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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

August Chicago should pile up a fair,y t,,..
| lead. III Chicago can win the series fra.ys
| Boston at their next meeting bor I'm I'm
| should be almost bombproof. But II Ros,ae
SANS IN ana captures the series, the finish
may bring on another story. ,'"
This is Chicago's chance to mai, ao,.. =,
situation and put herself beyond want ms e
next two weeks will furnish sometime IN, me
than an inkling, whatever an inklng is o''
l.. r. T.-No, there isn't a better cole.
in the country than Chick Evans on a1,
shots required from the tee to the ga. al
When he is putting steadily he is almost
unbeatable '''ost
More Than That
Dear Sir: made study of golfnp ,,ih,.
J iinaily figure up after many years S.45s.
'e7 ulnereht forms. Then, the next dav
went out and discovered three new one
myself and heard four more from o,ho.
parties. What's the limit ?-H. r.. s
Football and Freshmen
1t has been suggested by a certain co.o,
that freshmen should not be allowed IN n,am
this fail, because it would involve anotbay,
talent. 'p s'ar
We doubt this very much. There +, uo-
ing 10 be no particular premium on victorv
IN any coming autumn football. for n u,,i,
oe realized that the weaker elevens NAV
probably be in that shape through bavins
sent greater proportion of regulars 20
the front. u
Football this fall will, in the main. he n,
recreation and exercise--for physical do.
Velopment above anything else
Ihe fact that some eleven won every
game played will no longer constitute any
historic document any
-, Ihls viewpoint would knock out scouting
Inc premium will be on quantity now-not
quality. "o'
Don't worry about Eddie Collins" write.
an admirer. Hes never been under 2oo IN
his career around October and he won,
be this season. He'll get the hits from now
on ne tailed to get earlier in the year. They
are IN his system and are bound to non
out In time" NP
Birmingham recently scored three runs
in three days and yet won three game,
from Chattanooga, each. naturally, by the
10 route. A fan desires to know II thi.
is record. Who has the figures at handf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

1OBLITZELL'S APPARENT ROWDY ACT
BPOILS FINAL GAME OF SOX SERIES
\. AS WIN MOVES IS FORCED TO RETIRE
Barrys Band Is Credited With Two Wins Out of
Three Despite Splendid Playing of Athletics.
N Phils Open Today at Home With Pirates

FEELING Leonard tossed
Kiane the series between the Mackn
public print today
bit Of
visiting beman Win
bafled
well leading by margin when Noyes hit
Champions and is
bag Hen him than half Instead of play
Hobby
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OF
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16
TT CHICAGO CAN DEFEAT BOSTON
IN SERIES, WHITE SOX WILL HAVE
LEAD THAT IS ALMOST BOMB PROOF
Playing at Home for Rest of the Month"; Windy
City Players Have Finest Chance in World
to Land Pennant
By GFANTLAND RICE
How to Pitch

Shoot all youve got to shoot, forsooth,
Although your speed and curves are cheesy;
Then 90 to bat and hit like Ruth
The rest is easy.
Suppose they soak you on the hMs
Suppose then make the base hits pdtter?
If pou can driUe in more runs stu,
What does 10 matter?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

ss;da Giants and DODGERS repeated the brother
n nehion ts OF the New York club breezed in nicely
pldte lnng q? BGate sG mqde beautiful thro,o to the
sadmeneina9 y, ene e,9hm tnmtng on Hobtsers ~ pig,
Sots se"ayg; ya S11 GGe9cd J"y at ''t tie
to cbisasG baa ihs hAmsrGans had to ten innings
snII nI retain an eight-point lead over the Red
az Pittsbursh will be here for the remoinder -,
IN Inc wv week No American League game today 0l
hyn Chicago plays Boston and st. Wito LOUIS sroSk %
De the attraction in New York '1'o'' Will
Is nsar sse tine GnR that PHI ping BSae Ray
NOyss ssbans MAS KnScfd p,eh eoape wss
a sui shSFy fsa sGfd S PHI
ana the II a beschers Is ,amG9 or fI his feet
yea Tom 5o Hughes Esp pitched his first game of the
sa%as snasg ID day The big fellow has won nineteen sn
home stay. " '''pio'e on the
reIes ssd dfmtery m M Yh0 was supposed to have been
sNb sbta1 ETank Schultz bad batted him in tRe
=, Roy Grover seems to be improving &erv d,,,
Roy Roy I who is some musician BY the way, qay had
IVY out OF, three and a sacrifice yesterday In
fact: Roy has pick lied the pill to adyantag,a IN IN
most every game played recently. !"
Ping Bodle failed in his effort to bit ss,0,,,
gId. ersskGd Gpt ht not LAID do@h sn' haye ssc.
but had he ever hit the sphere they Would ~,
One time Joe Bush held a royal flush and
won fifteen cents; On the next play one Of J,a hias
bumps against the small trash re"sntit %sn got hs
Such is the uncertainty Of life and cards. te noe'
The Red Sor Just Ike the our thot is,,,
,odaea: They are liable to explode at ann time
a nnh-tntn0 explosion bleto up the 1tGIeetticce' Iettice'
!. Uncle Robby's trolley dodgers haven't much
,eft to- play for. but they do love to tread ON
McGraw's corns. "u oh
In three days they have divided three doub,s-
headers with the Giants and staged one Hrht
which makes 1t unanimous. s"''
enough to take three out of four from tie 'Ins g
alans. Eddie Collins and Joe jackson are i,st
beginning to hit when the hits count. "'' 'uS'
The Pirates have no followers Evervhos
else IN the league Is ahead of them Rut tbayy
peat the Reds In ninth-inning ralIv iheS
John X. Tener has announced that ba will
casey stensei FOR their indulgence in n fist5r 1r
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

and Brooklyn. ~ -'" A-
r, Inc Boston Red Sox are following Managse
Dairy example in enrolling In the navy as yeo-
naval reserve. ~ '' e''o'' ''' Wv
, Having released Meyers and Nrowrey, Presi-
dent Ebbits ought to release the rest of his
players and make 1t unanimous
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

fairhill Boys Club defeated the Polish -Amer
fan ifs MIR a. q by the score Of II to 10 making
u lew open dates in September and 0ctohn,. a
G' Pluttch. 5lS West Allegheny avenue ooei
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

August is. open and would like to bsar Tg
Carl hpIhe nh ciIb paving good guarantee, j.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

INTENTION the name Bill MCGOWAN to
A'1 any of the real big baseball moguls
nowadays and watch them prick up their
ears and look interested But they will
not ask any questions; they don't need to,
for they have been instructng their scouts
to keep their weather eyes open on that
young fellow for some time, and they are
now just about convinced that Bill is due
for berth in fast company next season.
And Bill MCGOWAN, who is fast putting
Wilmington, Del, on the arbters map de-
serves flock Of good fortune, and, in fact,
all he can get in the line of his chosen
work. lie is one young gent who calls
em out with real conscience. and every
newspaper on the Blue Ridge circuit where
Bill is umpiring this year says Bill is the
best arbter in the league. Most of them
say he has only one rival, Lee Glatts for
mer Tri-State star.
Gets Applause, Too
Bill has made so many friends in Hagers-
town, Md, where he has umpired large
number of games this season. that he is
actually applauded when he starts the
games there. How's that for an ump? AS
rule it Is the other way around One of
the best features of Bills work is the pep
he inJects into every game he umpires.
Only a few over which he has had juris-
one of the few exceptions to this rule was
the longest game in the history of the Blue
Ridge League, an eighteen-inning game be-
tween Martnsburg and Hanover.
Has Bill got a chance to get into the big
show next season? Well, just listen to
this: Ted Sullivan, veteran scout for the
Ban johnson clan, told President Jamison,
president Of the Blue Ridge League, that
he was lucky to get hold of such an UNI
pire as Bill for such n small league But
what sullivan did not tell .Jamison is more
important and that is that he has recon-
mended McGowen to Ban Johnson
The veteran baseball sleuth met Bill after
n game recently and propounded a set of
questions to the youngster. He asked Bill
now old he was, where he had worked and
whether he had any idea of getting into the
big leagues or not, and If so, how soon.
Bill took deep breath and answered all
the questions at once.
Only 21 Years Old
feel sure | will be in the majors before, an
other five years are gone" |
Yes. you will be up there next year II |
/ can land YOU" said Sullivan. I'm on |
my way now to wire Ban Johnson"
But sullivan Is not the only man who |
thinks Bill MCGOWAN should be up there |
with the best, despite his youth Jeftv
Russell, the man for whom Connie Mack |
paid $1,000, and who is at present play- |
ing the best game of his life for the New |
ark club. of the International League. WAS
at the Fourth of July game at Hagerstown,
In company with Billy Smith, scout for the |
Americans.
LEFTY got into tanning bee with the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16
BINGLES AND BUNGLES
A Soft Job

IT'S soft to be baseball scout,
His job is hard to beat
For though he scourS the perlldut sticks
Aud brdres the summer heat,
He hasn't anything to do
BW lamp the bush league stars
And MI himself icith luscious grub.
While riding buffet cars
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

=. IN THE SPOTLIGHT TODAY-Win MOVES
spaLLed maL WIN but 1t was enough for any man to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

yeloped wonderfully In tho last three ys.r. a..
wvW rT OIieans II Is predicted that the fn1ura ~
"''s's WIN success In the Championship. cans
"A ths Ernsst MAYNARD Smith better knovn
Sss e5at22Snced that she has not retired ~;
h 4 NV
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

=, Cardell b. c: defeated the fast Brady A. r
py lhe score OF IL to o, and would like 10 boss =
r,nin,h 1rom any hrst-class teams. II. Daily, sSi5
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16
AMATEUR BASEBALL

Zap campbell is pitching alright ball for
heNh A. A.: The management has "A few open
aa5egi aad II. Ward care A. J. Reach & Co, Tulip
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16
RATING PLAYERS
TOUGH PROBLEM
Hard to Pick a Clubs Best
Bet, According to His
Value
PITCHER USUALLY SHINES

Rating the r.cmbers Of a ball club accord
ing to their value is a tough problem for
any one to tackle because the value of a
player often nuctuates.
There have been several vivid examples
of this during the present season. for a
number of pastimers who were not ex-
pected to shine with particular brillancy
nave come to the front
The question of who Is the most valu-
able ball player on n club If appplied to
Detroit, would be simple. The answer is
Cobb. But whether they be pitchers, catch
ers, infielders or outfielders the fact remains
that there are few CObbs or near-Cobbs.
A Brain-Twister
Take the five leading clubs in the two
Dig leagues this year and apply the elimina-
tlon tests to individual players The prob
lem Is brain-twister, to say the least, but
It is probably a safe bet that if tho matter
was left to vote by the fans the players
who would stand out brightest probably
would be the following:
American League--Eddie Cfcotte, Chi
cago Babe Ruth, Boston; Ty Cobb, De-
troit; iris Speaker Cleveland, and Frank
Baker, New York.
National Leaguc-Ferdie Schupp, New
york; Fred Toney, Cincinnati; Grover
Louis, and Jim Vaughn Chicago
The fact that a winning pitcher always
stands out brighter in the limelight than
any other player, If he Is really a star, ac-
counts FOR the naming Of so many pitchers
here. And the work Of the aforementioned
pitchers this season has been really Won
derful There are other players on each
OF the abovc-named clubs who would come
In for lot of support If the fans were
given a vote.
Risberg Chicago FavOrite
Swede Risberg has won his way into the
hearts of White SoX fans. They attribute
much of the success of the Sox infield to
the little shortstopper. Carl Mays, another
pitcher, has been a pillar on the Boston
team; Bernie Boland has helped keep the
Tigers going when it seemed that they must
surely rank with the weakest of American
League teams. while Wallic Pipp, Yankee
and Jim Bagby, Indian
pitcher. are bright stars.
In the National League Eddie Roush.
Heinie Zimmerman, Eppe Rixey, Pep
liornsby and Fred Merkle have proven
of great value to their respective clubs.
l,oush has been bright star with the Reds:
Zimmerman is bidding FOR rank as the
greatest of third basemen; Rixeys work on
the mound with that of the Great Alex.
helped keep the Phillies fighting until mid
season, while Hornsby has become an idol
in st. Louis.
1t is not the idea here to name the most
players, by any means. But the
players mentioned are those who have stood
out prominently in the winning drives made
by their clubs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

Warwick Club has Labor Day afterroo, 49,
ea iear s0me wr strictly first;class semprofessonai
antee p. Barth. 26i5 North TWENTY. efsh,h fuar, :
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

sisiarh iiahts ana Dodgers repeated the brothe,
I6sner aot; brooklyn won the first game an
in ienion th OF the New York club. breezed in ncei
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

ring Bodte made a beautiful thyo,p IN The
dt p,dte ~ the eighth inning. On HobitseTs dy Pi..
"a tSULImedhihD III Bodte-Sped the ball home nfccL,
a. sChdig, toho doubled up Jimmy Walsh Of fLe
P'ote' 0hnmU didn't slide easy either. ''''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

The Pirates have no followers t,,ou,,
else In the league is ahead of them Rnt pSIay 1Iy
hae sestihg sassy now that it's too late. They
peat the Reds In nnth-inning rally. -"e'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

rpid Medley syr G c. champions of South Philade,.
District, OF Cape May; wildwood our!h GihhsNSayal Naval
iA t & brothers or any teams Of this caber. For
street, Philadelphia, Pa. forev-hnth
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

. Chlcago Americans had to travel ten iprirr
10 oeat the Indians, but they had tbe ',,,,s ni,n
sna ssnI retain an eight-point lead over the Re
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

John X. Tener has announced that be ,v,,
not impose any penalty on Arthur FIetcbsr" WI. III
Casey stensei for their indulgence in fstir 9r
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

,ndnnsAthiet hhe athletic Recreation team is now pav,,u
hllins ias ITS home schedule with the srstnrd ana Is
the, Fairgrounds only expenses osht O., PLAYING on
TO pS. fast excellent indScements are oereS a,
showers. Address c. William Letscb. SasIns and
and saeeet' or call Poplar 2925 w. between cn, hao
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

ond Ihe Germsntown Travellers have Auvus, 90
ptpen ~ ~ aso dates in September and wosid ny ,is
Shd Hiraot Htarrowgate. George Wilkinson, S64i a. A.
Sao SaeoeI: Germantown Phone Mannheim s8os st,aee Wnae
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

Howlands Sox proved themselves strop,
enough TO take three out of four from tba b'Ins T
dlans Eddie Collins and Joe jackson arc an, ,s
beginning TO hit when the hits count. 'N''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

The Godfrey +. C. has Saturday. Aucr., 90
snu nnn, an sundays open for semipro teams io;
Mould IKE TO hear from Christ Cbnroh ana
WOOD WOO n Harrowgate. Wheatsheaf. John X Nor nor
toy,n twentieth street and Church lane. Gerpsg
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

The Norwood Field Club has saturda, A..
gust gust M S: ana all Saturdays for rest Of season
N Germantown. John X. Dagney T,yaptuinuas 0unus
street ana Church lane, Germantown "eh'ieth
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

Birmingham recently scored three runs
in three days and yet won three game,
from Chattanooga, each. naturally by the
l-o route A ian desires to know IL this
is record Who has the figures at handi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

Al, ,Plttsburgh will be here for the rom, jndo ,
In the eeE Matono, mo American League game toda;
iyn. Chicago plays Boston and ST tn Tnui iSroot .t
De the attraction in New York " 'u's WI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

Inc Alpha Club would like to hear from, bor
team for August IS. ]. Howard Povnu nome
NoTth tlfty-second street. or phone betyg..ai ~
and D. m. Belmont 1901 w "e between Z
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-16

In three days they have divided three doub,e
neaders with the Giants and staged one feht
which makes 1t unanimous ''e hsht
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-25
IT COMES BACK.

There has been an increase in the pay of the railroad men, and there is now correspondingly asked an in, crease of l5 per cent in the freight rates, which means that every con ssS1ier in the land will be called on to Hwet the increase in the railroad rion's pay. That is always the case. ~ aee public at large, the consumer, is always the butt of every increased demand from any source The rall- roads win show that the increased ex. penses because of the increased sal. afies demands the increase in freight f5tes, and the increase will be al, le~cd, and verify the poor consumer, the citizen at large. will pay the .frrh,.
 Whenever large taxes arc assessed tha public pays. The people at large may fool thehselves some time Into the belief they are getting what is coming to them this way or that way, but they VIII usually find that the burden is shifted back to popular shoulders. The railroad men may have been entitled to their demands .--but the public will meet that de. mand, and not the railroads,
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-25

Did you ever go into the nfleld and listen to starter when he is getting the horses in DOS. on to get them off 10 good starr
 Well. most Of us have not, We either watch the race from the grand stand or the lawn But to be along side of d starter and hear the con versations between the Jockeys and the man who springs the barrier Is interesting. Tho office of starter is an important one. Horscmen de pend entirely upon the tarter 10 give
 --if possible--t the horses entered a gcud start. Sometimes it is impos- sihle to do this CT account of horses that perhaps never will be hooled well at the barrier
 The sight of barrier to many thoroughbreds cause them to prance about and become uncomfortable When horse becomes unmanageab ble at the barrier, 1t takes a strong boy one that Is possessed of unusual muscular strength to make his mount act properly at the start of the race. There arc many horses, no matter how long they have been schooled. that always "apt up when in 9 field. Take this same horse and lead him up to the barrier. alone, and he steed acts just as doclle as an old, NelI.broken horse. But in field the horse becomes sull1y.
 Franks of horses at the barrier diff
 fer Some always bear in, others want to break through the barrier, and then there are a few that attempt to dislodge their mounts
 r is very seldom that field of horses are all docile.
 In some cases horses have broken through the barrier before the signal to go was given, and ran away from Q mile to three miles This same horse would finally be stopped and
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-25

, sent away with Che others and win,
 Then in many cases horses have been left flatfooted at the post and under good piloting on the part of the jockey would come under the wire first
 The starters job is d hard one. Starter Dade who is sending away the horses at Oaklawn, is considered the foremost starter in the country. The following Is line of conversa- lion that goes on at the barrier:
 Starter Dade; "McTaggert. get your hoss in position no. no. Watts: that will never do. Say, Crump if you don't get that hoss up to the barrier I'll suspend you Crump then tries with all his might to obey the order
 Starter Dade: "Synder lone of the assistant startersl, take hold of that hoss of Lykes and bring him up to the rail. Steady, now, boys. No, no, this will never do: I've warned you too often, Murphy"
 Al this juncture nearly all of the horses In the field are out of posi- ton and Starter Dade drops the cleo tric bulb which he holds in his hand and steps down from the starters stand. Then he talks to each of the jockeys and gives them final warning He steps up to the starters stand laeRin
 The warning had its effect The field is sent off to q perfect start.
 Credit must also be given to the success of Starter Dade's assistant starters. They certainly earn their salary
 In almost all the cases, the jockeys are silent when reprimanded at the barrier But at times a boy will talk back 10 the starter, and he is either fined or set dewn for a few days.
 The life of starter Is not all rosey. He is bound to make enemies.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-25
SEVERAL WEEKS VET.


 Much pride is taken in the fact that h. Eob ol the season" is not oD' served as yat. because there are still many more Aeople coming into Hot Springs. The salmy spring weather that our visitors love so we'll is about to break for us now, after unsettled ewather conditions. and racing. golf abseball and mountain climbing. and all forms of outings. will be more popular than ever before. There arc yet several weeks of big business be fore us to round out the biggest sea. son of seasons business We have ever known. An the summer will take care of itself.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-25

AIlchaei might have worn a crown with considerable discrimination. He had sense enough to know that sit. ting on the throne of a country in the throes of revolution was no task for a careful man.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-25

With the revolutionists finally sue eessful, what will the drama of the world do for those darkly, deeply, dangerously beautiful nihilist plotters of the disturbing sex?
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-25

Germany's ruthless submarine war fare has not had the effect Germany threatened so tho world refuses 10 rise to tho threat of what Hinden- herg's strategy of withdrawar will accomplish
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-25

There is reason to think that the star spansled banner will continue to wave over American ships going about their lawful business on the high seas.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-25

If the Russian peasant had been in his old fashioned condition of vodka pickle would ho have been able to think clearly enough to put over his IIittle revolution? Let the vets and the drys argue it out.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-25

A mere proclamation declaring that spring is here Is not very convincing without mobilization of sprine weather.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-25

Those who have saved some day. light through winter months find their labor has been in vain, as day light is continually becoming more plentiful,
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-25

By not sticking his head up conspic- uously King George is in small danger of having it hit with anything that may be flying
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-25

Grand Duke Nicholas is charged alternately with being a liberal and a reactionary, but all .oncede that he is a real soldier.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-25

Probably the first effect Of hmari ca's entry into the war would be a stiffening of the entente's lines oI credit.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-25

Even. MT. Bryan would uot expect a million men trained and equipped for duck shooting to mobilize over. night.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-25

In the face of centuries of ill treat. ment the Russian reyolutionaries were most gentle and considerate.