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USE. SOX BY WINNING 8 STRAIGHT
.GAMES, TAKE COMMANDING LEAD
; IN RACE FOR THE A. L. PENNANT
Sflfhile Boston Loses Game, Has Two Off Days and
KSPlays Tie With Athletics, Chicago Captures
Five Battles and Has Lead of Five Games
IB war map of the American League has been shot to pieces In the last few
.dy and the lied Sox from Bawston do not appear so formidable as a week
ma. Whllfl Hnrrv' mpn wore, fnrlnn riff itnvii rnln nnil tllnvlnir a tlO game With
m' Athletics. th Whltn Knr mliwi im n flock- nf victories, thus Increasing their
i'-yiiid. Today the Chicago contenders are five games to the good, nnd unless their
fo't-Jiet slip or something the martin will not bo decreased. Instead of blowing up
i&Vin & pinch as was predicted, Rowland's men have played winning baseball n
jj'W trifle crude at times, but still winning and have not lost a game since v canes
r, ;U' W. August 22, when the Red Sox walked away with the final combat of the
; j series.
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"H,,hree from St. Looey. It Is truo that tho losing clubs were exceptionally weak.
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$1Jon count Just as much as those scored over Boston or Detroit or uieveinnu.
rThe Red Sox. on tJio other hand, ran into Hciunlls in Detroit, ino nrai u"'v '
i ;i',f suited In a victory, but the second was n lovely lacing. Tho third game was prt-
''4J vontoil hv rnln. n rfnv Iran snout nn hn trnln nnd vcsterdaV a tlo game Will
played with the Athletics. Thus In four days one gatno was lost, two couldn't
be played and the other doesn't count. And the Westerners made hay while the
sun was shining over Comlskcy Park In Chicago.
There seems to have been a shifting of opinion regarding the winner of tho
American League pennant In tho last couple of days. While- we still belles e
that Boston Is the better fighting club nnd capable of putting up a grand scrap
before the season ends, the gentlemen who back their Judgment with real money
ro inclined to believe that tho Red Sox will finish second nnd no higher.
MOVIE OF A MAN TRYING TO FIND THE SOAP
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"The players have been In the world series two straight years nnd
know what It means from a financial standpoint. They are not worrying
about the pennant, but the chunk of coin they aro likely to lose If they
don't win. Take It from me. as soon. as a gang of ball players begin
worrying about money that ball club will go floole."
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What Boston and Chicago Must Do To Win the Pennant
LET'S drag In the grandoldope and have a look at the chances of tho hosiery
rivals before they enter the homestretch. Wo all have our own ideas, but
the dope usually straightens things out. First we will take the Red Sox, because
klf't they are nearer home. If Boston Is to win the American League pennant, start
Vji Ing today with tho series with tho Athletics on tho homo Held It will bo necessary
flt for the club to play at a .640 clip und keep It up to tho last game provided
Chicago does not win one-half of its remaining games. Tho Red Sox are booked
to entangle themselves In thirty-three more battles, the majority of them on the
home lot. If they win remember, IK they win twenty-one nnd lose twelve, tho
best they will have to show for themselves Is an average of .014.
Now for the White Sox. This club has twenty-six remaining games, but
only eight remain to be played on the home grounds. They finish abroad, but
the team has proved Its worth on the road. Three of these later battles will bo
played In Boston, and perhaps tho gonfalon will bo decided then and there. But
If the Chicago club wins thirteen of the remaining games, which should be not
at all difllcult, It will bo possible to finish the season with a percentage of .GIG.
Thus It can be seen that tho lead of five games now held by the White Sox looks
very much like a cut on the world's series from an average angle. Only by the
most remarkable sprint on tho part of tho Red Sox nnd a lerrlblo slump by
Chicago will change this view. It must be remembered, however, that the
White Sox have been accused by other American League players of not being
"game," and If such Is tho case the big crack Is likely to mess up tho dope any day.
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THE New York Yankees may help Boston considerably if Bill Donovan
does not strengthen his team. Boston plays eight games with this
club, four In each city, and If the Yanks continue on their present losing
streak those eight battles will help some. But It's entirely too early to
win the games played next month, so let's wait and see what happens,
Chicago Scribes Are Confident of Victory and Write About It
$$k T'HERE Is no doubt In the minds of the Chicago scribblers as to who will win
that penhant. The White Sox are the unanimous choice, and George S.
Bobbins takes his pen In hand to prove it. This Is what Robby has to say:
"Boston's Red Sox, champions of the world, would defeat the New York
Giants, but the White Sox would fall an easy prey to McGraw's men In a post
season clash. Baseball writers traveling with clubs visiting Comlskey Park on
this home stand have been Interviewed on the subject nnd seem agreed on this
opinion. It Is distinctively an eastern view. This would be the logical conclu
sion, yet the dope may all go wrong f6r several reasons.
"Tho White Sox, not the present world's champions, might prove tho most
formidable foe for the Giants In the post-season classic. Most all world's series
are decided on pitching. Even If a team carries a club of sluggers, It usually Is
topped from slugging In n world clash. On the dope the Detroit Tigers, who
have carried a deadly wrecking crew, should have cleaned up In at least one post
season event. Yet the dope chart shows the Tigers have never been able to
cash in on the winner's end in one of these classics.
"Batting counts for a great deal In all post-season events, but pitching and
fielding overshadow tho hitting. The White Sox and Red Sox boast splendid
hurling staffs. Each has proved its gameness and each has a strong defense to
tighten the bands In a short, sharp series.
"Then the New 'York Giants haven't seen such pitching as they would get
In a series with the White Sox. The Gotham team has been shot to pieces nnd
.reorganized since the world tour. They haven't seen n curve ball pitcher like
Urban Faber, who hurled for the Sox on that trip. Neither have they bumped Into
an eminent shine ball expert like Eddie Clcotte, who is llablo to stand them on
their domes. Dave Danforth almost always Is an able finisher and undoubtedly
would come In handy in a world's series. Dave was tho Inventor of the shine ball
and Eddie perfected It.
fT1HE White Sox, they say, would be smothered by southpaw pitching
J- such as Ferdlo Schupp has been showing this year. George Mogrldge
and Nick Cullop, New York Yankee hurlers, both southpaws, who were
hammered all over Comlskey Park, might be able to give Manager Mc
Graw some valuable information along this line."
Bender Scores Sixth Straight Victory and Gets Another $50
"1QNFIDENCE Is a wonderful thing. It helps one over the rough and ruccprl
K$&t J spots in life's Journey and Inspires us to accomplish what seems to be the
V1 , Impossible. Last year, Chief Bender was a punk pitcher. He did not even earn
Ills cakes when he worked for the Phils, and when the season ended Pat Moran
gave him the hook. The Chief got off to a bad start, things broke for him with
reverse English and he began to believe himself that he was all In. This year he
was without a Job and began to plan for tho future. Baseball meant nothing to
him, only as a form of exercise. He decided to pick up some easy money pltch-
'& lng for Upland, in the Delaware County League, and occasionally would don his
Jy uniform and work with the Phils. Much to his surprise, he discovered that his
,1 arm had regained Its cunning and his control seemed better than before. Ho
" naa a lainc laea wiai uieiu vn u tuuifto u jtma iuuiq w uacuau in ma system
o mA annltt tn Tat Mnnn nhnllt It.
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if a. n Av.Q..A TTa llatancwl tn Hpnripr nnt flcured that he would lnsp nnthlnr i..
Ykl .luini- him a rhnnm. Tho Chief was offered a contract for the remainder nr
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"n iUe leason, DUl IS saia a nave luai. uii ui 1113 ciiiiiuamoui which no guzeu upon
.J'i,th. salary figures.
i -... ,,W" v .nM "fnn't work for that."
!fiyy us xne Desi can uu, iiuc., icihu .. . ,,,,.,u;i juu ma oniy an
?WirIment."
xfo$ "All right," retorted Bender. ,"I believe I am In great shape and will make a
;'' :Aal with vou. I'll accept this contract If you will pay mo $50 for every game
, cis-'Xwln."
W T "You're on," said Pat, and the deal was closed.1
,V. Bender got off to a good start, repealed ana men me connaence got hold of
ftibn. Ho Is pitching the best ball In the National League and his six straight
victories prove It. In addition to that, tie nas woruea in six games in nine days,
tJehich puts him in the iron man class.' He Is so connoent that lie oven has con-
2s ' .. i a. i 1 Ar. . HlnflH VtnltAt VnatAi('it Via rnrntnA U.U
f.ncea nimseu mai jib w u. mov-winno .n...-;.. -., .. m.u.nuu u, imrao rUn
a Single in tnree trips lO me pime nnu uiuui nun uio uwn sumc.
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s'V.."DENDEn Is what Is called a "money" pitcher. He has all the nerve
H 'JL n tho world, lsver-gets excited, Is cool and collected at all times and
B.yoes his bst when the odds are against him. Yesterday the Braves had
K' ' - ltMM nnlir an4 whan iViat Prianm Wn nnBr1 nn avam
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HARD-HITTING GOLFERS WILL SLUG
PILL TWO FEET FARTHER THAN BEST
FUNGO HITTERCAN DRIVE THE "PILL"
Professional Golfer Can Make Baseball Expert
Look Like Canceled Two-Cent Stamp in
a Driving Exhibition
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By PETEB PUTTER
1G UD WALSH, one-time twlrlcr for
the Chicago Americans, holds the
record for fungo hatting. To the unini
tiated ii fiingo batter la the man who
topes the ball up In the air and lilts It out
to the Intleldors and the outfielders. Ho Is
tarely a pinch hitter und some of the best
fungo batters are pitchers and some of the
wots-t hitters aro pltchcis, so you can drav
your own conclusions. Walsh hit the br'l
at Chicago on Comlskey Day, September
30, 1911. a distance of 119 feet one-half Inch.
While tho Cincinnati Reds were playing
h(re last July Fred Toney droo tho ball
during the prartlce over the left-field fence,
the first time slnrp tho Phillies had thflr
Held at Hroart and Huntingdon streets.
But compared with the long drives of our
polf players this looks like child's play.
The longest golf drive that has ever been
recorded was made by 12. t! Ullss at Heme
Hay, Kent County, 12ng.. In August, ID'S.
The distance was 145 yards. The drive
was measured and a surveyor measured
th ilrnn in tho cround from the teo to
where the ball finally rested and the fall
was fifty-seven feet. And that Is about
the. proportion. For every foot the fungo
hatter hits the baseball the golfer lilts the
golf ball two feet farther.
It would make an Interesting match be
tween ono of thetc champion fungo batters
and ono of our local professionals. At
any event It would fooii demonstrate to the
ball players that fungo batting Is not In it
with golf driving.
Braid Hits Pill 395 Yards
James Urald, one "f the gieatcst of tho
rreut professional golfers, In decrlblng his
longest drive said. "The longest drive I
ever made, so far as I can recollect, was
in 1005 when playing a round with Sir
George Riddell at Walton Heath. The
course was frost bound and the wind at our
backs when wo were playing tnn lutecnin
ferent makes of golf halls when ho was the
open champion of Great Britain Of the
145 balls driven, every one went farther
than '00 yards, and his best average was
'J23 yatds and his lowest 213 yarili Only
five out of 150 halls fell short of the Soo
yard maik.
Some Lour American SluKjjcrs
But all the great drivers do not live on
the other side of tho water. Olio of the,
longest hitters among the pros Is long
.Mm Barnes, the professional nt Whitc
uiarsb Very few men In the country can
beat him on tec shots. Gil Nichols Is an
other slugger. Tommy Konlgan, Mike
Brady, Jock Hutchinson, Jack McDrimott
and a dozen others who will aveiagc well
over U00 yards on their tee shots, and uvny
ono of them has hit a ball faithcr than
.100 yaids.
During the amateur ehamiilonshin at
Merlon last September, when the east couibe
was well baked, a number of players drove
tile eleventh green, which Is .135 yards long,
mere uemg quite a drou In front of ahe
greeu. On the eighth hole In one of bis
matches Bobby Jones drove Into the trap
In front of tho hole and tho nrdag of
tho bole is 350 yaids. On the fifteenth he
hit another 350-yard shot. Jesso Guilford,
at I'lnehurst two years ago, hit a ball 303
jards, and this shot vas carefully meas
ured. Gardner and Corkran Famous
One of tho longest hitters In this country
Is Bob Gardner, twlco the amateur cham
pion. In tho final match against John G.
Anderson, at Detroit, two years ago, he lilt
such a long -ball that Anderson's shots
looked short by comparison. During tho
entire match his teo shots were so long that
he was able to use a mldlron or mashlo for
his second, while Anderson was using the
wood for his second.
Another slugger Is Claik Coikran. He
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Approaching
1112 approach shot with the mashle Is
crtainly one of the master shots of
golf nnd a good nppioach shot can ac
complish wonders In tho way of recover
ing from a poor drive. The player who
Is master of strong
approaching shots Is
EDDIE CICOTTE, FADED RELIC OF
5 YEARS AGO, RANKS AMONG FIRST
TWO PITCHERS IN AMERICAN LEAGUE
Now the Real Star of the White Sox Eleven
Former Virginia Football Leaders Have Earned
Their Commissions in Army
By GRANTLAND RICE
The Canadian
He left the rivers that he knew
The mountains thrown against the sky
He left their valleys pearled with dew
Nor paused to question or reply;
He left his ghost but as he fell
He left behind more ghosts than one,
Where, striking with the force of hell,
He gave his ansivcr to the Hun.
He left the far plains' endless track
To take his place amid the slain;
From Vimy Ridge to Lens and back
He left his share of crimson stain;
He left his shattered soul to sleep
In riven fields of gore and 'mud,
But crashing through the rifles' sweep,
He took his toll n Prussian blood.
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hole and I hit mv tee shot a d'stanco of J has dilven the first green at Shawnee and
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snr. vard.s eaiefully calculated afterward.
At tho eighteenth hole of the same round 1
drove to tho bunker guaidlng tho green.
another drlvo of nuout tlie same lengm.
The fifteenth has n slight downward slope,
but there Is none to tho eighteenth. Tho
drives were measured by Sir Alex Kennedy
and the drive on tho fifteenth was returned
as 335 yards and tho eighteenth as 340
yards,
W. II. Home drove a ball at North Ber
wick 388 yards. The distance from tho
tee to the pin wa 388 yards and to tho
back of tho green 303 yards and the ball
was to the side of the green, but on a
duect line with the pin. D. It. Anderson,
a one-armed player, drove a ball 300 yards
at the Jollet Country Club. Geonto Duncan,
a brother of Aleo Duncan, formerly pro
nt tho Cricket Club,' has a record of 383
jards and one foot.
Edward Blaekwell, regarded as the long
est and most consistent of hard-hitting
British amateurs, has a record of 3GG yards.
In a test Arnaud Massey drove fifteen dlf-
tliat Is considerably moie than 300 yards.
In his match with Chick Evans at Merlon ho
fieuuently outdrove the open champion, and
Uvans Is ono of tho longest hitters In this
count! y. Another slugger Is Geoigo V.
Hotan, of Pine Valley When he is In con
dltlon even Guilford cannot outdrive him
In tho days of the great prodigies of
ball-smiting, Holland was called the loader,
and his longest drives with the gutta ball
were 235 and 239 yards, measured at an
exhibition driving contest. Two veais nco
Harold Hilton said that ho believed 250
yards about represented tho limit of a golf
er's power to make a ball carry even In
these days of fast-flying rubber coies.
Theie are so many things to be taken
Into consldeiatlon In the matter of driving
that It Is hard to get a common basis for
calculation. or example, out In California
when the turf Is soft and holding In the
spring, the foico that will glvo a man a
drlvo of 210 yards will In tho summer with
the grass all burned oft nnd the ground as
hard as flint, cover a distance of nearly 400
yards.
TENNIS LIKELY TO BE REVIVED
ON WHITE HOUSE COURTS, IS RUMOR
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BRIAR'B victory In the 25,000 Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga on the closing
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' IrllMUiy,; WlJICnrU Uf 'mav'UVtW wn iw..u w we..t mo mat, fcvvv-jrcur-OJa
turf this season. Against Sun Briar In competition for the rich purse were
svtMn otUhe best,two-year-olds in the country, including Rosle 0Grady,
'. MSMlmed tne,cnampion in uiai uivmiun. wiiijb ouurjjo runners entry,
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 31.
THI2RR Is a "good-ncvvH" rumor around
the White House these days. It Is pos
sible that permission will soon be granted
for the resumption of tennis playing on the
White House courts.
The recent Illness of Joseph P. Tumulty,
secretary to the President, ascribed by his
physician. Dr. Cary N. Grayson. U. S. N,
to twelve years of overwork and lack of
sufficient exercise, has revived tho subject
of playing tennis on the famous old courts,
where Secretary of tho Treasury McAdoo
and Miss Wilson, the Presidents daughter,
did much of their "courting."
The courts have been closed since war
was declared by order of Secretary Tu.
multy, who said he did not think It seemly
while the country was preparing for a great
struggle that there should bo public amuse
ment on the White House grounds.
if i not vet settled whether Mr. Tumul
ty will allow the playing of tennis to be
i-Mumed on the courts. Strong pressure Is
being brought to bear on him to do so.
particularly by attaches of the State De.
nartment and others whose work calls them
fnto the neighborhood of the White House
offices from day to day. These players, im
bued with the modern idea of keeping phy
sically fit by plentiful exercise, aro urging
Mr Tumulty to take care of his health In
accordance with his physician's Instruc
tions, with one eye open to the opportunity
for themselves to play on what have been
regarded at times as one of the finest sets
of tennis courts In and around Washington.
There Is oomo taiK inai r. luumiv mm
allow his friends among Government at
taches, who have played on the courts In
the past, to play there again. Mr. Tumulty
preferring to take his exercise In some spot
more sheltered from the public eye. Many
of the ypung workers of Washington havt
enjoyed the unofficial hospitality of the
White House grounds In this respect In tho
past, and the privilege of.plsyins; Is missed
this summer.
family have not used the tennis courts this
summer. Tho players are plainly visible
'm the railings which surround the
White House grounds, and the' President
and the members of his family have kewt
themselves In retirement since the war
began as much as possible.
An Interesting story Is told of the recent
visit of Mr. Balfour to Washington, when
he came hero to head the British War Com
mission. He challenged Mr. McAdoo to a
game of tennis and the Sccretarv .i...
Treasury accepted, suggesting the White
House courts ; but the game was afterward
called off for fear that tho recreation even
in the name of necessary physical exer
cise, might be misunderstood by onlookers.
MISS MARY BROWNE
AGAIN DEFEATS MOLLA
Coast Tennis Star 'NYins Exhibition
Match nt Cleveland Strachan
Is Victor
CLEVELAND, Aug. 31. Bright sunshine,
the first In over a week for the national
patriotic tennis Invaders, resulted in the
fastest net play ever contested here and
also for further match advantages for
Mary K. Browne, of Los Angeles, and her
State-mate, John Strachan, of San Fran
cisco. Miss Browne defeated the Norwegian
star, Miss Molla BJurstedt, national cham
pion, In straight sets, the feature match,
by 6-3 and 6-2, Strachan defeated the
Elisabeth. N. J., youngster, Harold Throck
morton, In a smashing game, 6-2 and G-i,
A match In men's doubles developed a
deuce In the set which thrilled the gallery
In Its volleying. Throckmorton paired with
Kred B. Alexander, oftNcw Yprk, defeated
Strachan witn vnaries uariana, national
always to be feared
and I want to lay
special emphasis
upon the Importance
of cultivating this
part of golf Many
u poor putter wins
his ganio on the ap
proach, for tho bet.
ter his approach shot
the less he has to do
on the green. More
over, when a man Is
skillful with the
mashle, even If his
putting Is not quite
uii to par ho can
often afford an extra
xtioko on the green.
If approaching Is
poorly done and a player is up against
a long putt ho la under severe nervous
tension until the hall has been holed, nnd
It often happens that putting is poorly done
when ii player is In this nervous frame
of mind A number of noted players have
paid me compliments on my mashle vvoik.
And whatever success 1 have enjoyed In
golf has been largely duo to this Iron
play. Personally 1 think that mashle play
is ono of the most Interesting parts of
golf nnd I have cultivated this department
of my game nssldliously.
Englishmen Had Some Putt
In considering approach shots I am re
minded of the story of the rather con
ceited I-2ngllshman who was playing on a
noted course in Ireland, He handed his
bag to a typical little Irish caddie who
was surprised to find it contained only a
driver unci a putter. He asked tlu self
hatMlrd Britisher for the -est of tho clubs
nnd tho Hngllshmaii replied that was all
ho used "Just a driver to the green and
then a putter, my boy," said the English
man. The first hole was a short one and
sure enough the ball landed on the green.
Tho second hole, however, was a long shot
and the Englishman topped his drive. The
Irish lad approached his employer with
a gleam of mischief In his eye. handed
him the putter nnd said In a rich Irish
biogiic, "Now. thin, fer a whale ov a putt."
I have explained In n previous article the
stnnco and grip for mashle play. Ih using
this club I believe golfers will o well
to select ono with a good amount of loft
In It and a rather wldo hlade. At least It
has been my experience and that of players
whoso work 1 have studied that the best
results are to bo had from a club of this
type. Avoid a flexible shaft in n mashle.
A mashle Is designed for nice, accurate
pl.'y, for work where control Is a vital
point : but this docs not mean that the
club can have a delicate shaft, as many
situations arise vvhero the shaft Is called
upon to perform a rough Job. In playing
with tho mashle we nro called upon for
the ordinary mashle shot, which calls for
a Judgment nf the force necessary to put
Into tho stroke and icontrol : then there Is
tho chip shot with the mashle, and there
Is tlho special mashle shot.
Put Reliance in Club
In the ordinary mashlo shot the player
should rely on the club to give the ball
loft and not make a strenuous effort to
get under It. This last Is one of tho com
mon faults of golfers. In tho runnlng-up
approach tho ground outside tho putting
green must be good otherwise the chip shot
should be employed to get over the rough.
Some players prefer an approaching Iron
rather than a mashle for the runnlng-up
npproach, or at least to use a straight-
faced masiue. Tnese are aetaus or Indi
vidual preference for the players to solve.
Thcjnashlo shot, with .cut and spin applied
to the ball, must, of course, be used If
there is a high bunker guarding the green
In order that the ball will fall dead or vir
tually so. To execute, this shot the club
head must skim right under the ball, taking
little turf, nna nt me instant or impact the
club face should bo drawn toward the left
foot to give the cut. as described In a pre
vious article, This Is" a shot which requires
much practice and dexterity.
Not Forgetting
NAP mJCKEB was an institution of long
standing. Ho held his place In tho
sun well above the averaje. Nap has now
faded out, somo time back. Playing on
the samo minor league team with Nap nt
Augusta. Ga was another pitcher. His
name was and still Is Eddie Clcotte. And
Clcotto today Is either lending or among
tho first two pitchers of the American
League dabbling In the best campaign he
hns ever known.
Eddie worked his first major league gamo
for Detroit In 1005. That was some twelve
years ngo. The greatest number of vic
tories he had ever gathpred before In tho
? ,,, lm wns e'Bhteen, with Chicago,
in 1313, Jin has now passed that mark
with more than a month left. He Is Bos
ton's main rampart to hurdle. And It was
Boston that turned him over to Chicago as
a faded telle five years ago.
How to Bat
Stand up and take a health swing;
In manner hold, without restraint;
i,"et "A"'"' ""3 pitcher's fling
Then hit 'cm where Trts Speaker ain't.
The Old Dominion Rollcall
Dear Sir: In the list of universities who
.... iponucu to the country's call, don't
overlook Mrglnln. Eleven former Virginia
football players took their training at the
officers reserve camp at Fort Myer. and
every man camo out with a commission.
Three received captaincies and eight were
commissioned as first lieutenants.
The most Interesting case of all was Ban
dolph, ono of the stars. For tho last two
years he has been pastor of tho Episcopal
church at Lexington. He has a wife and
a child. He received Indefinite leave of ab.
senco from his church to go Into the line,
receiving a captain's commission.
Berkeley Is also an unusual case, as he
never weighed 140 pounds In his life, and
yet was ono of the greatest quarterbacks of
tho year. Of tho eleven nil are Virginians
except Randolph, who was born In Chi.
cago, and Thurman, from Columbus, O.,
whose great-grandfather was Vlco Presi
dent of tho United States. ItanJolph's
father was a Virginian. In addition to these
eleven, two more Virginia football players
are enrolled In the next camp. They aro
Gooch and Wcllford.
NOBBUNE ROBINSON.
Virginia's showing of eleven commissioned
ofllceis out of eleven entries Is' far above
tho overage. A record of 100 per cent may
be tltd, but It Is seldom broken.
Which recalls the fact that Virginia, In
1 cr day, has produced a fair average of
military leaders. There was George
Washington, to start with, who Is still
highly regarded In several portions of the
country. Then there was Robert E. Lee
but to continue tho list would absorb the
icmalrder of tho page.
As wo understand it, every one figures a
New York-Chicago affair would make an
Ideal world scries except Boston. For
some peculiar, uncanny reason tho Boston
club cannot grasp the above psychology of
tho situation.
"Just what Is meant by the term 'short
putt'? asks a reader. Any putt you miss,
In tho Interim Tils Speaker has turned
bis attention fiom Cobb to ono G. Slsler.
who seems bent upon finishing in second
place Of nil tho phenoms balled early as
"Second Cobb.s," Slsler so far comes closer
to the mark. He hasn't Cobb's dash nnd
flash hut ho can hit the ball and get
around only -i shade back of the Tiger star.
Slsler la a trifle faster than Cobb, but so
far doesn't know how to employ his speed
up to T. Raymond's nhnormal mark.
FRANK CORRY, PACED BY PEERLESS
JIMMY HUNTER, WINNER OF FIFTY
MILE BIKE RACE AT POINT BREEZE
No Title, However, Was Given Away With Last
Night's Victory 1917 Championship Event
Will Be Held Next Thursday
Instead of being the 1017 fifty-mile pro
fessional motor-paced champion of the
United States when he awoke this morn
ing Frank Corry, of 'Australia, Is Just a
common, ordinary bicycle tlder, without
any title. Although Corry, paced by the
peerless Jimmy Hunter, won the fifty-mile
motor-paced race at Point Breeze Park
Motordrome last night he failed to receive
tho title and a large sliver cup.
On nccount of It raining In Boston Wed
nesday night, thus forcing the motor-paced
bicycle race schedule for that night to be
held last night, Vincent Madonna, tho Ital
ian rider, Morln and Stein, both pace
makers, were unable to appear at tjie local
track for the championship event last night.
When tho management of the Point Breeze
Motordrome received the nbovo Information
they though it better to postpone the title
race until next Thursday night, thus giving
all the riders n chance trf have a good
pacemaker in front of them.
Tho i ace last night was t the best seen
on tho local track this season, Corry win
ning by a lap and a few yards over Clar
ence Carman, the present holder of the fifty
mile title, the winner not being decided
until the last lap.
Judge Eugene C. Bonnlvvell fired the gun
that started the men on the grind nround
the track. The five riders all caught their
pacemakers about the same time and no
one gained any advantage. At the end of
the tenth mile Corry was leading Elmer
Collins, paced by Vanderberry, by fifteen
ynrds, with Carman a half a lap behind
Collins. With the beginning of tho "twelfth
mile Carman started one of his many sen
sational sprints and soon passed Collins.
Corry gave him a hard fight for the lead
and It wbb not until the end of two laps
of neck-and-neck riding that Carman took
tho lead.
Carman maintained a lead of fifteen
yards over his rivals until the twentieth
mile, when Jimmy Hunter thought It was
about time he and his partner took the
lead. But Provost, Carman's pacemaker,
thought otherwise, and during the next mile
the 11,000 spectators were kept on their
feet, both pacemakers forcing their riders
to travel at record-breaking pace. Hunter
and Corry were not to be denied, and slowly
but surely forged Into the front and had an
advantage of five laps at the half-way
mark. During the twenty-eighth mile Col
llns had troublo with the straps on his
wheel, and he was forced to retire from
the boards. Vanderberry, however, kept on
the track and exchanged places with Pro
vost, who was having troublo with his ma
chine as Carman's pacemaker.
This change appeared to work wonders
with Carmnn's riding am' when the thirty
fourth mile was reached they were only a
half a lap behind the leaders. Try as he
could, Jimmy Hunter could not stop Van
derberry from gaining and nfter riding sev
eral laps within a few feet of his rival,
Vanderberry and Carman tried to take the
lead. Going up on the wooden boards, to
do this. Vanderberry's seat became loose
and fell oft the motorcycle on tho track.
As a result Billy had to dismount and
get another wheel.
Corry made trood use of this titn nmi -it
'the fortieth mile ho was five laps to tho
huuu. i-ercy Lawrence narrowly escaped
Injury, as he was riding a few yards In
back of Vanderberry when the saddle fell
oil the track. Lawrence- hit the leather
piece and was given a rude jerk, but was
nolo to remain in tho race. Ho finished
third.
With six laps to go Corry had a lead pt
nve laps nnd looked to have the race safe,
when his front tiro had a puncture, and he
had to dismount. Carman put on extra
speed nnd was going llko a house afire when
corry came back on tho track. Four of tha
six laps lead had vanished. Beginning the
last mile two laps in tho rear. Vander
berry pulled Carman to his limit, but the
leaa was too great for such a short dis
tance, Corry finishing a winner by a lap
and a few yards.
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30 S " Corry .10:37 1.5
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NORRISTOWN GIANTS PLAY
J. G. BRILL TEAM TOMORROW
Manager Bader Signs Up Crack Colored
Team in Place of Shore
Team
The J. Q. Brill team, of West Philadel
phia, will have the Norrlstown Giants as
their attraction for tomorrow at Sixty-seventh
street above Elmwood avenue. The
Carmakers were to have played the Bacha
rach Giants, of Atlantic City, but the shore
team booked up a game also at home, and
had not Manager Bader, of the West Phila
delphia aggregation, been on the Job the
Bacharach Giants would have -crossed the
PhtlUe team.
The Norrlstown team will give the Brill
ooys, a run, for their latest achievement
was over Allentown. 1-0.
"Rube" Chambers and'aaulfor Fair will
b the battery for the locals. On Labor
WESTERN CHAMPION
IN GOLF SEMIFINALS
Mrs. Letts Defeats Miss Eliza
beth Allen, Iowa Title
holder, on Links
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CHICAGO, Aug, 31. Mrs. Fred C. Letts,
Jr., of Chicago, western woman golf cham
pion, gained plentiful revenge for three
defeats at the hands of Miss Elizabeth Allen,
of Bock Island, 111,, by defeating the Iowa
champion 7 up and 6 to play In the third
round of the' championship tournament of
the Women's Western Golf Association at
Flossmoor Country Club. The champion,
formerly Miss Marjorle Dodd. of Cincinnati,
had previously met Miss Allen in the na
tional, the western and the Iowa champion
ships, and had lost all three matches.
Mrs. Letts was In most splendid form
while Miss Allen was erratic. The title
holder started with a birdie five on the first
hole, and with par or better for the rest of
the first nine scored 41 to 60 for Miss Allen
and was G up at the turn. Pars on the next
three holes ended the contest and entitled
the champion to defend her title in tho semi
finals today, with Miss Vlda Llewellyn,
champion In 1909, who disposed of Miss
Lois Stumer, sixteen-year-old player of
Ilavlsloe, E and 4, by playing cIom to oar
all the time. v
Ad Swigler Ordered
by McGraw to Report,
Adam Swigler, former University of
Pennsylvania pitcher and present
leading hurler of the Logan Square
staff, will leave tomorrow for Brook
lyn, where he will Join the Giants,
having recently signed a contract to
play next year. He waa ordered to
report by Manager McGraw. Swigler
will likely finish the season with the
prospective National League pennant
winners, although he hopes to land a
commission in the army in keeping
with his dental qualifications.
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