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Evening journal., 1916-10-05
Red Sex Have Edge on Dodgers
Whose Strength Lies in Their Attack

but his batting average is not so high.
Gardner has consistently hit 800 or
better all season
Boston has a big edge in utility in
field men. McNally and Janvrin both
are high-class performers. able 10
step into a breach at any point Jan
vrin acceptably filled Jack Barrys
position when the latter was injured
late in the season. Getz and O'Mara
make up the infeld reserve for the
Dodgers and neither Of them is high
~ rated in either attack or defense.
Zach Wheat. Of the Dodgers, Is an
outfielder, who compares very favor
ably with most OF the high class out
field guardians in either circuit. He
is q slugger of the most dangerous
type and his hitting. unlike that OF
so many fence busters, is consistent
Recently he went twenty nine games
without missing az least one safe hit
in each contest Besides his hitting
prowess he is a good outfelder, and is
fairly efficient as a base runner.
Wheat. however, is the only one OF
the Brooklyn gardeners who compares
ldNOIhuIA Will NMt AuNAUWN Ni ~ bANAA
cred by Bill Carrigan. Myers and
Johnston have been taking turns in
the center garden, and neither Of them
is above the average outtielder
Johnston's fielding at times is afro
clous and his hitting has been weak
He is also weak as base
runner in spite Of the fact
that he once stole more than LOG
bases in the Pacific Coast League
Myers is a much better fielder than
Johnston. but is a good hitter only
when facing left-hand pitchers. He
and Johnston have been against right
and left handlers.
Casey Stengel. who holds down the
right field garden for the Dodgers, Is
another dangerous slugger. and is a
cleanup hitter feared everywhere IN
the National League He has become
adept at his position in the Dodger
Park He is popular with Brooklyn
fans. He is used ordinarily when right
handlers oppose the Dodgers.
Hooper walker and Lewis are
acknowledged everywhere to be the es-
sence of defense. They cover every
SPOT in the outfield. with marvellous
efficiency. and every one of them
Yields a bat that carries fear TO the
hearts of opposing slabmen Hooper
twice laced the ball out of the Phila-
delphia Park last year, for home runs
winning the contest by his efforts
alone Lewis is another slugger, ano
is rated one Of the nerviest OF pincf
stiokers. Walker is spending his mrs
year with the Red Sox, and has don'
well in Iris Speakers shoes both a
hitter and a fielder He hasn'
turned in an average of 300. but hi
hits have been timely. and. many O
them Of the long distance variety
Henriksen and Shorten are availabl
for duty in the outfield for the Re-
Sox. if needed.
Henriksen has done pinch hittiri
for the Red Sox for -aany years, ant
only occasionally gets into the con
tests as a regular. Shorten is
/ newcomer.
Evening journal., 1916-10-05
Ty Cobb Still Very
Much of a Diamond 81

Ty Cobb, the scintillating star OF
the Tigers has not gone back.
Rumors that. Cobb is realizing he is
growing old and is refusing 10 do
his best 10 beat out inneld hits as he
did formerly have been exploded. The
Georgia Peach still is the worlds
greatest ball player. and from all in
dicdtions he is going TO remain active
next year with that distinction
Cobb hasn't led the American League
this year in batting-his first failure
in ten years-but heNhas turned in an
average Of more than $50. which Ia
pretty fair for a player who is going
back. as some critics have mourn
fully announced.
A short time ago q doleful tale came
out Of ruined pair OF legs and fall
tering nervous system attached 10 the
wonderful outhelder. IL declared that
Ty was growing old. and. hence. nc
longer would he tear down the FIRST
base line at top speed to beat out in
field hits.
But figures tell another story. cobt
Evening journal., 1916-10-05
SHOOT SATURDAY over
The BELLEVUE TRAPS

The weekly shoot of the Wilmington
Trapshooting Association will be held
next Saturday on their grounds at
Bellevue. The management of the
club will award three sterling silver
spoons to competing members under
the Lewis Glass System on the first
twenty-five targets shot at
The feature event OF the afternoon
however will be the shoot off for fnal
possession of the Connable cup. For
ty-six shooters tied for this beautiful
trophy in the contests held for II on
the grounds of the old DUPONT Trap
shooting Club. and next Saturday has
been decided upon as the day for the
last shoot Each shooter will receive
a distance as we'll as an added bird
handicap The shoot of will be at
fifty targets and as a lot of friendly
rivalry exists. the match is sure to
be a most interesting one.
II is because of this feature event
that the regular club program has
been reduced next Saturday. II will
take some time to handle these forty
six handicap shooters. but it should
be understood by club members that
after the first twenty-five targets are
shot, they may indulge in practice
shooting on a special trap for this
purpose.
Evening journal., 1916-10-05
HIGH WARNS Up.

Preparatory TO their game in Phil
adelphis on Saturday against the Cen
trail High School eleven, the Whining
ton High School football team held its
final scrimmage at Wawaset Park this
morning Only light drill will be he'd
the remainder Of the week Central is
about the toughest team TO be met by
the local school team.
Two new candidates appeared for
practice Yesterday, they being Isaac
Brown and Monaghan. zukowski is
expected to appear later in the week
Still more men are needed and an ur-
gent call is sent out for material. ex-
perienced or inexperienced.
Following the Central game. the
Cherry and White will meet Baltimore
City College, Baltimore Polytechnic.
Trenton High, Lower Merton and sew
eral others just as hard.
Evening journal., 1916-10-05
MIDDLETOHN HIGH
To Play BASKETBALL
speeial 10 THE EvENNG JOURNAL.

Special 70 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLEpOWN, Del, Oct. Sat a
recent meeting of the student body of
the Midletown High School it was de-
cided to organize two basketball teams
for the present season. girls team
and a boys team. Last year there was
female quintet at the school, but no
male five. A boys team was organized,
but before the season was One-quarter
over, disbanded. This year officers have
been elected for each team, and two hard
schedules are being arranged.
The officers for the girls will be; Miss
Lulu Ratledge. coach; Miss Emma Car
penter, assistant coach; Lydia Red
grave, captain; Grace Carpenter, man
ager; Margaret Pleasanton, secretary,
and Lulu Ratledge, treasurer.
The officers for the boys will be
Shelley Meyers, manager and secre-
tary; Jefferson Pool, captain and treas
urer, and William Meyers, coach.
The most likely looking varsity five
is, Frank Jones, center; Sam Beclzman,
left guard; Shell Meyers, right guard ;
Bill Meyers and JEFF Poole, forwards Be
sides these FIVE men who made history
for the high school last year until the
team disbanded, there are several more
candidates who are fighting hard for a
position. The varsity men have by no
means clinched their positions. and at
any moment a scrub may be sent in TO
play regular in place Of one of the var
sitv men. The men who have been Civ
ing those on the varsity the hardest
fight for their positions are Roger
Lockwood, Robert George, Harris Nc
Dowell, Daniel Bignear, Roger Four
acre, Allen johnson and Claude -Four
acre.
Manager Shell Meyers is at present
working on a schedule that will make
the boys play their best basketball in
order that they NAV win the majority
of their games Such teams as Elkton
High. New Castle High. Smyrna High,
Chesapeake City, Dover and the VII
minpton Conference Academy are being
considered Most Of the games are TO
played on the local floor.
Evening journal., 1916-10-05
HARRY ]. S. WINS.

Harry ]. S. leading representative
of the Stoeckle stables of Newark,
Del, driven by Herman Tyson, took
first money in the 211 trot of the
Lexington, KY. meeting of the Ken
lucky Horse Breeders Association
yesterday. winning the event in
straight heats. The race was for a
81 900 purse.
In winning the race Harry ]. S.
stepped the mile in 2.O7 1-2, a minute
and a quarter better than his former
mark of 2.0S "a.
Evening journal., 1916-10-05

has actually beaten out more ID
hits this season than ever. ana he
made a great fight TO beat Iris Sp
er out OF the league leadership
hitting.
In addition 70 these feats, Cob
his individual tfforts, has kept
Detroit club UP in the race witt
Red Sox. Several games have gol
the lost column for the Tigers,
they would have been out OF II
ago II IL hadn't been for Cobb.
In one game the Georgian sin
and when the flelders were a
careless, he scored all the way
first on a sacrifice. And his run
the winning one.
Upon several occasions the
has stolen second, third and b
and put his team in a position TO
Cobb's fielding has been Jus
good as ever. He has pulled Jul
many impossible plays. His
running has been Just as sensati
and even II he didn't lead the lea
hitters. he has hammered the bal
an average that is remarkable.
Evening journal., 1916-10-05
SHORT ONES ON Big GUNS IN WORLD SERIES BATTL
LARRY'S COMEBACK
WINS FLAG FOR S0X

In sizing up the Red Sox last
year. many experts commented
on the fact that Larry Gardner.
third baseman Of the champions.
was growing old and slow. II
= was figured that he would be
the first star Of the Boston crew
10 pass out
With Speaker gone. Gardner
has done more than any other
man on the club 10 win this year
for Bill Carrigan He lead the
team in batting with a mark Of
$40 Duffy Lewis. whom many
thought would play exceptional
ball with Speaker off the club
hatted .264
Gardner took part IN practical
ly every game the Red Sox play
ed. he helded brilliantly and
furnished the batting power so
much needed with Speaker away
Larry rs slowing up a bit. yet
all things considered. he is the
most useful member OF the Bos-
ton cast
Evening journal., 1916-10-05
PLAYERS Who Will CUT
THE CHAMPIONSHIP melon

.
. Players eligible to share in the
worlds baseball series, as de-
. clared yesterday by the National
. Commission follows
. AMERICAN LEAGUE.
ROstOn-W. p. Carrigan, man
. ager, Agnew, Barry, Cady, Foster,
GainOr, Gardner, Gregg, Henrik
. sen, HOblitzel, Hooper, Janvrin,
" Jones, Leonard, Lewis, Mays, Nc
: Nally, Ruth, Scott, Shore, shorten,
" Thomas, Wagner, Walker, Walsh
and WyckO1.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Brooklyn - Wnbert Robinson.
" manager; Appleton, Cutshaw,
CoOmbs, Cheney, Daubert- Dell.
. Get1, Johnston, Millers. Mails,
Myers, Merlle, Marqunrd, Meyers,
MOwry, Olson. 0'Mara. Pfeffer,
Rucker. Smith, Stengel and Wheat.
Lew Mccarthy, now with the
Giants, also will share in the re-
ceipts on the vote Of the Brooklyn
players.
Evening journal., 1916-10-05
HOOPER is GLAD HE
QUIT PITCHING,

Harry Hooper. sensational right
fielder Of the Boston Red Sox,
owes his bankroll accumulated in
three world championships TO the
friendly tip of a fellow Califor-
miami
Back in 1906 Hooper. pitching
for St Mary's College team. Oak
land, Cal. was rated a promising
slabbist Veteran big leaguers adj
vised him. however, to forsake the
mound IT he planned to enter the
majors. saying he did not have
the height and weight necessary
to win success in fast company.
Hooper took the tip and cast his
lot In ST. Mary's right-held and az
once flashed on the baseball world
in the guise OF a brilliant. slug
ging fly-chaser He is a civil en-
gineer when not toiling on the
diamond.
Evening journal., 1916-10-05
TRAP SHOOTING
GENERAL Sport
CHAPMAN TO CUT
IN ON SERIES MEL

Ray Chapman. third haseman|
the Cleveland Indians. sever
place club in the Americ
League race, will get Slice
world series melon--to be eN
his "bit" will be 800.
When Jim Dunn, Clevela
owner. traded Pitcher Sam Jor
10 Boston Red Sox last spring
the Iris Speaker deal. Jor
: lamented the fact he had TO
part for the Huh as he hgur
. the Indians. with Speaker. woi
COP the pennant
"All right. Sam" said Chapr
III you feel that way about II,
= tell you what I'll do. I'll give 81
Of my money II the Indians get
. the big games and you give
. 800 II the Red Sox land the IA
You're on, said Sam. and III
. shook hands on the bargain.
Evening journal., 1916-10-05
NATIONAL COMMISA MAY
PUT M'GRAW ON RACK
By The United Press.

DN Inc 0HlltQ IItss.
NEW YORK, Oct. John McGraw
disgruntled manager Of the Giants
may yet have to explain his action in
declaring his players did not give him
their best efforts in the game with
Brooklyn Tuesday. Members Of the
National Commission have come to
view his assertion with some feeling
II developed today. McGraw was not
present TO see his team win from the
Dodgers yesterday, but instead occu-
pied a seat at the Polo Grounds, where
the Yankees won two games from the
Senators. He refused to modify his
declaration in any way
Members of the New York club are
highly indignant over the outburst
and some Of them intimate they will
never again play under the leadership
OF McGraw.
Evening journal., 1916-10-05
DOVER PIGEONS ELH.

Special TO The EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del. Oct 5.-Twenty-nine
young racing pigeons. owned by
George. NJ. Paris, Of this town. we're
liberated on October 1, at s O'Clock
from Parksley. Va. distance Of 100
miles and arrived at the loft here Of
Mr. Paris at 1910 o'clock the same
morning, travelling the distance in
two hours and 40 minutes or making
100 yards per minute.
Evening journal., 1916-10-05
PRACTICE NIGHT FOR HIGHLAND

The Highland football team will
practice this evening at odd Fellows
Hall. Seventeenth street and Wood
lawn avenue. The following players
are urged to report Campbell. Syl-
vester. Kitchen, Wilfong, Murphy.
Donohue, White, Moore, Benson,
Hayman, Mcdowell McGaw. Elliott.
Walker. Donohey. Handy. Quillivan
and 7. Sweeney. Any other PLAYER
wishing a tryout on the team should
report tonight. ANY team wishing
a game with Highland this season
should address William J. Logan.
No. 2S0s West Eighteenth street. or
~all 4346W OF 4872J.
Evening journal., 1916-10-05

The Yanks oficiated at the demise
of the American League for 1916 by
taking a pair Of encounters from the
Senators.
Evening journal., 1916-10-05

Al Russell and Urban Shocker each
added one game Of his string of wins
at the expense of Clark Griffith's
struggling horde.
Evening journal., 1916-10-05
BASEBALL
SPORT DOPE

Yesterdays hero: John McGraw
The peeved Napoleon sat through an
afternoon Of baseball at the Polo
Grounds. while his Giants we're whip
ping the DODGERS in Brooklyn.
Evening journal., 1916-10-05
Club Standing.

Luyuut T0r Today
Boston at Philadelphia.
New York az Brooklyn.
Other clubs not scheduled.
Evening journal., 1916-10-05
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

New York 4; Washington. 3 list
camel
New York. s. Washington. (2nd
game).
No other games scheduled.
Evening journal., 1916-10-05
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Phillies. z: Boston. 9.
New York. z; Brooklyn. S.
No other games.
Evening journal., 1916-10-05

Walt Pipp got his twelfth home run
Of the season when he smacked the
ball into the right field stands in the
first game.
Evening journal., 1916-10-05

The Phillies. unable TO win a pen
nant. took fall out Of the Braves and
clinched second place in the National
League standings.
Grover Cleveland Alexander adde1
another leaf to his laurels when he
stopped the Braves when they got
dangerous late in the game.
The Browns took the first game in
the series for the championship Of S.
Louis.
The Cardinals used three pitchers
10 check Fielder Jones hosts. but II
was no use.
And the White Sox continued to up
hold the reputation of the American
League by the taking of the lead for
the championship of Chicago.
Big Jim Vaughn. Joe Tinker's star,
wasn't even troublesome 10 the Row
land batsmiths.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-04

BRASS BAND-KItNNEL CLUB. FOURTH OF JULY DANCE.
 EAGLE HALL.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-04

FOURTH OF JULY DANCE, EAGLE HALL DANCING 9:3o, ADMIs-
 MISSION Sl.00 LADIES FREE.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-04

WE PRINT EvERYrHING-NUGGEr
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-04

The Carlisle Packing Company will put into effect an innovation in the fishing line of business which is new and unique. says the Chitina Leader. They have re- ceived from the states a hydroplane, which will be used according to report, for scouting purposes. The machine will do the worn which in fromer times was done by boats, that is, find by observa- to the regular fishing boats This is a new method here, but the company have every confidence in it's practicabinty.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-04
PROGRAM FOR
 FOURTH OF JULY

The morning exercises attending the Fourth of July celebration were excel lently carried out and all of Nome was out in holiday attire To witness the fes- uvitics. Although the air still contains hint of the winter chill from the snows still lying in the hills summer frocks the bunting decorations and the gay rib bons of the children to lend gala to press before the conclusion of the pro gram no account can be given of the exercises following the parade. The pa rade was in the following order
 Mar ial of the day with aides
 Nome Brass Band Military detachment from Fort Davis
 Children's Float.
 Automobile parade.
 Children with dog teams etc. Eskimo hunters in native costumes. etc.
 Decorated floats. wagons. etc. Hon. J. R. Tucker, Mayor Blake and United States Commissioner James Fraw- ley will review the parade from the band stand at Barracks square. Selection Nome Brass Band Immediately following the disbandng of the parade at Barracks square, Mir. N. C. Mcclure will read the Declaration of Independence.
 Selection by band Recitation of This is the flag for me- and singing of America" by school chil- dren, under the direction of Mrs. $. 1T. Burgh ana Mrs Vanderworker
 Selection by Band Immediately following the small chil- drens athletic contests will be held as follows, under the direction of Mrs. Riley and Mrs. Runyon:
 l5 yard dash, open to children under four years
 l5 yard dash open To children ! and years of age.
 15 yard dash, open to children years of age.
 Peanut race, girls seven years and under
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-04
X r. A Service.

ROME, July S.-The Italian offensive in the Alpine section continues steadily with heavy fighting marking the further Dobreda plateau the Italians have bat tered their way through strong positions
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-04
AP A Service.

\ P \. Service.
 NEW YORK, July 3.-Hetty Rowland Robinson Green, commonly known as after an illness extending over many months during which the aged woman gradually weakened until the end came this morning.
 The deceased was in her eighty first wear For many years Mrs. Green was known IS the richest woman in Amer lea aud was unqucstionable the greatest woman nnancier in the world. Since the
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-04
RUSSIANS TO ENvEL0P
 TARNOPOl
A. r. A. Service.

Y. T. \. ScrNlce.
 LONDON, July 3-Petrograd reports indicate that the Russians are laying plans for a gigantic military movement which will isolate Tarnopol from the balance of the fighting in the Galician section. A great swinging movement. in- 4ow in progress and apparently forms a part of the effort to isolate Tarnopol
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-04

jury returned a verdict of guilty in tainng money and merchandise under false pretences at Fairbanks recently faces a long term of imprisonment.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-04
FAMOUS WOMAN
 F|NANC|ER DEAD

death of her first husband Edward Mott Robinson ln lS65 Mrs. Green has man aged the large fortune left her as his beneficiary and is reputed to have in- creased il many hundred fold. At the time Of her death she was interested in nearly every large corporation in the world in addition to holding immense property interests in Chicago, New York and elsewhere She Is survived by one son.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-04
ALASKA
 NOTES

Capt. S s. Johnson, the well known Sewardite. has completed the purchase of a halbut boat outside and will bring it to Seward at an early date It is of the Columbia river type. equipped with a new engine
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-04
WEATHER REPORT.

Nome, July 2, 1916 Temperature-MaX 54; min, 46 Barometer-S00 inches. Weather-Party cloudy Winds E., miles per hour. Precipitation-.0l inch. SUBSC RIBE FOR THE NUGGET. JOB PRINTING AT NUGGET OFFICE
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-04
Music by pand. lntermission for lunch.

Intermission for lunch. 1 The program for the afternoon spo =, is as follows:
 ,Messrs. George A Kilroy and Ralph. lomen have charge of the sports partici- pated in by the whites While Mr. Walter Shields directs the natives in their vari- ous contests:
 Wrestling match-The champions of King island. Diomede island. St. Lawrence island and the mainland will meet in two bouts under Eskimos rules and Els kimo judges
 Double kicking Between the four champions of the islands and the main land. They will try to break the record
 WaIrus skin tossing Several experts will jump from a walrus skin stretched by lot of men. This has seldom been seen in Nome
 Hooking seal contest-The best men will throw the seal hook at a float This has never been seen in Nome.
 Seal hunt exhibit-In Barracks square I he natives will show their ancient meth od of killing seal before they used the knife
 Oomiak race-unless the King island people arrive there will only be two oomaks available.
 kyak race.
 Running race-For little girls.
 Running raec-For little boys.
 Running race-10O yards for men.
 During the day a number of ladies will conduct a chldren's shooting gallery on Barracks square the proceeds of which will be devoted to the purchase of a children's library for the coming winter.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-04
HEAVY FIGHTING PROGRESSES
 ON ALPINE FRONT

region. Heavy artillery attacks con tinue along the Isonza front where the Austrians are maintaining a heavy con ecntration of troops.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-04

Potato race boys and girls seven years and under.
 Egg race, boys and girls seven years and under.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-04

WE PRINT EvERYTHlNG-NUGGEr
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