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THE WASHINGTON TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBEE 25, 1911.
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ioca WWer Mentioned as Possible Leader for -National Ball Club Next Year
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GILO SUGGESTED
AS A IAIAGER TO
SUCCEED IALEER
Sport Writer's Name Is Lat
est to Figure in Base
ball Gossip.
LONG A FOLLOWER
OF BASEBALL GAME
Formerly Directed American Asso
ciation and Was in Charge
of Toledo Nine. -
Ed Grlllo Is the latest to be sug
gested as manager of the Washing
ton baseball club to succeed James R.
McAleer.
Grlllo comes from Cincinnati wheie
he had long experience as a news
paper man and a follower of baseball.
Grlllo was a fellow-worker with Ban
Johnson, who was formerly a Cincin
nati sporting editor. From his posl
tloa as a newspaper man, Grlllo di
rected the American A&soclatlon as its
president, and for a period he was
manager of the Toledo cIud In that
league.
From Cincinnati Grlllo came here as
sporting editor of The Washington
Post and later shifted to The livening
Star, where he' has been for the past
two feasors
At the time nears Us end for the
fan to send in their suggestions con
cerning the 1912 managei of the Na
tionals, letters aie pouring In in every
mail. Kid Elberfeld and "Germany"
Schaefer continue to run a hot race.
In the estimation ot the fans of Wash
ington Both are lauded to the skies
by their admirers.
"Doc" White, the White Sox south
paw, and Billy Murray, now scouting
for the Pittsburgh Pirates, are also
mentioned today, showing the Inde
pendence of hlnd of the rooters who
watch the battles at Florida avenue.
Following are some of the letters re
ceived today:
Elberfeld Knows Game.
Sporting Editor The Times:
In response to your request for the
fans' choice of manager for the 1912 Na
tionals, I name Kid Elberfeld. I think
he has the brains and "pep" to make a
capable manager. Besides he knows tho
game from A to Z. Yours sincerely.
Southeast. J. D. G.
He Wants "Dutch.'
Sporting Editor, The Times:
I just want to say a few words in
favor of Herman Schaefer as our next
manager for our ball team. Some o:io
has said that Mi Schaefer is too funny,
not serious enough to be a manage.
Well, there is a funny side to the
Dutchman, and we all like him for it.
Me is no groucn. Jut listen, did you
ever notice Dutch In a close-score I
game' Did you ever hear ilm talking
to that Infield? Did you ever hear him
raying nice things to the pitcher. In
fact, keeping the whole team on Its
toes And then, when he goes on the
coaching lines, you all know wc lova
to see him. Lucky we are to hive him,
bo lets keep him. A FAN.
Schaefer Is Brainiest
Sporting Editor, The Times:
In passing my opinion as to the next
manager for the Washlngtons. I think
Herman Schaefer Is the best man. He
knows the game from beginning to end,
and Is the brainiest man on the team.
Evfcryone Is for Schaefer, and we want
him. A FAN.
Has Real Interest.
Sporting Editor, The Times:
I hereby nominate Elberfeld as the
most popular choice for manager. He
would work seriously, earnestlv, and
untiringly for the team, and is the only
candidate for the place who has taken
enougn real interest in the team to
make his home here. His popularity
wouia insure mm me patience and en
couragement of the public until he had
time to prove his undoubted ability.
FAN.
A Second Jennings.
Bportlng Editor, The Times:
We, the people of Washington, want
Dutch Schaefer as the manager of the
Washington team,
nc ia a. attona jen
G. R. E.
Bings.
"Doc" White Favorite.
Sjwrttng Editor, The Times:
Who is going to be the next manager
of the Nationals? "Doc" White is my
favorite. He Is an excellent' pitcher and
has tho qualities of a good manager.
. As his home Is here he would take more
Interest than In other cities.
HENRY TURNER.
Suggests Billy Murray.
Sporting Editor, The Times:
In speaking about the managers for
the Washington hall team, why not try
r.nd get Billy Murray, former manager
for the Phillies? m. J. W.
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Breaks Into Verse.
Bportlhg Editor, The Times:
Who will we have for a leader?
Who will the Nationals obey?
Schaefer, "Old Germany" Schaefer;
He'll make them wake up and play.
Schaefer, because he's a tnlnker;
Schaefer, because he onn play;
Schaefer, because he Is In It
Up to his neck everv day.
Schaefer, because he is -reerful;
Schaefer. because he is gay;
Schaefer, because he's not roasted
Whenever he maces a bad play.
Schaefer, because he's courageous;
Schaefer. because he has pluck;
Schaefer, because he's a- -winner.
And has his full share of good luck.
Schaefer, because lie's long-headed,
Piactlced, reourf eful and keen;
Clever and daring ar.d earnest.
Artful, sagacious and clean.
Schaefer, because he Is nervy.
Able, adroit and astute
Fearless and ardeM and loyal,
Vigorous, bright and acute
Schaefer, because he's f.vctlous;
Can terrify, harass and tease;
Can flatter, decoy and bewilder.
Then arbitrate, coax and appease,
Schaefer, because he's a worker.
lozr.peiem. nravp ana sincere;
Confident, dauntless and watchful.
And sure to this tabk to adhere.
Schaefer, because he is subtle.
Ingenious, deserving and true;
Reliable, strategic, accomplished.
Popular and jocular too.
He's Impetuous, humorous and pleasing:
Ignores the few fans that will sneer.
He'll pacify knockers and mockers.
And make them break forth with a
cheer.
He knows what It Is to win pennants;
The Nationals will l'st to his voice;
Is sharr, shrewd, quick, zealous, and
forceful .
These are reasons why "Dutch" Is the
choice, H. J. O.
Send in Your Choice for
Manager
Are you interested In the choice
of a manager for the Nationals
for 1912? Have you a man In
mind, who, to your thinking,
would make an Ideal leader for
the team next season?
The Times wants to know what
the real fans of Washington
v think of the situation, and who,
in their estimation, would make
the proper manager for the Na
tionals of 1912.
Name your selection, giving suc
cinct reasons for your choice,
keeping your letter within fifty
words. Address it to The
Sporting Editor, The Times.
Write NOW!
TENNIS FANS OPf N
TOURNEY, BUT- IBS
ES
Bachelors' Club Entries
Show Fine Fields in
All Contests.
RegreP Is being expressed among
"Washington followers of tennis that tho
Dojle brothers will not be seen In tho
championship tournament of the Dis
trict of Columbia, which commences on
the courts of the Bachelors' Club to
day at 2.30 o'clock. However, the ab
sence of the Doyles, who are cham
pions In doubles, should have a ten
denccy to create more competition.
The entries indicate that one of the
largest and best balanced fields evei
seen in the District will be "seen. En
tries In men's doubles and women's
singles will not close until tomorrow
afternoon.
The drawings which were made In the
preliminary rounds yesterday are:
Walter Dunlap vs. Dudley D. Mor
gan, C. Brown vs. E. Devlin, H. C.
Sheridan vs. F. J. Bates, J. L. Parma
lee vs. N. W. McLean, L. M. Tolma'i
vs. J. M. Wright. Boyd Taylor vs. G
L Lewis, E. W. Deakings vs. C. A.
Slater, K. H Clapp vs. Lee McClung,
Spencer Gordon vs H. B. Sampson. J.
Howard vs. Waddy Wood. B. U. "Gra
ham vs. E. Buckingham, D. H." Smith
vs. A. Hellen, A. J. Gore vs. E. Wllllr,
L. I. Doyle vs. C. A. Barnard, Dr. C. 1,7:
rtisDerg va. ii. jnnas. A. IS. Meuton vs
J- Brosseau. First round, upper half
f. h. s. take vs. A. M. Cheiley. H B.
(.regory vs. E. O. Leech. O. K. Sinclair
vs. J Brltton, J. D. Kendall vs. C. L
Nelbel First round, lower half L. A.
Fischer vs. J. Balrd, J. K. Grooves u.
A. Y. Leech, A. L. Lewis, jr.. vs. B. C.
Flourney, W. Fron vs. J. N. Mooro
head. How Cobb Outguessed
"Handsome Hal" Chase
"One plav in which an unusually in
telligent player outgeneraled another
of more than usual smartness hap
pened In a game I worked In New
York this summer." said Umpire Egan
recently.
"Cobb was on second when Crawford
grounded to Jack Knight, wlvfc played
short. Cobb made third and Crawford
was thrown out at first.
"You know If a runner goes a few
strides over third Chase, by his won
derful snap throw can get the ball
over there before he can slide back
to third safely Cobb knew this, so
he set a trap for Chase. He turned
the bag, took a few steps and slowed
down. Chase thought he was going
back to third and pegged to Hartzell.
As Chase drew back his arm Cobb
sprang for the plate and arrived by
a great fall-aw-av slide. It was one
heady player outguessing another and
Cobb won."
Bill Dahlen Signs
As Leader in 1912
PITTSBURG, Sept. 25.-Presldent Eb
betts. of the Brooklyn National League
baseball club, today announced here
that "Bad Bill" Dahlen again has been
signed as manager of the BrooKlynltes
for 1912.
This settles the many rumors going
the rounds that Dahlen probably would
get his "walking papers."
It was also announced that the fol
lowing players have been signed to play
with the Trolley Dodgers In 1912:
Outfielder Davidson. First Baseman
Daubcrt, Pitchers Rucker and Ragon,
Catcher Erwln. Inflelder Tooley, and
Outfielder Wheat.
Stock Show Opens,
To Continue Week
ST. JOSEPH, JJo.. Sept. 23. The an
nual Interstate livestock and horse
show opened here today with upward
of 1,500 head of stock on exhibition, tho
largest number in the association's his
tory. The show will continue through
the week and is expected to attract
many visitors from Kansas City,
Omaha, Denver, Chicago. Fort Worth,
ana other centers of the livestock Indus
try In the West and Southwest.
Champion De Oro Is
Charged With Assault
NEW YORK, Sept. 2J.-Alfred de Oro.
champion pool player of the world,
was held in $300 bail In Harlem court
vesterday charged with assaulting
Solomon Pokas. the owner of the
ipartments where he lives, at 219 West
uitn street.
The fight started over the payment
for some phone calls. Pokas said the
chamolon had Jumped on him. De Oro
paid hoassaulted no one.
Because, That's AH. "
Frank Chance says Tils club's failure
this iear is because Overall wouldn't
return to the game, because Pflester had
to be released, because Mordecal Brown
hasn't been going right, because Ruel
bach isn't the same, and because Evers
has been out of the game.
DOYLES IN MATCH
Likes football
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tr v J?(j if' . . 'ii'I-ff'ir5-'?
OR. DAVIDSON SAYS
RE LIKES FOOTBALL
New Superintendent En
courages Sports Among
Capital Pupils.
By THOMAS KIRBY.
"Next to a boat race there Is nothing
I enjoy more In the line of sport than
a good football game."
This Is the statement of Dr. W. M.
Davidson, superintendent of the public
schools of Washington.
"I always hae believed that all clean
sport Is helpful, and during my term
here I will do all in my power to en
courage properly conducted athletics.
Washington Is particularly favored by
having an official board In the high
schools which acts in conjunction with
the principals In all athletic matters,
and from what I can learn everything Is
in a most healahy condition.
"Football Is the greatest unifying
force in most of the large universities.
and has done as much as any other
Hi
SCHOOLS
single factor In developing an esprit i COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 25. The
de corps in the colleges. This has ' second big race meeting to be pulled
helped American college life and off In Columbus within two months
I see no reason why this same feel- opened today, to continue until Sat
ing should not be helped along In the urday. The present meeting Is an
schools. Independent one arranged by the Co-
"Of coure, when there are abuses jn ' lumbus Driving Association. Over
athletics drastic action should be taken, I $-10,000 Is to be distributed In purses
hut nronerlv handled .Lthltir .hni,i i during the five days of the meetlnc.
havo every encouragement." l
These words from the new head of the
school system should prove reassuring ! the week, while there Is a $2,000
to the athletlcallv Inclined pupils here stake for 2:07 pacers, a $3,000 stake
and should be encouraging to the board I 'or 2 ! pacers, a $5,000 stake for
of ficulty athletics advisers that ha- ! - 12 trotters, and a large number of
worked so hard to place the manai'e- class races The program also ln
ment of the sports on such a hfiih eludes a free-for-all trot which will
plane. bring out the best of the horses In
In connection with Dr Davidson's training and a grand chamnlon nac-
stamp of approi il on football It Is In-
teresting to recall that experience of
W. V. Cox, former president of tl'C
Board of Education. At one time there
was quite an agitation against football
by certain persons, and Mrs. Cox went
out personally to examine the situation.
He was a side line guest at one of the
championship games, and so thoroughly
enjoyed the sport that all talk of ad
verse action wns silenced.
Since then high school athletics havo
gone on swimmingly. -
Prelim Boys Form -
Union in New York
NEW YORK. Sept. 3. Because they
say they get all the Hckln' but none of
the "coin," several fighters who par
ticipate In preliminary matches at the
fight clubs announced today that they
had formed a union to boost prices, and
are going before the boxing commission
to see that they get a better deal. No
scale of prices has yet been fixed, but
the union has determined to bar all
scrappers who will enter a preliminary
for a bottle of beer and a dollar.
New York's-Boxing
Proves Profitable
NEW YORK, Sept. 23. Wttft- the
Frawley boxing law In force almost a
month, practically $5,000 has been paid
Into the State treasury. It was announc
ed today. The first month under the
new boxing rules ends September 9,
and by that time It Is said the $5,000
mark for the State will have been pass
ed. Of the total turned over to tho
boxing commission. $3,400 has come from
matches at Madison Square Garden
the club that is about to be put out
of the commission.
Sporting Dogs Have
Innings This Week
MT. VERNON, Wash., Sept. 25.-A
party of more than fifty sporting dog
owners and handlers from the Eastern
States, bringing with them their strings of
honor winners, has arrived here to take
part In the annual trials of the Ameri
can Field Trials Clubs. It Is the first
time that the American trials have been
held in this section oNthe countrv n. L-
mc neiu inais uiganizauuns or Oregon,
Washington, and British Columbia have
Joined in preparations to make the meet
ing a big success.
Three Comptons Playing.
Three Comptons arc now trying out
their skill at baseball In faster corn
par y " Jack" Compton, of the Reds;
Compton from Saginaw, with the St.
Louis Browns, and Compton, of tho In
dianapolis team, secured from VlckjjS
burft in the Cotton Stated League.
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ROCHESTER
BREAKS
RECORD BY TAKING .
ITS THIRD BANNER
.
Eastern League Closes Suc
cessful Season, Ganzel's -'
Team Victors.
The 1911 season of the Eastern League
closed yestcrdaj with double-headers
at Providence and Newark, the tall-er.d
clubs In the season's standing Presi
dent Ward G Barrow, In reviewing the!
season, said it r.ight easily be classed
as one of the Most successful In the
twenty-one vea.-f history of this, the
senior organization of minor baseball'
leagues.
"The winning of the pennant by
Rochester for the third consecutive
time," said President Barrow, "con
stitutes a record in the league, for no
other club. In fact, has won the flag
even twice In succession. Toronto held
the record of attendance, for the club
there drew crowds of major league pro
portions, at times as many as 17,000.
' Buffalo and Baltimore were the ban
ner cities for a steady attendance.
An average of 4,000 spectators saw the
game In those cities. Not a club lost
any money this year, and most of them
made more than ever."
The official standing is as follows:
W. L. Pet.
Rochester 9S 54 .C45
Baltimore 9j S .6'l
Toronto 31 59 .614
Buffalo 4 75 A'U
Montreal - SO .471
Jersey City 63 SS .417
Newark 57 9j .375
Providence & 9S .m
Gittens Bill Will
Get Final Vote
ALBANY. N. Y.. Sept. 25 This week
will see the decision of the Gittens race
track bill. On Wednesday this measure,
which has already passed the senate,
but which failed to pass the assembly
at the regular session of the Leglsla-'
ture, will be called up for a final vote.
If It receives a majority vote the bill
will be ready for Dlx's signature.
With both conditions favorable, there
will be racing on the metropolitan
tracks this fall. If the assemblymen
fall to pass the bill, or If the governor
should veto, then racing in this State
will be Indeed "dead," not only for
this year, but for many years to come.
hlle the so-called directors' liability
law remains on the statutes, racetrack
stockholders and directors declare they
will not open the gates of the courses.
It Is this law that -the racing men are
trying to have repealed.
The Gittens bill does not remove the
restrictions on gambling or bookmaking.
but It will permit racing without the
danger of officials being placed under
arrest for alleged complicity In any
betting, bookmaking or gambling that
may take place on their property.
New Record May Be
Hung Up at Columbus
The Horse Review Futurity for both
Pacers and trotters la on the card for
ing stake. In which are entered In
! Hrn,nff Am... T3.. Cifftlvn X n .. J ......
eral other stars.
Eighteen-Day Meeting
Opens at Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Sept 25. The au
tumn race meeting at Churchill Downs
opened today, and will continue for
eighteen days. Hundreds of horses,
including nearly all of the best that
have been seen on the American and
Pannrllnn trn(lfi fVifa anmmAr nvn
! stabled at the local track. From here
the horses wlll go to Latonia, where
a twenty-four-day meeting will wind
up the season on the Kentucky tracks.
All the stakes for the Louisville meet
ing have been well filled. The feature
event of the meeting will be the four
mile Kentucky Endurance stakes, which
Is bet down for October 7, and will be
the first long-distance race in Kentucky
in twenty years. The event will be
worth more than $S,000 to the winner.
With the Boxers.
Big Jim Stewart, the New York
heavyweight. Is going to make another
try at the game this winter.
Pennsylvania boxing fans hope to
have a boxing commission something
after the pattern of that in New York.
Rudle Unholtz claims he got the worst
of the decision In the recent bout with
Charley Dalton at Los Angeles.
Tom O'Rourke thinks Al Palzer hi.
heavyweight. Is the real white hope and
he wants to match him against Jim
Flynn or Ai Kaufman.
Hugh Mcintosh Is trying hard to get
some American fighters to go to Aus
tralia. It Is reported that he has of
fered Joe Jeanette $7,500 for three fights
In that country.
An effort Is being made to match Jim
Flynn. who recently beat Carl Morris
against Sam Langford In a ten-round
bout. Langford has been offered a fif
teen weeks' theatrical engagement at
$1,000 a week.
Tom Dugan, a Western heavyweight,
has arrived in New York looking for
fight engagements. He weighs 200
pounds and got his experience In scraps
In Michigan lumber camps where he
claims to have'won twenty fights.
Minor League Results.
American Association.
Kansas City, 5; Louisville, 4.
Milwaukee-Columbus postponed min
Minneapolis. 6; Toledo m"
First game-St. Paul. 3; Indianapolis.
a"po?fsC3 Bamest- -PauI- 5; Indian-
Western League.
First game-Lincoln, 7; Omaha, 2.
Second gairie-Omaha. 3: Lincoln,, 0.
St. Jnunh 9 T,,kh1n t '
". Denver, 7;Dea Molnea,. ft, ,.
Struck by Pans
yEilR
UMPIRE BILLY 'EVANS.
CAUSE OF ASSAULT
01 EVANS CHARGED
T0HEVELA1 CLUB
Not a Policeman in Park to
Prevent Fans From
Rushing Official.
CLEVELAND. Sept. 2S.-Responslbil-Ity
for the attack on Umpire "Billy"
Evans, at the close of the Athletic
Nap game here yesterday, during
which scores of excited fans exchanged
blows with the umpire and several
plajers, may be found to rest with the
Cleveland club management. It was
stated here today. Although a crowd
of more than 10,000 turned out to wit
ness the game, not a policeman was on
duty on the grounds, and when the
croud swarmed upon the field It was
entirely unpatrolled.
The attack on Evans came so sud
denly that he had to fight his way out
almost alone.
Connie Mack Once
Fired Harry Davis
Harry Davis, who 13 Mated to man
age the Naps next season and who has
been the right bower of Connie Hick
ever sine. the latter has been at the
neaa oi a team in I'nuadeipnla. was
once given the grand bounce by his
present boss. It was back In IsPS, when
Connie was manager of the Pittsburg
team. .Mi.ck figured that Daits was
a few points shj of bcin a big league
caicner, ana sent mm to .Minneapolis.
fsJnce tnen Dli h!ls helped Mack win
three pennants and a world's chamDlon-
shlp, while a fourth pennant, and. pos
sibly, a second world's title, will soon
be the Athletics'.
Sport Briefs.
The University of California will have
built a new "swimming pool for the ex
clusive use of the women students Mrs.
Phoebe Hearst has given $2,500 for Its
construction and it will e built near
Hearst Hall. An experienced woman
swimming teacher will be in charge.
With John Paul Jones, Tell Berna,
Putnam and other star distance runners
In the line-up for Cornell ut the Eastern
Intercollegiate cross country champion
ship, the Ithaca college Is almost sure
of continuing Its string of victories. It
may be held near Cambridge this fall.
McCook Field, at Lawrence. Kas.. for
years the battleground of the Kansas
athletes. Is soon to become almost a
stadium. Bv the opening of the football
season 300 feet of fifteen-row bleachers
will be constructed. Increasing the seat
ing capacity from 4,500 to S.000. Next
year the grounds will seat IO.000.
When the National Association of
Professional Baseball Leagues hold their
annual meeting In San Antonio, Tex.,
November 15 to IS. the features of their
entertainment will Include a bull fight
at Ne,w Laredo. Mexico; an all-day out
ing on the gulf coast and a reception,
a ball and a matinee by tne San Antonio
Press Club.
John G. Floss, vice president of the
National Brewing Association, who held
the recent championships of that body-
in ijunalo, plans to form a national
two-man team tourney, with teams from
New York, Syracuse, Rochester. James
town, N. Y.; Buffalo. Erie, Cleveland,
Detroit, Cincinnati and Chicago. Each
team will play the other a home-and-home
series. A similar plan was run
on several years ago, but was not a
success.
DR. CAKLTOX VAJGHAN.
The IVell-kmoTrn Wasklncttm
Dentlat,
807 SEVENTH ST. N. W.,
has a. very important announce
ment in today's paper. If you ap
preciate the "Best There Is In
Dentistry" at Fair Prices you
should not fail to read it.
B A .- -, SV. , HH" is !( V ""s Sj$M
Useless to Apply
NEW YORK, Sept 25. So many
Inquiries and requests for tick
ets forv the 'jporld'a series have
been sent to the National Base
ball Commission that President
Lynch, of the National League,
has Issued a statement saying
It will be useless to apply, for
reservations unUl it is officially
decided what teams will par
ticipate. The commission will
then issue rules for the series
and fix seat prices.
CHIEF
JACK COOMBS WILL
These Veterans Are Connie
Mack's Best Bets for
World's Series.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 25. Bender
and Coombs, the combination that
caused the overthrow of the Cubs In
the world's series last year, are tne
pair of twlrlers that Connie Hack will
depend upon to face the Giants If that
club wins the National League pennant
this season, as appears certain at this
time. This seems to be the feeling
among the baseball fans, and even
among the players themselves. Plank
may get a chance and even Morgan,
If his good work continues, but these
are only chances In the event of the
breakdown of either Bender or Coombs.
The plan of Manager Mack appears
to be to go through with this great pair
of right-handers if possible. Against
the Giants he Is better fortified than
his opponents. Should Mathewson or
Marquard fall down In the series the
New Yorkers have nothing to fall back
upon while Manager Mack still has the
call on Plank, Morgan and Krause, each
one of whom is showing great end-of-the
season form.
Connie Mack freely admits that he 1?
pulling hnrd for the Giants to Mn in
the National League. The players are
also strongly favoring the Giants. There
are two plain reasor-s for this. Cornle
v-tnts revenge for the 1905 beating at
the hnds of McJraw's men in the
woild's series, while the players want
the great gain In receipts that are sure
to follow a s;rlej with Ntw York.
As to the outcome of the series, tho
Athletics can outhit any combination In
either leagje, have a couple of world's
n-ries champion pitchers who have not
deteriorated, a brainy co-nblnation. and
a wise manager. The Giants have two
great twlr'crs, gcod baserunners. and a
smart manager. The N-w Yorkers are
lacking In the finished fielding and hat
ting of the Quakers.
Giants Go Through
Test This Week
NEW YORK. Sept. 25. For the first
time since the Giants started on their
first spurt for the pennant, they lost
ground yesterday. But New York fans
are not worrying. It will take eight
victories for the Cubs und as many de
feats for the Giants to change their
positions In the race. The crucial test
Is likely to come this week, when the
teams clash in the Windy City.
Today the teams stand: ,
Team. To Play W. L. P.C.
Giants 17 ?9 43 .650
Cubs 14 S3 57 .593
To absolutely clinch the pennant the
Giants must win nine of their remain
ing games provided the Cubs win the
fourteen they have yet to play.
While the Giants still have some
obstacles to surmount, the American
League pennant Is all but decided. To
win the coveted flag, the Athletics need
but three more victories, provided De
troit shows a clean slate in their re
maining games.
Navy Yard Takes Two
From Pumping Station
The baseball championship of the
southeast section of Washington was
cinched yesterday by the Navy Yard
team, which won both games of a
double-header with the Sewage Pump
ing Station, by 5 to 3 and 6 to L The
first game took ten innings and the
last contest was called by agreement
after five and one-half innings were
played.
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Ends and Quarterback
From Weak Material.
PRINCETON, N. J., Sept. 23. WitM
the beginning of the regular college
work here, the Princeton football
coaches cut down the work of the squad
from the morning and afternoon soO
slons to one long drill In the afternoo
Scrimmage work will probably occupy
a good part of the time during this
week In order to get the men.in good
trim for the opening game with Stevens
on Saturday.
Since the past week has been de
voted entirely to the preliminary worl
falling on the ball, using the stratgha
arm, tackling the dummy and passint
and receiving the ball the undergrade
uiates and others interested have ha
little opportunity to get a line on the
men. This week, however, the candi
dates will be seen In regular scrim
mage and It will be easier to size them
up Individually.
The work or the coaches during the
past week seems to have been directed
especially toward the development of a
good pair of ends. Acting Capt. Sam
White, Goldle Wight and Dunlap, all
regulars Ia3t year, are on the job. but
the coaches are not satisfied and are
looking for more material for the ex
treme positions. They even went so
far as to try out Pete Vaughn, the for
mer Notre Dame fullback, at end, but
found him rather slow on account of
his weight. Phil Brasher, an end on
the 'OS eleven, has been on hand and
has been showing the ends a few tricks
of the trade.
Another problem which the coaches
are still facing is the development of a
quarterback. The only possibilities at
present are Penfleld, Fair, and Baker.
Penfield has shown ability as a punter,
and plans his plays well, but Is a trifle
slow in getting them under way. Farr
Is more speedy but not so good a gen
eral while Baker is both fast and
heady, but a trifle light. There has
been some talk of placing "Tod" Pen
dleton here. He played quarter on his
freshman eleven two years ago, but the
coaches are reluctant to part with bis
services as a halfback. If Pendleton Is
shifted another halt would have to be
developed, but there seems to be some
good material In McKlnney, Ormond.
Andrews, and Hughes.
The make-up of the Tiger line Is also
uncertain. The only man who seems
sure of his job is Tom Wilson, who
played a guard last year. There are
seven other veterans of the 1310 eleven
out again, but here agcln tbe coaches
are uncertain. It Is probable that Cart.
Eddie Hart and Vaughn will be placed
at the tackle positions, and. if so they
should make a great pair. Both are
heavy and bard chargers. Bleuthentnal
will probably be at center, although.
Baker. 1913. is giving him a good run
for the Job. The guards will be chosen
from Wilson. McLean, MeCormlck. WI
nants, and Phillips.
Crimson Coaches Are
Elated at Prbspect
CAMBRIDGE. Maiss.. Sept. 25. With
the second week of practice at Harvard
In full swing today, the Crimson coaches
feel elated oyer the 1811 prospects. The
men were put through two practices
today and came out of the morning
work wanting more. Coach Houghton.
It Is understood, will today begin some
chalk talks with Captain Fisher and
several others on a number of new
forward pass play?, which he thinks
will mean certain ground gainers If the
regular plays are stopped. It Is said
these are not exactly trick plays, but
that they cover the style of play Car
lisle has been for years springing upon
unsuspecting publics at critical "points.
Ohio State League
Outlook Very Dark
LIMA. Ohio. Sept. 25. Intimation has
been received here by fans from tbe
Columbus owners of the local Ohio
State League franchise that they will
not be behind a club in the Ohio State
next season. Further, information from
reliable sources forecasts an effort on
the part of the American Association. .
owners to break Into the Central League
by a realignment of Ohio cities, with
Columbus bthlnd the Akron franchise,
Indianapolis behind Springfield and
Toledo taking some good city for its
Lancaster franchise. If such plans go
through the outlook for the Ohio State
Is very dark, as two" cities are now
left open, with Hamilton having an
nounced its retirement.
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