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The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
new RECORD Will
BE BEESTABLISHED
If Some Pitcher in World Series Re
tires His Opponents Without
a Hit.
REuLBAcH THE BEST PITCHER

New records be established for the
worlds series this fan without endan-
gering major or minor league records.
All that a pitcher has to do to shatter
a previous red letter mark for a blue
ribbon game is to dispose OF HIS oppo-
nents without q safety.
Edward Marvin ReuIbach OF the Su-
perbas has the distinction Of having
pitched the best game In a worlds
series. In 1906, while wearing the uni
form of the Cubs. Reulbach let the
White Sox down with one safe smash.
made By "Jiggs" Donohue, who diOd
about year ago.
Men who have twirled two-hit games
in worlds series are Mordecai Brown,
Ed Walsh and Eddie Plank. The three
fingered marvel accomplished his feat
against the White Sox. corniskey's on"
time man Of STEEL selected the Cubs as
his victims, and the veteran southpaw
picked the Giants.
Brown and Walsh ,whitewashed their
opponents while they were limiting them
10 a brace Of hits. while Plank missed
a shut-out because OF an error by Frank
Baker.
The record number Of strikeouts for a
worlds series tussle is twelve. Walsh
Of the White Sox, famed dozen Cubs
the first time he faced them, In 1906.
Bill Donovan, Of the Tigers, duplicated
the performance against the Chance
combination the next season. having a
dozen innings, however, in which to do
SO.
The unsteadiest stunt was uncovered
by Jack Coombs, of the Athletics in
1910, when he handed the Cubs nine passes
and beat them, nevertheless, to 3
In order for q batsman to set a new
record for home runs in one game, II
will be necessary for him'to hit for the
circuit thrice. Dougherty. of Boston, In
1903 slammed out a brace Of fOur-bag-
gers in the second game of the series.
his first wallop being on Sam Lever
and his second of ''Bucky'' Vail.
The greatest number of hits torn on
in one contest by a batsman is four.
seven men, two Of whom were Chalmers
car winners, having turned the trick.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
A REAL RIVAL FOR
ONLY BILLY SUNDAY
Rev. Loyal NJ. Thompson. Methodist
Pastor. Is Pitcher for Moline
Team of Three |. League.

Billy. sunday's double crown Of preach
er and ball player must be shared with
an Illinois minister. The newcomer is the
Rev. Loyal NJ. Thompson, In charge OF
the silvis, Ill, Methodist Church, and
recently signed by the Moline team Of
the Three ]" League. Tompy," as he
Is known to fans and the members OF
his congregation, hurled his first game
In TeArney's circuit against Decatur,
winning. 8 TO l.
Thompson Is a good-natured, earnest
fellow, and has made friends among all
classes. The laborers In the Silvis shops
are among his strongest friends.
He, like Sunday, carries the national
pastime into the pulpit The entire Mo-
line baseball team promised last week to
be on hand when be Is to preach on Two
Down in the Ninth" Although ready
for slab duty six days in the week,
Thompson is on hand every Sunday to
minister to the spiritual needs Of his
congregation.
The preacher-baIl player claims Pay
son, H.. as his home town. Payson is
near Quincy, so Thompson attended IL
linois Wesleyan College after his grad
uation from high school. He sreceived
his diploma at Illinois Wesleyan In 1910
after pitching for the college team three
years. The fourth year he acted as man
ager for the team.
1t was his work in a managerial capa-
city that barred hm from playing with
the Northwestern University nine when
he later studied theology at the Evans
ton institution.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
DICK COOLEY IS
MADE THE GOAT"
Joe CantiIlon, When an Umpire. Pulls
Hot One on His Ancient
Enemy.
WAS GOOD ARBTTER WITHAL

Louisville, Ky, Sept 3.-Dick Cooley.
former manager OF the Colonels. has lit
tie sympathy for umpire baiters, although
when Dick was in the big leagues he
had quite a reputation as one of the
worst foes the umpires met on the dia-
mond.
But Dick excused his faults in this
respect on the ground that the umpires
of those days were much mors tantalizing
than the arbitrators OF the present
No more bitter feud existed in the big
leagues than that between Umpire Joe
Cantillon, now manager Of the Ancient
Order Of MIIlers. and Dick Cooley. For
years they never spoke civily TO each
other. Dick tells the story OF the hnal
break between CantilIon and himself.
"Cantillon was a good umpire said
Dick. but for some reason We were
always at outs. Joe didn't ike me and
l had no use for him. However. We got
along passably fair until one day in Chi
cago when Cantillon played the meanest
trick on me that l have ever known an
umpire to be guilty Of I suppose the
laugh is on me but at any rate l never
got over II and Cantlllon and I have
never spoken since
Il was playing with Boston against
Anson's Chicago team. Bill Lange. one
OF the greatest outfielders who ever lived,
was playing center for Anson. 1 was
at bat and caught one squareIy on the
end and drove the ball on a line to deep
center. As l was rounding first I saw
the ball going over Lange's head I
figured II was good for the circuit. so l
tore around as hard as ] could.
''As 1 was nearing third. / heard Can
tillon yell: Touch third or I'll call you
out I touched the sack and tore for
home. When l was getting near the
plate I saw CantillOn running, apparently
to make a close decision at the plate.
As he came up he yelled Slide I slid.
Then Cantillon bawled: You're out"
Il jumped up and shouted: What!
Where's the ball?'
"'Bm Lange caught it. said the Ump.
Il then found out that while l was
running with my head down. confident
that l could get around safely. Bill Lange
made a wonderful running. jumping.
one-hand catch OF the ball. away back
against the fence. in deep center and
that CantiIlon kept me going merely TO
make a monkey out OF me.
After that We never spoke"
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
aBatfIngR 3 3 y "a sR M susF CFleIdiI pc pd

Life to Johnny Evers is just one
worlds series after another.
There are few players who have shared
in the windfal Of golden sheckels that
rewards the winners OF the major leagues
each fall as often as the little Trojan,
and fewer stlll who will have reaped
such a harvest as many times as he IL
the Braves capture the National League
flag. as now seems probable.
The fortunate players who Will have
shared in five worlds series can be
counted on the fingers OF one hand, and
presuming that the Braves and Athletics
will fight It out will include besides
Evers, the veteran Eddie Plank. Chief
Bender. and George Davis Of the Mack
men. Eyers, though he got his share Of
the money won by the Cubs in the 1910
Cubs-Athletics series, did not actually
play. illness forcing him to remain in
active.
Evers. however, is likely TO enjoy. the
distinction much more than. any OF the
others, for It will be a great satisfac-
ton for Johnny to know that when c.
Webb Murphy fired him as the Cub
manager he incidentally boosted him into
another worlds series as well as the
highest salary paid any player in the big
earn this season close to $4,000, while
the most money he could possibly have
drawn as manager OF the Cubs is $l2,-
CO.,
When Evers signed a contract with the
Boston club last winter. he was paid,
II is said, S25, 900 for his signature. In ad-
dition 10 this the Boston club assumed
his Chicago contract, which called for
an annual salary OF $4,000 and a provi-
sioHRhereby he was to receive a bonus
OF 5000 II the team won the pennant.
1t also required a balm Of 5000 TO
sooth Johnny's feelings when Sweeney
and Purdue were turned over to MUIR
ply in exchange for his services, for
he was very bitter against the Cub boss
for having summarily deposed him. and
at first baIlIed on joining the Braves II
Murphy was to receive anything for him.
So, whether Johnny figures in the worlds
series prize or not, It is certain that
he will earn more this season than he
has in any year during his long service
on the diamond.
When Evers puts aside his glove for
the season he will have completed twelve
years work in the big league and his
thirteenth year on the professional dia-
mOnd lie made his big league debut in
Chicago in 1903 Il was in q Cub uniform
that he rose from the lOwliest, busher
TO one Of the greatest stars OF the game.
Chicago welcomed him as a lean. awk-
ward lad from the Troy club of the New
York State League, rawbOned and
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
CARLISLE INDIANS in
ONLY Light WORKOUTS
Football Activities Are Curtailed by
Hot Weather. Together with Dusty
and Baked Condition of Field.
HAVE HARD SCHEDULE AHEAD
special to Ths washington Herald.

Special 10 The Washington Herald
Carlisle Pa, Sept 6.-The extremely
hot weather, together with the dusty and
baked condition of the Indian school
gridiron. has Curtailed football activities
at the Indian school during the week and
practice has been made as light as pos
sible for the candidates. Nearly all rudi-
mentary work necessitating falling on
the ground and rough work was dis
pensed with until cooler weather arrives
Punting and catching punts, together
with signal practice and two or three
scrimmages between the scrub teams.
constituted the bulk Of the weeks work.
II is important that the Indians de-
velop a very good offense at an earlier
date than usual, because of the approach
ing hard games against Pittsburgh, Cor
nell and Pennsylvania, and therefore
considerable time is being devoted to
working up a few strong plays for these
important games. Notwithstanding the
fact that the work has been unusually
light. there have developed several in
turies TO varsity men which have tenn
pOrarily weakened the team. Capt. Busch
has a painfully sprained wrist, which
will keep him on the sidelines for a week
or more, and walIette, Blackbird and
Matlock, who were being developed for
the hack field, have been unable TO even
run through signals.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

gawky. whose face and build bespoke
anything but the embryo big Lacquer.
II was not long, however, before the
Troy busher stood out prominently as a
player OF talent Year by year he ac-
quired more OF the polish that stamps the
finished player. and after four years Of
service had become a part Of the great
est baseball machine in the history Of
the pastime.
1t was in the next three years, when
Frank Chances famous Cubs swept
everything before them, that Evers
reached the height of his career. 1t
was during those days that Johnny's
feats at second base gained for him the
title of keystone King and the reputs-
ton Of being the brainiest ball player in
the game.
Evers helped the Cubs win four pen
nants, in 1906, 1907 1905 and 1910. He par
ticipated In only three Of the world
series, for IT was after the Cubs had
cinched their fourth nag. in October,
1870 that Johnny met with the first Of
a series Of misfortunes that have shadow
ed the more recent years OF his career.
In sliding TO base in Cincinnati Evers
broke his leg. Johnny recovered in time
to get back into the game the follow
ing spring, but misfortune continued to
trail him.
nc lOiIO"lIlS NtAI met Win du-
tomobile accident. in which George Nc
Donald. one of his close friends, was
killed. and the little player was a nerv-
GUS wreck for some time. Still later
Evers saw a big part Of his savings
swept away in business transaction in
which he was interested
Then followed his appointment as man.
ager Of the Cubs in 1918, and then his
sudden mismissal by Charley Murphy.
l. - = q.
him by, Dame Fortune was the death of
his little daughter.
But through all the dark days the lit
tie Trojan has proved himself one of
the gamest players in the land, for de-
spite the burden OF trouble he has played
a brilliant game.
1t cost Owner Gaffney, Of the Braves,
a tidy sum TO get Evers. but he has been
well repaid, for no other Individual player
has done more toward making the great
winning streak OF thee Hubbites pOssi-
bic than the little second baseman.
Nor has he outlived his usefulness on
the ball field.
Johnny may not be as nimble and spry
as in the days Of the Cub machine, but
he can still hold his own with the hest
second sackers in the league. and can
think as quickly as ever.
Although old in service he is still
young in years when compared to other
veterans Of the game. He was born in
Troy in lsSS. and celebrated his thirty
first birthday on July Il
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
Large CROWD
NOT EXPECTED
Braves Park Too Small; May
Use Red Sox' Grounds
for Big Games.
RECORD RECEIPTS Nl9lI
White Sox and Cubs Play to SmalIess
Crowd that Ever Witnessed a
World Series Game.

New York, Sept at Is unlikely thaa
any new records for world series attend
Ance or receipts will be established this
year. Should the Giants win the Nation
al League pennant and fight Il out vlth-
the Athletics for the highest honors In
baseball. the series would not draw a.
well as in other years. There would be
no new thrills. no new faces. And Nc
great interest
Should the Braves win and play against
the Athletics. interest in the series would
be intense. Both parks would be packed
to the limit. but the seating capacity In
Boston would be considerably less than
in New York.
The largest crowd that ever was seated
in Philadelphia was for the first game
Of the 1910 worlds series when the Cubs
met the Athletics. The attendance was
1854. Should the Braves win they
would use Fenway Park. the home OF
the American LeagUers. which has .
greater seating capacity than the Braves
park. The biggest crowd ever seated IN
Fenway Park was 34,6S3. for the fourth
worlds series game in 1912, between the
Giants and Red Sox.
On Labor Day this year the Giants
and Braves played to 5000 in the morn
ing game and about 1000 in the after
noon game, but that included fans who
otOcN OA4 NllT llFi1 W OElu Series EulNa
bar spectators from the field.
The greatest crowd that ever saw q
worlds series game was in New York,
on October "A. 1911. when IS. 81 fans paid
ST,3J9 TO see the first game between ths
Giants and Athletics. The smallest
crowd that ever witnessed a worlds
series combat turned out in Chicago for
the nth and deciding game between the
White Sox and Cubs. on October H. 1903
Only 6.2l0 fans paid admission. The re-
ceipts were S9.5TJO
The record attendance and the record
receipts for a world series were estab-
lis, ed in 1912 when the Giants and Red
SoX played eight games before the Red
SoX finally annexed the championship
The receipts for the eight games totaled
S4so.44s, contributed by l.sOl fans.
The smalles, crowd that ever saw .
worlds series was in 1893 during the
Cubs-Tigers battles. Only s2.232 fans
turned out, for the fve games They
contributed SS4.s75.5O. This figure is not
the low record, however, as the FIRST
worlds series battles in 1903 between
Pittsburgh and Boston drew only q
trihe over $4,000. However, In those
days the standard high prices which
prevail now for worlds series receipts
were not in vogue.
Here i a table showing the total at
Tendance and the total receipts for
7 worlds series since the series became a
feature OF modern baseball:
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
ONE THING LACKING.

Boston Scout-George 1 have got just
the pitcher you need to cinch, the PEN
nant
Stallings-WhO is he?
Scout-Jack Curver of the A. A.
Stallings-what did he ever do?
Scout-He pitched four years of college
baseball without losing q game, lost only
two out Of sixteen games his first year
in Class C, won eighteen out Of twenty
four with a second division team in
Class B, has won TWENTY-FIVE out OF
twenty-seven games this year and the
five he lost were / to o games He's as
much speed as Johnson, a curve like
Chief Bender's, can watch the bases like
Ed Walsh, has Matty's control and head
work and
StaIIings Qnterrupting)-Has he ever
been canned by a big league club?
Scout-Not that / know of. OF course,
not.
Stanfngs-I don't want him.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
SCH00LBoY STAR
BREAKS COLLARB0NE

BusineAs High Schools chances
for the football championship
went EIImmerIng Friday when
Joe Wise had his cOllarbOne
broken In one of the scrImmaEes-
At the. time ID was not thOuEht
that the captain OF the StenOg-
raPhers was Injured to any great
extent. and it was not known by
any of the players until yester-
day that Joe had been severely
injured and out OF the game for
this season.
He will aIs0 be q loss 20 the
basketball team, as IL is not
thought he will he able to get
into harness again In time To
start the basket-tosslnE season,
hut may be able TO break into
the game, during the latter part
of the season.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
ALAS. ALACKt ANOTHER
BUBBLE BURSTS; HETTY
GREEN WON'T BUY CUBS

New York. Sept. 26.-Another bubble
burst today with a loud pop. But while
the bubble was in the. process Of grow
ing the Cubs got as much publicity out
Of it as they ever did in the noisy days
Of Charles Webb Murphy. Here's the
yarn:
Some one spread the report that Hetty
Green was to buy the Cubs. Sporting
writer's were tickled silly. 1t gave them
one Of the mighty few chances they've
had OF late to break into print on the
first pages.
And then Colonel Edward Green, Mrs.
Hetty Green's son, fatty denied the
story.
..My mother is not fam" chuckled
Col. Green, and wouldn't think OF buy
ing the Chicago baseball club
Reporters to whom Col. Green said this
think there was a slight emphasis on
the Chicago"
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
BANCROFT'S MEANING
TWISTED BY SEVERED
St. Louis Browns Recruit Catcher
Told Business Manager
What He Was.

Hank SEVERED. the 81. Louis Browns
new catcher, is a Norwegian. He caught
for the Cincinnati Reds last year. Joe
Tinker sent SEVERED to Louisville. Ban
croft business manager of the Reds,
tells a good one on SEVERED.
Hank had his hand split one day
in New York said Bancroft. Next morn
ing 7 met him in the hotel rOtunda. He
had his CRIPPLED hand bandaged up.
.How's the fin getting along? said I.
- bane no Fin; l bane a Norwegian,
replied SEVERED.
And he can play ball don't forget
that. Best young catcher ever saw.
Wish We had him back here" added
Bancroft.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
ATTENDANCE INCREASES.

Reports from the Northern Association
are that the season has been a very sue
cessful one. The total attendance for the
eight cities was over 100000. a big gain
over last years figures. But for the un-
fortunate squabble at Fort William. and
then the war. which detracted interest
from the game in the Canadian end of
the circuit. the showing would have been
even better. A change in the circuit
may be necessary for next year since
Fargo and MOorehead, which Jointly
operated team, are to be opposed to
continuing the arrangement
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
CATCHERS LEAD ALL AT TABLE.

4 mystery of baseball which nobody
appears quite able TO solve. i the gas
trOnOmiC powers OF the catcher. Ask
any manager, and he will tell YOU that
the backstOp Is the best aIl-round eater
on his ball club. In the morning he IL
the first to fo-sake his bed and hunt
the breakfast table At lunch time
hen the other PLAYERS are eating spar
nElv OF soup and nibblins at toast. Mr..
Catcher sits himself before a plate Of
roast beef. with all the side dishes he
Graves. In the evening. when the other
athletes appear at the hotel. they ars
sure to find the backstOp in the dining
room. surrounded by the choicest food
the hotel provides. Can anybody answer
why?
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
UMPIRE PRAISES PLAYER.

The most honorable ball player in the
world is in the Three-I League" said TN
pire Frank Brown. His name is Al Beck
er. and II should go in the hall Of fame
as being the only player that ever ad-
mitted that a called third strike on him
was a peach. Three times this season
I called the third one on Becker. and
each time he walked away. sputtering
You're right. jumps. Straight as q string
Crossed me up"
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
HART NOT WORRYING.

Jim Hart, who used to own the Chicago
National League Club. got out just before
its greatest era Of prosperity and went
into the gravel and sand business. Not
long ago one of Mr.. Harris friends was
lamenting to him and offering condo
lences because he got out and let Char
ley Murphy rake in a million. We'll"
remarked hr. Hart after listening for
some time, mot one OF my gravel pits
has jumped TO the Federal League"
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
BAN JOHNSON SUGGESTS
THAT FEDERAL LEAGUERS
PLAY THE ST. PAUL CLUB

Chicago. Sept. S.-Cnless other mem
bers Of the National Commission can
talk President Johnson OF the AmerI-
can League into changing his views.
the Federal League will not have hand
in a FAN series to determine the world
championship.
President James A. Gilmore Of the
independents asked permission for thu
pennant-winning club Of the third league
to meet the nag winners OF the Ameri-
can and National.
The request will not be considered"
said Johnson. The whole thing is
Joke. II they want TO play a post-season
series. why don't they play the St Paul
club
St Paul is hopeIesSIy last in the
American Association and has lost 100
games.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

It will be seen by the above records
that while the smallest attendance was
in 1908 during the ChicagO-Detroit series.
the smallest receipts were in 1875. when
the Giants and Athletics drew only
S6S. 81. although they played to only
5000 more people than did the 1873 con-
testants. This is explained by the fact
that the admission prices in 1915 were less
than those Of 1903
The biggest divvy the players ever got
was in 1872. when their share for the
first four games was S147.5722 =. The Red
SON won the series. Each Of the PLAYERS
got a trile over $4,000. while the losing
Giants got around 81 800. The next IarE-
est dIvvy was in 1913. the PLAYERS share
being Sl351s4l6. The players split ylg7.-
sln6l in 1911.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
NEW PHENoM UNEARTHEp.

The veteran, Sam jolly, who has been
acting as coach of the Tennessee Indus
trial School team at Nashville. declares
he has a find in Pitcher BrRnnon, who
has, he writes, won la games out of
$50 he has pitched for the school This
wear, according to the reliable Jolly, who
evidently manages to be taken seriously
despite his name, most Of Brennan's
games have been of the two-hit variety.
Against what is not stated.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
IT'S THE TRUTH. TOO,

A lot Of people are now convinced be-
yond the peradventure Of doubt that
those Giants who report the worlds
series this fall will be compelled to ap-
ply for railroad tickets, hotel rates and
space In the press box
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
FIRST SERIES

septembe4 81. +. d. ). "a BemontL
September 2-Resolutes ~ GarisOns.
September 3o-cOntenders EA CsrdinalE
October l-Royals vs.. ShsTnans.
October 3-Good Fellows ". NeSeomen
October 5-Gauisons " RoyIk
October 6-shernans - Contenders.
October T--Nsveomsrs w. J. r ID. 8
October s-Belmouts ". Resolutes
October s-cardinals ~. Good FelloEs.
October i2-J. K d. s. " GIrrisOns
October L3-Royals ". Belmonis
Octobsr is-coutsnders vs.. NeTcoWes.
Octobe- I5-Reaolutes ". Cardinals.
October Is-Good Fellows shermans.
October l9-Royals "a. J. Z. d. :.
October D-NeWcomerS ~ Sherman
October u-Good Fellows ". BelmOntA
october 22-GaTrison8 ". Cardinals.
October 3-Resolntes ". Contende1A
Oesober 26-NeueomeIs ~ RssoluteA
October z-SheFmans ~ GarriSons
October 1s-Csrdinals n. J. Z. ID. $.
Octobsr z-Belmouts u. Contendsrs-
October oo-RoYsls ". Coed FeiloWs
November 2-Cardinals Es Newcomer
November 5-Resolutes ". RoJalA
NovsmbeT 4-Contenders Va ]. Z. ID. $.
November S-Belmouts Ts. shsmanA
November s-GanisOns ~ Good FeIiOua
November s-Shermans ". ResOluisN
November io-Cardinals vs. Royal.
November n-NeWcomeB - Belmonts-
November l1-COntenders v. Ganr1sonS
November 81. Z. D. 5. Va Good Fellows.
November l6-GarTisons ". NeWcomers-
November n-Contenders EA ROyalA
November lS-Belmonts "a Cardinals
November la-ShernAns Vs. ]. Z. d. s.
November z-Resolutes Vs. Good Fellow.
November E-RoyaB Va NeNcOmerG
November Zt-Sheruans - Cardinah-
November SBelmOufs vs.. Ganisons
NoTrmher 81. z d 5. ~. Rssolutss-
November E-GOod Fellows "a COntenderA
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
SOCCER LEAGUE ON COAST.

San Francisco grammer school boys
will have a soccer football league next
winter, and the California Football As.
ISOLATION. which controls the game on
the Pacific coast, will provide the coach
"a. .H...