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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-05
WORK OF ATHLETICS BELOW
AVERAGE nv WORLDS SERIES

The fact that averages do not
count a whole lot in figuring out in
advance what team will do in
worlds series is clearly emphasized
by the figures appended showing
that the Athletics as team have
fallen below their normal season
stride when they tackle an opponent
in a post-season series for the
worlds title.
In 1910, the Athletics against the
Cubs had the phenomenal team bat
ting average of $40, which was bet
ter than their seasons record by far,
but Chicago's pitching staff, once a
magnificent corps of twirlers, was
then on the decline and crumbling
fast. The only time the Athletics
bettered their seasons mark in field
ing was in 1918. The Athletics
fielding was next to perfection itself
last year against the Giants.
The following figures show how
Athletics, who will participate in the
coming games, Jared in past worlds
series, also the team records for the
seasons and the big series:
How Athletic players who will COM
pete in worlds series have batted in
previous championship games:
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rs Series Record of Barry.
Barrow Calls Meeting
of International MOguls

A meeting of the International
League magnates will be held Thurs
day, the day of the Yank- Giants
series opening game. President Ed
ward G. Barrow has been appointed
by the National Commission to look
after its interest In the New York
games. Reports from the various In
ternational League cities show that
not even the pennant-w winning Proyi-
dence club made money. The Grays
had such a high salary list that all
of the profits were eaten up. Had the
attendance been as good early in the
season as at the flag end, there would
have been a different story. 1t was
figured that the Providence club
might clean up about $4,000.
Jack Dunn is reported to have lost
$4,000 in Baltimore; Rochester's
losses are about $4,000, they say.
The biggest crowd at Montreal failed
to measure 5000. The attendance at
Toronto was cut in half Players
jumping and increases in salary added
to the list of woes heard from To-
ronto.
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MANY BOUTS STILL
ON TURNER'S CARD
Twenty-six Contests Will Be
Decided Tonight in Amateur
Boxing Tourney.

Twenty-SiX bouts are down for de-
cision in the amateur boxing tourna-
ment under the direction of the Ma
tional Turn Verein at Turn Hall,
Bruce street, tonight. Preliminary
semi final and final bouts are sched-
uled for tonight, although the ma
jority of the preliminaries were de-
cided on Saturday night. Three bouts
are carded in the 110-pound class,
ten in the 11S-pound, seven in the
12S- pound, three in 13S-pound, and a
like number in the 14S-pound divi-
sion.
The 118-pound class should furnish
some rare sport, with James Hogan
and Thomas Tuohy, of Paterson;
Harry Gold and Albert Thoma, of the
Turner's; John Garry and Gustav
Mass, who was the runner-up in the
metropolitan championships, and
several other good boys competing.
Henry F. Conrad will have to hustle
in the 128-pound class, especially If
he should happen to draw Benjamin
Apfel. of the Educational Alliance
Apfel. two weeks ago, defeated Will
lam Smith, of the Bronx Church
House, New York, the 125-pound
METROPOLITAN and New York State
champion.
Jack Tiplitz, the 135-pound Metro
politan champion is expected to have
an easy time in the 13S-pound class.
Among his opponents is Harry o.
Rex, Hollywood Inn A. A, Yonkers,
a former Metropolitan champer. The
Turner's are pinning their hope on
Eugene Reichert in the 148-pound
class.
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PATER HIGGINS IS
LIKE HIS SON JOE
Victory OF Second Precinct Pa
trOIman in Century" in Police
Meet Remarkable Feat.

Like son, like father. Such was the
reverse order of things at the first an
nual police athletic carnival held Sat
urday afternoon at Wiedenmayer's
Park, when Patrick Higgins, of the Sec
ond precinct, Won the l00-yard dash,
scratch event closed to members of
the Newark police department. Pat
rick Higgins is the father of Joe Hig-
gins. the First regiment Splinter.
Young Higgins is prominent in ath
letics, having received the benefit of
coaching from his father. Patrick
Higginss performance Saturday is
considered all the more remarkable
when Ii is taken into consideration
that he is fifty-two years old. His
time for the century was Il 20 sec
onds, record that many younger
athletes would be proud of. Higgins
got the jump on the field at the start
and increased his distance midway,
winning by big margin over Eugene
Jeremias, of the Fifth precinct. Ed
ward Schroeder, of headquarters, got
third place In the event, scoring the
only point credited to that depart
ment during the afternoon
The Second precinct athletes cap
tured the point trophy with total of
thirty-two points. They captured
four first places. got first in the mile
relay, which counted double, and two
third places. The Second precinct
winners were George ID. Callan, in
the $50 yard dash; Patrick Higgins, in
| the 100-y yard dash; Bernard j. Snellen,
| in the running broad jump handicap,
| and William A. Moran, in the 440-
yard handicap. The relay team of
Captain Browns precinct was COM
posed of William A. Moran, William
F. Desmond, Anthony Holzworth and
Bernard Snellen. The members of the
Fifth precinct came in second, with
| twenty-five points. The First pre-
, cinct got third. with seventeen;
Sixth precinct got fourth, scoring
| fourteen counts. the Fourth and Sew
| enth had eight points each; the
Third precinct had four and head
| quarters brought up the rear with
| one.
More than 5000 persons enjoyed the
afternoon performance. Pat McDon-
aid and Pat Ryan, two world famous
! athletes, who are members of the New
York police department, as well as
members of the Irish American A. c.,
were on hand and performed in ham
throwing and shot-putting events.
Both of these athletes, before coming
to the local games, with Martin J..
Sheridan, the latter acting as referee
of the games Saturday, competed
In the metropolitan championships,
which were held at Celtic Park. Man
haitian. Egon Erickson gave an ex-
hibition In high jumping, while Jack
Eller, both members of the New York
A. c., was prominent among the win
ners.
The combined bands of Newark,
Philadelphia, Jersey City and New
York helped enliven the occasion. The
games were started soon after Mayor
Haussling hoisted an American flag
in centre field, while the musicians
played America" During the games
there We're exhibitions in jiu jitsu by
members of the New York police de-
partment; a riot drill by particle
pating officers and mounted drill,
led by Captain William H. STICKY.
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Competition viii Start October
10, With Belleyille Bowl
ers in Action.
DESIGN OF FOB CHOSEN
Trophies Will Be Distributed to
Successful Primers on
Night Won.

Three OF the five nights which will
form the first week in The Star head
pin tournament this season have
been filled. The big competition will
get under way Monday night Octo-
Der 10. The inaugural session is to be
officially dubbed "Belleville Night"
There will be twenty or more teams
on hand under the direction Of a
committee consisting of Pete Deighan,
Pete Shines and Tom Heustes. Sew
eral town officials are to be on hand,
including Mayor La Faucherie.
The George A. Halsey Council, Jr.
0. U. A. NJ, is to be represented
Tuesday night, October 20. Clifford T.
Russ is to be the manager and he
says that he expects that there will
be anywhere from twelve to fifteen
teams on hand and he wants them
to make an early start. An effort
will be made to have the first two
teams go on the alleys at o'clock.
Wednesday night Is still open, but
the Atha Tool Company bowlers
have been booked for Thursday, Octo-
Der %. The manager of this affair is
A. w. Kass and he figures on any
where from ten to fifteen teams. He
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what date will suit the majority Of
it's bowlers and there has, on this &C
count, been a little delay in filing
out the schedule, in spite of the fact
that there are dozens of managers
clamoring to be assured of special
night, even if no definite date can be
selected as yet. 1t is palpably inn
possible to do this as, If it is found
that there are more teams than open
dates, some disappointed pinknights
would be sure to make loud complaint.
The design for the watchfobs for
The Star headpin tournament has
been chosen and it is expected that
the manufacturer will be able to turn
them out so that there will be q
supply on hand for the bowlers who
perform opening night, Monday, Oc-
tober 10. The Star Is anxious to have
these trophies ready for distribution
as won, but last season, on account
of one or two delays in shipment, q
few of the pinknights who rolled late
in the season were forced to wait for
their trophies. Every effort will be
made this season to avoid such an
occurrence.
The watchfobs of the silver variety
are to be handed out to those who
have scores of 100 or better and less
than ITO, while score of 40 or bet
ter will earn gold watchfob. The
trophies this. season are to be made
in the popular up-to-date oblong
shape, with a handsome black silk
ribbon. The fob is made so that II
the winner desires, he can readily
substitute a leather strap for the rib
bon. All in all the trophies will be
decidedly classy and quite in keeping
with the up-to-date feature of The
Star headpin tournament.
Bowlers will find the new tourna-
ment alleys at the Iroquois alleys
quite UP to the standard of the for
mer pair used for The Star headpin
tournament. Billy Huttenbach, who
is in charge of the tournament, has
seen to it that they have been care
fully planed, new pin spoilers are to
be installed and lot of new pins
are at hand ready to be used in the
big competition. 1t is safe bet that
everybody who rolls a score of 100 or
better in The Star headpin tourna-
ment will earn his trophy. To show
one of the fobs will mean that q
bowler has turned q neat trick
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-05
SHOULD GIVE
FINE LINE ON STARS
Collins and Barry Seem to Have
Edge on Evers and Maran-
vile.
FIGURES NOT ALWAYS SURE

To the baseball enthusiast and fan
who loves to compare the relative
merits of rival baseball stars-and all
fans do-the worlds series of 1914
will furnish a golden opportunity.
The two greatest inheld combinations
in the game today-Barry and Col
Inns and Maranville and EVers-will
be seen in action against each other.
OF Collins it has been said by no less
an authority than John J. McGraw
that he is the greatest all-around
ballplayer In the game today, bar
none, not even the great Tyrus OF
Walter Meanwhile, George Stallings
openly says that his young shortstop
is the greatest "phenom" that has
butted into big league baseball since
one Tyrus Cobb spread his name like
a meteor across the baseball firma-
ment some few years back.
Comparisons, they say, are odious
and the saying was never more true
than in its application to baseball.
The dope of the past shows that Ty
Cobb, in the zenith of his career,
failed to star in a worlds series,
while the biggest upset came when
George Robe, an unheard of young
ster, batted his way to fame In the
1906 set between the Cubs and White
Sox, upsetting all of the dope. Robe
subsequently drifted to the minors
and has long been forgotten.
Still the fans will have COMPARE
sons such as the figures show and
they love to dlsseet the individual
assets of the best ball players In
making comparisons. A majority of
the experts in comparing Collins and
Evers, give Collins the credit of being
the better player and the edge on the
series-all of which is true, for he is
Evers's master both in fielding and
hitting. He is fast on the bases, 1t
is true, and he is brainy, yet it is
doubtful If Collins has the personal
ity of Evers which inspires his fell
low players to go in and play the
kind of baseball that Boston has
played.
The question is: Could even the
mighty Collins have performed the
marvellous steadying feat in that Bos-
ton infield that Evers has? Aside
from Maranville there was no star
in the Boston infield such as the Ath-
letics boast as Collinss teammates.
Past worlds series records OF Evers
and Collins follow:
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DODGERS TRAINING
BRAVES FOR SERIES
Brooklyn Club to Meet Boston
in Four Games Today and
Tomorrow.
SHOULD BE INTERESTING

George Stallings's Boston Braves
will have a frst-class team with
which to do its final tuning up for
the worlds series today and tomor-
row. The Braves are scheduled for
four battles in two days over in
Charley Ebbets's Flatbush baseball
emporium, otherwise known as
Ebbets Field. 1t so happened that
the Braves were scheduled to play
one game tomorrow and one Wednes-
day, but the Squire of Flatbush, who
has the interests of the National
League at heart consented to play
two double bills, giving the Braves
Wednesday and Thursday to rest up
before tackling the Athletics.
George Stallings viii probably fol-
low out the same campaign in using
his pitchers as he did last week
against the Giants. He will allow
his three stars to work three innings
each at the start of the games. One
of the things which is worrying
George most is his catching staff.
Whaling has been suffering with q
badly wrenched back, and in the
games of last week Gowdy for the
first time showed signs of breaking
under the strain. His throwing was
away off kilter. On Saturday George
allowed Fred Tyler, the former Jersey
City backstop, and brother of
George Tyler, the Braves pitcher, to
catch both games. Both James and
Rudolph showed fine form against the
Giants, while Tyler was hit hard in
the short workout he had Three
runs in three innings were rung up on
Friday, but it was not all Tylers
fa1Ilt E,yarG n that On
and his absence was felt.
The Braves will go to Philadelphia
Tuesday night and will practice at
the Shibe Park grounds on Wednes-
day and Thursday, according to pres
ent plans. In days gone by the
American League schedule wound up
earlier than the National. and the
Athletics used to have an all-star
team to train them. but now both
major schedules drop the curtain at
once. and there is no intermission to
speak off
Boston could not have better oppo-
sition than will be furnished by the
Dodgers today and tomorrow. Ex-
perts even in New York admit tina.
the Brooklyn team is about the
niftiest all-around combination in the
National League. 1t took Robinson
a long time to get it started, but Rob-
bic has come through with flying
colors, and the team will finish higher
than any Brooklyn club has done in
! years. Robinson has been the mosi
successful manager in years and de-
serves success. He evidently had
hard time drilling team work into his
charges. Boston has found Brooklyn
hard to beat all season, and for this
reason the series should be hummer
! Connie Mack will probably use his
full strength in the next two games
to give his regulars a little practice
SO that they will not go stale Evers
may be back in the lineup for Boston
in one of the games of each double
header.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-05
Jersey Athletes Prominent
in Metropolitan Title Meet

New Jersey athletes were promi-
nent in the Metropolitan champion
ships held at Celtic Park, Manhat-
tan, Saturday. Plat Adams, of this
city, captured first place In the run
ming hop, step and jump, and got
second place In the javelin event.
Kenneth Curtis, another local boy,
got second place in the pole vault.
Edward Pritchard got two fourth
places. one in the high hurdles and
the other in the low hurdles. Will
lam Anderson, the Roselle boy,
scored fourth place in the half-mile
run, and Mike Devanney was barely
beaten for second place in the mile
run, which was won by Abel Kiviat.
with Frank Gordon second.
The Irish American A. c. won the
point trophy with seventy-nine
points. The New York A. c. ath-
letes were second with sixty-eight
counts. No records were broken.
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Walter Maranville has played a
spectacular game for Boston during
the last two seasons and particularly
this year, when he worked alongside
of Eyers Small in stature and slight
in build, he is player of the same
type as Johnny. In the matter of
using his brains at all times he also
resembles Evers.
Maranville's long suit is his wonder
full fielding. 1t is of the flashy order
that never fails to draw applause
from the spectators. He is a fairly
good hitter and normally hits around
the $50 mark He is as fast and
clever on the bases as he Is in the
field.
Barry, on the other hand, is dis
tinctly of the conversational type
He probably Is the most reliable
fielder in the famous infield of the
Athletics, as we'll as the most reli-
able batter on the team in n pinch.
While his swatting average looks
dimlnutive compared to that of the
other members of Mack's inf1eld, there
Is not a surer man at bat when a hit
is needed.
Summed up, Barry is aggressive, yet
quiet; brilliant, yet not fiashy, and at
all times thoroughly steady and reli-
able He is not as consistent q hitter
day in and day out as Meanwhile, nor
does his work afield show to as much
advantage on the outside as does that
of his Boston rival, yet, in view of his
long working connections with Baker,
Collins and McInnes and his previous
experience in three worlds series, he
Is entitled to whatever edge there is
between the two men.
worId's Series Record of Harry
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-05
Second Victory of Season
for Bay View Quintet

The Bay View Wheelmen basket
ball quintet scored its second victory
of the season at .Wheelmen Hall,
South Sixth street, yesterday after
noon, administering decisive defeat
to the Yonkers five, Al to ID. The con-
test was fast and cleanly played
throughout. Pop Miller's goal caging
was a feature of the struggle, the tall
pivot man getting seven baskets from
the field. Wally Kussmaul, the popu-
lar local boy, was also in form, for
he Gagged five field goals. In the pre-
liminary game the Bay View Juniors
won from the Aitchison Five, 80 to 16.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-05
Carman Defeats WalthOur
in Match at Brighton Beach

Clarence Carman defeated Bobby
Walthour in their match at Brighton
Beach yesterday afternoon. Carman
won the first and third heats at 10
miles and Walthour the second at 10
miles, In a ,three-cornered medley
race Joe Fogler. riding two laps I'M
paced, defeated Arthur Chapple who
attempted to cover six laps on a mo-
torcycle and Vincenzo Madonna rid
ing four laps behind pace.
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VETERAN BIKE RIDER DEAD

Will r. C'Happy DaysO Pitman,
who was one Of the founders of the
League of American Wheelmen and
one of the first men in this country
to win an actual race on a bicycle, is
dead. He was sixty-five years old.
Friends of Mr.. Pitman always called
him Happy Days" Some years ago
it would have been hard to find a
man better known in bicycle circles
than Happy Days" Pitman, or one
who had done more to encourage and
improve the sport.
Mr.. Pitman began his cycling days
in November. 1877. He always was an
amateur rider, and was the holder
of the 10O-mile tricycle. record, made
at Boston in October, 1884.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-05
Montclair to Clash With
''Pru" Team in Tennis Final

AS result of its victory at Mont
clair on Saturday over the Ruther-
ford Tennis Club, the Montclair
Tennis Club will meet the Pruden-
tial A. A. tennis representatives in
the final round of the September
tournament of the Northern New
Jersey Tennis Association. The
finals are scheduled to be played on
the Criterion courts. washington and
Lincoln avenues, next Sunday and
Monday, but 1t may be arranged to
have the matches decided on Sat
urday. Montclair won from Ruther-
ford Saturday in straight sets, TAX
Ing both the singles and doubles
matches.
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NEW YORK TICKETS ON SALE

Tickets for the New York series can
be purchased In advance at the Of
fees of the New York National
League club, in the Fifth Avenue
building, 200 Fifth avenue, New York.
Single tickets or tickets for the series
can be purchased. The building is
located between Twenty-third and
Twenty-fourth streets.
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CHAMPION KRAMER
BECOMES PEEVED
Ire Aroused, Big Steve Pushes
Wheel Hard Against
GOullet.

1t does not pay to rifle Champion
Kramer, The master of East Orange
has not been himself for some time,
due to too much racing. His vitality
has been low, which means that his
heart action is sluggish; but when
his temper was wrought up to a high
pitch his heart action returned and
he was the champion of champions
again. When he rode the third and
fourth heats of the match with Goul-
let he was absolutely invincible and
as safe from defeat as the Swiss
navy is from the attacks of sub
marines.
Over-anxious to win the special
bonus of $3.50 that was put up for the
pacemakers on the winning team was
responsible in a large measure for
the defeat of Egg In the paced match.
The Swiss riders pacemakers were
sure that their man would win and
he might have won had they not
KILLED" themselves by their hard ride
from the front in the first nine miles.
They did not have anything left with
which to meet the fierce attack of
the enemy when his teams, all fresh,
took the offensive.
Some were of the opinion that Egg
was tired and was calling for his
pacemakers to ease up, but this was
not true, and they realized 1T when
he left his pace a lap and half from
the finish and put up a most Won
derful sprint. Egg left his tandem
as thought it was anchored, and was
gaining on Mcnamara so fast the lat
ter left his machine and finished I'M
paced, also. McNamara's sprint was
good one, but Egg was the strong
er and gained considerable ground.
Eggs sprint brought the crowd to
their feet and they shouted madly
for the Swiss rider. According to the
"Sad Bird's' idea of tandem paced
| races both riders merited disqualifi-
| cation for leaving their pacemakers
| in this manner.
Mcnamara was in trouble but once
in the long race. After his jump on
the ninth mile three of his best teams
followed each other in pacing him,
and they had him pretty tired. He
called for steady pace for a couple of
laps and was all right after that
-.
a
sprinter yesterday. riding in the half
mile open. "Mitt" did not get any
further than the heats, however
Spears and Walker were the star
pacemakers in McNamara's crew, and
they had much to do with his vic
tory. Both of these riders collapsed
after the race and laid on the track
for some time before being revived
sufficiently to go to their training
cabins They were not the only
pacemakers that were "all in" either.
General Villa" Cameron won the
third heat of the half-hile open, de-
feating Frank Cavanagh which shut
the Irish Champion" out of the
final
Goullet and Morey Gordon took a
long look at Kramers sprocket
wheels when they lined up for the
second heat of the match. Kramer
rode a 92-gear in the first heat, which
Goullet won, but in the other heats
he changed to a SO.
The darkness bothered both Egg
and Mcnamara in following their
tandems. They did their fastest rid
ing in the darkness, too. Mcnamara
averaged 1 minute and AZ seconds for
each mile of the race.
Jimmy Moran is said to be the man
mbo directed McNamara'S pace
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BOWLING MATCH

In a bowling match on Mueller's
alleys yesterday total number OF
pins to count, the team composed of
Laubengiger, w. Warning and j.
Hartmann, scored 1,7S6 pins. Hart
man, ]. Mueller and F. Mueller were
second with 1,7s3, and j. Sheridan,
w. Weidenbacher and Downes third
with ESQ.