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VOL. 67. No. 18 , JULY 1, 1916 PRICE 5 CENTS f

Ed Pfeffer, Star of Brooklyn Club VOTED TO ALL BPOBTSM«N AMP TO BA»B BALL MKS AND MEASUKES "WITH MALJCB TOWARD NONl AM) CHABJTY FOB AIX"-EP1TOB FBANOS C. B1CHTEB

to t1« N«w York Clob. On April 12th, Waehter. of its base paths slower; are the National Le^ th« Troy Clob, wired th« New York Clob as follows: "Will take tances between bases shorter, or is there a higher Kenny, salary to start at opening of our season. May 6th. Can plosive in the National League bats?" he report Monday." The only defense of the Troy Clnt) i« that the player «as tnraed baci to the New York Club and that porting life the Troy Club did not execnte the optional agreement, admit­ CCORDING TO JOB VILA, the National Commis­ ted to It 07 the New York Club. The New York Club, which A sion has quietly issued orders to all of the major A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO BASH BALL, TIAP declined to accept the player, when tendered it, requests the and minor league clubs to adopt vigorous methods to SHOOTING AND ALL CLEAN SroMfl. Commission to enfofr* payment '»r Dis release b.v the Troy suppress the betting evil which has grown to alarming Club. In reply ta Manager Wachlefs telegram of May 21st. .proportions. Several minor league clubs in the West IHB WORLD'S OLDEST AND BEST BASE BALL JOCBNAL. B« wa« notified by the Chairman of the Commission as follows: "You have a tight to retnrn optional players. If New have cut out the telegraph and telephone wires in their FOUNDED APRIL, 1M3 fork Club does not take, him back within three days, give grounds in order to stop "ticker betting" in saloons player his unconditional release. This, however, does not which has caused attendance figures to dwindle. The SltU Registered in the United Statw Fattnt

PHILADELPHIA,-JTJLY 1, 1916 AMENDED CCORDING TO Dr. James Naismith, director of COMMISSION RULES A physical education at Kansas t niversity, base ball is the greatest education for a man's life that can be __ All the happenings in the Bast Satt World and ECTION "D" OF RULE 16 of the National Com­ indulged in. Y'es, indeed, Hans W'agner and Eddie in the Field of Sports of All Sort* are recorded in S mission, has been amended so as to restrict its Plank will be well equipped for their life work by the SPOB!':.NG LIFE fully, accurately and impartially from application to players released under optional agree­ time they are a hundred. week to wttb. ______ment. This section, as amended, reads as follows: "A clirb which before or after the beginning of the term of TT IS ROUGHLY ESTIMATED that rain or wet Its contract with him releases the services of a player under an * grounds since the pennant races began on April 12, optional agreement to a club whose championship season com­ major league clubs of at least BAD FORJASE BALL mences after that of the releasing club must pay him at the have deprived the 16 rate of his canceled contract from the time it would have become $300,000 in gate receipts. The average loss of each THINGS ARE NOT SHAPING up well for Base effective but for his release up to the day his salary starts with club is placed at about $20,000, but in some instances * Ball. Prior to the opening of the season the major his new club, provided he promptly reports to and gives serv­ the losses will reach that figure. leagues looked forward to a splendid season by reason ices to the club to which he is transferred. This section iball of competition being removed; the be construed with Rule 18 at the National Commission." TWENTY-FIVE HOME RUNS, with little more strengthening of the various teams; and public indiffer­ A new section "i" of this rule has been adopted and * than a third of the season gone, have been made ence to the European War. The minor leagues, too, the former section "i" will in future be designated as on the Chicago grounds. That screen top to the right shared this feeling, which wss supplemented along the section "j." The new section "i" reads as follows: field wall is sadly needed in the interest of real con­ entire line with stringent financial legislation. At the "A club which after the commencement of its rtampionshlp tests. outset all these optimistic predictions seemed justified, season releases the services of a player under contract to It to as the attendance was large everywhere, and a greater a club whose championship season commences after that of the T HE WILMINGTON and Pottsville Clubs last week was in evi­ releasing club must pay him at the rate of bla canceled con­ * withdrew from the Atlantic League, but it was an­ degree of enthusiasm than for several years tract up to the day his salary with his new club begins, pro­ nounced that organization will continue for the pres­ dence. But miserable weather soon put one damper vided that he promptly reports to and gives service to the ent with four teams. The cities new represented on the on the situation. Rain and cold weather have affected latter. This section shall be construed with Rule 18 of th» the came both from the artistic aud the financial National Commission aud shall be effective only when the time circuit are Allentown, Reading, Patersou and Easton. of the season of the releasing club and standpoint. It has handicapped the efforts of some between the beginning OMEBODY ALWAYS IS ASKING which is the into condition, and it has prevented that of the club to which he is transferred exceeds the period of players to get the notice of release required in fils contract and then only for S better player, Cobb or Collins, or C'obb or Wagner, others from keeping in tip-top form. Numerous post­ the additional days." or Cobb or Lajoie, or Cobb or Speaker. The fact that ponements have made big holes in the treasuries of the Cobb is always on one end of the question ought to be. clubs, and it is now certain that all club's in the major sufficient answer. leagues will suffer heavy losses; while the minor AS TO PINCH-HITTING leagues will surely suffer very heavily in point of T\ETROIT"S SPURT 5s an indication of what that prestige and finances, even though we should have EGISLATION TO CURB the pinch-hitter craze U team could have done last year or the year before exceptionally good weather for balance of season L with which major league managers have become in­ if it had had the kind of pitching it is getting this which is quite unlikely. But on top of bad weather fected, is favored by President Johnson, of the Ameri­ year. comes now another serious trouble which was utterly can League, and if a remedy can be discovered it will unanticipated, namely, the prospect of war with Mex­ be applied before another season at the latest. The ico. The mobilization of troops will take out of the big American League executive is of the opinion that man­ SALLEE'S GAY LIFE cities thousands of young men who patronize base ball agers are carrying things so far in their constant shift­ and other sports, and it will also hurt the attendance New Tork "Journal" on ing of pitchers they are not only injuring their pitch­ by keeping the minds of those who remain at home ers, but arc reducing the interest felt by the steady The good people of St. Leois will not be nnduly excited wnr news instead of the base ball scores. It may, patrons in the players and consequently in the game ever Slim Bailee's desertion of th» Cardinals and Miller Hug- therefore, be said that, if the conditions of the first two selling gins. Now and agala "th« Sheriff" has been deserting tb« mouths are witnessed for balance of season, many of itself. "They are turning stake horses into Cards for the past 11 years, yet always he has returned right the major league clubs Will be fortunate with an even platers." President Johnson declared. "They are mak­ side up »nd none the worse for the vacation. Sallee is one of while many of the minor leagues ing a joke of the pitchers by taking them out of the the most likeable fellows in base ball, as well as one of the break oil the .season, game if a couple of hits are made in succession, or by, most temperamental. Under nre the Hlsglnsport Huckleberry will be lucky indeed if they escape dismemberment or so excited over a penny and peace are the removing a pitcher who is going along finely to permit is among the coolest, yet he can become death. Continuous good weather bench warmer to go to bat and strike out or fly ante poker game that he can't eat and that's going some for a boons the base ball men most need and should pray some ball player. Prior to the present Imbroglio, bailee's last de- for. out for him. I am hearing from the patrons of base sertion happened four years ago. After high words with Man­ ball constantly about this increasing tendency to change ager Bresnahan, who later came to better understand his south­ pitchers without reason. Any successful, hard-work­ paw star, Sallee literally was swallowed up b.v St. Louis. H» THE KENNY CASE ing pitcher has a following of his own among the fans, did not report, neither conld he be found. Private detectives and these admirers resent seeing him yanked without called into the case eventually came across Sallee driving a huckster's cart. He was selling Osafre melons to the house­ THE NATIONAL COMMISSION has just handed cause." wives of South St. Louis. Sallee was happr and contented. Hs down a decision in the matter of the complaint of afterward explained that he had bought the cart at a great bar­ the New York National League Club against the Troy METRE gain and was sure the investment would par soaring dividends The fact's IN SHORT before the Summer was done. On one notable occasion before Club, relative to Keuny's optional agreement. that Sallee had ran out on McCloskey. The customary search iu the ease are stated as follows: THE LEADING TEN SLUGGERS sometimes mis- ensued, ftnd as usual Sallee couldn't be found. After ten days As a result of negotiations between officials of the New * called ten leading sluggers of the National League be returned as silently as he had gone, and diligent questioning York National League Club and the Troy Club, of the New have made 31 home runs to 14 for the leading ten of brought forth the information that Sallee had become highly York State League, the latter purchased the services of player "Sun" interested In river navigation and, as a dec-khand, had made a Kenny under an optional agreement for a consideration of J300. the American League. This leads the New York trip from St. Louis to Memphis on one of the various nonde­ Telegram* submitted in evidence establish the acceptance of to say: "How can this be explained'.' Are the Ameri­ script craft that ply between the two river towng. Huggins wiH this player on April 15th. h.v the Troy Club, which, however, can League outfieldars faster; are their arms stronger; not worry over Sailer. He will rejoin the Cardinals in good has neglected, although several times requested to do so, to are the National I/eague fences shorter; are its runners time. It would interest us, though, to know what new pursuit the optional agreement or to remit the consideration faster; are the American League turns sharper; are Mr. Harry Sallee it temporarily tain revenue from either the field or the stadium; that billiard-playing and rest-seeking trip of four months. the funds that have boon advanced by Mr. Lewisohn Kahanamoku arrived there, after his trip through this are about exhausted, and no immediate sources of in­ country, the day Benjamin departed. eJf Mb at &nort come are in sight, except the prospective arrangement WEliKLY EDITORIAL DIGEST OF EVENTS AND POLICIES IN for the leasing of the stadium for the exhibition o£ T. PAUL, MINN., public officials are unanimously THE NATIONWIDE AKENA OF CLEAN SPORT moving pictures during the Summer. It is estimated S in favor of constructing a municipal golf courso, that $35,858 will be necessary to cover the initial'ex­ but one of their constituents, at least, is decidedly and MEI* AND MEASURES or THE WORLD OF SPORT IMPAB- penses for alterations and permanent equipment neces­ by no means silently opposed to the scheme. In an TIALLY REVIEWED BY THE EDITOR-IX-CTIIEF sary to the practical utility of the college field and open letter to the Mayor the irate citizen writes: "Golf AND ASSOCIATE EDITORS OF "SPORTING stadium. It is estimated that an additional $16.110 is a favorite sport of the rich because they wish to in­ LIFE," AND BY COMPETENT. UN­ will be needed to cover the cost of operating the stad­ troduce a servant (the caddie), even in sports." The V BIASED AND REPUTABLE ium and field as a part of the Department of Hygiene, "favorite sport of the rich" is so popular over the SPECIALISTS ANB of the college. The sum of $15,510 is estimated as the newly constructed public links in St. Louis that more CRITICS amount required for annual maintenance. A resolu­ than 5000 permits have been issued for the present tion is now before the Board of Aldermen calling for season. SPECIAL CRITICS AND CONTRIBUTORS an appropriation for revenue bonds^to cover these Daniel J. Ferris...... Athletics Allan I. Smith...... Hunting amounts. Unless these appropriations ' ere made it is TT IS A GREAT PITY that there are no Olympic J. C. Kofoed...... Base Ball R. V. Ohl...... Kennel likely that within a week contracts will be made * games this year, for the reason that there are more John Crpahan...... Billiards Thomas W. CahiH...... Soccer or an operatic con­ track athletes in the than ever be­ Burton Mank, Bowling-Billiards Joseph Booth...... Soccer whereby moving picture concerns good Vincent Stevenson.... .Foot Ball I). C. Adamson...... Soccer cern will make use of the stadium and field. fore, and our team would hare been far stro»ger than Walter U.i IVkersall... Foot Ball J. T. Barlow...... Soccer any ever entered ia these games. The 191ii team was Parke H. D.ivls...... Foot Ball Albert W. Kean«...... Soccer believed to be the height of perfection, but the 1916 ag­ Thomas D. Kiohter... .Foot Ball E. P. Dutfy...... Soccer every event, but the Chandler D. Ricuter. ..Foot Ball Harry Sandajer...... Soccer LOSING FAVOR gregation is superior in virtually G. Anderson...... Golf Dr. B. B. Dewhuret.... .Tennis hammer-throw, and it is possible that the old guard John old "THE AUTOMOBILE SPEED RACES are losing ol' weight men would still be able to reach their PHILADELPHIA, JULY 1, 1916 * prestige," says the Pittsburgh "Leader." "Too marks. constructed and they are many big tracks are being TN SPITE OF REDUCED attendances at the Scot- lie honest, but liate no one; overturn a man's not paying. The Indianapolis Speedway is the princi­ of long distance * tish Soccer League games, which wore robbed wrongdoing^ but tin not ur.rrturn Mm unless it must b» pal driveway of the world for holding many attractive features e.ving to several crack foot in orcrtuniimj icrong. Stand with anybody that races. The track is of brick, oval in shape and re­ tlnne the speedway ball players being called to the colors, the Glasgow stands rit/lit. inland irith him while lie is right and quires real ability to drive. At Chicago Rangers Soccer Club finished the season with a bal­ him when he goes wrong. Abraham Lincoln. is of wood, just a circle, and a driver can set his ma­ part with ride until a tire ance in hand of $l:i,lti5, which enables it to place chine, open it up to the limit and $8000 to reserve fund, and pay a dividend to its share­ blows. It does not require extra ability on the Chicago holders of 5 per cent. track. In New York, the track is practically the same, THE GOLF OUTLOOK as at Chicago. It is a fact that the interest is falling JTRANCIS OUIMET declares Americans must lea« off so rapidly that the prediction can be made that * to use thoir heads more on the links. Mr. Ouimet EVKR BEFORE in the history of gelf has it befcn some of the big tracks in operation now will close should be more specific. True, there's nothing in golf N such a difficult task to make even so fair a predic­ within two years or less. At Indianapolis, on Decora­ requiring the use of what's inside the head, but there's tion as to the possible outcome of the national amateur tion Day, the attendance was given at 83,000. The no tolling whether Mr. Ouimot means that they should golf championship. s

1900 victory of the to the CLYDE KNGLE wriO CAN SOLVE THE MYSTKRV? CLEVELAND'S CRUCIAL WEEK 1915 triumph of the. the winning will be dropped as soon a* lie has been srivrn his We iK'ihve, tliere is a deep, dark secret at the bottom of this Sallee suspension aud.^ it club has been rated anywhere from .000 tn .KOO ten days' notice. Gunkd nnt! BrntUey. tlu* crack From Wblch They Emerged But Little the and over. Therefore it would seem that the puxzlps us because we cannot believe that S.it Indians, who have been stepping along at u battery from the Tniversity of Illinois, are now led himself off the straight and narrow path. Kor Worse for Wear—The Red Hoi Series .590 elip since the lid was pried loose on April enrolled as mom hers of tlie Indians. So arc sevc':il years h" has been taking excellent cure 12 last, will hare to hump KOIUP If they are pitchers Dana KUlInglm. i«f Chir Ir-ston. S. C., itf himself, realizing that he was reaching the With Detroit—Indians Still Hold Lead. ' to win the flag. True, they've hail the edge on and John Kerguson. cf Portsmouth, Ohio. Vice* wtireinent stage, lit- pussed through his foolish the other clubs in percentage and all thnt, but President llolmrt B. Mdioy. of thr Indians, ulso tliivs jimj instead of throwing away liis annual By Ed Bur several of their rivals have been playing at a xignod Krcd Ilcebc. formerly with the St. Lo.iis stipend he hire-fed liis money In property near CLEVELAND. O., June 26. Just when It much faster gait the past month than the Red- Cardinals. . Cim-inn:itl Reds and his home in Hlgfflnsport, O. Then \ve cannot Cooked ft» if tha Indiana had a comparatively Ikins. That's why we insist that if L«»e Kohl's Philadelphia Nationals. BeolK- won l!7 and lost plctim- S»l and Hug in a rumpus maybe they g;it'e lead in the chase for pennant bonon in the boys are to be there or even thereabout* at the soven games with the Buffalo 1nt<*fnationali last imd some hiii'sh words, but n-e doubt it. Be it American League- they seemed to go up against finish they will have tn perk up iu their work season. He will bo used as relief liurler. known thnt in three and one-half years Hug has a solid itone wall. Their lead of four and one- in the gflmes to rome and play from .lUM to .flofl not suspended a single athlete for breaking a Ji:ilf games, which they attained a« th« result ball until early in October or they'll find some rlub rule. Hug believes iu Riving an inch to of winning five games in a row while the ether other club, e<|iia1 tn that task, beating them SALLEE'S SUSPENSION the hoys, and uitli this system he has bad pet- ''near" trams were losing, vanished to a mere out of the coveted hunting. feet harmony In tlie Cardinal*. nothing when they dropped the same number THE ABSENCE OK Gl'T MORTON* Hl'i; IS KASY WITH PLAYERS of settos in succession, three to the New Turks "We ha?e been forced to go along without' the No Reason for the Act Except Sa'let's Hng Is not a manager of the MHiraw type. and two to the Detroit Tigers, the latter team services ot Guy Morion, «mr king-pin pitcher, Bull Headedness—Hug-gins Not Hard on He has argued with liis players and they have pulling up on an even percentage rating with who has been out of the with n kink to arcued with him. Why, one day over iu Phila­ the Sixth City entrant for first place last Wed­ his pitching arm; then, too. I'M Klepfcr. who Players and Not Hard to Wcrk for. delphia. In 1914. whin the Cardinals were fight­ nesday. The following day it looked ranks pretty dose to the Alabama Wussom in ing for the pennant, Hug removed Perritt off LIKE A CINCH BET pitching effectiveness, lias been lost t'o us be­ By Bid C. Keener the hill when the Phils started to pound Pol. that the Redskins would be ousted from first cause of a severe attack <>f tousilitt*. from whieb It didn't meet with Pol's fancy and he said as place after the Tigers had them on the run they ,he is slowly recovering. Terry Turner, the most ST. LOriS. Mo.. June 24. The only wny to mm h Iu plain words to the mite manager. But made a gallant last-ditch stand and hj scoring dependable third siu kcr in the game today, has explain the ruse of Hurry S.-illoe In to call out Hug, knowing Pol. simply walked away and four runs in the eighth not only won been on (lie bench for the p«st week with a the favorite expression of Steve Kvsns, which is: I'id's language sailed to the clouds. That was the game but also had undisputed possession of badly-wrenched knee." The Indians could set "I'm a bull-head." Steve, in his big league Hug's system. Sal was n sort of a pet with first place, despite a great try for victory by forth all of the foregoing as an alibi and they'd travels, found ninny players who refused to lis­ Huff, because the big fellow always was ready Ty Cobb & Co in the ninth session. Even the be telling the truth, for every wofil of it is the ten to reason and while he was not a Tris to pitch. He never said lie had a sore arm; he Tigers and their 12,000 ardent supporters who real gospel stuff. But the pitchers more than Speaker, h* was a pretty smart cuss when he nevor complained because he was doing too much witnessed that contest wore forced to ndmire held their own with the exception of n Ifl-S de­ pulled a had play he admitted it. Steve tried to work, and lie never sulked when the fielders the Indians for their gameness in pulling victory feat itt the humls of the New Yorks. during that tell other* their mistakes and one day he ran threw ft way his games. It's a peculiar case. cut of the- fire in the face of almost overwhelm­ five-game Insitjg streak. It wd<. the men behind across a kid who shook his bead: "I tell yuh. nr<; AND SKIP REITSE TO TALK ing odds and now the by-word in Detroit is tlie t\virlet> who failed tu deliver the nere*- 1 wasn't wrong. 1 wasn't, now: 1 ' to which Steve *nry hits. In onr game at Detroit (hey secured repllfxJ: -"Another bull-head in the league; can't Wo have yet to meet H ball player who dors "Heat Cleveland and we'll win the pennant." but two liingles off ({f.rge Ihiuss. whllr hi tell tliat guy anything." not gunrd II.'.R cash account. He s out there try- THE NEW YORKS fug to increase his salary, and here we have another setto with Ilir Tigers Harry CovHeskie ON TIIK II1LU SAL'S A TERROR caid the same thing when they were in our held them to three bl'>w». They scored but one Sal suspended In tlie year his contract expires. So we advance to Harry S.illoc. Out there- on That Isn't feeding the calf. Rut Sal refuses to busy midst a short, time since. So did the run in tho*.e two snirers, losing. 'J-l and 3-0. talk. Hoys, we have a hunch that there's some­ "Washington Nationals and Boston Red Sox. So You know full well that no club can expect to the bill, faring a fence-bM?-tcr when there's a there must be something in the contention that get very far along victory road with one run full house, no one down and an 0-0 score. Sal thing deep behind this case. Sal's inum, Hug the Redskins are real honest-to-goodncss ponnitnt and tive hits in IS . Is one of thif smartest In the game. He's going refuses to tip his secret, and. of course. Skip to keep it on the in>ide and he isn't going to Britton doesn't ?ay a word. lt*s a mystery. contender*. Granted that they will be in the MANAGER KOHL IS LOOK WO . flirht for the flag they'll hare tu show even mure give the hatter one that he craves. But today of a punch from this time forth than they forward to the. return of his hospiliil squad to we're going to say tbat Sal is one of Steve's Sue Over Fed Park Lease have up to the present time. Seldom indeed regular duty. He feels certain that if his character?. Sal won't talk. Sal won't say a docs a club that has a rnting under .(100 win a present lim-up can keep out in front or close wflrd It isn't his absence of conversation that MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 22. Ballard, Row« pennant. It is true that there are exceptions to the top until Mortoii, Klepfer and Turner startles us, hut we point to this: A Whitman, a Chicago real estate firm, today to every fast rule, but base ball's rules, es­ get back in harness the Indians will shortly put Salle's Iron-clad contract expires at the filed complaint here in a suit against Edmund J. pecially In the American League, appear to b« a considerable gap iK-twecn them as occupants of end of the 1916 season.. The Federal League Archambault, brother-in-law of the Cantillon faster than elsewhere. There has been one first place nud the next merest club. Kohl has is not aronnd to take disgruntled players brothers, for $6000 commission for the lease of exception to that .000 rating contention in the been getting rid of sonje of his old material of Into tlie fold. To get another wartime salary the Chicago Federal League park to Weeghman Johnsonian organization. Buck in 100S the four late and replacing it with "new blood." WiH,ie S;il must pitch winning ball. Sal has ju-it &. Walker in 1!>13. Archambault was understood Western entries staged a humdinger of a battle Mttchcll. who has been decided an in-and-onter passed his. thirty-first birthday and will'not to have Mike Cantillon and C. S, Havenor as f»r pennant honors and if memory fails us not with the Indians this season, was sold to (Up Huger in the big league many more, years. partners. The suit will not come to trial until the verdict was not decided until the last day Detroit Tigers for the waiver price of $'J."i(»0. It If Sal was in the class with (Juy Morton, El­ Fall. ______of the season. The Detroit Tigers copped the was originally planned to ship Willie to the mer Myers. Fred Toney, Dutch Leonard, Ernest bunting thnt season with a percentage of .588, Portland Club, of the Pacific Coast League, but Shore, Einio Koob and other young star (lingers, George Harter Drops Dead only four points in Mitchell put it squarely up to the Cleveland Club he would be in a position to dictate. But Sal's officials that they owed it to him to permit him slipping into the retirement field and be is QUINCT, Ills., June 22. George Harter, at EXCKSS OF THE AVERAGE to remain in the majors if he could find n club throwing away a golden opportunity to take in one time one of the best American League pitch­ .bonded l>.v the Cleveland Naps. In every otfcer that would give him a chance to show bis wares, the shekels when the sun Is not the brightest. ers, dropped dead here today, aged 16 year*. He Ainei'k-ftB League campaign, however, fcom the and they agreed Kut, friends, Sal'a a bull-head. Iras formerly with Detroit. THE WORLD OF BASE BALL [or League Form to Date Deceptive to that eminent jame," declared Stallings. He applied John J. Brers, life By W. J. McBeth the appelation in Evers's presence. "I'm Boston Brnv*s is just hopeful John may be able to take a ihunderstorm after an- had in cruck at the Giants before we leave the far better shape than a year ago. while pitching, though, than he has ever town." The Keystone King the Reds are a dub that is likely to Boston. He will have the most effective 'expressed his sentiment iu no break louse if "Buck" Hereog can get staff in the league when the veterans get "The arm feels a whole lot better," fashion at the Polo grounds his men to five him their best efforts. a little hot weather. Boston's pitching Kvers replied, "and I'd be delighted to get ally, when he journeyed thither all the The old race has hardly started yet. staff ia much better than it was in 11-114. back in the line-up for the sake of my old from the Breslin hotel to find that a CALLS SEASOS A JOKE That year we had the "Big Three" Ru­ friend M'Graw." header had beeu postponed on ac­ "Good ball players are more or less dolph, James and Tyler but they had to "The trouble." Everg explained, "is a count uf wet grounds. temperamental. They can't play base ball do all the Work. We have seven pitchers displaced nerve in the upper arm. At "Kain!" said Evers. "Why,- do' you in foot all weather. The many interrup­ this year Rudolph. Tyler, Re..lbach.Ra- least that's what the Boston doctors say, suppose for a moment you ever saw rain? tions from cull! and rain have sel the vet­ gau, Hughes. Barues and Xehf with not though 1 don't believe they know a bit This stuff you're getting in New York erans back about where they were when a bad one in the bunch. Besides, there is more than our weather man. isn't rain. It's a light mist. Come to they reported for Spring training. That's a possibility of James coming round. "One long whiskered specialist that I Boston some time any time if you wish why the good hitters aren't hitting. The Pitching is going to go a long way this consulted was curious to know what my to see the real article. season so far has been a joke. You may year on account of the unusual number arm was made of. He wanted to operate, "And that's the reason," continued the throw all (lie form shown so far iuto the of double headers. mind you. Said he'd set back the nerve Trojan: "that good clubs like the Braves scrap heap." Hints of a fu'ed between Stalling* and in place. Not for me. They'll have to and Giants are taking the mud of a lot lOvers insists that the Braves Will have Kvprs sctit out of the middle West were operate on my head before I let them of inferior talent. There'll be a reckon­ as much tn say as to the disposition of base libels in the estimation of the other operate on my arm. The old soup-bone ing, never fear, unless this Winter wea­ the l!ll«5 National I.easue pcenunt us players and officials of the Braves. In- is not in such bad shape anyhow," Everg ther hangs over till October. hatl Stnlling's clubs of the laat two soa- deetl Stalling* and his high strung lieu­ concluded. "I've been out of the game "Philadelphia is no stronger than it 9OBK. tenant never appeared more friendly, only about ten days, and I'd have been, was a year ago." said Kvers "if it is "I'm not predicting a pennant for Bos­ than last evening. back before this as well as ever if it even that strong. It was a ohejip pen­ ton," said Jnhuny.. It looks to me as if RTAU.I.NC.S .JOKES WITH JOHNNY hadn't been for the rotten weather. Not nant Moran won in 1915. Boston. New four or five clubs will be in the fight most "We'll tnake n. noise like a steam rol» much chance of a sore arm improving York, Brooklyn and Chicago are all in of the way. fallings will have better ler when the 'Crab' there gets back in th« these days."

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