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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-27
Youngsters Making Good in Major Leagues
No. u-vEAN GREGG, PITCHER, CLEVELAND.
By HARVEY T. WOODRUFF.

age of twenty-one far more than his
regular trade of plastering. So for sew
eral seasons. while he PLAYED through
during the winter.
In 1869 Gregg donned Spokane uni
form and signed receipts for sls5 a
month His early season form attracted
the attention of Jim Mcclure, then scout
for Cleveland. and he was bought at a
reported price of S4.:an over the lids of
Pittsburgh and Detroit. Like Marty
O'TocIe, the Pittsburgh beauty. the big
league promotion caused kink in his
arm and Gregg did little work the bal
a.lce of the year.
Cleveland. after salary disagree
ment for $40. attached big stout string
to Gregg and allowed him to join the
Portland club of the Pacific Coast
with that of Knapp, also on the Cleve-
land hurting staff, enabled Walter Nc
Credie's club to land the pennant In a
desperate finish with Oakland Gregg
won thirty-two of fifty games, after a
poor start. Sixteen of these games We're
.:hut-outs. wn.Ie he famed 80 opposition
batsmen and gave only al bases on
Lails. less than three to game
With such a record, Cleveland exercised
its rights to the player. and ne reported
loI the IdiiiIS trip id6l Spi mo ~ :
rifle speed for which Gregg was known
on the coast was missing in his early
work, and he relied largely on. wide
curve. but showed the earmarks OF great
ness from the start. He has improved
steadily throughout the season. His con-
troll, for left-hander. Is exceptional, and
he attends to that department. o. the
game by constant practice-in fact. has
to be cautioned against too much pTac-
tice.
Gregg delivers his southpaw curves and
shoots to the bats1nan rom an eievAson
of six feet and three inches, with about
1875 pounds of manpower behind them.
Unless something unexpected happens.
he promises to take a place among the
great left-handers OF base ball history.
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LOCAL CLUB HAS NOT OPENED
NEGOTIATIONS FOR STOVALL
Owners Will Go Slow in Selecting McAleer's
Successor Cashion to Face tt
gers This Afternoon.

! the bat He had but one chance to
| throw, and then did it perfectly, mailing
| Milan. who attempted to steal. At the
| wind-up of the game callahan. another
yourgSter. was sent to bat for Turner,
and he drove out triple to right center.
After scoring but three runs in the last
five games the Nationals got seven in a
single inning yesterday, more than they
have scored in the past ten days. Mitch
ELL the Maps southpaw, had little or
nothing. and it was surprising that he
,, got away through the frs. two innings.
Once the locals started him going he was
| helpless. and he was unfortunate. too.
i'll having some errors punched with hits
and bases on balls.
Bob Groom had easy game to pitch
Just soon he got that long lead in
the third he took things easy. and yet
hit hard in only one inning. the fifth.
when the Maps scored their two runs.
Birmingham. the Maps center fielder.
is one of the. few players who have i'm
proved their batting. Until this year Biz
mingham was anything but a good hit
ter. He would chase curve ball to first
base and was easy for any of the many
good pitchers in the league. But he seems
to have changed considerably. for he is
hitting well now. and as he always was
a sensational fielder and thrower he is a
very valuable man for the team.
There was, of course. no doubt about
the result of yesterdays game after the
third inning had been played, for in the
Nationals half of this round seven runs
We're piled up, and with such a lead
Groom was never in danger A single
by Birmingham and Balls home run over
the right field fence gave the visitors
their only runs. There was some good
and some poor fielding during game
which was rather slow because of the
one-sided condition of the score. The
score:
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Just as the American League season
Is drawing to an end. and first and sec
ond positions are clinched beyond re-
CALL base ball critics who study the dope
are looking back over the record to note
Cleveland's winning streak in the latter
part of the season. which has carried the
club we'll into the first division The
answer is the young players. Standing
out foremost among these young players
is Southpaw Vean Gregg whose name
appears In bold type during sea
son which on the average has been dis
astrous to sidewheelers-
COMPARED with the record of Grover
Alexander of the Philadelphia Nationals,
the greatest young pitcher in the rival
organization. that of Gregg equals If not
surpasses it. for 1t has been only in the
last months of the championship race
that Cleveland has been club TO be
feared, while Philadelphia went out in
front early and for time seemed PEN
nant contender.
Upon Gregg, Knapp, another young
pitcher; Outfielder Joe Jackson and sew
eral other promising youngsters will de-
pend Cleveland's standing next season.
Gregg, who has won three-fourths o:
his games on a team which finally broke
into the first division, was born at Che
halls. WASH. April Is, 1885. where he
lived until he was eleven years old.
With his family. he then moved to Lewis
ton. Idaho. and a year later to Clarks-
ton. Wash. where he attended school.
The future ball player learned and fol-
lowed the plasterers trade until he found
he had ability to earn a livelihood as a
ball player.
The stupendous salary of 500 month
offered to play independent ball." which
corresponds to the semi-pro ball of tbs
eastern states. appealed to Gregg at the
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STARTS WRESTLING.
National Athletic Club Begins ANA
teur Tournaments.

The National Athletic Club will open its
season tonight at the same ciubrooms.
424 9th street northwest. and expect a
big year. Il has the most excellent
wrestling talent in the city. and no doubt
viii give a good account of itself in tile
amateur tournaments to be held tbs
winter. Frank Huseman, the 12s-pound
wrestling champion of the world. will be
physical instructor, and says he intends
to have the crack wrestling and boxing
class of the city
Offlcers were elected at the last meet
ing. and are as follows: p. F. O'Connor.
president: r. e. Volkmer, treasurer; u.
NJ. Aud, secretary. Directors-E. W.
Boyle. Joe Grant, P. F. O'Connor. John
Conrad. Joe Turner. r. E. Volkmer and
d. NJ. Aud.
The club will be conducted on a strictly
amateur basis. Any one interested is
cordially invited to attend the meeting.
New members will be admitted at any
time, and may learn full particulars by
corresponding with D. NJ Aud. secretary,
4c4 9th street northwest.
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DETROIT. Mich. September q
..rbere isn't a word of truth in the
statement that Detroit players quit to get
Jenninss.- said Dayy Jones, one of the
stay-at- homes. Il will say Jennings is
not the most popular man on the teanl'
but the Tigers would not permit their
feelings to sway the desire to get INTO
the worlds series.
..There are some players on the team
who find getting along WITH the manager
easy And there arc others VINO are In
lust an opposite position. jennings Is
sarcastic and when things DO not 20
ia suit him the off lenders suffer Jennings
ie an entirely different man on the bench
from what he is in the field. In the neid ne
is always shouting and cheering the men
to success: on the bench he is cutting
into them with sarcasm
Some players do not understand MS
meaning They cannot see that ne is
working for the best interests OF the
club | believe that Hugh heaft ana
soul are with the Tigers, and when they
arc in defeat he feels il worse than any
other. But he doesn't know how to ham
die the men ] do not blame nm Tor hot
accepting the advice of players but !
do blame him for not listening 10 reason
from others.
For instance: In Boston last year we
made four runs i'll the first inning. Our
pitcher was raped hard in the second
and third innings. and when ] came III
from the field al the close OF the nrst
half of the third / remarked to Jennings
that there should be new pitcher
Hes working well enough TO sun
me- returned Jennings. with sheer.
Il didn't say anything more. and new
or would saw ANYTHING long as am
on the Detroit team. The pitcher was
hcr,ltaercd from the box in the next IN
ming, and Jennings. by way or apology,
said 4 guess he wasn't working Fight
was hec'
1T isn't management that has lost ne
pennaEt to Detroit 1t is the nara nc.
the team has played in INJURIES ~
crippled some of our best piaEers' ailt'
just when we would get gong rieht Soiiie
thing would happen TO push US PACK.
Jennings is not the best Judge of
pitcher. but l will. say he has been un-
fortunate in getting twirlers Men VINO
have started like stars have fallen down.
Jennings believes in leaving pitcher IN
others toke an opposite view hugh
has q RICH. to his own opinion, ana some
times it proves out right.
But Detroit players laying down TO
get tho mana ger-that is the silliest state
ment ina ginable.
Cobb Does as He Pleases.
There is only one player on the entire
team who will fight for Jennings. and
that is Cobb" continued Jones. Cobb is
one OF the reasons for Detroits position
in the race. Cobb is permitted to do what
he wants to. While there Is no dfsputing
the fact that Cobb is wonderful player
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New Base Ball Coach at Amherst.

AMHERST, Mass, Septenb Der 21.-Am-
herst has at last departed from profess
:.ionai base hal. Coaching with the an
nounce.uent that Coach Breckenridge vii.
hc succaeded h Arthur ". Stuart. SO.
Coach Breche-,riSse completes a tea-year
service witt Amherst to so to Annapolis.
The new coach led the intercollegiate
league in hitting during bis four years in
college. Since 1891 he has been coaching
the Central High School teams Of To-
ledo, Ohio.
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Other American League Games.
Athletics Land Flag.

PHILADELPHIA, September 27.-The
American League championship for 1911
was decided here yesterday. when Piilla-
delphif. defeated Detroit, IL to g. 1t was
the fourth time that a local team pi-
loted by Connie Mack has won the pen
nant u this organization. and 1t was the
first time that Philadelphia has won the
title in successive seasons.
By repeating this year Philadelphia
earned the right to defend the title OF
worlds champions. which II won last
year in "A series with the Chicago Ma
tional League Club. Only two teams
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Conference Between SovaN and Club Officials Did Not Take Pa
ATHLETICS ASSURED OF
AMERICAN LEAGUE FLAG

BY beating Detroit yesterday
afternoon mt Shibe Park, Ph;la-
delPhfa, Connie Mack's worlds
champion Athletics won their
second consecutive American
League pennant. The White Ele-
plants will now be able to rest
up for the annual worlds cham
pfOnship series with the pennant
winners of the National League.
While not vet an absoIute GER
fafnfs. 1t Is practically assured
that John }. McGraw's Giants
Will fight out in New York and
In Philadelphia the superiority of
organized base ball with the
present champions of the world.
The Athletics have still ten
games to play off in their sched-
ule. while eleven remain for De-
tro:t. should Philadelphia lose
ever. game and Detroit win all
1t. games, the final standing
would be: Philadelphia, 49,;
Detroit. .823.
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CUTS mare. will be a starter in this race.
She has been given a good rest by Silas
Veitch and Is very sprightly every time
she is exercised. The daughter of Water
cress has not been raced since she beat
Algie, Ticket of Leave and other stars of
the leaping world in the biggest stake at
Brookline. Algie, who Is gain scheduled
to meet Waterspeed. acts like a young
ster when he is brought out of his stable,
and with such graceful juml ers as Ticket
of Leave, The Welkin, Dina Ken, Gold
Plate. Thistledale. st. Abe, bishop, Race
brook, The Prophet and Belle out for the
honors it will surely be a spirited con-
test at every stride
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ROBBIE TO GET REWARD.
McGraw Sends for Old Oriole. Who
Coached Maruuard.

BALTIMORE. Md. September civil
bert Robinson left Baltimore for Chicago
last evening to join McGraw's New York
Giants at the managers request Robbie
will remain with the team until the con-
clusion of the worlds series. and while
with it will have charge Of the Giants
pitchers He will give special attention
to Marquard. who gives Robbie all the
credit for his development
Robbie's presence will be a big help to
Marquard and Crandall, as he was with
them in the early spring training.
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White Sox Beat Yanks.

NEW YORK. September 27.-After tie
ing the score in the eighth inning yes
terday New York lost to Chicago In the
NINTH > to 4.
The winning run was scored on Lord
double and McIntyre's single.
Errors We're responsible for most of the
runs both sides. Score:
RH.E.
Chicago ...........1 90 OO1-J q :;
New York 100 o OO204 Q j
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NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
Cubs Win and Lose

CHICAGO, September 81 Chicago and
Boston broke even in the double-headcr
yesterday, the final games of the years
series, Chicago winning the first game,
I'D to :. and losing the second to -
In the first game Reulback held the Wis
itors to five scattered hits two of which.
with a felder's choice, netted two runs
for the Bostonians
On the other hand, Weaver and Brown
proved easy prey for the locals, each be-
ing hit freely. while the former was GEN
erous with his passes and the latter
support ragged
In the second game Donnelly of Boston
was master of the situation. allowing the
locals to hit safely only six times His
poor support assisted the locals greatly i'm
scoring. The Chicagoans used Slapnickle,
one of the three latest pitching acauisi-
tons. The support behind him was loose
and the visitors had little difficulty with
his curves.
The second game was featured by the
batting of kirke. who made four hits in
Guiding two triples. in five times at bat,
and of Donlin, who got three hits. Score:
RH.E.
Chicago .........2 . q 3 20 x-1O 10 .
Boston ...........0 o @ o % ) .
Boston ............1 90 o = . o. 13 q
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well. of course.
other mems moth
ers, wives, daugh-
ters and sisters
should vote also.
Mind you. 1 am
not in favor OF
the militant suffra-
gette Woman's first
duty in the world
is to bring us into
the world and look
after us till we are
grown and advise
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.Batted for Turner in ninth.
1Raffed for Adams in ninth.

Washington .........0 o o o ] Ks
Cleveland ..... y o o U O..
Left on bases-W ashIngton. IL. Cleveland. o.
First base on balls-On Mitchell. }: of Swindell
.. Innings pitched-By Mitchell. 2ls by Swim
dell. "a. Times ut bat by oppOnents-Against
Mitchell II; against Swindell. n. Hits made
OF Mitchell. Is. off Swindell q. Struck out-By
Groom. 4 by Swindell. ). Home run-Baii
Three-base hits-Callahan. Birmingham. Two
base hits-Schaefer. Easterly. Sacrifice hit
Birmingham Stolen bases-Eiherfeld. Walker.
Mcbride Double play-Conroy to Elberfeld to
Schaefer Hit by pitcher-By Swndell. 1. Wild
pitch-MitcheIl. Passed bali-Eisterly. Empires
-Messrs. Mullen and Evans. Time of game
hour and 30 minutes.
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SUFFRAGE IN SPORT
Queensberry Speaks Good
Word for Suffragist Movement
WOMEN TO HELP ATHLETICS
Joined With True Sportsmen, Clean
Sport of All Kinds Sure
to Follow.
By the MARQUIS of Queensberry.

Copyright. 1911. by the Marquis of Queensberry.
/ have confession to make / am a
suffragist, for four women in particular I
know are as worthy as any men living to
record their votes-my mother, wife,
daughter and sister. If they four are,
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MINOR LEAGUE GAMES.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Vt Nrfwaukee-First game: Louisville. y. NIL
waukec .. Second game: Louisville. >: Mil
waukee, :. tcalied by agreement end sixth in
u'ngl
At Minneapolis Indianapolis .: Minneapolis.
allied end seventh inning account of rain.
At Kansas City-Ffrst game. Columbus. 4;
kasss City. 8. Second game; Columbus. .; Kan
City. 10 tealled end sixth inning on account
~ darkness.
At 81. Paul-Toledo. A. st. Paul, 8.
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Chase used fifteen men in an effort to
take the rubber" game from the White
Sox. He even got into action himself,
but gave way after he drew pass to
start the last half of the ninth. Grip
pied and lame as he is the Yankees
! boss could not have done half as badly or
the paths as did Wilkinson, his successor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-27

The defeats administered to both Cleve-
land and New York frightened up the
race for third position in the American
League Chicago and Boston may Vet
dislodge both the Maps and Yankees from
the first division.
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Women Should Lead Crusade.

Now, if the dear women only viii join
issue with us sportsmen we soon will get
what we want-clean sport of all kinds
and plenty Of it-and j can promise that
the mothers will see a wonderful differ
ence, and the wives will be surprised at
the few country business calls compared
to What their husba nds used to have that
they won I know themselves and will he
starting to hunt up some of the pretty
little etceteras they used to wear in their
counting days.
Aud why? WE'LL because Jonathan has
Just been out to see the race OF his life
on the Chicago lake front. the Chicago
international derby of $4,000. open 10
the world. and George just won i; on
the post from your prince of Sportsmen.
James K. Keene, and, by CAD, it was a
sight worth seeing.
1 am inspired to write this article or
balderdash. or anything you like to call
it, for | court criticism. and there is moth
ing | like better than hard words and
hard blows--it kind of tones one up. One
letter / received from q dear old New
England lady of nearly seventy l am go
ing to have framed. 1t was so kind, so
untles we'd, but valued by
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

TODAY. TOMORROW.
NV York al Chicago New York NJ Chicago.
ph;l.d'a AT Pittsburgh. Philad'a Mt Pittsburgh.
postnp at Cincinnati. Boston nj Cincinnati.
ErookIyn at ST. Louis brooklyn Mt st. Louis.
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WESTERN LEAGUE.

Sioux City. :: Topeka, II.
Lincoln, .. Omaha 3.
Denver. =: Des Moines, o.
ST. Joseph, g.: Pueblo. 8.
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Yesterdays Results.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Schedules.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

TopaY TOMORROW.
Detroit at Washington. Detroit Al Nasnlnsueh
r1C,ciand al ph,Iai'a | Cleveland ut Pbilad a
<, .,,is AT Nsw York | ST Louis at New York
Chicago at Boston. ! Chicago al BOSTON
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What Is Aim of Killsports.

And yet. forsooth, the cranks and kill
sports and self-styled religious men Il am
not speaking of the really religion man
all good sportsmen are religious; it is
necessary to lead a clean life to be a
good sportsman) tell us that We must not
box, must not race. we must not
course. VIII they kindly tell us what
they want us to do? Is 1t to congregate
on street corners, TO spend all day in
bars and vaudeville shows? Because you
know the ordinary common or garden
man like myself will do something. and if
he can't do what his natural sporting
tastes prompt him to do he will be lis
tening to the devil, who has always got
plenty of work for idle hands
So you see, Mr.. Crank. Mr.. killsport.
what you are doing. The evils you cry
out against most you force on us, be-
cause you are SO hypocritical that you
won't look the thing square in the face.
Instead Of being honi soft qui NAL pense
you find evil in things quite innocent,
such as boxing, racing. etc
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No Timely Bingles.

PITTSBURGH. September 27.-Brook-
lyn yesterday made its last appearance OF
the season in Pittsburgh, winning, 5 to
?. and making clean sweep of the series
from Pittsburgh.
Lack of hits at the proper time lost
for the local team. Score:
R.H.E
Brooklyn ......O 0 o 2OO25 z .
Pittsburgh % o o OOO1O-2 g 1
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us all our lives-my mother. an aristocrat,
taught me democracy, and there is nc
greater liberal in Britain than she is
So | consider women should have a
voice in the affairs of any country in the
shape of a vote, and, of course, they will
get it. 1t is merely question of time
But they must stop at a vote and must
not take any leading part in politics. for
home is their politics and teaching the
men how to vote, if you like, which, be-
tween you and me, is what they do.
Relation of Suffragette to Sport.
My readers will say what is this all to
do with sport. Well, half a moment:
don't you see that if get the women on
my side they will read my articles on
sport, and can't you see that if the women
come over to sport they will insist on their
sons being good sportsmen. instead OF
pale-faced lanky dudes, who would not
live through tifteen-round boxing con-
test? l don't say ten rounds, because
any schoolboy in my day. and / hope
now, and any boy under eighteen in the
American navy or the British navy, can
do that; yes, and take knockout, too,
and turn up at the next meal and make
the cook feel proud.
That's why | want the Women'S help
Did they not in the old days buckle on
the crusaders sword and bid their sons
go forth and put the fear of God into
the Saracens? So today, for there is very
little difference in life now and 2,0t
years ago, the women should, and do
send their sons forth to act the man. tC
be good and kind and brave. and to learn
to temper victory of whatever sort with
mercy and humility. and to take beat
ing without squealing. l am sure if We
have not got 1t long before, at any rate
we shall mighty soon have clean sport OF
every kind, directly the women get the
vote. They are not going to let US sink
into affap,inacy
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Cobb Does as He Pleases.

There is only one player on the entire
team who will fight for Jennings. and
that is Cobb" continued Jones. Cobb is
one OF the reasons for Detroit's position
in the race. Cobb is permitted to DO what
he wants to. While there is no disputing
the fact that Cobb is wonderful player
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Three youngsters had a chance to show
themselves for the Maps yesterday. and
every one of them made good impress
sion. Swindell, who finished the game
after it was lost looked to be the max
ing of a good twirler. while Adams, the
catcher, looked particularly strong behind
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-19
PRACTICE DAY
FOR RUGBY MEN

The noel, formed nufbi rooihhl
Association. viii hold another pfac
else on Friday evening bt me Malih
ground. when d be- hoped There viii bc
strune turnout of players An n.
torosied in the game nre invited 90
come nlonr. get into the practise and
enroll themselves as members of the
association Tho dues are HIGHT 81
per year and the game 10 one that
seems certain TO take the fancy Of the
football loungpublic No matches
will bee played for awhile as the re
spectiye captains are busy arranging
their squads and drilling the uninitiat
ed into the games The rules are sim
pie. and will appeal 90 all oX-colleg
late men Several interesting games
are promised In the future. and the
season viii probably open up Ia No
yember