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tune for White Sox Aggregation
PCX. of the most expensive teams In tho history of baseball wilt fight It out
the world's series next month if tho Giants and the Whlto Sox represent
i, rival leagues. It now looks as if both clubs will win easily, so tho battlo of
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tmns will do lougni to wio last uiii;ii wun uiu uuua in mu v. "' iiwumiuo.
fckrolL Frenzied finance will liavo its Innings in tho annual fall classic.
i" We aro well aware that Muggsy McGrnvv used about a ton of money to get
.Maa Mwannt MitU tnfniUnv nml affiant,! htn n1nvirfl from fhn Other tcnmi ill tho
Nluiu ttTn L'.mn (lint rinnlnnnll. rlilrnt-n TMttRtllirch and Boston, to SUV
?4thlnB of Brooklyn, furnished players to fit into tho machine, and tho machine
i ijWotked so smoothly that the Giants virtually had a lcadplpo cinch in tho pennant
rjace. "We all know this, but how about tho White Sox? In tho heat or oxcito
Mnt the Chicago crowd has been overlooked and now comes tho tlmo to rattle
Sf'tWe family skeleton or something.
L ; ' Charley ComlsKcy, tro "noblest uoman 01 mem an," uas spent boiho iuv,uw
'It his present club. Ho liai been adding to it for tho last flvo jcar.i until a
h nntiint wlnnrr was nbtnlncd. Monev was no obJJcct and the bankroll was oxposed
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Wvery time a cood player appeared In tho open market. LMdio Collins waapur-
.t..,.,i -nm -rti -rnv r,rt tn etnro ttna tnr iT.fi OflO ifOil. linrri pnqli. Iiltlto
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h VUfpW, another member of tho Athlotte, was captured for $11,000. Tho rclcaso
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THE DAYS OF REAL SPORT
" Felsch couldn't lcao Mllwaukco until $8000 was sent for his release. Svvedo
, kRtaberg, the kid shortstop, cost $5000, and a similar amount was expended for
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flS 'V'thls year Collins and Murphy from tho Athletics, Gandlt from Washington and
V Cleveland, and Llebold and Jackson from Clovcland. Murphy Is warming tho
.& 1cnch, but tho others aro winning bait games. Ilddlo Clcotte, tho malnstny of tho
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THE sJary roll also Is qulto healthy and amounts to yi 2,000. in nata
tion to this, Comiskey has given 10 per cent of tho gross receipts at his
ball park to tho lied Closs fund all season, and his donations total mora
than $20,000. A man like that desencs to win a dozen pennants.
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i??C T9E VILA ln tno Now York Sun reclles Eomo ,iIstory of tno wito So,: nnd
y v Pays a pretty tribute to uomisuey. no says:
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i .-r5j"" Eleven years ago ino uuu ota, ni.umhtu ujr -.viui.i u..v.u, -
??;American League pennant and also whipped tho Cubs In tho world's serici.
Bf',; Charles A. Comiskey has spent many thousands of dollars slnco that mcmorablo
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t triumph to produce anothtr dinner, no now is preparing to receio mo ruuu
.f v.iAu m vini.i.. ..am'n. rntntairnv la nnn nf tlm fnw nmctlcal baseball men
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Which ho richly deserves.
"iyjflWho own major leaguo clubi. Old timers remember tho days when ho played first
base and managed the St. L'ouls Browns, who captured four consecutive pen-
tfai nants In tho old American Association. Comiskey was tho originator of tho
4 . present way to cover first base. Ho surprised tne critics uacic in ia uy piajing
V1 oeeP s0 tat "o couiu nanuio grounu onus iiiat uiu nui i-umu mmi mo mmiim
'3 y baseman's reach. Comiskey left tho Browns to manage tho Chicago Brotherhood
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.Club In 1830. Tho enturo was a failure and Commy's savings went up in smoKe.
Subsequently when ho was the leader of tho Cincinnati Reds tho Old Roman
became tho bosom friend of Ban Johnson, then u prominent baseball Bcrlbo In
Porkvlllo. Comiskey and Johnson conceived tho idea of forming another major
leaguo to compete with tho National, with the result that the American circuit
Was born. Commy went into Chicago with empty pockets, but ho secured backing
and now Is ono oftho wealthiest magnates ln tho game.
"Comiskey Is big-hearted and liberal. He has helped many broken-down ball
players and other old friends who have encountered misfortunes. Ho Is ono of
the most popular citizens of Chicago nnd has a largo following all over the country.
v f Nobody ever will know how much money tho Old Roman has given to charity.
f 'Furthermore, Comiskey has reccUed homo of tho credit for tho success of tho
11 , American Leaguo. He knows baseball from every angle. In tho strlfo with the
Jl National League, 'Ahlch ended ln 1903, Commy's gameness nnd pugnacity helped
m 3"liin r rarrv tho rlnv. Tlin 01,1 TtnTnnn lennw flint tlin TCntlnnnl T.onn-iin rniilrlnf.
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--tjtand the gaff, nnd for that reason ho and Big Ban finally dictated the tcrni3 of
'i-V lno Peaco agreement.
t ifis. "Comlskcy's loyalty to Clarence Rowland, the manacer of tho White Sot. hai
'Am borne fruit. Tho Chicago magnate discovered Rowland ln tho minors thrco jears
V'Cv Mo, and, in splto of much hostllo criticism, ho never lost confldenco ln tho joting
KLvgt1 leader. Comiskey also made a wise move wnen lio engaged the experienced Kid
KrijV Gleason to assist Rowland, for together theso men hae molded tho hlgh-salarlcd
wnuo aox mio a powerrui comomaiion.
THCRC will bo considerable betting on tho series, and it is almost
certain that the Giants will bo tho favorites. Just why ono club Is con
sidered better than tho other in a short series Is a mystery. Seldom do
the world's series teams play up to form and it is impossible to work
according to tho dope. For that reason tho short-end bettors will havo the
edge.
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A LITTLC seasoning now and then is relished by roolilo pitchers before they
jCx. take their turn ln the big league. Last spring Connlo Mack had a pair of
green performers and sent them Into tho brush to try out their salary wings.
They made good and Connio 13 extremely happy. Tho first to bo recalled was
ttl ,Naylor, who is called Jack becauso his namo Is Rowland. Jack twirled against
vjg Washington last Friday and showed so much "stuff" that tho Senators only made
p,rtwo hits until the last inning. Only ono lun was scored and it wasn't enough
;., Jnvlnr w.iq In tlin Tiirflu T.pnmin lnt vpnr nnil linil Lnmn frmililn nMi rrrnm.
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vft"- before signing a contract. io nnaiiy came to terms and went south with the
In Jacksonville no prrrormed well for three weeks and had all tho earmarks
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'"jp'en: their heads, ho was walloped unmercifully, and ho was bent to Now Haven
,!,.. in ino jcasieni xjeague. no gui uu iu u pour auiit mere, uui soon regaincu nls
BiaLiiiiB lurm uuu was uuu ul liiu itrauiiii; uiLuucrs in ma circinc. vnri Tnnrn wna n
?T"f?. MSInn WHIIrt t)n Alhlptlfm ixnrn trnlnlnr In .Tnolrcnnx. 111a TiTm.lrw im 1.1 H .1..
'rj't awv( V... n Vtn4nxl Knit XJn mnfl IntllM 4l.0 nhnlin t.n .lltnn. S 1.1. l....f
fi wn-wv uuti! A a iijjuicu juju uuvvu klta ClUUI UL Jliq puuuing Wing
Xxfi, nd said nothing about it. That was the answer for his poor showing and sub
'Q? tequent visit to the minors.
, yl rf Jim rarnham is the other youthful phenom Connie 13 depending on to help
xMShta out. This youngster was sent to Baltimore and has been doing some good
P")f Work. Only recently ho defeated Rochester twice ln ono afternoon, shutting them
Ssjf'.tjh eut in one of the games. Farnham has been recalled.
kf The Athletics havo suffered because of weak pitching this jear. The out-
y? Jlold and infield havo played good ball, but the hurlers wero not good enough to
-Jiola tne enemy sate. Noyes, Busli and Schaucr were tho leading twirlers. and
i&tbey had many off days. All Connlo needs next year is mor.e strength on the
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J- second ln the club batting for tho season, with an average of ,2D7.
Bodle, Mclnnls, Schang, Strunk, Bates and tho others are dangerous at
all times and their hitting usually Is tho feature of tho games. Tho A's
will be home tomorrow for a long stay. The Whlto Sox will Bo tho open
ing attraction.
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Record of Rowland's Club
Shows Porlsiders Have
Been Treated Harshly
BAT LEFT-HANDERS HARD
How the White Sox Fared
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THREE RAINY SATURDAYS IN A ROW
PUT CRIMP IN THE SCHEDULES OF
LOCAL MINOR BASEBALL LEAGUES
Previously to Falling Out With the Weather Man
Only One Postponement Was Recorded in
Twenty-three Games
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Third Straight Season for Cobb to Slake 200 Hits
ifVX COBB surely found tho 200 mark a hard ono to break into in the base-hit
kt tuiuiilil. At r4ia hi;.i;0bui; v mu faicut uvuibmil IU UllgagO ill iOUr tTfimAq
Wore he could registered the Hit that placed him ln the 200 section. Yesterday
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'.utlve season In wnicli cobD lias made more than 200 hits and tho seventh tlmo
- Awing hla thirteen years in tho big league. Cobb had his best season ln 1911, when
mT batted .420 and made 248 hits. As the Tigers only have seventeen remaining
games the 1911 record looks safe.
Larry t.ajoie ruois Toronto ream to Pennant
iRHT IaAJOIE Is far from ready for the discards. Tho great Trenchman
bant out of the big leagues as having outll ed his usefulness, camo back strong
W aauiuon 10 leauing me xoronio ciud io tne ciiamplonship in tho Inter
nal league, piayea regularly at nrst case and led his team at bat with an
hi or '.377. Larry always could hit, but his legs went back on him nnd h
(" that "more speed was needed to play second base than first, so he assigned
iiM to the initial sack. lie was the "find" of , the season at the first sack
fcp" ' r.pnnrrrd'it Rnnh Rnll la flrmninn
V-t -wfwi wr w -vn www m M -km m v '
'&JST, ink president would consider that he had achieved the height of his
minrtHlon'lf'he could grab 65,000 a year, as .Benny Leonard has done during
pmt twelve months in the ring. Benny got about $600 for beating Ired Welsh
ttfce IlilWJ he earned when he met Johnny Kllbane here is a small part of
JtteTWnliiKs for the year. But Lcpnard has kept busy in the ring. His
, Whr CMUon, lias alwai had hun well booked and has always managed
:-nma purs, jso jiepnaraa earnings have piled up faster than
ft aKM4-lA4 urtnMTiUiii, ''Before anotherVer hspaM
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Nominated for membership In tho Ananias
Club the man who started tho report that
tho Chicago AVliIto Sox could not lilt or win
against southpaw pitching, of which they
will hao plenty to face in tho coming world
scrlci. Tho Rowlandltes liao tun up a
batting average of .260 against portsiders
this season, nnd have lauded twenty-sit out
of forty-ouo agmes In which left-handers op.
posed them, a percentage of .000, elnco ono
of tlii.se gtunes was a. tie
The Chlcigo Americans hao had plenty
of woik against routhpaws this jear, fore
handed Illiigers halng been Hung against
them in sixty-eight games, Tho l'alo Hoso
hao responded by making 169 runs and
347 baso hits ln 1333 times at bat.
Oscar Kcl&ch leads his team In hitting,
with Joo Jackson closo behind. Both liaa
been ablo to bat better than .300 ngalnst
Eouth-handers, "Map's" acrago being ,3B0
and tho general's .312. McMullIn, Weaver's
understudv, Is clo?e to tho .300 mark, and
Eddlo Collins 25 points below It.
Weaver has hit .2CD against tho Salecs,
tho Schupps and tho llontons of tho Amer
ican League; Oandlll, .267; John Collins,
.232; Itlsbcr, .221, and .Schalk, .181,
Tho ono left-hander tho Sox haven't
licatcn (and won't bo ablo to beat) this
season Is Eddie Plank Ho has a perfect
record against thenSconslstlng of ono 'vic
tory. Wlllla Mitchell, Enilo Kooli, Fred
Coumbe, Gcoigo Iluth and Hubert Leonard
each took a pair of games from tho pato
setters and Herb I'ennock, "Slim" Love nnd
Harry Harper each dcreated tho Chicago
nlno once. Koob Harper nnd Mitchell reg
istered ehutout3 against them
Tho Bouthpaw who needed hslp In down
ing tho Pale Hose was Koob The joung
no-hlt hero, when ho beat them tha first
time, did not travel tho mil distance, fall
ing by the wajsldo lu tho sixth. Sothoron
protected his lead. Love and Pennock In
their vlns and Coumbe ln one. of his were
added starters. The New York and Clove
land gunners pitched ably as rescuers, but
tho work of the Bostonlans was nothing
to brag about.
Leonard and Ruth collaborated ln a
fifteen-Inning tie against the future cham
pions on July 21.
Tho south-handers wriom the Sox beat
wero Koob and Mogrldge, four times;
Hamilton, Coumbo and Ituth, three times;
Covcleakla and Boehllng, twice; Cullop,
Leonard, Harper, Lovo and Mitchell, once.
Flank Is the left-hander who kept tho Sox
to the lowest batting average this season,
their highest flguro being obtained against
Wellman.
LD JUPITER PLUVIUS Is ln bad with
io minor leaguo babeballcrs, for ho has
knocked their ambitions sltyhlgh with nn
ovcrabundaiu-oof molsjuro which has been In
cvldcnco on thrco siiccesslvo Saturdays, and
what was destined to bo registered as tho
most successful teason ln history, from a
weather standpoint at leabt, will probably
bo recoided ns tho most disastrous.
A perusal of tho reoirds Fhow3 that thoso
leagues which Inaugurated tho season on
April 21 nnd 28 placd with tho sun bhlnliig,
but a chill wind in evidence. Tho following
week May 5 was rainy and then camo a
wonderful Mieak of MUishlne, not an lnlei
ruptlon being reroided until tho Satunliy
preceding Labor Day. Thieo postponements
In a row has virtually put the kibosh on the
whole proceedings and incidentally created
no llttlo dlstatlsfactlon
Kunncrs-Up Arc Sore
It Is tho runncrs-up that have a grouch
over tho present conditions, nnd ono can
hardly blamo them for that, aa the tltlo in
a hilf dozen organlzitlons will bo dcttr
inlnnd bv a singlo game, and they deervo
Tcdit for lighting to a finish
Tho season must como to a conclusion
somo time, nnd a number of leagues have
decided to closo tho fec'ond half nct Satur
day, as they havo jet to stago n. Fciles be
tween tho first nnd second half winncis for
tho championship
Tlio Delaware County League has already
pet September 2D for tho opening gamo be
tween Cheter and whit Is now virtually
certain to bo Upland Tho schedule under
this airangcinent will not bo cirrled out In
l".U, as mklweik games nro not allowed,
ijlobo Tiro cndeavoied to stago such a con
test last week and was refused.
Joe 'Wood With Chester
When Chester tackles Upland for tho
Weeks gonfalon tho fans nio certain to
witness a hard-fought seiiea. 1'oth's gang
galloped away with tho first honors on ac
count of getting u HsIi'K i tart, but nay
havo met n tartar In I plaml dmlng tho
eeeond half. Manager Milltr has a bottcr
balanrcd squad than Chcrter with Mi iKIff
and "Bud" AVclser In action, but accord
ing to reports from Trenton, where Chcsur
was scheduled to play a double-header with
Clobo Tiro on Saturday "Smoky" Joo
Wood, of world's .scries famo, was booked
to toss 'em across lu ono of tho battles.
When Manager roth signed tho former
star is not disclosed, but thcro Is a rulo
in tho Delaware County Leaguo prohibiting
tho addition of new plajets nfter August
1 Wood will no doubt lako tho placo of
Stanley Ilaumgirtner, ex-Iiillly mounds
man, who has been suspended for tho bal
nnrn of tlio season. If Wood Is unablo to
rii tho burden will fall upon Kelly, an
lullclder.
Media had a chance loywln second half
honois but tho Kignlng ot Pitcher Jcseo
liueMes by tho Phillies blasted their hopes.
I mlcr llirso eomlltlons It was thought Man
ager Alexander would bo given tho privilege
of sitting a new twlrler. but his request
was denied The league had previously made
a ruling th.it any player being drafted his
manager would bo allowed to fill his posi
tion nnd tho Media management endeavored
to stretch the Interpretation of tho rule,
but mot defeat.
Main Line Season a Success
Doplto numerous ehinges In tho circuit,
tho season In tho Main Lino Leaguo has
proved tho best In Its history. l'"lvo clubs
wero diopped for vaiious reasons. Includ
ing Paoll, Villanova, Xarberth, lion-Air
and Merlon 'With each chaugo a stronger
rntiy was secured, and tho admission of
Iiiandvwlno was really a ten-strike, as tho
club proved a scensatlon and drew big
crowds to all Its games.
Erandvwlno still has nn excellent oppor
tunltv of v. Inning second half honors over
uliK.ir, tho prcfcnt leadei, as tho sched
ulo favors tho former Theso two nre
looi.cd to clash ln tho final gamo of tho
season at West Chester Undo Sam now
his romo vcty clover bova signed up nnd
every camp haj a crack baseball team.
IJariv Clttel, president of tho Industrial
Leaguo, Is In receipt of a chnllonso from
tho men stationed near Baltimore for a
gamo to bo plaed In that city against tho
pick of his organisation Tho challenge
Ins not been accepted as yet
V big gamo Is behe'duled at Trenton thlH
nftcrnoou for tho benefit of tho Bed Cross
Ictwcon Olobo The, of tho Delawaro
County Leaguo, ami tho ofilcers of Camp
Ulx Tho otllieis' team Is composed of
lollego stars, and thev recently defeated
( uban Staia 4 to 2 Globo just nosed out
tho Cubans, 3 to 2, so, Judging by figures,
a closo gamo is ln prospect
EDDIE PLANK WAS
GREATEST SOUTHPAW
Quit Gamo of Own Volition After
Seventeen Years in tho
Majors
After uppearlnc ln tho pitcher's position
nrarly flOO tlmen during: his earecr as a bit;
leainia hurler UJJlo 1'lanlc quit the earns ot his
own Jrco will with mora cunnlnt- loft In his
Krent rltchlnir arm than most ot the southpaw
pitchers pohkpss who nro ln the camo today.
To tho very last I'lank retained his ability
to puzzle the opposition, one ot his last Fames,
which ws plajed against Washington, with the
great Walter Johnson opposlne him. Dank
pitched ono of tho best .pomes of his Ions
career, th decision coins to the Washington
star by a score ot 1 to 0 after a gruellliu;
battle ot ten lnnlncs.
Planlc leads all left-handers the came eier
had ln the number of tames pltrhed ln the
major leagues and only three rlsht-handers
have a retord of pltrhlns moro games Charles
(Kid) Nichols. Cy Younir. Christy Mathoweon.
With 610 carries which counted In tho win or
lohe column. I'laruc has pitched elshly enmes
either as u relief pitcher or was relieved. Dur
ing bis lone career I'lanlc figured In only five
games that ended In a tin and three of theso
were against tho Petrolt Tigers.
A grand total o( IB, 007 batsmen have faced
thA srent nuthn.iw In Meventeen seasons and
they managed to make 3S74 base hits, which'
wouia cue nis opponents a grana Daiiinr aver
age against him of .248. Just five times durlnr
his career In the majors has the delivery of
Edward I'lank been touched for the double num
ber In rum Chicago mado tho mark three
times, Ht. I.ouls once and Milwaukee once.
Ninety times have the opposition made the
doublf numbers In base hits
Here Is Uow then the great exponent of the
rronlre delliery deceived the other seven
teams which composed the American League
since 1HU1 Italllmore and Milwaukee are not
Included, us these teams were In the Aroerlcau
only for a very short period.
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Th Cheltcnhnm A. A. foothill fcuuad, undor
tho tuteligp of Coach Orr, will run through tlii
hriit real practice of tho season this vcck. Al
thcutrh several ot tlm stum lup been tnkpti
by tho drift Coach Orr In hopeful nf hulldniK
nn a strong outfit from list j ear's nucleus.
Durlnif tho Init two t.'Msons the team htin not
suffrrcd a dtfest, vvhilo last soar tho enemy
fnllcd to push the plirbkln over Its i,nil lino
for a slnfflo point Tho mansKPinpnt pmiplIh to
hook tho ilrst ranio on tho homo grldlnsi carlv
In October. lMrst-class teams averaglns 1M)
pounds aro requested to communlcato with I,,
llouerts, Cheltenham, ra. Phono Cheltenham
A football player (baclifleld man) would like
In hear from a flrflt-class amateur team ln
Philadelphia lie has had several years' experi
ence ln rhllsdetphln. and weighs 152 pounds.
It. I C, 1713 West Oxford street.
Peaumont has lost a number of last year's
men, duo to enlistments. It Mould like to hear
from several good plijers willing to play for tho
sport. Would also like to nrrnnge Karnes with
flrst-claM tenms having grounds and paying a
reasonable guarantee Hurry 12. Murrui. .jll
North Chudnlcl: street.
Owlnc to conflicting dates Tordham will he
unable to meet Lnfujetto nn the gridiron this
sear. A ganie had been scheduled for beptem
ber 20, but lrdham Ueilded thn dato was too
early to got on eleven Into shupo A postpone
ment was naked until October 0, but ns I.i
fnsette had already listed a came Willi Dickin
son for that dato the Uasterners wero unablo to
comply with the request.
Ttajmond Delehanty. MR. who has been a
member of Tordham football squads for three
seasons, has been appointed acting manager Io
succeed George Liebers, who has enlisted. Dele,
hanty is endeavoring to fill thn vacancy caused
bv thn cancellation nf tho Lnfajette gimo and
also to secure a contest for November L'l.
"Them will he a football learn at T.chhzh this
season that will be able to give all opponents n
battle all the time." Is the statement ot
Thomas Kendy, resident coach, "Lehigh hna
sent a number of her stars to the colors like
all other colleges. Bo have the prep and' hlrh
schools. Just what material our freshman class
will have I so far havo been unable to deter
mine." I
Football practice has started In earnest
by members of tho Wrr Ten Conference,
marking tho official opening of the season
Michigan returns to the conference this year
after nn absenco of twelvo sears.
There Is plenty of work for tho Army crld.
ders. Captain Jeff Kqjei, head coach, la Iiein
assisted In the drilling- of the big gqu" d by iiVi?
Jones, who recently graduated In the Aucust
class: Crane. Llttlelohn and i;nglehart ail
former Army players. Tho big team as It i
mado up today Is the heaviest combination in
Sears.
Only three letter men of last year's squad.
Czameckte. ltobb and Conever, have renorfsn
at State College. The other twelve wearers o?
the "8" are In the nation's service, llaflow
Scott and Martin are the coaches' "r'0w.
coaches.
nates. Bowdotn, Colby and Maine, as usual
will play a football series for the champion,
shin of the State of Maine. However Ft i.
doubtful if any of tlin Institutions take their
footbnll teams out of the Btale. Another E
ter of Interest Is the fact that this jear tn.
will be no paid coaches at any of the collesea
and all of the cnachlng will come from gra"
uatea and othAsk who wish to give their
V . . '"w
"UK,
SOUTHERN ELEVENS ARE
AFFECTED BY THE WAR
Coaches' Severe Tasks in Getting
Teams Together Georgia
Not to Play
ATLANTA, Cn , Sept. 17. Coaches of
at least four tenms that are expected to
bid for southern Tootball honors tlrls year
havo begun praetlco for tho season sched
uled to otart within a month. Tosslhly
never In tho history ot tlio gamo ln tho
South havo coaches faced such tasks. The
war lias mado heavy Inroads Into material
left over from last jear and tho Instructors
must build machines nrouud comparatively
few expel lenccd players.
Tho Ucoigl.1 Tech. Auburn and Rovvaneo
squads nlieady aro at worlc. Of tlio trio
Tech seemingly Ins tho advantage In ex.
pcrlenccd men Spcneo, last j ear's full,
back, will bo In tho gamo until called into
tho aviation service, for which bo Is training
nt Tech. Then thcro nre Strupper and
Guyon for regular backs, with Phillips, Car
penter, Klnchor and Bell for tho lino.
Sowaneo has been bard bit by tho war.
Tour letter men nro expected back, Itucker,
vVortham, Crudglngton nnd Androvvs. It Is
not certain, however, that ItucUcr will re
turn, and Andrews Is recovering from ty
phoid fever.
Six of last year's Auburri squad aro ex
pected to bo back In the gamo this year, but
It li reported that there Is plenty of good
material with which to organize a for
midable team. ,
EIGHT STARS TO JOIN
MACK'S ATHLETICS
Six Aro Recalled From Baltimore, and
Atlanta Two New Men
Coming
nfsht players will report to Connlo Mack this
week and v. 11! be tried out durlne the aeries
with tho western clubs, which start tomorrow
with Chicago. It Is Mack's Intention to present
as strong a line-up as possible against the
White Box. and he will have to use some ot
tho new material. Hay Bates, who rejoined
the team last week after passing examination
for the national army, has been ordered to
report at onca ana will cot be seen again with
the Mackmen.
The plavers to report at Shlbe Park this
week are: ntchers Farnham and Adams, Catch
ers McAvoy. Hchauselo. Perkins and Flclnlch
and Inflelders shannon and Latvrey. rarnham.
Lawny and McAvoy wore with the Athletics
before and have been recalled from Dattltnore.
Adams has been recalled from Itlcbmond and
Perkins and Flclnlch from Atlanta, tichausele
and Shannon come from llaltlmor and are
highly recommended by Manager Jack Dunn.
Mack exDecta to slve Bhannnn n -i.i .
short and will play either Bchanc or Witt at
..-... - -wt'flri Jlg'eJ"lP''.v.pw., sin juier
MANAGERS BLAMED FOR WINNIN
PENNANTS, -BUT UU.NJN1JU MACK
FIELDER JONES STILL ARE OUT 0PM
Pilots of Tall-End Clubs Prove That It Is the Bali
Players Who Win the Flag Each Year..
Willard Is in Again ' ( jl
jjy uitAixuiviiu ivii,u
Tho Ilas-Bccns
A soldier of the legion onco lay dying in Algitrs'
Maud Muller camo " "'
To nurao tho same
A woman's presence cheers.
Tho bou forsook tho burning deoh and t Atoitrt
ho sped,
And did his aharo
With others there
Around the soldier's bed,
Tho village blacksmith tua on hand; younrrLoch.
invar as welt;
Tho Light Brigado
The journey made.
Urged on by Dr. Fell.
And soon the aoldier belter got era long wax
feeling fine, '
Whereat tho throng
All went along
To JJingcn-oii'thC'Ithine,
Couricr.Journa.1.
'And hero they met a weeping maid, with features
tvan and white,
With bowed-down head,
Who, moaning, said,
"It ahall not ring tonight."
They stood on tho bridge at midnight, above the
Rhino's dim shore,
Where tho Coltano Maid,
From a sylvan glade,
Kept raving, "Nevermore."
At midnight, in his guarded tent, young Hiawatha
Tho stago at eve
Stopped by to grieve ,
But on tho momenta crept.
"Who'll hold the bridge with mc!" he cried
Tho loud appeal fell flat, '
t cn chccr ranrj loud and clear
m. cvua VyllHCT at IIIB OatI
remember that only tho bead aw, uJ-j?
crowd comes in for tho mn oov' "&
ml
&vl
' pure!
ING or losing ball clubs nro
purely n matter of managers," re
counts n contemporary.
Terhaps. Yet Just where doei this
theory cmcrgo wIUi Connlo Mack facing
Fielder Jones In tho most desperate tail
end strugglo ever known for a collar cham
pionship. Mr. Jones nnd Mr. Maclc haven't
qulto changed that much, havo they, slnco
they wero emblazoned Eomo 'few siestas
baelc ai tho "greatest in tho gamo"?
No, the above theory doesn't qulto bold,
rsot by 60 or 8B per cent. Is It to bo un
derstood, for an Illustration, that Mr. Itovv
land Is far nnd away beyond Mack, Jones,
Jennings and the others? v
"Willard ns a fighter bns everything in
the world." Exchange. Except some ono
to fight
Not Unusual
Wlllard'a case that of standing so far
nbovo tho field that no competition looms
In sight-Ms not a record-making affair.
Jess won tho championship ln 1915. Ho
has found but ono man to faco since the
same being Frank Moran.
But after Jim Jeffries had cleaned up
Corbctt and FIt2 for a doublo turn ho luled
the field, with no adversary around, for
an even longer period. After tho Munroo
smear the Callfornlan was finally forced
to retire, as all business had reached an
end.
Ho fought Munroe In 1004. It was six
j ears later before bo was dragged back to
mako tho last stand and rccelvo tho first
IC O. in Ids career. But Jeffries for three
or four years was as far abovo tho rest
of tho heavyweight field a3 Willard Is to
day. A Why
"I'll tell you why the Whlto Sox will win,"
writes a vv estern fan. "Tho West hold the
world's series tltlo In 1006, 1007, 1008 nnd
1000. Wo haven't held It since. Now, after
an eight-year lap"se, wo nro duo again and
being duo, will arrive. Could anything bo
simpler?"
Hnlf-Stridcs
Ono of tho main differences between
strategy and bonheadlsm Is about this:
Tho ono that gets by la strategy.
In knocking n rival It Is Just as well to
Wi
comes ln for tho rap,
-!
'IliO thrco most emlnenf ....,. l' f
on record stand as Edd c CoTin. mETs!
OLYMPIA A A i:'"' A.iiaimiriug
TO.MOHT AT 30 Ml Mil-
"ifk ulnmiiufl vs. loung Toners
Indian Kuweit vs. Paln VVnllure
Mike Il.ailey vs. doling Ilddy
doling Mahnney v. Millie HonrU
Pete Herman tl'.ttvs. K.O. Eggers
Adm., 25c. Dal. lie... 00c 4, 75c. Arena lies. St
euucuieu or about to collect from .:;U
world's series. whll ,i, ....i m a'Mr
collected from one. Such belmr thiT nSUEX;
ofjlho festive frolic. ttl brt,b
Bender, Thorpe nnd Meyers-fcn't It aW-J
tlmo for somo snout .i. Ir.il"?M"
5S&ft.WaK5i
tho threo chiefs nnt Rn - ; i??.3t
territory, tho hour seemsTo bViVtoBS,
another wigwam. v nak
WALT JOHNSON TO BECOM
INDIAN IN 1918 IS REPORT,?
Deal Between Washington and Clen.
land Has Been Put Through,
According to Rumor
WASHINGTON. Kent. 17 .Wall.. Ti,. s!
son, pitcher of tho Washington Americas!
Leaguo team, will wear tho uniform of
Cleveland Indian next summer, unless omvl
llttlo mlscuo should crop up ln the dtiLta
which virtually has been consummated !..&
eween t-rcsiucnt James Punn, or the Clevt-M1
Iriltfl ttttlh n,1 At. .-..- . A. . m tm - IB
tui.u uu, aim uiu iiuiuugcmcnt oi ins a til
ators. J
It can bo said on tho best of authority v!i
mat tno eic.vl has been discussed for nm , !
vveok3 and that it wai finally put thrpuiaSl
only a few davs ago, with tho proviso totfJJ
.i. M-.iMuu.iciiiviik ul it was iu uu maoo uuu i
tho closo jf tho season. ,'rf
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