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Browns' Formidable Twirling Staff Will Call for-Nationals'. Best Efforts in Series
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Western Golf Champion Beat
en by Youngster, 4 Up and
3 to Play.
CHICAGO, July 25.?Western Champion
Charles Evans, Jr., was defeated in the
third round of the Western Golf Associa
tion championship tournament yesterday
by E. P. Allis, 3d, of Milwaukee. The
elimination of Evans was the feature of
the day's play in the third round at the
Homewood Country Club. The champion,
who whs runner up and medalist in the
national championship last year, was de
feated by the Wisconsin champion on
the thirty-third green, 4 and 3, chiefly
on account of consistently better putting
by Allis, who is comparatively a new man
In tournament play.
Warren K. Wood of Homewood sur
vived his match with Eraser Hale of
9kokie, although the match went to thir
ty-nine holes, Wood achieving a hard
won victory after the third extra hole.
Robert A. Gardner of Hinsdale, former
national champion, defeated A. C. Perry
of Calumet. 4 and 3. ,f. C. Le Due of
Calumet defeated H, W. Lockett of
Homewood, 1 up, in thirty-six holes.
In the semi-tinals today Allis will play
Gardner and Wood will meet Le Due.
The defeat of Evans. while a well
earned victory for Allis, who played par
golf almost consistently, was a surprise
to most of the followers of the tourna
ment. Allis was at the top of his game
and playing championship golf, while
Evans seemed to he suffering from a
lfpse. Evans went to pieces in the early
holes of the afternoon round, while Allis
settled down and putted without a break.
A Ills* work on the greens was the best
seen on a local links in years. He fre
quently ran down fifteen and twenty foot
putts and rarely mss?d under ten feet.
A sample of Evans' lapse from form
was shown on the home hole in the morn
ing. Evans, after a good drive, put his
second over the green, overran the hole
ten feet and missed his putt by two feet.
Allis started out by taking the first hole
It) three with a thirty-flve foot putt. Allis
finished the morning three up on the
champion after having him "in the hole"
all the way around in spite, of Evans'
game attempts to recover. He increased
his lead to six at the end of the twenty
third hole, and Evans never grot his head
above water.
Gardner is playing in excellent form.
He made his morning round In 74, one
under par. Wood had a 76 and Le-Duc
a 78.
Allis' play on the fourth hole was one
of the features of the tournament. At
that stage, when stymied a few inches
(rom the hole. Allis drove the champion's
ball beyond the cup and,dropped his own
Into it.
CASSATTS HORSE DISQUALIFIED
Flying Fairy, Easy "Winner, Baled
Out and Jockey Suspended.
NEW YORK. July 25.?Capt. E. B.
Cassatt again figured in a protested race
at Belmont Park, when in the running
of the Southampton handicap yesterday
his nomination. Flying Fairy, a prohibi
tive favorite at 2 to G. was disqualified
after passing under the wire a length to
the good of H. K. Knapp's Strenuous,
while Blliy Lakeland's Fifty-Five and
Conewago stable's Bruin Bel.e were beat
en off.
It was contended thiit Flying Fairy,
which had a forward position rounding
into the homestretch, had raced wide and
enabled Strenuous to improve his place
on the pole. At th ee-sixteenths of a
mile from home Flying Fairy was said
to have borne in again from the outside
of the track and alleged to have impeded |
the progress of the Oneck stable's en- !
trant. which was eventually beaten a
length. !
There was the usual hurrah by those i
who had made wagers on each of the
horses, and the stewards took such ac
tion as to warrant the disqualification of
the Cassatt horse and the further sus
pension for the meeting of T. Davies, the
. ider of Flying Fairy.
Before the race the Cassatt entry was
conceded to have a somewhat easy task
set for her at the weights al'otted, as It
was only a short while ago that she had
picked up 101} pounds and defeated some
of the best horses at the track over the
route of today's race?a mile and a six
teenth. With but 112 pounds she was
promptly installed favorite, and, aside :
from the mishap which resulted in her '
having the race taken away, found little
apparent trouble in showing that she was
far the best.
Tnless the Brooklyns beat the Pirates
todjty they will have gone through two
series without a victory over the Pitts
burgers at Ebbetsr Field. Their only win
from the Pirates was in Pittsburgh and
they have lost six to them in Brooklyn.
On the other hand the Cardinals haven't ]
won a game in Brooklyn this year. The
Phillies in eisht attempts at the Polo
Grounds haven't won a game from the
Giants, but have played two ties. Ine
Boston Red Sox have played six games
at the Polo Grounds, winning five and
tying one, and the Athletics have won
eight there and lost none.
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BROWNS' PITCHERS MAY BE
TROUBLESOME FOR NATIONALS
Stovall's Formidable Pitching Staff Will
Force Locals to Play Their Best
Bail?Engel to Pitch Today.
BY J. ED GRILLO.
Though St. Louis holds a lowly position
In the pennant race, it must not be fig
ured easy picking for the Nationals. Sto
vall has a pitching staff that is always
troublesome and it will require the locals'
best efforts to win a majority of the four
games the visitors are to play here. In
the recent series with the Browns in St.
Louis the Nationals were forced to the
limit to win three games, and all of the
four were close scores, three of them be
ing won by a single run.
It will require good work on the part of
the local pitchers to make the series a
success, for if the Browns' twirlers are
In form they are not apt to yield many
runs.
Griffith will start Joe Engel in the game
today, and he will very likely be opposed
by Levereni, one of the cleverest south
paws in.the league. Engel pitched a splen
did game of ball against the Browns in
St. Louis recently, beating Weilman in a
hard-fought 1 to 0 game. Engel displayed
better form in this game than in any oth
er he ever pitched for the Nationals, and
it is believed that he has finally struck
his stride and will be one of the team's
winning twirlers from this out.
It is Griffith's Intention to pitch John
son Saturday, and he then expects to have
him. ready for emergencies during the
remainder of the week and It is likely
that he will not pitch another game un
til next Saturday, which is to be Johnson
day at the ball park.
According to Dr. Larkin, the club sur
geon, Howard Shanks will not be out of
the game as long as was expected. An
X-ray examination disclosed the fact that
no bones are broken in Shanks' foot, and
that the trouble is nothing more than a
severe strain. Shanks will remain in the
Georgetown Hospital for a few days, aft
er which his injury Is expected to mend
rapidly, so that there is a good chance of
his returning to. the line-up within ten
days. In the meantime CaJvo and Ija
porte will alternate in left field, the latter
playing whenever a left-handed pitcher
is working against the Nationals.
Harry Harper, the young left-hander,
who has been with the Nationals for the
past month, but only worked for a few
Innings against the Athletics, is to have
his first chance to start a game some day
next week, according to Manager Grif
fith. Harper has created the impression
among his teammates that he can win a
lot of games. He shows up so well in
practice that he creates the impression
that he is a finished pitcher.
Harper pitched for the East Douglas,
Mas?., team July 1. He shut out his
opponents and struck out sixteen men.
He made so good an impression that the
same club has engaged him to pitch a
game at Woonsocket Saturday. He
leaves for that city tonight. The Douglas
club, in order to assure Harper's coming,
sent Manager Griffith a check for $100
and in addition will pay Harper a good
sum for his trouble. Griffith figures that
this game at Woonsocket will have the
youngster ready for his first game here
1 next week.
| BIG PRICE FOR
UNTRIED HORSE
| SEW YORK, July 23.?John E}.
Madden made a sale at Belmoat
| | Park yesterday to Indicate that
j fee thinks pretty well ?f Flgfnny,
a two-year-old colt by Diacalie
Homespun.
He Hold him to Gilford Cochran, j
j the well knows sportsman of ;
Yoakera and n brother of Alex.
Smith Cochran, for 97,000, a good I
' price la these day* of small I
purses aad keen competition.
Flglnny was entered In the
third race yesterday, bat scratch
ed oa account of the mod. He la
a half brother to The Squire aad
also to Heweastle II, that dis
appointment of the turf for
which Hermnn B. Dnryen paid
915(000 ma a yearling several
years ago and shipped nbrnad.
Flglnny Is well enKaged nt
Saratoga Springs, being entered
In the Flash, Grand L'nlon nnd
United States Hotel stakes, nnd
also la the Saratoga special. He
has been working fast, nnd Is
anld to be a youngster of high
promise.
RAIN AT FORT ERIE.
Deluge Causes Postponement of
Races After Two Heats.
BUFFALO, N. Y? July 25.?A heavy
downpour of rain yeBterday afternoon
resulted in the grand circuit races at
Fort Erie being postponed until today.
The deluge struck the track after the
first heats of the 2.09 and 2.11 pace had
been finished, and while the free-for
all pace was being called.
Weather permitting, the two unfin
ished races and the free-for-all pace
will be run oft today, and the grand
circuit stars will move along to Grand
Rapids. The 2.06 trot, carded for yes
terday, was declared oft because of lack
of starters.
Billy M.. after acting badly when
scoring for the first heat of the 2.09
pace, was driven out after a challenge
from Cox with the brown stallion Cabel.
Stebrino Lad set the pace to the three
quarters in the Fort Erie stakes of
$5,000, but finished last after a bad
break. Frank Bog&sh, Jr., led until 100
yards from the wire, where Del Ray,
the favorite, urged on by Cox. caught
him. crossing the wire a length to the
good.
WtNS TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
F. Willard Hoover Captures Final
Match in Fairmont Clnb.
The members of the Fairmont Tennis
Club have Just concluded an Interest
ing intraclub tournament on their
court on Irving street, between 11th
street and Sherman avenue. F. Willard
Hoover won the final match from M. B.
Mercer, who had won three preliminary
matches.
The following are the summaries:
M. B. Mercer beat J. E. Hni]iger, 6?2, 4?6,
6?4; J. R. Pipes beat Oeorse T. Our'ey, 6?3.
6-1; C. C. Re if beat W. L. PJpen, 6?a. 6?3;
J. R. Pipe# beat W:-T. Houut.n, 6?2, 6?2; M.
B. Mercer beat C. H. Pierce, 6-4, 6?1; K. W.
Hoover beat J. E. PIpeiL 6?2, ??2; M. B. Mer
cer beat C. C. Relf.'?-3. 1-6, 6?3; F. W.
Huorer beat M. B. Mercer. 6-3, o??, 6?8.
A doubles tournament will be started
this week and 'continue until a cham
pionship pair la discovered.
1-What mysterious transformation'comes
over a pitcher. so that, -having been
knocked out of the box in the first'game
of a double header, he ean come right
back and prove effective in the second?
Such was the experience of Carroll Brown
of the Athletics. Wfw it Just plain bad
luck in tbe first game, or that his lupch
had digested by the time of the second
game?
Cliff Blankenshlp'a Missoula team,
which was a pennant winner laat sea
son. la having ^ a hard struggle in the
thin v?nr.
Though Clyde Milan is not mailing much
of an effort to equal or beat his base
stealing record of last season, he still
has a very comfortable lead, having
forty-eight pilfers to his credit. He will
have to steal just forty more bases from
now on to equal his mark of last season.
Milan has not been hitting anywhere
near his normal gait this season, and
consequently has not been on the bases
as often as usual, and yet his average
is only a few points below the .300 mark
Milan is not attempting to steal as fre
quently as last season. Having the rep
utation of a clever base runner, he is
working the pitchers and catchers, whom
he worries by making false starts, thus
benefiting the team by getting the pitch
er in the hole for succeeding batters.
It is gratifying to note that the success
which Joe Boehling has encountered has
not affected him in the least. Boehling is
just as modest as he was before he had
a victory to his credit, and unlike the
average youngster who happens to be
successful, he has not been compelled to
increase the size of his hat. Boehling
no doubt has been benefited by the ex
ample which Walter Johnson sets, in that
he has not changed a particlfe now that
he is leading the league pitchers.
It has always been contended that no
player on the Washington team would
ever suffer from a swelled head for the
very good reason that Johnson, one of
the greatest players in the game, is just
the same today as he was when he first
reported here from Wleser, Idaho, in
the summer of 190J^
While the Washington club will recall
several players that it has farmed out in
the minors, present indications are that
there Will be few purchases or drafts
made this fall, for the very good reason
that none of Griffith's several scouts has
found anything in the minors worth tak
ing a chance with.
Playing material appears to be scarcer
this year than ever before, and there are
any number of minor leagues who do
not expect to lose a man by the draft
of the majors, let alone selling any
players.
The experience of the Chicago club in
paying $18,000 for Chappell. who appears
to be a very ordinary player, is making
the major league club owners very cau
tious, and the player who will demand
any sort of a figure will have to show
some real ability.
"What has Boehling that accounts for
his success?" is a question which is asked
a good deal ever since Boehling came into
prominence by his remarkable winning
streak. The secret of Boehling's "success
is largely due to a splendid curve hall, of
which he usually has perfect control. He
can break that curve over the plate any
time he wants to and uses It a great deal
in the pinches when he is expected to use
his speed. In addition to his curve Boeh
ling has a good fast ball, which has a
jump on it, and is decidedly hard to hit.
Boehling became a successful pitcfcer the
moment he mastered control of the ball,
and this will be true of several of Grif
fith's youngsters. A pitcher with control
has a chance to win games, and when he
lacks command he is sure to be a failure,
regardless of how much speed he has or
how deceptive his curves may be.
CHANCE MAY LET OUT
CH AND DANIELS
??in ?
.figures on Playing Caldwell
and Hartzell in Yankees'
Outfield.
NEW YORK. July 25.?Reports of im
mediate changes In the line-up of the
New York American League team werev
current upon the return of the team to
day from its western tour. Manager
Frank Chance was quoted as disap
pointed in the work of "Birdie" Cree
and Bert Daniels, veterans of the out
field, and as contemplating replacing
them with "Slim" Ray Caldwell and
Roy Hartzell, placing William Mc
Kechnie at second base, which Hartzell
has been covering. Chance was said
to be particularly desirous of getting
Caldwell into the game regularly, as
he considers him one of the best bat
ters on the team. He has been keep
ing him on the relief pitching staff.
McKechnie, late of Boston, would
also be looked to to strengthen the In
field. Chance expects the newly pur
chased Zeider back in the game by the
middle of August. In discussion of
the deal by which he got him from the
Chicago White Sox in exchange for
Hal Chase, he declared that the reports
that he had protested the deal, so that
he could get Chase back to be used in
some other trade, was absurd. "I sim
ply asked Ban Johnson to compel the
White Sox to pay Zeider's salary and
doctors' bills until he is able to play
in a New York uniform," he said, and
added. "Even in a hospital Zeider Is
worth three Chases, and the fans will
know what I mean when Zeider is
able to play his best game."
NATIONALS ABE HONORED.
Made Members of Capital Poultry
and Pigeon Association.
Members of the Washington base ball
team were made honorary members of
the Capital Poultry and Pigeon Associa
tion at the regular meeting of the asso
ciation last night at the public library.
Prof. Roy H. Waite, poultry expert of
the Maryland Agricultural College, lec
tured at last night's meeting on the
breeding of. poultry for egg production.
A committee was appointed to obtain a
suitable hall for the exhibition to be held
December 2 to 6, at which It is expected
at least 5.000 specimens will be shown.
The committee consists of Messrs. LilUe,
Kiefer, Talty, Wagner, Duffy and Craig.
In addition to the entire membership of
the Washington base ball team, fifteen
new members were admitted to the asso
ciation.
Ap invitation was extended to the mem
bers of the association to accompany
Kallipolls Grotto, No. 15, and the Wash
ington Florists' Club on an excursion to
Chesapeake Beach August 5.
GAME TO FEATUBE OUTING.
Baptist Church Teams Clash at Mar
shall Hall Today.
A base ball game between teams rep
resenting the Fifth Baptist and Brook
land churches Is to be a feature this
afternoon provided for the hundreds ol
persons, who went down'on the Joint
excursion of the Fifth Baptist Church
Baraca-Philathea classes to Marshall
Hall. Other athletic events and novel
ties were provided.
The committee In charge consists of
j. T. Ellett, chairman; A. W. Cum
mings, E. R. Bateman, W. E. Mooney
and M. R- Japhet.
Waterloo. Iowa, has a band of base
ball rooters called the "Nut Club. A
oocoanut attached po a blue ribbon Is
tV ?Tnbl*m of mittv one*.
STANDING, SCHEDULES
AND RESULTS IN BIO
BASE BALL LEAGUES
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Teams. W. L. Pet. Witt. Law.
Athletics.. 64 27 .703 .707 .696
Cleveland.. 53 37 .598 -602 .591
Nationals.. 53 39 jBTI JS79 .565
Chicago... 51 45 .531 .5^6 .526
Boston.... 42 46 .477 .482 .472
Detroit.... 39 57 .407 .412 .402
St. Louis.. 38 59 .392 .398 .388
New York. 28 .59 .322 .330 .318
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Teams. W. L. Pet. Win. Lom.
New York. 61 26 .701 .705 .693
Phila. 50 33 .602 .607 .595
Chicago... 46 43 .517 .522 .511
Pittsburgh 44 43 .506 .511 .500
Brooklyn.. 39 43 .476 .482 .470
Boston.... 37 49 .430 .437 .426
St. Louis.. 35 54 .393 .400 *.389
Cincinnati. 85 56 .384 .391 .380
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NO GAMES SCHEDULED.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
ALL GAMES POSTPONED (RAIN).
SCHEDULES.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
TODAY.
St. Louis at WasVn.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Boston.
Cleveland at New York.
TOMORROW.
St. Louis at Wash'n.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Boston.
Cleveland at New York.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
TODAY.
Phila. at Pittsburgh.
TOMORROW.
Boston at Chicago.
Phila. at Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
New York at St. Louis.
MINOR LEAGUE GAMES.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Milwaukee, 10; Kansas City, 5 (eleven innings).
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Toronto, 11; Baltimore, 3.
Providence, 5; Rochester, 3.
Jersey City, 1; Montreal, 1 (called sixth inning;
ain).
Newark at Buffalo; rain.
CAROLINA ASSOCIATION.
Greensboro, 4; Charlotte, 3.
Winston-Salem, fi; Asbeville, 0.
Durham, 10: llalieigli, 3:
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Petersburg, 12; Norfolk, U.
Richmond, 2; Portsmouth, 1 (twelve innings).
Newport News, (J; Roanoke, 5 (twelve innings).
TRI-STATE LEAGUE.
York. *i: Atlantic City, 4.
Allentown. 4; Harrixburg. 3 (first gamet. Al
lentown, 1: Tlarrlsburg, o (second garnet.
Wllminglou at Trenton: raiu.
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE.
Johnson City, 6; Morristown. 0.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Savannah, 3: Albany, ].
Charleston, 6; Jacksonville, 4.
Columbus, 7; Macon, O.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Mobile. S; Chattanooga, 0.
Birmingham, 3; Memphis, 0.
Atlanta at Montgomery; rain.
Nashville at New Orleans; wet grounds.
K. I. T. LEAGUE.
Clarksvllle, 0; Harrlsburg, 2.
Paduoab. D; Owensboro, 0.
Henderson, 3; Cairo, 2.
HopklnsvUle, 3; Vlncennes, 0.
COTTON STATES* LEAGUE.
Jackson. 4; Pensaeola, 3 (first game). Jackson,
7; Pensaeola. 1 (second game).
Columbus. 6: Selma, 1.
No other games scheduled.
NEW,ENGLAND LEAGUE.
Lowell. 4; New Bedford, 1 (first game). Low
ell, 4: New Bedford. 3 (second gamet.
All other games postponed; rain.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
San Antonio. 4: Dallas, 0.
Beaumont, 6; Waco, 2.
Austin, 6; Galveston, 2.
Houston, 4; Fort Worth. 3.
EASTERN ASSOCIATION.
Plttsfield, 7: Waterbury. 3.
All other games postponed; wet grounds.
*
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Denver. 3; Wichita, 0.
St. Joseph, 6: Sioux City. 2.
Topeka, G; Lincoln, 2.
Des Moines, 11; Omaha, 2.
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HACKEXSACK, X. J., July 25.
?IT. O. Yerkes, a nrncomer hfre
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carried the ball a short distance
and dropped It In n dlsadvaa
(ageouM spot in n bunker. The
question baa been asked, does
the distance the hawk carried the
ball connt an additional stroke?
AGE SAVES HIM.
Pitcher Smith Will Not Be Fined by
National Commission.
CHICAGO, July 25.?Pitcher Clarence
Smith of the Chicago Americana will
not feel the heavy hand of the nation
: al commission for masquerading: lajgt
; Sunday as si member of the Coulon
i Athletics, a semi-professional club.
; President B. B. Johnson of the Ameri
! can League said last night that Smith
! was just a youngster, knew no better
| and had been forgiven. He said that
the players with eastern elubs who
were fined last year for playing with
semi-professional teams on off days
were veterans, and knew they were
violating rules.
If McDonald, the Boston Braves' great
slugger, could field as well as he can bat,
he would be in a class by himself.
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ERTINENT @1MENT
flappenn^^Frtdom
BY J. ED GRILLO.
Just why President Ban Johnson has
refused to investigate the charge made
by Prank Chance that the condition of
Zeider was not as represented when he
was negotiating the Chase-Zeider-Borton
trade is not plain.
There is, of course, no question about
Zeider having been worthless to the New
York club since joining that team. Ac
cording to the player's own statement, he
was in an unfit condition to play ball for
several weeks while In Chicago and be
fore the deal was made. If what Chance
charges is true, the New York club has
been unfairly dealt with by one of its
partners in the league, and such practices
should not be tolerated.
Furthermore it would seem that every
club in the circuit would be interested to
have the New York club strengthened. To
have a winner in New York would mean
increased profits for the other clubs. But
whenever it is a question of ball players
the club owners have no consideration for
their associates and it is a case of every
man for himself.
But the fact that Chance makes the
charges referred to should call for an in
vestigation. The Chicago club should
either be exonerated or should be forced
to assume the expense the New York club
has sufTered by reason of Zelder'a unfit
ness.
With a lead of twelve games to back
him up. it is not at all Surprising that
Connie Mack says that he does not fear
any of the other pennant contenders.
Just so long as the Athletics remain in
their present stride they are not going to
lose much grounds In fact, it is conceded
that the only chance there is for the team
not to finish first would be in the event of
a series of accidents weakening the ag
gregation. No one believes that under
normal conditions it will be possible to
pass the Mackmen in the present race,
yet stranger things have happened in
base ball, and It should behoove the Na
tionals to hang as close to the leaders as
possible, for if there should come a break
they might slip into first place. Judged
on what the various teams have done to
date, there is no reason why the Na
tionals should not be the runners-up in
the race again this year. Griffith's team
seems to play better ball than any of its
rivals for the second berth. Griffith
thinks it a certainty that his team will
finish, in front of the Naps. In fact, he
wn= disappointed when th# National*
failed to climb into second place while
playing in the west.
While credit for the development of Joe
Boehling has been given various mem
bers of the local team, the fact of the
matter is that Boehling owes much of
his success to Clark Griffith. It is not
divulging a secret to say that Boehling
resented instructions from any one on
the team excepting Griffith? There was
one stage of the training season when the
young southpaw was passed up by his
teammates because he had ideas of his
own. Griffith, however, recognized Boeh
ling's ability from the outset, when most
folks were dubious about the youngster.
The individual who claims credit for tip
ping Griffith off to Boehling was under
the impression that he had erred In so
doing, and only a few weeks back, before
Boehling started to win, this chap wanted
Griffith to let Boehling go back to the
minors.
Not so long ago Ed Walsh and Doc
White were the mainstays of the White
Sox pitching staff. The idea of that team
in the past going on a trip without this
pair was never dreamed of, and yet it
has happened this? season. Walsh and
White have been left home by Manager
Callahan. Neither Is able to deliver for the
team, and a chance is being taken that
a rest will help them recover their form
But the chances are tjiat both the former
stars are through^ so far as pitching is
concerned. Walsh's arm has lost its cun
ning. The strain under which he worked
for several years finally told on him, and
it is the opinion of those who have seen
him pitch this spring that his dayi as a
pitcher are over. Doc White's arm has
just worn out. He has been in the game
for twelve years or more.
The Callahan system of working his
pitchers is not calculated to make a
twirier last very long. He Is apt to
work a good pitcher every day if he
thinks it necessary to win, and pitch
ers do not stand that sort of a strain.
Tex Russell, the brilliant southpaw of
the Sox, .has been overworked and did
not show his usual stuff in the games
against the Nationals.
It seems that the letting out 6f Jake
Stahl was forced on Jim McAleer. The
story from a reliable source, goes like
this* The papers had been insinuating
that Stahl would not be retained to
manage the Red Sox next season. Stahl,
upon seeing this rumor printed went
to M6Aleer and asked him what there
was in these stories.
McAleer is said to have made It plain
that It wad too early to figure on next
business, but Intimated that
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agreed, and Stahl was let out.
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LYNCH ANNOUNCES
TRANSFERS
National League President Issues
List of Contracts and Releases.
NEW YORK. July 26. ? Thomas J<,
Lynch, president of the National League,
yesterday announced the following con
tracts and releases:
Contracts?With Cincinnati?James T.
Sheckard (assigned by St. Louis). With
Pittsburgh?George McQuillan. With
St. Louis?C. A. Roberts.
Releases?By Boston, unconditionally,
J. B. Seymour. By Chicago to Terre
Haute. C. L.. Robert H. Craig. By Chi
cago to Atlanta, S. A.. A. P. Leitleld.
By Cincinnati to Montreal, I. L, Michael
A. Almeida. By Philadelphia to Lowell,
N. E. L., Joseph Finneran (returned by
Scranton).
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