THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 4. 1912.
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Judgments
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P to this moment Omaha has won
four, lost six and tied one game.
We should like to have seen
ven better results, but in the
'.v. pennant race we are at this
time still clutching onto second place.
The team left home In second place and
at the end of Friday's game In Topeka
was, tied with St. Joseph for second
place. With one more game in Topeka
and four In Lincoln before reaching home,
the outlook Is not bad, but good. Den
ver, somewhat strengthened since It
played here, by the return of Leftflelder
Gllmore, and with the advantage of be
Ins; at home, has leaped Into first place.
It found easy prey In both :!oujr City
and St. Joseph, as well a Omaha, but
the fight is Still on. Ft Rourke is just
getting ,hls teeth set. That may be
gleaned fr&m the blue envelopes he has
been dispensing. Since the team's de
parture Davidson and Rhodes have
walked! the plank and Joe Bills and Fu
gate. substituted, one an outfielder and
pitcher, the other only a pitcher, who.
of course, Is known for his good work
In Topeka. fie is a southpaw and was
needed by Omaha. But.Kourke Is de
termined to hold nobody from now on
who fails to deliver. Our only weakness
is in the box. Had we displayed the
strength there that we did elsewhere the
team would have won nearly all these
games abroad and been first with a good
margin. It would be a pity to lose the
pennant because of weak pitchers with
such a team behind them. Yet, the com
mon complaint over the country this year
is weak pitching. A prominent major
league scout says he has found scarcely
no promising boxmen In the minors.
Omaha's staff Is about as good as tho
average and ought to get better from
now on. The fact Is, however, the West
ern league Is still putting up a real pen
nant race and that is what Is wanted.
Manager Dooln of Philadelphia makes
a charge in rather specific terms to the
effect that gamblers In his city have
repeatedly tried to bribe Phllllie pitchers
to throw games. Some may raise the
point that Dooln doth protest too much,
and yet no matter about the several past
, controversies he has been In, this is a
situation grave enough to engage the
most serious attention. As has often
been said, the thing that has saved base
.ball from the 'fate of so many grand
sports Is its complete freedom from gam
bling and If the day ever comes that the
gambler, who Is not a sport, but a para
islte, gets his fangs on base ball It, too,
(will go where racing, wrestling and
j pugilism have gone. But that day must
not come. It remains for the men at th
head of the game to stave It off. They
can do !t by vigilant effort. Red Dooln's
alarm should not go unheeded, as we
'AKRUmA It Witl Tint
j That was a bitter dose the Cubs thrust
jdown the throats of the proud Giants
that taking six games in a row from
(them. If there was another team in the
peague beside Chicago able 10 beat New
pork, the latter's hopes of the pennant
would go aglimmerlng very rapidly. But
jit seems that as soon as the haughty
jGothamites make their escape from the
(claws of the ravaging Cubs, they have an
(easy time beating the rest of the teams,
lend maintaining their lead of from ten
jto twelve games.
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Chappie, New King of Motorcycle Riders
There is not a headier ball player In
jthe Western league than Bert Nlehof f,
(Omaha's great third baseman. He fields
land runs bases in major form all the
(time. He Is a terror to pitchers when
he lands on first. He has led this league
(so long In base running that it has be
(come a habit His playing Is done with
(so little effort and so much grace that it
never looks spectacular.
! With Fugate and Hicks as southpaws,
Omaha's pitching staff should take a
new life from the Jump. rugate and
Beebe, exclusively pitchers, and Joe Bills,
pitcher and fielder, ought to help a heap.
j Gus Williams Is making an excellent
showing with the St. Louis Browns, bat
jting very consistently. If the big fellow
(can keep up his stick work he will have
no trouble holding his job.
j Every Rhodes or Rhcades wno enters
base ball Is , called "Dusty," and every
iYoung "Cy," but thus far that has been
bust on of each.
1 About the end cf next week minor
league owners are going to learn some
thing about the new agreement.
Don Ragan had the hard luck to lose
:a game against the Cubs after holding
(them to five measly hits.
j Robinson has a lot of gingering up to
do to get down to real business.
I Kenworthy Is the most valuable ball
player Denver has had for many a year.
i The team will be home this week for
(another Stretch of home-grown victories.
j Harry Hicks still holds the premiership
jet the Omaha pitching staff.
Et Joe is proving an easy loser.
New Yorkers given to Idolatry have a
hew demi-god to worship. Arthur Chap
pie, unknown to the general public three
weeks ago, Is now a prominent figure be
cause of his daring and skill In manipu
lating a motorcycle on the wall-like track
at the Stadium Motordome at Brighton
Beach. Chappie is a New York boy.
In the last frrr'?''' ' " ' ' 'the steep-banked saucer at the Motor
world's motorcycle records at one mile, irome, when be created the thirty-mile
three niilrs, and t t . -1 .iml ihlity n.i.i h. i record.
Chappie is here shown speeding around
BORTON AND JWILLfflG TIER
Two Hitters en the Denver Team
Also Have Identical Records.
HICKS IS THE LEASING PITCHER
Little Southpaw Added Another Vic
tory to Hli List on Thursday,
After Following Averages
Were Completed.
From the standings complied last week
Borton and ZwlUIng of St. Joseph now
lead the Western league in slugging,
the two being tied at .897. This shows a
slump from .802 for the previous week
for Borton. "Baldy" Isbell of Des
Moines tops the list with a tab of .413, but
he has only stood up to the plate forty
six times.
Norman Coyle leads the Rourke tribe
with a mark of .334, with Thomason
right on his heels with .331. Jimmy Kane
and Hickory Johnson are the other swat
ers on the .300 roll of honor.
A most unique freak of figures that Is
not liable to occur again for some time
is the percentage of Quillln and Cassldy
of the Urizslies. Both have been at bat
308 times, have secured 120 hits and fifty
nine runs, thus giving them equal stand
ing of .802.
Harry Hicks continues to lead the
twirlers of the league with ten games
won out of eleven In which he worked
the full quota. Mark Hall Is second on
Omaha's list with fifteen wins and elgh,t
defeats. Big "Chief" Johnson, the
Josles' pride mound artist, has hit the
bumps and now has a record of nine
drubbings against fifteen wins.
The Rourkes lead the league in team
fielding, but are fifth on the list in
slugging. Bert Nlehoff is the premier
base pilferer, while Coyle leads in sacri
fice hitting.
Batting Averages.
AB, R. H. P.ct.
label!, Des Moines 46 4 19 .418
Borton. St Joseph 872 76 141 .379
Zwilllng, St. Joseph 366 70 136 .379
Evans, Sioux City 37 6 14 .378
Tennant, Bloux City 388 44 124 .867
Watson, Sioux City 386 82 127 .858
Beall. Denver 356 84 12 .854
Smith, Tony, Sioux City.825 78 124 .852
Myers. Sioux City 4C3 69 140 .347
Clarke, Sioux City 108 18 87 .843
Breen, Sioux City 380 66 130 .842
Jones. Des Moines 88 9 13 .342
Mlddleton, Wichita 321 48 fC8 .338
Kenworthy, Denver S44 60 115 .834
McCormlck, Lincoln .....STx 63 124 .334
Block. Denver 131 13 43 .828
Coyle, Omaha 898 68,129 . 324
Thomason, Omaha 3tt 61 123 . 321
Tnomas, Omaha 383 61 123 .321
Gardner, Topeka 818 67 100 . 818
French. Sioux City 178 24 M .314
Kane. Omaha 339 64 103 .312
Cbannell, Denver 318 64 108 .812
Johnson. Omaha 284 59 88 .310
Davis. Wichita 3W 46 92 .307
Durham. Wichita 75 10 23 .307
Powell, St Joseph ..399 83 122 . 303
Cole, Lincoln 3 64 111 .304
Quillln. Denver 398 69 120 .302
Cassldy. Denver ..3s 69 120 .302
Berghammer, Lincoln. ...274 40 82 .300
Clemons, Wichita 260 30 75 . 300
Rellly, B.. St. Joseph.... 842 41 90 . 299
Craig, Wichita 843 57 102 . 298
King. Topeka 380 49 113 , 297
Spahr, Denver' 232 27 69 .297
Barbour. Lincoln 888 86 114 .296
Cochran. Topeka 6t 9 18 .296
Kelly, St. Joseph 401 91 118 .294
Llndsey. Denver 296 35 87 ' .294
Hughes, Wichita 861 60 103 .293
Kores, Des Moines 843 66 100 . 292
Pettlgrew, Wichita 264 47 76 .-8
Nlehoff, Omaha 39 61 106 .287
Belden, Des Moines 29s 40 83 .280
Claire, Des Moines 321 61 90 . 20
Coffey, Denver 866 60 90 . 273
Dwyer, Lincoln 110 15 30 .273
Callahan. Wichita 312 63 84 .269
Cobb, Lincoln 375 48 101 .269
Hahn, Des Moines 370 46 99 .266
Rellly, Des Moines 840 47 90 .265
Mee, Wichita 293 54 77 .263
Walsh, Topeka 304 48 79 . 260
Mullen, Lincoln 360 48 93 .258
Miller, Lincoln 246 80 63 .257
Ordendorff, Sioux City.. 118 16 29 .267
Wacob, Wichita 113 6 29 .267
Harris, Denver 39 2 10 .256
Allen. Omaha 39 6 10 .256
Cadman, Sioux City 243 26 61 .251
Oossett, St Joseph 244 17 61 .250
Scanlon, Omaha 288 44 73 . 250
Lee, Topeka 386 60 94 .249
Koerncr, Wichita 161 17 40 .218
Leonard, Des Moinos 178 13 44 .247
Arbogast, Omaha 89 12 22 .247
Colllgan, Des Moines 853 30 87 .240
Gear, Topeka 224 21 65 .246
EUis, Wichita 65 t 16 .246
Schipke. Omaha 112 14 27 .241
Lloyd, Lincoln 354 47 85 . 240
Rogge, Des Moines 67 8 16 .239
Andreas, Sioux City 259 34 62 . 239
Chapman. Topeka 168 19 40 . 239
Jugtlce, Omaha 849 66 83 .238
French, Denver 161 16 38 .236
Meinke, St Joseph 370 38 87 .235
Frants, Topeka 247 22 68 .215
Gondlng. Omaha 17 1 4 .236
Westersll, Wichita 129 9 29 .228
Hall, Omaha 88 4 19 .221
Curtis. Des Moines 359 235 79 .220
Leonard. Denver 50 6 11 .220
Schmidt. Topeka 152 18 83 . 217
Smith, Lincoln 74 9 1 .
Klnsella, Denver 61 6 11 .219
Tuckey, Lincoln 68 3 9 .209
Ryan, Omaha 69 8 12 .203
Patterson, Topeka 129 9 f .aoj
Ulatowskl, Des Moines... 142 12 28 .197
McOraw, Des Moines.... 165 15 32 .194
Stratton, Lincoln 136 10 39 .193
Ryan, Topeka 88 10 17 .198
Oniteher, St Joseph 63 6 12 .190
Hanson, Lincoln 42 4 8 .190
Jackson. Wichita 69 8 18 .189
Walnwright, Topeka 23 1 4 .182
Palmer, Lincoln 28 3 5 .179
Johnson, St. Joseph 69 4 S .174
Sage, Sioux Clt? 46 4 S .174
Prsndom, Topeka 41 8 7 .174
Wolverton, Lincoln 37 4 6 .162
Chellette, St. Joseph 75 5 12 .160
Douglas, Des Moines 70 4 11 .167
Schrelber, Denver 70 4 11 .167
Clark. Geo.. Eloux City... 14 1 2 .143
Griffith, St. Joseph 22 2 8 .186
Robinson, Omaha 68 1 7 .Ml
Woidrlng, St Joseph. 62 6 9 .180
Northup, St. Joseph 42 2 6 .118
Hueston. Des Moines 90 1 7 .117
Campbell. Sioux City 62 1 .116
Fugate, Topeka 53 1 .118
Hornsby, Topeka 88 I 4 .106
White, Sioux City 48 8 6 .l'
McAdams, Denver 72 2 7 .097
Youmr, Topeka 57 2 6 .'8
Rhodes. Omaha 35 1 3 .081
Perry, Wichita 47 2 8 .04
Hicks, Omaha 44 i S .046
Brown, Sioux City 68 6 4 .DM
Fielding Average.
P.O. A. E. Pet.
Ryan, Omaha 6 47 0 1.000
Ulatowskl, Des Moines 313 65 I
Carney, Lincoln 392 69 4
Jones, Des Moines 91 6 1
Brown, Sioux City 16 75 1
Arbogast, Omaha 207 48 3
Tennant, Sioux City 833 63 1 2
Gossett, St. Joseph 477 126 18
Llndsey, Denver 828 47 12
Borton, St. Joseph .,..986 67 16
Gardner, Topeka 747 37 12
Klnsella, Denver 5 61 1
Tuckey, Lincoln 6 51 1
Kane, Omaha 822 67 18
Schmidt, Topeka 287 73 7
Dwyer, Lincoln 244 15 6
Johnson, Omaha 343 92 9
Clemons, Wichita 337 114 9
Hornsby, Topeka 4 44 1
Cadman, Sioux City 317 119 10
Koemer, Wichita 602 81 12
Belden, Des Moines 122 11 I
McGraw, Des Moines 327 7 4 9
Beall, Denver 190 16 6
Faber, Des Moines 16 67 2
Gondlng, Omaha 33 7 1
Chapman, Topeka 247 94 9
Stratton, Lincoln 226 59 8
Block, Denver 164 48 6
Mullen, Lincoln 768 103 25
McCormlck, Lincoln 191 11 6
Breen, Sioux City 124 10 4
Spahr, Denver 893 86 16
Hughes, Wichita 416 242 20
Pettlgrew, Wichita 415 13 4
Davis, Wichita 93 4 3
Hahn, Des Moines 88 8 8
Johnson, St. Joseph 12 85 8
Andreas. 6Ioux City 229 184 18
Smith, Lincoln 9 84 8
Mlddleton, Wichita 199 14 7
Robinson, Omaha 5 55 2
Orendorff, Sioux City 188 60 6
Healy, Denver 6 53 8
Palmer, Lincoln 7 28 1
Schipke, Omaha 90 81 (
Hall, Omaha 11 75 3
KwllUng, St Joseph 186 33 8
Scanlon, Omaha 236 162 18
Thomason, Omaha 201 11 9
Cobb, Lincoln 124 16
King, Topeka 220 16 10
Chellette, St Joseph 4 66 S
Campbell. Sioux City 4 43 2
Kenworthy, Denver 256 82 16
Meinke, St Joseph 258 330 26
Wacob. Wichita 139 40 S
Cbannell, Denver 83 6 4
Rogge, Des Moines 13 77 4
Woidrlng, St. Joseph 6 40 t
Cassldy, Denver 142 10 7
Powell, St Joseph., 160 12 8
Ellis, Wichita 12 75 4
Clarke, Sioux City 67 4 8
Coyle, Omaha 147 11 S
Frants, Topeka 269 126 20
Harris, Denver 8 86 2
Walsh, Topeka 204 210 22
Craig, Wichita 167 13 9
French, Denver 109 119 12
Isbell, Des Moines 46 11 8
Cole, Lincoln 195 123 17
Claire, Des Moines 186 160 20
Hanson, Lincoln 68 9 4
Crutcher, St Joseph 10 44 S
Brandom, Topeka.-. 8 49 8
Colllgan. Des Moines 251 226 27
Lloyd. Lincoln 218 226 26
Myers, Sioux City 197 11 12
Curtis, Des Moines 151 8 9
Quillln. Denver 125 176 24
Houston, Dea Moines 9 68 4
Northup, St Joseph 4 46 I
Fugate, Topeka eat
Wolverton, Lincoln 7 42 I
Durham, Wichita 7 72 6
Sage, Sioux City 8 23 2
Hegerman, Lincoln 8 69 8
Schrelber, Denver 4 87 4
Perry, Wichita 1 67 4
Gear, Topeka 79 9 (
Justice, Omaha 190 213 39
Watson, St Joseph ...118 10 9
Miller. Lincoln 128 14 10
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Barbour, Lincoln 130 200 25 .931
Douglas, Des Moines 4 78 7 .931
Leonard, Denver 8 32 8 .980
Nlehoff, Omaha.. 135 254 30 . 828
Berghammer, Lincoln 87 175 21 .926
Kelly, St Joseph 214 180 S3 .923
Jackson, Wichita 7 65 6 . 923
Smith, Sioux City 182 295 41 .921
Hicks. Omaha 6 41 4 .920
Walnwright. Topeka 4 19 2 . 920
Griffith, St. Joseph 20 3 2 .920
Coffey, Denver 218 218 39 .917
Mee. Wichita 172 248 39 .915
Leonard, Des Moines 59 89 14 . 914
Westersll, Wichita 43 84 12 . 913
French, Sioux City 106 103 20 . 918
Callahan, Wichita 142 222 27 .908
Evans, Sioux City 6 23 8 .906
White, Sioux City 6 62 6 . 905
Rellly, Des Moines 138 188 34 .900
Ryan, Topeka 30 47 10 . 897
Rellly, Des Moines 90 137 4 . 896
Lee, Topeka 189 63 30 .886
Kores, Des Moines 205 156 89 .685
Allen, Omaha 13 2 2 .882
Young, Topeka 4 64 8 .879
Rhodes, Omaha 3 33 6 .878
Patterson, Topeka 86 75 21 .870
Clark, George, Sioux City.. 2 14 8 .842
McAdams, Denver 0 16 8 .813
Cochran, Topeka 13 24 9 .804
Pitcher's Recorda.
Won. Lost. Pet.
Hicks. Omaha 10 1 .909
Ellis, Wichita 13 4 .7ii6
Wolverton, Linooln 7 3 .700
Klnsella, Denver 15 7 .682
Schreiber, Denver 14 7 .t7
White, Sioux City 10 5 .WS7
Hal!, Omaha 16 8 .662
Che.lette, St. Joseph 15 8 .t2
Woidrlng, St. Joseph 9 6 .B43
Hagerman, Lincoln 16 9 .W
Brown, Sioux City 14 8 .636
Johnson. St Joseph 15 9 .625
Faber, Des Moines 14 9 .tj
McAdams. Denver 3.2 .600
Frants, Topeka 3 2 ' .M
Durham, Wichita 13 9 .691
Ryan, Omaha 11 8 .579
Houston, Des Moines 11 8 .579
Leonard, Denver 8 6 Ml
Rogge, Des Moines 12 10 .545
fem.Ui, Lincoln 14 12 .538
Douglas. Des Moines 14 13 ..h8
Perry. Wichita 9 8 .69
Healy, Denver 8 8 .500
Mogrldge, Lincoln 1 1 .500
Beebe, Omaha 1 1 .500
Robinson, Omaha 9 11 .44
Young, Topeka 8 9 . 470
Crutcher, St. Joseph 8 9 .470
Harris, Denver I
Campbell, bloux City 9 11 .45u
Tuckey, Lincoln 6 7 .417
Rhodes. Omaha 6 9 .40
Sage, Sioux City 6 8 .36
Jackson, Wichita 15 .376
Palmer, Lincoln 4 7 .364
Hornsby, Topeka 6 9 .367
Fugate, Topeka 6 13 -M
Brandom, Topeka 6 12 .294
Wainright, Uopeka 2 6 -W
Northup, St. Joseph I 8 .2u0
Clark, Sioux City 0 8 .WO
Jordan, Wichita 0 3 .'A)
Thomas. Sioux City......... 0 8 .wo
Soott Wichita 0 1 .000
Bpeer, St Joseph 0 1
Team Average.
Batting St Joseph, .288; Denver, .286;
Bloux City, .288: Wichita, .278; Omaha.
.271; Linooln, .270; Dea Moines, .250; To
peka, .848.
Fieidint-Omaha, .969; Lincoln, .958;
Denver, .957; Des Moines, .967; Sioux City,
.966; Wichita, .968; St. Joseph, .91; To
peka, .949.
Stolen Bases Omaha, .167) St. Joseph,
164; Bloux C.ty, 164; Linooln, 168; Denver,
146; Wlehlte, Ul; Topeka, 91; Des Moines,
kaorlfloe HitsWichita, ICS: Omaha.
lUt fit. Joseph, 144; Lincoln, 141; Denver,
13; Topeka, 118; Sioux City, 112; Dea
Moines, 106.
LARGE TENNIS ENTRY LIST
Mid-Weit Tournament at Field Club
to Draw Many.
ILLINOIS WELL REPRESTENTED
Maaarlmen of Q on ley and Holland Of
Ualrabnrg First lo Send la Entry
Fees rllarry Koch Is to
Manage Event.
From present Indications the entry list
for the Mid-West tennis tournament,
which will be staged at the Field club
clay courts August 19 to 24, will be a
large one, the committee In charge t'X
peoting fully 100 raoqueters to take part
About half that number will be local en
tries. Harry Koch, 1912 city and state singles
champion, has charge of the tourney In
the absence of Sam Catdwell, ohalrman
of the Field club tennis committee. Sou
venir programs of the event in preen and
white, with a "tennis king" cover de
sign, were mailed last week to all racquet
enthtis'asts In Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois,
North and South Dakota, Kansas, Mis
souri, Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado.
T. E. MuFselmah of Qulncy and Harold
M. Holland of Galesburg, III., were the
first paid entries for the event, Harry
Koch receiving their entry fees Friday
morning. Since then several additional
entries have como in. Holland will act
as official referee of the meet ind will
enter the doubles with Muaselman.
Chicago promises to send a sextet of
premier racquet wlelders, Including
'Gravy" Hayes, mid-west singles and
doubles champion; Paul Gardner, Hayes'
partner In the doubles; L. W. Waihburn,
University of Chicago; J. H. Winston,
Alex Squalr and A. L Green.
Wendell Hussey, the 15-year-old Shen
andoah lad who won the 1912 singles
(hampionshlp of southwestern Iowa, and
Frank Morgan of Wsyne, Neb., have
both written that they will take part.
Berrlon Hughes, Denver; Al Dickinson,
Wichita; Joe Armstrong, St. Paul; Olln
Sweet and Fred Bradley of Des Moines,
and Ray Branson, Mitchell, S. D., arn
also coming.
By a ruling of the Field club tennis
committee all matches will be two out
of three advantage sets, exoeptlng the
semi-final, final and challenge rounds,
which will be three out of five sets.
PLAYERS INSIST ON SPIKES
They Are Responsible for Retention
in the Game.
NO SUBSTITUTE IS FOUND.,,
FIVE TENNIS MEN ARE
GOING TO DES MOINES MEET
Five local racquet wlelders will take
part In the annual Iowa tennis tourna.
ment which will be held on the courts of
the Des Moines Golf and Country club
August 12 to 17.
Harry Koch, 1912 city and state slncrlee
champ, will enter, as will George Riley,
J. Shirley, Joe Adams and Robert Mc-
Cague. Riley and Shirley and Adams and
McCague will pair In the doubles. Koch
has not yet secured a partner for the
doubles, but If Walt Crunden of the Coun
try club decides to enter he will double
with the Field club adept
Sockalexle Works on Ferry.
Sockalexls. the one time re.t Indian
Player with Cleveland, Is now a ferry
man on the Penobscot river at Oldtown,
Me., and ssya if the Boston Red Sox win
the American league pennant he is going
to take time off from his work to see the
worm s series games.
.
Weaver Springs New Stall.
Weaver, the shortstop of the Chicago
White Sox, pulled a new one the other
day when the Sox were trying to delay
a game with Wsshlngton so as to have
rain put an end to It. He kicked the bag
loose and It took ten minutes to tlx it.
Golf Player I'eee a Blnnt-IIeaded -Little
Screw Which Answers 3'
All Porposes for that
Game. (i
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Many attempts;
have been made to get rid of the rasorH.
edged spike In baseball. None of them.
has been successful and the hall players t
are more than half responsible for their
retention.
Not because the playsrs care to be In
Jured with them nor for the reason that f
they wish to Injure, but becauso the men
insist that nothing has been devlsulf'
which will give them a better grip on th '"-'
turf.
A ball player must turn suddenly and"
twist quickly, and most of thera nave
stated that they have yet to find an ln-,.
vBnuon wnun gives tnem such necurlty...
1 o
as the present spike. If the turn Is not
made as It should be the player is like- .'-
1 A. - . .
iy u sprain an ankle, wrench a tendon. ,3
or rupture a llgnmAit, and any one of,.
these Injuries may terminate the career n
of a capital player. r
It has remained for a golf player of ex
perience to sove the question of the spike -by
, eliminating Jt. and he insists that 'i
his "Invention" will work as well for-'-;
the ball player as It has for him in play-"!
Ing golf. Golfers wear spikes so that"
they raay not slip when they drive and'7'
make Iron shots. This player has fast-''"
ened In his golfing shoes some blunt'"
headed little screws, which are about'1'"
deep enough for the sole, and project'"'
slightly into the turf.
He uses fifty or sixty of them !n his"
shoes, and says that they not only mako ';i
It Impossible for him to lp. but are a'v''
perfect safeguard for quick turns, and "
are twice as comfortable to the feet as "'
the spike plates which the ball players'
wsar. , , u
fnlkeg are not the mim thiie In tw"'
world on which to walk. They make the ' "
ball of the foot pain like a young bunion."'
If any ball nlaver nrlah. . .
- iu iry my
nventlon." says the golfer. "I will Bhow
him -what to do with the greatest of1"
pleasure, and I will ruarnnt0 tw "
prefers my plan to the spike, and, more '"
man mat, I will guarantee the owners
of base ball clubs that thftV Will tint h.
losing valuable young men at ticklish'
times In a championship season because
some player's leg, foot or hand is inM
open with the murderous spikes which
are in use now."
The baseball spike Is such a wennnn''"
fnr offenBe that all players know only ,"
too wen wnst the outcome of a severe
case of spiking may be. Occasionally "'
there Is a player who Is mean enough!'
to try to Intimidate another. More than !"
half a score of the best players of the '
major and minor leagues have' been
spiked this year, and there are three or;'
four men out now because the shoe
blsdes have done their mischievous work.
Tf the base ball owners will look Into '
this suggestion, which has been advanced
by a New York golfer, who is Interested'
In base ball ss well as golf, they will '"1
find that It will repay them. Anythin ;"
to get rid of the spikes should be the' "
foreword of every cluh.
Pitcher Maronev Is Released.
The unconditional release of Pitcher Ma- ;
roney by Chicago was In accordance with
his agreement that ho should be set free
If he did not make good.
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