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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-31

BY ]. ED GRuLo.

When Charley Doom broke his leg the
pennant chances of the Phillies were be-
lieved to have gone glimmering, and yet
that team does not appear to miss rs
manager and star catcher. In fact, the
Phillies have continued to show splendid
form, as their victories over the ChtcaSo
Cubs would indicate. With Doom out
of the game Pat Moran, at one time a
catcher for the Cubs, has taken Dooin's
place behind the bat and, while he ia
not the hitter that his manager is. he
has given an excellent account OF HIM
self There is a great advantage in hay
ing a seascssd catcher on team. Moran
knows the game, and, while no longer
a young man. his experience is Of great
help to his team. The failure OF the
Phillies 70 slump leaves the National
League race in just as uncertain a state
as it has been ever since the season
opened. Any one OF the first five teams
stands chance to win the flag. Pitts
burg is doing the most consistent work
just now, having won eleven games In
a row. The Pirates are sure to be con-
tenders down to the finish, and it would
not be at all surprising to see them ie-
peat their performance OF year before
last and finish at the top OF the heap
Being made up largely Of veterans s.h IT
to get going properly. The return Of
Leach. too, has done much to strengthen
the team. go that it must be considered
as dangerous as any Of its rivals in the
present race.
There never was a minor league pitcher
subjected to SUCH close scrutiny as Marty
OToole the st. Paul twirler recently
purchased by Barney Dreyfuss for 49,.
500. No less than ten scouts looked him
over and bid for his release, which would
indicate that the unanimous opinion eX-
listed that he was a pitcher who could
deliver the goods in the major leagues.
AS a rule scouts differ on the ability OF
players, but in this instance it seemed
to be agreed that O'Toole is a great
pitcher.
Nor have any Of those who failed to
land the prize shown any sour grape
In fact, all that is said about OToole by
those who have seen him work seems to
indicate that he is all that has been
claimed for him, so that it is not likely
that Dfeyfuss made poor investment
In purchasing him.
Few catchers are fast OH their feet
after they have been in the game few
years, and this failing is attributed to
does lot of STOPPING and thus hardens
the muscles of his legs in such way
as to interfere with his running. Now
and then A young catcher breaks in who
can step around the bags at good clip,
but as a rule he loses this speed after q
short time and becomes slow. Today
there are few catchers who have speed
on the bases. Ainsmith Is perhaps the
best runner OF any of the catchers IN the
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MANY UPSETS IN FORM THIS.
SEASON IN AMATEUR LEAGUES
Teams Expected to Win Pennants Have
Been Failures, While Real Leaders Are
Distinct Surprises-Other Gossip.

1t is probable that no season has ever
been as productive of as many upsets IN
form among the teams in the local anna
teur leagues as has the present one.
Teams which at the beginning OF the
year seemed to have an excellent chance
to win the pennants in the circuits in
which they were playing fell down
ANONYMOUSLY. and arc now entirely out
OF the running. Others which were not
expected to prove much of a factor as
far as the winning of a championship
went. have come rapidly to the front and
are now in positions where 1t seems that
the pennant is practically theirs.
No greater surprise has been handed to
the followers Of the game this season
than the utter inability of the Sewage
Pumping Station team to compete sue
cessfuily with the other teams in the
Capital City League after starting the sea-
son in grand style. Seven straight games
were registered In the won column OF
the Bumpers record before a single de-
feat was chalked up avainst them. end
yet they were unable to hold the pace
and have gradually fallen back until
now they are in third position.
Every team in the league was defeated
indication pointed toward the jumpers
as being the one beet bet in the Capital
City League for petnant honors. but, as
has been said, they were unable 10 60 the
route, a prolonged slump came and now
there is not even airemote possibility OF
their ever getting back on top.
The Marquette League is practically
repetition Of what the Capital City
League season has been. The st.
Stephens club. touted a winners in that
civ n,,t@ haf a also
went TO the front at the beginning OF
the year and ,on six games before losing
one. It was then. though. that the Naval
Medical School. which had hardly been
steadily to the front. and now has such
a commanding Iced over the former lead
ers that it Is practically assures OF the
championship of the circuit. st. stephens
will most likely finish In second place
Silver Spring proved the surprise Of the
Suburban League. and had the sea son
been PLAYED out as tic leag.; had a :
ranged. il would probably have been re-
turned the ~inTe over Petworth, which
club also startedSth,, season as though II
was In to m.he ii runaway Of tn, race
In the District League it vas freely
predicted at the beginning of the season
that the Commissioners would fight 1t
out with tie Aloysius club for the
premier honors but the Commissioners
came to an untimeiy end some weeks
ago. leaving the field almost undisputed
to the churchmen.
The Kendall club In the Independence
League, which started the season with
very little promise, has come fast by
virtue of able handling and 1t is now
leading the league by q margin OF one
game.
The Departmental League has proved
to be the most steady Of all as regards
the final standing OF the clubs. 1t was
not expected that any other club would
beat out the Post Office or Commerce and
Labor for the two top positions. and
change in the idea. The two clubs are
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major leagues, and Eddie has not been
in the game long enough to slow up.

While, Of course, Detroit is not yet out
Of the pennant race. there Is no doubt
that the Athletics now appear to nave
the best chance to finish on top. With
but few points keeping them IRON .ne
lead, they have a long stretch OF games
at home, while the Tigers are traveilns
and what is more. the Mackmen finish at
home, which gives them an advantage.
Had Jennings been blessed with strong
pitching STAFF the lead which his team
secured early in the race would have been
sufficient to carry It through the season
without ever being endangered. But the
Tigers pitchers are not in the same class
with those Of Mack. and this mas peeh
the teams great handicap
The chances are that the Athleucs WIZ
take the lead before the present series
with the Tigers is over, and II TINS nap
pens. it remains to be seen II the ilsers
can recover from such a setback. Inoush
Jennings has been experimenting with
whole corps of young pitchers every
spring, he has as yet failed to PICK up a
single man who Is to be compared WIN
any Of his veterans, and the Ola IsHo"S
are not as good as they USED TO DE. ben,
der and COoInbs. on the other hano, are
as GOOD as ever, and there Is enough
other twirlinf material on Macks stan
TO give this pair the needed rest between
games. uo
washington enthusiasts naturally are
pulling for the Athletics to win, because
such victory would give many or tnem
a chance to witness at least part or the
worlds series games next FALL
Though base ball has been played LOT
fifty years or more and there nave peeH
constant changes in the rules with view
OF improving the game and make the cone
clearer, it is a fact that every now ana
then some sort Of a play comes up on
which there has been no ruling and Whlch
the umpires must decide on their own
Judgment. The other day, for instance,
when Schaefer was hit by a pitched ball
which struck the ground in front or the
plate before coming in contact with the
batter. Umpire Evans had no rule TO
guide him in his ruling. There are sew.
eral plays not covered by the rules or
which note should be made SO that the
rule makers can insert them in the code
j. A. AIcCauey, at present prosperous
business man Of Canandaigua. n. V, and
League. considered at his time one Of the
best catchers and known by the ball
"faps" as Del McCauley, has written
TO friend in this city regarding the
merits of the new PLAYERS Just purchased
BY the Washington club. Though he has
been out Of the game for about fifteen
years, Mr.. McCauley has kept in close
touch with it, and is at present considered
one Of the best informed men on the Sub
cially interested. in the Rochester team Of
the Eastern League.
His letter says in part: Il notice YOU
have three men for next season from the
Rochester team. I think they will all
make good. They are all young and very
fast and close 20 500 hitters Moller is
very fast on the bases, one of the fastest
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GARRISON Kelly BROUGHT $4,000,
WHATW|LLO 'TOOLE KELLY BRING?
1t Is Matter Of Conjecture Whether the
Pirates New Battery Will Be Worth as
Much a Year or Two Hence as the
Famous Pair Of Years Ago.

once and seven twice: Seven is his
lowest. He began his run June 1.
when he beat Louisville. He has beaten
Minneapolis three times. Toledo aud
Milwaukee twice and Columbus and In
dianapolis once each since then.
June 10 he famed Charley Hickman
four times. July 8 and July Is he fam
ned George Stone seven times hand run
ming.
Marty OTooIe was born and reared at
ceived his early training amateur
teams in the little Massachusetts, town.
When but fifteen years old he worked
wonders on the mound, and he was
offered d position on the Dennison Man
ufacturing team of South birmingham.
He pitched for the tag companys team
for four years, and finally broke into
professional ball.
He is twenty-one years old, and is a
youngster of exceptionally good habits.
He uses slippery elm instead Of tobacco
to moisten his spit ball.
/ 1t was somewhat of surprise when
iOToole was sold without Kelly. hts
catcher, for the two have been regarded
as being Indispensable to each othel.
But Kelly's sale to Pittsbprg THURSDAY
+ for $4,000 will place the two together
again.
Kelly is Il St. Louis product. He L.
conceded TO be the greatest catcher in
the American Association. He started
field club OF the Three-I League. and his
hitting won him a raise into the major
league company. Eresnahan trying Tim
out at st. Louis. But the time was
not Yet ripe for Kelly. and he was
allowed to go to st. Paul in an outright
sale. Kelly displaced Spencer as FIRST
catcher, and has not only landed on the
ball at 800 clip. but has done superb
work back OF the bat.
1t will be Interesting to see what Kelly
brings in order to make comparisons
with the figures paid for Ciarlson ami
Mike Kelly. the most notable prior bat
terry sale in base ball history.
Back in the sos, Clarkson and ke.lN.
then with Chicago. ranked alone. With
them on the team Chicago was invirci-
BILE. There came a day when Boston
coveted them. Offers were made and ii
was not until the price was raised tn
900 that Spalding. then owner OF
Chicago, agreed to let them go.
The price was a sensation, but OTooe
alone brought more than the pair togeth-
+er and It must be remembered that
O'Toole is untried as far as big league
prowess goee. while Clarkson and Mike
Kelly were at the very zenith OF their
fame.
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When John l. Taylor of the Boston
Americans and Clark Griffith of the Gin
cinnati Nationals heard OF the sale OF
Pitcher Marty O'Toole to Pittsourg fol-
the unprecedented sum Of $4,000 both
must have experienced something akin
to nervous collapse, for both men have
In the past owned this Cullinan diamond
Of ball players.
Griffith, who has let more good players
get away than any manager in the bust
ness, didn't think he had time to waste
on youngster so unpromising as
OToole, and Taylor figured him as worth
nothing more than to be a. pawn in a
trade which sent Chech, Steele and Ryan
to st. Paul and Hall and karger to
Boston.
Manager Mike Kelley of the ST Paul
club deserves all the fortune he has
he was the fret to see that the youngster
had phenomenal abilities.
1t was in the spring OF 1910 that Kelley
obtained O'Toole. The youngster showed
a lot of promise, but after blowing UP
in several games he went to the manager
and said that he felt the need of little
seasoning before he would be good
enough to win regularly in the Ameri-
can Association.
Recognizing the wisdom of the appeal,
OF the Western League.
Here the red-head worked off his nerv-
BUSINESS and In little less than two weeks
he was going like wildfre and establish
ed a record for the league by striking
out eighteen tatsnen in one game. Then
Manager Kelley brought him back In
no time O'Toole demonstrated himself
one of the greatest finds in the history OF
base bali.
He established an American Association
record and tied up the worlds mark when
he famed seventeen Milwaukee players
in a nine-inning Sunday game at Lex
ington Park. St. Paul, July 3. This feat
opened the eyes OF the big league scouts.
and Manager Kelley soon found himself
buried under pile Of kilograms offering
him big money for the pitcher and his
battery partner. William Kelly.
O'Toole's game week ago Friday
made his tenth straight victory and In
the ten games he had famed just lob
men. In the, ten games O'Toole was
scored on twenty-six times. allowed six
ty-six hits and walked twenty-eight men.
Over ten men a sane-that is some
whiting. isn't it?
O'Toole famed seventeen men in one
game, thirteen in another. eleven on two
occasions, ten twice, nine once, eight
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WANT Different RULES
TO Govern Next Championship
Golf Tournament.

NEW YORK, July 31.-Through the
energy of a member Of the executive COM
mittee OF the United States Golf Associa-
ton. an effort is being made to bring about
different conditions to govern the next ma
tional amateur championship tournament,
to be held at Apawamis in September.
This committeeman favors restricting en-
trants to those Handicapped at or less
at their home clubs. and he would like
to see the tournament limited to five in
stead Of six days.
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BuskR Sure to Lead Departmental League baes This Season
Can It Be Possible Hal
Secured Wrong Clark

NEW YORK. July 3i.-1Ia, Chase
must have had some inside infor-
nation regarding George Clark,
the left-handed pitcher whom he
purchased from Sioux City Of the
Western League, for a. reputcd
price Of 5000 and Outflelder Fitz-
gerald and Pitcher klipfer. He is
credited with but four games Won
and three lost in the last ratings
issued by the league. since which
time he has lost at least one addi-
tional game. He stands twenty
sixth in the list of Western League
pitchers; hits 1874 and fields at .sl3,
which does not stamp Kim as either
a hitting or fielding twirler.
There Is a Clark In the Western
League who is regarded as a mar
vel. He is with Topeka. a hope
lessly weak club, but has made a
great record for himself. Tn
doubtedly Chase had the inside
dope on the other man, however.
Recently the Sioux City Clark held
an opposing club to two hits, but
lost on errors.
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ANACOSTIA WINS.
Noores Good Pitching Features Is
to-5 Game With Congress Heights.

The Congress Heights Independent
team met defeat yesterday at the hands
OF the Anacostia nine ON its field by the
score OF Il 10 D.
Roger Moore. who pitched an excellent
game, was we'll supported by the catch
ing OF Hoyle. and also b. the good work
OF the other members Of the team.
The proceeds OF this game, as well as
that OF last Sunday. is to 60 for nag
raising at Logan Park. In Anacostia, and
for which object several more games will
De played The attendance at yesterday 8
contest was very large
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WANT GAMES.
Has-Beens Have Organized and De-
sire to Arrange Contests.

The Has-beens would like to arrange
games for August and September with
teams about town averaging sixteen
years
The Has-beens have greatly strengthen
ed. their roster being Lawrence Haislip.
Mckee, WynSoop, Frazier, FowleS,
Fischer, Dondero, outfielders: BalZer.
Kennedy and Buckley, pitchers; Walter
LIE Mat third base; Bill Scott second
base; Gales. shortstop; Edmund Beaulac,
first base, and German. catcher. All COM
munic cations should be addressed to J..
Rose, PAL Florida avenue northwest.
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Billy Hamilton. Tony Mullane and jim
my Ryan. three OF the most famous
players of decade ago, sat in Cub head
quarters yesterday noon and famed to
their heats content obtu the game, past
and present.
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The Giants aren't a bit particular about
hurting the feelings OF their own per-
formers: When Drucke was going wild
cries OF "Av, what's the matter with
you?' Get EN- overt .!Ah, pitch ball
or get out OF there: fairly volleyed from
the reserves upon the bench.
Manager Chances headaches are i'm
proved at the same rate that the playing
Of the Cubs Is improving. II the west
sfders keep up their present winning
streak for another week the peerless
leader will not have to consult doctor
again this year.
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in this league. Foster covers a lot Of
ground and is an exceptionally heady
player and they don't make any better
first sackers than Spencer. He has inn
proved 80 per cent since he came to Roch-
ester a year ago last spring. I believe
they will put new life into the Nationals.
and / am honest when I say that they
will help the team in every way
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BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Gregg. the Cleveland 1efthander, is
the Alexander of the American League
in winning games and has even big
ger percentage than Alexander. Some
find, that boy.
Joe Wood of the Boston Red Sox has
found a well deserved place in the base
ball hall OF fame. 1t comes to few
twirlers to pitch a no-hit game in a
major league, but Wood earned the dis
tinction in a game with ST. Louis.
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now fighting it out neck and neck for
the pennant.
The career of the Sunday School
League has been SO checkered that 1t is
almost impossible to tell just what would
have happened had the clubs in that
circuit remained as they started. The
withdrawal Of the Ninth and the practi-
cal withdrawal Of the Ingram teams
road to the championship. 1t Is more
than likely that the Hamline and Ninth
teams would have baen the ones to have
it out for the pennant had the latter
stayed in the circuit.
Southland has proved consistent in the
Olympia League and has practically led
the other teams all through the season.
The Andrews team in the Commercial
League was hardly expected to make a
good showing at the beginning of the
year, let alone win the pennant, but by
holding the same men together and stay
ing In the game at all times for all IT
was worth it has won for itself the honor
of holding down the top berth in the
circuit by comfortable enough margin
to almost insure its winning the pennant
II it can maintain 1t present strength
and high standard Of play.
No matter what had happened in re-
gard to the Engle case, the game In
which he took part in the Independence
League with the Manhattan club would
not have been forfeited. The situation was
clearly understood by both Of the man
ayers Of the clubs in that circuit as to
just what had been done, and both had
agreed to play the two games over had
he been declared ineligible to play with
the Manhattan nine.
Even II the case is reopened, which 1t
is almost sure it will not be. and
Emgle be determined as not belonging
to the Manhattan club. the games would
not be forfeited. They would simply be
played over. st is practically assured,
though, the case will stand as already
members of the board, there has hitherto
been too much laXity regarding the de-
visions handed down by that body, and
hereafter when any is given it will stand
and nothing more will be heard regarding
it.
Kendall and Manhattan meet today in
the Independence League. and on the re-
suit Of the contest will probably hinge the
pennant in that circuit. The one-game
lead which the Kendall club now holds
will be made UP as soon as the Manhattan
aggregation meets the two weak teams
which it is sch eduled to play. and thus II
II wins today it viii practically mean the
leadership by full game and the cham
p;onship. it. Is not probable that 1T
would drop two games in succession 10
the Kendall club, which it would have to
do If that club should win the pennant.
The same is true if the Kendall club wins
today.
There seems little doubt that Van Bus
kirk will lead the Departmental League
In batting this year. When the last aver
ages In the Departmental League were
compiled the figures showed him to be
hitting the ball for percentage of 40.
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1t is worthy Of comment that the base
man, have applauded President Lynch
for the stand he took in Furnishing Ma
gee Of the Phillies. 1t is hoped that the
board Of directors will back him up as
strongly when it meets in Chicago
Thursday.
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Barney Dreyfuss must be admired for
his boldness in parting with $500 for
a pitcher and $500 for catcher in one
week. When the $4,000 battery goes
into action the whole base ball world
will look on with eagerness. The fans"
in Pittsburg Will be the first to laugh
if all Is not we'll.
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The Pirates are making rapid strides
toward first place again. With the pros
poets Of second division berth this fall.
the famous old team has taken on new
lease of life.
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There seems little doubt that Van Bus
kirk will lead the Departmental League
In batting this year. When the last aver
ages In the Departmental League were
compiled the figures showed him to be
nm s tne pan LOT pe'c S Oh 'a mS
Labor outfielder has batted for over 500.
It is not probable that any other player
will pass that record before the season
ends, although Charley Moran, Barnhardt,
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Hughes, who has practically twirled the
Car Department to the pennant in the
Railroad Y. Nj. c. A. League this year,
was in the box for st. Paul against the
Kendall club last Friday and he would
have made a much better showing than
he did had he had any kind Of support
1t is doubtful il the Kendall nine really
ought to have had run.
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Clyde Richmond is one pitcher who can
show reveral of form mighty quick
Pitching for the Cornell Company in the
Capital City League, he had little
trouble getting away with the Sewerage
Pumping Station, but as soon as he got
in the box in the Commercial League for
the Walford club against the Andrews
team, a much inferior organization to
the Capital City League nine, he failed
to last five Innings.
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With Becker a. one of its regular pitch
ers this year the Navy Yard team would
have made q much better showing in the
Capital City League than It has, and at
that 1t is now In striking distance Of the
pennant.
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Bradley and Trowbridge are pressing him