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Stallings Upset Pet Theories
In Winning With Braves of 1914

| ability to instill in his players a con-
fidence III him and in themselves.
Fro ! the time he assumed charge of
the team, Stallings drilled continually
into his men the belief that they could
win. that they would win and that they
must win or make room for others
Superstitious himself, to a high degree
he encouraged the belief in his men. and
this undoubtedly had something to do
with their success.
1t was fighting, peppery outfit
which StallingS built up in Boston-a
team which played fast, heads-up base
ball which took advantage of every
break and which had supreme con-
fidence.
Had Dual Personality.
Stallings had what might be termed
dual personality Off the field. quiet,
reserved, dignified, on the bench he was
fiery personality, with a flow of
language, either condemnatory or COM
plimentary as the occasion might re-
quire. So intent was he on the game
that he couldn't keep still on that
bench.
The Stallings system, by which the
Boston Braves won the world cham
pionship in 1914, proved one theory of
modern base ball and disproved anoth-
er. The former was that right hand
batters are more successful against
left-hand pitchers and vice versa. The
theory disproved was that it was neces-
sary to have large pitching staff to
win pennant.
In order to carry out the idea of
batting, Stallings carried two complete
outfields, using the trio that batted
right hand when southpsw pitchers
opposed the Braves. and the left-hand-
ed hitting outfelders against right
hand pitchers.
Manager Stallings' theory that pitch
ers could take their turn in the box
after two days rest was borne out when
he used Dick Rudolph and Bill James,
right handlers and Lefty Tyler. south
paw, in regular turn during the last
half of the National League season
and through the world series.
Copyright, 1929. by North American News
paper Alliance)
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BY FORD SAWYER.

~ 0STON, Mass, May ,14.-George
- Tweedy Stallings who died yes
terday at Haddock, Ga, was
IL best known for his success in
managing the Boston Braves
when in 1914 he led a club much I'M
derrated and in eighth place on the
Fourth of July smashing and battling
through to a National League cham
pionship and the world title
Only two clubs in the history of the
world series ever disposed of their OPP
ponents in a four-game series in the
Fall classic. George Stallings' Braves
of 1914, the team that wouldn't be
beaten, was one of these and the New
York Yankees was the other club, but
they performed the feat twice-against
Pittsburgh in 1927 and against st. Louis
in 1928.
Stallings earned the sobriquet of the
miracle man" by his brilliant accom-
plishment in 1914, his second season at
the helm of the Boston club, but long
before this he had earned a name for
himself as a successful base ball
manager.
He faced a discouraging task when
he assumed charge of the playing
destinies of the Boston Braves in the
Spring of 1913. The Boston entry in
the National League had reposed in the
had been unable to climb out of the
second division in 10 years
The veteran leader realized the task
before him, and he lost little time in
sitting and wedding, in adding and in
cutting adrift
Johnny Evers Big Help.
One of his master strokes was OBJ
tanning Johnny Evers from the Chicago
Cubs. Hub Perdue was sent along to
St Louis in exchange for Ted Gather
and George Whitfield Red" Smith was
bought from Brooklyn. Herb Moran was
secured from the Cincinnati Reds.
Butch" Schmidt was added from the
Baltimore Orioles, and many other i'm
portant additions were made to the
club roster.
One of George Stallings' first and one
of his most important moves was the
signing of Fred Mitchell as coach.
Mitch" is given much Of the credit
for the development of the pitching
staff especially the big three-Tyler,
and Bill James, who carried
the bulk of the box work.
StallingS was a real driver OF men,
but he was leader as we'll. Base ball
was serious business with him and he
wanted his players to regard it in such
q light. He brought with him force
full. dynamic personality. that heart
determination to win" as he
himself described it, but most of all
things he brought to his new task an
mistaken confidence in himself and an
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BIG LEAGUE LEADERS
AMERICAN.

AMERICAN.
Batting-Jamieson Indians, 400.
Runs-Gehringer. Tigers. 20.
Runs batted hickman, Tigers, %.
Hits-Gehringer, Tigers, 40.
Doubles-Gehringer Tigers, 10.
Triples-AleXander Tigers. 4.
Homers-Gehrig, Yanks, Z.
Stolen bases-Fonseca, Averill, In
1ians; johnson, Tigers, 4.
Fitching-Uhle, Tigers, won 6, lost o..
NATIONAL
Batting Stephenson, Cubs, .425.
Runs-Stephenson, Cubs, IS.
Runs batted in-Wilson, Cubs, %.
Hits-Frisch, Cards, 38.
Doubles-FTisch Cards, 10.
Triples-Frisch, Cards, 5.
Homers-Ott, Giants, Z.
Stolen bases-Swanson, Reds; Flow
ers, Robins, Z.
Pitching-Malone, Cubs, won S, lost 0.
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Back Game ST. Louis Today Uhe Aided BY Change Scenery

Tigers are forced to cancel their game
scheduled Sunday with Indian Head
Cardinals, and the manager of the
latter team is asked to telephone Bust
ness Manager Garrett Waters of the
Tigers at Georgia 1896. The Tigers will
drill tomorrow afternoon at o'clock on
their diamond at Silver Spring.
Eddie Miller at Adams 5848 is listing
games for the Freund Seniors with
teams having diamonds. These players
are announced as new acquisitions to
the Freund club: N Miller, Doyle, Sklar.
Mooney, Delniberg, Minded, Cohen and
Stan.
Delano Post nine, which will engage
in an opening game of the American
Legion series in the Capital City League
Sunday, are after two more players
preferably pitchers. Manager George
Youngblood can be reached at Lincoln
4218. The team will drill every day,
the remainder of this week, at O'Clock
on Plaza diamond and will meet on that
field also at 8:45 o'clock Saturday morn
ing. Manager Youngblood would like
a game for Saturday.
Saturday games are desired by
Yankee Peewees with teams in their
class. Manager Curtin is listing at
Lincoln 1868.
Rover Insects, who are to meet to-
night at the home of Manager Coakley
at 1917 G. street northeast, are booking
games. Call Lincoln 8269-W.
Fairlawn Juniors are cunning for
Sunday opponents in their class. Call
Manager Harold Kicker at Atlantic
1902 or address him at 1885 U street
southeast.
To sign Capital City League con-
tracts, 1roquois Midget base ballers are
to meet tonight at 7.30 o'clock at the
home of Manager EsenStad.
To discuss the Capital City League
Avenue Valet Shop nine will meet to-
night at o'clock at 81 Thirteen-and-
one-haf street.
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COPS 9Th STRAIGHT
GAME WITH TIGERS
AS, However, Hold Tie for
Lead as Yankees Drop
Their Third in Row.
BY HERBERT w. BARKER,


IF you don't believe the old saw about
the benefits of change in scenery,
consider the case of George Uhle,
Il now throwing up his right-hand
rs, slants for Buck Harris Detroit
For 10 years Uhle did all his work for
the Cleveland Indians, and very good
work it was for the first eight of them.
After a sensational season in 1926, when
he won 81 games and lost IL, Uhle slid
back in alarming fashion. He won only
8 games against 9 defeats in 1927 and
only II against II reverses last season.
Apparently at odds with their quon-
dam star right-hander, Cleveland Off
Gals traded him to Detroit during the
Winter for Ken Holloway and Jackie
Tavener.
Under Buck Harris soothing influ-
ence at Detroit Uhle has come back
with a bang this year. Beating the
Philadelphia Athletics, 5 to 3, yesterday,
Uhle chalked up his sixth victory with
out defeat, the best record in either
major league.
Despite their defeat, the Athletics
held on to a tie for first place, for the
Yankees obligingly lost their third
straight, this time to Cleveland, by a
4-to-3 count. Hudlin gave the cham
pions only three hits i nthe first eight
innings and stuck to his guns in the
ninth to quell an uprising that ended
with the tying run on base. Babe Ruth
hit safely in his thirteenth consecutive
game
Behind fine pitching by Danny Mac
Hayden the Boston Red Sox punched
three hits off Grady Adkins in the
fourth inning to down the Chicago
White SoX, 2 to 1.
TIIhe ~.
Rain washed out the st. Louis-Wash-
ington game.
Over in the National League the
Chicago Cubs bounced back into first
place with 6 to triumph over the
Boston Braves while the lowly Phillies
were beating the st. Louis Cardinals,
10 to g.
The Braves hoped on Clarence JON
nard for two hits in the first inning
and with two Cub errors and base on
balls scored four runs. Charley Root
then relieved Jonnard and held the
Braves Scoreless the rest of the way
while the Cubs were pecking away
at Sox Seibold for the winning tallies
in the third and seventh innings.
Barney Friberg's double with the
bases filled in the ninth enabled the
Phils to win an uphill struggle from
the Cardinals The Phils trailed by five
Aullo III VIC Cl5HtLI, OuC Ny WulldIuS
pinch-hit home run with one on ac-
counted for two runs in the last half
of that frame and four more came
across in the ninth.
At New York John McGraw's Giants
were BANKED by 'Dolf Luque of the
Cincinnati Reds and dropped into sew
enth place in the standing Luque held
the New Workers to six scattered hits
and added insult to injury by polling
ont home RIM in the sixth
The Pittsburgh Pirates clouted four
Brooklyn pitchers for 10 hits and an
easy IL to 4 decision and thereby moved
up into tie with Boston for third place
while the Dodgers we're sinking deeper
into the cellar Larry French, yotng
southpaw, pitched steady ball for the
Corsairs.
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HOME RUN STANDING

BY the Associated Press.
Home runs yesterday Swanson, Reds
L. Luque, Reds, / Friberg, Phillies, l;
Williams, Phillies, / +; Koenig, Yankees
/: Bigelow Red Sox. /.
National League leaders-Ott. Giants
Z; Wilson, Cubs, g. Jackson, Giants. S;
ODoul, Phillies, 5; Klein, Phillies, 5.
American League leaders-Gehrig
Yankees, Z; Ruth, Yankees, 6; FoXx
Athletics, 5.
League totals-National III; Ameri-
can, rs; grand total, 1874.
MID-ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Jeanette. 2: Johnstown, /.
Other games, rain.
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FUNERAL OF STALLINGS
TO BE HELD TOMORROW

MACON, Ga, May IA C4).-George T.
Stauings, one of the greatest figures in
the history of base ball, known as the
Miracle Man. of the game, will be
buried tomorrow in the State where he
was born and near the sandlots where
he first learned the rudiments of the
sport.
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SIGNS SCHOOL PLAYER.

National Press Building Cardinals
nine has announced the signing of
Buck Eby, Western High third baSeman,
and Bill and Ed Duryee, Business play
ers. The club was to practice today at
$50 o'clock on the Foxall diamond and
will hold an important meeting Thurs
day night at O'Clock in the club suite
in the Press Building.
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BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS

American League.
Yesterdays RESULTS.
westinghouse Louis. rain.
Cleveland. Z: New York, 3.
Detroit, 5; Phila delphia, 3.
Boston, 2; Chicago, /.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
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MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
INTERNATIoNAL LEAGUE.

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Buffalo. s; Reading. 2.
Newark. Q: Rochester. l.
Toronto. 3: Jersey City, O.
Montreal 5; Baltimore, l.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Indianapolis, Z; Minneapolis, 6.
st. Paul. s; Louisville, 4.
Milwaukee. s; Toledo. o.
ColumbuS-Kansas City, rain.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Atlanta. 3; Memphis. 2.
Birmingham. 8; Little Rock, 2.
Mobile, Z; Nashville, (11 innings).g
New Orleans, z; Chattanooga, 2.
SOUTH ATLANTIC ASSOCIATION.
Augusta, 9; Charlotte. 3.
Knoxville, g; Spartanburg. g.
Asheville, g. Greenville, (l2 innings).
Macon, 3; Columbia, 4.
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE.
Jacksonville. -; Pensacola. 4.
Montgomery, 4; Tampa, 0.
Selma, SO; Columbus, is.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Dallas. g: Beaumont. s.
Wichita Falls-Waco train).
Shreveport Houston train)
San Antonio, 4; Fort Worth, J.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
No games scheduled.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
No games scheduled.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Albany, 7; Springfield, 4.
Providence, 5; New Haven, {.
Bridgeport l8; Pittsfeld, 4.
Only games scheduled.
BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE.
Hagerstown, 9; Hanover, 2.
Martinsburg, 4; Waynesboro, 0.
Frederick, s; Chambersburg, S.
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EASTERN LEAGUE.
Albany, 7; Springfield. 4.
Providence, 5: New Haven, {.
Bridgeport. lS; Pittsfleld, 4.
Only games scheduled.
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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
No games scheduled.
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EASTERN CAROLINA LEAGUE.
Wilmington, II: Fayetteville, S.
Greenville. SO; Kinston, 4-3
Goldsboro 8; Rocky Mount, g.
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TEXAS LEAGUE.
Dallas. g: Beaumont. s.
Wichita Falls-Waco train).
Shreveport Houston train).
San Antonio, 4; Fort Worth, J.
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GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Washington at St L. washington at st. l..
Boston at Chicago. Boston at Chicago.
Phila. at Detroit. Phile. at Detroit.
N. Y. at Cleveland. N. Y. at Cleveland.
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Buffalo, s; Reading, 2.
Newark 2: Rochester. /.
Toronto. 8: Jersey City, O.
Montreal, S; Baltimore, l,
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~ OSTON, Mass, May ,14.-George
- Tweedy Stallings. who died yes
terday at Haddock, Ga, was
IL best known for his success in
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Because of schedule mix-up Takoma
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~. LOUIS, May 14.-Buddy Myer
is coming back to the Washing
ton lineup in the series here and
y that may mean much to the
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One or two experienced players would
be welcomed by Brown A. c. nine, which
plans to play in the unlimited section of
the Capital City League. Manager Pete
Pratt may be reached at Columbia 1908
between 7 and pm. or at North 9758
during the day.
Browns will drill Thursday afternoon
on the Monument grounds.
Because of a schedule miX-up Takoma
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SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE.
Jacksonville. 10; Pensacola, 4.
Montgomery, a; Tampa, O.
Selma, SO; Columbus, lis.
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SOUTH ATLANTIC ASSOCIATION.
Augusta. 9; Charlotte. 8.
Knoxville, g; Spartanburg, 3.
Asheville. 8: Greenville, (12 innings).
Macon, 9; Columbia. 4.
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she will hand me the box and show me where
Valet is hiding. Meanwhile she is following
the lorry. You see, Laughton, the girl is now
our ally, and a plucky one at that
"Yes," Laughton conceded after reading the
letter. "She is certainly trying to help U.S.
No doubt, as Levallois thinks she only wanted
adventure when she became a member of
Wallets band. and never bargained for murder.
Still, don't know what M. Duprez will say to
all this Our duty is to arrest her! Well,
we'll 60 to this house tonight Let us hope
that 1t will mean the end of Valet"
Just before the appointed hour we crept
silently up to the little dwelling indicated in
: the letter. 1t was just a cottage not far from
the river, surrounded by trees and tangled
underground. Not light was to be seen, and
on the dingy windows were several notices adj
vertising the place for rental. Police were
stationed in the shrubbery and on the path,
where we had noticed closed car without
lights. When we were certain that all possible
means Of escape were guarded Daumains tried
the door, but it was locked and bolted.
Strange" he whispered. THE door was to
be open. Perhaps we had better wait a little
longer"
Suddenly we heard loud crash inside of
the house. then shrill prolonged scream in a
womans voice. followed by below of rage.
Somewhere at the back of the cottage pane
of glass splintered, bodies crashed through the
underground, and as we rushed toward the
sound a motor burst into life, and chugging,
stopping sound which rapidly diminished made
us realize that motor launch was cutting
through the water at full speed
While detectives ran to the sloping bank,
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american Spies in World Mar.

MO wonder President Wilson'S life was
guarded during that turbulent time. His
own special secret service force was increased
by l. P.'s chosen from the A. E. F. by Gen.
Van Deman, now charged with putting up an
invisible but unscalable barrier around the
American President and peace commission in
Paris.
All the time that Wilson was in France, day
and night, three shifts to the "A hours, he was
guarded. Those who did it knew then and
know now how ridiculous were the runors that
his breakdown later was caused by burning the
candle at both ends. The President liked his
I. P. guards so well that he took them back
with him to the United States.
The entire American commission to nego-
tiate peace was guarded, and so were its quar-
tiers at the Hotel Crillon. All who entered
passed gantlet of secret service and T. P.s.
So did all who used the telephone, or ate in
the dining room.
Newspaper correspondents reporting the
peace conference complained that open cove
nants were arrived at not quite openly enough.
They also wondered sometimes whether their
dispatches really were uncensored, as they were
so frequently assured, especially by the French.
Not incomprehensible in view of occurrences
such as a dispatch written in Paris; France
never got so much in treaty" reaching New
York: France never forgot so much in
treaty"-after one days delay But those cor
respondents never knew just how interested
secret service was in them.
This is one of series of articles on United
States secret service work in the World War;
The last article, revealing the work Of spies
with the American Army of Occupation in
Germany after the armistice, will appear in an
early issue of this newspaper
Copyright, 1929
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Continued from Fifteenth PGge
time of the Presidents first return from the
peace conference, aboard the George Washing
ton, the desk lieutenant in an East Side New
FORK police station was confronted by an obvi-
ously perturbed German.
81 am German" he said IT am an enemy
alien. But don't want Wilson assassinated.
1t would be like Lincoln"
"ASSaSSinated?" the lieutenant exclaimed
''Whatdye mean, assassinated?"
IT mean assassinated here in New York,
when he comes off the boat, by people who live
in my house." the man said. "They are PLAN
ming it now. They have guns and bombs. They
are in the room below me. At night hear
them talk about it-through the register One
of them offered me 500 to keep quiet"
The police lieutenant knew that Capt. John
B. Trevor of the Military Intelligence in New
York had first-clasS dictagraph operator.
What chance to get the conversations through
the register! But not Military Intelligence,
but the Treasury Department Secret Service,
the only American organization officially so
named, is intrusted by law with guarding the
Presidents life The secret service in this case
did not believe in secrecy. They scorned die
tagraphs.
They tramped up the stairs. of the ancient
tenement where the conspirators lived. They
banged on the door. (There is no record that
they cried: "Open in the name of the law.').
All of which was observed by Military In
telligence sightSeer on nearby roof. He was
not surprised to see three figures Scuttle from
a rear fire escape and disappear over the back
fence.
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flashing their lights in every direction, several
police by telephone to stop and search all craft
up and down stream. Daumains had mean
while succeeded in gaining an entry through
a window, and opened door to us. The house
was empty, but in the cellar we found a
front of an iron stove in which fire had
been recently lit was Ling Tang a knife in
his back-dead.
when we turned the body over, Daumains
pointed with groan to piece of fine linen
clutched in the Chinamans hand. 1t was
woman's handkerchief.
Chiffon must have been followed by Ling
Tang" Laughton said grufhy "She should
have come to headquarters instead of running
such risk. Now, Voltaire, let us see if we
cannot trace that devil, Valet. He must have
been in hiding and killed Ling Tang, after
ward abducting the girl under our noses"
OUR work lasted till dawn and this time it
was not without result. The candle bore
several fingerprints, which, thanks to the soft
wax were beautifully reproduced on the handle
of the knife, and they belonged to Valet. In
the stove were the remains of charred wood
and fragments of ivory, and lying just above
these were the ashes of sheet Of paper which
had been burned, but which fortunately had
not crumbled The laboratory expert was able
to remove it intact by using a special instru-
ment and treating the fragile fake with
gelatin solution 1t was then placed on glass
and photographed, whereupon writing became
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I AUGHTON stepped fercely toward Dau-
mains. his mouth twisted with rage
"And while we've been hunting high and
low for Chiffon, leader of gang of burglars
and worse, you kept This information to your
self, you-"
Voltaire heaved himself painfully out of his
chair and placed both hands on Laughtons
shoulders, twisting him around until they were
face to face
Chiffon is trying to help us. Don't ask
too much"
For moment Laughton glared, then he burst
into hearty laughter. At the welcome sound
Daumains stepped forward.
Honestly now" he exclaimed, "the letter
gave me no clue to her whereabouts. What
could I do?"
AT that moment a gendarme entered with
letter for Inspector Daumains. For a mo-
ment he hesitated. then, with flushed face,
he held it out to Laughton.
1T is from Chiffon, naturally, since we were
discussing her. She says the Chinese box is
safe in her possession. 1t rolled to the ground
when the lorry crashed into the car. She got
away before the man in the lorry could prevent
It, 1t was stranger, she adds, and not Valet,
but Wallets men were close behind. I am to
go to house near the river tonight, when
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-01-03
TOWN TEAM PLAYS
IN SPOKANE FRIDAY

%
The Libby town basketball team,
known as the Libby Commercial Club
team, will play in Spokane Friday
night Of this week, their opponents
being the famous Levitsch's Sparklers
Of that city. This team was city
champions last year and has an en-
viable record back Of them. The
Sparklers recently played two games
with the Idaho university and were
defeated both times with scores of
41-16 and 1925. Last Saturday the
Sparklers went against the Wash
ington university team and were de-
feated 51-31. However, in all three Of
theses games the Sparklers' best man
was unable to play. 1t is said he will
be with his team when the Libby
quintet meets them Friday night.