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j RALPH DE PALMA
! WINS INDIANAPOLIS
j CLASSIC AND PURSE
. .....
Barons Win and Lose
NASHVILLE WINS
IN EXTRA INNINGS, j
OTHER SPORT NOTES !
Indianapolis Classic
Won By Ralph DePalma
Davio Resta is Second and Gil Anderson, an American, Third.
Race Was Made in Record Time Before Thou
sands of Enthusiastic Motor Fans
Indianapolis, May 31.—Ralph De Palma won the fifth annual
500-mile international sweepstakes on the Indianapolis motor
speedway here today in the remarkable time of 5 hours, 33
minutes and 551^ seconds. The victor traveled at an average
speed of 89.81 miles an hour and set a new record for the race.
Davio Resta, who finished second, four minutes behind the
winner, contested every mile of the way, and the battle of these
two pilots was the feature of the contest. Gil Anderson was
third and completed the race in 5 hours, 42 minutes and 27.57
seconds.
De Palma. Resta and Anderson all
, ' broke the record for the race established
In 1914 by Rene Thomas, who finished ’ll
6 hours, 3 minutes and 45.9 seconds.
Out of 23 cars that started 11 finished
of which 10 received prize money.
I>E PALMA’S MACHINE
RAN PERFECT RACE
De Palma drove a consistent race.
never was back of fourth place, lit*
wrested the lead from Resta in the one
hundred and seventy-fifth mile, and lost
* » in the two hundred and fitfeenth
mile, when he stopped at tho
pits, and regained it in the three hundred
and thirty-fifth when Resta skidded into
the retaining wall and was forced to
make a tire change as the result. After
that De Palma never whs headed, al
though Resta pushed his car to the limit,
j De Palma's machine ran perfectly until
the beginning of the four hundred and
ninety-eighth mile, when it showed signs
of faltering. Spectators feared the car
^w'ould fail and De Raima would be robbed
< * at victory as he was in 1912 when with
but two miles to go, his machine broke
down. •
This year’s race was the first held here
in which no person was injured. The
* track was ideal as it was chilly and tires j
iasted much longer than is usual on a
brick course. The winner made two stops
ior tires and fuel. Speedway officials
raid tonight the record probably would
stand for years.
Ten drivers divide the $50,000 prize money
of which De Palma’s share is $20,000. They
finished as follows: Ralph De Palma,
Davio Fiesta. Gil Anderson, Earl Cooper,
T°m O’Donnell, Bob Burman. Howard
Wilcox. Tom Alley, Hughie Hughes (driv
ing for Billy Carlson), and Noel Van
Iiaalte. Following wfere the list of
starters:
First—Stutz, (Wilcox.)
Second—Mercedes, (Ralph De Palma.
Third Pngeot, (Resta.)
Fourth- Stutz, (Earl Cooper.)
Fifth—Stutz, (Anderson.)
Sixth—Sunbeam, (Porporato.)
Seventh—Sunheam. (Van Raalte.)
Eighth—Pugcot, <Burman.)
Ninth—Klelnart, (Klein.)
Tenth—Ruesenberg, (Alley.)
Fourteenth -Sunbeam, (Grant.)
Fifteenth Duesenberg, (O'Donnell.)
Sixteenth—Pugcot, (Babcock.)
Seventeenth—De l^age. (John De Palma.)
Eighteenth—Seabring, (Joe Cooper.)
Nineteenth Maxwell, “arisen.)
Twen ty-f 1rst—M axwel 1, (Orr.)
Twenty-second—Dusen berg, (Mulford.)
Twenty-third—Maxwell. (Rickenbaeher.)
Twenty-fourth—Mais. (Mais.)
Twenty-fifth—Pulcell, (Cox.)
Twenty-sixth—Bugatto, (Hill.)
Twenty-seventh—Cornelian, (Chevrolet.)
Twenty-eighth—Emden, (Maupt.)
MEMPHIS DIVIDES
BILL WITH MOBILE
Stewart Wallops Out Timely Homer.
Wild Throw Costly
Memphis. May 31.—Mobile ard Memphis
divided today’s double header. In the
first game Merritt allowed only three
hits while Cunningham was batted freely
and Memphis won. 4 to 0. Mitchell’s wiki
throw allowed Miller to score the winning
run for Mobile in the eleventh inning
. of the second game. The score was 2 to 1
Scores;
FIRST GAME.
Mobile— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Northern rf. 3 0 0 0 0 0
Dobard, ss.. 3 0 0 2 1 0
Flick, 2b. 3 0 0 3 2 0
Perry. 3I>. 3 0 1 2 0 0
Schmidt, c. 3 0 1 3 1 0
Calhoun, lb. ....... 3 0 15 1 o j
Miller, cf. 2 0 0 2 2 0
Burke. If. 2 0 0 U 0 0 J
Cunningham, p. .. 2 l) 0 1 2 1
Totals . 24 0 3 18 9 1 1
Memphis- AB. R. H. O. A. E. !
Allison, cf. 3 1 1 4 0 U j
McDermott, 3b. ..2 0 1 1 2 lj
Stewart, rf. 2 1 1 0 0 0 ;
Baldwin, If. 3 1 2 0 0 o :
SchSei, c. 3 0 0 3 1 0
Cruthers, 2b. 3 0 2 1 1 0
Dunckel, lb. 3 0 0 10 0 0
Mitchell, ss. 1 1 1 2 4 0
Merritt, p. 2 0 0 0 2 0
Totals . 22 4 8 21 10 1
Score by innings:
Mobile ... [phone]-h)
Memphis . 200 oil •—4
Summary: Two-base hits, Allison,
Cruthers. Home run, Stewart. Sacrifice
hit, McDermott. Stolen base, McDermott.
Bases on halls, off Cunningham 2. Struck
out. by Merritt 3. Cunningham 2. Time,
1:00. Umpires, Rudderham and Kerin.
*' (Second game).
Mobile— AB. R. If. O. A. E.
Norihen, rf. 6 o 1 3 1 o
Doburd, as. 5 0 0 5 4 0
Flit k, 2b. 4 0 2 3 3 0
perry, 3b. 3 0 1 0 2 0
Schmidt, v. 5 0 1 6 2 0
Calhoun, lb. 4 0 0 11 0 0
Miller, cf. 5 1 2 1 0 0
Furke, If. 5 1 2 4 0 0
Covington, p. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Totals . 42 2 9 33 12 0
Memphis- AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Allison, cf. 4 0 0 4 0 0
f McDermott. 3b. 4 0 1 0 2 0
Stewart, rf. 4 0 1 2 0 0
Baldwin. If.-lb. 5 0 2 6 1 0
Sehlei, c. 2 0 2 6 0 0
Andreen, c. 1 1 0 1 0 1 ]
Cruthers, 2b. 4 0 0 3 2 01
Dunckel, lb. 2 0 0 5 1 0!
Dord, If. 2 0 12 10
Mitchell, ss. 5 0 1 3 2 2
Renfer, p. 4 0 0 0 2 0
Totals . 37 1 8 *22 11 3
•Flick called out for interference.
Mobile .[phone]—2
Memphis .000 000 100 00—1
Summary: Two-base hits, Schmidt, Nor
then. Mitchell, Stewart. Home run, Burk’.
Sacrifice hits, Berry, Cruthers. Stolen
base, Flick. Double plays, Dobard (un
assisted*. Northen to Flick. Bases on
balls: Off Covington 4, off Renfer 3.
Struck out. by Covington 3, by Renfer
5. Hit by pitcher, by Covington (Allison.
McDermott. b> Renter (Northern.
Time, 2:33. Umpires, Rudderham and
Kerin.
South Atlantic League
At Jacksonville, first game: Jackson
Second game: Jacksonville t, Albany 1.
At Macon: Macon 1. Columbus
At Charleston: Charleston 6, Colurn- *
Savannah-Augusta, no game scheduled.!
Georgia-Alabama League
STANDING
Play«d. Won. Lost. Pet.
Talladega . 21 16 6 .762
Rome . 18 15 5 .750
Newnan . 19 9 10 .474
LaGrange. 17 8 11 .421
Griffin . 19 7 14 .S33
Anniston . 20 5 15 .250
Results Yesterday
Talladega 8, Anniston 4.
New nan - LaGrange < rain).
Griffin-Rome (rain).
Cames Today
Talladega at Anniston.
Rome at Griffin.
Newnan at HaGrange.
TALLADEGA WINS
Anniston. May 31. (Special )—Ta Hade -
ga easily defeated Anniston in the first
game of the series here today by takiig
advantage of Anniston’s errors ana hard
hitting. Camp featured the game in the
eighth by a shoestring catch of Holt's line
drive to center and doubling Morton at
first. Wet grounds and cloudiness made
it a poorly played game. Sigmon, pitch
ing for Anniston, was touched up for
three hits and three runs in the first.
Stevenson relieved him the second and
was hit freely. Box score:
Anniston- AH. R. H. O. * K
Donaldson, ss. 3 o 0 2 , 2
Donaldson, ss. 3 0 o •> k 0
Leamon, 2b. 4 q 0 H !, "
Morton, rf. 4 „ i ~0 3 ?
Stevenson, cf.-p. 3 l o , , n
:fb. 4 0 10 2 2
ste<'i<'. lb. . 4 10 8 11
bb!nault' lf. 2 10 4 10
Miles, c. 4 0 14 2 1
Sigmon. p.-;/f. 4 12 10 0
Totals . 32 7 ~S J6 7 7
Talladega- AB. R. H. O A E
<- ™"'. 3b. 4 j „ ., - ’ “•
Garrett, lb. 6 2 4 ,, '
•Moore, lf. .. 5 0 J «
«aker'cf. 4 0 0 6 0 1
‘-ar"P. of. 4 2 2 2 1 a
Bradley, rf. 5 12 13 0
Xvoenlg, 2b. 6 2 3 • 3 1
Sandford, p. 6 0 0 0 6 0
J?tals . 42 S 10 27 13 3
•Out, attempt to bunt on third s rlke
Score by innings:
£™'8*°” .. on ini-4
Talladega . 310 0O1 210—S
Summary: Two-base hits, ramp, Koe
nig. Moore 2. Three-base hits, Bradlev.
stolen bases, Moore. Double plavs Ma
rlon to Garrett, Gamp to Garrett. Don-id
son to Leamon to Steele. Base on balls
Sigmon 1, Stevenson 2. Sanford 5 | eft
on bases. Anniston 6, Talladega J Hil,
off Sigmon 3. in 1 inning; Stevenson, 7 in
8 Innings. Struck out, Stevenson 4, Sanford
3. Wild pitches. Stevenson 2. Sanford
Time of game, 1:50. Umpire. DeWiii At
tendance, 250.
Y. M. C. A. To Play Ball
The central branch Y. M. C. A w ill
enter two teams in the city Y. M. C.
A. baseball league, according to Phys
Uul Director Hoffer. The teams are
now being organized and will begin
playing next Saturday on the Birming
ham Railway, Light and Power com
pany's ground (Smith park). A com
plete schedule of gahies is to be adopt
ed this week and will be announced
later.
The association has a wealth of base
ball material, much of which Is scat
tei ed among the many teams now
1 laying in organized ball in the cvy I
but there is much material from which
two good teams can be recruited. Any
association men interested are asked to
communicate with Director Hoffer at
once.
Opening Game at Speigner
The 1916 baseball season of the slate
convict camp opened here today be
tween the Weavers and the Spinners
of the state cotton mills.
The features of the game were a
two-base hit by Redrtin of the Spin
ners with two 1 bases and Kra
mer of the Wea bbblng the Spin
ners of a run by ,. sing Carter nap
ping on second: Scoi. R.H E
Spinners . 010 011 11*—5 5 5
Weavers . 001 020 001—4 1
Batteries: Carter and Ellis; Carmack,
Osburn, Henderson and Babbitt. Um
pire, McCiusky.
Wks la Fl-Flf
I •
SEVENTEEN INNINGS
TO BEAT CRACKERS
Carlie Thompson Defeated in Lengthy
Pitching Duel—Kroh Is Master
of the Crackers
Nashville, May 31.—Nashville and At
lanta battled for 17 innings* in the ilrst
game of a scheduled ’ double header,
E>odge’s single, which scored Farmer
from second, breaking the tie and giv
ing the game to the local team by a
score of 4 to 3. Thompson pitched the
entire game for Atlanta but Bushel
man was removed for a pinch hitter
in the ninth and Kroh finished for
Nashville. The game developed into
a battle of pitching wits and Kroh
proved Thompson’s master. Nashville
overcame a three-run lead in the eighth
und ninth when they rallied and ham
mered Thompson hard. Farmer's hit
ting featured the game. The scheduled
second game was called off. Score:
Atlanta— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Let. If. 7 0 0 4 0 0
Williams, 2b. ... 7 0 2. 5 3 0
Li;.land, ss. 6 0 0 4 7 ]
Moran, cf. 6 1 2 8 1 o
Rumler, rf. 7 1 3 3 0 o
Manning, 3b. . . 4 0 1 ' 2 ?, 0
5. Smith, 3b. . . 2 0 0 0 1 0
.Jenkins, c.6 ft ft 7 ft 0
Flbtl, lb.7 1 3 17 2 0
Thompson, p. . . 7 ft 1 0 0 o>
Totals . 68 3 12 *60 17 1
Nashville— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Stark, ss. 7 0 0 2 6 C
King, cf.8 1 3 3 1 0
Faker, rf.8 ft 2 4 1 1
Paulette, lb. .. 7 0 0 21 ft ft
Kircher, 21*.7 1 1 6 4 0
farmer, If.6 1 3 3 0 0
r>cdge, 3b.8 ft 1 3 7 0
Street, c.6 0 2 9 2 0
I ushelman, p. . . 2 0 ft 1 1 2
Kroh, i*.3 ft 0 0 2 0
,VW. Smith .... 1 1 1 ft ft ft
Totals . 63 4 13 51 24 3
■"Two out when winning run stored.
••Batted for Bushelman in ninth.
Score by innings:
Atlanta .020 ftftft 100 000 ftftft 00—3
Nashville .. ftftft ftftft 012 ftftft 000 01—4
r'wo-basf> hits, Eibel, Rumler, King,
Baker, Farmer 2, Street. E^ouble plays.
King to Paulette; Baker to Dodge; Mo
ran, Rlsiand to Eibel. Deft on bases,
Atlanta 8. Nashville 13. Sacrifice hits,
EUishelman. Stolen bases, Kircher, Rum
ler, Farmer. Bases on balls, Thompson
6. F’ushelman 3, Kroh 2. Struck out,
Thompson 5. Bushelman 6, Kroh 3. In
n! gs pitched. Bushelman 9 with 8 hits
and 3 runs. Time, 3:00. Umpires, Pfen
r.lnger and Williams.
FEDERAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Played. Won. Lost Pet.
Pittsburg . 39 22 17 .569
Chicago . 38 22 17 .564
Brooklyn . 35 19 If .54?
Newark . 37 20 17 .431
KanBas City . 38 20 1« .528
8t. T.oula . 32 16 16 .510
Baltimore . 35 1 6 13 . 467
Buffalo . 38 12 26 . 316
PAT MORAN’S HOPE
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In Letter to Umpires League
Head Takes Definite Stand
Regarding Coaching
President Robert H. Hnugh took n
definite stand on the Klreher matter
yesterday when he Issued n letter to
the managers, eluh presidents and um
pires of the league to adhere strictly
to the rules of the game In regards to
coaching from the baselines. This means
thnt Comedian George Klreher of Nash
ville is to he permanently squelched.
According to President Baugh recent
games have assumed a vaudeville ap
pearan and such affairs must be elim
inated at onee. The president is do
termined that no buffoonery or any
thing resembling burlesque be per
mitted to Interfere with the progress
of the game, and his letter is very defi
nite regarding that point. The letter
folio ws:
| ‘:To the Presidents, Managers of Clubs
and Umpires of the Southern Assocta
tion of Baseball Clubs.
"Gentlemen: It coming to my notice
that some baseball games in this as
sociation are trying to partake of a
vaudeville performance, I desire to call
jour attention especially to some of
| the rules of organized baseball—will
quote you from
"Rule 60: 'The umpires are represen
tatives of the league, and as such are
authorized and required to enforce eaen
section of this code. They shall have
the power to order a player, captain,
or manager, to do or omit to do anj
act which in their Judgment is nec
cssary to give force and effect to one
or all these rules and to Inflict penal
ties for violation of the rules.*
"Rule 68: A coacher may address
words to assistance and direction to
the base runners or to the batsman. He
shall not by words or signs, incite or
try to incite the spectators to demon
startions, etc.
"Rule 26 states under what condi
tions a game shall be forfeited, and
especial attention is called to lection 6,
which requires the orders of the um
pires be obeyed in one minute.
"Rule 77 requires that everj' club
shall furnish sufficient police force to
preserve order.
"It has come to my notice that there
is some difference of opinion as to
what a coacher may or maj* not do. and
as there can be no middle ground whei
a little latitude is allowed, I have de
cided to obej' the rules.
"The umpires are directed to en
force the rules, and all players, cap
tains and managers are ordered and
directed to submit to the rules as have
been adopted by the National Associa
| tion of Baseball leagues.
"Gentlemen, umpires are as essential
as ball players, their duties are clear
ly defined and they must be obej-ed and
respected in the discharge of these
duties and the enforcement of the rul.^s.
Yours very truly, R. H. BAUGH.
"President."
G.C. ALEXANDER
Star right-hander of Phillies crew Is having best year of his notable career.
Alexander Is the man that Manager M oran depends on for the Phillies drive to
the National league gonfalon.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Played. Won. Lost. Pet.
Chicago . 38 22 16 .579
Philadelphia . 35 20 In .571
Boston . 37 19 IS .514
Brooklyn . 36 17 18 .480
Pittsburg .:... 37 18 19 .4aG
St. Louis . 38 18 2.) .474
Cincinnati . 33 15 18 .455
New Ycyk . 33 14 19 .424
Giants Break Even
Now York, May 31.—The Brooklyn
Nationals won an even break with New
York today by taking the afternoon
Memorial Day game from New York
G to 2 before the largest crowd of the
season. The Brooklyns hit Stroud hard
in the sixth and seventh innings, while
Rucker kept the Giants' hits well scat
ten d. Get/, made four hits in as many
times up. Score: R.H.E.
Brooklyn . 010 002 300—6 13 3
New York . 000 001 010—2 8 l
Batteries: Rucker and Miller; Stroud,
Schauer and McLean.
Morning Game
New York defeated Brooklyn in the
morning game here today 4 to 2. The
Giants broke a tie in the eighth when
n.-icher drove out a timely single,
scoring Burns and Lobert. Score;
Brooklyn . 000 002 000—2
New York . 000 101 02*—1
Batteries: Cadore and Miller; Peiritt
and McLean.
Braves Win and Lose
Boston, May 31.—By winning this
afternoon’s game 5 to 2, Philadelphia
**Plit the double header with Boston
today. The visitors grouped clean hits
in the sixth and eighth inning for all
their runs. Bancroft lost a chance for
a triple play in the first inning, when,
after retiring two men by a catch and
-one hing second base, he made a wild
throw to first base to catch another
runner. Afternoon game: R.H.E.
Philadelphia . 000 003 020—5 11 2
Boston . 000 020 000—2 7 2
Batteries: Maver and Killifer; Tyler
and Whaling, Tragresser.
Morning Game
A 2 to l victory in the morning game
ga\ t the Braves four straight w?ns
from Philadelphia. It was a pitchers'
dud Score:
Philadelphia . 100 000 000—1
Boston . 001 100 Oft ’’--2
Batteries: Chalmers and Killifer;
Hughes and Whaling.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Played. Won. I.ost. Pet.
Chicago . 39 26 13 .66"
Detroit . 41 25 16 .610
Nctv York . 35 20 15 .571
Boston . 81 17 14 .548
Cleveland . 86 17 19 .472
Washington . 34 15 19 .441
St. Hollis . 36 13 23 .361
Philadelphia . 42 16 27 .367
White Sox Retain Lead
Chicago, May 31#k-Two passed balls
by Baker, coupled with J. Collins’ triple
and daring base running by Blackburns
and J. Collins gave Chicago a 3 to 1
victory over Detroit and enabled them
to retain their position at the head of
the league. Detroit won the morning
game 4 to 3 and would have movel
ahead of the locals if they had won the
second contest.
Russell had the distinction of losing
and winning a game in one day. He
started the morning game but was un
steady, while in the afternoon contest
he pitched In great form, holding his
opponents to five scattered liits. Roth s
error following Crawford's double and
a fielder's choice gave Detroit Its one
run. He was spiked by Crawford and
was replaced by Breton.
Afternoon game— R H. K
Detroit .000 100 000—1 5 ii
Chicago .000 000 12* 3 Y >
Batteries: Boland and Baker; Russell
and Sehalk.
Morning Game
Cobbs daring base running and
Kavanaugh's heavy hitting gave De
troit a 4 to 3 victory over Chicago in
the morning game today. Cavet pitched
and fielded in great form in the pinches
Score:
I)efroit.. 020 001_4
Chicago .ooo 200 001—3
Red Sox Clean Up
Philadelphia, May 31.—Boston won
both games from Philadelphia today
the scores being 2 to 1 and 9 to 2 in
the afternoon contest the visitors made
a seventh Inning rally and won by
scoring seven unearned runs on si •:
hits, two sacrifices, two errors a doss
and a wild pitch by Shawkey. The home
team could not solve the delivery of
Mays after the first Inning. Mays was
taken out for a pinch Hitter in the set
enth and Collins finished the game in
splendid style. Scores:
Afternoon game— ’* R H F
J;0*,10" .200 000 700—9'14 i
Philadelphia .200 000 000—2 5 o
asBats'rie« llayf' Collins and Thomas
Shawkey. W. Davis and McAvoy.
Morning Game
Philadelphia, May 31.—A pitching duel
between Bush and Foster in the morn
in* pa me resulted in a victory for Ros
ton over Philadelphia, 2 to 1.'Score:
°n ; ..... .ooo ooo 200—2
T hiladelphia .000 000 010_1
Brookfeds Split Even
Brooklyn, May 31.—The Brooklyn^, by a
brilliant batting rally in the eighth inning
in the afternoon game, scored live rims
and w on.
Upham relieved LaFitte in the ninth and
set the Newarks down in order. LaFitte
was hit freely in the sixth, when the visi
tors scored three rune. Kauff’s fielding
was a feature. Score: It.H.TJ.•
Newark . 000 003 000- 3 9 1
Brooklyn . 000 000 05*—5 10 1
Batteries: Whitehouse, Mosley and Rar
iden; LaFitte, Upbam and Land, Pratt.
Morning Came
Newark, May SI,—Newark won the
rfiorning gime here from Brooklyn. 5 to 3.
Tntil the ninth only two scratch hits had
been made off Moran. Score: R.H.E.
Brooklyn .:.<100 000 0(0-3 8 5
Newark . 201 MO 10*-3 9 2
Batteries: Marion and Pratt; Moran and
Rarhlen.
Sloufeds Win and Tie
St. Louis, May 31.—Johnson’s hon.e
run In the seventh ending a tie and |
gave St. Louis the first game of u
double header with Pittsburg here to
day 3 to 2. The second game—a pitch
ers’ duel bcLween Davenport and Al
len—was called at the end of the ninth
because of darkness, neither team hav
ing scored. First game:
Score: R.H.E.
Pittsburg . 000 002 000—2 3 2
Bt. Louis . 002 000 10*—3 7 1
Butteries: Rogge, Leclair and Berry,
tlioom and Hurtley.
Second game: R.H.E.
Pittsburg . 000 000 000—0 5 2
St. Louis. 000 000 000—0 4 2
Batteries: Allen and O’Connor; Dav
enport and Hartley.
SENDS MESSAGE TO
GERMAN EMPEROR
Rome, May 31.— (Via Paris, 11 p. rn.)
King Victor Emmanuel has sent the
following message to the Russian Em
peror:
"At the moment when the soldiers of
-taly are advancing boldly against the
common enemy, binding closer the
brotherhood of arms between us and
the brave Russian army, I send to your
majesty, with jovful heart, my, co;dial
greetings and fervent hopes.’'
• Tiie Emperor replied:
"l am deeply touched by the cons»d
f.rate thought of your majesty. I de
sire to express to you the great pleas
ure 1 feel at seeing our two armies
united by the bonds of the brother
hood. and 1 beg your majesty to ac
cept my most fervent wishes for vic
tory.”
S 0 U T HAME RICA N S
TOURING COUNTRY
Bailtimore, May 31.—Delegates to the
recent Pan-American financial confer
ence. began their tour of the middle west
and east today* with visits to Annapolis
and Baltimore. Tonight they left fo»
Philadelphia.
Baltimore entertained the visitors with
a harbor trip, an automobile tour througn
the city and a dinner. In Annapolis the
delegates inspected the naval academy.
International League
At Buffalo: Buffalo 0, Toronto s.
At Providence: Providence 3, Rich
mond 10.
At Newark: Newark 1. Jersey City 5.
At Rochester: Rochester 3. Montieal 11.
MORNING GAMES.
At Buffalo: Buffalo 7. Baltimore 3.
At Rochester: Rochester 5, Toronto 0.
At Jersey City: Jersey City 2, Newark
1 (10 innings).
At Providence: Providence 3, Rich
mond 7.
College Baseball
At New Haven: Yale 22, Cornel' 5
At Providence: Harvard 13, Brown 10.
Georgia State League
Dothan-Thomasville, rain.
"Way cross -Valdosta, rain.
Brunswick 3, Gainesville 1 (eight in
nings).
TEXAS LEAGUE
At Dallas: Dallas 7. Shreveport 2.
At Houston: Houston 3. Galveston 2.
At Fort Worth: Fort Worth 0, Waco 2
Beaumont-San Antonio, rain.
four hits, including a triple, and walked
once. Scores:
Afternoon game— R. H. E.
New York . 100 003 000—4 8 0
Washington . 100 000 000-1 8 4
Batteries: Fisher and Nunamaker;
Boehllng and Henry.
Morning Game
Washington, Way 31.—New York won
the morning game with Washington to
day, 11 to 4. The locals used IB men, but
could do little with Caldwell. Score:
R. H. E
New York . 601 300 010-11
Washington . 000 300 001— 4
Batteries: Caldwell and Sweeney: Shaw,
Gallia, Engel; Hooper and Henry.
WELLS WINS \
t London, May 31.—Bombardier J
4 Wells tonight knocked out Dick 4
♦ Smith, the light heaywelght 4
4 champion of England, in the 4
4 ninth round of a 20-round match. 4
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- -4k
terrapins Win and Lose
Buffalo, May 31.—After shutting out Bal
timore in the morning game, 2 to 0. due
principally to Fred Anderson’s work in the
box, the Bufflos lost the afternoon game
5 to 3. Krapp’s wildness in the third In
ning in the second gume gave the v si
tors their opportunity. Score: Afternoon
same: H.H.K.
Baltimore . 003 100 100- 5 6 0
Buffalo . 000 003 000-3 9 1
Batteries: Suggs and Jacklitsch; Krapp,
Elimke and Blair.
Morning Game
Buffalo. May 31.—Buffalo won this morn
ing from Baltimore, 2 to 0. Score: R.H.E.
Baltimore . 000 000 000 0 5 0
Buffalo . 000 010 10* -2 6 2
Batteries: Bender and Owens; Anderson
and Blair.
Chifeds Split Even
Chicago, May 31.—Kansas City and
Chicago divided honors in two hara
f'ught extra-inning pitchers’ battles
today. Main’s good pitching and timely
hitting gave him the verdict over Mc
Connell in the opener 3 to 2 in 10 in
nings, after Zwelling'# home run had
U«*d the score tnr ^Chicago in the
eighth.
Henning allowed only one hit in the
first nine innings of the second game
but two errors permitted Chicago to
tie In the nintli and after Wilson had
doubled in the eleventh the Kansas
City pitcher W’alked three, passing in
the winning run 2 to 1. Scores:
First game: H.H.K.
Kansas City . . . 020 000 000 1—8 7 2
Chicago . 000 010 010 0—2 4 0
Batteries: Main and Brown; McCon
nell and Wilson:
Second game: R.H.E.
Kansas City .. 000 100 000 00—1 8 5
Chicago . 000 000 001 01—2 3 1
Batteries: Henning and Easterly.
Brown and Fischer, Wilson.
American Association
At Indianapolis, fir.t game: Cleveland
1. Indianapolis 3.
At Columbus: Columbus 10, Liouls.-tlle 3.
At Minneapolis: Minneapolis 6, tit.
Paul 2.
At Kansas City, first game: Kansas
City 3. Milwaukee 2.
Second game: Kansas City 0, Milwau
kee 4.
At Columbus, second game: Columbus
3, I.nui.sciUe I.
At Indianapolis, second game: Indian
apolis 4. Cleveland 3. |
At St. Paul: St Paul 6, Minneapolis 3.
1
Reds Win and Tie
Rt. Louis. May 31.—Cincinnati took the
first* game of a double header from Rt.
Louis. 2 to 1, here today; but the locals
held the visitors to a 4 to 4 tie in the
second game, which was called aftej the
ninth inning because of larkness.
In the last inning of the first game
Butler. St. Louis' short stop, was knocked
unconscious in a collision with Millwitz,
Cincinnati's first baseman, who was run
ning for second. Scores:
First game: R. H. E.
Cincinnati .000 011 000— 2 11 1
Louis .100 000 000— 1 3 0
Batteries: Dale and Clark; Do&k, Grlner
and Snyder.
"Second came: s R. H. E.
Cincinnati .100 002 001— 4 10 1
St. Louis .010 010 110— 4 15 2
(Called, darkness).
Batteries: Ames. Benton. .Lear and
Clark, Wingo; Robinson, Grlner and Sny
der.
Cubs Walloped
Pittsburg. May 31.—Chicago lost both
games to Pittsburg today by the score
of 1 to 0, through the wildness of its
pitchers. In the morning game Laven
der passed three men in the third Inning
and hit a fourth man, forcing in the
only run. Cooper had the visitors at his
mercy. The afternoon contest was a
duel between Cheney and Mamaux. Che
nev aliened the Pirates only two hits,
both made by Carey. He lost his own
game in the second inning when he passed
Hinchman. who went to second on Wag
ner's out and scored on a wild pitch by
Cheney that went to the stand. Score:
(Afternoon game) R, H. E.
Chicago .000 000 000- 0 5 2
Pittsburg .010 000 00*— 1 2 1
Batteries: Cheney, Zabel and Archer;
Mamaux and Gibson.
Morning Game
Pittsburg defeated Chicago, 1 to 0 in
the morning game, through the effective
pitching of Cooper. Score: R. H. E.
Chicago .000 000 000—0
Pittsburg .001 000 00*—1
Batteries: Lavender, Standrldge and
Bresnahan; Cooper and Gibson.
•
Cleveland Takes Two
Cleveland. May 31,-Cleveland made it
two straight from St. Louis todav win
ning, 9 to 6, this afternoon, batting James
out of the box and hitting Perryman hard
also. Walker and Morton, the Cleveland
pitchers, were wild, but effective. Home
runs by Pratt and Smith featured. Scores:
Afternoon game— r, e
Cleveland . 006 012 00*—9 12 i'
St. Louis . 101 310 1X10—6 6 3
rv^Vnri?: R' Walker, Morton and
O Neill; James, Perryman, Hamilton and
Agnew, Severeid.
Morning Game
Cleveland, May 31.-Cleveland won the
morning game from St. Louis, 12 to 1.
Loudermilk, who started for St. Louis,
was batted hard. Score: r. H. E.
Cleveland . 201 600 22*—12
St. Louis . 000 000 010— 1
Batteries: Loudermilk and Hock and
Agnew; Mitchell and Egan.
Yankees Again Winning
Washington, May 31.—New York broke
Its losing streak here today by winning
both games of the Memorial Day pro
gramme with Washington, 11 to 4, and 4
to 1.
Bunched hits, errors and bases on balls
gave the vleitors the morning game.
In the afternoon each team scored In
the first Inning, after which Boehling
and Fisher battled on even terms until
the sixth. Then Boehling hit Cree, Pipp
beat out a bunt, both advanced on Fos
ter's wild throw and scored on a single
by Hartzell. The latter tallied on Maisel’s
Infield hit. Malsel. up five times, got
■ j •’.* - .1
BIRMINGHAM SPLITS
. WITH
LITTLE ROCK TEAM
Grimes Wins First Game,
But HardgroVe Is Bumped
in Second Affair—Coombs
and Magee Hit Well
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Played. Won. Lost. Pet.
New Orleans . 45 30 15 .667
Birmingham . 42 25 17 .595
Memphis . 45 24 21 .533 !
Vi3hville . 45 24 21 .533
Atlanta . 44 21 23 .477 »
Chattanooga . 42 19 23 .450
Mobile . [phone]
Uttle Rock . 43 15 28 .349
Results Yesterday
Birmingham 3-0, Uttle Rock 2-4.
Mobile 2-0. Memphis 1-4.
Nashville 4, Atlanta 3 (17 Innings).
Games Today
Birmingham at Uttle Rock. |
New Orleans at Chattanooga.
Atlanta at Nashville. *
Mobile at Memphis. j
Uttle Rook, May III.— (IS pedal. > ij
Bob Allen's Travelers and the oh am
pion Huron* of Birmingham halted a
double bill this afternoon before an 1
overflow MemoriiU Day crowd. Bur
leigh Grimes outpltehed Willie Finch
er in the llr*t set-to, which the Bar
on* won by the acore of 3 to 2. The
second contest was a whitewash for the A
Huron*. 4 to O, with Carl Fast maneu
vering the brush over the veteran Omar I*
Hnrd grove. The second game was seven.- i
inning* by agreement.
Fincher allowed the Barons four hits In
the first game, but three of these came i
at times when they counted. Grimes kept j
the six Traveler bingles scattered over as
many Innings. His hermetic pitching and
brilliant support in all innings but the
third nipped the rallies of the locals j
The atmosphere in the region of tho j
Baron bench following that one ragged I
period, the third, was something hectic. '
Molesworth used language that should not
be found in any God fearing manager s j
vocabularly. The reasons were these* j
After Jantzen had walked, Starr ’aid a
bunt down toward third. He had the
throw beaten, but Hemingway made It
anyway, and Clark, covering first, juggled
long enough for Jantzen, who was round- 1
ing second, to keep on toward third.
Clark’s throw to third was wide, ar.d the '•
Dutch centerfielder went to the plate.
Grimes retrieved the ball in time to catch
Starr at third. That totaled two for tho
locals, who had scored in the first on a
walk, a stolen base and a single, but tho
Barons started a come-back in the fifth,
Cecil Coombs walked and went to sec- ;
ond, when Manager Starr kicked Car- . _
roll’s roller. Ellam sacrificed. Hale cased k
a grounder at Starr and was out at first, jj
Coombs scoring. Hits in the proper place
and a costly wildj^hrow by Finchej, added <
another pair in the sixth and seventh.
Coombs and Sloan gpt the only two real
hits made off East in the second game. '
In the second, with two down, Hardgrove f
walked and Magee beat out an infield
hit. but died in their tracks when Hem
in gw ay lifted a fly to Downey. They
threatened again if the fourth. Jantzen
made a hard run after Sloan's drive, but
dropped it. Coombs skied out to center. j
Baker heaved the ball away on Carroll's
grounder and Sloan went to third, only
to be caught at the plate on an attempted
double steal. f‘
Shaw’s triple and Gribbens’ sacrifice fly
gave the Travelers one in the third Inning.
A base on halls, a sacrifice hit ?t«vl Hard
grove’s wild throw to third preceded Mur
ray’s smash, but slipped oft the cinder
running track and fell just as he was
within reach of the ball.
FIRST GAME. jj
Birmingham— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Magee, cf. 4 0 2 2 0 0
Hemingway, 3b.. 3 10 10 0
Clark, 2b. 4 0 0 1 4 2 J
Sloan, rf..3 0 1 1 0 0 -
Coombs, If. 1 1 0 2 0 0 :
Carroll, lb.4 1 0 10 1 0
Ellam, ss. ... 3 0 1 3 3 0
Hale, .. 3 0 0 7 1 0
Grimes, p. 3 0 0 0 1 0
Totals .28 3 B 27 10 2 |
Little Rock— AB. R. H. O. A. E. j
JantzOT, cf. 2 1 0 0 0 0 j
Starr,^b.4 0 1 6 4 1 j
Downey, ss. ..... 2 1 1 3 0 0 ■
Baker, 3b.4 0 1 0 1 0
Murray, rf. 4 0 0 3 0 0
Covington, lb. ... 3 0 0 8 0 0
Shaw, If. 4 0 1 0 0 0
Gibson, .. 3 0 1 6 4 0 ;
Fincher, p.2 0 1 0 1 0
East, p. 0 0 0 1 1 0
•Gribbens . 1 0 0 0 0 0,
Totals .29 2 6 27 11 2 |
•Batted for Fincher in eighth.
Score by innings:
Birmingham .000 011 100—3
Little Rock .101 000 000—2
SUMMARY.
Two-base Hit—Downey.
Stolen Bases—Downey, Baker, H#tn
ingway, Coombs*
Sacrifice Hits—Coombs, Ellam, Jant
zen. Hale.
Double Plays—Carroll and Ellam;
East and Covington.
Struck Out—Grimes 7, Fincher 5,
East 1.
Base on Balls—Grimes 3, Fincher 2,
East 2.
Hit by Pitcher—Grimes (Covington).
Wild Pitch—East.
Hits Apportioned—Fincher 4, with 3
runs, in 7 innings.
Umpires—Chesnutt and Breitenstein. '
SECOND GAME.
Birmingham— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Magee, cf. 3 0 1 0 0 0
Hemingway, 3b. .. 3 0 0 0 1 0
Clark, 2b. 3 0 0 1 2 0
Sloan, rf. 3 0 1110
Coombs, If. 3 0 2 2 0 0
Carroll, lb. 3 0 0 8 0 o
Ellam, ss. 2 0 0 6 2 0
Wallace, c. 10 0 13 0
Hardgrove, p. 1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals . 22 0 4 18 10 1
Little Rock- AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Jantzen, cf. 3 0 2 3 0 1
Starr, 2b. 2 1 0 4 3 0
Downey, ss. 2 0 2 1 3 o
Baker, 3b. 2 1 0 0 0 1 i
Murray, rf. 2 1 1 l 0 0
Covington, lb. 3 0 0 8 0 0
Shaw. If. 3 12 13 0 I
Gribbens, c. 1 0 0 3 4 0
East, p. 1 0 1 0 0 0
Totals . 19 4 8 21 10 2 !
(Seven innings, by agreement.) i
Score by innings: **?■
Birmingham .. 000 000 0—0
Little Rock .. 001 003 *—4
SUMMARY.
Three-base Hit—Shaw.
Home Run—Murray.
Sacrifice Hits—Baker, Wallace, Downey.
Sacrifice Fly—Gribbens. '
Double Plays—Downey. Starr to Coving
ton. 2: Sloan to Ellam.
Struck Out—E&st 2.
Bases on Balls—East 2, Hardgrove 2. j
Umpires—Bretensteln and Chesnutt.