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- i aww. a 1 1 u li 1 -WW, iy BEAVERS OPEN AT SALT LAKE TODAY WlcCredie Not Hopeful of im "provement in Chance to Capture Pennant. TWO NEW MEN IN LINEUP Hammond May Be Sent to Short and , Carlisle to One Outer Garden, but , Change In Pitchers Is Work Xecessary to Get Ahead. Pacific Coast Lugue Standings. w. l. p.c: w. r,. p.c. -B. Francisco SS 46. 55S Salt Lake ..SO Los Angeles ..! ol .oa.t-oruana. . . .-- Oakland... 53 05 .4U1 Vernon 49 .'7 .4B2 No games played yesterday; teams travel ing. Manager Walt McCredie and his re juvenated equad open with the Bees at Salt Lake City this afternoon. Two new men will be with the team, and perhaps both will have a chance in the lineup Hammond at short and Carlisle in one of the outer gardens. When McCredie stepped aboard the train for Salt Lake City the spectacle was a sad one. Walt had all the ap riea.ra.nce of one departing for his own funeral. The big boss views with alarm the outcome of the pennant race, in his opinion the Beavers' chances for the flag- cracked at about tne same instant as Robert Davis' knee. " Walt figures that it will be a pretty tough job to put a new man in his in field and attempt to run the gauntlet from fifth place to the top of the flag staff between now and October 24. However, it is to be remembered that the Beavers brought home the bacon in 1911 when Bill Kodgers jumbled the beans by breaking his leg just as the fight was becoming interesting. This time it was Bill Lindsay who was . hustled out here to fill the gap. and -Bill did the trick. If Hammond can go through and the team gathers the old fighting spirit once again like It did then, there is still some hope. At the present, however. Manager McCredie views the situation in about the same light as George S tailings does the chances of the Braves. Portland twirlers pitched some awful ball last week. In the Los Angeles series the twirlers were good and the hatters poor; against the Seals the situ ation was reversed. McCredie's hope is that the pitchers will pull themselves together, Kahler begin pitching unbeatable ball and -Hammond and Carlisle prove sensa tions. Robert Keefe and Walter Doane both departed for the sunny south -following Sunday's fracas. Keefe received the blue slip and said that he would not attempt to play any more ball this sea son, at least. Doane went to join Doctor White's Vernon Tigers. Robert Davis will have a chance to . Inspect the scenery about Portland until " his injured knee is well. He was left - behind when the team went east, and - will not be called for until his peg is - again in first-class working order. Z As a parting shot to Walter Carlisle one of the Los Angeles papers says: "Walt in some ways has been done an injustice here. Not in'the trade, but - in the accusations that he was going out of the way and jeopardizing his - neck to stage 'grandstand stuff.' His actions in left field caused him to be called 'The Roll-Over Kid." This title was not entirely justified in the spirit in which it was given. - "Carlisle did roll over more than once, but in so doing he captured a lot of balls that spoiled batting averages. ; When the crowd began guying him he stopped the habit, and, incidentally, didn't get as many flies as before." One of Carlisle's famous "stunts" was to come In on a short fly, dive for it j and turn a complete somersault that is. before the Los Angeles press and public began to ridicule him for it. However, there was method in his madness. He is an expert gymnast, and by taking these chances pulled down many that he would not otherwise have caught. Walter is not a good judge of a fly ball hit over his head. It was because of this that he was forced to make many one-handed stabs that, after a time, made the crowd think he was taking unnecessary chances to pull "grandstand stuff." Judge McCredie received word yes terday that the University of Chicago equad. with which the Beavers have scheduled an exhibition game for Mod . day. August 16, will be here on time. The collegians are on their way to China by way of San Francisco and the Hawaiian Islands. RAY PACLSEX IS FIRST HERE Spokane Racer Arrives Tor Meet on Saturday and Sunday. Ray Paulsen, of Spokane, is the first of the auto-race drivers to arrive in this city for the auto race meet at the Speedway next Saturday and Sunday Mr. Paulsen has the reputation of being .-the speed king of Spokane. On Wednes day morning a special baggage car from Tacoma loaded with racing ma . chines will arrive, and another will also arrive from Seattle. Every car that raced in the Inter city Century at Tacoma has been thoroughly gone over, new parts sup Plied, and will arrive here in excellent racing condition. In an Australian . pursuit race four of the fastest Class U cars are started from each quarter pole at a signal given by the starter, and they continue to race until one car has successfully passed all of the others. As soon as a car has been passed it has finished and is dropped out, and the race continues until one car has . successfully passed the others. The ; Australian pursuit race is a decided rve!tv.1and might go five miles, or .it might go 50 miles. This event will . be one of the features of Saturday's : i-acing. as will the 25-mile race, in which every car entered for the Port, land meet is eligible. " A. B. Carnes, superintendent, has a force of men now at work grading - and preparing . the track, which will H6rea ioJ, tp-0"18 y next Thurs day. The first race will be called promptly at 2:30 o'clock each day. ; PO.VTRESIXA IS DERBY W1XXER " German Event Has Greatest Number of 'Starters in History. HAMBURG, via London, July 19. The Deutsches Derby, the biggest sporting event of the year in Ger many, was won today by Haniel's Pontresina with Jockey Pleurchke up. The prize for the winner was 125,000 marks. The race was run on a muddy track, which put the favorites out of com mission at the start. Archibald, an American jockey, riding Soleil, fin 1 " ' 1 . ished a bad eleventh, although heavily nacKea to win. In spite of the war and its handi caps, the Derby had more starters 20 than in any years since 1902. All previous speculation about the outcome was thrown into the discard when the day opened with a heavy rain, which continued almost until the horses were sent to the post. The victory for Haneil's stable was enhanced by the capture of second place by his j-anguara, riaaen by Jockey Janek. BUFFEOS DEFEAT PITTI'EDS Knetzer Pitches 3-Hit Game for 9 Innings, but Loses in 10th. PITTSBURG. July 19 The Buffalo Federal team defeated Pittsburg here today 3 to 2 in 10 innings. Knetzer neia the visitors to three hits in nine innings, but they secured three hits off him in the tenth, scoring the winning run. Bedient was effective In the pinches Score: H- H. E. R. H. E. Buffalo 3 6 liPittsburg .. .2 7 0 Batteries Bedient and "Allen; Knet zer and Berry. Chicago 11, Brooklyn 5. CHICAGO. July 19 Seaton passed four men and allowed four singles and a double in the third inning today. Chl- waBrn robinsox is pitti DODGERS THROrtH' F" PAST PACE I SATIOSAL RACE. Wilbur Robinson. One of the most remarkable spurts witnessed in the baseball world this season is that of the Brooklyn club. If they keep on like they have started Robinson will accomplish something to be proud of making a winning team of the Dodgers, who for years have slumbered in the sec ond division. cago garnering eight runs before Up ham was sent in to stop the slaughter. The result was an ll-to-5 victory for the locals. Score: R. H. E.I ' t xi f Brooklyn ..5 7 3!Chicago ...11 12 1 Batteries Seaton. Upham. Marion and Land, H. Smith: Black and Fischer. Baltimore 8, Su Louis 6. ST. T.OTTIK Tnlv It r5. . wild and easy ball alternately in the first inning of today's game with Balti more, the visitors piling up four runs. Four more on hits granted by Herbert in the next fhrcs inning .n.ki.j . v. visitors to defeat St. Louis 8 to 6. R. R E I T TT -r- Baltimore ..8 10 i;st- .Louis... 6 8 0 Batteries R. Johnson. Suggs and Jacklitsch: Groom. Herbert and Hartley. BASEBALL TRADE FAILS BEES TRY TO GET G.4RDER AND Kl'HX FROM OAKS. Faye. Halllnan and Hannah Are Of fered In Exchange, But Rowdy Can't Let Go of Popular Rube.' SAN FRANCISCO. July 19. (Special.) Manager Cliff Blankenship. of the Salt Lake team, tried in vain Sunday night before he boarded a train for home to put through a monster trade with Manager Rowdy Elliott, of the Oakland Club, that involved five play ers. That the exchange of diamond material did not materialize was due to the fact that Blankenship tried to secure the whole Oakland club, as Elli ott explains it. The Oakland skipper refuses to make known the names of the players that were discussed, for the reason that it might breed dissension. It is reported. HOW THE PACIFIC LEAGl'K TEAMS FARED THE 16TH WEEK, JILY IS-lg. Record of games played, won and lost, with the runs, hits and errors made by each team, as follows: W. 1 I - . , i ; i ' . w t '- , ":""t- z t " ' ' j L. K. H. E. 1 30 50 11 6 IT. 67 7 2 a 67 5 H -3 is 13 1 i3 .".3 S 5 15 44 10 -0 148 34 05 Pan Fran'o 7 Portland T Oakland ... 7 Salt Lake. . . 7 Los Angeles. 0 Vernon .... O however nn fluthpniio ( f . : . i . . . ... ....mini mat all Cliff wanted was Outfielder. Rube Gardner and Catcher Red Kuhn and in return he was willing to give three players namely. Catcher Hannah. In- . aim vuineiuer i ave. Blankpnshin avi).ntlw -. . - - -.. ... va.a injuring on bolstering up his hitting strength. e tiiJetiea to secure Rube Gardner i a t. 1 1 1 n i .. i . .kuvt3 is one or the most popular as well as valua- i"j5 on ine trans-Bay club. Per hans Blanlr wan ffvino- . 1. . , ----- . - J -' niAivts up I or his mistake last Spring when he re- uocu m ncicpi varaner ror 500 when thn Oakland m n n a " . yi n . t .1 .1 . - " - u VilC llfcLI u hitter on the market with no bidders. .me case 01 ivunn is not so hard to figure. He has not been of a deal of service to the Oakland club, with Man ager Rowdy Elliott doing the brunt of the catching. Why Blankenship is try ing to exchange Hannah Is a mystery, for the big fellow has been doing all the heavy work behind the log. Faye is due to receive his release because the Bees are stocked with four out fielders, with young Nutt cinching the utility Job. Hallinan has beeji filling in as utility infielder. and outside of Hannah, the Salt Laker did not propose to hand the Oaks any the best of it Babe Has Ten Grandparent. DENVER, Colo.. July 17. Olinda Bell Tibbits, 8 weeks old. has four great grandmothers, two' great-grandfathers two grandmothers and two grand fathers, a total of ten grandparent She represents the fourth generation in four different families. Olinda is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace J.bb ts'. of Richmond, Kan., where Tibbits is cashier of the Richland State Bank. Her mother was Miss Vera A. Davies, formerly of Denver. I I i " ' ' MMMI -a HUGE CROWD SEES PHILS BEAT CUBS Bancroft's Homer Factor in Victory Quakers Ahead in Second, When It Rains. GIANTS IN FIRST DIVISION Xew York Wins TlUrd Straight from Cards Raaker Uses Slow Ball and Blanks PiratesBraves Take Game From Cincinnati. PUTT .l TM.T . . ... . .iiMniuurmA. juiy 19. before the largest crowd that has been inside tne park In years. Philadelphia de feated the Chicago Nationals this after noon in th first nmn rf m rfmihl.. header, with first place going to the winner. 6 to 4. while the second was stopped by a thunder storm at the end 01 tne visitors' half of tha fourth in ning, with PhiladelDhia ahoaH ami In the first game both teams made the majority of their hits count, the norae ciuo winning on home-run drives ana cancrort and batting rallies in the sixth and eighth Innings. The postponed game will be played off nere ugust 23. Scores: Chlcaco I Philadelphia BHOAt, li u OAK Crood.r 4 1 0 0 0 Byrne. 8.. 4 1 1 On FUner.s 4 I a 8 0 Bancroft,. 4 14 40 Murray.l. 4 1 3 0 1 Berker.l . . 4 2 5 VO .Im er-n.2 3 12 t'fravsih.r. 4 2 1 00 V.'ST 1 ' 3 2 10 J 1 Nlrhoff,3. 3 1 0 IO SJ",iasl.m 3 2 2 0 D Whlttfd.m 4 13 00 Phelan.3. 2 O 0 0 O I.uderus.1. 3 1 T lu Archer.c.. 3 O 3 1 0 Kllllfer.c. . 4 16 40 Bresn'n.c. 0 0 3 0 0Maver.p.. 3 0 0 0 0 Manoip 0 O S 0,Ale"nr'P-2-Ji-0 iirt.-.Jj8jlol TotiI"- " Totals. 29 9 24 13 21 Batted for Archer in eighth. Batted for Humphries In elchth. Chlcaco 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 I Philadelphia. O10O0211 a Piun"i.z,mm'irT,,ar- Saler. Williams. Ban croft. Becker. Craxath 2. Whitted. Two base hits, Haier 2, Williams, Lurerus. Three, base hit, Murra-y. Home runs, Cravath, Ban croft. Stolen base. Whltted. Kamcd runs, Chicago 4. Philadelphia 5. Double play, Uderai to Bancroft. Bsses on balls, oft Huraohrlea Mavr 9 u i . . nft u..m 8 In 7 Innings: Standridse. 2 In 1 : Mayer, in S 2-3. Struck out, by Humphries 2. Standrldfte 1. Mayer 5, Alexander 1 Um pires, Rlglcr and Hart. Xew York 4, St. Louis 3. NEW YORK. July 19. Burns and Grant proved too efficient a combina tion for St. Louis today, the New York Nationals going Into the first division by winning their third straight gwne from the Cardinals, 4 to . With St. Louis ahead, 3 to 0. Jn the sixth. Burns drove in two runs with a three-base hit and tied the score on Grant's sacrifice fly. Burns tripled again In the eighth and scored the winning run on Grant's single. Snyder was responsible for all three St. Louis runs, batting in two in the first inning with a single and scoring after bitting a triple in the sixth. Score: St. Louis I New York B H O A E BHOAE 2 1 OOBurni.l... 4 1 O 01 Bescher.l. Hurgins.S Mlller.l .. Snyder.c. Butler.s.. Wilson. m. Lons.r. .. Betzel.t.. Mead.D. .. i 3 s o hod son.r. 3 O 12 10 lirant.2. .. 4 3 2 1 0 Fleccher.a. 1 Z 0 ft 111ft 14 0 1 4 0 0 O 4 0 O 0 0 1 0 Merkle.l . . 0ll.obert.3. 0 0 S'gras.m. 3 0 Iooin.c. . . 1 0 Tesreau.o. O 13 2 0 1110 0 C 00 3 3 10 320 000 O 1 1 ft Rob'son.p ft ft 1 01 Bralnard. btrouu.p... Totals. 27 ( 24 13 ft Totals. : T 37 14 1 Batted for Tesneau In sixth. St. Lul 2 o ft 0 ft 1 o 0 03 New York 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 Huns. Besrher. Hurrlns. Knidr Fttima Dooln. Bralnard. Tnree-base hits. Snvdr Burna 2. Karned runs, tit. Uull z. New York 4. Base on balls, of Turan 1 nff Ptroud 1, Meadows 1. Robinson 1. Hits, off Tesreau In ( Innings, off blroud none In 3. off Meadows 4 in 3. none out in sixth: off Robinson 3 In 3. Struck out. by Tesreau 3. Umplrea, Qulitley and Emslle. Brooklyn 3, Pltts-burg 0. BROOKLYN, July 19. Rucker's slow ball was found by the Pittsburg Na tionals today for eight .hits, but they were scattered over seven innings, and Brooklyn won by 3 to 0. Kantlehner was taken out to let a pinch hitter bat for him in the seventh. Conzelmart fin ished the game and stopped the Brook lyn slugging. It was Brooklyn's 17th winning game out of 21 played since the team came home, June 30, one being a tie. Score: Pittsburg I Brooklyn R IT OAK R H rfc s Carey.l... :t 1 1 Oo'Myere.m.. 3 14 on folllns.m. 3 12 0 OlO'Mara.s. . 2 O 2 41 jonniion.l J u A un uttuDert.l. 3 111 0 0 M.in m n.r. a 1 fp uuheat.l 4 14 00 Wagner.. 4 0 a 1 1 Cutshaw.2. 3 (I n : n Viox.2 4 2 1 4 O'Stengel.r. . 1 0 0 00 Balrd.3... 4 0 1 2 OjHummel.r. 3 1 O 0 u Gibson. c. 4 12 10;i;ru.J 3 1 1 40 Kant'ner.p 2 O O 2 0' Mliler.c . . . 3 2 5 1 o Gerber... 1 O 0 0 0Rucker,p. . 3 0 0 10 Con'm'n.p 0 0 0 00 Murphy". 0 0 0 0 Oj M'C'thy.l. O 0 O OO Duncan"" 1 1 O O 0 m Totals .34 8 24 12 if Totals.. 28 7 27 13 1 Batted for Kantlehner in saventh. Batted for Johnston In nrhtti Rtt.i for Conxelman In ninth. Pittsburg 00O00O00 0 0 Brooklyn 00021OOO 3 Runs Myers. Wheat. Gets. Twn.h,,. hi.. Carey. Myers. Stolen base. Uets. Karned runs. Brooklyn 2. Double play. CCMari to .Miller to uetx to O'Mara. Base on balls, off Kantlehner 3, off liucker 4. Hits off Kantlehner 7 In 6 Innlnss. off ConulTniii none In 2 Innings. Struck out. by Kantlehner j. ojr i-onzeiman l, Dy Hucker o. Umpires, Byron and Eason. Boston 4, Cincinnati 1. BOSTON. July 19. Boston outbatted the Cincinnati Nationals today and won 4 to 1. With the score tied in the sev enth oowdy tripled and came hnme nn Rudolph's single. A pass, a bad throw Baseball Statistic STANDINGS OF THE TEAMS. National League. W U P.O. I Phlla. 42 34 ..5:; St. Loula . . . Chicago. ... 43 37 Pittsburg. .. Brookls-n. . . 43 .'17 .."3S Ronton New York. . 3s 38 .500c'lnclnnatl. . American League. Boston SO zs .r.41 Washington Chicago S3 32 .24 St. Louis... Detroit M 31 .22 Phlla New York.. 42 40 .SlSjcleveland. . . Federal League. Kansas City 4 33 .rtlWNewark. . . Chicago 49 34 .590;Hrooklyn. St. Louis. . . 47 S3 .73 Buffalo. . . ." Pittsburg... 43 37 .&38:Baltlmore.. W.L P.C. 41 43 .4SS .'!9 41 .4SS 3" 43 .4iH( 32 43 .427 4141 ..-.no 32 49 .315 2ii r2 .:irs 28 o3 .348 41 40 ..'OS .H 48 .429 37 r.2 .416 29 &1 .303 American Association. St. Paul 48 87 .5(55 Minneapolis. 43 43 .Ron Indianapolis 47 3S .S.".3 Milwaukee. . 4044 476 Kansas City 41 40 .53.1 'Cleveland.. . 343,. Louisville.. 43 43 .000 Columbus. . . 84 32 '.MX Western League. Dei Moines. fenver.. . . . Omaha. Lincoln. . . . 02 2S .KO Topeka 42 37 m 44 34 ..'.4 .Sioux City.. . .42 45 .4S3 43 37 .63S'St. Joseph. :2 4S .4x id 4i .o,M; wicnita. . . . 2U CI .363 Northwestern lagne, Spokane.. . M 35 .613 Victoria. . .. Tacoma.... 53 41 .504 Seattle. . . . . Vancouver.. 43 48 .473; Aberdeen. . . Yesterday's Results. 42 4 ,47 43 .V ,42 40 50 .417 American Association Cnlumhuf .1 Ft. Paul 0: Minneapolis 4, Cleveland : Louis ville 7. Milwaukee 4: other off. wet grounds Western League Des Moines 9. St. Joseph 1: Lincoln 7. Wichita 2; Omaha S. Ploux -lty 0; other postponed. Where the Teams Flay Today. Pacific Coast League Portland at Fait Lake, Los Angsles at Ban Francisco. Oak land vs. Varnon at Los Angeles, by Wiago, Schmidt's sacrifice and Smith's singl e gave the Braves two the eighth. Score: I Boston more runs in Cincinnati a h OAK' 1 4 iHMoran.r.., 4 3 0 Kven.:. .. 3 SO Connelly.l 1 OOiMasee.m. 1 0 U.S. hnildt.1. 5 1 1 iMnlth.3 . . H 1 1 1 4 0 2 2 1 1 1-1 1 O 0 2 3 -. 1 O A K u o T V O 0 O 'J 0 n 1 o 3 II ) 1 2 0 i ;roh..l Herxog.v.. Kndsers.2. Kllllfer.l.. Grlfflth.r. Wlngo.c. . Will n-m.m Mollwits.1 Toney.p. ., 4 4 n 4 o 4 1 4 0 4 1 4 1 3 Z 2 O 1 0 liM r nvllle.s s l u tiowdv.c . . O 2u!KudulpU.p Totals. .33 8 24 17 l Totals.. 28 10 27 13 1 Cincinnati o l n n o o o o o 1 Boston 1 u 0 u O u 1 2 4 Runs. Win so. Moran, Connolly. Ms gee. Oowdy. Two-base hit. Klllller. Three-base lilts, Moran. Magee. Gwdy. stolen base. Wlngo. Double plays. Herzog. to Kodgers to Mollwlts; Groh to Kodgers to Mollatits: Kodgers to Hersog to alollwlts. Has on ballx. off Toney 4. Rudolph 1. Btruck out by Toney 3. Kudolph 4. L'mplreg, klcm and Cockill. se.tttjE wrxs utii stkaight Giants Hit Hard, Smith Starring at Bat With 3 Two-BEgcr. SEATTLE. Wash.. July 19. With Rose in the box and nearly every one In the lineup hitting his best, Seattle had no difficulty In defeating Victoria In the first game of the week's se ries here this afternoon by a score of a to 4. This makes 11 straight vie torles for Seattle. Left Fielder Smith continued his terrific batting pace by getting three two-baggers. Score: R. H. E. - R. K. E. Seattle S 16 OJVIctorla. . . 4 11 S Batteries Rose and Cadman; Bonner and Hoffman. Spokane 6, Vancouver 5. VANCOUVER. B. C July 19. Spo kane came through with a ninth-inning rally this afternoon and by scoring lour runs defeated the Canucks to 5 Kelly was hit hard in the closing In ning by his old teammates, who touched him up for a home run, two doubles and a single In this frame. Clark was hit freely, too. but was helped out of holes by two fast doubles. Three home runs were made during the game. Frisk, Callahan and Neighbors turning me tricK. i ne score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Vancouver. 6 8 l.Spokane... C 8 1 Batteries Kelly and Brottem; Clark, Flsk and Brennegan. Tacoma 14, Aberdeen 4. TACOMA. July 19. The Tacoma Ti gers rained hits on Spec Harkness. of tne Black Cats, this afternoon, and when the slaughter was over the score stood Tacoma 14. Aberdeen 4. Hage dorn and Jensen, city leaguers, replaced Hiester and Hogan in the local line up. Hiester having a broken nose and Hogan a sprained ankle. Hagedorn got a two-base hit and beat out a bunt, while Jensen got two singles out of five times up. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Aberdeen.. 4 11 4,Tacoma... 14 15 4 Batteries Harkness and Vance; Pe terson and Stevens. F ELD SEW COMPANY IS CAPITALIZED AT O0,0OO. Concern Will Operate Taeatera and Handle Stars of Late Manager aa Done for Years, NEW YORK. July 15. The forma tion of a company capitalized at S900. 000 to perpetuate the name of Charles Frohman and take over and manage all of Mr. Frohman's theaters and stars is the first step In the reorganization of the late manager's business affair" according to an announcement made from the Empire Theater offices. Arti cles of Incorporation have been pre pared and are now on the way to Al bany, where the paperx will be filed within a day or two. The new com pany probably will be called Charles Frohman. Inc. Although the names of the firms and individuals making up this company have not been fully revealed except that Alf Hayman and I'anicl Frohman as administrators of the estate will be closely associated with it. it Is known that some of the larce producing Arms affiliated with Mr. Frohman an well as several of his major stars. Including Maude Adams, will have a hand In map ping out the future policy of the busi ness. A petition will he filed by Daniel Frohman, brother of the late manager, for the appointment of hrmself and Alf Hayman as administrators of the es tate. At the same time renunciations will be filed by the other brother and two sisters of Charles Frohman, waiv ing their rights to administer. In favor of Daniel Frohman and Alf Hayman. Daniel Frohman will file a separate affidavit setting forth that It was the unanimous request of the next of kin that Alf Hayman be associated with him as administrator. The announcement, outlining the new policy to be pursued by the Frohman interests, quieting numerous rumors that have been flying about concerning the future conduct of the business, was of the greatest Interest in theatrical circles. The new company also will take over all the Frohman Interests in London, where Mr. Frohman was unusually act ive for a strictly American producer. Important announcements regarding next season's plans under the new re gime will be made In a few days. It was said last night. Some of these already have been forecast, but there is much interest at tached to the activities of several of Mr. Frohman's principal stars. Includ ing Maude Adams, John Drew and Will iam Gillette. The decision to handle the affairs by the formation of a company followed a recent trip of Alf Hayman to the Frohman stars who are now playing in the Pacific Coast states, and after sev eral conferences had been held with the business associates of Mr. Froh man. MILLIONS NOT WANTED Chauffeur Who tYcd Heiress Says Rich Relatives Haven't Called. TENAFLT. N. J.. July 15. There will be no partition sale of the country home here of the late George Coppell, known as the Towers, aa was planned by Arthur and Herbert Coppell and their sisters following the announcement last October of Miss Elizabeth H. Cop lell that she had become the bride of her former chauffeur, Robert Douglass Connors. The sale will not be necessary be cause Mrs. Connors has sold her Inter est in the big estate, and she and her husband are now waiting for their new $40,000 residence to be completed. Their new home Is on the Palisades, and $10,- 000 has just been spent on a dam for a miniature lake. Connors bought out the Tenafly Auto Service Company a few months ago. He has half a dozen taxlcabs busy and says his receipts, which were only $10 to $1$ a day the first few weeks, have lumped to $100 a day. "I have planned for a new garage to cost $25,000," he said, "and In not going to use any of the Coppell mil lions to build it either. I want to prove to my wife's brothers and sisters that 1 didn't marry her for her money. 1 have always been able to make u liv ing, and I can continue to do o. "There has been no reconciliation -r. the family. None of the Coppei'.s has called on Mrs. Connors, and we hav.tn't yet thought of calling on them. I'm too busy, anyway. I I ' rS STAFF 15W0RK QF CDOh'BS Credit of Developing Pitchers and Getting Results Is Given by Ebbets. INSIDE OF GAME IS SHOWN Youngsters, Coder Guidance of Rob inson Also, Are Turned Into One of Bet Aggregations at Work on Mound in League. BY I'HRISTT MATHEWSOX. NEW YORK. July 19. (Special.) "Jack Coombs has done more toward developing the Brooklyn pitching- 8taff than anybody else with the team. I never saw a man take so much interest or get as good results. I want to gle him the credit fpr It." So said Charles Ebbets. the bots of the Brooklyn club, one day not long ago. witntwosucb expert handlers of Pitchers as Coombs and Robinson, n o wonder the Super- . baa' staff is travel- : lng at such a pace. ' "it o b b I e" started i out this season wltn ; a flock of young- S stars to do hia k twirling who were: H I u m n n H In . 1 1 youth, but did not t know the fine points of box work which are essential In hie- league success. Cfarlat lchen..a. Coombs at once recognized this situ ation and showed his earnestness by goin to the park In the morning to teach the boys the tricks or the trade. Tricks of Game Are Taught. Coombs, himself a master of the box work, showed the youngsters how to hold up base runners, how to cover up the ball so that the batter would not know what to expect, and the hun dred other little knick-knacks of big league twirling. As a result. Stobbie" has the best staff In the league work ing for him at just this time. John Evers went from one of the greatest machines In my time In base ball, the Cubs, to a club which had been located In the second division pretty regularly, and it stepped out and won a world's championship during his first year with the Braves, and John took down the big end of the money. It would be strange if John Coombs, too. after so many seasons of financial success with Mr. Mack's Athletics, should Join a second division prospect and cut into the big coin the first year. And Mr. Coombs has a chance a very good chance. lkre to Bn Overhauled. There is another strange kink which comes to my mind. "Eddie" Collins, leaving the champion Athletics, may bustle right Into another world's series with the White Sox, a team that has always been not quite strong enough to do anything much since the time it broke loose and won the world's cham pionship In 190S, much to everyone's surprise. Including the players. Collins may be facing Coombs In the first game of this world's series next October, although I sincerely hope not. I don't mind Collins being In It. except he is a tough "bird" to pitch to. but. if Coombs is there. It will mean the Giants are not. That is the reason I have been pitching so long. I guess. I still think I've got something and the notion helps me to get away with It. Captain Huston intends to overhaul the Yankees pretty generally by next year on the advice of Bill Donovan, his smiling manager. "I am satisfied with what the boys have done o far this year." Captain Huston told me the other day. "but Donovan wants to clean out some of the old timber. Several of the players have been with the team season after season under different managers. Thev have become discouraged and have for gotten how to hustle. Donovan wants a young team, and one he can teach. Of course, we will keep our best players. tor Instance, we would not think of letting Caldwell go." Promising Youngsters Snught. Donovan has five or six scouts beat ing the "sticks" now to drive out some youngsters who have shown signs of speed. Like McGraw. "Wild Bill" likes the fast steppers, and he hopes to have some recruits turned In to him who will develop Into stars. Of course, that is what ail managers hope, but Bill be lieves he knows how to cut and polish the rough baseball diamond. I also want to correct an impression about Caldwell while discussing the Yankees. In some way the Imnression sot loose last season that he was in trouble with Chance because he failed to keep In condition that lie broke training rules and did not take rare of himself, to be frank. This is not so. Now. we come to consider the sad case of George Stallings and the Boston Braves. From what I gather around the league, there is not ail the harmony on the club which existed last season, and tuts has hurt its speed. SON TO BAPTIZE FAMILY Mother and Father, Four Brothers and Sister Are Converted. MONETT. Mo.. July 16. Rev. V. T. Smith, pastor of the Christian Church, has gone to Morrill, Neb., to baptize his mother and father, four brothers and one sister. He was ordained when 19. while the family was living near Trenton, Mo. His father and mother declined to hear any of his sermons he preached at a schnolhouse In the neighborhood, be cause he had disobeyed their wlHhes In becoming a preacher. The circum stances of their convert-Ion were not known to the aon when he left here. ip Dollar. Down Pound. Worcester (Mass.) Telegram. The United States dollar Is to displace the British pound in the world busi ness. Possibly that may ring rather loud for the start, but there are wide chances for growth. The Federal Re serve Board has lnsued regulations In the matter of reserve banks redlscount lng bankers' acceptances of foreign as well as domestic trade drafts. And the acceptances must be payable In dollars In the United States. Heretofore that kind of business has been practically confined to state banks and trust com panies. The new regulations are ex pected to enlarge the business of the American dollar In South America Im mediately and In other countries as the foreign trade spreads out. One of trie expressions the report in print gath ered from the Iteserve Board is: "Amer ican banks will be materially aided In taking away from London a share of this business." That Is the war the dol. lar is to displace the pound, it will no longer be considered necessary to In quire how the British bankers regard the paper of commerce. Merchants everywhere will ask rather how Amer ican banks appraise their paper. BROOKLYN (' : (jrHE;CABBy S 6LA0 TO I f TMAT5 MY TIP TO YOU THE EAI TOBACCO CHEW J TPS a glad day for a tobacco chewer -1- when he finds the Real Tobacco Chew. And when a man uses it himself, finds how good it is, he takes pleasure in letting his triends hear the good news. 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Wheat ley and Bud floodwln, both of the New York Athletic Club, were second and third. Ijnutr won by a clean 10 yards, tak ing the lead early and steadily pulling away from the field. M. McDermott, of the Illinois Ath letic Club, took the water flrst, with everybody in the running. lander crawled forward and estab lished a short, clear lead at the first turn, the 110-yard pole. Wheatley was three yards behind him and N. Ross, of the Multnomah Club, Portland, was third. At the second turn ilanser lengthened his lead and pulled Increas ingly farther away from the field un til the end. Goodwin apurted into third, passing Ross at the 330-yard turn, and held his position. I-inrfr's time today heatx the Amer- Clears Skin Stops All Blood Troubles Goes Right Down to Where the Germs Start From. The action of S. S. S., the famous blood purifier, ta notable in the skin. It Is but natural that blood Impurities should seek an outlet. Water, (cas. oil and nearly all the active products of nature seek the surface. It seems to be a cos mic law. Even, our thoughts will un dertake to find expression. And so what ever we take into our system will even tually come out changed in form, con verted often into some other substance, but constituting always either wast or that which has served its useful pur pose and must be eliminated. And tha skin is the principal avenue for escape of certain acids or poisons. If the skin and blood be healthy, these wastes pass off as vapor or perspiration. But Im pure blood loads the skin with eczema, pimples, acne, rheumatism, rash, fever blisters, blood rlslna-s and other erup tions. And S. S. S. has been found the very best, safest and most effective remedy to purify the blood and thus re store the skin to clear and attractive health. Get a bottle today of any drui; arlst. but be emphatic Do not allow any one to band you a substitute. Wrapped around the bottle Is an interesting cir cular that tells you how to obtain skill ful advice free on any subject concern ing the blood. S. S. S. is prepared only bv TheBwIft Fpeclnc Co.. lis Swift Bide.. Atlanta. Ga, lxok for this nam on the package. 440-YARD SWIM 6tT THE GOOD JUDGES Tip"" " jJ. ITS The etST TIP ivt D HAP IN MANY A CAY CHEW IS NOW CUT TWO WAYsiTjO SHRtu KluHT-CUT IS SHORT SHWlft i" ' n. kn less than one-quarter tho jid ire chew u rill bo aifero atisrias than a. mouthful ji tdibarr tobacco. Just cake nibblo ol u butil 0 Una h. strength chew (bat .uu vow. hco , no Miuly even!) thm teal tobacco (a.i. usm, how it aa tithe, tios avbch lea vxm. Urt, .t, .pit. bbe tow cn.sta tw 'k cu b tobtui sauancd 1nt.r-n n M k T2 Aai 7 avcra -a. lk.-.i , - . wap- i an record made by Duke Kahanamoku two years nco. OLD MAN QUITS HIS HOME Slrancc Conduct ot Former New York orrioial Mystifies Mrc. HKMPSTKAD. UI.. July IS. There is much Interest here over the departure of Robert 11. Wemyas. who was a, Dep uty Comptroller of New York Citv when Bird S. Coler was the Comptroller. In the absence of his wife the Dthrr day Mr. Wemyss sent for an express waiton and had Peter Rilry. the driver load on it two trunks, mhlch were ta ken to the Pennsylvania Terminal In New York. Mr. Wemyss boarded a train later in the day and his wife says she has not seen him since.. Mrs. Memyss told the police that when she icot home she found a note from her husband in which he said he was going away and "that ha was sick of the whole business." Mre. Wemyss said she had telephoned to P. Wemyss of 560 Jefferson ave nue. Brooklyn, her strpson. but that he had told her she would have to see her husband's lawyer. The Wemysses were at Shelter Island over the Fourth and the wife denied tonisht that there had been any ciuarrel. Mr. Wemyss is 79 years old. and for many year wa an accountant in the office of W. N. Coler - Co.. bankers, of New York. He is believed here to be well to do. Ilis family is well known In Maryland, a steamship line beinK controlled by several of his relatives. Aoto Kaces SPEEDWAY July The Slump Of the Beavers is lasting. We never have a slump. The best possible values in Made-to-Your-Order Clothes keep us steadily climbing:. Huffman & Grant S. W. Corner Alder and Broadway. Ide 03Vsr Collars CORTLAND TV i eta p.ioe icajisKcrv .TrQYN: