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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-01
SAME BALL IN USE THIS
YEAR AS LAST, SAYS SE1IBE
Head of Firm Manufacturing Sphere Insists
There Has Been No Change
Since Last August.

PHILADELPHIA. July 1.-Imagina-
tion is a wonderful thing. 1t made base
ball players and fans believe a new ball
was being tried out in the major and
some minor leagues this spring. That
was responsible for the bombardment of
pitchers.
AS matter of fact. the ball in use
today was used in the major leagues last
summer, after August.
This statement is made by Ben Shibe.
president of the Philadelphia American
League club and the man who makes
both the "Spaulding'' and Reach" balls.
Here are Shibe's words to representa-
tive who visited his factory:
Last season We got out the cork bali
we are now making and it was used in
both the American aEi National Leagues
after August You didn't hear much
about extra base Hitting then. This year
we have complaints from Some pitchers.
Brown of the Cubs told me he couldn I
locate the plate with the new ball.
There is no doubt the cork-center hall
increases hitting in one way. II the
player hits a grounder the ball acts the
same as the old one. 1t does not bound
faster or harder, as ! can see. But fly
travels farther That accounts for the
number of doubles, triples and home
runs this year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-01
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Philadelphia is divided into two fac
tons. One declares that MaGees homer
Wednesday was the longest ever made on
the Phillies grounds. Others aver Dele
hanty and Lajoie beat il. When in
doubt the latest hit always is the longest.
Charlie Hemphill Of the Yankees has
recuperate Hemphill broke down in
training recently. when he tried to
come back after severe attack or
tonsilitls He needs a few weeks ABB.
solute rest
Roger Bresnahan is having a lot OF
trouble with bruised finger just now.
Bliss has been doing the work behind
the bat for the Rajahs lately. As st.
Louis rooter SAYS, bliss has been per-
forming nobly." Roger. although un-
able to catch, helps his team along by
coaching.
St Louis fans blame the Brown club
owners for the teams poor showing
this year rather than Manager Wallace.
They attribute the teams poor race
to lack of good players The fans seem,
ers spent a little money on good play
ers the Mound city would be represent
ed by two good teams instead of one. :
This interesting bit of news from Balti-
more: The New York Americans have
asked for waivers on Pitcher Ray Cald-'
we'll purchased last year from the Nc
K eesport Outing and Pleasure Club
How nice, Really, IL Ray wins many
more games Hal Chase will give him,
away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-01

There it is. right off the bat. Ben
Shibe should know If his factory is
turning out the same ball 1t did last
fall the answer is the pitching is not
up to standard.
1t is interesting to visit the factory
where "A 1000 balls are turned out daily.
The output is 100000 a year. The
cost is about $4,000. 900.
For thirty years the Shibes have tried
to improve the ball. Years ago the
balls had rubber centers. but complaint
of light hitting led to the addition of
small cork core Not a year but has
witnessed some change in construction.
When a ball is made 1t goes fram
one set of men to another First the
rubber center. weighing one ounce. is
placed in a winding machine. which
covers it with two ounces of soft gray
wooden yarn. Another machine adds
an ounce of white Irvine and another
adds another layer of gray Irvine.
From the last machine the ball comes
a. hard as a bullet.
High priced balls go to men sewers.
who quickly add the cover. The cheap
er grades are finished by women. The
balls are weighed and the better ones
wrapped in tin foil and boxed.
Each major league team uses about
100 dozen balls yearly. Balls wear out
naturally. of course, but the factory
output would be lessened If fans re-
turned balls knocked into grandstand
and bleacher instead Of considering
them personal property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-01
OLYMPIA LEAGUE.
STANDING OF THE cLups

STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Southland 10 Us t isss White Haven vs. Psi .s;
Braddock..... 600 Woodland. 8 9 .4OD
Sill. Spring. .571 Immanuel.... s .27S
GAME TO-DAY.
Emmanuel agt. Braddock.
White Haven and Woodland hitched up
in battle royal yesterday, Woodland
finally winning out Score. 8 toe.
The game was decided in the eighth
when Woodland scored Ave runs by In
termingling tWo-base hits with three
passes and three errors.
White Ravens pennant stock has TAX
en- decided slump lately. and all on ac-
count OF bad fielding. From what was
considered the best fielding team In the
league the countrymen have fallen down
greatly, and lately have been losing near
ly all their games through inability to
handle the ball.
Ehrmantrouts fielding for Woodland
was decided feature, the fast little
shortstop handling four assists and one
put-out in most approved form. His plays
to say the least, and pulled his team out
of a hole.
But for his support Bill Sherier would
have won his game. The chunky HEAVIER
allowed Woodland eight hits. which he
kept fairly well scattered. He was rath-
er wild, however, passing six to first.
Page. Burch and Joe Fletcher did the
best hitting for White Haven, each driv-
ing out two hits. Honman's long hit was
triple. while Burch got q double
Beatty and Woodward led Woodland
with the bat. each with two hits. Beat
tvs two were both for doubles, but Wood
wards two singles did more execution,
sending four men over the plate.
Manager Howard of White Haven sur
prised every one by his mastery exhibit
ton al first base. Although an outfielder.
Howard covered first in great style, and
his unassisted double play at the expense
Of Risdon and Woodward was a distinct
feature.
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QUoITS USED BY SUICIDE.
Veteran Left Word to Pay Man He
Borrowed Them From.

RICHMOND, Va. July with set
of iron quoits tied securely around the
neck. the body Of John Huddleston. a
Confederate veteran, seventy-five years
old, was hauled out Of the lake at Byrd
Park yesterday afternoon.
Huddleston disappeared from the Sol
diers Home in Grove road. leaving a
note addressed to w. l.. Saunders, one
of his comrades, who has lived In the
same cottage with him for many years.
The note was not found until yesterday.
when it was Immediately taken to the
Office of the commandant. II said:
I'm going to use SWANS quoits IL he
don't get them. Tell whover goes in my
trunk to pay him for them
There was no other message. The mo-
tive that prompted the aged soldier to
end his life remains a mystery. The set
of auoits mentioned in Huddlestons note
could not be found when an investigation
was started after the discovery of the
note, nor was there any trace of the man
about the grounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-01
CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE.

TODAY'S GAME:
Navy Yard VS.. Marines; $3.50 pm.
In a dull. one-sided and uninteresting
game yesterday afternoon in the Capital
City League the Cornell Tigers over
whelmingly defeated the Seamen Gun
ners by the large score of 10 to Z. The
contest was called at the close Of the
seventh on account of darkness.
The game started off as though it
were going to be real exciting ana m
teresting for the first two rounds. but
in the third the Gunners took q trip
in an aeroplane skyward.
De Vito and Rice. the two slabmen
who did the hurting for the tailenders,
proved to be easy marks for the lead
ers. both being hammered good and
hard to all corners of the lot.
Bernie Gallagher, in the box for the
Tigers was hit petty lively in the
first two rounds, but after that there
was nothing to 1T.
Twelve Of Cornells list OF ball play
ers will leave here tomorrow morning
at 8:l5 o'clock for Cumberland. Md.
and Frostburg. They are scheduled to
play Cumberland Sunday and Monday.
and a double-header In Frostburg
Tuesday.
Sam Edmonson's hitting was easily
the feature OF the one-sided game. Ed
monson was at one time a member OF
the pitching stan Of the Washingtons,
when Cantillon was at the reins. Sam
put one over right-field fence for a
homer, laced out q double and also
clouted a beauty single out Of four
times up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-01

W. l.. Pet. w. l.. Pct.
Post Office. Is .>6i Interior. 80. > {, $50
Com. Lab. IL $40 Interstate. .3o1
Nayy..... : 1862 Agriculture II .2lt
No Game Today.
Post Office wrested the game from In
terror yesterday afternoon after nine in
nincs of play by the score of II to 10.
About the only redeeming feature OF
the game was a catch by Jimmie Kerr
of fly from the bat of Carroll. He
caught the ball while on a dead run In
deep right center. Just as ne caught the
pill he lost his balance and turned
complete somersault. 1t was one of the
prettiest catches made on the lot this
season.
The batting honors were carried of by
Middlekauf of Post Office, who made four
bingles out of five trips mp. He rilfered
four bases and scored four runs for his
team.
The pitchers Of both teams were very
generous yesterday. Post Office collected
twelve hits off Devine. the Interior
slabman. and Interior hit to safe ground
eleven times. Post Office used up two
pitchers, Ryan and Ferguson.
Both teams scored at will and the win
ncr was very uncertain unit! the last
man was put down I'm the ninth. In
only two innings We're the Letter Fling
ers BANKED. while the Interior boys We're
held safe in three innings.
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Other Amateur Games.

The game played in the Junior League
yesterday between the La Grand A. c.
ana the ST. Agnes teams resulted in
victory for the former by a score Of 1
to J. The pitching of Jones and the hit
ting of Mcdonald and Rupertus were
the features OF the contest Score by
innings:
R.HE
La Grand a. C........2 o0 go II I /
St. Agnes. 100 2O1 % 4 3
Batteries-La Grand A. c.. Jones and
Nieman. ST. Agnes. Milton and Merchant
Two-base hit-Vieman. Three-base hit
Wanstein. Strike-outs-By Jones, H. by
Milton, !.
The La Grand a. c. desires TO arrange
games with all thirteen-year-old teams in
the District, the contests to be played on
the diamond of the challenging teams.
Teams wanting to arrange games
should address Walter Mcdonald, )
l. street northwest.
The Whirlwind Sluggers again proved
too much for the Bethany nine yester-
day. defeating them. Is to 3. The Slug
gers had their batting eye in the first
inning, while the Bethany team could
do nothing against b. Culiigan at any
twentieth victory for the Whirlwind
Sluggers. while they have sustained only
two defeats The good fielding OF the
Sluggers was the feature. The score:
n. H. r..
WhirlWind. 49,. . . 3 2 q < x-lS % =
Bethany...... o o % o OO-3 o
Acknowledgements. Culligan and Ca
fritz. Bethany Stokes. Hoffman and
Stevenson. Home run-Culligan. Three
base hit. Mentzel. Two-base hits. Cafritz.
B. Culligan. a. Kirchner, j. Jeffries, A..
Williams, l.. MentZel.
The game between the Yankee Stars
and the Speedway A. c. YESTERDAY result
ed in score OF IL to in favor of the for
mer. This IS the fourth game the Yam
kee Stars have won from the Speedway
A. c. The score:
R.H.E.
Yankee Stars g OO1 oil II 3
! Speedway A. CO = o o o 6 90 O-S 4
Batteries-Yankee Stars, Stewart and
Blumes: Speedway A. c., Sutton and
Buch: tWo-base hits. Joe Bailey and
/ Price: three-base hits. Joe Bailey and
Kommey; struck out. by Stewart, II; by
| Sutton, s. Umpire, Mr.. S. Johnson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-01
SUBURBAN LEAGUE.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
W. Pet. WI. Pct.
f fs9s view: ia s5s E Fsssaana -
Sil. SPRING. . 8 600 BTightwood... FL .loi
ToDAY'S GAME
Park View VS.. Takoma at $50 O'Clock at
New Hampshire avenue and Upshur
street northwest.
AS was expected. Petworth won in yes
terday's game in the Suburban League.
defeating Brightwood. 6 to 4. Brown.
formerly of the white Sox," was on the
slab for the winners. and he pitched a
very good game. allowing his former
teammates but three scattered hits, fam
ming five and walking three in the seven
innings he was in the game. Birch re-
lieved him in the eighth and finished ii
up. King pitched his usual good game,
being hit safely but seven times. passing
four and making three Whit the air.
Reds" is a mighty good pitcher. and 1t
is certainly too bad that his team does
not play better behind him. He would
be winner with any other team in the
league with the exception of Takoma,
which is also fighting for the cellar
championship.
Both Clayton and Dempsey made triples
yesterday, They were certainly beauties,
both of them clearing the fielders' heads
In addition TO this Dempsey starred IN
the field. accepting all of his seven
chances without the semblance of mis-
cue.
The Brightwood outfielders were not
kept particularly busy, but one chance
being credited it. All of which goes to
prove that King had something on the
ball when he could make the Baby
Dolls" do SO much infield hitting.
Tn Rar petworth has n dandy little
backstop. This youngster is always in
the game. has a good arm, coaches the
pitcher nicely and hits fairly we'll. He
nipped two would-be stealers in yester-
days contest and made two hits.
Park View will have a chance to get
little nearer to. the league leaders this
afternoon and Monday. when it meets
Takoma on both dates. Today's game Is
the one originally scheduled for June IL,
while Mondays is a regular one. Two
victories would put them up to within
game and a half Of the Pets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-01
SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
TODAY'S GAME.
Ninth VS.. Anacostia.


In game that was interesting right
up to the finish. and which was one
of the best played of the season. Ham
line defeated Ingram yesterday by the
score of to /. Hamline was in the
lead from the start, Ingram falling to
score until the ninth: but until Hamline
chased three over in the eighth the
Midgets appeared to have a chance.
Both Beach. for Hamline. and Flynn,
for Ingram. pitched good ball, the lat
ter being hit slightly harder than his
rival. Beach famed thirteen men and
Flynn seven, and he gave the only pass
of the game.
Dutch" Heinrich. holding down the
second sack for Hamline. stood out
from the rest Of the FASTENERS The
double and home run, and in the field
easily took care of his seven chances.
Gus Bishop helped swell the Hamline
score with a four-timer, his first this
year.
Spaulding and Watson were the only
men beside Heinrich to get two hits,
one of the latter's counting for two
bases.
Jack Dodge was back in the game
for Ingram yesterday, making one hit
and handling his four fielding chances
perfectly.
Varela had a busy day at short, with
seven chances. slipping up on one.
Yesterdays defeat about finishes the
Ingram team as a pennant contender,
and even as first division team This
team has proven great disappoint-
ment to its followers, as its early sea
son work held out promise of greater
success.
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Naval Movements.

The Tonopah has arrived at Hoboken:
the Mississippi at Rockport: the Morris
at Newport: the Saratoga and Albany at
Tsinsrau; the California at San Francisco;
the Michigan at New London: the Du-
buaue at Chicago: the Prometheus at San
Diego; the Brutus at Lambert Point: the
Minnesota, Vermont, Flusser. Lamson.
Preston. Reid and Sterett at Boston; the
Lebanon at Norfolk: the Ammen at New
York: the Vulcan at Bergen. ana the
Standish at Annapolis.
The Louisiana. Kansas. New Hampshire
and South Carolina have sailed from Kiel
for Provincetown: the Mars from Guanta-
namo for Hampton roads: the Patapsco
from Rockland for Boston, aqo - 49,
from Sewall Point for Proytqfef9m
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yss Club Now Has Good Lead in District League Pennant Race
COACH RICE REWARDED.
Salary Raised $500 and Given a Ten
Year Contract by Columbia.

NEW YORK. July Jim Rice has
received his reward for turning out the
crew that came SO near to defeating
the Cornell oarsnen in the regatta at
Poughkeepsie last Tuesday. So pleased
were the rowing authorities at Column
bia University that they presented to
Rice contract to coach the Blue and
White oarsmen for the next ten years.
At the same time they raised his salary
$500 a year. which is believed to make
him the best paid rowing coach in the
country.
Rice leaves today for Baltimore to
coach the Arundel crew OF that city
during the vacation period. as he has
done in former years. He says he will
be back in the fall to begin building
up a crew to beat Cornell next year.
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DISTRICT LEAGUE.

STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
". /. Pct. W. L. Pct.
COMING Com ms. 10 IA Col, 1o1 " Ii PCT
Adams Exp. . 5 .6i3
GAME TODAY:
Aloysius VS.. Adams Express Company.
Inability to hit Bob Hummer and errors
told the tale of the defeat Of the Com
missioners yesterday afternoon at the
,, hands OF the Aloysius club. The final
score was 8 to I.
The District employees never had look
in. From the opening round the Swan
poodle tribe scored, and were never
headed
Bob Hummer, the former Athletic re-
cruit, was on the mound for the Aloysius
team and had the Commissioners eating
out Of his hand But four hits were Sc
cured off his delivery, and he had nine
strike-outS
The Commissioners presented a new
HEAVIER in Strobe of the Southern Rail-
way League. He only lasted three and
one-third innings. In which time the win
ners connected for six hits and landed
six runs. He had five strike-outs and
gave two free passes.
Burke who succeeded Strobe, went into
the box and was unable to get started.
Seven hits were made off him. which re-
suited in three runners crossing the pan.
AL Handiboe. in center garden, played
like a house afire. He was all over the
lot and on three occasions pulled down
drives that were labeled for extra bases.
His fielding cut off several more runs.
The feature plays Of the game were two
throws home by Handiboe to get runners.
On both occasions Woodward received
the ball right in his mitt at the plate. but
dropped 1t.
Dutch Hessler landed the only run of
the game for the Commissioners. This
he did with q drive over the center field
fence for the circuit. II was the longest
hit that has been made on the league
grounds this season.
The Aioysius team kept up the heavy
stick work which II started agan
the Columbia team Thursday. In yester-
days game they secured fourteen hits.
three Of which were good for two bases.
brennan. Marsden and Hines each land
ed three hits. Hurley for the Commits
| sioners, got two safe drives Of the four
made by his team. One Of them was Q
double.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-01

TO-DAY 5 GAM Me.
ST. Martin VS.. Waverly, at North Capitol
and streets northwest. Game
called at J.4I.
Creeping slowly up on Kendall. which
team had gotten an early lead of five
runs, Manhattan tied the Northeast nine.
Z to T. In the early stages Burley was
ineffective and by the fifth inning Kendall
had gotten a five-run lead. In the last
part of that inning. however. Manhattan
started scoring and succeeded in getting
a one-run lead when Knott blew up. In
the first half of the ninth Kendall again
obtained the lead with one run, but Man.
haitian equaled the score in its half.
For seven innings Knott pitched Won
derful ball, holding the leaders TO two
scratch hits and he would have continued
at the same gait had not Manhattan round
Kendalls weakness in fielding hunts. and
in the eighth, bu bunting, loaded the bases
with none out Scott Dampier then
smashed out a single 10 right, scoring
two, and Lynch followed him up with a
safe bunt. skipper" HERMAN scored
all three with double to left
Odd about this skipper HERMAN,
after tanning three successive times. TO
WALTON out a double just at the right time
Herman has proved strong batter this
season and is almost always able to I'M
cork hit in needy times.
Things looked bad for Manhattan when
in the third, with one on. Diver swatted
one past Gates Rapp in left Tor q
home run The three runs that kendall
then had looked as big house.
Scott Dampier was the real hero OF the
day, getting two most needed hits IN
the eighth. when the rally was on. he
singled to right scoring two, and in the
ninth. with Will Donnelly retsing on sec
ond, he tripled to center, sending in the
tying run.
Clements and Diver played great
games in the outfield for Kendall. ham
ding seven chances between them. Ciem-
ents robbed Oakley of what appeared a
sure hit. getting the ball at his shoetops
on a dead run
Fischer was the big man with the stick
on the Kendall team, getting four hits IN
five times at bat. His twO-base hit In the
first sent Kendall's first run across the
plate and his single in the ninth gave
Kendall a one-run lead.
Myers also was strong at the bat. get
ting three hits in four trips. Only one OF
Myers hits counted for much, that one
scoring Moran in the fourth.
.Chucky" Dampier played good game
at short for Manhattan. fielding his posi-
ton In fine style. Dampier accepted sew
en- chances without slip-up. being sure
death to those who tried to bunt.
Bill Burley did not have his curves with
him in the early stages of the game. but
he had his head with him at all times.
Bill had several difficult fielding chances
and acquitted himself like a veteran.
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TODAY'S GAME.
Indians VS.. Company K.


St Stephens is steadily climbing up on
the Medicos, who are leading the league,
and yesterday afternoon stepped one peg
higher in the race by defeating the strong
Corcoran Cadets in a well played game.
the final score being to 2.
Leishear and Sullivan were the oppos-
ing slabmen. and both Of them pitched
a first-class game. The former, who toss
ed them over for the Cadets. allowed but
seven hits and struck out seven. and did
inning. Had he received the support Sui
Ivan did he might have won his game.
Sullivan was d trifle wild in the early
part Of the game. but settled down to-
ward the end. The soldiers got nine hits
of his delivery, but Sullivan kept them
we'll scattered. He sent eleven Of the
Cadets back to the bench by the strike
out route.
Fourteen bases were stolen by the
Saints yesterday. which is some stealing,
even for the Marquette League Only
one man was able to steal on Munich yes
terday, who was behind the bat for the
Saints.
The star player OF the day was
Brownie Limeric. who was at short for
the winners. He had ten chances, and
what he did 10 those ten was Shame.
He made several sensational pickups and
throws to first which brought forth bursts
of applause from the large crowd. He
also robbed Leishear OF q sure double.
Munich. the backstop OF the Capital City
League. who plays with Sewage Station.
was behind the plate for the Saints yes
terday, and, judging by his performance,
Manager Noone signed a good man. Only
one man was able to steal on him, and
even this one was lucky. as the ball drop
ped out Of the shortstop's hands after he
had him out.
Mullinow led his team in batting, con-
Meeting for nice triple. which he could
easily have stretched into homer. His
next hit was a nicely placed hit between
first and second.
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COMMERCIAL LEAGUE.
GAME TO-DAY.
Walford VS.. Andrews.

EngeTs good work In the box and a
three-base hit by Country" Morris gave
the game in the Commercial League yes
terday to the Andrews team and sent the
Walford aggregation back into second
place. The score was 5 to 4.
The game was one Of the most closely
and spiritedly contested that has ever
been played in the circuit. The two
clubs were tied for first place. and 1t was
for blood from the start.
Martin pitched good ball for the Wal
ford team also. and 1t was only by get
ting the breaks in the luck that the An
drews nine was able to get away with
the contest.
There was very little difference between
the work Of Martin and Engel, the two
men who did the heaving for the clubs.
Martin allowed eight hits and struck out
eleven, while Engel allowed six bingles
and sent ten men to the bench on strikes.