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Third Man in Ring Faces Thank
less Task—Umpires Know
Fans Are Fickle,
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By Harry Lewis.
ID you ever see a baseball um
pire or a referee of boxing
contests who could please the
fans and at the same time render de-
Erac oM anineil olgjons yas they
| e sl li saw them? No,
E TN . kind readers, you
gir e S Y have not, and
%’;;,"- oo n 0 8L neither have 1
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aia A during my long
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B @i I have seen an
b AR E 4 | umpire go out one
E \;;i i day and get by
~Wg ‘without being
Fie g ‘-ig\’é‘ ',‘ hooted and hissed,
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B LW | time out I. saw
L:...i\x..‘.:.;..m.,. WA the same official
almost mobbed by the fans, The same
situation prevails in boxing. It seems
that it s impossible to please them
all, and it's no use trying.
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The “gallery gods” at a boxing
contest and the “bleacher fans” at
ball games are the hardest of them
all to satisfy. They're all good fel
lows, but they have their favorites,
and they hate to see them lose, Take
a boxing cuntest, for instance, Let‘
Young Attell and Bud Conley box. If
Conley happens to be strong with a
certain section of the crowd Attell
will almost have to murder him to
get the decision. The referee in such
a case faces a tough task. In order
to be fair, he must give the declsion
to the boy he thinks won, and so he
does. But the fan only sees what his
favorite has done in the bout. He
doesn’t think of the damage the other
boy is doing, so that when the de
cision is finally rendered against the
lad he is rooting for, he honestly
thinks hig friend has been robbed.
& & &
T have witnessed hundreds of box
ing contests throughout the country,
and I have watched many referees
work. In' my opinion, Mike Saul is
one of the most capable ring judges
in the country; still I doubt whether
a referee has been hissed at more in
this city than Mike. The reason of it
all is hard to explain. In an effort
to keep the game clean here I have
taken a personal hand in affairs to
see that the decisions are rendered
NOT tp please the gamblers or man
agers Of boxers, but to please the
public as a whole. In order to do this
a referee must be picked to give the
verdict as he seces it, without favor
to any of them. This is just what
Mike has done since I have watched
him referee in this city. There are
a great number of fans who know
this, but there always will remain
hundreds who honestly think some
fhjusticé is béing done them.
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At the ball game -the fan usually
roots for the home team. If Cy Mor
gan should be out there calling a
elose one against the local club they
will hoot and hiss at Cy until his
ears must fairly ring. Still, Cy, or
whoever the umpire may be, is sim
ply doing his best. Of course, there
are some incapable referees and um
pires, but it is® my honest opinion
that the umpires in the Southern
League as a whole class with any
staff in the country. And the same
goes for the local referees who have
worked here in the past four years.
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SBcotty Chestnutt is probably the
most popular umpire that has worked
in this city. Scotty’s pep and ag
gressiveness keep the players hus
tling and he also has a good eye in
rendering decisions. But, let Scotty
render a close one against Roy Moran
or some other Cracker during a close
game at Poncey and see what sort of
an ovation he gets. Catcalls and
jeers will be sweet music to his ears.
No, there's nothing to this game
of an umpire and referee being pop
ular. Our only advice to them is to
call them as you see them, and as
long as they do this honestly and
without favor theéir jobs are safe, and
the fans will always be out there to
patronize the game,
First Draft Not to
Catch Tris Speaker
CLEVELAND ,July 23.—Tris Speaker,
the great outflelder of the Cleveland
Indians, will not de Jdrafted for military
sarv:ge in ‘he first group, nmordin{z to
a telgram received here from Hubbar'd
City, Texas, where Speaker registered.
Tris' number wag the 9,197 th drawn.
Joe Evanst, the Cleveland thirdsacker,
who registered in Meridian, Miss., may
be called to the colors. Jim Bagby,
erack pitcher of the home team, has
been drafted in his district, but will
'{)robnbly gain exemption on the grounds
hat his wife and two children are de
pendent upon him.
StartyTra,ining Grind
Bud Connelly and Young Attell will
star training teday for their ten-round
Wout at the Columbia theater Friday
night. Both boys have already put up
two slashing acraps and they are ex
pected to rapeat in the coming mill
"HIFD)’ Joe'' Trent, who is managing
Connelly, thinks his protege wilt surely
win. In fact, Joe is willing to bet a lit
tle loose cl%q{nzf- on ‘g‘ha outcome.
Battling Filis and Charley Smith will
elash over the six-round route. A four
round lbug will open the card, Twenty
rounds of boxing are billed in all.
G M. C. ATHLETE ENLISTS.
MILLEDGAEVILLE, GA., July fi—
“Mutt” Rhodes, captain of the G. M. C.
football and baseball teams and all
around: athlete, enlisted in the navy
yesterday. He graduated at G. M. C.
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS.-
Southern League.
Won. Lost. Pect.
New Orleans . . . . 61 39 810
AUSHIR vy %08k 40 604
Birmingham . . ~ . . b 843 568
Mele'\ls i e 47 515
BRSNS . ..., B 0 49 505
Ohattanooge . . . . . 61 53 490
Laftie Mook . ;S . 43 55 433
MoblLe Aok et WY 72 273
American League.
Won. Lost. Pet.
SN . L m 32 640
DO ..oy BB 39 871
RN . - . i B 42 538
e L R ) e 43 517
Wow Took .. ... .. M 42 512 |
Washington . . , ~ . 8 52 402
S o Lo 55 396
Philadelphis . . . . 33 51 .386
National League.
Won. Lost. Pect,
Now York . . . + . U 8 26 667
PHiisdeiphia . . . . . 13 35 046
Ciatinngtt . . .. .« 8 1+ @ 538
8t Dauts . No<v-s v A 8 40 5633
CthaTO e R 45 489
BPUYY . v s 42 475
DORIOR v ey BB 46 432
PRI« ... ;o 88 55 860
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY,
e Southern League.
Little Rock at Atlanta, 3:30.
Chattanoogi at Mobplle.
Memphis at "hemingham.
Naslhville at New Orleans.
Chicago at Boston. :
Cincinnati at Brooklyn, e
Pi'taburf at New York.
St. Louis 1t Ph.ladelphia.
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American League.
No games scheduled.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
Southern League.
Chattanooga, #; Mobile, 0 (firgt).
Chattanooga, 4; Mobile, 3 (sec/ond. 7
innihgs).
New Orleans, 2; Nashville, 0.
Memphis, 1; Little Rock, 0 (first).
Memphis, 2; Little Rock, 1 (=econd,
12+ innings). ‘
Others not scheduled. ‘
National League. \
~ No games scheduled. |
‘ American League, 1
| St. Louls, 4; Washington, 0 (first), |
Washington. 5; St, Louis, 0 (second),
New York, 7;: Detroit, 6. |
Chicago 2; Poston, 0. |
Cleveland, 20; Philadelphia, 6.
American Assoclation.
Kangas City, '}'; Louisville, 0
Bt. Paul, 10; Toledo, 2.
.\“_nneagfl”.“, 2; Indianapolis, 1.
Milwaukee, 2; Columbus, 2.
International Leéague,
Montreal, 6-3; Newark, 0-3,
No othér games.
Texas League.
Fort Worth, 10-6; Shreveport, 1-4,
gan Antonlo, 5-0; Dallas, 4-8.
Waco, 1-2;, Houston, 0-0.
l Leading Batters
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Today's ludlnq hitters in the big
leagues are as follows:
American League.
DR, DIPBIS . o iiivisviverin i dtß
Qisler, Ot Louls .i...oiieiieses . 380
Speaker, Cleveland ...............346
Cglpmu!, Qlsvelam ... . i .81
Baker,Neéw York ............vOO.BII
National League.
Orulot: B 4 LoWIB ..., oiviidiive o 8
Rousch, Cincinnati ...............331
i Mornsby, Bt. Louis ...........w..322
| Fischer, Pittsburg ................320
Griffith, Cincinnati ...........,...315
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How Jim Made Ready for Battle
This is the second of a series of three articles Mr. Corbet is writ
ing concerning his bout with Jake Kilrain, ranked as one of the greatest
the game ever produced. The third chapter of this esries will appear on
Thursday, July 26.
By James J. Corbett.
Former Heavyweight Champion of the World.
WEEK before 1 was to meet
AKilrmn I left San Francisco
for New Orleans, with ev
ervone but Dempsey confident
v',w*-—-—:! that T was in
3?}* o % for an ar
gß i 3 tistic lacins.
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9 Nl & but when I
E prie R 0 Q got off the
&& B— # train no one
RNIETRATAWES came for
ward to meet me. I wandered
around the station until the
crowd had gone. Then a fellow
that I noticed watch the arrivals
in an expectant way walked over
to me and said:
“Your name isn't Corbett, is it?"
“Yes; I'm Jim Corbett,” 1 re
plied. &
It was Bud Reno who had ques
tioned me, and when I answered
he shot an appraising glance at
me—and his face took on a look
of disappointment. He had ex
pected to see a rather husky
warrior, and there I was, tall and
rather skinny and weighing in the
neighborhood of 166 pounds. Reno
thought of Kilrain’s 215 pounds
and probably decided that the
fight would be a “bloomer.”
But, just the same, Reno was
mighty kind to me. | was a guest
in his home that night. Late in
the evening he arranged for me to
meet Kilrain, and when 1 saw the
husky Jake he surely did appeal
as impressive and a lot more.
Kilrain was in his fighting prime
Just then, with huge shoulders, a
powerful body, lnng\ arms and big,
brawny fists. But™Mor some rea
son I didn't fear him. Perhaps
Dempsey’s confidence in me was
my buoy. Jack stood out in those
days as a keen judge of fighters—
and Jack had told me that I could
whip Kilrain, despite his advan
tage of 50 pounds.
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The next day I went to the little
training quarters which Reno had
selected for me, and found there
a fellow named Smith., He was
to fight Mike Cleary in the semi
final on the night of my bout with
Kilrain. Smith wag only a medio
ere boxer, and never extended me
in our training bouts. But he ap
pealed to me as a mighty fine
fellow, and T asked him to second
me in the fight. Smith had be
come rather enthusiastic about
my style of boxing which was
something new to him, and read
ily agreed to be in my corner.
On the afternon the fight was to
take place €mith appealed to me:
“Tell mé how [ should fight
Cleary.”
I've waid that 1 liked Smith-—
and I did. And 86, knowing what
a novice he was in comparison
with Cleary and what a tremen
dous hitter was this Cleary, I
said:
“Hell knock you stiff with the
first solid punch that hé shoots
out. Do your hest, don't mix too
freely, and be satisfled with the
loser's end.”
That night, ingtead of going di
rect to my dressing room, I got a
seat in the aundlence. It was my
first trip South, and I wanted to
see how the Southern ringmen
conducted themselves, While T
wag sitting in the crowd one of a
group said to another:
“1 wonder if this Corbett will
show up for his fight with Kil
rain 7
The others in the party at once
decided that “this Corbett” would
run out of the match.
“Why, he's only a KM without
any real ring experience,” inter
posed one of the crowd. “And he
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weighs only 165, while Jake tips
the scales around 215 or 220.
Couldn’t blame t he kid if he did
run out.”
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Just about that time Cléary and
Smith came into the ring. The
bell banged for the first round and
as Smith rushed from his cor
ner 1 saw that he was going to
ignore my advice. He dashed in
at Cleary and Mike moveéed out of
range. Smith rushed again—and
then Mike let fly the right-hand
ed punch that had made him fa
mous—and the fight, which had
gone less than 30 seconds, was
over!
I at once hustled to the pros
trate Smith and helped to bring
him around. He was the only
boxer that I knew in New Or
leans, and I needed him to second
mé™ Then I raced into my dress
ing room and began to make the
quick change from street to ring
attire.
As I was lacing up my shoes,
a fellow rushed in and yelled:
“Hurry up! Kilrain and the ref
eree are in the ring waiting for
you.”
Without a word, I began tak
ing off my shoes.
“Hey, what's the matter?” de
manded the announcer.
“Oh, nothing, éxcept that this
fight doesn't go on until the ref
eree matter is settled—to my sat
isfaction.”
“Why, he's all right,” defended
the other. “He's all right.”
“I'm not sayving that he isn't,”
1 retorted. “But I'm one of the
prineipals in this fight. And I've
got just as much right to know
about the referee as anyone else,
No ohe consulted me about this
referee. 1 don’'t even know who
he is. 8o you ust hustle out and
tell the club directors that Jim
Corbett wil Inot go into that ring
until a referee is named who fsn't
of the hand-picked variety—and
who is agreeable to both sides.”
Fencing Benefited
One gport that has undoubtedly ben
efited immensely through the war |is
fencing. Here and there throughout the
United States, where the men are wont
to use the foils, duelling sword and
saber for their exercise, hag been noted
a tremendous increase in interest in the
ancient art of feneing.
The war is, of course, responsible for
thig condition, and this is a remarkable
thlni. in view of the fact that the sword
has become completely obsolete in mod
ern -warfare., True, the bayonet still
plays an important part in fighting, and
right here Is where fencin becomes
worth while from the mldlir'n view
point. Fencing traing the eyé and arm
and maker the soldler quicker of foot,
n sfpéaklng of the benefits defived
from fencing, a French master of the
foils says: \
“Feéncing for ¢centuries has been, and
{e today, a recognized factor as a sport
and an exceedingly worthy and interest
ing exercigse. Moreover, it has been said
that a fenceér can learn more of a per
gon in a 16-minute bout than he might
in years of acquaintance—whether loyal
in hix acknowledgment, gentle, severe or
antagonistic in his manner and speech,
wise in judgment, quick in action and
execution.
“Not only is every muscle in the body
brought into play by fencing, but the
powers of the brain and eye are quick
ened.”
Bob McAllister to
Battle Billy Miske
. NEW YORK, July 23.-Billly Mloke,
of Bt. Paul, and Bob McAllister, of
California, will meet here tomorrow
night, and Tommy Tuohey and Johnny
Dundee also will ehter the square ring
againsgt each other.
Mike O'Dowd and (fham[flon Ted
l,lowht:; will fight & return battle Friday
night.
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ATLANTA. LITTLE ROCK.
BROYOP, B 0 (. iiivhniiii: Dol o
O'Mara, Bs. .............. Barney, cf.
TR . ... ... .Covington, Ib.
Moran, If. ..............Kirkham, If.
B T Manning, 3b.
Reilly, th cadbwie iwais o RN, 89,
Moore, Ib. ..............Wares, 2b,
| Perkine, o. ........... Chapman, e.
R Robinson, p.
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! Batting-Pitching
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PITCHING RECORDS.
Pitcher. WL Pct. |
B e B 4 636
Daf'...‘........12 7 .632
Fullenwider ~.... 12 8 .600
Sheohan .. .. .. .. 12 8 .600
ol ~.. .....H 12 556
BATTING AVERAGES.
Player. A.B, R. M, Pct.
Munch . . ~ .361 61 127 .352
Moran . . , .366 51 118 322
OWers .... 8 S 1 .302
McDonald . . .350 54 08 280
.. e e 273
Picinich ~ ~ .194 . 263
Bressler . . . . 81 o 259
Thrasher . . ~ .193 26 50 .259
Mayer .. . , .406 56 102 251
Fullenwider . .61 e 18 246
Perkins .., .+ .208 % " 245
Reilly . . . ; .35 63 ~ 81 228
Sheehan , . . ~59 g 1B 222
.y . 3 8 140
Harry Steinfeld Was
Good throwers may come and good
throwers may go but the reputation
made by Harry Steinfeld when he was
with the Cubs will linger forever.
So says Del Howard, pilot for the
Oakland Oaks, who was a member of
Frank Chance's famous Cubs sot sev
eral years, |
Steinfeld was obtained by Frank
Chance from Cincinnati to round out
his famous Cub machine.
‘“‘Steinfeld had as strong. If not
stronger, throwing arm than Bobby Da
vis and he was absolutely accurate,
During the three or four years I saw
him play I do not remember of a bnd]
throw he made from third to first,
Every thrown ball would have stmok‘
Chance in the chest if he had not
caught it, I have seen some zmd‘
throwers In my time, but none of them
‘have ever reached the mark set by
Steinfeld.”
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MOBILE, july 23.—Chattanooga won
hoth games of a double-header frnm‘
Mobile, 9 to Oand 4 to 8
Firat game: R.H. B.
Moblle ..............000 000 000—0 7 4
Chattanooga . .02 000 402—9 13 0
Batteries: Brennan, Bennett and
Griffith; Merritt and McDaniel,
Second game: RH E.
Chattemoogs ......../..;11 001 14 9 1
DEENNS i) o psabiail Aol 01l & 58
Batteries: Kroh, Perdus and Peters;
Marshall and Kitchens.
\ Pels, 2; Vols, 0,
NIEW ORLEANS, Tnly PB-Infiald mis
playg and Scott's wild piteh gava New
Orldang hoth ite runs and Nashville was
shut out by “‘Dixia’ Walker, 2 ta 0.
Scors by innings: RH
Nashvilla ..., ......000 000 60020 5 1
New Orleans . ......100 001 00x-<2 8 0
Batteriss: Seott and Marshall; Walk
er and Higgins.
Chicks Wins Two,
MEMPHPIS, July 22 ~Memphis won a
douvhla-header from Little Roek. 1 to 0
and 2 to 1, the second game going 12
Innings.
The firet conteet wak a nitchers' hattie
between Rindgett and Boaman, neltWer
team scoring until the ninth. when
Viek, firat man op, hit n heme run.
Rarger ovtpitehed Palmero in the sac
ond f‘o;flf'!?. n'thnueh the, latter was
stroang In the pinches.
First game RH E
Mamphis. . .......... " 60 M 1 4 2
Little Rock .........000 000 %000 § 1
Rattaries: Blodgett and Ruel: Boman
anfl Chapman.
fio(‘nndpmmfl: RH.F
Vamphia ~ .., 0N 40N M 0A1..0 14 R
Littla Rack , .., 006 0N 000 6001 § 2
Ratterles: BAFger and Ruel; Palmers
and Chapman,
MONDAY, JULY, 23, 917.
FRIDAY N\TE
BOXI\NG
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AND PRE LI\MS
New Leader of Pittsburg Is Col
lege Man—Sand Lots Produce
Great Managers.
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By Reuben A. Lewis.
UGO BEZDEK'S forebears must
have had a whit of originality
in concocting that last name,
And the same trait has been evi
denced in Hugo, who has béén sen
tenced to do service with the Pitts
burg Pirates.
The ball player has shown no little
originality in spelling and in gram
mar, but as a coacher they are about
the most stereotyped individuals in
the universe. How often has the fan
heard the unusual appeal, “That's the
old life.” “Look '‘em over,” "“At a
boy,” “You've got the big one left”
and other humdrum phrases.
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~ Hugo 1s a college man. H®was one
of the greatest fullbacks that the Uni
versity of Chicago possessed. His
prowess as a plunger and strategist
Jed him into the coaching game, and
‘he led the University of Oregon. Bar
ney Dreyfuss hired him to act as scout
for the Pirates, and ultimately gave
him a position as manager of the
faltering Pittsburgers. |
And, as a natural consequence, Bez
dek went on the coaching lines. At
one tense moment, when the Pirates
had a chance to gcore, the manager
exhorted feelingly to Pitler, “Give ita
parting kiss.” Before the season I 8
over the old hue and cyr, “He's go
ing up.” will doubtless be supplanted
by “Watch his proclivity to lose his
equilibrium,” while there will be strict
crders to cry, “I have it instead of
| the ungrammatical “l_ got it.”
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Grammar has been more or less a
lost art in the Southern League. The
name of Fleharty will not linger long
in the memory of the fans for his
pitching, but his originality in impro
vising English will. Fle%urty and
Rowdy Elliott composed a battery that
had more than passing fame in the
Southern. And the dialogue that en
sued between the two was sometimes
decidedly amusing. For, as a gram
marian, Elliott could catch 100 games
a year.
One day in Birmingham a batter
lifted a high foul that cleared the
grandstand. Elliott snatched off his
mask and started to the rear.” In a
gsonorous tone Fleharty velled, “aw,
let her went, Rowdy; you can’'t get it.”
Bezdek is the second degree man
to be intrusted with the leadership of
|a major league team. Branch mc{(ey
was signed by the Bt. Louis Browns (o
lead the lowly Saint Loul to a pen
rant. Branch never succeeded in do
ing so, and Bezdek may share his
barren fate. -
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Bezdek was never even a minof
league player. Comiskey upset all
precedents in the majors in 1915 by
signing “Pants’” Rowland, who never
had big league experience. But, judg
ing from the records of Cornelius
MacGillicuddy, Mike Finn and Lee
fohl—none of whom ever had big
league experiénce as players—this de
flelency may not prove a handicap.
Mike Finn, one of the greatest judges
of talent in the country, never played
the great game at all. He merely
watched it.
The most successful managers have
begn graduates of the sand lots rather
thsgn of universities. Muggsy MeGraw
didn’t have to take law to prove that
he didn’t say what he said, or to win
pennants. Cholly Frank, Molesworth
and Roy Ellam couldn’t tell you much
about Kant's categorical imperative,
but when it comes to baseball—it's
another story.
On the other hand, Christy Mathew
son, Jack Barry and Hughey Jen
nings are college men,
So maybe they won't have to com
lmute the sentence of Hugo. after all,
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S s A P SIS I
SENATORS BREAK EVEN,
ST. LOUIS, July 23-—-Plank shutout
‘Washington in the first ;qmw and Ayers
turned the tables on St. Youls, shutting
them out, 5 to 0, in the second game,
FIRST GAME.
Score by innings: R. H. E.
Washington . . . .000 000 0000 T 2
St. Louls . . ... .00080010x—4 7 1
RBateries—Shaw, Galla and Ain
smith; Plank and Severold.
BIECOND GAME.
Score by Innings: R.H. E.
Bt. Louls . . . . .000 000 0000 6 3
Washington . ~ . .320 000 0005 4 1
YANKS 7, TIGERS 5,
DETROIT, MICH,, July 23 —New
York defeated Detroit, 7 to 5 in a thrill.
ing 13-inning game ‘Sunduy.
Score by innings: R. H. B.
New York . . .012 000 010 010 2 -7 12 2
Detroit . .103 000 000 010 05 8§ 1
| Bateries—Caldwell, Cullop and Wal
'ters; Boland, Ehmke and Stanage.
WHITE SOX 2; RED SOX 0.
CHICAGO, July 23 —Rlsberg's field
ing. batting and base running and Rus
pell's good pitching enabled Chicago to
shut out Boston, 2 to 0.
Beore by innings: R. H.E.
Boston . ~ . . ...000 000 0000 4 1
Chicago . . . . . .010 00] 00x—2 13 ©
Batteries—~Mays, Bajder and Agnew;
Thomas; Russell and Schalk.
INDIANS 20, Athletics 6.
CIEVELAND, July 23.-The Indians
broke the American League h“ih score
record for the season when they de
featéd Philadelphia, 20 to 6. Baghy,
who was knocked out of the hox by
Philadelphia Friday, shut the Athletics
out for six innings, when he rr-tlred‘
with the score 11 to oin his favor. |
Score by innings: /™ R.H. B
Philadelphia . . . .000 000 402— 6 11 4
Cleveland ~ . . .200 108 36x--20 17 O
Battaries—Bchauner, Bush, Seibold and
Mever, flohnni. Haley; Bagby, Gould,
Lambeth and Blllings.
Cable Is Playing
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Harold Cable, former second-sacker
for the Crackers, is now holding down
that berth for the Toledo club of the
American associgtion. Loeal friends of
the little infielde are hoping he makes
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OMAR KHAYYAM,
Old Omar’'s fame for centuries was dim,
His c"h"“ to win a deathless name was
slim,
But now he llves forever and a day—
Some '?'ont has named a race horse after
m.
There would be an aching vold in the
columns now devoted to war reports If
correspondents were deprived of their
plpes.
It remalned for George Creel to dem
onstrate that a fleet of submarines |s
helpless when attacked by a type
writer.
OFFICE GLADIATORS.
In days of old
When knl?htu were bold
And fou%‘m with sword and ax,
The knights who slew
A score or two
Were halled as crackerjacks.
The modern knight
Can win a fight,
Nor ever risk hls bean.
A million foes
Turn up their toes
Before his type machine.
By wlnmq‘g nineteen games for Dal
las, in the Texas League, Johnny Con
ley has established a wortd’'s record for
Dallas In the Texas League.
BE CALM!
The loud and distant blasts you hear
Are not explosions caused by Krupp,
For always, at this time of year,
A bunch of minor leagues blow up.
We were ahout to open our para
graphic remarks with a few words on the
recent actions of the Yankees, but
what's the use? Let's talk about some
thing pleasant.
For Instance, let us discuss the Im
pending conflict between Carl Morris
and Fred Fulton in Canton, Ohlo, on
Labor Day. Isn't It pleasant to reflect
that you won't be In Canton, Ohlo, on
Labor Day?
——
Framcis Oulmet is a professional in
Boston and an amateur in Chicago,
| showing that amateurism in golf Is
merely a question of car fare.
There is nothing lurgrlllng in the
report that Nap Lajole has become an
umpire baiter. It is Impossible to be a
successful manager without being a
crab,
ODE. |
(By one attempting to cross a street.)
They stream along In endiess flow,
Like Alfred’'s famous rlver.
Though cars may come and cars may go
We always see a flivver. .
Certaln scribes have accused the Phil
lies of tipping signals, but none of them
heve @ocused the Plrates Of playing
ball.
HGrHOAAanDd4do!be 1. VIEO 8h shooo
SUNNY JIM,
A lucky man is Callahan,
Whose other name (8 Jim,
condemned to lead the Pirate clan,
And Dreyfuss pardoned him.
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Soldiers in the National Guard hav
ing been ordered to cease smhkinf n
public, we presume that the authorities
will carry on the good work amd pro
bibit them from playing croquet and
other roughneck games.
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{ Boners--Bingles |
By Jack Velock . m
s mind
Poor Old Vet,
You are old, Ed Plank
You. are aimost (hmufl\..
For years you've been Eltchln‘ ball;
You are almost lhrour
Letting big league clubs
Put acrogs any runs at all.
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In the Spot Ll%ht.
Bddie Plank, the Gettysburg veteran,
scored his 301st major league victory
Sunday, when he blanked Washington,
go e ok
The Yankees lost fourth place on
their western road trip. Finder please
return to Bill Donovan.
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The White Sox are now three and
one-half games ahead 'of Boston, which
is as comfortable as being one jump
ahead of a wild cat.
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. Wallle l"ln*) made four hits against
Detroit Sunday Two of them were
doubles and one a triple, Thanks to
Pipp, the Yanks won in 13 innings.
L g &
Swede Risherg and Reb Russell de
feated Boston. The batting, flelding
and base running of Risherg was
enough, coupled with Russell's four-hit
game,
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The Indians won a marathon from
the Athletics and scored a score of runs,
o b o
Ray Chapman helped his batting av
erage with a home run,
Clyde Milan, Bates, Chapman, Lie
bold and Gandil rapped out three hits
aplece in Sunday's games.
L
l.ots of minor leaguers who never
would have been drafted will gét a
call from Uncle Sam,
Few Recruits Will
' Go Hi j
Go Higher for Trials
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.~ PHILADELPHIA, July 2i.—Five mi
nor league clubs have blown up and sev
eral more are tottering, and, actording
to Pat Moran and Connie Maek, this
will reduce tha chances of the baseball
crop from the bushes producing big
league stars just that mathematical de
% gree.
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Cuban Loses First
(rame in Southern
‘ Palmero, the (‘fuban pitcher, worked
his first game for Little Rock Sunday
and lost, 2 to 1, in 12 innings. The
former Louigville twirler was pounded
for 14 hits by Memphis, but was given
good support
Palmero, like many others, probably
underestimated the strength of the
teams in the Southern League.
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Atlanta vs. Little Rock
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Crackers Meet Little Rock Ready
for Drive to Retake First Place,
Boman Here. f
: ITH a changed front, Little
\X/ Rock opens a flve-game se~
ries with the Crackers Mon<
day at Ponce DeLeon.
Clyde Warasg, the Traveler boss, has
shifted his pattling array conlgflenbly
since the last visit of Little Rock to
Atlanta. In the outfleld he has ac=
quired Kirkham from the St. Joseph
team in the Western League. Palme«
ro, the Cuban pitcher, has been pur=
chased by Little Rock, and the ex-<
Giant will be seen in actlon here.
_The latest athlete to join the Littla
‘Rock standard 18 “Turkey” Boman,
who starred with the University of
Alabama as a pitcher. Boman ils a
typical collegian pitcher, and was a
mighty popular athlete at Tuscaloosa,
'He was cheer leader of Alabama ana
‘held other positions of honor.
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Boman will twirl against Atlanta
during the latter part of the series.
He pitched a creditable game agalnst
Memphis Sunday, loslnf 1 to 0. He
held the Memphili to four hiss and
fhhnwr-d no little talent, 1
Despite all the shifts, Wares
not been able to get the Travelers u
in the running from seventh place,
They have been playing fasier ‘ball
and hn?e been showing signs ;
awakening ambition. Since Wares
assumed charge lLittle Rock has won
more than half of its games. - “
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In “Tex” Covington, Little Rock has
(ne plaver who is slated to n%{n
“for another trial in the majors.
first-sacker has hit around the .
‘mark all season, and has been felding
cleverly, With Birmingham, Coving
'ton was rated as one of the ludia:-
exponents of the “hit-and-run” game.
He has been akling Little Rock in the
same manner.
Rube Robinson, who is scheduled to
face the Crackérs Monday, is the star
flinger of the visitors. Tincup, the
Indian pitcher who twirled a perfect
game against Birmingham, will face
Atlanta also, 2
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The Frankmen have dealt ruthlessly
with the Traveleérs in the previous
games. They have taken ten from
them and .ost four. In Ponce De<
Leon, Little Rock has been able to win
a single battle,
Incidentally this will be a farewell
series. The Crackers journey to Little
Rock later in the season, but the Ar
kansang -are making their final ap
pearance here, 7
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Cholly Frank will meet the Trav«
elerg without a handicap. Roy Mo~
tan is expected to return to left fleld,
while Tom Sheehan will take his turn
on the slab against the invaders. Otto
Hess will do his bit in the drive to
retake first vlace,
After Atlanta has disposed of Little
Rock, it will tackle the Memphis team,
recently strengthened.
| Notes of Southern f
Chn:jtn.noog. took "',',’ I{:mm “uom.
yesterday. rennan an nn
beaten in the first 9 to 0. &Arm
lost the second 4 to 3.
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Dixie Walker Mendel, theshrß,BW
Dixie Walker blankéd the Vols yes
terday 2 to 0. Young Scott opposed the
Pels’ speed merchant.
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Memphis ecaptured two closé games
from Little Rock. The Chicks wen |
the first 1 to 0, and caYtured the sac
ond 2 to 1, in twelve Inpings. 4
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McDaniel, catcher for the Lookot&t. !
got four hits out of five trips te e
plate. Tim Bowden made three in
the first and two in the second. o
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Hyatt %rled out two home runs Xfl
terday. owden drove out one, and so
ala Viek, y .
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The Pels by wlnnins yeltfl‘dl{ are
now six points ahead of the Crackers.
Rot T;l = *llkl i
obinson w most oly opßouo 5
Bressler at Ponce de Leon t%ln after<
noon. + + .
The Travelers wm have a new man
in Kirkstarr in left fled today. The
latter has been with Little Rock about
a week, but this will be his first ape
pearnce here, ;
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Eddie Mahan, the former Harvard
football and baseball star, and now &
member of the United States marines,
I 8 ra.-nmmg with the Marines’ team in.
Philadelphia. 5 e
Two former tlg .hmfue pilots, Trank
Chance and Harry Wolverton, have quit
the Pacific Coast uaxue‘ Chance was
manager of the Los Angeles team and
‘\vmvormn was t.;:e i&n "!:‘mncl.co leader.
‘ Fddie Citotte, the White Sox leader,
is the only American League vetaran
pitecher standing up under the strain
this seasoh. He {8 twirling his’ elev
enth eeason in the big show and looks
good for several more years of major
league patiming. :
| The vet Gvdn Mian 1s 1 nly
e veteran Clyde ) nis the
'Senator batting In the .200 set. 3=“~
stealing uged to be Milan's stroh{ suit,
but stickwork has his attention at pres-
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