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GOPHERS TO FACE HAM FOE
Contest with Amei Will Be Test of
William's Strength.
GLOOM MOVES FROM LDTCOLN
Coach BUehm and Students oif Sea
Opportnnity for Another Cham- ,
plonshlp Since Return of
Veterans to Camp.
BY CLYDE H. ELLIOTT.
Eyes of every follower of Missouri Val-
! ley football will be pivoted on the stnig
! gle between the University of Minnesota,
and Amea college of Iowa at Minne
apolis next Saturday. The game Is of
unusual Interest to sport lovers In this
section of the country for the reason
that Ames college, a member of the seo
- cndary conference, has an excellent
chance to triumph over one of the "Big
: Nine" schools. The achievement of this
i result is so rare that when the oppor
j t unity for It seems close at hand muoh
Interest Is naturally excited among those
! followers of the game who are delighted
I by a Missouri Valley conference school
j victory In battle with one of the recog
j nlzed big schools of the country.
;. , This year Ames should give Minnesota
! a clos flKht, with the chances for a
i victory equal, because the Aggies have
several veterans of last fall who have
been In practice for three weeks, while
Ooach Williams at the Gopher college of
learning is supplied with only two or
three letter men and has had them In
training for less than two weeks. The
advantage in veteran material and In
length of training will count much In
favor of a remarkable Ames showieg on
Northrop field next week, and It Is cer
tain now taht If the Oophera win they
' will have to exercise the utnwitcare in
' every minute of the contest, taking ad
. vantage of every opportunity. If the
Aggies go on to the battlefield with con
fidence and -do not get "stage fright,'
as so many teams do when they meet
the Minnesota aggregation, they will
come very near to defeating the Williams
prides.
V Minnesota Mach Lighter.
The Minnesota team la lighter than in
any recent year, a fact that will weigh
well in favor of the Aggies, whose line
is as heavy as last year when It was
able to check the onslaughts of such
heavy teams as the Cornhuskers and the
; University of Iowa, If Minnesota wins
from Ames it will be through the use of
vhift plays which break through the Ag
gie' line. Clyde Williams la a shrewd
and skillful, coaoh, who must realise the
grand opportunity of beating Minnesota
that he has this fall. His backfleld is
fast and is now being developed Into an
organization that will keep the Gophers
busy in preventing it from running up
enough points to win the game. It Is
' going to be a good game on Northrop
' field; of that there is no doubt, and Mis
souri Valley fans will get much en
couragement from it :
Two weeks following the Ames-Minnesota
contest, on October IS, ' the Uni
versity of Nebraska eleven will meet the
Gophers at Minneapolis, when another
Missouri Valley conference team will
have a chance to test Its worth with the
; famous team of the north. The Corn
' hunkers are even better fitted to contest
jwith the Gophers than are the Aggies,
and if Ames does not win, the Corn
huskers should. Of course the Aggies
will have this advantage hi their meet
ing: - They will find the Gopher less
well trained because of the early season.
The Amea game will give th Minnesota
' ooach a line on his players and will show
up their weak points. Immediately he
will set to work, with two weeks at hand,
and get his men In shape for the fast
Cornhusker eleven. These two weeks will
enable him to do a great deal with bis
players, and when he sets them on the
field for their battle with, the Corn
huskers they will be a W per cent bet
ter eleven than the team that met the
( Agnries two . weeks before. The Corn
huskers must be a much better eleven
than the Ames team in order to meet the
Gophers and defeat them two weeks later
in the season. Minnesota is always con
sidered to be striking a winning stride
by the time It meets Nebraska, and this
year Is likely to prove no exception,'
; Gloom Moving-' Away.
The gloom which was loitering around
the Cornhusker camp has been chased
away through the return of all but one of
the eligible veterans. Purdy, the last of
the hold-outs, came In to complete the
Cornhusker backfleld. This youngster la
one of Uie best fullbacks Nebraska ever
possessed. Ills work in the Ames and
Michigan games last autumn entitled
him to rank as the premier fullback of
the valley and as one of the best in the
west.-'' Coach Fielding Tost said that
Purdy was one of the greatest fullbacks
that he had seen during the year. , Horn
berger, center, will not come back, and,
though this veteran's experience In the
line would be a valuable asset to the
team. Coach Btiehra feels well satisfied
with the present situation.
, Furdy's return assures the Cornhuskera
of a cracking good backfleld, and one
that should be worked up Into an af
fective scoring organisation. Potter is
the-man who ran the team at quarter
last season when Nebraska scored on
Michigan. He Is stationed at quarter
again this fall. Ilia generalship will un
doubtedly be in prominence in all the
Ti two tailbacks for the season are
to be Captain Ernie Frank, veteran
player of last fall, and Halllgan, wonde
back field man of last year's freshman
eleven. , With Purdy, Halllgan and Frank
as the half trio, and with Peter at Quar
ter, the Cornhuskera have solved the
back field proposition to the complete sat
isfaction of the head coach. He could
hardly wish for a better quartet s
Mulligan, a player with much experi
ence In foot ball, and Mastln, another
skillful player, are slated for the end
jobs, These youngsters have shown ex
traordinary adeptness in getting down the
field under the ball. In their defensive
work they have exhibited traits that
mark them for first-class end men.
Allen Great Center.
The center position Is to be played by
Roy Allen, who last year tore up the
varsity line, while ha was stationed at
center on the first . year eleven. He
weighs a little more than 200 pounds and
knows foot ball thoroughly. Ha defends
hla position In admirable fashion and Is
of the sort of centers who rip through
the defense and get down field, or twist
through and break up interference. He
gives promise of being a sensation.
Pearson will play one guard. He won
his end last season and saw service
against Minnesota and Michigan. Har
mon, veteran of two seasons, , will play
one of the tackles, Meier, 200-pounder,
is alated for the other tackle. He looks
good In practice. 'Swanson, of consider
able Cornhusker foot ball experience, Is
being driven hard In work at guard. He
should hold down this job permanently,
Judging from his present work. These
are the men that probably will constitute
th initial lineup, and, If they keep free
frofn injuries, will probably go into th
Minnesota contest In , addition to this
lllneup the coach has many other play
ers, several of them being . substitute
backfleld players who should do well
when called upon to relieve the regulars.
The team will weigh up to other Corn
husker eleven The backfleld yVl' b
slightly heavier than last year's.
The line may be a little heavier than
last season's, though the weight differ
ence between the two will hardly be no
ticeable. Present Indications ars , that
this year's line will be speedier than that
of last fall. Allan, the new center, is
fast, though very heavy. The ends will
measure up to last fall's in speed, while
the tackles and guards should be a little
faster, especially in getting down field,
Coach Ewald Stlehm Is putting several
varieties of the forward pass Into the
allotment ,of plays for his pupils. This
kind of play Is to be used a great deal
by the Cornhuskera, who are expected to
work It effectively, slnoe the bacsneia
and the ends are sspeclsJUy adapted to
this style of work. A series of shift
plays are also among the new creations
for the Cornhuskers,.
In every respect the Cornhusker eleven
this fall looks to be better than, that of
1910 end almost the equal of that of last
fall. It will be heavy and full of speed.
There ere more p'ayers on the present
eleven who understand the game thor
oughly and who are likel yto do th
right thlng-the Sam White type-than on
any recent Cornhusker team.
ANTELOPES TAKE LONG GAME
Win from Wichita in Eleventh by
Soore of Two to One. '
ONLY ONE BATTLE IS STAGED
Marquard'sEecord
, Stands Undisputed
NEW YORK. Sept 3t-Rub Marquard
certainly has proved himself the marvel
of modern base ball players. His record
Is absolutely astounding and will probably
stand undisputed for many years to come.
A few envious person are endeavoring to
bring forward other "highwater marks,"
In an endeavor to discredit the peform
ance of the "fl 1.000 beauty," but they can
not dim the luster of the "Rube." The
records of Charley Radbourne mad with
th Providence club in 1884 are correct s
recorded, but a thorough examination by
base ball experts of the files of the papers
for 18S8, 1889, 1890, 1904 and 1909 show that
several record that have been preserved
In the unofficial "dope" books for years
were never made. James McCormlck,
pitching for the Chicago club In 18M, has
been credited by som near-authorities
with winning twenty-four straight games.
His best run was sixteen games without
defeat, frrn May t to July L Tim
Keefe has occasionally been credited with
winning nineteen straight gwmes in 188),
His greatest performance that year was
winning six straight games from July 4
throuah Julv 11 In Auruat he won fire'
straight and the same 'number again !n
September. A record that has occasionally
been disputed Is accredited to John Luby,
a youngster who in 1899 came out of the
Texas "bushes" and Jumped tight in as
a phenomenal twirler for the Chicago
club, then under the management of Cap
tain Anson, Luby's figures have been
given as twenty straight victories, but he
really won only eighteen, beginning on
August T and running through October 3.
Jack Chesbro of the Highlanders and Ed
Reulbsch of the Cubs won their records
of fourteen straight games each in 1904
and 1909, respectively.
Base Ball Gamblers Fined.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. , Sept. 2.-Swen
mn were paroled for a year and two
other fined 2100 and given parole In
criminal emit today, as a result of sell
ing base ball pools. Governor John K.
Tener of Pennsylvania and Barney
Dreyfuss, of the Pittsburgh National
league team wej-e back of the prosecu
tions. ,
Key to the Situation Bee Advertising
Owlag to Wet Condition of Grouad
the Second Game Which Was
Schedaled la Postponed
Vatll. Today.
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept 2S.-I2ncoln won
the gam from Wichita today,- 2 to 1, by
more timely batting. Two games were to
have been played, but the condition of
the grounds made only one possible which
went eleven Innings. Score:
UNCOLN.
AH. R. H. O. A. E.
Berghammer, ss.. SOI l t 0
IJeyd, 2b ,. 4 9 t 4 0 1
Cole, cf 5 0 J 6 0 0
Barbour, 8b -4 0 1 1 S 0
McLarry, rf S 0 0 t 0 0
Mullen, lb 6 g J Jt 0 0
Smyth, If jt 0.02 0 0
Htratton, o 4 0 1 7 2 0
pessau, p ....4 0 0 0 9 0
Totals 3 3 9 U 17 0
WICHITA.
AB. R. II. O. A. F.
Craig, rf 4 0 1 6 0 0
Mlddleton, cf........ 4 0 0 4 0 0
Koerner, lb 3 0 0 0 0
Hughes, 2b 4 0 0 1 8 0
call shan, ss S 0 1 1 l 1
Fettigrew, If 5 0 2 10,0
Mee, Sb 6 0 1 0 0
Clemons, c 4-1 2 8 0 2
Jttoutt, p..., 3 0 0 1 2
Totals .....31 1 9 32 7 8
Two outs when winning run scored:
Lincoln 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1-2
Wichita , 0 00000100 0 O-l
jrwo-baao hits! Lloyd, Col (2).
Clemons. Left on bases: Lincoln, Ui
Wichita. It stolen bases; Cole, Bar
bour, Mullen. Mee, Clemons. Sacrifice
hits: Smith (2). MtilriWtnn Hi,.a
Rout (J),., Struck out: By Dessau. 6; by
. "1? J" JBa" on hal's: Off Dessau,
4; off Routt, 8. Hit by pltohed ball: Bv
outV L. Wild pitches: , Routt, X. Time:
2:10. Umpire; Knapp.
FABEE PITCHES TWO VICTOBIES
Be Moines Twirler Alwaya Able to
' Pnaale Sioux City.
SIOUX CITY, la.. 6ept. 2S.-Des Moines
won two games from Sioux City today.
Faber pltohed in both contests. Score,
first game:
, SIOUX CITY.
. . AB. R, H.
warns, ci 8 1
Smith, ss.... 3 0
Myers, 8b 6 0
Breen, rf 3 0
Tennant, lb 4 0
Marshall, H ., 4
Andreas, 8b,, ......
Chapman, c.,... 4
Young, p.. t
Lynch i
Old Doc Crandall Ready
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a
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3
0
3
2
2
0
0
A.
0
k 1
, 4 t
f , ' M'lif ;Y' ' - 1 '
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7
it
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Totals.
30
DES MOINES.
. . ; i AB, R. It
ieonara, ir 5
Collins, cf 4
Kores, ss . 4
Jones, lb...... s
Relll, 2b 0
Claire, 8b 4
Morris, rf ..4
Bleight, e 4
Faber, p.... ,. 2
2 6 27 14
2
0
Cs
0
f
A.
0
0
I
1
3
0
0
a
s
Totals
.83 7
14 1
0-2
0 0-4
27
Batted for Young la ninth. '
Sioux City..... .1 lititl
Pes Moines 1 0 4 0 2 0 1
Two-bas hits: Jones, Morris. Sacrifice
hits: Smith (2). Collins. KJnleht Korea
Stolen bases; Marshall, Chapman, Myers.
Double plays: Tennant to Smith, Chap
man to Tennant to Chapman. Left on
bases: Sioux City. 8: Dea Maine, la
Bases on balls. Off Young, 7; off Faber,
e. Diruca out:
S. Wild pitches: Young
OUu Crandall, "th old doctor," win
will doubtless be called upon to do
emergency work In the word's series in
the event of Mathwson.Te"rau or M
called In with three on bases, none out
and th three balls on the batter. Does
that worry htm? Not a bit. Besides as
a heavy hitter, Crandall la known as a
slow ball pitcher. He rarely throws any
thing else. Pitching slow balls Is one
way by which he shdws hla nerve, for
once a batter times them It's "goodnight"
for the pitcher. They'll slam everything
be serves. Sot they don't slam Old Doc's.
He fools them. Besides his slow balls,
he has some that are slower.
ti. i. . . . . , - i, i- . . - . Mw.wi'lfMl'w imiim imimii iimii
w'ud Such.. VJTW. ! ? .! ! !
WH, ag l v i i litiim, id.,, i i i
AuKtln. Sb... I WuTr, M.. J 1 7 1
(2).
Sleights, Chapman. Hit by pitcned ball;
Passed ball:
Mcned ball;
Umpirss: Mo-
Andreas tJ), Tim: 2:10.
Uoinls and Myers.
ccoio, ecunu aame:
SIOUX CITY. .
. : AB. R. H. a A.
Lynch. If.. 3 e 1 l 1
Smith, ss. ............ 2 0 0 2 2
Myers, 8b Ill 01
Breen, rf 2 0 1 0 0
Tennant, lb.... 3 0 0 2 1
Marshall, If S O 1 10
Evans. 2b 2 A 1 a
Chapman, o.. ........ 2 0 0 I
wrown, p 8 a
Totals !..23 1 4 21 18
DES MOINES.
AB. R. M O
Leonard. lf ....... a o l a
Collins, ef..... 4 1- 2 ' 0
Korea, ss 4 0 1 2
Jones, lb..... 2 1 1 10
RUly, 2b 3 0 0,1
cuure, 3b 2 0 2 1
Morris, rf loo l
Sleight, c 2 0 0 4
tbar, P I 0 0 0
Totals Jt
SJoux Cltv
jues Moines
A.
12
2 8 21
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0 0 0 0 0 11-2
Two-base hits: Claire m. Collin, m.
Three-base hlu: Marshall, My era Sac
ritice hit: Tennant Stolen base: Oaire.
Double play; Brown to Smith to Ten
nant Left on bases: fcloux City, 2;
Des Moines, 7. Bases on balls; Off
4 struck out By Brown, 4; by
:.,!.. imn: wnapman. Time;
lao. Umpire: Myers and McUlaiua.
KEARNEY NORMAL TEAM
DEFEATS KEARNEY HIGH
t
KEARNEY, Neb., Sept 2&-8peelal.)
Playing In a cold, drlssllng rain, th
Kearney Normal and high school teams
opened th foot ball season in Kearney,
th normal winning, by the score of 24
to 0. Although outclassed In weight the
high school put up a good game. New
members of each team showed up well.
Persistent Advertising is the Road to
Big Returns.
ItllUr, M...I 14 1 leulllrm, .. I HI)
Alexander, tl 1 I I tWhlta. .... 1 MM
Hamilton, 4 1 1 7 UehMon, p.. 1
(Montis, ,.. 1
ToUli.....U 14 17 li (Cillabta .1111)
ToUla.....U UM 14 I
Batted for Johnson in sixth.
Two out when winning run scored.
Chicago .2 00101000-4
St Louis., 0 8100000 1-8
Two-base hit: Shot ton. Sacrifice hits;
Brief. Bodie. Weaver (2). Sullivan.
Double plays: Weaver to Borton; Ham
ilton to Brief, Stolen bases: Compton,
Lord, Zelder. Hit by pitched ball: By
Johnson, Miller. Wild pitches. Johnson,
Clcotte. Bases on balls: Off White. 2;
off Hamilton, 1; off Johnson. 1; off Cl
cotte, 1. Struck out: By White. 2; by
Johnson, 1; by Clcotte, 3; by Hamilton, 1.
Hits: Off White, 4 In three innings; oft
Johnson, 2 in two Innings; oft Clcotte, 4
in three and two-thirds Innings. Left on
banes: St. Louis, 8; Chicago, . Time:
1:66. Umpires: O'Brien and Connolly.
11ns. Bases on balls: Off Warhop, 3;
off Brown, 2. Struck but. By Warhop,
S; by Brown, 3. Time: 2:07. Umpires:
I- Dlneen and Hart
Score, second game:
. KSW YORK. PHILADELPHIA.
, AB.H.O.A.E. ' AB.K.O.A.R.
UMklK, lb.. 4 1 14 1 Marger, rt. 1 I ft
S 1 OOldrlus, c!.. o
It OCoIUds, 2b.. 4114
111 0Bker, Sb.... 4 1 8
11 lllolniwa, lb. I 111 0 1
lift OWalab. It.... 11 1 M
14 1 Brrr, M.
I I I OEgin, e..i
12 ftHouck, P.
e
Total..,
Totals.. ...SI I M 1ft 3
Batted for Batten in ninth.
New York 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-2
Philadelphia .1 20000 0 0-4
Two-base hit: Lellvelt. Struck out:
By Ford, 3: by Houck, 9. Bases on balls:
Off Ford, 1. Left on bases; New York,
8; Philadelphia, I. Time; 1:35. Um
pires: .Hart and Dlneeti.
Chan. lb... t
Daniels, if.. 4
Lellvelt,- rf.. 4
Batten, lb.. I
Smith, cf.... S
McMIU'a, Mi
Sweenar, 0.. t
Ford, p...... t
Ftddock ... 1
1 ft 4 ft
..I 1 ft ft
.. I 1 A I ft
..Si I 27 11 1
Bellevue Will Play
Morningside Nov. 9
Manager Oh man of the Bellevue college
foot ball team has scheduled a game with
Morningside college for November 9. The
game probably will be played at Vinton
street park in order to give sport lovers
of Omaha a chance to see some fast col
lege foot ball. ,
? The date with the University of Ne
braska second team has been cancelled,
as Morningside was judged a better draw
ing card than the Cornhuskers. Bellevue
has, ployed Morningside twice In the last
three years and, although defeated in
both games, has always proved a worthy
opponent for the Sioux, three years ago
holding them to a solitary touchdown,
which was mad on a fluke.
Fans are enthusiastic Over the work of
the team. The first scrimmage work of
the year was held with South Omaha
High school Thursday evening. Although
the men had been given the signals but
tw nights previous, and the team work
was ragged, the lndiv!3uiti work or the
men was ot a high order.
Coach Holste announced Thursday night
that commencing Monday the squad will
be divided into two teams of as nearly
equal strength as possible and that hard
scrimmage will be in order for the entire
week.
The game with Nebraska at Lincoln
October B will be the first of the season
and, although outclassed by th lirger
school, Holste expects to hold the Corn
huskers to a low score. A game so early
in the season is considered favorable to
the Indians, as more concentrated work
can be accomplished with a smaller squad
during the opening weeks of practice.
The first of the Big Four games, Which
decide the state championship, will be
played November 2 with Nebraska Wes
ley an at University Place. .
HEW YORK LOSES AND TES
(Continued from First Pftgs.)
ATHLETICS IN HUE FETTLE
Both Games of Doable-Header Lost
, y New York."-
PHILADELPHIA. Sept 28.-Both
games resulted In victories for ' Phila
delphia over New York. , The first gam
was a battle between Brown and War
hop, and was won in the tenth on Col
lins' double, a long fly by Baker and Mc
Innes' single. In the second , gam
Houck outtwlrled Ford.
Score, first game: ' ' ' : r '
NEW-YORK. PHILADELPHIA.
Afi.H.O.A.S. AB.H.O.A.E.
Midkltt, lb.. (Ill ftMasrert. rf.. 4 1 ft ft ft
Ckue, lb... I lift lOldrtng, cf .l 1 X 1 ft
Dutelt, If.. It ftC-alltM, lb.. I 4 ft ft
UUnlt, rf.. 4 1 I ft ftBaker, lb.... I I ft 1
Blmmoaa, !t4 ft 4 1 lMcInnea, lb. I lit ft ft
Smith. et...4 lift IWilih, It... 4 ft I ft ft
McKlli'a, n! ft ft 4 (Burr, at..,. 4 lilt
Sweeney, a.. 4 111 IKsu. a 4 4 ,J ft
Werbop, p., I ft ft I IBrawa, 4 lft 4 ft
ToUt.. ...11 SS 18 4 Totals.....! U W II 1
One out when winning run scored.
New York ...2 00000030 0-4
Philadelphia ....2 010000 1 01-C
. Two-base hits; Chase, Maggert, Col-
W Clavlm They Are Some Class.
We are referring to our new fall over
coats, something different entirely new,
strictly dressy. Como in and be con
vinced. Omaha Rubber Company, 1608
Harney. , .. r
MISSES BROWNING AND
' . WILDEY-WIN IN DOUBLES
BOSTON, Sept ' 28. Miss Adelaide
Browning of New York and Miss Edna
Wlldey of Plalnfleld. N. . J.. by playing
a safe conservative game, defeated Miss
Mary Browne of Pasadena, Cel., the
national . champion, and Mrs. ' Robert
Williams of -Providence, R. L, in the
final in the doubles tournament at th
Longwood Cricket c4ub today, Th
rcore were, 3-8, 6-2, 0-4. ,
fell throughout the first game, ended the
contest In the seventh inning. The second
game could not be started on account of
rain and darkness. Score:
CH1CA0C CINCINNATI,
AB.H.O.A.E, AB.H.O.A.g.
Williams. If I ft X ft IBeeeher, If.. I ft I 0 0
Miller, cf... I ft 4 ft OBttei. cf....t 1 t ft ft
Tinker, n... t.O 1 ft lHoblitzel, lb I I 4 ft ft
Downey, lb. M H 1 Mitchell, rt. 4 1 ft ft ft
Schulte, rf.. 1 ft ft ft OAlmeldi. 3b. t I 1 I ft
Saler, lb.... I 14 1 OGrint, H.... 6 ft) 4 1 I
Uven, Sb....! ft 1 1 lEcu, 2b.... 4 1 VI ft
llMktnger, 8 1 ft I ft ftSeverold,. .. 4 1 4 ft ft
L'dermllk, p! 0 ft ft SWorke, p.... 4 I fl I
Zlm'rsun ,10 0 11
Total! 10 11 I
Totali tl ill I I
Batted for Loudermilk in the seventh.
Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
Cincinnati 1 0 2 0.6 1 S-12
Two-base hits: HobUtsel, Sailer. Three
base hit: Almeida. Sacrifice fly: Al
meida. . Sacrifice hits: Smith, Almeida.
Stolen base: Grant Double play: Ever
tn Ha lor to Tinker. Left on bases: Chi
cago, 6; Cincinnati, 11. Bases on balls:
Off Loudermilk, 11; Off Works, 5. Struck
out: By Loudrmilk, 5. Wild pitches:
Loudermilk, Works. Balk: Loudermilk.
Time: 1:60. Umpires: Finneran and Rig
ler. EVEN BEEAZ AT BROOKLYN
Philadelphia Draws Blank In First
Game of Afternoon.
BROOKLYN, Sept 28.-Brooklyn and
Philadelphia divided their farewell double
header of the season today. Ruck
starred in the first game, not only scoring
a 4 to 0 shutout but driving in three
runs with a triple after Otto Miller had
been walked Intentionally. Philadelphia
won the second game," 6 to 4. Score, first
game:
PHILADELPHIA. ' BROOKLYN.
AB.H.O.A.B. AB.H.O.A.K
Paekert, ef.. 4 1 I ft ftBtensel, cf.. I ft I ft
1 i icuunaw, jd.
lift 0 Hummel, rf. 4 I ft
ft ft 1 ftDaubert, lb. 4 ft J4 ft ft
lift (Wheat. If.... S 1 ft ft
111 lKI'kp't'k. lb. 4 1 ft 4 ft
14 4 ftFlsher. n... 112 4ft
ft T I 40. Miller, c. ! ft t ft
ft 9 1 (Rocker, p... I X ft 4 ft
Mil
ft ft I ft Totals.....30 7 17 11 ft
BALK IS UNSOLVED MYSTERY
About as Mystifying1 . as Mumbled
Confabs Before Games Start
EVEN EXPERTS ABE AT SEA
Pitcher Most Keep Rnnner Gnesalng,
Yet at the Same Time Keep
'Within the Llmlta of i
' Balking.
Don, 3b.... 4
Misee, lb...!
B, Miller, rt 4
Croats, It. I
Knabe, 2b... I
Doelan, aa... I
Kliltfer .... I
Rlxejr, p..., I
Marshall, p. ft
Oed( ..... 1
' Mlaaoarl Trims Central.
COX.UMBIA, Mo., Sept 28.-(Special
Telegram.) The University of Missouri
foot ball team defeated Central college
by the soore of S3 to T at Rollins field to
day. After the first five minutes of play,
Missouri had little trouble In making
their downs.
Lake, McWilllams and Lemire carried
th ball for ten and fifteen yards at each
play. Central's one touchdown was the
result ot a fumble by Missouri's quarter
back. .. .
Like His When He'a Gone.
Umpire FIrnn got a leave of absence
from September IS to enter a medical
school in New York and he does not
expect to return to th game next year.
Now that he has gone some of the critics
who panned him say he mad a cannabis
umpire. ,
Totals n 1X4 14 I
Batted for Rlxey in eighth.
Philadelphia .......0 00 0 00000-0
Brooklyn .0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 -4
Left on bases: Philadelphia, 4: Brook
lyn, 4. Two-base hits: Fisher, KummeL
Three-base hit: Rucker. First on errors:
Brooklyn. 2. Stolen base: Miller. Bases
on balls: Off Rlxey, 3; off Rucker. h
ctr-m-tr nut' Rr Rlxev. 4: bv Marshall. 1:
rbv Rucker, 6. Hits:- Off Rixey, in
seven innings; on maranau, j, hi une in
ning. Time: 1:32. Umpires: Klem and
Orth. , -Score,
second game: .
PHILADELPHIA. BROOKLYN.
AB.H.O.A.g. AB.H.O.AB.
Paakart. at. f (46 0 Mora a, rf... I 1 1 ft ft
111 linnanaw, so. I I
lift Oman rl. ct..t ft I t 1
1 ft ft ftOaubert, lb. 4 T
ft X ft (Wheat. If.... 4 I I ft ft
1 X tKi'kp'rk. lb I ft 1 1 ft
ft 1 I (Flatter, as... I till
14 1 lBrwln. e.... I 1 II ft 1
ft ft I (Curtla, p.... 1 ft ft 2
Nortben ...
14 T H U lKnetaar, p.. ft ft 0 0
Smith ..... 1 ft ft ft
Haaunal ,.IMM
t inu 4
Dolan, lb.... I
Magee, lb... 4
R. Miller, rf 1
Cravats, It.
Knabe. ... 4
Deelan, aa... I
KlUlfer, a.. 4
Moore, p.... 4
To4ala..
Totala..
Batted for Curtis in. eighth.
Batted for Kil Patrick in ninth. . ,
Batted for Knetxer In ninth.. .
Philadelphia 0 1002100-8
Brooklyn ...........0 0 10 0 0 0 0 94
Left on bases'. Philadelphia, : Brook
lyn, 4. Sacrifice hit: Curtis: First on
errors? Philadelphia, 2; Brooklyn, t
Stolen bases: Dolan, Magee (2), Knabe,
Moran, Stengel. Double plays: KUlifer
to Knabe, Curtis to Cutshaw to Daubert.
Bases on balls: Off Curtis, 4; Off Moore,
1 Struck out: By Curtis, ; by Knetaer,
1; by Moore. 1 Hit by pitched ball: By
Moore, Stengel. Hits: Off Curtis, 7 in
eight - innings. Time: 1:44. Umpires:
Klem and Orf
NEW YORK, Sept 2S-Desplte the fre
quency of its appearance in the box score,
the balk is one of the unsolved mysteries
to the average fan. It is about as mys
tifying as the mumbled confab between
reftree and boxers Just before the open
ing gong in all well regulated bouts.
Spectators are not the only ones In
dreadful darkness as to what constitutes
a balk, and why. Umpires, players and
rulemakers themselves are more or less
at sea regarding its exaot . limitations
and demarcations, whatever they are.
If a pitcher has no ''motion" or windup,
he can hardly hope to succeed in "big
league tone." Th movements of his de
livery are supposed to keep the base run
ner guessing, and at the same time must
still be within the limits imposed on balk
ing.. '
Unless a pitcher can violate the spirit
ot the balk rules without transgressing
the common interpretation of their word
ing he has a lot to learn. Let any team
figure out a pitcher's "motion" so that
its players can guess with any degree of
certainty when he is going to pitch and
when he intends to throw a base, and the
men on that team will steal bases with.
comparative impunity.
Nine Kinds ef Balks. ;
Sidestepping all the delicate points and
shades of points on which good authori
ties differ, there Is a great deal of preva
lent mystery regarding the balk on which
can' be dispelled. - To begin with, there
are . nine kinds of bnu. Probably you
thought a balk was simply a bluff to
pitch or to throw to a base without going
through with it " ' '
Sometimes a bluff to throw a. bas is
balk and sometimes it is not;, some
times a bluff to pitch is a balk, and some
times it is not. Sometimes to throw to
a bas is a balk, and sometimes a ball
pitched squarely over th plate without
any pause In the motion is both a balk
and a ball for th batsman. A balk Is
not a. balk unless there its base runner,
but some balks are called balks If the
bases are empty. Her are the nine ways
of making a balk:
1. The pitcher starts to deliver the ball
to the batsman or to thrbw to first base
when there is a runner on first base ana
dees not complete the pitch or throw un
hesitatingly. '
2. If th pitcher throws the ball to any
base occupied by a runner and does not
step directly toward that base making
the throw.
2. If the pitcher delivers the ball to the
batsman while either foot is back of his
slab.
4. If he pitches the ball without facing
the batsman. -
5. If be pitches the ball without keep
ing one foot on the slab.
0. If the pitcher holds the ball so long
that in th umpire's opinion be is doing
it to delay the game.
7. If th pitcher gets Into position to
pitch without having the ball in his pos
session. 8. If the pitcher makes any of the mo
tions habitually used in pitching to the
batsman and does not go through with
the delivery to the plate.
1. It the catcher steps outside th lines
ot his position preparatory to receiving
a pitched ball.
Base Banners Advance.
When a balk is decided for any ef these
causes every base runner advances one
base without liability to be put out be
cause the declaring of the balk automat.
Ically puts the ball out. of play. If there
are runners on third and first base, for
Instance, and a balk Is made toward first
both runners advance on base. It Is
easy to remember that every base runner
1 entitled to one base on every balk, but
th batsman does not go to first
The umpire is supposed to declare a
balk without being appealed to, but be .
seldom has that chance, for LOW, 000
claims of balks are mad by, th coachers
for every balk declared.
The pitcher cannot make a balk until '
be is en th slab. A bluff throw to sec
ond or third base never is a balk, but If
the pitcher stands in his position and
makes a throw to any occupied base with
out stepping toward the bas it is a balk.
Th fourth,' Bixth and eighth ways of
making balks practically are dead letters.
The pitcher Is not required to face the
batsman all the time he is going through
his motions. No one recalls when a
pitcher was penalized for delaying the
game by holding the ball while en th
slab, and every good pitcher makes some
of the motions habitual to his delivery
every time he makes a throw to a base.
The third way of making a balk la for
the pitcher to start with, one foot behind
the plate and take two steps In hla de
livery. In th detection of this kind of
balk Clark Griffith la a world's champion,
but lie seldom gets them called.
The first second, seventh, eighth and
ninth way balking do not affect th
batsman. When th bases are all empty
and the pitcher makes a balk of the
third, fourth, fifth and sixth kinds the
umpire calls a ball. For Instance, If tne
pitcher takes two steps or fails to keep
one foot on the slab It Is a ball, no mat
ter If It is otherwise a perfect strike.
I
' Mean. Goes to Ltneola. .
Lincoln is not depending entirely on the
Chicago Whit Sox for talent It has pur
chased Pitcher Mears from Kansas City.