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McGRAW'S ACTION STIRS FANS
VETERAN STARS
FOR BIG GAMES
Less Than Ton in Former
World's Battles; Bdfeton
Falls Off
New York, Oct. 4.—Of the seven
teen players who represented the Bos
ton American League club in the fa
mous eight-game world's series with
the New York Nationals in 1912 less
than ten will be seen in the coming
series to be staged before the end of
the week. Counting the present sea
son the Ited Sox have won three pen
nants and figured in three world's ser
ies in the past live years. Victors over
the New York Giants in the stirring
struggle of 1312 by four games to three
with a tie contest thrown in for good
measure, the Ked ltoj added to their
prestige in 1915 by sweeping through
the Philadelphia Nationals to a world's
championship, four games to one.
In the 1912 series outfielders Hooper
and Lewis were the same fast fielding,
hard hitting players they are to-day.
Gardner, the present third baseman,
guarded the same sack: Cady and Car
rlgan worked behind the home plate
and utility outfielder llenriksen figured
as an emergency hitter but did not play
In the field. All these members of the
Red Sox combination participated In
the series of a year ago in addition to
Janvrln, Barry. Hoblitzel, Gainor, Scott,
Thomas, Shore, Kuth, Leonard and Fos
ter.
Boston I'll lis Oflf
In 1912 the Boston team had a
world's series batting average of .220
and a fielding average of .958. in 1915
the Red Sox batted .261 and fielded
.975. This season the averages show
that up to within a few days of the
close of the pennant race the Boston
club, considered as a whole was batt
ing .248 and fielding .971. Taking the
figures for the two world's series and
the work of the team for the major
'part of the 1916 pennant season the
grand average will be found to be
batting .244 and the fielding average
.969.
The opinion is held in some quarters
that the outfield with Tris Speaker
missing from the line-up is not as
strong as the one that played in the
1912 and the 1915 seasons The absence
of Barry from second base, due to in
juries, is thought by certain critics to
have weakened the inlleld defense and
offense during the closing weeks of
the race and It is contended that should
he be able to participate in the series
play the team will be far more for
midable than with Barry on the bench.
Pitching Ilecorda
There is but one opinion regarding
the pitching staff, however, and a glance
at the work of the twirlers, who have
borne the burden of the hurling, and
their records for the present season
will indicate clearly the reason for
the Boston fan's optimism regarding
the outcome of the coming contests. The
averages of the leading pitchers, both
on the basis of games won and lost
and earned runs per game by oppon-j
ents, are as follows:
Shore. .600 and 2.75; Mays, .615 and 1
2.30; Ruth. .667 and 2.01; Leonard, .613
and 2.37; Foster, .591 and 3.07; Gregg,
.333 and 3.23.
Charles H. Ebbets to Quit
if He Can Get His Price
Brooklyn, Oct. 4. After receiving
congratulations over Brooklyn's vic
tory, Charles H. Ebbets, president of
the club, announced that he was ready
to retire from baseball whenever a
purchaser for his club appeared "with
the price." President Ebbets has been
connected with the Brooklyn club for
thirty-four years as secretary and pres
ident. He declared that as he is 56
years old he has earned a rest and de
sires to retire. He asserted that the
McKeever interests in the Brooklyn
club also were for sale. Ebbets said
Ills ambition to win another pennant
has been realized, and that he was
ready to transfer Brooklyn to other
hands.
Manager Wilbert Robinson and his 1
players held a celebration over their
victory in the clubhouse after the 1
gatne. All the players shook hands :
with each other, and Robinson was !
forced to make a speech. He thanked j
liis players for their efforts, and pre- 1
dieted success in the approaching ser- '
ie 9 against Boston.
The baseball writers of Brooklyn an
nounced they would give a dinner to
the Brooklyn players and management
on October 17. Brooklyn fans have
arranged a parade in honoi of the
team when it departs for Boston on
Friday.
McGraw Leaves Ball Field
When His Team Plays Poorly
Brooklyn, Oct. 4.—Declaring that he
was disgusted with the playing of his
team, Manager John J. McGraw, of the
New York National League Club, left
the playing field at Ebbets Field in the,
fifth inning of yesterday's game be
tween Brooklyn and New York and
retired to the clubhouse. Manager Mc-
Graw did not appear on the field after
that inning.
In a statement after the game, in
which Brooklyn clinched the National
League pennant, McGraw asserted that
although he did not believe any of the
players tried deliberately to favor
Brooklyn, they had refused to obey
orders and had disregarded signals. '
"When Perritt wound up with a man I
on first base, allowing the runner to
steal second, I lost my patience and left
the bench," declared the New York
leader. "1 have worked too hard this j
year to stand around and watch playing
like that, and I refuse to be connected
with it."
WAR YF7TERAN DIES
Lewistown, Pa., Oct. 4. Abram
Dunn, aged 76 years, died here yes
terday from paralysis which first" af
fected him in 1889. He was a veter
an of the civil war in Company B,
110 th regiment, Pennsylvania volun-i
teers and Company H. Second regi
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BOSTON HAS THREE GOOD CATCHERS[
Forrest Cady, Chester Thomas and Sam Agnew will catch for the Box
ton American league Club In the H'orld series; that Is, such catching as Is
not done by Bill Carrlgan. the manager, who Is still one of the- best in
baseball. They have divided the work during the season which has won
them the pennant In the American League. None is a star batter, their
averages for the season to date having been as follows: Thomas' 254'
Cady, .206, and Agnew, .ISS.
CENSURE STRONG
AGAINST GIANTS
Players Refuse to Obey Orders
From McGraw, Opinion
Prevailing Today
New York, Oct. 4.—The glory of
Brooklyn's victory in the National
League race was temporarily obscured
to-dav by the controversy in baseball
circle# over Manager McGraw's cen
sure of the New York club in yester
day's game which decided the pen
nant. McGraw accused somo of his
men of disobeying orders and playing
indifferent baseball.
Few outside of the inner circles of
the New York club knew early to-day
whether McGraw would manage his
club in the game with Brooklyn this
afternoon or whether he would make
good his assertion when he left .the
field —"I am through for the year."
_ John D. Foster, secretary of the
New York club, expressed the opinion
that McGraw would finish out the sea
son. Mr. Foster declared it was im
possible for the New York club to have
deliberately lost the game with Brook
lyn yesterday, but said that McGraw
was thoroughly aroused by the indif
ference of his men.
Player Disobedient
Most of those who heard McGraw's
comment when he left the field in
anger say that he did not accuse his
players of dishonesty, but of disregard
ing his signals, and that he would not
stand for that kind of baseball. Wil
bert Robinson, manager of the Brook
lyn club, said:
"It is ridiculous even to suggest that
the New Yorks were not trj'ing to beat
us yesterday. It looked to me as if
they were trying pretty hard when
they scored three runs against us in
the first inning. At that time I felt like
quitting the bench myself. McGraw's
assertions are very unsportsmanlike.
He knows very well the Brooklvns are
superior to the New Yorks and have
defeated them in a majority of the
gomes this season, and when they
came here Monday they encountered
the best team in the league. It was
only natural the best team should win.
The New Yorks did play bad baseball
yesterday, but they were just out of a
long winning streak that Boston
crushed Saturday and they had not
the stamina to win. They were simply
outclassed and did not have to play
listlessly so that we could win."
John K. Tenor Talks
Jchn K. Tener, president of the
National League, said that after the
Brooklvns scored four runs in the
third inning the New York club
"played sloppily and it was unfor
tunate that it happened in the game
that decided the pennant. I knew
nothing about the players disregarding
McGraw's signals, but if they did, it
was a violation of club discipline.
They crumbled under the fast pace
that made for them a new record in
victories in the major leagues."
W . D. Perritt, the New York pitcher
whose action in "winding up" while a
man was on first incensed McGraw.
said:
"If there is any implication that I
helped to lose the game, you can give
it the lie for me. That game cost me
SIOO I had bet that I would win twenty
games. I was out to win."
Country Culb Golfers
Win Over York at Reading
Reading, Pa.. (Jet. 4. The York
Country Club golfers lost to the Har
risburg Country Club in a tri-city con
test over the Riverside links, the
Capitol City players winning ten to
their opponents' six matches. Sum
mary:
Robert McCreath, Harrisburg, de
feated F. M. Small. York 2 up and 1
to play; Payne, Harrisburg, defeated
Gilt, York, 2 up and 2 to play; Strite,
York, defeated Ely, Harrlsburg, 5 up
and 4 to play; Niles, York, defeated
Fleming. Harrisburg 1 up; Magnlre,
Harrlsburg, defeated J. O. Whitley,
York, 3 up and 2 to play; Lawrence
McCreath. Harrlsburg, defeated V. K.
Keesey, York. 1 up, 19 holes; Polack,
York, defeated Bent, Harrisburg, 3
up and 2 to play; Elirenfelt, York, de
feated Goldsborough, Harrisburg, 6 up
and 5 to play; Reilly, Harrlsburg, de
feated Glessner, York, 6 up and 5 to
play; G. W. Whitley, Sr., York, de
feated Baldwin, Harrlsburg. 1 up, 20
holes; Todd, Ilarrlsburn, defeated
Btllmever, York, 3 up and 2 to plav;
Dull, Harrlsburg, defeated L. G.
Brown, York, 6 up and 5 to play;
Davis, Harrlsburg, defeated Klnzie,
York. 1 tip; Hermann, flarrlshurK, de
feated Leber, York, 2 up; Lucas,
York, defeated Kelster, Harrlsburg, 2
up; Stackpole, Harrisburg, defeated
Lee, York. 3 up and 2 to play.
SCHOOL TEAMS
HAVE GOOD GAMES
Central Meets Johnstown Away
From Home; Lebanon Is At
traction at Island Park
When Central High faces Johnstown
Saturday at Johnstown there will he a
different team than the one in the
opening game last Saturday. Ineligible
players are working hard and keeping
at practice. It is the belief that at
least three of the star regulars who
were not able to get into last Satur
day's battle because of studies will be
ill the line-up at Johnstown.
Captain Eddie Hilton, with Wolfe
Fields the two Rogers, Selhamer and
Frank, had special drill yesterday prior
to the scrimmage between the regulars
and second squad. Coaches Smith and
Harris tried out several new forma
tions and look for a speedier bunch in
the gi:nie with Johnstown.
Tech Meets liobanon
While Central is battling with the
Flood City chaps Tech will be trying
to put Lebanon down. After practice
to-da ythe work of each player will be
watched closely. The line-tip for Sat
urday is far from certain. The younger
athUtes have been showing form.
At quarter "Ted" Lloyd plavs bril
liantly and ia undoubtedly the beat
ground gainer in the squad. He has
an able substitute in Horner, a second
year lad, who has been showing good
form lately. With Captain Harris in
a position to play, the one back po
sition will be well taken care of. He
will likely play a half. Gougler, who
was injured the forepart of last sea
son. looks good in the back field. Two
other freshmen who are making reg
ulars hustle to hold down their po
sitions are Carl Beck and Wllsbach.
BASEBALL SUMMARY
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY
National lieague
New York at Brooklyn.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Other clubs not scheduled.
American I/eaguc
AVashington at New York.
Philadelphia at Boston.
Other clubs not scheduled.
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-MORROW
National lyoague
Boston at Philadelphia.
New York at Brooklyn.
American League
Philadelphia at Boston.
Washington at New York.
RESULTS OF YESTERDAY
National League
Brooklyn 9, New York 6.
Boston 6, Philadelphia 3 (first).
Boston 6, Philadelphia 1 (2nd).
Other clubs not scheduled.
American Iagiie
Philadelphia 5, Boston 3, (first).
Philadelphia 7, Boston 5 (2nd).
New York 9, Washington 9 (11 ins.
tie, darkness).
Other clubs not scheduled.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
National league
W. L. Pet.
Brooklyn 93 59 .012
Philadelphia 90 61 .596
Boston g 62 .587
New York 85 65 .568
Chicago 66 87 .431
Pittsburgh 65 89 .422
St. Louis 61 92 .399
Cincinnati 60 93 .392
American League
W. L. Pet.
Boston 91 63 .591
Chicago 89 65 .578
Detroit 87 67 .565
St. Louis 79 75 .513
New York 78 74 [513
Washington 7t 75 503
Cleveland 77 77 .500
Philadelphia 36 117 .235
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Belmont. Mass., Oct. 4.—Mtb. Thomas
Hucknall, of Forest Hills, who gained
distinction yesterday by defeating Mrs.
J. V. Hurd, a former champion, was
drawn to meet Miss Ethel Campbell, of
Philadelphia. In the second round of
match play in the woman's national
V olf championship at the Belmont
Spring Country Club to-day. Mrs. L.
C. Stockton, of Somorvtlle, N. J., who
C.gured in another upset yesterday,
faced a formidable opponent in Mrs!
VV. A. Gavin, the eastern champion.
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WORLD'S SERIES
START SATURDAY
First Two Gaines at Boston;
Commission Picks Players
Eligible
New York, Oct. 4.—The Boston Amer
ican League club and the Brooklyn Na
tionals will meet in the 1916 world's
series, the opening game of which will
be played on Braves' Field, at Boston,
next Saturday. The teams will remain
in Boston over Sunday and play the
second game of the series there on
Monday, October 9, weather permitting,
after which they will return to Brook
lyn for two games at Ebbetts Field on
Tuesday and Wednesday, October 10
and 11. The fifth and sixth games. If
necessary, will be played on Thursday,
October 11, and Friday, October 13, at
Boston and Brooklyn, respectively.
Should a seventh game be necessary
to- decide the series, the location of the
contest will be decided by the toss of
a coin, as in past years.
Details Complete
All these details were arranged at a
meeting of the National Baseball Com
mission yesterday. Before nightfall,
the victory of Brooklyn over New York
and the double defeat administered to
the Philadelphia Nationals by the Bos
ton club of the same league clinched
the pennant for the Broonlyn players
and placed them in the position of Na
tional League standard-bearers In the
annual joust against the American
League champions.
After naming the list of eligible
players of the three clubs and an
nouncing that the commission would
meet for further business in Boston,
Friday, the conference adjourned..
The umpires were announced last
night as follows: American League:
Dlneen and Connolly; National League,
O'Day and Quigley.
The prices of admission follow:
At Boston —Box seats, $5; grand
stand, reserved, $3; first base pavilion,
reserved, $2; third base pavilion, $1;
bleachers, 50 cents.
At Brooklyn—Boxes. $5; grandstand,
upper and lower sections, S3 and s•">,
according to location; pavilion, s2*
bleachers, sl.
LEW HITTER TO PLAY GAMES
Lew Rltter, the well-known New
York State League* catcher Is being
besieged by local fans regarding the
World's Series. l<ast year Catcher
Rltter scored a big hit with his elec
trical board at the Board of Trade
building. He will start the big games
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Hit
ter claims he has the only board that
will show the practice of each team
and complete details. He made good
last year and looks for a big patrou
age this season.
Phillies' Chances Gone
With Yesterday's Losses
Philadelphia, Oct. 4. The Phillies'
1916 pennant hopes expired in great
agony yesterday. The champions lost
both games of a double-header with
Boston, while Brooklyn was acquiring
a victory from the New Tork Giants.
Should the Phils win to-day and to
morrow, and Brooklyn lose, the per
centage column would still favor the
Dodgers by the margin of a half
game. There is an almost invisible
shred of hope that if the above should
happen a special dispensation of the
National League might permit the
playing of the postponed game with
St. Louis, originally scheduled here
September 16, but prevented by rain.
That would make it possible for the
Phils to tie the Dodgers, but there is
probably not one person In this large
city this morning who seriously doubts
the certainty of Brooklyn's triumph.
For one of the conditions of the
fragile hope-shred is that Brooklyn
must lose twice, and eye-witnesses of
the games played yesterday and Mon
day at Ebbets Field are sure that the
New York Giants' winning streak has
ended permanently for tills season.
Lindquist Out of Game;
Star End Has Broken Ribs
State College, Pa., Oct. 4. —Two
cracked ribs suffered by Llndqulut,
rated as one of the beat ends In the
squad, was the toll Penn State paid for
Its crushing defeat of Westminster
College on Saturday. Llndqulst went
Into the game at right end when the
second half opened, succeeding Bob
Higgins.
Coach Harlow expects the injured
player to stop on the sidelines for a
month. Limbering up exercises and an
easy drill constituted State's only work
to-day. Serious preparation for the
Bucknell contest begins to-day with
scrimmages against the freshmen. Dex
ter Very, Penn State's brilliant end of
the 1912 team, arrived to spend a week
teaching the ends bow to play their
positions.
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WELLY'S ECORNER
The Phils lost out. Brooklyn play
ed the best ball. This is the dope of
all sensible fans. The Giants may
have played a rotten game yester
day, and Muggsy McUraw is of that
opinion, but the game was not hand
ed to the Dodgers. Just what was ex
pected happened with Pat Moran's
team. His team went to pieces, and
ho had but one pitcher who was a
certainty.
One week more and the baseball
curtain for 1916 will drop. In spite
of the falling off in attendance the
Major teams quit the season with a
financial margin. Attendance has
been better during the past two
months because of the close races in
each league.
In answer to many inquiries re
garding the division of world's series
receipts, the following, which is a
port of an Associated Press dispatch
is furnished:
"Under the rules of the National
Commission the gross gate receipts
are divided in the following manner:
The National Commission receives
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tep per cent, of the receipts of every
game played; of the remaining ninety
per cent, the players receive sixty per
cent, for the tlrst four games and ttie
club owners forty per cent. After
four games have been contested the
players cease to participate in the
financial rewards and tne magnates
take the entire gate less the ten per
cent, paid to the Commission.
"Under a comparatively recent rul
ing the major leagues, the club own
ers of the teams competing in the
world's series are obliged to divide
twenty-five per cent of their profits
among the other clubs of their league.
In addition the club authorities bear
all the expenses of the series including
ticket printing, transportation and
hotel charges for the players, grounds
attendants, ushers, hire of bands and
a score of minor expenses."
Those Belmont A. C. gridiron stars
are coming back this season with the
strongest eleven in the history of the
club. The average weight is 150
pounds and the team is ready for
games. Manager If. D. Shrelner who
resides at 1727 Regina street is pre
paring a schedule.