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son the manager tells the player to for
get the averages; just go out and show.
Alexander is the only pitcher who
won more than thirty games during
the playing season. He won thirty
one and lost ten for an average of 1855.
He led the National League. Babe"
Ruth Of Boston. led the American
League with eighteen victories and six
defeats for an average Of $50. Alex
ander won more shut-out victories than
any pitcher in either league-twelve-
and struck out more than any other
pitcher-233.
Other Leading Tw1rlers.
But four pitchers won twenty games
or more in the National League, and
six topped that figure in the American
League. Mamaux of Pittsburgh won
twenty-one and lost eight; Mayer Of
the Phillies, won twenty-one and lost
fifteen, and Rudolph Of the Braves won
twenty-five and lost nineteen. Doak
of St. Louis who led the league in 1914
with ntnteen victories and six defeats,
won sixteen games and lost seventeen
After Ruth in the American League
averages comes George Foster. with
twenty victories and nine defeats Jim
Scott of the White Sox won twenty
four games and lost eleven. Walter
johnson, with a fourth-place club and
weak hitters. won twenty-seven games
league. He was beaten thirteen times.
and six of these were shut outs. Faber
Of the White Sox won twenty-four and
lost thirteen. Dauss and Coveleskie of
the Tigers each won twenty-three and
lost thirteen games.
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FIELD TRIALS NEXT MONTH.
National Capital Club to Hold Event
at Bradley Hills Nov. as and 4.

The National Capital Field Trial Club
will hold its third annual field trial
meet, for pointers and settlers, on quail,
at Bradley Hills, Md, November 2, 3
and 4.
Entries are coming in from sports
men throughout the entire east, who
will be on hand to compete for the
handsome silver cups and cash prizes
offered by the local club. There will
be three stakes run, commencing with
the derby. which is attracting unusual
interest this year. John Dunn Of the
Richmond Base Ball Club has entered
hts string Of well known Benstone
derbies in this event. This stake will
be followed by the all-age class. which
will include many dogs OF local reputa-
ton, as well as several entries from
Baltimore. Philadelphia and New York.
The last event will be a subscrip-
ton stake. which will be run in one
hour heats and will have many en-
tries of high-class shooting dogs.
to test their stamina and bird working
ability.
The club will entertain its guests in
its new and spacious old-fashioned
log lodge, which has just been COM
pleted on the field trial course at Brad
ley Hills.
Entries for the derby and all-age
events will close tomorrow, October
25, and entries for the subscription
event will close November 3. Sports
men wishing to make entries can get
blanks and further information from
the club secretary, F. E. Young, 1890
Brown street, this city.
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YALE PLAYERS BATTERED.
Scovil Has Broken Nose and Three
Other Eli PLAYERS Hurt.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. October 25-
Several former Yale foot ball players
will return this week, and there will
be hard drill every day in an effort to
build up the foot ball team which
Washington and Jefferson tore to
shreds. The destruction Saturday was
sufficient, and Yale will confine her eff
forts to constructive work. The same
general coaching policy and coaching
STAFF will be used, and there will be few
shifts in the makeup of the eleven.
Scovil, the dashing fullback, who
gained a large part Of Yales ground
against Washington and Jefferson and
took Harry Legore's place SO well, re-
ceived a broken nose during the game
The injury came in the first part Of the
contest Scovil was then taken out of
the play. his nose bandaged up some
what and he was sent back again He
justified the confidence Of the coaches
by swapping up Washington and JEFF
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GROVER ALEXANDER WAS BEST
OF ALL PITCHERS LAST SEASON
Figures Show He Outpitched All Twirlers
in National and American Leagues.
Johnson Did Good Work.

ST. LOUIS, October 25.-The curtain
has been rung down on the 1915 base
ball season; the stage is deserted, and
the principal actors are getting back
into the small towns and hamlets where
they will be heroes for a time
Capitola, Cal, is all excited because
Harry Hooper Is on his way home; St.
Paul, Neb.. is getting out the bunting
to show Grover Cleveland Alexander a
good time, and, for all we know. they
may be doing things in Santa Clara
and Laguna Beach, Cal Six or seven
towns in Arkansas and Oklahoma are
preparing to receive George Foster, the
Red Sox hurler, who won two games in
the series.
With the curtain dropped. the dope
sters" are having their inning with the
averages They are being dissected in
every way The failure of Alexander in
the world series caused many to recall
the title bestowed upon him as the
greatest pitcher in base ball" There is
live up to expectations. He didn't pitch
in either game as he pitched in the Ma
tional League season.
Has the Best Average.
But he was the best pitcher in the
National League, and averages show
him to be the best pitcher in either
league. AS has been said time and
again, averages do not count for a
thing only when player asks for more
money. Then the manager begins to
look up the averages. During the sea-
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| When organized base ball makes the
ruling this winter that ball players
will not be allowed to go barnstorm-
| ing after the season closes. it also will
| include all individuals who hire them
selves to semi-pro or minor league
teams for the sake of getting some easy
money.
! There is no let-up in the criticism Of
the Phillies management because OF it,
/ treatment of Manager Pat Moran. Jim
ME Isaminger, the base ball writer OF
the Philadelphia North American, took
another fall out of the owners of the
| club yesterday when he contributed
the following:
Charles Doom, received the sum OF
$4,000 for managing the team in 1914
When Moran was appointed to his
place year ago. President Baker made
a sharp bargain. 1t is said Pat was
offered less than half the amount that
Doom received.
Helpless, Moran was obliged to put
his signature to the document. He was
willing to make any sacrifice to show
the base ball world he knew something
about the game.
other manager in the National League,
Moran, nevertheless, went in and won
the pennant. He earned good money
for the club in the regular playing sea-
son. and canped his achievement by
getting s71 900 extra for the owners in
the world series
Under the circumstances, fans would
think that Moran was entitled to some
extra recompense for winning a cham
pionship. Were he drawing $4,000 a
year. like John McGraw. it would be
different, but when 1t is considered that
he was working for less money than
many privates in the ranks, 1t seems
to an unbiased observer that Moran
was getting unjust treatment
at may be the policy of the local own
ers to 'starve out Moran. They tried
that on Mike Doo1an and Tom Seaton
in the spring of 1914 with startling re-
suits However, the Philadelphia club
has token the stand that 1t will run its
business to suit itself, SO 1t is obliv-
ious to the concern fans plainly show
over the Moran incident
Connie Mack Is being unjustly criti-
cised because he has intimated that he
will trade or sell Frank Baker before the
next season opens, though he made the
statement last summer that he would
not dispose of Baker under any cfrcum-
stances.
1t must be understood that the Ameri-
can League club owners have brought
much pressure to bear on Mack in the
Baker matter 1t is considered detri-
ment to the league to have Baker out of
1t. and. Furthermore. If Mack did not
make peace with Baker he would be sure
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WALTER JOHNSON DEFEATED.

WEBB CITY. Mo-, October 25.-Walter
Johnson of the Washington Americans
and George Foster OF the world cham
pion Boston Americans pitched a score
less duel for eight innings here yester-
day. johnson in the uniform of Webb
City and Foster twirllng for Pittsburgh,
Kan. Then in the ninth inning johnson
was hit for a two-bagger. fumbled a sac
rifice grounder and walked the next man,
and all three runners subsequently scored
Pittsburgh won, 3 to O.
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Washington Divers Win Trophy.

Washington Swimming Clubs team OF
diving experts outclassed all Baiti-
more's select team to such an extent
at the intercity diving contest held at
the Hippodrome Theater, Baltimore,
Friday that the Baltimore audience
awarded by their applause the hand
some trophy cup to the Washington
contingent, this being the method
adopted to decide the winners. Tho
Washington contestants were paired
off one by one with the Baltimore ex-
perts. Those representing Washing
ton were A. W. Bennett, A. A. Craw-
ford, C. Carrick, r. o. Eliason, e. B.
Ansley and J. L. Adebdschain.
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ferson tumble and rushing for Yale's
only touchdown.
Three other Yale men suffered in
Jurtes. PIE" Way, the big center. had
ono eye cut, and c. Sheldon and Won
Holt both had shoulder injuries. Shell
dons shoulder may keep him out Of the
practice for several days. for it is i'm
possible to tell just how serious the In
jury is. Won Holt probably will play
this week. Baldridge and Black, who
have been at the Yale infirmary since
the Lehigh game, will return to play
this week
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PITCHER RUTH's BAD LUCK.
Wins Ball Game, But Loses $500
Diamond Ring,

BALTIMORE. Nd. October 25.-
While Babe Ruth was pitching his old
team, the st Mary's Industrial School.
to victory yesterday afternoon, one Of
the brothers OF the institution to whom
Ruth had intrusted his two-and "A half
carat solitaire ring, lost the Jewel while
working TO keep the big crowd from
encroaching on the infeid
Ruth paid $500 for the ring, which
contained the first diamond he had ever
owned. He had bought it from the
proceeds OF his share of the world
series spells.
Babe won his game. 10 to O. Fritz
Aaisei Of the Yankees played a star
game at third for St Mary's, fielding
cieaniy everything that came his way
and hitting like hend
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OLDEST ACTIVE BALL PLAYER
If Cobb Lasts This Long, He Will Be
Millionaire.

PITTSBURGH, October 25-George
Artzberger. sixty-seven years old. a
wealthy shoe dealer. has Just closed his
1915 playing season with the Wittmer
team. the strongest amateur team in Al
legheny county. During the season he
played sixty-one full games. His official
batting average is 1925. In tho field his
mark was $40.
Artzberger plays outfeld positions
equally well. In game August 80 he
made five hits, scored four runs and stole
two bases he claims to be the Oldest
active ball player in the world, and de-
clares that he can run bases, hit and
throw as we'll as he could when he was
forty years younger which assertion is
borne out by his record.
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Pnceton New Foot Ball System Title Conten
BASE BALLS GRIN
TOTAL FOR YEAR

CHICAGO, October 2S.-Statis-
tics compiled here show that
hfty-nine fatalities were at
tributed directly to base ball in
1918.
The report shows that thirty
eight of the fatalities were caused
by being hit ON the head by the
ball direct from the hands Of the
pitcher. six players were killed in
fights during OF after games. SIX
died of Overexertion and three
from collisions.
Injuries showed a slight de-
crease over the preceding year,
per cent of the players In or
sanized base ball having been
injured during the season.
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woLvERToN WINS REMNANT.

SAN FRANCISCO. October 25-Harry
Wolverton's San Francisco club won
the Pacific Coast League pennant yes
terdey. The team clinched its hold on
the nag last week. Wolverton was once
a manager Of the New York Yankees.
Salt Lake City. which took the place
OF Sacramento In the league last spring.
was the runner-up in the race Los
Angeles was q close third. Vernon.
order named.
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Dertin!e!}nt Cog!!l'nont
J $@35asgs;s'sg155&&; *
By ]. ED GR1LLo.

Walter Johnson again hooked with which can't hit
The Nationals pitched his game for Webb City, No.
club yesterday suffered his second defeat his for the
ond time failing get him a
safe guess that Walter exertng himself these
games he ought pitch after the regular closes
1t would that ohnsons salary ought be sufficient
keep the wolf from the door, and he simply taking chance
for the sake of a few dollars.
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Vigilants Practice.

The vigilant foot ball squad held its
first practice Saturday afternoon I'M
der the direction Of Coach Derby.
Another workout will take place today
at the grounds at 18th and H streets
northeast. All candidates are request
ed to report.
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All-Nationals, 8; All-Americans, 5

OMAHA. Neb. October 25-The ALL
National base ball aggregation defeat
ed the All-Amer4can team here yester-
day by tho score Of to S. Alexander
Of tho Phillies pitched for the winning
team.
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| to go to the Feds. which would be a
calamity.
! Outfelder Without of the Venice club
of the Pacific Coast League will be a
member Of the Boston Braves next season
by rather peculiar action. When the
drafting season was on Wflholt was
chosen by four different clubs It Is said
| that the commission gave the player q
chance to pick his club, and he selected
| the Braves.
The Boston club is charged with paying
| Venice for Wilholt by releasing Moran
and Whaling to the coast club. though
heretofore drafted players have been paid
peculiar violations Of the rules recently
recorded.
Nothing ever gets away from John
Evers. Having been blamed for his
tactics toward the National League UNI
pires, he seems to have justified his con-
duct by the following:
THE continued appointment Of Bill
Klein to ohciate in the world series
games Is a sad commentary on the rest
Of the National League umpires. II they
are good enough to offlciate in the regu-
lar season why shouldn't they be good
enough for the big series?'
While 1t Is true that KLEIN has off,
cfated in evey world series, the play
ers of the opposing teams are natural
reason that they consider KLEIN the
best umpire in the business. It would
not be a bad move to allow KLEIN and
Evans to alternate behind the bat and
on the bases in every world series and
let the rest of the umpires attend to
the important work Of remaining in the
outf1elds.
Sid Keener Of the St. Louis Times is
advoea ting that Owner Hedges of the
Browns make every effort to obtain
Frank Baker from the Athletics. If
this cannot be accomplished by the
paying of cash, Keener insists that
Hedges could offer Mack lot OF play
ers who would be acceptable. He men
tons Hamilton to take the place of
Plank, Jimmy Austin to fill the hole
at third and an outfielder or a catcher
But such a deal is not apt to go
through. The league wants Baker to
play with New York. team which
needs strengthening badly. and the
chance are the home run hero will land
under Bill Donovan in the spring.
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IN tho year ard n half since Than. -
arrest In canada LITTLE has been learned
about this trip, and practically nothing
REGARDING tn circumstances OF tho plot
which gained Thaw his liberty from
Nattrawau ever has been revealed
The dftv witnesses called 10y TIC
state represent localities along the ei-
,..o course followed by TnlW ln hts
fSht to Canada They wer" MI IN he
c.ty Yesterday under the care OF capt.
Ianyon. "A private detective. who was
nrst employed by Mr. Jerome IN 'onne"-
,ion with the Thaw case,
Nothing could ne learned YESTERDAY
about "A rumorcd intention on ~" part
Of Thaws lawyers 10 ask Justice Page
for the appointment OF "A sanity ommi~'
sion to examine the defendant Forthwith
on the ground that he .s before the court
AZ AN insane person n may not under
such circumstances he fairly tried.
NJ both sides have given assurance
that any Twelve unDrciudiccd mon VII
satisfy them, the work OF selecting d
fury will probably not involve u01''
argument or time Because ~ tho great
number OF witnesses to b" called, = IS
e>pected that the trial VIII lHSt dur'ur
ne greater part OF the week
Thaw Was suffering from a cold v"s'
tcrdav. He spent the day much as u.
has spent most Of his t!inc In the TOW.
IN walking. reading and writing
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BITTER OVER CHURCH RATTLE
Father Fitzpatrick TciIs Of Others
Held IN New Jersey.

HARR'SoN. Y J March The E"y.
George 1. Fitzpatrick, rector OF tho
Roman catholic Church OF tho Holy
Gross, announced AZ all masses IN his
church to-day that n. had been told
hy Prosecutor Robert 6 iIudspeth OF
Hudson county mat the rafic Of IA house
ari lot for IN" benefit OF tho parish
pt-ochill school fund must be ahan-
Ionrd He s1id tho order would he
ohay"l and that ~" money received for
tickets would be- returned.
Father Fitzpatrick asserted that tho
plans Tor tho rattle had been open and
thuN"hodrd and hat many similar
rallies had been trld n New Jersey
without ANY Interference Il appeared
;o N,r.. lie sad. that the man who COM
planned o. the p-o~.cu'oi had NOR. than
a. h"-ir" to- have the laws enforced.
He Thought II strange that Adolpaus
II toI"In, secretary Of tho society for
'h. Suppression of Vice and Imposture
pt Newark. should have overlooked sim.
.lHr iit'ivS iva Essex county and com.
planned .! thu proposed drawing IN iIud-
soH county
Thus Ear $4,000 has been collected
TO- 81 tickets Much bitterness was .x.
pressed To- iucmhcr~ OF the congregation
over the turH 81 affairs.
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lively opposed TO Il,
European diplomatic representatives
here most interested In Mexico we're re-
Gently told that Il is the Intention OF this
Administrations not to go into Mexico
again under any circumstances These
officials are satisfied that this ~ the
liked policy of President Wilson ana
have so Informed their Governments
In the last few days there has heen
much TAX to the effec, that the Fres'-
dent may find his hand being forced
in the situation that events may take
sucn a turn tnat ne Nil Dc !
further to ignore the problem re-
frain longer from vigorous action.
II was reported to-day that informal
Inquiries were being made on behali
of the War Department to learn wha'
vessels would he available for charter
IN case OF need for the transportation
of troops 10 Mexico. officials OF the
War department denied the report TO-
day.
The suggestion that the President re.
Impose an embargo on shipments OF
arms to Mexico has been brought FOR
ward here In the last day or two, bu'
40 far as can be learned the Administra'
ton is not considering THE step,
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CONFIDENT ON
EVE OF TRIAL
LAWYERS for the Defence ii.
lent. hut RumOrs Of n Sur
prise Increase.

There vas no inklirg Eiv"n YESTERDAY
by any Of Harry *. ThaVs counsel what
tho character OF hts deG"uc" Will De
when he Is summoned 20 trial for con
sTiracy this morning before luSt''" PAGE
in tho supreme Court. Criminal lran'h
But the persistence % r'iuors mat
there Is to be an eleventh hour SURPRISE
Increased. and Thaw himself showed AN
urmistnkahla hop.fGiues, hat to-day
Will mark the heginulug 81 the eUI o.
his troubles. He does not h"-jttt" l'
saving that he is moro confident "'
favorable outcome ~ than ~" has been
AZ any time since the murder Of stan
ford White, almost nine Year, z
II is evident from tho M" tNn' can
he learned ahou u prosecutions side
of the case that the story OF NhtN
escape from Mattcawtn ou August u
1918. viii at last ho T1trh"' together
for tho public lnl tina the details of
the long automobile ride across TIE Sow
YORK state border and finally into Yer
mont. Where a train WAS taken to"ar'
the Canadian limo. VIII be told
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SLAYER OF SIX ENRAGED
BY INSULT TO HIS WIFE
Georgian Resented Talk of
First Nictim-Othcrs shot
May Die.

EEuNsVIDk. Ga. Marcl 49, Monroe
Tltl.ip-. cN-MiNor. who KILLED five men
yesterday and wounded th!rty-two
u' ,rS before he himself was shot to
death. wds Infatuated by what he COL
~'rlcl as an insult To- his wife by Henry
r. DIuwoody, his hrsi victim. accordiug
20 Mrs Uh.l.pa. 1t was ouly after lac
had k'Ilci buuwoody and wounded Al
bert NJ Way IN the formers office and
t.,u hi,l"d l.. g Tudgrtt that le lost
ns reason and began shooting ~ every
one iu sight. Mrs. I'ui,'ps ASSERTS.
Mrs, Phillips said thar she va tele-
phoucl Ia Duuwoody. q leading Bruins
W,,N attorney, concerning the sale by
philips of a lighter 10 "A firm IN Sa-
Vauuth. At the time She was AT the
office of Judge u. " Kraus-, another
promiu"n' lawyer, Duuwoody, she says
inferred that she was e~ndcaNoring "a
urlp her husband dcfrdud tho savannah
firm out Of $50 in the sale ~ thu
lighter This Inference. she said. she
resented and hunted up her husband
telling him what had TRANSFERRED
Phillips in rage Immediately obtained
q gun, nllcd his pockets with shells and
started downtown for punwoody. sh.
following and begging him not 10 dc
anything rash. Phillips paid no atteU,
ton to his wife's entreatics. going direct
to D~unwoody's office, whore tn" staying
began.
way was talking with Dunwoody
wh"n phillips "rt"red IN" office Nun.
woody dead. Phillips turned upon Way
and shot him Then Phillips rushed tC
the stree, and shot ut every person whC
appeared until he himself was killed
Ouc woman was wounded. but no
seriously.
Ernest Mcdonald, ono Of the wounded
died to-day, making six men Killed h,
Phillips. Some others of the wounded
are expected 10 die also, Phillips hnr
been Interested in many real estat,
ventures and ho charged that he haC
been robbed OF $40. Uo0 by DunwoodN
and others since January /.
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mad M my mind that I'd let them
feed mo 20 the dynamo before ia pull
those switches.
"TH,y waited fifteen minutes II th,u
Ar'.>vi uo down ana ted m" up wit
strips ~ ~t4rp1giir. \ gag was stuck ga
my mouth and .hey left m" done Will"
t''y went over and locked AT IN"
switches. They cursed m because r
wouldn't tell them which ones TO pull.
but they seemed afraid 20 touch hem "
After flsslng around half an hour tho
tho, mon went on. iricSch finally 60
rld of the gag and th"r Law on tho foo
unt'' . 20 O'Clock. Supt T. Vernon
smith looked out Of his window ahTu
'h'r and saw 'ha' the lights We're s'il.
.uru.uE He fr',l 80 got the plant b.
telephone. hlt coull rot. and while w."
wls trying Frank l.ug''sh wen in AM
found 'i-'"Sch trussed.
Tn" ongiu"cr could not give a deso rtr
ton OF th" men because Of tho hand
,-rchirfs they woro over the 'owc- part
- 'ho'r faces They seemed 70 h
strangers in town. BECAUSE -hcy aekst
him fur 81 r~rrt.0u- how % roach ne two
hotels and the taN colirotors office.
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White, Held as Bandit,
May Find Bail Today
Masuiy n Co.'S Manager. Called RObber Chief. Denies
That He Planned for Thieves in AUTHORIZATIONS
Say He Seemed to Be Model Man.


-
Nresceht @N!nietlc Cup Inc rooheTy
was NJ il'1o White was theh al Inc
ciun.
"hen CIinnin was tried In Octoher
,or 'othpiicity IN the a~tteinptei robbery
DAILY story had not yet been tuld.
'Ilhnih admitted borrowing u motor
sur mat morning, but said that ne USED
" 10 make business calls. White testi-
neo thut cIinnin was with nm az inc
crescent club from about II ~ Ia AT
least l.;lO O'CLOCK. They met ny APP