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    SECOND SPORTS PAGE OF THE OMAHA BEE
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GIANTS' PITCHING
HAIL HARRY GREB
ASNEXWHAMPION
Pittiburgh Experts Declare the
Smoky City Boxer Now is
the Peer t of Mike
Silk Hat Harry's Divorce Suit :
: By Tad
HIGH FINANCE IN
Copyright. 11. International N'ewa Service.
WINS TWO GAMES
FIGHTSPORT NOW
Second Raters Draw t More
Money for Short iqg Boats
Than Champs of Old Did
' in Title Clashes.
4 - OaBBaaBatBaMaaa
Lefthanded Stars Land Both
Contests from Cats; Sec-
' ond Tixii Jn the
Hlnth.
Oibbons.
i
r
New York, Aug. 25.Gret pitching
by New York's left-handed pitching
stars, Sallee -and Schupp, enabled the
Giants to defeat Chicago in a double
header here today, the scores being,
6 to 1 and 2 to 1.
New York won the firit game by
bunching eight of their hits in the sec
ond and seventh innings, scoring three
runs in each inning.
' The second game was a pitchers
battle between Schupp and Hendrix,
which was decided in the ninth inning.
A passed ball with the bases full, let
in tne winning run. score, first game:
CMICAOO.
HtW TURK.
AB.H.O.AK.
AB H.O.A.E.
ritck.rf t
ISO I Burn.lf S 0 4
Jlann.lf i 4
Zelder.Sb 4
Merkle.lb
Wirm.ef 4
Reel.U ' 4
Klldaff.li 4
Elllotto t
CarUr.p I
Wllaon 1
ISO sHerent tb 4 t 4 1 0
1 Z ISmlth.lb 4100
I 1 IKauff.tf 4 I i 0
S 0 IZIman.lb 4 4 S 0
S t Ortcher 4 14 11
4 4 ORob'Mti.rf 4 S J 0 6
5 S IHolke.lb S I I 0 0
1 IRarldtB.e S 1 t 1 (
0 0 fnlr,4 I S I 0 0
iallet,p t f
TUU.. 14 14H I .. J w
Tetalt..lll4 1Tlt 1
, "Betted for Carltr In ninth.
Chlcato 1 I I I I I I 01
New Tork I 1401 4
Two-beee hltt: Elliott. Zlmmermta,
Hotka. Doable plays: rtetshtr I Hoik,
Hoik (ummuicd). Vim on balla: Off
Sal lee, it off Carter, 1. Strwk outt Br
Bailee, it hr Carter. i t'reptret: Rlgler
and Brenefleld, ,
Score, tetond fame ,
" CU1CAOO. KBW TORK.
AB.H.O.AJB. ABHO.A.H.
rUck.rf 141 Swt,lf 4 X
ManaJf 41
Honors 4
fcetdtr.ib OS
Mrklo,lk 4 1
Winter 110
Itoal.lb SSI
Xlldnff. 44
Elllotto I I I
Mtndr1i.p l 0 0
e
) Kauff.cf 4
Zlm'an.lb 4
ortehr.w $
tRob'ooa,
rf 4
OHolko.lb I
1 II
ORarldeh.o 1
lSchupp,p I
VOttflH.D 0 0 0
. Tnfelii.H 11111 II
TbUl..S 4M411 1 ,
Nono out when wlnainf ran scored.
Chlctfo 10 100 01
Now Tork ,...0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 S
Two-boot hit: Merkte. ' friable pie re:
Kllduff to lierkle. tlark to KUIott' HIU:
Off Hendrix, T In iht Innlhit (nono out
n ninth); off TJouaUt, none, piuhod only
ono boll; off Hohupp. I la nlno lnnlnt.
Btruok out: B)r Schupp, s. Umptrto! Big.
lor end BraaifMld.
Dodger Walk Away With
Two Games From Cards
Brooklyn, Aug. 25. Brooklyn shut
out St, Louis in two games today, 12
toO and 4 to 0; Pfeffer allowed one
hit in the first inning of the poening
game and one hit in the ninth. Stengel
tripled off Doak in the sixth with the
bases full and Daubert tripled off May
with the bases full. Meadows was
yanked in the, fourth inning of the
second game when Myers hit a home
run with two on bases. Score, first
game: . ." .. ;
Scon, f rltt (tame.
. T. LOU1B. i , BROOKLYN,
i - AB.H.O.A.E. All k f A
'.ono.ii m j o OUIOOn.H
J Sml'h.rf 111 IDau'rt.lb 4
J.MII'r.lb 4 0 4 1 lMyort.ll (
Hof.brt 10 11 18ttnel,rf I
Ouite.cf i
0 wht.ir i
lM.Wa'Mf t
1 OHIck'n.rf 4
S OO-HTiMS J
1 lO.MII'r.e I
I OPfcffor.p 4
, Panrte.ib t
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' notttd.for Mr in alnlh. , ,,
He 1-ouit ,.., o
lirooklm ..,.0 0! 1011 e:j
" Three-baao kltot Stonol, Saubert, ' Oou
Wt alert: Horjieby. J. Miller ond raulette!
O. Miller Slid 6lrt. bktra on' belli: off
Jok. I; off Pf.ff.r, S. HHoi 'Off tok,
10 in ito bit two.thlrdk Innln.; off M.y,
4 I I ond one-third Innlntt; off Pfefftr,
I In Bint InknlRfo. Struck out) By Pook,
1; by Pff(r. i by My, I, Umplreoi Hor.
rUon ond O'Doy.
Bofwod t": .
T. IAVI. BROOKTN.
AS.H.O.A.B. . AB H
i.H.O.A.S.
ill
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ODeub'Mb I
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0Hlek eo,cf 4
OJoho'on.lf 0
OM.Wh'Uf 1
S8mltb.lf 1
JO'Roa O.lb 4
Knieer,e 4
0MftrO.'d,p I
Poole'e.lb 4 10
Bolrd.lb 4 1 I
Oenuloo, 11
Moodot,
Mi l
Ainet.p .10 0
Snyder 1 0
III
. -- a.whtt
Tottl..ll III I I
1
' -Totkl,.l4 1liTll 1
Botttd for A met .n ninth. -Betted
for M, whoot hi ooconfl, '
St Lottlo ,..... 0 0 0 0 0
.Brooklyn ,..- 1 I 0 I t e 4
Twe.boo fait: Kmm, Stennel. Homo
ruBi Myero. loublo ployt:. Belrd. J. Mii
lor. Bttei on bollo: Off Hkroutrd, ; off
MeOdewt. t. Hlto: Off Mttdkwe. 1 In three
and . two-thlrdo tnhlnst; off A met. I In'.
rour and one-third Innlnt; off Merquord.
I In alno lnnlnft. Struck out: Br Metdowo,
: by Aijim, 7! by Morquofd, t, Umplroo:
OToy ond Ukfrloon. Is
Phillies Tike Double Header ,, .
From the Cincinnati Reds
' Philadelphia, Ao.v25. PhiUdelphia
made a clean jweep of the aerie with
Cincinnati by again winning a double
header today, 4 to i and 5 to 0. . In
the first game, jn th tenth',1 Philadel
phia filled the batea with one out and
Killifer! bunt scored the winning run,
Bender pitched his fifth straight vie
tory when he out-twirled Schneider
in the second game. Score, first garnet
CINplNVAT?. ,HUtt!Cl.PH!A.T'
, ' - A5 H.O.A.E. e AH.H.O.A B,
Orah.Zb 1 1 l.lPeekert.ct I I I 1
Kopfjw 4 111 IDtner't.et I I 1
nouoa.or si stock.lb 10
Cbt.lb 4 10 1 OCrOTtth.rf 1)1
Orlftth.ff 4 0 1 0 0T.odme.lb I 1 It
Neie.lf 4 0 10 Wbtted.lf 111
Sheen.lb 0 J INIeh'ftlb 4 11
Wlooe.o, 4 ., IKIIUfor.r 4 4 1
Toney, p Mill SAieiMef.p 11.1
Moycr.p- 111
Total II I:ii4 4Schulto 1 1 0
Dusey
0 9
Total
41 II II II I
tVor. flrot rerot:
Ono out wan vlnnlnr run tnorod..
Betted for Atxkn4r la. ainih. ! '
Boa tor Ladoruo In tenth.
Clnctnnetl .......... II00OI0O0 01
Pblladolphla 1 1 0 0 1 14
Two-boot bite ftlohefC Wbltted. Homo
m: Chow. Double ploy: Nleheff to Be
eroft to tadorao. Booro on boll: Off
Toney, 1; off Aleaoador, 1. Hlte: off Toney.
It la alao and one-third taalnt! off lei
aador. I (a alno lanlnn: ff Meyer, none
n em mnint. struck out: ny Toey. :
T Aloxoader, I; by player, 1.
VIm. - -. V 1.- ... ,
Ujeplro:
Ml. . Il, I IW. . . ..
, Beoro, oorond tense: '
' CINCINNATI. . PHILADELPHIA.
AB.M.O.A.B. -.. AB.H.0 A.K.
4 1110 ToUlt 114 14 I 1
Crab,lb
Xopf.ee
Xoaoh.ef
dtaoctb
Orlflth.rf
Meree.lf
8htaa.lb
4 4Peek.rt.cfl 111!
I 9B.aor-t.eo 4 1111
Ctock.lb 4 0
lProveth.rfl till
I.uru,b 4 1 11 I
I OWhltted.If 4 1 4 0
I
1
4
wiasx.
1 1
I ONIehottlh 4 111
I Kllllfer.a 1100
I IBender.p 1111
Beba'der.pl I 0
Clark ll 14
Total I I IT 11 I 'Tottlt 10 I T 11 0
. Batud ror ontria la math. .
CiBelDnatl ........... 011 l
rhtladtlphU 10 ! 1
Two-eet hlte: Wtngo. Kltliler, Luderuo.
Vkroo-baoo hlu: Rohnoldor. t Whlttod.
Xablo ptayi Orob to Caaot. BttM an balla:
Off Sehaeltter, 1. Btmck oat: By Schatldor,
4V Oapiroa: Klomrn and. Eauiu. ,
. . w , ... - i
' In the middle went they are hailing
Harry Greb of Pittsburgh city as the
next holder of the middleweight
championship. Since the death of Les
Darcy the title has unanimously been
awarded to Mike Gibbons, but in the
smoky city they declare that Greb
will take the cnwn away from the
"St. Paul Phantom" the first time
that Gibbons agrees to give him a
return bout.'
Recently Greb outnointed Dillon
in ten fast rounds m Pittsburgh, and
ever since the experts in Pittsburgh
have been convinced that Greb can
take Gibbons "into camp." Gibbons
and Greb met some time ago in
Philadelphia and ever since, it is
charged. Gibbons has been side step-
fing another meeting with the Pitts
urgh middleweight.. It is admitted
that uren is not as clever as Oibbons;
that he cannot box ira the same class
with Gibbons, but it is contended that
Greb s aggressiveness and his speed
will discount Gibbons' jabbing ability;
it will offset Gibbons' left haniV-the
hand thai has won many big purses
lorMike.
The "arrival' of Greb has stirred
a bit of interest in the middleweight
situation and it would not be surpris
ing if the promoters ; around the
country started bidding shortly tor
such a match. It is understood that
promoters have already made several
lucrative offers to Gibbons to invade
s.L. bnenu.1 eA ami ool Ita itfnrito
but that Mike has stubbornly refused
to consider any of the offers.
Braves Hold Pirates
In Two-to-Nothing Game
Boston, Aug. 25. Pittsburgh was
held to two hits today. Boston win
ning 2 to 0. Kaban relie'ved Nehf in
the fourth and held Pittsburgh hitless
for the remainder of the game. Score:
B08TON.
PITTSBURGH.
AB.H.O.A.K.
AB.H.O.A.E.
Kelly.lb 4 1,1
Ofooknon.rf I
M'v'le, 4 14
SBIdbte.lf 4
Corey,?f I
0Roe'tl,lb I
Wrd.e I
0J We'r.lb I
Pltler.ib 1
Odrhmldt.fl I
atoolo,p I
King 1
Powell.cf 4 11
Reht.rf SIS
Kon'by.lb 4 11
Smlth.!b SSI
P.w't,ib 10 1
Trei tr,C III
Nenr.p l o
Rtrn,p 111
to toll.. I I IT 14 9 ToUlt-17 3 14 It I
Pltttbursb ....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
Bootoa o osoooil " i
Two-beee hltei Smith, (1)1 Rockn.
Three-bate hit! Kelly, Troieoktr. Double
Ploy: Powell, Konotchy, Merenvllle,
Konetrhy. Btttt on btlla: Off Steele. I;
Off Atn, I, : Hlte: Off Hteele, I In
eltht Innlntt; off Nehf, I In four Innlnct:
off Rn, nlno In five Innlntt. ytruck out:
ny Rteelfi. Ii by. Rolen, i. umplreti
Byron ond Qulcley.
Josies Clean Up Des Moines;
; Musser Hit Hard in Fifth
St. Joseph, Aug. 25.--St. Joseph won
trie first game of the series from Des
Moines by hitting Muster hard in
the fifth Inning today. Score"'!
D88 MOVvKS. 8T. .JOSEPH. .
eH.H.tl.A.t'. A0.H4I.A.U.
Ctee.lf 4
1 I
flllmore.lf
ii
Rwoldt.Ib 4
Rhtn'y.lb I
Hunter. rf 4
S 1
OHolly.lii
ORetler.ee
no
to
Weeon,rl 4 10
Hortrd.to I 1
OMu'ler.lb 4 Oil
OCwnMiy.cf 411
OHenlry.ib 4 11
ICrotbr.e III
OOeeper.J) I
Murpny.cf 4
C'otley.lb 4
Hpohr.o 4
Muteer.p ' 1
HlKdnt,p i
Brta 1
0 Tollex,jo'l 17 11 1
Tntel..J8 11 14 II I ' v ,
Botttd for Hifflho Jn, hlnth.
Te ;olnco.......,....l 0 I 1 I
It. 'ceeph ......I 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 I
Struck outt By Geeper. I; by Muetor, I;
by Hllno. S. Btteo oa belli: Off Oeeper,
1: off Mutttr, 1: off Mtsstnt, 1. Hits and
ckrnei rune: Off Oeeptr, ll knd 1 la eight
Innlntt; off Mueeer, 4 ftd i la four In
nlnte; off Mlfllna. I nd I In three In
hibit. ' Secrillre hlltt Bwoldt, Oaeptr.
Btolen beteo: Ollmoro, Connolly. Two-beee
Klti: Wttaon, Mueeer. Three-bate hilt
fteder. Hit by pitched boll: Ceo. Holly.
Left oa been: St. Jeooph, It nee Molhce, I.
Tlrotl 1:11. Vvlro! Brown.
Wolves Give Way to Miner;
..Lyons' Support Faijs Badly
JAplinf Mo., Aug. 25.The minen
opened ait eight-game itay at home
today by. beating Wichita, 6 to 4.
MUerable lupport waa "the chief
-lie off Lyons' defeat, the Jzries
oithitting the home club, 10 to 9.
Score: ,
, JOrUN. , WtCHtTA.
AB.H.O.A.K. AB.H.O.A.E.
Umb.to .'4114 Irfer'ne.cf llll
COch'n.ib 4
rarlltle.lf 4
Metl.lt ' i
Monroe, o 4
liovle.rt ' 1
Burf.tb I
Brok'w.cf 4
Hall.a , I
uenr,e 4
14 I
119
J. J
1 i 1 4
Coy.rf I
I 0
M
0- 1
tM'Brlde,
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Hlood'n.tb
ftWU'me,lb
rryen,o
0PTle,lb :
tr.yone.p
tlobblnl
fotalo.,11 I IT I I i
at' Tetle..3t 10M1 4
Bktted fr loront in ninth.
I.emb out. hit by batted bell.
Wichita 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14
JopUn Otitis I
Two-beee kite: Tlrytn, UcBrlde, Wll
IjaMa. Three -bote hlu: Taryta, Carllel.
Left on bate: Wchltt, 7 JopHn, I, Peo
rtttco. ht: Hkll. Perrlflce fly: Met.
Stolon botot Wllll'; Double play:
Lamb ta Bart t Mi.: Kite ond okrned
rune: Off Lyoat, I and 1 a etfht Innlntt;
off Hall. 10 ond I. Batet on bollo: Off
Lyane. It of' Halt, .1. - BthMk outt By
Lyoat. I; by Hell. 0. Time of fames, 1:10.
Umpire: Johneon. . ;
t , -1 , ;. .
Salt Packers Stow Away ;
Opener With Denver Bruins
Hutchinson, Aug. 2. Hutchinion
won the opener ,withr Denver today
;with a score 4 to 2, despite seven er
rors and many bad plays. Millitary
day brought out a big crowd, four
companies of militia drilling before
the game. Bill Zink, a former player,
who started to umpire, due to the ab
sence of a regular man, retired when
Manser kicked on , a decision and
threw the ball over the grand stand.
Two players finished the game. Score:
' DBteVERt " HUTCHI.VBON..
AB.H.O. !. AB M.O.A.B.
Wuffll.lb 111 t lMrCobo.ct 1 11 0 0
Keleher.ta 4
Butoaer.tf 4 I
J4ille.lb 4 4
Hartt'Ub 4
Barth'y.t I 1
M Cor'k.rf 4 I
I I 0Ben.on.tb I 1
0 0M'Clela,lb-4 1
S 0 4Dllta.lt 4 1
1 t IFalk.et , 1. 1
I S 0Henry.1V I
I 0 . Osmlthtrf I
Htrtmn.cf 4 1
Meneer.p I
11 lRlch en.cf
4 6M'
fCff a,j t
Total 1 4 3413 I 'Total I It IT It T
Dencef ...... 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 01
Httchlneoa ... 0 1 ! 10 0 1 4
. Two-beee hllti Hertman, McCIelltn, DHtt.
Seertfloo hltat Wuffll, Benton, Smith. Batea
a aallti. Off Mentor. I. Struck out: By
llanter, I: by McCullouth, 1. Stolen baoea:
MoCabo.(l), Folk. Smltlt. Banted rant:
HutchiBton, I. Loft oa batett Dearer. I;
Hutehlntoa. I. Timet 1:1. Vmplret: Sink,
Wrljht and Uhoatak. - ,
f V .. . t a. it , t. : . '
. . X - - -
" N ( TMU i NO T ' 1 - ( UWT .
NElt 1-fOgofi t TUJT U6-HT" I " S
CATtH3 -THU MUCr J CrAi2-(r J X i
WIO A 8(6 iAFE" f S . )
; : ( Give hm LlPH"-
Tigers Hand It Back to
Athletics; Error in Fifth
Detroit, Mich., Aug. 25. Detroit
bunched hits with Jamison's costly
error in the fifth inning today and
won the last game of the series from
the Athletics, 4 to 2. , Mitchell kept
the visitors' seven hits well scattered.
Today was "aSm Crawford dav"
and the Detroit club donated its share
of the receipts, amounting to $1,200,
to the veteran slugger, score:
PHILADELPHIA. DETROIT.
AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.K.
Jm'rn.rf
1 1 1
14
116
ISO
ll
ill i
l s 1
0 1. 1
Oil
IBush.et
0 rover, 5b
OVItt.Sb
O 'obb.cf i
0Vrh,lf
OCrford.rt
OBurne.lb
Voung,2b
OKpencer.c
O.Mitchell, p
Bod I u, If
Bktet.lb
8trunk,r
M'1'nle.lb
Sehanv.o
Dugan.tt
t.Jo't'n.p
Totala..ll t24U i Totala..ll 127 I 1
Philadelphia
Detroit ..
......... .1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 01
..0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4
TWO-blBO hlto: BUh. grienrer. nrnvrr.
Threo-baeo Mt; Bi-heng. Batet on bailer
Oft Mitchell, 1; off Johnton. 4. Struck out:
By Mltohell, I; by E. Johneon, 2. Umpires:
Dlnetn and Nallln.
Yanks Shut Out Indians,
- First Time in Many Moons
Cleveland, O., Aug." 25. Cleveland's
winning streak was broken today,
New ork winning, 3 to 0, the first
time Cleveland has been shut out in
several weeks. Fisher outpitched
CdVelesfeie. but thelatter struck out
tight 'men and alloyed 1 but four hits
in cigni innings. -
HSW TORK, CLEVELAND.
AB.H.O.A.Jg. rti - ( AB.H.O.A.E.
Hlth.lf
0 3 M OOrahey.ir 3 0 2 0
1 10 OChap'n.a 4 111
UDho'y.rf
P'p'th.tt
PI pp. lb
0 3 1 CSpeak'r.cl 4 3 2
013 1 OBmlth.rf 4 10
13 OHarrlt.lb 301
1 S 0W'tr'et,2b 2 0 1
0 10 Wurner.Jb 3 0 0
1 S S Wow'rd.Sb -0 0 0
0 14 OO'Nelll.o I 0 10
Olrteon.lb
Baker.lb
Hand'x.cf
Nun'ker,o
rither.p I
Cov'kle.n 10
Totalt.. 10 I ll IS OMorton.p 0 0 0
Rot 10 0
Oultt 10 0
i , Tolal..tl 417 10 1
Battofl for Turner In aoventh.
Bhttoil tor Covaloeklo In olehth.
New fork., 0 0 0 1 0 I 0 13
Cleveland ..,.'.,.......0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Two-beee hlte: Baker. Gideon. Sneeker.
Double plays: riehOr to Perklnptugh,
NuAamaker to Baker. Hlte: Off Flatter, 4
In nine innlntt; oft Coveleeklr, 4 In eight
Innlntt: off Morton. 3 In ono Innlnt. Pneot
6n belli: Off Flther, 1; off Coveleeklo, 3.
Hit by pitched ball; Wambeganat (by
flhor). Struck out: Br Hiker, 3; by
Covoiesklo, I. Umplrea: , Hlldebrand and
Connolly.
MANAGER OF PIRATES SUSPENDS MAMAUX Hugo
Bezdek, manager of the Pittsburgh team, has announced that
Pitcher Al Mamaux ia suspended indefinitely. The suspen
lion, according to Bezdek, may be for the remainder of the
season. , . -.
4 -i r
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A v f n V 1 1 f - m ; 1
r va Af rns
lu V v .v !
White Sox Take Final
Game From Senators
Chicago, III., Aug. 25. "Griffith
day", was celebrated by Chicago to
day by Chicago winning the final
game of .the series from Washington,
4 to 1, making it a cltan sweep of the
series. The locals failed to gain in
the pennant race, however, as Boston
won from St. Louis.
The game was a pitching duel be
tween Walter Johnson and Urban
Faber.' Score:
' WASHINGTON". CHICAGO.
AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.E.
Lelhold.rt 1
M'M'ln,3b 4
Collins, 2b 4
Jecken,2b 3
FBlsrh.cf I
Onmltl.lb 4
Ubberg.st 3
Schalk.c 3
Faber.p 1
1
1 0
1 2
12
1 3
0 10
0 1
0 C
0 I
0 IMoneky.lf 4
0 0
1 1
0 0
0 0
S 1
0 1
0 0
1
0
6,0Hhanks,s 4
3 OMilan.cf I
ORlce.rf 4
0I.eonrd.3b 2
0Morgn,2b I
OUhar'y.lb 1
OAlns'th.o S
OJohneon.p S
Totalt .28 127 14
Washington ..0 0
ChlcaBo 0 0
1 Totalt 3 124 10 I
0 0 0 0 0 0 11
0 1 0 0 1 0 : 4
Two-base hit: Lelbold. Three-baea hit:
7--M-B "n hulla: Off Johnson, 3; off
Faber, 1. Struck out: By Faber, .1; by
...... i. ujii, 5. Umpires: O'Loujhlln and
Owene.
I ,
Amateur Sport Flourishes
In the Mexican Capital
Mexico City, Aug. 10. That ama
teur sport is flourishing in the Mexi
can acpital is shown by the fact that
there are 102 organized amateur base
ball nines in the city and its suburbs
and over fifty soccer foot ball teams.
The season for alt varieties of sport
in Mexico ( htsts twelve months a
year, as the climate permits play at
all times. Even during the rainy sea
son the mornings are almost always
clear and sunshiny and the nature of
the soil and the high dry atmosphere
makes delay on account ot wet
grounds almost unknown.
No regular league series are play
ed by the base ball clubs but short
series between three or more selected
teams are arranged from month to
month. The games usually are played
Sunday morning or on feast days and
holidays and as a general things no
admission is charged.'
Many of the larger athletic clubs
and colleges and professional schools
have three or four teams each, the'
first team drafting players from the
lesser teams as they are developed.
EASTERN PROS TO
ENTER OPEN EVENT
L.
Tom McNamara Declares ' All
Prominent Professionals in
Country Will Compete
,in Western Tourney.
em Amateur Golf championship
tournament the only important golf
championship of the year in the
United States, as the United States
Golf association cancelled its tourna
ments on account of the war, leaving
Chick Evans to hold over his dual
titfe. All the eastern professionals
and several leading amateurs, accord
ing to Tom McNamara, of New York,
former champion, will meet at the
Westmoreland club, Chicago, on Sep
tember 12 to 14 to contest for the
open title. '
When Francis Ouimet, recognized
as an amateur by the Western Golf
association, captured the amateur
title at Midlothian recently following
the decision of the United States Golf
association to abandon championship
play, further attentron was called to
the- open meet planned by the western
body for September., This event has
for several years been a national af
fair, and the title was captured last
year by Walter Hagen of Rochester
at Milwaukee, with Jack Hutchinson
then of Pittsburgh and George Sar
gent of Minneapolis tied for second
place and James Barnes of Philadel
phia ctcse behind. The title in 1915
was carried off by Tom McNamara,
then of Boston, with Alex Cunning
ham of Wheeling, W. Va., in secopd
place and Sargent, Hagen and M. J,
Brady of Boston, next in order after
the seventy-two hole contest at Glen
Oak club, Chicago.
East Predominates.
The western open title has not been
won by a western , Golf association
territory player, except Smith - and
Hutchinson, since it was made a
medal ply affair five year ago, and
in all the tournaments there has been
a larger representation of eastern par
golfer than of westefn players of a
similar ratinsr.
There have not, been as many
scratch amateur players entered, how
ever, as there have been in the na
tional open meets, although Charles
Evans, jr., National Amateur and
Open champion, won the event in
1910 at Beverly club, Chicago, when
the play was at match. The premier
amateur of America, then only 20 years
old, made low medal of 71 and de
feated George Simpson, Chicago pro
fessional, in the final round 6 and 5.
Evans competed at Glen. Oak two
years ago, but was off hisgame and
did not make a showing.
Ouimet to Enter.
While the peit has been more
strictly a professional championship
than the National Open meet, it is
likely that Ouimet will compete this
year. The Boston amateur, who won
the National Open title by defeating
Harry Vardon and Edward Ray in
1913, said he intended to play in the
coming Westmoreland tournament,
unless unforeseen contingencies pre
vented. He is reported to be among
the first ones drawn in the selective
draft lottery, and this may prevent his
participation.
Evans, early in the season, decided
to devote his golfing activities this
year to playing for the benefit of the
Red Cross and similar war organiza
tions, but he may yet decide to enter;
Robert Gardner, twice National Ama
teur champion, has enlisted for war
service and will not compete. Tom.
McNamara, as spokesman for many
eastern professionals, while attending
the amateur championship play at
Midlothian said: - - '-.
"All the best eastern professionals
and, I believe, a goodly number of
amateurs, will be at Westmoreland
for the open tournament. Colfers in
the east are pleased with the stand of
the Western Golf association in stag
ing tournaments feeling as President
Thompson of that body said, that
'golf keeps men perpetually and pleas
antly prepared.' In addition, as en
try fees and ordinary cost of cups are
given to the Red Crosi, the playert
feel that they are doing their bit for
the country by playing in the meets.
Of course cash prizes are to be
awarded at tht open championship,
but likely these sums will be turned
over for war purposes by the win
ners; and, in any event, the leading
golfers will be carrying out Presi-
hdent Wilson's idea that athletics
should be kept up."
Cardinal Park Haven for
Hurlers With Quick Throw
Observations of an umpire are al
ways interesting as throwing new
angles on things that come up in
baseball. .Here is one by Umpire Pete
Harrison of the National league:
"I have never looked up any figures
on the matter," he said, recently'but
it is my belief that more runners are
caught napping off first base in the
Cardinals' park than on any other
grounds in the league. If this is so,
it is because of the nature of the soil
around the bag. The ground at this
particular spot is soft, and gives
easily, so that it does not afford a
runner good footing. A man takes a
long lead off, the pitcher throw to
the bag, the runner digs back and the
soil gives way with him, delaying hhn
for a fraction of a second, just long
enough for the first baseman to put
the ball on him.
"I have, seen this happen on in
numerable occasions, ana I know of
one pfeyer in particular, a player re
cently released by the Cardinals, who
must have been leading the league in
being caught off first '. the time of his
release."
Evans Asks Exemption
; To Complete Education
' Joe Evans, third baseman of the
r Cleveland Americans, whose draft
number was among the early ones
drawn at Washington for the new na
tional army, has riled his application
for exemption. Evans has one year
rnore to go in order to finish his med
ical course and asked that he be ex
empted for the present. When he
finishes his course, he hopes to join
the army medical department.
Terry McGovern and McCoy
Make Recruiting Speeches
Terry McGovern and Kid McCoy
are doing their "bit"- for Uncle Sam
down in New York. The two fighters
spend a great deal of their time boost
ing the army and navy and are work
ing hard to enlist recruits. They ap
pear at boxing exhibitions and make
speeches to the fight fans urging them
to enlist -They do not use flowery
language, but their plain outspoken
words seem to be obtaining results
from followers of the fistic art.
Nig Clarke Tries to Hide
Identity in Joining Navy
Modeit Justin (Nig) Clarke, fdr
mer, American league catcher, enlisted
in the marines at Detroit without dis
closing his identity and it was some
time later that the recruiting officers
learned they had captured such a
notable. When Nig was told that a
little celebration was to be held in
his honor at the Detroit ball park he
protested, vigorously, but they made
him gp through with it.
Soldier Team Scores
, ; Victory Over Firemen
The base ball team of Company A,
Sixth Nebraska, defeated the city
firemen, ,15 to 9, Friday.
The soldiers are very much elated
over their victory. The team had
been .organized only a week and had
very little practice owing to press eof
military duties.
Red Sox Score Over Browns;
Drill Given Before Game
' St. Loui3, Aug. 25. The Boston
and St. Louis teams went through a
competitive military drill before Lieu
tenant Colonel Raymond Sheldon, U,
S. A., before the game today. The
army officer has inspected six clubs
and his visit here concluded his tour.
The winner of the $500 prize offered
for the best drilled team is expected
to be announced Monday or Tues
day. Boston won the game, 3 to 2.
The visitors hit Koob hard during his
short stay on the mound, and scored
two runs before he was replaced by
Rogers in the second inning. Score:
BOSTON. ST. LOUIS.
AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.E.
Waloh.cf 5 J 1- 0 OSmlth.Jf 113 10
Barry.lb 4
Garner, lb 1
Hob'tel.lb I
Lewlt.lf I
Hooper.rt I
Oerd'r.Sb 3
8cott.se 4
Arhew.o 4
Foeter.p . I
Ruth.p ' 0
oil OMeree.Sb 1
IS esieler.lb I
0 11 0 Pratt, Jb I
110 esioan.rr I
OBevoreld.e 4
1 0 1 OJaeob'n.cf I
112 0Levan.ee I
111 0-Rumlr 1
11 0 Harry, tt t
0 0 0 SKoob.p
III
Sill
II
I
111
110
mi
0
t 1
14
0
I Rofert.p I
Totalt.. SI T 17 I Halt
Totalt.. J 11711 t
Batted for Lavan In eighth.
Batted for Rostra In ninth.
Beaton 1 1 0 1 -l
St Loula l ii
Two-bate hit: Soott Threo-btee hltt:
Revereld, 8!ler. Double play: Smith to
Pratt. Batea on balla: Off Footer. 7; Off
Ruth, 1; oft Koob. 1; off Rosen. I. HIU:
Off Footer, I In etfht innlngt (none out In
ninth) ; off Koob, 4 In ono Innlnrt (nono out
In tocond); off Ruth, nono In ono Innln; off
Rorera, 1 In eight Icnlnga. Struck ont: By
Footer. 4; by Rogers, i. Cmtlre: Event
and Morlarlty.
Chicago, Aug. 25. With theWcst-
"Some cf the dubs of the fistic whirl
of today clean up as much money s
the champions of the past."
That was the remark made by one
of the "modern" promoters a few days
ago when discussing possible attrac
tions for his arena m Wisconsin. In
this connection, it is worthy of note
that the promoter who voiced this se;- ,
timent is not one of the kind who
may be placed in the class called
"crabbers." He's been going along !
with his bouts for several years, or.
in fact, ever since the game became
legalized in Wisconsin. He has p&jd
Out what the scrappers demanded and
seldom has been able to force them. J
to cut down on their end once.the,
boxers had been guaranteed a certajn
percentage or a certain amount of
money for their services.
Stands Loss Without Complaint.
lf.it is true the promoter hasn't
reaped any great harvest of golden
shekels. There have even been some
shows in which he has had to dig.,
down in his pockts and pull out a i
roll to pay off the talent 'When the
attendance did not come up to ex
pectations and the show was a bloom
er. That, it would seem, was enough
to make a "crabber" of anybody, but
this promoter is of the persistent, pa
tient type, and figures that in the end
he will cbme out on the right side of
the ledger.
He was asked why he continued in f
the promoting business.
"I'm in the game because I like it,
for one reason, and another is that 1
have confidence in my ability to make
a financial success out of the sport by ,
Staging high class contests. Of course,
conditions right now are against su- .
cess, due to the draft and warm
weather, but I'm not going to take
my hand out now that I'Ve got it in.
- Boxers Demand Big Money.
"But even under adverse conditi6ns
a promoter could make
heve, were it not for
amounts they have
the boxers to4 appear
absolutely will not li
less than four figures, and you've got
to come across at this speed or they
will not box. Such a thine as $400 or
$500 purses for a windup is out of the
question. The boxers of today would
turn up their noses and walk away
if that amount of coin was offered for
a bout. .- :
"Back a little more than a decade '
ago it was possible to offer $500 for
a bout with fhampions competing, but
nothing like that today. The boxers
get the money and the promoters take
the chances. At present near! all ,
the boxers who appear for me work
on percentage, but they demand such
a pig percentage there is little left
after they are paid off."
Many Old Timert Broke.
Tretty near all the high class scrap
pers of the past, are working for a liv
ing these days, and that includes a
good number of ex-chmpions. They
didn't get much coin, and what they
did get they let go, never considering
the chance of a rainy day. One of
them may be cited as an example.
This boy, a Chicago lightweight, was
a topnotcher in his day and enjoyed
such ' success in the game that he
was able" to secure a battle for the
championship. He was beaten, With .
his defeat he about closed his fistic
career. - ,
He was in the game probably ten
years, and in that time he had many
battles. Although he was fairly care
ful of his money he had less than
$10,000 when he stopped., it was up
to him then to find some other way
to make a living and he chose the
saloon business. He opened a cafe
and saloon, and in a year's time the
saloon failed. He was minus all his
coin and owed some money. I saw him
the other day traveling around office
buildings selling dictionaries. Ten
years of fighting for lest than $10,000
and all this coin gone in a year through
failure in the saloon business.
Charity White Has Good Stake.
This former boxer might be com
pared favorably in ability with Char
ley White of Qiicago, the lightweight
who has had several cracks at the
championship and failid to cop. White
has been a good scrapper for prob
ably six, or seven years, and in that
time he has cleaned up more than
$50,000. A good part of that money
White 'has in his possession, for he
has betn sensible enough to know he
won't always be a card. So when
he is through he is going to have
plenty to round out the remainder
Of his existence. .
Two champions, one lightweight
and the other featherweight, fought in
Philadelphia the Other day. They
were Benny Leonard and Johnny
Kilbane. Each of them drew $ 10,00 J
for his end for tboxing six. rounds.
Zowiet - - .. .
Driscoll of Chicago Cubs
Is Caught in Draft M
"Pattie" Driscoll, the Chicago Na
tionals utility infielder, has been ac
cepted in the draft and will go to
Rockford the first week in September.
Driscoll is the first member of the
Cubs to be accepted for the new na-.
tional armr. When the former North
western University football star took
the examination the doctors declared ,
him physically fit and most desirable.
Driscoll did not claim exemption.
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Positively Last Week
A regular $25 an $30 Suit (C. &
P.) tailored to your measure, and
extra $7 pair of pants fee. , .
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