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4-S BIG SIMTIONJS ANALYZED j Three National leagues Have Had j Pennant All to Themselves. CULEK IS VETERAN OF TEIO Since 1901 His Clab Has Never Fin- ' Inked Below First Division and in That Time Haa Annexed . Fonr Flags. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 25, 1912. Negro Leaders in Heavy weight Boxing. Game . Br TV. J. MACBETH. NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-Whatever their "personal prejudice, hates, and shortcon ,fngs In general It cannot be denied that -John J, McGraw, Frank Chance and Fred -Clarke are the three sturdy musketeers of the National League. Ned Hanlon . may have been a bear In his day. He surely proved It In his pennant trust ac tivities In Baltimore and Brooklyn. But 'ed has passed to the great, beyond as an approved leader of modern baseball machinery, and In his venerable decline must do his cap to th little brother hood of three who for the past twelve years have had the national league pen' rant policy "all to ourselves." Fred Clarke Is the veteran of the trio and holds the record of pennant achieve ment. Since 1901, his club has never fin ished below the first division and In that time the Buccaneers have annexed four flags and one . world's . pennant Pitts burgh won three gonfalons in a row, be. ginning in 190L Then New York broke in for two successes In 1904 and 1906. respeo. uveiy., Mcuraw, a newcomer In the National league, has begun to make his presence felt. But his old team crumpled up after their second straight victory in, 1903. Then came Mr. Chance, the Peerless Leader, and present thorn In the side of Manager John J. McOraw of Gotham. He butted into the limelight In 190 with a record run of 118 victories for the season and though he took a very hu miliating trimming at the hands of his .neighbors, the White Sox, that fall. In the world's series tilt, he nevertheless engineered such an array of talent to gether that' the gathering of three pen nants and two world's championships the following seasons was simply a matter of form. .The Peerless Leader fell down on the Job In 1909, losing to Pittsburgh, which In turn cheated the Detroit Tigers out of their third straight bid for a world'i championship, the Cubs having turned th trick in 1307 and 1908. McGraw, who baft always been thereabouts, was quite peeved by this time. He had been knock ing about for a team of young blood. It made a gallant bid In 1910, but was not quite seasoned enough, and when the PI rates fell by the wayside In the stretch run old "Husk" ; Chance and his Bear CaU were found showing the way to the field on a comfortable margin, a grim satisfaction that had ' tomt of its edge taken off wtoa tha Athletics wal loped the wadding out of these same Cubs in the annual world's series unpleasant ness. Youngsters Seasoned.' '- i McGraw was ready last year, though, Hi youngsters had just the proper sea soning and when the Cub pitcher went to pieces and old Hans Wagner broke an ankleLittle Johnny's Giants nosed out h ' ' AY . ; r ;r j (- 'f:''P :yi ' 4 ' i i , WESTERN LEAGUE AVERAGES Borton is Still the Leading Batsman - of the Clubs of This League. OMAHA MEU FAST ON BASES JEANNETTB 8WINGINO HIS RIGHT .. (ABOVE) JEANNETTE SHOOTING HIS RIGHT TO THE HEART. . . ' , Chicago and Pittsburgh for the fine pen- the race, By W. W. NAIGHTO. BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. M.-Lives of champions remind us we can pull out of nant raised t Coogan's Bluff a few 1rlef days ago. That, ladies and gentle men, is a brief synopsis of the lives and accomplishments of the Three Little Musketeers of the National league. - Who will win th pennant this year w will leave to the future. It Is very true that each of the Important trio of gen erals 1 at the head of a very capable army. At this writing in view . of his lead and the fact that he concludes the series at home while his adversaries are on the road, Mr. McGraw seems to havo i bit the ; better chance. Out Chicago way-or Pittsburgh way, for that matter- Chey will tell you that Mr. McGraw Is a wery lucky man. They will point out with pride to th manner In which the And retiring, leave behind us footprints that we can retrace so we did not lose Jack Johnson. We simply mislaid him and now he is tight back doing business at th old stand. - Jack, says he has returned to the strife of the ring simply to vindicate himself. Borne of the critics said 11 was the know! edge that he was not chipper In a fight ing sense as he used to be that warned Jack It was time to cease making foot prints In the sands of time. - Jack was real wrathy when he read It, and declared he would hop back Into the thing of things to convince tbe aear puo 11c he had been libeled. ' ' ' ' " "I want to show-people I am at my best right now," said Jack.- "Bring on 'your Joe Jeannettes and your Al Paliers-two at a t me, If you like. inenne signou. for a ten-round bout with Jeannette at the St Nicholas oiub, New-York, on the night of September 25. ' The chances, are Johnson will make Jeanette see stars .'In every round of the ten-or at any rate Jn', every. round that the bout lasts. He may heap confusion on some of his critics 'while doing so, but he will not entirely disprove the les son some of the. critics learned from the Flynn-Johnson fight " Take th writer. for Instance. I gath ered from the affair In New Mexico that Johnson showed a failing away in stamina and willingness to become embroiled. I was half inclined to believe that If Flynn had kept his head and stayed tight with the negro the latter would have been worn down. .. . ,' I' V . , " I felt reasonably sure,' that If .'some taller, bigger and stronger man had faced Johnson that day the results would, have been disastrous to the champion. To put It In a nutshell, a doubt formed, In my mind as to whether Johnson was still capable of going the championship dis tance. .. , ,,, .. . Tn rounds is not an. arduous Journey for a fighter who knows 'how. to ecpno m!te in the matter of movement and ex ertion, and who knows the angles of a ring as thoroughly as a crac cue-handler knows a billiard table. , ;4' t ' ;.tV It is only a few weeks ago that I said in one of my Sunday articles that John son could doubtless amass money and protect his prestige If he elected to round out his career with ten-round bouts. ; 1 even said jthat t could not see much hope for Jeannette in a go of that length It It were reasonably certain that John son could not carry his condition over a longer route.' ' '. . , .. , There ts all the difference In the world between a ten-round bout and a fight to a finish. Unless Johnson is worse off than I suspect physically, I think he wlU set a clip that will make Jeannette' s eyes pop" even' though " Master Jack may have little In reserve at the finish. He has a level' head,' and knows to a dot when starting ;out on a ten-round Jaunt how far he can draw upon his stock of strength and speed. The bout at the St Nicholas should be well worth witnessing, no matter what comes of It. Johnson , Is anxious to set himself right, and Jeannette will try. to furnish a real ' reason for baiting the champion for a year or more. Jim' Flynn Is : experiencing the ups and downs of .the- Queensberry game. ; Last July he went . (gainst Johnson. This coming labor day hs will tackle big Char lie Miller, the veriest novice? in the heavy weight ranks. "Just think of it", mused Flynn after he had Installed himself in his training quarters at the Seal Rock House. I was the first man who put a glove on Miller's hand. He came over to' Billy Shannon's when I began training for my first tight with Jack Johnson, and asked to be allowed to help out .He did not know, a thing about sparring, but matters were in such shape that I could not spare him. Sparring partners were scarce, and I wanted to practice body punching, bo Miller, got his. Occasionally he would' say to me, "Fiease ir.you aon t nuna, wouia you hit me in "the face Instead?" Flynn will have to divest his mind of the Idea that Miller Is as easy now, as he was then." The big Roumanian has gained' in confidence if he has not wid ened his knowledge of hitting or spar-, ring, and he has also become so seasoned by hard . knocks . that the ordinary smashes of pugilistic commerce disturb him ' very little. v ' And -he has developed a forthright style of fighting. He has had It dinned Into him by. the wise lads of the game who have seconded him from time to time, that the only, way to discount clever , boxing is by tearing into close quarters. - . . When Charley starts after his man he thuds like a horse on a board sidewalk, and strains the ropes to such an extent that spectators with close seats are will ing to exchange for locations' further hack. Ho is about as graceful as an ele phant crashing through underbrush, and Just about as easy to stop. Xiehoff Has Stolen the Host Bases and Coyle Has Made the Most Sacrifice Hit Hicks .' . - l I : ' ' ' Leading Pitcher, i Borton is still In lead of batters of the Western league! Thomason and Coyle lead the Rourkes. Hicks is still the leading pitcher in the. league; with thirteen wins and to losses. Omaha leads. .in stolen bases for the team and also In the sacrifice hit division. Niehoff has' stole n the most bases, having captured forty-five Coyle leads with the same number of sacrifice hits. Battlasjr Averages. ' l AR. R. H. Pet. Lynch, Sioux City......... 20 i 8 .400 Isbell. Dea Moines 0 4 23 ..33 Borton. St. Jose Dh ...444 85 383 .367 Grilling, St Joseph 421 81 153 .3(3 waison, et.i Joseph.. 424- 87 151 .85$ Block, Denver ISO 22 64 .356 McCormlck. ', Lincoln.. .....457 80 - 1K2 - .354 Beall, Denver .-.:.... 438 ' 98 156 .349 Clarke.- Sioux City 202 30 70 . 347 Smith, Sioux City ,..365 75 126 .345 Myers. Sioux Citv.. ...... .507 74 174 .343 lennant, Sioux City.' 431 66-147-.341 Brandom, Topeka 49 3 7 .143 Wolverton, Lincoln 4 S 8 .140 Fugate. Omaha 57 3 S .140 Hueston, Des Moines 73 7 ' 10 .133 Campbell, Sioux City i8 I 8 .l. Robinson, Omaha .......... tT 1 .113 Hagerman, Lincoln S3 2 9 .K8 Northup, St. Joseph - S 2 i .104 Hicks, Omaha 58 i .103 Billings, .Topeka 20 3 2 .100 Hornsby, Topeka 4". -0S9 Brown, Sioux City... 7 5 .001 Sweet Des Moines 13 11 .056 Beebe, Omaha'...... ..20 1 1 .050 Perry, Wichita 61 "2 ;:' M9 Healey, Dehver ............ tf. ' 1! 0 .OCO -.1 Ken worthy. Denver Breen, Stoux ?ity ...411 69 Wetzel. Des Moines. Thomason,- Omaha.-..'.. Coyle, - Omaha Bills, Omaha....; Clemons. Wichita Cochran, Topeka Kane. Omaha ., Cole, Lincoln. .......... Keilly. B.: St. JoseDh. Jones, Des ' Moines Davis. Wichita.;.; Gardner, Topeka.;......, tfTench, Sioux City, .438- 82 149 139 16 75-153 74 167 3 24 35 97 13 29 74 130 68 137 66 117 21 30 55 118 66 120 48 V..462 ...42 ...74 ....300 ... 90 ...409 ..'.439 ...380 ...98 ...386 ...395 -.260 .340 .338 .333 .331 .326 .324 .323 .322 .318 .312 .308 .306 .306 .304 Berghammer, Lincoln.. .,.298 90 466 .......480 128 472 368 .......460 474 .......438 i..-...".380 ,.352 ,.258 , 49 ...475 ....892 ,.469 Durham, - Wichita. Powell, St Joseph.! Cassldy, Denver. . . . . Evans, Sioux City.. Barbour, Lincoln.,.. Ltndsey.- Denver..... Niehoff, Omaha...., yuiinn, Denver...... Kores, Des Moines. Craig, Wichita.". Johnson, Omaha hpahr.i Denver... Harris, Denver.. Kelly, St. Joseph. .... Hughes Wichita King, Topeka ., Reilly, Des Moines.., Lee. Topeka Claire. Des Moines 372 Pettlgrew, Wichita 338 Belden, Des Moines 338 French, Denver 189 Dwyer, Lincoln .' 112 Smith, Topeka 30 Hahn, Des Moines 458 Leonard, Des Moines 229 Leonard, Denver 65 Coffey, Denver 422 Cobb,, Lincoln 454 Callahan, Wichita ...."....397 Koerner, Wichita 231 Lloyd, Lincoln ....455 Cadman, Sioux City 281 Gear, Topeka ..............2S4 Gossett St, Joseph ...273 Schlpke Omaha 190 48 12 27 89 139 72 143 18 38 44 140 46 109 65 -133 71 140 69 127 61 110 70 101 29 74 4 14 469 100 133 441. 69 125 62 134 64 110 67 129 66 102 64 92 44 92 24 .61 15 , 30 S 8 65 121 19 60 8 17 65 110 69 118 6 102 25 . 59 3 115 29 71 23 19 28 M 35 U 4 10 79 .804 90 73 69 48 17 7 21 14 27 30 II 47 i.l 27 45 2t 45 ' i i) i S7, 5 76 Y7 68 79 22 103. 4 4S - 7. manager. Would McGraw ever have made good without Mathewson. Would Clark have experienced such qualified success Cubs and Pirates halted th Giants after without that grand old man of all base New York threatened a walkover, and ball history, Honus tWagner of Carnegie? prove 'by 100 different argument that Could Chance ever have gained such glory Gotham has not the best team. The best without the combination of Evers and team resides in either Chicago or Pitts- Tinker alongside of him? , burgh, according to whether it is a Smoky These are questions that will be argued City or Windy City enthusiast talking, as long as the present generations of They, will show by 100 manners that New pans and players survive. :They will never York Is lucky to have gained such a be answered. They revert 'back to Ned lead while, the rest of the field was slum- Hanlon and all other great base ball gen benng, but any time the tortoise beats erals, in fact Did Hanlon make the old the har it has some credit due. New Baltimore team or did ' It 'make, 'him? York may have been better conditioned What would he have done without Mc to start the season than any competitor Graw, Jennings, Keoler and Kelley? He with the possible exception of Cincinnati, was glorious in the glory of hi stars, SU11 McGraw held no injunction restrain- many of whom have made good in kin lng his rivals from getting into con- dred positions. ' Nd Hanlon iadnv win dltlon on the spring trip. And weather conditions in Marlln were Just about as exasperating as at any spot on the globe. Vi- . 1 Deserves Lock. - Anyhow, McGraw deserved some luck after the manner In which rude techni cality thwarted his pennant ambitions In 1908. There was a pennant earned If ever valor deserved reward. : But he didn't get It no, not at all. Curses on you, -Johnny Evers. - That regretful year, by the way, proved one of the most striking illustrations of the real class of the "Big Three" in the National league. It was a sip and tuck, drive down . the stretch among New York, , Chicago and Pitt a 1 burgh, with the prospect of a possible triple tie. Had the New Yorks lost one of Us games In the last series with Bos ton and then beaten the Cubs In the fa tnous playoff, the three clubs would hav had identically the s,me standing and a three-cornered playoff would have been necessary, with possibly no world's series that year. .When this possibility arose 'i Trti Clarke had already disbanded his .club, but he gamely issued a call for his forces to be la readiness to accept th Issue if it became, necessary. - - , t - Old Scores. That 1906 episode is responsible for all the rancor that baa characterized the at titude of New York and Chicago and , irlce versa this campaigns . Chance and j McGraw are sworn enemies. Clarke is a rival of each a fearful, yet respected i rival. With both McGraw and Chance tWs relations are friendly, yet he will i fight either or both at the drop of th , hat. - There is no such thing as favorit !lam in his makeup. If be cannot win th i pennant himself he will do everything In ! his power to have the best club win. .Clarke is a general without any alibis. 'He accepts fate as it comes without murmur. But for a lot of tough luck he would havwon several more pennanti '' W' 'V few years that -fell -to WY, I ?f' , y" had his " touh ,uc- Mr Heve ha wouivi lv nMe1 out New York last year had , f11" not been hurt Just at the height pf I winning spurt that put Clarke within rtk!ng distance of the pacemakers. has a good club this year, the best ff of pitchers in thu league, bat he frf too many old men on bia suit to stai f the gaff. It is believed. Jf Clark only Wad a little more speed in Ms array what a marvellous collection It WOUld be., ' .'. f.;''V':'-i'. ''.',' r .. ,':.' Jind In diagnosing the biographies of fhe "Big Three arises the question, tiw eld familiar question, of whither the man ager makes the team w the team the I not try to take any of the glory away from his boys. When he split with the old gang his star waned. ' Whose fault was It? It is one of the unsolved prob lems of the game. MAY MANAGE BROOKLYN TEAM NEXT YEAH. :f? ! . - r " V 5 - k - . . J J"t I i i ' ? -' . . -' I 1 .' ? ' , t ' - f - :j -" 1 v ' . . n f- I, , 1 1 ' v . ,'V ; : . ! fr r- hi h:r: Jake Daubert, former. , coal digger, whose record on first bass on the Brook lyn team stamps him as one of the best If not the best initial sacker in the game today. - - ' -. ....'. There Is a hot tip going about Brook lyn while the Dodgers are In a losing streak, that Jake Daubert is going to be the next manager of the Brooklyn club. President Ebbets has announced that Dahlen will be retained as the manager of the club next season, and that all th New Light Shining ' ' 'V t - , i4-r s. ' 1 ' ' i . . 4 N ' I ' -v ' ' ' f ., ' - 5 v ' ? ' ' II". 63 103 Vt .?7 Walsh, Topeka .......";.... 3S7 MUler, Lincoln u...... 315 Faber, Des Moines.. 84 McDonald, Topeka ....... 56 Roggej Des Moines ...109 Mullen, Lincoln 463 60 115 Carney Lincoln 266 18. IM Colligan, Des Moines 353 Arbogast, Omaha 102 Bcanlon, Omaha 311. Mee, Wichita ;..356 Frants, Wichita :S1 Andreas, Sioux City.......S30 Gllmore, Denver ..........93 Melnke, St. Joseph ...437 Gonding, Omaha 17 Chaoman, Sioux City. .....204 McAdams, Sioux' City.... 81 Mogrldge. Lincoln 30 Justice, Omaha ....r......l39 Westerzll, St Joseph...... 162 Stratton, Lincoln ..161 Hall. Omaha ............... 95 Wacob, Wichita ... '..Ml Curtis, Des Moines....... .434 Smith, Lincoln .18 Bashing, Topeka 38 Griffith, St. Joseph 68 Crutcher. St Joseph 7S . Jackson, St. Joseph ....86 - Patterson, Topeka i49 McGraw, Des Moines 216 Klnsella. Denver 07 Ryan, Omaha 3 . Ulatowskl. Des Moines. ...174 Clark. George, Sioux City. 27 Hanson, Ds Moines......: 49a Tuckev. Lincoln o" Jordan, Wichita U Nagle,. Topeka ' Chellette. St. Joseph...,.."S2 Choulnard, Des Moines.... 43 Johnson, St Joseph. ....'.'.."'TT"' Palmer. Lincoln 32 Douglas; Des Moines 86- v'4' Schreiber. Denver SO 4 . White, Sioux City.......... 61 ; t Woldring, St. Joseph...... 69 ... 8 Sage, George, Sioux City.. 5o 4 4 it 4S 12 21 at 5 10 9 13 15 17 29 42 13 14 33 6 10 2 4 10 14 1 S 4-12 3 R 13 )2 10 8 .300 .298 .298 .297 .297 .296 -.296 .295 .291 .289 .287 .287 .286 .254 .283 .282 .281 .275 .274 .273 .272 .270 .267 .267 .264 .262 .262 .261 .260 .267 .255 .253 .253 .253 .253 .253 .251 .251 .250 .250 .248 .248 .248 .246 .245 .244 .144 .242 .239 .K6 .i'36 .2?5 .235 .233 .283 .232 .228 224 .220 219 .216 .211 .207 .205 .198 .195 .194 .194 .192 .190 .186 .184 ,1H ;i82 .179 .171 .163 .156 .151 .150 .148 .115 '.143 Fielding Averages. "-..' . . . PO. A. E. Pet. Wetael, Des Moines 36 0 0 1.000 Bashing, Topeka 1 1-01.000 Carney, Lincoln 489 85 6 .930 Brown. Sioux City 18 86 1 .990 Llndsey, Denver 991 66 12 Jones, Des Moines 252 9 3 Tennant Sioux City 1,044 81 14 Borton, St. Joseph 1,145 . SO 17 Ulatowskl, Des Moines 3S5 69 6 Gardner, Topeka 948 50 15 Arbogast Omaha 242 56 5 Kane. Omaha t03 78 20 Hornsby, Topeka 4 Dwyer, Lincoln 244 Clemons, Wichita 412 Koerner, Wichita 666 Stratton. Lincoln. .....,....,.2T6 Davis, W'lchlta in Beall. Denver 237 McGraw, Des Moines 431 Block, Denver , Chapman, Sioux City Johnson, Omaha Klnsella, Denver Gondln?, Omaha Bills, Omaha Breen, Sioux City Mullen, Lincoln 979 Belden. Des Moines 144 Billings, Topeka 28 Tuckey, Lincoln Cadman, Sioux City.. McCormick, Lincoln. Gossett, St Joseph... Ryan, Omaha'.... Healy, Denver Spahr, Denver....,...'. Hall, Omaha.. Palmer, Lincoln...... Hughes. Wichita..;.. Hahn. Des Moines.;. Wacob, Wichita.. 187 Schlpke. Omaha Cobb. Lincoln Ano reas, Sioux City . . . . Rofge, Des Moines Campbell, Sioux City... Cassldy, Denver Melnke, St. Joseph Pettlgrew. Wichita , Powell, St. Joseph Scanlon, Omaha Gllmore. Denver King, Topeka Thomason, Omaha Robinson, Omaha Zwilllng, St. Joseph Harris, Denver Myers,. Sioux City Isbell. Des Moines.. 49 15 130 44 64 4 18 90 58 103 123 73 7 4 10 119 12 9 7 68 .379 136 .231 12 .272 .303 .455 . 7 . 33 . 37 .145 ...633 ... 6 ... -7 ...451 ....13 ... 1 ...467 ' ...113 140 63 62 90 84 33 295 25 10 4 68 8 ,145 128 9 ..148 18 6 ..289 242 19 . 13 95 .6 47 .168 15 .308 389 .157 15 .182 17 .239 192 .. 44 ..258 ..238 .. 7 ..221 .. 3 ..242 .. 71 JACK BRITTON, WHOM . CHICAGO HAILS , AS THE COMING CHAMPION , ' ' -v.-? ' ' . 'OF.TBE UailTWElQHTCLAS& ,'- Brltton leaped into fame on January SO, 1911, when he fought Packey Mc Far- land at Memphis. - Packey.; went Into the referee called "it a draw.' r i Brltton' s real name is William J. Bres- Un and . he says he Is going to fight under that monicker hereafter. This will be , a ruda Joke to New Britain. Conn.. fight expecting a setup, -and was muclNJor It was in honor of that town that astonished to discover . that he was1 up Jack changed his name. Brltton Is a bit too,, heavy to do 133 ringside. , He a hot after bouts with McFariand. Ritchie, Ed Murphy ' and all other live ones. ".-" " . " " t .i . .'. talk about Bill being pushed out ,of th back gate is not true. - ' . 1 ' , It is well known around the base ball circuits that this is the last year that Dahlen will be with the good old Dodg ers,, and that Bill Is aware of-the fact George Stalllngs ha . also been men tioned as the next manager. President Ebbets has said that all he will say for th present is that Dahlen will be th manager. But just as sure as there will be a new ball , grounds for . the Brook lyn club, there will be a new manager, say those who are in a position to know. Baahaas; a Tiger. : , - v - Topeka's new- outfielder, Bashang, is the Blue Grass lud who broke into the American league with Detroit with such a noise. Manager Jennings decided, how ever, that a little more Masoning would do him good. CITY JUNIOR TENNIS MEET"-' -IS TO START ON MONDAY The annua) city Junior tennis tourna ment will start tomorrow m6rnlng at the Field club with -an entry list of about thirty-five.' Entries will close today and drawings wlQ "be "made, this evening by the committee in charge, which Includes George IRlley, Russell Larmon and Paul Shirley.; , '; . A, feature of ' the tourney will be a racquet" meet for youngsters under 15 years of age In addition tothe regular Junior series which permits lads under 18 years to participate. Suitable prises will be offered both in the Junior champion ship and consolation rounds. ' Key to the Situation Bee Adv ertising. MAN WHO MADE CHICAGO F0EGET JOHN EUNG. ii . V f 4i 'i . ' nhm its Lloyd. Lincoln W Crutcher. . St. Joseph H 52 Clarke.. Sioux City 98 Walsh. Topeka.. 281 Hanson, Des Moines. Gear. Topeka.... Curtis, Des Moines... Smith, Lincoln. Faber, Des Moines.. Coyle,- Omaha.... -EVontK Wichita Wolverton, Lincoln 7 Cole, Lincoln 23a Kenworthy, Denver 305 Colligan, Des Moines 251 Schreiber, Denver 4 Johnson, St. Joseph it Craig. Wichita Fugate, Omaha French,. Denver Northup, St. Joseph Smith, Topeka Heuston, Des Moines... Woldring, St. Joseph.... Sage. Sioux City Claire, Des Moin?s...'. Chellette, St. Joseph.... Hicks, Omaha MllUr. Lincoln.. Watson. St. Joseph 118 Jackson, St. Joseph 8 . 75 Griffith, St. Joseph 96 .18 (Durham, Wichita .7 88 Berghammer, Lincoln...... 99 188 Lynch, Sioux City U 1 Justice, Omaha.... ...231 226 Mogrldge, Lincoln L..J 22 Kelly, St. Joseph f..236 181 French. Sioux City ....150 164 Barbour. Lincoln 164 ...105 ...188 ... 11 ...17 .i.176 .289 175 . 7 .123 ; 4 . 38 , 10 ,,5 , 8 ,222 200 4 73 11 60 149 16 .9S9 .989 .988 .988 .987 ;.9S3 .983 .982 .981 .981 .980 .978 .978 .977 .977 .977 .976 .976 .976 .976 .976 .976 .975 .975 .975 .974 .974 .972 .972 .972 .972 .972 .971 .971 .971 .970 .969 .968 .968 .965 .965 .964 .W3 .963 .961 .961 .961 .960 .960 .959 .-95R .958 .957 .957 .m .936 .955 .956 .954 .954 .953 .951 .Wl .951 .950 .950 .949 .949 .947 .946 .946 .946 AQUATIC HARM WILL' QUIT Durbarow Will Engage in Just One More Gruelling Contest. ASTONISHES ATHLETIC t WORLD t Qoaker Snlmmer Had Planned Cam paign on All Aqoatic 'Fixtures, d bat Will Only Swim Eng- , Huh Channel and Retire,' 5 261 12 11 5 104 79 14 10 136 23 49 3 161 22 135 25 225 27 66 4 92 6915 16 11 .95 45 3 132 15 47: 8 12 3 72 5 44- 3 40 8 27 5 4 11 9 6 8 7 22 1 2 34 26 33 Leonard. Des Moines 64 107 14 IPerrv. Wichita 5 68 6 Callahan, Wichita ....190 287 40 McDonald, Topeka zv . w o Niehoff. Omaha 162 821 41 Hagerman. Lincoln.. 6 75 6 Leonard, Denver 9 Jl Coffey, Denver.. 244 279 46 Westerzll, St. Joseph 65 103 14 Smith, Tony, Sioux City.. .186 297 44 Quillin, Denver 160 211 33- Douglas, Des Moines 5 91 9 Mee, Wichita 204 283 45 Kores, Des Moines..- 248 264 48 Beebe, Omaha 1 20 2 Reilly, Des Moines .180 206 37 Reilly, B., St. Joseph 135 181 31 Chouinard, Des Moines.... 12 17 3 Evans, Sioux City 28 74 11 Brandom, 'Topeka 7' 52 ' 8 Lee. Topeka 204 63 31 Patterson, Topeka 77 91 22 Clark. Slopx City..... ...... 2- 28 4 White, Sioux City 6 60 10 Nagel, Topeka...... 28 36 10 Jordan, Wichita 1 .' 6 1 Cochran, Topeka... 18 47 ,13 McAdams, Sioux City 0 24 5 Sweet Dea Moines 4 27 9 945 .944 .943 .943 .943 .942 .911 .940 .939 .938 .937 .935 .933 .933 .931 .929 .929 1 .927 .926 .925 .924 .924 .921 .924 .923 .923 .922 PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24.-Charles B. Duborow, the local bank clerk who has astonished the athletic world by his aqua tic feats this season, has announced that he will engage in Just one more gruelling test an attempt to swim the English channel, and will then retire. He win not do 'any more long distance swimming' this year and has officially cancelled his pro posed thirty-four-mile swim from Sandy Hook to the Battery, thence to Coney Island, i The Quaker swimmer had planned a campaign of attack on all the aquatic fixtures, including the grind to Boston light and return. ' His performance in swimming across the mouth of Delaware bay ' from cape to cape, a distance of forty odd miles, has stamped Durborow as a leading swimmer" of this country. Delaware bay varies In width from the breadth of . the English channel is from seventeen to twenty-five miles.; From Dover to Calais is short of twenty miles, while from Cape May to the oppo site point on Delaware Bay, where Dur borow swam, is nineteen and one-sixth miles. On account of the tides and cross channels' he had to cover 42 43-100 miles. . One Bus aa the Other. The tide in Delaware bay varies from four to six miles per hour, while in the channel it is from three to . five miles. The water in the , channel is more salty and consequently more buoyant than In the b; v- One place is as bad as another. In a blow, and. mariners would as soon take a chance In either body of water in a gale.. i . Captain . Eldredge, who has been In charge of the Cape May light station, ad vised Durborow ' that the swim was im possible when he started. He recalled the attempts of Matthew Webb, who gave up after a ten-hour battle with the tides. In Durborow's swim he was carried out to sea two and three-quarters miles, up the bay ten miles, and, after swimming four teen hours and nine minutes landed eight miles above Cape He'niopen on the Dela ware side. He partook 'of no nourish ment while in the water, and ate only a glass of milk and two' boiled eggs two hours before the start He spoke only twice during the swim, once to complain that the salt water- hurt his eyes and again at the expiration of the thirteenth hour to ask how much further he bad to go. He entered the water at 2:08 a. m. and left It at 4:21 the following afternoon. Durborow's long . distance swims totals to, nearly. 2,000 miles, with his Atlantic City to Ocean City, Chester to Philadel phia, and return, the Battery to Sandy Hook, from Charlestown .bridge to within three-fourths of a mile of Boston light, a subsequent swim to Deer Island light, five swims from Philadelphia to Chester, and numerous other swims In th Dela ware river. . , - ; . Whittaker Defends ; the Crawl Stroke ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 22. Adverse criticism of the crawl stroke as a racing .22 1 means of propulsion in the water has brought a stanch defender of the style in T. 8. Whittaker of the Missouri Athletic club. He declares that it is the method par excellence In, sprints and that .it is slowly but , surely supplanting the trudgeon in distance races. , . . . , "It is only within the last five years that attention has been paid," to the crawl," said Whittaker. "Yet now all of the short distance records and many of the middle and long distance marks were established by users of that stroke. , In the crawl the body Is kept as close to the surface as possible, and the resistance is therefore reduced to a minimum." .920 .919 .919 .917 .916 .916 .916 .914 .913 .913 .911 .906 .903 .8S7 .896 .886 .882 .868 .865 .857 .833 .828 .776 ' ' ' urt' V . ' 4 1 jay, ' Jimmy Archer, th great backstop. whose magnificent work at and behind the bat has been one of the big factors In the sensational spurt the Chicago Cubs are making In an effort to overtake the Giants. Although suffering intense pain from a iadly sprained wrist Archer caught all three games in the recent scries between the Giants and Cubs, and it was his lusty swatting more than anythtug- else that caused Chance's ag gregation to win the series by two games to ooew . ...... Team Averages. ' ' Batting-Denver, .286; St. Joseph, .284; Sioux City, .280; Lincoln, .275; Omaha, .274; Wichita, .270; Des Moines, .248; To peka, .248. . ..'". Fielding-Lincoln;" .960; Des Moines, .9o7; Omaha. .956; Denver, .956; Sioux City, .955; Wichita, .955; at. Josepn, .'Jon; xopeKa, 949. Stolen Bases Omaha, 204; Sioux City. 195; Lincoln, 179; St. Joseph, 174; Denver, 173; Wichita. 126; Topeka, 116; Des Moines. 114. ..:' Sacrifice Hits Omaha. 1S4: wicnua. isz: Lincoln, 175; St. Joseph, 166; Denver, 160; Topeka, liz; sioux uuy, ies juuineo, 128. -,--.' Individual Play. Stolen Bases. Twenty-five or More Niehoff. 45: Mullen. 42; Watson, 37; Kelly, 34; Thomason, 33; Kenworthy, 32; Myers. 31; PowelL 29; Coftey, 29; Mee, 2j; Coyle, 25. Sacrifice Hits, Twenty-five or More Coyle, 46; Cassldy, 35; Cole, 35; Powell, JO; Melnke.. 27. . - r Flowers for Holmes. : The sentiment of the base ball fans of Sioux City as shown in the floral tributes giving to the retiring and incoming man agers is one of the things that 'helps f take the sting from many of the cold blooded features of the pastime, says th. Sioux City Journal. Although Geor Andreas Ttas ceased to be the manager o: the Packers, he was as warmly greeted by the fans as ever and the new leader of the club was welcomed in the heartiest fashion. Letter expressing-the good will and the co-operation of base ball en thusiasts accompanied the gifts. PITCHERS' RECORDS IN THE WESTERN LEAGUE Those who have pitched five or more games: Won. Lost. Pet. Hicks, Omaha ........ Schreiber, Denver ... Wolverton, Lincoln .. Hall, Omaha Kinsella, Denver Woldring. St. Joseph Johnson, St Joseph.. Leonard, Denver- .... Faber, Des Moines... Hagerman, Lincoln IS Chellette, St. Joseph 15 White, Sioux City ...12 Mogrldge, Lincoln. 6 Franta, Wichita Beebe, Omaha ........ Brown, Sioux City.... Heuston, Des Moines Perry, Wichita Harris, Denver '. HoKge, Des Moines.. .smith, Lincoln "fickev. Lincoln (Durham, Wichita Healy, Denver Thomas. St. Joseph.. Douglas, Des Moines 13 ..I... 16 9 17 17 ...... 10 18 ; 12 17 , . 3 .. 3 .. 16 ,.12 .. 12 . 8 . 14 .16 . . 8 4 13 ,. 10 . 3 . 16 Denger Goes Good. Denver has not only been getting good pitching, but also good hitting and lat averages show it leading the league in batting, as a team, with St Joseph closely following In fielding the Griszlies arc fifth. Omaha lead3 the league In stolen bases and in this department Denver is fijfth also. , . r Ryan, Omaha 12 Robinson, Omaha 11 - Campbell, Sioux City 9 Crutcher, St. Joseph......... 9 McAdams, Sioux City........ 3 Clark, George, Sioux City... 3 , J 12 Ii uut, Omaha 6 falmer, Lincoln 4 Saee. Sioux Citv 6 rugate, umana ............ Brandom, Topeka Northup, St. Joseph Cochreham, Topeka Hornsby, Topeka Routt, "Wichita k Jordan, Wichita 7 4 6 10 7 10 " 11 10 ' S 4 2 2 U 0 9 6 12. 14 . - 7 12 10 3 17 13 12 11 J2 - 4 , 4,- 16 9 - ll' 14 12 8 6 13 4 ' 4 .867 .696 .690 .680 .680 .667 1 .643 .632 .630 .621 .600 .600 .600 .600 .600 .59J .571 .571 .671 .538 .533 .533 .620 .600 .5J0 .485 .480 . .478 .459 ..429 .429 .423 .428 .400 .364 .353 .333 .833 .333 .333 .316 .200 .200 Thomas Goes to St. Joe. Forrest Thomas, sent by St Paul to Sioux City, where his stay was ' brief, shifted to St. Joseph. : Nature ia her wisdom ami beneficence haa provided, in her great vege table laboratory, the forest, a care . for most of the ills and ailments of hu manity. Work and study have perfected the compounding of these botani cal medicines and placed them at oar disposal. We rely upon them first because of their ability in curing disease, and next be cause we caa use them with the confidence that such remedies do not injure the system.. Among the best of these remedies from the forest is S. S. S., a medicine made entirely of roots, herbs and bark. It does not contain a particle of harmful mineral. S.S.S. cures Rheumatism, Catarrh, Sores and Ulcers, Scrofula, Ma laria, Skin Diseases, Contagious Blood Poison and all other diseases dependent on impure blood. As a tonic S. S. S. builds up the system by supplying a suf ficient amount of vigor and nourishment to the body. S. S. S. always cures without leaviner anv unDleasant or injurious effects. Book on the blood and say medical advice W THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO, ATLANTA, CA.