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YANKEES WIN GAME.
FROM GROOM AFTER
STRAIGHT DEFEATS

u st. Louis. Aug. 1S-After losing
seven straight games the Yankees
checked their row Of defeats by win
ming the opening game of their West
ern trip here yesterday, downing the
lowly Brownie cellar champions by
score of to 1.
In defeating ST. Louis the New York
men were forced to overcome one OF
their two most pernicious jinxes.
namely Long Bob Groom. Next to
Eddie Cicotee, Groom is about the
toughest pitcher in the league for the
Yankees to beat.
The elongated Robert had his usual
Indian sign on the Yankees for five
innings, during which they made only,
one hit. However, the big town boys
got to him in the sixth, when they
scored three runs on two hits, pair
of errors, a squeeze play and a base
on balls. Pecks bat was the big fac
tor in the New York victory. He hit
a triple and a single, scored two runs
and drove in the other two.
Bob Shawkey pitched the Donovan
ties to their first victory in over a
week. He was in splendid FORM. Both
teams made seven hits, but Shawkey
exercised caution that the Brownie
swats were not punched. Bert Shot
ton did the most execution TO Shaw
key, slapping him for three hits and
drawing a pass in four times up. Al
Walters made three of the seven New
York hits.
Hendryx got around to third in the
first inning. but was left there by
Pipp and Baker. Tim walked. took
second on Maisel's sacrifice and third
ON Lavan's tumble on Peclxinnpaugh.
Pipp then popped to Pratt and. Baker
fouled to Sisler. Groom seemed still
to be supreme.
st. Louis got one run for Groom.
and as he already had beaten the
Yanks 1 to this season it looked
enough. shotton scored in the fourth
HeN hunted safely, took second or
F., Johnson's sacrifice and third on Sis
ler's long fly to Hendryx. Pratt drove
him home with doDole to right Sew
| ereid left him, rolling to Baker.
The Yankees started their uprising
against Groom in the sixth with the
top Of the batting order up. Hen
dryx walked and Maisel cleaved sim
gle to left. both players taking an ex-
ira base on Shotton's tumble. Peck
drove in the pair with a single to left
Pipp sacrificed and Baker was safe
when Sisled muffed Pratt's assist,
Peckinpaugh taking third. Miller
hunted on the squeeze play, the gals
liant Roger scoring the third run Of
the inning. -
Peckinpaugh's useful bat aided New
York in scoring its fourth run in, the
eighth, when Roger tripled and scored
on Pipp's single.
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TY COBB AND EDDIE.
ROUSH STILL SHOW
WAY TO BATSMEN

Chicago, Aug. 18.-eRoger HornsDy,
ST. Louis infielder, has continued to
slip while Roush of Cincinnati has
strengthened his hold on first place
among the National league batters.
Roushs average is .349, according to
unofficial figures including Wednes-
days games. Benny Kauff Of New
York has crept from fourth to second
place, % points behind the leader.
Although Hornsby dropped to fourth
place in batting, he continued to
share with Roush the lead for total
bases, each having, 1872. Robertson,
New York, has worked up a triple tie
for home run honors with Hornsby
and Cravath, Philadelphia. They are
"alI square with eight each. ISL
Williams and Doyle, both of Chi
cago, each added another sacrifice hit
to his credit and continued in tie Of
!23. Burns, New York, increased his
lead as a run getter to rs, and Carey,
Pittsburgh, is far ahead of the base
stealers with 80.
Cincinnati again has broken the tie
for team batting with .267 and is lead
ing New York by two points.
Leading batters playing in half
their team games: Roush, Cincinnati.
.349; Kauff, New. York. .321; Cruise,
st. Louis, .SlS, NHOrnSDy, 81. Louis,
.314; Groh, Cincinnati, .311; Griffith.
Cincinnati, .30s; Fischer, Pittsburgh.
.307; Zimmerman, New York, .306;
Without, New York, .306; Neale, Gin
| cinnati, .3O4; Clarke, Cincinnati, .304.
Ty Cobb's mark of .3s5, with which
he was leading the American league
| last week, has remained unchanged.
Likewise Iris Speakers average re-
manned unchanged at .351. Sisler, st.
Louis, is gaining on the leaders and
now is holding third place with .34S.
! Cobb failed to steal any bases during
the week, but he increased his lead in
/ total bases to 2e1, as a result Of
stretching 1853 hits into "a doubles, %
| triples and five home runs.
Veach, Detroit, and Pipp, New York,
remained tied for home run honors
with seven \each. Ownie Bush, team
mate of Cobb, has dethroned him as
! a run getter. Bush has crossed the
plate 81 times to Cobb's Sc. Chap
mans mark Of 30 sacrifice hits re-
manned high, but the little Cleve'ander
has added two stolen bases to his
string and now Is leading with SO.
Detroit, with .260, continued, to lead in
team batting.
/ Leading batters playing in half their
team games: Cobb, Detroit, .3S5;
! Speaker, Cleveland, .351; Sisler, St
Louis. .94S; Veach. Detroit, $40
Chapman, Cleveland, 1908.
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points.
During the course of the days play
Miss Browne also gained another vic
tory over her Norwegian rival, for she
advanced to the finals of the mixed
doubles with her partner, Nathaniel
W. Niles Of Boston, through a victory
over Miss Bjurstedt and Irving G.
Wright of Boston. Miss Browne and
Niles won this match in straight sets
at GO, Is. incidentally it was the
playing of Miss Browne that brought
this victory, for by her brilliant COW
ering of court, coupled with her re-
others in the match;
AS a result of this triumph Miss
Browne and Niles will meet Mrs.
Lieut.. Richard Norris Williams I'd in
man and Lieut.. Williams won their
Eleanora Sears Of Boston and John
R. strachan of San Francisco in
straight sets at 60, GO.
The Summaries.
Invitation Mixed Doubles-Senni-
final round: Miss Mary K. Browne
California, and Nathaniel w. Niles
New York, and Irving c. Wright, Bos-
ton, 60. Is; Mrs. George Wight
man, Boston, and Lieut.. Richard Nor
ris Williams I'd, Newton Centre, de-
feated Miss Eleanora Sears, Boston
and John R. Strachan, Sab Francisco
60, 60.
Women's Invitation Singles-Final
round: Miss Mary K. Browne defeated
Miss Molla Bjurstedt, "a, SIS. The
point score and stroke analysis:
First Set.
Miss Browne 1912 5-34-t
Miss Bjurstedt 0 4 434 2 2 800
(Analysis)
Nets. Outs. P1. S. A. DE-
Miss Browne. Z 1S 10 1 Y
Miss Bjurstedt.. ID L
Second Set.
Miss Browne
S47253 52o4415 5-4s-'
Miss Bjurstedt
15435 43442143 3-4e-'
(Analysis.)
| Nets. Outs. Pr. S.A. D.F
Miss Browne. Is Is Is s..
Miss Bjurstedt..12 10 IA %
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MISS BROWNE, CALIFORNIA
STAR, DEFEATS NORSERlYAL
Takes Straight Sets From Miss Burstedt in Final at
Longwood g. 8-6-Later Scores Another Vic
tory in Mixed Doubles.

Boston. Aug. IS - Miss Mary K.
Browne of California, who held the
national lawn tennis championship in
1912, 1913 and 1914, again defeated
Miss Molla Bjurstedt, present holder
of the national title, here yesterday.
The Californian triumphed over the
Norwegian girl on the courts Of the
Longwood Cricket club in the final
round of the women's invitation sin
giles in straight sets, at "a, SIS. 1t
was the sixth consecutive time that
Miss Browne has defeated Miss
Bjurstedt since Julian S. Myrick, pres
ident of the West Side Tennis club, Of
fered trophy for the winner of this
series.
Miss Brownies victory yesterday
gives her a commanding lead over her
rival, a lead which definitely decides
the series, for Miss Browne now is
in front with a score of % points to
4. This means that If Miss Blur
stedt wins from Miss Browne at Ged
ney Farms on next Sunday and at the
West Side Tennis club in the three
matches which will be played in con-
nection with the national singles next
week, in straight sets. she can add
only sixteen points to ker total and
will lose the trophy by a score Of 20
to 22
Miss Bjurstedt started service and
won the opening game by the scantest
of margins, but Miss Browne came
back and won the next two. The
Norwegian girl kept struggling and
brought the match up to even terms
at four all, but Miss Brownies greater
speed won the next two games and
the set In this set there was mar
gin of four points between the play
ers.
Miss Browne started well in the
second set and gained an early lead
of three games to one. Miss Blur
stedt, however, displayed some Of the
| best tennis that she showed in the
match and evened up the score. From
that time on the two players kept
on even terms until the score was
| square at six all. Miss Browne. al
though she had appeared to be pref
| ty tired, quickened her pace and car
ried off the next two games, both OF
which went to deuce, thereby taking
| the set and the match. In the second
set the margin between Miss Browne
and Miss Bjurstedt was only two
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WESTY HOCANS DEFEAT BY ADDED
STARTER PROVES SENSATION AT SPA
Tom McTaggart splashes Mud Favorte in Red Gross
E, Handicap 600 Racer Fails to Fulfill
Hopes Of Backers. f :.

pass Butwell. It was only a feeler.
He took his bolt sback. gave him
breathing spell and made the spec
tators believe the re@ult was already
established. Before five furlongs had
been traversed Tom McTaggar was
again alongside of Westy Hogan.
There Schuttinger kept him until
Westy Hogan yielded, an unlocked for
happening that developed shortly after
the colts had Strengthened into the
home stretch.
Jack Hare, Jr., was under restraint
until he was beaten. AS he entered
the final furlong he was challenged by
P1evna. For a few strides it looked
as If Wordsworth was only trying to
make the race Interesting. Then, to
the amazenent of the colts hackers,
when Wordsworth called on him, he
failed to, respond as the f1lly drew
away from i'm to win easily. Jack
Hare, Jrs carried 1872 pounds, while
the 1lly which beat him had up only
1o4. AS one Kentuckian summarized,
the finish, "Jack was notstherel at the
weight"
Morton Z. Sohwartz's Crest Hill was
beaten by a better horse, Mrs. T. j.
Donohue's imported bay ge1ding The
Brook, but should not have been beat
en- for the place by the Glen Riddle
Farms Wolferton II. Realizing he
could not beat The Brook and believ-
ing he had second place safee Hender-
son pulled Crest, Hill to a canter
Heating tok advantage of Henderson's
over confidence and vigorously drove
!, his mount along. Right ON the post
he nipped Henderson. Then the stew
ards imposed a Suspension for the
meeting upon Henderson for not hav-
ing ridden out Crest Hill. While that
ruling may have been in line with a,
strict enforcement of the rules it was
by no means popular. Instead of be-
ing approved it was characterized as
| extremely harsh,
| The imported ge1ding Reve1er, car
ry1ng the Glen Riddle FARMS colors,
was backed as favorite in the open
ing selling race in field of / 8 nader
two year olds. He proved to be a
logical favorite. Entered at $500, he
was run up to 81, 500 by j. M Henry,
Jr George j. Longs four-year-
| bay FLY Kathleen, by Sempronius.
{, Beoma, a beautiful as well as speedy
| thoroughbred, which was a to ia.
vor1te for the Salem handicap for
| mares, carried. the top impost, 11s
pounds, gave away Jumps of weight
and literally ran away from her COM
/ pany.
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Saratoga, New York, Aug. 1S-Yes-
terday was Red Cross day at Saratoga
Park. There was good weather. Ma
ture gave it's best for the occasion.
The horses gave pretty near their
worst. Four favorites, three Of them
backed at odds-on, were beaten. Jack
Hare. Jr., a 9 to 20 chance in a field
of thirteen two-year-olds, was beat
en- by Plevna, which was backed from
20 to to IL to 1, and Westy Hogan,
a 1 to 2 chance in the Red Cross
Handicap, which! brought only three
horses to the post, was beaten by
Tom McTaggart. In the steep1echase
Crest Hill, quoted at 4 to s, finished
third. The popular selection, Reveler,
won the first race, in which eighteen
two-year- started. Kathleen, a
to chance, was an easy winner Of
the fourth race.
The original program for the Red
Cross Handicap, to which $4,000 was
added, presented eight probable start
ers. When Andrew Miller scratched
Roamer, Raj Parr Crimper, Thomas
C. Mcdowell. Manager Waite and
Queen Errant; the Olympus stable
Gillies, and Grant Hugh Browne
two horse race, with H. Perkins Dick
Williams and MILFORD Viau's westy
Hogan as the performers.
The Withdrawals were partly due
to the condition of the track, dry on
top and soft beneath the surface, and
largely to the fact that trainers con-
coded, that Westy Hogan would have
a practical walkover for the stakes.
Henry Mcdaniel, who trains the sta
BILE for Willis Sharpe Kilmer, was un-
willing to, let the race go to Westy
Hogan by default. He had tom" Nc
Taggart, an eligible, who inherits
from his sire, Chuctanunda, liking
for soft going, fit and ready and so
reported to the Binghamton sports
man, who thereupon directed that the
colt be added and started.
Thus it was that the feature event
of the day provided real horse race
and a sensational upset. Butwell was
pu on Westy Hogan, which was for the
first time starting under the co1ors
of Wilford Viau, Montreal turfman,
who paid $4,000 for him. Schutting-
err W4s on Tom" McTaggart, pur-
chased at the 1916 disposal sale of
the Brighton stable at a cost of $12,-
900. Connolly was on Dick Williams
Butwell sent Westy Hogan into the
Head at the back and Schuttinger
promptly went in hot pursuit of him.
Along the back stretch the pair ran
| Tapped. Finishing half mile Schut-
finger made a move as if trying to
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CHIEF MYERS CATCHES
ON WITH BOSTON BRAVES

Boston, Aug. 1S-The Boston Ma
tionaIs announced yesterday the sign
ing of Chief Myers, the veteran
catcher formerly of the New York and
Brooklyn Nationals, to succeed
Catcher Tragessor il the latter is or
dered> into the army.
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BARNEY OLDFIELD
WILL DEFEND TITLE
AS ''SPEED KING

New York, Aug. 18-Auto racing
will be revived this afternoon at the
Sheepshead Bay Speedway with the
most daring riders in the world en-
tered and the most pretentious pro-
gram of its sort ever arranged
Records are sure to topple, as the
prizes offered for the various events
are record-breakers lin themselves
In addition, Miss Katherine Stinson,
the worlds champion girl f1ier, will
give her sensational looping exhibit
ton and will pilot her gray Speed
Scout in an air-and-yarth speed
duel at two miles against Barney Old
field, who will drive his anti-accident
Golden Submarine
Oldf1eld will defend his title Of
worlds speed king from the on
slaught of Ralph De Palma and Louis
Chevrolet, his most formidable rivals
The trio will meet in a match for a
record purse at So, 80 andS 20 miles
AS each Is expected to win at his ia
vorite distance an extra heat of 10
mflesEhas been provided for.
De Palma will make several at
tempts to shatter the existing records
for one and two miles on circular
track for a purse of $1,000. Arthur
Chapple, the worlds motorcycle
champion, will give a mile exhi-
bition against time.
Miss Stinson will drop bombs on
the vast enclosure in an effort to bring
the spectators to a realization of the
practicability. of America building an
enormous air feet. Military officials,
as well as officials of state, will be
on hand to witness the manouvres of
Miss Stinson and of Oldfleld, De
Palma and Chevrolet.
Much interest centres in the Stin.
son-Oldfield match, inasmuch as it
brings together the queen of the air
and the king of the speedway. In a
| similar test : last. year Miss Stinson
| defeated Dario Resta.
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TODAY IN PUGmIsTIC ANNALS

1S79-Mike Donovan defeated Jack
Mcclellan in 90 rounds at San, Fran
cisco.
1S99-Joe Bernstein knocked out
Solly Smith in 1 3 rounds at New York.
1S02-George Gardner knocked out
Jack Root in II rounds at Salt Lake
City.
190S-Billy Papke defeated Sailor
Burke In six rounds at New York.
19O8-Stanley Ketchel knocked out
Joe Thomas in three rounds at San
Francisco.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Results of Yesterdays Games
ST. Louis 5; New York
Philadelphia 8; Pittsburgh (1rst) (.
Philadelphia Z; Pittsburgh (sec-
ond). 81
Boston and Chicago, rain. Cincin-
natl and Brooklyn, postponed by
agreement.
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Standing of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled For Today.
Bridgeport at Springfield.
New Haven at Worcester.
New London at Hartford.
Lawrence at Portland.
Game Scheduled for Tomorrow.
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TRAGESSOR TO REPORT
FOR DRAFT EXAMINATION

Lafayette, Ind, Aug. 18-Walter
Tragessor, of Lafayette, catcher for
the Boston Nationals has been order
ed to report here next week for exam
ination for the army.
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Zim Drops to 9Th
Place In Batting;
Cobb Gains a Point

Roush and Kauff are still battling
for the batting lead in the National
League, Nimrnerr1an was passed by
Hornsby and is now fifth. >
In the American League. Chapman
moved into fifth place., passing
Veach. a
The standings. to date, of the lead
ing batters in the big leagues follow:
National League
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Games Scheduled For Today. y
st. Louis in New York (two).
Cincinnati in Brooklyn (two).
Chicago in Boston (two). =
Pittsburgh in Philadelphia.
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EASTERN LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games. q,
Bridgeport-Lawrence rain.
New Haven-PortI nd, rain.
New London 1, Worcester Give
innings, rain).
Hartford Springfield, rain.
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w. G. T. q. TO ADMINISTER \
TO WELFARE OF SOLDIERS

Aver, Mass. Aug. 1s--The Massa
chusetts Women's Christian Temper
ance union has bought house in this.
town which will be remodel1ed for usa-
'as headquarters for welfare work
among the soldiers 10 .-be -tratnedl1l-
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Standing of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled For Today.
New York in st. Louis.
Boston in Cleveland (two).
Philadelphia in Chicago.
Washington in Detroit. -
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The Freundschaft Rebekah lodge.
No. Is, I. o. o. F., will hold an outing
and chicken dinner ait ROTOR Point on
Wednesday, Aug. %. They will met
at the railroad station at $3.50 sharp In
time to take the $40 trolley. If the
weather is stormy it will be postponed
until Thursday.
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ASK ECONOMY IN -. -
FOOD CONSUMPTION

Boston, Aug. 1S..-The New Eng
land Shoe & Leather association has
sent out an appeal to its members tor
practice economy in the use OF wheata
butter, sugar and meat IN
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japanese Socialists voted to send
Sen Katayana, who is in New York,
to Stockholm as a delegate to the con-
2erance.
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Trading for wheat for future deliv-
cry will cease on all grain exchanges
In Canada. on. Auxuat.&1.
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Sporting Comment
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

If in the ring a fighter seeks his fame,
And with his fists would gain wealth
and a name,
Let him remember this through all
his days:
Fortune smiles but for him who
squarely plays.
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Friends of Dr. Herman Duesing of
]. 169 East Main street, were pleased to
learn today that he is ready to resume
his practice. One OF DIR. Duesing legs
has been in a. plaster cast because of
an injury ne suffered a month ago.
REPRESENTATIONS
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Results Of Vest

Results Of Yesterdays Games. IN
New York 4; st. Louis L.
Boston 8; Cleveland l.
Washington 8; Detroit s.
Philadelphia 9; Chicago Z, (12 inn
ings).
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Fortune smiles but Tor MIN VINO
squarely plays.
Harry <Pitenger, the schoolboy
pitcher recently signed up by the
C1evelands, is a real cute little thing.
Harry Is a little bit Of shaver, only
six feet seven inches tall, and tips the
beam, when he doesn't bust it, at 220
pounds.
A lot of likely birds are f1ocking
from the West to the East. Bill
Dahlen, scouting for the Robins, has
bagged Pitchers Pitt and Heitrnan of
the Portland Eastern League club.
The Cubs are betting their last cent
on Ralph Miller, recently recruited
from the Waterloo Central Associa-
ton. They predict that Ralph is go
ing to be another Heinie Zim. Well,
here's hoping, but doubling.
Les. Nunamaker. the big cacther Of
the Yankees, isn't built for speed, but
for comfort. He may seem slow at
times, but he gets there all the same.
Out Iowa way they are making
baseball history. Outfielder Martini.
of the Charles City club of the Cen
trail Association, is still buried under
heap of bouquets after his recent
performance at Fort Dodge. He made
eight hits for seventeen bases in eight
times at the bat in one day, a double
header being staged with Fort Dodge.
In the morning contest he produced
three singles in as many times up, and
in the afternoon he smashed out three
home runs and two singles in five
times at the bat. If you are looking
for grand stand stuff. here it is.
Grouchy Gus says: It may be true
that sshe who steals my purse steals
trash" but there are an awful lot of
people trying to accumulate trash
these days.
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The Montreal Stock Exchange Will
not be open today owing to the dull
ness.
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New York city will be the head
quarters of the wheat buying corpora
ton.
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American Association

Results of Yesterdays Games.
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Les. Nunamaker, the big cacther Of
the Yankees, isn't built for speed, but
for comfort. He may seem slow at
times, but he gets there all the same.
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Southern Association

OF Yesterd.y,s Games.
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Grouchy Gus says: 1t may be true
that 'ehe who steals my purse steals
trash" but there are an awful lot of
people trying to accumulate trash
these days.