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Cucumbers and Pop Bottle Take Place of Bouquets in St. Louis
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Comment and Gossip
On Sports of the Day
By HERBERT
J
IT PAYS to ventilate the lungs with spicy mountain air; it paya to
store up fresh energy for the duties of a year. BUT the lazino-.- of
hrain encouraged by little reading and little thinking makes nothing
seem worth while except the most ?tempting bait for bass, the American
twist service, the power of the "scissors" over the frog kick, the dounling
of "three royals," the true art of paddling, the satisfying of hunger's
craving and the joy of loafing. Even the Giants, with their ups and
downa, have ceased for a week to be much more important than the late
of the luckless Reds. So much depends upon the point of view. Once
upon a time, when ideas were scattered, a fish story, a true story of ?he
?rradual disappearance of six ducklings into the rapacious maw of a big
pike, was told in this column, but so many doubting readers appealed lor
"more fact and less fiction" that since then no promptings have led to
the offence being repeated. No, the fishing has not been so exdting as
to fray any nerves, but it will be much better this week. Frank Harris ',
says so. ar.d for an oracle on things piscatorial commend me to thi3
wizard of rod and gun.
Racing Grows and Grows.
GROPING back to ?ports in general and to racing in particular, one
must eonfttaa to being impressed with the crowd and its enthaaiaarn
n Saturday. Lowering skies, a habit the
.-kies have acquired, could not restrain the thousands who had set t'ieir
hearts on seeing the thirteenth running of ?he Saratoga Special, the sport?
ing fixture of the season. Every shout, every comment, every expression
bespoke keen interest in a sport which tottered for a time, but which has
been rebuilt firmly, if slowly, on a much stronger foundation?a founda?
tion based largely on the industry of breeding, so important to the
economic welfare of the country, as the frightful strife abroad is illus?
trating so forcibly. The war, by the way, is quite likely to have its eftect
in a more substantial way than pointing a moral, so valuable as that
moral is. No less an authority than Edward Craven, the well known :
English owner and trainer, says: "I am pretty well convinced that horse-1
men will have to turn their attention to America for some time to come
if they would seek racing under satisfactory conditions." This is heart?
ening, as the rebuilding of a breeding industry, as well as of racing, will
be the faster under the stimulus of new blood and approved thoroughbred
rtoek from the fountain head. Six years ago many of our best stallions
and brood mares, to say nothing of much racing material, were headed for
England, France and Germany. Now the tide has turned, and is almost
sure to flow strongly this way for several years. So the misfortune of
one work? to the profit of another.
Clearing Two-Year-Old Crown.
THE Saratoga Special on Saturday served in its way to clear up still
further the road to the two-year-old crown. Before another week
i.- ?ver the rather complicated problem should be even nearer of
folution. as the Grab Bag Handicap of I3.50? on Wednesday and the Grand
Union Hotel Stakes of $5,000 on Saturday have attracted most of the
Icadinp candidates for that high honor. George Smith, beaten for the
first time on August 7 and leased a few days ago by E. R. Bradley for
this particular race, will have an opportunity to re-e.-tahlish himself, with
every reason to believe he will do so. Then in the Grand Union L. S.
Thompson's Dominant and J. W. Parrish's Bulse may again measure
strides, and at a more even weight allotment than in their first meeting,
or. Auprust 2, when the former profited by a big concession in pounds.
There are those who think the huge, royally bred Bulse is the chief pre?
tender with Dominant for the crown, and with reason, too, recalling his
brilliant performance with weight up in the Sanford Memorial Stakes.
Among others eligible for the Grand Union are Senator Camden's Marse
Henry R. F. Carman's Futurity candidate Achievement. Au trust BelmorVs
Tea Caddy, R. T. Wilson's Ormesdale and L. S. Thompson's Thunderer, the |
full brother to Regret, the great three-year-old filly, of which, unfortu
r.ately, little has been seen this year.
GOING hack to George Smith for a few words, those who passed
hasty judgment a week ago on Saturday are likely to change
their opinion shortly. Few better looking two-year-olds have been '
seen thi.- year, and as already pointed out in The Tribune, there were
reasonable excuses for his first failure. A horse of his build, conforma?
ron and proved speed has every right t-o the title of greatness. The
driving power can fairly be seen in his massive quarters, while his
courage has been fester! and his stamina, too. He may not be the equal
of Dominant and Bulse, but that fact is not yet established.
/ , v**"**v F THF Karl who plays like a Behr," stealing a good line from
I 1 thai lower for which a horse of dazzling speed was named,
^"^^ much could be written, but enough to add to the widely re?
corded fact of last Friday: He heat Maurie?Maurice E. McLoughlin.
There are few who can make this boast; there are few who more deserve
the honor. Karl Behr makes a double conquest every time he defeats a
worthy opponent. Temperament is not easy to overcome.
If It's Pitching That Wins?
THE fight in the National League from now on will be largely a.
question of pitching strength. From this standpoint the confidence
of the supporters of the Superbas is well justified. Sherrod Smith,
.Tack ?Coombs, Jeff Pfeffer. Nap Rucker and the recently acquired Phil
DoQflaa have all done excellently. Wheezer Dell is on the ailing list at
present, and Appleton is not yet sufficiently versed in some of the fine
jaoints of the game to rank with the others, but, all in all, it is difficult to
name any other pitching staff which is doing its work with the brilliancy
ind steadiness of the men of Wilbert Robinson.
The (iiants are by no means out of the race yet. A steady spurt for,
h couple of weeks would put McGraw's men at the top or near it, and, in
my opinion, such a spurt i. by no means unlikely. But for the injury to
Davey Robertson the Giants would be much closer to the lead than they
?ire at present, ?ffobertson was playing the best baseball of his career,'
and, indeed, was the most brilliant outfielder in the league at the time
of the accident which forced him out. It is probable that he will be able
10 play again in a week or more, and then watch out for the (iiants. The
heart of the citizen of New York is big enough for two loyalties. If the
Giants cannot win, by all means let the Superbas triumph.
Babbington, who played right field for the Giants on Saturday, was
a wonderful hitter in the college ranks, and I look to see him do as much
for the Giants as he did for Brown o.ice h-? has found himself. McGraw
has always maintained that brains were as essential as brawn, and Bab- [
lington should hardly fail in meeting the exacting mental requirements
of the Giants, as he is the only Phi Beta Kappa man in the professional '
tanks.
RUMSON POLO FOUR WINS
Takes Early Lead and Beats
the Freebooters Handily.
[By Telegraph to The Trtt'_>e ]
Rumson, N. J., Au_. 15. In a fast
polo match for cups presented by Hugh
I. Barrett, of Newark, the Kumson lour
iefeated the Rumson -freebooters here
o-day by a scon? of T'? goal? to 3a*.
?V large galleiy aratchetj the gain? from
he Rumson Club house and from au
08.
Rumson took the load in the first half
?-ith 3 goals to 1, and added four more
to the fifth and six*h parioda The
?"reebooters came back in the seventh
vith three goals, but were shut out in
he final period. (J. Jus?m Waters,
?laying back for Rumson, celebrated Ins
'o/ty-fif'.h birthday by playing his best
rame of the season, storing three goals.
The line-up follows:
Kl mW mi i BOOTSES
O O Heur, , 1 Rugi ,| Barrett
Hau k ir I w
. IWar?! S Ht..- M? .r Mi'lure
K??k (i Ja ??. . ? I Kleid
Go?!?? Rurr i I ? > Hauck 1;
deary. 1 . e ? -. ? . > t ? , I re?
CwoUra Jona?, ..Si ? lur?. 2. B?ri?i< 1. loat l\ I
?emu on 2 foul? auii safety, lulal. gfc. &e'?r*??
Jaca toite. m ,
'GRIFFITHS IN TOP FORM
?Ready to Give Leach Cross a
Hard Battle.
I Johnny (irilTiths, the lightweight
champion of Ohio, who has not been
defeated in four years of boxing, is in
prime condition for his ten-round bout
with Leach I'ros?. ?t Ebbota Field to?
morrow night. Griffiths arrived in
town yesterday morninc, and after go
ing through light work at Rt
Gymnasium declared he was ready for
the opening gong. Griflthi will de?
vote to-day to ihorl walks to limber up
his muscles. He was certain that he
would i?ca!e ISo pounds at 3 o'clock,
which the conditions of the bout call
for.
Grifllthi has been boxing since 1911
and has iifty-eitrlit bouts to his credit,
boati thi- year hare been
with Freddie Welsh, Joe Shugrue, Joe
Arevedo, Jos ind Willie
Ritchie. After his engagement with
Leach Cross Grifflthl will begin train?
ing for his bout with Jack Bntton on
-tabac Pay.
KRAMER SCORES
TWICE IN RACES
AT VELODROME
Outrides Australian Rivals
in Two Championship
Contests.
SPEARS LOWERS
GRENDA'S COLORS
Sprints the Fastest Furlong of
Day in Defeating His
Compatriot.
Frank L. Kramer, the American cycle
racing champion, was the class of the
field in the national championship race
at the Newark Velodrome yesterday.
He WOO the final neat at a half mile
from Boh Spears, one of the Australi?
ans, while in the first of the (-rand
?emi-flnals, which come in under the
changed rules, he lowered the eolor?
of Alfred Goullet, another Australian.
and the present leader in the cham?
pionship series.
The five points Kramer pot in the
final enabled him to boost his total to
SO and cut down Goullet's lead to 7
points, the latter having a total of 37.
Goullet is Kramer's greatest rival
awheel, and the race of the day was
their battle in the grand semi-final.
Kramer set the pace for the first l?p
and then Goullet took the second. On
the third and last lap Kramer trailed !
until the backstretch, when by a quick |
jump he got to Goullet's side. Then i
ensued the struggle for the honors, ?
the men keeping side by side around ,
tha last turn. In the homestretch ,
Kramer forged ahead and won by half1
a length.
Spears heat Grenda in the other semi?
final, riding the fastest eighth of a |
mile of the day, his time being 0:11 ??.
Against Kramer, though, he was out
generalle?!. He took the lead a lap and
a half from home, hut made the mis- '
take of slowing down when Kramer
refused to race him at top speed. When :
the men hit the backstretch and Kra- ;
mer made his challenge his quick jump
.?arried him past Spears, and then the
latter gave up the ghost. Kramer win- :
ning svith lengths to spare.
Goullet defeated Grenda in the heat
to decide third and fourth places in
hollow style.
Spears had the satisfaction of low- ?
?ring the colors of Grenda twice, ps he
also beat the Tasmanian in the Bras
sardi the weekly one-mile match race.
It gives the winner $50 a week as long
as he holds it and he must defend
weekly.
The summaries follow:
I Rudolph R-Hir*r-?r
Newark I Ian !: r?j .N.xark anr(L?1 Tim?.
1:14 1-1,
,'!an punult ra-?- fanateur) Ham ?i!,-t.
>- A.: er; Kriifr.fi. I)i"..> -Woo Is
.???a-.,. 44 mil*? Tim.. '."1?
Half-ml ? ? . i?r?fe|ilar.a'. ) ? ;
Prink I. Kram-r tu? <?ri re. Robert
Srea-s Auitrlllo, ?. s ' G A .-?ra?
lla, third. Alfred Grecia. Ta>n?i?,la ?~ ;rth 1,m- ;
. ? , ' . . ? X ' i .. . ? .
87 K:an-r. SI, Ura ?a 21 s;?ar. 1?
Ila'.f ml> liar.1l?-ap i amala-.r? u,,. p) Arihur '
r?rd*); Ilarrs lloran Newark ]
? Si ?ir. I ???? ,
sir i? >. third ; y j Whitnes N-?f Y-rk A ?
j-ar'l?? fourth Tlm?\ I I
Hrassar-1 rae? lOM mile, professional) ?Robert
Spun ?i Alfred Grer.da?Wo:, tv Sp-ara T.:n?.
1:212-1.
rae? ? prnf-isl?-' il i ? ReMle J
Mr.Nimar?, Australia, w o??-?r Er?. 9s?lti-riind? I
Won by M<-.Vi?iri. Platuice. I mild Tira?. .
6 14
MlM-aod-oul ipra--f?f?lfln?l two m!>m-Wnn tu '
.la?-"?- M I 's: ? ' sm Antlrill?. ?
Cobum. Newark third Norman Han
?.- . ? |D> I I Sea T'-rk.
r.-?- 'I me 4 M : 5
w-sn hi Han? Ohrt,
H alter m hite V ? ?rl
I .airi Ka:.?, Newirk,
f.-'irh Tim? I
Tbrea-mlle handle?? (profe??ion?l)?Wee by
,'-ie MeNoir.ir?. Aua
trall?. see?.'.-i. .laek!? Cl?rk N-?tarl. (hi'd Alfred
? ?,. yrtt ' 's?t ?? . KfW
T( rk. flf:.
TIGERS WIN AGAIN
FROM WHITE SOX
Climb a Peg Higher at Expense
of Rowland's Wabbling
Team.
Chicago, Aug. 18.?-Detroit made It I
two straight from Chicago to-day by
defeating the White Sox bv a score of '
,r. to 2.
Faber had an off day. He was wild
and unsteady, and the visitors had
little difficulty bunching their hits be?
hind the erratic fielding of Chicago.
Benz replaced Faber, and held the
Tigers safe.
Dansa pitched a great game, and
Cobb's fumble of a long drive by H
Collins prevented him from shutting ,
out the Sox. as that error, which fol?
lowed a single and was then followed
bv a donlile, gave Chicago two runs.
1?1TH?iIT a I. ' CHI? AGO IA. I.-) i
? ?, r h i?o 1 e ih r h pi ? ?
vm.ijh , ? .' i is ; AlMurphr.rf 411 ! J?
1131 Weieer ?? . 4 ?i * : . o
: 1 1 oil. Coiiini 2b "Mill
rd.rf. 2 0 1 1 I ' 111 I 11
102 1 o " ' ? Him II 4 o : : : o
I 0 0 13 1 0Tel ? 11 2 4 II
i i o i
S'a afe 4 '1 1 t 1 ? I! ? ? rn?.**> 4 0 0 4 1 I
Dal? ?' 41 1 9 ?II! iber.p.. . ! o o o 7 1
I' ..'""O??
To'als . I| ST 77 70 *? Total?
Dit roll 2 I ft I I I I I I?3
n.ieago ? ? e ? e t ? ? ??a
m ban MU "???-*-, Crawford, '
Earned run??Chic?-?- Sirr:fl re hits
- n al le pliyi i? . kbume
? . \??..., ?. i>, . ? -'.?.-,.?. to But x
i , ' .-?
.-.- I> 'ir,.,
?i ? i Irtt Daw on en ?? i .i . l'eir-.it,
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* . ??? ? p. off B as. 0 In
* . . bas? H" bj i '. i. ? s
la?*r. I. Btni ? ni DauM ' I?- ?. 1 I tn
ptrts?IHneen in,l Nallln Time- '?
A TRENCH CONCERT.
Mme. Clara Butt has recently paid a
visit to France to see her husband,
Ker.nerley P.umford, the famous singer,
who for months has been on war ser?
vice; and she spent a few days in the
transformed port of Boulogne, taking
part in one or tsvo motor iourneys aid
calling at several hospitals, ?ays "The
London Chronicle."
"Nearly every night Mr. Rumford is
asked to aing to gatherings of soldier-,"
laid Mme. Bu*, to n reporter upon her
re'urn. "It is generally an open air
concert, often with planks stretched
across gun carriages serving as a plat?
form; and sometimes he has what is
described as a kind of duet with the
enemy's guns, for their reports break
in upon the music, at odd hours, and
if the firing il not too cl?ise. the sol
Jo not regard it as a ?h.-turbing
factor."
DARWIN WAS A DULL BOY.
Shrewsbury School, \:.;*f.l recently
by Bonai Law, ?i proud of having had
Charlea Darwin on its be
a writer in "The London Daily Chroni?
cle." Pnring his school day.-, hi
the great scientist gave little indica-'
tion of genius, being described by bis]
form master as "a dull and apathetic
boy." The only school books in which
be 'ook interest were Horace and Ku
clid, and all h:s enthusiasm was re?
served for his pl.> '. col?
lecting eurioiitiei and blowing ur Ml
friends in chemical experiments. An .
unpopular amu.-etr.ent at the school 1
where Greek was the teachers' pride
axid the icholar?' endeavor.
When a Feller Needs a Friend . . * briggs
Results of Games in Three Leagues
and Standing of the Battling Teams
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
CAMES TO-DAY.
New TorU al BrookIm.
It..-t..11 ut Philadelphia.
ritt-btiri.il at rinrlnnatl.
REsri.TS or OAVES 1_*1UU)AY.
rinrinnati. 6; Pitt-burnti 2.
i in. um iti. ?; ritt?hurch. 2.
r hoar.?. I; St. I.oui?. 1
M. I.oui?. A; < Im.i?;.?. 1.
NATIONAL I.KAM E RTAXOIXO.
,V. I. PC. *|V. I. P.O.
Phlla V> M MO Pitt?h>r;h H *.4 l!?l
Hrooklvn .AI 4f> AM New . ?.rk.,49 II .190
< In. ac. 51 '? 1" M. I.ouit. 51 5? .468
Button M SI ASS < in?innatl.l8 57 .457
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
C.AMES TO-DAV.
Philadelphia at New York.
.ta-hlnKton at Bo?ton.
Detroit Ht < |r,e|j?,|
Chiraao at St. I.oni?.
RESTI.TS OF GAMM 1ESTEIIDAY.
( ? ?? ? -1 a n-1 1 ; Si. I.oni?. 0.
Detroit. 5; i in. ic?>. 2.
AMERICAN I PACTE STANDING.
W. i. pe? pr. i. pe. i
Bf-lon ?? M .SSSI New York. Al .*>?? ..Ml".
Detroit . .66 39 .? '9 ! <'levelaml .41 62 .398
Chicago. .62 42 ...9?! I St. Lonlta. .41 6? .38.1
*4Va?h'l<iD...54 51 .514 I Phils.33 71 .317
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
GAMES TO-DAY.
Brooklvn at Pittsburgh.
f htiago at Baltimore.
ka.na.aat City at Buffalo.
RESn.TS OF GAMES YESTERDAY.
Newark. 4; St. I.ouia. 2.
Newark, A; St. I era 1.
FEDERAI. I.EAGTE STANDING.
?V L P.C W. L. P.C.
Chicago 61 47 .565 St. Louie 87 62 .523
Newark. .60 47 .561 Buffalo. 52 61 .460
Pittebrgh 57 4:. .559 Brooklyn. .49 61 .445
Kan. Clt>..59 48 .551 Baltimore .38 70 .352
BYRON PELTED BY
FANS IN ST. LOUIS
Lively Times in Double-Header
Divided by Cardinals and
the Cubs.
St. Louis, Aue-. !?.?The Houble
header between the Cuhs and the <~ar
rlinals here to-day was enlivened by a
storm of pop bottles and cucumbers di?
rected against Bill Byron, the umpire,
and by I'oger Bre.-r.ahan's spectacular
attempt to reach a fan >n the grand?
stand who ha?: ins.u!ted him. The visi?
tors won the fust game by a score .if
3 to 1, and the home team the second,
by a score of S to 1.
In the last inning of the first game
the bleachcritps took exception to By?
ron's ruling that Miller was out at sec
end. Miller protested the decision and
when he was ordered from the field
the pop bottle and vegetable storm
broke. Byron escaped the missiles, but
the game ?a- delayed for ti\e minutes
while a dozen field hands cleared the
diamond of bottles and cucumbers.
The police and Umpire Ea.-on stopped
Bresnahan as he was climbing into the
grandstand. A batting rally in the
eighth inning which netted St. Louis
s.\ runs, won the second game.
The scores follow:
?.AME
? IIIi-AGO iN I. i Si I"! IS 'V LI
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Sal?r.lti . . IC! 11 I e. Hyatt I ? 14 ? 1
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Pbelan.Sb ?eel - 4 << n o <i o
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1 0 0 " 4 0
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Chicase . ( o ? n ? o e : i?s
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>ND CAME
ST. LOt'IS iN I.i CHICAOO IN I.'
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BASEBALL TODAY. HOP.?, N T Aaerl c?
r?. i ?ii?u?j>_?. Polo ?jrvuuJ?. A'a. Me.?_*nv
GIANTS GO UP
TO BRIDGEPORT
TO WIN A GAME
Sterner, of Independents,
Does All the Hard Hit?
ting for His Team.
?B? Telegraph to Th- Tribunal
Bridgeport, Conn, Aug. 15. -The
New York Giants and the Bridgeport
Independents played an exhibition
game this afternoon in Newfield Park
before a crowd of about two thousand.
The game was interesting from start
to finish, and the home team gave the
big fellows something to do most of
the time. The Giants won by a score
of 4 to I.
Stegner, the Bridgeport pitcher, was
the shining light with the bat. In the
third inning he got a three-bagger and
a moment later scoreri Bridgeport's
lone tally. Later on In the game Steg
ner got a two-bagger off Ritter.
Ritter, however, outpitched Sterner.
He struck out eleven men, ?hile Steg?
ner was unable to send any of the
Giants to the bench unassisted. The
home team played an errorless game,
while two raiaplaya were charged up '
against the Giants.
The score follows:
KtSn Y'lRK BRILT.rroRT
. . po ? e ibrlipoi?
s- odgrfM.rf ? i '? 1 on? irtatr.J* . 4 00 0 7, ft
4 11 1 1 ! ,.i .-.e.i.rf.. 4 0 7 I 10
lira ,ar l.i? 50 1 1 0 ? M??tiler If. .. 407 4 ?so
': - - - . 41 I I ||
.42123 a 4 ? 1 I ft o
. . 3 ft :' 6 ' -r -? ! n o a. ? o
If. 4 11 J ? 1 Lau (
?11 * 1 I .'.a.- 1111*1
' . - . 4 , . '?
?
Totili .. 3<i 4 . ? I . . M 1 II ST III
Giant? l o o ! : ? ft ?i n 4
.-. ?'? 0 0 1 ft 0 ft 0 0 0?1
T?o boa? hlt-Stegner Three-hoi? t:'
-, . Ofl s--?:.-r. 1 Let? nn
lise?? ?... , - .-?; ? -. *e hid ?
l.r.i,?. M :? e sru a out?Bf lllf.er. 11. hr
Btcgn? ,' ?' -i : ... il ??- leloier to .?r.-r.
? ..-:er Lau bar. I mpire?
1 - . UagSat Tiia?? 1 35.
Standing of Clubs
in the International
I.IMI.? I O 111*.
Prorldence at li?trri?l>urg.
,ir,.r? I its a? Ki< limnnd.
Montraal al Hiiffal...
Tornnlo at Km heater.
RK-1 I T <?F l.Ull. ll-imi'AY.
Jenes ?it?, ti: |'r,,? ?.lerne. 5 i? inn'?>.
SIAMI1M. Ill ?I. \M>
9 i r ? 9 i. p.c.
I'rnsidv aa as MS FeresHe i> .',.'. .?taa
Buffalo II .17 (>.irt K... Is ter. 11 U .414
Montreal.it 4" ??'> Klchnid 4.1 .*>? .422
ll?r?trg..,0 49 .JOS Jer'il U.s.lS Hi .ill
ONE RUN WINS FOR
JERSEY CITY NINE
Grays Defeated in Close Battle
with the Skeeters at
Providence.
[By T?Ifgr?ph to The Tribun? ]
Providence, R. I., Aug. 15.?In a slow
and uninteresting game Jersey City
defeated Providence to-day by a score
of i. to 5. The Skeeters took the lead
early and were never headed.
K.iyr- was on the mound for the
Grays at the start, tni** he was as w;ld
as a hawk and was taken out in the
secoml inning, Cooper tnen taking up
the twirl in p.
Crutcher also was taken out in the
sixth inning on account of wildness
after the Grays had come within one
of tieing the score.
Ralph Comstoek, the pitcher who
vas sold to Cincinnati, has refused to
report to that club. He demanded part
of the purchase money, and wnen re?
fused sitrned with the Federals.
The score follows:
"KRSET l'ITY il l.l I l'ROVII'ENi',: .1 L)
i '.,[u' i*. r I: r'"> x e
True?dala.2b ? t I I .'? l]Mc.V?lly.:ib.. 4 10 1 '.'ft
rurtfll.?.. 311 4 4 1 Shorten.!*?... 40 1 1 0 0
i in 4 o :? :? i o siiean.2b. a:: :t : l
4 ?i 1 T 1 0 TutWfller.cf.. .?11 1 ?0
i'a!h?r..-r . 4n0 11 0 n ?m.'.ow.lb. ... 4 00 ? 10
Urden.If . 4 n 1 1 HCaaej'.e. 40 1 ? 10
Mi ilng.rf.. 4 ft 1 .1 1 ! Kanrnue.M.. 311 : II
Tragreaaor.e. 3 : 1 2 1 a I'nwe'.i.if. 4 02 2 1ft
?r.p.. 3 12 0 2 ft Kar, ra p . ..000 0 1ft
.. . 110 ? Oo; Coper.p. :i 0 1 ? 1?
?Haiti. 100 0 0 0
Tittli .. 32 ? lft:4"lT4? Total? ... .33 5 ? 24 1* 1 ?
*Batted tel inoper In the elgtn'b Inning.
rertey Cil J. I 1 3 0 0 0 0 0?a
: ft 0 1 2 0 0 0?5
i-e hit?Coop?r Three-base lilt?Powell
? I mi (?lia?(Iff Cooper. I; off Kl>r?. 2. off
1. off Crut.'t.?'. : S'r-i.-k on'?By V?r
? .per, 2. by Cni'.ilier. 1 Hltt?Ott
Kart?, i 1. l'i liu.lrga, r,ff Crutiner. I In I I
: ? ' -rpirea?Hart and Hindtbo*. Time?1 ?ft
?lam? called li. clglitb Inning to let t'.tb tenu?
a' . irai.-.., i
THE WOODS WINON COURT
Carry Off Honors in Doubles
and Singles at Merriewold.
Merriewold, N. V., Aug. 15. ?W. Hal
sey Wood and Alexander H. Wood, of
thi New York Lawn Tennis Club, de?
feated Frederick B. Alexander and
William J. Clarke, of the West Side
Tennis Club, in the rinal round icrr the
lawn tennis doubles championship of
Sullivan County here this afternoon
after four hard-fought sets.
I ; 'he ?ingles W. Halsey Wood de?
feated Alfred Shriver, the Williams
College expert, who played at the
height of his game, and the result was
in doubt up to the last stroke. Wood
and W. ('. De Mille, the playwright,
now have each two legs on the Fred?
erick .'. / lexander challenge cup, and
the meeting of this pair for permanent
possession of the trophy is bound to
furnish a rare and exciting battle.
The summaries follow:
. round)?W. flilsey
\ ran 1er II Wood, S?rn Y r? Tentil,
?? ,t?-l ?iluru J Clark? a 1 Frederick It
??a 2 -<>.
? . cin?l r-Mjrd' -\\ Hi!-. .
... ; . ? , .
m ciub a?a, in??. o?r. ,
Paul Ifartlo. j
Maraakatl .? tteata wir.nm J Clark?. .Ve.t aide1
Tet_U Ciub. 6?j. *-?4. ??i.
Newark Feds Move Up
Into Second Place
Nearer the Top.
FIRST CAME
NKWARF" (F L ) I HT LOUIS 'F L
il. r h po
4 o 0 :
: 0 Date?.port.p. 2 0 ft 0 ft 0
iWgLai-i.p . ft 0 '? I 0 0
|*( ran.liM ... 10 1 0 0 0
I'Brldwell.... Ill 0 00
Total? . .27 ?: ;t lo j; To?iu ... .33 2 7 :? 13 o !
?Ri'ied for Dieenport In 'he ????nth Inning.
fBstted for W?ts?B In the ninth Inning,
Newtrk .0 0 2 1 0 1 0 ? i?4
St I.-,'its 000100001?2
Two-bai? hit?--Drake. M.-k'e. hnte Three-hiae '
til's- -Huhn, n-.ma.ii,i aXeta , i,??.,?R/.ij.i,. Lg. .
porte l-.ariie.l run??Ne?ari:. ?'.. at. Loui?. ? sa.
rltl,-i hits?.-,-he. r. LaporU, ll'.rcn Kir.t b??e on
t'?!!-.???IT I'trer,j>-,rt. .'.. off WsUOO, 1, off lleul- [
bieli, 4. gtriKk out?By Uaretiport. 2. by Wi'-oa. .
1. by Re.ilhi.-h. ?S l'assed bill ?Hartley. Hi'*? I
(iff Dawnp?,r'. ?; in ? toning?; ?ff Watson.
Inr.ing. I>,?ibl? pliy? Drake u> Uinley. K:r?t |
bi.*e on err-r? -S'. l-ouli. t, Vat', '?n !,a*ei?St. ?
Louis. 3. Newark. I. L'mplr-a?Jounitdca aud
Westerrelt. Time?1 40.
sK? OUD GAME.
M.WAIlK (F. L I. | ST. LOUIS IF. L I.
ib r h p?. i e il. r h p?s a a
C?jnpt>?U.lf. ,77 o 0 0 Tnbln.cf. 400 4 n 0
,'a.am i* 1 1 4 1 ?i V.tughn.2b . 9 III! '?
l.ll 4 12 110 Miller.If. 4 0 3 2 0 0
..4174 Bon X ?
4 1 ! i 'in K'.res.lib .... 50 1 1 3 0
l-.l ?? . 1 1 1 4 5 liHartlej I 1 I 1 I
.401000
Bartden.c... 4 12 5 IIMohii-.in.ii 101 4 II
M?j?ei.->.p . u i, o o 1 'i Grawlill.p . 0 0 0 0 0 0
|?.r,- i.. p . 4 0 0 0 40
TotiU 33 8 1127 ?1 Tolala M1UNUI
Newark .4 S ? 0 t 0 ? 1 ??I
.1- Louli.9 t 0 0 0 0 1 0 0?1
Two-bate hlta?CamptHiU, Rarld-o, MeKeehnl?.
Three '.?ai- hit??flcheer. ?Tempt*:!. Stolen b?aa?
Bou.b. sacrifice hita?McKe I..-.:?. Moieley. :-.-?
baa? on bail???Iff Groom, 2. off Moieley. 4 Struck
out?By Groom. 2. by Moieley. 3. Hila?Off Crin
(UU. 4 in 2-3 inning, off Groom. 7 In 7 1-3 Inning?.
timed runa?Newark. 7; St. Loula. 1. Puied ball
?Hartley Wild plteh?Groom. lieft on baa*.?St.
Louli. 15, Newi-k. 5. rim bio? on error??Ml.
Iaouli. 1. Newark. 1 I mplre??Johmtooe and
Weit-T-s;;*. Time?1 4?.
REDS OVERWHELM
PIRATES AGAIN
IN DOUBLE BILL
Four Defeats in Row Hurl
Pittsburgh to Level
o? Giants.
Cincinnati, August 15.? Cincinnati
defeated Pittsburgh in both games of
a double header here to-day, with the
same s*>re in each game, ?"? to 2. In
the first game the Reds took the lead
and held it to the end, forcing Pitts?
burgh to work three pitchers.
The double defeat put the Pirat??
practically on even terms with the
Giants, and only one point separates
them from a tie with the New York
team.
The second game was an uphill fight.
Pittsburgh scoring one run in the firat
and another in the third, w' ile Cincin?
nati ma \ ? one hit off Harmon up to the
seventh inning. In that frame Harmon
hit Kill.fer, who took second on Grif
, fith's single, both men scoring on Win?
i go's triple, tieing the score.
In the eighth Mc'-nry tripled fol?
lowed by two singles, an error and a
home run by Griffith, netti. ? the Reds
four run..
The score follows:
FIRST GAMF
rXSCTSSATX IN Li riTTSBt ROH 'V L'
ibrhpo... r a po B ?
Oft* St .401:40 ColllBl - 4 1 2 I 11
Ha-s-g.il 111 0 00 Johnston?.lb. 311 ? 10
: 1 0 0
sVlMtaras If.. 4 11 2 0 ?!"lnehmaB.rf 4 " I
Kllllfer.cf 3 2 1 1 0 '? H Wjgner.ss. Ill
Griffith rf 4 91 1 0 OlVtoi.?b ? II
? larke ? 1 SOI M-Carthy.3b. 1 o o i ft o
J Wagner 2b 3 114 2 0 l>rber.3b.. .20 1 n no
Mollwftz.lh 30 1 1J 0 2Glhaan.e ,. 20 l 4 ,1 _?
. 4 12 0 2 0 Murphy ?? ... 2 o o ?> on
.- : 10?
?elmin p. 100 0 ; 0
M Qulllan.p. 0 a 0 0 on
|?i7oetcllo . I 0 o (i 0 0
T-'ili II ? II 27 13 ? T ?? il I 24 9 3
'Batted I ' ? ?b i? li 1 ? -? ? .
1 a 1 ? ? s ? ? g?1
.- -, . 1 o o n 0 n n 1 o_.>
Two tase hlti?Colllm. .1 Wagne?- Pal- M
wit* Threetase hi'?Rodger? Stole:; baaea?
Croh. William? Karne.1 runt
elnmtl. It. Sierlfl. e hit? Ilalr-l Mollwlti 1
pliya?Gr"h (unuiltted) ; Groh, J Wtgna? ?
?Its; Vi 1 la 1 hi non?: H Wigner. VI01 to Join.- I
?tone Left on I lifs?Pitt-burgh. 6; Cincinnati, ;
7. riisea on bills?Off Couper. 1. off Conieiman.
4 Hi's -Off Cooper. 7 In 3 iimlngi. off Conielmin. ?
3 In 4 Inning? off M'QullU.-i, 1 1:1 1 liming II'.'
by pl'eher? I.y Dile ?McCarthy!. S?ni'-1( ?m'-R?
Cooper. 1. by Come'.mai. 2. bv M'Qulllan. 1 bv
I?a'e 2 Wild pM-heo?Cooper. 1: Dale. 1. Im
plres-Rlgler ?n?i ""-Mil* Time--1 _
?C? 1.M? HA.MK
Cincinnati N 1. ? PITT8BCBGH 19 L>
?b r h po ? e' ab r !i po i ?
(".roh.'h 4 1 1 '' ' If 4 1 0 0 - is
RfHlg'rs.ss 2b i.Ofl 0 2 11 Collins.,-f SO |
Wllllimi.lf 4 ? 1 2 0 'i lohn-tone.lh. 4 1114 0 0
Ktlltfer * S 20 2 I O'Hlnchnun.rf. ??1 n ??
,. - -? 122 0 00 H "if.er ?a 4 'i '. 1
Wlngo ? 40 J I 1 0 Vie? 2b .01140
J Wagner. 2b 20 1 ] ? 0 Batr-1 ?h .3 00 1 10
11--- ? -- 1 -1 ft 1 I ?' Murplr-.e . :. 0 1 4 11
?lb. 3O0 14 0 1 Harmon.p . 300 0 2 0
McKenry.B 2 11 0 10
? , : 0 0 0 ?>.,
Tot?*? HIST 14 1 Ttala . 30 2 .', 24 11 2
?Battad for J. Wign?r in the ???en'li lui a
cinciniii'i.1 ? a a a a 2 4 a?a
ri", urgh . 1 I 1 I I I I I I?]
, e ir W - H -?? ? ; Wag
r.er. Wlngo, McKenn B i.- run Griffu
bue*?J? ,-. f?r lia.-:, r 1 run Pitta
burgh. 1. ? .- .-?? ?
Ko,Igen If'' DI I? P ?? ? .-.
4 I :.- ? ?a.se on ercrs -Plttlburgn, 1 s-. .
By H in? 1 1 Ir 1 1 ?
Iff Harmon. 1. -IT M henry. 1 Hu by
plteher? By Ht mon ?Killlferi. t.rarlret?Rlgler i
ind Emslie Time?1 33. ?
Defeat ?St Louis in Both
Ends of Double-Header
for Big Gain.
DIME BASEBALL
DRAWS BIG CROWD
More than 17,000 on Hand to
? Celebrate Upward Move of
Home Team.
The Newark Feds jumped into teeont.
place in the race for the Federal
League pennant by defeating the St.
Louis Fielders in two games at Ham.
son yesterday. The ?core of the tttt
game was 4 to 2. while in the ?ecocd
Newark made a runaway race of it, win.
ning by 8 to 1.
"Dime baseball" drew 17,000 to the
grounds. It wai the third largeit
crowd of the season, and only 3,0*?}
behind the record r.:' ;.-? F..-day.'
Extra base hitting wm a decisive
factor in the victories of the Newark
team, and they gathered four trip!?
and the same number of two-bagg?r?
during the game.
Fielder Jones, the St. Louis mantear
sent four of his star tirirleri to tha
mound, but all received rough treat?
ment at the hands of the Newark bit?
ters.
Davenport was the first one co work
against the Newark men in the fin?
game? but they r.irke,' him for ?ereo.
safeties, many of which came at op?
portune moments. Keu.bach, .he old
Cub twirler, labelled the iron man of
the Newark pitching -.-.a?, oppoiei
Davenport, and he was In o'dtime form.
He held St. Louis to a?.er. hits, two
coming in the fourth, a'.or.t? with u
error by Huhn, that rave the visitor?
their only run. Reulbaeh gave four
passes, but when danger *'-.reatened ha
tightened up. striking oat v.x b?umen.
Watson succeeded Pa-.enport in the
eighth.
Newark failed to fi*/? Doe Crar.dall
a chance to warm to bit work in the
second game, m with a fusillade of?
hits he was driven to cover with three
runs scored on I ifter ret-ring
only two men. Newark ?corad four
runs before the Inning 'vas closed.
Bob Groom took up the task, but
after Newark had - ? for
three more run?- "'-".h?
pitched airtigh* the eighth,
when Newark ?cored - E?eS
team made ? total of eleven hits, bat
Earl Moseley. on the mound for New.
ark, proved an -h mer. oa
the bags.
Vincent Campbell carried of the r.?*.
ting honors with a double and a ?rip!?
to his ere.':? Sebear, Kariden and Me?
Kechnie also brought Joy to the New?
ark far\s with ex'ra base hita
sislerTries too much
Brown's Ail-Around Star De
feated by Indians.
rinveland, Auc : '?'. tiOO was the
victor over Sisler in a pitchers' bat?
tle to-day, Cleveland ?defeating St.
Louis by a score of 1 to 0.
Morton allowed only four hits ?nd
struck out al?tren men, .-'r:k'.r.(r out
Au-'i-i. Pratt :>?? i W ilk? ? in - iceessiea
? ninth. S ' * hit?.
Neither pitcher gave a base or. ball?.
The only run ?f the game was scored
in the sever.'h by Kirk? on hii fum?
ble. Smith's infield ant and Wamb?
ganss's sacr I enter.
The seor.' f
?*LF.VELANT> A LI ST LOCH A Ll
?b r !; ?b r h po ? ?
?.Vllle.cf . 4 0 1 i ' ? ' : 4 4?
141 ? It
?'liapma. -. >
Jaeioaa ' ? 4 ??
Mrke : ? ? .1 ??
? 1 t ??
'
Eflan.c . 300 10 I II
1 It
T?ti!a . M11JT IS ? Tatak ? m:iM?
! .???0**111
M I..H 1 .1 : 4 ?-?
Etrne?4 ru-? -? ?' *at*???
Kir??. >:. ?ton - T.nu>
Pratt. Sarnfl'-e fly caat-?
M rtoo 11 by Si " <??Ue?
4. Bt latu ? i Uli ia4
Kva.-.i
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Southern Association Results.
rhaitar.rvajt?. " "
Blrrxi . I
a i ? ?
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American Association Results.
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State League Results.
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Syr ?cum - ?*?.--? Barre 1
1 '.
Catholic League Results.
Queea of i
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Herrmann Reverses Herzog
and Giants Get Benton
Manager and Owner in
Tangle Over Disposal of
Southpaw Pitcher
and Owner Wins.
Another baseball tangle, this one
wholly within the ranks of organized
ball, came to light yesterday when
Garry Herrmann, owner of the Cincin?
nati Reds, made the announcement that
Rube Benton, the Reds' star southpaw,
who has been under suspension by
Charley Herzog, was the property of
the Giants and would report to the
Giants immediately. According to ad?
vices emanating from Pittsburgh on
Saturday, Benton had been sold to the
Pirates ar.?l was ready to join the
Pirates resterda**.
With Herrmann's announcement that
Benton wa> the G.ants' property, the
whole puzzle was made clear. Se\e.al
days ago John MeGraw, learning that
Benton was on the market, got an op?
tion on the star southpaw's services for
a consideration which is not stated.
This option was to expire on Monday,
August 16, and bore the signature of
Herrmann as binding the Cincinnati ]
club. F'or some reason best known to j
himself, Herzog sold Benton to the'
1'ittsburgh club. It is more than prob?
able that Herzog was not informed of j
the* option held by MeGraw, inasmuch [
as Benton and the Reds' manager have '
been unable to agree, and the subject i
was one which Herrmann hesitated to,
bring up with his manager.
But the announcement of Benton's,
sale to the Pirates brought forth ?
sturdy protest from MeGraw. "
mann was not ?lo*a *
that the contract Si ' by H?f*
zog and the Pirate- I to giT*
way before the optional aer?eme??
which existed between MeGraw and tas
officials of the Cincinnat. dab. Thst?
wh; Benton will wear a New York tH'*
form for the rest of the ?eaaoa. He **
to report to-day.
Benton has been called, and not wi?*?
ou* reason, one of if not 'he best Wjj
handed pitchers in the N?1'0.1***:
League, but ha? not had much ol ?
chance to do anything this season H*
cause of his constant personal ui-*!""
ences with Herzog.
MeGraw believes that he will ???J
at his best in new surrounding? sea
with other players.
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