Morning Oregonian., July 13, 1918, Page 8, Image 8

TITE MORXIXG OREGOXIA SATURDAY, ' -TTJLY 13, 1918.
MORE GAMES PLEA
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON'S FOOTBALL "ACE" WHO YESTERDAY
ENLISTED IN THE MARINE CORPS.
COAST LEAGUE TO
QUIT PLAY JULY 14
OF BASEBALL FANS
Recent Agitation May Lead to
"Work or Fight" Order Forces
Magnates to Disband Un-
til War Comes to End.
Changes in Schedule of
Shipbuilders' League.
FIRST PLACE IN BALANCE
CROWD SHOWS HOSTILITY
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Standlfer and Cornfoot Slated for
Game at Vancouver Tomorrow.
McCormick Meets Colum
bia at St. Helens.
Columbia-Willamette Shipbuilders Lea-cue
standing:,.
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McCorailck. 5 O 1000' PuD-BaUln.. 2 3 .400
Cornfoot. . . . 5 0 lCino Peninsula 1 4.200
Standi fer. . . 4 1 . sonjSmlth-Porter 1 4.00
Foundation.. 2 3 .400iCol. River... 0 S .000
Where the Shipbuilders Play Tomorrow.
At Vancouver Cornfoot vs. Btandifer.
At St. Johns Grant Smith-Porter vs.
Foundation.
At St. Helena McCormlck vb. Columbia
River.
At Ketacada Peninsula vi. Eupple-Ballln.
It would not be surprising: If more
than one same a week is played in
the Columbia-Willamette Shipbuilders
League. Some agitation was started in
that direction at the last meeting of
the officials and directors of the league,
and the idea already has met with
considerable, favor.
"With the Pacific-International Lea-rue
out of business and the Shipbuilders
playing high-class ball, the Portland
baseball fans would welcome one or
more additional contests a week. If
only one game was added to the sched
ule it could be played preferably on
"Wednesday or Saturday. If the game
was played on "Wednesday, it would
have to be in the nature of a cemi-twilit-ht
affair, while on Saturday a
game could fret fairly under way in the
afternoon. The Shipbuilders' teams
have been playing a good brand of
baseball, and the fans have favored
these contests since the start of the
season.
Fans Seek Store Contests.
Several managers of the teams well
up in the percentage column are known
to be opposed to a change in the num
ber of games per week, but it is thought
they would change their attitude if
pressed by other managers and fans.
As it now stands, each game counts and
an added contest each week would give
the teams farther down in the per
centage column a chance to advance
and pive the leaders a battle for
supremacy. '
Although the chanpe might hurt a
few of the teams at the lop, the fans
would benefit. The players are out to
please the fans, and the more money
taken in at the -rate the bigger their
'cuts." The shipbuilders' teams were
not organized for profit, but to promote
athletics and good fellowship between
the various plants. In this they have
been very successful.
Four Conteati Slated Tomorrow.
Four good contests are slated for to
morrow. The chief game will be
fought out in Vancouver between Stan
difer and Cornfoot. Cornfoot is tied for
first place with McCormick and is trav
eling: like a "hou.se a-fire." Standifer
is breezing along in great style and is
holding third position.
Foundation and Grant Smith-Porter
will meet at St. Johns and the game
should be a spirited one. McCormick
clashes with Columbia River in St.
Helens, while Supple-Ballin will play
Peninsula at Estacada.
TEXMS MATCHES POSTPONED
Saturday, August 3, Concluding
Date of Inter-Club Series.
The inter-club tennis matches sched
uled for today have been postponed.
S. B. Cook, chairman of the Laurclhurst
tennis committee, could not get his
team on hand as many of his players
are out of the city. It was decided to
postpone the matches until next Sat
urday. Saturday, August 3, will be the con
cluding date of the tournament. Mult
nomah's racquet wielders will meet Ir
vinerton's representatives on the "Winged
"M" courts, while Waverley and Laurel
hurst will play on the Waverley courts.
Next Saturday Irvington will meet
Lnurelhurst on the latter's courts and
Multnomah and "Wavei ley will play on
me n ingca "3i court.
ANGELS BLANK SEALS
SLRAI'IIS BUNCH HITS OS SEATON
AT START OK GAME.
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Senators Get Away to Early Hltfeat
"With Oaks and Pound Speed Mar
tin Krecfy, "Winning, 4-3.
LOS AXGELES, July 12. Los An
geles took a one-run lead in the first
inning, when Killifer singled, advanced
to third on a sacrifice and an out and
scored on Crawford's single. San Fran
cisco tailed to score. bcore:
R. H. K.l R. H. E
San Fran... 0 5 l.Los Angeles. 2 9 1
Batteries Seaton and Brooks; Fit-
tery and Boles.
Sacramento 4, Oakland. 3
SAX FRANCISCO, July 12. Sacra
memo took the fourth game from Oak
land, winning. 4 to 3. The Senators got
away to an ea'riy start. ' hitting' Martin
Iraely. score:
K H. E.I R. fl E
Sacramento 4 13 2; Oakland ... . 392
Butteries Brenton. "Bromley "a"n'd"Mc
Nulty; Martin and Mitze.
Salt Lake 4, Vernon 0.
SALT LAKE CITY. July 12. Salt Lake
won from Vernon today. 4 to 0. Smith
held Vernon to two hits. Score:
R. H. J.' R. H. E.
Vernon 0 2 1 Salt Lake... 4 10 1
Elatteries Mitchell and- - Devormer;
Smith and Dunn.
HOOD RIVElt HAS Il.NGERLUtGS
Little Trout Will Keep Big Reser
voir Free From Larvae.
HOOD RIVER. Or..' July 12. (Spe
cial.) ix hundred trout fingerlings,
were added to the "white wings" force
of the city of- Hood. River last-night.
The lutlo fish were brought here from
the Oregon State Fish Hatchery at
Bonneville by City Water Superin
tendent W. T. Price and placed in an
old reservoir located on a city park
in the west edge of town. It will
bo their duty to keep the big reservoir
free from the larvae of mosquitoes end
other insects.
The old reservoir is used as a re
serve source of water supply for the
city. Crews of men have just given it
a thorough cleaning, and Mr. Price says
the young fish will keep it free fro; :
pollution caused by insects.
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STEERS IS MARINE
Mainstay of Oregon's Football
Team in 1917 Enlists.
OTHER STARS ALSO LEAVE
James Sheetay, Captain of "Univer
sity Baseball Team Last Season,
Goes to Aviation School and
Tom McCoy Joins Marines.
Sixty per cent of the brains, strength
and playing ability of the 1917 Univer
sity of Oregon football team enlisted
in the United States Marine Corps yes
terday when Bill Steers, of The Dalles,
aifixed his signature to one of Uncle
Sam's applications for enlistment and
agreed to do his share of tackling the
Kaiser and his squad until the world
is free for democracy.
The announcement that Steers joined
the Marines was unexpected. The Ma
rines' branch of the service, which
already boasts many former Oregon
gridiron heroes, has secured in Steers
another "ace".
Steers is a product of The Dalles
High School, where he learned his A
B C's in football under the eye of
Coach Murray, who now is an officer
in one of Uncle Sam's regiments. After
graduating from high school Steers en
tered the university of Oregon where
Hugo Bezdek, after watching him per
form in a moleskin uniform for five
minutes predicted that he would event
ually prove a tower of strength to the
lemon-yellow institution, and Bezdek
later put the finishing touches on him.
Steers' Work is Notable.
As a freshman at Eugene, Steers
played wonderful football and would
easily have made the varsity eleven
had he been eligible, which is quite a
tribute, because Oregon in 191S had
one of the best gridiron aggregations
that ever represented the institution.
One of Oregon's many achievements
was its defeat of the University of
Pennsylvania at Pasadena, New Year's
Day, 1917.
Steers was eligible for the varsity
eleven last season and Coach Bezdek
stationed him at quarter on account
of his ability to lead the team. He
playttd a. wonderful game for Oregon
and was really sixty per cent of its
total strength. He did most of the
punting, and when It came to making
holes in the opposition and carrying
the ball, he had few equals in this
part of the country. He also was a
brilliant baseball and basketball player
and made each of the varsity teams. .
Advices from Eugene make it almost
certain that Hugo Bezdek will be back
to coach the Oregon gridders. and the
loss of Steers undoubtedly will cripple
his plans for the 1018 season.
Most of Oregon's famous eleven of
1916 are members of the Marine Corps
stationed at Mare Island, and were
mainly instrumental in the Mare Island
Marines winning the Pacific Coast
football championship last season.
Johnny Beckett, who captained
Marines last season, also was leader of
the lemon-yellow eleven at Eugene in
1918. Beckett is at present at the
Marine officer-3' training camp at Quan
tico. Va. -Brick" Mitchell. Mollis Hunt
ington. Ed Bailey and. Elmer Hall were
among the other former University ot
Oregon football stars on the Marin
eleven.
McCoy Also Enlists.
Tom McCoy, also from The Dalles
and s member of the University of Ore
gon freshmen team, yesterday enlisted
in the Marine Corps. McCoy will be
sent with Steers to Mare Island.
James Sheeny, captain of the 1917
University of Oregon baseball team,
was notified yesterday to report July
20 at the aviation school at Berkeley.
Sheehy played both infield and outfield
under Coach Bezdek. and bad several
offers to step out into faster company,
but declined.
MOIXT ANGEL HAS A WINNER
Knijrlils of Columbus Nine Shows
Vp Well and Wants Games.
MOUNT ANGUU Or., July 12. (Spe-
STEERS.
clal.) The fast Mount Angel Knights
of Columbus baseball team is booking
games with various teams In the state.
Last Sunday Mount Angel took the
long end of a 10 to 5 score from the
St. Paul nine. Mount Angel for the
past 10 years has had a good nine. This
year it was difficult to secure a win
ning team owing to many of the stars
of last year's regulars having either
joined Uncle Sam's forces or gone to
work in tha shipyards.
Alfred Oswald, former baseball star
of Mount Angel College, is pitching
for the local team and doing good
work. Leo Buchhelty another Mount
Angel College man. Is catching and hit
ting well. Dr. E. S. Donnelly, ex
Creighton player, is at third and Mof
fenbier, a student of Mount Angel Col
lege and one of the finds of the sea
son, is an excellent shortstop. Roman
Lais, right fielder. Is batting nicely.
In last Sunday's game he hit a three
bagger and two singles out of four
times to bat.
DRAFT CALLS CARSON" BIGBEE
Oregon Boy Playing "With. Pirates to
Enter Service.
EUGENE, July 12. (Special.) Car
son Lee Bigbee. former University of
Oregon baseball star, now playing
shortstop with the Pittsburg Pirates,
has been called in the draft- He was
yesterday ordered by the Lane County
board to report for induction Into the
National Army on July 24. He is one
of a class of 145 Lane County men
called for examination on that date.
Bigbee married Miss Grace Bingham,
daughter of the late State Senator,
Isaac Bingham, in Portland last Octo
ber. His present address is 342 At
wood street, Pittsburg, Pa., and ar
rangements will be made for his In
duction into service In that city.
St. Louis Twirler Must Report.
ST. LOUIS, July 12. William Sher
del, St. Louis National pitcher, an
nounced today that he had been or
dered by his draft board at Hanover,
Pa., to report for physical examination
July 17. He will leave early next week.
THREE FAVORITES WIN
CLOSE FINISHES FEATURE GRAND
CIRCUIT RACES.
JIlss Harris M. Wins Free-For-All Pace
In 2:02V4l Fourteen Entrants Face
Starter la 2 tie Trot.
CLEVELAND. O., July 12 Three fa
vorites and one second choice won at
the closing days meeting of the Grand
Circuit at North Randall today. Close
finishes and fast time featured the rac
ing.. .
' Miss Harris M. won the free-for-all
pace in most sensational time.
Single G captured the first heat, go
ing the final quarter in :28"4. Miss
Harris M. was forced to pace the fast
est mile of the year in the second mile
to withstand- the rusji of Rur-sell Boy.
finishing the last quarter in :28i. Miss
Harris M. was officially timed 2:V2i
for the heat.
June Bed. driven by "Pop" Geers. won
the 2:10 trot rather easily with Bertha
McGuire. the favorite. Landing second
money by a nose.
Fourteen faced the starter in the 2:18
class trot. Dar.gstan. favorite, took the
first two heats and the race.
In the final event of the day and the
meet, Lee Grand, heavy favorite, was
returned the winner. capturing two
heats after a hard drive
Summary :I0 class trottinff. purse $1000:
June P.e-1, b. m. (Gears) 1 l i
Bertha il -G jire. b. m. ( Ackerman) . . 2 3 2
Blnville. bIK. h. (TIpIInK ... 2 s
- -Aiiu slArlad jpra .express. Th Proof,
Dons Watt. Lesral V.. Todd Tempi.
Time J.U7, 2 -0TH. 2 it's.
Free-for-iill class pacing, pur&e $2000:
Miss Hants M-, br. m. (Murphy'.... 1 1
bins-ie l. . b. h. 1 jAmiesofw .1 3. 2
Kussell Boy, b. b. (Ldmaiij a' 2 S
tiaxier Lou. ch. g. rvait-ttlne) 4 4
Time 2:03'. 2-.02i. 'i uS'i.
2:16 elass notting. pure $1000:
Daaiaa. b..g 4Jdurpny) 1 1
Eva Biugen. b. m. (McMahon) . . . .3 7 1
John fc-pencer. br. . 4 Squires) 4 10 2
Also started ell Jolla. Gar Fslch. I'eter
Brown. Mr. O1!. Lord Stout. Peter Coley.
J. W. Carpathls. Frinc Vlncea. Petsr
porcue. LoM Talbot. -T.me
2:o''. i:l'9H, 2:07S
2:0 clcss parinj;. purss $1000:
I.ee Jr.nd. b. h. llurcenni 1 I 7
Klo fctutetey. b. m. (Valentine) S rt 1
Leisy Ham!1!, blk. m. iCox) 3 2 J
AIM sranei Alexander the Great. Harvey
K . Poor-man. Tramp a Bit: Soloxmva iSay.
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Players Constantly Taunted During
Games for "ot Going to Work, Ac
cording to Johnny Powers, and
Police Activities Hamper.
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. July 12. (Spe
cial.) It is all off with baseball in the
Pacific Coast League.
The directors of the six clubs, repre
senting each of the teams, today voted
unanimously to disband after the game
next Sunday afternoon. This will con
clude the season on July 14.
Baseball will hardly be resumed on
the Pacific Coast until the war is over.
The directors of the League voted
also to have Los -Angeles and Vernon
"in view of the closeness of the fight
for first place," play a series of nine
games at Los Angeles to decide the
championship of the 1918 season.
The prime cause for the closing was
the action of the draft officials in Salt
Lake and San Francisco on the "work
or fight" ruling. The decision of these
officials was that baseball was an un
productive occupation and that players
would either have to fight or go to
work.
Said Johnny Powers: "I would have
liked to see the Pacific Coast League
finish its season, but, - under present
conditions, I think it is for the best in
terests of the game to close.
Crowds Tannt Players.
The crowds were beginning to taunt
the players with, 'Why don't you go to
work?' and when It went that far I
was only too willing to lay aside any
personal Interest for continuing the
game."
Charles Graham, manager of the San
Francisco team, had the following to
say:
"A few of the big league players have
camouflaged themselves in the ship
yards to avoid military duty and this
has given a lot of publicity to the
dodging duty act. This made it bad for
players who were willing to work or
firht as they mi?ht be ordered. The
Impression lately has been growing
that baseball is not an essential occu
pation and the directors of the league
did not care to antagonize this senti
ment. "While we were . In session we re
ceived a telegram from the manager of
the Sacramento club telling us to do
everything we could toward helping to
win the war, and to show the right
spirit in this direction, recommended
that we close until the war is over.
Things were getting bad In San Fran
cisco, on account of the adverse ruling
of the draft board, which declared that
ballplayers must go to work. A ser
geant of police and 15 officers entered
the grounds there several days ago and
queried everybody between the ages of
21 and 31 why they were not working.
Attendance Is Cut Down.
"This same thing Is being done In
the big leagues and It is sure to kill off
the attendance. In the face of all this
we got a telegram from Salt Lake say
l'g that the draft board therehad or
dered all the players to work or fight.
"The big leagues are In a different
position than we are. -Their men are
drawing much larger salaries than ours
and it will work a hardship on them
to give it up and work for much smuller
wages. It looks from what information
we have that this fact will be taken
Into consideration and that the high
salaried men won't be aflected as they
have been in the minor leagues. You
take a player making, from $3000 to
$10,000 a year and he will have to make
a greater financial sacrifice than the
fellow making $250 a month.
"In closing. I would say that things
with us were getting tighter and
tighter all the time and people were
beginning to realize that we were in a
war and that players must go to Work
I think we did the only thing we could
do under the circumstances."
SMITH-PORTER GETS BATTERY
Shader and Devlin, Recently With
Aberdeen, Join Shipyard.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. July 12. (Spe
cial.) "Mickie" Shader, pitcher, and
"Bud" Devlin, catcher, both of the Ab
erdeen League club, have accepted po
sitions in the Grant Smith-Porter ship
yard of this city and will be the bat
tery for the ball club "of that yard.
Manager "Williams, of the Grant
Smith-Porter yard here, is picking up
a number of additional league men for
his team and expects to have one of
the fastest ball clubs In this section.
NEW SWIMMING RECORD SET
Duke Kahanamoku Covers 60 Yards
With Crawl Stroke in 0:25 1-5.
CHICAGO, July 12. Duke Kahana
moku, Hawaiian swimmer, today made
a new record for 60 yards in the Chi
cago Athletic Association tank meet,
covering the distance with the crawl
stroke in 25 1-5 seconds. The previous
mark was 30 seconds, made by C. M.
Daniels in Pittsburg, December 19, 1917.
Tupp. o the Chicago Athletic Associ
ation, finished second to the Duke in
29 3-5 seconds.
Handicap Golf Play Starts Today.
With good weather prevailing a
large entry is expected in the Portland
Golf Club's war savings stamp tourna
ment, which takes place today and to
morrow and is known as the Kickers'
handicap. With the usual large week
end entry a neat sum is expected to
be realized for the patriotic cause.
Baseball Summary.
American League.
W. U PC!
Boifton 47 32 .! Chlcag-o. . . .
New orlc.. 42 3 .S:..1-St. Louis...
Cl eland.. 45 o" .r.4'.i Utroit
Washington 41 3s .ol'J.x-'hi:ade:ph.ll
Natlonal Law-rus.
C hlraso. ... .t-l .6117 Bolton . . .
N"ew York.. 40 J Cincinnati..
Pittsburg. . . 87 .o"5 looklyn. . .
Philadelphia S4 3s .474 Ht. Louis...
Faeiflc Coast Lessue.
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38 .19
CI 45 .
30 411
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30 42
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Vernon.... 50 41 ."fW nn Francs'
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Enriucs Educated in C. S.
CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mexico. June 28.
A young man who was graduated
from the University of Illinois Is now
Governor of Chihuahua State. Governor
lgnaclo Enriquez. who was recently
appointed Civil Governor. Is one of the
revolutionists who participated in the
movement to overhrow the Huerta gov
ernment and was rewarded by "Presi
dent Carranza with a number of im
portant commissions
Governor Enriquez speaks English. Is
progressive In his ideas and gives much
attention to the protection of Amer
icans and their interests In Mexico. .
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NEWARK GETS BOUT
Fulton and Dempsey May Try
Out Over 8-Round Route.
WAR CHARITIES WILL WIN
Clark Griffith Bat and Ball Fund to
Get Aid and It Looks as Though
Good Crowd Might See Bat
tlo in Mosqultodom.
The proposed boxing- contest be
tween Fred Fulton, of Rochester. Minn.,
and Jack Dempsey. of Ogdcn. Utah,
two of the leuding lights in the heavy
weight division, finally has found a
location where it is welcomed. Ac
cording to recent announcement the
match will be held at the Newark Velo
drome, the Eastern home of bicycling.
on tne afternoon or July 20. 1
commissioner Alexander Archibald, a
director of finance in Newark, N. J..
is authority for the statement that
the contest has been obtained. for the
New Jersey city. The Newark offi
cial In his declaration Inferred that
the contest would be one of a gigantic
card which would help swell the treas
uries of several worthy war charities.
According to the announcement, the
New Jersey State Boxing Commission
officially has sanctioned the show.
The match will be in condensed
form, compared to what the principals
originally had signed up for before
starting on their knockout career from
state to state. The Hurley law gov
erning the ring sport in New Jersey
stipulates that contests shall be of
eight rounds, and this naturally will
be the limit. It is felt, however, that
in eight "rounds one of the principals
will have ample opportunity to dem
onstrate convincingly his superiority
over the other.
The bout, if held will have Its patri
otic aspect. Under the present plans
organizations for the benefit of our
fighting forces across the seas will
be enriched considerably. One of these
will be the Clark Griffith bat and ball
fund. No specific mention is made of
other funds, except In a general way,
but it is expected that a number will
benefit under the plans of the pro
moters. -see
Boxing in New Jersey is now in full
blast. In practically all the Important
sections of the state clubs are operat
ing. That the sport has found a wel
come among residents of the Mosquito
state is evidenced by the large crowds
which turn out for the "smokers." A
report of attendance at all shows is
made to the State Boxing Commission.
The popularity of the sport was dem
onstrated two weeks ago when more
than 9000 spectators watched Frankie
Burns trounce Pete Herman, bantam
weight champion.
Bob McAllister is fast rounding Into
fighting trim and soon will be ready
to meet all comers. The former Olym
pic Club champion is toiling eight
hours every day at the Foundation
shipyard plant and in the evening boxes
about 10 rounds without as much as
raising a sign of perspiration. He has
been offered several bouts In the
Northwest, but expects to make his
Fall debut in a Portland ring.
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Bobby Evans, former Portland box
ing promoter, who Is serving in one
of Uncle Sam's units at the Presidio,
California, made his bow in a mili
tary boxing carnival at the Presidio
last night wtih another khaki-clad
warrior, but at a late hour no report
of the outcome had reached this city.
Evans did considerable boxing In
Portland several years ago.
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Boxing in Oakland and San Fran
cisco Is at Its greatest height. The
allied promoters are giving the fistic
fans some good bouts and they are
showing their appreciation by turning
out in large numbers.
Baseball on the Inside.
By Billy Evans.
DURING the 1917 world's series Ro
ger Bresnahan. one of the greatest
catchers the game has ever produced,
happened to be on the same train that
I was using. Wc were making the
jump back from New York to Chicago,
after the Giants haa done a come back,
slipped the Sox two straight shutouts
and evened up the series.
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all its phases, the conversation finally
drifting to the use of the many new
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fangled pitching deliveries that have
crept into the game during the past
few years. A New York paper of that
day had printed a story in which It
rather ridiculed the "shine ball" and
quoted Clcotte as saying that It was
simply a creation of the batter's im
agination. It told how Clcotte simply
to get a better grip on the ball had
started the practice of rubbing it on
his uniform. Then went on to say that
some over-suspicious players ques
tioned the delivery and made it known
that Clcotte was using unnatural meth
ods to achieve the success that was
coming his way. The story further told
that Clcotte. realizing the value or the
psychology that entered into the situa
tion, continued the practice, simply to
get the effect on the batsman.
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These freak deliveries are all
wrong," continued Bresnahan. "They
must be legislated out of the game if
baseball Is to retain the hold it has on
the American public The public likes
hitting. It doesn't object to a closely
contested game. In which the pitching
has the edge, if the batter has a 50-50
chance against the pitching, but the
fans don't like to see the mastery of
the pitcher made possible through the
use of illegal methods. In addition, the
application of such methods greatly
delays the game, because of the time
consumed In doctoring the ball and the
stopping of the game because of the
protests of the players.
"I have facts to back up my asser
tions." said Roger. "Near the close
of the 1917 season the St. Paul duDj
came to Toledo for a very Important
series. I knew several of the St. Paul
pitchers were using the emery ball.
However, everything went In the way
of freak deliveries in our league last
year, so I did not make much of a pro
test In any of the previous games. While
I felt posotive about the emery ball. I
wanted to confirm my suspicious. I had
my groundkeeper look the St. Paul bag
gage over when it came to the park.
All he found was a couple of pounds of
powdered emery and a couple of dozen
sheets of emery paper. Some ammuni
tion. "Having had my suspicious confirmed,
I decided to do some unnatural stuff
myself. On my club was Russell Ford,
the discoverer of the enjery ball, also
r.ay Keating, a past master in the art
of sandpapering the pill. I told them to
cut loose with their stuff. Ill wager
those St. Paul batters cussed the emery
ball manv a time, because we gave
them a stiff trimming. I never saw
such pitching in my life, a batter on
either team needed a couple of bats. I
believe that exhibition sounded the
finish of freak pitching in our league."
Evidently all the American Associa
tion magnates felt as Bresnahan did.
because freak deliveries of all kinds
have been put on the black list In the
association. I regard it as a wise move.
I feel certain all other leagues will
aventually fall in line.
TY AND WALT HIT HARD
JOHXSOX HELPS WIX HIS OWJf
GAME WITH DETROIT.
Bab Ruth's Mighty Bat Is Bis Factor
'in. Red Sox Victory Browns Take
Game With Bis; Rally.
WASHINGTON. July 12. Ty Cobb
and Walter Johnson divided batting
honors here today in a -game won by
Washington, S to 4. Cobb's home run
and double sent in three runs and John
son accounted for as many with a triple
and single. Score:
R. II. E. R. H. E.
Detroit 4 S OiWashington 6 8 3
Batterlef T3auss and Stanage; Shaw,
Mateson and Picinich.
Boston 6, Chicago 3.
BOSTON, July 12. Ruth's terrific
baiting was the dominant factor in
Boston's 6-to-S victory over Chicago
today in a game restricted to seven
innings by a heavy thunder storm.
Score:
R. H. E.I R. H. E.
Chicago 8 6 4 Boston 6 8 2
Batteries Bens and Jacobs; Jones
and Agnew.
St. Louis S. Philadelphia 3.
PHILADELPHIA. July 12. With two
olt and two on bases In the fifth. Ged
eon's triple to the score board won to
days game for St. Louis. S to 3. Gedeon
scored when the relay throw was
muffed by McAvoy and Shannon's error
allowed another run to score. Score:
R. H. E.I R. H. E.
St. Louis S 8 1 Philadelphia 3 J
Batteries Sothoron and Severeld;
Geary, Watson and McAvoy.
New York 6, Cleveland 1.
NEW YORK. July 12. New Tork hit
Morton hard here today and easily won
the second game of the series from
Cleveland by a score of to 1. Mo-grids-e-held
the Cleveland hitters well
in check, a squeeze play depriving the
ma .. .
J-ne news dispatches report a
wild - eved bunch of the rnemv rac.
'
back into their own lines on the
Western Front. They'd been out look
ing for trouble and had found it! Those
who escaped brought back the story of
their first clash with the U. S. Marines.
The U. S. Marine Corps is to be
increased. A real red-blooded man's op
portunity for enlistment in the Three-in-One
Service land, sky and sea.
Men of vigor in body and rrtind,
ambitious for adventure and advancement
are wanted. 1800 officers will be commis
sioned ; and in the Marine Corps, officers
come up from the ranks'. Ages, 18 to 3S.
REGISTERED MEN: Ask your Local
Board to let you volunteer. Unregistered men,
enlist in the U. S. Marines, whilo you can.
home pitcher of a shutout. Score:
R. H. E.I R. H. E
Cleveland... 1 8 ljXew York. .. 11 1
Batteries Morton. Ensmann and
O'Neill; Mogridge and Hannah.
CCBS BLANK C1UPPIED BRAVES
Boston Compelled to Play Fielder in
Box and Pitcher in Field.
CHICAGO. July 12. Hendrlx enabled
Chicago to shut out Boston 8 to 0 here
today. Boston was short of pitchers
and was compelled to put Outfielder
Konetchy in the box while Pitcher Can
avan played the outfield: Score:
R H El R H E
Boston 0 5 ,:hicago 8 14 0
Batteries Konetchy and Henry:
Hendrlx and Killcfer. O'FarrelL
St. Louis 8, Philadelphia 2.
ST. LOUIS. July II St. Louis hit
Jacobs almost at will today and beat
Philadelphia. 8 to 2. Cruise, with a
home run and two singles, led the
attack for the home team. Score:
R H E R H E
St. Louis 8 15 l?hlladelphia.. 2 5 0
Batteries Jacobs and Burns; May,
Doak and Gonzales.
The Brooklyn-Cincinnati game was
postponed on account of wet grounds.
The New York-Pittsburg game was
postponed because of rain.
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