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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13
NEW SCHEME WANTED
FOR WORLDS SERIES
Present Plan Regarding
Tickets Cannot Possibly
Satisfy the Public.
Special Dispatc 10 The Star.

~PNSs"i DSpdeeu 10 Iuc Staf.
PHILADELPHIA. October lS.-The
next time a Philadelphia team gets into
the worlds series 1t is to be hoped that
some bright individual will formulate
scheme whereby every one that desires
to see the game and has the price OF adj
mission can be accommodated
During the past summer il wae sugkested
that application should be made TO the
paramount Park commissioners TO permit
the worlds series to take place in the
peoples Fairgrounds" The su xestion
was little more than an idle thought. but
judging from the requests for reserved
seats tickets for the games here with the
Cubs only one spot In Philadelphia-and
that is Paramount Park-could begin to
take care Of all the fans.
The representatives of the national
commissioner have done their best In Try
ing 10 take care of all their patrons in
the distribution OF tickets, which began
Tuesday. but no matter how conscientious
they have been or how many DAYS and
nights they have worked without s,eep.
there Is certain to be from three TO four
persons disappointed. for every one that is
pleased. And even some OF those who
nave received tickets are not quite salts
down.
In returning money and checks to an
plicants tens OF thousands Of collars
have been turned back. the sums ranging
from the two-dollar bill for one ticket. 10
certified check for $1.OOO. Indeed, MI.
Heydler, the national commissions rep
resentative, has been forced to turn back
to the fans enough money to run a good
sized minor league for an entire season
No one appears to care about the price
Every one seems to want just ono taing-
a guarantee in the form OF a ticket that
he Will get into the park next Monday
and Tuesday.
Some new rules will have TO be maze
for future worlds series games. Il may
be that the national commission Will fol
low the example of the University OF
Pennsylvania In regards to the Army
Navy foot ball game and auction OF the
boxes and a certain number OF choice
seats: After this Is done they might put
all of the remaining seats on sale only on
the day OF the game. az was done when
Shike Park was opened. This would
prove more satisfactory to the average
fan and give rise to less worriment and
annoyance to the club officials than any
other method.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13
LAJO|E AND COBB
HIT BALL HARD
Statistics Show That Ameri-
can League Batsmen Made
Phenomenal Record.
,eciai Disnatch to The star.

Special Dispatch 10 The star
PITTSBIEG October l3.-Anent the
rega rding the batting OF Cobb
and Lajoie in the last five weeks OF the
American League season. George l.. more
land, the famous base bail Statisucian
last night compiled the following rather
startling figures showing that LaJoie. III
the last nine days of the season. batted
col. and Cobb. during The last six days of
the season. before he retired. batted oil,
both something perhaps before unheard
of in base BAH. Moreland's figures fol-
low:
THE last day of August Lajoie was
batting 800 having made 40 hits in Alb
times at bat. Cobb on the same date had
a batting average of $50. with 162 hits in
40 times at .bat From the 1st of Sep
tember till the 18th Lajoie made 70 hits
in =, times at bat an average of 81.
From the 18th till the 9th. when he was
hurt. he made II hits in 81 times at bat,
an average of .J6s From the LIST of Oc-
tober till the finish of the season he made
~ hits I'm - times at bat. an average or
62l
During the last six weeks OF the sea-
son La joie was at bat ii? times, ana
made 81 hits an average of .4!'6. This
placed his average 1874 points better than
il was the LIST of September. In the last
month. or from September IL till the end
of the season. the big Cleveland batter
made :, hits y times and hits twice,
hits twice and ! hit :; times. lie failed
during that time TO make hit in two
games.
Cobb on the Other hand. at the end of
August, had an average of :62, as stated
above During the first half of the month
of September he played in six games,
went to bat " times and made hits, an
average of .l12. In the second half of the
month he played in nine games, went to
bat 81 times and made Is hits. an aver
age of oil. In the month of October he
PLAYED in six games, and was at bat ~
times getting - hits. an average of 1872
From the LIST of September till the end
of the season he played in II games, was
at bat e. times and made - hits. giving
him an average OF 49,. This was a gain
over his average at the time these figures
are taken from of 100 points.
I'm the last il games Cobb took part
in he was at bat * times. and made ~
hits an average of :.21. In these games
Cobb did not fail to make one or more
nits in any game, making | hit q times, =
hits times. :. hits once and hits once -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13
ATHL ETICS WILL FIND CUBS
EASIER TEAM THAN ALL-STARS|
McAleer's Aggregation Would Be Favorites
if Pitted Against National League
Champions Friday's Game Here
Will Draw Large Crowd.

and was touched up for hit right at the
start. Now everybody knows that this is
unusual for Johnson at the beginning of
a game. yet McAleer allowed him TO re-
main in the box until four five runs
had been scored off him before he was re-
heved. Under ordinary circumstances,
such lead will win almost any game,
and no pitcher, however good he may be.
should be allowed to remain in the box
when he displays such form at the outset
as did Johnson in the game mentioned.
The first game that Meyer pitched. an
eleven-inning contest il another striking
example of McAleerS tendency to allow
pitcher to remain in the box when he
has shown plainly before the game is lost
that he has blown up. An examination
of the records Tor the season will show a
number of other instances that space does
net here permit mention of. and | believe
the majority of Washington fans unhesi-
tatingly agree with me in my contention
regarding the pitchers.
WILLIAM y. REID.
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Fridays Marlboro Entries.
ecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARLBORO, Nd, October iS.-Ton,cr-
rows entries: First race. three year
ODDS and up: six and half furlongs-
George Field, 113: Tomcat. lie: Margaret.
1o6; Court Lady, 40; Edwin H., 10:
Moltke lib; Chief Bartlett, ZIG; Footpad.
100; Oakhurst. ~.
Second race. two-year-oids; five fur
longs-Perth-Shire. 1oI; Nora Emma. io4
Cherokee Rose. ia; Rye straw. III,
Molly s.. lO4: Hawklike. 1O7: 'Maid. 10S;
Firewood, HI; Rye Straw and Maid
coupled.
Third race, three-year-oids and up. sell
ing: six and a half furlongs-Miss Otoole.
lOi: sHedge Rose log: sCharfvarf. 166:
Beth Goodwin, los: George Field. 1Ol:
sBlack Branch, 103; Croydon, 1Os; 'Neo-
skaleeta, 113.
Fourth race, three-year-olds and up; sell.
ing: mile and seventy yards-'Dcacoola
e5: Vienna, 100; 'Eschau, 104; Spring
Frog. lO6; Duke of Bridgewater. 10gs
AlRronel, 100; Dress Parade III, 103; Nib
lick, 100: Eloro. 100.
Fifth race. two-year1olds: maidenss
five furlongs-Hecuba, 100: River Grass.
lo1; Corking. 101; Guns HUI, lVa; Mariner.
10: Killarney Rose, 107; Hate. lo1,
Schnickel Fritz. lO5; Jane Thorpe, 1o1;
Jack Bourdette, us.
sixth race. three-year-olds and up; SELL
ing: five and one-half furiongs-Horace
Il 1OS: Hallack. 1O6; Dress Parade II,
iii: Haymarket. III: John A. Munro. IoS:
Mon Ami III; Mobility, III: Royal
Onyx, Ill.
give pounds apprentice allowances
claimed. - -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13
WISCONSIN WAKES UP.
Secures Three New Members for
Athletic Department.

MADISON. Wis. October BIT is an
nounced that the regents Of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin have ratified the rec
ommendation of Physical Director George
w Ehler for the appointment of three
new members of the athletic department.
The new men who are expected to come
here 10 take the positions are Z. r.
Sweetland, who will succeed Edward H.
Ten Eyck, who resigned crew coach
last June: John w. Wilee. who may he
the new manager of athletics. a position
created by Mr.. E,hler. and DIR. W. r..
Meanweil. who will be director of the
gymnasium. another new office here.
The new rowing coach is at the present
time connected with the University of
Kentucky in the position OF physical di
rector. is an old Cornell man and was
coach at the University Of Syracuse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13
WINTER LEAGUE IS SURE TO
ENJOY A VERY BIG SEASON
Prospects Are Bright for Long Period Of
Wrangling Among Club Owners
and Officials = New League
Talk Will Hold STAGE.

DETROIT. October 13.-There will be
enough gossip to keep several winter
leagues going. Prospects at present are
that sport pages will not be in need of
copy and there will be enough good
gossip lying around loose to fill few
ma gazines each week.
Something is stirring in the base ball
path; there are rumblings and the storm
will break some time this winter. Last
year the National League had row;
this year both major leagues will engage
i'm warm sessions. There will be wars
within the home circle and wars without.
The batting duel between Cobb and
LaiOie will occupy quite lot of time
and discussion. Those eight hits in eight
times at bath that Larry piled up Sun
day will form the reason for much argu-
ment. Many have questioned the hon
esty of certain things in base ball, but
for probably the first time has any actual
evidence of questionable playing been
produced outside of some that Cleveland
committed in games with Philadelphia
last year and one or two this season.
Somebody Get Busy.
Ban Johnson will have to do something
the national. commission will have to do
other people will
But the Cobb La joie deal is not the
only one that causes loss of sleep.
There is the Fletcher trouble.
This promoter from Cincinnati said
he would wade in and make trouble. He
has kept his promise. Trouble he has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13
What Prizes Do to Team
work of Ball Clubs

Until ten days ago Larry hit for
the Maps every time he went to
bat. Ten days ago Owner SOmers
called Larry into his Office ahd
told him to quit hitting for the
Maps and hit for himself.
BY hitting for the Maps II
meant that Larry did the thing
that seemed best to promote the
Maps chances OF winninE. when
Larry received permisslon and
orders to hit for himself he be-
gan hitting for nm average. re-
gardIess Of what effect his efforts
would have On the Anal score.
That he hit for the Maps ~ well
as for himself II q matter Of
recOrtl-Cleve Gland Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13

Hits or Render In three innings At bat
against Bendcr-s times Hits of Plank-3 in
three innings. At bat against Plank-II times.
Hits OF Coombs-3 In three innings AT bat
against Ccombs.11 times. Earned runs-AII-
Americans. =; Athletics, I. Two-base bit-Cohb.
Athletics. 4: All Americans. 4. Struck out-By
Bender. I: by Walsh :; by Plsnk 3: hy (Ooml,;
Z. Double plays-Aiurphy to Lapp; Elhrrfeld 10
Stsbl. First base on errors All Americans. 3;
First base on called bails-Of Walsh 1. on
Plank, J: on Coombs. l. Hit by pitched ball
BY Bender 'Spesk"r,: by Plank tStabI, Wild
pitch-C"ombe Missed grounders and fumbes-
Hartsel 90. Murphy. Coombs. Muffcd Nv ball
Davis. Wild throws-McInnes. Iapp Umpires-
Messrs Esan aud Dineen. Time-l hour and 81
minutes.
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made. is making and proposes to con-
tinue making.
Reports from Chicago say that the
players who We're asked to engage in
the all-star series after the world
championship games have decided to
defy the national commission and play
games. In Kansas City, ruling or no
ruling. The national commission came
out against the games and forbade
them in the strictest terms But the
athletes seemed bound to tell the COM
mission to take the matter in whatever
way they may see fit. and also find out
what player cares.
The players seem just as anxious to
sign up with the new third league II
they play an all-star series. or If they
sign with the new league, there is
bound to he trouble.
Trouble Either Way.
If the new league goes througll-and
chances are that it will not--tilere will
be trouble for the major leagues and
if it doesn't go through it will cause
trouble.
1t is an assured fact that the players
cannot sign up with the new organiza-
ton or buck the national commission
and play those all-star games and ex-
pect to escape any sort of punishment
There will be some strict dealing by
Hermann, Johnson and company
If Il jockey would ride race as ques-
tiOnably as certain men in St. Louis
fielded their positions Sunday he would
stand a grand chance of being ruled
off for life. and ii Johnson can see the
way of it something will happen in ST.
Louis base ball circles soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13

They said last year that Terry Turner'S
arm was all gone. Yet he is now playing
third, and it's some throw across from
third to first.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13

Sid Smith will do most Of the catching
in the Red-Cleveland series. The large
Mr.. Smith is alleged to be wonder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13

Manager Fred Clarke Of the Pirates
wisely refuses to venture an opinion on
the outcome of the coming worlds Sc
ries and deity parties all queries with
the remark that he has not seen the
Athletics play a game.
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Not Practice for Cubs.

CHICAGO, October 13.-The Cubs won 2
listless game from st. Louis yesterday
by the score of Il TO .. Alberts hacked
control. and gave eight bases on baiis,
besides yielding eleven hits and maxine
a wild pitch that scored a run. Score:
R.H.E
Chicago. 90 o | < x-12 II G.
St Louis 90 1 O o o o % 8
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13

The players all round the circuits are
quietly grinning about Lajoie's eight hits.
Everybody seemingly wanted Larry 10
cop, even the Tigers.
IF birmingham gets into the Red
Cleveland games it is hoped he Will have
a chance to work his throwing arm. us
a pretty sight to see Birmingham col
lecting runner at the plate by rlIie
shot from center field.
George Davis will again pilot the Des
Moines team in 1911. The veteran Is cred
tied with doing good work under dis
couraging circumstances this season.
and the fans want him to try his luck
again.
Tommy Leach hasn't hit over 800 in
many successive seasons Nevertheless
there are only fifteen clubs in fast com
pany that would grab for him If he We're
to be declared a free agent tomorrow.
There's lots of things in base ball be-
sides the batting average.
Lee CULLEN, a third base man who was
with the Chicago White Sox a few years
ago, is to have another chance In the
fast company, this time with Brooklyn.
CULLEN didn't show we'll with the Sox,
but is thought to have learned a great
deal about the game since that time.
His main fielding fault was a tendency to
make the largest throws in captivity.
w 1eI Lice SHOt q 81 o"i,N '0"e@'0 III
1, was an even bet whether 1t would
light in the grandstand or only knock the
stuffing out of some fellow doing on the
players bench.
Morgan Murphy. great catcher of
twenty years ago, is now rated among the
wealthy citizens of Providence. He is
assessed at $4,000. runs a prosperous
saloon, and has several profitable bust
ness ventures Murphy wasn't In the big
show for many seasons, but he hung
invested it to good advantage. He was
a great catcher i'm his youth, but is better
remembered for the signal service bureau
he worked to spot signs OF opposing
teams.
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Lost Homing Pigeon.

A plucky but tired homing pigeon
alighted at the home of C.. Fl. Raub last
Monday. II carried the marks of the let
ter on a keystone, and L. S. 1881.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Weaver Chances touted youngster, had
another chance Monday. And the Cardi-
nails batted the lining out of him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13

Gaspar won IL games and lost Is this
season, but is great pitcher just the
same. The battles with the Cubs were
what spoiled his average.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13

According to the following questions
there is a fan under the impression that
both I.ajoie and Cobb have been favored
by opposing teams this season:
Sporting Editor Star:
|. Is it not a fact-shown by the rec
ords-that for the past few weeks or SO
THAT both Lajoie and Cobb have batted
much beyond their normal average. or
much beyong the averages held by them
earlier in the season? >. If this he
the fact does II not warrant the as
sumption that both these players have
been enabled to acquire such abnormal
averages through unsportsmaniike con-
duct of opposing players? An answer will
oblige several fans. Very truly yours.
\. FAN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13

Cobb's batting average last season vas
So. This year the unofficial figures give
him a percentage of five or six points
higher. which would indicate that Cobb
has batted about up to his last years
standard. There was no prize offered to
the champion batter last year.
Lajoie batted at a .324, clip, while the
unofficial averages this year credited him
with having batted over $50. This is
quite an increase, but there have been
years when I.ajoie batted over 400 But
there seems to be a general increase in
hitting this year, there being eleven men
with averages over $50 this year. while
there were but nine last year There does.
therefore, appear to be nothing abnormal
about the batting records OF the two
players who are mixed up in the batting
honor muddle. further than there is
suspicion that Lajoie was helped to a
bunch OF hits last Sunday in the games
with ST. Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13

The players all round the circuits are
quietly grinning about Lajoie's eight hits.
Everybody seemingly wanted Larry to
cop, even the Tigers.
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National League Games.


BROOKLYN. n. ", October l3.-Brook
lyn closed the National League season
here yesterday by losing both ends OF
the holiday double-header to Boston Tbs
visitors won by ninth-inning finishes
Scores:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13

No one has ever been able TO praise
Connie Mack's catching staff when COM
pared with that of the Cubs. and yet the
fact that the Al-Stars are stealing bases
rather promiscuOusly does not mean that
the Cubs will be able to do the same
There are a much faster lot on the team
McA.eer is handling than the Cubs can
boast of. the star players now under
McAleer are youngsters, comparatively
speaking, while the Cub stars arc veter-
ans, who. to be sure, are no longer at
their best. II should NJ easier for Macks
catchers to stop the Cubs than it Is TO
hold Cobb. Speaker, Milan and several
~skers in the present series.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13

1t would not be at all surprising TO see
q record breaking crowd at the ball park
tomorrow when the -All-Stars and Athlet-
les play their fourth game of the series.
Local fans seem very anxious to see the
two teams do battle, for there were
numerous inquiries for reserved seats this
morning. The game which Johnson will
pitch for the 1All-Stars will be called at
= o'clock.
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There are more complaints being regis
tered against Jim McAleer because in the
opinion of some of the fans he does not
jerk his pitchers out OF the game soon
enough when they are being hit. This
has ever been point of contention since
there was such a thing as base ball. The
manager with pitching staff which Is
apt to go wrong would be the wisest man
in the world IL he always knew just when
10 take a pitcher out and which other
twirler TO substitute. II is gamble after
all pitcher may be IN hole in less
time than IL takes TO tell IL and II then
becomes Il question whether to take a
Chance on his getting out of IL or putting
a new man on the job. who may not get
into his stride until ne has pitched an
inning or two. 1t often happens, Of course,
that the first pitcher fails to get OUT of
the mess he has got himself into, and
up the howl that he should have been
taken out. but this same contingent also
has a kick coming If the pitcher substi-
tuted happens to GO wrong. when the
claim Is made that the first pitcher
should have been allowed TO remain
1t Is very easy matter in base ball
10 win arguments with the second guess,
for any move that goes wrong Is always
the imISOper one.
Here Is the latest kick:
Sporting Editor Star:
| want TO say a word regarding Mr. Nc
Aleers contention that the Washington
fans are responsible Tor GroOm'S failure
as pitcher. In the first place, III. :.
Jeffery expressed the sentiment of hun
dreds of Washington fans in your columns
of the nth instant on the subject of Mr.
McAleer's handling OF pitchers In games.
Everybody knows that when Groom ''goes
up In the air. he rarely ever comes down,
and the persistency with which he has
been kept in games when he showed plain
| ~ that he was not in form to pitch has ir-
ritated the fans. Personally. I believe
n 81
est supporters, and on the whole / very
much approve of his management OF the
1 team the past season. but. like Mr.. JET
| fiery. I'm not satisfied with his tendency
| to allow pitchers to hOpelessly lose q
| game before they are relieved. Take, for
| instance. the game Johnson began the day
| before he broke the strike-out record He
pitched four straight balls, hit batsmar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13

II is very evident that Connie Mack Is
pointing his three veteran twirlers. Ben
der. Plank and Coombs for the world s
series. for he Is using this trio in the
Saines against the Au-Stars, allowing
each 10 work three innings
This is the plan decided upon TO keep
them all on edge and yet take no chances
of overwOrking them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13
BY j. ED GRILLo.

While the two defeats of the Athletics
at the hands of the All-Stars cannot be
very encouraging to the admirers of Con-
ME Mack's team. the fact that the Amer
lean League champions are up against
one of the strongest teams that could pos
sibly be gathered should not be over
looked.
The Cubs cannot boast Of johnson and
Walsh nor q Cobb and Speaker. Nor
have they two catchers anything on Billy
Sullivan and Charley Street. Milan is as
good An outfielder as any one of the Cubs
and Harry Lord a superior ia base
man to Steinfeld. Mcbride and Tinker
would size up pretty we'll. while at the
gait Elberfeld has been going in the two
games no player i'm the world could be
an Improvement over him.
So when YOU stop to think of it the Ath-
letics are up against just about the tough
est kind of a base ball team. They Will
not face near as strong pitching in the
worlds series or he ptted against team
the All-Stars.
Take that Al-Star team and put 1t
against the Cubs for series of games
and the AIl-Stars would be made favor
ties over the National League champions
The Athletics have been beaten by this
aggregation, but every one expected them
TO who gave that lineup a thought. If
Jim McAleer could start the next season
with the team he is playing against the
Athletics he would surely be picked to
win the pennant. OF that there is no
doubt.
Incidentally, it is going to be of the
greatest help to the Athletics to be forced
to face the kind of pitching the All-Stars
furnish i'm every one Of the games n
team which goes up against johnson,
Walsh and White for week is very apt
to make pitchers of less ability look like
lot of sand letters Certain it is that
the Athletics are getting some great prac-
tice out of these games.