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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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 . .
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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.
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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.