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4-S TIIK OMAHA WNDAST BEE: AUGUST 10, 1913. HIGH COST VW FIGHTING Promotere Uneasy Became Their Profits Are Vanishing. CHAMPION CAUSE OF CONDITION JOE B0EHLIN6MAKIN6 GOOD Athletics in Air . at (rrinnell College GRINNELL, Io., Aug. ".-(Special.) The resignation of Coach Arthur Brown and the failure of the board In coctrol of athletics to name a successor to date has left Grinnell athletics up In the air for the present. Local students wi'uld like to seo "Mike" Hyland, the former Iowa athlete, put In charge, but It is not thought likely that he could bo secured. "Reg" Ragan, Grlnnell's great halfback last year, will not bo In tho ganio again. Ho has been named as head of tha ath letio department In Dcs Moines college at Des Moines. Christopher Mathewson-Artist Youngster Upsets Dope for Old Fox Clark Griffith. SOME LUCK FOR THE LEADER Van Who lloras the licit Fixes the Flsmr, nnd There Seems to lie No Way to Oet Around Illm. Advent of the Klnir of Snnthpaira Dne to Series of Accident that Forced llm Onto the Blannser. 3 Western League Averages nr w. tv. natjghtcx. BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9 The hlsh cost of fighting continue! to be a bona of dlioontent among the promoters out hero on the coast, and If the men who handle Queensberry enterprise will stand by their funs as they threaten to do, the scale of Vrfoes will be revised before the year Is out. There hare been mutterlnics for a Ionic time, but It was the Rltchle-Rlvera con test that precipitated the present Insur rection amonK the matchmakers. That af fair drew 139,000, and out of this Ritchie received 113,0000 and others 37,000. Pro moter Qraney did not hare enough left to pay rent and running expenses. Tho men who conduct the four-round shown are also up In arms. At each of these Friday nlcht entertainments as many as eight or ten bouts are provided, yet, some of the short bout specialists have been commanding and recelvli-x as much as TOO for each appearance. In consequence there have been many losing ventures and quite a number of pro moters have gone out of business. A dis cussion of the situation Is now taken In hand and numbers of writers are siring opinions to the effect that such condi tions are causing the quality of ring sports to deteriorate. HoTT Price Affects Fight. It Is easier of course to suggest re forms than to Inaugurate them, and that is why the promoters shrug their shoul ders when asked what ts to prevent a re turn to the old order of things. Mr. Fight Fan and Mr. Flsht Fan Is right-says there was more spirited boxing In the 'years when a set of articles called for a winner's end and a loser's end. It ts pointed out that under the present system of paying puglllsta fixed sums, there Is no Incentive for one to struggle on once after he begins to see defeat staring htm in the face. "Don't you think Joe Rivers would have taken more Interest In his work and have shown more stomach for It had tie not known that there wss 17,000 waiting for Mm at the box offtoe7" was a suggestive question asked after the Fourth of July bout. ,Bo as to bring about a new condition the promoters are ialklng of standing together, but whether they will do so or not Is a mooted ques tion. What they would like to do Is to establish a custom by which champion ship fights, which are naturally the high est priced pugilistic commodities, do not call for the paying over of more thin to Ver cent of the gate receipts. How Will It Work Ont But how Is such on arrangement to be tstabtlshed and what are the chances Of tUt being lived up toT Even some of the promoters are asking this double-barreled question and, by the same token, sre answering It In such a way as to make It appear that the situa tion Is In & measure hopeless. One of the Queensberry entorpreneara discussed the matter thus wise: "There are promoter and promoters, and a unl- form, scale would result In the most busl- j nessllke handler of glove contests secur ing all the attractions. The fighters themselves would go to the promoters that have the reputation of being the best money getters and they would be auro to do business with them. Thin means that a, fixed rate for championship fights will work to the detriment of promoters who are not as smart aa their compeers. And what, would be the result? Would a man who has paid for a high-priced yearly license and who has a lease on his hands stand by and see his rival In buslneso get away with all the plums' Not cn your life. He would approach the champion or the champion's manager with a side proposition of some kind, and the present uniform rate would go glim aaerlnc." From th Champion's Corner. "Anyhow," said the same wise head, "you have the champions to reckon with before you can establish percentages again. The rank and file of the boxing brigade may be willing enough to con form to & scheme of that kind, but cham pions are different. A. champion is a queer animal. He feels that tho world is against him. and X 'guess 'he Is tight. Tou know and I know that there Is more joy in sportdom over one champion being hum bled than there Is over a hundred second raters being knocked cold. The cham pion says to himself, They want to see me licked, and they wilt have to pay dearly for the privilege. Maybe even then I'll fool them, but I want my price In any case.' Then he names his figure and holds out for it The publlo may rail at htm and the promoters may Aell htm that they cannot pay such a pHce and live, but he sticks and finally his terras are accepted. Ills stubbornness simply Increases the craze for a sight of him In action. And at the same time, I suppose, adds glamour to the prospects of seeing htm flattened out Mar Yet He Itesnlatrd, "Tou can see, therefore, that so far aa the fighter's end of It is concerned, this thing of exorbitant prices Is largely a one-man proposition. A champion stands alone and ts master of the situation. It does not look as If the promoters will get much relief from the rapacity of champions until the boxing game la con trolled by commissions In every place that the sport Is conducted. Then If a cham pion 'does not conform to the official scale of prices he will be placed under the ban throughout the boxing belt nut I sup pose the day Is far distant when cham pions will be made amenable to official control of such a widespread character." Meanwhile the promoters are talking seriously of forming a committee of ways and means. Successive lean years have imbued them with the belief that the time is approaching; when they will have to Stand shoulder to shoulder. Pelky Anxious to Meet Big Fellows NEW YORK. Aug. .-Arthur Pelky, the Canadian "boxer whose ring engage ment resulted in the death of Luther Mc- Carty, wants to enter the squared arena. sgaltt and meet some of the big fellows. Word received her from the Pacific coast makes known the fact that pro moters out there are getting active In arranging future dates. The demand, for the heavyweight seems to be popular and In a short time it is very likely that soras bouts wilt be arranged for the white fcope, nr w. j. m'ijktii. NEW YORK, Aug. 9, Manager C.ark Griffith of the Washlngtons Is a firm be liever In luck at least as applied to bao ball. It would be pretty hard to find a man better qualified to Judge. The "Old Fox" certainly has had his share of bumps. With the least lota of brcuk of good fortune he would have landed nt least two pennants for Frank Farrell. This year he might have driven the Ath letics to cover had his fine, aggressive young team not been so seriously handi capped by Injuries' to players. Griffith has had some pretty tough luck In his career and particularly this season. He seems a man destined to always be on the threshold of great fame without being abe to find the latchatrlng. Ho has had many buffets; but hn has like wise enjoyed some few favors of fickle fortune. These came along now and then an blessings in disguise, And not the least of the lot by any means has been Joe Doehllng, tho young southpaw who so far has been the sensation of the major leagues this season. One Bit of Real Lnck, It was only last spring that the "Old Fox" deplored the decay of competent loft-handed pitching, "Fork-hand fling," opined. OrlfflUi, "has become a dead art." Why Griffith should have been so melan choly on the subject when two such able oxperts as "Rube" Marquard and Eddie Plank were on hand to refute the insinu ation Is very hard to figure. It may have been that all his lite Griffith had been disappointed In digging up a portslde of real merit when at times such an one would have spelled victory. But at the time when the "Old Fox" was grieving most sorely over his years of disappointment ho had with him a young man who was In a very few months to blossom out into one of the real wonders of baseball. Not since Russell Ford, of the Tankes and "King" Cole, of the Cubs In 1910 averaged well above the .800 mark In victory percen tage for ever thirty gomes, their first season In fast company, has any young ster displayed the class of Washington's prlte southpaw. Doehllng reeled off eleven straight victories, the aoason's mark to that time, only to have his win ning career broken In more or less of a flukey manner by the greatly despised Bt. Louis Browns, It was really no fault of Doehllng that he lost: more in the nature of an accident. A home run hit with two on did the business In the very first Inning. After that he pitched air-tight ball, but his team mates could not get him those runs back. He held th Browns for four hits to boot, which proved htm a mighty gome fellow and orlo who did not crack when defeat fin ally arrived. Divides with Johnson. Doehllng Is going to b of great help to Griffith and Washington. The team Is pretty well out of the race right now, yet Still has an outside chance. Cer tainly next year, unless Maclc braces his nltohlng staff, the Old Fix is likely to give the Athletics a fight to the laat ditch. Walter Johnson and Joe Doehllng form a pretty good pitching staff as modern hurling corps go. And Grift has several other young men, among them Engle, who can give a pretty fair ac count of themselves In the box. But gtotttns back to Boehllng, He has divided In hearts of loyal Washington random a place until this year held oy the great and only Walter Johnson. Ills advent to tame has been more or less of on accldant, But fur the faot that Orlfflth was forced to utilise him In In the face of Injuries to seasoned twlrlr era, young Joe might now bo wasting nlu sweetness on the desert air of some buah league. Here Is his history: Only back in the year 1ML whon Dr. William II. Parker, the dean of amateur athletics In the Keystone City of the south, kindled an Interest In amateur ath letics of overy sort, particularly devoting tlmsclf to amateur base ball, the med ical man of cherubto countenance, who ta also a police commissioner 1h Illohmond, foimed and managed the Battle Axe team, whtch won the championship ot the city in c league comprised of eight clubs. Joe Boehllng and Bill Kay formea the star battery of the Battle Axe team. which lost but two games out of sixteen played. Wins Byes In Washington. Succeeding the amateur base ball sea. son, an Intercity championship series was arranged with the winners ot similar championships in' Washngton, nnd Bal- tmore, in whtch the championship was won by tho Pepcos ot Washington, tho games directing attention to the tplondtd lattery work of the Battle Axes. Bill Feet ot the Washington Herald was the wide-eyed visual artist who saw in Boeh- nng possiDiuues aurnciem to convnee "Old Fox" Grfflth of the advisability ot adding Boehlng to the staff headed by that strong-armed genius, Walter John son. During the training trip of 1912 Peet, ua anno and Joe Jackson proclaimed the worth of Doehllng and predicted that he would prove a tower of strength for the CUmbers. The brilliant attack of the. benators during 1912 during which they roucu up a succession or sixteen sue ctrslve victories which record was ruined in the seventeenth effort by "Home Run' Baker of the Athletics prevented Grif fith from risking the club's climb with ft game pitched by Boehllng, so Grift farmed him out to Chattanooga. Cllmatlo conditions there hindered tha upbuilding of the youngster and Kid EI. nerreid returned the youngster to W.h ingion, wnon UrUf turned him over to Worcester, where under Jesse Burket he achieved a winning percentage of .636. v Made Ills Way by Work. Again to Charlottesville and under the tutelage of Griffith and Jack Ryan, tha experleneo gained asserted Itself. A boy of big frame and Intelligently acquisitive. Boehllng earned the right to stay with the Senators, and a riff, while bemoan ing the dearth of good left-handed pitch ers, entrusted the fortunes of one gam to the youngster, who returned it aa a victory. f I III Bill NEW TORK, Aug. .-At an Informal gathering of newspaper men In New Tork the other day the topic of base ball was being discussed. The name ot Mathew son figured prominently In the conversa tion, as Is Inevitable whenever the na tional pastime Is the theme. After most of the scribes had borne their testimony as to the personal and professional worth of "Big Six," an old base ball reporter put a cap on the eulogies by remarking: "Matty Isn't a mere base ball player; ho's an Institution." That remarkable tribute was hailed with delight as being a most apt expla nation of the Giants' great twirler. There are a number ot stars In base ball at the present time who have made and are making a marvelous stand against the Inroads ot time. Prominent among these may be mentioned Hans Wagner, Napoleon Lajole, Eddie Plank and Mordecal Brown. But ot them alt Matty Is putting up the most brilliant opposition to the ravages ot the years. The best that the bthcrs are doing Just now Is holding their own. They are hold ing Father Time off at arm's length, but the old fellow Is close enough to them to wony them In their playing. But In the case of Mathewson It is different In stead of stopping to spar with the old gentleman with tho scythe, he Is going steadily on Improving his game, master ing his technique and acquiring the su preme artistry of the mound. This year of 1913, which many bad thought would mark the laat of his ac tive service, finds Mathewson again at the xenlth of hi prowess, with a little added craftiness. He is an artist and all true artists never cease striving to im prove their art, and they norer cease loving it Who can look upon the eager, smiling and boyish countenanco of Matty as he stands In the box and say that he does not love the game? The position he holds In the esteem ot the base ball fans and the publlo at large, which, of course, Is the same thing. Is unique. It a vote were taken tomor row to settle the question as to who is thn most popular man in organized base ball, there Is no doubt but that Matty would carry the election by a large ma jority. "What would happen to McGraw," asked this same old scribe who had characterized Matty as an Institution, "If he were to Incontinently fire Mathew son after the manner of Murphy in giv ing old Mordacal Brown the gate?" The consensus of oplnton waa that If McGraw did auch a tiling he might Just as well lock up the Polo grounds. That Is Just how close ''Blx Six" Is to the hearts of the base ball publlo. MMfMWOI kiwi, -xeteti But there Is no danger of John J. ever doing such a thing. In the first place, he Is not a Murphy In any corpuscle of his compact being, and In the second place, Matty's art will continue In his head long after it has departed from his arm. and as a mero Instructor ho would be more valuable to McGraw than the average twirler Is on the mound. Is there a boy on any eand lot in the United Btates who would have to Inquire who waa meant when the name "Matty" wore mentioned? Mathewson is a true sportsman. What could have been finer In spirit than his words and actions when in tho last world's series two vic tories were kicked away from him by tho inaptitude ot his teammates, rob bing him of the supreme laurels in base ball, for which, so far as ho believed, he would never have another opportunity to compete? The splendid magnanimity lie exhibited then Is one of the reasons why he la In the game now, an artist and true sportsman, first In victory, first In defeat and first In the hearts ot the fans. THANKLESS BASE BALL JOBS Besides the Umpire's There Are Many Others to Be Considered, ALWAYS A BURDEN SOMEWHERE Itmperntr Sbootlnir pains In the chest require quick treat ment Take pr. King's New Discovery for safe and sure relief. Wc and Ot For ale by Beaton Drag Co. Advertisement Never a Game Wlthont Its Ups and Downs and a Blasao that Someone Mast Chcorfally Take Upon Ills Shoulder. NEW TORK, Aug. A-Besldes umpiring. what's the most thankless task in base ball? There 1 no hesitation In awarding first place to the arbitrator. A straw vote of 109,000 fans probably would hand It to htm unanimously. But the selection of the second most unpopular Job would not be so unanimous. There's the manager, who Is blamed tor all the teams whtch aro failures, and whose successes are won for him by his team, leaving htm little of the credit, but he gets something like substantial thanks through his soml-monthly pay envelope. There's the bat boy, who Is cursed at both ends ot Ids beat by tho umpire and opposing catcher it he doesn't hustle the discarded bats out of the way Instantly, ond on a hit on any outfielder unless that outfielder Is playing close In or pos sesses a formidable throwing arm. A slow runner will be thrown out by an average arm unless the outfielder is playing deep or the ball Is fumbled. The wi&e coacher has thought out all these things In advance, and knows what he will toll a given runner to do under certain circumstances. He knows that runner's speed; he has noted where the outfielders are playing, nnd has a good working knowledge .of how hard each ot them can peg the ball. Then he has only to Judge the speed or slowness with which the ball Is hit to tho outfield and the chances ot fumbling It, but has only an Instant In which to make up his mind. The runnor, with hla back to tho out field, must depend on tho coacher'a Judg ment and more than one game has been vi on or lost by the coacher. Veterans to Conch. That Is why you will find an expe rienced player, usually a veteran of many vears and frequently the manager him lf, coaching at third base when not otherwise encaged. When a game is hopelessly won or lost It doesn't matter so much, and the yonignn geta his chance to have spectators ask their neighbors who he Is. Johnny Evers once lost a game by a bit of grand Judgment During the year nml Ktr trisa KonrtVi tvnnvtAr If Vim fit 11 tft return the sticks to their proper places on ao- 1 Pmml nf 4lriaH Itt. TmIkh .41.1 . u I Statemeute Apart. The New York Sun rises to remark: "Some bM ball politicians allege that Chase and Buck O'Brien were sent to the White Sox for the express purpose ot itientfhtning the chances of Comtakey to make money after a number of pen-r.ant'-es !. In the same breath v.e hear that they are trying to strengthen Parrell's New Yorl:s In an Identical way The two statements don't gee." in the woodpile, or forgets t arrange them with the handles all pointing In the same direction. But the bat boy usually Is young and proud ot being In the limelight, besides seeing all the games for nothing. Any one who thinks the Job Is unpopular should see the flock of kids who bealego the headquarters of visiting teams, beg ging to be made captain of the bats. Thero's the trainer, who Is blamed for every little thing that Is misplaced in the club house while ha Is busy attend ing the aches and bruises and sleeps In An upper berth even' night on the road. But for every vacant trainer's berth there are forty applicants, even it It Is an upper. There's the 8cr!he, Too. There's tho scribe, who becomes an In sidious person and a knocker to the play era and club owners If he criticises,, and Is blamed by the rooters If he doesn't roast everybody except the rooters' Idol. But all these are Ideal Jobs compared to that of the coacher at third base. He can go right up to the last .day of the season using grand Judgment In stopping runners or sending thorn home without a word of praise. But If he makes a, single mlstako In tho one hundred nn dtttty fourth gsme of the year everybody In sight hops on him. Maybe to the average fan It doesn't look like much of a task to stand around third bate while one's team Is at bat The general Impression may be that the assignment calls merely for a bunch of noise, either to entertain the crowd qr to rattle the opposing pucner. On some teams that Idea-Is close to the tryth, but those teams wtll be found down near the cellar In the league standings. Tholr managers delegate the Job to sub stitutes and yanlgan pitchers, as a rule, and their work Is purely perfunctory. ItespoBiilble Position. With a good ball team'flghting for po sition, coaching at third base carries a lot ot responsibility. It is a lot more impor tant than it looks, or than the similar position back of first base. Runners on first havo the play in front of them most ot the tlrce and can coach themselves, except in a few Instances, count of sickness tho Trojan, did consid erable of the third-base coaching while with the Cubs. In a close game with the Phillies one day the score was tied near tho finish. Heine Zimmerman was on second with one man out A sharp, clean hit to center iipiu was maae anu iicine came tearing tip to third base, eager to score, but Evers flagged him. Then tho outfielder fumbled the ball Denver Sioux City . Omaha ..... St. Joseph . Lincoln Des Molncs Wk-hlta .... Topeka Des Moines , 103 Denver 107 Topeka lot Lincoln iot Omaha 109 St. Joseph 107 Sioux City KM Wichita 107 ab. G. Watson S Jli2 Block, D 227 Stange, SC 8 Nicholson, W.. 97 Butcher, D....251 Mlddleton, W..317 Harris, D 68 Thomason, 0..397 Channel!, D...393 Johnson, 0....323 McAllister, T..169 Gilmore, D....S73 Congalton, 0..427 IForsythe, T...107 Burns, SC 229 McLarry, T....36S McCormick. L.38S E. Smith, SC. .332 elly, SJ tic uear, t 22s Ketter, SJ 2H Vann, S. C 121 Davidson, SC.4U Mullen, Li 307 Koerner, W...407 Rapp, 6. C 213 Zwilllng, BJ...404 G. French, D..231 Callahan, SC..?63 Kane, 0 419 Cassldy, D 3S1 Lindsay, SC... 8S Ochs, a J 411 Hunter, D. M.401 Barbour, L....363 Dessau, It 55 Lloyd, L 403 afferty. DM. 65 Hahn, D.M....386 Sleight, D. M..276 Fisher, D 385 Neff, 0 200 R. Watson, SJ391 Lee, Topeka... 334 Faber, D, M... 90 Leonard, D M.357 Burke. W 322 Cole, Lincoln.. 273 Jones, D. M...414 Wolfgang, D.. 73 Carney, L Ill Fox, Omaha.. .267 Miller, S. C.... ISO T. Reilly, DM.3S8 Rogge, D. M.. 90 Pa PO. A. Ii Pet. 10 2.84 1,375 1&5 9M 10 2.S19 1,260 191 .955 2,731 1,392 201 .953 13 2.777 1,282 201 .953 11 2.8G3 1,396 218 .953 20 2,841 J.407 212 .953 18 2,810 1,411 232 .943 16 2,781 1,450 .919 Club Batting. T. AB. It H. 2-B.3-B. Hit TB. . 1 3.001 603 1,K8 161 81 43 1,620 , 2 3,594 D38 1,024 235 29 31 1,410 , 1 3.669 612 1,010 175 68 25 1,378 1 3,654 510 995 152 81 17 1,300 , 2 3,527 600 955 172 38 28 1,289 , 2 3,546 646 959 145 68 36 1,328 3,568 130 941 153 37 13 1,207 . 1 3,468 Kit 900 148 19 15 1,191 Club Fielding, ur. 61 0 61 61 66 69 . 69 66 Batting; Averages. ab. Shestak, 0 95 Bpahr, D. 196 Christ T.....18G Collins, L 193 BlUs, Wlchlta.320 (Wacob, W 180 Closman, O.... 81 Andreas, D M.357 Shaw, D. M-..109 Baker, L. 210 J. Rapp, W.3S5 White, a C.. 78 QulUln, D...359 Orubb, 0....363 Coylo, O 273 Castle, W ...117 Coffey, D 231 Ehman, L..... 73 Hughes, W....365 Schlpke, 0 263 Cochran, T....317 Rapps, T 348 Breen, D. M...326 Brown, S. C... 16 Knapp, L. 126 Justice, O 133 McC'n'gney SJ 69 Reagan. W..,. 62 J. Frenoh, T..37S Dowllng, L....S46 Brewer. S. J..150 Woolums, SC. 73 Hagerman, X. 78 Schrelber, D. 61 .Peploekl, !.... 89 Melnke, B. J..S51 Reynolds, Tv . 63 Griffith, & J..117 Young, 8 C... 73 O. Smith, T..JS3 Applegate, Ol. 69 James, S. C... 65 (Coohreham, T.80 Chellette, O.... 61 Smith, L 61 Robinson, O... 66 6oott, W. 11 Doyle, 8. C... 12 Perry, W. 60 Boehler, 8. J.. 67 Crutcher, 8. J. 70 Durham, W... 66 Fullerton, T... 65 Peters, 0...... 16 Klein, 6. CM. 17 Leading Pitchers SH.SB. BB. 156 163 317 125 1S1 265 117 113 295 95 143 273 110 130 SOS 131 120 105 108 111 300 94 121 287 SO. Pet 178 J3 191 .285 151 .275 1S3 .272 117 .271 105 .?;o 311 .261 137 .259 h. 2b. 3b. hr. sh.sb.Pct. 15 8 3 .. 3 7 .393 88 15 5 .. 12 14 ,388 22 7 1 2 1 .378 35 1 1 1 3 1 .368 91 29 8 1 13 13 .358 123 13 8 .. 10 27 .351 20 1 1 .... 1 .345 131 22 12 4 12 8 .338 133 23 13 18 13 32 .338 109 28 10 3 11 7 .338 67 U 1 .. 2 8 .337 125 16 10 6 13 5 .335 143 30 2 8 16 10 .335 181 23 7 2 8 21 .329 71 17 6 9 1 8 .323 118 27 30 3 7 21 .322 125 20 16 11 2 3 .323 12G 26 1 6 11 11 .321 129 13 10 1 12 IS .321 133 18 8 6 6 11 .320 72 9 8 2 7 2 .319 68 11 3 .. 6 6 .318 89 13 1 1 1 .. .315 130 IS S 8 11 11 .211 M 5 1 1 19 8 .313 127 28 6 2 10 9 .312 66 17 3 2 9 1 .310 126 27 9 7 7 16 .809 70 10 7 1 8 12 ,303 110 17 2 .. 8 16 .303 125 21 6 1 21 23 .293 111 20 1 2 11 9 .297 26 8 .... 6 4 .295 122 22 13 .. 17 11 .291 117 13 5 2 13 22 .292 106 20 2 2 16 20 .292 18 3 .. .. 8 1 .291 117 21 1 .. 9 28 .291 16 1 .. 16.. .291 112 13 7 3 10 10 .290 78 16 1 6 9 1 .283 109 13 1 6 6 4 .283 63 13 6 2 6 4 .2S0 109 18 6 .. 6 11 .279 93 11 2 2 13 21 .278 25- 11 .... 1 1 .277 99 18 8 4 9 20 .277 89 23 3 .. 13 7 .276 75 17 4 5 13 E .275 Ul 19 9 9 20 .275 20 3 .. .. 1 3 .271 31 6 1 .. 4 9 .272 72 9 9 2 U 12 .270 85 4 2 2 8 1 .260 103 17 9 7 12 14 .267 21 3 1 1 I ., ,M h. 2b. 3b. hr. sh.sb.Pct 25 2 .... 3 3 .266 62 6 7 2 6 7 .265 11 4 2 .. 2 4 .265 61 12 1 .. 6 3 .261 81 18 3 S 7 13 .263 17 10 1 .. 6 S .262 21 1 1 2 .260 93 16 7 8 17 9 Jq 28 2 .. .. G .. Iffl? 61 8 8 7 1 .257 99 10 8 11 8 .25? 0 7 1 ,. 6 1 .259 M 11 9 1 18 17 J65 M 15 6 17 12 .253 69 7 .... 19 10 .154 37 6 3 5 6 .253 68 6 2 8 7 25 .249 IS 6 .. .. 3 .. .24? 90 11 3 .. 10 6 .24? 63 9 8 2 8 11 .247 85 11 8 2 7 17 .243 85 22 3 9 5 5 .21 79 13 2 M 2S 8 .243 11 , t X 30 8 2 2 .. , ,238 103 10 5 1 21 15 .2351 11 3 2 3 .233 12 1 1 1 8 .. ssa 83 12 2 8 10 12 .223 76 16 2 2 9 0.6 .220 81 6 4 .. 8 7 .207 15 3 .. 1 3 .20C 16 2 .... 8 1 .205 11 2 1 1 .204 18 4 .. 2 6 1 J&A 71 7 .. 18 1 JOl 18 X 1 1 . . .2CO 29 4 M M 1 2 .197 13 1 .. .. 2 .. .179 81 6 4 .. 4 6 .173 10 8 1 3 .. J71 11 1 ... 4 1 .169 18 .. 1 M .. .163 8 1 1 ., 8 .157 10 8 1 .. 1 8 .168: 10 153 0 .. .. 3 .lid 6 2 1 .113 7 1 .. ., 8 .. .140 .. 1 6 .. .131 9 1 .. 4 .129 7 1 .. .. 2 M .125 8 1 .. .. 2 M .123 E 1 .. Ill 1 6 .. .001, and the runner could have scored if he had not slowed up. But the fumble was not bad enough to permit Zimmerman to go on. That run would have won the game in nine innings, but it went over time and the Phillies copped. When Evers stopped Zlmmy there was only one chance in 100 that he could score. Bates was playing close in, and the hit was so hard it came to him on a nice second bound. He should have had It in his hands ready to throw before Heine rounded third, and that meant an easy peg, giving the catcher plenty of time at tho plate. The only chance was a fumble, which did not seem likely the way tho ball was bounding. The fumble happened, howe"?r, but Evers' decision had been made and It was too late to change It Zimmerman coma near costing the Cubs a gamo over New York In thoso dear old days when every battle between the two teams waa a corker and counted a lot In tho pennant race. It was a game In which Tinker won with a home run, the final score being 1 to 0. Zlmmy was coaching at third when the present Reds' manager ripped off his four-base drive and he tried to stop Tinker at third, al though the ball had not started on Its trip back from deep field. What pos sessed the Bronx Idol to do It no .one ever found out, but it was some deep seated conviction ot Tinker's danger. g. 80. Musser, Des Moines.. 6 87 Hagerman, Denver ..31 167 Cochreham, Topeka ..31 91 G. Smith. Topeka 10 33 Wolfgang, Denver ...23 101 Peters, Omaha 25 61 Rogge, Des Moines. ..30 122 White, Sioux City.... 30 102 King, Denver 20 60 Harris, Denver 21 25 Applegate, Omaha ..35 103 Boehler, St. Joseph. .33 146 Schrleber, Denver ..23 66 Jordan, Lincoln 19 61 Robinson, Omaha ....85 90 Ehman, Lincoln 30 87 Sweet, Des Moines. ...21 61 Maddox, Wichita ....13 36 Lafferty. Des Moines. 25 67 Klein, Sioux City ....29 86 H. Smith, Lincoln ....23 81 McConnaughey, St. J.21 66 Cole Still King. Leonard ("lKng") Cole,' former star R'lth the Chicago National team, and now with the Columbus (American association) team, pitched a no-hit game at Milwaukee on July 15, winning 3 to 1. The Milwau kee team made this tally on a pass, an error and a sacrifice. Cole struck out four men and througnout showed the form that brought him his soubriquet of "King" when a National leaguer. American League Averages Club Batting. Philadelphia Cleveland .., Detroit Boston Washlnxton St. Louis Chicago , New York ... Philadelphia Cleveland ... Washington Boston Chlcaco Detroit ,4.... St Louis ... New York , ab. r. 3347 650 3445 14S 3466 111 8329 433 S314 4V. 3545 3S7 3363 3S5 3201 330 h. 919 911 893 831 831 835 C84 737 2b. 3b. 147 GO 163 49 124 C5 153 80 98 63 ISO 61 110 11 98 25 hrv th. sh. ab. bb. so. 28 1300 110 150 350 338 1225 150 133 286 1209 112 1204 113 1071 1109 1031 903 69 105 137 S3 139 327 98 S37 191 313 123 338 109 299 111 315 310 352 SG5 46 459 2G9 406 Pet .281 .214 .259 .256 .217 .135 .233 ,2M Club Fielding. ODP. PR. TP. PO. A. H. Pet 101 65 3 1 26S3 12S5 153 .967 106 71 2 .. 2879 1427 160 .961 101 72 -11 1 2713 1591 16S .961 101 63 .. 2732 1300 158 .961 107 69 7 .. 2848 1463 187 .m 103 13. .1 .. 2815 1519 1S9 .958 109 55 3 .. 2940 1498 201 .956 99 63 6 .. 2627 1366 193 .951 ab. ..353 ..233 .ISO 98 139 17 IS 102 16 29 3 9 Jackson. Cleveland Cobb. Detroit , Speaker. Boston ... D.Murphy, Philadelphia 17 Heuricksen, Boston .... 38 Lalole, Cleveland 285 K. Collins. Phi la 35S 126 18 31 Gandll, Washington ..351 118 8 8 Boehllng, Wash. Johnson, Wash. Brown, Phtla. . Batting Averages. h. sh. sb.Pct 111 6 16 .393 .389 .366 .962 .361 .358 .851 .333 ab. Mclnnes. Philadelphia .371 Baker. Philadelphia ...390 Crawford. Detroit 110 E. Murphy, Phtla 329 Blandlng, Cleve. 62 Stovall. St Louis. 255 A. Williams. Wash 86 Strunk, Philadelphia. ...23 h. sh. sb.Pct 121 15 11 .331 130 130 103 16 77 28 67 .333 .317 .313 .308 .303 .S02 .SOJ Wood, Falkenberg, Cleve. Plonk, Phil. J. Bush. Phlla, R. Collins, Boston. TllAnrilnir. PImvi .. Illouck. Phlla. Tha coach at third must have rare Judg-! iuttt' , ,DAmU ment und know a lot of things. j "icStteV Chicago " Ho must know the speed ot h a owr , lumllton. St. Louis men first of all. and he must know the J Hedlent. Boston .... strength or weakness and all the pecu- f0" ,ch!SaKP " llaritlea of tho players in the field. A fast man can be sent home from sec- Warhop. New York Sieen, Cleveland Leading g.so.wp. w. 1. Pet .21 75 2 It 2 .848 .32 157 1 25 6 .833 .31 15 8 11 6 .737 .31 93 1 16 6 .736 .21 118 8 12 6 .708 .14 30 5 7 3 .700 .27 11S 9 16 7 .696 ,28 108 4 15 7 .683 ..30 109 8 18 9 ,67 ,.38 47 6 11 6 .667 ,.20 63 .. 12 6 .667 ,.27 88 8 10 6 .667 .28 48 8 8 4 .687 .18 7 4 6 8 8 .671 .so 3o 7 10 s .e: ..34 IS 3 8 5 .615 8t 4 15 11 .556 .26 II 1 11 9 .650 !D 9S 6 It 10 ,515 .31 85 . . 10 9 .524 ..31 106 3 13 13 .500 .28 C110 10 10 .500 .12 19 . 4 4 .6(0 .11 10 2 3 3 .600 Pitchers. g.so.wp. w. 1. Pet. Foster. Boston 19 36' 3 S3 .509 White, Chicago 16 31 .. 3 3 .500 Ford, New York 21 61 1 9 10 .171 R. Mitchell. St L. 22 38 3 9 11 .150 Dubuc. Detroit 23 60 9 8 10 .111 Bens. Chicago 21 48 2 1 E .111 Groom. Washington ...36 100 8 9 12 ,129 Baurnpardnr. St. U.,.24 62 1 8 11 .121 Engel. Washington ....25 14 4 4 8 .100 Kahler, Cloveland 21 88 1 6 .357 Welleuian. St Louis ..28 61 7 7 IS .350 Fisher, New York 37 69 1 6 13 .331 Wlllett Detroit 23 10 3 8 12 .333 Leonard. Boston '.25 SI 1 6 10 .233 Caldwell, New York ..11 21 0 1 2 .333 Leverenx, St Louis ....18 IS 3 5 12 .294 Schulz. New Yoi k 28 13 4 1 10 .286 O'Brien. Chicago 22 68 8 1 10 .286 Hughes. Wash 27 49 6 1 13 .250 Keating. New York ...23 72 S 1 12 .250 WcConnell. New York.. 24 69 4 lis ,s Hall, Boston 23 38 1 2 7 .2i2 Stone, St Louts 17 31 3 1 E .167 Zamloch, Detroit 17 27 .. 1 .143 wp. w. .. 6 9 21 7 17 2 5 11 9 20 11 7 8 11 15 12 9 It 11 7 7 9 10 11 7 I. Pet .. 1.000 6 .778 6 .739 2 .711 700 .692 9 .690 6 .647 1 .636 6 .615 7 .611 10 ,600 8 .600 6 .600 10 .683 10 .683 5 .683 6 .683 7 .663 8 .658 9 .650 6 .638 Closman, Omaha Reynolds, Topeka ... Lakaff, Des Moines . Gwynn, Topeka Clause, Lincoln Durham, Wichita. ... Doyle, Sioux City ... Perry. Wichita Crutcher, St Joseph. Faber. Des Moines ... Dessau, Lincoln .... Hlakn. Om&ha Young, Sioux City ... wneauey, s. -u Reagan. Wichita .., Knapp, Lincoln Scott, Wichita , Brown. Topeka Chellette, Omaha ... Richardson, Topeka. Fullerton, Topeka .. e. so. wp. .38 128 S .26 77 .18 31 .10 43 . 9 40 .28 69 .23 es .25 60 .29122 10 .32 167 8 .22 15 .16 SO .28 105 . 8 21 .22 66 .21 62 .25 13 .27 61 .SO 62 .17 11 ,.27 58 w. 1. Pet 11 13 .519 11 11 6 6 3 3 3 .600 600 6C0 500 174 155 8 10 .111 9 10 5 6 10 13 12 16 6 8 3 4 8 12 2 3 .135 .129 .429 .423 .400 .100 .389 .364 .333 .316 ,27a 8 .273 IS .158 National League Averages Club Batting. Brooklyn New York Cincinnati Philadelphia Pittsburgh Chicago St Louis Boston ah 3284 h 2b nn MO 114 3 3121 156 916 161 2 3487 431 932 111 3 3285 116 871 119 3 3390 133 882 129 1 3307 173 855 123 2 3415 384 863 113 2 3320 100 811 126 3b hr tb sh 63 23 1222 72 60 23 1210 73 70 18 1237 95 58 41 1337 110 68 20 1187 103 65 83 1207 110 68 9 1122 103 39 25 1120 98 sb bb 111 203 187 173 127 290 S3 223 81 262 137 3S6 109 315 106 282 St. Loul 101 Pittsburgh 101 Philadelphia 98 urooKiyn 96 New York 102 Chicago 102 Cincinnati 105 Boston 99 Club Fielding. G DP PB TP 75 6 ,. 45 6 1 71 1 .. 67 1 .. 67 6 66 9 76 1 51 7 1 PO 2785 2765 2708 2582 2800 2701 2793 2C57 A 13S9 1260 1266 1181 1287 1343 1S99 1322 B 1S5 147 150 154 164 172 188 ISO so pet 335 .273 310 .267 318 .268 331 .261 256 .260 405 .258 879 . 253 879 .263 Pet .963 .981 .963 ,961 .960 .959 .957 .958 ab Ylncllnc. Brk 29 McDonald, Bs.133 K. .Miller, fhll 68 Daubert. Bk.,310 Hyatt. Pitts.. 66 Cravath, Phll.301 waisii, I'hil.. zt Kline. Clncln.120 Rudolph, Bos 12 Zlm'man, Chl.285 Crandall, N Y 22 Hess, Boston. 15 Batting Averages. 11 :d 3b nr sn sb pot 11 49 23 122 20 1 .. 1 .. 6 2 2 3 102 19 0 11 8 1.. 10 4 4 13 2 .. 91 17 9 S 7 3 14 .. g so wp w 1 pet. Demaree. New York 21 14 a 1ft 2 .832 McQuillan, Pitts.... 10 21 1 5 1 ,SS Mathewson, N. Y... 28 73 2 19 6 .760 Alexander, Phlla.... SO 93 1 15 6 .750 Humphries. Chi 20 12 3 9 3 .750 Rlxey. Phlla 21 13 3 6 2 .TA Beaton. Phlla 31 113 R 17 6 .739 Rolbnson. Pitts 31 35 2 11 1 .723 Cheney, Chicago 38 86 9 19 8 .701 Marquard, N. Y 28 98 3 11 6 .7u0 Wagner. Brk 13 11 1 2 1 .667 Brennan, Phlla 21 62 .. 15 8 .652 Pierce. Chicago '16 35 S 6 1 .600 Cooper, Pittsburgh. IE 21 2 3 2 .am Adams, Pittsburgh.. 30 93 5 12 9 .571 Ylngllng, Brooklyn.. 15 13 .. 1 3 .57! Tesreau, N. Y 28 117 2 13 10 .565 Mayer, Phlta 22 31 2 6 1 .656 Bailee. Bt. Louis.... 38 76 .. 13 11 .512 Benton, Cincinnati.. 23 62 1 R .7 .633 Brown, Cincinnati.. 28 33 1 9 8 .529 Rogon, Brooklyn.... SO 78 3 12 11 .522 Perdue, Boston 22 61 1 10 10 .500 Fromme, N. Y 23 CO 8 6 6 .600 C. Smith, Chicago.. 11 33 1 6 6 ,W Dickson, Boston 13 28 2 6 6 .600 nh 1 .. .378 Whent. TirU. .KR 1 3 .371 Vlox, Pitts... 307 .. 1 .365 Titus, Bos.. ..259 7 12 .351 Hug'ns. S L..273 1 .. .357 B. Mogee, Ph. 266 6 2 .3T Becker, Ph.... 277 1 1 .333 Tinker, C!n...30l .. 1 .333 Fletcher, N Y348 2 .. .325 Hauser, St. L 46 K 12 .311 T itanl, rhl ) 1 318 Harmon, St'L' 70 112.. .311 Leading Pitchers. . Steele, St Louis.... Overall, Chicago CHendrlx, Pittsburgh Rudolph, Boston.... Tyler, Boston Rucker, Brooklyn... Johnson, Cincinnati. Ames, Cincinnati... Stack, Chicago Curtis, Brooklyn.... James, Boston O'Toole, Pittsburgh. Griner, St. Louis.... Lavender, Chicago.. Packard. Cincinnati Crandall, St. Louis.. Richie, Chicago Suggs, Cincinnati... Harmon, St. Louis.. Perritt. St. Louis.... Camnltz, Pittsburgh Geyer, St Louis Allen, Brooklyn...... Hess, Boston Moore, Chicago Chalmers, Phlla h 2b 3b hr sh sb 111 20 6 6 5 12 93 23 iO 13 84 8 82 23 85 8 9 92 12 11 106 14 6 14 .. 3 81 13 6 21 1 1 G 6 6 12 21 11 12 9 22 1 1 3 13 2 2 pet .310 .309 .309 .SOS .308 .307 .SO) .305 .304 .m .SCO g so wp w 1 pet. 12 10. 1 4 4 ,6M 9 20 .. 1 4 .600 30 101 5 11 12 .178 21 05 2 8 9 .171 26 95 H 10 12 .15 27 67 .. 9 11 .";0 29 61 1 8 10 .114 26 65 5 8 10 .144 23 33 1 4 E .141 28 . 62 2 8 11 .421 20 59 5 6 9 .103 17 .19 1 8 6 .375 25 61 3 8 11 ,3(V1 36 61 6 6 12 .333 2u- 31 1 3 6 .233 21 28 .. 2' 4 .333 15 15 1 2 1 .333 26 62 3 6 13 .SIR 32 II 1 7 16 .301 22 25 1 3 8 .27.1 30 63 1 6 11 .267 22 12 2 1 3 .250 23 C2 2 3 10 .231 18 11 .. 8 11 .214 20 21 1 1 4 .200 17 33 7 1 6 .113 (re n zz i 11.it, Old. zzz&zz 2?OLible J3eer FAMILY TRADE SUPPLIED BY South Omaha: Wm, Jetter, 2502 N Street. Phone So. 863. Omaha: Hugo F. Bilz, 1324 Douglas St Phone Doug. 3040.