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Evening journal., 1922-08-29

rs umpiring in the majors more
difficult today than when you broke
into the American Lacquer"
That question was put to me the
other day following the announce
ment from Chicago that Judge Lam
dis has been swamped by an ava
lanche OF protests over the major
league umpiring this year. The gist
of the news item was that the work
OF the arbiters was moro inefficient
than ever before.
hav, been in the American
League for II years. coming in be-
fore the double umpire system was
established.
The actual task of umpiring is no
more difficult. but 1t is much more
difficult 20 please players and spec
tators.
That. IN brief would be my reply
as TO the present status of the UNI
pire in comparison with the o.d
days.
The money lure has made the UNI
pire's task much more difficult than
before.
The present method OF dividing
the world series receipts is the fly in
the ointment, so far as the major
league umpires are concerned.
The system which gives a cut in
the money to the first three teams
In each league has tended greatly
to increase tho umpire's burden.
This system has been good
thing for baseball proper, since II
makes the players fight TO the last
ditch However. It has added count
less woes to the task OF umpiring.
Last year the team that finished
third in each major league received
practically $1,000 per man for the
performance. Not so long ago that
was as much as the players on a
losing team in the world series got.
Until the present system of divl-
sion was agreed on, the winning of
he pennant alone attracted. once
4 club felt that its pennant charces
we're over. II was inclined TO take
.hings easy. Now It's different, be-
'ause every pennant contender has
hree objectives-to win. place and
show.
Evening journal., 1922-08-29
Watching ScOrebOard

Singles by Dugan and Pipp and
Meusel's sacrifice fly gave the Yanks
the run in the eleventh inning that
beat the Browns to l and increas-
ed their lead to a game and half.
Carey singled in the eleventh In
ming. stole second. went 20 third on
Miller's wild throw and scored on
Bigbee's singles, giving the Pirates
a to 3 victory over the Robins.
Hasty's wild throw let two runs
score that gave the White Sox a
to 3 victory over the Athletics in the
first game. Seven runs scored on
homers by Scheer and Miller and
double by McGowan gave the AS the
second game, to 2.
Evening journal., 1922-08-29
THE RULES.


1. Game usually is played
by two opposing players, each
of whom has two shoes weigh
ing not more than PA pounds.
More than two can play at a
time, however.
2. Object of the game is to
toss shoes to stake at oppo-
site end of court. First player
throws two shoes in succession.
Then second player throws.
8. Shoes resting more than
six inches from stake do not
count. Closest shoe (if within
six inches) counts one. If one
player has both shoes closest to
stake and within six inches of
stake he counts two. Ringers
count three. A ringer encircles
] the stake in such a way that
a straight edge will touch the
heel calks of the shoe without
touching the stake.
4. Equals cancel. In other
words, If the first player got
one-ringer (three points, and
one outside the six-inch circle
and the second player got
ringer (three points, and a shoe
inside the six-inch circle Zone
point). the second player would
score one point.
5. Regulation games are for
so points. Summary of results
should include points. number
of ringers and doubles (two
ringers in same inning is a
"double"D, number of throws
and time.
6. First pitch is decided by
lot. Winner Of preceding in
ming pitches first thereafter.
Evening journal., 1922-08-29
PICK WILLS TO
SET BACK "TUT''
BY HENRY L. FARRELL,

United Press Staff Correspondent.
NEW YORK. Aug. 29-"Four
rounds. no more" the wise boys are
predicting for Tut Jackson. the huge
Negro battler tonight.
Tut" is booked for fifteen rounds
with Harry Wills in Brooklyn.
1t is one of the bouts arranged TO
show Wills is entitled to fight Jack
Dempsey
jackson has never been knocked
out by Wills and he is considered the
best of the exhibits.
Billy Mccartney, who handles
Jackson, says his boy will surely
knock Wills out II he hits him.
Jackson comes east from Ohio
with a good record. He has never
been on the floor and he has
knocked out n flock of heavies in
Guiding Sam Langford. the veteran.
He is a big fellow with a reach
of four inches on Wills and he will
weigh within ten pounds of Demp-
sey's challenger. Physically he is
good match for Wills.
Evening journal., 1922-08-29
KREBS HARD
HITBY PROTESTS
Paint Makers Lose Three
Games Because of Arch
bald's Ineligibility
LEAGUE STANDING
OUT TOMORROW

With eight protest snarls to be
unraveled, last nights meeting Of
| the City League in The Evening
journal office, was one of the busiest
| baseball sessions ever held in Will
mington. Much evidence was sub
mitted and argued back and forth
with the reading of each protest,
the board OF arbitration of the
league, taking all evidence present.
ed into consideration before making
its decisions. About rs baseball en-
thusiasts were present.
Krebs, winners of the first half,
and pointed toward a clean sweep
Of the league championship, suffer-
ed the most as the result of the
protests. three of them being regis
tered on the use of an ineligible
player. The Newport nine, not only
lost the three games, but Archibald,
| the player whose use in the league
was protested, was declared ineli-
gible for further league competi-
ton. This, no doubt, will greatly
cripple Krebs' chances in the big
series. 1t was shown that Archi-
Ddlu Idu DAlNAltu AOA NAAt CAA|1NN-
town, Md. team.
The eligibility rule on players, the
one concerning those playing out
side Of New Castle county. formed
the basis for the major portion OF
the protests. The others were on
rulings by umpires. The decisions
made by the board Of arbitration
follow:
St Hedwig against Seventh Ward
awarded to Seventh Ward. (Was
originally considered a tie game.)
st. Hedwig against Defiance
Stands as played.
Edge Moor against Seventh Ward
three innings TO be played
OF twilight game. Score at end OF
fourth inning. Seventh Ward, s;
Edge Moor. 0.
Seventh Ward against Defiance
Stands as played.
Eastlake against st. Hedwig-
Stands as played. with score st.
Hedwig, 10; Eastlake, 2.
Defiance against Krebs - Game
awarded to Defiance.
Bankers and Brokers against
Krebs-Game awarded to Bankers
and Brokers.
Seventh Ward against Krebs-
Game awarded to Seventh Ward.
After the protests had been de-
cided an attempt was made to get
the standing Strengthened out but on
account of discrepancies on the part
of some of the managers. the correct
standing could not be determined.
The entire list of games from the
start of the second half will be gone
over today and the correct standing
published tomorrow.
Team managers with postponed
games were ordered to play them
off as soon as possible and to have
hem completed by the end of next
week so that arrangements can be
made for the playing of the post
season series for the league cham
pioniship.
Several of the managers got to-
yether last night and tive games are
lue for play off tomorrow evening.
In these games the Bankers and
Brokers will clash with Eastlake at
and Market. and Union
will cross sticks with St. Hedwig at
he Military Grounds.
Two games were also arranged for
Saturday and it is possible that 9TH
er clubs also will get their games .
played off on the sane day. The
and Brokers will play Union
It Second and dupont and Seventh
Ward will meet Edge Moor at
and Woodlawn on Sat
irdau
Evening journal., 1922-08-29
Barnyard Golf is Scientific

AKRON. o., Aug. 29.-Horseshoe
pitching is a science in Akron.
It's so blooming scientific that
Akronites have doped out way to
spend $50 on court. which is lot
of money for setting two stakes in
the ground.
And inventionsl
Akron stakes are cushioned in
rubber. They're surrounded by
doughlike fire-clsy to make the
shoes stop with a "plunk" just
where they strike. Around the fire.
clay areas are wooden pitching plat
forms which fold over the fire-clay
when not in use-and lock-as pro-
lection against weather and unau-
thorlzed players.
Akron scores are kept on elabo-
rate sheets which show just what
happens to every shoe.
The Akronites even issue a maga-
zine, called "Barnyard Golf"
Flair for Form.
+. NJ. Twynham, president of the
Akron Horseshoe Pitchers Club, is
one of the moving spirits in the de-
velopment of the game from its
humble origin of two stakes and
four horseshoes borrowed from the
village smithy. He has a faculty
for teaching form. No golf pro has
a keener eye for feet, knees, hands,
wrists, heels, chins, toes. and other
parts of the human anatomy.
How should a beginner start?"
he was asked.
"Ill show you" said he. "Oh.
Snyderl" he called to one of the
players
Charles Snyder came over and was
introduced. A year ago he simply
threw shoes. Today by constant
practice he shows a form approx
mating that of George May, Akron
club star and one OF the worlds
leading horseshoe pitchers.
Exactly 40 Feet.
',rhe first thing a beginner should
do" said Twynham. sis to learn to
throw a regulation shoe exactly 40
feet. He can hold it any way that
seems natural. But he should prac-
tice until he throws it 40 feet, no |
more and no less.
'For most pitchers the best style
Is the cradle rock and the pen
dulum swing
Here Snyder gave demonstra-
tion which was caught by the
Feet together Right arm hang
ing directly over the stake. Eye on
the peg 40 feet away. That was first
position.
Then Snyder's arm swept straight
back. with no crook in the elbow.
With the downward swing Of the
''swooping toss" his left foot ad-
vanced in straight line. His right
foot rocked from heel TO toe, but
oth arwise kept its position on the
pitching platform. A peculiar wob-
bling movement was applied to the
,hoe with a twist of the wrist. As
,e released the shoe his hand and
,rm followed through"
Perfect Toss Scored.
The 25h pound iron almost floated
hrougR the air. wobbling as it went,
n an arc about nine feet above the
round at the highest point.
Then. Just as the force Of the
hrow was spent. the shoe "plunked"
nto the fre-clay around the stake
With heel calks away from the
as they say. 1t
vas a perfect ringer.
Beginners needn't worry about
lolding the Shoe" said Twynhaml.
Evening journal., 1922-08-29

chance to win the pennant-a mighty
good one.
MY young pitchers have come
through for me; the rest of the club
is playing bang-up baseball.
MY veterans-Schalk, Faber, Col
Inns and Hooper will do even better
in the final stages of the race, with
a pennant in sight"
There you have Manager Gleason's
latest prediction, and the Kid isn't
inclined to do much talking.
Unquestionably the remarkable
showing of the White Sox reflects
much credit on his managerial abil-
ity.
Evening journal., 1922-08-29
PLUMBERS STARS
DEFEAT TRIANGLE

Plummer's Ali-stars defeated the
Triangle A. c. at the Workhouse on
saturday afternoon by the score OF
10 to 8. crather looked due for a
shutout win, but loose fielding de-
prived him of this prize.
The hitting of Higgins, Richard
son and Price who contributed his
usual home run. and the fielding Of
Richardson at first, Cassidy in CEN
ter and Siggers in right. stood ont
White put up fine game at second.
barring his fatal bull in the eighth
Evening journal., 1922-08-29
. tbroueh for him-Robertson,

come through Tor hlm-huueIVSUH 10
Leverette and Blankenship.
It is a remarkable thing for a ma
ior league club to have one of its re-
cruits develop into a regular in the
first season out. For three recruits
to come through is extraordinary
The showing of Robertson, Lever
cite and Blankenship reflects great
credit on Manager Gleason and
Catcher Ray schalk. The superb
handling the youngsters have re-
ceived from Schalk has had much
to do with their great work.
Now that the season is two-thirds
over and the teams have entered into
the home stretch, what does Gleason
Day7
Evening journal., 1922-08-29

Then came the question of fin
ancing the venture.
In this dilemma he thought Of his
old friend. the late NJ. Bensinger OF
Chicago. then president OF the Bruins
wick k-Balke-Collender Co. Mr. Ben
singer responded by sending his con-
fidential man, II. f. Davenport, 10
Buffalo to look over the situation,
and upon Mr.. Davenport's recon-
mendation Mr.. Bensinger agreed to
finance the undertaking.
An elaborate equipment Of new
fixtures was made to order and the
new place was opened with a rush
of business from the start.
Then came a disgruntled creditor.
who threatened attachment proceed
ings At this opportune moment
Mr.. Davenport dropped in on Mr..
Statler for a social call, and being
apprised OF the situation. promptly
made application. as the largest
creditor, for a receiver, making Mr..
Statler receiver for the creditors.
Thereafter the business went on
swimmingly.
II was his billiard experience that
had made Statler the money which
he invested in the Ellicott Square
building in Buffalo. and when 1t was
gone 1t was billiard friends and ex-
perience that put him on his feet
again.
That's why, perhaps, Mr.. Statier
Is partial to billiards.
Evening journal., 1922-08-29

vision. Most of the baseball experts
believed the White Sox would be as
low as seventh.
with the season two-thirds over,
they are now in the first division
and within hailing distance of first
place.
Manager Gleason had the real
done in the spring. The White Sox
have proved they are far from the
Joke club that the experts agreed
on.
Gleason's fondest hopes have been
realized. Three young pitchers have
Evening journal., 1922-08-29

have a hard time keeping us out of
the first division.
That. in substance. is what Mana
ger Kid Gleason of the Chicago club
said to me after the first week OF
play in April.
At that time Chicago was general
ly picked to finish in the second di-
Evening journal., 1922-08-29
the forfeit route. on account of the
-annna ra rcn nf L,i..A II. N

the forfeit route, on account of the
non-appearance of First NJ. P.
st. Paul with Money on the
mound. ran rough-shod over West,
winning to 2.
The st. Paul hurler allowed but
iive hits and pitched one of his best
games of the season. He was mas
ter Of the situation at all stages
and was given good support.
The stick work of c. Strawbridge
and Stafford, for st. Paul, and
Passwater, of West. who connected
for triple and double, were fea-
lures of the game.
Evening journal., 1922-08-29
S POR r. is
Ruth Yesterday

1921-No game scheduled.
1922 - Grounded to first;
grounded to first; famed;
grounded to first; flied to sec
ond.
Evening journal., 1922-08-29
White SOr Demonstrate
They're Far From Joke
Some Critics Declared
BY BILLY EVANS.

GIVE the White sox good pitch
ing and they are anything but the
joke club a lot OF the experts are
trying to paint It.
ANY time Red Faber pitches and
is in form, no club In the American
League has any license 70 beat us.
"If am fortunate enough to have
a couple OF my young pitchers come
for me. they are going to
Evening journal., 1922-08-29
YESTERDAYS HONERUN
HIGH CALLS NNDIDATEs

The first call for candidates for
the Wilmington High School football
team of 1922 was issued today. All
candidates are requested to report
in the school gymnasium at $50
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Evening journal., 1922-08-29
BotUling League

Along with other sports for
the cooler months, talk Is being
heard of getting the local bowl
ing season under way again. The
first circuit TO mention plans for
the te22-23 campaign is the In
dustrial League. The meeting
will be held i'm The Evening
journal office some night next
week. exact date TO be an
nounced.
Evening journal., 1922-08-29
Totals
ScnRE RY iNNrN.cS

Summary: Earned runs, Pennsy T.
Two-base hits, Speakman. Three-base
hit, Hayes. Struck out, Ford. G: Hant-
werker. 6. Left on bases. Pennsy. 5;
Trump. l. Stolen bases. Rianey. Speak
man. Hantwerker. Sacrifice hits. Gil
bert Sacrifice flies. Gilbert. Hit by
pitched ball, Pennock. Time OF game,
. hours. Umpires, Rickard and Nc
Kenny.
Evening journal., 1922-08-29

1t was while clerking at night that
Mr.. Statler saw the money in bill
liards About this time plans were
being made to reorganize and re-
build the Mcclure house. Statler
had a little money. SO he suggest
ed to the new managers OF the Nc
Clure house that they lease him the
billiard-room and the railroad ticket
concession. The offer was accept
ed and he installed billiard tables.
and his profits grew faster than his
fondest Imagination had ever dream
cd OF.
On fishing trips to Canada during
his vacations Mr.. Statler stopped
often at Buffalo, and there one day
his eye fell on the Ellicott Square
building. For a rental of ss.400.
a year he got a concession to build
restaurant on the ground floor of
that building.
Evening journal., 1922-08-29
SCoRE BY INNINGS

St. Paul .......,......00' 0S929 3 3
West ........ ........O Q 0 l. 2
Summary: Two-base hit. Passwater.
Three-base hit. Passwater Home run.
Wood. Struck out, by Stewart, 4 by
Money, 6. Stolen bases, Clough. Grove.
Sacrifice hit. Proud. Base on balls.
Stewart. 8; Money. 3. Time OF game,
1.30. Umpire. Ross.
Evening journal., 1922-08-29

Triangle A. c. 30 10000 / Z
P's n-Stars ...2 O2O42 30 0 x-f0
Summary: Hits of Courtney. /: Kee-
ley. 10; Crather s. Earned runs. Tri-
Huggins, Sggers, Mccarthy, Jordan.
Crop. Callan. Home runs, Price
Struck out. by Courtney. /: Kelley 5;
Crather, Z. Double plays. White to
Richardson; Siggers 20 White: Kelley
to Coney to Crop. Hit by pitched bali.
Price. .; Siggers. Callan. Base on balls,
off Courtney. /; Kelley, /: Crather, 1.
wild pitches Crather, Number of in
nings pitched by Courtney. 1; Keeley.
Z. Time Of game. i.50. Umpires. Rowe
and Mitchell.
Evening journal., 1922-08-29

sox fnish' the club has proved that
II is far from a joke aggregation.
IF we can hang onto the leaders,
and stay within three or four games
from the lead until the first of Sep
tem6er, the Sox are going to make
things interesting.
"Unquestionably they have
Evening journal., 1922-08-29

Only one game was played in the
Church League last night ST. Paul
defeating the west tailenders in the
First Division, to 2. The scheduled
contest/in the Second Division be-
tween First-Central and First NJ.
p, was awarded to First-Central by
Evening journal., 1922-08-29
THIS WEEKS BASEBALL
TODAY

TODAY
Chester VS.. st. Thomas Harlan Field.
Goodman VS.. Eastlake. 29th and
Married Men VS.. Single Men. Five
Points.
Freebooter VS.. East Side Grocers, 18th
Junior city League
dupont a. c. VS.. Defiance. 3rd and
Adams
Church League
First Division:
Mt. Salem VS.. Westminster. Baynard.
No. Umpire-Brttingha
Epworth VS. Scott. 4th and Church.
Umpire-Rickerts.
WEDNESDAY
Baltimore Black Sox VS.. st. Thomas,
Harlan Field.
City League
Bankers VS.. Eastlake. 29th and Mar
ket. Umpire-McKinney
Union VS.. ST. Hedwig. Military
Grounds. Umpire-Rickerts.
THURSDAY
Baltimore Black SoX VS.. Bacharach
Giants. Harlan Field (3.15).
., American ,,s, Chain VS.. st. Thomas,
Junior City League
DUPONT A. c. VS.. Defiance, Ord and
Adams.
Church League 81
First Division;
Goodman vs. Brandywine. goth and
Market. Umpire-Rickerts.
Second Division:
McCabe vs.. Bethany. Baynard. No. 1. |
Umpire-Brittingham
FRIDAY
Baltimore Black Sox VS.. Bacharach
Giants. Harlan, Field.
Church League
First Division;
Grace vs. Second Baptist. Baynard. |
No. 1. umpire-Brittinghsm
Second Division:
ST.; stephen VS.; Trinity, Rockford, !
No. ?. Umpire-Rickerts.
Evening journal., 1922-08-29
BILLIARDS gain
NPUBLICFAVOR
Statler Overcome Many
Difficulties While Intro
n ducing Game
BEGAN LIFE IN
GLASS PLANT
By AL SPINK

There comes a tide and time In
the affairs OF all men which. taken
1t the flood. leads on TO fortune.
81. I think that's the way the bard of
Avon put It.
But the words came true with one
man I know OF whose luck may be
told about on the sport page, for II
was the game of billiards that car
ried him over the rough spot.
The man 1 am writing about IS
now perhaps the. best-known hotel
owner in the world. His name IS
e. NJ. Statler. and he is the pro-
prietor OF chain OF hotels that In
cludes paletial and wonderful estab-
1ishments in Buffalo, Cleveland, De-
trolt. st. Louis and New York
Then, too, he has an eye on other
territory, and Boston and Chicago,
they say. are to be the next scenes
OF his conquest
II was III Il bloIN noit oA Il tiooS
factory in Wheeling, w. Va. that
young Statler began his real life.
This glory hole" in that far day
was a fiery furnace similar to the
kilns in pottery works. 1t was
place that turned "hairy apes into
rebels or destroyed their spirit.
AT this glory hole" worked this
s-year-old boy, who had to help sup
port eight or nine other members OF
his family. For three years that
boy came regularly to that fiery
hole. He knew nothing OF play or
schooling. Waking hours meant
work, other hours meant sleep.
There was little or no respite be-
tween the two.
When this boy started he received
rs cents turn at his job. two turns
a day. This meant so cents a day
for the daily budget. When he
left this GLORY hole E. NJ. StatleD
aged 12. was making the wages of
As cents turn, two turns 90 cents.
And he quit the Sob TO go TO the
Mcclure house. then the show place
of Wheeling, where he was installed
as bellboy at Sc a month.
From beI1boy his rise was rapid,
first 10 night clerk and then TO day
clerk at $50 a month.
Evening journal., 1922-08-29
CHURCH LEAGUE
Standing Of the Teams
r-rrau.rrT raUNrrcTnN
SECOND DIVISION
Yesterdays Results
FIRST DIVISION
Iaui 9. West. 2.
80

SECOND DIVISION
First-Central, o First NJ. p. 0, Qor-
feiD.
Evening journal., 1922-08-29

He ran around the racetrack,
Slick as slick could be,
As he passed, the jockey yelled
'Its "A horses neck on me-
Evening journal., 1922-08-29

few Yo1
I.oui|
betroit
1eveland
'hicago
Washing
.thletics|
oston
The McCarthy weekly news., 1922-07-29

already making rapid progress Superintendent Egge said. He has already begun lighting of the New York San Francisco route on the Eastern link from New York with beacon lights placed twenty five miles apart and an emergency landing field at each.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1922-07-29

an endeavor to get 8 large amount of metal at 1312 cents per pound
 Producers have held firmly to the 1878 cent level, however, and. having made substantial sales over the first four months of this year. they are notin dire need of cash.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1922-07-29
PORT OF MISSING MEN

rmation is asked for concerning the whereabouts of Robert Alexander, who is be ieved to have been in this part of Alaska in the last years.
 Communicate with the McCar thy Weekly News, or direct to Miss Florence Lange, Route 5 Columbus, Wisconsin.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1922-07-29

George E. Keith Co. shoe man ufacturers, Brockton, have put it's mems shoe factories on 43-hour week schedule. Plants in Brockton, Middleboro and North Adams will be affected. Officials expressed the opinion that factories would soon oper. ate on a forty eight hour basis.
 Factories of companies mak- ing women's shoes are already on 43-hour week.
 All but $1oo, 900 of the estate William Rockefeller will remain in the Rockefeller family under the terms of his will The $100, 900 goes to the only executive named, John A. Carver, who drew the will. The remainder of the estate, estimated at from one hundred to- two hundred million goes in equal shares to the testator's children, William c. Rockefeller, Percy A. Rocke- feller, Mrs. Emma R McAlpin and Mrs. Geraldine Dodge.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1922-07-29

SUBSTANTIAL COPPER
 SALE AT 1878 CENTS
 Boston News Bureau. Boston, June 18th. The copper market towards the latter part of last week strengthened per ceptibly.
 A sale of five million pounds of metal was made on Thurs day at 1878 cents per pound de livered in the Connecticut valley
 Not a little shopping round has been done by consumers in
The McCarthy weekly news., 1922-07-29

It is. predicted that twenty five years hence todays pioneers will be telling of the big things that were accomplished in their Pay, and they will be justas in spring as the tales of the over coming of the perils of the Chil coot Pass are to the newcomers of today.
 The '98ers paved the way and the way and made good, the 22nds will undoubtedly carry on so that Alaska before 1947 will comeinto her own and be made a state.