Sport and Society Section. EL'EASO Sport and Society Section ii B1" " """"" mi in ii B I One Man Is Just As Good We Haven't Heard of A New As Another and Some Slight Hope For Nearly Heralds Are A Whole Lot Better. Sporting Three Days. What's Wrong? Page (EDITED BY TIMOTHY TURNER) PAST HENRY'S LIMIT Little Stories About Baseball TAK F.LASH - SUT APR&Vfc-j- : By W. A. Phelon lifiS SRID& AND GROOM mss Wlk 3&k n PQiWk (2Zz$0-- - SS. 'IMIS big !!- AKK O'DAY for many years a great umpire and now a league manager is not what you would call a mild or gentle as a person. He is stern ana rocklike in face and bearing umpire really has to be. Nevertheless, Henry is successful many just and equitable, nor does he fly off the handle as too umpires do when tie nagging gets too tropical. In fact, there are times when you can call Henry anything or almost ever- ythingand he won't penalize you but there are a few things that are his limit past them you must not go. Two or three years ago, on a burning, broiling August afternoon the Cubs were eneaeed in redhot battle with the 13 in Giants. Close plays and consequently close decisions were thick as leaves autumn; tempers were being badly frayed, ana the atmosphere was surcharged with trouble. After two or three innings of this stuff, the players on both sides began to take out their spite upon the umpires. They gave special attention to Hank O'Day, who was behind the plate. The batters averred that Henry gave the pitchers an area eight feet square to pitch in, everything within that distance being called a strike, ana the pitchers asserted that Henry wouldn't call a strike even if the batter swung upon it. ' - - - - slab, address Henry with - t Cn-itl- i T au-I- d r. w1 .. ...... .. - Ever and anon, the pitcher would walk in from the - Ancttn' TIfoIav ' much spirit, and pour forth a volley of choice derivations. Mr. O'Day instead of Sweet! , , back to his posi- ejecting him, would simply sigh contemptuously and wave him ran Pointing Toward Gotham At Galveston R. H. E. tion. Then the catcher would set up a wild wail of frenzy, attempting to show Calveston 0 3 3 ana ror rans exactly where a nice strike had passed that Henry called a balL Mr. O'Day Waco 4 6 0 Facts Fancies To Dispose of 'White Hope' Batteries: Galveston. Hiett, P. Alex- would only grunt, and suggest the hastening of the game. Nest the batsman would ander and H. Williams; Waco, Taff and porch-climb- er MBRICAN athletes Mike Kelly, of the Saints, Is quietly insinuate that the grand old umpire was either blind or a daylight By Ed Curley- - Keilly. engineering a deal whereby Butler and Henry would wearily wrinkle up his features without reply. Fin- over in Sweden have will bring in a handsome figure into EW YORK, N. Y., July 17. Flynn, the brave fireman from Pueblo, who At Beaumont K. H. E. proved Ameri- ally there came a close decision Tinker, who was called out, Jim . 9 that the interior of brother Lenon's "seed at the plate. Joe defied Glorious is thinking Beaumont 4 3 rushed O'Day, squawking, Jack Johnson for nine rounds on the Fourth, Fort Worth 3 4 3 cans not only are apt bag." at and protesting. seriously dispatch to a friend "You ," howled Tinker, you stewed or just a criminal?" of wending hitherward. According to a in Batteries: Beaumont, iarson and at sports requiring great "are burg doings band O'Brien; Kort Worth, Maples and After Palsy Kline's showing fine day," Henry, "ana you fellows wouia like to get off work this James has been reading very carefully the lives and of the Kitchens. quick wits and work with young Wagner it is probable that "It's a hot saia of "white hopes" has very Johnny if you could. Nothing doing. Go back there in the sun and keep on baking." that breathe the atmosphere around here. James a of short duration, he will get a chance to battle exalted idea of his prowess and imagines he can take the big boys one by At Houston Dallas-HcJust- on game in events of Dundee, the Nemesis of Johnny Kil- Johnny Evers dashed up, set his face close to Henry's, and said something that but the Kilbane,-bu- t one and prove postponed on account of rain. pluck. bane. Kline wants a crack at in a low tone. The next instant O'Day charged upon him, and chased him down the they know very little of the manly art. alow, plodding Dundee is the stumbling block, so Flynn's performance Morris Olym- field, only ceasing the mad pursuit when Johnny went over the fence and scuttled last in the east was when he pummelled Carl "WESTERN LEAGUE. In short, the Patrick will do his best to set over 10 rounds west piad, nearly complet- this powerful obstacle. up the alley. O'Day, fuming and crimson, came back to his position, and the game for without a let up. After that famous battle (?) James hiked a proved be and managed to get Tue.iilay' Results. ed, has went on. After it was all over, a friend approached the umpire. on with Johnson. At Lincoln H. H. E. yond a doubt that Americans lead all Bill Hinchman, of the Columbus Out of that affair Flynn received very little nourishment. There was no Li ii col 4 S 0 the world 'round in all 'round ath- team, and Charlie Carr, manager of the "Did Evers call you a blinkety Hinged unprintable?" asked friend. , a "" th Hn71rll Ipft Jlffpr T.i? Tile? TiMr- "plTrrtn Qfl linTponftTfflr f DftS 5 2 City having merry errtf en fwrlflw rnro-'- - llie- Moines letics. Kansas club, are a "Naw," Henry answered. "That's just a pet name among ballplayers." ZZZ " - J """ " j -- .i." , 7 ' ' """ Batteries: Lincoln, Smith and Car race for bitting honors in the Ameri- "Did he call you a blank-dinge- d unforgivable?" ri. ney: Des Moines, Kaber and McGraw. James Nolan, one of the oioneor3 ot can association. At present Hinchman Flynn deeply appreciated the gift, but is wondering what to do with the big Second game It H. E. baseball, former secretary and one or leads with an average of .350, with. "Naw. Any fellow's likely to say that when he's excited." y. machine. He hates to sell it. cannot afford to keep running; so there's only Des Moines 1 9 0 the organisers of the Southern league Carr only two points away, .348. Stans-bur- "Well, then, what dia he say to you?" it Lincoln 2 8 0 and former editor of Sporting News, ot the Louisville club, is close one thing to do fight And doing. linger-in- "He called me," growled Henry, savagely, Ma. parallelopipedon. I don't just that is what the Pueblo fireman intends (Twelve innings.) who died recently following a ? up with .341. Claude Rossman and Batteries: Des Moines, Sweet, Doug- illness, was a Spanish 'war veteran Clymer, Minneapolis club, exactly know what is, by heck' no Hager-ma- Otis of the that but is going to call me any- las and Ulatowski; Lincoln, n and had served as sporting editor of are hugging near by, with .339 and thing like that and get away with it." and Carney. several southern papers, later organiz- .333, respectfully. Harry Clark leads ing the Texas league. the Milwaukee players with an aver- - At Omaha It H. E. age ono BASEBALL RESULTS- Omaha 2 7 4 of .248. with Newt Randall Wriehita 1 5 2 Tom McCarey. the matchmaker of point back of him. FAUST CLAIMS CREDIT Batteries: Omaha, Hicks and John- the Vernon arena at Los Angeles, has FAILS CLUB son; Wichta, Perry and Clemons. offered Abe Attell a chance to battle Young Jack O'Brien has been signed MITCHELL FOR GIANTS' VICTORY AND STANDINGS Harry Thomas, the clever British up by Billy Gibson to meet three light- At Sioux City It H E. featherweight in a affair. weights at the Garden before Labor Sioux city .9 15 Abe wants another whack at Kilbane, day. No names were mentioned, but McGraw 's Mascot Wants a AMERICAN LEAGUE. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Denver S 15 2Dut McCarey belieres that the former the opponents will be drawn from Jack TO SHOW HIMSELF Won. Lost-- Pet. Won. Lost. Pet. Batteries: Sioux City. Burnham and champion should face Thomas first be Britton, Willie Ritchie. Packey nd Big Sum From the Na Boston at 26 .687 New York 58 20 .744 Orendorff; Denver. Harris and Block. going his conqueror. and Joe Rivers. Washington al 33 .607 Chicago 4S 28 .632 fore back at tional Commission. Philadelphia 47 3 .573 Pittsbursr 46 31 .597 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. English measurements of the metric Chicago .... 44 36 50 I Cincinnati 41 40 .50 Riding his machine the first time system as employed Cincinnati, O., July 17. I for in the various Meeting of Promoters and "If it hadn't Cleveland 42 43 44 Philadelphia 35 3S .473 Tuesday's .Results. since he fell whHe traveling at the rate events of the Olympiad are as follows: been for me maybe the Giants wouldn't Detroit 46 43 ..4X St. Loui3 .34 49 .trri At i&n Franerseo " H. B. of 3 mites an hour' at the Stadium 1 .3937 -- It eenttBfster inch.