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Queer 7 hings In
Baseball Arena
(BY MONTY.)
.W«' York, Aug. 26.—The unexpect-
- ^lapppns in all walks of life; all
,. k and play. Baseball is no ex-
;>rion. Kvery season yields its quo-
-.f ‘new stuff." At the end of any
ar It is easy to look back over the
^Pinpp J^nd say that everything pos-
■ > in I'Hseball has now hpen done.
. ]t it hasn’t, as the folllwng season
ill prove. It is said of the game
r-f chess that there is an endless num-
• .r of possible arrangements of the
, - . , on the board. The same seems
• n br rrur> of baseball, exceptjng that
diamond takes the place of the
■ rti nnl men take the place of the
♦ ?
’ “p other day one of the queerest
.ZF in the history of the game
ftl pened—that i». from the stand-
oi>r of the official scorer, After
ffipd an error for the catcher, a
k-vtut and a wild pitch. It all
. en‘'il on one thrown ball. A run-
h pondering over the play, he re-
^ns third, and the batsman had
■I, f'rikes against him. The pitcher
l.-i .-o one that was so low it hit
_,rniind before reaching the plate,
rho bat»er ‘hit" at if for the third
frike The catcher coiild not stop the
. and the runner on third came
,oiue. while the batter got to first
A.** for the scoring—a pitcher
i a strikeout whenever the bat-
. ' 5"'ings for the third strike,
r the catcher gets the b?»ll or
• THr on*cher gets an error when
r iip fails to catch a third strike
: . i.'- he throws the runner out at
• which he of course could not
this case. .-Vs the runner from
1 scored nn the obvions crooked
ot the pitcher, the laiter had
held rpsponsible for a wild
Therefore one thrown ball
. . (i a strikeout, a wild pitch
ratrhers error,
fnnnv ones were perpetrated
»rmr!n\'’ Pchnefer. of Washing-
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Morathan Finish in 7 he
Big Lots To be Exciting
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EDDIE COLLINS
Er,ie Cot'lns, great second! baseman
of t'le Ph ladelpbla Athletics, whose
^e.varkable work with the bat and
on the bases has been the big factor
n t'le passing of the Detroit Tiger*
by the Csrnie Mack clan. The Quak
e's "ow several full games ahead
ton, in recent games. With the'New
York Yankees as opponents, Schae
fer rolled a slow one down the first
base line to Hal Chase. The latter
was about to tag Schaefer out, but
“Germany" had an Inspiration. He
put on the reverse and turned back
toward home, with Chase after him.
“Germany” touched home, but didn’t
stop. He set sail for third. Chase
still in pursuit. After rounding third
and aiming towards second, the situa
tion proved too much for him. Hold
ing his aching sides, he stumbled
and fell to the ground. Chase ;tripping
over him. The two lay there a full
minute, roaring to their heart’s con
tent, while the howls of the crowd
echoed the humor' of the situation.
Schaefer, the real comedian of the
big leagues, got off another one sev
eral days later that was equally as
amusing and much more unusual.
The White Sox had such a big -lead
that there was practically nothing
that Schaefer and his teammates
could do to bring victory. So, when
he stood on second base, w-ith anoth
er Washington runner on third, he
got his fertile brain to working. Be
fore anyone could I'ealize v.-ljat he
was trying, he was off like a shot
for first base. The catcher pegged to
Zeider, holding down the bag. but
“Gehmany” slid in before him. It was
the first time a man had stolen first
base. Then Zeidev winged the ball
back to the catchcr to head off the
other runner, who had started for
the plate. Pandemonian reigned, and
the entire Sox bunch marched on to
the field to see what the umiiire
would do.In the excitement, Schaefer
raced back to second, and the
other runner retvirned safely to third.
After the game "his umps” explained
that if Zeider had tagged Schaefer
while the latter vas on first base, he
would have been out. as second base
was the only safe ground for him
until he re.ached third.
Pat Newman, the former first base
man of the St. Louis Browns, now
once more a member of the Houston
team of the Texan League, was the
victim of an odd ruling recently. An
other Houston runner w'as on sec
ond when Pat knocked the ball out
of the lot for a clean homer. Pat
never loafs on the bases. He didn t
this time, even though the ball was
out of the park. So he steamed around
the bases, catching up to the other
runner at third. He passed him and
ruled that Pat’s run counted, but that
the other man w*as out because he
didn’t cross the plate before Pat. The
decision w’as based on the force-out
rule.
Ever hear of a center fielder tag
ging a man out at home plate? So
far as we know, that has been done
blit once in the /listory of the game.
Emmatt Heidrlck, of the old St. Louis
Browns of 1902, was the hero. A hot
one was lined over second base.
Heidrlck came in on the dead run
for it. but the ball slipped through
him. .lesse Burkett, the left fielder,
finallv captured the ball and hustled
it in to Heidrick, who had coasted
on almost the second base. The rtjn-
ner by this time w’as nearing third
and Heidrick pegged to the third
baseman, but the throw was wide
and the rtinner made progress to
wards the plate. Heidrick kept run
ning in and took the throw' of *the
catcher, who had backed up the third
baseman. He was just near enough
to make a head-first dive for the run-
who was sliding for home, and
By Vy. S. FARNSWORTH.
New York, Aug. 26.—Gather up your
sporting sheet, you fans, and pause
long enough to look over the standing
of the clubs in the two major leagues.
Then when the season comes to a ^
close compare the final ratings. with J schedule at
those of today, and you will, in all 1 dence born
probability, find that, with one or two
exceptions, the positions remain in
tact.
This is generally the stage of the
baseball campaign when a winner can
almost be picked without
v/ood.” There have been years w'here
the ultimate victor was in abeyance
until the final day of the season. But
you will invariably find that with the
beginning of September, the race has
carry off the laurels.
The Cubs and Athletics have the ad
vantage of playing a majority of their
remaining games on home soil. There
is an untold advantage for teams of
their strength in finishing up the
home. With the confi-
of success, these two
teams will rip into the opposition
relentlessly, and they should have lit
tle trouble in winning more games
than they lose from now until the
season’s close. But there is always
knocking j the unexpected to be reckoned with.
There may be a general upheaval In
the standings ere long but that is
hardly likely.
There are many w'ho will dispute the
assertion that the Cubs and Athletics
showing very bad the following per
iod. “Babe” Adams, the hero* of the
world’s series of 1909, is beginning to
show the strain of overwork and will
have to be handled delicately here
after. While the Pirates are a pack
of sluggers, they are not the best
base runners in the world and their
lack of speed on the bases has lost
quite a few games.
The Quakers and Cardinals do not
appear to have a look-in for the big
honors. Both teams have been great
ly hindered by injuries to star players.
Philadelphia suffered immeasurably
while Magee was under the ban. His
heavy stickwork would have gone a
long way toward bringing victories to
the Quakers in their series against the
Boxing Hungry
Fans Want Fight
ano...r p,„n,n.?,rX^ sr„c: “”he‘-
f/vir'/VZ I-?.'; 'pu«,ns fhe runner out.
wee^s ago. every member of the
Athiet''s ha»; been playing an im
proved article rf ball. The dash, vim
a’13 snirit of Collins are contsgeous,
so t sre~s. as the team is a listless
stjrr 0* a machine with him out of
t*"e ♦'•ay.
‘ Wife back from the seashore yet?
"Yes. but confined to her room.”
"To bad. What does the doctor
say?”
“We have no doctor. The washer
woman says she’ll have her out in
bout four days.’’—Washington Herald
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TOP LINERS IN BIG LEAGUES
Top-liners whose grand work makes their teams the favcrftes foi^ the pen
nants in the two big leagues. Mordecai Brown, otherwise '“Miner” and
Three-fingercd, (above on the left) is the chief defensive strength of the
Cubs in their battle to bring the National gonfalon to Chicago. He Is
again in the wonderful form that won three other pennants for Chance.
Frank Schulte (at the bottom) is the Cub’s best man In the aggressive
department. The hefty outfielder is threatening the home-run record with
extermination. Eddie Colins (left center) is half of the scoring machine
of the Philadelphia Athletics. His consitent hitting and brilliant base-run
ning feature every game played by Connie Mack’s charges. Jack Coombs
(above on the right) is the best of the Quaker pitchers. An event that
the Athletics and Cubs come together In the world’s series, which now
seems likely, fans all over the country will watch the duels between
Brown and Coombs and between C oHIns and Schulte.
Giants and the Western teams. Man
ager Dooin probably will not play for
the balance of the season. This de
prives the Quaker machine of Its
main cog.
The Cardinals are struggling along
without the services of their crack
manager and Catcher Roger- Bresna-
han. Bresniahan’s presence is needed
in the game every day if the Cardinals
are to finish among the first four.
In the American League, the race
is between the Atletics and Tigers.
There is not a chance in the world for
any of the other teams butting in on
the frolic of the Quakerites and De
troiters. The Mackmen have shown
unlimited gameness a»d it is this
trait, which has been well developed
in every one of the Philadelphians,
that makes me pick them to win out
in the American League.
The Cubs are going smoothly again
now that Chance ^and the pugnacious
Joe Tinker have settled their differ
ences. Young Saior is a fixture at
first base, while Heine Zimmerman is
filling in at second base as well as any
one could. “Runt” Doyle at third has
been one of the season’s sensations.
This infiled is now working in unison.
Frank Schulte, the champion home-
run hitter, has regained some of his
old speed and with his ability to crack
the ball to the furthermost corners of
the lot, the Cubs look unbeatable.
CATCHER MADDEN
Catcher Madden, of the Philadelphia Nationals, who Is doing
••eceivlng for the Phillies since Msnager Dooln’s incapacitation, ti^reoy
-ausinfl a surprise and rumors of internal dissensions, as Patsey
'^as declared on all hands to be the man who would fiJI the
'Wonderful leader. Madden however, has been doing
hai been working regularly than Moran is believed to be P j
thereby causing surprise number two. For several
a slight injtiry, but even then Moran didn’t go behind the ba .
*?pencer, formerly of St. Paul, filled the breech—surprise number tn e .
And Spencer did such good work that, although an old-timer ®
"comeback" being a former member of the St. Louis \ f
certain he will be kept by the Phillies—surprise number four. ’
■^r«ncer i« now doing little except warming up the pitchers, wni
Madden pulls off his dally stunt of working In the gajne.
reached such a stage that a good line
can be obtained on the teams posses
sing the best chances.
The Marathon in the two major or
ganizations this season promises to be
as thrilling as those of the past few
years when the winners had to play
the concluding game of the schedule
In order to be assured of the ribbon.
Judging by the inconsistent work and
the fall and rise of the leading teams
in the American and National leagues
this season it is almost certain to nar
row down to races down the stretch, in
which the games of the final week will
decide the Issues. The vanguard
teams that have been graced with easy
schedules toward the season’s close
will naturally stand the best chance
of copping.
But it Is the uncertainty of things
that has made baseball the game that
it is—the national pastime. The
teams that are looked upon as weak
may rise in their wrath during the
final games and may send calculations
skyrocketing. The Giants w'ill attest
to the latter statement, for it has been
their bitter experience to be beaten
out of a pennant when their chances
seemed glorious. We refer to the
time when Harry Covaleski, the terri
ble Pole backed by eight other incon
siderate Philadelphia players, knocked
the McGrawite out of the pennant. So
It would be well for the leaders to con
sider the teams of lower rating and to
fear them as much as they would the
stronger members.
From the present outlook, the Phila
delphia Americans and the Chicago
Cubs appear to have the best change
In their., respective circuits. Of
course, there are other teams that
look as if they might share in the
glory and remuneration accuring from
the world's series. But when it comes
to a showdow’’n, I do not think it wise
to select these two aggregations to
are to be the favored parties. They
will contend that the Giants and Pir
ates must be considered in the Nation
al League hunt, while the Detroit Ti
gers must not be overlooked in the
American League chase. Yes, the
Giants and Pirates and Tigers, have
been given due consideration, and I
cannot, for the life of me, figure how
it is possible for any of these to
wedge their way into the world’s se
ries celebrlition.
In the first place we’ll consider the
Giants. McGraw’s squad have been
an inconsistent lot. That much can
not be denied. They have played
some of their worst exhibitions when
opposed to the Rustlers and have
shown championship form when array
ed against the Cubs and Pirates.
Again Mathewson’s slight failing this
season done much to retard the pro
gress of the Giants. 'Otey Crandall,
who was looked upon as a regular at
the outset of the season has been rele
gated to his old job of relief pitcher.
“Red” Ames, who is followed everlast
ingly by the jinx, has lost many heart
breaking games because old Hard
Luck has been sticking to him like an
adhesive tack. The Giants are admit
tedly the best base-running outfit in
either of the major leagues, but daring
on the paths will not help if the pinch
punch is not forthcoming. The Giant
pitchers have had the misfortune of
pitching their best games when the
team was not hitting, while they have
showed up at their worst while the
club was in a batting streak. Unre
liable and inconsistent work sums up
why the Giants do not appear to me as
the winners of the National league
banner.
Passing on to the Pirates: The
Smoky city crew must be looked upon
as the “dark horse” of the race. Like
the Giants , they have played in
streaks, showing well one week and
By W. W. NAUGHTON.
San Francisco, Aug. 26.—With box
ing “coming into its ov/n,” as Tim Mc
Grath says, and with a marked sicarc-
ity of fighting talent staring the pro
moters in the face, many are asking
how it is that the men of the ring dis
appear so quickly from the scenes of
their activitites.
The sport-hungry fight fans keep
asking “where are the cracks of yes
terday? Why can’t they be located
and urged to return to the game?
Surely 4he glove play with old masters
and past masters would be more en
tertaining than the amateurish efforts
of the “white hopes” we are being
plagued with at present.
Assuredly many good ring men have
gone out of commission and the fact
that the majority of them turned their
backs on the game before they reach
ed the age of 35 is testimony that
pugilism is a strenuous profession.
A glance at their records makes evi
dent that old Bob Fitzsimmons w’as
the wonder of fighters of all ages, not
only a& a workman, but so far as en
durance is concerned, the fickeled one
fought his first battle when
championship from Jack Dempsey at;.
29 defeated Jim Corbett for the heavy
weight title at 35 and held it until he
was past 37. He lost to Jeffries but
‘came back” a year later and made
choppi’Ag blocks of Gus Ruhlln and
Tom Sharkey.
Fltz did not know when to stop
Only a couple of years ago he took up
the game again and "lost to Bill Lang
in Sydney. At that time Fitz was 47
years of age and had been a score of
years in harness. Where in a the an
nals of fistiana has such a career been
duplicated?
A distinct contrast to the story of
Bob Fitzsimmons’ ring life was that
of Eddie Hanlon of San Francisco, who
probably holds the record for quick
aging. Eddie was fighting at 15, was
on the down grade at 20 and was re
garded as a good old “has been” at
21. He pottered along a while and
dropped completely out of the game at
23.
How old was Jim Corbett when he
won the championship?” was asked of
the writer recently.
In order to head off similar queries,
posted myself regarding the coming
and going of all heavyweight champ
ions from John L. Sullivan’s time.
Sullivan was 24 years old when he
became champion under the old rules
When 34 he lost to Jim Corbett under
the Queensbury system of millin
Corbett w^as 26 when he became the
world’s champion and he he held It
until he was 31, giving way to Fltz
simmons. Fitz, as I have already ata
ted, became heavyweight champion at
35 and enjoyed the distinction for two
years.
.liip Jeffries was 24 years old when
he defeated Fitzsimmons at Coney Is
land. Big Jim retired from the ring
when he was 29 and was coaxed back
into the storm region, to his sorrow
v/hen he was 35.
Jack Johnson was 32 years old
w'hen he did for Jeffries at Reno
Many of the fighters now regarded
as belonging t9 a past generation are
comparatively young men. Take
philadelphlt Jack O’Brien, for in
stance. Some of the New York sport
Ing writers described the efforts
of “old Jack” in the recent affair with
Sam Langford, yet Jack is only 33.
Young Corbett, who was a bright and
shining light of the Queensbury realm
a few years ago, is but 31, and Terry
McGovern, who is also on the retired
list, apparently is the same age. Tom
Sharkey cried enough of the ring at
29. Bat Nelson, who is only 29 at
present, has to admit that he was no
longer the durable Dane when he
went under to Ad Wolgast on Rich
mond Field, a year and half ago.
Abe Attell, who is just 27, is evidently
of the opinion that he should not be
asked to tackle the youngsters of his
class unless he is well paid for taking
the risk.
From the look of things at present,
the promoters will try to lure some of
these old-timehs back into the game.
Something will have to be done for
that matter or classy contests will be
few and far between. The new mpn
who are worth paying to see are no
toriously few.
CETSII GHmiTEII
Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 26.—The state
chartered today the Guilford Poultry
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Association, of Greensboro, for pro-
moting in Guilford and adjacent coun-
tie§ the raising of thoroughbred poul
try through the holding of annual poul
try fairs and aw'akening interest in
chicken raising of the most improved
sort. The capital is $2,000 and the
principal incorporators are W. R. Gold-
en and W. M. Montgomery. There is al
so a charter for the Crystal Ice and Ice
Cream Co., Lexington, capital $15,000
for making ice and doing business of
a kindred nature. H. E. Cartland Is the
principal incorporator.
Judge George W. Ward, who has
been prevented by illness from holding
any courts for several months, has so
far recovered as to be able to resume
official duties. His “first court will be
Edgecombe court, beginning Septem
ber 11, which he holds for .ludge Fer
guson, w’ho will in turn, by permis
sion of the governor, hold the Pender
county court for a week, beginning the
same date. '
If a movement started by Rev. Robt.
Drane, D. D., president of the Roa
noke Island Memorial Association, ma
terializes, as it promises to do, there
will be a splendid memorial pavilion
erected there in honor of Virginia
Dare, the first w^hite child born in
America. He Is bringing influences to
bear on the state department of educa
tion for the setting apart of a Virginia
Dare Day in the public schools during
the coming school year, so that there
can be an offering for a memorial fund
to Virginia Dare, to be u&3d In erecting
a permanent pavilion. The movement
is being heartily seconded by leading
citizens all over the state and v -
ever fund is raised in this way v»'il * j
supplemented by private subscrin a*.
Rain Interfered seriously this summer
with the celebration of Roanoke Isl
and Day.
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Had Ltbeiahty
On Ets Luggage
Paris, August 26.—The manner in
which the traveler has his character
written on his luggage for the benefit
of porters and hotel servants is de
scribed In the Matin. Little scratches
on the bag§ are made after the travel
er has given a “tip,” and these marks
are understood by all porters and oth
er employes. . j
A horizontal line on the right hand
top corner of the bag means that the
owner gives very small “tips” and
should he boycotted when possible. A
diaganol scratch on the lower left-hand
corner signifies “exacting and disa
greeable.” A cross in the lower right-
haid corner means “exacting” but “gen
erous,” and small vertical
near th^ lock—“very generous. A
curved mark on the left-hand upper
corner signifies “inexperienced, has
not traveled much.”
A Lady Divei
Enters Water
Paris, Aug. 26.—There is no stem
ming the tide of feminism and women,
anxious to he on a footing with men,
are taking up occupations which have
by their very nature been considered
exclusive to the male sex. The latest
novelty In this direction is a lady diver
the wife of a man following the same
pursuit—who has been excIted_to emu
lation by watching her husband de
scend Into the dark depths of the sea
around the harbor of Havre.
A pretty girl tries to give people
the impression that she is tired of
being admired.
It’s a pity we can’t see others as we
see ourselves.
/y NAPOLEpN LAJOIE >■.
Napoleon, Lajole, great second bate«
man and slugger of the Cleveland
Americans, who although slowed up
on account of the recent Injury to
his foot, Is again batting at the de«
mon pace he has set ever s4nce his
remarkaible career on the Diamond
began. The big Frenchman Is put
ting In a strong bid to run a doss
second to Cobb for the batting laur>
els of the league and Is almost cer
tain to finish the season with a per
centage better than .350.
GEORGE MULLIN
George Mullin, the veteran flinger of the Defoit Tigers, who
practically the sofe hope of the Jennings band to beat out the
ing Athletics for the American League banner. When all
gers are becoming ineffective, Mullin has remained steady ana is
oping hit best goods for the speckled leader of the team»