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I V THE ATTAIN T A UUUKUIA.N AMJ IS El W 8 ,i I, ]f Jeff May Be a Poor Gambler, but He’s a Good Investor • • • • • • • • By “Bud” Fisher BITTLE-EHS By “Chick” Evans. H ARRY VARDON and Edward Ray, two of the foremost golfers In the world, are now on the ocean on their way to America. Wilfred Reid, another high-class British professional, in with them. It has been thirteen years since Vardon came to this country and made an almost clean sweep of everything. Then came Duncan in 1911, and he, too, made an excellent showing. It is my prediction, however, that Var don and Ray will find a country of golfers vastly superior to anything that they have pictured. Since 1900, the year of the previous invasion, our »-ountry has taken tremendous strides in golf. Progress has been made not only in the addition of thousands of new clubs, but also In the standard of the game. A few years ago 80 was considered very good indeed, but now’ it is merely fair and the 80 golfer takes no special credit to himself. Will! Arrive This Week. Harry Vardon and Edward Ray, our two most distinguished professional visitors, will be over here this week. Previous to the open' championship, which will take place during the third week of September at Brook- lint. near Boston, they will play ex hibition matches all over the Eant, and after the open they will journey Westward. Fine players as they are, I think that they will have a difficult road to travel, for not only will our pro fessionals give them a run, but there •are some of our amateurs who may be able to quicken their pace a lit tle. I hope they will like our courses and our golfers. Truly, we have a country-wide array of courses on which much money and time have been spent. Our golfers are fine players, and good sportsmen, and the coming of the British visitors will do us a tre mendous amount of good. Thousands will w’atch their "lay and be benefited by many an idea caught as they watch the execution of difficult shots by these masters of the game. Their scores will serve as an indicator by which we can know exactly what progress we have made In our own game. Exhibitions to Benefit All. Their coming will introduce into this country professional exhibition matches—a prominent element of British golf of which we know but little. We have not much of this now and there is no doubt we need more. It is something of which a country can easily have too much, but it can be of the greatest benefit to all players who wish to improve their game. It will give to them throughout the country an opportuni ty to see the best shots played by the best players, and this practical exposition is of more value than all the lessons and books of instruction in the world. Of course, all professional golf is a money-making affair. For an exhi bition match of 86 holes, occupying a day. I understand Vardon .and Ray are asking $600. This seems an enor mous amount of money to ask for the privilege of seeing a golf game, and it is difficult to see how they will be able to get many clubs to stage such an expensive exhibition. The be?* way would be to charge, say, a dollar for admission, and let the club stand for the rest. Most people would gladlv give up that much to see these world masters of the links. They are like the musicians who have spent a lifetime in practice. BASEBALL Diamond News and Gossip WELL, i'm happy.ip/pn‘t| LOSE, 8AY PORT WAS SCRATCHED. I'LL 0 £ A MILLIONAIRE. BEFORE LONG iMUTT'j HORSE WAS SCRATCHED. HE TOLD ME If HE DIDN'T LOSE Vf 5, JEFF/SAID THEM WORDS AND I'a MAKE GOOD. HERE'S A POLl AR FOR Y00 NOW ip yoy TAKE MY TIPS YOU'LL RUN THAT OP Grand Defense Aids Gil Price ^••4* 4* *4* 4**4* *r*v 4**4* 4* *4* Mates Star in Field and at Bat By O. B. Keeler. T HE value of co-operation stuck out all over the opening game with the Moles Monday. There were so many points that to the Moles the Cracker club must have re sembled a hedgehog. There was no chance for Gil Price to lose that game. So he won, 7 to 2. But Gil had as his three assistants luck, stuff and beautiful fielding. And that #is pretty nearly good enough to win for anybody. * * * T'JDN’T take this as meaning that Gil was savqd against his will from a beating. The southpaw had some thing on the ball all the time, up 'o the ninth inning. And whenever he got it over the platter, the problem was simple. The Moles simply couldn’t hit. But Gil was having one of his famous struggles with the control lever, which persisted in jamming on him, usmally after two men were out. In other words. Gil’s marksmanship was somewhat to the fritz. But. sup ported by the class of fielding his mate® put up, and his own stuff on the ball, his erratic periods merely served to liven up a long game that certainly was In need of livening. * * * T HERE was some hitting, too. The way the Cracker attack was working, Gil could have beer quite a bit more to the Carnegie with his passes, and still got by with it. * * * M R. WELCH ONCE was excessively prominent in the attack. Four runs came riding in on his two blov\ s. one for three and the other for two sacks. Harry also scored a run him self. Messrs. Agler. Manush. Smith and Bisland also deserve special men tion in the list of sluggers, the first pair getting three hits apiece and the others being content with a couple each. * * • B UT savage as was the artillery, the real clubby spirit was shown in the way Gil Price’s help came'through with the defense. The help behaved as If It liked Gil fine. And it must be said that Gil seemed to think pretty well of himself, too. He pulled as pretty a pair of field ing stunts as one would care to see. Once he raced toward first on a slow hit, bounding high, scooped the pill in his meat hand and sprinted over the bag—and there were Moles dig ging for home, with two out, at the time. And once he made a grand play on a difficult trap-bounder, fol lowing the pick-up with a fine peg. * * * IL wasn’t lonely in his display of defensive power. Chapman nipped Mayer off first by a peach peg in the second; Agler and Smith made runaway circus catches of short flies—particularly Joe’s catch of Marcan’s foul in the seventh—and Calvo starred with a brilliant running catch of a low line drive in the fifth, and a rifle-shot peg to the plate In the ninth, cutting down the speedy Marcan. who was trying to score from second on a sharp hit to the Cuban’s territory. • * • DY the way, there was a moral force acting hand in glove with Calvo in the matter of outfield pegging. In the third Inning Carroll, first up. flied to the Cuban, deep in right. Calvo took the ball easily and whipped it to third, low and fast, and with wonderful accuracy. It looked a bit like showing off. But later in the game, when the Cuban nipped Marcan’s line drive with McDonald on third. McDonald stuck right there, not caring to try out the little fellow’s whip. His throw on McBride’s single in the ninth, when the Moles were beginning to bite us. was a beauty, and it nipped Marcan for the lasfr out as he came in from second. •* ♦ • A ND in the meantime, Mique Finn’s wrecking crew was resting. The margin of safety for the Gulls, therefore, stuck at seven full games this morning. The Btllikens who also rested, re tained second place by a margin of two games. Neither Billies nor Gulls are sched uled to-day*. Chance to pick up a little honest change in the percentage column— what? By beating the Pirates twice yester day at the Polo Grounds, the Giants in creased their lead over the Phillies to ten games. The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals twice and sent the Westerners reeling back to last place. * * * The New York Yankees, who usually give a good account of themselves in the West, struck St. Louis and trimmed the Browns. * * \ The troubles of the Athletics were augmented in Detroit, where the cham pions lost. But the Quakers found hope in the fact that the Naps were beaten by the Senators. * * * The battle of the two Sox resulted in the -White shutting out the Red in a 1 to 0 contest. * * * Ivory baseball* by the Cardinals in the first game in Brooklyn had Manager Huggins on the point of apoplexy yes terday. With Smith on first base, Fisher pushed a bunt. Mowrey pfekeo up the ball and threw it to Konetchy. As Whit ted failed to cover third. Smith the situation at third, and Mowrey, raced with him. Konetchy threw the leather across the diamond regardless of the situation and thlro, and Mowrey, beaten to the bag by Smith, could not turn in time to catch the ball, so took it on the seat of his trousers. * * * Pitcher Ed Walsh, of the Chicago White Sox. has gone to Youngstown. Ohio, to see Bonesetter Reese about his arm. If the diagnosis shows a “dead’ arm, Walsh will become an outfielder. * * * President Gaffney, of the Boston Na tiorals, has announced the purchase of outfielder Zinn, from the Rochester, N Y., club, of the International League * * * Manager Huggins, of the Cardinals, has traded “Doc” Crandall, a pitcher, back to the Giants again. * * * The Chicago Cubs have been fined $5,000 for farming players. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Games Tuesday. Birmingham at Atlanta. Game called at 3:30. Nashville at Chattanooga Standing of the Clubs. W. L. Pc i W. L Pc^ Mobile 72 49 .695 | Chatt... 58 56 508 Mont 64 61 .557 : M’phls. 59 61 .492 Atlanta. 63 64 .538 N’Ville.. 50 6, 42. B’ham.. 62 57 .521 i N. O. 39 72 .345 Monday's Results. Atlanta, 7; Birmingham, 2. Nashville, 2; Chattanooga. 1. No other games scheduled. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Gamss Tuesday. Macon at Albany. Savannah at Columbus. Charleston at Jacksonville. Standing of the Clubs EMPIRE STATE LEAGUE. Games Tuesday. Brunswick at Thomasville. Valdosta at Americus. Cordele at Waycross. Sending of the Clubs. W L. Pc. * T’ville.. 25 16 .610 Am’cus. 22 20 .524 B’swick 20 22 .476 W. L. Pc. W’cross 20 22 .476 V’dosta. 20 23 .465 C’dele... 19 23 .460 Monday's Results. Valdosta, 6; Americus. 3. Waycross, 3; Cordele, 2. Thomasville, 3; Brunswick, 0. W. L Pc. Col’bus. 26 20 .565 Sav'nah 26 20 .565 J'ville.. 24 23 .511 W. L Ch’ston. 21 24 .467 Macon.. 21 24 .467 Albany. 20 27 .423 Monday’s Results. Charleston, 4; Jacksonville. 3. Columbus, 9; Savannah, 5. J^cqn, 4; Albany, 2. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Games Tuesday. Boston at Chicago New York at St. Louis. Washington at Cleveland. Philadelphia at Detroit. Standing of the Clubs W. L. Pet Phila.... 73 38 .658 Cl’land. 69 45 605 W’gton. 62 49 .559 Chicago 61 55 .526 W. L. Pc Boston.. 53 56 .449 Detroit. 49 65 .430 St. L.. . 45 73 .381 New Y. 38 69 .355 WILLIE LEWIS DEVOTED TO THE BOXING GAME PARIS, Aug. 19.—Willie Lewis, the white American pugilist, who is now attracting as much attention at the Follies Bergeres as Jack Johnson did. said to-day: “Boxing is not merely my profes sion, but my devotion. I believe that it develops any sound individual’s muscular and mental faculties more than any other athletic sport.” Regarding the rumors* that he In- Vtended divorcing his wife in order to marry Comtesse De Villenueve. Levis said: "Though I greatly admire her fr-=*e dances, I never have spoken to her and you can contradict those rumors.” Monday's Results. Detroit. 5; Philadelphia, 4. Chicago, 1; Boston. 0. New York, 4; St. Louis, 2. Washington. 6; Cleveland, 3. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Games Tuesday. Cincinnati at Boston. St Louis at Brooklyn. Pittsburg at New York. Chicago at Philadelphia. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. Pet. | W. L. Pet. New Y. 77 33 TOO j B’klyn.. 49 58 458 Phila... 64 40 .616 ; Boston. 46 61 .430 Chicago 61 51 .545 ; C’nati... 43 72 .374 P’burg. 57 53 .618 1 St. L.. . 42 71 .373 Monday's Results. New York, 5-6: Pittsburg. 3-1. Brooklyn, 7-6: St. Louis, 1-2. Boston. 4; Cincinnati. 1. Chicago, 10; Philadelphia, 4. Food for Sport Fans ~c By QEORQt K. PHAIR. EITHER HAND C OTHER RESULTS. American Association. Toledx>, 7; Indianapolis, 2. Minneapolis. 3; Milwaukee, 1. I^ouisville-Columbus game off; rain. Only three scheduled. International League. Montreal. 12; Baltimore. 6 Rochester, 7; Jersey City, 6. Providence, 6; Buffalo, 2. Toronto, 3; Newark. 2. Carolina Association. Asheville, 3; Winston-Salem, 1. Greensboro, 5; Charlotte, 2. Durham, 3; Raleigh, 2. Virginia League. Norfolk. 5. Petersburg, 4. Roanoke. 3; Richmond. 2. Newport News, 7; Portsmouth, 0. Federal League. Chicago, 9; Cleveland, 2. Other games postponed. Appalachian League. Bristol. 8; Johnson City. 0. Knoxville, 1; Rome. 0. Morristown, 3; Middlesboro, 1. Texas League. Houston, 2; Dallas. 0. Galveston. 3; Austin, 1. Waco, 5; Beaumont, 0. San Antonio. 3; Fort Worth, 1. DANNY GOODMAN ROUNDING INTO SHAPE FOR BOUTS By Bill Bailey. HICAGO, ILL., Aug. 19.—The White Sox have a young out fielder who is destined to be come one of the curiosities of the American League. Edward Rausch is his name and the thing that makes him wonderful is the fact that he heaves the ball from deep right with his left hand ant^ from deep left field with his right. We’ve all heard about the ambidex trous ball players. Away back when Anson was a recruit there were a couple of fellows who pitched with either hand. But It is doubtful wheth er there is one fan in a hundred who ever gazed upon a youngster who could throw as well with one hand as with the other. Manager Callahan didn’t know that he,was getting a curiosity as well as a ball player when he purchased Rausch from the Evansville club of the Central League. The youngster reported on Friday. The Sox were at morning practice when the youth re ported. You thought It was too late in the seaison for morning practice? Manager Callahan is still in the hunt for whatever he can obtain and is determined to finish just as high as possible. Which accounts for the fact that the men wer<» being drilled in everything pertaining to baseball. Sent to Right Field. As was remarked, the Sox were at morning practice when the youngster reported. He was handed a suit and told to go out and chase fly balls. Ho did. He went to right. “Who’s the youngster?” went the query. “Oh. that’s young Rausch,” from Kid Gleason., It’s the duty of the as sistant manager to work with the men. and t specially the youngsters, at the a. m. drill. “Left hand thrower?” It was queried. "It would seem so,” was the an swer of Gleason. It also was apparent, for the-youngster was shooting the balls in on a line from right field and he was employing his left hand. Pretty soon he went to left field and played there awhile. One of the fel lows shot a line drive out there. And th a n everybody stood about in amaze ment. For the youngster returned the ball with his right hand. And he shot it in on a line. too. “Hey’” howled Gleason. He didn’t want any mistake about it, and he did want some Information. In trotted the youngster. "Are you a right or left hand throw er?” queried the assistant coach. “Don’t make any dfffejence to me,” answered the youngster. “When ! play right field I throw with my left hand. When I’m in left I throw with my right.” "Don’t make any difference to eh?" queried Gleason. “None at all. Why?” “Oh. I Just wanted to know. was,none on his toftgue this time. Youngster Gives Promise. There Is no question about his speed CHICAGO.* ILL.. Aug 19.—Danny Goodman, local battler, who Is training for two ring contests, is rapidly round ing into grand shape and predicts a double win. Danny is down to 130 pounds and says he never felt better. On August 28, at Illhbing, Minn.. Goodman meets Y Tognuoahsm eta Goodman meets Young Thomas, and on September 1, at Superior, Wls., John ny Tillman is to he his foe. several parts of the lot. Here an- bat from either side of the plate right side under any condition. cost $3,000. He hit In the n horhood of .315 in the Central League. possesses the ?peed necessary to beat out many Infield hits. No question but that Rausch come? well fortified, sc far *;s fielding Is con cerned. Many managers have an id • i that a right fielder should be a left- hand thrower. uj>on the same theory that a southpaw thrower is sun tri have It on a right-hander at base. "Rausch throws equally well either hand.” said Manager Callahan. “It’s my opinion, however, that he would do better if he decided to throw with either his right or left hand and then stick to it.** BRAVES SELL PLAYERS. BOSTON Aug 19 —The Boston Na tionals to-day sold Catcher Brown and released Catcher Mitchell. KETCHEL VS. JOHNSON. CHICAGO. Aug 19—Steve Ketchel and Eddie Johnson, of Denver, are scheduled to meet in a twenty-round I battle in Pueblo, Colo., September 15. at 133 pounds. HOW SWEET. iBy Joe Tinker.) How sweet to be a manager and lose a tot of sleep To pull a bunch of boneheads from the bottom of the heap— To patch n broken-down machine and get it running fit And then to sec the owner throw a monkey wrench in it! It's bad enough to run a s team that plays in Cincinnati, Hut this here interference stuff would drive a fellow batty. In other words, Mr. Tinker Insists that he is the only man who has a right to tinker with his team. Those who know Sherwood Magee aver that Mr. Tlncup Is not the only Indian on Dooln's team. Not that we desire to discourage a promising young athlete, but a Tlncup is a first cousin to a can. It is rumored that John Evers thinks as much of Mike Mitchell as Mike Mitchell thinks of John Evers. SOMETHING LIKE THE CUB OWNER. There was a young magnate named Farrell With money stacked up by the barrel. He said: *7 will win Though it costs all my tin And they force me to pawn my ap parel.** V. 8. B. Conundrum: If It costs $10 to cal Bill Klem a catfish, how much would It' cost to call him a sardine? Paul Westerlund, a Californian, won a medal by running a 31-mile marathon race up the side of a mountain range Up to date Paul has not w on any medals for consecutive thought. If Frank Navin were to accept that $100 000 offer for Ty Cobb we fear that Clark Griffith would break alt existing sprinting records on his way to the cy clone cellar. Arthur Pelky announces that he will do his training in Calgary. This shows that even a rude and uncultured pugilist often clings to the fond recollections of former days. Mr. Pelky Is the youth who sw ore that he had retired from the fight game for ever and forever. But he changed hsw mind when he learned that the only other way he could earn a living was to work. Mr. Mitchell, athlete. accuses Mr. O’Loughlln, umpire, of having used vul gar language on the field. And yet. the fact that a man is an umpire Is suf ficient cause to swear. England feels as badly over the de parture of Mrs. Pankhurst as a pitcher who has jusi (^covered from a losing streak. In a way, Ralph Comstock, whom the Sox have bought from the Minneapolis team, is one of the most remarkable athletes extant. It is said that he is - 1 —— 9 MONDAY’S GAME. C l — R Birmingham ab. r. h. po. a. e. Marcan, 2b. . . 4 O 0 5 0 Messenger, rf. . 5 0 0 1 0 0 McBride. If. . 4 0 1 4 0 1 t< Knlseley, cf. Mayer, c. . . 3 0 . 4 0 2 1 2 2 0 l ^ p 0 t, McDonald. 3b. . 2 0 0 1 1 ft a EUani, ss. . . . 4 1 1 3 2 ft n Carroll, lb. . 3 1 2 9 0 0 ’’ n tr Hardgrove, p. . 3 0 1 0 1 Totals . . - .32 2 8 24 10 1 ^ Atlanta. ab. r. h. po. a. e. ^ Agler, lb. . . . 4 3 3 10 0 0 fc Manush. If. . 5 2 3 1 0 i Welc&once. cf. . 5 1 2 1 0 o K Smith, 21). . . 3 0 3 2 l Bisland, ss. . . 4 0 2 3 4 o ■ Holland, 3b. 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 Calvo. rf . 3 0 0 1 0 Chapman, c. . . 3 1 1 6 2 0 Price, p. . - . 4 0 0 1 3 1 1 Totals . . . .34 7 13 27 13 3 Score by innings: Birmingham . 000 000 002 Atlanta . . - 100 010 32 x —7 v Summary: Two-base hits- -Agler. Welchonce. Three-base hit —Wei - chonce. Double plays— -Srpith to Bis- 1 < McDonald to Carroll; 1 Marcan to Ellam. Struck out— By M Price. 5; by Hartigrove, 2. Bases on * ball*—off Price. 8: off Hardgrove, 6. « Sacrifice hits— -Carroll, Calvo. Stolen bases—Agler. Smith. Passed balls— Maver, Chapman. Wi’d pitch- -Price * Time—2:00. Umpires —Fifleld and ' * Rudderham. . Wl the only member of the team whose grandchildren are not voting. THE WHITE HOPE. He had a fist as hard as a rock, like wise an iron jaw. Without a doubt hr was the hardest man I ever saw. Quoth hr: ‘7 got my training as a player with McUruw." THE WORM. “The worm will turn," a lad once spoke. He was a wise old guy. He was an educated bloke And what he said got by. “The worm will turn," he said, and men 8poke lightly of his name, Hut all interred the hammer when The Pelicans won a game. Not that we desire to Inflame the thoughts of our yellow brethren, but the report that Ah Chung whipped Pat McCarty rsveals the fact that the Boxer outrages have not ceased. The 106-mile marathon race at Bel lingham, Wash., reminds us that some men are nuttier than others. Joe Boehllng is now engaged at the unpleasant task of demonstrating that whatever goes up must come down Reading Mike Mitchell’s tale of his recent job, one is led to suspect that being a Cub is like being in Jail—only more so. Charlie Ebbets announced yester morn that he would spend $60,000 to strengthen his team. We have not any Inside information, but we have heard a well grounded rumor that to-day he will dedicate the $60,000. Looking over Mr. Griffith’s statement, one Is led to suspect that Messrs. Altrock and Schaefer are not the only comedians on the Washington payroll. The report that Hap Myers stole four bases off Jimmy Archer In one after noon reminds us that several persons could have outsprinted Arthur Duffey If Arthur had sustained a broken leg. Ben Tlncup. the Indian pitcher who has been purchased by the Phillies. Is on the wrong team. Imagine what a receiver Larry McLean would be for Tlncup. Not that It Is any of our business, hut the gent who picks out the names for country clubs must l>e related to the citizen who perpetrates the monickers for sleeping cars and motor boats. Joe Tinker Is not dissatisfied with his |ob or anything like that, but he has a hunch that as a baseball magnate Garry Merrmann Is a good Judge of wine. NOT O’LOUGHLIN. There was an ump in our town And he was wondrous wise. He spoke his words in such a way That men could recognize. STARRVILLE WINS. PORTERDALE. GA . Aug 19. —Por- terdale lost to Btarrsvllle yesterday 4 Cook also featured by his hatting. NO-HIT. NO-RUN GAME. SUJERIOR. WIS.. Aug. 19.—In yes- erday’s Northern Leagues game at Su perior. Cy Dahlgren. of Superior, TYT3 OWV TREATED. Quick relict, | JJjLWWlr O JL -welling, short br.-ath F soon removed,often entire relief In 16to 25 days. Trial treatment sent FREE. | Write Dr. h. ft. Greens Sons. Box 0. Atlanta, Gc BROU’S IMKCTIti N A V K II - mankxt < r »K BigG Cares in 1 to 5 dsn unnatural discharges Contains no poison and may be used full strength absolutely without fear, isranteed not to stricture. Prevents contagion. WHY NOT CURE YOURSELF? Qggists t of $1. 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