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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-12

ACK Of the proper kind of inter
ference for the backs was the
- chief reason advanced by an eN-
cellent Judge for the defeat Of Penn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-12
Braves Lead in Batting,
Athletics in Fielding

The tn.
ie"s showing the batting fielding follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-12

DEnANTIC (pc-dsn-tik). a. OF. per
tanning 10, or Characteristic Of
pedant; ostentatious of learn
ing. That's what the dictionary says,
and that's what somebody called me in
letter which came to my desk last
week. because | even presumed TO fly
in the face Of figures and foster a
hunch in suggesting that the Boston
Braves would beat the Philadelphia
Athletics. Well, I've been called most
everything else, so why not pedantic ?
It's the price one must pay for ex-
pressing an opinion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-12

Goa Blue 'or chelsea. Re,.-se-cz-
Blrchall T.nesmen- Thomas BIN, ;
Chelsea ? c.. Michael Walsh tor ysTf
r. e.. Time -Hslv~- o., forty-sys r-f
each
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-12

The Clan McDuffs opened their new
grounds. Harlem Oval. 18th st. and
Seventh sv.. and started or by defeat
ny the Clan Chisholm Rangers at ,
goals 10 I.
Young tailed both points for the
winners, while Neil, on the halfback
line Of the McDuH,, put the bal
through his own net. and thereby gave
= point TO the Chisholms.
At Van Cortlandt Park yesterdsJ
afternoon the Subway team took ST..
George eleven into camp By the score
OF 3 goals to ,. The game was vhirl-
wind vhibition from start 20 finish.
The White Rose Field Club encoun-
tered the Longfellow eleven at Astoria
Yesterday afternoon in q State League
game and won in close contest by ,
goals 20 I. Jones and Bedford found
the Longfellow net for points, while
O'Brien saved his team from being
thanked
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-12

Polo Grounds % r NJ. TO-DAY Fost seq
ION Ssrs. Giants IS Hgnlsnders -AG,t.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-12

1" He Piping Rock Racing Associa
ton more than lived up TO the
standard it has set in the past
with the two days Of high class sport
furnished last week. Let 1t be recalled
that this association did much to keep
racing alive when it was IN dire straits
in this state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-12

Award will mss Nhar't'
II Brickiey. Appendicitis WORKS
Il n quick havoc, and it hardly seem
reasonable 20 think he will recover ms
fulI strength IN time to be OF any ser
vice TO his team in the ale game'
The Crimson eleven not only loses inc
.ssc. of his marvellous drop and place
Kicking. but its captain as Wen. !.
was an unkiud fate that dealt sue" 1"
llO,N
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-12
TAMEs BUFFERS Last Coin ran a

LANES BUFFERS Last Coin ran a
al. remarkable race in conccdng
weight to some good older horses
and beating them over six furlongs at
Laurel few days ago, but it does not
seem just right to stamp him the best
two-ycar-old of the year because OF
that performance Pebbles has proved
his quality, Comcly did much the same
at Belmont Park in impressive fashion
and Regret was unbesten in three races.
Last Coin, which made his bow in the
las, race at Belmont Park this fall. is
magnificent looking animal. as said at
that time, and has now proved his quail
ity beyond question, but as for being
the best Of the year well, that's
matter Of opinion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-12

n ITTSBURGH and Colgate proved
year ago that they could be
formidable on the gridron, and
Cornell courted trouble in scheduling
games with these teams so early IN the
season. Two defeats were the conse-
quence, and next year. no doubt. these
games will be played later. Al Sharpe,
Dan Reed and Ray Van Orman, the
Cornell coaches. are again confronted
with the task of fashioning good line
out of more or less raw material. Nc
Cutcheon. at guard. with Taber and
Lair in the backfeld, who have sut-
fered incapacitating although not serl-
Gus injuries, will be missed, but their
loss is not irreparable. klelnert, the
former Poly Prep player, | am told,
has the making Of strong centre or
an aggressive back, while Anderson and
Snyder as guards, Jewett and jameson
as tackles, and Cool as centre. are SIX
footers of the strong. husky type who.
Il would seem, need only little more
experience and little more snap TO
insure capable line. Captain
O'Hearne, at end, who has been out
with strained ankle. and not bad
knee, as reported, ranks with the best
ends in the country, while shelton.
remarkably fast man. is a good running
mate. Behind the line there is less
cause for worry. as DR.. Sharpe has five
or SIX veterans, including Collycr. who
from the work in practice is being
groomed to do most Of the punting;
Barrett. Phillippi. who has been slight
~ handicapped by a weak ankle, and
Eddie Hill. the Fritz" Of this years
squad. These four would make an
ideal combination for the late games.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-12

n EPORTS from Princeton indicate
X that the team has not settled so
quickly as was expected and
that the promise Of the Rutgers game
has not been borne out as vet. Per-
haps the coaches believe That too much
optimism has a bad effect and are
aiming TO surprise the graduates
rather than disappoint them later.
The Tigers are aiming high, and with
reason.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-12

sylvsnia by Franklin and Marshall on
October 3. Plumbing at critical times
also played a part, but errors are ss
much a part Of football MS they are OF
baseball, so that emphasis was laid on
what might be called structural weak
ness. Improvement along this line was
shown against Lafayette on Saturday,
but apparently much is to be done this
week in preparation for the Navy game
next Saturday. The midshipmen are
establishing precedent in leaving
home for any game except the one
against the Army, but permission final
ly was given for the trip to Philadel
phia. on the ground that better mid
season test was necessary than had
been possible in the last few years.
There is no way of forecasting the
probable result. but the Navy team is
pretty we'll equipped. so that the Quak-
ers are not accepting the game lightly.
The loss of Carter. the Pennsylvania
centre. was n hard blow. He not only
was dependable and aggressive man
in the line, but an excellent place
kicker
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-12

-ROM strategic point oil we" ."'
r. Braves are now strongly III
trenched. Dick Rudolph no
doubt. will pitch again to-day. wnlle
Connie Mack must depend on Sna"ke!
or Bressler. who lack the experience 80
necessary for worlds series games.
ONE or the other might DO what Joe
Bush did year age, but the ehanceS
-avor Rudolph in such a struss'e'
BENDER may try to come BACK 'o-" '|,iI
.ov. but by that time James e'So W.
be- ready for duty. The latter lnr' ~
..rFderce gained by two such well
.ar,od Victories in the heart Of the
va, o,,ies, country. / liked the Braves
y 1eek ago: like them even better
now
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-12

TIRED DAILY. the former Yale
II captain, now coaching at Will
Jams. has some excellent mate
rial 10 work with this year. If this
be tue. il is tantamount 10 saying that
Williams will have strong team. as
am a strong believer in th2 ability Of
DAILY as a football builder
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-12
Few Bets on Series.

Bush, hero pitcher Of the world series
last year: Wyckof. who pitched with
some success after Bender was retired
on Friday, and Shawkcy also were men
toned as possibilities. The uncer-
certainty as 70 the pitchers Influenced
betting tonight. Two to one on the
Braves to win the series was most
quoted. but there we're few takers.
The biggest crowd that ever saw a
world series game in this city IS looked
for tomorrow. The celebration Of Co
lumbus Day AS holiday Will relieve
Thousands Of fans from stores and
shops to attend the contest, and It IS
expected that the limit OF the seating
accommodation At FenWay Park $1,000
will DC reached.
Sixteen thousand reserved seats m
tho grandstand. boxes and the left field
pavilion already have been disposed Of.
The spectators got n few Of tho
tickets. but il was estimated tonight
that there were not more than 800 in
their hands all told.
Il would be impossible 10 reduce this
number very much. according TO Rob
ert Mercy. OF Chicago, representing
the National Commission. Mr. McRoy
said he believed the experiences in
Philadelphia, where thousands of seats
sold at public sale were obtained by
SPECTATORS. would result in the aboli-
ton Of this form of distribution OF the
tickets in future years.
Mr.. Mercy had the disposal Of l.5OC
seats allotted the National Commission
for the games here. Tonight they
were all gone. and he was refusing
countless requests. Even President
Gafney Of the Boston club and Stall
ings sought him out in the hope OF OBJ
tanning few more seats for friends
hut without success
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-12

Ir0aIs WCIiTseVF ~ T0TT' ~ NTI- -
a. Hsllarsu for BrooNrn Celtics. MoHat 'o'
lockwood Inn. Referee George 'alll'pit
Liue,meu- quinn and Brown.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-12

"IGURES sometimes lie. Batting
figures. in any case. have been
u distorted in the two games
rlaved to date. Baseball is uncertain !,
nc Athletics still have something
40 tban lighting chance, but my
suggestion a week ago that this Boston
am, with its enthusiasm and winning
spirit, would add another upset to the ne
many recorded this year, seems 70 DC DC
comipg true. The odds now are all III
tbeir favor. The Braves inspire con.
,Jonce nv the very way they 60 about
heir work Of batting or teld ing; cT Unt
j impressed with the feeling thal sIGa'
things can be expected. and is not diS,
srnointed. In the two games played
,tev rose 20 every call. and. as pointed
out out in The Tribune yesterday, actually i;
turned several minor misplays 10 'hea a
cyn proft. After seeing them IN &C
,;onLon the Jump every minute-,oniee
eases to wonder at their baseball
leeds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-12

Philadelphia. Oct. If. Despite the
fact that the Boston Braves have the
first two games OF the worlds series
70 their credit. considerable Boston
money was covered here to-day at odds
OF 10 to : in favor Of the Boston team.
while a number Of bets at even money
were made on to-morroU'S game.
supporters OF the Athletics have not
by any means lost hope. They figure
that il Bender is Msck's pitching selec-
tion tomorrow he will surely win his
game, and that Plank will be in condi-
tion for Tuesdays game.
Neither have the Quaker fans lost
sight OF the younger members of the
Athletics pitching staff. They believe
that either Bush. hero Of last years
world series; BrcSsler. Shawkey or
Wyckof would make good showing
4, was realized, however. that the
present worlds champions must do bet
ter work with the bat If they were 20
retain their title. provided the Ma
tional League champions maintained
tho form they showed in the first two
games Of the series.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-12

Seekers for the choic- Of the twenty
thousand unrccerved seats appeared to-
day. shortly after noon two men, who
would not give their names, went 10
the blcacher gate and hired two boys
10 remain there until tomorrow morn
ing, sitting on boxes. Nv shutdown a
long line had formed, in which boys
we're most numerous.
A cool breeze which sprarg up after
dark following day Of unreasonable
warmth, threatened discomfort 20 the
ticket line, but promised better play mr.
conditions There we're some indlca-
tons that light shower might fall dur
ing the morning hours, but tho pros
poet OF q fair day was considered good.
rhc reception TO the Braves on their
return this morning was enthusiastic
Mayor Curlcy headed an Official com
mittcc. backed by eight thousand per
sons, who crowded the great train shed
at the South Station. Every player was
shaken by the hand or patted on the
back before he could escape.
Mack and his players came in quietly
and went 10 their hotel They remained
there during the day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-12

Comment and Gossip
On Sports of the Day
:>By HERBERT,

TT HAS been said, and with reason,
too. that the Philadelphia Attn
l. letics can hit any kind of pitching
The winners Of three worlds series IN
four years have established that TACT
beyond question. but II remained Tor
the miracle team from Boston TO send
two pitchers to the mound on Friday
and Saturday who checked these slug,
gers and brought them up with round
Turn. Five hits Of Rudolph IN the hrst
game for the championship of all the
world and two off James in the second
provided little nourishment for run
building. Baker. Collins. Mclnnis and
the others are in a frightful batting
slump or else these wonder pitchers OF
the Braves are gifted beyond their
fellows. 1t seems improbable that every
PLAYER on the Philadelphia team would
slump so badly at the same time so
nh credit must be given where the
credit seems TO belong No wonder the
Braves rode roughshod over the other
teams in the National League IN their
dash TO the front.
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-06
QIspez Home;
=, stDse1k IT. Bent
;ssris n sllslse l7tt

Benny ChEvez. { q AqustoY III
Gene belmont. arrived in Trinidad
from Denver this morning AccofnpA-
nied by his manager, George Joseph.
Chavez viii leave at once for wagon
M6un, N. M. to visit With his par
ents. ana Joseph VIII go to Des
Moines for few days. Both Win
return here Sunday ana soon after
wards go to Denver, where Benny 10
matched to meet Ritchie Mitchell OF
Milwaukee on August II. =,
Mitchell is a fast featherweight
and Chavez contemplates no diff
Guilty in putting one oveN. Mitchell
recently out poinaed Patsy Brannigan,
twice defeated by Chavez and has q
record Of many ring Victories. A.
Andrews. the noted Milwaukee sport
ing writer, is MftchelI's manager.
Joseph says that Chavez easily de-
feated belmont and looks for the To-
cal boy to get another slap ut Kill
bane before long. -
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-06
EffissaYfsho IA aYfsho5 III, cletelaaStas tsdfatasi Cub wit,

Ftfs 4ifso5 III. cleteIaHStd cltIfHtdas1l Cub with
eight 900 hitters enrolled was I'M
doubtediiy one Of the strongest bat
ting combinations ever known. For
the most of the players were consist
ent slugzers. With Joss. Bernard,
Rhoaties, Hess and Moore 1t was well
fortified in pitchers. But the club
could not win consistently enough to
grab the championship.
This is one Of tire most striking
Examples in the history of the game,
and proves conclusively what Nc
Graw contends
The Athletics Of this year furnish
another example of it. When the
pitchers were going poorly and the
team was not hitting In its normal
stride is stfil matthged to be in the
fight and. after assuming the lead.
ITO maintain It. This was accom-
plished through no other medium
than team play. NN
Another example was the Chicago
American league club Of 1906. a
team known as "the hitless wonders
'ft was not batting organization
Neither was It a perfect fielding
machine; In fact, it WIS charged
with many errors Of commission, hut
never an error of omission or judy
ment was registered against 1t.
. 1t was a perfect machine in every
respect. It scored more runs on few
er hits thnn any Club Iras since. The
players worked together: -e9
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-06

Chicago, Aug. G.-Bob Fitzsim-
mons, and not Jack johnson, is the
greatest OF all boxers. is the belief
OF George Dawson. veteran boxing in
structor Of the Chicago Athletic as
and One-time lightweight
champion OF Australia.
II never have shared tile hysterin
over .JOhns0n's greatness" remarked
Dawson after one OF his pupils had
said the negro champion outciassed
other men who had held the title.
do not make the mistake that 1 un-
derrate him, however. for he has
brought some money to me. was
one of the few who believed Jeffries
did not have chance with the negro
and / won plenty of wagers on the
outcome. did not bet on the Nor
|an-Johnson contest for although
was quite certain johnson had gone
er Moran was.
1.-THE first time ! ever saw John
son in action was in California in
1902. was training Fitsimmons at
the time for his second bout with
Jeffries, and we were short a good
sparring partner. Johnson was
matched to box 20 rounds with Hank
Griffin, big negro 'trialshorse. and
i suggested to bob that we engage
the winner OF this contest. Bob con-
sented and ! went to watch the two
colored men box. rc'1'St f'u1 g''t .
"Johnson at that time was almost.
II not quite. as good as he ever was
in his career. He had youth and
vigor. and in those days there was
more than one good ,white'man who
was giving him wide berth as
|champions did a few years later. Tho,
|Johnson-Griffin contest ended in a
draw. but Griffin looked to me like
far the superior man, and engaged
|him to work with Bob. - .rsa I
Wow Bob was on the decline at
that time. He was an old men when
he got his first chance at the cham
pionship and three years before this
time had been knocked out by JEFF
fries. But Griffin. although, | con-
stlered him Johnson's superior and
other judges considered lIim at least
his equal. was the veriest rplaything
In old Bob's hands. Fitz used to maui
him around, outbox him and outslug
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-06
JOHNNY GlgANE
..l'4k1teckoa1 CHAMP

Cleveland, Aug. G.-JOhnny Kill
bane is some knockerout, nothwith-
standing the disparaging. comments
of New York sport writer's and I'M
friendly critics In other cities.
Johnny hasn't been knocking out
his opponents by the wholesale. but
neither has any of the other cham.
pions.
| Kilbane's tactics lave been typlcal
Eof those OF all champions.
Champions fight cautiously. They
stack up against many fighters Of
|whosepabiiity little;sis known. The
challenger has little Or nothing to-
lose, while the champions crown Is
always In danger, whether fhe fight
be an exhibition bout or battle
Iibilled as championship match. That
lis why champs figure in SO many mo-
decision battles.
The records show that Kilbane has
Rscored more knockouts and fought
more battles than any other present.,
day champion. and that he has more
knockouts to his credit than were.
scored by Abe Attell in the two years
Clevelander. The Kilbane-Aic0inty-
bout is not figured.
Jack johnson. heavyweight cham
pi0n, has fought only nine fights
since he won his title fYon1h TOipmy
Burns on December &c. 1905. In that
time he has knocked outo0nty three
men. 'sari II at, "hS- ~ IVA 4
pAttell scored six knockosfts in '2s'
fights fought in two years before he
was defeated by Kftbnns.'a Willis
Rftchie.' who has just passed hisatitie
on to Fred Welch.' albeat rather ,fn-
willingly. has fought fifteen times
ana knocked out two imen isihce 1911.
Johnny eoulon, while bantam
weight champion, haa fought twenty
times since II 91O and sent SIX men to
dreamland. - fS'Stn we",s 4
The records Of the fightera-At-
tells for the two years before he lost
the title. Johnson's since Ire won the
championships: Ritchie's' since 1911.
Coul0n's since, 1910, and KiIbane's
since he defeated Attell on February
22 1912 .1r5. ira slf1pn I
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-06
'|ElTz" WAS A GREATER
~ FIGHTER THAN JOHNSON

him at his own pleasure. While
johnson may have improved consid-
erably after this, never could con-
to put him on u plane with Fitzsim-
mons. if.D
"Of course. Johnson was wonder
f,fl defensive boxer and probably al
ways will be. But don't consider a
man great fighter just because he
can keep from getting beaten. That's
the reason j never thought Jim JEFF
fries a wonder. He never was an
aggressive fighter. and most of his
er fellow wear himself out fighting
him. 1t is the same with Johnson.
In none of the fights In which have
seen him has Johnson been aggres-
Esive. % doubt If he ever had an equal
on the defense, but that is only half
the game. Fitzsimmons was equally
good on the defense and offense.
"If johnson were the greatest
fighter in the world he never has
shown any marked ability in dispos-
ing of his opponents. He was about
at the zenith of his career when he
won the championship from Tommy
Burns, while Tommy Burns probably
was one of the weakest men who ever
eheld the title! Yet Johnson couldn't
knock Burns out: he scored tech
nical knockout to his credit merely
Fbecause the Australian police did not
want to let Burns receive any more
punishment. t=Ha ~,
,,1Two years later johnson took on
the. shell rof Jeffries. man whom
evenra fair second rater OF the pres
ent day probably could have beaten.
But Jeffries stayed 10 rounds with
Jack before5he was put away. i have
fihsard 1t argued that johnson was
merely playing with jeff in the bout
and could have finished 1T in half
,the time had he'chosen to do 80. But
|,I fail to see any ground for such be-
lief. Johnson is Unfortunately eeotis-
tical. and ! think II he could have
beaten Jim with one punch he would
have done so. There was no possible
,fiuanciatreason FOR his letting jeff
stay, either. for johnson had al
ready disposed Of his interest in the
moving pictures and could not have
cared much whether or not they were
success or q failure"
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-06

Washington, d. c., August c.
General Improvement in tile condi
shown today in official dispatches t.
the state department Urgent up,
peals for TRANSPORTATION, however
continued. "tf -
Ambassador Herrick reported that
the financial panic had been So far
aheviated in Paris that he recon
'mended that the gold on board the
cruiser Tennessee be diverted to 9th,
er cities in greater need. .afd eo
e. II; Gary, chairman Of the relief
committee in Paris, stated that al
least 10000 Americans were in need
Of transportation and that with pres.
ent accommodations 1t would take siz
months to move them. {allG
Vienna Ambassador Penfield tefe-
graphed under date of August that
he was making every effort to ge,
Americans outiof Austria before yes
terday at midnight, when all trans
portation was to be stopped for per-
iod of some weeks. -
Oscar Strauss and F. /. Kent rep
resentatives for the Bankers Trust
Company, both members of the re-
lief committee in London, reported
that their work was fully organized
and complete list of all Americans
in Europe was ready.
Needs Of TRANSPORTS capable of car
ryfng at least 10000 people was
urged since the lack of gold has
made 1t impossible for many to OBJ
tain even food, to say nothing of
lodging.
Secretary Garrison expressed his
chagrin at the disposition of Ameri-
can steamship companies to charge
what he considers exorbitant prices
for vessels to transport Americans.
Mr.. Garrison said preliminary in
q,Ifries brought information that vcs-
sells could be obtained for about $500
day The price suddenly has been
doubled. Il do not intend to have
any one get suddenly rich out Of this
business" said Secretary Garrison
+, 1.-The steamship companies win
find they cannot use this occasion to
siphon money out OF the United
States treasury
For that reason Mr.. Garrison said
it would be his purpose firGt to en-
ploy some of the twelve army trans
ports at Galveston already being re-
fitted for transatlantic service. He
has made inquiry ii he has authority
to commander commercial vessels for
the emergency and is hopeful that
the government can seize ships and
afterward arrange for a fair compen-
sation for their use.
Ju1ius Krutschnitt, chairman OF
the Southern Pacific company, issued
a statement TO-DAY saying there was