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Athletic Field at Hog Island.

The Hog Island shpyard. located
few miles outside of Philadelphia. is
to include a model athletic field for
use of employees. The athletic park
will be- inclosed by an eight-foot
fence. It consists Of twelve acres.
The playing field proper will be To-
Gated within the borders of a $50
yard cinder track. rectangular in
shape, with rounded corners. 1t will
be used for base ball in summer and
foot ball in winter. The field will
also include grandstand. track and
tennis sections and a dormitory for
1000 men. A clubhouse will include
gymnasium and auditorium. provid-
ing facilities for basket ball. hand
lures of the clubhouse will be shower
baths, locker rooms and bowling al
leys. An athletic association will be
formed. The dues will be 81 q year.
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GIANTS TAKE TWO
FROM THE BRAVES
Win Opening Game by 2 to !
and Capture Second by
Score of 4 to 3.

NEW York. August 1o.-New York
defeated Boston in a double-header
here today. 2 to / and 4 to 3. Comp
toms work featured New York's play
ing in the first game. After Boston
tied the score in the ninth inning
Compton threw out another runner at
the plate. and in the second half his
third hit drove in New York's winning
run. The Giants also won the second
game in the ninth inning after Bos-
ton had tied in the first half With
two out Rariden walked and scored on
Perritt's double. The scores:
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carey's Record Still Good.

The record of forty-six stolen bases
set by Max Carey of Pittsburgh re-
mains out of danger. Eddie Roush of
Cincinnati continues to top the sac
rifice hiuers with twenty-four. while
Cruise of St. Louis clung to the lead
in home run hitting with six.
Despite the determined fight Chi
cago is making for the pennant, only
two members of the club-Hollocher
and Merkle-are in the first ten"
group of leading batters. while the
Giants are without a single repre-
sentative. Young is the only New
York player in the 800 class. 1t is
a different story with Cincinnati,
however. Five members of the Reds
are batting 300 or better.
The leading batters are q. Wheat,
Brooklyn, 1886; Groh. Cincinnati, .332;
Daubert. Brooklyn. .31s; Merkle. Chi
cago. .317; Hollocher. Chicago. .314:
J. c. Smith. Boston. .314: Roush, Gin
cinnati, .304: L Magee. Cincinnati.
.3o3: S. Magee, Cincinnati, .3O2. and
Chase, Cincinnati. .301.
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T|TULAR CONTESTS
EARLIEST IN GAME
No Previous World Series
Has Been Scheduled as
Early as One of 1918.

NEW YORK, August 1O.-If the
world series is played. as proposed,
beginning on September or 4. it will
be the earliest start since the base
ball classic was first staged, more
than thirty years ago. Strange to
say. the initial series, which was held
in 1884, was not begun until October
%, which is the latest date ever Sc
lected for the playing of such a
series. Another coincidence is the
fact that the last series played be-
fore the national commission assumed
control was also started at an earlier
date than any other before or since.
Cdrtailing the present big league
season by full month naturally
moves forward the world series date
by an equal period. and. should the
National and American leagues pen
nant-winning clubs clash for the pre-
mond, as in previous and normal sea-
sons, the teams will be battling at
a time when, in other years, the ulti-
mate flag winners were frequently in
doubt.
During the period between 1884 and
1891 tne opening Odte Oh the Dig
series fiuctuated all the way from the
first days of October to well past the
middle of that month. During the
years when the National League and
the American Association clubs COM
peted the initial games were usually
played on a date ranging between
October 10 and IS. Later, when the
National and American teams took
up the series contest, the earlier days
of the month were more popular.
Under the control of the national
commission the date of the first game
from year to year varied from October
8 to as late as October IT,. The series
of last year began On October 6. which
was the earliest date ever selected
for the play under the direction of
the interleague tribunal For the
period between 1884 and 1917. cover
ing some twenty-six world series, the
average date works out as October
10. which is some thirty-odd days
later than it is proposed to start
the series this season. should the
various authorities and forces in
volved agree that such climax to
the base ball season is desirable this
autumn.
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Ball Players Ages Often
Are Very Hard to Judge

BAN players' ages are very
often hard to fudge. When q
man has been before the public
for eight or ten year. the fans
nre prone to regard him a. q
real old timer. yet they err fire.
quently in their estimates of an
athletes age. When the recent
decision ON the work or tight
order was issued by Secre-
tary of War Baker many fans
were of the opinion that Larry
Doyle was over the age and
would be spared to the Giants,
yet Larry bobbed MP with q reg
istration card which showed
that he II In class "A Of the
draft. On top of that, John Me
Graw wired to Otis CrandaIl,
who has been pitching in the
Pacific Coast League, to flnd out
how he stood. and Otis, who is n
real veteran, replied that he II
in class A. And II wasn't SO
long ago that Bob Harmon, re-
sentinE the application of the
word "Old' to him, produced a
registration card showing that
he In twenfy-nine years old.
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Houck Offered Soft Job.

ST. LOUIS. August 1o.-Pitcher
Byron Houck of the St. Louis Browns
was offered q fat job in a shipyard
out in Oregon He took his case to
Tho club management. saying he
displeased because not given more
chance to work. He was assured he
should take his turn in the box more
often, upon which he turned down
the shipyard job. It was plain from
tho tone of the letter Houck received
that he was not wanted for his abil-
.ty to build ships, but because he
would strengthen the shipyard ball
team. and such q suggestion did not
appeal - him,
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STANLEY Coyeleskie. by trimming the
Senators on Thursday. came through
with his eighth consecutive victory,
which equals the seasons best win
ming streak by pitcher. held by
Wilbur Cooper of the Pirates In cop
ping the eight wins, for the Indians
Stanley started on July II. the Yanks
being his first victim. In all he de-
feated the Yanks three times, the Red
Sox and Senators each twice and the
Athletics once.
Johnny Tobin went on a batting
rampage that endured fourteen games.
until a trio of Yankee hurlerS-Sllm
Love. Ray Heating and Hank Robin
son-halted him. During his stretch
Of hitting Tobin smashed out twenty
three hits in sixty tries. for an aver
age of .3S3.
George Sisler get five hits in one
game off Slim Love. Ray keating and
Hank Robinson. This was the first
time that Sisler ever punched out five
hits in d game and it was his eighth
'biE day" at the bat during his career
of four years with the Browns. George
getting four hits in a contest on seven
ocCa SionS.
Eddie Foster and Dcrrill Pratt each
got four hits in a game.
Frank Baker had hit safely In seven
games straight, when Frank Shellen-
back applied the brakes. Frank poled
out eleven hits in thirty trials. for an
average of .36T.
Joe Judge did quite some stunt
when he got four hits last Sunday Off
Tiger pitching. and repeated with a
quartet OF hits three days later off
Guy Morton and Johnny Enzmann.
Buck Weaver had run up batting
streak to ten consecutive games
when Scott Perry halted him. Buck.
during his streak of hitting, got
fifteen hits in thirty-two tries for
an average of 1863.
Ty Cobb flashed his yearly run
scoring feature by tallying four runs
in a game against the Red Sox, and is
just four runs behind Ray Chapman,
who has scored seventy-one runs, the
most of any major Lacquer this sea-
Son.
Bobby Roth quit to Babe Ruth
after hitting safely in six straight
games. in which he got eight hits in
twenty tries. for an average of 400.
Johnny Tobin was halted by the
Yanks after scoring six runs in five
straight games.
Here are the figures:
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NO MORE BUYING REMNANTS.
Scarcity Of Playing Talent Blow to
McGraW's System.

The 1913 season has so far failed to
produce a single major league trade
of any consequence. The reason is
not far to seek. The clubs are oper-
ating under the player limit, surplus
is scarce. players over the class l call
are valuable, and the uncertainty of
the future has completely wiped out
big cash offers.
Manager McGraw can no longer
rely upon his dough bag to strengthen
hiss team, which has been his favor
ite method heretofore. On the con-
trary. for the first time probably. Nc
Graw no doubt will find that it is i'm
possible to deal with rival managers.
McGraw has had habit of Tightening
Just where he was weak during the
closing days. and in recent years
traded for Herzog. McCarty. thinner
man, Perritt, and also bought Sallee.
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Best Players Singled Out
in Defunct Southern League

A Birmingham scribe has
picked the best players recently
employed in the defunct South
ern Association. The leading
outflelders were Southworth,
now with the .Piratess Compton
and Flagstead. Grimm, who has
been snapped mp by the Car
dinals, was the leading first
baaeman. The veteran Bob
Fisher, also with the Cards, was
the star second baseman, Art
Bues, once with the Giants, ex-
celled mt third base, while
George Distel, last year with
Richmond, was the premier
sh0rtstop. Br0ttem and Haworth
we're at the head Of the CATCH
ing brigade. while the leading
pitchers included Cy BafEer, an
old timer, Slapnich, who is with
the Pirates3 Hank Robins, now
q member Of the Yankees, Dick
Robertson Of the Bro0klyns and
Joe Bennett, who has secured
. berth In the American Asso-
citation.
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Caddie Was Too Efficient
in Hiding Stray Golf Balls

There are occasions where
hiders aren't the best finders, as
is shown in the story told OF
the golfer who one day was sur
prtsed to fnd his caddie scrap
ing away in \ bunker and quite
absorbed In his work. Az his
ball was nowhere near the SPOT.
an explanation was demanded
by the Indignant golfer.
"Wcll, sir" replied the boy,
in no way taken back. ..I was
caddytng for a gentleman yes
tcrday aud his ball went in this
sand pit. 1t was a fine new one
and now I'll he blamed II I
haven't forgotten where I
buried tt"
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AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUB BATTING.
RAIN STOPS GAME.
Pittsburgh Chicago Contest Called
With Score 8 to 8.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. August 10
Rain stopped the first Pittsburgh
Chicago game today with the first
visiting batsman up in the eleventh
with the score tie at to 8, and the
second game was called off. Cooper
was unsteady In the first three in
nings. when Chicago scored all its
runs. but he settled down. Tyler was
invincible until the sixth inning. when
four hits scored two runs. The tieing
run was scored in the ninth on Nc
Kechnie's single and triple by
Hinchmau. who hit for Shaw. Score.
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N. Y. A. C. Fifty Years Old.

The New York Athletic Club will
have been in existence fifty years on
September s. The event will be
celebrated. 1t is proposed to attach
to the front wall of the building
where the club was organized
bronze tablet containing beneath the
clubs emblem the following inscrip-
ton: New York Athletic Club. old
est amateur club in America, organ
lied on this site September s, 1865.
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White Sox Hit a Snag.

When the Chicago White Sox went
to New Haven on their first Sunday
in the. east to play an exhibition
game they found Ray Fisher, former
New York Yankee. opposing them in
the box. He did such q good job of
it that the Sox were beaten. He did
not allow a hit In the flrst six in
niuEA
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SOUSA LIKES GUN
NEXT AFTER BATON
Famous Band Leader Owns
Large Shooting Preserve
in North Carolina.

With the possible exception of his
trusty baton. Lieut.. John Philip
Sousa of the United States Navy re-
CARDS his gun with more affection
than any of his earthly possessions.
The great bandmaster is musician
first and ever after that a gunner.
His hobby outside of business hours
is trapshooting. and when he's not
banging away at the clay targets
Lieut. Sousa is talking about shoo.-
ing. He occupies a prominent posi-
tion in the shooting world. too. being
president of the American Amateur
Trapshooting Association.
During his vacation periods Lieut..
Sousa always turns to his gun for
amusement. He is the happy owner
serve in North Carolina, where he
goes each hunting season TO get close
to nature and practice his favorite
sport. Lieut.. Sousa talked inter
estingly of his hunting the other day
to Philadelphia reporter. He said.
Good for His Health.
Il find the recreation / get afield
most ENJOYABLE and conducive to good
completely relax. mentally and physi
cally. There is always sufficient eN
citement and anticipation connected
with field shooting to cause me to for
get all business cares and enjoy life.
1t gives me an opportunity TO com
mune with nature in its different
phases. The study of game and habits
of same is a most interesting feature
of outdoor life.
Last. but not least, comes the pun
ter the darky who knows the
swamps. the trails and the most like
ly places to find game. He is the type
that amuses and disgusts. entertains.
then finally wins ones admiration for
his simplicity il nothing more. He is
agreeable at all times. never ventur-
ing an opinion that would in any way
conflict with an idea you might ad-
vance.
Before reaching the lodge I killed
several rabbits. and after each death
Nose had a paroxysm over my excel
lent shooting Just before We arrived
home / saw a brace of blue-wing teal
coming down wind. They certainly
were making time. Just before reach
ing the boat they divided. one to the
right and the other to the left.
shot first right and then left. for as
fine a double as ] had ever made In
my life. Freighted with satisfaction.
/ turned to Nose Finally ! suggest
ed that / had made a nice double.
Yes, sab. but that shot YOU made on
the rabbit was the greatest piece Of
shooting I ever saw Nose never
could be interested in anything but
my rabbit work"
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Comparatively Young Men,
National League Veterans

Arthur Fletcher of the Giants,
Zach Wheat of Brooklyn and
Tom Clark Of the Reds arc
the Oldest players In point
Of service ON their clubs
i'm the National League. The
three men all Joined their re-
spective teams I'm 1909. Now
that Hans Wagner has retired
from sthe diamond, Max Carey
is the veteran player ON the
Pirates. He Joined the club I'm
1910. Dick Rudolph did not be-
come a Brave until 1913, but he
has been with the club longer
than any other Of the present
members. Two other players
who are now the veterans of
their teams Joined their clubs
the same year. They are Jim
Vaughn OF the Cubs and Bill
Doak Of the Cardinals.
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Frank Bakers One Fault
Is 0veranxiety to Hit

According to Miller HuEginS,
Frank Baker should be q 400
hitter. Baker has one batting
fault which Huggfns would like
to correct. and the latter stakes
his reputation as a Judge of
base ball ability on his predic-
tfOn that Baker will be q 400
hitter IL he will make the
change. Bakers fault fs his
Overanxfety to hit. with the
consequent tendency to take q
swing at the first pitched ball.
Opposing pitchers realize this
and continually feed Baker the
Kind Of a ball that he fs not
likely to hit very far. During
HIS recent batting squirt, when
he was finishing mp his first
century of bnse hits, the Yankee
slugger took his time and he
did bat over 400 for quite a
long time. But he loves to hit
md cannot stand to see a ball
go by IL Ii fx within reach.
Baker has been hitting to left
field more this year than ever
before. and by looking over
that first ball he should finish
the season with mark far
above amy figure of his previous
seasons.
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REDS BEAT CARDINALS.
Win Hard-Hitting and Ragged
Game by 8 to s.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. August 1o.-C1n-
cinnati defeated st. Louis in a hard
hitting and ragged game today, 9 to 8.
Both Ring and Ames were hit hard.
Meadows, who succeeded Ames in the
seventh inning. was very wild. Roush
drove in the winning run in the last
half Of the ninth, with two men out,
by making his fifth hit Of the day.
The score:
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QUINN BEATS INDIANS.
Former Coast Leaguer's Pitching
HELPS White Sox Win.

CLEVELAND. August 1O.-Chicago
last two innings and defeated Cleve-
land, to 2. in the opening game of
the series. Quinn, late Of the Coast
League. held Cleveland to five hits
John Collins tripled in the ninth. with
the bases filled Score:
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SECOND GAME

Runs-stock. Williams, Meusel, Johnston,
Olson. Errors-Pearce 81, Miller. Two-base
Meusel. Johnston. Stolen bases
-Pearce, Olson (2). Myers. Sacrifice hit
Adams. Sacrifice dy-Luderus. Left on bases
Philadelphia, 2; Brooklyn. 9. First base on
errors-Brooklyn. 3. Bases on balls-of
Prendergast. 2; OF Coombs. 8. Struck out
By Prendergast, /; by Coombs. s.
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STENCIL WILL NOT SLIDE.
Refuses to Take Chances With
NAVY Team for $50 a Month.

Casey Stengel. the erstwhile Dodger
navy, frequently plays on the Mine
sweepers' team in base ball games at
the Prospect Park Parade Ground in
Brooklyn. In a recent game Stengel
was thrown out at second.
you're a fine big Lacquer. you are!"
roared a sailor fan. What do you
mean going into second standing up?
why didn't you slider"
"Slide like funw exclaimed Casey.
'.slide like fun without, pads for $36
a month";
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Teaching Athletic Instructors.

Springfield (Mass.) Col1ege Is In
structing athletic directors for work
in overseas camps. Courses are be-
ing worked out to harden men who
come from offices and business life
so that they will be flt for the siren
uous work in camp. More than fifty
mass games are taught the in
structors which are suitable for
playing in camp and large groups.
Mass boxing, cage ball, grenade ball,
multiple soccer foot ball and vari-
Gus sorts Of games are introduced.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
Pulling for Gridiron Game
Between Army-Navy Teams

President Harry N. Hemp
stead of the Giants has not yet
abandoned hope OF staging the
Army-Navy foot ball game Mt
the Polo Grounds next FALL IN
spite of the fact that the his
toric gridiron struggle was not
held ms usual last year because
of the war. Hempstead says
that there Is nm almost unani-
nous sentiment In Army circles
for the holding Of the game this
year. Last fall the contest was
frowned upon in Ofncinl circles
for the reason that 1t was feared
the attention OF the cadets at
West Point and Annapolis
would be taken from their work
in the week preceding the game
and that, I'm view of such possi-
bility, nothing must he allowed
to interfere with their training.
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THREE PLAYERS OF NATIONALS
NOWFIAVING BATTING STREAKS
Schultz, Shanl<s and Shotton Coming
Through Regularly With Their
Bingles- Figures on Players
in American League.

Schultz
for
John Collins
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Data on Previous Years.

Tho following compilation shows
the date OF the opening game of each
season since 1884. rs well as the clubs
and leagues represented in the play:
October %, 1884; Providence en- L. VS..
SsI October Il. 1855. Chicago On. L. vs.. St.
Oct oetoSer IS IS. 1885. Chicago IN. l., Vi. s.
Oct October 10. io 1887. Detroit IN. L. vs.. St.
october is. isss. New York IN. L. u. St.
October Is. 1889. New York IN. L. vs..
'etse october f. 4. isec Broo.lyn IN. l., VI. 1oui.
.october II. 1892, Boston tN. L.) VI. clsve-
Land IN; Il; 20.
toctooer !. 1894. New York IN. L., vs..
DGs foetober :. 1895. Cleveland IN. L. VS.. Bal
toctober 2: isss, Cleveland eN. L., VS.. Bal
foctober !. 1897. Boston IN. LID VS.. Bal
No series 1898 1902.
October i. 1908. Pittsburgh N- L. vs
Boston "a. L.:
october Q. 1905. New York IN. L. VS..
October 8. 1905. Chicago On. L., vs.. Chicago
October 8: 1907. Chicago IN. L, vs.. De-
uSs oetober M 10. isos. Chicago IN. L., vs.. De-
'Fs,e October sa $, isoe. pitsbursh On. LID VS.. De-
October il. 1910. Chicago IN. L. vs.. Phil.-
essSs Sssssss il. ,sl1. Ne" York On. L, ".
October s. 1912, New York IN. L. W. Bos-
''e October a I. 1918. New Yor. On. L. w.. phil.-
eeS October ., 1914, Boston IN. L.) vs.. Phil..
delphia "a. L..
October Z. lsle. Brooklyn IN. L. v.. Bos.
ton a. T..
cago "a. L..
sTwo seasons; winner Of each played IN
post season series.
tTemple cup series. First and second team,
played in series.
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Pitts6ursh... 0 0 o Q -
Runs-Hollocher. Mann, Zeider, Boone.
Leach. McKechnie. Error-Cutshaw. Two
base hit-Leach. Three-base hits-Manu.
Hinchman. Stolen base-McKechnie. Sacri-
hce hit-Mollwitz. Double plays-southworth,
Mckechnie and ELAN; ELAN, Cutshaw and
Mollwitz. Left on bases-Chicago. 5; Pitts
burgh, 8. First base on balls-Off Tyler 2:
OF Cooper. 8. Hits-On Tyler, in s 90 in.
nings; on Carter, none in 10 innings; OF
Tyler, s; by Carter. /; By Cooper, 4.
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Chet Thomas a Movie Actor.

Chet Thomas got leave of abb
sence from moving picture concern
in California to join the Indians. He
will resume his movie" work when
the season closes.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
Long Time Getting Under Way.

Sam Jones was with the Boston club
for two seasons before he pitched an
entire game. but now he is one OF
the most consistent winners in the
major leagues.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
Rodrigues Expects Call.

Utility Inf1elder Joe Rodriguez of
the Giants anticipates being called
into the Cuban army by winter, as
the island republic expects to send
%, 900 men to France.
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FIRST GAME.

Runs-Daubert. z. Wheat. Myers, Doolan.
Errors-Bancroft, Adams, Olson (3), Myers.
Two-base hit-Z. Wheat Stolen bases
Doolan (2), NJ. Wheat. Double plays-Olson.
Doolan and Daubert; Olson and Doolan. Left
on bases-Philadelphia. 5: Brooklyn, 5. First
base ON errors-Philadelphia. 3. Bases on
talls-On Oeschger, 6; on Grimes, 2. Struck
out-By Oeschger. 2; by Grimes, 5.
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Totals. "a 1O'26 Il Totals. 42 II n II
1.-TWO ont when winning run was scored.
fBatted for Ring In eighth. :.
s;,ciSSss; q, h0u,t; - ..... 20
Runs-Anderson (2). Bethel (2), Paulette,
Hornsby, Gonzales t2l. Groh (3), l. Magee
(2), Roush. 8. Magee. Ring, Luque. Errors
Bethel, Groh. L. Magee. Two-base hits-Groh
Ames. Three-base hits-L. Magee. Paulette,
Gonzales. Home run-Hornsby. Stolen bases
-Neale. Bethel. Sacrifice hit-Ames. Sacri-
Hornsby to Grimm. Left on bases-St Louis,
8: Cincinnati. Is. First base on errors-St
Louis, 2; Cincinnati, 1. Bases ON balls-O6
Ring, 2; on Ames, 1; on Meadows, S. Hits
on Ring. 10 in eight innings; OF Eller, none
in one Inning; on Ames, u in six and one
thirds innings. Struck out-By Ring. 1: by
Ames. g.. Winning pitcher-Eller; losing
pitcher-Meadows.
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Toronto Regatta in September.

Toronto motor boat enthusiasts
will hold their first annual regatta
for the Canadian gold cup September
s, and z. American craft will COM
Evening star., 1918-08-11
Sports Made Compulsory.

The United States Navy has made
swimming, boxing and wrestling
compulsory for those enrolled in this
branch Of the service.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
REAL bALLPLAYER
IS STUFFY. M'|NN|S
Was Star in High School in
1905 and Has Never
Got Over 1t.

"Stuffy" McInnis is of the stun that
base ball players are made. "Stufy''
was a star ball tosser back In isoo'
as a student at the Gloucester (Mass.)
High School. and he never got over
it. In 1908 he started his professional
career on the diamond with the New
Bedford team of the Eastern League.
From New Bedford he was shifteo
to Haverhill, of the same league, ana
it was while he was with the last
named club that one of Connie Mack s
scouts got sight of the younsster
and recommended his purchase. Con-
ME followed the advice, and Tor q
few hundred dollars became possessed
of one of the steadiest all-around
players the game has ever produced.