The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 15, 1922, Page 6

COBB, SISLER STAGE PRETTY BATTING RACE Flashy St. Louis Star Holds Leadership Over Georgia Peach, buf’ Close . RUTH DOWN IN THE LIST Home Run King Who Got Late Start Still Behind in Batting Circuit Drives Chicngo, July 1 Cobb's chal- lenge for the batting leadership of the American league was no flash in the pan, judging from averages com- piled today which show the Detroit leader closing the gap separating him from George Sisler, the St. Lou- is matvel, who is leading the race with an average of 420. : Cobb is just fourteen points behind Sisler, as compared with thirty-one a week ago. The noted Georgian’s re- | News of Sport World CHAMP. GETS ADVICE / John_B. Kelly; Olympic and world markable batting streak netted him) champion sculler, now in retirement, twenty hits in his last nine games, as against twelve hits collected by Sisler in eight games. Sisler’s mark is 420 and Cobb’s is .406, Tris Speaker, manager of the Cleveland Club, moved back into third place with an average of .364, deposing Harry Heilmann of De- | slipped Walter Hoover, Duluth Boat Club member, a few words of advice as he turned over the Gold Challenge cup to the winner of the event row- ed on the Schuykill early in June. “Make the Englishmen know you troit, who dropped into fourth place with 354. Sisler is without a dangerous rival in base stealing. He is showing his heels to the contenders with a string of thirty-two thefts, while Ken Wil- Tiams, the home run hitter, is second in line with twenty-six. The sce-sawing fight between Wil-} Tiams and Tilly Walker of the Ath- letics for home run hitting continues with honors even, each having knock- ed out twenty-one, Ruth is down in the list with fourteen. Other leading batters for fifty-five or more games: Miller, Philadelp “354, Schang, New York, .353; O’Néill, Cleveland, .349; Bassler, Detroit .347; Blue, Detroit, .342; Witt, New York, 336; McManus, St. Louis, .333, Perhaps the most impressive stick work in the National league was the batting of Charlie Hollocher, the “Kid” shortstop with Chicago, who, in seven games, smashed out thir- teen hits which enabled him to jump from ninth to third place in the list of leading sluggers with an average’ of .359. Rogers Hornsby, the St. Louis star, with his record of twenty-three home runs, continues to top the league in hitting, with an average of .399, nine points above his mark of a week ago, Hank Gowdy of Boston is second with 372, Max Carcy of Pittsburgh is holding on. to the lead in base stealing with} twenty-two, with Tierney also of Pittsburgh, second with sixteen, Hornsby is third with fourteen. » Other leading batters for fifty-five or moze games: Bigbee, Pittsburgh, .358; Johnston, Brooklyn, , .357; Grimes, Chicago, .857; Daubert, Cin-} will have no trouble collecting their diamond sculls,” was Kelly's greet- ing. Hoover has collected the di ~eeeen cinnati, .854; Carey, Pittsburgh, .845; Smith, St. Louis, .344, Jay Kirke, the Louisville first baseman, is the new batting leader of the American association. Kirke connected with seventeen hits in eight games, pulling himself, from fourth place to the top of the heap with a week for an average of .381. Myatt of Milwaukee, who led the race for several weeks, dropped into sec- ond place with .370, The averages include games of Wednesday. Bunny Brief of Kansas City is safe- ly,in the Iéad in home run hitting, with a string of twenty-one with Reb. Russell of Minneapolis sccond with sixteen, Krueger of Indianapolis and Becker of Kansas City are third with a dozen apiece. Mathews of Milwaukee and Baird of Indianapolis are tied for honors in base stealing with fifteen apiece. Christensen, of St. Paul is next in line with fourteen, Other leading batters for fifty-five or more games: Brown, Indianapolis, .369; Lear, Milwaukee, .366; Good, Kansas City, .360; Lamar, Toledo, .360; Krueger, Indianapolis, .350; Mayer, Minneapolis, .343; Mathews, Milwaukee, .343; Russell, Minneapo- lis, .343; Becker, Kansas City, .340. The. notice, “Please close the door,” appears in 14 different. lan- guages on the door of one of the public offices in London. JOHN B. KELLY (LEFT); WABTER HOOVER (RIGHT). } mond. sculls and Kelly, the Vesper Boat Club. oarsntan, has announced that ‘he will ‘Yemaih on land. Although unbeaten for the world title, Kelly himself considers Hoover the champion of champfon$ in a sin- gle padding event. Garrett Gilmore, the youngster from Bachelors’ Barge Club, Phila- Gold Challenge cup between Kelly and Hoover. Both predict Gilmore to be the next ‘champ. + BROWNS ARE BLANKED BY THE YANKEES Cardinals Win. from the Phil- lies, While Giants Lose Again to Chicago’ CLEVELAND WINS i] (By the Associated Press) Chicago, July 15.—Urban Shocker, pitching ace of the St. Louis Browns, is no longer a Yankee jinx. He has started four times against the New Yorkers in: the last seven games the ;teams have played and lost. them all, the fourth defeat coming, when the league leaders bowed to Bob Shaw- key’s superior box work 4 to 0. The Hugmen drove Shocker from the box on. two successive days in St. Louis and Joe Bush bested the spit baller Tuesday at the Polo Grounds. The victory put the Yankees back within a half game of the pace-set- ters. ‘Babe Ruth, his slugging pro- clivities in a slump, beat out a couple. of bunts to demonstrate his versatility. a The Cardinals won’ a victory over. "the Phillies, 9 to, 6, and put them=' selves within two and a half games of the Giants; who lost their second straight to Chicago. relief pitching ‘f€atured the cu triumph over McGraw’s men, 8 to 4, \ Rixey shut out Boston 3 to 0) giving the Reds 3 out of 4 and dealing the Dodgers their eighth setback in nine games in the west, while Wil- bur Cooper twirled the Pirates to a 6 to 1 victory over Boston, ..: Cleveland rallied.in the eight! ninth to -win from the Red Sox and Washington scored five rans in the first enough to beat Chicago 7 to 3, ay BARNES, GOLE CHAMP, HOLDS, TENTH PLACE Any One-of a Score of Players May Now Win Nafional,,. Golf Chantpionship’ (By.the Associated Pregn Glencoe,’ July 15.—Bobby Jones, At}anta amateur shooting @\senkd- tignal par 70: in hin, moreling ‘sound, tied, with William Melhorn, Shreve- port, Louisiana, professional at: 1 o’elock today for 54 holes of the, 72 hole national open. golf tewrnam Several of the stars who *had” low scores yesterday had reached’ only the 45 hole mark however: John Black, coast professional who. was low yesterday with 142, had 178. at the 45th: hole. Pn Melhorn had a total of 216, obtain- ed largel ythrough a fine 83, three under par. On the second: morning nine. Jock Hutchison was struggling bravely to overcome yesterday's era- are, better from the start and you] delphia, is looking wistfuly at the} tic work, shot 71 this morning and totalled. 223, ‘seven strokes. behind Melhorn. At the 45th hole Walter Hagen, 145 esterday, had 182 hecause: of a. 37 this. morning; Chick Evans, 184, and George Duncan of England, 184, Abe Mitchell 230, and’ Willie Hant- er 226 for 54 holes, British pro and amateur respectively, virtually werc out of the runnin 'gand George’ Dun- can. with 186 for 45; had little chance. Jim Barnes, present titje. holder, was going badly with 187 for 45 holes. f Scores at the end of 54 ‘holes in- cluded Harrison Johnston, St. Paul 284 and Jack Burke. St. Paul. 234. ei (By the Associated Press) Glencoe, Il, July 15.—The likely winner of the national open ‘golf championship title now held by Jamies Barnes of New York had simmered down to one of a score of players at the start of the final 36 holes today as a result of the cards turned in yesterday by the field of 79, who qualified for competition in the event at the Skokie Country club. Barnes was tied for tenth. place among that number with rounds 74-75—149 to his credit, as against par of 140. With cards of, 71-' 142, John Black was a leader .at.the When. 4, player steals a base with somebody occupying that particular bag; he is said to have pulled.a-“okn Anderson.” ~ ‘ se The ‘reason, of course, ts that John Anderson is officially. credited: witn being the first player t6 steal a base with, the bag occupied. Baseball historians have it that) nd} Anderson, pulled.such a .“! ” its fourth’ steaight, nderson, pulled. such a .“bone,” for the first.time, back in June 14, 1896, while. playing for. Washington, against Baltimore: in the , National League. a, , Anderson’s stunt was. pulled 25 years ago, but bal players. have been doing. the ‘same thing, ever since in the majors and minors. Hardly a year passes in the majors but whae someone pulls a “John Anderson.” Back in the 1917 world séries be- tween Chicago «and New. York, Pitcher. “Red” Faber-~ pulled the trick, It was the-first time anyone/ ever worked, @ “John Anderson” in the big series, Faber, who. rarely tries to steal a base, for some. reason. elected to steat third, ‘Noticing the’ pitcher wigding up he’got’a good ‘lead and slid safely into, third. Unfortunate- ly, another. Chicago player was. oc- cupying the base, and: Red, much to his surprise and émbarrassment, was tagged out. ce Faber pitched and won three Evans. of: Chicago, 72-76—148; Laurie Ayton of Chicago, ' #2-76—148,. and! Mike’ Brady’ of. Detroit, 73-75—148 Tied with Barnes for tenth position at the beginning of “the.\third ‘tap were Bob MacDonald, Chicago, 73- 76—149; John Farrell, New York, 73- 76—149, and George. Duncan of Great. Britain, 76-73—149. . Other Likelihoods. % The other likelilroods were Willie Hunter of England, formerly British amateur champion, 75-75—150; Em- mett, French,. Youngstown, 76-74— 150; F. R. Decker, New York, 74- 76—150, and Joseph Golden, | New York, 73-77—150. En Others. who, ‘might. break. through and snatch the trophy were Jesse Guilford of Boston, national amateur champion; Joe Kirkwood of Aus- tfatia, Harry Hapton, of. Detroit, ana Eddie Loos of Chitago, who had 151 each for their first two rounds and Jock Hutchinson 6f Chi- cago, formerly British open cham- pion, who after qualifying with a record score of 67-68—135, took: 78- 74—152 yesterday. Harrison Johnston of St. Paul, playing with\ Abe Mitchell, the long driving British ‘pro took 154, but outdrove. the Briton, an average of ten to fifteen yards. Although the Minnesota champion, was in trouble frequently, because of his bad luck in reaching traps with his long shots, he ‘was only one stroke worse than his English’companion for 36, holes. —— > “|! SPORT BRIEFS | ——?* ooo, (By the Associated Press) Toledo—The grand circuit meeting end ‘of the first two rounds. Ahead| was marre¢ with a near scandal of Barnes also at the half way mark hen the judges after giving Prin: were William Mehlhorn of Shreve-| cess Etawaha first place over Prince port, Louisiana, 73-71—144; . Gene| Boree in a close ‘heat, resigned when Sarazen of Pittsburg, ,72:73—14B;'|'their decision was questioned by. the Walter Hagen of Detroit, 68-77—145; | Toledo Driving club. Bobby Jones of Atlanta,’ who ledgthe amateurs, 74-72—146; Lloyd Gullick- Aurora, IH—Mike Dundee shaded son of Dekalb, Ill, 77-70—147; Chick| Joe Burman in ten rounds. STEALING OCCUPIED BASEIN " “WORLD SERIES GAME | games: against the Giants» im © that series, his:“bone”’‘on. the. bases, didn’t get: much: publicity. «However, it stands out as the only time a player ever. clected, to steal a base: in,.a}’ world series with someone occu] the base. 15) Me An unusual minor leagye. incident of a like nature. was: one’ success-| fully staged, frpine clup; stole third with th with it. 4 R How come?” Well, it:so: happened that the umpire ruled a balk on the’ pitcher, which: entitled: all base-run- ners to advance. It saved McKee from: heading the list of ivory hunt- ers. ‘ILrATTRACT STATE'S BEST tin, Golfers’ at, Annual. ‘ Contests Soon MBA EL Pee Futgb, N. D, July 15—The North Dakota ‘amateur golf championship will be decided at the state tourna- ment to be played at the Fargo Coyntry Club Links, July 25 to 29, The competitions, both men and wo- men, is open to any member in good standing of any’ club which belongs to the state golf association. The 1922 rules will be strictly en- forced. and stymies will be played for the first. time in. North Dakota state competition. Prizes will be given to the winner and runner up of the championship flight, and for the best score in the qualifying 1ounds; to the winner in mateh play. of each succeeding light; to the winners of consolation tourna- ments. In the women’s prizes go to the winner, runner up and the winner of the consolation event, i There. will be a driving, approach- ing and putting contests with prizes, and also an eightcen hole medal play novice event open to all who have not previously competed in a state meet. The winning team in the team competition will be for the club whose five team members make the low total in the qualifying round, This round is to "be 36 holes medal play. The sixteen players qualify- jing with th€ lowest score will form asés filed and actually gpt' away}, McKee, of the San}, championship, | “ the championship flight, the next sixteen, the second flighty’tc. ... . Match: play in the champiquship will be eighteen, holes. until semi finals and, finals, the “last two roands being at 36'holes., { ‘Qualifying play will be Tuesday, July 26, each contestant playing 36 Match play begins Wednes- ith each contestant playing a ‘match, in-the morning and the win- mers continuing. play in—anothcr ‘eighteer® hole “match. in. the. after- ‘noon. The .women will play the qualifying réund* for thée..women’s championship ‘on .Wednesday, the ‘eight lowest scoring players to quali- fy for ‘the championship. The losers’ in the morning play im the men’s} flights will also’play the first round” ‘of colsolation matches. Nie | The. semifinals. in the champion- ‘ship play thirty-six hole on Thurs-; ‘day. The consolation flights play two rounds and the finals while the wo-, [men continue playing eighteen holes) in first flight and ‘consolation. The finals in the championship and the finals in the women’s event ‘are| played . Saturday. Billy Evans Says. ——© With the season less than half over. major league clubs already are Jaying their plans for 1923, _ With college Baseball practically over for the‘ year the big league ‘Scouts are getting ready to scour the ‘minors for promising talent. . . ~ During the next few ;weeks the cream of the college talent, east. and west, will be reportingsto the. various major league clubs. It is said that} the college material of this year is very ordinary. ea / The so-called livelly ball,,plus the slam-bang tactics that are now in vogue ‘has placed a decided premium on pitching. A club that lacks pitch- ing in the majors these days can’t hope: to get very. far. It is a well known fact that all major League club owners have made it known wery emphatically to their scouts that pitchers are much de- sired. Of course, stars of any other position will not be ‘overlooked, but stress is laid on the necessity of dig- ging up pitching material. Johnny Evers, now scouting for tie Chicago White Sox, is one individu- al who should know a ball player when he sees one. Evers has just re- turned from a three weeks’ invasion of the south. During that time he looked over a number. of minor lea- gue stars who are being much tout- ed. a woe Knowing that he had been doing some scouting, and being interested in the baseball market, I asked him on his return if he,had seen much promising material. “| may be pessimistic, but in all my travels I didn’t, see a single player who looked to be ready for a big league trial at the present mo- ment. eo ee “I saw perhaps a dozen fellows in action who looked to have promise, and-who. might be ready for a chance in a couple of years.. However, I was searching for players who would add immediate strength to our club. I didn’t see one player of that type. “Who were. the best- players I saw? Well, you wilt be surprised when I tell yous When I say best, & “THE TATT Starts in the Bismarck Tribune Thursday July 20th - B America’s Mistress / - You will get the thrill of a lifetime when you reach the élimax o: astonishing, astounding story. READ THE FIRST CHAPTER IN THE, BISMARCK TRIBUNE Thursday July 20th “The Tattooed Arm” makes fools of three wise men, a broker, seientist and a stockman. They're brothers, rich, successful, sophisticated — but the: threat of the arm makes them act like ninnies. Crime sta —crime past, crime present! Iks in, leaning on the tattooed arm f this amazing, of Mystery ——— DOED ARM” Stories mee: rit G.. ISABEL OSTRANDER ~ AUTHOR OF “THE WRONG FACE” AND ‘ ©THE STEP ON THE STAIR” ga TURDAY, JULY 15, 1922 I,mean players who had, or seemed to have, the ability to help a majoh«, Jeague club right off the reel. 8 @ “The best, pitcher I saw was Georgs' McQuillen, who was a star sin th- National, League a dozen yeaa: ago McQuillen opposed one of the pitch- ers 1 was: scouting, “All he did wa score a shutout, ITALIAN WINS GRAND PRIX « AUTO RACE e Associated Press) sirauboute; July 15.—Felix Naz- zaro of Italy won the eighth grand prix automobile race here today. His time for the distance of a fraction under 500 miles was 6 hours, seven- teven minutes two seconds and his average 127.7 kilometers per hour; breaking the grand prix record, ——— | Baseball Scores 7 DAKOTA Lescur : L Pet. Mitchell. .. .. -. 32 20 615 ge He 31 24 564 jal 29 25 537 Sioux. Falls. +e 29 26 527 Watertown. + 26 26 500 Aberdeen ... .. ..° 26 29 AB Wahpeton-Brek. .. 25 29 463 Valley City .: .. 20 35, 364 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, w io Pet. x Indianapolis... BA 82 _ 628 St. Paul. .. 4. +. 49 82 ~ .605 - Milwaukee... .. 50. 40 .556 Minneapolis 43° 40 518 Louisville. . 45 «44. «509 Kansas City . 39 5128 Columbus... -) 86 BL «410° Toledo v0 +. ++ +» 29 55.340 AMERICAN LEAGUE ; WoL Pet. St. Louis. ....... 49 38.583 New York... .... 49 36 .576 Chicago... .. -- 42 40 518 Detroit...» .. +» 48 42» .b07 Washington... .. 39 42 481 Cleveland .. . 40 44 ATE Philadelphie 34 4488 Boston .. .. + 35 «48417 NATIONAL LEAGUE " w oL Pet. New York ..-.. .. 49° 28 -.636 St. Louis. .. 508495 Chicago... .. 43° 88 «BBL Cincinnati.. 43 40° 518 Brooklyn .. .. 41 41500 Pittsburgh. .. 3743 Philadelphia 29. 47 BIT Boston ... 28 49 «864 Baseball Results July 14. DAKOTA LEAGUE Fargo 2, Aberdeen 4. Wahpeton-Breckenridge 4; Water- town..5. Valley City 2; Sioux Falls 14. Jamestown 2; Mitchell 7. NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 4; Chicago 8. Brooklyn 0; Cincinnati 3. Boston 1; Pittsburgh: 6. Philadelphia 5; St. Louts 9! AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louis 0; New York 4. . Cleveland 5; Boston 3. ‘ Chicago 8; Washington 7. Detroit at Philadelphia, postponed rain. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Milwaukee 4; Kansas City 2. Toledo. at Columbs, postponed, To- ledo missed train. “ Others not scheduled. Pa Louisville 2; Indianapolis’ 16, :