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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-18
COOMBS OR COLE
THE LIKELY HERO
Both Have Chance to Acquire
Fame in Coming Worlds
Series Games.

Not the least interesting feature Of the
worlds series of the past has been the
flashing Of some star into the armament
Of base ball. Babe Adams was the last
one to stroll across the sky in a meteor
like career that had promise OF great de-
velopmenis, but seemed to be stun.ed at
the start of the season.
Dopists always find consdera bic
amount Of pleasure. not to say interest,
in wondering who the next star will be
that VIII dazzle a multitude and sparkle
for a nation. Admitting the fight to rest
between the Athletics and the Cubs. who
will be the hero? At the present time it
seems to be that either John Cconbs Of
the Mackmen or King Cole OF the Cubs
is the youngster being sroomed for the
laudatory honors Of hero Of the series
Both these boys have had spectacular
careers this season. Cole Of course is a
national sensation. Picked from Bay
CITY. Mich, in a class d organization
where he had divided his time between
barbering and twirling, this Ianky genius
has risen to the place of leading the
twirlers Of the National League. He is
tall. ranging we'll over six feet, and built
after the plan Of Falkenberg. but with
something Of a more Substantial frame
His success has been due in a great
measure to his own ability. but he has not
suffered in the least by the tutoring Of
that wonderful bunch OF base ball players
the Cubs.
Coombs has been with the Macknlen
for four years, but never s!oWed with
anything more sturdy than feeble flicker
during this time. Hero of the twenty
four-inn;ng game in Boston the longest
game in major base ball. he never seemed
to have shown anything since that time.
This season. however, has brought him
into the limelight one of the really
great pitchers
His strength. his mighty curves. sweeps
and breaks, and his other asset-hitherto
unknown to him-grand control. has made
him one of the best in the business. His
work as the Mack iron man has bruited
his success from coast to coast, and he Is
able to work every other day without
feeling the strain.
These TWO youngsters stand the chance
of having the film OF fame filled with
their pictures Will it be Coonbs. or will
the barber of Bay City spring into eter-
nal fame in single bound:
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, big one and the downtrodden haul one
over on the oppressors. The American
League is the under dog in base ball
as regards the world series.
The Athletics. under the leadership of
the tail, thin man who husbands all the
playing strength of his team and who
weighs so carefully all the ingredients of
base ball victory, will be asked to COM
pete against the best team that base ball
has produced in recent years, 1.-The great
est playing machine the game has
Known
Frank l.. Chance and HIS Cubs have
made their reputation. To them more
than to any other team belongs the right
to wear the crown. They are champions
OF base ball champions. and the Athletics
carry the usual lot of success wishing
that challenger carries
, Cobb says that the Athletics pitchers
vii! beat the Cubs. Some bets are placed
on the strength of similar convictions
Coombs. Plank and Bender are the men
credited with carrying off the long end of
the slab duels.
The Athletics are better batters and
many wager on that score
Mack is probably the craftiest manager
in the game. and many depend on his re-
sourcefulness to beat the Cubs
And those are the reasons why most of
the money is going on the Athletics The
general public does not consider tho fact
that the Cubs outfield. infield and catch
ing staff are superior to those Of the
Mackmen.
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dictate that runs can score under such
circumstances. although common sense
dictates against letting the runs score.
Sporting Editor Star:
With reference TO the three-foot rule
is this construed to mean three feet on
either side of the foul line? For instance
IL a runner trying for first runs in or
fair ground more than three feet, Is he
out? O. Man on third and none out. II
batsman interferes with catcher trying
to catch a pitched ball the man on third
not trying to score. who would be out
the man on third or the batter?
F. A. GORDON.
~ BY referring TO the diagram OF the
playing field in any guide you will find
outside the foul line. consequently the
runner is not allowed on fair ground at
all i'll running the last half of the dis
tance 10 first. provided the ball is being
felded to that base Also, he cannot run
more than three feet on foul ground
the runner is hit or interfe-es with the
first basenan by running outside the
prescribed lines the rule is not enforced
by major league umpires. % The bats
man.
Sporting Editor Star:
There were two men out. The next
man up hit to center field. He rounded
second and went to third. The center
fielder threw 10 catch him at third, but
the throw was wild and went over the
third baseman's head. The game was
played by teams that had no uniforms.
The shortstop backed UP the third base
man and got the wild throw. The UNI
pire. not knowing it was a player that
had the ball. told the runner TO advance
4 base on blocked ball. The coacher
on the line Immediately sent the man to
the plate. The shortstop threw home and
the catcher tagged the man out as he
approached the plate under the instruc-
tons of the umpire. Later the umpire
discovered his mistake and called the
man out. The question is, can the OPP
poste team play on a runner that has
been ordered to take base by the UNI
pre- i'll.
Since this game violated one Of the
most important of the playing rules,
which specifically states that no player
who is not in uniform shall take part
In a game, it is entirely outside the pale
of base ball law and the umpire was
sole judge. jury and executioner. In
other words, his decision went, and there
Is no way to dispute it, because base ball
rules were not framed TO cover that kind
of a miX-up.
Sportin: Editor Star:
% Did Reuibach Jose the ball game
Of Saturday, August %? 60 Did Ed
Delehanty ever play with the Washing
ton club while It was in the American
League? tNhNOWN n.
"a Yes. (2) Yes.
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time. AS Long Larry says. 'All you have
TO TO to keep the Reds from scoring is
too place RUM on third base with no.
body out. Jack Ryder in the Cincinnati
Enquire.
President Ebbets received the. following
letter from Brooklyn fan a few day.
ago: Dear Mr. Ebiets: / caught a foul
this summer and did not return it.
understand that these balls cost the
teams 81 apiece. and as / want to keep ii
as a memento ! inclose 81 to pay for it.
was so surprised at the display Of hon
esty that he had the letter and the one
dollar bill framed and hung in his Office
where all who dropped in for a pass
tween the morning ard afternoon game,
some one carefully broke the glass in
the frame and removed the one-doliar
Dill. The Giants are not suspected.
Southern California will have strong
winter league this year Of four clubs
San Diego. McCormick's, Doyles and the
Lelanda Giants, under the direction of
Harry Lelande. William Palmer of San
Diego will be manager and Harry Davis
Of the Philadelphia Athletics will captain
the San Diego team. The Mccormick
team will be under the management OF
J. p. Mccormick, with Ralph Tozer OF
the Los Angeles club as captain John
Doyle will be manager OF the Doyle nine.
with Kitty Brashear Of the Vernon team
as captain. The Lelande Giants are the
negro aggregation OF Chicago. San Diego
expects to have the strongest team in
the league as Davis will take several Of
the best men in the Athletics to the coast
Mr.. \. G. Spald!ng has won over John
D. Works in a hot contest for the United
States senatorshtp in California, and the
veteran base ball man will wear the SEN
atoral tosa at the next session of Con-
gress. The game was an old fashioned
swatfest and the score ran high. Works
made the most hits. getting q popular
vote of 64961 to Mr.. SpaIding's Sc. ISL
but the latter punched his hits and placed
them to better advantage, finally winning
out in the twenty-third inning for his OPP
ponenO by working the squeeze play on
Works. In other words. Mr.. Spalding car
ried thirty counties. giving him seventy.
five legislative votes, while Works took
but twenty-five for thirty-nine votes
Works majority was due to the fact that
he won out in the city districts.
What should be the odds in the world s
series? Even money. and take your
choice. In Coombs and Bender Connie
Mack has every bit as good pitchers as
to say about the winning or losing of
worlds series. Chicago has certain ad-
vantages. notably behind the bat, and Ger
tain weaknesses, notably in base running.
Inc TACT 1naL the CntcdSOS are a going
club should dampen the enthusiasts who
are playing the Cubs as a sure thing"
Then. again. the admission that Chicago's
pitching staff isn't as effective as 1t was
three years ago should make the fan eau
tious. The further fact that the National
League has won the worlds championship
three times running makes the American
Leagues chances exceedingly bright The
worm is bound to turn. What goes up
must come down, etc.-Cincinnatf Com
mercial-Tribune.
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nary team would beat them. The all
star agsregations are Tot, as rule. as
good as well balanced nine which dis
plays great teamwork.
The best an-National team would be
composed % Chance, H.: Evers. Oh ::
Wagner, S.: Byrne. 3b.; Magee, CT:
Wheat. If; Holman. r.f.; Gibson and
Killing. c.; Brown, Mathewson and Moore,
p.
The al-star American nine should De
composed OF Chase, ID: Lajoie, %. :;
Bush S.: Moriarity. 3b. Milan, If; Cobb
CT: Speaker. r.f.: Sullivan and Street, c.,
johnson. Coombs and Walsh, y.
{ Two teams of this sort in a post-season
series could take In the big cities and
draw enormous crowds. and would fur
nish some interesting contests.
But when II comes to picking teams.
Harry Lords proposition for series u
games between Boston's cast-offs and the
present Boston tea m would furnish as in
teresting games as any. Boston's cast
offs would form a. pretty nifty team with
Unglaub. on first: Mcconnell, second
knight. short; Lord. third: Dougherty,
left field: Stone, center field; Woiter,
right field: Criger and Donahue, catchers:
Morgan, Arelianes, Young and Altrock,
pitchers; with Laporte, Parent and Cess
Ter for subs.
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INQU!SITIVE FANS.

Snoring Editor Star: The batter hts
hall that hits the pitcher on the leg ana
elances off The second baSemah lltius
the hall and throws the batter out at first.
Does the pitcher get an ASSIST
Certainly.
snortine Editor Star: The batter hits a
fair ball TO right field. The feider heids
the ball fast ard throws the batter on, a.
FIRST Is the batter scored hat! + M
Yes. If he has a gun and gets the drop
~, the offcial scorer, otherwise never.
Snoring Editor Star: Other than third
strike the batter strikes al the pan anu
hits the ball with his hand Whlle gripping
the bat. The ball rolls fair. What Is the
proper ruling!
7. ;e . ,o,,, the same as any batted ball
which hits the batsman while he is stand
ing in his position.
Sporting Editor Star: With runner on
first the batter hits ball Wflch sli'hes
the umpire bounds to the ShortStop, VINO
throws to the second baseman ana ne 10
the first baseman in time to put out the
batter. The umpire calls the man at see
ond out and the man at first safe. VIVA
"oo'u Nc ''-e wa ANDERSON.
Both runners were safe and batsman
should be given q base hit See rule Oh.
section l, and rule s., section T.
Sporting Editor Star. With two UNI
pires in the game, the umpire IN cnlet De
hind the pitcher and the field umpire Dack
of and between first and second bases
runner from third base slides nome APP
parently safe. The umpire IN cnlet CLAIMS
ne did net see the play The HELD umpire
ella he saw the play and calls the run
ner out Has the field umpire authority
to make decision at the home plate IRON
where he Is in "A case of this kind? X. Is
The rules give all plate decisions to the
umpire. in chief, but also demand that he
shall take his position back of the catcher
NOT back of the pitcher. Consequently the
rules do not provide for tangles OF thus
kind and the umpires must settle II be-
tween themselves.
Sportirg Editor Star: % a is pitching
and in the first of the seventh inning
his team leads. His opponents t.e UP the
game in their half on two hits and
base on balls. \ is taken out with tw"
taking his place and retiring the side,
finally winning out Who gets credit for
the victory? What ruling? % \ pitches
nine innings and retireS with the score
:, 10 g 3 goes in in the tenth and the
game is lost Whose is the defeat? Al
There are no rules governing pitchers
won and lost games, and systems
differ in different leagues. according to
ma Tor league methods would get credit
would pc charged with the defeat in the
second This will be the last season OF
this Anticipated joke.
Sporting Editor Star: ] says accord
ing TO major league rules they play off
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all tie games Of base ball. F says they
| do not. Who is right? TIE GAME
Neither is right. They play off tie
games the same as postponed games If
they can. but all tie games cannot al
ways be played off.
/ Sporting Editor Star With no one out
and A on first base. the batter bats a
grounder to the first baseman, who
| fields the ball and touches first base
putting out the batter Then the fist
baseman throws TO second and the run
ner stops before he reaches second and
goes to the bench. Was the runner
forced off first base. or was he entitled
10 go pach 10 nrst after the batter was
| out? FRA,,k N
The runner was forced off first has
when the ball vas hit, but ceased to he
/ forced the instant the batslna1 was put
out, and w. S entitled to first r. he could
get back there.
Sporting Editor Star: % What were
the National League scores for April "a
and the Cub batteries for that dateo (o>
Also the Cub batteries for May 80, am. :?
t) Have the Yankees got any southpaws
besides Vaughn? Have they any suh
outfielders besides Hemphili? "a Does a
| man get stolen base on a passed ball
| OF wild pitch? p w
% Chicago. =; ST Louis, 1. Cole and
Brown pitched. Pittsburg, ): Cincinnati
p. New York, s: Philadelphia, ,. BrooS
lyn. TO- Boston. 3. Co Brown pitched the
| morning game. 90 They have fifteen Or
twenty recruits. among whom probably
are southpaw pitchers and suboutfieldecs
| but cannot say for sure. "a If runner
starts to steal before a battery error o.
| ours he gets credit for the steal, but IL
| he starts after he sees the error made he
does not get stolen base. Read section
of rule 81.
| Sporting Editor Star.
]. Runners Oh second and third when
tatter hits a long .!y, with none out. They
leave tEeir respective bases immediatalv
| thinking the hit is safe, and both score
The bali Is caught, thrown in. and held
on third base Does this retire beth nm
| ners, or would the ball have to be held
on second in order to retire the runner
who occupied that base? . Three men
on bases and two out. Batter hits a high
fly to the iniield and the man on second
and third score. Runner who was on first
thought only one was ut and led off frst
only short distance. The batter touched
frst ana ran past the man who was o.
cupying first and kept on to second. Tn,
ball was dropped, but the inie,der re-
covered it In time to head off the runner
The umpire claimed none # the runs
counted under rule 80. There was no r.,
out at second. as the third man was legal
~ Out Tor passing a preceding runner
under rule 5d secticn lie. The men on seq
ond and third scored before tie hatte-
passed the preceding runner Under the
circumstances don't the runs count? +, n
% II was a triple play without hold
ing tie ball on second base, unless the
runner was on second and ietouched third
on his way back before the ball was
ftedcd To third. Section 13 of rule IS
says ANY oase t2b This is a brand
new ore 50 far as known. There is Eotn-
ing III tie rules to indicate that runs
cannot score when third out is caused
bN runner passing his predecessor
There also is nothing in the rules to i'm
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Sportin: Editor Star:
% Did Reuieseh Jose the 20 ball H.! game ne
Delehanty ever play with the Washing
ton club while II was in the American
League? tNkAOWN.
% Yes. (2) Yes.
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Catcher EasterIy of the Maps says that
he would rather go back to the minors
than keep on catching. SO he has been
made over into an outfelder by Manager
Jim Mcclure.
Link Lowe the former Detroiter, says
that Young Cunningham, Washington S
accession from New Bedford, is by all
odds the best infielder he has seen in the
minor leagues this season.
Mcconnell and Lord are showing their
worth to the White Sox by their good
hitting The two former Boston players
are setting fast pace with their bats.
and If Duffy could get some OF his vete-
rams to follow in their wake, he would
have winning combination.
The American League is outdrawing the
National League so far this season, 1881.
eco to $4,000 According to statistics
Americans have played before $4,000
fans on their own grounds. The attend
ance at Philadelphia has been $4,000; at
pittsburg. about 10000; at New York,
tendance at the Cincinnati park is esti-
mated at 10000 Boston played before
5000 fans and the Giants before $1,000.
At Chicago $4,000 paid to see the Cubs
perform.
Jtggs Donohue. former first baseman Of
the Chicago White sox. has gone into
business at Hot Springs, Ark, where he
purchased a bowling alley and athletic
resort. IT have given up base ball in so
far as playing the game is concerned"
says Jiggs, but If 1 And franchise in
the minors anywhere loose I may take it
up Donohue has already asked about
the probability of 4 team being placed in
Little Rock next year. representing the
Southern Learue. and says that IL the
Arkansas capital is reinstated In that cir
cult he will be an applicant for man
agerial berth.
Connie Macks pitching staff appears
to be in far better form at the present
time than that Of Frank Chance.
King Cole is an impressive worker. He
does not look much like barber pole as
he stands calm and serene. upon the
mound above which he towers to the
height of six feet two inches. He winds
I'D into handsome knot and propels
the hall with terrific force. His speed is
wonderful. hut that kind of pitching does
not worry the Reds so much as the slow
and sloppy curve. He was hit much
harder than Burns but there did not
of the binsles come at the right
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Collins Stood Out.

Desiin, Baker Norierty, Grant and
Ryrne are the men usually picked III the
argument on the third base position. Sew
eral years ago when Jimmy Collins was
n his prime there would have oeen no
argument. The rightful successor TO Col
lines laurels seems to he Byrne of Pitts
burg. His speed and general aI.-around
work should win MIN al arguments.
At shortstop Wagner has long been in
q class by himssIf. 'Honus" may be go
ing back. but the others are so far be-
hind him that he should be the choice
Until he is forced to drop out.
Catchers" The National League seems
to have i, on the American in this posi-
ton. King has always been regarded as
the kiuspin. bui he has a Ieammate,
Archer who is not far behind On the
work this year il seems as though Glib
sou OF Pittsburg has il on bolt! Of them.
sullivan, Street and Criger are about the
best III the American League, hut they
don't class with the Nationals stars.
In the outfieid there may be room for
argument III AIT and right. but -'ry''
Cobb is surely the greatest center fielder.
Speaker OF Boston is also 4 star OF the
first magnitude, and with him in right
enc Magee o. the Philliss in left any
manager would have an ideal ou1feld
Who is the best pitcher in either lea que
That is great question, and at quick
conclusion most People would pick Walter
Johnson OF Washington. Bar there is
man on the Athletic team who is pitch
ing about as we'll as any pitcher in the
country this year His name is Jack
(oorhs. And Chief Bender IS not far
behind. The National League stars are
Miner Brown. Msthewson ano Moore. The
work IN the worlds series will settle the
argument between Brown and the A,h-
letics heft.
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PICKING THE REAL
STARS IN BASE BALL
Followers of the Game Have
Many Arguments as to Re-
spective Merits of
Best Men.

Wlti,-the base bah fever at its height
IN this city, al sorts Of arguments are
cropping up among the enthusiasts. Those
who follow the National League naturally
argue in favor Of the players in that or
ganixation and claim that the Cubs will
wipe up tho Diamond with the Athletics.
Tho American Leaguers are just as con-
fdeut that this will be their year to
shout. There is no getting away from 1t
that this Is tie best team Connie Mack
has ever handled, and II the Athletics
don't win the worlds championship this
year the American League cause will re-
ceive a hard blow. But tho arguments
are not confined entirely to the merits
of the teams which will meet for the the
of worlds champions. Bach position is
taken up and the arguments wax warm
as TO who Is the best first baseman, sec
ond basemsn, catcher, etc.
When it comes 20 first baseman it is
hard to see how there can be any argu-
nne!t Chase is in a class by himself, but
there are many National Leaguers VINO
argue that Chance is a more valuable
man
6uces more arguments than any other on
p,ayers in ths position. Johnny Evers,
Eddie Collins and mig Nap Lajoie al.
have following. The Frenci,man on ac-
count OF his hitting and graceful fielding
should he given the preference over the
f-st two
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Sporting Editor Star: The batter nus q
hoII that hits the pitcher on the leg ana
elances off The second baseman fieids
tbe hall and throws the batter out at first.
Does the pitcher get an assist:
DoN' Wv H FLYNN.
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Sporting Editor Star: ] says accord
ing to major league rules they play off
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Ali-Star Teams.

II seems that a team composed OF
Chase, Laloie, Wagner. Byr1le, Magee,
Cchb, Speaker, Gibson and Coombs or
Johnson would he almost irvincible and
stll there would be days that an ordln-
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DIAMOND SPARKS.

Catcher Easterly of the Maps says that
he would rather go back to the minors
than keep on catching. SO he has been
made over into an outfielder by Manager
linn MCGUIRE
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DRY RICK WOOD.

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Best meals in WhitehOrse at the Dominion Cafe. I
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SLOPPY WEATHER
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The result Of the observation taken at Moore wharf at midnight, ApiIr 8, 1910, ia as follows Temperature time observat'n 35 above Max. temp. preceding 24 hours 52 above Min. 35 above Mean 43t above
 Barometer 2g 64
 e dy and calm
The daily Alaskan., 1910-04-09

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