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ALL AGES AND SIZES
MEET ON GOLF LINKS
Vardon, So and Bobby Jones, ID; Ray More Than Sir
Feet and Mcleod Fiue Feet Six--Came
Sport of Contrasts
BY GRANTLAND RICE
Sport of Contrasts

the White Sox. seventh in late luna
were world champions in October.
In 1908 the Cubs were counted dovr
and out late in September, when tba
Giants suddenly blew. and miracle
came through. 0-'''
In 1914 the Braves. last upon Ju,v
G, were world champions on Octobs,
12. With something like forty fiys
games left, quite q number of aston.
ishing changes can take place in a racs
where all the leaders concerned have
been under wracking strain since last
April.
A MONG those who are not in favor
n of abolishing or penalizing the IN.
territorial pass are fifteen or twenty
pitchers who unintentionally permitted
n fast ball or curve to drift within
Babe Ruth's reach.
VOU hear about slow starters and
l. coming from behind. but an old
racetrack follower lot hy the surest
philosophy Of the day when he re.
marked: ITS tough Job beating n
horse that runs fast all the way"
CONNIE MACK and John McGraw
" have each won six pcnnants. but
Mack Is much more versatile-hc has
also won six times ms many cellar
championships as his New York rival.
Connie has had six of the best and sir
Of the worst teams in the major league
history. And, the teams he has had
since 1914 were not six of the best.
UDEMPSEY and Ruth both pivot
- from rho waist ~ 60 doos
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CARDS WIN WOOL[Y,
Wild AND WEIRD
PhiIs and AS Lose After Game
StruggIes-Yanks Drop
and Reds Climb

The Cardinals won n wild, woolly
and weird decision over our Phils in
the eleventh frame of yesterdays en-
counter. The score was II to 10. The
scribes arrived at the correct figures
after their sCorcbooks were audited by
a certified public accountant.
There were thirty three players in
the mass of athletes who broke into
the pastime. it took two hours and
fjfty-forr minutes for a decision to be
reached and of the thirty three hlred
men, ten were pitchers. The Cardlna
victory came from North's pitching:
south, East and West were represented
BY the other thirty two ball players;
The Phils had the lead four times ana
couldn't hold it, They started of vii, With
A fiye-run lead, but what's a little
think like that in such a ball game.
n took the St. Louis gang only one
inning-the third--to even the count;
Iiits came so frequent that they caused
a parade OF pitchers from n" bench
to the hill and from the hill to the
bench, Gavvy used so many hurlcrS'
he was beginning to figure on warming
up Sam Payne,
Thirty four Hits
The Cravathians had nineteen hits
sor twenty one bases and tn" Cards
fifteen for the same number or SACKS
y,here's another ball game ar the rms
PARK today between the Baker boNS
ard the 81. Lose club. 1t do"Sn 7 start
urtiI 2 30 so bring your cot with you
Red linen will be furnished by the
cushion boys .....o oo,,o hot,Io
The As also staged qult" some pay. ,!,L .e
aoainst the Tigers in Detroit ana, hkt
a
the end Doc Ayrps had them BANKED
,,nt;l the ninth and then they harrd
nm and gathered IA pair OF runs lheS
lost the decision, y 10 :.
To Cobb has more than something to
40 Nth the Mack reverse. The famous
Atlantar started after Iris Speaker
ieadership in batting in real. getting
two hits out of as many times up
Kcefe Wild
Rollie Naylor started on the hill for
Mack and did well for six innings. liz
gave way to II piuchhittcr when tht
score was = 10 o against our As. h'
wos succeeded by Dave kcefc, an am
bitious. but wild young man. lhe llgrr'
gathered three runs on the three M
gered Mack twirler.
There were many notable things tina
happeued in n baseball way yesterda.
chief among them being the double We
tory of the Reds and the White So!
over the Braves and Washington re
spectively.
The dual triumph moved Pat Moran
champions TO within one point of tn
Dodgers. who held on to their lead i
the National League brush by beatin
Grover Alexander and the Cubs
Tie Yanks handed it to the Indians
but the double win by the White So
placed the Windy City aggregatio
ahead of .he New Workers for sccon
place, with two points to spare.
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THREE AMATEURS
HAVE WON TITLE
Golf Championship at Toledo Is
TWenty-fourth Tourney for
Open Crown

The tournament this week at the
Inverness Club. Toledo. Is the twenty
fourth official open golf championship
of the United States Condurtrd by the
L. s. G.. \. Since the frNt national
medal play competition was iuauguratcd
in 1898 the fixture has been held each
year. except in 1917 and 1918. when
there was no tournament because of the
wa
There is on record an open cham
pionship. held in 1894 at st. Andrews
won by Willie Dunn. but this was
played as n hole competition in which
Dunn defeated Willie Campbell by =
up. and is not recognized as one of the
series.
There have been seventeen different
holders of the national open title dur
ing the twenty three years. Willie
Anderson. formerly pro at Pittsfeld
aud at Apawams. has four victories
to his credit. and Walter Hagen. pres
ent champion Alcck Smith and J. j.
McDcrmott each have won twirc. In
only one year. 1900. has foreigner
come across the Atlantic to carry. of
the title. This was when Harry Var
don was returned the victor. with J. II.
Taylor. runner up. Until 1910 none
but former Englishmcn and Scots won
the titles. but since 1911, starting with
McDcrmott, only home breds have been
victorious.
Three amateurs have succeeded to tho
throne and this was accomplished in
| "A space of four years. starting with
Francis Ouimct in 1913 as result of
| his memorable play with Nardon
and Ted Ray. Walter Hagen had his
! first victory the following year, when
| Chick Evans was the runner up. In
! 1918 Jerome u. Travcrs was the win
ncr. and in 1916 Chick Evans won
the same year that he also won the
amateur championship. incidentally.
Evans's total Of 9SG over the course Of
the Minikahda Club was the lowest ever
recorded and the highest was Willie
Andcrson'S : 33l in 1901 at Myopia, the
course which always resulted in high
scores. Fred Herd needed 32S at My
opia in 1S9S. Anderson needed 314
in 1908 and Fred Mcleod in 1908. the
last time held at Myopia, took 322 for
/ the seventy two holes.
There have been six ties for the title
and consequently six play offs, the most
famous OF which was the Ouimct- Var
don Ray deadlock in 1913 at BroOkline
The first was in 1901 when Willie An
derson defeated Alcrk Smith the next
in 1903. when Anderson won from Da
vid Brown: in zoos, when Mcleod de
featcd Willie Smith; in 1910. wher
Aleck Smith drfcntrd McDcrmott ant
his brother. Macdonald Smith, in 4
three corncrcd play off in 1911 when
McDcrmott defeated both Mike Brady
and George Simpson. and last yeal
when Hagen won from Brady on tn,
play. of ut Bra" Barn.
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MADONNA was lion

NlNCENZO MADONNA was lion
v lied last night bv at least 5000 Of
his countrymen. The famous Italian
heat defeat to Clarence Carman. the
worlds champion. in n match motor
paced race at the Point Breeze Nelo-
drome before 1900 spectators. and he
was rendered II cheer cquGlcd rarely
in the sporting fraternity.
When Madonna flashed across tho
finishing line winner. he was lifted
off his wheel by strong hands. placed
on sturdy shoulders and with the large
crowd cheering wildly he was carried
to his dressing room. 1t WAS raining.
ter. The shower developed into n
heavy one. but still what was that.
Nearly 1000 waited in the rain to aC.
company the Italian speed king home
The race was one of the most thrilling
over staged at the Point Breeze track.
Madonna was fortunate in getting IirH-
mic Hunter. the peer Of the pace sct =
ters. The local motorcyslSt guided the
Italian to victories in both heats. Jim .
mics motor was running smoothly. and
the Italian kept close against the rim.
Second Heat Cut Short
Madonna took the first heat BY about
twenty yards less than n lap. and he
won the second BY about twenty yards.
| The first heat was ten miles. and. a'-
though the second was scheduled to 70
! fifteen. rain forced Manager Rodcn to
cut tho distance TO eleven miles. Rain
started as the riders were approaching
the tenth mile. 1t would have been i'm
possible to 20 the full limit. Roder
wisely fired his gun for the last mile.
Carman was only twenty yards be-
hind when he started the final mile. lie
gave all he had to catch the Italian. but
he didn't have enough last night. Ma
donna rode in great form, and didn't
yield an inch on the last six turns ol
the track. The Italian won the frs;
heat in II minutes and 10 seconds, anC
took the eleven mile event in Ii minutes
and 26 % seconds.
1t was announced after the event that
Carman and Madonna would be two OF
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HAGEN RULED OUT
"Pro" Golfers Association An.
nounces Pairinas for Tournament

nounccs Pairings for Tournament
Toledo. O.. Aug. 1O.-.Thc Profess
sional Golfers Association today an.
nounccd the parings for the annual
tournament to be- held at Flossmoor
Club. Chicago. August 1T-21.
It was decided to allow the cham.
pion Of the previous year to enter with.
out playing qualification round. This
permitted James Barnes to play. It was
ruled that the national open champion
could not he admitted on his title only.
50 that Walter Hagen will not compete.
The parings. in the order drawn. fol.
low:
Willie MacFarlcn. New York. md
Alexander Cunningham, st. Joseph,
Mo.
Pat Doyle. New York. and Peter
O'Hara. New York.
George Mclean New York. and
George Saycrs. Philadelphia; Tom
Kcnnctt. Chicago. and A. i. Hack
horth. Chicago: Fat O'Hara. New
York. and J. Douglas Edgar. Atlanta; |;
J. Sylvester. New York, and Tom BOYD,
New York; Leo Dicgcl. Chicago. and
Bob Mcdonald. Chicago: William Kel.
horn, Tulsa, and w. Nelson. Indian.
apoliS; Harry Hampton, Richmond,
and Jack Gordon. Buffalo. Isaac
Mncl;ic. New York. and George Thomp.
sou. New York; e. II. Hackney. At.
lonti" City. and Phil Heslcr. Tulsa;
James Barnes. st. Louis. and George
Bowden, Kew York Lloyd Gullickson,
Chicago, and Charles Mayo. Chicago;
Louis Teller, Boston. and George
Fothcrinsham. New York; Charles
Hoh'ner. Philadelphia. and Lawrie
Ayton, Chicago: Arthur Clarksou,
kcnosha, and Eddie Loos. Chicago.
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Stengel "Rested' Saturday; That's Al

MANY of the fans have been wondering why Casey
AVA Stengcl was not in the ball game Saturday There
were but here is the dope Casey was
working too hard He trying every minute, putting
forth his best efforts but matter how hard he worked
no results were obtained. Cravath then decided to give
him few days rest.
Stengel would have been idle yesterday but Cy
Williams contracted attack of tonsilitis had
on the drydock This left vacanacy in center field which
was cue for Casey put the old glove and go to
work. He played good game considering the newness
of the position.
The eccentric outfeder is very earnest worker and
mas the interest of the team heart lie just fell into
slump and expects to get of it soon
Copyright, 1920. by Public
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AFTER GAMBLING PLAYERS
Suspensions and Releases Due in
Pacific Coast League

San Francisco. Aug. lO.-Prcsidrnt
William II. Mccarthy, Of the Pacific
Coast Baseball League, on his return
from a trip to Los Angeles to question
Babe" Borton, suspended Vernon
first baScman. declared that players of
the Salt Lake. Vernon, Portland and
Seattle teams were involved in baseball
gambling scandals.
Several suspensions and releases may
be expected shortly, he said. Borton
was suspended Oh account of suspicious
circumstances surrounding Il payment
of $500 to Harl Maggert, the Salt Lahc
center fielder. who was released last
week for alleged gambling in connection
with Coast League games.
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GE STILL is OOO-EE NEVER WON A PRIVATE

what has happened! Before the Cleveland SERIES which
started yesterday, thirteen games played. Two
of five in St Louis, of four in Chicago
and two out of four from the lowy Tigers This gives
them five victories and eight defeats something entirely
unlocked COR.
Yesterdays victory the Indians made it six
and eight The lanks proed by five handed out
by Marion and converted four of them into runs.
The 1anks are slugging ball club, but the sluggers
appear to be in slump Ruth. of s sockng the
sphere. but he cant win ball games alone. Also in
tight contests where will decide Bambno is not
poking any homers. That's the trouble with the New
York club. 1t cant win close ball games. AS as
the opposition hands good pitching, the mighty
bats are as effective as darning needles
Far be it from to throw cold water on the
Yankees pennant chances BUTt will be the toughest
job they ever tackled to win that flag.
They have the American League schedule against
them The season is nearing close and only nineteen
games remain TO be played the Polo Grounds. This
viii make it in trickit for tho best work
III" home lot OF these six with Chicago and Ccve-
and-thrce each. On the road they twenty games
to play with the Indians and White Sox. ten in each
town. Take out your carpenters pencil and do some
hggering.
MYTH white Sor and C1crclund rolling aioug
W easily. the lGnkS hare their ,rork ont for
mem. Everything depends on the pitching and EUg-
9hss harlers are NOT the best in the ioorid.
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corIeY c. c. Wants Games

The Corey Catholic club. Of South Phlia-
delphia, u hrst-Cass nine, has open dates ~
August and September home or away, ana
would like 70 hear from all irst-Clnss CLUBS,
including Shamrock, St MOniCaS. -.
RaphaeIs. Eayoula e, G.. St. PRtrickS.
columbia ana William f. Read, Teams wish
2G3i South Carlisle street. Philadelphia. Pa.
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Query to Ted Ray

Query to Ted Kay
IBero Of the enduring ,oollop and the
euen more enduring pipe.)
can understand hoo you hit en- a
mile
With the lash and the lungc Voa tai /;
I can understand hoD the iohife 6dH
Far ont in the comets rake;
7 can understand hoD you rip one out
With the snoep Of yow folloio
through,
But tell me, hoo do you cvcr keep
From biting your pipe IN ttco!
Yes, vcs. I knop pbot a big rriSt means
In soaking the baiiV pill;
7 know hoo tico big tOrearms help
In lofting orer hill;
But uifh the spdv and the spipe you
take
As tho club head rhistleS through,
Oh. tell me. Ted. hoW poH crcr keep
From biting that pipe IN ttoov
At Toledo Again
TOLEDO, still holding memories of
l. slightly tepid July afternoon when
Jack Dempsey tossed carload OF lists
into Wizards frontpiece, becomes n
battle-ground again.
But this time the resin and the ring
are supplantcd by the sand filed bunk L,
ers and the sloping greens that hold
almost as much terror as hook to the
Jaw. with the yacht races over, the
second big international affair upon TINS
side Of the Atlantic gets under way as
Ray. Nardon. Hagen. Barnes. Evans.
Brady, Jones. Ayton, Hutchinson and
some hundred or more Others let ny
with driver. brassic. iron and mashie
in the general direction of the pin.
The open golf championship just
starting carries the finest field that ever
stalked the title around American fnir-
ways. Home -breds have triumphcd now
since 1910. but after a decade they
face rugged opposition this week IRON
Ray, Vardon. Barnes. Ayton, Hutchl :,
son. Teller and others who acquired
their golting start under English skies
or over Scottish moors. IT Will ne Il
whale Of battle whoever wins. and by
tbc time il Is over the Scared sod al
| Inverness will welcome few weeks
rest.
Queer Combinations
TN BASEBALL you get youngsters
L around twenty one facing veteran
pitchers up around thirty eight. INC
agc gan in major lcuguc baseball is
rarely wider than fifteen years.
In tennis you have richards ano
Broukcs in the same tournament, as
they were last yPar-cightcen and forty
! in the championship lists.
But golf can produce the Qucercs'
combinations Of them all:
( Harry Enrdon. one Of the stars a
inverness. had won his first EritiSf
championship just six years before
Bobby Jones, another star entry wa
born.
Vardon at fiftv and Jones at cightccl
will b. among the leading gallery en-
ticers. where either has Il chance to win
All ages and all sizes. Ray. six fec
one or two. weighs around 30 pounds
Mel cod. five feet six. weighs III. 1c
Mcleod has also won an oDcn cham
pionship. There are the brawny 1la
gen, the lanky Barnes, the di diminutiv
Iellicr. :,
Jones and Evans, American; Ray am
Vnrdou. English; O'il0ra. the CeIt
Hutchison. Nyton and Mcdonald. th
Scots: Teller, the Frcnchman-quite
parade.
Out OF the Muck
EIGURlNG ball clubs out of p"nnan
L races--bnII clubs anywhere near tn
moncy--currirs it's share of risk If yo
happen to be set upon wager.
The Giants were figured oAt OF N
money ns far back as June. But in 100
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pefos and Brady Chased From Ring

Jersey Guy, Aus. lO.-The Ground
bous here last night between Billy de Foe, OF
III Paul, and Ralph Brady, Of Syracuse. was
stopped in the fourth round hy Referee
Erhardt who declared It no, contest. The
,nrn weighed In at l3l pounds, They we're
cautioned In the second and third rounds
~ The referee. who declared they were not
xoinx their best. When they continued their
{Sfitics Ia the fourth round he sent them to
their cerners.
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Babe Ruth'S Bat a Curio

TNHERE have been many curio collectors in the sports
grmc, but there is In Philadelphia who has all
OF the others lashed to the when it orgi
naity He is Thomas Strainc the smiling superintendent
OF the Chestnut Street Opera House. who manages all of
the MIN stars who appear ut his thcatrc-on the films
Straine is a bug on home bats. He has of
the hnest collections in the country and possesses
graphcd budgeons sent him by Ed Dcehanty Pop Anson
Willie keeer. Elmer Flick Frank Schultz. Gavvy
Cravath, Joe Jackson. Eddie Collins and Others
His most cherished possession. however, is n gift
from the famous Babe Ruth. Just to for the
Brown Derby handed him by Frank MaCkn, the Babe
sent Sran the bat he used when he knocked his twenty
first home run of the 1t is on exhibition.
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Ymks' Chances Getting DINNER

TIARLY THIS season the baseball Sharps held
T. meeting discussed everything pro and and after
thorough rehearsal announced with all seriousness
1.-THE big league prnnants will be the road. The
best travelling clubs will win. -.
For some reason or other this dope has running
true to form travelling have had the toughest
shedding those having the most luck up in the
race The others tOttcrng and preparing for the
high dive.
All of which is another way to bring in the New
York Yankees for a hasty The Yanks made
brilliant record on Polo Grounds and aided by the
terrific suggiug of Ruth. Meusel. Bode Pipp, Pratt
and Peckinpaugh sailed upward in the and lost
columns and landed in first place for day They
we're going strong until they hit the road and
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gethcr in the national doubles at Long
wood. it is possible that Philadelphia
fans will see couple of national cham
pions as well as worlds title holders.
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|JAN1N M'GRA N,S, PERCENTA
ABSENCE OF TRUTH ONLY TROUBLE
@ SALE OF HORNSBY TO ~ Y GIANTS
by ROBERT w. MAXWELL

EVERY TIME the St. Looie Cardinals play in the
~ East energetic dopester takes his pen in hand
and sells Rogers Hornsby to the Giants. This started
early in the still is going strong. couple
Of days Pep the noted slugger, was sold again to
New York this time for wad of dough, also jess Barnes
and couple of other players Nobody on the St booe
club anything about it, must be assumed that
the yarn pulled without seriously considering the
facts.
Yesterday morning your correspondent went to the
Aldne Hotel to get lot of from the Cards The
recent sale Hornsby the big noise and it was ncces
sary to verify it, The first person met in the lobby
Hornsby himself
'when do you go to New York;" asked
cautiously.
& ~ mot till the next trip" was the reply. After
playing here four days to Pittsburgh and then
9 Aint you been sold to the Giants anything like
that?'
.'Heard about it Saturday but this is the first time
anybody has told today. However, | have been sold
often that | am getting used to it..
''Wheres Branch Rickey?'
ss Hes away some place. Haven't him today.
s'Ionxn'
Here was a tip Hickey away and there was
that Hornsby sold to New York Therefore,
Hickey MUST be in the big city.
f Next to appear Clarence Lloyd, the well known
and highly efficient secretary.
"weil, Hornsby has been sold, hasn't hep asked
clcverly
LAY off that stuff" responded Lloyd wcary
"Notbipg doing HoruSby will remain with the club be-
Mr.. Hickey believes he it the fans of st.
Louis to keep his best in the line If he is worth
500 600 to the Giants he is worth than that
This explained at length couple of weeks ago,
don't annoy me-"
81 Then came the question which expected throw
Clarence off his guard.
where's Rickey?''
= UTHE BOSS is d,cay a little scouting trip,'
1 rcplied the secretary tcith a smile. ''You sce
zoe arc buying players instead of selling them.
In this manner the latest Hornsbv r"mor reas
pnnctured.
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VlneIand VS.. House Of David

The House Of David baseball team viii
p"y the Vineland team on the latters
II ounds at Nineland tomorrow afternoon,
Az this Will be the last event of the biz
hrcmen,s convention. an cnormou, crowd
is expected to see tho lonG-haired tossers In
action against the home team
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Spanish Athletes Leave Madrid

Madrid. Aug. lO.-A
Spanish athletes left \
yesterday 10 partiCIpRi
games. The men win
seven events, including
throwing the javelin and
football and water polo
other combinations, win
during the coming weeH
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team OF fourteen
A drid for Antwerp
in the Olympic
compete In thirty
running, jumping
the discus. Spanish
teams. as well Rs
leave for Antwerp
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Store Team Piano Movers Tie
Tie Delivery team % tho Strnwbridgc &
Clothier League Wts he'd to 2-tO-2 score
~ III. plnnO nine.
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Out OF the Muck

EIGURlNG ball clubs out of p"nnant
L rncPs--bnII clubs anywhere near the
moncy--carrirs it's share of risk II you
happrn to be set upon n wager.
The Giants were figured ont of tho
money us far back as June. But in 1906
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PHOTOPILtSS

BALTIMORE I!ys w. = o se'tIsH9"t 30. Nat. Sat-
Will. ROGERS In -
"wATER, WATER ENERH"HERE
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DII1CDIDN BROAD STREET AND
DLOEDlI\D SUSQUEHANNA AVE.
JOHN BARRYMORE in
'DR JEEYLI. AND MIR. HYDE
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UTHE BOSS is d,cay a little scouting trip"
replied the secretary tcih smile. You sce
zoe arc buying players instead Of selling hcm."
In this manner tie latest HOr"sbv '~mor 'edS
I nj ncf nren