EVEKiyg LED&EB-PHILADEfrPHIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1915;
ff RESERVE STRENGTH A STARTLER "THE BLACK BOOK," BY CHARLES E. VAN LOAN-
LTRNS AKD STOCK, SUBSTITUTES,
RKVEAL PHILS' RESERVE POWER
THE BUSY BERTHAS OF THE PHILLY BATTALION
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DOYLE AND LUDERUS BATTLE
FOR CROWN IN LAND OF SWAT
Laughing Larry Comes Back After Bad Year in 1914
Only to Be Hard Pressed by Slugging
Captain of the Phils
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Western Trip Sub Catcher and Third Baseman Have
TVimlatta4 fla-av Pool Poffinrr .QfrnntrrVl nnrl sir.
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Legt Have "Saved" the Pennant
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Whm km iW' world reverberates with echoes of the crash,
TtuU mmM mnc when Carrigan the Phillies (He to smah;
temr mi, Humph at the flrtt impact the home team teem to rock,
Best the men upon th6 field, they've Burnt and Block in stock.
BkomH rat be up against tt for a wallop and a run,
' to call on Burns or Stock, and Lot the thing is done.
If some tH seasoned regular should lose a leg or so,
fmr Hot, Oh Rabid Rooter, that the whole machine will How.
Wh ewe ter Speaker's Bludgeon tat, who cares for all Ms speed,
Since extra parts of Pat's Machine are there, before the necdt
Ih spite ef Joe Wood' curling smoke, in spite of Leonard's curve,
To4 pot to hand iloran the edge for what's in his reserve.
A Team In as Strong as Its Substitutes
A. Jew year ago John McQraw had a team that outclassed any In the
atonal Leagwe. However, he sent his scoutH out with Instructions to pay
sum within reason for promising; looking youngsters, and ho was con-
By on the lookout for a trade which he thought -would help his club, wncn
-why be m so anxious to strengthen at that time. McQraw saw. a
)i 'jKwt m strong' as Its substitutes."
- met ether explanation was 'needed and nothing could be said that would
the nail oa the head better. That same season, 1913, the Giants won
k-ffennMt because they had Arthur Shaefer, Heinle Qroh, Art 'Wilson and
who were rated as all-round utility men. Snodgrnss Mas a regular
atttkfetv hut was used as an Infield and first base substitute also.
No team was ever better equipped with reserve force than that Giant team.
fcWer and Qroh could have earned regular positions in any other Infield In
the .major leagues except the Athletics and New York Infields. They were better
.Individual players' than two men who were playing regularly for McGraw, but
t t was the combination McQraw was after and neither suited his .Idea for rccu-
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Bttrtis and Stock at Least Saved the Pennant
ftti the present season started the Phillies were apparently the poorest
ulppub'-"n ') th National .League In reserve strength. At least that Is
wajlval managers and scribes throughout tho country figured the club,
pit past performances. The opinion was correct then. But plncedwlth a
f tttftt was a pennant possibility, the substitutes fell Into the rapid stride
lie regulars.
o substitutes, who were much under-rated, have saved the pennant for
lilies by stepping Into tho breach; and lt Is not stretching tho point 'to say
Eddie Burns and Milton Stock really won the flag for tho Phillies. In say-
(hls Moran, Alexandor, Cravath, Chalmers and, In fact, the entire team are
oelng overlooked. But lt is a fact Mat the Phillies could not have won the
'.ant had lt not been for the wonderful work done by these substitutes after
in and Klllefer were Injured.
Milton Stock nnd Eddie Burns, substitutes, have been the sensation of tho Westci n trip. They were gatlinR
guns on tho offense nnd bulwarks on the defense. Tho box scores show that these two won games and
saved games. They aro tho best example of the reserve strength, of Moran's club. Stock is shown on
the left and Burns on the right.
THE BLACK BOOK
Good Luck Attends the Plunging of "The Duke," Whose
Horses, Fortunately, Run True
to Form
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Moral Effect of Reserve Strength Inspired the Phils
"ttrvlc And Tllirna At' Intn thA mnphlnA 1naf nq If ftiav Vint hiin ntnvlncr recni.
iV throughout- the HMunn. and Thft rluh xvpnt pvpn fnster than hpfnrn. This
due alone n,ot to tho brilliant playing of tho two substitutes, but to the
J effect the 'presence of such powerful reserve force had. Even the Phllly
t s aia not texpect liurns ana titocK to perrorm so well ana tneir spirit
tnfldence Increased accordingly.
gjnoet everybody but Pat Moran and Klllefer feared that the absence of
Tattter would cause the pitching staff to go to pieces, but, strange as lt
I by, the twlrlers have performed aven better than they djd for Klllefer, al-
thUT' tnere no denying that the latter Is by far the better catcher.
run" ...
Klllefer Booafjj His Pal, Eddie Burns
f Shortly after Klllefer was hurt, a few fans and scribes were talking to
star catcher and lamenting the fact that ho was out of the game. Klllefer
3red then that Burns would open the eyes of the fans when he had a
EV.
.''Give him a chance," said Klllefer. "If the boys Just keep their confidence
5) JJfJugb7cr litfn to get started, he will Bhow the fans some great catching."
'wan felt the same way about both Burns and Stock, but realized that
ya. be foolish to split up a winning combination to make any changes
OtSJiot necessary,
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st HfM-znir'H Prpriirtinn Wn Tnaf Ahnnt THnht
rinstn r . " " auvuv Avassiif
Po yie'erthe Reds were here. Stock had Just replaced Byrne, and, after he
tei'min we gome two aays, Manager Herzog, in an exclusive Interview
(oJvswiNO Lbdokh, declared It as his opinion that Bobby Byrne would
.t Daclc in the game as a regular. As a prophet, Herzog leads the league,
inc. ...
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ipg, " m Uiuvn JIOVU 1uuo U1C JJUCCIIYC Xlllling
lnepc ana uurns nave nattea more timely than either Cravath or Luderus
l UMriot Into the samo recularly. Neither hnnntn nt nn unmini ovnr.o
M. cey have made their hits when thev wr mdiil. num. n... ,u
j,mm a remilar on Ssntemhitr 7 nnd hnn -nut-hf on om. ic .1 ..ui.i. 1
jatcbi11 v,ctor,os for tho Phillies. The batting of tho stocky little catcher
'ethH,epoBslble for five of the victories, while his clever and headv work
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r" 7 itn'1'" wo uuuqio Bttvru two oincrs.
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(Cor) right, street and Smith.)
Shernooil Clltton. "the Duke," la the
Ur rltrher of tho I'nniea 111 one eln is
hln fondnree for the Mce track Although
no hn neer hcn near n lourse, he lays
hit, monty ncrortllnfc tu the way he dopes
out the form charts, uhlch h cnriles
srouml In a little black book. Ills team
matas Josh him. .
"Two men with whiskers!" nnnounced
Bush, turning over his burled king, and
capturing tho pot. "Hey, Duke, know
anything good today?"
"Nothing that a piker would bet on."
said Clifton pleasantly. "It's a tough
card, and I haven't found nnythlng that
seems to stick out to any great exent.
However, I'm Rolng to string 15 bucks
across the board on a baby that might
do something. liorn' my bettln' -um-miBsloner7"
"Itlght here, Dukev answered n young
man who had been sitting in a corner
perusing the sporting sheets of the
morning papers. The young man, whose
name was Benson, but who nnswered
whenever a ball player called him "Bo,"
and who regarded himself as the special
protege of Duke Clifton, came forward
with a crin.
"At your service!" he said "What's
the three-star special today?"
Clifton retired with him to a far corner,
whence camo low mutterlngs.
"A-a-a-h," snarled Bush, "you needn't
be so darned star chamber about lt. We
ain't going to send any messages to the
bookmakers."
"I got you." said Bo. "In the third
race, Jane Doe. Fifteen bucks across
They never
By CHARLES E. VAN LOAN
The World's Greatest Writer of Uaieball Fiction.
"you'll lay off tho nnnlo.
did a ball plajcr any good You forget
em. We've got a ball game on our
nanos tni.i afternoon."
"Tou needn't trouble jour head about
me, said the Duke saNngely. "tiet out
there and make a hit, and get me a run
pr two. and there won't be nnythlng to
It. Trouble with jou stiffs Is that.jou
xpect a pitcher to do nil tho work. I'll
take care of my end of it; you take care
of yours."
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'! -weeks ago lt was suggested that the present-day catchers forgot
5et fake throwing to second to cut down a double-steal, and thereby lost
esjohaacee to retire unsuspecting runners. On the Western trip of the
5? " Pulled this play twice, and each play saved the game, as a hit
theV te&" B run Instead of two, and In both games the Phillies were
ttMpyAbut one run.
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'n, awCTwwo i7ii- 01 Junius lire ureaicsi let
p-ehfa clubbing has been terrific, while his fielding caused critics and
mo west. 10 marvel, men laugh when they thought of McGraw passlne
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.-. w ,.wT..n-u """ o nao oauea .3i ror the last 33
etooJcfeaa a wonderful pair of hands, and such are nn nhnin
i cm a thlrtt Vaamaa. Had Arthur Shaefer possessed hands llko Stock, he
"T" "" "" iorgei me paimy aays of Jimmy Collins nnd Billy
"Mt h did not have them and was, therefore, a fallur n w.i-i,i.
"k Stook la a. mafVel n )mn htta r.. -j i..,. . ....
gr- .V . J .. J ..o uim uu uuiib irom icit-nanded
Ofcwartaat harve "engllsh" on them.
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iird Bmjn; uo incro in norm 8) series
!tIi?,W ' Ba'r,nf Influence of Klllefer may be missed In the worlds
off "" J" "" l "y "1Bl Bl0CK wu Vtrtorm evon better than Bobby Byrne
& tfce PJttsurgh-Detrelt series of 1909, and Byrne played fine ball then
wUaHM wn Suras wlu hold up his end.
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p. AtMetlea Almost Break Record in Losses
ii.AtWa bad to play the White Sor every day thev wnnM .,.,.i
. tmMtAm aus.Ms(4 m !& .. ix 1
uui or :z clashes between
avjrliprt'" record for number of games lost
1 V pi"-1' v; 1,111 q ocsxauti, vhd All
vii!nh!lie.,twn J Chicago. It Is almost
of ofJ'.u; tacaoen this season, the Athletics have won three, and nil
rarVwl ,n Ch,caf0- lt ,s almost h nrst time on record when
wlA partyy "aB8 season's series on Its own Held, tho last time
1 . . "" w j vi , " iidiu, mo iobi time
teiflWUt HIU and r?JT la 1909, when Pittsburgh won 20 out of 22 from Boston
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JlUhwsy 3rtoi, '"'""" "F" " " iJusourgn, arter the latter team
rfTX&S- . . .
, JSff i kVeferans remarked after the game that' young Perkins
RT An0" ioeAt Catcher on Mack's staff. He surely made a fine Impres
I n nt jnawowd.
Vlrad
rsmrally believed that there would be a great crowd at North
jgfjQRtatkm when the Phils passed through the city yesterday aft-
awjwn umu peopie were mere. Evidently the fans do not
WtMLI too so.
"She ran second."
the board. Walt for the high bettinr.
I'm on."
"Hold the ticket," said the Duke, "and
give lt to me after tho game. Tou might
come down into the grandstand behind
the bench, and gimme the office how lt
came out."
"Sure!" said Bo. "I'll be there wit"
me hair in a braid!"
Bo tucked three 15 notes Into his fob
pocket, and prepared to depart.
"Anything else you want, Duke?" ne
Inquired.
"Oh, yes!" said Clifton. "I fora-ot. n
this for yourself." Ho handed Bo a II
bill, and the betting commissioner de
parted, whistling "Casey Jones."
Having placed his bet. Clifton retired
to the bench In front of his locker, and
sat down with the black book.
"She ought to do something today," he
mused. "She's due; that's a fact; and
with the lighter weight " He rambled
off Into a maze of facts and figures
calculated to strengthen his opinion at
Jane Doe's chances. It Is a peculiar
thing, but there never was a form-chart
Jlend who was not able to find plenty
of evidence to back his choice.
That day the Duko pitched against a
first-dlvlslon team. As ho left the diamond
at the end of the second Inning, Do rose
from the aisle back of the home bench
and, making a megaphone of his hands!
cried the good news:
"She ran second. I got on at twenty,
eight and four."
"Another good thing?" asked Orendorff.
"Dutch," ald the Duke, "after the
game I'm going to let you kick me clear
to the clubhouse. Here I go and die
up a live one, and then haven't got the
nerve to bet my own Judgment. Only
a measly (15 across the board, and I
might Just as well have won a bunch
She came second at elcrht to nn.
only win 65 bucks and I ought to have
"Well," said Orendorff thoughtfully, 55
bucks Is better than a bat In the snout
any day."
"I'm a piker." said Clifton bitterly. "I
won't bet my Judgment, that's what's the
matter with me."
"If you take my tip," said Orendorff,
Well, don't get sore about It," said
OrondoriT. "It wasn't my fault you
pulled a boot on them bookmakers."
That nlcht Orennrff nnri n,k tr
! ley left the park together. "The Duke."
sam "utcn, -is going to get himself In
very Gciman if he don't look out."
'As how?" Inquired Bush. "He won
a good game today."
"Oh. yes." said orendorff, "he won.
.?.ht' .nut ,hls I'orse-raelng game
Is putting him all to the bad. He thinks
too much about It. It's gettln' on his
rv. '.. -1 .8,artcl to give him a llttlo
good ndvlce today, and he Jumped all
over me. '
1 ) Si he a,kln' you for advice?'
rled Bush innocently.
miJit iV "?'. .not Maly what you
,8,htkca' aBkln for "" 8aI1 Orendorff;
a houso" m a" BenlnB as blR as
"And you horned In. Dutch, you bet
ter leave the JJuke alone. He's 21. and
olyvh? thln.k8 ne'a bl8 t n his
own business."
"I know that," said Orendorn. stub
bornly; "but all the same I'm tellln' you
that a man can't keep on pitching good
oaseball if he's got something else on
his mind all the time. I'm an old feller.
Bush, and I'vo been in the big league
8!.en..year8' rv seen a lot ot 'em cnB
and I ve seen a lot of 'em go, and it's
been my experience that when a ball
player begins to give too much atten
tion to things outside the game booze,
women or gambllng-he won't last long.
Noff. look at the Duke. Ever since
be got that form-chart bug he ducks out
right after dinner, grabs the overnight
entries, and then sits dovn with that
tlack book to dope out the winners. It
just happened that he was lucky, and
picked a few right oft the reel. Been
better for him if he'd lost. Sometimes
when we're on the road I've seen a light
In his room after midnight. I tell you.
Bush, no man can keep up that sort of
a thing and pitch baseball. It's a game
that takes the best you've got, and when
that best Is gone you to the minors.
You can't get by on what you had last
season. The Duke Is one grand pitcher;
nobody knows it better than me; but his
heart ain't In the game like It was last
year. It's out there at that racetrack
that's where It is!"
"Shake up your pillow, Dutch!" ad
vised Bush. "You'll sleep better. What's
eating you, anyway? The Duke Is a win
ner, ain't he?"
Orendorff spat In great disgust.
"What's thn linn nf nnntln. llu .
bonehead like you?" he demanded. "That
nlnt the point at all. It ain't a ques
tlon of money; it's the effect this thing
is havln' on his nerves. Why. he might
better be a bottle drunkard a souse!
You ain't got Solomon sewed up In a
sack for wisdom, .Bush, but you surely
know that a pitcher ain't any better
than his nerves nt any stage of the
game. When they go, your pitcher's all
through. He's a back number. Winner!
W hat a a few bucks to a man against his
reputation and his Job? By golly, I
wish Monk would wake up nnd hop the
Duke about this racetrack thing!"
"Hop him when he's winning his games
iikiii BiuiiBj- cnea Bush Incredulously.
Dutch, you're crazy crazy as a cootl"
"Maybe so," replied Orendorff calmly.
Maybe so, Bush, old son: but remember
I v seen 'em come, and I've seen 'em go,
and I tell you now, as sure as there's n.
National Commlsh above us, the day will
come when you'll say: 'Dutch, you knew
something. You called the turn!' "
"Great!" exclaimed Bush, clapping his
hands. "Immense! Dutch, you've missed
your calling. You should have been a lec
turer. Here's Feeny'a place. One little
drink wouldn't do any harm. Before we
eat. eh?"
"Now you're talking sense," said Oren
dorff. The season went Its way, with Its vie
torles 1 and Its defeats, and the Duke con
tlnued to explore the black book In an
earnest endeavor to put the poolroom
owners In the bread line. Fortune being
on his side, by the end of July he was
more than JJ00O ahead of the game, and
there were times when he bitterly re
gretted that his professional duties pre
vented him from becoming another Pitts,
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"If I could do this well dopln' 'em out
without going near a race track, what
wouldn't I do If I was on the ground?"
Thus rnn his constant plaint.
When horses aro running truo to form
the best place for tlir form plner is not
at tho track, where his Judgment Is likely
to he nflected by stray bits of bosus pad
dock Information; but the Duke did not
know this.
Because there are few secrets among
profeeslonal baseball players, the Duke's
poolroom operations became common
property and, a subject of much envious
lomment from one end of the circuit to
the other. It annocd him to have people
talk about his "luck."
"You nnd your luck!" he would say.
"ou make me sicki Tnere ain't any
such thing as luck. It's knowing how, I
tell you. Any man that can handicap
horses properly can pick winners. It's a
scientific proposition!"
Thu he annexed unto himself credit, to
which he was not entitled, and lightly
purchased diamonds and other ostenta
tious trinkets.
"What did I tell you?" Dutch Orendorff
nsked Bush Hawley. "He's gettln" to be
a reg'lar bug on this formchart busi
ness. He's daffy!"
"Well, If he's daffy," sighed Bush. "1
wish I wns daffy, too, because that guy
Is certainly getting the coin! AVon four
hundred nnd thirty bucks esterday. I
msni nea sup me a winner once in a
while."
But that was one thing which the
Duke absolutely refused to do.
"I can't hit It right every time," was
his excuse, when Importuned for In
formation, "and like as not If you played
my selections you'd lose, and that would
make you sore. Then. agan. It might
be like lending money in a poker game,
and there ain't anybody so foolish as
not to know that that's the worst Jinx
in the world. No, Bush, I'm sorry, but
I'm no tipping bureau. Pick your own
winners.
Every few days Clifton would take out
his pigskin wallet, fairly bursting with
bills of large denominations, and "count
up the houso to see how strong he was."
No wonder tho Ponies were envious,
"This fellow ain't human!" Harry Mc
Carter once remarked. "He's Just a two
legged national bank. Did you get onto
that bale of stuff he was countln' a while
ago? Now, If I was him I wouldn't bt
countln' that money so often. It's alwayt
bad luck to be countln' your chips before
the game breaks up."
It was in August that a change came
over the Duke's fortunes. No longer were
the pontes running true to form. Time
after time Clifton figured a horso to win
at a price, only to suffer, one of the thou
sand mischances of tho turf. In good for
tune the Duke had been able to trace
everything to his original figures; in Au
gust he sought excuses In the form charts,
and found them. That was one remark-
""' iimiB auoui a xorm cnart; a man
could nnd almost anything in it that he
really wanted to find.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW.)
BETTING ODDS 6 TO 5
ON BOSTON RED SOX
Hubtown Backers Hope to See
World's Series Open on
Friday
NEW YORK. Sept. 28The first Inti
mation of how the sporting fraternity
vlows the chances of the Phillies and Red
Sox In the coming combat for the
world's title came today. Fred Schumm
a Gotham betting commissioner, an
nounced he had commissions to placo at
6 to 5 on tho Boston club to win.
It has boen generally thought that the
clan of Carrigan would enter the-annual
classic a favorite In the betting but
actual quotations of odds have been
held off until a definite announcement Is
made of the date for starting the series.
The sports figure Bostori'n chances will
bo a lot better If tho series starts on
Friday than should the opening gun be
fired on Saturday. Thoy think If the
stnrt Is made on Saturday Boston will
have to face Alexander In the first two
games, as the big Nebraskan could come
back on Monday with a day's rest. With
a .Friday opener It would be either Chal
mers, Mayer, Rlxey or Demaree for the
second battle.
With ApoloRlts
H'iIa Oroier Alexander
The Phils are safe from harm,
Thev have the proper rnor-
Wlin me nvtcn, v. '" -
Laughing, Larruping Larry Returns
This has been a dull, gray year f or the
New York Olants-a year as '"
cold as tho winter winds now form n?
for their sweep across tho Russian
?.Phas been a campaign that long ago
got" way from even the genius of John J.
McOraw-a winner of five flags within U
seasons. . , ,,..
But through all this dreariness there
have been two radiant spots for those
who follow the fortunes of the aforesaid
UlantsS One has been the grand cam
paign that Fred Merkle. the much ma
ligned, has put away-one of the best
years for all around value that any ball
player ever knew.
And the other has been the dashing re
turn of laughllng, larruping Larry Doyle.
Doyle vs. Ludcrus
Doyle Is one of the fine characters of
baseball-a big-hearted Irishman who
loves bis game beyond any money It might
make for him. It was Doyle who said
that It ho were worth a million he would
still Play ball because a million could
never buy him the fun that baseball
brought.
Ahd nfter Larry's bad year In 1911, those
who know him are rooting lustily for him
to lead the National League this fall at
bat especially as Luderus, his main rival,
will enjoy the glory and kale of a world
series wlndup.
Doyle and Luderus started the present
week only 1 per cent, apart. The Philadel
phia slugger was batting .320, while Doyle
was poised at .319.
With eight gamci to play, the batting
finish between these two leaders In the
Land of Swat should be the most Inter
eating session of the National League,
now that the flag race Is over and tho
hurly-burly has subsided. These two will
bnt and battle for the throne held by Jake
Daubert for two campaigns, although Jnko
still has it bare chnnco to maintain Mm
reign by batting heavily at the finish.
Daubert at present Is 12 points away a
tough handicap with only a week to travel.
Watching Out for Harvard
There have been rumors that hrfnro
autumn had passed Into winter Percy
Haughton would Join McGraw, Mack,
McLoughlln, Oulmct, Williams and one
or two other champions sent to the shad
ows for a year's rest.
But these rumors may have been some
what exaggerated. Unless both Yale and
Princeton, also Cornell, are well beyond
last season's form Harvard will bear
some very Intimate watching. First-class
men are plentiful in the Crimson line with
Soucy. Cowan. Blglow. Coolldge and Par
son wearing the harness. And how much
better back field material does a keen
Instructor need than Mahan, McKlnlock,
Enwrlght. King and Watson?
Harvard football fortunes were sup
posed to bo nt comparatively low ebb
through the passing of,Hardwick, Brick
ley, Pennock and others, but by Novem
ber tho 1915 Crimson machine will be only
a short stride back of last year's great
array, If early season prospects may be
taken at a price around 10 cents a hogs
head. Yale will undoubtedly be better than a
yenr ngo-and so will Princeton. Yale,
because her material looks better and
Hlnkey's open game will have had a
season's test under fire. Princeton, be
cause In Rush she has a leader who looks
to be tho man that Nassau has been look
ing for these last 10 years.
Maxims of the 10th Hole
My son, there Is one thing thy mind
can mark well that he that taketh much
time over his shots and standeth rigidly
above his ball Is a duffer, was a duffer
and always will be a duffer, though he
play for 900 years.
He that fusseth over his shots Is an
abomination nnd a scourge, and lt were
bcter for all concerned that a millstone
were tied nround his neck nnd he wero
dropped fathoms deep in the nearest
water hazard.
"The Phillies nnd Red Sox will spend
this week getting upon edge for the big
series." Contcmp. So they may do
some sharp fielding or, rather, that they
may be able to cut away a lead?
Catching vs. Speed
Ty Cobb will lead tho American League
this season In base stealing, with from
95 to 100 pilfers to his credit. In addition
to Cobb, thcro will be nt least four others
Malsel, Shotten. Collins apd , Milan
who will steal nbove 0 bases.
- Yet Max Carey, of Pittsburgh, who Is
wen ueiow tnese nvc, will lead the Na
tional League nround the towpaths. Five
American Leaguers will outromp Carey.
Docs this mean that the National League
Is well ahead In backstopplng or Hint
the National hasn't a base runner to
class with the first five In the American?
The second guess Is closer to the cor
rect reply. Cobb, Malsel, Collins. Shotten
nnd Milan nlso would be the Ave leading
base runners in tho other circuit If they
were ever shifted. They stand as the
main class of the two fields.
Those who believe that Interest in
baseball Is fading to tho gray ash are
evidently In no position to secure world
series tickets for various friends. Other
wise they' would figure baseball interest
nt lis whitest heat.
to
The esteemed Mackmen by all rival
clubs are now on tho verge of losing
more games in a season than they ever
won. There nro eight or a dozen meth
ods of setting a new record.
RACES TODAY AT
HAVRE DE GRACE.
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p. m.
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11.B0 Ladles. 11.00.
first ltaca at liSO p, m.
TOMonnow
PHILLIES v. BOSTON
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1.3'w 1?4rd h0Mrd Vforld'a Series here
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EIGHT-FOOT GIANT
MAY SEEK PRESTIGE
IN FISTIC PASTIME
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Capt. Auger, 295 Pounds, Under
-Bat Levinsky's Tutelage.
Mayo vs. Fulton at Doug
las Tonight
MURPH Y.REYNOLDS AGAIN
Followers of the flstcufT pastime may
be astounded In the near future by the
advent Into pugilism of an 8-foot lH-lnch
heavyweight He tips the beam at 293
pounds in righting form and does not
carry an ounce of superfluous fleBh on his
anatomy. Captain George Auger, the
second tallest man In the world, for
merly with Barnum & Bailey, is the in
dividual who is familiarizing himself
with the art of Belf-defense.
Captain Auger, n prosperous farmer of
Fairfield, Conn., haB been visiting the
training camp of Battling Levlnsky, of
this city, at Stratford. For the last four
months the giant has donned the gloves
with Bat, who writes that Auger Is learn
ing the game with remarkable rapidity.
Stratford's Sheriff believes that the 8-foot
giant. If he decides to follow the ring
game, would knock out any heavyweight
In the world-if he Is successful In get
ting opponents.
WHAT MAY HAPPEN
IN BASEBALL TODAY
Split.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
,.i,,. Won' I-t- Vct- W '" Le.
rhllllea 85 00 .S8B .683 .88S
Jloeton 78 68 .B2
Ilrooklyn .... 78 88 .831 .537 .531
l'ittsburch ... 71 79 .473
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Cincinnati ..,.09 78 .160 f.477 .4
Chleaa-o fl 78 .46(1 .473 i.469
New York ... 07 78 .482
AM E It I CAN LEAQDE
Won. Ioat. l'ct. W In. iW.
lloaton 09 46 .683 .... .t..
Ietrolt 07 AS .6X1 .653 .617
rhlrBBO 88 61 .591
Auolilnjcton .. 80 65 .553 .555 .548
New York.... 69 81 .419
Nt. Louis 03 80 .410 ,.
Cleveland .... 87 03 ,SB
Athletics 40 joa .273
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
.. . Won. Lost. Pet. In. Lose.
Pittsburgh ... K.I 63 .869 .871 .865
Nt. Loula 85 65 .668
Clileasju as 61 .562
Kansas City . . 78 70 .527 .880 .523
Newark 75 70 .818 .631 .514
nuffalo 73 78 .480
Ilrooklm .... 70 80 .467
llaltlmore .... 46 101 .313 .318 .311
tln two. 3 Lose two.
Paulsboro Team Seeks Games
The Paulsboro football team -would like
to arrange games with all 130-pound teams
desiring to play for a fair guarantee. Ad
dress John J. Vanneman, manager, Pauls
boro, N. J.
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