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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-02
AMERICAN LEAGUE PENNANT ALMOST
SURELY BELONGS TO THE RED SOX NOW

To all intents and purposes at least
one pennant has been practically de-
cided, for nothing short of disaster
can stop Boston CARRYING off this
years American League flag. When
the Red Sox disposed of the Athletics
by a clean sweep of victories in the
recent series they got rid of their
most dangerous contender. for,
though Washington was the more
threatening, it was really the cham
pions Boston had most reason to fear.
What makes the Red SoX all the more
secure is that the race is too old TO
enable the Athletics to recoup, and,
eve though they should lose the
series to Grifith's men. the chances
are that they would yet be able to
beat out the Senators because of their
1OJs-game lead. Boston has Yet 30
anne to play, but the only tough
proposition they are called upon to
meet is Washington,
Were the contending teams closer
the seven games remaining between
the two would give the Red o some
concern, because on the record of the
games so far played the Senators
have one game advantage. Likewise
would the three-game series with the
Athletics here in October: but before
the latter the pennant will be won,
and the result of the series will not
cut much of a figure with either team.
The distance is too short to allow
Boston to be overtaken, for it is un-
likely that the Western clubs will
offer much, If any. resistance, as they
will be experimenting with minor
league talent with a view of building
up for next year.
Battle for second Place.
The real race in the American
League is for second place, and 1t
presents about as pretty a struggle
as the most rabid baseball follower
could wish-one that will keep the
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[From a SAD correspondent.I

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Sept. 2.-On
found the outlook for the first half
of their Labor Day labors very
dubious. It was raining hard at Z
o'clock. but the size of the rain-drops
had diminished to those Of a drizzle
an hour later. Both teams were
anxious to get in both games OF to-
days holiday bill, because postpone
ments mean that the three-day C
ton in store for the ball players,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
will be %encroached upon unless both
of these games ire played today.
Many of the Tigers had planned fish
ing and recreation trips for these
days.
There were enough baseball players
and enough baseball talent to start a
league on the train which brough; the
Tigers here last night. First and
foremost were the Nov York Giants,
under Johnny McGraw. who play at
Boston today. The Boston National
League Club and the Providence Club
also had special cars. making four
baseball teams on board With the
Tigers.
Yesterdays rain at Newark. which
allowed but one game, which ProVi-
dence won, > to /, was a keen dislp-
pointment to Newark fans. With The
team travelling with the 'eloeity of
a prairie fire, a big crowd would laNe
turned out to see the Tigers in a
double-header with the Grays. 1t Was
only one of the many rainy Sundays
the Newark Club has suffered this
season. The Bengals could rot hit
the spitball pitching of Bill Bailey,
who had better control than usual
and also refused to blow up and nave
one bad round, as he has on previous
oceasions. Cy Barger, a warm
weather man, did not find the Shiny,
damp and humid and chilly weather
to his liking, and he suffered his drst
defeat since joining tie Beugais.
George Bell asked permission TO
pitch in the first game here today. if
it is possible to play. as George wants
to go to his home in Academy Cor
ners to attend to some business.
As the drafting season draws near
it seems more than ever certain that
Harry Swacina will be plucked by The
majors from the Newark ranks. unless
some other club wins OUT on some
other Tiger. @
Billy Murray. scouting for PITTS
burg, has been logging the I gers for
the past ten days. He has been duly
impressed by Swacina's work, and
would recommend ain IN preference
to Tim Jordan.
Billy Zimmerman, who is playing a
whirlwind game and hitting around
the 800 list, is also one of the most
likely men to be drafted.
Ed Gagnier. who drove in Sewark's
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RAIN PLAYS HAVOC
WITH HOLIDAY CARD

Tie unfavorable weather of Sat
urday continued Yesterday. and as a
result the big sport carnival arranged
was postponed. With but one
exception every sporting event ar
ranged for the Sabbath was declared
off. The Newark International League
Club managed to play part of the
double-header with Providence at
Wiedenmayer's Park. Outside of that
there was nothing To do but make
yourself at ease at home. The bicycle
card was postponed, as was the mo-
torcycle races and semi-pro games.
1t was one dull day for the sports
men.
One more day remains, however,
before the Labor Day season ends.
Hundreds of sporting events of all
sorts have been scheduled for today,
and with weather permitting some
more sporting history will be fur
nished.
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HOMMEY And
KLINE in The
RING TONIGHT
Dave Smith and Eddie Me-
Goorty Will Also Show Their
ProWess at Garden.

Patsy Kline, the Newark fea Their
weight, finished training yesterday
at his camp in Roekaway for his
scheduled ten-round bout with Packey
Hommey at the Garden A. c.. New
York, tonight. Kline has been made
a favorite because of his splendid
showing against the best feather
weights in the country of late. Patsy
Is in fit condition-better than ever,
his trainers say. Patsy dearly loves
an opponent who will give him fight
Should Patsy win tonight he will be
given a match with Featherweight
Champion of the World Johnny Kill
bane.
Two other ten-round bouts have
been arranged by the Garden man.
agement. Dave Smith. the Austra-
liam middleweight, and Eddie Nc
Goorty, one of Americas best in this
class. will fight it out. Both are
scheduled to weigh in at 1872 pounds.
Louis de Penthieu, the French
champion, will meet Tommy Gary. OF
Chicago. in the other ~ten-rounder.
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FOOTBALL IS
ONLY THREE
WEEKS AWAY
Carlisle Will Open September
21--Big Colleges Are
Confident.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Foot5aa in
Its most recent revision will soon ne
occupying a place in public attention,
Ihree weeks hence, on September 81,
the football season will open, with
Carlisle, as usual, the first of the big
teams to appear in q regular game.
September % will be the opening day
for the other important ~elevens.
Cornell, which will have Al Sharpe,
the old Yale athlete, in charge. will
have d hard test, meeting Colgate.
The first big game of the season
comes November ., at Cambridge,
when Princeton meets Harvard. a
week previous to this, however, Dart
mouth will tackle the Tiger in a game
which is always one of the best of
the season.
The Yale : Princeton game is
scheduled for November Is, at Prince
ton. and the Yale men will meet Har-
ward a week later at New Haven.
Two important interseetional games
are down for November 9, Pennsyl-
vania meeting Michigan at philadl-
phia, and Harvard opposing Wander
bilt, the Southern champions. "a the
Cambridge stadium.
Among this years changes in 1nlcs
the most important is hat which
gives the team with the ball four
downs to gain ten yards, instead of
three. This will probably bring back
many of the features of the old line
plunging game and will put 1 pre-
MUM ON the ~halfbacks and fullbacks.
The size of the field has been changed
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CONTRACTS FOR ELGIN
RACE NEXT YEAR SIGNED

CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-Contracts for
the fourth annual Elgin race meet to
be held in August. 1918, were signed
yesterday by officials of the Chicago
Automobile Club and Elgin Road
Race Association.
Enthusiasm for the permanency of
the event followed the close of the
races on Saturday, the largest crowd
that ever attended ar Elgin race
being in attendance on that day.
'"There is no question now about the
future of the races" said Fred w.
Jencks, general manager, last night.
1.-THE crowd and all the drivers seem
satisfied. There was no difficulty
about reaching a decision, and we are
already planning for next year,
The stands used by the judges and
press are to be made permanent and
a new grand stand IS to be erected,
according to the plans.
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/ clubs keyed up right down to the fin-
point of vantage. but the lead over
the Athletics is such a slender one
that the Senators are liable to be de-
throned any day. Chances of the Ath-
letics are bright for finishing as run
ner-up TO the new championship fact,
much better than those of Washing
on.
The Athletics have 81 games yet TO
| play, while Washington has only %:
and 13 of W~ashington's remaining
games are with the Athletics and Bos-
ton-the one lighting for place and the
other not quite sure of the %pennant.
This week will go far toward settling
the status of the contenders, as Wash
ington entertains the Athletics for
three games and then moves on to
Boston. 1t Is against Washington
that the Athletics have been always
successful, and in the 16 games be-
Mae has taken II.
Anything like a similar ratio in the
games to be played will effectuaily
blast Grifith's hopes. And If the Ath-
letics fail Boston is reasonably sure
to accomplish il. Whatever the result
of the series between the three clubs,
it is going to add to the interest of
the fight for second place until almost
the end of the season. Last year the
Athletics packed away the p%ennant
for good On September %. but it looks
as though the Red Sox should accom-
plish the feat earlier this year.
Giants still Worried.
After holding the lead all season,
sailing along with a comforting lead
for the most part. and threatening to
make a mockery of this years Ma
tional League race. the Giants have
within the past month or so been
gradually slipping until, with the PEN
nant almost within their grasp, they
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-02

Rain caused the postponement of
the final meet of the worlds cham
pionship series at the Nelodrome
scheduled for yesterday afternoon.
and the big program of races has
been carried over to today.
The semi-finals and the grand final
of the professional sprint champion
ship, the biggest of the worlds cham
pionship races, were the stellar attrac-
tons on the card, and great interest
was manifested in this race. 1t was a
big disappointment to the fans when
the rain. put a damper on the pro-
oeedingsA
The delay vas Of little moment to
the riders. They are all in the best
of shape, and a matter of twenty
four hours is neither here nor there
with the nine sturdy athletes who will
battle for the highest honors Of
cycle racing. Most of them made it
q day of rest. P~erchicot, the crack
French sprinter, who holds the cham
pionship of his country. was the only
rider who did any training. Perchi-
cot was a trifle short of work, and
rode several miles at a fast clip to get
on a finer edge. Perchicot Is one of
the most dangerous men in the race.
Track at New Orleans.
Manager Chapman. of the Velo-
drome, announced Yesterday that he
viii Ioox ,a for Nau Orloopc within the
next thirty days to select a site for
the erection of a bicycle track in the
Southern metropolis. Mr.. Frank Min
Ion and Mr.. Chapman will be the
prime movers in the new enterprise,
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have come to realize that it is not
safe to count chickens before they
are Matched.
1t has only been a short while thai
the Cubs have appeared so threaten
ing, but they have slowly whitfield
down the lead OF the champions until
it is so slim as to cause the New
York supporters grave concern. That
early lead of the Giants, accomplished
when the other clubs were the weak
est. has dwindled away until today it
is only a scant forty-seven points.
Big inroads we're made in the
Giants percentage the past week, as
the Cubs gained ten points and New
York lost sixteen. In one respect the
Giants have an advantage, slight
though it be. They have thirty-six
games yet to play, while the Cubs
nave thirty-two. A glance at the
clubs that either has to meet in that
time will show that Chicago is by nc
means out of the race, and that II
anything has better prospects of win
ming than New York, although the
injury to Catcher Archer yesterday at
st. Louis, may seriously hamper their
chances.
Only three games remain to be
played between the two. and that
series promises to be the turning
point of the race. The Giants have the
stronger clubs of the West to play
in addition to ten games with the
Phillies, while the Cubs are battling
with the weaker ones of the East.
In aVI,r 40 nf-a Is-ts.-tl. 1---l
mes for Chicago, aside from the
Giants, being seven games with Pitts
burgh. AS it stands the Giants have
won the majority of games from
every other club except the Cubs.
while the latter so far only have been
beaten by the Pirates. Whichever
club wins the flag it is going to be
a distinctly exciting race hat holds
every promise of continuing for an
other month.
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Worlds Title AspiranfS Put in
More Practise When the Rain
Hailed Program Yesterday

but Southern capital will control a
quarter interest in the venture.
A six-lap track built along the
lines of the Velodrome will be erected
with seating capacity for 10000 spec
tators. The track will be of wood
and the speed limit will be about a
mile a minute. Sprint and motor
paced races will be run and the ma
jority of the professionals who have
competed at the Velodrome this sea
son will migrate to the South at the
close of the New York six-day race
The Southern season will start with
the opening of the new track about
the first of the new year and will
terminate with the opening of the
outdoor season at the Velodrome in
April.
During the past yea cycle racing
had returned to popular favor in
every city in which racing wasp pro-
NOTED, and it is the belief of the pro-
moters that cycle racing conducted
along proper lines will find favor
everywhere. In the old days of the
sport when every mothers son rode
a bicycle and no female wardrobe
was complete without a divided skirt
cycle racing was a mighty big sport
in New Orleans, and the famous old
cement track drew crowds hat are
legion. With a classy field of Ameri-
can and foreign riders the gay old
Creole town should taxi to the sport
with all of its old enthusiasm
With three months of racing in the
South the riders will have a full
twelve months of racing each year.
and in addition they will be in good
shape at the start of the season at
the Nelodrome.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-02
BUYING OUR HORSES

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Horses for
the Italian army are being recruited
here. Antonio Amato, n of the big
government contractors, from Genoa,
purchased eighteen head last week
for the artillery service. shipping
them away on board the steamship
Ancona, of the Italian line. They
were big rugged draught horses
weighing about ] 500 pounds. Joseph
Crovo. who effected the sale, said the
buyer minated that the Italian gov
eminent might shortly take 10000
horses from America for the army
if the war is not speedily ended.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-02
REINSTATE SUSPENDED
AVIATORS FOR THE FLAG

NEW YORK. Sept. AT the re-
quest of the Aero Club of Illinois,
which is seeking capable racing pilots
to represent the United States in the
forthcoming international aviation
meet at Chicago, the Aero Club of
America has removed the suspension
from eight aviators who few at an
unsanctioned meet i'm Boston last
June. The reinstated airmen are
Charles X. Hamilton. Lincoln
Reachey. Glenn l.. Martin, Phillips w.
Page, Farnum r. Fish, Paul Peck,
Archibald Freeman and r. j. Terrill.
Beachey holds the American alti-
tude record and Peck holds the Amer
lean duration record.
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ANOTHER BILLIARD
TROPHY BEING MADE

NEW YORK, Sept. appropriations
are already being discussed for the
billiard tournament which is to be
held early in the coming season and
for which a new trophy is certain TO
be given. The one which Willie
Hoppe won three times in succession
is now, under the rules, his personal
property, and a new one is being de-
signed.
AS to the contestants there is a vast
amount of gossip, though as the book
of. entries is not yet open, nothing
certain can be said beyond the fact
that Hoppe will without doubt be
one of the players.
The game will be the familiar 1872.
No new rules have been discussed,
though as a matter of course the con-
testants may agree to any new one
which may seem to them to be likely
to improve the game.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-02
VANDERBILT FOURTH

PARIS, Sept. AT what practical
ly is the end of the fiat horse racing
season. Baron Courgaud is at the
head of winning horses. with an ag-
gregate of 1914. 633 in stakes and purses
alone: w. X. Vanderbilt, sr, is
fourth on the list, with So. 1888; Au-
gust Belmont sixth, with sJG.S70; II.
b. Duryea nintl'. with S45,466. ana
F'ranL j. Gould forty-iiftn, with s12,-
sS6. Far down in the list comes I.
p. Thorne. with $5,115; E. FischoG[,
with S4,9S3, and j. f. Widener, with
clips.
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PendIeton May Become Yankee

NEW YORK. Sept. 2.-Talbot Pen
dleton, captain of the Princeton foot
ball team, s%printer, and for two years
a fielder on the Tiger baseball team,
has been in washington visiting with
his friend. Sterrett, of the Highland.
ers. SO there comes a red-hot report
that when Pendleton is graduated
from Princeton next June he will
follow in Sterrett's footsteps and be-
come a member of the Highlanders.
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The Tigers are just an even ten
games behind the Hustlers and
second place il the International
League race, as a result OF thelr de-
feat at the hands of the ray yes
terday. Jersey City was
at Baltimore but rain put the con
test over. The Bengals hole th1rd
place by a margin of eiehts points
over the Orioles. who are fourth.
There are double-headers all around
the circuit today.
Labor Day means in baseball that
every team in the international,
American and National leagues Will
engage in double-headers II the
weather be of the right kind.
Connie Mack has finally given up
That clean sweep the Red Sox galne,.
over the Athletics practically settled
the Quaker teams hash for another
season.
Votes for women" yells johnny
McGraw. Muggsy would do anything
TO have Mrs. B%ritton, the Cardlnal
owner. elected mayor of her town.
Why shouldn't he? No one mas
helped the Giants n more than 81.
Iouis has. The Westerners walloped
the Cubs again yesterday. and the
'bears' are now FIVE full games be-
hind the Giants.
The Wilkesbarre New York League
club has climbed from seventh TO
first place. They scored their twenty
third straight win yesterday. n 1t
now begins to look like a sure thlng
for Bill Clymers's bunch.
The Cubs not only lost a hair n
game in the |pennant race yesterday
but will probably be deprived OF the
services of their star hackstop,
Jimmy Archer, for the remainder OF
the season.
The Boston Nationals, on their way
yesterday. stepped off at Long
Branch and walloped the Long
Branch club . to o. Dickson pitched
good ball for the leaguers, allowing
six hits.
Dots Miller, the kearnY youth,
with the Pirates. had a double ana
a trio of singles in the double Dill
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Tigers Prove to Be Bad Mud
Players in Game Worked In
Between UnWeIcOme Showers

only run yesterday with his timely
double to right field, was drafted by
the Washington Club last year, and
the more we see of him the greater
is our wonder that he did not stick
with Clark Griffith. He would have
made a wonderful utility man for the
Senators.
He has few equals in any league
when ii comes to sure fielding on hard
hits as well as slow hits, Prounders
and hoppers of all varieties. Generally
a fiashy infielder will be weak on one
SIDE, or, as in the case of Tommy Nc
MILAN, he will be unsteady on SLOW
ones hit right at him. If Tommy had
TO move to the left for every
%grounder hit in his territory he would
probably escape the ignominy of ever
making an error.
Higgins and Barger were not
brought on his two-day trip. Hig-
gins's split finger, sustained at
Rochester, will require a week III rest
before it is mended. while Bargor
pitched yesterday and -ould not be
used here. He will likely work agains,
Jersey City on Saturday.
Bob Higgins, who has a short vaca-
ton, owing to his injury, would enjoy
himself immensely but for one reason
Bob is an artist at pool. and hi
stiff digit causes weird discords to
creep into the harmony o. his
melodies.
How the Game Was Lost.
Both outfits butted into the run
chapter in the second inning. Bau-
man opened for the Grays with a
single to left. He reached second
when Swacina lost Smiths throw to
catch him mapping at first after
Mitchell had hunted a fly to Barger.
Atz hit to Tooley, and while Bert,
Gagnier and Eddie Zimmerman were
running down Bauman. Jakey
reached the keystone sack and Gill
lespie's single scored him
In Newark's half Billy Zimmerman
worked Bailey for a pass, and on the
hit and run came all the way through
on Gagnier's double to the fence.
Eddie Zimmerman singled to left. but
Mitchells perfect throw nailed Gag
nier at the plate.
In the sixth the Grays scored a
pair. There were two down when
Mitchell started the trouble by hit
ting safely to centre. Atz put hin
on third with a hit, from where he
scored on Gillespie's safe swat
Bailey kept up the fusillade with a
safe drive which sent Atz over Too
ley's great stop on Platte. which
forcaH DO i1au Of oannnA an6aA fhiao nc
until the ninth, when the Clam-Dig-
gers put two more across. Enzman
relieved Barger and opened by pass
ing Gillespie. Bailey's sacrifice, Lath-
ers's single, Collins's error and
Shean's infield hit followed. netting
two runs
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ARCHER MAY BE OUT
FOR REST OF SEASON

CHICAGO,e Sept. Mot only die
the Cubs lose yesterdays game, but
they suffered the additional loss OF
Jimmy Archer, the best backstop or
the team. In the ninth inning Archer
was sen in to bat for Reulbach. He
swung SO hard that he grounded to
Mowrey, and before he could steady
himself turned on his NEE and fell.
Time was called, while several doc
tors were summoned from the stand.
Archer was then carried across the
field to the clubhouse, and ii was
said that his knee was badly
w~renched and he probably would be
unable to play again this season.
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Has Big
Bouts
Will Meet K. 0. Brown, O'Brien
and Young Brown, and Would
Oppose Wolgast.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Jem Driscoll.
the British featherweight champion
and holder of Lord Lonsdale belt, will
sail for this country on September 81.
He has accepted terms for three
bouts here, with K. o. Brown, Young
Jack O'Brien and Young Brown, all
in Madison Square Garden. II Kill
bane will agree to 126 pounds Driscoll
will make a match, but under no
other conditions. He will also ask
Wolgast for a match at the light
weight limit. The British champion
intends to visit Australia after his
campaign in this country.