PVSF --- VgtrTfqf.lSI ---., 3 W Ct ki4- . layrwryta j, " 8 EVENING T.TOnn.-Bn?-PTTTT,AnELPHIA. TUESDAY, 'AUGUST 8, 1016. BRAVES' PITCHERS ARE MAKING GREAT LAPEU-hia, Tujssmi, . - --- -rrrTJTTr T A T fONDTTTfYti RECORDATMIe" rUHll UUW1U YlUIUtt 5 C K LOW SCORE GAMES AT BRAVES' FIELD DUE TO SIZE OP PARK AND ABSENCE OF BACKGROUND Stalling Team is Winning Daily Despite Weak Batting, as Opposing Teams Are Helpless Before Boston Pitchers A FEW ymra aro Rome magnate or mutineer, who ha heon forgotten since, hit upon tho Idea of having the fence In center field painted green In o.dor to make n background that would he eay on the oye. The .c.icine proved an Instant Bucoens, player- declaring that thoy could son the tall much better than on flekh Whore tho fence directly behind the pitcher In deep center field n. med for dvortlslns purposes and paint of many different colors had a dn1lnff effect Upon the batamen. That move wni tho bCfrlnnltiK of a new era In bnsewan. Now It Is a custom for major league owners to paint the fence In center I Hold Breen. One or two clubs, taking ndvantago of their own powerful pi tellers. 1 avo failed to comply with the miggcetlon of rrcalt1.nti Tenor and Job iwonv v ho J cato a green background, and thro teams are at the present time cnjoMng a groat but unfair advantage over opposing team. It la impossible for any team to hit o well with another background m It would with ono of green, but a team playing 77 games at homo will become more accustomed o different' conditions than visiting teams, and these tenmn rtepenu upon pitching to carry them through, being content to make one or two runs ft day. At the present time tho Ttoton American League club liai tho fence In deep center field painted a heavy gray, which Is ono of the len-on why tho Hod Sox Ditchers are invincible on tho home field. It ha been claimed leccntly that tho came condition cxtitH at tho Natlonnt League field In lloston, but niich Is not the case. In seeking an explanation for tho light hitting at the new Urnvos' field, tnan equally foolish reasons have been given; but nono have boon correct. MnRcc Explains Cause of Light DattlnR in Hoston TUB now llrnven' field, which Is tho largest and handsomest in tho United States, was not officially opened until lato last season, tho llraves playing only n few games oil it. They played enough games at home for mailings' players to discover that it was tho hardest field on batsmen In the country, tho Immense field and the absenco of a background of green being icsponslblo for this condition. Just before tho world's series, part of which ob played on tlio Drove' field, Bhcrwood Mngce, foimer Phllly player, who Is now with tho llraves, told tho writer that ho felt certain the seilcs would icsult In more low-scoio gnmes than any previous blue-ribbon event. .When nuked why ho flguied the batting would bo light, Mageo replied: "No tiam can lilt on tho new Hiaves' field." "If you havo over played on a Hold out In the country ou can lealls-.o Just What it is like to bat In tho now Uravcs field," continued Mageo. "The fence is no far awny from tho plate and the slope so great from the Infield to the fence tliat tho batter can Just about co tho top of the fenco In tho center field, tho fence is so far away. "If tho fenco was about 20 feet higher It would be a great field for batsmon, but as It Is now, thcro Is nothing but tho sky for a background, theto not being even a building In back of tho fenco within lglit of the batter. How is a batter rolng to hit a brand-new white ball looking into a sky-line of almost the same color? It also will bo nlmo.it impossibto to gauge any kind of a ball, as there is no background of any description." M' WHEN HE WAS Think img of iterrtNC 'MARRIED HELLO e MCLIO 3iie- Gee m 3iro Yoo ttAUGD UP n'o i ve GOl A LOTTA TiMf FOR YOU TfH -filASi GOOD thick me nce. OH, MAIN i i " " 1 I.... .....' S?: I llM.M'MM. I wrb yw bet i UH "V, 6.MME aae,MoRBi v -f -n mv LiL,?iRy T I yA If 'V-ta----T &V &SMiL. P9 1c& rj l3s Ml JM SZim. X'WVX UiBtf w.VfIX ' I ll N I A rr tt. x?4SUf A T a I tcJy S fiJcccHLHl VUyf' &?jru . rc jii. . rrM'mm v fk WL1 Y l l mm&M. eoJLli MKwm.-L' -rzr . 1F tT'A WHAT 5H6 1 I,MkSm6-1 UnffttASOU tJ few N rrr r-s kLs"' 1 IN JUNIOR POLO MATq - X Coopcrstown Four Beaten upcning xvuuim oi lourney 7ij Goals to 5i4 Ick tot nnrljhM lti pUmi ifSJU nMnlnB tounil. of th Junior rtiSS.i.'f' ' nt the I'o'nt -'lth clubv .'" Wt tPK ait'naa. roinfJuarm wM'TO'li onH. ....... k ... .. . J A, (J, HcnwHri. yi"w iiihuo niA Aril ., ei with , Mint M h. (Wdw.TW for .five mlnutm ilurlnj the Hhlh wmm Uncil the gnmc. .,,. , "' 0. o. from the Corone-lo Club, ciW who pla)M No. 1 unit Intef M uK tit&EL town, h proveJ f wrr nd.t rUjtr, ,? -).. i.rb.hinrirT troltfs. ' "Wfll UI TINY TENNIS TOTS CELEBRATE THEIR FIRST VICTORY Valentines, Age 10 and 12, Smash Hopes of Elders in State Tourney HERZOG'S ALL-AROUND WORK PLAGES HIM IN CLASS WITH GREATEST OF THIRD BASEMEN Former Reds' Manager, Now With Giants, De serves Ranking With the Immortal Three Collins, Bradley and Devlin FAVORITES ELIMINATED Season's Ilecord Proves MaRcc'a Contention AGEB was undoubtedly correct, as tho games played at the llraves' park this season havo pioved. The fans havo marveled at tho slump of the llraves In batting, and also havo wondered how StaltlngH's team continues to win low-scoro tames. They contend that the nravea havo great pitching, but arc not hitting enough to win the pennant. They point out that lloston Is last In team batting; but a review of tho season Bhows that tho llraves havo batted 20 points better nway from home than at home, and also that visiting teams havo batted 40 J)or cent below tholr normal speed whllo playing in lloston. The peculiar dis advantage of tho field from a batter's standpoint Is responsible for this condition. Boston has played 17 games slnco arriving homo from tho West, and lias won 12, lost 4 and tied 1, desplto the fact that It lnus scored only G2 runs In the 17 games. When ono considers that 20 of tho 52 runs worn tallied In three games, coma Idea of tho effectiveness of tho Brnves' pitching staff can be gotten. .....nMiu.. ,..... i.n.A .A....l ,r ........ .,n n ...I.,.,. ......... in .. ...... n.M 11 uiiiiuaiuB iciuia uaiu n.uivt uj luun iiu ml nuiLii H'iu itiauc ill lu Kiiitiunj uti uiu uuaiuii iuiwui:ia 111 iiiu j., kuiiivs. m uiu luur Kiiiuc'-f lum imu uiiu ui-u, 10 ruca woro scored by tho opposing teams, which leaves a total of 17 runs mado off Sialllngs's pitchers In tho 12 victories, or an nvcrago of Icsh than ono and a half per game. Tho Phillies and Drooklyn pitchers havo been showing wonderful form, but nothing compared with tho recoid of tho llraves. It will bo noticed, however, y that tho batting of both the homo team and tho opponents has suffered In Hoston, Whoreas largo score games occur dally in tho tlnee other eastern cities and throughout tho West, wheie tho American Loaguo teams arc kittling. Wonderful PltchinR by Stallinrrs' Staff By WINNING another double-header from tho Reds yesterday, tho Braves ran their string of consecutive victories up to Blx. Both games woro shut, outs, and tho Reds' total ai runs In tho six games lost to the IiraveH was olght, tn avcrago slightly moro than ono per game. An odd feature of the six, vic tories over Cincinnati Is that sis Boston hurlera each gained a victory. . Boston gained a full game on Brooklyn, which wns Idle, and the Braves aro now only three and a half games behind the leaguo leaders. If tho Binves aro ns successful against Pittsburgh as they havo been against tho Cubs, Cardinals and Reds, another game or two may bo gained on tho leaders. Boston took two out of thrco from the Cubs, mid tied the fourth gamo of tho series. Tho Bcores woro 2 to 3, 1 to 0, 2 to 1 and 2 tu 2. With tho Cardinals the scores wero 4 to 3, 8 to 5, 3 to fi, 2 to 1, 1 to 0 and 3 to 5. Tho seven Bnmo series with tho Reds was opened with a l-to-3 defeat. Then six stialght ,gamo3 were won from Matty's tenm, tho scoros being 5 to 3, G to 2, 4 to 3, 1 to 0, jr 2 to 0, C to 0. Which comprises ono of the most Bonsational strings of woll-pltched tames mado In recent ycnia. Phillies Take Final Game From St. Louis AFTER a weird and long drawn-out exhibition of baseball, tho Phillies succeedod XX in warding oft two Ht. Louis rallies and made It threo out of four from lluggtns' lifeless team. As a rule, tho games at the Phllly Park aro fast and enappy, but yesterday'n contest was an exception, which did not ploaso the crowd. Tho only pleaBlng thing about tho gamo was that it was won by tho Phillies, who calnod a half game on Brooklyn. Georgo Chalmors started to pitch, but was pulled from thp gamo after two Innings. Chalmers waa Inclined to bo wild, and was In trouble in both Innings; but ho would not havo been scored upon if It had not been for slow fielding by Wilbur Good, who played Bescher's double poorly and then mado a mlBerab'e return to tho Infield. A relay to Bancroft, who had gone down Into right expect ing Good to make this play, would have retired Beck at the plate, as tho latter was loafing. After Bill Klllefer had put the champions In tho lead with a long homo-run drlvo into the center-field bleachers, Manager Moran decided that ho would try to clinch tho game, and Al Demaree was substituted. Demaree pitched splendid bail until the eighth Inning, when ho began to weaken. Ho also wus in troublo In the ninth Inning, but had enough In resorvo to pull out beforo the Cardinals became dangerous. Bert Nlehoff and Dave Bancroft played grand ball yesterday. Ntehoff made A double and three singles out of four tiips to tho plate, whllo Bancroft picked up a few points by making threo singles. Tho latter also provided tho most sensational stop of the season at either local park when ho grabbed Bescher's terrifio drive over second with his gloved hand and nailed tho batter at first. Tho drive turned Bancroft completely around, but he recovered In timo to get hla throw to Luderua before the St. Louis speed merchant. For a youngster Zlnn Beck, the St. Louis third baseman, has less ambition than any major leaguo player wo have seen In years. If a Cobb or a Speaker had , refused to run out a hit as Beck did In the fifth Inning, he would have been jvoat;ed" by the crowd. Beck's act was lost 011 all but Huggtns, who sent him to the clubhouse. The youngster did not take three utepa after hitting the ball, despite' the fact that there was a chance that Bancroft would throw poorly, The Athletic have an excellent chance to tie the American League record tor consecutive defeats. If the Mackmen lose to Detroit today they will be on even terms with the Red Sox, who lost 20 games In a row in 190. If the Mackmen cannot win with the brand of pitching shown by Myers yesterday, there appears tc, be little hope for victory today. Miles Valentino, 10 years old, and his brother, bowed down with his two addi tional years, swaggered oft the tennis courts at the Cynwyd Club yesterday weurlng tha nlr of conquering heroes returning for the plaudits and laurel wreaths of the homo folks. They disappeared Inildo tho club houso and returned a minute later. In tholr trail wns a grinning, whlto-toothcd son ot Africa, bearing a tray on which reposed n stuck of bandwlchos and two bottles of milk. v Tho Valentines were about to celebrate. They had Just won the first match of their short tennis cnrcer3. As tho pleasant task of getting outside that which wrh Ret he foro them got under way, both expanded. "I thought they had us when they won tho first mt, C-l," said Miles. "Thoy" re ferrcd to Charles Ilutchlns and J. W. Van neman, both of whom nro Kovcral years older than Ktuart, and who had Just gone down to defeat before tho savage attack of tho youngsters. "Hut," he continued, "wo got 'em all right, all rlghtec. They woren't ablo to do much with us when wo got started, were they. StuartJ" And m on. ad Infini tum. "Nearly a Lawford" Soon tho lad who had umpired tho match strolled over to a group that was enjoying a fanning hoo in ono corner of tho spa clous veranda. Ho woro tho nlr of ono who had been on the ground lloor when history wns made. His expert opinion was that MIleB, tho younger, was tho better of tho two. ' Why," ho exclaimed, enthusiastically, "ho has nearly a Lawford !" Mites la about hat: n head taller than tho net on a tonnls court, or about twice as high as a tennis racquet is long. Ho uses a full-klzed racquet "N'o baby things for me," ho declared contemptuously. On pick-ups and volleys ho tako.i both hands to his bat, but a shoulder high-ground Btrolco Is taken with a full swing of tho racquet and a good follow-through. Ho begnn playing tha gamo threo years ago, .Stuart Is already a tournament veteran, having mado his debut at tho Cynwyd tour noy a sear ago. Consequently anything that Stuart says goes. Many Surprises Surprises ruled In the Stato Junior cham pionship yesterday. Searing Wilson and Uoy March, who hold the Philadelphia Ju nior Indoor and New Jersey outdoor titles, retpoctlvoly, and are Joint holders of the Now Jersoy Junior doubles, dropped out of both events, and In both they were looked upon as sure finalists. In singles. Wilson lost to O. II. Kmerson. of Orange, N. J., a likely looking lad ot 10, who has the strokes and court generalship of a real star. March was beaten by 15-year-old Carl Fischer In summary fashion. Tho fact that March had played two hard Suburban League matches for his club tho day be fore may havo had somo effect on his game, but that should not detract In any way from Fischers remarkable showing. Tho twain often have met In friendly matches, and March has Invariably won, which makei Fischer's straight set win even moro noteworthy. Fischer Is a southpaw and plays tho gamo as It should be played, making his strokes In good form and handling himself well on the court The Game TM world's a diamond with the &oj 1W, And on it Wo'a vrcat gamo of ball is Tho frnnTare JTurnai; BHnfl ?"& And Timft the umpire, loafcMnff by the P'"'"t . -1 ,,. We're ot the tni our purpose o'er and o cr To -leM AmblMon'. club and rv to score To try to tolve the curves tha pitcher throw And Jam fflc pfccrr where not a fielder Where some 0 us are sluggers who can kill rate's blinding speed and drive t 0 we Othtrs"lap infield hili. out swlftlv rc And brcit the ball down to the primal base Still others, though they strive their Vest, no doubt. , .. .,.it.. ;.. ;,. nml then strike out, Then, serk the bench, downcoat, with visage dm ion, i.hi-- Creon, s?mmenMd, blue, omoltlon gonct Or rag the umpire, growling like a bear. To shift the blame and sulk In their "Wn That's not the garnet there is no time to What qtnoiBh you failed to cut in with a By GRANTLAND KICE were In tho lobby, in mo uming rooms, in tho clevntors, around the newsstands a camp mobilized with untold quantities of baseball flesh. Wo started to count them ono day, but nfter reaching 64, Including 21 pitchers, we quit the Job flat. The American Leaguo should vote Joo Lnnnln all tho thanks there Is. or are. If the Red Sox had Trls Speaker and that . .... -.,.,-.1 ...hot lhnv i.nHinf? nvcrago ot .;iui o l" "-- nh-indv have thero wouldn't bo enough race ?eft n tl e A- l" to clog the co of a needle. When Lannln made that deal ho landed $60000 for "himself and 260,000 for the rest ot tho lengue. ,Mt jilffM Alrl rolled j coin I'd milUons on the dead; Sag. ain't It fierce when you wake vp And find you've bumped your htadt Exchange. Latt night I dreamed that I could sleep Say, ain't It fierce when you wake up And have to get up, toot htv forcetf on .rtp. Thfeart. &? nSfWU.rolnt Judith, haatha MtmVi "' vnon rKin ."if. wn a uilr tn ra f on from ft sM-iln throw Mil WSj Scceuntlnf .for threo moro koMii fflJSi ?"? " iinutlil r mid (Intlnics mm. tl'."! CooperMon n. but a foul jwinlty rj3 "j lotftl no that (it hnlf tlmo Tolnt JMltit Uf, Attcr tliftt ench tenm mad four W4i, ,, being the onr reor for CooMntown,' i foul In tho neyenlh. ""l There wr tho threo team membeti' to cln the afternoon, th; hlm, ',' ,J mm. Thomns Illtehcock ana Mra. rtiliM Vn"n. The oilier were , W I'lutiWK lluaenn H- Hynnl, William . HaUnt."'?! rffiwhnwnn. H O Shaw. 2,1. 11. ii 1' Hulburt. B. 11. Freeman, Jai q2 "ml i: S- !' nandoluh. " Co, QUAKER PRINTERS DEATEN INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 8.p6or t, running wan responsible for tho ellmtDiti of Washington from tho champlonsMii test of the Union Printers' lUMbaii Tti nament hero yesterday afternoon, vrhnr club loBt to Now York. 3 to 2. ft,, Paul-Cincinnati game was c&titi W, umpire at tho end of tho third Innlr , terdav afternoon on nccount of rain r llie score St. Paul. 0 ; Cincinnati, 0. n came probably will bo played tenant when Detroit and St. Louis also art i& ulcd to meet. Mew Tork 000(100(11 1-J!' Wnahlneton 0 0 0 0 u a 0 o O ' liklloy and Wlgandi Blonton and Oiffil ' ......... . R si:y i m imucrics --. . aiui inuei i )i. Six Cycllsld to Rncc at 'Drome rii hlka champions from different parts of the world will compete In tlio International "in ?!h tarter In a long paced raco nt tha local track, an" tho Innmntlon trill no doubt provo I ble boom to the roclne Bam; niiit Jjel K?no Sew. to th. manr Hip leand P-fl.tt1" ,V,ri iili th track vori inurwmx una jiu-r?-Mi tnrVVin rarrnnn. the piwnt chum- tiion: lleorire. Wiley, II Hupp JOAJ. day. nijr. i irs " VhVnin -of ' 1014 Menus ft ielr apeed and aklll sold fromtbe Sapitwy Huipidor bu all dealers OAYuh Bnos o MjQUfpcturcrs fe. mLmM!l m You've got another chance stand to the Head up and ready keep yottr guard and teait. Walt for a good one let the other tip, And vihcn It comes, nolo lam hard and glpl , , , It's got to got And to must yon, old man iflfco for tho base keep going yes, you And oaa'roHd don't lose that stofiifllnff stride i Voue got to beat the throw in slide, now slide! . . Wowwowl You did i Bcoret Of course you scored. Sec there's your tally tnnrwil up on the board! And now you'll win the game no doubt at You'U never Jose, old man, if you'll Play Ilall! I- J- v" Famous Ilubes on second thought, thero Un't enough spaco to fill In tho list. Quite So When things break badly and in vain Along the roml we fiuxo, We'd Hfc to crack bcnealh the strain Tflo way that Brooklyn doe. Will or lose, U'b a great thing for the sport to have Krld tho Red. sometimes known nB Maurice Mclaughlin, back with the harness on. Tho part that he has played In tho tennis drama has put his glory beyond any defeat. Duck Ilcrzog If any ono requests you to name the greatest third baseman of the gamo to day there Is no heed for any extended thought. HI name Is Buck Herzog, and .,. nm ho Is Dlaylng now lifts him up around tho heights once held by the Immor tal Three Jimmy Collins. Bill Bradley and Art Devlin. ,,... , Herxog'B play has approached the work of this eminent trio closer than any other .hi..,! via.fl exhibition wo havo seen. For he U getting them all four ways right. left; back and In front a far greater ball nlayer than he was when five years ngo he rejoined the C-lantB and was supposed to be In hla prime. A New Something One March day last spring we ambled Into the Yankees' training camp at Macon. We fairly stumbled over ball players. They Hill-hesitation is galling to your average driver. His sporting-blood boils when a 1910-Complex flivs past on the first long pull with appar ent ease and matter-of-factness. Invariably he bawls-out his motor and labels it " a cheese." But ten-to-one, the motor itself is guiltloss. The real cause is faulty lubrication. If your car docs the hesitation on tho grades, look first to the oil you arc using, Tho Atlantic Refining Company, tho oldest and largest manufacturers ot lubricating oils in the world, have produced a group of four motor oils that answer every lubrication question, under any and all driving conditions. Polarine, the leader of the group, is the correct lubricant for 3 out of 10 oars. The alternatives are Atlantic "Light," Atlantic "Medium" and Atlantic "Heavy." At leasl otie of these four is the exact oil for your particular motor, Your gorageman will advise you which to use to get 100-percent results. Atlantic Motor Oils bear the same relation to lubrication that Atlantic Gasoline tho accepted standard bears to fuel. Advise with yout gnrageman at once on this matter of motor oils. His long experience with Atlantic products and all kinds of cars will prove valuable to you. Shlel Is a Star In doubles, Wllaon and March, playing together, were defeated by Qlenwood Beard and It. B. Shrelnar, of Ilarrisburg, who look llko finalists. Yodng Howard Shlel, a West Phllly High freshman, Is another lad who furnished an upset. Ho beat Samuel Pennock, Jr., one of Penn Charter's strongest players, 8-C, 6-1. Shlel came through from behind In both sats, Pennock leading In the Ant at 5-2 and In tho second at 4-1. Shtel was finalist In the junior Indoor tourney at the Flrit Regiment Armory, and according to P. W, Gibbons, coch of the West Phllly tennis team, ha has Improved 100 per cent sine. He did not mlia a single one of the tennis lectures last spring, and In addition to a natural aptitude he la determined to Nam, a combination that Is bound to prove successful. POINT BREEZE MOTORDROME TiiiinsnAV MciiT. aiso Reed up on thU mblect. We have publl.hed a handiome and comprehenilve book about lubrication. I li free. Ak your .. for It. If they cannot upply you. drop ui . poital and Ihe book will be .eat you without c Z' lent you without charge. rmfin.il.erfl Q IVIUtr"" V HI rtfM... . OUlBKNt'K CABMAN Champion. 1MB TfPonon WII.KV thsmplan. IBM noil V WAUflltll'Il limplon. J910 n'in llTllUltATTO CllIHUDlun of flair Hi: KU 71 hrtilti 15.000 buU.....5 and 00 Ctuu MNHTTr iitn&O' itmbi lianittion of Jtrlglun 'hmilnlnn nf hTanra NATIONAL J.rUOUK l'ABK PHILLIES vs. CINCINNATI OAJIK KTAttT AT.'."i BcaU ou salt ai Uloibclt' Und Hpaldlngt' Ota Spr OirJ.n SI, rric fSc oJ 00c. Ryan Ath. Club Fred Kelly vs. Ed HInckle TUESDAY KViaUXa. 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