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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-28
MURDER MYSTERY
ENvEl0PS BERLIN

Exclusive Cable to Universal Service
and The London Daily Express)
ts-Berlin, August 27--.Cherchez la,
Femme" is the watchword of the
f:erlin police in their investigation OF
the mysterious murder of Lieutenant
Won Pluesko, who was found In his
room at Potsdam. his feet, hands and
elbows strapped.
The lieutenant wore woman's
corsets and long white gloves. On
the table was the picture of a beau
titul French woman. Friends OF tho
victim who has visited him in his
room shortly before his death say the
picture had not been there before
Detectives are working on wen
geance theory" It is believed sew
ecal murderers had hand in the
tragedy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-28
GOTHAM IS AS DRY AS
". c. I. j. CONVENTION

Ney York, August 27--For the
first time since prohibition was pro-
claimed, New York became a city
Of drought when fourteen John Doe
warrants alleging illegal sale OF
liquor, were served today by federal
agents- The White District, which
for a time was an oasis in this ur-
ban Sahara, was drier today than
"a w. G. T. Y. convention.
Restaurants which had been SELL
ing straight whisky for the small
pittance Of 1925 drink and high
balls at $3.50 gave up the business
without q munmUN Walters and
bartenders grew strangely ignorant Of
all the hints conveyed in many known
winks. and q plain demand brought
shocked expressions to their sober
faces. Hard" drinks were nowhere
to be secured. Saloons were selling
soda pop and lemonade today
Acting United States Attorney Ben
A. Matthews declared the policy Of
cleaning up upon which his Office
has enlbarkts was going to be carried
to the end. Tie said it was not a
short lived raid. but a settled inten-
ton OF enforcing the law.
Philadelphia, Pa, August 27.--The
United states Attorneys office here
was rather pessimistic tonight over
the prosecutions for violation OF the
liquor law. Despite the efforts OF the
authorities, ii was said secret coun-
tersign could still obtain a regular
drink"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-28
BASEBALL
T.R AC K
G O L F
ELEVEN INNINGS TO
TIE-UP N SUFFOLK.
Friendly Shades Of Night Come to
Relief Of Both Fans and Players.

Special 10 The Richmond yirginlan.)
suffolk, Va, Aug. aT.--Going nip
and tuck for eleven innings, with both
Collins for the home team and IAriscy
for Petersburg working hard, the
f1eiiers on uptoe. the game between
Suffolk and Petersburg this AFTER
noon was finally called on account of
darkness Petersburg scored In the
fffth when Mcconnell, who got three
hifs out OF 1--WE times up drove out a
long one for two bags. and " God
came home on error OF right fielder.
Suffolk tied the score In the sixth
when Eekert came In on Blacks hit
fer two bags, Black having hit for
four out Of five times up.
The score
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-28
JnEW ICES GAME
N FOURTH INNING
BENDER Did Not Pin,h and the .Ancssnt
NArancrs Accordingly Scuttic
sfsc shin.

4Erecsal 10 The Richmond VirgigIan =,
Novsegs Va. A&s 2s~-The Nor
fNzx TSrS r4t The game on ice in the
krz-tn sarsne assisted by Macarthur.
Fear ws;As A@d swe h4es netting Eve
xuHA
Esea-on& ratified gn the NINTH ard
Bcsa-@1 tA~ee rams. Bender and Poole
GAnrsng .cr the last two puts
y Es@@x&foa spTalHe6 his ankle in the
asxss a@n.nS going 10 second base
Asssssss Fad an ott day and was re-
asese1 ~ Walsh IN the atth inning
-AN es>x score
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-28
News ShipbuiIders Here Il.
for Four Game Series With Colb
Richmond Returns From Norfolk Leading League ~ osod
Margin and VIII Try to Make 1t Least Thes Out q Pom
From Whitcraft Outfit

most succcssul one. and tlnc C9lsA
return here still leatlng tIse
league by . good naarsil. Zhqls
tho Tars can still coz tn hollnEs.
but II the COlts coatimne .tAels
prcecut speed they vim ~ -
easy street By the Asst o. Asxt
week. Richmond ians lost buf
one game Of the last eight
played. -.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-28
REPORT HUNGARY is
UNDER MARTIAL LAW

London. August 27.-All Hungary
Is under martial law, says a telegram
from Prague late today Great
political uncertainty marks the situa-
ton at Budapest. No trouble has
broken out yet but conditions are
growing worse hourly, the message
states.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-28
Richmond

. summary TWO -bAse hits~-Daugh-
ton, Gooch, Walsh. Bsllinger. stolen
bases--Champaign. Carroll. Baker.
Pay. Double plays--Ionnard to Bal
Hnger to Schwartz, Hit by pitched
0alf--hy Voss, Pay. Wild pitches
AcArthur Bases on balls--off Nc
Arthur, 6: off oNss s. Struck out
by Macarthur, s; by Voss. s. Time of
gAme-2:46, Ifmpire~--Cross
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-28
INTERNATIONAL.

AT Bunalo--Firss game: Nsk1Sk.
O.; Buffalo, I.
At Buffalo-6econd game: NtvaSs.
4: Buffalo, 8.
chester. 3.
Reading At Binshamton-past-
poncd---wet grounds.
Only games scheduled.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-28
AMERICAN
Results Yesterday.

Philadelphia. s; Boston, A.
Second game postponed-rain.
Detroit, S: Cleveland, Z.
Chicago, 6; St Louis, S.
Washington at New York---both
James postponed--raip.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-28

SUHIHIHFy- WU~DaSE hitE-BIaCk,
Mcconnell, kraemor. Sacrifice hits
Wood, Purcell. 2; Much. Stolen
bases--Black. Blackwell, Purcell
Struck out-by Collins, s; OF Lariscy.
Bases on bal1--off Collins, g. of
Lariscy. J.. Left on bases-Peters-
burg, 3: Suffolk o. Passed bali
Gillian. Tmpire-McGraw. Time
OF game--2:15. Attendance. 500.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-28
Heinrich. Ncw. PrY,rnler.

u Budapest August 2y.--A non
sRAxftSan Hungarian cabinet. was
1uf1ned here to-day with Herr Helm
itch. manufacture as premier The
I&alaes are expected TO give fhcir as
sAknt To the new government.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-28

Games To-day.
Newport News at Richmond.
Portsmouth at Petersburg.
S1ftolk at Norfolk
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-28
NATIONAL

Results Yesterday.
New York, Z: Philadelphia. ..
Only game scheduled. :
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-28
Hoover leaves for Home.

London, August s7.--Herbert c.
31ooyer and his party will leave for
IsA9nerica on the Mauretania next
6ay, the Daily Express learns
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-28
VIRGINIA

Results Yesterday.
,netsrsnurg' 4 Suffolk, /.
norfolk. .: Richmond, 7.
Newport News, 5; Portsmouth, .
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-28
Standing Of Gibbs.

Games Today.
Chicago at st. Louis.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at Boston.
Washington at New York.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-28

Games Today. ~.
Boston at Brooklyn.
New York at Philadelphia. -.
Only two games scheduled.
~ ..
score ~ lnnlnoa. ~.
At Philadelphia 4. n. n
New York 80. 900 0oi lift ~
Philadelphia 100 900 01O--3 10
Barnes and 0AauAleo;
Meadows and Trageasg. -Ats
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-28

Score by Innings.
First Game.
AT Boston r. Fl. T.
Philadelphia 800 o30--6 u
Boston ;. ..1O2 01o-4 /
Called sixth--rain).
Batteries--Eoyes and Perkins;
Hoyt and Walters
Philadelphia at Boston--game post
poned rain.
At Cleveland R.H r
Detroit '002 010 300 * q
Cleveland 400 900 3Ox-7 12 O
Batteries-Dauss Love, Boland
Ehmke and Ainsmith; Coveleakie and
Myers.
At st, Louis r. II. e.
Chicago -. $50 600 300-6 9 2
st. Louis 100 OILS 0oo--S O
Observation-Disclosures and Schalk
Callia and SEVERED.
The Washington times., 1919-10-17
ice CREAM FTEND
SORELY PUNISHED

COLUMBUS. Ohio, Oct. 17.-Woe TO
the athlete who does not obey the
orders Of DR.. John w. Wilce, coach
at Ohio State University. Caught
eating a dish Of ice cream a varsity
back OF promise on this falls eleven
was made to work out a unique SEN
tence before the entire varsity squad
and the freshmen executed it.
A dozen members OF the squad
happened to run into the offender as
he was making his way with the last
bit Of frozen delicacy. They heaped
severe censure on his head. In the
course of events Doctor Wilce got
wind Of the affair and here's what
happened:
The back was sent in at the be-
ginning Of the scrimmage against
the freshmen and the quarterbacks,
working in relays, had OrdeTs to use
him continually. The yearlings had
instructions to devote considerable
attention to him as he tried to tote
the ball.
Up and down the field, in end
runs, of-tackle bucks and line
smashes the ice cream fiend was used
until he could hardly wCbble.
Eventually relieved, he was sent to
the sidelines 10 get his breath back.
Then he was sent over to the tackling
dummies for the rest Of the scrim-
mage period. To top things off he
did a few laps around the running
track-and now ice cream has lost
all its attractions for him.
The Washington times., 1919-10-17
TOmOrrOW'sG Grid
Contests

Georgetown VS.. Virginia Tech, al
Hilltop. 3 o'clock.
Army VS.. Maine.
w. and L. VS.. Richmond.
V. NJ. I. VS.. Virginia.
Gallaudet VS.. Johns Hopkins.
c. u. VS.. Norfolk Naval Base
Maryland State VS.. West Virginia
Auburn VS.. Clemson.
Georgia Tech VS.. Vanderbilt.
Penn State VS.. Dartmouth.
Pittsburgh vs.. Syracuse.
Pennsylvania VS.. Swarthmore.
Yale vs.. Boston College.
Harvard VS.. Brown.
Colgate VS.. Cornell.
Columbia VS.. Williams
Delaware VS.. Dickinson.
Lafayette VS.. HaverfOrd.
Minnesota VS.. Indiana.
Purdue We. Chicago.
Michigan VS.. Michigan Aggies.
Lehigh VS.. Albright.
st. Johns VS.. St. Mary's.
Notre Dame VI. Nebraska
North Carolina VS.. Wake Forest.
Northwestern VS.. Wisconsin.
Princeton VS.. New York State Ag-
gies.
Holy Cross VS.. Springfield.
Randolph-Macon VS.. Hampden-Sid-
ney.
Rutgers vs.. Rhode Island State.
Tufts VS.. Norwich.
Western Maryland VS.. Washington
College.
w. and J vs.. Westminster.
West Virginia Wesleyan vs.. otter
bein.
South Carolina vs.. Davidson.
Georgia VS. Sewanee
Illinois vs.. Iowa.
Missouri vs.. Iowa State.
Amherst vs.. Trinity.
p. NJ. G. VS.. F. and N.
Alabama VS. Mississippi.
The Washington times., 1919-10-17
D0UBLE-HEADER
FOR FORBES FIELD

PrTBBURGH Oct IA 6oottau
double-header is booked for Forbea
Field q week from tomorroW. It ha1
been caused BY q mix-up 81 datet
and ltg effect win Be watched elcsgiE
for 90 ID something new O. ne gFi1-
iron in this part % the eountfg.
Pittsburgh's big game with Geofgia
Tech 90 scheduled Ter Oetober - on
Forbes Field, but 90 81 Lshlgh8 o1ta
tie with Carnegie Tech. The mgnaTs-
meat at Lehigh guggegted pleviog
the Lehigh-Carnegia Tech game q
o'clock, with the Pitt=Gepfgia Ieeh
contest following.
Ells also raises anoe1gr DceulioT
angle. Pitt and Lehigh win Be a1ig
90 SPY on each other. They So % the
turf az Taylor Stadium, Bethleher-
November 4, and while LahiTh ed
Carnegie are settling their llttle 1ol-
troVergy, Glenn warner and bis Pcus
theirs can Be comfortably seated iu
the gruud8tand looking over Tom
Eeady's plays. ard two hours later
Keady ahd the Brown and White lads
can look over the Panther1 as they
endeaVor 90 stop the Golden Tornado
Tor the second straight year.
The Washington times., 1919-10-17

strong line-plunEinE. Georgetown
will have to stop It tomorrow, how
ever.
Somewhat Offsettlng this, Tech will
be without it's veteran center, Parrish.
He has a wrenched shoulder, which
may keep him out or the game. His
passing has been smoothness itself,
and his strong defensive play most
valuable. H HardWick and Hutche-
son, substitute centers. are lacking
Parrish's experience and much Of his
skill. However, they will have a
chance tomorrow TO show what they
can do at the Hilltop against Wirts
and Alec Anderson
Lancaster is going TO start tomoT-
row against Georgetown because or
his superior punting ability. At
Richmond Lancaster punted high and
far, averaging close to nifty yards on
his kicks. If he can repeat that
stunt tomorrow. he will have little
trouble in punting duels with the
HultOppers. Coach EXendine has no
hiEh-class lzickers in the squad now
in uniform.
Has Flock Of Backs.
Bernier has a flock Of bacxfeld ma
terial. which Is something new at
BIacksburE. Generally, there have
been plenty OF forwards without
hardly enough capable backs to make
two teams. This year il addition to
Godsey, Crisp, Graham and Redd,
Tech has stars in Lancaster, Korne-
gay, McCaun. Brooks and Jones.
The Washington times., 1919-10-17
CHANGES
LINEUP FOR CLASH

Georgstown's anxieties on the eve
Of the big contest with Virginia Poly
technic may cause Coach Exendine
20 make wholesale changes ia his
varsity lineup. The poor work Of
the varsity during the practice since
the Wesleyan game Of last Saturday
has brought out several shifts, some
Of which may be permanent.
Dan Ahearn and Metz Smeach have
been taken from the varsity and re-
placed BY Tom Sullivan and Tom Lon
stock, the sturdy chap from okla
homa City, have been placed at
guard. These changes are not def
inite, but these lads may be sent in
70 tomorfoW's game with v. p. J.
Mickey" LdVers' brilliant work "a
Wednesdays hard scFimmage has re-
suited IN his being placed at full
back on the varsity team, Jimmy
Buckley going TO the sidellnes.
Livers Is q hard, fast runner with the
ball and especially strong on the de-
tense, as he showed against the var
sity Wednesday.
Jimmy Sullivan's good headwork
when directing the scrubs, together
with his acknowledgements ability
to kick field goals, has given him
irts call for the varsity quarterback
berth, though Jackie Maloney will
probably appear against V. p. l.
The battle between Anderson and
, Wirts continues and Coach EXendine
has yet to choose between them.
Light signal work Is booked for the
Hilltoppers today. Coach EXendine
smoothing out whatever rough places
that may appear. Bill Dudack IS the
only varsity player not IN the best
OF shape.
The Washington times., 1919-10-17
HOPES
TO TRIM HOPKINS

GaIlaudet College football players
50 over 70 Baltimore tomorrow after
noon to tackle the Johns Hopkins
University eleven.
Last Saturday Nav walked ali over
the Hopkins eleven in rolling up 58
points. Tomorrow Gallaudet figures
on an even chance to come through
to q win.
The return Of Matthews has placed
the Kendall Green men In possession
Of q arst-class baclzheld man. The
team, while not as far advanced as il
had hoped 70 be, Is expecting to put
up q hrst-class argument
The Washington times., 1919-10-17

There Is said to be little to choose
among these candidates, with the eX-
ceptiOn OF Crisp, who is the best
OF the bunch.
Reports from BlacksbUrg say that
Techs forwards have been playing
poorly all week. Well, they have
nothing on the Hilltoppers. EXen-
dimes bunch has been doing just the
same thing, the strongest men making
the poorest showing. Dan Ahearn
Tom sullivan. supposed TO be physi-
cally lhe strongest men in the squad,
were tossed and thrown around like
sChoolb 7ys Wednesday by Tom Loner-
gan ant Joe OCOnnell, the scrub
tackles. And the same tale can be
told Of the guards.
Indeed, the entire Georgetown var
sity line has been playing without
power all week. IL may do better to-
morrow. It tt doesn't, EXendine will
rip many Of the first string out Of
the game right at the start and send
in the hard-working reserves, each Of
whom Is making a great fight for a
regular berth.
V. p. I. is due to arrive in Wash
ington this afternoon. Tech will es-
tablish its headquarters at the New
Ebbitt. Twenty-Five athletes were in
the squad leaving Blacksburg this
morning.
The Washington times., 1919-10-17

For one thing. State viii meet q
team already whipped by a Zoe thai
was expected 20 be beaten. Undoubt-
edly, West Virginia looked for q vic
tory last week at Pittsburgh That
sang of veterans, both Of the gridirOn
and the great war, WasA expected to
trample under foot Glenn Warmers
inexperienced line" They didn't It
O. possible that they viii underesti-
mate Maryland state and md them
selves surprised considerably tomor-
row.
Curly" Byrd's chief trouble this
season seems to be TO keep his needed
players on the casualty list The
squad IS none too large at College
Park. and Byrd cannot aRord TO have
half g dozen good men on crUtches
They're needed On the lineup.
Those who saw State triumph over
Harris Coleman's Virginia Gentle
men" last Saturday are confident that
the College Park eleven will do itself
proud tomorrow, even though defeat
ed. West Virginia has such great
reputation that Il appears almost
bravery for state 70 60 to Morgan
town. but frequently regulations have
been blasted in the past under just
such circumstances.
Redd VIII Play Here.
Coach Bernier, OF V. P. l., is going
20 have the services OF "Puss" Redd
the giant fUllback for the game at
the Hilltop tomorrow. Redd did not
play against Richmond last Saturday.
and the Tech ohense missed his
The Washington times., 1919-10-17
TED LEWIS DlSP0SES
OF MOCABE On MINUTE

ATLANTIC CITY. n. y Oct IT,
Ted Lewis. former WeltefEeight
champion. was less than minute Ga
digpoging of Jimmy McCaha. the
Philadelphia middIsWeight, here last
night. The eE-champlon shoWered the
Quaker with q Volley 81 swings end
ing with a right 20 the Jaw that see
him down Tor the count
The Washington times., 1919-10-17
Princeton Has Chance
Unless

Princeton ham't beaten Yale
or Harvard In eight melancholy
years, bat as 1918 has been over
turning the dope and the past
performances chart right and
LETT, this seems 70 Be 8 good sea-
son for the Tiger 20 slip coyly
through. The only impediments
just ht this moment happen to
be Yale and Harvard, who may
decide 70 enter g strong physical
protest when the moment arrives.
The Washington times., 1919-10-17

Maryland win bid for a place in the tomorrow
MorgsntoWn West Virginia "Curey Byrds boys defeat
Rodgers powerful Mountaines College Park VIII be
lighted by the greatest bonfire in the history Of bonfr Indeed
Maryland State West Virginia small there
a-plenty surely wonderful feat for
the light College Park aggregation opposing that bunch Of veterans at
MorgantoWn.
By holding powerful swartmOre eleven Maryland op-
ened auspiciOusly defeating Virginia at
Charlottesville Saturday State gained applause but both
these feats viii fade before the greater glory Of victory
West Virginia State has to West Virginia making claims,
be deserrin Of faTn
The Washington times., 1919-10-17
REDUCES RACE I,UVGTH.

NEW YORK, Oct I7.-For the first
time in twenty-five years the annual
intercollegiate regatta at Poughksep-
sle next June will be over q three
mile course, inatead Of four miles.
This is the announcement from
Charles Halstead Mapes, chairman OF
the board OF. stewards.
The Washington times., 1919-10-17
STOMEHAM PURCHASES
HAVANA RACING PLANT

NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-CharIes A.
stoneham. president and principal
owner OF the New York Giants, has
purchased the plant Of the Cuban
American Jockey Club in Havana, ac-
cording to a report printed here to-
day.
The price paid to h. D. (Curly)
Brown is said to be close to 81 200. 900.
Stoneham and John J. McGraw, man
Rger OF the Giants, are now in Cuba,
and the report could not be con-
firmed here.
The Washington times., 1919-10-17
ARMY-NAVY TICKETS
SCARCE At EARLY DATE

ANNAPOLIS, Nd. Oct. 1T.-As Tar
as the Navy Is concerned, the public
win not have a look IN on the Army
Navy game November % on the Polo
Grounds.
OF the 5000 tickets allotted to the
Navy Athletic Association. part OF
which were intended 70 be sold to the
public, over 1000 have been sold and
an additional requisition has been
made for 1000 more to supply Acad-
emy graduates.
The Washington times., 1919-10-17
- - oLTrHarr.

MAssHLON. Ohio. Oct. 17.-Elmer
Oliphant, all-American star when
with the West Point eleven. may be-
come q member OF the Massillon
Tigers. according 70 Manager John
Donahue, who says his neFotiations
are going along enthusiastically.
The Washington times., 1919-10-17
Games For
This Week

Georgetown vs. V. P. l., at
Hilltop, 8 o'clock.
Maryland State VS.. West Yir-
ginia, at MOrgantOWn, w. Va.
Penn State vs.. Dartmouth, at
Hanover.
Cornell VS.. Colgate, at Ithaca.
Harvard VS.. Brown, at Cam
bridge.
Pittsburgh VS.. Syracuse, at
Syracuse,
The Washington times., 1919-10-17

GOES UP TO TOME.
Army and Navy Preps will go up
to Port Deposit, Nd. tomorrow to
meet the Tome School eleven.
The Washington times., 1919-10-17
Will HAVE FLOOR TEAM.

" III M y y NFVUN H9NN'
Walter Reed Hospital men will have
q basketball team this winter. Prac-
tice for the wounded men will be held
In the X. OF c. hut, where baskets
have been put up.
The Washington times., 1919-10-17

Black English Calfskin Shoes
for young men; Black Calf and
Kid in Semi-EngliSh and conser-
vative lasts; Tan English, Tan
and Brown modified-toe styles;
and some corking Buck-top nov
elites; styles you'll like; sizes to
fit.
The Washington times., 1919-10-17

/ MaryIand State VIII Make Bid !
For Place In Sun Against w. Va. ]
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-15
Keller To Meet Labe
Safro In A Few DAYS

Dad Hayes, ring fan and promoter,
stated Saturday night that contracts
had been signed by Labe safro Of
Fargo and Keller Of East Grand
Forks for a boxing exhibition to be
staged>here in a few days.
Regarding the match Dad Hayes
states:
'eThe promoters of the soldiers
and sailors boxing match. which they
will try to pull of here next month,
will have quite an expense to make
a go Of 1t, as they will have to make
q guarantee to Labe Safro, who de-
feated Mantell at Fargo on Labor
day. in order to have him come here
to box.
Keller and Keller's friends will
bet all the money the Fargo men
bring over that Keller will Outlook
their man. It should be the best box
ing entertainment ever seer in Grand
Forks. y I am going to take personal
charge Of the boxing bouts and those
who pay to see 1t will get their mon
ey's worth"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-15
And Cobb Are Still
Leading Big League Stars in
The Race For Batting HOnOrs

Chicago, Sept 15.-Barber, Chicago
and Hornsby, St Louis. Joined the
800 batters In the National league
during the past week, according to
averages released today which in
clude games Of last Wednesday. Bar
Der boosted his mark from .299 to
800 while Hornsby went from .295
to 1902. Doyle and Young, New York,
dropped below the 800 mark. /.
Cravath, Phtla delphia. dropped four
points, but continues to top the bat
tiers who have participated in fifty or
more games. His average is 1886,
which is twelve points better than
Thorpe, Boston, the r%unner-up. Cra-
vath's eleven homers continue to pe
high in this department, with Kauff,
New York. the runner-up with ten.
Roush, Cincinnati, has passed the
double century mark in total bases
with a figure Of EOS. acquired On 14s
hits, which include twenty doubles,
twelve triples and four homers. He
also is tied with Carey, Pittsburgh,
for third place in batting with .319.
Cutshaw, Pittsburgh, added three
stolen bases to his string and is show
ing the way on the paths with "a.
Groh. Cincinnati, is out in front as
leading run.maker, having registered
II times, Burns. New York. is the
%runner-up with 76.
Other leading National league bat
tiers are: Meusel. Philadelphia, .312:
Groh, Cincinnati, .311; Barber, Chi
cago. 800; Hornsby, St. Louis, .3o2;
Myers, Brooklyn, 300; Doyle, New
York. 80: Stock, st. Louis, .2sS;
Deal, Chicago. .2s6; Burns, New
York, .294.
Cobb Going Strong.
Ty Cobb, Detroit star, is giving
promise Of becoming the leading base
stealer of the American league in ad-
dition to being the king of batters.
Cobb has tied Hooper, Boston, for
second place among the base steal
ers with 26. and is threatening to
overtake sisler. st. Louis. who is top
ping the base stealers with 81.
He is heading the hitters with an
average Of 1888. which is q gain OF
twelve points YER last week. Jack
son. Chicago. also Is advancing in the
list and has passed veach, Detroit.
Jackson Is the runner up to Cobb with