THE OMAHA SUNDAY BKK : AUGUST 20, 1916.
WINNING OF NEW
MKJSSTOPPED
Chicago Jumps in and b.v a
Score of Thre to One
Takes First Game.
COMMY PLAYED BAG
IN MODERN MANNER
Old Roman Was First Player to
Stand Away From First
Base When in Field.
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CHRIS LYCKS, CHAMPIONS OF AMERICAN LEAGUE Amateur base ballist.. Left
to right, back row, F. Guiane, third bate; F. Keiner, shortstop; E. Lynn, first base; P. Keiner,
rightfield; D. Nordaton, second baseE. Harold, pitcher; W. Peanult, pitcher; J. Nordttom,
leftfield. Bottom row, McFarland, catcher; Hawley, mascot; G. Thornstecken, centerfield.
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r' y ,ri, ii n It it 0 0 0 1 it -1
l'hr.p till Millar .si. Oct. I.i.ms.
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Mii... s,i,riftoa fl Foui-nIt li,.ut,l
ltkUMtnn to I'll'!'. Ilatiiimiiii to
il..tot,n to l'll'V. Wf.ver to 1: Collins to
I'nurmer on h.lls: "" M.'rllf. J.
off t'l.-otte 3 Him an.l .rn-il run,, t'ff
Morl(. 7 lilts, i ruin In W Inlilliss.
off Sh-wkov. I hit. no tuns In "'i' limine,
off iV.m. 1 run stru, k ul . H Mil.ls
by Shawkey. S : I'V t'l.-.ttl. .. I'mi'lr.-f.
Htldl,rsnt1 and Owfns.
Boston Wins Game
On a Forced Run
IWon. Aug. 1. Jor Hoehttug. re-
centlv of the Senators, nuking his
initial appearance with the Cleveland
team, handed a game to the HoMon
American today hy forcing a run in
in the ninth inning. Boston winning.
2 to 1. I'p to the final inning Koch
ling had pitched well, allowing only
six scattered hits, llardncr opened
the ninth with asinglc through center,
but was forced out on Scott's
ground to Chapman. Cady singled to
center, Scott going to third. McNally
was sent in to run for Scott and be
and Henriksen for Cady. Janivin.
pinch hitting for FoMer was walked,
tilling the bases. Then Hoehlmg
walked Hooper, forcing McNally in
with the winning tally. Score:
All II O A K HUSTON
nrnno U 3 12ft A H.O.A.K.
t'hP'n.Jli J 1 ! S OHflopor.rf 3 0 S 0
fWkfr.ff 2 0 10 fiHrry,:i S 2 1 t 0
Rpth.rf S 0 4 1 OUwU.lf .117 0 1
Um.mUb 4 8 H 1 (UtuT,lb 1 I 0
W-hHRVM 4 10 1 Wlkr..r 4 0 4 0 0
I nrii'T :b 4 0 I I PO'dnor Sb 4 0 4 0 0
O'Nll.r 3 14 1 08'Ptt-H -0200
lUlj.o 0 ft 0 1 orn.lv. r 4 2 9 1! 0
Borhrir.p 3 1 1 S OKiith.p 3 0 0 8 0
.Mofller 0 0 0 0 Ol-'oMt'T.p 1 0 0 1 0
' Vlam-rlii 0 0 0 0 0
Tni.ii Babll (lH'rlki.ti 0 0 10 0 0
Mi Nlly 0 0 '0 0
Totali. 30 8 7 I 1
i , Oh out whan wlnnlm ruu it-urwd,
Hun for O'Nnll In etihth
It. l.ttpd for Faatpr In ninth
Run for In ninth.
Hn tnr H.utt In litnlh.
riovuland 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Iltwton 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13
SmTifle him: chmMimn. Iw i. sorl-fli-n
flv: Hpir Dcubip pliiyd- Wm
folimnuN to Turner to Oati(1ll. Roth to thp
man. Haws on ball: Off rWhltnu. 5; off
Huih. 1. off Konlrv. 3 II II mt oarnM
runx: Off Hnhlinir. 3 hid. 2 ruim In cliht
an.l ono-thlrd lnnlnits; off Ituth. 3 hiia, no
rung In xtx Innlnir"; off KoMm 2 hlta, no
riina In thrra Innings. Hit by pltchfd ball:
By Boohltn. Harry. Struck out; By
BohHnf. 4; by Ruth. 1: by Foator, 1. Urn
itr. O'Loufhltn and Rvans.
Cobb Saves the Day
For Detroit Team
Philidelphia, Aug. 19. Cobb's clever
work on ahe bases in the tenth inning
turned today's game in Detroit's fa
vor, ft to 2. With two out in the
tenth Cobb got a base on balls. He
stole second by a great slide and then
started for third, drawing McElwee
out of position. At the same time
Veach hit the hall past the spot vacat
ed by McElwee and Cobb scored. De
troit then hammered out two doubles
and a single, which, with two errors,
sent in four runs. Johnson and Covel
skie had a splendid battle for nine in
nings with the former being accorded
perfect support during the entire con
test. Score:
liETROIT. rHILAliri.PHIA.
AB.HO.AE ABHOAK
Vltt.Sb 6 10 1 OWttt.HB U t S 1
Buah.u I 0 S 4 OWalt.li.rf 4 110 1
Oobb.ff 3 12 0 OSirunk.cf ft 0 3 0 1
chl? 5 1 S 0 Sohni :f 4 1 t t 1
rwM.1 5 S 1 0 l.)ol.:ri 4 114 1
T'nrnt.lb 4 1 1 0 OM'lnnls.th 3 0 U 0 0
YoUllg. 2b 5 Z 3 4 tlM 4 S
M.-h".c 4 1 4 8 0Hley.c
l"v'lskl.p I 0 I Olohnson.p
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TOUU..3J J0U OTUvlnich
Tol.li ..3 I0 It
Run for Hly In tenth.
Butted for Johnson In tenth.
rwrolt A A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 S-
PhlU 1 00000000 1 !
Ttto-bttar hlw: Crawford. Burn. Witt.
Stolen bso; Cobb. Sacrifice hits: Bush
t:i, Cobb, Walsh. Molnnls. Double plays:
Witt to Lalote and Mclnnle Hases on balls:
ntr rnvelnkle. 1: off Johnson. 4. Hits and
earned runs: Off Oovelskle. hits 2 runs In
10 Innings; off Johnson. 9 hlta 4 runs in 10
Innlnits. Struck out: By Covelskle, 1: by
Johnn, i. Imptres: Nallln and LHneen
Elmer Smith Shows
pii.te-tMun,
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.iIiIkmikIi 1"' was not at
i;!l.iHlt'l with t Ollllkt'
wni t .'itching and Silvrr
Kinjr w;is umiuiig lr ilu Hrnwns
"W'liy don'i i'it no jlu'ad and call
tmier" tlushtng demanded of Kell.
Kcllv lot-l-.d puzzled.
"li havent" you fellows any tnt
li.iMMn.iii ?" he tniextioned. "And you
have I w o righl tie Idem?" Certainly
he was in a qua miry. "You'll have
to put a man mi first base before we
go ahead and play " i
The catcher then had to explain.
I. oiniskey, he said, had simply discov
ered a new way of playing first hase--meaning
that he did not hug the hag,
as it was customary to do in those
days - and that he somehow usually
managed to beat the runner out. In
case, however, the race became too
warm, i omiskev required his pitcher
cover tirst base; he would then
field the ball and throw to the pitcher.
;is it is now done.
It was a rather difficult piece of
news for the umpire to absorb; yet,
nevertheless, the game proceeded,
and thus began the practice of the
basemen abandoning the; sacks when
they w ere m I he held.
I his was not, however, the only
method that Comiskey devised; for
not alone did he insist upon his pit -
hers covering tirst base when a ball
was batted to him, but he required
Ins outhelders to shift when different
styles of hatters came up to the plate.
Ilu old-time outhelders did not
play for certain batters the way they
1o now; that is they did not familiar
ise themselves with the weaknesses
of the different hitlers, and they could
not. therefore surmise where the ball
would go. This meant that the old
timers would sometimes have to go
pretty fast to get Ihe ball, tor by plav
ing in the same position all of the
time a new style of hatter frequently
would drive a ball to an altogether
uncovered spot, and the fielder neces
sarily bad to try to get under it.
Curt Welsh, then playing with Com
iskey, was one of the first really to
become proficient at the new prac
tice.
Welsh, it is claimed hv (ieorge
Morelaud, the statictau. v .itched th
battery signs from where he stood
ind he sensed just about where each
hatter was hkclv to hit the lull
Moreland declares that he has seen
him turn around just as the pitcher
was ready to throw and sprint for
a certain section ot the held at lull
peed; then he would reverse and
catch a fly that the other fielders
would not even have tried tor.
M'GRAW GETTING
READYTO RETIRE
Little Napoleon May Quit Base
Ball When Contract With
Giants Runs Out.
HE'S TIRED OF THE WORRY
1 4 2
0 6
0 .0 0 1
Washington, Aug. 19. Washington
defeated St. Louis, 5 to 3, today by
hitting Koob and Hamilton oppor
tunely. Elmer bmith. recently pur
chased from Cleveland, made his rtrts
appearance in a Washington uniform
and had a busy day handling eight
chances m lelt held, score:
ST. I.OCIS. WASHINGTON.
Afi.RO.A E. AB H.O.A.B
Shottcti.lf 4 2 3 0 PMorgin.M S 2
Millfr.rf
tSlH.vr.lb
Ptrks.p
W"imn,p
Pratuth
M'ra'a.cf
Sever' d,c
Aunttn.,30
Koob.p 1 9
H'm'lt'n.p 0
"MOTIOD s i
0
4 2
Tobin
0Sht.nk8.3b 3 0 10 0
4 9 OFopter.lb 3
0 0 OMIlan cf 3
0 0 OSmltMt 3 0 8 0 0
3 i 0Klc.rf 4 10 0 0
1 0 tU'Tmt.lb 4 1 10 0
t 1 OAtni'th.e 4 17 0
1 1 0Jnon.p a 1 0 1 0
3 4 1
10 ToUU.sSB TJ7 t
10 0
4 0 2
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Totali.. 3 111 q I
Batted for Hamilton In fourth.
Batted for Parks In sixth.
St. Louts 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 i
Washington ...01 8 1 0 0 0 0 ',
Tvrn.huf hlc Willi ma. Three-base hits
Miller Sacrifice hlta: Shanka. Sacrifice
fltea: Morgan. Basa on balls: Off Johnaon.
3- off Prka, 2: oft Hamilton, 1. Hit and
earned nina: Off Koob. 2 and 1 in 2 (none
out, one on bmae In third); off Hamilton, 3
and 2 In 1; off Parka, 2 and none In 2; oft
Wetlman, 1 and none tn 3; off Johnaon. I
and 1 I 0. Struck out: By Johnaon, 5. Lm
nlrea: Chill and Connolly.
Wemnnt Bowline League.
Fremont. .Neb , Aug. 1 (Special.) Eight
teama have algned up for the bowling league
which will begin Ita achedule aoon after the
openlnf of the alleys, September 1. Last
yvar a league of eight teama waa main
tained. The state tournament will be held
'- bore' In AprlL
Christensen Does
Not Care to Tackle
M. Plestina's Game
Marian Plestina continues lo be a
toy for a cruel fate. Last week the
big Omaha wrestler signed up to
wrestle one Harold Christensen, who
professes to be the Danish champion.
Plestina agreed tod umn Harold twice
in an hour.
The Christensen demurred. He be
Kan to talk ot a large guarantee
t. hnstensen was bumped in short or
der by Joe Steelier at Kreniont a
couple of weeks ago and there is a
suspK-ion a tngid atmosphere eneir
cled his pedal extremities when he be
Kan to seriously consider his pros.
nects with another Nebraska wrestler.
Anvwav the match is off. It was to
have been held Thursday night.
And now Dcstina is out of the only
match he even signed up for in the
last six months. Nobody wants to
wrestle Marin for some reason or
other, lie has sounded all the big
bovs out. but they refuse to set in
tcrested. Evidently Marin is a little
too good.
Gus Tvlce is handling Plestina's af
fairs and he savs he and Marin will
accent auv kind of a proposition with
anvbodv anv place. Which is fair
enough. ,
Up With Senators whitted Admits He
Is Some Ardent Fan
When the Phils were in New York,
Georae Whitted was at the cigar
stand in his hotel, and Alexander the
Great was standing ten feet away be
ing interviewed by some New York
newspaper men.
A straneer came up and bought
cigar. Slowly lighting it, he turned
to Whitted.
"That's Alexander over there, isn'
it?" he asked.
Yes. that's the fellow," was W'hit
ted's answer.
"Ever see him pitch?"
"Sure did."
"He's a great pitcher."
"Now. you've said it."
"The Phils have a good team
haven't they?
"Best in the world."
"It must be your favorite team?
"It certainly is."
"Do you see them play often?"
"Haven't missed a game this year
"i ou don t mean to sav that you
actually go from city to city to watch
the Phillies.'
"It's absolutely true, I do it."
"Gee. my friend." said the stranger
as hes tarted to edge away trom hit
ted. "vou are certainly some bac ball
bug."
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r' HISTORIC RACE AT
LOUISVILLE MEET
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New York, Aug. 1'). John J. Mc-
'iraw, manager of the Giants since
190.', may voluntarily retire from
base ball when his contract with the
New York National League club ex
pires at the end of next year. Mc-
iraw, according to his own state
ment, is gradually becoming weary
of the trials mill tribulations caused
managing a big league ball club.
lie has been actively engaged, as
layer and team leader, ever since he
broke into fast company with the fa
mous Baltimore Orioles in 18'M. In
other words, McGraw has grown gray
the service of organized base ball
and he believes that he is entitled to
a rest.
Since taking hold of the Giants.
when they were owned by the late
Andrew Kreedman, McGraw has
managed pennant-winning teams in
1U(M. l'Hl.v 1911, ivij ami m.t, tnc
Giants capturing one world's cham
pionship, m l'Hb, when they beat tin-
Athletics in our out ot live games.
Led by McGraw, the Giants made a
fortune for the stockholders of the
New York club and re-established the
prestige and popularity of the Na
lional league in this city.
v contract with President Hemp
stead' of the New York club has an-
ither vear to run. said McGraw,
but I do not believe I will sign again
to manatre the Giants. 1 have spent
the greater part of my life ou the ball
field and I am beginning to grow
tired of it all. Running a major
league ball club is a thankless task.
It s hue it vou wm a pennant, mu u
much different if your team loses.
It isn't money that 1 need, and mat
is why 1 fee' like retiring to devote
my tune to some other line ot work.
Looks to Next Year.
"The Giants have been greatly
strengthened lately, and 1 still hope
that tlicv will win the pennant. Hut
we have lost so many .".
that it will be a very difficult task to
finish ahead of the Brooklyns. Still,
base ball is so uncertain that any
thing may happen. If the Giants are
unable to win this season, they surely
will lose money for the ivew lorn
club, which has gone to heavy ex
pense to secure a nrsi-ciass iraui.
But next vear I aon i see n..w ...
Giants can lose the championship. "
s my ambition to manage one more
pennant winner ami men tapiiuc on
world s series neiorc i utouc
out of base ball.
McGraw is :atd to he drawing a
s,1ar, ,,i joO.OIH) a vear trom tne .New
York cluli
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1 Knurl.'
Boston.
riili uKo . . tii r. l run l.nuhvlll.v
...vrlanl. i.H l,ltii,i.,plM.
St I.ouls . 113 3 .M.lst. I'aul . .
Iiftrolt . . Ii;l f.l .a.th Ti.lc.ln
York. ti(t I.:: ,.,.ll Mlniifapi.li
W mh 63 f.9 473i'IiiiiiI,um.
Thlli. 2:1 K li JllMllwmlke..
l'Htenluy'a Itfsutls.
WllSTKItN I.KAtH'K
M Jos. pli, -Oft: Omwhi.. 1-7.
)nvr, K; Sioux t'lly. 9.
l.-hlla, 2. Irs Mollifs. S-
lopoKa. 0: Lincoln, ..
NATIONAL I.lOAIit'l;.
Ilnwton, 4; St. I.ouls, 7
N,-w York. t'likairo. :l
Philadelphia, 6; L'ttu'lnnati. t
liihitiKi. I
Brooklyn, l-t: ritul.urKh. 20
AMKlllTAX I.IOAIIL'K
li.trott. H. I'hi!.,,l,-l,lili.. :
hi i.otits. 3, WhNliimjion,
Clsvplan.l. 1; IlnHti'ii, J.
OhloaKO. 3; New York. 1
AMKlllfA.V ASSOl'IATKi.N
IndlanHpolln. 1. Milwaukee, .
Toledo, I : St Taiil. 4.
Louisville. 10. K.iii!.,!. Olty. 4.
Columbus, 7-11; M lni,";i polls. 1-3.
I, antes Today.
Western L"i,ki"'--SI. .loncph at cimahH.
t'eitver Hi Sioux t'llv, Wlrlnta al lies
Moines. 'I'opeka t Line,, In
Nrttlotial Leiittue ll.tsl.iu at rinelllliati,
N't w Yolk at SI. Louie, Brooklyn itt I'hl-
t'HKO.
Anioriran I.,eaguc Open !nt,
St. Leger Handicap to Be Fea
ture of Program at Churchill
Downs in Fall.
EIGHT DAYS OF RACING
leadoff man. The other players on
the team were Dan llrotithers. first
base; lleitz, second base; Hugh Jen
nings, shortstop; Joe Kelley, Walter
Brodie and Willie Keeler in the out
field; Wilbert Robinson and Bill
Clarke, catchers; "Sadie" McMahou,
Kid Gleason, Hawke and Ksper, pitch
ers. The Orioles of 1894 had a team
batting average of ..M.I.
T he Orioles won another pennant
in 1895. with 89 victories. 4.1 defeats
and a team batting average of ..l.ll).
I The autumn meeting at Churchill
; Downs, which closes the local fall
' racing season in Kentucky, will be
gin this year on Wednesday, Septem
ber J7, and concludes on Thursday,
October 5, eight days of racing.
The historic St. Leger handicap,
which is over the full cup course of
I two miles and one-quarter, is the big
' feature race of the coming autumn
' meeting at the Downs, and is one
! of the most popular of races among
!the great fixed events annually raced
for on any American track.
Named from English Stake.
It takes its name from the famous
Doutnster St. Leger, which was first
run off in England more than a hun
dred years ago and is regarded in that
country as the great crucial test.
The Kentucky St. Leger was first
run aft at the inaugural autumn meet
ing at the Downs course in 1875, and
it was in the fifth year of its running
before a Kentucky Derby winner
earned the honor of cJputring that
event with his previous classic stake
to his credit. Of recent years the
event has been for 3-year-olds and
upward, and to gire the performers of
ail the ages and sex an equal chance
the event, it has been made a hand-
McGraw's average was ..i4, Keeler i lcaJ'.
leading the team with ..194. The in
field was altered. Carey supplanting
lirouthers and Gleason covering sec
ond base a greater part of the season.
1'itcher Hawke was not among the
boxmen, but Hanlon added Hoffer,
Hemming and Walter Clarkson. A
third pennant was captured by the
Orioles in 1896. Jack Doyle covered
third, as McGraw was on the hospi
tal list nearly all season. The team's
record was 90 victories, 30 defeats and
J32 in batting. 0
Goes to St Louis.
In 1899 the National league's cir
cuit was reduced to eight clubs. Bal
timore, Washington. Cleveland and
Louisville being dropped. McGraw
went to the St. Louis club as man
ager, captain and third baseman.
Robinson going along with him. But
the surroundings in St. Louis were
not congenial, and when Ban John
son decided to expand the American
league McGraw and Robinson went
back to run a new club in Baltimore.
This venture was not a success
financially, and in 1902 McGraw star
tled the base ball world by leaving
Baltimore to accept an offer to man
age the Giants. He brought with him
to this city Dan McGann. Billy Gil
bert, Roger Bresnalian, Joe McGin
nity and other good players. He
Ho hi v could siRU.'ound Matty at the Polo grounds,
nunc profitable contract it he cared
to remain at ine nra.i ...
It isn't believed that McGraw has the
slightest idea of holding up his pres
ent employer at the end of next sea
son bv threatening to retire, inas
much as John J. isn't built mat way.
ITe- ...i.ihi time the little manager s
triends have intimated mat ne is i pitcners; arner ami itowerinan,
growing weary of his burden, so that j catchers; McGann. Gilbert. Devlin,
the statement of McGraw, quoted 'Dunn and Dahlen. infielders; Merles,
above for the hrst time, would seem Bresnalian and Browne, outfielders,
to indicate that he really means busi- McGraw's champions won 10o games
ncs;1 and lost forty-seven, their team
Perhaps President Hemps. ead i batting percentage being but they
L-nw something about MeGrav's ! did not meet the champion Boston
where he fired seventeen alleged ball
players right off the reel.
'jwo years later, the New York club
having passed into the hands of the
late John T. Brush. McGraw devel
oped his first championship team. The
Giants comor.sed Mathewson
Ginnity, Wiltse, Taylor and
Since the race has been over the
two anil a quarter miles course it has
once been won by a 3-year-old and
once by a 4-year-old. The 4-year-old
to win the event was Ringling, while
the 3-year-old victor was Raincoat,
last season.
Handicap an Historic Race.
Much history centers around the
early running of the St. Leger, when
its winners embraced such perform
ers as King Alfonso, Creedmore,
Vera Cruz, Leveller. Lord Murphy,
Luke Blackburn, Pellowplay, Apollo,
Vanguard, Loftin, Ten Booker, Sir
Joseph, Montrose, Long Chance,
Heron, Uncle Bob. Rudolph, Semper,
Rex and Sabine and the placed horses
Ten llroerk. Verdigris, Hcretog,
Bombay, Felicia. Lizzie Whips, For
ttma, Momentum, Bucktie, Aureolus,
Kinkead, Hegaiz, Lizzie S., Boatman,
Monarch. Musk, Beechenbrook, Pow
hattan, Trollope. Irish Pat. Lewis
Clark, Libretto, Procrastinator, J. B.
Clay, Frankfort, Long Distance, Out
bound, Riley V W. G. Morris. Tar
quin, Irish Chief, Buck McCann and
Elizabeth L.
Many of these names shine out bril
liantly in the racing calendar and stud
books, as they embrace some of the
most spectacular performers that
hac appeared on the American track
in the last forty years.
Crack Horses Compete.
The event this season bids fair to
be more brilliant than ever, as it is
sure to draw in entries an array of
the greatest horses now in training.
Entries for this event, as well as the
Other Stake features at li, ri.,..r,c
Ait--, uns tall, will cose on Atifnst S,.e.
Miies, . retarv it.
BASE BALL HISTORY
MADE BYJET STARS
Deeds of Walsh, Young, Wag
ner, Matty and Lajoie Will
Live for Many Years.
plans when he tried to tie a string to
Christy Mathewson, so that the latter
could 'return from Cincinnati to the
Giants in 1"18 Hempstead's desire
to hold onto Matty stirred up much
comment in major league circles, but
it ceased when Big Six was allowed to
go to the Reds as a free agent. Offi
cials of the New York club and Mc
Graw have repeatedly denied stories
of friction. Apparently they are get
ting along harmoniously. McGraw
has been supported by Hempstead
with a liberal policy. Nearly $100.
000 has been spent by the New ork
club this vear for Kauff. Randcn.
Anderson. Koush, Sallee and Herzog,
to McGraw's intense satisfaction. In
cidentally the New Y'ork club will
earn big profits on the campaign, as
. i. . i " . ., . lim-d drawn larae crowds
liic vi.ai.is ... - -
at the Tolo grounds and away from
home. , '
Career Spectacular. ,
McGraw's base ball career has been ,
spectacular. When he first played
shortstop for the Orioles, managed i
by Ned Hanlon, twenty-three years
ago, he was a lively little fellow, I
weighing about 140 pounds, and he
signed a contract that cilled for ;
S1.200 a vear. McGraw quickly showed
skill at the bat, speed on the bases
and wonderful agility as an iniielder.
Hanlon put him on third base in 1904.
when the Orioles won the National
league pennant, but succumbed lo
John M. Ward's Giants in the subse
quent Temple cup series ;that year.
McGraw, in 117 games, had a batting
average ot .340 and was the Oriole's ,
American league team in a w orld's I
series owing to the inability of the
rival leagues to reach amicable terms, j
C. Annleeate is now
the east distributing stake blanks
among turfmen at Saratoga and else
where in that section of the country
Lou North Recallled
By St. Louis Browns
ALL ARE SENSIBLE HEROES
They might he called the big vet
eran five oi base ball. Christy Mathew
son, who lias become the Red man
ager alter sixteen seasons of pitching
'Ititv with the Giants; John Henry
Wagner, the tanious Dutchman, who
still ploys shortstop wonderfully well
i.n the I'uates. although he is 42 years
old; X.tpoltnu Lajoie, of the Athletics,
the once peerless second baseman,
who is rounding out his twentieth year
in the major leagues; Ed Walsh, the
renowned White Sox twirler, whose
star is fadiiiK in his fourteenth season
in last company, and Denison Ttcum
seh Young (Old Cyf, who pitched
twenty years in the big circuits.
Some Feats, Alright.
Future generations of fans will read
of their exploits in base ball history,
but it is doubtful if they eer will see
the equals oi these pillars ot the na
tional pastime. Other noted veterans
could be mentioned who will carry
into retirement the respect and affec
tion of the great base ball public, but
the Big Five provide sufficient ma
terial for the story. Did you ever read
or hear of a scandal involving these
players? Did they ever indulge in
disorderly conduct on or off the ball
field? No, they took good care to save
some of the large salaries which the
magnates gladly paid to them.
Clean living and physical training
made it possible fijr the Big Five to
outlast hundreds of younger men who
refused to take base ball seriously and
squandered their earnings. Many
promising kids came into base' ball
with bright prospects only to fall by
the wayside because they did not
avoid evil companions. Wherever pro
fessional base ball clubs are operated
it is easy to find thoughtless persons
who obtain happiness and amusement
by inviting young players to drink
liquor and stay out late at night. But
the Big Five never fell for such
temptations, with the result that today
theyare plentifully supplied with
money, enjoy robust health and num
ber their admirers by the thousand.
Liked All Over.
Matty is more dcatiy beloved of
New Yorkers than the other members
of the Big Five. He has been the idol
of fans here since he began to show
his remarkable pitching skill as a
Giant in 1901. He won twenty games
that year and thirteen in 1902, but
after that he did not score fewer than
twenty-two victories in any campaign
up to 1915. It was in 1908 that Big
Six won thirty-seven games, his best
performance, while in 1904 he pitched
thirty-three victories. Matty took part
in four world's series in 1905, 1911,
1912 and 1913. His magnificent pitch
ing in the 1905 series enabled the
Giants to win three of their games
with the Athletics. In other words,
Matty practically beat the Mackmcn
that year single-handed.
The Athletics beat Matty twice in
three games pitched by him in 1911,
while in 1912 the Red Sox scored two
victories over Big Six, also playing a
tie game with Christopher in the box.
Again in 1913 the Mackmen, facing
Mathewson twice, broke even. The
inventor of the fadeaway won twenty
four games and lost thirteen in 1914
without he slightest indication of los
ing his remarkable skill.
Phiadephia Takes
Game in Fourteenth
Cincinnati, Aug. 19. Philadelphia
won from Cincinnati today, a batting
rally in the fourteenth inning proving
disastrous to the locals, who went
down to defeat in the second and final
game of the series, 6 to 1. Toney
pitched remarkable ball, but his error
in the second inning was responsible
for Philadelphia's run, thereby neces
sitating the extra five innings: Score:
PHILADELPHIA. CINCINNATI
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BOXERIS EXTINCT
Champions of Today Are Chil
dren, Campared with Old
School, Says Fitzsimmons.
JEFF WAS GREATEST OF ALL
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Paskert.ef 7
Nlehoff.Sb 7
Byrne.3b 7
Cravath.rf 3
Oood.rf 1
Whitted. If 6
L'dorus.lh 6 0 IE,
BancTt.
Kllllfer.c 6 1 13
Itlxey.p 6 2
ltugey 0 0
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1 10 0
1 1 (I
3 0
3 0
6 1
1 0
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2 OToney.p 2 0 111
0 OKnetzer.p 3 112 0
'Fisher 110 0 0
Total... 64 12 42 14 1
Total.. .60 12 42 11 3
nan for Cravath In eleventh.
Patted for Toney In eighth.
Philadelphia 0100000000000 6
t'ln.lnnall ..0 00000001 0 000 0 1
Two-ha.e hits: Louden, Clarke, Griffith,
Bancroft Three-baBe hit: Whitted. Htolen
nases: Louden, Whitted. Double plays:
Nlehoff to Bancroft to Luilerua. una.al.ted:
Bancroft to Luderus. Base, on balls- Off
Hlxey. 2: off Knet.er. 3. Hit. and earned
runs: Off Klxey. i: hits. 1 run In fourteen
tunings; off Toney. li hits, no runs In eight
I'miIiikm; off Knetzer. ti hit., 2 run. In .lx
Innings Struck out: By Itlxey, 9: by
Toney. 7; hy Knetzer, 1. Umpire: Klem
and Kmslle.
Robert Fitzsimmons declares the
"cave men" of the ring are extinct
and the champions of today are chil
dren compared with the old school.
T had my first fight when I was
15 years of age." said the old gladi
ator. "I had three bare knuckle fights
with heavyweights when I was a kid
weighing iess than 115 pounds.
"That s (he school 1 learned in.
Today I hey get a purse that would
equal my entire ring earnings, and
they have it handed them for six
or ten rounds of no decision fight
ing. "Jim Jeffries was the greatest
fighter that ever lived. 1 say so be
cause 1 fought him twice and I trained
him for the light with Corbett. Do
you know why he lost? Not age.
nah! Age counts nothing.
Says Jeff Was "Doped."
"Some of his smart friends thought
they would tunc him up. and they
used chloral on him, and it killedafj,
every chance he had. That's as true
as I m Bob Fitzsimmons.
"He was doped. You don't think
a man like Jim would lie, do you?
He has never said a wprd since, but
some day you will hear the whole
story. I think I know who slipped
it to him.
"The best hamtam and feather
weight, to my mind, was little Dixon.
He was a fighter. He was a boxer.
"Joe Gans was the best lightweight,
and so much greater than the rest of
the field that only one compares with
him Kid Lavigne. A fight between
them would have been a great battle
I "Mysterious Billy Smith was the
best of the welterweights, if watched
and trained right. He seemed im
mune to all punishment.
Tells How He Took Chances.
"Pardon me. but I think old Fitz
was a good heavyweight. Fair kird
of a chap. Never wasted any time
peeping into the looking glass, but
nevertheless he was a fair sort of a
fighter at 158 pounds.
"I fought Jack Johnson. I had a
broken arm at the time. I took a
chance with Jeffries as a pug dog
would take with a butcher's terrier."
Favorites Win in s
Country Club Golf
Championship Play
Favorites were winners in the first
round of match play or the club
championship of the Country club last
week. Ralph Peters. V. J. Foye and
W. N. Chambers were all victors.
Ralph Peters, however, encountered
some tough opposition in the veteran
E. H. Srague. who was runner-up in
the recent state tournament Peters
won after nineteen holes of play.
Scores of first-round matches were as
follows:
Ralph Peters beat E. H. epragu. 1 up,
mint? teen holes.
W. J. Foy beat E. M. Fail-child, ft up and 2.
Ralston Scoble bfat W. T. Burns, S up and 2.
W. N. Chambers beat J. T. Stewart, da
fault. Glen Wharton beat F. H. Oainet. default.
A. C. Potter beat H. A. Tukey, 5 up and J.
J. W. Redick and Guy Furay and
E. A. Creighton and Jack Webster
have yet to play their matches.
Jack Summers was winner of a
swatfest staged at the Country club
Saturday.
American AhmcuUIoii.
At Milwaukee R.H.E.
Indianapolis ... .0500 0001 01 3 2
Milwaukee 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 11 2
Batteries: Dawson and Schang; Shackle
ford and Maver.
At St. Paul R.H.E.V
Toledo 1 ft 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 6 2
St. Paul 100102D0 t 3 0
Batteries; Strand and Wells; Lelfleld and
Mayer.
At Kansas City R.H.B."'
Louisville 21001110 410 16 2
Kansas City.. 00000400 0 4 11 3
Batteries: Palmer. Schauer and Btllinirs;
Hovltk. Crutcher, Humphrey and Hargrave.
At Minneapolis. First Game R.H.B.
Columbus 10301 11 0 07 15 S
Minneapolis 10000000 0 1 2 2
Batteries: George and LaLonse; Will lams
and Owens.
Second Game R.H.H.
Columbus 6000GOOO 111 14 1
Minneapolis .. 00030200 0 5 8 3
Batteries: Curtis and Pratt; Coffey, Du
mont and iand.
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
to Success.
Great Western Race Meet at
Burlington Is Finished
Burlington, la.. Aug. 18. The har
ness events of the Great Western race
meet ended today with three events
and a running race. Summary:
2:18 pace, purse 11,00 (three heau, ev.ry
heat a race): Helen Chimes, won; Peter
Pointer, second; Alexander Merrlman, third.
Time J:1214.
2:2f pace. purs. SoOO: Clandestine, wonf
Excursus, second; Tramp Quick, third,
Time: 2:1. k
2:1S trot, purs. IS00: Rapsllo, won; Is-'
natlus McGregor, .erond; Dan Field, third.
Time.: 2:17S4.
Flv furlongs, running, purse, 1106: Dr.
Smoot, won; Ester L, second. (Two starters.)
Tim. 0:51.
Double Bill Carded
at Ball Park Today
The St. Louis National league club
has given Pa Rourke. owner of the
Omaha club, oiiirial notice of the re
call of Pitcher Lou North.
North, however, will not leave the
Rourkes until the conclusion of the
Western league pennant race.
bethcr he will then to to St. I oitis
A doub'e-hcader will be played at for the wimkm of the season, or wait
Kourke park this afternoon Between j until spring, is not known.
Omaha and St. Joseph. The first game : North lias been going good this
will be called at J o'clock. j year. He is at present the leading
Otto Merz. who has been hurling i pitcher oi the league, lie has been
about the best ball of any oi iiiCthe property of m. 1 ouis ever since
Rourkes of la'.e. and M artv O 1 oole m the Rourke p.ivroll merely havi'it?
will do the hurling for the Rourkes I 'utii farmed out to Rourke.
ommers. the star Prummer south
paw, will pitch one of the games lor
the opposition.
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
to Success.
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FOURTH ANNUAL
Fremont Kennel Club Dog Show
HELD AT
FREMONT, NEB., SEPTEMBER 14, 15, 16
ENTRIES CLOSE SEPTEMBER 4.
Write for premium lists now ready.
CAT SHOW AND CHICKEN SHOW IN CONNECTION.
Fremont Trap Shoo t in f Club
will hold their annual register
ed tournament Sept. 14-15-16.
Address FREMONT KENNEL CLUB,
Dept. X. Fremont, Neb.
VALUABLE PRIZES.
I Li
RACES
$12,500.00 IN PURSES
AUGUST 22. 23, 24, 25, 26
SPEEDWAY TRACK
Races Will Start Promptly at 2:30
Each Afternoon.
This is the first Great Western Circuit
meeting ever held in Nebraska. Several of
the big eastern stables will be here. Single
admission to track and grandstand, 75c.
Season tickets, good for all five days,
$2.50; tickets now on sale.
OMAHA DRIVING CLUB
Edw. Peterson, Pres. O. M. Smith, Sec'y.
DIRECTORS:
E. Buckingham T. C. Byrnes
E. P. Peck Edw. Peterson
M. C. Peters O. M. Smith