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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19
BASEBALL MOTIFS

McGraw has q bright prospect In
Schupp.
Don't forget that Jim Thorpe Is dc.
velOping into a real ball player.
Hornsby of the Cardinals is the star
Of the league this year In the inticld.
Submarines won't do the Athletics
any good; what they need are aero
planes.
Rube Marquard says that he would
rather beat the Giants once than draw
months pay.
Hook Warner. Dayton Central
league third sncker. has been sold to
Pittsburg for $4,000.
Connie Mack IL going to call on
n submarine commander to find out
how to get to the top.
Bert Daniels, once with the Yankees
and now with the Louisville Colonies.
IL laid up with broken leg.
j. Luther Cook. the former Yankee
outflelder, has been benched by the
Oakland club for poor hitting.
Certain National league umpIres rise
to remark that Johnny Evers IL the
boy who put the rave In Braves.
The strongest team In the American
league Is the Athletics. Standing ut
the bottom. they hold up seven clubs.
There Is difference between that
German submarine and Mack's Ath-
letics. The sumbarine finally came
up for air.
All that Ray Caldwell has TO do to
win Is to pitch alright ball and then
bat out victory himself. The Yanks
can't hit for him.
Eddie KOusch. the Outfielder trad
ed to the Reds as part Of the deal for
Herzog, Is a real ball player, accord
Ing to latest accounts.
Before retiring last night, Presi-
dents Tener and Johnson issued bull
letins reporting everything quiet In
the various theaters of war.
Eddie Mahan. the famous Harvard
football player and pitcher, refuses
to sign n contract with big league
team except ut high salary.
The twenty.0ne- player limit Ia max.
Ing big money for the railroads In
shipping players IRON major league
terminals to minor league junction
points.
MathewsOn decided to keep Hal
Chase on first base permanently, so he
did not need Fritz MOllwitz. Chase
can play first base better than he Gun
the Outfield.
Ty Cobb IL sending briefs of base
hits to President Johnson in an Of.
fort to prove his contention that his
patent on the American league bat.
ting championship hasn't expired.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19
SALARY CUT IN FALL
Managers Contemplate Reduo.
ton in Players Stipends.
Baseball Masnates Aeitated Over Rs.
suit Likely to Follow When Wages
Are Redueed-Most Of Trou.
BILE Be From Mouth.

One of the many questions agitating
the baseball powers that be IL this:
Is there going to be any serious trou.
BILE when the salary cutting season
opens In the full?
Usually the pleasant autumnal
months have merely ushered In the
salary boosting time. Particularly was
this true when the Federal league was
In Its heydny. picking all the peaches
from the o. d. bough that weren't
glued fast with higher SALARY cement
The winds that blew across the or.
chard naturally boosted the total In
the old pny envelope. But now that
the wind Of competition Is stilled--al.
me these coming days IRE likely In.
deed to be "the saddest of the year."
But what will happen when the
pruning knife Is tnken In hand and
the farmers set In to work? II, as IL
reported, salaries are really to gu ON
the tOboggnn, there's bound to be trOu.
bic. OF course, most of the trouble
will be of the mouth variety. The
"foOt" mny be added to the mouth"
disease, In some instances. Where
there is any doubt OF the actual. real
value Of II player as u drawing card.
he may find himself In the discard II
he raises too big howl.
1t IL said that the players are up
to the minute prepared. From time
to time the members Of the various
clubs have been meeting us the SEIZED.
ule has brought them to New York,
and meeting not only themselves but
the managers Of their own mutual pro.
lection band. Just how many meet
ings there have been behind the mys-
teriously locked doors I don't know,
nor do ] know how fur any assOcia.
ton has been formed aud plans laid.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19

Charges that pitchers IRE making de-
liberate use Of the bean ball IRE flying
thick and fast In the American league.
In the opinion Of the majority II Is
high time that the sOlOns Of baseball
took decided stand In this matter and
promulgate ruling by which power
was vested In the unuire.in-chief to
discriminate between a fast ball that
broke sharply ut batter and the de.
liberate use Of the bean bull to drive
dangerous man back from the plate,
says writer In an exchange. A pitch.
or declared guilty Of the use Of this
unfnir, II not illegal, delivery should be
fined and suspended.
To be sure, In the majority Of cases
the hitting Of u batsman Is due to ac-
cident. but just 80 long as one pitcher
Is accused Of making use Of such un.
spOrtsmanlike tactics the batters
should be protected. Imagine man
like Walter Johnson, JEFF Tesreau.
Grover Alexander or JEFF Pheffer, the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19
FUTURE STARS ARE INVITED
About 10000 Amateurs Expected to
Visit Forbes Field ~ club's
Guests Aug. 81.

Ten thousand amateur baseball play
ers of the Pittsburgh district are In
vited to be guests Of the Pittsburgh
baseball club ut Forbes Field on Tues.
dry afternoon, August 20.
1t will be amateur baseball day and
the future greats will pay tribute to
Manager Jimmy Callahan and his play
ers. The arrangements We're made
through the local branch of the Pitts
burgh Amateur Baseball association
which includes practically every anna
teur ball player In the Pittsburgh dis
trict.
The day will be known as "Pitts.
burgh Amateur Day" and a special
section of the big stands at Forbes
Field will be set aside for the use Of
the amateurs.
The amateurs will have their turn
on Forbes Field and the details OF
the program, just In infancy, prom
ise one Of the biggest baseball days
the city Of Pittsburgh has ever expert
enced
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19
Y BGzEES SG@e

SeasOnable maxim: "a hit In time
saves the nine"
Jimmy Johnston Is. making good
with a vengeance for the Dodgers.
Joe Jackson and jack Ness are the
only SOx players hitting over the 800
mark.
Dave Robertson Of the Giants was
the first National league player to
get 100 hits.
Zwilllng should make good for the
Indians as soon as he gets used to
he high altitude.
Manager Griffith of Washington has
lecided to nuke an Outtielder out of
pitcher Sam Rice.
When the Thermometer Ia flirting
with the 0S mark, ball players are In
favor Of compulsory bathing.
Roger Pecliinpaugh does not hit as
often as some Of the other Yanks, but
his blows are usually timely.
The big question In Cincinnati
right now is: WIN Matty be able to
make good where Herzog failed?
II Larry Doyle IL going to do any
leading OF the National league swat
ters this year he will have to get busy
pretty soon.
Philadelphia still has strong hopes
that the next worlds series will be
played at the Bellvue- Stratford and
the Waldorf.
As II looks no far. the only presi-
dent In the National league who
hasn't n chance for the pennant Is
John X. Tener.
Hughle High. according to Bill
Donovan, Is one Of the best defensive
Outfielders In the major leagues and
he's hitting $50.
II might be said that sometimes a
manager makes IN addition to his
team, and when II Is too late finds out
1t was subtraction
Struggling along with a tail-end
outfit Jacobson. the Rochester gar
dener, IL showing the way In Interna-
tiOnal league batting.
Manager Jones of the Browns tells
us that the Red SOx will not repeat
this year, hut fails to state In which
direction the Browns are headed.
According to a published box score,
the lineup of the New London East.
ern league team contains such names
as Mrhefka, R'drig'z and Wh'ek'se.
Manager McGraw of the Giants nov
admits that the Robins are dan,
gerOus flock Of birds, but adds that
the admission Is made In the hope
that 1t may prove a jinx to the Broo'.;
'yn speeders.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19

Brooklyn giant, standing up on the
mound and deliberately trying to shoot
his fast one ut a batter's head.
Roy COrhan, now with the Cardinals.
was hit on the head with a pitched
bull and hns been gun shy ever since.
lie was forced to take short trip to the
minor leagues because Of his tlmidity
ut the plnte. Walter Johnson almost
killed Jack Martin on the old Ameri.
Gun league grounds several years ago.
Roger Bresnahan was hit and almost
killed. but he was an exceptional man.
with rare physical courage. When he
recovered he plunged right back into
the game as II nothing had happened.
But many a good man has been driven
out Of the game by being hit. Some
have been permanently injured.
John Kinley Tcner, president Of
the National league. Is bitterly op.
posed to the use Of the bean ball and
would gladly do his part In ruling 1t
right out Of the game.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19
HAS CONFIDENCE IN MAJORS
Connie Mack Expects to Make Great
Pitcher Out Of Youngster-Laek.
Ing In Experience.

Connie Mack Is confident he can
make great pitcher out of Jack Ma
bOrs. There Is not another manager In
the game who would have sent u
yOungster, with as little knowledge of
the fine points of the game rs Majors
has at the present time, to the mound
to pitch an opening day contest before
q strange crowd. Mack did 1t and got
away with 1t In splendid style. In TAX
ing this great chance Mack killed two
birds with one stone. He did not think
Majors would win, bat, knowing that
he must get more experience and con-
fidence, figured that he could get twice
the amount Of each In an opening day
game In preference to an ordinary con-
test.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19

Louisville Team Lost Twenty.Slx
Straight Contests.
ceIensls Were o. Old Major League
American eIatlon-Worst les-
Ing Streak Ever Made In
Baseball History.

There ls one baseball record that no
club Is anxious to Overtiirn, and which
everybody concerned will be glnd to
let stand until the end Of time. That
IL the record Of consecutive defeats,
hung up In 1880 by the Louisville club
Of the old major League American as
ISOLATION.
The string was finally broken by q
Z to 3 victory over the st. Louis team,
which put an end to the worst losing
streak the game has ever known. Up
to the time Of the victory over st.
Louis the Colonies had lost 20 games
In a row, and the few wavering sup
porters Of the club were on the verge
Of abandoning oil hope that the team
would ever win game.
The dubious feat Of the Louisville
club remains, and may always remain.
the major league record. Only once
has 1t been equnled in a minor league,
and 1t has never been surpassed In
any professional circuit. III 1913 the
MERIDIAN (Aliss.) club Of the Cotton
States league was nlcked for 20 con.
secutive wallOps, and had the worlds
record In sight when the team fell
down and won game.
The record losing streak Of the Nm.
tional League was pulled OF In, 1890,
the year Of the Brotherhood war, when
the Pittsburgh club dropped % games
In row. The whole bunch Of Smoky
City players went over to the Players
league and Guy Heckcr. the new man.
ager, had to build practically a new
team, getting his material where he
could. After the long losing streak
the fans deserted the sinking ship and
gave their support to the Players
league team. which included most Of
the old Pittsburgh favOrltes.
Games were transferred to other
cities and even to neighbOring towns
In Pennsylvania and Ohio and West
Virginia. The club also set up an.
other record that year by losing three
games In day.
The American league losing streak
record Of 20 games was set up by
Boston In 1900. Jimmy Collins, who
managed the Red SOx from the first,
and who had kept the club in the first
division and won two pennants prior
to the fatal year. was charged by the
Boston fans with neglecting his duties.
and the veterans Of the outfit seemed
to go all to pieces. AZ a result Bos.
ton finished the season In the cellar,
losing 1O5 games and winning only 40.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19
CLASSY RlGHT.HAND PITCHER
Fred roney Of Cincinnati 10 Ranked
with MISUNDERSTANDING In
Clever Fashion.

In Fred TOney. Manager Mathew.
son Of Cincinnati. hns one Of the class.
lest rlght.handed pitchers In baseball.
a man who ranks with Alexander In
effectiveness. ind who will give the
Quaker star a run for pitching hon.
Ors In all likelihood this season.
TOney II n SOutherner, having been
born In Nashville, Tenn, 70 years ago.
He first began pitching regularly In
1900 with an amateur team known rs
the Free Silver Sluggers, In Nashville,
and lost but two games nll year. The
following season he played semi
professionally In Nashville, winning
20 out of 81 games. In 1908 he played
for time with the Bowling Green
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19

(Ky.) team, and In mid-seasOn re.
ceived Il tryOut with the Winchester
club of the Blue Grass league. He
made good and the following year was
the star of the League, though he didn't
advance. In 1909 he made such II
sensational record that the Philadel-
phia Nationals obtained him ana
took him up ut the close of the year.
He was shifted to Chicago, where he
played the following year. and after
couple of seasons figured In anOth-
or swap, this time to the Reds, with
whom he is now performing In bril-
liant fashion.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19
PROVIDENCE HAD STAR TEAM
Won Twenty Consecutive Games In
1es4-chariey Radbourne Pitched
In Eighteen Contests.

The Providence team of 1884 won 20
straight games, beating the recent win
ming streak of the Giants by three
games. Charley Radbourne pitched In
IS Of the 20 contests. The Providence
club that season numbered, In addi-
tiOn to the mighty RadbOurne, such
players as Bancroft, LOvett, Farrell,
Start, Daily, Irwin, Crane, RadfOrd,
Murray, Carroll, Denny, Bassett and
Gilligan. The Chicago club that was
overthrow four times In the PrOvi-
dence sweep hnd such stars as Arson,
Pfeffer, Williamson, Burns, Dalrymple
Kelly. Gore, Billy Sunday and SiI"
FInt--a wonderful og.,in4ul..u
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19
COLLINS IN BATTING SLUMP
White sox Brilliant Second easeman
Going Through Unusual Expert.
snee In Hitting Line.

It Is an unusual experience for Eddie
Collins to be away down In the Ameri.
can league batting list as he Is this
year. Eddie's mark up to date Is but
.251. 1t is probable that he will better
this before the season closes, rs he Is
hitting In better form than he was, but
he will have to go some to get within
the charmed 300 circle, where he has
been Il shining light for number Of
years. Last year Eddie finished Sec
Ond to Cobb In the American league
batting averages. with .332o. This year
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19
Rebel MeTI0ue.

sides playing right field on two other
occasions. In addition to heaving fine
brand Of ball, McTigue Ia hitting the
ball In great shape. as his nine hits In
% trips to the plate during the past
week would Indicate.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19

DOOM started playing ball IS years
ago. DOOM was the smallest of all
the Major league catchers. When he
broke into the big show he weighed 1913
pounds, and today tips the scales ut
about $50. Nevertheless, he caught Il
wonderful game Of ball, and was noted
for his accurate throwing to second.
Doom Is well fixed financially, being
shrewd investor.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19


o be The Of he
Of the National wirs
pitcher.
Dan
ong for the St. Paul club has done much keep the St. Paul
from being
Earl Yngng
uni
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19

The Lyon Brand tires are in great
demand. The Auto Tire Sales Com.
pany at 1886 Michigan avenue. OF
which T. s. Shattuc is the manager.
never hear anything but words Of
praise for the Lyon Brand, of which
they sell an immense number, both at
wholesale, to the trade and retail to
private individuals.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19
PASSING or CHARLEY pocIN


The passing Of Charley Doom to the
Minors marks the retirement Of IN.
other veteran from the big show.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19

Harry w. Cooper OF 2131 Michigan
avenue, whose standard tires are IA.
vorites with everybody. reports a fine
autumn business.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19

Ty Cobb Is sending briefs of base
ATS to President Johnson in an Of.
fort to prove his contention that his
patent on the American league bat.
ting championship hasn't expired.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-07

ARDoR BURNING OUT
A Holton girl who two months
ago got six letters a week from an
Out-of-town steady now gets but
tIree.-HOltOn, Kan, Signal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-07
HONEST WAY TO
JUDGE RECORDS
OF MOUND MEN

The win-and-lese method of COM
putting pitchers records is seen to
have been unfair enough and the pres
ent method of runs allowed per game
seems nearer Justice. As an example
of the worthlessness of the old style
it is pointed out that Nick Cullop was
credited with victory in a game a
while ago which he certainly deserved
not at all. Cullop had pitched four
innings and allowed six hits and two
runs. He was taken out and replaced
by Russell. who pitched five hitless
il nings but when the game was over
Cul1op got credit for it because the
Yanks were ahead when ne left the
box. And he deserves no credit at all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-07
BACK TO TOPEKA?
Rumor Says Cot Hell win Re-
turn to Washburn.
If He Does Ichabod Stock VIII
Soar High.

A rumor was current in football cir
cIes today that Cot He'll. one Of the
most promising young football players
ever turned out in Topeka, was on his
way back to Dear Old Kansas" to re-
enter washburn this fall, and that he
would play on the team Doc Kennedy
is building up for the blue and white.
He'll attended washburn as fresh
man the the year before last and his
work with the yearling Ichabods
brought him fame that extended far
and wide His forward pass work was
the sensation of the state, and Wash
burn was banking big upon him last
season But due to the influence of
the famous "Pepe" of the same fam
lily, Cot was induced to go to the Uni
versity of Pittsburg where he was a
member of the freshman squad last
season.
At Pittsburg Now.
Nothing definite could be learned
regarding the return of Cot. although
'Pepc." who is now DR.. He'll. the
Topeka dentist. stated that he would
not be surprised to learn that Cot
was lonesome and wanted to come
back to Kansas and home folks.
Should Cot return, 1t would be the
biggest thing that has happened
Washburn since the signing of Berr
Kennedy as coach. A natural born
football player, he has rare physical
and mental qualities and should lie
the sensation of the Missouri Valley
should he return. Such a man as he
is would give Kennedy the best kind
of a foundation upon which to build
for the future. In as much as he has
never played intercollegiate football.
he would be eligible for the regular
quota of years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-07

SCOREBOARD FLASHES

Wichita was just as right as Omaha and
took both ends from the Izzfes The
Wolves collected a total of twenty six hits
in the two games.
Denver has picked up Irion. a cast off
Topeka twfrler. He was started in the
second game against Sioux City but did
not last long. Ineffective work on his part
contributed to the defeat of the Bears in
the second game.
Allen Russell took the mound in the
ninth inning for the Yanks against Detroit
when one was out and three needed to tie
the score and the bases full. He held
pinch hitters Crawford and Harper hitless.
the Tigers tallying but one on an infield
out.
The. Athletics lost their eighteenth
straight game.
Second Stacker Morgan for the Senators
got four singles in four trips up.
OF the Yanks came back Each got credit
for winning n game, though both were
taken out before the battles finished.
Austin, third baseman for the Browns
and Thomas. the Red Sox catcher, got into
rough and tumble fight and were ordered
off the field.
Pipp stepped into one of Dauss's fast
shoots for homer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-07
SOx AGAINST SOx
Boston and Chicago A. l.
Teams Battle This Week.
Pennant May Hang on the Out
come of Series.

New York, Aug. although seven
American league teams still are in the
pennant race, the series which starts
today in Chicago, where the White and
Red Sox hook up, promises to have an
important effect on the final outcome.
Leading by bare three points.
Rowland's Sox will play the hosts to
the Carrigans in a four-day battle of
giants. While the Yanks, their losing
streak shattered at last, are fighting
Speaker and Morton again in action,
Washington will try to stop the hurt
ling upward rush of the Browns. De-
troit will play Philadelphia.
Connie Mack's men are today near
worlds record for consecutive de-
feats. Eighteen straight games have
been dropped by the shattered Ath-
letics. Sunday Connie, in an effort to
break the string, sent his three best
tw1rlers into the game with Cleveland,
each to work three innings at top
speed. Majors got through his three
but Bush and Myers were slaughtered.
Past Week Eventful.
The past week marked the turning
point in the widest American league
race in history Donovan's Yanks,
though crippled beyond recognition,
held tenaciously to the top until a
series of defeats sent them tumbling;
today they are in the first division by
q scant game.
Brooklyn not only held but i'm
proved its National league lead. The
Dodgers took seven straight games
Boston went into second place towards
the end of the week and the Giants,
playing better ball than at any time
during the season. strengthened their
hold on fourth place.
The rush of the Browns in the
American came to an end when the
Red Sox squeezed out a victory But
fourteen straight wins got for Fielder
Jones the respect of every other Amer
ican league manager. The White Sox
had an even better showing for the
week, clambering to the top by win
ming eight out of nine games.
Two Teams Blanked
New York and Philadelphia each
failed to win a single game. Comics
man dropped nine during the week.
The Yanks broke their losing streak
when they beat Detroit Sunday.
Brooklyn was the only team in the
National aggregation which made an
unusual showing, the Dodgers winning
seven and losing one. The Reds, un-
der the new leadership of Mathew
son, dropped eight out of nine The
home teams were almost universally
successful in each lea que, the EASTERN
ers taking % out of 81 at home in the
National and the western clubs in the
American capturing % and losing g.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-07
PAS FAITH IN O'TOOLE
COSTS HIM A ROUND BEAN

Marty O'Toole seems to have
been born for the purpose of cost
ing baseball magnates money. You
remember he once cost a magnate
$z2.5O0, Well. he is still at his old
tricks. When the crowd was on
him Saturday. Pa Rourke and
Pete. the candy man, became
entangled in an argument, Pa try
ing to tell how good O'Toole was
and Pete" taking the other end.
He's no good" said Pete. He's
rotten, he's fiivver. Why he won't
last the game out, even with the
lead he's GOT
til bet You dollar he WILL" Pa
replied.
~ take the bet said Pete.
AND just a few minutes later
O'Toole walked three men in a row
and was shooed to the shower.
Prince Gaskell taking his place on
the mound