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REFEREE IS
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Third Man in Ring Faces Thank
less Task—Umpires Know
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Fans Are Fickle,
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By Harry Lewis.
ID you ever gee a baseball wm
pire or a referee of boxing
contests who could please the
fans and at the same time render de
[y "1 cislons as they
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bl iR % kind readers, you
fla el i 8 ' have ‘not, / and
Brtins ./ 8! neither have 1
E ” & during my long
n S %§ | connection wi th
fie fwz, the sporting
Eoay M ! game,
i, . il I have seen an
g ’P ’* f ./ umpire go out one
3 + day and get by
LOMEEET . without being
i A %.. hooted and hissed,
i;,,,-.‘, % -».;,\ . but on the next
gRI TSR time out 1 saw
IR e N the same official
wlmost mobbed by the fans. The same
TBituation prevails in boxing. It seems
that'it is 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. Tiake
a boxing countest, for instance. Let
Young Attell and Bud Conley box, If
Conley happens to be strong with a
certain sectioW 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 decision
to the b&wy he thinks won, and so he
does. BuUt 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 his friend has been robbed.
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I 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 whéther
a referee has been hissed at more in’
this eity than Mike. The readon of it
all is hard to explain. In ah effort
to keep the game clean here I have
taken a personal hand in affairs to
sce that the decisions are rendered
NOT to 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 sees it, without favor
to any of them. This is just what
Mike has done since 1 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
injustice is being 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. Btill, 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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Scotty Chestnutt is probably the‘
most popular umpire that has worked |
i{n this city. Scotty’'s pep and ag
gressiveness keep the players hus
tling and he also has a good eye ini
rendering decisions. But, let Scntt_v‘
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 their 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
Tndians, will not be drafted for military
service in the first group, according to
a telegram received here from Hubbard
City, Texas, where Speaker registered.
Tris' number was the 9,197 th drawn.
Joe Evans, the Cleveland thirdsacker,
who registered in Meridlan, Miss., may
be called to the colors. Jim Bagby,
crack pltcher of the home team, has
been drafted in his district, but will
robably gain exemption on the grounds
tht his wife and two children are de
pendent upon him.
Sta,rtyTraining Grind
Bud Conley and Young Attell will
gtart training today for thelr ten-round
bout at the Columbla theater Friday
night. Both boys have already put up
two slashing scraps and they are ex
pected to repeat in the coming mill
“Happy Joe" Trent, who is managing
Conley, thinks his protege will surely
win, In fact, Joe is willing to bet a Ilit
tle loose change on the outcome.
Battling Ellis and Charley Smith will
clagh over the six-round route. A four
round lcragowlll open the card, Twenty
rounds of boxing are billed in all.
G, M. C. ATHLETE ENLISTS.
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA. July 2.-—
“Mutt” Rhodes, captain of the G. M. (.
football and baseball teams and all
around athlete, enlisted in the navy
vesterday. He graduated at G. M. C.
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Southern League.
Won. Lost. Pect.
New Orleans . . . . 6l 39 610
AR - L .. B 40 604
Birmingham ~ ... 56 43 568
Momphls . . ... . B 47 515
Naohville . .. ..M 49 505
Chattanooga . . . , . 61 53 460
Little Rock . . . . ~ 42 55 433
WORE . s b BB 72 273
American League, \
Won. Lost. Pet. !
ChEE ~ R 32 640
Bastel oo 39 571
CHMYSIANd . . .y s B 42 538
i R e 43 8517
HNow TOrk ... v @ 42 /512
Washington . . .\, . 35 52 402
o el . o o 55 .396
Philadelphia . . . . 33 51 .386
National League,
Won. Lost. Pet.
Naw TR o u oov M 0 26 667
Philadelphia ;.. . . . 42 35 545
lacinnett . . ... . . M 43 .538
TN L 40 535
R . ;. .8 45 489
IEOORINR v i BB 42 ATH
BRI L e 46 432
SRERIE 7 . v e B 55 360
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Southern League.
Little Rock at Atlants, 3:30 p. m.
Nashville at New Orleans, clear, 3:30
p.. 9%
Memphis at Birmingham, rain, 3:30
p. m.
Chattanooga-Mobile, off day.
National Luflue. |
Pittsburg at New York, clear.
Chicago at Boston, clear.
St. Louis at Philadelphia, cloudy.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn, clear.
American League,
Boston at Chicago, cloudy.
(Others not scheduled.)
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
Southern League.
Chattanooga, 9; Mobile, 0 (first).
Chattanooga, 4; Mobile, 3 (second, 7
innings).
New Orleans, 2; Nashville, 0.
Memphis, 1; Little Rock, ¢ (first).
Memphis, 2; Little Rock, 1 (second,
12 innings).
Others not scheduled. | .
National League.
No games scheduled.
American League.
St. Louls, 4; Washington, 0 (first),
Washington, 6; St. Louls, 0 (second).
New York, 7; Detroit, 5.
Chicago 2; Boston, 0.
Cleveland, 20; Philadelphia, 6.
American Association, \
Kansas City, 1; Louisville, 0.
St. Paul, 10; Toledo, 2. .
Mlnnea{(mlls, 2; Indianapolls, 1,
Milwaukee, 2; Columbus, 2.
International League.
Montreal, 6-2; Newark, 0-3,
No other games.
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Texas League.
Fort Worth, 10-8; Shreveport, 1-4.
San Antonio, s+o; Dallas, 4-8,
Waco, 1-2; Houston, 0-0.
Burns Tuesday Night
NEW YORK, July 23.—Wilson (Pal)
Moore, the crack Memphls bantam
weight, passed through here en route
to Boston, where he tackles Frankie
Burns, of Jersey City, in a twelve-round
bout Tuesday night. Moore boxed six
rounds here with Bennyv [eonard, the
lightweight champlion, who is training
for his bout with Johnny Kilbane, in
Philadelphia.
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How Jim Made Ready for Battle
This is the second of a series of three articles Mr. Corbett is writ
ing concerning his bout with Jake Kilrain, ranked as one of the greatest
the game ever produced. The third chapter of this series will appear on
Thursday, July 26. \
By James J. Corbett.
Former Heavyweight Chatgvpton of the World.
WO weeks of training was all
I that I really needed for my
six-round fight with Jake
Kilrain. T was always in condition
'mwfl"«"’w} T in those days
2%« - wu’g and needed
f 1 Li & only a little
LT WA { road and
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EO% o H i work to keep
N N s me keyed up.
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B S' B forel wasto
1 RN a meet Kilrain
: posg % I left San
g . Francisco for
Csmrsmmmeesma®d New Or leans,
with everyone but Dempsey confi
dent that I was in for an artistic
lacing. Bud Reno had promised
to meet me in the Louisiana me
tropolis, but when 1 got off
the train no one came for
ward /to meet me. I wandered
around the station until the
crowd had gone. Then a fellow
that I noticed watch tue arrivals
in an expectant way walked over
to me and said:
“Your name isn’'t Corbett, is it?"
“Yes; I'm Jim Corbett,” I 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 1 was, tall and
rather #kinny and weighing in the
neighborhood of 165 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. 1 was a guest
in his home that night. Late in
the evening he arranged for me to
meet Kilrain, and when I 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, long arms and big,
brawny fists, But for 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 1 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 was 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 1 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 Smith appealed to me:
“Tell me how I should fight
Cleary.”
I've said that 1 llked Smith—
and T did, And so, knowing what
a novice he was in comparison
with Cleary and what a tremen
dous hitter was this' Cleary, 1
said:
“He'll knock vou stiff with the
first solid punch that he shoots
out, Do your best, don't mix too
freely, and be satisfied with the
loser's end.”
That night, instead of going di
rect to my dressing room, [ got a
seat in the audience. It was my
first trip South, and 1 wanted to
see how the Southern ringmen
conducted themselves. While I
wag sitting in the crowd one of a
group said to another:
‘ “1 wonder if this Corbett will
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“show up for his fight with Kil
rain?”
The others in the party at once .
decided that “this Corbett” would
run out of the match.
“Why, he's only a kid without
any real ring experience,” inter
posed one of the crowd. “And he
weighs only 165, while Jake tips
the scales around 15 or 220,
Couldn’t blame the kid if he did
run out,”
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Just about that time Cleary and
Smith came into the ring. The
bell banged for the first round and
as Smith rushed from his ecor
ner I saw that he was going to
ignore my advice. He dashed in
at Cleary and Mike moved 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
me. Then I raced into my dress
ing rogm 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
vou.”
Without a word, 1 began tak
ing off my shoes.
“Hey, what's the matter?” de
manded the announcer.
“Oh, nothing, except 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 saying that he isn’t,”
I retorted. “But I'm one of the
principals in this fight. And I've
got just as much right to know
about the referee as anyone else,
No one consulted me about this
referee. I don’t even know who
he is. So you just hustle out and
tell the club directors that Jim
Corbett will not go into that ring
until a referee is named who isn’'t
of the hand-picked variety—and
who is agreeable to both sides.”
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.—~The Pa
cific Coast L.eague is being considerably
weakened by several Q{layrrs jumping to
an outlaw league in New Mexico,
Ray Miller, first baseman, and Jack
Sheehan, shortstop, have 11uft the Oak
land club, and signed with the New
Mexico League. Miller goes to the
Santa Rita club, managed by Bill
Burns, the former Oakland hurler, and
Sheehan goes to Hurley, managed by
Jack Roche, the former Oakland catcher,
Del Howard, manger of the Oaks, has
signed men to fill their places. He
has secured Chick Autrey, former Seal
first baseman, and Jack Conger, a short
stop, formerly of the %ulncy club.
It was r:/porn-d yvesterday that Jack
CLulnn. of Vernon, had also jumrod to
the outlaws. Later, however, It de.
ve}oved that Quinn has only asked for
a few days off, after losing a same. and
his request was not granted. Quinn
sald nothing more, but that night quiet
ly packed his grip and left for Los An
geles. Manager Stovall announced that
he had suspended Quinn for refusing to
accompany the team on its road trip.
Bob McAllister to
Battle Billy Miske
NEw YORK, July 23.-—-Billy Miske,
o B Paul, and Bob Mollister, of
California, will meet here tomorrow
night, and Tommy Tuohey and Johnny
Dundee also will enter the square ring
against each other.
Mike O'Dowd and Champion Ted
Lewis will fieht a return battle Friday
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ATLANTA, LITTLE ROCK.
MaYer, o civiiisina /. Dalee M.
O'Mars, 88 .............. Barney, of.
Thrasher, rs. .........Covington, Ib.
Normn, e ..o\ iioive.. i RiTRAGN M.
R B .t Manning, 3b.
B 3 . .civrnineri vAR 85
OIS e «covociiven..cWaran 2.
Perkine, 0. ........... Chapman, c.‘
Bressler, p. .............Robinson, p. |
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PITCHING RECORDS.
Pitcher. Ww. B Pect.
e L . 4 636
Dar,...,.......12 7 632
Fullenwider ~ ~ ~ 12 8 .600
RN . o .1B 8 .600
TN s v T 12 .556
BATTING AVERAGES.
Player. A.B. NN Pct.
Munch . . . .381 61 127 352
DS . ... 0 51 118 322
OWars . .. .88 6 13 .302
MecDeonald . , .350 54 98 .280
N . s x W 273
Picinich ~ . .194 17 52 263
Bressler . . ~ .81 1 © 259
Thrasher . . . .193 26 50 259
Mayer .. . . .406 56 102 251
Fullenwider . .61 . N 246
Perking ... ~ .208 ” §n 245
Bellly . & ~ . .58 63 81 .228
Sheehan . . .. 59 s 13 222
RS 5 W
Leading B
Leading Batters
Of Big Leagues
B A A,
Today's lndmfl hitters in the big
leagues are as follows:
American League.
RO BV . i L
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Speaker, Cleveland ...............346
Chapman, Cleveland ..............311
Baker, New SO vsk chi D)
: National League.
Seuien, 86 Liouls ........ . .......28
Rousch, Cincinnati ................331
Mernsby, 3% Louls ............. 30
Fischer, Pittsburg ................320
GMiffith, Cinoinnati ...............815
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Lookouts Grab Two.
MOBILE, july 23 -—Chattanooga won
both games of a double-header from
Mobile, 9 t o 0 and 4 to 3
First game: R.H. E.
Mobile ..............000 000 0000 7 4
Chattancoga ..........011 001 14 § 1
Batteries: Brennan, Bennett and
Griffith; Merritt and McDaniel,
Second game: R.H. E.
Chattanooga ...........11 001 I—4 9 1
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Batterles: Kroh, Perdue and Peters;
Marshall and Kitchens.
Pels, 2; Vols, 0. ‘
NEW ORLEANS, J\sly 23—Infield mis
playe and Scott's wild pltch gave New
Orleans both its runs and Nasghville was
#hut out by “Dixle” Walker, 2 tn 0.
Seore by innings: R.H. E.
Nasghville ...........000 000 0000 5§ 1
New Orleans ~.....100 001 00x—2 6 0
Batteries. Scott amd Marshall; Walk
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Chicks Win Two.
MEMPHIS, July 23.--Memphis won a
double~header from Little Rock, 1 to 0
and 2 to 1, the second game going 12
innings.
The first contest was a pitehers’ bhattla
between Blodgett and Boman, nelther
team ecoring until the ninth, when
Vick, first man up, hit a home run.
First game: RH. E,
Memphis .....\.....000 600 001—1 4 2
Little Rock .........000 000 0000 § 1
Batteries: Blodgett and Ruel; Boman
and Chapman.
Second game: R.H. E.
Memphis ........001 000 000 001-Q 14 23
Little Roeck .....000 001 000 0001 § 2
Batteries: Barger and Ruel; Palmero
and Chapman.
CUBS RETAIN VIC SAIER.
CHICAGO, ILL., July 23.—The
Cubs will not relinquish title to
Vic BBaler to the Pirates without an
argument, President Weeghman an
nounced. He said every club waived
on the first baseman before he was
handed his release. If necessary an
other athlete will be let out to keep
Vie.
MONDAY, JULY, 23, 917.
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BOXING
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HIGHBROW
New Leader of Pittsburg Is Col
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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 been 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 is a college man. He wasone
of the greatest fullbacks that the Unl
versity of Chicago possessed. His
prowess as a plunger and strategist
led 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 score, the manager
exhorted feelingly to Pitler, “Give ita
‘pflrung kiss.” Before the season is
over the old hue and cyr, “He's go
}lng up,” will doubtless be supplanted
by “Watch his proclivity to lose his
equilibrium,” while there will be strict
corders to cry, “I have it,” instead of
the ungrammatical “I got it.”
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Grammar has been more or less a
lost art in the Smnfi;n League. The
name of Fleharty will not linger long
in the memory of the fans for his
pitching, but his orlginamf in impro
vising English will. Fleharty 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
sonorous tone Fleharty yelled, “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 Rickey
was signed by the St. Louis Browns to
lead the lowly Saint Loui to a pen
rant. Bransh never succeeded in do
ing so, and Bezdek may share his
barren fate,
scoon
Bezdek was never even a minor
league player. Comiskey upset all
precedents in the majors in 1915 by
signing “Pants” Rewland, 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 experience as players—this de
ficlency may not prove a handicap.
Mike Finn, one of the greatest judges
of talent h} the country, never played
the great game at all. He merely
watched it.
The most successful managers have
be¢n graduates of the sand lots rather
thig of universities. Muggsy McGraw
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
'finn, Jack Barry and Hughey Jen
nings are college men,
| So maybe they won't have to com
'mute the sentence of Hugo. after all,
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PA e A N P i S PPy
SENATORS BREAK EVEN,
ST. LOUIS, July 23—Plank shutout
Washington in the first game and Ayers
turned the tables on Bt. Louis, shutting
them out, 5 to 0, in the second game.
FIRST GAME.
Score by innings: R. H. B,
Washington . . . .000 600 0000 T 2
St. Louis . . 000 300 10x—4 T 1
Ratteries—Shaw, Gallla and Ain
smith; Plank and Severoid,
SECOND GAME.
Score by innings: R.H. E.
Washington . . . .320 000 0005 4 1
St. Louis . ... . .000 000 000—0 6 3
YANKS 7, TIGERS 5,
DETROIT, MICH., July 23.—New
York defeated Detroit, 7 to 5, in a thrill.
ing 13-inning game Sunday.
Score by inninifflz R H B
New York . . .012 000 010 010 2--7 13 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.--Risberg's fleld
lnf. batting and base running and Rus
sell's good pitching enabled Chicago to
shut out Boston, 2 to 0.
~,Score by innings: R.H E.
Boston . . ~. ...000 000 000—0 4 1
Chicago . . /. . 010 001 00x—213 0
_ Batteries—Mays, Bader and Agnew;
‘Thomas; Russell and Schalk. |
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| INDIANS 20, ATHLETICS 6, |
' CLEVELAND, July 23.--The Indlans
‘broke the American League hl%h score
‘rer-nrd fog the season when they de
feated Philadelphia, 20 to 6. Baghy,
}whn was knocked out of the box by
Philadelphia Friday, shut the Athletics
out for six Innings, when he retired
with the score 11 to 0 in his favor
Score by innings: R.H.B.
Philadelphia . . , .000 0600 402— 611 4
Cleveland ". . . .200 108 36x--2017 ©
Batteries—SßSchauer, Bugh, Selbold and
Meyer, Schang, Haley; Bagby, Gould,
Lambéth and Billings,
Cable Is Playing
Harold Cable, former second-sacker
for the Crackers, 1s now holding down
that berth for the Toledo club of the
American agsoclation. Local friends of
thv‘llttle infielder are hoping he makes
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OMAR KHAYYAM,
Old Omar’'s fame for centuries was dim,
His chf'nco to win a deathless name was
slim,
But now he lives forever and a day—
Some '?'CM has named a race horse after
m,
‘ There would be ;n aching vold In the
cOlumns now devoted to war reportg If
correspondents were deprived of their
plpes.
‘ It remained for George Creel to dem
onstrate that a fleet of submarines Is
helpless when attacked by a type
writer.
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OFFICE GLADIATORS.
In days of old
When knlvhu were bold
And 'o\q(m with sword and ax,
The knights who slew
A score or two
Were hailed as crackerjacks,
The modern knight
Can win a fight,
Nor ever risk his pean,
A million foes
Turn up thm toes
Before his type machine.
By wlnnlv nineteen games for Dal
las, In the Texas League, Johnny Con
ley has established a world'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 about to open our para
graphie 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 confllet 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?
Framels Ouimet s a professional iln
Boston and an amateur in Chicago,
showing that amateurism in golf is
merely a question of car fare.
There Is nothing ourgrlulng in the
report that Nap Lajole has become an
umplire balter, It is Impossible to be a
successful manager without being a
crab,
ODE.
Srly one -“emrflnq to cross a street.)
hey stream along in endiess flow,
Like Alfred's famous river.
Though cars may come and cars may go
~ We always see a flivver,
Certain scribes have accused the Phil
lies of tipping slw\nll. but none of them
have accused the Pirates of playing
ball.
SUNNY JIM,
A lucky man Is Callahan,
Whose other name Is Jim, \
condemned to lead the Pirate clan,
And Dreyfuss pardoned him,
Soldiers in the National Guard hav
ing been ordered to cease smoklnf in
pu‘sllc. we presume that the authorities
[wm carry om the good work amd pro
‘hibit them from rplaying croquet and
‘other roughneck games.
inol $
Boners--Bingles i
Poor Old Vet,
You are old, Ed Plank,
You are almost through,
For years you've been Kitchln‘ ball;
You are almost throur
lLetting big league clubs
Put across any runs at all
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In the Spot Ll%ht.
Fddie Plank, the Gettysburg veteran,
scored his 301st major ln&ue victory
Sunday, when he blanked ashington.
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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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Wallie PlpJ) made four hits against
Detroit Sunday. Two of them were
doubles and one a triple. Thanks to
Pipp, the Yanks won in 13 innings.
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Swade Risherg and Reb Russell de
feated Boston, The batting, fielding
and base r:?flnf of Rlfl)er was
enough, coupl with Russell's lf)ur-hlt
e + o+ &
The Indians won a marathon from
the Athletics and+ac'tl:ref.l,'n score of runs.
Ray Chapman helped his batting av
prmfe with a home run,
Clyde Milan.+Ba.t:l.+Chapmnn. Lie
bold and Gandil rapped out three hits
apiece in Sundal'n.l‘ga?en.
Lots of minor leaguers who never
would have been drafted will get a
call from Uncle Sam. k"
Pitcher Dan Tipple '
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TORONTO, July 23.—Piteher Dan 'l’!r»-‘
ple is no longer a Toronto Leaf. Which
goes, perhaps, to show that one swal
low does not make a Toronto summer.
He has been sent back to the New
York Yankees, whence he came. He has
been of no real use to the Leaves since
early In May.
Cuban Loses First
(rame in Southern
Palmero, the Cuban 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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Crackers Meet Little Rock Ready
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Rock opens a five-game ses
’ ries with the Crackers Mona
day at Ponce DeLeon. [
‘ Clyde Waras, the Traveler boss, has
shifted his battling array considerably
since the last visit of Little Rock to
Atlanta. In the outfield he has o
quired Kirkham from the St. Joox;;f
team in the Western League. Palmes
ro, the Cuban pitcher, hds been pur
chased by Little Rock, and the ex=
Glant will be seen in action here.
The latest athlete to join the Littla
Rock standard is “Turkey" Boman,*
who starred with the University of
Alabama as a pitcher. Boman is &
typical collegian pitcher, and was &
mighty popular athlete at Tuscaloosa,
He was cheer leader of Alabama ang o
held other positions of honor.
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Boman will twirl against Atlants
during the latter part of the series.
He pitched a creditable game against
Memphis Sunday, losing 1 to 0. He
held the Memphii to four hits and
showed no little talent. -
Despite all the shifts, Wares has
not been able to get the Travelers up
in the running from seventh place.
They have been playing faster ball
and have been showing signs of
awakening ambition. Since Wares
assumed charge Little Rock has won
more than half of its games. 5
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In “Tex"” Covington, Little Rock has
(ne player who 1s slated to return
for another trial in the majors. The
first-sacker has hit around the .300 4
mark all season, and has been fielding
cleverly.” "'With Birmingham, Coving- ‘3
ton was rated as one of the leading
exponents of the “hit-and.run” naa 3
He has been aiding Little Rock in the
same manner. |
Rube Robinson, who is scheduled to
face the Crackers Monday, is the stap
fiinger of the visitors. Tincup, the
Indian pitcher who twirled a perfect
game against Birmingham, wlllshco 1
Atlanta also. &6 2 ‘j
The ¥rankmen have dealt ruthlessly
with the Travelers in the prevtou;
games. They have taken ten from
them and .ost four. In Ponce De
-1 eon, Little Rock has been able to win
a single battle. )
Incidentally this will be a farewell i
series. The Crackers journey to Little 2
Rock later in the season, but the Ar
kansans are making their final ape
pearance here, g 3
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Cholly Frank will meet the Trave 3
elers without a handicap. Roy Mo~ x
ran is expected to return to left field,
while Tom Sheehan will take his turm
on the slab against the invaders. Otte
Hess will do his bit in the drive te §
retake first olace, &
After Atlanta has disposed of Little
Rock, it will tackle the Memphis teamy i
recently strengthened.
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Chattunoog took two from Mobils
{enerday. rennan and Bennett 'b.:; %
eaten in the first 9 to 0. Mars i
lost the second 4 to 3. s
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Dixie Walker blanked the Vols yes«
terday 2to 0. Young Scott opposed the
Pels’ speed merchant. A
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Momi)hls ca&ture two close games
from Little ock. The Chicks wonm
the first 1 to 0, and captured the secs
ond 2 to 1, in twelve innings. ;
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McDaniel, catcher for the Lookouts,
got four hits out of five trips to the
{Hate. Tim Bowden made three im
he first and two in the second.
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Hyatt %olen out two home rumnxm 3
terday. Bowden drove out one, and so
did Vick. b
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The Pels by winning ynterdl{ are
now six pointl.'nhe:.-d o’!"the Crackers.
Robinson will most likely o |
Bressler at Ponce de Leon d‘\‘h :m i
noon, /
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The Travelers will have a new
in Kirkham in left fleld toda{. m s
latter has been with Little Rock about
a week, but this will be his first aps'
pearance here. ;
Gloves for Sailors
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NEW YORK, July 23.—The an-.
nouncement that Uncle Sam’s sailor
boys, those in service abroad and those
about to leave for foreign waters, need~
ed boxing gloves with which to suppg [
recreation and amusement on board
ship brought forth a generous response
from boxing fang at two Gotham clubs
last week. As a result, Chaplain
George E. T. Stevenson, of No. 225
West Forty-second street, who is in
terested in seeing that the tars’ ath
letic needs are supplied, will be fur
nished with as many sets of gloves as
can bepurchased with $245.85. ]
MONEY TO LOAN
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Most strictly private loan office I
clty. Bargains in unredeemed diamonds,
less than wholesale prices, all sizes, up
to 17/4 carats each, L
W. M. LEWIS & CO. |
JEWELERS AND BROKERS, |
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