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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-12
BY n. c. BYRD.

BALTIMORE. Nd. September 12-Three
records were broken in the Amateur Ath-
letic Union junior championships held
here yesterday. G. A. Bronder, repre-
senting the Polytechnic Prep School Of
Brooklyn, increased the distance in the
javelin throw to 165 feet 2 inches, the
previous mark being 1925 feet. II. 7.
Worthington Of the Boston Athletic AS
ISOLATION bettered the broad jump record
considerably, leaping % feet l inch.
against the previous distance of 22.73
feet. Villir Kyronnen of the Kaleva
Athletic Club of New York ran splendid
race In the five-miie event, lowering the
mark considerably. Kyronen covered
the distance in % minutes and 80 Is Sec
onds, that being less than the other rec
ord by % 3-5 seconds.
Not one of the record breakers was
forced to go at his best In order 70 WIN.
Worthington had more than foot mar
gin on any other person in the broad
jump, and after leaping twice passed up
his other trials. kyronen stayed IN sec
ond place in the fve-mile race until the
last mile, when he went out and took the
lead easily. Lafuna of the Victory Ath-
letic Club Of Philadelphia was behind by
thirty yards on the last two Or three laps;
and kyronen did nothing more than hoio
his own during the last stages OF the
men would increase his pace just enough
to hold his lead and no more. The best
mark set in the javelin throw, besides the
winning record, was more than twetve
feet short of that gotten by Bronder.
At least two of the winners in the
record breaking events in the junior
events have q good chance to nnlsn
Bronder's winning throw with the
tavelin yesterday was but a fraction
of an inch worse than the senior re-
cord, and with any kind Of luck ne
ought to come pretty near defeatins
his older opponents today. Worthing-
toms broad jumping was of such a
character as to indicate that he Will
stand a chance to win in almost any
company. He jumped once yesterday
and cleared a little more than twenty
two feet and on his second trial he
went twenty-three feet one inch.
which is little short of the senior
mark. Kyronen, who won the nVe-
mile event, also is entered to run in
the senior, but whether his race Of
yesterday will prevent him showing in
his best form is not known; he probably
will not be as ready to go out to DO
his best today as he would nave peen
the distance yesterday. especially as
the track IL much heavier today as
a result Of the rains.
Three Washington boys took part in
the events, all being entered in the
pole vault. Harry Semmes, who grad
duated from Dartmouth last spring.
was one Of the trio. and he scored the
only point obtained by any man south
of Baltimore. He got fourth place;
Harry Weidmann and Robertson of
Georgetown were the other two COM
petitors Se1nmes also is entered in
the senior event today.
worthington, who broke the record
in the broad jump, is a Dartmouth
man. He was at that school last
year, it being his first. He has three
more seasons of intercollegiate COM
petition in front of him, which does
not speak badly for Dartmouth's
chances in the broad Jump in future
intercollegiate meets by any means.
If worthington is going as well as
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Battle to q Tie.

PHILADELPHIA. September 1e.-For
the third time this season Boston and
Philadelphia yesterday failed to play a
game to conclusion. play being stopped
on account Of darkness at the end of the
eighth inning. s to 8. Pennock was
knocked or the rubber in the second In
ming and Wood in the third.
After the home team took the lead.
while BedIent was pitching. Bush weak
ened In the seventh. Shawkey did good
work as a rescuer in this session, but
Boston tied the score In the eighth on q
pass to Janvrin. Gardeners single and
Thomas sacrifice fly. Score:
Boston .:............... 3 2 o o 0 0 2 Is
Phiiadelphia ............ 0 o O O-s
Runs-Hooper ~. Scott. Lewis, Janvrin, Wood,
Henriksen, Barry ~. e. Collins (2), Baker, Nc,
Innis, Strunk. Lapp. Two-basc hit-Speaker. Hits
-Oh Wood, In two innings, With none out In
the third: OF Bedient, 8 In four inpings on r.
Collins. in one inning; Oh Pennock 4 10 one In
Aye innings. with none out in the seventh; OF
Shawkey, ] In two innings. Sacrifice hits-Scott.
Barry. oldrins. Sacrifice dies-Speaker. Thomas
Strunk. Stolen bases-Hooper ~, Il. Collins (c),
Lapp. Murphy. Double play-Iapp To Baker to
McInnis. Left on bases-Boston. B: phi!adelphia,
.. First base on balls-LOn Wood, 8; of Bedient.
9; off Gregg. /; Of Pennock. 2: Of Bush, I; Cd
Hit by pitcher-By Pennock, l. Struck out-By
Wood, 4; by Bedients q, by Gregg. 1; by Pen.
mock 1; BY Bush. 3: by shawkey, e. Wild
pitches-wood, /; Bedient /. Cmnires-Messrs
Chill and Connolly. Time Of game-2 hours and
IS minutes.
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National League Games.
Braves Keep on Winning.

BOSTON. September 12.-Boston won
the final game from Philadelphia yes
terday. 8 to 5. after a ninth-i inning
rally. Manager Stallings was without
the services Of Capt. John Evers, who
was suspended for three days for a
controversy with Umpire Eason Thurs
day. Whitfield played second success
fully.
With Philadelphia leading by one run
in the ninth, Dugey. batting for Moran,
singled. and moved to second on a wild
pitch. Whitted's single put Dugey on
third. and Gathers sacrifice fly scored
him. Whitfield went to third on the
play and scored on Maranville's sacri-
Ace fly to right. The score:
Philadelphis. o o i 3 Q Q 6S
Runs.Moran, Whtted. Maranville. Crutcher,
Two-base hits-Becker, Nagee Three base bitsy
Meanwhile, Schmidt. Hifs-On Crutcher 2 In
~ inning; 81 Strand. in 2M innings. sacri.
Gather Maranville. Stolen bases-Mann. PasIert
Double piays-Maranville to Whitted to Schmidt
co: Lobert to Burns to Lobert: Lobert to Irslsn
to Magee. Left on bases-Boston, g. Phiisdei.
phia. 8. First base on balloon Crutcber. i:
Oh strand. :; Of Davis. !: of RIx~. q First
sissy' STRUCK sutby cutcher y p 5s ssr.na
9: BY oocreham, 1; By hixey. 2. Passed balls
Emsli.. I'm: Of s.ns@2 hours and 80 t mnu sna
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PRINCETON LOSES A STAR
swart, injured, Will Drop Out of
Foot Ball Team.

PRINCETON. N. j.. September 1e-1t
was learned today that W. Swart. wbo
played star game in the Princeton foo,
ball line last fall. has been so badly hurt
as to make his playing this season doubt
full.
swart has been working all summer
with the construction company in charge
of the new stadium. He was to finish
his duties there this week before report
ing for practice.
1t was while experimenting the erec-
ton of one OF the big concrete mixers
that he received his injuries, while. while
not expected to prove serious, are of such
a nature. it is said. as to incapacitate
him for anything as strenuous as foot
ball until December l at least.
s. Baker, first string quarterback for
the last two seasons. and several other
candidates reported for practice yester-
day.
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MAY BUY CUB STOCK,
Thomas After McGill to Take In.
terest in Chicago Club.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. September H.
J. c. McGill. president of the Indi-
annapolis American Association Base
Ball Club. admitted yesterday that he
had discussed with c. H. Thomas, pres
ident Of the Chicago Nationals, the
possibility Of McGil obtaining an in
terest in the Chicago club. Mr.. McGill
said he would not be averse to being
interested In a major league ball club.
But would prefer that President
Thomas do the talking. as am not at
liberty to discuss the NATTER" Mr.. Nc
Gill added.
II McGill should buy an interest in
the Chicago club. 1t Is understood that
Jack Hendricks, who has been asso-
ciated with McGill In base ball here
and in Denver. will become manager
of the Chicago club.
Ii is understood President Thomas is
in Buffalo n Y.
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he is now. II Is more than probable
he will greatly improve before he
finishes his course. Dartmouth Is
mighty lucky to have man of such
splendid ability.
One of the most remarkable per-
formances of the meet was that of
Club in the running broad jump. Car
roll did not even get a place. but
what he did Is certainly exceptional
notwithstanding that he has only one
arm: the other having been removed
one feet four inches in the event.
There are few athletes who can do
that well even with all their physical
powers in play, but that a youngster
was able to accomplish such a jump
handicapped to that extent is some.
thing almost unheard of.
Two events on the program were con.
tested for the first time in this section
the javelin throw and the one-mile walk.
ihere was much interest in the two COM
petitions. more probably than in any
other The javelin is not a heavy In
great power as well as nne skin to get
the best results. 1t il a slender rod about
eight fest long, having a fairly heavy
IRON spike on one end and the remainder
gradually toward the other end. Tho
walking race was the first many Of those
present had ever seen. 1t would general
~ be supposed that 1t Is rather easy,
ditions under which 1t IL held cause Il to
be especially firing. It is the heel to the
ground first and then the toe, and that
must be kept up from beginning to end
man who had not been trained especially
for the race would probably be dead
tired before he had gone much more than
fifty yards.
Two western athletic stars did some
splendid work. though neither accomplish
ed a record. They were GoeletE and
made record for himself in western
intercollegiate circles in the dashes, while
Goeletz was one OF the best prep school
stars of the year. He Is the youngster
who astonished everybody in this section
by winning a scholastic meet at WASH
ington and Lee last spring by his own
efforts. Goeletz won five first places IN
that set of games. He is q powerfully built
younsster. apparently weighing about 40.
He took part in only one event yesterday.
the 120-yard hurdle. and had little trouble
winning that
Kelly. a Baltimore boy who distin-
guished himself in south Atlantic schol-
astic circles as a member Of the Balti-
more Polytechnic Institute squad two
years ago. got third place In the 100
yard dash.
The 440-yard hurdle race was hardly
worth the running. There were only
three comp etitors. Schaaf Of the Irish
American Athletic Club got first place.
and Freeburger Of the Central Y. M. C..
A. Of Baltimore was second. F. Kauff-
man of tine Irish-American Athletic Club
was the third entrant and all he did was
to jog around the track for the third
medal.
There are four entries in the senior
events scheduled today from south Of
Baltimore Bradley Gish OF Washington
is to take part in several Of the field COM
petitions. while the University Of Viz
ginia will be represented by Speer. Cron-
the 44O, Crowley is entered in the hurdles.
while Gooch will measure his ability
against several good opponents in the
broad jump and hop step and jump.
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The Summaries.
upHoLDs HoIDEN's CLAIM.
Commission Awards Player $500
and Censures Orioles.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, September IL
Upon request Of Player William Hol-
den to have his status in base ball de-
termined, the national base bali COM
mission yesterday declared the player
a free agent and awarded him $500.
the amount paid by the New York
Americans to the Baltimore club Of
the International League. which was
to apply to the players salary when
he Joined the Baltimore club. The
Baltimore club was censured by the
commission for not suspsnding, the
player for not reporting to It. follow
ing his sale by New York to Balti-
more. Holden disappeared after his
sale by New York and. by the time
he was to All on that team had been
given to another and both teams re-
fused to acknowledge claim to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-12
BY J. ED GR1LLo.

A pitchers battle between Walter
Johnson and shore. the sensational
Highlander of the Boston Red Sox
will very likely be staged at the local
park this afternoon. There is no doubt
about Johnson pitching against the
Sox, and Manager Carrigan of the Bos-
ton team said this morning that he
would most likely pitch Shore, though
he might change his mind at the last
moment and substitute one of his other
twirlers.
Shore was obtained from the Balti-
more club and has been the most
talked-of young pitcher in the major
leagues since joining Boston. He is said
TO have as. much speed as Walter john
son when he first broke into the big
show, is a much taller man than Wal
ter and rather slim.
Shore gives promise Of making one
of the greatest pitchers in the history
OF the game. IL the opinion of experts
who have seen him work counts for
anything.
Manager Bill Carrigan has not given
up hope for the pennant. I'VE still have
q fighting chance said he this morning.
and We will land on top if the other
clubs will give those Athletics fight. If
We had no one but the Mackmen to play
from now to the end of the season it
would be easy picking. We can beat that
team most any time we want to. I look
for US to make a great finish and if
some one will knock the leaders down a
few times there is still hope for u.s."
There no longer appears to be any doubt
as to Jim Shaw's prowess as a pitcher.
The youngster can be depended upon to
give a good account Of himself regardless
Shaw has suddenly settled down. His
control has greatly improved and he is
working with confidence. In natural
ability few pitchers are in Shaw's class
and by next season he ought to be one of
the best in the league.
Shaw has now won three straight
games during which the opposing teams
have scored two runs.
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Ollie o'Mara, Brooklyn's sensational

Ollie O'Mara, Brooklyn's sensational
young shortstop, who broke his ier q
fortnight ago and since then has been IN
st. Mary's Hospital. went to his home in
plaster cast and hobbling on crutches
the game little chap from Kerry Patch
visited Ebbets Field Tuesday and Thanked
Vice President McKeever for the kind
treatment the Brooklyn club had given
him.
More crimes against good humor and
sane. comfortable minds. The Giants
have bought Markle. the pitcher who was
with the Reds for a short while this
spring. Can you imagine the srowls at
the receiving end when a rundown
play is being hurriedly sent in this way:
"Mullaney was run down on the bases
Doyle to Merkle to Marlxle to Fletcher
to Merkle to Markle to Merkle to Mar
KEEP
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G0LFING HINTS.
BY "sTRAIGHT DRIyE.r

AGAINST THE wIND.-Most
poor shots against the wind are
made doubly poor by reason of the
opposition Of the wind. A slice
into the teeth Of gale becomes a
calamity. while a poorly hit ball
stops short In its tracks as it were.
Against the wind there is an
ever present inclination for the
ball to climb UP the on coming
wind and thus lose much distance
toward the hole.
In many cases you will find 1t
profitable to play the ball from
further over toward the right foot
with a shorter grip on the club.
1t is much better to get even a
half topped shot than to sky it.
In playing against the wind re-
member that every other COMPETE
tor Is Up against the same OBJ
stacle. Seek to get moderate dis
lance well toward the center of
the fair green, and leave IL to the
other players to try their best to
overcome the forces of nature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-12

Immediately to John Bruce, the commits
sion secretary. This season a time limit
presumably two months, will be set. II
within that time the National and Ameri-
can club owners are unsuccessfui in
signing their drafted athletes these will
revert to the minor leagues without loss
70 the majors. If within the time limit
drafted players sign with their new en-
ployers they must be paid for at the old
scale OF prices. The secret draft and the
time limit are moves to Illustrate the
Federal League. Otherwise the outlaws
would get a great deal of the benefit Of
the intricate major league scouting sys-
tenn. Their agents would be tipped to the
minor material most priced by the sleuths
OF the American and National leagues.
Major league club presidents or their
representatives will meet the national
commission at Cincinnati September Is
TO put In their claims for the players
from the minors. It Is predicted that nm
der existing circumstances the draft this
season will be unusually light.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-12
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Hughey Jennings, Of the Tigers has
ambitions to land his team in second plate
and he is confident that this can be ac-
complished.
The Cleveland club has purchased viii
liam Rogers. captain and second base
man of the Portland Pacific Coast League
team. He will report to Cleveland next
spring.
The passing of Steve Yerkes. together
with Stahl, O'Brien, Hall, Pape, Ball and
Nunamaker. makes seven of the Red Sox
championship team of two years ago who
have been released.
Ty Cobb has written an article in which
he says that rowdytsm has been elimi-
mated from the national game. ~ ought
to be able to spill lot Of ink on that
subject.
John McGraw evidently has been taking
lessons from Luther Burbank His work
with Marty OToole shows that he Is one
Of the few men in base ball who can turn
a lemon into a grapefruit
There are persons in Boston who have
o suspicion that John McGraw and Fred
Clarke belong to the double entente.
Manager Carriean of the Red Soy is
beginning to think that Joe Birmingham
hung something" on him when he traded
Vean Gregg. The former star southpaW
Of tho Maps has failed three times. and
Is going around complaining OF
weak pitching arm.
Larry Chappell. the famous, eighteen
thousand-dollar outfelder of the White
Sox, is doing fairly good work for Man
aXer Callahan. but seems too slow on
his feet to be worth anything like the
price paid for him.
Jimmy Rink, Brooklyn boy. who is
now pitching for the Lowell team OF the
New England League, was purchased last
week by the New York Yankees. The
price pad for the youngster was not maze
public by the New York club.
Lajoie thinks that Boone, second base
man Of the New York Americans. IS the
find Of the season. couple OF years Years. ago
Johnny Castle fired Boone IN AiientoWn
because he wasn't good enough for the
team there.
Big Miles Main, the elongated pitcher OF
the Tigers, wouldn't take pr1ze IN a
beauty show Miles Is an ungainly look
ing fellow in uniform. but tins is pc
cause of his size. When ne wlnos UP ne
looks like a stork.
The New York World rises to remark:
''The Athletics are naturally pulling for
the Giants to win the flag. NO. It's not
that they would feel surer OF the WIN
ner's end of the gate receipts. but be-
cause the Brush stadium can crowd more
persons through the turnstlies
Outfielder Pete Daley of the New forks
isn't worried over the ultimate result OF
the worlds series "If the AS cop again
this fall I'll get mine. says Pete Daley
and Jimmy Walsh some time ago agreed
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Giants Blank Brooklyn.

NEW YORK. September 12.-New
York evened the series with Brooklyn
yesterday by winning the last game
s to 0.
Mathewson pitched shut-out ball
while Schmutz, Brooklyn younRster
was hit hard. The score:
Brooklyn. o o o o o o q m
New York. ........... o l o o o "a
RunsIsnodgrass, Burns, Merkie. Fist base on
Stolen bases-Robertson o. Burns a., Meriie.
Left on bases-New York. 9; Brooklyn. !. Douhe
piays-Doyle to Merkle Schmutx to Getx ~
0aubert. First base on balls-On Schmuta. i i
Struck outnSy Msthewson. L BY schmuts, i.
Messrs Easo6 and o'Connor. Time Of gsmeS1
hour and 81 minutes.
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Other American League Games
Tigers Bat Out Victory.

CHICAGO September 12.-Consistent
hitting by Detroit. coupled with an error
by Baker, Chicago's recruit third base
man, and bases on balls yesterday gave
the visitors 5-to-3 victory over Chi
cago.
Manager Callahan used four pitchers,
Score:
Detroit .............. al OOl o O o-5
chicago ........."..0 o o 0 o o ! Ia
KunsEcobb. Heilman O., stanage, Dauss. Dem
mitf, Kuhn Roth. Two-base hits--Dauss Witt
Roth. Hits-Of Scott. 8 in 2-S innings; Oh
Lathrop, 10 Ia innings; on Faber 1 In two
hilmX;; on RUSSELL in tEo innings Sacrifice
y. First base on balls--on Scott, s; OF Dauss'
Z; Ga Russell l: Of Lathrop. l. Struck out-By
Dauss, .; by Russell, !. Passed ball-Kuhn I'm.
Piles-Messrs Dineen and Egan. Time Of game
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-12

President J. J. Lannin Of the Boston
club is much put out over the reports
published in the newspapers to the
effect that ne will go into the courts to
make A. Rankin johnson carry out his
contract with the Cleveland club. 10
which he recently was traded as part
of the Gregg deal. It wouldn't spend
10 cents to get johnson back" said
Mr.. Lannin. He never did anything
for us but beat Walter johnson
couple of games. and / would have
been perfectly willing to let him so
for the waiver price"
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NATIONAL COMMISSION DECIDES
TO LET FEDERALS DIE OUT
Definite and Final Plan Made at Meetind
of Solons at Chicago
Last Week.

NEW YORK, September 1.-THE ma
tional commission meeting In Chicago
was OF more importance than the brief
dispatches from the west would indicate,
according to Z National League club own
er from out Of town. This gentleman.
who wished to remain behind the scenes.
declared that both the National and
American League presidents. on advice 81
their colleagues. had decided to show no
quarter to the Federal League.
TT is felt that Gilmore and his asso-
ciafes have been beaten fairly. through
public sentiment alone. Nothing Is to be
gained by recognizing In any manner
lost cause. II organised base ball were
SO foolish as to treat with the outlaws
kindred enterprises would be promoted
every few years. It IL felt by the ma
jority Of the major league club presi-
dents that the hackers Of Independent
bali deserve no sympathy. We do not
expect that the outlaw circuit will be
able to interest sufficient new capital to
begin the season Of 1915 in its present
makeup. At least half of the cities are
crying quits now.
Picked Bad Year.
The Federal League could not have
selected a more unpropitious year to pro-
mote q rival enterprise And still. so far
as our league is concerned. we have been
extremely lucky that James e. Gaffney
secured George Stallings to lead the
Braves The wonderful fight against
odds of this habitual tail-end team has
been a life-saver for the parent organiza-
ton. But for Boston's magnificent show
ing it is likely that the race would have
been dead issue weeks ago. With the
teams SO closely punched the Tener cir
cult is entering one Of its most fruitful
years"
The same informant declared that the
national commission had decided to hold
a secret draft Of minor league players by
the major circuits. Former prices for
the various grades will prevail, though
conditions OF draft have been changed
radically. To begin with. there is no
longer the customary closed season
against sales prior to major league draft.
Formerly It was illegal for minor league
clubs to dispose of players during Pc
riod Of twenty days before tho date OF
drafting. revision Of the national agree
ment last winter set the closed season
date Of draft, which will be observed for
the first time this season. Two weeks
ago the triumvirate decided to waive
this rule. 1t was done for the benefit OF
lows full opportunity to dispose OF their
best players by sale II possible. It was
under this new ruling that George Stall
| lings was able to purchase Pitcher Tom
Hughes from Rochester last week.
Given Long Credit.
II has been decided not to force major
league club owners to pay for drafted
players Immediately. Formerly the checks
M.R -,
athletes on the draw had to be turned in