Evening Star Newspaper, July 23, 1922, Page 58

BASE BALL, GOLF, AQUATICS, TENNIS, LACROSSE, RACING - Mogridge Cops for Griffs, 4-2 : Cardinals Finally Reach Top in Na CHECKS WINNING STREAK OF TRIBE AT 12 STRAIGHT Bests Walier Mails on Mound and Shoves Indians Back Into Second Division—Peck and Harris Bask in the Calcium. BY DENMAN A they have in George Mogrid win at least one game a week. THOMPSON. RAY of sunshine has filtered thrmgh the clouds befogging the minds of Milan's defeat-baffled band. It is the discovery that ge a pitcher who can enable them to Saturday before last Mogridge obtaifed a 2—0 verdict over the league-leading Browns and Zachary have endcavored to fig for lack of bludgeon backing. Mogridge started again yester proceeded to amass as many runs able to accumulate in the five prec pass—\W ington won a ball game. good news Considerable hinged on that ba terminated a their victims, secutive triumphs and yanked ther second division. Achizvement of victory by the Na- tlonals was fraught with great men tal stress gnd agitating uncertainty however, for although they appeared to have the artistic ability to succeed the weath an constantly threat- | ened to nullify their efforts. Two periods of soul-searing suspense were provided by unwelcome moist but the turning of the long lane had been reached und the frequently referred to worm flopped. Thanks Are Due Ptomaines. If a bevy of ptomaines hadn't parKed in the system of Stanislaus Coveleskie the Tribe might still be trekking toward a new all-time rec- ord for consecutive wins and the coat- tails of the but it was Speaker had to_ the box bur- den to Walter Mails. and th lefthander doesn’'t possess the class of the polished Polish gentleman or his mates on the Tribal triumvirate— Morton and Uhle. The result was that Brower. La Motte, Peck and Picinich peppered the portsider to a produc tive extent In four different frames. Rice and Harris also broke into the hit column, Bucky twice, but their raps didn’t figure. Harris proved a telling factor on defense, however, at inverse ratio to his exhinition of the day before, and furnished some pyrotechnics on the base lines. but the fielding crown went to Peck on the strensth of one dash deep into centerfield for a looper frem Speaker's stick in the seventh. That effort was the berries. Indinns Get a Sealp. leaders, as ntrus W reached second in the ape: when Mogridge fumbled his! bunt and Speaker sacrificed, only to have Wood foul to Pifinich. Harris sot as far when he beat out a rap to Sewell and advanced on Judge's death, but he was left when Shanks popped to Wamby. The Indians initiated scoring in the second with the aid of a break in luck. One gone, Gardner walked and eprinted to third when McInnis pop- ed a Texas leaguer just over Judge's ead. O'Neill's long fly to Shanks cashed him. Following half an hour's idleness due to rain, the Griffmen proceeded to tle it up. Mails paved the way by walking Brower and Peck in suc- cession. La Motte moved them along with a perfect sacrifice, Peck Wwas trapped and run down on the line when Picinich bounded to Sewell, but not before Brower registered. Mogridge emerged unscathed from an ominous situation in_ the third. With Evans disposed of, Wamby sin- gled to center and advanced while Harris was disposing of Speaker's bid for a single in spectacular fash- jon. Wood rapped a hot one to La Motte, which he knocked down. but couldn't throw. Mogridge then winged Sewell to fill the bases. but tossed out Gardner to end the threat. Griffs Forge to Fromt. Rice perished at the midway in yound 3 which he reached on his Texas 1-a<uer to left and a smash by Harris tiat Gardner took care of in e erratic | | Struck out Since then Johnson, Erickson, Brillheart, Francis ure in a winning effort, only to fail day and when his fellow workmen in one afternoon as they had been eding contests the miracle came to Griffs, 4; Indians, 2. That's the ttle yesterday. For the Griffmen it ump that embraced four straight setbacks. For the Indians, t marked the end of a spurt that netted them twelve con- m from fourth place back into the A WEEKLY OCCURRENCE AB. R. H.PO. A. E. | 0" 0 3 0 o Wambsganss, 01 2 2 o Speaker, cf.... 1 .1 % 00 Wood, rf 0o 3 2 0 0 Sewell, xx. 01 1 4 0 T 105Xy 01 0 0 0 40119 900 3.0 ‘a 72 280 Mails, p..ol 3'0 0 6.2 e Nunamakert . 1010 0 0 Totals .38 2.9 24 12 1 AB. R. H.PO. A. E. s 0 1270 0 4 0 2 2 8 0 4 0 015 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 8 273 1 00 8 11 229 3 138140 cinich, ' 401 2 0 0 Mogridge, p. 3 00 0 5 1 Totals ... .32 4 9 21 17T 1 *Batted for tBatted for Cleveland .. 1001000 0-2 Washington 1010101 x4 Two-base hit—Peckinpaugh. Three-base hits — Picinicl wer. _Stolen bases—Harris (2). Sacrifices—0'Neill. Speaker, La Motte, Sewell. Left on bases—Cieveland. '9;” Washington, 7. Bases on balls—Off Mogridge. 1: off Ma -By Mall Mogridge (Sewell). brand ana Moriarty. and 39 minutes. 2. Hit by pitcher—] TUmplres—Mensrs. Hilde- Time of game—1 hour CAUGHT ON THE FLY. Connie Mack’'s menagerie, back at their old trysting place, the cellar, will furnish opposition for the Griffs in their last home game for three weeks this afternoon, 3 o'clock be- ing . the hour. Erickson may tote Milan's hopes to the hill, for the A’s just dote on southpaws. After aun inning and a half of play the game was halted by rain for thirty minutes. The interruption gave Altrock an opportunity to clown a bit, the canvas and groundkeepers wheelbarrow affording an excellent medium. Peck traveled farther into the ture to clutch Speakers fly ovarphll shoulder than the oldest inhabitant can remember, but an uncompleted effort on his part was almost as noteworthy. It was a one-hand stab of Stephenson’s smash back of the midway in the eighth. . Rajah's hand bumped against his leg when he tried to make a throw and it was impos- sible to get the ball away, but the stop itseif was a gem of the purest ray serene. Georgia avenue patrons :;.t;u‘t""'k nluh (“omlv;‘l to a realization ajal s the real, -in- £hat Tujah bottled-in: Coveleskie, the Indians’ hurling ace, and Guisto, thelr utility first base: man. both are on the shelf with stomach trouble. Speakers craft noteworthy fashion. as Judge rolled to Sewell and Shanks skied. but the Griffmen took the lead in the fourth. Two out, La Motta crashed between Gardner and Sewell for a base blow and he tallied without delayewhen | Picinich walloped to the left fleld wall for three bases. Mogridge left +val on third when Le popped to Mc- Innis. The descent of additional moisture here interrupted the battle for a second time. After a wait of fifteen minutes hos- tfiities were resumed. and following the death of two Indians they knot- @4 the count again in the fifth. More Tain made its appearance as Speaker singled to certer.” He reached third when Wood's fly fell too far in for Shanks, who made a futile dive for it. The fans were imploring Mogridge to retire another man and make it a legal game before rain ended the tilt. Sewell socked a single to right, tleing the score, and Wood was left on third when Gardner again ground- ed to Mogridge. Bucky Furnishes Thrills. Harris furnished a couple of thrills for the throng in the fag end of the fifth, when he beat out a whack to Wamby, who slipped after fleldin the ball, and then stole second and; third, but he was_stranded when| Shanks bounded to Sewell. The Na-| tions once more forged to the front in the sixth, however. Brower led by lining a drive against the scoreboard for three basec. and registered when Gardner fumbled .Peck's rap. La: Motte then scratched a bingle to the third baseman, and was left, Picinich being called out on a debatable third strike, while Mogridge tapped to Mails. The Indians were docile In the sixth and seventh, and were checked when they threatened in the elghth. Wood opened with a safety toccenter and Sewell sacrificed. Mogridge and Har- ris then collaborated smartly to pic ‘Wood off second. Stephenson, batting for Gardner, beat out a rap to Peck back of the midway, whereupon Mog- ridge leaped to spear McInnis' high bounder. Nationals Increase Margin. ‘Washington’s margin was Increased by one run in this frame, when with two hands buried Peck crashed a'P! doubie down the left fleld line and skidded home on La Motte's third wtraight hit, & single to center. Plcinich then fanned again for the| second of the two whiffs Mails achieved. ‘After O'Nefll lofted i the ninth, Speaker sent Nunamaker in to bat for Mails, and he came through with | Pittsburgh, & a pop single o left. but Rice corralled Evans’ liner and Wamby’s rap to La Motte forced Nunamaker —_— AMERICAN ASSOCIATION; will g0 on the rocks if the Pole f: incapacitated for any length of lleme? The work afleld of Harris yesterda; was just as smart and 'n‘pp);' s that of the day previous was sloppy. His one-hand stab of Speaker's rap in the third was plain daylight robbery. La Motte continues to s that far corner and he beoseed” his Y wi three many omotar ites e, T nsee In:as Gardner euchred Harris out of a falrly earned safety when he knocked down,Stan’s terrific bust and flagged him in the third still but a left- is a demon on_ defen hander of Mogridge's cfaft can make him look useless up at that plate. STATISTICS OF MAJORS AMERICAN LEAGUE. W. L. Pet. Win. Lose. <88 37 569 .3 .5a2 D82 41 550 564 .588 . :"; : .m "': 516 Gleveland 1e s dos len e ashington 41 48 an e s Boston ..........3 58 438 A® 48 Philadelphia ..... 35 50 412 419 407 GAMES TODAY. GAMES: TOMORROW. Phila. at Washington. Washington at Phila. at Cloveland. : Chisago at Clevelaad. Bosten st New York. - Bt. Leuis at Detroit, _RESULTS OF YESTEEDAY'S GAMES, Wishingtsn, 4; Oleveland, 3. Chioage, 5; Bostem, 8. Detroit, 3; New Tork, 0. 8. Touis, 10; Philadelphia, 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE. I Pot Win Less, B 0 e 0 n a8 e e @ s s s 3 s s e (00 4 “ e 00 4 53 e e % 1 e SPORTS SECTION he Sundiy Star. BOWLING, BOXING, TRACK ATHLETICS, ROD AND STREAM WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 23, 1922. THESE ATHLETES ARE PUTTING CLEVELAND BACK ON THE BASE BALL MAP PILLETTE HOLDS YANKS T0 TWO HITS; WINS, 240 NEW YORK, July 22.—Herman Pil- lette, Detroit’s brilliant young pitcher, | today defeated New York for the sec- ond time in the series, beating Shaw- key today in a pitchers’ battle, 2 to 0. Only two hits were made off Pil- lette, one a bunt by Witt. Shawkey,was hit harder, but usually settled do®n in the pinches. Detroit's two runs came as a result of Ruth’s misjudgment of Woodall liner, which went over his head for triple. Meusel's single in the first Inning gave him seven consecutive hits in as many times up. H.0.A. 00 28 013 50 12 30 01 10 0 4 2 4 01 is 0 3 3 0 Q0 00 o 0 0 0 0 0 100 Murray.p.. D 0 0 Totals. 20 227 *Batted for McNally fn Sth innin tBatted for Shawkey in Sth inning. Detroit 200000200 0-2 00000000 00 nn, Rigney. Error—Seott. bb. Three-base i it—Woodall. Stolen base — Rigney. Jones. Double play—Pipp to Scott. Left on bases—New York, 5; Detroit, . Base on balls—Off _Pillette, 3. Struck out—By Pil- lette, 3; by Shawkey, 2. Hits—Off Shawkey, © in 8 'innings; off Murray, 1 in 1 inning. Losing _pitcher—Shawkey. Umpires—Dineen and Evans. Time—2 hours 2 minutes. BROWNS POUND A TRIO INROUTING MACKS, 10-1 PHILADELPHIA, July 22.—The St. Louis Browns won their third straight victory over the Philadelphia Ath- letics today by a 10-to-1 score. Nelther Walker nor Williams regls- tered 2 home run. Williams had a, triple and Walker a long foul that cleared the left-fleld fence. Sacrifices — Rigney, B St. Louis hit Hasty, Ydrrison an Ogden with equal viciousness. i 8t. L. ABH.O.A. Phila. ABH.fl,A.‘ Gerberss.. 6 3 1 4 2b. 1 0 11 5300 58,120 190 4 05 4, 330 . 4100 2 43 1020 3 41 3041 150 s181 Kolp.p.... ¢ 2 1 1 . R 3140 3120 1100 1000 000 ol 0001 tPerkins... 1 0 0 0 « Ogdenp-..0 0 0 0 Totals. 4120 2712 Totals. 33 72712 *Batted for Hasty in 5th inning. {Datted for Yarrison in 7th {nniug. 670°2'11 08 0 010 3010009000 1 , 'Toblp, Sisler, iliams (2), ‘Jacobeon, Bevereld, Bronkie (2). McGows Young, Dykes, Galloway. Two-base hits—Tobin, McGowan, Kolp, Seve eid, Bruggy. Three-base hit—Williams. Hom Tus—McManus. Stolen base—Jacobson. Bac- rifices—Sisler, ‘Kalp. Doubl to Johuston, Dykes Left on bases—St. Loule, Bawe_on balls—Off Hasty, 1; of out—By Hasty. , 1. Struck 3y, Hits—Of Hasty, 9 in 5 Innings: off Hi 6_in 1 ioning, mone out in 7 off Yarrison, 3 in 1 igning; off Ogden, 2 in 2 innings. Losing pitcher—Hasty. Umpires— Walsh and Nailln. Time—I1 hour snd 30 ‘minutes. NEW YORK FIREMEN SCORE. NEW YORK, July 22.—The base bail team of the New York firemen today defeated the Chicago firé fighters' l team at Ebbets Field, 13 to 6. This was third and last game of the fcago having captured the first ;two. —_—_— VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Newport News, 5-4; Pledmont, 3-3. Nortotky 8; Porttmanthe 8" ‘Wilson, 4; Rocky Mouat, 0. 1L BzosBEsdsl £% i When Tris Speaker decided to use only three pitchers and rotate them with but two days of rest between starts the Indians inaugurated a spurt that netted them an even dozen victories, band running. Milan’s men broke their streak yesterday when the illness of Coveleskie necessitated departure from the three-pitcher system, but Uhle and Morton are expected to have a new spurt under way by the time Covey returns to duty. REDS AND ROUSH UNABLE TO AGREE AS TO SALARY CI.\:CIN TI, July 22—Ed Roush, holdout outfielder of the Cincin- | nati Nationals, and Garry Herrmann, president of the club, held terms for the remainder of the season were discussed. a short conference at Redland Field late today, at which contract After the meeting it was learned CU”R'I'NEY GBB RUU]’E that there was little "prospect of an agreement. Roush insists he must BOSTON, July 22.—By defeating get $36,000 for this year and next, saying he would agree to sign up for Boston, 6 to 3, today Chicago brdke even on this four-game seérles. $10,000. for the balance of this sea- Courtney kept Boston's hits scattered. son and $26,000 for 1923. The directors of the club are unani- Hooper's hitting accounted in the main for three runs. mous in refusing this demand. They stand by their original offer of $15,000 a year, and, as the season has a little In the eighth with two out, Dugan singled, but neglected to touch sec- ond on J. Collinsg' apparent double more than two months to go, Roush would receive $5,000 this year. to right field, Dugan being out, and the side retired. ® President Herrmann says Chicago. AB.H.O. A. L. 5 1 2 can meet him tomorrow if he desires. but stated that in any event would not -be sold or traded. “The board thinks it has been fair with Roush and will drop the matter from now on, unless he brings it up himselt,” Herrmann sald. e HONORS WELL DIVIDED N SOUTHERN REGATTA RICHMOND, Va., July 22—Failure of the Potomac Boat Club of Wash- ington to send its crews here today for the southern championship re- gatta practically spolled the affair. Their late decision mot to compéte left all except one of the rowing events with only two entries. Honors were well distributed among he Ariels and Arundels of Baltimore :-llnd- the !vlr[lnh Boat Club of this city. Summarie: 3 ] " ] Sonk ° > HOMM O colmstom oMoOHmsan A s eveatia Rl e R a BRI i ptree |-‘-‘=mm\5:.'° s 53 ssemns <o 5 et hout and 3 wfi%‘mmv“ By ! ....’ Time, 5 minutes 45 N o = @ UR GIGB—W g Ll LE SCULLS—Won by Bal- ‘slfllfll m fon MINO FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE. | Jacksonile, 4 Daytess. 0. Rors, Moials; Imtet) ¥ R O e, 2 F{T58 apmon) _ ony ey ye . l&fl -mgfl.m | St e . not' taken. g Roush ‘| Browns can. testify to this for in a t \pr:venkedrs&‘: RALLY WHILE REDS St. Louis Team Scores Six T. LOUIS, July 22—The St Louis Nationals went into the S lead for the first time in more than a score of years, at this period 1of the season, by defeating Boston, locals. 9 to 8 today, and by virtue of New York's defeat by Cincinnati. The locals took today's contest with an eighth inning rally, scoring six runs and overcoming a five-run lead. Five double plays featured the game, three being made by the Boston. AB.H.0.A.E. _St. Louis. AB.H.0.A ‘ 5 0 Flackrf.... 612 0| 5310 8 4280 3240 2b. 4 3 2 8] L4101 4110 5 010 1 Mann.| 0010/ 8 4 4 Fournierdb. 1 0 3 0| <Kopf.. 113 b... 31 o] Gibson. 4232 4 11 McQuilisap 0 0 0 0 3 ) Oeschger.p. 1 0 0 1 o 0 0] 0000 11383 3100 2020/ 0000 0000 .1100 1001} 1000 5 1003 Sherdel.p. 0000 flhnllll‘ul. 1 f‘l (L|‘ o Schultz§ o Nixon,If. 0 NO DICKER FOR TRIBE, i 31 BAN JOHNSON ASSERTS CHICAGO, July ZZ—President Ban Johmson of the American for MeNamara fn ninth. for Powell in ninth for North in fourth. for Pfeffer in eighth. Batted $Batted League todny denied reports that |[Toston . . 1103021008 . Louis 001010186309 negotintions were pendi| « i o Runs—Powell (2). Crulse. Ford. Kopf, sale of the Cleveland club. STRKE CAUSES DELAY son (2). Miller, Flack. Smith (3), Hornsby, | Mann, Stock, McCurdy, Schultz. Errors— | Cruise, Ford, _Mueller. ~ Twohase hits— | kel, Kopf, Cruise, Gibson, Pawell. Hors by (2), Schultz. Three-base hits—Ford, Curdy.’ Stolen bases. . Nixon, Boecks Kopf. Powell, Cruise. Double plays to Hornsby to Fournier, McCurdy to Lavan, Lavan to Hornsby to G: ner, Gibson to Ford | Ford fo Kopf to Holke. Left on bases—Bos. ton, 12; 8t. Louis, 9. Bases on balls—Of oft Oeschger, 3: off North, 2: off off Miller, 2; off Pfeffer, 1.’ Struck out—By' McQuillan, 1. Hits—Off ‘McQuillan 11n 1 inning; off Oeschger, 2 in 11-3 innings off Buxton, none in noe (pliched to one man) MINNEAPOLIS, July 22—The first known interference with America's joff Miller, 10 in 513 innings: off ama national pastime—base ball—due to | 2,2 3 Jnines: of Bertice 3 L e T the strike of railroad shopmen be- | nings; off Pfefter. 6 in'4 innings: off Sherdel, came apparent here tonight. e e ey Wintiae It was discovered that the Colum.- |pitcher_Pfeffer Losing pitcher—iller. Um pires—Messrs. Quigley and Moran. Time of ame—2 hours and 33 min: bus team of the American Associa tion would be unable to reach Kansas City Tuesday night for the Wednes- day game because of curtailed train service. As u consequence. the visitors will play a double-header tomorrow, the playing time of the Tuesday game to be used in traveling. PLAYER FOR WHITE SOX. OTTAWA, Ontario, July 22—The Chicago White Sox have exercised thelr option on Third Basema®@Swen- tor of the Valley Field team of the Eastern Canada League. ON THE SIDE LINES ; With the Sporting Edito Nationals to regain the prestige attached to a first-division berth. much as break even. Of twenty-four games against all their American Starting tomorrow with a single battle in Philadelphia the Nationals y DENMAN THOMPSON- O NLY a form reversal of the most radical nature will enable the In the month’s duration of the current home stand, which ends today with the Athletics as the attraction, the Griffmen have failed to so League rivals in this period, Milan’s men have contrived to win only eleven while absorbing thirteen defeats. will be en tour until August 12. Four games are listed in Detroit, be- ginning Tuesday, and then follow five in Cleveland, four each in Chicago and St. Louis and three in Boston before the boys once more return to home cooking. For obvious reasons m club s not expected to do as well on foreign felds as at home, and If the Griffs fare worse in proportion in (he twenty-ome contexts abroad facing them than they did in the string on the loeal lot now ending, they will return firmly mired among the also rams. This In the prospect for them unless their stickwork takes a sudden and decided brace. Charges District Fans are Poor Sports. S Washington the worst ball town in the league from the standpoint of sportsmanship? This is the charge made by H. G. Salsinger, sporting editor of the Detroit News, in a recent issue, following the series played here by the Tygers in which Ty Cobb and Lu Blue were subjected to considerable razzing. Charges of a similar nature were made by Bert Walker, another. scribe who travels with the Tygers, in the Detroit Times. In connection with the cjection of a fan from the park in one of the Detroit games on complaint of Blue to Umpire Dineen that his remarks were personal and abusive, Salsinger writes: “Lu Blue is the only major league ball player that ever came out of Washington. Lu Blue mever plays the city of his birth but that he is booed intermittently from the time he appears on the fleld until the last man is retired. Whenever he fumbles a ball, makes a bad throw, fails at bat or is retired on the bases Blue is booed by his home town friends, neighbors and acquaintances. [ . : 4 ton ball park. Blue is not alone in taking abuse. Cobb is always a targgt for much of it whenever the Tygers play in Washington. Cobb is booed all afternoon. Some also cheer him. When | Detroit plays in Washington the audience seems composed of Cobb and anti-Cobb cliques. “But that does not explain the attitude toward Blue, who stands as Washington’s one and only: contribution to the major leagues. Blue is an. aggressive ball player, but-never-an offensive ball player. He is one of the outstanding stars of the major leagues and, after looking | LWAYS there is unpleasantness of this kind at the Washing- | ¢ 4 Pages tional League AND DOWN BRAVES BEAT GIANTS Runs in Eighth Inning to Win 9 to 8—Rixey Keeps Up Winning Streak in Mastering McGrawites. INCINNATI, July 22—The C Reds drove the Giants from the National League lead by winning the fourth game of the series today, 3 to 2. Both Rixey and Douglas pitched strongly, but the latter was taken out after seven innings on account of a lame arm. he score was then a tie and the Reds won off Ryan in the eighth on Duncan’s triple and a single by Fonseca It was Rixey's eighth straight victory. Cin. ABH.0.A Burns.cf.. 3 0 0 0 50 2390 131 134 033 gy 4 253 o038 % o E; o Totals. 31 82411 Totals .20 027 14 *Batted for Rawlings in the elghth tBatted for Douglus in the eighth 0100100002 10100001 x . _Cunpisgham, Burns, Dau Error—Bs Thee base bases—Burns, Duncan, Herper, Shia Fonseen 1o | Daubert Rancroft to Kelis. Douglas 15 Runcroft to Kelly. Left on ba ew York Cineinnati, base on balls 1 Ump; x aapEny pue and PIRATES TRIM PHILLIES 55 minutes. (N FOUR RUNS IN'NINTH PITTSBURGH. Pa., July 22—Pitts- burgh defeated Philadelphia today for the ninth successive time, 8 to 7 The visitors knocked Carlson out of the box in the fifth fnning. when they scored six runs on eight hits Pirates were three runs be- to bat in the The hind when they came last of the ninth, Pitts ABI.0.A i 5.5 138 000 Williams.cf 4 120 Walker.ef. 5 iz Mokanif .. 4 2382 ‘4 024 o 291 3 260 H 000 Carlson.p 101 Tom toap + 0 0 2 Bar'rtt 100 Totals.. 47 13°26 16 Totals 1z *Two out ning run was scored Ran for 5 u int in’ ninth 1Batted for Hamilton Runs—Rapp Henline Gooeh. Doble —Parkinson T w0 Grimm L Osbornep. 1 Totals.. 30 10 Totals. 38 *Batted for B. Grifith in eighth inning. 6300010 0000501 Runs—Myers, Neis,, Wheat (3), Schmandt, Heathcote, Hotlocher, @), Barber. Errors—Terry. - eft on lmses—Rrooklyn, 8: on balls—0Off Jones. 13 off . 5 Struck out=By . by Osborne, 1. Hits bhorze. 1 ‘. ‘mpires— ve of game—1 bour and 40 minutes. = ST. LOUISIAN PREPARES. ST. LOUIS, July Optimistic that the world series will be playved hers. Percy Alexander, chief of the field forces of the local internal revemme office, has appointed two deputies Tto over the roster of the Washington.ball team, composed of players who represent Washington for no. other reason than they have to under the terms of their contracts, Washington should feel rather proud of Blue. “Late in one of the games, and after tiring of the constant abuse, Cobb shouted o the crowd:, ‘Washington is the St. Louls of the eadt.’ He is mistaken in this, for he rhould have said that ‘St. Louls is the : Washington of the west? Waskfagton today is undoubtedly the worst ball town in the league, from the standpoint of sportsmanship. “This antagouistic-attitude is mot alone directed against visiting players, but members of the Washington team get theit share of it.” HIS indictment of the base ball going public of the capital is un- justified. Cobb and Blue were razzed. But so are Ruth and other players of marked ability of whom much is expected and who are shining marks for guying when they fail to deliver. .Iti really is a backhanded compliment for a ball player to get attention | from the stands, for if he were incapable of noteworthy feats—just an | ordinary performer—he would’ neither deserve nor receive any atten- | exceeded proper bounds tion at all. The fan who was ejected may have with personal remarks, but he was ejected and his was the only that can be recalled where necessity for such action has arisen in Was| "lipgton. Capital fans are critical, that's true enough, but they also are | ciate meritorious work on the part of any player, whether cobson and the rest of the me the St. Louis outfielder, 1 ationals from winning by a was agphudz‘d to.the echo. It would kinned for an athlete who quick to appre on a visiting club or the home team. Bill Ja who almost singlehanded series of remarkable fielding feats, seem that Cobb, particularly, is rather The Scal Has carned the reputation’ of going 'to any:lengths to win games or i enhance his personal records . T 2 i Sonos e instance | take charge of the government's i~ Alexander w3 =y bart, terest in the series.” presed confidence that either Browns or Cardinals, perhaps would come out on top. —_— PLAYERS ON STRIKE EAU CLAIRE, Wis, July 22— base ball players who went B trike” when the Ean Claire directors refused to reinstate Mar Smith, pitcher, have been replaces, The “strikers” declare they will oFx ganize a separate team. —_———— DUBUQUE. Towa, July 2 Anderson, captain of the 1 Dam fcot bhall team, has pointed foot ball, track coach at Columbii WHITE SOX PAY HIGH FOR SEATTLE HURLER SEATTLE, W Coast League el Americans for cash and players. reported 1o axgres . meighberheod.