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MOST FIGHTERS HAVE ODD | AMBITIONS QUTSDE RNG for Instance, Admired Jeff's Legs and Sought a Reputation as a Tenor — Kid Broad’s Penchant Was to Be a Circus * Clown—McGovern Envied Baseball Stars —Ambitions of Other Famous Boxers. . DCopycight, 1914, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York World). ail want what we don't possess, That's human nature. That's [f embition. Ambition fs just a desire to get something that is 0 ttle out of reach. I've known a lot of fighting men whose private and personal ambitions were ttle known to the general public. There wae Bob Fitssimmons, for instance. Bob had the skinniest legs in captivity, with one exception. Jim Corbett’s were ekinnler, although that was a great point for discussion between them. Beside the legs, Bob had another Gistinguishing trait—one by which you could have detected his presence in the dark. Bob was pleased to Gescribe it as a tenor voice. Once Bob got me to ride through the Red Mill in Coney Island with him, and when we were away down in a tun- nel he uncorked that tenor voice and things. 1 couldn't get out. Bob Fitzsimmons was the greatest living . Thousands of men would have given half their ives to possess of his ability and bis fame. But Bob didn’t care much about ab a tame getter. He wanted to be known as “that beauti‘ul tenor, ‘was to have nice thick legs. wanted to bo Teown ae "4 wiitaane devil cowpuncher. He carried guns, wore high heeled boots with spurs and spoke the picturesque be orig ap eel he to be spoken, known how ais Suid come Ne would have been ti plemb ailly at the idea of “dying with his boota on,” in regular dime Dovel Westers at Ambition is a funny thing. ———.——_—_ WINNERS AT OTTAWA. FIRST RACE—Nursery; purse $500; two-year-olds; six furlongs. — Ethan Allen, 112 (Neander), 18 to 5, mi and 9 to 20, won; Stalwart len, 112 (Callahan), 7 to 5. 1 to 3 and out, second; Rediand, 110 (Van- fee), ta 3 oe and 3 to &, third. K 0} Love and Heenan also ran, SECOND RACE—! i \* tannia Handicap; all umes: seven fot 3 toi, 1 tod and out fret le and out 105 (Obert), 20 to 1, 8 to 1 and # tol 4; Prince Philsthorpe, 107 (Cum- 7 _ pe to Theol — third) 88. per Dublin Girl and Cornbrée MES Taal THIRD RACE-—Steeplechase; four. year-olds and upward; short course; about two miles—Tom Horn, 142 (Brooks), 11 to 5, 9 to 10 and 3 to 5, Eno, 140 (Clark), 3 to 1, second; Portarling (Archibald), 30 to 1, 12 to to third. Time, 3.62 1-5. Baochante, Donwell, Joe Gaiety, Geo, Davis and Nottingham also ran FOURTH RACE—Chateau Laurie! Hotel Handicap; $1,000 ages; one mile.—Polly H., han), 13 to to Lahore, 110 (Watts), 18 to 5, 6 to § vet Petal, 98 gat, Harbard and Tactics also ran. FIFTH RACE—Kenwood ree $500; three-year-olds and up; selling; six furlongs.—Vreeland, 111 (Van- dasen), 11 to 30 and out, won; Mar- jorie A., 110 (Murphy), 3 to 1, 1 to 2 and out, second; Arran, 106 (Acton), 80 to 1, 12 to 1 and 2 to 1, third. Time = J. H, Houghton, Billy Col- . Princess Lamb's Tail and First Tramp also ran. SIXTH RACE—Riverview purse; three-year-olds and up; selling; one mile and a sixteenth.—Servicence, 104 (Murphy), 15 to 1, 3 to 1 and ever won; Yorkshire Boy, 106 (Deron 8 to 5, 1 to 4 and out, second; C! Buford, 106 (Callahan), 16 to 5, 6 and out, third. Time—1. Neville, Lewin, Battling Nelson, Moonlight and McCreary also ran. es be is—look like a shine. Bhakespeare never wrote the life as Oscar famous fighter on me. to . that statue of Venus AMERICAN 1 LEAGUE much about. I asks the AT PHILADELPHIA, 010000000-1 ATHLETICS— 00000010 1-2 Batteries—-Mitchell and O'Neil; Bush and Schang, Umplires—Evans and Sheridan. uff in Ni York. sailors along the Nobody knows more ——— FEDERAL LEAGUE. AT BALTIMORE. PITTSBURGH 1100000 BALTIMORE— ooo00000 Called on account of rain. rand Kerr; Bailey Umpires—Goeckel and —32 AT KANSAS CITyY.° INDIANAPOLIS— 102 KANSAS CITY— 100 Batteries Mosely and Rariden; Packard and Easterly, Umpiree— a Texas | to right. THE BVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 99, 1914. BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK HIGHLANDS USE BRAVES WALLOP GIANTS START HOME RUN DRIVES). ST.LOUIS BROWNS LIKE WINNERS Bombard Coveleskie With Circuit Wallops. Runs — Nunamaker, Veach. praree Base Warhop (2), Hartzel. Vitt, Cook. ' st Col FIRST Maisel flied t NO RUNS. Peck flied to nama smashed a home run in the left-fleld bleachers, Kavanaugh Warhop doubled to left cenire, aay, Coveleskie to Mort RUN. RD INNING—8! Warhop to Peck to Mullen. Coveleskie jeep Bush's grounder hw: me ONE TH tripled to the and he scored. play, Boone to Mullen. ONE jartsel bea! Cook sacrificed, Coveleakie to Moria! ity, Hartsel ing to catch leskie made a sel went to third. Cree hit to Cove- leskie and Hartsel was run down at|! , Coveleskie to Vitt to Stal . Cree going to second on the play. thas Side Lot ‘i the Giants-Cubs doubleheader here fullen was safe on Bush's error and | hit ae ed edt ar * Spe bo Mh sgh ooh d bo ‘de Vie, 101; "Hampton ds FIRST INNING—Snodgrass led o Roving dautien cer teed ar Re sharon, 104; Garter, 104, “b coupled, ecourled, | wit g ope into the left feld maker filed to Veach. THREE RUNS. | THIRD RAQE—Three-searclds and upwant:| crowd. Doyle popped to Johnson. CEQURTH INNING—Cobb filed to {Res tte ia 05 vdaner apes Burns grounded to Zimmerman and Veach walked. Kavanaugh singled | | fou tial RAGE Snodgrass was chased bens wa mee to ‘centre, Veach going to second, | ini et: inne iat ond, Burns was tagged i Moriarity' forced Veach at_ third,| too; Dorithy Dean, reached second, Zimmerman to Cor- Malsel unassisted. NO RUNS. 108. amashed one ford singled to third, V Boone Nunamaker Boone filed SEVENTH walked. Anderson and Cross, AT 6T. Louis, RUNS. Malsel foul 2 doubled t Bush threw out Cree. POLO GROUNDS, NEW YORK, Aug. 29—A dreary day greeted the Tigers on their last visit of the year, and the crowd fell off accordingly. The danger of rain held the attend- ‘ance down to about 7,000. Jack War- hop pitched for the Highlanders and was opposed by Coveleski, the former Giant Killer. INNING—Bush Vitt sacrificed, Mullen to Boone, who covered the bag, Bush taking second. Cobb was called out on atrikes. War- hop tossed out Crawford. guer over second, forced Hartsel, Bush to Kavanaugh. Cree cracked @ pretty sing! Cook going to third. after Cree had drawn a bluff throw to second. ONE RUN. SECOND INNING—Veach tripled Warhop got Kavanaugh's grounder and Veach was caught go- tag ho ‘Warhop to Maisel to Nun- Kavanaugh was then caught going to second, Boone. Warbop late hit Coveleskie in the back Boone fouled to Bush, fence for two bases, Maisel singled to centre, Warhop stopping at third. age to Kavana SIXTH INNIN Cobb beat out an infleld hit. .Craw- to right and Cobb went Boone to Peck and Cobb scored. Kavenatign forced Veach, filed to Veach, filed to Hartzel, lo @ great running catch of Stanage’s jong Sy. Coveleskie singled to centre, Warhop threw out Vitt. NO Peckinpaugh, ‘Hits — Veach, Two-Base Hite— Sacrifice Hits— jon ‘ook. Dou- to Mullen. Umpires ind O'Loughlin. At- ton, 4; Bt. Maranville. Moran, Smith. Louis, Sacr! Dot to Schmidt, Magee Pitcher—By Grine pires—Byron and dance, 30,000. walked, for this season as ie concerned. events will close beach for this y NO RUNS. (0 Cobb, Hartzell got Cook day will continue to right, Cook stole home October. ish threw out Mullen. Goullet, Kramer and Grenda ready Nunamaker to rew out Moriarty. Crawford, Nui ir threw out ago and | tanage was out, entre. Peck got id in throwing to Vite hit int tt nit toe double) OTTAWA,, Ont. Nit, | for Monday's rai t out an ing to second. In try- jartael off second Cove- wiid throw and Hart-|/ entry, h. NO RUNB. ‘Vitt flied to Cree, ‘each forced Crawford, Peck to Kavanaugh. to Crawfor ‘Warhop NO RUNB, INNING — Morlarity Cree mad filed to ahead of by Fisher. hou with led to Morlarity, Hart- ‘0 left, Cook poreed *0 to Kavanaugh. hte ee cei 4. ville to Evers to Schmidt (2), Gowdy Grenda Will Make Bid for Title To-Night The programme at the Brighton Beach Motordrome to-night marks the beginning of the end of night racing Next Saturday night’: lowers who will compete next Wedne: day night and the following Wedne: For the next to the final card one of the best series of sprints that have been billed is assured by the clo: ness of the national titte chase. With within bailing distances of each other life, the two-thirds mile dasb to-night should be full of excitement. motorcycle firmament, for his title worry. OND RACE. The Juvenile; for two-year. BECOND, IAC ue year Mortarity also struck out. ned out to Cree. Chance was ordered to the club- on account in argument Bisenrend over, @ ball that went into the atand. Peck singled to left.| Meyers going to third. Humphre; Nunamaker forced Peck at second, Nunamaker and Peckinpaugh| James Gives Brilliant Exhibi-|Crowd Rushed on Field tion, Holding Home Team to Four Scattering Hits. Fifth and Police Have to Clear Diamond. Gian’ —Saler, Johnson, plays—Corriden pitcher—By U o-Base Hit ifice Hits—Gilbe uble Plays—Maran- Arche o Sailer. to Perritt. r (Schmidt). Lincoln, Hit by | Um- Atten- 1 to 0 defeat. far as eprint riding game was faultless. delayed while the dashes at thol ove back the left fleld crowd. but the pace, fol- in the afte: 5 on blue-coated policemen had in clearing the field. and Grenda racing in short order, for the spurt of his more policemen. Senatnnatatten aeaRNENN Robertson, rf. Feats, it. Grant, 3b, Johnson, 2b, OTTAWA ENTRIES. Meyers, c. Corriden, ss. Merkle, 1b. Bresnahan, c. Mathewson, p. | Humphreys, p. Ae TT eer |” Umpires—-Klem and Emalle, At- maidens; five] tendance, 25,000. ee . 0!] weet SIDE PARK, CHICAGO, Betterton. ti] Aug. 28.—-Christy Mathewson and riden to Zimmerman, reaching second safely. walked, Robertson was filling th kle. NO RU SECOND INNING—Merkle called out on strikes. walked Lt a ae Do ingled to ri bases. Burns was called out him. Warhop was] han. NO gin repisced Lg struck out.|was out, Btanage popped to Doyle. NO Ri ‘MRED RUNS. HI RUNS. filed to Doyle Mey Mullen crot ‘orri tossed out Mathewson. was ou reys was out Leach. ONE RUN in|Brooklyns Can Climb Into}Heavily Played, The Finn Fifth Place by Beating Umpire Klem pulled out his watch and it looks as if he would forfeit the game unless the crowd was cleared off the grounds After five minutes the crowd atill ewarmed over the fleld and a riot call has been sent in for ‘Arthur Chapple, the star of the SECOND GAME. takes three =emieeser pilota on in a five-mile handicap that BATTING ORDER. should be full of thrills, Chapple has| New York. Chicago. fully recovered from his fall of.a week | Snodgrass, of, Leach, cf. racing in form that prom- por He Goce, ba tran rns, If. 1b. ieee male Worry oe ne MePUrant| iretoher, as. Zimmerman, 3b, 114; eAmens, | Bert Humphreys were the pitchers sent to the slab in the second halt of Snodgrass Fletcher bases. Coveleskio threw out Harteel, War- et op scoring and Maisel taking sec- 4 ond, Cook flied to Cobb. ONE RUN, |, MIXTH RACK All sam, aging: ative, FIFTH INNING—Stanage lined out te engi iia, alg Rimi Parupartoor. | "Leach was cailed out on strikes. to Fesk. Covteskis fies on Cree. | Chist, 100), for NUL "he 108, ‘ ii; Good ala led Ao genie. olay flied to eck threw out Bus! NS. VP ae 4 i wT | Rol non. Crea fied to'Veach, Mutlen struck | Wipe, Zim 13, hi, Maweiten. Mi, 4° | right, sending Good to third. Good out. Peck was safe on Kavanaugh’ BA Jear.olde “and and Zimmerman tried a double steal muff, Peck was out stealing, Stan- | went: an vasterat ut at the pla was Mathewson stand for a home run, acoring Craw-| strikes. Fletcher fouled to Bresna- Johnaon Grant to Merkle. Corriden | N IRD INNING—Robertson drove home run into the right field bieas ers, Grant was out, Johnson to Saier. ers doubled into the left field a. Ce ut same RAGON IN BOX TROUAN, AT 2701, GERMAN REASONS oi ‘aughn, 3. Left on bases— 3. Two-base hits Double Hit by ighn (Murray. Merkle). imsiie and Klem. Attend- WEST SIDE PARK, CHICAGO, Aug. 29.—For the second time In a week the Giants failed to score a run behind Marquard and he suffered a ‘The first game was played under difficulties on account of the big crowd on the field. Ground rules were nécessary and a hit into the crowd meant two bases. The Cubs got three doubles in the first me, while the Giants got none. The fielding on both sides in the first In the fifth inning the game was mounted policemen The mounted policemen failed to move the crowd back and reinforcements of to be called, The crowd swarmed all over Sundays throughout September and) 1... nea and they made slow progress on GREAT FIGHTERS HAVE QUEER AMBITIONS FOR DODGERS IN | WINS FUTURITY FOR THE BURNING TO ROUT TIGERS} IN FIRST GAME TN'SECOND GAME) SECOND BATTLE WORTH $22,000) OF CTY OF LOUVAIN Pirates Again. Hyatt batted for Leonard in 6th, Mensor ran for Coleman in 9th. SUMMARY. HIGHLANDERS. FIRST GAME. FIRST GAME. * FIRST GAME. R. H.PO. A. E. i BROOKLYN. Mateel, 3b... oo21 0 BOSTON. 4 GIANTS. ah 03200 R. H.PO. A. E. R. H.PO. A. E. 06 4 0 (0 1 0 100 -0 0 2 G 0] Snodgrass, cf. . 006 0 0 o3n 0 0 1400 0 1 2 5 0(Doyle, 2b. 01120 eee as 10810 1010 01200 Ve kee 1 2 2 4 1) Gilbert,rt 11 to ,0 1 07 «0 ee 1 1 §& 1 0)Sehmide, 1b. 11% 0 oo 100 toe lee ack -0 0 3 3 0 00 0 2 00020 Ree ae 12050 o124 0.0 1 0 0 eS 10 0 0 9 0 1os8 4 0% " i : ee ae a -0 10 2 0 wevercers e808 18 1) ‘Vion a oe ee elven: 0 10°38 13 1 DETROIT. SP NSU EN ERENT ‘s tes ceeceeeO 4 2h 12 0|°7WO cut when winning run was scored. R. H.PO. A. EB. ST. LOUIS, ‘Thorpe batted for Marquard in 9th, PITTSBURG. 001 44 R. H.PO. A. R. H.PO. A. E [0 0 0 2 O|Huggins,2b.......0 0 7 2 Loa . 0 2 3 0 0 [202 2 0 O|Magee,ib........0 1 10 4 A SG 01000 . 1) 2 2.60 0|Dolan, it 0 0 2 0 Ce ; o 1400 -1 2 3 0 0| Miller, ss 0 1 04 ae o 1910 01611 :@ 0 10 Les o zn 1 o 00700 .0 0 1 0 ca ieee 11270 oo3 10 :0 21.3 ot 8 1 of beonard, 3b 00020 12041 0 0.3 2 8 ok 4 of McCarthy, 3b......0 1 2 0 6 00000 10 0 2 2 ot ga Of Gibson c.... 003 1 0 —-—— = -0 0 O 1 00010 Coleman, ¢. o 1 3 0 0 9 24 123 -0 0 0 0 — — —| Kafora,c.... -0 0 1 0 0 High batted for Covaleski in 9th. ---- 1 fi 27 10 0 Mamaux, p.... 02130 BUMS, | TOM sso eserves 0 4 27:15 . Hyatt . oo 00 0 First, Base on. Balle oft Warhop, | Nash batted for Perritt in 8th. SUMMARY. a Mensor. 0 0 0 0 0 a ‘arhop, 1; Cove: First base on balls—Off Marquard, eee eae leski, 1; Fisher, 2. Left on Bases— fst Base on Balls—Off James, 4; | 1. . 3. Struck out—By Mar- Highlanders, Deitel home Of Perritt, 4. Struck Out—-By James PUL es ba y Totals............ 1 12 39 15 0 First Base on Balls—Off Pfeffer, 3. burgl Two-base Hits—Daubert, Cutshaw, Wagner and Setz. Thre Struck Out—By Pfeffer, 6; Mamaux, Left hg Bases—Brooklyn, 6; Pitts- base Hits—Car Mamaux, Sacri- fice Hits—Carey, Konetchy and Kelly. Stolen Bases—Cutshaw and Wagner. Double Plays—Gibson Hit by Pitcher—By Umptres—Quigley and Eason. tendance—2,500, FORBES FI Pa., Aug. and Pittsburgh Pirates battled des- perately to-day in the first game of a double-header, during the entire game, making the work for the pitchers especially “hard. Notwithstanding this fact, Pfeffer for Brooklyn, and Mamaux for Pittsburgh held either side without a score until the last part of the thirteenth Inning, when, with two men out and three and two on Wagner, the latter reached first on Egan's fumble, stole second and scored the winning run when Mc- Warthy hit the ball just over third base tor a single. Aug. on the lins at shaw. © has —The —~— SECOND GAME. BATTING ORDER. Pitteburgh. Brooklyn. Carey, If. Dalton, cf. Collins, rf. Daubert, 1b. Kelly, Myers, rf. | Viox, 2b. Wheat, lf. Konetchy, 1b. Egan, ss. ‘agner, 98. Cutshaw, 2b. MoCarthy, 3b. Getz, 3b, Coleman, c. McCarthy, c. Cooper, Ragan, p. Umpires—Eason and Quigley. tendance—4,000. FORBES FIELD, PITTSBURGH, —Ragan wi Pirates in the second game. tory gives the Dodgers a chance to go into fifth place. FIRST INNING—Dalton was safe Viox's forced him, McCarty to Viox. Myers was hit by the pitcher. advanced both runners. tap McCarty threw Daubert out at plate, McCarty Egan singled past first, Myers scor- ing, Wheat stopping at third, stole second, Cutshaw was out, Mc- Carty to Koney, ONE RUN, Carey popped to Cutshaw. Collins singled to centre. Kelly forced Col- wild second, Kelly went to second on Ragon's wild throw to catch him off first singled to left, scoring forced Viox at second, Egan to Cut- NE RU —_>——_ Battling Jim Johnson, heavyweight, ete in three ten- Langford in two, at t who rain round bouts and Sam to Wagner. Pfeffer (Viox). At- D, PITTSBURGH, Brooklyn Dodgers falling almost At- sent against the A vic- throw. Daubert A wild piteh On Wheat's to Coleman, Egan Cutshaw to Egan. Viox ly. Koney the colored stood off Jog Jean- he local clubs, walked. Hnod| third Burns 8a’ i! NO Zimmer! Doyle to scoring. to the plate, Grant or to out Meyers. Good was out, Fletcher to Merkle, jer drove a home run into the gone to nanos Mi. yoy to 4 ite ndition for other sc! = pects ‘to be matched to fight Langford In Boston in two weeks, Doyle was out, Johnson to Sailer, Snodgrass moving to third, Burns Fletcher son who threw low to the plate, grass scoring. and Fletcher to . Grant single right field bleachei an out. Merkle. Fletcher scoring and grounded to John- Burns weat to second on the fouled to Zimmer- led through Johnson, johnson threw high den rail. Bolted and Threw Jockey Kederis. BARATOGA RACE TRACK, N. Y. final eighth, ‘Trainer rage wagers. La Aug. 29.—Trojan, a 12 to 1 shot, rid- by the unfashionable Jockey Burlingame, won the $22,000 Futurity ©] here this afternoon by three lengths. Kaskaskia, the favorite, coming from the proverbial nowhere, was second, ; four lengths back, with Harry Junior a similar distance back in third place. ‘The time of the race was 1.16 4-5, very fast considering that the track was deep in slushy mud. An accident marred the running of the race, when John E. Madden's The Finn, running about sixth inside the was blinded by the splashing of mud. He staggered mo- mentarily and bolted for the inside As he crashed against it, his jockey, Kederis, was thrown among the flying hoofs of the closely bunched second division of the rat A cry of horror went up from the crowd, but this was followed by ap- plause’as Kederis was seen to get up and walk toward the scales. fered nothing more than a mud bath. | The result of the race was a big surprise to all but his owner and Steve nounced in the fiaddock before the that hé would “My horse has worked a half mile in forty-seven seconds in this going. This is a big stake and I'm shooting at it with a chance second to none,” The owner of the Quincy “table said after the race that he had won| more than the stake w: wler, w Trojan was a maiden up to the win- ning of to-day's stake. a lot of speed in the He ‘ab Ba: dicap early in the week. ‘Trojan broke well at the start to but he was outrun for a six- teanth by Sea Shell, but after that he shook off all opposition with apparent | ease and for the rest of the way hud the track to himself. chased him all the way with daylight | between him and the closely bunched day, lot béhind Aim. Kaskaskia, out of it. tinguishable mud, clear down was seen coming. little late, but it was in time enough to get the place money. the favorite, back and on the outside, apparent! Colors soon became indis. because When the stretch was reached ‘Trojan and Harry Junior were stil! of their field the broad stretch Harry of But Her rush jor just lasted to save third. behind Mr. held on lon, er. ship. flat. $2,500 by ten lengt! Star Gaze, adv: All age, been saved. Ambrose, jad. making his ‘The Giant second. _Corriden THREE RUNS. Fletcher threw Schulte was out, ONE RUN. the Oakes the latter's after a mile. tr) Basel ry gout ni wer tha’ Sar hs. and FIFTH a run, son knocked out the old tradition that Disguises couldn't go in the mud by taking the track at the start of the fifth race and leading all the way. Progressive chased could get near enough to cateh him. Loveland got third money from Na- This one was away badly and was cut off on the back stretch when FIRST RACE The day's sport started success of the favorite Leo Skolny. He won like a favorite should laying ges to the far turn and coming away easily. usual and was an easy second in front of Northern- Pomette Bleu who looked a con- tender was scratched. SECOND RACE. Lysandgr was scratched from the Beverwyck Steeplechase, leaving his stable mate, Savannah, the favorite, j but there was a good play on Weld- Savannah won easily ‘Tighe had laid off the pace until the | last turn of the field. up, and catching the leader Weldship, {went on about his business handily. | Weldship after making all the pact had little contention for the place. et beat out Little Hugh for the show money after a drive on the FOURTH RACE. Cup resulted in a victory for another outsider when Star Gaze took the track from Fly- ing Fairy In the first six galloped In front all the wa He'll come back, "the wise ones" said, but McCahey and his mount had no idea of coming back Buxton started after with the ad a ten-length a he held it to the end. the whipping that Buxton did on San Vega might just as well have Vega had no trouble getting the place money ten lengths in front of Flying Fairy. RACE. of him ‘bu He sut- | who “surely win.” was far the Kaskas' Harry Jun- with the He then moved vorite, an-} orth in | showed | g Han-| | | Junior fying midway a was a . Sniggs after nth and to win | of occupied territory who give ar Say Priests Armed the People and Kaiser’s Troops Shot in. Reprisal. WASHINGTON, Aug. 29—A de- fense of the German destruction of the historic Belgian town of Louvain Was contained in a wireless despatch from the Berlin Foreign Office to the German Embassy here) to-day, | message says: The “In consequence of a sudden attack of Belgian Aroops from Antwerp, the German garrison at Louvain went out to meet the enemy, leaving only one battalion of the last reserves and an army service corps. “Thinking this was a retreat of the ' German troops, priests of Louvain gave the people ammunition, and civilians began to shoot at unsus- pecting German troops from windows in different parts of the town and wounded many. <A fight lasting twenty-four hours took place be- tween the German soldiers and the people of the town. Parts of the city are burning and civilians met carry- ing arms are killed. “A manifesto of the Chief of the General Staff speaks of bestial cruel- ty on the wounded and makes the civil authorities of the town respon- sible for the provocation and for pro- viding people with arms. “The leaders of the German army,” the despatch continues, “protest against news spread by enemies about ity of German warfare. Ger- s sometimes had to take severe measures when provoked b; the people making treacherous a tacks upon them or committing atroc ities agains’ the wounded. The re sponsibility for this method of wa fare falls upon the clvil authoriti to civilians and stir them up to take part in the war. The German troops never harmed people or private prop- erty without ca The German soldier is no incendiary or pillager, but fights only against the army of the enemy. The news published in foreign papers about German soldiers persecuting noncombatants are mean lies showing lack of morality on the part of the author, — HOW THE KAISE AND BELGIAN KING DIRECT FIGHTING Emperor Moves Between Mainz and Cologne—King Albert in Belgian Camp. GENEVA, Switzerland (via Parts), Aug. 2%. (Associated Press). — Em- peror Willlam and the German General Staff are making both Cologne and Mainz their headquar- ters, ording to intelligence reach- ing Basel to-day. The Emperor is passing continu. ously between the two cities, person- ally directing the armies in the fight- ing in Belgium. ‘Among the refugees arriving here are two Swiss army officers. They affirm that the Crown Prince was not with the General Staff, and that it was untrue that he was recently wounded. LONDON, Aug. 29 (Associated Press).—According to the Antwerp correspondent of the Daily News, King Albert constantly mingles with his troops and was in the trenches in the fighting around Malines. He was always at the point of the greatest danger, assisting and encouraging the men. He went among them Disguise, ut never, 2. ees GIANTS MUST BREAK EVEN WITH CUBS TO KEEP LEAD. after losing the firat game of a double-header to Chicago, break even to retain their lead, provided Boston takes both games fro mBt, Louie, If New York drops bot! will have an average of 645, victory would give Boston 549, a four- point lead for first place, feated the Cardinals in the first game before the greatest crowd that has wit- nessed a ball game in St. Louis for yer By breaking even the Giant heir acant lead, no matter what Boston games Baseball Clul ball Club to-m« in nabip must the team A double Boston de- its could keep will play jorrow on freely, attired simply as a soldier, and his sympathetic conduct had a re- markable effect on the Belgian troops. a INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. AT ROCHESTER, FIRST GAME, PROVIDENCE— 00002000 0 ROCHESTER— 00000000 0— Batteries—Mayo and J, Onslow; U ham and Williams. SHOOND GAME, PROVIDENCE— ? 0100013 ROCHESTER— 000000 Batteries—Rush and Kocher; and Wiliams. AT BUFFALO, JERSEY CITY— ‘ 0180110 i BUFFALO— | 2110101 Batteries — Williama and Tyler; Brandon, Bader and Lalonge. SPORTING a