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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 30, 1916.
! ! SLIP IN JUDGMENT
COSTLY TO DILLON
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Jack Tosses Off the Fruits of
Eight Tears of Toil in a
Single Day.
E 1 LIX2 CASE Or LEACH CROSS
1 S BY RINGSIDE.
$ ' Nw York, July 29. Some cm
never learn; otheri . refute to b;
taught. This aphorismr-or whatever
vou would call it it beat applied to
I .he boxing game. Many a prospec
tive champion haa mignrea nis
chances of becoming a big wage earn
er in the ring by making one ill-advised
match. The case of Jack Dillon
is offered for consideration.
- For eight long years Dillon was
buffeted about on the rough sea of
pugilistic adversity. His one aim wa
in wnrk himself into a nosition to.de-
mand a match with the world's heavy
I weight champion. Finally he suc
ceeded in attaining mar, eminence
after eight long years. And it took
just two weeks for him to be toppled
from the apex of pugilistic promi
nence.
- One ill-advised match is sufficient
' to destroy an entire career for a
I boxer. It is to be hoped that Dil
! Ion's indiscretion will not ' turn out
h I to be as detrimental as it appears at
I a f! HMiMit Alert it it tn h tinned that
i it doesn't take him eight long years
to re-establish the prestige he en-
joyed only a month ago.
J For eight years Dillon has been
meeting all comers. Some of them
he fought once, others he tackled as
i many as nine times. The latter was
' the case of Dillon and Battling Levin-
" sky, the Hebrew light heavyweight.
.'. Prior to a fortnight ago Dillon and
Levinsky had met in the ring eight
i times. On nearly every occasion Dil
I Ion was returned the popular winner,
I or gained the favor of the referee.
1 : Bantered Into Match.
I That' should have satisfied Dillon.
; Everyone else was satisfied that Dil-
"Ion was Levinsky's superior. At
least everyone but Levinsky was aatis
I Aed an that score. When Dillon was
first matched with Frank Moran, Le
vinsky bantered the Hoosier Bearcat
into signing with him (Levinsky) for
fifteen-round bout, to be held two
weeks after the Moran affair. '
No one gave this match any
further thought. The Moran-Dillon
tilt was the match de resistance. It
meant the elimination of Dillon as
challenger of Jess Willard or it meant
the obliteration of Moran as a cham
pionship contender. This was the
match Dillon had spent eight years in
the ring to secure. , ,
Dillion won this match in handy
fashion, outweighed thirty pounds
and, laboring under a disadvantage of
some five inches in statute. Dillon
pummelled Moran to within an inch
of pugilistic- oblivion.. Little Jack
Dillon inflicted more punishment on
Big Frank Moran than even the
world s champion heavyweight one
considered to be the best that ever
held the title had done three months
previously. i
Should Have Been Happy.'
Mr. Dillon should have been elated
at this happy outcome and rested on
bis laurels." Before meetins Moran
Dillon was not considered seriously
as an opponent for Willard, but since
mauling Moran, who staved ten
rounds with the champion. Dillon was
looked upon as the next logical op
ponent ot Big Jess.
Then somebody reminded Dillon of
his engagement with Battling Levins
ky. As Dillon's word is his bond, he
went to Baltimore and permitted
himself to be decisively outpointed
by the Battler. Flopl went Dillon's
stock. Fortunately for Dillon, the
duration of the bout was but from
fifteen to ten rounds. If the battle
had gone five more rounds Dillon
would have been more severely pun
ished, as Levinsky was in astonish
ingly good torm, while Dillon fought
indifferently.
Thus it is that an Ill-advised match
may cost . Dillon a chance for the
worlds heavyweight championship.
His manager made the serious mis
take of matching him with a danger
ous rival even before Dillon had over
come big Moran. Quite likely Jack's
mentor did not expect him to do as
well as he did aninst . Moran. and
thought be was protecting his inter
ests and mat ot union by naving a
l.suu match in sight.
. Must Fight Way Back. : .
! Now Dillon must practically fight
, his way back to the top again. He
, would do well to instruct his man
y ager not to be as industrious in se
; curing matches for him in which I
victory means tittle gain for him,
. whereas a defeat undermines the en
, tire foundations of Dillon's reputa
tion. - . "
Another instance of Boor match
j making that resulted in greatly di
, nunishinsr the earning powers of
j title contender was that of Leach
. Cross. For vears the Ghottos lead
ing lightweight was the best drawing
card in Manhattan and environments.
Leach's brother-manager, Sam
j Wallach, snapped at an offer of some
' $1,500 to box young Saylor, a medio-
I ere lightweight Cross went west
, for this bout and was knocked out in
1 five rounds. Leachie hasn't fought
: since. . j - ' .
: Amateur Games Today
Hagen Wins Metropolitan Open Tournament; Hoffner Shows Good
TMi picture how It alter Higu of
nochentcr 1ft), wh receatly won the mt
ropolltM epea championship 1b the playoff
of a trfplo tie. The other plctar l of
CharlM Hoffner, a M-yoar-old PhUmont
prMlonaI, who, with Jamee Bhtmi, lied
with Han for tho tltlo before tho playoff.
Hoffner flnlabo4 third two itrokM behind
BaTMt.
Brand! agelnet Chicago Union Glanta at
Houriia pane
. Council Bluff- AH-ltara afatnat Anita. la
at ixmis Lane, .a. ,
Stage at Persia, la.
" Omaha Oaa Co. at Plattamoath. Nob.
- Chrii Lyoki agatnat Merchant Hotel.1 aat
tjumona. Fonuntii pant, ai i: p. m.
Bsrteao-Maah agalnit Lux us, Loxue park,
p, m, ,
' Armonra agalnet Te-Be-Cee, Armour park,
Omaha Bicycle Indiana against South llda
Morcnania, Rivarview ram. . p. m.
Hollre agaliut Xorph Did !ti. Thirty
aeeona ana uewey avenue, i: p. m.
: Corr Bieetrlca agalnet Omaha All-Stan,
oaat aiameno, jronteneiia park, i:it p. ra,
?. D. Crewe acalnat Townaanda, waat dta-
wono, Kimwooa para, i:ie p. m.
.. Ceoneti Bluffa ftfenarefcs at Underwood. 2a,
jottneu Biuna vteiora at venieon, ia. .
CwueU Blarfa !mrtaia at Atlantic, la,
Covncll Btnffti lien's Vashlott Bhep t
ar uvea m.
CotweU Btaffa Stoli at Red Oak, la. 1
Tradetnwn acalnat Beddeoo. Ducky
aeimev paxa. p. m.
McCarthy'a Bunnybrooks analnet Council
jiuT nooawv a,i uaa u vroaaway, uouu-
' au Biuiza. "
Modern Woodmen No. 4i eratnet An-
alftnt Order of United Workmen, Miller park.
p. n., QrHiis-nuar.
. Btare and Stripe agalnat Sandbar Trot-
tern, nuenriew per a, iv a. m, .
nrotharhood of Railroad Kmployei avafnet
Bouue, la., at Athletle park. Council BluMa.
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WAGNER THE KING
" OF ALLATHLETES
Oreateit Ball Player That Ever
Lived ii What William Chase
Temple Saya of Veteran.
NEVXK PULLED A "'BONES"
Bv FRANK G. MENKE.
New York, July 29. "Honus Wag
ner is the greatest base ball player
that ever lived," is the assertion of
William Chase Temple, donor of the
famous Temple cup and one of the
best judges of ball players the game
has ever known.
"For forty year since tho Nation
al league- began I have seen every
star that ever flashed in the base ball
firmament," added Temple. . 'There
were many brilliant ones in the past;
there are scintillating performers to
day. But none can compare with
him in all-around ability.
' "Wagner never was ranked among
the graceful shortstops but who can
name a player oj the present or the
past who really outshone the amaz-
ing nonus as a grouna covcrcrr wan
ner may be clumsy and awkward in
his movements, yet, today, at the age
of 42. he covers more ground than
90 per cent of the short fielders in the
game. , .
Honus Led 1913 Shortstops!. ;
Who led the Nationat league short
stops in 1915? The answer is Honus
Wagner-r-thc gray and grizzled Hon
us., fitted against sucn rivals as tne
brainy, Herzog, the fast Maranville,
Bancroft called the greatest short
stoo in the aame bv John Tener and
all the others, Wagner,, then aged 41,
outfielded each and every one. Wag
ner, old and gray, won the fielding
championship in his division.
"Wagner takes rank among the
greatest batsmen . in history. When
he hit .300 for seventeen successive
seasons he hung up a record that may
endure for all times. And now, in his
forty-second year, a decade beyond
the end of the average major leaguer's
life, Wagner is battling with the
youngsters for the leadership of 'the
leagues. Isn't that the absolute proof
of his hitting prowess?
"Wagner, in the heydey of his ca
reer, had few equals aa a baserunner.
Big and awkward, it seemed like folly
for him to attempt the theft of a bag
it looked like sure death. Yet, it
you pSeruse the base ball records, you
wilt find that Wagner's base stealing
average, covering all of his twenty
years as a big leaguer, shows some
thing like forty pilfers a seasona
record superior to that turned in by
9S per cent of the men who have
piayea ine game at one time or an
other during the last forty years.
"What can Illustrate better the mar
velous base running, skill of the
'Grand Old Man of Base Ball' than the
191 S records the statistics which
show that the veteran' Wagner, with
twentr-two stolen bases. ranked
twelfth in that class; that Wagner
stole only fourteen less bases than
Carey, the league champion.
- Never "Pulled" a "Boner.".
"Wagner, in twenty years as a big
leaguer never 'pulled' a 'boner; he
never has made a mental foozle. Wag
ner never was pressagented as being
an exceptionally brainy player but
who is his superior in mentality? One
hears much aoout tne Draimncss
of Cobb, of Evers, of Collins and of
the others. But eacn ana every one
has at some time or another, slipped
a mental cable made an error of the
head. But Wagner's record as a
thinker is unsmudgedl
"Wagner is the most gentlemanly
player the diamond game has pro
duced. He has caused the umpires
less trouble than any other performer.
Mo man has ever worked harder or
more conscientiously than this same
Wagner. For twenty years he has
been; a star, for -a score of years
praise and honors have been show
ered upon him. But they never have
turned his head. Conceit is foreign to
Wagner's makeup.
"The grand old uerman realizes
that he is. paid to play ball to the
best of his ability; to play with all
the power and skill that is his. And
so has he played.. Day after day, year
after year, he has been out there on
the diamond giving the best that is
in him to his employers; faithful,
hard-working, wonderful Honus Wag
ner; " . . . ' . ;
. Played Every Position.
"I have seen him play, every posi
tion on the diamond and olay each
perfectly. He started as an outfielder
and tnen was smtted to the intieid.
la emergencies, he was moved from
one corner of the diamond to the
other. On many occasions earlier in
his career, he has gone behind the
bat.
"Back in 1902 or 1903 when the
Pirate pitching staff was shot to
pieces by injuries and double headers
the manager was in a quandry as to
whom he should pitch, in a certain
game.
'I'll go in," said Wegner. And he
did. He won. He won that game,
pitching in superb fashion. A week
or so later he. pitched again and
once more he was the victor. "
"Oh, yes, Ty Cob is a wonderful
player; so are Collins, Daubert,
Maranville, Lajoie, Speaker and
Evers;. so were Anson, Delehanty.
Lange, Pfeffer, Williamson and
others. But Wagner, the grand hit
ter, the amazing fielder, the startling
base runner, the brainy, hardworking
matcmess Wagner he is king ot them
all; the greatest player the diamond
f ame has produced; a player whose
ike never will be seen again I"
BIG FIELD TO START
IN GREATWESTERN
(Continued from Pace One.)
CALLS WAGNER GREATEST
' : x OF ALL PLAYERS.
Vjlwam c. temwE.
on the closing day of the" meeting,
will be by far the hottest race' ever
run on a half-mile track.
Of the races carded for the local
harness racing classic, none is at
tracting more attention than- the 2:14
trot, scheduled tor the hrst tiav of
the meeting. This trotting class event
will bring together a field of abso
lutely the highest class a ' field the
like of which has admittedly never
appeared on a track from the Pacific
to the Atlantic and from the Gulf of
Mexico to Canada.
Many Fast Contenders.
..Among the entries are Heir Reap
er, with a half-mile track record of
2:11M; Miss Densmore, marked at
2:ll4 over a half-mile oval; Dr.
Wayo. who has gone the distance in
2:1214; Bessie Mac, who has trotted
miles on half-mile tracks m around
2:10; General Francis, credited with
time of 2:H; Great Northern, a
consistent winner . on Nebraska
tracks and a horse that the others
will have to go some to out-trot.
I he Great Western circuit meeting
in Omaha will be held at a time when
the racing season is at its height.
Horsemen agree that the speed mer
chants are at their best along toward
the middle of August, and HithTi half
mile track the peer of any in the
country, records should go by the
boards.
Following the Wahoo (N'eb.) meet
ing, which will be held Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday of this week,
the hegira of horses to Omaha will
start in earnest. It is expected that
approximately 200 race horses will
be quartered at the East Omaha
plant of the driving club, by the
time the meeting gets under way.
Omaha Horses at Corning.
Omaha horses did well at the
Corning meeting last week, Hal Con-
I T " t . i. - r
stables, showing the lowars the kind
of rteppers they train here.
That battle-scarred veteran, Jim
O'Shea, whose feed is paid for by the
jovial Fred Myers, got a fourth in the
Corning races. Mr. Myers feels pretty
gnod'about It, even if there were only
lour horses in the race.
But real victory and. incidental
ly, another one for the Myers sta
bles was the performance ot Mr 1 .
owned by Mr. MyeM and Charles
Klingtr, m the Council Grove (Kan.)
meeting on the Kansas and UWaho
ma circuit. M. T., who has been
cleaning up right this season, won
the 2:11 tirt in straight hets. cut
ting a fourth of a second off the
horse s mark J.lv'i, ,
LEE FOE CARRIES
A "DOC" WITH TEAM
Dr. Moyer Travels With Oluh
and Repairs Maimed and
Injnred Athletes.
PUTS C0VELESKIE RIGHT
A a firm hetiever in Dreoaredness
Manager Lee Fohl of the Cleveland
Indiana has introduced the rather
novel plan of carrying his own hos
oital corps with him on the road.
That is to say, he has a doctor trav
eling with his club.
On their recent tnn tnrouen me
east the Indians were accompanied
by Dr. Charles Edward Moyer, a reg
istered practitioner and osteopathy
who was on hand to take care of the
maimed and injured, give relief for
the dreaded "charlcyhorse" and to
replace such muscles as got out of
place on any of the athletes.
"Doc unce a leaguer.
Dr. Mover was once a big league
flitcher himself. He was with Wash
ington in 1910, and it was through
trouble with his arm that he came to
take up osteopathy, which has landed
him in his present position. ,
In 1VII his arm became lame ana
he had to go out to the minors. He
was with Springfield for the next
three seasons and during that time
was constantly passing out $2 bills to
doctors for relief. He finally decided
he would take up osteopathy himself
as the cheapest method of getting his
arm in shape.
so he studied and took the neces
sary examinations a year ago. Last
season he was able to pitch better
than he had for four years. Manager
Fohl had known him in the days
when he was manager of the Water
burv, Conn., club, when Moyer was
with Springfield. This season, when
fohl had so much trouble with in
juries to arms and legs oq his club,
he got Dr. Mover to join the club.
Puti "Covy" in Shape.
Already Dr. Mover has put Cove
Ieskie in shape. The pitcher was get
ting a lame arm from too constant
work since Morton was injured. Co
veleskie was able to pitch last Satur
day and again on Monday. Morton
has also come in for attention. The
Cleveland star is reported to "be get
ting along nicely. '
Terry Turner, who returned to the
game after an absence of three weeks,
was also another patient of the club's
doctor. He twisted his ankle in a
game against the Yankees at Cleve
land, and until the series here has not
been in a game. Dr. Moyer worked on
the ankle and got him back into the
batting order.
Western League
Averages
, CMJB BATTING.
W. L. T. AB. n. W Pet
Denver 4S 4( 1 8081 887 807 .381
Omaha t( Si I 1017 478 8(9 .188
Sloui City 44 44 I I08S 447 1(8 .384
Lincoln 80 87 0 8928 418 810 .277
Wichita 88 48 0 281S 894 758 .288
Dai Molnaa 44 41 1 1914 179 771 .2(5
Topaka 89 48 1 2999 981 7(9 .258
St. Joaaph .34 81 1 2814 178 T10 .25!
CLUB FIELDING.
O.DP.TP.PB.PO. A. E. Pet.
Topaka 88 (0 0 19 1184 1148 110 .9(4
8I0UX City ...89 57 9 8 1418 1117 128 .9(8
St. Joaaph ...88 41 0 S 1284 1111 138 .9(1
Dai Molnaa ..88 54 0 15 13(1 1181 1(3 .8(9
Lincoln 87 75 0 9 187T 1198 154 .959
Omaha ......89 70 0 11 1448 1189 151 .851
Denver 89 80 0 10 1348 1108 168 .8(7
Wichita 17 47 I 2288 1188 159 .858
INDIVIDUAL BATTING AVERAGES.
Including plaran who have taken Dart
In t.ltteen or more ramen:
G. AB. R. H. 8H.SB.Pct.
Johnion, Lla 84 188 28 (( 1 1 .349
OakM, Den 88 180 (0 118 8 11 .147
Ollmore. S. C 78 118 83 99 8 10 .148
Butcher, Den 17 820 62 108 13 11 .341
Llvlnseton, 8. O....S8 1(5 37 (8 8 8 .341
Cor, Wlch 34 122 22 81 8 1 .338
Kelllhar. Den 83 3(5 72 117 28 11 .338
Orlfflth, Wlch 81 (4 14 31 2 1 .830
Crime. Lin 87 144 S3 118 8 10 .838
Stevenaen, Lin 81 108 20 34 4 4 .384
Connolly. B. C 88 850 88 118 11 14 .323
R. Miller. Oma.... 187 88 108 18 18 .323
Lobar, Lin 87 830 80 104 14 18 .318
Sheatak. Dan 37 328 31 73 S 1 .814
Emit. Tod 83 119 18 17 3 8 .111
Orar. Wlch 71 131 18 71 8 1 .810
Klldurr, Oma......SS 813 51 97 18 14 .310
Krueser, Otna 81 308 33 8! 10 8 .310
E. Smith. Oma 30 338 58 104 11 11 .308
Marahall. Oma 40 148 83 45 8 8 .308
Poraythe, Oma 88 197 84 91 It 8 .308
Wataon. 8. C 83 841 83 104 33 11 .308
Kru, Oma... 83 8(7 (3 108 11 18 .105
HOtl, B. U 7 258 44 78 7 0 .805
Klrkham. St J00..8S 833 30 88 T 7 .30!
Meloan. Del M....88 331 51 37 18 18 .801
Cochran, Top 88 334 (3 97 13 21 .299
Fox, Wlch. ...... ..I 313 88 88 17 18 .298
Krauie, Oma ..40 107 T 83 3 1 .2(8
Hotline, Wlch 77 179 38 83 18 I .187
Lejeune. 8. C 73 377 43 S3 3 S .398
Hartford. Dai M....84 813 37 93 10 18 .388
Dyer, Den. ....... .19 348 80 101 16 11 .291
Brltton, Wlch 87 838 64 88 8 11 .193
Thomaaon. Lin... '..84 338 47 33 13 10 .293
Sullivan,. St. Jot,;. 86 388 81 84 13 It .291
Flaherty, Wlch..;. 20 31 4 3,' 1 8 .390
C. Millar, Den 84 868 86 103 8 18 .287
Steraer, Den 88 84 8 34 1 1 .386
Mccebe, St. joa....8X (1ft SB 90 18 18 .28
Halla. Lin 36 70 8 10 6 8 .286
Hlnchman, S. C....72 374 48 76 16 8 .385
Rappi, Wlch 71 325 38 64 11 4 .284
Callahan. 8. C 78 330 44 93 9 10 .182
Shield!, Den 88 323 46 91 1 14 .283
Jourdan, St. Joe... 68 267 31 73 3 6 .380
drover. 8. C.......83 61 9 17 I 2 .279
Goodwin, Top 88 340 83 34 It I .277
.1. Thompion, oma. 44 ,es i la ,zri
Hunter. Dea U....88 337 66 S3 11 7 .176
Claire, Daa II 80 194 II U II I .378
Hahn, Dei M 81 316 48 86 7 8 .272
Jonea. Dei M 88 313 (3 15 11 I .272
Orejory, Lin 28 67 9 18 1 4 .269
Croebr. B. C .67 111 17 43 8 8 .266
Muaeer, Dea M 27 60 I 16 4 0 .267
Burs, Oma 34 810 43 83 19 13 .366
SrhwelUer. Top... .86 116 49 83 3 16 .3(8
Cole, Den 92 69 11 18 9 0 .2(1
After, Top 81 a(9 10 13 II 13 .aeo
Lattlmore. Lin. ....68 303 41 78 11 3 .3(7
Spahr. Dei M 67 212 22 (4 8 6 .256
LltacM. Wlch 87 2(0 36 71 38 7 .3(4
Jackion, Wlch 16 291 58 71 9 7 .254
Devora, Top ...39 114 Z3 zv 3 s .zt4
Lloyd, Den 87 134 18 34 8 6 .263
Morae, Lin ..73 349 33 (3 18 4 .868
Sommera. 8t Joe.. 35 76 6 30 4 0 .153
Keatlnt, St. Joe... 81 364 SB 64 16 30 .263
Kllleen, Dea Mi. ..16 94 4 6 6 0 .3(0
T. Smith. LI0......68 191 27 "47 17 6 .346
Breen. Dea M 63 149 13 ,86 8 I .246
Kweldt, Dei M....88 311 40 78 18 11 .348
ill.. Too 31 (4 I 33 3 3 .346
C. Thompaon, Oma.83 63 I 16 8 0 .343
Klni. Den.'.., 33 i i 1 1 .341
Monroe. Top 67 316 36 61 I I .336
O. Wllllama. St. J..83 807 36 73 11 13 .836
Fuaner, St. Joa 78 300 !0 47 39 .336
Krurer. Top 76 366 31 68 13 13 .334
Olllltan. Dea SI... .33 40 6 9 8 8 .'936
Coon.y. 8. C.......39 388 46 76 34 18 .323
Maneer. Den 38, 66 3 13 1 .318
Koeltner. Wlch. ...87 79 11 It I 1 .316
Kail, Lin 87 71 I 16 8 .211
Scherdt. 8. C IS 24 I t 3 S .306
Hennlnt. Top 19 44 I 9 3 9 .904
Slovene. Den 39 109 11 13 8 3 .303
Gardner, Lin 81 60 4 10 4 .200
Thomaa. Dei M....28 61 8 IS 4 1 .167
Rohrer. Lla 63 165 14 12 I I .184
Ford, Dan. IT 47 6 6 1 1 .131
Gaahall. Oma. .....S3 45 3 8 1 9 .178
Baker. Dea M 31 60 I 10 4 0 .167
Oaa par. 8. 0 83 61 S SI S .187
MeraToma JO 46 I III .166
Clark. 8. C H 68 I . S 4 I .166
P.U.raon. St Joa. 16 83 1 8 4 0 .141
O'Toole, Oma 16 44 I ISO .186
Wail. Den. ....... .56 44 I 11 .186
PITCHING RECORDS'
' vi.vae O. IP. H. BB.SO.W. t. pet
Marahall, Top... I IS 16 J Its 1008
Johnaon. Wlch.. I 11 13 I I I 1000
Furchner. 8. C. I It 18 I SIS 1000
Harrtnston. Daa I U 10 11 I 1000
Dyer. Den I 18 7 18 8 1 8 1000
North. Oma.., ..17 138 13 44 U S I .818
O'Toole. Oma...l6 1U107 31 86 I t .818
Oa.par. 8. C....83 148 I68 87 46 8 I .750
S"r, . H 101 111 41 41 8 S .737
Thompaon. Oma.33 166 174 88 SO 13 I .738
ui.,.K' rtU3 36 S8 7 S31 .667
Halla. Lin 86 187 191 87 63 14 8.616
' jairnT' Omm. . . . .30 lit HI 14 14 19 I .626
By FRED S
SOME WEATHER. !'
We would like to be in Greenland; .
Or in Iceland or New Zealand,
Where we now could live in perfect
peace and bliss;
We'd even cross the River Styx,
Which they say is quite some fix,
for it can t be any Hotter, do, tnan
this.
There is no getting around it,
we'll have to ask waivers on the
weather man.
Want Ad.
LOST, STRAYED OR SWIPED
One cool breeze and rain.
BRING ON THE SNOW
Wi hate often hoaled in winter,
And said 'twas too cold then;
But since we've suffered summer,
We mil never howl again.
On the Public.
Sam Marburger, Jack Dillon's
manager, says the Dillon-Levin-sky
fight was a joke. Does
Sammy figure he's giving out any
hews? .
In other words, Sammy admits
a box fight is much like a wrest-1
ling match.
BUT THEN WE HAVEN'T
GOT ANY AUTOMOBILE
We spy in the public prints that
there has been a reduction of 10
cents a barrel in crude oil, but
then crude oil won't run automo
biles. .
A story from Cincinnati says
Buck Herzog offered Garry
Herrmann $20,000 in cash for his
unconditional release, and Herr
mann refused. Despite our some
what tender relations with
Messrs. Carranza and Villa, Mexi
- can money seems to be finding
its way into the United States.
THAT ALIBI STUFF
Whenever a manager toes down to defeat,
8f'a nlutntta therm tmlh
fie claims thai hit hand is a hard one to beat,
vrnen au mm ne noiat is deuces.
Charley Ebbets has issued a
kick because he says Pitcher
HUNTER
Barnes of the Braves tried to ,
, bean his star batters. Mr. Eb
bets evidently overlooks the fact
that Boston pitchers would, of
' course, throw a bean ball.
Speaking of matches, we won
der if anybody will match Stecher
and Lewis again?
Chief Meyers, they say, has be
come a favorite in Brooklyn,
showing anybody can become a
favorite in Brooklyn.
, YES WE ARE.
We are feeling sad and blue,
We really don't know what to do;
Frank Gotch has quit the wrestling
game.
Oh, mercy me, ain't it a shame.
And we are feeling sad and blue.
Freddy Welsh and Charley
White have been matched again.
Why won't those guys behave?
The Minnesota boxing commis
sioners are the merry little
cut-ups. Freddy Welsh refuses to
fight in Minnesota, so the com
mish refuses to let him.
It is the uncertainties of life
that make existence interesting.
And that is why, sometimes,
Dario Resta loses a race and the
Drummers win a game.
The Little Son-of-a-Gun.
Dear Mr. Hypo If you're so
darned good why don't you write
a "rime about Ichlya Kumagae?
, J. -C. B. .
The Drummers have the old
fight and are bound to put up a
battle for the first division, says
Jack Holland. Working on this
theory, we may some day expect
to see a rabbit spit in a bulldog's
face.
BY CHRISTY MATHEWSON.
You may flay me and harass me,
You may swear at me and curse,
- Say I haven't got the punch,
And I boss a rotten bunch,
But I can't make the Reds any worse.
Davli, Wlch 18 100 86 JT 33 S 4 .600
Wlllett, Lin 6 39 64 IS 16 I 3 .600
Koeatner, Wlch.. 88 307 179 79 118 IS 8 .591
Baker, Dei M..31 183 168 33 74 18 3 .691
Hall, Top 39 199 188 63 31 11 3.691
Clark, 8. C 33 141 160 38 76 8 6 .671
Eaat. Lin 2( 178 168 73 86 13 3.671
Gardner. Lin 31 149 167 40 79 10 8 .(((
Steraer, Den 34 161 1(6 72 62 10 8 .666
Graver, Top 28 123 148 62 93 11 9 .660
Schardt, 8. C...12 98 116 17 63 6 I .646
Krauae. Oma. .. 17 118 128 41 67 8 7 .638
Lambeth, Top. ..30 154 133 61 88 3 '8 .629
Kins, Den 22 148 148 64 68 8 8 .629
Patteraon, 8t. - J.24 130 176 26 '60 11 11 .600
Thomaa, Del M.21 186 169 67 (0 9 9 .600
Gretory, Lin. . ..25 1(0 170 40 46 7 7 .600
Fleharty. Wlch . 16 83 83 26 2; 8 6 .600
Bruck, Oma 15 86 81 22 38 6 6 .600
Laraen. Top.... 6 88 46 11 18 1 1 .600
Hoffman, Lin.., 6 28 88 3 8 1 1 .508
Gent, Den 6 15 11 18 " 7 1 1 .600
Muaeer, Dei M.. 86 170 161 61 103 3 10 .474
GUIIian, Dei M.33 111 186 41 68 I 3 .471
Gaeklll, Oma. . ..23 141 168 46 49 7 8 .467
Hennlnr. Top. ..16 63 103 87 88 6 6 .466
Sommera, St. J..80 131 170 68 77 3 10 .444
Hovllk, St. J....34 154 137 94 97 8 11 .422
Maneer, Den. ...371(8 179 51 63 8 11 .432
Malarky, Wlch... 26 139 140 39 64 7 16 .413
Klein, Wlch.... 3 83 36 33 16 I 8 .400
Kelly. 8. C. 7 46 64 16 31 I 3 .400
H. Smith, Lin.. 6 84 88 16 13 3 3 .400
J. Wlllla'l, St. J.36 131 136 47 78 6 10 .375
Reynold!, Den.. 18 96 86 48 86 4 7 .364
W,K, Den 35 118 184 33 64 4 8.833
Kllleen. Dea M..1S 65 68 47 36 I 4 .333
Pate, Wlch 11 71 74 4 30 3 4 ,333
Llaton. Wlch.... 7 19 22 9 7 1 2 .383
C. Wataon. S. C. 8 24 22 15 ' 9 1 S ..888
F. Thomaa, St.J. 4 34 37 11 I 1 I .333
Grant, Dea M. .. 4 13 23 17 S 1 3 .833
Kaufman. Wlch. 11 73 93 S II 1 I .350
Burwell. Top. ...'6 31 96 14 13 1 S .260 I
Daehner, Top. ..16 43 41 17 9 1 6 .1(7
Doyle, Top 14 (8 76 86 38 1 I .111
American League
Averages
Detroit .
Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Boaton .
St. Loula
Washington 47
Philadelphia 19
CLUB BATTING.
W. L. T. AB. R.
..41
..61
..81
...60
...48
...41
Chicago
Boaton
Detroit .
New York
Cleveland
St. Louie .
Washington 92
Philadelphia 64
INDIVIDUAL
8168
8036
1(73
38(9
2866
30(6
29(0
3(88
CLUB FIELDING.
O.DP.TF.PB. PO.
H.
811
748
726
.723
688
781
70S
610
Pet
.266
.247
.244
.343
.Ut
.289
.289
.128
,.91
..89
...94
.90
.93
.93
B. Pet.
National League
Averages
CLUB BATTING.
W. L. T. AB. R. H. Pet
Cincinnati 17 61 1 1089 311 771 .264
Brooklyn 49 33 1 2862 308 716 .2(2
New York. .,...86 48 0 1780 320 687 .261
Chicago .......43 48 1 2997 334 738 .346
Plttaburgh ...33 43 0 3734 3(1 8(4 .243
St. Louie.. 43 49 0 S988 398 733 .342
Philadelphia ..46 37 o ziit zie ooo .zite
Boaton 44 38 1 3600 3(3 696 .328
CLUB FIELDING. r '
O. DP.TP.PB.PO. 'A. B. Pet
Boaton 96 (7 0 7 2166 1023 63 .373
Phll.delDhla.il 63 0 16 3194 1033 111 .9(4
Cincinnati ..90 77 0 19 2481 1178 136 .8(3
Brooklyn !..! 0 is zjio ivzd I2s
New York. ..81 63 0 6 1213 10(8 138 .1(9
Pittsburgh ..81 61 0 10 3276 9(2 132 .(61
St , Loula. .. .91 .79 0 18 3470 12( 168 .3(0
Chicago (0 64 0 12 1483 1263 178 .965
INDIVIDUAL BATTING AVERAGES ALL
FLATER8 BATTING .300 PER CENT
'''-., OR BETTER.
O. AB. R. H.SH.SB.Pot
L. McCarty, Brook.. 30 64 9 25 4 8 .391
Robertson, N. Y....76 303 61 103 11 10 .340
Daubert Brook 83 228 63 1(6 17 18 .320
Wagner. Pitts 81 306 41 87 6 8 .817
Chase. Cln 78 290 30 91 4 10 .314
Zimmerman, Chi.'.. 83 317 47 JS 7 12 .809
Hotnaby, ot. 1. (s 314 as t i .sue
Long, St. L........66 232 21 71 6 13 .306
Hlnchman. PU1I...78 2(6 87 87 11 8 .304
Wheat, Brook (1 310 34 34 6 10 .303
Schultu. Chi 66 221 39 67 8 8 .303
Whltted, Phlla 77- 271 86 82,21 16.303
PITCHING AVERAGES.
, Ave, ,
O. W. L. I. P. Pio. 'H. BB.80.
Alexander, Phil. 85 18 . 6 204 1.16 159 33 81
Schupp. N. Y..13 1 I 33 1.61 28 12 28
M.rquard. Brk.18 8 1 82 1.66 66 II 89
Allen, Bos I 8 1 64 1.67 40 16 86
F. Miller. Pitta. 20 6 6 122 1.70 81 83 63
Jacobs. Pitts. ..19 4 2 90 1.70 67 51 83
7 11 117 1.74 134 87 95
Cheney. Brook. .21 7 6 122 1.76 86 63 77
Dell. Brook.... 18 6 8 12! 1.84 108 3J 56
Pfeffer. Brook . 34 16 6 187 1.88 148 41 70
rVnderg'it. Chi. 17 6 4 84 1.93 66 12 40
"".11 , CM.li 6 128 S.04 6J 26 65
Mathewaon.N.T.12 3 4 66 1.08 70 7 15
Packard, Chi... 23 6 6 37 8.11 37 II 26
LESnder. Chi.. 11 4 8 100 2.16 30 34 47
Nehf. Bo....... I I Mt.II SJ
rooDor Pitts .21 4 6 84 2.26 74 17 63
R?J?? Phlla 80 10 6 181 8.27 106 38 58
Huahea Bo! ... 38 11 3 105 3.30 81 '81 71
:!hV::.2. .3 1. 1.7 ...3 17. 4,1
Ames. ot. , - ;: : .
61 1 I 9486 1176 118 .870
61 0 8 3410 11(3 114 .870
66 0 12 25(3 1278 126 .8(9
87 0 8 2494 1183 126 .969
73 6 18 3526 12(1 143 .9(4
79 0 12 3534 1395 164 .9(2
(6 0 11 24(1 1108 163 .8(0 -
78 0 7 2198 1197 188 ,946
BATTING FIFTEEN Oil
MORE GAMES.
, G. AB. R. H. BH.SB.Pet
Speaker, Clara, ....93 388 (9 132 11 21 .391
Rice, Wash. 83 66 1 21 1 1 .882
Cobb, Dot (4 108 (5 11 8 16 .8(1
Jackion, Chi II 346 62 120 I 11 .847
Mullen, N. Y 24 64 7 18 3 I .883
Gainer, Boa 30 44 3 14 8, 1 .818
Severeld, St. L, ...69 166 16 47 1 0 .303
Burns, Det 97 319 38 96 11 S .301
PITCHING RECORDS.
Ave.
O. W. L. IP. PG. H. BB SO
A Rusaell. N. Y.16 8 1 77 1.17 66 27 (0
A.S.KUSsell.Chl. 89 10
Cullop, N. Y. ..17 9
Shawkey, N. T. .26 11
Leonard, Bos. ..34 8
Wolfgang, Chi.. .21 3
Mays, Bos 23 10
H.Coveleskle.Det 27 13
Morton, Clove. ,.16 It
Bens, Chi 18 4
Moarldse. N. Y. 14 6
Johnson, wash.
Koob. St. L.
23 6
.28 14
.29 9
Fsber. Chi.
C.WIIIIami, Chi,
Ruth, Bos
Gallia. Wash. ,
Ccumbe, Cleve. ,
Dumont. Wash.
S.C'vTkle, Clev,
Gould. Cteve. .
Harper. Waah...2S 10
llcolte, cm zs 7
wellman,
Plank. SI
Scett, Chi. .....26
J Bush, Phlla. 24
Keating, N. Y...14
Bagby, Cleve. ..29
Davenport, St, L.86
Groom, St. L. ..27
Klepfer, Cleve. .18 6
Boehllng, Wash. 20 8
Hamilton, St. L II I
Park. St. L. ..31 1
Pennock, Boa. . . I 0
Dsuss, Det 24 10
Caldwell, N. Y...88 6
Shore, Bos 20 8
Klee, Wash 4 0
Ldermllk. Clev.. 10 1
Gregg, Bos. ...116 3
C'nlngham, Det. 25 6
Fisher, N. Y 18 6
Beebe, Cleve.
Dubuc, Det.
Myers, Phlla.
Footer, uos. .
Nabors, Phlla.
Sheehan, Phlla.
Hrlckaon, Det,
Bt'land, Det. .
Dtnforth, Chi.
Love. N. Y. .
Ayers, Wash.
james. uei. .
Mitchell. Det.
I Market. N. Y.
Crowoll, Phlla
Tone? Cln ."'.16 10 10 176 1.41 136 66 81
ZS&Br'Jok:::;; s .'"j"'';
HaVmon. Pitts.. 17 6 6 84 3 46 60 26 34
Reulbaeh, Bos. .10 4 4 51 S.47 4f -1
Kntlh-n'r.Pltts.31 4 8 ij .... j;
Rudolph. BOI...17 I J 141 3 54 131 24 SI
HeSdSrc: : '
Parrltt, N. T...24 8 S 141 3.08 141 36 M
Steele, St L. ...14 I .!! 5 J! II
Beaton. Chi. ...86 J "J J ' " "
Tyler. Bo...;,.. 6 4 88 MS J4 30 47
Mitchell, Cln. ..16 4 S 66 8.14 je Ji it
Sohuls. Cln JT I IS 136 8.80 188 64 67
Knetaer. Cln.... 28 1 J JJ 3.80 88 35 39
Demaree. Phlla. 31 I I 1JJ 8.44 114 14 63
Jasper. St. L '.ll 6 " J" J! ?! "
Bender. Phlla- J JJ
Schauer. N. Y..I6 1 3 J.JJ is .
Coombs, Brook. 15 8 4 79 l.ti ti ; ji
Benton, N.r.. J ! 'J? ill 'I! j, ,!
Sallee. N. Y....1J J J " ' "
Teareau, N. T..-29 8 3 187 J 147 zs ej
M. Brown. Chi.. 6 I I 81 8.66 32 8
Moieley. Cln....l6 4 8 " 8.88 73 31
Chalmers.Phlta. 8 8 38 6.11 14 0 la
Mayer, PK"yJ, J "I" J! I fj
R.Wtlllanis.St.L.13 6 6 76 4.44 8J I It
annleton.Brook. 8 0 3 30 4. SO Zl 1Z
i".r Rrook.. 8 1 8 16 4.50 Zl 1 I
8 169 1.48 106 24 58
1 95 1.51 78 18 81
7 131 1.78 82 46 60
6 1(5 1.80 141 40 83
8 (8 1.(2 76 33 28
4 123 1.83 91 43 40
7 211 1.54 173 47 77
1 119 1.92 98 22 76
4 80 1.(2 (2 21 26
2 (2 1.98 (2 22 II
31 17 11 236 3.03 1(2 (3153
5 2 79 2.05 72 22 Hi
8 96 2.18 71 31 43
8 119 2.27 103 31 71
8 1(6 2.28 131 7 2 1 0 r.
I 1(1 2.29 142 (5 (7
,4 90 2.40 9 16 9
2 IS Z.S SB II 19
6 177 2.44 167 46 57 ,
8 33 2.49 29 13 20
9 179 2.51 130 73113
.4 98 2.51 60 SB Hi
L..33.1S 11 166 2.62 144 43 63
L. ...23 7 8 124 3.64 123 43 4s
9 11 137 2.67 115 48 67
3 16 173 3.(3 126 72 (0
6 7 91 2.67 (0 87 34
8 3 161 2.69 147 8( 49
4 10 171 2.74 147 88 84
7 7 138 3.74 112 (6 67
8 4 104 3.85 97 S3 43
8 7 118 2.87 91 41 41
I S 77 2.93 71 37 17
1 4 70 3.9( 68 24 26'
0 3 87 3.00 23 8 11
7 140 3.09 127 63 58
11 1(8 8.13 138 59 70
6 106 3.14 111 21 29
1 20 3.16 20 111 3
4 60 3.24 42 46 31
3 (( 3.28 67 26 35
3 118 3.31 128 67 (4
6 112 8.88 128 29 87
8 66 3.38 40 31 30
8 122 3.47 99 (3 27
f 13 178 1.49 1(8 94 i7
6 8 115 3.(3 101 57 20
10 113 3.(4 110 49 36
I 110 3.(8 110 (032
0 17 3.71 17 0 8
3 73 8.76 63 86 87
6 60 3.78 83 22 14
0 19 1.79 18 8
8 60 S.96 63 10 19
7 71 4.18 70 41 86
7 91 4.60 95 39 45
1 4( 4.60 39 30 11
8 38 5.64.. 41 II 15
.14 3
29 12
6 I
. . 23 7.
. .28
.22
.22
26
..20
.14
Si St- L 10 0 4 41 8.14 Zl 14 is
n.l. Cln S 4 71 S. II a; a;
Adams, Pitts
14 I I 47 1.34 88 It 31
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