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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-23
BARRY MADE BEST
PLAY OF THE SERIES
Four Empires Agree on His
Fielding of FIetcher's
Gr0under.

PHILADELPHIA, October 23-When
you find four umpires that agree that
one play is the greatest of series it is
pretty near positive proof that such is
the case. Bill KLEIN. Tommy Connolly,
Bill Brennan and Bill Dineen, the mas
tiers Of play in the series, were talking
OF the Bellevue Stratford and discussed
the prospects of having a game post
poned.
THE best play of the series, eh?" said
Connolly, in answer to a question. We'll,
I've got mine all picked out. The play
was made by Jack Barry, and 1t was in
the eighth inning of the third game.
Fletcher hit bali that was going at the
rate of mile a minute. Barry fielded il
Clearly. L don't care so much about that
but he went after the ball in such a way
that he was right in back of it and in a
position to throw.
That hit meant everything in that
game. and if Barry had not Yielded the
ball so cleanly it would have been all of
with Coombs, who was pitching the finest
game he ever pitched when ] was
around.
You got that play all right for nine, :
added Klein, land | want to tell you that
it was about as swell a thing as | have
seen this year Dineen and Brennan
both chimed in with a compliment, and
agreed that Tom had picked out the
single play of the series that was worth
any hurrah.
Speaking about Barry. Hughie Jennings.
the arch enemy of the Mackmen. and who
is boldly accused of giving information
regarding the Athletics weakness to the
Giants, came through with the strongest
boost that he has ever spoken of his stall
wart foemen.
I'D rather have Barry" the red-haired
leader stated. than any 400 hitter in the
business. There's the best shortstop in
the business. He goes over more ground
than any other man know; lie is always
in a position to throw, and as thrower
my name for him is 'sharpshooter.
GIVE me Barry at shortstop and I'd
never lost a pennant with my team. In
a pinch he hits better than anybody in
our league outside of Cobb. He's the apple
of my eye as a shortstop, for I've played
the position myself.
.:None of the old-timers nor any of the
new ones are his superior, and j think
that he is the best man in the country in
the place
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JENNINGS DENIES
CHARGES BY DAVIS
Detroit Leader Believes Digni-
fled Silence Best Way to
Treat Situation.

PHILADELPHIA, October 23.-IIugh
Jennings. manager of the Detroit team.
who is at his home at Scranton during
this festival of Jupiter Pluvius. resents
the charges made by Harry Davis that
the red-haired manager is traitor"
to the American League. Jennings does
not see fit to make an emphatic denial.
but treats the matter something after
the euphonious ''dignified silence" which
is a mask for statesmen and others.
Jennings was told of the nature Of
the Davis charges that the Snodgrass
incident could be laid at his door. the
subject matter being read to him over
the telephone Jennings listened with
keen interest until the reading fin
ished. Then his utterances were right
to the point.
Il do not feel either justified cont
PEELED to answer just "A base fabrica-
ton. II seems to me that this matter
should be treateds with dignified silence
and silent contempt. Just because Nc
Graw and myself are old cronies and
brother players this thing crops up
now.
\ fellow like Barry who is OF the
modest type of player. and rarely makes
i'm controversy. shakes his head APP
provingly at Davis statement. lie
agrees that they are correct.
Ought to get after jennings. said
Jack II think he has handed US one
However he knows himself II he did
That looked pretty bad-that slide.
And you know" continued StoNal,
as he discussed the matter today,
that when a ball player has TO come
through with anything like that IL
must have been pretty raw. l have
never seen anything like that in my
life That wasn't a slide. Il was an
assault He never even tried TO make
the bag. but just dove with his feet
n the air at Baker. one foot was three
feet above the bag when he landed.
while the other was about a foot and
a half above the ground.
why, it was SO raw that everybody
in the grandstand Joined in kissing
Snodgrass, and my feelings got me so
strong that I was one of them. | saw
old ball players come through with the
same thing. Some people may say that
Baker was at fault and | know he Is
a clumsy man around the bag. But
there was no slide to the thing: 1T
was just a case of get him. And II
almost went through.
The thing on saturday was All
right; nobody kicked on that, did they?
But that last thing. No. no. that
wasn't a slide: Snodgrass went after
Baker, and he almost got him at
that
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WEAKER THAN SUPPOSED.
Showing Made Against Army Caus.
ing Blue Feeling at New Haven.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. October 23-
Yales battered eleven was back in New
Haven today, after one of the most dis
couraging games Yale foot ball team
has played IN several seasons. The defeat
at the hands OF the Army is felt keenly,
but Capt. Howe and Walter Camp both
feel that had the playing conditions been
better the game might have resulted
differently.
Several of the Yale players were used
up in trying to do battle with the ele-
ments and the soldiers at once. and it will
take some time for the first string men to
get into fighting shape again.
The trouble with Yale, il Is pointed out.
is that the team had too much of a pc
mic in the four early season games and
had no opportunity for a real tryout. The
Army game was needed TO demonstrate
that Yales line. which had been regarded
as of the stonewall variety. is not inn
pregnable. The ends are extremely weak
for Yale ends: the backs fail TO work
a unit and there are several positions.
from tackle to tackle, that were shown to
be weak
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ATHLETICS STARS
WILL GET BONUSES
Coombs, Baker, Plank and
Others Will Get Reward for
Services From Owners.

PHILADELPHIA, October 23-Several
of the Athletics players and possibly all
of the regulars who participate in the
worlds series against the Giants will be
handsomely rewarded for their part by
the club owners and Manager Mack il
they succeed in trailing the New Workers.
colors in the mud.
The 800 per man which each of the
winners will receive will not be the only
reward of the Mackmen IL they are the
fortunate ones Connie Mack is anything
but ungrateful. AS the club owners will
receive more money this year than ever
before. it Is a certainty that virtue will
bring its own reward in the case of the
deserving Athletics.
Probably heading the Est of bene-
ficiaries will be Iron Man John Coombs.
the pitching hero of all modern world S
series, the man who has "A record of four
games won and none lost. 1t will not be
alone for his work against the Giants
that Mack will have COOmbS in mind.
Rather for his service during the Amer
lean League campaign. When the Mack
men were fighting hard to overcome the
Tigers lead, Coombs was the pitcher who
bore the brunt of the work. Connie will
not forget him, and the chances are he
will be rewarded with check for $1.OU
or 81 500 i'm addition to his worlds series
share.
! OF course Frank Baker will run neck
and neck with Coombs for favor. for the
| Trappe, Nd. lad has been big factor ir
the two victories credited to the Athletics
| against the National leaguers. He proba
/ bly, will receive big bonus also.
/ Once upon time it was said that Con
ME Mack ran his club on less money than
any major league manager in the bust
ness. That may have been true in the
| early days of the American League, blu,
not in late years. Right now the salaries
| of the Athletics run as high as 5000
| The pay roll for the twenty-one regulars
is said to exceed $4,000 Fhis does no,
include the salary of Manager Macn
| That's an average of over $4,000 to .
man.
/ The worlds series receipts--that is. il
| the Athletics win the ttle--will boost the
| average income of each man to So, 800
\ In addition the club will hand out the de-
| served bonuses.
With the fifth game of the series SEIZED
| uled for New York. the owners of tn.
! Athletics and Giants probably will. spit
a $4,000 purse on that game alone. II
| addition, each club will receive something
| like S45o0O from the first four games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-23
Grounds Knocks Out Todays Game Struggle Resumed Tomorrow
ATHLETICS AND GIANTS ARE
NOW ON AN EQUAL FOOTING
When Struggle Is Resumed in Worlds
Series the Long Rest Should
Benefit Both Teams.

| be warped in Judgment when a personal
wager is at stake
Objection has been filed by some of the
players of the Giants and the Athletics
| because they do not receive a share of
! the money derived from the privilege OF
taking moving pictures during the games
| which are played for the worlds series
| The objection seems to be based upon
! the fact that the moving picture privilege
! brings an enormous sum to some UNI
known individual or individuals.
| Here are the facts of the case They
are very simple. Last year il was agreed
that it would be a detriment to the en-
| Joyment OF the spectators if photographs
ers We're permitted to occupy positions
| around the base lines while games were
4 in progress. and therefore a rule was
passed that at the time the game was to
begin the photographers would be asked
| to leave.
| \ moving picture firm made "A propo-
sition to try to taRe films OF the plays
at long range. For this it was willing
\ to pay the. sum of 5000. 1t did So and
on the annual report of the national
commission, which Is filed at the end
OF the year and which is public prop
erty to anybody who is willing to look
it over. there will be found the sum of
$500 properly charged as being re-
ceived from the moving picture COM
pany.
This year the moving picture privi-
lege was deemed worth bidding for on
the part of more companies than one.
The successful company received the
privilege to take pictures at its risk
that is TO say, at long range-for the
sum of $4,000. This goes to the fund
of the national commission.
If this amount were divided among
the players of the competing clubs in
full each player would receive about
SOS. If 1t were divided by the rule
which pertains to contests for the
worlds championship-tha is, 10 per
cent first deducted for the national
commission, which would amount to
$3.50. and then ca per cent for the play
ers-the sum amounting to 800
would be their share. That would
mean little less than $40 for each
player of the winning club.
Now take the other side of the argu
ment For several years the national
commission was operated at a loss.
The amount of work which it does for
the ball players of the United States is
almost incredible. For several years
the present chairman of the national
commission never received cent for
his services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-23

his liking He has gained one hit in
eleven times to bat, percentage OF .9i,
which means that to maintain his all
season average the Mackite is bound to
do some tall clouting in the balance of
the Giant Athletic combats.
When Murphy strikes his stride it Is
expected that there will be some hustling
i'm the outer works of the New York bull
warks. The fact that il has been Mack s
weak sisters who have practically won
the second and third games of the series
la, served to raise the hopes of the Ath-
letic supporters, for with the official
wrecking crew working in regulation
style during the remainder of the season
il is believed there is little doubt but
that Philadelphia will be returned victor
again in the race for the world pennant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-23
WEATHER FAIR, BUT QUAKER
GROUNDS TOO WET FOR PLAY
Worlds Series Postponed for Fifth Time,
But Great Battle May Be
Resumed Tomorrow.

With the continued postponements
there is another star. aside from the
master pitchers on either side, who is
getting rest. He is '.Stuffy" McInnis
proclaimed by CcEnie Mack to be with
out a peer in the major leagues as a
first sacker. No doubt exists that
he will be found in his accustomed place
before the series is over. His wrist is
all right now. and We're it not for the
fact that the weather has forbidden prac-
tice he would be in the next game played
Connie Mack fears that without a good
workout, no matter how strong his arm
may be, it would be questionable step
to put him in the next game played.
"A few mornings practice, says Con-
ME. lis all he needs" Mack adds: Even
If Mcinnis does not round into condition
Harry Davis is playing great game
and there is no need of breaking up u
winning combination"
Six days of idleness is not calculated
to keep the players limbered up and
what little exercise they have been
"a bic to snatch between rain drops can
| hardly be said to be sufficient
McGraw and his New York team re-
turned to this city last night. The
| little Napoleon has issued a call for
practice today in the mud. The Giants
/ VIII Timber up out at the Phillies'
park. Broad and Huntington streets.
| Charlie Doom has extended the use of
Fogel Field to the Giants during the
series.
Bender and Matty are picked to bowl
in the next tourney, the chieftain be-
/ ing anxious to defeat Big Six to
take a warriors revenge for his beat
ing in the opening game The New
York marvel has had complete rest
and is fit to even UP the series. He
should be "A tough proposition to beat
and 1T would not be surprising If
Matty came through with another vic
tory. However, the Athletics figure
that he cannot beat them on the home
grounds.
Taken from fair angle the series
is starting all over again to all intents
ana purposes. The only difference is
that the Athletics need to win ONLY a
+ pair of games while the Giants must
| trail through with three
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-23

PHILADELPHIA, October 23.-The
fourth base ball game between Philadel-
phia and New York in the series for the
worlds championship was postponed to-
day for the fifth time The weather
was fair but the grounds were too wet to
play on.
Under instructions of the national COM
mission an early decision was made by
the umpires. Only two of them, Klein
and Brennan went to Shibe Park, and
it did not take them many minutes to
decide to call the game off until to-
morrow. They found many puddles in
the outfield, and the intield, especially
along the base paths, was quite soft
The grounds looked so bad to Umpire
Brennan that he expressed the opinion
that the sun would have to come on:
strong to dry the grounds sufficiently &c
permit a game tomorrow. lie felt sure
a game would be played Wednesday. TIL.
weather forecast for the week calls fol
more rain, beginning Thursday, and cold
weather.
The members of the Athletics team
reported at the grounds usual today
and put on their uniforms for practice
along the side lines.
The New York players expect to in
dulge in a little work OH the Nationa
League grounds. Overhead the day Is
fine for base ball. the sun is shining
brightly and a good breeze is blowing.
The present worlds series is record
breaker for breaking records. Not only
has the series exceeded the figures for
attendance and receipts at one game, but
the record for the number of postpone
ments of one game has also gone By the
board. Furthermore, the present series
will come to close at "A later date thar
any series heretofore played. Since the
worlds championship games have beer
played under the rules Of the nationa
commission they had ended on the fol
lowing dates: 1Nk5. October ~; 1906 Oc
tober IA: 1907, October T.: 1905, October
IA; 1909, October rs: 1910, October -;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-23
BENJAMIN CHALLENGES.
Local Colored Boy Wants to Ar
range Bouts for This Winter.

a challenge is issued by Robert Benja-
min, local colored boy. TO any boxer in
Washington or Baltimore, who weighs in
between 145 and 15S pounds. barring no.
body Benjamin is DESTROYS of arranging
bouts to take place at different times dur
ing the winter, and conditions to govern
the fights can easily be arranged.
Benjamin is a product of the Johnson
Athletic Club which has been organized
by William Mcneil. who at one time was
connected with Jack Johnson. the cham
pionship heavyweight The club * de-
voted to the development of youngsters
who have ring ambitions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-23
FIVE STAKES TO BE RUN.
Good Purses Offered at Meeting of
Jamestown Jockey Club.

NORFOLK, Va, October 23.-Five
stakes to be run in the course Of the
autumn meeting of the jamestown Jockey
Club. which begins on the ID of Novem-
Der and continues to the LIST of Deem
Der. closed last Wednesday. They are the
Monticello Hotel handicap. a mile dash
for all ages. with value of $1.!I0O; the
Exchange handicap, of $1,000, one mile
and a sixteenth, for three-year-olds and
over; the Lynnhaven Hotel handicap of
$500, for -year-olds. at three-quarters
of a mile. the Thanksgiving stake of
81 900 (selling), for three-y ear-olds and
upward at one mile and a furlong, and
the Merchants stake of $500 tselling), for
all ages, at six and half furlongs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-23
SEASONS TO END EARLIER.
Major Leagues to Close Schedule by
October / Hereafter.

NEW YORK, October 25.-According to
base ball club owners who have been
here during the past week the major
league championship season in future will
not be extended to take in October II,
Columbus day. 1t was planned to frame
next years schedules so that they will
end not later than October l. which will
give ample time for the world ) series TO
be played under favorable weather condi-
tons.
IL such schedules had prevailed this
wear there would have been no trouble.
The Giants and the Athletics were com
PEELED to kill tirpe for nearly ten days
before beginning the big series, when as
a matter of fact they could have started
their games October 7 at the latest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-23
MCFARLAND VS.. WELLS.
Negotiations Under Way for Bout
Between Two Lightweights.

NEW YORK. October 2S-Negotiations
are under way for ten-round bout be-
tween Packey Mcfarland. the Chicago
boxer. and Matt Wells, the lightweight
champion of England. to be held at the
Fairmont Athletic Club here early next
month Ii is declared that Ad Wolgast
because of unreasonable demands, is in
danger of losing his match with Wells,
scheduled for November =. and McFar-
land is likely TO be substituted for the
title holder The chief contention on
which the promoters of the contest have
baked is Wolgast's stipulation that the
club must put up the entire amount Of the
purse. $1,000 before the bout, or there
will be nothing doing.
Mcfarland and Wells were matched two
months ago for a bout in Madison Square
Garden October 10, which had to be
Cancelled when the gardens license was
revoked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-23
Jimmy CALLAHAN TO
MANAGE WHITE S0X
Hugh Duffy to Take Charge of
Minor League Club
for Comiskey.

CHICAGO. October 2s.-James J. Gala
han will manage the Chicago Americans
in 1872, according II a story printed here
today.
Hugh Duffy. whose contract expired
with the conclusion of the city series,
will manage the. Des Moines Western
League team for Comiskey and use it as
club to train young ball players for the
White Sox.
President Comiskey. it has been known.
was interested IN the purchase of the
Des --oines team in the Western Leasue
Hugh Duffy is good trainer of young
ball players and Comiskey figures he viii
be of great value to him In the Iowa
city.
Callahan managed the White Sox in
1903 and 1904.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-23
TRACKS TOO SHORT.
Mile Distance Not Long Enough for
Auto Racing.

NEW YORK. October 23.-"The history
of automobile racing on mile tracks. espe-
cially the gruesome record OF fatalities OF
the past season. proves beyond douht
that the mile horse track is totally unit
for the staging of motor car races. Rae
ing automobiles have developed such
speed that few drivers. no matter how
skillful are able to control them within
the limits of these dirt tracks when the
inevitable tire bursts and the wildly
plunging automobile goes tearing through
the fence. manning or killing drivers and
mechanics or Innocent spectators massei.
at the edges of these unprotected
courses" says G. A. Emise of the Lozier
Motor Company.
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MORRIS NO GUTTER.
Again Starts Training to Make Him.
self a Better Fighter,

NEW YORK, October 23.-With the in
domita BILE pluck that he showed i'm his
fight with Jim Flynn. Carl Morris has
again taken up the training grind at the
new Polo A. G. with the declared inten-
ton of making good I'm New York. the
scene of his recent disaster. New York
ers have little time to devote to loser
and Morris has been cast aside as "A
hopeless failure by most of the tight
fans. Yet to condemn him absolutely
may be as much a mistake was the
ridiculous idea that he would be star
of the game at his first attempt.
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SWEDES CONFIDENT.
Trainer Says His Pupils May Win
Many LaurelS,

NEW YORK. October 23.-Erncst w.
Hjertberg the trainer. who is in his
native country shaping up the Swedish
talent for the fifth olympad. which is
to be held in Stockholm from June 2o
to July 90, writes to his friend Erie, j.
Hillstrom that lie has strong hopes OF
his pupils winning the laurels.
Hjertberg was successful as trainer for
the l. A. G.. the y. Y. \. c. and Column
bia University. When he had charge Of
the college boys they won pretty much
everything
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-23
LOST BATTING EYE.
Danny Murphy Liable to Come Back
in Final Games.

Danny Murphy. sensational right fielder
of the Philadelphia Athletics. is one of
the big guns in the batting order OF the
Mackmen which has SO far missed fire
in the 1911 world series. In the three
games played to date Murphy has not
shown his real ability as hitter. His
batting average all season has flirted
with the 80 mark and over. but Danny
has found the New York sIabmen not TO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-23

Substitutes Holland for Dougherty. Healey
for McElfresl. Mackenzie for Martin. Hartley
for Friiel. Kelly for Smitlson Frank for John
son. Boiler for Lacaroni. Touchdown ns-(ieibel
a.. Collingswortb. Olfveri. Martin. Mackenzie.
Referee-Mr. Holland. Umpire-Nr. IIolkaruf.
Field judgcMr. DuSan. Head lincsman-Mr.
Grace. Llnesmcn-Messrs. Murray and Thomp-
son. Timekeepers- Messrs Conn6rs and Smith
son. Time of quarters-10 minutes.
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vIGILANTS WIN.
Trim Apache Eleven by One-Sided
Score of 40 to O.

The Vigilant Athletic Club. the crack
local independent foot ball team. defeat
ed the Apache eleven yesterday by a
score Of 10 to o. The game was regu-
lar walkover for the Vigilant team, the
Apaches standing no chance to win at
any stage of the contest. Lineup and
SUMMARY:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-23

One of the most interesting contribu-
lions to our next Sunday Magazine Is a
popularity written treatise on THE New
Reading of Dreams by June Il. Downey,
in which the latest psychological discov-
cries and point of view on this vexed
subject are discussed.