Leader Moran Star Outhelder Columns Puts Indians Tris Speaker and His Big War Club That Speaks Creates Nine On Ball Map From Misfits PhilHe Manager Accom- Much Better Player Wonders With Lot g^ker Than plishes on Defensive of Cast-off Players the Great Ty PHILAPELPHIA. Auf. 11..Every Ity W. J. MACBETH once in a whila some one wonders why clubs, like individuala, Pat Moran, of the Philiies, lsn't con- -*0m* baseball of baseball lucky. The Red Sox, for lidered one ©f the greatest . juit born Pa6 more world's championa and fight- managers, thereby giving lBiur.ce, consijeration for what ha has done . a third consecut.ve pennant. for man in baseball. lucky enouKh t0 S° on than any other There is a -!ub more ' valuable aaset Pat, in fact, is the recipient of ,ftfr lo* r-: favorable than any other not loaiaf, but selling, for a rec¬ publicity So, man in the two major leagues. Nfl tum. ord one ever writes or tays anything bad They did say -»* wou'd without about him. Ha always is referred to _ smithereena Tris »:i to to talk and But the Hub outt'st was gool as a jolly Irishman, ready Speaker. .mile while he's doing it. rtoojh to spare the king of outfielders, doubly by the sale, in that Moran's accomplishinents this year wd proritp.1 in his team into a hot raca SBtaae*" *r*d** oS' the Cleveland Indiana throwing t And with the (jiants for the leadership of eoat ade» la year. ot /penr.ar.t the Indians still re- tho National Lea;-uo is worthy wnnant contcnder than any aad Wi r< main so long as more consideration, perhaps, rja'.n, :;' '-(' tht' stunt ho has Mnce ho lupplant- ¦. Plat* pu.ied SnealiT la a leader of the ' .'¦ tw0 ed Charles Pooin flj or m thi He has dono more w.th a of what he can now show. Quakers. tha fl <'ts. ia a team of has beens ar.d mlflfttfl than Speaker, in York hava accomplished rreater ball player than Ty Cobb. Cer- New Oiaatfl Ulttly he is far better defensively. He with a high-salaned team of atara. wi'l cover acres nu>re ground, and do Make Good Showing it graeefallyi ''" ian throw much bet¬ ter and more accurately than Cobb. Tho C.ianta wero expected bt a ma¬ jority of critics to have it all aettled Almo-t jr'l Fqual and laid away along about this date. Offensively. Tris is almost the equal But they haven't done it yet, and ln- has not the wonderful dications now point to an>thtng of Ty. He speed right et of the Gcergiaa, and therefore has to but a pleasant journey for Herzog kit more c.eanly to get his base al. tha rest of tho season. He is neither so daring nor Pat Moran's innV.d, composed of knocks. CastoiT Bert »o flashy on the base paths ns the tem- ancunt Fred Luderus, peramental Tiger. Yet it is question- Niehoff, Rookio McGaiflgan or Compe- ible if Speaker's supenor defenaive tent Dave Bancroft and Castoff Milton ability doe- not pretty nearly offset Stock, is tho main reason whv, wh»n :'ence. rated alongsido Grover Alexander. In the opinion of the amarteflt base- The.-e two things, backed with tho ball generals of the last ten years, Ty comeback of Gavvy Cr.tvu'h, tho con¬ Cobb i» the wonder of the game. lt ia tinued good baseball of l'ode Taskert jer.era.iv lor.ceded ne is and has been and Georgo Whitted, tell why the the greatest all round player of his¬ Philliesjire whooping things up tory. it ia equally true that Speaker Ihe Philllei would not bo io good jjs been and is the greatest defensive in a world series as tho Glaatfl, for itr of all time. Thia opinion is the Giants consi*t of nion who would baied on the sound judgment of old- be practictlly unbeatablo ln a world's timers **he w.re familiar with Bill series. But it's going to take a Io' Lanf, who was considered the king of of baseball and a lot of hard flffhi . fardtn.rs till Speaker won his niche to keep Pat Moran fr im taki.ig tho ia the hall of fame. race right down into the home:an Fflael eonsecutive sea- ark, tons aad Wi the slugging laurela of third annual track and field gamei of orgamzci baeeaall. He had annexed tho Catholic Young Men'i pioceian mos: of the other titles. too.base Union held at Hillsido l'ark, IMlevllle, .,', run getting, runs batted in. Newark, yesterday afternoon. Tho SpeaMer, ia h:s might, aiways has "Tabs" romped ofT wlth rtrst placo by b«»n considerate of the righu of scoring 41 points, while tho St. Josephs, never been known to of Weat New York, ln lecond place. othtrs. lie hns only tallied 17 pointa. St. Rose of uiurp his rights to the base path when 11 isr.l -jjurpation hazarded the life and Lima's, which waa third, icored limb tf a rival. Speaker, like Wagner, pointa. would aacrifice his record Eddie Garcey, who ran for "Tab*," base-running won tho one-mile from to a rival of the handicap ipare guardian paths acratch beating out Joo McSorley | fran- the cold steel. Speaker, therefore. Zuna. of 4 min¬ if one most Frank Garvey's timo of the highly respected utes 31 4-6 leconds waa considered ex¬ aad r'nerally beloved players of the for the waa. ceptionally good rough dirtj Haa F,-ar track. Garvey also ran tho last leg ot Inspired tho medley relay raco, which tho "] Cobb sacrif.ces his chances to no- won, and pulled through with a lil body. Indeed, many times he has been On tha winning team wlth him were IMaed of cutting down infielders wil- Charley Walaha, Gus Pesch and Miko eedlessly. There is little Doyle. doubt tbat Cobb often rete away with Wonderful Career of Tris The lummarlest achievements be- Thrae-mlle Wm by *t*ka T-¦' T. A. dar.rg base-running bandleap. BT, ' eauie B S. (110 jorrta) Jaraaa M<-f\rraji. M I -¦ of the fear he has ir.spired with IJma (acrauni, aerot: Ar ir :.. kii ready spikes. Year. Club and League. Pos. O. A. B. R. tt I B Faatf'.y (IM -..ird* tt.irj. Tltaa, u 4 Of the two. has the "ru>tlrnte. Uadln r T. A. B 3. iE Oirnay. Speaker, perhaps, 1905 Ft. Worth Polyteehnlc i, A. Der*.!i, M Doylm St Bort o* Llma ^.ore of a a1»06- rieburae. North Texaa. O. K. 84 287 35 77 33 -ju»-ii*.-ty, E aUaj kiag-pia -luccer c1908.Littl* Rock. Southern I.eague. O. F. 127 471 81 165 28 Tin.-.. 1:214-9 aaiociatfE. I'uring his long affiliation 2 100-yani daah hai, " <>. F. 31 118 12 26 I -e wonderful Red Sox he stood 1908 Boston. American League. ll^ly 1-arr.lly 'I'tj ja.- ll f. A. O. F. 143 544 73 168 35 B H.. aaoof 1 (4 yard I .» a hitl r head and shouldors above 1909 Boaton, Ameriran Loegue. third I3**4j yarfU). Tlm-. 10 2¦'. aM hii teamrr.ates. Cobb has had 191hit a ball with F. 158 571 100 193 42 ij-ryi. r. a b. a (4 1914-Boaton, Ameriran League. O. T. k. B. H ,4i -»r rreater accuracy and force than 176 29 lni. Wtt th. 1915.Boaton. American League. O. F. 150 547 108 *'U r.r :.,r. mighty Ty. Had Sam pos- 0. F. 151 646 102 211 35 John Nslaa. Bt, Boaa ot Lur*. s- .eued Ty's phenomenal speed he 41916--Cleveland. American League. Ki^r*. ,*t J<*>nj»ti'a, Wo»t .\'«w Itrk. U.ird Tirii*. a Tranaferrtd to Honaton, ronaideration of Trxas League. 1:141-1 *oold have discounted Cobb 100 pointa 1.200-yard notlr-a r- ». a hiter. When Sam's eye began b AUo Boaton (A. L.) three games; purcha&ed .September 2 for $400. W«at Nr-w Vora (D Doufh*rty, »T A. t* d:ra and to r Loaned to Littla Rock February 6; repurchaacd for J. Da-ltie, J. Carrplor.). B hia muscles lose their $500. Camtbe:;. J l-,-.>, W K -'- U i. ey Hobby Veach was ready to d tV_M April 12 to Cleveland for Thomaa and Jones and caah; releaae valned SBcon-i, Bt, Ro.* o' I.tma K. O'lioi .t«p into the breach. Cobb haa han, J lfl*nor-i, W ihlrd. Tlm*. always at $55,000. i.ii ;. 5 **d that combination of power which ¦ r'-'.if W,si **rv«d to erhance his individual abil¬ (B (V'Jar*. J. Gllaon, J Kw-fa, R ( ity *o thfl I ghest possible degree. Not John I. sorts 8t. Ro** of I.lma 'J Htiuib'iry. R. ni .. of the Southern League. Tay¬ of manly outdoor aports and F. Lauihlln. F. FlanMaJ-/. tli.Nlwvd Irai Tris Speaker. The Texan alwaya lor owned the Boston club at that time, recreations. He, aper.ds most of his quall".*! for not '.-. r I .at bad to «*.and on his own feet. of office wintera TB-yard daah (achaalboy) -Won l,y Joli.-. and because of a certain laxity la the open in pursuit of large Blooraa.it Lyceura. fletart ! aetaf Tatre ro la was Not Drafted ' ia doubt the Is I Speaker management his title to Speaker apd small game. He is Llma .->-0(.,l Tltne, 0 09 utartst equally pro- Izzy mnr. Won Pan I approach to Cobb. Tri« haa aacrificed failure to have Tris's TJcient with or 440-yard by »****r through .'hotpun, rifle revolver. Joaepn'. Wttt r*4*t Vork, v t. k failed to hit better list. - than .300 name placed on Boston's reserve as Lad his turn on the cattle B I ,«*-¦ BarnarU 4*01 ""'a he earr.ed a regular berth in fast Solomon N. Y., Aug. 11,.Me and Boi rbaa 4 Giants' Bfl rope with the LEVY MANOR, County, One-mM* WoHughie Jennings's all-round per- team. The Giants played in Little a Ane recreation p»od, home from Ma**- , and '. season Speaker. after that vear on the way te a bull player who does not couldn't leave l.is business to go to war on account of being rushed. So BasebaUl Gains Hold i'Be attempta, succeeded in snatching lin. The SarW Vork manager wa abnae i> ia ¦¦» with the work of iaduli extermination and go before the extermination from Tyrua. He ply captivated lay before n doable-aeader. nll of us got to claim maybe On British _* the ball to He a«ked Finn to name al Populace gwted for 2S4 accomplish Speaker. But oi holes * far back as board. t: 1911 to in the mornig just pu: i\ and 11. Baseball has - send that fellow up Aug. of the ash showed a .383 Pr"I*d like to eal self right for the best that If you should see Jakie Ruppertstein tell him that I got flat feet and LONDOlf, in « honor must and av».!. That same year Tris vou," Finn replied, "but in ir. me on the lield. 1 think irripped England, particularly la . on the war. Jakie tho London with auch J***) onlv to run second to Boston's interests. I know that are getting flatter all the time account of around district, Jrv-twoUbb baseg, protect its claim to him benelits rather than injures the bat- they vim and that it has easily out- Boston has forfeited l because he is a colonel in the depth * eya. played golf be to fix it army r" of a technical error, but on y tiag eoatiaoallly Ruppertstein he should able rivalled all other outdoor sports at th» s» ver Cobu. because la't season, and that was my beat bat- time. While it has been £**».' land for on that account. Boston loaned Speak¬ march with flat feet present played *M $55,000. for ting year." or something, and he knows I couldn't for several many of the Lon¬ most Cobb ever brought on the er to me when I was hard up play¬ A this years by ¦fl*-**'*- team has first call great player fellow Speaker. the Yankish team of baseballers ain't don soccer football clubs, not as an at¬ was $700, the purchase prlee ers. Morally that So as he and I see by tha papers that doing * a lonjj Cobh remain in the but to tho P**fltpa d \ ..-. ta foi -is releaae. on his services." And ao, though traction, simply keep players in the game there Ifl bound to be a real battle a business out at the Polish grounds. Maybe that's in tho summer months, "V *-r relfl above dozen major league scouts later each for st'ch good yet training during to Finn into availing year premier batting honora. it appears certain, from the patror.ago .bb seems one of them. year tried argue But Trifl ls not so sure he'il cn account of the draft, too. I had to come up here and let the business *>b would be to himself of the opportunity of a ncn hang given to the game during tho last few equivalent Boa¬ aroaad much Ionger if tho v.ar con¬ ia all over. that it has at last come ta »«tirig a ..h ._,,,K 01 .»!,, Kield. sale, he stuck fast to principle. go all to pieces until it weeki, title to the great tinues. don't Tho Canadian soldiers laid ton rcpurchased "1 do not care to talk beforo I What I want to say about this drafting business is, why they Economy Prompts Sale for the lum of $500. act," foundation tvo yi-ars a^o, but, w.th tho player said he, "but if I can be of ser¬ these box who are and loafers, anyhow? so Tfce Baaa* To study Speaker'* defensive tactics any draft a lot of fighters, fighters arrival of tho An,rican boys, much goea foi S;i«aker in his treat to vice to the country, Uncle Sam may a in haa batatjfl thrown into the '..' Tris in u game of baseball is a real should it be that Izzy Kaplan, who never hit anybody smesh the pep gamo "*. leveland. He is so have mo at any time. I have |i Why that thfl enthu*ia*m ):**. car¬ JJ**4"'»o!d Joe owner of the a student of the pastime. an out of the when Jess Willardstein, growing b> I_nriin, he can Play a lot la military drill with the Indians face, should go and poke eye Kaiser, ried toa Britiihan away ft<-Ti '.n*l» Red as much to clever at going back that Testifies Chaapioa Sox. tho and have been hard ail sum¬ New Irish a in the should do a own summer .«rorts. ' feet nearer studying Garry loafer of box world, Last or Racing who is the biggest fighter good S.itur.lay a $^0,000 contract twenty twenty-five mer. I'd like to be an offieer if that cro'.rdcd ir,to ?."J'* « than the ordinary week 10,000 people r.ady caah involved. The infield were possible. But .f I can't make business with a circus firm? the of the ¦.POttl .*», the On thia account it is almost imp. Announced In Suit headquarters Marylehono prompted by general for a commission, the nex- Dates Campbell there is he is a box fighter, aint he? He said to se*> a bc'wer-n for a rival batter to drop ¦ good Then Benny Leonard, Critdlflt Club, game irar th«t followed in Infiald, thing will suit me. Indeed, I'd like te he teama of Canadians ar.d Ameri¬ of the world war. Leaguer behind the Cleveland that he would take a job in the army right away six months ago, but picked !*.¦.¦Hakar Yruiu hia drawn-.n position Speaker try the old flflhip with a hand grenade cans, wh;ch r^sulted in a win for the tlaa haa the aatisfaction af anv distance to lirnit stewarda of The testimony of kugt I Herrmann. nin't a suit of army goods yet, is he? He says he will make the to . ao ut up the af 11..The wearing former 12 3. Ail three outfield positions LONDON', Ang. of the 'incinat; National by are throwiag range." have sanctioned president Kaiser sore 2 cent from the next fight when the expenses is ?a.oa during hia major league ca- far aa short flies -a- tbe Irish Turf Club rh;n' num of the Na- by giving per * that uncanny in- League t'lub and TJ' tirtai ..-, which Cobb Tris has iaraiop+i further flatracing meetings up to Au¬ .ken before trial all out to the Reddi*h Cross. If Benny Leonard and Jess Willardstein, Frances Wina Yacht Race ,B*,, ln tu.tion that inakes a flecon Paid for Tria *U,M ni» particuUr eaae. du- $13,125 Is 25, when tha iport will be sus- in a suit against wbflt is left of thfl who is loafers and box anyhow, ain't sore at the Kaiser, why RUMSON, N. J., Aug. 11.- Frances, . tarae to tht »how the to anticipate the gust fighters, big repreaent- abil.ty aa to have no irh Federal Baseball Club, owr.ed by Samuel Riker, jr., won to- ot waa hit. He Stake Mare pended for a month so LflafOe hould I be? I can't neglect my business any more than them two loafers- uf,fi,r-T'*»tment $400. That ¦¦ Sccptre wh* tiled in the Bapreme <'ourt yester¬ day's yacht raco over tha Shrewsbury *". Kight years later he waa aold the bfl \° interferenee made with the harvest. in the Muksi McGraw business. almost w.th every day. I see that there is nothing doing yet Club course, leading tho eight other Talk af high finance in shift pitch. are ai follows: is as the as- knockabouts a tW.OO*. 4 .tbe most certain outlielder of the gaBafl Aug. 11.The famous The additional meetings Eeirne Kinney suing The National of baseballers wouldn't do nothing until after the one-design by good LONDON, of a claim held Vincent League at the finish. A north- ean on k.nd of a ball and he plays at Augu-t U. II nnd M, Tramore; August signee by margin light you imagme the Boaton Red »ny fly mare Sceptre was sold the last for for breach of con¬ Maybe Muksi should be drafted, and Heinie Zimmerstein, east breezo was as the nina !**«aimo.t a hit with the ease and cer- I'hosriix Park; August 21, Ennis; bflll J«,2uH war, perhaps. b!owing J~» lettlng their $400 mveaU ground salea to Sir W. Tatem for lt, tract. I the extermination board r.tcirs at 3:49. Tha Francoi r" '« of an outftelder, alwaya in poai- Xcwmarket too, If Heinie Zimmerstein is drafted hope got away Speaker laaafl through failure tau.ty August 22, Milton Malbay, and Augu-t Herrmann said that the Cincinnati soon tho lead and was never a ti that tion for a throw to the proper base. lie is Sc-ptre's sixth owner. him out of it. He is too fresh, and I say let him get fresh with gained J_J*«Tria aaarlj as 24 and 25, ro:i Uf amounted to don't let get headed. and tbat it d;d r.ot waa due "'/i.e flatfleld eaaaaa as naturul the ones having been the lato Leopardstown. salary r*^1***!,** fact breath itaelf," Speaker bai.tered. "You previous Tha English Jockey Club has ar- ii 'hn' tha ireraffl number of the Germans, and not with me. that th* game, d< tarha bred her) was Muthewnon re¬ se«- i waa born in Texa*. where there i» Dak< af Waataalaater to be held at plavers twi-ntv. me know as soon as this drafting business is over, and lf you EVEHTTHINO FOR reu.ns a high M-nae of vier, who paid J.'i-.'IOO, the high- ranged a further meeting and Her- Let ^?^.iiam,"kia aer.ae coat th* of room, and wa* alwaya poa- ceived Sl'J.'iOU, Chaae [\»fiO* a of honor plenty ev.r fai " rearliaf; Sir October 6, which completei Asked whether he was should see anybody on the extermination board tell them that it ls shame 2*f^J^ on* aeaaed of a roving disposition. I Caa*t .fl't pricfl paid Brighton ;'oj- |10,000. a.. Glar.ta of the greateat who IHJbOO; E. 1 the as too *!l Ximt- account for my IflMMflt any other way." W Bflflfl, gave thfl forty days' racing permitted by not poptilarly known Garry Herr- bOflf flat Izzy's feet is. You can't make my feet flat you understand, Billiards t? l£*l* who j- '. «*"'' t%. Musker, la'ter an iwi-red: -4- hia appearaiire bflllfl* sall, Baflnn, thfl board fellera. Also tell Jakie Bowllng wa» ^ op*»*tr, who born and Though general amount. I'er government. when are tilking to the extermination to-dav m the who thfl flaiBfl Hy "I doal know whet'n-r it is being you Prices and Terms to Suit. HubUrd ( ity. Tex., and who the fact, Speaker la j.r.in* paid one of in Germany is bfllaf 57,'1 His huir ih as ¦inmoB Oraaawat, Seeptra la Horseracing known or t.- that I got the flattest foot in the world, and I couldn't join REPAIRS ,..*»* «a mii.h tor th* renown af of hia athletic ability. ¦fl of the age. As ror.tinued without hardly any differ- popularly Puppertstein BY FXPF.RT MECHANICS ¦* that of the ordiriury io.mi of on them. The Hrunsarlrli-lliilkr-ColUnilrr Co., Etar gtote aa e.th«r the eet- gray won two races. At .aflfl from the pre-war days. T!i the army account of II lo l& \V**t t^y^* or forty, but Old Bkfl No-HJt, No-Run Game ltd 9% N-»r llroadwaf. fclfc «.**?" IndoflUiflfl, waa purchaaed thirty-*lght prematurely a»*e flb-J won six races. man Heiby of the value of Hl-Zi General Schuman said a faceful about the war business. I guess he tr Kor Sj.eaker waa born in , of 11.. rwT T*r , 2, gray. wuri valu<- run on* and won by Landgraf, Wol'.t I STaCB, Mass., Aug. f*,v'*t«n.r hfl ia la.M ib« atan af tha recently too. IZZY KAPLAN. BowllLf a::-s I" a-l H« to the therefore only twenty-r.ine yeuis she won a brown colt bv the Looriori Joe McGillan, of the local taatOTfl i.iuat have had flat feet Hk'iw f4''0 r*port«d la aa of hu At four yeara old English '« Peat Tabi* Wn iu- 'all and t/.^k j,»rt ln thrae of agfl. And he jealoua of |ll*.»7e\ at- four from Ecce League taiam. pitched a no hit, no run Somewhere in Solomon County, N. Y. jg^JV flfl ia Cobb $<.,.' 165 After three unsurccaaful Landora, by lengths pain. Iupd lt*. Man g,m», or. 6 b*alth re and who ran a beat for the New Haven - iTTT^Jflahlp Fiibroary Ty following a«*aon ah« Frohsinn, dead game. la deftating J 'ti, W. 0. aa. 11 Volaw Vvhile th* lovfl of baseball cotnea t,' the ' nine a cliora of 1 to 0. (Per M'GEEHAN.) flBUar* fljflaM__!"?,r,n»~ year .W*/ Sp*ak«r atud. tecond placa. hcra to-day, by tl ¦*.< eat te Uttie Koek, Ark., firat, Tria hpeakj-r ia a d«vot«« of all tir.d to tho