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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-07
BASE BALL BRIEFS.
O. Young hasn't pitched Q game against
the Highlanders this year.

O. Young hasn't pitched Q game against
the aighlanders this year.
Joe Jackson is not only a hard hitter
and fast man. but a quick thinker on
the ball field.
Pitcher Knapp of the Clevelands
watches the bases sharply and is quick
as a flash at fielding ground balls.
Secretary Barnard of the Cleveland club
says Harry Davis hasn't signed any kind
Of q paper whatever to manage the Maps
next season.
The Giants and Pirates have met in
four series this year, and In every one
Of the four the team that won the first
game lost the remaining ones.
George Moriarty is too busy trying to
help the Tigers win the pennant just now
to write any songs, but expects to resur-
rect the muse as soon as the season is
over.
Ty Cobb's ambition to make 300 hits in
one season won't be REALIZED this year,
figuring it mathematically. In 102 games
Ty made 1874 hits. That Is 1.61 hits q
game. Continuing at that rate he will
make 247 hits.
Pretty nearly every day gives the Ma
tional League pennant outlook different
tinge, but the events of the last few days
favor a race between the Giants and
Pirates down the stretch. This impress
sion is subject to revision.
Cincinnati scouts have been instructed
not to look for any outfield material. as
Hermann thinks Bescher, Bates. Mitchell
and Marsans the equal of any suburban
ties in either league. True enough, but
no club can afford to stand still.
The Brooklyns are the greatest inland
out team in major league captivity. They
have streaks Of playing which strictly
is of tailend quality and then turn on all
around speed, which if maintained would
win the pennant in a walk.
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McGRAW THINKS PIRATES
HAVE GOOD CHANCE TO WIN
Giants Leader Fears Pittsburg Team More
Than Any Other in Race-Clarke
Praises His Players.

row there must be no let-up-that each
and every man on the pay roll would be
expected to give up the best he had in
him.
Clarke said:
The Pittsburg club is going good and
we have no reason to complain. We have
received some bumps and have given
some. But that is base ball, and 80 long
as the Pittsburg players keep up their
present gait there will be no just grounds
for kicking.
This race is a good one and the best
club will win. At present there are five
contenders. These may and may not
travel the distance; but IL all remain for
the finish there is going to be some ex-
citing times
concerning Pittsburg's chances, don't
care to talk All / can say is that I
think the same as have always Thought
there being no reason for changing my
mind.
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BY ]. ED GRILLo.

There is no doubt that the recent bump
ing which Marty O'Toole has received
has set Col. Barney Dreyfuss to think
ing. Twice in four games Joe Can
tillon's Minneapolis team has hit O'Toole
as If he were mere novice. Once 1t
drove him off the slab in five innings
and yesterday it beat him Z to 1. There
must be some good reason for this re-
markable reversal OF form. Surely
O'Toole cannot be ailing or he would
not be asked to work, but ii is possible
that he is not letting himself out Having
been sold he may not be taking any
chances of overworking himself, so that
he will be in the best Of fettle when he
joins the Pirates next month.
Cantillon's team, by the way, is on a
fair way to make another runaway
with the association pennant. Though
his team was down in fourth place three
weeks ago, he is now leading by a com.
Portable margin, and 1t Is extremely
doubtful If there is a chance 70 overtake
1t now. Strangely enough, Dave A1tizer.
who was not good enough for Cincinnati.
has brought about the winning streak
of the Millers. From the moment he
joined them they started to climb. AL
tier was instrumental in winning the
pennant for Candllon last year, and
while he was with Cincinnati this year
the Millers were not in their stride. Al
tizer is a wonderful minor league ball
player, but lacks something that keeps
him out Of the majors, where he has had
numerous trials.
Joe Cantillon has had no occasion to
regret his departure from big league COM
pany II he views the change from a
financial viewpoint. It is reported that
his winning team cleared $780,
600 last season and will do even better
this year. So In the two years he has
probably made more money than he
could managing a ball team in the big
leagues in ten years. Cantillon has
proved his ability as a manager since
leaving here. He would probably have
shown satisfactory results here in an
other year or so, for he was making rapid
strides building up a good team here
when he was deposed.
Though Buck Becker was char Sed with
Saturdays defeat his stock rs a Pitcher
did not deteriorate by that performance.
Barring that one inning in which the i;,'x
hit hard. the youngster gave a good &C
count Of himself, and proved beyond
question that he is as game as pebole-
In that seventh inning. for instance, there
were two close decisions given against
him and he lost temporary control of
got himself out Of predicament by
striking out Mcintyre AMI Callahan. Few
young pitchers would have stood up under
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PAPKE GIVEN 1FIARD CALL" FOR
TRYING TO BE DICTATOR
Billy, a Winner at 100 Pounds, Now Wants
the Middleweight Class Raised
to Those Figures.

and proved his class. Harry Gilmore,
manager for Conley, is making the same
claims for the kenosha boy. Joe Mandot
the Memphis lad, looks very good, but
Joe cannot make the weight Of 122 ring
side, being unable to do less than 124.
and that weight suits another claimant.
Jack White of Chicago. handled by Fred
Gilmore of the famous Gilmore family
They are in about the same mix-up as
the middleweights. and it will take con-
siderable unraveling to bring about a
satisfactory decision as to who is the real
champion of the bunch.
Following the invasion Of this country
by Matt Wells and his manager, George
Mcdonald who also had Jack Ward
along, will come several more British
boxers Of note the coming fall. A we'll
known English manager is preparing to
come over with a string of three boxers,
including Sid Smith, a very clever ban
tam; Sid Burns, clever welterweight,
and an unknown featherweight. who. it
is claimed, is the superior of John Driscoll,
It is hard to imagine any featherweight
being cleverer than Driscoll, and IL he is
he has Abe Attell and the rest backed
off the board. Sid Smith is after Johnny
Coulon for the bantamweight champion
ship, while Burns is more than anxious
for another match with Ray Bronson, the
son in London last spring, and>won on an
alleged foul in the nineteenth round and
he Is now anxious to arrange another
bout with the Hoosier to prove that he
can win without being obliged to take ad-
vantage of the foul methods.
Milwaukee will be in the one bright
spot for the boxing fans to watch the
next few weeks, for they are more than
anxious to get a. peep at the stars when
Ad Wolgast and Packey Mcfarland clash
before the National A. c., September 10.
The match has gone through just as
Wogast arranged it before Manager Tom
Jones arrived on the scene, and the prices
will be SO for the best seats instead of
s15 as the boxers and managers wanted.
The promoters refused to make the same
mistake as the New York promoters
made when they soaked the fans SIS for
the Wolgast-Brown bout, and that is
where they are wise. Ten dollars is high
enough for any ten-round bout and the
boxers and managers should be wise to
that fact. Wolgast realizes now that he
must not take Mcfarland too light and
upon the advice of Tom Jones he has
train quietly for three weeks and then
come to Milwaukee and complete his
training. That the bout will draw a big
house goes without saying. for already
there are orders in for 2,OOO seats from
all parts of the northwest. as far west
as Minneapolis. Marquette, Mich; De-
troit Kansas City and st. Louis. Chi
cago will send at least 1000. so that the
attendance promises TO he big and OF the
highest class of men interested in sport
Mcfarland realizes that he has big ad
vantage under the weight agreement and
he is working hard to avail himself OF
everything in sight. A victory would
mean. a fortune for Packey and he
knows II.
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soecis, Dispatc, to The Star.

Specisl Dispatch TO The Star.
CHICAGO, August 7.-While just at
present the National League race is so
close that the events of a week could up
set completely the rankings Of the five
clubs making the fight, members Of the
Giants declare that everything points to a
shattering of the hopes Of two of the
clubs rated as pennant possibilities within
the next three weeks. They expect to see
st. Louis and Philadelphia out Of it soon
and then figure the race will gradually
resolve itself into battle between them
selves and Chicago, with the odds in their
favor.
.sThis prediction" said q veteran Of the
McGraw band, lis based on the conditions
of the various pitching STATS Of the
league Everything else is SO nearly equal
that the pennant race Sits itself down
to a question Of which pitching staff will
stand up longest and best in the weeks to
come.
.Of the five pennant possibilities only
New York and Chicago have sufficient
pitching strength to cop. Neither club
can point with just pride to the past rec
ords of it's hurlers. for both have been
inconsistent from the start.
But both are better prepared for the
final sprint to the tape than the rest.
Richie, McIntire, Reulbach and Cole,
disappointment earlier in the season, with
the help Of Miner Brown, the rescuer.
are giving Chicago good pitching, even
If II is not the brilliant stuff of three and
four years ago. None of these. with the
exception of Brown, has been worked SO
hard that he has not every reason in
the world to count on being able to hang
on until the close Of the season.
mot a great pitching staff. surely, but
in better physical condition than any In
1he league, with the single exception Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-07
he Pays Cash and Becker Now Belongs to the Washington Club
SECURES BECKER'S
RELEASE FROM YOUNGSTOWN
Deal Is Closed by Paying Cash-St. Louis
Browns Promise to Be Trou-
blesome for Nationals.

now than he has been at any time this
season and his work is showing it as
result.
It is questionable if young pitcher
ever made a better impression with an
opposing team than did Carl Cashion with
the White Sox. From Manager Hugh
Duffy down the members of the Chicago
Greenvflle recruit, for whom they predict
a bright future. Not only do they con-
slider him as having the making of
great pitcher. but they were very much
The manner in which he hit Ed Walsh
for three singles, all Of them clean. made
Cashion appear like a natural hitter and
the prediction is made that he Will win
many games for himself with his bat.
There has been considerable criticism of
the infield on the local grounds. 1t being
charged that the pitchers slab is more
than the regulation height over tne resi-
of the inf1eld 1t does seem that the
mound is rather high. and yet the civil
engineer who laid out the field has made
several tests with his level. and finds
that the rise is exactly fifteen inches.
makes the slab appear high Is that the
entire infleld slopes from it. and this for
a time bothered the infelders consider
ably. George Mcbride had his troubles
with ground balls on this account. but
now that he has grown accustomed to
the field he is fielding in his old brilliant
form.
Barring the home run which Joe Jack
son made wile ma drive bounded over
the right field fence, no ball has been nit
over that fence since the grounds were
changed, though several have hit the fence.
Gessler, Sam Crawford Cobb and other
left-handed sluggers are sure to get some
of these drives through sooner or later.
The remarkable attendance that has
greeted the Cardinals this season must
make it apparent to the American
League authorities that the time has
arrived when 1t should intervene In
behalf Of the Browns, and for their
betterment, says the st. Louis Post
Dispatch Perhaps this has already
been agreed on for next year; 1t seems
likely, following the rumors that at
tended conference between Johnson
and Hedges some time ago.
The Cardinals have drawn almost
fabulously, considering that at no time
has the club been higher than fourth.
Monday, at the first game the Quak-
ers played here, the attendance was
nearly 1900 paid admissions The fol-
lowing Sunday the park limits were all
but reached. In the interim the Qua
kers and Giants have drawn crowds
that fairly made IT, heads Of Steinin-
ger and company swim at the prospect.
If the Cardinals can continue to
make a fight for a place in the first
division the profits for the season must
reach $4,000 Which is some return
on an investment rated at a four-hun-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. valuation in the
probate court.
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TINKER REINSTATED.
Murphy Influences Manager Chance
in Favor of Shortstop.

CHICAGO, August 7.-Joseph Tinker.
shortstop Of the Chicago National League
base ball club, whose failure to exhibit
sufficient enthusiasm in fielding in Satur-
days game was given as the reason OF a
fine and suspension. was returned to favor
with Manager Chance yesterday.
Just prior to the game MANAGER Chanoe
and President Murphy held a conferences.
after which it was announced that Tinker
had been reinstated and would appear in
the game against New York today.
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ST. LOUIS, August 7.-Boston and st.
Louis divided a double-header here yes
terday afternoon. Grier kept his hits well
scattered, while his teammates hit the
ball hard and won the first game 9 to O.
Woodburn's wildness, mixed with timely
hits and errors, enabled Boston to take
the second game, 5 to 1. The locals
scored their run IN the seventh on q base
on balls. sacrifice and single. Scores:
R.H.E
st. Louis. ........ o 4 2 OIL x-912 O
Boston. ........ o o 0 0 o o. 90 8 4
R.H-E
Boston ... q q 3 O 0 % 4 o
St Louis. 300 O 20 OD-O 3
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Carl w Brown. a Gloucester boy. who
several years ago played with the Glouces-
ter club has been signed to join Con-
ME Mack's band Of Athletics at the end
Of the Connecticut League season. Brown
has been playing In the Connecticut
League for the last three seasons, and
has been playing this season with Water
bury and making a good record. Pitts
burg was after his services. and il was
understood that he had been signed by
that team, but Manager ONeli did not
like the conditions.
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Chicago Loses to BROOKLYN.

CHICAGO, August 7.-Barger held Chi
cago to seven scattered hits yesterday,
and Brooklyn won the final game of the
series. to 1. Cole was hit hard for five
innings, the visitors accommodating ten
hits, which included two doubles and two
triples. The locals were saved the humilia-
ton of shutout when Schultz knocked
the ball over the right-feld fence, giving
him his fifteenth home run Of the season.
Score:
RHE
Brooklyn. $1,000. OO1 90 o O-6 IL o
Chicago........... 90 20 90 OIL Z
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-07
BY J. ED GRILLo.

Buck Becker is now the undisputed
property Of the Washington club. Man
ager McAleer and the Youngstown club
reached an agreement yesterday as to
the amount Washington should pay that
club for the pitcher. and this morning a
check covering the amount vas forward
ed to the Ohio club, which will sign q bill
Of sale for Becker's release
Both Becker and McAleer were elated
with the way matters have turned out 1t
was feared that Youngstown. after seeing
that Becker had made good here, would
put an exorbitant price on his release, and
that the Washington club would either
have to pay or allow Becker to slip out
OF It's grasp. But the figure asked was
considered reasonable and there was not
the slightest hitch in the negotiations.
McAleer Is very much impressed with
Becker. He believes that when the tall
youth can be given three or four days
rest that he will pitch winning ball and
become q valuable asset to the local club.
These Browns must not be considered
easy picking for the Nationals. Wanace's
men have played good ball on the present
and the Athletics. Wallace's pitchers are
going good now, and they are very apt to
prove troublesome. The series now
stands seven to four in favor Of the
Browns, and McAleer hopes to at least
even matters up during the five games the
tailenders are scheduled to play here.
Petty, Lake. George, Hamilton and
Powell are all pitching good ball, and the
Nationals will have their hands full try
ing to even up old scores with the
Browns.
Ray Morgan is not apt to break into
the game for while yet. The youngster
has been playing short ever since he
started out and third base is entirely
new to him. McAleer is not looking for
a shortstop, but wants a third baseman,
and Morgan is not ripe to be played there.
He will be given a chance to practice in
the position, however, and If he makes
any progress he may get a chance there
within week or so.
Clyde Milan has been in a batting slump
for some time When he does happen to
hit the ball hard it is usually right at
some fielder and his average is suffering
as a result. But all ball players have
this experience and when Clyde gets to
going again he intends to make up for
lost ground.
Following the st. Louis series New York
comes here for five games and then the
Nationals leave on long trip.
Since his return to the game Charley
Street has been doing splendid work be-
hind the bat. The Nationals star catcher
appears to be in better physical condition
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O'Connor Exonerated.
Tigers Make and Break q
Worlds Record in Week

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, Mass, August IT,
The Tigers made and broke q
worlds record within nine days.
A week ago they played to 1904
people In Philadelphia, q new
worlds record, and Saturday
they defeated BOstOn's Red SOX
before $500 fans. In Philadel-
phia they played before SS,OS8,
and $1,000 attended the games
here. In eight playing days
1884, 66 people have seen Jen-
nings' men.
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were fired before the expirat ton of their
contracts. Griffith and Stalings were
paid in full Murray, however took his
case to court and received a years sal
airy. OConnor's case is similar to those
of Murray, Griffith and Stallings.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE,
MINOR LEAGUE GAMES.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
At Milwaukee-Kansas City, 8; Milwaukee, 2
At St. Minneapolis, z; St. Paul, l.
At Toledo-Indianapolis, 1; Toledo, o.
At Columbus-Louisville. 10; Columbus, 2.
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Clarke Is Content.

Manager Fred Clarke Of the Pirates is
another pilot who is satisfied with the
manner in which events are shaping
themselves. Asked by the writer yester-
day what he thought Of the pennant race
now, he replied:
1.-THE same as / always thought see
no reason for changing my mind"
Now. while Clarke has never come out
fiatfootedly and claimed the flag for his
organization, 1T is known that he has not,
since the days Of the spring training trip.
conceded that there was a club in the
league that had right to show the
Pirates the way into tho worlds series.
OF late Sir Fred has been just weeny
bit more cheerful than he was while he
Corsairs were going bad. Asked con-
corning the clubs winning streak, he re-
piled that the players were merely play
ing up to form-that they were not travel
ing ahead OF their speed. After Wednes-
days defeat he called the Pirates into
the clubhouse and there delivered a quiet
talk. the burden Of which was that be-
cause thirteen games had been won in =
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NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
Two Jolts for Phillies.

CINCINNATI. August 7.-CincfnllAti de-
feated Philadelphia in both games Of q
double-header here yesterday. the first
game to 6 and the last 8 to 1.
Egan's hitting featured the first game.
Alexander was knocked out OF tho box
in the eighth. and Burns, who relieved
him, was hit just hard enough to allow
the Cincinnati team to win.
In the second game Keefe was effective
in the pinches, while Cincinnati punched
hits with bases on balls and defeated
Moore Score:
RH.E.
Cincinnati - 0 0 o 3 o o o 3 II II 2
Philadelphia. -. 1 / 2 / o 0-6 Il l
R.HE.
Cincinnati. ....... 2 90 OOO01 x-3 8 O
Philadelphia 49,. 0 o O0O-1 2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-07

Willie Mitchell and Arthur Griggs Of
the Maps and Dolly Stark of the Brooklyn
team have planned to rough 1t in Mexico
the coming winter. They have an idea
ing next year, because AL Bridwell Of the
Beaneaters once tried it and found it did
him good.
Pitcher Harry McClintock of the Rock
ford club has been let out because he was
winning too often, 1t is said. He had a
contract with the club that he was to
draw an increase in pay for every victory
won and the contract was growing to be
too much Of a burden for the club
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NEW YORK srATELE

Al New Orleans-Atlanta, 4; New Orleans, 1
At Mobile-Mobile. @: Nashville. 2.
AT OVERWHELMINGLY 5; Chattanooga, l
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At EImira-Scranton. A. Elmira, 8.
At Troy-Troy, g.; Syracuse, 4.
At Albany-Albany. 8: Utica, o.
At Wilkesbare-Bingham |; WiIkesbarrc,
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WESTERN LEAGUE.

At Topeka-Puebo. IA; Topeka, Z.
At Omaha-Omaha. 5; st. Joe, 3.
At I.incoln-First game: Denver, 6: Lincoln,
Second game: Denver, 8: Lincoln. s.
At Sioux City-Sioux City, O.; Dies Moines, o.
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Schedules.

TO-DAY. TOMORROW.
Il. Louis at Waeh.ton st. Louis at Wash ton.
;htcago At Phtladelpa.I Chicago at Philadelp'a.
)etrolt at New York. Detroit at New YORK
cleveland At Boston. Cleveland at Boston
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
At Jacksonville-S. A. L. Club, /; Jackson.
lille, /.
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Following the ST. Louis series New York
comes here for five games and then the
Nationals leave on a long trip.