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, more ground and still reach the base in time.
 Bancroft still has a habit, especially when hurried, of snapping the ball to Niehoff with puck wrist motion when the play must be made in d hurry. It comes fast to the base, dou- bles the danger of a huff, and if the huff does happen or the throw Is bad, the ball goes on and the runners ad- vance another base.
 These are small things, but watch Scott and you'll see the fine Italian hand of Jack Barry in every move he makes around the base.
 It Is rather discouraging to figure on the batting of these two boys in this worlds series Scott is liable to get a foul off Alexander if Alex is right. and if this fellow Rixey has a good day Scott will De lucky to get that much He tags the left-handed pitchers fairly we'll, ordinarily, and will hit Rixey on an off day, but not if Eppa Jeptha has one of those big days that he has at times. Scott prob ably would hit Mayer well, would hammer Demaree or McQuillan. and hold his average against Chalmers, but as these fellows are not likely to cut much figure in this series, Seotts bat ting average does not look much plumper than Connie Mack in these lean days of the Athletics
 Bancroft also is up against the toughest pitching he ever has seen. l think he can be eliminated as dan gerous hitting factor. His best chance to hit. it appears. is against Shore and that doesn't sound reasonable at all He stands up pretty well to speed and takes his swings, and, of course, anyone who does that is liable to con meet with one.
 They seem evenly matched at the waiting game, and on the bases all the advantage is with Bancroft, so that with the exception of the little inside points of the game, a little more finish on his combination playing, and few minor details of play. Bancroft out figures his Red SoX rival
 The difference is hot sufficient to make Philadelphia lead and a little luck is likely to turn the tide in the other direction.
 Tomorrow we will take up the third basemen and study them before pass ing again to the outfielders.
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HOWARD WARRIORS
 PRACTICE IN RAIN Coach Caton Working Hard to Condition Team for
 Saturdays Game

Deviatng from the plan announced yes-
 terday for light signal practice at How
 ard college, Coach Caton put his men
 through another heavy scrimmage yes-
 terday afternoon, and will give them an-
 other good workout this afternoon.
 Yesterday afternoon every man was out in uniform despite the rain and mud,
 and battle was fought between the varsity and reserves in an almost steady
 downpour.
 In a talk to the candidates yesterday, Coach Caton said thar he wanted every
 man out in uniform both today and to-
 morrow. He said that the team was go- ing to Alabama this year not merely to hold the Crimson and White to a small score or a tie. but to beat them, and If we don't beat them they will have the privilege of saying that they had a hard fight to win"
 Coach Caton has his men keyed up to the highest notch. and the Crimson war riors will have hard fight to register a win over the ambitious Baptsts. Contrary to newspaper reports that Roy Roach. star tackle for the Central High
 school eleven last year, would again hold
 his position on the hign scnool team he has entered the Howard High school and will don the uniform of the Crimson and Blue. Roach will be used on the How ard reserve team and possible fit in as second string man on the varsity.
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RESERVED FOR
 NEXT SEASON ANNOUNCED

1 W. Leach. F. G. McKenry, F, Mollwitz l A. E. Neale, w. K. Rodgers, Peter
 Schneider, Fred Toney, A. H. VonKolnitz
 Joe Wagner. Ivey B. Wingo. K. R. Will Hams.
 l New York-John J. McGraw, man. | ager; J. c. Benton, Fred Brainard ] Martin Becker, Charles P. Babington
 Howard Baker, George J. Burns, Frank
 J. Carroll. Charles $. Dooin, Larry ] Doyle Benjamin F. Dyer. Arthur 1 Fletcher. Taylor Farrell. Edward l.
 Grant. l.. l.. Harrison. Fred Herbert
 Merwin Jacobson, B. W. Kocher, Kra-
 mer. George L. Kelly, John B. Lobert
 Fred c. Merkle. J. T. Myers. c. Math-
 ewson, W. D. Perritt, Emilio Palmero l David Robertson, William H. Ritter, A
 J. Schauer, Fred M. Schupp. Robert M l Schang, Ralph Stroud, R. F. Sharman James Thorpe, Charles M. Tesreau, L. | c. Wendell
 Philadelphia-Patric J. Moran, man. ager; J. B. Adams, G. c. Alexander Robert Byrne, Dave Bancroft s. F. Baumgartner, Beals Becker, Edward
 J. Burns, George Chalmers, c. c. Cre'
 vath, O. J. Dugey. Al Demaree, VII.
 liam Fish, Harold Irelan, Elmer Jacobs William Killifer, Jr., F. w. Luderus
 George McQuillan, J. F. Mayer. H. E
 Matteson, John c. Martin, J. A .Niehoff JoSepn OeSCnger, R1cnard oCOnnOr George H. Paskert, Eppa Rixey, Jr.
 Milton J. Stock, Ben Tincup, Harry
 Weiser, George B. Whitted.
 Pittsburg-Charles B. Adams, Jesse H
 Altenburg, Edward Barney, H. D. Baird
 F. W. Blackwell. A. w. Cooper, Danie
 Costello. Max G. Carey. Walter Gerber
 George Gibson. Carmen P. Hill, William Hinchman, Robert G. Harmon, Wheeler 1 R. Johnston. F. l.. Kantlehner, Hefkert Kelly, Frank Miller, Leo J. Murphy
 James E. McAuley, Eugene Madden, Ali. i bert L. Mamaux. Paul Smith, Walter Sck midt, Philip Slattery, W. P. Siglin James Viox, John H. Wagner, William J Wagner.
 | St. Louis-Miller J. Huggins, manager Leon K. Ames, Bob Bescher. Arthur F, Butler, T. B. Brottem, Albert Betzel, Finn Beck. Charles L. Boardman, w. E. Cruise Ray Corhan. Albert J. Dolan, William l.. Doak, H. M. Glenn, Miguel A. Gonzales D. D. Griner, Rogers Hornsby, H. Miller R. s Hyatt, Charles Hall, Thomas Long, Joseph Lotz. Fred l.. Hamlne, John B Miller, H. Lee Meadows, Kenneth Nash | Richard Niehaus. Hub Perdue, Jack | Roche, J. Henry Robinson. ]. Smith
 Frank Snyder Robert Steele, H. F. Sal
 lee. J. Owen Wilson, Rees G. Williams.
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JOHNSON FAVORS WORLDS SERIES TO
 START OCTOBER g

Chicago, September S0.-When the National baseball commission meets in New York city on Saturday to ar range details of the worlds series B. B. Johnson, President of the American league. will vote in favor of starting the series on October s. instead of Oc- tober g. the date reported to be fa- vored most by National league inter- ests. T see no reason why october should not be acceptable to everybody" Presi- dent Johnson said. By opening on that date 1t will be possible to schedue two games in one city for Friday and Sat urday, leaving Sunday an easy jump to either Philadelphia or Boston for the third and fourth game.
 "To open the series on October 3 would entail scheduling games for Sat urday and Monday in one city when Jumping over night to the other for games Tuesday and Wednesday,
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New York, September 3O.-The following list of players. reserved by National league baseball clubs for the season of 1915. was issued today by Secretary John A. Heydler:
 Boston-George Stallings, manager; Jesse L. Barnes, Earl S. Blackburn, Frank Bruggy. Edgar Collins, Joseph Connolly. B. Compton. George A. Davis, Jr., John J. Evers, R. J. Egan. Edward H. Fitzpatrick, H. M Gowdy, Thomas Hughes, William L. James, Fletcher Low. Adolfe Luque. J. H. Moran, Fred Mitchell. Walter Ma rsnville, Sherwood R. Magee. Arthur N. Nehef, Richard Rudolph, D. c. P. Ragan, MG Lrica shannon, Joseph shannon, Charles Schmidt, J. Carlisle Smith, Paul Strand Fred c. Snodgrass, George A. Tyler. Walter Tragesser, Bert Whaling
 Brooklyn Wilber Robinson, manager; Edward Appleton, Raleigh Aitchison, FL win Earth, George W. Cutshaw, Ira Col well, Leon J. Cadore. John W. Coombs, L. R Cheney, J. J. Chabek, w. G. Dell, Jacob E. Daubert, Gustave Getz, R. H. Gooobread John k. Hummel. G. Lewis MoCarty. Edward l.. Monroe Walter hdllS, H. II. MyefSi OttO Mlller, Law renee Miller. R. w. Marquard. Albert R. Nixon, l. M. Olson. Oliver OMara, E. J. Pfeffer Monty J. Trieste, G. N. Rucker, Thomas J. Reilly, Lester r. Stevenson, Sherrod M. Smith, Charles D. Stengel, James D. Smith, Zack w. Wheat, M. D. WLeat, w. Zimmerman.
 Chicago-Roger P. Bresnahan, manager Karl T. Adams, James P. Archer Milo Allison; Phillip Douglas. R. T. Fisher, John L. Fluhrer, Wilbur Good. E.. F. Har- grave Edward ". Holly, Bradley Hogg, Bert Humphries, Peter c. Kniseley, Wal ter Heating, James S. Lavender Alex G. Mccarthy, Polly McLarry, Edward Mulligan, J. J. Murray, Robert O'Farrell, George T. Pierce, Arthur T. Phelan, Rus sell, Robbins J. c. Schultz, Victor s. Safer, Edward w. Schorr, Peter Stand ridge, Frank M. Schulte, James Vaughn, c. E. Wallace, Robert c. Wright Fred Williams, Henry Zimmerman, G. E. Zabel.
 Cincinnati-C. L. Herzog, manager; J. w. Beall, J. R. Callahan, Thomas A. Clarke, Jean Dale, James J. Dowd, Stan ley Dougan; Frank Emmer, Thomas H. Griffith. Henry K. Groh, T. E. George, Wade Killifer, Charles B. Lear, Thoma
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-01
GLASS OPENING AT
 '. M. GA. TONIGHT.
Full Programme Arranged. A Lively Time Is
 Promised

The gymnasium work of the Y. M. c. A. for the coming year will be formerly opened tonight with a stag" for the members and their men friends. The af- fair will start at o'clock.
 The members of the various classes will combine for mass stunts the gym floor. Wrestling matches, tumb- ling and other athletic events will be offered. All sorts of games as practiced in the classes will be exhibited
 A volley ball game has been arranged between two of the best teams of the association. A basketball game, with all of the stars of past seasons in the lineup, Is an extra added feature.
 Music will be provided both by the members and outsiders" After the ex- hibitions, the members and their guests will adjourn to the banquet hall for the most enjoyable time of the evening. All men interested in this kind of work are cordially invited to attend.
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Red Sox Cinch American League Rag
RED SOX CINCH RAG
 WHEN TIGERS LOSE

Boston. September 30,-There was only ripple of interest in this city today when word came of Detroit's de- feat and the consequent cinching of the American league championship by the Red Sox. The outcome of the pen nant race had been regarded as a fore gone conclusion since the Tigers were routed in the last three games of the sensational series here two weeks ago.
 The Red Sox players learned of the accomplishment of their desires as they boarded a train for Washington, where
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Barney Dreyfus, president of the Pittsburg National League Baseball Club, is confronted with the task of finding a manager to take the place of Fred Clarke, whose resignation, to take effect at the end of the present season, has been accepted. In looking about for prospective leader Dreyfus' eye is focused on the bulky form of John Honus Wagner, the teams veteran and one of the brightest stars baseball has ever known. Barney" could do a great deal worse than give the Dutch man. a trial Certainly Hans" has earned the honor if he wants it, and 1t is generally believed that if he will ac. cept the position Dreyfus will make him manager of the club for 1916.
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CAPACITY
 AT PHILLIES' PARK
 BEING INCREASED

Philadelphia, September S0.-Work- men today began the construction of additional seats at the Philadelphia baresball park in preparation for the approaching worlds series.
 New seats extending from the play CTS benches on each side of the field will be constructed, increasing by about 750 the present box seating capacity. Additional bleacher seats which will &C., commodate about 1000 more fans in that section will be erected between the flag pole and the present center field blachers. The additions will bring the total seating capacity of the park to about 10000.
 Thousands of applications for tickets for the games here have been received, but no action will be taken on them until details of the series have been arranged by the National commission
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(Other Sports on Page ID HANDSOME GIFTS FOR
 THE BRIDAL SHOWER
Original Ideas Sought by Those Planning Pre-Nuptial
 Festivities

Bridal showers are now planned with so much originality and ingenuity thai they often furnish as much unexpected pleasure for the guests as for the pros. pective bride While more or less col laboration is necessary in order that thert may be no duplicate contributions to the shower and that all gifts may be suited to the occasion, the actual manner oi presentation is matter which the hostess often prefers to keep secret.
 In order that there may be ample time for carrying out whatever arrangement the hostess has decided upon, all gifts intended for the shower should be de1 livered at the home of the hostess al least two days in advance of the fes1 tivity
 A delightful gift for the young bridd is set of the exquisite Venetian gold trimmed and initialed glass water set now being distributed by this paper. How 1t may be secured Is explained fully in thd Water Set Coupon appearing in The Age1 Herald and in the display announced ments.
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they play tomorrow. During the aft ernoon they had watched the Philadel- phia Nationals, the rivals in the world s series competition which begins next week. in action against the Braves.
 With the exception of Captain Barry the Red Sox will present full strength in the remaining league games Bar ry, whose coming from the Athletics in midseason has generally been re- garded as the deciding factor in Bos- tons success. was left to maintain a watch on the play of the Phillies, A carbuncle which had troubled him has nearly healed.
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Women's Tennis Tourney

Boston, September W.-Mlss MOIIa Bjurstedt of Norway today won her way into the finals of the singles and dou- b'es play and into the semi-fnals of the mixed doubles division of the Longwood Cricket clubs annual womens tourna- ment. The national mixed doubles cham pions. Mrs. G. w. Wightman and II. c, Johnson. required three sets to defeat Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel W. Miles.
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JANUS EASILY WINS
 JOCKEY CLUB STAKE

Newmarket. England, September 3O-The Jockey club stakes, the oply 10000 sov- CT eigr ($5o, ,OOO) race of tke present English turf season, was run here today and won by Lanium. Dame Prudent finished sec- ond and Sir Ernest Cassers Gadabout was the third. The race was for Swear olds and upward. The Il starters ran mile and three-quarters.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Rixey Hit Hard

Boston, September 30.-The Phila- delphas, with the National league pen nant won, let up a bit today and the Braves took the game easily, to 2. Hughes held the new champions to three hits, but an error by Maran- vile in the third inning paved the way to the two runs that were scored on Cravaths triple.
 Boston sent Rixey from the box by scoring four runs in the first inning. Baumgartner, who followed him, pitched we'll until the eighth, when the Braves again punched hits for three rms Score:
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TIGERS MEET DEFEAT FROM BROWNS AND LOSE ALL CHANGES
STRONG LINEUP
 ID FACE AGG|ES "Jinks' Gillem May Re- turn-The Backfield
 Is Strong

Out on Munger field every afternoon, Coach Pinson, assisted by Coach Wat kins. has been busily engaged in rounding their pigskin artists in shape for the first game of the season with the Albertville Aggies Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 The Aggies have a strong team this year and lively battle will be staged for those who come out, as Birmingham college is also putting out one of the best teams in the history of the college. The team as whole is showing up much better than last week.
 Tho line has been greatly developed, and with the probable return of "Jenks'' Gillem. linesman of the 1914 team, should develop into one of the best lines in some time The back field will give no trouble, as tLere is plenty of good material to choose from.
 However the selection of the team is not complete, and several changes may be made after the game Saturday, as most all the men will get chance to demon strate to the coaches their ability There is much enthusiasm behind the team, and a victory is expected for the local grid iron artists.
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Tesreau Invincible

New York, September S0.-Tesreau had the Superbas at his mercy here today, while the Giants punched hits in two innings off Pfeffer and shut out Brooklyn to o. Tesreau let the Dodg- CTS down with four scattered hits. The Giants made nine hits off Pfeffer Neither twirler issued pass. The game was sharply and quickly played. only consuming 1 hour and IT minutes. Score: R. F. Brooklyn ....... 900 900 O0O-0 2 New York ...... 001 0O1 00s-2
 Batteries: Pfeffer and McCarty Tesreau and Meyers.
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Cubs Lose to Reds

Chicago, September 30.-Erratic fielding by Chicago enabled Chicago to win the final game of the series here for the year today, 3 to 2. Groh started the eighth inning with a dou- ble and was caught off second base, but Fisher dropped the ball, Groh talk ing third When Mccarthy fumbled Williams grounder Groh scored. Each game by punching hits. Score: R.H F. Cincinnati ...... 200 900 010--3 6 0 Chicago ......... 0O2 900 000--2 5 g
 Batteries: McKenery and Wingo Lavender and Wallace.
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Summary: Two-base hits, Egan g. Three-base hits. Fitzpatrick 2, Cra- vath. Stolen bases, Fitzpatrick, Magee Left on bases, Philadelphia 5, Boston B. First on errors, Philadelphia 1, Bos- ton 1. Bases on balls, Hughes 4. Rixey 1, Baumgardner 2. Hits. Rixey 2 in 2-3 inning: Baumgartner. in 1-3 in- nings Struck out. Hughes 4, Baumgart- ner 2. Empires. O'Day and Rigler Time. 1850.
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No Escape
 From Judge. Bridges-Banks was born a fool, | suppose. River-Oh. Banks would have beer one anyway.
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Pirates Advance

St Louis September 30.-Pittsburg went into the first division by defeating St. Lo uis in 10-inning game here today to 5. Errors by the home team gave the visitors their first four runs.
 A triple by Roche with two out in the ninth tied the score for the locals. Pitts burg won in the tenth on q single by Viox and Gibson's double. Score:
 R.H.E. Pittsburg ........... Oio BIO 000 l--6 Ii 8 St Louis ........ O30 GOO COP 0-5 9 Batteries: Adams. Kantlehner and Gib- son, Meadows, Robinson, Sallee and Shy der
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YOUNGSTERS TO BE
 SEEN AT SHORTSTOP
 IN WORLDS SERIES
Scott and Bancroft Closely Matched With Odds Favorng the Latter-Neither Is Dangerous Hitter and Will Not Do Much in Coming Series-Both Are Splen
 did Fielders
BY HUGH s. FULLERTON

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 Off'n'e Define Seas'n Series
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-10-13
JUDGE GIVES LECTURE
TO NATURALIZATION CLASS

Aberdeen. 8. D.. Oct. s.-Judge Carl
g. Sherwood is one Of those who thinks
the United States will have future wars
and that 1t should be prepared to meet
such conditions. He made his views
on this subject emphatic In hearing
some applications for citizenship. He
told them that the time probably would
come when they would be called upon,
to fight for the country. and continues:
The man who is not willing to fight;
for q Just and righteous cause is, I'M
worthy to De q citizen; for some day;
this country will be embroiled in an!
other war, as certain as there Is a sun
in the heavens. Men who think thatI
human nature has SO changed thatl
there will be nc more wars. are shut
ting their eyes to the truth and turn.
ing their backs On history and what
history teaches U.s., History always re-
peats itself. That time may be In the
distant future. and ! pray the time may,
be deferred for many years vet. but
It will come. Of that / am sure. "A
long as there is greed and u%nattained
ambition in the human heart. even in,
the most advanced and enlightened Of
nations. just so long will there be war.
! am not q materialist, neither am I
2 peace at, n price, advocate but 1
believe that between those two =
tremes will be found the truth. I be-.
lieve with all my heart in reasonable
military preparation"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-10-13
NJ. {. CONFERENCE At
sioux FALLS MAKING
ATTENDANCE RECORD
Special Interest Centers About
Election Of Delegates to
General Conference.

Sioux Falls. 8. D.. Oct. 9.-Attend-
ance records are being broken 1t the
31st annual Methodist Episcopal con-
ference. which opened in Sioux Falls.
tuesday. The sessions of the meeting
Will continue until Sunday.
Many noted workers in the cause of
are present and will make
addresses during the course of the
meeting. Among these are DR.. Thomas
Nlcholson. corresponding secretary OF
the board; Rev. J.. p. Jenkins,
OF Mitchell; President w. G. Seaman,
y. Crowther. board of foreign missions.
New York city, who has just returned
from a tour of half the world in be-
hell OF the missionary society; DR.. G..
1. Dotson. executive secretary Of the
conference hospital at Mitchell; Rev. j.
y. Brabner Smith. editor of publica-
tons and veteran preacher Of the board
OF conference claimants; Rev. j. s.
and Rev. C. HI. Matteson, dis
trlct superintendent of the Aberdeen
City districts. respectively, and DIR. ].
A. Edwards. OF Rapid City.
The event OF chief public interest Of
the conference will be the election Of
ministerial delegates for the general
conference. and the election Of lay
delegates at the lay electoral confer
ence. At one of the sessions reports
were made by five district s%uperinten-
dents. The state of the church, Of the
hospitals under the Jurisdiction Of the
church, pensions for preachers and
other SUBJECTS Of Importance were dis
cussed at M Of the sessions.
Methodism was introduced into
South Dakota in the fall Of 1860 by the
appointment Of a young man, s.. w.
1ngham, to the land Of the Dakotas. He
entered upon his work in October Of
that year at Vermilion, where he or
ganized the first Methodist Episcopal
church on January 2. 1861. This was
ton which has maintained a continu-
GUS organization in South Dakota. DUR
ing the first 10 years following this
event work was opened at Yankton,
Richland. Elk Point, Canton and Sioux
Falls.