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iTetifli I A 1 mm m.-l mmw w n merino II V V II II IS MM I r Z 1. "Babe" Ruth Hero of Yanks, 8 to 7 Victory .w York Grali Firm Hold On First Place by Nosing Cleveland. Out of Close Game. New York. Sept. .'6. New York look a firm grip on firt place in the American league and went a long way toward clinching their first championship by defeating Cleveland. 8 to 7, in a thrilling ftrtifigle today. The win gave New York three out of four victories from the present world's cham pion and gave New York a lead of two full games with Cleveland having only four more to play and New York five. "Babe" Ruth was the hero of the 'ev York victory, for he hit two home run, a two-bagger and walk ed in four times up. lie cither .cored or drove in five of the eight New York runs. Ruth's first home run was made off Coveleskie in the first and the second was prodded out of t'hle in the fifth aiter l'eck ir.paugh had singled. Both home runs were terrific drives. , Six Hurlers in Game. Ivach manager used three pitchers in an effort to win. Quinn started for the Yankees but was knocked out in the first inning, Hoyt reliev- it.g him and doing well until he in jured hit hand while stopping a hot drive by Speaker in the seventh. Mays relieved Hoyt in the eighth and weathered a stormy ninth as Sewell and Durns were on base when Mays struck out O'Neill for the last out. ' Covelcskic was knocked out in the third inning . and was replaced by Uhlc. Only four - hits were made off Uhle, but in. each case, a home run followed a single. It was Schang's home run in the sixth with McNally on base which gave New "York its last two runs and victory. The hitting of George Burns, who made a triple and three singles' fea tured Cleveland's play. Burns drove in four runs and scored a fifth him self. Miller Stars. The defensive play of Elmer Mil ler saved the game for New York. His diving catch of Speaker's short fly in the eighth with runners on second and third prevented Cleve land from taking the lead. In the i seventh a throw by Miller to Mc-i Nally caught Sewell at third. Mil ler's throw in the seventh cut down Sewell at third for the third out. CLEVELAND. AB.H1A NEW TORK. AB.H.O.A. .T'ieson,tf 4 lit) OlMtller. cf TB I V SiP'np'gh. ss Speaker, cf 1 0 Ruth. If Smith, rr Uard'r, tit Sewell, Burn, lt O'Neill, a Oove'ki, p Uhl, p. xOraney Morton, p xSt'enson 0 Meusel, rf 1 PIpp, lb 3 Ward. 2b 0 M'Nally, 3b S Schang. o I, Qui nil. p 1 1 Hoyt, p 0:May, p totals ' 31 10 27 13 Totals . 48 10 24 11 ( 5iGrany battatl for L'hla In the eighth. xStevenaou ran for Gardner In ninth. Cleveland ...........3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 07 New Vorlc .,4.....l 0 3 0 2 3 0 0 X 8 Summary Runs: J'lcson, Speaker, Smith, Oardnor, 2; Sewell, Burns, Peckinpaugh, l": Ruth. 3; M ousel, Mc.Vally. Schanff. Er rors: W'umbsganss, McNally. Two-baeo hlt: Sewell. Ruth, Wambaganss. Three bajo hit: Burns. Home rune: Ruth; s: Schang. Sacrifice hits: Ward Warabs Kansa. Double, play: O'.NclU to Burna. Left on baaei-9 XowlTorU, 8; Cleveland, 10., Plarst baa on balls: Off Quinn, 1; off Hoyt. 4: off Mays, 1; off Cove leskte. 2; off Uhle. 1. Hits: Off Quinn. t In 3-3 inning; off Hoyt, 7 in 7 Innings; off Mays, 1 In 11-3 Innings; off Cove Irskle, 5 In 11-3 Innings; off Vllle, 4 in 4 3-3 Innings; oft Morton, 1 In 1 Inning. Hit by -pitched ball: Sewell by Quinn. Struck out: By Hoyt, 6: by Mays, 1; by Coveleskle, 2; by t'hle, 4. Winning liitehers Hoyt. Losing pitcher: Cove lrskle. Umpires: Dineen. Connolly and Owens. Tim of game: 2:15, . Athletic, 3 1 White Sox, 0. Philadelphia. Sept. 36. Moore and Har ris blanked Chicago, 3 to 0, today and gave the locals the final series T.ith the TVbtte Sox four games to one. CHICAGO. I PHILADELPHIA. AB.H.O.A.I (AB.H.O.A. SI'Clell., tl 3 3 3 3: Witt, rf i 2 111 Falk 10 0 Oi Dykes, 2b 3 13 4 Htrunk, It 4 0 2 0!Walker, If 4 110 Collins, lb I 1 1 Si Perkins, c 4 3 i 1 Hooper, rf 4 0 3 1 1 Johnson, cf 4 3 2 0 Sheely,lb. 4 0 10 OlOallo'ay, 8b 3 113 Mostll.cf 3 0 3 2Br.sH. lb 3 111 3 Monti I, cf 3 3 0 ti Moore, t 3 113 M'llg'n, 3b ,i 0 3 2! Harris, p 0 0 0 0 ncnaiK. e e 3 a z Russell, p 3 3 1 Totals 26 10 27 10 x Letter Tota 33 24 19 ; : soere oy innings: xLelfer batted for Russel in Sth. xFallc batted for McClellan in Sth. Chicago .....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 Philadelphia .0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 x 3 Summary Runa: Pykes. C. Walker. Galloway. .Errors: Dykes. Galloway. Two baa hit: Schalk. Sacrifice hit: Gallo way. - Double plays: Dykes to Brail 1: Collins to Sheely; Galloway to Dykes to Brasil; Braiil to Galloway. Left on bases: Chicago, 10; Philadelphia. S. First base on halls: Off lloore, 2: off Harris. 1; off Russell. 6. Hits: Off Moore, 1 In 1 innings: off Harris, 1 In 3 Innings. Hit hy pitched ball: McClellan by Moore. Struck out: By Moore. 3; by Harris, 1; by Russell, 1. Winning pitcher: Moore, Lmpires: Wilson and Moriarity. Time of game: 1:30. : Dawson High Gun ; At Registered Shoot J. Dawson a9 high gun at the last registered shoot of the month at the traps of the Omaha Gun club Sunday with a score of 49 xut of a possible 50 birds. The high gun of each registered shoot is presented with one silver spoon by the American Trapshoot ing association for every 10 shoot ers competing. Scores of the shoot, all for 50 targets, follow: J. Dawson, 49; Will McCaffrey, 48; Christianson, 4S; Ragan, 47; Klnilev, 47; Clark, 46; Mrs. Edmis ton, 45"; Adarris, 44; Riley, 43; Fauble, 42i Hunter, 41; Furry 41; Marshal, 41; Johansen, Haines, 40; Brandeis, 32, and Gonld, 28. Next Sunday the shoot on the Brandeis trophy will be held. International League Closes .With Baltimore Winners Baltimore, Sept 26. Baltimore and Jersey. City rang down the cur tain j yesterday in the International league, - Jack Dunn's champions handing Jersey Gty a double de feat, S to 5, and 8 to 7. Here He Is Boy, Greatest of 'Em All ' Christy Mathewson. the greatest pitcher In the history of base ball, will be tendered a testimonial at the Polo Grounds, New York, when the Gum and Boston Braves meet in a game for the benefit of the great Matty. Mathewson has been fighting lung trouble In the Adiron decks for the last two years and is said to be In need of financial aid. The photo shows Matty as he appeared in 1900, when in his prime. E,yeT:.Tg H 1 ' i" t il' m v i ' ly ' " - , & t , Vj 1 ' if ! ' $ II VJ CJiriHv - - .y tJ v A Ml Hill" JgKiZzT-JC Coach James Patton's Packers Mav Launch Aerial Attack Against Fremont Coach James Patton's South High school gridiron warriors will get their first taste of battle Friday afternoon on enemy ground when they buck up against the Fremont aggregation in the first game of the season for both elevens. ,. Just what style of play the Packer foot ball .tutor will use aaginst the Fremont aggregation is not known. Patton believes in keeping quiet until the time comes. However, South High followers who are keeping tab on the practice workouts at the South Side school believe that Coach James will send his warriors ?ginst the Fremont High instructed to use the aerial mode of attack. In Capt. Eugene Sullivan, Quar terback Graham and the two South Single G To Race Against Canada's Fastest Side-Wheeler YChesterville, Ont., Sept. 26. A match race for $s,000 between Sin gle G, the United States pacing champion, and Romald, Canada's fastest pacer, will be- held here, Thursday. The event will be over a half-mile course. Amo1eurI " ' Etwood Wins Series. '' Elwood, Neb., Sept. 26. (Special.) At the fall festival here Elwood won al! three games, defeating. Farnam first day, 4 to 3,. and Lexington second day, 13 to 0, and Holdrege the last day, 9 to 4, be fore a largo crowd. Below is score by innings. - R. H. Elwood 9 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 14- 9 Farnam ' 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 03, g Batteries: Wheeler and Maaeke; Reeves and Gish.- , .' . ! H. If. Elwood V .......2 0 2 3 3 0 0 4 x 13-15 Lexington .....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Batteries: Maaske and' Maaske; Cooper, Mc.S'khols and Kreltz. ' . . v " R H Elwood '- 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 3 9 It Holdrege 1 00200100 4 10 Batteries: Fitzslmmons and Maaske; Masters, Charleston and Masters. riainView Shots Ont Wausn. Flainvlew, Neb., Sept. 26. (Special.) Plalnview defeated Wauea at the Wausa base ball tournament by the score of 3 to 0. Fussell and Booth wrked for Plainview, .while Wausa had Raamussen, a Sioux City league pitcher, -working in the box for them. Flainvlew made nine hits of Rasmussen's delivery. . The strike out' were: Fussell, It; Kasmussen, IS. The game was witnessed by a largo crowd. Score by innings: R. H. E. Plainview .0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 s 3 Wausa 0 0 0 0 9 03 3: 2 Umpire: Rohker. Scrfbner Lose Came. Morse Bluffs, Neb:, Sept. 2. (Special.) The local base ball club defeated the Scribner team here tn a 14-lnnlng pitchers' battle, by the score ef 1 . to 0. Early In the game it was evident that a pitch ers' duel between Fred Fussell of Plain, view and Harry Smith of David City, hurling for Scribner and Morse Bluffs, re spectively, was on the program. Fussell struck out 21 batters and allowed only eight hits, white Smith whiffed 1 men and allowed but six hits. . A wild pitch by Fussell in the last inning (cored the winning run.. " - Tri-Ceeaty Results, r Madison. Neb.. Sept. 2. (Special.) Tri-County league Sunday games: Madison defeated Cornlea, at Madison, 13 to 12. Creetoa beat Leigh, 3 to 1, when con troversy areee- over decision and Leigh quit and Creston refused settlement check. Newman Orove play Lindsay at Lind say; score being to tn sixth inning, when Newman Grove catcher had knee dislocated and game was postponed. Humphrey and Platte Center gam post poned on account of military funeral at Platte Center. Treasury affidavits for farcial year ending in July indicate that U. S. is up . in debt to its ear drums. Budget is so big that we h-ve to invent new name for it. v- ;- . . i p. ' if 1M ,1 50! High wing performers, Coach Pat ton has. a quartet of pigskin boosters who are capable ;of giving account of themselves when it comes to playing . the aerial game. The com bination, Sullivan to Graham or Gra ham to right or: left end, is expected to play an important part in the grid games participated in by the Packer foot bailers this season. ' f ' ' According to reports' received from Fremont, thd high 6Chool coach of that city has a fairly strong ag gregation to pit against the "South Siders next Friday. 'The Fremont eleven has a fairly strong front wall, but when it comes to speedy backs the Fremont mentor has a weak spot on his squad. .:. Memphis Captures Game From Ft. ; Worth i . , ' " Memphis, Tenri., ' Sept. 3---Mem-phis .cut: Fort Worth's lead-in the post-season, series between the champions' of tht 'Southern, associa tion and the Texas league to one gam"e': by 'winning "-.today's" contest, 6,(to 2." , Lohman pitching tor the locals-was steady, while Wachtel was bit hard in four innings. : Score: Fort Worth....! 0 0 10 0 0.0 02 7 Memphis ......1 0 0 010 x 6 10 0 Batteries : , Wach tell; Johns : and Ha trorth ; Lohman , and Bungling. Schmader to Box " Kansanat Beatrice Andy Schmader of Omaha and Heinie Zimmer ;of St. Francis, Kan., have been matched for 1 a sparring exhibition October 7' at Beatrice. ' ;The bout will. be. the clinjiix of a day of athletic contests. -The Manx, hattan High school gridsters meeting the local high school in. the .morning and the American league all-stars will play the locals in the afternoon. M. E. Smith-Team Defeats Market White s Soxy 6 to 3 The M. E. Smith & Co. base ball club defeated the Market White Sox club Sunday afternoon : at Thirty second and Dewey avenue by a score of 6- to 3. The feature of the game was the pitching of Rokusek, the hit ting of Gentille and the fielding of Hollander, all of . the M. E. Smith team. .. . - The score by Innings: "" Whito Sox 0 1 1 1 e 03 t s M. E. Smith ...0 3 1 1 9 3 x 6 11 2 Batteries: Market Whit Sox. Maxwell and McLaughlin.: M.. B. Smith Co., Rokusek and Oentille. Summary Three-base hits: Tummer, Slcomal. Two.base htts: Pesdirtr, Maho. ne-. Oentille. Rokusek. Gallagher. First base on bairs: Oft Roknaek, 4; off Max well. (. Umpire: McQuade. The Smiths would like to secure a game for next Sunday with any fast team in or out of . town. For f ame call Mr. Kirkham, Douglas 680. ' Chess Champ' May Accept , , Challenge of Whitaker , New York, Sept 26. Frank J. Marshall. United States chess cham pion today had under consideration a challenge forhis title received from Nonrjan T..Vhitaker of Wash ington. Whitaker, finished second in the masters -tournament ! at At lantic City, while Marshall tied for fifth with two dtfier players. - HITS MISSES 0 THE BUFFALOES- OM.n. AB.K.H. rU. t.K. Clslaaaii. Sb Hsaey, 3b I, If Lslltatt, lb (.rlffia. rf O'HHr), rf Maay, aa MnsU, hmllh, p blaisar, 1 3 4 II 4 t a t i t Totals 34 1 13 H I Tl MA. .. H. If. I'O. Vr. t I I , 3 I t 43310 4 1 I 3 3 3 4 9 3 11 4 115 3 1 4 t t 4 4 ! t 0 1 Hurl., rf . , ThompMsj, 3b I la its. rf , Twit. If HniMS, lb , Mwart. Sb hpollman, MHllnnls, as Hlrhmond, p Haughhtsid, ooneily Kmaer, p Total S3 It ST IS aConMllr batted for HuughUnd la slsth, Omaha 0 3 4 4 1 0 03 Tulsa 3143 I humniarr Two-hae liltat . (irlffln, Mrtilnal. llotn runsi O'Brien, Htewart, i ThomtMon. Natcrlflr hltsl llaney. I. Itaela. Uonhl Dlayst lats to Woellmani Hurk tirannon. Pitching rMwrdi oil Hlehmond, runs, 7 hits In 2 1-3 innlngst off Haughlaad, 1 run. 4 Mis la 8 z-l in ninsi off Kmlth. 4 runs. 1 hit in 5 1-3 Inning. Has on oaiisi uir emim, s; orr Haughlaad, S off tilalsw. I. niru.it outi Bv Hlrhmand. l br Smith. It br lUuali- land, 1) br (ilalser, 1. I'asMd ball) hpeli man. 1. Hit by pitched hallt (ilslason, by Rlrhmond. Ift on baseel Tnlaa, It Oma ha. . Time: 1:43. Implres: Uurklry nd Barnslde. Oilers Grab Victory From Buffaloes, 9-7 Locals Drop First Game of Final Series of Season End Schedule Today. Tulsa. Ok!.. Sept. 26. Tulsa made it eight straight wins by taking to days game from Omaha, v to Phillies Score First Pittsburgh Victory Of Season, 2 to 1 Pittsburgh. Sept. 26. Philadel- uhia achieved its first Pittsburgh victory of the season by winning today, 2 to 1. Hubbel was unsteady, passing fire men, but tightened with men on bases. King's batting was responsible for the visitors runs. Score: PHILADELPHIA. PITTSBURGH. AB.H.O.A.I AB.H.O.A. L'b'rVu. rf 4 0 1 OIBlgbee, If 3 Smith, 3b 4 Rapp, 3b 4 Wll'lms, cf 4 Kon'hy. lb 4 Kin. If 4 Radar, ss ' 4 Henline, c 4 Hubbell, p S Totals 35 0 6 6! Carey, cf 2 16 1 13 0 M nvi.io, ss 4 Rbtson, rf 4 Tierney. 2b S 1 3 2 3 111 1 2 2 1 0 t OiB'nhart, 3b 4 1 1 83rimm. lb 3 12 3 Oooch, c 3 1 0 2 Adams, p 2 - I xCutshnw 1 8 27 16 Carlson, p 0 111 0 6 0 0 0 9 9 9 Totals 29 7 27 12 xCutshaw batted for Adams in seventh, tiffir hv Inntnra: Philadelphia, 00010310 02 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 01 Summary Runs: Rapp, King, Maran- vllle. Error: Lebourveau. Two-bass hits: Kins, Tierney. Stolen bsje: Maranville. Sanrtfioa hit: Oooch. Double clay: J. Smith to Rader to Konetchy; Henlin to Konetchy to Rapp. Left on bases: Phil- sdelnhia. 3: Plttshureh. 7. Base on balls: Off Hubbell, '6. Hits: Off Adams. I In Innines: off Carlson, none in 2 'nnings. Struck out: By Hubbell, 2; by Adams, s; by Carlson, 1. Losing pitcher: Adams. Umpires; Bigler and Moran. Time: 1:3, Giants, 4; Cards, 1. St. Louis, Sept. 25. Nehf was master of the Cardinals today and kept their hits scattered, while fast (fielding en abled the Giants to win, 4 to 1. Score: . NEW TORK. I ST. LOUIS. AB.H.0.4M AB.H.O.A Burns, cf 4.1 1 0 M'nnion.ef 4 0 2 Banc' ft, ss 6 Frisch, 3 b 4 Young, rf 3 Kelly, lb 5 Meusel, If 4 R'llngs, 2b 4 Snyder, o 4 S 3 71 Fourn'r, lb 4 0 i l 3 0 1 Stock, 3b 4 12 0 O SOi H'rnsby. 2b 1 2 1!8 1'Schults, rf 3 13 0 1 1 01 M'Henry, If 3 1 8 1 1 l Lavan, ss 2 13 2 4 1 Ains' th, c 2 0 4 1 I I If Walker, p 0 0 0 1 Nehf, p 4. 1 xDilhoefer 1 0 0 Totals 37 11 27 18 Pfeffer, p - 0 0 0 0 , Pertlca, p 10 0 , ' ' Clemons, 0 2 0 1 1 Totals 27 6 27 It , xDilhoef er batted for Walker In eighth. Score by Innings: New York ..0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 04 St. Louis 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 01 Summary Runs: Burns, Bancroft, Frlsch, 2; Schulta. Errors: Frlech, Kelly, Schultz. Ainsmith, Pfeffer. Two-base hits. Hornsby, Frisch. Three-base hit: Ban croft. Stolen base: Bancroft. Sacrifice hit' Lavan. Double plays: Rawllnga to Bancroft to Kelly; Hornsby to Lavan to rournier. Loft on bases:-New York, 10; St. Louis,' S. Base on balls: Off Pertlca, 2; off 'Walker, 1; off Pfeffer, 1; off Nehf, 2 Hits: Off Pertlca, 6 in 5 Innings; off Walker, 4 in 3 innings: off Pfeffer, 1 in 1 inning. Struck out: By Nehf, 1; by Pertlca, S: by Pfeffer, 1. Wild pitch Pertlca. Winning pitcher: Nehf. Losing pitcher: Pertica. Umpires: Klem and Ho Cormick. Time: 1:62. Ball Player Drops Dead on Diamond Baltimore, Md.. Sept. 26. While in the act of scoring a home run in a ball game at the Guilford Athletic club yesterday afternoon, George Bender, 29, fell, dead of heart disease. He was a member of Franklin Ath letic club and a well known local athlete. - Thinking tAat he had stumbled, the crowd cried fohim to get up, while other players ran to his assist ance. He was carried to the side lines, where . he was pronounced dead by a physician. After the fatality the game wai called off. Gasper Within One Game of League Title Casper, V, Sept. 26. Casper came to within one game of the championship of the Midwest league today, defeating Denver in the sixth game of the post-season series, 13 to 8. Casper has won four games and Denver two. Score: Denver S0120 3 14 3 Casper I 1 0 0 4 4 0 1 r 13 14 S R. H. E. Batcrles: Miles, Johnson and Wilson: Steel and Smmide. American Association Columbus, O., Sept. 24. R.H.E. Minneapolis 13 2 Columbus 3 i 4 Batteries: Mangum and Crosby; Martin. OdenwaJd and Hartley. I Kansas City-Loulsvill gam post pond. o others scheduled. Pennant Contenders in Majors Have Efficient First String Catchers Giants Best By FREDERICK C. LIEB. Catchers' Batting Record. Al It N :BI3HRT3IHB Pel. Dcvormer SJ 4 J 0 0 U 2 I .375 Nunamaker VI 15 47 7 2 0 58 u 1 .360 Smith .200 2i W. 7 4 9 108 4 .1 .330 O'Neill 269 30 88 15 1 111 6 1 .327 Snyder 264 30 83 11 1 8 l.'O .314 Schang 364 58 U J4 3 4 151 o .299 Schmidt .365 28 107 8 3 0 l-'l 8 9 ,2. Brottem 8fv 10 20 2 0 0 22 1 0 .233 Ilofman 60 7 11 2 0 1 lo 0 U .167 Catchers' Fielding Records. Plow Clsk . Oaaes Walter Schmidt. Pirates 103 Steve O'Neill, Indians 84 rrank Snyder, Giants VJ Toncy Brottem, Pirates....... 28 Walter Schang, Yankees Ill Earl Smith, Giants 79 Les Nunamaker, Indians 46 Fred Hofmann Yankees 22 Al Dcvormer, Yankees 15 Next to Ditchinsr. there is no noi-3 tion more vital in a world' series than catching. Weakness behind the bat can go a long way in throwing an otherwise strong team off its stride. World's series history rec ords few instances where a team Weak in catching won base ball's! learn no: honors, The Detroit Tigers, which lost three straight series, were handi capped by inefficient catching. The game in which Charley Schmidt tailed to hold a third strike by Bill Donovan for what should have been the 27th putout was a shining ex ample of this inefficiency. The present world's series pos sibilities are all strong in first catch ers, though several of them arc woe fully weak in their second string men. In Walter Schmidt, brother of . Charley, the former Tiger, the Pirates have a receiver who comes pretty close to being the top notch er of the National league. But Pittsburgh's second stringers have been a sorry lot. Percentage Hurt. They started the season with Skiff, a former New York semi professional, as first aid to Schmidt. Then they picked up Toney Brottem at the inter-league waiver-price from Washington and finished with Gooch, a former American league outfielder, as assistant to Schmidt. As a result of this inefficient sec ond string catching material, Pitts burgh's percentaee has suffered whenever Schmidt has been out of the game. The New ork Giants have in the opinion of the writer, the best bal anced catching staff in the country. In Y rank Snyder and Earl Smith, McGraw has a pair of .300 sluegine catchers, both splendid throwers and high-grade men in handling throws to the plate. ' ! hen two catchers can complete ly keep Migrel Genzales hid in the obscurity of the bench, they must be pretty good. Gonzales would be first catcher on numerous big league aggregations. Schang a Plugger. Both Smith and Snyder have a percentage for home run hitting, and between them they have knocked but 17, Smith driving out nine and any- der eisrht. Wallie Schang, the first catcher ot the Yankees, isn t any O Neill or Schalk. but he has been a mighty useful man behind the bat for ths New York Americans. . In some circles there is an inclination to criticise Huggins for giving up "Muddy" Ruel for Schang last win ter, but Schang has proved very satisfactorv to New York, He is a hard worker and a piugger, and though inclined to be erratic at times, he usually comes back with a timelv hit in the pinches. He hit next to nothing when he first came to New York, but has been making . . , I ... .LA up lost ground ana is uuw neicu i 299. Schansr has been in three world's " . . i ,M.i' . J series, two witn tne Ainieucs ana one with the Red Sox. His batting and throwing to bases in 1913, when he was a bie leaaue freshman,, was one of the features of the Athletics- Giants series of that year. O'Neill Greatest. Wallie hit .357 in the 1913 series. Kettine a homer and a triple; .167 in the Athletic rout against the Braves In 1914, and .444 when the Red Sox beat the Cubs, the war year' of 1918. Schanir cauzht almost ail ot JNew York's games until a lame back re cently forced him to lay off for a fortnight. Dcvormer, a youngster from the coast, showed a lot of ability when he got his chance and displaced Freddy Hofmann as second catcher on the Yankees. . In Steve O'Neill, Cleveland still has the greatest catcher in the coun try, and one of the leading maskmen of all time. Schalk is as nimble as Steve behind the bat, but the Cleve land player is a far superior batsman. Ihouirh kept out ot the Cleveland line-up for auite a time with an in jury, O'Neill had participated in 84 games, up to Labor day, and was driving the ball for a .327 clip. Steve hit .333 in the Indian-Dodger world's series a year ago. -Nunamaker. Cleveland s second catcher, broke his leg several weeks go, and Shtnault, a fledgling, is now Steve's only assistant. (Copyright, 1921, by A. M. Elias.) 1 i ' Pigeon Nears Record v ; ' Speed in Long Race Cfaleag Tribune-Omaha Be 1 -rased Wire. New York, Sept. 26. More than 5,000 homing pigeons were released in Washington yesterday, 3,300 of them competing in a race of ' the United Homing Pigeon concourse of New York. The first pigeon to ar rive flopped into the loft of S. U. Prichard 4 hours, 57 minutes and"54 seconds after it left Washington, covering a distance of 204.2 miles at the rate of 1,205.35 yards a minute. . The record average speed for. the measured 200-mile coursi from Washington is 2.200 yards per min ute, much better than. any ef the .fliers achieved today. Staff f 0 A f Tl. CHI. D Pll. T. P 390 104 5 499 15 .990 3 293 75 6 374 7 . .984 4 256 89 6 351 8 .983 2 87 25 2 114 0 .982 1 422 86 11 519 10 .979 10 168 55 6 229 5 .974 4 160 29 6 195 A .969 5 69 11 S 85 1 .941 1 24 6 2 32 0 .937 0 East's Home Run Beats Sioux City Wichita, Kan., Sept. 2o. After Sioux City had staged a big rally in the ninth overcoming a big Wichita lead and going into the lead by one run, Wichita came back in the last half and won the game when East hit a' home run with the bases full and none out. The score was 18 to 15, making the 17th straight victory for the Wichita dub. Score: sioux rtTV. WICHITA. AB.H.O.A,' AI1.H.O.A. Harbor, cf 0 Smith, cf 0 4 X 3 Marr, Sb Oa'a-aril, as lift, lb Query, c Walson, rf Olaaar, !b Tesar, If tilWash'n. !b l' Berger. ss 01 Kast, rf 1 Beck, lb 0 Butler, lib :! Rlakesly, If O'Crouse, n 1'M'Do'nel, p 3 3 3 3 S 10 3 4 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 Jumcs, p Gregory, p Totals 4C 21x14 li Totals 30 12 ir xNone out when winning run scored. Score hy Innings: Sioux City 0 0 5 0 0 0 S ! S 13 Wichita 51011110 4 IS Summary Runs: Harbor, Marr, !; Oj tersard, .1; Metz, 2; Query, Watson, Olaser, 3; Tesar, James, 3; Smith, ::; Washourn, t; Border, 3; East. 8: Heck. 5; Butler, Illakesly. 3. Errors: Bergr, Beck. Sacrifice hits: Beck, Blakesly. Two-base hits: Crouse, Jamen, Marr, Query, Glaser, 2: Berger, Ostcrgard, Blaliesly. Home runs: Beck, 2: Washburn, Blakesly, Jlets. 2; Kast, Ostergard. Stolen bases: Berger. Washburn, East, Harbor, Smith. Hits: Off McDonnel, 7 and 4 in 3 innings, none out In third. Double plays: Ostenrard to Metz, 3; Smith to Crouse to Butler: Wash burn to Berger to Beck: Ostergard, un assisted; Butler to Washburn to Beck. Struck out: By Gregory, 1: by James, 1. Bases on balls: Off James, 10: off Mc Donnel, 2: off Gregory, 2. Left on bases: Wichita. 7: Sioux City, 8. tmpir;s: Beck er and Fllzpalrick. Time: 1:45. Boosters. 8; Miners, 1. Jonltn. Mo.. SeDt. 26. Des Moines took an Interesting game from the Miners this afternoon, i to 1, Both Berger and r"ou hurled nlc games, but the fielding be hind them, especially Berger, was ragged. Score: DES MOINES. JOPI,IV. AB.H.O.A. AB.H.O.A. O'Cn'r, cf Rhyne, ss Tuna, 3b Moel'r, lb Coffey, If Milan, ct Grant, - Sb B'k'l'w. rf Pott, p 0 3 0 Ch't'n'n. cf 4 3 1,0 3- 0 l5 4 0 S 1 3 3 21 H'lt'n, 2b R'btson, ss 1 3 3 Mueller, 3b Speas, If Ken'dy, rf Smith, o xWilliams o 2 a 2 1 1 0 0 0 15 1 oo 014 0 10 0 10 7 0 S 1 3 0 il 0 0 ' Bourg, lb xuoyle 27121 Berger, p Totals 33 Totals 85 7 37 17 xWilliams ran for Smith In nnlth. xDoyla batted for Bourg in ninth. Soor bj innines: Pes Moines 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Joplin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 01 Summary Runs: O'Connor, Rhyne, 2; Berger,. Errors: Hamilton, Mueller, 3; Speas, Bourg. Khyne, Tuna. Two-baso hits: Coffey. Christensen. Three-bass hits: Rhyne, Berger. Bases on balls: Off Pott, 1; off Berger, 1. Struck out: By Pott, 2: by Berger, 4. Earned runs: Des Moines, 1, Left on bases: Des Moines, 2; Joplin, 8.. Double plays: Berger to Robertson to Bourg: Berger to Smith to Bourg. Stolen bases: Rhyne. Umpires: Delays and Anderson. Time: 1::20. Saints, 2-3: Indians. 1-4. Oklahoma City, , Sept. 26. St. Joseph won ths first gams, a pitching duel be tween Allen and McColl, 3 to 1, In 11 in nings, and Oklahoma City took the second, 4 to 2, in seven innings. Scoro: First game: ST. JOSEPH. AB.H.O.A OKLAHOMA CITY. AB.H.O.A. Watson, It 6 0 3 0 Pitt.rf 6 13 0 Moore. If 4 3 6 0 Harper 1 0 0 o Heatly. lb 0 0 0 Beatty, lb 6 M'Dnld, ss 5 Fisher, rf 6 Browne, s 2 xOwens I Adams, cf 1 M'Dnld. 8b 5 Nufer, 2 b 5 Kadler, o 4 McColl, p 3 xGrlner 1 xBird, p 1 0 10 S 1 Philpott, cf 6 0 3 0 Graham, lb 4 1 16 S 0 Runser, ss 4 0 3 1 M M len, 2D 4 l i y Tate. Sb 6 2 3 1 Parker, o 3 0 10 xBreen ,10 0b Long, o 0 0 0 0 Allen, p 3, 0 0 1 Totals 42 8 33 17i Totals 39 7 S3 16 xOwena batted for Browne 'in ninth xGriner batted for McColl in eighth. xBira ran ror owens in mntn. - xBreen batted for Parker in tenth. xHarper batted for Moors in tenth. St. Joseph 0 000000010 13 Oklahoma City ..1 000000000 01 Summary Runs: F. McDonald. Fisher, Pitt. Errors: Tate, Allen, Beatty, Browne, M. McDonald, 2. Two-base nits: me. Donald, Handler, McMulIen, Tate. Sacri flee hit: Handler. Stolen base: Nufer. Base on balls: Off Allen. 1: off Bird. 4. Struck out: By Allen, 1: by McColl, 1; by Bird, 1. Run and hits: Off McColl. 1 and 4 in 7 innings: off Bird, none and 3 In 4 innings. Double play: Handler and F. McDonald, left on bases: St. Josepn, : Oklahoma City. J. Umpires: Ormsby and Burnaide. Time: l:o5. Second game: ST. JOSEPH. I OKLAHOMA CITY. AB.H.O.A.I 1 AB.H.O.A. Watson, If 3 1 3 Ot Pitt. K 4 11 Beatty. lb 3 0 11 01 Moore' If 10 4 M'Dnld. If 3 0 0 0; Philpott, cf 1 0 1 0 Fisher, rf 3 1 1 0 xHarper 0 0 Browne, ss 3 10 0 Heatly. cf 10 0 M'Dnld. Sb i 1 3 liOrah'ni, lb 3 1 Nufer. 2b 3 0 0 2 Runser, ss 3 13 3 Owens, c ill II M'M'Ien. 2b 8 1 Z S xKandler 0 0 0 0 Tate, Sb 3 0 0 1 Griner, p 3 1 0 7f Parker, o 3 3 3 1 t Yeager, p 3 10a Totals 35 718 11; .. . Totals 34 7 ZI II xKandler ran for Owens In seventh. xHarper batted for Philpott in third. St. Joseph ...0 S 0 0 0 0 05 Oklahoma City 0 0 3 3 0 0 x 4 Summary Runs: Browne, M. McDonald, Pitt, McMulIen. Parker, Yeager. Errorsi Tate. 3. Two-baa hits: M. McDonald, Graham. Runser. Sacrifice hits: Tate. Watson. Brown. Base on balls: Off Grin, er. 3. Struck out: By Griner. Balk: Yeager. Wild pitch: Griner. Double play: Moore and Parker: Runser and Mc MulIen. Left on bases: St. Joseph. 4 s Oklahoma City. . Umpires: Christian and Ormsby. Time: 1:00. National-Decathlon Won By Dan Shea of New York Jersey City, N. Sept 26. Dan Shea, New York fireman and repre sentative of the Pastime Athletic club, yesterday won the national A. A. U. decathlon championship with S49,338 points. BaseBaDReyulis e$tandtn MMTMIX J tAl.lE. w, u ivi t w. U rvt. Wk'iIi m .tn joi.lin Te u.4.i Oman 4 11 M St. Ju 1 .! oku tiiy i H.tl!, Moitirs "S H.414 ill Cuy o :. Tui iio:.i imlrW' Krsulls. N Tula. I Omaha, 1, Wielili. Is; hluui i lly. In. M. Jaaoph. I-.'; uk1liiin Cit), 14, I'tt Ulam, ii Juiln, 1. TdV . fin an at Tulsa, flout t'liy at Wtr-hll. . Hi. Joseph ut OKIsliouia CI'). I irs luin al Jillii. All play Uoulile-hradrsrs, NATIONAL JKAGl):. w. i ivi. I w. i.. New Tork si .420 Brooklyn tl Si .1. Pittsburgh Is o Cincinnati (.- HI. Loula , T l .414' t.hli.gu 71 I ,ll Boston t ta II .3, I'hlla. SOlOl.JJi Vealenla' Hrsulta. rhllaitrliihla. t; I'lttahurgh, I. New York, 4; M. 1'uU. I, Mo oilier gnuiss scheduled. Today's (ante. Cincinnati at Chicago (two gsmra). Hr.K.Kivn st Huston (two Kamr), No other games scheduled. A ULRICA l.EAt.1 K. W. I.. IVt.l W. I.. P.-t. Xew Tork M H .3t Boston 72 14 .4)1 Cleveland ti ll .t;ot Dviruit ;i.4T Ht. Louis 7 IS ,H0 i'hiiago itSl.l.t W aahl gt n 7 73 .(11! l'"Ua. S3 -HI Veslrrduy's Resulls. New York. I; Clevland. 7. rhllartrhihla. 1: Chlrngo. tl. No others scheduled. Todnj'a C.aines. Fo.ton at I'hi:ailrlphls. No others scheduled. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. W. U Pet.) W. !.. Tel. I.oulevlll tl 64. 62 Toledo 77 SO .40 Unn'p'llii tl 71 ,65 Ind'n polls 7014.470 Kan. City SI 76.51, St. Paul 7t It .41l illiw'kee 71 7 .600, Columbus 04 01 .413 Vsterd's Resalts. Minneapolis, Columbus. 3. Kansas City, at 1-oulsWlle, rain. No others scheduled, Today' Games. Milwaukee at Indianapolis. Kansas City nt l.oulvtlle. Minneapolis at Columbus. St. Paul at Tcledo. Massey Signs to Play With Indians Julri Holland, president, of the Oklahoma City club, announces that Mike Mas sey, Omaha short stop, has signed a contract with the Oklahoma City club for the 1922 season and wilj be used at second base. It has been breezed around for some time that Massey would not play on the Omaha club next season if he was able to get released. Jack Holland has had his eyes on the Buf falo shprtstop for some time. Grid Practice Starts , At Chadron Normal Chadron, Xeb., Sept. 26. (Spe cial.) The foot ball season is now open and prospects'are bright this year. Only lour of last years letter men reported to Coach West for practice. Ihese tour men will tur nish the nucleus of the team. Tweu- ty-six men came out for first prac tice last Tuesday, and although no exceptionally heavy men were pres ent, all are well-built, ihe best loot ball ever . played will be played this year. Chadron Normal is- now a member of the Nebraska Collegiate conference. The tentative schedule: September 30 Bayard, Chadron. October 8 School of Mines, Rapid City. October 14. Open. , October 21 Spearfish, Chadron. October 38 Wesleyan, Lincoln. .November 4 Kearney, Kearney. November 11 Spearfish, Spearfish, S. D. November 18 School of Mines, Chadron. November 34 Grand Island, Chadron. High School Foot Ball Superior Has Tough Luck. Superior, Neb. Sept. 26. (Special.) Superior raises the distress flag In earn est. Having been handicapped in the be ginning of the season, with loss of En yeart, who suffered a broken arm, and Hill, who fractured bis wrist during scrimmage. Superior will not be in the best of condition for the York game Fri day of this week. With these two men out of the lineup and also Dlnnel. who scored soven touchdowns against Chester last Friday, will be out of the game with a sprained ankle.- Ho sprained it in the last minute of play when making a long run scoring the last touchdown and thua giving Superior 103 points to Chester s nothing. With these two halfbacks on the side lines, Superior's chances for winning from York aro practically ruined. It Is doubtful if Coach Copenhaver will be able to fin these two places, 'mere are no sec ond-strlng men who have the ability to fulfill either of these halfback positions, Superior won from Chester by the over whelming score of 103 to 0, but In run ning up this score tney anowea uinnei to da nearly all the scoring and as a result Superior win nave to tans mi couse nuances in next Friday's came. It il hnniHl that he will be able to b back In the gam for October 14, when Superior meets Hebron oa the local gridiron. Beatrice Reserve W in. Wymors, Neb., -Sept. 26. (Special.) The Wymore high school foot ball team was defeated by the Reserves at Beatrice, In a hard contested game. The thrill ing feature ot the game was in the fourth quarter when Stllwell of Wymore, inter cepted a forward pass and returned the ball 15 yards. . Walthill Defeat! Blair. . Walthill, Neb., Sept. !. (Special.) The local high school foot ball team opened the' season here by defeating the Blair high school eleven In easy fashion, 6J to 7. Coach Joseph Oavis has a good team this seaaon and expects Walthill to be up in the running. folk Trounces David City. Polk. Neb.. Sept. :. (Special.) Th local high school gridiron machine easily trimmed the David City aggregation here by the scor of Si to 7. Line plunge and forward passing spelled defeat for the visitors. Nebraska City Has Hard Schedule. Nebraska City. . Neb., Sept. 86. (Spe cial.) The Nebraska City high school foot ball schedule thl season la on or the toughest grid cards ever arranged for th local plgakln warrior. Although no 'turkey day" contest nas ysl oeen acneo- uled, th program for th season a It now standa Includes eight game, among hlch appears Commerce. Th Omaha Pennushers will play Nebraska City ht Nebraska City, October 14. Th schedule ronows: September 2 Nebraska City at Beat rice. October 7 Fera Training at jveDrasaa City. -- October zi raw t,uy at esrasaa City. October zi Tecumaeh at Nebraska City. November 4 Nebraska City at Platts- mouth. .... November II ran city at jeorasa City. NoTmbr It Nebraska City at South ! Omaha. i No-ember 14 Open. (Waal game.; a Schlaiier Lxpects 7 Tough Go With Thorpe Friday Local Scrapper Appear, lo Be -In Gool Condition for Hard Battle Vork Out With Joo II err ick. By RALPH WAGNER. I-L roarl lead to1 Fre nont, Neb., rK'Xt Fri lay. 'Yep. all the main Irag lead to Fro .lout. Why?' Well. ' Kid'' Schlaifer, the Omaha tisttc reform er, and llarvey Thorpe, tough little ring iiladiator t( Kan sas City, are noinir to ' Mm meet in a 10-rouml battle, the main event of an athletic entertainment' being staged by the Fremont Legion post for the benefit of the viMtinjt: delegates to. .the State Legion con vention . , Schlaifer worked out yesterday ht the Uueensbury Athletic club wiili Joe Merrick and several otln'. local I leather pusher. The way in which i the local Hebrew glided through hii j ring work gave us the impression that he will give the Kansas City ghtcr a tough battle. The "Kid'' appears to have good wind and t!n coupled with his speedy foot work and ability to swing both mittens if sure to trive the lavhawker somem. uiing 10 worry aiiotn. Thorpe to Arrive Soon. Thorpe will arrive in this burg to day or tomorrow. He will breeze into town with his manager. "Chic' Johnson, the latter being well known among the promoters and "wise" birds of the ring game. Thorpe will put the finishing touches to his workout at the Queensbury Athletic club and . will journey to Fremont Friday afternoon. The Schlaifer-Thorpc mill will give the fans who have been handing the "Kid" the well known "razz" a chance to collect a little more food for razzia" or else a chance to dish out a little credit where credit is due, In the scmi-windup of the show, Phil Longo of Des Moines, the light weight scrapper who gave "Turk" Logan of this city a tough scrap at the City auditorium a short time ago, has been matched to swap punches with "Happy" Malone of Omaha in a six-round event. Longo fought in Des Moines Monday night and easily defeated Jack Strait, one of Iowa's, lightweight battlers. Malone figures that when 1:? meet$ this Longo person there isn't goins: to he much of a fight. "Happy'' is of the opinion that the fight is going to be all one-sided in his lavor. . Tickets on Sale. When LongOvwas matched with Logan, local newspapers carried ac counts of Longo's victory over Ma lone in Z)es Moines several months ago. "Happy" is a sort of a guy. who always wants to give the other fellow lots of. credit, but when local newspapers printed a yarn about -him losing to Lonsro he went up in tha air. The matter of fact, Mr. Reader, Malone won a decision over Longo when .they first met, and for tha benefit of those who do not believe he accomplished that feat he ,is go ing to repeat his performance again Friday night, at kast he says so. Tickets for the boxing exhibitions are on sale at the Base Ball head quarters, Barkalow Bros, cigar store and the mock exenange. May Play Honolulu Team The University of California fresh man foot ball team may go to Hon olulu for a game with the University of Honolulu eleven next New Year'; day. '.. ' ' ' Harle-Haas, Distributors Omaha, Neb. 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