THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 7, 1912.
S
MILLELTHE BIG RING JOE
Eaa Francisco Motorman. Who Fur
' ' nis.es Figti Fans Fun.
KNOWS NOTHING OF THE GAME
Jt Faac-lns Bas that No Brat
Ins Cam Stop and Who Has
Kever Beta Know- to
Have Had Enoasfc.
By W. W. XAUGHTOX.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 7.-There have
been white hopes and white hopes, but
assuredly no possible restorer of pugilistic
prestige to the Caucasian race ever de
veloped under circumstances similar to
those which mark the coming out of big
Charlie Miller of San Francisco.
Miller Is a Herculean Roumanian, with
literally no sense of humor. With him
every Incident of the day's existence Is
as serious as a smash on the Jaw. Once,
out at Colma training camp, they fixed
up an electric chair with a push button
attachment for him, and It was a long
- time before they could explain the joke
to him. He thought the conversion of
the chair Into a galvanic battery was due
to some vaga;y of the climate or that
maybe It was something he ate, that af
fected bis muscles.
.- When Miller first became enamored of
prise ring pastimes he was employed as
a motorman on the street cars. He used
to present himself at the training quar
ters of any prominent pugtlUt who hap
pened to be undergoing preparation for a
match and volunteer as sparring partner.
Ha asked no mercy, and, for that
' matter, the harder they slugged .him the
, better he liked it Once Stanley Ketchell
picked the largest pair of gloves he
could And and flogged at Miller without
stint. The motorman was knocked out!
'that afternoon, but the next day he was
on hand again ready to take his medlclse.
It got to be that he was quite a drawing
card around the camps, the attendance
being visibly swelled whenever it was
known that big Charlie Miller was to
appear. ? " -
. In time Miller became a standby with
'promoters of ' four-round bouts In Ban
Francisco and he continued to be the
heavyweight comedian of the Queens
berry ring. He loved the stress of fierce
fighting and he has an utter disregard
for punishment
i But he did not catch on to the tech
" nlque of things somehow.- Of the ordi
nary leads and counters of boxing ne Old
not seem able to obtain a grasp. As they
used to say of Sharkey in his cub days,
he could not hit the postoffice unless
you let him swing at it.
With the Friday night patron Miller
became as popular as with the habitues
of the training camps. He was matened
with scrub heavies of Indifferent caliber,
and he performed with a tolerible ahar
-of success. It was a byword th Miller
never shirked the issue, no matter whr
he wss opposed to, and he could always
- i be depended upon to furnish a display of
ground and lofty ringmanshlp that could
-not be duplicated in any part of the
world. And he continued to take him
self and everybody and everything serl
ously. ,
One night at Dreamland they brouKht
a German from one of the streot corners
to serenade Miller when he en to roil the
ring. Then the announcer presented
- Charlie with a string of frankfurters in
behalf of admirers. He never cracked a
smile, but he performed more dashingly.
When he reached his full momentum the
ring ropes bellied and the posts gyrated.
, The press men wished that ulglit that
they had seats up in the gallery Instead
of under the lea of the fighting plut
form. Miller's most brilliant achievement was
the spoiling of Al Kaufman's comeback
dream. The two heavies mt at Dream
land, on the evening of June 21, and Miller
gained the decision after four rounds ct
furious work. Miller's great bulk rtrength
and assimilative qualities stood him n
good stead. By continued rushing he
kept Kaufman off balance, and did rot
permt Billy Delaney's former protege to
set himself properly for a right slip at
the chin.
The sensational moment of the encoun
ter was when Miller floored Kaufman
- In the second round. And such a punch!
It -was a right back-hander, delivered
eeemingly when Miller was drawing his
, -ponderous arm back to get into position
4or a swing. Anyhow, it floored Kauf
3nan. Miller probably was the more surprised
it the two men, but Kaufman was the
5n who was hurt When Al arose, Mil-
- 3er went after him,' and It was then Big
'Charlie was seen at his very best from
' mlrth-provoklng standpoint. Such
swings and wallops were never seen on
land or sea. Frequently when he missed
zKaufman, the ropes felt the force of
, ttha wild deliveries, and once when mak
ing a" ponderous - downward ' chop, Big
Charlie pounded the ' floor. The round
i aended without further - casualties, and
, s Miller stalked to his corner he threw
jout his chest and seemed to be stamping
"to martial muslo. Til bet he saw a match
.with Jack Johnson looming In the fu
ture.
It was the knockdown that gained Mil
.er the verdict It was argued that the
.Referee might have called the bout a
"draw, but here's the point It was
. thought that Miller would afford Kauf-
-man aa much amusement as he afforded
.'.Ketchei, and- Instead Miller came out
. on top. .
From being a Joke Miller has merged
; Into a conundrum. It Is felt that he will
never acquire any kind of ring polish,
but he has gained confidence and has
formulated a style of fighting that is
baffling to the fellows who are sup
posed to know how.
: He Is as noisy and awkward as an ele
phant crashing through underbrush, and
be has a -capacity for punches that Is
actually discouraging to a fighter who
prides himself on his hitting power.
Miller is elated with his success. He
is still modest, but he Is ambitious. He
claims the right to rank with Luther Mc
Carthy and Al Palter, and it really seems
as though he Is to be reckoned with. It
Is his negative qualities that count for
as Tim McOrath said:
"H can't hit you and you can't hurt
.him." .V
i Miller's real name, by the way, is
Joseph Costamagna. so there Is a pros
pect of his being christened "Coster
' monger Joe" if he ever rises' to the
pugilistic heights.
Cooler Has Hitters. "
. The Union association batting averages
how that Dick Cooley of Salt Lake, If
; he chose to, could put an entire team of
.309 hitters In fne field. With either
. Kelly or Weaver catching, Davis on sec
ond in place of Pendleton and Dressan
pitching, be would have nine real clout
ers. .
Fisher Retaras.
Pitcher Ray Fisher, farmed out by Des
Moines to Holdenvilla ' In the Oklahoma
League, has returned to the label camp,
By W. J. MACBETH.
NEW YORK, July 6.-A strange world,
indeed, this little sphere of ours, and
stranger still that portion of its inhabi
tants which ramps and raves six months
of 4he year over our national pastime.
Say one cold, cruel word against "Rube"
Marquard to any citizen of Manhattan or
environs and then get ready for a punch
in the eye. Whisper a scandal against
the fair name of Fred Merkle if you are
contemplating suicide. Yet a brief spell
back the enthusiasts who now worship
at the shrine of this grand pair were
denying them with oaths and curses.
We will deal just now with Merkle's
case. Marquard has been exploited In
these columns heretofore; anyhow his
wonderful record with this spring is
praise enough In Itself. Marquard was a
failure for two seasons, simply because
during that time he had lost confidence
in his ability. It was never a question
of class with htm. He always packed
the goods; he couldn't deliver them, that
was all. But with Merkle ah, how dif
ferent Here is a tribute paid him re
cently by Tom Lynch," president of the
National league' '
"Merkle," said Lynch, "I consider one
of the most wonderful men that ever
broke Into base ball. He Is a man In
every sense of the word. His heart is
as big as that of an ox. Otherwise he
wouldn't be In major league company to
day. How many professional base ball
players do you think could have stood
the panning and the roasting and the
abuse heaped upon the head of this young
gentleman after he failed to touch second
base In that memorable game of 1906?
I'll tell you. Not one In ten; no, not
one in fifty.
"You cannot find many better first
basemen today than Merkle. Why?
Simply because he realised his mistake
and decided to live it down by deeds of
worth. He didn't sulk. He didn't slouch.
He held a high head and kept a stiff
upper lip. And Instead of worrying over
that one mistake, as most fellows would
have done, he profited by his experience
and let it stand as a warning. His game
Improved. He was' a , far better first
baseman in 1909 than in 1908; far better
still in 1910. This year, he Is among the
best in the game. I take my hat off to
Merkle. He's the proper stuff. He'll be
better still in 1913."
Tom Lynch comes pretty near to know
ing what he's talking; about before he
ever expresses himself. It Is very doubt
ful If there Is a first baseman in the
game more yaluable than Fred Merkle.
There are flashier players. Hal Chase
and Jake Daubert. possessing more na
tural advantages in that tney throw left
handed, appear a bit more graceful, per
haps. Yet it is doubtful if either has
anything on the Giant as a fielder.
Merkle is not showy. But he is wonder
fully sure and. as expert In making pick
ups off mean bounders as even the
great Chaser He covers as much ground
as Hal, is as skilful a base runner and
a mora dangerous hitter, he Is a trifle
less agile and cannot go so high for
strong arm pegs, nor is he so dexterous
with the mitt hand. , Yet Merkle is the
only right-handed first baseman who
can break up a sacrifice hit play almost
as cunningly as either Chase or Daubert
No one versed in base ball will deny
that Markle ranks among the first three
base ball's first base guardians. That is
an honor Indeed for a youngster that the
fans were trying to hound back to the
brush four short summers ago. But then
he was unfortunate; simply the victim of
circumstances. Had Mike Donlln, Arthur
Devlin or the great Matty been on first
when Al Brldwell knocked out the clean
single that should have won the game,
little would have been thought of the
veteran's oversight The fact that it was
a recruit gave the knockers a chance. Or
If New York had won the play off with
PREDICT IWfflNIS CHAMP
Winner This Year Obliged to Flay
: Through Tournament
LAfiNED KAY , ABANDON C0UET
Believed More Than Likely He Will
Prefer to Go Dowa la History
as - an Uadefeated , '
Champion.
NEW YORK. July & Ranking players
are already commencing to discuss the
probable outcome of this year's national
lawn tennis championship. It Is pretty
generally felt that there will be a new
champion this year.
In the last eleven years only four
Americans, Larned, Ward, Wright and
Clothier, have won the title. Of these
four men one, Larned, has been in the
first rank for two decades; the other
three have occupied similar positions for
at least half that time.
This year the title holder will be
obliged to play through the tournament
Could Larned remain at the top of his
form through a whole week? Many
are positive that he could not. . This year
the veteran has been seen oftener on
the links than the courts. In fact, the
only lawn tennis match of any conse
quence that he has figured tn this season
was 'the men's doubles at Tuxedo some
weeks ago. It Is believed to be more
than likely that Larned will decide not
to defend his title, preferring to go down
in American lawn tennis history as an
undefeated champion.
Kew Proinlsln Players.
During the last decade less than half
a dozen men nnhave ever given promise of
attaining the championship, McLough
lln, Bundy, Touchard. Long. Nlles and
Johnson, and only the first two could
be seriously considered in this connection.
The present favorite for the' title is
Maurice F. McCLaughlln, the brilliant
player from the Pacific coast. Last
year ' McLaughlin was the challenger.
McLaughlin met his first ranking player
In Dabney. The latter by aggressive
play, succeeded in forcing one set ' to
deuce, though he could not capture one.
McLaughlin met Beals C Wright In the
finals. He played Ilka a whirlwind,
sacrificing safety to dash and abandon,
charging the net at every opening and
volleying like one possessed, breaking
the strings in five raquets during the
match and earning S points to Wright's
29. In the challenge match McLaughlin
played remarkably well and tried every
thing in his power, but was unable Jo
break , the master's perfect defence,
namely, his almost superhuman attack.
A new player, who has revealed the
qualities that go to the making of a
champion Is Richard Norris Williams, jr.,
the young Phtladelphlan. By the time
the championship Is held Williams should
, ...... . ,
Fred Merkle He Has Made Good
ajuurtsaa
Two of the season's diamond sensa
tions whose playing the fans held in
contempt only a short time ago. The
large figure Is that of Pitcher Rube Mar
quard of the Giants, whose historic rec
ord of consecutive victories has made his
fame permanent The other; Is Fred
Merkle, National league. President
Lynch's idea of the greatest player in
the game today. '
the Cubs, as they should, Merkle's lot
would not have been to hard in 1909.
As a matter of fact,' both McGraw and
Mathewson were ' as - much yes even
be good enough to' encounter on equal
terms all but three or four of the best
players. - Williams has the physique, the
brains, the knowledge,' the strokes and
apparently the temperament to make a
champion. : -
JOHN THEODORE BLOSSOM
ELECTED CAPTAIN OF YALE
NEW HAVEN, , Conn., July 6. -John
Theodore Blossom, shortstop on the Yale
base ball team, has been elected captain
for noit year. ' He Is a sophomore and
lives in Cleveland, ' O. Blossom played
bis position this season, but 'was crippled
in the Princeton and Harvard series.
It is believed that Frank Qulmbly will
be appointed head coach of the base ball
The Stanton High school base ban team
la one of the fastest if not tbe fastest
I high school team in north Nebraska. Out
of nine games played the- team has lost
i ' .-; Stanton High School's Fa Team '
M-amMMawwwaa
' 1 -
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more to blame than Merkle. He was a
raw recruit, in the big show for the
first time. He had come to one of the
craftiest managers and one of the best
teams in the profession from the then
obscure Southern Michigan league. Most
of the season he had spent oh the bench,
studying Fred Tenny'a tjne of play.
When Tenny's underpinning went to the
bad the "Kid" 'was called upon. Now,
when Merkle pulled his oversight, Matty
was coaching at first base and McGraw
at third. When Brldwell went to bat
with two out, Merkle on first and Mo
Cormtck on third, there was identically
the same situation as the one at Pitts
burgh ten days previously when Johnny
Evers and the Cubs tried to win over the
Pirates on the same sort of technicality.
Indeed, If the subsequent play had been
rehearsed It could not have been better
played into Chicago's hand.
Chicago lost . its protest over Pitts
burgh's victory because Hank O'Day, who
was umpire-ln-chief that day,' had failed
to note whether, or not the runner did
touch second. Now, Chicago had cer
tainly tipped Its mitt by the ruction It
raised over Pittsburgh's-triumph. What
excuse,' then, could New York offer for
not being on the alert? Is it not reason
able to- suppose that the coachers, Mc
Graw and Mathewson, were caught
team next year again, as It is certain
that the graduate coaching- policy will
be continued. ..
. No Uniform for Chance.
Manager Chance no 'longer wears the
uniform, having found it Impossible for
him to keep off the coaching lines when
he Is dressed for the part and the hot
summer sun plays hob with the contents
of his much-battered bean. A month ago
Chance,-was In such poor condition that
he seriously thought of leaving the club
and going home to his ranch In Cali
fornia for a long rest, but he has felt
better lately, and will probably stick, out
the season. Frank's contract expires this
fall, and It Is almost certain that he will
give up baseball at the end of the year
and retire to live a 'peaceful life among
his orange .trees. ' "
f
but one, this game being played with the
Norfolk High school " team at Norfolk.
The lineup is as follows: Back row
1 Welch, manager; ' Fuchs, ' right field;
napping just the same as was, Merkle?
It is quite true that the Giants were
entitled to the pennant save for a little
technicality. Yet technicalities have lost
empires as well as pennants and ball
games. -
That was a painful afternoon for Mc
Oraw, Mathewson . the Giants and In
particular Fred Merkle. -Yet In the case
of Merkle it perhaps was one of those
rare . blessings in disguise, ' - McGraw
stuck by the boy and gave him every en
couragement And Merkle understood
his chief was depending upon him to
make good in spite of . the crowd and
wipe out the. stigma of Giant careless
ness. That one fatal slipup . has been' a
beacon to Fred Merkle. It has fired his
zeal whenever it gave evidence of flag
ging. So far as he is concerned,' pernaps
it was well that he did neglect to touch
second. , The pennant of 1908 is of little
concern to the champions of 1912. And
you may bet that Merkle nor any of Mc
Graw's disciples will repeat such neglect
in the world's series battles this fall.
Pennsylvania Will
Have Strong Nucleus
PHILADELPHIA, July 6,-Pennsly-vanla
will have a' strong nucleus of this
year's champion track team in the ln
tercolleglates next year. The winning of
the college ' classic at Philadelphia this
year bolstered up the red and blue after
a poor foot ball and basket ball showing.
Five of the eight men who won the
twenty-eight points in the intercollegiate
will represent the Quakers next year.
They represent seventeen points. Merced,
winner of the broad jump and second in
the 220-yard dash; McCurdy, second in
the two-mile; Edwards, second in the
hurdles, will be eligible in 1913.
Besides this the freshmen team of this
year will bolster up the veterans with
Patterson and Llpplncott the embryonic
sprinters, while Craig, the quarter-mller,
is expected to be a factor In the gruel
ling race. .
One cloud darkens the sky, and that Is
the doubt as to whether Trainer Mike
Murphy will be able to handle the track
team next spring. Last fall while train
ing the foot ball team he suffered a col
lapse from which he has never fully re
covered. He will make no attempt to
aid the grldiroln squad this fall and the
long rest after the Olympic games may
condition him to resume active work In
the spring.
f
Donovan a Scout.
Wild Bill Donovan Is scouting for the
Tigers, which Is but preliminary, If re
ports are to be believed, to being as
signed to the job of building up and boss
ing a new bunch of Tigers for 1913.
. ,
Schrelber in Form.
Barney Schrelber, after a slow start, is
going fast for Denver, and he should
regain the reputation he had last year as
the premier southpaw of : the Western
leaeue.
AVVV
Nixon, left field: Hopper, second base;
Fechner, sub; Ray Hollstein, third base;
Young, first base; Roy Hollstein, pitcher;
Walter Leuck, center field; Albert Holl-
j stein, shortstop; Glaser, catcher.
!9
C-OYLE, BESTOMAHA BATTER
Young1 Outfielder Has Taken Lead
Away from Thomason.
BOSTON STILL HEADS LEAGUE
St, Joseph First Sacker ta Hlttlsi
BaU at .401 Clip ' and la ' the
Also Pick of the League
In Fteldia.
Norman Coyle.-the Rnurke's rieht
fielder, has passed Arthur Thomason In
in the batting column and is now beading
the Omaha batsmen with an average of
.352. Thomason is battine , .S46. Baker
Borton of St Joseph is still the neer of
the Western league sluggers with an aver
age of .401 and is also the pick of the
league in fielding with .992.. Tom Ten-:
nant, first sacker for the Indians,' is
holding down second place in batting
with .380. :
In other departments, the Rourke's are
first in fielding and also in stolen bases
and second in sacrifice hits. Nlehoff la
the best base stealer in the league, hav
ing stolen thirty-two - bases. Coyle is
leading the league in sacrifice hits, hav
ing made twenty-six. Following are the
averages, including last Tuesday's game:
Battle ( Averages.
AB. R H.
Borton. St. Joseph. ........2fi7 ra 1.
Pet.
.401
.380
.378
.376
' .369
.iu
.364
.352
.346
.341
.341
.335
.333
.333
.333
.331
.. .322
.322
.321
.314
.317
.316
.316
.308
.308
.306
.305
.305
.304
.301
.300
.300
.300
.300
.209
.297
.295
.293
.291
.290
.26
.2
.284
.283
.282
. .281
.280
.247
.274
.273
.271
.271
.270
.263
.261
.259
.258
.256
.255
.255
.256
.254
.253
,,250
249
.248
.248
.247
.247
.246
.246
.244
.243
.243
.241
.239
.239
.238
.235
.230
.227
, .222
.220
.218
.216
.312
.211
.209
.207
.205
.205
.204
.200
.199
.198
.192
.192
.192
.176
.171
.167
.163
.159
.157
.158
.152
.143
J38
.133
.130
.130
.129
. .125
.ISO
.U
.114
.114
.096
.081
.075
.072
.057
.05
.043
.042
.037
.000
.ouo
Tennant Sioux City 216 SO 82
Watson, St. Josenh........296 70 112
Harris, Denver 24 2 9
-willing, St. Joseph 249 64 92
Smith, T., Sioux City.. ....232 49 85
Middleton. Wichita 17 27 79
Coyle, Omaha 284 48 100
Thomason, Omaha 278 45 96
Beall. Denver 246 6n 84
Clemons. Wichita 176 22 60
Qulllin, Denver 281 47 94
Myers, ssioux City 282 38 94
t tviivu, muua XtO AO tO
Block, Denver 54 5 18
Mccormick. Lincoln ..263 41 87
King, Topeka 261 34 84
Lindsey, Denver ..202 27 65
uaraner; Toneka..........2la 41 69
Davis, Wichita..... ..214 35 68
Breen, Sioux City 271 41 86
Kane. Omaha..... ...250 41 79
Isbeli, Des Moines 19 3 6
Powell, St Joseph 289 63 89
Channell, Denver 214 36 66
Korea. He. Moines 232 33 71
Johnson, Omaha... 2i0 41 61
barney, ,incoin 131 9 40
Durham, Wichita 66 7 17
uralg, Wichita 266 47 80
Clarke, Sioux City 30 8 9
Kenworthy, Denver 227 36 68
Kelly, St. Joseph 293 69 88
Belden, Des Moines 180 25 64
Spahr, Denver 165 20 49
Cassldy. Denver.. 279 37 83
Hughes, Wichita 268 45 79
westerzll, Wichita.. 82 1 24
Dwyer, Lincoln. 103 15 30
Barbour, Lincoln 272 26 79
NieUoff, Omaha. 262 39 7S
Cole, Lincoln..... 256 43 - 73
nraoii, iueK tio so M
Cobb, Lincoln , .258 31 73
Callahan, Wichita.. 220 43 62
Berghammer, Lincoln 167 26 47
Ellis, Wichita 50 6 14
iteuiy, et. Joseph M97 22 64
PettlKrew: Wichita 204 m k
Claire, Des Moines 213 40 68
Mee, Wichita ....218 42 69
Scanlon, Omaha 247 41 67
waisn, Topeka 189 29 61
Andreas. Sioux Cltv 171 2 m
Gossett, St. Joseph 157 14 41
Davidson, Omaha, 251 30 65
Wacob, Wichita 89 4 23
Frantz, Topeka 199 21 . 61
Emory, Topeka 208 25 63
Melnke, St. Joseph 275 30 70
Reilly, Sioux City 259 36 66
Miller, Lincoln 205 24 62
Mullen. Lincoln 253 32 64
Slaughter, Sioux City 40 6 10
Hahn, Des Moines 249 29 62
Chapman, Topeka 137 14 34.
n-uerner, wienna. 133 17 Xs
Colligan, Des Moines 288 23 71
Gear, Topeka 158 13 39
Cadman, Sioux City 191 22 47
Lee, Topeka 264 41 66
Leonard, Des Moines 119 8 29
Coffey, Denver...... 296 48 72
JTeeman, St Joseph 41 1 10
French. Denver 64 6 13
Hall, Omaha 67 4 16
Lloyd, -Lincoln 261 26 60
Thomas, Des Moines.. ....240 27 6T
Jackson. Wichita 61 8 12
Castle, St Joseph 74 7 17
Kotn. St Joseph 97 12 22
Crutcher, St Joseph 45 ' 8 10
Smith, Lincoln 60 7 11
Schmidt, Topeka 78 4 17
Orendorff. Sioux Ctty 61 11 11
Ulatowski, Des Moines.. ..104 10 22
Wainwright Topeka.... 19 1 .4
Faber, JJes Moines 43 3 9
Million, Sioux City J35 23 28
Rogge, Des Moines 73 8 16
Arbogast Omaha..... 78 10 16
Justice. Omaha 226 32 46
Sage, Sioux City 25 2 6
Curtis, Des Moines 257 22 61
Stratton, Lincoln... 126 10 25
Fentress, Omaha 26 4 6
Leonard. Denver 26 2 5
Johnson, St. Joseph 62 4 10
schrelber, Denver 61 1 9
Ryan, Topeka 85 3 6
Wolverton, Lincoln 24 2 4
McGraw, Des Moines 123 12 20
Klnsella, Denver.. 44 6 7
Chellette, St. Joseph .51 .2 8
Warren,- Des Moines 19 0 2
Douglas; Des Moines 46 3 7
Ryan, Omaha 35 4 6
Tuckey, Lincoln 29 3 4
Campbell, Sioux City 44 1 6
Hagerman, Lincoln 46 2 6
Giffen, Sioux City 23 3 3
Doyle, Lincoln. 31 2 4
Hueston, Des Moines 40 5." 6
Brandom, Topeka 25 1 t
Woldrtng, St. Joseph 43 6 6
Fugate, Topeka... 35 0 4
Northup, Des Moines 35 2 4
Palmer, Lincoln 21 2 2
Young, Topeka 37 2 3
Robinson, Omaha 40 13
White, Sioux City 28 1 2
Brown, ' Sioux City 60 3 3
Perry, Wichita 36 2 2
Hornsby, Topeka 23 2 1
Rhodes, Omaha 24 11
Hicks, Omaha 27 4 1
Healy. Denver 41 1-0
Alderman, Wichita 28 0 0
Team Averages. .
Battlng-St. Joseph, .294; Wichita. .284;
Denver, .283; Sioux City. .275; Ornaha,
.274; Lincoln, .270; Topeka, . .254; Des
Moines, 235.
Fielding Omaha, .958; Sioux City, .951;
Topeka, .956; Des Moines, .955; Denver.
.955; Lincoln, .963; Wichita, .962; St.
Joseph, .951.
Stolen Bases Omaha, 128; St. Joseph,
124; Denver, 111; Sioux City, 105; Lincoln,
104: Wichita, 69; Topeka, 62; Des Moines,
57. . -
Sacrifice Hits-Wlchlta. 1l7: Omaha. 112;
Lincoln, 97; St. Joseph, 93; Sioux City, 92;
Topeka, 87; Denver, 85; Des Moines, 77.
Indlvldaal Records.
Players with Twenty Stolen Bases
Nlehoff. Omaha, 32; Watson. St Joseph.
28; Kelly, St Joseph, 23; Coffey, Denver.
21: Powell. St Joseph, 21; Thomason,
Omaha, 20, Mullen, Lincoln. .20.
Players with Fifteen Sacrifice Hits
Coyle, Omaha, 26; Cole, Lincoln. 22: Cas
sldy, Denver, 18; Middleton,-Wichita, 17;
Smith, Sioux City16; Meyers, Sioux City,
16: Powell, St' Joseph, -15; Scanlon,
Omaha, 15. -
' Pitchers' Record .
Won. Lost. Pet
White, Sioux. Qty .....6 1 .857
He Oldest Blood Disease
The most ancient history furnishes evidence that mankind suffered with'
Contagious Blood Poison. . The disease has come down through all the ages
and is to-day, as it has ever been, a scourge and blight npoa humanity.'
The symptoms of Contagious Blood Poison are the same as in its earliest
(S.S.S)
thoroughly purified no sign of the disease is left. Home Treatment Boole
and any medical advice free to all who write.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO, ATLANTA. GA.
Hicks. Omaha J
Ellis, Wichita - 5"
Johnson, St. Joseph ......... 13
Frantz, Topeka s J -
Slaughter. Sioux City 7 3 .00
Schreiber, Denver .11 '
GIffin. Sioux City S f
Kinsella,-Denver 10, 5 .W7
Ryan, Omaha j -
Woldrtng, St. Joseph T 4 .M
Douglas, Des Moines 10 6 .t-
Freeman, St Joseph 8 .-6.' Ma
Durham, Wichita 10 7 .5tS
Rogge, Des Moines 10 J -68?
Wolverton, Lincoln
Hagerman,' Lincoln 9 7 .5b3
Faber, Des Moines 9 , " ?
Hall, Omaha 7 .o3
Hornsby, - Topeka 6 4 .006
Young, Topeka 6 5 048
Brown, Sioux City 8 7 .o33
Chellette, St. Joseph 8 7 . 533
Campbell, Sioux City 9 9 .5U0
Perry, -Wichita 6 6 .500
Heuston, Des Moines, 6 - 6 .500
Kenworthy, Denver 1 1 -5u0
Smith, Lincoln 9 10 .474
Robinson, Omaha 6 7 .462
Leonard, Denver 3 4 .429
Healy, Denny 6 8 ..429
Crutcher, St Joseph 6 7 .417
Harris, Denver 2 3 .400
Palmer, - Lincoln 3. 5 .375
Tuckey, Xincoln 3 . 5 .375
Jackson, Wichita 6 10 .375
Fentress, Omaha 3 5 .375
Brandom, Topeka -.'.. 3 & .3i5
Doyle, Lincoln 4 7 .364
Rhodes, Omaha 4 8 .3&i
Fugate, Topeka 4 8 .333
Alderman, Wichita 3 7 , .300
Northup, Des Moines . 2 6 .286
Sage, Sioux City 2 5 .2S6
Wainwright, Topeka 14 .2w
Fielding: Averages.
- PO. A. E. Pet.
Brown. Sioux City 15 60 0 1.000
Ryan, Omaha : 3 27 0 1.000
Tuckey ' Lincoln 3 25 9 1.000
Robinson, Omaha 440 ,0 l.ooo
Woldring, St Joseph 4 24 0 1.000
Giffin, Sioux City 3 26 0 1.000,
Sage, Sioux City . 4 17 0 1.000
Falmer. Lincoln u v i.wv
Warren, Des Moines 6 0 0 1.000
Borton, St Joseph 736 49 6 .933
Arbogast,. Omaha .is a
Black. Denver 89 23 1 .991
Tennant Sioux City.. 629 44 6 .990
Ulatowski. Des Moines.:zus a
Carney. Lincoln 211 . 44 3 .988
Davis, wicnita 1
Dwyer, Lincoln 238 15 4 . 986
Lindsey, Denver 537 28 8 .9S8
Million. Sioux City. 63 6 1 .986
Chapman, ; Topeka 201 79 4 .98S
Johnson. , Omaha 212 69 4 .9S6
Gardner, Topeka 630 28 9 .9S4
Thomas, Des Moines bt w .
Hughes, Wichita , 314 181 9 .982
Kinsella, Denver 4 49 1 .981
McGraw, Des Moines 246 60 6 .981
Koerner, Wichita 421 30 9 .980
Kane, Omaha 603 44 13 .9S0
Clemons, Wichita 243 84 7 .979
Schmidt. Topeka 143 44 4 .979
Belden. Des Moines sa . t z .a.s
Schrelber, Denver ..'. 3 41 1 .9,8
Northup, Des Moines 4 40- 1 .978
Beall, . Denver isj is .vi
Cadman, Sioux , City 246 95 9 .974
Smith, Lincoln 7 66 9 .973
Spahr. Denver 281 66 10 .973,
Pettlgrew, Wichita 89 10 3 .971
ZwilUng. St. Joseph 127 9 7 .971
Stratton, Lincoln ....208 66 8 .971
Hahn, Des Moines. -... 60 5 2 .970
Gossett, St Joseph 324 78 13 .969
Been. Sioux City 86 9 3 .969
Orendorff. Sioux City 94 28 4 .968
Mullen, Lincoln 496 90 20 Ml
Brandon, Topeka 0 29 1 .967
Andreas, Sioux City..... .156 125 10 .96S
Faber, Des Moines 13 42 2 .9.5
McCormlck, Lincoln 129 6 6 .9"4
Wacob, Wichita 102 32 6 .964
Hornsby, Topeka 1 25 1 963
Middleton, Wichita 151 3 6 .962
Doyle, Lincoln 12 38 2 .961
Slaughter, Sioux City 4 44 2 .960
Hall. Omaha 10 61 3 .959
Hueston, Des Moines 6 40 2 .9'9
Healy. Denver 6 42 2 .959
Channell, Denver 83 5 4 .957
Rogge, Des Moines 10 66 8 .957
Kenworthy, Denver 204 48 12 .955 1
Crutcher, St Joseph 6 36 2 .955
Campbell, Sioux- City 4 38 2 . 955
Thomason, Omaha 138 . 7 7 .954
French, Denver 42 41 4 .954
FranU. Topeka 218 109 16 .952
Cassldy, Denver 95 7 5 .953
Harris,, Denver 1 19 1 .953
Myers. Sioux City 153 9 8V9:3
Craig, . Wichita 127 U 7 .953
Scanlon, Omaha 167 179 18 .951
Melnke, .St. Joseph 174 234 21 .951
Miller, Lincoln 101 12 6 .950
King, Topeka 162 1 4 9 .949
Hicks. Omaha .i 4 S3 a u
Coyle, Omaha,.';. 105 5 .948
COlft Lincoln 137 101 13 .948
Powell, St Joseph 115 7 7 .946
Chellette, St Joseph 3 60 3 .946
Johnson, St Joseph 5 66 2 .945
Walsh, Topeka 126 122 9 .943
Ellis, Wichita 9 67 4 . 943
Cobb, Lincoln 85 43 6 .942
Gear, Topeka 66 9 4 .942
Watson, St Joseph. 73 8 5 .943
Colligan, Des Moines 200 186 24 .941
Rickert Toneka 103 7 7 sun
Davidson, Omaha 105' 6 7 .940
T ' T 1 1 . n
"p ijjiiuuiji ...103 101 Zl ,WiT
Qulllin, Denver 86 122 14 .936
Curtis, Des Moines 101 2 7 .936
Fentress,. Omaha 6 38 3 .935
Wolverton,- Lincoln 7 34 3 .933
Hagerman, Lincoln 6 60 4 933
Douglas Des Moines 4 49 4 .son
Justice. Omaha 125 137 20 .930
mitn. Sioux City 126 205 25 . 930
Nlehoff, Omaha 95 168 20 . 929
Barbour, Lincoln 8S 144 18 .928
Emory, Topeka 74 111 15 .9:5
Coffey, Denver 178 138 31 .924
Leonard, Des Moines 45 64 9 . 924
Freeman. St. Joseph 6 43 4 9"4
Alderman, Wichita 6 43 4 93
Durham, Wichita 4 44 3 .9"i
Claire, Des Moines 130M10 12 iflil
Kores. Des Moines 109 143 26 9'1
Westersil. Wichita 26 64 7 90
Kelly, St. Joseph 156 150 27 . 919
Frosch, Sioux City 80 7S 14 .918
Perry, Wichita 2 42 4 917
Reilly, St. Joseph 57 87 13 917
Fugate. Topeka 5 27 3 914
Castle. St Joseph.... 104 23 12 913
Mee. .Wichita- ....... ......130 179 32 "m
Leonard. Denver '.. 4 25 3 9ns
Callahan, Wichita .: 102 155 28 903
Jackson, Wichita 7 49 6 913
Clarke, Sioux City 17 1 2 '900
Wainwright, Topeka 3 15 2 '900
Reilly, Sioux City... 101 113 55
Berghammer. . Lincoln .... 54 107 19 . 891
Ryan, - Topeka 15 18 4
Isbeli. Des Moines 4 ' 4 1 ssi
White, Sioux City 1 2s 4 'rts
Rhodes, Omaha 2 4 4 Vtf
Young Topeka 4 33 i860
Lee. Topeka 110 61 2S .859
Roth, SW Joseph 36 46 13 .820
KANSAS CITY WILL HAVE
. .;.:TWa BALLOON ENTRIES
KANSAS CITY. July ft-Kansas City"
expects to have two entries in the na
tional elimination balloon races to start
from here July 27. Arrangements have
been made by the Kansas City Aero
club for a new bag to fly as a companion
of. the Kansas City II, purchased and
used last summer.
" The old balloon is to be piloted by
Captain H. E. Honeywell of St. Louis,
while John Watts, the club's aide, will
start as" pilot with the new one, the
Kansas City m, if he Is able to make
the-balance of his qualification flights
before the starting date. Watts already
has' made-' three of the seven flights re
quired by the Aero- Club of America for
a pilot's license.
History, Due its cure nas now Decome an accomplished
fact, S. S. S. is an antidote for the virus of Contagious
Blood Poison, and cures it in all its forms and stages.
A person who has been cured of Contagious Blood Poi
son by the use of 8. 8. S. need not fear a return of its
symptoms at any future time. This great medicine
checks the progress of the poison and gradually but
surely all sores and eruptions heal, ulcerated mouth
and throat pass away, the hair stops falling out, cop-ocr-colored
splotches fade away, and when the blood ?
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