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S ARE LOSING FAITH IN GAME BECAUSE OF POOR JUDGMENT OF DIRECTING HEADS
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2tF THE MAGNATES ABOLISHED
f THE WORLD'S SERIES, BASEBALL
WOULD BE BETTER OFF IN END
Many Ways Are Open if or Arrangement of More
Interesting Classic, With All Players Sharing
, in Receipts and Salaries Unchanged
TAgJBBAt,b inimIm were iimued at the storm of criticism directs at the
Jfair Tak Ofcutts for their indifferent work In tho gamo that clinched ths
MMMit'for Brooklyn, and stljl are Inclined to treat tho matter lightly. They could
M notMft out ef tits eHlnary about tho gamo (mostly became they wero not
yfasmt) an4 not think that It la worthy of an Investigation. At least President
Wsnsr, of ths NatloMl League, has eo declared himself, while as tho third member
tha National Commission, President Johnson, of the American League, declares
that h will hare nothing to do with the matter nt all, but tho "Coir" at least
Intimates that If the same thing had happened In tho American League he would
kfek'up a rumpus.
If the magnates would brush away a few cobwebs and look back a few years
ttwy mUrht Ve aWo to recall (hat there was a time when the baseball scribes had
htHoit faith In tha magnates, while the fans naturally followed the scribes, JJut
aay a different condition exists. Not only have the baseball writers ceased to
balkva everything told to them by the money-spoiled magnates, but now ths
fansare wiser and cannot be fooled as readily as tho magnate or the scribe.
The desire of the magnates to grab all the money In sight was the beginning
wt the end, so far as tho fans were concerned It showed the baseball fan that
Ute magnate was not the philanthropist he had been led to believe, and every day
a oertaln percentage of fans are becoming attracted to golf, tennis nnd other
erta from which they can get some recreation and benefit Instcsd of spending
tfcelr money to watch others exercise, Tho magnate does not believe this and
softs at the Idea, but some day he will change his tunc.
The establishing of a world's series between the champion (earns of the
National and American Leagues was, In a measure, responslblo for the wonderful
growth of the game, but It also Is going to bring trouble beforo long. If tho
Magnates had been content with thn really fabulous sums realized from world's
series games when the Idea first made a great lilt with the public all would have
been well, but each year finds the prices raised and put bej ond the reach of the
fans who support the team throughout the season.
Abolish tho Scries and Help the Game
TF THE baseball magnates, and tho National Commission In particular, want to
help baseball and restore the confidence of the fans, let Uiem abolish the world's'
series. The sudden change will not meet with approval for a few years, but In tho
hg run the game will be healthier and the salaries will be Just us high. The only
real difference will be that the publio will not be "bilked" so often and the old
time enthusiasm will return.
The mad desire of magnates to have pennant-winning teams in order to get a
Hee of the world's series melon does a lot of good for a few teams and satisfies
the fans of a few cities, but tho fans and players of the teams In seven cities in
each league are bitterly disappointed jcar after car. This condition leads to
11 trades In mldseoson, for disgruntled stars on losing teams (another great evil) and
dissension, in about five teams In each league c ery season
They saythn.t to the victor belong the spoils, and perhaps It should be so In
a two-cornered Wtle, but In baseball It is different, nnd If the magnates desire to
continue tha big series, which In many waya Is fascinating, let them divide the
.,noney differently, so that' every player In the league will get' his share, no matter
hew small It may happen to be.
A fow years ago Charley Ebbeta fostered this Idea, and many othera Just as
0 food, but they were frowned upon, and now Ebbeta has changed his tune. If the
ether magnates had been willing to follow Ebbots's lead we believe the game would
be somewhat better off. If there was an incentive for eory player In the league
to keep working for day after day, we would not have listless second-division
teams, but aggregations that would be fighting It only to get one place hlghei-
fcnd It la not likely the New York fiasco would be repeated.
There Would Be No More Fiascos
TK FINISHING In second or third place had meant about $10,000 more to the
Giants for each notch above fourth position which could not be lost does any
fan believe Jhat the final series would evon have been "listless"? President Tcner
rightly says' that no ball player could be bribed or would throw a game. AVe agree
with him, so far as the real honesty of every player In the game is concerned about
accepting a bribe or one being able to approach them with a proposition to throw
me game. '
Kvery one familiar with baseball knows that a game cannot bo fixed or bought.
If It is possible and ever had happened the magnates would forecr be in the
clutches of ono who could threaten exposure of the whole thing. Uut there are
other things that hurt Just as much and which can easily be classified ns "throw
Jng," such as players showing direct favoritism; falling to be in condition when
a friendly opponent Is to be met; playing an indifferent game after thousands of
supporters have paid their good money to see a team show tho best It has, and
showing a deliberately unsportsmanlike spirit that is hurting another team; Just
10 aid a more friendly opponent.
If none of these conditions existed when the Giants met the Dodgers In the
game that sent the pennant to Brooklyn and destroyed Philadelphia's slight mathe.
maticAl chance, then President Tener, of the National League, Is doing Justice to
alt In declaring that ho will not even investigate the matter. He has the clippings
frem the New Tork papers, which one would expect to be partisan In this case, and
U he thinks they do not call for an explanation, let tho magnates be prepared to
wait for the result.
Alex Is King of Them Afl
ALEXANDER THE GItEAT Is convincing the fans more every day Just why he
XX Is tho greatest pitcher in tho game. The Doston Braves were amazed when tho
Nebraakan went to the mound In tho ninth Inning yesterday and saved the game,
thereby clinching second place. Second place Is not much honor to bo shooting
at after one has gone through what "A'lex" has this season, but with his usual
unselfishness and thinking only that his teammates wanted the position, the king
f pitchers counted the hill and mowed down the last two batsmen.
We wonder how many great pitchers of the past or present would go through
a' wonderful campaign, meet with Buch bitter disappointment Just when It seemed
that he was about to earn fame and money, and would then show such a grand
exhibition of spirit The averago great pitcher, after seeing his team go out of
the race, would think that he was entitled to rest and probably would depart for
home or remain away from the ball park but not Alex.
Matty waa a stanch-hearted hurler throughout his career, but Matty never was
so popular with the Giants as Alexander Is with his teammates, and we do not
Ihww of any player in modern times who was so thoroughly idolized as Is Moran's
jrreat hurler, and he richly deserves the affection his mates have for him. Alex
tMaks always of his teammates; never by any act or word Intimates that he is
treat star of the team, and Is the samo to atl on and off tho field.
"When we saw the score of the second Phllly game posted on the scoreboard
In Brooklyn, denoting that the Phils' last hope for the pennant had vanished,
awr thought waa of Alex. ZJka tvtry one else living In Phllly, or who loves a cham'
ylsiishlp team that does not change after training Its laurels, we also thought of the
way Koran and all the rest of the. team hustled and pulled together; but above all
ieed "Alex."
1 & He Alwajrs Brought the Team Back
IF TKX fans look back over the past season, which was full of ups and downs,
tfeajr will recall that every time the team skidded It was Alex who brought it
bask. They alao will reeell that It was Alex who drew tho tough assignments
h-em Manager Moran. II came through all with flying colors until the final
game in Brooklyn, when the weather was such that his overworked arm could
net beeome therovghly warmed up after the Nebraakan sat on the bench all
anorntpg waiting for a teammate to weaken so that he could take up the burden.
Alexander has proved without the shadow of doubt that he Is a greater
pitcher than Tousg, Matty, Johnson, Walsh and all the other great stars, Including
warn the great aa4 ealy George Bdward Waddell.
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SOUTHERN FOOTBALL TEAMS WILL INVADE
NORTHERN GRIDIRONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON;
ELEVENS FROM DIXIE LOOK TO BE STRONG
Virginia Likely to Give Yale a Great Battle at New Haven Princeton Men
in Fine Fettle to Tackle Bunch From North Carolina Defensive
Play of the Blue Encouraging to the Coaches
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Tlin great Northern Invasion Is on. Three
high-class football teams from ths
Sunny South, all primed for battle, hopped
aboard threo different trains todsy, eet sail
fqr three different towns, where they will
mingle with three
different college
eens next Sat
urday. Tho South
erners will devote
tomorrow to be
coming acclima
ted and getting
the tllnks out of
their s stems, so
as to be ready for
the big grind on
the following day.
Here Is the In.
tersectlonal card
for Saturday:
Washington and
I,ee M. Army, at
West Point.
University of
Virginia vs. Tl,
at New 3Ian.
n. W. MAXAVELI. North Carolina
t Prlncoton. at Princeton.
This means that three Interesting battles
will bo fought nnd the Northern teams will
be pushed to the limit Perhaps Yale and
Princeton will win, but Washington and
Lee should score an easy victory over the
Cadets.
Virginians -Stronjr
The Generals which is slang for the
eleven from Lexington. Va have a very
good team this year and Walter H. L'lcock,
the coach, says they should go through the
Vason without a defeat. For the past
three years L'lcock's men have suffered but
one defeat, Cornell beating them 40 to 21,
at Ithaca last fall. And, as the Ithacans
walloped e en body else. Including Harvard.
the defeat a not so bad after all.
It will be remembered that Washington
and Lee played Cornell off her feet In the
first half nnd scored threo touchdowns be
fore Doctor Sharpe's athletes Knew what
happened. Johnny Barrett, the sensational
halfback of tho Southerners, ran through
the entire team for two touchdowns and
scored the other on a series of short line
bucks. Barrett la not with the team this
year, but Captain "Cy" Young, who was out
of the game all season through injuries, has
taken his place In the backfleld and Is
doing very good work. Ulcock has a well
balanced team, tbe men know football, and
unless the Army shows hotter form than
last Saturday against Lebanon Valley, tha
Cadets will have some hard luck.
Heretofore the Southern teams have been
considered more or less of a Joke up hers,
but after Yale was beautifully trimmed
by Virginia last year and Harvard won
only because Mahan was able to kick three
goals from the field, opinion quickly
changed Virginia's goal line was not
crossed by a Northern eleven last year and
two of the best were played.
Yale will lme Its first try.dut under the
Jonts regime and It will be a tough one
The team from Charlottesville hss beenprac.
tlclng for several weeks and Is In very good
shape. On ths other hand, the Blus atlll
Is in the experimental stage, the players
are not accustomed to playing with each
other, teamwork is ragged and a well-ds-
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fined system of play has not been adopted
Defensively, Old Ell Is ery good and that
Is the only thing which will help stave off
defeat, It Is Impossible to predict the out
come of the battle, but It Is fe tosay that
Virginia will put up a hard tight and Yale
will be forced to play better than against
Carnegie Tech In order to win.
Tigers in Form
North Carolina has not been up this way
for some time, but has made a great reputa
tion In Its own section. I.ast ear the team
waa defeated by Virginia 14 to 0, but all of
the other Southern e!etns were beaten with
caae. North Carolina will line up against
Princeton and this should be the hardest
struggle of all. The Tigers showed good
form against Holy Croas last week and
there Is no reason why they shouldn't do
een better this week. Speedy Hush's team
should win.
. The malls are working again and the
office boy Just wandered In with the follow
Ing: '
Dear Mr. ilaxictll.
it poMlblt. I would Ilk to t noma 4aU
uujvrt wnicn naa bn much dUcued
ana incro pitniy or room for
count If tha ball drat
1 would ODretat It viiry mtirti If nti rnuM
atraltbten thfa out for me. II. II.
In mil De Witt, of Princeton, made a
drop kick which beat Dartmouth, 3 to 0.
The, ball, after leaving the kicker's foot,
bounded along the ground, struck a lump of
mud and bounded over the rroen bar. This
caused quite a little discussion and the
rules were changed to coer the point.
Hera Is the dope from the rule book:
"If the ball, after being kicked, strikea
an opponent and then passes oer tha cross
bar. It shall count as a goal. In no case,
however, shall it count as a goal If, after
leaving the kicker's foot. It touches the
ground before passing over the cross bar or
en
down hen
araument
Do a field coat
loucnei ma groonar
goal posts.'
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Now that Krtle has been eliminated by
Benny Kaufman and Benny knocked off
the high perch by champion Kid Williams,
the much talked of bantam weight snarl
has been straightened out Krtle must take
a back seat and meet opponents who hae
not been hand picked by his manager and
Kaufman must go on the same as before
meeting all comers, but keeping quiet a
bout winning the championship. Benny
had his chance and fllwed; perhaps he
could do better the next time.
But there Is one boy In Philadelphia who
haH not been gUen a chance to show what
he rould do with tho local bantams and
Is forced to go out .of town for matches,
lie Is Kddlo O'Keefe, one of the few
legitimate bantams In the country, Eddie
can make 116 ringside with little difficulty,
something that Williams has not done for
some time It has been Impossible to ar.
range a bout with the champion at 116,
altiiuiish lucruthe Inducements hao been
offered.
AVhen Johnny Kllbane was here a couple
of weeks ago he boxed three rounds with
O'Keefe, and after the bout said that Eddie
was one of the cleverest boxers In the bus
iness. There is no doubP about O'Keefe'a
cleverness, but It is a long time since we
have seen It In an actual battle.
Another letter reached the oHoe through
some mysterious channel known only by
the office boy. Hae a look:
Sport Kdltor. Kicnlng Ledger,
-,P.lrTI wtfh .,0 "r Uvr words about Wala
OKare. who liaa been refmrd matches by alt
'ha leaainr bantams. Without fear of con.
tradlrtlon. I wlan to atata that Kddla never haa
been beaten by a bantam. and has dorlalons over
"""h bl' ,s Uuteh llr.ndt. Hilly Fltulmmona,
A Shiib.rt. Dattl ns Hrddr. I'aisy Uranntaan
Jlllly Iloans. Eddla .Wallace. Louisiana. Youns
Molsherr, and whan ho weighed but 110 rounds,
fought a ten-round draw with Johnny Coulon.
wbu then waa champion. In Kansaa City,
This Is record that should be recognised,
but the Philadelphia promoters seem to be
blind to the fact that he la good. I re
peatedly have tried to get a match with Kid
Williams at 11 6. ringside, and even went so
far as to offer him $1000 as a bonus when
he signed the articles. Williams refused
and een turned down a purse of $5500
which was offered him
Johnny Ertle also sidestepped all of my
PHILLIES vs. BOSTON
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challenges and I could not get een close
to a match. Once I posted $500 with Harry
Edwards, but Mike MoNulty refused to
talk business. He said that If he got a few
soft ones for his boy, he would take on
O'Keefe. He got the set-ups. but after
ward said that O'Keefe was too tall and
had too long a reach. That was another
match lost.
Frankle Burns will not meet Eddie, so
what can he do? Ha Is willing to put up
any amount of money as o forfeit, will take
on any bantam In the world, but no one
will box him. I would like to take on
Benny Kaufman, but it will take some time
before Benny will consider a match.
BIG WAGER ON SERIES
Smlthers Bets $20,000 Against $14,000
on Red Sox
NEW TOIUC. Oct. B The first big bet
on the world's series was reported today
when E. E. Smlthers, former owner of Dan
Patch, bet $20,000 to $14,000 the P.ed Sox
would clean up Smlthers also Is reported
to have bet $80,000 against $50,000 the
Giants won't win the National flag next
year, ,,
A second world's series bet today was
one of $5000 laid by John A. Drake, promi
nent horseman, against $3500 that the Sox
would beat the Robins.
LUCK IS FEATURE
IN'' GOLF TOURNEY
ON BOSTON LINKS
Women Players Say Coura
"Never Would Bo Chosen
for Man"
GREENS ARE VERY POOR
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IlEtuMONT SPIUNO COUNTItY CLUB
Waverly, Mass , Oct 5 .There Is too nun
of a premium on luck at the Be!moM
course, where Is being played the womej?a
golf championship of the United Stated
This fact would seem to lustlfy the e
repeated claim by many of the contestants
that It Is not a championship course, H
would never tn the world have been cheaeii
for a man's championship, so stated several
of the fair golfers who failed to nu.iu
One of the Phlladelphlans expresird It,' 1
one of those to Qualify, when she said nJj J
the course was -very interesting," and thea
shrugged her shoulders as If to say ihal
lets It out." The hot sun nnd vlroroue
winds of the last two weeks or so hare
baked the course ery hard, and this has'
had much to do with the element of lock
that attends the fair golfers' shol.
Many of the greens slide away from tha
shot One ball may roll across and over,
board, while another ball, way off the M '
of the pin, may stop on the green and rive
Its owner a putt for the hole, while tK '
uvucr jji;ci is ieiuhi uui vi irsp
This Is what happened to Mm .tm,., t"
Tepham, champion of Texas, In her mall.'
with Mm. O. Henrv St.l.nn 11,. i,iS"!7
phla star. On the second hole she hooked "
out a drhe which came around correct) i. i
rest hole high some few ards off then
man. The pr,n nlnn. .. . aj
r .-. --".c:"- .-r.iv':""' 'm n
afiiuiii onu nciu ugufc on across and $
oer. Mrs. Stetson, meantime. n. i.?
heavy rough close to the road on the rijthLj
Her out was on the green and she tank InW
iffo uub iur mo note.
.u .iivi . at.i.. jium ,o noining out a!
green at the other end of a stretch of titJ
way and rocks. Many have Jokingly raid j
that the best way to Dlay It waa tn tn ii,. i
shot and let It roll on the slight slope tojj
the green. Many a pitch has taken leaps il
across the sloplng-away green. On many'l
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it is a nne piace xor a great big Iron"
horse show. ,;
.But there are all kinds of shots andi
many decidedly picturesque holea. Th !
course hss been kept In fine shape and the 'a
piayers wno nine, naa ins DreaKs' of luck
so ir arr. most cnuiuaiaauc oer the Bel
mom apnng-B nuns.
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