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CARDS PINCH THE
PIRATESBOTH TIMES
Splendid Pitching Brightens
Both Contests; Cooper Holds
inFirst Until Ward's Fum
ble Queers -Game.
Pittsburgh, Sept. 1. St. Louis won
two games from Pittsburgh today by
1 to 0 scores. Both contests were
brightened with splendid pitching. In
the first Cooper held the visitors safe
until the ninth, when Ward's fumble.
followed by two well-placed hits,
scored the only run of the game. Two
hits anda sacrifice bunched on Carl
son in tne fourth inning of the sec
ond game accounted for the only run
of that contust. Score, first game:
PlTTSBIRfiH. ST. LOUIS.
AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.E.
Jackson. rf a 0 3
Moll'tz.lb 4 1 7
Bigbee.lf 10 3
Carey, rf 3 0 1
Wri!.se 3 0 2
Debus 3 b 2 0 3
Flsehfr 1 1 0
Grimes 0 0 0
0 OLong.rf 3 0 0 0 0
1 0Ret7.el.lf 3 110 0
0 OSnyder.c I
0 0Miller.2b 4
0 1
1 3
0 1
0 3
0 14
2 2
0 0
2 lH'nsby.ss 4
0 orrulse.rf 3
0 OPaukt.tb 3
0 OnlnUb 3
Pltlr,2b 4 15
2 nr.onzules.c 2 0 2 3
w.w'g'r.c 3 12 3 O.T.Smith.lf 0
J.W'gner 1 0 0 0 OH'stman.p 3
0 0 0
10 3
v;ooper,p 31140 -
Totals.. 29 5 27 IS 0
Totals. .2S 5 27 12 -1
" 'Batted for Debus in ninth.
Kan for Fischer In ninth.
Batted for W. Wngner in ninth.
St. Louis 0 II (1 0 TO 0 0 1 1
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Two-base hits: Baird, Fischer, Cooper.
"Double play: Cooper to Ward to Mollwltz.
Left on bases: St. Louis, : Ptttsbursrh. 8.
i Banes on balls: Of Horstman, 6. Struck
out: By Horstman, 3; by Cooper, 2. I'm
- pires: Byron and Qulgley.
I Score, second frame:
, PITTSBURGH. ST. LOUIS.
AB.H:O.A.B. AB.H.O.A.E.
Blgbee.If 4 0 0 0 OLong.rf 4 0 10 0
mJIoirtz.lb 8 Oil 0 0J.8mith.lf 4 13 0 0
umng.rr 3 0 3 0 0Mlller.2h 3 11
0
"Jarey.cf
3 0
2 0
3 0
3 0 OH'nsby.ss 4 10
2 3 ftCrulse.cf 2 0 3
1 0 iPaulet.lb 3 0 13
0 1 1 Baird, 3b 3 0 1
7 2 OSnyder.c 3 14
J'ard.ss
Iebus.3b
I. tier h : 1
Kgnmiat.c 3 0
-TTarlgon.p 2 0
"Y 'Fischer 1 0
9 0 6 OWatson.p 3 0 1
) u 0 0
Totals.. 29 4 27 14 1
Totals.. 27 1 27 11 3
Batted for Carlson In ninth.
St. Louis 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 "0 0 1
Pittsburgh ...0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Double play: Carlson to Ward to Moll
wltz. Left on bases. St.. Louis, 4; Pitts
burgh, 1. Struck out: By Watson, 1; by
Carlson, S. Umpires: Qulgley and Byron.
Red Sox Clean Up Athletics;
Boston Holds Them in Twelve
Boston, Mass., Sept. 1. Boston
made a clean sweep of the final series
of the season 'with Philadelphia by
winning, 6 to 1, today. Except for an
error by Gardner, Beacher would
have scored a shutout. Boston has
von ten of twelve games played with
Philadelphia in this city. Score:
PHILADELPHIA. BOSTON. V
AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.E.
Jml's'n.rf 5 2 0 0 OHooper.rf 3 3 2 0 0
'Orover,2b 3 113 0Harry,2b S 0 0 8 0
Bodte.lf 4 12 0 OH'lfzl.lb 4 2 14 0 0
Strunk.cf 3 2 5 0 OLewls.lf 3 3 1
iM'lnislb 3 18 2 OWalk'r.cf 4 16
Witt, 3b 4 0 0 2 0G'dner,3b 4 12
(Dugan.ss 4 13 0 OSeott.ss 3 0 1
iMcyer.c 4 0 3 0 OAgnew.c 4 12
Schauer.p 10 12 OShore.p 4 10
layers p 10 12 0
Griffin 1 0 0 0 0 Totals. .33 12 27 16 3
'Schang 1 0 0 0 0 .
, Totals.. 34 8 24 11 0
1 Batted for 8chauer In fifth.
Hatted for Myers In ninth.
Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 01
'Boston , 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 6
Two-base hits: Lewis, Gardner, Shore.
1'hree-baie hit: Cooper. Left on bases: Bos
ton, S; Philadelphia, 9. First base on errors:
Philadelphia 2. , Bases on' balls: Off
Schauer, 1; off Shore, 2. Hits: Off Schauer,
,1 In four innings; off Myers, 6 In four in
jnlnus; off Shore, 8 In nine Innings. Struck
'out: By Shore, 3; by Schauer, 2; by Myers,
1. Umpires: Moriarty and O'Loughlin.
jndians Grab Last From
Tigers; Even for Series
Cleveland, O., Sept. 1. Cleveland
(defeated Detroit here today, 3 to 2,
land won an even break, in the series.
Only three of the visitors reached
second base in the last eight innings.
jSpeaker, in attempting to steal home
fin the first inning, was hit in the face
by a ball batted by Evans. Through
the courtesy of Manager Jennings of
Detroit he was allowed to remain out
nf the game one inning, while the cut
was sewn up. Score:
DETROIT. CLEVELAND.
AB.H..TA.E. AB.HO.A.E.
-Ttush.ss 4 2 14 OGraney.lf 4 2 2 0 0
mtt.3h 111! OC'pm'n.ss
Icobb.cf 4 0 0 0 OSpk'r.cf
esch.lf 4 110 OSnilth.ef
ffl'lman.rf 4 0 11 ORoth.rf
110 1
12 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
018 1 0
2 0 3 0
0 16 0
0 2 0 0
113 0
turns, lb
i'oung,2b
0 15 1 OHarris.lb 3
3 1 2 2 0 Evans, 3b 3
3 0 1 3 0T'rner,2b 3
-vBt'nage.o
- Dauss.p
j r"nh'm,p
Harper
2 0 13 OO'Neill.o 3
0 0 0 0 OBagby.p 2
1 0 0 0 0
Totals.. 27
7 27 21 1
-Totals.. 30 423 17 0
Speaker out. hit by batted ball.
Batted for Dauss in eighth.
(Detroit 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
Two-base hits: Bush. Graney. Three-
ase-h!t: Evans. Home run: Veach. Double
lay: Burns (unassisted). Hits: Off Dauss,
in seven innings; off Cunningham, none in
pne Innings; off Bagby, 4 In nine innlnfrs.
laseg on balls: Off Dauss, 2. Struck out:
ly Dauss, 2; by Bagby. 2. Left on bases:
)etrolt, 3; Cleveland, 6. Umpires: Evans
nd Owens.
prowns Cinch Last Game
By Ucking White Sox
-Chicago, 111., Sept. 1. St. Louis
thecked Chicago's winning sfreak to
day by winning the final game of the
teries, 6 to 3, and thereby cut Chi
cago's lead over Boston in the pen
nant race to three and one-half
fcames. Boston won its game today
from Philadelphia.
An error by Risberg paved the way
(for the first two runs, visitors and
LVIcMullin's wild throw in the ninth
inning gave them another run. The
other runs were scored by bunching
jliiK
iliiiidil saved the game for St. Louis
in 'the seventh when he struck out
jFehsch and Murphy, who batted for
Oandil, when the bases were filled.
Score:
ST. LOUIS. CHICAGO.
AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.E.
RloaiVrf
0 OJ.CTns.rf 3
0 OLelbold-f 2
1 OM'MTMb 6
4 0
0 0
0 3
1 2
1 0
3 0
7 1
Smith, If
Ulsler.lb
Pratt, 2b
t'evereid.c
iTac'sen.rf
Mag-'e.3b
7,Avan.E3
jkoou.p
CKoRers.p
Uroom.p
1 0E.CTs.2b 4
3 OJackVn.lf 3
0 OFelsch.cf 2
2 OUandll.lb 3
2 O'Murphy 1
1 OJo'dtin.lb 0
0 ORlsborg.ss 3
0
0
0 0 3 Olchalk.c 3
Uanf'th.p 1
Totals. .36 12 27 13 OWil rjms.p 3
Totals. .32 27 13 2
Batted for Gandil In seventh.
iSt. Louis 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1
IChlcagb 0 1 2 M 0 0 9 03
.' Two-base hits: 'Pratt, Scvereld. Three
ibae hits: Jackson, Smith, Lavan. Left on
'bases: St. I.ouis, 7; Chicago. . Bases on
balls: Off Koob, 4: off Danforth, 1; off
Rogeni, 1. Hits: Off Koob, 4 in two ln
'nlngs (none out In third); off Rogers, 6 In
i four and one-third Innings; off Groom, none
kin two and two-thirds Innings; off Dan
forth. in five ana two-thirds Innings; off
lVillIma, I in tnrsa ana eM-iw tunings.
Standing oj Teams
WEST. LEAGUE. I NATL LEAGUE.
W. L. Pot.! W. L. Vet.
Omaha ....tt 17 .564 Ken- York. . .77 4J .647
Lincoln ....22 17 .SM'Phlla 7 61 .668
Wichita ....23 18.681l5t. Louis... .67 59.632
St Joseph. .20 19 .613eincinnatl .. 61.524
Hutchinson 21 20 .SHIChicago ....62 63 .493
loplin ...v.20 21 .488 Brooklyn ...69 61 .493
Denver ....15 25 .375, Boston 60 66 .43"
Des Moines. 13 26 .3661 Pittsburgh ..39 84.317
AMEK. LEAGUE. AMKK. ASS'N.
W. L. ret. W. L. Pet.
Chicago 83 47 .638 Indianapolis 83 57 .619
Boston 76 47 .618 Louisville ...76 59.663
Cleveland ..70 60.638'St. Paul 74 57.668
Detroit 66 61 .6201 Columbus ..70 60.53s
Washington 67 64 .47jjKansas City. 58 70.463
New York. ..66 .4' Milwaukee ..69 70.457
St. Louis.. s. 60 80 . 385; Minneapolis 68 76.433
Phlla 44 78 .361; Toledo 48 83.366
Yesterday's Results.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
"Clmaha. 5; Lincoln, 4. ,
St. Joseph, 4; Des Moines, 3.
Joplin. 3; Hutchinson, 1.
Wichita. 8; Denver, 1.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Nw York, 3; Brooklyn, 2.
St. Louis, 1-1; Pittsburgh, 0-0.
Chicago. 1-1; Cincinnati, 3-2.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
St. Louis, 6; Chicago, S. -.
Detroit, 2; Cleveland, 3.
Philadelphia, 6; Boston, I'.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. .
Milwaukee, 4-0; St. Paul, 1-4.
Toledo. 5-0: Louisville, 0-6.
Columbus.y4-3; Indianapolis, 2-4.
Minneapolis, 7; Kansas City, 1.
(inmes Today.
Western League Omaha at Lincoln, St.
Joseph at Des Moines, Jopltn at Hutchinson,
Wichita at Denver.
NfJtional League Pittsburgh at Cincin
nati, UMcago at St. Louis.
American League De'trolt at Chicago, St.
Louis at Cleveland.
Struck out: By Koob, 1; by Danforth, 2;
by Rogers, 3; by Williams, 2; by Oroom, 2.
Umpires: Dlneen and Htldebrand.
Josies Double Up on the
Boosters; Coffey in Error
Des Moines, Sept. 1. Jack Coffey
made his first error today since July
30, and it helped St. Joseph stage a
ninth-inning rally, which resulted in
Des Moines' defeat, 4 to 2. Score:
DES MOINES. ST. JOSEPH.
AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.E.
Cass.lf 4 12 1 OGU'ore.If 4 10 0 0
Ewoldt,3b 4 1 6 3 0Holly.2b 4 12 4 1
Sh'nely.lb 4 2 14 0 ORader.ss S 1 S 4 0
Hunter.rf 4 110 OWatson.rf 4 12 0 0
H'tford.ss 41 0 1 6 OM'eller.lb 3 111 0 0
Murphy. cf 3 0 0 0 OCon'lly.cf 3 0 3 0 0
Coffey,2b 4 2 0 3 lHaley,3b 4 2 S 4 0
Breen.c 4 2 4 1 OCrosby.c 4 O 2 2 0
Payne.p 3 0 0 2 OGrover.p 4 10 4 0
Totals. .34 9 27 15 1 Totals-33 8 27 18 1
St. Joseph..... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 34
Des Moines.... 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
Two-base hits: Gllmore, Healley, Breen.
Sacrifice hits: Mueller, Connolly. Left on
bases:-St. Joseph, 5. Struck out: By Payne,
3; by Grover, 1. Bases on ballB: Off Pavne,
1. Hit by pitched ball: By Grover (Mur
phy). Earned runs: at. Joseph. 1; DeR
Moines, 1. Time: 1:32. Umpire: Daley.
Hall's Pitching Cinchas
First Game for Miners
Hutchinson, Kas., Sept. 1. Toolin
won the first game of the series to
day, due to good pitching bv Hall.
He allowed but five hits and struck
out nine. Score:
HUTCHINSON. JOPLIN.
' AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.E.
M'Cabe.cf 4 0 3 0 OLamb.ss 4 115 1
Benson, 2b 4 0
M'CTn,3b 3 2
Dlltz.lf 3 1
Falk.ss 4 0
Henry.lb 4 2
Smith.rf 4 0
Rich's'n.c 3 0
Rob'son.p 1 0
0Coch'r,3b
OCarllsle.lf
AMetz.lb
OMonroe.o
ODavis.rf
0Burg,2b
lB-ok'w,cf
OHall.p ,
1 1
0 0
1 6
S 11
0 0
1 2
1 3
1 S
Grah'm.p 2 0
0
0 Totals.. 34 9 27 10 2
Adams 1 0
M'C'll'gh 1 0
aETAOIN Totals. .34 B 27 14 1
Batted for Richardson In ninth.
Batted for Graham In ninth.
Joplin ,0 12 0 0 0 0 0 02
Hutchinson f. .0001 0000 0 1
Two-baso hits: McClellan, Dlltz, Lamb.
Sacrifice hits: Lamb, Cochran. Balk: Rob
ertson. Struck out: By Hall, 9; by Rob
ertson, 1; by Graham, 4. Bases on balls:
Off Hall, ?; off Robertson, 3; off Graham,
2. Hits: Off Robertson, 6 and 3 In three
innings; off Graham, none and 4 In six In
nings. Earned runs: Joplin, 3. Left on
bases: Hutchinson, 8; Joplin, 11. Time of
game: Two hours. Umpire: Shannon.
International Player is
Made Army Lieutenant
Tom Kibler, who was with Newark
in the International last year and last
spring was released to New Haven,
has been made a lieutenant in the
army and already is on his way to
France. He quit base ball and went
to an officers' reserve camp, where
he graduated with flying colors.
Bob and Art Strehlcw
Win Carter Lake Tennis
Bob and Art Strehlow yesterday
won the doubles tennis championship
of the Carter Lake club by defeating
A. Hansen and W. Wharton in the
final round of the club tourney.
Last week Bob Strehlow won the
singles championship from Hansen.
Sam McVey and Jim Johnson in
Panama, recently conducted a revival
of that ancient comedy, 1 The Gold
Dust Twins."
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Slim Princess of California
Wins Woman's Net Championship
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Capital City Giants No
Match for the Brandeis
The Brandeis Stores played rings
around the Capital City Giants yester
day afternoon at Rourke park. In
justice to the Giants they are to be
given credit for appearing, being
forced to leave without Hill, formerly
of the Union Giants; Swett of the In
dianapolis A. B. C.'s and Simpson of
the American Giants, vl'ho were un
able to get away for yesterday's game
and are to join the team today. Wjth
Hill in left field and Simpson and
Swett doing the battery work today's
double-header should be an attraction
equal to the best that has been played
this season. - Te first game will be
called at 2 o'clock, with Olson and
Simpson the probable choice for slab
men. Score: ' ,
BRANDEIS. GIANTS.
Annnu: arhoaw
Dyget,cf 3 2 3 .0 OBarber.ss 4 1 Y 2'1
Rober,21 6 2 10 OSaund's.rf 4 2 2
Synek.Sb 4 0 1
Lawler.rf 5 10
Nov'ky.lb 6 14
McG'th.ss 4 1 0
Lyck.c 4 2 10
Hazen.lf 2 2 0
0 0.1ack'n.2b 4 0 6
0 Fred' k, 3 b 4 10
OMcCoy.c 4 0 5
OMorton.p 3 0 0
OCross.lf 3 0 2
IWhltd.lb 2 0 3
OEarnest.rf 3 0 1
Stiles.p 10 0
l
Totals.. 34 U 27 3 1 Totals. .31 423 9 4
Giants 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Brandeis 2 1 0 1 3 0 4 1 12
Stiles out on bunted third strike.
Two-base hit: Siiundexs. Three-base hits:
McGrath, Roben. Home run: Hasen. Passed
ball: McCoy. Wild pitch: Morton. Double
play: Jackson to Barber. Bass on balls:
Off Stiles, 1; off Morton, 5. Struck out: By
Stiles. 17; by Morton, 4. Time: 1:40. Um
pire: Gondlng.
Wolves Devour Grizzlies
In the Game at Wichita
Wichita, Kan., Sept. 1. Cain was
hit hard and lacked control today,
while Lyons kept Uenver's hits well
scattered and Wichita won. A dou
- 4
Above iVi8 Mary
Browne, whose quick eye
and nimble wrist won her
the woman's tennis title of
the United States.
Below Miss Molla Bjur
stedt, Norse girl wizard,
whom she conquered in the
final round.
ble-header will be played tomorrow
and one game today. Score:
WICHITA. DENVER.
AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.E.
Berger.ss 4 2 16 OWuffll.Sb 6 2 0 0 0
G'dwln,2b 5 16 2 IK'leher.ss 4 2 3 6
Coy.rf 6 2 2 0 0 B'cher.lf 4 13 0
McB'de.lf 6 2 2 0 OMIlls.lb 4 1 10 1
Taryan.c 1 0 3 2 0H'Uell.2b 8 0 0 3
M'tlnl.cf 2 2 2 0 OB'tholy.c 3 0 4 3
Willi's, lb 2 18 1 OMc.Co'k.rf 4 12 0
Davis,3b 2 0 3 3 lH'tman.cf 4 12 0
Lyons.p 3 0 12 0 Calr,' 2 10 3
'Shestak 1 0 0 0 0
Totals. .29 10 27 15 2
eb mfwy mfwyp mfwy Totals. .34 24 15 8
Denver 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Wichita 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 8
Three-base hits: Martini, Coy. Left on
bases: Wichita, 8; Denver. 9. Double
play: Berger to Goodwin to Williams. Stolen
bases: Williams (2). Hits and earned
runs: Off Cain, 10 and 6 In eight Innings;
off Lyons, 9 and none In nine Innings. Bases
on balls: Off Cain, 2; off Lyons, 3. Sacri
fice hits: Williams (2), Lyons, Taryan,
Martini, Davis. Struck out: By Lyons, 1;
By Cain, Davis, Taryan, Martini. Time: 1:52.
Umpires: Harris.
Cornhusker on Winning
Eleven at Fort Snelling
Fort Snelling, Minn., Aug. 27. l'he
foot ball season got under may here
several days ago. Eight games were
played simultaneously on the parade
ground by -teams made up of stu
dents in the first officers' reserve
camp. Famous athletes from several,
of the leading colleges took part.
Only one company was able to score
a touchdown, and this was Company
Four, which had Ossie Solem and
Paul Tobin, former stars on the Min
nesota eleven, in the lineup.
Others who were members of' this
company were: Floyd Thomas, Fred
Becker and Hugh Rosson of the
Hawkeyes; Ellsworth Moser, Ne
braska center, and Connie of St.
Thomas.
Brooklyn Snares Huge
Hurler From New England
Cincinnati, Aug. 27. The Brooklyn
Nationals soon will add a big right
hand pitcher to their twirling staff,
according to a report in circulation
here during the recent Cincinnati
Brooklyn series. He is Norman Plitt,
and is said to be the classiest pitcher
in the Eastern league. He is to re
port to the Dodgers September 8.
George Burns Is Having
Great Year With Giants
They don't make ball players any
better than Outfielder George Burns
of the Giants. The Giants' left fielder
is having a big year.
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Call of the Game Gets
the Best of Them All
Most major league ball players
are heartily sick and tired of the
game by the time the end of the
schedule comes around. A large
number of them say they would be
glad to retire permanently if they
had ha'f a chance, and some, like
Hans Wagner, for example, have
retired, only to pop out again after
the season has been under way for
a spell.
It's the lure of the sport and the
spice of spring that brings them
around. They may1 think, honest
ly, that they prefer to get out and
stay out. And it's not always the
money that puts them in uniform
once more when the, spring trip
begins.
"My husband told me last fall he
was all tired out," said Mrs. Ed
ward Collins this soring. "He threw
his glove, spiked shoes and bats in
a secluded spot in our attic and
said he didn't care if he saw them
again.
"The winter passed along and
he didn't allude to base ball.
"One fair day in late winter I
came upon him oiling h!s bats. He
told me it was a shame to let them
fall to pieces.
"A few days later I noticed him
in our back yard tossing a ball
back and forth witfr-our young son.
He had his glove on and said he
wanted to see how it felt."
The call of the game was in him.
"It's Cinch forPlestina,"
Declares His Training Aid
Joe Marsh, Marin Plestina's chief
aide and second, :s one man suprenre
ly confident the Omaha grapplcr will
trounce Joe Steelier at the Audi
torium tomorrow night. Here is a
letter Marsh sent to the sporting
editor of The Bee:
Having read the opinions of the wrestling
fans, also the hunch of Pete Loch that
Pleltlna will win th straight falls and his
statement that they never come back, also
the prediction of Sandy Orlawold and Het
manek's dope about Peerless Joe and how
he will defeat Pleatlna, I wish, through your
paper, to express my views on the coining
match. .
I have seen all the chamnlons, from Evan
LiwIh, the real Strangler, down to the pres
ent champion, and I havo never iniaaed a
real championship match.
I think Pleatlna will win, for he Is, first
of all, the beat conditioned big man I have
evor seen: second, he hns the ootirage of a
bengal tiger: third, he Is the strongest
wrestler in the world today, and Is faster
anr far more clever than Joo Sterner ever
will be. I say will be for I think this will
be the end of Btecher. He will never be
able to stand off the rushing, tearing Plos
tlna, and, mark my word, he will either be
down or quit Inside of an hour.
I have seen Pleatlna In his dally work
outs and I am truly astonished at the ease
with which he breaks any and every hold
put upon him. He Wis no more fear of the
clusoni hold than a fish has of water. My
self, I do not believe that Sterher will ever
get it on him, but even If he should, It will
do him no good, for Pleatlna will break It
and do It easily.
I saw Pleatlna In some of his earlier
matches, and even then they could not beat
him until he was tired out. Those days
he did not know how to wrestle, and threw
tons and tons of strengthavay; besides he
was In no condition to wrestle, weighing 248
pounds, v Today, after 600 days' training, he
weighs 215 stripped and Is as strong as
Randowl quick us a lightweight and I a
bundle of wrestling tricks,
Stecher's backers may make the odds two
and three, to one on (Steelier, but don't let
that fool you. They were betting five to
one against Cnddock, and still he made
PeerlesoSIoe qtlt. Caddock, to me, la a Joke
compared to Pleatlna, and I truly believe
that Plestlna could taslly throw him three
falls In one hour.
Rumor Says McGill Wants.
To Buy Pittsburgh Club
It s rumored about Pittsburgh that
Jimmy McGill, the owner of the In
dianapolis team and his Uncle Smith
of Pittsburgh are trying to buy the
Pirates from Barney Ureyfuss. Mr.
Dreyfuss will n.t confirm the report,
but it is believed that he is willing to
get out if he can get a reasonable
price for his club and the plant at
Forbes field, which is one of the
most expensive in the country, on
account of its splendid location on
the edge of Sclienley park. If the
leal should be made Jack Hendrix
vill he manager of the team.
Annual Field Day to Be
Held at Cirvcy September 30
The Cincinnati club will hold its
a'nnual field day on September 30,
'wjth the Giants taking part. Some
new records may be made in running,
for Jim Thorpe will be'entered in the
events.
Name of Steinfeldt Once
More Found in Box Scores
The name of Steinfeldt is in the
box scores again. The Buffalo club
has taken bn a local semi-pro named
Jack Steinfeldt and he is making
good with the Bisons.
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DICKERSON STRONG
FOR REAL SCRAPS
Western League Frexie Scores
' Umpires Who Try to Curb '
Spirit of Diamond
Athletics.
Frank comments upon the "ills" of
base ball, with the declartions that
aggressiveness has been taken out of
professional play by the umpires and
heads of many leagues, "who were
trying to mimic Ban Johnson," were
made here today by E. W. Dickerson,
president of the Western league. He
asserted that loss of thrills for the
spectator, with poor attendance as
the result, has been caused by too
much penalizing of players who' went
into the games with spirit and dash.
"The apparent falling off of interest
in base ball in some parts of the conn
try; in my opinion, is due to the fact
that the life and fight has been taken
out of it by 'book' presidents who
order their umpires to fine players
whenever they show the least signs
of aggressiveness," Dickerson said.
"The result is that the players have
determined not to throw their money
away and cease to display that spirit
which is to the public 4s seasoning
is to food.
"There was a time when players
were more than aggressive and car
ried things too far, so that it became
necessary to stamp out rowdyism.
It was then that Ban Johnson came
into the game and kept aggressive
play within the boundary lines of de
cency by insisting on respect of um
pires. Dozens of presidents since
that time have gone to in extrerhe.
In doing so they have taken sentiment
away from the players and made them
go about their work as if it were a
cold-blooded business proposition.
"What base ball needs is the right
of players to fight for every point
so long as they do not delay the
games. When they do so the fans
will fight with them and go to the
games because their feelings are
aroused. I sooner would fine a player
for visiting on the field with an op
posing player than for 'charging'
when aroused over some close deci
sion. The public must have its illu
sions while games are in progress or
half of the pleasure is taken away.
Players who visit on the field destroy
that illusion.
"Show me a club that has scrappy
manager and a bunch of fighting play
ers in a league that does not make
aggressiveness a crime and I will
show you a club that is doing a pay
ing business. Look back and see if
the leagues that have passed into
nothingness are not those which gave
autocratic powers to the umpires and
denied the tans that upon which their
sentiments are built. Umpires with
chips on their shoulders, backed by
presidents who were trying to mimic
Ban Johnson, have done more to
lessen the interest in base ball than
all other causes combined.
"There is not the slightest reason
why. base ball should be stopped on
account of the war. In fact, base ball
should thrive even more now than
in times of peace, for when the boys
of America get into action the public
will wish to have its mind taken off
these somber things by base ball and
other sports.
"Toronto has contributed more men
to the British army than perhaps any
city in the United States ever will
send to Europe. Last year Toronto
was the only city in the International
league 'hat played to a profit This
year the Toronto club will lead that
league in attendance and the Interna
tional is having one of its best tea-
sons.
"The Western league standi for ag
gressive base ball. It is playing to
a greater business this year than it
has at any time since the Federal
league broke into the game and placed
premiums on untaitntulness, thus
lessening the public's respect for the
players."
The Browns are not allowing base
ball to interfere with their military
training. They are digging themselves
in.
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UMPS TRIES TO BE
STROMAS KING
Ollie Chill Makes Go of It for
Two Years, but is Finally .
Legislated Out of
Business.
Stone crabs and Umpire Ollie Chill
of the American Base Ball associa
tion have been practically synony
mous down in Florida for the last
two years. Chill is a winter resident
of Passe-a-Grille, a fishing resort on
the west coast, near St. Petersburg)
frequented by such persistent and ac
tive fishermen as John Wanamaker,
merchant, and John Ringling,. circus
owner, when Spanish mackerel and
king fish are running." ; ,
Chief of the delicacies at the Flori
da hotels in winter are stone crabs,
most toothsome morsels and as near
to the Shrewsbury river soft shell
crab of historical succulence as any
thing on the earth or in its waters,
Umpire Chill discovered their market
value to the hotels where the prices
on the menus have only the roof as
the limit. So he cornered the sup
ply of these crabs, which 'come almost
entirely from the sand bars in Boca
Celga bay, whose waters wash the '
sands on one side of the island ou
which Passe-a-Grille is located.
Last winter one had to buy stone
crabs, or their claws for that is their
only edible part from Ollie Chill,
who has a wholesale fish house at the
island, or go without. He had cor
nered the supply from the darkies
who make a business of catching the
crabs, and according to the fisher
men's theory had a patent trap which
could catch the crabs when nothing
else would or-could.
The Florida fishermen envied the
profits the base ball umpire was pil
ing up, and as they viewed it, taking
away from them. So they went to
the legislature this spring and now
have a law on the statute book mak
ing it a crime to catch stone crabs in
certain seasons and a flagrant misde
meanor to ship them out of Pinellas
county, or the state.
Waterloo, la., Sends Second
Heinie Zim to Chicago
Waterloo, la., Aug. 27, There have
been second Ty Cobbs, another
Mathewson, a successor to Ed Walsh,
a second Ray Schalk, come up from
the bushes, and thendisappear, but it
remained for this city to spring a new
one. He is "another Heinie Zimmer
man," and his name is Ralph Miller.
Miller is touted to have everything
which Zimmerman possesses, except
his temperament
This young fellow has a string at
tached rto him by the Chicago Na
tionals. He is said to be capable of
playing all the infield positions with
equal skill.
At the plate he resembles the great
Zim, it is said, being fond of going
after the high ones and taking a hard
swing at the ball. '
Ring-Necked Pheasants
Freed in Minnesota Woods
Duluth, Minn., Aug. 27. Fifty ring. 4
necked pheasants were brought here
recently from the game farm on Big
Island, in Lake Minnetonka. "and will
be freed in the northern Minnesota
woods in the hope that they will
propagate and furnish some (rood
shooting for the local hunters in i
few years. This move was brought
about through the solicitation of the
members of the Duluth Sportsmen's
leae.
These are the first birds of the kind
which ever have been brought to this
part of the state and the sportsmen
are anxious to see how the birds will
thrive. ,
Johnny Kilbane to Rest
Before Returning to Ring
Cleveland, Aug. 27. Johnny Kil
bane, the featherweight champion,
plans to rest for at least two months.
The Cleveland boxer, who succumbed
to Benny Leonard's punches for the
first knockout of his career, does not
intend to engage in. any more bouts
with lightweights unless it is a re
turn match with the 133-pound cham-
pion.
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