NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE TO KEEP GOING WITH LESS CLUBS—ALL SALARIES CUT M'GRAW GAME ENDS IN TIE Giant Leader Continues to Deny Giving Interview; Next Inning July 13 New York, July J. Mc- Graw, manager of the New Tork baseball club, still adheres to his "statement of repudiation" in which he denied that he gave to certain newspaper men traveling with the Giants an interview reflecting upon the president of the National League, the organization itself and certain clubs of the league. Such was Mc- Graw's testimony yesterday In the meeting called by the league at the request of the New Tork Baseball Writers' Association for the purpose of reopening the case to the end that the writers involved might offer evi dence in their defense. On the other hand, Sid Mercer, the newspaper representative who Is said to have got the alleged interview from McG -aw, testified that such in terview in substance was given him by the New York manager, and that he in turn retold the substance of it to the ether three scribes, who sent It to their papers. Thus the is sue was squarely Joined between Mercer and McGraw. The former said that McGraw did and the latter avers that he did not. These two men were the principal figures in yester day's meeting, which was attended by about fifty representatives of the pess. out-of-town baseball writers as well as those from this city and Brooklyn beirtg present. Attorney Presides John Conway Toole, a New York attorney, and former official of the Boston National League club under the Gaffney ownership, was chair man of the meeting. The writers ■were represented by ex-Congress man Martin W. Littleton, while John M. Ward, thq old ballplayer, acted as counsel for McGraw. The Nation al League's representative was Sam uel M. Clement. Jr., of Philadelphia, while C. T. Sullivan acted in the same capacity for the New York Club. All the lawyers took part in the proceed ings. While McGraw and Mercer were the star witnesses, Safn Crane, for the New York Evening Journal: James P. Sinnott, for the New York Mail, and Frank Graham, for the i Evening Sun, all corroborated the' statements made by Mr. Mercer, j that the interview was by McGraw, and each one also said that subse-1 quently he had gone to McGraw and that the latter had asserted that the interview as given to Mercer was in substance correct. McGraw was the only witness in his behalf, but affi davits were submitted by his attor ney for two Pittsburgh men, tend ing to show what McGraw said to Mr. Mercer. These affidavits were ad mitted in evidence, but Mr. Little ton. of counsel for the writers, con tended that he was entitled to iross question these two witnesses. This was admitted by Chairman Toole and finally It was agreed that the meeting should adjourn until July 13, when the two witnesses will ap pear before another session of the league. CHESTER CANS DOOIN Chester. Pa., July 7. Charles Dooin. former Phillie catcher and manager, has been released by the Chester club, of the Delaware County League. Dooin caught the majority of the games for Manager Poth s team in the first half of the champion- 1 ship season and helped the locals win ' the pennan'. but he failed to hit. Hit batting average was only .045. AMUSEMENTS | F > Regent Theater PROGRAM CHANGES DAILY To-dav —Double Attraction. The famous comedian, FATTY ARUI'CKLE, In a \a*t, fant and exciting comedy, "THE ROIGH HOISE" Not a quiet moment from the flrat flush until the end. Also >1 VHK IA. or the "DESTRI CTION OF CARTHAGE" A apectacular and remarkable photoplay In Ave part*. Monday SHIRLEY MASON fn "THE LAW OF THE NORTH** / MM TO-DAY Ethel Barrymore IX A PJ.AY OF TIMEI/V INTEREST. "The Greatest Power" MONDAY and irfce Favorite Actor, Uf Lockwood 'The Haunted li EW 8 and ••LONESOME LIKE IN' TIN CAN ALLEY." □ Attend This Famous Lecture a The World on Fire m § BY .03 H I. F. HOSKINS 0 OF g § New York City ® | Victoria Theater | H 3P. M. Sunday', July 8 u H All Seats Free No Collection q EVENING.-- CRAVATWS MARK NINETEEN STRAIGHT u% r ' <. >■ • * Va, ' Tyrus Cobb s record of hitting in S5 consecutive games was broken yesterday, but that of Charles Clifford Oravath. of the Phillies, was not. The rugged outfielder cracked out a single fn the ninth inning of yester day's fray with the Pirates and boosted his mark of 19 straight box scores in which he has hit consecutively. Cravath visited the plate four times without getting his bingle. but he was saved in the ninth, and there was nothing fluky about the drive, which shot into center field on a line. . ©JU/HVTTVa'Uf SCORES OP YESTERDAY National League Pittsburgh, 8; Philadelphia, 5. New York, 2; St. Louis, 1. Boston, 4; Cincinnati, 2. Chicago. 3; Brooklyn, 1. American 1/eague Detroit. 4; Chicago, 1. Cleveland, 12; St. Louis, 6. Other clubs not scheduled. New York State League Wilkes-Barre, 5; Binghamton, 0. Syracuse, 7; Reading, 5. Utica, 9: Harrisburg, 0; forfeited. Elmira-Scranton, postponed, rain. International I/eague Toronto, 5; Rochester, 2. Richmond, 4: Newark. 3. Other elubs not scheduled. Blue Ridge League Martinsburg, 5; Gettysburg, 3. Hagerstown, 7: Frederick. 0. WHERE THEY" PLAY TODAY National League Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. Chicago at Brooklyn. St. Louis at New Y'ork; two games. Cincinnati at Boston. An)erican League Philadelphia at Chicago. # Boston at Cleveland. Washington at Detroit. New York at St. Louis. New Y'ork State League Syracuse at Reading. Binghamton at Wilkes-Barre. Elmira at Scranton. Blue Ridge I.eam"— may come in handy in this war. Only Germany to-day seems to be con tent to kick on the first down. TirE WORLD'S GREATEST INITIALS T. R. T. R. Cobb. THE JULY COUNT On the 11th of April there were sixteen ball clubs in the two major league races. , On the Fourth of July, a trifle less than three mon.ths later, ten of these clubs have already faded out, with two more lagging. Of the sixteen only lour can be classed as head-on pennant contenders —White Sox and Red Sox In the American, Giants and Phillies in the Na tional. The Yankees an.d Tigers are not yet hopclessl;- gone, but their outlook isn't as vermillion as it might be. It is at least bordering on a certainty that two of the four clubs mentioned above will entertain world series delegates this l'all and collect tiie annual disbursement of post-season kale. WHAT'S SO RARE AS A COBB IN JUNE? During the festive month of June Ty Cobb was at bat 101 times, pro ducing thereby 47 hits, for a grand Jun.e average of .466. So far as we can unearth the depressing statistics, this Is the best month's record in a decade. To travel for a solid or liquid month at a .468 pace is a trifle more than abnormal. It was Cobb's answer to the charge that he was slipping and that Speaker had him hooked again. THE ETERNAL AND THE IRREPRESSIBLE Back last February Honus Wagner indulged in his forty-third birthday. A trifle later on he was married and announced his official retirement from the game. This time, apparently, he meant it. Why not—going on forty-four? Then, without any preliminary warning, he suddenly popped back Into the game again. And with the first batch of averages announced em bracing his name we find him firmly attached to a batting average of .342 • —firmly wedged in among the leading group. Old Doc Time, apparently, has given him up long ago as a hopeless case. WHADDYA MEAN—WEST ? It is reported that neither Chick Evans nor Bob Gardner, both of Chi cago will start in lh* Western Amateur championship next week. With these two jut, two of the leading entries will be Francis Oufmet and Bobby Jones. A Western, championship that might oome to a grapple between Massa chusetts and Georgie—well, it's a funny world since this war broke out. In the last three years Ray Caldwell has tossed overboard something like SB,OOO in fines and salary deficits. The hop on his fast one is still there—plenty of speed but no control. Any number of books have been written upon the Art of Putting, which, when, thoroughly condensed, amount simply to this—Get the line and hit the ball. If you do this you can putt. If you d*n't, you can't. The more stars you lift from the Red Sox the harder they are to over throw. Whatever happens, the habit seems to carry them along. CHECK COBB'S HITTING MARK Detroit, July 7.—Faber and Scott were the pitchers who stopped Cobb here yesterday. The former has al ways been a difficult proposition for the Detroit star to solve. He re cently held Cobb hitless until the Georgian came to bat for the last time. Then Ty beat out a bunt. Fa ber, during- his majo. league career, has held Cobb to a batting average of less than .253. The late Addie Joss was the only pitcher who has been more effective against the STEELTONHAS EASY VICTORY Slug Ball Hard in Game With, Detroit Traveling Team; Score Every Inning Steelton walked all over the De troit Merchants' Association, defeat ing the westerners yesterday, score 21 to 1. The visitors, who aro mak ing a tour of the United States ad vertising Detroit were outclassed. Zellers held them to three hits. The score: DETROIT R. H. O. A. E. KowalsKl, 2b 1 0 3 1 1 Carder, 3b 0 1 1 1 0 Wilbur, c. ss 0 0 2 0 1 Foresman. cf 0 1 1 1 0 Johnson, 1b...... 0 0 5 0 1 Paul, c 0 0 3 2 1 Orseck, If 0 1 1 1 0 G. Lyons, p, rf . ... 0 0 0 2 0 R. Lyons, rf 0 0 2 0 1 Torser, p 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1 3 18 8 6 STEELTON R. H. O. A. E. Miller, cf 3 1 2 0 0 McCord. ss 1 2 3 0 0 Atticks. c 1 0 3 1 0 Carris, c 0 2 6 1 0 Cornog, 2b 3 4 3 1 1 Murray, lb 2 1 2 1 0 Connors, If 2 1 1 0 1 McGeehan, 3b 3 2 1 0 0 Robinson, rf 3 1 0 0 0 Ogden, rf 0 0 0 0 0 Zellers, p 3 4 0 3 0 Totals 21 18 27 7 2 Detroit 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 Steefton 143418 x—2l MOUNT GRETNA, PA. HOTEL CONEWAGO MOUNT GRETNA. PA. At hrmd of Lalia Conewaeo. B*atlful nil healthful •urrminillngß. with l*ctrlc eleva tor to aU floor*: nrHi: Lennts. croquet, music, danelns: electf"- light* and running ihot and cold wat'r tn room#: fxrelUnt rulalna: pureat water from deep artealan well*. For booklet write P. L. WEIMAR, or Cornwall and Lebanon R. R., Lebanon. Pa. f great outfielder. Cobb was at bat three times against Faber yesterday. On his last trip to the plate Jim Scott opposed him, and Cobb's effort was a ground er to Weaver. Cobb began his hitting streak at New York on May 31. He averaged .500 during the eastern trip and con tinued his terrific hitting wheYi the Detroit club returned to the West. Cobb went through thirty-five games without failing to hit. NO MORE SUNDAY GAMES New York. Jul" 7. A game of baseball arranged for to-morrow be tween the Brooklyn and Chicago teams, of the National League, for the benefit of war charities, was called off last night by Charles H. Ebbets, presi dent of the Brooklyn club, who was held yesterday with Wllbert Robin son, the team's manager, for the Court of Special Sessions, charged with vio lating the law last Sunday by putting on a game between Brooklyn and the St. Louis teams. It is claimed by the clubowners that no admission was charged for the game, as tickets were sold for a patriotic concert which preqeded the contest. Resorts CAPE MAY COUNTY, N. J. ICAPE MAY COUNT Y New Jersey THE RESORT COUNTY OF A RESORT STATE How Do You Spend Your Vacation? Do you enjoy surf bathing, or is fishing your hobby T Are you a keen golfer, | or would you prefer to go sailing? Whatever your choice, there is no doubt that you appreciate good weather, genial sunshine tempered by bracing breezes and congenial surroundings. Come along, then, to Cape May County, where these conditions are the rule and spend your vacation either at Wildwood Crest Ocean City Avalon Cape May Sea !s!c City Wildwood SoothC#peMay Peeraient North Wildwood CapeMayPoint Stone Harbor Townsend's Inlet •r Strathncre (Corson's Inlet) Cape May County ' iTeis ideal advantages to the farm-r. It will p#y you to inveatigata. For fu'l information writa to F. W. FOWKES ujf® ? Clark Countv Board of Fraaholdara , WILDWOOD. N. J. CONTINENTAL ,• VA\ k ; NEW SHELDON modern hotel; ca pacity 160: eDevator; private baths; rooms n sut<6; booklet: auto. t>. j. Woods, ownership management. PFlMWirif Wildwood and Holly rtINWICIV Beach Aves. Open all year. L. H. Boyer. Prop and Owner. EDGETON INN H^aTa JULY 7, 1917. WELLY'S GORNER Baseball fans on the New York State League circuit must hand it to President J. H. Farrell. He' never gives up. His plan to keep the league going with less clubs and a cut In salaries looks like a winner. How ever, it remains to be shown what grade of baseball will be furnished. Players are a queer lot. If Reading franchise goes back to Albany there will be a howl from the fans In the City of Reading. While the patronage has not been large, the attendance has been as good as that in other towns. With minor leagues dropping out, and a scarcity of ball players to farm out for future major Jobs, a rejuvenation of the game will be necessary after the war. It would be a good time to start an outlaw league llko the old Trl-State. Rosewood's resignation as a mem ber of the Allison Hill Leaguo was accepted last night, and the Hiclt-A- Thrlfts admitted. The newcomers will take the standing of Rosewood, according to reports. The Allison Hill organization is a good one, and It would be a big disappointment should the game be discontinued. Not many leagues can boast of having legislators on any of its teams, but the D-P can. Newport had John S. Eby, member from Perry county, in its line-up on Wed- STATE LEAGUE GETS NEW LIFE Drops Harrisburg; Awaits Utica Plans; Cuts Salaries; New Series Next Week Bingham ton, N. Y., July 7.—New York State League magnates wrest led here until long after midnight on plans to keep the league in motion. Harrisburg was dropped, and Utica will be given another chance. Read ing will be sent back to Albany. The salary limit was reduced to $1,600 a month exclusive of the manager, SI,BOO including manager. New Season Plans The present season is to close July 10, the winner of the first cham pionship to play a postseason series of seven games with the winner of the second season championship providing the same club is not suc cessful in both races. Twelve players are to be carried instead of four teen. Arranging a new schedule for opening July 11, promised to keep the club owners In session until early Saturday morning. John H. Farrell, president of the State League, pre sided at the meeting. Others present included William Kessler, Fred Rhodia, Wilkes-Barre; Dr. F. N. Tate, George Wlltse, Reading; Rob ert Allen, Scranton. v Resorts ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. Best located Popular Price Hotel In Atlantic City, N. J. NETII ER LANDS New York Ave. 60 yards from board walk. Overlooking lawn and ocean; capacity 400: elevator; private baths. Over 50 outside rooms have hot and cold running water. Huteai (10 to 3-0 wkly. $2 to $4 dally. SPECIAL Fit HE FEATIHESi Bathing Allowed From Hotel Lnnu Tennla Court, Dance Floor. Booklet lth points of Interest In At lantic City. August Kuhwadel, Prop, montYcello L Ileum r*o moderate phice hotelV^ Kentucky Ave. A Beach Heart of Atlantic City Capacity WO. private baths. running water. Modern throughout; excellent table & service. Refined surroundings: ocean bathing from hotel. 12 up dally. ft 2 up- weekly. Write for folder. 14th aeaaon. Ownership management. Vl.nO up Dally. ftl up Wkly. Am. Plan OSBORNE Pacific snd Arkansas Ave* . near Beach. Ele vator. Hot and cold running waterin rooms. Pri vate baths. Bathinft froirJiouse. Excellent table. Capacity 300. Broklet. MECKLY 4 FETTER MILLER COTTAGE Dto 15 N. (ieoritla Ave. Capacity 250. Noted tor Ita tabic. 91.50 to t'2 dally. SK lo 9|lo weekly. Eatubllahed 1W yra. EMEIISON CItOUTH A M EL, Mgr. HOTEL MAJESTIC Virginia ave. and beach. Cap., 300; ele vator; private baths, etc. $12.50 up wkly., Amer. plan; ?1 up Eurpn. plan. Free garage. M. A. SMITH. KENDERTON OCEAX E!SD TENNESSEE AVE., One of Atlantic City's moat prominent hotels off the boardwalk. Centrally located. Rooms single or en suite with private bath. Klevator. Sun parlor. Open lawn attached. Booklet and rates on request. A. C. CHATMAN. *3 tip r>*Ur. >tt> nn W-lilT. Am. Plan. ELilEfiON & l* 1 reproof Annex. Tenntwwe Ar. nr. Beach. Cap. 400. Ontml;oj*en aurroundinjre;opp. Catho lic end Protestant rhurchee. Private bathe. RUNNING WATER IN AIL ROOMS Excellent tahle: frenh vetretablea. Window, screened. White a. rviee. Booklet. 1.6. IUDY, M. D \ HTLfinTICCITY.ru i ■ ■ Breezy, Bright and Bracing l tf B" N Always something to see, and to do. ; B W In the morning, the dip in the ocean, and the ; sunbath on the beach. After lunch, a chair ride on the brilliant Boardwalk, or, some good golf, ' JB3 iS ill e 1 ' n evening. a new play at a theatre, or a concert • [ ( BIJB W ) or a dance on one of the piers. SUNSHINE, HAPPINESS, ■ ' I MBBVW V MUSIC, LAUGHTER—aII the time in ATLANTIC CITY. . I THF LEADING HOUSES ARB ALWAYS OPEN 1 and will furnish full Information, rale*, eir.. on application \ , (Hotels are ail American Plan, unless otherwise noted) I The Sbelburne Galen Hall Hotel Dcnnit tWHEWR On the Ocean Front Hotel and Sanatorium On the Ocean Front • ' I J.urotxjan Plaa F L.Younl.Mfir. Walter J. Buibr * \HV Msrlborough-Rlcnheim Hotel Strand Central: Nearßeaeh * M WUTirnf On the Ocean Front On the Ocean Front Samuel CUis >B American and Euro- F. B. Off and H„_.. M\ iH?>M pean Plans. H. C. Edwards n ?! I . (m v Josiah White & Sons Co. F P®c£*"solu • j] Hotel St. Charles Hotel Chelsea The Holmhurst • Kj S On the Ocean Front On the Ocean Front Central; Near Peach • ra oSpfea Mil Newlin Haines Co. J.B.Thompson It Co Henry Darnell 18 Jail For detailed Information relaiding train connections, etc.. consult local ticket agents nesday afternoon. He wu on th Initial sack after Koy Wagner was hurt. All Newport's utility men had been sent into the game and the legislator was played in plain clothes with tho consent of Marysvllle. He made two of the three putouts in the ninth, the orhy inning in which he played. Two good games are on to-day'i schedule. The West End A. C., this " afternoon played tho Englneemen and Firemen. Both teams are prod ucts of tho upper end of the city T and there is considerable rivalry among the players. At Steelton the Bethlehem League team lined up .. against the Seventh Regiment nine of Gettysburg. The latter is a crack organization. Oliver Dickey, a Marysvllle young ster, will bo given a trial in th , Dauphin-Perry League, Marysvllle . having signed him. He attended the Annapolis Naval Academy where he was a star pitcher on his class team, and also played on the West End . team this season. He Is a promising young pitcher. At a meeting of the Dauphin- ) Perry League to be held in this city ; to-night, important questions will be discussed. Complaints have been made that several managers are signing up players In violation of ' the rules. T RED CROSS AT BLAIN Blain, Pa., July 7. —A preliminary Red Cross meeting was held last evening In the Methodist Episcopal . Church, the Rev. George H. Knox, presiding. Opening address was made by the Rev. Edward V. Stras- " ha ugh, pastor of the Blain Reformed Church. The Rev. W. W. Sholl, a Methodiat minister of Duncannon, j made the principal address. An aux iliary will be organized. Resorts ATI.ANTIC CITY. K. J. THE WILTSHIRE Ocean view. Capacity 300. Private ' baths, running water in rooms, ele- - vator, etc. Music. $3.00 up daily, _ special weekly. Amer. plan. Open all year. Booklet. SAMUEL ELLIS. LA BELLE INN 8 e^h ve : I in the center of City, near all piers and amusements. Noted for its table j and service. All conveniences. White i service throughout. Bathing from | Hotel. American plan. $2 day up. j Rooms 75c day up. J. YOUNGBLOOD. - THE WESTMONTgV. H. IvK.NNADV, Proprietor. SOMERSET 4th house from beach, 29th year same management. $1.50 day up. Bathing: from house. RUTH ALEX STEES. CONTINENTAL * Tennessee ave.. near Besch; always oren: pri vate bnths; running: water in rooms; elevator; excellent tabe; white service; orchestra. Am. plan ; tSLIO tip daily: >l2 to $2" weekly, booklets. Car*re. M. WALSH DUNCAN. HOTEL TENNESSEE Tennessee Avenue and Beach Ocean view. Bathing from notel. Showers. $8 up weekly. $1.50 up daily. . A. HEALY. HOTEL CHANNEL Illinois and Pacific Aves. Noted for its excellent table. American plan $1.50 day up. European 50c up. Ca ' pacity 250. Bathing from hotel. 18th season. Garage. A. C. CHANNEL. BRUNSWICK 1# ST JAMES PLACE J % Hotel Warwick ; The best equipped small hotel In At- \ lantlc City. Ocean view rooms. After noon tea Berved. SARAH H. FULLOM. MOP WOOD Arkansas and Pa- . INUKWWUU c |f| c Ave> . popular with Harrisburg visitors. Bathing from hotel. (9 up weekly. Dancing. W. R, SMITH. HOTEL BORTON i Tennessee Ave. near Beach. Select family hotel. Special rates for July. • Booklet. E. M. HENNER. 11