; Vol. 59-No. 22 Philadelphia, August 3, 1912 Price 5 Cents A Which or the Three Teams Making the Wonderful Race in the American League Will Be the Junior League©s Contender in the World©s Series is Asked Daily by Fans From Atlantic to Pacific. EW YORK, N. Y., July 29. Among there©ll be just one result McGraw©s men base ball managers in the major will triumph. leagues the consensus seems to indicate that the Boston Red Sox MANAGER JAKE STAHL, will capture Ban Johnson©s pen of the Red Sox, is coming in for well de nant. Clark Griffith, of the Wash- served praise. Not only has he proven of ingtons, and Connie Mack, of the great help to his team as a player, but he Athletics, are not included, however. Each has displayed unexpected ability as a man- is firmly confident that his team will finish eager. Of course he has a great ball team, at the top of the heap. Griffith declares that one which is bound to win a lot of games, the Washingtons will win more games during but even under such conditions a manager has the present Western trip than either the Red to use good judgment in handling his charges. Sox or the Athletics. He predicts a slump Stahl has succeeded in this, and is no.t only for the Bostons and says that the Maekmen popular with his players, but they respect already have blown. Mack, on the other hand, hasn©t given up the fight by any means. He his ability as a leader and player. His re holds the opinion that both the Red Sox and turn to the game is undoubtedly responsible Senators are traveling far beyond their na to a large extent for the success of the Red tural speed and are bound to run into a los Sox, for without a first-class first baseman ing streak. Mack expects to make a tre no team can have pennant hopes these days JOSEPH VILA. mendous finish, with Chief Bender, Coombs 4 and Plank pitching in World©s Championship form. But the veteran manager admits that without Captain Murphy, the Athletics must battle under a serious handicap. A Ball Player Saves Child From a Horrible MANAGER JIMMY CALLAHAN, bf the Chicago White Sox, when asked on Death on the Rail. Thursday for his opinion of the American Special to "Sporting Life." League race, replied that, unless the Red Sox Burlington, N. J., July 25-. The details of were suddenly crippled, they would win the a remarkable feat of heroism were told here pennant beyond the question of doubt. "The today by admirers of Leon© Horner, a local Red Sox have played consistently all season. athletic star and infielder of the Burlington They have the best outfield in the business, base ball team. Horner, who is employed in also a well balanced infield. They play inside the railroad offices here, was riding to his ball to perfection and I don©t believe there©s work on the pilot of a switching locomotive a better right-handed pitcher than Joe Wood, when he saw a four-year-old girl playing on unless it is our own Ed Walsh. O©Brien, the tracks 50 yards ahead. Jumping from the Bedient, Collins and Hall are also pitching pilot, Horner, by a wonderful burst of speed, wonderful ball for the Bostons. The coming reached the child and snatched her out of Western trip of the team will tell the story. harm©s way. But in tossing her clear of the If the Red Sox can maintain their, grip on tracks, he lost his balance and fell, with the the top notch until they get home, they©ll engine only a few feet away. The engineer breeze in. But you can bet on one thing the saw Horner roll over and then disappear be White Sox are going to give the Beaneaters neath the running board. When the emer a fierce argument when we meet in Chicago." gency brakes had brought the train to a stand MANAGER GEORGE STOVALL, still Horner was found beneath the axles, but still clinging to the running board. He of the St. Louis Browns, said a week ago had grasped it as his only chance of life, and that be -had reached the conclusion that nei held on until the train stopped. His only ther the Washingtons nor the Athletics could injuries were severe bruises. overhaul the Bostons. Harry Wolverton, of 1 » the Highlanders, says that the Western trip THE POOR UMPIRE now under way will tell the story, with the Bed Sox in more favor than they were a month ago. Hugh Jennings, of the Detroits, Language Fails President Lynch in Pictur predicts that the Washingtons will crack ing His Hard Lot. under the strain because Griff©s players are not all seasoned veterans. Jennings opines Special to "Sporting lAfe." that the Athletics© pitchers are not up to the New York, July 29. "I©ll tell you why I mark and that the Bostons have sufficient don©t pay much attention to kicking against etamina to stick it out to the end. Harry umpires," President Lynch, of the National Davis, of the Clevelands, is pulling for the J. GARLAND STAHL League, said a day or two ago. "In a recent Athletics and his old friend Mack, but says First Baseman and Manager of the Boston American Club series I visited every portion of the stands. the Red Sox at present look like pennant In every section, from 100 feet away to 250 winners. As for President McAleer and Jacob Garland Stahl, manager and first baseman of the Boston American Ijeague Club, feet away, I heard fans roasting the work of Manager Stahl, of the Boston Club, it is un has had a short, but brilliantly successful career. He was born at Elkhart, Ills., April 13. the umpires howling loudly over ball and necessary to say that with a lead of seven 1880: stands 6 feet 2 inches, and weighs 195 pounds. He was the catcher of the University strike decisions when they could hardly see gamwk they refuse to be convinced that the of Illinois for four years and his work attracted such attention that ha was signed by tha Boston American League Club in 1983. With that club he failed to bat up to expecta the man at bat. It was the same way on base team will not reach the wire first. tion and was transferred to the Washington Club which tried him at first base, where he decisions. I heard one fan sitting directly MANAGER M©GRAW, OF THE GIANTS, at once made good. He played the position like a star throughout 1904. batted so heavily. behind a post turn and ask another what hap as usual, makes no predictions. He is un and in all ways proved himself so competent, that when the season ended h« was appointed pened and then proceed to arise and brand willing to say even that the Giants will cap manager-player of the Washington team for 1905-06. There is no record of a similar rapid ri»e the umpire as the greatest thief out of jail. to highest honor* in major league company by a former college player. Stahl played with Umpiring is supposed to be a tough job, but ture the National League flag, but he is Washington three years and was tnen sold in 1907 to the Chicago Club, with wfcich he refused watching the work of the Red Sox with keen it is something like 50 times as tough a job to play, remaining out of the game that season. In 1908 hs was reinstated and assigned to as it is supposed to be." interest, also keeping an eye on the Senators Xew York, which in torn assigned him to the Boston Club, with which he played until and Athletics. Bill i)ahlen, of the Brooklyns, 1911. when he retired in obedience to the wishes of his family, to derote himself to banking favors the Red Sox. So does Hank O©Day, in Chicago. He was greatly missed by the Boston Club in 1911, and during the past Win United States League Echo of the Cincinnati Reds. Frank Chance, of the ter strong and successful pressure was brought to bear upon him to re-enter the game, with Cubs, says it is too early to predict anything the team management under the McAleer-MoRoy regime as the bait. Stahl has so far proved Cincinnati, O., July 27. Dennis Hicksnow, and also declares that the Athletics are by no that his lay-off did not affect his playing ability in the slightest degree. If, as seems playing with the Paris, Ky., Base Ball Club, likely, the Boston team should win the pennant in the first year after his return to told Magistrate Muller yesterday that al means out of it. Fred Clarke, of the Pitts- the game he will enjoy all the honors in base ball that can be gained by a "come-back" though he was a member of the team of the lurghs, expresses the opinion that if the except World©s Series honors, which would also be possible. defunct United States League in Cincinnati pitchers hold their own the from May 15 to June 3, he did not get any RED SOX WILL SUCCEED. salary. He got $2.50 in advance money from Charley Dooin, of the Philadelphia Nationals, John J. Ryan, of New York, owner of th« still has faith in the Athletics.