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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-26
asngton Club Draft Minor League odays Game Off
BELL AND KELLEY DO WELL
UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS
Remarkable Pitching Feat Is Accomplished
in DRILLING Rain in Final of Amateur
Series-Ninth Wins Title.

Saturday, when the first double header
of the intercity series will be played.
1t Is not figuring on letting itself
rest with the honors already won, but
three out of the four contests scheduled
with the Virginia nine, and with Ed
Kelley and Lefty" Cheney pitching the
kind of ball they have shown In the in
t%rsectional series it is evident the
Christians will have a chance to do So
There have been few instances when
two pitchers have shown such surpris-
ingly good form as have Kelley and
Cheney. Both have far exceeded ex-
pectations, and have really done better
work against the championship organ
izatfons than in the contests with the
teams in their own league. That they
lave been able to rise to the occasion
places them in a class with the most
dependable pitchers in the District.
Maryland Agricultural College foot ball
team is going to be even harder hit in
the way Of a loss of material than was
expected when school closed last spring.
Seven of the regulars of the 1913 eleven
graduated. and it was then known that Of
the remaining four only three would be
able to play: that Knode, quarterback,
would probably be incapacitated because
of an operation to be performed. That
lest only one member of the backfield,
Ruff. who gave promise of being really
brilliant performer. and around whom tho
quartet of this year would have had to
be built. 1t has been learned that Ruff
will probably not return to school. Be-
sides, the next most dependable young
ster. Jimmy Vincent. is at the Sibley
Hospital with r serious case of typhoid
fever. This leaves the Farmers with
only two members of the 1913 eleven
with whom to start practice this fall.
These are the tackles. Hindman and
Rowland, both good men.
1t is interesting to amateur followers
of base ball to know that Dutch Ster-
ger. former Technical High School star
pitcher. has been bought by the Pitts
burgh National League club for a trial
this fall. Sterzer has been pitching mi
nor league ball for several years, and has
made splendid records In several of the
circuits. He was given a trial once by
Detroit. but failed to make good. Sterzer
was a star on the Washington sandlots,
and probably was one of the best high
school hurlers ever developed in this
city. He first gained prominence at Win
chester, Va. where he did some brilliant
work for the semi-professional club run
by that town some years ago.
Sterzer has many friends here and
they all are wishing him success with the
Pirates.
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BY j. ED GRIEIO.

While Rondeau, the player recently
purchased from Minneapolis, is per-
hans the only one the Washington
club will purchase this fall, an effort
is to be made to secure NUMBER OF
Youngsters from the minor leagues by
the draft route. Griffith intends to put
In drafts for eight or ten young play
ers who are making good with the
minors This however. does not as
sure anything. for the chances are that
the other fifteen major league CLUBS
will also be after these players, and
the question of where they shall get
their trials will be decided by lot.
The draft meeting of the national
commission is held early in September
The chances are that hundreds of
drafts will be put in for various play
ers, as was the case last season, put
In only rare instances do these players
amount to anything. Usually the best
PLAYERS of the minors are sold before
The draft season sets in and the ma
teriaI that is left usually does not
amount to much. j.
Il shall put in quite hummer OIL
drafts this year in the hope OF picking
I'D a few players that are reported 10
me as having n chance to make sood'
but who are not strong enough 10
warrant their being purchased. said
Griffith. L shall take a chance, and
If / have any luck may pick up good
man or two in this way
An official report from the American
League, which keeps tab on the Fed
eral League, reached here yesterday
and showed that the Chifeds are not
drawing very well out in Chicago. The
other day the Baltimore Feds and
Thinkers team hooked up in first
place fight and according to the sleuths
of organized base ball who have been
watching the progress of the outlaws
there were a thousand people in the
Enclosure the first day and only 1000
the second. with first place involved
and ideal weather conditions prevail
ing.
There will have to be considerable
Improvement in the playing of the Ma
tionals shortly if the team expects tc
hold it's present position in the race.
Detroit is now but two games behind
the Griffmen, and if the Tigers can
keep up the pace they set here it Is
only a question of time when they will
pass the locals
The Griffmen's greatest failure of
late has been their inability to hit.
There is not a man on the team who is
hitting anywhere near his true form.
and. as result, runs are few and far
between.
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National League Games.
Braves Cover Up Loss.

CHICAGO, August 26.-Boston regained
part of its loss of Monday when it
defeated Chicago by 1 to 1 yesterday,
and now is within one point of the
leaders in the pennant race. New York,
idle on account of rain, retained the lead
A fifth inning batting rally by Boston
was responsible for the visitors winning
Chicagos run was the result of a base
on balls to Bresnahan and Vaughn's dou-
BILE in the third inning.
Maranvi1le. Whitfield and Gather easily
took the fielding horors. the latter hold
ing Leach at second on a hit in the eighth
which seemed good for a home run.
Sweeney was hit by a batted bah in the
fifth innig and retired Bresnahan tax
ing his position at second. Score:
Boston ............. OIL u q II
Chicago .............. . l y o y q o.
Runs-Whitted, Gather. Schmidt ca. Bresnahan.
Two-base hits-lhughn. Smith. Leach. Double
plays-James to schmidt: James to Marauville to
Schmidt: Zimmerman 10 Cnrridcn to Safer. Left
on bases-Bostdn. ): Chicago. d. First tase on
balls-On James, /: off Vaughn. :. Hit by pitcher
By Vaughn: + Struck out.By Jane, .: by
Vaughn, 4. Cmpres- sMessrs. Eas"n and .uisley.
Time OF game-1 hour and ~ minutes.
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BY J. ED GRuLo.

Judged on the recent performances of
Connie Mack's young pitchers. the one
weakness which has been charged
against his aggregation seems to have
been eliminated. There has been nothing
wrong with the twirling the Mackmen
have had Of late. 1t was little cratic
in the spring, but recently it has been of
the highest class.
Mack seems to have developed several
high-class young pitchers Yesterday
Bressler and Pennock, mere boys scored
shut-outs over the st. Louis Browns,
That the easy manner in which the
Mackmen are whining the pennant this
year has been detriment to the bust
ness Of the American League is general
ly conceded There is no longer any in
terest in the games being played by the
other teams, and as a result q great
financial loss is suffered.
But the future does not promise a
change Of conditions. The chances are
that Mack's team will be stronger next
season than at any other time. The
only veterans on 1t are Bender and
Plank. and they are not through when
judiciously used, and there appears to
be enough good youngsters to make up
for any shortcomings that these veterans
may develop
But the team as a whole is made up
Of young men who are in their prime
and are sure to last for many seasons
to come. Mack's club is constantly be-
ing strengthened, and while, of course.
the game is rather uncertain, his team
seems to outclass all its rivals and will
continue to do SO for many years to
come.
There will probably be few changes in
the makeup of Griff1th's team by next
season. While there is undoubtedly room
'or improvement, it is questionable
whether the material to make this pos
sible will be available. TIE extent of
The local clubs purchases to date con-
sists Of one man, Rondeau, an outfielder,
and it is not at all likely that any
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Maps Surprise Red Sox.

BOSTON. August 26.-Cleveland had
little trouble winning to 1 victory
from Boston yesterday.
In the fourth inning Hoblitzell missed
Chapman's grounder and the error al
lowed two bases. Chapman scored on
Jackson's single. On the throw-in jack
son went to second. Lajoies sacrifice
sent him to third. Jay Kirke made a
home-run drive and the scoring ended.
Boston scored in the third on Hoop
er's single, a pass to Scott and two
infield outs. Score:
Cleveland ......O o 3 0 o o o O-3
Boston U o 4 y o o OIL
Runs-Hooper, Chapman. Jackson and Kirke.
Two base hit-Lsioie. Home run-kirke. Hits
on Shore, ) in : innings of Wood. 9 in > in
nings: Sacrifice hits-Chapman. Lajoie, Mitchell
and Kirke. double Observation-Disclosures to Chap
man TO Lajoie. Left on bases-Cleveland s:
Boston =. First base on bslls-on Shore. l. OF
Mitchell. 3. First base on errors--Cleveland, s.
Struck out-By Shore. =: by Wood. /; by
Mitchell: 8. Lmpires -Messrs. Hildebrand and
OLoughlin. Time of game hour and 81
minutes.
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Other American League Games
Yankees Smother White Sox.

NEW YORK, August 26.-New York
made it two out of three from Chicago
yesterday by easily defeating the west
erners by the score Of 9 to 0.
Benz was knocked out of the box in
less than an inning, and the veteran
Walsh also was badly treated.
Cole pitched a steady game for the
Yankees, while Maisel starred at the
bat. Score:
Chicago .......O o 0 o 0 o o o 90
New York. .......... o o y . x-3
Runs-Boonc, Hartzell. Cree (3), Mullen f2,,
Sweeney and Maisel. First base on errors-New
York 3: Chicago, .. Two-base hits--Boone and
Collins. Sacrifice hits-Mullen (2J Stolen bases
-Fonrnier. reckn"aush. sweeney: Maisel ~
and Boone Left on bases--New York 9: Chi
cago. 10. First base baIls-On Cole, 6; of
Benz. .: off Walsh. 8: OF Lathrop. /. Struck
ont-By Cole. 6: by Walsh. l. by Lathrop. /.
Hit by pitcher-By Walsh. /. Wild pitches
Benz aud Walsh. IIits-on Benz. in l-3 in
ming; OF Walsh. 4 In innings tone out in the
NTH; OF Lathrop. in % innings. Empires
-Messrs. Dneen and Sheridan. Time of game
hours and inmates.
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BY n. c. BYRD.

Considering the conditions under which
the final game for the amateur base ball
championship of the District was played,
one Of the most remarkable pitching ex-
hibitions of the year was given Bell,
who was on the mound for Treasury, and
Kelley. who did the honors for Ninth,
were in splendid form. and their work
was exceptional, to put it mildly.
With ball wet from the rain that
had been falling and heavy from con-
tact with the soggy ground, Kelley and
Bell held the teams opposing each other
to very small number of hits and gen.
orally were a great deal more effective
than might have been expected. Kelley
did the better work. He not only won his
game. but prevented the Treasury team
from scoring run. Bell did not allow
much more in the way Of hits than did
Kelley, but Ninth got three runs, scoring
two in the first and one in the second
inning
The summary shows that Kelley al
lowed the Treasury batters to connect
single and a two-bagger. He struck out
five, gave one base on balls and hit a
batsman. The Ninth team got three
safeties off Bell, but the pitcher sent
Jour patlerS TO nrSt by bases on balls !,
Bell struck out five men. There were
four errors made behind Bell and only
two back of Kelley. Errors figured
largely in the runs obtained by Ninth
Even under good conditions it is ques-
tionable if a better game would have
been pitched than that of yesterday
Kelley and Bell did remarkably well for
any kind of weather, but that their per-
formances should be SO meritorious
while working in a drizzling rain is all
the more creditable.
Crown. playing second base for Treas
Try, had nine opportunities to make
plays and he accepted eight. Five as
sists. three put-outs and one error con-
stituted his record for the day.
Ninth's victory of yesterday over the
Treasury team gives it the undisputed
right to the city championship. The
Christians have won every game they
have played in the intersectional series,
which Is about all the criterion that is
desired in the estimation of fair mind
ed persons as to their superiority and
their right to the honor OF playing
against the Richmond nine.
Ninth will rest on its laurels until
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TY NEEDS A PITCHER:
CADDY GOES I'm BOX"

Ty Cobb recently became I'm
bued with the golf fever and
went to q course near Detroit to
try his skill at the game. Six
times he swung at the ball ON the
first tee and once he succeeded
In Alc8king 1t for almost two feet.
Growing discouraged, he called
to his caddy and said. "Here,
boy, throw that ball to mey'
The caddy pitched the ball and
sit hit the ground just before 1t
reached Cobb, bounding almost
knee high. Swinging as though
HIS driver were q bat, Ty sent a
low liner which cleared the first
bunker and Travelled more than
zoo yards.
Cobb fl usually q right field
hitter, and the ball had a bit of
q slice, which carried 1T into a
bad place In the long grass. Cobb
was not called upon to extricate
himself from trouble, however,
for the caddy refused to pitch
any more balls. CObb's drive had
missed HIS head by q bare foot.
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SMASH BY MAC"
CUTS HOLE IN NET

NEWPORT. II. l.. August a.
"Red" Mclaughlin never had
more speed than he showed ON
the Casino courts yesterday in
the tennis doubles match against
Mathey and Church. Several
times Church performed acrobat
ic leaps and twists in the effort
to avoid being struck by some
of the cannon ball drives from
"Mac's' racquet that were bound
out of court.
As an instance of the power
the Californian put into his
strokes, one of his smashes on
Mathews high lObs struck the
stout twining of the net and
bored a hole clean through, rip
ping the cords apart.
The crowd rOared its approval,
and time was taken out while
Eddie COnlin of the West Side
Tennis Club, New York, who was
acting as a linesman. came to
the rescue and repaired the
damage.
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material worth while will be secured by
the draft Ehmke, a pitcher, who will
come here from Los Angeles. is the only
twfrler who has been added SO far as
known, SO, as stated. the indications are
that there will be few changes in the
makeup of the Nationals when they take
the field next spring.
1t is of course. likely that the pitching
staff Will be more formidable. johnson
is not apt to have another off-season, and
Joe Boehling may come back, while it
is a safe guess that Doc Ayers will show
Improvement as result Of this years
experience, and there is also hope that
one or two Of the youngsters will come
through.
There are two teams in the American
League pulling against two Of the con-
tenders In the National League race The
Yankees do not want the Giants to win
the pennant, for that would kill their
series with the McGraws, while the Chi
cago White Sox have their fingers cross
ed on the Cubs in the hope that they will
not make an unexpected squirt and land
on top, which would do away with the
Sox-Cubs series in the fall. These series
mean something for the players of the
teams which are out of the pennant race.
hence their pulling for defeats for Giants
and Cubs.
a similar condition no doubt exists in
Boston. where the Red Sox are hoping
that the Braves will fail to land on top,
for series between the Sox and Braves
Is sure to prove, a big money-maker.
-. John McGraw seems to have made good
his boast that he would develop Jim
Thorpe into a major league ball player.
Thorpe has made good in the several
trials he has had and the other day Nc
Graw signed him to a three-year contract
and gave 1t as his opinion that it would
be only question Of time when the In
dian would hold down a position on the
team regularly.
There were few base ball men who be-
heved that Thorpe would ever be de-
veloped into a real ball player. and it
was intimated that McGraw's, only rea-
son for carrying him was as an attrac-
ton. because Of his wonderful athletic
record. But since then Thorpe has shown
some ability as a ball player.
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Buck Sterzer, Local Boy,
Bought by Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH. August 49,
Barney Dreyfuss has announced
the purchase of Pitcher Buck
Sterzer of Washington, ID. C., now
with Ele st. Joe club of the West
ern League. Sterzer, who is a
left-hander, will report to the
Pirate camp Mt the close of the
Western League season. This will
be Sterzer's second trip to the ma-
jOrs, having been the property Of
the Detroit club in 1908 and part
Of the following year. He was
farmed out to a club In the New
York State League, but he baked
and jumped to the Winchester
Va.) Independent team, where he
played the remainder of the sum-
mer of 1909. Later he went to the .
Central League. being with Terre
Haute. In 1912 and part of 1913
he pitched for Erie, being sold to
st. Joe last summer along with
Catcher Schang, who has been
acquired from the st. Joe club
by Dreyfuss.
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Browns Couldn't Score.

PHILADELPHIA. August 2G.-Phila-
delphia shut out ST. Louis in both
games here yesterday, the scores being
8 to 0 and l to O. .
In the opener Bressler held st. Louis
down to three hits and famed ten
batsmen, while the home team hit the
delivery of Leverenz Baichley and
Mitchell hard.
Pennock not only kept the. visitors
hits scattered. but he scored the only
run Of the second contest on his triple
and Murphy's single. Scores:
St Louis. ........... o o o o o o o o 90
ol sg,nssM rn.nS s2 Walsh cOll1ss Melnns
Walsh and Collins. Three-base hits-Murphy,
McInnis and Oldring: Hits-On Leverens. in
innings; on Baichley. s in 3 innings; of
Mitchell: 4 in ! inning Sacrifice hit-Walsh.
Double plays..Agnew to Leary: Austin to Pratt:
ST.: Louis. g.: Philadelphia. :. FIRST base on
balls-O1 Baichley. 2: OF Mitchell. /; OF Bress-
delphia. B. Struck out;-By Leverens.' /: BY
Umpires-Messrs. Chill and Connolly. Time Of
game hours
ST.. Louis. .......... Q o Q o 0 o o 90
| Philadelphia ........O o 0 o o / o. x-l
Run-Pennock. Three-base hit-Pennock. Sac
rinee hit-Dayies. Stolen bases-Agnew and G.
Nc limits: Baker to McInnis: Barry 10 Collins to
McInnis. Left on bases-St. Louis. 8: PhiladeI-
L; phia 4. First base on balls-On James. 3.
First base on errors-st- Louis /: Philadelphia,
Messrs. Connolly and Chill. Time Of TameI
hour and IS minutes.
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........ 0 o o o o 90 90
q q a q a n a
RAWLINS SERIOUSLY Ill
Young Polo Player Has Broken Col.
larbone A Result of Fall

NEW YORK. August 26.-John Arm
strong Rawlins. one Of the best known
polo players in America. who was injured
by fall from his horse In a practice
game at Meadow Brook. L. l.. last Satur-
day. was yesterday said to be danger
ously i'll.
The physicians at tho hospital where
Mr. Rawlins is being treated said that
he had a chance for recovery. but that It
was very slight He has been uncon-
scious most of the time since Monday
morning.
Some years ago Mr.. Rawlins was active
as polo player and was considered a
Point Judith team at Narragnnsett Pier,
he was thrown from his horse and broke
his collarbona,
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Paired for First Day.

aaSs plsy are the ssf e Tsrs 9sn.
r.. saltusrel C. G, & j.. and n IAN b. Lee Lee
h lnn G. G. Mich Ind E. Mayssrsy. Charles
s, ii, and !. II; Slater. TSz GIIis g E:
Wis: and W. p. Stewart. Audubon G. c.. La:
8: =: gdmunds. st; Louis c.. C.. No. and
Tuckerton. Chevy Chase C.. washington. D. D.
4. and Il. z. KsnW;orthy; , Matasomet g. c.
and C. B. MaeF ,s sns susSs H al g. g.
Scotland: Thomas Conroy. Fox Hills. G. c..
New 9 ioss & and 49, W C Fownss g: oaknsnt
aRa G sssss' Rsyaf @alRnff G.
ionic aa Texas: Il Meea T rhilads i
Ph hl,s g, G. Pa. and ". a. stickney; St;
G. G. Pa: ]. 5. Trarers Upper n Montsiair
6; q; Z: y i; and W. I. Rowland. 5r,. Chi
:, MAY H. Behr. Baltusrol C. C. n j.. and
G. CT. T Durham. Mecklenyburs c. G.: \. G.; Fred
Cincinnati G. G. Ohio: Fred A oconneii. Alpine
9. C., Mass. and B. ". Corkran. Baltimore
f. 5sFrIs %ss,sa s1isSst sss Pa.
sonsh ssare & Field Cd nS and James
lard; Chevy Chase e; washington D. G;
Devereaux Lord. Haworth c.. n j.: Philip
Carter Nassau G. c.. N. Y. and L. N. Wash
burn. Merton Cricket Club. Pa: R. A. Gardner
Hinsdale g. G.. ILL.,, and N. L. Fearey. Fox
Hills g. c., n. y; II. B. Hepburn. Louisville
c. c.. KY: and e. NJ. Byers. Allegheny c. C.,
IA "a; Charles Exams: II. EdGewater G: C.,
Louis Jacoby. Dallas c. c.. Tex, and 7. NJ.
sherman, Yahnundasis G. c.. New York:
X: g. Watson Mestbreok G. c.. \. Y. and
Beach. Fox Hills G. C.. n. Y. and G. A.
Crump, Phila. c. G.. Pa: ". s. Dillon. Alpine
G. C.. Mass. and n. h. Starring. jr., Lake
Geneva g: C.. Wis.,: J. b. Schlottman. Detroit
G. e.. Mich. and W. II. Gardner. I'd, Buffalo
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CHAMPIONS TO ENTER
IN BIG GOLF TOURNEY
International Players Lend Flavor
to National Competition
at Ekwanok.

NEW YORK, August 26.-Including
three foreign entrants, one of them from
Canada. there are liz names on the list
of entries given out last night by the
United States Golf Association for its
twentieth annual national amateur
championship golf tournament, which
will begin next Monday and continue
until Saturday, September 8. on the
links of the Ekwanok Country Club,
Manchester. VT.
Norman Z. Brookes of the Royal Mel
bourne G. c., Australia, a member of
the winning Davis cup tennis team; C.
B. MacFarlane, Bushy Hall G. c., Scot
land. who disposed of Chick Evans in
this years British championship. and C.
B. Grier, Royal Montreal G. c.. Canada,
are the trio whose entries give an in
ternational flavor to this years contest.
In addition, Jerome D. Travers, the
present holder. and four times winner of
the title; W. j. Travis. Garden City, a
three-time winner of national honors
and once holder of the British amateur
championship: f. NJ. Byers. Pittsburgh
Champion OF 1906; ". c. Fownes, jr.,
also of Pittsburgh, the 1910 champion
OF the honor at Wheaton, H., five years
ago. are to be found among those
anxious to try for the cup and title
next week. =, al
Among the prominent players on the
list are j. G. Anderson, Braeburn. Mass,
last years runner-up: Francis Ouimet.
the young Massachusetts player of in
ternational fame; Charles Evans. jr..
of Chicago, who finished second for this
years national open championship. and
Fred Herreshoff of Ekwanok. VT. al
ways prominent factor in national
tournaments. Walter Tuckerman and
Allan Lard. Chevy Chase Club. are the
only entrants from Washington.
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Pirates Pickle. Phillies.

PITTSBURGH. August 26-Philadelphia
was shut out, 2 to o. yesterday in the
last game at Pittsburgh for the season
between these two teams.
Mamaux and Alexander Were both effec-
tive, only five hits being made b., cacn
side. Score:
Philadelphia ......... Q Q % %
Pittsburgh ........... % o . x
Runs-Carey, Collins. Two-base hit-kelly.
Three-base hits-Carey, vio1. Hits-Oh Ale1an-
der, 5 In seven innings. First base on balls-On
Mamau1. 2. First base on error-Pittsburgh, !.
Left on bases-Philadelphia, 6; Pittsburgh, g.
Struck out-By Alexander. .: by oescnger, L;
Byron. Time of game-1 hour and SO minutes.
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One Accepts, Another Rejects Offer.

SLATINGTON, Pa, August 26.
George Eberwine, who has been pitching
great ball for the local professional team
this season. yesterday accepted the offer
Of the Scranton team of the New York
State League and left at once to join the
team. Chip Williams, the star infielder
on the University Of Pennsylvania team,
received a similar offer. but turned it
down. as he will return to school next
month. Williams lives here.