TIGERS AND REDS
SWAP POSITIONS
Chilis in YukiIv
(!la??r? Than This Time Last
Year Which Makes One
Happy ami Oilier Sad.
II> JOHN H. KOSTR1S
CeOfilgNt. IM24. k> lit A0vmnc?
N't* York. July 7 ? The Detroit
America lis and Cincinnati National.*
almost surely will be the first i ?
cross tlu? tape markinc compl'Mion
of hull t li?* big league baseball race.-.
Detroit diotil-1 hav plst y?-:I half of
its 1{?24 raiiM-s by Sunt! ?y and Cin
cinnati by tin- i.uio^iuu Tin
M i v.? n :*ny kind of w? a:h r
Tli" i n I of tin- f:r : h .if of { ??
finds J i . ? ? ? ? : ; i i ,v
. .l*il>ll.V <? It I I'STIlt c-lnr. .Ih.ii H..; .
xv. r.? ;i t List - iMtu's haif w.'y ?
For Cincinnati it is u ? ad ? l? .1 >? :"i?- .?n i
l.?r Detroit a plea-ant uii<-. Wii n
Ciin inn.iti reached ~ ffTe tie u:
tin- m-;i mi las: year. th ? Keds won;
standing rocky with a percentage of
TITT7T TI'1 r>"~ 'wm'-T si-ccuTiT Til 'I li ? ? PYu.'
and a lot of people wort* pulling con
fidently for them to oveitake tit-*
liiantti. Itni. tin y had shot tin it;
Holt and after mldseason faded
Tsn*r
This year's half way mark li-nds
them with a percentage of less than
5 (Ml. To he consistent hi their In
consistency, they ought to cut loose
now and go strong in the last half.
Hilt there are no evidences that they
will. it begins to look as if the
R.-ds were handicapped more by the
toll of time than by any I auk of
baseball knowledge. The task that
that of cultivating, what plants lie
]| i-. ili. -in rif petting sonic new nrn-s hi
rr| out in lit 25. The team he lin*
now probably will never do any l>ot -
n r than It is doing.
ShotiUL the Detroit Tigers win nil
of their gam s up to the half way
point, tin ir percentage would he.
.'?s4. It took at 54 2 today.. Last
yi-ar win n tlicy put up at Half Way
.They ha vp a chance to bo nearly 4 no
points b iter than tin y were las*
s'inoij at the half way mark and
?'.vn if they lust all their games be*
nv. i n now urnl Sunday they cnul \
lnt st a ml as poorly.
Of course reaching the 5S4 mark
by the time the half season is fin
ish' d does not mean thai Detroit is
going to win the pennant. Th 1
tirVare is not one suggesting a drive
:V-r the championship in fact, but :h
no team in the league lias been
touching 600 lately it Is at least fir^t
division baseball. And as long as
si team can remain in the first divis
ion. within hitting reach of ilv
leaders, it has a chance to win the
1" ininnl iry ?fAhcehtfntlrtg gftrttt 'WT-"
ting and pitching in the last fort
night of the race. It has happened
many times that a team which had
led buoyantly for "most of the rac*?
has found itself left sprawling on the
last day of the season. Half Way
house for Cincinnati in 1924 shows
a dim red light on the portico, while
Half Way house for Detroit Is flash
Major League Scores
XtfTIOS'AL LKACTK
Saturday** SCOW*
New York, 6; Philadelphia, 5.
St. Louis, 2; Chicago, 6.
Hrooklyn. 8; Boston, 4.
Pittsburgh, 11; Cincinnati, 4.
Suii<hi\'s Scowm
N? w York. 5-0 : Philadelphia, 1-2.'
Cincinnati. 2: Pittsburgh,
Hrooklyn, - 1-5; Boston, 4-0.
St. Louis, 13; Chicago, 4.
Staiidiiii; of Team*.
\V. I.. IVt.
Nt w York ' 1 ^ 25
I'hicnLO -*2 2s . ?;<???
Brooklyn : *::?i .5*2
I'ltti?liuruh i\'i .r?22
Cincinnati 3?! I" .17 1
ii . :;?? 42 .417
I'liil;..!. . 2'? 41 .SI 4
SI. i.i.tiis .. 27 45 .375
AMKitM .w i.i: \<i 1 1:
Suttinl i \ **? Sron-s
!>? t r??it . 3; St. Louis, 0.
Iphia. 2-2: L-Mon, <>-7.
\V;i^liit:uton. 7-u; N < ? \V York, 2 2.
i'liicaVo. S; Cl.-vriarid, T.
SiiihIu.\'.h Scent's '
!)? troit. 1: St. Louis. 5.
Washington. 4; New Yoik, 7.
Chicago, !? ; Cleveland. ?1.
Standing of Teams.
\V. L Pet.
Washington 42 32 .567
~Nrw York ...40 "2 ? ? -r&fr6
Detroit ?..4 0 36 .526
Chicago 36 35 .507
St. Louis 36 24 .514
Huston' ....... 34 37 .47!)
Cleveland 34 38 .4 72
Philadelphia ? - 27 45 .375
FULTON MAY BE
NEXT FOR WILtS
Paddy IMiillin* Thinks Mis
Hip Negro IVeeds Annlliet
(lomrXftifkiiul Before He
Meets Luis Firpo.
ny I'Al It I'l.AY
(By Tha AitocUted Prcil)
New York. July 7 ? Efforts are
now making to provide Harry Will-;
with another battle before the time
for him to step in the ring against
Luis Firpo. Paddy Mullins. who
manages the big negro, says thai
Hany got off a lot of rust in hi.s bat
tle with Madden, but there is more
io come off and he thinks it is up lo
itickurd to provide his man with a
battle, especially inasmuch as
Wills signed with Tex to "fight two
battles for him this summer.
Fred Fulton is anxious to take on
Wills, just why no one knows. But
Fred, while he is said to have im
proved. is not impressing anyone,
1. Mf it 1 1 Mulling Will, hi.-, ability
to give the colored man a good
work out. .George Godfrey is ready
and willing to accomodate HUrry but
ing a bright light of hope. It all
goes to show that you never can
tell ? for both were figured as sure
championship contenders this sea-,
son. _ 1
George does not appear to be Just'
the sort of game that will (ill the
bill (or the firm of Mulling, Wills
and Company. A
Mullins would really like to get*
a shot at Spalla. since the Italian I
made a good showing against T\in-|
ney and moreover went 14 rounds!
against Firpo before he was stowed :
away. If Wills could put Spall i
away in less than 14 rounds it :
would make the feat look good along-:
side of Firpo's showing. Yet at the
same time Wills would have to turn]
the trick inside of seven rounds to
make the victory look as good us i
Tuniiey's victory over the Italiau.
Ail around, it is a hard problem to
work out and only one fact is clear.1
this being that some time before lie
is railed upon to meet Firpo, Harry ;
will sit p into an outdoor arena
ugain-t sonic man of sonic sort of a
reputation.
For a man who ways pretty thor
oughly pecked to pi'ccs by stubbing
; Mow* reuUneU a l??t of
. i ?'-pect from managers, . promoters
; a nd fans.
What they like most about the
, big Italian is the way lie absorbs!
-nil thai Tunney senF" Into him and
| wanted more. It was merely the
' shutting off his vision that finally
j~Ied the" referee" to "call it a "da^ '
| The writer predicted after the
fight that Spalla would get plenty of
? work from now on. And he will.!
Who do you think they arc going to
? bring out as his nc-xi opponent"?' Fred ,
Fulton, no less.
Fred has been working quietly in!
, t'ie minor league and feels the time I
has come when he can startle the !
i metropolitan district.
Promoters are always ready to
j take one more chance on Fred and
so the fans may look forward with
isome interest in this battle.
in tin- semi-final of the WilU-Firpo
| battle the latter part of An gu*t
shows what a showman Rickard is. ,
Here is a fifth t hat to be as
' good, if not* better, than the maiu
i affair of tbe evening.
Uenault will surely past.' Madden
good and plenty,, but Madilcn will'
: play his role of shock absorber and
( since Itenault is not too hard to hitj
i will probably do some. .socking uu
f Iris own "account. ?
WOIIJ) ('tH\T T1MK
IIY TWKXTV-FOrKTHS
I Munich, Germany, July 7. ? Con !
siderable pressure is being brought!
to bear upon the German railway
administration to adopt the system
of time by the hours 'of 1-J4 instead
of 1-12 a. in. and 1-1 J p. m. :
Travelers returning from Switzer-'
i land, Italy and Austria point out
how much easier the system in:
vogue in these countries is, whero
everybody knows that 17 o'clock is j
j 5 p. in.
Several years ago an international
| con grewTrrr" si ;tji rta r a izihg Hie rail
way time tables of continental En- !
rope was lieTd at Ilasle hi Switzer- j
land. At this congress it was unan
imously decided to introduce the 21
hour system as soon as possble. The
German railway administration hoWs
that- the expense of installing tlia
new system is too great for the
German state.
BASEBALL QUESTION
BOX
If 70a have some 4uestlon
to ask about baseball^
Write to John B. Foster,
the man who helped make the
rules under which the game Is
played today. If you want a
personal reply enclose a
stamped, self-addressed en
velope. Otherwise your ques
tion will be ansHjred in tL'ji
column.
Address: John B. Foster,
special baseball correspondent
of The Datly Advance, 811
World Building, New York.
Question ? Que is out and tlie.v
an* runners on second uad iliini
ba-es. Till' ball is liatt-. d to ivuter
I i'-M. Klflder caught the ball and
threw IxMiif, The ihruw went be
tween thirtl and home. 1'ilclKr no' '
iht? ball and in relaying ii lo i li i" '
tauhvr bit the runu?-r Kolu'tl hoi.i>>
from third. Hall roiled Into th?
crowd. .\ boy ph'KcTT" If ? tip ,im!
hainled it to the catcher who threw
It to the pi teller and the latter
tmndied rrtti?the rumr*-r-cmmng hotnc
from second. Was he out?
Answer ? No. The ball was block
ed and must be returned to the
pitcher in his position before it can
be put In -play. Tht? run should
have been counted.
Question ? Runner is on second
base. Hatter hits to shortstop who
is playing behind the line. Runner
hesitates and then starts forward
and hurdles the ball. In doing so
he obstructs the shortstop's view.
The latter stops the ball but is rat
tled and throws poorly to first.
Should U>g'runn7T~tKTT:tHed out f?r
interferince or should the shortstop
bo i'i.i* i ji'ii w 1 1 n it?i < ' i* V' > I* ?
Aiw.?vr ? The ini ? "lion of inter
ferenie is one i>f the umpire's judg
ment?? Mdst interference plays ure|
questions of judgment <?n tile part of!
the umpire. If the* re is no iuti'rfer-j
encr ! 1 1 ? ? .1 ' it ]u> ii tlvn thi? tieliler'
must be charged with an error. |
Que^ton? Two are out and a run-'
nor is on third base. The batter up
hits the ball and in trying to make
it two bagger he ?ets put out.
.Mo :ni whib? the player on third .
scores. Does the run count?
Answer ? The run counts.
Question ? Can a good Public'
School pitcher ever become a pitcher!
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Question ? Which pitcher 'has the
, most strikeouts to his credit in the
major league this year?
| Answer ? Too early for these sta
' tistics. They hve not been made. up
i by th? major league offices and al!
, other figures are non official.
Question ? if j player !?? oauch'
bet we. n bastes n si il run uown doe*
each fielder iret nn assist for everv
time !?e handles the ball or dot* each
man 'akuig pari in the p!av g. t .m
as-i*:. If the runner reache* a l.as??
? in > :f< ' v befaii*** one ??f the play
ers i i tlf? run down ni:?k - an er
ror do ihc.iithi r m? 11 pet agists just
as if the miner were retired?
Answer ? Wh'-n a player is run
down each tield??r who handles the
b tll in p':iy gnt< an nssl*f but not
for cac TTUifre that he Throws the
"ball. Some fielders woul I have
ihr? e or four ? assists on one play
if th? latter rule prevailed. Field
ers all pet assists if one of their
number makes an error.
Question ? Runner is on first base.
Ilatter hits an ihfield fly. Pitcher
(pets the ball and throws to first be
; fore the runner gets back. Is the
runner out? Who does Bill Whit
I taker pitch for?
Answer ? The runner is out. Whit
' taker pitches for New Orleans.
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