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iter Arguing Over Strike Phils Lose Ground
While Giants Are Beating the Pirates
SHOOTING REEDIES FROM BOAT AND MARSH
TT WAS tough to loso yesterday's game, but It wasn't tho rhlls' day
,'"to win. Tho men seemed listless nnd lacked their accustomed pep
and aggressiveness. Alex pitched a good gamo, but two errors at critical
tages put him on tho blink. Tho heavy hitters fulled in tho pinches,
so nothing but a defeat could bo expected. Huston Is hero today and a
double-header will bo played. Chief Bender and Illxey aro slated for
mound duty.
foRY O'DAY Is too old a bird to stand for tho "raz" handed out by
Irato pitchers and, youthful Inflcldcrs on tho ball field. Hennery has been In
I zamo a long timo ana has been "razzed" by experts. For that reason, no nrcu
Meadows to tho clubhouse In tho sixth Inning yesterday, when the bespoctacled
riar expressed somo of his thought In an audlblo manner, and Balrd followed a
oind later when ho tried to got away with more of tho same. Leo had an Idea
k h nltphfrl ft -fHlfA to VlrtVinff tint Tjn la nnltr n nHnhnp find hla Itlrlfrmpnt mftV
'W biased. Hennery, on tho other hand. 1h nn umnlre. and it Is his business to give
(Mm as ho sees them. Meadows spoko somo harsh words which seemed to havo
tMHd tho hero of thousands of arguments nnd overythlng was off an Instant later.
novlng his mask and waving his well-worn thumb, Hennery gave Meadows the
Ho refused to be annoyed bv a kicker on tho field.
r. SjThls was a sad plcco of work on tho part of Leo. Ho was pitching nice ball
.tho Phils wero Just beginning to hammer his slants. Had ho remained In tho
i wo would have had a better chance to win, as his removal, accompanied by
,-BAlrd, caused Miller Huggtns to switch his lineup, chango his plans and overythlng
until tho homo folks wero befuddled and tho Invaders scored enough runs to
..His. PlncTj hitters Inserted nt tho proper moment put over tho winning tallies,
ri.tnd Alex lost another gamo. Mule Watson won for the foe.
Betzell replaced Bnlrd, but retired In favor of Smyth In tho seventh. Smyth
gted and drove In two runs. Then Bobby Wnllaco stepped in and finished tho
atfuae. Wallace, by the way, Is tho oldest ball player in captivity. Ho played ball
-a-.' PhlladelDhla when Lchlch nvenuo was a. nralrlo. It was twenty-three years nco
tfy this month that Bobby worked in his first gamo as nn Inflelder and it was right
& Vjjjlww tn Philadelphia. In thoso musty days, Wallaco was a pitcher and drew his
hv4(.fetan1mnnthlv nnv rhprM frnm thn Plrtvnlnnrl fMnh flnvolnnrl nnq nmvlne nrrntnst
gfr.5th Phillies on that August day In 1894 and Chippy McGann, tho third baseman,
.topped a pitched ball with his jaw. He didn't seem to caro much about tho gamo
jp after that, so Wallaco took his place. Bobby showed up 'so well that McGnnn lost
Bis Job, and tho new man kept on playing until 1900. He was with St. Louis then
wand when Muggsy McGraw took chargo of tho team, Wallace was shifted to short
UifS Muggsy could play third. Bobby had but one chance yesterday, but he got away
rO'WWith 1 "ko a youngster.
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l !?".a rt T.ITQQ ln lt.t n4... tnn.,.A Vtnll fllnliH will t.n -nV..ttt linfira li
h; ' fl v ...? mull CifeMl uitijvi luufeMU nun v-iuun wu iijuii. iiv.viq .ho
Ms ? campaign of 191S Is opened, providing tno majors continue to piay nan
P.k).i.
S?,r Four of theso clubs are In tho National, League nnd four In tho American.
K&fTlM most sweeping changes In tho Natlonul will be made by Manager Wllbert
Vtoblitonn. who In tpflrlnr? his rlinmntnn Dndirprti in Tilncps. nnrl fionrirn Stnlllnirfl.
Vf& tho scrappy pilot of the Braves, whose ax has been mighty busy weeding out tho
""'Weak cogs of his erstwhile championship machine.
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,;' me recent, release ot uniei aiycra nnn .wko aiowrcy Dy iirooKiyn uiu noi cunw
; a surprise n was predicted weens oetorenanu, anu it gavo uncio wnocn a
t, "eaance to try out several youngsters nna comb the muncs ror moro.
i'- At Boston Georgo Stalllngs started wrecking hts club nt an early dntc. He
SV JBd this to gain time In looking over recruit players, and tho personnel of tho
'""JBraves is to be thoroughly nnd systematically "renovated" before another training
a80" rc-lls around.
Pittsburgh recently announced" a wholesale purchase of minor league players,
for the Pirates aro to be rebuilt, from stem to stern, regardless of whether or not
fVHugo Bezdelc is retained as manager In 1918. At Chlcngo Fred Mitchell began
!J picking up recruits as early ns August 1, for some of tho veterans he Inherited from
'Wf t .1fl Tllrnl kntlA blin. .Iintn linl.n n maIam lAn. .A.., a n .1 aha a!aa.1 am 1. a JIaaawa
U- ' AAiAvk .mtu ouub kivt uuiia ua itijui jvu.,ucih uiiu Utt3 niaivu lui wiu ui3i;aiuai
Klf . . .
rpHERE will also bo openings for minor leaguo players on at least four
American League teams. Tho recent purchase of thrco players by
the Yankees from Baltimore Indicates that Colonel Ruppert is satisfied, after
a thorough trial, that the Yankeo combination will not win him a pennant,
strong as It Is In somo points.
ej , Fielder Jones Must Shake Up His Club
KtwvT f5 meantime tho St. Louis Browns nnd Wnshlngton Senators must
SESjr undergo changes If they are to figure in the campaigns that are to come.
K5Siftelder Jones is convinced that tho fusion of tho old Browns with tho Slowfeds
igwSllias been a complete failure, and, though tho St. Louts club has a number of stars
jaJSi.Wd a good staff of pitchers, It is woefully weak in spots. Clark Griffith expor.
j&'jjjljlmented with his team this season, and from present indications he will continuo
WtZS experiments nexi year.
DnhlK All other major league clubs will find themselves In need of nlnvln-? tMont
Jlflr the time the draft army Is called Into concentration camps. Not a few plavers
Jjfijhave been taken from first-dlvlslon clubs already, and moro will go later on.
MBf N mora will iia n panafa aiiniinr tin rT innm miA..r. in iai. i.i i
, j ""'" '"" "" " !... .........(, u,. u ivcn, nras ill uuui uiK leagues
Mfrdurinir tho winter, and the snmo annlles to the minor lencrunq. T la T, -.-!
Jf, SKjdoubtful that any of the minors below Class AA will attempt to open their parks
in laio, dui u mo international league, tne American Association and tho Pacific
itJoast League plan to continue next year a wholesale bolstering of nil teams will
r'katlwi necessary hnfnrn thn rluh nwnnrn will hn nhln tn nut rnnrAaaninHi-a . i i.
(fiCt " " '" "" -M- .v.v-KM.U.1,0 luuma in uiu
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; lunula mitn iiuu ma niiuio ui nuiu mtit wnen jNoyes una nates left thn t-nm
l'hf At ftlA tfmA whan ttlA Tilnvpnt warn nlfivtnc Inoathnr intitn iUn a..aa i,aaa. A.,..
I - - ....... ..w a'.. ,..w ,...,..., wnv..... uv.n.( umu uvw uciure. 1IIO
J ' Wub was slowly rounding Into form and looked like a pennant contender next year,
jjfoyes developed Into ono of tho best pitchers in tho league, and Bates was a good
'third baseman. It will be hard to replace tho pitcher, but Witt can fill In at
tthlrd, a position ho always played beforo Joining tho Athletics. However, no matter
Jkow you look at it, Connie now faces' a tough problem of reconstruction.
u1
TVTACK has been up against It for pitchers this year and right now he
11 Is worso off than ever before. With Noyes gono and Bush under in
'T definite suspension, tho only remaining winning pitchers aro Schauer and
I, Selbold. There Is no doubt but that Connlo will recall Bush in the near
vj future. Joe has been working every day and is in great shape. Yesterday
n he pitched to tno Phillies' batsmen nnd showed lots of stuff. He can be
used against Boston and it Is almost a cinch that he will bo sont for.
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Pirates, Under Bezdek, Are Playing Good Ball
(JTtHB much kicked nnd greatly derided Pirates are beulnninir tn hi- ,.,,
!," Since August 18 tho Pirates havo como to tho conclusion that they aro In
(4lijk 1Jftt1nnnl T.pnmm fnr flnmnthlnir hnqldon n. tillli? in fill nn loaf i1aaa nH i.
i,- -.- o --- o o .... .. BHUb iituv iiu nave
?ade strenuous efforts to win somo ball games. In their last nine battles the
Pirates have battled 104 Innings, enough for nine games, with more than two left
Mvtr. While they have won only three of these contests they have left a trail of
firtlff muscles and bruised averages behind them.
fv Starting with the Phillies when they lost a ten-Inning affair the Pirates engaged
5in four straight extra-lnnlng contests. They didn't piny on August 19. hut on
(August 20 they hooked up with tho Dodgers and tho champions went runless at
lAk l,.n4a. HVHIa rpi.A Dlpntaa ann.n.l n.Mn I n Iah IhaIaa . .
n "" r iiw Aiauvi-a i.ivu jnvu nt ion minima. i;u August zi they
rent thirteen Innings with tho Dodgers and called It a day's work with the score
kl. xne next aay tne uoagers ana l'iraies puuea on their record-breaking feat
twenty-two Innings, the Brooklyns winning, 6 to 5.
This ended the extra-Innings efforts, but tho fighting has been fast and fnH--
brery day since then, until the Giants overwhelmed the tallenders Tuesday and
mcui jcaiciuoj in ma juiiiii iiiiunii. iney lust oy a a to l score to Boston
August 22, but won from the Braves the next day, 1 to 0, Miller pitching his
nd successive shutout. The Braves won 2 to 0 on August 25, and on An,,.t
,Cooper came through with a 1 to 0 victory over tho Giants.
VL. Vmrmof AtSrnrltt Hfon Afnot TttttnilU 1"aa.-
lt3" "" ' " " '- . "VUUHU JCUtflS
KORGE STALLINGS and Fred Mitchell were split up last winter when
1" Mitchell attached his moniker to a contract as manager of the Cubs. h ,-.
pfracle Man of Boston had to get along without his miracle coach and advis-r
iwt (v... vri-..i- rA-Ai, v,- ,- a -a, , ,a i iai -r, .. "'
. , ..-.. -.. .. ... .. . ,. ,.UD , u.tttBo. jjotn managers buckled
the task of giving their home town fans a winner and both have fali-d m-.
are rebuilding the teams for the 1918 race, nnd It appears from this dls
I that It will take considerable rebuilding to make winners out of thm
Btalllngs has broken up his pennant winning combination completely h h-.
rid of no less than five players, and he may get rid of some more. Mitchell
nieu b secona-uivision team wnen ne tooK ine uuds and he knew what he had
era hta. Ho knew that it would take time to model a wlnnlnir rnachin. -
ri( the material left by Joo Tinker and that new materal would h r.,i-- t.
jitated at the time he signed as manager that ho hoped to make a good showing
ui mil jiiajrcre no uuu, unu no una uuiio bo. tvnen tne OtaillngS-Mltchell rnm.
was broken up there were those who predicted that the Braves mM
tho wise counsel of the Miracle Coach. Yet everyone knows that Stalllmra
I capable, a good Judge of ball players and a driving manager. It appears that
,BravM were due to fail, that Mitchell's presence would not have helped
inr.
i.WX tb time 1918 rolls around, the lineup of the Cubs and Braves,'
jk ins. niiitni tr w sa ur. aiumjajashSB win m uss. ! nhansu
.ly "fji1"1. "TlVfMf"'- .."iP'W j
BAKER OPPOSES
ARMY-NAVY GAME
Secretary of War Says West
Pointers Too Busy to Play
Big Contest
MAY PLAY OTHER TEAMS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.
There Is llttlo chanco that tho Army
Navy football gamo will bo played this
year. Newton I). Uakcr, Secretary of War,
last night declared that ho was opposed
to having the contest played even for tho
purposo of raising a war fund.
Agitation for tho restitution of football
and other sports at West Point, following
tho recent order from Secretary of the
Navy Daniels permitting the resumption ot
athletics at Annapolis, resulted In a ques
tioner broaching tho subject to Secretary
linker. There Is somo likelihood that Mr.
Baker will allow tho Army to play with
teams other than that of the Navy. Ho will
take up tho question at West Point, for
which ho left last night to bo present at
the graduation exercises today.
Mr. Baker explained that tho Army
Navy game had been discussed by Kim
with Secretary Daniels and Colonel Pal
mer Pierce. U. S. A., head of tho National
Colleglato Athletic Association. Tho de
cision reached wni that so far as West
Point and Annapolis wero concerned every
ounce of energy ought to bo employed
toward the prosecution of the war, oven at
the temporary sacrifice of athletics.
At West Point, Secretary Baker ex
plained, a system of ery Intenslvo military
training has been Initiated while arrange
ments are being rushed to graduate two
clashes ahead.
Mr. Baker also pointed out that tho feel
ing between West Point and Annapolis was
naturally such that playing of the football
match would Involve much training and
preparation. He does not think that this
energy should bo devoted at this time even
for the advantage of raising a war fund.
BASKETBALL SITUATION TO
BE DISCUSSED BY MOGULS
Fall Executive Session Is Called by
President ScheiTer for Tuesday
Evening
Basketball for tho 1917-18 season will bo
fully discussed on Tuesday evening, when
tho Eastern League moguls go Into their
regular fall executive session at the call of
President Scheffer.
Tho confab promises to ba a long and
deliberate one, as questions of vital impor
tance aro duo for discussion. When tho
magnates adjourned In the spring somo
were In favor of a rule prohibiting more
than three professionals to a team, and all
were agreed on a big cut In salaries. Sev
eral radical changes In tho playing rules
also found faor among a majority. These
questions and where the clubs will play are
all to be given consideration. Trenton,
Heading and Camden all play In armories
nnd De Nerl Is virtually without a team.
Tho league will surely start, but perhaps on
a. reduced basis, and at that It may prove
the best thing for tho game.
In the upper picture Bert Crowhurst, assistant manager of the Hotel
Walton, is at the oars. The gunner is Bob Rupp, vice president of the
Maccar Autotruck Company, Scranton, Pa. Mr. Rupp is seen shooting
from the marshes in the smaller picture. Both were taken on the Elk
River, Marylnnd.
Scraps About Scrappers
Since Johnny Kllbane's scrap with Benny
Leonard In this city at Shlbo Park, July 25,
many stories havo been going around the
circuit about the featherweight champion
retiring from the tweoty-four-foot square.
These rumors came from oery where but
from Johnny or Jimmy Dunn, his manager.
That the featherweight champ has not re
tired or has no Idea of giving hU title away
to another chap Just yet became known last
Saturday, when Johnny Ahrams, the man
ager of Kid Coster, received word from
Jimmy Dunn stating that tho tltleholder
will be ready to consider a New Orleans
engagement In tho fall. Abrams wrote Dunn
and KUbane a' week ago, suggesting that
Johnny meet the winner of an elimination
contest in tho featherweight division In
New Orleans. Abrams believes that his
pupil. Kid Coster, could give the present
champion a hard tussle.
Before tho memorable nlelit nt Shlbe Tar!t
ft wan thousht that Johnny would run nut nr
opponent", but at the present time a email army
ot featherweight are wtlllns to tako a chance
with J awn In tho rinar.
Friday nlclit l al bis night for boxere In
th. Haaf. In thla city there will da ihnw.
the Cambria A. C, In which the wind-up brings
together Tommy Carey and Charley Doyle, and
the opening allow ot the Southern A. C, where
two clowne are the principals In the final bout,
Al Wagner, of thla city, and Young Lawrence,
of Camden. In New York tho 8t. Nicholas and
the Urown A. C. have shows. At the St. Nlch.
olas James Johnston has arranged one of the
beat cards of the season. Ted Lewis, the wel
terweight champion, meets Albert lladoud.
Frankle Ilurns faces Frankle Drown and Joe
Welling will bring his Jncklea to see htm try
to hand Tommy Toohey a lacing.
John McCarthy, matchmaker of Drown' Far
Rockaway A. C New York, has another good
wind-up on his card. Frankle Callahan and
Young Hector are the finalists In an all-star
show. In Buffalo Wild Bert Kenny, of New
York, swaps punches with Jeff Smith, the Bay
onne middleweight. Kenny la a fast actor, and
although he weigh- only 16S pounds he gave
Kid Norfolk, the big negro, a great battle In
New York last July, although the negro turned
the tables on him In a later fight In Itochester.
Down In Freeport, 8. C, Jim Savage meets a
bard opponent la Jack Hubbard,
The wind-up tonight at the Broadway A. C.
should be a treat In the boxing Una for the
followers of the ring In South Philadelphia.
Henry iiauner, tne pride or Falrmount. tackles
Pat O'Mally, the fast-going welterweight of
rnnoKjr iiuiiBw, ii uiv eemiwina-up.
Kramer, of Boston, will swap punch!
inoian ituaaeu, gi inie city.
RUBE MARQUARD, ONE OF THE MOST
ERRATIC OF SPECTACULAR PITCHERS,
HAS RETURNED TO WINNING FOLD
Playing This Year With Second Division Lineup
That Has Been in the Rut, He Is Twirling
Sensational Ball
By GRANTLAND RICE N
Shakespeare on Slackers, Pacifists and Pro-Germans
"Under which king, Bezonian, speak, or die?"
Ayery ancient and fishlike smell"
( With foreheads villainous loxo"
"Here will be an old abusing of God's patience"
He is composed and framed of treachery"
God made him, and therefore let him pass for a man"
Wllat. WOUlllst tlmil hni'f n o--i-t o,'., 41,aa j...... .in
tlj ... , " '"" "w uu,i'fc"t on, 11 wive; luiccj
"FnTX baSS andi r'i"1 )oUcl! color hcr workings with such dcadlu wounds "
Jn whose cold blood no spark of honor hides"
Ume shall unfold what plaited cunning hides"
(lm'f' "anicd spot out, I say"
J tfsefoollr11'6 blaCk' thU cream-fac toon; where golt'st thou that
"fX.ur bait f falsehood takes this carp of truth"
"A Tl,Z'i dc8Per?t,arown, by desperate remedies are relieved or not at all"
A knavish speech sleeps in a foolish car" '-vm or noi at an
The Rube's Return
ANT lingering doubt that Itubo Marquard
XXhas returned to thn winning rt,i i.-
Uanny
E. Punches with
Trio other bouu
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"I-iflVi f if .sto??TtlsWs
brlna together Eddie Rando. of Southward and
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fitted. fe ' .MfibBti
returned to the winning fold has
been scattered to the far winds by this
year s work.
The spectacular Hube rose to terrific
heights during the days of 1911 and 1912.
" began to skid badly around 1914 and
1915. He was then thought to be on his
way out, although still well under thirty.
But last season ho reappeared from the
mists, soon began to make winning motions
and point back toward the old days.
This Bpurt was thought to be a mere flash
largely because the Rube was tolling
with a pennant winning club.
This season tells tho true story. The
IJube Is working with a second division
line-up, one that has been In the rut most
of the year. But he stands well up with
the winners, with a pitching percentage
as high as tho Giants hold today.
jii piaco ot Demg all through ho should
have many moro seasons left, as today he Is
but twenty-eight, well short of the waning
mark. .
Gaining and Holding "
A high place In any sport Is gained only
by the hardest sort of work rarely by anv
natural gift. . ' y
Practice, practice and more practice
usually tells the Btory. Norrls 'Williams
unable to practice, found himself unable to
regain his old place In the finals.
A day or two ago we were talking about
tho erratic tendencies of a fine golfer. "The
reason for this erratic work," remarked a
friend, "Is simple enough. Ho has quit
practicing. He may have n 74 one after
noon and a few days later he may be lucky
to get around In 85."
It not only takes hard work to reach the
top It takes even harder work to hold It
for any length of time.
I tt. T. Yes, Jackson and Collins are
still well below ,300 and for the first time
at thla late date.
The Old Confidence
Ty Cobb has any number of requisites
for baseball success. No small part of the
outlay Is an abnormal confidence In his abil
ity to keep on his way ud.
Last, season Speaker led ilra all the mr
nd finished with a substantial margin
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Georgian for several week But on the
clay, hack In June, when Ty passed Trls for
tho first timo by the margin of one point he
remarked to Harry Tuthlll, the Tiger
ralner: "This is tho last time Speaker will
be ahead of mo this year." And tho margin
of one point soon grew Into thirty points
montns ""I1""1 fr more thaStwo
Another Ancient Hero Fades
There was a time when Joe Grim held
all records for absorbing punishment
d.prple,dt.nn gore!"Bht " "" a Bpon
celvlnV uib"1 " " ,0nBer Mne ot tn8 "'
The Crown Prince has gathered In poor
Joe's faded laurels. Only the C. P. 3 I
number of kilometers out of range when the
ensemblo reaches its height.
False Rumor
After watching moving pictures of British
tanks in action, you can officially deny the
old rumor that Ted Coy or Jim Thorp" hold
the records for llne-hltting power.
Any line the tank hits Is the "line at
least resistance." " ot
AAn,d ,th.e "?.de thought occurs what a
woerful fullback, one of these woulS
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THOUSAND GUNNERS WILL LURK IN
MARSHES ON SATURDAY IN QUEST
OF LUSCIOUS REED AND RAIL BIRDS
q
teedies Have Hard Time With Thousands of Guns :
Popping Plenty of Them Here for
Opening Day of Season
WHI1N the first rays of tho sun break
over the Delaware lllvcr Saturday
nornlng something akin to a bombardment
vlll begin. Thousands or shotguns will
,elch dea?h to a small bird, which from
he time It Is hatched seems doomed to o
ho mark of gunners. The reed and rail
,1, ,1 season opens then, nnd until tho last
lay of November gunners in this State can
lop at them with twclve-gaugo guns and
.rr In New Jersey until tho last day of
CSomewhcro nlong tho Darby Creek and
n the marshes of tho Delaware River
hero will bo a thousand or moro gunners
Kinging away at theso birds. Tho reed
bird must llvo a charmed life, for up n
New England It Is known as tho bobolink,
nnd every ono with a shell or two tries to
send It hurtling to the ground. When tho
wild oats begin to ripen In tho" marshes
around Philadelphia, New Jersey nnd Mary
land tho bobolink sets flight. ArrUlng
heio by tho thousands It proceeds to fatten
on tho wild oats, ond hero It takes on that
golden yollow color. Breast nnd plumage
are cahary colored, and soon It becomes as
fat as butter. And then tho gunners get In
their deadly work.
Rcedbird's Life Not Happy One
When the cold weather comes what Is
left of tho mighty host that flew here from
New Hngland sets sail for the rice fields of
Louisiana. And down thero tho bobolink,
or reedblrd, la known as tho rlccblrd. But
they do not gun for them ns Phlladelphlans
do. They shoot them, but they shoot them
becauio they eat the rice and they do not
tako tho trouble to pick them up. All they
try to do Is to cut down tho vlslblo supply
ns much as possible. So It can bo readily
seen that tho rcedbird's llfo Is not ono
grand song or chirp.
The reedblrd Is slightly smaller than our
sparrows.' Tho modern chef can do any
thing with n bird or anything else, nnd
ho will servo sparrow for reedblrd and
squab for quail and oal for chicken salad
and get away with It.
Tho rallblrd is tho mystery of the
marshes. It comes from nowhere nnd It
leaves for the same place. It Is hero today
and gono tomorrow. No one ever sees It
como and no one ever sees It go. While
the rcedles come In great flights tho rail
bird, which Is about tho game slzo as a
dove and not as large ns u pigeon, flies
alone. And most of the timo when It does
fly It Is never more than six or eight feet
abovo tho ground, nnd It flies rarely more
than a hundred yards. It lives altogether
In tho marshes, whero It spends Its waking
hours stuffing Itself with wild oats and other
luscious things of the swamp. The color
of the aqueous vegetation of tho reeds, It
is tounu only at high tide. And then the
gunner standing In tho bow of the boat,
which Is shoved along by tho pusher, goes
after tho rallblrds. Over the reeds the
boat Is pushed, and tho birds nro apt to fly
out without a second's warping. They aro
the golfers of the bird life. They fly either
straight ahead or they slico to tho right or
pull to the left. In no other direction do
they fly, and the pusher guides the gunner
with "mark right" and "mark left" Tho
pusher has a hard Job ond he is worth the
S3 a tide that he charges, for he Is tho
retriever. As soon as a rail Is winged the
pusher spots him and continues pushing,
only allowing the gunner long enough time
to reload.
Rails Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Later his Job is to go back and pick up
tho dead and wounded birds. Whllo the
reedblrd Is away with tho first chill 4it
tho rallblrd remains until the colder dan
of October, and early November. li rnj.
be plentiful today, but tomorrow you wm
not see ono of his largo family.
With the rcedles, which are more Blentl.
ful and therefore more easy to Wll, tnwa
aro two flights, one at sunrise and thl
other at sunset The flight lasts about an
hour or bo. In many ways the reedla
a dumb bird, or as ono gunner puts l
"They learn dumber." Plying at dawn
from Now Jcrsoy to the oat reeds, th
return at night and In their flights they
nro bombarded by a thousand guns. Yet
tomorrow nnd until tho season Is over thoaa
who nro left will koep up these forward
and backward flights until at last eterr
one of thorn has met his fato or the cold
wcathor drives them South.
There has been somo tnlk about the
scarcity of reed and rail birds this fii
because tho oats v.r not ripe, but gun
ners will bo pleased to know from actual
observation that tho oats aro plentiful
and rlpo nnd that tho reedles and rails ar
here awaiting to be slaughtered.
Saturday being tho last holiday of the
summer, with Labor Day two days l9t
will seo a tremendous number of gunnen
nlong tho marshes south of this city and
on tho Jersey sldo right across from Tor
rosdalo. Tho chnnces aro that there will
bo n gun to every bird. Another favorite
spot for gunners Is tho Elk River as far
down ns Bcttcrton.
Price of Shells Away Up
The gunners will not be pleased to learn
that tho price of Bhells has gone up. Shells
of three drams of powder and an ounce of
No. 10 shot cost $3.40 a hundred, while the
two-and-a-half-dram shells retail ror $3.20.
Last year tho Bamo shells sold for $3 21
and $2.15 a hundred.
With theso thousand shotguns pottlni
away, the rcedblrds are going to have a
very unpleasant timo of It Saturday, and
most of tho timo they will be In flight
After Monday the survivors will be able
to sit on a reed and take account of stock
and get up a casualty list. You will be able
to buy rcedles nt the rate of $1.60 to $1.75
a dozen nnd the restnurants will soon 'be,
f-ervlng nn order of three for beventy-flrt
cents.
It Is necessary to have a gunning llcenw
to shoot reeds or rnllff. Residents of the
Stato pay $1 and nonresidents $10. At th
City Treasurers office yesterday It wag
said that up to date more than a. thousand
licences had beeivfssued. Over In Cam
den County tho license fees are-$1.16 for
residents and $10.15 for nonresidents. Up
to date 350 have been Issued to residents
and 125 to nonresidents.
Tho Philadelphia Navy Yard has Issued
warning to gunners not to go reedblrd
hunting too near tho navy yard, as the
gunners are In danger of being shot by
sentries, so the wlso gunners will give the
navy yard a clear berth.
The Best Way to Serve
Reed and Rail Birds
SAUTE minuteau buerrc on toast
with garniture of bacon.
Or split and broil with currant
jelly or saute in chafing dish.
These arc suggested as the best
way to servo either bird by Albert
Gautier, chef of the Hotel Walton.
PING B0DIE DROPS
OUT OF SELECT FIVE
Veach Takes Local Outfield
er's PlaceSisler Contin
ues Consecutive Streak
JUDGE TO CROWN KING
Hon.
and would Ilka to bear from iomVr.ll!n'
bom. club. .A. Muss," Wi North "iSarlen atre t'
Although fieorgo Slsler continued his con
secutive batting streak In tho American
Leaguo yesterday, ho lost In tho race for
batting honors. In tho double-header
against tho White Sox tho former Michigan
star was held to two bafo hits In eight
times at bat, while Tyrus cracked out two
safo knocks In four times at tho rubber.
Thirty-two points separate theso two bats
men. Ping Podlo and his pals did not play
yesterday, and so ho dropped out of the
select live, Veach, who got two hits In fle
times up, taking Ping's place.
In tho National League race the same
sluggers are found In tho select class.
Crulso failed to connect safely yesterday
and, as a result, Is only threo points nhead
of Benny Kauff and flvo In front of Heinle
Groh.
Tho standing to date of the five leading
batters in both leagues Is as follows:
A5IERICAN I.KACIUE
vi,is .:?. c"m " ah. r,
Msler, ht. Louis 123 41)11 62
"J"''. CI eland....'. 87 2M 20
each, Detroit US 455 05
NATIONAL MSAflllR
riayer and Club O. All. n ir
Roush, Cincinnati, 11B 4IU 89 1BO
1 ornKby. t. Ioiils 110 407 no III
JruUe, Ht. Loul ....122 422 B7 133
KaiuT, TSew Vork 110 430 70 lsu
droh, Cincinnati 127 4B7 70 151
Colby Will Havo Football Team
WATnilVIU.n. Me.. Aus. 30 Robert I,
Krvtii. graduate manager of athletics At rnlhv
announced last night that tn. coUeSs woGld
lia,e,ttf00tba11 eam as usuul this fall lie
added that the Intercollegiate aerlei would prob!
ably be played and that Colby was Vranln
post-season games with Tufts and Brown
Eugene C. Bonniwell to Officiate
at Bike Championship ,
The stago is all set for the crowning of
n new "bike" king nt the Point Breeze Mo
tordrome tonight. Six riders. Including the
present tltleholder, Clarence Carman, will
strive for tho honors as to who shall wear
the crown.
Hon. Kugeno C. Bonniwell, Municipal
Court Judge, will be master of ceremonies
and will crown the "king" Immediately after
tho race has been run.
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