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ATHLETICS ONLY CLUB
TO HIT 500 IN CLASSIC

In a majority Of instances in the
past pitching has been the predomi-
mating factor In deciding world series.
A glance at the team batting aver
ages attests this fact. Only once
since 1905 has a team batted better
than 800. That was in the series of
1910. between the Athletics and the
Cubs. Connie Mack's troop then
whanged the ball for an average of
.317. ninety-six points better than
Chicago. The nearest approach to
that mark was made in 1908. when
the Cubs, playing against the Detroit
Tigers. hit for a grand average of
.293.
The greatest fielding achievement
Of a team was in 1918. when the
Red Sox and the Cubs clashed. The
sox were euthit in that series, .21o
to 1856. but they won chiefly because
Of their remarkable fielding. AS a
team they made but one error. having
a fielding average Of 1896.
The following table shows the team
batting and team fielding averages
in the world series since 1905:
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L .,iiowcrS of the grand old game,
meaning practically every red-blood-
ed. slort-ioving American, have been
given ample opportunity to learn in
advance the winner of the fall classic.
They have listened to 4 lot of chatter,
read realms of dope, studied the
averages. analyZed the percentages
and compared the characteristics OF
the rival clubs of McGraw and Hug
gins, as we'll as considered the rela-
tive merits Of the managers them
selves
Know All About EN-.
Due TO the Jealous efforts of enter
priSing purveyors OF publicity. the
fans have been able to obtain de-
tailed data on every angle of the
lives, age. height and weight of the
players which could possibly have
ImbroGlio at hand. Nothing has been
overlooked. The bugs have specu-
lated the political affiliations of the
athletes. pondered over their religious
beliefs, scruiinized their tempera-
mentS. SurmiScd their habits, inquired
into their bank balances and learned
the color of their eyes. Having con-
Ninced himself of something or other
on concluding these tests, probes and
sits, MIR. Fan now can allow for the
human equation, determine the posi-
ton OF the consultations and then
bet as much as two bits he is wrong
and not go far astray.
The prospect that a precedent
would be set in having a,world Sc
rieS start with the chances of one
team fancied no more than the other
was upset by laSt-minute influx of
western money. which made the Gil
ants favorites. but up until the eve
OF the inaugural there was a notable
lack of volume in betting. most of
the wagerS actually recorded being
of the freak variety and having to
do with the number of home runs
Ruth will make, how many times he
will be walked and the length of the
series.
Iankx show to Advantage.
In closing the book on pre- series
specula tion one feature of the races
run by the contending clubs gener-
ally overlooked and which merits
consideration as being Indicative. re-
gardless of The outcome of the first
game, concerns the relative showing
made in the final half of the season.
1t will hearten supporters of the
Yankees.
Granting that the American League
is somewhat stronger organization
all around than the parent circuit
and this conclusion is inevitable from
the fact that it's representative has
triumphed in eleven of seventeen
modern world series, starting with
1908, and nine of the last ten,
disregardng the framed set between
the Reds and Black Sox-the Yam
KEGS earned their title against more
powerful opposition than the Giants
had to contend with.
In inidseasun the Hugmen were
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LITTLE WORLD SERIES
STARTS IN LOUISVILLE

LOUISVILLE. KY. October 5-The
"little world series" between the
Louisville club, 1921 champions Of the
American Association. and Baltimore,
International League pennant winner,
started here today.
Second only to the interest in the out
come of the series is the interest in
the two star batsmen Of the teams,
kirke for Louisville and sBentley
kirke this season broke the world
record for the number of hits made
during the season, when he cracked
out 2S2, while Bentley hit over 400.
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WILDE AND BUFF WILL
BOX FOR WORLD TITLE

NEW YORK, October 5.-Tex Rick
ard is going to bring Jimmy Wilde
over here from England and stack
him against Johnny Buff. the Ameri-
can flyweight champion. in a battle
for the championship of the world.
Johnny Buff has signed an agree
ment and Wilde's manager has cabled
that he is willing to sign. The idea
is that the fight will be held some
time before Christmas.
No one who knows anything about
either of these two little chaps will
doubt that the fight would be a real
fight all the way and that it would
draw a throng which would fill the
garden from the ringside to the
rafterS
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arer Task Win Flag American League Than Giants Did National
President Harding Sorry
He Cannot Attend Game

President Harding. In a letter
today to Is. b. Johnson. presi-
dent Of the American League.
expressed his regret that public
business precluded his attend
ancc Mt the opening game Of the
world series. The President
was formally invited to attend.
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BARNES AND HAGEN WIN.

RYE. n. Y, October 5.-Jim Barnes.
national open champion. and Walter
Hagen, professional champion. de-
feated Abe Mitchell and George Dun
can, star British professionals, in d
36-hole golf match over the West
chester-Biltmore links here yester-
day. 4 and 3. The pairs finished the
first Is holes all even
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whitaker, D. c. PLAYER,
IN TITLE CHESS EVENT

CLEVELAND. Ohio, October 5.-The
annual tournament of the Western
Chess Association starts here this aft
ernoon. Twelve players will COM
pete in the major event. Among those
entered are: Edward Lasker. title
holder; Samuel Factor, B. A. Ckai-
kowski and H. Hahlbohm of Chicago,
w. L. Moorman of Lynchburg, Va.;- J.
T. Beckner. Winchester, Ky; N. T.
Whitaker, Washington; I. Spero Of
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio.
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A big base ball game is a sporting
event that gives most people all the
thrill they are looking for, but with
all due respects to the national pas
time. it seems to me like it lacks the
mystery that makes big fight or
one thing, base ball don't have no
secret practice, which is one Of the
main things that rouses interest in
foot ball game or fight.
\ X +
Like for inst, you take foot ball
and for two or three weeks before
the Yale-Harvard game the sons of
locked gates and they's nobody al
lowed to see what they are doing
and you don't never find out till the
game Is on, and then you don't know
for sure. though you kind Of suspect
that they was manicuring themselfs
all that time.
Or you take fight like the late
battle Of the century. Carpenter
was kept under cover and the news
paper men was only permitted to
look at him twice week and then
only in spooning matching with a
couple Of paralytics. So it wasn't
till the afternoon Of the fight that
! press and public learned what he had
| been doing in secret. namely. getting
| fitted for a new. silk batirobe.
| But base ball is open and above the
( boards The two rival clubs knows
| all about each other. Generally al
| ways they have seen each other play
in games SO important that they was
no chance to conceal their .di full
| Nehf does most of his best pitching
with his left hand, and the Giants
| know that Ruth's weakness is a ball
/ throwed towards second base. So.
as say. vile the games offer plenty
of rivalry between the two teams.
still theys no mystery about neither
one of them unless it's how did they
win the pennant.
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So vile I am at the Polo Grounds
with the expectations of staying
a better time il either of the two
managers had sprung a big surprise
like McGraw leaving his ball players
in the clubhouse and showing up on
the field with herd of zebras. or
Huggins insisting on the members
of both mines wearing skirts to their
knees. But had to be satisfied with
the usual ceremonies that goes with
a games like this kind.
X X 4
Amongst the other celebrities at the
series is Bill Lange, uncle of George
Kelly of the Giants. Bill used to be
known as the most sensational out.
| fielder in base ball because he mis-.
judged all the fly balls and finely
had to grab them with one hand.
He asked me who l liked in the
series and of course, I knew he was
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STAKE TO HELEN DILLON

LEXINGTON, KY, October 5.-Helen n
Dillon. A. B. Coxe's two-year-old bay
filly, proved the best in the Futuritv,
the $1,000 feature of the opening
days card at the grand circuit races.
She won the last two heats of the
event after she had finished third
behind Suavity and Edith Worthy in
the first.
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PLAY FOR; CUE MATCHES.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. October Bill
Hard matches yesterday in national
three-cushion tourney here resulted as
follows: Tiff Denton, Kansas City, de-
feated Bob Cannefax, New York. so
to 4S: Charles Otis. New York. de-
feated Hugh Neal, SO to 46; Pierre
Maupome. Mexico. defeated Charles
Weston. Pittsburgh, so. to 80. and
August Kieckhafer. Chicago. defeated
Alfred De Orc. Havana, so to IS.
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RING LARDNER
SEZ:
Base Ball Lacks Mystery of Foot Bali or Fight.
Because 1t Has No Secret Practice. Opinion
of Series Unprintable.

EW YORK October Swell the big this time
formed opinion same mine
amt printable However. Judge Lands
made the positive that he don't which
that it will its
President Harding himself couldn't
yet they keep the judge the bench
as has reached the writer that they big
New York gamblers the
brbe but they the conclusion that
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McGRAW'S TEAM AIDED
BY PIRATES COLLAPSE
On Other Hand, Hugmen Had to Travel at Much
Faster Clip, as Indians Kept Up Their
Determined Battle to Finish
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

EW iORN October sTheyre off Soon the first OF what
should the colorfu drama staged the
OF peoplca ball park-wi be history and then
something definite be known probabilities whether
world championship
playing host there while the League Yankees
With
second outbreak OF c in the history the national
the be waged battle-ground those millions
fans unable to stadium capable of seating 10000
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CHICAGO FANS EXCITED.

CHICAGO. October 5.-Chicago fans
turned out strongly for the first game
of the series to decide the champion
ship Of the city between the clubs OF
the National and American leagues
Enthusiasm is at high pitch.
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Chaney Shades Williams.

BOSTON. October 5-Andy CLANCY
was awarded the decision over Kid
Williams in a ten-round bout here
last night. They are Baltimore feath-
erweiQhfs
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RuYs Pair From Yanks

The Toronto Internationals have
purchased from the New York Amer
leans Shorts.op John Jones and Out
fielder Frank Kane, who the past
season played with Jersey City.
Evening star., 1921-10-05

George Kelly's uncle. SO says /
liked the Giants.
$50 did l." says Bill. till I seen
them play"
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1921-10-05

ALFRED DECKER & COIN. Makers.
In mCmadas SOCIETY BRAND CLOTHES, Ltd,
Chicago New York Montreal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
NORMALLY

In all things normally is fine extravaganza
in any line will bring its punishment eftsoons,
and fill our lives with tears and prunes. When
normal pleasures pursue, there's no remorse,
there's naught to rue; we wake up smiling at the
dawn. and put our bright green garments on, and
think of what gorgeous day we had before we
hit the hay. But if seek abnormal fun, and
with the brisk high rollers run, and pour red
poison in the craw, ignoring Mr.. Volstead's law,
at dawn leave our tumbled BEDS and tie wet
cloths upon our heads and view ourselves with
deadly hate and envy those who travelled straight
picnic party in the glen, with lemonade and
rotted hen; motor trip athwart the lea, or by
the shining silver sea; some hours of fishing
in the stream, returning with string of Dream;
a game of quoits behind the barn, relieved by
jest and sprightly yarn; these humble joys are
better far than tearing Volsteads rules ajar Let
normally motto be when we would have
jamboree, and won't figure in the news as
tinhorn sports all stepped in booze, and we'll
live long and have renown rejecting credit on
the town.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT

New eyes see keenly This is d homemade pro-
verb especially designed for u.e tourist season in
Florida Every day the aG antages and disad-
vantages. the beauty-spots and the ugly spots of
the state are being observed by eyes that never
saw them before. We do not fully comprehend
what this means.
Sunrise on the Atlantic and sunset on the Gulf,
the swaying of gray moss and the silent gliding of
tawny streams. the shadows of tangled woodland
and the sunlight on welkept lawns. all take on an
extra charm because they are new to the beholder
from other States
But the weed-grown wayside, the dead COW
and its preying swarm of buzzards, the uncared-
for city lot, the weary buildings leaning against
each other in the feebleness of old age, the dirty
street and the drtier alley, look all the worse to
people who are seeing them for the first time
Cleanup campaigns have been conducted in
several towns, and we are about to have one in
Lakeland The ideal of such campaign should
be city SO clean and beautiful in every spot that
it looks good the first time you see it.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
CHANGING OUTLOOK

Two months ago the world looked forward to
the armament conference at Washington with live
ly hope as the possible dawn of new era! To-
day, thanks TO the public statements Of the Presi-
dent, the press, of this country at least is almost
a unit in regarding it as joke.
Disarmament on any scale which will relieve
the people of the ihtolerable burden of war ex-
penses is not possibility so long as the leading
nation is of the frame of mind indicated by the
President. The attitude of France and Japan
was known when the conference was called. I'm
less this country had something in hand with which
to change that attitude, it was useless to call it.
Instead of combating the French desire to lick the
Germans little more before shcathng their
swords, the leading papers of this country, or
large part of them actually appear to sympa.hize
with that aspiration.
The conference therefore is likely to be an af-
terpiece of the Versailles meeting. 1t will discuss
the same problems. 1t will be actualed by the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
Member Of The Associated Press,
SUBSTITUTE TRAFFIC

New York City has $1,000 motor trucks mar
shaded to take the place of the steam cars in sup
plying the city with provisions according to an
Associated Press dispatch. Alfred Reeves, man
ager of the National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce, says there are nine million autos in
the United States including all types of vehicles
while the farmers also have 10000 available
for delivering food supplies to the cities.
This IS not sufficient TO form satisfactory
substitute fer rail traffic, but it will go long
way in that direction. 1t indicates what might be
done in the event Of a general paralysis of the
railroad systems and it supplies key to the con-
dtons which have put the roads in their present
plight.
The public is very slow to accept new view
For years it has looked upon the railroads as an
institution permanent as the hills. he sug-
gestion that the auto might eventually take away
the greater part of this business is even now pro-
vocative of smile in the face of the fact that the
street cars have already had the cream of their
business skinned off, while more than half the
local freight and passenger traffic is in the hands
of the auto men. Railroad men, especially. seem
utterly incapable of graspng the significance Of this
invasion of their field The auto. to them, is only
unpleasant ncident-a nuisance to be abaed
by legislative or municipal action-raher than the
advance of force which is as sure to take the
place of the rail traffic the steam car was to sup
plant the stage coach.
Economically the iron rail is an absolutely use
less adiunc IN traffic II c,n he demonstrated tb,t
freight be moved over hard surfaced road
by motor power cheaper and quicker than over
rail line by steam power. And that being so
theoretically, and the only practical obstacle at
present being suGiciency of suitable roads and
enough motors, it follows inevitably that the mere
propulsion of economic pressure will drive traffic
into this line
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26

same motives. Any association of nations"
springng from the Washington meeting will be a
mere rival to the League of Nations.
This is disheartenng, but it is the truth. The
conference will be very interesting event. but its
interest will reside in its possible relation to the pol
tcs of the particularly domestic politics.
since it will probably result in disclosing the actual
foreign policy of the adminstration-and the fate
of the present managers of the government If
we had one or two real leaders the outlook might
be different, but leadership other than the dema-
gogic type seems to have vanished from the earth
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
As Others See 1t
SOUTH FLORIDA EDITORS AGAINST 1T
(Kissimmee Valley Gazette.)

One of the things learned at the gathering of
the South Florida Press Association-in addition
to the fact that Lakeland is a mighty fine pro-
ressive cty-was the inside plans of the scheme
fathered in Tampa and pledged to- extend its
tentacles into this entire district, founded and
foisted by some of the wholesale grocers of
Tampa.
The editors visiting the session of the associa-
ton listened to expose of the purported plans
of the proposed combination of the wholesale
grocers of Tampa. The details told by one
wellknown in all business circles in Lakeland
and matters were explained so fully that each
editor left the meeting firmly determined to make
public the plans andFde his best through the col
umns of his paper TO defeat the entire scheme;
or at any rate do the best he could to protect his
own home wholesale grocer. II
1t seems that seven wholesale grocers in Tam
pa have formulated a scheme by which the whole
sale houses throughout southern Florida may be
wiped out-after which the entire trade would
be handled by the syndicate at the prices which
the syndicate thought the TRAFFIC would bear"
The plan as told at the startAiierely seems to be
that the wholesale groSRY ofsFamDa, stand ready
to supply the grocersyyn' alisth6 various towns
and cities from a sereE of warehouses aocated in
various portions of south Florida.
But underlying the entire scheme there appears
to be plan to wipe od the wholesale grocers in
the cities of south Florida. If this Tampa aggre
cation can succeed in securing the wholesale
houses already established there is no doubt it
will do So if it cannot do that it will establish
upon its own initiative duplicates-and attempt
to freeze out the local house by offering goods at
lower prices, and making practically as quick
deliveries. That is regular Standard Oil trick
That company will sell oil and gasoline in a Ger.
tain community at losing rate until. the smaller
company is compelled to close down or dispose
of its holdings at any price the greater corpora
ton may agree to pay.
Then the prices go up-up-up; and the peo-
pie pay.
1t stands every wholesale grocery in south
Florida to enter aliance-to cooperate if
that word is better-against the innovation and
establishment which is being proposed by the
seven Tampa firms; the sort of Seven Wonder
land Sisters. Once that aggregation shall obtain
foothold in any city it will mean ultimately
steady increase in the cost of living-and the
killing of the home enterprise There can be
grocer should avoid the snare of the propaganda
who may cleverly endeTeor to tie up the various
institutions which have been established; other
wise there will be considerable loss of capital
and total humiliation of business progress
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26

Isn't the weather man raising hurri-cane2
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
DOING GOOD WORK FOR FLORIDA
(Lake Alfred News.)

The South Florida Press Association at its
Lakeland meeting endorsed the work being done
by Rube Allyn with his Florida Fisherman. Rube
doesn't claim to be making any money In fact
we do not believe he is trying What he is work
ing for, however, is the preservation of game
and fish. RUDE says Florida is an Out-ofDoors
country and that when we destroy fish and game
we are destroying one of our biggest assets. He
is right. Fishing and hunting can be made
great attraction to visitors and unless some
one like RUDE takes interest in the matter
it will be only few years until our forests and
waters are depleted. RUDE and his magazine are
doing more to attract the attention of people to
Florida as an ideal Outdoor paradise than all
the rest OF our publications put together. He de-
serves the support of every loyal Floridian
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
PUBLIC HIGHWAY SURVEY
i7;i7F
(DeLand NeWs.)

The Bureau of Public Roads, U. S. Department
of Agriculture has launched campaign that
gives promise of exceedingly valuable results A
survey is to be made of all public highways in
the country with view of ascertainng the
mileage, the different methods of construction,
durability, the desirabity, cost of construction,
etc. Now that we have reached this point it is
pertinent to remark that this is just what should
have been done at least fifty years ago Why
is it that so much time must eapse and get off
the calendar before we get onto the really worth
while jobs? Well better late than never, and we
will hope that thessurvey will be pushed through
as soon as possible and the results given to
the world to profit wherewithal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
The Tarpon Springs Leader saws:

"The Lakeland Telegram points out clearly and
conyincingly that the possession of a great deal
Of money often brings out the Saturnalian and
Aphrodisan instincts of the possessor and we
suppose that is why always feel more devilish
on Saturday nights than at other times"
We feel sure we never said anything of the
kind, still, if Brother Shaw has something like
that it's better out than in.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26

Some day are going to give mathematical
ly inclined friend problem based on the anti-fat
ads. Something like: If man lose eight pounds
in thirteen days (by taking Redoocem's Com
pound) and bis wife loses eleven pounds in nine
teen days, how much will they both lose in yearp
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26

There seem to be fewer people killed in auto
and train wrecks right now but it is probably be-
cause SO many get murdered FIRST
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26

We read that it costs 80 per cent more to live
PooS Iqs 'tl6l III PIP u ueP Mou 4Io X MaN III
many people continue to live there
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26

The Indiana woman who dislocated her shout
der swatting fly must have thought it was of a
hard-sheed variety