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PAT MORAN'S CHAMPIONS AT THIS STAGE OF RACE LOOKG
PHILLIES' MACHINE IS RUNNING
SMOOTHLY ENOUGH TO REPEAT
VICTORY IN NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pitchers Are Going Well and Have Plenty of Re
serve Strength for the Final Test Hitting
Power Is Being Maintained
BEGINNING the final stage of the National IaBiie rnco wljji tlie Cincinnati
aeries, tho Phillies Btantl out as ono of the three teams that have by far the
best chanco to ivln tho pennant for 191S. Brooklyn and Boston do not seem to bo
Buffering any under the strain of holding their positions nt tho top of tho ladder.
At tho same time Itobliwon has been working his hurlcrs in a way which may
caUso the staff to fall to pieces without amomcnt'n notice.
TImo nnd again Hobby has worked too many pitchers In ono gamo nnd has
Biado tho others do too much wnrmlng Up In tho "bull pen." That tendency on tho
part of tho Brooklyn manager to win every game at this stage of the race, regard
less of conscquenco to his players, Is likely to prove tho undoing of the Dodgers.
This hard grind has not yet told on tho pitchers, henco the public seems to think
that Brooklyn, being at tho top, Is tho best bet for tho flog. But If Kbbets's club
continues to wasto Its pitchers wllen there Is no real need of It tho team Is sure to
hit a slump. Whether this" slump will bo sumdent to put them out of tho running
for tho gonfalon Is not a. certainty by any means, still It Is reasonable to suppose
that Delk, Smith, Pfcffer, Coombs nnd Miller can not win consistently If they oro
constantly called on to da Irregular duty,
Dick Rudolph Is One of the Real Iron Men
GEORGE STALMNGS Is playing tho gamo correctly. lie Is working his pitch
ers In such a way that they are not only not getting stale, but they are getting
on edgo for tho final sprint to tho finish lino In October. Tho Braves are going to
get stronger nnd stronger In the box as tho season advances, barring injuries, nnd
this, combined with their attack, led by Sherwood Magee, is going to mako Hough
ton's club cxtrcmoly hard for tho Phillies to beat.
It may appear on paper that Dick Rudolph Is being overworked, but he Is not.
Hudolph Is one of tho strongest pitchers In tho league Not only that, but ho
knows how to conserve his energy. When ho Is not In the pinch, Hudolph rarely
uses tho nrnvtearlng curve ball. On tho other hand, ho shoots a fast one through
With not a great deal on It. Rudolph gets away with this stylo of pitching because
ho hria flno control and knows tho opposing batters. It was a combination of those
qualities which made him stand tho Athletics on their heads In tho world's scries
of 1914.
Although tho Braves havo been handicapped by the absence of Johnny Evers,
they have been going nt a fast clip, and there really does not seem to bo a great
dlffcronco In tho general power of tho club. Tho main difference that is noticeable
when Evers Is out of tho game Is tho lack of flGhtlng spirit which ho Instills Into
his fellow-players.
Phillies Sailing Along at Smooth Pace
WHAT the Braves nro doing In the way of conserving energy, tho Phillies are
doing better. Although the Phils are still In third place, they nro not far from
tho top. When they return from tho westorn invasion and take on the Dodgors
for a long series, tho test of tho season will havo arrived, and It now looks as
though the Phllllos will havo all tho best of It.
Tho Philly players themselves do not fear Brooklyn, but they do worry a good
deal ovor tho continuous victories of tho Braves. Whenever a bunch of players
Ket together to talk over tho results of play In tho National I.eaguo on a given
flay tho main topic of conversation Is tho Braves.
night now .ever- man on tho Philly club Is In good shape. Bill Klllofer, whoso
irm was thought to be In such bad shape by tho injury he received recently when
trying to make a dlfllcult peg to second base, ia In good form. He can throw as
Well as ever, and he is ably supported in his receiving work by Eddie Burns.
All of the Phillies aro hitting well onough to win a pennant. All they need
do on tho olTenslvo is keep up tho present paco and they will score enough runs
on the averago to keep them up If they got tho right kind of pitching and general
defensive work.
"Phillies Hare Their 1915 Spirit
THE Philly club is the most family-like baseball organization in tho major
leagues. If there Is any Jealousy among the players, no ono has beon able to
discover It. On tho contrary, each man tries as hard to improvo tho play of his
teammato aa ho does his own. That Is the spirit that wins games, and games won
make a pennant possible.
Cliques, which are common to most baseball clubs, both major and minor,
aro positively lacking in tho Phillies' camp. Everybody Is for everybody elso
and thero Is not the slightest clannishness.
Harmony must prevail If a ball team expects to win a flag. Some managers
have been ablo to preserve a sufficient show of harmony by using tho iron fist
to get away with it. McGraw and Chanco are examples of this kind of harmony
preservers. But Moron wants his club to bo harmonious for tho sake of harmony,
and he realties that if this condition is reached tho men will play far better base
ball than under any other thinkable conditions.
Tho Phillies do not look like a great ball club on tho field. Somo of them are
awkward, but they get tho results. Ludcrus, for example, Is not a stylish first
baseman, but he is playing a marvelous gamo this season on the defense. I-udy's
hitting is not up to his standard of last year, but afield ho Is daily performing
feats that ho once did not think of doing.
Rixey and Alex in Almost Perfect Form
GBOVEIt ALEXANDER and Eppa Rixey were never in better form. They
are now at tho crest of cfllelency, and tho way Demareo, Bender, Chalmers
and Mayer are going it Is not difficult to see that neither of tho big follows will
havo to bo called on a great deal to do rescue work. This In turn means that
they will keep on edgo and be ready to do a lot of work If tho race gets very
close and the Phillies keep going on high gear straight through to the finish.
With every man on the club In such good shape and the Phillies winning con
sistently without sapping any reserve energy, the only conclusion is that they
will repeat if tho present conditions maintain in tho ranks of all tho clubs. The
West should give the Phillies no troublo, going as they aro In that smooth, win
ning away. The East may make the Phils tighten up a bit, but it Is safo to say
they will weather the storm and that they will wlrt their second flag unless lnjuues
of, a very serious nature beset them.
May Try to Abolish Tennis Volley
AT ONE of the annual meetings of the United States National Lawn Tennis
XX Association perhaps not this year, or the next, but sooner or later ono or
mora members of the old school of tennis players aro sure to propose a rule that
will neutralize tho effect of tho service and volley.
A recent Issue ot tho official organ of tho association publishes and comments
at great length on a letter from a man who was In tho first ten for a number of
years. This writer proposes that the following law be embodied In the rules of
tho game:
"That In slnglei tho server shall not be permitted to volley until he has made
t least one ground stroke, a half-volley being considered a ground stroke."
American lawn tennis has gone through two periods and is now In a third.
Tha period ot the Campbells, Wrenns, Slocums, Davlses et al. was one of steadl
,ess, with well-placed drives from deep court the baslo principle of tho winning
game and defensive strength Important.
Then cams the California Invasion, led by players with highly developed serv
ices and dashing, smashing net attacks. During this era the top-notchers played
little defensive tennis, for the backbone of tho Callfornlans' game Is to win or lose
the point on the serve or first return. Maurice Evans McLoughlln was, and still Is,
the leading exponent of thl game.
This in turn wau followed by the well-balanced games of William M. Johnston
and R. Norrla Williams, 2d, Johnston defeated both Williams and McLoughlln In
the championship last year, not because ot a highly developed service and net
attack) but by driving. Johnston served, volleyed and smashed well, and ground
stroked well. But Johnston does not serve for aces. He places his service so that
the return will come Into his own service court. Gradually he maneuvers into a
position at mldcourt. nnd occasionally he closes in on the barrier. But it Is In the
much-condemned m'dcourt position that his famous forehand drive gets In most of
1U deadly work.
Williama'a and Johnston's Methods Similar
WILLIAMS'S methods are somewhat similar to those of Johnston. The main
exceptions are that Williams has a stronger service and that ho receives his
opponent's service or the rise, frequently, when he is going right, returning it for
aces. When taken on the rise the ball goes back with much of the original sting
imparted by the service.
So It appears that the winning player of today is the man who has the well-
' balanced game, not just service and volley. In two successive years McLoUghlin'a
highly developed service and net game have proved no match for the exponents of
th well-balanced game, for Williams beat McLoughlln in straight sets in the final
two years ago and Johnston won in four sets last year.
EVENING
LEDGER MOVIES THE FESTIVITIES WERE
EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA; FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1916,
OCTOBER IS DATE SELECTED
FOR PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT
OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT
Past Field Anticipated
for Event Stevenson
Family Accepts Chal
lenge Issued by Mee
han Clan
By SANDY McNIBLICK
THE Onto for tho Philadelphia open
championship has been definitely laid
over to the month of October, according to
tho announcement of Francis B. Warner,
Becretary of tho Golf Association of Phila
delphia, today.
It was found to be Impossible to nrrango
a satisfactory date this month, and Septem
ber Is so full ot events that It would be
Cfiunlly Impossible to crowd It In then.
Many local fans had hoped that It would
bo possible to stage the open tourney the
last week In August, which would bo the
week beforo tho national amateur tourney
to bo hold at Merlon.
Many of the prominent pros always
gather at tho course at such a time, and
this would have bfcen something In Its
favor. Dut tho principal reason was that
tho I'hilmont Country Club, whero tho
open tourney will be held, had contemplated,
according to Mile. Rumor, tho holding of
an amatour-profesaional one-day medal
bout, and It was figured that this would
bring stars such as Chick Evans, national
open champion; Jerry Travers, Oswald
Klrkby, Max Marston, Bob Gardner and
other famous amateurs before tho Quaker
public for an extra exhibition of what this
thing Is called real "golf prowess."
More Money, Mcbbe
The Philadelphia open this year Is
plannod to draw ono of 'the fastest fields
In Its history. It Is possible that more
money will bo added, though the purses
now offered aro exceptionally generous.
Buxton wbb bomethlng of a grasshopper
yesterday. We read how Buxton had to
withdraw on the National links as the result
of losing hla ball after lots of trouble, and
then later In tho day wo read about Bux
ton riding Fellcldad to victory In the first
raco at Saratoga.
As a horseman, we had previously given
Buxton a percentage of .000.
Hard on tho heels of tho acceptance of
the sweeping challenge to a match for the
golf trlbo championship of tho United
States Issued by J. Jranhlln Median In this
column by tho MacBean family comes
another acceptance to .this ofllco of the
rlmllenire. Tho Meehan clan, so it would
teem, will have Its hands full taltlntf
on
tho eacer families which would do
battle
for the title.
The letter follows In full:
Bandy McNInltck I notlra In last night's
EtixiMo I-iuorn a swpln- challengo lor a
Eolf match to ull husbands and wles who nuvo
1-runklln Jleahn. Hr , the match Jo carry with
It tho solf-trlue championship ot the United
States. J urn suspicious that Mr. Meehan has
meant this challenge for me. knowlnir that I
havo a large crowing family ot golfer.
If so. I accent the challnnge. and I will name
as members ot my tribe Mrs. XV. N. Kieenson,
V.N. Stevenson. Br.; William XV. Btevenson,
XV N 8teenson. Jr.. John Harlan Btevenson
and Hobert Xouis Btevenson. I would suggest
that the first match be played at North Jill's,
the second at the Ilala Uoif Club, and the
third on neutral grounds, provided there U
Rlchter to Travel
With Phils In West
In the next two weeks tho National league
pennant either will he won or lost while
the eastern teams are playing In the Jft.
Sliree club littT u chance to win Brooklyn,
oston and our own Phillies, llaaeball In
terest In this city naturally will renter
around rat Moran's team In their final und
most Imnortnnt wlp ?fl,h,? m ejrrolt.
CIIANW.KK II. HirllTKB. baseball ex
pert of the KVfcNINU LKOOKII. whose
stories have lieen a feature of these pages,
is accompanying, the rhlllles. and his ac
counts of the bU games and comment oil
the chances of the team Mill appear every
dTir. ltlrhter Is one of the most nrollflo
rirollfla
n . the
and I oreuiost . writer . of . baseball
country. He has a wlde-ki
has a w Ide -knowledge of Hie
ery angle, una ha. turned. In
stories than any other writer
game from even
more exciuiire i
in (be business.
f I.e. fat thxlt Mr.
Klchter Is traveling with
the !
thlTlljw n riiarihntA
tbVteft'cl
Ti& aiinvia Alumna of IliA K
l.KDOKH of the best stories of the rhlllles
sampalin.
,
SETTLING UP
Tomorrow's Tournament
and Today's Tee Talk
rims tinnrtlrnp tniirnninetit, IB hole mednl
piny, nt IluntliiKiInn nllry Ojejntry rlnb.
( litr-H A. plajer of liniullcnps of 4 to IS In-flu.lvi-.
t'lnai II. Ii.inillriips of 10 nnd otr.
(lolf hull prl7r nnd enlriiiice '"V,., .
Viilley Country ('lull
.intra rourome. 10 noicn. m n iiiiruiurpu
in.
nryl
'nmlhll
liril raniiii . ii
offr3?.!l
TritRfMii' Clin
at
Woodbury. In nolfi
1 HUfYIIAinKCf,
Spellful rntind
Kdgfl
i i-rimi iihi's.
Illfl Tropiir nt
North Ullli (.'mint
if
ry 1Mb.
Iiet .!
1H hole
him
nifdni piny
of threo
nni-
scores.
J,ow rrro und low net nrlit.
fifth
omul of rounil
nun
tourney nt
.ronlni
nk.
(Jitiiltfxlnr rnnntl for club
rfmmntnnOitii
Of llllll (iOlI Llllll
All entrant to play from
hcrutcli.
Ilv nlll power njpnr,
one rrltlc ars
the
iluier muit nut ill purls of hlH. body into
muit put, ull purls, o; nw iiouj- inui
int. iiflr he Iiiim laid Ills rlnb at rest
the bnll nnd fully mndo up hli mind
III xullir. II
hi-lilnd thi- b
to draw bnrk for the nnlmc,
not rssentl.il to the stroke "' o," U''
be dono while ImbItib the rub bnrk over
the ".huuldrr iinil then forward with nil the
xtri-nxth of tho body. ...n.i ...
The miifle must lie cristalllzeu Into n
ulnglo force behind the bnll.
...,
necessity for a third, about which I hae my
doubts.
If tho abovo Is satisfactory, I nnd my clan
aro prepared to meet the enemv any time after
Heptomucr IS. Now let them l.rlmr on tholr
clan. Yours very truly, W. N. STKVnNSON.
August IS.
The Stevcnsons looked over the Median
record In tho recent Bala tourney, which
wan one thing that made them dccldo not
to lot tho challenge go unanswered.
Stovenson and Son al3o trimmed Meehan
and Son at Sprlnghnven and feel that tho
latter team wants to get back nt them.
Tho Stovenson children range from 22
years to 13. Tho family Is now at Cape
May gottlng preliminary practice.
Stevenson. SrM says ho will also tako on
tho Meehan trlbo nt shooting clay pigeons.
Sweater Bothers
Ono of the best shots played by Mrs.
Claronco II. Vanderbeck, United States
woman golf champion, when she played this
week at Cobb's Creek with Goorge C.
Klaudei, was to the fourth green. It Is an
Island holo surrounded not only by much
wator, but by banks of tho most flourishing
rough. Mrs. Vandcrbeck'a shot kicked dead
right on the Hag.
She had been started at 2 up, so that the
shot put her 3 up on Klauder. She won
tho next, so she was 4 up for 5 holes.
Italn fell all afternoon and came down
in buckets during tho play of tho last
hole. Klauder squared things thero with
a par 4 after ho had narrowly ml3sed a
bird.
Mrs. Vanderbeck experienced much
trouble In playing many shots, duo to a
sweater sho wore, which extended in all
ke Minks
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parts duo to tho rain. Klauder Bhowcd a
niiitvelnus run of chip approaches nnd ap
proach putt Ho was generally dead to tho
hole, but when ho had a four-footer to
wink on the dlfllcult greens ho seldom
missed.
Tho old shout Is still raised nbout tho
grass being worn off nrountl tho cups, which
nro moved once a week. The defense Is
thnt If the cuys were moved oftener, tho
greens would be covered with bare spots
and soon there wouldn't be any greens. .
Hut others contend that If the pins wero
moved oery day, aa at tho clubs, tho
crass around tho hole would not havo n
chanco to wear off. The course la said
to average nbout a thousand players a
w(,ek. , -.,,.,
Something of Interest Is promised In tho
Ancient and Honornblo line next month,
when lo-men teams from the Bucks County
Country Club nnd tho Bala Golf Club meet
for a dinner mntch.
The first match will be at I.anghorne
nnd tho second at Bala. Bucks County
will bo able to give the Bala team a flno
match. The team la led oft by the Itldco
brothers, Charlie Lovett and others of "first
sixteen" speed. The dinner will be fal
lowed by a dance, which brings Into tho
light John C. McAvoy, president of the
Bala Golf Club, golfer and dancer.
With a Broken Arm
Ho wns discussing the matches tho other
day and telling how much ho was looking
forward to soirees.
"you're In fine shapo for it," was tho
comment of his audience, nnd the "prexy's"
face grow long as ha looked down sorrow
fully at his broken right arm In a sling.
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ALEXANDER NEEDS EIGHT
By GHANTLAND RICE
iion dcbatlnir the Nn . a world series wo havo
rntmcin wlin liftVO
I h.i t nim rnro ns a Brooltlyn-Uonton
nffnlr nre liable to matte the mistake of tholr
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Alexander') Chance
yilexnnder need'? mly eight more games
tr. tir his 1D1G marl the best year of his
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Dig Alex Is apparently the only .10-gama
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and Walsh abdicated tho throne. Ill U
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