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Evening journal., 1910-08-04
Sporting Queries Answered

Sporting Editor The Evening Journal:
In a baseball pool where you are
playing the team that gets the most
runs do YOU count the score OF the
tie games? y Il H.
There are no rules for this sort OF
game, and II strikes us some agree
ment should be made about tie battles.
We. however, see no reason why the
scores in those games should not
count.
II. T." writes and asks at some
length whether a ball hit a certain
way is an error If It is not helded
properly BY one of the infielders. In
repiy we would say 1T all depends.
One must see the play TO decide, ana
then there is Outlines a considerable
difference Of opinion. Whether
player gets his hands on ball should
not figure materially, especially in the
case Of an infielder. To my mind, II
depends on whether he should have
| flelded the ball. There are short
stops, for example, who go after
everything. and just because they
touch ball on a most difficult chance
and fail to complete the play is no
reason for charging an error. Ihen
/ there are SlOIlol0Ro VIM 1870
we are strong for handing them a
boot" first, last and all the time Oh
course, a run does not count when a
man crosses the plate while the batter
is being thrown out on grounder
| for the third hand Of the inning.
Sporting Editor The Evening Journal;
How do you find the percentage OF
the baseball games?
A READER.
Divide the total of games played
/ into the number of games won.
! Sporting Editor The Evening Journal (:
A bets that If the score is tied and
one team forfeits the game the bat
/ ting and fielding averages do not
count in the records Of the league. b
/ bets they do. A. >. u
B wins.
Sporting Editor The Evening Journal {;
Did Abstein play first base during
the world series between Pittsburg
and Detroit in the year 1909?
DOMINICK.
He did.
Evening journal., 1910-08-04

few Of them. II will do you good to
fast awhile Any food eaten without
an appetite is only a tax upon the
digestive organs. and upon the func-
tional and nervous powers.
For the building up Of a general
constitutional vigor you should adopt
some system % scientific exercise
which actively uses all the muscles
of the body. | would especially sug-
gest exercises that vigorously use the
abdominal and spinal regions. The
development of spinal and abdominal
vieor will have a tendency 20
strengthen the digestive organs. Live
outdoors as much as possible. Long
walks In the open air. combined with
deep breathing exercises, will be
found Of great value.
II you are suffering from stomach
troubles you can make up your mind
that they are caused by some abuse
nature has been outraged in some way.
If you adopt constitutional methods
Of building up the necessary func-
tional and nervous vigOr, there Will
be no doubt Of your ultimate re-
covery.
Make up your mind to conquer trou-
BILE. Do not worry and quit think
ing about self. Think only happi.
ness. how you can benefit your neigh.
Dor Be persistent In thinking only
those thoughts that are good, pure and
healthful. Smile.
Evening journal., 1910-08-04
DIAMOND FUN
FOR CITY COPS
Police Play Ball and Cut Other
Stunts at South Side
Park Today

Fair weather this afternoon is the
only thing needed TO make the police
field day sports, atD6outh Side Park,
success. Many Tickets have been
sold and a large attendance is ex-
pected
The games will start promptly at 2
o'clock The feature will be a game
of baseball between east and west side
policemen. and a good game is anti
cipated. as the men on both teams
have been practicing daily for several
weeks and are in pink of condition.
The list Of events, the prizes offered
and the donors follows:
Wheelbarrow race-tirst prize, box
Of stockings, T. f. Finn; second, ham,
Johnson Brothers.
Relay race-First, four neckties.
Delaware Notion House.
Standing broad jump-First, pair of
shoes, Newark Shoe Store; second,
box OF cigars, John F. Jones.
100 yards dash. free for all-First,
rocking chair. NJ Megary and Son
Company; second, ham, David Me-
gill.
Pie eating contest-First. hat, II. B.
! Springer; second, box Of candy, John
Govatos
as yard dash, for fat men, over 40
years-First. pair OF shoes. NJ. Levy;
second, pipe and case, A. Hirsch-
man.
Baseball game-West .Side-Hawke,
C; Bowman, p; Payne, SIS; Sherwin.
lb: Jordan, 2b; Ford. 3b; Elliott, If /;
Hahn, CT; Barr, IF; Reese. sub
East Side--Virden, c. Bradford, D;
Lewis. SIS; Mcdaniel, 1b; Dutton,
Oh; Robinson. 3b; Sutton, If; Grusse-
meyer. Of; Gaynor, IF; Zebley, sub.
Prizes for ball game-Most runs,
first, shoes, Snellenburg; second, slip
pers, NJ. Berkiwitz; most hits, first
suit case. EphTaims; second, smok-
ing set. Ign Thomas; longest hit, sill
yer spoons, Mcmahon Brothers; sec
ond, cigars, Kenyon; most stolen
bases, first. punch bowl set, Ogden
Howard Company; second. ham, c. L.
Meiler.
Most put outs-First. shoes, Mona
ghan's; second, toilet water, DR..
Robin.
Most put outs Excluding catchers)
First, shoes. Pyle and Cronin; Sec
ond. stein, Lawton's.
Most strike outs-First, shoes, For.
ester Shoe Company; second, cuff
buttons. Joseph 7. Montgomery
Most assists-First, silver bread
tray, Lyn Thomas; second, box o.
cigars, Benjamin f. Rawnsley.
Most home runs-Table, Foord anC
Massey Company.
Evening journal., 1910-08-04
FODDER FOR THE
WILMINGTON FANS

They can all talk about Elliott, but
keep your eyes open when It comes
to Craig.
--A-W-
Too bad Johnson had an of day last
Saturday or Parkside wouldn't had a
look in.
--A-W
Look out, Rockford, for Highland
next Saturday will give you all that's
coming your way. Lynch invites all
the Highland fans out for Saturdays
game. for they will be going some.
--A-W--
Il looks pretty good for Highland.
When you see them on the field a Is
always the same players. They don't
have TO pad their teams with players
from the Semis and Catholic League
They know they have been playing
ball when they get through with High
land. Ollie Kauz is considered one o
/ the best little catchers In the league
| Notice the spectators eyes open wher
they see such small boy behind th
bat. -.
Evening journal., 1910-08-04
RACING ON THE NEW
TRACK AT SMYRNA

Smyrna, Del. Aug. A workout
was held at the Gentlemen's Driving
Park the other evening and four lively
races were witnessed. The most inter
esting seemed to be the colt race
which was contested by Edward Dom
ovan's colt. John E. Wilson's and l..
Luther Lapham's The first heat was
a dead heat" between the colts of
Donovan and Wilson, after which Dom
ovan's colt barely nosed Wilson's colt
out in two straight heats. The race
between the horse of Leroy Roberts
and Mac" the horse of Norris Truax.
was won by Truax in a close finish.
One hundred and fifty spectators wit
messed the contest.
Evening journal., 1910-08-04
TRINITY CLUB
IS GOING SOME

The Trinity team, of the Mems CLUB
Of Trinity Parish, has demonstrated
its ability as being one of the strong
est Independent teams lin the city.
PLAYING all games away from home
except two, its record to date shows
10 won and four lost.
The following comprise the team;
Na1li. capt, c.; wilkins and Jahn' p
Foster. h.; Phillips, 3D.; Jackson SIS.
Clark. 3D.; Taylor, IT,; Clash, cl''
child. RI: Wood and Naylor, subs.
All these boys are known locally,
and the team is noted for its gentle
manly conduct while on the field
The team is anxious to test its
strength against the leaders OF the
local leagues.
Next Saturday the team will go to
Perryville and play the team at that
place.
Evening journal., 1910-08-04
SCANTY MATERIAL
FOR BIG LEAGUES
Men Batting 300 in Minor
Leagues Who Can Also
Field are Scarce
WESTERN LEAGUE HAS
THE BIGGEST BUNCH

Major league managers are hard
pushed to find the heavy hitters de-
handed by their patrons, for there Is
not a vast deal OF promising material
on the horizon.
The 800 hitters I'm the Eastern
League are Third Baseman Corcoran,
of Buffalo; Outhelder Kelly. Of New
ark; Third Baseman Heine Batch, of
Rochester, and Catcher Slattery. Of
Toronto, Slattery was tried by three
American League clubs and found
wanting. Batch is a veteran who play
ed about seven years IN the minors
before landing a berth with Brooklyn.
Corcoran is far from being young
ster
The American Association 300 hit
ters are more numerous, including
Jimmy Barrett, Murray Of St. Paul.
Cravath, Jimmy Williams, Charley
Hickman, Tom Raftery and Charley
Carr Barrett ia out OF the question
on account Of his age and propensity
70 have his legs go back on him.
Hickman, Williams and Carr are not
to be considered either That leaves
Raftery, Cravath and Murray. The
first two have been tried before and
found lacking, but they have improv-
gu lpl rAl't UtAnk AuIhNU naNh W
1.-THE American Association. Murray,
who Is batting 1852. seems TO be the
best hitting outhelder in the A. A.,
but for some reason or other no clubs
seem to be offefhpg any fancy bids 10
I him. Others close to the 800 mar
y In the A. A. are Oe&s Clymer. JAG
y Hayden. and Dave kfoSzer. hayoe
~ might be worth consideSlng, %,
4 Cleveland would never think 81 nU3
= ing either Of the others.
~ They have a big collection OF 80
n. hitters in the Western League. Fen
lon, with Louisville last season. lead
"a with an average of 1893, having mad
~ 129 hits In eighty-seven games I
~ seems as II he should be IN demand
: others hitting above 300 are Coll
Z. and Beall. turned back by Comiskey
: Third Baseman Kelley. Catcherf
y Towne and Miller. Lee Quillin. once
an outhelder with the White Sox
i, Paul Cobb, Tvs brother. and McAlease
/ formerly of YOUNGSTOWN and the
, Browns. Quillin and Fenlon are the
real hitters OF the circuit. and they
have some pitchers in that circuit.
for Omaha released Shotten. who led
the o. and p last season. because he
could not hit, and Lincoln canned
Lefty Davis formerly Of the Yankees
and Columbus, for the same reason.
Evening journal., 1910-08-04

Real baseball.
800
Let's all go out TO the games.
900
Get a spike for the toboggan.
0-O-0
Dugan handles himself like a COM
er. He is quick and thinks with it.
900
dupont is galloping for the pen
nant. while Gas Company is going in
a dead run.
Gas Company has begun to hit like
a house afre. That's a bad omen for
somebody.
900
Mousley had better start that dash
If he hopes to finish better thar
fourth.
1t is said Brookwood is after play.
ers. Too late.
900
If there is any luck in baseball
Traynor has not had look-in.
900
Gas Co-duPont at Front and Union
streets. Bring along your pillow
IdHth II you wait lutl ulltus
900
Base runners have a great deal OF
respect now for Dave Zearfoss' whip.
900
Gas Company misses Johnson. The
boys hope Skinny VIII get out soon
O-O-U
The Broolwood infield has been go
ing pretty we'll of late.
Harry Shuler is, not worrying over
the situation. They'll have to show
him.
1t may be that a new man will trot
out to the DUPONT right garden. Who?
Guess again.
800
There's not as much wailing over in
Brandywine as one would imagine.
Wingate, Stirlith, Kalmbacher and
Stab are on the job.
900
You don't find many knockers
handing out positions to Hall
900
The hop,step and jump record now
is 81 feet ~ inches. This knowledge
may be of service to you when you
are helleQ WITH tue Impulse 10 make
boat after it has pulled out from
the dock.
900
The latest photo" OF Mr.. Stab
has him smiling with his lower facial
hemisphere while maintaining the
Incorporating aspect OF wisdom on
| the upper half One OF Mr.. Staibs
striking characteristics is that he
never laughs south Of the upper lip
nor north Of the collar button, and
never cuts out the muller.
Evening journal., 1910-08-04

American League to invade Cincinnati
and provide the fans with a pennant
winner.
The series for the championship Of
Ohio. between the Cincinnati and
Cleveland teams, will begin October
10. Four out of seven games will be
played.
LaIoie. Bemis and Joss will be the
only Maps who performed In the 1908
series who will disport themselves at
league park this fall
Christy Mathewson beat Philadel-
phit FIVE straight games this year and
then dropped a game to McQuillen.
Coombs. of the Athletics. has joined
Mullin as a pitcher who has beaten
every other league team this year.
Harry Lord and Andy Mcconnell
went West with the Boston team,
which shows that Donovan believes
they are In trim to play when ne
wants them.
Evening journal., 1910-08-04
Caught on the Fly in
World of Baseball

Since 1890, brotherhood year, re
peaters" have won the National
League championship.
This is the record; In 1891. 1892
and 1898. Boston won the champion
ship. In 1894, 1895 and 1896. It was
captured by Baltimore. In 1897 and
1898, Boston again won. In 1899 and
1900, Brooklyn earned the pennant. In
1901, 1902 and 1903. Pittsburg was the
successful club. In 1904 and 1905. the
Giants busted themselves and won. In
1906, 1907 and 1908, the much coveted
five yards or so of bunting was cap
tured by Chicago.
In 1909 Pittsburg won.
The qestion now is: Can the Pt-
rates repeat?"
In the American League the players
accept decisions with better grace
than they do In the National. There
isn't so much umpire batting.
A Cincinnati paper is urging the
Evening journal., 1910-08-04
PARKSIDE WILL
PLAY OLD SWEDES

Baseball fans are looking forward
with much pleasure to the game be-
tween Old Swedes and Parkside, TO
be played at Brandywine Springs Park
on Saturday afternoon, August 25. A
silver trophy. standing eight inches
without the base, has been offered the
winner.
1t is expected that several thousand
persons will see the game. The
Friendship Fire Company will have a
clam bake at the park that day, and
more than thirty different companies
are expected to attend. There is
more or less rivalry between the
clubs and each claims to be the
stronger. During the season Old
Swedes has lost but two games.
Evening journal., 1910-08-04
Wand 10 SEQ Fighl Plclures.

Editor Of THE EVENING JOUR-
Nall am one of those citizens
who would like to see the Jeffies-
Johnson fight pictures and who is
wondering how the Police Commits
sioners can prohibit them when there
apparently Is no law covering the sub
ject. AS / understand from reading
the newspapers, the city solicitor has
given an opinion that there is no law
covering the production OF the fight
pictures. but he is Of the opinion
that the Police Commissioners could
stop them. Since when did the Po-
lice Commission become a law unto
itself? And how could they convict
a person who exhibited the fight pic
lures If they were not immoral and
their production had created no dis
order? What evidence could the COM
missioners put forward in court If
a person should show the pictures.
provided they we're not immoral and
everybody who saw them filed away
from the theatre without creating
any disorder. for one would like to
see a legal test made OF this assump-
ton of power on the part of the Po-
lice Commission.
Very truly yours,
Disguised.
Wilmington, Del. August 3, 1910.
Read THE EVENING IOTrPNAT.
Evening journal., 1910-08-04
milan IA Stort for a Record.

II has been decided to start Uhlan,
POP IA. G. X. G. Billings great trot-
fer. against the worlds record for
trotting geldings to wagon OF wv %,
held bv himself. on next Monday, the
onening day of the Grand Circuit races
al the North Randall track, Cleveland.
The trial will depend, of course, upon
the day and condition of the track.
Since trotting his mile in 202 "a TO
wagon .Uhlan worked mile to sulky,
driven by Dack Tanner in better than
2.01.
Evening journal., 1910-08-04
WHICH TEAM WILL
TAKE The LEAD?

Brookwood VS.. Riverview and Will
mington Gas Company VS.. DUPONT will
be the County League card for Sat
urday. The Gas Company-DuPont
game at Front and Union streets
promises TO be the hardest fought
game of the season between the
teams, as the result will decided
which team will take the lead in the
pennant chase. The biggest attend
ance OF the year is exptced. big
company of Pennsgrove fans will be
in the bleachers
Evening journal., 1910-08-04
GIANT BUGS
SEE REMNANT

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Aug. Ats all over,
but the shouting" is about the way
the average New York fan looks at
the National League race to-day, fol-
lowing yesterdays second disastrous
defeat of the Giants by the Cubs. The
average New Yorker is the most loyal
rooter imaginable, but even loyal root
ing cannot convince him that the
Giants have more than a ghost OF a
show to overtake the Cubs. In fart
with the Giants in third place and the
Pirates going good there is consider
ahle doubt that the Giants can even
finish as good as second.
Evening journal., 1910-08-04
BALTIMORE AND OHIO r. R.
$1.00 TO Baltimore and Return, Sun.
d0v ArlCucf

Special train will leave Wilmington.
Delaware Avenue Station. at go a.
m; Newark, at $50 a. m. Returning,
leave Baltimore, Camden Station. at
$50 p. m; Mt. Royal. at SIS y. M
Evening journal., 1910-08-04

STAFFORD, Del, Aug. 4-The sea
for Orioles lost to the Laurel A, g; IN
an exciting game. Kenney, pitching
for Laurel, allowed only one hit.
Laurel A. c. 0 0 5 Q 0 0 %
Seaford O.. q 0 0 0 0 0 0 o. .
Evening journal., 1910-08-04
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Vasfardav,s SpOrpe.

Pittsburg, 4; Phila. first game).
Pittsburg, 5; Phila.. 4 (second camel.
Chicago, 3; New York, Q.
Boston, 5 Cincinnati. first eamel.
Boston, 8 Cincinnati, 0 I'D camel
Brooklyn, 8; St. Louis, 3.
Evening journal., 1910-08-04
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Scores.

Athletics, 2; Chicago, 1.
Cleveland, 4; New York, 2.
Boston-Detroit, not scheduled.
Westinghouse Louis, rain.
Evening journal., 1910-08-04
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Evening journal., 1910-08-04
STANDTNG OF THE CLUBS.
Schedule for To-day.

Athletics at Chicago.
Boston at Detroit.
New York at Cleveland.
Washington at St. Louis.
Evening journal., 1910-08-04
OF THE CLUBs
Schedule for To-day.

Pittsburg at Philadelphia.
Chicago at New York.
Cincinnati at Boston.
st. Louis at Brooklyn.
Evening journal., 1910-08-04
Are You Satisfied With Yourself?

you S 20 ty " k o 20
ana ' chances a." the
Evening journal., 1910-08-04

Read THE EVENING JOURNAL.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-07
DIR. COOK AGAIN
 IN THE LIMELIGHT
Capt. Osborne Hears From Him That He Will Yet Convince the World of Poles Discovery
Especial from United Press.o }

New York, Nov. That pr. F'reder- ick A. Cook has finally decided to emerge from his retreat" and press his claims as the real discoverer of the North Pole, was learned today when Captain B. s. Osborne, one of his clos est friends, received a letter from him. stating that he is finally about ready to prove his case" The letter was in it Dr. Cook saidthat he has almost completed all of his letters and orig inal data for submission to the scien- tific societies. zs x
 In duscfssing the Knude Rasmussen report, from Greenland, that Rasmus- sen has interviewed the Cook and Peary Eskimos and has concluded that neither Cook nor Peary reached a point within 100 miles of the Pole, Cap tain Osborne said today:
 "Of course, there can be no question that those hardy natives of the north are capable of making astronomical thus can positively say just how far north both Cook and Peary went. In Dr. Cooks letter to me, he says:
 2" My case will eventually rest on it's own merits, without reference to rival interests
 "When the data and maps of Dr. Cook are completed and published, which will be very soon. they will con- vince the world that Dr. Frederick A. Cook is the first and only discoverer of the North Pole. Cook is not in the out from time to time for the purpose of discrediting the plans which he will give to the world at large in the very near future"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-07
BROWNS WIN WAS
 A DASH OF COLD WATER TO "FANS"
Bridgeport Football Followers Were Chagrined. at Yale's Trimming-Savage a Star

All Bridgeport felt the sting of Yale's defeat by Brown Saturday. A big horde from this city went up to messing a close game, confidently ex- pecting Yale to get away with vic tory by a small score. The thought of a Brown win was never given con- sideration. But how some teams can fall below expectations. Yale never gave such an exhibition. They play ed more like a bunch of high school eleven. There is one redeeming fea- ture, Brown left Providence on Fri day with the best team ever to rep resent that university. They showed it, playing Old Eli off their feet, rip ping off the big gains with ease, manufacturing rod making forward passes, slipping in spectacular end that put the Yale forces to riot.
 Bridgeporters saw their favorite Yale player. Ed Savage, play game which was rather inconsistent with the other wearers of the Blue. Saw age was a big lift to the right side of the line. On the defense he was as armor proof, nothing getting he was in the midst of every play.
 It is estimated that there were be- tween TOO and 300 who witnessed the game from this city. For that matter it took on local aspect, Bridgeporters being we'll scattered throughout the biggest crowd ever to witness a Brown game at Yale Field. noon before the start of the game had to be augmented by extra coach es, extra trolleys were run up, while there were many automobile parties.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-07

The Thunderbolts are fast falling in- ! to a habit of not only cleaning up wis., | iting elevens but sending them back
 home with a good stiff score to ponder ] over. Yesterday about noon the All Meriden team ambled into town. Last evening they skedaddled back wonder | ing how the residents ran up 16 points | to their total of zero.
 Fully 500 spectators turned out to | witness the slaughter of the invaders. I It was ideal football weather, but the stiff breezes seem to concentrate them selves on the island. making life mis- erable for the spectators. About 499 | of the 500 took it upon themselves to edge upon the gridiron, delaying the game, making things busy for Patrol man Charlie Murphy and his chubby l little war club.
 The play was speedy from the start. All-Meriden put up stiff front at the start, but after the first period they appeared to lose all their starch. AL a hard grueling they withstood it bet ter than the local lads. Two of the Green and White warriors had to quit
 because of injuries. At the very first play Eddie Lavery received a deep gash on his forehead which bled pro-
 
 from play. Eddie did not even get warmed up and stuck around begging that he be again let resume hostilitieS. Smith who relieved Lavery, in the sec ond period received a kick on the an- kle which cripped him so severely that he had to be taken home in team. Last evening the ankle was so badly swollen that it was impossible to as certain whether it was sprained or not
 Headwork told a great deal in the defeat of the rebels. Noonan and Finn, both of whom played at quar- terback, ran their forces in a manner which would do credit to an Ecker- sail. They picked out the weak spots of their opponents, working them when gains were needed. In pulling down and running back punts Finn excelled. tearing off many yards in this man. ner.
 In the Meriden lineup was a fat lit tie fellow, White by name. He sport ed 8 black jersey bearing huge or ange -.'T'' thereon. The e- fat rascal and the orange ''T'' were made all the more conspicuous for they were in every play. If the Meriden boys pre- scented 9 team of Whites, they would have dusted it back to the Silver City a victory to their credit. Take it right, White is some football player. At the kick off by McGrath. Lavery ran the pigskin back sfor 40 yards. When the players implied themselves. Lavery was at the bottom of the heap
 his head covered with gore. Smith took his place. Neither club showed
 anything in the first period, though the
 ball was mostly in All-Meriden terri