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-fVith Cardinals in Form Their Series Against Pirates May Help Giants to 1921 Pennant
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AND NOW ARE NEAR
3D PLACE IN RACE
St. Louis Club Ha Played Better Ball Than Any Team
in the Last Fortnight Eight Regulars Bat
Over .300 Mark
Ity KOItEIlT W. MAXWELL
Sport I'dltor Kvrnlnc I'ublle Lfdffr
tlJTHILE the New York tilants were cocking Pittsburgh for live in n row
W Inst week cutting down an uppnrcntly safe lend of seven and one-half
tfsmes to two and one-hnlf, the brilliimt plaliiB of the St. Loolc Cnrds ap
parently wns overlooked. Interest wns centered on the Pirates-Giants scries,
however, and nobody paid nn attention to Ilranch Hickcy's fence-busters,
Who now nre in town to mop tip the pin ground with our punctured I nils.
According to the riggers, the Cnrds have been plalng better baseball in
the Inst two weeks than an other club In the National League, lhey have
put on a winning spurt, the ft me busters tire busting the ball and now nrc
only a couple of jump- behind llo-ton for third portion money In other ,
words they were but one game In nrrears when they left Hcantowu, having I
sliced n seven-game advantage to Muitliereens. mey urn ncucr worn i
the Giants, who nicked off onl five. n,'a
St Louis has a good ball club and at present looks formidable. Ilickoy s
men arc likeh to help Now Yotk In the last lap of the race, for they ; mvo
eight more games to plnj w.th the Mintc. and if the spurt continues (.ibson
is Ukch to run Into bard link. When the Cards are good they are almost
unbeatable The butting average for the club is .SMaml Bht regular, aro
batting above SOO Five of these are above the .33o mark. The attack is
brilliant, the defense Is fnirl good, but the pitching has not been up to tbo
big league standard. In the la-t two weeks the hurlcrs have been turning In
ome good games and the pertentuge column profited greatly thereby.
Were It not for tin Cards the Giants would be closer to first place today.
After opening in Hronkl.vn. where the. dropped two out of three, bt. Loole
crossed the bridge and grabbed thiee out of four from McGraw. lhis was a
big surprise, and it was then that the Giant' were swept out of the pennant
picture The Card were considered n good ball club, but not better than
fourth Place, despite the time triumph- Then tho went up to Morton and
took six in a row. Not so bad at this time of the ienr, for the llraves were
full of confidence ami had WMtms of the pennant or second place at the worst.
licfore the games vesterel.iy St. I.ooic had won ten and lost three games
on the Eastern trip The Giants won eitflit and lost four to the Western
clubs. Boston lost ten and won four, and Pittsburgh, despite the live wallops,
won six and lost eight This gives the edge to St. I.ooic, and they can do
anything they want with it.
' The pennant race now is getting tighter and evcrbody in New ork is
raving about the Giants. This is no more than could be expected. bccauo
New York has been rooting for a pennant winner for cn.rs. Ibe Giants
bare n good chance to do something in the next two weeks, for they will
remain in the East. plaing Hoston, Ilrookl.wi and the Phils until September
13 when the open in Uu innati. That final road tiip will determine the
pennant, and it will be remembered that McGraw "s men have made records
On the road. ,,,.111
Pittsburgh now is in Brooklyn, nnd nfter the scries the Cards will be
taken on for four g.ime at home. Then they pln Cincinnati, Chicago and
a Sunday battle in Cincinnati before opening the long home stay on September
18 with Boston. New York. Urookljn nnd the l'hlls follow, and the last
four games of the season will be pla.vcd in St. I.ouls. There will be plcntj
of excitement in the next month, and that's that.
THE Yanki and Cleveland are battlwy funously in one of the closest
races in history of the American I.eaquc. First one forges to the
front and then the other, one-point margin separating the teams
most of the time. The Yanks, hoiecicr, will have a big advantage in
finishing the season at home uhtle Cleveland is traveling. Baseball is
stepping out in front with a Garrison finish this year.
Japs in Form for Tennis Challenge Round
LAWN TENNIS is taking a more prominent place in the sports world these
days and will occupy the spotlight nfter next Thursday . The challenge
round mutches for the Dals Cup will begin nt Porest Hllisl on Friday,
when our team, consisting of Williams and Washburn in the doubles and
Bill Tildcn nnd Hill Johiibton in the singles, meet the Japs. While it is
virtually nssured that the home folks will win, the matches will be close
and some upsets are likel to hnppen. The Jnp plnjcrs are in excellent form,
have had keen competition and are all kejed up for the battles.
Following this international event the scene will be shifted to the Man
helm courts in Philadelphia, wheie the men's national singles championship
Is to begin on September !. This, without doubt, promises to be one of the
greatest toiirnamtnts cr held in this country. Every high-ranking player
In the I'nited States will be there, and among the added starters will be the
stars of many of the visiting Davis Cup teams. The eutrj list could not be
Improved upon
The Germantown Cricket Club lias built huge stands for the spectators
and there is room for thousands Every stat is n good one and record crowds
arc expected ever dn. This is the biggest tennis event ever held in Phila
delphia and Philadelphlous are indeed fortunate to be able to see it. The
event will be like another World Series something wo haven't been able to
think about for seven ears
The onl thing that worries the officials is the blind draw, which has
become so unpopular this season. With men like Bill Tllden, Bill Johnston,
It. N. Williams, Washburn, Vincent Ilichurds, Willis Davis, Lindlcy Murray
and others on the list. It would be a shame to hook up Tllden and Johnston
on the first day. This would almost ruin the entire tournament, for that is
the feature match of the car.
Any portion who wathed Tildcn and Johnston in their memorable five
set match on the West Side courts at Forest Hills last jear will let nothing
Interfere with his being present this tar lhey are the magnets that will
draw, nnd they are 1.0 evenly matched in every department of the game that
it Is impossible to sa who will win.
T.CVY.S' is getting to he too popular a iport for the Sational Com
mittee to spoil it trtlh vuch things m the blind elraio. Put fixe of
the leading players in iWi bracket and let them fight it out in that
Kay. Then eierybody icould have a chance.
Boy Promoter Has Another Star Shoto
1 X OUIS MALIS, the boy promoter, Is in again with another all-star boxing
iJ show, which will be held in Shibe Park next Wednesday night. Louis
' Is a very nervy person and made ipiito a reputation for himself when he put
on his initial show a month or so ago nnd packed the park. Every bout was
a good one, nnd this promises to be more of the same.
Johnny Dundee will hook up again with Willie Jackson in the wind-up.
This alwas Is a great battle, us the boys have no lovo for ench other nnd
Dundee is anious to prove that the one-round knockout scored by Willie
was a lluke Jatl.son, on the other hand, wants to slip over the haymaker
again, and ou enn't blame him for trvlng. Jackson's vktory over Dundee
on thnt memorable night lifted him out of the muliorrc tin's ami plated him
among the top-notchers, where he has ruunlntd ever since.
Another bout whuh promises to b lather exciting is between Charley
White, of Chit ago, unel liennv Vnlgt r ( liurle.v has been closer to the cham
pionship than aji other lightweight, having had several buttles against the
champions. He gave Leonard 11 lot of trouble m Benton Harbor last ear,
almost scoring a knockout in the third round. He was poorly handled, how
ever, nnd walked into a sleep proilmvr in the ninth which put him out for
the long count, lie has been after Leonard ever sinco for n return bout,
but the closest he has been able to get is his match with Valger. The French
man nisei is managed by Billv Glhsem
White beixed Fieildy Welsh -everal times, but Freddy always could beat
a left bander, nnd Chnrlev had hard lm k. Now lie thinks ho has Leonard's
number ami is after iinothei e'linini If he comes through with Valgi r he
Eight get his wish.
Tiro ut
Jimmy
ithri bouts ac s hcduled.
ty Sullivan, tlu loug-nerkril
u bookul to nppitti iir(iint Hilly lie Foe, Hilly is one of the hardest
hitting fiatlui ueiyhta in the bumuii nnd is flirting 111th Ktlbane for a
lout if Johnny gets auay uith 1'rush.
. Football Season Now Under Way
TjlOOTBALL tcason ttaits toiln In Deer Park, Mel., when fifty candidates
JP for the West Virginia football team will report for practice and have n
look nt their new tiaih. The Mountaineers ulwa.vs get awn early nnd are
In good phvsienl iniiditlon for the opening guines Feir cnIs they have tniim-il
hard for the Pittsburgh battle, helping to spilug a surprise ami win. They
have been favoiites tin- lust two enrs, but Hopped eae h time. They hope to
do better this seas n
The first game Is with West Mrginln Weslevan on Septtmber 21, nml
after that come the 1 nivuMt.v of Ciik ir.natl. On Oe tobi-r H Pittsburgh Is
scheduled tei be p'nved em Forbes J'lelel, but the chunces are this will ho
moved to Faiimoiit If l'.tthbuigh wins the Nntlonul League pennant the
grounds will be useel that wiek
West Virginia should have n good team this eur. There is plenty of
good material und the new coach knows football and how to teach it.
Five 1 ale Grid
'" ( fJIIIE first haul link stor ef the jenr
X which is known us tin lioine of the ale football team. Five promising
members of the snuad will be missing, m cording to Tad Jones. Neldllngcr,
halfback; EmjlMejn, tackle, and Aelams. gunrd, from Inst )car'H frrshmnn,
kau Jim u!e!cc, a varMtj luilluuek.
KU U u way eif saving tlie-.v beiiiine
ry Beau, vursllj cud, got married
Uivvuiiui.Mi 10 reports, coacu jicisnian, or rcnii, insistH that all football
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ON SPURT
I O. Loughlm 11 ill collide ictth
Xav Yotker, and Gene Dclmont
Stars Not to Play
has been shipped out of New Haven,
liecnme iimstle-lioiinel above the ears,
Involved In faculty complications.
this summci nnd bus to go to work.
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ST.
CARTHA
TACKLE ANA AN
Clash Tonight on Lattor's Field
at Forty-oighth and
Brown Streets
BRIDESBURG AT N. PHILS
West Philadelphia baseball fans will
turn out in Inige numbers this evening
to see the twilight bnscbnll contest
scheduled nt the Shanahan grounds, nt
Iorty-elghth and Brown streets, be
tween St. Cnrthnge nnd the home team.
St. Carthage has been coming to the
fore with n rush, nnd within the last
nieuith or more has been plajlng mnn
of the city's big semi-pro clubs nnd
winning with consistent success. The
M. ( nrthnge borne field is nt Slxtv
thlrel nnd Cntharinc streets nnd the club
has n large following.
Manager Jim Bonner, of Shnnnhan,
will pitch Wnlter Mnckln ngnlnst the
Giants. Mnckln is the veteran hurler
of more than n dozen cnmpnlgns, who Is
stngliu; 11 erent comebnek. having won
five of his last six games. Rube Recel,
n left-hander of prominence, will be
the. St. Carthage hurler.
Smith at Harrowgnte
Marshall E. Smith will open the
week with n trip to the home of Har
rowgnte nt the Pcncovd grounds, at
Itiilge nvenue nnd Park drive. Since
taking over the Ironworkers' field for
homo contests, ho Luskites hnve not
lost a gnme. Eddie Oerner, who
Pitched several innings ngnlnst Cnm
elen City, will likely start, but Tom
I ridn. is also ready for duty and may
get the pitching assignment
Harrow gate has a busy schedule for
the week, playing nt the South Phllly
Hebrews tomorrow, at Donovan-Arm-stremg
on Wednesday, play Shanahan
n visit on Thursday, nt homo Friday
nnd at Monmouth, of Gloucester, on
Saturday. Marshall E. Smith Is nlo
unions the nctlvc clubs. Carroll's
champs will he plalng every day for
the next ten dnjs.
The P. 11. T. All -Stars, fresh from
their sensational thlrteen-innlng tri
umph over Fox Motor, play Nlcetown
at Tenth and Butler streets. The
trollejmen will again use Moscr. their
pitching ace. who ranks among the best
hurlcrs In the city. "Spider" now
has won ten of his last eleven starts.
Brldesburg nt North Phils
Bridesburg and North Phillies arc at
it again tonight. They played several
games last week, clashed nt Bristol
jesterdny nnd meet again this eve
ning. The teams nre well matched, nnd
the games Invariably result in one-run
victories and pitchers' battles. Man
nger Ed Caskey fb.vs he will In nil nrob-
nbllitv start Tomm Volz. who trimmed
ativlt. Willie Gleason Will depend
on Ha Steinnder. i,it
Natlvit journe.vs to the Fleisher' -A.,. , 4, , . ,,
Field, at Twentv -sixth nnd Iteed I Fifty dollars a month, this boss salel.
streets, and opposes the yarncrs. ",ls ,to': ""J'1' mon" f"r n, man ot
"Dewc" O'Brien is anxious to get ?Ielr s caliber. et Speaker today
back at the uptowners for a pair of, ls earning a salary many times 0 a
iccent elcfents. one at home nnd the? I "jonth nnel Is c.no of the brut hitters in
other away. Phil Haggerty will tch ! e"11" league Besides, he is one of the
Tommy Cnrrigan and O'Brien will do- ",' outfielders In the nntionnl pas
pend on Grleshnbcr. I time nnd can cover acres of ground in
Sharpies A. A., of West Chester, is , the; outer gardens,
the opponent of Jim Neville's Donovnn- Speaker mnv be fair enough, but he
Armstrong aggregation nt Fifty-eighth i8"'1 worth S."0 a month." Morris
anil Walnut streets. The advcrtiseis Block, president of the Snn Antonio
will be opposed by "Chickic" Pnsson Club in the Texns League, wns talking.
er Durbin. while Neville will send ""' '"""'t the mnn I want for my team.
Johnny Dougherty to the mound. ' !'" f'T a regular outfielder, some-body
Baeharnch Giants will be the uttrao- ' hn knows something nbout the game.
t'on nt the Logan A. A. grounds m
Eighteenth and Itockluud -ticet). ,Ie ss
IJnndo will use "Doug ' Sheffev to tr.v
ami bring home the bacon for Logan,
while the Giants will rel on Big "Jim"
Hjnn, who took the final game from
the Dej'json team on Saturday.
Little League and
Semi-Pro Gossip
TIIE tie for TmbiBfrini Tn !,-.
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.. ...T . ,iT ,,1,- ,1,1 ,iu vttu icrnis
for first pluee, oii'h having been vic
torious In everv start. The league lias
muelo nil arrangements for the plnv -off
of the previous series and in cae the
leaellocl. it is almost n certainty, that
the games would be placed us twilight
clashes.
Art Loom played its first home clash
on Saturdav and made Gabriel Mallon's
Ivlns lads hustlu to win. It was only
the wonderful pitching of Jnke Ileevner
thnt prevented the enkers from losing
the clash Hohlfeld returned to form
nnd handed Supplec-Bidelle a trimming
by 11 to 2. The towelmakers touched
up the deliver- of Mannell for fourteen
hits.
The Wk snnirlr it th setipnn was uprunir
In the In-luntrlR Innuo when tho Inailpri
n r-r lrf.titn Wii rn L'nlon nurcumb(1 t
t. C llu.ld In ,lvn Innlncn evnet ro Frnln
snnl v.hh iluvvnml ty Hit. h 11 to s Tl-o...
'.'.':?)!: -w,;rn. 'J'1 ,or nrnl. "." inrt -ro
a '.at as itinv.it out of the quMiioii
llrldclinrir rnutfr lelilirate.l on Stturday
nfur t 1 iu 1 ict;rj ovtr N-ntlvltv
Tcmmy r z una the bl hero In tho
trumph Tim to un pla the fecond am
en Hrltlc-iLurg a Pe J next Saturdav.
St. Mltlmel'H linn nil but won thn in
nant In tho North 1'hllailelphla Church
League The Halnta have played conilitent
ball from tho atari lhiy have a fast team
nnd one which hen been ablo to win the
majority of tulllKht uarnte luminal utront,
tium which are nlad at titenton 1 leid
Chiw and I'leanant atreuls
lAKnl mnnairrrn are of the opinion tunt
JM iniera me mar nurjpr 01 IVorlolK
u7n,hfraLC"-"Sn.im.?r.VohuU
in b ank Ink- th North l'hlls lor his 'ati-enth
tl'Ul.JUl OI Dl CIUOS
Mnnacer Trultt. of Straw brldce la not
booking In itbnll tiinei but II at did nut atop
hl club from runnlnir uw a football a, ore
on the North 1'hlla.telphttt All .Star i The
totala at tlu end of thu samo were 11 to o
Ulrlasner and Maaon wtro bombarded for
twenty-three hits nnl tho wlnnera tallied
twelve runs In ono tnnlnir
Ijik'iin Siitmre walked off the field in a
Karne with Marshall U .Smith last week
eflr Hmlth had taken tho lead and tho
Mime ui called on account of darkness
lsan .Squaru walks 1 off Saturday after
the tlrat half of thn ninth. beatn 11 to 1
i t en the More l"5 sucked Jack Jlarrett's
curves for tent two hlta
I,nnd.i'r nnel lolratown continue In a tie
for the (hamplonahlii of tho .Montk-nmery
e )unt l.fiiuu, l.anndalo hanlid the Chtst
nut Illll bunch a ne it trimming? 21 to 1
and liMontown iijok th, champion Soudcr
tona Into camp to 0
Itorkelule pushed Lpland out of tho lead In
the Doawaro County I,eanue and It looks
an it thu Lanadowno t'lub una about to
w n the second half honors Jim Neville
nays so and ho ouht to know I.ansdowme's
team In the Donovan Armstronc Club, of
this city.
Folkom Jumped Into first nlare In the In
terborcitnih I.tanue by a win over Prospect
l'ark In thu best same of the neaaon It
was ever Kolaum score 1 to 0 and was a
p tchcrn' bi.et l b-tucen .Mlnnleh and .M tiler
the latter omcr.'.m; tin winner
The Inellnnn rrufrsulnnulu, who i.rrire.1 nn
easy win ovtr the 1'orty emhth Ward club
last Maturdav un aixloua t.. necure (.aim
with notno of the downtown cluhi Incluillnif
Klelsher H V JC A an I Jack Hlnm' did
Timers Manater Joe Mnlman haa uhaken
up his club and tho chnr.e aeims tej havn
worked to advnntae OwInK to .". mlaunder
standlnu with c . mden City the Professionals
have Uibor Day open (two Karnes), ror
games, write to Business Manager I,. Weiss -
Sian. 1M.1 North Marshall streat. Pnon
jjiamona 027 w,
WHEN A FELLER
i IP , i ,1 x
REFUSED TO TAKE
Minor League Team Owner Said
That He Lacked Ability as
an Outfielder
THE MEANING OF CONTROL
Tris Speaker, plnver-mannger of the
world's ehnmpions Cleveland nnd one of
the outstanding stnrs of baseball, was
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. lcniriie tenm 1in miM tlmf lm rmililn't
i He may he nil right as a pitcher-fielder,
' l"'t ho isn't worth lift a month," con-
tinned the minor league executive.
Started as ritcher
This hnppeneel .vears ago when
Speaker wns not setting the world nllrc
with his doings. His leaning nt that
time was toward the pitching penk, the
outfield being n place to envort in when
he wasn't engaged in shooting them up
to the bntters. Trls was n member of
the Cleborn team In Texas and wns rex--
ommontioii to jiorris ns o iiiamonu in
the rough, who under careful managing
might develop into n stnr.
"Tris didn't look verv good to inp nt
that time," said Morris. "He wns
supposed to be a pitcher and I did not
want him at fifl-y a month or for noth-
i ,.hnt n ,inn(lr T nulled nnd evervbodv
knows what a remarkable plajcr
Speaker is, but at that time he did not
look worth JJM a month to me.
I would hnto to liavo to enrry bis
snlnrv mi mv nnvroll toelav.
"I was a little careless i those days,"
Morris continued, "for I let Jeff TVs
rcau get nwny from me, too. I had
too many players at the time and turned
the future major league star nway. I
was pajing Tcsreau at that time $85
a month. He went to n small town in
Louisiana where ho made good, going
to tho Giants the following ear.
' Big Dave Davenport wlio wns re
nt a league in tlic
Mlddlf West liecause he was too cood.
,1s another star pkicr who started his
'baseball career with me I gnve him his
' f'rst league jeib elovvii ill Texns and
I tlinni'h ni first be niiiienivil nwkwnrd
.,.! nmtlilni? but n
n,B,a ,anu","" ,'!ut "
elded to clve llllU n
ood iiltclier I elo-
start He went out
ami won his lirst game, n tweive-inning
nffnlr, nnd from then on made good,"
Control the Big Asset
Ask any pitcher who ever tosseel a
bisebnll up to tho pentagon nnd he will
tell jou that the biggest asset a tvvlrlcr
must have ls contiol A pitcher maj
have bpeeel paloro but unli'ss he pos-
cnt-uris nlM.rtlltt1 nHTltrll tf Vi 1 .1 il.aiinrt'
-'H never amount .to a row of i.lns
wnen u comes io ueuig a success w acre
suevess means some thing
It Is a fact that long nfter speed nnd
curves have deserted a twirler that lm
can continue to star in nnv league if he
has retained his eontre.l This is characterise-
of the best swirlers developed
In the gnme.
Probably tho two best examples of
control are "Cy" Young, who in length
of service excelled all other big leaguers,
nnd Christy Mathewson Both Young
nnd Mntty had wonderful speed nnd a
brilliant curve, but it was their control
thnt gnve them longevity In the big
leagues. lien tney lost tlielr speed
and curves they rctnined the cunning
that cemies with control nnd could still i
send tho batters batk to the bench
hltless.
During tho time Mathewson served
ns the star twirler of the Giants ho
pitched fi71 complete games, nnd his
record shows that he allowed but 8S4
bases on balls, an average of l.f!4 a
game When It in taken into consider
ation that a large number of bases on
balls come when n slugger is nt bnt
with the bases occupied, this record is
considered remnrkable
"Cv" Young's recorel ls even better
than thnt of Matt) for several icasons,
nml In pointing to this niurvelous career
of a gient twirler there inn be no nigii
ment to the contrnrj that his contiol
wns slmpl perfect
In that length of time records show
that he hurled 871 games nml Mint he
irnve 117!) bases on halls and stiuclt out
2708 batters with n percentage of 1 .1(1
1 7 !,. nn l.nllu nn.4 ni..lt,....
'or b8e. on na"8 flnd trikeouta of
SPEAKER FOR 50
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NEEDS A FRIEND
NEW YORK
CLUBS SHOW
GAIN
Giants Climb Rapidly During
Week Yanks Now Ten
Pofnts in Roar
A'S LOSE THIRD IN ROW
The I'irntes ended their losing strcnk
vedordny when Morrison let down the
Dodgers for a three-hit shutout, 2-0.
The reformation enmc after a disas
trous str'Mi cf si defeats. The win,
however, did not aid the Smoky City
elan In getting nny further nwny from
the Giants, for Mofirnw's club ran its
winning spree to six, beating Chicago,
4-2.
Only a week ago the Giants, trailing
by fcoven and one-half games, were
counted out of thu pennant race by the
most optimistic of their followers.
Thero remained the mathematical pos
sibility of the Giants coming bnck, but
probability wan nil against any such
thing ns hnppeneel nt tho I'olo (rounds
in n stretch of live successive games.
The Ginnts did the seemingly Im
possible, nnd whnt nppeared to be de
temping Into n procession again takes
on the aspects of n real iaci'. Mean
while the Yankees arc clinging persist
ently to the Indians, nearer to them,
in fnct, than they were ono week ago
today.
The Giants still nre under n handi
cap, but with n continuation of such
pitching ns Nchf, Douglas, Toney nnd
Itarncs have bhown In the Inst few days
It would be no herculean tnsk to over
come the disadvantage. The edge now
resting with tho Pirates nnd operating
against the Giants is in the fact that
Pittsburgh has lost four games less than
the McGrawmcn and must lose live more
thnn the Giants during tho remainder
of the season to get worse than n tie, if
each completes Its schedule. Still un
other disadvantage Is thut thn Giants
must mnke nnother swing through tho
Veht nnd will be on the road most of
the timo from now until the season
closes, while the I'irntes will bo ut
home for n majority of their games.
The Ynnkees aro In a better strategi
cal position today than nic the Giants.
They have turned their backs on the
West, where most of their pennant
prospcct3 of other jenrs hnve been shat
teied, and nrc now moving this way. to
win o" to lose on I'astern soil. They
stnrtcd this closing Western invasion n
half game behind the Indians, nnd fin
ished It one and onc-linlf games behind.
How well they kept pace Is shown in
the fnct V'int it required a New York
defeat ail I n Clevdnnd victory on the
final day of the trip to separate the
clubs ten points in the pennant table.
The Macks continued their inlscin
Llo work in the West vestcrday, 'drop
ping their thlid rtralght game to the
Itrovvns, 12-1. Hast, rreeinnn nnd
llairis were slapped all over tho leit,
tho St. Lose gang gathering seventeen
Itcnlthy clouts. One of the blovvs wnb u
homer oft Gcorgo Sisler's bnt.
The Mnckmen nre idle toelny. tomor
revv nnel Wednesdn). On Thursday
they open In lloston
Gardner, 10; Nlcetown, 9
l'nrkliind, I'n Auk 20 Tho newly or
pinlzod Nlcetivvn Club took a 10-tt-u iiireat
nt the. hands of Iho (lirdncr A A , of thli
place, here joaterdty.
Runs Scored for Week
in Three Big Leagues
NATIONAL LKAGl'K
I'sI'mTt 1 w 1 WkTkjF1
St. IouIs... 4 flltOl 7 1 fl 1)40
New York.. 7 0 7 17 fl 2 3 11
Cincinnati.. 4 7 7 0 3 7 3 37
Ilrooltljll ... 0 5 'Jl 1 3 3 15 38
Chicago .... 1 O (I 2 12 B 20
Huston 8 1 fl 21 3 I 20
l'hlllles . J 2 1 II I 2 4 21
I'hlsbiireh..' 10 ill 2l 2 1 1 10
A.MKHICAN I.KAGrK
FsTaiiT TFisifi
Iletrolt ..ilfl 10112 Io 1 2 fl0()
.St. Louis. Ifl 2 2 12, 71 7 051
ltostotl .. .. 0 0 15ll 2 r, 0 15
New York.. 4 10 0 3 11 12 7 13
Cleveland .. 4 fl ll 2,15 o 0 30
Chicago.... (I 5 fl 213 I n 31
Athletics ... 0 H 0 1 1 0 2 320
Wlislilngtoil, 3 4 3 I J I) a 2 25
INTKltNATIONAL hKMiVK
Z J l JIWI T I.' S fl
Tonillto ,.. 21111, 3 7 IHH'01
Itoehestrr .. Kli 7 0,10 t 8 10 58
llultlmoro ..' 01 fl 7H0 11 7 r R7
IlulTalo ... II II 1 I ti 7 2 no
Sjr.c'"so ... 8 l!l !l 8 4 0 7 411
Ite.ie.lng .. II 1' 2 4 4 7 4 39
iJerwj Cily. fl 3 2 0 1 13 33
Newark ... I o 7 s o 3 n ajar
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STARS ENTER FOR
PENNA. GOLF TITLES
State Open and Amateur Open
Fall Tournament Season at
Merlon This Week
SHAWNEE ANNOUNCES DATE
Former Winners in State
Open and Amateur Golf
Thn Pennsvlvnnln onen coif chain
Jlonshtp has been contested seven times,
ock Hutchison, British open champion,
ls among those who linve won tnc 1111c.
MncDonnld Hmlth, n member of the
famous Smith brothers In golf. Is an
other star who once captured the gon
falon. The list of winners follows:
1012. Tom Anderson. 101(1. Jock Hutchison.
1013. Jim Thomson. ldlT-inifl. Not held.
1M4. MacD. Hmlth.' 1011). Charles Hnffner.
101.1 Tom Anderson. 1920 nmll Ieffler
W. 0. Fowncs Is the only player who
hns won the Pennsylvania, nmnteur more
thnn once. The victors annually fol
low: 1000. H. McFarland. 1014 It W ("""
1010. W. C. Fownei. 101B. Frank IJr.
1011. H. Hejburn. lOln. W C. Fownci.
1012. W. C. FowiiBf. 1010. rat Grant.
1013. XV. C. Fowncs. 1020. 8 D. Horron.
By SANDY McNIDLICK
The golf tournament season re
awakens with n bang hereabouts this
week. PJay for the open championship
of Pennsylvania starts on the caBt
course at Merlon Wednesday morning.
The title is decided nt thirty-six holes
of medal play.
Thursday morning three-score play
ers will tee off in tho qunllfylng round
for tho Stnto nmatcur championship.
The course ls open nt Merlon for the
competitors, but starters today were
mostly locals. "Pittsburgh's delegation
will probably be on hand tomorrow for
practice rounds before the mnin snow.
Taking tho cVcnts in order, the open
wns won last year by Kmll Locffler, the
sensational player nt Oakmonti who
held down tho job of greenskecper nt the
time. Ills ploy out there wns bringing
him into the outer rns of the limelight
even back in 1017, but he joined up
with the nrmy, nnd last year's win
wns his first bow to championship as
pirations. Locffler played right with the lenders
nt Columbia this year In the nntlonal
open, nnd there nrc many who believe
he ls slateel for the American crown
somo day. At nny rate, Loefflcr will be
here to defend his crown ns Stato title
holder. The Philadelphia open champion,
Willie McFarlnne, who plajed so bril
liantly nt Whltemarsh recently, will
be with us, and Charlie Hoffner, Phll
mont, mnkes the list of local open
champions complete by his entry. Hoff
ner, be It known, won tho open cham
pionship of tho Fails recently.
He wns chosen for the American pro
fessional team which went abroad, nnd
locals depend heavily on him to uphold
Philadelphia honors. Hoffner won the
Jvcystono State ohnmplouship in 1010,
but did not compete last year, as It
appears that ho wasn't apprised of the
dato In time.
Invaders
There nre several out-of-town en
trants, besides n fairly complete list of
the local talent. Among the former are
Hob Cruickshank, a stocky youth from
New York town, for whom many hon
ors nrc predicted, if not now, then in
the sweet bv nnd by.
Archie Capper, Carl Anderson, Wil
fred Thomson nnd others will cnbt their
golf balls nnd fortune Into the play.
Tho prize money ls divided ns follows :
First, ?U00: second. 8100; third, $."0:
fourth, 35 ; fifth. $2.1, and sixth, 15.
Every ono admits that this mnkes a
small purso for the pros, nnd that it is
perhaps tho reason more famous stars
do not enter.
nut the best port of the event is the
intersectloiml rivalry and the title In
volved. Tho play ls expected to be fast
and furious, considering the talent en
tered nnd the nature of tho course on
which the event will be pln.vcd.
It was originally planned to have
four sixtcens in the play for tho ama
teur championship, but it may he thnt
this will have to be abandoned unless
late entries are accommodated. The
Pittsburgh amateur invasion is none too
strong this jenr and nccordlng to the
entry list there nre only about ten listed
who are not entered from Philadelphia
clubs.
They will be led by W. C. Fownes,
Jr., dean of tho Western district nml
cnptaln of tho American nmatcur team
which went abroad. Fownes has n vic
tory over Chick Evans, the champion,
to his credil this jenr and if he pln.vs
that kind of golf nround here he will
likely win tho title for the fifth time.
Fownes is n former nntionnl champion
BILLS ALMOST SURE
TO KEEP CUP IN U. &
With Tildcn and Johnston on American Tennis Tea
Classic Bowl Looks to Be Safe for These Shores
Other Sports Comment
By GltANTLAND BICE
The Ancient Squeal
When David knocked Goliath cold,
His sad tea (I rang through hills and
hollers,
For ihcra teas no Tex Rickard then
To offer Dave ten million dollars.
When Alexander reached the top
He looked upon his scepter sadly,
For Tex was many years unborn,
And Alex needed money badly.
When Hector and Achilles met
They drew few words from sporting
pages,
Since Tex was not prepared just then
To stage "The battle of the ages."
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When Caesar slammed the rabbit punch
On Oaul no wonder he teas troubled,
iHfAout o Rickard on the job
To have his income more than
doubled.
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A sad old tcorld it must have been,
Bad as a photograph of Dante,'
With Rickard many years away,
And no one else to raise the ante.
OUR esteemed contemporary, Punch,
renders this observation: "Wo
hear thnt it 1b proposed to make the
Qrcco-Turklsh war nn nnnunl nffoir, to
be played in each country nlternntcly."
COLONEL ItlNO W. LAHDNEH in
forms us that his homo club Is nil
massaged for tho Impending $2000 bnt
tle between Jim Barnes nnel Jock
Hutchison. Colonel Lardner announces,
however, thnt there is practically no
truth In the report that he intends to
chnllcngc the winner for nny $2000 side
bet. Not at least until some committee
hns standardized all scores and abol
ished the ribbed bunlicr.
TY COBB requests us to announce
thnt in his opinion Harry Hcllmnn
has done more consistent hitting over n
four-month stretch than any other mnn
he ever paw. Ty should hnve seen n
oung fellow Detroit had nround 1011.
who stuck up nround .420 nil the jenr
a young fellow named Cobb, ns we
recall It now, nfter nil these phnntom
yenrs.
With tho Usual
Bald Willie Ogg to Oscar Egg
"I wiih I had your cyellng leg,"
Bald Oscar Egg to Willie Ogg
"You're there, kid, with the brassie
slog."
Said Ogg to Egg "You set the pace
Each tlmo they spring a six-day race."
"1'ou'tl carry bunkers in a fog,
And that's no bunk," said Egg to Ogg.
TjlIRST call for "Manager Gibson un-
decided whether Adams or Cooper
will pitch first game ot World SerleB."
We all, in this tawdry existence, fnll
Pitcher Breaks Arm in
Throwing Curve Ball
Merlden, Conn., Aug. 20. Otto
Nngcl suffered n break in his right
arm between the elbow nnd shoulder
while in the act of pitching n curve
in an amateur baseball game hero
yesterday nfternoon. When nbout to
throw the ball in tho sixth inning
his arm snapped nnd tho ball flew
from his hand. The breaking of
the bone was clearly audible to every
one on the field.
and won the medal when the American
championship wns played at Merlon.
Such former confreres of Fowncs out
thcie ns Dave Hcrron, Eben Dyers, J.
1$. Rose, Dvvlght Armstrong. George
Or mist on nnd others of the Pittsburgh
district aro not expected to enter. Arm
strong is here, Herron In Chicago and
so on.
The nmnteur is open to plajers in
clubs belonging to the U. H. G. A. nnel
I. living links in Pcuiisjlvnnla. A fea
ture is expected to be a competition be
tween tennis of four from various clubs.
The annual women's golf tournament
for tho Lcnnpe trophy will be held at
the Shawnee Country Club on Septem
ber 14, 15, 1(1 nnd 17. A particularly
good field is expected this year and many
stars nlready have entered.
Among these is Miss Marlon Holllns,
Westbrook, L. I., who won the Shcne
cejs.ctt tournament recently. She wns
medalist in tho women's nntionnl last
vear and performed well abroad in the
Hrltish championship both this year nnd
nst.
Taste is a matter of
tobacco quality
Wo state it ti our honest belief
that for the price asked, Chester
field gives the finest quality in
Turkish Blend cigarettes ever
offered to smokers,
Liggett tt Myers Tobacco Co.
Chesterfield
CIGARETTES
of Turkish and Domestic tobaccos blended
heir to mlstnkcs. And life, in the m.i
is a matter nf lenei,,-' 1,5."? .m'Hi
.Tln miiUS Tthnt, whatever else X
do, Mile. Lcnglcn won't default i1'
next official debutjipo", Amerlcanr"
ond'TJiie't'l'cs n? 3SX&$M
c? pts will bo In the next WldM&l
carlyhXQte.t0 btin tto.
n.L- '"
over Brookes and Wilding, the dns.J
bowl went 10.000 miles nwny iw.
again an American team is fcnelv
give its best, and this time the Still
is far more cheerful In all its ou uH
and inward aspects. ""ward
Almost anything can happen In
competition, if Fato so elects hot nf
Tildcn and Johnston, among V
manning the ramparts, the cup look,,'
be as sofc and certain as anything "can
S ivn.f yC0" f Mctoiighin anj
Hlllinms gnve their best i.m.i
Dnvls Cup lthls country." 'bM , fc
oc tne ori nnnt vfcinr .
the next Davis Cup sc Tit'; I
Hills will be nnother classic to nrhlf I
LPS'?- W" 1K "St oVdramVl 1
v'linvui'i, no one nation u m,i
hold the big bowl forever? but thtUi
seems to be America's jear, so fir i.
form ran lmli.. it . " ," ur It
around strong enough to overthr SK
and L ttle Hill the triumph wW
something more than doubly dcserTed!
QUITE n discussion has been sUrttl
n a number nf polite circles ns tn
whether Jack Dcmpsey could w
Zbywko in n rough-nnd-tumble go a?
L"-e.?,8,e',.A" l'ie t Place Dem"
gloves if kceph"
Zbyszko's glcnming dome. K a
TX THE meanwhile, Jack Johnson and
J- Harry Wills might first decide which
one the color lino is officially to hi
drawn ngalnst before carrying th, V?
gument nny further. nr
milERB may be n better pitcher Id
A baseball than "Red" Frfoer, but if
so tho offlcinl nvcrnges are not worth
bcvcu cents n ton.
U7ILLIE HUNTER, British nmattnr
' golf chnmplon, doesn't seem to be
bothered nbout whnt happened to CrrH
James Hastings Tollcy at the Entl
neers' last fall, lluntcr has a
game nnd n golf temperament that ll
carry him quite n distance unless fat.
1 against him His nrrlvnl adds mo
than n mere bit to tho drnmr of th
occasion when St. Louis summons the
clnn next month.
CowrtaM. 1911. All right, rcervti.
LISTEN TO BILL LARKINS'LAy
His Baseball Club Wants Gamee to
Play
. jy."r um J-11",!' nnB' th. St, dim
nt Lit. ba.olmll club and writes rhymw
If ou don't bellevo It read this! rn"
litre's tor the St. Clcmrnfa nine.
ror a crimp, drop o line,
rle are lust raschaWn hope.
ri,t "" r nam" Pre h'r "' the don.
The nit 6atmn'j name it Clark.
iinil' t?r??n,t """. b,aa' "kf ''
,. i ,' "' "cond lmrman' nami,
'A',?, hnwn "round fo 11 for his lame
rolliMH I, the ehort stopper.
for Mj site, "ilu." i; icovotr
1 he manaaer oitrt third baseman m iarHs,
lie's pood and never larhln'. """""'
or Lunch the catcher.
lie's oood. I'll let ehn.
The star pitcher i Ed.
nho takes Ms turn with Ted
0, v& ,houl h" "" PH'.
un? '' "itrioM fielder's name.
inVrTuu"JkSSr W in ""'"
"' ' "but ,0r M" fitm" and hlttist em-
r oIrSVnJ'am1,"u "'0 ,Sr",'? or rhnne Will in
I,trkln i I'hone Wood and S240 J Al
driKvtn2230 8out 'tt-elBhtli strr.1.
Unvlnir won nineteen out of twentr-ons
S'io," J1W1 .,i,,,, rB.r St. Clement Ut
w . 5 !?." ""' . iun'or chomplonihlp ot
1 ?.pVt!,hl', bt""n the nges of flfletn ml
nineteen jenrs please wrlto to tbo abovt.
Glrard F. C. Has Open Dates
Harney Schaefer'a fast-solnir airsrd FlflJ
Club, which has played such teams as Mi
t vlty. Hhnnahan. Btenton F. C Ln soil
I'tncojil has this Saturday. Sunday nd
Labor Pay (to Karnes) open for semi pro
teams offering good Inducements AddiMJ
Harney Schaefer. 01 Kast Laurol strut, or
Phono Market (HDD durlnir the day.
Jake Daubert's Wife Seriously III
Tteudlnjr, Aug. 2. Mrs. Jacob Daubert ll
aufferlnc with nppendlcltls and Daubert ll
nt her bedilde nt Rchuvllelll Haven, mir
here. The phjslclans today advised that th
tmseb-vli paer remain with IiIb wife for nr
eral daa until tho crisis Is passed
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