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Arizona republican., 1910-09-02
Brains W0rg Essential Than Bralvn

they are. The trick Is worked like
 this: With a runner on the third cor ner the batter puts a long fly to the outfield. King breaks away from the plate with the batter and beats it for the edge of the diamond. fronting what ever part of the field the ball has been hit into. Evers breaks directly for the plate, while Tinker taking more time, times his sprint so as to cross the line between third base and home plate in time to slow up the runner. who starts the moment the ball touches the out nelders hands. Then instead of shoot ing the ball home and taking big chances on the throw being wild, the cutfielder relays it to Kling. known as the most accurate thrower the game las. who in turn whips it home to I,N CTS covering the plate. Tinker, after performing his part of the play, which is to slow the runner coming home by crossing directly in front of him but not blocking him, backs up Evers on the throw. It sounds difficult, but the Cubs great tIio have tried it out and have made good. and the play mostly depends on the accuracy of the great Kings salary arm.
 The Highlanders and Giants are both using the delayed steal to score a run ne- from third with great success this season. It is so unexpected that it often confuses the spectators. The have worked it twice with
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02
Boxers Form TrnSt

The bed and breakfast boxers of London have forrfled trust. They are the Scrappers who interest spectators by a display of their skill, or lack of il, two or three nights a week at the various boxing clubs in and around London.
 They have formed a trust for the purpose of putting up prices. Hereto fore. they say, they have been at the mercy of the managers of the boxing clubs. They say the manager offers them what he calls fair sum for their work, but when they crawl out of the ring and line up at the box office for their pay they find the fair sum has dwindled from what they expected to 75 cents or $1.
 The boxers who are married say they cannot support a family on such pay. The trust is. going to see if 1t can't fix a scale of prices with a minimum fee.
 The managers say the boxers have been tempted to squeeze more money out of them by reading of the huge sums Johnson and Jeffries got for their set-to at Reno.
 AS if," one manager commented con- temptuously, "thes. boxing b!okes has got the maxim O real fighter in 'em."
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02

in the last week. There are runners on first and third with two out when this play is attempted, and it is generally used as a last resort to get a run with out taking a chance on a safe hit com ing from the batter. Young pitchers they learn how to beat it. But it is dangerous to try against an old-timer. The runner on first gives the signal to the runner on third that he is going to start on the next pitch. He deliber- ately allows himself to be caught off first by taking a long lead. The pitcher will naturally throw the ball to first lead. That is exactly what the base
 runner wants Instead of trying to get back to first he dashes straight toward second. At the same time the
 runner on third dashes for the plate. 1T the first baseman throws to second to head off the runner which is the natural thing for him to do, the man will score from third nine times out of ten. It would take three perfect throws to get him-frOm the pitcher to first, from first to second and from second to home. Most any fast runner can beat those three throws. Moreover. if the throw is made to the plate the man who started from first will also be safe at second.
 And SD it is, baseball to-day is more brain than brawn.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02

bunt, but whether he could tell or not. it is safe bet that the batter will bunt with a runner on second and none out. Expecting a sacrifice play. the runner on second takes a big lead so as to make a quick start for third. Just as he is at his furthest point from the bag the second baseman runs over and covers the bag and the pitcher half turns as if to make the throw to catch the runner. Instead of doing so he whirls and throws the ball to the batter toward second base. If the batter bunts the ball the runner will b. caught going toward second instead nf away from it anC the chance 70 ad- vance is killed. If the runner does turn and starts toward third hc will have such late star; that to catch him will be easy. To work this play the pitcher must have perfect controi and be quick witted.
 The Chicago Cubs have devised new way to bea; the sacrifice fly. and judging by the way it has worked in the few times the Cubs directly inter ested tried II. tho new stunt spcEs more trouble for the batter. Johnny King. Johnny Evers and Joe Tinker are the men who are credited with the new plan to kill of the sacrifice fly thing. us they have been credited with a ma jority of the real brainy stuff which has made the Cubs the great machine
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02

Daly and. the sport has ever since fiourished there. The Cheyenne meet ing came to a close Aug. 13 and the Butte meeting will close Aug. 27, but horsemen who are racing in the inter mountain region will have further op- portunites, inaSmuch as a meeting at Anaconda from Aug. 30 to Sept. IA. a meeting at Denver from Sept. to to Sept. IT, the fall meeting of the Utah Jockey club at Salt Lake City Sept. 17 to Oct. 9, and meeting at ogden for which dates have not yet been assigned will virtually consume all the time prior to the opening of the regular winter meeting at Oakland. Cal. which is scheduled to begin Sat urday. Nov. 12, and probably will con- tinue for 150 days, bringing its closing date in April of 1911.
 In the east there will be continuous racing in Canada from Aug. 13. to Sept 3. inclusive, at Hamilton. Fort Erie and Windsor. all of which tracks are bound ;o have excellent meetings. The re- maining dates in Canada this year in- Jude Montreal, Sept. 10-17; Woodbine track, Toronto. Sept. 21-Oct l, and Dufferin Park, Toronto, Sept. 10-17 and Oct. SIS.
 Then there will be two months or so of racing in Kentucky the coming fall beginning in September. Meetings will surely be held at Louisville and Latonia. and there probably will be a meeting at Lexington as we'll This sill provide employment for the horses n the middle west practically up to
 -e time for the opening of the long
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02
To Be SfYain
 on Pitchers

Keep the pitchers in good condi- | tion."
 This is the watchword of the base ball managers who are aspiring to land a pennant for a certain club and upon whom depend the hopes of thou sands of fans.
 Now that the close of the season is gradually looming up it Is apparent that four teams in the American league will be called upon to place their pitch CTS under a severe strain in order to hold up in the race.
 Mullin and Sommers of Detroit will
 be called upon to do extra work from now on, because the pitching staff of the Tigers is not all Manager Jennings would like to have it be. Of course Donavan can also be depended upon once he gets going right, and much confidence. too, is placed in the work of young Stroud. who has one of the fast est breaking in curves in the business. Karger of the Boston speed boys has been pitching phenomenal ball so far this season and there is no reason in the world why he should not keep the good work up He showed remarkable
 
 l two years ago. but then suddenly went wrong and was sent back to the minors. Once more he began twirling brilliantly and Boston at once grabbed him up This year his pitching has been the sensation of the team. He did better slab work than Wood. who certainly is some slab artist, and also pitched rings around Smith and Arrelanus. ar1cs Fna years on the Philadelphia team. will be called upon to do the brunt of the work at the close of the season. Man ager Connie Mack has absolute faith in both of these pitchers and should he manage to grab the American league nennant this season, which at present looks quite probable, it is almost certainty that Plank and Bender will be the stand-bys in the worlds series. Coombs must not be overlooked. now ever. for this boy has pitched some of the most remarkable games ever re- corded. For example. the famous six teen-inninG tie shut-Out game against Big Ed Walsh Of Chicago. and the several games immediately after, in which his twirling was nothing short of marvellous.
 It is because of their excellent pitch ing corps that the Philadelphia Ameri- cans seem to have such good chance to win the bunting. They have also a well Unbalanced team. with fair sprinkling of stars. but were 1t not for such twirlers as Bender, Plank, Coombs. Krause and Dygert the Ath- letics would be somewhere down near second division
 Jennings, Donavan and Stallings will have to put on more pressure or Phiia- delphia will cop the grand old rag.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02
Umbire Ref0Ymers' Plan

Numerous and we'll founded com plaints against the umpiring in the Ma tional league this season have set the wheels of reform to revolving. Thomas J. Lynch, president of the league, and once an umpire, has formed several in- teresting conclusions since he began as league executive, and his personal ob- servation in different cities. At the fall meeting of the National league he will prescribe his remedy
 Lynch doesn't believe that baseball can be conducted along lines marked out by any rigid business rules, but he believes that increasing salaries will increase the efficiency of his arbitra- tors, and that is what he plans to urge.
 Baseball is surrounded with many uplifting tendencies, but the judging of plays has certainly deteriorated in the National league. and decisions are rendered every day that tend to develop rowdy tactics. The organization of q staff of umpires who are quick thinkers and know how to anticipate plays. it is
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02

was then considered invincible at the track-racinB game. Then followed a succession of broken records and vic tories over the greatest drivers of Eu- rope and America
 In 1904 there was only one aspirant for championship honors whom Old field had not defeated. He was w. K. Vanderbilt. Jr., who had imported a foreign car at a cost of s1SC00 with which to win the worlds champion ships, which were to be held on the Florida beach in January, 1904.
 Barney simply swept Vanderbilt off his feet in the ne-mile event, winning .he speed classic by 300 yards. Young Vanderbilt never raced afterward
 During the long campaign of track racing that was made by Oldfeld. be- ginning with his debut at the game. the daredevil met with many accidents suffering great bodily pain as a result of his intrepid driving. for years when Barney would meet personal friend the driver would be warned to quit the terrible chance-taldng vocation.
 This soon began 60 tell on the man of iron nerve. Then Oldield quit the game cold. He had lost his nerve, they said. But one season of bodily rest proved only so many months of mental torture. The speed mad fellow knew he had no chance to quit the game un- til the daredevil spirit was literally torn out Of him. Then the champion returned to the track. Could Oldfeid come back?" was the question of tha hour in automobile racing circles "Could the shredded nerves be patchee tegsther?" Barney Oldfield "caa,
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02
CLebelaad-C Series

The Cleveland club and the Cincin- natl Reds may play a post-season se- ries for the championship of OEio. Ban croft hopes that the series will be ar ranged and so do the players. Presi- dent HerrInaEr is opposed to playing a game in Columbus, where he thinks little or nothing would be drawn at the gate, and favors starting the series later than oct. 10, the date suggested by Banny
 MT. Hermann proposes that if the Cleveland club agrees to play, the series begin with two games in Cincin- natl on Oct F and 13, then go to Cleve- land for the next two days, the 18th being Saturday, and back to Cincinnati for the Sunday game on the 16th. Ban nv says that this meets with his ap- proval. and it will doubtless be the programme if the series is arranged All the Reds are anxious to try out their strength against the American leaguers. and are hopeful that the Maps will consent to play.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02
DaYedebiI Barney OLdtield

back" There was no chance for the critics to doubt his arrival Faster and more furious than ever before did he drive, sending his modern juggernaut with a reckless abandon that made the old timers gasp with amaZement.
 Barney Oldfeld again holds the worlds speed records for all sorts of courses, from a half-mile dirt saucer to the 142 miles an hour speed he at tained on the Florida beach. Scores of other drivers have been killed, maimed and frightened by accidents in auto mobile races since Barney Oldfield be- gan his career.
 One by one they dropped from sight, new ones springing up to take their places, but Barney Oldfield alone re-
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02

Though increasing age may change the features and leave its mark on the erstwhile Grecian countenance of Bar ney Oldfield. champion of all cham pions in the world of automobile speed ing, it apparently cannot wither his daredevil spirit.
 Seventeen years ago Oldfield started his career as a sprinter in the gram mar school games at Toledo. Ohio. Two years later he made his entry into the bicycle racing game and won many hard-fought battles on the wheel.
 In 1902 Barney sat at the steering wheel of the first racing car ever seen in America, the Ford-Cooper "999," and a week later he defeated Alexander Winton, millionaire sportsman, who
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02

argued, will raise the standard of base ball.
 There can be no reasonable objection by the club owners of the league to the additional expense. Four umpires, with proper mental and physical equipment, would be equal to eight ordinary arbi- traitors, and their expenses would be only half as much. But even if eight men are carried the National league could easily afford to pay these men 5000 a season. Star players often get more and good umpires are scarcer than star players
 With the building of new ball parks and the increased revenue the percent age Of gate money paid to the league is more than enough to cover actual expenses. Five per cent of the admis. sion money at each game provides a fund that pays the salary of the league officials and umpires and all league ex- penses. At frequent intervals the sur plus is handed back to the eight clubs.
 Lynch believes high salaries would
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02

attract a higher class of men to um- piring. The time has passed when major league judge of play must be first a man of iron nerve and ability to fight and a good judge of play after ward The umpires are well guarded in the big cities.
 Ball players with reputations as quick thinkers generally remain in the game a long time. The close of their baseball careers generally finds them comfortably fixed" They may have invested in a paying business or be engaged in some profitable salaried pursuit Such men would not be at tracted by an offer of $2,500 to umpire for a season. But stipend of S5,000 a season would bring many smart men with practical experience into the um- piring game. Lynch, of course. will not say just what recommendations he will make. He has been travelling about the country recently. and has been Sk,- pleased with the autocratic srir;s some of his officials.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02
Echo Of Big Fighf

Gradually facts are coming to light that would seem to indicate that much interesting information concerning Jef fries true condition before the fight was suppressed by persons who prof. ited financially by holding the scrap according to schedule. A letter has been received in New York from a man who desires to have his name withheld, in which il is stated that, in accordance with the law permitting prize fights in the state of Nevada, Jeffries and Johnson were both examined by board of five physicians
 Dr. Hood president of Nevada board of health. and pr. West both found and declared that Jeffries was phys ically unfit to enter the ring. These physicians strenuously advised Jeffries not to fight and frankly told him that he was in poor condition. Under the Nevada law the board of examining physicians had to be unanimous in granting permission for the pugilists to proceed. so pressure from all sides was brought to bear on Drs. Hood and West.
 It was shown that the amount of money at stake was too great to war rant a fizzle and that Reno wanted the fight for business reasons. As Jeffries was also anxious to go ahead and take chance, probably because of big losers end, the two physicians were finally won over after they had been informed that if Jeffries became weak his seconds or the referee would pre- vent him from sustaining serious in jury.
 Governor Dickerson, it will be re- membered. made it clear that unless the fight was on the level he would promptly interfere. If it is true ac- cording to the above communication that two physicians in compliance with the law examined Jeffries found him unfit and then agreed to let him fight sporting men believe there should he an investigation. There is wide diff ference of opinion among eye-vit- nesses of the mill as to Jeffries' phys ical condition.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02
Horse Racing To C0ntinge

terms of winter racing at Juarez. Mex ico. Jacksonville. Fla, and Pensacola Tampa. Fla, which tracks will recruit their racing material largely from the middle west and Canada.
 Fall racing in the east will embrace the inaugural twenty days meeting of the Southern Maryland Racing associa- ton at Marlboro. Md, point which is readily accessible to the pOpulous cit ies of Washington and Baltimore. from Sept. 26 to Oct. IS. together with the regular fourteen days meeting at Pim- lico. Baltimore. Oct. 15 to Oct 3l, and a meeting at Jamestown. Va. for which dates have not as yet been as signed.
 The winter meeting of the Florida
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02

mains, a reminder of the many good, game fellows that paid the penalty for possessing the daredevil spirit"
 'The age of the body has nothing to do with the nervous system" said Old field the other day. Combine thought and action, the automobile racer need not worry about how old he is. I will he breaking records for many years yet. They will never see me killed by a racing car"
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02

Nol' Ripe For
 Dig Leagues

Of the young players in the associl- tion W no look good enough at this time for trial in faster company might be mentioned the following list:
 Pitchers-Yingling, Roice, Otis and Baskette of Toledo; Kaier and Pack ard of Columbus; Decanniere and Richter of Louisville; Hardgrove of Indiana polls: O'Toole and Ryan of St Paul; Schardt, Cantweil and Cutting of Milwaukee.
 First Base-Hunter of Kansas City and Autrey of St. Paul
 Second Base-Downs of Columbus and Hinchman of Toledo.
 Third Base-Boucher of St. Paul.
 Shortstop-Butler of Toledo and Mic CorInick of St. Paul.
 Fielders-Murray of St. Paul, Moran and Raferty of Kansas City, Chad bourne of Indianapolis and Reilly of Columbus.
 Of the above Pitchers Yingling. Otis Packard Decanniere and Cutting are left flanders. Yingling gives great promise Of the young right handlers kaler and Hardgrove look good; also Schardt and O'Toole and Ryan are BOOhCu bdGh loI lllt- D4S lCdS NGS- ny West and Robinson of Toledo are both right handlers and deserve a place in faster company. Tom DOugherty of Milwaukee is another who should have been in major league company the last. two years. Minneapolis is re- lying upon seasoned pitchers, hav- ing Ffenc Altrock, Patterson and Hughes. Hunter is a promising first baseman. being a fairly hard hitter. big and lively. Downs will no doubt go to a big league club, and it won't be sur prising if St. Louis lands him. St Louis would have given considerable to have Jimmy Williams back, but Joe Cantil- lon refused to listen to offers MT. Hedges made for him. Harry Clark of Milwaukee and Elwert of Toledo are beth good third basemen and are easily better than some up in faster company AltiZer, whom Charlie Comiskey let go to Minneapolis. has been doing all kinds of stunts for the Millers and playing great ball. Lewis is also play ing a great game at short for Indian apOns, but. like Altizer. he has been up before. Clymer and Cravath have been doing much to hold Minneapolis up with their batting and Newt Ram dall of Milwaukee has been hitting like fiend, but all three have been in the mai jors before. At that they are not far shy of league caliber.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02

Even though racing on the New York tracks ceases on the last day of this month, as has been officially announced to be the intention. leaving about two and one-hah months of the eastern racing schedule of 1910 unused, there will still be much racing in America to keep hOrsemen busy for an indefinite period. At present racing is being conducted in this country at Saratoga and Butte. The Saratoga meet ing is on an elaborate scale and bids fair to furnish the most brilliant racing of the entire year. the cream of the horses in training in America being engaged.
 Racing at Butte was firmly estab- lished in the days of the late Marcus
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02

The hospital list of the Indianapolis club this year breaks all records. and a team that was universally thought to be the strongest in the circuit is now in the ruck as a result. The list has at different times included Lemon, How ley, Cheney, Hardgrove, BOwerman, Carr, Williams, Delehanty, Chadbourne, Hayden and Glaze.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02

Pitcher Willis of the Cardinals is having bad year. Willis seems to be about through as a major leaguer. He's been in the big show for many years and his record is an honorable one.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02
Ball Players as Hunters

Big Bill" Burns of the Cincinnati Reds is getting up party for a hunt ing trip through Mexico next fall He has invited Tommy McMilIan, Tom Downey. Iris Speaker of the Boston Americans. Eddie Karger. Pat Donohue and one or two other well-known ath- letes. They will meet at BiTs ranch at San Saba, Texas. about Nov. and go through southern Texas and Mexi- co. The objects of the chase will be bear, deer. mountain lion, foxes, wild turkeys and all other game that imests that section. Bill is a noted fox hunter. catching them alive in his bare hands after invading their dens. His fame as a capturer of foxes and other beasts extends throughout southern and cen tral Texas. where he is known as a mighty hunter.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02

Live Stock and Agricultural State Fair association will begin on Nov. 15 and will continue for 100 days, and the Tampa Pensacola tracks will provide 12O days of racing for patrons of those courses. The meeting of the Jockey Club of Juarez will occupy 100 days and probably will open Thanksgiving day. The four extended winter meet ings already scheduled will enable horSemen that so desire to race their horses continuously until the time ar rives fer the spring meetings of 1911. all of which goes to show that even with New York temporarily eliminated from the racing schedules horsemen will still have abundant opportunity for following their favorite sport. One of the effects of the suspension of New York racing will be to increase the importance of the sport at other points. notably in Kentucky, Canada. Mary land and Virginia. All of the tracks located in the territory referred to will probably derive a direct benefit from the unfortunate suspension of racing on the metropolitan circuit.
 Ty Cobb. Nap Lajoie, Iris Speaker and Snodgrass will have to watch out for their batting averages with Bert Daniels. the Bucknell college boy, bounding the ball with the Highland CTS.
 The Cleveland club physician, pr. H. M. Castle says that Catcher Bemis is the most symmetrical specimen of s man in the major leagues.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-02

The oacc famous second baseman. Fred l'feifer. has bought farm in the ozark mountains anu will live there. lying up his saloon business in Chi ago