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THE CHICAGO EAOLIl, 11 liHIL HEI1W1I RECORD ON TOBOGGAN Louisville Team Lost Twenty-Six Straight Contests. Celenela Were of Old Major League American AuoclatlonWorat Los- Ina Streak Ever Made In aaeball History. There Is one baseball record (lint no club Is anxious tu overturn, anil which everybody concerned will be glad to let stand until the end of time. That In the record of connect! live defeats, hung up In 1880 by the Louisville club of the old mnjor leaguo American as aoclntlon. The string was nnnlly broken by a 7 to 8 victory over the St. Louis team, which put nn end to tho worm losing atrcnk the game has ever known. Up to tho time of the victory over St. Louis the Colonels had lost 20 panics In n row, and the few wavering sup porters of tho club were on the verge of abandoning nil hopo thut the team would ever win u gumc. The dubious fent of tho Louisville club remains, nnd tuny always remain, tho major league record. Only once has It been equated In a minor league, and It has' never been surpassed In any professional circuit. In 11)13 tho Mcrcdlan (Miss.) club of the Cotton States league was nicked for 20 con sccutlve wallops, and had the world's record In sight when tho tcum fell down nnd won u game. The record losing streak of the Na tional league was pulled off In, 1800,' tho year of the llrotherhood war, when the Pittsburgh club dropped 2:1 games In a row. The whole bunch of Smoky City players went over to the Players' league and Guy llecker, the new man ager, had to build practically n new team, getting his material where he could. After the long losing streak tho fans deserted the sinking ship and gave their support to the Players' leaguo team, which Included most of the old Pittsburgh favorites. Games were transferred to other cities and even to neighboring towns In Pennsylvania and Ohio uud West Virginia. The club also set up an other record that year by losing threo games In n day. The Amerlcun lenguo losing streak record of 20 games was set up by lloaton In 1000. Jimmy Collins, who managed the Ited Sox from tho first, and who had kept the .chili In the first division and won two pennants prior to the fatal year, was charged by tho Iloston fans with neglecting his duties, and tho veterans of tho outfit seemed to go all to pieces. As u result Ilos ton finished the season In the cellar, losing 105 games uud winning only 40. REBEL M'TIGUE IS BOOSTED luck Freeman, Old.Tlme Slugger of oaton Americana, Handa Ex-Tlgar Large Bouquet Buck Freeman, one-time slugger with the Iloston Americans, and now umpir ing In the International league, comes to bat with the assertion that Rebel McTlgue, former Ilravo nnd Tiger hurler, but at present pitching for tho Toronto Leafs, has more stuff than any other pitcher ho ever worked be hind. McTlgue, who, despite a good record on the spring training trip, was turned , back to Toronto by Manager Jennings after five Innings of big-league ball, is making quite a record In tho minor or ganization. With n sixth-place club, tho lengthy southpaw has registered six wins, four defeats, one tie gnmo nnd twlco hurled one-hit shutouts, one against Rochester on May SO and the other against Provi dence, leaguo leaders. In each of tho L mmi.i w vuuiunio iiiu nun nuu Ul IIIU Mtr- cldedly fluke variety, nnd tho slow roller to tho Infield which spoiled a perfect record In Rochester on Me morial day came after two men had been retired In die ninth Inning. Tho pitcher twirled three times In ono week, winning nil threo of the con tacts, two of which were shutouts, be- Rebel MoTlgua. sides playing right flold on two other occasions, lu addition to heaving u fine brand of i ball, McTlgue Is hitting the ball In great shape, as his nine hits la 22 trips to the plate during the past week would Indicate- fSJr V' rfysj, I jaaBBBal V-1 aUaaW C '"". -.: if- BBBBBBaBBBBBW " f t S HBP MAKING DELIBERATE seTjBtaaeitteslSJkBSr easssssssslSBM) Has av Z'"'1' j&fMk y s I aiajP sv v a Mf .r--? 1 XOS&9. .axKwnauir OPPONENTS OP Charges that pitchers are making de liberate use of the bean ball are Hying thick and fast In the Atiicrlrun leugue. In the opinion of tho majority It Is high time that the solons of baseball took a decided stand lu this matter and promulgate a ruling by which power was vested In the utuplrc-lu-chlcf to discriminate between a fast ball that broke sharply at n bntter and the de liberate use of the beau ball to drive a dangerous man baek from the plate, says u writer In an exchange. A pitch er declared guilty of tho uso of this unfair, If not Illegal, delivery should be fined ami suspended. To be sure, In the majority of cases tho hitting of u batsman Is duo to ac cident, but Just so long as one pitcher is accused of making uso of such un sportsmanlike tactics the hatters should bo protected. Imagino n man like Walter Johnson, Jeff Tesreau, drover Alexander or Jeff Pheffer, the PASSING OF CHARLEY DOCIN Oeepita Hla Light Weight, He Caught Wonderful Game of Ball Moat Accurate In Throwing. The passing of Charley Dooln to the Minors marks the retirement of an other veteran from tho big' show. Charley Dooln. Dooln started playing ball 18 years ago, Dooln was tho smallest of nil tho Major leaguo catchers. When he broke into tho big show ho weighed 128 pounds, and today tips tho scales at about 1K0. Nevertheless, ho caught a wonderful game of ball, and was noted for his accuruto throwing to second. Dooln Is well fixed financially, being a shrewd Investor. FUTURE STARS ARE INVITED About 10,000 Amateurs Expected to Vielt Forbea Field aa Club'a Ouesta Aug. 27. Ten thousand amateur baseball play ers of tho Pittsburgh district aro In vited to bo guests of tho Pittsburgh baseball club at Forbes Field ou Tues day afternoon, August 20, It will bo amateur baseball day and tho future greats will puy tribute to Manager Jimmy Callahan and his play ers. Tho arrangements were made through tho local brunch of tho, Pitts burgh Amateur llasebnll association, which Includes practically every ama teur bull player In tho Pittsburgh dis trict. Tho day will be known as "Pitts burgh Amateur Day," nnd a special section of tho big stands at Forbes Field will bo set usldo for tho uso of tho amateurs. ' Tho amateurs will have their turn on Forbes Field and tho details of tho program, just In Infancy, prom iso one of tho biggest baseball days the city of Pittsburgh bus ever oxyvrl-uncert. Hillill LbbbbbbbbbbbbbIw' tJaflaarnvHaSaiQ JPV bbbbbbbbbbbbb! m&BSKBSS JSaaaai WmU JaaBBBBBBaK'VbVeaBBBBl atAI' IbIbbbbHbA VTOR sbbbbb! Mitt' 5HH w;? fm Tarn fr w Fin lUl'i W't'Mfa' ;hij K JMaKl U jl Mh tgiWg.ggrff8BlY mbHbb USE OF BEAN BALL Y T T Y T ' UNFAIR DELIVERY. llrooklyn glnnt, standing up on the mound and deliberately trying to shoot his fast one at it batter's head. Roy Corhan, now with the Cardlnnls, was hit on the head with n pitched ball and has been gun shy ever since. He wns forced to take a short trip to tho minor leagues because of his timidity at the plate. Walter Johnson almost killed Jack Martin on the old Ameri can league grounds several years ago. Roger Hrcsuuhnn wns hit and almost killed, but he was an exceptional man, with rare physical courage. When he recovered he plunged right back Into the game as If nothing had happened. Rut many n good man has been driven out of the game by being hit. Some havo bei'n permanently Injured. John Kinley Tener, president of tho National league, Is bitterly op posed to the uso of the bean ball and would gladly do his purt In ruling It tight out of the game. SM AOTE5 of the DIAMOJND Seasonable maxim: "A hit lu tluio saves the nine." - Jimmy Johnston Is- making good with a vengeance for tho Dodgers. Joe Jackson and Jack Ness aro the only Sox players hitting over tho .UOO mark. Dnvo Robertson of the Olants was tho first National league player to get 100 hits. .willing should make good for tho Indians as soon as he gets used to lie high altitude. Manager Griffith of Washington has lecldcd to make nn outfielder out of I'ltcher Sam Rice. , When the thermometer Is flirting with tho OS mark, ball players aro lu favor of compulsory bathing. Roger Peeklnpaugli does not hit as often as some of tho other Yanks, but his blows aro usually timely. Tho big question In Cincinnati right now Is: Will Matty be able to muko good where Iler.og fulled? If Larry Doyle Is going to do any leading of the National leaguo swat tors this year lie will have to get busy pretty soon. Philadelphia still has strong hopes that the next world's series will bo played nt tho Iicllvuc-Strntford and the Waldorf. As It looks so far, the only presi dent In tho National league who hasn't a chance for tho pennant Is John K, Tener. - Ilughlo High, according to Rill Donovan, Is ono of tho best defensive outfielders lu tho major leagues and he's hitting .280. It might he said that sometimes n manager makes an addition to his team, and when It Is too late finds out it was a subtraction.! Struggling along with a tall-end outfit, Jaeobson, tho Rochester gar dener, Is showing tho way In Interna tional leaguo butting. Manager Jones of the Drowns tells us that the Red Sox will not repeat this year, but falls to state In which direction the Urowns aro headed. v According to a published box score, tho line-up of tho New London East ern league team contains such nnino3 as M'rhefka, R'drlg'a and Wh'ck'se, Manager McGrnw of tho Giants nor admits that tho Robins aro a dun gorous flock of birds, but adds that tho admlRtilmi is made In the hoji't Mint It may prove a Jinx to llio llroo'; 'yn wpecders. SALARY CUT IN FALL Managers Contemplate Reduc tion in Players' Stipends. Baaeball Magnatea Agitated Over Re ault Likely to Follow When Wagea Are ReducedMoat of Trou ble Be From Mouth. One of the tunny questions agitating the baseball powers that be Is this: Is there going to be any serious trou ble when the salary cutting season opens lu the fall? Usually tho pleasant autumnal months have merely ushered In the salary boosting time. Particularly was this true when the Federal league wits In Its heyday, picking all the pouches from the O. I), bough that weren't glued fast with higher salary cement. Tho winds that blew across the or chard naturally b'oosted the total In the old pay envelope. Rut now that the wind of competition is stilled ah, me I these coming days are likely In deed to be "the saddest of tlio year." Rut what will happen when tho pruning knife Is taken In hand and the farmers set In to work? If, as Is reported, salaries are really to go ou the toboggan, there's bound to be trou ble. Of course, most of the trouble will be of the mouth variety. The "foot" may be added to tho "mouth" disease, lu some instances. Where there Is tiny doubt of the actual, reul value of a player as u drawing card, ho may find himself lu the discard If he raises too big u howl. It Is said that the players aro up to the minute prepared. From tlmo to time the members of the various clubs have been meeting ns the sched ule has brought them to Nesv York, nnd meeting not only themselves but tho managerH of their own mutual pro tection band. Just how many meet ings there havo been behind the mys teriously locked doors I don't know, nor do I know how far any associa tion has been formed igul plans laid. CLASSY RIGHT-HAND PITCHER Fred Toney of Cincinnati la Ranked With Alexander Performing In Clever Faahlon. In Freil Toney, Manager Mnthew son of Cincinnati, lias one of the class iest right-handed pitchers In basebnll, n man who ranks with Alexander In effectiveness, and who will give the Quaker star a run for pitching hon ors In all likelihood this season. Toney Is u Southerner, having been born lu Nashville, Twin., 20 years ago. Ho first began pitching regularly In 1000 with an amateur team known ns tho Free Silver Sluggers, In Nashville, nnd lost but two games all year. The following season he played semi professionally In Nashville, winning 20 out of III games. In 1I10S ho played for n time with the Rowling Green - ' rx Fred Toney. (Ky.) team, and lu mid-season re ceived a tryout with tho Winchester club of the Itlue Grass league. He made good and the following year was tho rtar of the league, though he didn't advance. In 1001) he made such a sensational record that the Philadel phia Nationals obtained him and took him up at the close of the year. He was shifted to Chicago, where he played tho following year, and after a couple of seasons figured lu anoth er swap, this time to the Reds, with whom he Is now performing in bril liant fashion. PROVIDENCE HAD STAR TEAM Won Twenty Consecutive Games in 1884 Charley Radbourne Pitched In Eighteen Conteata. The Providence tcum of 1884 won 20 straight games, bentlug tho recent win ning streak of the Giants by three games.' Charley Kndlmurue pitched in 18 of the 20 contests. Tho Providence club .that season numbered, In addi tion to the mighty lladbnurne, suuli players as Raucroft, Lovett, Furrell, Start, Dally, Irwin, Crane, Radford, Murray, Carroll, Denny, Rassett and Gllllgan. The Chicago club that wus overthrown four times In the Provi dence sweep had such stars as Aumui, PfclYcr, Williamson, Hums, Dulrymplo Kelly, Gore, Hilly Kiimlu.v ami SI I" I'llUt U WOUdUltll o,i;1,,..U . k .-'' X BaaaaaaaWOfiTyia RELEASED PITCHERS t S? LaaaaaW AMERICAN ASSOCIATION HURLERS DOINQ WELL. National league pitchers released to the American association for work this season arc proving to be the stars of the organization. George Pierce, formerly of the Cubs nnd now with Toledo, Is doing tho best of the former National league twlrlers. He Is Roger Rresnahaii's most con sistent pitcher. Dan Grlner, who wns with the St. Louis Cardinals for years nnd who Is now tolling for the St. Paul club, has done much to keep the St. Paul tcum from being last lu the race. Karl Ylngllng, who was with Cincinnati ; Huh Perdue, who was with Ilos ton and St. Louis; ltcrt Humphries and Illll Ralley, who once wore Cub uni forms, are keeping In the spotlight with their commendable pitching. muiNHtt McGraw has a bright prospect In Schupp. Don't forget that Jim Thorpo Is de veloping Into u real ball pl-yer. Hnrnsby of the Cardinals Is the star of the league this year in tho Infield. Submarines won't do the Athletics any good; what they need are aero planes. Rube Mnrqunrd says that he would rather beat the Giants omJo than draw a mouth's pay, Hook Warner, Da ton Central league third sacker, has been sold to Pittsburg for ? 1,000. Connie Maek Is going to -call on n sulimariue commander to find out how to get to the top. Rert Daniels, oneo with the Yankees and now with tho Louisville Colonels, Is laid up with a broken leg. J. Luther Cook, tho former Yankee outfielder, has been benched by the Oakland club for poor hitting. Certain National league umpires rise to remark that Johnny Kvers Is tho boy who put the rave In Rraves. Tho strongest team In tho American lenguo Is tho Athletics. Standing at the bottom, they hold up seven clubs. There Is n difference between that German submarine and Mack's Ath letics. The sumbarino finally came up for air. All thnt Ray Caldwell has to do to win Is to pitch nlrtlglit bull and then bat out n victory himself. Tho Yanks can't hit for him. Eddlo RoiiKch, tho outfielder trad ed to the Reds as part of the deal for Herzog, Is a real ball player, accord ing to latest accounts. Reforo retiring last night, Presl dents Tener nnd Johnson Issued bul letins reporting everything quiet In the various theaters of war. Hddle Malum, the famous Harvard football player nnd pitcher, refuses to sign n contrnct with a big leaguo team except ut u high salary. Tho twenty-one-plnyer limit Is mak ing big money for the rnllronds In shipping players rrom major league terminals to minor leaguo Junction points. Mnthewson decided to keep Hal Chase on first base permanently, so ho did not need Frlt7. Mollwltz. Chaso can play first base better than ho can tho outfield. Ty Cobb Is sending briefs of base bits to President Johnson In nn ef fort to prove his contention that his pntent on tho American league bat ting championship hiitu't expired. NOW MAKING RECORDS COLLINS IN BATTING SLUMP White Sox Brilliant 8econd Baaeman Going Through Unusual Experi ence in Hitting Line. It Is nn unusual experience for Hddlo Collins to be away down In the Ameri can league batting list as he Is this year. Eddie's mark up to date Is but .251. It Is probable that ho will better this before the season closes, as he Is hitting In better form than he was, but he will have to go some to get within tho charmed .!I00 circle, where he has been u shining light for a number of yenrs. Last year Eddie finished sec ond to Cobb In the American leaguo batting uvcruges, with .'XXI, This year Eddie Collins. he has hard work In striking his stride In Mick work. Eddie, however, Is a most valuulile man on the White Sox roster and can always bo depended up on to play his best. Ills batting slump Is something that nil ball players ex perience occasionally in their diamond career. HAS CONFIDENCE IN NABORS Connie Mack Expects to Make Great Pitcher Out of Youngiter Lack ing In Experience. Connie Mack is confident ho can mnko n great pitcher out of Jack Nn bors. Thero is not another manager lu tho gamo who would havo sent a youngster, with as llttlo knowledge of the fine points of the gamo as Nabors has at tho present tlmo, to tho mound to pitch nn opening day contest before a strange crowd. Mack did It and got away with It In splendid style. In tak ing this great chance Mack killed two birds with one stone, He did not think Nabors would win, bat, knowing that ho must got more experience and con fidence, figured that ho could get twice the amount of each In nn opening day game In preference to au ordinary cou-tost, OUR LEADING CLUBS Moulders of Public Opinion and Assembling Places for Citi zens in This City. The Eagle Presenta Its Galaxy of .he Leading Political and 8oelal Organizations. Following ate the locations of the loading self-sustnlning clubs of Chi cago: Apollo Club, 202 S. Michigan are. Dolicmla Club 3C59 Douglas boule vard. Builders', 412-418 Chamber of Con Tierce building. Calumet, Michigan nve. and 20th at Caxton, Tenth floor, Fine Arts bldg. Chicago Athletic Association, 12 .' Michigan ave. Chicago Architectural, Art Insti tute. Chicago Automotille, 321 Plymouth court. Chicago Club, Michigan ave. and Van Huren street. Chicago Cycling, 1616, 37 Bast Van Huren street. Chicago Motor Club, 1250 South Michigan avenue. Chicago Yacht, foot of Monroe tt City Club, 316 Plymouth court Cliff Dwellers, 21G S. Michigan ave. Colonial Club of Chicago, 4441 Orand boulevard. Columbia Yacht, foot of Randolph street. Elks, Grand Pacific Hotel (tem porary), pending completion of now club houso at 174 West Washington street. Englewood. 6323 Harvard avenue. Edgewater Country. 6668 Wlnthroi avenue. Farragut Yacht Club, foot of 33d at Germanla Maennerchor, 106 Oerma ola place. Hamilton, 20 S. Dearborn at Illinois Athletic. 112 S. Mlchlgaa avenue. Irish Fellowship Club, La Salle Ho tel. Iroquois, 21 N. La Salle at Illinois, 113 S. Ashland boulevard. Jefferson, Dearborn ave. and Maple street. Kenwood, Lake ave. and 47th at Kenwood Country, Drexel boule vard and 48th street. Mid-Day, First National Bank bldg., 17th floor. Oaka, Lake at. and Waller ave. Press Club or Chicago, City Hall Square Building. Quadrangle, Lexington avenue and 68th street Rotary, 38 South Dearborn at Saddle and Cycle, Sheridan Road and Foater avenue. South Shore Country, lake shore and 67th atreet Southern, 26 N. Dearborn atreet Speedway Park Club, 140 S. Dear born atreet. Standard, Michigan ave. and 24th atreet Swedish Club or Chicago, 1268 La Salle avenue. Twentieth Century, 2246 Mlchlgaa avenue. Union League, Jackson boulevard and Federal atreet. University, Michigan avenue and Monroe street. Matt Allor would make a good City Treasurer. He Is a storllng Democrat and has workod hard to put many good men Into public office Wllholm Engel, ttio well known cigar manufacturer of 1036 Mohawk strcot offers a very superior cigar In both his "LaSuabla" and "Rambusa" John D. Golllvon, the veteran'letter carrier, Is one of the most popular men In the service or Uncle Sam. John S. Cooper, tne veteran horse dealer, Is honored at the Stock Yards and everywhere else tor his upright career. Edward J. Dirk, the well known brewer, makes friends everywhere he goes and would mako a groat race for public office If be would allow his name to be used. Charles S. Thornton, tho well known lawyer, has honored every office be ever filled from president of the Joard of education to corporation counsel, Harry W. Coopor of 2131 Michigan avenue, whoso standard tires are fa vorltos with everybody, reports a fine autumn business. Tho Lyon Brana tires aro In great demand. Tho Auto Tiro Sale3 Com pany at 134G Michigan avenuo, of which T. S. Sunttuc Is the manager, never hear anything but words of pralso for tho Lyon Brand, of which they sell an lmmouso numbor, both at wholesale, to tho trndo and retail to prlvato individuals. WHITE SOX HOME GAMEC. Sopt. C, 7, 8, 0 Clovoland Sept. 10. 11, 12, 13 St. Loula Sopt. 14, ic Washington Sopt. 10, 17, 18 Boston Sopt. 19, 20, 2t Philadelphia Sopt. 22, 23, 24, 25 Now York CUBS HOME GAMES. August 18, 19 Now York August 20, 21, 22 Brooklyn August 21, 25, 20, 27 Boston August 28, 29, 30 Philadelphia Soptembor 3 St. Louis Soptembor 4, 4, 5 Cincinnati Septomber 10 Pittsburgh Soptombor 30, October 1.. ..St. Louis I