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good work of the Giants, a team which
might not be prominent but for the ca
pable manner in which it is handled, the
fact should not be. overlooked that the
Giants are not weak team as the bat
ting averages, which show six OF Nc
Graw's men to be hitting over 800, would
indicate. 1t is true, of course, that mt
ting alone does not win pennantS. Dut
there are some splendid pitchers on the
New York staff, and in addition to TINS
natural strength McGraw has perfect
system of running his team.
John Gaffney, the king of umpires,
is dead. In the old days Gaffney was by
far the most competent umpire the game
could boast of He was popular in every
city of the circuit and his decisions were
never questioned. In. those days Gaffney
was as much of an attraction in base
ball as any of the star players then in
harness. The announcement that Calf
ney was to umpire always had stimu-
lating effect one the attendance.
Louis. Branch Hickey will succeed
George Stovall as manager of the
Browns at the end of the season. and
Stovall will then be placed at the head
of the Toledo team of the American As
ISOLATION. which is owned by Charley
Somers, head of the Cleveland club.
Ii is not at all likely, however, that
the St Louis club will be apt to get
waivers on Stovall. There are several
clubs in the American League that could
use Stovall. He is still a good first base
man, and would no doubt be glad to be
relieved from managerial duties if he
could play the bag for one of the big
league clubs.
Branch Hickey was a catcher in the
big show for several years. He also
coached Michigan University That is
the extent of his base ball knowledge
and he will find it quite different man
aging a major league club and coaching
a college nine.
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1lnq to Try to Win His Fourth Game From the Maps Toda
LEAGUE RACES HAVE BEEN
ABOVE AVERAGE THIS YEAR
Six Out Of Eight Circuits Represented in
Championship Series Furnished
Close Finishes.

erage as a whole. For the enure season
the team has hit for .294, a team average
that is much above that generaly at
tanned OF course lately the Bank play
ers have not hit to anywhere near that
standard, but during the month OF June
and previous to that they were gather
ing in twelve or fifteen hits IN almost
every contest.
One of the strange features connected
with the batting averages of the Capt.
tai City League is that the Cornell club
is the lowest in the team batting aver
ages; yet 1T finished second by good
margin. The only way to explain that is
that il failed to hit In any of its games
against the Bankers. and In the other
contests it did not try to get more than
enough runs TO win, consequently did not
get as many hits as could have been Sc
cured.
A mistake was made when it was print
ed in these columns yesterday that the
section B games in the post-season series
would not be played, and the schedule In
that section would open Monday. An
oversight in the schedule was responsible
for the blunder, and the first meeting
will take place this afternoon on the
East Washington Sunday School League
grounds. Sherwood and Ninth Will be
the opposing clubs.
Sherwood will exert every energy to
get away with the Ninth Street team
The two clubs are old rivals, and there
is not much that is legitimate that either
will not do to win. Sherwood has a club
that is liable to make a better showing
than any one expects, despite its being
pitted against the club that Is picked to
win out in that section rather easily.
Just what will be the result Of the
contest this afternoon between Interior
and the Bankers is hard to tell II one
judges by the opinions of those who have
followed the Departmental League, and
then listens for a few minutes to wha,
somebody who has made the Capital
City League his chief stamping ground
has to say. The government leaguers
say they will take the series without q
doubt. while those who have followed the
other circuit think there will be nothing
to it but the Bankers.
The game Is apt to prove a surprise for
somebody.
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National League Games.
Cincinnati Beats Giants.

CINCINNATI. August 9.-HoblitzeiPs
home run with one man on base and two
out. coming Ike a bolt out of the blue
sky In the ninth inning yesterday, sent
New York Gown to defeat. To d.
~ was a free-hitling contest. all the
pitchers being batted hard. Suggs who
started the game for Cincinnati. lasted
six innings. while Tesreau, who began
FOR New York. was knocked out of the
box in the sixth. Both Ames and De-
naree. who succeeded them. were hit
hard. the home run OF Hoblitzell coming
as the climax.
Burns. Marsans and Hoblitzell carried
of the batting honors. Score:
Cincinnati. ........... u q 81
New YORK. ........... 0-6
Two-hase hits-Burns. Fletcher. Ma-sans. Three
aas" h.t-Shaf;r. Home run -lloflitxell. Hits
"a Tes-rau. in i've rEd third innings: OF
tt.iGaitc. IT. tafrr anl Hs-- :i.d innings; of
SH..,s, q II six innings: "a Aprs. q Ia three in
.ncs. Sai.iGfe Llts--Scafcr. Groh 20. Sacrifice
.tisrisc. Hobliizcl,. Stcier -Snn fer.
i-s.t IN ts2es-kew YORK, S; Cincinnati. Z. First
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BY J. ED GRILLo.

While it is virtually settled that the
Athletics will win the pennant in the
American League the Giants are by no
means as certain of their ground in the
National League race. Just now NC
Graw's team seems to have encountered a
slump and the Phillies are constantly
gaining ground on the leaders, SO that
there is still chance for DOOM team
The season still has a few days short
of two months to go and lots of things
may happen in that time. The game
uncertainty is too we'll known for any
thing to be taken for granted. The
Athletics have a splendid lead, one which
they are not apt to lose, and yet the flag
is not cinched by any means. The real
fight in the American League right now
is for second place. The Nationals will
have to hit up fast squirt from this out
if they hope to beat out the Maps. yet
this can be done if the team regains the
pace it set earlier in the season.
The Nationals still have about fifty
games on their schedule and the team will
have to win good percentage of these
in order to improve its position In fact,
1t is most probable that it will have to
win a majority of these games if it ex-
cago appears to be coming fast and is
sure to give the locals hard fight from
this out.
Connie Mack appears to be satisfied
with the team he now has or New York
would never have had Il chance to secure
Fritz Maisel. the Baltimore phenom, for
whom Manager Jack Dunn of the
Orioles is reported to have secured the
equivalent of $1,000. Mack, 1T is un-
6arStDOd controls the Baltimore club.
and Dunn cannot sell any of his players
without getting Mack's consent IL he
felt that he could use Maisel to advan-
tage New York could not have purchased
him at any price Then. too it is likely
that Mack is far-sighted enough not to
interfere with any plans that will
strengthen the New York club, for to
have a winner in the big city would
mean a large increase of revenues for
every club in the circuit.
While it is not to be denied that Me
Graw deserves a lot of credit for the
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infield problem, which has been worry.
Ing Manager Chance since he took up the
reins of the club. Manager Jack Dunn
OF the Birds. is also highly elated Il,
was the best deal l ever put through "
says Jack and this Is saying something
when 1t is remembered that Dunnie got
$1,000 for Lefty Russell. who later went
wrong. and $1,000 and Shortstop Derrick
and Outfielder Lord for Eddie Murphy
and Jimmy Walsh, who have been a
great help to the Athletics this year.
Maisel Is a product of the local sand
lots and has been in professional base
ball since 1910 He first attracted the
attention of Dunn while playing third
base for the Suburban club, then in the
interclub League, but he was too green
a youngster to hold down a regular
berth in the International League in his
first season out After spending the sea-
son with the Elgin Qll.) club Fritz was
recalled by the Birds in 1911 ard placed
at the short field. He played in 1O2
games and had a batting average of 233.
He stole twenty-five bases and fielded
.913, standing tenth among the shortstops.
Last year he took part in 129 contests,
smuggling the pill at .216. In 13s games
at short he fieded 925. and in twenty
two contests at third base he compiled
a mark of 1927. Last season Maisel was
one of the leagues leading purloiners,
pilfering fifty EIGHT sacks.
Rays Dung up 1dIu0.
This year has been Maisels best in
professional base ball. He has been bat
ting we'll around the .230 mark, and since
being placed at third upon the acquisi-
ton of Claude Derrick. has played a
bans-up game Maisel is considered the
fastest baserunner in the circuit, and he
is away in the lead for the base-stealing
record Maisel comes from base ball
family. His brother George, now with
the Orioles is a very promising outflelder,
and can be expected 10 go up to the big
show for another trial. He also has three
brothers playing with the CatonsVille
Volunteer Fire Company.
sation of the big leagues. He is the
fastest man in base ball." is the way Jack
nuts il land is improving all the time.
Fritz is as game as they make them. and.
being of exemplary habits, should last a
long while.
uiI, weaken the Birds. Midkiff is good
and i'll Daniels he is OF the
oninion he has just the man 10 strength
en- the outfield which has been woefully
weak throughout the season Daniels mas
been up in the big show Tor seVerai years,
and he has established an excellent repu-
tation as = lead-off man. He will act in
that c.nacity as soon as Maisel leaves the
nock Mjdkiff will be placed sixth in the
Ina ttinr order Daniels played great
game in the outfeld for the Yankees
last season, but he has been In the grip
of a slump this year; IN IN loo sss iast
pa and the fact that he stole thirty
seven bases shows that he has the speed.
asst wear was Midkff's first In the big
show. and he took part IN Out twenty
two games. He batted az.
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Dodgers Are Shut Out.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, August 9.-Wingos
home run drive to deep center in the
third inning yesterday gave st. Louis
lead enough to defeat Brooklyn. to D.
1t was q pitchers battle between Doak
and Walker. Walker held the home
team To three scattered hits. and was
taken out to permit a pinch hitter to
hat for him in the eighth inning. Reul-
bach. former Cub. made his debut in
Brooklyn uniform and his wildness net
ted ST. Louis another run in the final
inning.
Manager Higgins announced that he
had purchased Outflelder Quinlan of the
Scranton (New York State League) club.
Score:
st. LOUIS. ........ o o o o 0 x-2
Brooklyn. ........... o o o o 90
Home run-Wingo Twobsse hits-Cutshaw.
Hits-on Walker. in innings; OF Reulbach.
0 In inning. Double play-Fischer. Cutshaw
Kirkpatrick. Left on bases-St. Louis. = Brook
lyn. 5. First base balls-On Walker. /: on
Reulbach. /. OF Doak. /. Hit by pitcher-By
Walker tMowreyl. by Reuibach toLeary,. Struck
oat-By Doak, 4; by Walker. 3. Passed ball
Fischer Umpires-Messrs. Rigler and Byron.
Time Of game-I hour and IS minutes.
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BY II. c. BYRD.

The races in the amateur leagues this
year have been, on the whole, better than
for many seasons past. 1t cannot be re-
membered when there were as many
close finishes as have occurred within the
last two weeks. There is hardly league
but that two of its teams We're not fight
ing down to the last minute for the title.
Out in the Capital City League the
Bankers did not make sure of their right
to the championship until last Tuesday.
The Cornell team battled with them right
down to the finish for the title. The
Sherwood club won out in both sections
of the Central League schedule. but not
until after it had been showed to the
limit, with the honor resting on the result
of the last game in each instance. The
Eastern League produced a close finisn
the Mohawks making certain or their
honor only day before yesterday. The
Northwest Sunday School League pro-
duced a close finish after having had one
club lead all the way. 1t was necessary
to stage an extra series in the Federal
and Departmental leagues before winners
could be decided. In only two circuits OF
the eight represented in the pcSt-Season
series did teams have anything like an
easy time winning In the East Wash
ington Ninth had the pennant in its
grasp before the season was very olu, as
did Trinity in the Marquette League.
With six out of eight leagues producing
close finishes, there is everything toward
which those in charge of amateur pail
may look back with pleasure. 1t has been
a long time since as good a season. from
a playing standpoint. has been had.
The official averages of the Capltal
City League show Reggie Rawlings to be
leading the circuit with an average OF
AIS. 1t is seldom that a man is
able to hit that well, and the mark is a
tribute to the ability of the Bankers out
fielder. Country Morris stands next
to Rawlings, with a mark of 1851, which
is not hitting poorly by any means.
The Bank team has an excellent av-
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Phillies Swamp the Cubs.

CHICAGO. August 9.-Philadelphia
buried Chicago under an avalanche of
hits yesterday. which included home runs.
triples and doubles. and won farcical
game. IL to ..
Alexander. on the other hand. was al
most invincible. the locals making only
three hits off his delivery up to the eighth
inning when he eased up. Score:
Philadelphia o o. 0 8 dc
Chic ago. .......... U U y o.
Two-base hits-Bccker, Alexander Three base
hit-Cravath Home rdns-L,uderus ~, Becker.
Hits-On Lavender. in ] inning tnone out in
second,; off Moore. In = innings; on Richie.
in innings OF Alexander. In innings; OF
Marshall l In l inning Sacrifice hIts-hnabe.
Alexander. Becker. Stolen bases-Doolan t2l.
Cravath. Miller Double plays-Evers 10 Bird
well TO Safer; Doolan TO knab. to Lhderus. Left
on Observation-Disclosures. 3: Chicago. .. Bases
bals-0n Alexander, 4; on Moore, 2; OF
Richie. ). Struck out-By Alexander. s. by
Moor. =. Wild pitch--Moore- Empires Messrs.
O'Day and Emslle. Time Of game hours and
min
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-09
Extra-Live Base Ball
Is Again in Evidence

Lively slugging, reminiscent Of
the early part Of the season of
1911, featured some Of the major
league games yesterday. Among
the long hits made were seven
home runs, Luderus of the Phil
adelphim Nationals leading with
two Of them in q 10 to defeat
Of Chicago.
Becker aided his teammate I'm
the Cubs defeat with one homer,
and the others were made by
Hoblitzel Of Cincinnati, BOdie of
the Chicago Americans, Wingo Of
the st. Louis Nationals and Will
SON of Pittsburgh.
Two years ago the unusual
amount Of smuggling was popular
ly accounted for by the theory
that the balls were made with an
extra live core.
Later an experiment made by q
National League umpire and q
Boston Newspaper man indicated
that at least some of the balls
then I'm use were overweight
just enough heavier than Ordi-
narfly to make the hurlers un.
able to curve them much.
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BOEHLING WILL TRY TO WIN
HIS FOURTH GAME FROM MAPS
Griffith's Crack Southpaw Slated to Oppose
Kahler or Bland;ng Today-John-
son Equals Record.

appears to be in better form this year
than ever before.
When il comes to handling overthrows.
il is doubtful If there is a first baseInan
in either league the equal of Chick Gan
dill. He gave a great exhibition at nrst
yesterday. scooping up several ugly
throws. but his best play was on a wide
throw from Foster, which he picked up
with his gloved hand after long reach.
Lajoie is the same graceful fielder of
old Time does not appear to make any
change in the wonderful Frenchman, and
his batting eye has by no means lost its
cunning.
Another pitcher has been secured by
Griffith. He is M. Williams. who has
been pitching successfully for the Helena,
Mont. club. Griffith made the purchase
by wire yesterday. The price was $1,000.
and the youngster is to report here at
the end of the Union Association season.
Of which organization Helena is MEM
Der.
Both teams scored in the opening in
ming. Johnson walked Leibold. and Chap
man sacrificed. After Johnston flied out
Jackson singled to center. scoring Lei
bold. Lajoie also hit safely. but Turner
hit to Mcbride. forcing Lajoie. The Ma
tionals tied the score in their half.
Moeller opened with hit to left. and
Chapman kFouiuci.
Milan singled. scoring Moeller. and Gandii
sacrificed. Morgan was walked, filling
the bases. but Laporte hit into double
play. Lajoie grabbing his high bounder
with one hand. touching second and
throwing TO first.
The Nationals scored again in the third,
when Moeller walked, stole second, and
took third on Carisch's poor throw He
scored when Foster hit high bounder
over Cullop's head.
II was in the fourth that the Maps took
the lead. Johnson struck out Jackson.
but Lajoie singled. only to be forced by
Turner. Graney drove out a double to
right. and Carisch hit a sharp single to
center, on which Milan knocked himself
out trying to field it. Both runs scored.
struck out
Johnson was i'm trouble again in the
fifth. but brilliant play by Milan saved
him. Eeibold and Chapman both hit
safely to start with and Johnston sacri-
feed. Jackson was purposely walked,
filling the bases. Lajoie's line drive was
caught by Milan. whose throw home
beat Leibold, and the side was retired.
That was the last time johnson was in
danger.
The Nationals had three on in the sixth
and eighth innings after two were out,
yet could not score in either instance.
but they won the game in the ninth.
Williams. sent in to bat for Johnson,
singled TO right. Schaefer ran for him.
Moeller sacrificed and then Foster
brought Schaefer home with the tying
run with a double to center. Milan won
the game with a safe drive to right, Fos-
ter beating Jackson's throw to the plate
by inches. The score:
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EVANSVILLE WINNER.
Beats Berwyn Rather Easily by the
Score of 10 to 4.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSFILLE, Nd, August a.-The
Hyattsville base ball club defeated the
Berwyn team at the latter place yester-
day, score 10 to a. The visitors secured
sweet revenge for the whipping admins
tered by Berwyn on Hyattsville's dia-
mond several days ago. The rivalry
existing between the two clubs served
to draw out a large crowd, and the home
team received the encouragement or
vociferous roofing throughout the con-
test Wilson pitching for Hyattsville.
had the Berwyn batsmen at his mercy
all the way. and at no time had to exert
himself. The features. aside from VIII
sons pitching, were the work of Brels-
ford, at third base for Berwyn, and Fuller.
at short for the visitors, the latter max
ing a one-hand stab Of not one over
second base that drew applause from the
gathering The same teams play in
Hyattsville Monday. The score:
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SAVES FLYNN FROM KNOCKOUT.
Gunboat Smith Prevented by Ref
ERGO From Landing Punch.

NEW YORK, August 9.-Gunboat Smith
of California, defeated Jim FLYNN. the
Pueblo fireman, in the fifth round Of their
scheduled ten-round bout at Madison
Square Garden last night.
Smith knocked Flynn down four times
in the fifth round and the reIeree stopped
the fight 70 save Flynn from being knock
ed out.
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Lewis Hit Wins for Boston.

BOSTON, August 9.-Dubuc purposely
passed Speaker TO take chance at Lewis
in the ninth inning Of the game between
Detroit and Boston yesterday with man
on second and the score tied. Lewis
drove the ball TO the centertield fence.
scoring Moseiey and winning the contest
Tor the Red SoN. - 10 !. Score:
Boston ..... ...-.... I y - Ii
Iwu-baSc hits-TbomaS Janyriu t;ainor.
Three base hit-fhoma>. Hits ON Hall, N
30 innings: On Dubu,. in > innings Sac
lice hits BauIuan. Stanage. Engle. Stolen
bl>cs-- Cobh. Janyrin ~. Engie 81. Double
pays Baumau bush and tiainpr. Cobb and Lou
den. LIFT basrs-D,.trcit, 3. Boston. %. First
baSr bai'S-On Hall. =: OF Moseley, 3: "a
bubac. : First base error-Detruit. Struck
ont by Hail. ). by Mo>eley =: by Dubuc, s.
Passed balls Thomas. :. UmpircS-Messrs. u.
ncch aud Egau Time II game hours.
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Perdue Pushes an Umpire.

PITTSBURGH. August 9.-Bunched hits
off Rudolph gave Pittsburgh the victory
over Boston yesterday afternoon. to ..
Hub Perdue, who has beaten Pittsburgh
three times this year. might have done
il again. but in the first inning he lost his
temper in an argument with Umpire
Eason over a decision OH Butler at first
base and gave the umpire violent shove.
He was ordered off the field and Rudolph
Went in.
Later Perdue declared that he regretted
the occurrence.
A sensational catch Of Lord drive by
Mitchell in the fourth was feature.
Score:
Pittsburgh. .......... o u i x-
Boston ........-... q y % / %
Home run-Wilson. Stolen bases-Wagner,
Wilson Carey. Sacrifice hit-Gibson. Sacrifice
ny-Aanms. Eases ON balis-Oh Rudolph. l.; on
Adams, /. Struck out-By RUDOLPH. =. by
Adams ) Hits-oh perl.e. in 23 inning
I'D Rudolph. ) in ! 10 innings. Left on bases
Pittsburgh .; Boston, = Double pay-Waener.
butler and Miller mD!res-Messrs. Brennan
and Eason. lime OF game hour and ). min
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Other American League Games
White Sox Bunch Hits.

PHILADELPHIA, August 9-Scott' S
effective pitching and the punching Of
hits off Browns delivery gave Chicago a
victory over Philadelphia here yesterday,
to l. All of the visitors seven hits ex-
cept one figured in the scoring. Score:
chicago. .+.......... q " " % o.
philadelphia. ...... o . . . . o u-l
Two base hts-Lord. Strunk. Home run
Bndie Sacrifice hit-Bodie. Stolen base-Cha
Left bases-Chicago, .: Philadelphia g.
First base balls-On Scott ] on Brown. 2
First base errors--C'hicago. /: Phfladel phia
Struck oat-By Scott. =; by Brown, 4. TN
Messrs. connolly and Ferguson. Time OF
-auy-l hour AMI 30 minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-09
Browns Chase Big Mcconnell.

NEW YORK, August 9-St Louis took
the first game Of the series from New
York yesterday. to A. st. Louis drove
Mcconnell out of the box in the eighth.
The score:
-. Louis ..........- ! o % Of
New York .......... % o II
Runs scored BY Sbotten ~. Balenti. Pratt.
Williams Austin, IeckinpauSh -, III. Williams
aud Mcdonnell Two-base hits-Crec and Shot
ten. Stolen bases-Pc ckinpaugh a. Austin "a.
Williams and Baniels Jmpires-Messrs.
q IouIhn and sheridan.