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The Washington herald., 1916-07-23
FIRST TEAM.

he is a good hitter and a consistent
performed behind the bat, although
he is a little slow on the paths.
Tommy Crooks. the captain Of the
Steel Plant team. easily outclasses the
other first basemen in local ranks as
he is the teams most dependable hit
ter and a great fielder. Johnny Muir
ply, Of the Bureau club, Is the best
fielding first sacker in Washington,
but he Is a little weak with the stick
Dodge, of the Keller club, and Stew
ems, of the Rosedale nine, are wonder
full fielders, but both are weak with
the stick and could not be considered
Bob Zachary. former captain OF the
Catholic University. who holds down
second base for the Steel Plant team.
appears to be the best man at the
keystone sack Zachary, who is an
old head, and can hit the old pill with
the best OF them, is given the honors
for the first team. Johnny Fitzgerald.
the peppery keystoner OF the Holy
Name team. Is easily the second best
as he Is a consistent player and one
OF the best hitters in the District.
Rountree, Of Machinist; Charlton. OF
Rosedale, and Danny Bell, OF Treasury.
are due a great amount OF considera-
ton, but they cannot equal the indi-
yidual ability OF the two above-men-
toned players.
CONSTANT third oasemen In local ranks
are few and far between, as only about
four are playing this important position
with any kind OF consistency. Chick
Davis, Of the Bureau club, a veteran of
many q close and hotly contested game,
The Washington herald., 1916-07-23
TERMINAL RAILROAD
LEAGUE A SUCCESS
Interest in Circuit Has Been Revived.
Expect to Have a Strong
Team in Series.

After many conflicting rumors that the
Terminal Railroad Y VI. c. A. League
was failure, they are still holding their
own in amateur baseball. A slight lack
OF interest after the first series allowed
an opening for these unfounded rumors,
but ceaseless efforts by Secretary Tenny.
OF the Y. N. c. A, have overcome this
difficulty and the old-time spirit is
flowing again. This is easily seen from
the recent close games staged by the
league. The teams are all well balanced
and each can boast of one or two play
ers of exceptional ability
President Winslow, of the Y. NJ. C. A,
is an enthusiastic supporter. and his
presence on the field at every game
serves to impress the players OF the i'm
portance Of the leagues success He is
extremely desirous of placing a strong
team in the post-season series. The fol-
lowing is the revised schedule and stand
ing OF the clubs:
Tuesday. July 25-sou Aud. vs.. L. Sta
ton.
Friday. July 2-B. & o. VS.. Sou. G. O.
Tuesday Aug. I-Sou. G. o. VS.. Sou
Aud
Friday, Aug. -C. Station vs. B. & o.
STANDING OF THE CTTRS
The Washington herald., 1916-07-23
Trapshooting School Is
Growing in Popularity
More Than Seven Hundred Persons, Over Half of
Them Novices, Were Instructed at Atlantic
City School in Four Weeks Ending July l.
By PETER P. CARNEY.

From all over this broad expanse Of
country people Journey to Atlantic City,
\. J., to try their skill with a 2o-gauge
gun at the trap shooting school on the
Million Dollar Pier. This Is the only trap
shooting school in America, but 1t has
been so successful that II wouldn't be
surprising II in another year or so other
schools Of a like nature were started IN
different sections OF the country
During the four weeks which wound
up on July I, 7S1 persons registered at
the school, the largest four weeks at
tendance at the school. The week end
ing June "a was the largest week in the
history OF the school-in point OF num-
bers, as E9 persons shot over the traps
at the targets thrown over the Atlantic
Ocean. One hundred and four persons
tried the guns, traps and targets in the
week ending June 10; 2O2 the following
week and 1872 the week ending July l.
A sterling silver spoon is offered for
the best score made each week and in
three Of the four weeks Barton Pardes,
Of Atlantic City. won the prize. In
May he also won a spoon. The fourth
spoon was won by c. A Hardy, OF
Ill In the week ending June
10 Mr.. Pardee broke 25 straight once.
twice he broke "a, . and % out of
3 targets. Mr.. Hardy In winning
the spoon the following week had a
The Washington herald., 1916-07-23
COACH FOLWELL TAKES
"PEEP" AT CONDITION

Philadelphia. July 22-Coach Robert C
Folwell. of the Penn eleven. visited
Franklin Field today to take a peep"
at the condition Of the green sward and
examined the football shoes, sweaters
and molesktns to be used by the football
team at the preliminary training camp,
which will open en- September II at Lang
horne, Pa.
4 have completed my plans for the
preliminary work" said Coach Folwel
THE training system I will use will be
precisely the same as that which used
at Lafayette and Washington and JEFF
ferson. 1t is entirely different fl ON any
thing ! have seen. There T., soInethin
I would Ike to say and that is, there
will be no moonlight scrimmages' on
Franklin Field this year. There are more
teams killed by overtraining than de-
feats. I shall be the sole master Of how
much drudgery is to be done"
The Washington herald., 1916-07-23
BROOKLYN DODGERS
WEAK AT SHORTSTOP

If the Dodgers fail to win the pennant
this year it will be due in large meas
ure to their weakness az short, and to
Charley Ebbets' refusal to pay real
money for a ffrst-class man.
Ollie O'Mara is too erratic as fielder
and too weak as a hitter to be on a
championship team. Ivan Olson, the sub
stitute, flashed some good games early
In the year, but since has dropped to
the mediocre.
The Dodgers have lost more games this
season because of babbling in the short
field than through any other cause. Eb-
bets has had several chances to pick
up experienced men who are superior
to O'Mara and Olson-but those players
cost money. And Ebbets surely does hate
to part with the coin orce he gets 1t.
The sage who once remarked Penny
wise, pound foolish" probably had Eb-
bets in mind Ten thousand to $4,000 for
a shortstop right now probably would
mean a pennant and a slice of the world
series melon, which would total quite
bit beyond the cost Of three or four
shortstops.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-23

clean score of 25, one of "a and four
Of q. The following week Mr.. Pardee
broke 3 targets six times, "a targets
three times, and 26 targets once. Tho
closing week OF the month he broke
10 targets in succession and 9S out of
loo-the best straight run that has
been made at the school and the best
score at 100 targets. He also had one
score of "a and seven scores of %.
Other scores of % straight during
the four weeks were made by E. w.
Heath, Of Chicago, Ill; Fred Plumm,
Atlantic City. n. J., and R, B. Thatch-
er. Of the same city. Plumm also broke
"a targets four times and 3 targets
FIVE times. Others who made credited
score runs OF p and over were L. S.
Wright, of Dallas, Tex; H. A Kel-
logg, Of Buffalo, \. Y; G. NJ. Lumt,
Alexandria, Va; V. L. Bradford, New
Brighton, Pa; James Pollock. Cam
bridge. Ill; ]. B. Keating. Riverton,
N. J.; W. ". Hendricks, New York;
T. F. Dixon, jr.; Philadelphia; J. T.
Ske.ly, Wilmington, Del; A. D. Gra-
ham, Baltimore, Md; F. J. Ijams.
Terre Haute, Ind; DR.. w. c. Bowers.
New York; c. c. Taylor. Pittsburgh,
Pa; R. G. Fell, Philadelphia, Pa; L.
H. Bradley, Hartford. Conn: ]. S.
McCay, Atlantic City. and P. S. Lewis.
Philadelphia.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-23
PLANK PLANS FIVE
MORE YEARS. WORK
Gettysburg Veteran Expects to Star
in the Big Show That
Long.

Eddie Plank refuses to be counted out.
He SCOTS at the idea that he won't
amount to much this season and con-
POUNDS his critics by the assertion that
he expects to keep on pitching in the
majors until he is 45 years old.
According to that calculation the hero
Of Gettysburg will stick around another
FIVE years. In a garrulous moment the
other day he consented to talk about
himself. Here is what he had to say:
IT never had sore arm, and when
I quit the game it will be because I'm
tired of It, I'm 10 now, but I'm going
to stick in the big leagues for five years
more. At 45 then I think I'll be pre-
pared to stay at home.
Pitching is a Job. 1t must be studied
by the pitcher. He must study the
other fellow'-the batter, and then give
him what he knows he cannot hit. That
is the way I have pitched fifteen years.
"The fellow with the fast ball will last
longer than the ones with the curve. I'll
pitch five fast ones to a single curve or
slow ball But the winning pitcher
must have the combination. He must
mix 'em to the batter. Control Is the
biggest point. If you can put 1t where
you want It, then you'll win more games
than you'll lose.
I'm spring training I take my time.
Never a curve until after the first week
and then I start my speed gradually. I
believe this system has kept my arm In
shape for fifteen years.
IF you can keep the ball away from
the groove of the sluggers you'll win
Benny Kaufman got one real hit on me
last season 1t was a drive over the
right field fence In St Louis. He had
me three and two, and my foot slipped
just as shot the ball; it went outside
and he met It
You can't fool Ty Cobb. He'll hit
anything. Against Ty I just try to get
him off his stride and trust to the luck
of my infielders. Against sluggers like
Crawford, Speaker and Jackson, they
are easier to fool than Ty because they
swing a heavy bat and hold 1t on the
handle. Ty uses a light one, ana he
swings It like a toothpick.
II never try for a strikeout record.
You won't last long if you attempt to
fan every batter"
The Washington herald., 1916-07-23
POLICE WILL HOLD
LIFE-SAVING RACES

The police departments second an
nual life-saving and swimming con-
test will be held at the Municipal
Swimming Pools on Sunday afternoon,
September 3, at 8 o'clock. Nine events
are carded for Mai. Pullman's finest"
which is expected to bring out keen
competition.
Human beings are to be the sub
jects to be towed by the different
swimmers and the members Of the
Washington Swimming Club have vol
unteered their services. The meet will
start with a demonstration Of the
Schafer prone pressure method Of arti-
hcial respiration for all contestants.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-23
By FRANK G. MENKE.

William Chase Temple, donor of the
famous Temple Cup, and called The
Father of the World Series" is being
doomed as Garry Herrmann's successor
as chairman Of the National Commission,
in its present form, to be dissolved during
the coming winter.
Temple would make an ideal man for
the place" declared prominent baseball
leader. For more than forty years he
has been identified with the game, either
as a magnate or fan. He understands
baseball from beginning to end; a per-
feet student of the game. He would
be absolutely impartial in his handling
Of the Job, and baseball would be hon
ored by having him in one Of its execu-
tive positions"
Temple once was president of the Ma
tional League-but the fact doesn't show
on the records. That is because he held
the Job only twenty-four hours and then
resigned at the frenzied behest of his
business associates. who declared that
it was extremely undignihed' for him to
accept such position
In 1903 the National League magnates
cast adrift one Nick Young. who had been
presidenting for some time. Four of the
clubs wanted to elect AL G. Spalding to
succeed Young. The other four baked.
For several days there was a deadlock,
IOuE NOleS DellS cast 4Oi opaialiS Ol tdCll
ballot and the other four for the several
different candidates of the Spalding op-
ponents.
Finally, the name OF Temple was Offer
ed as a compromise candidate and he
was elected unanimously on the first
ballot
Temple was in Florida at the time.
Just about the same time he got official
announcement of his election, he began
a. ha laI ,.-Jfh fall
his business associates In the steel bust
ness, who had seen the news in the pa
pers. They implored him not to take the
position. For one full day Temple de-
bated the matter and then sent in his
resignation.
1T seems to me that you could make
no better move than to elect Harry Pull
lam to the presidency of your league" "
he suggested in his letter of resigna-
ton.
Basebalps Greatest Fan.
Temples suggestion solved the mag
mates puzzling problem and Pulliam was
elected on the next ballot and held the
Office until his untimely death.
Temple was born in Florida in 1852 and
almost from the day he donned his first
knickerbockers he has been a thirty-third
degree fan. Baseball has given him more
pleasure than all the other amusements
OF life. Some years ago he retired from
active business to live In his home in
Florida, but nearly every springtime
finds him in New York for the sole pur-
pose OF attending the ball games-each
and every one that is played throughout
the season.
During his later boyhood Temple went
West and made phenomenal strides In
the business world. His untiring energy,
agile brain and splendid business tudg-
ment lifted him from the ranking of a
poor boy to the rating Of a millionaire
in less than twenty years.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-23
Lincolns Reerganize;
Play Two Games Today

The Lincoln Athletic Club will play
two games at Union League Park today,
the first contest starting at 1:3o.
The crack Palais Royal nine will be its
nrst opponent, and the White Haven
Club Will be met in the final
Pete Long. well known in amateur cir,
cles, has assumed the management of
the Lincolns and promises to place q
strong representative team on the field
today.
Practically the entire Lincoln team
of the past three years will be with him
and he has signed several other players
Of well-known ability.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-23
Father of the World Series
May Be Herrmann's Successor

In 1881 Temple purchased the Pittsburgh
Grub and continued as owner until the
end Of the 1888 season. Then he reluc-
tantly sold back the club to the original
owners. Temples business associates de-
clared, they needed his whole co-opera-
ton and that baseball was distracting
him quite shamefully. indeed"
Originated Post-season Series.
1t was In the fertile brain of Temple
that the post-season series idea was born.
which later developed into the world
series battles which are the blue ribbon
event Of each baseball year. ......
Back in 1894, before there were two
major leagues, Temple advocated a post
season between the first and second
teams in the National League. At the
end Of each season the club finishing
second always tried to alibi its failure
TO win by counting the list of misfortunes
which 1t had encountered during the
year.
If the breaks hadn't been against US,
we'd have won," was their wall. We've
got a better team by far than the ag-
gregation which finished ahead"
And SO Temple offered a trophy to be
contested for after the close Of each sea
son between the first and second place
team. The battles became known as
Temple Cup series. The series was the
best four out of seven games. Temple
made the condition that the magnates
were not to share in the receipts, the
total to be divided between the competing
ciuos-eo per cent to the winner and 40
to the loser
The first series was played in 1885 be-
tween the pennant-winning Baltimores
and the second place New Yorkers. The
Giants romped through to victory In four
straight games.
Cup Series Ended In lsss,
The Temple Cup series remained the
banner event Of baseball until after the
1888 series. Then it was charged that
the Baltimore and Boston players COM
peting that year, had agreed secretly to
draw out the series to seven full games
and split the series $3.50 This was the
cue for the magnates TO order the aban-
donment OF the series in the future They
had soured on 1t after the first contests
because they noted. with some disrnay,
that the receipts were large, and It caused
| them poignant grief TO know they weren I
sharing in them. The reports OF hippo
droming in the 1888 series was the ex-
cuse they had been looking for They
ordered the cup returned to Temple and
the Temple Cup series became a thing
of the past.
After peace was made in the baseball
world back in 1903, the nagnates decided
upon the world series. 1t was patterned
after the Temple Cup series, with only
few notifications. One was that the
nlagnates were to share IN the profits
and the other was that the players were
| to share in the receipts OF the first four
games only. this being done to prevent
any Intentional stretching OF the series
by the players.
But Temples post-season championship
! series born in 1894, was the original world
series thought. and he has been called
The Father OF the World Series''-a title
that he justly deserves.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-23
REX CLUB TO MEET
CRACK W. B. & A. NINE

A good game is expected today when
the Rex Athletic Club and the fast W.,
B. and A. Railway team meets at An
napolis Junction. Either Tomlin or
hewitt and Hurd will form the battery
for the local club, while Vernstein and
Phipps will be used by the railroaders.
The following players are requested to
meet at Eighth AMI H strcete northeast,
at l o'clock: Tomlin, hewitt. Stevens,
Fitzgerald, Giradi, Roche, Hurd, SILL
Raba, Gordon and Hasenstab.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-23
Eddie Mahan to Lead Wilson League

New York. July 22.-Eddie Mahan, ath-
lete and football star OF Harvard Uni
versity, will lead the Woodrow Wilson
College Mems League in the Presidential
campaign, Democratic National Chair
man Vance Mccormick announced here
last night before leaving for Washing
ton, D. C. Jack De Saulies, Of Yale,
who headed the league during the cam
paign Of 1872, will assist Mahan, It was
said
The Washington herald., 1916-07-23
Mack Releases Two.

Philadelphia, July 22.-Connie Mack,
of the Philadelphia Athletics,
that he had released two of
his young recruits, Mitterling, an out
fielder, and Hasselbacher, a pitcher. Nit
terling formerly played on Ursinus Col
lege, and Hasselbacher was pitcher at
ST. Angelin,
The Washington herald., 1916-07-23
Will Not Abandon Football

Chattanooga, Tenn, July 22.-Following
a conference between Coach Johnny
Speigel and the athletic authorities Of
the University of Chattanooga, it was
announced that intercollegiate football
would not be abolished. as had been con-
templated. Schedules will be played as
arranged, including a contest with Wash
ington and Jefferson on Thanks giving
Day
The Washington herald., 1916-07-23
Old Ball PLAYER Dies

Chicago, July 22.-George Zeigler, well
Known as a catcher in the old City
League days, died from sunstroke at his
lome in Kankakee. Ill. today. He was
4 years old. He was with the Pittsburgh
Nationals some twenty-five years ago.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-23
Wambganss Detoured.

Billy Wambsganss went to Concordia
College. in st. Louis, for the purpose of
studying for the ministry. But now, in
stead OF devoting himself exclusively to
saving souls, he is saving games for the
Indians by his fine playing around the
second bag.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-23
Buffeds Ball Club BanHrunt

Buffalo. N. Y, July 22.-The Buffalo
Federal League Baseball Club, voluntary
listed its, debts at slSs, ,793 and
its assets at s76,s26. in a petition filed
here Yesterday. Fred o. Bissel was ap-
pointed receiver,
The Washington herald., 1916-07-23
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The Washington herald., 1916-07-23
Keller Team Forfe;.s

Umpire cupper forfeited the game in
the East Washington Sunday School
League yesterday to the Fifth Baptist
team when the league-Ieading Keller nine
failed to put in appearance.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-23
AMATEUR GAMES FOR
THE ENTIRE WEEK
Potomac League.


Grounds-South end of Anacostia Bridge
and Congress Heights.
Monday-Machinists VS.. Highlands
Tuesday-Bureau VS.. Congress Heights.
Wednesday-Steel Plant VS.. Drillery.
Thursday-Machinists VS.. Congress
Heights.
Friday-Steel Plant VS.. Bureau.
Saturday-Highlands VS.. Drillery.
Government League.
Grounds-South diamond, White Lot.
Monday-Commerce VS.. State, War and
Navy.
Tuesday-Treasury VS.. Commissioners
Observation-Disclosures vs. Marines.
Thursday-Treasury VS.. Commerce.
Friday-Agriculture VS.. State, War and
Navy
East Washington s. s. League.
Grounds-Cnion League Park.
Monday-Reformation vs. Fifth.
Tuesday-Keller VS.. Second Baptist.
Thursday-Reformatio VS.. Keller.
Friday-Fifth VS.. Second Baptist
The Washington herald., 1916-07-23
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