Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-09-05


is one class he can't outgrow.
Connie Mack has escured eight
men from the bush circuits. Our col
leges seem to be going back in the
matter of turning out ball players.
Yesterdays hero: Christy Mathew
son. He bested Mordecai Brown in a
pitching duel" at Chicago. The other
"youngster" allowed nineteen hits,
while Nasty gave out only fifteen.
The largest baseball crowd of the
season in Chicago saw the two old RI
walls battle.
The Browns we're given a terrific
jolt when the White SoX took both
games Of the holiday bargain bill
Ten hits in the first game gave the
St. Louis club only three runs, while
the Chicagoans pushed two across on
three. safe swats.
The Braves made six errors in the
second game with the Giants and lost
the contest. but they hold first place
today by a scant margin.
Cleveland succumbed twice to the
whitening fire of the Detroit stickers.
Cobb. by the way. harvested only
two blows out Of nine trips to the
plate. His deadly rival. Iris Speaker,
hammered the ball for three out of
eight.
Two shutouts was the Labor Day
greeting handed the Cardinals by the
Pirates.
The Yankees had a big day. They
looked like bushers in the morning
contest with the Red Sox, but in the
afternoon they came back and admin
istered a defeat to the champions.
Brooklyn scored four runs, in the
days work. and lost both ends of a
double-header. The Pills, by their
victories, are now tied with the Robins
for second place.
Joe Mandot of New Orleans, was
knocked out in the fourteenth round
Of a scheduled twenty-round bout at
New Orleans last night, by frankie
Russell. also New Orleans boy.
Seldom has a boxing bout been
staged in Baltimore with the excite
ment and thrills which featured yes
terday afternoons ten-round node
cision match between Kid Williams
the bantam champion, and frankie
Brown of New York
Williams had little trouble beating
Brown. although he failed TO put him
away, despite the fact that AL Lippe's
protege took the lacing OF his life
Williams beat Brown in every round
knocked hirs to the canvas three times
in the ninth session and dealt out
i punishment that only a scrapper oil
unusual gameness could stand up and
take.
Freddie Welsh retained his title Of
champion lightweight pugilist Of the
world yesterday, after going the full
scheduled twenty rounds with Chal.
lenger Charlie White Of Chicago Ref
cree Billy Roche OF New York. award
ed Welsh the decision on points.
AS the gong sounded at the close o.
the twentieth round. Roche stood fol
several moments as If undecided HI
then reached for both hands toward!
the boxers and many OF the spectator.
believed he was about to award q
draw.
Suddenly Welsh rushed over I,
Roche and placed his glove in IN,
referees hand. and it was raised aIoft
while the official appeared 10 b,
I reaching for White. The next instan
jubilent friends of the champion
swarmed into the ring
Both of Boston's major league club
are in first place today The Braves
by splitting a double-header yester
day with the Giants while the Dodgers
were losing two contests to the Phil
lies. went into the favorite pew, tw,
points now separating them from tn,
Dodgers and Phillies. who are tied 10,
runner-up honors. Today. the Brave
and Phillies meet in the big series
a double-header being on the program
FARMER FALLS DEAD.