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BtlTZELL SCORED ONLY ONE RUN, BUT FANS GIVE HIM FULL CREDIT FOR THE GAME
t J M Hill
IF CHICAGO CAN DEFEAT BOSTON
IN SERIES, WHITE SOX WILL HAVE
LEAD THAT IS ALMOST BOMB PROOF
BLITZELL7S APPARENT ROWDY ACT
)ILS FINAL GAME OF SOX SERIES
LAS WIN NOYES IS FORCED TO RETIRE
rr's Band Is Credited With Two Wins Out of
Jhree Despite Splendid Playing- of Athletics.
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FEELING BomothlnK nkln to tho ncnsatlon felt when llcnny Leonard toiscd
Johnny Kilbano followed tho closing gamo of tlio series between tho Mnckmen
th Hcd Sox. According to tlio statistics published In tho public print today
tb lied Sox havo won slxty-slx games and lost forty-two. It would stand ono
Wm victory and an additional defeat If It wero not for an unnecessary bit of tip-
Unt rowdyism on tho part of Dick Hoblltzcll, tho visiting llrst baseman. Win
5- mMtnMm itnn 4 Vim ttntln Tin xim-tn.1 snnlnt t li n llnff.? -n Ml fltlfl n-no Pnlnf TllfM
ft ' ' V VJ w nBO 111U IIVVMili 4.1U nmilUt Uftililiai, IIIU UII uitiiia (tin .. (1"'n ...--,,.
Viw A's had tho same well in hand, wero leading by a safe margin, when Noyca hit
k 'ttnilA a TVttit nnnfitn wn dnltii (tin ntt ntilnr fnr flin Plinmnlnns mid 1.4
iUted wllh tho victory if you can call it that. Ho threw to Hoblltzcll. It was an
5SMy Play, Noyea had Httlo or no chanco to beat tho throw, but na ho continued
EC (fftb-ihe bag .Hoblltzcll appeared to meet him moro than half way. Instead of play
$ftiig tho bag tho first baseman elected to flag "Win. During tho mix-up Noycs got
fi 'ino worst or it nnd rn tic to tho ground no roucd over several nines., jiouor
KjVjJikl riot think tho affair serious nt tho moment, but when Koycs failed to rlso ho
:. ,n.l"U, outer players gntnercu uuoui nun. uucwr i.miiiK wm nuiiiinuncu ram
ri'after brief treatment N'oves cot to bis feet. Ho was too dazed to continue- and
E tRubochaucr was brought in from tho pit. Tlio play seemed to tuko all tho pep
W S jJut of a good game.
SlljJPj Tho manner In which Noyewas working nnd tho fact that tho Wlilto Pox
B'Wiir seating tno Indians may not liavo nail any nearing on iininitzcus actions,
L'i'1' tnt t',e Bamo t,mo ul fact remains that It waH absolutely unnecessary. Jimmy
A , JWalsli' borrowed a llttlo of tlio samo tactics In tho eighth when ho nearly spiked
$& .Jofitpffy McTihiIh. Tho former Muukmnn had an lnllcld grounder beaten, Stuffy was
WyjsTPUtymg tho far'edgo of tho bag, making no effort to worry Jimmy, but tho latter
MTTTiiuieu into -ucnims as inouga tno piay was close, mo lans rouo mm n nine,
.but the majority figured that It was all duo to tho earnest playing of tho visitors.
x ii , It Is not tho Intention to Insinuate that Dlckv Uov mirnoselv iiI.imm! mean hall.
KT i.U7nwAVni It ,tij nnllrnlir ,iifr rt ulnivi n.nl lin.illi' ..vmiuiKIn T ...Ami., nnu, llm
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H" lmellcs n ua" Rime, out u meant a wnoio lot to ins team, tho Sox might havo
i v!i,.BOt to Connie's star conscrltit twlrler. but It didn't look that way. With a chanco
?Vr "frf Tlltrtipm thn fnmn nntlirnllv tr.nU nn n .ItfTornnf nlm.n Vlnfiirv fif lin tri"l-
'? en wou'd havo given Jhem a record of four wins out of llvo games with tho
jVf ' -. league leaders. As matters stand tho A's tako tho short end of tho series Just
'.'"'"llnlshed. tho victory over Ruth belnc thn fiiitstnnillncr font urn nt thn ratnni.
Wf felimlnating tho Hoblltzcll Incident tho A's might bo riding tho ribbons to Chi
Bft . Vrlth ft fnltnn nt rnmtitntn nnt fafnnt Inn Ativ fun nt 4ltn rrimn t'onlnrilnip i-)1l
,f reallzn tho fjirt thnt thn A's ifpsorvnil n liotlnr fntn. Tn thn rilttnnf ilnvntnna ir
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ilng might glvo a wrong impression. In tho early Innings of play nnd especially
tVlA AVfntitVl Innlnrf tlin lm-nn fnln.it iilminil iih nKllnln r l.nll .r, ... t . 41. .-..
I I j"- viifci tuning mo ituiiiu luiviib im.j;A n tuiiuiu xjl uau t'4UUl iU lliu HiIHU
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TTrALLY SCIIANO was a perfect nut In tho early Innings of yesterday's
gamo. With Walsh on first Carry bunted tho ball nnd Schnng got
tho Idea that Amos Strunk was playing second base. Ho ngurcd tho
dlstanco to Strunk nicely. It was so perfect that Walsh camo all tho
way homo with a tainted score and all tho Iloston runs wero Im
pregnated with something odious, noxious or somo extraneous matter
which altered tho tcnslblo qualities of tho scoring. Wally had heard
that Ping Bodlo had mado tho longest hit tho day beforo and wanted to
havo tho honor of making tho longest throw.
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Ping and Wally Pull Inside Stuff
jpINO BODIE, or as ho Is called on tho ostrich farms, l'runk Plzzattl, joined
' Wally Schang In pulling somo pretty Insldo stuff. In the fourth innlm
I " vProver lt his second consecutlvo single. I'lng was expected to lay his full
tk-rn- ttbiuow iiiu uuii mm iiuiu jua uipeuruncu ac tno uat tins was Jus lnten-
f rt.1,? lno osin 'Cam was playing well bade In liopca of stopping tho ophcro
lfjlomewhero tills sldo of North Philadelphia station when I'lng laid a gentlo bunt
fedown t,15 thlrd-1)aso llne- ll 8cn' tho Hoi Sox on an aviation tour. Foster
S&'W.rlnte'1 over and crabbed tho ball, but on tho play to first ho maao a snlendid
&ffort to hit a cop near tho right-field stands. By tho tlmo the ball was recovered
( Graver "had dented the disk and Ping waslxlng his shoestrings nt third. It was
w. "uauuiB i"uy iron ueuvy rcsuus. ocnangs mi or hcadwork Jielpcd things
lfn tftA l.ttanfli Cpi.mI. ...nH.n.1 U ,1.1 l. .
h V- ""'""" """v oiuituu mo wijiib wiin u single ann went to second when
SW?' ' - . " '" . "" ii iiumeu iiuru siriKC. with nono out and two A
AlHnirorrns on tho bags It looked as If Wallv would slum thn hnii in..i ..
4-"umped a clever sacrlfico In front of tho plato and put two runners on second nnd
Ki . -third with but ono out. This gavo Witt a chanco to lean ncalnst nnn. with m,
I5 j players so placed that even a sacrlfico fly would score a fast runner liko Strunlc,
5P jlflhninatlng llttlo chanco of a doublo play, tho valuo of Wally's bunt was appro-'
vimey sent jimmy waisn cnasing for his long fly and Strunk counted.
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ai-iiNoyes's crollndor nn whlph tin wnn hurt in.ln.l !. ..l ... .... .
iff" ......v.. uiu otuiuiK lur mo .Macumcn.
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$"?& 0N WrrrS Iong ny to Wal311 a b" t n'co playing was given by Jimmy
Eile Vyand Harry Hooper. Jimmy mado tho catch with his body turned
5. ,b?? tnwnrn1 thn linnrntmn r,1 Unnnnn liml hhm ... ...i.i.,u ...
la -. . "!'.. ,iu 'tin mil luiiiin several loot of
SI WaJsh antl as tho latter mado tho catch ho tossed tho ltcacli to Hooper
J who sent it on a lino to Gardner, Stuffy beating tho throw to third by
li several feet Hooper figured thero was no chanco to catch Strunk and
3 thoughtfully played tho man at third.
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Phils Home for Slay Until Labor Dan
mOAD and Huntingdon will bo tho battle ground for local bjg leaguo base-
uau action from now until tho llrst week In September. Huco liez.lotf. thn ..,
Irate manager, will present his Pittsburgh Pirates a-s thn itrt nn,,n,.n.0 , i.
SPhlllles. If tho lot of Manager Jloran is a hnrrl nnn iim i,,,r,i., j,i -,..,
by tho Bohcmlan-born manager Is deserving of sympathy with a capital S Tho
Pirates on their record to dato would tax tho patience of a r. Murk Thn i '
jiverythlng to bo appreciated about them but tho playing of tho team. Bezdok
jrno is tno only rcllow countryman of Ed Konetchy in tho big leagues, has beon
gdolne as well as can bo expected with tho bunch given over to him. Thero is
fact so much fault to bo found with tho Pirates, as tho fact that t,ovcn other teams
Mn tho National Leaguo appear to bo better. Just now tho team is In a position
Whero Its best efforts will hardly rccelvo a word of praise. It Is duo for about as
much credit as Paul Flttery earns nfter ho Is sent in with tho gamo lost. Still
JBezdek appears to bo as good'as any for tho Job. ' '
In his day ho fitted himself to bo a chemist and studied mn.iininn h.,.,..,.. ...
tan find a remedy for getting the Pirates out of thn rniinr t( ,' . .. .T .
Hiring a submarlno to tho suraco its It does to send ono to tho bottom rc,,ini.
aas a dandy article in tho Baseball Magazine for September. Ho says n narf
The baseball public does not know mo and cannot fall in wnmin.. ...i... ..
Sl!??.' X.Waa appoInted.to an Important position as manager with so many other
K "Abetter known Possibilities than invuntf nnnnrnntl., lln., ti , ' uniui
to Justify my appointment. Tho task Is for Mr. Drovfuss tn ,in U"J ."'
?jlocatIon and always will bo. I lovo simrf. foni h ini.n. ,.. .. ."
sijri, , . .. ., , .. "" "" "!" I'l.iuncai application
B.'r D'u"- ,u W1D """"" weuaro ana readily justify to myself mv ennnnn.i
ifeport during: tho most critical tlmo in this nation's llfo. I h.avn hn i....,
fcll branches since I was eight years old. My Interest centered nrlmnni ( ,.
ball, which I played for four years and thoroughly enJoved. But t nt ,
llnterested In boxing nnd wrestling and in baseball.
Baseball a Valuable Asset at This Time
U A THLETIC sport, to mo, Is ono of tho fundamental things, tho Important thlncs
xiwhlch wo cannot do without. Tho nations which imn ...i... ..
there are any such, nro certain to bo flabby of musclo and purposoless of min.V
" "" '""' ":'niy iJiijoiijuo as sport anu Health Is tho foundation nf
I.UU.W4 .4u.. 411 un.o ui ar, especially, 13 this tho case. Strength is thn
oundatlon of tho army, health a vital necessity. Never beforo has baseball been
. ,.uuu.u ......wi.ui. uno, acver ut-iuro iias It Deen called unnn tn r,i..
nportant a rolo. Without ranting or posing or lndulclmr in ,.nV.h. .u!.
Jfht bo called hot air, I firmly and thoroughly bellevo that athletic sport offers
u wholesome and useful a field for a young man's best endeavor n .,.. ..
business pursuit1 or profession of which I havo knowledge
t "I thoroughly like my new Job and trust that I may Justify my appointment
hall certainly put into tho task which confronts mo such energy and Intelligence
w I may possess. No high order of Intelligence is needed to discloso the fact
bat Pittsburgh la not the strongest club In tho league. But I am well pleasod
ritb the boys. I am convinced of their co-operation and am very hopeful of tho
llture. I can mako no predictions, would make nono If I wero certain In mv ,
;of the results. But our club will be out there Dlavinir a ntnnrnr nrn....i..-
1 of ball or I will be the worst fooled man In America.
Ef 'Wbw I was coach at Arkansas my team, one season, lost all Its Important
"V, . roany people wero awcourosed. The next season, however, wo
all r Important games." ' -
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WJ KPB Manager Bezdek does not start a winning streak against'
' the Phils. He coached the TTnlvnraltv nt nrnnnn i.. .i... ...
w..w viurcu uiui ooat uia
W, . Krialron. Ho was four years on a colleen fontimti .. .,
$?$?"? Mm pf"?;,n'' llbaclc on Chicago when' Chi had a
mp-mw. s4l M'therougMyi American' arid uses faultless
.IWttly.lHUl 1 rood command f
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RATING PLAYERS
Playing at Home for Rest of the -Month, Windy
City Players Have Finest Chance in World
to Land Pennant
By GKANTLAND RICE
How to Pitch
Shoot all you've got to shoot, forsooth,
Although your svecd and curves arc cheesy;
Then go 'to bat and hit like Ruth
The rest is easy.
Suppose they soak you on the hill?
Suppose they make the base hits patter?
j7 you can drive in more runs still,
What docs it matter?
late In August, we wero
TOUGH PROBLEM
Hard to Pick a Club's Best
Bet, According to Plis
Value
PITCHER USUALLY SHINES
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Itatlng tho r.cmhcrs of a ball club accord
ing to their valuo la a tough problem fnr
any ono to tackle, because tho valuo of a
player often fluctuates.
Tlioro hao been several vivid examples
of this during tho present seatoii, for a
number of pa.stlmeis who wio not ex
pected to Khino with particular brllllanry
havo cotno to tlio front.
Tho question of who Is the most valu
ablo ball player on a club, if uppplled tn
Detroit, would ho hlmplo. Tho answer is
Cobb. Hut whether they ho pitchers, catch
ers. Intlehlers or outfielders, tho fact remains
mut incio ai e lew coiJhs or ncar-Uobbs.
A Drain-Twister
Tako tho flvo leading clubs In tho two
big leagues this year and npiily tho elimina
tion tests to Individual players. Tho prob
lem Is a hraln-twlster, to say tho least, hut
It Is piobably a safo hot that if tho matter
was left to a vote by tho fans, tho players
who would stand out brightest piobahly
would ho tho following:
American League l.Mdlo Cfcotte. Chi
cago j ltaho Ituth, Boston ; Ty Cobb. De
troit ; Trls Speaker, Cleveland, and Frank
Baker, New York.
National League Ferdlo Schupp, New
York; Krcd Timcy, Cincinnati; Groer
Alexander, Phillies; Walton Crulso, St.
l.ouls. and Jim Vaughn, Chicago.
Tho fact that a winning pitcher always
stands out brighter In tho limelight than
any other player, if ho Is really a btar, ac
counts for tho naming of ho many pitchers
hero. And tho woik of tho aforementioned
Pitchers tills season has been really won
del ful. Thero nro other players on each
of tho nboe-namcd clubs who mould conio
In for a lot of bupport If tho fans were
gleu a vote.
Hisberjr Chicago Rnorite
Swedo Itlsbcrg has won ills way Into the
hearts of AVhlto Sox fans. They attribute
much of tho success of tho Sox Infield to
tho llttlo bhortstoppcr. Carl Mays, another
pitcher, has been a pillar on tho llobton
team; Hernlo Holand has helptd keep the
Tigers going when It seemed that they must
surely lank with tho weakest of Ameilcan
I.caguo teams, wlillo AS'alllo Plpp, Ynnkco
first-baseman, and Jim liaghy, Indian
pitcher, nro bright Mars.
In tho National l.cagua Kddlo Itoush,
Iiclnlo Zimmerman, i;ppe ItUey, Pep
Hornshy and I-'ied Mciklo hao pi oven
of great valuo to their respeetlvo clubs.
Itoush has been a bright star with the Iteds;
Zimmerman is bidding for rank as tho
greatest of third basemen ; Itlxey's work on
tho mound, with that of tho CJrcat Alex,
helped keep tho Phillies fighting until mld
Feason. whllo Ilornrby has tecomo an Idol
In St. l.ouls,
It Is not tho Idea hero to name tho most
valuable players, by any means. Hut tho
plajcis mentioned arc those who havo stood
out prominently In tho winning drives made
by their clubs, j
BILL M'GOWAN IS AN UMPIRE WHO
GETS APPLAUSE FROM STATE FANS
AND HE IS DUE FOR A MAJOR JOB
Wilmington Arbiter, Bawling- Balls and Strikes
in Blue Ridge League, Looks Like Big
Leaguer, and He's Only 21
M';
NTION tho name Hill JIcGowan to
any of tlio real big baseball moguls
nowadays and watch them prick up their
ears and look Interested Hut they will
not ask any questions; they don't need to
for they hac been Instructing their scouts
to Itecp their weather eyes open on that
ouiig fellow for somo time, and they nro
now just about convinced that Hill is duo
for a berth In fast company next season.
And Hill JlcfJowan, who Is fast putting
Wilmington. Del., on tho arbiter's map, de
serves a flock of good fortune, and, in fact,
all ha can get in thn line of his chosen
work, lie ,1s ono young gent who calls
'em out with a real conscience, and every
newspaper on the Hluo Hldge circuit whero
Hill is umpiring this year wiys Hill is the
best arbiter in tho league. Most of them
say he has only ono rival, Leo Glatts, for
mer Trl-Stato star.
Gets Applause, Too
Hill has mado so many friends In llagers
town, Md , whero ho has umpired a largo
number of games this season, that he Is
actually applauded when ho starts tho
games thero. How's that for an ump? As
a rulo It Is tho other way around. Ono of
tho host features of Hill's work Is tho pep
ho injects Into cery game ho umpires.
Only a few over which ho has had Juris
diction havo extended moro than two hours.
Ono of tho few exceptions to this rulo wad
tho longest gamo In tho history of tho Hluo
Itidgo League, an elghtecn-lnnlng gamo be
tween Martlnshurg and Hanocr.
Has Hill got a chanco to get Into tho big
show next season? Well, Just listen to
this; Ted Sullivan, veteran scout for tho
Han Johnson clan, told President Jamison,
president of tho Hluo Hldgo League, that
ho was lucky to get hold of such an um
plro as Hill for such a small league. Hut
what Sullivan did not tell Jamison is moro
Important, and that Is that ho has recom
mended McGowcn to Han Johnson.
Tho veteran baseball sleuth met Hill after
a gamo recently and propounded a set of
questions to tho youngster. Ho nslted Hill
how old ho was, whero he had worked and
whether ho had any Idea of getting into tho
big leagues or not, and if so, how soon.
Hill took a deep breath and answered all
tho questions at once.
Only 21 Years Old
"I'm twenty-ono years old," ho said. "I
feel Huru I will ho lu tho majors bcfore.an
other !lo years aro gone."
"Yes, jou will ho up thero next year If
I can land you," said SullUan. "pm on
my way now to wlro Han Johnson."
Hut Sullivan Is not' tho only man who
thinks Hill McGowan should bo up thero
with tho best, desplto his youth. Lefty
Husscll, tho man for whom Connie Mack
paid 111,000, and who is nt present play-
Inr 41m line, ...... n ,.,.. t ... .. .
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ark Club, of tho International League Vas
at the Kourth of July gamo at Hagerstown.
in company with Hilly Smith, scout for tho
Washington Americans.
Lefty got into a fanning bco with the
players after tho gamo and ho told them
that ".Mac" Is a pippin of nn umpire and
that ho was as good as any man they had
In the International Leaguo last year and
a wliolu lot too good for tho New York
State Leaguo
To iy that tho Hluo Hldgo players wero
surprised to hear a man In their own
leaguo get such a boost from Lefty Itus
bcll would bo putting It mildly, but their
surprise then was nothing to that which
followed tho next remarks, which wero mado
by Hilly Smith. Smith said;
"Yes, I saw tho kid work In Toronto,
HaltlmoTo nnd Jllchmond. and I'll eay he's
far too good a man for this leaguo. If ho
t?.ia, fTe "l!l" nt th" clos0 th season
I U land him in the Western League, where
ho can pull down a salary of $2000 a
season."
Hut Hill McGowan Is llahlo not to bo a
freo man nt tho close of tho season, for
Han Johnson knows a con,l thine wimn h
sees It and H. J. Is nexer long about grab
bing on to a good thing.
FOUR DAYSOFlLVCING
AT KUTZTOWN FAIR
Entries Close Tonight and First Day
of Racing Will De August 21
Hvcrythlng Is In shape for tho big fair
week at Kutztown, Pa August 21 2 "3
and 24. Tho attractions 0n tho grounds
will bo numerous and of a diversified char,
actor. Tho doublo midway will bo taken up
to tho last foot of ground.
i i.1!! rce",,s to lh main 'air. house ex
limits will far exceed any exhibit ever
mado nt any fair In Berks County. The
requests from Lehigh County nro growing
rapidly every day.
The poultry show will bo well worth see
ing. Thero will bo many exhibitors from
Lehigh County. Ono pigeon fancier re
cent y spent 11500 for pigeons, and he will
exhibit them at the great Kutztown fair.
4,io knowing is me speed program for
.iiu ecu ;
feiLr.Kl'fiMAYiG' "-r?!":''"."". trot
eunest
Alt ago,
talking ono day with Ty Cobb about
the Red Sox chances for another pennant.
At that tlmo Hoston, Chicago "and De
troit were well bunched, with Chicago nnd
Detroit finishing at homo nnd Boston on
tho road. (
"Boston may win," remarked Ty, "If she
doesn't hae any bad luck. Hut suppose
Carrlgan should lose somo star In tho next
few days? Supposa he lost a man like
Jack Barry with a long trip ahead whllo
wo wero playing at homo? Thero would
bo nothing to It then. If Harry nr Iluth
or Lewis should fall out Boston wouldn't
havo a chance."
Tho dopo bccmed to bo reasonable enough.
Boston had already lost Speaker nt tho
season's start and It was considered re
markable that sho had stayed up so well.
Two days later word camo from Boston
that Jack Harry had been badly Injured
and would bo out for the rest of tho season.
Wo Immediately recalled Cobb's prophecy.
Tho Bed Sox wero Just starting West, neck
and neck with tho White Sox and Tigers,
with Barry gono and a hard load trip
ahead.
These wero certainly odds enough against
any club.
But jou may recall tho details. Minus
Barry tho lied Sox whipped the White Sox
two out or three and upset the Tigers three
out of four. Of their seven championship
games against tho contenders on tho lat
ters' grounds the Bed Sox won five and
lost two Just enough to leave them In
rront by a margin of two games.
The Next Test
Tho Itcd Sox today are facing their last
western tour, with tho White Sox favored
In tho betting.
Barry's team must grapplo with Chicago,
Detroit, Cleveland and St. Louis, whllo Chi
cago Is hooked with Boston. New York.
Washington and' Philadelphia.
Tho odds through this next stretch cer-,
talnly look to bo heavily against Boston's
entry.
But this Boston club In the last two years
has shown such surprising tenacity ntKt
form under heavy fire that no ono can tell
Just when It may turn and upset calcula
tions. This has been a queer season on tho side.
The White Sox only recently lost a flvc-and-one-hnlf-gamo
lead In eight days
which shows how quickly n wide margin can
be cut away.
Playing nt homo now the remainder of
August, Chicago should pllo up a falrlv tl,i
lead. If Chicago can win the series from
Boston nt their next meeting, her Eft
should bo almost bombproof. But If Bostnn
sails In nnd captures tho series, the fin sh
mny bring on nnother story. lsh
This is Chicago's chanco to nail down th.
situation and put herself beyond want. -45.
next two weeks will furnish something mo
than an Inkling, whatever nn Inkling is.
L. n. T. No, there Isn't a better golfer
In tho country thnn Chick Kvana on ti
shots required from tho teo to tho cre.n
When ho Is putting steadily he Is almost
unbeatable. "mosi
More Than That
Dear Sir; I mado n study of golflmr nllhi.
I finally figure up after n any years u? '
7811 different forms. Then. tlVnex? uay i"
went out and discovered three new ones for
myself and heard four moro from other
parties. What's tho limit? H. n. s"
Football and Freshmen
It has been suggested by n certain coach
that fieshmen should not bo allowed to play
this fall, because it would Involve anothe?
outbreaking of bcoutlng to round up star
talent. "r
Wo doubt this very much. There Is co.
ng to bo no particular premium on victorv
In any comltic autumn fti,-,ii .. ..
bo realized that tho weaker elevens may
probably be In that shape through hnvm
fho fr'on:reUtCr prolx,rUon ot BUlar. to
Football this fall will, In the main, bo for
recreation and exerclse-for physical d"
clopmcnt above anything else.
Tho fact that some eleven won everv
game played will no longer constitute any
historic document.
This viewpoint would knock out s:outlng
Sallt'y?" " Wl" b " 1ua,lty w-n3t
"Don't worry about Kddlo Collins," writes
an admirer. "He's never been under .300 In
his career around October and he won't
bo this season. Ho'Il get the hits from now
on ho failed to get earlier in tho year. They
are in his system nnd nro bound to pon
out In time." . ' '
Birmingham recently scored three runs
In three days and yet won three games
from Chattanooga, each, naturally, by th
1-0 route. A fan desires to know If thli
Is a record. Who has tho figures at hand?
JJ
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SINGLES AND BUNGLES
A Soft Job
Til salt to In a laseball scout.
His job in hard to biat.
For though he scours the verdant sticks
Ami braves the summer heat.
He hasn't, anvthlno to do
a i"l.!0."!p "!5 '""'' t'fouo stars
A",..A',1 t"'sclf. K'lt'i luscious orwti,
iWifc rtdfiio buXfit cars.
IN THE SrOTMOHT TOIY Win NOYFS.
milks a lioll
Giants
lllllnl Uln I...V Ii .: urn hick lloli Ittrll
fiHiiru win, hut It wan enouch'fnr m,v .,.
and Dnrlcprft r,n,at.H t... u...i
uil7 not; . '"-".oXlin won the first gam, S
in "&".&&" N0W Vork club' breezed ,rn.cVly
Pin ft Tlnrlll vtn
" J nmmv wan
slide casu either.
beautiful throw to the
Httrfg fix, ;(..
&5&Wffi-AJ!F"
inn; tliree-year-oM trot (cloa.nl). $4no'
"fciiVESi S&Sa "a"' "ui 2-87
trot, 300; 2:15
0 l'aco, 300; 2:18 trot,
ThursflHv. Aui.nu, 'm n .v
trot, t.luu. 2:1" i.nc-e" f.viii"
i-nudy, sMlKURl i.4 'J
u' "i; ircc-ior-all. 1300.
An additional purso of J300 will hn clvcti to
vJ??." ''""klnir thB track rord of 2:(H
n!-,"n '" ."i.".0... SP'S" JJ "Hock Altera
postmarked 1
jo accepted.
o'clock noon of tho next day will
and Palmer street
AMATEUR BASEBALL
Campbell Is pltchlns alrtliilil hall fn-
-ii. nun a le
Heath & Co,
"Jap"
KleV: Vw.If8 J..sr5i " 7:i
Tulip
STROKES AND SPLASHES
CLAinU GALUGAN, of tho New Yolk
National Women's I.lfc-savlng League,
will havo a busy tlmo whllo on her com
petitive tour of tho West, which will tako
her to Duluth, San Francisco, I.os Angeles,
Honolulu and several other cities. Whllo
sho Is on tho trip, Clnlro will not only try
to win swimming titles, but she will havo
.to bo In her lust condition to defend tho
honors which sho already holds. Her first
.Important contest Is scheduled for next
Saturday nt Alameda, Cal., when sho is to
defend tho onc-mllo tltlo which sho won
last summer. Tho New Yorker will not
havo nn easy tlmo In repeating her victory
of last year, as sho has been unablo to
train adoquatoly for this dlstanco owing to
nn attack of tonsillitis. Although sho will
bo facing tho foremost mermaids at a dls-
auvantnge. It probably will tako a new rec
ord tlmo to beat her, Sho was swimming
faster beforo her attack of tonsillitis than
when sho won tho-ono-mllo championship.
.v.1 aifhel tho soventecTi-jear-old member ot
tho New York Athlctio Club, nhows itroat prom
lu of becoming tho greatest mlddle-dlstatico
man in this country. New York swlmmlm!
critics assert thut Ulebel has moro speed at hi?
agu than either Langer or floss.
It Is airbel's Intentions to enter tho 100.
yard raco for tho Sackelt Cup to Ik. held t
Lafayette on Halurday under ths ausDlcea nt
tu Philadelphia Hwlmmlng Club. au"""" ot
t. 1nil'?,u,r.?.a.ya LMe tlo carnival will
bo held In 1'lttsburgh known as tho Press Water
Carnival. Tho big event of tho day will bo the
one-mllo swim In which J. Hennett. of Chicago,
and John Metwer, of JDetrolt. will try thlr
fpeed 'against tho leading swimmers of I'ltts.
Since Joining tho National WertWs Mfe-iav.
ir n-vn-t" h.."rf"j:i " . h.' ""?" "oyi!
of New York, has deyeloped Into a mnrnitli
of wonderful prom so, During tho sul.ihi;
held In New York ls.t'weVk sho set a world's
fiiTiS, V.f.",., '" "i ?" '".. women.'.
-v.. i ;- , viwiru uu raraa in
i:il 4& ecoiidi,
aw ine jruermtuona. ,
UUIghteen years old.
nr within fniiR.nftk. - "1
of, the International InSoor flgures. Chi?lnii2
Ton swimmers havo boon' Ml
IWjti
Ml
L.n
a .tJ
ftj'y
vj
CLAIRE GALLIOAN
New York mermaid, who defends
her one-mi 0 title on Saturday at1
Alameda, Cal.
vtfopea wonderfully In
!..,i7 w": ii is
111 IC
meats
e,.te.'Vt..th."?.'5: la
'1'? J1 '" VM' that "hi fitura
". henomenal rrowth If New ririi-I!
with success lo chVmV&lpV.'""'
M.rA JL'ttEL'. Wnsra Bralth. better V
t.w r"imoiuii world kb Mirm.Pit: rr".?
. isut 'Hskjms ka. .r-zziz? ."J
aJ-L.'. -t V - ' WW
A-rnS'''ff;i "fwo,M,f& h,o8harUrfdrom
il'Kk!10phSnoCl&n...no'n StO01 ""'"ff
iJnWTl !L'.rolh.Amer-
iiu not, ;;.rv.. . .--."" "." " 4u,
.. ...... ni.aiiit. ,u'iurj,
ft 'f.w .nen dates in Hei
lIBl!,,.Vor6.-PA".Jynt.
Plutt. h. Blij-West Al Mhoni1 .2.. "ctobor-
toeaat,t,5htTnrd,faann;. Ifu'l '.VVhail ,JffellJnu,Sg
gjd retain an eight-point IcL 'e'ThJ'Tted
rn."ch.cai'oU"i!,,a)s1l!;Srt5tVSu,I3r0im
to tho attraction In New York. wl"
wo'n' 'a rH,meVmuena,Ccart,hna1S1tna
Nuyp wus knocked nut h, Jh ,c-. )?P
to KcliaiiL- from the hill, but shor
?JC! Sm,.d ,,e "," of the fa
.SI !l! Vi1" f,umb'o or full oer
BSBSBS 'NH' x jPbbbbbbI
und tho bleachera are "wld"
rtly rurcd out
" an i-inif
Ills i n f.t
him. ""
TPm.-!,uSn''? Pitched his nrst camo of
'"f 'or Iloston against thn
thn
Mjsterday
and shut them out by S to 0. it wasn't Vie
SVieJ.8.da'. lh0 bin fellow has won nineteen
E'i!??8.! ".date, and expects to Imnrdve M
lomo tlay.
xpects to improve on tho
feS'M VcpISc JtlnS
.il ."""' o' "uiio naa batted for him in ih
V&TR .SSI" Uancro" " woldVK
uftcr
six
ful
, Cardcll 11. C,
ny xno Hcore
from any fl
Tlnlcum street
:. C. defeated ths fast Hrady A r
i' of 11 to o and would Ilka to hear
tlrst-class teams. H. Dally, Sail
Warwick Club has Labor Day afternnnn
for some strictly flrst-class BemiprofSJslnn'.'i
T?tnfotneaSS'
Medley C. c champions of South Phll..i
R& c'akpe ,0Mahy?dTooASl
l.lt Druthers or uny teams nf this caliber if.?:
..arTe.". "rmirdelpAh.aV'?a. "v-A
.he. Norwood Field Club has Saturdav ..
gust 18. and all Baturdajs for rest of .u'
;ren for slxteen-yenr-old teams on their g'oSn?!
In (lermanlon. John K. UannUTw-S
street and Church lajijtlermantowii ll8th
rmantown.
.n?0a,PaoCpenor8VeXaryo & "
JrrJwgaSvftsi'S
..ey.nTwent.eth street and Chuch fnhe", SjE
S?SSha?cSES
W&naej
ln7.lSWt&,Vrra,t!?Bl w Iln
tilling It. homo schedulo wlth8rthan')ri,.1n'i '
earns of the city. On account 5,9 -1r",,-c'
jno playgrounds only expenses ciV 17'"" on
teed, but excellent fnducVmt.cJ?--"
10 a last game, good
ents ar. ZZ?7J1
grounds, locker.u.S..
Ich.
B:30
snowers. Address C. WIMIam ItBch ia7f J!"
National League Park
uuuauHEADER
Phillies vs. Pittsburgh
Firit Game at 1:30 P.M.
Beats on Bmlo t OlmheU' and Sp.ldln,.'
T,J?.oy.(irov.or nts to be mprovlng Ary dav
Iloy, who Is some musician by the way iSXi
two out of three nnd a sacrlfico yesterdnv Vi
fact Hoy has pickled tho pill to'auluntago iS
most ecry gamo played recently. ou,unla" In
I'lng Bodle failed In his effort to hit snf.i
nfter twenty-ono itameB. but he mhVht hSlZ
""tked out u hit' had ho not laid iPown n bV
rlflco In tho fourth. Ping fanned In the "Ixth"
hntg' f'or ftVyret!,lt tho " th M'to
.. "nS..t'Pie .''"f niwh held n.roval n.ish
...... ,,rr,i rriu. un inn next nlav nn. .1 :
.nnd
ywiuiicms won ni-1 on Kings nn,
vuiiiifb hruiuni inp nmuu fraHli
llumh irnr. hi.
ngaln.t tlio Ited hox ho was "nn ar" n tho hoi.
Muih Is the uncertainty of life and cards '
and cards.
Ths Red Hox are just like the nun that i.n'
'f odnl. Thru are liable to explode " aJ ti,ne
A nlnth-binliicr explosion blew up the XfnlrtlcJ;
t Vn.c,e ,nhbv' trolley dodgers haven't much
left to. play for. but they do lovo to tread on
McCJraw'a corns, mM on
In three dajs they havo divided threo dnni,i
headers with the (Hants and sUged one f flgni'
which makes it unanimous. "eh,
Rowland's Sox proved themselves ,i,...
enough to take three out of four from the in
dlans. Kddlo Collins and Joo JacksoTara iJ.r
Leglnnlng to hit when the hits count. j rt
.ih? ?ira,,M hav.8 no followera. Kvenbodv
else In the league Is ahead of them iiTit thiX
, Kfi'lnf . now that It's to?'late Thev
heat tho Iteds In a nlnth-lnnlng rally. y
Tener has announced that ho win
any penalty on Anh,,. 1?,' no will
John K.
'"ssSK1- -
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STEPS INTO THE BREACH
After announcinp' his retirement
irom the diamond with his uncon
ditional release by the Phillies,
n.obbX, .Byrne npreed to help out
the Chicago White Sox at third
base following tho injury to Buck
Weaver.
ul"d1lTroonk!n'eS'ldy'', Bam9 betwcon New Torl1
n,.TI?v'.1ic""on,nr'1 So,c nra following Jlanagsr
rnany VA1ln&t ln 'nrolllnit In tho navy as yeo.
Jiaval reserve late8t recrult for tb
,ilI.a'.1.?i.re,ens'd Meyers and Mowrey. Presl-Hf-nt
l.bblts ouitht to release tho rest of bH
Players and make It unanimous.
Iowa vs. Strawbridge & Clothier
On Saturday nt the Strawbrldgo & Cloth
ier Athletic I'leld the team from tho bat
tleship lowa. now at League Island Navy
..?" w'"1 tlle Iowa's famous brass band,
will bo the attraction. From tho recent
enlistment, ball players from the Central
Texas Leacue. Nebraska Stato League and
Southern Michigan League have been as
signed to the battleship Iowa, and before
leaving Philadelphia are desirous of meeting
ve strongest teams. Freeman ss., and
hrey, 3b., nro from the University of Mich
igan ; Bobettkowsky, c. ; Hoover, If., and
&wiri,' ''.IU aT, fr?ra the Central League;
ThomaS 2b. j Chadwlck. lb., and Beck, rf..
n.rOimTth0 Texa1 Leaguo; Champion, 2b.,
Central League; Kollhagen, p., nnd Me
Cafferty, cf., are from the Mlchlgnn League.
ie",M'ior ltelSion wm l " 'he box for
hind U bL CIotnlcr. with Yeabsley be-
igence In a. nstlo
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