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HL&TICS AT HOME FOR THE LAST TIME UNTIL THE KAISER IS LANDED IN LAST PLACE
iCKS WILL FINISH
SOMEBODY IS ALWAYS TAKING THE JOY OUT OF LIFE
DEMPSEYTOBE
A SHIPBUILDER
Fulton's Conqueror Signs
to Recruit Labor for
Sun Company
TO TRAVEL IN THE WEST
AMATEURS HAVE CHANCE
OF WINNING OPEN TOURNEt
AT HUNTINGDON VALLEY
Absence of So Many of the ProminenV Professionals
Will Give the Simon Pures Fine Opportunity
Tomorrow and Friday
fl918 BASEBALL SEASON
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Look's PReMrut
To WASH IT
H the War Chicago Depending Upon Sterling
Hurlers to Capture World's Scries
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By ROBERT W. MAXWELL
. iortn Filltnr Kxenlnc I1 ihllr I nice r
CBB the game with Cle eland today our A's will plick their bass
nd depart from Shibe Fark, nexer to return until the uar Is oxer.
JCt will hit the long, lonp trail, X'liltlnR Boston tomonow, KYUlav and
turday and ending the season with a pair of games In Washington on
reor Day. The fans will gaze upon the Mickmen for the last time this
emoon. dui it will not Be an occasion of sadness. Connie M.icK anil
HvOhl. his able secretary, have arrnnced a musical orocrnm xxlth a reil
nd. anil n flock of song birds to smear the hnrmon.x all oej the place
IfPIt is UU to the fans to clx e Connie Mnok n rnnslntr send off toilnx. for
fhas put the best team on the field this ear since the dns of tho
ahant winners In 1314. For four ears he has worked haul to get to
tal' a winning aggregation, has been handicapped at even 'inn and It
lonly through his dogged determination and grit that he gained suc-
He was successful this jear, despite the fact his te.im is last In the
l&ue race. This Is one time where the peicentage table fills to gle due
dlt to the club.
ifBy Inserting new faces here and there and gamelv disposing of his
ira when they began to lose Interest in their xxcnk Connie welded to-
jther a ball club which was feired h all of the othets In the American
ague. He put Oeorge Burns on first In plare of Stuff Mc Innls and
though he was panned for this mine, later exents pio-.ed hN judgment
a correct. Bums Is n belter man than Stuff and mote ilu.ihle to the
km. He Is net to Ty Cobb In batting and has clilxen In niin runs
year. Jimmy Dykes and Joe Dugan are doing well at -ec-oncl base
short and are just blossoming out as high-class plavers I.,ntr f!,ml
Is the best thhd baseman since the da.xs of Knnk B.ikei, and some
(is bellexe he Is the supeiior of the home-run king
fc-There Is nothing wrong with the outfield with Knpp AcoxM .lamieson
Tilly" Walker. They plaed as well as any group of outposts In the
ague.
TmAtrlnrt 11 ilttei .fisit1i firr7t7t P
ry ( iibi(i a uiioii HclU Ulfj''1 I int.
LT; THE start of the season Connie predicted his team would not finish
fJn eighth place. He had no chance to make good, as eet thing xx.is
Wfii off a month ahead of the original schedule Hoxxexei m our cm
cuee Manager Mack of talking thtough his hat, fur he uieh delivered
!rj!v'0ds and llxed up to exerx promise
K, Hhd his pitching staff held up Connie would hae bieeed through
K league as In the days of xore But his fllngeis went bad ui xxeie taken
jay for army service when tliej began to round into shape At the end
"-had but three dependables Perrj Oiegg and Adams. Thex did most
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.une worn ana performed well undei eMsting conditions
Kg Scott Perry, hoxxexer, was the real heio. Tills hefty heaxei who was
limed by the Boston Braxes and stalled a, f-o.uabl!e which thieatened
yrreck the national agreement, did not spring Into prominence until
tilings and Mack started a scrap oxer who was entitled to his son ices.
I' that time Scott xxas bumping the bumps and chopped ten gjme- in a
r,,He did exer.xthlng but xxln and the fans wondered xxhx there should
. ten mtl.ili ll-miMa nn4 1 tt trv . I",.. Uniim .. fnntiln iii.hIm .l.m.m..ti ..n.l
iLn-.n.. I..4M.. t nn nfMK .1. nn. .. ..1 1 1 .1 1 1. ..r
UIKJUIlllJ JUUMHUIt, IUI U1IC1 L11C tdCC VI1I9 IUICVU 111 IIIC llilUCIS 111 ,
I eland court Perry began to win some ball games and noxx Is the lead-
jtfpltcher of the league.
U Perry Has Brilliant Pitching Record
DATE Scott has won almost one-half of the games for the Athletics.
fHe has turned In twenty-one victories, something unheal d of on a tail
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ciud. xvnen L;y loung, Aoaie joss, cnrisij .xiainexxvon anil crnxei
txander xvere making records their teams were up in the race and the
chers had more confidence In the men behind them. With Pnv how-
It was different. He had a brilliant fielding club behind him, but
Bjbatting was erratic. Burns. Walker und Larrx Gardner did most of
tick work and Scott had to xxork his head olf in the pitchers lo.
BKOnly one man has surpassed Perry this jear, and that Is Wulter
niuon. uie smoue King nas turnea in tnent.x txxo xictorie. luit the
shington club is up in the race and plajlng good ball. Yet Wallet is
nsldered one of the liest txxirlers In the business, and If sulIi is the
V Perrj' should rank near the top.
r Scott has been partlcularlj successful against the White So, defeating
tm six times. His other xlctories are: Boston, one, Clexelnnd three:
itrolt, three: New York, two, Washington, three, and St I.nuW three.
iroit has been his hoodoo club, beating him four time- The othci deteats
Sas folloxvs: Boston, thiee; Cleveland, two, Chicago, thiee, Washing-
R, two, and St. Louis, three. The New York Yankees haxe not beaten
this year.
P( WHY-Y-V pvAjen- The maid f , r " T
fcBRTAIMLV.' HA4 LEFT AMD W I OJ H - N THE
T S"ACwah- r V ' ' KAISER !.'
Jack
Fulton
Dempsey,
and only
conqueror
contender
" FJ ny WILLIAM II. EVANS
fnr the mwr .. ... ....
heavyweight ehamnlonshln. today be-1 ",7Z.mp,0nsnip' wnlcn w,u be 1'fobnbly puzzles more golfers than any
mmn an .mnin... - i. o.. ct.inK..n. t",rl1 'a Fexenty-holc medal nlav nfh
.. " "l""c "l lllf out. uiupoaiiu- mmiul U I - . J. .. " " "
i ing company of Chester, Pa He signed i """" m Huntingdon Valley on
i ie iircessary papers In the ottlce of c. """"'row nna Friday of this" xveek, will
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chriip n rrin ih.Ai,i.k h
Kearns. his imimnr nlsn lolnecl theiun','r the new draft, xvlilpli will (nU In
ships ard workers 'men from eighteen to fortx-flxe. The
nerTn'!.e.y,i ttho',a'' had three ears' great majority of our professional
r.xJlcrlcn.?fl ln i.-'hlPard at Seattle and Bolfers re , '
Kiiuws me worn, win bo Known as t . . ----"- "
e necessary papers In the ottlce of c. )"" row ana Friday of this" xveek, will
. Brenan. superxlsor of labor, this be particularly Interests an the ereat
Homing, donned a suit of oxerhauls and majorltv of L , "g ,B" ,, greal
ade a trip through the yard Jack lly or tne contestants will come
A'S CLOSE HOME
SEASON WITH WIN
Acosta's Sacrifice Flv Scores
With On
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What May Happen
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1AT recordfcompni e.i favoiably with those of the famous hit item of 4 he
Vvast and shoit beyond doubt that Peiry it the sensation of the 1018
ton. He should share the honors uith Connie Mack
IJiWe should not forget the catching staff, ithich alo pet fanned nobly
feferfciiis and ItcAioy Mere igluttons for punishment and handled the
chers in a capable manner.
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WijThus U can be seen that Connie had a great ball club this yeai and
tea io jintsn mgncr ui rne race, rne jans snouta tuin oitf today and
ft him and his team a rousing send-off.
Cubs Depending on Pitchers to Win
time has come to spill a little dope on the world series, which begins
gin Chicago one week from today. The Cubs hope to xxln the title be-
uie oi a great piicning sian, especially ieaiurinn .nm Vaughn. The
southpaw had a good year, but looking oxer the dope of the past
I nexer has been xery strong in post-season games He will haxe to go
ck on tne entries on nis own past performance sneet if lie is to doml-
kte- In the present series. He nexcr has participated In a xxoild aeries.
In city contests pitched only .333 ball. He was vvitli the Yankees when.
K)"nere beaten by the Giants in the fall of 1910 and with the Cuba when
efell before the White So in 1913, 1914, 1915 and 191C
'Vaughn was in elexen games for city championships, pitching st.tx-
len and one-third innings and allowing sixty-eight hits and fort runs.
opponents' batting axerage was .260. He fanned fortj -three, passed
enty-five, hit two and made two wild pitches
i. o-ouu iitxuiu in yny ouiicj utlllies
tIPPO won one game from the Giants, but he wojld not get credit now
jfor the xictory, as he was erased in the third when he started to
ble ana nis team naa a Dig leaa. He was victorious txvlce against the
ite Sox, but they were clean-cut and ln one he had to tra-'el thirteen
lings.
I'tiHero is Vaughn's record in city championship series:
1910 Against Giants.
October IB Iost to Drucke, 6 to 4, being relieved after sixth.
October 19 Won .from Ames, 10 to 2, being reliexed in third.
1913 Against White Sox.
& October 9 Won from Benz, 6 to 5, In thirteen Innings.
Ej in Against xvnite box.
October 7 Won from Wolfgang, 4 to 2.
October 13 Lost to Benz. 5 to 3, being relieved after sexenth.
K7M. miu XgUUlBl VV IlllU oux.
IKrOctober 6 Lost to Itussell, a to G, being relieved after sexenth.
"vs. October 9 Lost to Scott. 5 to 0, being relieved in third.
Ph 1916 Against White Sox.
J3 October 4 Lost to Russell, 8 to 2, being reliexed in seventh
i,vMctoDer iosi to wnicagu, o io a, ueing reuevea alter third.
P. Speaker Breaks Long Record by Hitting Ump.
18 SPKAKEu has always been noted for being one of the quietest
most unassuming players in the game. He rarely says anything
.umpire and on the few occasions when he does register a kick they
a mim nature, not turDuienc ana stormy, on the i-vers Zimmerman
.""..But yesterday Tris broke his long record. He became so Incensed
rthnplre Connolly for calling him out at the home plate in the mth
of- tne game xvitn tne Atniettcs at ttmoe I'ark that he rose in his
Hi tttlU M1I61 MU B11IUIY3 AHVI11UD nun u bil BUlllC
, That ended the game so far as Tris was concerned. He was ordered
iMhe field and after the near-rloti had been quelled 'the game pro-
I as usual. y
It, a a pity thai Speaker had to forget himself ln this manner ln what
r, to be the last week of his major league career. Speaker has
ila. intention of joining the American aviation corps as Boon as
i'U?nlhed:--
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Wvm at aw lorget himself,
ininN ;; i :; m o
lun-ltiisr lilt lli lier. siirrJMic hit
Imp" in Hitt'rlHi t rnsta. strut K
nut H I.iiTnamt, 4 ; ntt)ii, 4, Hum'
on bull- OiT lii'tnuiin. 1 ; fl Un'stui, J,
Double pint ntsuii to lMkrN to
Diiuii to IJurii-: MitKtiit to lluriio. 1 ni
llrH N u Hi it n ml Con no 1 1 v.
IJx RORKKT W. MAWVKLI
xhilie I'nrk. Auc iS
Oiiiiilp Jlack and his group of .itli
li'tea bid adieu to the home full, htie
this afternoon until aftei the K.ii-ei Is
llckid The Aihletlcs celebiattd the oe
uasiin bv vinnlnir the gamp fiom tin in-
I dlans, and therein shattering Hi- fond
hopes of the 'It v eland fans and plajus
of winning the Ameilcun Le igiii p-n-nant.
The game vva-J a pile hers' du ! I i te i
i:nzm inn and Wntson, with the honors
of tile Lomb it going to the honi t i ! i
The final scote was 1-U Tlie - i md
the onlj run of the game In the tlilid
Inning foe Dugan, lirst up fluglnl ii
right Watson fouled to lohii-ton
'.lamieson vxas glxen a free ticktt .iftei
which Kopp beat out a gioundei to
Johnston filling the bases. Aio.st i ihon
1 arose to the occasion b fending a long
sacrifice fl to Joe Wood, on whlih
. Iugan scored
Tris Speakei xvas Indellmteiv sus
pended for his lun-lti with L'mpire I'mi.
I nolly yesterda.v JIanager Fohl lieliexes
he Is out for the remalndei of the sea-
i son
i
i Soccer Resumed
(ilaNKow. Auff "S sloccer wns rrsumfd In
the Scottish l.easuo today with a full si-hrd
uW of gamps wliirh nnnlteil In manv ur-
prlffPH Thi chainpiniiH CiIiiiiivs H.mtrH
lirought off a stBrtilntt vein l tiratlng llpirla
hv I to 1 awa from home, while the Irreat
j reveals the Celtics dropped a point on their
I nvv'n ground by oub dravvlnc with Xtohrton.
t 1-1 Cbde and Kilmarnock followed up their
xlctories of last Saturda l ir. ttlnn the
better nt KAlklrk and Queens Park re-spectlvelj.
MURRAY BEATS
PELLWITHEASE
Baekhand Expert Elimi
nated in National Cham
pionship Singles
Hy the Anaciatcd 'resi
lores! Hills, . 1 ., Aug 28 Play In
the thlid d.ij of the national singles ten
nis championship cpened on the turf
j courts of the West S'do Club here this
afternoon with a tapid fire xlctoiv for
It Undies Murrav, of Niagara Falls,
jovei T It Pell, of New Yoik
I The former Cillfornlan epert climl-
naled the famous eponenl of the bark-
I hind stroke In stialghl sets with a loss
of onlv two games, the scores being 6-2,
I fl-0 1,-0
Pell was botheied fiom the start bs
Muirax s hlgh-povveied service netting
oi outing nnnv letuins !n addition to
he.ng freipienth aceil
Th. winnei came to the net at ever)
, iipiiorlunllv and once at the cnided bar
rier vv s Invincible. He miashed and
hammered Pells returns for frequent
p'nrements
Tile hisei's best plax was i sharp
I'loss-oourt d backhand stroke, w h eh
I brought foith frequent applauise" from
tlie galli,v of several thousand i-pecta-tois
A high wind hindicapped the
"pla.veis at times, hut ir other respects
the weather conditions were satlsfac
toiv siimmaries
SKCOVI) nOL'.Vl)
seivchlro Kiifhln ilefealed 17. A I.. 1)1
uimj 0-1 7 'i (1 .3 7-.-i
THIRD ItOt'NI)
XX lle defeated H H liurdlcK, T-5,
ii I. "J CI 7-"
It 1. Xlurw defeated T It Pell 0-2 0-0
ii ll
Jt Moll TIOVU I'll XXIPIONSHII'S
nnsr koitnii
XV J sweeno tliltlniore tl-fealed E I.
chintz Aliania o-i, t .1-1 u--
I'liiMies-Pirales Came OIT
I'lttnburgh, I'a., Aug 28
The final game of the Feason betxveen
the Pirates and the Phillies scheduled
for this afternoon was called off owing
to wet grounds As the Phillies are due
to open in Philadelphia tomorrow, this
game will not be pla.ved later In the
seanon
SHIPMEN PLAY
DECIDING GAME
labor recruiter. He will look over the 0 "ZXZ 'h S" ' .8.lBt.?!
moor conunionn in the western stales British ..t,i. V """"' '"
and employ as many men as Is possible, than Tr.hn 1 h.'.B c,ounlr' ,tner
Jack has worked as a bolter up, holder r-'.T" " '
on, painter, caulker, blacksmith and ' u?.i ? f6?. Ce.by S.entpmber 28 or
carpenter and Is qualified to select the ni h . JJo"! , '.! Amerlcan arm- theJ'
men for that kind of work. Thi. ni lPl1 thercb ,
This will mean that few if anv of the
Drennan's Idea I f0,f Professionals between twenty and
C. J. Drennan, who Is one of the best I "J,1,0"- of "r."!fn b!rth- wl be "
known handlers of labor In the country j I -.hV" ?tt.ec llie amate"" between
and who has emploed 18,000 men In the K Ln iS 'l,6"11 the I''?yer"
shlpjard in the last eight months, hit b"t'hee P"1 championship are nearly all
upon the original idea of etnploj ing , ,!'" cen ,nose ,,BPS
Dempsey. HofTner Will Play
"There is a shortage of labor In the James If. Barnes formcrlv of Whltd
Unlted States," he said, "especially In the marsh and now of Broadmoor, won the
shipvards. We need men and lots of , championship last jear at Mellon with
them, and no one can Interest the labor, a total of 79-76-76-75306 and Charles
crs more than Jack Dempsey. Hveryone H. Hoffner. nf ihiimni ..' .i t.
who follows spoil has tead about him Is doubtful if the former will play as
and will be'anlous to x Islt him, to , Barnes at present Is at Colorado Springs
iiouner, who is In the naxal reserves at
Cape Ma, has sent hi his entry.
tVinL "o ii pume oi tap local ama-
.., uiui iiiri jl aim Hum itnri
N.
Y. Ship and Harlan
Meet on the Grounds
of S. & C.
The deciding came for the title of the
nlaware P.lver Shlpvnnls Unsehall
League was plaxed lietvveen Tlirlan
fi Holllncswnrth and New York Ship on
the grounds nf Rtrawhrldge & Clothier .-,'
Ktv-thlrd and Walnut streets tod.iv
The batteries wpre MrOlnlev, Bannard
and High for New York and "Left.x"
Williams and Lvnn for Harlan. The
umpires were Harry Adams t.nd Her
man Baetzel
A glance at the season's records show ed
little to choice between the clubs. Their
hlttfng and fielding nverages were about
tlie same, although In the two games
plixed Harlin xxas returned a winner on
each occasion Their first meeting was
on June 1 nnd resulted as follows:
Harlan 4 r. 4
N" York . .3 10 1
Their second contest xxas plaed on
August 10 with this result:
Tfarlin 4 0
New X'nrll 1 0 1
While TInrhn made eight runs ln the
two games It Is seen that they garnered
hut len bits, while the Camden' boys
poled out sixteen safeties for onlv four
inns Harlan was credited xvlth fixe
mlsplnxs At the conclusion of this
afternoon's contest the league officials
were to hold a meeting and arrange for
'.he series to be played hetxxeen the
ehamplons of New York district and for
the $!00 i; C, Coe trnphx, the opening
game of which Is scheduled for the Phil
lies' park on Saturday afternoon, Sep
tember 7
SAItATOfi RESULTS
T'lHST 11VIT
Ves-r Hours ItHI Kel-
siy ..
IVnladi. Kin Johespn
Precious lewel 100, Mc-
Atee . ....
Time, 1 no l-s,
Scratched Mormvn HMer,
XVIIf-edi and Screeeher
SBCOND ItACi: the XVehlshlp for three-
Mir-olds and upward et'eplechsse handlcnn
ibo'Jt 2 mlle
N'evv Haven 1.1" Craw
ford . . fl to .3 .3 to .1 out
lln-stoivh Pier (imp
K.n Srullv J to 1 3 to a out
Dramaturge (Imp ),
142. XVIllHms . J to 1 7 to 1(1 out
'lime 4 IP 4 ". Texns Star also ran
THIRD IlXCi: three-venr-olds nnd up-
we-d selling nurse Iftr.J fto I mile.
xx'lsemnn 111 l.yke 13 to n S to .
hmart Mone 11(1,
Hoblnson 3 Io 4 1 to 4
Koh-I-Noor 10.' XX'alN 0 to 1 7 to 3
Time 1 37 '.' .1 Dick Williams. Uouelass
S and How Tells ntso ran
FOUnTH PACK, the Adirondack Handi
cap guaranteed cash xalue $3000, for two-vear-olds
0 furlong
Routledne. Ill Am
brose . . . 1" to t 0 to 1 I to 1
Dm due 10S Kelsas . .30 to 1 12 to 1 0 to 1
Hannlun 123. Pob-
ilnson .... 3 to 1 'J to I even
Time 1 1.' Sweep On Star llcnlm I.orU
Hrlshton .silpkllnu. The TTumn Hurricane.
Cherublno Tnnaspur, Delaware and "Ute
also ran Xdded starter.
shake his hand if nothing else,
Will Issue Call
"Dempsey xxill traxel through
West for the net three xxeeks and open
offices In the arinv- recruiting stutlons.
He will Issue a call foi laborers, 'sign
them up and send them Uastl I expect
him to do xxonderful work, and the Sun
Sh obulldlng Company will pioflt by It.
A... iWI. ..!.. I..I. ..Ill ,. ., 1 In th.. .. ..
""" '" ""' """ "'" ;"' , P'a.v competition He was In the trlnh
ard for a time and make other journeys at B ', on Kundiy he slot a
when we need additional men" ,er) nne -4 ("e"e nunu:l "- "'ot a
The outhful heaxxveight and Ills j "
manager left for Chicago this afternoon Hig Chance for Amateurs
and will do some Work in the Windy I Tne tournament here has never
Cltx tomonow He is on his way to San , hecn ' ,,J n"e"l er h" "
notablv Mnx VtntDltin
Piatt, the 'winner of the Bala tnurnn.
inentj I. led -Knight or Walter Bejnolds
might win the tournament. All four arc
excellent medal pla.xers and -while
Knight has nexer won n big final at
match play, he Is hard to beat ln a medal
L' i,ir, .. ii, fr. im iiiii nniva ir in n
.befitboxiiTg n'lathfoV the'lied Cross' , ' n'er's n a KU.? .hHf..""-''
He also Intends Io box exhibit Ions for Ihelr pla" inainaleuJs ne e,P "d'a
war charities in Salt Uake, Denver and h chance than thev have lust nnce
Seattle. He will leturn to Philadelphia JInx ; ' J nJaussts"m:
on sepiemuer is xv w.
VERRI MATCHED
TO MEET KRAMER
at Point Rreeze Motor
drome Sept. 4
thing on all of the amatcuis in this dis.
trier, has sent in his entry, and as he
has been plajlng a xerj fine brand of
golf, some of the professionals xvlll haxe
to hustle to beat him.
There will be ?400 in prizes, divided
as follows: First. J160: second. $100:
, i third, S70; fourth, HO; fifth, $20; slMh,
I $10 Should an amateur be among the
Will famnelo 5n Snpninl T&rt- ttrn slx ne wl" rPcelo n" amount In
Will Liompete in special rvace plliP oqulvaent t0 the prlze money. u
' nas neen suggested that should any ama
l teur win. he should give his prize money
to the lied CroES or some other war
I charity. However, that is mctely a sug-
gestlon on the part of the local golf association.
.3 to 1 2 tp I even
8 to 1 4 to 1
S to 2
Mitchell Ma,
out
out
1 to 2
Ui.a.1. T..nmat fca tetemn hlCApIp
rider, world's cycling sprint champion Open Io Amateurs and Pros
for sexenteen jears, has been matched in The entrance fee is $5, and entries
meet Francisco Verrl, the Italian title- should be sent to Francis B Warner, 214
bolder, in a match sprint race at the Wet Washington square The amateuis,
Polni Breeze Motordrome on the ex enlng n most cases, xxlll be paired with the
of Thursday, September 4, Manager pros, bo that the amateurs will haxe the
j Jack rtoden, of the local drome, an- ptiiicge of piaxlng with a Hrst-clas-
nounceel this last exening. piofessloiial for. sexenty Holes ai less
The race xvlll bo the best two Ip loMt tilnn f ihey xvere out on the course
three heats, of rne mile each They nin.inir with the home pto.
will be paced by tandem bikes Whle J: c)ub has beeM nsk(,(, , cnlcr
'Kramer and errl are the leading bike of ,tg ,ub membcrB ln t,,ls
rldeis In this country they nexer haxe )d t)ere . ,na,fa(lon ,
competed In this city and Manage; Uoden t , contaln the nameiI r
""'" i"1 "" '"' "" " "'" more otnaleurs than exei herore in llie
men to ride here. hlstorx- of the exerit Huntingdon Val-
Kramer has been the American cnam- . off(!18 a flne te,t ot goIt ., the
pion for seventeen years Last ear ,, ,n excoiiei,t condition
he Iosi the title for the first time In his The , to,irnnment this ear is
career to Arthur Spencer Manx- thought rlimriv for the professional plaxeis
the xeteran .cyclist was through, but he Jyho ,n ,ho ma)n hae llad rongn sl(.f.
fooled ihe knowing ones by coming back d ownK to the absence of so ntanx
this season and winning the title from of (ne 0iub members In the national serv-
Spencer. i ce Among the other professionals vvlv
There Is a peculiar fact connected hn'e enterPrt ar0 Wilfred Held, of Wll
wlth the signing of Kramer and Verrl. mlnEton; Nipper Campbell, of Haiti
Last Sunday n Newark, they competed d pat Doyie
in a special race of twenty-Axe miles, In ' .
which Kramer crossed the line a winner Water Hazard 1 roblems
by less llian n foot. After the race the jusi what constitutes a xxater hazard
Italian champion declared that he could
defeat Kramer in any track but the
Newark one. This so angered the xet-
Icran rider that he approached Jack
Roden, who was a spectator at ihe race,
and asked him to sign him and Verrl
for a special race at Point Breeze Verrl
protested at the Idea of having tandem
pacers, but xxhen reminded of his chal
lenge, consented.
r rule. Two questions xvere recently
put up to the national body, one con
cerning the exact definition of casual
xvater, and the other asking xvhat xvas
to be done when a ball has to be thrown
out of a water hazard and the ground
back of the hazard is out of bounds. The
questions and answers glxen were as
follows:
Q. A droxe a ball from the tee during
a rain storm, said ball landing on a hill
side haxlng an angle of approximately
forty-fix e degrees, xvhlch Is part of tho
fair green Said ball burled itself ap
proximately txvo Inches in the groJind.
When A arrixed to play the ball xfWr
had accumulated around the ball ln the
hole made by the ball and A claimed the
ball xxas In casual xvater and lifted with
out penalty. The xx-atcr xvas one and a
quarter Inches aboxe the center of the
ball. Did A haxe the right to lift?
A. The ball did He In casual xvater, ai
the definition of xxater in the term
"casual water" Is any xxater xxhlch Inter
feres xvlth the He of the ball or the
stance of the player, and A had tho
right to drop a ball without penalty un
der the conditions of rule 27.
HilNitle Wins Charity Game
Rending, l'n.. Auu. 28. Hillside won a.
Belgium relief fund game from Hvde ParH
A. A. by 4 to 1 A blR rally ln the
eighth Innlrut turned the trick.
Saratoga Entries for Thursday
First race. Wiles tvvo-vear-olds. selllna;,
' furlomts llraie Up 103: riurenil 103;
llallv Conned. 103: llettle lllult. 1113; His
Sister 11(13, Ambassador HI (Imp.) IDS:
Tan. 103. Itetta I).. 10.3. Duchess I.aee, 11".
Second race the Ilenesselaei for nil aires,
hlsh welKhr handicap 11 furlunss Top
of tho MornlnK, 128, PIibs 128; Kverset.
It,". Ilaihelor's Illlss (Imp) Kin: Maneha
(Imp 1 11)0. Snap Dragon II limp ) 113;
Tea Cnddv tilt: George hlarr. 127: Paddv.
HIS; Arnold lln. Corn Tassel (Imp) 1211:
I'app 1J7: Kathleen 12.3, Jvntee 1J4; necal
Lodge (Imp ) 112, Crank, 118: Jr. Johnson.
11.3 l.'ulse. 12!) .
'third race the Amsterdam, for three,
vear-okls and tipwaid. selllna: 1 mile
Wli!inpv 112. Sasln, 100. xSlipperv 131m.
101, WxnmlnR IUI, Seafarer (Imp) (ill:
Peerless One 07. Saruls of Pleasure 11011:
lllmendorf 101, St Isidore 112, Koh-I-onr.
118, Damrosch 120, Monomov. 108.
I'ourlh race, the XX'llton. for three-vear-nlds
and upwaid. handicap 1 mile George
Smith, 1211. Naturalist (Imp ). 110- Th
Porter 118, Regal Lodge (Imp ). 100; Poach
er 10J Crank 1113: Free Cutter. 07: St.
Isidore. 112 X'nlor. 11(1.
fifth race, for three- ear-olds selling. 1
mile Trophv. 107. Lverest. 107: X'alerlus
(Imp ) 107: Tombolo (Imp I 113: Matinee
Idol 107: I'app 122: Night Wind (Imp ).
107. Impetus, loo, XVnr Machine. 107. Regal
Lodge (Imp ). 107. Poacher. 107: Lady Ger
nudo (Imp), 102. Chief Lnll 107
SIMh race for maidens tvvo-vear olds .3
furlongs llallv Connell 112, llettle nluff,
11.', Halustinde 11.3 Senator Crow. 11.3;
I'nnhase 113, Roderick Dhu 11.3: Due de
dulse 11.3 Xllster Mark (Imp ), 11.3. Tetlev.
113. t-ea ttav. 11.3. L'Llfare (Imp.). 113;
IMer 11,3. Xlerrfvale 11a Thunderstorm.
113, Hani. Note limn I 113. Mandirln'a Coat
(Imp ) 113. Courting Colors (Imp ) 11.3: Mad
Hittir 113- "ulelks linn) 112. Madras
Glnehtm. 112, .Ifinurt 112 """
Apprentice nlUiwunci (I limed.
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Mrs. (Jaut Beaten
Chicago, Aug 28 The first upset of the
women's westi rn golf championship at In
dian Hill rune tndav with the deftal of Xlrs
Dav Gin nvdillst nf Memnhls. 3 and 2
hy Ernestine Pearc. of Skokie. who shot
8K, onl one over par The Tennessee cham
pion took 05
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GAMES FOR COXE TROPHY
Shipyard World's Series Starts
Here Saturday, September 7
The teams which will compete for the ' ft!
Wlll'am O. Coxe trophy and baseball ' k
chamfjlonshlp of the Atlantic coast ship- g
ards in a serlei of fixe Barnes, tlie flrt 1 fa
nf which will tahe place at the Phillies' ' g
Park Saturday, September 7. xvlll be de- I m
termlned this week, when tie xvlll be m
plaxed off In both the Peluvare Illver ' g
ic niupvara uase- nj
Philadelphia dl- p)
it WilmlnEton. of . nD
the Bethlehem ShlphulldlnB Corporation,
and the N'evv York Shipbuilding Corpora- i
tlon, of Camden, finished in first place. ' E
II.A tlo In lin decider! In-nnv nn tliA T2
Straw bridge & Clothier Held. In the!
New Yoik district the pennant will go
to either the Standard ShtpbuildtnR Cor
poration, of Shooter Island, or tho More
Dry dock Company, of Brooklyn, xvhlch
teams finished the legular season xvlth
eciual honors.
TROPICAL SUITS HATS HABERDASHERY
The Larient Distributors of MANHATTAN SII1RTH in Philadelphia.
FINAL WEEK OF THE ,
MANHATTAN SHIRT SALE
PLENTY OF DESIRABLE SHIRTS TO SELECT
FROM. EXTRA SLEEVE LENGTHS INCLUDED
Shlpvard and New York Shlpvard Base
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A Final Clearance of Those
Wonderful Suits
Sold Regularly All Season at Most Double the Price. Palm
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Sept. 2d to 5th
Food Will Win the War
PLANT WHEAT
Farm Kxlillilts
Motor Trurks
Open-Air Vaudeville
Trsrlom M
Home Racine )
nana concerts
Ai'lo Triifkn trnnafer from Trolley
rox Che to nvhrrrj. 3 5 rent-.
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BASEBALL TODAY
Athletics vs. Cleveland
OAME CALLED AT SiSO P. M.
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