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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-07
CALIFORNIA GIRLS
CLASH IN TENNIS
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Miss HotChkiss Easily Defeats
n Miss Florence Sutton at
West Side Courts.
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NEW YORK. October THE semi-final
round OF the womenS metropolitan cham
pionship tennis singles was the main at
traction yesterday on the courts of the
West Side Tennis Club. one match in
particular being of exceptional interest.
That was where Miss Hazel Hotchkiss
net Miss Florence Sutton. both of Cali
fornia. the former being the national
champion and the latter her challenger
this year. When the pair met last June
for the big event at Philadelphia Miss
Sutton came within a stroke of winning
the title from Miss Hotchkiss after a ter
rife thTee-set encounter. Miss Sutton was
no match for Miss Hotchkiss in yester-
days battle In straight sets Miss Hotch-
kiss oufdrove and outmaneuvered Miss
Sutton, and she won her place in the
final round with the score of g.. 81, or
81 aces to 20 Ii was first-ciass brand
OF tennis from FIRST to last, and delighted
the biggest gallery that ever gathered to
see the women play on the West Side
courts
A remarkable thing about the match
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ATHLETICS PLAN To
STOP GIANTS RUNNERS
Pitchers and Not Catchers Frequent
ly at Fault When Bases
Are Stolen.
PLAYERS ANXIOUS TO
AVOID ACCIDENTS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
PHILADELPHIA, October THE Ath-
letics al ehome for their final series of
games of the Ameri, an Leagues cham
p;onship season. The New York High
lapders started bunch of three contests
yesterday afternoon and Saturday the
eastern clubs of the Johnson circuit will
close their books for the 1911 season. The
western clubs will wind Up their cam
paign Sunday.
There is little interest at present in
any American League team except the
Athletics. Every American League fan
White Elephants will shape up for the
worlds ser -es Mack's men will keep busy
every afternoon. unless rain interferes,
until next Thursday. when they wind up
their heduie of games with McAleer's
All Stars, and it is planned to give them
rest Friday, October Is. unless the ma
tonal commisS on orders the interleague
clash TO start on that date.
From now on the greatest fear of the
Athletics followers will be that one of
the. regular players Will meet with a seri-
Gus accident and that he will be kept
out of the games with the Giants. Every
precau-ion will be taken 10 guard against
any OF the pIa=crS being hurt
Last fall OldrinS was injured in the
first contest with the All Stars That ac-
cident was largely OIdring's own fault
re WCnL out 10 center neld without his
smoked glasses on. \ flash of sunlight
caused him TO make quick swerye
while he was going after fly bail, and
he wren he'd one Of knees so severely
mat ne was on crutcheS when the games
with the Chicago Cubs were played
There will be no such carelessness per
mitted by Manager Mack during the re-
naming games, and every effort will be
made to have every one of the twenty
one men eligible for the worlds series in
the pink of condition when the Giants are
faced.
McInnes stu has his injured right arm
in board. but this may he taken off in
a couple of days, and by next Monday
"Stuffy will probably be again abe to
put on his uniform and practice
While at home the Athletics are ex-
preparation to thwart the attempts of the
Giants to steal bases. Coombs Bender,
Plank and krause, the four pitchers most
likely to be called upon to face the New
Workers. have been practicing quick
throws TO first base. and if any of Nc
GraW's men get a good lead # first base
during the series he will be fortunate.
Three men-the pitcher. the catcher and
the first baseman-working together
smoothly can make almost any runner
keep close to the initial sack. and it will
not be for lack of practice if the Giants
get a running start away from that base.
Catchers are usually blamed for bases be-
ing stolen. but any player will admit that
the fault usually lies with the pitcher in
not watching the base closely enough
while sometimes it is the first baseman
that blunders.
The Athletics stopped the Cubs la: sea
son. and they are perfecting themselves
so as to keep the Giants from displa ying
their speed on the base paths.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-07
MAILER HAS THE ALL-STAR
TEAM READY FOR ATHLETICS
Open in Newark Tomorrow-Becker or
Cashion to Pitch Final Game
in Boston Today.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON. October Jimmy McAieer,
manager of the All-Stars. who are down
to clash with the Athletics in series
next week has been forced to make a
few changes in his makeup of the team
since Charley Comiskey of the White SoN
has placed a restraining hand on Harry
Lord. Ed Walsh and Billy Sullivan The
Old Roman wants to save his men for
the Chicago city series between the Sox
and the Cubs.
For third base McAleer has to choose
from Kid Elberfeld and Larry Gardner.
The chances favor the Red Sox man, for
the manager has taken quite a fancy TO
the ex-collegian. and wants to see more
of his work under fire. Gardner has been
the sensation of the Red SoX team this
year. From a mediocre Second-Sacker.
who allowed the ball to play him. as they
say i'm base ball. he now Is going after
everything on ths third corner. and he
has no better booster than the present
Washington manager. 1t is possible that
both Elberfeld and Gardner will get d
chance to show in the series.
John Henry. former Amherst College
catcher. is McAleer's choice behind the
bat Henry is not the best catcher
in the world, but he can take his turn
and do first-class work. A man for Ed
Walsh's place is a hard one to NIL. There
Is only one Ed Walsh. The big fellow
would have given the Athletics the neces-
sary practice preparatory to facing
Mathewson N the worlds series.
Ray Collins. the southpaw of the Red
SoX. will be one OF the twirlers used in
the series. while Joe Wood will be chosen
to give the champions the needed puz-
Zlers. With Iris Speaker for center field
Manager McAleer has a liberal sprin-
king of Bostonians' pom his al-star
team
McAleer stated Yesterday that he would
proba bly pick a pitcher from the ranks
of the Washington club. He is not ready
to announce the new man. The team
opens its series against the Athletics to-
morrow at Newark and some hiSh-class
games are looked for when these COM
binationS clash.
The game scheduled here for today.
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UMPIRE O'LOUGHLIN SUGGESTS
SOME REFORMS FOR BASE BALL
Says Public Wants Action and Speed on
Field-Cry for Early Start of
Games Is General.

It's the pepper box that entertains peo-
pie. and / think it should be used a lot.
There is very little kicking in our
league, probably because the club owners
do not believe in ii. II player objects
to decision he usually shuts up quick
ly when he realizes what will follow. L
generally suppress a chronic kicker as
soon as he opens his mouth, but some
times you'll find well behaved man who
loses his head and protests because he
really believes he has received the worst
OF it. In such cases a warning is suf-
ficient and expulsion isn't necessary.
I'm many instances players kick to
cover up their own mistakes. In one of
the games here recently New York
man was thrown out at second base. He
was caught mapping fairly and squarely
and was SO mortified that he kicked when /
called him out. His objection was made
to square himself, but as he is one of
the cleanest players in the business [
did not penalize him. Then again a New
York man slid home with such cleverness
that the visiting catcher, with the ball in
his hand. missed him by at least foo:
The catcher looked so cheap that he had
to make roar to convince his MANAGER
that he wasn't at fault. But he's a
good fellow and seldom makes trouble for
the umpires By using discretion In
suppressing kickers an umpire can get
along nicely, but at the same time he
doesn't have to play favorites The
game is comparatively clean in this
respect and umpiring isn't the hardship 1t
used to be-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-07
BY j. ED GRILLo.

For some unaccountable reason admir-
ers of the Athletics predict that the
American League champions will bat
Mathewson all over the lot when they
face him ir the worlds series
Just what this prediction is based on
is hard to say. for memory does not re-
call any team batting Mathewson hard
on more than very few occasions Fur
thermore. in his recent games Matty has
displayed all his former ability. and with
the rest that he is now enjoying there
is no good reason for believing that he
will not be effective against the Athletics.
Important games have always found the
Giants star twirler at his best. and the
dope would indeed be upset If he should
prove mark for the Mack men this
year.
There is. of course, no figuring on what
sort of ball any of the pitchers will do
in the series. for they may not work up
to their past performances. bat, if they
do, Mathewson is going to be a hard nut
to crack. In fact. tn eGiants appear to
be better fortified with pitchers than the
Athletics if Mathewson can be counted
on. for he can work with a couple of
days rest which Bender. his only real
rival, cannot do and be at his best.
No one seems to feel that Coombs has
much of a chance to beat the Giants
The fact that he won several games
from the Cubs last fall does not seem to
have impressed any one, for there is no
denying that he was hit hard in those
games, though he won them. Mack must
depend on Bender Coombs and Plank.
If Morgan did not go skyward in impor-
tant games he might win, but il is not
likely that he will be given a chance.
True, McGraw appears to have but
Mathewson and Marquard. but if Christy
is good he can work in three of the
games if 1t is necessary
II seems to make difference how
much the capacity of the ball parks of
successful cities may be increased. there
does not appear 10 be room enough to
accommodate ali those who want to see
the worlds series.
New York. with its reputed capacity OF
'o.oDO. will have to disappoint thousands,
ard what is true of New York is also
true of Philadelphia Because OF the
enormous size of both parks the commits
sion has very senSib y prohibited the put
ting of overflow crowds on the field. This
will enable real bail games to be wit
messed. for there is no doubt that such
important games when played under
ground rules made necessary by the
crowd are never satisfactory.
Those in base ball who opposed the ex-
pansion OF the American League must
real Ze what a wonderful benefit this Or
gaEization has been to the game. The
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Big Six Regarded as Best
Pitcher That Ever
Lived.
IS STILL VALUABLE
TO NEW YORK TEAM

CINCINNATI, September 25-Now that
the season is in its cleaning and columns
have been exhausted in praise of the
Marquards, the Alexanders, the King
Coles and the Chalmerses, the searchlight
which for months has shed over acres
of young athletes finds itself focused on
one small spot. In the center of that
spot is big blond-haired Giant. who
spent the greater part of his last days
in st. Louis. showing an eager and ad-
miring crowd of messenger boys how to
pitch the fade-away. This demonstration
by Christy Mathewson took place in the
stock exchange, and the object he used
for illustration was tissue ball, put to-
gether by the young bank runners.
Ask any man in the west, whether an
expert or Of the laity, to mention the
name of the greatest pitcher in the world.
and without hesitation he will answer
Matty." Ask any base ball manager on
any team and he will tell you the same
thing. Ask any man who has wagered
a sum on the worlds series what pitcher
he would like to carry his money, and it
will be the same answer: "Matty." And
last but not least of all, ask the players
on the New York team their choice of
a pitcher to twirl them to victory and the
big prize at stake. and they will look at
you in Amusement. There's nothing to
that" is the general answer; "Matty is
the greatest money pitcher in the world.
With anything at stake he is in class
by himself"
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WORLDS RECORD IN
PACING FUTUR|TY
Miss OeForest Beaten by
Braden Direct After Set
ting New Mark.

LEXINGTON, KY, October lit took
seven hard-fought heats yesterday TO de-
eide the winner of the pacing division OF
the Kentucky Futurity for three-year-
olds. carried over from Thursday at the
Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Assoc
citation track. and Braden Direct. the
black son of Baron Direct, was the
victor.
Miss Deforest, winner Of the first and
fourth heats. set a new worlds record
for three-year-old PAGERS when she went
the mile in 2.O5il, a quarter faster than
Kiatawah and Jim Logan, the previous
record holders. Miss Deforests time at
the quarters was o.3ls4, Lo3. L33&.
Argat Hal won the Johnston stake after
losing the third heat to Jacks Promise.
who broke badly and finished last In
the fourth heat.
The 200 class pace was annexed by
Ess III. Kay Driven by Trainer Ben
White. he lowered his own mark of 202ik
tn , or. Grace Capt. David Shaw's mare.
non the oo7 class trot in straight heats
in the second of which Peter Dorsey
broke his ankle, a little past the quarter,
and had 10 be destroyed.
Today Uhlan will he driven to wagon
nv his owner. C. Il. q. Billings, against
tLe track record of 2.o1, and Willy, the
champion stallion. over a half-mile track,
will 90 against his record of 2O6h.
Law Audubon will be driven to beat the
four-y r-old record OF 1911. 2.OGsA.
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was its very few faults. There was only
one double fault and four other faults
during the entire setto. In the other
match of the semi-fnal Mrs. Barger Wal
ZACH. the national champion OF 1903 was
coupled with Miss Edith Handy. The ex-
champion was too much of a court gen.
eral for her younger rival, and she won
with the score of S-3, S-3. or % points to
~.
There was some spectacular work in the
mixed doubles. Miss Hotchkiss and Carl
ton r. Gardner played Mrs. Frederick
Schmitz and A. Boyce in the semi-fina
and there were all sorts of fine shots ard
hair-raising plays The Californians had
matters mostly their own way, and they
won with the score of 81. O.. or G6
points to rs \ three-set match was pro-
ductive of the other semi-final between
Mrs. George NJ. Chapman and y. Holmes
against Mrs Herbert f. Marvel and Jo-
seph Gordon. Mrs. Chapman and hey
partner won with the score of 6-3, %
6-3. or i2I points to l06.
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Matty Giants Mainstay.

Mathewson is the mainstay of the New
York club after all, and he will be that
very same thing as long as no injury be-
falls his good right arm. Today Mathew
son is in as good condition as he ever
was in his life. McGraw is very careful.
to see that he keeps that way. During
the last few days of trouble and worn
out arms the Giants battled away with
confidence, because they knew that
Matty was in the background and could
be brought forward at the least sign of
trouble. An evidence of his value as a
relief man is the fact that he has saved
seven games within the last ten days.
and during that entire time he only
pitched one full contest. In st. Louis he
saved two games by pitching one entire
inning In the first one he worked one
third of an inning and in the second
game he worked two-thirds, which is to
say he retired two batters and got out of
the game. In Boston and Pittsburgh he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-07

RIVAL MANAGERS AGREE THAT
PITCHERS WILL DECIDE SERIES
Giants to Depend on Mathewson and Mar
guard, While Chief Bender and Coombs
Will Be Athletics Mainstay.

effective against left-handed batters. who
have trouble i'm hitting ball that IS
curving away from them That Is why
left-handerS are usually SO enecuNo
against left-handed batters.
Bender relies entirely upon curve that
comes up with the speed OF a bullet and
then bends away at sharp angle. This
is very similar to Miner Browns famous
hook Benders curve is much faster
than Browns. and when he has perfect
control he is almost unbeatable. The
sharp kink in this fast curve makes IL
exceedingly difficult for the batter to
catch the ball squarely on the nose. Ben
der also has tremendous speed. BY al
ternating a slow ball with his great speed
and then working in his quick breaking
curve he is a constant puzzle to opposing
batters.
Fast Ball Rube's Best Asset.
Rube Marquard's best pitching asset il
his fast ball. The RUDE has as much IL
not more speed than any pitcher in the
business and when his fast ball comes
over the plate ii is going with such
speed that il takes a slight jump upward
Without that jump on his fast ball Mar
guard Is easy. btu once he has his speed
adjusted properly IL is difficult for any
body to beat him. Batters will often mss
a fast ball right over the heart OF the
plate on account Of being unable 10 gauge
the terrific speed. Rubes only weakness
is when he partially loses control. He is
so afraid of walking a batter that he will
often throw the ball over the plate vita
nothing on it," to keep the batter
from getting base on balls. When he
gets that way there is nothing TO do but
yank him out OF the box. Give him con-
troll and he is a terror.
Jack Coombs has a curve that resem-
bles Matty's fade-awaY. Ii floats up Ia
the plate with a peculiar wobble and
then shoots downward. In pinch that
is his chief asset. Coombs also has
great speed but he has an inclination to
be wild In one of the games against
the Cubs last fall he gave eleven bases
on balls and still managed 10 win lis
game. The Cubs were running bases
badly during that series and could not
take advantage of Cooms wildness. No
pitcher could give the Giants eleven
bases on balls and beat them. They are
all coed walters and good runners after
they get on.
of these pitchers are veterans and have
been under fire time and time again.
Bender and Mathewson are wise old
owls at the business of working the op-
posing batters. but il is said that CoomOs
and .Marquard rely more on the stuff
they have on the ball. All they do is to
get il over and let the batter swing as
, hard as he will.
The fact that Jack Coombs won three
games from the Cubs last fall does not
cause the Giants any concern. They
candidly admit that they have more dread
OF Bender. On the other hand, the Ath-
leticS are not worried ever the fact that
Matty shut them out three times in sue
cession during the worlds series of 1893.
They admit fear of Marquard on account
of his being left-hander.
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Toots Schultz Bumped.

NEW YORK. October although the
New York Nationals have already hauled
the 1911 pennant out of the reach Of
other aspirants. the flag winners con-
tinued their habit of winning yesterday
by taking a double-header from Phladel-
phfa The scores We're 10 to ) and ) to 4.
In. the first game Toots Schultz, the
former Pennsylvania captain, allowed
only one scratch hit in the first six
innings Then he went to pieces. In
the seventh and eighth innings New York
scored nine runs off him.
Chalmers wildness in the first inning of
the second game proved his undoing. as
New York scored four runs at the start
PaSkert made marvellous One-hani
catch of Devore's line drive in the first
game. Scores:
R.H. Z.
New York....1 o o . o o > i X-IO s 5
Philadelphia 20 y o q 90 o % 0 3
New York. ......4 0 . 90 OOx-5 s 2
Philadelphia III 90 0 002 o. 9 4
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which marks the close of the season in
the east. Isl likely to be prevented by rain
which started to fall early yesterday
evening. The interest in this game is
small. the crowds so far since the Red
SoX returned from New York being the
lighteSt of the season.
Manager McAleer will probably use
Becker or Cashion, while Joe Wood will
do the twirling for Boston.
C. Walker got two hits yesterday through
his speed in getting down to first. He
certainly looks as fast as any man in
the league.
Buck" O'Brien- made a good showing
against the Nationals, keeping the hits
scattered. and but for error-a dropped
fly by Iris Speaker-the Washington team
would not have scored.
Walter Johnson'S work was silt edged.
He passed but one man and famed eight.
His fast ball had the Red SoX buffaloed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-07

Special Dispatch to The star
of the base ball public the coming duel
between the Giants and the Athletics for
the worlds championship has narrowed
down to question of pitchers. This is
the opinion of Connie Mack. and McGraw
has agreed with him. Some have argued
that hitting will settle the championship.
but that is practically the same thing, as
the. hitting, will depend entirely upon the
strength or the weakness of the pitch
ing.
There are two star men on the Athletics
staff, and the Clans can boast of the
same number. 1t is. therefore plain to
be seen that the worlds series will be
in the hands Of Mathewson and Alarquard
on one side, and Coombs and Bender on
the other.
The hackers of the Giants insis. that
New York has an advantage i'm the fact
that Marquard- is left-hander, while
both of the Philadelphia twirlers are
right-handers. The Athletics during the
season have been comparatively weak
against left-handers. and the southpaws
are not liked any too wen by the Giants
For instance. Josh Devore is almost help
less before the offSide Slants that come
up to him from the wrong side of the
plate. There are several Athletic batters
who are weak on southpaw pitching.
From the records IL would appear that
the Athletic twirlers have a Slight shade
on the Giants, but it is very slight. OFF,
cial figures are hard TO get. but the work
OF these four men for the season stacks
up bout follows: