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~ABBY STREET is an Alabama boy. He was born
" in Huntsville, AZ years ago. Twenty-four Of
the intervening years he spent in the obscuriy OF
the bushes managing, catching and slapping fines
on the boys when they refused to pay attention.
For only six years out Of his thirty years in baseball
did he bask in the big league sunlight And four Of
those years he spent the receiving end of the thin
white streak Walter Johnson hurled past the Amer
lean League batters
Street was only 16 when he broke in with Hop
kinsville, KY. in the Kitty League, He played at
Jackson, KY, in 1900 and spent three years among
the Kentucky semi pros.
In 1904 Cincinnati brought him to the big leagues.
In the following year the Boston Braves gave the
back-eyed Alabama boy trial, but sent him to
San Francisco in 1906.
CTREET was sold to washington in 1903 arriving
- lust year behind the fastest pitcher baseball
ever knew The late Pongo Joe Cantillon famous
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ball player and manager of the old rough-and-
ready school, was boss of the team.
Street did not have the bulk and build Of the
old-fashioned big league catchers, most of whom
qualified for the Job by cubic inches of dis
placement than by agility P0ngo Joe looked over the
young man carefully and expressed some doubts as
to whether not Gabby stout enough to stop
those shoots of Walter JohnsonS.
Street caught only one game, however, before
Cantillon was convinced. This keen-eyed young
man from the south chung to those hard ones" wal
ter burned in and Cantillon like the brusque con-
fident way Gabby went about his business.
ONE day in jest Cantillon said that a couple
~ of years catching johnson ought to make a
man willing to try anything, even to the point of
attempting to catch from the Washington monu-
ment.
Numerous catcherg had tried to hold ball
dropped from the top Of the 55O-foot shaft, but
they had failed. Among the old-timers who at
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BIZ raifed Press

0V fNif Gu FTfNS
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-With the
two pennant races decided and the
major leagues ending their 1880
season Sunday, baseball fans today
looked forward to the opening of the
world series between the Philadel-
phia Athletics and st. Louis Card
inals at Philadelphia Wednesday.
The Cardinals clinched the Ma
tional League pennant-their third
In five years, having won in 1926
and 1928-Friday by defeating Pitts
burgh, 1875. The Cards have two
more games to play against the
Pirates today and Sunday, and then
will turn their attention toward
their battle with the Athletics.
All positions in the National
League race have been determined
except third place. The New York
Giants today held a half game lead
over the Brooklyn Robins, who can
pass the Giants before nightfall if
they win double-header from the
Boston Braves and the Giants lose,
or go into tie with New York if
the Giants win.
The Cubs won the only other Ma
tional League game Friday, beating
Cincinnati, Us. Hack Wilson hit his
homer of the season.
The Philadelphia Athletics increased
their lead in the American League to ten
games by winning from the New York
Yankees, 7-6 Al Simmons double in the
ninth drove in the winning run.
Ted Lyons captured his twenty-second
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Bulldogs
Trip |. c..
Wabash, State Normal and
Hanover Also Win
Grid Tits.

Butler, Wabash. Indiana State
Normal, and Hanover opened their
1880 football schedules with VIC
tories Friday. Three of the games
took place on illuminated gridirons.
Indiana Central. after a win over
Oakland City last week, showed up
poor on defense and fundamentals
Friday night and Butler walked
over them, 46 to 0.
After playing good ball nearly all
the first period. Indiana Central
watched a tumble roll loose in their
territory and Hinchman scored the
first touchdown in the second quar-
ter. From then it was more or less
Of a parade with Hinchman scoring
again, Yeazel scoring a couple, and
Reynolds, Raber and Booz one each.
The Butler teamwork improved as
the Central drive weakened and
Polhzotto, Butler, proved hard to
catch.
Pete Vaughan. veteran Wabash
mentor, showed a strong lineup at
Danville at the outset and tri-
umphed, % to 6. A forward pass
Sullivan to Engle, in the first quar-
ter put the ball in scoring range for
Sullivan. Mathews ran back a punt
thirty-fiye yards for the second
counter. Swails plunged Sor the
third and bad pass froua center
into the end zone gave Wabash a
safety late in the first half. Vaughan
substituted freely throughout the
game. Danville, slow to start, showed
good drive in the second half.
State Normal played most of
their game with Oakland City in
the losers territory, with Gennicks
scoring two touchdoWns and Wamp-
Ter and Mayfield one each for
rs to 0 win. Normal suffered a
blow when Wampler received a bro
ken arm.
Anderson, Hanover quarter back,
scored two touchdowns, to lead his
squad to a 81 to 0 victory over Lind
sey- Wilson. GaHsert, NIeese. Haines
and 1Iaziekas eAch scored a touch
down
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member on team which had a
great staff of veterans.
Hallahan has done rlore pitching
this year than any other member
of Streets staff For years he
threatened to break out as a win
ner and this year he has justified
the confidence OF his club which
kept him despite many disappoint-
ing performances. Hallahan has
Supplanted Dazzy Vance as the
strikeout king Of the National
League.
Has Wild Streaks
I don't look for so much from
Hallahan. In the first place the AS
are a tough team for southpaw
pitcher and the best of the Amer
lean League left-handers will testify
to that effect. In the second place
Hallahan is inclined to streaks of
wildness. AS far as control goes the
Cardinals star southpaw is con-
siderably below par. And pitcher
who is off on control will find those
AS the most patient walters at the
plate that he ever saw.
Max Bishop, the Athletics lead
off man, is the weakest hitter of all
the regulars who will take part in
this series. But keep an eye on
Bishop and see how many times he
gets on the bases. have seen him
walk three and four times a game
this year when our pitchers were
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Ruth Thinks Hallahan Will Fail
In Series; Rates Grimes as Ace

working under instructions to put
the ball over, even if he hit it out of
the lot.
COchrane Hits Both Styles
Cochrane and Bing Miller are two
others who make a pitcher put them
over. A left-hander with control
has his troubles with the AS, but
one without it will not get far. ONLY
three Of Mack's Bishop.
Haas and Cochrane-are left hand
hitters, and Cochrane hits south
paws as well as he hits right-hand-
ers.
1 look to Grimes as the Cardinals
starting pitcher and I also figure
he will be the one who will cause
the AS the most trouble. Burleigh
Is past 81 and not as fast as he once
was. But he still has enough to
be top-notch pitcher and what
Is very important, he knows how
l regard Grimes as one of the real
smart pitchers now in the major
leagues, and such a pitcher is usu-
ally more dangerous than younger
man who may have more stuff.
The spitball angle also is in
Grimes favor. We have only two
spltballers in our league and one
JACK Quinn-is with the AS. The
otner IS Red Faber whom they see
only once in a great while.
l like Grimes chances best. with
johnson next and then a tossup
between Haines and Rhem. I may
be all wrong on Hallahan, but I
can't figure him to beat the AS.
Copyright. 1880. by The Cfristv wo,sh
Syndicatel A0A4
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BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Sept. 81 = Sammy
Mandell looked forward today to his
battle with Al Singer at Chicago
stadium oct. IA, as the real test OF
his comeback" campaign. Mandell
qualified for the Singer bout Friday
night by winning an easy eight
round decision over Tommy Her
man, Chicago welterweight, at Chi
cago coliseum.
Il felt more like myself against
Herman than at any time in the
past year" Nandell said today. 1.-THE
bout was just what I needed and
now I am certain I'll avenge my
one-round knockout by Singer when
I meet him. OF course, it's catch
weight bout and 1 can't win back
the lightweight title, but it will be
a chance to prove that I'm really
the better man and that it was
making weight that beat me in our
previous bout"
In the supporting bouts Tuffy
ODowd, 1874, Pocatello, Idaho, de-
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tempted the task, but gave up. we're Buck Ewing,
Paul Hines, Malachi Kittredge and Charles Snyder.
Gabby was not to be kidded "IIl catch one of
that monument he told Cantlon.
One summer day 1908 the trial was made.
Twelve balls were dropped from the top Of the
towering obelisk one after another, and each time
Gabby missed. The main difficulty it seemed,
was getting under the ball as it sped earthward,
gaining momentum until it reached a speed Of 1875
feet per second The balls bounced fifty feet after
striking the concrete.
On the thirteenth ball Gabby moved to point
sixty feet from the base. of the monument. The
little speck from the top of the monument grad
ually became discernible Gabby moved this way
and that, his hands outstretched A light breeze
carried the speck toward the spot where Gabby
made his stand
"Plop!" the ball thudded into the gove-and the
sports writers scurred to the nearest wires Gabby
had turned the trick
NEXT: War days and back to Che minor
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Rochester
Ties Count
Wings Take Series Second,
8 to /; Third Tilt
Today.

BIZ United Press
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Sept. 81
The junior world series stood all
even at one game each today as
Rochester, International League
champions, and Louisville, American
Association pennant winners, pre-
pared for the third game Of the
series.
The teams will meet here again
Saturday and then will go to Louis
vile to complete the series. The
first team to win five games will
capture the unofficial championship
of the minor leagues.
Rochester evened the series by
winning Fridays game, 81. John
Berry, bought by the New York
Giants, pitched effectively for
Rochester, blanking the Colonies in
every inning except the second. He
also made three hits, along with
Brown and Torporcer. The Red
Wings collected fourteen hits of Roy
wilkinson and Ken Penner, Louis
vile pitchers.
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BY GEORGE C. MORELAND
Written for NEA Service

written fOr MA ocfNicc
tcopyright. 1880. BY NEA Service, IncD
"HE conference OF 1845 gave
baseball its name and its dia-
mond- shaped field that still is used,
but in many other respects the
game was very much unlike tne
game played now.
A codified set of rules was adopt
ed at this conference, and a
glance at them will show how great
someof these differences were.
In reading these rules, which are
printed exactly as the 1845 confer
ence adopted them, one must bear
in mind certain definitions: Thus
q put-out was called a hand-out
a run was called an ace, and the
batter was called the striker.
n n
TTERE are the 1845 rules:
Ii ONE-The bases shall be
from home" to first to second, from
second to third, and from thlrd 10
home, ninety feet.
TWO-The game shall consist OF
twenty-one aces, and at the con-
clusion of an equal number OF HANDS
out the game shall remain as II
stands. (Note that the modern
nine-inning game had not been de-
veloped) :,
THREE - The ball must be
pitched. not thrown, to the bat.
(This meant that the pitcher must
deliver the ball underhand9
FOUR-A ball knocked outside
the line of first or third base is foul
cThis was a new development; pc
fore this there we're no foul oallS'
and the batter ran on everything
from a foul tip on up0
FIVE-Three balls must be struck
at. If they are missed, and the last
one is caught. it is hand out; Il
not caught, it is considered fair, and
the striker must run to first.
Ska ball being struck at
and tipped, and caught, either fly
ing or on the first bound, is a
hand out
SEVEN-A player running the
bases shall be out II Cne palI 10
in the hands Of an adversary on
the bases, or if the runner is
touched before he has reached his
base: it being understood, how
ever. that in no instance is a ball
10 be thrown at him. (T'his was
another change; in the older
game the fielder could put out a
runner by throwing the ball and
hitting him with it between the
baSeS.)
EIGHT-A player running who
shall prevent an adversary from
catching the ball or getting the
ball before the runner has MADE
his base is a hand out.
NINE-If two hands are al
ready out. a player running home
at the time the ball is struck
can not make an ace if the striker
is put out.
TEN-Three hands out, all hands
out.
ELEVEN - Players must take
their strikes in the regular order.
(This vas to prevent practice
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Star Glass B
Teams Battle

Coca Cola Cubs, Glass B cham
pions of Cincinnati, were here today
to battle the local Question Marks
in the first of a f1ve-game inter-city
series, at Pennsy park, 1870. The
second tilt will be staged at the
same diamond Sunday at 1870, and
the remaining games in Cincinnati.
Question Marks followers from
Sacred Heart parish are expected
to turn out in big numbers, especial
" for the Sabbath contest. Marks
roster follows:
Mcshane or stahl. #; Lawrie. sb; Seal
IS; Field. If; Wyss or Beck. catch; Marley
or Cafouros, CT; Wurtz, ID; Dudley or
Hoffman, %: Wuensch, Sauer, Powers.
Vornholt, pitchers. J. Kelly and NJ.
Jones will umpire the Class B. games IN
Indianapolis.
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BY DIXON STEWART
United Press staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-The Univer-
sity of Wisconsin may prove the
dark horse" of the 1880 Big Ten
conference race.
Last year the Badgers had I'M
usually fine material, including al
most the entire squad which lost
only the final game OF the 1923
season, and were one Of the pre-
season favorites for the champion
ship. but won only one OF their I'VE
conference battles.
This year, Wisconsin has even
stronger material, but because OF
last years flop is being given little
consideration as a title contender
and Coach Glen Thistlethwaite has
an excellent opportunity to spring
a surprise.
The schedule is ideally arranged,
with ''breathers" against the weaker
conference teams provided prior to
every meeting with a recognized
title contender.
The material is good and has been
quick to learn the new wing back
formation, which ThiStlethwaite
plans to use as the Badgers prir-
cipal offensive maneuver.
Seven experienced linemen and
seven veteran backs comprise the
nucleus of the squad with seventeen
of last years minor lettermen and
a large group of sophomore stars
furnishing added strength.
G;Sen two tackles who can stand
up under the battering of Big Ten
competition the Badgers should go
far. Capable veterans are available
for the other line positions and a
number Of scrappy sophomores are
pushing the veterans.
The back field rs composed OF
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Friday Grid Results
COLLEGES

Butler. 46: Indiana Central. 0.
wabash. %; Central Normal, 8; 49, a
Salem college wv Val, s; Marietta, U.
MusEingum. co. Rio Grande,. 0.
State Normal. &c: Oakland City. o.
a5sSisDDi iL Ss Union NeS. 6; western
e cSRSiiiieothe Business college. Is; Kinks
vile No Teachers 1i6s :;0 = o. St cloud
e XAVIER university. IA: Transatlantic
tK Tsnnis is! o. rhiel. g.
buouesne 81: slippery Rock Teachers. 0.
Loyola lchicagol, 49,; Carroll, IL
Oklahoma Aggies, u: Wichita. O.;
Oklahoma CITY university, So, Baker; 0.
Westminstsr. ls; Wepptt,woTth; MA H. q
Hanover 81: Lindsev-wilson. 0.
Wittenberg, 81: GEORGETOWN tKyl, 0.
Ashland. 10: Kalamazoo. Normal, 0.
1avton. IL: Ohio Northern. o.
ST. EDWARDS. 6; Daniel Baker, 0.
smTn9 1nis ' 1ny yena !a! a Cornell COL
ief psb;,lYlips. 20: Eastern Oklahoma college. 9.
Oklahoma Baptists. l6; Kansas Wes-
aeE sSoaaithwestern Teachers. IS; Oklahoma
Ut u 5ssdssii' ~: washburn. IA.
Friends. SO; Bethel. 0.
HIGH SCHOOL
FfNood. ". -leCu. y.
wabash. 6: Manual. 0.
Btoomlngton. IS: Dugger. Q.
WASHINGTON. ct: kirklin. 6.
SHERIDAN s: Greencastls. 0.
T.ebanon z: Charlottesville. z
Vincerens 20: IaSnar ace DENY 0.
Frsnkfort. IA; Westfeld. 6.
Rejtz Memorial. IL: Central Evans
Morton fFichmordl. Is: Anderson. Is.
Fokou,o. 20: Marion. Is.
Wiiev lTerre Hautel. 10; Jasonville. 6.
clinton IS: Sullivan. 0.
earned 9Terre Heutel. Is: Brazil. 0.
linton Is. Bloomfield. g.
ohionT fIlil. 20: Shelhurn. s.
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BASEBALL RULES
ADOPTED IN 1915

that had arisen by which captains
juggled their batting orders from
inning to inning to bring their
heaviest hitters up at strategic
naoments.)
TWELVE-No ace or base can
be made on a foul strike.
THTRTEEN-No runner can be
put out il making a base when a
balk has been made by the pitcher.
(This was another new rule.
The definition of balk was prac-
tically the same as it is today,
with the important exception that
a balk was also called if the
pitcher forget himself and threw
the ball overhand)
FOURTEEN-But one base IS
allowed when the ball bounds out
of the field when struck at.
ITO he Continued)
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to Try
for Yachting
Trophy Again

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Sir
Thomas Upton prepared to sail for
home today on the steamship Levi
athan, but has promised to come
back and make his sixth attempt to
win the Americas cup.
After Enterprise defeated Sham
rock v in four straight races at
Newport recently, the 81-year-old
sportsman fatty stated that he
would never again challenge for the
trophy, but Friday definitely an
bounced his decision to try once
more, probably in 1888.
In thirty-one years Sir Thomas
has challenged for the cup five
times without success.
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~Bowling~
BY LEFTY LEE

TIE Central states tournament, which
will be held on the Pritchett Central alleys;
SO West Ohio street. during November ana
tourney that indianapolis has had for
some years. and to CLARENCE Myers. preSlII
dent of this body and Hoosier capital
Share OF the credit for landing this event:
Preliminary work for this meet is under
cities that have patronized the tourney IN
the past An estimated prize list OF Sl2.OVg
will bs distributed to the winners. ana an
Michigan. Indiana and Illinois will appear
to try for their share OF the. prize money;
Local rail birds vii be Wen en me sIaTI
squad to take the drives during the four
week-ends of play will have nationally
known stars in their hneups.
Jess Pritchett got only 6S7 and 7o5 last
Wednesday night so will use ms spare time
during the coming week practicing LOT
better results.
Hardin is one bowler. who knows his
value to a team. telling the world that the
change in the Mallory Weiland standing in
the Universal League is due TO their secur-
ing the services OF bowler ny the name
of Hardin.
Milt wimberlv has his ball turning over
in great style and as result Is tied with
indianapolis League
boards on the Uptown drives. 600 totals
being the rule rather than exception for
Doc on the north side alleys.
Power plus is a good description Of. Joe
Fulton's ball. and with the arrival OF
colder weather some. Of the bowlers hold
ing better averages than this boy had bet
ter look to their laurels.
Looking through the records Of the Re-
formed Church League leads the writer TO
predict great things for youngster" by
the name of Cray.
1t must be the air up on the north side
drives that gives the veterans a new
lease on life. Al Kimmel and Bebinger
pouring strikes all over the place Ed
Miller also is getting his share of the
wood.
Al Hoereth Is proud Of his Prima Bever-
axe team. and has a night to be. as the
bows are hitting the wood in me style.
The Waashington League shows a real
balance this season. every team in the loop
qapaae OF going on to win If their op-
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100 Grid Fans
Injured When
Stands Crash

BIZ United Press
COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 27-One
hundred persons were suffering to-
day from injuries received when
bleachers they coupled at night
football game collapsed.
Five thousand spectators were
watching Central high school play
Cheney high school of Youngstown
and at the half rose in the stands.
The movement caused a stand to
collapse and other stands adjoining
the first, also crumpled.
The school cafeteria was made
into an emergency hospital and hos
pital ambulances arrived with doc
tors and nurses. About half the in
jured were able to go home after
first aid treatment.
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BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Al Sim
mons, smuggling Philadelphia Ath-
letics outf1elder, today held the
American League batting lead after
a nip and tuck race with Lou
Gehrig, Yankees first baseman.
According to United Press av-
erages released today and including
games of Friday, Sept. 26. Simmons
average is 1913 and Gehrig .3705.
The Athletics star took the lead
Friday when he got two hits in
four times at bat while Gehrig
went hitless. With two games each
to play, competition promises to last
through the last game of the
season.
Bill Terry, New York Giants first
baseman, seems to have firm grip
on the National League batting
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Garden Gives Up Sharkey's
Contract; Campolo Bout Off

The Sharkey- Campolo bout was
scheduled for Yankee stadium
Thursday night, but postponed to
Oct. 8 in the Garden because of
rain. Campolo, however, refused to
accept a weeks postponement unless
his guarantee was raised from $500
to $4,000. The Gardens refusal re-
suited in Campolo withdrawing from
the match, and announcing he
would return to Argentina next
month, perhaps never to return to
this country.
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Simmons Passes Gehrig in
American League Bat Race

crown, enjoying an average of .4O4,
eleven points higher than Babe
Herman, Brooklyn outfielder, who
has 1893.
Bob Groves, Athletics southpaw,
leads the American League pitchers
with % victories and 5 defeats for
an average of .848. Clarence Mitch
ell, veteran New York Giants south
paw, leads the National with IL vic
tories for a mark of .786.
Other leaders in the American
League are:
Runs batted in-Gehrig. Yankees. 173
Runs-Simmons. Athletics. Is. Home runs
Ruth. Yankees. A. Tribes, Combs
Yankees o. Doubles-Hodapp Cleveland
So Hits-Hodapp. Cleveland. 220. Stolen
bases-NfcManus. Tigers. %. ,
National League: Runs batted in-Wil-
son. Cubs. 1873. Runs--Klein: Phillles. l3'
Comorosky.- PITTSBURGH; %. Dogbles---Kleeiin9
Phillies, So Hits-Terrey. Giants, 255
stolen bases-Cuyler. Cubs. SO.
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Wisconsin Eleven May Prove
Dark Horse of Conference

passers, punters and broken field
runners. These qualities also were
present last year, but this season
Wisconsin has in addition real
bucking threat with Oman or
Schneider at full back or Goldenberg
or Nelson at quarter back.
Wisconsin's schedule is:
oct. 4-Lawrence and Carleton at Wis
consin.
Oct. il-Chicago at Wisconsin.
Oct. ls-Pennsylvanla at Wisconsin.
Oct. 25-Wisconsin at Purdue.
Nov Wisconsin at Ohio.
Nov. S-South Dakota State at Wis
consin.
Nov. 15.-wisconsin at Northwestern.
Nov. 22-Minnesota at wisconsin.
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. NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Jack
Sharkey today considered himself
free of all options OH his services
held by Madison Square Garden as
a result of the abandonment Of mis-
scheduled heavyweight bout with
Vittorio Campolo.
Guaranteed 100000 to laeet Cam
polo, Sharkey has been forced to ac-
cept $4,000 to cover his training ex-
penses, but has obtained a release
from his contract with the Garden
and is now free to sign with any
promoter.