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The Washington times., 1912-07-28
STOVALL HAS MADE
GOOD As MANAGER
Of ST. LOUIS CLUB

stovall, in fact, has "made good" IN
the view of the st. Louis fans. The
man who took the Maps from seventh
place to third, last season in less than
four months has boasted the HEDGES
tribe to seventh, with better things In
view" says a st. Louis baseball critic.
I'm less than six weeks the Brownies
have assumed proportions of regular
ball club. Some of the dead ones hhve
been sent elsewhere, and few Kids
who came fortified only with confidence
are assisting the Browns In their COM
mendable ambition to keep out of the
American League basement.
There must be something In the oft
repeated statement that George Sto-
vail Is a good manager. He showed IN
Cleveland and he is showing In st
Louis, In spite of the fact that he him.
self, one OF the games best first base
men, is sitting on the bench.
Young persons named Alton and
Jantzen, almost unheard of a month
ago, are doing well in the field, while
Pratt who has been shifted to short
is developing into a great player. The
young pitchers are working like regular
fingers. and above all the team is show
ing a desire to hustle.
Remember last season when Jimmy
Austin alone maintained the pepper
Jim used to shout loudly and tdemand
action. His conduct was SO pronounced
that the fans used to cheer him in prac.
tice. The whole club Is shouting now
and fighting for everything i'm sight
Players are being put out of the game
for kicking to the umpires, which is q
healthy sign."
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
BOATS WILL
RACE ON EASTERN
BRANCH AUGUST 10
Five Races Scheduled, In
cluding All Sizes of
Craft.

The second of the series of regattas
planned by the Eastern Power Boat
Club for the months of July, August,
and September is scheduled for Satur-
day, August 10, starting at p. m.
A program of five races has been
arranged by the regatta committee, and
some fine racing is looked for, as all
the boat clubs of the city have been
invited to take part.
The races will consist of three-mile
races for the small boats, fve-mile races
for the cruisers, and a ten-mile race
for the speed boats. A novelty race is
also arranged, for giving the small boys
chance to show how easy 1t is to
fall overheard.
Some of the best speed boats ever
owned in this city are entered in the
final race of the day, and the way some
of them have been boiling the water
under them shows that the spectators
are going to have a, treat.
All the races will be lap races, start
ing and finishing in the Eastern Branch
in front of the new clubhouse at the
foot of Eleventh street southeast, lust
opposite FairlaWn, giving the spectators
a view of the entire races.
Handsome prizes have been donated
by the leading supply houses of the
country, and very prominent business
man of this city has donated a beautiful
silver cup for the speed boats.
The races can be seen from the Ana
costa bridge and shore, and a large
crowd will take advantage of these gal
lerieS
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
ALEXANDRIA CLUB
MAY HOLD SECOND
REGATTA LABORDAY
Many Washingtonians and
Virginians Witness Speed
Boat Races.

Followers of motorboat racing in the
vicinity of Washington and Alexandria
are anxiously awaiting the next re-
gatta of the Alexandria Motorboat Club,
which may be held on the Potomac
river on Labor Day.
So successful was the first regatta
yesterday that added enthusiasm has
been kindled among owners of speed
boats and the Labor Day event prom
ises to surpass in many ways the
initial events of yesterday.
Prior to the races proper there was a
parade of the members of the Alexan-
dria Motorboat Club. in which prac-
ticaIly all of the members of the club
participated. Six out OF the nine events
scheduled were successfully run OFF.
The river was dotted with small craft
Many from Washington witnessed the
events.
There We're but three contestants in
the speed boat race and Victor F..
Emerson in the Mmerson jr, proved an
easy victor in this race, winning by
five minutes over his nearest COM
petitor. The Emerson boat went over
the ten-mile course in exactly 241k min
utes. Second came the Ida ", owned
by William Cooksey, of Washington.
and the third was the Martha, owned
by william Halfpap, also of Washing
ton.
The races began at 500 o'clock, and
| were concluded shortly before 6 o'clock.
| The run of the boats down the river,
which was planned for tonight, was
| abandoned.
The events scheduled which were
| dropped were the fourth, sixth and sew
enth, and they were tug of war, hobby
horse race, and battle royal with pike
...l. T.. Nk,aNE -AA
| owing to the fact that there were no
contestants.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
JEFF TESREAU WAS
TIGER FOR A DAY
Frank Navn Was Informed That His New Player Be-
longed to Minor League Club-In Uniform
Five Hours

DETROIT, july 2S.-Jeff Tesreau
came to Detroit one day from the
Western wilds. He went to Bennett
park and reported to Hughie jennings.
Detroit mad signed Tesreau to pitch.
He wore Tiger uniform one day. Five
hours after Tesreau climbed into the
Detroit spangles Frank Navin got q
telegram from out West somewhere In
forming him that Tesreau was the
property of a minor league club. Navin
did not care to get in bad with the
national commission 30 he sent Tes-
reau back.
Tesreau can claim to be the largest
man who ever stepped into a Detroit
Uniform. They gave him the largest
they had and he split that. Tesreau
finally landed with the Giants. He
went South with them this year, and
showed enough of the splitter to war
rant retaining MIN.
At present Tesreau occupies posi-
ton similar to the one held for sev-
eral years By Rube Marquard, when
McGraw and Robinson were laboring
with the southpaw. The manager and
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Jim Vaughn's Release.

Jim Vaughn had a telegram waiting
his arrival at the Colonial Hotel, and he
lost no time in opening It and read
ing 1t. Then his face dropped about a
foot and a scowl spread over his ella ssic
features
What's the matter?" asked "Tillie"
Walker. Bad news from homer"
Don't know exactly" was the reply.
Read that
Walker took the telegram, and he,
too, appeared puzzled. The telegram
read: Consider yourself released un-
conditionally from July l3. Wire me
Immediately your Intentions" 1t was
signed by somebody UP in Madison,
Wis.
That's all right" said 'Tillie." get
free agent now. that's all. Ten days
after this release you're a free agent.
Now you can sign with us and help us
win that pennant."
Manager Griffith was taken into the
secret, and he, too, was puzzled, but he
agreed with young Walker that Vaughn
could keep his Job with the Climbers
and try his best to land that flag in
Washington.
Meanwhile. why Vaughn got the tele-
gram and who 1t Is from remains a
deep. dark secret.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Calvert Tombstone
Champion at Golf

John w. Calvert won the tombstone
golf contest at the Chevy Chase Club
yesterday afternoon passing the sew
enteenth hole in 81 strokes, having
handicap of 49, The players handicap
was added to the par of rs of the
course, and the golfer going the farthest
wins first honors. Calvert used his last
strokes from the seventeenth tee, and
made a 1S0-yard drive.
Morven Thompson won second prize
as he landed within three yards of the
seventeenth hole. Thompson used 70
strokes. Rudolph Kaufman and
George Minnigerode tied for third place,
each ge tting about fifteen yards from
the seventeenth green. Scores:
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Champions in form.

Little and Touchard. national lawn
tennis doubles champions are showing
form in their matches which seems to
indicate that they will again be able
to duplicate their performance of last
year. In recent Round Robin tourney
at Weschester they won all of their
matches. Other players Of rank have
been unable to defeat them, although
the pair has come close to defeat on
tive occasoins. -...
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Football Captain
Has Hand Mangled

LANCASTER. July 2S.-Tom Yeager.
the big captain of the football team of
Franklin and Marshall College. may be
lost to the team next season. He has
been working In South Bethlehem
factory earning money to help him
through college. His hand was man
gled In machine and Is In such a
condition blood poisoning is feared.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
WILLIAMS THINK JOHNSON "
SPEEDIER THAN JOE WOOD
Griffith Makes Offer
For Pitcher Shipe, of
..'. Pennsylvania League

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio, July 20.
Pitcher r. 0. Shipe, Of East
Liverpool, Ohio-PennsyIvania
League, struck out twelve men
in yesterdays game with
Sharon, making ninety five
strike-Outs In the last seven
games pitched by him. Griffith,
Washington Americans, writes
here to President Lyman Rine.
hart, Of the local club, offering
to buy the yOungster. Shipe Is
the youngest pitcher in the
league, and his performances
create q record for the circuit.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Athletes to be welcomed.

Officials of the Amateur Athletic
Union are doing well in preparing a re-
ception for the Homecoming champions
who won the Olympic gares for Amer
toa, and firmly established this country
over other nations in athletic sports.
When 1t is considered that difficulty
was encountered in getting funds to
take the team oevr to Stockholm, and
that despite all this the athletes romped
Off with practically everything, those
ingly.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Got His First Chance to
Judge Cyclone When
Evans Fired Ainsmith.

winning most of my games and getting
away to bad breaks in those I lost"
said the Climbers beautiful doll, but
finally began to drop them and Char
lie Carr grew more and more sour down
to the very end.
AT last he came to me and said,
say. you stiff. I'm going to release you.
You're rotten.'"
"'All right, but don't get mad about
it," I replied.
i had chance to sell you for 800
week ago and I don't see why didn't
do It, he continued.
Il grinned at him and answered,
why didn't you? Wouldn't they give
you any trading stamps"
II escaped by fast foot work.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
BOB TtiAYER'S SPORTING GOSSIP
-.EYERY KNOCK IS A BOOST"
Cubs win again.

The Cubs triumphed again yesterday,
Marquard being taken out and Laven.
der, the Cubs expert. also being sent
to the bench. Nearly forty thousand
people saw the game. which is an in
dication of how much interest the Sc
ries is creating. The Cubs have pulled
down the Giants lead. to 10 games, and
the race begins to look different in the
National League.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Amateur League Games
Tomorrow.

Capital City-Cornell VS.. Rockaways.
Independence-Loffie VS.. Pepco.
Columbia League - Braddock vs..
Southern.
Sunday School-Lincoln Avenue VS..
Nativity.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Highlanders Release
Thompson to Brockton

NEW YORK, July 2S.-President Far
rell. of the New York American League
club, today Announced the 'relase OF
Carl Thompson pitcher, to the Brock
ton club. of the New England Leagu,
Thompson was procured by the local
club early in the year from the Univer-
sity OF Georgia.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Mclaughlin meets Bundy.

AS was predicted, the California
players in the Western tennis tourna-
ment showed enough better :orm to win
out in the finals. Bundy. who won the
finals at Lake Forest is to play Nc
Loughlin, also OF California in the chal-
.Ienge round tomorrow. Mclaughlin, at
top form, should defeat Bundy. In any
event the title will again go West.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
We start well.

There Is nothing like good start, and
Grir and tbe Climbers did much yes
terday to get the fans in line again.
There seems to be something In
lunches. for the team won the last
game I'm the East the time 1t started
on its record-breaking trip through the
West. That steam-roller campaign over
the Western clubs Is still fresh In many
minds. Here's hoping for another.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Regatta q success.

The motorboat regatta held at Alex
andria yesterday under the Motor Boat
Club, OF that city. was a decided sue
cess. judging from reports, and is to be
repeated on Labor Day. Many WASH
ington boats attended. and the after
moons races provided ample entertain
ment for everyone. Unfortunately, the
other event on the river. the swimming
championship. was postponed.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Lack of confidence

A noticeable lack of confidence Is ap-
parent among the followers OF the
Climbers. Talk on the street seems to
indicate that the fans have the idea
that the team is going to blow. the
mere fact that the Climbers have stuck
in the first three for such long
time should give Zest to the support
but Washington fans have followed
loser so long that the idea cannot De
gotten out of their minds.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Amateurs stop play soon.

But a little more than two weeks re-
main in the active season of the
amateur leagues. Taking everything
into consideration, the amateurs have
not met with the success that has been
their lot in years past. Various causes
are attributed to the slack season.
among them being the fact that rain
knocked out many games and the
counter ATTRACTION of the Nationals and
their winning took many fans away
from the games.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Columbia League. /.

"Chief" Greene allowed Standard but
two hits yesterday, toying with his
opponents all through six innings OF
play. The final score was % to l In
favor of the Bankers.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Sunday School League.

BY scoring five runs In each of the
last two innings Of yesterdays game
with Ingram, Lincoln Avenue won the
game by 13 to 10 score. Ingram was
counted upon as an easy winner and
the Lincoln team surprised even its
most ardent admirers.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28

Hurley, Of the winners, was the bright
star of the afternoon. The shortfielder
got three hits at the bat and handled
everything that came to him, accept
ing eight chances. Zurkin, the rival
shortstop, fielded exceptionally well,
but failed to hit.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Capital City League.

Cornell blanked the Y. M. C. A. team
by 10 to yesterday, Priddy and Mar
tin, for the winners. being invincible In
the box. The Cornell sluggers got to
work early, registering twelve hits off
the association pitchers.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
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The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Browne Turned Back.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. July 2s.-The
Chattanooga club has turned the vet
few days ago, back to the Philadel-
phia Nationals.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Dan Moeller does 1t.

Dan Moeler jumped very much into
the limeiight yesterday with Howard
shanks. Both of these players seem to
do better whe nthe team is away. Eddie
Foster, too, appears to have gotten 60
in gagain. All of which bids us be OF
good cheer for the games to come on
the trip. with the two lead-off players
and Gandii hitting again things certain
" look promising.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Independence League.

Wildness of the pitchers is attributed
to the loss of yesterdays game by Ma
tional. and Southland got credit for an
eight bases on balls between them.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Amateur Baseball Teams Will Be Completed By August II
AND BUNTS
BY Gruntld,td Rice.

Masters Of spitball, sword, or pen,
However blithely they 90 skimming-
You'll find out, reader, now and then,
All us great guys pick up trimming.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
East Washington S. S. League.

The First Presbyterian team jumped
into yesterdays game in the final
rounds, after failing to score in the
earlv part and won out over the First
M. p. team by to 8.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Although the Y

Although the winners made seven
errors the fact that the team was able
to get no less than fourteen hits is the
real reason of the win. Lincoln Jumped
on the Ingram twirlers with a will in
the last two rounds and hammered out
q victory.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28

Riddle, G. Rawlings, and zachary
fattened their batting averages by get
ting three hits each. Several others
hit we'll enough to bring the total up
to IS for the Bankers.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28

Extra base hits were in order in the
game yesterday, no less than nine be-
ing recorded. One home run made by
Davis, four triples, and four doubles
were chalked up on the scorers record
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Altrock's Trading Stamps.
Nationals Leading.

Two victories In Cleveland over
the Naplanders, put Washington
at the top Of the American
League in the matter of the
highest number of runs made
for the week ending yesterday.
Following Is the number of runs
scored last week by each team
In the circuit:
The Washington times., 1912-07-28

The game between Postoffice. win
ners of the Departmental League PEN
nant, and CornellCompany, which Is GER
tain of being returned the winner In
the Capital City League, scheduled to-
day should be one of unusual interest In
that 1t can give the fans line of COM
parison on two of the teams to be en-
tered in the post-season series.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Railroad Y. M. c. A. League.

Adams won a good game from Car
Department yesterday getting in ahead
by a to 2 score. Adams managed to
make five runs in the early part of the
game and was never headed.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
pixie" Walker In bad.

According to Baltimore critics Dixie
walker has gone clean to the bad. The
former National is coming In TO rcon-
siderable panning of late which is. per-
haps, warranted on his recent showing
with Jack Dunn's team. The following
needs no comment. THE strange re-
versal of form shown by Walker is
about the limit. His first four games
with Baltimore caused the fans to
warm up to the big fellow but his ro-
cent performances have been worse
than bad"
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Northern Association.

Park cinched its hold on the pennant
yesterday by defeating Andrews by 13
to 2. Russo was the star performer for
the winners, getting three hits in his
trips to the plate. Miller and Hiser
for the winners also got three safeties.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28

can understand II. But when
that same fast man Is going right.
there's nothing very difficult about
catching him.
"Joe Wood has a terrific carry to his
fast ball. The ball comes to you with
a jerk which adds to the break OF
course. you have to be watching all the
time for that jerk and break With
Johnson, on the other hand, his round.
swinging delivery makes catching him
comparatively easy,
II know these two speed merchants
have frequently been compared as to
their relative speed. should say that
Walter has a shade on Joe, but Joe has
more speed than most twirlers. 1t ts
Johnson's smooth delivery that makes
him not difficult to catch. I'd just as
soon catch him every day"
Altrock's Trading Stamps.
Nick Altrock. the latest acquisition
of Clark Griffth's for the nifty Ma.
tionnis, was telling the boys about hi:
release by Charlie Care In Kansas City
II started of pretty good this year
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
]. Caesar got his in lump;
Old Alexander hit a snag;
Napoleon pulled up with bump,
And saw his famous record sag.
"When a Guys Got Nothing"

You can't beat this marvel Of pitchers stuff "How
did Marquard ever win nineteen straight games?" G.
Webb Murphy asked Fred Clarke recently. Search
me-" replied Clarke "The big guy hasn't anything but
a fast one straight over" s.s
How did Lavender look?" we asked pair OF Giants
after his victory. why, he didn't have anything,
the instant come back Some day pitcher will strike
out the first twenty-seven up and you'll get the
old battle call, "Why, the big boob didn't have
thing but his glove, and that had hole in it."
There's strong tip out that Frank Chance finishes
his managerial career this Owner Murphy will
neither confirm deny the report but the Cub leader
is in bad way and it isn't unlikely that Joe Tinker
will be the job for 1918. The first touch OF hot
weather drives Chance from the field, and he now
has 100000 salted down he particular Tea-
for sticking to the Clarke, Chance, and Nc
Graw have controlled the destiny Of the National League
for twelve years-wnng all pennants fought for and
The Washington times., 1912-07-28

Mogul McGraw picked Boston Mack's strongest op-
ponent early in the spring and he believes the Red
Sox carry better than chance win thought
Philadelphia would close the gap" he remarked recent
ly "but Macks pitchers not coming along as fast
as thought they would in hot weather Whoever wins
don't believe these two teams will finish three games
apart
The Washington times., 1912-07-28

The winners played errorless baseball
throughout backing up Knott and Cur
tin in fine style. In the six innings
that Knott worked. he allowed but three
hits and famed eleven batters.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28

Murphy. who pitched part of the time
for the losers and played first base, was
the star hitter of the contest. He man
aged to get two hits, both Of which went
for triples.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
TWO WEEKS LEFT
TO THE AMATEURS
PosSeason Series Expected to Be Held During Week of
August 18-Young Looking for Word
From Richmond Commission.

Sporting Goods store. This set Of games
are sure to be a big thing, and the
at once Detasis Of ~ the meet e are TO he
arranged and given out later.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28

jamie Lavender the new Cub sensation, has the
geographical start He began his career in dnly
municipality in the shadow of Georgias carmine hills,
where Ty Cobb Nap Rucker first broke in and he
now neck and neck with his famous countrymen Monte
yuma at last its place with Royston and Marietta
the abodes OF Ty and Nap.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28

Civil Service has been declared win
ner of the Treasury League race hav-
ing won eleven and suffered two de-
feats. Walker, of the Civil Service
team, holds the honor of being the
leading hitter of the league. His aver
age Is .556.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28

mid season form" has come into its own. Ty Cobb
reached the top of the batting heap the 9Th of July.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28
Marquard's Rebuttal.

making the fight The departure OF Chance will put
big crimp In Cub prospects, whoever takes his place.
such leaders developed about in each decade
The Washington times., 1912-07-28

Yesterdays defeat precludes any pos
sibility of Car Department landing al
ton.
The Washington times., 1912-07-28

Manhattan and Loffler are to play
but one game today in the Independence
League. The announcement was made
today following the report OF yesterday
that the teams would play a double
header. Tomorrow Loffler and Pepco
are to hook up in a game which should
be well worth seeing. Pepco won last
time the teams met and should Pepco
again triumph the league leadership will
be practically settled