EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, BBPTEMBER 3.0. 191B.
HARMONY IN THE RANKS WON FOR PHILLIES "THE BLACK BOOK," BY CHAS. E. VAN LOAN
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TEAMWORK WON THE PENNANT
FOR PHILS; MORAN'S LEADERSHIP
New Champions Not Great Individual Players, But
, They Have Been Welded Into Winning Combination.
"Alex," "Gavvy" and "Banny" the Great Trio
After waiting S3 years for n Notional League pennant, Philadelphia nt
hst Is rewarded. When the Ilravea were defeated In Uoston yesterday, It be
Mine mathematically Impossible for the Phillies to bo beaten.
The winning of the pennant Is n tribute to the personality of Manager Tat
Moran. It Is doubtful If thcro is a manager In cither league who Is so popu
lar with his players as Is Moran. That Is the secret of his success.
There have been numerous Phllly teams In tho past which were far more
powerful than tho present combination, but they did not pull together, and
Kit their wonderful strength went to woste. The 1911 nnd 1913 teams woro
both apparently stronger thnn tho new chnmplons, but they were handled
poorly and, when the stretch came, they were far In the rear.
In 1897 a Team of Great Stars Could Not Win
Back In 1897 tho Thlllles could llnlsh only second with a team that was
admittedly one of tho greatest- ever constructed In tho National League. On
that team were Delahanty, Lajole, Flick, Coolcy, Cross. Dcrnhard, Krnzer,
Taylor and other famous players; but there was no harmony and they could
'f.-f .
'; ) never win. Tho present team won becauso every player kept In perfect shape
, Tney never lost signt or mo tact mat iney wero mere piaying imu mm mey
' wanted to win.
In tho past, Phllly teams havo thought too much about the first and 15th
t each month, and not enough about the game. Moran was tho most popular
bmui on the team before he was appointed manager, and ho was really elected
, t the position by the players.
Players Demanded That Moron Do Made Manager
Although It la not generally known, almost every veteran member of the
Phillies was consulted by President Baker and asked for his opinion In regard
to tho-ynew manager.
It Is even said that Fred Ludcrus and Cravuth went to President linker
and told htm that they would not sign their contracts unless Moran was ap
pointed manager. Baker then sounded the rest of tho team and found that
they all felt the same way about It, and there was nothing left to do but
give Moran a chance.
Pat Moran Holds Respect of All His Players
With such a feeling prevailing, Moran's task was mado easier. Ho had
the respect and friendship of every man on tho team, which Is moro than can
be said of his predecessors. Moran Is ,a driver on tho field, but Is tho quietest
and most likeable chap Imaginable off the field. There Is not a player on tho
team who does not admlro Moran, and they won the pennant because of tho
harmony and combination.
Combination Is tho keynote to success In baseball, and It was never moro
Clearly Illustrated ithan In tho winning of tho pennant. Thero Is scarcely
fan In the city who did not doom tho Phillies to last place when Lobert and
Magee, the two stars of tho team, were traded to New York and Boston.
Disturbing Elements on Philly Team Discarded
Moran probably did not reallzo when ho made these trades that they would
turn out so well, but hd knew that he had to get rid of the men with mana
gerial aspirations if 'he was to havo harmony. He took his chance, exer
cised rare Judgment irjtfho selection of men he took for these stars, then started
to rout the old care-tmi, shiftless spirit that had always prevailed In tho team.
Moran loved his work and It did not toko the players long to realize that
they had to feel the samo way if they were to stick. Moran eats, sleeps and
thinks baseball, and his players acquired the same Idea. The team hustled
from start to finish, and never once gave up when It seemed as If they were
Anally going ttf"fulflll the predictions of rival managers who declared that they
would crack.
Alexander, Cravath and Dancroft the Great Trio
Aside from Moran, the men who played the most Important part In the
winning of the pennant were Alexander, Cravath and Bancroft. Alexander's
marvelous pitching from the start of the season to tho finish was the most
, Important factor, but the slugging of Cravath and the brilliant all-round work
e-t Bancroft wan Just as important.
Bancroft really mado the team. Without a brilliant shortstop it would
have been Impossible for Moran to have the necessary combination. Bancroft
fitted Into Moran's plans perfectly, and in his first season as a major league
player has been picked by many competent critics as the greatest man in the
league in his position.
Bancroft Has Been the Key to the Situation
There Is nothing that Bancroft cannot do well. He made the fans forget
the wonderful fielding of Doolan, and also proved a by far better base runner
and batter than his predecessor. If anyone predicted beforo the season opened
that Bancroft would prove a better man than Doolan he would have been
ridiculed. Not only has Bancroft proved a better individual player, but he
also has the spirit and disposition of a winning ball player, which is something
Doolan did not possess.
It was fitting that the pennant should bo clinched In Boston with Alexander
and Cravath the prim factors in the victory. Boston never had a chance with
Alexander pitching Invincible ball. But one hit was made off the lanky
Nebrnskan's delivery, that one being by Sherwood Magee, Alexander's best
friend. Probably Magee wishes now that he had not made the hit, as it de
prived Alexander of a no-hlt game.
Alexander Establishes Another Record
It was the fourth one-hit game pitched by Alexander this season, a
record which has never been equaled. It was also the first time the Braves
have been so completely baffled. While Alexander has registered six victories
over the Braves this season, he was batted rather freely In all of the games
until yesterday.
Cravath's part in the victory came almost before Itudolnh renllzAri if
' With two men on base in the first Inning, Cravath hit a terrific drive to the
rigni-nem lence ana, in mo enormous new neia of the Braves, the home-run
king had no trouble making a circuit of the bases. In fact, he scored before
tho ball was even returned to the Infield. It was the 23d home-run drive of
the season for Cravath, and, unless Manager Moran takes him out of the
game to rest, It Is likely that the mark established by Buck Freeman in 1898
will be shattered. Freeman made 25 home runs that year, and the mark has not
even been approached since that time.
No Fluke About Cravath's noma Runs
'It has been Incorrectly stated recently that Freeman's drlveii wm lnno-
hard hits, and that Cravath was hitting his drives on a small field. Perhaps
Cravath Is favored by the short field here, but even at that the Phllly right
Held fence Is Just as long as that of the old Washington Park, and It Is also
likely that there were by far more home runs made on that field than on the
Phllly park.
Whitted.and Dugey the Real Lucky Chaps
Some people are inclined to believe that George Whitted Is the luckiest
man In baseball because he was twice traded to a championship team In two
successive seasons; but what would one call Oscar Dugey 7 Dugey will share
In his Becond world's series In two years without having played a very Im
portant part In the winning of either pennant.
Whitted was one ot the most Important cogs In the Phllly machine ' and
he was largely responsible for the spirit shown by the .team throughout the
season. Dugey. on the other hand, has done but little, although Moran cen
sors him one of the smartest ball players In the club, and declares that he is
capable of stepping into tho game at any time without the team slowing up.
President Baker Is traveling with the Phillies, but does not stay at the same
hotels with the players. That Is good Judgment
Washington's doubje victory, over the Athletics places the Mackm ho-
gerounly near the American league record for number of games lost ti,
must win two Barnes, or the same number mu. be po.tr.ror tho m k 7"0"?" '"j "' rfrJEg d'Sl- W tna """ C8n '"
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SKETCHES OF PHILS IN PAMPHLET
FORM GIFT TO THE FANS
The Evening Ledger it publlihtng tkttchet of the member of the
Philly team who they are, where they have played and tome facte
regarding their work. The$e tketchet will be publlthed In pamphlet
form and will be given at world't terltt touvtnlrt to any reader of the
Evening Ledger who will tend or bring in three of the thttehet, clipped
from the paper. Thote de tiring the touvenir are requetted'to hold their
clipping! until announcement It made on thit page of the exact date the
boohlett will be dittributed.
THE PENNANT-WINNING PHILLIES
No. 4 GEORGE CHALMERS
George Chalmers, tho "hard luck" pitcher of tho Phllly staff, was born in New
York city on April 16, 1886, and began his baseball career with Independent teams
In the Bronx. Ills first professional engagement was In 1909, with the Scran ton
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UlXiHUti CHALMUItS
through errors by his teammates or because he was unfortunato enough to bo
opposed to a pitcher who had the Phillies at his mercy.
Chalmers was formerly a spltball pltchor, but uses that delivery only in a
pinch now. He Is six feet In height and weighs 180, possessing an Ideal build
and delivery.
DUCK AND GEESE MAY BE SHOT
IN PENNSYLVANIA TOMORROW
Shore Birds Are Now Being Legally Killed, and in a
Few More Weeks Upland Game Will
Be in Season
Since September 1 sportsmen of this
State, New Jersey and Delaware have
been busy banging away legally at black
brensted nnd golden plover, yellow legs.
Wilson or Jacksnlpc, rail and rcedblrds.
but for rennsylvnnlana October 1 marks
tho day when they may also shoot duck
nnd geese, Tho season for these ends
January 10,
November 1 to February 1 are the opon
dates for the duck and gceso hunters nt
Jersey and Delaware.
Upland gunners of this Stnte will be In
their glory October 15, for on that day
squirrel, quail, grouse, pheasant, wild tur
key and woodcock may be hunted, Hunt
ers of big gamo will have black bear to
shoot,
New Jersey men will be permitted to
shoot deer October 13, 20. 27, November 3,
whllo woodcock come In on October 10
and end December 1.
The new charts Issued by the Biological
Survey office show a great many changes
from last year. Closed seasons on various
kinds of Kama has been extended In the
hope of Increasing the species. Dates
have been so frequently changed that nil
gunners should go carefully over the sheet
beforo taking up their guns In adjacent
States.
The new charts are made up In neat
form this year, with tho laws clustered
together according to zones. Canadian
laws also arc Included In the list.
Most of the States of the Union have no
open season for doves and there Is little
use for the few to open the season, as
there are-so few of the birds left. Wan
ton destruction has brought about the
conditions predicted by great sportsmen
years ago.
C. Hoffman sends word that there Is
some fine snapper fishing to be had from
the bulkheads at Water Witch, N. J.
He says the best time to catch these
small blucfish Is to get the outgoing tide
nnd fish it for about four hours. Chil
dren fishing there last Saturday and
Sunday caught as high as DO fish each,
many of wlilc'n weighing up to a pound.
The bulkhead nt this place is private
property, but the owners have no ob
jection to strangers fishing so long as
they behave themselves. Spearing and
shedder crab are the bait giving the best
results.
Autumn is the best time to catch
pickerel. Whether It Is because In that
month fresh water ponds and lakes grow
3 TO 2 ON PHILS TO WIN,
11ETS MADE IN LANCASTER
Fans Elated Over Success of Moran's
Pennant Winners
LANCASTER, Sept. S0.-Baseball fans
of this city, solidly loyal to the "Phillies,"
wero as wild when the big news was
Hashed yesterday as If they had lived In
the Quaker City.
Baseball gossip predominated In all con.
vcrsatlons last night, and betting odds of
3 to 2 on the National Leaguers havo
been established, with little American
League money In sight.
TENNI8 TOURNAMENT OFF
Huntingdon Valley Meet Cancelled
Because of Merlon Affair
The Invitation doubles tennis tourna
ment that was scheduled to start at the
Huntingdon Valley Country Club Satur
day has been postponed Indefinitely,
owing to the fact that a tournament will
start at the Merlon Cricket Club on that
day and continue on Monday and Tues
day. This Is In connection with the semi
centennial anniversary of the Haverford
organization.
One Penalty Pat Must Pay
BT. PETERSBURG, Fla., Sept. 80.
Baseball enthusiasm, stimulated to a
great extent by the fact that the Phila
delphia, Nationals train here, has led to
preparations for a "postcard shower" for
team of the New York, State League. Chalmers was
with Scrnnton In 1910, nnd mado a remarkablo
record. In that leaguo ho was looked upon as a
greater pitcher than Alexander, who was with
Syracuse at the samo time, and when he first
Joined tho Phillies, In tho fall of tho year, ho looked
llko n world-beater.
In 1911 Chalmcts had troublo with his arm, and
lie was never really right ugaln until tho present
season. In tho middle of the 1914 season President;
Baker released him unconditionally, nnd It was
generally believed that hlspltchlng days wero over,
but ho consulted a specialist, who brought his arm
around.
Chalmers went South with tho Giants last
spring and was to havo been signed by McGraw if
ho showed a return to form. Although ho pitched
well In tho South, McGrnw was slow in offering tho
big fellow a contract, and Pat Moran slipped In nnd
signed htm. Throughout tho present season Chal
mers has pitched great ball, but was beaten often
clearer or the dying weeds expose tho
minnows, or that shiners hive more
thickly and become easier victims, or that
tho pickerel feed harder to put on more
flesh agnlnst the coming winter, or all
these combined, must bo left to the
angler's own choice of reasons.
What Is known Is that the autumn
pickerel are so greedy they can be caught
by trolling, by still fishing nnd, best of
all, by skittering. Tho outfit necessary
for skittering la a flexible rod from 12
feet to IB feet long, 60 to 100 feet of small,
easy tunning line nnd a free running
reel of average size. No leaders are
necessary. Tako a double Snell cast on
a hook ranging from a 'naif to three
quarters of an inch.
To the upper end of the snell tie two
plain snells, which at the Junction with
the line aro to be wound for two Inches
with a strip of lead about four Inches
long nnd about tho thickness of the back
of a knife.
The best baits to use are chugs, shin
ers and the belly taken from a perch
or small pickerel. The skittering Is done
by a sharp mbvement of the wrist, mov
ing the lure In Jumps of about a foot.
Cast from open water or from shore. In
a light and delicate way so as not to
kill tho batf. Drop It to make It appear
as If the bait were Jumping and not with
such force as to smash tho life out of It
or send It spinning away from the hook.
Alwas keep the point of tho rod low to
make, as far as may be, tho action of the
bait horizontal.
Skitter deep nnd test a good pool nt
various depths right down to the bottom.
Sklttcilng for pickerel Is easily learned,
nnd once mastered Is a most enjoyable
way of fishing.
The killing of three wild ducks by Har
vey C. Schauvcr, of Arkansas, Is to bo
made tho basis for seeking a Supreme
Court decision on tho cpnstltutlonallty
of tho Federal law authorizing the De
partment of Agriculture to regulate tho
killing of migratory wild game. Although
the law was enacted in 1907, this is the
first case to reach tho Supremo Court.
Schauvcr killed the ducks on a day pro
hibited by the department, but when tho
government sought to prosecute him the
Federal District Court in Arkansas held
the law to be an unwarranted Interfer
ence In the States. Schauvcr filed a brief
In the Supreme Court attacking the law
and sportsmen all over the country are
awaiting tho outcome of the suit with
great Interest.
BUDD AND KEEN KUTTER
TO PLAY OFF TIE FOR TITLE
Game Saturday Will Decide Indus
trial League Championship
The victory of tho E. G. Budd team
over Hale & Kllburn last Saturday ties
the lead for pennant honors In the In
dustrial League,
Thistle between Hale & Kllburn and
Keen Kutter, with 17 victories and four
defeats each, will be played off Saturday
afternoon at Stenton Field.
The two teams have been running neck
and neck all season, although Keen Kut
ter got off to a poor start. However, they
have romped home In front In their last
10 games.
ONE CHANCE FOR DETROIT
Tigers Must Win; One Loss Gives
Title to Red Sox
The Detroit Tigers, beaten and bloody,
but quite unbowed, have another chance
tox count 10 over their pennant chances
with St. LouU today,
A defeat for them while the ned Box
are Idle will make It mathematically Im
possible for them to win even should tho
Red Sox drop all their remaining games
while the Bengals played at a 1.000 clip,
Dave Danforth Drafted
CHICAGO, Sept, S0.-Davld Danforth,
star pitcher of the Loulavlll jtmHn
Assoclatlpn club, has been drafted by the
Chicago Aemrlcans. Danforth holds the
American Association record for strike
outs, having; fanned II hAttr. r.in.f
CRAVATH RATED
ABOVE SPEAKER
AS RUN GETTER
Philly Slugger's Average
Not So High, But the
Hits Count
DOPE ON WORLD'S SERIES
Frnm the Buffalo Commercial.
No phase of the forthcoming world's
dories tut between the Phillies and the
Red Sox has aroused moro speculation
than the question of the probable relative
effectiveness of the big guns of the rival
attacss, Trla Speaker, of the Carrlgan
crew, and Cactus Cravath, ot Moran's
Maulers. Countless arguments are being
waged over tho two, and doubtless count
less more will rnge whenever fans gather,
until tho scries Is history.
Figures, of course, never tell all the
story regarding the merits of a ball play
er or a ball club. They can be Juggled
to show anything. But the batting figure
on the two rival swntsmlths, who will
meet In the blue ribbon struggles of tho
diamond that begin In about 10 days, are
Interesting to a studont or even an or
dinary patron of the pastime.
In the first place, mero batting aver
ages, would seem to mako Speaker stand
out so far beyond his rival that com
parisons were Idle. In point of average
Cravath has not had ono of his best
years. He has hit for a mark of .279,
Speaker Is second to Tyrus Rnymond
Cobb, hitting for .323.
An analysis of the batting of the two
rlvuls, however, throws a different light
on things. It would seem to tip the bal
ance decidedly tho other way, nnd mako
Cravath tho choice In estimating proba
ble effectiveness In the big series.
The Phllly slugger has made 129 hits
yield tho astounding total of 234 bases!
His record shows 29 doubles, 6 triples
and 22 home runs! These were tho fig
ures up to September 20.
Speaker to the same date had made 162
hits. They yielded him only 206 bases.
Ho made 22 doubles and 11 triples.
Of courbe, there aro those who will
maintain that the difference In tho num
ber of b.ises secured by Cravath Is largely
duo to tho nature of the Philadelphia
ball park. Most of his home runs, they
will tell you. were hit ovth- the short
fences In Quakertown. They are right.
BUT half of those world's series gams
are to be played In that same little paik,
where Cravath has worked havoc o
twlrlers of tho National League.
To show how effective Cravath's Ions
dlstanco swatting Is, It need only be cited
that Gavvy has been tied with Larry
Doyle for tho run-scoring honors of the
National League. Can you imagine big,
lumbering Cravath a champion run
Bcorcr? Not if he had to work his way
around on singles and steals. But a home
run Is always worth one tally nnd ns
many moro as happen to bo on tho bags
when the hit Is turned loose. It tnkes
quite ii number of singles to produce tho
same result.
In a short series a hltr llko Cravath
is as deadly as dynarpe. Frank Baker
proved that concluslly to the satlsfac
tlon of the popular and of Mathewson
and Marquard. Cravath I even a more
prolific walloper than the ex-Athletic
satellite.
Speaker is the Cobb type. And Ty, with
all his brilliancy and effectiveness through
a season's play, has never been a star In
a world's series. Speaker may upset the
grandolddope. It has received many a
Jolt In baseball. Apparently, though, Trls
must yield the palm to Cravath, long-dls-tanco
swatsmlth Incarnate, Philadelphia.
Pa.
From the Brooklyn Cltlxen.
Although Brooklyn funs regret the In
ability of the Robins to overhaul the
Phillies, the Phils will go Into the world's
series with Brooklyn fandom rooting for
them to whip the Red Sox. The Phillies
have not only won tho championship, but
they have also proved that the feat can
bo done without a team tesortlng to row
dyism. A quieter and better behaved ball club
than the Philadelphia of this year never
paraded under the big tent. The victory
of the Braves last year was ascribed to
their fighting spirit and thero never was'
any question about the Braves having the
fighting spirit. It was again In evidence
this year. But the Phillies have proven
that a team can win a pennant by stick
ing closely to the business of playing
baseball, leaving umpire baiting nnd
other forms of rowdyism to the other
team.
WHAT MAY HAPPEN
IN BASEBALL TODAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Won. Lost. 1'ct. Win. Lose.
I'hlllles R7
Boston 78
Brooklyn 70
?a. C ,1
rlttsliurab 71
. Louis 70
Cincinnati 09
New York 67
uo .502 .BBS .sag
07 .SSI ,S4l .S34
80 .831 .887 .830
78 .477 .480 .478
70 .473 .477 .470
70 .470 .473 .407
SI .480 .484 .4871
iv .tDV .03 .IBS
AMERICAN I.HAGUE
Won. Lot. ivt. Win. Lose.
Boston
Detroit os
Chlraxo ..89
Washington ,. 83
New York 68
Nt. Louis ,,,,, et
Cleveland .- in
vv --.o .01)9 ,.
03
01
0.1
SI
87
.849
.881 .845
.'ooj .'537
.10 .Vis
.803
..in i
.440
.418
.380
Athletics 40 108
,X?0
.Z7S .168
j FKDK1IAL LEAQVE
,.,,,, . Won. Lost. 1'ct. Win. Lose. Split
rlltsburxh ... 81 81 ,868 .870 .881 ...
!''eaxo 83 Ot 865 .868 .861 ""
St. Louis 88 66 .863 .566 .850 ...
Kansas City . . SO 70 .533 -BIS .sso
erk 78 71 .811 f.6t0 .807
Buffalo ...,., 73 78 .483 .487 .480
Brooklyn 70 81 .461 .467 .461
Baltimore .... 48.101 .811 f.320 .S07
.511
818
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WENONAH VS. MANTUA
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South Jersey Clubs to Battle For
Gloucester Championship
The Wenonah (N. J.) V. M. O. A. team
will play Mantua Saturday, the first game
of a series of three games for the cham
pionship of Gloucester County. The open
ing game will be played at the Wenonah
Military Academy ground. This will
mark the first meeting of the clubs for
five years. The rWalry existing between
me Doutn jersey clubs is very keen and
It took many weeks of hard work to get
the consent of both teams In hri i.
THE BLACK BOOK
The Pitcher-Better places His Last Cent on Cheyenne.
Johnny Merry Gets Into the Game.
Duke Pitches
By CHARLES E. VAN LOAN
The World's Greatest Writer of Baseball Fiction.
Sherwood Clifton, "tho Duke," Is the
U? pitcher of thVronles. Ills ens tin Is
Ms fondness for tho race track. Although
he has never been near a courevhejI-!
M money according to the way h. dope;
nut the form charts, wnicn n- "
around In a little black book.
Ills team-
mates Joan mm. .
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Duke's luck has run hlih, and
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ahead of the same. . ,h
nut in Aurim a cnanao "'? -,i:
lonlrita are o. consistent as lbs w nnlnis
had previously been. While In 8a,,oonih5
drunken stable owner conndea totne
P tcher that Cheyenne, a, newcomer. ouw
win the ntth race. Uuke. In desperation.
Mares his last cent and pawns his two hi J
diamonds to raise WX to .place on the
youna; horse. He sends for "Bo," his Oct
tin commissioner,
(Copyrlcht, Street and Smith.)
"Goodl" said Clifton. "If I put the
money on out here near the park, it
would get talked around, nnd, anyway,
I don't think they'd take more than a
hundred of it"
"More'n a hundred!" exclaimed Bo,
with widening eyes. "Say, you are going
after 'em, nln't you?"
"That's what I said I Now, you corns
here to tho hotel at one o'clock, and I'll
give you the money and Instructions.
If we win I'll Btake you to a Suit of
clothes nnd a diamond ring; if we lose
forget It. Understand?"
"Gotcha, Steve!" said Bo.
"You won't bo nble to get out to the
park much before the end of the game,"
continued the Duke, "so you como
straight to the clubhouse and wait for
"I guess you don't make me, Mr. Jlerrv."
mo there. If It wins, I don't care who
knows about It; If It loses nix. I ex
pect I'll have to work tomorrow."
"Yea." said Bo: "and them Dudes bet
ter Uo on their bonnets good and tight
before the game starts, or the wlnd'll
blow 'em off."
The Duke Bmlled, but thcro were lines
between his brows, and a tired look In
his eyes.
'"You've been a good pal, Bo," ho said,
"and you're picked to do this Job for
me because you've always been on the
level, and always kept your trap shut
about my business. It we get away
with It, you'll get what's coming, my
boy."
"Duke," said Bo huskily, "I always.)
said you was one prince always! And
you don't have . to gimme -no diamond
ring."
"Why not?" asked the Duke.
"Because," said Bo, "I'd rather have
the coin I"
At 1:30 Tuesday afternoon Mr. Benson,
laboring under the spell of some strange
excitement, might have been seen making
his way toward a downtown car line.
His route led him past the door of a
quiet uptown hotel. A short, plump
gentleman stood In the doorway, studying
the weather. Bo recognized him at once,
and stopped,
"Why, how de do?" he said effusively.
"Welcome t' our cltyl You goln to win
the pennant, Mr. Merry?"
, Johnny Merry had a sense of humor;
moreover, he was the most accomplished
"stringer" In professional baseball., which
may have contributed to his reputation
as being "a good feller oft tho field, Dut
the devil himself once he gets on the
spangles." What enemies he made were
made on the ball field. Every great mn
Is ambushed by cranks. Johnny held
what he called a "nut court" every
morning when on the road, receiving all
callers, for It was thus that he got his
amusement. "Another nut," thought
Merry to himself, as he extended his
nana in greeting.
"Why, hello, George!" said Merry, to
whom every nut was "George." "Glad
to see you. How's the wife? Bablei
well?"
Bo backed away, and a doubtful look
came into his eye.
"I guess you don't make me, Mr.
Merry." he said hesitatingly. "You got
me mixed up with somebody else. My
names Benson. I'm a friend of the
Dukes."
"Tho Duke? What Duke?"
tiAcC know!" Mld Do' "S!1,ton-
"To be suret" said Merry. "Walt a
minute; I've got you nowl You're his
betting commissioner, aren't you!'
This was fame Indcedl Bo did not
know that the Duke's betting operations
were the subject of prolonged conversa
tions wherever baseball players sat down
to talk. And so Johnny Merry had heard
about him? Bo found himself wondering
who It was that had dared accuse John
V Jr.y of bflnB a tox' "Why," thought
V, ' . ha..tt r,Eht Wt ame anybody
elsel Talks to you ust like he would
to his own brother!"
"Yes," Johnny was repeating, "we've
all heard of Duke's betting comroltsloner.
Come In a minute andJ'll Introduce you
to some of the boys." r '
"I'm on my war to iii. ,i .
now," he said; "but I guess I can sp'are
a minute," ''"
had taken his departureMerry follow.
um l th0., front, d00r nd hcSkl hi.
hond three times-Johnny strolled om.
the desk, nnd picked up a morning piL1.9
. "Looking at the entries for todav t
see," remarked tho hotel clerk, "it.l.i
anything?" IIeta
"i Otorst." ssld Merry; ,,.
What tlmo do you get the result of th.
fifth rnco uti In this cart of town?"
'Somewhere urouna o o'clock. I thlnt,-,
answered tho clerk. "But I'll hav. i.
looked up for you." nav "
'Tray do," said Merry.
"Know" anything In the fifth?" Me
slsted tho clerk. ? P'
"Not a thing, George," said the man
nger, stepping Into tho elevator; "not .
thing." '
"Thero's a wise Ike!" said the clerk tV
himself. Ho seized the paper Und bemn i
studying tho entries for tho firth Se
"Cranston, Miss Folly, Geneseo, Artitnr
Cheyenne, Harry Lce-that one! ought
lin fnvnVltn Lnwlena. 1l.JI. ,i'.l.."
Mult. Black Bart, Charllo Nbbics and
Fcnnlmore. Gee! I wish I knew what
Merry's got up his sleeve. A good thlnV
I'll betl" b lmn'
Whenever tho Dudes and tho Penle.
hooked up in a series, the fans kni
that they would see what Johnny iw
cnllcd "a bear fight." Tho Tonlea Z?l
second-division material, but oven an
they never failed to give tho first di
vision Dudes n breathless run for their
money. Baseball leugues aro spotted
with Just such upside-down Instances.
It may have been that the Ponies wera
spurred to greater exertion by personal
aplmus certainly thero wasn't a pitcher
on Monk Lawson's staff who would not
willingly pitch himself out to the limit
to beat tho Dudes. It was this tradition
coupled with tho position of Merry's club
In the pennant race, which drew the fans
to the park in shoals for the opening
game of the scries.
Johnny, Idly tossing a ball back and
forth, scanned tho prospect with twink
ling eyes.
"Never saw such a Tuesday crowd In
this burg In my life," said he; "and
they ain't here to see their team win
They're hero to see Us lose. Boys, we'li
havo to disappoint these yokels today"
"It's funny," said Doc Culver, one if
Merry's pitchers, "but we've always been
about as well thought of In this town as
a mouse In a pan of milk. There they
go now! Listen to them."
From the bleachers canto hostile cries'
"Oh. you floorwalkers!" "Whcre'e my
powder puff?" Pshaw! I've left my
handkerchief In the clubhouse!"
"Yes," said the great Cartwrlght, the
star pitcher nnd th'o highest-salaried man
on the pay roll, barring Merry, "if you
want to hear these gorillas cheer, get out
thero and pull a boot or two. Rotten
town!"
Over on the other bench, Dutch Oren
dorff and Bush Hawley were watching
the Duke, third on the firing line, with
Handsome Harry McCarter shooting his
splttex on one side of him, and Tommy
Tulano limbering up his "quiver ball" on
the ether.
"How docs the Duko look to your'
asked Bush anxiously.
"Like ho'd had a bad night," said '
Orendorft; "but I was behind him a min
ute ago; and thnt fast break ball of his
has got a hop to It that'd knock your
oyo out. You notice he ain't said a word
to anybody since he got his uniform on?"
"Yes," said Bush; "but ho ain't bettln"
today. Bo wasn't nt the clubhouse, be
cause I asked some of tho boys, and
they hadn't seen him."
It's time tho Duke was gettln' onto
himself," growled Orendorff. "He know
ho ain't got no business thlnkln' about
horse races at this stage of the game."
Umpire Danny Began approached Monk
at thrfe-flfty-flvo.
"Who's the caucus nominee?" he asked.
"His lordship?"
"You bet!" said Monk. "Danny. I
never look for any tho best of It, but
give us all that's coming, will your
"And a few of the closa ones, hev?"
laughed t!p umpire. "Well, don't worry. "X 3
VnitMl n.n.aV oil II a VI
-wu hci mi mum coming anu no
more."
A moment later sllcnco fell over the
crowd while Regan bellowed the an
nouncement; It waB Cartwrlght against
Clifton, each club putting forward 1U
best.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW.)
P. R. R. CHAMPIONS
PLAY NEW YORKERS
Purchasing Department Team
Meets Gotham Railroaders
Here Tomorrow
Tomorrow nt tho P. R. R. Y. M. C. A.
grounds, 41th street and Parkslde avenue.
the Purchasing Department, champions "3
oi tne i; it. h, Leaguo of Pennsylvania
win piay tne New York team, of the laA
icroorougn League.
Prominent officials of tn P. II. R. will
be present together with the New York -
executives. With the local team flushed
with Its victory over tho Wllllamsport
railroaders last Saturday they ure rated
the favorites.
Scott or Morgan will twirl for tho Phil
adelnhla trainmen, while the reliable
backstop, Livingstone, will be on the
receiving end. Touchstono will play at
short and Brown at third. Hlllborn will
bo at second base and Coady on first.
The crack office band of tho Philadel
phia contingent will play under the lead
of Bandmaster Johson during the game.
BIG SERIES DATE DISPUTE
National Leaguers Wunt October 9,
Americans October 8
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CHICAGO, Sept. JO. A wrangle over the
opening dato for the world's series wss
forecast here today by the statement of
Ban Johnson, who declared that he would
ask tho National Commission to set Oc
tober 8 for the first mime,
The commission will meet Saturday In
New York. The National Leaguers want
to open October 9 to glvo Alexander a
chance to work In "the first two games.
Tosmnnnw NimiT
National A. C. ixFPsPx1!!!!?
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