The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-07
EASTERN CLUBS ARE
 BEST RAG WINNERS
Fan Furnishes Some Inter- esting Dope-TrapshoOt-
 ing Records

New York, August GA National league baseball fan with mathematical
 twist, has figured out that since 1875 east
 western clubs 15. According to his fig
 ures the grand average of eastern pen
 nant winning percentages is .667 while that of the western clubs Is .705. The
 highest among eastern clubs was made
 by Providence in 1884 with .750, and the
 lowest by Philadelphia last season, when
 the Phillies won the pennant with 592.
 Among the western clubs Chicago aver
 age of .79S in 1880 is high, and Detroit s
 .637 in 1887, low.
 He also points out that, with one ex-
 ception, eastern and western clubs nave
 won pennants in groups of two, three or
 five, as follows: 1S77-79, east; 1SSO-S2 west;
 1SS3-S4, east; 1SS5-S7, west; 1SSS-190O, east
 1901-03, west; 1904-05, east; 19O6-lo, west;
 1911-15, east In view of the fact that
 with one exception there has never been
 a winning sectional stretch of more than
 five years he rather expects to see d
 western club come through, and win the 1916 pennant, with a driving finish. He is wifing to concede, however, that II this occurs, the winner will fall consid- erably below the average Of winning western clubs of the past.
 An interesting theory regarding tennis singles play is advanced by close stu dent of the game when it states you
 must select that particular degree or rashness or moderation in your general playing, which will overcome the parucu- lar adversary before you" According to this authority the application of the theory is that fin order to win player
 must select that degree of moderation or F. ashness in strokes placement, which VI Ill enable him to place in court per ce, .tage of plays large enough to win in spa te of the percentage of those which com o back
 At first sight the theory appears to be nvoli ed and rather beyond the standards os atts ok possessed by the average player of tenn Is but when illustrated by exam ples am explanations, the theory gains in weigh \ and appears worthy of trial by those win play Sennis outside the tour nament ck lss It is pointed out that If carefrl nla y places 90 per cent of re- turns in co, lrt you will still lose if your opponent is placing more than that per centage in o 1urt. Under the clrcum- stances it bee, Nmes necessary to increase speed or place. uent or both to a point where but 80 or even o per cent or your plays are going fl lto court, and the stage Is reached where voa1r opponent in hand
 
 ling the returns f. aIls below such aver age, at which point you begin to win.
 The National RoqN ue Association or America has selected tl e week of August l4-19 for the playing of the annual cham pionship tournament of Ahe organization at Norwich, Conn. Thel e Will De three divisions and the regular eold and sllVer medals will be awarded the winners A a1 the AOamS prize mallet contest" will also be staged with a mallet trophy to l,e' played fo1 under special rules.
 Some remarkable trapshootiif records have been made in recent touL naments' several of which appear likely 40 "lth- stand the shooting assaults of t rap ex- perts for considerable period 1harles A. Young, a professional. brollA 1oo straight target from the 23-yard mark on July 15 and just previous to You ng feat, A. B. Richardson broke 99 out of 100 from the 22-yard mark. As a rest IL, the present worlds records stand as fo l. lows: Sixteen yards, Charles G. Spencer. ' 565 straight; 21 yards, Harry s. Welles3. l3S straight; 22 yards, A. B. Richardson, 99 straight; g yards, c. A. Young. 100 straight.
 In the 37 state championship shoots to date not single winning score has been less than 90 out of 100. and in t\e case of seven winners perfect scores were recorded. Given fair wind and weather conditions at the national championship, in connection with the grand American handicap at St. Louis next month, it would not be surprising if several of the state champions and runners-up were to duplicate this performance and make