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THE OMAHA SUNDAY W.L: At'Ol'ST 8. i:U YAIIKS TAKE ONE A Story, With Just One Word By Tad MID TIE SECOND Copyright, 11 by the Ptar Compan y. Oreat Britain Rights Reserved. Second Contest of Day Goes to Ten Xnaiags, When Game is Called. DABXKESS EJfDS DAY'S FRAY NTEW TORK. Aug. 7.-Ft. Louis de- feated New Terk today. to L In the first game ef a double-header, the eecond tint ending In a leaning. 4 to 4 tin, which waa called on account of darkness. The victory In the first game wu the first scored by Bt. Loot In New Tor this mm, Manager Donovan of New York else rnada hla flrat local appearance as a Tankea pitcher In a league gams. Aastln's batting was phenomenal. In the flrat ramo he hit a home hun, trlpla and three singles. He rniKle It six straight hits with single ha the first Inrrtng of tha second game. II grounded ta Pecklnpaugh In Uie sixth Inning, btit fallowed with two singles. In tha ninth. with tha winning run on third, be filed to Cook. Tn the eeeoed game Fltrher James waa farced to ret Ira after ha hurt several fin' tear trying ta field Barney's drive. Sis ter went fron flrat base to pitch, but after ha allowed one hit by Boone and pitched tw balls to Nuna maker he went back to first and Koob pitched. Score, first game: sr. Lorr. jtgw ton it. as h o a r in H O VI Mkhi W...4 t 4 tills, tf t S ami, Is.. ..I t a tr-n. at t I . la I i ta l ( Mauei. . ...4 ilia r-r.'l IS I 1 I )-! Ih. .(...I its Walker. sf...f lit iCna. rf t tie Hxwa. rt.. II ic.nm. rf I I I )n, sa...t alt Bnna. .... till "wM e...l Its Al4ar. 4 1 4 I I H axillae. . I t I Idhtwk.r. .. a t 1 t rMo. e. I t t i t Tstale ....M 111 I t'MuHi ....1 Tatsle ... .M 4 rT I t Oee out, hit by hla own batted ba.ll. 'Batted lor Donovan in ninth. Ft Louis t 1 1 0 New york o 0 0 1-t Two-baas hit: Boone. Three-bass httai Austin, Walker. Home Hun: Austin. Stolen bases: Malsel (), Cree, oHward, Austin, Hiofin. Earned runa: HI. Lnula, ; New York, t Double play; Peckln paugh to Hooiie to l'lpp. Base on error: Kt- Louis (1). Pasts on balls: Off Don ovan, 4; off Hamilton. 2. Hits: Off ".haw key, 7 In two Innings; off Donovan, in seven Innlns. Hit by pitched ball; My Hamilton, Wcklnpaiish. Struck out; By Donovan, I: by Hamilton, 1 Umpires. (Vloushlln and Hlldebrend. Score, sec ond game: bt. LOUIS. VEW TOKK. AB.H.O.AE AS.H.O.A. Khrttsa. It... 4 I 4 S CHI.h tf 4 a 8 S Auxla. lb ...I hlslar. lb-s.-4 Pratt. It I waiasr ....! Hew.. ff-l..l Lav.n. M....4 Anaa. S.....I Jamas. rt..,.t Keob. I I t I U t I t I 1 I l 1 t t t a t Parkins.. m.4 I 4 a i M.iMi, n...4 t 4 rtf. ib w a v w lb I III) rf I 141 T. . i till cook. ' Samar, ton. lb.. . 4 I I I INunama.. el till JWarhop. .. 4 114 t ToUls ....It 1 St I1 1 TeUM ....4 II M II I New York o lOtOlJOO t 4 ; uama called, darkness. jTLSii' Harneny, Hoona, l'lpp, Blsler. EarnM , runa: ex. ioui, z; New York, 4. Inuht lavan; Lavan to Pratt to Clsler; Austin to I'ratt to Klalor. liaaa on error: Ht K i.me.Brof7rr! ff.'! Hits: Off James, 7 In five and one-third i'JaIi! Jit'Tk .nl? two h.,er ? h'm)! off Koob, I In four and two- thirds Innings, fetruck out; By Warhop, i: oy jamas, is by Koob. L L'mnirea. jHUMibrand and O'Loughlln Cincinnati Bedlegs Lose to Mathewson CINCINNATI. O.. Aug. T.-Mathewson piuhed good ball today and would havt been master of tha situation at all times had It not been for tha many errors ba hlnd hint. As It was Naw York won from Cincinnati. to 1 New York mads three runs la tba first Inning oft a bass on balls and three single Cincinnati tlej tha score la their half with a bass on balls, a double and an error. Tha visitors assumed tha le&d tn the third on a pass lo Bnodgrass, a double by Doyle, aa out and a sacrifice fly. Cincinnati's run In the ninth was tha result of an error by BnodBTaea and a single. Bcore: NW YORK. CINCINNATI. .. B-!,-9Al AB. II. O A g it.... ii soren. n I triOfliiiM, ri.l tit IHT'H. M...4 Jk.tI. W 4 IIS CWilllklMk It. I wiibM'. ss..t lit lkiMifr et.,.4 H - ! ! to nuts. rt..,4 I-obfrt. lb... 4 t t I 4Wm, s 4 kialura. lb.. I tilt IWUMr, lb. .4 f. t I 4 1 IMollwl'S. lb. I Mulbvvaoa, s I 111 chnl4r. .t Bintoa. a.,..t Totals ...M III I .U., 'Kii'lmi CUrke 1 t i i t lu. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ratted for MoSlwltanfntn" " " liattrd for Lear lo ninth. New York .........I 0 S 0 0 0 -C Cincinnati I a 4) 0 0 v 1-4 Two-base hits: llerio Doyle, Mathew son. Three-besa hit: Wlllliuns, tJurned runs; New York, t: Cincinnati. 1. ImhiIiIs piny: Omh to klollwiU. Ktiat Imum on errors Cincinnati. I. Raaea on balls: Off Mathewson. I; off Hi-htiefW, S: off Iwnton, 1; off Lar. 1 litis- Off Bonnet der, 6 in three Inninss; off ttenton. none, none o A in to fourth; off lar, I In si Inntrys. Kiru.k out: By Mnthewaon, S; y St:hnel lttr, 1; by Lear, t. I'mptres: Klgl-r and 1 nis'le. White Sox Beat Washington Team WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. -Chicago won from Washington today, t It I oppor tune hitting at tha expense of Gallia ac counting tor five Chicago runa. Bcott did not allow a Washington piaa to reach first until the fifth. In the seventh singles by Oandtll, Johnson, Henry and IWtlilams drove In two runs. Bcorei WAIHINOTON AS H O A B AB H.O.A C Mnrj.tr. rt..t 4 St tKavt. If ... 4 t 1 M.I lit I r. lb.. ..4 141 k. L-.mr.fc lb I t I 4 CM. las. rf 4 t 4 t Ivuruwi, lb I 1 It t t ik i. .4 t r.i-li. sf 4 1 I t OaMll. lb... 4 I 11 t J tulnit, 11.4 lit IMuut, rf. l I t t KU.Ik. S....I IIS IH.nrr 4 114 it., tu.4 tit tM.brtte s.. I t I 4 twt, a i t t i i;.Hi. t i 4 t t t t Totals I 17 It Ihw a I t t t H D r. S....4 t 1 AII1.4SM ...1 t t t Tivlt . ,. T 17 u I Batted for Jlic in st .i-nth. rhitegu i v l i t i a a-4 'VVxl.i .fflun 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 01 1 o-baa hits: 14uri by. KoKter, Ilsch. f li.lf-iiLnH.-s: I'YIevh. Murphy Earned rune. CLlcaku, I: Wkbhlnzton. 1 Kacrt fice hits: K. Collins, Weaver, bcott. J-HjuUe .lya: Mcitride to Gsmltl, Weaver to t. VII. in to Kouriuer. bases on balls: Otf Ukliia, 1; oft bntw. t, otf fckoll, 1. Kits: Off Gallia. 7 In four Innings: off r-haw, none la uue an-1 oue-third tnnmsw; fff t-!c. 1 In one and to-ltilr1s IiiiiIiiks; off Itarrxr, 1 in two Innings, ttiruck out: ly (ittilla. ?: by fcVott. Z; by Harper, X. Impu-ce; Nallin and Dlnren. Drabble fur Battle Creek, OAK 1ALS. Ntb.. Aug 7. (Special. In tl.e utv i.tlrtf k,":" a tie Oakdale o-f-i"d hntii. 'mk n tha teller's rjiic worm la.Cnr uf tfe M-kaou. The laii.v m t.1 on-ai.j.-U anil ilila. Biit tri.a: l-ait.li. Huta anJ hieuarl; Bat I la lYv., 1 d.i.h Si.cl pacing . !.! Ill 4es lleeh. 'I '. LnuUvllle (lub has srfured Pitcher I'uiry II. x h tiom Hie rl. Louis Amertcaa ANALYSIS OFABAH PLAYER MacDonald Believei Country Boy, Bora in 8ummer, Standi Beit Chance of Becoming; Star. FRIDAY IS UNLUCKY DAY NEW TORK. Aug. T.-If one Is born country and during the warmer months of tha year, ha stands a batter bwn"" P1 than If ha la a city-born boy Whose blrthdav Im in the "hat. at least. Is tha conclusion of Al thur MacDonald. Washington. O. C, who "" to W - U PlTr and of those things that 'or hla suooaaa. outside of .turl ehiiu v. "lurw awilty ta play bail which ha 'snows, ana of tha scientlfui aids of whWth na knows nothing and probably cares leas, so long as ha can get hla bi-monthly pay check. The player knows ha can Play ball a Utile better than his fellows. Mr. MacDonJd Is trying to find out tha whyt Being bora between May and October fcnd la tha country which means aplaoa Wltn less than 30,009 Inhabitants-helps, ao cording to tha data about tha lives of Itl of tha crack players of tha major league clubs. It makes one think of Frank Daniels' song, "Xaver De Horn on a Friday, 'TIS a Most TJnkurkv l).v" Yet MacDonald takes tha matter seri ously and ahows that of tha admittedly oesi piaytrs In tha game, 41 per cent era born In tha country and 69 per oent In tha warmer months, against 39 and It pt cent, respectively, for tha clty-bom who first saw tha light of day la tha colder montlis. Applies la Other Llaea. Furthermore, ha points out that similar conditions aslst In tha highly successful In other trades and professions, and. therefore. Is a natural law that must Prova true for all ball players, ao matter how expert or positively bane-headed they ntay be. Similarly analysing records, MacDon ald finds that players under five feet eleven Inches In height ara Utter bat ters and fioMers than those who are taller, and that tha superiority Is greater la batting than In fielding. Thus, tha taller men. who batted for aa average ,L b,,r- but 48 "t of tha Whale. wMi .. .i . . . , " "rer men had a fielding average of . C). tu 4 ttt. t ? M"'t f th taJ,' m" 't nto that charmed circle of plavers v "ft a general average of I feet H tUtl.tlcs of whom were available, tha Pitchers averaged within a fifth of an Inch of six feet In helht. with their eighteen catchers an Inch and a half norier, tne shortstops being the pig. niles among players, with an average height of but scant 6 feet 4 tnchea Catchers are tha heaviest, with an av erage weight of 171 pounds, and ehort stops the lightest, their average being but 167. The Crleaa Farts. Curious facts MacDonald has dug up jot of tha statistics personally collected It games. Thess show that but 10 Dtr rent of fair halls batted result In tafo nils, or the 10,074 batted balls of wh'ch. he haa records. t per cent were fly balls, U per cent grounders, I par cent bunts and t per cent Una drives. T j; latter ara tha best balls to hit. for 77 tiper cent retulted In safe bits, while th. percentage of grounders was but I. and of bunts, 45. Of the long fly balls but M per oent were turned Into safe hits and but .04 of 1 per rent were muffed by the field ers, showing these to be poor productive hits, and Incidentally that It Is a rare thing for a fielder to muff a batted ball Will sclmtlflo study of tha vlementa that enter Into tha game of base ball produce a better player ef the gamt and Improve tha gama Itself? Csn a manager of a base ball team with sta Unties not now collected In eoortng tha gamt, supplemented with anthro pological data, better hla playing ma chine These ara questions whlh Use Don ald has set for himself to answer. He csnnot reach any definite conclusions because complete records necessary are larking. He ties auecerded la opening a field of speculation rife with Interest ing possibilities, however. II errata a Is laaprewaed. Chatrmaa Herrmann of tha National commission has been o Impressed by fF I PAUL lyS W 0' J 1 BtOOMl Standing of Teams WESTERN LEAQU13. Played. Won. Lost. ret. .i .m .5U5 .6'W .47i .4U AM .KM Pea Moines. Ienver O.lncoln Topoka Ploun City.., Omaha Wichita 8t. Joseph... .101 ....100 .... w ....104 .... 9I ....llH ....100 ....!( 3 62 47 4 42 49 r.: M 14 f.x bM NAT. U5AQUK. AM Ell. LEAOL'K. W.UPrt.! WUPct Phi! a U 44 .M2, Boston HI .14 .Mi Chicago ...60 45 .fa, Detroit 2 3 .tiJO Brooklyn ..M 48 .M.i Chicago X...5K 41 .m Pittsburgh 60 49 .bl&i Washington 63 47 ,6W New York. .49 47 .6!0iNew York. .47 4 .4! Hoston 60 4.6Pt. Louis. N .3W Bt. Douls...4S 64 .4.1, Cleveland ,.S7 6e .3S3 Cincinnati .43 68 .431 Pblla 33 W .8J3 FED. LEA OUR. AMUIU ASS'N. . W.UPct I W.UPrt Kan. C1ty...tf7 41 .Rill "t. Paul W 43 .6M ChUago ....67 44 ,NV4 Minneapolis.. 6 4b .6i t Plttabrugh ,.K 44 .UK!liidUnainlls.l. 48 .6H8 Newsrk ....61 44 .64 Kan. C1ty...6A 69 .114 Bt. Iuts....i3 67 .41 Doulsvllle ..61 61 .Wit ttroukryn ...4 M ,4f l Milwaukee .44 67 .447 Buffalo ....4v 6 .438!Clvelnd ...46 68 .446 Baltimore .. .36u Columbus ...41 4 .390 Yesterday's Besnlts. WESTER N LFAOUB. ' Topeka, 10; aUoux City, I. Wiohtta, ; Ht. Joseph. 11 Denver, t; Omaha, 0. Lincoln, I; Des Moines. 6. NATIONAL LRAGUK. ' Philadelphia, 0-; Pittsburgh, t-4. New York, 6: Cincinnati, 4. ' Boston, 2; Chicago, I. Brooklyn, 4; Bu Louis, 1 AMERICAN LKAOUE. CtAlcaao. Washington. 1 Detroit. 4-i; Philadelphia, 1-1 Bi. Loiila, t-4- New York. 1-4. Called end tenth: darkness. Cleveland. o-Z; Boston, M. FEDERAL LF.AOUH. Bt. Louis. I; Baltimore, 6. CItlcago. 1-4: Brooklyn t-1. Plttaburith, 5-15; Bufralo. 1-4. Kansas City, t; Newark, 4. AMERICAN ABSOCIATCON. Bt. Paul. 4; Indianapolis, It Kansas City. 0; Columbus, . Milwaukee, 1; Louisville, . Minneapolis. 10-6; Cleveland. M. Games Today. Western 1 League Topeka at Bioux City. Wichita at BL Joseph Denver at Omaha, Lincoln at Dea MoW. National Leatrue Boston at 8t. t.ouls, Brooklyn at Chicago, Philadelphia at Cincinnati. American Iasurua N'o games scheduled. Federal League Kansas City at Newark. tha possibilities of MacDonald't theories ihat he has agreed to rut them before tha national governing body of profes sional bass ball, with recommenda tion that tha neeetsary data desired ba obtained through tha official seorere of tha clubs of both major leagues, by re cording tha ultimata result of avery ball hit by a batsman In tha score book. cinn4 hatuna Is tha most elective factor In winning games. Mr. MacDonald assumes, In which assumption all students of tha gama will agree. What ba suggests la a classification rf 'lies end grounders hit. thst Is, as to whsther they went to right, left or center field, or to those respective spots In tho in field, whether fair or foul, and whether ! they retulted In safe hits. outs, fo'.is or Players' errors. Ha would have ao regie- teied fly balls of all kinds, high. long. line, sacrifice, or popup, swift and slow grounders, grass cutters, chop balls and bunts, rroro tha accumulation of such data ha argues that a player could find If he haa been batting properly, ana, If Improperly, find a remedy for hla de- I...WU .1. leovs a mon vniuaun lavvwr iu " ,wwh work of a club. ' . . . , . Other Tbleae Tlmr a Part. Tt.la Information, supplemented with complete records as to tha birthplaces, ... . w .mce 01 u.rw.. -" vwon inn aim ana men u,i to Ltlght. weight, reech. strength and the kaitner otr Mamaux. 1, uta: otr u.,.1 measurement, of anthropological ! ..rtTln limmg'; Investigation, ha argues, would not only btruck out: By stayer, I; by Uaumxait give scientific data, but provid. practical , j-r. J&i' for a place on tha team had a aceatlfio chance to develop tnto a atar player or a dub. MacDonald says: "It Is tha little tnlngs which win tha game. It may ba true, therefore, that tba anthropological Vnom ledge sought would furnish points Instructive not only to the manager In Choosing and comprehending his players, but la helping the player to understand himself better. For instance, !f the length ef arm and forearm, length, width and stretch of fingers of players were recorded, soma practical knowledge as le pitching and throwing quail float Ions n-lght be gained. Thus It Is said that Mathewaon's strength ef arms and fin gers Is aa Important factor In his suc cess with curves." BAlJL G-AfC TO OAy. ItexO Hc.0 f ! I I i- 1 J Joe Stecher That's All Joe Stecher'a made another bit. He made the old time champion quit. He offered Gotch all oddg to share. And take him on, moat anywhere. But Franklin feared hla titled fame. To lose, gald "No. I've quit the game." Charles Cutler of the "Sucker utate" Then tried to mix his fame and fate, Take on the "kid" and have gome fun. And put Nebraska on the run. The "Windy City's" sports all came, To boost their giant into fame. They came in droves and single file, Of coin and wealth they brought a pile. They wagered all upon their pet And borrowed more that they might bet. Joe's friends took all that came In sight, And offered odds to make it right The athletes came upon the scene. Two sturdy men with records clean.. Prank Gotch, the famous Hawkeye champ. Then at both athletes took a slant,' He viewed tha giant Cutler great. His massiTe form, but wooden pate. Then at the kid he cast a glance. And said, "I'll take another chance, I'll take this 'roll' and bet It there To win expenses and my fare." The referee announced the start. The athletes rose and did their part. The mighty Cutler, six feet tali. With' breast and arms and shoulders, all Appeared a demon, strong and great. Beside our Joe, comparing weight. He grabbed Nebraska's famous boy. And thought of him to make a toy. But Joe decided otherwise, And then created some surprise. He grabbed old Cutler by the nap . And pressed him rudely to the mat. He brought his scissors Into play And Cutler soon was heard to say "How did he do it? I don't know." While Stecher'a friends took in the dough. A moral here, 'tis well to bring, That all Nebraska's sports should sing, "Joe put Nebraska on the map. Revived athletics and all that. We'll boost our boy 'phenom' to fame. And place our dough upon his game." Scotia, Neb. T. J. STOETZEI Phillies Are Blanked Twice by Pirates PITTSBURGH. Aug. T-The Philadel phia Nationals suffered a setback today, being shut out by Pittsburgh In botn rallies of a double-header, to 0, and I to 6. Mtmaux pitched the first gama and j was never tn danger of being scored upon, while Mayer and Baumgardner wars hit hard. In tha second gama Harmon kept tha five hiu of the Phillies scattered. JUxey and Tlncup were hit hard and timely by the home team. Score, second game: philadsihia. prrrsBrROH AH H.O.A B AB.li.OAB . nrr 8..... 4 I t 1 t Carer. If 4 1 1 t t til ICulltna. ct...l lilt KatartTs":? v. t.i a. rt! 4 ki... ib...i "n?.'t..?.'.i J VUBlt. ...! Uohaatoa. lb. 4 I 4 t I tHInuhoiaa. rf 4 1 I t t IVi'aan.r. aa. 4 lilt IBIox. lb I lilt I Baud, lb I t I t t Hi I.. S... 4 I It t IMaiaiMU. S..4 t 1 I t t t Teula .... I t t . . I "r , " MU Pnllaillhla 0 0 0 0 00 iHtUburth 0 HMltlM Three-base hits: Johnston. VUwr. Home run: Orey. Molen t.ases: Cravath Carey. Johnston. Karned runs: Pitts Pitts- burrh; 6. rlrst has on error,: pnte- burgh. A Bases on balls: Off PHILADELPHIA. rTTTfW'ROH. AB-H.OAE ABH.OAS Kttm. lb.. ..I Itl Cars. U 1 1 t t lUn.-iatl. as . I t I 1 tOlllaa. ll . I I I I I I'MM cf..4 lit Uooaaloa. lb. I 111 t t ..-ratal a rf . I t t t t' I "i.aa r 4 I I t t I.tittoraa. lb. .4 111 t Wssasr. as ..I 1 I t 1 lb!.l tthlttaa. If. ..4 1 4 t u hi all. IS.. 4 till miliar. ....! tilt tVk.i lb I t t I t - lb 4 I I t t aeaaae. O....I 1 4 t t , lit J","', "JJJJ J I tibcus, i'.'.l.x t t l t Totals .... it t; u l "I " ".' l.au.-d tor KUey in fifth, v-hiiadoiphia 0 0 e 0 e t 0 e- Plttaburgh 0 3 0 t 0 t -4 Tww-h&ae hits: Collins, Waarnr. Three hniae hlta liJrd. Harmon, trouble plays: Kixy to Bancroft to Luderus, Harmon to Johnston. Earned runa: I'lUal.jrgh, 4. Fleet base on errors: Phlladnli'lila, 1; Pittsburgh. 1. Bases on bajla: Off Htxey, 1: otf Tinoup, 1: off Hinnua, 1 tills: Off Klaey, la nine lnruise; otf Ttncut, T tn four Innings. Btruck out: By KUey, 1; by Harmon, & Vmplra: Qutgley. Wil l 7 . . tt-iJ' 11 . i.,rffrllWi mm mi; If i ll 1 Gossip Along the Automobile Eow This week has been a very successful week for tha Oakland." says W. II. Head, secretary of the Llnlnger Implement company. "Wt havs contracts with dealers for more than 1,000 cars and next week ought to ahow a great result, too, because our dialers in the far-away ter ritories will have received their cars ty that time." Peter Scott Romps ' Off with the Paper Mill Stake Event KALAMAZOO, Mich.. Aug. T. Peter Scott, driven by Murphy, romped away with the $10,000 paper mill stake, tha principal event of tha grand circuit race meeting, here today. Worthy Prince was unabla to match hla speed with that of Murphy's horses In tha classic 2 08 trot and It waa decided In straight heats. Tha other events, however, furnitahed plenty of excitement. In the Burdick hotel 2 01 pace It was necessary to go five heats before Ger mans won out, with Russel Boy over Hal Boy, tha even-up favorite. Russel Boy took the first two heats, but broke tn the third and fourth. Tho Sfth waa a neck-and-neck affair to wlthla fifty feet of the wire. ' Tha paoa for tha Park -American hotel purse went five heats. Singles O won over Mapor Ong. The Indiana horse, a favorite, took the first two heats In a driving finish, hut broke on the back stretch In tha third. lie finished be hind Major Ong In the fourth, but won by half a length in the final heat. Bondclla. the favorite, won the 2:31 trot In straight heats, with Todd McGregor second. .f'a 1 xfJ.xi. J j J njtJiA , v PROMOTERS FIGHTING SHY 1 Freddie" Welsh'. Unpopularity Makes Promoters Steer Clear of Match with Big Purse. WELSH IS WTLLEJO TO MIX NEW TORK. Aug. T.-The present sit uation In tha lightweight class presents soma decidedly peculiar angles, Hera we have Freddie Welsh, tha most unpopular ohamplon who over held tha honors, ap parently ready to faU before tha first good man he meets, yet no promoter seems willing to offer a largo enough purse for a championship match To do Welsh Justice It must be admitted that he probably would accept If a suit able offer was made for a titular battle with a decision at stake, no matter who his opponent might be. At any rata, hla long record indicates that he haa aeldom shirked tha Issue, although since ha won tha title ha has not defended It in a real battle. No doubt he la not In tba least anxious to risk the honors, as ha must realise that his best days are over. But until a championship purse Is offered ha has a good excuse for sticking to tha safe and sane no-declston game. Tha peculiar, feature of the affair Is that 'Welsh is so unpopular tha promoters ara afraid to offer a largo purse. Thus tha fact that ha la such an unsatisfactory performer Is his greatest safeguard. Just at present there are two very strong contenders In Johnny Dundee and Charley White. . If California were still open to boxing popular opinion would force Welsh to meet one of thtsa men. and tha sporting world could took for ward to another champion with soma de gree of confidence. Aa matters stand the best that can be expected ta another round of no-declslon affairs. If Welsh and the local promoters care to cater to tha popular demand, either (Dundee or White will ba selected for his opponent. Apparently Willis Ritchie, who was to meet Welsh at Brighton Beach, has backed out of tha match, and that clears tha way. Ritchie has sent word that the best weight ha win make Is 138 at t o'clock. That should be enough to eliminate tha Calif ornlan. If Ritchie Is a welterweight he should fight in that clasa If he la too lasy to train be Is not wanted around here. As a matter of fact there is no par ticular reason why Ritchie should have the match. Considering his rather limited "o. won 3 and lost i; Mamaux, Pitts ability ha has bad mora opportunities burgh, 16 and S; Alexander, Philadelphia, man he really deserves, and It Is time for hlra to step aside in favor of a better ! man. Even If Ritchie did regain the title, boxing In general would be very little better off. The moneymad Call- fornlan la altogether too much taken up with stage work to be a satisfactory champion. Charlie White, through his manager, cornea forth with a strong appeal for support In his efforts to coax Welsh tnto a championship battle. After calling at tention to tba fact that White has "struck his natural pace" and has knocked out tlx men In a row and flattened eight of his last ulna opponents, ha accuses Welsh of having run out of tha proposed match at Denver. White's pilot goes on to sayi "A few short weeks ago Welsh as blatantly announcing that ha waa ready and willing to meet White in a title match, and If ha could get his terms he would put his John Henry to a set of arUcles in a jiffy. Thinking his Jabber ing waa In good faith, I worked night and day and finally dug up the proposi tion hs demanded. And right there and then Mr. Freddie crawled Into a hole and must surely have pulled tha hole In after him. You couldn't get a peep out of him now with a thlrty-two-inch howltser." ST. EDWARD WINS TWELVE INNING GAME FROM GENOA ST. EDWARD, Neb., Aug. I. Sped!) -Ia tha beet and moat Interesting game played here this year St. Edward won from Genoa on tha Oenoa grounds. Powers, who twirled for the Balnts, held hla own all through tha game, while Irish could not hold out, Bt. Edward finding him for three doublea and three aiaglea tn a row In tha twelfth Inning, scoring four runa and winning tha game. Score: R.1I.E Ft. Edward loeil0tl04 .! S Uenoa Otttttltlttt 4 11 2 Batteries: Bt. KdwaiU. Powers and Flatter; Genoa, Irish and WUlard. Im-pu-ee; Headlund and Rain. COBB STILL PREMIER BATTER Georgia Peach is the Only Big; League Player with Average Above Four Hundred. LEJEUNE LEADS WESTERN LOOP CHICAGO, Aug. 7. American league veterans, led by Cobb, hold a big ma jority of tha batting honors, according to averages published here today. Tha first ten, counting only those who have played la at least half of the games, consists mostly of waU known batters and Is aa follows: Cobb, Detroit, .401: Jackson, Cleveland, 439; EX Collins, Chi cago, .831; Speaker, Boston, .320; Craw ford, Detroit, .SIS. Strunk, Philadelphia, .316; Malsel, New Tork, .US; Fournler, Chicago, . .DOS; Lewis, Boston. .SOS; Mc Innls, Philadelphia, .300. Cobb has made the greatest number of runsog, and also leads In stolen bases with 62. He Is tied with his team mate. Crawford, for total bases with IBS. Hart sell, New Tork, with five home runt leads In circuit drive Detroit leads In club batting with J6J, and Boston Is next with .286.- American league pitchers who have at tained the .6o0 mark In 20 or more games are: Foster. Boston, 14 won, 4 lost; Scott, Chicago, 16 and ; Fabar. Chicago. 17 and 7; Ayres, Washington, and 4; Shore, Boston, 10 and 5; Johnson, Wash ington. 16 and 9; Dauss, Detroit. 14 and S; Fisher, New York, 11 and 7; Coveleekle. Detroit, IS and 9; Caldwell. New York. IS and 9; Gallia, Washington, 10 and : Boland, Detroit, I and (. Doyle Leads Nationals. Larry Doyle, captain of the Naw York Giants, has hammered his way to the front in the National league, whose lead ers are: Doyle, New York. J30; Snyder, St Louis, .3; Daubert. Brooklyn, .322; Wads Killlfer. Cincinnati, .312, Collins. Pittsburg, .309; Luderus, Philadelphia, .307; Merkls, New York, .405. Groh. Cin cinnati. .304; J. Bmlth, Boston, .304; Baler. Chicago, .302. Tha leading run getter la Cravath, Philadelphia, who haa scored 67 times; Saler, Chicago, who leads in total bases with 164, also leads the league In stolen bsses with 23. Cravath, tn addition to : being a run getter, leads the league In circuit arlves, with 15 homers. Cincinnati leads tha league in club bat ting with .264; St. Louis, .253, and Naw York with .363, are tied for second place. Tha leading pitchers are: Pierce. Chi- ana : itagan, Boston, IS and 6; Mayer, Philadelphia, 16 and S; Dale. Cincinnati 14 and S; Dell, Brooklyn, 10 and . Federal Leaejrae Flaw res. Federal league batters are: Magee, Brooklyn. .344; Flack, Chicago, .243; Kauff. Brooklyn, .339; Fischer, Chicago, .337; Easterly. Kansas City, .333; Camp bell, Newark, .35; Rousch, Newark, .319; Yerkes, Pittsburgh, Jbt; Deal, St. Louis, .314; Cooper, Brooklyn, .SIX In club batting Brooklyn with .267 Is In tho lead and Pittsburgh Is second wltn .261 Magee and Kauff hold the lead In num ber of runs scored with 61 apiece. Konetchey, Pittsburgh, has the greatest number of total bases 186. Kauff with 32 stolen bases leads In that department. while Hal Chase, Buffalo. Is the slugging king with 11 homers. Tha leading pitchers are: F. Allen. Pittsburgh, with 16 wins and T loasee; Nick Cullop, Kansas City, IS and 7; CrandalL St. Louis, 13 and 6; M. Brown. Chicago, 10 and S; McConnelL Chicago, 16 and I; Packard, Kansas City, 12 aad 7. Lejewae Leads Westerns. Western league batting leaders ara: Le- jeune. Sioux City, .363; Galloway. Den ver, .366; Forsythe, Omaha. .353; Spencer, Denver, .325; Spahr, Denver, .tS; Fox, Wichita. .U6; Jones. Dm Moltvaa. .&; Krug. Omaha. .315; Krueger. Omaha, .315; McCorralclc, Denver, .211, Denver leads In club batting with .STI and Dea Moines Is next with jes. Oalloway leada la total bases with 197; Jones leads tn total runs scored with 72; Krueger made the most boras runs 14. and the stolen base honors go to Coffey, Denver, who has 20. Tha leading pitchers are: Mitchell, Denver, won 12 and lost ; Mogrldge. Des Moines, 11 and S; Clara, tOoax City. 11 and S; OUllgan, Dee Moines, 11 and : Gasper. Sioux City, 14 and S; Museer, Dea Motors, 12 and T. Thomas, Des Mobies. IS and 9; CI una, Topeka, 10 aad 6; Cant well. Denver, 9 and C.