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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 0, 1U12. HAUGHTOH DOPES OUT PUGS Hardly Looks for a Flynn Staged for Next July. Mill rSEDICTING WHITE CHAMP SOON I I'ahrr and Luther MrCarty Are ookrd I pon Being; Among the Comers In tie Fight Game. nv w. w. n Ai r.HTOX. AN FRANCISCO, , June 8.-"Do you ;.;.ow what I consider the greatest argu i.;Lnt against Jim Flynn's chances of whipping Jack Johnson?" asked a San 1'rancisco sport who has no ave-sion to being considered an oracle. Answering his own question the gentle man said: ' It is the fact that Flynn Is neatly as old as Johnson and has beeu m the gime nearly as long as Johnson. Johnson is 24; Flynn will be 32 nextDecember. John son, according to the record, hns been In the ring for thirteen years, and Flynn has been fighting eleven year. It Is not therefore a case of a promising young husky and a passe champion. It is udl culous to suppose that Johnson's fighting ability 'is beginning to wane and that Flynn Is coming along like a house afire. Tim men are so closo tog-sther in years that if Father Time Is lying a heavy Land on one of them he hasn't far to reach to the other." There is logic In this. What Is inoic, it' suggests another line of thought, how Ions will Johnson remain champion, even If. he defends his title successfully against Flynn? . Jack says he la going to retire next September. Well, ie may and then again he may not Very tew champions have been proof against the temptation to get back Into harness when big money Is hung In the balance, and It may be tiiat Johnson will be Induced to try again arter he has renounced the tins and its vanities, " ! If Thin Should Happen. If he retires and stays retired, we must get a champion from somewhere, of course. ' But If be keeps right along at the game the writer doubts whether ho would be able to hold his own against a fairly' good heavyweight two ysars front now. I draw my conclusions frpm what I . ... ' . - . t- n. 4 H.. .. A . InKn. nave seen at umw iiuiuoi. son's time of life two years works great havoc. I have known famous fighters, who after passing the 34-year mar., have sloughed away In workmanship to such an extent that It was pitiable, to one who remembered them at their best, to rue them in action. And they were not all fellows who dissipated, either. The writer believes there will bo a new heavyweight champion two years from no wlf there Is not one sooner. And this Is by no means an inference that X consider Flynn's chances of gaining the title thoroughly hopeless. I am free to say that I hardly look for a Flynn vic tory in July, but there have been so many violent upsets of expert opinion in price ring affairs during the last twenty years that it does not do to be too positive in matters of this kind. ' Even if Johnson escapes Flynn, there Is good prospect of the next world's champion being a white man. We have some capable colored heavies just now, but, like Johnson, they have been a long time in service, and I doubt if any cne of them is as good as he was a few years ago. Leaving the age question aside, Sam Langford has been . fighting ton years, Sam McVea nine and Joe Jean nette eight, and these are certainly the pick of the negro brigade. Jeannette is possibly the best preserved of the three, tut a year or two more of active serv tee will see him slowing up unless I am mistaken, and as far as I know there are no younger colored heavies coming to the front Just now. Picking Some Fuse. Among the white fighters the writer has an Idea that Al Palzer and Luther McCarty are going to develop into good men. The white hope situation is In such shape, claims of budding greatness being made in behalf of so many, that I would not undertake to say how many other promising fighters there are In sight, I always bear in mind that Jim Jeffries, Tom Sharkey and Our Ruhlln bobbed up with considerable suddenness about the same time, and that each of them made a name for himself. Remembering this, It would not surprise me if several likely heavy weight hopes were uncovered within the next twelve months. Just at present conditions are favorable for the development of good pugilistic material. There never was a time when boxing had the foothold it has now. With the game flourishing without hln 0i a nee in so many cities throughout the tountry, it will be hard luck Indeed if championship material Is not discovered. incidentally. It is a good time for any young heavyweight on whom the public lias set the mark of Its approval to tread the straight and narrow, and be mindful of the possibilities. " A couple of years Is not long to labor and wait, and a couple of years will find Jack Johnson but of the running, provided, always, that he remains In the running after next Fourth of July. .The man who defeats Johnson If he be l white man will probably have It in his t tower to amass more wealth than any World's champion who preceded him. and the manager or trainer that develops Johnson's conqueror will be the envy of managers and trainers the world over. The prospect is so ' alluring that the wf viiuv tm sviiiw Ciliei oj-rvi v nuu niivns a champion In the rough as a horseman knows a colt does not begin scouring the tountry systematically in quest of ma terial. YALE FOOT BALL ELEVEN PREPARING FOR CAMPAIGN , NKW HAVEN, Conn.. June .-The candidates of the Tale, foot ball -eleven tierti called together by Captain Jesse Spalding and Head Coach Arthur Howe (or the purpose of outlining plans for the fall foot ball campaign. , Captain Spalding announced that the Jatti set for the squad to report would be Btpterober 12 and that two weeks pre "liminary drill jvlll be taken on Tale field b';or the season opens. Head Coach Howe and his lieutenants, Elmer McDevitt and Jim Scully of the resident, squad, will be on hand during the entire season, and an Innovation will te made by choosing two members of the mrsity squad of last season to take :lurge of the freshman players through Jot the fall. Gregg, Smith and Buck- waters have been selected. Dramtnera Fast on Daaea. Jack Holland has the greatest base sunning club In the Western league this fear. To date the Drummers have stolen r.or bases than any of the other teams; ind they have won perhaps 25 per cent f their games by their speed on the laths.'.:'. , First photograph showing beginning of three-man record flight in Farman hydro aeroplane in Nice, Frswce. A report Just issued by the Depart ROBINSON COACHES PITCHERS Veteran Catcher is a Great Help to Muggsy McGraw. HANDLES THE BATTERY MEN To Him i Given the Credit for Sticking) to Marqnard Until He Is the Best In National League. BY W. J. MACBETH. NEW TORK, June 8.-Wilbert Robin son, veteran catcher and coach of Me Oraw's champion New Tork Giants, en joys a most unique distinction In major league base ball. In the law and spirit of organization, he Is as much an active athlete as when, twenty-six years ago, he broke into the limelight with the old Athletics. Signed to a playing contract which entitled blra to all the privileges of the youngsters who are making base bail history, Robinson Is also subjected to that stern discipline which controls the fraternity. Yet in the true sense of the word, Robinson is not a player any more than he Is ntanager. Perhaps he Is mors manager than player, for It John J. McQraw, the little Napoleon of the Polo grounds, would take advice from any man it would naturally be from the one expert In the country who has qual ified for such confidence. Whether he be chief adviser or simply of the ranks following Implicitly the order of his chief, Robinson Is never theless entitled to a great deal of the credit that belongs to such a sensational championship array as the Giants have proved and are proving to be. None is more willing to concede this point than John J. McOraw. Because of it and of the Intrinsic value of the old time cam paigner as a steady asset,' the manager of the local title-holders has prevailed upon Wllbert Robinson to remain In New York in his capacity of coach throughout the entire season. For "a number of years Robinson has helped train New York's youngsters in the south, but In variably he quit the team when the championship was well under way. That he Is to remain as one of them, in view of the runaway race the club is making, Is Indeed a strong tribute to Wllbcrt's ability. Tones Ills Men, The champion Giants boast one of the strongest ' battery departments In the major leagues. For which no one but Robinson is responsible. No manager before the public can better tune up an aggregation, outside of battery men, than John J.' McGraw. The speed and power of his forces, both on offense and de fense, have invariably proven that from year to year. Today he pilots the fastest array of base ball talent ever seen to gether In recent years. But until Robin son took hold, the strength of the outer and inner bulwarks were handicapped by mediocre battery .material. New York lost a pennant In 1908 because the great Mathewson had no assistance from the rest of the pitching staff. Robinson, for McGraw, has made one of the greatest box departments of the game from this same mediocre 1908 array. Greatest marvel of his art Is "Rube" Marquard, one of the most wonderful southpaws that . ever stepped Into the center of a diamond. "Rube," purchased from Indianapolis In the fall of 1908, was for, two years regarded as an "J11.000 lemon." In practice he was a lion; under fire a lamb. A terrible trouncing before a record crowd In 1908 at the Polo grounds had completely destroyed Marquard's confidence. McGraw had despaired of the big fellow's recovery and would have turned him back to the minor league had he been able to secure waivers. Work on Marqnard. In the sprng of 1S11-Robinson devoted his sole time to Marquard. He talked with him on and off the field, encouraged him and schooled him. He told the southpaw to go ahead and pitch , in fast .company just the way he had always hurled in the "brush He started him off In his old manner and gradually trimmed out the minor league faults. When the bell rang Marquard was not only physically fit,; but morally sure .of himself. Right from the start he proved the league's greatest sensation.' And he has steadily continued so to this .day.A But for .Robinson It ,1s doubtful ; if Marquard .would . ever ' have amounted o , a row of ..pins as a . major league asset. ' The "Rube' showed , his hearty appreciation by winning a. cham pionship for McGraw.' In the ppl nion , of every New ; Yorker. Chief Meyers Is . the greatest , catcher in the game today. When he joined ; the club in 190' 'he was about ' as awkward and unfinished a product as could be imagined.-A great deal of the wonderful Improvement ' attaches to . the studious and observant Indian. . There Is a 'catcher who will improve steadily for some years to come, because he uses his brains. Yet Chief Meyers will tell you that he has nicked up no jimall amount of informs' tion from Wljbert Robinson. Indeed, he attributes hty' wonderful improvement of iRSt season fo this venerable coach. Then there1 Is "Red" Ames. This tough- Trying Out the French Airships ment of Commerce and Labor shows that the aeronautical commercial activities of this country, even though ,they lag be hind the Industry abroad, have attracted luck fellow, who never had a really good season with New York, because when not wild as a hawk, his mates had such utter laok of confidence In his ability that they usually kicked the games away, Is showing such remarkable effectiveness that he is likely to be among the league's leading pitchers In 1912. Robinson spe cialized on Leon Ames this spring. Southpaw George Wiltse is traveling at a faster clip right now , than he has shown any other time in the past four or (Ive seasons. Robinson Is the answer. Then there Is Big Jeff Tesreau. He's one one of the very few pitchers John McGraw has ever used regularly In first major league term. TensreaTi is making good, but Robinson promlset to have him 100 per cent better a year hence. He'll make good, for Wllbert Is no braggart Wllbert Robinson Is really one of the patriarchs of the game. He antedates Cy Young by four years. The Giant coach joined the Athletics in 188. Young joined Cleveland In 1890. In point of service Robinson Is the dean of every one In major league uniform. He was a vet eran tyhen McGraw, Jennings Keeler and Joe Kelley later his associates on the famous Orioles were, playing on the lots. Unlike Cy Young, the grand old pitcher who has recently retired, Rob inson's . diamond career was .. not con fined to the big leagues once he broke Into select circles. When McGraw bolted the American league to Jiike charge of the Giants, Robinson did not desert Baltimore. For a number, of years he caught good ball for the Orioles in the Eastern league. . German Racqueters Able to Slap Nifty Wallops Over the Net NEW YORK, June $. Australia for several years has loomed up as the larg est tennis continent on the map, yet the EiicIIhIi and Americans have always been considered the leading exponents of the cleanest of sports. And, after all, the Australians are Anglo-Saxons, too. Much talk Is being circulated about what the French might do to us If they sent a team after the Davis cup. .Why is nothing being said about the Germans? And why are the Germans not saying something for themselves? In tournaments abroad the Germans are never too modest to be boastful. And the Germans have a gardenfull of fine players. The names of the two Kleins roths, Dr. Plppes and Herr Klnzel are not household words in this land of the free and home of th-a brave, and prob ably few Americans have heard of the C'erman champion, Freutzhelm; but these moicdlous gentlemen can slap some nifty wallops over the 'mosquito netting. In other words, the German tennis players ran go some. One of the Klelnsroths, for Instance, swam across Lake Lucerne and back one afternoon and then won two rounds In tho championship of Switzerland. His brother has a little stunt that Is all his own. He takes nearly all. his ground strokes on the half volley and his com bined speed and generalship make a neat tandem. Dr. Plppes has a service that out-twists any twist serve that , ever twisted. Not only does he throw the ball high above his head to slash at It as it come down, and, as he doubles up like a Jack-knife, but he also throw it out to the side so that he has to reach out after It. Meanwhile the man who is waiting on the other side of the net patiently for the serve to land, is so Interested in watching pippes tie himself In a bow knot that suddenly the ball smites him In the rlht shoulder. As for Freuthelm, he Is as much In a class by himself in Germany as William A. Larned Is in America. At present, however;, the Germans are content to be champions ; of 2,861 dukedoms, duchies, kingdoms and prlcedoms. JOHN A. DRAKE ATTENDS : BOXING SHOWS REGULARLY .NEW, YORK, June ft.-One of the regu lar at . boxing shows here Is John A Drake, who once helped to carry $600,000 away;from the bookmakers in England. Drake and ' his trainer, Enoch Wlshard, pulled off the memorable coup with Royal Flush ,111 on the other, side. Several years ago. Drake beat seven consecutive racej.at Gravesend and. won $135,000 in af day... . .The , last winner ' was- a horse named General Haley, and .Just before he went to the post Wlshard told Drake that, toe ,,waa;afrald the General wouldn't do.,. Drake therefor cleaned up less than 130,000 on the race, after which he scored Wlshardifor his'lack ,of -confidence. "1 ought to have won $300,000 on the day," he said, "Instead of a measly $135,000." Brook to Seattle. Sioux City has sold First Baseman Charley Brooks to Seattle in the North western league! Tom Tennant refuses to let any other first sack candidatehave a show with the Indians. Woldrlas; Hack vtlth Team. Pitcher Ralph Woldrlng. ho was called to Holland. Mich., by the leath of Ills mothei; has rejoined vt Joseph. attention of United States government. The report shows that over $3,000,000 spent in America on aeros in 1911 and that almost 1,000 aircraft were built and CHINESE GOOD BALL PLAYERS Yellow Men from Hawaii Equal to Americans in Flaying. i -in, .. .-- DO NOT EIGHT WITH UMPIRE Unlike Their Brothers the Japa They Do Not Dispute the De cisions of the Umpire at Any Time. NEW YORK, June 8.-The Chinese students are making a long base ball tour over the country to prove to America that Hawaii is not so far behind the times after all. If the game the Chinese collegians play can be taken as a criter ion, then Hawaii Is more aggressive than most Americans suspect, especially when It comes to base ball. The Hawaiian team displays a rather surprising knowl edge of the great national game. The way they play and their familiarity with the game is only one more proof that base ball's popularity is reaching the International stage. To come right down to hard facts, there isn't much to choose between this rather unique team, for it Is the first Chinese college team that has ever played In this country, and the average American university nine. Since they have been in this country the Chinese nine has met and defeated some of the speediest college teams which is the best proof of Its base ball intelligence. Although strategic In their own fashion there is a glaring absence of real scien tific playing. Their attack is steady, and while they know the 'hit and run," the "hook slide" and other various methods of attack, they have not yet acquired that knowledge of utilizing it successfully Even though the little yellow men live In far off Hawaii, nevertheless they are up-to-date In many phases of the game. Their coaching that is when men are on bases in no different that that heard at an average college game. A surpris ing fact Is that they are well up In the slang of the game. Snappy , and Gingery. They are snappy and gingery In their methods and frequently one heard such directions as these: "Get up on your toes," "hold the bag, kid," "only takes one to hit him," "that-a-boy, give it a ride," and other expressions with which we are so familiar. And these not only come from the coacher's lips, but the whole team takes part in the defensive directions. When an. opponent is at bat the whole nine helps to glvs the pitcher encouragement They keep up a running fire with such fiery expressions as these: "Don't lose him," "now you've got him," "he can't hit a balloon," "keep-a-worklng there," and other of like con sequence. They look like real ball play ers all around, and every how and then spit copiously In their gloves just like our players do. In fielding the average American col lege nine has nothing on the Chinese team. The Chinese, agile as wildcats, follow up the ball In wonderful style in fact, their field work bears on the sensational. Their throwing Is good and accurate on the whole. Their worst tend ency is they play the batter Instead of the runner when men are on bases. Lack of reliable coaching is responsible for this. They still have much to learn in the art of batting, but even so they do fairly well with the willow. They meet the ball too high and the consequence is most of their drives go high for easy outs. Bunting plays no part In their artillery attack, their main desire being to hit the ball as hard as possible. Also their hits are not well placed. They do not look for the weak spots. When they do hit the sphere, however, it goes sail ing, for they put every muscle into play m an endeavor to hit it hard." Chinese Do Not Love Japa. ' Although the Chinese are the finest of sportsmen," they haven't any too much love for their Japanese brothers. The Waseda ' team from Japan ; played in Honolulu last year and the game nearly ended In a revolution. x "That was some game! believe me," declared one of the , players. "Waseda has a fine team, ' but there's too much scrapping. We don't Hke? to play ..Japs. They -fight the ' umpire too much. " The umpire says one thing the Jap another. We get mixed up' in row land then wow! Big doings tell you,1' Police," they come and stop fight Bitter" feelings tbomuch. Before the game was over we 'thought somebody would get hurt. No more' Japs no, sir! If Japs played 'like '.American boys-there would be no trouble.; Police won't let us play" them any, more." - One of the team was asked ''why they dldn't; use "their native language In their signals. His reply was:;. , , ' ' "No fair to Americans. They give us a good" deal. We do same by them.- Our motto fair play." ' And this only goes to show their true sporting spirit They also keep" abreast of the -times, too, in base ball. Many of them com mented on the Cobb Incident Ty Cobb, he great player." said one. "He shouldn't lose his temper and hit fan. That hurts the game. Pans ought to praise him and not insult him." flown in the United States. Sixteen American aeroplanes were exported to Europe, almost 200 aviators flying in this country. y AMATEUR SHAFTS TOO LONG Discussion as to Proper Length of Driver On in England. LONG SWINGS ARE INACCURATE Amateurs Explain that They Are Not Strong Enough in Their ' "Wrists to Use the Short Clubs. " - NEW YORK, June 8,-An interesting discussion on the length of the driver has recently been held In England. The point of discussion waa as to which Is the best length of the shaft. It was urged that the shafts of the wooden golf clubs used by amateurs in general are too long. Statis tics were produced to show that the average length Of such wooden clubs used by a large number of the foremost amateurs is greater than that of a num ber of the leading professionals, who, for the most part are stronger men. with' stronger wrists, and therefore capable of using longer shafts if necessary or advis able. ' In taking test measures the clubs were measured from the end of the shaft to the bottom where the neck of the club turns round the corner on the sole; and it is found that when the lengths of the clubs used by most of the leading profes sionals were added up and averaged that it came out at 42U inches, while, when that of about a dozen of the most promin ent amateurs was treated in the same day the length came out at 43 Inches. This la only difference of an Inch, but an Inch is a very great deal in these mat ters, and it is all the more important In this case as being an average and showing a settled conviction spread over a large body of players. It was elecited that George Duncan uses a 42-lnch driver, Tom Ball one of 41 Inches and Taylor, Braid, Edward Ray, Harry Vardon and most of the others use clubs that measure something just around about 42 'or 42 Inches. The amateurs were almost Invari ably up to 43 and 44 inches, and in many cases go beyond. Amateurs Explain. The amateurs said that they were not able to put in wrist work like the pros and were obliged to get their length from fullness of swing, with a long club to help It. ' In the course of the discussion Alex ander Herd said: "I am sure that with long shafts you lose accuracy, and if a roan is not timing his stroke very well, Indeed, he will be finding some use for his niblick. You have only to wateh the amateurs and professionals at work with the wooden clubs to see which drives th straighter ball, the shorter or the longer ones." Harold Hilton said he- feared that some of those who were taking part in the dis cussion did not attach sufficient import ance to the fact that all players were not physically built alike, and, mdreover, for different reasons, their swings were not fashioned upon exactly the same theoret ical principles, and what might be meant to one player might be poison to another. Hilton could not see that there could hp any accepted standard of lentrth fnr golf club. Every player should find out for himself the most advisable length for his physique and swing. Vardon'a Contribution. This waa part of Harry Vardon's con- trbution: "It is curious that short men generally prefer long clubs, because they think that they can make up for their deficiency in height by getting alonger swing at the ball. This is not so. it is a mistake to think that length of drive Is due to length of club or strength of player. The whole question la one ftf timing. You will seldom see a very strong man who is a long driver with any club, because he Is so ''VPS he thinks ho can take liberties' Xclub, but he soon finds out hiSv .otake. The weaker man must be more careful and accurate, and husband his strength. Mv own onin. Ion is tht long clubs need much greater accuracy of play. Then George Duncan jumped into the argument. "The amateur," said Dun can, "uses a longer club than the profes sional because it helps him with " hl shorter swing to get his distance If Mr. Hilton, -with' his comparatively short swing, were to - use ' Harry Vardon's 42 lnch club he would not be able to cret Ms distance, while ' Vardon, with " his full swing and using Mr. Hilton's length of club; would not have anythlnsr like the same control he has with his shorter club. The whole thing Is that the amateur uses his longer club to get distance, and the professional uses the shorter one be cause he can control it better. . . ! Tom Ball, Is 'another professional con firmed In bis , adherence to short clubs. "My drivers and' braaseys," he aald.''ars 41 inches long, which is much shorter than the normal, and the weight is from UH to 12 ounces. The shaft has a fair amount of spring in it, but most of the feel' is under the grip, as I find I can get more driving power with the short clubs; there la no overswinging. It stands to reason that a man with a long club has more swing, which takes away the hit ting power that ho would get with a short dub." BATTING H SESTERN LEAGUE liioriason of Oaha Drops a Couple of Notches rurinj Week. LINI-AY 0 DENVER IS LEADING Foot of the Hoar ken in the Three Hundred Class and Others Arc .ot Very l"ar lirhind the Murk. A slump in his batting has placed Ar thur Thomason, the Rourke center fielder, in fourth place, as agant second place last week. Thomason until a week ago had a batting average of .110, but the fig ures, including last Tuesday's game, show him batting .380. Lindsay of Denver Is now In first place with .407. Borton sec ant" with .101 and Watson third with .398. Four of the Rourkes are batting over .300 Thomascn, C'oyle, Johnson and Kane. Wanner Is close on the mark with .293. Hicks appears to be Omaha's best twtrler, with Jack Ryan close on his heels. Hicks is tied with Woldring of St. Joseph for supremacy in the lead. Each pitcher has won six games and lost one. Jack Ryan has won five games and lost one. In team batting and base running Omaha is in second place. Batting Averages. AB. R. Wagner, Topeka 14 4 Lindsay, Denver 113 13 Boston, St. Joseph. 1B7 37 Watson, St. Joseph flM 51 Thomason, Omaha 174 29 Reilly, B., St. Joseph S5 14 Zwilllng, St. Joseph 1S7 44 Middleton, Wichita 108 17 Quillin, Denver 183 29 Kores, Des Moines ,.1H7 21 Kelly, J.. St. Joseph 177 46 Beall, Denver 146 39 Coyle, Omaha 178 33 H. Pet. 6 .429 46 .407 67 .401 76 .398 67 .3S0 32 .3il 69 .350 60 .357 65 .355 59 . 353 62 .350 51 .349 62 .348 9 .34tl 36 .340 46 .341 27 .338 28 .337 3 .333 17 .333 59 .330 56 .329 53 .327 45 .326 52 .321 41 .318 Slaughter, Sioux City 26 4 Tennant, Sioux City 104 16 Rickert, Topeka 132 27 French, Sioux City 77 10 Clemons, Wichita 83 8 Isbell, Des Moines 9 2 Berghammer, Lincoln 54 - 7 Myers, Sioux City 176 24 King, Topeka 170.24 McCornilck, Lincoln ..162 26 Smith, Sioux City 138 26 Craig, Wichita 1B2 29 Johnson, Omaha 129 27 f n estine, Lincoln 22 0 Rogge, Des Moines 41 R .318 .317 .313 .309 .308 Gardner. Topeka ..176 37 Kane, Omaha 178 31 Jackson. Wichita 26 2 lireen, Sioux City 167- 24 Callahan, Wichita 112 22 Belden, Des Moines 56 14 Orendorff. Sioux City 20 10 Harris, Denver.". 10 0 Powell, St. Joseph 187 40 Cassidy, Denver 177 20 Channell. Denver 131 17 Dwyer, Lincoln 95 14 Wanner, Omaha 99 12 Davis, Wichita.....' 104 15 Hughes, Wichita 157 24 57 ' .305 34 .304 6 .392 6 .300 3 .300 56 .299 53 .299 39 .298 28 .295 29 .293 30 .288 45 .287 46 .286 30 .286 12 .286 28 .283 26 .283 47 .283 32 .2SI 49 J!80 52 .278 48 .276 21 .276 33 .275 28 .271 18 .273 46 .273 31 .272 45 .267 16 .267 45 .267 17 .266 41 .261 19 .260 7 .259 24 .259 10 .256 Cole, Lincoln 161 27 Krantz. Topeka 105 15 Hail, Omaha 42 4 Chapman. Topeka 99 10 Wilson, Topeka 92 16 Barbour, Lincoln 166 19 Claire, Des Moines 114 21 Thomas, Des Moines 175 23 Coffey, Denver 187 26 Meinke, St. Joseph 174 20 Gossett, St. Joseph 76 9 spanr, Denver 120 13 Pettigrew, Wichita 102 23 Carney. Lincoln 66 6 Mehoff, Omaha 168 23 Halm, Des Moines 114 12 Reilly, Sioux City 168 27 Wacob, Wichita 60 3 Kenworthy, Denver 168 26 Million, Sioux City 64 11 Emery, Topeka 157 18 Dulin, Topeka 73 5 Ellis, Wichita 27 3 Andreas, Sioux City 112 15 Leonard Des Moines 39 4 Lee, Tooeka 185 29 Cobb, Lincoln 162 17 Durham, Wichita 36 3 Koerner, Wichita 129 16 47 41 9 .254 .253 .250 32 .240 29 .246 40 .244 37 .243 45 .243 15 .242 19 .241 37 .239 5 .238 47 .230 31 .23i 3 .231 30 .231 30 .227 9 .235 2 .222 3 .214 5 .208 12 .3)7 37 .297 6 .207 7 .205 3 .200 23 .193 5 .192 5 .193 6 .188 17 .187 Cadman. Sioux City 118 11 Davidson, Omaha 164 26 Scanlon. Omaha 152 18 Colligan, Des Moines 1S5 13 Castle, St. Joseph 62 6 Ulatowsky. Des Moines 79 10 Mullen, Lincoln 155 21 Herche, Wichita 21 1 Lloyd, Denver 199 '27 Miller, Lincoln 134 19 Tuckey, Lincoln 13 2 Mee. Wichita 130 21 Gear, Topeka 132 10 Arbogast, Omaha 40 5 Leonard. Denver 9 0 Wainwrlght, Topeka 14 1 Douglas. Dps Moines 24 3 Roth. St. Joseph 58 9 Curtis, Des Moines, 180 16 Faber. Des Moines.. 29 2 Johnson, St. Joseph 34 2 Leake, Topeka 15 0 Perell. Sioux City 119 12 Woldring, St. Joseph 26 1 Freeman, St. Joseph 26 1 Scbreiber, Denver. 32 0 Stratton. Lincoln 91 6 Cruteher. St. Joseph 28 2 Wolverton, Lincoln 17 1 Campbell, Sioux City 29 1 Frambes, Denver 42 2 Stark, Wichita 37 4 McGraw. Des Moines 68 8 Schmidt. Topeka 37 1 Olmstcad. Denver 25 5 Justice, Omaha 115 11 Ryan. Omaha.. 13 2 Hueston, Des Moines 26 4 Bachant, St. Joseph 33 3 Haperman, Lincoln 29 2 f'octirehan, Topeka 29 2 Chellette, St. Joseph 37 2 N'orthup. Des Moines 23 2 Dovlo, Lincoln 11 2 Giffen, Sioux City 1 3 Smith. Lincoln 33 5 Fusate, Topeka 26 0 Kinsella. Denver 29 6 Fentress, Omaha 20 4 Palmer, Lincoln 10 2 Robinson. Omaha 22 1 Pfeffer, Denver 13 1 Brown. Sioux City 34 1 Hicks. Omaha 20 4 Youns. Tepeka 21 1 Perrv. Wichita 21 1 Healy. Denver ,.. 34 0 Fielding Averauea. P.O. A. Brown, Sioux City 12 42 Slaughter, Sioux City..... 2 32 Belden, Des Moines... 34 2 Davis, Wichita 32 1 Giffiu, Sioux City 3 19 Doyle, Lincoln 9 18 Robinson. Omaha... 1-23 Woldring. St. Joseph 4 14 Tuckey. Lincoln 3, 12 Ryan. Omaha 2 ' 13 Palmer. Lincoln... 0 12 Leake. Topeka 0 9 Leonard, Denver,..; 0 9 - Lindsay. Denver 2S7 16 Tennant, Sioux City 259 24 Borton, St. Joseph 471 39 5 .179 3 .176 5 .172 7 .167 6 .162 11 .1K2 6 .162 4 .180 18 .157 2 .154 4 .ra 5 .152 4 .1: 4 .m 5 .1T 3 .130 2 .125 .125 .121 .115 .m .100 .100 .090 1 .071 2 .Oo9 1 .050 1 .047 1 .Of" 0 .000 E. Pt. 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 LOW" 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 1.009 0 1.000 0 1.CO0 0 1.000 0 1.003 2 .993 2 .993 4 '.992 The usual symptoms of Scrofula are enlarged glands of the neck, sores and ulcers on the body, skin aSections, catarrhal troubles, weak eyes, and general poor health. The Inherited poison, transmitted through the blood, pollutes and weakens this fluid, and in place of its nutritive qualities fills the circulation with scrofulous matter, which saps the vitality of the entire system. Thousands of children, born with a scrofulous taint, have spent their childhood in constant physical suSering, and grown to manhood or womanhood handicapped by ill health and stunted growth, and perhaps later some disease of the bones or joints developed. S. S. S. Civen in their early life, would have preventod this. It would have cleansed and purified the blood of tho taint, nourished and stengthened their systems, and assisted each to grow into strong, healthful manhood or womanhood. S. S. S. is. the very best remedy for Scrofula. It goes down to the bottom f the trouble, and cleanses the circulation of all scrofulous matter. It supplies the weak, diseased blood with strength ind health-building qualities, and under the purifying effects of this great remedy all symptoms of Scrofula pass away. S. S. S. contains no minerals in any form, and Is an absolutely safe treatment for children, even infants or persons of any age. Liter iture about Scrofula and any medical arivir freC THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, Gi! Arbcgast. omiU 'M .Uio-vsk;. lies jli,.n.-s...lo9 38 i olmson, Onada , ',- 1. lemons, Wici.Ua - - uaidner, Topcaa 'I b. ? straiten. Lincoln J 5 ' i arney. Lincoln - 22 i Dwycr, Lincoln 238 to 4 -9M ', aumas. Des ftlotm s 4 IS 40 Kc-erner, Wichita 410 29 8 . 93 Johnson, St. Joseph 41 48 - ..UJ . Hall, Omaua 4 - McGraw, De Moines H 4 .M Kane. Omaha 443 0 n McCormick. lincoln J - Kinsella, Denver J J Andreas, Sioux City ' 5 't, Beall. Denver 100 9 .! .9,3 Hughes, Wichita US 127 7 .9.2 Zwtiling, St. Joseph 99 4 4 .9. Bachant. St. Joseph 5 11 f Schmidt, Topeka 23 i .9.0 Breen, Sioux City 5. v 2 .9-0 Hueston, Des Moines 4 2b 1 ..'. Stark, Wichita 87 Fentress, Omaha 4 -( 1 .Hi Wacob, Wichita ....63 28 3 .9to Spahr, Denver 18$ 48 8 .9b, Vvalsh. Topeka. 64 52 4 .9b, Cassidy, Denver 55 3 2 -Vi Cadman, Sioux City 168 69 S Middleton, Wichita 76 7 3 .9to Million. Sioux City 25 3 1 .3bj Gossett, St. Josepa 165 36 8" . .Co King. Topeka......... 92 10 4" .962 Frambes, Denver 81 21 4 .9b- Thomason, Omaha 94 6 4 .96:, Northup, Des Moines 2 22 1 .9b0 Smith. Lincoln 5 43 2 .9W Kenworthy, Denver 170 19 8 .959 Orendorff, Sioux City..... 53 16 3 .id Channell, Denver 41 3 2 .97 Herche, Wichita. 3 18 1 .95a Schreiber, Denver 2 19 1 .9a Gear, Topeka 52 8 i .9d3 Craig. Wichita 69 8 4 .9ol Miller, Lincoln 68 7 4 .950 Mullen, Lincoln 226 69 16 .949 Meinke, St. Joseph 113 150 14 . 949 Hahn, Des Moines 34 3 3 .949 Healy, Denver 5 32 2 .949 Cole, Lincoln 76 71 8 . 948 Rogge, Des Moines 9 45 3 . 917 Olmstead, Denver 2 16 1 . .917 Scanlon, Omaha 98 106 12 .941 Hicks, Omaha 4 30 2 .941 Niehoff, Omaha 02 119 11 .943 Faber, Des Moines 8 2o 2 .943 Durnam, Wfchlta 2 31 2 .943 Ferell, Sioux City 48 2 3 .943 Lloyd, Denver 123 135 , 16 .943 Wolverton, Linoln 7 25 2 .941 Davidson, Omaha 66 5 4 .938 Cobb, Lincoln 60 11 4 .9o8 Pettigrew, Wichita 26 4 1 .Sou Myers, Sioux City 93 7 7 .934 JJouglas, Des Moines 3 25 2 .933 Perry, Wichita 1 27 2 .933 Jackson, Wichita 4 23 2 .931 Campbell, Sioux City 4 23 2 .931 Crutcher, St. Joseph 3 24 2 .93 L Barbour, Lincoln 50 86 10 .931 Ellis, Wichita 7 33 3 .930 Powell, St. Joseph 72 7 6 , .929 Claire, Des Moines 47 69 9 .928 Wanner, Omaha ti3 63 9 .928 Watson, St. Joseph 46 6 4 .927 Frantz, Topeka 62 76 11 .926 Coffey, Denver 118 115 19 .925 Covle, Omaha 59 2 6 .924 Chellette, St. Joseph 1 35 3 .923 Colligan, Des Moines 120 124 21 .921 Hagerman, Lincoln 0 35 3 .921 Kores, Des Moines 84 100 16 .920 Reilly, B., St. Joseph 16 40 5 .918 Wagner, Topeka 3 8 1 .917 Harris, Denver 0 11 1 .917 French, Sioux City 46 40 8 .915 Leonard, Des Moines 14 28 4 .913 Rickert, Topeka 49 3 5 .913 Smith, Sioux City 78 105 18 .910 Quillin, Denver 57 "75 13 .910 Pfeffer, Denver 1 9 1 .909 Emery, Topeka 58 78 4 .907 Castle, St. Joseph 86 19 11 .905 Dulin, Topeka 29 37 7 .904 Justice, Omaha 55 71 14 .900 Berghammer, Lincoln 22 40 7 .899 Callahan. Wichita 46 67 13 .897 Reilly, Sioux City 64 69 16 .893 Freeman, St. Joseph 6 27 4 .892 Curtis, Des Moines 65 0 7 .892 Mee, Wichita 67 103 22 .885 Fugate, Topeka 3 16 3 .864 Kelly, St. Joseph 109 105 20 .851 Isbell, Des Moines '. 1 4 1 .833 Lee, Topeka 77 63 26 .833 Young, Topeka 3 20 6 .821 Wainwrlght, Topeka 2 7 2 .818 Cochreham, Topeka 1 22 3 .813 JFirestine, Lincoln 10 15 6 .806 Roth, St. Joseph 14 31 11 .804 Pitchers' Records, v W. L. Pet, Hornsby. Topeka 2 0 1.000 Kenworthy, Denver 1 0 1.000 Woldring, St. Joseph 6 1 .857 Hicks. Omaha 6 1 .857 Ryan, Omaha 5 1 .833 Schreiber, Denver 6 2 .750 Frantz, Topeka 3 1 .750 Johnson, St. Joseph 8 3 .727 Freeman, St. Joseph 5 2 .714 Slaughter, Sioux City 5 2 .714 Chellette, St. Joseph 7 2 .700 Giffen, Sioux City 4 2 .66? Kills, Wichita 4 2 .667 Wolverton, Lincoln 2 1 .667 Brown, Sioux City 6 3 . 667 Kinsella, Denver 6 3 .667 Heuston, Des Moines 6 3 .667 Durham, Wichita 6 4 .600 Faber, Des Moines 6 4 .600 Rogge, Des Moines 6 6 .545 Hagerman, Lincoln ,. 6 5 .545 Hall, Omaha : 5 6 .50u Douglas, Des Molnesl 5 6 .509 Crutcher, St. Joseph 4 4 .500 Fentress, Omaha 3 3 .mm Northup, Des Moines 2 2 .500 Leake, Topeka 2 2 .500 Sage. Sioux City 1 1 .500 White, Sioux City 1 1 .500 Healy, Denver 5 6 .455 Perry, Wichita 3 4 .42!) Cochreham, Topeka 3 4 .429 Young, Topeka 3 4 .429 Robinson, Omaha ....3 4- .w Campbell. Sioux City 5 7 .417 Smith, Lincoln 5 7 .417 Palmer, Lincoln 2 3 .MM Alderman, Wichita 2 3 . 400 Olmstead, Denver 3 6 . 333 Doyle, Lincoln 2 4 .333 Wainwrlght, Topeka 1 2 .333 Routt, Wichita 1 2 .333 Leonard, Denver 1 2 .333 Jackson, Wichita 3 7 .300 Hercho, Wichita 2 7 .286 Fugate, Topeka 2 6 . 250 Tuckey, Lincoln 1 3 .250 Rhodes, Omaha 1 6 .167 Wagner, Topeka 0 5 .000 Lotz, Omaha ' 0 2 .000 Hearne, Omaha 0 1 .000 Msher, Des Moines 0 1 .000 McDoneli, St. Joseph 0 1 Howell, Topeka 0 1 .000 Brandom, Topeka 0 1 .000 Doyle. Wichita 0 1 .000 Pfeffer, Denver 0 1 .000 Harris, Denver 0 1 .000 Team "Work. Batting St. Joseph, .307; Denver, .280; Wichita, .278; Sioux City. .272; Omaha, .372; Topeka, .266; Lincoln, .258; Des Moines, .254. Fielding Sioux City, .958; Denver, .957; Omaha, .957; Wichita, .95T; Lincoln, .952; Des Moines, .949; St. Joseph, .947; Topeka, .945. Stolen Bases St. Joseph, 97; Omaha, 84; Sioux City, 79; Denver, 71; Lincoln, 68, Wichita, 45; Topeka. 37; Des Moines, 33. Sacrifice Hits Wichita, 71; St. Joseph, 63: Omaha, 61; Lincoln, 61; Sioux City, 58; Des Moines, 56; Denver, 52; Topeka, 48. Individual Record. Players with Ten or More Stolen Bases Keliy, 21; Niehoff, 20; Watson, 19; Cof iey, 17; Breen, 16: Powell, 15; Mee, 15, Reilly, 12; Myers, 12; Borton, 12; Scanlon, 11; Kane. 11; Kenworthy, 11; Quillin, 11, Davidson, 11. Million Heads Team. Ted Million, secured by Sioux City from ths St. Louis Cardinals, has been given the honor of the lead off position because of his speed. . THE CUSE FOR SCROFULA