New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 17, 1922, Page 8

e I bt e GRS 5+ i s ) WA GEORGE SISLER IS A WHOLE SHOW IN HIMSELF, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST BASEBALL STATISTICS — DALL TRACK TO PREPARE FOR GRAND CIRCUIT SEASON — TIGERS SEND YANKS INTO SECOND -- GERRY CREAN TO TWIRL AGAINST ANNEX NINE YANKS LOSE LEAD INAMERIGAN LEAGUE Tigers Once More Flop Hugmen, While Browns Win Detroit, June 17.-—Detroit had the best of a slugging match with New York yesterday, defeating the Yankees § to 4 for the third successive time Both Hoyt and O'Doul were ineffec tive while Dauss, who succeeded Ehmke when the latter was driven from the box in the second held New York safe the r of the way The defeat cost the Yankees the Ameri- can league lead The score NEW YORK po. witt, et Ward, 2b Ruth, 1f Baker, b, Meusel, r Pipp, 1b. Beott, ss. Mitchell, s Hofmann, c Devormer, c. . Hoyt. p. ©'Doul, *Bchang aSkinner .. e P. et ol ST [ oo v g9 5 loswvunamnat Blue, 1h. Jones, 3b. Cobb, cf. Veach, 1If. . Hellmann, Cutshaw, Rigney, ss. . Bassler, c. Ehmke, p. Dauss, p. e s e ol csnemean *Batted for Scott in 8th. xBatted for Hofmann in Sth New York | Detroit 000 020 k i 001 02x Two base h Vitt, Ward, Meus | Heilmann, Veach 2, Baker. O'loul; , Jones, Heilmann; sacrifice, | double plavs, Rigney and Cutshaw; leney to PBlue; left on bases, New York |8, Detroit 12; base on balls, off Hoyt teft O'Doul 2, off Ehmke 1, off Dauss 1 strack out, by Dauss 2, by O'Doul 1; h oft Hoyt 8 in 2 2-3 innings, off Ehmke in 1 2-3 inniugs, off Dauss § in 7 1-3 zings, off O'Doul 11 in 5 1-3 innings; pirg pitcker, Dauss; losing pitcher. umpires, Chill and Hildebrand; time, 2 in- win- Hoyt; c 2:13 Browns Lead League St. Louis, June 17.—Accomplishing 8 long sought objective, the Browns moved into the lead in the American league vesterday by overwhelming Washington 15 to 2. While the New York Yankees were losing to Detroit. As a result of yesterday's games the Browns are one-half game ahead of New York. Kenneth Williams hit his 16th home run, and McManus also crashed out a circuit drive. It was the Browns' fifth consecutive victory. Beore WASHINGTON o o Milan, Harris, Rice, cf. . Judge, 1b. Brower, rf. . Shanks, 3b. Peckinpaugh, " Lamotte, se. Gharrity, c. Zachary, p. Turk.. p. .. Youngblood, p. Phillips, p. $Goebel s sosse Sl s s ey S T T e T eBatted for Phillips in 9th. $7. LOCIS ab, Tobin, rf. Gerber, s Bisler, 1b. McManus, 2b. Jeeobson, cf. Willlame, 1f. . Seversid, c. Ellerbe, 3b. Wangllder, p. | omecwonan o s 0w T comemamn? ‘Washington 0 104 050 Ellerbe, Brower 2 Milan; thrse base hits 3 home run, McManus Williams; stolen bases, Sisler; —sacrifices Gerber, Ellerbe; deuble plays, Harrig, La motte and Judge; left on bakes, Washing- ton 9, St. Louis §: base on balls, off Zach- ary 1, off Turk 1, oft Younghlood off Vangiider 2; struck out, by Vangilder pits ,off Zachary 7 in 3 innings, off Turk 4in 1 2-3 innings, off Younghiood 6 in 21-3 {nnings, oft Phillips 1 in 1 inning; hit pltcher, by Youngblood (Vangilder); losing pitcher, Zachary; umpires, Moriarity and Connelly; time, hits, Sisler, | Bevereid, Lamotte Tobin 2, Willlams: Chicago 9, Athletics 8. Chicago, June 17.-—Ernie Johnson's single to right field in the ninth in- ning sent two runs home and gave Chicago a 9 to 8 victory over Phila- delpha. The game was hard fought and see-sawed back and forth, the Jocals finally coming out on top Bcore: PHILADELPHIA 9 3 > Young, 2b. Johnsten, 1 Walker, I, Welch, rf. ueller, cf. ruggy, c. Perkins, c. . Galloway, Dykes, 3b. > | brbermwnnnnwas 3 coooHBsouLBL LD O R e e i 55 Al S e 2 " =l *Ratted for Harris in 7th. xTwo out when winning run CHICAGO ab. scored, g 3 | TSR Johnson, s&. . . Mulligan, 3b. Collins, 2b. Hooper, rf. . Mostil, cf. Falk, If Bheely, 1b. . Bchalk, c. Scbupp, p. Hodge, p. . #McClellan i;;.;w-u.,,,-,. B ' N A 11 *Ran for Sheely in 8th Philadelphia Vey Chicagn © Two base hits Welch, Young hits, Coiline, Johnston: saciifices, Gallo- way, Dykes, Falk, Walker, Schalk, John- n, Mulligan, Colling, Weich; double plays ohAston to Mulligan; left on bases, Phila- delphia 11, Chicago 11; bases on balls off hupp 3, off Moorc 3, oft Harris 4, off odge 2, off lor 1; struck out, by upp 2, by Hodge 2: hita, off Schupp 4 1 1-3 innings, off Hodge % in 7 23 in- off Moore 4 in 2 Innings, 3 050 204 101 100 001 002 three base (nane out d), oft Harris 5 in 4 innings, off Naylor in 2 2-3 Innings: winning pitcher, Hodge; ng pitcheér, Naylor Walsh and Owens; time, umpires, 2:07. Boston 8, Cleveland 6. ' Cleveland, June 17.—A ninth in- E: w rally gave Boston its second vie- " goty over Cleveland, the score being (Continued on Following Page.) (PROTESTS ARE MADE AGAINST GIRL CADDIES School \mlmnnu Takes Up Matter With Bayside Golf Club Against Allowing Young Girls on Links, Rayside, N. Y., June 17.—Employ- ment of girls as caddics on golf courses in this vicinity has aroused to action the Bayside civie association, it became known today. After receiving A vigorous protest from Mrs. Jennie L. Potter, principal of schools, who declared the girls would utilize their time to better advantage at home than on the links, the association in- structed its social welfare committee to seek the co-operation of golf club officials in ending the practice. Girls between the ages of 13 and 17 have been working for some time as caddies after school hours. Their mothers have raised no objection in most cases, it was sa RUNS FOR THE WEEK JUNE 4—10 National League B M TWT F 'S T New York Brooklyn Boston Phila Pittsburgh Cincinnati.. 1 PIRATES UNABLE T0 CHECK WGRAWMEN Jess Barnes Completely Fools Buceaneers' Batsmen New York, June 17—New York {made it three straight yesterday over Pittsburgh, 7 to 1, in another one- slded game, Jesse Barnes held the Pirates in check while his mates knocked Glazner off the mound in the sccond inning, It was the seventh straight for the Giants and eleven victories out of thelr twelve games, Score: PITTSBURGH ab. 1 Maranville, Carey, cf. Bigbee, If i Traynor, 3b.-ss Grimm, 1 Rohwer, rf. Hammond nnumgnmh, och, c. azner, p. cllowhorse, p. .. Barnhart, 3b. . *Mokan Carlson, 68, P lomvmruonsasana wlosonsonsccnnoa? Bancroft, Chicago St. Louis . e TR American League S MTWTF 0 New York Boston ... Phila Wash Detroit Cleveland.. Chicago St. Louis Baltimore.. Reading Buffalo Rochester. Syracuse .. Toronto Jersey City Newark WINS HANDICAP Exterminator, The Great 2-Year-Old G aaea Gelding, Adds to His Laurels, Beating Grey Lag. New York, June 17.—Exterminator, Willis Sharpe Kilmer's great vear-old gelding, may eclipse th Man-o-War's money winning record | if he maintains the sensational form | he has shown so far. DBy winning the historic Brooklyn handicap yesterday by a head, from Grey Lag, the veteran campaigner collected $7,500 and brought his to- tal earnings for six years of racing to $213,020. This figure is within $36,436 of the amount Man-o-War won in his two seasons on the turf/| and as the famous son of McGee has | woh close to $40,000 in eight starts this year he has an excellent chance to establish a new high mark for Am- erican thoroughbreds. DEPRIVED OF HOMER Torporcer Hits Ball Over Fence, But | Runner on First Base Fails to Leave That Bag. New York, June 17.—John Heydler, president of the National league, vis- ited the game in Brooklyn yestérday and told of a most peculiar happening at that record hitting contest between the Cardinals and the Phillies, which he saw early in the week at Philadel- |® phia. Heydler declared that it was the only thing of its kind he yet had witnessed—so it must be sui generis. It's & yarn about a man hitting the ball over a fence for a home run, and yet not getting even a single The victim was Torporcer, the be- spectacled pinch hitter of the Cards There were two Cardinals on base, with * Lavan on first Torporcer By' | Nithelson, | Boeckel Frisch, Groh, . Meusel, 1f. Young, rf. Kelly, 1b. ... Stengel, cf, . Snyder, c. 1. Barnes, Elronurweos lomsnssnane wloczsssasonse 33 ‘Batted for Hollingaworth Pittsburgh New York .. Three base hits, double plavs, Go anviiie and Grimm; York 6, Pittsburgh 1; base on b J. Barnes 3, off Glazner 1, oft Tellowhorss 3 struck out, by Yellowhorse 2, lingsworth 1, by J. Barnes 1; Glazner 6 in 1 inning, (none out BC - ond), off Yellowhorse 5 in § innings, off Hollingsworth 0 in 1 i . oft Carlson 0 in 1 inning; hit by p 2 (Rohwer); losing pitcher, pires, O'Day and Hart; time, in 000 000 100—1 2320 034 00x—7 arnes, Bancroft; and Hammond; Mar- left on baaes, Chicago 7. Boston 8. Boston, June 17.—Grime's homer to the left field corner in the twelfth in- ning proved the winning factor for Chicago over Boston, 7 to 6 yestetr- day. In the fourth and fifth Right Fielder Nicholson made double errors, muffing fly balls and then throwing wildly, and was responsible for four Chicago runs. Mitchell and Boeckel were put out of the game by Umpire | Klem A diving catch by Friberg in the eleventh saved the game for Chicago. Score: CHICA('KI ? Statz, cf. Hollovher, Krug, 3b. Grimes, 1b. Friberg, rf. Miller, 1t Terry, 2h. O'Farrell, Jones, p. Osborne, p. Kaufmann, p. *Barber xCallaghan ('8 coorsmommm | =l s0s0550mc0n0s ..xw,:o.m;__,a_, =1 *Batted for Jones in §th. xBatted for Osborne in 8th. BOSTON 3 RURCIA . Nixon, Barbare, Christenbury, . 3b. O'Neil, Gowdy Gibaon Ford, . . Kopf, s8. Oescliger, p. . McQuillan, p. Fillingim, p. .. *Powell xCrutse .-1b. 1h. . >2330500500e3527 S e S S S e L4 SRR e CER (R B e I *Batted for Boeckel in 7th. xBatted for MeQuillan in 10th, Chicago 610 130 001 001—7 111 101 100 000 - Hollocher, Nixen, Gowdy, bage Nicholson; home run, stolen Dbate, Fribarg: #acrifices, Barbarc, Kopf, Ford 3, Nixon 2; double plays, Grimes (unaesisted), Hol- Iacher to Terty to Grimes, Ford te Kopf tn Rarbare, Oeschger to Kopt to Barbare Ford to Gibson; left on bases, Chicago 8 Boston 11; base on balls, oft Jones 2, off Osborne 1, off Kaufmann 4, oft Oechger 1, off McQuillin 1; struck out, by Jones 1, by Kaufmann 3, by Osschger 2; hits, off Tones § in 4 Innings, off Ohorne 8 in 4 in- nings, offt Kaufmann 1 in 4 innings, off Cias hgor 11 in 8 2.3 innings, & McQuil Grimes KKaufmann, crashed the ball over the right field wali, but Lavan, thinking that leather would be caught, did not leaye his baee. Torporcer, with an idea that the ball would strike the wall, ran| like mad héad down, intent on makw ing second. Lavan remained on flrs!l and Torporcer passed him. Torporcer | had to be called out—a home run| gone to the dogs! GREAT GOLF MATCH Plan Big Tournament in Toledo To Ascertain Champion of Links in America. Cleveland, June 17.—Ior the first | time in the history of golf in this country a tournament will be heid to decide the public links champienship of America. The event will be heid in Toledo in early August Some splendid golfers have heen developed on the public links through- out the country and if a number of them assemble, the tournament is certain to develop a high quality of play, according to loéal experts Jimmy Manion of St. Louis, was de- seribed as probably the most céle- brated links product recent years. He tied for the medal at Oakmont two years ago, and is expected to en- ter. Another probable entrant is said to be Young Henry Wenzler of Mem- phis, said to be the leading pubile links plaver of the south. Wenzler has never competed in a national event. Business Manager of Waterbury American Dies Danielgon, June 17.—Charles Henry Keach, for 28 years business manager of the Waterbury American, died at [hlm home here yeésterday, aged 55. the | | Ring blanked Cincinnati lan 0 in 1 1-3 innings, off Fillingim 4 in nninga; hit by pitehér, by Osbarne losing pitcher, Filllngim; winning Kaufmann: umpires, Klem and time, 3:03. (Kopf); | pitcher ! Phirman; Philliés 7, Cfhcinnati 1. Philadelphia, June 17.—Relieving Meadows in the third inning with none | out and Burns on second base, Jimmy yesterday | for the remaining seven innings with- out a hit, and Philadelphia easily de- | feated the visitors 7 to 2. Only tkenty-two men faced Ring. Home | runs were made by Williams and Walker. Score: Clh(‘lflflbr\‘rl e SO g 2l osounramwan® S0 Burns, cf. .. Daubert, 1h. Dunean, it. . Harper, rf. Hargrave Bohne, 2b. Caveney, Pinslll Luque, *Dre! N 1h. P ler v kle, Pu voves 535335555k ol oosswewossan i *Batted for Luque in th. PHIL. Al‘!’!.l’l(lA h. Rapp. 3h. Parkineon, 2h Williams, cf Walker, of. Lee, If. Fletcher | 1.eslie, 10 | peters | Meadows, Ring, p. . | conmuwunswd AR S R 12 27 020 000 ¥ 202 000 Hargrave, Pinelli, three base hit, Lee; home runs, WAlikar, Willlams; stolep bases, Burns, Walker, double play, Parkineon, Fletcher and Leslie; loft o bases, Cincinnati 3, Phil. 5: base on balls, off Luque 1, oft Ring 2; struck out, by Luque 4, by Ring 7 hits, off Mendows 4 in 2 inninge, mone out in 34, off Ring 0 In 7 innings, off Luque 11 in 7 innings. offt Markle 0 in 1 inning; winning Ring: losing pitcher, Lugue; Sentelle and MeCormicic; time 8002 30x—17 Burns, Lee; He is survived by Mrs. Keach and a son, Henry, of Dallas, Tex. (Continued on Following Page) 1ol 30005355502 Baseball in NATIONAL LEA Results Yesterd Chicago 7, Boston 6. Brooklyn 12, 8t. Louis Standing of the C Won New York .. . 36 St. Louis . 80 Pittsburgh ..., 27 Brooklyn .. 80 Chicago 26 Cineinnati 27 Boston 2 l‘hllurlolnhlu 18 Pittsburgh at New Yor! Chicago at Boston. St. Louis at Brooklyn. AMERICAN LEA Results Yestard. Detroit 9, New York Chicago 8, Philadelphi. St. Louis 15, Washingt. Won 35 k] 29 St. Louls .... New York Detroit .. Cleveland Chicago ‘Washingten Philadelphia 07 22 Washington at S§t. Philadelphia at Chicag New York at Detroit. Boston at Cleveland. Results Yesterd Buffalo 6, Jersey City Newark 5, Toronto 2. Rochester 9, Reading Baltimore 15, Syracuse Won Baltimore Rochester Buffalo Toronto Jersey City Reading . . Syracuse . Newark Toronto at Newark. Buffalo at Jersey City. Rochester at Reading. Syracuse at Baltimore. * Yesterday' Albany 7, Pittsfleld 3. ‘Waterbury 11, Springfi New Haven Pittsfield Bridgeport Waterbury Hartford Albany Fitchburg Springfield Albany at Pittsfield. ‘Waterbury at Springfie Brldgeyor' at Fitchbur siasts here must now fee of 50 cents, both for inspection of all ra as well as and professional this city. Brief GUE, New York 7, Pittsburg 1, Philadelphia 7, Cincinnati 2, (12 Innings.) 2 lubs, Lost 19 26 1o o2 1 ke ks PR o Games Today. K. Cincinnati at Philadelphia, GU hY Boston &, Cleveland 6. a7 on 2 Standing of the Clubs. P.C. .603 .593 509 AT4 474 466 440 Lost 25 24 26 30 30 31 28 Games Today. Louis. 0. Internationai Ieague. a 2. 6. d Standing of the Clubs. Lost 16 23 27 29 31 34 34 41 P.C. 710 Games Today. EASTERN LEAGUEL. Results. Hartford 3, New Haven 0. Bridgeport 4, Fitechburg 1. eld 6. Standing of the Clubs. Wi e 13 1 © Games Today. New Haven at Hartford. 1d. Cleveland 1d Radio Fans Must Now Pay License Cleveland, Juné 17.—Radio enthu- pay a license sending and receiving. €ity council recently pass- ed an ordinance requiring licensing dio stations, amatéur, in 4420 | Stokes, | Will Rosemire and ‘POP’ GEERS READ FOR BUSY CAMPAIGN Veteran Driver Will Have a New Stable This Season Clsveland, June 17.—"Pop' Geers, the “Crand Old Man of the Harness Turf," has reached North Randall from his Memphig tralning quarters to put on the finishing touches for the 1022 Grand Circuit campaign which begins at North Randall July 3. Aged 71, crs is the oldest driver on the Grand Circuit. Hale and hearty he ulso trains his own horses. “Pop" has virtually a new stable this year, all but two being trotters. Famillar to Grand Circuit fans are his Sanardo, Jeter June and U'tah. Peter June, with a mark of 2:043, is his leading trotter. Geers declared he expects to be seen on the Grand Circuit at ieast ten more years. Many Horses at Randall. The arrival of his stable brings the total horses now at Randall up to 470. The stables of Walter Cox, Loa Mc- Donald and several other prominent drivers are still to come. Many of the famous Grand Cireuit reinsmen already are here, having ar- rived preceding the opening of the 1902 harness season which was usher- ed in in the Greater Clevéland dis- trict with the mbeting at the North Randall half-mile track June 5. Among stables quartered here now are thosé of Johnny Thomas, Charley Valentine, Dick McMahon, Fred Ed- man, Fred Egan, Sep Palin, Ben Whitehead, Tommy Berry, Fred Guy- atte, I'rank Phillips, Nat Ray, Harry Marvin Childs, Wiil Bquire, ‘Will Caton. The latter two are handling the Pastime stable, Caton having recently returned from Russia. That the horses are in exceptionally fine condition for this time of the vear is indicated by races on the San- dusky half-mile track, which just ended. Before the first of June, Len- ora Watts of the North Carolina sta- ble of R. B. Plaxico had beaten the 2:10 mark. She was pressed by Clyde the Great, driven by Clyde Limiline of Louisville, Ky. AUTO RACE TODAY Twelve of America’s Best Known Pi- lots, Paced by Rarney Oldfield, to 225 Start in Mile Ceontest Today. Uniontown, Pa,, June 17. — Paced by Barney Oldfield, veteran of the ‘track, 12 of America's best known autemobile racing pilots will get un- der way at 2 o'clock this afternoon on the Uniontown speedway in the 225 mile universal trophy race. Jimmy Murphy, who fought through the 500.mile grind at Indian- apolis on Memorial Day to a victery, and who turned in the fastest lap in the qualification trials here yesterday, was the favorite hefore the centest started. Murphy's time in the trials was 109 miles an hour. Tommy Mil- ton, with whom Murphy formerly rode as a mechanician ran next with 108 miles an lour and a battle be- tween these pilots was a prospect. CURTISS NAMED TIMER Yale Man To Handle Watch in Regat- ta at Poughkeepsie New York, June 17. — Julien W, Curtis of Yale will act as referee at the intercollegiate regatta at Pough- keepsie June 26. Elliott Farley and Charles F. Sheafe, both of Harvard, will be timekeepzrs and Henry Penn Burke, commodore of the Schuylkill navy, judge at the finish. ese appointments were announc- ed by Morton G. Bogué, chairman of the hoard of stewards of the Intercol- legiate Rowing agsociation. | \"l(:l\,v/ N ’m' (it LAY l);l,[,. Hh’ i A B i ‘\‘fl‘l"lhhl i 1] {M L’In "m"{‘wr Tl ‘n.“)" “POP” GEERS ARRIVES AT NORTH RAN- BOXING COMMISSION SEEKS ACTION ONLY Chairman Muldoon Says New York Body is Not Concerned Over Lo- cation of Championship Bouts New York, June 18.—New York's state boxing commission, which re- cently isspued an ultimatum te cham. pions that they either must risk their titles or surrender them, was not ih- spired by a desire to have the bouts stuged in this state. Chairman Mul- doon made this clear today. “The commission is not concerned as to the place of the contests,” he said, "nor who is the promoter. The commission's only desire is to compe! champions te defend their champion- ships and cease commercializing ti- tles, ' “The matches may be held in Af- rica or Chiba so far as the commis- sion cares. The important thing is —champions must defend their titles or get out.” AT MEDFORD. Wins the 2:16 Pade in Straight Heats. Medford, June 17.—-Iskander, owned by John A. McGregor of Athol, tramped on the 2:16 pacers and won in straight heats in the second day's Ray State Circuit races here yestér- day afternoon. He reeled off the two miles in 2:103 and 2:109 respeetive- 1y, winning without cxertion. Another black, Belle At Law, driv- en by Billy Fleming, scored impres- sively in the 2:16 trot. The 2:22 trot develop>d a real contest, Little Mary, owned by David H. Yeung of Holyoke, taking the third and fourth heats and the event. In the amateur class the bay trat- ter Harmony, driven by Allan J. Wil- son, was victor in straight sets. Her time was 2:15% and 2:16%%. CREWS HAVE WORKOUT RACIN Iskander Coach Howe Had Harvard Oarsmen Out On Thames River For Practioc Spin Last Night. Red Top, Conn., June 17.—Coaeh Howe took all of his Harvard crew out last evening for light work, tak- ing two crews at a time. Aftér 30 minutes of paddling, Coach Howe sent the new first 'varsity, Brown's crew back to the boat house. The other crews were then given about the same workouts. The morning race was said to have brought out two points to Coach Howe, namely that he got a fast two mile crew and alse his selection pro- duced the fastest crew for the four mile race. He is very much pleased with the outloek. MORYICH FACES TEST Benjamin Block’s Great Colt Faces Fastern Trial Today Against Six of Best Three Year Olds. New York, June 17.—On the eve of his departure for Kentueky to race the cream of the 3-year-old divisien in the Latonia special, Morvich, Ben- jamin Block's great celt, fared his first eastern test of the season today in the $7,500 Carlton stake at Aque- duct. A field of six was entered in the event, for three year olds at a mile. Besides Morvich, the entries included Snob II, J. 8. Cosden’s imported colt, regarded as a streng rival of the Ken- tucky Derby winner despite his re- cent defeat in the Belmont stake Whiskaway, the H. P. Whitney sta- bie's contender; William A, June Grass and Herologe. Morvieh and 8nob IT, were assigned the top weight, 128 pounds, William A, 120, and the rest of the field 108 pounds each SISLER IS PRETTY NEAR WHOLE SHOW Browns' Star lmd» Amen&l League in Practically Everything Chicago, June 17.—WHiting baseball this season has developed almost ex- clualvely into writing about George Slsfer, for the incomparable first pack- er of the St, Louis Browns {s playing stich bril'lant bageball that he loads in almost every branch of the sport And seems to be tryink to win a pen- pant for the mouud city single handed. Major leaue avemages, relcased to- day, show that Sjsler not only atands at the top of the American league in most branches of the game, but that his figures in most cascs are better than those nfade by any National leaguer. The statistics show that Sia- ler is first in batting averages, runa | scored, total hits, total bases, 3-base hits and stolen bases in either ledgue. He alse is first in either league to make 100 hits this season. He s close te the top in two baggers and homeruns in the American league, Sisler went on a batting stréidk last week that brought his averages to 433 against €19 the previous week. He made his 100th hit Wednesday in the gameé with Washington which he virtually won with a home run with the basés full. Sisler's subsequent number 23 with Ken Williams, his teammate, second in the American leagiuée with 21. The averages include games of Wednesday. Miller Is Runner-up. Bing Miller of Philadelphia is run- ner-up to Sislér on the American league averages with a mark of .376. Ken Williams brought his home run mark to 16 and leads Miller by three and Rogers Hornsby,. the National league pace setter, by one. Other leading batters of the American league for 35 or more games: Cobb, Detroit, .375; Speaker, Cleve- land, .369; O'Neill, Cleveland, .367; Schang, New York, .355. Hornsby Also Going Good. ‘Rogers Hornsby, St. Louls star, is the whole show in the National league battle of figsures this week. Hornsby by slamming out 14 hits in his last six games batted his way from fourth place to the top of the heap with an average of .399, with Hank Gowdy 6t Boston, the leader a week ago, and B. Griffith, of Brooklyn, tied for sec- ond plaee with .385. The St. Louls slugger, besides lead- ing the league in batting, is tied with Young of New York and Carey of Pittsburgh for honors in base stealing with 11 aplece. Hornsby is sétting the pace for the home run hitters with 15. His closest rivals are Zack Wheat, of Rrooklyn, and Eddje Ainsmith al:@ of St. Louis, who have knocked out eight |apiece. Other leading batters for 35 Oor mere games: Bighee, Pittsburgh, .371; Daubert, Cincinnati, .364; Kelly, New York, .856; Grimes, Chicago, .354. THORPE POUNDING BALL. Néw York, June 17.—Jim Therpe is out after a féw hitting records since he joinéd the Hartford club of the Eastern league. The Indian star cel- leeted 3 doubles out of 4 trips to the plate yesterday and boosted his totgl for the three ‘days he has been with the team to 10 in 15 times at bat fér a percentage of 667. —— SAFELY RELIEVES CATARRH OF THE BLADD Pl ANTEE o BLACK 5 CAPSULES D ‘D’M“ AND CUI A7 ?’%&%l"’. ' L'OX 8Y 'fi Kok R e — WHAT DID You: HAVE ON TeltS LAST HoLe LOUIE ELEVEN R Twelve ¥ Gee THATS TeRRIBLE - WE D AT DI W;A\IE on TS LAST, aARe FIVE Down WHEN YOU'VE MADE A SWELL APPRoACH AND A BEAUTIFUL PUTT ON THE (8TH BEFORE AN ASSEMBLED BUNCH (WHO HnE NOTHING OF YOUR OTHER TEN STROKES AND THE SCoRe keePER TIPS IT ofFF W, THe BUNCH AS ABOVE- lm i .M'J Al 'A”’”/{M{/fl%n /“ @f% -