Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-27

Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 26.-
Single G.. in winning the free-for-
all pace in the Great Western race
meet at the Iowa State fair here to-
day, broke two worlds pacing rec
ords. His time of 200, 2,03% and
| POI was q worlds record for three
heats on half mile track, the for
mer mark of 2.02al having been
held by Directum 1. Single G.. was
driven by Ed Allen.
Hal Chase. suspended first base
man of the Cincinnati National
League team, has sued the Cincin-
natl Exhibition Company, owners of
the Cincinnati baseball club for
$500 which he claims is salary due
him and unpaid. He appends a copy
of the contract which he says was
entered into by him and the COM
pany January 81, 1917, and which
stiDulates saalry of $4,000. pay
able $3.50 each two weeks during the
playing season. The contract he
sets forth was for a period of two
years.
The world series games of 1918
will be played in the American
League park at Chicago. Officials
of the Chicago Cubs. after sorting
thousands of requests for tickets, be-
lieved to-day crowds could not be
accommodated in the smaller Ma
tional League park.
Reviving interest in baseball was
apparent yesterday with the Cubs
definitely in possession of the pen
nant. Secretary Bakers statement.
/ removing any trace of slackerism
from the players, was believed partly
responsible for the crowd of $4,000
which saw the Cubs win.
! One of the most interesting fea-
lures of the remaining games in
! the National League will be the
closing rounds in the fight for the
years batting championship. There
is close battle in progress, and any
one of half dozen contenders may
| pull down the honors. Pittsburgh
has a representative in the struggle
in the person of Billy Southworth.
/ The smuggling rightfielder is not at
the top of the list, but he is near
enough to have a fighting chance to
! win out. The records up to date
show that Manuel Cueto of Cincin-
natl has the highest average in the
league, his mark being 1868, but as
he has played in only 81 games
| he is not considered a contender.
Zack Wheat of Brooklyn still is the
real leader, but his mark has fallen
to. 1893 to-day and right at his heels
| is Eddie Roush of Cincinnati, who
has an average of .335. Southworth
ranks next with .329. followed by
Bob Fisher of St Louis with, 1924,
Heinie Groh of Cincinnati with, 322
| and ('hnrInU ITnl1nnhn,. 1e
with .320.
Lutte Boone, the popular Pitts
! burgh boy who is holding down the
shortstop position for the Pirates so
acceptably, is to come in for special
recognition before the season closes.
! A Boone Day" is an added feature
on the Forbes Field program. It is
to be celebrated on Thursday in con-
| nection with the bargain double
header scheduled between the Buc-
cancers and the st. Louis Cardinals.
Chicago, Aug. 26.-Mrs. Dave
! Gaut, of Memphis, won the gold
| medal in the qualifying round of the
women's Western Golf Association
championship at Indian Hill Club to-
day with 92, five under woman's par,
despite high wind. Miss Frances
| Hadfeld, of Blue Mound Club, Mil
waukee, with "a, tied for second
place with Miss Elaine Rosenthal,
formerly champion, and Miss Ruth
Burnett, both of Chicago
Philadelphia, Aug. 26.-Lew Tend
Ter, the Philadelphia lightweight.
defeated Harvey Thorpes of Kansas
City, in a fast six round bout here