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. 13" . EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, BEgTmmm o, x,v. - 7;
PAT MORAN'S TEAM OUTPLAYED AND OUTGENERALED BROOJEOYMtNJ
. 8! PHILLIES VIRTUALLY PUT THE
DODGERS OUT OP RUNNING
BY FIVE STRAIGHT WINS
'
Champions Are in Fine Shape to Tackle Boston
: , Braves in Titanic Series Moran's Pitchers
. . J Show Up to Great Advantage
WHEN tho last Brooklyn battor had been retired In tho nfternoon gnmo of
yesterday's donbto-hcadcr between tho Phillies nnd Dodgers, Pat Mornn's
fighting champions hnd eliminated a nonnnnt contender which was considered a
certain winner two weeks agb, Slnco that time Brooklyn skidded rapidly, but so
Old Iho Phillies, thereby lonlnc nn excellent opportunity to pick tip it few games
on tho Dodgers. In tho meantime Boston was winning Hteadlly nnd crnwlcd up
on the Dodgers, but tho I'hlllles were considered nlsornni. Today Brooklyn may
bo considered In the also-ran clas.
Tho loss of tho five games only enabled the Phillies to crawl tip on even terms
'Willi the Dodgers, but tho moral effect of tho loss of flvo consecutive games In
this city and the manner In which the pitching staff was crippled through tho
lugging of tho Phils and Manager Robinson's faulty Judgment probably will
wean tho elimination of Brooklyn, after It had held tho load for four months.
HoblnRon'a flvo star hurlers wero batted from tlfo mound In flvo games nnd
two of them nufrerod this fato twice. 13 very pitcher on tho Brooklyn staff, 10
In all, opposed the Phils, and barring Coombi, who gave Alexander a hard battlo
In tho first gamo of tho sorlca, nnd Molls, who pitched only one Inning, nil wore
batted hard nnd timely by the Phillies.
Chenoy, PfofTer and Smith, thrco hurlers who must bo In great shape for
Brooklyn to figuro seriously from now until the close of tho season, wero handled
eo poorly during tho series that they probably will bo two wco'ka getting back In
their Btrldo, which will put tho pitching burden upon Coombs nnd Marqunrd,
two veterans who are not capablo of going to tho mound more than onco a week
and Btlll show good form. Tho Brooklyn staff Is wrecked, and a team that plays
Bo Httlo Inside ball Is likely to skid rapidly.
Phillies In Shnpo for Boston Scries
ON TIIE3 other hand, the Phillies nro In wonderful shape for tho hard series with
Boston nnd Now Yojlc. In tho five games Moran railed upon n relief pitcher
only once, and thnt was when Alexander tho Great was brought Into the gamo to
pitch to one batter. Tho Phillies used four twlrlers to win the flvo games,
Rlxoy alono pitching two games.
Tho lanky Virginia southpaw had tho Dodgers nt his morcy In both games,
and thanks to tho slugging of tho Phillies and mlsplaylng by Brooklyn, worked
eo little In tho final gamo of tho scries that ho will bo uvallablo for duty again
on Wednesday. Tho Phllly pitching staff Is In grand nhapo; tho team has Btartcd
slugging, while tho defenso In tho Brooklyn scries was wonderful. In other wordi,
It looks very much as It tho Phillies hnd started to spurt, Just as they did at this
tlmo a year ngo.
Ono of tho most oncouraglng features about yesterday's victories wob Krnklno
Mayer's splendid pitching. Mayer now has pitched four fine games In succession
nnd apparently la going to bo ono of Moran'a bulwarks In tho final drive. It
was believed that Moran would linvo to placo tho ontlro burden upon Alexander
tho Great nnd Kppa Itlxey, with Al Domareo aiding In doubleheodors, but tho
games against tho Dodgers proved conclusively thnt both Domareo and Mayer nro
capable of holding up tholr end. Tho Phils, therefore, liavo four dependable
pltchors for the spurt, which Is more than Stalllngs and Hobluson havo after tho
hard week.
Another feature of tho scries was tho superior generalship shown by Mnnnger
Moran. Brooklyn got almost as many hits ns the Phillies during tho series,
but wero nblo to score only flvo runs In tho flvo gamo, whllo tho Phillies tallied
25. Tho afternoon game yestorday was a striking cxamplo of the wny tho Phillies
mako their hits count nnd take advantage of tho opposing team's mliplays. Tho
Phillies got 10 runs from 11 hits, while Brooklyn got only thrco runs from 10 hits.
Philadelphia Fans Baseball Mad
PHILADELPHIA'S sport lovers are more wildly enthusiastic about baseball at
tho present tlmo than they were In 1910 when the unknown Athletics waded
through a strong field In tho American League, then bent tho famous Cub muchino
With ridiculous caso In tho world's series. Whllo the fans havo been nroused
since that time by famous Mack triumphs and tho pennant-winning Phillies last
season, tho In tores t was greater In 1910 than In any year In tho history of tho
game until this season.
Tho wonderful come-back and superb fighting spirit of tho Phillies Ji
,xcsporislblo for tho city becoming "baseball mad." If tho Phillies had taken tho
lead ut.tho stnrt of tho season and held it, or hnd been on even terms with tho
Dodgers when tho series started, tho fans would not havo enthused so much, but
every sport lover likes to see a team come from behind and perform somo e
markablo feat. They had confidenco In tho Phillies. They knew Moron's team
always arises to an emergency, and believed they had a fighting chance.
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BASEBALL fans delight In watching a lighting team, and they surely wero
not disappointed In tho past series. No team ever played more brilliant ball
In a crisis than tho Phils did, nnd tho fans who wero fortunate enough to seo tho
whole series aro unanimous In tho opinion that It was n scries that surpassed any
world's series over contested In this cty.
Tho remarkable attendance at yesterday's games, particularly at tho morning
- contest, was a trlbuto to the popularity of baseball. There wero many holiday
counter-attractions, but tho city did not Beem to know that thero was nuythlng
'golpg on but baseball. The morning game crowd was tho largest thut has ever
, attended game In tho Phllly park nnd also was larger than any at any morning
game ever played In this city. Thousands of fans wero turned away at both
games, and tho majority of those who nttended tho morning gnmo remained out
side waiting for tho gates to open. Altogether It was a wonderful day.
The Detroit Tigers made a big advance In their fight for tho flag In the
American League when thoy trounced tho Cleveland club twice, while the best
tho Bed Sox could do was to win one gamo. This put Jennings's men within
ono full gamo of their New England rivals. Although Janvrln la playing n good
game at second base, tho Boston club is missing Jack Barry to the fullest extent.
However, If the Bed Sox pitchers do work ns well ao thoy havo been doing,
Detroit will have to mako a grandstand finish to capture tho flag,
i ...
Philadelphia tennis fans wero very much encouraged at tho showing made by
XL Norrls Williams, 2d, against Clarence Grlflln. Williams showed all the dash
and speed that ho exhibited two years ago when ho captured the national title
'from Maurice McLoughltn. Williams's servlco had the old-tlmo sting which mado
him one of tho leaders In American lawn tennis for the last few years.
. .
THRCI3 boxing champions placed their titles In Jeopardy in Labor Day matches
and (bell respe;llve crowns lay at rest today. Johnny KUbano brushed George
Chaney enxtiv: out. pf his path and' stands without a worthy contender for his
"American featftenreight laurels by knocking out tho Baltlmoro southpaw In tho
thlrdyound t Cedar Point. Lightweight Champion Fred Welsh got Referee Billy
Roche's, decision on points in a 20-round bout against Charley White, and Kid
Williams, the bantam kingpin, easily outclassed Frankle Brown In 10 rounds ut
Baltimore.
. For the first time In 33 years the Phillies' pobs Bate was closed yesterday.
. The reason was, not that there wero bo rflany passholders, but the crowd, weeing
abat this sate was the only one open, attempted to storm It. The police tried to
stop the rush and tteep a path clear to the gate, but found it Impossible, to do bo.
1 The only alternative was to close the gate.
,
. j- Frankla Brown's showing against Kid Williams In Baltimore yesterday In-.
dlcates that thero are onlyia lew In this country who can give the latter a battle'
-worth while. Brown went into the fight extensively advertised, but he did not
live up to his press-agentlngr. ,
Between the big fights, yesterday and the double victory of the Phillies, every,
body overlooked the Athletics but Washington. The Senators, however, Btuck to
Mhe Job and nonaged, to squeeze out a couple from MacU's caudal enders.
.Hj . .
(-HMSTr MATHEWSON, one-time greatest of all pitchers, made his first appear.
fJCJ ance Jn the- box since talcing the reins of tlfe Bods yesterday afternoon at Chi
4igo. He mob opposed to his ancient rival, Three-flngered Brown, and Matty won.
Tftftecn and 18 hits, respectively were nude by the Cubs and necjs, both veterans
finishing the entire gome,
Two new players signed up by the St. L,ouls Cardinals nro said to be wonderful
pjajers and it Is believed that they will Improve the Play of the team greatly.
JBo'hen. an Inflelder from the Northeastern League, and Stewart, a second base
nun of the Jacksonville Club, are the latest acquisitions of Miller Hugglps.
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.VKNINO rGm MOVIES-THEY MIOHT BE ABLE TQ COJi
ERTLE SHOWN UP
IN STALLING BOUT
WITH B. KAUFMAN
Philadelphian, Weakened
Making 116 Pounds, Does
Forcing Throughout
KEWPIB A GOOD WAITER
By LOUIS II. JAFFE
Ab a champion, wo've got to hand It to
Johnny Hrtle, Mlf-nccujed Imntnm liosi
based on nn nlleged foul victory over Kid
Wllllntnn, ns n rrnl tlttelioliler rf the Fred
Welsh tpo. Ertle was scheduled to box
Benny Kaufman nt 110 pounds, ringside.
Both weighed In under that poundage, but
ns far n nnj lioxlng on tho part of llrtle
w.13 concerned, there wasn't any.
Tho St. Paul Kcwple stalled, clinched, re
fused to lend nnd did cMrythlng but box.
Ho gave nn excellent exhibition of how
Welsh perform when ho steps Into tho
ring to mlit to his bankroll In a limited,
no-dcclslon contest It was n fiasco from
nn IJrtlo standpoint.
Poor llltlo Kaufman, weak, thin, nn-cmlc-looklng
and drawn ns ho nover wns
lieforo. forced tho llchtltig from tho clang
of tho first gong until tho IS minutes of
scheduled boxing were over. Kaufman said
tho weight did not hurt h m: Adnm llyan.
Charley Welrmuller and "Pop" O'Brien
each said that Itrnnv wan strong, but It
didn't take a keen, discerning cyo to seo
that tho Philadelphian was only u shell of
his real self.
Erlle Plnys Walling Game
Ertlo Just waited, a smllo covering his
faco now and thou, for tho greatly weak
ened Kaufman t mako the light. Benny
tried hnrd. IIo fought as best ho could,
and although the match was fnr from bo
Ing Interesting, the crowd wns enthusiastic,
only because of Kaufman's great showing
under tho conditions, that of showing up
Ertle.
Tho match couldn't bo called a good
bout, becnuco ono innn wai tho nggrcssor
throughout Tho other Just waited Ertlo
stood fiat-footed, feinting most of tho time,
nnd when Benny caino tearing In. ho met
the gamo little Philadelphian with rlght
hand punches to the body. But at close
uunrtcrs Ertlo held on with ono arm and
placed tho other across his stomach as u
barricade for Benny's attack to That sec
tion. It was a pity to seo tho "shadow of Kauf
man" try his utmost nnd endeavor as best
ho could for a knockout whllo Ertlo stalled
his way through tho contest with 1100 per
fectly good dollars awaiting him as a re
ward for tils wonderful Fred Welsh ex
hibition. Benny the Triumphant
By tho way, we might as woll mention
that thero wns n victor. Benny Knufmin,
worn down and hnggard looking from his
exertions, was tho triumphant ono by a
mighty big margin, too.
A lightweight match with Frul Kelly nrul
Groer Haea us principals Is tho fcuture ut
the weekly show at tho Kynn A. C. tonight.
Kel recently proMil In a match with KdJIo
lllnchlo thnt he still It mincliln. hard, but ho
will Ami the, wterun llajen a nilfhty tough
iinlam.r Thlji will ti (raer' return no-
iVarnnco nftcr u sojourn tlirou.li thu West uml
New Kimland.
Tho prelim card to tho Kelly-Hayes set-to
tonlKM Is well urraiiffeit und a lot nt rood
flshtlnz ulll remit the aeml hrlnss together
Johnny Shen ami At fine, rival Seenteentri and
Twelfth Ward featherweights, othor numbers
aro I,ew Welter a. Yountf Allen. Ueorce Llutts
Hrc-Saw Kelly mid Ksey l'luinmcr vs.
nut
Mooru.
Al Nelson
nrnveil Ijy Ills brilliant nhnwlnir
. rr- rj. . .i- - - . -. t: --'-.---.. .,.-
last mem asninit uiminy ittruauQ nt llio uiynv
ntu that ho was boxlnv In great form Georglo
lllnckburn will he th Italian's fecund opponent
of tho week nt tho West l'hllly open-air W'nsh
InKton KiHjrtlm; Mub Frlduy nlxht, and It should
bo n fast fracas They have met three tlmos
and each bout was a real humdln.ir.
Tho New York Ie-onard txs nanny nnd
Charley both knockout nrllsta, will meet worthy
opponents In Kddle MrAmlrewn and Willie Han
non, respectively, nt the National A. c Satur
day tilsht. .McAndrena la In ureat shape and
he plans an aeuresslvo battlo with tho hopo
of beating Leonard to n knockout punch. An
other K. O. person on the program Is Harry
tnegel, iho makes his first uppearancu outsldo
of New York.
Philadelphia Jack O'nrlen Is to comn out of
his retirement, ilespitu Ida :is ears of ago. Ne
gotiation are now on for the one-tlmtt cleven-.t
uf heuvwelghts to box hi .NVw York In two
weel.a Ills opponent-to-b has not been an
nounced. Tho last tlmo Jick tried a "come
back" he opposed Bailor l!en Koch, but the
former wns nut In very good form.
.Th.'!,,'!,'', lay,"i skeptical fans who belloe
ilCId Williams will hae an easy Job with Joo
(l'I)onnell at the Olympla next Monday night,
but Joo Plum. IC. O tutor. suh that a line
surprise Is In atom for thorn Joo has bi.en
teaching O'Dnnnell the liner points of the game
and lie proved hlmseir n greatly tinproied boxer
when he beat Johnny Moloney.
Frankle nrown. who was beaten by Kid Wll
tlami In Maltlmoro yesterday afternoon saw
tho Urtle-Kaufman match at the Olinmt'n lust
night and said- "Williams could beat Krtlo any
day in tho week" ltsferrlng to hla own luatiii
with the Kid. Kranklo said: "William, l" on"
man 1 respect, but ho knew ho wus in u light."
Hddlo Mack, who starts on a vnuden en
reer with his "pantomime championship" n.t
In two weeks, made u tremendous hit at tho
OUlnpla last night. Ho had the crowd In con.
vnUtons of laughter throughout, and his "claim
of foul" and "tho knockout" proved screams.
The next time Johnny Moloney boxes will bo
September 18 at the Oljmpla. wm "
Jock Malone. a St. l'aul welterweight, made
his eastern debut at the Olympla by attribut
ing an unmerciful beating to Itlts Walters Alu.
lone Is a protego of Mlko McNulty. Johnny
Krtle's manager, and he proed himself a
clever, hard-punching flstlcufflan,
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PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5,
These Arc the Big
Days in Sportdom
. . i
73 HILADELPIIIA is well repro--I-
scntctl In the field of sports nt
this active period of the season. t
The Phillies nro playing n decid
ing series with tho Braves in Boston.
Thcv now nrc favorites for the Na
tional League pennant, following n
clean sweep of flvo games over
Brooklyn. . ,
R. Norris Williams, "M, n Phlla-
.tnltdilnn. in nntrrrd in UlC filial
, round nt Forest Hill3 with yillinm
Al. Johnston lor me nuuuuui iun
tennis singles championship.
The greatest golf tourney iof tho
senson, tho national nmntcur cham
pionship, is being decided over the
enst nnd west courses of the Merlon
Cricket Club.
Tho Evening Ledger has expert
writers covering all tho big events.
Chandler D. Richter is in Boston
with the Phillies, Sandy McNibllck
is describing the golf tournament
and a staff correspondent is on the
scene of tho tennis battleground. '
UOBHY WAIrilOUK CAPTURES
100-KILOMETER RACK AT DROME
Bedell Takes Second in Long Motor
Paccd Grind'"
Bobby Wnlthour added another good race
in !! inni? ilp.t of victories by winning
the 100-kllomcttr rnco nt the Point Brce
Motordromo Inst night, defoiitlng Monus
Bedell, Cleorgo Columbatto and Ocorgo
Wlloy. Tho rnco wns full of excitement
from stnrt to finish nnd had more nccl
dents than nny race that took place at tho
dromo this year.
Wlloy did not ride up to his usual form
and wns hipped by tho Held before five
miles had been traveled. He also had sev
eral inlshapa which killed whatever chnncoa
ho had. Tho tire blow out on his extra
wheel In tho twenty-fifth mllo nnd ho was
unablo to flnluh tho race. Columbutto also
failed to finish. '
Menus Boilell put up his usunt good race,
hut the fast pneo that Walthour and Colum
batto set In tho first 30 miles took all of
tho steam out of him nnd ho lost four laps.
Tho raco was a battlo between Wnlthour
nnd Columbatto, and they nlternntcd In tho
lead many times for CO miles.
Browns Buy Memphis Pitcher
MEMPHIS, Tcnn, Sept. 5. Announce
ment has been made by Secretary Watitlns,
of tho local Southern Association club, of
tho sato of Blclt Kerr, pitcher, to tho St.
I.ouls Americans.
Miss Cowells Breaks Record
SAN DIEGO. Cnl., Sept. C Tho Ameri
can CO-yard back-3troko swimming record
was. broken here, at a sanctioned meet, yes
terday, by Miss Francos Cowells, of San
Francisco, who covered tho distance In 43
seconds.
New World's Hurdle Record
I.nWISTOWN. Me.. Sept. B. John J. Hller. of
the Irlnh-Ainerlcini A. C.. New York, yesterday
Lrok tho world's record, eitjiMjh"d by himself
In lliOU. In lliO-snrd low hurdles during tna track
11 l-S seconds, which clipped a (ifth of a second
off his previous mark. Tho meet was sanctioned
by tho New Ungluud branch of tho A. A. U.
eent nt the Htu
rslr here. Ilia tlmo wan
Friar Rock Not to Raco Again
NT.W YOniC. Sept. 0 Tho decision of John
E. Madden, wi last week purchased I-rlsr
Hock, tho great three-ear-old colt, for J50.000
from August llelmont, not to allow tho horse to
enter another race, has caused somo Burprlso in
local raclne circles.
Runs Scored in a Week
by Major League Clubs
RUNS scored by all teams in
American and National Leagues
from Tuesday, August 29, to Mon
day, September 4, inclusive. Only
runs that liRure in officinl averages
aro included. Scores of incomplete
games are not included, but tho
scores of games of five innings or
more are included in tho tabic:
AMUIIICAN I.KAOUn.
T. W. T. T. S. H. M. TIs.
Detroit 1? ? 7 S ft IB 47
Cleveland
1 3
4 1
3 1
a
3 IS SU
lloNton a a n
AthlellCH 0 3 I fi O
New .York S g 2 7 9
Washington J 7
fhlcaso, S I I I I
ht. J.ouN 13 0 84
10 iH
1
11 SS
B ai
l n :s
0 3 22
NATIONAL I.UAUUI
T. W. T. V. S. S. M. TIs.
I'ltlalmrch ....
t'hlragu
llnston
Cincinnati
I'lilllleH ......
New lork
St. I.ouls
Ilrooklyn ......
Did not ilii.
. . O 7 3 fl 8 0 13
. . 3 'i H H 8 It 10
..1.1 7 t 3 tl 0 3U
.,2 S 1 10 7 1033
., K O O 4 1233
., 3 0 1 U 1( 81
..4 I 1 11 S O 20
.. 7 4 0 1 4 1(1
BASEBALL TODAY
SHIBE PARK
AMERICAN LIlAQUi: GUOUNUI
ATHLETICS vs. BOSTON
DOimiIMIKADKK
1'lrit (iutua Culled 1:30 I'. .11.
Tickets on Rale at Ciluibela' und bluldlnrV,
RYAN ATH. CLUB'1",?"'.
rreuuy iveny vs. urover Hayes
'UESD.W KYUMNO. blUTEMUUt 8. 101
tui:
1018
WILLIAMS SLIGHT
FAVORITE IN PLAY
FOR TENNIS TITLE
Quaker Meets William John
ston in Final Round at
Forest Hills
EACH HAS SIMILAR STYLE
roncST HtM.,9, J.. I., Sept. 6. Two men
whose court tactics nro somewhat similar,
William M. JohnBton, of Son FrnncKco,
and R Norrls Williams. 2tl, of Philadelphia,
meet this nfternoon In tile final clash of tno
thirty-sixth nnnunl national lawn totinis
chnmplonshlp nt tho West Shlo Tennis Club.
More than 7000 spectators found seats in
tho north nnd south stnnds, and Ions lipforo
2-30, the hour set for the tnntch to Deem,
the "stnndlnR room only" sIrii mado Its ap
pearance nt tho nates.
The windshield at tho west end of .tho
championship Incloiure, seatlcss, was nileu
with n thousand or moro eager fans who
were perfectly willing to stand, nnd nt least
thnt many more woro scaticren in "
nlsles or occupied scats placed on tho
precious Forest Hills turf In front of tho
windshield. Tho spectators easily totaled
10,000.
Shortly after 1 o'clock tho ticket sellers
at tho Pennsylvania station In New York
woro Instructed to Inform would-bo pur
chasers of tickets to Forest Hills that tho
management of the West Sldo Club could
not Ruarantee them seats. They could talto
their chances.
Quecni houlcvnrd, from LonR Island City
direct to the grounds, was ono unbroken
line of moving automobiles. An extra forco
of copt was pressed Into serlce to handle
tho trafllc, which In Forest Hills today was
Brcntor than nil tho rest of tho year put to
gether. II C Conlln. Buperumplro. who lias offi
ciated at every championship final In n
decade, was In the chair nRaln today. Scat
tered around tho sidelines wero William A.
I.arncil. seven times national clnmplon;
Itobert ,D. Wrenn, another former (title
holder; Oeorgo Townscnd Atlce. president
of tho W. S. N. I T. A.; Fred H. Mans
field, of Uoston; A. h. Hosklns, Philadel
phia, nnd many others who placo tholr
Interest in lawn tennis nbovo everything
olse.
Tho crowd began coming shortly after
noon In groups of three and four at first,
but before another hour had passed n
steady strcntn flowed from tho railroad
station, a. block away, Into the grounds,
nnd was scattered around tho stands.
Tho lino turf courts Insldo tho Inclosurc,
banked on three sides by tho stnnds and
tho fourth by tho clutilio.uso, wero a splendid
plcturo when tho last match of this thirty
sixth annual fray got under way.
Williams, the only hopo of tho Hast
ngalnst tho western Invasion, was tho fa
vorlto with tho crowd, although the doughty
llttlo champion did not lack supporters.
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rn TArrc-SON DARK HORSE IN
Boston Red Sox Face Trial by Fire in Meetiil
By GRANTLAND RICE
. ....... . , Sneaker. Cobb and. Detroit. Chicago and St. Louis
1 Jackson having reached such a hectic
Mnl t tTA
asked Ty the other uay wnnc ..
thm'mht of the finish. "I supposo It Is atlll
anybody's fight." I -M. ' x '1.
good bit better about It now than I did
a few weeks nBo, when I seemed unable
to mako nny headway."
In this game or nny other a man never
Is beaten until he thinks he Is. or ntll
ho raco Is over. I never have figured that
I was going to lose. Maybe I will. But
I won't bellove It until I nm beaten. I
was Ss points behind about three weeks
ngo. nnd today I am less than 16. I feel
moro certain of my hits now than I have
at nny time through tho race, and I hopo
"o finish around .3.C. T W; may not be
good enough to win and then again, may
bo it will."
On the Jump
Wo nsked Ty about tho report that ho
was losing base lilts by trylft to save hit
legs, now that ho had reached tho veteran
clasg.
"Show me tho chanco for n hit," ho
said, "and I'll risk mirt than my legs. I've
Iron In tho game now about 11 years, nnd
I'vo never tried to siwo myself yet, for
I don't bellovo It helps In nny way. The
only way to play" any gamo Is at top speed.
And If you use your head you aro less
Ilablo to get hurt this way than by trying
to savo yiuirsclf cr provent Injury."
Jackson Right Alongside
Thli batting raco has been ndjudged be
tween Speaker nnd Cobb. Hut nil the time
Joo Juckson has been hanging on within
short reach, hitting consistently and hold
ing his own.
With tho attention shifted to other par
tics Joo will do belter than If ho wns
tossed Into tho spotlight. He Btlll hns a
chanco to complete the big drive that failed
In l'Jll and 1012, when ho averaged .400
and still finished second.
The Western Chance
Tho AVest maintains Its best chanco slnco
1910 to re-enter tho World's Series corral.
When tho tted Sox attempt successive as
saults upon Chicago. Detroit, St. Louis and
Cleveland without Jack Darry around sec
ond base they must rlso to great heights
boforo they over start homo In tho lead.
With only ono club to bent, their outlook
would bo fairly pink, not to say soothing.
But to beat down thrco closo contenders
looks to bo upon tho verge of a hopeless
task.
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TY COBB DISCUSSES BATTLf
Western Contenders on foreign 0011, Hays
Rice Evans ana Jtiis unances
(. 111 all .7m
at top spocd at home. They nil -..,?.'
climbing through Septomber when fW.
gan's club will bo battling for tin
break, xno jiea hox navo shown V.i
gameness before, but thero Is !;,"
limit when tho other fellow has uJ
mnrn stuff. "M
Picking the Winner
If tho Hcd Sox nro collared and thmtf
back, wiiAi western ciuu w.'ii come thrmrti
Thero Isn't nny advance answer tht u?
also a rank guess. "Detroit, St. Louliju
Chicago nro well matched ! thoy are bUyE!
at homo and they aro meeting th. ,!
clubs after this week. ;TO
Thev havo stuck together nftei. .uJ
120 games. Whero Is tho dope to for2
I1.A wlnnar will, nnlv 91 n- iM J..1
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Chick and the Top
Fate has n queer way of going at lhl
Thero Is no doping Wo actions of deilhu3
Wlmn Chick Evans, nfter ,1. . -.
starts, was beaten .again In his first ttmt
nt Detroit last year, most of those who ,
low golf gavo his championship fame v
n hopeless caso. '2
Now ho Is tho only amateur In thseota;
try who has n chanco to land tho two r
tournamentB of tho yenr In a single mmm
Fato lifted hint from errntlo golf a vm
before tho Open to tho best golf h ri.
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