IBABE RUTH, CLOUTS FOUR BINGLES—CUBS WIDEN LEAD ON GIANTS—MABEL TRASK FAILS TO APPEAR AT GRAND CIRCUIT | TING SATURDAY {ER LIVE SPORTING NOTES OF INTEREST — Johnny vers !PLAN NEW LEAGUE in the Bgsﬂt: Regulated Ijémiiliiesr L B o e e e ey FOR NEXT SEASON ToLD } ~— N [ You'Le JUST Have T N HERe ComesS JoneES { | R T TeELL MR. JomeEs “""“”» \ Now - GosH!' Hew t [ | — LAY BoD! | FoRGOT NeT To Come 70 Do HATE To TELL Him ati N i fris wee i N\ Forr s Al oo\ | T e RS T [ National ~ Baseball ~ Federation fYou KooW i HAVE To WIGGLE t GUES HELL BE TERRIBLY | et Bu- A e o "L HAvE) DIS APRO 16 TED | Takes Preliminary Steps IEMENT — To ‘ TV E GREENS = Cleveland, 18. 1—Members of the | executive committee of the National I Baseball Federation and representa« j tives of major league basebali clubyg | will meet in Cleveland Sept. 15 td | take preliminary steps to enlarge the federation’s activities next y Dr. Rayecroft, members of the Na< tional Training Camp Commission, conferred with Clayton €. Townes, organizer of the federation and mem« | ber of the executive committee, this week, and favors a plan for conduct- ing org baseball by the federa= tien and representatives of majox league clubs. Teams will be composed of play< ers working at some essential occu« pation five or five and a half days each week. Rules of the federatiom | may be arranged so as to permit ma- | jor league players who will be com= pelled to give up their present oc« cupation because of the work or fightf order to take part in the games. The | composition of the circuit is nof definitely known. The federation at present cofn< posed of Chicago, Cleveland, Pitts< burg, Cincinnati, Toledo, Detroit, Co< lumbus, Louisville Akron, Canton andf Johnstown. It is understood thaf | | each city in the circuit likely toy ‘ Johnny Evers, former captain and | Ve revresented by two clubs in orde manager of the world championship | 10 PErmit games every Saturday ang | baseball teams, the Chicago Cubs | SUnday, one of the teams always be- and the Boston Braves is about to | & @t home when the other is on tha | 80 abroad to act as director of ath- | 'ad < 3 7 AN, 2 letics with the Knights of Columbus. | The receipts of the games will bd 7 2 SHE) / i { used to pay the players in addition{ to wages received for working fod i . i | | the company they represent on tha | | diamond and their traveling expenses. | A percentage will be given to ownerg | | of league 11 parks where tha | games are played and the rest will | g0 to the athletic equipment fund maintained by the national commis< DOGGONE (T '™ SORRY HANK ., THE WIFE WAS coum’wg q EEING You AN OSK;{\ES'LL BC ALL UPSET Now — GEE WHIZ - ‘AT'S Too BAD! weLL/ SOME OTHER T‘/MD/ DD You SEE MR I JONES AND | Tece mitm NoTo To ComE OVUT WHAT DID HE Sav ? HELLo BiLL - SAY oLD MAan M AWFLLLY SORRY To SAY (T wiLtL BE MPoOSSIBLE To come ouT To YouR PLACE- I'VE GoT 'ro‘ao oUT OF OF JoBS- ~ EBARRASSING , ages S A first, W. fd T. Cummings, me event for girls, 5 was first, Elin Lin- Becond and Ida LaFlamme d. In the 40-yard dash for ager 11 to 12, B. Watson was Cpyright, 1918, by The Tribune Association (New York Tribure) i sion on training campgactvities | ' e Wirst, John Phalon, second and Paul | e [ e et onne e forsa third. In the same event for 1‘ £ . A | cities are said to look with favor upon . | . Yakees Divide With T opontion 1t A Soropen girls Marlon Kelley was first, F .“ qqn y | SonASdentohis olub e wn oratvill vote e e ol | Tankees Divige 1 186IS— | the proposition and will co-operate. noolian was ;‘E“::‘“ '“("" ”I' fq\iy]l‘fl».~ | unanimously to close earlier than Se e trow Bheben i | T Messetnay oin the | L)-yarg cont i retary Baker stipulated. Clark G Lo aseball team was de- | g ! & B i was first, H. i 2 DRpavec: s Crohe feated by the team o > Ne e, 5 0 G boys 18 to 14, J. '0"’1“““,‘{\ s | 1ith, manager and part owner of the e \vvt.'f(,fx 5 of ”\',‘ ?\‘“ “l‘\":’l",' | sl Wins Uwn Game Stromquist = Caia b e e Washington club, and Charles Comis- * {m.,(, e s e S i e . B A e [ key, owner of the Chicago Americans, | | score: A [ NATIONAL LEAGUB | e riGuts Jizeyitonpe fratio) el ® jarc the only club owners opposed ia | | renay: (Rl uClana B0 R an s S Clevelandyl e | Rt meninocend, s ! | the plan Johnson said, and added that | geleated 2 sncipHiafL0 slof i vos | Results Yesterday. | third. k _— Comiskey had a=n as e —_—— A R TING g | terd unching hits with bases on | Jew Y 1 S tebureh 0 Injithe fistanding Abroad SImn® £or i s R : | Begley, 21 1 1 2 2 2|balls Morton was effective through-| Orieic k Besen poUren 0-4 boys, ages 8 to 10, M. Kinkelstein was } 3 l L M t B B £ J 3 5 P [ S ] D bl 'H d P = o o olout striking out six batters | LR Roy was third. In the same event for | | Pittsburgh, Aug. 1.—Barney Drey-| Ko, o mon o B8 2 B RG mee e, Gieerrien || SRR AL T G Flamme was second and Burns was tionals, believes the National League | | e 0n Sl R R i AR LE Standing of the Clubs third In the two standing broad | faes SHCHIG finishigi = Redoduley — ‘;:N:('W””‘%Lityr Sa 8 Al i S T W & ! bt B : e = ampbell, 1 00 0 1 1] TAEhEte | farara for Bose, sees 11 w17, W : So far as Ban Johnson and the| | =ambh g ¢ I - o | Chicago ..... 60 32 Watson was first, J. Phalon was sec- | Cincinnati, Aug. 1.—A decislon on | American leaguo are concerned I| Boston, Aug. 1.—Chicago beat Bos- | A Blanchard, ofirf. 30 0 1 0 0 1(,.“,"‘”;‘6’7“’“]“ et PRI Llswiy i e e 6 ond and P. Lorsa was third. In the | how and when to end the baseball |shall make no further effort to con- | ton yesterday, 5 to 4. Hendrix weak- | sigap of . Al e e e Pittsburgh ....... 45 43 ame cvent for girls, H. Sullivan was | season of the two major leagues will | sult with them regarding the world's | ened in the eighth when Boston mada . N ; _‘.\:1.\m.~ M e ; Philadelphia 4 47 first, M. Kelley was sacond and P. Ma- | be reached Saturday at Cleveland. Att | series or discuss probable plans the | o =0 W € BR0! 18 | Sii ey e | Cincinnati . o L 18 noolian was third. In the two stand- | the request of B. B. Johnson, presi- | National League may have as to when | 1€ Iuns. B ”]‘_70 leved him and | 19 7} Ry T . | Btooklym T 50 ins broad jumps for hoys, ages 13 to | dent of the American League, Chair- the season should be closed” he said | Was In turn replaced Ty —Tyler. New Departure. e pomo | Boston ........ 41 14, W. Putlavitz was first, H. Strom- | man August Herrmann called the |yesterday. { A] ﬂl“{‘f '"”“E (¥ana feature, Ru- | i 5 [ Chicago, Aug. 1.—A triple by Ain- | g p o’ 770" 38 p quist was second and J. Boroski was | meeting of te ional Commission | Dreyfuss was recently named by| SOPI'S support was poor in the I e "‘ HL. O. &. 1 |smith and o single by Johnson in the | = third. In the same event for girls, R.| for 11 o'clock Saturday morning at | the National League to confer with | PITCnes an e “ 0 1 ¢ | tenth following poor base running by Games Today Juravitch was first, S. Cafaretti Was cleveland officials of the American circuit on| he score r. h Durham, b ; 0O 0 4 1 0]|Chicago in the first, gave Washington ct o Rl New Yot second and H. O'Keefe was third |~ Herrmann also wired invitations to |the question of closing the season | Chicaso <. 012100100—5 9 Gilmore O 18] 0la 2 to 2 victory vesterday. The game 4'“&“3-'( Ly {]\\ : Smalley School Meet. | the owners of the clubs in the Na- [and staging a world's series. i Boston ........ 000100030—¢ & 2 |Bugnolia ¢ 1 1 0 0 0]wasa pitching duel between Shellen- Cinciinall St proopn At the Smalley school in the 40-yard L oo " " A erican Leagues to at- eball is our business’ he con-| Hendrix, Cater, Tyler and Killefer; | AU, ¢ ... 20 L Wibad and Joheson s Tatter sikime | L8 0 o PR dash for boys, ages § to 10, S. Gordon | fory A O aid indications | tinued. “We, of course. will com-| Rudolph, George and Wilson | Rovnolas, 1b .. 1 0 9 0 0|out eleven men. The score: ittsburgh at Boston was first, D. Lipman was second and | "4y practically all club owners |PLY With the government’s ruling e |Harigan, p ......08 1 0 0 4 0 L ] — ‘ J. Gaydosh was third. In the same | %1% TA%% BE Ll John K. |Which makes it plain that all balll e, Y 3 1.2 0 0 | Washington 1010000001—3 & 0 | AMERICAN LEAGUE S iaht forl sirls i IaniStolow was fret | SCMRCRETFEe e ,""‘i T [ players within the draft age must| Brooklyn 2-7, St. Louis 1-2, Thomas, rf 3 0 1 0 0 0fcChicago ... 1000001000—2 5 1| i . T. Specalatti was second and M. Pren- | Tener, president ‘l" 25l \f\“. ‘\‘l“(‘“ seek other employment after Septem-| Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 1.—Brooklyn Pl ~——| Johnson and Ainsmith; Shellen- ‘ Results Yesterday. { dergast was third. In the 40-yard dash ! ;_“‘“g“:_ i “.‘“‘:1“” “I':'\';T;“‘“\‘m"‘” ’L;d ber 1. But the sovernment is n,ni' took two sames from St. Louis yester- | - ; 8 6 ~'“ e bach and Schalk. | Cleveland 10, Philadelphia 1. | il = rom New York to ann, s 5 : oA iR e - et gl | New Departure . %003 000—5 il 2 & 5 % ot Bovaaxesiil to L. Richmond : et 3 ¢ | going to stop us if we continue with | day by scores of 2 to 1 and 7 to i A 3 = | New York , Detroit 3-6. { was first, T. Karmilowitz was second | he would "”‘] “;“ nd ‘:“ "':ff“‘"l‘*'q;“: teams composed of players outside the | The opener went thirteon inninge. |->7PeS 002080, 0 New York Detroit 3-6. I8 Nin=ton s Chicaso 2 H and D. Rosenberg was third. In the | he had decided not to attend any|qraft age. I for my part, believe that| O'Mara driving Zuch Wheat home Sacrifice hit, Durham: two-base hit, Detroit. Mich., Aug. 1.—Detroit| Boston 8, St. Louis 4. 1 same event for girls, S. Warsky was| more sessions of the National Com- | {pe National League should go right| with the winning run with a long Sacrifice hit, Durham; two-base hits, j and New York divided a double- = first, 1. Swarsky was second and C. | mission. This, it l'\:_l*“'_dk‘_l'»*'“f"i"»“ in | ahead and finish its schedule. | double ch team scored a run in | Welch, Rugnolia: stolen base, Thomas: | header yesterday, the visitors win- Standing of the Clubs Vibberts was third. In the 40-vard|line with his declaration = sever Strong for Serics in September. | the first inning and then battled |double play, G. Campbell to Begley; | ning the first game, 5 to 3, and the W L PC. dash for boys, ages 13 to 14, I. Rosen- | weeks ago that he would not sit with Cincinnati, Aug. 1.—August Herr-| evely until the thirteenth. Cheney |base on balls, off McCormack 1. off | locals taking the second, 6 to 2. In | Boston 59 3 615 berg was first, A. Tessler was secand | Johnson in any baseball matters, fol- | mann, chairman of the National| was put out of the game in the sixth | Havigan 1; first base on errors, New | the first game Kallio weakened in | cleveland. . ... ‘567 and J. Zdanczika was third. In the | lowing the dispute over tho Pitcher | Baseball Commission said vesterday | for objecting to a decision by Umpire | Departure 3: hit by pitched ball, [ the seventh inning, six hits netting | washinston §0-yard dash for boys, 13 to 14, L | Perry case. he would net attend the meeting of | Noran. Robertson finished in fine | Ryan: struck out. by McCormack #, | four runs. Detroit bunched hits to | ew York .. N7 Rosenberg was flrst A. Gordon w Chairman Herrmann said that at |the Natlonal League called by John K. | style and gets credit for the vietory. | by Harigan 9: left on hases. Annex %, | \vin the second game. The Scores: | cnieago i second and J. Zdanczika was third the Cleveland meeting the question | Tener, president of the league. for) The Superbas batted both May and |New Departure 5: passed balls Peter- Iir Game wn-:;x ISERTRRTE S In the standing broad jump for boys | of when to close the major league |Saturday at New York S S o i thel seaoral mae| mont 1 Silafidd S frme B T Bumbire | i o DR seasdoona G0 = ages 8 to 10, S, Gordon was first, D. | seasons and also the question of hold-{ "I am not going to the mecting of | while Grimes was effective | Mangan I New York 000010400—5 7 4 | Philadelphia 7 55 Lipman was second and H. Horwitz | ing a world’s series will be definitely | the National League,” he said. i R { 6 | Datvoit S noT o ro e was third. In the same event for girls, | decided. “Some other National leaguers will | . (First. Game) I loinahlen andl Walices | e g s B, s, Inot be ere e . Vhy sho we "he score v h. e} D ! | & A (5] second and I Stolow was third, In the | ‘ i 20? We have a tacit understanding | Brooklyn . 1—5 13 ! ! Washington at Ch standing broad jump for boys, ages| ‘hicazo. Aug. 1.—President Ban l{o keep right on with the schedule| St. Louis ...1000000000000-—1 10 1} c . | | Toston at St. Lo 12 to 12, L. Richmond was first, H. Johnson of the American League last | 4jj] Septembery1, and not to worry in Cheney, Robertson and M. Wheat;: | g 5 Second Game | New York at Detroit L O o was second and D. Rosenbers | NELt called a special meeting of the | the meanwhile Ames and CGonzales | Mabel Trask Fails to Appear— Tu | r. h.e.| Philadelphia at Cieveland AP ocond o ik 5 | organization to be held in Clevelanc “There isn'{ any reasc W n | Detrai 200 2000 2x e bRILD) N was third, In the same event for| Orfanization t il i Cllasitoml There fsw't any reason why a| - O i o VT | Detrait .. -+ 20020002x—6 10 0 : ! e 8, Swarsky was first, 1. Swarsky | Saturday, definitely to decide on the | world's series cannot he arranged to | ) New York " 000002 ! INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Reas) seconalifera g oaletyliwe s IbioRoe i e lyiiclosin RloTy ol ason [bog [l SepterlierBERoun - M Inelman (S ERScore P e Gnio. Aug. L—Manel | I\\VM!A wnd Spencer; Keating and S iy In the standing broad jump | #0d the staging of the world's series | who will play the worl series will | o 0 20002030x—7 14 2 ' Trask did not come to the post yester- Dty i Results Yesterday. s ages 13 to 14, J. Kerner was | Prior to September 1 in compliance to | be granted ten days ar two weeks | oo “p G 000002000—2 7 | it X L f | Raltime b 2o Biraciscd0 1 for boye ages, b | Secretary Baker's “work or fight” |by their draft boards in which to find | 7 e & 4 Jidoy forsher tienty gecondifreoitor all 2 g Rochester 3 frst, J. Zdanczika was second and M. | % S ¥ Grimes and Miller; May, Sherdel | . : Boston 8, St. Louis 4. Binghamton 6. Rochester 3 A S S | order. There also will be a special [jobs. By our system of finding es-| 7 ORES R trotting duel with St. Frisco and the I i S AL D, NEN A o o heRLs H"Tm:: D ackatball put for hoys, ages | meeting of the National Baschall Com- | sential work they will be af work S | feature event of the program lost | b e e e ranto B arae City 2- 0 (regs n the basketball put ys, ages | T el Baschall SR i | u was the main factor in Boston's ¢ . 7-9, Jers 2.0, (sec ’ missio leveland at the same tinme. cfore / 4 | < - 0, J. Diner was first, M. Went- | mission in ¢ 2 S - 4 | some of the zest for this reason WA | e story over St. Louls yes- | ond game won by forfeit.) : 'G ‘V“ " ocond and 8, Gordon was| Although the club owners of the Favors Serics in September, New York 1-2, Pittsburgh 0- i ; el e AT S v;y:u- | ‘;’“ d o n the basketball put for boys | National League are scheduled to meet | St. Louis, Aug. 1.—Branch Rickev, New: Yorkt Aug. 1—Newl York andi| i S D o doibie two hincles a2 Standing of the Clubs thIre. 1 o 12, L. Richmond was first, | In special session in New York Satur- President of the St. Louls Natonals, | pjjtshurgh divided a double-header , €¥er, and won the first heat from the i 220 ®U0 50 B b Bod 0 Mol co W. 1 ages 11 B e Was socond and P, Birn. | day, President Johnson was advised Yesterday announced —that, at the|j . ;o vesterday, the home team win- | Geers stallion before the latter ot | ML W TVE FINET O i BHCTROTE s 8 D. Rosenbers N S the basketball | ¥ August Herrmann, chairman of the mecting of the league directors at| ;.. {pnc first same by a score of 1 to | 80ing. Geers took St. Frisco out the | ;1 JO¥F © Torent : baum was thirc bt < s - of the | New York, August 3, the vote of his > cecond and third heats at a faster clip 1e score Toronto ...... i o ages 13 to 14, J. Zdancz- | National Commission and owner of the . vote 0. while Pittsburgh won the second C ki L ! S et e . put for boys, ages ki i | Cincinnati Nationals, that he would at- | €lub would be cast in favor of endingl * /" ") and never was headed, although Lu ’ 003000014—8 10 it T o4a ka was first, J. Kerner was second and 3 3 S tend | aseball September 1. Rickey said P¥ o . R i s S e o in oy || O e don 3 I e i iri , sixty | tend the Cleveland meeting instead | - In the first contest, Causey won his | Princeton came a rusl & : 000500000 L 0T R 5 . was third, In the sixt ; e 5 1 St. Loui S 2 1 Newark - 4 M. Hiberman s vi - 5 e al | he favored the staging of the world iehtl e efes el the third mile that it had to be step- - = e d dash for boys, ages 11 to 12, §.| and that two or three other National | n® favored the S&nE OF H4€ HOULHS | ixtn straight same, defeating Com- | the third m E Bush and Mayer; Gallia and Nuna~ | Buffalo .... 37 < . as | League club owners would accompany | g | stock in a pitchers’ battle in which | ped in 2:03 1-4 to win e [FEs A Gordon was first and D. Lipman wa il | i ol ; i oy | maker | syracuse ..... 27 53 nd and J. Diner was third, In the | him : the only run was scored in the fifth The other feature of the third days | = [l e i ¢ second a : e ent Johns that he was 1 i ing on Compton’s trip ‘ c- | progra as the 2:07 trot, the Neil | (A=t Sixty yard dash for boys ages 11 to| President Johnson said that he w FIGHTS POSTPONED AGAIN. inning on Compton viple and M SR OB A OEG B A | s s = 12, H. Lipman was first, L. Richmond | strongly opposed to continuing base- Philadelphia, Aug. 1.—Rain yester- | Carty’s singlc ) louse stake, purs O 4 | : i y | Games Today & . i Bl e el o 1 s heihalieves | 2 | In the second zame, the veteran | dler, although om being a fa-| Worcester, Mass, Aug. 1.—Favorite : was second and H. Sechtman w dl af ptem | day caused another postponenient of i e L s e R e = G e Newark at Toronto third | to play after that date would be a di { the fo six-round bouts which were | pitcher Bak Ad: b ehratec 1 vorite, v‘. ou r | won ) it f e ‘. T I aaaECity t Buffalo : . \d pump for ! rect violation of the war department's | € e = S return to the National League with a i wiest betting } postponed meeting of the Day A : = o 2 6 2g | order Six of (he eight clubs in the | , = o F well earned victory ot th ce Lrewer sell | Cirenit here at the Greenduale trach pi TR g Mk pEes 10 6 12 5 Bl mone N Leusiio. he sald, have ap.| oouts. originally seneduled for Mues- |80 (rnen scorell dts last two run ite fo ticket total- | vesterduy atternoon. | , owned by Bloshaanton gl B H. Lipman was second and D.|American Lea 1e - the | day nignt between Battling Levir | onlstiieeze plays The Toddler wa 10 to 1 ¢ Wotten of 1 el and ive senberg was third, In the standing | proved his supgestion to elose e | 4 i Gren, Jack Thompson and | ©% 4 i bt e L B SeiRE s e FOLTON WILL NOW WORK yroad Jump for hoys, ages 1% (o 14, | championship season on or about AU~ g 0, "poorg g, Irish Patsy Cline and (i Game) shot and G : S e e R i s el sl o o | sust 20, i then stage the world's | i ST LT Soldier Barteld | The score T o [0 SR LS R M v G et e B S R U L e e S ey i was second and M wan as | series and exhibition game it He 1 und Jack (Britton, will be held nevt { New York GODOT00 021 Bz a | I EEUORA0 T DT ) { Vermont < farm 1 dp toel ¢ | 1 diys remaining unti) the fivst |5 X | Pittst h 000000000 ¢ 1 heapest race of t dternoon I Utton, to a masterful victory in the { knocked out in one round P i e i s | oy G night (R i e s o 2:13 ich ook flve | 2:17 pace. were fhe horses to veward | Dempsey last Saturday, intimated yes< iy 3 A 2 el 1t would he sclfish to take advan 2 G ST | ahe Seninid i i before T Weed rom | their followers by repeating their wins | terday that he would not fight again D. Livm « ) oltsky | Rl NORTIFEND S ANVANLAG AL - 8 {land ¢ | The other " in | of last week in straight heat up- | until after the war, He is planning ta b en sh | s ‘ The North Ends of this city « | T T A B Gareaiae e A din ine s 00 for 2:17 | cngage in war wor Fulton offered or boys, ages 11 to 12, man was | is no time to force recreation on the {jense anv baseball nine in the te, | Second Gam s o starts in 1 W Pl Chap | ew explanation \ t. ‘He esond and l. Richm ird. | public when Amecricans are giving ab | rryasor of LSoutn’ Manol and « @ ) Rerth yillon, W v the | cia ¢ \ luck ap fa ne lanation for s d 3 ! | 1 e P . > 000 0o 4 q orth R X 1 next week and Kilbo 1 irst anc second e and De psey I i orc - I the rtwenty ya for boys, | their lives on the battlefields of | Federals of Middletown pre - Ad-|| Pittsk 5 bt MR Bt oSt ‘m‘ e . ‘ RERHO S i Jten '»1\ s :,.hm-,w 4Y:y:‘n but t He 1‘ :ym ages 18 to 14, M. Huberman was nm,l France,” said the statement issned hy |dvess H. Sautter. 79 Clark New | New York 002 V00 : a mile in 2 g fonan e fo e T i bl i Sialenn b . \at the latte A Tessler was second and H, Deery | Mr. Johnson today Britain. The games are ta be plaved Adams and Schmidr Steels and with the half in one ) Rosa Watt 2 ‘1‘,'. ‘um: chestnut, { attener .”mn “‘ n they were com« was third | The American League executive on Sundays out of town. Rariden. daughter of General Watt out of a.clinch,

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