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The Washington times., 1915-08-07
TIGERS CONCERNED OVER IMMEDIATE FUTURE

Comiskey may be able to buy a cham
pionahip outright. We Tigers are more
concerned over the immediate future of
Jackson than about the 1916 career OF
Baker. Jackson. right now. would be
of inestimable value to Chicago In this
present exciting struggle among Boston.
Chicago. and Detroit For. in spite Of
the wealth Of excess outiielders. inc,ud-
ing Lcbold and Roth. the White Sox
cannot put into the garden anything
near the normal strength boastcd either
by Boston or Detroit.
Most writers OF the major league cities
are OF the opinion that Carrigans out
field is the very best In the business
This Is 4 point 1 will not concede. be-
fcnsively. and a shade stronger ohen-
sively. with Neach measured up to this
season standard. But either the r ID Sox
or Tigers lay It over Chicago Jus. nov.
4 healthy wallop covers a multitude OF
Gins. Detroit and Boston in their out
as most teams can show through tho
entire lineup.
This pennant race is going to be de-
cided by nerve and sticking qualities.
BY sticking qualities l mean wearing
powers Boston and Detroit are better
qualified than Chicago to hold their
nerve in n Grueling drive. Their teams
ar. more seasoned, for. almost intact,
they have gone through successful cam
paiGns.
Give Chicago either the Boston or De-
tro!t outfleld. and It would win hands
down. Rowand'S lnfeld possesses re-
markable strength though It Is more or
less an experimental one. with FolrnicE
md Blackburne on the extreme wings
Its success no doubt Is due largely to
the skill and cunning of Eddie Collins
One Collins makes any ordinary intiei1
n brilliant one. There is no greater IN
dlvidua! player in the game.
Chicago. like Boston. has a wealth OF
h,sh class pitching talent. In numbers
Of consistent pitchers the White SOY
have a marked advantage over the
will experience any severe handicap IT
comparison. Too many good pitchers
are often a hindrance rather than
helm 1t Is Impossible to work seven OF
eight men In turn often enough to keel
them on edge. Up to this stage OF thf
season the numbers have been used tt
advantage both by Rowland and CARR
gan because all the teams OF the league
The Washington times., 1915-08-07

WHITE SOx
GRIFFMEN.
Game at 8 o'clock.

letting him go. Good night. haven't
you been looking at him winning day
after day? No chance for me to sell
him for u million dollars"
This pennant race isn't settled by q
long shot,. says Manager Griffith. All
three leading teams are staggering
The White Sox are done, down and out
Wen show everybody that the Tigers
are in the same boat next week. When
wo go to Boston we shall show the Red
Sox in the same condition. ! know
we've done poor work against the Red
Sox in Boston this year. but we were
staggering ourselves then. Now were
going at top speed. and the results Will
be much different
Il don't figure we are out or the race.
We've got as good a chance right now
as II we were out In front by the mar
row margin held by the Red Sox, x:
the league for the last three weeks. and
so long as we can go along as we're
going now, we don't have to worry
about any opposition offered to u.s.
they should have delivered long ago
They started off we'll enough. bu,
slumped when they found no support
at the Bat Then the ,s ea,efs began
going bad. Now both the pitchers and
the batters are delivering. and, with my
seam running right. there Is no club ir
the league any better"
Marlin Koop will play right field ir
the absence of Danny Moeller. who In.
jured his groin yesterday In the second
game. The Canadian Lacquer should
have an easier time playing right heid
than he had In left. where the sun IL
binding He will lead OFF the batting
order and. If he begins to hit the ball
Moeller may have his troubles break
into the battle line. Merito Acosta
seems certain to remain in left field fo'
a while. at least. as long as he con
ttnues to hit as he Is now. The little
Cuban is more than delivering the goods
and he should develop into one. OF thu
best gardeners In the league with tht
experience he will get from now on.
Connie Mack has bought another third
baseman, Mcdonald. from the Houston
club Of the Texas League. He cost th'
Athletics $500 and will Join the Mack
men on August %.
Martin Becker. an outflelder Of tn
Lewiaton club Of the New England
League has been bought by the Giant
and will report September 8.
Calvin " Smith, star pitcher Of tn
Pratt Institute team OF Brooklyn. N
| Y, has been signed by the Red Sox.
The Washington times., 1915-08-07
Later the Old Roman Adds Murphy and Leibold, and
Clubhouse Rumor Has II That Frank Baker Will
Wear White Sox Uniform Next Year.
BY TY COBB,

Worlds Champion All Round Ball Player
A. Comiskey determined the American
Philadelphia would paonze champion that could
win a almost it pleased.
great his cherished
purchase paid
Outder Eddie Murphy. He
Memo ebod Cleveland andd said that he bidding high
for jackson that Charlie Somers likely weaken
before end of the month.
Furthermore according the clubhouse gossip of the White
Franklin Baker destined Chicago uniform
Mack dispose the home king this
will be satisfied that he
by keeping Baker of the if that
off does shrink of his dsguntled
The Washington times., 1915-08-07
PlaV Three Matches in
Clerks Tennis League

Beadle McColloch. and Sibbett won
their matches yesterday afternoon IN
the singles Of the tennis tournament
which was recently lnaugurated among
the clerks in the Reclamation Service.
Beadle defeated Warren. So. IS; Nc
Colloch won from Myer. G-3, S-S,' -.
and Sibbett eliminated Knapp. IS,
CO.
The palrings for tho doubles an
nounced yesterday are as follows:
Numbers vs.. Brown; Beadle VS.. War
rem; McColloch vs.. Myer; Knapp vs..
Sibbett.
The Washington times., 1915-08-07

had an unusual lot Of doublehcadcrs due
to the adverse spring weather. Those
doubleheaders have practically been
wiped out. From now till the end Of the
season II Is reasonable to expect more
settled weather.
Under normal conditions. with ono
game daily. four good pitchers. to my
way of thinking. are better than seven
or eight stars Detroit has four good
pitchers-four crackerjacks-in Coveles-
kie, Boland. Dubuc and Dauss. That
Is one more than Stallings used SO
successfully IN his great drive for the
pcnnant will his Braves n year ago.
Let these four escape sickness and in
jury and Jennings will not have to
worry much about his pitching.
We had figured all along that Boston
was the club Detroit would have to
beat. Chicago. however. has played
better ball on the road than for some
years back II always has been a
mighty tough outfit to tackle on the
, South side. Our club. however, has been
quite successful against Chicago this
The Washington times., 1915-08-07

There was a strain Of seriousness in
Eddie's banter He THINKS Felsch now
stands second to Trts in fielding abll-
tty. The young fellow certainly can
go back for them about as far as any
one. He has a good arm and fine speed
Felsch has every earmark OF a conner
But when all Is said and done. the real
answer to the question OF greatness
these days Is hitting ability. Felsch's
stick work has been all that could be
The Washington times., 1915-08-07
Reject Moran'S Offer.

LONDON. Aug. 7.-Creditors OF Frank
Moran. the American boxer. today re-
jectcd an offer of about 70 cents on
the dollar in bankruptcy proceedings,
Morans liabilities are $500. assets
nothing.
The Washington times., 1915-08-07

trouble. But we came out OF the recent
series In the Hub In fine share and
plainly showed that II II comes to a
question Of gameness and nerve We
should not be left Tar behind.
Boston Is greatly favored In schedule
over both Chicago and Detroit. for
Western clubs this year are called
upon to make the hnal International
visit. In the matter Of home games,
Detroit is worse of even than Chicago.
Fortunately. however, for Jennings his
All three pennants he won a few years
back we're clinched while the team was
travelling.
Unless Chicago should get Joe Jack
son--a matter I do not believe possible
in spite Of the success Comisky has
net with In purchasing stars from
rival. elubs-tho. White Sox will not
cause any great loss of sleep In our
ranks. Rowland's chances would be
greatly improved by slugger. But
he has the makinss of a pretty fine
outfield as II stands.
Felsch strikes me as a most prorpis-
ing young man. He has not had time
as yet to smooth of the rough edges
and to gain the necessary confidence
to show at his best. But he certainly
handles himself we'll for a boy who is
playing his second professional year.
Eddie Collins. a mighty good Judge Of
player. Is enraptured Of the young
man.
Just you wait couple Of years.
Eddie told me recently, "and this boy
Felsch will make the fans forget you
and iris Speaker"
The Washington times., 1915-08-07
Johnson Loses.

Ahern defeated Johnson yesterday in
the second round Of the singles in the
tennis tournament of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company. 6-l.
GO.
The Washington times., 1915-08-07
League Standing
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.

Tomorrow's Games.
No games scheduled.
Today's Games.
Chicago at Washington.
Detroit Al Philadelphia.
st. Louis at New York.
Cleveland at Boston
The Washington times., 1915-08-07
Today's Games.

Phila delphia at Pittsburgh
New York at Cincinnati.
Boston at Chicago.
Brooklyn at 81. Louis
The Washington times., 1915-08-07
YesterdaY's Games.

Philadelphia, 5; Pittsburgh. l.
Cincinnati, 3; Now York. 2.
Chicago. 2: Boston, 0.
Brooklyn, 8: St. Louis 2
The Washington times., 1915-08-07

Yesterdays Games.
| Washington, y; Chicago, 6.
| Washington. 8: Chicago, ..
| st. Louis-New York. rain.
| Cleveland Boston. rain.
| Detroit Phila delphia, rain.
The Washington times., 1915-08-07
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs.

TomOrrow's Games.
| Philadelphia at Cincinnati
Boston at St. Louis.
Brooklyn at Chicago
The Washington times., 1915-08-07

letting him go. Good night. haven't
you been looking at him winning day
after day? No chance for me to sell
him for u million dollars"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26
Achievements in Tennis
aK Outstanding Features
Feas of William Johnstonn Winning National Championship
and Defeating Williams and Mclaughlin Leading Sport
8g- ing Events-Mss Bjurstedts Clean Sweep

by New Heridcom
This the
sport and as one looks back he nothing the
oune what
made here and there
Ike the achievements
most notable thing of the history
Judgment
should have
the baby In the days of Biblical
stood out in the sporting
woman the other
Possibly the activities of Miss Moa Burstedt
tna looked almost impossible Still the girl Norway
courts In that will be remembered
Another thing that startled those follow
other
California His fully sensational
as that Of Miss Bued in the three
Old timers who back
Pacific Coast did He but there
were few who thought that he would
Of the stamp of Maurice Mclaughlin
was not thought possible title
been beaten he had
minded believe that he would
holder Of
the top notchers good
ton won his championship by srountng
While the good old stand
perennial
teent time acclaimed the champion
there Alfredo De George the
big tournament in Chicago and William
points his last championship William
destined blklue
billiard and to be
there
other champions like the brook
forever
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26

Even as the politics of the game blurred
the eyes OF the fans" so II seemed to do
with the players and the contesting clubs.
Not one OF the three leading leagues gave
exhibitions Of baseball which could be
eiassed with that OF years gone by. The
National League. In which Philadelphia
won the pennant for the first time In
thirty-two years, was wocfully weak. The
pitchers and batters, with few exceptions,
were very ordinary and much below the
par considered IN major league baseball
Out OF all the stars press-agcnted when
the season opened only "Ty' Cobb, of De-
troit; Eddie" Collins, of Chicago; Walter
Johnson. Of Washington, and Grover
Cleveland Alexander, OF Philadelphia,
lived up to their regulations and gave their
best efforts during the season. Cobb con-
tinued to outstrip all rivals as batter and
base runner. his greatest achievement be-
Ing ninety-six stolen sacks during the sea-
soma modern record. Cobb also hit $40
FOR the year, pcing almost thirty-fIve
points ahead OF his nearest rival, Collins.
Johnson led the American pitchers In ef-
ticicncy. although not In games won and
lost. Alexander was the standby of the
Phtllios. his efforts alone practically win
ming a pennant for the team, which headed
a sorely disorganized league. Larry
Doyle. although sadly off in fielding, ham
mered the ball INTO batting honors in the
National League. Benny" Kauff. OF
Brooklyn. led the Federal batters, and the
veteran. Eddie" Plank. OF st. Louis. was
the top pitcher.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26
BASEBALL.

Those interested in baseball financially
not only lost lot Of money during the
last season. but their frivolous actions
in the political side Of the national pas
time caused blot upon the records which
will take more than peace parleys or
agreements to erase. Not since baseball
was conceived from the boyish game Of
FOUNDERS" several decades ago has there
been SO much dirty linen exposed as in the
last two seasons, and especially In 1915.
i That the Federal League. which indie
pendently tried to undermine and explode
the gigantic organization under control
of the National Commission, failed In Its
mission and was forced to pray for mercy
or reason. whichever 1t might be called,
is not only victory for organized baseball,
but for the sport itself. as It tends to clear
the atmosphere. which was becoming
murisy and foul from the incessant cen
tumelies hurled back and forth by So
called leaders OF the different leagues.
Baseball during 1915 can Just as well be
stricken from the archives. as the few
noteworthy happenings OF the year were
more than offset by a series OF dispar-
aging events which tended to create dis
satisfaction among the patrons OF the
sport. Probably not since the Brothers
hood war were SO many fans" lost 70
baseball as was the case last season.
Everywhere one hears. II quit going &c
tho games because am not interested
IN court actions and In the owners walls. "
Probably peace pacts will lift all baseball
bans. but It is certain that several sea-
sons win sal by before the game returns
to its rightful favor amonz '.fanA"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26
"eENNIE ALLEN o
GOLF.

In the world OF golf the past season haa
been In n way reminiscent OF 1913, the year
In which Francis ouimet. the Mnssa-
chusctts player. startled everybody by de-
ieating the British professional pair.
Harry Vardon and Edward Ray. In the
pay-Vn for the open championship, at
Brookline. Mass. The open title is once
again In the hands OF an amateur. but this
time the holder 10 not Mr.. ouinct but
jerome y. Trayers, of Upper Montciair,
~. ~. VINO Tor years has been the fore
most figure In American amateur golf.
-Four times has Travers held the amateur
crown. and although he was not successful
sne solter OF the year II was at Baltusrol
GOLF Club links that Mr.. Travers won the
open championship from a field TINT a,,f-
Tered by comparison with that which iced
up at Brookline only because or the All
sence Oh Ray and Vardon. All the other
american stars wcro on hand, and In nddi-
uon mere were Wilfrid Reid. OF England
ana Louis Teller. OF France, q pair who
played at Brookiine, and a large nur,h.r
OF new arrivals from the other side IN tbc
Atlantic Ocean. Mr.. Trayers made fhc
seventy-two holes Of medal play n ID
strokes. winning by one stroke from
Tom MCNAMARA, the Boston profess
sional. sS.ss
The open championship was held well
IN ADVANCE of the amateur tournament
and In the interval Mr.. Travers had time
70 centre his thoughts and ambitions on
the double crown. which no American
golfer has as yet boon able to win. Mr.
Travers also failed OF his quest. as in the
amateur championship. on the links OF the
Club OF Detroit, he went only al
little why when he fell before Maxwell r. |
Of Baitusroi. N. j.. holder Of the
New Jersey stato Golf Association cham
Tho amateur tournament was remark |
able for Its many upsots and IN tho longI
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26
BILLIARDS.

William +. Hoppe and Alfredo De Orc
are again the respective champions at
baikline and three cushion carrom bill
iards. ge
Hoppe figured in only two important
events during the year. AT Boston. oc-
tober 20. q and - In three nights matcn
for the 1f.1 balkline championship. he de-
feated Kohl Yamada. ]. 800 to 1,231. That
victory made him owner Of the AL efn-
blem. and. inasmuch as he had previously
acquired ownership of the ISL and ISL
trophies. terminated titular competition at
In a handicap tournament at 49,, held
In New York, November l5 to q inclusive.
playing from scratch. 800 points, he CON
coded starts OF 100 to George Sutton, LIS
TO George F. Siosson and tSoJi Yanada.
l75 to Joseph Mayer and 100 to WeIker
Cochran and won every game In which
he figured. on November %, in tho final
contest, he beat Welker Cochran 500 to Is
and established q new high run record OF
sos. which beat his own previous record of
S07. made against the late Jacob Schaefer
at Chicago in 1906. by one point.
A three cushion carrom tournament to In
troduce a new championship emblem to
replace the Jordan W. Lambert trophy.
which had become the personal property
OF De Orc. was held In Chicago from
March to 81. inclusive. Twelve players
Competed. John DAILY. william b. Huey
and George w. Moore, who each won nine
games and lost two. tied for first. second
and third prizes. Playing off Moore won.
De ORC. who finished fourth, challenged
Moore, who defeated him in New York
May IL, Is and 10 Meanwhile Huey
challenged the winner. On September 2s.
20 and 80. In New York. Huey acquired
the championship He defeated Moore $50
to 1873.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26
ATHLETICS.

In athletics in the last year the. thing
that stood out above everything else was
the shattering of the one mile record by
Norman s. Taber. The feat Of the one
time Brown University student looks very
good In print, but when one gets right
down to the facts the record does not
really amount to much and should not
have a place on the list of standard
marks. Taber made his record under
conditions that wee cut and dried. He
was paced all the way and the mark
should be counted merely as an 'eShibi-
ton performance. When William g.
George set his mark he was running a
race and when John Paul Jones did the
fastest time on record for an amateur he
was running In q regular race. To put
Taber's record above Jones' would be an
injustice. The Cornell man had to run
around big field when he ran the fastest
mile ever by an amateur. Things were
not made to order for him as they were
for Taber. Just how little Taber's record
amounted to was shown later in the year
when "Joie' Ray. of the Illinois AC., de-
feated the record maker in time that was
more than ten seconds slower than the
mark that was made to order for Taber.
Because the latter made the remark
able record that he did in the Cambridge
Stadium there are many persons who
think that he stands out as the best ath-
lete of the year. Possibly he does. be-
cause he beat Am. eos. three times In COM
petition. but Ray, who made Am. 1s 2-5s. I'D
the Western championships and later on
beat Taber In the national event. should
come in for lot OF commentator.
One Of the odd turns of fate In athletics
finds the Westerners at the top of the
heap. The Olympic Club. OF San Fran
cisco, won the honors In the national meet.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26
AUTOMO BILING.

The outstanding feature of the 1915 auto
mobile contest season has been the re-
markable growth OF speedway racing and
its attendant crop Of new records. Start
ing with De Palma's victory in the Inter.
national Sweepstakes event at Indian.
apoiis. on May 81. the drivers have estab.
lished new marks at the principal meets
of the country, winding UP with an aver
age Of 1858 miles an hour in the Hardness
Trophy contest, won by Resta at Sleeps
head Bay on November q
Taking the distance of the contest into
consideration probably the best perform
snce of the year was Anderson's feat in
winning the $50 mile Astor Cup race at
Sheepshead Bay on October .. with an
average rate Of speed Of 1875 miles an
hour.
Earl Cooper was the champion driver
of the season. with standings based on a
point system. Out OF five starts In road
contests he won two frsts, one second
and finished unplaced twice. On the
speedway he took one first, two seconds
and two fourths out OF six starts. His
teammate. GIL Anderson. finished SECOND
in the rating with one first, one seconc
and one fifth place out of four road. starts.
In speedway racing he took one first, one
second. one third and one sixth place In
four starts.
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and title to De ORC, who had again chal-
lenged. The next challenger was August
ISieckhefer. At Chicago December 2. and
by the most remarkable display OF three
cushion execution ever witnessed De Orc
retained the championship. He defeated
Kieckhefer. 10 to %. scored his total in
fl5 innings and on the second night made
20 points In 1 innings.
The interstate three cushion champions
ship was won by Charles Ellis. represent
ing Cleveland. He and August KieclShefer,
representing Milwaukee, tied, In the play
off Ellis was the victor.
BENJAMIN Allen. of Kansas City, Is the
recognized professional pocket billiard
champion. Since December 4. 1914. when
he became the owner OF the Brunswick
Balke-C ollender emblem by defeating
James Mature, he has been ready to meet
all corners. but has not been challenged.
The most important billiard event Of the
year was the Class A 1872 tournament OF
the National Association of Amateur Bill
lard Players. held at the Union League
Philadelphia, March TO r. That tourna-
mcnt returned Joseph Mayer as national
amateur balkline champion OF the year.
Shortly afterward Mayer became pro-
fessional. Consequently there IL now no
Class A amateur baliSline champion.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26

object. outside of eliminating the prevn-
lent roughncss and brutality. was to give
the smaller teams chance TO compete on
an even basis with the bigger ones. Tlia
object came nearer realization this sea-
son than In any other. The small fry had
10 banner year. The most surprising thing
u all was to see Yale. once the daddy OF
III on the Sridiron, beaten by teams
mat would have been showed under in
ne olden days. Never In the history OF
she sport had Yale been beaten SO often
and 30 decisively as Il was this year. Not
only did the smaller colleges tikc il out
on the Blue. but Harvard rolled up the
biggest score ever made against a Yale
team when the New Haven aggregation
was beaten by a tally of Al TO O. Prince
ton was disappointment, for early In tho
year II looked like d winner and every
one connected with the Tiger thought that
the material was the best ever. II failed
In the big games. though. AS far as the
East was concerned there can be little
question that Cornell was the best team.
Tne lthncans went through the season
without a defeat and walioped Hnrvard's
great machine for the first time ON record,
and for the first time IN some years that
a Harvard team had been beaten.
There was little argument as TO who
OF Cornell. was practically the unanimous
choice OF all the experts who selected ALI
Star teams for the quarter back position.
Eddie" Mahan, OF Harvard, was equally
popular for the half back post. and these
TWO stood out above all the others.
In the West Minnesota and Illinois were
even ms far as the championship OF their
section was concerned but out on the Pa
cific coast the Washington University
team and the Oregon "Aggics' showed
class enough TO be considered among tho
kest In the country on tho Rridiron