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Pirates Get to Humphreys.

PITTSBtEG September I.--Humph-
.reys, pitching for Chicago, was reach
ed in the second inning of the game
Yesterday Tor four hits and three runs
which was enough for Pittsburgh to
in, the final score being to !.
Pittsburgh. ..........-. - , u o q N
Chicago. .-....... y y % q q u U-i
Tpo-ha>e bits Schultz. Wagner. Three la s..
hts--Wngncr, Baird. Sacrifice hit-,;ibson. Sac
rltice ny- iIinrmaiI. Stolen buses Carey Col
linz. Double Ila!--cnr"y to Gibson. Earned
rms lineage. l. Pittsburgh, >. Left on bases
Chicago. :; Pittsburgh, :. First base on error
PIT, sburgh. I'irsi base bals-Of Stand
ridge =: Of MHtnauX. =. IIts-DG Iumphrcys
! IN :. Innings; Of Stanlirldge. in Il inning;
Iii, by pitcher BY Stardridgc Nioxl: Ly Mann
Williams. Struck oui-By Standridge |:
hy ManauN, 4. tnprcs- MesSrs Oniglev and
n-nnE. Tim. 81 Gaale--l hour and b luiu,i..
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White Sox Deserve to Lose.

CHICAGO, September An unusual
play which caught the Chicago White
SoX mapping cost the locals double
victory over Cleveland yesterday. Chi
cago won the nrst game. S to =, but
the visitors took the second. to 5.
The play which cost Chicago game
occurred in the fourth inning OF the
second game TWO men had scored and
smith was on first base, with one out.
%frke swung at 4 wild pitch Tor q
ifi-d strike and ran to first, while
Smith TOOK second. Under the rules
EtrEc should have been called out. out
neither the umpires nor the local PLAY
ers secinrd TO notice the blunder. Two
rtur. Wild pitches and an error enabled
smith and kirke to score. klrke 5
double in the eighth. following singles
i,y Roth and Graney and Smiths sac
cifice, gave Cleveland the game.
f:iaesfssd i...,:.:. % %
Two-base htt-scbslk. Three base hitsIFeisch'
Collins L. Collins. Felsch. Earned runsmclevs-
lsnd. =; Chicago. 9. Sacrifice hits-WesveI.
s ka to J. coDe 0C a E. Collins to weaver
TO ]. Collins. Left on bases-Cleveland, 8;
Ch:csso s, Bases 3, On hsI,sMon Y,tebe l. Of
Benz. 2; OF Jones. 1. Hi,s-or Mitchell, in
: innings: OF Jones, 10 inning. struck
Wild ritch-Renz Cnpires-Messrs Call ana
Evans Time Of game hour and 81 minutes.
Cleveland ......-..- q 4 o o-G
Chirsgo. .....-...... o o u . o 0 90
Tvo-hase hit-kirkc- Three-bssr iIi-O NeiH.
stolen base-E. Collips Earned Ch!rago,
$: Cleveland I. sacrifice hits Smith. Murphy.
Double plsy-ChaptnsH To Waubsgait,S 10 o'N"iil
to Turner y Morton 10 Nell. G.~ft on bases
Cleveland ); GLictg" Il. First base ou errors
chicago J. Cleveland. |. Bases balls-Df
Klepfcr. :: OF Morton =; on GIcotte =: of
Cournbe, - Hits-OT klepter, IN innings
none ont iu sixth. Of Morton. . IN inning
OF Cournbc. In . innings; OF Gicpttr. IN : l.:
innings; OF Scott IL 80 innings. Struck out
Nv 4
Wild pitches-Cfcotte "a. Empires Messrs
Evans and Chill. Time 81 game hours and
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Reds Errors Very Costly.

rlNtiNNATi September j.-St. LOUIS
took advantage oi tiuciunati's errors
Yesterday and Won, > to /.
Tin. SCORING. started in the fourth in
ming, when Eesrh-r reached first on
Rodgers error. Long singled to left,
Williams fuublinS the bail and throw
ing wild to the plate III his effort to
catch Bcscher. WinGo then tried to
catch Long at third. but instead threw
the bali over Groh's head, Long scor-
ing.
St Louis -........... . q = O o Ia
cincinnati .-...-.... U y y y U o o.
Twn-base hit Moiiwitz. Stolen buses Rodgers
T;.'srrr Winso. Earned run--Gmrnuati Double
plays Schneider. Rodgers I" MolIwitz: Butler
Miller Ia H1alt. LEFT bascs-St. Louis
Cincinnati. T. iIr>t base errors st Louis
.i"s"a IN balls bf Meadows =: OF Schneider
His on Schneider. " IN : innings: nr Lear. =
~ inning Nii ~ piiril"r-By Sr,.uei,ipr ~ IL
s"ni. NirH"t en- ~ meadows. =: hv s'..hnei,Icr.
.. i'r~~''I tail -SnSdsf. ttIl,,rc- Mr- r.. Itil
Ter ana rrtb. Tine ui s.su!el hour and :;:
| minutes.
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BY J. ED GRILLO.

Sam Mayer who. after joining the
Brooklyn Feds. accepted Manager
,Iriffitb's terms, signed a Washington
contract at local base ball headquarters
in the Southern building this morning
and will play in Moellers place TINS
afternoon against the YANKEES.
Griffith is convinced that he has every
right to sign and play Mayer. who was
a free agent at the time that ne opeiieu
negotiations with the local club.
Walter Johnsons performance ga ns s
the Yankees yesterday was one o, NJ
best of the season. Not oniE dlu ,H ie.
big fellow have lot Oh stun, que ~
co5+rol was perfect. and In the nine
innings only two clean hits were h''tue
off him. The first inning was Inc
only time that he was threateheI, ~
after that none of the visitors sot as
far as second base til, Al.
Johnson did much TO hoId w We
YANKEES in check by his renarka g
fielding. On seven occasions he naIuleu
balls hit within his reach anu tntrn
the batters out at first Ssvefal OF ''iesS
stops were of the difficult variety, anu
few pi1chers would have been able 10
handle them
Dan Moener has given indications 81
being in batting slump Tor sew 81 :,
DAYS. and yesterday. after ne hau
struck out the first two times that ne
Esd Pieh. Manager Griffith showed
Acosta to left and placed Barber - IN n
tight The latter youth undouoteoiS
lisi. ~, aaLine of a good ball player.
H ,.a has a lot of natural ability. but OF
course. needs experience me his
time no he hit long fly to center; ana
the second time up he was hlt oE e, d
nitched ball He had but one Ciahee III
". ala and handled that well.
Peckinpaugh got back into the game
"a lad the satisfaction of settlhs
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BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Frank Bancroft of Cincinnati and
Connie Mack of Philadelphia have
about given up their plan to take
teams of all-star National and Ameri-
can PLAYERS to the Pacific coast this
fall. The information comes from San
Francisco that the interest in base ball
out there Is not so intense that any
profit for transforming can be assured.
Even the idea of the world series win
ners playing an all-star team from the
rival league on the coast seems to have
been abandoned.
President Barney Dreyfuss of the
Pittsburgh club is credited with new
idea. 1t is to abolish double headers
entirely He says he Will introduce Il
resolution at the winter meeting of
the National League to prohlblt two
games in one afternoon under any cir
cumstances and providing that the
take care of postponed games on or
days. Mr.. Dreyfuss may be serious
about it, but he hardly Will find his
fellow magnates approving OF his idea.
Evil may come out of good. Presi-
dent Britton of the st. Louis Cardinals
announces that as Il result OF the re
cent pop bottle throwing episode at his
park no more pop will be sold IN the
bieachers, but that drinking FOUNTAINS
-" III DG luSldIleu 10Y inc IhIis' iHS'tab-
So that, after all, the bleaeher demon
stration against Umpire Byron has
brought the twenty-five cent fans some
attention and consideration. The aver
age blea cherite probably VIII consider
drinking fountains Il more desirable re
form than a reduction in the price OF
admission.
The Boston Red SoX carry their oWH
moving picture man with them. H.:
II "a nd took
pictures of games played during the
western trip. 1t is the plan of Presi-
dent l.annin of the Boston club to dis
play the pictures during the winter il
various Massachusetts cities as part 81
lecture series on base ball. 1t is to
be hoped the movie man got I, picture
of Ruth,s homer going over the bleach
ers in st. Louis. 1t is said to have beer
the longest hit ever made in 81. i.oui.
barring one. that made by Roger con
nor twenty years ago. We have tn
word OF J. b. Sheridan, the dean of :;
Louis sporting writer's, for this.
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National League Games.
Revenge for Rudolph,

BOSTON, September 4.-Rudolph. who
was batted out Of the box by BROOKLYN
Thursday, pitched the Boston Nationals
to i 6-to-j victory over the same team
yesterday.
Boston hit both Douglas and Smith
for runs. Wheat left the game with a
Sprained ankle.
The Braves played without Capt
t.vera, suspended for five days for his
actions Thursday, and President Ciaff-
ney announced that Evers would be
| fined his salary for that period in ad-
dition- schmidt and Fitzpatrick We're
fined $40" and $50, respectively, for
Thursdays happenings. Score:
Eustnn 1850. ..-..--.- - :; - ~ :, y 8
Hf""k!yE --.-...-..--. ~ :; q u . :;
1wo-haSc hit NafanviiIc Smith. Rudolph
stolen ba-es- Fitzpatrick, compton, NIurauyiile.
>ari1"c h,-Suodsrasa. Sacrifc" hit -Cutstaw.
left on bases Brooklyn. 4 1oston. =. Ba,.- on
balls of Douglas. J: on Smith, l. OF Rudolph.
!. fiifs-or Douglas. Il in - -: innings uff
smith. / i'll = ~ innings. Hit by pitcher BY
Rndoipn ,M5"rs' Struck out BY Rudolph.
4: by Smith. =. Irlpircs- McsSrs. Byron and
E:,~uu. e I;u.. If game hour and - minute,
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Anderson Victor by 2 and l.

The Anderson Sherman match was al
most lost sight Of 50 keen was the
general interest in the other duel. Sher-
man fought plucl<ily and made Ander-
son extend himself to Win The Utica
man was one down in the forenoon as
l result of losing the eighteenth hole
POSSIBLY the intense heat fatigued him,
sor he was outdriven in the afternoon
md his puts were often just short of
the cup He played slowly, studying
every shot With deliberation and con-
serving his strength for final effort
Sherulan's weak putting gave Anderson
4 margin iour up at the end of the
twenty second hole. Sherman cut the
lead in half by winning par victories
On the tweuty-fourth and twenty-fifth
green's, but played the next two poorly
md was four down when they started
III the homeward trail
Anderson was short and had to take
50 puts, W ich cost him the twenty
..ighth, but he reversed the verdict by
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Other American League Games
Browns Surprise Tigers.

ST LOUIS, September IA trlpie
sreal. led by Shotton, gave st. LOUIS
victory over Detroit in the first game
nj their series yesterday, to Z II "as
1ust case of beating Jennings eo"o
and company at their own game.
With the score tied in the elgn n ,re ere
locals filled the bases ar'er '" Sp,o4ton
rsced in from third with the Winn IN
,s,,, .roiding Stanages attempt to Tag
him. Score: .
81. Louis. ------.-.. n a q o %
Tvvobssa bf- Pratt Three-hase hit - bus3
stolen bases-vitt. Cobb, Walker ~; h@ @ "a
Shotron. Austin. Earned run-pelV ,i. prs5t
Iouis > Sacrifice hits-Dauss. Austln' fFet'
Double play~Lavau to Howard. Left on nase 3
Detroit. 6; St Louis. G. First base on -
yTnis Bases on balls-On Dauss. A. on Hami-
tor = struck out-By Dauss. :: by Haml II.,
Passed baIl-Stanage. Umpires-Messrs. va va,
;aca and Connolly. Time of game hoaF anu
mini
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MAYER SIGNS WITH NATIONALS;
TO PLAY RIGHT FIELD TODAY
Gallia or Boehling Will Pitch Against
Yankees in Final Game of
Series.

both of The scratch HItS which were
made off Johnson Boone was shift
ed back to second. and Miller. the Mo
bile outfielder PLAYED center. Miller
was one of the best htterS and out
fielders in the Southern Association.
but to date he has been unab to get
a hit here
After watching Eddie Foster at sec
ond and Uovard Sbanks ar third for
The mast six weeks. it is not clear how
any PLAYER is going to suppIant them
on next seasons team. Foster has
gradually developed into one of the
most competent second basemen in the
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TENNIS UNDER WAY
AT COLUMBIA CLUB
All the Crack Players of the Dis
trict Enter Annual Fall
Tourney.

The annual fall tennis tourney OF the
Columbia Country Club opened this
afternoon on schedule time, play in
mems singles being on the card. The
best players of the District are en-
tered and interesting matches can be
looked for The drawings for the mems
doubles and women's singles will be
Following are the entries and pair
ings for the mems singles in both
halves:
UPPER HALF.
First rouud-A. j. Gore vs.. e. A. >later w g.
McNuity vs. H.. B. Myers. Robert Tracey vs..
Silvtn King. {. 7. Chapman vs. George Fox. i.
7. Mayteli IS. Ezra Gould. ]. II. HoInead w.
H c. Sheridan. ]. A. Dorst IS. H. D. Morgan
H. Ramsdeil vs.. \. p. Heaton Il. I. Shannon
vs. A. Ii. Morrow, Karl F. Kelleruan VS.. W 4
Bethel r. F. Bingham VS. +. o. Leech C. p
Sinclair vs.. john T. Beadle. Arthur HELEN ye.
A. y. Leach. ir., G. s. Lewis vs. H. A. Sfutz.
{. G Willialns vs.. l.. =. McLachlen. L. /. Doyle
vs. j. Y. Underwood
LOWER HALF
First round-F. r. Richard vs.. Ballard Moore.
y [. Howard tr.. vs. Fl. Y. r. Thomas w J
hughes Jr., vs.. H. e. Armstrong. J. W. Han
cock VS.. I. J. Head, Gould Lincoln VS. d. F.
smith, F. : Avery VS. H. ". BARRIER. Lee H.
Hrown VS.. y. W. Mclean, Paul Treanrr VS. IIar-
Old Selden. John L. Barr vs.. William Nelson
Taft. T. II. CIaTey vs. Fred Holtzinan, i. J.
Bates VS.; p Ransdell. II. f. Eurron VS.. Charles
Bieder. Douglas SILVER y. =. Gardner F
=. Prichard rs. James Baird. II F. novJe ye
c. b. Doyle. Harvey Winfield VS. A. r. CaIdor.
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"Wnc:. Horse. Jockey. Weight.
L. RrDpun. r. Mr'raycarr loG
Two Amateur Games Booked.

Two games of ball will be played to-
morrow at Eastern Rotary Park, 18th
and II streets northeast. The morning
game will start promptly at 1880
o'clock the contestants being the East
ern Rotary and Cleveland Athletic
clubs. The afternoon contest Will be-
kin ut 80. when the Rex Athletic
club will play the strong Braddock
team.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Washington, .; New York o.
Chicago. g; Cleveland 2
Cleveland. 6; Chicago 6
Boston, 10; philadelphia 2
st. Louis, 3: Detroit .
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New l"rk. =. Philadelphia o.
BOSTON y; brooklyn, 3
Pittsburgh, 4; ChIcaso
81. Louis 3: Cincinnati l.
SCHEDULES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TODAY. TOMORROW
New York at Wash q. Detroit ar 81 I,,,,i-
Detroit at -. Louis / Cleveland NJ , 'I{,-,,.,
Boston at PHilatclpaiH
Cleveland ~ Chicago.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TODAY. TOMORROW
Plila. At New York st. IDuis :t cir,ir,.,;
Brooklyn al Boston. Pittsburgh M t,piIa,,'
Chicago at Pitt<bu .gh
ST. Louis a. Cincinnati.
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Leading Players in Form.

With one exception, the leading play
ers came through the fourth round yes
terday, according to form. The eX-
ception was the defeat of Karl II. Behr
of New York. by William NJ. Johnston
of San Francisco. IS, 6-3, %. 10.
In accomplishing this upset Johnston,
who was ranked sixth in the official list
of 1914. displayed the best tennis of the
tournament to date against his oppo-
nent, who holds a place three points
higher in the same ranking. Johnston
lifted his game to Il supreme point De-
cause of necessity. for Behr. who many
experts figured had an excellent chance
to reach the semi final round at least.
did not go down to defeat without
using every court artifice at his COM
mand.
Johnston followed his more famous
teammate Maurice z. Mclaughlin on
the courts yesterday afternoon after
the latter had defeated Frederic Z.
Alexander, and the playing OF Johnston
was so superior to that of the Califor-
MIA comet that many are inclined to be
lieve that were he i'll the lower half
of the draw Johnston would reach
place in the finals. Certainly Johnston
took the measure of Behr, who already
had a victory to his credit over Nc
Loughlin scored at Seabright, in q most
in, nresSiVe fashion,.
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RICH FUTURITY TODAY.
Best Two Odds in Training to
Try for $17, 900 Prize at Belmont

NEW YORK, September Fifteen
horses, representing fifteen owners, were
carded as starters in the Futurity stakes
the richest prize of the year for two-year
Odds. to be run at Belmont Park totday
The total cash value of the stakes this
yea" is $500 and the winners share
about $1,000. The distance. six fur
longs, will be over straight course
eliminating as far possible the ele-
ment of luck or accident. This is the
twenty fifth renewal of the F'uturitv
which for over twenty years was the fea-
tufe of the autumn meetings at Sheeps-
head bay, but in the future it will be a
fixture on the Belmont Park program.
Following are TIE names Of the owners
horses, Jockeys and weights:
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| @et: ready TO retire he VIII be about
as well fixed as any man. who has ever
| been in base ball 1t must be said for
| the veteran that he has played good
| ball for the Athletics this year, and
is hitting very close to the coveted
| mark which he may reach before it is
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Ready to Buy Baker.

NEW YORK. September 1.-THE club
owners of the New York Yankees have
not given up hope of obtaining Home
rum Baker from the Athletics. accord
ing to President Rupert. I'VE are ready
to buy Baker and pay literally for
him. said Rupert. last night, but
Mack'S price is entirely too high"
Rupert declared that the purchase of
Baker was not the reason for the
meeting of the American League mag
mates in Philadelphia Wednesday. but
admitted that Bakers case WIS talked
over Ii is said Mack is holding out
for $4,000. while New York has Of
fered $4,000.
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JOHNSON BLANKS
DONOvAN'S CREW
Allows Yankees Only Four
Hits and Does Not Issue
a Single Pass.
PIEH HOLDS "GRIFFS" SAFE
EXCEPT IN SIXTH INNING
Brace of Doubles and a Single Nets
Nationals Two Runs and Vic
tory in That Round.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Walter johnson was in form yester-
day. and the Yankees were beaten .
to in a nineinning game. one of the
rareties of the bythiugs for the locals.
Opposed to the Griffmen'S star was
Cy Pieh, and it must be said for him
that in most of the innings that he was
pittcd against the locals he was de-
cldediy effective, not being scored on
III the first five. but allowing the
punching Of two doubles and a single
in the sixth. which proved his undoing.
the locals scoring twice. which proved
more than enough to settle the out
come of the struggle.
1t was Milan, who started the rally
by hitting a sharp grounder past Pipp,
which netted two bases. Shanks
promptly sacrificed him to third, and
then Gandil hit into left for Il double,
sending Shanks home. After Acosta
had been called out on strikes, Will
liams singled. sending t;audil home,
and the game was cinched.
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BY T. ED GRILLO.

There ball PLAYERS who familiar with the play
ing This brought peculiar situations
diamond Of supposed that the
league would have every rule the sport his fingers ends
fort eprotcc nofh his
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Easy for Mclaughlin.

Mclaughlin had an easier victory on
his way to the fifth round in his defeat
of Alexander. 6-3, g.. 1t, t-"- Al
though the former champion who
holds two legs on the present challenge
bowl. did not exhibit the form that has
made him almost invincibie in past
wears, he still was AleXander's master.
His terrific service. with its puZZllns
reverse spin, was in perfect WORKING
order and Alexander always had trou
BILE in controlling the Californian's ad-
vantage With this advantage NC
Loughlin played d majority of time III
deep court. from which point he BON
harded his opponent with powerful
drives and sharp court crossing chops
which the former champion in doubles
found it exceedingly difficult to ham
die.
While the star matches were being
played on the grandstand courts, r.
Norris williams, I'd. of Philadelphia.
disposed of ]. b. Adoue. jr., of Dallas.
Tex, on an outside strip Of turf, 6-S,
6-1. 60. The expert from the Lone
Star state was no match for the nm
ished play of the present champion,
and although he tried pluckily to ham
die Williams service and strokes, he
could do little nothing in this re-
spect once his victor opened his heavy
artillery.
Other Victors of the Day.
Other victors of the day included
William Rand. Sd. of the ApaWami:'
Club. who defeated Craig Biddle of
Philadelphia, after hard five-set
match, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. 2-6, g.; F. T.
Hunter won from J. S. Pfaffman of the
Lougwood Cricket Club. Boston. 6-3.
GA. 6-1: Irving C. Wright of Boston
defeated z. S. Prentice of New York.
IS. GA. 6-3.
In the semi final round of the ma
tion2.l interscholast site championship. e.
$. Garland. the Yale cha.nnion. defeat
ed Sidney Thayer, jr. Of Harvard. q /.
g., Go and Harold Throckmorton,
who Won the Princeton tournament.
eliminated ". Z. Harlow. University
Of Pennsy lvania. 6-3. 90. O.. Garland
and Throckm orion will meet for the in
terScholaSt;" "''ni1nionShip.
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Hit Safely Only -Four Times.

johnson was hit safely four times
Two of these We're fuke hits OF the
worst variety. He did not walk a man.
and after the first inning. W hen Peck
scratched in q hit and Baunan got a
legitimate one with one out Walter
was never III trouble. two widely scat
tered hits being the extent of the
Yankees efforts thereafter.
Pieh was i'll good form in all but the
sixth inning. But the runs scored in
that inning virtually gave Johnson an
easy victory.
The Nationals again played perfect
ball in the field. and the visitors We're
charged with but one boot, which cut
no figure III the score. The score:
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Washington -........ % u o o :,
New York .....-.... q o q o o o 0 90
T""-hase l1its-Milan. ,iandll. Double play-fN
Ter 10 'iaadil. Left basp.-N aStncton 6:
N"w York. >. Hit by pitcher Ky ri"h BARRIER,
Passed bail iliiamS. IlEpires-Mrssrs. Hide
brand and o'IauGLln. Time of gaIue-l hour
and 20 minutes.
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Both Nervy Players.

The splendid fighting qualities of both
men promised to assert themselves. be-
cause no golfer of any prominence
could he found who was wiling to pre-
dict that the match would be one sided.
Gardner. always a spectacular player,
mi ght be forced To make 4 desperate
squirt at the last moment, such as he
did yesterday, when he played in the
ti;ckering shadow of defeat until the
thirty eighth hole was decided. Ander-
son. on the other hand. had no sensa-
tonal feats to promise, but his ability
to face any situation that might arise,
and possibly wear down. his opponent
during the process, was popular topic
of comment.
IF Gardner should win today, it will
Ire the second time he has captured the
national honor. Anderson was runner
up once, but it took Jerome Travers to
stop him in the final match.
More than a few of the hundreds
who composed tire gallery that watch
ed the players today planned TO walk
a dozen miles before ni2ilt. The course
is a few wards short of four miles in
length. After double trip around it
VAS made by the tinalists an exhibition
game of particular attractiveness had
seen arranged. The Detroit Country
Club offered Il trophy for a medal play
round between Francis Ouimet, Jerome
Travers. national open champion. and
Charles Evans. jr., holder OF the west
ern amateur title. The trio of cham
pions often has been referred to as
the big three" Each Of the players was
eliminated from the championship fight
before it had reached its most interest
ing stages. and many enthusiasts who
had hoped 10 gee one Or all of the ia
vorites in action We're disappointed, be-
cause they did not attend the early
contests.
The visions of a fast course were
seemingly Shattered when early in the
forenoon it began raining steadily. In
spite of the rain, however, large gal
lerv was waiting for play to start.
The rain was not heavy enough to
make the grounds soegy, but it slowed
them up considerably. A fog. which
covered the course all night. lifted
rbout 10 am. and after it had cleared
Gardner and Anderson began their
forenoon round.
When nine holes mad been played
Anderson and Gardner We're even.
when Gardner and Anderson shot for
the twelfth hole they still We're even.
,;ardner's poor putting cost him three
holes, for he consistently outdrove the
eastern player
Anderson was UP at the end of the
sixteenth hole.