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Death JCnel? of National Game Tolled by Secretary of War at Washington
Baseball Dealt a Heavy Blow
By Ruling of Secretary Baker
Diamond Stars Must Get to;
"Work" or Shoulder
Gun
By W. J. Macbeth
Professional baseball, which for
more than forty years har ruled the
court of sport loving affection in this
great country, was dealt .ts probable
death blow, for the period :>f the world >
war at least, by Secretary of War New?
ton D. Baker at Washington yester?
day afternoon.
Secretary Baker, on an sppeal taken
to him from a, ruling of th_> local I Dis?
trict of Columbia) draft board, which
had declared Catcher Eddie Ainsmith,
oi the Senators, engaged in a non
essential occupation (that of playing
baseball), substantiated the first rul?
ing. In a lengthy opinion handed down
und which will be found elsewhere on
this page, the Secretary of War held
that not orly Ainsmith but nil pro?
fessional baseball players are engaged
in non-productive and noa-essential in?
dustries or. labors and that, therefore,
to the whole profession must be. np- (
plied the "work or tight" mandate of
Provost Marshal General Crowder.
Can Be No Appeal
The ruling of Secretary Baker, from
which no appeal may be taken, means
in a word, then, that baseball must
lock its parks and the high priced,
temperamental stars forsake for the
nonce the leather and ask for the
pick, shovel or hammer or plough. In
a word, all of the players between the i
ages of twentv-one and thirty-one must
qualify with thirty-six hours' labor a
week at some business or labor es?
sential to the winning of the war. The
alternative is the olive drab and a rifie
for a play toy.
There are sixteen major clubs -eight
in each of the National and American.
The rosters of these clubs embrace 318
active athletes. Of the number, ;MT,
according to official figures, are amen?
able to the "work or tight" mandate.
With comparatively few exceptions, all
sixteen clubs will be completely riddled
as the result of the ruling of the Sec?
retary of War. Indeed, the Philadel?
phia National League ?ilub stands to
lose all sixteen of the men now on its
payroll.
When '.he blow from Washington
struck home none of those employers
or officials most directly concerned of
the big New Ycrk colony happened to
be in town. President Tener of the Na?
tional League was in Cincinnati. Presi?
dent Harry N. Hempstead of the Giants
was in Indianapolis. Colonel Jacob
Ruppert, nresident of the Yankees, was
in the Middle West, and Charles H. Eb
bets, president of the Brooklyn Dodg?
ers, was also in the Middle West.- In
the absence of these magnates none of
the lesser officials wouTd discuss the
subject for publication.
But from the attitude expressed else?
where by the Solons of the game it is
evident that the promoters of organized
baseball are ready to submit gracefully
and patriotically to the authority which
looks upon the national game as a non
essential.
All three members of the National
Commission, which is the supreme
court of organized baseball, individu?
ally expressed this striking and edify?
ing sentiment. The financial powers of
baseball are prepared to make any sac?
rifice which the Administration believes
essential to the successful prosecution
of the war against autocracy and bar?
barity.
And it will be a financial sacrifice if
the parks must be consigned to the
moth and dust, as seems absolutely
certain at the moment of writing.
There aye in existence at the present
time in the eleven cities which com?
prise the major leagues' two circuits
no less than fifteen baseball plants. In '
every city but New York each club has !
its individual home.
Big Investment Involved
Of the fifteen parks in operation all !
save one are most modern and capa- i
cious in every respect. Fourteen of j
the fifteen are of steel and concrete.!
the plant and grounds representing an l
initial expenditure of upward of half
a million dollars each. With player in?
vestments thrown in each major league
club represents at the most conservative
estimate an investment of $1,000,000.
There seems nothing but the padlock
for the parks. Few major league play?
ers but have outlived their usefulness[
when they have passed the thirty-first
milestones of their lives. It is doubt- ?
ful if enough of such could be herded
together to outfit one league of eight i
clubs, let alone two. To think of em- |
ploying young players, those under the I
age of twenty-one, would be quite as
senseless.
Only players of experience can get
by in the big show. And few players
are experienced enough to make even
a fair imitation of major league class
at such a tender age.
It would seem, then, that the pro?
moters of organized baseball will noon
have to wind up this business for the
period of the war, at least. Even if
enough old-timers could be procured
to patch up teams, the public would
not take to such makeshifts readily.
It regards its baseball religiously. It
would suffer no travesty to be made of
the game.
There was talk some litio time ago,
before the Secretary of War's verdict
had been rendered, that in case of an
adverse decision the two major leagues
might be merged into v one circuit of
fight clubs rival interests syndicated,
?U short. Such a step might make it
possible to recruit enough "has-beens"
to round out the present season, any?
way. But it is doubtful if Ruch amal?
gamation would long sustain public
interest.
The very bone and sinew of present
day interest in the national game has
been fostered and fomented by that
innate rivalry between the factions
supporting the respective rival leagues I
and by the fervor created through the ;
annual intermingling of the respective
champions in the October sprics for ]
the championship of the world.
The powers of baseball are plainly
nonplussed by this unexpected, ad
verse decision. They were so secure
in their deductions that the national
game would be spared such a calamity
that no definite provision was made for
the future. Fortunately, or unfortu?
nately, the intersectional games in
both leagues are soon to draw to a
close and before that time some defi?
nite policy will have to be determined.
There 13 little doubt that a joint
meeting of the two leagues will be
called so soon as the powers can get
into touch with one another. It will
not be surprising if the joint meeting
is held in Washington.
It was rumored last night that such
n meeting would be held in Washing?
ton Monday next with the view of ask?
ing the Secretary of War a certain
grace so that some sort of a cham?
pionship finish might be attained.
Probably it will be requested that (the
players be allowed to work out their
July pay checks in full.
But unless the magnates act quickly
they are likely to find none but the
eligible? of the Old Hen's Home on
'heir hands by nightfall. Players.-are
temperamental and skittish critters.
No one need be surprised .if a general
Parks Must Close
If Players in Draft
Quit, Says Tener
CINCINNATI, July 19.?
President John K. Tener of
the National League, after
reading Secretary of War Ba?
ker's statement relative to base?
ball as it is concerned in the
"work or fight" order, said:
"I have read Secretary Baker's
decision in full, and baseball in?
terests will comply with the find?
ing in spirit as well as in action.
As good citizens our obligation is
to respect constituted authority.
If baseball comes under the
classification of a non-essential
occupation wc will most gladly
make the sacrifice of our business
interests in the country's wel?
fare.
"We feel, however, seme pro?
visions . should be made that
would give us time to determine
whether or not the clubs can
proceed under the suggestion
made by Secretary Bake? or
whether we will close out our
business entirely, and we will re?
quest the War Department to
make its ruling more definite as
it concerns this point.
"My personal opinion is that
if every ball player between the
ages of twenty-one and thirty
one is forced to cease playing
baseball at once, professional
baseball parks will have to close
their gates immediately."
stampede to the shipbuilding yards
ensues instanter. In the shipyards the
pay is still lucrative and the hours of
employment easy.
Secretary Baker's Statement
WASHINGTON, July 19.?In passing
upon the appeul from the district I
board, which had approved a decision
of the local board, Secretary Baker
said:
"The language of the regulation
pertinent here occurs in Paragraph
C, of Section 121-K, as follows:
" 'Persons, including ushers and
other attendants engaged and occu?
pied in and in connection with games,
sports and amusements,' etc.
"Obviously, baseball players are
persons occupied in a sport, so that
the ruling of the local and district
boards must be sustained as plainly
correct.
"It is suggested, however, that the
regulations ought to be changed to
exclude baseball players from their
operation, and this appeal is not
really based upon any doubt as to
the correctness of the determination
made by the local and district
boards, but is addressed to the wis?
dom of the regulations.
"The arguments in this behalf are
three in number:
"1. That baseball is a business in
which very large investments of
money have been made, involving the
erection of properties, useless and
unprofitable unless permitted to be
continued in the use for which they
were erected; and that the applica?
tion of the regulations to members
of professional baseball teams would
so far disorganize this business as
to destroy it and render this prop?
erty temporarily valueless.
"2. That the occupation of a pro?
fessional baseball player requires a
very high degree of specialized train?
ing and skill, procurable only by a
substantially exclusive devotion of
the time of persons aspiring to be?
come professional players, so that
there is not much likelihood of such
players having any other available
occupation or fitness for any other
occupation at all adequate in its re?
turns to maintain for themselves and
their families the standard of living
which has been established on the
earnings in their professional occu?
pations.
"". That baseball has been accept?
ed as the national sport of the people
of the United States, that it affords
wholesome outdoor relaxation and
enjoyment to largo numbers of the
American people, and is to many
workers and business men of the
United States almost the only oppor?
tunity for such ? recreation, so that
to bring about the cessation of pro?
fessional baseball would work a so?
cial and industrial harm far out of
proportion to the military loss in?
volved by the exemption of the lim?
ited number of players in question.
"Upon each of these grounds sepa?
rate comment is appropriate.
"As to the first: The situation of
professional baseball in no wise dif?
fers from other civilian peace-time
business, which, by reason of the
stress of war and its demands upon
the industries and energy of the
country, must be content to bear
whatever burden is imposed by tem?
porary inactivity. While the' num?
ber of men affected by the order
may bo sufficient to disorganize the
business, many of the players are be?
yond the present draft age, and it is
by no means certain that complete
disorganization of the business would
follow adherence to the order as
made.
"As to the second: Baseball play?
ers are men of unusual physical
ability, dexterity and alertness. It
has been recessary for us in this
country to institute processes of
rapid industrial training, and it is
quite inconceivable that occupations
cannot be found by these men which
not only would relieve them from
the onus of non-productive employ?
ment, but would make them produc?
tive in some capacity highly useful
to the nation. This change will b
Appeals of Big Leagues in
Quandary Over Wash?
ington Stand
welcomed by the individuals in?
volved, and its usefulness to tho
country, b-oth direct and indirect,
is obvious.
"The third consideration is, of
course, the serious one, and is the
one which has brought about the
present appeal to the President. The
stress of intensive occupation in in?
dustry and commerce in America in
normal times, such as to give the
highest importance and social value
to outdoor recreation. It may be
well that all of the persons who at?
tend such outdoor sports are not in
need of them, but. certainly a very
large preponderance of the audi?
ences in these great national ex?
hibitions are helped, physically and
mentally, and made more efficient,
industrially and socially, by the re?
laxation that they there enjoy.
"But the times are not normal; the
demands of the army and of the
country are such that we must all
make sacrifices, and the non-pro?
ductive employment of able-bodied
persons, useful in the national de?
fence, either as military men or in
the industry and commerce of our
country, cannot be justified. The
country will be best satisfied if the
great selective process by which our
army is recruited makes no discrimi?
nation among men, except those
upon which depend the preservation
of the business industries of the
country essential to the successful
prosecution of the war.
"I am therefore of the opinion
that the regulation in question
should not be changed, but, rather,
(mat the scope of its provisions
should be so enlarged as to include
other classes of persons whose pro?
fessional occupation is solely that
of entertaining. Our people will be
resourceful enough to find other
means of recreation and relaxation
if there be not enough persons be?
yond the useful military or indus?
trial age to perform such functions,
and they will be wise and patriotic
enough not to neglect tho recreation
necessary to maintain their efficien?
cy merely because they are called
upon, in the obvious public interest,
to sacrifice a favorite form of amuse?
ment
"The appeal is denied and the order
of the local and district boards is
affirmed."
Dodgers Down
Cubs Again as
Pfeffer Twirls
CHICAGO, July 19.?Brooklyn ad?
ministered a second successive defeat
to the Chicago Cubs, with big Jeff Pfef?
fer back on the mound, here to-day, by
a score of 2 to 0. Pfeffer twirled in his
former invincible form, holding the
locals to two widely separated singles.
Only two Cub players reached second j
and only twenty-eight faced the Dodger ,
pitcher. !
Pfeffer is now in the navy, a student '?
at the Great Lakes training station. Ho '.
was on furlough, and, anxious to see his j
old mates play, went to the Cub park. ;
He was eneerfully received, and was im- i
plorcd to get back and show his old !
speed. Pfeffer answered Manager Rob- j
inson's request by asking for a uni- !
form. Many of his sailor mates recog
nized him in his playing togs and j
cheered him wildly. He was also j
roundly cheered by the five thousand
spectators when he was announced as
the Dodger pitcher.
With Pfeffer twirling at his best the i
Cubs had little chance to score. Pfeffer j
displayed more speed than usual, and |
the efforts of the locals to hit him gen- i
erally resulted in an easy hit to an in- !
fielder. Chicago players managed to I
work Pfeffer for three free passes, and
it was these gifts that resulted in two ;
Cub men reaching second.
BROOKLYN (X. h.) ! CHICAGO (N. I,.) j
il) r li o n fi ill r li o a i> i
Johnston, rfi 4 0 0 1 o 1 Klaek. rf_ 4 0 U 1 1 i) ?
Olson, ss... 4 2 3 0 ,1 oUh.'.ioolior. ss 3 0 1 3 4 0 ?
Daiibort. lb 3 0 0 11 0 0 Mann. If. 4 0 1 2 1 0 i
Z. Wheat, If 4 0 2 3 0 OlMerkle, lb... 4 0 0 9 10
Myers, of... 4 0 2 3 0 0|Paskert, cf.. 2 0 0 3 0 0
O'Mara, 31?. 4 0 0 0 2 n Deal. 3b. 3 0 0 4 1 1 !
Dooltui, 2b. 3 0 1 r, 4 0 ?/.elder, 2l>_ 2 0 0 1 3 1 i
SI. Wheat, c 4 0 1 3 0 t??Wortiugii. 2b. 0 0 0 1 1 0
Pfeffer, 1?.. 4 0 1 14 0'"Barber _ 1 0 (t 0 0 0 !
Mot abc, 2b.. 0 0 0 0 10'
O'ParreU, c. 2 0 0 3 1 ? |
DoiikUn, p.. . 2 0 II 0 3 6 I
j-Tj'ler . 1 0 0 0 o o I
I Carter. j>. II II 0 O H !
Total* . .34 2 10 27 13 1| TotaU _28 0 2 27 17 2 j
?Hatted tot Wort m an In eighth Inning.
+ Batted for Douglas In eighth Inning.
Brooklyn . 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0?2 I
l.'hiragu . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0?0 j
Two-base hltp?M. Wheat. Olson. SacrlSco hit? i
Daubert. Pnub'e playa?Olson to Doolan to Pau- I
hurt (2) ; McCabe to Uollocher u> Morklo to O'Far- '
rel. Left on bases?Brooklyn, 7; Cbloago, 4. I
Klnrt. baso on errors?Brooklyn, 2; Chicago, 1. j
Bases on ball??Off Douglas, 1; off 1'fefTer, 3. IliU
?Off Douglas, 9 In 8 Innings; off Carter, 1 in 1.
Struck out?By Pfeffer. 1 ; by Carter, 2, losing I
lilu-hor?Douglas.
?,-.
Giants Will Suffer Least !
From Draft, Says McGraw |
ST. LOUIS, July 19.?John McGraw '<
will lose twelve oT his Ciants by rea- |
son of Secretary Maker's decision on '?
tjie application of the work or fight j
order to baseball. Tho twelve are: :
Holke, Doyle, Burns, Itariden, Me- j
Carty, Sicking, Perritt, Causey, ;
Schupp, Steele, Smith and AVilhoit. i
The Giant leader will have eleven !
players, including Pert Niehoff, who
lias not yet recovered from the broken '
leg he sustained in Philadelphia last ?
month.
"We are better off than any other ;
team I know of," said McGraw to- ;
night. "I will have left two of my ;
regular infielders, Fletcher and Zim?
merman, two regular pitchers, Sallee
and Demaree; two outfielders, Thorpe
and Young, ?nd a catcher. Gibson. Be?
sides, I have Niehoff, who is still on I
the hospital list; Joe Rodriguez, who
could be used on first base, and Pitch- '
ers Ogden and Hoyt."
Standing of Major League Clubs
NATIONAL LEAGUE i AMERICAN LEAGUE
GAMES TO-DAY
New York at St. Louis.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
Boston at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
St. Louis, 5; New York, 2.
Pittsburgh, 3; Philadelphia. 2.
Brookhn, 2; Chicago, 0.
Cincinnati, 6; Boston, 4.
STANDING OF TEAMS
W. L. Pet. W. L.Pct.i
Chicago. 56 27.675ChVnati. 36 42 .462 j
N.Yofk- 50 32 .610 Boston... 35 47.427:
Piftsn... 42 38 .525 St. L'uis .35 49.417;
I'hila.... 38 42.475iBr'klyn... 3247 .406 |
GAMES TO-DAY
St. Louis at New York (two).
Detroit at Boston.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Washington.
YLSTERDAYS RESULTS
? Philadelphia, 2: Cleveland, 0.
Boston, 5; Detroit, 0.
Washington, 6: Chicago, 5.
St. Louis at N. Y. (rain).
STANDING OF TEAMS
W. L.Pct.i W. L. Pet.
Boston.. 52 34 .?305 St. L'uis. 39 44.470
Cleve'd.. 48 41 .539'Chioago.. 39 44.470
N.York.. 44 39 .5301 Detroit... 36 47.434
Wash'n.. 44 41 .518 I'hila. 35 47.427
HERE ?s ihown Jeff Pfeffer, the big right-hand pitcher
of the Brooklyn team, who held the Chicago Cubs to
two hit? yesterday. Pfeffer is now in the Navy and
i? stationed at the Great Lakes Training Station. Enjoying an
afternoon off, Pfeffer went back to his old love and was at
his best. During the season of 1917 Pfeffer was the leading
twirler on his team, and his early work this season gave
promise of repeating his performance of last year when he
joined the colors.
Empire City, Sixth Day, July 19
WEATHER CLEAR; TRACK FAST
oqo KIBST IIACE.?Selling; for three-year-olds and upward; $868.50 added. One mllo and severity
0**** yards. At post one minute; off at 2:31. Start good. Won driving; pln?-e same. Time. 1;45%.
Winner, r!i. c, by Bal loi -Homespun, Owner, Brlgh.oii Stable. Trainor, G. M. Odoni.
p0? -.. - ?Betting ---???.
Index. Starter Wt. Pos. St._%_%_"9 I'm. _ Jockey. Open. High. Close. Place, bn.
(313) Homo Sweet Homo..118 5 3 3" 2? 1? 1" Lylte .3-5 3-3 1-2 ? ?
313 I/Infirmler .I?KI 6 4 1 '.% I2 -l '-'' l-.iixl.oii...... . In 15 15 4 f-5
3211= Kingfisher .115 4 2 7 51 -I' 3? Domlnlck ... .5-:! 3 3 2-5
315 C.ark M.113 2 7 6I> 4- :.-' 4- Stirling. 20 20 20
2S3 Captain Marchmont.113 1 1 4- 3% J?!4 51 Tapliit. in 12 12 -1 . o
316 Past Mular .113 .1 ?i 5% 0'% <?? tP Walls. 13 20 15 4 i-5
-- Bronze Kagle .103 7 5 2? 7 7 7 Poole. 20 3? 30 lo .1
Home Sweet Home was rated along behind L'Infirmier to tho List ?luarter. where he moved up.
hut ha?! lo be driven hard to get borne In Iront, L'lufiriuler ran an iiupiurcd race and hung en bet?
ter than usual. Kingfisher was outrun all the way.
00^4 SECOND BACK.?Selling; for three-year-olds and upward; $S0S.00 added. Ono mile and seventy
""^ yards. At posi one minute: off at 3:00. start fair. Won cleverly; placo drivtug. Time. ,
1:45%. Winner, cli. .-., by Ballot?Blush Hose. Owner. Qulncy Stuhle. Trainer, J. Fltzslmmou..
Post .-?-Belting-??-> !
Index. Starter. Wt. Pos. St. % _% % Fin. Jockey. Open. High. Close. 1'lace. Sh. j
205s Starry Banner .103 5 4 22 l'Va Ia I1 Walls .8 5 12-5 11-". 3-5 ??
? Perugino .Il'i 4 3 3'H 3? 2% 2? Knsor. 2 7-2 7 2 1 ?
315 Sea thill .113 1 ?i 5'H 4? 4",_:;-: Knapp. 10 12 s 5-2 6-5
? Blue Thistle .108 3 2 0 C 6 V Wessler. 10 15 15 4 7-6 |
? Night Owl .IOS 6 5 4l 5' 5" ?i? Simpson .5-2 5-2 7-5 1-2 ? ;
310 Parable . 08 2 1 1' 2V4 '.'?' 6 Callah.in. r-?__:;0_ 3? '" ?'> '
Sarry Banner went to I lie front with little effort on tho biickslrctch, opened up a gap and won with1
something lo spare. I'erugino was easily best of the others. Sea Hull had 110 excuse. Night OaI had !
1)0 speed and was never a serious contender. |
?JOC T1IIHO HACBi?Selling; for three-year-olds ana upward; purse, $868.50; value to winners, j
<f%>'? $0t>s.oo. $123, $75. one mllo. At po?t une minute; off at 3:30. Start good. Won easily;
place same. Time, 0:23%. 0:47%. 1:13%, 1:30%. Winner, b. g,, 4, by Sundrldge?Ml.s Ronald.!
Owner, C. Kell owes. Trainer, W. F. .Martin.
Index. Starter. Wt. Bog. St. % % % Str. Fin. Jockey. Open. High. Cloia. Place, 9h.
(307) .Minio II ........106- 6 2 2",_21 ?'% I* Ia Eiisor. ...... 2 5-2 ' 9-3 7-10 1 3
(303) Jack Stuart .loi 5 4 3? I,5 3? 2? 2?? Waltoff .8-2 11 -1 7-5 3-3
313 l>an .109 3 7 7 7 7 4? 3a Taplln. 7X3 5-2 65
300 Harry Shannon... 110 2 6 61? IV 5% ;;- 41 Walls. 6 7 7 0-2 1
? Bufcrd .117 4 1 4',?-, 0? 6? O^ 5? Simpson. 2 13-0 5-2 I 1-2
303 Nominee .107 7 3 0? 4% 4" 6
2S5 Currency .? 09 1 5 1= l'_
Winner .'inured for $1,000; sold to owner for $2,103.
Minio II lay off tho pace In the first half, then drew away as ho pleased and simply romped home, i
Jack Stuart wti.s much best of the oilu-rs. Dan, off poorly, came with a great rush tlirough tho ??retch'
and was running strongly at the finish. Bufoid had no excuso.
336 KurKTH RACE.?THE MAHOrAC HANDICAP; for three-year-olds: $868.50 added; valu, te, '
winners, $763,50, $12". $70. About six furlongs. At post two minutes; off at 4o2 Start;
good. Won handily: place driving. Time. 0:20, 0:47"f,. I :0S=_. Winner, oh. g., H, by Whisk Broom i
II?Inaugural. Owner. Brighton Stable. Trainer, t \l, Odora.
Post "^ """" r-?? -? -BeTtlng?
Index. Siarter. '.Vi. Pi?. St. U % fi Fin. Joekey. Open._Hign._Close. Place. Sh.
(304) Flags....126 1 4 2> 2J 2? Ia I_yko ........1-3 2 0 2-5 ? ? !
317= Star Spangled .114 3 2 l'_ in 1?? 2' Walls. 3 18-5 7-2 1-2
202? Enfilado .115 4 1 O- 3? :.? ,'? Johnson. 7 S 7 6-5
__-*- James T. Clark.105 2 -I 4 1 4 Poole. 20 25 20 0 8-5
Flags. In a tangle when the harrier was sprung, raed Quickly to the front and caught Star Spangled, '
the early pacemaker, at the first turn, and had speed and stamina to win handily when called upon !
In the stretch. The others never figured.
Scratched?Jusqu' au Bout, 10S.
337 FIFTH BACK.?For threo-year-olds and upwaru: purse. $868,50; value to winners. $698.50, $120 ?
$70. One mtl?>. At post two minutes; off at 1:32. Stait good. Won easily- place ' same'
Time. 0:24. 0:48%, 1:13%, 1:39%. Winner, br. g., 6. by Peep o' Day?Eric Belle, owner Mr-i It L
Brasier._Trainer, A. ft, Bresler._ .?..?. .
Post -Betting~~ -^ '
Index, Starter._Wt. Pos. St. <-. >_ % Str. Fin. Jockey. Open. High. Close. Place. Sh !
293? Hank O'Day _110 t 3 1? 1?H 1" 1? 1" Ensor .......t7-5 6-5~~ 1 1-4 ?I
317 Jusnu' au Bout...113 2 1 2",_ 2- 2? 2? '_? Buxton. 4 5 22-3 1 ?!
3(?4 Ox .110 1 5 4- :tn :;? :.? o5 Lyke .0-0 8-5 _-. 1- _
293 ?lame Cock .lOoVa 3 _; 5 5 0 5 4? Walls. 10 20 l", . 1
298 Coito .100 0 4 3% ?<* 43 41 0 Johnson. 20 30 30 S 3
Hank O'Day, pounds the best, raced to the front bet?re aie first turn, opened up a big gap and won I
.is he pleased. Jusqu* au Bout was much best uf the ether... O.. had no excuse; ccu'd not untrack
himself,
Overweight?(lame Cock, 2'_. Scratched?Buford, lis.
338 SIXTlt RACE.?Claiming; for two-year-olds; puree. $768.50; value to winners, $?ii?.:,n, $100 S:o
Five and a hah' furlongs. At post two minutes; off at 5:00. Start poor Won easily n'aca
same. Time. 0:22%, 0:47^. 1:00%, 1:07%. Winner, eh. f., by McUee?Ida HaiTlson' Owner ai'id trainer
J. W. May.
lr.de- Starter. _Wt. Pos, St
314 Nan Knuehr .109 2 3
(32?) Sylvano .100 I 0
314? Dahlnda .100 0 1
- Tactless II .103% 1 0
326 Fairy Prince .IOS 0 2
326 Dunedin .108 7 1
Hosty I_ady .lOo 3 7
Nan Ivnoehr. av ay running, opened up a good load, lulled off Sylvano In the raro irouncPtha
bend and won easily. Sylvano was much best of the others, but tho early ?print to get un with il ?,
pacemaker took a lot out of him. Dahinda was always outrun
Overweight?Tactless II. 3'._.
Empire City Entries
; FIRST RACE?Three-year-olds and up-.vard; seil
inir; about six furlonra.
(271) Riverside .115)325 Mlltrace .10J
i ? Lively .110 ? 'Assign . 9S
: L'40 Resistible .105 321 *Ordco . 98
l 255 Sir Hello .10.1 381 Helen AUtin_ 98
321 Miss Sterling.. 981 ? Huerta .110
?? Perlgourlne _ ?S! 2.-.X 'Poor Butterfly. 98
i 31(5 Alburn . 9.8. (?Ill) Dragoon .log
' mi *.Mi5S Kruter. .100| ? Teresa J. 98
SECOND RACE?Thiw-year-olas and upward
mile and seventy yards.
27(1 Tom McTaggart.ll7i 311' ?Bondage .I
? Valerius .107 308* Spur .1
270 Tom McTaggart.ll7l' 311> ?Bondage 109
.-, Valerius .107 308? Spur ... .
388? Hanovia .lift 298 Rhire M?M?n
(311) St. Isidore.117 288 Doreu ....
-.. ?iuurc....,ii, .v, Pore?? .... i,)
Jusifir au r.out. ".',:; <?;'.. T.tet ?3
T!'1!U--^A-;^^^^;'; ?*? tto Whiil*'Stake;
(289) Lord Brighton. .1271(284) Yurleirl m
(318) Lady Rosebud. .119 228 Dafdi?. . in*
1302) Sweep On (for- I u*><?? .HO
merly Shoeblack.lHJ
(296) Nutcracker ....llo| pp .lly
irl,KT;l ?i^g -Three-ycar-olds and upward; sell
315" AMebaran _105 ;;l?>
321 Miss Bryn.103; 327
30;; Spark . 97 323
- - ?M. Goo?by....l08 313
310' Jack of Spades. 103'
SIXTH RACE?Two-year-olda
longs.
279 Le Balafre.UBI 326
SU Venetian Roy. . 115, ?--*>
S?S Bolario .HJ? -19
320 Clean Oona_113, ~
828' Wonderman ...113: *??''
320 Romeo .115 *?*!;
320 Thjstledou _M5| -.'-?
27? Edith Case. ...112, g-jf
261' Lackawanna ...1121
?Mistress PoKy.101
Artist .101
?Greetings . H4
African Ar.-o.v.. US
selling; Are
Lamentation
?The Talker..
!'luv!?da
Nanette Flack.
? Liu-!:? Lady
Toddler .
.112 ?
.110
.lu:
.112
.107
112
Realst .112
?Mario ConnelLlO:
?Mllda .107
SEVENTH RACE?Threo-ye-ir-o'.d? ar.d upward
selling; about Mx Furlongs
257 Julia L .110 '.",-;'
'.'40 Trtal by jury..110 218
310? Meiiora .105
327 Wm. Humph'y.10.1 2C7
tVtulams,.110
? p,
'fain Run.
int
.10.-,!
.110
.115]
:io
248 El Mahdl
Alio eligible:
?J4^- Pagannlnl .108
327 Artist .103! -
321 Dawn Star. PS 157
248 Mr. Specs.110 2.83
;t'-,j ragannini .108 -'78
- ? Ley Blue.103| 258
Mar.gar.esn .115 '
Dr. Harlow.110
TarQ'.iln .110 .
Vocabulary .... !>8 :
Masqua .103 ;
H Iturgoyne.... 115 '
Langilcii .115
Ooldlng .loi ;
Peop Ight .103
Busy Joe.110 !
omits .no
Masda . 08
Lcouedia .10.1
Ma ' .? Karam..ll'i
? Agtitailsn tUorrance c.auaed. tDouHtful itafUf.
Cards Are Easy
Winners Over
Giants, 5 to 2
Pitcher "Red" Ames Stands
His Old Pals on Their
Heads
ST. LOUIS, July 19.?The demoral?
ized Cardinals had no "difficulty at all
in defeating the Giants to-day. The
.score in favor of the St. Louis nine
was 5 to 2. This is the town in which
the McGraw men were planning to
make a clean sweep. The series now
stands tied, each team having won one
tame.
Just about the happiest person in the
Mound City to-night is lied Ames,
once a Giant and ever gleeful when he
has an opportunity to stand his old
pala on their heads. McGraw was fear?
some of Ames, and selected Slim Sal
lee to do the twirling for the New
Yorkers.
As far as actual hits were concerned,
the statistics give the advantage to
Slim, but in actual results Ames car?
ried olf the palm, for Red won his
game.
The Cardinals made only ten safe?
ties, as against the fourteen hits in
the Giants' collection, but numbered
among the Cards' total were a home
run by Hornsby, a triple by Gonzales
and a double by Mcllenry. None of
the -Giants succeeded in striking an
extra-base blow. F-ach team committed
one errftr, Heinie Zimmerman and Bet?
hel being the offenders. Both errors
counted in the scoring of one run, so
it was an even break in the bungle
line.
The Cardinals scored almost enough
runs to win in the second inning. Mc
Henry opened on Sallee with a double
to left and made third in safety when
Zimmerman dropped Fletcher's relay of
j Willtoit's throw to check the advance.
j Betzel singled to left, scoring Mcllenry.
I Mike Gonzales made a scratch hit
' through the box. and Ames singled to
i centre, filling tne bases.
Hcathcote banged the ball to Doyle,
i and Larry put through one of his fa
I vorite plays. He tagged Ames on the
i line, and threw to Holke in time to
i nab Heathcote at first. Unfortunately
for the Giants, however, Betzel refused
to remain on third, rightly figuring that
it was a line opportunity for him to
take a chance on tallying. He took the
chance and won.
The Giants picked up one of their
two runs in the third frame. They
might have done better had it not been
for a bit of reckless base running.
Burns began the attack on Ames by
beating out a grounder to Paulette.
Young followed with a single to short
rieht, on which Burns vainly tried to
take third.
liattick's throw was perfect, and the
Giant left-fielder was easily mowed
down. Fletcher reversed the rally by
hitting safely to centre. Young went
to third and continued on to the plate
when Betzel allowed the throw of
Ileathcote to speed by him. Fletcher
went to third on the miscue, and it
? lookad lovely for the Giants.
i Larry Doyle drove out a fly which
Fisher, the Card shortstop, backed up
I on and caught, much to the surprise of
' Fletcher, who had hotfooted it for home
and was caught standing up by Fisher's
I toss. This was a case of four hits and
! one measly run.
I The Cardinals were not satisfied with
their run-making, and in order to make
matters more sure they gathered three
more tallies?one in the fifth, another
in the seventh and-still another in the
eighth. The Giants managed to squeeze
one more counter over the plate in the
ninth, but it was far from sufficient.
Heinie Zimmerman, who was fined $50
by McGraw yesterday for failing to run
out a fly which was muffed and who
left the game in a huff, was back on the
job to-day. but his batting eye was dim,
as he failed to get a hit in four trips to
the plate.
Captain Arthur Fletcher did the best
hitting of the day for the Giants, with
two safeties in throe times at bat.
Fletcher -ilso managed to get hit by a
pitched ball and stole a base.
Rogers Hornsby celebrated his return
to the game by knocking out a home
run and a single. The star shortstop
got into part of the contest yesterday,
but was harmless there so far as his!
hitting went.
NEW TOBK (N. L.) ' ST. LOUIS (X. L.)
ab r h o a c; ab r h o a e
Hurn?. or... 4 0 2 1 0 0 ITeathcote. ef s 1 1 :. 0 0
Young, rr... 4 I 1 in OiKlshcr, :.t>... :; o i 2 4 n
Fletcher, ss 3 u 2 ;) 2 OlMattic*. if... o 1 2 ! o
Doyle, 2b- 4 O 1 :? .'i 0 Hornsby, bs. . 4 12 2 3 0
ZtnVman, 3b 4 0 0 1 4 liPaulotte. lb.. 4 0 16 0 0
Wllhoit, ir.. .1 1 0 0 0 0-Meileiirv. If. 4 L' 2 ;i 1) 1)
Ho?ke. lb... 4 0 2 11 10 Betzel, %.... ;i 1 I 1 1 1
McCarty, c. 4 0 2 :l :i OlGonzaJes, o. . 4 0 n s 0 0
Sallee. p... 3 0 0 0 2 0 .Unes, p.4 0 3 0 10
tSlcklnj ... 10 0 o ? 0
Totals. .34 2 10 ?23 10 1| Totals . ..35 5 15 27 10 1
?Ames o\it (ran Into his own batted ball)
tUntted for Salle? In ninth Inn.1:3.
Xo/.v V 01k . il 0 I 0 0 1 0 0 0?2
St. I?uis. 0 2 0 0 10 1 1 1?5
Two-base hit? McHenry. Three-base hit?Cion
r.ales. Homo run?lioni-hy. Stolon basi-Fletch?
er, Wllhoit (2). Sacrifice hits?Fisher, Botzel.
Double, plays?Homsby a:..i Paulette; Fisher and
Gonzales; Doyle ami Ilolko; Zimmerman ami llolkc
Left on base?New York, 7; St. lx>uis. S. Base
on bal!?OIT Ames. 1 Hit bv pitcher?By Ames
(Fletcher). Balk?Sallee. Strue!; out?By Sal'ue.
3; by Arnes. 5.
Comstock Bats In Two
Of Pirates' Winning Runs
PITTSBURGH, July 19.?Philadel?
phia lost to Pittsburgh to-day, 3 to 2.
Comstock, the Pirate pitcher, kept the
visitors' hits scattered and was effec?
tive with men on the bases. Oeschger
passed tivo men in the second, and
Comstock. the next batter, singled to
right, scoring the two runners.
The score :
PHILADELPHIA (X. L.)l PITTSBURGH (X. L )
ab r li 1? a r ab r h po a e
Bancroft, ss..l0 0 I 8 0 Caton, bs .30 1 111
Hcm'way, 3b.4 0 0 0 1 0 Bigbee. If ....2 0 0 3 00
Williams, ef. .4 0 2 3 1 0 Carey, cf _4 11 10 0
Ludcrus, lb. .4 0 2 13 1 0 South-.vorth. rf.4 0 1 200
Mcusel, If. ...412 00 0 Cutahaw, 2b . .2 1 0 111
CraYath, rt ..402 4 0 0 .Mollvrltz, lb. ..200 700
Poajce, 2b ..4 0 0 3 G 0 M'Kechnte. 3b.2 0 0 22 1
Adams, c _3 11 0 0 0 Schmidt, c_2 1 U II 3 0
?Stock .100 0 0 0 Comstock, p...3 0 1 0 30
Oeschger, p.. .2 0 0 0 0 o|
IFlUgerald ..10 0 0 0 01
Davis, p .0 0 0 OOO!
tHogg .10 1 0 0 0
Totals ..36 2 10 24 17 01 Totals ...213 4 27 10 3
?Batted foi Adajns In 9th.
[Batted tor Oeschger In 7th.
J Batted for DuyIs In <Jth
Philadelphia . 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-2
Pittsburgh . 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 x?3
Two-base hits?Orarath, 2. Stolen base?Schmidt.
Sacrifice hits?Bigbee. Molhvltz. Sacrifice fly?Cut- j
shaw. Double playe -Wllliamss, Bancroft and
Pearce; Schmidt and Cutshaw. Left on bases?
Philadelphia, 8, 1'Htsburgh, 5. Klrst on error?
Philadelphia, I. First on balls?Off Oeschger. 4;
,.ir Davis. 1; off Comstock, 1 Hits?Off Oeschger,
I :n ?. Darts, no:.a in 2: Comstock, 10 In 0. Struck
out?Bv Comstock, 0. Winning pitcher?Comstock.
Losing pitcher?Oi schger.
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American Association
Expects Players* Exodus
ST. PALL, July 19.?"It is under-'
stood here that the enforcement of the
work or fight order against profes?
sional baseball players will mean an
exodus of ball players from the Ameri?
can Association to shipyards and other
war industries at Duluth and Superior.
It is known that many ball players
have received offers from these con- :
cerns contingent upon the enforcement '?
of the order.
-.-??
BASKB-U.I. TO-DAY. 2 names: first Jarno
1:30 P. M. New Tork Van lie*? vs. St.
Loui*. Falo Ground?. Adm. 69c?Advf, j
Ward Dawson Plays
Kashio in Net Final
California Expert Meets Japanese Star in Closing Round
of New York State Lawn Tennis Tournament
By Fred Hawthorne
UTICA, N. Y., July 19.?It will be California against Japan in th
final round of the annual New York State championship singles lawn t '
nis tournament to-morrow afternoon on the clay courts of the Yah
dasis Golf Club, with Ward Dawson, from the Goldtn West, facine S *
chiro .Kashio, from the Far East. The winner of this match will m t>
Ichiya Kumagae, of Japan, the title holder, in the challenge round qb Sun
day afternoon for the championship.
Dawson came through in brilliant manner to-day by defeating Frank
Anderson, the sixteen-year-old triple champion, in three hard-fought s?t
at 4?6, 6?3, 6?2, while Kashio took the measure of Frederick Anderson
the father, by a score of 6?3, 6?3.
Geers Makes
Clean Sweep
At Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, Mich., July 19.?
"Pop" Geers, the veteran reinsman,
to-day made a clean sweep of the three
events that m a rite d the closing: of the
local Grand Circut meeting.. He won
the free-for-all trot with St. Frisco,
took the 2:11 trot with Heir Reaper,:
and headed the field with June Red in
the 2:13 trot. I
The free-for-all trot was the feature
of the afternoon, St. Frisco, Lu Prince- ;
ton, Royal Mack and Basilli starting;.
The Geers horse lost the first heat to
Lu Princeton, but in the second and
third had more in reserve and nosed
out the Cox entry. The time in each j
heat was 2:04.4.
In the 2:11 trot Heir Reaper took1
the first Jieat easily, but lost the sec- ?
ond by breaking near the wire, when
he was rapidly overhauling Hollywood :
Kate. Heir Reaper was in front all !
the way in the third heat. June Red ,
won the 2:13 trot with little difficulty. |
The Grand Circuit horses were shipped
to-night to Toledo, where a meeting!
is to be held next week.
? The summaries:
TROTTING?2:11 CLASS?PURSK. ?1,000.
; Heir Reaper ?Geers). I 2 1
? Hollywood Kaie (Dodge). 4 1 2
?Miss J.abel McGregor ( McDonald). 3 6 3
? Lord Stout, (A. Stout). 7 * Tl
I Lucky Clover ( Co* ). 8 7 4,
Also slartcl : Auto Guy, J?".s D. and Sis Ilia?.
Time. 2:08%. 2:07%, 2:06%.
j FREE-FOR-ALL TROTTING?SWEEPSTAKES. |
St. Tris?? (Geerf.). 2 1 li
Lu Princeton (Cox). 12 2'
Boyal -Mack (Murphy). 8 3 3
? Bacilli (McCarthy). 4 * *
Time 2:04%, 2:04%, 2:04%.
THOTTING?-2:13 CLASS?PL'BSE. $1.000.
Juno Bod (Geers). 1 1 1
Allen Watt?. (Murphy). 5 2 3
Cur Peter (Lee). 3 10 2
Prince Lore?? ? McDevit ). 2 4 ti
Lotto Walls I A. Stout ). 4 3 5
Also Started: Il?y_l Knight. Alma Fnrlws. Blufeo
Pointer, John Spencer, The Lincoln and Nellie AJ.
cai.tara.
? Time, 2:06%, 2:0GV?. 2:09%.
Cobb Misses
Train; Red Sox
Blank Tigers
BOSTON', July 19.?Boston took tho
first gamo^bf the Detroit series, 5 to 0,
here to-day. Cobb, who was injured
yesterday, missed the midnight train,
which his mates toolc from New York,
und did not appear in uniform here.
Mclnnis's hitting r.nd fielding were re?
markable.
The score:
DETROIT (A. L.) BOSTON (A. L.)
ah r h o a e ah r h ?> a e
H'tvh. ss.... 3 0 0 S 2 1 Hooper, rf... 4 1 1 2 ? u
Jones. 3b... .10 1 I 2 1 Shorn, 2b... i o ?i 0 6 0
Walker, cf.. too 00? Strunk, cf... .il one
Ven.h. If... )')0 10 (/Ruth. If. 3 2 2 1 0 0
Stanage, lb: 3 0 1 11 0 OlMcInnia. lb. 4 1 4 21 1 ?>
Harper, rf... 3 0 0 2 0 Oj Scott, ss_ 2 0 0 0 3 0
Coffoy, 2b.. 3 0 0 3 2 (i Barbare, 3s. 0 0 0 0 10
Spencer, ?-.. 3 0 1 12? Schaug, c.. . 401 200
Bailey, p... 3 0 0 0 3 JiStansbury, 3b 2 0 0 0 4 0
I Mays, p. 3 0 1 14 0
Totals ...280834 11 2| Totals ...3051027100
Detroit . 0 0 0 0 0 ?I ?> 0 0?0
Bi 5ton . 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X?5
'f-.vo-ln-.se lilts?Jone?. Spencer. Three,- b_.sr> till -
Buth. Stolen base?Strunk Sacflflco hit??Bush,
Shoan, Scolt, Barbare. Left on bases?Detroit, ?;
Boston, 9. j'nst base ??: erro??Boston, 1.
Basos on 1?m1U? i irr Bailey. 5: r.ff Mays. 1. Struck
out?By Bailey, I; by Mays. 2.
Senators Beat White Sox
With Four Runs in Ninth
WASHINGTON, July 19.?A ninth-,
inning: rally, which scored four runs,!
enabled Washing-ton to defeat Chicago,
6 to 5, to-day in the opening game of
the series. Safe hits by McBride,
Johnson and Shotton, filling the bases :
after one out, were made in the inning.
Foster's single scored McBride, John?
son and Shotton scored on Judge's !
safety and Schulte sent Foster home
with the winning run on a single U>
left.
The score:
?CHICAGO (A. I... WASHINGTON (A. !_ ?
al? r h o a e eh r h o a ?
Liebold. If.. :: 1 1 :: I ?> Shotton, If.. 3 _: 3 ? ,, i
McMulIln, 3b 3 10 0 1 0 Foster, Sb.. 4 11 5 4 0
K.C'ollh-S, 2b 3 2 2 2 6 0 Judire, Ib.... 4 0 2 14 2 0
Candil, lb. 3 1 2 12 1 ?1 Milan, cf... 4 0 0 0 0 0
J.Collins, ?f 3 0 0 2 ?) c Brhulte, rf... 1 ?i ! o 0 o
Weaver, ss.. 4 0 1 3 2 0 Shankfi. -Jb.. 4 0 1 3 3 1
Rlsberg. rf . 4 O.u In 0 McBride. ss. 4 J 2 1 :i 0
Schalk, c... 3 0 1 3 0 0 Ayer?, p. 0 0 0 0 2 1
Russell, p.. 10 0 0 2 0 ?Alnsmltli... 10 0 0 0 0
Hen/., p. 10 0 0 10 Reese, p_ 000 0 10
Daufurth, p 0 0 0 0 0 OlllovUk, p_ J o o 0 2 0
I tJohason ..... 1 1 ? 0 0
Totals ..28 5 7 ?26 14 0 Totals ..35 6 13 27 19 4
?Tad out when winning run ?va. scored
Hi at ted for Reese In fifth inning.
?Baited for iio.lik In ninth InnUie.
Chicago .3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0?".
Washington .o 0 0 1 1 0 0 o 4?6
Two-base hits?Liebold. E. Collins, stolen h....i? .
E. Collins. Liebold, Schalk. Sacrifice hits?Bus- I
.???It. .1. Collins. McMulIln, Bens.. Saeritiee fly
S.'hulie. Double play-Candil to Wearer to Gan
dil; Foster luiiasslsied? ; Judge t.? Foster; Wearer
to B. Collins lo Uandll. Left on bas?e?Chicago 5;
Washington, 9. First base on errors Chlcagi
(in*.* on balls?Oft Russell, 4 .-* off Reese. 2- off
Ayer_-, 1: off Benz, 1; off Horlik, 2. Hits?Off !
Ayers. I In 3 Innlnrs; off K<<-ne. 2 i.i 1 (none
out, t?o on ha_<n In (lrth) ; r.ff llo.llk, l In . off
Bui ?'. l in 4 2-.;: off Benz, 7 In :; 2-3 (one,
out, three on ha:,? hi eighth: off Danforth, 2 In
I I Inning Struck out By Aye.?-?. 1; l- Russe-:,.
2; o.,- UovUk. 3; by Benz. : Wild pitch Ayers
Wlnulng pitcher?Horlik. Losing pitclier?Benz.
Jersey City Gets Two Red Sox
BOSTON'. July 19.- President Frazee
of the Boston American League team
to-day announced that he had released
First Baseman Blum and PitcherVincent
Molyneaux to the Jersey City team of
the International League".
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International League
At Baltimore? B. H E
Baltimore ...0 ??0 0 100 11 .11 o
Buffalo .0 1 0 1 o 0 0 0 0 0?3 10 0
Batteries?Lewis. Mr.ao'.i, Herbert and Egan;
Roso, Derlnuey and BengougU.
A' Blrighaniton? n. fl. E i
Toronto .3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0?5 11 1 '
Binchamton ....0U2V000 0 0?2 8 5
Batienes? JUtrls and Klsher; Frock god Fischer.
'/ This wholesale misfortune to tfc?
members of the Anderson family in a.
single day came somewhat in the cat
ure of a ?urprire to the big gallery
but in each case it seemed that th?
matches were wen on merit, the win.
ners being the stronger players, for
the day, at leai-t.
Edwin Fuller Torrey, chairman of
the tournament committee, announced
this evening that Kumagae, who haj
been en route from Seattle, Wash., since
Tuesday, had telegraphed that he would
arrive in Utica at 9:28 o'clock to?
morrow morning. In order to give the
little champion a chance to work od
his "train legs" after his long trip
from Japan. Mr. Torrpy decided to
stage the challenge match round on
Sunday afternoon.
The tirst and foremost of the visit
ing celebrities who will play in exhi?
bition matches to-morrow afternoon
got into Utica this morning from New
York, and the Yahnundasis Club mem?
bers at once began to take a keener
interest in affairs. It was none other
than M?S3 Molla Bjurstcdt, national
woman champion. An impromptu re
ception committee, consisting of ad
miring young girls, greeted the grec
Norso player on the clubhouse law:
and insisted upon taking snapshots o
the champion in a dozen ditfereu
poses.
Beals Wright to Play
Beals Wright, former national chart
pion and Davis cup player, will ai
rive to-morrow morning, and he an
his brother Irving will team up an
play Kumagae and Kashio in an inte
national match to-morrow afternoo;
Miss Bjurstedt will probably be tl
shining star in a mixed doubles even
and may take on one of the men pla;
ers in an exhibition singles. The pre
ence of these stars of the lawn tenu
world will help materially to boost tl
gate receipts, which are to be tura
over to the" training camp activiti
fund.
The day broke clear and warm ?
morning, and the largest gallery of t
week was on hand when the fu
matches began. No wind blew to int<
fere with the players, and the air v
so clear that the foothills of the Ai
rondacks, miles away, could be d
tinctly seen by the spectators.
Kashio and young Fred Anden"
were, the f.rst to take the courts.?
it did not require more than four
five games to show that the Japant
was travelling at his smoothest pa
rarely making mistakes, either
stroke or judgment, and slowly enco
passing: Anderson's lofe.it by the sc
deceptive frame of which he is so a
an exponent.
Getting away to an early lead tl
he never afterward relinquish
Kashio placed his main reliance
fccuracy, and his deep drives fr
the back of the court kept hitt
within inches of the side lines
Anderson, tearing in after service
scon, on "kills," was often caught i
of position by the wily placing of
little opponent.
Anderson just lacked the nree??i
control overhead that might have gi\
him the match. At ?times he lool
irresistible, smashing with gri
rower through Kashio's court s
volleying -it sharp angles for f
finishing points. But ho couid i
maintain this attack successfully, a
ike Japanese, luring Lis opponent i;
making errors by the deceptive so
ness of his returns, took the first a;
second sets rtnd the match witho
great difficulty.
Having witnessed the defeat of t
sen, the gallery moved over to 2
other court and watched Fred And
fon, the veteran, pitting his co'
knowled;:? against the vouthful spi
and dash of Harold L. Taylor,
Brooklyn schoolboy. After takinp
first set at 6?4. Anderson dropped
next at 6?8. and then a rare ba
started for the decisive set. The \
eran was tirin? fast under the
sun, but the skill with which he pl?
his drives and the beautiful angle'
which he volleyed across the court
Taylor followed in one service sw
the tide for him. and he took tho I
set at G?2, and with it the match.
Andersons Are Beaten
This left two Ander-ons still in
quest for the title, but the_ aften
was fated to see both father
younger son sent down to defeat
fell to Kashio to vanquish his se
Anderson in the same day, for the
from the Orient triumphed over
Anderson, sr., in straight sets.
The star of a decade ago had
dently robbed himself of much o:
strength by his three set strung
the morning, for at no time in the
with Kashio did he show the court
ering ability and the finishing S?
his strokes that disLir.iruishe.i hia
against Taylor. Kas.:;o k
eran constantly on the run with
chine-lik* drives down tne side
and when it came to volleying
mid-court, the Japanese more than
his own.
A severity of stroke, both o!
ground and overhead, and rare ses
of volleying on the part of Da
who had defeated T. C. Fultoi
Seattle, at 3?6, 6?4, 6?3 e;
brought about the defeat of Fran
derson, closely following the eoin
of the schoolboy's father. The
fornian raised the power oi h'.s
gradually, constantly adding t
speed with which he "stroked
ball, until, in the final set, he was
elling at an impressive rate. 1
the same kind of a game to-morr
should at least give Kashio a t
battle for th--- honor of
agae on the following day.
Anderson took the first set at
and at this period he was at hi!
following i:i his severe servir?
great speed and reaching the nel
tion so quickly that he was a
finish off "the points by splendid
head volleying;.
The summaries:
new roBK .statt: championship si
Fruit h Round .-???:
erick Anderson, jr. t*--2. 1- ?? ?'? * --"?,""
derson. sr . defikiL.I Harold 1. Taj. ?- *
8??.
Si'Sil-l'iinl Bound?Selchlro KasMo
Frfierlc* Anderson, ?r., 6?3, 6?S: Wart
.tptcttiM 1'rreik T Anderson. 4 6. 6? ?>? *?
XKW TORK STATE CHAMPIONSHIP W
Pira?. iioun.i -Hear? B, on,,:*? an-i J
l or dofeat? i Jame* H O'Boyl* and i ?
??3. S- -fl S ' _
Second Round Irving t. Wright and ~
toc .li-i'tatf*.; Ceci) Donaldson i.n.l *'????%
bois, 8??. 0--3: StUctUro Kas-hlu **?*? *?
Enifi-so.; deferted A. C A>'be*-*j.i *nJ J- *?
6?5. 3--?, C?1.
LMTE1) STATES SKR Vit S OnAMPl
8INGUSS.
Alexander II? deftatea Jame? S. OMW
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