4 S THE OMAHA SUNDAY BKE: AUGUST 23, 1914. I RICKS BECAUSE HE HAS TO JOHNSON FOR CLEAN CAME John McOraw Bu a Few Things to , Say ReUtive to the Umpires. OUGHT ( TO BE FIRED OUT Bill Kim el Ibe Aalr Mas Who F.e ' rape the Wnlt of lb Maa aer of the N Verb Ra tional Leaaae. Tram. nt FH.K ti. HF.KK. NEW TOJIK. Aug. 21-John MeUraw, who lfaVh (Slant Whenever the um pire lt htm Into th ball park, irlihi It to be pcfblicly known that It Isn't hla fault that he' been chased oft th field o often tl.li for. It's the fault of the umpires., "Aa to the umpiring In the National tongue this year well. It'a something Awful." renin rka John. "At leant four of these fclK-ws holding job In the Na tional league to.lny. are totally unfit for the .'ohg. They ought to be fired." John (ell in that he firmly resolved during the winter to ilt heckling w,th tho mnp're. 'and to act Ilk a nh'e, re tired, Christian gentleman on the hall field ana off. "Hut lihw can a fellow keep au h a resolve , Hh such umpiring?" queries John. "I meant to treat 'em rlrht and tx'l kick, but soino of the ruling of these fellow would force a legless man to kk. Pay. It something wful." 'If John, and and lrk at heart, became of the "tr.laerabla" umpiring In hla league were moved to rhyme to case hi -liinc heart, he'd probably explain It ftii. way:. - Urlfla ! Poeir). Thev made m what t am today, " f hof.e they're eillsiMed. I mewnt to be o nice and good. Oh, Lorrty. how I tried. I dUIn t want to crap with them. I warned to be chum. ' But how can such be posaibi. When thee rhapa are surh .John explanation called althl In -le.-j , i Irokaacema to gum up the Na tional Irhsue, attuatlon to quite a great extent. . It contradicted what moat of tho other m. nmner In the Iraguo have a.ild ubotif th. umpire, tlenrge Mailing of the graves. I one of these manager. A number of weeks ngo Oeorge came right out la the oin and ald the limps were favoring the Clanta. Jim Qaffney, owner of the club, backed him up and together they made a protest to President Tener. '"'..- Some folk. 'especially those who be long cm teams that the (Hants be; with t riuency and vigor, seemed to think that there Was a lot In what fulling charged. Certain sections of . tamlom have been thinking that way for aome lime. And now1 conic McQraw wIth a screech that asserts that 'the umps am punk to tha extreme degree, and that tney jab the harpoon "Into hla' club whenever they get half k chant. ' t Oddlly of th Atark. There one' little oddity, about John attack on. the National league ataff of umpires..-M doocn't flay mil Klem. In fact, he says BUI la tha beat umpire In this wide, . wide, world. Thl statement win sQrprl a number of people who re call that John and Bill weren't so Chummy last year or In tha other rears, and that -John wasn't murmuring any extravagant f prats , concerning Willi, llowsvar. there may be a reason to wit: John-Mctlrfw , and Will- Klra ' were among the-gang that toured tha world last .winter.. Daring the long day on shipboard some of the tourists mingled In poker 'battles. Bill Klem soon dem onstrated, that. he was the best little poker Player aboard ahlp. Long before tha crowd started on the' homeward swing. Bill, -according-to Larry Doyle, fellow tourist; had all -the .loose cuh aboard hlpVi '" , "pt co'ur," ; says Larry, "we didn't stop playing.' We Just kept on, and when we lost w gave Bill our I. O. IVa. When till landed h had a bunch of these I. O. U.'s, and sum of them aren't paid yet." la 'It possible that John played poker with Bill? ' 1 President of American League Long Adrocate of High Grade Ball. BOSS MORE OE LESS FEARED Disciplinarian 'I Strict aa Krll. Doers and Make Tkem Toe Ike MarkMake Rales Agale.it Klrklaar. Coming Foot Ball r- Season Has Best '.' Outlook of Years . t '. . .. ..-., , . NHW YORK. Aug. Itl-Kor tueny re, sou the 'oot ball season of 1914 Is likely to be one of the beat In year. In the tlrrj placa many intersoct tonal contest, including . the Michigan-Harvard gam will attract attention, and Vulo and . frjnreton . expect to dedicate their new Medium. Then the change In the rules uaderwhlch the teams will play are lm. purtatit In, at leakt oue respect that re gkruug coaches, The tnet'.iods of traiu Ing will be materially different among seinfe ot the 'teams, with the coaches sit ting en-the side lines with no opportu- Tiltyto' engineer the play aa they hnve In th pasL.'.Thei'o hua always been a rule -ipgnft coaehlng from th aids I'nf. but that has .been honored more - Us the 'tre'acli then In the obaervanc. ' : Thl 'yar the coaches ' will be obliged to tU k (o he' benches, nnd no one will erniitted .to ,wnder,up and down the s'do lln.-v which Is a mighty good thing for-tHo sport. There have been team In jthepkst which have been directed from the lines. "beyond fiut-stiou,' and the cap tahi liv tmn drilled to watch for slg- "oala aa to the plays. This year the duty !of th; uoache will have to be tv teach , the , how to play foot ball, and then eit and watch them do It., Ot course, :ilre will be remarks between tbe halves, tut once put on the Krldlron. the men wil'have to u thtlr own brain That vhanera. ar nerennurv In tt kmi-iI,- Mill be eajliy'unt)rratood when one atops to- consider m hat would happen If 51c fJnw left the Ulants to thulr fat one a gam . was begun. , Antelopes Come t Sunday for Five - Games with Omaha Davy Lloyd and his rejuvenated Link wlu eater Omaha Sunday for a erl of (iv games, i The Links have beeg put ting up a niftr artlcl of balf lately asd Dava haa aspirations of emaaatlog Sieorge' Stalling during th neat month and a half. . Two game will be played - Sunday. Roy Eandera. leading pitcher ' of 'the league In th percentage column. hl endeavor to throttle th Links In n gam. : Tha first gain Sunday will t-e rall4 at o'clock Monday will be UJIe' day. All gainei called at t o'clock xctft th doubla bill. " kroalc laatltailoa NEW YORK. Aug. 22. Hyron Bancroft Johnson, president of th American league, ha been a strong advocate of clean base ball ever since the days when he wrote pieces for a Cincinnati news paper. Johnson, by the way, wo a noted Journallet long before he became a sport ing critic. Horn In Ohio, he was educated In the public achnol and at colleur, after which he became a cub reporter, lie made rapid progress, one of hi best hit being the description of m lynching bee over In Kentucky, which placed him at the head of the staff of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. Johnson covered John L. Hulllvan' fUht wit Jake Kllrnin and Jim Corbett with splendid remilu. He became so deeply Intt-rratcd In sporting events that he toi.k entire charge of his department lie soon turned to the national game and becan-0 widely known as a fearless critic. It w Jihnon's hohbv even then to core the kickers and rowdies on the ?:a frond, for he believe that base ball should lie free from unanortamanllke tac tics. Johnson wss th leading base ball scribe In Cincinnati when Charles A. Comlskey was appointed manager of the Rcda by the lata John T. Brush. Commy and Ban became boaom friends and to gether they originated the plan to or ganise another major circuit to divide public patronage with the National league. Uoabled t'p. When Comlskey engagement with th Cincinnati club ended Johnson doubled up with the "Old Roman'' In forming th American It-ague. That was nesrly fif teen years sgo and the circuit was con fined to western cities. Tha scheme was so successful thst Johnron conceived th idea of expanding th new organisation by taking In the present eastern cities. Co mlskey rolled up a fortune as owner of the Chicago White Sox and Johnson was elected president of tho new league for twenty. flv years at an annual salary said to be 121,000. "Clean base ball" was Johnson's motto from. the outset, snd h has fought on those lints ever since. Bom persons call him a ctar, but .not In th sens of h unfalr, bullying dictator. Johnson Is a mild mannered, even tempered, keen wltted man who means Just what he says. He believes In a square deal. At no time has he been accused of dishonorable meth ods In managing his league and In serv ing as a member of the National commis sion. He Is highly regarded by every club owner In the major and minor leagues, who have perfect confidence In his In tegrity, Johnson I Feared, Johnaon la feared by evil doer. He la a strict (Maclpllnaiian, and th players In the American league are well aware of this fact. When he announced that h would close all American leagu park and sunpend salaries If th ball players went out en strike, those who know Johnson - Intimately were sure "that h waant bluffing. If the strike had not been settled at the laat moment, John son would have made good hla threat, and It la generally believed that many of tha American league players would have refusod to obey th order to walk out. The suoo, s of th American league can be ascribed to Johnson's courageous lead ership. He has ruled with an lion hand, but always for the best Interests of the sport Itself. In supporting his umpire staff he haa displayed charactcrUtlc loyalty. He never has wavered In carry ing out his policy that has made the American league gamea Immensely popu lar. In Detroit. recently several Washington players lost their heads. Morgan, tho ycung second bgseman, threw a handful of dirt In Umpire Sheridan's eyes and received . a blow In the face from that veteran official. Catcher Alnsworth not only assaulted Bherldan, but also climbed Into the grandstand to punch a fan. Johnson hurried to Detroit from league headquarters In ChK-ago and Investigated. He sussiended both players, but Old not penalise the umire. Why? Because ther wss sufftcent proof that Morns' alone was to blame for starting the rumpus. Furthermore, Johnson had abso lute confidence In Bherldan. Rrtose to Re lnfloeared. - In spile ot the wild threats of another players' strike If Sheridan was ' not severely disciplined, the American league boas decided the case la accordance with hla own Ideas, refusing to be Influenced In any way. In short, he proved to the players who are members ot the frater nity thst he didn't Intend to allow thm to run the sport. He had weakened in the slightest degree discipline would have been thrown to tha winda. "The umpire ar honest and human," says Johnson, "and they do their level tnt. They cannot please everybody when they make close decisions. They render there decisions as they see th plsya re gardless of th consequences and they dis play commendable fcarlesaneea. Th rules passed by the 'two major leagues prohibit kicking against rulings which ar based upon Judgment An umpire cannot reverse such decisions. Only In th cases of tec hertalltes can the captain of a team protert to the umpire. Then It it Is found that a decision has heen mado contrary to th rules the uair must reverse himself. "W hsve mad the rules against kick ing so plain that ther Is no alternative. Flayers who find fsilt with rulings by umpires behind th plat or on the bases are out of order and should be sent to th bench.- Base ball couldn't live a day with out umpires. If the plsyers war per mitted to compel umpires to change their decisions the ram would b a sorry mess. Base bsll fans should remember that th visiting team la entitled to a square deal at all times. Home umpiring. J eo-nlled before it was abolished, alwaya hurts base call. Not to favor of Ktvklosr. "la my opinion. H per cent ot the great bas ball publlo doss not favor kicking. Fans who know th meaning ot sports manship want to see games won or lost on their merits. Of course there Is ex citement over close decision, but that Is part of the game. A decision must go one way or the other. If It Is agalnat the hum club, th fans should remember that it It had gone the other way th visitors would hav been equally of fended. In th long rua a team breaks about even on tha close veodtcta." Mack Signs Two More Pitchers FHl LA DELPHI A, Aug. S.-In prepa ration for th numerou double-header on th schedule of the Philadelphia Amer loan League team. Manager Mark yester ay signed two new pitchers. Jenaon of th New Haven team of the Eastern as sociation, and Ktrliker, a former Trl Btat player who has been with the I Chambersburg, Ba., team. He also re called t atcher McAvoy from the Balti more Internationals. The Injury suffered by Catcher Ijipp on', Thursday left the local team with only Hturgts. a young ster, to sssist Schang In the receiving end. Two games with Ht. I-ouIh ro on th card here today and duiiMe-h-ader are scheduled with the same team on Monday and Tuesday next. Brickley to Coach . Virginia Foot Ballists aiin Jones Takes Charge of St. Louis Feds T. LOCIS. Mo., Aug. 21-Flelder Jones, former msnager of the Chicago Americans snd -later president of th Northwestern tesgu, arrived her to lsy snd took charge of th St Louis federal league team. ' - Jones did not sign a contract with the local Federals IsVt week, ss he did not care to sign a contract (a long aa he wa Identified with the organised base ball. He ha since resigned th presi dency of the Northwestern league. Western League Averages '.Wi r, V. - ) V 1 i Y 1 II I II x lis A 7P4 1 ?V Ml V W ',), -f. ! itn .- V si orJr-:,'.'.',;wy - -c. - , i -. t.tf i- ! CAPTAIN CHARLES BRICKLEY OF HARVARD FOOT BALL ELEVEN CHARLOTTE V1LLE, Va., Aug. 5. The Virginia eleven I to have the services of the famoua Captain Brickley of the Harvard foot ball squad as coach during the early training days. Later Brickley will be forced to depart to Join the Harvard eleven, but his Instruction for even bo short a period of time 1b expected to prove Invaluable to Virginia's foot ball men. Brickley Is spending his vacation In the Blue Ridge camp, which is conducted by a brother of Joe. Wood, the head coach of the Old Dominion eleven. It was through Wood that th otferiwas put to Brickley, and the renowned halfback and drop kicker. promptly accepted. LEJEUNE LEADS WESTERN Sioux City Slugger Still Maintains Supremacy with the Willow. HOBLITZEL LEADS AMERICANS Two Former National Leagu era at tke Top Brooklyn lias rive' Batters Among First Teat In the National. MOTORCYCLES MAKE RUN IN THE ROCKIES I. f- Y. . . u. 1 1 Tl 1 . - . . . - 1 ' 4 lie iiarujr uiunj. ui ccuch y muunvaia canary," as ha Is called by the natives, has nothing on the motor cycle when It comes to desert and mountain travel, On July S, at Phoenix, Arts., a of sixteen motorcyclists awaited the signal that would start them on the 14T mile race to Prescott. Only those who know the Rockies can have any concep tion of what these nenT fellows Were tackling. At the crack of th pistol, with e snorting and popping, they were off. Out of Phoenix and away across the Larry Lejeune. Sioux City, stIU lesds the battlna in the Western league. His average Is .3M. Then comes Jordan, Lin- trail they went coin, .3T4; Magrldgu, Tna Moines, .850; The rac was won by Ellie Wilson on Hchllebner, Omaha. .348: Kane, Sioux an Indian, who drove th entire 147 City, .S44; St. Joseph, .311; Koerner, To-Jmlles In four hours and twenty-nine mln peka, .XW; Butcher. Denver,' .538; Thoma- I utes. A cloae second was Lorenzo Bo!do son, Omaha. .334: Congalton. Omaha. .334. ! on an Indian, time four hours and thirty Denver, with .196, and Sioux Oily, with .291. ! nln minutes. William Oertge via .third lead In club hitting. O. Watson, St. j on a Thor, time four hours and forty-flv Joseph, leucls In stolon bases, with forty- I minutes, and fourth cam Al Rhodes on nine. leading pitcher are, Oasper. Sioux i a Harley-Davidson. City, nineteen and four; Oaakell, Denver, nlnetern und eight; rltericr, BU Joseph, twenty-one and nine. Two former national leaguers are lead ing their colleagues on the American league In hatting, according to averages published here todttly. , IMc k Iloblltaell, now with Luatin Is the top notcher, with a percentage of -3U7 for the twenty games he piaed, . and Mike Mitchell In the score ot games hehas plsytd with Wash ington Is next with JJ72. Then follow All four winners had enulnbed their mount for this terrific test with Fire stone tires. That men ot anion experience should select Flrestones to see them through their hardest grinds certainly speaks' volumes for the reputation ot these tires..--And that Firestone tire should carry them all to winning, places proven) on. what high and firm merit the Firestone reputation Is built. ,. , . Nothing; Left. The steamer rolled and pitched in th mountainous waves, and Algy was very seanic-k.- -' loah boy," he groaned, "promts me you. will send my remains to my people." An hour passed. "Deah boy," feebly moaned Algy, "you needn't bother about sending ray remains home there won't b any. Boston Transcript. V (lab Battlosr. TWENTY OAMBJ OR MORE. ,' Cluh. W. U T. AB. R. It. Pet Denver 7" 62 t 4314 V7 Btoux City 74 47 1 40ns 711 Ft. Joseph ill 13 .. 4119 tS43 Omaha oS 1 4148 Topeka : 4" 74 .. 4-! tea Molne SO 61 3 4.-Tt 03 Wichita 49 72 1 4I' 5fJ Lincoln 5 0 i 33 499 1271 1201 llr 1141 112 lira 10P8 1016 .295 .2!3 .'M .rrt .275 .273 -K4 .204 American League Averages Clab Batlloar. TWENTY GAMES OR MORE. Clob Flrldlaa. Club. O. PO. A. E. Pet Ploux City 132 rwi ie;3 1 -'l De Moines V 3WS li"47 216 ."'7 Denver 124 3141 14 TJ2 . Omshn Ill 3:93- Ui 2) Ar3 Tsr'el a 123 32 7 15 6 2"t .9 -3 Lincoln 121 32 1577 U3 E2 Pt. Joseph.. in 32? 4 154 4 237 .S-l Wichita 122 3-IS 1714 273 . 948 Individual Battlns. O. ...1W 3M 93 SO 19 li4 27 479 ft 414 70 40 lf 432 M 4S 4!9 473 2S" 20G , 40i 4'.7 448 aw 323 4K8 471 166 4' M 4M 97 243 PS0 3 502 77 2 48 304 89 Player. Leleune, .1 C..'.. Jordan Lincoln.. MocTldirc, D. M . , . . , 2f Schllcbner. Omiha.. ? Kane, Eloux City.. .121 Pattercon. St. J 111 Koerner; Topoka 173 Putcher, Denver 113. Thnmnson, Omnha. 113 Congalton, Omaha. 118 Coffey, I?nver 124 Eddlnnton. Tenver. . Mi'chell. Denver 9 Bsird.. Ptoux City. -.113 Pills Wichita 111 W. -Tones. D. M......121 LattlmoT, Toneka.. P Rapps, Topeka 93 Korrythe, Topeka.. lt lloyd. Unco!n.....U7 Krucser, Omnhh.... S1" P O'Rourke, Wlcli.-W Fox, St Joseph 121 R. Williams, St. J.. 7 Callahan. S C 1W Hahn. te Moines.. 12B Ppahr, Denver....... 71 Ward. Omaha 87 Nicholson. Wichita. 119 4" 77 Block, Denver 10S 3R8 Smith. Bioux City.. .108 Sterxer, t J Hhw,'In Moines.. S2 F. Thomas, Omaha.lOg Caartdy, Denver 124 Zamloch. Denver.... 23 Krug. Omaha 121 Murphy. 8. C Haley, U- M Rch'jke, Omaha.. Fa ye. Denver O. Watson. Pt .1. P. Crahnm. Wlch. Fisher.- Denver.... McCarty, Denver.. Crisp, Bloux City.. Prltton, 8f. J ..... . Hunter, D. M Davldmn, 8. C. Cochran.- Topeka.. Miller.. Linccln Possolonl. Wichita.. S3 Fltsiiimmons, Wlrh. 8 J. Clarke. S. C. 1CT LaFlamber. Top.... 17 Tallinn. Topeka... Burrell, D. M Cooney, S C. P-cogglns, Lincoln Bchang, Ht. J R. Watson, Pt J....120 Blackbume. Lincoln 27. C. Clarke. F. C 32 Pettlgrew, 8t.' J 41 Kernon, Topeka '. 28 Andreas. D, M 7t Preen, Des Moines. 124 Rdslgl. Topeka 27 Barbour. Denver.... 101 Harrington. Den... McAllister, Omaha. Ewaldt. D. M d. Rapp. Wichita.. King, Denver Oear. Topeka J. O'Rourke, S. C Wall, Pt J , Wakefield, Toiieka Mrflaf fig-an, Lin... Ochs. Wichita.... Orlffltri. Pt J Ehman, Lincoln.. Collins, Lincoln. t. Qulllln, Lincoln... Hartford. D. M... Crosby. Omaha... Allen. Lincoln Henry, Wichita... Maddox, Wichita. Meyer, Lincoln... !nmn. Lincoln All. R. H. SB. Pet 1P1 23 .48 '15 141 1M 146 19 150 1M S3 S 130 l?.2 1'2 84 10, 1M 148 R2 li7 145 75 117 154 72 S3 142 112 Club. Philadelphia leirott Washington Cleveland ... it. Lous Ponton IIIR'IHO New York... W. U 72 SH 66 i5 M 51 37 63 fs 61 47 (A 58 AB. J-.77 3.-.4J t,M'i 3iS68 818 3.V0 If. Pet. 979 .29 9I 877 fU f-44 8;-3 M7 .27 .247 -24s .240 ,2.9 .!. .2U8 K. Pet. 144 . li 173 112 2-ft 210 11 m 60 61 Clab FlrldlBH. Club. n. PU. A. llton Ill 3 AJi 1 li ittuelphla 1 1 j 3"3; 141U iScw Vork 114 14i.' v il niK'.on Ill L.i.J 13,8 In troll Ill i I7w .st. Louis ill tLf.fi H'.S CuicRgo 114 3.-4 15K7 C. eve. and Ill IMl Indlvldaal Halting;. Club. O. Pu. A. B-Prt. Ho.u.uzcl. iwston .. 20 b6 6 25 6 . 879 M. Aiitclitll, a!,h. 20 18 8 M 2 jucksun, Cieve 94 3-i7 51 l7 18 C'uuti. I'e.rult 64 ISj 3J 3 16 -3911 K. coll. lis. Plula... Ill 7 41 3'4 t tucker, Pnila 11 1 4J1 (.7 1 19 11 I'll: .'res. ' 45 lui 24 62 1 .34s I fci-eaker, Ltuion... 11' a.- W l-S 29 3'4 'Crawford, Ue.roit. 114 4JI 52 1M 18 .841 KUclnnis. Pn la U2 4.U c2 IM 14 ml r turner. Ciilcsgu. Hi 221 24 61) 2 C, W acker, ts. I. . . 107 J, i 53 113 19 Pitching; Record. Piuyer. U. Ab. It II. Sb.Prt. l.a.Mci,!, Chi... 11 30 21 8 9 3 1 .. l.fr"J Coori-r, Bobton. 8 21 W 12 10 4 1.. I.wj i'B.is. Ph.ia... 1 8 4 it 4 1.. 1.K Woou, bobin.. 10 65 4c 19 18 2" 8 1 -S57 ... 41 ...114 ...77 ...114 ...121 ...1O0 ...113 . 30 . 88 .118 .125 . 87 .119 .-113 ..4 ..111 ..122 ..- 23 , 100 381 133 ' 97 e 481 54 475 146 404 23 457 48 318 415 115 72 457 488 i'S 446 ,417 267 301 380 1"9 478 411 492 TO 317 49 83 80 7 116 24 40 29 121 144 16 142 43 119 86 134 142 92 120 83 78 97. 131 83 140 30 . 27 .108 . 81 .119 ...109 ... 88 ... 28 ...119 ...116 ... 43 ... 74 ... 49 ...122 ... 20 ... 35 84 Oasper. Sioux City. 25 Bramble, -8. C H. Williams. Lin.. Glaze, St. Joseph.. McOee, Topeka.... Dunlop,' Omaha.,:, Clancy, Omaha.... K. Pchrelber. Den. White, &ioax City. Duffv. D. M Durham, Wichita... 32 H. Pchreiber,.'IJn... 93 48 91 14 10 76 14 230 36 456 68 65 4 379 48 77 t 82 247 15 94 320 43 96 318 47 2T 63 8 80 88 8 84 10 861 64 292 36 450 74 42 61 160 20 79 443 424 153 243 158 474 56 104 71 68 124 116 74 83 105 30 131 112 134 19 86 131 22 21 20 20 68 120 17 99 20 64 83 81 21 21 21 90 72 111 105 39 19 106 7S 10 72 . 8 A good way to spend your noon hour in to play chess or checker at" tho I . l . ..A t . . i Jackson, Cleveland, .3M); Cobb. Detroit, Omaha CTirss and Checker club. , The .3!: Collins. Philadelphia, .339; Baker, mopthly dues are a trifle; the patlme Philadelphia. .330; Cree. New York. .327; , 4,lean one and w b.nem' yOU' Bpeakar.. Iloston. .321; Crawford, Detroit . .. . , ' ,, . , . ... i, j . . , 01, , mentally and morally, and the location .SIS; Mclnnls, Philadelphia, .314. Plcllu . d.lphla, with .tfid. and Detroit and Wash-!of ,he club u convonlont being .on the 47 each, lead in club bat- ' u"r0 uor or ' ' continental Block. la ahead In Jugia streets. 1 ne oest I players in in club wlllj delighted to I teach you the gam of chess If you are ! not an x pert, or to beat you at It If you ar. ington, with ting. . Collins, with forty-one, stolen bases. Leading pitcher ranked ac cording to games won and lost, Include: Lender, . Philadelphia, eleven and two; Plank, , Philadelphia, fourteen and three, and Leonard, Iloston, eighteen and four; Brooklyn haa five batters ranked among the first ten of the National league. They Include ltos Erwln. who lesds. with .348 ' lrd of OM n, ovr 0 H: Wolbrecht. for twenty games. Following Erwln are,of Kt- o"1"- e champlonahip tourna- Grant New York. .347; Dalton, Brooklyn. IreM 01 tne We,tern tness associat on .34j; Mayer. Bnioklyu. .U3; Pecker. Philadelphia, 3.27; Daubert Brooklyn. .321; With Played, four. Herman lialba' rjesal item of B-K Castles..-., KtxP RxP. K-QB4 BxKt , ... 10 . ... 11 . ... 12 . ... 13 . .. 14 . .. 16 . ,. QxKP ,. P-QRS .. PxKt ... Q-Kl ... Q-Kt Resigns t losman. Cn-naha. Tipple, Omaha D. Thoma. Pt J ... O: Graham, Omaha. Lambert; Wichita... Cooney, Lincoln Orovor. Toneka B. Jones. Wichita... Rehor, Lincoln. M alta,- Topeka Lafferty. St J. ...... Willi. Omaha Paker, Wichita Klnsolla; D. M 147 87 83 171 119 68 107 49 64 361 24- 62 24 64 81 76 46 166 11 33 4 S 1 3 67 114 263 77 71 74 61 63 23 27 38 77 31 32 29 20 23 1 18 34 II I 1 12 100 10 36 .. 67 87 12 111 17 18 34 16 14 16 33 8 20 36 25 14 22 10 .. 13 1 71 13 10 .. 12 .. 14 .. 29 S .. 1 .. 1! .. 1 ' 38 1 13 t 11 I 11 .. 7 .. T .. .?38 .314 -S."4 .3-m .324 .321 .320 .517 .317 .316 -S16 .316 -?14 .318 .213 .31! .S"8 .307 .306 .306 .V5 .in .304 .308 .299 .29 .2n .K6 ." .295 .2-e -?9l .293 .71 -ff9 .2 .27 -2R7 .287 .IS7 .281 .279 .278 .277 .276 .276 .276 .?74 .273 .272 .271 .2S8 .2U8 .266 .263 .361 .263 .263 .26'J1 .262 .2n .260 .259 .259 .265 .254 .253 .250 .249 .247 .247 .246 .244 .241 .239 .236 .235 .235 .234 .234 .232 .231 .225 .222 .222 .218 .216 .215 .211 .210 .206 .206 .206 .203 .201 .192 .187 .187 .187 .184 .179 .1 .167 .162 ,.166 .155 .149 .137 .135 .94 .ft.3 .9tJ -9!l .97 .956 Mi .3.2 .3D .7441 .3.(9 .0.10 .327 -iU .319 .314 .;v8 .Jf'l .M6 .t2 .818 .778 .750 f,so r i;,;7 llenuer, I hi.a.. 2j S 110 3.4 42 67 11 lunk, I'm:... 2i m u 44 a K 14 Leonard, Los... 33 iH IM M 52 H74 IS bhore, Boston... 9 67 4i 12 14 iJ 4 Uri-eslcr, lJhcla. 19 N tic 2c 3J ii7 7 WohBiiR, t hl. 12 41 -U 1. 11 16 3 Caiawcil. N. Y. 31 27-N 152 47 9: 17 Pleh. N. Y 15 46 4c 24 It M 2 -hawkey, Phlla 27 1N2 170 U7 06 74 13 i'ennocK, Phcla 19 9st 'Jl 4o 4t 5!l 6 3 VVyckolf, pnn. 33 11 1W do ' 69 8 6 Uochl.ng, Wu. ti lie 179 77 72 92 12 8 We lman, 8. L. U 'M lt 53 56 IK) 13 9 Ay era, Wash... 36 lw) 142 53 3il 111 II 10 tabcr, Chi 31 13u 111 52 61 00 7 5 Dauss. Deiro.t. 3j l-l 1 1 M 59 104 15 11 toveleskl, let. 34 226 176 73 78 89 15 11 Johnson. Was. 3j -u) 2wt W 66 loo 19 14 W. James, S. L. 31 1:6 l7j 7 cc (y li 9 Baumger, S.L. 2 124 o 46 54 57 8 6 Hall, Uf troll... 23 HI 85 38 27 10 4 3 Ccotte, Chi.... .46 2'8 151 t8 52 W 12 10 Hamilton,. S. U 31 21 196 5 72 76 15 1:1 Uretss, Uoaton. 21 )-!4 117 6i 57 M 8 7 Fisher. N. Y... T7 126 111 37t 2S 4)4 S 7 J. Bush. Phila. 28 149 138 6 1 64 76 11 10 Bens. Chicago. 37 2- lm. 5I 51 98 13 13 Foster, Boston. 22 128 97 37 35 60 7 7 Main. Detro.t.. 24 108 102 42 53 45 ,5 5 Reynolds, Det. IS 30 19 11 22 14 1 1 Colo, N. Y 22 91 97 42 3.' 2o 6 7 iScott. Chicago. 31 181 160 80 48 l'A) 10 12 H.Colllns, Bos. 28 185 174 68 35 51 10 12 Dubuc Det 28 1 77 166 88 56 . 59 10 12 Knsel. Vanh... 2i 90 74 44 60 3i 6 Brown, N. Y... 21 112 115 60 3? 5K4 6 haw. Wash... 29 14-i 124 67 88 95 7 9 W.Mitchell. CI. 30 185 IM 83 85 125 10 14 R. Mitch'!, S.L. 21 81 103 53 22 2i 4 6 Boehler, Det... 17 60 66 39 47 34 2 3 Walsh, Chi 7 40 20 13 16 14 2 3 Steen, Clev 22 1I 155 58 57 66 6 10 i niimlK. PIpv.. 24 55 Y5 42 20 18 3 5 Tavior, St. L.. 16 50 43 23 25 20 3 6 .J75 Hagerman. Ole. 27 160 149 77 9c M 8 14 .:4 Bedlent, Bos... 30 128 135 73 3i 57 6 9 .307 Russell. Chi.... 29 147 141 66 32 2 7 14 .333 Mcllale. N. Y.. 21 135 15 66 16 39 6 10 .333 Cavet. Detroit. 31 80 77 30 29 34 8 6 .333 Blandinu. Cle.. 24 98 105 69 43 26 3 8 . 273 rv.llm.ir. Cle. 26 105 !'.t ) 31 2 7 .222 Warhop, N. Y.. 27 154 130 54 82 46 IU .214 Keating, N. Y. 26 US H 79 56 83 8 12 .200 2 3 4 1 2 1 8 1' .61.1 7 .6.50 3 .65 6 .t)16 8 .OM .5K1 ..83 .5S3 .6,7 .577 .6,6 .5,1 .571 .571 .645 .536 ..",:!3 .533 .524 .500 .500 .5cO .600 .462 .4.V) .455 .465 .455 .444 .4W .417 .4(0 .400 .400 .37S .375 Morton. Clev... 16 81 Ieverens. 8. I 14 60 J. Williams, Dt. 5 12 Harper, Wash. 11 27 Bentley. Wash. 17 40 Hoch, St L.... 10 28 73 42 40 62 62 32 40 15 . 20 16 7 3 . 17 13 23 10 . 45 22 14 23 SC. 25 17 6 .in .001) .000 .010 .000 .000 National League Averages 4 lab Battlna-. TWENTY GAMES OR MORE, Club. Brooklyn ... New Vork .. Philadelphia St Louis ... Boston Chicago Cincinnati . Pittsburgh , Club. Pittsburgh . St. Louis .., Boston New York ., Brooklyn .., Cincinnati .. Chicago Philadelphia W. U AB. , 49 66 3604 59 45 8491 43 67 3345 , 69 53 3671 67 47 3505 66 62 3610 , 48 60 S613 49 66 8488 839 Clnb Fielding:. O. PO. A. 107 2X79 1392 107 3101 14W6 106 2M0 1400 104 206 1374 106 2X14 1329 110 2963 1400 110 8066 1367 105 2819 1348 R. 11. Pet 436 956 .273 463 926 451 921 417 916 390 847 4U 863 397 840 816 .265 .260 .249 .243 .240 .239 231 E. Pet. 146 .967 160 135 164 179 218 235 226 .H66 .963 .962 .960 .954 .97X1 .919 Individual Batllna;. .318 .34: .327 .312 .310 .310 .310 .3. ,a .3-i7 . -4 .301 Pitching Records. , Player. Sander, Om... Covington, D.. Ciaspar; S. l.. vance, St. J. g. lp. h. bb.so.wp.w. 1. pet W 1 I.I li 1 1 1.000 2 10 7' 6 610 l.OUO 10 Zlii rw 83 49 112 la 7 37 27 15 16 86 8 be Chicago had Hums, New York. .310; McCarty, Brook lyn. .7710. Wliigo, St. Louis, .110; Mageo, Philadelphia, 309. Brooklyn leads In team batting, with .273. and S'ew York Is next, with .265. Manager iiersog. Clncln nail, leads In base stealing, with thlrtyi nine. James, Boston, lth seventeen snd five; Doak. St Iiuls, thirteen and four, and Rudolph. Boston, seventeen and seven, ar top notchera . among th pitchers. J Mskes llf miserable. Dr. King's) New life Pill- regulates your bowels and re. lit "h iigorgd liver. 25c All drug-girta-Advemeai&n.' MORRIS DRIVES IN COBE CUP RACES AT ELGIN Qaton Morrl. who I th Omaha agent for the Master Carburetor, drcv on of the KnglUh Sunoeam car In the Cob cup race at Elgin. III.. Friday. Morrl failed to place In th high money as h flulahed well down In th llt. but It waa more becau of hi car as b n cvuntered constant difficulties. Morris is an old-time racing driver. II was an expert in Franc and mad a nam for ' hlmst-lf in road race. Morrl la still working on th row In Omaha and will return after the race at Elgin. Day of Caroce. 'Pay, hav you forgotten that you ow me loo franc?" "No. not yt; giv me time." Pel Mai. now being held at Memphl. Ilalbohm haa won twelve gamea rnd loat three, while 'Wolbrecht haa won eleven and lost three. B. B. Jefforaon, ot Memphl, who won the. championship last year is third, with ten won and three' lost ( - A reporter of the. New York (kin )itor v'.ewed Mrs. Frank Marshall at her resi dence In Brooklyn, and found her much upet In consequent of . not receiving any direct w4Vd from mr. husband who. with th other competitors was forced on account of the sar to abandon th International Ctjess Masters' tourney In Germany. f)h was afraid that ha would not b able to get away from Uermany. However, when told that th American ambassador and consuls, will look after Amer.can citlsens in Europe," and aa sb remmberd that th American consul stationed at Magdeburg was one of th oompettltor at Mannheim, .and I ac quainted with bar hubnd. Mr. Marshall seemed to taks a brighter vlw of th situation fit. Louts Glab-puiocrt. From the Mtnnnelm tournsy: VIlUNNAOptNINO. Pplelman, Whit. , Flamberg, Black. , llelplac Traffic. Before you rro the atreeta look both ways and It will help you 10 avoid dangers, aa It will help automobile drivers and motorcycle drivers to svold you. IUH tort Way as tind ) Journsl-Uasetl. J p-KW. P-K4. Kt-JLJ.. P-B4 BPxP.... KI-B3.... Q-K2 P-V r-Ki . KtKBS .... P-i4 ... KtxP B-KKI6 .. Kt-B4 .. BsKt g-K5rh .. QxQP Tha attention of aolvers is called to two error in te diagram of problem No. 33. The .white bishop on QB4 should be a white pawn, and there should be a white knight on KRsq.v The notation below the diagram la correct Because of these er rors the time for solving 'the problem Is extended .one, week. . ' Friday,1 August 7, in the'sreckers hotel auditorium. Cedar Point, O., Alfred Jor dan and Newell . Banks affixed thalr namea to artloles ot agreement to play a to-mov restriction match at checkers for (1.006. - The match will b held in Kan sas City, beginning November 16, and th winner will take the entire purs. Tourney problem No. 31,, QxKtP. This problem proved too much for either Mr. Bwetrlpgen or Mr.. MlnierAlIer ar a few of th variations: 1 QXKtP, BsQ: t Kt-Kt2,' Q-B; S KtxQP. Ktt K7)xQ; a Kt-4j2. QxB; 3 Kt-B3. Kt(K3)xQ; t Kt-Qd. QxB; I KtxB. Tourney problem No. .34. BLACK (alxplec). m m mu ! um 2 mm D I 1 crassi. n- r' r"i 1 Ui ) -5 tJJ ' ti 1 Hakall, Den. .33 241 242 112 74 100 II oceraer, B. -m 330 Sehrelber. D... 30 177 176 Turner, D. M..12 78 78 M tchell,- Den. 10 62 66 Uarrett Om... 6 30 30 Morgan, len.. 4 25 23 White. 8. C....29 207 MS F. T'maa, 8. J.33 214 199 Ptylea, Om 14 92 8 Reaican. 8. C .12 8i M iiogan. D. M..14 05 91 4 SooKgln, Lin. .33 206 177 3 O. R. Ci'k. 8 C.31 185 M 100 Puraell, 8t. J..27 107 loO 67 Har'gton. Dpn-27 188 IU 77 Baker. Wlch,. .19 141 156 71 Ehman, Lin. . .28 T18 213 87 Mog'dge, D. M.32 226 226 108 Daahner, Top.. - 19 39 21 Ffclrcloth, Top.19 77 ti 69 WHPg, Om 33 213 ?3 100 Tipple. Om..7..N 15S 162 106 Rei gl, Top. ..23 166 148 69 Grover. Top. .7. 28 173 167 83 Klein. 8. C 26 154 16 78 Umb't, Wlrh.M 147 J7a 121 Wither. S. C.12 72 77 45 Richie. 8. C,... 2 15 18 1 Melter. Den ... I 16 21 1 Lakaff. D. M..4A It 217 126 ! Doyle, 8. C....33 17 1 85 Jordan. Un 178 185 Klnaella, D M 23 14 171 Ijiffrrty. 8t. J.17 231 rT 107 D'ham. Wlch.. 29 17J 111 12 Scott Wlch. ...27 17 tM 90 C'mon. Wlch. .IT Ui 156 78 Rlrte-eway. T...17 121 11!' K Pmlth Lin 27 124 1 T3 Hicr botham. T.14 7 7 52 Zamloch. In lM157 90 Cooney. Lln....W 1i 111 rvaau Lin.. ..2 l"3 Kn. Denver.. n Ti Y. C-abb. Om 11 91 101 C1a'a. l.'n.... 51 38 Kan ford. Ton.. 8 48 M Hmwn. St J..84 !' 6 1 Olare. 8t J....T1 10 14 4 Cloeman. Om. .96 141 10 TMvffv. O. M..Z7 11 14 9 "ercy, 8t. J.. 84 11 Hie. W'rh...1 TTIVi'tn Vdi4ov. Wlch 1 1T irr n Woodb'n. - C. 1 H Wll.- 8 t"; 1 n 21 1 Jone. Top 11 M 71 67 (WHITE (eleven piece). 1L1K2U1; plktlpS; p3P2K; KtkS; ZKt2P2; l; 2PP4; R7.. Mat In four. Addre all rorreiponlanc to E. M. Alkln. 1608 Harney street. Omaha, Aug. 33. 94 96 134 21 80,66 86 11 47 31 26 6 13 84 4 18 12 1 14 15 2 7 112 15 34 .88 14 40 46 7 86 40 i 44 40 6 50 136 14 44 96 12 57 72 6 61 131 13 S7 77 10 47 73 14 10 68 110 16 11 16 36 4 1 26 19 6 4 89 76 13 11 86 102 I 8 71 97 10 9 84 116 10 9 52 87 7 (5 43 5 i 40 29 6 I 6 3 11 a 1 1 96 SO 11 13 0 96 11 12 87 I 64 8 84 90 11 11 61 46 10 12 44 66 11 41 64 85 65 1 61 41 SO 87 57 72 M 65 M -6 7 20 86 24 81 21 IS .b':6 .750 .704 .TOO ,bf .667 .867 .667 .667 .6f.J .6M6 .! .625 .6:5 M'J .000 .600 .m .580 Plaver. G. Ab. R- H. Sb.Pct. Erwln, Brooklyn.... 20 46 6 16 1 Grant. New York... 39 121 18 42 7 Dalton, Brooklyn... 97 316 49 114 11 Movers,. Brooklyn... 28 96 14 32 2 Becker, Phlia 89 327 43 107 8 Daubert Brooklyn.. 90 833 60 14 23 O. Burns, N. Y 104 3.S7 70 104 37 McCarty, Brooklyn. 49 165 12 44 1 Wlngo. Bt Louis... 49 145 1 6 46 " 5 8. Magee, Phlla 101 382 62 118 12 Wheat Brooklyn... 98 368 60 113 15 Phelan, Chicago..... 25 4 6 14 1 Connolly, Boston.... 7 266 85 80 5 Pitching Records. Player. g. lp. h. bb.ro.wp.w Mamoux. Pitts. 8 SO 15 8 13 13 2 James, Bos 31 206 161 62 77 88 17 Doak, St. L.....25 tig 124 63 68 71 13 Rudolph, Bos... 28 228 191 76 48 77 17 Math son, N. Y. 29 229 224 93 20 67 19 Altcblson. Brk.18 lOi lo3 49 40 48 7 Cooper. Pitts. ..29 2 179 61 59 77 15 Tesreau, N. Y..30 223 172 73 94 128 17 Pfetfer. Brk. . ..SO 23 175 60 87 14 7 Alexander, Phil. 33 248 243 90 51 140 19 11 Bailee. 1st L 36 215 192 67 60 81 10 9 Fromme. N. Y..28 85 9 1 43 29 42 6 8 Vaughn, Chi... .29 193 147 83 75 114 13 8 Chv.iey. Chi. ...36 227 178 98 9S 115 13 3 Perrltt, Bt. L... 29 207 194 81 62 S8 12 10 Crutcher, Bos... 25 l'si U9 68 47 38 6 6 Mayer. Phil 34 244 228 9c 69 91 15 13 Humphrl s, Chi. 27 125 119 60 28 40 8 7 Tyler. Bos 27 3 1n6 75 81 l',9 12 11 Benton. On 33 211 169 S5 72 97 13 1: Lavender. Chi. .26 154 119 69 60 Conxi'an. Pitts. 2d 2 W 27 33 E. Brown. Brk.U 36 S3 23 23 Ptrand, Bos 10 33 27 11 12 Hattlson, Phil.. 10 36 41 21 17 Kantl'nor. Pits. 11 28 20 16 23 Knxman. Brk... 5 13 14 8 7 Ames. Cin 35 221 177 75 79 Mcyull'n, Pitts. 34 182 171 67 40 Douglas, Cin .. .31 U4 III 69 61 Kuctver. Brook.. 12 78 94 47 20 Hchnelder.' Cin. .18 84 W 42 35 Ttncup. Phlla.. .16 80 77 37 30 Pierce. Chi 23 104 86 62 53 Adams, Pits. 28 -01 183 67 30 cci 10 13 N.Y.26 199 1N4 76 28 72 10 13 67 32 21 21 21 15 9 7 44 83 42 7 t 7 9 7 3 4 1! 8 11 11 4 1 I 3 1 110 10 10 4 T 7 II t 11 A 4 577 .571 .55t .542 .51-S .526 1 Mar.iuard, Hagenian. Yingling. Cin. ..27 17.6 166 83 44 'trA' Perdue. St. L...20 133 Ltd 65 22 Vi Marshall, Phil. .19 6 101 60 35 'T-ocfcteel, Lrook 32 179 149 76 60 'Jl, kleulliach. Brk. 32 179 l-i9 7 60 ' V 1 Den.art-e. N. Y.27 154 Vi si 56 'Ifil Rsgan, Brook. ..27 154 PW 73 OS 5S Robins n. ft. L.19 H4 1"7 63 30 r!iOescher, Phil.. 23 '.' 93 59 42 'I8mlth. Chi 11 37 S2 20 13 Harmon, Pitta.. 25 147 152 58 39 '4SiGrinr. 6t. L....26 117 107 42 30 '"! Allen. Brook. ...24 110 10J 56 41 Hess, ttos 6) t 2i Ji O Toole. Pitts.. .18 84 9J 52 Zabei, Chi 21 91 78 39 35 Jacobs, 1 hlia.,.13 46 63 Si U klxey, Phila. ...Mt 57 74 46 28 Sihmutx, lirk... 9 22 17 10 5 Stack. Chi 7 16 11 11 11 Davia, bo 3 11 7 4 Cochreh'm, Bo. ii 28 14 17 8 8 4 4 1 1 2 2 I 2 1 1 1 1 9-5 13 14 64 10 75 V 10 22 5 6 30 4 6 27 4 6 58 7 9 .4TC .4 .421 .41 .40' .4O0 .4rt .84 .80 .27 .2V1 .901 .18 01 1. pet. 0 1 00) 6 .773 .7c5 .708 .7ci4 .700 .6'J .gso .W7 .6:4.1 .KJ6 .626 .619 .667 .546 .545 .636 .63) .b.t .500 .6,10 .5. t0 .500 .t0 .500 .500 .500 .4X1 .474 .474 .455 .444 .444 .438 .436 .4'S 4.7 8 4 7 10 .413 7 10 .412 4 6 9 14 14 8 13 6 10 6 9 I 1 2 C 13 4 7 4 10 1 .4-0 .40 .S'l .HSt .375 .367 .333 .333 .316 .m .2S6 .250 .20 .200 .2cO .167 .OKI .000 .00C) .0u0 Aa Vsaal. Englifhmsn The suffrsets aaluted th prime minister thl morning. American Did they fire twenty-on .cwvigun? OOi I Englishman No- houses. Life. . THE BILTMORE CIGAR SOLD BY F.WIRTHSAFTER &S0N