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LEAGUE COMPARISON WRONG Federal, and Old Jlayer.' League of 1890 Not on Same Basis. ALMOST 'BROKE NATIONALS pRmom Old Ontlavra Had (he Stand pattern Abdnt on Their Last Lena "When Victor Were nnnitht Oft. nv i-"nN-iC R. MRKn, rw tnnK. .lime (..-Tho. who are, n-mttr..- tn h fullur. f th. Pl.ver.' I..,., h.nli In 11UI a-M I n. It aa an i..u. .n ah that the DWmi u.t,..lA,ncrlcan Po'o 'oum In the Initial will come to the ume end. fall to take lt, e.n.l,-.r.tlnn .nm nf th. Imnortunt facts concerning the brotherhood war. ' 1 .1.. It.-., that th. rMavora1 laa mil went to smash there were ugly charges th.t - th. n-.r. In II h.rf AM mK.ln th. Vatlnn.l Lame fr It ee-jmed that they had whipped the tr,l Irani, tr, l-raiil-, hv Inklntr line. ..-..! -it ii.- i lll.-ll,r nil me rtoi m--ciD. It was Mid at the time that the num- ef Of the ruling powers in the Players1 league flcured that they could make more "..Ulna- nut" n tha N'allnnal lraru th .ti.wi- th. . . th. ..t th. th. r,,mi..H th. .t..t r.ar.nn.1 ratnrn. if. .n th. .h.... .M... th.. h.,1 -of l,t n" - O Ut,,'",C rV Jv-"VS SW BVWIva ome the mighty power In base ball, and th. Kllnit t.airii. thn nn th. v.iir. of bankruptcy, would have had to so down and out for all time. " just wnm means were uneu in mo i ''selling out" process are not quite clear. but It Is said that some of the men deeply Interested In the new league made a deal -,1th the National league whereby the National league people were to reimburse them for all the money they had put Into the new proposition and give them a handsome bonus In addition, for getting , put of the new league's affairs, and Using whatever Influence they had to further loosen the .props of the new league. When a number of the backers of the new league suddenly withdrew their sup port. In keeping with the alleged "selling out" process, the foundation of the new league weakened. The players who had hurdled to the new organization then be came panicky and were quite willing to git back Into the National league field. It Has been said that the backers ot the Players' league suffered a. loss of about 11.000,000. This figure seems greatly exaggerated. In the first place a fran chlse, players, grounds and nearly every thing ft major league club needed didn't cover a cost of much over 100,000 In those days and every dollar that waa put Into U enterprise wasn't a dead loss. Also It must be borne In mind that If this story about "rolling out" Is true, that frome of those who backed the Play ers' league got out of It with a profit, attd that the total loss suffered by the rrtrt behind the Players' league didn't cllM that which the National league WAS rnade to suffer. Tfctafore, If these stories from the p4i issums the proportion ot fitcla, It wili lea seen that the Players league and tHs federal league cannot furnish any suitaMs parallel unles soma of th Fe Ji 4U out to Orgaatsed Baseball, a possi bility that Is very, very remote. What the Players Leasrao Did. The Players league made a greater showing. In some ways, than the Feds have dons. The Players' league opened the a4m with practically the cream of tne talent of the National league. Of all US Mars ot the year before, the National league had left only a handful, and their lineups looked strange and very "buah leaguey." The Players' league failed to live, but It won out In Its purpose to force an agreement among magnates concerning' the splitting oJt the attendance so that the smalt town players would get nearly as much money as those In the larger ones, In the days before the formation ot the Players' league the visiting teams were rjot glyen a percentage of the gate, but were allowed something like $100 a day. This hardly met traveling expenses and In small towns the owners ot the teams, that had to depend on the home gate receipts for paying iff their players could afford to pay the men only small salaries, while In cities like New York ahd Chicago the home receipts were very large and, of course, the players on these teams drew down big salaries. The" .players wanted some equitable ar Mngeme'at, and when the magnates ot the big towns refused to change the plan ef allowing visiting teams only $100 In Mtead ot splitting the Income W-50, the players decided to form their own leagtie and work along on this basis. Natloaal Lea goo Adopts Plan, however, after the Flayers' league went Into the scrap heap, the National league ifrted the splitting Idea from the wreck age and adopted It to Its own uses. Were the old plan ot guaranteeing the Visiting team an allowance of about S100 a day still In existence. It would mean that such teams, as the Giants, Phillies, Athletics and other 'good home drawing teams would make about six million ko- necks each year while the Browns, Car dlnals and other perpetual toil-enders Vould suffer tremendous and ruinous ioses. MID-SUMMER BOWLING LEAGUE Following Is the standing of the trams In the Mid-summer Bowling league, to gethtr with Individual averages P, W. I Pet, Bljt Three null RUn Wroths .. n J7 II IS IK 17 17 1 IS 11 10 s 7 7 .777 8 9 10 10 30 30 .003 .eca .02 .o .SOS .441 .407 Chicken Cock,..., .IT .31 uipsons . Tangoes Old nova .21 aiiadvlanes .27 COtn'edles ......17 I d! C Pirates V, O. C, No. 38 V .no .2 .K9 .9 At. ...m ..1TI .All .. .lit ..in ...in ..iri ...m ..m ...HO .. ..in ..in ...in ,..tT ..in ...ii ir.awauai average: Kami. A Nam. ruton ........ rirtttea , VirUa eAr4 2i r- Tml ........ Nntrl ......... UcCtta SMllof fauna .....1 IUdf.nl ....M4l"n!tvw ....uUIKbrnv UIK. HatmtB l'Dfnil imbtaHt , .....lt Us lUVlKch.ll iW-r ,.nsnur ....U3CUnbrUla ...... . . . FU .... MllUr ttlr JU MeCor ,, Hr.Ua .r.'-....1HHI KMa ...!..?r.KJ.T..,tMDull Deksrtr. ,,...,.t.Mv.1Tt nhjjio ....... ' I " Pembrrd Ones Wet. BUI Bernbard. formerly pitcher for ths .Cleveland.' Naps, from where ho went to the Southern league as a mana Ktr. first to Nashville and then, to t.cmptil, has gone West to seek his fortune Since being relieved of the Memphis management he had made his hom In that city Berhurd will be re lirmbcred kindly by hundreds of fans wherever ha Is' known and all will wtsh him success. POLOISTS TO MEET TUESDAY American and English Fours to Con test for Supremacy in Sport. DEFENDERS NOT AS STRONG Inrmlers Are flnld to Hare a (letter Tram, While, the United Slate. Quad Admittedly Weaker Than Year A so I -iY luiuv, june .-ine ursi inter- t,onw tCBm troP'1-' match Preaont "acon 1)0 n,ac- - MCauOW lirOOK, niitu inn cutjuir nnu J" "D '"r " " ' l" nwrn.ugn cu'- "n"c -Pn- noa noi inn I -.. a...... ...A I. la.. - M L. .r, 01 m- t " " H wini-aoa mm voia i""" , , L. "ur..cy ana .! ' '"f. win ua compeiea I ""' - ""n Qn Ol Bum Na-1!" "P?'' Th,,, P?'0 trophy which has ",D "m!n" an- r-.ngi.sn poio I devotees hundreds of thousands of dol- I . . , i.i j . ",m " "". . . " "C"T ".l " " - "C1'" ln "w-mni years wnicn "-I'" -.e mo cup wns ouerea as nn International championship emblem In Ull "Wrt "Vft matches have been played. ot wh,ch England has won two and ths I lt.. oi.i.. . I mrce. 1 I I a I I . I . a a """r '"T r1un I0,,r- WBI I " "'"I1"" ATl.rn mo inVHtierS rorr"u me prize in two nwKm i r . " ... ,car" ""?r Amor'c ' jiirsi euon 10 jetfain lie cup vllh . team composed ..f It. U. AgassU. J. B. Cowdln, Foxhall Keno and Lawieneo Waterbury. The first game plaved at llurllnsham, Kngland, was won by the united b tales four, two goals to one. There was a quick shakeup in the defend ing team and England won the next two games, to 1, and 7 to 1. Seven years passed before the American Polo aesocla tlon authorized another attempt to regain the trophy. The 1000 Invasion was com pletely successful, for the American team. consisting of Lawrence Waterbury, J. M. Waterbury, Jr., Harry Payne Whitney and Devereux Milburn, known as the Meadow Brook "Big Four," wrested the cup from England In to straight games by scores of 0 to 5 and I to L Defeated In 1011. The English pololsts tame back In 1311 to regain the trophy, but falld. for the Meadow Brook taara defatol the chal lengers, 44 to S and 4W to 3U. although the Invading four was considered the strongest that ever left England on a poio expedition, consisting as It did of Captains Chespe, I,loyd, Wilson and A. . towards. The series uf list vcir. which also resulted In n victory for America, was fully u close aul exeltlnit as the games of 1911. The scores wre C m a nnu f 10 Tne second game was In doubt until the last second of ploy. As wu the case In the 1909 and 1911 matches, the "Big Four" teim were the defenders, but there waa u chiinge In me Anglian combination, for Captain 1-oekett replaced Cnntnin t.i 11. nltson took Captain W'lson's place. The summary of these flv math.. Played Since 18S Indicate ,..,! th.. tho Meaddw Brook team, with Its dash- n 7ei peneci team play and ability to play equally well on defense or offenne. was fully capable of defeating tho best tongusn team, either at homo or abroad. The speed of the "Big Four" is shown by the fact that once they started nlv. Ing as the United States representatives the English fours were unable to win a single game out of the nix played in 1009 IMS. Taking the scores from the Initial games In liSS, England has won two series, four games, and reached a total of SIM goals, while the United Htaie tthms have won three series, seven games, and, scored 30 points. Conditions Only Fnlr. Conditions cannot be said to be over- favorable for the retention of the trophy this year, however, since the English teams have been improving, both In play ing strength and tactics, during tho last few seasons, and the 1914 combination will be opposed by a cup-defending team which Is admittedly weaker than the United Btates teams of the last three series. While the Waterbury brothers f In a Sleigh With By F. . HUNTER. What We'd I.Ike to Be. Killed by time, like old Hans Wagner: on .. tho trail, Uke Connie Mock; Like the Feds, a Joke to laugh at; like Sam Crawford, going back; Erratic, like Ed Collins; minus nerve, like Tyrus Cobb; And above all these and others, like Chief juunvun, any a joo. Glancing toward the front pace we finally rise to remark, "Why Is a railroad president!" We enjoyed the Daly-BUItter wrestling match at Lincoln tho other night very much chiefly because we didn't see It. Latest reports are that Charley Dooln has only tried out 117 men at shortstop so far.thls ssasqn. To our mind It would be fair to let Charley play two men at shortstop, as t would easily take three to do the work Mickey Doolin used to do. i Apd stilt does with the Feds," who by the wsy havtn't any big league ball players. Lamping the work of nube Benton at Clncy, we would advise Pa nourke to buy a few motorcycles for his pitchers and order them to smash Into trolley cars. It Is said that the American polo team Is not as handsome ss the British team. Which Is the first time we knew that polo was synonymous for beauty contest "Oh. wlfey Is a base ball bug," the Rourke fan chirped to me, "She goes to all the ball games when. It's ladles', day and free. She takes a (ot of Interest In all the plays they make. And thinks that Johnny Qondlng Is as sweet aa sugar cake; But when the game Is fast and close nnd the home team Is going fine, She says, 'Why, there's that Mrs. Jones, with a drees on Just like mine.' " Jim Qtlmore of the Feds Is starting to talk In large numbers again, so we nan expect to soon learn that mora Jump records have been smashed. The fans are peeved because Omalta hasn't cinched the pennant already, but at that the Rourkes have played better base bell than the fans have fanned. Charley Ebb t Is remarked before tne season opened that Joe Tinker would Four of the Great On Tuesday next the eyes of the sport ing world, In fact of the whole world, will be in spirit on the great rectangle ot greensward at Meadowbrook, Iong Is land, where four doughty knights of the swinging mallet from Merrle England wilt ride their chargers against four worthy citizens of the United States. The players shown here are (from left and Mlllburn will again be in the saddle, the absence of Captain Whitney will un doubtedly weaken' the four, both defen sively and offensively, regardless ot the player chosen to replace the former leader. It Is considered oxtremely un fortunate among pololsts that the In- Jury which Incapacitated him should have ocourred so soon before the Inter national contest. This Is especially true since the English team was changed on ths eve ot sailing for America from a third-class combination to a formidable four fully on a par as regards playing strength, with any previous team to in vade the United States in quest ot the polo cup. Three Times BUI James, Pitcher William James Is quite a popu lar character in major league base ball this season. There aro only three of them, and recently, strangely enough, alt threo got Into actum the saino day. Wil liam James of the Naps, William II, Jamos of tho .St. louts Browns and Wil liam L. Jamos of tho Boston Braves, are the James boys In the big league this season. The day thoy all worked tne Naps lost to Washington, tho St. Louis man retired with flying colors before his team beat out tho Yankees, whtle the Boston gont walloped the Pirates. Tho Ilonte Cnnilntr Back. McQuillan's routo from tho majors back to tho majors was from the Phillies to the Beds to Columbus to Pittsburgh, and Coveleskle's from the Phillies to the Beds to Chattanooga to Detroit. the Girl You Love play. In Brooklyn' this 'year. Charley's prophecy woii correct, but' from latest reports he Is celebrating no ' holidays with double h'esders on account of it. Fred Merkle. is playing In mid-season form again. That gent very cleverly pulled some deep inside base ball .the other day by kicking a thrown ball so that It would escape the fielder. How ever Umps Klem, who does notappre- elate Inside ball, ruled Merkle out .or Interference, Worry not about our base ball team; soon will' we be able to see Vic Halllgin In action again. We .have 'finally.. agreed that Jack Haskell la the llucrta ot base ball.- West Point h&j defeated the Navy six times at base ball this spring, but It Is said that the ' sad memory , of ',-two in vasions, foot ball ' and base -ball, by Notre Dame still 'exptlls Its fragrance from the campus. - Omaha golfers to the Transmtsslsslppi tournament says the day's eporttnews: May our prayers be ever-faithful when you boy a go to Kay .See, , May our' wishes be the right ones when you piay eacn noie .ana tee, May our luck be ever with- you you will need.lt e'en from me For they say the form ot Harry Legg Is coming o'er tne tea. We . have a wholesome fear that the Ohio river' wJU .become startled at the Cincinnati Red's position1 in the race and flood the city. Well, we can't aay that wobloma Umps Parent for quitting In, Lincoln. We'C quit, too, If we had to work In Lincoln. Popular 'Pastimes. For the girls: Getting an introduction to an athletic hero. . , Even though Charley White Is not a regular champion, he Is acting Ilk one. He is contracting to fo'on the stage. In Topeka. Old BUI Schlpke. modest athlete, by Umps Gaston was kieked out For a show ot pretty temper when he missed a safety clout. But this only goes to show us how some cities gain their fame. And that anything may happen in a Kaw- town base ball game. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE Polo Players Who Clash to right) Major F. W. Barrett, Devereux Milburn, Captain Leslie St. C. Cheape and (below) Montgomery Waterbury. According to the English handicapping, Messrs. Barrett and Cheap are In the highest classification. They aro ten point or limit men. None of the other Englishmen here this year rank so high. The American rating la slightly differ A pleasant way to spend your noon hour, especially during the rainy weather, Is to play chess or checkers at the Omaha Chess and Checker club. The monthly dues are a trifle; the pastime is a clean one and will benefit you, mentally and morally, and the location ot the club Is convenient, being on the third floor ot tho Continental block. Fifteenth and Douglas Btreets. The best players In the club will be delighted to teach you the game ot chess It you are not an expert, or to beat you at It If you are. Now that tho keen edgo of defeat has been somewhat dullled by the passing days, Capablanca and his friends may take comfort In the refloctlon that never before has Champion Lasker been so closely pressed in any International match. Tho Cuban is still young, and he will undoubtedly bo greatly benefited by the experience he has Just gained. lie is' probably causing Lasker more worry than Rubinstein, In spite' of the champion's ap proaching match with the Russian. Roy T. Black, who tied with J. Rosen thal for the New York stuto chess cham pionship, has been declared champion, after winning the first game ot the series ot three arranged to decldo the cham pionship. A misunderstanding concern ing the time limit arose In the second game, after which Rosenthal resigned In favor of Black. Black succeeds C. J. Belhoff and L. B. Meyer, Joint holders of the title lost year. Paul.Johner, former champion of tho Manhattan Chess club, was the leader, at lost accounts, In the gambit tournament In' progress at Baden, near 'Vienna. At that time the leading scoreo were: Johner, SVj; Spfolmnnn, 8; Ret!, Schlechtcr and Tartakower. 7V4;.Breyer, 6.- The greatest surprise in the Metropoli tan Chess League tournament came at the close of the ottfclal' schedule of .games,' in the form'- ot the defat of the hlthertb unbeaten Brooklyn Chess -club. This club lost 'to the Progressive club by it score of BH'to ti. and In. so losing has yielded Its place to tho Progressive club and the Manhattan club, each of which, have a total of sixty-eight games won. These thro 'club have each scored ten and lost one match, and under . trie rules ' the championship Is to be decided on the num ber ot individual games won. This leaves the Brooklyn club out. ot the running. Problem No.; 3tC-B-Kt5. Solved by Dr. J. r. Curtis. Dr. .'J. W.'Brendel. ' H. S. Nielsen, Jacob SassA. L. Joseph, L. E. Mlnler, F C. Sw'earlncen. A:K. Dame, Local Nines Schedule Lively List of Games On Various Diamonds Stors against All Nations, at Rourke park. James Corr against O. D. Klpllngers, second game at Rlvervlew park. Chris Lycks against Shamrocks, sec ond game at Chris Lyck .park. Ia L. Tlnkhama against the Dundee Woolen Reserves, second game, new diamond at Elmwood park. Trimble Bros, against Bemls Park Re serves, second game at Miller park. Auto Row against West End Merchants' at Thirty-second and Seward. Armours at Bennington. Neb. Black Kats at Minden. Ia. . Fontenelle against Blair at Blair. Brown Park Ph'armaoy against Advos, second game at Florence park. Twenty-fourth Street Merchants against Western Auto, first gam at Florence park. Vinton Street Merchants against Ster lings, first game west diamond Fontenelle park. Beacon Press against Bemls Parks, first game at Thirty-second and Dewey ave nue. Townsends at Frcfmont, Neb. Miekel's Vlctrolas against Moose Club, first game at Fontenelle park, east dia mond. Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben against Im 7, 1914. at Meadowbrook ent. Nino points Is the highest handicap here. Lawrence and Montgomery Water bury and Dcveroux Milburn aro nlno polnt players In the United States, but are ranked one point higher In the Eng lish handicap system. According to the concensus of expert opinion, levereux Milburn is the best man on either team. It Is doubtful .If there ever was his bet ter as a polo player. Otto Kruse. F. W. Shlvely. Mrs. R. C. Moore, Howard Ohman, Mrs. L. R, Marr. Tourney problem No. 23. BLACK (four pieces). WHITE (three pieces). 8: 8; 2Q5; 4KtS; firl; 8; Bplk; EKbl. Mate In three. A win by Capablanca. RUY LOPEZ. Capablanca, White, P-K4 Kt-KB3 H-KtB BxKt.... Kt-B3 P-Q3 Janowski, Black. r-K K1QB3 3 P-QR3 4 QPxB K B-QB4 , 6 t B-KK15 ....,'. 7 :.. BxB ..(.. 8 Q-K3 t..i. 9' Castles B-K3 PxB Castles .... Q-K. ...... 10 Kt-Itt r.V..;Vll P-B3 '..".It . Kt-B2 K-Kt.... P-QKt4. P-QR4.. ..13 ,. BxKt ...,11 P-QKt3 "15 BPxP .-16, ..; P-QR1 17,' Q-B4 ... vt Kt-KtS ...19;..,, Kt-K3 SO R-Q3 ...21 K-Kt27 ..,22 Q-Q3 --23 PxP .. 24 KttBS ,25 ; KtxKt ..'.26 QxQP '27 ' K-Kt .. 28 QXP(Q2) 29 :. R-K ...33 , PxP ...31 ............. Reaisms RxB.... P-Kt5... PxP Kt-Q5... P-B4.... R-B2.... Q-B3.... U-Q, P-Ql R.B2..:.... PxP PP.B5...... PxKt p.prlCh.... PxR..' P-Q5 P-Q6....;.. Q-B6 it waa oangtrrous ror uiacK to castlo on the queen's 'side on the ninth turn. The king stands much safer at the other wing of tho board, where whtti enn be. con It aggressive by advancing the KKtP, which mantuvre would be very risky for white. As soon as black had castled whito begins a splendidly conceived at tack. Black lost all chances by allowing his adversary's pawn to occupy his QKt4 square. Ha ought to have captured that pawn under all circumstances and at any price In order toJe able to play P-QB3. Once white 'succeeded In establishing hi knlghtOn,Q5, the game .Decanio hopeless' lor viae, uoinracnis oy. iasKer- perials, first game at Miller park. Jepsen Bros, against Victors at Twenty seventh and Grandnwenoe. Ancient Order ot United Workmen at Woodbine, Ia. .JoAts.m,th against Luxus, second game at Athletlo park, Council Bluffs. Windsor Hotel agaipst Valentines, first game at Fort Omaha. , Dundee Woolen Mills against Alamltos, second game at Fdrt Omaha. , Monmouth Parka against Nebraska Auto Schobl, second 'game "at ' Fontenelle park, east diamond. ' . J. H. Bourgeois company at Papllllon. n agmans against Mogulllans at Twenty-sixth and Martha. King-Pecks against P. O. Hupraobiles at Fort .Omaha this morning. Bnindels Stores again Drexel Shoe, com pany at Fontenelle park this morning. Bjownlng-Klng company against KI1 pstrlcks at Florence park thla morning. South. Omaha Ramblers at Springfield. Independents against Krebb Transfer company, second game at Elmwood "park, old diamond. CHURCH LEAGUE. Standings ot the teams In the Omaha Church Base Ball league, including all games to aiay toiiows men JSSa KfMt f&Bn . Ill Wi L. Pet ,...1 1 .667 ...t 1 .667 ,...1 1 .667 ,...2 1 .667 ....1 1 .667 ...1 2 .333 ...1 2 ,333 ...0 2 ,003 First Methodist.... Ralston Methodist. Hirst Memorial Hanscom Park Methodist. Grace Lutheran Western League Averages TEN OR MORE GAMES. Club IlattlnR. W. I AB. R. H. Pet Stoux CUV K 15 137S 278 419 .306 Denver 24 1441 218 421 .3tt Topeka 13 28 1474 224 427 , 2S9 Omaha 17 21 1272 209 S .237 St. Joseph ,.. 23 17 1336 222 3S4 .27 Des Moines 21 18 1451 216 409 .281 Lincoln 21 22 1503 201 402 .XI Wichita 17 26 K31 201 3S6 .265 Club FleldlnK. G. PO. A. E. Pet Sioux City 42 1119 191 61 .9X Omaha 33 S 463 6? .963 St Joseph 40 1061 557 70 .9J Des Moines 41 1144 510 71 .959 Lincoln 41 1190 164 81 .951 Denver 41 1103 606 78. .964 Topeka 41 10M 538 83.961 Wichita 43 114.) 5X9 101 .915 Individual Battlnsr. G. AB. It H. Pet Rapps, Topeka 23 74 20 35 . 473 LeJtune. Sioux City 40 137 33 63 .46rt Shaw. Des Moines 24 62 6 21 .404 Mullen, Lincoln. 14 149 32 68 .&) Koerner, Topeka Ewoldt. Dea Moines... 42 HW 47 61 .381 .15 37 8 14 .373 3S M S3 65 .377 111 i7 2 10 .370 42 lb9 35 62 .367 41 163 S3 59 .362 SO 114 20 41 .360 30 105 26 37 .353 Jordan, Lincoln. Kane, aioux city Butcher. Denver Thomason, Omaha , bpanr, Denver L.10V4. Lincoln 41 170 2S 69 .347 F. Thomas, Omaha 23 78 15 27 .3(6 UIUUA VllJ ........ Wtf 1W .v.v Schipke, Omaha 35 121 25 41 .339 Crisp, Sioux City 40 132 Jo 44 .333 G. Watson. St Joseph.. 40 156 30 61 .327 Forsythe, Topeka 37 159 35 62 .327 V. Jones, Des Moines,. 42 157 36 61 .325 Cochran. Topeka 42 151 30 49 .325 sritton. st josepn. 40 161 27 C2 .323 O'Rourke, Wichita. Bossolonl. Wichita. Talllon. ToDeka 26 100 15 32 .320 29 142 18 45 .317 42 171 23 64 .316 Pattorson. St Joseph 40 149 31 47 .315 Ward. TODeka , 34 108 21 34 .815 bmun, uioux Jiiy ai in m m .ah Callahan, Sioux City.... 40 147 22 46 .313 Mitchell, Denver Graham, Wichita Miller. Lincoln 30 99 12 31 .313 35 115 20 36 .313 40 144 16 45 .313 Coffey. Denver ... 41 159 27 49 . 308 Nicholson, Wichita 43 173 31 M Relliy. Des Molnos 42 164 X 60 .303 uurreil, les aioines 4. ivt m ti ,wi Haley, Des Moines.., Sterzer. St Joseph.. 31 119 14 36 .303 ,21 43 6 13 .303 16 60 7 18 .300 , 40 150 30 4a -.BOO Gourley, Wichita f ox. at, josepn Block. Denver ST. 129 17 38 .295 R. watson, ot. josepn.. si i si -it .z Hahn, Des Moines 42 173 22 51 .293 McAllister; Topoka 20 ltO 6 i9 .290 C. Clarke, Topeka 12 SI 2 9 .290 Cassldy, Denver 41 167 30 45 .2S7 Barbour. Denver 23 87 16 25 .287 ICrug, Omaha S3 137 34 39 .28 rlrlrm QUm. fltv SB 11(1 ?jJ 51 .5X2 Faye, Denver 39 168 33 47 .280 Chase, Omaha 38 164 22 .279 Jjavis, t josopn m a ss .ai C. French, Denver 23 84 17 23 .273 Zamloch, Denver 10 22 3 6 .273 Bills, Wichita 36 132 17 36 .273 Wokefield. Topeka 85 136 21 87 .272 Cooney, Sioux City 42 102 35 44 .271 Qulllln, Lincoln 44 161 22 43 .267 Andreas, Des Moines.... 34 113 13 30 .26a Breen.-Des Moines 43 166 32 41 .26J Crosby, Omaha 27 69 7 23 .258 iiunter, nes aioines ii G. Ropp, Wichita... 33 122 22 28 .231) McGaftlgan, Lincoln 44 177 28 44 .2S Meyer. Lincoln 31 94 10 23 .245 Davidson, Sioux City.... 34 U 26 29 .241 Wall, St. Joseph 49 140 17 34 .243 faliestak, Omaha 18 54 8 13 .241 Schang, St. Josoph 30 100 9 24 .240 J. French. Topeka 23 105 13 25 .240 Fltislmmons. Wichita... 22 W 7 20 .239 Gear. Topeka 21 6u 4 13 .236 Smith. Lincoln 10 17 4 4 .2i McGce. Topeka...- iC 86 6 20 .233 Fisher, Denver 41 155 20 28 .233 nihi WjehltjL 40 169 20 39 .231 ScoKKins. Lincoln 10 26 2 6 .23? Grlttlth, St. Joseph 17 48 lilgglnbotham,, Topeka.. 10 22 Uurnam. Wichita. 11 22 Maddox, Wichita 10 31 Urnwn Tntlftki .. 1 31 8 11 .229 . 5 .227 2 a .227 4 7 .226 1 7 .226 Henry, Wichita 43 164 27 37 .226 Clancy, umana Lambert, Wichita Collins, Lincoln White, Sioux City AVallft.ce, Omaha , Dessau, Lincoln D. Thomas, St. Joseph. Closman, Omaha Clemona, Wlcnlta , Scnrclber, Lincoln Dowd, Topeka Kinsclla, Des Moines.. StevenBon, Omaha lienor, Lincoln Perry, Wichita Latterty, Des MOInes. Lakatf, Des Moines.... Scott, Wichita.... 35 111 20 25 .223 10 18 1 .Til 44 174 16 38 .218 17 40 6 8 .200 13 31 , 12 31 12 31 11 27 8 6 2 1 3 6 .191 6 .194 6 .191 5 .185 12 60 9 .1M) 33 135 10 23 .171 IS 77 10 12 .156 11 26 3 4 .163 10 26 4 4 .153 SO 83 6 13 .145 10 23 11 10 2 2 .150 . 3 .115 . S .107 1 2 ,U . .. .ow 13 3 10 24 11 23 Folrcloth. TopeKa l'ltcliluir Records. g. lp. h. bb.so.wp.w. 1. pet Schrelber. Den.10 37 40 14 16 1 2 Ol.UX) Hogan, S. City. 3 23 SO 13 9 1 2 0 1.000 Oaspar. 8. C 8 68 86 19 36 4 1 1 .So Lakaff. D. M. 14 74 69 38 36 2 4 1 .800 Adams, St. Joe. 7392827 20 641 . SW Gaekell, Den...l0 78 69 21 34 2 7 2 .778 Pursell, St Joe.10 42 38 2J 32 5 3 1 .778 Willis, Omaha 7 43 36 31 16 2 3 1 .760 King Denver... 9 67 67 23 3 6 2 .714 Thomas, St, J. 13 88 90 19 23 1 6 3 .607 Scott, Wichita 11 67 72 19 21 6 4 2 .667 vithr S. C... 1 44 43 23 20 8 4 2 .667 Slttttery' D.M.. 5 28 42 17 14 7 2 1 .667 HartngttiT Den. 3 28 18 8 22 . 3 1 .C67 Scosslns, Lin. ll bo yd u w . j Klnsella, D. S1.12 7 86 21 39 2 5 3 rinvia H nitv 9636626 42 153 .65 .623 .625 .6'W .WO .00 .600 .671 ! Lambert. Wich.10 65 61 22 16 4 3 2 Leem. s. city. f 2 r Grover, Omaha 6 42 37 SI 2o 1 3 2 Tipple, Omaha 6 30 23 16 21 . 3 2 Folrcloth Top.12 68 63 20 14 1 4 3 Ehman. Lin... .10 64 71 18 24 1 4 3 671 636 645 Dessau, Lin. .10 84 28 37 i o ; Stoner, St. J. 13 81 99 39 63 3 C 6 .5 Zamloch. Den..lO 60 55 41 25 4 5 6 .5 White. 8. Clty.12 82 91 24 32 . 4 4 .5 .500 500 Jordan. Ltn. .10 72 67 30 33 1 2 3 .300 Bell. St. Joe... I u K it u i ' .ow Stevenson. Om.10 67 64 20 26 2 S 2 .600 Collier. D. M.. 7 25 22 20 24 6 2 2 .600 Wetzel. Den... 5 31 42 14 21 1 1 1 .o00 rinmn. Dm. 12 t6 89 32 28 3 4 6 , 4ij 'Lafferty, D. M.12 8i 89 32 28 3 4 6 .441 Durham. Wlch. 0 t7 81 20 17 1 4 5 .441 Brown. Topeka 12 91 63 36 49 8 4 b .4W U.gbtm, Top,. 8 46 62 28 21 1 2 3 .100 , Clarke. Wlch.. 8 44 67 37 31 . 2 3 . 401 Cooney, Lin... 8 30 22 18 23 . 2 3 . 400 horrv- Wlrhita.ll 16 67 40 26 1 O iMl t IUrK, TOpcKa. il UJ AO o - . , Mbgrldge, D.M. 7 46 66 17 25 6 2 4 .333 Wltta. Denver. 7 34 38 13 24 1 1 2 .333' . e. rt ort 1l j1 O , A UV1 .Duffy St. Joe.. 6 32 41 25 17 1 1 2 .333 Mitchell, uen., asooii.i Smith. Lin 11 65 61 20 27 1 2 5 .2S6 Maddox, Wlch. 9 81 17 23 2 2 6 .j0 Luhrsen. S. C. 8 35 43 20 19 4 1 S .230 McGrath. Top 9 46 67 33 26 6 1 4 .200 Glaze. St. Joe.. 6 36 49 12 13 1 . 5 .030 House. Omaha. 5 17 27 13 12 .. 2 .003 Hicks. Omaha.. 6 19 19 10 11 .. 1 .003 ' American League Averages Clnb nattlns. W. L. AU. R. H. Pet. ....25 15 1,456 206 385 .264 ,...25 18 1.413 155 349 . 247 ,..,2$ 16 1.3JS 174 344 .216 ...14 27 1.S53 134 308 .223 ...21 19 1,315 131 297 .233 ...19 22 1,324 118 233 .2 ...18 23 1,373 123 S01 .221 ...17 23 1.251 1D0 272 .217 Philadelphia . Detroit Washington .. Cleveland .... St. Louts Boston Chicago New York Clnb Fieldlnir. O. PO. A. E. Pet Phlladelnhla 44 1.199 653 70 .962 St. Louis 42 1.118 620 67 .961 New York o l.usi Kt u .9tl .Detroit 1.15 633 75 .9W Boston 1.13 531 75 .931 Cleveland 43 U09 644 77 .355 Wash ngton i.m k Chicago 4S 1,16 601 89 .931 Individual Dotting-. n ap i) tr r.t-. Cr.tnrA natmlt Il'lfd's SS 341 Oldrlng, Philadelphia S3 123 30 43 .SS6 Coveleakle, Detroit 11 27 .. 9 .333 C. Walker, St Louis 43 145 2 4 43 .331 Baker, muaaeipnia u iw a w .xa i. odd. uetroii a ivu a a .u TJ. nhll.alnhla 1A M 7 KU tlf.' W..hlMvnn It 1M M U 31. ... . (XI . . UU.IIHQ.UHI . ..II . vw ' Jackson. Cleveland 43 163 21 48 .211 Martzeil, isew ior .tu in i .n . . n, . j a, ... . . . I ieuveu. cieveiana -t oo n .ua Wh(ntrinn 14 1 fTT Rl &V: Mclnnls. Philadelphia. ;!!44 164 31 60 .303 IMtchlnR Records, All nltehera who have Ditched eighteen or more innings: g. ip. n. DD.so.wp,w. i. pci. Pennock. Phil.. 45 34 18 28 x 3 . LouO U J. James. C.10 26 SO a 11 . 1 . 1.0uo Wyckoff. Phil. 12 7S 63 47 SO 6 6 1 .k31 Plank, Phil U 6560 837261. 133 Fisher. NY 6 W. James. 8. L10 63 Hall, Detroit... 10 39 Boehtlng. Wash 9 73 Ayera, Wash... 16 76 Caldwell, N. Y.ll 80 Leonard, Bos.. .13 84 Main, Detroit... 9 80 Bender, Phil.... 8 47 Engel. Wash... 10 Steen. Clev 5 32 Dauss, Detroit. 15 96 Weilman, St. L.12 84 Johnson, Wash.13 99 G. Foster. Bos.12 73 Dubuc. Detroit. 11 79 Hamilton, 8. L.12 88 Scott Chicago. 13 78 Benz, Chicago.. 12 80 Mcllale, N. Y,. 6 53 Shawlsoy, Phil. 9 66 Gregg, Clev 9 38 Taylor, St. L... 6 25 J, BUBh, Phil.. .12 61 I: haw, Wash... .13 70 Covcleskte, D...1J 75 Bedlent, Bos. ..13 73 Hagsrman, C...13 85 B'mg'dner, S.L.13 69 A. R. J'nson. B. 6 42 Clcottc. Chi 15 102 48 12 30 3 4 1 .HO 62 38 27 4 6 2 .760 30 16 11 1 3 1 .750 78 M 36 3 5 2 .714 50 12 47 2 7 3 .700 55 .20 31 . 7 3 ,700 54 34 64 . 6 3 .t7 57 26 23 3 4 2 .667 60 21 S3 . 4 2 .167 23 29 7 3 2 1 ,Ko7 27 3 8 . 3 1 -667 W JS 46 3 1 4 .m 67 27 35 3 5 3 .635 71 16 64 3 8 6 .613 66 17 34 . 6 4 . 68 28 35 2 5 4 .503 66 21 27 1 6 6 .545 57 17 42 1 6 6 .f00 61 IS 3S 2 6 5 .60) 48 10 IS , 3 3 .:00 63 16 23 , 2 2 . 600 85 22 -35 2 i 2 .6W 16 14 8 . 2 2 .600 67 82 39 1 6 6 . 455 61 31 43 2 4 5 .444 62 29 41 2 4 6 .444 77 22 30 . 3 4 .429 73 41 45 5 5 7 .417 40 20 2S 1 2 3 .tUO 32 9 11 . 2 3 . 400 , 71 19 37 1 4 7 .364 I R6 38 46 4 3 7 .301 60 11 27 3 3 7 .SW 84 16 21 . 3 7 .323 35 10 18 1 1 4 .2W 63 21 IS 1 1 5 .167 72 30 44 3 1 7 .125 .40 11 8 . . 3 .m 2S 6 8 . . 3 .000 33 14 11 1 . 2 .0J0 24 10 12 .. 2 .0J1 22 15 16 3 . 1 .003 W. Mitchell, C.15 76 Russell, Chi. ...13 71 Collins, Boston.12 74 Schulz, N. Y... 6 2S Blandlng, Clev,12 49 Keating, N. Y..10 72 Warhop, N. Y.. 8 46 R. M'hell. S. L. 6 27 Collamerc. C... 8 37 Brown, Phil.... 6 24 Fabcr, Chi 7 26 National League Averages TEN OR MORE GAMES. Clnb Bnttlnir. W. L. AB. R. H. Pet New York 23 13 1207 170 327 . 271 Brooklyn 18 19 1212 141 324 . 267 Philadelphia 17 20 1269 15S 334 . 263 Cincinnati 36 17 1356 187 353 .260 Pittsburgh .21 17 1305 151 320 .245 Chicago 21 22 1479 72 356 .241 St. Louis 21 24 1638 161 367 .233 Boston 11 26. 1256 105 233 .223 Clnb Fielding. G. PO. A. B. Pet, Boston 38 9S7 609 66 .963 St. Louis 47 1313 661 73 . 964 New York 36 917 491 E .953 Cincinnati 44 1171 680 75 .959 Pittsburgh. 40 1076 624 68 . 939 Brooklyn 37 975 461 62 .959 Chicago 45 1262 682 102 .917 Philadelphia 37 992 468 93 .940 Individual Bnttlnir. Cl 11) 1) XT CUV., Hummel, Brooklyn... 14 34 6 15 ..' .411 aiion, urooKiyn 37 148 IS 54 X .3t55 G. Tlllrna. Nw Vrtflr 9ft 1 V AR 11 o Byrne, Philadelphia.. 27 103 14 35 1 349) Blberfeld. nmnlclvn..1S r i 11 nil Wingo, St Loul 25 70 9 24 6 343 J. Wagner, Pitts 38 140 19 47 7 . 336 Cravath, Phlla 37 138 24 45 8 .820 Clark, Cincinnati 42 109 13 65 3 .321 Bresnahan, Chicago.. 26 69 9 22 6 .319 inujers, ntw xorK...w 93 8 30 1 .315 Daubert, Brooklyn. ..82 124 20 39 8 .815 T.nhr Phllnrialrthla 57 ILK ni AR It 1rt Gibson, Pittsburgh.. .40 116 10 16 1 !310 i-neian. cnicago 17 Z3 1 7 .. ,33t Groh. Cincinnati 39 129 20 69 7 .803 Gonzales, Cincinnati.. 20 30 6 9 1 .300 Grant, New York.... 15 60 8 15 .. .300 l'ltchlntr Records. Tnnhlriaa nit nlt,h.. hn V. n ... eighteen or moro Innings. tr. In h Hh me wn ... 1 nnf Allen, Brk 62328 13 6030 LOOO Math'son, N.Y..11 81 80 9 12 0 8 2 .800 Aitchlson, Brk.. 8 62 62 23 23 0 41 .800 v-oopor, 1-HIS...1Z 8 SI SO SI 2 7 3 .778 Yingllng, Cln...U 71 66 21 36 2 7 2 .778 Choney, Chi.... 17 120 84 63 64 7 8 3 .750 Tesreau, N.Y... 9 70 51 19 39 1 5 2 .714 Ames, Cln 12 81 60 S3 43 1 7 8 .7(X1 McQ'llan. PlttS.14 86 81 19,30 0 6 3 .067 Doak, St L.....11 67 45 36 27 8 4 2 .687 Douglass, Cln. ..11 46 36 18 16 2 4 2 .667 Marquard, N.Y. 8 66 62 7 fl' 1 4 2 .W Gonzelm'n, Pts.10 28 16 16 11 3 3 1 .B'tf isenton. Cln 16 8S 61 28 41 4 6 4 .too Pffiffai- Ttflr Irt AT t Hl A rA, . j M M v o .vw Vaugn. Chi 9 Kfi S7 an m k a m James, Bos 8484222 17 033 .600 Mayer, Phlla...lO 82 88 26 29 1 6 4 . 663 ' Sallee. St. I. 11 ?I1 IU ?J m n a r u( Alexander, Phll.13 94 93 18 44 0 6 5 !645 ""ciiuci, K,m.,i& ii id 12 s v ( ,6og Marshall, Phila.ll 69 66 26 27 2 3 8 .600 Crutcher. Bos. .10 61 68 20 13 J 8' 8 .600 Perritt, St.L.... 9 70 692227188 .600 Fromme. N.Y..11 32 36 14 18 1 2 2 . 600 Gelner. fit. I. s e a 12 1 1 t kjyi Zabel, Chi 7 36 28 17 18 0 1 1 .600 Demaree. N.Y,. 96768 17 23146 .414 C.Adams, Plus. 13 SO 67 12 26 1 4 6 .400 Davenport. Cln. 7 43 28 26 23 0 3 3 .400 Rucker, Brk.... 5 31 39 69023 .400 Robinson, St.U12 91 72 22 18 0 4 7 .364 Reulbach, Brk.. 13 S3 74 26 40 0 4 8 .333 Tylor. Bos 10 69 71 27 29 0 3 6 .3 Jacobs, Phlla... 7 32 42 13 12 1 1 2 . 333 HeAfi linn a?19- 14A1 ,M Humphries, Chi. 11 48 65 6 15 0 2 6 '.2S3 x-ierce, m IV w 2 ZJ o 2 5 .286 Rudolph. Bos. ..11 83 82 22 24 3 2 6 .250 Oeschger. Phil.. 9 36 38 14 10 8 1 8 .250 Hageman. St U 8 41 38 16 16 4 1 4 .209 Harmon, Pitts.. 7 89 43 12 12 1 1 4 .3)0 Ragan. Brk 9 49 47 27 13 0 1 6 .167 Perdue, Bos 4 21 34 64104 .000 Rowan, Cln 8 33 35 7 12 0 0 3 .0VJ Phnlmara Phil . 3 18 9! IK 1 n a nnn Cocreham. Bos. 6 21 21 17 7 0 0 1 ,'ono u looie, ntts.. ft vo Z3 ll ll o 0 1 .000 Cnrds Release Poppejr. Manager Friel of the St Paul club, nowr at Indianapolis, has purchased Pitches Popper from the St. Louis Nationals. 1 Blood Tonic Has I Important Meaning1 Puts the Right Sort of Vim Where Most Needed. 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