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SANDY M'NIBLICK RECITES A FEW LINES ON GOLF SITUATION TENNIS AND OTHER SPORTS
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CITY JINXII WILL STEAL AWAY
CAMERON R BUXTON, 'CHAMFEEN,'
TO GOLFING PLAINS OP TEXAS
WESTERN PLAYERS IN NEWPORT TOURNEY
PERFECTLY SATISFIED WITH
GIANTS, SAYS BENNY KAUFF;
DENIES HE WANTS TO LEAVE
Ex-Fed Star Scoffs at Report That He Wants to
Leave McGraw and Join Tinker's
Cubs
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titleholder Moves South
Next Month Quaker
Golfdom Big Loser
Legends of the Past.
By SANDY'McNIDLICK
NO EFFORT Is matlo to lay the blame
on the head of the Jlrst gentleman In
knickers to set foot In this city, hut tho
fact remains that the llttlo colony, now ex
panded, founded by William Tenn, has been
fastened down of late by very hard lines
In the matter of Its golf championship cab-
The latest disaster to hit tho enmp Is tho
contemplated withdrawal of Camoron B.
Buxton, champion of the city, trimmer of
last year's national finalist, John G. Ander
,oi, and host hope of tho Quaker City for
a chance In tho national at Merlon In Sep
tember. Buxton will bo tho guest of honor at nn
"au revolr" dinner to bo given him Septem
ber g at Huntingdon Valley by tho ofllcorH,
governors and members of tho club In tes
timony of their personal regard nnd In ap
preciation of alt he has done for tho club
at chairman of the golf committee. Ho
will leavo either tho next day or tho day
after that for Texas, where ho will en
gage In tho cotton business.
Leaves Unnumbered Friends
jutt as tho city had witnessed the dawn
of tho day of another shining light and had
hopes of glowing In Its beams, said light
slithers out. nut tho popular "champ" will
leavo behind him an nrmy of friends who
wish him tho best of luck wherever his
tee shots may tako him.
Buxton will probably como baclt "home"
to play In tho Lynnowood Hall tourney next
year and wilt possibly defend his city tltto,
to that he will not bo absolutely lost to
Philadelphia golf.
The only ono of tho three high United
Etatfa titles, tho amateur, tho open and tho
women's national, held In this city at pres
ent la tho women's national, which proud
title Is tho monakor of Mrs. Clarence H.
Vandorbeck, Philadelphia Cricket Club. But
Mrs. Vandorbeck attempted too much golf
last fall nnd as n rcsutt was 111 most of
tho wlntor. Sho has only Just gotten back
on tho links, after a complete) rest from
tho gnmo, so that It Is a question whether
the will have tlmo to get her gamo back to
the thlng-of beauty It was last season beforo
tho championships.
In any event, she will have to go forth
to the defense of her tltlo under nn unnatu
ral handicap. Mrs. Vandorbeck proved last
year that.thero Is no woman who Is golfer
enough to win tho championship crown from
her at her best, but nor misfortunes may
put her crown In Jeopardy.
m Other Jinxii
Wo havo expanded In tho past on tho
Jinx that seems to bar James Barnes from
premier honors In tho professional Cold. Ho
would seem to be tho best playing pro now
at work On tho American links.
He Is always up thore at tho top, but i
little stroke now and a llttlo stroko then
keep him out of his Just tltlo. The national
open title for tho Hcason In decided, but
tho field for the Philadelphia district tltlo
will be the fastcut In years. Barnes and
Charllo Hoffner, another Quaker star, aro
just naturally going to Iny for tho Invaders
nnd "soak 'em."
Since the published account of tho battle
between "Iteddy" Roberts, freckle-faced
inldcct, and "Chief"., Bonder, Indian giant,
which tho former won, wo havo heard va
rious versions of tho result. Tho published
ecoro was an 84 to an 88.
We obtained said score from i baseball
crltkiuo who was playing In tno match,
which was a four-ball affair, Ho had no
reason to doubt tho Information as received.
We saw "Iteddy" olam his drive to tho
sixth, fan up tho slopo, play his Iron (safe
DELAWARE STATE TITLE
SHOOT OPENS THURSDAY
Foord, Minnick and Others Seek
Championship Winner Goes
to American Handicap
The three-day Delaware State trapshoot
Ing tournamont, held over from last week
out of respect to tho memory of A. B. "Dol"
Richardson, tho "Delmnrvla Peninsular"
target champion, will open Thursday and
continue until Saturday on tho grounds of
the Wilmington Gun Club at Bellevue.
Among the onttles are tno cream of nlm
rods from all parts of Dolawaro.
It means a trip to the Grand American
Handicap shoot at St, Louis next week
for the gunner topping tho field In the
championship test. Foord, Mlnnlck and n
host of other prominent gunners aro on
edge for the shoot and the competition for
that coveted title promises to be keen.
The Bamo program ns originally planned
for tho State test will be In effect, ex.
cept that the State championship events will
be shot all on Friday In events 4, 5, 6, 7,
t and 9.
STRAAVBRIDGE a CLOTHIER
PLAYS CHINESE TOMORROW
The business men of West Philadelphia
Java made a (special request that Straw
bridge & Clothier play the Chinese tomor
row, as this Is their holiday ahd the only
chance they have to sea the game.
The Strawbrldge '& Clothier team has
won the last two games and the Chinese
now are determined to win this game. They
will havo their strongest line-up with Ako
In the box.
PETEYGet the Hook! Get the Hook!
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Tomorrow's Tournament
and Today's Tee Talk
rf '.,IIt?'. t of "" nre it Womltwrr
-.-"'1 t-'il offered to .ill memlifm nf the
tomorro AMotlnllon of l'hUndelplila
n.Jn'..,,nr ' ''"' ' the Mtrn rnnN
JJint nlnj-eri are. roitlmmlly Mrltlnr for off
ii-iri!? h.f "Intlnic the crlo of the rlRlit
linnd with, the (onrnutun.
Wtfjnn tutor mltUe lite toiler to hold the
Jlnli nt an acute angle with the ground o
tnnt tho fnre romc In rnntnM nt nth an
nnjle that tin; Imll lit Kept low. TliU In lft
Sill". w,,f? P'sUn " '""' C'l" with the
if. iV""1' "X. "hi"!" further nter on the
ulintt tlinn nrillrnirllr with the left hnnil.
If the colfer fmoM n tlclit itrlp with both
h,ani"! hoMfjrr. It I li?t done lir hitilng the
rliht hand further tinder.
To Ur Urn ball for a lonit uliot torn the
f'V't. '"I? ml 1 ,,,, vt t,1 '""IP itrlp hr
nnldlnr the ahnft not no fur oitr nn ordlnnrllr
with the It It Iinml.
The right linnd nhoiilil he fnrllier over than
ordinarily nhrn nlnrlng a tight trip.
nnd short of the yawning sand trap beforo
tho green, nnd then stick his pitch shot
four feet from the pin and holo out with
his battered deck.
His drlvo to tho seventh was low, straight
and long. His form Is rernnrkablo and typ
ical of the caddy who baa been watching
his ciders play day In nnd day out.
"lleddy" was 3 Under Cs .o tho soventh
tco. Soon niter tho story appeared tho
phono rang and a "voice" wished us to
"glvo the kid credit. Ho Bhot nn 82."
Shortly nftcr this, we aro told, nnothcr
"voice" called nnd bawled out that "Iteddy"
scored a 95 and the "Chief" had 105.
, Neither of these Informants clnlmed to
have witnessed tho match. No cards were
kept, and ns tho writer, our original In
formant, Is out of town, uo submit tho
nbovo amendments for what they nro worth
Tho match between .Mrs Clarence II
Vandorbeck, Mrs. Ronald II Harlow and
Oeorgo Cascadcn Klauder, scheduled for
last week at tho public links, was laid over
till this week. Tho verdict of theso throe
famous golfers nn tho municipal courso
will bo Interesting.
A Pretty Legend
Besides tho Jinx that hovers over the
shimmering waters of tho pond beforo tho
eighth teo at Bala thero Is an Interesting
legend
Tho wnter Is now out of bounds, but It
was not always thus.
Once upon a time In tho dark agci there
was a match In tho finals of the Suburban
League be weon Dr. CS. II. Richmond, Aron
Imlnk, nnd John Dunlnp, Uala Tho latter
Is described as C feet G Inches and tho
former about "hnlf" of that. The two
golfers came to tho eighth holo nn tho sec
ond round. It was tho crucial point of tho
play.
At that tlmo the water was a "water
hazard." It was also a mental hazard,
oven In thoso days. Punlap teed up nnd
merrily whacked, his ball right In. nnd
Doctor Richmond then proceeded to1 follow
xult.
"Guess wo'll havo to tee up another,"
f-ald Richmond.
"Nothing doing!" replied tho giant Dun
lap. He walked around opposite to whero
his ball was floating and waded In up
to his waist.
Tho legond then claims that ho walloped
tho ball out, pitching Ills third dead to
tho pin for n 4,
Meantime, Doctor Richmond wns run
ning around In a frenzy.
"Wado In, like I did," shouted Dunlap,
from tho far back, as ha calmly wrung out
a fold of his knickers.
"If I waded In as far as you did I'd
drown," protestod tho midget golfer.
"Do you glvo up?" shouted Dunlnp. Rich
mond was playing 3. Ho saw he might as
well admit defeat, and did so.
That, gentlo render, is tho reason tho
Inko was changed from a wntcr hazard
to out of bounds by tho eminently hon
oi able Bala committee. Formerly tho hole
put a. premium on ability to swim. "Joe,"
the llfo saver, docs all that now.
WHAT MA HAPPEN
IN BASEBALL TODAY
NATIONAL I.KAOI'K
VnnI.ot IVt. Uln Lose Split
Ilrooklyn 03 37 .030 .on .!:
ltot.ni OH 10 .503 ,5!)(! .5X0
rllllllr ....... 00 4-i ,AKK ..VIS .MS . . .
New York Hi -10 .Sin ..VW .511) ...
l'lltkbnrcll 41 SIS .141 . 15.1 f. CIO .110
ChlriiEo 40 Oil ,4.11 .4:10 .CIO . ,
ht. I.oui 47 03 .431 .44t i.til .432
Cincinnati 43 OH .387 .303 .381
AMERICAN I.KAflUK
Won J-oiit IVt. Win Jjhh
Ronton at 45 .510 ,8HJ .574
C'peland , OS 4 .5111
ff'liicago Bi 40 .550 ,
Tlletrolt Ml 5.1 ,531 ... ,,,
M. I-oilll (10 lit ,520
New Vork 50 til ,5111 1J3 ,314
Wushlncton 5i 53 ,4H0 ,4111 ,181
AtlilrtlcH , . 22 Hi .213 .210 .210
Win two. tLoe to. tNot Kchfduled.
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
NATIONAL LEAfiUK
New York nt l'hlladelplilii Cleur,
Chlruco nt Cincinnati Katn.
rittuburicli at hi. LmuU (two lumen) llaln.
AMKltlCAN I.KARCK
rhlludclphU at New York Clear.
tVafchliiKlon at lloiton-&ar.
Other club not ocheUuled,
INTEKNATIONAf, I,E.aUK
Iluffulo at Newark Clear.
loranto lit I'rat jdence Clear.
Montreal ut llultlmore Uho cumea Cloudr.
ltocheater at itlihuuoml Cloudr.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Phillies, 8 New York, 0,
I'hlllleii, 7l Now York. 4 (second came),
Ilrooklyn, 5 llofton. t.
Cincinnati. Oi Chlcuto, 3,
bt. LouU-rltUbursb, wet rround.
AJIKKIOAN LEAaUE.
New York. 4i Athletic). 3.
Jvanhiuitoa, si llanton, 1,
'leteland, 3 Jlclrolt. 2.
Other club Dot tcbeduled.
New York State League
Syracuse, 4: Scranton. 3.
Ut leu, 8; WIlkti-IMrre. 2.
Hlnghamton. 1; Albany, 0.
Elmlra. 6; Harrltburir 5 (It lnnlnso).
THREE QUAKER NET
STARS ADVANCE IN
NEWPORT SINGLES
Wallace Johnson, C.
Caner and Norris Wil
liams Triumph
C.
CRAIG BIDDLE BEATEN
NEWPORT, R. I., Aug-. 15. Threo rhlla
dclphlnns won their matches today In the
second round In tho Casino Cup alngles In
tho tourney now in prosress at tho CaBlno
Club. Wallace Johnson. C. C, Caner nnd
R. Norris Williams, 2d. wero the succcs
ful wlelders to advance. William J.
Clothier, another Phlladelphlan, won his
JlrBt round matclt and advanced Into tho
second round nt tho cxponso of Trellnff
huyson, of New York, whom ho defeated In
a four-set match. CralR Riddle, another
Quaker City entry, was eliminated In tho
stcond round by Nathaniel N. Nlle3, of
Doston, 7-5, 7-9. C-3, 0-0.
Wallace Johnson moved up by defeating
Charles M. Hull. Jr, In hlraluht sets, C-'l,
0-2 and 0-2, Johnson played tho best ten
nis ho has shown In any of tho eastern
tourneys this season nnd from his work
In both rounds hero should mako troublo
for the favorites. Caner beat Leonard Book
man; 6-3, 0-2 and 6-1. Williams, after drop
ping tho first set to Walter at. Hall, of New
York, came back and took the last threo.
Tho scores wero 4.-8, 7-5, 0-3 and 6-1.
Summaries:
CASINO CUr SINGLES.
Klrat Hound
Carey Morean. Newport, defeated Maurlca E.
Mct.ouL'hlln. Los Anxdes, ny default.
Mnurlen Iloclie, Newport, defeated II, I.lndley
Murray. Palo Alto, by default.
Urarxe II. Wtshtman, lloston. defeated Eton
II. Hooker, New York. fl-3. I-U. (1.3.
Harold S Throckmorton, Elizabeth, N. J., de.
feated Itlchnrd Stevens, Hoboken, 0-2. 0-7,
0 0 tl.S.
William J. Clothlor. Philadelphia defeated
rroderlek T. rreyllnuhuysen. New York, M.
o-l. n-o.
lUlph L. Hares, New York, defeated "(Vllllum
P. Iturden, Newport. 4-0. 7-3. 11-3, 6-L
neuunu iinunu.
Wiilalre V. Johniton, Philadelphia, dc fen ted
Charles SI. Hull. Jr.. New York. 11-3. fl-2, 0.2.
a Collnet Caner, Philadelphia, dofentod Leon
ard neekman, New Y'nrk U-3 11-3 il-t.
Ilehvn. Kumacrao. Jaiian. ilefeatfd Lvlo A.
Mnhan. New York. 0-3. U-2. 0-1
Harry (;. jonnann. iiomon. uetentea iiarry n.
Tarker. New York. 0-L H.3. tl-3
Roland Itoberti. Han Pranclnro defeated Irv
Inir C WrlBht Hoton, 0-2, 0-2. U-3
It. Norris Williams 2d Philadelphia, defeated
Walter Merrill Hall, Now Y'ork, 4-H. tl-3, 11-4.
Nathunlel W Nllea, lloston defeated Crals
Diddle. Philadelphia, 7.8. T-0. 0-3. Il-O.
Watson M. Washburn. New York, defeated
Itlchnrd N. Dana. Providence d-2. 0-1. 0-1.
Classy Field to Race at 'Drome
Tho postponed match raco between Leon
Dldler, tho French bihe champ'on; Clar
ence Carman, the American star, and
George Wiley, the Syracuse flyer, will take
place at thei Point Breeze Motordrome on
Thursday night, Gcort'o Coluipbatto, tho
Italian champion, has been added to the
list of starters. This race Is the 51 COO
aweepstaka match which was scheduled to
take placo three weeks nKO, but was post
poned several times owing to rain.
Byford to Play Church
LAKE FOREST. III.. Aug- J3. Heath Hy
ford, of Chlcauo, won the rlaht to meet aeorc
M. Church, of Tenany, N. J., here In the ihal
lease round for tho men's western slng-les title
by Leatlnr Jerry Weber, also of Chlcaco, In the
final match today, U-l. 8-10. 0-3.
Runs Scored by
Majors for Week
RUNS scored by nil teams in
American and Natronal Leagues
from Tuesday, August 8, to Monday,
August 14, inclusive. Only runs
that figure 'in official averages arc
included. Scores of incomplete
Karnes are not counted, but the
scores of games of five innings or
more arc included in the table:
I AM Kit ICAN I.KAO UK
T. W. T. I". S. H. M. Tl.
Athletic 0 7 I ll 3 S3
llohtun 0 3 11 s 1 .'
Chimin 4 I n 0 .1 I 17
Clrii-liml tt R 3 4 u I .1 2K
Detroit I) 1 10 2 O 0 231
Jeiv ork 4 3 S 11 4 III
M. I.lillU II I t H 11 3 It
WaBhliiKtan I 1 1 2 3
TotilU 41 23 30 TT 31 20 Ts-TsS
NATIONAL LKAtlllll
T. W. T. P. H. 8. 31. Tl.
Ilnslon 5 1(1 217
Ilrookliri 0 (I H fi s.1
f'lllrall S O 3 3 H
Clnrliiiintl 1 O 4 a 'it
New lork 8 7 3 tTl
I'llllllc , B H I 2 7 1.1 'IK
rltHiiirith 3 S 17 ii
bt. LouU 7 3 "It 4
Total 0 37 1 31 31 33 33-170
Hid not play.
HERZOG SHIES
MIDST M'GRAW'S
GROUP OF STARS
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Peppery Giant Has Made
Seven Hits for .686 Aver
age in Series Here
Charley Herzou truly Is tho dynamo of
the Giants. Regardless of tho performances
of his mates, he keeps playing away with
all tl.o vim and vigor that only a llerzog
can put Into a game. He plays just as
hard and just as earnestly when his team
Is ftve or ten runs In the rear ns when they
aro well out In front. Tho series now on
between tho McCIraws and Morans showed
the Maryland agriculturist at his best. III.-,
f.elding, always of a brilliant and sensa
tional order, has retained Its same high
ttandnrd. But It has been his hitting that
has made him conspicuous.
Kauff, Fletcher, Doyle and Robertson
havo looked Ilka very ordinary players when
compaied with this alert and peppery mag
neto. He has faced the best the Phils have
In a pitching line and has punished them
quite severely In tho three gameB, He has
been to the plato 11 times and has rapped
out seven singles for u .630 average. Out
of tr three hits made off Alexander yes
terdaj two were found credited to Herzog,
nnd oh only one clean hit was poled out of
tha Moran sharpshooter, this was one of
tho two credited to the former manager of
tha Iteds.
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yS3 C J. GRiFFtN
WM. T. TILDEN'S
TENNIS ABILITY
SHOCKS CRITICS
Young Philadelphian Fight
ing for a Place Better Than
the "Sixth Ten"
SERVES TERRIFIC BALL
Our own William T. Tlltlen, 2d, Is, for
the first tlmo In his tennis career, gunning
for big gamo Slnco ho developed Into a
first-class player a few years ago Tilden
has confined his efforts along tournament
lines to local affairs nnd resort champion
ships, and In n few short seasons ho 1ms
gathered In a hnndsome collection of
trophies.
Tilden went to Senbrlght last week, nnd
at onco entered tho hall of fame. Critics
who had necr heard of the brilliant, but
erratic Phlladelphlan, sat up and took no
tice, just ns they sat up and took notice
of Willis II Davis when ho surprised tho
eastern tennis world by defeating George
SI. Church In tho Sleepy Hollow final.
Tllden's service, It has been said. Is the
fastest In tho world. Although ho does
Bervo a terrific ball, Davis's flrst serve
averages a little speedier than Tllden's, but
tho tatter's second Is better than his rival's.
But It is not nlono on servlco that Tilden
shines. When right, Tllden's only weak
ness Is overhead. Ho drives well from
deep court with cither hand, nnd has a
dashing net attack, Ho Is, however, prone
to reach tho clouds when things go wrong
If ho can overcome this falling the Quaker
City will havo another "real contender" In
the national championship nt Forest Hills
two weeks hence, to Join hands with Wil
liams, Clothier, Armstrong. Johnson, Diddle,
Caner and Harte.
In tho Newport event nt present In prog
ress, nt Southampton next week, nnd In
tho championship, Tilden has a great chanco
to mako a place for himself in the national
ranking list better than the sixth ton.
where the Incompetent commlttco placed
him last year.
Tho Traffic Club's tennis players nro the
guests today of tho North Hills Country
Club, at Edga Hill, whero that organization
holds Its annual Held days Golf and quoits
are tho other nvents for men, while bridge
whist and SOO All up the day for the ladies.
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NATIONAL LEAOUK 1'AIIK
PHILLIES vs. NEW YORK
(1.U1K STAKTH AT 3:30 I', 31.
Seats on huln nt tilmbeU' and SiaMlns'
Ryan Ath. Club. ilSFJ'Ugf"
Terry Ketchel vs. Joe Tuber
10NIU1IT. AL'OL'isT IS. lUItt
HeipJ
SAve. H
SHAftK .7
A REPORT reached the olllce this morn
. Ing that Denny Kauff, former star of
the Federal League and now ccnterfleldcr
for tho Giants, was dissatisfied with his
new Job and wanted to join somo other club,
preferably tho Cub. It wns a regular re
port, wllh quotes and corythlng, nnd point
ed out that Uenjamln had a scrap with Mc
Oraw becauio of his failure to hit around
400 this season. It also was stated that
ltenny offered Joe Tinker $6000 In real
money If he (Tinker) could negotiate ft
switch wllh McGraw.
Now. a report Is not to bo taken serious
ly unlesn it Is verified, so a reporter of tho
Hvemino I.uooni called on Mr Kauff at
tho Majestic this morning nnd asked him
about tho alleged fuss.
"Nothing to It," said Knuff. "I nm not
nttemptlng to get n berth with tho Chicago
Cubs Tho story It Just another wild yarn
that has been sprung ah more of a knock
at mo than anything else. 1 wish the pa
pers would lay off me for n time. It was
bad enough nt tho start of tho season, but
now It Is getting nnnuylng. I nm minding
my own business, playing ns well as I know
how and am perfectly satisfied with the
Giants."
"What do you think of Tinker?" ho was
asked.
Benny Likes Tinker
"Tinker Is n dandy fellow," replied
Benny, "nnd I would Just ns soon play for
Joe ns any ono I know. As far as that
goes, however, I'd play for any ono as long
as I got the money. You know, that's what
wo'ro in tho gamo for, nnd ns long ns we
get it, why caro for whom wo play? But,
as to this report, I will say thero Is nothing
to II I can't say anything. Qo sco Mc
Graw "
McGraw was not In the Immcdlnte vicinity,
but John FJ. Foster, secretary of tho Giants,
wns found In the lobby. Mr. FoBter was
Just as uncommunicative as the much
pcced Denny. He unhesitatingly denied It
nnd snld It wns another ono of those press
agent yarns that comes out of Chicago.
Kauff was r.ot anxious to discuss the
subject. Ho waf too busy turning the pages
of an automobile magazine and reading lato
literature on how to get the most speed out
of such-and-such a cnr. Tho reporter left
Benny for a ftw moments to find McGraw
at his earnest request, hut as M.uggsy
could not ho located wo wero forced again
to Interrupt tho former Fed.
Cubs Need Kauff
"Tho Cubs could uso you right now, Mr.
Kauff," said tho reporter. "You are awaro
that Williams J out of tho gamo, Zimmer
man Is on the Injured list and tho team Is
In need of n man of your caliber "
"I know thi-y aro In pretty bad shape nnd
I feel sorry for Tinker. Joe Is a good fel
low and I believe ho would be a good man
for any player to work for. But ns I said
si few momenta ago, it makes no difference
to mo for whom 1 play. Just send mo
whero tho money Is and I won't complain.
Dut you know I enn't Day anything. If any
statement Is made It will have to como from
McGraw."
Report in Full
Hero Is tho report as It reached tho
Uvkkino Ledueh this morning:
NEW YORK. Aug. 15. Benjamin Kauff,
for whoso Federal League contract Presi
dent Hempstead, of tho Giants, paid $35,000
to II. F. Sinclair, Is on tho outs with Man
ager McGraw and Is nn.xlous to be traded,
preferably to the Cubs.
From Chicago camo word last night that
Owner Weeghmnn. of the Cubs, was pre
pared to pay the same prlco to Hemp3tcad
for Kauf'a release, which Sinclair received
from the New York National League Club ,
that Tinker, manager of the Cubs, after a
talk with Knaf at tho Polo Grounds re
cently, mado a proposition to McGraw which
tho latter promptly turned down, with tho
posltlvo statement that Kauff would con
tinue to play ball with the Giants or not at
all.
It has been common gossip for some time
that Kauff and McGraw aro not getting
along harmoniously. Friends of the llttlo
center fielder declared last night that Mc
Graw no longer talks to him away from the
ball park. It appears that Kauff thought he
knew mora about baseball, as It should bo
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Protecting Our Soldiers
From Snake Bites
LETTERS from our boys at the front telj'jpf
encounters with the fiery Texas rattlers. Every
variety of rattler is found in Texas,, and the forces at
the front should be equipped with supplies of anti
venum serum. In Sunday's Public Ledger Dr. Guy
Hinsdale describes how to proceed in first-aid efforts
by the use of an ingeniously fitted pack of prepared
lymphs.
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played than the manager of the Giants when
tho team reported at Mnrlln. According to
the gosilps, McGraw good naturedly nltowed
Kauff to have his own way Until the $35,000
celebrity began to slump In batting nnd tan.
gle things up on the bases. Then Kauff, so
the story goes, was ordered to stop hitting
at bad balls and to play strict attention to
the base-running signals.
"I've forgotten more nbout baseb.il! than
you'll ever learn,' wa'a KaufTs reported
shot at McOraw, Who finally notified Benny
that If he failed to obey Instructions he
would be compelled to pay a fine of $100.
Kauff camo back with a threat to desert the
Giants, It Is said, If so much as one dime
was deducted from his salary.
Enter, Joe Tinker
Tinker learned of this supposed frfctlon
while tho Cubs were playing nt tho Polo
Grounds n week ago yesterday, lie met
Knuff on tho field and Benny Is reported
to havo said:
"If you can mako a deal for me I'll pay
you personally $5000 ns a reward. No
wonder I can't hit like I did In tho Federal
League. I'll never bo any good under Mc
Graw." Tho real trouble with Kauff Is nn In
dated opinion of his playing ability. In
tha Federal League the pitchers used a
rubbor ball, with tho result that Kauff,
I.co Magce nnd other players of ordinary
skill rolled up tremendous batting averages.
Kauff Is Disappointed
Kauff actually believed that he would
lead tho National Lenguo In batting this
year as a result of his Btlck-work In tho
Federal circuit But with real pitchers de
livering a cork center ball, Kauff has dis
covered to his dismay that Jio Jsn't In the
class wfth such batsmen as llobertson, Dau
bcrt, Chase, Wagner, Whent and other .300
hitters In tho National League.
If Kauff would follow MeGraw's Instruc
tions, thero Is no doubt that his batting
would Improve. Kauff possesses natural
baseball ability, but ho knows very llttlo
about lnsldo methods. McGraw probably
would hnve traded Kauff Instead of Rousch
to tho Reds as part of the Herzog deal If
the Giants had not paid $35,000 to Sinclair
for Kauft's services.
ZBYSZKO IS EASY VICTOR
Polo Pins German's Snoulders to Mat
in Two Straight Falls
Zbysr.ko, the Polish chnmplon wrestler,
defeated Frank Shultz, a Gorman, at Central
Park last night before a big crowd. The
struggle for the first fall was fast and ex
citing, and Shult: gave tho Polish champion
a hard contest. Gradually, however, the
latter wore tha German down, and In Just 16
minutes nnd 2 Beconds he had Shultz's
shoulders pinned to tho mat.
The rough work which Shultz had to go
through In tho first struggle sapped Ml
vitality and left him pretty weak, for
Zbyszko had little difficulty In winning the
second fall and the match. In 2 minutes
nnd 46 seconds tho Pole, had the Germa'r
flattened to the mat.
The preliminary contest was between
Renato Oardlnl and Frank S, Leavltt. These
men wero pretty well matched and tho
struggle between them was fast and exciting
while It lasted At tho end of 16 mlnutt
and 10 Ecconds Gardlnl was declared the
winner.
By C. A. VOIGHT
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