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THE OMAHA SUNDAY HKK: AUHUNT 11)11. 8 EAGLES TAKE ON HANSCOMS Big; Game Among the Amateuri Prom iiea Some Thrills. AMATEUR MANAGERS ORGANIZE Bnslaeaa Rrtilt mt Aftajrea-attans net I a Tram of Tfcelr Own r( Season Pertee Will Be ee tlnnal CoiitfM. The first conflict hIWfi the shady lads, known Hanscom Parks, and the birds from Bnson ought to be a thriller. I.aat Punday Oie tree farm colts played an In teresting;, hard fought, game with the Bhemrocks. the latter emerging victori ous. Tha champlona of South Omaha giva much credit to the Hanscoms for their nerry battla In their crippled condition. They were somewhat crippled In their lest argument on account of a couple of ball playera handing In their resignations at the lat moment, but today will find them with a corking bunch and they are going to go after tha Eagles from tha Jump off. The Bensonltes pickled their last fracae and as they have been winning nearly all of their mixes lately they don't Intend to let the Parks shove them down the ladder. Mc Crearr. tha elongated animal, will whlss m or the flyers, and Hank Bogatts. the left paw dispenser, will work for the Han acom Parks. After the first Jamboree the Famous congregation and the Val Blati army will tear up the duet. The Blati children say they are going to make themselves famous by drowning the Famous team with scores. Karbowskl will pass them over for the Val Blata. and Gillespie will stop them. Tt Is not certain who will breeze them over for the Famous outfit. First game called promptly at tw bells second Immediately after first. Following Is tha lineup: Benson Eagles. Kemp Oibb Ostronle Position. .First ... Hanscom P'ka Stevens Tuttle Front Baudo Barr Yeartk Mcformlek .1 H. Boit .... Pecond . Phort .. ....Third ... .....Left .... .....Center . ...'.Right ... Pitch ... Soup PTefka Murray.... few ell Mrreary. : .Catch e. Bogatta r-rof. Strong will nanaie me iuau...i . Tit o Battles at Florence. At Florence a pair of clever fights are on the program. The first game Is between the Florence Athletics and Union Pacific shops; second game, Americans against Hoffmans. Although tha Athletics dropped a duel last Sunday they are coming back today stronger than ever and expect to hand the shops team a Jolt it will re member. The old standby, Swanson, will be on the firing line for the Florence boys and Bell will stop them. As soon as this mill Is over a more Important game will take place, when the Packvllle seizors with the Hoffman monogram will do battle with the Americans. Here is a grand opportunity for the Hoffmans to step up a few notches. If they could hand the Americans a knock out they would be able to stick their burrs in tha air and demand recognition from all the speed merchants around this neck of the woods. By winning this game the Americans can t boost their reputations, as the Hoffmans. although a fast team, are not recognised by class A teama as a seri ous contender for championship honors,, fonaeouentlv the Americans have all to lose and nothing to gain, but Manager I Kocher says the only way a team thought I to ba inferior can get a start Is for some j leader to open his heart, and he Is willing to take the chance. Good for you, Kocher. Now go to It and austaln your hard worked for reputation. Cunningham or Mongerecm will pasta them for the Americans and Oleson or Left Winger Cavanaugh will work for the oppo sition. yesterday morning the Advos rode tha cushions to Decatur, Nab., where they booked a pclv of debates some Urn ago. One game was played yesterday afternoon and the other will be pulled off this after noon. Their phenomenal strikeout gent, a Mr. Baker, will probably twirl today for tha grocery lads. He has averaged bout fifteen strikeouts In every game he haa hurled for tha Advos. Good flash at Papllllon. ' Down at Papllllon the Victors will clash with tha Papllllon base ball club and they will have to ramble some to pass anything on the dudes. Beber is the chosen candi date to. do the throwing for the Omaha team and Rhodes will work for the huskies. Well, tbs plumbers representing R. E. Long kicked the mud of Omaha off of their clodhoppers and skldooed for Pender, Neb., yesterday at S:4 In the morning. They Intend to find the leaks In the Pender lineup and slip In runs via the weak spots. Yesterday they shook paws with Pender for one fuss and today they will put on the finisher. The plumbers ought to bring a few pumps with them to pump in tha runs. This morning the Crescent, la., boys will meander down to the depot to greet the Sherman Avenue Merchants. The Sherman aggregation is a clever team and as they bava been playing splendid ball the lowans will have their hands full trying to set them back. Kempton and Wade will be the battery for the Sherman Avenue Mer chants. Manager Ayres wlHhes to announce that ha Is especially anxloua to secure a game with Papllllon, but not at i'apllllon. He wants the name played In Omaha or some neutral ground. Urosaman will gather the Cross family together and ship them to Shamrock park this afternoon, Since their last defeat tha J. S. Oroya team haa been bolstered up considerably and they expect to put up a claaay game wtih the Shamrocks and they might get tha large end of the gate dough. Lavender will endeavor to cuff the Sham rocks with, his foolers and Overman will catch him. 'ite battery tor the Sham rocks will be the same old couple. Mason and Yost. St. Clair from Foil Crook will umpire. Fort Omaha Has Two tlamea. Two games are on the register for Fort Omaha today. Fust, ( vim ha Grain Ex change v. Rangers: second. Baum Iron Co. vs. Royal Achates. The first quarrel w.il commence about 1:30. It should be a good bout aa tho teama are about evenly utauheu. Ritchie or Guthrie will s ing for the Excr.enge. w hile Young will slip them ever for the Jewelers. Al S:?0 the Baum Iron Co. team will try to wallop the Koal Achates. They had this combat booked for last Sunday, but as they got gypied on the grounds prop osition the game had to be called off and shoved onto tne calender for today. Moran wtil work for tha Insurance moaks and Parish will deliver for the Iron merchant. Large crowds have been tak.ng advantage f the chance to apend a few hours under the big trees at the Fort on Sunday after- Mo... and while resting their weary bone.0!nger Top Peterson will shoot 'em over they can also watch a coup.. , b. for e games Today la no cep Ion and more ,hem. RuW, hokfd thaa likely a large gathering will be on ., out b.,t fop ,h. , hannd. Today the Hellys will stain sail out of town. Th.a time their trip will only be! a short affar as they will he.lt.ta at thirty-fifth and Broadway and pae Into I Athlet.c paik to struggle with the Council Bluff Merchants for the permission to ad another victory to their long list. For two tonvecuttve Sundays the Holla hsv spun out of town. I-aat Sunday their l.eadquarters was l.ake Manawa. They are 'getting closer to Omaha right along and will probably show here next Sunday. A good deal of Interest is being taken In this game across tha waves, as the Rowing association and the Merchants mix next Sunday for the championship of F.astern Iowa. As the Mollys and Pallors played what should have been and would have been a knotted game If It had not broken up In a tela fest. the fsns are trying to figure In advance, who will pocket the rag. The Mollys have blotted the Merchants dreams twice and they hope to make the third time the charm. Hlckey Is scheduled to Jump them over the crockery, for the Mollys and southpaw Hombach will pelt them for the Mer chants. This gsme will be called at $:. Before this row a couple of Council Bluffs crews .will amble out on the diamond and strive for supremacy. First game called at 1:0. Stort Trlampki to Try Hamper. About eight strikes this A. M. the Eton Triumphs will board a steamer for Hooper, Neb. At first the Stors were figuring on resting today, but as Hooper wanted them pretty bad they derived to take the game. This game will give the Hooper boys a chance to test their ability and to see what kind of a chance they would have to cop the amateur championship of Nebraska. If Hooper playa their regular lineup, they can't run the brewers, but as their town consists of a few live wires who will go the limit If necesnary, they will probably be well loaded for the suds family. The Rtort boys are not worrying about who Hooper haa. as they Ihlnk they can whip anything In their class, and are even will ing to take chances with teama of a higher caliber. Bruggeman or Probst will heave for the beverage kids and Morton will probably sing them for Hooper. After defeating the Btori tha Gunners must think they are entitled to a rest. But that Is not the real reason tl.at the Townsends won t play today. They haven't got a v game so they are compelled to be spectatora or fill In with other teama to fiay. Next Sunday the Townsends go to Hooper for two games, one for Sunday and the other for Labor Pay. Next Bunday the Hanscom Parka will go via the automobile route to Under wood, Iowa. This season. Front of the Hanscom Parks Is a dangeroua man with the willow. Have you heard the latest? No; what is It? Why the managers of our base ball manipulator got their beaks together one bright day last week and mucllaged toe-ether a gang to be known as the Man agera for the purpose of ducking the horse hide for about two hours some Saturday or Sunday afternoon. This team consists of managers and no ringers will be allowed. Following la the line-up: F. Qulglev. catcher. Store; Paul Kelly, pitcher. Burns' Tourists; W. Qulglev. first base, Farrell Syrupa; p. McAndrews, second base. Holleys; M. Gibson, shortstop. Council Bluffs Merchants; George Kennedy, third bnse. Shamrocks; J. Mullen, left field, Townsends; C. Benson, center field, Han scorn Tarks; I,. Kocher. right, field. Ameri cans. These players would make most of the speed merchants around this section of the world get up on their toes to pull down the chicken. It Is a cinch that they understand most of the fine points of the game and as they are not guilty of carrying concrete domes, their roofs would play a conspicuous part in the row. If an out-of- town game could be secured the big chiefs would be tickled as It would give them a chance to have one grand outing. Any winning to secure a good drubbing by me mainsprings address. F. Qu la-ley. Sill Maple street, or phone Douglas 4034 or Webster 25S5, or tell any. of the managers your troubles and they will see that your warns are attended too. I.ona-a Make Good at Tabor. Herewith the line-up that represented the R W Long heri at the Tabor (la.) tourna ment: Sandon and Gillespie, catchers; Nelson and Smith, pitchers; Emll. flrbt base; Race Horse Keiley, second base; TYacey. shortstop; Charqulat, third baa; R. ritacey, H, SUcty and Mose outgarden ers. The Managers team Is dickering with Sil ver City, la,,, for a tussle and In all prob ability a match will be arranged for Satur day, September t. Below, are the Omaha lads that Rud Theur led to the Tabor tournament Un der his personal direction the team made a good showing; D. Kennedy, catcher; Iewla and Dyke, pitchers; Young, first base; Tracey, second base; Wickham, shortstop; Woodruff, third base; Theur, Hodge and Front, outfielders. Tabor, la., and the above crew split first and'second money. ' The R Ef l,ong crew were dubbed the Omaha Invtncibles by tha Tabor fans. They had eleven men at, the Tabor tournament, five from the R. K. Long aquad, a quartet from the Val Blats,one from tha Bauin Iron company land one from the Victors, but aa tha Log aggregation had the ma jority the Long emblem la correct. A large, big, Ju!cy chewing fray was in dulged In by the Rowing association and the Hollys during the ninth round of their duel. George Dougherty, the game buster, caused the ruxsum. In the ninth para graph matters stood 7 to ( In the Sailors' favor, when the mighty (Casey) Dough erty marched to the plate with determina tion bubbling on his map. He Immediately r watted one that would have been easily good for the limit only the old Merrimao located In center field stopped the Dill. The globe bounced off the boat Into the' weeds and the center, meadow watchman got his searchlights on the Job and grabbed the round animal, which he whlxzed through the atmosphere in the direction of the homestead. Said heave would prob ably have put a crimp In Dougherty if the third stationtnaater had not interfered with him. As Dougherty was sailing around corner three the human covering that bag stood a short distance from the cushion with his lunch hooks outstretched to catch liim (he must have thought he was playing hlde-and-go-seek), and he made tha stellar catch of the day. Dougherty and the hot corner agent collided, and when Dougherty again got his engine In working order Mr. Hall was waiting at the plate to greet him. The cxar of the game told Mr. Dougherty to continue his Journey, as he was entitled to go home after receiving such treatment. He walked over the pan with the run that tied the score, and then the Rowing asso ciation decided that they had enough ex ercise for one dav and vamoosed, claiming the game 7 to . For some unknown reason ihe umpire, was allowed his liberty, al though It Is customary when decisions don't stilt to give tha adiudieator a bath free of charge in Lake Manawa, Today the Council Bluffs Rowing asso ciation will take on the C. B. Imperial i nd a tough scran (a looked for. aa both t'ama claim a lookln at the chamnionahlp. Bald game will be played on the Ik ftiamtwa diamond about S bells. Oid Civil War la rkeoalrd. The big after-season eventa will happen I ,.,,,. .. ..., vr. h. toman.- for a couple of the Omaha leaders to gather together a pair of squads, one called after the team winning the rag in the American league and the other after the leadera of the National league, for the purpose of playing a series of games to deride who should be the big noise. But thla year a new stunt will be on tha pro- gram, which will undoubtedly prove more of an attraction. Manager James P. Mullen of the Gunners Is scheduled to pick a bunch of stars re siding north of Dodge street, and Louis Kocher, the main spring of the Americans, will stick the best there Is south of Dodge street together. The teams are to be known as the North and South Stars. Mullen says he will have a team that will make the confederates feel like surrender ing when they pass Orant street on the way to the battlefield. Kochen Is of the opinion that the South can lick the North, aa their whips are In good shape. He will have a humdinger of a crowd and expects to make the Dr. Cook men ramble real fast to drift off with the large end of the score. Now, If we could only get a pair of umpires labeled Lincoln and Davis, everything would be lovely. If this can't be accom plished, the trled-and-not-fotmd-wanttng umpires Qulglev and Bressman will handle affairs. It won't be manager Pickett (fence) any more, aa the Ranger name haa gone up the spout. Recently Mr. Grau. the big limb of the Omaha Grain Exchange base ball organisation, saw the Rangers perform and after the game he and Pickett held a consultation, the result of which put a damper on the Ranger monicker. It was decided that the Ranger players should toss their Ranger garments In the gutter and decorate themselves in the Grain Exchange togs. Only one of the former Grain team will be In the new lineup, vis., Guthrie, who is a sllnger. The rest of the gang had the hardware fastened to them. and at present have their optics busy scout ing a berth on some other aggregation. Earl Grau is the main bolt of the O. G. E. band and Pickett Is captain. For games address Earl Grau, 1614 Locust street, or 'phone Webster 607. Grandpa Knapp Is holding down pillow two for the Rridegaard Crowna like a leaguer. He Im th.-re with the mushroom. Motn of the. Aanatenre. If a base ball diamond Is smooth, la Woodruff? The Omaha Rubber company will bounoa but with a team next season. Monte Chrlsto O'Brien nsys he is not tn love with the Job of running a base ball team. The Townsends' short-field wonder, Frank Woodruff, has been ok the sick list for the last two weeks. Is Hombach? He was, but he haa left. Hombach Is tossing them In big-show style for Auburn of the Mink league. The Omaha Council Bluffs Street Rail way company might be able to furnish a few curves to some of our slab artists. Of course It Is all right to strike oat In the lsst Inning of a bowling match, but please refrain irom doing ao In a base ball game. Hagerty of Neola. la., now playing with Shenandoah, tope the M Inkers In the home run column.: Up to date he haa Iced twenty-one limit clouts. W. P. Starr, foromerly manager of the Spaldings, says that a banana didn't cause his dowmall, but about nine lobsters that wouldn't listen to him did. Our Omaha vegetable labeled Hlrsch, now slipping them over for Auburn of the Mlnkers. twirled a beautiful game against the Lincoln Western leaguers last week. Most all of our base ball players have come to the conclusion that Cap. Benson waa bom In Maryland. He la always happy, no matter which way the wind blows. Another Omaha onion marked Russell Routt Is establishing some record for him self with Pueblo of the Western league. Last Wednesday he held Des Moines to tour hit. - Mr. Wirt Street Is throwing great ball for the Happy Hollows. For a long time Wirt tried to convince different. Omaha chiefs that he had a good lunch hook, but they thought he was a gold brick. At last he haa succeeded in making them do the mule stunt. Logan Barr haa at least one record to be proud of. He has tha distinction of playing with more Saturday combinationa than any other Omaha bull heaver. The majority of the Saturday bosses, when In need of an outfielder to fill In, grab the talker and lnd out what Barr is going to do before they attempt to hook up some other player. Barr is an elegant man In the outer works, haa a splendid whip and with the Barr he can lay them down to perfection. Recently hi quit the Townsends, a Sunday team, and Is now a member of the strong Hanscom Park tribe. . . . Champion Infield Costs Mack $10.85 Three Railroad Tickets and a Little Good Lack Bring World Beaten Together. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. S6.-"One Infield, perfectly sound, good aa anybody's, bar gain at 110.85." When C. McGllllcuddy (Connie Mack) quits base ball he can open a clothing store, being so shrewd at making bargains. With his long face and black raiment he might even qualify aa a successful horsetrader. The most, remarkable performance in base ball from an economic view-point was re cruiting an Infield that won the American league pennant and the championship of the whole world for $10.83. That's what the Athletics' Inner workmen cost. Ed Collins waa In New York, Frank Baler held out at Reading, Pa., Barry was at Holy Cross. C. Mack sent railroad tickets. Tha paste boards totaled $10.85. That's what the in field cost, because Harry Davla already was on hand. There la no other manager who can do as Mack has done In getting youngsters and then making them work after he haa them. It's a well known saying among other men in the American league when Mack asks waivefs: "Well, If Connie can't get' anything out of this man I don't want him." Also the same thing is said when Mack wishes to make a trade. Every day during the series recently completed with the Browns, Mack solemnly announced he would probably work Leon ard. Every day the St. Mary's college youth waa trotted out to warm up. At the I last minute one of the veteran pitchers went In. Finally, however, Mack felt he had Leon ard sufficiently primed and the Juvenile performed. He Is a long, awkward youth, who occasionally stubbed his toe on the pitching plate, and almost fell down. At times he was wild, but when the ball came over the Browns were unable to hit it hard. Within two or three years Leonard may develop into a star. Jack Coombs wasn't 1 much better than Leonard when he came out. FOOT BALL STARS AT LEHIGH Captala Wylle Order Mea to Re-part Weeks Before ftrhoul Opens. SOUTH BETHLEHEM. Fa., Aug. S6.-A caU for foot ball practice at I.ehlh uni versity to begin on September 1 haa been sent out today by Captain Wylle. The tegular sessions ot the university will not begin until near th latter part of Sep tember, so the old foot ball men will be able to get Into condition before the roai-h'a time will be taken up In develop ing what material the freshmen class will produce There Is no Intimation at this time aa to what ca.lbre of material will be contained among the frethmcn. nor as to the quantity, but It Is believed that eeveral .good men will enter Irfhttti this fail, espe cially from Bethlehem IYepsratory school, whose foot ball team last fall did not lose a game. Deadly r'rlcat possesses sufferers from lung troubles till they learn Dr. King's New Discovery will help thtm. &0c and It Fur sale by Beaton Drug Co. ....... . LEFT HAND PITCHERS RARE Of All in Big Leagues Lets Than a Dozen Are Southpawt. RUCKER MOST POWERFUL ONE t saale Mark Has Three of Best His Staff Plank Is Wfarlaf Oat sad Urowlasr Old, hmt 91111 Able to Hassle Good Batsmen. NEW YORK, Aug. rs.-I.es than a dosen first-elasa left handed pitchers are drawing salaries in the big niator base bsll league. As a matter of record good southpaws al ways have been scarce, no matter how far hack you may go In the history of the na tional game. There are numerous left handed throwers and batsmen, but com paratively few boxmen. Napoleon Rucker of the ' Brooklyns Is generally considered the best modern left handed curve artist. If Rucker was a mem ber of the Giants. Cubs, Philadelphia. Athletics or Detrolts he would probably win as many games aa the best of the right handers. But handicapped by an Inferior team, he Is compelled to plod along doi-.g his best against discouraging odds and los ing games that under other circumstances should be recorded aa victories. Rucker has everything that makes a star pitcher, speed. Change of pace, sharp curves, perfect control and a wise head. He Is pitching wonderful ball this year and Is envied by all of the rival club owners. Every team In the National league fears him and whenever he takes his place on the mound Brooklyn's chances for victory are increaseM twofold. Because of the Iron clad agreement that governs organized base bsll Rucker la doomed to devote his useful ness to the Brooklyn club until he becomes Ineffective, although there la no doubt that some club owners would jump at the chance to buy hta release for at least. IJS.OnO If President Ebbets would sell at that figure. McGraw haa a veteran left hander In George Wlltee. and a coming southpaw in Rube Marquard. Wlltse Is pitching superbly this summer, but he la not so strong as Rucker In physical makeup and la not able to accomplish the results that placed him in the front rank several years ago. Mar quard la developing effectiveness because of constant work, and In the opinion of many baae ball sharps he will rival some of the best left handers of former years. Slim Bailee of tha St. Louts Cardinals has been groomed by Roger Bresnahan this year with remarkable success and Roger insists that tha lanky fllnger will soon be a star. The Ptttsburgs have a good aouth paw In Lei field, while Bill Burns, discarded by several big teama. haa suddenly dis played skill with Dooln'a Quakers. Another effective left hander In the National league la Mattern of the Bostons, whoso services may be secured by the Giants some fine day and then he will have an opportunity to show his true worth. Greo-O- Is Sensational. In the American league good left-handera are even more scarce than in the Lynch circuit. The most sensational winner this year is Vean Gregg of the Clevelanda. He waa secured In California lawt winter anj arrived In the Forest City an unknown quantity. But once he received a fair chance to display his wares Gregg made good with a rengeance. Ha la the main stay of the Clevelands, and to his phe nomenal pitching the team's rapid climb Is due. Gregg la only a youngster, but he pitches like a veteran and has a brilliant future. ' Connie Mack has three left-handera Plank. Krause and Ruse-Mi. The first named made a name for himself several years ago. He haa not yet reached the end of the rope by any means and has pltohed some great games thla year, but he Is getting along In- years and cannot stand tha amount of work that was asked of htm whes he waa the star of the league. Krause waa a newcomer In 1908 and set the base ball world on fire with his won derful achievements. ' But It was evident that he was overworked that season, for last year he waa practically useless. He has shown flashes of his old form during the present campaign of the Athletics, but he Is not the same. Russell, who waa bought from Baltimore for fll.000 last year, has been a failure so far. but Mack still entertains the belef that be will come up to the required standard. , Big Jim Vaughn of the Highlanders Is a puzzle. He is strong enough to be a horse for work, and he possesses a delivery that looks unbeatable. Yet his work Is of tha In and out variety and continually keeps the club guessing. If Vaughn would settle down to real hard gruelling work It Is be lieved thnt he would easily earn the title of the American league's champion south paw, but for soiti' unknown reason he has failed to deliver the goods this year and Is one of the most erratic members of Chase's pitching staff. Conceding that all. of these left-handers have merit old-timers refuse to believe that any of them excel the celebrated Rube Waddell when the fatter allowed himself to be led around by the nose by Connie Mack. Fur the Athletics Waddell pitched peerless base ball for several seasons. A disturber and a rule breaker, under other managers the Rube was as meek as a lamb under Mack, and without a word of com plaint he did an enormous amount of work. Though painfully eccentric Waddell showed headwork and skill. He hald the league's strikeout record for a single season until It was topped by Walter Johnson of the Washington. His control was especially good and he had the number of practically every batsman who faced him. Tom Ramsey of the old Loulsvilles was another left-handed world beater. For many years he was rated as the king pin and his ability earned a big salary until he fell by the wayside because of his habits. Kllroy of the Baltimore American association team of more than twenty years ago. was a wonder. The Bostons In the old days had a corker In Kid Madden. Then Pittsburg boasted of Ed Morris, and Detroit won a world's championship chiefly through the southpaw work of Lady Bald win. Probably the first really great left hander In the National league was Charlev Bufflngton, who helped Boston to win a pennant In HS3. Bufflngton had a drop ball that baffled the heaviest sluggers, i He used It Inceaaantly, together with curves, that finally wore out his pitching arm. But aa veterans remembered him, he was one of the greatest pitchers that ever wore a toe plat, ft. Ixiuls. in Von der Ahe's reign, had a star In Thoodore Rreltensteln, a little sorrel topped fellow who never knew when he had enough. With great Ped and beautiful control. Rreltensteln did splendid work, and finally Von der Ahe old him to Cincinnati for 110.000. That as twenty years ago. yet Rrell was play ing ball last year In the Pouthern associa tion. He 'pitched for iht New Orleans team, winning nineteen out of twenty-nine games, combining tha rontrol of a alow ball with his usual supply of irray matter. Jesse Tanehill was the Pirates' winning pitcher at ono time tnd no left-hander had anything on him. Another left-handed l'lrate was Frank KilUn. a blj fellow, with an arm of steel and lots of vitality. When Baltimore won pennants under Ned Hanlon. Ksper was a aucct.st.ful southpaw, and Boston atxut ths aania time had an other In Klobrdans. Former New Voik teama were represented by Tltcomb. Jm heny and Seymour. Tltcomb was a mem ber of th champion Olanu la UM, but he wasn't used much. Dohenv, who com- J mltted suicide several years ago. played with the team tn IS, but made his mark later in the Smoky city. Seymour when he first came hore had phenomenal curves and speed, but he lacked the necessary con trol and made so many ascensions that he decided to become an outfielder. Tha Cubs recently tied the ran to Jack Pflester. known aa the "Giant Killer," be cause ot his ability to humble Mcdraw'a men. and last spring Cincinnati released Covaleskle, tha Terrible Pole, whoia left handed curves when he pitched for Phil adelphia beat the New Yorks out of the pennant. Chase. Tenney and Daubert are tha only left-handed first basemen in the big leagues. In former years Jaka Uecklev of the Flttsburii and Cincinnati stood practically alone In this respect. John Clement of the Philadelphia In tha 90s was the only catcher in fast company who threw with, his left hand. Mike Tleman of tha champion Giants of IMP was a left handed outfielder, and Harry Wolter of the Hlllmen throws tha saiVia way. But ths records show that all of tha crack second and third basemen, also tha shortstops, have been right-handed throwers. Sheridan at Work Taking Off Weight For Discus Throw Greatest Athlete in World Getting Ready for Fight at Olympic Gamei. NEW YORK. Aug. 21 -For. the first time since he last worked to fit himself for the all-round championships, Martin Sheridan, who is rated as the greatest athlete In the world, la down to real, hard training. Sher idan has taken up his abode at Cetllc park and Is working faithfully to get rid of some of the extra weight that he has ac cumulated during the last twelve months. In less than a week's time Martin has shaken off twelve pounds and, being full of enthusiasm. It Is more than likely that he will easily get down to a weight that will enable him to be spry In the dlsctis circles once mora. Sheridan is doing his work on tha track and still has the old Jump at tha start that used to bring him vlotory. In the 109 yard raca in the all-round aeries. Martin worke every night with Mel Sheppard. The pair run fifty-yard dashes and always finish within a yard ot each other. The discus thrower gets tha Jump on Peerless Mel, but Sheppard comes with a rush at the finish and generally nips Martin right at tha tape. Prior to this year Sheridan gained weight steadily, but he alwaya put it In on hla chest and arma until last spring, when hla waist line began to Increase at an alarming rate. Tha hero of Athena will stick at sprinting until a very few days before the fall championships; In the mean time running and competing In a few discus eventa to keep hla form. Sheridan figures that If he oan shed about forty pounds he will be able ta fling the Greek saucer far ther than it has ever been hurled by some ten feel. South Feels'Good Over Dixie Route Course of 1911 Glidden Tour Satisfies All flections Teams Like - New Flans. WASHfNGTON. Aug. 26; The announce ment that the Glidden tour for 1611 would be to the "Land of Dixie," and one thet would be organised and conducted along the lines originally conceived by the donor of the trophy, has met with enthusiastic and universal approval from all sections of the country, but especially from the southern states through which the tour will pass. ..While prizes of cash or plate will be awarded to the Individual winners in the various price divisions ot touring cars and runabouts, the Glidden trophy will, this year, be a team competition. Each team shall consist of three cars, either of tour ing cars or of runabouts, or of a combina tion of both, to be designated by the name of the city or town from which the con testants enter, and the Glidden trophy will be awarded to the team which has the least number of points' penalty to Its debit at he finish of the tour. This team feature will furnish - interesting competition throughout the running of the tour. If more than one team Is entered from tho same city or town, the. first team, enter ing shall be known as "Team No. 1." An entrant has the option of electing the team on which his car shall compete, except that a resident cf one state cannot be in cluded In a team from another state. . . In case any two teams have exactly the aame number of points to their debit at the end of the tour the cars of each team shall be examined by the technical commit tee as to the general condition of steering gear, brakes, running gear and front and rear axles, and penalties applied for de fective conditions thereof In accordance with a ' fixed penalty schedule. The tour will start from New Tork on Saturday, October 14, and end In Jackson ville October 25, consuming ten running days and covering approximately l.suu miles. Saturday anu Sunday being spent In Atlanta. i Horner and Craig t M AJ . a oa iio to Stockholm Both Men Performed at the Indoor Meet in Omaha Lat April and Are Well Thought Of. Joe Horner, jr., and Ralph W. Craig, two of the moat versatile athletes the l.'ni- I versity of Michigan has produced and who j have competed for the last time aa mem bers of the malse and blue teams, have signified to Director P. G. Rartelme their willingness to accompany the American team to the Olympic gamas In 1911. No Invitations have be' n Issued, but in quiry made of the two men by Rartelme was at the request of Frof. G. W. Patter son of the university f iculty, a member ot the Olympic games ommlttee, and there teems little doubt 'nat, invitations will ultimately come to these two stars.- They fchould add strength to the team. Craig haa equalled the world's record in the 220-) ard daah and the collegiate record in the shorter event, while Horner waa thla year the beat of America's college pill push ers and haa made remarkably good per formances. Craig had expected to remain In ath letics, anxious to establish a world's record of his own. but Horner's acceptance la con trary to his earlier decision to retire from amateur competition. Hla recent refusal to coach the athletic teams at Culver Mill taiy academy Is thoutiht to have an Inti mate connection with Ida participation at etockholm, for audi work would destroy his amateur standing. Both men performed In the Omaha indoor meet last April. Tbs Boukiuvers' Contes'. la on! LARNEt) TO HEAD AMERICANS Six-Time Winner of American Tennis Championship Goes to Australia. MLAUGHLIN MAY GO WITH HIM Tkonaas C. Bandy aad Mrlilllr II. I.onsr Itefnsa to Become Members of National Team, tint ln Reconsider, NEW YORK. Aug. iS.-The one thing that appears positive In tennis at this time Is that William A. Lamed, the six tlmew holder of the national championship, shall lead the American cup team and will go to Australia. Only one other player out of the top class appears nvnl'nble, ami he Is Maurice E. McLoughlln of California Whether or not the two could combine for the singles and doubles Is a question. Larned coached Mclaughlin considerably last year, and the two played so well to gether in doubles that they won that event In the Southampton tournament. The vic tory was a complete surprise, as In the final they defeated Thomas C. Bundy and Trowbridge Hendrlck In a remarkable five set contest. Bundy and Hendrlck at that time stood aa the Pacific coast challengers for he-national championship at Newport. t'p to the present time every bit of avail able diplomacy haa been used In an en deavor to have Thomaa C. Bundy and Mel ville H. Long Join the International team. So far It has been without avail. Both claim that business reasons prevent their going. Reals C. Wright Is also reported to stand ready to make the Journey If nom inated. It is possible that at the Inst mo ment he may ba asked to serve. Even the most loyal admirers of Wright, however, and the number Is legion, feel thnt the fa mous player of other days Is not equal to the gruelling contests which the challenge match In Australia would entail, and that, therefore, both in Justice to him and to the American followers of the game, he should not be considered. There haa been considerable discussion also as to nominating the national doubles pair, Frederick B. Alexander and Harold H. Hackett, and also their challengers de veloped this year, Guatave F. . Touchard and Raymond D. Little. While there la no question as to the material strength which the four playera named would add to the team in any way they might be elected, still the fact remains that with tha exception of Touchard, and he Is ex tremely doubtful, the others have posi tively declined, 'stating that it is Impossi ble to leave their business Interests in this country for the three or four months w-hloh the trip to Australia would neces sitate. 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A twenty five cent package is usually sufficient to cure tho worst feel t'alocldo 1s not a patent medicine. Formerly U'etl o;ily by doctotH, but now Ih obtainable by the public in general, mid h saving many an hour of torture lor thousands. Compound Callouses Sweaty Offensive rest hi) M'tSfSStx i cxperlenclna the same difficulty In se curing piny, is for the Intel nationals a l this country. The train la a good on but It falls somewhat short of represent!" the true strength of the British rouits. 1 this respect the same thing Is more Ih likely to be true of life American t-ao. certainly of the team which may go t Australia. There la an excellent prospect ot the Americans going to Australia, for on tha general record of formlthls nation should win at least three of the preliminary tie mnlches on the West Side courts next month. The fact that Dixon competed here on the team of 190?, and was not then a dangerous adversary, affords an op lrtunlty for comparison with the others. Dixon Is said to have slightly Improved Still, even with "such Improvement, there arc probably ten or a dozen men In th's country who should be capable of defeat In him, and it la Dixon who is theieadet of the team. Both Beamish and I .owe are of the same caliber and all are men some w hat older In years than the players whK'h this nation will nut against them. Grover Cleveland Rises Like Rocket Star Pitcher for Phillies Glad of Chance to Plav in New York State League' Last Year. NKW TORK. Aug. 2(1 Grover Cleveland"" Alexander of the Phillies Is the most sen sational young pitcher who has landed In the big league In many a day. This time last year he was pitching for Syracuse In the New Tork State league. Today he Is considered one of the stars of the National league. Robert Harmon Is another 1W1 star. He was a good man last year, hut lacked control, and was booked for the minor leagues. When Chance heard that Bresnahan was Intending to send Harmon to the minors he put In a claim for tha youngster. Chance's bid made Roger think twice, and he decided to retain Harmon. Bob Is now one of the star right-handers of the game. Vean Gregg of Cleveland la another 1S11 "find." Gregg Is a southpaw from the far west. Jim McGuIre landed the youngster for Cleveland. He Is considered the best left-hander uncovered In years. American league rooters maintain that he Is a better pitcher than Rucker of Brooklyn. Elmer Steele of Pittsburg is pitching splendidly for Fred Clarke. This youngster Is a "comeback." He was tried with the Bos ton Americans some years ago and turned back to the minor leagues. Pittsburg picked him up in the Eastern league, and he haa been doing good work ever alnee. Chalmers of the Phillies is another ther th J twirling star of 1011. He shut out Cardinals the last time he pitched in Louis. 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