The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 11, 1923, Page 6

~ Cleveland Bismarck and Minot PAGE SIX BASEBALL IS WITH US FOR THREE DAYS Play Their Last Game Here This Season Monday Nights The ull sign was out again today. The last four games of the season are in prospect for the fans, Today at 6:15 Bismarck plays Minot. At 2:00 p, m, Sunday the two teams hook up in a double header. ‘They play again Monday night in an ex- me, at which the drawing , for which tickets are ld, will be held. ‘ who has been out of ne with a crippled foot re- from being spiked at James- town, was expected back in the game hibition ¢ of the Ford today. Nord, who was Hit on the ankle with a pitched ball when al- ready injured, also will be back to- day or tomorrow, it is expected. With them in the line-up the local club be- lieves it is just as good as Minot and is out to.take the next four games. Next weck the teams close the TOUGH TIME Several of Smaller Leagues Are Forced to Disband Rock Island, IIL, Aug. 11.—Reports coming into headquarters of M. M. on, president of the National As- ciation, indicate that a lot of minor leagues are near collapse, Each day brings details of leagues “either di: banding or individual clubs of le: gues quitting, and in the opinion of Mr. Sexton only the stronger leagues of the national organization will fin- ish the season intact. He has been making efforts to curb reckless bus- iness methods of the various minors with little succes and finally makes the statement that probably the best thing for baseball is to let them pur- sue their course to bankruptcy. Among the leagues to quit during the week was the Cotton States, tarted with eight clubs, at- to reorganize with four, and ve up the ghost altogether, Tho failure of the league to survive is laid to recklessness in expendi- tures. Statements indicate that the league, though rated as Class D, was paying $300 to $400 a month to play- ers. Ira Thomas of Shreveport, back- ed the Meridian club for two months and is said to have lost $7,500 in the venture, South Atlantic Shaky. .Another league which disbanded during the week was the South Da- kota which attempteg to operate this season with four clubs. It could not make it, so decided to quit. Its pla: ers were paid off and the more desir- able men have been sold to clubs in other leagues, several going to the American Association. Another embarrassed league is the South Atlantic. With one club al- ready on its hands, there now comes the bankruptcy of Frank H, Bar- rett of Augusta, who backed the club of that city and was supposed to be a millionaire. He has gone broke so reports have it, in the cotton busi- ness. He was a close friend of Tyrus Cobb, but Cobb denies that he is in- volved in Barrett’s failure, though in- terested financially in the Augusta club, Mr. Sexton is of the opinion that unless there is an immediate curb- ing of expenses in the minors only a few of the stronger leagues WM! finish the season. | STANDINGS | oo. N. D. STATE LEAGUE ‘OW, Pet. Minot .. 680 :Nalley City “458 mementos 458 jismarck “400 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, Ww. L. Pet. Kansas City . + 65 37 637 St Paul 39 622 ‘Louisville 48 556 Columbus 51 485, Indianapolis 55 A81 Milwaukee . 56 AT2 Minneapolis .. 62 Toledo ..... 10 NATIONAL LEAGUE, ‘ wes New York . 69 37 Pittsburgh . 62 42 ‘incinnati . 61 44 Chicago 56 49 St. Louis, 6453 Brooklyn’ ..........52 , 52 Philadelphia . 3470 Boston ...... 31072 _. AMERICAN. LEAGUE. es wow New York . 68. 85 460 repeated. ree ¢ News of Sport World 660 Blekey said Kernan. misses per game.” { For a moment Kernan: wag jup: in the air, ab a loss as to what. to-epy, then he replied: : re) “Well, please donit. ,strike, your average in the last. half. of, this, in- ning, since you haye nine to go, for one run ign’t a, vary, con jh margin to work ones ea RUTH LEADING WILLIAMS, Ie | HOME GLOUTS St. Louis Star. Trailing. With 21 and Making Strenupus Effort to Catch Up Chicago, Aug. 11—"Babe’sRath. of the New’ York Yankees nd; Harry Heilmann of the Defgait. Tigers, haye become virtually deadlocked in the race for batting honors of the Ari- erican League, according to figures released today and whieh include games of last Wednesday. The two leaders are running neck and neek, at one time during the week, theres being only @ fractional difference bétween j them, Ruth has participated: in 102 games while Heilmann has played in only 92, the Detroit star being ont in front. witha mark-of .201-while the Yankee slugger is hitting .390, Car- ried to four points, Heilmahn’s mark is 3905 plus, and that of Ruth ,.3896 plus, In addition to his rapid _advanee among the batters, Ruth has passed the century mark in the matter of runs scored, having registered his 100th ond 10ist runs last Wedn day. He ig the first of the major league players to accomplish, this feat this season. Ruth also cracked out a brace of home runs, which brought his total to 27, just two be- hind “Cy” Williams his National League rival. Babe ran his total base record to 260, which, besides hie circuit blows his 136 hits include #7 doubles and 8 triples. ’ Kenneth Williams of the St. Louis Americans is making a strenuous ef- fort to catch Ruth in. the,race for home runs. He annexéd’ hie 21bt on ‘Wednesday, : Eddie Collins, of the Chicago White Spx, continues. to. stretch. pis stolen ‘base records and sacrifice hit mark, so that’ he always has a comfortable lead, over his rivals, He has séolen 31 bases and made a like nombér of sacrifftes. * JOE'S 54 BUT STILL GREAT PITCHER “Tron Man” McGinnity, Old Giant Star, Gives These Young Dudes Some Lessons in Shut-Outs “IRON MAN” McGINNITY By Billy Evans speaking of the miracle men all, don’t overlook Joe Mc- Now it is a rarity for a pitcher to try to pitch and win two games in an afternoon, That was a regular dict with McGinnity. In all prob- ability he has pitched and won more double headers than any twirler in the game’s history. “Deserves His Tithe McGinnity richly deserves the title of “Iron Man.” It is fitting that a pitcher who, after 36 years of twirling, a third of it in-the’ma- jors, should be so named, An easy delivery that placed no strain on the arm, the possessor of good control, tells in afew, words why McGinnity continues to, pitch of bas Ginnity. Who is Joe McGinnity, you ask? Twenty years ago he was a big league star pitcher, For seven years he was a member of the New York Giants, sharing with Christy Math- ewson the pitching honors of the club. Thirty. years ago Joe McGinnity, began his baseball career with the Montgomery (Ala.) club of the South- ern League. Why should Joe McGinnity! be numbered among the miracle men of, baseball? at an age when most players have 4 Pe Well, at the age of 54, when golf,|Sorgotten all about baseball as far Pio hapa pitts all Jeniled not baseball, is the favorite sport of | as being an active participant. Cleveland, .367; J. Sewell, Cleveli While McGinnity did not confine himself to any particular style of delivery, he was one of the first pitchers to use the underhand ball with great success, Qf the modern land, -353; E. Collins, Chicago, .351; /Wil- liams, St. Louis, .339; Witt, New York, .336; Cobb, Detroit, .381 J Harris, Boston, .334; Burns, Boston, 332, wry men of that age, McGinnity is still pitching and as usual he’s doing a mighty good job of it. Still Shuts ’Em Out one bi { “Is that so,” said Johnstone, feign- ing surprise. “My average is ten}. Not only is McGinnity pitehing winning ball but he is also manag- ing the Dubuque, (Ia.) club of the Mississippi Valley League. Recently the wires carried a story that made old time fans all over, the country sit up and take notice. The news item was to the effect that Joe McGinnity at the age of 54 had shut out the Marshalltown, (Ia.) team with only three hits. Since that.’ time McGinnity has turned in a half doz- en’ similar performances. Back twenty years ago McGinnity was the “Iron Man” of the majors. It was always “Iron Joc” McGinnity or “Iron Man” McGinnity, when re-|ing McGinnity won 236 games and ference was made to the great piteh-| lost only 134 for a mark of .638, er. These are just a few reasons why Joe earned that nickname because |Joe McGinnity, pitcher at 64 years of his ability to stand all kinds of | of age, is entitled to be known as the work but particularly for pitching | “Miracle Man” as well as the “Iron double headers. Man” of baseball. GOOD THING UMPIRE DIDN'T , _ LIVE UP TO HIS “RECORD” Jim former National League umpire, occasionally dons the mask and protector to offici- ate in some big college game tells an interesting story that has a former Yale catcher as the central figure. Johnstone, by the way, is one um- pire who will never need a benefit testimonial. Jim is the inventor of the Johnstone mask that has revolu- tionized the style of head protection worn by catchers and umpires. In a few years his model will have eliminated the wire mask entirely, Head or face injury is impossible NATIONAL LEAGUE PITCHERS EACH WIN DOUBLE-HEADERS pitchers, Carl Mays.is one of the few pitchers who has been successful with that style delivery. Remarkable Athlete Winning 20 ball games in a season is considered an unusual _ pitching performance. Not, for Joe McGinni- ty, however. In a major league career extending over 11 years, McGitnity six “times; won more than 20 games. In 1903 he won 31 games, while in 1904 he registered the big year of his career, 35 wins against 8 defeats for a per- centage of .814. In his 11 years of big league pitch- Two St. Louis players are showing. tidnal League, "with Rogers Hornsby, ‘star second sacktr“at the head of the list with an average of .404. Zach, Wheat of-Brooklyn: is trailing Horns-, by, With average of .382, but as. he is out of the game, Bottomley, of the Cardinals is the one who is push-j ing Hornsby, his average being .367., Big Jack, Fournier; the former Car- dinal, tow with Brooklyn, is ‘next with .364. Frank Frisch of New York, with 156. hits, including 22 doubles, nine trip-: les and five homers, is leading in teammate, is the best run getter with 90 tallies, to his credit. Max Carey, Pittsburgh’s fleet foot outfielder-has forged ahead of George Grantham of the Chicago Cubs for stolen base honors, having pilfered his 28th base. Grantham’s record is 27. Other leading batters: Roush, Cin- cinnati, .356; Frisch, New York, .355; Traynor, Pittsburgh, .355; Young, New York,“.352; Grimm, Pittsburgh, .842; Hollocher, Chicago, .342; South- worth, Boston, .339; Johnston, Brook- lyn, ; Barnhart, Pittsburgh, 331; rave, Cincinn: i delphia, .325; wearing the Johnstone mask. \ It keeps Jim busy *collecting royalties from the sporting goods concerns that are handling his mask, But to the, story. Jim Kernan was catching for Yale in an important game against Harverd. Kernan later got a chance with the New York Giants after gradgating from college. The game was: very close. Yale went into the last Tae of ninth with a one-run Tead.’ Kernge, ‘pleased with Johnstone’s fine umpiring, sought to pay him a litle compliment, “You certainly have umpired a great game today, Mr. Johnstone,” Johnstone, who Carl East, star batter of the Min- neapolis club has stepped to the.top of the ladder, in the three cornered race for batting honors in the Amer- ican Association, Terry, the new’ pi lot of the Toledo club is. playing second fiddle and’ Lamar, another Mud hen, is comfortably resting in -403 clip, with Terry, 399 and La: 392. mar Kansas City, have been coming strong and now are threatening to join the race at the top. Combs is hitting 385 and Brief .379, Mees: Brief having passed the centuty mark in. scorin, 107th run. In mi A ha king 147 hits, he has which: is more than any other player’ in the leggue. ‘He also has poled 30 doubles ‘and : 10 triples and is leading the Teagua j in total bases with .269, - Foyt By NEA Service, | Cineinnati, Aug. 11—Winning one ! ball game a day is regarded as a! pretty fair performance inthese days | of the lively ball. To take down a ops eae is performing the un- sual, bs Twice this season has the feat been turned in the National League. John Stuart, a rookie pitcher of the St. Louis Cardinals was the first twirler to win a double-header. He was closely followed Adolfo Luque of the Cincinnati Reds, Stuart, who is a product of Ohio State University, broke into the games won column with a bang. He merely used to finish games, but scarcity of pitchers caused: Manager start him against the Bos- jon Braves. He won, allowing only three hits. Rickey sent him right back for the second contest and he Here ig a ak Be meee Bley. squeeze is on. ie Barer pop fly toward third Dee: The runner on third, off with € pitch, ‘slides. across’ the plate while the ball is % It’s been over six years since & major league pitcher won two games In one day. The “figgery’ show that back in 1917, Bill Doak, pitching for. the St. Louis Cardinals, twice defeat- ed Brooklyn. Miller Huggins was ag the Cardinals at the time. Bia ‘fered «onus to Dost if he eesta. gars 4 the way to the batters in the | Na-J. total bases with 223. Pep Young, aj. the third place, East is hitting at aj Combs of Louisville and Brief of |< By NEA Service. * New York, Aug. 11.—Managing « major league. ball club is far from a soft proposition. It is doubtful if there iss more uncertain. position in the world of sport. Managerial ability is based largely. on the games won column. A num- ber of big league, teams, expected to do big things, are ing to, hold a respectable place in the second di- vision, if there is such a thing, As a result. many managerial changes are hinted at.~ f In the American League it is cer- tain that Lee Foh! will pass as lead- er of the St, Louis Browns. He will go to Boston unless, Chance is tée- tained. Sisler probably wilt succeed, Foh! at St, Louis. Donie Bush, making his major league debut as manager at. Wash- ington, has hada tempestuops. sea- Bill Kamm May Shatter Two-Base Hit. Record By NEA. Serviee, Chicago, Aug. 11,—The “Dublin Kid” is the nickname the White Sox play- ers have slipped to Third Baseman Bill Kamm, better known as the $100- 000 beauty. 7 . But the title has nothing to do with Bill's ancestry or ‘birthplace, It’s the result of, Kamm’s hobby of hitting doubles or two-baggers, Kamm threateng to break the ma- jor league record in: this respect. With, about 50. games. to. go,qie has more than 30 doubles to his credit, If he goes along at the clip that he has maintained to date he is almost sure to set’ a hew mark, The major league record for two- base hits during a season is held by the late Ed Delehanty. During tire him, as’ the plate became his base the moment he touched it, and. he thereby legally scored a run as defined in rule 59. EMMONS COUNTY » | sesey ey oe pcies LEAGUE SUCCESS The Emmons County Baseball League stands oat as the mos' cessful essentially home league in the state. The season ended last Sun- day with Linton the winner, nosing out Strasburg and Hazelton. Linton finished with a percentage of .666 having won eight and lost four games, Strasburg and Hazelton finished with .538, having won seven and lost five each and Napoleon brought up the rear, having won two and lost 10. Last Sundaf’s games resulted follows: Strasburg 5; Hazelton 2; Linton 4; Napoleon 0. Kinks 0’ the Links If your Opponent drives his ball into long grass and while you are assisting him in hunting for the ball by brushing the grass aside, is there any penalty if you touch or move ‘our opporynt’s ball while so doing? In fooking for a ball that hes been it is customary 80 much of the Srass that will enable the players to find the ball, yet in no way improve lie. If in looking for your op- Ponent’s ball you touch or move it, you are not subject to the usual peralty of the loss of the hole. When yew move the ball of your opponent under such circumstances, he must replace it as near as possible in its original position. ee ¢ + ! i > Player drives his ball into a hazard and he finds that his ball lies in some casual water that has accum, ulated in the hazard. How should he play his next shot? If player's ball, after going into the peed, finde a resting place in|} casual water, the player may drop}i the ball behind the casual water, taking a penalty of one stroke , for i] so doing. In dropping the ball thet} Player should keep the spot where ‘it entered the water between hin} ‘and the hole. q I KANSAS MAN _ HIGHEST PAID |Uity Manager of Norfolk, Va., _ . To Be Best Salaried City -.,. ,. Manager : has registéred ‘his{¥ ani Associa. lary at Norfolk is $16; || “An interesting thing bout Ash-(a 2 irner is that be not only is the pela city manager in the States, nut he was thi fession—he' “You have only missed] SEVERAL MANAGERS (a4 : : OUT AT SEASON’S CLOSE: ——— eee < with the Philadelphia club of the Na- part of the country, the collection of books for the blind in the public li- brarian, of the, Chicago Public brary, this collection, bécause of its ready accessibility, declares Edward: Peter- small, it is said, but.the Chicago li- ] have virtually. : ‘ Injuries have played havoc with, the showing of his club. In all prob- Abjlity. Owper,Clarke Griffith, will try some other combination next year. In the, .Nationual. League it is al- mostcertain that this year will mark, the passing. of #red Mitchell at Bos- ton. While no one expected Art Fletcher to finish anywhere_but last |’ ‘with the Phillies, another leader will Mikely handle the reins at Philly next season, A manager seldom lasts long- er than ong season with that club, Two months ago rumor hag Pat- ‘Moran getting the gate at Cincinnati. |. ‘Then came a splytge by the Reds, |’ who are now putting up a battle for fitst place, That has temporarily put Pat back in high favor, but he must keep the Reds up there to retain it. Truly the job of managing a mhjpr league ball club is far from a bed of roses, the season of 1899, while playing tional. League, Delehanty recorded 56 two-base hit: Delehanty’s feat has stood up un- der the assaults of the game's great- st batters for 25 years. The mark was ‘seriously menaced in 1912 when Tris Speaker, playing with the Bos- | ‘ton Red Sox, totaled 53 doubles, That |’ stands.as an American League rec- ord, Kamm attains his greatest speed efter reaching first base. Once he pai t ck he is in high. with *his’ ability qpickly, enables him te stretch what would be a sin- gle to the ordinary runner into a uble,\ ” i? Chicago. Has'Large Library. For Blind in an effort to Person in this By Josephine Van de Grift 4 NEA Service Staff Writer New York, Aug. 11.—Whistle! It'll cure the blues, strengthen the ap- petite and give you pep for the day’s work, Alice Miriam Heller whistled. That was when she found she’d lost ker Noi She whistled, her way out to California and took a special course in whistling. Now she’s whistling her way east again, ¥ “Maybe I wouldn’t have been a good singer anyway,” she says. “A lot_of folks take vocal lessons that: shouldn't. But almost everybody can become a good whistler. And if they did, how much pleasanter life would be. “‘Tisn’t har Just pucker your Jips.in a tant packer, put your tongue against your lower teeth and whistle. A few minutes practice in the bathroom every morning and the trick’s done. I learned the two hard- est things—the trill and the yodel— while E’ was having my morning tub.” And aside from the musical bene- fits to be derived,.there’s scarcely any Rte of mind, says Miss: Heller, brary here has become one of the largest in the United States, accord- ing to Nathan, R, Levin, ‘assistant 1i The. blind from nearly every state in the sissippi valley patronize son, in charge of the, work. Anybody can apply for a loan, and the govern- ment permits the books to be sent out in franked,jenyelopes. The number: of wyajlable volumes in raised pginting;ig:, comparatively burst? brary, with 3,500. books, claims to ly..everything ever pub- lished for the benefit of sightless people. ariey de It's ‘Thre are about 556,000 seeds in-a bushel, of wheat. f ‘i os 4 Ye Pins they all did, . Everybody has! . fishing tackle to ostrich feathers, - aes ae ae "Phone me, and I ‘TV exehange.whatever you have in mind. ¥ oe ie MISS ALICE MIRIAM HELLER enérgetic rendition of tablecloth and dl approached ten, people at random on the street the other day; and inquired if they had, anything they wanted to buy or sell. And fs peper: and: bought or: sold everything from 4 the Miss that won't respond to a strong deter- mined whistle. Take these hints: Are your wife's relations coming in to spend a month? Just break into the Dead March from, Saul. will exhaust the gloom and leave the mind free for brighter things. Has your best young man driven by in his car with another girl? Wait, until he comes driving back, then go gut to the front hedge and begin an “I Don’t Care.” 5 Has the landlord gone up on the- rent, and the laundry lost your best lawnmower broken down and the water heater Softly whistle the strains of “Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining.” And have you quarreled with all your relations? Go out into the gar- den and utter a few bird calls. The birds will answer and you can then meditate on ‘how superior nature's creatures are to human beings. Even if you're a girl? “Why not?” “Even if the old-fashioned girl was taught that whistling is unladylike.’. the new freedom, along with’ cigatats. “J ran ads in ‘the want ad column of this. ThisS just Heller. maybco—