- - T i - vv v - ij; sj " 5k- 'VT5 :r' 12 THE WASHINGTON THSIES WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, --1911. Star Infielder From the West Is Highly Recommended to ManagerJames McAleer

INFIELD ER DOWNEY. Grand Pyrotechnic Display When Nationals Make Record of Four Straight BOB THAYER'S Sporting OF KANSAS Cin IS Gossip

"Every Knock Is a Boost." TDUTED BY HU6HES Minneapolis in lead.

In dfscusilng the American Associ- Nationals Will Do Well to ation it is Interesting to note that Joe Cantlllon lias once more poked his Min- Look Over "Little Blue," neapolis club to th top. That veteian aggregation has been going like a houso Says "Long Tom." afire, and It will have to hold its speed, us there ure two more clubs within striking distance every day. - OF FIGHTING TYPE Cobb is I1L LIKE KID.ELBERFELD Tv Cobb wag forced to withdraw from the game at Philadelphia yesterday so he was not feeling well. While !He'd Make a Sweet Little Annex he wag In the conflict he got a single, a tilDle. and a . stole two bases, to a Big League Team," and had three runs to his credit. It would have been pretty tough on the Declares Pitcher. Athletics ir Cobb had been feeling welL Ready for arbitration. By "SENATOR." Bob Young, president of the Ama- The Nationals will do well to send n teur Baseball Commission, has decided ncout to look at the performances of to change the meeting time of the Tom Downey, the alert little lnfielder board of arbitration so that of City In instead of the Kansas Blues, the Ameri- getting together on Friday the com- can .Association, according to Tom mittee will gather tomorrow night at Hughes, the Nationals" victorious ' hurler XrX I i OWMl w ww nil. , I 1,1. h ' 8 o clock at board room of In two agalnbt Naps. W in the the frames the tfV American Security and Trust build- "It's btrange to me that teams In the ing. Because of the fact that the big leagues In need of infielders," says reopen- Hughes, go Engle caso probably will be "don't after thU fellow ed, it Is expected there will be a large Dcwney in Kansas City. He ought to ' .ttn.ar iTTTTTWWBrJ8s' j . w . mi v7iMv ur i b ' attendance at the meeting, which will be league, If l in this and the Nationals, .HfflMli j1 cot be an open affair. Infielders ate needed, might do much ilK worse than send Kahoe out there to Welcome, now look at him. ball! "When wa, were In Chicago George Hurt" ahkcd rne who were the best In- The exclusive announcement in fielders in the association 1 told him these columns yesterday that a new Jimmy Williams was the best and baseball with a hard core to take Tom Downey, of the Kansas City tho place of club, was the second best. I don't the cork center affair has know what Huff did with the infor- been patented, excited especial In- mation. terest among amateur baseball fol- A Little Pepper Box. lowers of Washington. Since the in- "Downey is a little pepper box He's troduction of the cork center the dif- a little taller than Bush of Detroit, ferent leagues have been worried by built a heavier, bats left-hand- the fact that the balls have lost their and covers a 'res In the field. He's of shape much quicker than the ones the fighting tvpe. like Kid Elbcrfeld, formerly used and. because of the find it's always struck me as surprising added expense of the present article, that he never has betn taken up into the managers will welcome the the big league He'd make a sweet lit- change expected through the latest tle lnfielder for nanv a club in this Invention of Ben Shlbe. league." - Although it is not assured, Mike Ka-Jio- e may take a trip out to see Downey Jones will rest. before the American Association closes SIR THOMAS HUGHES Baseball Standings Standings of Minor Leagues Its season John Paul Jones, the sensational Morgan Not Cornell mile runner, was In yesterday Here. . American Association. Southern League. Ray Morgan, expected to report to- to deny a report from Cleveland that Columbus. 3; Minneapolis, 2. Montgomery. 4; Nashville. 1. he In Mobile-Atlant- a, will run that city on Labor day, had r.ot arrived this arternoon. WHITEWASHES NAPS Yesterday' 3. rain. Manager Result. Louisville, 4. St. Paul. Day. Jones says he went to New and McAleer remained down 9; 5. Efrst game Birmingham, 4; Memphis. Washington. 1; 0. Kansas City, Toledo, 3. game York Saturday town until the last minute in the hope Cleveland. Indianapolis, g; MllwuaKee, 6. Second Memphis. 9; Birming- last as a favor to of seeing his rookie Detroit. 13; Philadelphia, 6. ham, 0. some friends and that he does not In- star lnfielder from St. Louis, 4; Boston, 3. the Danville club of the Virginia League. tend again to don his spikes In com- Equaling Old Records and Making New Ones Is Latest New York. 4; Chicago, 3. Western Eastern League. petition League. New York, 8, Chicago, 2. Topeka, 4; Lincoln, 3. until after he has returned Morgan has delayed In Buffalo, 9; Jersey City, 7. Danville on of McAleer's Minions Out Pueblo, 4; Denver, 2. to Ithaca and has resumed work un- personal buslnes and the fans have Pastime at Games Today. Des Moines, 4; St. Joseph, L Baltimore, 4: Rochester, 3. der Trainer Moakley. been anxiausly waiting for him to Omaha, 2; Sioux City. I. Toronto, 1; Newark, 0. - climb Into a uniform and show his Ball Chicago at Washington. First game Providence, 12; Montreal, paces berore the painted palace parti- New Park. St. Louis at Philadelphia. 3. Second game Providence, 12; Mon- Enthusiastic over sports. sans. Cleveland at New York. Carolina Association. treal, 10. Several weeks ago The Times printed Vean Gregg made a great hit with Mc- Detroit at Boston. Anderson, 3; Greensboro, 2. an Interview with Dr. M. Aleer yesterday and the Nationals" boss By "SENATOR," First game Charlotte, l; Greenville. 0. William was not a whit slow In praising tho big Games Tomorrow. Second game Greenville, 4; Charlotte, 0. Good Sport at Second "Davidson, new Superintendent of the southpaw to tho skies. Equaling records and establishing the third for the assist that killed Chicago at Washington. Winston-Sale- 8; Spartanburg, 2. Public Schools, In which he went on Hope In "Buck" Becker. new ones is mere pastime for the Smith, but the Dutchman went up Into St Louis at Philadelphia-Clevelan- d Speedway Matinee record as being strongly In favor of all but the air like a man In an elevator. He at New York. South Atlantic League. If "Buck" Becker rails to show real nlftv Nationals these hot and muggy retired Olson In by stretch- Boston. healthy athletics In the schools of thla the sixth Detroit at 3; 1 (six innings; A great day of sport was enjoyed .class as a twlrler, Jimmy McAleer is afternoons out at the painted palace. ing his chubby carcass out a mile or Albany, Columbus, at city. Because of the rather uncertain low-tos- the second ;golng to be a disappointed man, Yesterday Sir Thomas Hughes, knight so, and taking McBrlde's wickedly Standing of rain). informal matinee of the condition of sports in the high schools, for he the Clubs. Savannah, 3; Columbia, 2. Drivers and Riders' Association on ,nas been told more good horsehlde, carefully and with 3. the this interview was especially pleasing things about of the Charleston, 5; Augusta, Speedway yesterday afternoon, big 'the southpaw than about any great deftness, hung a tin can adorn- Clarence Walker, a spring frost at W. L. Pet. Win. txaa. Jacksonville, 3; Macon, 2. the to most of the students. Now Dr. other the bat, was a marvel In the garden. C3 32 attraction being Mlxtoria, flayer on the club. ed with red and yellow paper about Detroit .6G3 .67 .656 owned and Davidson has returned to "Washington In the sixth he set wings to his heels Philadelphia . 60 31 .G3S .642 driven by B. F. McCauley. Kid Elberfeld 1b In George Stovall. He stood romped .632 Tristate Leafrue. Mlxtoria to take up his permanent bad physical con- the neck of and far over Into center for New York ... 60 46 .521 .525 .515 was tried out residence In may cov- Joe long drive, In several times with Gentle dition, and not be able to last the Naplanders up in a row and Jackson's and the Chicago 4.S 45 .516 .521 .611 Lancaster, 11; Harrlsburg, 0. John, a horse that has won much praise this city, and has once more declared -heade- ninth he came in like Royal 1. through today's r, film savoring the Blue Boston 49 43 .6n5 .610 .500 York, 2; Reading. Washington turfmen, fin- strongly In though ered them with a Limited, taking Larry Lajole's 3; from and the himself favor of the motto, V he will stick as long as he can short Cleveland 4S 61 .1S5 .490 .4 First game Johnstown, Wilmington. ishes each time were close, while the stand strongly of whitewash. He continued fly almost at the edge of the grass. Yy. Wil- "Mens sana in corpore sano." And up and toddle around that Infield. He ;hlnton" CO .3M .375 .365 4. Second game Johnstown. 1; performance and action was good. his great work pt the opening battle That prevented a possible disarrange- - -- . Tiv,i. 0. so, as soon as the schools reopen In has a badly strained leg and is longing 66 .305 .313 .302 mington, J. A. Jones attracted yesterday with for a cnai.ee to rest It. if Ray Morgan of the series and marche.d along neck ment of Hughes" scheme of things forlou Trenton, 5; Altoona, 0. Louis Hodges' fast gelding. The Prince. September, the athletically Inclined appears to have class enough hold Gregg, jacKson was streaking It around second! practically may to and neck with Vean the best after driving a hot one through Con NATIONAL LEAGUE. Another new local product youths enter upon their sports with iila own with the Inner guardians, Elber- southpaw in American League, Virginia State League. was "William Ruppert's Baby Cozine, they feld "may be able to rest. However, the roy. Improvement a realization that have the hearty by score of Yes, 6; o In- which showed each time Jimmy McAleer wants the pepper box nosing out at the end a those Nationals were the real Yesterday's Results. Petersburg, Richmond, (ten she came down the finishing line. support of the head of the school sys game 1 0, clout- class yesterday, and If you don't believe nings). In the on account of his hitting to thanks to the admirable Pittsburg. 10; Boston, 2. A. G. Brodt showed his chestnut mare tem. und general display of ginger. ing of Norman Kldlets Elberfeld and It take a look at this box score, which Danville, 12; Norfolk, 9. Kitty. Tom Hughes is suffering trom a heavy ought to be framed and kept on the Roanoke, 8; Lynchburg, 2. Harry Gessler, M. D. meaning Mar- parlor table. Games Today. cold, contracted on the bench yesterday. fielding Game Next Sunday. "ISetween Innings yesterday I failed velous Driver and the stellar WASHINGTON. CLEVELAND. Philadelphia at Cincinnati. New York State League. Germantown Team Victor to wear my sweater," said Tom. of George McBrlde. Clyde Milan, New Tork at Pittsburg. The Eastern Athletic' Club Is sched "and and AB.H O.A.E AB H.O.A.E 8; Troy. 7. Md.. Aug. 2. play Capital have a fine voung cold today. 3 0 3 0 1 4 0 Chicago. Utlca, GAITHERSBURG. The uled to the Athletic Club There Clarence Walker. Oh, 'twas some bat- Mllan.cf... jraney.lf.. 0 0 0 Brooklyn at 21; was a blowing on us bench, 8ch"fer.lb. 2 1 12 0 0 Olson, m Blnghamton, Scranton, L home team was defeated yesterday by on the Commercial League grounds next draft at tho tle. Boston at St. Louis. 7, 5. score 9 to 7. and I took a lot of quinine last night Elb'feld.Sb 3 12 3 0 Jackgon.cf..302314 2 0 0 0 Albany, Syracuse. Germantown. Sunday. to drive the cold out, but It's sl.ll in This Gregg person is a pitcher, a Oasler.rt. 2 110 0 LaJnle.Ib. . 4 12 2 0 Standing of the Clubs. ine." real, regulation pitcher, and he show- Walker.h" 3 0 S 0 0 Stovall.lb. 3 1 11 0 0 M'Brlde.si 3 1 3 S 0 Eaftcrly.rt t 0 0 0 0 ed all hi6 class yesterday. He forced Conroy,3b. 3 0 0 3 0 Ball 3b.. .. 3 0 3 2 0 W. T Pet. win. Losa. American Association the Nationals to work their heads off Street,c. 10 3 10 Smlth.c... 1 1 S 0 Chicago 56 33 .623 .633 .622 and nothing the combination of Hushes.p.. 3 0 0 1 0.Oregg.p.... S 0 0 3 0 New York 56 36 .609 .613 .602 but risher.... 0 0 0 Philadelphia.. 66 37 .602 .606 .696 Doc 2 4 27 10 To Fight Big Leagues Kid Elberfeld and Gessler made locals.. i l Pittsburg 5rt 37 .602 .606 .596 possible that glorious victory. He Totals.. 31 6 13 1 was wild, St Louis 62 41 .559 .664 .553 a trifle not as smooth as Batted for Olson In ninth. Cincinnati .... 39 53 .421 .430 .419 CHICAGO, Aug. 2. In despite of Tom Hughes, but his cross-fir- e and his Washington 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 x 1 Brooklyn 84 63 .370 .376 .366 secrecy surrounding their meeting slow ball kept Nationals very, 0- the the Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 Boston 20 74 .213 .221 .211 yesterday. It was learned today that the very busy. magnates of Two hits had been made off his de- Run Elberfeld. Left on bafee Washing- the American Association ton, 3: Cleveland. 4. First base on balls V. had pledged themseHes to stand to- livery when the fourth parasang was 4 reached, and McBrlde being On GreKg. Struck out By Hugh's. 3; by Bidding for Pitcher. gether in demands they expect to make Schaeer Gregg. 8. Three-bas- e Two-bas- lucky athletes to count them. Elber- hit ElDerfeld. e ROCKFORD, III.. Aug. 2. Bidding for 'upon the national baseball commission the hits Lajols and Smith Stolen bases-Mi- lan cgtssig. renewing agreement, feld, dragging his lame leg behind him, Double Pitcher Slapnicka, of the Rockford lefore their which auprcached pan snd and Gessler plays Elberfeld. team, commenced. President Moll expires September G. Baseball men be- the for that font tli, McBrlde, and Schaefer; Ball and Stovall. has MEN'S OUTflTTERS N.Y.Avc.&14thSt. lieve the prospects of a war between Gicgg thought he'd fool him wuh a Lajole and Stovall. Umpires Messrs. Eians has be?n asked to obtain a price on the strongest of the minor leagues and slow one. He didn't. His Kldlets and Parker. Time of game 1 hour and 40 him, and Scout Robert Gllks has ecom-mend- ed the big leagi-es- , are almost nil, but de- stepped Into that 7)111 and shot It minute. his purchase by Cleveland. clare the commission will have to make straight toward right center, Joe Jack-eo- n Important concessions. and Ted Easterly setting sprint It was learned today that the associ- records in the chase for it. THE TALK Of THE TOWN ation magnaies formulated a demand to No one ever accused His Kldlet of be made upon the majors, permitting the being a real runner, but he put on all minors to demand $5,000 for any player Upam and landed at third in a graceful the majors wish before the drafting slide through a cloud of dust. Doc season "pens The association magnates Gessler was up now and he was a nlso demand more privileges In drafting dargcrous man. He caught hold of one BENNETT'S CLEAN-U- P SALE players for themselves from the weaker to his liking, and hammered It at ex- leagues. press speed down the line toward George Stovall. Bing, that pill took one last, agonizing nop and skipped Never Offered Discriminating Men of Welch in right over the Naplander chief t? in. Before Were Such Values the First Victor Elberfeld had passed the checking sta- ; tion with the run that grew larger and Washington. AH Sizes All Colors All Fresh, New Suits Tennis at Gaithersburg larger as the combat lengthened. Gess- ler got around to third but was left GAITHnRSBl'RG. Md., Aug. 2 --Tho high and dry. THERE ARE WHICH HAVE BEEN SELLING s, OVER SUITS first match of the annual tournament hollowing that vicious swipe of Gss-ler'- 200 of the Washington Grove Athletic Asso- Vean Gregg became Invincible ciation was played yesterday. H. W. and nary another blngle was collected REGULARLY FROM $15.00 TO $25.00 TO GO AT Welch won from Jay McCathran by 6 from his shoots and slants. Gessler to 2. and "The Powahful Mr. Gabby" man- The tournament will consume about aged to coax passes from htm, but they one month, the last matches being accomplished nothing and were the only scheduled for Labor Dav. Prizes are Nationals to note the color of .he paths offered in the singles and doubles, and until the last man died In the ninth, in consolations will be awarded In the other words, Gregg was Gregg during doubles. the rest of the battle. But If the Naplander star was earning laurels' and prizes, what of Sir Thomas and Hughes? The old boy was showing Jeannette Ross equal class with slightly better finish. He walked no one In the contest and The Indian Is the Pride of Every Man Divide Ring Honors Just two hits were garnered off his shoots when once he was in the lead. There Are No Disappointments in the Wake of An Indian Pajamas Reduced 2f5Hosiery Belts NEW YORK, Aug. 2. Friends differ He played the corners with a eteran's at is tne ureatest Motor Cycle in me wona. widely today on rat- skill, working his opponents tq the can 70 OR. down dnyx Silk and Silk Lisle $2.00, Reduced $1.50 the result of the of forcing lou ride MILKS AN HOUR slow to a $2.50, Reduced to... $1.65 to... tling ten-roun- d bout night l'rrit endurance and then baby's last between pop dnnc-In- crawl with the new Im- them to files or send merrv. r $2.00, Reduced to. ..$1.38 Hose; 50c quality. Re- $1.50, Reduced to... $1.00 Joe Jeannette and Tony Ross, but grounders to Elberfeld or McBrlde. partial observers declare draw would cleaned up frav, Indian Free Engine Clutch $1.50,-Reduce- d 90c $1.00, Reduced to... 68c have been a fair decision. When Walker the with .me runs you stop reou wnen to... duced to 25c negro that magnificent running catch In the you tuiKiue tree wnenever iu The b'g had a marke.' advan- ninth. Sir Thomas had performed for want to start in motion, vou simply throw In the Neckwear i.- -t to- Underwear Reduced tage during the early rounds, twenty-fiv- e consecutive Innings In which Ii(tree Engine Cltitch. Most Indlnna are made with the Shirts ward the end, Ross came back swng he had not passed a single man, and chaln drive the most direct way of "transmitting power $2.50, $1.65 Wide End Four-in-hand- s; and, at times showed superiority over h's had given but three runs. Oh yes, ...... ,.u uiuiiiai tuiius. Reduced to... Earl & Wilson, Cluett, 'antagonist. boys. Thomas Is some hurler, some .ii ucsirea. you can have the belt arive equipment. $1.50 & $2, Red 'ed to $1.15 $1.00 quality, 73c; hurler. Monarch, and Our Make. Fielding plays that startled and Bide the Indian for Health, Pleasure and Business $1.00, Reduced to... 79c 50c quality, 35c. Peter Maher Proves amazed were constantly being Injected Single or Double Cylinder, Chain or Belt Drive. 38c $3.50, Reduced to... $2.65 (3 for $1.00.) Into the exhibition. George McBrlde, 50c, Reduced to They Will Come Back with all the grace or a leaping fawn, $3.00, Reduced $1.85 for Olson's fly Price $200 to $300 Reduced to... Straw Hats svent out into short left Bargains In Second-han- d and Rebuilt Machines. Union Suits In the first Inning, and right after that Brings List. $2.50, Reduced to... $1.65 Aug. 2. ss NEW YORK. They do come Clarence Walker displayed great fleet-ne- $3.00, Reduced to. . .$1.85 $5.00, $4.00, $3.00, $2.00. back once in a while. Is the song the of foot In running back to the $1.65 $2.00, Reduced to... $1.38 Reduced to $1.00. friends of Peter Maher are singing confines for Lajole's mighty sailer. $2.50, Reduced to... defeat of Jimmy Doherty at G. Ermlnie Schaefer, our operatic Howard A. & Co. $1.50 & $2, Red'ed to $1.15 $1.50, Reduced to. . .$1.15 This includes every the benefit tendered the old-tim- er last firstsacker, worked his telescopic arms French HlgHt.'' Despite a waist line resembling several times during the battle to gath- 736 14th Street N. W. $1.00, Reduced to... 79c $1.00, Reduced to. . . 79c Straw Hat in our stock. the equator, .Maher displayed flashes of er In low and high tosses that threat- RATTIMORF!. Mn bld-tiir- Phone Main 4235 . ta form and disposed of Doherty ened to get away from him. Conroy 304 W. Baltimore St. wUhta--on- e minute. made him do a circus high jump in