W uwisjwiiiitiiUf EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1016. LEE FOHL'S INDIANS ARE NOT OUT OF RACE FOR THE AMERICAN LEAGUE FLA vsfP'wmvmimm' r wvfmmiijii 1 1 i gimp,.!. rp-cgny'-f"- rn Kti 78,,, '"i ' TO & . i'' r i " s.' . j WITH RETURN OP GUY MORTON TO GAME CLEVELAND CLUB AGAIN WILL BE IN RUNNING ftaee in American League Closest in Ten Years at This Stage Giants Would Be Strengthened by Presence of Herzog CHiTICS are now btmlly engaged counting Cleveland out of tho great Amer ican League race, despite the fact that the Indians are only one and n half tfamea behind tho Yankees. Perhaps tho Indians have shot their bolt, ns they have played erratic ball .recently, but Fohl's team is far from being through. Tho Injury to Ouy Morton, which has kept this wonderful pitcher out of tho gamo for three weeks, la responsible for tho sudden slump of the Indians, and as soon ns he returns to the game Cleveland will again prove troublesome. Is thero a slnglo team In tho country which can go along at a terrific clip with Its best pitcher out of the game, particularly when that hurler Is of tho Morton collbro? Take Alexander from the Phils for n. long stretch, Johnson from Washington, or Covalcsklo from Detroit, Pfeffer from Brooklyn, Hughes from tho Braves, Leonard from the Itod Sox or Faber from the White Sox and theso teams will bo weakened nt least 25 per cent. Morton means more to the Indians than any of tho other star hurlors do to their teams, barring Alexander and Johnson, and his nbsenco has been missed, not only for the In?? of the victories which he would surely have turned In, but also because It necessitated Manager Fdhl working Stanley Covaleskle out of turn, thus Impairing his effectiveness. For tho last three weeks Fohl has been nblo to start Covalcsklo in only two games, because ho has been called upon so often to relievo a wavorlng tenm mate. Relief pitchers would not havo been necessary In many games If Fohl had Morton to open a series and Covalcsklo to send back tho next day. It also Is certain that Morton, ns a relief pitcher for an Inning or two In one other game of each scries, would havo saved at least two or three games In tho last three tveoks, ' asldo from turning" In his usual number of victories. When Injured Morton had won 11 games and lost 2, so It Is not hard to seo what his absence has meant to tho Indians. Morton's Injury Hurt Cleveland Club AMERICAN LEAGUE managers can thank their stars that Morton was Injured. CJL or tho Indians would now bo so far out In front that It would bo extremely hard for any team to overhaul them, as no other team In tho leaguo has boon playing consistent ball. Tho Yankees took ono spurt which enabled them to overhaul tho Indians, but since that tlmo have been unable to shako off Fohl's team. Now York also has'had hard luck In tho way of Injuries to star players, or It might havo been able to take advantage of Morton's absence from tho gamo. If Cleveland and New York had been nble to keep free from Injuries while tho rest of the teams have been playing such erratic ball they probably would bo fighting It out alono with tho other clubs trailing. Injuries, aro all a part of tho luck or breaks of tho game, However, and as It stands now tho American Leaguo raco is tho closest in 10 years at this time. Only throe and one-half games beparato tho first six teams, and New York. Cleveland, Boston, Chicago, Detroit and Wash ington apparently all havo an equal chance to win. The ability of tho Red Sox to stick so close to tho leaders, with several tars In poor physical condition and the team badly upset by tho sale of Speaker, lias been a distinct surprise, and if Carrlgan can hold his team in Its present position until tho coming Western trip has been completed tho Red Sox will bo tho favorites despite tho fact that thero aro soveral teams In tho league which unquestionably are stronger and better balanced. Carrigan's wonderful pitching staff Is now at top form, and it does not require many runs to win for tho Red Sox. In the late stages of a pennant race, the presenco of four star hurlers who can be depended upon to pitch consistently Cut otter day Is a factor which moro than counterbalances tho batting and base running superiority of tho Tigers, White' Sox and Yankees. Herzog Would Strengthen New York Giants IF THE Giants have landed Charley Herzog, as reported, McGraw's team .is likely to bo very much In tho race before the season ends, though It will bo necessary for tho Now York pitchers to show better form than they havo to date, at oven this wonderful player will not strengthen tho team enough to enable it to battle with the Phillies, Braves and Dodgers. ( Tho Giants are still a team of "ifs," and unless all of the "ifs" pan out as 3IoGraw expects, tho team probably will be at the close of tho season right where it Is today. Salleo, In his 1914 form, will be a big help to McGraw, but It ho can do no better than ho did In 1015 and so far this season, ha will prove ooi3 baggage. Salleo is unusually effective n gainst Brooklyn, Chicago and Pittsburgh, but In tho past has been easy for tho Phillies and Braves, and ns tho Utter teams apparently are duo to battle it out for tho pennant, Salleo probably will not help as much as expected. Brooklyn lost ground last week, while tho Phillies and Braves continued at a steady clip. Tho Phils had a glorious opportunity to pick up two other gattv but erratic fielding and poor luck cost tho champions a gamo In Chicago and another In Pittsburgh. It Is unfortunate that Moran's men are losing games of this sort bo frequently, as it was the uncanny ability of tho Phillies to win under similar circumstances that won tho pennant last season. Alexander Is Back in Good Form ALEXANDER THE GREAT is back in trim after a brief spell of Ineffective XX nesa, and has not been beaten in tho West. Ho probably Is preparing for a consatlonal finish, which will be needed. Tho rest of tho Phllly pitchers aro showing better form. There have been fewer poorly pitched games than In the early part of the season, and Chalmers and Mayer apparently aro rounding Into form. If this pair come through, tho Phils look like an excellent bet to repeat, despite tho rush of tho Braves. Brooklyrt la still leading, and Is almost certain to como home with a lead of at least two games, but the Dodgers aro slowing down. Many critics cannot 866 this line of reasoning, but we believe that Robinson will bo lucky to hold his lead more than two weeks, nnd once ho loses it he Is not likely to go back to the top again this season. The Dodgers lose too many games through tho failure to take advantage of the opposing team's mlsplaya and lack of Judgment; to win a pennant and playing tho style of ball used now would need a Detroit offense and a "Boston pitching staff to win. On the other hand, the Braves are playing wonderful ball in the field, have consiiftent pitching and are Just beginning to hit. Stalllngs" team is certain to Improve aa the season neara an end and la going to be the hardest team for the Pnila to dispose of in tho final spurt. Will Matty Make Good as a Manager? rpHE favorite paitime of Christy Mathewson for several seasons has been X "second-guessing" pn the mistakes of other managers in his newspaper articles. If tho Cincinnati board of directors has decided to keep the team, ho will have a chance to show what he can do when there is only one guess. Mathewson should make a great manager. He knows the game from tho ground up; is popular with ball players because they have confidence in his ability, and from the pltohlng mound has always shown coolness and quick thinking ability. Other atar players have possessed the same qualifications, however, and failed dis mally when given a chance to handle a major league team. If the deal goes through It will be Interesting to see how Matty gets along with Hal Chase. During the early part of the season-Watty wrote many articles everely criticising Chase for hla conduct in the paat and many times speculated upon the chance for trouble between Herzog and Chase. Matty may have some explanations to make. Brooklyn used five pltche:s yesterday, but only earned a draw with the Cuba after a sensational 16-lnnlng battle. In the meantime the Braves won another tuna torn the Reds and are now only two games behind the Dodgers. Charley Herzog says he la perfectly willing to go to the Giants or any other club, but that no one has said anything about a new contract as yet and that this T?iJt bo pecessary before he consents tp hla transfer. Herzog haa an "iron-clad" con tract with the Reds which permits him to demand hla unconditional release If he U not satisfied ylth every condition concerning hla reported switch to New York. Somebody wants to know whom did Battling Levlnaky ever lick? No one but Jack Dillon and several other leading light heavyweights. True he did not knock them out, but we understand that the cardinal principle of boxing was to display ribK superiority and not to commit murder. By the same token we might aak. "Whom did Willard ever Uck aside from poor, old fat Johnson, who waa at that time a shadow of the Johnson of old?' EVENING LEDGER MOVIES- SUCH JOBS, GEORGE, WOULD BE JUST I SEE YOU'RE (NOT SELLNVG- CUSHION AT THE BALL-PARK No, Job MASON SPEEDIER THAN WINDNAGLE, SAYS MEREDITH In Reviewing All-American Team Ted Gives Westerner Preference Over Cornellian EAST SUPREME IN JUMPS "Sparrow" Robertson's A 11-American Team 100-j-nnl mn II. I.. Smllli. MltliUnn. MO-tnnl run . Mmlth. Vt lrnnln. , 410-nril run Tnl Mrrritltli, lnnVhnnlii. RHO-jiinl run leil Mrmlltli. I'rnnwhiinlii. Onr-mllx run I.. V. M Inrin ir, Cornell. Two-mill" run II. I. I'ollpr, Jr.. ( ornpll. 120-jntil liunllKi lloli slmiioii. I nlfrl!y t MNnurl, ..... 220-riiril IuinIIm lloh Simpson, t nlrrrwltr of IUonrl. .... Ilunnlnc lilcli Jump W, M. Olfr. .Ir., nf. Itminlnc l.rouil Jimili II. T. Mortliliwtoii, llitrtmntith. I'oIp unill r. It. linn, Cornell. Ill-tmunil allot . H. Murki. I nhcrsltj- or Wlrnn,lii. . ., in-lKinml hummer C. C. CIlilerslcMe. Cull fornln. By TED MEREDITH THE aboM all-Amerlcnn cotlego selec tions for 1116 are by "Sparrow" Robert son, one of New York's leading nthlctlc critics. Robertson, who has bcrn nrsoclatcd with trnck nthlellcs, both club and collegi ate, for a number of years, has made tills selection, which t think Is about a nearly correct as any could l lie has hail tho best opportunity of any of the critics, since he was the plslol-flrer In both tho Hastern Intorcolleglntes nt Cnmbrldgo and tho con ference championships at Chicago. Robertson has seen all these men In ac tion nnd should bo tho best mnn In tho country to make tlili choice. He also was a spectator at tho relays at Pennsylvania last spring and also saw tho men In action. "Sparrow" clalmi tho Western athlete") showed great Improvement this year and has given the West n good many of tho selections. The sprints seem to bo the only ones which might bo subject to criticism, but for mo they are good enough. Smith, of Michi gan, won all tho classy collegiate 100-yard eents nnd could not bo kept from this title The Michigan captain met the winner of the conference 100 yards but once this year, and that was early In tho season In this raco Smith, of Michigan, beat a classy field. Including Smith, of Wisconsin, tho conference tltloholdcr. Smith Off Form Somo might say tho Wisconsin man Im proved grently over his early season form, but tho Michigan man was not up to hla beHt at that time. This fact was quite noticeable to those who watched him on Friday In the medley relay, when ho ran the first 220 yards. Ho was outclassed by Kaufman, of Penn, and Moore, of Princeton. In this race. I feel Inclined to the opinion that Moore, of rrlnccton, could hao beaten any of the college runners last car over the furlong. Moore ran his final of the Intercollegiate 220 yards in 21 3-5 seconds, as did the Wisconsin Bprlntcr, but Mooro had the much talked of stadium wind currents to contend with nt CambridiK:. Again Mooro won hla raco comparatively easy, and is a big, strong runner. This makes mo think he might havo a shade over Smith, of Wis consin. Robertson, however, must havo weighed all theso things In the balance, and he also has the best of the critics In the fact that he witnessed all of thCBo races. Windnngle or Mason? The West might contest his choice of Wlndnagle over Mason, of Illinois. Mason Is a great miler and had no such competition as Wlndnagle L,aht winter I taw Mason win an Indoor mile In St Louis from a field of good men such as Jos Ray, of Chi cago, and Potter, fit Cornell, In 1:20. At that time I Miought ho was tho best mllcr In tho college ranks. If ho had been In this meet nt Cambridge, it Is my opinion that ho would have brcn tho winner, for In that race, when Wlndnaglo did 4:15, the pa co was such a ono which would have Just suited tho Illinois runner. However, Wlndnaglo mado the best time of tho year, and that Is what counts. I think it Is true that the Western stars were a shade better than thoso In the nast, but I doubt If tho AVest had the great num ber of good men that our colleges In the Bast put out. The Far West will not accept this selec tion of Robertson's In regard to tho hur dles. They will feel that Murray Is a better man than Simpson In the high hur dles and will be justified In believing that House Is a better low hurdler than the Missouri marvel. Simpson Selected Simpson again gets the selection on hla performances. Ho ran better than 15 sec onds, Murray's best, and House could not snow his worth In the last due to the ruling against his competing. Tho Easterners certainly have the call over tho Western Jumpers. Worthlngton, Oler and Foss are a trio that cannot be questioned as to their right for tho titles. On the whole, this Is the best selection I could Imagine, and can't seo how much im provement could be made on it. AS BALL PLAYERS LEDGERS' ROSSES ARE GOOD FOREMEN A. A. Nino "Slug" Through Soven frming Victory by 7-1 Score Connlo'a Collegians In all their elory never ills plad an nrtlclo at ball ouch aa waa witnessed In thts srnma between the I.LtxiEB A A and a team conslstlne of the various foremen mployeU in th composition illusion of the I.Krxirm Sam Crane, were ha "typing" thli "allele." would vvrlta about the future rhancea of his favorites, but despite the fact that we rooted and fell villh tlw "foremen." the store must be told to the world Lbwik A A . 7. UflKJta foremen. 1 . The same laated aeen Innings and sate "our bossea'r an opportunity tu learn that they need more practice and better teamwork The foot work could not be Improied upon "Ed" Dynn, assistant purchasing" agent, tossed the A A to victory, while "Tom" Farrell twirled for the losers game loser. ' too The feature of the "contest" waa the lUst-baslng of Foreman Wood the second-baslnc of Foreman Donnelly, the short-stopping of Foreman Mltthauer. the centre-tleldlng of Foreman Charlie Lange and the right-fielding of Pay Foreman Dalns These were the features by reason of the fact that the "foremen" crowded fun. joy mlsplaya, seeral good running catches and la Innings of comedy plus a Utile baseball into aeven In nings of regulation play. Victory was snatched away from the losers In the sixth Inning, when a close play at first base stopped a, rally that lookfl good to tie the score With "ball platers" on lirst and third, Spllka hit a high lly ball way to tlrst The tlrst base man ran In and claimed he caught the lull oft the ground The "two" umpires agreed with htm. but Farrell and Mlttbauer had raced home, and they were determined that, having once got over the plate." they were not going to take au chances of duplicating such long runs It looked aa though the whole "gallei ' was "pled" for u time but the "lines" were "nlaced" and the same ounnnued the foreman having lost their golden opportunity. Ve Gcot A Good; !Pg5?cp) NowWEePNm - FCooptS. WHEN A FELLER IIAGEX AGAIN GOLF WINNER Ho nnd Hutchinson Defont Nichols and MacDonnld Nnw YOUK, July 17. "Walter Ilngcn, of Rochester, now Metropolitan open cham pion, nnd Jock Hutchinson, of Pittsburgh, yesterday defeated Gilbert' Nlcholls, of Great Neck, and llobert McDonntd, of Iluf falo, 3 up and 2 to go, nt 36 holo, over tho Great Ncclc couiso, Long Island. The winners did nil of their playing In the morn ing, having the NIcholIs-MacDonald com bination 5 down at luncheon. It was surprising that Nlcholls, with such n strong partner as MacDonnld, could bo beaten at a course ho knows so well. Nlcholli bad 73 In tho morning, which was the exact ncoro mndn by Hutchinson, while, Unpen and McDonald took 75 each. Rcttig Pitches No-IIit Game PATEHSON. N. J.. July 17. nettle, of the Tateraon Silk Sox, pitched a no-hlt. no-run gnme nimlnnt I'ialnflolds, of New York, hero csterdTj No mnn renched first baao J ECONOMY THE STUFF FOR SOME THE BoSS etc i nrtn Mr wll I III l 7 ffl V I II c H C-r H R 1 o J .l uj UfifiK 2- yi'ARI u FUTURE NEEDS A FRIEND CORNELL SILENT ON RICE Rowing Heads Refuse to Say Columbia Coach Will Go to Ithaca ITHACA, N. Y July 17. Cornell ath letic authorities refused to comment on tho report that if Columbia drops rowing James Itlce, the coach of the New York eight, would In- appointed rowing ment-r nt Cor nell It is known that the Ithacans havo mi f.ir not determined upon tho man who will take nctlvo charge of tho crews hero. Courtney's contract expires next fall. Ho will not consent to become nctlvo conch again, but It wan stated todav by Charles 11 Trcman, tho rowing adviser, that ho bad agreed to servo Cornell In an advisory capacity for an Indefinite term, which means probably ns long ns ho lives. Cobb Dcfents Donlin's Men I.ONCI 1IHANCH. N J . July 17 With Ty Cobb playlnir drat bnso for them, tho Mercer nine defeated Mlko Uonlln'H l.nng nrnneli torn here jestcrday b a pcoro of 2 to 1, Cobb got a trlplo and doublo and scored a run J s EB- SideWall X.. SAFETY' COMFORT- SEF3ICE APPEARANCE Plartks In The Firestone JPixctfovm. to make the best possible tires at lowest possible cost to con tinue worthy of the national faith in the Firestone Quality idea -to add still further to that big majority who have increased Firestone sales 257 in five years. To this program the Firestone organization is pledged Let the Firestone dealer serve you. Firestone Tire and Rubber Company 312-314 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pa, "America' Largest Exclusive Tire and Rim Maker" Home Office and Factory, Akron, Ohio Branch and D.al.rs Cverywbcr OF MACK'S HURLERS tolp MB SWS orcivrni. DILLON MAY BE EVIDENTLY HE MUCH FOR FLESH OF LEVINSIC Two Weeks Ago the "Giant Killer" Was Leading Candidate for "Presidency of Punch Republic." !l Then Entered By GKANTLAND MCE TACK DILLON may bo a man-eater but U no evidently doesn't enro a ioi ior mo flesh of Uattllng Levlnsky. Ho has taken n bite or two out of tho nattier, but has yet to make anything like n full meal. - At their last meeting It was Levlnsky who ramo nenr devouring the dovourer as tho Gattllng Person outpointed Dillon by al most ns wldo n margin as Dillon carried over Mornn. Two months ngo It was figured a certainty that If Wlllnrd retired, Moran would bo his successor. Two week") ngo tho belief wai general that Dillon, not Mornn, would bo tho next President of tho Punch Republic. And tbon enters Battling Levlnsky. I.lfo Is entirely too complex already during theso stenmy days to pursue the Btibject any fur ther. As to Experts Wo havo quite a bit of faith In the ox pprt who says ho,, can tell to tho day when tho Kuropcnn war will end nnd Just who will finish first. Hut for -tho expert who says ho enn pick tho winner of the American League race wo have notplng but derision nnd Jeers not to sny n hoarse guffaw denoting Incredulity. Mnck and Shnwkey Wo often havo wondered why Connlo Mack ever turned Hob Shawkey away. Hero was a youngjiltchor that he had found and started to develop; a young pitcher that both Bender and Coombs pronounced as one of tho finds of tho game ; a clean living, hard working, earnest typo with a world of am bltlon Just tho typo that Connlo cares most for. Shawkey has been n vast aid to Donovan this sonson having helped a bit more than tho records show. He Is beyond any doubt one of tho best right banders In tho gamo and ono who Is overlooking no opportunity to improvo his pitching nnd develop his talent. "Go One and All" Charloy Dooln broke Into baseball exactly 18 years ago. The llamlng-halrcd catcher served tho Phillies 13 years before ho flnnlly was sent away and while never u hard hitter was ono of tho brnlny back stoppers of tho game. Dooln Is still In good condltlon'nnd Is only 30 years old. Yet hla day as a major leaguer Is over, Ho has served four years of his time as a big league manager and his hopo Is still to get ono moro trial under tho Dig Top In. a managerial role. Maxims of the 19th Hole Only In playing for tho 19th holo should tho approach be short of tho cup. Ho that saycth that ho should have knocked eight strokes off his scoro hath no momory nt nil left of tho eight that ha might Just as well havo put on. "It Is hard to see how any ono can take New York and Cleveland seriously as pen nant contenders," says a Western scribe. And two weeks ngo nny one who suggested LACK Tread j& ' sH(sfl T &., rJIISajssr., rrr - 'rrrr WERE THEY TO FOLLOW THEIR VOCATIONS f SOiMEIDAY I WOUL3 6-fTT PRfiMOTrTD TO CU MINC On rX'CC ' wn iii iiiv prsnJc MAN - EATER, BUT DOESN'T CARE the Battler that man-entlng sharks soon would be rav aging the Atlantic coast, wns charged wit being overloaded with hop nnd alcohol. Connlo Mnck should recelvo a voto a voto thanks from tho other seven Amotlcft I-icagua clubs. Ho Is tho only oasis whe tho weary can stop to recuperate nnd rest The Chief ns n Prophet ! A fftxtt rlntra n ft as 4lin fiaakhh nnnn1 nr - a. -1 s.j t? unti tiii; rtuoun vjuiku J wero talking with Chief Mevcrs, thr Urooklyn catcher. j nerc is ono man in tins league," r intuited, tho Chief, "who Is about ready provo hat ho Is ono of tho greatest baJS reatcst bal vn. t miajl do mi Its Ik How Is the" players the gamo lias ever knowr Davo Hobertson. I havo mado study of batting nnd this fellow grenlest of them all that I have seen. II Is not only a, lino outfielder, fast as a streak, with a. powerful arm, but If ho doesn't bat moro than .3G0 this year I am a bad guesser." So far the Chief has mado good with a . rush In tho Prophet League. Robertson has been tho star of his circuit, and at hi present rate of speed It Is no certainty thai Cobb, Speaker or Jackson will beat him. Davo Is not only faster than all three of the' American Leaguo stars mentioned, but h Is younger and far moro powerful In a physical way. After the Game Vote fftat !7te hard-fought tlay it ended, With Inureh for the favored few; The cheering and the jcciing blended In prnlsc or blame that may be due; Xoto f7mf the score has been completed llcyond tho shallow depth of Fame, Among voin victors ana defeated. We'll turn to fftoio toTio played the garni Xat In the losing or the winning, Success nor falluro for the day. 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