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tl Willi-• jr- 1 IS ii Ii' •3 .: ^.-.•'--"•^-•."'•.•Vvi". -..•. •.j.TiW-'.^:. —. r.wV.L- *.-\lv' 5 I VI w« *,£. SS^.v. I PAGE EIGHT. "v.. 1 '1 .y 4 5 a Of THE IMS Believes He Has Edge in This Respect—Nifnecker Surprises St. Paul. WHEELER PRESENTED WITH CUFF LINKS Local Players Show Appre ciation—Peters Shines in Pegging. (By Ben.) John J. McGraw, leader of the Gi ants, declares that the present series with 'the Braves is the decisive one. If either team gets the edge, that team Is likely to win the pennant. But, if the two engage with an even-break, it is, then, a battle of pitchers, he •ays. Here is where McGraw thinks he has the advantage. O'Toole, he be lieves, has materially strengthened his regular hurling staff. Stallings, the Giant leader declares, has just a trio of regular pitchers, and, with a long list of double-headers to face, the Boston manager will have to weaken his team by sending in second-string men. But. McGraw is not claiming any rock-bound cinch. The fighting spir it of the Braves, directed by Evers and StallingB, is not "to his liking. This spirit, more than anything, has car ried the Boston team to the front, and will keep them there. And so Mc Graw, crafty baseball leader and pen nant aspirant, is making the fight of his life to undermine it. For this reason, he purchased O'Too'le. He has several youngsters, among them Rube Schauer, who can hurl great ball, but they lack the ex perience. Matty and Marquard can not do it all, so McGraw had to look for a seasoned man. O'Toole was avail able,. and, after once offering $25,000, the New York manager got him for 12,500—the major league bargain price. McGraw believes O'Toole Is a man after the Ames type. He thinks a change wil 1 do him good, just as It helped Ames. The publicity he got after being sold, handicapped O'Toole, but this has been overcome by Marty's disappointment in himself. He has wanted to get away from the Athlet ics, so will work harder for McGraw. McGraw also says that an injury or an illness to one of the regular play ers might deride the race. If Evers Is forced out of the lineup, Boston will get a telling blow. And Evers ha* stomach trouble. In his recent syndicated article. Mc Graw says he doesn't want Evers out, but, reading between the lines, one can see that the world-series split, is more appealing Than winning an "untaint ed" pennant. "Bohby" NiTnecker got into action with St. Paul yesterday, and, accord ing to meager reports, did exception ally well. Nifnecker's showing is not surpris ing, for he Is a. player that develops more speed and ability when in faster company. And, as a matter of fact, this is the acid test of a player. Many "stars" go up from the bushes each year, but the vast number of themau-ove flashes In the pan. They were .lust a little too fast for the minors, but not fast enough for the majors. They were go ing at. their top speed, and unable to develop when they got up. This is Nifnecker's case. He was the class of Northern league short stops, but was not traveling at his greatest speed. When the occasion de manded. he showed greater ability. The harder the chance, the better Nif necker liked it and the better he handled it. This ability to develop better and faster playing under heavy fire is what will carry him through the as sociation and into faster company. Nifnecker is a great ball player, and has made his start "higher up." Grand Forks fans will follow his career with Interest.. The Grand Forks baseball players to a man thought well of Eddie Wheel er, their genial manager. As an expression of their eBteem they presented him with a pair of dia mond-studded cuff links. The presentation was made at Wi nona after the last game. There were EVERYTHING y©u get here is of high quality, well cooked, and served in the best possible manner at Hough's Dairy Lunches "Jk'r "—1~1TT TlnlMn niwt BOOTH THIRD «f. (nn *:M •.a.ttupb^ 0" jnrar wkatporp bphippto OHudmrtL MV H'ThtA "V- 1 tmkfm f—H—i THE NATIONAL LEAGUE RACE HAY BE HOT BATTLE BETWEEN ClUB PITCHERS SO SAYS H'CRAW Wheeler and Flaherty saw Nifneck er and Peters make their American Association bow yesterday, and each speaks enthusiastically of their show ing. "Nifnecker sure played one grand, little game at short," Wheeler said this morning. "He took several ex ceptionally hard chances and made the St. Paul fans sit up. Peters wasn't in long enough to demonstrate his real ability, but, his pegging in practice kept them on edge. Both will make good, for, alongside of some of t.h'e association players, they looked like world's series performers." "I would have given anything to see Peters stay in the game." said Fla herty. "Several times, with the bases full, James, the St. Paul catcher, came up, and, knowing what kind of a hit ter he is, the pitcher walked him. They would have taken a. chance on Peters, and he might have broken up the game. He showed them a few things in practice, though. I "Bobby Nifnecker did great work at I short. He accepted some sensational hances, got two hits, stole three bas I es and otherwise kept things mov ing." UNEVENTFUL RACE CARD YESTERDAY Small Fields and few Thrills Offered at Hartford Meet. Hartord, Con., Sept. 9—Small fields and races with new thrills offered at the second day of the Grand circuit meeting at Charter Oak park yester day afternoon. All three events were stake races or $2,000 purses, the Nut meg or pacers going to King Couch man, driven by Tommy Murphy at er five heats. King Couchman was beaten by Rastus in the first two be cause of bad behavior and the latter failed to make any opposition In the last two heats for the same reason. The Acorn, 2:24 trot for three-year olds was won in hollow fashion by Airdale, none of the other entries be ing able to push her hard. The best race of the day develop ed in the second heat of the Elmwood 2:12 trot when Brighton nosed out. Marta Bellini in a Btlff drive down the stretch, the effort forcing Dickinson to withdraw the brown mare after1 which Murphy had no trouble ward lug oft Harry J. S. The summary: The Nutmeit 2:10 Pace, 3 in 5 Purse $2,000. King Couchman (Murphy ).S 2 111 Rastus (McDonald) 1 1 2 3 3 T. C. S. (Car) 2 3 3 2 2 Walnut Grove (Ruthven)..4 4 dr. Time: 2:08 3-4, 2:07, 2:07 1-4, 2:09 3-4, 2:11 1-2. The Acorn, 2:24 trot, for 3-year olds, best 2 in 3, purse $2,000: Airdale (McDonald) Prize Oochato (Marsh) 2 2 Bony Sezter (Crozier) 3 Treledon (Dickerson) WOLVERINES REPORT FOR FIRST PRACTICE Ann Arbor. Mich., Sept. 9.—The training season for the 1914 Wolverine gridiron team was pried open in ear nest yesterday when seventeen husky athletes reported at athletic associa tion headquarters ready for the initial drill this morning. "Big Bill" Ed munds, head coach at Washington university in St. Louis, Mo., arrived in'Ann Arbor with his assistant, Harry Thomas, ready to assist Yost during the first week of drill. Captain James Raynesford headed the big squad of athletes who applied to the official for equipment. He and Martin Gait of Ann Arbor were the only two "M" men to show up today, but a large squad of veterans is due in today. Yesterday's consignment of candi dates consisted chiefly of graduates from the 3 913 freshmen .among them being Maurice Dunne, son of Governor Edward F. Dunne of Illinois. Others "were Niemann, Splawn, Staats, Wat son. Millard, Mead. Graven, Skinner, Seiger, Cohn, Morse. Roehm, Fink beiner and Huebel. A magazine writer says: "To love a widow is a liberal education for any man. Yes. but a little learning Is a dangerous thing Ti Tt rv v* 1 •{•V* no formalities, none of this just-a-wee token business it was just a simple undertaking, the links being thrust in his hands while the men were riding to the hotel in a 'bus. -, 3 4 '4 Katheryn Colette (Egan) 5 dis Time: 2:18 3-4, 2:13 1-4. The Elmwood 2:12 trot, best three in five, purse $2,000. Brighton (Murphy) 2 1 1 1 Harry J. S. (Andrews) 3 3 2 2 Marta Bellini (Dickinson).. ..1 2 dis Time: 2:08 1-2, 2:09 3-4. 2 11 2:12 1-2. -S EDDIE WHEELER IN CITY TODAY Leaves Tonight for South Bend—Flaherty to Hunt in the Rockies. OTHERS PREPARE TO TAKE UP NEW WORK What a Few of Flicker tails do to Keep Cash Box Filled in Winter. Manager Eddie Wheelr and Patrick Flaherty returned this morning from St. Paul, where yesterday they saw Nifnecker and Peters make their de but in American Association com pany. Both speak very highly of their former team-mates' work. Wheeler will leave tonight for South Bend, Ind., where he will re surne his winter duties. Mrs. Wheel er. who has been spending the past month at Mackinac Island, will join him in South Bend. Flaherty will spend the next couple of days here, after which he will leave for the Rocky Mountains to en joy a long hunting trip. Flaherty is a big-game sportsman, and spends much of the winter in the Rockies. He will visit a brother who resides in the west. Flaherty's home is at Lough, W. Va. When Nifnecker finishes the St. Paul season he will go to his home at Chicago, where he Is connected with the Marshall-Fields company. Mark Freer, whose home is at Blue Earth, Minn., will hibernate In St. Paul. Freer is connected with the Minnesota club. Ray Anderson, the fast first base man, also resides in Chicago. Ander son is a stenographer and clerk, and last year attended university. Frank McGraw, the centerfleld, re sides in Duluth. McGraw is a steam fitter and has returned to the head of the lakes to resume his duties. Mike Sampson, one of the backstops, resides at Elmwood, 111. In the win ter Sampson throws mail on a train. Thomas Kernahan, the youthful re cruit hurler, is another Chicago prod uct. Kernahan attends Notre Dame university, Lawrence Davis, who was with the locals for a short time this summer, resides at Mishawaka, Ind. Davis al so is a student. Bill Snow, one of the hurlers, will winter at Duluth. Snow is a lineman and will ply his trade in Duluth. Eddie Carrigan, who replaced Dutch Altman in left field, resides in Sacra mento, Cal. Carrigan is a horticultur ist when not playing baseball. He and "Rube" Foster have played baseball together and came to the northwest together. Donley, who was sold to St. Paul, resides in Brooklyn, N. Y., and will winter there. Larson and Peters each will return home to accept positions that have been offered them. Paul Morse, who "jumped" the lo cals during the summer, still is on the Flickertail reserve list. HOUSTON BAG'S TEXAS FTiAG. Waco Makes Protest and May Secure Pennant. Dallas, Texas, Sept. 9.—Houston won one game and Waco two in the closing games of the Texas league sea son, the pennant going to Houston by half a game, according to unofficial records. Waco, however, has protest ed two games Houston won. If the protest is allowed Waco will be the pennant winner. PliAN TRICKKY MEMORIAL. Iowa to Honor Former Football Team Star. Iowa City, Iowa, Sept. 9.—"Jim" Trickey, all-western and second ail American tackle in 1912, is to be re membered by the students and alumni of the University of Iowa by a $10, 000 club house on Iowa field. The clubhouse will be devoted to the var sity team exclusively and will be given over to visiting teams when they come here. Trickey was one of the most popular athletes who ever played here. He died suddenly .last winter of peri tonitis. FEDS MAKE OFFER. Chicago, Sept. 9.—The Chicago Federals have made an offer to Grov er Loudermilk and Hank Severeid, the pitcher and catcher sold by the Louisville Association club to the St. Louis Americans, acording to a dis patch from Indianapolis. The play ers have not accepted, but are con sidering the offer, says the story. POINTS TO* MURDER, Minot. N. D„ Sept. 9.—Officials be lieve that C. A. Sundvall, who was run down by a Soo Line express train near here, was killed by robbers be fore his body was struck by the train. Sundvall, a Great Northern forester for this section, had left his home with a big sum of money on his per son. When his body was found there was no money upon it. The theory of accidental death seems quite discred ited from every viewpoint. MICHAEL GIBBONS PREFERS TO TOAST HIS FEET IN FRONT OF FAMILY FIRE Those engaged in the boxing profes sion are, to a man. too often and too readily condemned for their mercen ary proclivities. True, the game is conducted purely on a commercial basis, but once in a long while there appears a fighter who dons the gloves solely for the physical benefit to be derived therefrom. He is a man who ranks high—eix ceedlngly high—In the resin game. He is acknowledged the peer of pugilists in two divisions. In fact, he is rated the cleverest boxer In the game to day, for he is none other than Michael Gibbons, affectionately termed the St. Paul "wizard," "ghost," "phantom" and other things of the mystic realm. It undoubtedly comes as a surprise to be informed that Mike Gibbons is not lnthe.game for the money he can extract frcim the gulible public by exhibiting a pair of pad-encased gloves in tWfe ring. Nevertheless Gib bons has shown that he is not a "money fighter." That probably ac counts for his many months of PM siveneaa during the year. of Battles. Gibbon, is such a classy performer that he cfln get engagement* as often as once a week, year In and year out. Ha ^n connnaod sums of 11,000 to $10,000 a according to the prow «s« of his opponent. Yet he does not eng&ftfe In more than half a dosen fights during the season not untfl the other day that Wg^4 .1Us tr.it* sew regarding his ring work. He received an offer of $25,000 from Australia to engage in three fights In the anti podes. Yet he turned down the pro position with the laconic cablegram: "Can't accept engagements at home prevent." Dissecting this cablegram, one is led to believe that Gibbons has so many fights scheduled in this country that he cannot afford to make a trip to the other side of the world and clean up a tidy sum. Far from It. Gibbons really.meant "home." The underlying cause of Gibbons' refusal is that he is a home-loving man. He cares more for his wife and their two "kiddies" than he does for the ring. To journey all the way to Australia would be to inconvenience the happy little family and rather than break up house. Gibbons has flat ly spurned a neat little fortune. So If any of the boxing promoters of these t/nited States do not receive favorable answers when offering Gib bons hube sums to appear In the ring, they will know that he prefers to sit at the fireside and afar off with the tykes than he does to endanger a hap py father's face to the unrelenting blows of a merciless opponent. The queer part of It all is that Gib bons so far outclasses anyone In the welterweight and middleweight divis ions that he could go through a score of contests without receiving even •cratch. Yet he shuns it ail to «njoy toffiiatto Ufejjr "'t I kfcU* 't I ftiU'-ioihhi mi *, ivv, -?j THE GRAND FORKS DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 9, 1914. Copyrtaht Itu hy k. J. RcynoldsTobacco Go. twa National League First Game. PHILADELPHIA. At BOSTON BROOKLYN.. At NEW YORK.... Batteries: Brooklyn, Pfeffer and McCarty New York, O'Toole and Mc Lean. CHICAGO At PITTSBURG Batteries: Chicago, Cheney and Archer Pittsbugh, McQuillan and Coleman. American Assn. KANSAS CITY... St. Paul... t.. MILWAUKEE.... It MINNEAPOLIS LOUISVILLE.... At INDIANAPOLIS iQy Batteries: Lojiisville, Loudermilk and Severeid Indianapolis, Merz and Livingstone. Columbus vs. Cleveland game postponed, cojd weather. The new Italian professor of Piano at Wesley College of Music at Grand Forks got away from home on the last boat before was. was declared. A day later and he wquld have been forced a The Herald Want Ads bring results. KODAKS Derei^liMr afti rAt lowest jtffeci. w«rk and prompt serttoe.' writ* us tor price list. We w«rit your mall ortet* and gufiran tee satisfaction. vv. DAOOTAH FKAlUfACT Third Why, to know that everlasting smoke-joy is yours is just Hlr» get ting some money from home in the early mail every a. m. Makes you feel mighty cheery and puts you on the firing line for whatever crosses your path. That's the idea! R. H. E. Philadelphia :..10 13 5 Boston 3 7 2 Batteries: Philadelphia, Alexander and Killifer Cochran, Crutcher, Strand and Gowdy, Whaling. First Game. it. H. B. ST. LOUIS. BROOKLYN. BUFFALO.. 1 Buy Prince" Albert every where. Toppy red bags, Sc tidy red tins, 10c also handsome pat&ntl and half pound humidors. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY WtSMfem-Salem, Nv C. American Leagu 3 BOSTON. Batteries: Boston, Collins and Car rigan Philadelphia, Plank and Schang. R. H. E. Batteries: St. Louis, Groom and Si mon Brooklyn, Seaton and Land. First Game. Js •*. the national joy smoke Prince Albert differs from all brands of tobacco because it is made by an exclusive, patented process that cuts out the bite and the parch and leaves for you just that delightful P. A. flavor and fragrance. And it tastes just as good as that sounds! Now, you gotoitl R. H. E. Indianapolis -..3 11 1 Baltimore 6 9 0 Batteries: Indianapolis, Mosley and Randcn Baltimore, Suggs and Jackh litsch. Second Game. INDIANA POMS. S At BALTIMORE.. .1 CHICAGO 2 216 I 2 mmm Hi gh Batteries: Chicago, Lange and Wil son Buffalo, Anderson and Lavigne. KANSAS CITY... at Pittsburgh Batteries: Kansas City, Adams and Easterly Pittsburgh, Knuetzer and Berry. AMER. ASSOCIATION Millers Win. Minneapolis, Sept. 9.—Minneapolis outhlt Milwaukee hut poor base run ning spoiled several chances to score and It took the locals- ten innings to win. R. H. E. Minneapolis fi 1R Milwaukee 6 9 1 Saints Win. St. Paul Sept. 0.—Two runs in the ninth on two triples and a.single gave St. Paul a victory. /. :".cs4 i^ ^'*J'~*- S iff IN & E. "SUSIES At PHILADEJLPHI mmm NEW YORK... AT WASH'GTON. Batteries: New York, Warhop and Nunamaker Washington, Bentley and Henry. Federal League Only a few of the teams those hopelessly out of it, are starting to try out men and the prospects look good. Cleveland seems to have raked in a couple of corkers in Wambsganss and Pezold. Wambsganss looks good enough for a regular berth right now, but Pezold appears to need bench ex perience in the big circuit. The Chi cago White Sox, seeking hitters, have landed Happy Fetch of -Milwaukee, a corker and a comer who can swat. He hits right and meets them solidly. Four clubs were angling for this one and the Sox landed him. They also grabbed Cecil Coombs, the Bay City boy, but sent him back. He doubtless will get a chance to take a big league training trip next year, however. Kansas City 3 0 0 St. Paul 4 14 2 Reagan and Geibel Hall and Pet ers, James. Split Double Card. Cleveland, Sept. 9.—Columbus won the first and Cleveland the second a double header, errors playing an important part in each contest. First game— R. H. E. Columbus 4 0 m- Iff*** Ci^' ^rA i, "". Every man who takes a sporting chance on a dime against a tidy red tin of, Prince Albert tobacco—whether it's rolled into a makin's cigarette or jammed into a jimmy pipe—makes a hit with himself. Just can't help it, because P. A. sure enough is built to deliver 'em across the plate, one, two, three! It's a 106 to 1 shot that P. A. will jolt your system with joy. Men, today you can smoke your fill, all day, all night, and Prince Albert won't even make your tongue tingle! That's just about why men call "Vfs------- Scouts Comb Bushes for Talent and Declare They Have Found Young Stars (By Hugh S. Fullerton.) The scouts are beginning to come in with their early fall purchases of ball players. Peculiarly enough they re port the crop of young players better than it has been in years. Usually at this time of the season, the reports of the. scouts are pessimis tic in the extreme. They usually de clare there Is not a ball player worth having. Just why I cannot figure out, but they are bringing in promising ones already and declare that the bushes are alive with, talent. Part of this may be due to the fact that the minor league owners are in bad financial shape, and anxious to market their good players early, and get cash to carry through the twilight of the season. 5 1 Cleveland 3 6 2 Green and Smith George and Detroit has grabbed Benn Kerr of Memphis, said to be one of the best pitchers the Southern has turned out in some time. Detroit seems to have been the most active in all fields. They beat the oth ers to "Pep" Young, the sensational second baseman of the Sacramento team and paid a big price for Fred McMullen who has been setting the bushes afire up 'in the northwest as third baseman for .Tacoma. The Feds are active in proselyting j.he minors. They seized upon the Indian Bluejacket, grabbed Kirby, one of the sensations of the Southern, and now Tinker has raided the colleges and secured Pitcher Blackburne, of a? University of Chicago, and two others. I had the opportunity to go over the situation with two veteran scouts who happened to land in Chicago in one nay. Ave looked over the leagues, one by one. Here is what they say of the major league caliber of players in the minors giving the number of men they think good enough to stick if draft COme UP either by Buyers to Share in Profits Lower.: Prices on Ford Cars. Effective from August 1. 1914, to August 1 IOIK guaranteed against any reduction during that time Touring Car .. «ifln Runabout Town Car F." O. B. Detroit, all cars fully eauibnnd (tn the United .States of AmerU» o?ay:) Further, we will be able to Obtain the maximum *«i ciency In our factory production, sind the minimum cost in our. purchasing and sales departments If wri rlfn W1 S" °"tput °"300,000 cars between the above^daten 3 {.jAnd should we reach this production, we agreito nlv 'as the ^buyer's share from *40 to $60 per "car fnn ^V.about. August 1, 1916) to every retail buyer who our oar' between August 1, ii Purchase or International 6. American Associa tion 5, South Michigan 5, South At lantic 3, Southern 7, Pacific Coast 9. Northwestern 5, Western 4, Central 3 Eastern 4, Three I 3, New England 6,' New York State 3, Texas 6, Tri-State d'ianP4 lan 2' °h,° State 3 Cana- Devogt. Second game— R. H. E. Columbus Cleveland andCBimngsrS 7 1 3 3 and ^Uh Collamore Game Postponed. The Louisville-Indianapolis game was postponed on account of rain. "Lady Betty Martingale" Is the title of a new comedy written for Mrs Fiske by John Luther Long and Frank Stayton. 19??, ,F°r further particulars regarding these low nricen -roflt-sharing plan, see the nearest Ford or Motor Ooaipany Moore Automobile Ca Pu tt njr 1 fj 'KH'