The Washington times., 1912-08-21
Purchases Schee, Outright Report at End of Central League Season
BOB THAYER'S
Sporting Gossip
Every Knock Is a Boost
viii be missed.

Will be missed.
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President Noyes is sure TO be missed
in the councils of the American League.
Unobtrusively. he was a power In the
organization. He seldom figured in
headlines but President Ban Johnson
always knew that the Washington club
was in safe hands He was in baseball
for the sheer love of It, and that type
OF man always is an asset in an or
ganization. ..
Johnson and Cashion. heroes.
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Walter Johnson and Jay Carl CASH
ion are today the heroes of the Capt.
tai. The great winning streak of the
Coheyville boy has never been eoualed
In this league, and now we are all
pulling for him to pass Rube Mar.
guards record. Cashion's wonderful
performance of not allowing a hit I'm
six innings Is hardly second to John
sons feat. No wonder they're both
heroes today.
Athletics out OF it.
Connie Mack's Athletics are appar-
emily out Of the race for first honors
this season. yesterdays double defeat
at the hands Of the White Sox about
deciding the matter. Now the worlds
cha ampions of the past two years must
fight hard to grab second place from
the Climbers. IL Griff making good?
A pause for reply.
Cardinals fall down.
marplot OF the National League and
owner OF the battling Cubs, will howl.
now that the Cardinals have lost every
game in their series with the Giants.
Murphy Is a great detective, and only
the other day charged collusion be-
tween McGraw and Bresnahan to cheat
the Cubs out of the pennant. Now he
has some good ammunition. Hear him
howl!
Tigers are here.
The Tigers are here for their final ap-
pearance on the local diamond until
| 1913 rolls around. They don't look
| quite the same as they did recent
ly, Jennings now beginning his expert
| ments, but they're still able TO provide
| trouble for all opponents. II the Tigers
ever win another pennant in this league.
| many changes will have to ben insti-
| tuted in the battle line of the former
winners.
Navy football.
Dug" Howard and Frank Wheaton
| the Navy coaches, are on the ground
| early and will have their men out Sep
| tember for preliminary football prac-
| tice. Dalton. the star half hack and
twice victor over West Point by his
marvellous kicking ability, is lost to the
| team but several stars have been add
| ed and the team bids fair to at least
equal last seasons wonderful eleven.
The annual Upton joke.
1t was about time for the annual
acnting joke to be sprung again. Ev-
cry year at this time reports from Eng
land say that Sir Thomas Lipton is
again to challenge for the America 8
| Cup. According to the annual advices
Sir Thomas will visit this country the
latter part of September and will build
cup challenger IL he is successful in
making arrangements here.
Swimming championships.
Washington swimmers should take
part in the annual swimming champion.
ships at New York on September a.
There are number of good swimmers
in the city who should go up for tho
'urpose of getting in with the crack.
of the game. Any registered amateur
is eligible and the entries close on Sep
tember Z.
The Printers win.
The Washington Printers won thei
first game in the annual down and ou
Printers baseball tournament at Bos
ton and look good enough, on compare
tive score, to be able to hold their owl
against the others in the league. A viii
for Washington would be popular In al