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MUZZLING THE CANINES WITH THE CRACKERS
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Great Hurler Declares Champions Unperturbed by Philly Spurt
BOXING
filANTS NOT UNDER STRAIN SAYS MAR01IARD
News of the Ring Game
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Out In Los Angeles to-night Jack
White, a brother to Charley White, and
By Rube Marquard.
(Star Southpaw of the Champion
Giants and Holder of the World’s
Record for Consecutive Vic
tories at Nineteen Straight.)
CINCINNATI. Aug. 9.—Our second
Western trip did not prove so suc
cessful as did the first. The Phillies
gained some ground on us. But I do
not think our pennant chances have
been materially damaged. Indeed, our
■ team has done remarkably well on the
road, and but for the unusual spurt
of the Quakers no one would be at
all anxious over the fact that the
race has tightened a bit.
Pittsburg jolted us in a manner I
did not expect. But then the Pirates
did no better than two out of three;
and goodness knows, it was about
time thev won a series from us at
Forbes Field. It has been long
enough coming to be excused, and did
not wipe out the rough treatment we
handed Clarke’s men on their last call
at the Polo Grounds.
As a usual thing, our club trims
the Pirates in Smoke Town, while
the BuccanneeTs, in turn, make life
miserable for us at home. If these
conditions have been reversed it
makes practically no difference.
I was pretty sore when that Smoke
Town gang handed me a drubbing on
Tuesday. It broke a string of ten
straight victories. I didn’t care to
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attempt to better my championship
performance of a year ago. That in
volves too much strain. Yet I should
have liked very much to beat the
eleven straight of young Boehling,
my illustrious contemporary of the
American League.
Within Game of Record.
I was somewhat piqued because of
the fact that I was within one game
of his mark. Only the fact that he
was a southpaw- and a recruit aroused
my ambition to go out for a season's
record. One day cured all my dis
appointment and made me look upon
mv reverse in a philosophical man
ner.
I was much more disappointed
when Matty lost out on Wednesday.
We had all been pulling for the
“grand old master” to maintain his
wonderful performance when It be
came apparent that he had a chance
for a record of straight wins. He
had rung up seven straight before he
fell a victim to the Pirates.
Now, I think that these reverses
will do us both a lot of good. Neither
of us had been under any strain and
we should come back stronger than
ever. It was simply a case of Pitts
burg catching us when, by all law
of percentage, we were overdue to
lose.
I have learned from bitter expe
rience that record making 1s no good
thing for a pitcher who happens to
be a main dependency of a box corps.
The reaction from the first defeat un
settles him for a long time.
Phillies Hang On Grimly.
We have not won the pennant yet,
but Philadelphia will have the mer
riest time of Its life catching us. To
my mind, the only chance of the
Quakers Is for them to clean up the
games remaining with us. Such a
possibility, in the light of what we
have done to Dooin's men to date,
seems far-fetched. Philadelphia has
played great ball lately and hung on
grimly to us. But, sooner or later,
the slump must hit them.
We haven't had exactly what you
might call a slump on this trip, but
we have had our share of the bad
breaks. Larry Doyle has been out of
commission most of the time, while
Chief Mevers is in New York with a
lacerated thumb. This pair has al
ways been of inestimable strength to
our team, both offensively and defen
sively. I think that we have done
very well in the West considering
} their absence from the line-up.
I have never seen a man who was
i so set upon winning a' pennant and a
I world’s champloship as is McGraw
this season. Our manager wishes to
take a real club around the world with
the White Sox. McGraw Is continu
ally drilling into us the importance
of fighting even- game to the last
ditch. He is not worrying over the
Quakers, but he is trying to Impress
I upon all of us the importance of
never for a moment letting up in our
work.
And I think he has all of us pulling
! together as harmoniously a* any club
! In the history of baseball. Every
i man on the cluD is doing his level
i best—more, I believe, to please the
boss than for the financial considera
tion of October's classic.
Need of Backstop.
McGraw's earnestness of purpose
has been reflected in the trade he
negotiated Just before he left Pitts
burg for this city. He traded Otis
Crandall for Larry McLean. With
Meyers out of commission McGraw
realized that the hitting strength of
his club would be affected. McLean
is a finished backstop and a very fine
sticker. Crandall, one of the grandest
fellows who ever drew breath, had
been of great service in former years
as a relief twirler and pinch hitter.
But McGraw was well provided
with pitching talent that could go the
route. He strengthened the club by
the trade. We were all very sorry to
bid good-bye to Otis. He was a grand
influence. Many a time his pleasing
personality has helped to chase the
blues from camp when we happened
to meet with some unexpected mis
fortune.
I have said, in a previous article,
that our pitching staff is the best in
the major leagues. With the acquisi
tion of Larry McLean I will back our
catching department against any
other.
Heretofore, the class was naturally
ascribed to the Cubs in Archer and
Bresnahan. With the best pitchers
and two of the four greatest catchers
in the game, I think fandom will
agree that New York will boast the
greatest battery strength In Its com
pany.
Upon the battery strength I con
fidently rely. I think It will prove an
insurmountable obstacle to Philadel
phia's pennant hopes.
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TO COLUMBUS BALL CLUB
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Diamond News and Gossip
Johnny Dundee are to clash In a 20-
round bout. This will be the second
meeting between the pair and the win
ner is to box Ad Wolgast on September
9. Charley is pulling for his brother
to bring home the bacon.
• • •
Frank Whitney is getting in the best
shape of bis life for his scrap with
Charley White at the Auditorium-
Armory to-morrow night. Frank knows
he has a tough man before him and has
worked like a Trojan for the mill. Char
ley Is also in wonderful condition. Some
scrap this should be.
• * *
Danny Morgan, the talkative manager,
has probably the largest string of fight
ers ever corralled by any manager.
Among the list are Barney Williams,
Young Ahearn, K. O. Brown, Jack Brit
ton, Young Caldwell, Young Solsberg,
Jim Coffey, Sailor White, Tommy Mc
Cann, Young Otto and several others
that Morgan can’t call to mind off-hand.
• • •
Two bouts already arranged for the
St. Nicholas A. C. look to be about the
best obtainable. On September 10, Jack
Britton, the young, clever Chicagoan,
will hook up with Young Shugru, the
aggressive boy from Jersey City, They
will clash at 133 pounds, weigh in at
10 o'clock on the night of the bout.
• * *
Another card will bring together A1
Palzer, the tenacious Iowan, and Frank
Moran, the Pittsburger, on August 20
or 27. The date will be selected by Dan
Ketrlck and Tom O’Rourke, the man
agers of the two heavyweights.
• • •
While good boxers are. on his trail,
Champion Johnny Coulon sidetracks
them by signing up with an easy mark.
Bobby Burns Is to be hts opponent early
next month at Omaha.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, Aug. 12.—
Fred Kommers, Pittsburg National
League outfielder, has been released
to the Columbus American Associa
tion team and will report here to
day. Kommers will take the place of
Jimmy Jones, Columbus’ outfielder,
who was seriously Injured last week
when he collided with Kemper Shel
ton in running for a fly ball.
JACK PRINCE’S DEL REY
MOTORDROME IS BURNED
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12.—The Del
Rey motordrome, scene of several
record-breaking: performances and
the largest in the world, was de
stroyed by fire last night. The mo
tordrome was built by Jack Prince,
of Atlanta.
Young Jack O’Brien, the 18-year-old
brother of Philadelphia Jack O’Brien,
has been matched with Percy Cove for
six rounds, the match to be staged at
Bellingham, Wash., during the Mount
Baker marathon carnival.
Jack Keating and Soldier Bachus,
heavyweights, will clash in a 10-round
battle at New York to-morrow night.
This will be the first meeting between
the pair. •
Billy Orupp. the tough St. Louis mid
dleweight, will take on AI McCoy In a
10-round engagement at New York to
night. They have agreed to weigh 158
pounds at 3 o’clock.
SALE OF POLE TO TIGERS
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED
CHATTANOOGA, TENN., Aug. 12.
—President O. B. Andrews, of the
local club, has announced the sale of
. Harry Coveleskie. the famed “Giant
Killer,” to the Detroit Americans.
' The star left-hander was secured
1 under a blanket option held on the
Chattanooga club by the Tiger man
agement.
Ad Wolgast believes that he will get
a bout with Champion Ritchie on the
coast somewhere about next November.
But Ad is foolish when he says that
he will bet $25,000 he heats the champ
and half this amount that he knocks
him out In twenty rounds. Borne boxers
smoke very’ peculiar dope.
The Cincinnati Reds played off two
Plttspi
postponed games in Pittsburg, each club
getting a victory. No other National
League games were scheduled Monday.
First Baseman Miller, of the Pirates,
crossed hbme plate four times In the
second Reds’-Buccaneers’ contest.
President Ebbets, of the Brooklyn
club, annoifnces that $50,000 will im
mediately be spent in the acquisition of
new players. Pitcher Elmer Brown, of
Montgomery, Ala., will report to the
Dodgers September 2. Other players
have been secured from Vancouver,
Newark, N. J.. and Grand Rapids. Mich.
Ty Cobb alone drove In enough runs
to defeat the Red Sox. but the other
Tigers also batted hard and the result
was Detroit 6. Boston 2.
With the bases full Frank B: ,er, the
home run driver of the Athletics, drove
out a three-bagger, defeating the White
Sox.
• • •
With Fred Maisel. the $18,000 beauty,
cavorting on third base, the Yanks had
ttle trouble defeating the St. Louis
Browns.
• • •
The National Baseball Commission has
handed down a decision in which it al
lows the claim of Player Ralph Myers, of
the Boston National league club, for
iO0 due him from the Spokane club, of
the Northewestern League.
Manager Was Cause of Hot Wrangle in Chicago Gymnasium
WHITE WHITNEY BOUT TO BE GRUDGE AFFAIR
By Left Hook.
F RANK WHITNEY Is hot under
the collar. Frank holds a per
sonal grudge against Nate
Lewis, manager of Charley White, and
says he will get his revenge when he
meets White at the Auditorium-
Armory Wednesday night.
Several days ago Whitney was In
Chicago Nate Lewis and White were
also In the Windy City. Last Wednes
day afternoon Lewis and White took
a trip to Whitney’s training quarters
to see the latter in action. They had
the opportunity. Frank donned the
mitts with Packey McFarland for
three rounds and the air was fifll of
flying gloves.
VAUGHN HURLS ONE-HIT
GAME AGAINST INDIANS
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., Aug. 12.—
Jim Vaughn, recently acquired by
the Cubs in exchange for I^w Richie,
added another sensational victory to
his string by defeating Indianapolis.
2 to 0. Vaughn allowed the Indians
one hit. He has pitched in more
games than any other American As
sociation hurler and leads the league
in strikeouts and bases on balls. In
forty games he has struck out 165
batters and has given 145 free trans
portations to first base. He also ha a
a no-hit game to his credit for this
year. Vaughn left after the game to
join the Cubs in Boston.
SALLY LEAGUE INFIELDER
IS BOUGHT BY STALLINGS
BOSTON, Aug. 12.—The Boston Na
tionals have obtained four additional
men toward strengthening the team for
next season. Two are infielders and two
are outfielders.
The lnflelders are Dugey, second base
man of the Waco team, of the Texas
l^eague, and McCIeskey, a third base-
man of the Albany club, of the South
Atlantic League.
The Arthur Pelky-Charley Miller go
will be staged In I»s Angeles on Rep
tember 23. All details were closed yes
terday. The heavyweights are sched
uled to go twenty rounds.
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A LARGE crowd witnessed the af-
** fair and, when it was over, an
argument at once took place between
the White and Whitney factions.
Frank is also a great favorite in Chi
cago. Just as Whitney was about to
leave the gymnasium he encountered
Nate Lewie. One word followed the
other, and before many minutes had
passed. Whitney told Lewis to get
White and he would fight him then
and there.
The wrangle started when Lewis
told Whitney that he had better get
into shape for Charley or he would
follow the path of Joe Thomas and
Jake Abel. Evidently Lewis kas try
ing to get Frank's goat. Whitney
was not in love with this line of talk
and it did not take him long to get
heated up.
O get your champion and Fll fight
nJ him right here,” flashed Frank
when Lewis told him to get a repu
tation. “That’s a go,” retorted Lewis,
who started after White. Cooler heads,
however, prevailed and Lewis let
Whitney go on his way.
This information did not come from
FTank first-handed. True. Frank ad
mitted to the quarrel after a bit of
sharp questioning. A personal friend
of White wrote us yesterday telling
of the encounter between the pair.
M sick of hearing these people
* saying that White will stop me,”
to id Frank yesterday after he fin
ished boxing three rounds at the At
lanta Athletic Club. “In the first
place. I have never been stopped in
my fighting career and am ready to
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bet my end of the purse that White
doesn’t floor me. This fellow might be
a wonder, but, believe me, he Isn’t
stopping Frank Whitney. And be
sides, don’t be surprised if Referee
Castro lifts my hand at the end of
the tenth round.
“Frank Whitney is going into to
morrow’s fight ready to do or die. This
Lewis fellow has gone far enough
with me and I look for him to be a
pretty sad-eyed fellow after the fifth
round. I have watched White fight
and know his style. On the other
hand, he has never seen m^ in action.
This talk of mine may seem like
boasting, but nevertheless I mean
every word of it. Anyway, those
who think White is going to beat
Whitney kindly be at the Auditorium
and they will get the surprise of their
life.”
'T'KE above quarrel between White
L and Lewis means that the two
boys are to clas»h in a grudge affair.
Lewis will send White after Frank
from the gong, and Whitney has never
backed up for an opponent in an At
lanta ring. Will he do it to-morrow
night? This Is the question puzzling
flght fans around these parts.
White and Lewis will be here to
day. Charley has finished training
and will step in the ring in the pink
of condition. Those who have seen
Whitney will tell you that Frank was
never better in his life. Therefore,
neither bov will have an excuse to
offer if defeated.
rp\NS around town are going wild
A over the flght. On nearly every
street comer the name White and
Whitney can be heard. Many of them
are for White and others for Frank.
Tickets for the flght are going fast
and a banner house should attend
the affair. The pasteboards can be
purchased at Shepherd’s Segar Store,
Pryor and Edgewood, and at The Rex.
DetroitGetsWilliams,
Vols’ Star Southpaw
NASHVILLE, TENN.. Aug. 12.—
President Hirsig left last night for De
troit to close a deal Involving Pitcher
Claude Williams, the sensational young
southpaw of the Vols, for whom the Ti
gers have offered $3,500. Williams will
report at the end of the season.
The purchase of Williams completes
the “corner” obtained by the Tigers on
the three leading southpaws In the
Southern League, options on Coveleskie
and Cavet having already been secured
by that club.
Announcement was also made of the
recall of Pitcher Sam Hendee, from the
Cairo Club of the Kitty league, and of
Pitcher Johnson, from Hopkinsville, of
the same league, In an effort to
strengthen the Vols' slab corps.
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