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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-19
BRAVES FIELD CRRISTENED
WITH VICTORY WEDNESDAY
IN PRESENCE OF NOTABLES

Greatest Throng that Ever Saw Ball Game
Witnesses World Champions Defeat ST. Louis
3 to in Their New H lone Biggest Baseball
Field in the World-About $4,000 People
Present-Clark Griffith Pitches First Ball to
Manager Stallings
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-19
,uFelcaN LEAGUE STANDING
New England League Results

r,-,es,er Portland 8 FIRST game)
,.-.Iand Is. Worcester 10 Second same)
F,rhbure 8. Lawrence 0 (tirst gamel
l,vrsnce 4. Fitchhurg (second Ganle)
L0well !, Lewiston }.
Jrnr Z Manchester O.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-19
Today's Games

lewiston at Worcester 1.-TWO games.
Lynn al Manchester
Portland al Lowell Give Games).
FnchburE a. Lawrence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-19

Two-base hits-Long, Gowdy. Stolen
base-Smith. Sacrifice hit-Schmidt. Dou-
bic plays-Huggins, Butler and Miller:
Maranville, Evers and Schmidt Left on
bases-St. Louis G. Boston 8. Base on
balis-Of Rudolph l, Sallee 8. Meadows l.
Hits-Off Sallee in I innings; Meadows
2 in l inning. Struck out-By Rudolph
6, Sallee 2. Meadows /. Empires. KLEIN
and Emslie. Time Ia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-19

Sales have shown a continuous tn
crease for forty years. Quality counts.
Largest selling brand Of 10c. Cigars in
the world. Factory. Manchester. ~. H."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-19
NEW ENG LEAGUE STANDING
Fedora; League Results

paltmore c, Chicago Q.
skufalo s. Kansas City . first eame)
Galo 3, kansas City (second gane).
y Pisuburg L. Brooklyn ..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-19
Today's Games

Rsv York al ST. Louis.
Philadelphia at Detroit Detroit.
washington at Cleveland
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-19
s s ss= SPORTING NEWS s: ::s s& @
Something About New Braves Field

Largest baseba n
timated al
Dedication Aua. H.
Total 43,400
Grandstand 10000
home to nd Of foul lines,
$40 ''
Distance prandstand to feet.
ln6ed used a the old South end grounds.
Admission o hrouah
Owner James eafney made such institution possible
Left field bieaehers will
Right field beachers will
Right field 25-cent section will
Opening Braves Cardinals
Everything possible has
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-19
-ooIay's Games

:, Louis at Boston,
go I at BROOKLYN;
c caiIs:snati at New York.
C cisn.,ss',rg al Philadelphia.
.%roNAL LEAGUE STANDING
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-19
LEAGUE STANDINGS
CANES YESTERDAY
1oDAY's SCHEDULE
National League Results

B esi.oI,, 4 = :. New York D.
csic a.''rr : s. Phtlade'phia g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-19

Boston, Aug. 1S.-The biggest crowd
that ever saw a baseball game filled
Braves field, the greatest baseball
park in the country, TO overlooking, at
The opening game OF the new grounds
today. The Bostons. who took advant-
ge Of the occasion to raise the blue
and gold pennant won in the world
series with the Philadelphia Athletics
last year, defeated ST. Louis by three
runs to one.
According to official estimate, the
crowd numbered between $4,000 and
Al 900 persons OF this number $4,000
paid admission The seating capacity
Of the stands is $4,000, and there were
a few bare spots in the distant reach
es. Thousands stood throughout the
game Other thousands were turned
away.
The flag raising was participated in
by President John K. Tener of the
National League and many of the club
owners, by the members Of both teams
and Mayor Curley. Loving cups and
flowers were presented President
Gaffney and the MAYOR. Clark Griffith
VI Int w ttiliSIl-
cans, pitched the first ball, a strike, to
Manager Stallings of the Braves.
The New Grounds
The new grounds, which are situated
on Commonwealth avenue in the Ais
ton district, contain at the same time
the most numerous seating arrange
ments ever installed in a baseball park
and the most extensive playing field
that ever staged a baseball game.
Emergency stands will accommodate
10000 more. if needed. and provision
has been made for double decking the
grandstand, adding 10000 seats to the
parks capacity.
a concrete stadium of vast reaches,
sweeping in a great circle almost from
foul line TO foul line, with tier after
tier of seats rising in gradual ascent
from the playing surface Is feet below
street level. The grandstand will ac
commodate 10000 persons. The pavil-
ions in right field and left field con-
tain seats for $500 persons each and
in right field is q stand for the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-19
PIRATES HITS
TRIM PHILLIES

Philadelphia, Aug. 1s.-Pittsburg hit the
ball hard today and defeated Phiiadel.
phia TO 4, Wagner leading in the slug
ging with a home run, a double and a
single. The score:
PittSburg ......0 0 0 3-s.10-6
Philadelphia 20 0 0 0 o. Sc
Batteries-C. Adams and Gibson: May
er, Baumgartner and Burns, j. Adams,
Killifer. umpires, O'Day and Stockdale.
Time, Oh.
-
Other Games Tuesday.
At OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 2; Cas-.
tine 0.
AT Rumford-Oxford z; Madison 2. ,
AT Northumberland - Boston
Reds 8.
AT Fryeburg-Fryeburg II; Lowell 2.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-19
American League Results

,.i,aro ). Boston ;
Ss ,,s works. Louis. ran.
- Wv Philadelphia i
gVes,yrSeiand 3, Washington Q.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-19
T oaay's Games.

81. Louis at Brooklyn.
chieago al Buffalo.
Kxnsas City at Baltimore.
Epitssburg at Newark.
The Washington times., 1915-03-13
Minor Lacquer Goes To
Majors Against Wishes

was about AS good as any other young
fellow who was trying hard. Don't for
get that I appreciate 1t. too. II ] do
make the team.I realize that the fight
year will be a tough one, but I know
now that the Tigers themselves will be
decent to me. and that will help a lot.
When the Tigers drafted me, felt
that my chance to go up had come too
soon. but after thinking 1t over. l de-
cided to report, and do my best II
had II in me, / thought that perhaps
Mr. Jennings would overlook my igno-
rance for a while. and I might be able
to get by. I knew there would be other
bushers down there fighting for jobs,
and figured that maybe they didn't
know any more than I did.
SO ] came, determined to fight for
a job. and ] am glad I am here. ! am
still as ignorant as a fellow could be.
but Mr.. Jennings Is giving me lots of
attention, and ] am learning fast
may. not make the grade, but I now
think that I am doing we'll enough to be
confident that II ! am sent back to the
minors, I will get another chance"
The Washington times., 1915-03-13
John Peters Preferred Not to Go
to Big Show To Be Made
Fun Of.

John Peters, Kasas City packer and
boilernaker, is the dodo bird of minor
league baseball 1t will be recalled that
a dodo bird Is regarded by the delivers
into natural history as a species that
has retired from tho game. Extinct.
they phrase it, Peters, who is at Gulf
port. Miss. with the Tigers. did not
want to go to Detroit this year. His
objection to Detroit was that It wa$ a
major league city. His objections are
all In the past tense, however. Now
that he has Joined the Tigers, he Is de-
termined to stay, and his determination.
together with his natural ability as a
ball player, Is giving the other catchers
shivers and spine chills in wholesale
quantities.
Tho big catcher's lack of major league
aspirations Is no more surprising than
the reason Peters did not think that
he knew enough about baseball to en-
title him to leave the minors for an
other year or two. He admits that he
can throw as few men can. and a COM
parison of his own .30 average and the
swatting marks claimed by the major
ity of catchers. has convinced him that
he need not worry about his hitting.
But he doesn't know baseball yet.
knows that he doesn't know the game,
and doesn't care to palm himself of as
wise guy.
81 had a very successful season last
year with Grand Forks, which is in the
Northern League. By the way, that is
one of the fastest Class c circuits in
tanning bee. But nobody there took
the pains to teach me anything. They
" orked me hard, even when / was sick,
and late in the season ] thought that
was going to 60 to pieces. l was SO
nearly all in. But work was all | got.
and I didn't know any more about the
inside stun of baseball when / left
Grand Forks than when I went there
in the spring. The year before had
broken in at Davenport. In the Three
Eve. and it was the same there.
ct didn't want to go to the majors for
a tryout and look as foolish as ] was
sure that l would. and when l heard
that scouts were looking me me oyer, 80 !
much in me for a while | didn't let up
in my playing, however. because Grand
Forks was up there fighting, and I had
to do my best Billy Sullivan came up
for the White Sox, and when he took
Outfielder Altman in preference to me.
was glad. l never would have gone
to Chicago. anyway. Then st. Paul
bought me and Detroit drafted me.
II wasn't very anxious to go even to
st. Paul, but after our season ended
September 7, I did go there for a try
out caught seven games. and got by
as well as any of them. That was a
mean bunch at st. Paul. though. Even
my team mates wouldn't let me forget
that ] was busher, and while I knew
1t was true. I didn't see where that
bunch had any right to ride me con-
tinually. It's hard enough to stand from
the other teams. Since l have been at
Gulfport 1 haven't been called a bush
er once, and have been treated like I
The Washington times., 1915-03-13
Business Stops Western by 81
to 22 Count, and Gets An.
other Chance for Cup.
BIG CROWD SEES BATTLE
Plans for Next Season Call For
Fifteen Contests to Decide
Championship.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Western and Business will play off
the tie for the championship of the In
terscholastic Basketball League and
the possession Of tho Spaldlng trophy,
on Friday afternoon next at the Y. M
G. A. The officials for the contest Will
be G. Edward Beckett and Earl B..
Fuller, both of the "Y," Western hav-
ing strenuously objected to Umpire
Paul B. Obst.
The protest was sustained by DR..
William B. Hudson who agreed to
change in the officials and the school
boy teams will again take the floor.
Business walked off with yesterdays s
game by 81 to z.
Western shot no less than three
baskets which Umpire Obst would not
allow. The Red and White players
after leading at the end of the half
out of the running when fouls We're
called in the final session. In the sec
ond half the Red and White suffered
nine penalties. Umpire Obst calling
down but once in the second half,
Referee Beckett calling that one.
There was little to choose in Of
fensive strength as Business shot eleven
baskets and y,as Western nine. nine; Bill culli,
chance to improve his score no less
than thirteen times when Western was
penalized. Culligan shot seven goals
from the foul line while Peine got four
in his seven opportunities.
Western went right to the front at
the start of the game and let at the end
of the half. Peine and Peck seemed
to have something on the Business
guards, Ray Wise and Carl Clessner,
although the Business defense men
played the Westerners TO a standstill
In the second half. Western would get
tho ball started for the basket only to
have the umpire check the play.
For Business Buck Wise was conspic-
uously in the limelight. He led both
teams in shooting, getting six baskets.
working free for good shots without in
terruption. Bill Culieun got three
baskets and kept the ball on the move
all the while.
For Western Peine did the best work
His shooting was good. while his work
from the foul line was what could have
been expected. considering the few
CHARGES he had to shoot.
1t is doubtful If larger crowd ever
saw q scholastic basketball gamo in
this city. The "Y" gallery was packed
by boys and girls from both schools
with large gathering from the other
schools in the city. Every inch OF
available space was used while the out
of-bounds around the court was gener-
ously sprinkled with followers. DR..
Hudson, president of the league, said
he felt more than gratified at the show
ing. as the league had failed to draw
more than a bakers dozen in the first
three years 1t started.
The Washington times., 1915-03-13
NOTABLE HORSES IN
BOWIE ASSIGNMENT
Thbroughbreds Already Arriving
For Maryland Agricultural
Association Meet.

Six carloads of thoroughbreds reached
Bowie yesterday from New Orleans for
the spring meeting of the Maryland
Agricultural Association, which will
mark the opening Of the racing season
In the East. In the shipment were the
horses trained by Willie Martin, the ex-
jockey; Harry Shannon. and the vet
eran William Cahill mostly all Of which
we're Drackctcd during the winter meet
ing at the fair grounds.
Ono OF the most consistent sprinters
at the Crescent city event was I'm the
consignment, he being Jim Basey, a
winner of four of five races. Shannon
,s training the chestnut horse for e.
~. Peck, the owner of the three-year-
old Ninety simplex, which will also be
raced at Bowie by Shannon.
The best Martin had under his wing
were The Rump. Fly Home. and Kay
dGroses; a trio OF New Orleans winners,
while the most prominent performers in
charge of Cahill were Polly II. and
Benedictina. Polly IT. raced we'll in
stakes In Canada last summer. after
which she was shipped here and In n
feature at Laurel won from q high class
ground. her best performances being at
a mile and a sixteenth or thereabouts
Walter Lilly. the. lightweight rider.
who was the sensation at the New Or
ltdns meet VIII rue 81 BOWIE LOT till-
ford a. Cochran, the New York million
arc, who recently paid a big price for
his contract. Tho members of the
Cochran establishment are now at
Aiken. s. c., where they were wintered
by Trainer w. II. Midgely. who is max
ing preparations to ship to Bowie for
the opening of the twelve-day meeting
on April J.
The Cochran establishment Is COM
prised mostly of two-year-olds, there
being fifteen In training under the
watchtul eye OF Midgely.
The Washington times., 1915-03-13
YALE IS NOW KING
OF COLLEGE CUNTS
Blue Five Easily Defeats Dart
mouth in Final Game Of the
Season.

NEW HAVEN, March 13.-Yale de-
feated Dartmouth here last night at
basketball by a score of IS to Is, and
thereby clinched the intercollegiate
championship. The game was rather
slow, the Hanover team being no match
for the speedy Blue five.
fale's passing and beautiful team play
had the visitors at sea from the start.
and the first half ended Il to in favor
OF Yale. The Dartmouth forwards were
so closely guraded that they had few
tries for baskets. and they were COM
PEELED to resort to long shots. Yale's
policy was to try for goals only at
close range, and this was far more
effective.
Little Arnold and Kinney were the
leaders in the Yale attack, but until
substitutes were sent in the entire Blue
machine worked Smoothly for point
after point. Captain Stackpole. who has
been out OF the game for a week, went
in for Welner to finish the season in
active service.
Winship played the best game for
Dartmouth.
The Washington times., 1915-03-13
Hyde Is Winner of
Florida Championship

PALM BEACH. Fla. March 13.-James
r. Hyde, South Shore Field Club. Brook
lyn. Won the Florida State golf cham
pionship yesterday. defeating II. Penn
berton, Montreal, 6-5 in the thirty-six-
hole final. Hyde led by up at the turn
In the morning, having gone out in 35,
and he added three more holes before
the morning round was over. Pember-
ton took three OF the first five holes in
the afternoon. but Hyde soon took them
back again. and the match ended on the
thirteenth green in victory for the met
ropolitan player.
In the second fight A. F. Huston. st.
David's. won by u over A. r Suther-
land. st. Andrews while D. w Paige.
New York, and l.. A. Reid, Toronto
were respective winners in the third and
iNlrth flights over De witt Page, Hart
ford. and V. b. Hubbell. South Shore
by the narrow margin Of up.
The Washington times., 1915-03-13
Another Law Suit.

AUBURN. N. Y. March 13-An echo
Of the sale OF the Baltimore Interna-
tional League franchise to Richmond
Va. was heard today in the filing OF
claims by the present International
Leaguefranchise holders in Richmond for
the purchase price OF several PLAYERS
disposed of by the present franchise
holders in the Virginia League The
claims were filed with Chairman John
II. Farrell. of the National Board OF
Arbitration, who will consider the evil
dence and render a decision. The claims
involve players assigned to Fort Worth
and Waco, Tex. and Rocky Mount
The Washington times., 1915-03-13
Columbus Club Playing
Richmond Knights Today

The Columbus Country Club basket
ball team is today In Richmond to take
on the Knights OF Columbus team to
finish a series of games with that team.
The first game Of the series was played
here a week ago. Columbus Club having
won by 42 to 10.
Next Saturday night the Columbus
Country Club will end their season with
the strong Fort Myer team at Carroll
Institute. The following squad, accom-
panied by their rooters, leave today:
Coach Jim Colifower. Manager
Daddy. Capt. Keegan, Powers, Walsh,
Mccarthy. Breslin, and Rickenbacker
The Washington times., 1915-03-13


f1rst for Western in moro than a month
The WesternerS won fifteen battles in Il
row before they were halted by Busi-
ness. Earlier in the season Business
won thirteen straight.
DR.. William B. Hudson, president or
the interscholastic circuit. comes for
ward with a plan today for the cham
pionshp battles next season. Accord
ing to the present scheme there will be
fifteen games in the seasons schedule
Each leagre team will play the other
three times during the season, one of the
games being played at the Y. M. c. a.
It is thus planned to increase the num-
Der Of games for the championship and
have the five teams get a better chance
than in the present system of having a
single game count for the title.
Both Business and Western will be
held back in baseball to a considerable
extent by having to meet again In bas-
ketball, as several of the players on
both squads are expecting to play base
ball. For Business four of the regu-
lars, Buck" Ray. and Ralph Wise
and Bill Culligan are members of the
Business team. Peck and Peine. the
Western forwards, have played a year
with the western baseball team.
st. Alban is pointing up for the Tome
game next Friday. The Port Deposit
players have Sam Miller, a former Tech
pitcher with them. also william Dove,
a Washington boy, who attended the
Army and Navy Frep a year ago. st.
Alban is casting about for catcher
to take the place of Cleborne.
The scholastic championship in basket
ball may go undetermined this year
as GonZaga, after winning the Prep
basketball title, has been forced to rest
for two weeks. If the Gcnzaga BOYS
como forward with & challenge to the
winner of the InterschoIastic League
the game may have to go over or be
played two weeks from yesterday.
Western will be strength 1ncd in base
ball by the addition of Bronson How
ard, a first baseman of two years ago.
Howard was then rated as the best first
sacker in the league and has improved
right along.
All of the high school baseball teams
School lads for games this season.
day with the Columbia Theater team.
The next week, Business, Western,
Tech and Eastern tackle the Alex
andrians.
Ike Macdonald. captain of the Central
team, nSures he has an excellent chance
at the flag this season. several of the
veterans have left, but with coz and
Gottlieb on hand for the pitching and
several other infeldcrs and OutteIders
the Blue team is expecting to stack up
with the best of them.
The Washington times., 1915-03-13
Middies' Indoor Season
Closes This Afternoon

ANNAPOLIS, Md. March 13.-There
are three events on the midshipmen' 8
card Of sports this afternoon. The
triple attraction will be contests in
swimming, fencing and wrestling.
Princeton will compete with the Navy
in swimming and wrestling. while the
Cornell foilsmen will be the guests OF
the Middes In the third event.
Tomorrow will make the ending of
the local indoor season, although the
Navy fencers will appear in the annual
intercollegiate tournament to be held
in New York next month.
The Washington times., 1915-03-13
Outlook Good.

Alabama will continue TO have Sun
day base ball unless prohibition of
the national pastime is included In some
other measure introduced and passed IN
the State legislature. The original bill!
Asking for its prevention was recently
reported adversely by the senate COM
mittee to which " was referred.
The Washington times., 1915-03-13
New Obstacle Arises
To Stop Big Battle

NEW YORK. March 13.-The rumor
was circulated today that the Johnson
Willard championship light, scheduled
for sunday, April 4. ut Havana, will
capitalists in Cuba arc going TO protest.
fearing race riots. Plantation owners
will hold meeting to demand that
~ -'T"h HVhts he prOhihitsd.
The Washington times., 1915-03-13
National Guard Claims
Title in Basketball

Captain Edwards and his band OF Ma
tional Guard basketball players today
claim the championship of the District
Of Columbia and challenge any quint In
the city. This announcement comes fol-
lowing a 80 to 10 defeat Of the Second
Infantry outfit at the Armory last night
The Washington times., 1915-03-13

Substitution-O'Lone for Fitzgerald.
Goals from floor-Myers %, Freeman
(2), Wheeler g, Varella (6. Hall 6l.
Lambert e., Warner (9, O'Lone (2l.
Fitzgerald. Goals from foul--Lambert.
Freeman. Wheeler (2). Referee-Mr.
Heise. Time of halves-2o minutes.
The Washington times., 1915-03-13
EXPECT NO CHANGE
IN PIN OFFICERS
Present Heads Of Duckpin As
sociation Likely to Be Re-
named Tomorrow.
BY KIRK C. MILLER.

Representatives of every duckpin team
in the city are expected to be present
at the session to be held at the Palace
Alleys tomorrow morning at II o'clock
when the annual election of officers for
the Washington City Duckpin Associa-
ton Is held and plans for the 1915
tournament formulated.
To date there Is no inclination to de-
pose any of tho present officers OF the
associaiotn and It is fully expected that
every man in the line of officers and
board of directors will be re-establishcd
In the position which he has held for
the past year.
II any changes are made they will
be at the request of the present incum-
bents, as the affairs of the association
have been more successfully conducted
during the past year ttan ever before
and there has been not note of dis
satisfaction heard from any quarter
about the present administration. 1t is
barely possible that more members
may be elected to the board OF directors
and the number of leagues has increased
greatly and there are more bowlers to
be represented In the main body.
The Washington times., 1915-03-13

The Southern Railway -Welsbach set
scheduled for Wednesday night will be
rolled tonight at the Palace. by mutual
agreement of the captains.
The Washington times., 1915-03-13

Palace dropped one game to Fletch-
er's Brunswicks last night after which
Fletcher "set 'em up at Jim watts.
The Washington times., 1915-03-13

The Nuts and Squirrels will meet one
night during the week Of March 8, at
the Palace, a date in that week being
the soonest Manager krauss can
guarantee to turn over the Palace AL
leys from ceiling to cellar to the Noise
Makers.
The Washington times., 1915-03-13

The boys had shad dinner last
supplies from Washington. There
wasn't a sign of bowling about the
bones, either, everybody having
sharp appetite.
The Washington times., 1915-03-13

Pop" Lannagan, 'Virginias athletic
coach. likes nothing better than to sit
on the bench and watch Booth Hopper
work. Pop" says that Hopper ought
to prove a star this season for the Griff-
men,
The Washington times., 1915-03-13

Since the practice games began there
has been noticeable increase In in
terest among the veteran players. They
quickly tire of incessant batting and
fielding drills.