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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-17

ter, such as Chapman. The peculiar
twist the ball receives makes it like a
leaden weight, and when It strikes the
hands of the receiver he feels as IL his
arms were being driven into his should
ers.
Little short of miracle could save
man from death after being hit on
the head by such a ball when thrown
by a speedy pitcher.
Amos Rusie, former pitcher of the
New York Giants, had as much speed
as any burler in the big leagues. He
'beaned several players, but they felt
no Ill effects. d"
This shows the difference between
the ball he pitched and the 'sinker'
thrown by Mays"
Charles G. Cravath, manager of the
Phillies, expressed genuine sorrow over
Chapman's untimely end.
"Chapman's death has removed from
major league baseball one of its most
brilliant exponents," he said. Besides
being a great player, Chapman was a
gentleman on and off the field, and his
friends were legion. He was a favorite
with the fans throughout the circuit"
Manager Gleason and the members
Of the Chicago White Sox, who are here
to begin a series tomorrow with the
Athletics. were unanimous in their
praise of the unfortunate Cleveland
player, and all expressed deep regret
at his untimely death.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-17
HESE DAYS IS DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY VIII
PLAY OF CLOTHIER IS
LONGWOOD FEA TIRE

.ns nhish as he was at the beginning,
ano ano IL was he who carried the battle
throughout for his side.
Inc beauty Of Clothier's game lies in
Lne extreme ease aud grace with which
ne plays: He never makes a false mo-
lion. Ills Judgment is unerring and his
eL uLrlves and volleying yesterday were Of
.nat nlgh order which one might expect
10 see only in the first ten of the pres
ent day. Many times Clothicr brought
Iorth prolonged applause by his brilliant
cross court volleys that earned points.
ne handled these shots so dexterously
tnat Roberts and Davis were left nu-
merous times fiat footed in the back OF
the court watching the ball bound across
as nearly parallel to the net as strokes
can be made.
The Philadelphian's returns of the
fast service of the two westerners was
another bright spot In his play. In spite
or this sizzling delivery, Clothier scored
many placements standing bnck of The
base line. He managed to conceal his
shots so well that he was able to make
lot OF points by passing the man at
the net down his alley.
The coast players had all Of the luck
with them, too. On eleven occasions the
ball hit the net cord and the ball fell
just over, and only twice were Clothier
and Wright able to make a return.
BIZ Tilden was the big center of at
traction before the matches began. He
was arrayed in his Wimbledon sweater
and wore the ''rubbers" in which he
played on the famous center court in
his matches for the worlds chssuapion-
ship with Gerald Patterson. Bill has
not changed In the least regarding his
practice since he became world famous,
After he and Garland had won their
doubles matches from r. G.. Seaver and
G. Il. Putnam, Bill played singles
against Garland and then took on young
Arnold Jones for set. Tilden stated
soon after he arrived from England that
he was not going to play at South
ampton next week. consequently Gar
land got partner for that tournament.
However. Bill changed his mind and
will play in the doub ubles at Southampton
with Jones. He doesn't care to play
in the singles because he fears that he
will be stale in the nationals at For.
rest Hills If he has too much tourna-
ment play.
A big crowd gathered around to see
Tildcn and Garland beat Seaver and
Putnam. The score was 60. so. 6-1,
which shows clearly that it was not
really match. In fact. Tilden didn't
mean 1t to be a match. He evidently
realized that everybody wanted to see
him play, and he gave the crowd it's
moneys worth. Some one remarked
that in the three sets Bill did not use
the same stroke twice. 1t wasn't quite
as bad as that. but still he used prob
ably the greatest variety Of strokes ever
employed by one man in a match.
And, to the delight of the gallery,
Bill made remarkably few errors, al
though his daring was supreme. He
tried everything he had in stock. from
his cataputic service to the soft block
ing shots that barely fioated over the
net and got away with them Bills
play was keenly enjoyed by every one
except his opponents.
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Nine Years In Big Leagues

the b;D was Chapman's ninth year in
bsSoIS leagues, all of his major circuit
Cievsia. haying been played with the
stsSiiand club. He was one of the
ahSo"t shortstops in the game and
Fstousn ranked as one of the most con :
nsver performers OF any infield. he
e' ~, was classed as n brilliant star.
Barupman was a shortstop OF the Jac,t
tbonSs, type. He felded we'll and al.
,S60s MS batting average ran over the
one os S'ark only occasionally, he was
tho VI the most dangerous botters in
gamas sane IN pinch. Mapy of rho
CAM won won by the Indians this season
with "a, az result of hit off his bat
M N, men on the bases. " "'
clevSgI,0dSsc cl%g dSscessed player came to the
managed Dinp the year the team was
part Of Of tSs by Harry Harry Davis. In the early
chased fron, AviS season he was pur-
American ron the Toledo Club of the
Indians N association and Joined the
a trial im n august 20. He was given
then was well we with Nap Lajoie, who
Ohio team laying second base for the
lar position chapman clinched a regu
tial. Us soon as he was given q
IL iSs}R%an iS}R@% started his baseball carser
Tie Tbpssw WIN the Davenport Club of
e was on,u 1 League. That was when
born al nineteen years old. He was
1891. o~enboro, KY, January is,
ipf one 'ssed sa. shortstop for Dayennort
traeted asog tba n and then his playing at
"e Toledo management ana
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-17
DOUBLE-HEADERON
F0RPH|LSA
Giants Play Without Bancroft,
Who Was Injured on Polo
Grounds Sunday

The Phils and Giants tied up
in a double header at Broad and Hunt
ingdon this p. M. the first game begin
ming at 80, One of today's matches
will be the plsy off Of yesterdays con-
test which was called off because of
rain.
The New York team is some
what handicapped. Resides being with
out the services of Manager McGraw.
the Giants lined up without Davey
Bancroft. Bancroft was injured in the
game with Boston at the Polo Grounds
on Sunday when 'Jitney" Ford Of
the Braves ran into him head first,
striking the shortstop's knee. Davey
will be out of the game for few days.
Other news. from the Giants head
quarters was to the effect that Johnny
Evers has been suspended and Ross
Young has been fined $50 for their run
in with Umpire Bill Klein last Satur-
day.
Young protested Klem's decision when
he was called out on strikes and made
grab at the umpire. Then Evers
Joined In the argument and both players
were banished from the Polo Grounds.
President Heydler, Of the National
League, did the rest.
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American Jockey Refused License

Walter Miller. has been refused a license b,
German racing authorities. Miller was i
successful rider in Germany eight years ago
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-17
CHAPMAN TRAGEDY FIRST
OF KIND IN BIG LEAGUES
Carl Mays Whose Deadly Sinker Curve Killed Cleveland
Player, Has Hit Many Ba.smen-HmIed Ball at Fan Here

CARL MAYS, who was said to have
~ been proud Of his ability to "dust
'em off" from the plate and his perfect
control OF the bean ball." has dis
covered at last how effective that form
Of delivery can be.
The death of Ray Chapman. due to a
fractured skull after being hit on the
head by a pitched ball at the Polo
Grounds yesterday, is an example Of
what can happen. Chapman was acci-
dentally hit by Mays, and his death is
the first from that cause in either of the
major leagues.
Two years ago Johnny Dodge was hit
in the head by Tom Rodgers in a game
down in Mobile and died from the in
jury. Rodgers. who was given a tryout
with the Athletics last year. was ex-
onerated after being arrested by the au-
thorities.
Mays has been noted for his under.
named the submarine ball" He
seemed to start 1t from the ground and
the ball, when II came up to the plate,
was known as "sinker." That is. the
ball spun to the right, the same as
billiard ball when hit high. Thus the
ball hits an object with great force and
has tendency to go through instead of
bouncing off Immediately.
Hit Many Batters
Since Joining the league in 1915.
Mays has hit many batsmen. In fact
the batters always are on the lookout
and several are forced to fall to the
ground in every game to avoid being hit
The 1915 and 1915 records are not
available, but In 1917 he hit fourteen,
which was the top figure in the Ameri-
can League; eleven in 1918 and ten last
year.
1t will be remembered that Mays
threw ball into the crowded stand in
Shibe Park last year and hit Byrnn
Hayes, a spectator, in the head. Mr..
Hayes swore out a warrant for the ar.
rest Of Mays, but the pitcher did not
come back to philadelphia until Mr..
Hayes voluntarily called it off.
Hayes proved himself to be good
sportsman, for he refused to accept any
monetary settlement, but because of his
friendship for Colonel Houston he was
willing to let the matter drop.
"a baseball in the hands of pitch
er like Mays Is jyst as dangerous as
loaded revolver" Mr.. Hayes said when
he asked for the warrant.
Mays has been a big figure in base
ball In the last year. When he became
dissatisfied with the Red Sox and re-
fused to play with that club he was
sold to the New York Yankees. Ban
johnson refused to ratify the deal and
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Ray CHAPMAN Dies;
Hit in Ball Game
Continued from Page Ons

Continued from Page One
this morning from her home in Cleve-
Dind. She was met by officials of the
american League, including iris
Speaker, manager Of the Cleveland
team. Speaker declared that later he
would issue a statement dealing with
the accident, but begged questioners not
to interview him for the moment.
Followers Of the sport were inclined
today to believe that, although the loss
Of Chapman would handicap Cleveland
in the race for the American League
pennant, the Yankees, too, would suffer
from the accident. They pointed out
that few years ago, after accidentally
hitting player with ball while pitch
Ing for the Washington Americans,
Walter Johnson failed to show his usual
form in succeeding games, so affected
was he by the accident.
Chapman's death cast gloom over the
members of both teams and the base
ball world in general, and today's game
with New York was called off. The ac-
cident occurred at the outset of the fifth
inning. Chapman was the first batter
up and was hit by the first ball pitched.
SO terrific was the blow that the re-
port of the impact caused spectators to
think the ball had struck his bat. Mays.
who pitched the ball, acting under this
Impression, fielded the ball that re-
bounded half way to the pitchers box
and threw 1t to first base In order to
retire Chapman. Then 1t was noticed
mat Chapman had collapsed at the
home plate. He was lifted TO his feet
ey other players, then he stood dazed
Tor moment, staggered and crumpled
up at their feet. Physicians were i'm
mediately called from the grand stand
and they administered first aid, still not
knowing that he had suffered frac-
tured skull. Two players, with Chap
mans arms about their shoulders,
started to walk him off the field. He
appeared to walk at first almost un-
aided, but few moments later his legs
peCame limp and he had to be carried
bodily to an ambulance.
=, Manager iris Speaker and Business
Manager Walter McNichols, of Cleye-
una, went to the hospital immediately
r elter the game and were at the insti-
formed. wac poi
4. Mays, in discussing the accident, said
saa' the ball he threw was "sailer,"
Sne S mat breaks sharply on one side,
s Sue usually to a rough spot on the
ttoser. he asked for another ball he.
Te 1y,e pitching to Speaker, who followed
wh;lPn whhs;Pmsn at the plate, and the ball
tbr"ai br,Sn fatally injured the shortstop was
~'own out of the game.
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Y WHEN HE CALLS EM WRONG|

the war in tho Aror;oo, rooo,o s,ortod
This almost ,rrooIad th. ;,,,,sa. nsna,,;
zation b,t ,ooco n,n, .he yuT nI !, y. m.ir
ter. p' was 'e''"''' '"'' W."
MAYS a,so bos Oh. ,;..i,o.;o, 80 u,,;,
inc ono nf thn raost ,,,.,,,,,ia;ro ~ h;ttnrs
Connie Nacl bod ' IN vaars pU,n''T1 IL 1oi7 he
took ErnnL Tbro.hnr' b. tra,,, ,tia,t ond
used him, In thn roa,,ior i;no ,,n EranI
wasn't nncb of on outsoider "R hr, Gould
b;t tbe bai, 0na dou ou bo ,r,s .9heo % nad''
by Movs and froro thnt t;rao bo basu,t
bcen aha 20 bnig 'nJ' inh t,ie a,n e ,nasno n
Tbat blow n tha hoog ~ -',;nad 49, h;u &c
ali t;me VI" "'"' '"in'' 'i"' i''
The most rooor, .,o,do,. 80 81. t,ra
that bofeiI rhanan aceiuem. un,d vi 'ne Ah tha
south last an snr;pn hu oueurtIu J'r,na ~ the he
troini,a aaraa WEI, '.u,s uus M ,nJ
Yankees . haIi throwr @ hr oS dnF Pf.gar nu
tbn NehS, Nc Prno,,n Pal .hro"h ny Jen fIeneL,
Chick" Fewster on the head. Fewster
was in the hospital for several weeks
and had to undergo an operation for n
fractured skull. Pfeffer was off form
for several weeks, but improved when
1t became apparent that Fewster would
feeovet Spetior ,sso, ,o - III,
a PLAYER WINS knocked ont hv n n;tched
ball was that of Hugh Jenn;nps now
manager of tho DetroSt American. hut
then a member of the championsbin
Baltimore team, who was unconscious
for some time after having been hit by
n ball nitched bv An,os R,.;e - .bs
New York Nationals.
Another accident was that which
befell Roy Corhan, of the White Sox, In
this city in 1911. Corhan, then a re-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-17
Murray Defeats Dillon

Troy. N. Y. Aug. 17.-Frankie Murray
~ Philadelphia. defeated Joe Dillon of New
York. in ten rounds here last night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-17
Paired With Beals Wright,
Philadelphia Veteran
Puts Up Strong Game
AGAINST Davis and Rob
ertS
COAST STARS YIN
By sPICK HALL

Yonewood Cricket Club. Chestnut Hill,
Boston, Aug. IT. ....
nEFORE play in the second round
ID Of the national lawn tennis doubles
tournament began today, yesterdays
matches were played over verbally by
tho narticipants and the gallery. The
outstanding feature of the opening day,
vs;tb the possible exception Of the ap-
neorance of William T. Tilden, I'd.
Germantown Cricket Club and the other
r,embers of the United States Davis
Cun team. was the fine performance OF
william J. Clothier, Of Philadelphia.
In the recent tournament at Sea
pripht. Clothier gave some indication
thst he Ia coming back with q vengeance
In his tennis play. Yesterday his game
was not only good for a man who was
cbompion over decade ago, but It was
rood for anybody regardless Of age or
tennis ranking.
Clotbier was paired up with another
OK champion. Beals G. Wright. of Bos-
ton. The veterans were pitted against
the young western stars. Willis II.
Davis. formerly Of the University of
Pennsylvania, and Roland Roberts. The
coast team finally won out in four sets,
"a Ga, 4-6, 6-3. but only after one
OF the KeeneSt DHttieS seen VII tie 'uii
courts here this season. The former
kings of the court didn't win, but they
gave an exhibition Of court tactics that
was delight to the tennis eye.
Time and again both Wright and
Clothier outguessed and outgeneralled
their faster rivals scoring clean points
on short court and cross court shots.
Had Wright been in better form the
veterans would have won the match
easily. As it was the margin of points
was very close and it was only after
Wright had completely lost his grasp
Of the situation that he and Clothier
took the count.
In the last set Clothier and Wright,
after their rest, started out with rush
that indicated the match would go five
sets. They quickly carried the score to
al and were speeding along at great
clip, when Wright fell down In his
play. He was visibly tired during the
third set. but it was believed that he
would be able to play his game at top
speed after the rest period. However,
his recuperation was short lived and he
suddenly seemed to become so weak
physically that it was an effort for him
10 swing his racquet. Clothier, on the
other hand, was apparently as fresh at !
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-17
Vernon Manager Denies charoes

Los Angeles, Aug. IA declare
tion that charges of w. Baker (Babe)
Borton against members of the Vernon
club, of the Pacific Coast League, are
"mess of lies." was the outstanding
point Of statement by Manager Will
liam Essick, of the Vernon club. Es-
sick declared the teams standing dis
proved Borton's allegations that ''as-
sistance' in distancing the Salt Lake
club in the pennant race WAS nurchaaed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-17
Druedlnq Brothers Win

Druedins Bros. defeated the strong Clear
feld A. yesterday by the score OF 8 to 2
Seibolts pitching and Myerss fielding were
Clearfeld .......... 0 o 0 0 o 2--2
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-17
RESULTS OF YESTERDAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Phlladelphia-Now York. postponed. rain.
Cincinnati. o. CHICAGO, 1,
Pittsburxh. 81 81. Louis. Q.
Brooklyn Boston. not scheduled
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland. a. New York, g.
Boston. 9; Detroit, T.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-05-27
PROFITABLE VIRTUE

The report Of the American Wool
co Company for last year, recently
made pubic, has aroused unusual in
terest because Of the attitude taken
by the company toward profiteering
on the part of others.
william NJ Wood, president of
the company. attracted national at
tention last winter. and much favor
able comment, by his fight for low
err prices in Lawrence. Mass, where
some of his biggest mills are locat-
ed. He demanded that Lawrence
merchants lower their prices, and
when they refused to do so, opened
n large department store and sold
commodities to his employees for
much less than the current rates.
The local merchants thereupon low
cred their prices somewhat.
II develops now that the American
Wooden Company in the year 1919
made more money than ever before.
After paying its taxes, its net pro-
fits were large enough to pay Z per
cent on preferred stock and 16 per
cent on common stock-which was
all water to start with-and leave a
surplus Of $24 per share Of common
stock. That is to say. the common
stock learned" 40 per cent The
company now proposes to increase
IT'S preferred stock from $1,000, 900
to $50, OOO.OOO and its common
stock from $2O,OOO,OOO to $40, OOO,-
600, and expects to have no Difficult
ty in paying satisfactory dividends
hereafter on the new capitalization.
Other corporations have done it,
in many industries. There is no
special reason for singing out the
American Wooden Company for COM
ment except for the virtuous attitude
it has assumed. The Lawrence mer-
chants are now asking, rather per-
tinently, what right Mr. Wood had to
call them profteers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-05-27
Death of J. S. Boyee.

John Samuel Boyce, formerly OF
this county. died Friday IN Holton.
Mo. after esveral weeks Illness. Mr..
Boyce was making his home with
his daughter Mrs. Chris Reser, who
lives near Holton. Services were
held at Mrs. Reser's home sunday ~
o'clock Rev Ryerson Of Holton
officiating. The body was brought
to Abilene where short services were
held Monday morning AT $50 IN the
Eicholtz parorS. conducted by Rev.
Harry Crldcr and Prof. g. H. Burk
holder All the children were ri the
bedside Of their father when he
passed away and all came to Abilene
for the entermcnt. Mrs. Walter g..
Engle Of Chanute viii remain visit
ing friends IN this county for Short
time
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-05-27
THAT BANK HOLDING PLAN

The Kansas City Star editorially
has the following serious comment
on state house officials Of Kansas:
The attention OF the people Of
Kansas should be directed al the
manClycrs Of the group Of politicians
who are trying 10 get permission 10
do business as the Kansas Bank
Holding Corporation This corpora
tion has announced among its pur
ing Of bank stock. The organizers
include four state senators. the state
treasurer and the bank commission
En- Its activities have been held mp
by the state charter board. but the
company proposes to 70 to court in
an attempt 10 gain permission to do
business
The gross improperly of the
scheme IL evident M a glance. The
bank commissioners office has ac-
cess to the books Of all the state
banks. II is in position to get in
side information, TO put pressure on
weak banks and to promote the in
tercsts Of such a corporation ms the
one recently organized,
How state officials like Walter
Wilson, bank commissioner. and
Walter Payne. state treasurer, can
consider for a moment having any
thing TO do with the bank holding
concern Is mystery. Certainly an
aroused public opinion ought to make
II impossible for them TO proceed, no
matter what the court action may /
be"
II is not exactly clear what the
public can do about II If the court
allows the concern to so on and do
business. But this is certainly no
time for anything except the closest |
attention tn the duties of the state
offices and there is danger in the
manipulation Of the banking interests |
Of the state The right course for
public officials Is to stick to their |
jobs while they hold office and work
for the public. Maybe that sort Of
officials will be chosen sometime
1t would be interesting to see what
would happen.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-05-27
PLAN ALUMNI RECEPTION.
TO BE Held on Lawn OF Abilene
Club Next Friday.

Plans are near completion FOR iht
nmmnl reception 10 he held next
Friday evening following The com.
al The Abilene club. Mrs. H. w
Rohrcr IS In charge Of the arrange
menis aud Mrs Il. T. Lucier will
arrange for the program, Milton
Jones for the refreshments and Miss
Marion Srelyr the decorations
The weather permitting the
guests will be- assembled on the
lawn aud the program will be given
from The porch ~ the club house.
The program viii last about half
hour and Will be- musical All the
members ~ the graduating class
are invited 10 be present ana an the
high school alumni are expected.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-05-27

The Republican party Is no party
in Florida. according to the state
Supreme Court. which bases its de
cision upon the Florida law that in
order to hold primary a party
must have poled mt least per cent
" the total vote at the last state
election. A similar law in Georgia,
Mississippi and South Carolina
would Outlaw the Republican par
ty in those states also. Yet the
four states used to send a total Of
seventy seven delegates to the Re
publican national conventions, and
even under the present reduced APP
portionment viii have forty-seven AT
Chicago. And almost all Of them
are contested.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-05-27
KANSAS TAX PLAN WORKS
State Finds IL Gets Along Just As
Well Without Rebate System

Kansas finances VIII be SncceSs.
fully tided over the fiscal year ending
June 80 without any shortage, accord
ing to y. 4. Turner assistant state
auditor 4 few weeks ago i was re-
portCdfhal the states finaneial Sys.
TEN might bc affected adversely by
The new tax payment law which re-
moved the discount for payment "
the full years taxes ~ November
II was feared that without the IN.
eentive Of discount most tax payers
would pay but half their taxes In
November ana December ana pay the
other half in June thereafter
The new system seems TO have
worked ont all right " said Mr..
Turner.
THE state has a number Of funds
to fan back on. such as the income
fnm the Insurance department In
heittance taxes. incorporation fees
and such incomes which will come
In mighty handy and may stave on
the possibility Of stamping warrants
unpaid for want Of funds