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THIS A I LA.VJ A UlJUKlilAM AND NEWS,
mam ^poets’ covered*
Jeff May Be Short on Spelling, but He’s Long on Strategy
By (< Bud” Fisher
By Joe Agler.
M emphis, tenn, July *2 —Two
things happened to Gilbert
Price yesterday In this town
The Turtles got to him In the second
Inning of the ball game and hammered
him fiercely to the bench. Then after
the game. Manager Smith told the
pitcher to pack his duds and get
aboard a train for Atlanta.
The reason for the move is not
known, but it must be a pretty pound
one. or Billy Smith never would have
dispensed with the services of one of
his regular elahmen with two tough
series left to play after the Crackers
are done with the Turtles.
• * •
J OE CONZELMAN went in after the
game was hopelesly lost, as it
turned out. and showed his usual
clafs against the Turtles, stopping
the scoring handily. He held them
so close that had it not been for the
air-tight work of Rube Kissinger,
who was having one of his good days,
the Smithies might have overcome
the handicap and won out even at
that stage
But Kissinger was mighty good. «At
that, the boys were hitting the ball
right on the nose, only luck would
direct it straight at some Memphis
fielder That is all in the breaks,
however, and so/ne time, when the
breaks are our way, the other pltchef
is going to pay for all of it
The Turtles are going fine just now
and are playing the kind of scrappy
baseball that earns a fair share of
the breaks.
• • •
\W VLLY SMITH still is in the grasp
vv of one of the worst hitting!
slumps he ever has had, and we are
raisHng his long wallops greatly.
When he starts hitting again and he
is bound to do that—he is going to
help the club out a lot.
Dent and Dunn are scheduled to
work in the game to-day.
BAN WILL NOT RECOGNIZE
COMPLAINT OF F. CHANCE
CHICAGO, July 22.—No official ac-
tlon will be taken by the American
League in connection with* Frank
Chance’s complaint (hanging the Chi
cago Americana with misrepresenting
the physical condition of Zeider an 1
the playing ability of Borton, for
whom Chance traded Hal Chase. Ban
Johnson so announced yesterday.
“It will be impossible to take action
compensating New York for alleged
loss," said Johnson, “for the reason
that Chance wanted Zeider more than
any other man. He had his choice of
at least six Chicago players and
picked Zeider anti Borton.”
CRACKED THUMB WILL KEEP
WOOD OUT SEVERAL WEEKS
BOSTON, July 22.—Joe Wood, star
pitcher of the Boston Americans, will
be out of the game for several weeks.
Examination of his Injured right
thumb under the X-ray to-day show
ed that there was a crack in the end
of the big bone, and the indications
are now that a piece of the bone has
been chipped off.
Unusual care is being taken in the
treatment of the injury to guard
against stiffness in the joint, which
would put an end to Wood’s career.
MADE 103 CONSECUTIVE
BULL’S-EYES AT 300 YARDS
WAKEFIELD, MASS, July 22.—
All records for consecutive bull's-
eyes at 800 yards were broken here
in the ninth annual meeting of the
New England Military Riflemen’s As
sociation when Captain Stuart W.
Wise, of the Bay State tram, made,
103 perfect shots.
The previous record for ccyisecu-
tive bull’s-eyes at 800 yards was made
by J. W. Hessian, of New York, at
Seagirt last year.
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Atlanta Wins Leifield Argument
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Herrmann and Murphy Disagree
BASEBALL
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Lester, Diero, Smith, Cook
an>J Brandon and Others
By 0. B. Keeler.
C OMES now r the august Augustus
Herrmann, df the Supreme
Court of baseball, and hands
down an opinion in the Leifield con
troversy decidedly favorable to our
Major Frank E. Callaway. By the
same token, the same opinion may
be construed as somewhat of a re
proof to our amiable little friend C.
Webb Murphy, of the Cubs*.
The idea is dual. It is granted (1)
that if Mr. Lefty Leifield doesn’t
choose to play ball for Atlanta, At
lanta doesn't have to argue the ques
tion with Mr. Leifield, and (2) that
If Mr. Leifield isn’t going to play ball
for Atlanta, Atlanta doesn’t have to
pay Mr. Murphy for Mr. Leifield.
Which does look fair enough
And. anyway, that’s the view’ the
Hon. Herrmann lakes of the case in
a letter to Mr. Murphy, a copy of
w'hich was received by Major Calla
way yesterday.
Incidentally, the Hon. Herrmann’s
opinion is of considerable weight in
balancing the little problems of base
ball.
• • •
I JERK Is a chronological sketch of
* 1 the incidents
Rather lera than two weeks
ago, Mr. Murphy and Major Callaway
were dickering about Leifield. who
(Mr. Murphy fancied) would be just
the cog to round out a pennant racing
machine in this* town.
Mr. Murphy also fancied Mr. Lei-
ficld’s value as a cog would be about
S3,:, 00.
Major Callaway revised that esti
mate downward sojmewhat and made
the Cub owner an offer, conditional
upon Leifield’s willingness to play
with Atlanta at a stipulated salary.
There was the rub.
Mr. Murphy accepted the offer,
“with all conditions," and wired that
In* had ordered. Leifield to report.
Then he added a message that an ex
planatory letter was on the way.
The explanatory letter explained
that Mr. Leifield was balking; had
balked, in fact, all the way to St.
Louis, where he lived and where he
proposed to remain.
In fine, it appeared that if Mr.
Leifield was to play in the Southern
Tyeague, that institution would have to
be moved over to St. Louis.
Mr. Murphy .suggested that Major
Calla%vay write to the Missouri
Balkan and try to reason with him.
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Major Callaway suggested that he
had other things to do.
Further, he suggested that the deal
was entirely off.
That suggestion extracted from Mr.
Murphy a flat-footed declaration that
the deal couldn’t be called off ir^hal
manner. He countered with a pBm-
ise to tell the National Commission
op Major Callaway.
The Major promptly replied that
the deal already was off, and there
fore not subject to further calling. If
Mr. Murphy cared to consult the com
mission, he had Major Callawhy’s full
permission—even his* earnest request
—to do so.
It seems Mr. Murphy did.
And it also s'eems (from the Hon
Herrmann’s letter) that he did no!
get very far with It.
• • •
THAT “optional agreement” thing is
1 all very fine, in its way. But It
does have a certain effect on the
lucrative sales Southern League clubs
have been accustomed to count on
for star players developed during the
season.
There is the crack battery of
Prough and Mayer, of the Barons.
The pitcher is slated for sale, and
should yield a good price. But the
receiving end was placed on an op
tional agreement by the White Sox,,
and it is pretty well assured* that
Callahan will yank him in when the
yanking season opens.
Of the Crackers. Conzelman and
Long are the property of big league
clubs.
In the matter of outright sales, the
Lookouts probably will get the big
slice of the circuit in disposing of
Uoveleskie and Street.
• • •
ank for
. toward
ynlcism, pessimism.^ fatalism, and
any other isms that Convey the idea
of bursting bubbles and lost illusions.
Here’s just a sample of the wretch
ed Dutchman's luck this year.
* Cholly swapped Snedecor to Mont
gomery for Kutina and Baghy. and
when he made the Rilliken manage
ment go through with the deal, it was
generally regarded as a regular David
Harum roup.
But Kutina refused to report, and
now Bagby is out of the game with
a broken wrist, w’hile Snedecor is
playing great ball for the Billie*.
Don’t blame Cholly, then
DON'T blame Cholly Fra
Ly ' gravitating swiftly
ENTRIES AT TERRE HAUTE.
TERftK HAUTE. IND. July 22.—
I Harness racing began here to-day
with a field of good horses. The
I number of entries is unexpectedly
large. In a number of events the
purses are $1,000. Many of the* 3-
year-olds entered in this year’s en
tries will make their first start at
this meeting.
Motor Races
To-night 8:15
MOTORDROME
WOOD, HUNTER AND PHELPS
LOW IN WESTERN TOURNEY
FLOSSMOOR CLUB. CHICAGO,
July 22.—Three loc. ’ playfij*s tied it
18 holes in the eliminating round of
the fourteenth annual championship
of the Western Golf Association this
morning.
\\ arren K. Wood, of Homewood;
Paul Hunter, of Midlothian, and Ma
son Phelps, another Midlothian play
er, were the players who led the 134
starters this morning. Warren Wood,
as well as Paql Hunter, made the first
nine In 37 and the last nine In 40,
while Phelps negotiated the first nine
holes in 39 atrekes and the last nine
in 38.
Charles Evans, Jr„ of Edgewater.
the present title holder, had the next
best score, with a 78. He took 40
strokes for the first nine holes and 38
for the last half.
OMAHA RELEASES ARBOGAST.
OMAHA. NEBR.. July 32—Presl-
dent W. R. Rourke, of the Omaha
Western Teague club, has announced
the release of Charles Arbogast, who
has been manager of the Omaha team
for the last two seasons. Rourke
will manage the team himself. Ar-
bogast goes to the Los Angeles team
of the Pacific Coast League
The Giants are happy to-day. The
St. Louis hoodoo has been overcome
and they have now won more games
than they have lost from every club
in the league.
• • •
“Hooks’* Wiltse tried to pitch his
teammates to victory, but was forced
to give up in the fourth and “Doc”
Crandall pulled the game out of the
fire. *
• • *
With splendid support behind him
Pitcher Seaton twirled the Phillies to
another victory over the Reds.
. * * *
Refusal to obey orders is given as the
reason why Roger. t Bresnahan, erstwhile
Giant backstop and Cardinal manager,
has been benched by Manager Evers,
of the Cubs.
• * •
Rumor has H that Ty Cobb wants to
shake the dust of Detroit, but it is not
probable that the Tigers will let the
Georgia peach get away.
* * *
Coming from behind, the Superbas
won the final game from the Pirates.
Twenty-nine players took part in the
farce.
* * •
Opportune hitting proved too much
for the Braves and the Cubs romped
home easy winners.
* * •
Few Yankees got on bases in Jungle-
town and the Tigers won the second
game of the series.
1 * * *
Although wild, Blanding kept the Red
Sox hits well scattered, and the Naps
drove «Moseley from the mound early
in the game, the Naps winning easily.
* * *
The Senators again defeated the
White Sox. Walter Johnson pitched.
That’s the reason.
* * *
One busy Inning, the sixth, when the
Athletics hammered in seven runs,
J proved the undoing of the Browns.
* * *
Ban Johnson makes a little statement,
“In case the Athletics and the Giants
win the pennants in their respective
leagues." Why “in case?’
* • •
Also. Bancroft asserts that the cham
pionship play in the Big Series, this fall
will be keener than ever. It always is.
• * *
And (added to that) there comes an
aplication for season tickets to the big
show from five Americans now living
In Chile, who plan to spend their va
cation as spectators at the world's
series, provided they are assured of
seats. %
• • *
There appears to be some little doubt
In Chattanooga as to whether the Look
outs are merely sleeping, or really have
passed on Our guess is that Kid El-
berfleld still is kicking at any rate
* • * *
Tt remained for Charley Schmidt to
revive the ancient and at one time
highly honorable custom of inspiring a
hand-out of hard and soft money by
taging the pil # at an oportune juncture.
There happened to be two on bases in
the second game of the Birmingham-
Mobile double-header Saturday, and
Gregory made the mistake of walking
Robertson to get at Charles. Result:
four runs.
• • •
Somebody Is compiling a blue book on
temperamental ball players who dis
tress their respective managers by out
bursts of operatic and erratic behavior
Here are some nominees: Rube Mar-
quard and Art Shafer of the Giants;
Earl More and Sherwood Magee, of
the Philtes, and T. R. Cobb, who alone is
sufficient for H. Jenings to handle. But,
say what about peaceful Heinie Zim
merman?
• • *
Jawn M. MoGraw—the “M” standing
for Manager and not Muggsy, as you
doubtless were figuring—has entered
upon his twelfth consecutive year as
boss of the New York Giants. He has
won four penants in that period, stand
ing in a tie with Mack, Chance and
Clarke In that respect. Muggsy bids
fair to top the Peerless Leader and the
Pirates' leader by copping a fifth fiag
this season. But Mr. McGillicuddy will
keep step. Oh, yes!
T0R0NT0~GeTs~ALMEIDA:
NASHVILLE WANTED HIM
PHILADELPHIA. July 22.—Almei
da, the Cuban player who ha* Jjeen
with the Cincinnati National League
club for some time, has been re
leased to ths Toronto team of the In
ternational League.
Nashville, of the Southern League.
was aiaa after the Cuban.
Sports and Such
J. STAHL.
Lives of manayers remind us
That tee must stay on the job.
Counting on the work behind us
Means a swift slam on the knob.
• • •
THE BROWNS’ PROTEST OF
a recent game with the Yankees
reminds us of the controversy over
the “white heavyweight champion
ship.’’
• • •
THE DEBUT OR MR. ARTHUR
Pelky on the vaudeville stage
ought to suggest something to
young Mr. Mahoney, of Europe.
“The Only Man Bombardier Wells
Can Lick” would pack the house.
"THERE ISN'T ANYTHING I
can do about It,” says Ban John
son. regarding the Stahl matter,
as he speeds across Ohio. Which
shows, the difference between a
man’s conversation on Broadway at
night and in the dairy farm coun
try the next morning.
* A *
THE FURTHER WE GO INTO
it the more the “ethics” of organ
ized baseball resemble the code of
the police graft ring. Mr. Com-
iskey says of the recent gold-
bricking of the New York club l*n
the Chase deal that “they ought to
take their medicine gracefully.” In
other words, no matter what Is
handed to you. don’t squeal, for the
good of the game.
* * *
THIS GIVES RISE TO THE
question as to whether Horace
Fogel was kicked out of big league
baseball for saying the umpiring
was crooked when it wasn’t or for
making public the fact that it was.
* * *
SIR THOMAS LIPTON CA-
bles that “negotiations” anent his
chajlenge for the America’s Cup
are*still nroceedin«r. As negoti
ators, the New York Yacht Club
numbers the best yachtsmen in the
world.
• * *
“I EXPECT THE ATHLETICS
to'win barely half of their remain
ing games,” says Clark Griffith, of
the Senators. A modest little ex
pectation and one certain of com
plete realization.
* * •
JOE RIVERS SAYS THAT HE
is going to post $5,000 as* a forfeit
and offer a side bet for a return
match wUh Champion Ritctye, but
will stipulate that the weight must
be 133 pounds at the ringside. This
is an excellent way of showing that
he is not afraid of Ritchie and at
the same time cutting off any possi
bility of a fight with him.
• • •
“I INSIST THAT I DID NOT
resign. I was fired.” declares Jake
Stahl All right—but why boast
about it?
• • *
MR. EBBETS WAS NOT TALK-
ing loosely when he said that the
high eo*n of baseball was increas
ing. If he has many more "open
ings” and “dedications” we should
think it would be well-nigh pro
hibitive.
* • *
BILLY GIBSON THINKS THAT
Cross-Ritchie would draw $35,000
In New* York, and he says that
he is certain Richie will box
for him because they are old
friends. It only shows what sac
rifices even a champion is com
pelled to make In the name of
friendship.
BOXING
News of the Ring Game
Spider Britt, the local bantamweight,
Is ready to don the padded mitts again.
Britt is particularly anxious to get on
with either Charlie Lee? or Kid Youn^.
Spider says he never felt better in his
life than he does at the present time
and Is positive he can defeat either of
the above mentioned boys.
* * *
Eddie Hanlon, who recently defeated
Terry Nelson, Is anxious to get on with
some other boy of his weight. A match
between Hanlon and Mike Saul ought to
prove a corker.
• • *
Charlie White, pound for pound the
greatest little battler In this country,
will probably be seen in action on the
coast some time this fall. Tom Mc-
Carey has been thinking of putting
White on with the winner of the Wol-
gast-Dundee bout, scheduled to take
place at Los Angeles next month.
* o *
Marlel Thomas, French welterweight,
and Mike Glover will clash In a ten-
round set-to at Boston on Tuesday
night. Glover has made a good impres
sion among the “Beantown” fans, where
he has won his last five fights.
* * *
Tommy Buck, of Philadelphia, and
Patsy Kline, the Newark featherweight,
have been matched to box ten rounds
at New York on August 1. They have
agreed to weigh 122 pounds at 3
o’clock.
* * *
Cal Delaney, sparring partner of
Johnny Kilbane, has signed articles to
box Kid Jullen in a twelve-round go
next Saturday night. Both boys are
featherweights.
* * •
Bob McAllister has finally decided to
*ke a crack at the twenty-round game.
The Western middleweight has agreed
to take on Ed Petroskey before Jim
Coffroth's club at Frisco some time
next month.
Big Marathon Grind On To-night
y§*I*
• •
Ten Riders in Sensational Race
Jake Abel has departed for h1s home
In Chattanooga. Before he left Jake
stated that Charlie White was without
a doubt the heaviest puncher he has
ever met. Yes, several other boys hold
the same opinion as Abel. For refer
ence apply to Joe Thomas.
* •* *
Although Charlie Lee was given the
verdict over Kid Young on a foul last
week, there are many of the opinion
that Young can take the measure of the
tall featherweight If he would only get
into condition. Young has promised to
train as he never has before if given
another chance at his conqueror.
* * *
Danny ^Morgan, the talkative man
ager. is still keeping his press agent
busy trying to force Willie Ritchie into
a match. Britton is one boxer who is
entitled to a chance at the title.
* * *
Carl Morris, the Sapulpa heavy
weight, is to battle A1 Benedict, of Ho
boken, N. J., in a 15-round encounter
at Joplin, Mo., Friday night.
* * *
Lest we forget, Meyer Pries wishes
us to announce that he still alive
Meyer Is yearning for a return engage
ment with Spider Britt. Pries is cer
tainly one game youngster.
“ZEIDER SICK, IS BETTER
THAN CHASE.”—CHANCE
CLEVELAND, July 22.—Frank
Chance, manager of the Yankees, in
speaking of the Zeider-Cha9e deal,
slips the following knock to Chase.
“We’re perfectly satisfied with this
deal. I wouldn’t give Zeider when
right for three Chases. I think he’s
a better man than Chase at his best.
And Zeider in a hospital is of more
value to the New York club than Ha!
Chase would be to-day.
"There’s no chance in the world for
us to ask that the trade by which we
gave Chase for Zeider and Borton
be canceled. We don’t want the deal
canceled, but we are asking that the
Chicago club be required to pay the
salafy of Zeider and to pay his doc
tor’s bills until such time as he is
able to play.”
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M otorcycle fans in Atlanta
are to be given a real treat
at the Motordrome to-night.
The best card of the season is to be
put on. and some thrilling races are
bound to be the result.
The big Marathon race is easily the
feature. The sight of ten riders, all
being on the track at the name time,
each trying his hardest to get into
the lead, should be a scene well
worth watching. The riders are to
cover 26 miles 385 yards.
As the leaders in a long race have
a great advantage, there is bound to
be a hot scramble throughout the
long grind. The riders out in front
invariably cover the track so as to
keep their • opponents from getting
ahead. Mixups of some sort are usu
ally the result, and if some spills are
not recorded It will surely be a big
surprise.
Tex Richards and Jock McNeil, the
favorites, have their machines in the
best of shape, and are out to set a
record. They have been practicing
da,ily, and wise ones are looking for
these tw’o to fight it out to a finish.
However, both these speed demons
may be beaten out by a dark horse.
Morty Graves has his machine in good
working order, and it would not sur
prise many to see him win out.
Big Cash Prize to Winner.
A cash prize of $500 is to go to the
winner. This is enough to make any
of them take some daring chances to
cop the big event. Each rider will
have a pit in front of the paddock,
where he can change a tire or wheel
in a very few minutes and continue
on his journey.
The Motordrome Sweepstakes
should also afford some excellent rac
ing. The riders will be trying out
their machines for the big event, and
some fast racing should be witnessed.
New Sweaters for Riders.
To-night each rider' will have a
ne\v sweater, a different colored one
for each. This is after the plan used
on the metropolitan racing tracks,
so that each mount and his jockey
is distinguishable no matter how far
away from the spectators.
Following are the colors that will
be worn by the motor demons to- -
night:
No. 1. Morty Graves, black; No. 2.
Harry Schwartz, green; No. 3, Billy
Shields, orange; No. 4. George Lock-
ner, black with red stripes; No. 5,
Tex Richards, bright red; No. 6. Fred
die Luther, maroon; No. 7, GeorgJ
Renel. red w r ith white stripe; No. 8,
Jock McNeil, white; No. 9, Henry
Le^vis, light blue; No. 10, Harry
Glenn, dark red.
Here is the complete program:
Tex Richards against time. One
mile. Present record held by Eddie
Hasha and Morty Graves; time.
38 4-5 seconds.
MOTORDROME SWEEPSTAXES.
One mile to qualify for two-mile
final. Two to qualify in each heat,
and three in fastest heat.
First Heat—No. 1, Morty Graves;
No. 2, Harry Schwartz; No. 3. Billy
Shields; No. 4. George Lockner; No.
5, Tex Richards.
Second Heat—No. 6. Freddie Lu
ther; No. 7, George Renel; No. 8,
Jock McNeil; No. 9, Henry Lewis;
No. 10, Harry Glenn.
Harry Glenn vs. Harry Schwartz.
(Special match race). Two miles,
best two out of three heats.
Final heat of Motordrome Sweep-
stakes—Two miles.
Second heat of special match race—
Glenn vs. Schwartz.
Third heat of special match race, if
necessary.
Big Marathon Race—26 miles 385
yards. Ten riders to compete. Each
rider will have to ride 105 times
around the track.
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GOES TO SMASH AGAIN
ERIE, PA., July. 22.—The reorgan
ized Interstate League season came
to an unexpected ending here, with
the Erie team a second pennant*
winner, finishing the abbreviated
schedule with a percentage of 1.000.
The four-club circuit, composed of
Youngstown, Akron, Wheeling and
Erie, proved a losing proposition 1 .
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