The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 4, 1916, Page 7

1 loBrownies Tough Melee BY EDWARD HILL Charles Schmutz, who is, as we have before stated, the handsome and demon twirler! HAVE YOU FELT THIS WAY? Oft have | stood upon the te With quaking oul and shaking knee, And, having put two out of bounds, Have wondered where the fun might Oft, sicker than a poisoned pup, I've seen my putts slip past the cup, And wondered where the sport cam The while my soul was burning up. ne in, ia eae of the Seattle Giants, played in the toughest kind of luck yesterday in the skirmish with | the Beavers at Dugdale field Altho “Chapy Charles” was nicked for but three bingles| and his teammates chalked up| Oft have I had a pe seen him play for a good man five, it was of no avail. The ball. final frame saw the score tn Boston he beat us by two re standing 3 to O with the In place of slowing up, I can surer this year than he has be the ‘Superman of Sport,’ with 1 unis “1 asked Honus,” continued Johnny, Beavers on the long end. Our foreign friends won the mix because they put up a su- perior brand of the national nuisance. The lads from ever they will let me, he answered Canada hit when hits were army corps to drive him away bs he had $20,000,000, he wouldn't worth ee which the) gets in @ ball game. Which ts Giants failed to do. nm It appears that the Giant) pitchers have to pitch shut out ball to win nowadays and then it is a question if their teammates would be able to make the needed one tally to Bop the contest WHOLE TACOMA TEAM GOING UP According to the line of chatter) deing sent out from Tacoma, Russ Hall will have but a couple of! Diayers left to start next season with. The present infleld, out- field and a couple of pitchers and Catcher Bartholemy are all going to the big leagues at the end of the season. Leastwise that's what Russ Hall says. | DOUBLE FRACAS TODAY AND NDAY A bargain matinee will be on tap this afternoon at Dnug’s plant. Another double fracas will be on the bill Sunday when the Beavers and Dwarfs return home. This week is split the same as all the Seattle-Vancouver set-tos. HAP MORSE FORGOT TO CRANK UP Emil Morse forgot to crank up his think tank yesterday, and, as a result, his name has been put Gotham’s wise men haven't anythi the realm. Uke 16,000 simoleons for that 1) hooked up with Zula Kid in on Bt e with the understanding that th majority of newspaper decision: Dillon and tt wae on him that BS the fall, according to the “dope ager A. R Tiffany. “Big Jim” line from end to end. Bet uBR & BR Grover Loudermiik objected to go sue Grover tor that. Ree many a baseball magnate, hand aes “Hans Wagner,” says Johnny Evers,"is playing the best ball | and Jack Dillon, of Indianapolis, when it comes to Sam Murbarger and sparring partner, Gust Christie, are in Gotham'’s justly famous midst, whe ington Park last Thursda¥ night The Chip brothers, George and Joe, sail shortly for Australia. their arrival, Les Darcy will proceed to make the Chips fly. fect lie, The while I Mupped with lifted eye, And wondered where the joy was found The while I yearned to quit and di R22 have y years. 1 think his work this sea- son is by far the most wonderful thing in all the history of base Hans must be at least 45, in spite of his printed age, and to- day he is making plays that no one elee could get away with, Over markabl a day or two ago he ran down 11 chances without an error and he is batting around .316. take an oath that he is faster and en for three or four seasona He ts nO rival In sight.” 3% tt 8 , “when he intended to quit. ‘When from short or out of the game. buy as much fun with all of it as he one answer to his great career.” Be 8 ing on Gus Christie, Sam Murbarger they took down something ttle open-air meeting hekt at Wash Dillon met Moran and Christie e of the preliminaries. Be | Bennie Kauff, star Giant outfiider, won $1,000 on the result of the Dillon-Frank Moran bout, last Thursday night. F bet the amount, © money was to aid over on the 8. Kauff is a great admirer of Jack he won the coin. et Only one eligible man from last year’s varsity will be missing when the first call for the University of Oregon squad goes out fn sheet” chalked up by Graduate Man. Cossman has accepted a high schoot princtpalship, but there are enough returning veterans to fill the Jimmy Callahan assisted Pat Moran In raising the National league pen- nant the other day. Pat promised to do as much for Cal some day. Be st Upon Re 8 ing to Portland. Folks there could Willie Hoppe’s feat of making $52,000 with his cue was some feat, but dling ivory, has beat that figure. uss It will be @ fairer deat ali around in the American league when there's \ down in red ink in the blue book a Coveleskie pitching on each team. Hamilton was on second when the BM batter skied to Eldred. Ham made | jamaica Kid, a New Orleans box fighter, has sifted North to do battle dash for third, but came back with the t gennemen. He's said to be a gingory guy in ‘when the ball was caught. “Brick” the ring. ‘whizzed the apple to Hap, who, in- Stead of planting his number 10's om the sack for a putout, tried to Hamilton and let him slip thru. “BRICK” LEADS WITH LARGE MARGIN “Brick” Eldred, slugging Seattle eenterfielder, leads his fellow as 8 night on the lake. Rowing coaches will have a deuce year, as leap year will be over practice. “Syracuse Sweeps River,” screams headline. 3 8 8 Verily, it was a dusty of a time training th and they will have only Swatsmiths of the N. W. league by a@ nice margin. red’s average is 416. His nearest competitor is “Skeet” Bigbee of Tacoma, with 233. Some other heavy stickers are: Johnson, Putte, 326; Sheely, Spokane, 317; Murphy, Vancouver, 817; Fries, Tacoma, .312; Hillyard, Butte, .303; Mensor, Spokane. Calvo, Vancouver, .302; \ Great Falls, 201; Wolfer, Tacoma, 301. SPOKANE TEAM LEADS WITH WILLow As was to be expected, Nick Wil- Mams’ contingent of heavy artil- BIG WRESTLING MATCH WEDNESDAY, JULY 5TH ‘The well-known light heavyweights, RALPH JOHNSON Champion of the Pacific Coast U. OF W. CREW TO RACE ON HUDSON The University of Washington crew will race next year on the Hudson. This is according to H. C. Henry, Seattle business man and rowing enthusiast, who declares he will stand sponsor for the where withal to send Conibear’s boys East in 1917. The matter has been taken up with President Suzzallo, according to Graduate Manager Younger, and some definite plan will be outlined regarding the trip in the near future. vs. OLAV EVENSEN Contender for the Title ‘Two Good Preliminaries— W. H. DOWNEY Pride of Seattie’s Fire Department vs. L. SMILEY, of Seattle JOE HALSTED, of Cedar Falls lerymen are leading the league in team batting. The average is .280. The Giants lead in fielding with 962. Rube Evans has first place in the pitching list with 13 won and one lost, according to the latest averages, Both Eastley and Schmutz of the Giants have won 10 and lost five each. BILLINGS MAKES BID FOR BALL CLUB Billings, Mont., ts courting trou- ble. This thriving little village is anxious to secure the Vancouver franchise in event that Bob Brown vs. ©. NORD, the Fighting Logger EAGLES’ HALL Seventh Ave. and Pine St. First Event Called 8:30 Sharp GENERAL ADMISSION, 75¢ “\| decides to move from his old stamping ground. Bob stated this morning that he had received promises of help and would defer changing until it became absolute- ly necessary to keep from landing in the poor house. Go East This Summer Via Northem Pacific Ry | ful Northwest’ Stop at Yellowstone Park Original and Greatest National Park Low round trip tickets on sale daily, Travel Northern Pacific and get edditional ecenery and @t no additional expense Wholeeal Vegetables and Fruit + he -100 @ dining car service in the ‘ world. Through train : Paul, Minneapolis, Chic : eas City, sleepers Tell your eastern friends of our e trip summer - tourist fares. Homeseekers’ tick Cucumbers, hothouse. “we ets to Montana points and return. Florida grepefruit ... to @ Send for titeratere and |Gherk Seedlings =~ informatio: | Garlic, new 4. 0. MeMatien, C.F. A. Smith Bidg., 504 tnd Av. os yotieed “ @ Phone Elliott 5640. Seattle A.D. CHARLTON A.G.P.A Portland, Ore. Peppers, bell, Ibo... 0. pple, Florida, erate. Ke 18 @ Watermelon pplee Yellow Newtown Mippins, 1.60 j| Btaymen Winerap oo. ..00 Old Winesap . 128 Onions Avatratian yellow, Cal red, Wale Walia, dos. ..... “ | Onions, gresn, local . | white new, Cal. .. |Wolgast to Tangle | With Champion at DENVER, Colo., July 4 thing his own way to get the cham pion into the ring at the stockyards here tonight. measure Welsh recetves $8,000 for his end. Wolgast takes a percentage of the jexpenses are pald Swimmers Splash in Big Meet at Frisco SAN FRANCISCO, July 4.— Swimmers from New York and |many other Eastern cities com- |peted here today in the first na-| |tional girls’ championship 100-yard |swim. The competition fs under |the auspices of the A. A. U. The annual P. A. A. championships are being contested at the same time. AMERICAN RESULTS At Washington 0, New York 1 At Chicago 3, St. Louis 2. At Philadelphia 4, Boston 6 At Cleveland 6, Detroit 4, NATIONAL RESULTS At Pittsburg 2, Chicago 3. At Hoston 5, Philadelphia At New York 1, Brooklyn 6, No other, MARKET REPORT Springs . creamery, solid pack... ‘Cheese | Domeatio wheel Country May and Gra (Prices paid producer) No. 1 16.00 3:00 But I'll bet it would take an] It} Hecting coin of} Denver, Colorado. Ad Wok gant let Freddie Welsh have every-| Ad will try to let the | Englishman have the kayo for good) proceeds after the promoters and| MOST ENVIED BOY IN U.S. STAR—TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1916. PAGE 7. TELLS OWN S NEW YORK GIANTS’ KID TWIRLER Walte Hoyt, the most envied of th California need lose no more sleap over Eddie Mahan, the Har. | vard football star, now showing to assist in coaching the Bears next boy in America, in action. pose and delivery of Christy Mathewson, who has been the idol of the boy pitcher ever since he that team, yet I went was old enough to know anything about baseball. most successful ever enjoyed b TORY OF CAREER! WANTED TO BE STAR OF DIAMOND SINCE HE BEGAN TALKING LAD WHO IS SIGNED BY THE GIANTS AT AGE OF 15 DESCRIBES HOW HE REALIZED AMBITION TO STAND BESIDE THE GREAT MATTY AND OTHER MAJOR LEAGUE STARS. (Walte Hoyt of Brooklyn is called the most envied boy in America. At the age of 15 he is a regular member of the New York Giants, wears a regular Giant uniform and works out each da longside the great Mathewson, Larry Doyle and the other Giant stars. Hoyt has accom- plished what every other baseball boy in the country has dreamed with a uniformed aggrega- tion. I never threw more than two His pose and delivery are an exact duplicate! balls to a batter before joining ODDS AND ENDS FROM THE SPORT FACTORY | tendance of 130,000 on thelr lastithe managers when ball teams do trip thru the West, which was the] not win this team, As in the case of Cleve-| Take the case of Lee Foh! of Cleve. about. come true—E DITOR.) From the time | was old enough | to attend a ball game and watch Christy Mathewson pitch, I always hoped for the day when I might become a Giant. My greatest ambi-| tion has been to step into Matty’s shoes and some day be successful | on the slab, When I was 7 years old 1 was considered @ pretty fair ball player, | out of my class at that time. 1| | played with fellows 10 and 11 years | of age and more than held my own. | I was bigger than a good many kids | at that age, but not overgrown. At 11 I was considered one of the best | third basemen on any kid team in| Brooklyn In 1913 | was skating In Pros- pect park when | met a couple of friends who had organized a J team for the coming season and they asked me to pitch. When 1 learned it was to be a uni- formed team | jumped at the chance, as | had never played thru that] | season with only two defeats. The} last two games were to decide the championship. That year I had de. veloped more or less of a swelled head. Probably more. Those cham pionship games pacified me. The next year we won easily without a single defeat. In 1916 | pitched for Erasmus Hall high school, winning five They also boost the team Y | leaders when victories are frequent. fall. Mahan’s contract has been re-|land, nothing succeeds Ike a win-jland for an example. Fohl was| and losing one. As the high ceived, and is now locked up In one ner. practically unknown when he was! school team played only two of the big vaults. Mahan agrees to , i signed by the Cleveland club last| games a week, the other pitcher report for duty August 25. | The prediction of some of the | summer. But he bas produced, and| and myself dividing honors, | eee Phila fans that Connie Mack |eyveryone is shouting bis praises found opportunities to pitch Frank Gilhooley, who broke would have a winner In 1917 Denne cum areas | elsewhere. his leg yesterday, is another looks like bloomer at this = Then things started to happen. | example of a player going up, stage instead of getting | I was chosen to pitch the big game | making a failure, going back to the busi! and then going up @ second time and sticking. Gilhooley has become one of Wild Bill Donovan's most de pendable players. He is as fast as Keeler was at beating out bunts. cee ‘The Yankees played to a paid at stronger, the Athletics seem to be slipping, going from bad to worse. see ond, season. eee Ted Meredith, famous world’s quarter and half-mile champion, who has startled the athietic Athletic 4 Northwestern League BASEBALL VANCOUVER VS. SEATTLE Tomorrow at 3 P. M. enta, Insurance Terminates Title Troubles @ Every service that a carefully skilled title examiner can perform with relation to a title is performed by expert title attorneys before a policy is is- sued. our @ By the issuance of a policy the company as- sumes full responsi- bility and the policy holder is Saved Time Money Worry Washington Title Insurance Company 816 SECOND AVE. oat. world many time in various track and field m will try | for a new mark at Newark, N. would have b the foopball eleven. cee The reign of the player-man- | ager In baseball is rapidly draw- ing to a close, There was a time when he held his own in the big show, but now man. aging from the bench is in vogue, and with the coming of another season or two the playenmanager will be an un- known quantity. tad Crities and fans usually blam Joe Tinker is using Knabe at sec- where he has been weak all chosen captain of | Wo of 1915 between Erasmus and Poly | Prep, a cup to go to the winning team. In addition there was a cup| to be awarded the man playing the best individual game. We won 7 to 4, and I got the individual cup. That game was played at the Brooklyn Federal League park. Federal agents were present and xt| Mascott Wins Over | Johnny Coulon in “PERCENTAGE LIAR C¢ N MAN Ww REPORIS fee = NORTHWESTERN w Spokane . J. during the national cham pionships September 9, Portland Contest, o 68 rau | Yale has elected Harry Legore| pos PORTLAND, July 4.—Because |baseball captain for 1917, and the| Philadel |he rushed his smaller opponent Jelection is a vindication for the ath ~ York thruout the six rounds, Billy Mas-| cott given a decision over) jletic marvel of New Haven. Last 4 was fall he was embroiled in the sum-| Johnny Coulon, former bantam- mer ball eligibility muddle with| 425| Weight champion boxer, last night several comra: and resigned} | The bout w a lively one.| from the institution. Were it not ret | Neither man was in trouble at any | for this inc Leg probably | ¢ and $00 | time. Joé Gorman of Oakland won a |decision over Jockey Bennett. A} |bout between Jack Sims and Al YEsTé 8:20 Oe, 200, 20¢ hE TODAY B® ROAD Niscte Summer Prices SPRCIAL MATIN Matinees 2 Evening All This Week songstress Supreme ve Other Great Acts Children’s Matinee Saturday 20 7 and 9 1 Sprin LAST TIMES TODAY RITA GOULD Other Features and Photoplay who, through suffer from Chronlo Impaired Manhood, Pain Back, Nervous Debility, tality, Kidney hie DR. By mali $1, are quickly cured by or y box guaranteed | RAYMOND KE | Hotel Antler Phone Main ¥ CO, Room ourth abd 82 long standin, ° q to 8 p. to Office Hov Sundays, ™. 10 em AMUSEMENTS NEW PANTAGES 20c | ——— CURES MEN Errors and Excess, Weakness, In the Lost Vi. and Bladder Trou. PIERCE’S SEXOID six boxes for $6, Call or write MEN. | KNOW THAT Improper measures rather than disease are very| tungsten lamps in angle Teflectors often the ef yourjare used, These are placed back Jack Doyle’s arena. Sommers was called a draw, | mente Seta RIO Miller Beats Weeks; MONDAYS BOX SCORE | * nore —— «| Casey Also Winner haar 7 n. HPOA E see? 8 ff 3 8) apenpe, daly w | +4 © 1 1 @ 6|Casey all but K. O.'d Cy y | ‘4 8 1 3 6 Clhere Jast night in their six-round ; $ $78 3 Pet. It was Casey’s fight a mile. :3 9 © + $ i}in the main event, which proved je | * 3 9 8 §& 4 ¢}secondary, Ivan Miller was award. " 2 aoe} led a decision over Billy Weeks, > Sats | | vy =? 4 ©! Knockout Blow Is 4 ° 2 o 1 0 . ee ee Fatal in Contest es oe ie ie $ 0 3 3 $| LOS ANGELES, July 4—Bert he 2 ¢ ©/Coffey, San Francisco 105-pounder, : ¢ 2 died in the ring last night, follow jing a knockout blow delivered by ale s 4 27 10 ©| Frankie Dolan. The accident oc- jcurred at | ‘ |}COBB SUSPENDED AND FINED Ty Cobb bas been suspended | | three days and fined $25 for throw- jing his bat into the grandstand the other day. Ha Bush ; a Y RAIN POSTPONES GAME Rain caused a postponement of yesterday's scheduled game be- tween Tacoma and Great Falls at |Great Falls. | Night Tennis to Be Given Big Play Now RAIN HALTS TENNIS SPOKANE, July 4.—Rain caused the postponement of the matches in the Inland Empire tennis tour. jnament yesterd and won three. |lost was @ 19-inning game, which In this story Hoyt tells, In his own way, how he made his dream By Waite Hoyt I worked out a day, sent for me. and was offered a position with the Colonial league, now defunct, As 1 was only 15 y s of age, I, of course, consulted my parents. At first they decided to let me go as the term ended in high school, but they later made inquiries as to my future, We asked Bert Maxwell, who had intended sending me away, if he thought | was too young. He agreed that the strain would be too great for my undevel- oped muscles, so | remained at home. Desiring further information, I asked Nap Rucker, who lived near by. He gave me the same advicg as Maxwell and invited me to come up and work out with the Brooklym: Nationals. It happened that the Giants played there a week later and it was then that I was asked to visit the Polo grounds. I went up there and after two weeks was given @ contract which required me to play with the New York club should I choose professional baseball as @ career. This did not affect pitching outside, so I played semi- pro baseball. It was my best year. | won 33 games and lost 3. My greatest number of strikeouts in a game was 24 and | had four no-hit no- run victories to my credit. 1 played with Brooklyn two games after the season closed in which | was very successful. This spring I was sent to Leba- non in the Pennsylvania State league along with one of the best third basemen in the city, Bill Moran. There I pitched four games The only one I ended 2 to 1, an error, a hit and @ sacrifice beating me. In this game Moran got five hits in seven times at bat. I pitched in all five com tests, relieving twice. Then the league blew up and £ went to Hartford in the Eastern league, but did not pitch, as it rained almost every day. was recalled to sign a new COB tract with the Giants. NUMBER INDIANS | | TO AID THE FANS CLEVELAND, O., July 4.—Ey- ery member of the Cleveland In- ) diane will wear a number on his left shirt sleeve hereafter as @ first aid to the fans who do not know the players by sight. The athletes have numbers corre sponding with those on the score card and those flashed on the scoreboard. Heretofore it was impossible to indentify a player anless he was in position on the the playing field or at bat. GOLDENDALE WINS GAME The Moro ball squad took a 10 inning 4-to-3 defeat yesterday at the hands of the Goldendale fire laddies at Goldendale. Chris Mathewson Is sald to be suffering from fresh kinks in his | well-known pitching arm. Which same means he probably will come across with a shutout Dis next time on the peak. |We Are NowPrepared to Tell the Wh» World Why Casey Fanned Out DeWolte oo PCr et Casey ar & THE p" BAT axl | | | Tennis at night will be given a strong play this season. Follow: ing in the steps of the Mohawk Golf club, Schenectady, N. Y., the Chicago Tennis club will introduce this novelty on its courts, and those devotees of the sport unable to get out of doors during daylight hours are now scheduling matches to be decided after their evening meal For the overhead lighting a spe cially designed rectangular trough reflector, lined with mirror g is employed. Three such units have been placed in position about 80 feet above the center line of the court. For the court lighted from the side eight 400-watt THE of the sidelines 20 feet from the ground Intensity of light {s not especial ly essential for slow playing, but in rapid play such conditions will not do, High wattage tungsten lamps In a tempered overhead sys tem give as nearly perfect lighting as can probably be obtained On the Mohawk courts there are no shadows; the light comes equal ly from in front and from behind, and the lights are suspended so high players seldom notice them. BCU about AUTHOR KNOWS WHAT'S WHAT YES- | GET INSPIRATION, REAL TOBACCO CHEW q big, bulgy wad of tobacco in hie check. T Che the c wing the R. 1 Tobaceo Chew, sew pw that brio, comfort. ‘0 much I then