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THE OGDEN STANDARD, OGDEN, UTAH, TUESDAY. MAY 6, 1913 , 1 nOOR KITTLE SCOOP YOU COULD HARDLY BLAME HIM pL V-.Rt sip A TVain THE: HljNDVtD AND PoRTY- ! OGDEN STANDARD SPORTING PAGE I Jack Johnson, the speedy outfield er of the St LouIb Americans, is a graduate of the Birmingham team in the Southern association lie hit for .296 and had IT. stolen bases last sea son With the training that Stcnall will put him through he will be a much improved baserunner and able to use his speed to a better advan tage. Jack took the spring training trip with the New York Giants last year, but he was left with Birmingham on the trip north When McGraw saw him this year he realized that a good outfielder had slipped through his fingers. l I an DEVON I Arrow COLLAR CLUETT PEABODY&CQTRCrrN.Y. Excursions East ; "The Union Pacific System" "CllL. "The Direct Way" '' Automatic -Tiu-.- EJeciric So'eL ', - Blocfc Social Proteciion '" "V jj I H Special round trip fares I I from OGDEN to ( I I Chicago $56 50 : 9 St. Louis 52.00 h Memphis 59.85 ; H ji St Paul . 55.70 "'V I Omaha 40 00 Kansas City 40.00 Denver 22 50 I I Pueblo 22.50 Proportionate rates to other points. DATES OF SALE : May 7, 8, 10, 17, 24, 31. June 3, 7, 13, 14, 21, 28. July 2. 5. 10, 19, 23, 31. Aug. 1, 9, 10, 11, 16, 22, 28 Sept. 10, 11. fINAL LIMIT OCTOBER 31. Diverse Routes Liberal Stopovers. 8ix Daily Trains mi For further information. tickets and I . reservations, call at. phone or address I I CITY TICKET OFFICE I ;;1 2514 Washington Ave. Phone 2500. :?ym Piu L. Beemer sssaif MM WfJ, City Pawenger and Ticket Agent m CLUBS STANDING UNION ASSOCIATION. Won. Lost Pet. I Helena 2 1 667 1 Ogden 3 2 600 Salt Lake 1 3 500 Great Falls 3 3 500 Butto 2 3 .400 MlFsoula 1 2 .333 NATIONAL LEAGUE. Won. Lout. Pet Philadelphia 9 4 .692 Chicago 13 7 650 Prooklyn 10 7 583 St Louis 11 8 579 F'itisburg 10 9 526 New York 8 8 .500 Boston 4 12 .250 Tlncinnati 4 14 .222 AMERICAN LEAGUE. Won Lost. Pet. Philadelphia 13 3 .813 Washington 11 4 .733 Cleveland 13 6 .667 Chicago 13 9 .691 St Louis 9 12 .429 Boston 7 11 .389 Detroit 6 14 .300 New York 2 15 .118 Quakers Beat Giants. Philadelphia, May 5 -Three home run drives by Magee and Cravath oil" Marquard's delhery gave Philadel phia today's game with New York 6 to 3 Cravath. in the second, and Magee in the fourth put the ball into the left field bleachers for four ba gera In the sixth New York tied the score on singles by Doyle and Merkle. Knabe's muff of a throw-In and Herzog's single In the same j inning. Knabe's double and a pass lo I Lobert were followed M.igee's second J home run and Cravatll's single and Doolan's triple added another tall before the session closed McCor mlck h single and Herzog's double i gave New York another run in the eighth. Ames took Marquard's place in the eighth. R H E New York 3 8 0 ! Philadelphia 6 9 2 taBretels--Marquard Ames and Myers; Alexander and KUIifer. Athletics 8, New Yorks 1. New V)rk May 5. The New York Americans closed their first home stay without winning a game on t h r- r own grounds They were beaten by the Athletics today, the score beinc 8 to 1 Fisher and Plank had a pitch er's battle until the eighth Innins. when the Highlanders crumpled and the visitors scored four runs Plank held the Highlanders lo two hits, one of them a home run by Sweeney. Cree made a wonderful catch of Oldring's hit in the third fielding the ball while lying on the ground New York. May 5. (American) Philadelphia 8 7 0 New York 1 2 4 Batteries Plank and Thomas: Fisher, Klepfer and Sweeney Dodgers Defeat Braves. Brooklyn, May 5 James of Bos ton held Brookhn hitless for six in nlngs today and runlesi for seven. after which the locals got busy with, his offerings aud won a spirited ten inning game by three to two Moran's muff and wild throw in the seventh let in a brace of tallies for Loston In the ninth Ragon was called to the rescue of Curtis and io tired (,he visitors in quick succes sion in the final two Innings. Brook ly tied the score In th- eighth through Smith's double. Fisher's Bill ! gle, two outs and an error by Mar anville Fisher started the tenth with a hit. Brwin s bunt rolled sale Kirk Patrick, bnttlng for Ragan. was hit by the first pitched ball. Moran tore d Fisher but Cutehaw sent home the winning run with a clean Blngle to center. R H. Boston 2 7 2 Brooklyn 3 7 3 (10 innings.) Batteries James and Whaling; Cur lis. Ragan and Miller, Erwln. Senators Beat Red Sox. Boston, May 5. Washington de feated Boston 5 to 3 in a twelve in ning contest today The locals led up to the eighth when the visitors scored three runs on an error by Janvrin, singles hy Shanks and Schae fer followed by Mueller's double. Johnson relieved Engle in the eighth and held the locals to four liitH and no pcore. In the twelfth Johnson singled, Moeller flied out to Hooper, Milan t-liigled. Airismith struck out and Janvrin fumbled William's grounder, filling the bases. Laporte V drive through Ball's legs scored John son and Milan, winning the game. Johnton, who finished today's game has pitched 42 8-3 innings ' without being scored upon . ,. B H. E Washington 5 n 6 Boston j 10 4 Batteries Engle, Johnson and Ainsralth; O'Brien and Cady (12 inningsj SECOND WEEK OF THE LEAGUE The teams In the Union associa tion will today begin the second week of the season Butte will play at Salt Lake, Missoula ai Helena and Great Falls at Ogden. The first week of the year's work was just an average early spring week so far as weather was concerned Ex cept for bright spots the wea'her was too cold for genuinely good baseball The week, however, gave the manag ers of the various clubs an oppor tunity to get a line of the material they have, and also n chance to see in what manner trades might benefit t Lorn. Manager MeCloskey of the Skv scrapers emerged from the week per haps the most fortunate of the man agerial bunch MeCloskev got Mc Clain Everybody Is talking abou' McClaln. and everybody who saw him work noted In him a speedy catcher. For a first-week round-up the pre ceding seven days were out of the ordinal ln that they served to show that every team In the league starts off better this year stronger in e ery department more evenly balauc ed than in either of the seasons the Union has experienced KENTUCKY DERBY? MANY STARTERS Louisville. Ky., May 6 It was re garded as practically certain here to daj that the renewal of the Ken tucky Derby classic May 10 would see at least eight starters at the bar rier, the largest derby field since 1909 when ten three-year-olds went to the post. The horses regarded as certain starters, and their owners are: Ten Point, L Aster; Foundation, C W. McKenna, Leochares, J W Schorr; Yankee Notions H K Knapp; Lord Marshall. J. O. and G H Kecne, Doncrail T P. Hayes; Prince Hermis. Lew .Marion and Jlm mv GUI, owned bv Doerboeferanu West. It was still uncertain today wheth er C F. Buschemeyer's Hawthorne, mentioned as a prominent contender, would Btart, although the announce ment was made from the Lexington stubles where the horse has been sick for several days, that he had completely recovered. PRICES TO RACES WILL BE LOW New York, May 6 Racing will not be an exotic for the favored few when Belmont park opens its gates on M,r. ?.f for the first meeting In two rjr I The range of prices will run from ; $1 to $5- I The old Held stands will not be used, but a portion of the grand-tatrJ and lawn will be set apart hy a wide space for those who do not wish to pav more than $1 for the privilege; of seeing the horses race. I lie general admission to the grand-stand will be as of old, for; men and 91.50 for women while sea son badges for the clubhouse will be' J.jii and single admissions $."1 These Important questions were settled at a meeting of the owners of j the association to which dates have been assigned. The program of stakes for the Bel mont park meeting was announced as follows Mav 30 Metropolitan handicap, 3-; yecr-olds and upwards May 31 Withers stake. 2-year- I olds June 2 Grand National steeple- cbuse. for 4 -year-olds and upwards June 4 Juvenile stakes, 2-year-olds. June C Brooklyn derby, 3-year-olds. June 11 Empire Stat steeplechase. 4-year-old8 and upward June IS Belmont stakes. 3-year-olds. June 17 Toboggan handicap. 3-year-o!ds and upward. June 19 Great American stakes, 2-vear-olds. June 21 - Brooklyn handicap, 3-yeor-olds an I upward. June 2-1 Astoria staked. 2-vear-old fillies June 20 Ladies' stakes, mares, 3-year-olds and upward 1 June 28 Suburban handicap, 3-year-olds and upward June 30 Great Trial stake. 2-year-olds T"i 2- independence ste piecha.e, 4-year-olde and upward July 4 IU:allzatlon stakes. 3-year-olds. July E Keene Memorial stakes. 2-year-olds MOTOR BOAT TO RACE JUNE 21 New York. May 6 The New York Athletic club has chosen June 21 as the date for the first raoo for the4 '$2,500 Viking lup offered by Bll Thomas Llptou for cruising motor bouts of a waterline length between 30 and 3S feet The course will be irom New Rochelle through Lon I -land sound to Block islaud. a din tance of HiO miles The prize muyt be won three times by the same own er to become his permanent property Tin- crews must be made up entirely of amateurs. Boats competing for the Lipton cup may race at the same time for the Da) trophy, which is open to cruisers from 25 to 40 feet A special cup is being offered by a well known yachtsman to the boat defeating the largest number of boats that compete in the following three long distance races The Block Island race on June Ji the New York to Albany and return race on June 2$, and the New Yor. to Cornfield shoal and return ra 1 on Jul) 12 LEGISLATORS TO SEE PRIZE FIGHT Chicago. May 6 Members of tli" legislature will be guests tonight at a boxing exhibition at Springfield, stag ed as an argument In favor of th' boxing bill pending In both houses No admission will be charged A large number of State officials have said they will attend Governor Dunne, excused himself, slating th.it while he had no objection to Clean boxing he does not think It proper for him as governor to be presem at the matches tonight Senator P J. Carroll who intro duced the bill and is promoting the demonstration tonight, left today fur the state capital with a dozen box ers and their trainers. Senator Carroll asnerted he believed "boxing will be legal in Illinois within a week." 00 PLAYERS SAY FINES UNJUST New York May 6 The fact thai both Presidents Johnson and Lvnch of the two big Icacues recentlv turned down in effect the suggestions of I President David Fnltz of the edFera l tlon of Baseball Players that players j be given a chance to state their side 1 of the cafe before fines are Imposed j the movement for more justice for the players Is growing. There is little Chance that this suggestion will be1 acted on for the present ut least, but j the resentment of the players against I the method which has been in prac tice for so long Is becoming deep, I seated, and it is quite probnble that: I this matter will cause a disturbance I In the national pastime unless it is j adjusted. President Fultz spent considerable! time during the past few months J bringing the matter to the attention of the major league presidents. Pros- Ident Can Johnson of lb1 American league turned the suggestion down j Willi scant cereinoin , w hile Pret-ideilt J Lynch pigeonholed it. President Fultz Is. however, still I hopeful that the demands of the I players for a tight that is given men t in other lines of work will be granted. Commenting on the Issue, Mr Fultz; said : "Of course I realize that the um I plre should be supreme on the field, and when he thinks a player should I be sent to the bench, why, he should I be sent, and no argument "But," he went on, 'the point I I wish lo emphasize Is the fact that ! when the umpire sends In his report; I the player Is fined on the facts as j ; stated The umpire's stand ln the j case is bound lo be prejudiced "As a matter of fact I expected just 'lie sort of reply from Johnson that he made to rny sugestlon and believed that I was wasting time In writing to him. President Lynch pigeon-holed my letter, said It had been received and all that, that's his way. "I wrote to President Johnson last cut down I tire bills United States Tire Oo. 132 E. 2nd So. St , Salt Lake City, Utah, I winter and asked that the players be given better protection during the games unci that something be done retarding (.he language used b some of the spectators. Same results as in this case." RESERVE CLAUSE CAUSE OF BILL With congress threatening to In vestigate the supposed Baseball Trust" and look Into the contracts signed by the major league ball plav -ers, the Post prints below the clause which binds the plaver to the club, even after his signed com met has ex pired It is part of clause 1 in the plaver's contract, which practically binds him to his club Clause 10 In consideration of the compensation paid to the party of the second part by the party of the first part as cited in f'lause 1 hereof, the party of the second part agrees and (bliK.ite himself to contract with and continue In the senIce of said party of the first part for the succeeding senson at a salary' '0 be determined by the parties to such contract. Paragraph Referred To. The compensation of the party of the second part stipulated in this con tract shall be apportioned as follows Seventy-five per cent thereof for ser vices rendered and 2S per cent there of for and in consideration of the players covenant to sanction and abide bv his reservation b the party of the first part for the season of lfil . unless released before its term ination in accordance with the pro vision of this contriicL PINCH HITTERS ARE WELL PAID New York May ;. Harry McCor mack draws a good salary' from tha I Giants, and yet his name appears less often In the batting order of the j c lub than I hose of some other play- I prs who do not get so much money . J Why? He Is a pinch hitter, and a plnob hitter of his ability is inval- uable to a team with championship aspirations As In the case of Mi Cormacs the baseball season will be j notable this year for the players car ried on the pay rolls for their pinch hit ting ability. Years ago when baseball was far from being the scientific game that it Is now for a club to carry a man who seldom attempted to play in the field but occasionally was sent in to bat for another weaker hitter In a pinch was practically .111 unheard of thing It was regarded as a usoless expen diture of money, if it was thought of at all Rut baseball of today de mands It, and baseball of the future, a year or so hence, will see more of it. Pinch hitting has become a part of the game jut as pitching and field Iuk have always been part ol the sport The player who can take an occasional turn at bat and produce a lilt when a hit means a run or moi't In a close contest and that run means victory, Is a player to whom any big league manager willingly will pay ,1 good salary They are Bcarce It is an import ant position to fill. The work Is eas. . but it Is only one In 50 players who can fill It capably, and that is a con servative estimate. The only requisite Is that the play cr bo a natural hitter He must have a clear eye and be able to meet the ball with a free swing and be able to ' solve In just one short trip to the plate what an opposing pitcher "has ' Other players in the game have an opportunity to study how well the op posing pitcher is working on that particular day. His curves may Ik breaking faster than usual His slow ball may be more puzzling and his fast one may have a jump on it, or his "spitler" may be acting exceptlonall j stranife. All this the regular players havc studled while at bat. If they have failed on their first attempt they have had time to reason why they failed and act dlffereutly the next time , The pinch hitter has had no such op- , portunity. As he sits on the bench, j waiting for the manager's call which I may come at any moment or which I may not come at all, that day he list ens to hla team males discussing the 1 quality of pitching they are up against. He watches the pitcher closely, but all this Is hearsay and his observations are made from a dlBtnnee. When he is called the chances are that there will be runners on the bases and there may bo two out The responsibility of the game is sud denly shifted to his shoulders. He means victory or defeat to his club and every game that he figures in may later be weighed ln the balance for or against his club In the final standing. It is a responsibility that few, even though they be veterans, are capable of assuming without qualms. 1 .rf. . - I Offering prizes to Its motormen for I the most effective operation of cars bv an English company haa resulted in a saving of 25 pe rcent of the 1 currenL i GREATEST STARS OF BASEBALL A palo Indigo fringe surrounded balldom'S 1918 opening and those who . red within soon found the CSUBO Honus Wagner, Pittsburgh's Plying Dutchman, was on the bench with B bad leg and TyniS Raymond Cobb, the Georgia Typhoon was Holding oul for additional kale No wonder the situation presented a poignant aspei-t and the National Pastime began 1 1 rock to and Tro with indigestive pains Lajole Wagner Cobb The record for duration of service belongs to Lajole and Wagner but the high average belongs to Cobb Cobb has averaged 102 runs a sea son. Wagner 94, and Lajole 77 Cobb has averaged 200 hits. Wagner 177 The game had looked too long up on Cobb, Wagner, and Lajole as lis greatest stars to miss two of them In one fell swoop For the Kamc. on beyond, sviU come and go for many seasons before another such trio dons the harness and flashes such a glint through the smoke of battle Their records In the service fur nisb the answer Yenrs Runs. Hits. Stol. Bas. Bat Av. 17 1326 2736 339 .3S5 16 1501 2827 636 .343 7 717 1399 387 .373 Lajole 161. Cobb has averaged "... stolen bases. Wagner 40, Lajole JO. Thousands were hoping Cobb would return early, not only to see him (Continued on Page Five.) fl Money Saved on Coal V lm Every time you buy Aber- ceede some by over 17 por lw IB . Th'i' '' cm. .,..! ( It -mi 1 il i, jj "Aberdeen" and ether coals eliminate all chance! ?OU II I SI co8t 8mr- positively get the Kreatest li I I highest 'Vnactual fuel" fIt ex- Any dealer will eupply you 1 j I Have Your Rugs i Cleaned Right Let us do It. 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