Wennant Race Speaker Slumps with Bat Huston Has Laugh These. Players Are Keeping the Yanks in the M Bf Sl Bl ED B on Baseball Critics Hornsby Trailing Daubert
vas out. Witb an even break in tbe Ty Cobb Gains Three Cardinal Shortstop Vanks a "Dead Horse," laeh the ciub might have come baek Boosts still in the lead instead flf being ap¬ Points on Cleveland Average to .324. Writer Told "Cap" When parently out of it. There might have Davey -.-en h difTereiit story, e\en. if Ray Centre Fielder. Robertson Fourth. He Them. ;.Idw ell had behaved. Bought Sam York made the American I banner vear possible through ei.gue's and l Mmbhr.g a club of such ability Ty Cobb picked up three on Any one of half a doren or one saffron pointa more Na, FOR BUNCH iptlit Had there been Tris the laat week ln tional League ba.ten '$500,000 Ifl anv quarter the sponj*r would Speaker during may carry 0f OF L1ABILIT1ES" have been in the ring tre this. New the duel for the batting championahip that league's batting crown this season. York. the best attraction now in the of the major leagues. Within the Jake Daubert, the disab'.ed wouid havo f.r.t bu- whole eireuit, heefl eauntad stven Sir Triatram fell away man of the anxi out tht- for y.-ars. days Robins, _u«ly num_ fai y-ar possibly to The Peach Bul the teaava grit, as well as ability, from .389 .384. Georgian his lead with his charley-hor»o ao »». the ' "Wait Until 1916" Was ha-- WOfl for it host of new friends slumped also, but only two pointa other week swfr.gs around. For first time in I'aubert ji r.-id admirera. the from .356 to .3*>4. Cobb, the habitual setting the pace in his New Retort. I Yankees now are cstah- inactirity wkm Magnate's is sum liahel is the hearta and affertions of champion, therefore, only thirty the round of .32.'), but thtrt tra Now He's Chuckling. fandom as strongly as ever were points behind Cleveland's miracle man, one or two others who have hia |W the t',:.< with six weeks to go. no doubt. MeGraw once yet worried, "A baseball team." Joe Jackson, of the White Sox, how¬ the brilliant aid,' <. itraaaar than its aubati- Hornsby, young infloli*. B|] W. J- MACBETH. There you have another anawer ever, seems bent on having something developed by the St. Louia has able Cardinala T. l- Hafltaa was atadidiag to Yankee success. Doaeraa to say about this year's batting crown. this year, is giving Jhko tha icaro of Captain substitutes or he never could have kept A Jackson tenaciously to the coat his life just now. is over 'he fcSthre board. partnership m> ,-lose te the Red Sox ifl the faee of clings Horn.oy only ono shown scant -n him and Colonel Jacob Rup- so many injuriev He mny not have tails of the Georgian. He has percentage point bfllfla the e»o- has had been formed to t«ke the the brrt BUBfltitutfla the game Jf] for the season against Cobb's .354, tain of the Robins. He has boosted hii pert juflt known. But one at all record to and franchise off the every ia willing and Joe ahowa further no dispoaition battiBg .324, seems to go lf timea ta do V.s level best wnerarer stronger with the season. FarrelL The gaad cap placed. No one should expect more. to eraek under the strain. Thc ancrent ar.d the man of honorabU Hsbi so that hi* Charley Mullen, handy Wagner now ataada thil .'. Biraagad thfl diaaar Paddy and Charley. Donovan'* liilield, who seems aitk ...i;, be properly Bill He has maintained thii app'oxitnato haaiacaa aaaaciata might In the present wor.dorful stand about to establish himself permanent- speed for several w.-ks, BBd it N.w York Chapter is the best hitter of would ICOd to the againal mppoaedly atronger Weatern ly at second base, surpnse no one if thfl grand old man himself c has the Yankeea the Yankees. Mullen's .321 for forty- unlimber a ra, -Cp" ubs a itand that m ahould rally that ¦ .r.ore in a'.l no two gives him fourth rating the crown latradhaetlaa. He had been feared i.uartcrs games .300 hit laad bai t tee, bav.r ¦asflWd nfl two bave done more than Paddy Bau¬ his company. He is the only Robertaoa, of the Giaata, standi major league pasturcs Baumann tcr of the Yanks. High, thir¬ mann snd Charley Mullen. Hu-jhie for fourth, with .315. MeCarty, of Brook- rn the outfield, but gave teenth in rating, has hit is at ard ( for l always league Alex¬ iyn, dflh, .311, haaa is sixth nt the the beat that waa la him. He la ein* .295. Nunamaker is hitting .291, with JtOt. Wh*-at, of said Irvin S. Cobb. **.-%* Walters .280. Noth¬ Brooklya, la tho* address, Bg himself at third base. He's ander .290 and Al oniy other National League p.ayer of :-ion of an impromptu Home Ran Baker. hut he's a Alberf- ing better than this could be expectci thfl greater city la I cia_». for you and the Haumann, and that'.; pretty rlLL from a catehmg staff. Zach ia JM. ..] rc:, :ry Paddy PecRz of hitting Here. aftar waaka in which nearly as good as they come. Tipazrgji Following are the records piayer FoUoartag are the BTeragei of play- several times tried. G*c£t.ey jeKV/ce batted .200 or better in I. ..rs who have hit for or of time to d-.sappear, Mullen, dieap- who have J00 bflttflf ia Bul he did not allow him.-clf teen or more games up to and includ¬ fteen or more games tfl his col- pointed. np ar.d in- you have let Brn Johnson and to become discouragc.l. He was a dead ing those of Thursday last: cluding those of Thursd.iy last: oad a dead hsrflfl at your d hitter. He p'ugg'-d away BB- thousand dol¬ aiduouala until he had maatered the tep. Five handrad trick of hitting to right field. lt will AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL TEAGUE a bunch of iland Fritl Ufliael and take some tail by Joe (Iedeon Gran lars foi hustling to drive that fellow off second. And BATTING AVERAGES BATTING AVERAGES to Gcdeon it must hc aaid la b s rail- ia justice Cobb did r.ot ap-aractata, he has been a very sic/ bail player vlay«e teat twa, G. ab it h sb selat on the CPORT Da rt, Bro. I ¦ j nail Rice the he stuck to * how fairly ha hit most of the year. Often the '. i: * flt. .:_.__;.. 4 lery. never his whAi should have been l-l 411 : lll flfl'afl.r. ritt_.fcur_h .114; :' the captain guns ha V Chttaae '' Certainly M.i.,i.. S-* v rk. « IM 'I 1*;' IJA *\ I, \ V 1 *. 4 bc in bed. w M£ H i so much philosophy could Hoth. f,..,-l.:,l .1 ttt M IU |1 < 7 jm dreanud At the start of the senson Hughie kiard ar. Boaton Itl 4-' 3 Itt 11 M * 4 JM * l .'¦.1f* flfl i. - )n Sonu- months later came as a t - ,. ir t lt 'J i 4 leal. , .,1 Jeat High into calculation only i" ii 1'iit. « and !.:..; | .*,;. .-.' iii ut, ..107 ..ut after day BUbatitute. The to Marsel 0 . 4 00 US 4.< s. . f .1 Um truth secped home. Day injariea , !..__. j*i War- gave him his chance. 47 u m n _M Jack Gilhooley High Light 4.1 U 1 -i .-:., Datrolt 113 ly l? 'ifll ia thi beat outfleldei on the club to-j After all this discussion as to whether Boston, Chieago ... MllUr. B'Uyn 45 131 .i 1 *M and - Calaa - in the 1! :*, ,1 -- . Ifarty McHalafl, Klag day and one af the very best Alexander. or St. Louis would bound away with the pennant, what Hlflh N-» V.rr M IT M W to boot. coyly st umUj im «aaftt ia. itt fll na I'aakart, Pblla »a1 on the hill against league. He is a .1100 hitter one of Bhotioo. J ' Kaatinga re- Pitchers may come or pitclUrs go; a little ifl left for Detroit to operate Naaa. fchU-aeo II IM M M It ia the af the Yankees tidy opening » PhUa .¦, Sl *- l, Woods, Johnsons, spirit Ruth. Bofltori U 14 M I.conards. fleeted in H-.ph. Haumann and, have a way like tha'; those September folflhafl ar.d upset the entire pail of dope! N*. T.. M ¦'¦ " 5! lll iu 41 Mullen, For pitchers Nunamaker. -'_ ? ,, s. in i. Bushes ar.d tha Ma*. the other men who were carried as sub- that no one naa *¦.¦¦¦ '¦' ¦' I'l.utiufljh But whether or whether slow, The best tip in Detroit's favor is picKed IUee. «. 141.ii 11ii a? 1 ( Justified. atitutea that ha.i mailo of the club the fast WflBhtafton. ,41 ,J ,} aflaj or Jennings to win. 1-1 4.0 61 IM N ... giory that it is ifl the hcarts of iocal Or whether thin whether fat, wo . Ed Swflfl* I.---. M lll IJ r, Phll« ... he saw the fandom. Hohitt_.ll -* r -n.i' ir . When it comes down lo one alone Uharriu Waals M IJfl . m . 4 the »he recent visit of Cleveland ZTtrSan N Y M IM,11 ' 4 4 1 |«h plttad agaiast Ray Durinp trjrncfre-r- Can Haumann. .** :: i Captain Huaton and Tris Speaker did a Who holds his rule above the throng, "It Never Happen Again"- of r.va'.s. He .saw hii Birdia ?*T-reta. ,;1 I- »l -' .1 Bchalkfl little while in a game the n _*_ 40 IIJ 11,1 InlJiHun, l! fannmg engaged out, old boy, and grab throne, A had a two 1* IM -.' ¦¦ Dac Cooks before tbe Step golfer foot putt M 40 T 0 I I ... Creer and hla of go'f. iham. Dtl Jl ll 1 J -./ 41 1 "lt'. n said For belong. With which to win a hole; I I 4ir 4' lll you " bar 0| with the Tris Speak- pity." Speaker, "your "" .*' I 4.14 K? :1 ii . ir And he club was so Jfladly crippled. Pernapa Minor And when henussed hc said."Tut. <. Walktf itetaa IM -1 M .£IM I i! .... #od Jaekaaaa. Leagues just » V ita poor luck ."cost a pennant. But do .v,l.,:,|. « II M M a lot. or droll". l>etroli -¦> " . * kr.ew Irvin S. Cobb hnd said not be Such a team spirit Pitehtr* may ffash pitchers fade, HOW very Pauflfl , JI 11 diacouraged. ivtrcll lll »5 48 101 .... tl.e mast «!¦. ¦ Hilla , l! was during one ol as you boys poaaeaa cannot be denied. to Lose As do along the way, 4 14 M I 1 / Sure . alu Naw York ia going to be heard from in pitehar* r Bakar, S 1 *¦ -¦ aatraor "il0,T. L. t)r whether born or whether made, pratl st Lot-kt.. IM Ml 45JJ 1.4,« ..[J II a vear ago thia time, that Captain the American League for many yeara ,-.,.., otnl * et hfling quite a month as W. Mtt- «T II . . ., to the festivfl. to come." SH'l heid U rnlers of the fray; J II*. IM the foriaar eele- Lot of Money What with the finish in the two major leag»*V A team that can strupgre along in when i< come* t" through gO. led Cobbs the faee of seveie to seven But romping the 'ir.i.-h 01' th. teaflil championship and the golf cham- 1 114 415 S4 injury toi. J 4 .1 revieui winter. a staff that ean ab .¦ The rivat fraia town to n, over a route UaU.-i l< ¦¦¦ 4- 14 314) ITWi :i the itara; pitching (Wd ,¦;.! Inp. Mr. W-.-i-h moving twenty-round "I'll admit I'm licked." aaid cap- ignore a man of Caldwell'a Interest due, session lutely Rain and Lack of Public Step ont, old dog. and gei your aad ..¦ r.'.-nbrT of rada, tho first autumnal ashi I you physical worth and still outclr.ss all odmpsi 4 in ouii crown. month of the yenr. 140PM IM lt ' r. collection masquerading big league rivale; a manager who can smile at Have Combined to Lessen You the -l.ou'.i tar..' it.fl the big l-lpp. | p'.ac-ajl : ii n i , Inch that would drive another to the uniforms? ni ri ;¦;.' ; ii ., ia anotr-.er __,_._ ii^,ri,'. 4-7 4'.' |1* I'l- 1916," he continued. !..- route none of these need sym- Receipts. were look¬ " 114 t'l. 110 431 M 114 1! I in Anurican League that 11 44'- 40 114 ..' r the laugh on mt- now. iti ndmirntion. West.rn c!ub« thfl the 19th Hole. ferJS' ..greii -. IftgB pathy ommanding to Maximsof .-.ei. IM IM 44 1 afaan ***"» 34 ri s 4 on twelve .. a raecalenl dlflh are now said Wai^aanaa. 14 0 I CMeaa* M you at the .1 . 'ni have tha laaah The Yankees have arrived la«t. ing upor Yaoka lime his mashle ahot Dubuc, Detroll ... 44 .-_>« II .fll-.-r- .1 :. hence. mark my word. It I have r.rriverl to in the affec- of the abdominal He that for the se-rond pltches *! .!! ! months They tarry have large, ingroflvmg palaa Ifl thfl vieinity words his vocabulary llatulll "I M IM 11 St.I_aH_.tfl mv minor * we!! vou can take latcrsflt of New York for to The majority of the leagues into a shall come upon ' don't, tions many years deep pond McF.we-I" 11 11 _,l Loud choru'-cs flf come. Ihat whether or not are thc end of their seasons, region. Bhaw Wa-hlM 1 - for nothinp'" Npt poes, they nearmg never knew before. .¦> .4 I a l.eart 1 ..... 44 4 ir nf.-:" "Have art- able to Wjn tke pennant this year. date for most of the little Forest Hills. in the war shall know * !« the closing At m And Ihe bi-ateta- arm> great wK: um. j" i?i :- .fffffr. Brookly at that time circuits Bfl! for Labor Day or Kumagae than nr.' bl-rtis and of life. Oran *. M M « «. There were nuntioned being Johnston. Williams, McLoughlin, far more of the joy ft'aah IM l« |M .-Ut. (Tl .-ar- r, a few names that As the year has been but one from this is pretty .3 4 li 1 not for publication ¦aaa aftenrard, n.any otlier .*' od ones. quurtet iw ¦¦ .1 eanee to < aptain lius- O'.Nelll. |_j ,;. .! ? :J1 ; 4 4 ._..,.,. | Merkle *Joins one of the "bloomer" variety, there are sure to be on arhcfl the last match is finished nnd 11 lll II 14 s 1 .1 Mogndge was top .fl|,\,'-, !' bd litora. George to be few tears shed by the has been established. The Red Sox Chance. ,4 a name that passed lightly round tha likely another American championship at lll IJ 4, 4 a titter when the final cur- some time that about ¦' table. Frank ttilhooley elieHed '"bush" niagrate. There Wflta dilappointment expressed ago In response to at least one or two earnest querics PerklDpailill. N V 10 M 4» H ! Mfr* f. X-\» Tcrk Ifl In self-defrnce the cap¬ Dogers tain is rui.R down. from our 104 To-day « of darilion. been t.-.ken this only 14 nl! international flafl'f.r had away in the American League, dope .4> 10 59 . Al Wsltflr.. Allfln Rw* A few of the minor league clubs flvill the Rrd Sox chance tain aprung have left but civil better than an even t Cliff Marklo. Alex¬ be able ihow a and :-or: of championships where v,c could nothing seems available to have anything ¦¦ flfl sell Urhan Shocker. tfl profit, ¦. ¦! .' i). I 14|| and a At Cincinnati the others break even; but it is West in four 4K1 4 1 T.m Hei.dryx September ¦ ander. Miller, may strife. the Red Soclrn-t atart - IM W ¦' auditors that a br«ak, o Hi- *? »? : .11 To bis safe to large a start- -. flock of others. theyj predicl majority But this irrternaliotial flavor has been added in to the the journeying will be all Jaintun V | " :. A oraft list money. games .-.-¦¦ Wl re names mere names. will close up i-wmg themseiVer- The good/flfOth.'rwise lltU -, as much condition* and ling flva>, aml from a BtaitliBg source. Dohertys, to the rough. WIU. Athletln IM 101 II M I bave commanded quite Unusual!] had areatker '.- wauld I'- >' ...... Pittsburgh, Aug. 26. Fred Merklfl our and their Western Mi.!'. ,- interest have combined and Brookes have eOBAa way proved On her last tnp ¦ '" lack of public ilding Here is an example, relaycd. Judge. IM ; phla I'-fl 497 4- a will join the Robins to-morrow at the skids under the is now .. , '4 -I llu-ton Prophet. tfl put pustime. vnlor and th*ir skill, but the shaduw of Kv.mngae Boston won fAelvc out ef eighteen games-all that any in Two tii" now dflfaaet Fed¬ II flta-ai.i S .1 those names were destined Cincinnati, exchange for Catcher 'jreara Bfo ..s ncr..«s courts as any shadow has win from leading rivals on a hofl* Weatet. rhleai M 10; : I 247 21 Some al eral atartfl-l the rniaora down heavy th. invading club can be expected tfl IM M M II --. Bcbalk. rhletfo " littlfl 1: « t. . the sense of Cap¬ McCarthy. The last steps in the deal laflBffBfl the Browns ,; H[8 flj Rt. to vindicatc bualneaa the tobo_r_;an by grabbii.g the "bush" been in the pnst. tiie field. Yet the Red Sox in this drive found ii Cas«laak>. Dal M I } .»J .4 flfl:!.. 14 _. tain T. I.. Huaton and Colonel Jacob wire taken .. ', to-day after Manager Mc- stars the formality of is terrific odds. of the other Eastern '¦. 1' of the Yon- aad oerlectiag The Jap s'ar, being alone. up against fivc games closer through the inability »; Ki -. Iir-fott H I ,"; Runpert in the purchase a in return. Whea -.- -.¦. « M Russell. GraW had a \long taik with Merkle. slippinjr little change But when a man is fine tennis, odds are soon Cliapman 14 -t S. bt.ft.l.r. I'lrrnatl 4 I .124 Waltera. the Feds died last winter the minois plaving clubs to flvin on the road. J w aSti Athlatka laMlflIM 4.' H tt fl 'li;-. and Miller now in After the ebnversation Merkle ex- out. Who last summer that young Johnston Athletics have all poorly I.a.,-. A".-- ker, Mogridge brcathed a cf relief and started .viped thought Vank", Nationals and played nrw.- ¦¦ ¦ . .«.*. then to fight. himself an liffh CarrtfBJt, J « . ....<¦: slighting terms; prepare pressed perfectly satisfit-d forthwith to prepare for what they fig¬ 'md any chance to beat Kar! Behr, Norris Williams and season. may do quite a bit better. ¦!./. CW. II -* 1 4 --: come to thc Yankees in the West this They ¦¦ Thev did nal with the deal. 1916 T«rn-. Chh-a-fo 11 ITI -;1 :,-- Kllllf . || would be a soft and soothing « .-- 41 chance. bul through' MeGraw dt-eiarcd that he would hold ured Maurice McLoughlin in succe.sion? but this improvement will hardly be suffkient to help atanata, Dati-*et.. M IM li H igh slipshod teaaOB. Nothing doing. Pl, run. Borton !. » 4 11 flfl. J. -.! of cold. calculating busi- on to to face her last trip only a '.J 141 .* II { I tt 17. the policies McCarthy, and denied that he ln all sections J. Pluvius has Boston if ihe is foreed long \-..,.!.. J ';* Iflfl _.* Bt |. ... made successes of nearly The Greatest. W. John.or.. W«ih 47 lll ll M Bd would swap his new catchcr in any on and with 10J 2°J 114 Halr.l. have made been the job early late, game or two to the good. vnt. Datrait IM 441 62 104 .l.v. and who three-cornered d''al with The was a or two as to the 1 H . Ha.-nfi. lt, _t I|.1 Chicago. the result that the season now near- An argument started day ago Uortoo, Clfftland. 11 I J J" 4J in less, -. BH 14 a aueceaa af baseball still covetous Ca Iv .. M I I ¦ bualneaa I.ittle Napoleon ia casting its close must be added to the name of the American lawn tennis star. Larned, [tWK *J ," Bon 9 .H. than two short Heinie but ing greatest MctlrMe, »«h, 114 Ml 13 M 11 -.- Pttifl.Se II .M4 jreara. eyci upon Zimmerman, says two disastrou. years, making or «'a.h 13 M 6 K 1 2 .111 When the colonel and the captain now no previous Wrenn, Whitman, McLoughlin, Williams or Johnston. two pennant races, that has have Harper. f- ¦" 1* * I'Mflfl Itrooklm S4 1-S II « .1*4 regretiully tiiat ht- sees chunce three flivvers in B row. A pennant race.^gr I'l.i.k. Bl. I.i*'.!. M Uaii.Ti.ft, PhUa ¦¦-. :i .its tumb'. fael that sometimes There is no to round with but as the 1916 ol securing him The spots in the pieture way up this query facts, been as i-eplets and sharp change. CLI nATTixo lt,.- baseball rhiefs talk with forked wants only bright witj^pnets REfOKDS B a Wooghman, of the Cubs, of arc found ainonc the few top- the younger Doherty while playing h-ere stated that in his any earthly dope, barring CLI 11 nATTl.Nfi aet about to app.y Fletcher and for gloom campaign has sho*vn"is beyond Ttrr.n tongues thej were se- Doyle Zimmerman, liners in the larger minor leagues, the Malcolm Whitman was the the had two until some Itwaa fi.ih n. a 11 n BBBBBB an remedy. Trusty aeouta wants to opinion gfeatest game th.-.t dope whieh wisely picks the leaders n.bfl r. «t hat n n n ¦ n a fi a* ir .m speedv and in addition include American Association and the Interna¬ 4'. i- '.'.1 1»64 1(4 lll I '' c red and. armed Wlth' mvulnerable ever known "greater," he said, "tban knows him to Datnll lll I'li.,',. ar| III I.OIJ Hunter in the trade. MeGraw Bflaaifl Western, Southern and Pacific nny one else arrives at the top. Sa 1 i wara ihwaya and tional, -ii. Ml IT4 cash, worth. to f(«l that this is something like ask- Coast Pennant contenders in be who has never met him in competition when he was ClUraan IM JM PltllaoVlphla. lll to aearch for talent of laaiTUflfl. " Sam 1!" flMI 4'4 Ml 141 I 117 bywayi mg for hi.-; right eye. come mar his best _)*ork iw mi 3.141 No doubt the local owner. were lucky these leagues will through right n,-tr/ in mtt ih m w ... to find Though MeGraw and Harry Hemp¬ side But outside of Clas3 AA