appeared to havo the better
at the racing luck, this being aided by an
unwitting mlstako by Davles, the Jockey,
when he took The Finn back Just before
getting to tho stretch. Following this,
nnd after ho had been several lengths out
of It. The Finn came with wet sail and
Just failed In getting up.
Many criticised Davles' ride, for which
he was not blamed by the trainer of the
horse, E. W. Heffner, who vlqwed It us
mm ui mose minga wnicn occur In rac-
Ing.
sviuiuuEu no was cnagrined at his
horse's defeat, Heffner laid no blame at
tho door of tho boy and stated that he
knew he was a goodjrlder and one who
would obey orders, nndtthat to show his
confidence in him he would give him an
early opportunity to make good.
At Havre de Grace the other day The
Finn was out of the money, but he may
have been off edge.
Pcnn Fresh Candidates Report
v Tlttir candidates "T h rnn freahman foot
ball team answered Coach Dick Marahall'a
call end reported on Franklin Kleld. They ara
a huaky buncn of youngitera. and Coach Mar.
shall expocta to develop a winning ilrat-yaar
team .from ths bunch. Anion the candidates
are Ilallowell, laat year afar on thi S
Luka'a School team) Harold Want" from tha
Lebanon Valley Hlsh School, and B. U SS.
tar from tha Culver Military Academy, Jn
AMERICAN I.EAOUB
Baseball Two Games Today
SHIBE PARK
ATHLETICS vs. CHICAGO
Must oamb caixkd at iuo p. m.
TENTS to HIRE
ALL SIZKS
Water Proofing
lAHOE OT-AOI'OLKH.
KTKKI. AND WOOD
BERNARD McCUBRV
Phones
lit NQKTH NINTH 8TKJHEX
1O0THAIX I
V. OF PA. a. WKHT VlHOINIA
FMANKUN K1KI.U
SoBtrmber M. V. M.
(lenorat Admlsalpn , ss eta.
rteaarvaa; Beats Bs. IB 'and l.ee
themselves to bo clubs of moVe than av.e
age gameness under heavy pressure n,l
the Phillies hero have this advantaI
They have accomplished what re
thought they could accomplish, whiu .,
Red Pox have merely carried out th!
early spring dope. And the psychological
edge here belongs to the club that ha
already taken ons hlh hurtle with sum!
dent Impetus to go. out nfter another.
N Texas Lcngucrs
Tho Phillies have shown that "never,
had-a-chance" doesn't belong in the Iel.
con of a good, game guy.
Connie Mack has ndded this to science
Ho has proved that a heavy object eim
descend at n far faster rate than It can
travel upward. nn
"I'll tell you what the Cornelliiarvard
and Cornell-Mlchgan games will prove"
writes Ezra C. "Cornell will win both
ana two weeks later1 the Yale-Harvard'
game will stilt be billed for the football
nmuiiiiuiiBui) ua America.
"Rush working Princeton at top speed
well, If we were coaching a club that
had to meet Foster Sanrord's Rutgers
eleven early In October, . we wouldn't
play It any too snfely either. Prfnceton
won't find nutgers any more dangerous
than eight or ten lons. Not a bit!
Travcrs vs. Oulmct
The last big autumn golf match of thi
season may be tho best. For In the L.
lie Cup matches, at the Merlon Cricket
Club, It Is almost a certainty that Jerry
Travers nnd Francis Oulmct will meet
In another golf classic that should stand
out as one of tho all-star rounds of the
yoar.
Since Jerry beat Oulmet at Gardes
City, In 1913, the open champion has lost
three matches to the Boston star one
at Brookllne, one at Ekwanok and ons
at Baltusrol. So Trayers will tnak8 cm
of his best efforts to slip a notch or tno
closer. This match should bo Interesting
and bitterly fought for a number of rea
sons; Both have been amateur cham
plons; both have been open champions,
nnd both have something left over from
Detroit to wlpo out. A victory for either
would help clear up that Detroit setback,
although Travers still has his tltlo nf .,
champion to fall back upon, whatever '
Tinppens. Thot Is something that can't
be taken awny until the next open at
least.
There Is no way of forecasting the but
come of ttris meeting. Travers was play.
Ing better than Oulmet both at Baltusrol
and nt Detroit But this has nothing to x
do with Merlon next week. At their'
best they aro too cloe to being ven to
be Judged apart. And no living soul can
say which of the two will be upon hli
gamo who- the next test comes.
McLouglilln, you may remember, bpat
Johnston easily enough nt San Vn
clsco earlier In the summer. But Job .
ton won at Forest Hills. Victor i
America among any number Js now t
glnnlng to depend largely upon form for
one day or one week where so many are
easily capable of finishing In front-and
where tho ono or two rulers of other
days no longer control tho field.
SIX EPISCOPAL FOOTBALL
VETERANS START PRACTICE
Ono De Lancey Player Also on Squsi
in First, Workout
Football practice started at Episcopal.
Do Lancey with six regulars from last
year's Episcopal team and one from P '
Lancey.
Those who reported were Captain Stew
art, McCall, Dickson, Pugh, Earp and
Comoy from last year, while the new
comers were Lallou, Sellers. Price. Hunt,
Hazelett, Frazler, Deaver. lilspham, Pool
and Upplncott, all of Episcopal, and
Hamilton, centre for Do Lancey In Mil
Moro' Do Lancey fellows are expected1
to report- pn Monday. As before, Mr.
Washburn will coach the team.
Reds Sign Outfielder Beall
CINCINNATI, Sept. 1'5,-PreBldont Aumat
Herrmann, of the Cincinnati Natlonala, an.
nounced that John lieall. the heavy-hlttlni
outrlulder or tha Milwaukee American Auocla.
tlon team, bad signed a contract to play 1t
tho lteds,
.
Kensington A. A. at Stetson
Kenah.zton A. A.. 8teton's We rhal In Ken
alnitton, will b tho attraction at llh and
Berka streets thia afternoon.
TOMORROW'S
SPORTS
MAGAZINE
Panorama
"Fate and a Foul" A world's
series novelette by Will H.
Greenfield.
"Make Welsh Fight" An im
portant job for the Boxing
Association, by Billy Rocap.
"The Ready Cure" LehigVs
training experiment that
worked by R. W. Maxwell
"The Phllly Rooter," or ths
watchful waiter's reward, by
Stoney McLinn.
"Some Fedstars Bnd Others"
Baseball feature on some who
deserve the limelight.
'The 'Come-back' of Horse Rac
ing," or the Maryland tun
boom, by Ray Ziegler.
"Tho Tennis 'Create' " Eng
land U England, but we're
goin' t' play in our short
sleeves. By Paul W-, Gibbons.
"Philadelphia on the Golf Map"
How it's being held there.
By Wm. H. Evans.
"Vindication of the Ball Player"
No, he's not a murderer;
told by John H. (Honus)
Wagner.
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