Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 20 September 1916 — Page 7

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20, 1916.

DAYTON COPS CENTRAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

Vets Annex Sixth Game of Series— Stewart Knocks Ball Over Fence for Winning Ran.

DAVTON, O., Sept. 20.—Dayton clinched the 1916 championship of the Central league by winning the sixth game of the post-season series here vesterday. It was a pitcher's battle between Clark and Lakaff, the result being 2 to 0. Stewart, of the Vets, hit the first ball pitchcd in the third inning over the right field fence for what proved to be the winning run. Score:

DAYTON.

Nee, 2b Cleveland, 3b Ii. Spencer, rf Storch, cf Sykes, lb Reilly, ss Stewart, If .. Jacobs, Lakaff,

0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

0 0 0

1 0 0 2

1 0 0, 1 1 1

10 5

6 0

4 27 16

Totals 2 SPRINOFIELD.

Baschang, rf

0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0

C. Spencer, lb 0 Shovelin, 2t' 0 Fletcher, If 0 Hoffman, 3b 0 Crichlow, cf 0 Caveney, ss 0 Dunn, 0 Clark, 0

Totals 0 Springfield 0 0 0 0 0 Dayton 0 0 1 0 1

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Errors—Reilly, 1. Two-base Jacobs. Lakaff, Storch, Caveney. run—Stewart. Struck out—Lakaff, 3 Clark, 3. Bases on tails—Lakaff, 3 Clark, 2.

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MAJOR LEAGUE DOPE

CHICAGO, 111., Sept. 20.—Brooklyn gained a full game on its nearest rival yesterday by defeating Cincinnati, while Chicago whipped the champions, but Boston, in third place, maintained the leader's place in the. National league race. Philadelphia is now two parries behind Brooklyn and Boston two and a half. The standing: Brooklyn 83 55 .60145 Philadelphia .. ...80 56 .58823 Boston .... 78 55 .58648

In the American league Boston increased its lead over Detroit to a full game' as well as in percentage by its victorv yesterday. Detroit hung on to second place, but its margin over Chicago is only half a game. The standing: Boston 82 59 .58156 Detroit 83 62 .67241 Chicago 82 62 .56944

MORE DRAFTS CANCELLED.

CINCINNATI, O., Sept. 20.—More cancellation of the drafts made here by major league clubs on last Friday reached Secretary John E. Bruce, of the national commission, yesterday.

Now York Americans cancelled on Rawllngs, of Toledo, and the choice from this team reverts to Cleveland. They also cancelled their second choice on Minneapolis and owing to the fact that the Philadelphia Americans cancelled first choice yesterday, the Boston Nationals now have first choice on Minneapolis.

Tne Boston Nationals cancelled their third choice on Indianapolis.

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WOMEN'S GOLF CHAMP

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Contrary to expectations, Mrs. Clarence H. Vanderbeck will not defend her golf title this year. A few days ago the women's national champion announced that illness would compel her to default In the coming tourney, to be held at Belmont Springs, N. Y., next month.

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Down To Hard Practice

CHICAGO, 111., Sept. 20.—Practice among the "Big Nine" conference football elevens opened officially today, and candidates who aspire to positions on the various teams will settle down to the hard drills of a season which will close on the Saturday before Thanksgiving.

A majority of the coaches have reported that the number of candidates Is larger than for several years and they predict a season of fast football.

At a number of the conference schools hard games early In the season are on the schedule and coaches will lose no time in whipping their teams into shape. It is planned by several of the members to start formation and signal drills at once.

WEAK PLACE IS FELLED.

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Lawrence College Expects to Title Lost Last Year. APPliETON, Wis., Sept. 20.—It looks as though the great difficulty which beset Coach Marc Catlin in his efforts to turn out a winning football team at Lawrence college last year—the lack of a reliable quarterback— had been solved this season by the coming of DeNivvey, of Oshkosh, touted as a star. Other new men are Karst, a Fond du Lac half, and Casidy, of Chippewa Falls, a plunging back. Catlin is confident of winning the Wisconsin Intercollegiate championship, lost last year, for the first time in four seasons, to Ripon.

Rlpon has lost two star men, Howard and McNeil, who have entered Indiana, to try for the Hoosier team under Coach Stlehm. Lawrence men expected to return this year are Capt. William Elliot, right end Frank Schneider, tackle Louis Relnke, giiard Arthur Schessler, half Delvan Julian, half William Monat, end George Sherwood, guard Howard Irwin, tackle Roy Hupe, full Charles Pond, full Paul Vincent, quarter, and Peter Lloyd, end.

SCBJMMAGE AT PRINCETON.

LAKE MINNEWASKA, N. Y„ Sept. 20.—The Princeton football squad had its first scrimmage of the season yesterday, when two elevens were sent against each other for a fifteen minute period. The first eleven, with Haas at quarter back, scored a touchdown on the second team, piloted by .Tack Eddy, on a long forward pass from Moore to -Haas.

INDIANA SQUAB OUT.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Sept. 20.—The Indiana university football squad assembled for practice today under the guiance of Ewald O. Stelhm, Indiana's new athletic director.. Players probably will be shifted this year because of new systems of coaching. The work today was not heayy.

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Brooklyn Defeats Cincinnati When Players Get Reckless on Base Running.

HOW TEAMS STAND.

Clubs— Won Lost Pet. Brooklyn 83 55 .601 Philadelphia 80 56 .588 Boston 78 55 .586 New York 73 62 .541 Pittsburgh 64 77 .454 Chicago 63 79 .444 St. Louis 60 82 .423 Cincinnati 54 89 .378

New York brought its winning streak to fourteen straight victories yesterday on the home diamonds by winning a double-header from Pittsburgh, 9 to 2 and 5 to 1, and now are only three games short of the season's record that they made in the spring. New York found Pittsburgh's pitchers, Jacob3, Scott and Evans, for twentyone hits in the two games. KaufC made a home nan in each game, giving him three for the series.

After relieving Anderson in the fourth inning of the first game, Benton held the visitors to one hit for the remainder of the contest. Tesreau, in the second game, permitted only seven hits and struck out eight men.

Chicago won a 2 to 0 victory at Philadelphia yesterday. A combination of stolen bases, errors and several hits gave the visitors the game. Vaughn held the losers to three hits.

St. Louis was defeated at Boston yesterday, 6 to 3, in the final game of the series. Maranville made a homer with two men on bases.

Cincinnati was defeated at Brooklyn, 3 to 1, yesterday, although the visitors made hitB off Pfeffer in every Inning except the seventh. The game was lost by reckless base running. McKechnie scored the only run for the Reds.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

HOW TEAMS STAAT).

Clubs— "Won Lost Pet 82 69 .581 83 62 .572 Chicago S3 62 .569 New York ... 74 67 .525 St. Louis .... 71 .510 Cleveland 73 71 .507 Washington .. 70 69 .504 Philadelphia 31 100 .221

Boston won the flr£.t game of the

series at Detroit yesterday, 3 to 1, which Is expected to go far in deciding the American league championship. Boston took the lead in the seventh inning. The home team was unable to hit Mays when players were waiting to score.

Washington won yesterday at Cleveland by the score of 9 to 6, as the result of poor pitching by the home team.

New York won at St. Louis, 4 to 3, after Austin made a bad throw in the fifteenth inning, allowing Megcr to score. It was the visitors' first victory this season at St. Louis. Cullofl allowed but two hits up to .the ninth inning, when the score was tied ty the locals.

Philadelphia lost at Chicago, 5 to 4, yesterday when the locals mustered a corps of pinch hitters into the game in the ninth inning, the score being 4 to 2 in the visitors' favor.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

HOW ci/uns ST AND.

Clubs— Won Lost Pet. Louisville ... 94 61 .607 Indianapolis 89 64 .576 Minneapolis 84 73 .536 Kansas City 81 73 .527 St. Paul 77 76 .504 72 80 .474 Columbus ... 65 84 .436 Milwaukee .. 50 102 .328

Indianapolis won the last game *of the season yesterday by defeating Milwaukee, 11 to 4. Eddie Faue, utility pitcher for the home team, was forced from the game with a twisted knee.

St. Paul dropped the last game at Columbus, 7 to 6, yesterday. Steil's tatting for the home team was a feature.

Minneapolis defeated Toledo, 15 to 10, yesterday in their last appearance at Toledo this season. It is said 500 fans witnessed the game.

Louisville won its ninth consecutive game by defeating Karsas City, 7 to 4, yesterday at Louisville. The visitors made half of their runs on errors,

ASPIRANTS GET WORKOUT.

Twenty-five Michigan Men Report to Yost for Practice. ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 20.—Fielding H. Yost, coach of the University of Michigan football team, put 25 aspirants to the varsity eleven through a Stiff workout on Ferry field yesterday and plans to continue the drilling until he rounds a team into shape.

The opening days' work consisted of almost everything usually seen in a football game and concluded with two elevens participating in defensive work. Several of last year's regulars already have arrived and all those who will be in school this year are expected before the end of the week.

CHANGE A. A. HEADQUARTERS.

MILWAUKEE, Wis., Sept. 20.—The president of the American association will have his office in Milwaukee after this year, accordiig to President Timme, of the Milwauke team. The office was in Milwaukee until President J. D. O'Brien was ousted. "The office ought to be In one of our own towns and at the annual meeting I have reason to believe I can convince the other moguls thin is the logical place. AVith the office in Milwaukee the president can watch the work of the umpires and affairs of the office could do the proper amount cf publicity. In Chicago, sandwiched in between two big league clubs, we are looked on as bushers."

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TERRE HAUTE TRIBUNE.

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To Attract Big Crowd

At 8:45 o'clock Sunday morning the first round of the city series will start at Athletic park. The Elckmeier Specials will hook up with the Standard Wheel Works team. In the second game the Bells will play the Max Franks and a good game is expected, as both clubs are bitter rivals.

A good crowd is expected as this series will be thfe best ever held in Terre Haute. The batteries will be for the first game: Elckmelers, Guhl and Guhl: Wheel Workers, Fisher and Dooley. In the eecond game, Bruno and Doyle will be the batteries for the Bells, with Brashear and Kettler for the Franks.

Grand Circuit Feature

Today, Hotel Hariman

COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 20. The twelfth Hotel Hartman pacing stake, a race that has featured grand circuit history on the local turf, will be run today as the classic of the third card of the fall meeting. Eight starters are entered. Other events are the Horse Review $3,000 futurity pace and the 2:07 trot. Yesterday's results: Hone Revleir Futurity, 3-Year-Old

Trotters, 2 In 3, $8,000.

Volga, ch f, by Peter the Great (White) •Bingen Silk, (Chandler) 2 3 ••Harrod's Creek, ch (Engle-' man 3 2 •••Blntara, br (Niles) 4 5 ••••Expensive Lou, (Murphy)..5 4

Brownie Watts and General Yorke started. •Divided second and third money. ••Divided fourth money.

Time—2:08%, 2:07%.' Hoster-Columbus Stake, 2:14 Trotters, 3 In 5, 910,000. Mabel Trask. ,ch m, by Peter the Great (Cox) 1 1 1 Donna Clay, (Valentine). .7 2 2 Azora Axworthy, (Murphy) .2 nan)

Alma Forbes, br (Aekerman Binland, Alle Watts and O. R. Sphinx started.

Time—2:06%, 2:05%, 2:05%. 2:08 Class, Pacing, 3 In S, 91,300. Fred Russell, g, by Little Frank (Snow) 2 S 1 1 1 Beth Clark, blk m, by Joe

4 4

Patchen (Hedrlck) 1 White Sox, (Durfee). 3 Comzwogue Hal, br (Grossman) ..4 3 8 2 2

Canute started. Time—-2:05%, 2:05%, 2:04%, 2:07%, 2:07%. 2:15 Class, Trotting, 3 In 5, Parse 91,200 Ridgemark, g, by Wllask (Traynor) 1 1 1 Humfast, (Murphy) ...... 2 2 2 Sister Ella, ch V a e n i n e 9 3 4 Jeannette Speed, blk (Cox).11 6 3

Gum Drop, Brescia, Doris Watts, Mar Boy, Onward Allerton, Trusty McKinney, Princess Italia, Black Peter and John G. started.

Time—2:08%, 2:10, 2:10%. To Beat 2:IS, Trotting:. Erda, br m, hy Zombro (Valentine), won. Time—2:14%.

GAMES 10 BE PLAYED

Below is a table showing all the games yet to bo played by the three leading teams in the American and National league pennant races, and how many times each of the contenders has to meet the other seven teams in each circuit.

AMERICAN LEAGUE. W 0 O 2J

Boston Detroit Chicago

0 0

Brooklyn Philad'hia Boston ...

8—13 0—11 2—10

NATIONAL LEAGUE, td td 5! O

O O i ff 1 o

0—16 3—14 3—17

3 4 0 4

NOTRE DAME'S SCHEDULE.

Includes Games With the Army at West Point and Michigan Aggies. NOTRE DAME, Ind., Sept. 20.—Notre Dame's wandering elerven has only fair prospects this year', with a hard schedule and but one regular lineman of last year on the list of those expected to report to Coach Jesse Harper. Harper will have a veteran fast backfield to work with, however. His veterans are Captain Stanley Cofall, half Arthur Bergman, half Charles Bachman, full James Phelan, quarter Frank Rydzwoski, tackle, the only regular lineman back- Hairy Baujan, end Ray Whipple, end Arnold Mclnery, tackle John Miller, half Grover Malone, half, and Walter DeGree, tackle.

New men are Dave Philbin, center Frank Coughlln, tackle Ward Miller, full Chester Grant, quarter George Fitzpatrick, half Francis Andrews, guard Dudley Pearson, quarter, and Edward Madigan, center.

The schedule includes games with the army at West Point November 4, the Michigan Aggies at East Lansing November 18 and Nebraska at Lincoln November 30.

VETERAN GOLFERS MEET.

RYE, N. Y., Sept. 20.—Without giving Father Time so much as a passing thought, upward of 375 veteran golfers gathered at the links of the Apawamis club yesterday for the twelfth annual seniors' tournament. To play here one must be at least 55 years old.

Many men of affairs were on hand and among the early ,finishers in yesterday's 18-hole round was Judge Henry Stoddard, of New Haven, who notwithstanding his 70 years, went around in 89. Hevhad a 17-stroke handicap, BO that his 72 net makes him look like a prize 'winner.

NET MEN PLAY SEMI-FINALS.

SHELBURN, Ind., Sept. 20.—The semi-finals for the championship of the Shelburn Athletic Tennis club were played here yesterday. In the first match Davis and C. Buckley defeated Bonstead and C. Davis, 6-0, 3-6 and 6-4. In the second match McCoskey and Boyd drew against Hankins and V. Buckley, the former winning, 4-6, 6-3 and 6-4. The finals will be played tills week.

PURDUE COACH GETS BUSY. LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 20.—Cleo O'Donnell, head football coach at Purdue university, took active charge of I the candidates for the old gold and black eleven today. Although he has not taken any part in the preliminary practice work, he has been observing the men who are trying out for the team. Many of the best players last year were lost by graduation.

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SCRIMMAGE AT BTJTLER.

Real Grid Work Starts Today—Two New Huskies Enter Camp. INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 20.—The first scrimmage of the season will be held on Irwin flteld at Butler college this afternoon. Instead of selecting first and second teams, Coach Thomas intends to divide his men with about an equal number of players of recognized ability on each eleven. As soon as he can get a line on the caliber 6f the new- I comers a varsity lineup probably will be selected. i

Butler stock was boosted yesterday i by the appearance of two men, Herman Hosier, of Tipton and Bennle Roadruclc, of Morocco. Hosier stands 6 feet 3 and weighs about 198 pounds. He is an experienced guard, having played that position on the Tipton high school team. In Roadruck, Coach Thocas has a man whom he thinkB he can develop by next year to fill Capt. Bonham's shoes at quarter, which will be left open by his graduation next June. Roadruck played quarterback on the Morocco high school team.

NET RULING ACCEPTED.

Claire Casseii Will Not Contest Decision of Association. MONT CLAIR, N. S„ Sept. 20.—Miss Claire Cassell, a New York tennis player, said today that she would not contest a decision by George Adee, president of the United States Lawn Tennis association, in ruling her off the court of the New Jersey women's singles championship here yesterday on the ground that she was a professional. The decision was based upon the fact that Miss Cassell, who is an actress, is also a professional .skater and has given skating exhibitions. This is said to be the first instance in which the national body governing lawn tennis had invoked the new code to disqualify any fclayer.

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