: Mem*?*™ P;P,VY >:• ;r' 1 ll! !:K- uu#yiiim ||gipii||i^ i'jfr ;v ••••;? r:-r--- - - ' ,- * PAGE SIX. THE GRAND FORKS DAILY HE^^l^ygDNESpAY EVENINQ, OCTOBER 8,1918. #m. AMM -*Lf vi..-rV: -i -im ^ S " rV>. f? AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMI& NOT GOING INTC^BIG SEREBS WrrH TOObMlJCH CONFIDENCE 1 HEAD THE TEAMS new 00 Moran and Carrigan Com­ Mary Putney Sets New Rec­ pare Favorably With the ord by Going Second, —no good Great Baseball Leaders. i Mile in 2.05^. J hat salesman will try to beat the •. New York, Oct. 6.—When the Phil­ Lexington, Ky., Oct. 6.—Mary Put­ Gordon # adelphia Nationals and the Boston ney, owned by Chauncey H. Sears of irMBm Americans meet in the world's series Fall River, Mass., won the $14,000 with an inferior later in the week, new leaders will be Kentucky futurity for three-year-old B'fH seen at the managerial helms and the trotters, the feature of the grand cir­ quality. success or failure of the contending cuit program " yesterday in straight clubs will depend, to a great extent, heats and broke the world's record for Some salesmen upon the skill with which these men three-yesLr-old fillies' by going the sec­ pilot their baseball machines. In Pat ond mile In 2:06 12. At that, the Ally do, though. Moran and Bill Carrigan the Phillies ras not fully extended. " and Rod Sox respectively have dia­ mond directors who are equipped to Will you be take, their places In world's series his­ Humfast and Colorado Range fin­ tory alongside Connie Mack, George ished second and third respectively in- hoodwinked? c Stallings, John McGraw and Jake each heat. Stahl. William, world's champion pacer, Both Moran and Carrigan have driven by his owner, C. K. G. Billings, earned their positions at the head of failed to lower his mark of 1:69 1-2 to the two pennant-winning clubs by wagon, making the mile In 1:59 3r4. hard and conscientious application in His fractional time was 29 3-4; 1:00 their chosen line of life work. Each 3-4; 1:31 1-4; 1:69 3-4. Mr. Billings • has risen from the ranks after serving will make another effort Friday- a hard apprenticeship and there are Boston American league team. Left to right, top row: Collins, Wood, Gainer, Shaw, Gregg, Ruth.Mays, Hoblitzel, Barry. Center row: Leonard, Herf- In the first heat of the 2:13 trot, TOM TENNANT WASN'T no secrets of the national game with drickson, Gardner, Carrigan, Cady, Janvrln, Thomas, D. Green (trainer). Lower row: Lewis, Wagner, Speaker, Hooper, Foster, Scott. Governor Mason, on the pole, man­ which they are not familiar. When aged to stall ofC the challenge of Peter THE ONLY CANDIDATE the teams take the field it will be as Outside of the pitchers, there is no Bancroft at short is one . of .the sea-' he would have . this advantage is he two last named in batting. Billiken In the stretch. In . the . sec­ much a battle of managerial wits be­ doubt in the minds of the majority of son's marvels, and is given precedence had. not been favored by that short If Moran is compelled to use Burns ond, Governor Mason' got away in Tommy Tentaant, former first sack- .. tween Moran and Carrigan as it will baseball men of all kinds that the Red in ability over either Scott or Janvrln right field wall In the Philly park. Be­ behind the plate his. team will be at front again-' but Peter .Billiken over­ er for the Salt Lake Bees,, tells of an be a contest of skill and endurance Sox are superior in individual ability of Boston. He has everything except ing: a left handed.'Whacker, Luderus a disadvantage no matter what catch­ hauled him at the head of the;stretch, Incident .which left him speechless: for •- between the individual players and the everywhere except at shortfleld and experience and stability under Are, has had many a fly out converted into er works for the Red Sox. Steadiness Governor Mason dropping back to a moment, the first time in his Ufa. possibly first base. This includes the and neither of his Boston rivals is a a two-base hit by that wall, during the is' absolutely necessary behind the that-he had absolutely nothing to-say.: teams considered as units. fifth place. The third was easy for When Tommy came, to the St Louis1 Garrlgan Will Play. receiving end of the battery, says I. E. veteran. Bancroft Is the superior of seventy-seven games he has played mask in a world's series nni tho ef­ Peter Billiken, who led practically all Sanborn, the well known Chicago Scott In batting, and will cover more there, while both Hoblitzel and Gain­ fect of the crowds and- their rooting Browns several years ago he arrive^ In one respect the Red Sox leader baseball writer. ground, although Scott is fast and the way. In the fourth Governor Ma­ in town to report and dropped into a will have an advantage over his Phil­ er-have been batting into less congest­ will have little effect on Cady or Car- son came back strong .with Audrey Speaker, Lewis and Hooper are su­ sure as a defensive player. There is ed outfields all' the year. rlgan.-who have been through the Grey second and Peter Billiken in restaurant for lunoh. As he was seat- • adelphia rival for in some' of the perior in every way to any combina­ not much .to choose between them on It is likely that Hoblitzel will do v.'oHd's scries test before, which neith­ ed at a table a tanned young fellow'; games, at least, Carrigan will be seen fourth place. The fifth waB easy for dropped into'a seat ,opposite hifh. tion that can be made out of Cravath, bases, except that Bancroft gets - on most of the first- basing in the coming er Killlfer nor Burns has. Governor Mason, P.eter. Billiken again - In catching uniform. Moran is Just as Whitted, Paskert and Becker.' The oftener. series! as Moran Is not likely to use Tennant slzed hls neighbor np and re- familiar with the duties devolving A. L. UtUlty Mcn Good. finishing fourth. , marked: Boston combination excels the Quaker Neihoff Not In Barry's Class. a left handed pitcher unless absolute­ The Red Sox are .better protected upon' the backstop for he made his outfielders in batting without taking Neihoff is a greatly improved play­ ly compelled to. do so'. Hobby is several In the 2:04 pace, Cox laid back with "You look like a ball player;" *!I-t reputation as a catcher as Carrigan Into consideration any difference that er over anything he ever showed be­ points shy of Luderus in batting and against accident than the Phillies on Earl, Jr., allowing R. H.. Brett and am/' the fellow replied, "and yOu.look has done, but during the past season may exist between the pitching in the fore any other manager, but even the Gainer is closer to the former Cub the infield, as either Janvrln or Wag­ Single G., to lead well into the like a ball' player yourself." . "Yes," has handled his team from the bench stretch, when he shook up Earl, Jr., said Tommy, "I am the new first base- / whereas Carrigan has been in the two major leagues, taken as a whole. wildest stretch of Imagination or infielder with the' stick. There is little ner can be used for any position ex­ who, In a hard drive, beat R, H. Brett thick of the pennant struggle much All three of Carrlgan's gardeners prejudice could not put him in the to choose betwefen any two in fielding cept first base, and Carrigan has two man for the Browns." "You may are fast on their feet, covering all the class of Barry. They are" fairly well their position. first basemen. Byrne can- be played at by half .a .length, The pace was fair­ think you are, but I'm telling you now of the time. ground that can be expected of them; matched in hitting according to the ly fast the quarter'being reached in that I'm the new first baseman," was Patrick J. Moran, who has won a Bed Sox Catchers Better. third or second, and Dugey is avail­ 31, the half in 1:00. 1-2,. the. three- niche In baseball's hall of fame by sure of hand and eye, and able to averages, but Barry is famous as one Behind the bait the Red Sox will able in case of accident to Neihoff, but the reply. And it was a minute be>; wing the ball back with speed and ac­ of the most dangeroiis men in the have a pronounced advantage unless lacks the experience of the Red Sox quarters in 1:31 and the mile in fore Tommy could get his breath. reason of his whipping what was con­ curacy. Whitted and Paskert of the game at bat in a pinch and has bat­ 2:01 1-2. Earl Jr.,. repeated in the sidered a mediocre ball club into a Killlfer is able to do all the work, utility men. Hendrlcksen is Carrlgan's second, taking command at the head championship team, is a product of a Phillies are speedy, but Cravath and ted in more runs-than many players which is doubtful. He is a better man side card for the outfield if any of his PHRASES THAT GO.