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_THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 192 1. ' /JPSETS MAY MARK PLAY IN CLOSING WEEKS OF PENNANT RACES ave Been Playing Cone} RUNS FOR WEEK league, grow stronger iwi Fa few weeks ago it appeared | two teams would fight it owt in fem the American and National @@ the only contenders for the pen- nant. Boston and Washington, their lowest rival, got off to a poor start in the early spring and were con- | sidered out of the running. The Red Sox showed to better advantage as the season progressed, but the Sen- consider Braves under Mitch the are stronger than the former cub was Washington and the Braves Surprise Teams ot Leagues Both H sistent’ Ball—Have Chance | For First Honors. | AS By Robert Boyd | leagues "enws Hdalatd on to- | el ators, under George MoBride, have 3 oe a under Stallings. oe ae Of ine tettine beta ed ‘The Giants have developed into a ee ee nace, Washineten to-day | Powerful baseball machine, On paper 2 they look like sure win » but the must be reckoned with Huggins's and fT Spoaker's clube us logical entender | Pitching problem has played havoc forehe flax. The Indians and the Yankees have been playing inconsi: the past few weeks. Hoth have kanes through poor pitching. ‘The Horest City team’s faltering on the pennant, nt ball during has given George trouble. The pennant Gibson no end mound has heen more noticeable, Ite sp, the great catcher of a few years | supertor ability in manufacturing | ago has been compelled to work three | runs has been the oniy thing that has|or four of his twirlers in one game kept it near the top. to hold the National League leader- An improvement in the pitching | ship @epartment of the Yankees onablel Like eo ants, the Pirates are them to lead the American League reat ball lpi » is little d for a few days last we to| ference betwe pose it through the samc vain it again yesterday 4 this alte Atinues, th the Giants hay the Pirates ha stopping. Both have the with their pitchers and neither ir Pcanavsce. Now one inore has been in each of the races until the struggle involves six teams, with each beving a possibility of winning. Im the Amorican League tho Yan- wees and Indians were looked upon ‘Dating for Senators k ching better ball than either t both the In > ls and Yankeos play indifferent: | it s hard to are fighting just working Phillies this spring he said he round up a hall club the Queker City much. attention notables in the tried to do the dolnhia in each league during years has been baseball's waywa son, and Bill Donovan leaves his ta: wiser but a sudder man catehing enough is pennant in the National powerful tw Bill did not p: to baseball world + same thing different a Na In Rowton | itehell ear for they With thr mume club but players, George Stallings won tional League pennant they think to-day that 3 do the same thing this ve Robins Had Successful Tri WW) West Winning 8 Games Out of 12 (tsbureh or New York moundsme win with them, until it appears that their moundsmen will cost them another of within his! a if- sures up to real hurlers eligible pr the World's Series classic Mitchell has brought his pitching tuff along slowly until they are | he n, as 1€ he to he would | to represent aay the long list of Phiia- | late rd sk rettem on a fiy to GriMith Bi Leon Cadore Pitches Brilliant | "Witt singled ville. Whitted left them 5s the bags when he flied to Wheat two to out i the centre and so sixth, Shutout Victory in Final at Pittsburgh. —— - The game pla Ki was one Pittsburgh of this the yd year in om West FTER as successful ta e « A trip which netted them eight “rd maleate: vietomes aga'nst four defe: 4 m pip eapice return home to-day. and the Pirates in the sence, “Tie checked | . that they have performed the them on Saturday, relieving Miljus: In eighborly act for the Giants by the first inning, and pitched great ball. the Pirates, they will en- the New Yorkers in a four fy. aes poet their chances of forging |ueames and have the punch In the National League there ox ee ists the samo situation, Fred Mitchel! (Wild) Bill Donovan has had a storm has built up a team in Roston that career as a big league manager. 4 has even a better ¢ s leader he not fared as well the loadership from the a twirler in the American Leagi Pirates than the sh Bill will remain on the payroll of t P New ¥ 4.) Phillies, but his only duties will be v pped wt formidable indorse his pay-eheck ether, When Bill started out with ¢ randed on | fastest | The bins achieved their vietory in 1 hour As| 4 THE CLUBS NATIONAL LEAGUE, Ww. L. PC 514) STANDING OF | | | Clu. ow. L. PC. | Clube, |Pitts’gh 65 38 .631/St.Louis 54 51 |N. York 64 42 .604|Cia'nati 46 61 430 | Boston. 57 43 .570|Chteago 44 60 .423 Brklyn, 56 51 .623/Phila... 31 71 .304 GAMES YESTERDAY. Second Game Cineuanati HoooTI S108 Ik 2 Si. Tous. 100020000—3 8 0 Batteries “Coumie’ ‘sod Hargravo; Haines, Ster dell, North and Dilhoeter, GAMES TO-DAY. Brooklyn at New York (two games). | Chicago at Pitteburgh. Philadelphia at Boston (two gam Cincinnati at St. Louie, AMERICAN LEAGUE. Clive, = W. L. PC. | Glut, ow. A. PC. N. York 63 39 618| Detroit, 51 67 .472 'Clevel’d 66 41 .617|Boston. 49 56 .457 vi In Pittsburgh the pitching problem |¢} Wash’n 59 52 .532/Chicago 46 60 .434 | St.Louis 51 54 .486/Phila... 40 66 .377 GAMES YESTERDAY. ‘At Polo Grounds. RHE, Mirage OOOKSOLOL SING New ork 2sSostor ie ¢ Tiatteciee ities “Davenport. McWeeney and Lees; Collins and Soheng. At, Wasbinaten- Orti 1001-510 1 Loontonoa ® & Severeld; tachary ‘and oooroao-s 9 & pha dO2d0T0 Harries” hie. Hadtiy and Nel; M melt and. Parkin “At oaton Detroit : Boston tera Othe ‘na mann aud "GAME TO-DAY. New York at Philadelphia. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE, | Clos, We LPC.) Clubs, ow. LPC, | Balto're 86 30 .741|/Newa'k 51 63 .447 Buffalo. 69 50 .580|Syra’se. 46 69 .397 | Toronto 64 52 .552 J. City.. 44 68 .393 | Roch’er 60 54 526 /Readi’a, 40 74 .351| GAMES YESTERDAY. Toronto, 8; Newark, 2, Rochester, 10; Jersey City, 9 (first). |‘ Jersey City, 2; Rochester, 1 (second). Baltimore, 9; Syracuse, 3 (first). Baltimore, 7; Syracuse, 6 (second). | Reading, 7; Buffalo, 0. GAMES TO-DAY. Rochester at Jersey City. Syracuse at Baltimore. Buffalo at Reading. oe British ter Yn w Series: WES, Isle of Wight, Aug. 1! (A. sociated Press).—Great Britain yester day won tlm international six-metr: yacht race from the team of four American boats sent across scas to con test for the cup. ee and Shel Garden pn im Race at night. aramme aquat events Will be decided to-night in the Madison Square Garden pool, under tho auspices of the Metropolitan sociation, A. A. L. Most of the stars are entered in r specialties. Pour contests were inally echeduled, but at the last moment Tred W. Ru arranged a special 200-metre shoke, in whieh Steve 11 he New Work A. C. and Rob senting the Tiline Raddy Anothe will attempt to world’s record Ruddy holds the breast-stroke mari of three minutes flat, made in a 220 yard pool, ‘The distance for to-nig event will be five trips acro: tank. Ruddy and Skelton wil at the figures of 2.56 3-5, esta by P. Courtey of London lishman's time was made in é ty-five-yard tank the first two of which will be played at the Polo Grounds this afternoon in the of a double-header. Leon Cadore emphasized his claim to being one of the best hurlers in the National League by pitching one <f the most brilliant games of the @eason against the Pirates yesterday. ‘The Brooklyn ace held the National § leaders down to six_hits,, beating Johnny Morrison, the Birm- f mgham recrutt, m spite of the lat- ter’s excellent work, by a score of 1/ way did Cadore pitch great | his bat was inetrumental . The solitary tally was made in the fifth inning. Ray Sohmandt began thts scssion a neat two-bagger to left field. | duff followed with the usual sac- fice bunt and Schmandt raced to | Tierney threw out Krueger, | b holding third. But Cadore da By) up his sleeve and Schmandt the plate. | hits. In_ the side made six thth inning Cutshaw batted for Brot- e. was thrown out “by ‘isildur. | BP erédeva Davey” Robertson acted bs Pinch hitter for Morrison and. skied 370 Grimeh, There was a lot of noise slammed a three-bagger to centre field, and the crowd: pleaded with Carey for'a hit, hut Cadore worked carefully on the outilelder and he finally @roundet to Kildu:t. The only other times that the Pirates ‘\ threatened to score were in, the ‘sec: ond and sixth innings. In the second Barvhart singled to left and went to lsecomd on Ticrney’s single to centre. | Cadore worked himself out of the hole by Grimm on a fly to Myers and | 190 et of Metrapel- ation, The Nomination Committee of the! letropolitan Association of the Ame- | Athletic Union announced the iat | officers for the organization which | wit be voted on at the annual meeting | de 19, following a meeting yes- "The list follows: sproekient, Frederick W, Rubien; Fir: Obertubessin, j Execut mmittee, J. W. {, Martin ' Ac Kicin Warren Field- se atephen A. Byrnes and John J. oneal T. Matthews was named as Gicapper. for the track and field} while A. G. Savorl and Otto} for the men swimming events end Mrs. E. C, Zizek for the women's events. r 47 Cortlandt Se. 260 SUITS WERE $60.00 230 Linen Golf Knickers.... Palm Beach Suits........... White Flannel Trousers. ... AUGUST SAL OF MEN’S SUIT, which continues through this week. Every suit of the thou- sands offered splendidly styled, well tailored, good fabrics, all from our regular etock of Kuppenheimer and Brill suits: 310 SUITS WERE $40.00 360° - 88 | $27, | $43. 60.00 HOT WEATHER TOGS 65.00 70.00 Broadway at 49th Street 279 Broadway ‘jaw dropped bir Montreal Gives Remarkable Fistic News Exhibition of Gameness Against Midget Smith oe Providence Lad Injures Ankle After the First of Two Knock- downs in First Round and Outpoints Opponent During Rest! of Bout—Dundee - White Bout a Draw—Buff Gets Question: | able Decision Over Ledoux, While Paul Doyle Outpoints |! Marty Cross. By John Pollock OCAL boxing enthusiasts who did L not attend the boxing show held by the Doxing-Drome A. A. in the Bronx Jast night missed one ef |the greatest collection of bouts that ,|has been witnessed in this city since the Walker boxing jaw went into ef. fect last September. ‘The four con tests staged by Lew Raymond not only went the full limit of ten rounds, but all of them were full of real hard fighting from the first md to the final tap of the bell In the main bout brought together Midget Smith, local bat tler, and Young Montreal of Prov idence, the fans Montreal dis- play sameness follow! injury to his right ankle in the first round has seldom been witnessed in a bout in_this city The accident Happ which the saw 1 to Mont hile the s8 against shit dropped rer ropes Smith, c o Montreal's jaw which to the Hoor in a neutral As he went to the canvas Montreal's night I him, and for if the ankle badly sprained began count uthough t exeruciat » his feet at hun had been | Referee Vatsey H ing over Montreal little fighter wa ing pain h the count o Smith was ¢ and with an 1 nifty Montreal s feet und the 1 Mont for the sending in fs ften that the Mont real m 1 far the oniy oul stiff blows, he une th again ast for him with ing reund it i would have ¢ harder battle an Johany Lander White show clever, cor batt lor ba and his heavy He howed very weil wh also men wonld st © quarter The best bo! betwee: Johnny to finish, and 1 judges did not call instcad of giving the eThe little chamy ts he did sire ’ heavy and damag nto Ledoux’s body, face 50 50 44 E, 14th St. vat | and Gossip By John Pollock Y anks Back on Top Again By Beating White Sox, While Indians Lose As John Jennings, the fight pro- | ) City, lost: seve | = y staging the Mike f Sn fight at Me open | 4. ooh gems Gly on Maesdas | Two Home Runs by Home-; RUTH NOW FOUR DAYS the chances are t t John in | Run Baker Help to | AHEAD OF 1920 RECORD. the future will pass up these sive botttg and atick to the Pei aan fry of battlers, “With the Do the Trick. Rabe Roth is now four Gage ahead of fight fans refusing to go to Jer hom ed t¥ (o witness bouts, now that i" | Mie Rowe res recers of luee year, eae ive legalized boxing in this. State By Isaac Shuman. | Big Hitter turned = we vane 1o Jerseymen will nv y the bi int cireult: smash of the present ent 55 " wos f ut the New K | BBACK again! | the expense of young Mr. Hedge at . fate AlWraye 6 Ahd hae Femi thee | etme WoL Pe. | the Polo Growmds yesterday. Babe's BOXINGDROME SHOW DRAWS fy Will surely. be costly ones to} Now York % BIS | fortyesccand home rum last yemr was A “GATE” OF $36,747.70, | 8° Promoters i Oleroland O41 HIT | ade on Ang. 14 off Jim Show. > | i | Ruth needs only @ desen more home Geno ‘Tonnes, the pansileg weet ithe Vath ‘i || By John Pollock. Hearywoigit, tas axed for gewenonemant of Only one point, to be sure, bu! rune to reach the mark he established The gross receipts of the boxing | (errand bout with Bidie Jowpte, the the lead. Innt senson. ‘The Yanks bave 52 mere i = - | Staten Inland heavyweight, from Monday rtght ae show staged by the Boxingdrome | untii the following Manday ewming, at the; And the Yanks did it yesterday by A. A. in the Bronx last night | Brieften Boring Clab of Staten Titand on @-) heating the atill troublesome Sox mounted to $36,747.70, including the propia’ J boa fof car, The chub office bere) white the Athietion were scalping the tax of 10 per cent, Over 9,000 per- |" peoinar Indtane. son itnesse¢ 6 conte a A itch Yeon clincher! betewen Willie bee a bon Withetsed ike contadta, oF whlch | Me wie of Sune bhatt fear) 0 PAIK MASE RAEN) &8 oer aL cea tk, ae Me are nus En the rgat fiiter of Tatemn, N. d| the line-up marked the return of Sena] 670.85, which was 5 i va |Piey will come together In a ten-rewed DO | the home team to winning form. $35,107. we writer learned tha nw fo be atagrel by the American Tagion at omemam - i | Teotes peg er ‘i - é | Aaron Ward then came throug’ the club official Holoyoke, Mas, on the night of Aug. 16. | J. Franklin Raker hit homers No. | with a @ingle to Centre, sobre Bakes Mickoy Walker, tie god weltarmeant a Re Jand 9, and between theme swats lang Mrusel aan abot erro Jack Tintton mich a hant battle George Herman Ruth hit homer | a L . ne iJ A tov Ss ago, ban beon matctial to maa) 7 4 | {n the fourth Kid Gleason renewed 1,502 at $2.20 Shami 1, tho Yonker ¢igtiter, in a twelve. “ hostilities with Joubert Davenpo | 3,400 at 3.30 y round heut at the Oven Pare AL A, boring 1 f who is a southpaw and handsome, bu! 1982 at B80 9.536.090 |*20W on Friday evening, Ave. 10, Harry Rete | ba van rina = bite bil a lhe got under way badly by walking bd aanea Will reform the content. the Yan itters, who tappe | Collins. New et e abet Fianty Darnelte, the “Piahting Con” from wwash | Clarence Hodge, Joubert Daven- | rae ‘ wr sanie. te hoe ait of the he felines | port and Douglas McWeeney for | Miller singled to centre and ad Total $86,747.70 vicinity, inehiding Jack Demrser, wil be] fifteen blows, which scored four- ed Tip to third. Peck war AIGel ALAS AG AiO LOM ONAIT Hn oa SIG “ . alked, filling the bases, and Jowbi: 1 ra hae: Gea -TNaLOA a to. Wie IRA Sager teen runs. showed all his teeth, including hi he first two round In the third ith eae Coifasareayeh 4 " wisdom ones, in a grin when the Baby round the Frenchman got going, and e Rasionen tn a tmeee rmund Bout st] and for that matter, it wan not an| came to the plate, The Bambino wi ed punches with Buft every laltogother sad day for the Sox bat- | walked, forcing in Collins many of these ex- ‘ ters, who connected with Rip Collins ee lightly in Ledoux’s |. monweatth Sporting CInb's main owt ort a, Wee pale in the | And then Jonbert was sent te the Sturdy nigh will be Jimmy Kelly #s. Babe | for ten r yhowere, beth runieved by areveaaines the fans wild in the fifth |S" | fifth inning and one of these a homer! te was instantly dubbed ‘Red ‘Ho: spring Bult the flee Battling Lovinsky. who is taking a net. has just | which, togeth nt across five runs Hr flush on (he jaw. Ele een ofteesd several Dauts,in the Norwest whlch |and for a while made it seem as if the | He remained, but the Yanks sco: 1 hard on Burt's left eye, |he ts acrepl They want him to battle /Mine-run lead the Yanks had amassed | off him readily, if not at will, besitic ypen, from whieh the blood | at Portland, Vancouver, Bo ¢ and other plac would melt away | perpetrating on him a practical joke and he intends to sarctfor the West the iwver| But Rip tightened up a bit and was rm th round Bult landed aj mrt of neat month able to finish, Tt was his. sixth Babe bunted to him in the ‘ Joux ft eve Packer Ovonty | Straight victory sixth and beat his throw to m wh h sy Otay anal — first. And that made him feel so his fa Sitenvewital Franklin Baker hit his first) out of sorts he permitted Ba: Nakatas lave roon his finet apearance in th a moment later to hit another G Seine te Unt Aug. 2tts pee, second inning after an absence homer. 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