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Evening star., 1912-08-31
INEFFECTIVE PITCHING LOST
CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CORNELL
Pointed Out Two Weeks Ago That Lack
Of Capable Pitchers Was Most Difficult
Problem for Paperhangers to Solve.

much faster and heavier hitting combina-
tion than anything he has met in the
league and section in which he has per-
formed so far.
1t is not probable that Pepco will make
any changes in its lineup for today $
game other than in the pitchers box. The
same aggregation that has carried the
club through the series is the one which
will be depended on to pull ii out In
front in the final stretch.
There is no question about Pepco's be-
ing able to win the city championship.
There is no team in the other sections
capable of holding its own with it. and
certainly Ninth and Southern are not as
strong, even though one of them should
win out. which. of course, is not beyond
the realm of possibility.
1t is desired that the members of the
Washington Athletic Association who are
trying for places on the track team Will
meet this evening at the boathouse at the
foot of 1th street. Matters relative to
the trip to Baltimore will be discussed,
and 1t is probable the runners will be
notified to just who will comprise the
relay team which will be sent over.
After the game President Roakes of the
independence League was one happy
man, and he deserved to be. There is
no Question that he has accomplished
than has any other man. He has at
tackled the problem as a strictly business
proposition. and he has succeeded where
the majority of others have failed. In his
tWo-year connection with the organiZa-
ton he has brought the league up from a
thfrd-rate affair until it this season fur
nished the championship club of the city.
IL might also be mentioned in this con-
nection that the league has had a very
successful year financially, especially in
view of the fact that it has been COM
PEELED TO change its quarters.
After the two first innings of that game
yesterday there was not much to it.
There was never a chance for the Cornell
club to pass Pepco after it had secured a
hve-run lead. not with the way Barton
was pitching. and 1t appeared that 1t
was only necessary for his club to play
any kind of ball behind him to enable
him to win. Although eight more runs
were scored, they really were not needed
because the five which came in those first
two chapters were sufficient to win.
Although Hurley, the first man up for
Cornell in the first inning, got on. he
did not score, owing to some fast field
ing. In it's half Of the same period Pepco
annexed two tallies by hitting Jackson
hard The next inning it got three more
through more effective work with the
stick. and in the next two periods an
neXed five more. In the next two innings
the hitting was stopped by the clever
work of the veteran Edmonston but in
the seventh the Electric crowd got to
the Cornell nine had had it's half of the
eighth the contest was called, there
being little time left for pay and less
chance that the Paperhangers would be
able to make up the big lead against
them. The score:
Evening star., 1912-08-31
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

Perhaps the easiest way for a ball club
to get a lot of cheap advertising Is to
make an offer for some star player on q
rival team who could not possibly be pur-
chased for any price.
MCAleer Of Boston is reputed To have
offered SJ"e'p for Walter johnson, where
upon Griffith has said 100000 would not
buy his star pitcher
The day when star ball players could
lie purchased from major league clubs
has long since passed. A winning ball
team in a major league these days means
fortune In a year two. Star players
are too hard TO secure to figure on realiz-
Ing anything by their sale. 1t sounds like
lot of money to have 100000 offered for
PLAYER. and vet "A club might spend
twice that sum trying to replace such a
man. and while IL doing IL ii might
lie losing money 1T the gate for the rea-
son that the team was not proving an
attraction.
Washington could never think of dis
posns Of johnson. unless the club intend
ed To get out Of business. Boston could
not AFFORD tn part with Speaker nor De-
trolt with Cobb for similar reasons.
i:ut il helps 10 make the fans of a
city proud TO have its base ball club
owner offer a fabulous sum for some
player that hc knows he cannot buy.
One cannot help but lose confidence
in the Judgment of the men who scout
for major league clubs when some OF
the youngsters who are brought up for
trial In fast company are displayed.
Several clubs which have shown here
lately have used young players who
have no more ability than sandlottcrs
and just about as much chance TO ma X e
good Yet lot of money is spent in
securing such material which really is
not entitled TO Il trial.
The very appearance OF some of
these minor league stars is sufficient
to convince most any one that they
haven't a chance, and yet the scouts
send them up IN the ho;,@ OF having
them make good.
II will be well for Manager Stahl OF
Boston 10 let Joe Wood take 1t easy
from this out The Red Sox seem TO
nave the penuant cinched. and can well
afford To let Wood work only occasion
ally. that he will be at his very
best for the worlds series. The fact
that he is on fair way to break Walter
Johnsons winning record should not be
allowed to interfere with the team
prospects In the worlds series. There
$ no sense in taking any chances with
Wood at this time. There is no getting
away from the fact that he will have
% bear the burden of the coming world 8
series. He must deliver the goods
against the Giants or Cubs. whichever
4 4 may he. for IL is questionable whether
the other members of the Boston pitch
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FARMING" SYSTEM
DEALT SEVERE BLOW
Commission Rules All Clubs
Can Draft Men Released by
Optional Agreement.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. August 31.-The
national base ball commission last night
announced an Interpretation NJ the new
national agreement which will doubtless
strike body blow to the farming" sys-
tenn of major league ball cubs The tri-
umvirate. puts definite restrictions on the
release of players during the drafting
season.
Hereafter a player released to the mi
nors under optional agreement between
August Is and the close OF the current
year will be subject to the drafting privi-
leges OF all major leagues and. all minor
leagues of higher classification than the
one In whose service he is after August ID
A player drafted by a major lea. Ie
club cannot be released at any time with
in year of his selection under a straight
or an optional agreement until all the
clubs OF all the leagues OF higher classi-
fication than the one TO which he is as
signed have waived claim.
Evening star., 1912-08-31
MANAGERS HAVE A BOUT.
Coffroth and Nolan Come Together
in Impromptu Battle.

SAN FRANCISCO. August 31.-Failing
in their efforts to bring off match Sep
tember between Willie Ritchie anG
"One-Round' Jack Hogan. Promoter
James Coffroth and Billy Nolan. Ritchie's
manager, staged an impromptu bout OF
their own at the Olympic Club Thursday
night. Coffroth is said to have had a
shade the better of the argument.
Nolan exhibited a fairly discolored
cheek as evidence of what he termed
Coffroth's assault According to Nolan
he was summoned to the club by Coff-
roth by telephone. and found the pro-
moter in a room with several friends.
Coffroth accused him of running out
in withdrawing Ritchie from the Hogan
match.
When Nolan expressed resentment
CoffrOth. he alleged, violated club eti-
quette by biting him on the cheek. The
men were separated after lively inter-
change of blows.
Nolan was explicit in pointing out that
the abrasions on his cheek could not have
been made by blow. and that they
bore "all the earmarks of bite
Evening star., 1912-08-31

ing staff will be able to win many
games in so important a series.
They are asking Harry Davis In Cleve-
land What is the matter with the
Naps?" and he Is having his troubles
answering.
Davis admits that he is to blame for
! many mistakes that have been made, but
on the whole he charges ill-iuck with his
teams failure. He says there is no dis
sension on the team and that it will he
much stronger next year. providing he
gets an even break from the umpires.
who he claims have been particularly
severe on his team this season.
1t is rather strange that man of
Davis experience cannot locate the fault.
while every spectator who has witnessed
the Maps play this year will tell him that
his team needs agHressiveness. There is
too much listlessness in the teams work
There are two many stars anxious to
, build up good records for themselves re-
gardless of what the teams position in
fault with the Maps. and Davis ought to
be the first man to make this discovery
In the official records Paul Musser OF
Griffith's pitching staff actually leads the
team. because he is credited with one
victory and no defeats. Musser has been
in Ave games of ball this season One
~ these he started himself and won from,
chicago. The others he finished when
! they were either Won or lost. 40 they
do not affect his record. Musser beat
Chicago in June, but has not pitched a
game since. though he showed enough
during the few trials he had to warrant
the prediction that he will be winning
pitcher
But Griffith has his own ideas about
working these young pitchers. He likes
to have them around him for quite q
while doing nothing but working in bat
I nj nr1 init fyVNo hn IN he
them ready to go the route when he puts
them into a game. and judging from the
splendid performance which Engel gave
the other day this is the proper system
IL is not a difiicult matter to spoil u
young pitcher by working him before he
is ready. Discouragement comes in this
way. and many Is the young pitcher who
fail because he was not given the proper
time to become educated in the art OF
twiri.ng.
Evening star., 1912-08-31
CLASS C.
GAME YESTERDAY:
Southern, 8: G.. T.. o.. .

southern Railway. champions of the
r. X. I. NJ. {. A. League gained the
title In class by trimming the Gov
efhment Printing Office team of the
governmental circuit yesterday by the
score OF to 2. 1t was the deciding
game OF the series and Southern jumDed
on Smith in a surprising manner and
hammered out victory. The railroad
boys looked good from every angle
and have surely earned the title in this
ssction by their playing. At the start
OIL the series the team was handicanne6
by the absence of n couple Of nlarers
and lost two games before a win was
registered The right kind of spirit
was shown and Southern regained its
iost ground and finished strong.
stroDel was again the hero. pitching
good ball throughout, and should not
nave been scored On. Followers Of the
games in this class are anxious to see
Tue Dig southern twirler perform
against Ninth of class b. Only three
hlts were registered in Yesterdays
conflict off him. and two were of the
very scratchy variety. He famed nine
men and only two strolled.
After e.. F. Q. had been retired in the
nrst session. Southern rolled up six
runs and practically cinched the game.
Naughten waited for three and two
and then walked. Crymes hunted and
nobody went after it. Gregory rolled
gre to Smith. and NaIe!iten Wns tagged
at third. Flatz drove a liner to cen
ter that blasted its way through Staub's
nands. and two runners scored. and the
big center fielder reached third. Mel
YIN raised one along the left field foul
but he dropped It. Holbrunner was
walked. wild pitch sent Melvin home
and Holbrunner to third Young gath
cred four wide ones and ambled. stole
and he and Holbrunner scored on
Strobefs single to left
In the second inning two more were
added. one by Crymes, who exhibited
some fast work In scoring from second
while Kelly was throwing out Greg
ory. Southern had men on bases dur
ing the remaining innings. but seemed
to be satisfied with it's total and no
more scores resulted.
G. p. O. tailed on walk. two
swipes and Staub's hit that jumped
over Bfschoff's head in the third spasm.
and in the sixth Young's error pur
Limeric on and another miscue al
lowed him to tally.
crymes pulled of the best play of
the gaze when in the third inning
after Staub had singled and ran too far
OFF first the former lined the ball 10
Gregory. who finished up the play by
tagging the runner out.
The showing OF the Southern team
was gratifying throughout the series
to it's followers and well wishers and
by winning the class e championship
it has surely done we'll All Of the
members of the team are employed in
the. general Offices Of the Southern and
all except three in one Office of the
company. 1t was through the kindness
of the officials In charge that the boys
were allowed 10 get off early on after
moons of the games. The boys and the
teams friends and followers have ap-
preciated this act.
Evening star., 1912-08-31
MACK'S TEAM NOT APT TO
PASS NATIONALS IN RACE
Griffith's Men Should Have Good Hold on
Second Place Before They Start
on Final Trip.

Henry is an ideal catcher He has the
! proper size, is an earnest worker and
possesses a splendid throwing arm. Henry
is gradually developing into hitter of
more than ordinary ability. He seems at
last to have gotten into his stride at
the plate and is doing very consistent
work with the bat
There is a lot of difference in Jack
Ielivelt in the matter of his speed now
compared with what 1t was when he was
member of the local team. Lel1veit Is
no longer slow. lie goes down the first
base line about as we'll as most left
handlers and he is also covering lot OF
ground in the outfield. One season In
Rochester has improved Jack wonder
fully and there is no reason why he
should not be able to hold his own in this
league.
Griffith may pitch Gallia. his Kansas
City recruit. against the Highlanders to.
day If the youngster warns up we'll
he will be given IA chance to show what
he can do in this company, though there
is also a chance that Cashton will be sent
in. Johnson is being kept for the Attn
letics. it being likely that he Will pitch
the morning game against the worlu
champions Monday.
For six innings yesterday tie visitors
did not get anything that looked like a
a run in tlfc second inning as a result OF
an error and Groom's wildness. Groom
pitched splendid game of ball. yet was
not olu of danger until after the eighth
inning, IN which the Nationals fell on
Davis for four runs. which. of course,
made victory u certainty.
A walk to Paddock was followed by
two easy outs. Then Hartzell was walk
ed Sterrett hit through Groom and Nc
Bride fumbled the ball. There We're two
out at the time and Paddock kept on go
ing for the plate. which he reached in
safety.
It was in the third that the Nationals
get busy, aided and abetted by Davis
wildness.
Henry opened the inning by hitting
safely Groom struck out and then
Henry stole. Davis walked both Moeller
and Foster. filling the bases, and Milan
brought two runs home with single to
right Gandirs long sacrifice scored
Milan. Laporte ended the inning with
fly to right.
In the seventh the visitors made the
score close Lelivelt opened this round
with three base hit to the jury box in
left center Simons struck out. but Hart
zell hit safely. scoring Lelivelt. Sterrett
hit to Laporte. who threw him out at
first. and HartZell was nailed at third
when he tried to reach there on the play.
The slaughter came in the eighth. Eos
ter made his second twO-bagger to start
with and y Ian scored him with a hit.
Milan stole second and took third On
Gandil's ont. Laporte brought Milan
home with hit and when Chase dropped
and Mcbride was walked the bases were
full. John Henry came through with
his second hit and two more runs were
scored. The score:
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In ted

-Batted for Martin in the third inning
fBatted for Thompson in the sixth inning
Cornell a "A A ), a A a a. :,
iuns-Murphy, Gill. Fury -. Morris ~, Iitz
-. Green 81. Howard Munch tiastemeyer
N"!os. Thompson. Left bases-Pepco II !.
cornell. .. FIRST base on balls-of Burton >.
on Jackson. !; of Martin .: on Thompson / !:
on Edmonsion. Hits-OT Jackson = in one
son. IN one and one-fhird innings: on r1inon-
sion, Tin three and two-thris innings Struck
on. by Barton. 4: by Martin =: by Thompson
J.: by Emonston. u Two-base hits-Fury Nor
RS llfz t2'. Green Stolen bases-Hurley Caste
Howard. Double plays-GiIl to Fury TO Howard
TO Murphy. Hit by pitcher BY Barton, ia.
n"nston and tiastemeyer,. Wild pitches Martin
:. iassed ball-Noyes. tmpres- Messrs. Hughes
ana Jenkins Time of game hours
Evening star., 1912-08-31
Pirate Club in Front.

The Pirate base ball club defeated the
4. A. c. In an interesting game yester-
day by the score of q to }. Home runs
by Nugent "a. \. c.. and J. Wenxel
(PiratesD were the features OF the game
Wells for the Pirates. allowed but two
hits. Runs by innings:
RH T..
Pirates. s..s.............. % ~ 90 :,
4. 4. c.............. . -; :;
Batteries-Ncns and II. Wenzcl: Edicn. Ris-
don and Smoot. Umpires-Messrs. Murphy and
Cockrei.
Evening star., 1912-08-31
ashton to Oppose Yankees in Final Game Of Series Today
Nationals May Play
Cincinnati at Syracuse

Manager Griffith is negotiating
for nm exhibition game at Syra-
cuse with the Cincinnati Na-
tiOnal League team for Monday,
September d. The state fair will
be I'm progress there at that time
and the clash Of the big leaEuers
is figured as a great attraction.
Washington plays In BOstOn
Wednesday, Thursday. Friday
and Saturday of next week. An
exhibition game has been ar
ranged for Albany Sunday and II
proper financial arrangements
can he made Grimth's present
team and the one he gave up to
come here will play I'm Syracuse
Monday previous to the team
starting for Cleveland to open
the final western trip.
Evening star., 1912-08-31
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.

Petersburg, 81 Norfolk. O.
Portsmouth. 3: Newport News ..
FIRST game-Richmond, 2: Roanoke s. Secon,
game-Richmond, .; Roanoke. 13.
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'Batted for. Sterrett IN the ninth.
Washington. ........ o = o K,
New York. ....... q . o o..
Left on bases-W ashington. 6: New York. ;
Two-base hits-Foster t2p Chase. Threebase
hit-Leliveit. Sacrifice Hy-Gandil. Double
plays-Laporte. Gandil and Foster LapOrte,
Mcbride and Gandil. Passed balls-Sterrett ~.
Umpires-Messry. Dineen and O'Brien. Time OF
game-l hour and 80 minutes
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BUDAPEST. August 31.-A daughter of
Jockey Bulford recently applied To the
Jockey Club for license. intending to
take up q career on the turf. She has
been thoroughly trained by her father.
The reply of the club has not yet been
given. II is claimed that IL IL accedes to
the request Frauiein Bulford wilN he tue
worlds first professional woman Jockey.
Evening star., 1912-08-31

Mr.. Wheat is heaping a large crop Of
base hits at the Polo Grounds-six n
the last two days.
Evening star., 1912-08-31

SOlTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Albany. q: Columbia. :.
Columbus. >: Macon. -.
Jacksonville, II: Sayannah, l.
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APPALACHIAN LEAGUE.

Bristol. >: M0rristown, /.
First game-Knoxville. /: Asheville o. Second
game-knoxville. .: Asheville, II.
johnson City, q; Cleveland, q.
Evening star., 1912-08-31

CAROLINA ASSOCIATION.
Winston Salem, 4; Greenville. darkness.
Anderson -Spartanbnrg: rain.
Charlotte. 4: Greensboro. =.
Evening star., 1912-08-31
GEERS WINS WITH ANVIL.
Light Card Closes Grand Circuit
Meet at Readville.

READVILLE. Mass, August 31.-A
light card closed the grand circuit meet
Ing here yesterday. only two races being
decided, and the horsemen got away early
for the meet beginning Monday in Hart
ford. Conn
Anvil. with Ed Geers up had no trou-
BILE winning in the 2.O8 trot, though In the
second heat Helen Stiles, the California
entry. made the winner step the fastest
mile Of the meeting here. 2.Osh. Don
Labor. which secured second money, went
his best race of the year.
Major Wellington won In the 100 cas-
fly. though Funny Crank succeeded in
sticking to a trot in the third heat. the
winning of which gave him second place
In the summary.
The summary follows:
TROTTING-2Oe CI.ASS.PuRsE. $l.2O0- TWO
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

Nashville. =: Memphis. ..
Birmingham. .: Mobile. uen innings,
New Orleans. 4: Montgomery, 3.
Chattanooga. I: Atlanta, s.
Evening star., 1912-08-31

Anvil, b. h.. by st. yalient Vincent tGecrei. I
Don Labor. br. g. tHudsonp. np................. 3
Helen stiles. b. IN. tMurphy,. ............. =
Nancy Royce, blk. m. tMcCarthy,. 4
Time: 200. 2.O6is
TRUTT1NG CLASS PURSE. 81 ..O0.
MAJOR Wellington. br. g.. by Nico II
Funny Crank b.. x. ,. keystone 'Geers' ! :
Newseli. h. g. .I.asell. ..:........s 3
Time: 2.1l, :.l:ia, e.12si, 2.l:is.
Evening star., 1912-08-31

NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.
Lawrence, Is: New Bedford, Is.
Lowell. o: Fall River. 4.
Worcester. 3; Brockton. ..
First game-I.ynp, 10: Hayerhill. :. Second
u: Haverhill. s.
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much faster and heavier hitting combina-
tion than anything he has met in the
league and section in which he has per-
formed so far.
Evening star., 1912-08-31
SCHEDULES.
AMERICAN LEAGuE.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
TODAY. TOMORROW.
Brooklyn at New York. Pittsburgh at Cincin'ti
Boston ut Phila. st. Louis at Chicago.
Cincinnati at Pittsbg gh.
ST. Louis at Chicago.
Evening star., 1912-08-31
TRI-sTATE LEAGUE

Harrisburg. 4: Reading, ..
Trenton. =: Allentown, o.
Wilmington. - Atlantic City, 1.
York. II: Chester, Z.
Evening star., 1912-08-31
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

First game Baltimore, 3: Buffalo, o. Second
game-Baltimore, q: Buffalo, =.
Providence. 3: Toronto. Z.
Jersey City. 4; Montreal. >.
Newark. 4: Rochester. ..
Evening star., 1912-08-31
MINOR LEAGUE GAMES.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Kansas City. Is; Columbus. &.
Milwaukee, L; Toledo. ).
ST. Paul, 4; indianapolis. I.
Morris tribune., 1912-01-05

sey heifers in the herd, who were not in
milk during the year 1909. Again, let
it be understood that these records do
not show the average for the two best
years of the cows life. Delly Trianon
is credited with an average of 244.2,
and this year has Just finished her
year with an official test of 449 pounds
of fat, equal to 545 pounds of butter.
The record of forty cows for two
years, twenty Guernseys and twenty
Red Polled cows, shows that the twen-
ty Guernseys averaged 81 pounds of
fat for two years, and the twenty Red
Polls 29S pounds of fat. This shows
an advantage in favor of the special
purpose breed; but it must be remem-
bered that there is greater difference
than would appear in these two herds,
since the Jean Du Luth Red Polls are
selected only for milk, with no
thought of their beef producing ability,
until they have taken on the dairy
form. Further, the Red Polled herd
has been established longer than the
Guernsey herd on this farm, giving q
better chance for wedding out the
Door cows.
Morris tribune., 1912-01-05
WITH THE MERCURY
THIRTY-TWO BELOW
Sixteen Persons Injured in Rail.
road Wreck.

The southbound train on the Min
nesota and International railway was
wrecked at Farley, north of Bemidji,
at o'clock in the morning. The day
coach and sleeper were overturned.
Sixteen persons we're injured, four Sc
r1ously, and Huston Byrd, stockman
from Pineville, w. Va, died a few
hours after the accident.
The temperature was 80 degrees be.
low zero and in the intense cold the
passengers who had been in the day
coach and sleeper suffered intensely.
Some of those who were in the sleeper
had on only undergarments and prac-
tically all were without outer wraps.
The wreck occurred in the woods and
this made the work of rescue more diff
fcult.
The train was two hours late and
was running at high speed when 1t
struck switch that evidently had not
been set right or had been affected by
the cold. The engine and the tive
nrSt cars passed safely, but the day
coach and slsapA. Lott the rails.