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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
HOFFMAN HERO OF
THE MERKLE PLAY
Harry Mccormick Says Cub
Fielder Really Won Chi
cago'S Pennant.

DETROIT, Mich. August 20.-Harry
Mccormick. the former New York Giant.
who played a prominent part in the now
famous Merkle affair. was in Detroit the
other day on business. Mccormick Is
out OF base ball for good, and holds
swell position with one of the big west
ern railroads. 1t was Mccormick who
scored the run that would have eventu-
ally won the pennant for New York had
not the umpire called Merkle out for his
failure to touch second. Mccormick
had some interesting things to say about
the much-discussed play.
One thing that Mccormick related was
decidedly interesting. Base ball fandom
has always given Johnny EverS credit
for being the player who engineered the
play that cost the Giants the bunting
According to Mccormick, t'solly'' Hof-
man. the Cubs center fielder. was the
man who did the brain work and is de-
serving Of all the praise that has been
showered on Evers.
That Merkle did not touch second base
is admitted by Mccormick. but he con-
tends that not a member of the Chicago
infield noted the fact. Holman, who
fielded the ball. was the man who noticed
Merkle's mistake. and after some frantic
yelling finally got in touch with Evers.
to whom he threw the ball. Evers did
the spectacular work with Joe McGinnity
and the New York fans, and got credit
for o play that was made possible by
Holman, SO Mccormick alleges.
Mccormick will never quite forgive
Umpire Hank O'Day for his decision.
Mccormick. former Bucknen College
man, never known as an umpire-baiter,
contends that O'Day never saw the play,
and that he had his back turned and was
on the way to the clubhouse when the
Cubs called his attention to the mistake:
Mccormick was on third when Brfdweh
made the hit that sent him over the pan.
According to Mccormick. Merkle Is
anything but the bonehead he has been
painted. but one of the brightest chaps
an base ball. He was simply a victim OF
circumstances. and pulled of a play that
any other player might have done under
the circumstances. That Merkle took the
play greatly to heart was proven by the
fact that he lost thirty pounds worrying
over the affair.
Mccormick. who was rated as one OF
the best hitters in the National League
when he retired from the game. says ne
Is through with base ball for good.
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AMATEUR POST-SEASON
SERIES GETS UNDER WAY
AMERICAN SECURITY TEAM
SM0THERS COLUMBIA 101.
Rawlings Allows But Three Hits,
While Weaver and Darnall
Are Hit Freely.

The American Security and Trust Com
pany team. champions OF the Bankers
League, swamped the Columbia GOD nine
Of the Marquette League In a game re-
plete with heavy clouting by the Bankers
and an abundance of errors by the Print
ers. 81 to 1.
Everything was lovely in the first in
ming. each team managing to get two
on the sacks. but all four were stranded
The Bankers. however, started after tai
lies in the second by counting four times
on as many hits, and continued the slug
ging throughout the game, forcing
Weaver to the bench In the fourth. OAR
nall succeeded Weaver In that session,
but was powerless.
"Shag" Rawlings pitched a steady game
for the cash boys and let the Printers
down with three scattered bingles. He
was ably backed by Martin West behind
the plate, and his teammates in the
field materially helped things along by
pulling off several miraculous plays. Aus
tin Howard. the Bankers shortstop, car
ried the fielding honors. four OF his sew
eral assists coming on hard drives that
were destined for safeties. Score:
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CORNELL COMPANY TEAM DE-
HATs COMMISSIONERS EASILY.
Buscher 0utpitches Robertson. Both
Being Wild-Vaughn's Home
Run o Feature

The first big game or the post-season
series proved an easy win for the Cor
nell Company of the Capital City League
over the Commissioners OF the Depart
mental League, the Anal score at the
close Of the seventh inning being to /.
Manager Cornell selected his star Twill
er. Buscher, to do the fiinging for his
team. while Manager Fuller OF the Com
missioners sent Robertson. his best man.
to the mound. Neither Of the fingers
was UP to form. Buscher held the pen
nant winners Of the Departmental
League to six hits, but he was very wild.
issuing six bases on balls and uncorking
two wild pitches. Robertson, on the
other hand, was touched up for ten safe
drives. He gave but one free Transports
ton to the initial sack, and, as did
Buscher. famed four batters.
The Capital City boys won the game In
the opening inning, when three runners
crossed the pan. In fact, the first ball
pitched by Robertson was his undoing.
as Vaughn caught II on the nose and
landed 1t over the right field fence for
a home run Noyes was at the receiving
end Of the battery for the winners. and
1t was Q toss VI. for the honors between
him and Woodward. as both Of them, like
the twtrlers. were of form. Noyes could
not locate the keystone sack when run
ners tried to steal. and as a result ten Of
the District employees pNferen sacks
Woodward allowed five sacks to be stolen
and had two passed balls.
Aside from Vaughns home run drive
none Of the other hits Of the game went
for more than one base. Several of them.
however. were hit hard enough for an
extra sack, but fine fielding held the
runpers back. Marceron, Kinney and
Buscher each connected for two hits for
the winners. while Robertson, for the
Commissioners, also landed two safeties.
The game was listiess contest
throughout. The Commissioners had
three men on base on two occasions with
two down, and a hit would have helped
considerably. but Robertson, In the sec
ond inning, got free with Buscher and
the latter whirled the leather to Moran,
who retired the runner. In the fourth
round three runners were on the bags
with Handiboe at the bat. but all ne
could do was to ground out to King.
Marceron was the star for the winners
Aside from landing two hits out OF TOUR
trips to the plate. he stole three SACKS.
He also made two good catches In CEN
ter field Hurley played well at the
keystone sack for the losers. He stole
three bases on the two occasions he was
on the sacks.
The score:
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AKRON, Ohio, August 20.-There is.
perhaps, no player in the Ohio and Penn
sylvania League OF whom SO little is
known as Doc Ralston. outfielder on the
Akron team. who was sold this week to
Washington.
He came to Akron from East Liverpool
in q trade for Bill Miller. Ralston was
not doing anything on the Liverpool team.
and it looked as though the trade was
about even. for Miller never donned q
glove for his new owners. He has since
retired from the game altogether.
Ralston was here but q week when he
that came his way and slamming the ball
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these drafts figure on getting only few
players we want, though would be glad
to have them all. for there are some good
men among them"
In his anxiety to win the game for his
team Kid Elberfeld was guilty Of two
misplays on the bases yesterday. He
never had q chance to score when he
started for home In the third inning after
Turner rolled the ball into the infleld
after believing he had caught Elberfeld
at third. and IL was carelessness to be
caught on OF first In the tenth after OPEN
ing the inning with q base hit. There
probably were q couple of runs thrown
away In this way.
There did not seem to be much trouble
stealing on Easterly. who appeared to
be suffering with lame arm.
One Of the largest crowds Of the sea-
son was on hand. and the game was
one Of the kind which kept the specta-
tors on edge. There was plenty Of ex-
element. and when the tying run was
scored in the ninth there was some
real enthusiasm. The attendance on
winner il appreciated here. With the
team fighting for fifth place Washing
ton is showing as much interest as
many another city would with q team
hghting for the pennant.
Lajoie is decidedly popular here for
some reason or other. Every time he
stepped to the plate yesterday he was
applauded, and on several occasions
when he displayed some particularly
bright fielding feat he was forced to
don his cap. Larry's best bit of field
ing came In the seventh. when with
Groom on first Milan hit q sharp
grounder which seemed certain to be q
single to right. Lajoie. while on a
hard run. scooped the ball with his
gloved hand and threw Milan out at
first. It was easily the most spectacu-
lar play Of the day.
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ROCKVILLE IS WINNER.
Defeats Gaithersburg in Hard
Fought Game 8 to 6.
eciaI pispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd. August 20.--Gaith-
ersburg loaded up for Rockville this
afternoon In an effort to capture the
third OF q series Of games between the
two teams for the base ball champion
ship OF Montgomery county. but the i'm
portation was Of no avail for Rockville
won, to 8, making 1t three straight.
But few Gaithersburg men were In the
visitors lineup, one Of the others being
from Fredericksburg. another from Hag
erstown and five from Washington. Rock
Vile, however. played fine ball and
ciinched the game in the sixth inning by
batting In three runs.
The work OF Hicks In left, who cap
tured six flies. several Of them difficult.
was the feature, and Ahalt, behind the
bat. also performed well.
The aCnpa.
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CHANCE MUST TESTIFY.
Andy Coakley's Suit to Come Up in
United States Circuit Court.

NEW YORK. August 0-The suit OF
Andrew Coakley, tho base bali pitcher.
against the Chicago National League
Base Bail Club to recover $3.50 damages
for alleged breach Of contract. brought
originally in the state supreme court has
been transferred to the United States
circuit court.
Judge Hough today granted an order
for the examination Of Frank i. Chance,
captain of the team ana director OF the
club, to be held before United States
commissioner Alexander on August Is.
Chance IL directed to produce ut the
hearing the books Of the. club In which
IN recorded the receipts from the exhi-
bition games played during the season
OF 1904 showing tho distrabutton Of the
money among the players.
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BATTLED TO A TIE.
Adams Express and Herald Teams
Go s Innings Without Result.

The opening game in the post-season
series between the Adams Express team
OF the Terminal Railroad Y. N. C. A.
League and the Washington Herald
nine. winners Of the pennant in the
Commercial League. ended in q to /
tie when the game was called at the
end of the eighth inning on account
of darkness. Neither side put up the
fast ball that they have been playing
all year in their respective leagues. and,
the game dragged.
Spence Harvey, who was on the fir-
ing line for the Adams team. was in
fine form. allowing only two scattered
hits during the whole game. Reggie
Rawlins, who was on the slab for the
Herald team. was touched up for a
series Of six bingles. one Of them q
triple by JeWett The score:
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BASE STEALERS
HAD BEST BEWARE
Eddie Collins Believes That Ed Walsh Has
a Near-Balk That Will Crimp the
h Youngsters Chances to Finish.

UP q record OF eighty stolen bases. Last
year I finished with . record Of sixty
seven.
Luck enters largely into the success OF
base stealing.l Some weeks I pilfer at
least one bag daily. Then other weeks
find II physical impossibility to frisk
even single base. The base stealer
Splinter. While at Columbus In my college
base ball days / never travelled the CEN
tury under eleven seconds. Henry Davis
OF our club Ii admittedly q slow man on
his feet. yet he has stolen several bases
by taking a dangerous lead and watching
the pitcher. DOME" Bush OF the Detroit
club is a very fast man who has perfected
the hook slide. which bewilders the bsst
OF the second basemen-
Cobb Had Better Beware.
Tyrus Cobb. who topped the list Of
stealers last season. II the hardest base
runner in the game to nab at second.
He has wonderful speed and is singulaxly
blessed IN the coordination OF mind and
muscles. This combination will carry
any athlete to victory. but propose to
give Tyrus q merry chase for the Ameri-
can League base stealing laurels this
season. =
When opponents attempt to steal ON our
pitchers and it's my duty to cover sec
ond for the throw. usually straddle the
bag to make the runner come straight IN
In this way ! take some chances Of
being spiked, but the danger Is greatly
mintmized II the second sacker assumes
the right position. and this knowledge
comes with experience. You rarely hear
OF Bobby Wallace being spiked. The st.
Louis veteran has tagged them all In his
time. and I doubt IL he has many scars
to show a. the result OF collisions with
stealers.
Take the case. of some Of our great
catchers-men who are noted for their
pegging abilities. With these artists
backing up q crafty pitcher. equally vers-
ed In the art OF bluffing q would-be
stealer, We seldom hear of many thefts
Both leagues are rich In backstops OF this
class.
Many stealers, taking advantage Of the
weakness OF an opposing pitcher. have
Travelled midway to second, or farther,
only to find the second baseman or short
stop waiting there with the ball after
spearing perfect throw from the catcher
Jimmy Archer's method OF pegging while
In q squattfng position makes the Cubs
catcher q formidable opponent for steal
ers. From this attitude Archer Is enabled
TO throw without wasting . seconds
time.
The greatest danger in stealing IL the
nntsh. Many players have wrecked their
whole careers by sliding wrong and break
ing q leg or an ankle. Still the spikes,
always at fault. must remain. for without
these razors'' the player would have q
hard time getting up speed.
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Illinois trophy for cars OF 301-45O piston
displacement Distance, 204 miles:

Kane county trophy Tor cars OF 23I-
300 piston displacement. Distance, ITO
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EVANSVILLE WINS AGAIN.
This Time the Southern Railway
Team Bites the Dust.

HYATTSVILLE. August 2O.-The local
base ball team defeated the club repre-
senting the Southern Railway Company
OF washington here today by the score
Of 10 to 6. Bailey for Hyattsville had
the visitors shut out to 0 until the
eighth, when they jumped on him for
six runs. In the last half OF the eighth
Bailey retaiiated by knocking the ball
in the woods in right field for the cir
cult. He pitched fine ball. fourteen of
the visitors tanning. Munich, for the Wis
itors, was out OF form, making four wild
bitches. passing three and hitting two.
He struck out eight OF the locals.
The score:
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Totals. 8 024 10 3 Totals. 8 II % 10
sBatted for Hall in the ninth.

St: Louis; ........... 99sdo "a
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Independence League.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
Twining Wins Championship.

BY defeating Manhattan In q comedy
OF errors the Twinings won the cham
pionship in the Independence League.
Manhattan showed. q dreadful case OF
stage fright, and Twining had little
difnculty when 1t got a man on the
bases to send him around to the plate.
Manhattan hit harder and oftener than
its opponents. but II lacked the neces-
sary quality OF run getting.
Twining was the first to score, get
ting one In the flrst. when Downey
reached the initial sack on a pass, and
completed the circuit when Fegan
threw wild to get him stealing at Sec
ond and Falconer repeated the stunt
in trying to get him at third. Manhat-
tan tied the score In the third. when
Smoke Balzer passed three and Fegan
raced home on Dampier's out. The
score:
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Bv Eddie Collins.

Base stealers, beware OF Ed Walshi
This bit OF advice. II offered for the
old-timers Of the American League. Is
certain to fall on deaf ears. But the
youngsters making their first appearance
against the White 6ox star can well
AFFORD to take tip. have made q close
study of the pitchers and catchers of all
the clubs in our circuit. and to my way
Of thinking Walsh ID tho king of them
all when It comes TO freezing an opponent
to first base
Too many base ball fans have the idea
that the catcher ID the handspring OF the
battery-the player supposed to nip on all
aspiring stealers. This II true only In
part. Remember when Nick Altrock was
in his prime? How many American
League speed merchants stole In games
with Nick on the slab7 Not many. II my
memory serves mo right. Altrock had q
bafiing delivery that kept the runners
almost glued to the bag. With Walsh It's
case Of perfected near-balk. and this
motion keeps the opposing player always
within a few feet OF the sack.
Now and then Walsh gets into trouble
by overstepping the bounds with this
movement. A balk II the punishment,
but It's seldom you hear OF the big fell
low committing this offense. In all my
experiences have found the White Sox
pitcher the best man at this style OF
work
With Frank Smith It's just the opposite
Smith has q delivery that carries him
well toward the batter while winding up
and once this motion II under way. It's q
simple matter for the runner to jump on
to q comfortable lead.
After taking this lead. II alone on the
path, I seldom watch the ball. Instead.
I keep both eyes on the man at second.
who most likely will take the throw to
nip the stealer. This study. exercised
almost in the twinkling of an eye. and
coupled with the hook slide. In most
cases enables the runner to reach second
in safety.
In base stealing. ~ IN any other line
Of work, the player who makes up his
mind to succeed in nine cases out Of ten
has his wish gratified. Make up your
mind to get there, regardless OF results.
and 90 through with the determination.
That has been INV eyDerienCe.
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BIG Athletic Meet.

The biggest delegation Of Oriole city
athletes that has ever competed In an
out of town outdoor track and field
meet will journey to Washington Grove.
Nd, the morning OF September to
compete In the annual games Of the
washington Grove Athletic Association.
Although the list has not been, COM
pleted, already Q squad of twenty eight
have signified their intention of going
after the handsome medals offered, and
there Il but little doubt the locals will
carry or q number Of the priSes, for
each year Baltimore city, Ayers have
been -victoriouA -,
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SUGGS SUPREME.
Allows New York Only Five Hits,
and Cincinnati Scores q Shut Out.

CINCINNATI, August 20.-Cincinnad
won an interesting game from New York
here this afternoon by a score Of to 0.
Two sgrors In the second inning gave
the locals their first run. while three hits
in the eighth. with Crandall pitching.
added the other two. With perfect sup
port behind Ames the game would have
been runless up to the eighth inning.
Manager Gri1ith OF the Cincinnatis was
benched for disputing Q decision. Score:
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over the fence for q homer on m aver
age of twice a week.
Liverpool sport writer's are unable to
shed any light on the outfielders past.
and Ralston, a quiet fellow Of retiring dis
position, has Stunned all sport writers in
this city. Not even his first name Is
known. It Is known that he is a grad
uate Of one of the large eastern colleges.
and that he has been admitted to the
practice of dentistry. That Is how he
got the handle Doc" The Akron team
Travelled in last place for more than a
month, but began to climb when Ralston
and Pitcher Red Nelson, sold today to
the st. Louis Americans, began to work
with the team. Now II Is in second place.
five points from the top.
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14Sd Company Takes Third Plaza

Special DisDatch to The Star.
FORT WASHINGTON. Nd. August 20.
BY defeating the 104th Company today
by the score Of IL to o. the 143d Company
exchanged places with the lO4th Com
pany. March pitched an excellent game,
allowing but six scattered hits. Glenn
mer had q good day In center. getting
four hard flies. Emerson and Storms had
the batting honors. the former making
four out of five. while the latter made
three out OF three Score:
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Tommy Lowe. the local scrapper. has
taken Jimmy Collins under his wing
and they leave tomorrow for Phila-
delphia and New York. where several
engagements have been booked for the
next two weeks. Collins weighs l22
pounds and Lowe believes he has a
conner In the youngster.
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WINNING UNDER WRAPS.
Athletics Make It Three Straight
Over the White Sox.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. August 20
Philadelphia made 1t three straight
over Chicago by winning today's game.
to (. The home team punched all OF
its eight hits in three innings. while
Bender held Chicago down to fiye hits.
Oldring made three hits. two singles
and a three-bagger. driving In four
runs and scoring once himself. Score:
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Iwo-Dase hifs-Baker, Barry. Three-base hits
-Hartsel Oldring. Sacrifice hy-Hartsel. Sac
rince hit-Coliins. Stolen bases-McConnell.
4. First base on balls-O6 Young. 1: or Ben
der, 2: First base on errors-Chicago, 4;
philadelphia. i. Struck out-By Young, 8: by
Bender, 9. Time Of game-1 hour and so min
utes. Umpires-Messfs. KERN and Evans.
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TWO FOR YANKEES.
Stallings' Crew Defeats Browns in
q Pair Of Close Games.

NEW YORK. August 2O.-The New
York Americans won their first double
header OF the season today from st.
Louis. The scores were to 8 and to
1. Daniels prevented the visitors from
winning the second by a great throw
to the plate in the seventh inning.
Score:
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Two-base hits-Knlifer. Daniels. Three-base
hit-Sweeney. Sacrifice hits-Austin CT, Chase,
Fisher. stolen bases-Wolter ca, Knight,
Hoffman (2D. Chase. Left on bases-St. Louis,
Z; New York, g. Double plays-Quinn, Gardner
and Chase: Han. Newman and Trueadale.
on baiis-on Quinn /: Oh Han, S: OF Fisher.
3. Hit by pitchers-By Hall, 1 (wolter); By
Fisher, tCriss)- Hits-0n Quinn. none in one
-Messrs. Perrine and Kennedy. Time Of game
- hours and 10 minutes.
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Earned M.nh.tt.n J. Trims: Tesf
on bases Mania stan, 10: Twining, 2. First
base ON palls-O6 Ferguson, Q: Oh Baizer. ..
Struck out-By Ferguson. Q: BY Balzer, q Three
base hit-Oakley. Two-base hits-Hser, Ora
ham, Gregory. Haislip. sacrincs hit Hiser
Stolen base-Oakley. Hit by pitched ball.By
Baker Passed balls-Fegan, 2. Umpire, MI
Franklin. Time OF game-i hour and ~ min
utes.
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NATIONALS RECORDS
Seven Players Advance in
Batting Percentage.
AINSMITH LEADS GROUP
New Catcher Gains SO Points and
Bob Unglaub Goes Up IL.
Conroy Going Well.
CLIMBING UP HIGHER.

The players Of the Nationals who
have increased their batting per-
centages In the games contested by
the home team during the week
ending Friday, August 10. with De-
troit (Tigers) and Cleveland (Napo-
leons). are as follows:
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Two base hits-Gray, Snowden. West, Raw
lings, Boykin 90. Mccarthy. Three-base hit
Sacrifice hits--Davis. Boykin. Mccarthy. Stoler
hases-Davis. Hayes, Rawlings. Left ON bases-
on on s.,;. 81 C.; 10; COsmS Biz aSn; s. y
Darnall. 4. Hit by pitcher-By Weaver, 8: By
Rawlings. I. Struck out-By Rawlngs. 8; By
Weaver. 1: by D1rnal1. 2. Passed balls-Suess
4. Wild pitches-weavr. I; Rawlings, 2
Time Of game--1 hour and Is minutes. cnpirs
Mr.. Hughes.