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"The Crab" STUMPF IS IN RACE ns DUE FROM Henry Gilman, the Demon Crab—How He Got His Name and What He Did with It When He Got It—The Dull Job PLAY INCREASED TO SUCCEED RUBIEN WESUHIS WEEK of Being the Best Third-baseman in the Game. Clubs in Root, Drobach, Thomas and BY CHARLES E. VAN LOAN Second Qualification Round on Metropolitan Reported Favor Com- Walker on Way from v The world’s most famous writer of baseball Action. Day’s Program at of Registration Copyright, 1910, by Street & Smith. Detroit. mittee Chairman. Chicago. WAS Charlie Brydon who chris- —and I’tn about the only man who thinks so." tened Henry Gilman "The Crab.” WEDNESDAY IT • • • JERSEY PAIR DEFEATED RUBIEN TO MAKE FIGHT TITLE RACE Charlie, who Is the dean of all base- ILMAN never was rated as a sen- ball scribes, possesses the fatal gift (v1 national He had but performer. 1b a Five of the leading professionals Triangle DETROIT, Aug. 30.—Interest in the There story going around In of humor and acute characterization one steady gait from the opening day who have been racing at Chicago battle for the A mar i can amateur golf Amateur Athletic Union circles that in dealing with his victims, and the to the end of the season, and he never during the summer are due to arrive championship, whicit. is being ! Frederick W. Rubien, secretary- first week that Gilman appeared with varied it a halrsbreadth. This was waged in this citly this week. Eddie Root, because he the on the Detroit Country Club treasurer of that organization and Thomas, John the Pink Sox, Charlie branded him was always doing course, | Pete Drobach, Lloyd headed best that was In he could do was president of the Metropolitan Bedell and Gordon Walker are said I an advertisement to him him; greatly increased yesterday district, Four weeks ago printed with the name which clung last for no more and he would do no less. during the layoff. The Inal qualifica- would be succeeded for the latter to have left Chiqago night end of his service. And Gil- two to the He never the crowd the It is Said that only brought up tion round of thirty-six holes, medal office by Jacob W. Stumpf, chairman East. WARNING. having no more sense of humor with a at bit of be held at the River- man, yell some startling play, will take of the registration committee. Where more meets will place today. It will in Chicago, one next than a clgarstore Indian, never spoke fielding or a lightning "peg" across the view Velodrome, some of the of the Film cut the field from seventy-three story originated is not known, Labor Day. In it I told of plans Triangle to a newspaper man after that— the diamond. He never got a home Sunday and another and Rubien has a run He was al- players to thirty-two.' issued statement yesterday, fol- which was the worst thing he except by accident. It. was announced very that to the effect that he will not of the cycle and intimated that I large ways just a little bit better than the Granting a few upsets may step lowing the postponement Corporation expected profits. could have done. for the Velo- average player, safe, sane, conserve- occur, students of the sport down from the office of president of race meet scheduled The baseball fans took to the name predicted national be an extremely well balanced field for the Metropolitan district of the Ama- drome, that a two-mile, But I was so afraid that there might exaggerations Instantly, and poor Gilman never had would be the the match play which will start to- teur Athletic Union until he is as- championship race a to be but “The chance anything morrow. sured that the association’s affairs feature of the card for Wednesday without to Crab” the entire ten years he and overstatements by persons authority speak during Although are running as smoothly as did entire program yesterday the Pinks. A many golfers still terra they night»^The played third base for in former over until next Sun- the tournament a battle between days. will be carried fact that that silent, thoughtful young man, he re- the so-called that I made very the anything promised Francis Ouimet, Jerome D. Travers However, it is said that the club day, when the. finals of plain tired Into his shell, and never came and when race, with Charles E. Evans, jr., on one delegates they meet September world’s championship out again. The other players made a Lawson and so much in entailed some risk of side, and the field on the other, there 20 for the purpose of electing a presi- Frank Kramer, Iver very profit necessarily few attempts to show a friendly In- will be the | are at least half a dozen entrants dent of the Metropolitan district will Alfred Grenda as starters, terest In the quiet, black-browed fel- who have been popularly granted a go in strongly for Stumpf. It is also main attraction. loss. but met with no success, and low, | good opportunity of the said that fifteen clubs will cast a on that cheerful team, surprising even lively, | "Big Three.” ballot for Stumpf. I said we had the Gilman never had a pal, or made an I got together greatest organization D. E. Sawyer, of al- According to Mr. Rubien, there is Intimate friend. Wheaton, 111., ways a dangerous opponent in match absolutely no truth in the statement ESTATE ever It was not that the Crab had a REAL of the world had known, play, has been going at top speed that he will step down from the moving picture producers disposition; it was mere- quarrelsome since he arrived here last week. His office. He intends to stay in the race, that "he couldn’t seem to loosen executives and ly games have been consistently fine. and he doubts If he will have any great actors and actresses, great as the expressed it. TRANSFERS. tip,” players Jesse Guilford, of Boston, and Max opposition at the meeting Septem- After the first few months' the NEWARK. Mansion, of Baltusrol, are favorites ber 20. Pinks dropped him out of their daily Eucker et al to August at least with the eastern contingent. “There are a. few persons outside of Louis Producer of “The Birth of schedule. They knew that after he Splndler. e s South Eighteenth GRIFFITH, Nelson M. Whitney, of New Orleans, the Amateur Athletic Union who 2,ixl00... *1 his street shoes, and Ills st. 101 ft n fr Avon av. laced parted to whom the South is for would like to see me retire, but they to Her- red looking Louis F. Sell lilting et al thin, dark hair with the little, have to Bruen a championship recognition, has shown will wait for another year,” man W. Sehultliig, ses Nation.” comb which he always carried, they steady improvement since his arrival he said. st. 70 ft n e fr Lafayette st, him until the would see little more of here. 42x00 ..: s e s 1| Famous for the “Battle of Get- next day at the ball park. Another star who has made Chrome Athletes Successful. Same to Emma Schulting. INCE, golf fr Hamilton He was seldom seen at a theater: while Bruen st. 115 ft s w history playing his best game Chrome Y. M. C. A. athletes made ■ st, 85x112 .... he could not play billiards or pool; is of Albert Seckei, Chicago. At least their first appearance in the North Herman W. Schulting *t al to Ber- tysburg.” he would not -r>lay poker or shoot a dozen other contestants are expect- tha Mersells, s e <*«>r Bruen ana rumor Jersey Athletic Association field day, "craps”; and It was common ed to worry the and the sts, 42x70 .1 ehamxdon which was held at Branch Lafayette Master of the that when on the rond he saved his list includes E. M. Saturday Louis F. Schulting et nl to Edna SENNETT, Laughmaker Byers, of Pitts- Brook Park. The Chrome did entire salary' check. K. boys Schulting, n w h Bruen st, 188 ft burgh; .r. Bole,| of Cleveland, and 1 well in their first appearance, when s w fr Hamilton st, <17x85. Most of his evenings were spent In Sherril Sherman, of Utica. Creator of Come- won the Weiss to Frederick Tuch- World, Keystone room the Sox they meet by scoring twelve Nicholas his at the hotel, and the a of Throughout day majority Clarence olka. e s South Nineteenth st, 724 used to that he wrote a let- points. As expected, Young say long the seventy-three amateurs who fr Avon 25x100.. 1 won the quarter-mile race from the ft s av, dies. ter to his wife every night. Joe earned the right to enter the cham- Investment Co. to Sam- six-yard mark. Young, who competes Progressive Holmes, the manager, knew that the pionship round of the national cham- uel F. Leber, s e cor Sixteenth av carried of his for the Chrome Y. M. C. A., is one of and South Thirteenth st, 80x147.. 1 Crab always pictures “He wap pare death on foal tlpp.” pionship practiced over the counee. the budding stars, and his progress Bertha et al to John W. wife and the two children with him, Some got in thirty-six holes, though Wlegand But belief that the theater, of this in the athletic field has been rapid. MeOeehan, lr.