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- . r . , . v.,, J, ""yias 'yffiW?xsf&3t9Fr' : p-T r.f . T , Sr ? $, THE WASHINGTON TIMS, TUESDAY, 'JUNE 13, 1911: 10 Elberfeld May Be Forced, to Take Temporary Charge of the Washington Team HARRIS AND VERELA FROM ATTACK OF BY EASTERN HIGH Baseball and Basketball Teams Elect Leaders for Next Campaign. jNationals' Chief Will Per- haps Have to Take to Bed. .-C c- M'ALEEB SUFFERS For Kalsomining Right "Mac" Cheerfully Recommends "Doc" White ARENAMEDCAFTAINS STOUCH TROUBLE ELBERFELD TALKED OF FOR THE PLACE Kid, However, Is Likely to Object to Assuming the Temporary Leadership. By "SENATOR." Unless there Is a rapid change for the better In his condition. Manager Jimmy McAleer. of the Nationals, may have to take to his bed from an attack of stomach troubl6 and be temporarily suc ceeded by Kid Elberfeld or some ether old head In the direction of the team. McAleer Has been unable to get much jleep lately and is far -worse than een he Is willing to believe. "I don't feel much like sitting on the bench," says McAIcer. "In fact. I don't feel much Hka doing anvtnlng. My etomach is kicking up altogether too much to suit me." Elberfeld doesn't want to assume the temporary direction of the team. Sev eral times he has said in .the hearing of th wr'ter that never again did he care to manage a big leaprue team, or even do so as a makeshift, such as In the present case However, McAleer won't give In to his illness until he has to, and he is hopeful of weathering this attack. Dufiy Trade Talked Of. Manager Hughey Duffy, of the White Box, spent Sunday at his home in Dor chester, a suburb of Boston, Mass., thus giving rise to the report that he may trade Rolla Zeldcr and Frank Lange for Charlie Wagner and Eddie Cicotte, of the Red Sox. He declines to discuss this question, however. Zelder. target for the wrath of the Chicago fans, has asked that he be traded and, undoubtedly. Duffy will do so whenever able to arrange a satis factory deal. Langc's wlldness has put him on the black book in the Windy City. Cicotte Is said to be "in bad" In Bos ton, and President John I. Taylor be lieves that the chubby twlrler Is not ob serving training rules. Wagner's arm Is weak, but he Is very' popular in the city of the baked bean, and his con nection with the rumor may be but a guess. "Massa John" Henry", though running around like a ten-year-old boy. is wear ing a plaster cast on his right ankle, and Is having some trouble with it He injured it trying to escape colliding heavily with Jim Delehanty, of the Tigers, and has been out of the game eTer since. "It's coming along slowly," says the ibig collegian, "but I could play today. If given the word It takes more than a mere sprained ankle to lay me up for good." A Rest for Cunningham. 'Rubbershirt Bill ' Cunningham will be given plenty of rest before being put tack in the Nationals' line-up. He fail ed to get a good start this year, and it has so preyed on his mind as to make Mm almost totally unfit for active ser vice The boy doesn't like to talk about We failure to hit this season, but says that he hasn't any explanation. Philadelphia Fandom Honors Captain Davis PHILADELPHIA, June 13.-Capt. Harry Davis, the veteran first baseman of the world's champion Athletics, was substantially remembered at Shlbc Park yesterday afternoon when 8,03 "fans" turned out to pay tribute to the man who, during eleven seasons, has been Manager Connie Mack's trusted and valuable lieutenant. Then the champs administered a glorious 1-0 defeat to Bt. Louis in a regularly scheduled cham pionship game for the American League pennant. "Twas indeed a most success ful afternoon. Yesterday's program began at 1 o'clock when Kendle's First Regiment Band started a concert. Then came field events in which the Athletics and tot, Louis players and members of ama teur teams in Philadelphia and vicinity competed. To bring the celebration to a grand finish. Jack Coombs engaged In a pitching duel with Barney Pelty, the Maine farmer, permitting the Mls sourians only one hit and the Mackmen winning the contest in the ninth period y scoring the lone tally of the engage ment. IJavls, the central figure in the cele Cfatlon, will not only recelvo a aura which it is estimated will approach the J.'o.OOO mark, but upon his first trip to the plate In the second inning1 of the game he -was the recipient of handsome presents. University Lodge, No. 610, F. and A.M., presented Davis with a Ma Eonlc charm- a loving cup was the gift of the Kensington Board of Trade: friends in Pawtucket, R. I., where Harry played during his early career. Bent a signet ring and cult buttons; President B. F. Shibe. of the Athletics, and friends, remembered the Mack lieu tenant with handsome floral pieces. Minor League Baseball. American Association. Minneapolis, 10; Columbus, 2. Louisville, S; St. Paul, 5. Indianapolis, S: Milwaukee, 5. Kansas City, 10; Toledo, 9. Eastern League. Buffalo, i; Toronto, 1. Montreal, 6; Rochester, 5. Newark. 3; Providence, 1. Baltimore, 2; Jersey City, L Virginia League. Roanoke, 10, Richmond, 4. Danville, 3, Norfolk, 2. Tristate League. Lancaster, 3; Harrisburg, 2. Wilmington, 3; Johnstown, L Trenton, 2: Altoona, 0. York, 2; Reading, 1. Western League. Denver, 6: Omaha, 0. Topeka, 3; St. Joseph, 2. Pueblo, 3: Sioux City, 1. Lincoln, 7; Des Moines, 2. -t South Atlantic League. Savcnnah, 9: Jacksonville, 8. Macon, 4: Columbia, 1. Columbus, 5: Augusta, 4. Charleston-Albany; postponed; rain. Southern League. Atlanta, S; New Orleans, 3. Birmingham, 13; Nashville, 2. Montgomery, T; Memphis, 4. GESSLERANDZEIDER DEFEAT NATIONALS Akhoond of Swat Fails to Do Some Swatting, and Chi cagoan's Beautiful Stops Rob McAleer's Men of Hits. By "SENATOR," Doc Gessler, the Akhoond of Swat, and Rolla Zelder defeated the Nation als yesterday. The Akhoond wasn't Akhoonding yesterday a little bit. If ho had he would have cracked out a safety in the first inning when he came up with the corners covered and again in tho sixth -when he appeared with two on ahead of him. The first time he whiffed and the second time he slapped a liner to "Ping" Bodle. "Hard" Zeidcr's prlzc-wlnnpig per formance came in that sixth, too. Clarence Walker had edged around to third and Kid Elberfeld had landed on the midway when "Wld" Conroy came up, freighted with the hopes and fears of all the fans. He made Doc White pitch to him. and seeing a good one coming, hammered it toward left field between Harry Lord and "Hard" Zelder. At the crack of the stick Walker was off for the plate and Elberfeld had crossed It, too, for what looked like a couplo of tallies. But Zelder, covering ground like an antelope, reached out "with his bare paw, hook ed in the flying pill and round housed it over to Charlie Mullen. No one ever expected the ball to beat Conroy, but it did. Jack Sheridan said so, anyway, and the two runs didn't count for shucks. So the Nationals lost out by a scoro of 4 to 0. Dixie Walker was the victim. Sev eral times a hit behind htm would have changed the complexion of the game. He fairly and squarely fanned Bodle in the ninth, only to have 'Rub ber Collar" Egan walk the batter. That peeved the Alabama beauty and a couple more runs trickled over be fore the inning ended. Mclntyro scored in the very first in ning. He safetled to left, talcing an extra cushion when Clarence Walker played with the bounding pill. Lord's sacrifice put him on third, from whence ho scored on Callahan'st drive to the left field seats. Callahan foolishly tried to steal home, but found Street waiting for him. Bodie's Goes Over Fence. "Ping" Bodle carefully pinged a dive over the center field fence in the fourth, not quite as good a wallop as that of Bill Cunningham, but still very suc cessful and necessary. It carried over the low fenco near the club house. This Bodle person is a brute when it comes to slugging. He should be barred from a gentleman's game of ball. The final inning saw two more White Sox runs come in. Harry Lord was there with a safe drive, to center for a starter, and promptly filched second. Jimmy Callahan sacrificed him to third, and "Ping" was up. "Ping" had whiff ed on his previous apearance, and should have whiffed again, but "Rubber-collar" Egan allowed him to walk. "Hard" Zelder dashed a teaser toward Schaefer and landed safe when the comedian and Dixie Walker got tangled up on the play, losing the ball between them. Lord scored right then. Choul nard died by the sky route, but Mullen biffed a single to left, sending Bodle across. Walker tossed out Billy Sulli van. The Akhoond of Swat had a fine chance to mix up things in the open er. Milan was gone when Schaefer screamed a beauty to center. Clar ence Wralker reached out and tapped a double to left. Elberfeld wasn't a bit nervous and walked filling the bags. Doc White remembered some thing about the Akhoond's charac teristics and fanned him. Then he forced McBrlde to pop to Choulnard. The sixth was started by a pass Issued to young Walker. Kid Elber feld, never giving' up in the face of trouble, singled to left. Bodle got under the Akhoond's mighty drive and Sullivan tossed out McBrlde. It was up to "Connie," who-was "spiked by the marvelous stop "and heave of Zelder y It was an interes-Ussr game to watch Xrom several aafil. D WMtfMTcr lost control, but smilingly tossed In his most mystifying1 curves. Dixie Walker worked hard after that first Inning and deserved better treat ment from "Rubber-collar" Egan. Here, take a look: WASHINGTON. CHICAGO. AB ILO.A.E Mcl'yre.rf 4 110 0 Lord.3b... 3 114 0 Cal'han.lr 3 2 2 0 0 Bodif.cf... 3 16 0 0 Zelder.es .31040 Ch'nanJ.20 4 0 13 0 Mullen.lh 4 2 15 0 0 SuIIIvan.c 4 0 110 White.p ..32130 AB.H.O.A.E Ml!an.cf 5 Sch'fer.lb. 3 0 1 112 C.Wkcr.lf 3 12 El'feld.2b 3 11 Oesaler.rf. 3 M'Brlde.ss 4 Conroy,3b. 4 Btrt,c... 4 D.Wker.p S Ainsmlth 1 0 1 1 6 0 1 0 S 2 1 0 0 Totals.. 31 10 27 IS 0 Totals.. 33 7 Z7 II 1 Batted for D. Walker in the ninth. Chlcapj 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 24 Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 Runs Mclntyre. Lord, Bodle (2). Left on baBea Washington. 10; Chicago. 3 First base on balls Oft Walker. 1; off White. 2 Struck out By Walker. 1; by White. -1. Home run Bodle. Two-base hits C. Walker, .ioeneia. u. ivaiKer, ana .iciniyre. sac rifice hits lord. Callahan, and Zelder. Stol en bases Lord and Callahan (2) Double plays Schaefer to McBrlde; McBrlde to Elberfeld to Schaefer. Hit by pitcher By White. Elberfeld. Wild pitch Walker. Um pires Messrs. Egan and Sheridan. Time of game 1 hour and 28 minutes. Program Is Arranged For Canoeists Regatta An interesting program of aquatlo events has been arranged by the Wash ington Canoe Club for its regatta along the course on the upper Potomao in front of the club, next Saturday after noon. Several of the events are entirely novel to Washington canoeists, and much enthusiasm exists among tho contestants. The bllrfd-fold race has never before been tried on the Potomac, and is expected to be the feature of the regatta. The following program was announced today by W. A. Rogers, commodore of the club: Singles, blind-fold race, doubles, up-set race, tall-end race, fours, mixed doubles, and tilting con test. The crews for the tilting contest will be made up of Rutherford and Crane, Schmltt and Lea, and Rogers and Pomeroy. The men are getting out every even ing and working hard. When this re gatta is over they will continue to train for tho annual interclub regatta to be held here July 4. There Is considerable rivalry among the ladles in the mixed doubles, and they all are working hard to win from Miss .Marston and Ed Schmltt, the champions ,of the Potomac, who are talking of retiring. If the crew from the Washington club makes a creditable showing In the Fourth of July contests it probably will be sent to the annual regatta of the American Canoe Association to com pete against the Canadian crews. This meet takes place In August on the up per St. Lawrence. Washington Boy Wins Game for Mt. St. Mary's I3MMITSBURG, Md., June 11 In a one-sided contest, featured by the mas terly pitching of Joe Engel, the Wash Ingtonlan, Mt. St. Mary's closed a most successful season yesterday, defeating the Mt Washington club by 3 to 0. Engel had the visitors completely baf fled, allowing not tho semblance of a hit and fanning sixteen. Every op ponent struck out at least once. The day was Ideal for baseball. Engel received excellent support. In addition to his great twirling; Engel cracked out a v couple of gocd clean drives out of thiee times at bat It was a fitting wind-up of one of the best baseball seasons ever witnessed at the Moun tain, the team winning: fifteen out of seventeen games. For ML Washinrnn Wolfe caught a sood game and Roth, xne second piiciier, gave- a gooa ac count of btaielf. Baseball Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE. Yesterday's Results. Chicago. 4; Washington, 0. Philadelphia 1; St. Louis, 0. New York, 4; Cleveland, 1. Detroit, 6; Boston, 4. Games Today. Chicago at Washington. St. Louis at Philadelphia. Cleveland at New York. Detroit at Boston. Standing of the Clubs. Today w. Detroit 37 Philadelphia.. 30 Chicago 24 Boston 26 New York.... 2 Cleveland .... 20 Washington... 17 SU Louis 16 L. 15 17 20 pet. Win. Los". .712 .717 .698 .63S .545 .542 .522 .332 .310 .320 645 556 551 532 401 353 333 .625 .533 .531 .511 .335 .333 .341 31 33 31 NATIONAL LEAGUE. Yesterday's Results. Pittsburg, 4, Brooklyn, 2. Cincinnati, 3, New York, 1. Philadelphia, S, St Louis, A. Chicago, 6; Boston, 5. Games Today. Philadelphia at St Louis. New York at Cincinnati. Brooklyn at Pittsburg. Boston at Chicago. Standing of the Clubs. Today Pet Win. Lose. W. Chicago 31 L. IS 19 20 633 .640 .620 New York 31 Philadelphia.. 31 Pittsburg .... 27 St. LouiR 35 Cincinnati ... 21 Brooklyn .... 18 Boston 12 .620 .60S .531 .531 .471 .360 .235 .627 .615 .560 .540 .m .373 .200 .60S .EPS .540 .620 .462 .353 .231 23 27 32 39 Rain Mars Opening of Old Dominion Tennis RICHMOND, Va. June 13. Rain hampered the opening of the seventh annual Old Dominion tennis tourna mentheld at the Country Club of Virginia here yesterday. Only four matches were completed before rain Interrupted the sets. W. N. Page defeated Meredith In straight sets, 6 2; 6 0. Erskine Buford de feated M. A. Colton, 64. 63; Schlld ing lost to T. R. Pell. 6 0, 6 0, and Wiley lost to W. C. Grant 6 2, 6 2. Among the Amateurs. The commercial department ball team of the Potomao Electrlo Power Com pany, wants games with District teams. Address W. E. Wylle, 213 Fourteenth street northwest The chadwlc Athletic Club of South east Washington, desires games with teams averaging1 sixteen years. The Chadwlc8 are also desirous of joining home junior league. Aaaress a. is. Lit tle, 1004 I street southeast Trinity Easy Victor. Tlie Northland team was easy for the Trinity boys yesterday. Score 10 to 2. Gormley's pitching and fast playing by Murtaugh and King were the features TtflROW COLLAR easy to tie the cravat in easy to notch on and has oval button holes, which makes buttoning and unbuttoning easy. it 15c2for25c. duett, Peabody & Co.. Makers, Troy. N.Y. sssB w S? X issssH BOB THAYER'S SPORTING GOSSIP "EVERY KNOCK Unglaub making good. t A letter from C. S. Sherman, of Lin coin. Neb , today tells me that that city Is delighted by the showing made thua far by Bob Unglaub as manager of the ball club In the Western League. Unglaub's men are right on the heela of the leaders, and are considered as having at least an even chance of land ing the pennant - Unglaub has many friends here who are rooting hard to see him finish in front In this classy league In his first year as a minor league manager. One on Bodle. "Ping" Bodle, of the Chicago White Sox, will not soon forget his present trip to the Capital of the domains of Uncle Sam. As soon as that long drrl-e of his went over the center field fence at Na tional Park yesterday afternoon several of his fellow -players got together, and decided to have some fun nt the ex pense of the slugger from the West. When he asked for his mall this morn ing he received a message giving a list of the things he was to receive In recog nition of the home run. There were neatly a dozen articles erumerated in cluding lounging chairs, tobacco, prize bull dogs, and a pairot Bodle took the affair seriously, and declared that it would be Impossible for him to take all the stuff home at thl3 time. Ed Walsh, who was "in" on the whole thing, voluntceered to take the parrot. They went around to one of th hpst known bird stores In the city. end It was not until the clerk laughed that Bodle "fell." ,.,., When he got back to .he iiotel the whole club had a hearty latrgh at tho expense of the sensational player. Lieutenant Finch, If you please. , Amone tho men who will graduate from West Point tomorrow is Nell Finch, of this city. Followers of high school athletics in in $25 All-Wool SUIT To Order, $14 At "Tha Sign of the ifoon." Suit to Order in Mertz Famous CIA ROYAL BLUE SERGE, $15 Valne, P 1 U Every Salt We Make Gnaraateed Absolutely, Whether Yon Pay $10 or $40 for It Mertz & Mertz Co., Inc.,90 IS A BOOST.". this city will remember Finch as a member of tho only championship foot ball team ever sent out by Western High Schcol. Since going to West Point Finch has been prominent in football and basketball, having won the Army A in both branches of sport In addition to this he has taken a conspicuous part In other activities around the Point, and at Franklin Field last November he was in charge of the whole Army cheering section. Finch has a host of friends In Wash ington who are glad to see hln come through so well. Honors to Donnelly. - i Eascrn High School was right In hon oring Charley Donnelly, the football and baseball coach, who developed teams dur ing the past year that made the Capi tal Hill outfits the most feared in tho whole lcasue. Donnelly taught the Easterners the value of never giving up and gave the schcol a fighting spirit that will not soon be forgotten. It Is not surprising that Eastern should be so anxious to have the same athletic mentor back next year. Ready for run. Lewis Thayer was telling me this morning that Commissioner Rudolph agreed to set the sealed time for the sociability run of the printers to Great Falls next Saturday. As soon as the Commissioner decides on the mark ho will turn It over to Tom Grant, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, who will deliver It to the press car Just before the start. The printers are looking forward to a most pleasant outlnar and the list of entries promises to be larger than was at first expected. Ehlers Stars at Bat. The Dixie Athletic Club beat the Petworth Sluggers by 17 to 11. Ehlors did remarkable hitting for the winners. Store Closes Daily at 6 P.M. Saturdays at g P. M. MERTZ SAYS: We Can t Be Beat in Real Values Tailoring This sale is proving a "Hummer!" The men are all talking about it. Here's your chance to get a nobby suit at a low price. Choice of 150 styles at this price. Fancy mixtures in at tractive patterns. Tailored in the Mertz way they reach a standard of merit that wins the approval of men of fashion. The Eastern High School Athletic A eoclation held its elections for base ball and basketball captains at noon today. Joe Harris, the fast second baseman of the 1911 team, was chosen captain of baseball, and Osmund Verela was chos en captain of basketball for the sea son 1912. The annual athletic celebration was held at Eastern yesterday, and marked the closing of one of the most success ful years the school ever enjoyed in sports of all sorts. Speaker after speaker lauded Coach Charley Donnelly, and declared that it was due largely to his untiring efforts and the Injection of the proper spirit in the players that were tho largest factors In the record made on both the gridiron and diamond. Dr. Small, principal of the school, presided and re viewed both seasons, declaring that the campaigns werd most successful and pointing out the? fact that for the first time In twelve years Eastern won from Western In both football and baseball. Other speeches were made by Captain Verela of the baseball team. Faculty Athletic Director Wallis, and Manager Sanderson. Certificates entitling the holder to wear the school "E" were awarded to the following baseball players: Captain Verela, Manager Sanderson, Coach Don nelly, and McCaffery. Llgon, Evans, Parker, Dalley, Cohtll, Fisher, Fltz hugh, Deafendorf, and Harris. Manning Goes to Reading. YORK. June 13. 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