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“Never Betore Did Majors Possess So Many Slar Shortstops, Says Jim Corbell
Nine Outstanding Satellites Operate in Big
League Todav—Hans Wagner's Record Never
Will Be Execelled—Hornsby Latest Star,
By James J. Corbett.
Former Heavyweight Champion of the World
s
(Editor's Note—Thig is the fourth of a series of articles by Mr. Cor
bett that discusses the greatest players. The first three concerned the
first, second and third basemen. The fifth, which will appear Wednesday,
July 25, will discuss the right felder.)
OME really remarkable short
slops are operating in the big
loagues Just now. voungsters
‘who grow better with each week,
! veterans whose
4RS ”J] brilliance has not
' 3 ' dimmed through
!’? s § many years of big
L § league flashing
i s ! Perhaps never be
: &;fii ~‘ . i fore has there
o lIN \" f beenn 80 many
g ) ! great shortfield
: S Y ers operating at
€ v r Y £ one time
. 4 Bancroft, Bush,
e i(‘hupmun. Fletch
: bAO A er. Hornsby, Ma
‘mv‘lle. Mcßride, Peckinpaugh and
;‘oo"wtht-n- vou have the nine out
istanding satellites, ecach and every
‘one would have been a star in any era
‘of the national pastime
. Of these, which is the greatest?
" If Honus Wagner were a bit young
#r and back at his old shortfielding
‘station, the story could end right here,
because he stands out as the great
#st all-round shortstop In history
‘Put, the “Flylng Dutchman has been
‘shifted over to first base now, and
& short only In emergencies. Just
wonderful he was in that posi
stion is shown by his record, which
W” Him a grand fielding average of
- 4. & batting average of 330 for
twenty years, an average of 36 stolen
‘bases and 86 runs per season for
‘those two decades. But Wagner no
longer & a regular shortstop—and so
‘We must pass on to the others in an
effort to find the best man In that
E)umon now.
Bancroft Great Fielder.
" John Tener calls Bancroft “one of
‘the most beautiful flelders 1 have
. seen,” and Tener has been con
& with the game as player fan
executive for over thirty years.
: Philly star certainly is a master
A and a man who goes after
vthing that comes within 40 feet
. ?.l: station. He isn't a really great
hit nor a speeder on the sacks, bhut
¢ i« a most valuable asset for any
* Bush! Ten years a major league
! Over that long stretch of time
he has compiled the amazing average
of 100 runs and 39 stolen bases per
on, a showing that puts him far
‘beyond his rivals in those depart
ments, He has averaged only 260
‘with the bludgeon in thore ten years,
‘but he has the trick of converting
‘the bulk of his safeties into runs. In
1811 Bush made only 130 hits yet
‘scored 126 tallles In that year—an
" close to one run per hit, In
1812 he scored 107 runs against 118
. And In flelding Bush Is just as
‘wonderful. He averaged .954 In 19186,
A mark that only two of his fifteen
Ry exceeded,
- _Chapman, of the Indians, is a great
All-round man; a luminary at the
‘#hortfield. He ranks third in grand
¢ hitting, second in run scoring
‘average and wecond in pilfering.
“Afleld, his work is just as startling.
* Fletcher—one of the most important
Queries and Answers
} Dear Jim-—A man makes a three
" hagger and fails to touch second base.
:*ufl the opposition infielders touch
the runner or is the man out if they
‘}:sflllpl.\ touch the base?
e W. H. DEVOE
12,‘ The runner must be touched out.
- P
& Déar Jim—What is the exact age of
" John L. Sullivan? A READER
y h‘::l.;v:nn a::.born October 15, 1858,
. Dear Jim-—(1) What was the date
fi the Jeffries-Johnson fight in Reno?
- {2) When and where did Jess Willard
~ beat Jack Johnson? . INK T
(1) Johnson knocked out Jeffries in
~ the seventeenth round of their fight in
Reno, Nev., .aulyh 4, 1910. (2) Willard
~ knocked out Johnson in the twenty
-5-»232.'1“&?: osf t‘;:csr fight in Havana,
e Dear Jim--The pitcher throws the
~ Ball, and the batter, afraid of getting
b jumps away. The ball hits him
| w the knee. Is the batter allowed
" o take his base? B. MORTON.,
i _That is a matter for the umpire to
E de. He must use his judgment as
%0 whether or not the batsman inten
gfi ly jumped into the ball. |
Q&Mr Mr. Corbett—A is on first base,
g | hits the ball to the first baseman,
picks it up and touches the bag.
the first baseman throws the
A to second base., Is the runner
" Wwro was on first base forced out or
. must he be touched out? E, AC.
‘,m ‘:h.o“e:uv;:u n;:‘:ti'o'n fi\bo foreo-‘
4 en irst basem
f}?and the batter by touching the b:g'::
: = lost his chance for the force play,
- . the man who originally was on
®-gt had a right to run back and re.
%dp that bag if he could make it in
' Dear Mr. Corbett—What was the
: m of the G'ant-Cub game in 1908
?w tfhc; Cutln‘t :‘ave’lh’ Glants such
an awful walloping?
] / H. TURMAN.
__ On July 7. 1906, the Cubs defeated
the Giants 19 to 0, which, | believe,
I 8 the game you have in mind.
o ¥ e
~ Dear Mr Corbett—Which fight drew
-the largest crowd and gate receipts—
' the Johnson-Jeffries fight or the Wil.
%Ms -Moran fight? JACORB STERN.
~_The Johnson-Jeffries fight drew the
ggest gate in the history of pugil
sm. The total receipts were $270,775,
eth gnnm' for the Willard-
R & 4 &
cogs In the Glant machine, Day after
day, yvear after year, he hag been a
potent factor in every Glant pennant
battle smince he broke Into the big
leagues in 1909, He is one of the
timeliest hitters in the game, a good
base runner and a spectacular fielder,
Nothing is too hard for him to at
tempt—and nothing impossible in the
matter of fielding.
Then comes Hornsby In the alpha
betical list—Hornsby, the flashy
flelder, the slashing batsman and the
great all-round star. He is playing
his second year as a regular, yet an
offer of something like $20,000 made
for him by the Cubs was refused
That shows his worth almost as well
as do the averages covering his first
year as regular.
Maranville Is one of the truly
greats. In addition to being a star in
the mechanical departments of the
game he is a peppery, fighting young
ster; one who has a 4 nimble brain and
has uysed It time and again gn map
out bits of strategy that have turned
the tide of battle and swept the
Braves through to victory when It
seemed that thnx were engulfed In
certain defeat. le is just a mite,
this Maranville, but every ounce of
hix weight seems to be made up of
concentrated energy. He is ae fast as
any man that ever played the shor!.
flei‘d and his nickname “Rabbit” fils
perfectly.
George Mcßride {s the “daddy™ of
them all-older by four years than
Fletcher, who is 31, and fourteen years
beyond Hornsby. But there isn't a
surer or more beautiful flelding
shortstop in the game than this vete
ran. Last season he was near the
top in flelding, with the splendid
mark of 957, Mcßride hasn't been as
powerful in attacking force as his
rivals, but his miraculous stops and
throws, year after year, have saved
as many games for hig team as his
heavy hmlnmrlvnl- have won by their
superior clu bln]v
“Peck” Very Fast,
Peckinpaugh—another of thg an
sung heroes of baseball. His fielding
has been of a sensational nature for
two seasons, His speed enables Jim
to cover acres of ground, his huge
hands to _goal everything within
reach, and his powerful arm to propel
it to the base ahead of a runner. In
taking throws from the catcher and
pumn‘ the ball on the runner, he is
in a class almost by himself. Peck
has hit only 236, but skim through
the records and you will find that he
has made most of them at psycho
logical moments; that he has driven
in more runs than men batting 30 to
90 points beyond. *
Scott brings up the rear in the al
phabetical list, but certainly not the
rear as far ag ability Is concerned.
He isn't much of a clouter, nor is he
a great man on the bases, but in fleld
ing, what a marvel is this Red Sox
shortstop.* His average of 967 for
1916 gave him ranking beyond all the
regulars. His phenomenal stops and
throws saved a dozen games for his
club during the regular season, while
his work in the world series of 1915
was of a sensational nature,
Moran fight were estimated at ‘152.-|
000.
Daar Mr. Corbett—The batter sin
gles. After arriving at first base. he
crosses the bag and turns to the left,
The first baseman tags him with the
ball befors he returns to the base. ls
the runner out or not? . B. KAIN.
Big league umpires exercise their
judgment in such a case. If the base
runner turned to the left without
making any real attempt to run to
second base, the umpire usvally does
not rule him out. However, if the
runner did turn to the left and make a
lblufl for second and then turn back
to first, seeing that it was impossible
to make second base, he is considered
out,
To Organize League
! A baseball league will be organized at
Fort Oglethorpe among the teams of the
Eleventh, Twenty-second and Twenty
third infantries and the training camp.
The teams of this league will play
ever{ Saturday afternoon. A loving cup
| will be given to the winning team. The
fitst two ftmeu of the series will be
.elnyed Saturday afternoon, when th”
Cleventh infantry will play the cadets
and the Twenty-second infantry will
play the Twenty-third. ‘
A volley ball league is being organ
ized among the units of the training.
camp and the different teams of cadets
will play in the aftermoon just before
the call for mess. A number of courts
Iwmkbe marked off behind company bar-
TACKS,
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; Crackers’ Schedule
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t For Coming Games
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) OLLOWING is the Crackers'
F schedule, including August |
) 4: :
{ Little Rock at Atlanta—July 23, '
| 2, 25, 26. |
} Memphis at Atlanta—July 27, 28,
29, 30, 31. ‘
; Chattarooga at Atlanta—August
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HEARST’'S SUNDAY AMERICAN __ A Newspaper for People Who Think — SUNDAY, JULY 22, 1917
Homer George Tells of Race Between Speed Kings
De Palma and Oldfield Meet Again Next Saturday
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amous Auto Demons Clashed in
Death Struggle at New Or
leans Eight Years Ago.
By Homer George.
HRILLS? Oh, my goodness,
l I know what they are. 1|
have had many. Some have
set my pulses Jigging; some have
sent chills up and down my spine;
some have made my nerves tin
gle; but the greatest of my life
was given by Barney Oldfield and
Ralph DePalma.
For the one time of my life, my
heart came up into my throat and
1 thought I would explode from
the effect, At the time I thought
I was callous to the thrills of auto
racing. I had been managing
events and drivers for so long 1
really thought nothing could “get
me.” But, oh, boy! how these
fellows set my blood racing, my
eyes popping and my very skin
twitching.
I may live many years, but this
day I am talking of will be with
me to the end. Only one other
sporting event of my career has
ever moved me to such heights
and that was a trotting race be
tween two multimillionaires, C.
K. G. Blllings and E. E. Smathers
when Scott Hudson was a trainer
and they raced at Memphis. That
event, is one story, but th e De-
Palma-oOldfield thrill is another,
and I want to tell you about it.
Raced at New Orleans,
It was eight years ago, during
the Mardl Gras at New Orleans.
1 was promoting the Mardl Gras
racing carnival and had twenty
famous drivers down there. Of
the bunch, Oldfield, DePalma,
George Robertson, Burman,
Strang and Chevrolet were stars.
We had three days of racing, and
when Saturday night came so
many accidents had happened we
had only two dependable stars
left—Oldfleld.and DePalma, 1 was
desperate for my Sunday bill, but
finally made these two agree to
meet in three races at & and 10
miles,
The two drivers were at dag
ger points, the rivalry being more
intense than any I ever dreamed
of. It was added to by Bill Pick
ens, on the Oldfield side, and
George Robertson, on the DePal
ma end. The world's record for
a dirt track was (2 seconds for
the mile then, Our track was
pretty badly cut up: but finally
Fred Wagner started the two
stars for a S-mile heat. T rushed
into the timing stand as 1 saw
them beat it away for the first
turn, practically locked together.
In Death Race.
They hit that turn doing 70
miles an hour, skidded and
skewed, slashed and sprawled,
kicked up a world of oiled dirt:
but tore around it somehow and
came out still hanging together.
DePalma- gained a bit down the
back streteh, but Oldfield shot
onto the rail and bored through
a hole the size of a gnat on the
next turn to make up the loss, and
they thundered down the home
stretch hoods together. The
erowd went wild T fairly danced
with excitement, for I expected
to see one of the two smash
through the fence sure.
The timer startled me with the
declaration that they were doing
miles in 64 seconds. It was elec
trical timing, too. Then I realized
1T was seeing the greatest race of
my career. | knew more than
anyone in the crowd the danger
these men were taking, and as
they dashed like mad for eacn
turn my heart would sump clear
into my mouth, and 1 would stand,
without a single movement, until
they got out to safety on the
stretches. 1 was scared stiff, [ ad
mit,
Well, those three races were run
in as near record time as ever
any events could be on that
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The freak car in this picture is Barney Oldfield’s submarine
racer. At the top and to the right of the car is a splendid like
ness of Barney Oldfield, puffing his cigar. Below, Ralph De
Palma is shown at the wheel of his Packard special.
track. One was marred by an
accident, and of the other two
each was returned winner. 1 tried
many times afterward to match
the two, but they have never met
on a mile dirt rack from then un
til recently. They are battling for
the world's championship now,
and they will give Atlantans the
greatest spectacular race ever
seen here.
Race Again Saturday.
The Southeastern Fair Associa
tion has matched the pair for the
fast Lakewood track Saturday aft
ernoon. They meet at 10 miles, 15
miles and 26 miles. My predic
tion is they will drive the 25
miles in less than 21:20, the pres-
Complete Baseball Summary
STANDING OF THE CLUBS. ]
Southern League.
Won, Lest. Pect.
New Orleans, . ~ . . 60 39 606
BTRANTA "vy o 5 & 40 604
Blrmln{ham. ¢¢ ' 43 566
BN, v % s B 46 blt
Sanville. . . . . WD 48 510
Chattanooga. . . . 49 53 480
Ate Rook. ‘4 . 2 49 538 442
. . o e R 0 271
Natlonal League.
. Won. Lost. Pct.
Mo Teek. . ~ B 26 .669
Philadeélphia., . ~ ~ . 42 35 54d
Cincinnatl. . « « .- §0 43 538
& Lauls . . . 46 40 635
Chiosfo. v 4 4 « » 83 45 .48y
Prookiynd . ¢ . ¢« « 88 42 ATH
BOBROE. < q s %88 46 432
FIDNIE « v v 0o N 56 325
American League.
Won. Lost. Pet,
ORIGAED « v ¢ o s + 08 32 836
RGN ) s e RS 33 624
Clavelang. . « « .€8 42 .533
SOORPRIE . e e B 43 .02}
Now York. ~ , . . 43 43 508
Washington. . , « . 34 il 400
B Touis. .50 54 363
Philadelphia. . . . . 33 50 390
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
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Southern League.
Atlanta-Birmingham not scheduled.
Chattanooga at Mobile.
Nashville at New Orleans,
Little Rock at Memphis.
American League,
Boston at Chicago.
- Washington at St. Louis.
ent world's record. As for the
winner, it is too evenly matched
to try to pick the one who will
be first. DePalma is faster on
the straights, but Oldfield is
greater on the turns, and it's a
toss-up as to which will end in
the lead,
In addition to the two stars,
Aviator Brown will do some won
derful loop-the-loop and upside
down flying. He will throw bombs
on a submarine and do other
tricks which will add to the thrills
of racing. The fair association
has arranged to park all automo
biles inside the grounas. Re
served grand stand and box seats
will be sold in advance at Chess
Logarmasino’'s and Oppenheim'’s,
New York at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Cleveland,
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Natlonal League,
No games scheduled.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
Southern League,
Nashville, 4; Atlanta, 2.
New Orleans, 5; Little Rock, 4.
Birmingham, 9; Chattanoga, 0.
Mobile-Memphis game off; rain,
National League.
New Yark, 4; Pittsburg, 3.
Boston, 2; Chicago, 1.
Cincinnati, 6; Brooklyn, 2 (firgt),
Cincinnati, 9; Brooklyn, 1 (second).
St. Louis, 7; Philadelphia, 5 (first),
St. Louis, 5; Philadelphia, 3 (second).
American League.
Cleveland, 2; Phllazelphla.. 3
Detroit, 4; New Yérk, 3 (first).
Detroit, 11; New York, 2 (second).
Washington, 5; St. Louis, 0
Boston, 5; Chicago, 5 (fourteen in
nings; darkness).
American Assoclation.
nldianapolis. 6; Minneapolis, L
St. Paul, §5;: Toledo, 0.
Louisville, 7;: Kansas City. 0.
Milwaykee, 4; Columbus, 3.
International League.
Rochester, 3; Baltimore, 2.
Buffalo, 11; Providence, 1 (first).
Providence, 12; Buffalo, 1 (s(econd).
Newark, 7. Montreal, 1 (first).
Montreal, 13; Newark, ¢ (second).
Barney Oldfield
Defeats DePalma,
ROVIDENCE, R 1., July 21—
P Barney Oldfield won two out
of three heats here today |
from Ralph DePalma. No track |
records were broken. The race
was 10, 15 and 25 mile heats, De- '
Palma won the first heat of 15
miles in 13:513-5, ‘
The second heat of 256 miles was
won by Oldfield in 22:54 3-5, beat
ing DePalma about 5 yards. The
third event, the 10-mile heat, was
won by Oldfield by a few inches.
The time was 8:14 1-5.
Record of Teams
For the Past Week
OLLOWING is the record of
F Southern, National and
American League teams for
the past week, July 15 to 21, in
clusive:
SOUTHERN.
w. ' L P&
Te. SR 2 714
New Orleans ...... 4 2 667
8.. i 8 1 750
DERONINS S\ ivrvies B 3 571
Bi S 3 571
Yravelors ......... 2 4 .333
R e 3 250
Chattanooga ....... 1 6 143
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
w. L. MPh
AT 0 1,000
DIV .......5.. 8 8 525
T TSR R 2 667
RO .. R e .500
BRI oy il B 3 .500
Preiee i hia, B 5 375
AR, i ihii v B 4 333
O . e D 5 .000
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
W P
Whith Box ........ 8 250
RO ..o B 3 667
B RO ~ - i 3 571
DO . o yicvania B 4 500
IORBNS ..o B 4 429
AENIONOS. (. ibaine 3 4 429
Yonks :............ 4 5 444
SRR ii 45 vawh v B 6 .250
Dunning Canned to
Give Fulton Trial
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CHATTANOOGA, TENN,, July 21.
Outfielder Dunning, secured from the
Columbia club of the South Atlantic
League, has been released by Mana
ger Elberfeld to make room for Pitch
er Fulton, of the same club. Some
present member of the staff will be
released when Outflelder Johnny
Bates reports in Mobile. Pitcher
Knowlson, who has been out of the
game for a week with a strained arm,
is also expected to report at Mobile,
Gabby Street, the Nashville catcher,
has been sent home by Manager Roy
Ellam and will not be ordered to re
join the club until afte rthe series
with New Orleans. Street suffered a
splkfid hand recently, and it is healing
slowly. However, Manager Ellam ex
pects Street to be able to take his
turn with Marshall behind the bat in
the Birmingham series.
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Day and Sheehan Bombarded by
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Nashville, and Crackers Lose.
Kauffman Does Deadly Work.
By Reuben A. Lewis
E roi est mort!
I Atlanta, after dominating the
Southern lLeague race for one
week, was dethroned vesterday after
noon at FPonce Del.eon, when the
Nashville Volunteers, by a bombard
ment of .15 safe hits, downed the
Crackers, 4 to 2. But the ousting of
the league leaders came after a coun
ter attack failed to offset the gains
launched by the Volunteers in the
sixth.
It was a swatsome session. A fu
sillade of wallops shot in all direc
tions, for there fell safely about the
greensward 26 hits. And many a glad
some whoop came from the stands as
some bloke doubled, tripled or other
wise proceeded to ruin the ambish of a
likely pitcher. It was a session of
Joy for batting averages, the lunty-‘
lunged fan—and incidentally for the
dispensers of soothing syrup for
hoarse and throbbing throats; but r()r‘
Professor Virgilius Day, Tom Shee
han, Jack Meador and the (‘rackers‘
they enjoyed it as much as a bibu
lous one appreciated the arid sugges- |
tion of Representative Moon lhat}
Georgia assume the dry-boned |
drought of Sahara. ‘
That Guy Kauffman! "
If Roy Ellam decorated his gallants
for hittgin, he would set a-dangling
on the breast of Richard Kauffman a
croix de swat. The keen eye of Rich- |
ard started the Crackers down the
chutes Friday, and it shoved them
into second place vesterday. \
It was in the sixth inning, and the!
Score was a 2-to-2 deadlock. Tom
Sheehan, having unkinked his trusty
right arm to meet the emergency, re
tired Marshall on a long fly to cen
ter, but passed Meador. Kores sin
gled to center. Sheehan delayed the
impending doom of his namesake by
forcing Kores at second with a
grounder to Reilly. As Sheehan
whipped back his right arm to serve
a mystifying slant, the two Volun
teers started at full tilt in the direc
tion of home. Kauffman slammed out
a drive to center beyond the exten
sive patrol that Sammy Mayer keeps.
And before a series of relays could
return the pelted pellet to the home
platter, Meador and Sheehan had
spiked the rubber. Richard stood
stanchly upon second, but was
doomed to die stranded, as Moore
downed Knisely's grounder and pegged
accurately to Munch.
Trouble Is Foreshadowed.
The downfall of the Grackers was
foresnadowed in the second inning.
Day gamely essayed the trying task
of pitehing after one day of leisure,
Hig fast ball wasn’t fast, so the
’Voluntr-ors jumped upon him. O'Brien
was held in check at first base, after
Sammy Mayer had overtaken his long
‘drive to center with one hand and had
pegged to the infield in a flash. Ellam
sacrificed down the first-base line.
'Marshall slammed a single to center.
iO'Brien started for home, for it seem
ed a cinch to complete the homeward
!movement. But Mayer scooped up the
|drive and threw unerringly to the
plate. O’Brien saw that he would
meet certain death at home, so re
treated to third, only to be tagged by
Meore.
A round of cheers came from the
stands, but the anslaught was only
stopped temporarily., Meador singled
to right and Meador raced to third.
Kores lifted a Texas Leaguer to righ
field just back of first, and Meador
scored. Sheehan popped out to Reilly.
Mayer Hits Homer. ‘
Sammy Mayer, returning from fresh
triumphs in center, evened up the score
in the third. After Day had lined out
to Knisely, Sammy cracvked the hopes
of Recruit Meador when he slashed
one of his hooks to the groove in cen
ter field and sped around the circuit
unchecked. It seemed as though there
would be a close decision at the goal,
for a relay from Knisely, Ellam to
'Mend(-r, brought the ball in the hands
jof the kid pitcher while Sammy was
in full flight near the plate. But he
heaved the ball over Marshall's head
and M"lyor was safe.
In ®he fourth, the Crackers as
sumed the lead. Thrasher doubled to
center field and advanced to third
when Munch flied out to Burke, in
center. Reilly tripled to the center
fleld groove, and, praise be to the
captain, the Crackers were in the fore.
The glory had a brief span, for this
self-same Richard Kanffman, aided
and abetted by one Pedro Kniaely,‘
with bowed limbs and a hitting pen
chant, overhauled the Atlantans.
Sheehan opened the siege with a hit
to left. After rounding first he grew
ambitious to streteh it into a dou
ble. MecDonald killed that hope with
a peg to O'Mara. But Dead-Eye Dick
bingled to center. As he gained a
flying lead off first, Knisely stepped
into one of Day's offerings and sent it
a-shrieking to left field. That crash
scored the base runner, and resulted
in the abdication of Virgilius Day,.
A. B, A. M,, Ph. D.—he may possess
‘em, who knows ?—as twirler. Sheehan
stopped the scoring when line drives
by Burke and Ellam were captured by
his supports in the outfield.
But Richard Appears.
But as the day succeeds the night,
Dick Kauffman came to bat agidin,
and it was “good night"” for Thomas
J. Shechan—pitcher; and the Crack
ers,
Atlanta forced Meador from the
mound in the sixth when Thrasher
and Munch bunched singles, but El
lis, his relief, held the Crackers in
check throughout the remaining in
nings. Frank sent Moran in the game
as a pinch hitter in the eighth, and
Hesg and Bressler in the*ninth, but of
no avail.
The game was a beauty to view, and
the large crowd. with the khaki lib
eralg' interspersing it, had a big time,
It afforded the whooping fans an op
portunity to virtually shatter their
vocal chords, for there was a hit in
every inning except the ninth. Cap
tain Tom Reilly led in the fierce slug
ging, with a triple and two singles,
Barons Won Five and Lost Two
'
During Past Week—Dope on
All Teams—Race Tightens.
-
By Harry Lewis.
LOWLY but surely the Barons
S are coming back to tife, During
the past week Moley's men dis
played some of the ability critics
R i "‘“4‘~‘3"‘m”‘zthlnk they are
%i/by g A % capable of put
b Esen: TETNE ¢+ ting forth, and
Godok b ; ¥ ?with the return
,;.« ¥of Southworth to
f;‘v = # the outfield, the
“‘w ;. 4 Birmingham
,gfl' “%, % team 1§ again
fn i <. % playing in fits
;Q«f kA" 4 true form.
Prg, WYERUAS Birming ham
v'x:.f" q “won five and
%5.3..'.;,;. .f lost two of the
E. “IBnegE 5 ' 125 t seven games
B g ”‘;;; played by the
P‘ .. :fi%‘f« _Alabama ety
& “ SRR ' tribe. The team
s wssisownA i still in fourth
place, but they have cut the Crack
ers’ lead to four full games. The Pels,
by winning four and dropping two,
copped the lead from the locals.
Dobbs’ men are again setting the
pace in the Southern circuit.
Cy Barger continucs to have fairly
good success with the Chicks, but
Memphis is so far down in the race
that there is little chance for Cy’s
bunch to cause the leaders much trou
ble. The Chicks won three of their
four games played last week. The
Crackers and Vols annexed three and
were beaten four times; Little Rock
was victorious twice and were downed
on four ocasions. The Gulls won one
and lost three, while Chattanooga
left the field a winner on but one oc
casion, and was defeated in six bate.
tles.
Atlanta, New Orleans and Birming
ham will all be at home next week.
The Crackers open a five-game series
with the Travelers at Ponce De Leon
Monday afternoon; the Barons will
encounter the Vols in a quartet of
contests, beginning Monday, while the
Pels and Chicks start a three-game
series this afternoon. With the three
leading teams battling on home soii,
all of them should cop the majority
of games of their serles, but, still, you
never can tell what may happen in
this game of baseball. Interest in the
Southern race should be at fever heat
during the coming contests, as with
the Barons back in the race, the
Crackers and Pels will have to keep
moving at their best if these teams
hope to stick in the thick of the fight,
Red Sox Vs. White Sox.
The American League race con
tinues to be a battle between the
White Sox and Red Sox. Today finde
Chicago on top, with fifty-six victories
and thirty-two defeats for a count of
636. Boston has won fifty-two and
lost thirty-eight, which gives the
Beantown aggregation a mark of 612.
Both teams had a good week of it,
' the “Windy City” nine leading the
league with flve games in the won
column against two defeats. Boston
‘had victories and suffered three down
falls. The Tigers even better the rec
ord set by the Red Sox, as Jennings'
men walked off the fieild, winners in
six battles and were turned back
losers in three games. The Browns
divided eight games evenly; the In
dians and Athletics each won three
and lost four:; the Yanks captured
our and dropped five, while the Sen
ators annexed two and dropped six
contests,
National Leaaue.
In the National League it looks ag
if the Giants are in a class by them
sclves. MeGraw’'s men went through
the week with five straight victories.
The “Big City” boys are also way out
in front in the league standing, and
there seems no chance to head them.
Matty has his Reds fighting hard.
His team won four and lost two; the
Phils and Cards each divided gix
games evenly: the Braves were vie-¢
tors in five battles and dropped three:
the Pirates annexed three and bowed
to their opponents five times: the
Dodgers nosed out two victories ang
lost four, while the slippipg Cubs wam
frlnwnml in five straight games,
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Nashvllle, "Mmeor R e
Woveh 8 i L 4 e S 3D
Sheehan, 2b. . , .’ 1 N .3 0
Eaultman, Ib. ,v, 8.1 2 .7 9.8
el I S 6 0.8 8 0 o
BREKD. O . ot LBD B O
OBvien," s, ¢ ;.. 3. 0 1.9 o 6 .0
Wi .o & ~ .5 8 9§ % 1.
Murshell, a... , . 41 §°R 10
MOREOR, Pl . 8 Tog R 318
B s 0
Totals , , . , .87 4 16 97 10 0
Atlanta, ab. r. h. po. a. e.
MaNar. o ... 5. % 3°ol-% - g
NN W, LoD e o 0
McDonald, if-Bb. .8 0 0 6§ 2 o
o g i R G S ST el 0
SANBON b ¢ p R . 0
Reollly, Bb. . ,-i . &4 0 8§ B &%
Moors; 3. .: Yi 8 8 0 9.9 o
Moran, M, 8 1 96 1. 678
Plolnicln ci. s«3 0 0.8 8 1
DY iy e e b B ERSD 3.
Sheehan, p. .¢+ .3 o°'B% 0 1 n
SO L. il e R
Bressler, . . » «. 1 0 0 0 0 o
Totals .. .. ,:36 ‘9 10 1 131
Moran flied out for Moore in eighth.
Hess grounded out for Picinich in
ninth,
Bressler popped out for Sheehan in
ninth. b tant
Score by innings:
ANV, ee DO 0004
LT R e e 100 000—2
Summary: Two-base hits—Thrasher,
Kauffman, Burke, Knisely, Three-base
hit—Reilly. Home run—Mayer. Stolen
base—Sheehan. Sacrifice hits—Ellam,
Kores. Innings pitched—By Day 14
(none out in fifth), with 9 hite and 2
runs; by Ellis. 5 1-3, with 7 hits and 2
runs. Base on bml'ls-——Off Day 1, off
Meador 1, off Sheehan 1. Struck out—
By Sheehan 1, by Ellis 2. Time of
game—l:s9. Umpires—Pfenninger, balls
and strikes; Chestnutt, bases.