Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-25
ALEX CHUCKS WIN
FOR OLD LEAGUERS
st. Paul, Neb., Boy on Mound fol
All-Nationals and His Mates
Pound Ball Behind Him.
CHARLEY MULLEN IS A STAR

Grover Cleveland Alexander gave some
5000 Omaha fans and fanettes a nine
inning demonstration of his masterful
chucking yesterday afternoon at Rourke
park with the result that the All-Amer-
leans. who have been trimming the ALI
Nationals OF late. were taken to a trim
ming by the representatives Of tho senior
loop. The score was to 8.
A glance at the box score would indi-
cate that the fray yesterday was hardly
OF major league caliber, but in this case
figures do lie. for 1t was a mighty good
game OF ball and the 5000 present were
unanimously satified.
Alexander allowed seven hits and he
didn't strain himself at that. He stood
in the box and threw the pill at the
plate and 1t was up to the American
league men to hit It. Occasionally they
did. but only once in a pinch and then
1t was Charley Mullen, graduate OF this
loop, who did Il.
On the other hand. the Nationals found
Bill James of Detroit and Doc Ayres
of Washington duck soup. They ham,
mered their offerings at will.
KiiIifer shows Glass.
Wade Klllifer was the bright light Of
the National troupe. Wade is a young
ster who labors in Cincinnati. Despite
this handicap he is quite a ball player
He tore off three hitse, one of them a
double, and captured seven flies In the
outfield a couple of which were hard
chances.
Charley Mullen was the only American
Lacquer to comb Alexander more than
once. Charley niclSed Growers slants
for two safe swats and one was a two
Dagger In the fourth frame, which came
with two down and knocked in two
counts. Charley also as the fielding
star of the combat. He covered six
chances, four of them hard ones and one
a one-handed stop of drive from Ma
gees bat that looked like IL was travel
ing a mile a minute. Mullen threw
Evers out at the plate on the play. And
It might be mentioned that Mullen is the
chap Wild Bill Donovan couldn't see last
spring, but finally changed his mind and
took him back this fall.
Daubert Hits in PInches.
Jake Daubert delivered the big pinch
blow of the matinee. with the sacks
ioauSu the lOuiln JANE a
double to center which cleared the run
way. Johnny Evers, McCarty. Wally
Schang, Amos Strunk and others were
right on the Job every minute and
showed the Omahans the difference be-
tween major league and minor league
base ball.
Bib Fisher OF the Cubs played a punk
game at short and Shanks OF Washing
ton mussed things up generally. But
Shanks is to be excused gecause he is an
outfielder who is trying to play short
stop, and that Is a tough Job to tackle.
Pipp Poles Homer.
Forrest Cady OF worlds series game
worked behind the bat for the AmerI-
cans. Dick Hoblitzel, being manager,
merely encouraged his athletes from the
coaching line. Pipp poled one over the
rightfield boards In the ninth spasm
for q home run.
Before the game Cozy Dolan. Sher-
wood Magee. Johnny Evers Max Carey
and Otto Miller staged game of shadow
ball that was a scream. As a climax
Cozy pretended to be hit in the bean by
batted ball and he fell prone on the
ground while his mates hurried TO him
and poured water all over his may and
others called frantically for a doctor.
Today the All-stars play at Lincoln.
Alexander will pitch an inning or two.