The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-19

winning the Panama Pacific tennis
championship from william Johnson.
Pure unndulteraud class won for
the old-timer, as he had two sets and
five all In the third against him be-
fore he played Johnson or his feet
Johnny Evers and Hughie Jennings
are Cruwding each other of OF the
track throwing boQuets at Alexander
the Great Both Of them state that
they would take him and then mort
gage their souls ~ bet that they'd
cop the bunting.
Stll. an those one hit and shut out
games only make most people more
firm In the belief that the Tener or
gan zutiOn Is not what II used to be.
Just imagine Alex holding down the
old Giant. cub or Pirate machines
To one hit day after day.
We can't believe that the wonder
ful philly is any better than were
Mathewson Mordecal Brown. Claude
Hendrix and Nap fucker In their
prime. and they got away with a one
hit game about once out Of every
ten starts.
So, without trying to detract one
whit from the wonderful tw.rlers
marvellous performances, we'll Just
have 90 say that things are different
now than ln them good old days
and hand Grover the laurel wreath
60 keep company with the seven
goats already collected by him.
one Of the games best known
characters, after seeing the Braves
trample all over Connie Mack's won
derful machine last fall. said II
that's a good ball team. III eat my
hat" And a glance at the n. l.
percentage column fully confirms the
old boys opinion
Lee Magee says that the reason
there are No many big scores In the
Fed games Ii that the outfielders
don't know where TO play for the
former big leaSuers now pastimlng In
the outlaw ranks Which reminds
us OF other alibis we have heard.
Flame" Delhi. the sorrel topped
HEAVIER drawing lucre from the X.
C. Blues. stepped out and pitched
one Of those Alexander games Satur-
day. Gave three hits and one run In
eleven frames to Louisville Which
Isn't bad for one whose demise has
been heralded many times.
The other day In the score by
Innings report received for the Times
Sport Extra, came "a flash that Koob
was pitching for the St Louis
Browns In a few minutes came the
report Boob ierked" What the
boys folks did let him in for when
they brought him into the world and
forced that name on him!
Raloh BresnahRn says that coach
ers on the base lines should be abol-
lshed After seeing some Of the
skulls pulled az Sarstoga Park We
thoroughly agree with the Dock
They say commerCiallsm has crowd
ed all sentiment out Of baseball. But
charley Comiskey and rs 900 South
side fans rave Them the lie. G.
G. kept Ed Walsh and gave him an
opportunity 10 come back, and ths
$4,000 rabid n . kept up a contlnu-
Gus tumultuous ovation all dnrinS
those nine innings that the King Of
spitters held the Athletics helpless
Guess some sentiment remains.
Papers over the country say tina.
STORY about gierhart's tooth ouRh
to have a wlnstead. Conn. date lin,
10 A. SIN the big boy Ia out ther,
winning all his games whore he hat
no luck before. W hereafter mana
gers should engage u dentist 10
trainer and rubber
Waiter IeverenE Ia the king he
money getter Of the big league,
Three years with the Browns. 20
about $4,000 and a trip around tn