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the race. IL. of course. all depends on
what majority of these games the
Griffmen can win. and there ought to
be a good balance on the right side of
the sheet If the team continues to play
as good ball as it has of late.
Both Compton and Burk, players
who jumped to the Feds within the last
week or so, have been enjoined by the
civil courts and il is not at all unlikely
that these injunctions will be made
permanent, in which event the Feds
will have been dealt another severe
blow. The only thing that the Feds
activity may bring about is a continu-
ance ,of the high salaries the players
are drawing. for il is not likely that the
clubs of organized base ball will let
anything go undQne to thwart the efforts
of the Feds to become a major organi-
cation.
The present makeup of the Gilmore
teams is so far below the ma or league
standard that there is not the slightest
chance of the leaS,e ever being popu-
lar with the public. because the play
ing standard is at Il low ebb. That is
why the Feds want II orc stars to patch
up their linc-upS. but the stars have
grown wise and knowing that the game
may be permanently injured by present
conditions. they are not apt to tie them
selves with the outlaws.
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BY J. ED GRILLO.

At no time this season has the pitch
sing staff of the Griffmen displayed bet
ter form than since the team came
of the last trip. Ayers, Johnson ant
Gallia have shown themselves excep
tionally strong of late, and result
of their good work five of the sever
games played here have been victories
The work of Doc Ayers has been par
ticularly surprising. winning two of the
three from the Browns by the shut-ou'
route. With the pitchers going at 6
fast clip and the chances of Shaw anc
Boehling regaining form also. there il
a splendid chance for the locals to con-
tinue to crawl up in the race. The i'm
provement that the team as a whole
has shown since Shanks was placed al
third base gives it a most formidable
appearance.
Today there is a double header sched-
uled with the Chicago White Sox, one
of the contenders in the race, but a
team which the Griffmen have never
found troublesome during the present
campaign. Gallia is slated to pitch
the first game and Boehling the sec
ond. The first game is to be called at
. o'clock.
The more one sees of Kopp the more
impressive the youngster looks. He
PLAYED in improved style yesterday
when he walked the first time, whitfield
the second and singled to left the last
time up. percentage Of 800; kopp
also handled himself well in the field.
covering a lot of ground on the two
flies that were sent in his territory.
There is no doubt that the youngster
has been Handicapped in both of the
games he has played here by reason of
the fact that he has been forced to bat
from the right side of the plate be-
cause Of the presence OF .cft-handed
pitchers on the slab kopp has done
very we'll under these circumstances.
but it Is naturally supposed that he
will feel much more at home when he
gets up against righthanders today.
The young man is worthy of a thor
ough trial. to say the least. and it
would not be at all surprising If he
proved very valuable acquisition to
the team. which has been badly in need
of just one more good hitter.
The sudden improvement which Doc
Ayers has been showing in his pitch
Ayers seems to be in better form now
than he has been at any time this sea
son, and if he makes a strong finish.
as seems possible. the Nationals are
not going to have any trouble finishing
in the first division, and, in fact. may
has given them credit for. Three
pitchers are at their best now-John-
son, Gallia and AyerS-and a couple of
the others may round into their stride
in due time, in which event Manager
Griffith will be better fortified on the
rubber than he has ever been before.
Howard Shanks was undoubtedly en-
titled to a base hit when he made the
perfect hunt in the ninth on the
squeeze play which won the game.
There was not chance to make a
play on Howard. and there was no at
tempt made to throw him out. Conse-
Quently there is no reason why he
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BIG STAKES LISTED.
Havre de Grace and Laurel Meetings
Have S38. 900 Hung Up.

BALTIMORE. August 4.-Entries for
the stakes to be run at the Havre de
Grace meeting from September Is to
September 80, inclusive. closed last
night. Thirteen are down for decision
in fifteen days The Havre de Grace
handicap and the Royal Blue handicap
each will have a value of 81, 500 added,
while each of the others calls for $1,000
added or $1,000 guaranteed. Laurel will
run seventeen stakes during the entire
month of October, and one of them, the
National handicap, will have a value of
$4,000 added. There will be five of
$4,000 added. three of 1900 added and
eight of $1,000 added. Three of the
$4,000 added stakes are for two-year-
ODDS, the distance of two being at six
furlongs and the other at a mile. The
Laurel stakes close Thursday, August
IS.
The total value of stakes offered by
both Havre de Grace and Laurel
amounts to $4,000 and these races
should bring together the best thor
oughbreds in the east.
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FEDERALS PREPARING RAID
ON CLUBS OF ORGANIZED BALL
Pitcher Alexander, Eddie Collins, Frank
Baker and Stuff" Mclnnis Are the
Stars the Outlaws Are After
ED CHARITY,

ATLANTIC CITY, August 4.-Presi
dent James A. Gilmore of the Federal
League and several of the magnates
held an improm1tu meeting yesterday
at the Marlborough Blenheim, in this
city. and Immediately the news gath
erers flooded the wires with stories to
the effect that "Baltmores franchise
may be shifted to New York next sea
son." OF course, the writers admitted
that such shift was only ''rumored."
One declared that either the Terra
pins or the Newark Peppers would be
transferred to Gotham, and then gave
Newark the benefit of the doubt by
saying that Sunday base ball is a big
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Other American League Game.
Boston Noses Out Tjoers

BOSTON, August 1.-The Boston
Americans eVened the series with De-
trolt by winning yesterdays game.
2 to /.
Shore and Coveleskie fought through
a pitching duel. in which the former
gained the honors notwithstandine
several fuke hits by Detroit. Lewis
single, an inheld out and Barry's dou-
BILE decided the game in the seventh
The score
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Detroit ...-.-........ . . u u u a u I
Two-base hits-Cady Barry. Burns Sacrifice
MI Lewis. Double plsy-tovcleskie Youup AMI
burns. Left on basrs-Petroii. $: Boston :,
FIRST base on errors-Ietroit. /: Boston.
BASES on hallS-Of Cov"leskic. /: on Shore -,
Hit by pitcher BY Gamer ,Ianvrln, StrncL
out BY Covelrskie. 3: hv Shore 1. rmnircs
Messrs. Evans and Chill. Time of game,
hour and - minutes.
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moneymaker at the Harrison plant.
Gilmore announced that the ndepend-
ents were planning another raid on or
ganized bali ans that s<-Stiations with
fifteen stars of the National and Amer
lean circuits were under way.
Gilmore said no amount of money
within reason would stand in the Feds
way if they could induce such men as
Grover Cleveland Alexander. Eddie Col
Inns. Frank Baker and Stuffy McInnis
to sign contracts.
Gilmore also announced that the pen
nant winner in the Federal League
would again challenge the winner of
the worlds series this fall
The Atlantic City writers also de-
clared that Frank Baker was regarded
as the logical man to lead the proposed
team in New York.
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Gilmore has already been auNlseo
that il he attempts to put club In
New York this year it will be the
greatest frost that his league has ever
encountered. New York folks don't
want any of the Fed base ball. This
has been de nonstrated by the attend
ance at both the Brooklyn and Newark
grounds, which are not taking IN
enough money at the gates to pay the
groundkeeper.
Gilmore, who likes to hear himself
talk, has never made good a single
prediction. and is constantly showing
himself up 10y things he gives vent to.
One great reform that the demise of
the Feds would bring about would be
the elimination of "Gabby" Jim.
The Chicago White Sox are seven and
a half games ahead of the Nationals.
surmountable one. II the Griffmen
play up to the pace they have shown
of late il is not at all unlikely that they
will win majority of the games from
the Rowland crew during its stay here.
when five games are scheduled to be
played.
The Sox have little the worst of
the present stage of the schedule. for
here, while the Bostons and Detroits
are hooked up with easy clubs. Cleve-
land furnishing the attraction at the
Hub, while the Tigers are to feast on
ton. SO that the chances are the Sox
will lose some ground while they are
sojourning in the nations capital.
Johnny Evers Is back in the game in
more ways than one. His greatest serv
ice is that he usually has the opposing
team hooked up against him, thus di
verting its attention from the game.
1--we RI al
these lines. He has a thousand argu-
ments a day, and they are all effective
in that they keep the other fellow from
playing the game.
Manager Fred Clarke and started a small
riot in Pittsburgh. And yet off the field
Evers is as gentle as lamb and is
pleasant to everybody. But there is a
lot of method in his madness.
The Braves are back in third place in
the National League race, and it would
not be at all surprising If George Stall
ings' prediction that his team would
again win the pennant should be real
ICED. There seems to have been falling
OF In the work Of the Phillies and Dodg-
ers. and II the Braves ever get within
hailing distance of these rivals they
will be pretty sure to put them out OF
the running and assume the lead them
selves Once that has been achieved. the
Stallings crew will be hard to catch
for 1t Is a wonderful team when it gets
TO going at Its best.
washington still has fifty-two game.
to play before the season comes to q
close. There is but one more trir
through the west. But three games will
be played in each city. and then will
cities: The remainder of the games will
be played here. These are sufficient
contests to give the Nationals a chance
to be real cootenders near the finish o.
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GREAT GOLFERS TO MEET.
Classic Field Will Tee Off in Ma.
tional Tournament August %.

Formal notice that the twenty-frs
annual championship tournament Of the
United States Golf Association will be
held at Detroit beginning August IS
was served on various clubs today
Ihougn the nrst emtries can scarcely
tournament committee. before the lat
ter part of this week. most Of the lead
ing amateurs are expected to try for
the title.
ready been reserved by Chick Evans.
w. c. Fownes. jr.; G. A. Crimson, Ned
Sawyer. E. H. Kankard. Harry Davis,
r. Y. Hayne. Donald Edwards. Kenneth
Edwards. George Lyle, Albert Seckel
and Walter E. Egan.
Maxwell Marston and Hamilton Kerr
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Rain Spells Western Tennis.

CHICAGO, August 4.-Rain that
swept the north shore Monday night
caused a postponement of all matches
scheduled for yesterday in the western
tennis tournament on the courts of the
Onwentsia Club. Lake Forest
Plans have been made for the Or
ganization of all the tennis clubs in
Cook county into a parent body. which
is to have control over various prob
lens coming up through the increased
local interest. It was announced.
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INJUNCTIONS AGAINST BITRK
Temporarily Restrained From Plav.
ing With Pittsburgh Rebs

PITTSBURGH, Pa. August 4.-San.
ford Burk, pitcher for the PITTSBURGH
Federal League base ball club. was
Yesterday temporarily restrained from
playing with the club and the club
was restrained from employing Burk
through injunctions granted to repre-
sentatives of the American Associa-
ton base ball club of indianapolis, by
Judge Ambrose B. Reed, in common
pleas court. Judge Reed named August
as the time when he would hear ar
guments on the motion to make the
inJunctions permanent. Burk joined
the Pittsburgh Federals recently,
when that team passed Columbus, Ohio
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il will get the league honor by virtue OF
victories in both parts of the schedule
The Bureau team completely turned
the tables on the Marines in the final
series in the Government League. win
ming by a score of /. to >. The Ma
rines blew" completely. while Bureau
played an errorless game. Nine err
rors were chalked up against the field
ing records of the soldiers. Bureau
also hit the ball hard. MAKING n total
of fifteen safeties. Lemeric and DAVIS
led in the batting. with three hits each.
and not a member of the club failed To
connect safely at least once
This evens up the series between Blu
reau and Marines. The latter took the
first game, the second was tied. Three
more contests are scheduled and the
victor in two of those will represent
the circuit in the post-season contests.
Car Department was victor over
Shops in the Railroad V NJ. G. 4.
League. winning by 9 to :. Heavy
scoring in the closing innings gave the
Car Department its victory. The bat
ting of Myers and Jarvis of the win
ners featured the game.
Jim Burch and Fred Bamman recently
attained a signal success in a canoe re
gatta held at Asbury Park. The local
men took part in several events and
have few medals to attest their Prov
ess in handling the paddles.
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BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Columbus has released Pitcher Goshorn
to Grand Rapids of the Central League
The veteran Elmer Steele has found en-
ployment suited for him in the first base
job for the Bradford Interstate League
team. He thinks he may get in such
shape that he can pitch winning ball
again.
Funny the Panama exposition has
sent no hurry order for j. Franklin
Bakers new bull calf
Graduating collegians who imme-
diately join major league teams for
trial are not SO certain of the LID.
gag about winning life's battle, par
ticularly If they are joining teams
down in the race
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LAWN TENNIS FOLLOWERS
AWAIT NATIONAL TOURNEY
Question as to Who Will Capture the 1915
Title Being Asked From Coast
to Coast.

NEW YORK, AEAust 4.-LeSs than a
month intervenes before the national
lawn tennis championship tournament
begins on the twenty-four clay courts
of the West Side Tennis Club at Forest
Hills, l.. l., and already the momentous
question is being asked among fol-
lowers of the game from here to the
coast: who is going to be the cham
pion of 1882"
Will Richard Norris Williams, I'd,
the unassuming youth from Philadel-
phia, be able to retain his high honors.
or will he be borne down to defeat by
Maurice f. McLoughlin, the meteoric
California star, or some other of the
ranking players"
Much Hinges on Draw.
Much hinges upon the result of the
draw. 1t may happen that Mclaughlin
and Williams will be drawn together
in the same half, even in the same
bracket in the first round of play, thus
disposing Of one of the strongest cam
didates for the final honors on the
opening day of the tournament. Or 1t
may be that the playing-through
champion will get an exceedingly
easy path to the final round as Nc
Loughlin had at Newport last year. and
that Mac will meet worthy opponent
in every round. or vice versa.
Granted that the two foremost con-
tenders are placed in opposite sides of
the draw, however. and that both come
through successfully to the final round.
the meeting between the east and the
west on the final day of the tourna-
ment should result in battle worthy
of the best traditions of the game
Much depends upon Williams frame
of mind that day. The former Har-
ward student when the whim seizes him,
as it did in the Newport meeting. can
accomplish almost anything on the courts.
Against Mclaughlin upon that occasion
Williams was daring in the extreme. and
executed shots that few. if any, players,
with SO much depending upon the result,
would have attempted.
His Play Brilliant.
He was coolly confident before he took
the court against his greatest rival, and
this confidence was amply justified by
the manner in which he outguessed. out
speeded and outplayed Mclaughlin. There
was no stroke in the category Of lawn
tennis that the Philadelphia did not have
at his complete command on the Casino
court, and added to this. his eye was I'M
failing in the accuracy with which it
picked out the openings
There was no trick of the courts that
Williams did not use in Turing the i'm
petuous Mclaughlin out of position in
the east conquer the west that day the
feeling was almost universal that the
Davis cup would have remained in pos
session of the United States had the new
champion performed In like manner
against Wilding and Brookes
AS for Mclaughlin, there are many in
dications that the great coast player Is
headed for the heights this year, He is
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nERTIEENr COMMIT
.Eshappenin&$S1 Sportdo1n
BY ]. ED GR1LLO.

"Gabby" Gilmore the Feds down at Atlantic City yes
erday planning organized base ball and incidentally
place club New York next season.
Cabby also the Feds ready Grover
Alexander Stuy Eddie Collins and Frank Baker and
He thereby admits that all the stars IN
But the amusing thing he that he
the Feds challenge the winner
of the world SERIES which, course, will lot of excite
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WILLIAMS 0UTPLAyS
JOHNSON IN TENNIS
National Champion Loses First Set
and Then Wins Three
in a Row.

BOSTON, Mass, August 4.-But for
one set yesterday, r. Norris Williams,
Cd, the national tennis champion, had
little trouble winning from Wallace F..
Johnson, the clever Philadelphia, who
had advanced to the semi final stage
without the loss of set
Williams was rather slow in starting:
in fact, it was not until after Johnson
had grabbed the opening set that he
braced. Those in attendance looked
for thrilling match. but when Will
liams got his strokes working in
proper order Johnson's defense crack
ed, and though he braced in the fourth
set his stand wasn't sufficient to Offset
the brilliant work of the national
champion.
Throughout the match Williams was
inclined to wildness and many errors
was chalked up against him. How
ever. he more than Offset his nets and
outs by brilliant placements. john
son featured the first set by taking
every one of Williams services. His
control of the ball was all that could
be asked for, especially in the first set
Williams continued his hard hitting
game of Monday and it was on shots
off the ground that both relied to win.
Both kept back from the net almost
ing to be passed. 1t was a duel in
which Johnson relied on the cut
stroke and Williams the top stroke,
and the Johnson game was but slight
ly inferior to the others style.
johnson Unsteady.
In the critical points of the match
j Johnson was unsteady and Williams
found but little trouble in driving him
self into a lead of two sets to one.
Johnson's rally in the fourth set prom
Used for d time to make things inter-
esting, but clever anticipation by him
was not sufficient to outweigh the hard
drives that Williams executed and an
cratic spell followed.
Williams bucked when needed with
beautiful game of tennis and forced
the net with varying success. Will
liams' top stroke travelled faster than
did Johnson's cut, but the latters ball
had difficult and uncertain bounce
to it which for 4 time deceived.
Williams scored but 81 points to 80
for Johnson in the opening set. In the
second set Williams scored 80 to p
for Johnson. Williams had "a points
and it was there that Williams played
almost f1awlessly. In the fourth set
scored "a to &c for Johnson.
Today Williams meets Nat Niles in
the final round for the right to chal-
lenge Maurice Mclaughlin.
Longwood singles. semi-flnal round,
NJ williams, I'd, Boston.
defeated w. F. Johnson, Philadelphia,
Is. 6-1, Go, 81.
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further advanced right now than he was
at the same period last year, and, with
out the responsibility of Davis cup COM
petition to worry him, should perform in
even more sensational style
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The name of Hughes appeared as a
pitcher for Milwaukee the other day
The man in the box was Catcher Johnny
Hughes, who was used as a relief twirl-
er because Manager Clark had no sure
enough pitcher available.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington. l st Io1s o.
Chirago-New York-Wet grounds
Boston. .; Detroit l.
Cleveland-Ph Philadelphia Wet grounds
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston. 3: Pittsburgh. T.
Boston. I: Pittsburgh. >.
New York st LoriS--Wpt grounds.
BrOOkyn-t ncinnati-Rain
Philadelphia Chicago-Wet grounds
SCHEDULES.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TODAY. TOMORROW
Chicago at Washington | Chicago at Wash'n
Detroit at Philadelphia. Detroit at Philadelphis
ST. Louis at New York. St Louis at New ynrt
Cleveland at Boston. | Cleveland at Boston
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TODAY. TOMORROW
BROOKLYN at Cincinnati. BROOKLYN at st. Iouis
New York at st. Louis. New York at Cncin'ti
Phfla at ChicaC" Phi!a. at Pittsburgh.
Boston at Pittsburgh Boston at Chicago
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4One out when winning was scored.
Washington ......... u q o q . q q IL
ST. Louis ............ d q o D o o q 90
Three base hit-Lavan. Tiits-On Koob in
% innings: of Welman. in l-3 innings
Double play-koob. I.avan to Ienry. Left on
bases-W Washington. ): ST. Louis. 3. tmpires
Messrs. Hildebrand and OIoughlin. Time #
game hour and ~ minutes,
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Land Heavily Wooded.

The land Is heavily wooded in places
and the timber rights in themselves
hold a large value. Several years ago
these rights were sold, and there was
considerable cutting. but there are still
hundreds Of acres of virgin pine. The
new owners have repurchased the tim
Der rights. and there will be no more
cutting of lumber except when 1t is
necessary for the building of the pro-
posed bungalows. They will be of uni
form construction of bowlder and log,
though members will be permitted to
build according to their own plans and
upon sites which they may select.
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MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.

VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Rocky Mount. {: Norfolk 3
Portsmouth. 2: Petersburg l.
Suffolk 8: Newport News. 5.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Kansas City. Z: indianapolis, g.
Cleveland. 81; Milwaukee 3
Minneapolis. 8: Louisville l.
Cleveland. 3: Milwaukee, .
st. ul-Columbus: rain.
NORTH CAROLINA LEAGUE.
Raleigh. B: Charlotte. O.
Greensboro Winston Salem: rain.
Durham Asheville; rain.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Memphis. g: birmingham. ::
New Orleans. o: Little Rock, @.
Atlanta. 3: Nashville o.
Nashville. 1; Atlanta. 3.
Chattanooga, l. Mobile. 0.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Dallas. 10: Beaumont. ).
Fort Worth. Z; San Antonio, 6.
Houston. 3: Shreveport, Z.
Waco. .: Galveston. :.
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WHITNEY DEFEATS EMANUEL
IN FIRST OF POSTPONED GAMES
Must Win One of Two Remaining Contests
to Capture Honors in Second North
west Church League Series.

it will get the league honor by virtue OF
victories in both parts Of the schedule.
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Howard Shanks was undoubtedly en-
titled to a base hit when he made the
perfect hunt in the ninth on the
squeeze play which won the game.
There was not chance to make a
play on Howard. and there was no at
tempt made to throw him out. Conse-
quently there is no reason why he
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should not have been given two hits
instead of one.