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THE OMAHA SUNDAY .BEE: AUGUST 18, 1912.
OTITE HOPESWANDER AWAY
STaugnton Gives His Views en the
Heavyweight Situation.
HITHER IS LET VOWS EASY
Some Say There is No Luck in Base Ball
JTwst Nose Saa FraarUr in Jaterewteel
"-'. 1 ' the Fortaara of Charlie
Matlea aad Jtsn
. Flynn.'
- . Br W. W. SfACGHTOfc.
; SAX FRANCISCO. Aug. 17 "On by
bno tbey wander from us," ia the refrain
of an old song that treats of the deser
tion of the old homestead by successive
members of the family. With a few
simple changes the ditty woull adapt
Itself ti the whits hope situation.
-.First Carl Morris, and now Luther Mc
Carthy; whom Billy McFarney. with
flashing eyes and awe'Ii-ig breast, de
clared would one day grow so famous
ttsi his name would become a hou e
hold word. - - .
.The New York critics let Luther down
easy. When Jim Stewart out-fought the
Us. no vice at every stage of a ten round
tout, they said McCarthy held out
promise of Improvement
1. Avaunt. and avast with such Insincere
.twaddle. The white hope who has failed
under trial. , but who (a "going to do
better. - when he - has a tight or , two
ttnder. his belt," is In a clsa with the
'jaded champion who la "xulnic to the
mountains to recuperate.' He "Is s
tnlXMy unsafe proposition.
Ik goes to show that cfter all fllhllnj
'J' ft trade. The fsbter who Is bora
and not made, Is a scares specimen of
'btroanlty. ... "1
" In tho light of what la happening the
saylngi of Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and
tJaek Johnson teem epigrammatic. ;
" can lick sny man who has not
h4 two years experience In the prof ea-,
clonal ring." remarked Philadelphia John
Sprier to his fan Francisco go with At
.Kaufman. , -. .. '
wPalser is not ripe ye," said Champion
Johnson, when asked at Las Vt (al
whether he regarded Palier In the light
f a possible opponent There wis that
the tone which suggssted that John-
oa considered Falser sn easy mark, bill
alt that the big lowan would have to
its coddled along a bit further to stimu
late publlo interest and Increase the pros
pects of a large attendance. The trouble
'with white hopes Is that they are eg.
jplolted mainly on their dimensions, and
before they have accomplished anything
!to speak of. SIse and strength and the
power to smite, are merely fundamental
(qualities for a cub heavyweight They
are next to useleu until he has acquired
(a ring education, which, during almost
'ny generation of pugllsts, is ft hard
(thing to acquire.
V r , . Hard Mew .to Beat. ,
The woods are full of men. who, while
they, lack real championship - require' ;
'inentt, are plenty good enough to ahatt .r
the dreams of the hopes. A dosen years
'ago, Joe Choynskl, Kid MoCoy and
.few others ware the watch-dog and
'trail horses of the heavyweight division.
Today wt have Jim Flynn and Jttn
'Stewart '
.' They are hard fellows to get by. A
beating by one of them has a double ef
fect Inasmuch as it sets a novice back,
and at the same time discourages him.
This is made apparent in the case of
Carl Morris. ' Before he tackled Jim
FJynn. there was no such word as tall
1n the bright lexicon of the stalwart
CVJahoman. Since then he haa been a
iuark for every man he boxed.
JUan Francisco just now Is interested
in the fortunes of White Hope Charlie
Miller, whom Coffroth has signed for a
twenty-round bout with Jim Flynn at
Ualy City on Labor day. .Miller has had
an entirely different experience from hit
brother hopes. There was no , booming
of brass bands and prophecies of futurs
greatness when Charlie butted into the
game. No story of bis life was published,
illustrated with : protographs of him at
the agea of 4, 17 and 23 years. He was
'simply regarded as' a good-natured loon
who frequented every training quarter of
the great in pugilism, because he seemed
!to like being thumped. ' ' ;
Some fighters who, are anxloua to test
ithelr fuH; hitting power while under
preparation, cause their partners to wear
(pneumatic body guards. There Wna no
occasion to do that when Miller volun
Iteeted for duty. The harder he was hit
the-better he appeared to relish it a fact
(that Stanley Ketchel and others were
often called to. explain when spectators
(remarked that Miller was being subjected
to- snnecessary punishment '
t4 Miller Is Immaae. . '
U la . something in a heavyweight's
favor to be immune to stiff smashes, and
jthlg Miller certainly it. No matter what
kind of a swing or drive Flynn may in
flict. Miller will have : felt the counter
ifirt of It at some time In fail career, and,
fyt;fhjit matter, .be will have sampled a
'few; punches that Flynn Is not master of.
.'This means that being etruck solidly
an often will not dive Miller attcn
;Uon from the. main issue of the bout to
the: extent It would if . he were unac
customed to being under bombardment.
- Flynn's signing with Miller la an ex.
amplification of the ups and downs of
pugilism. A month ago Flynn was up
aiunsi tne greatest fighter in the world
h now he is to box the least known of
trie neavies. As Flynn thinks that with
r-Gh'neon out of it, he is the one best n-
titled to. wear the championship toga, he
wilt have to, defeat Miller signally, or
:oe """ an awfut slunm in Brent!..
- Mliler. who Is anything but boauul. Is
K)King forward to the September match
expectantly..- - 1 -..-'-
t'1 m not tbolinh enough to think that
i am world beater at present hut ?
fc-uppose I can claim that I am Improving
right along,'! said Mdier. "I have seen
euough of fighting to be able to 'Judge
men, and I do not think that Flynn, can
yum roe, e is nor big enougn to begin
with, and I don't think he hits hard
tnough.- I hope for his own scke he is
ii ingoing roe too cheap,?
JOE DRAGGEMROM . BUSHES
Scout Has Difficult Time Induciny
Jackson to Join Big Team.. ,
BABEFOOT BOY !WHEN rOUKl)
It Required Threw Railroad Trips to
the South to Get Jaeksoa to
- ' Philadelphia, ".Where He
Joiaed the Atheltlcs. .
VETERAN MIKE MURPHY " .
!:. U WILL. RETIRE THIS YEAR
v KEW IORK, Aug. lT.-SHchael d'Murl
y. t' e yetersn trainer, probably- has
hundled hllsot track team. Unless pisns
that have been Under consideration W
eome time fail through, he will retire
thl year and take up another branch of
work. Ho is said to have the backing of
George W. Perkins and other financiers
In the establishment of a "rest etfre sa the
eeneral lines of that run by William Mul-
dyon, whither may repair tired states
men ana others in need of building up,
By W. J, MACBETH.
NEW TOBK. Aug. It-So-called "luck
of the arame is doubtless responsible for
the suporstltutlons of the geneial run of
players. Few, Indeed, of all the grear
trmy connected with- the national pas
time, are those who reason after the
fashion of the unemotional Connie Mack.
"There Is no such thing as luck," says
Connie, "or If (here Is, It certainly equal
Ixes during a campaign. No one team
Is favored by luck, I mean. You will win
just as many games through "breaks"
as you lose and no more during a long
schedule. The championship team some
times looks luckier than Its rivals. That
Is because the players make their luok
good Just aa a discouraged array always
mskes its luck bad.'
Connie Mack Is ft pretty wise general.
and in all probability knows exactly what
he la talking about Anyhow, he can get
away with it so far as we are concerned.
There may be no such fortune as good
luck from the playing and managerial
ends of the nation's summer sport Tet
how about luck In base ball promotion7
There you will find Hick and oodles of
it Almost without exception , every ma
jor league majrnato before the public at
tbo present time can thank his lucky
starr. He may let on be Is a martyr,
risking his money through dvio patriot
ism, but there are no financial martyr
In this base hall age at commercialism.
Every big Itasuo president Is out. for the
kale. He wouldn't remain president long
If he ' thought there was no chance to
gather. ,
The Angers of na two hands wouldn't
be enough to tell the lucky magnates of
the National and American leagues. . Un
fortunately, there Is always the exception
thai prove.? the rule. Wo wl.l consider
for moment one of, the "tough luck"
disciples of diamond dives, John Mont
gomery Ward. . - v
Mr. Ward but recently severed his con
nection with the Boston National league
club. He Was president of the luckless Na
tional leatnie tallendcrs for less than one
year. Ward sold his holdings to Jim Gaff
ney, maporlty stockholder whom Ward
had first Interested In the Hub proposi
tion last December. He. Is through with
base, ball for good. It Ward had had
absolute control ' of the Hubbiles It i
doubtful If anything could have driven
him to cover. He would have hung on
until he built tip a better club and that
would have meant the greatest Imagin
able financial success.''
Not another man In the United States
merits more from base .ball than John
M. Ward, retired from the Boston club.
Here Is ft man who has been ft great
credit to the game,' One of the most for
nildftble pitchers and Inflelders of the old
days, he served his apprenticeship also as
ft manager. Yet he retirqd voluntarily at
tia height of his power to study law, He
became ft Very fine lawyer and built up
ft wonderful practice in New York, where
lawyers are said to find the toughest
sledding in the whole country. John M.
Ward has worked hard at his practice.
He deserved a rest and some of the good
things of base ball. That he is again ori
the outside, looking In, simply proves be
yond question that there is tuck and all
kinds of it In base ball promotion.
Take Charles W. Murphy of the Cubs,
in direct opposition to Ward, Murphy Is
a millionaire today. ' He owns -several
theaters in Chicago aa well as rich real
State property. All this has been ac
cumulated within the lost ' seven years
without the outlay of a penny. Murphy
was Just lucky enough to get the tip that
the Chicago club was for sale. . He got
the backing from Charles P. Taft and
bought for 1105,000 a club that at that
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BORTON IS PREMIER SLUGGER
St Joseph First Baseman Leadins;
league, in Batting. j
HICKS LEADS LEAGUE HUBXEB3
Omaha'a Little Soothpaw la the Pick
of- Twlrlera, J Having Captured 1
- Twele Gaines and Lost
...but Two. .
Attorney John M, Ward, former
diamond . star, who quit base ball for
good when ha resigned the presidency of
the Boston Pilgrims the other day, James
a Qaffney (St the tight), Ward's suc
cessor at the head of the Boston club;
and Charles W. Murphy (Inset), president
of the Chicago National league club. .
John M. Ward is the leading tough luck
disciple In the financial end of base ball,
President Murphy of the Cubs is known
as the luckiest of the moguls. A lucky
tip gave him, control of the Cubs, things
broke his r way. and he made a million
with, ft perfeot cineh.,.; i.
time was wrth fully . 1506,000. Murphy
tumbled right into a pennant his first
year, Frank Chance has made history
with the club Selee built up. Yet Murphy
was the lucky fellow to fall into such a
capable manager for such a capable club.
Murphy doesn't begin to have tho busi
ness intelligence or base ball acumen of
John It Ward. Luck made Murphy a
howling success; John M. Ward to put
It mildly as possible- disappointment.
Clark Griffith la another example. The
Old Fox )s Just now for the first time
beginning Jo appreciate the delights Of
real fortune. Griffith's managerial ex
periences with the New York Highlanders
and Cincinnati. Beds proved one disap
pointment after another. Twice he missed
American league pennants for New York
by the scantiest of margins. He never
had a bad team, nor yet a capable one.
Cincinnati newspapers have driven many
a good manager out of Garry Herrmann's
town. They rode Griffith to death ft year
ago made his life ao miserable that he
raced to the first port of refuge, That
happened to be Washington. Washington
had always been the joke , of big leigue
base ball an habitual tallendcr. Griffith
raised every cent he possibly could com
mand and' bought heavily of the olub
stock. Ha is the largest individual stock
holder of the Senators. He gambled his
earnings for the privilege of freedom of
control In managerial affairs. Griffith's
work this year has vindicated him. Wash
ington is right up there with a chance
to win the pennant, Griffith is fixed for
life with ft fine paying prorositlon.
- l-k Fin Two IteerolU.
"Two new find of Connie M-irk are
Robert Stevenson, the University of
Minnesota star, and Jerry Bulanger. an
t&-yeir-old school boy pitcher from Mas.
l&ihiKM"tts. gtevensnn recently broke a
ig while playing semi-pro. ball In Mln-fi-wfa,
s4 csaaut report ..until nett
NEW YORK, Aug., lT.-Many. are the
odd experisncea the base, ball managers
and scouts have had with new players,
some of whom are, attacked by stage
fright or some other sort of fright aa
they approaoh a big city where they
Know they will have to face ft larger
crowd than any that has , aeen their
lesser league work. . One of the funniest
of these experiences was that of one of
Connie Mack's scouts,, who went after
Joe Jackson, the outfielder,' who subse
quently Joined the Cleveland team.
Jackson's ball' playing, was the outcome
of games in the Bouth Carolina cotton
mills' district, where the rivalry is keen
and the quality of play not Infrequently
surprisingly good.' He played on ft small
town ttam represunting the mill prior
to the discovery by one of Connie Mack's
scouts that the barefooted boy was prom
ising. Osale Schreckongost, the former
Athletic catcher, who became famous as
the receiver of the erratic Bube Waddell
when the big left-hander was in his
prime, was the scout who, 8outh Caro
linians say, found Joo Jackson. t
. Wmm m Yoa'tr" lloy, ' .
Jackson at that time was playing on
the Orernvllte, 8. C, team; and was its
best batsman and leading run-getter. It
was while with the Pirdmont Mills out
fit thai he manager of the Greenvills
team aaw. him play. He was a country
boy then, playing base ball and pd-klng
Uj his schoolings wherever he could. , '
Down In Newsb?rry, 8. C, where are
the Mcllohon Mills, they say that it took
thre railroad - trips to get Jackson, to
Phllalelphla, where he played, for, a brief
period with the Philadelphia Athletic
At that time thj boy had .never been In
ft city of more than ,50,009 population, and
It Is said that be was mortally afraid of
the big town. The Athletics' scout In the
first attsmpt to get Jackson north suc
ceeded: In piloting "si.a as far as Char
lotte, N. C; when the boy decided he had
gone far enough, and, leaving the, train,
he successfully hid from Schreckengost
A day later the boy showed up in the
riedmont-country. ' ' i r :; ,
"What's the ; matter. . Jee; don't you
want to be fttbig leaguerr the surprised
friends of the youni star asked.
'No: the big places are too big. Pet
ter, Piedmont and Newberry just about
suit me." was the gist of his answer, and
the next afternoon he wan slamming out
three-baggers and home runs for the
mills team. . ; -
file Sroat the 81ls.
A few days passed and the Athletics'
scout returned to find out why Joe had
given htta the slip In Charlotte. Joe
Baker . Leads All Run Getters
Borton and Z willing, both of the St
Joseph team, continue to hold the lead
among the Western league sluggers.
Borton is clouting the ball at a .371 clip
and' his teammates Is going at the rati
of .361. Beall of Denver Is third with
.255. Art Thomason and : Norman Coyle
of the Rgurkes are among the top ones
with batting averages of.. 32 and .325
respectively. Kane Is close on their" htels
with .31. ' j ' .
In the'. fleMlhg department Jimmy
Kane-of the Omaha team is among the
first ten. - He has taken, in all, 1,061
chai.ces and made but n neteen errors.
Tom Tennant first aacker for the SIojx
Cliy Indlnns, leads the league In field
ing with ah average of .839.
. Harry Hicks is still the premier twlrler
of tho league, having won twelve and
lost but two games. Ellis of Wichita 14
second with , thirteen wins' ah 1 four de
feats. . In team averages the Rourlces
are fifth in batting, second in field n;,
first in stolen bases, and aacond In sac
rifice hits. Nlehoff is the leader of all
bass thieves, having stolen forty-two to
date. Coyle-leads In latrtlce hits. Fol
lowing are the avirages including last
Tuesday's gams: . '
Battlngi Averages.
AB. R. H.
Isbell, Pes Moines 49 4 19
Clarke, Sioux City 173 25 66
Borton, St. Joseph 126 82 158
Zwllllnger, St. joaeph )4 78 146
Beall, Denver... 418-94 143
Watson, St. Joseph 423 86 150
Smith, Topeka 17 2 6
Tennant, Sioux: City. ....... 403 80 140
Block, Denver, , 167 20 5S
McOormick, Lincoln.. 426 73 148
Smith, Sioux City ,....365 75 126
Breun. Sioux 'City.'. 411 59 189
Kenworthy, Denver 408' 73 138
Middleton, Wichita 3SJ 62 12S
Myers, - Mioux City 476 67 15S
Thomadon. Omaha....' 438 71 iu
voyie, wm&na.... ......
Clemons, Wichita
Kane, Omaha
Evans," .Sioux 'City.....
Jones, Des Moines....
Gardner, Tjpeka
Cole, Lincoln
Cochran,- Topeka
Bills, Omaha...
Cassidy, Denver..... .......4S6 61 138
Rellly..B., St. Joseph JA8 Bl 110
French,. Sioux City. ....... .234 ' 82 71
Powell. St. Joseph..... 447 : 87 134
Niehoff. Omaha..... ....... .427 . 61 128
Berghummer. Lincoln... -.214 40 82
Qiililin. Denver,....., ..4"i 67 180
Johnson.' Omaha.... '....,. 335 68 99
Craig, Wichita., ......349 6S 103
Spahr. Denver.,... ....... ..,247 2$ '72
Llndsejv Denver. .,.,..348 41 100
Korea. Des Moines 400 61 H5
Barbour, Lincoln. .446 89 128
Hughes. Wichita ..410 68 117
...461 73 190
...289 33 93
...Sl9 C8 123
...102 14 32
.,. 90 18 28
...374 61 116
...419 61 128
... 79 .10 24
66 . 1 17
Davis, Wichita......... 335 84 110
449 - 9i 128
.817 62 89
.392 54 110
.454 53 121
. S3 10 23
.47 3 13
0
1ft! 25 45
..OT 01 107
..3fi0 50 93
..78 10 '20
..306 $5 78
..427 54 M
It All - the ' members of the world's
champion Athletic team had hit In the
timely fashion that John Franklin Baker
has done this season, few of ;the Mftck
men would have been left on. the has
socks this campaign and the pYobabllU
ties are the White Elephants would, be
way out in front Instead of trailing the
Red' Sox."', , ' ' f '.'-, . ; v " "
At the three-quarter post in banging
in tallies of this' ' season, ' J. ' Franklin
Baker leads, having; seventy-eight to his
credit He is closely pursued forv the
honor of; being the timeliest hitter of
the 'major leagues by Larry Doyle, , the
Giants' captain,' who ran third vt tho
. v '- . -
voting for the Chalmers National league
trophy last season, and who,, if he keeps
up hla present Jiurricane pace, will brob
ftbly run higher this season. Doyle, has
put the finishing touches to, seventy-two
of the Olants.' tallies and has been morn
prominent In the - McGrawites ninth
Inning rainea.V ' " '-'s
Tied for third, place In the Timely. HlU
tore' league, are Trla Speaker of the- Red
Sox and Sann Crawford of the Thiers,
each with sixty-four,, and closely' follow-"
Ing them Is Stufry Mclnnes,; with sixty
two. Nineteen men -have batted In fifty
or more.uns hua" far this seaon- and
twenty-one1 haver hammered home be
tween forty and fifty counts.,-Frank
Schulte,';the; Notional league's most' op
portune , clubber ,, and' Chalmers trophy
winner In ,1911,' is in the latter , brigade,
and jy. Cobb,' who captured the same
honors 4n the . American league last year.
In th former. ' ' '--- , ' . --'. ...
Of the forty men credited with batting
In forty -or" more tuns tiVe' are Oiants,
four are Mackmen, 'four are Red Sox,
four are Tigers, three, are FSrates, two
are Nap, two are Braves andi two are.
Reds. Additionally 'one "Highlander, one
Superba and one Whit Sox find repre
sentatlqn in the present honor list ; - r
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Kelly, St. Joseph
Pettlgrew, Wichita.
Rellly, Des Moines.
Klrnr. Topehu
Durham. : Wichita...
Harris, Denver
Ula're, Dps M0llies.. ...... 349 63 95
Beidt-n, Tes Moines S-tf 44 82
French. Denver 1S4 .23
Fchlpke, 'Omaha.
Oof fee. Denver...
Fa-e. I.ro. SlotlK C!V - .1 K
Hahn, Des Molne3 ,.,..4:i .'51 113
Dwycr. Lincoln 112 15 SO
Lee, Topekn. 445 60 118
Leonard,- Des Moines. 2tW 17 55
Mullen. Lincoln ........118 f 110
Koerner... Wichita...... y 21 55
Callahan. Wichita.. ...... ..T-CA 58 96
Carney,- Lincoln 2(50- 18 66
Mee. Wichita.. ; 3"2 59 88
('adman, Sioux City..... ,.274 28 71
aisn. TorwKa......
Faber, Des Moines..
Mi'ler, Lincoln
Cobb.- Lincoln........
Gossett. St. Joseph J"8 1 6J
i,ear. TopeKa......,,.. ...... 274 zs 69
T eonard, Denver .....60 S 15
Frsnt!!, Wichita,...., 2K ' IS 65
Arboffait. Omaha. ,.;.,,,, M IS 24
Olligan. Dps Moines. '...',, 3R-T" SI 87'
invito rinv.t . tft ia
;T,!oya. Lincoln 421 56 ni
(Fcanlon, Omaha ..,.303 46 71
! Chapman. .Sioux City. 185- 19 '5
Ar-dreaa, Sioux City m 41 74
waoo, wichtta., ....... ...121 29
Onrding, Omsha ....17 1 r 4
Melnke. St. Josoph. ...... ..418 41 98
Justice. Omaha 415 6t 97
Hem. -Tim Moines .VW -.V 24
JfDopslfl, Topeka 8 2 7
Westerztl. St. Joseph...... 147 11 ,34
Orendorff,, Sioux City.,. .,.132 19 , 3ft
Knll.-. Omaha. ,.'...- '.... m' 4 2!
Curtl. Des Moines .403 41 ft
Pm'th. Lincoln 87 11 19.
FHimldt. Topeka...... W 14 36
McAdams, Denver........... 28 1 '
Cmteher. St. Joseph....... 71 , S 15
Mofriidge, LIncrln... 19 2
Mr-Oraw, tv Moines lt 20 '40
Ollmore,- Denver ; 68 : 17' 14
Jackron, .Wichita. Si .
?tr-"ton. Llnco'n 1 12 28
Griffith. St. Joseph M I 11
Patterson, 'Torwka..;. 149 !?' !t
Klnella .Denver...: W-.S-.J1
Klstowrkl. Des Molne....lV! 12,. 81
Clark, George: Sioux City. 22 . -V 4
Jordan. WlchM a... 11
Wanson. Den Moines. 4S
"vsn. tOrcaha.. ,
Tyckov. Lincoln.".
Chellette,- St .Torenh....
Tobnon. St. Joenh ,
D-H'Slss, Des Moines...,
Palmer. Lincoln ,
Sch'elber, Denver.......
olcirlnK, St. Joseph...
Woiverton. Lincoln
Brandon.. Topeka..
Ffljlte. George. Ptinx city, fx
Hi'eston. D Molpes......
Chouinsrd. Des MMnes.... St
CftTpbeU. Sioux City...... .5
Wobinon. Omaha
Fueate. "Ornnha.
Hq-ftrman. Lincoln.....
Norhup. St. Joseph. ..i.
Sioux city
TlcUi. Owho ,
romeby Topeka.,..,...
Ve-r!, TMnekft ,
rowj, wi.City...'..-..
fl"rrr. Wichita..... ......
Heley. Denver ....1
Bcebe. Omaha.. ...
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Jones, 'Des Moines........ 8?5 , S
Brown.. S'-ux City 17 84
Trr'snnt. Sinux CUy 974 77 13
'n-on 47 g$ g
T.1ndv : n,nv.r ''' 07 U II
J ' tiui'. Uonver i.. f . 69 .1
Tuckey, Uncoin .......... T . 67 t
Borton, St. Joseph. .... ...1,105 7S 17
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laughingly; told htm. the' reasons and
after much .persuasion finally consented
tq start ft second time for the .Quaker
City. The second trlb was1 a Mttle more
successful than' the first . one, - according
to Jackson's Carolina friend . in that
the cotton i mills fielder . got . about 200
miles 'hearer.: to. his destination than on
the first trip. They say he kept his
nerve until? he was - somewhere In Vir
ginia, and then the memories of the big
smokestacks and the cotton fields back
lit Piedmont got In' their work. The end
of the story, was similar to that of the
first, for two daya latt-r Joe wns back
In Piedmont .'....' ...', . . . "
A third time the scout appeared and
had more heart-to-heart talks with Joe,
and pne . more Joe consented to emi
grate to the ' Pennsylvania metropolis.
This tlrao ho went all the way and he
played a few games with f mnie Mack's
team- He dld tine wtrk aad everybody
was surprised when Connie Mack li
Cleveland get him. ; ",-."";,- !. :
Before the boy got to. playing ball fir
money he . never wore shoes except tn
bitter cold weather. , . , v
Every cotton mill 'In South Carolina
haa ft ball team, and In the Piedmont
country there Is still a lot of go:d league
material, but whether any of It Is as
good as Jackson only t'.me can tell. But
trie big league scouts are looking out
for promising youngsters all the time.
Champion Pugilists -J
: Not Made in a Day
NEW YORK,- Aug. 17.-The rtoords
show that champion pi!gillsta are all de
veloped slowly. Luther Mccarty, with a
record of but ft doi'n or o bouts with
other novices, should not, therefore, be
come discouraged because he failed to
tnatowfkl. Ds Moines.. 170 St 6
Gardner, Topeka ........ 8S0 ? 41 14
Ryan. Omaha. ; S 59 1
Kane. Oman 967 7S 10
Johnson. Omaha 429 112 10
Arbogast, Omaha .,'.... 223 52 S;
Clompna,, Wlfihltft -400 129 10
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131 15
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Homsby,' Topeka .'......... 4 49 1
uwyer, Uncoin ,. w u
Schmidt Topeka ........ 817 85 8
Koerner. Wichita 619 38 15
Block, Denver 254 64 7
Orendorff, Sioux City.... 217 56 S
Heall rVnv.r : -3 18 C.
Chapman. -SJoux City..... 271 100 9
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McGraw,. Des -Moines.. !. 367 83 11
X5ondlng. Omaha ........'. 33 7 1
Breen, Sioux Cfty 145 10 4
Beldeh, Des Moines....... 144 12 4
Btratton, Lincoln ......... 248 62 8
McCormlck, Lincoln ...i. 215 12 S
Mullen, Lincoln 921 U6 27
Gbseett, St Joseph........ 49 133 18
Bills, Omaha ..........a. 29 4 1
Spahr, Denver : 425 89 16
Healy, Denver"...... 7 58 2
Palmer, Lincoln .i 1 31 1
Cadman, Sioux. City 367 135 14
Middleton, Wichita 231 18 8
Andreas, Sioux City...., 270 221 16
Hughes, .Wichita5 444 277 24
Hall, Omaha .... 11 81 3
Schipke, Omaha 129 104 8
Craig,. Wichita- 160 13
Hahn, Des Moines...-..,.. 104 9 4
Cobb, Lincoln ............. 141 , 18 S
Pettlgrew, Wichita 144 14 S
Wocob, Wichita 159 47 . 8
Rogge, Des Moines.. 13 87 4
Cassidy; Denver-...'..... 159 IS 7
Campbell, Sioux City..., '. 4 45 2
Clarke, Sioux City 99 4 4
Powell, St. Joseph.;.:.... 176 16 8
Melnke, St. Joseph......; 295 377 28
Scanlon, ; Omaha 238 192 18
Robinson, Omaha t -62 ' 3
Woldrlng, 8t. Joseph S 41 2
King, Topeka, ........ 243 '21 12
Thomason, Omaha 225 14 10
Ellis, Wichita v 12 75 -4
Harris, Denver . 3 40 2
Frants, Wichita 268 135 22
Brandon, Topeko 9 64 3
Z Willing, St. Joseph...... 214 54 13
Smith, Lincoln 11 102 6
Mvera Rinnv dtv vn 10 n
cr utcher, St. . . Joseph. .....
Mogridge, Lincoln ".
Gilmore, Denver
Isbell, Des Moines:......
Lloyd, Lincoln
Hanson, Des Moines
Chellette,- St. Joseph.;...
Walsh, Topeka
Gear, Topeka, .'.,.....'...;,
Faber, Des Moines.......
Kenworthy, ' Denver
Coyle, Omaha
Wolverton, Lincoln
Curtis,- DeS Moines.......
Cole,1 Lincoln '
Colllgan, Des Moines
French, Denver
Johnson, St. Joseph....'..
Cialre, Des Moines. r......
Schreiber, Denver
Fugate, Omaha j....
Notthup, Bt. -Joseph......
Hueston, Des Moines
Durham, Wichita
Kagel. , Top?ka
McUonald, Topeka,
Hicks, Oniaha
Mlilei-,' Lincoln :..
George Sage, Sioux City
Wauon, bt. Joseph.
Jubtice, Omaha.....
Grtfiith. fit. Joseph.......
Jackson, Wichita ,.
Perry, Wichita
I?iehoff, Omaha
Hagerman, , Lincoln
Smith, Topoka
lierghammer. Lincoln ....
Baroour, , Lincoln
Westersil, St . Joseph
Kelly. St. Josepn
French, Bloux Clty.....:
Mee, Wichita - ......'
Cotter,- Denver
Leonaid. Des Mollies
Callahan, Wichita .......
Vjulliin, Denver ............
Kvans, Sioux City
'l'ony Smitn, Sioux City
Leonard, Denver
Reiily, Des -Moines ..
Korfi ' 1)H Mnlnoa
DouKlas,, Des Moinea".
neiuy,- Bt. josepn
Lee, Topska
Patterson, Topeka .......
Whlw; , Bloux City
Beebe,. Omaha
Chouinard, Des' Moines...
George Clark Sioux City
Jordan. Wienlta
Cochran. ToDfko.
McAdami, Denver .,.....
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Hicks. Omaha.' '".. i
Kills'. Wichita......... 11
Beebe. Omaha...;.............. . 3
Schreiber, Denver;... .,15
Kinsella, Denver;.--. . . 16
liail, omatta.... ,'w
woiveiton, Lincoln. 8
.luring,-fit. josepn. ....... 9
Johnson, St. Joseph...,....; 17
Faber,, Des Moines.!!.".",!'.!'.'. 16
White, Bloux City........ 11
Leonard, Denver....,..; 11
Hftgerman, Uncoin. .., 17
LlielifcHt, , lit Joseph.. , u
Hueston.- Des Moines. .. . . . '.
Fmntz, Topeka.... 3
Durnam, Wichita.... i 13
lery. . Wichita.. .'"..;... 11 .
Harris, Denver........,, 7
iieaiy, ihjnver....... .10
Ryan; Omaha..!.......,.,,.... 12
Roece. Des Motru. 11
smith, Lincoln .... ., 15
Douglas, De Moines:....,... 15
Younsr. iToneka....... a
Tuckev Lincoln 1 1
George Clark, Sioux City...." 3 , J
vHunoiin, wicnua... ia 15
Robinson, Omaha............. lu
Oratcher St, Joseph.. ...,..V 9 H
Campbell, Sioux City u
McAdams, Denver 3 4
Mogridge, Lincoln.. 3 ? 4
Rhodes, Omaha....... s , :' 9
Thomas. KL Josnnh 9 '' 9
Sage, Sioux City 6 10
maimer, Lincoln 4 7
Brandon, Topeka.............. 6 12
Homsby, Topeka. ;.... 6 13
Fusate. Omaha u n
Wainright, Topeka 2 S
Northup, St. Joseph.......... 3 ' 8
Jordan, Wichita. .......,.' 1 4
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Batilntr Denver: "9&t- a - im.ni, 1:1.
Sioux City, ,.280; Wichita, .276;-Omaha,
hi; Lincoln, .ism; vea Moines, .248: To
peka, .246. ., ,
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S;oux City, .956; Denver, '.956; Des Moines,
.956; Wichita, .955; St. Joseph, .953: To
peka, .950. - . ; .
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181; St. Joseph, 170; Lincoln, 170; Denver,
ito, vrenua, m, Topexo, 102; Des
Moines, 94.
Sacrifice Hlts-Wlchlta, 177; Omaha, 173;
St. Joseph, 162; Lincoln, 158; Denver, 151;
Topeka,-136; Sioux City, 127; Des Moines,
121. . . ... . , ; ... ,
' ' ' ' Indlvidoat Work.
Players With Twenty-five Stolen Bases
Niehoff. 42; Mullen, 38; Watson, 37;
Kelly. 33; Kenworthy, 82; Thomason, 30;
Powell. 29; Myers, 26; Mee. 26; Middle-'
ton. 25. - - - : . - '
Players With Twenty-five Sacrifice Hits
-Coyle, 41; .Cassidy, 33; Cole, 32; PoweB,
2; Melnke, 27. : .. A.
i : ','.- Hebe to Starry. ; V
That Pitcher Marquard will marry Miss
Sherley- KellORg is gossip all over New
York City. The Rube has been paying
court to the beautiful young actress now
starring in ."The Passing Show." It is
said that the vaudeville tour of Marquard
and Miss Kellogg next winter will be pre
ceded by their marriage, , - - , :.
Brothers on Team. ':
Th Sioux City club Is carrying wo
brothers. Leo and George Sage. Leo is
the burly athlete who was loaned by
Minneapolis to the Sioux last season.-
stop an experienced man like Jim Stew
art. It took Ja"k Johnson - seven years
of battling., during which he met scores
of fightera of all call hers before winning
the championship .from Tommy Burns.
Burns had been fighting five years be
fore he laid claim to. the post of honor
left' vacant by tHe' retirement of Jim. Jef
frie. :.,.:,.- .. t v. . ,
Jeffries was something of an exception,
as he had 'only been fighting three years
before grasping the urown then held by
Ebb Fitxsimmons. But Jeffrl?s won that
fight more because of his Immense
physical -aUvanUg: 'over Ruby Robert
then oecau&e 0? superior skill. It was
not until he' had be?n In the ring five
years that he reached his best form.
!-
Deadly FrUM- i
possesses sufferers from lung trouble till
they learn Dr. King's New Discovery will
help them. Price 60c and 81.00. 'For sale
by Beaton .Drug Co. .. . , '. ,
: Malam taagTJtaolbl rxyv known as Aaaonia. Ii the first
t j t n5 complexion becomes pale and sallow, the appetite is
affected, the system grows bilious, and there is ageneral feeling oT weak
ness. As the circulation becomes more thorotizhl saturated with , .
1 ' : . larial infection. the iio-Mtinn 4n a. t .1..-H k.
, - - to w uuaugcu, C111113 ana ic-
Ter come ana fo. strtn 1ifioaea k,;i .nM. -j '
break out. Malaria can only be cured by removing the
germs from the blood. - - S. S. S. destroys every particle
of malarial infection and builds up the blood to a
strong, nourishing ; condition. Then " the system re
ceives its proper amount of nutriment, sallow complex-'
ions grow ruddy and healthful, the liver and digestion
are righted and every symptom of Malaria passes away.
S. S. S. cure tn ewrv me hvinu t .
Wood. S. S. S. Is a safe and pleasant remedy as well as an efficient one i
Book on the blood aad any medical advice free to all who write. '
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