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.UrtOAY, /UL.Y 14, 1818

CUIS SWEEP SERIES

Take Final Game By 5-3 Scorc Flack's Triple Starts Leaders On Their Way.

HOW TRAMS STA.NO. Won. Lost. Pet.

Chicago 54 23 .701 Ne\\ York .. 47 29 .618 Pittsburgh .. 3S 37 v .507 Philridelrtiik .... 35 39 .47:: "j*

Cincinnati ..... .. is 40 .4 52 I Boston 33 44 .4 29 jfe St. Louis .. 32 40 .410 1 Brooklyn ...... .. 30 44 .405

CHICAGO, July II.—The Chicago Cuba swept tl)« series with Boston, taking: the fourth game here today, 5 to 3. A triple by Flack pave Chicago a run in the first and the Cubs stayed ahead. Four successive hits threatened trouble for Chicago in the ninth, but the Braves were suppressed. Boor*: j, BOSTON.

A.B. R. H.

n&WttnjyiL 2b Herzog, lb .. Massey, cf ... Wickland, rf •STalth. Jb .... Kooecby, If .. Henry. .. Maranville, ss Can a van, •Wilson ... vj

Totals

Flftclr. rf Hollacher, Mann, If Merkle. lb PaskerL cf Deal, 8d .. JSelder. 3b Klllefer, O'Farrel, e Vaughn,

P.O. 2 7

6 2 0

2 3 3 0 0

...88 3 CHICAGO. 4 1

1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0

1 0 3 0 2 0 7 1 2 0 2 3 1 flf 3 0 5 1

.. 2 .. 4 .. 3 ... 8 .. 4 ... 2 .. 2 .. 2 ... 3 ..29 ... 0 1

0 0 1 0 0

1 0 0

Totals.

tJosion Chicago

Thorpe. If ... Zimmerman, 3b Hoik*, lb ..... McCarty, a ... Sicking, 2b ... Peer lit, .... Schupp, J. .....

Total*

RHatn. ss .... Bigbee, If .... Carey, cf .... Sout.hworth, rf Cutshaw, 2b Mollwlts, lb .. McKeehnie, 3b Blackwell. Cooper, ....

10 1 0 0 0

27 e

0 0 0 1

0 0 0 2-

0 1 2

•Batted for Canavan in ninth.. Base on balls -AOff Vauichn, 3 Chnavan, Struck out~-Bv Vaughn,6 Canavan. 2. Hit by pitcher—Hollocher by Canavan. Sacrifice hits--Paskert Smith. Two-base hit—O'Farrell. Three bane hit—Flaok. Home run—Smith.

PITTSBURGH, 5-1 NEW YORK, 4-8

PITTSBURGH. Pa.. July 13—The Giants and Pirates divided a doubleheader here this afternoon, the home Olub taking the first game, 6 to 4, and toeing Ui« second, i to 8. Scores:

FIRST CiAMK. NEW YORK.

.B. R.» H. P.O. A. E. 4 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 1 1 3 9 0 3 I 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1

^nrns, cf Tountt, rf ..,. Fletcher, ss ..

4 S 2 0

4 i 2 10 3 0 3 0 0 2 4

4 0 1 2 3 0 3 9 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 o 1 9 9 0 0 0 34 4 24 18

Uariden ..

PITTSBURGH. A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E. .. 4 1 1 1 S 1 4 I a

0 0

.. 8 9

0 0

4 0 0 0 3 9 i 5 3 0 .. 4 1 12 0 0 .. 4 0 I 0 1 .. 2 0 0

0 0

.. 2 1 1 0 0 ..30 10 27 13 1

Totals ...... New York 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2—* Pittsburgh ........0 0 0 0 0 500 •—5 •Batted for Rehupp in ninth.

Bane on balls—Off Perritt, 1 Cooper, 1: Shupp, 2. Struck out—By Perritt, 2 Cooper, •. Hit. by pitcher—Fletcher by Cooper. Sacrifice hits—McCarty, Cut•haw. Two-base hits--Holke, McKech®.le. Three-ba^e hits—Zimmerman, 2. Rouble plays—Kllam to Cutshaw to I.lnllwit7. Young to Holke. stolen bMM—Fletcher. Cooper.

SECOND GAMS. •YEW YORKS A.B. R. H. P.O. 1 1 4 1 1 0 1 14 3 1

Burnt of Young, rf .... Fletcher, ss loyl«, 2 Zimmerman, 3b tdeking, Sb Wilholt, It ... Holke. lb ..... Ilariden, o ..... fausey, ...*,

Totals ,.84 8 10 PITTSBURGH.

Carey, cf Pnufhworth, rf

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Totals

•leatlicote, cf ^isher, 2b .. 'ruise. rf •'aulette, ss *alrd, 3b dcHenry. If Jrimm. lb .. ion/.ales, .. 'ackard. ..

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27 17

A.B. K. H. P.O. A.

fcllam, ss ....

fcllam, ss .... .. 1 1 1

Righee, If 4 0 0

,. 3 4

0 0

1 1

0 1

Cutshaw, 2b .. .. 4 4) 0 2 3 Nlollwitr.. lb .. 4 0 1 14 0 McKochnle, Sb .. 4 0 1 0 Archer, .. 3 0 0 8 3 Banders, .. 3 0 0 0

Totals 1 5 27 10 Sew York 0000300 0—8 'Pittsburgh 00100900 0—1

B»ase on balls—Off Sanders, 3 Causey, 1« Struck out—By Sanders, 7 Causey, I. ilit by pitcher-—By Sanders (Fletcher). Sacrifice hit—Causey. Two-base bit—Bum*.

ST. LOTTIS, 11-1 PHILLIES. 5-4.

ST. LOT..IS, July 13.—The Cardinals rvoundod the Phillies for eleven rims in the first game of a doulJe-hea«ier, Walkovers, winning 11 to o, but lost the second! 1 to 4. through Watson's effective •pitching. Scores. 1'IKST GA MIC.

PHILADELPHIA. A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E 5 2 3

Bancroft, ss .... iiliams. cf .... •^tock. 3b Meusel, If ...... 'ravath. rf ..... iuderus. lb lemming way, Sb -iurns, 'avis,

A. 4 0 2 0

2 3 0

1 1

4 0 0

3f. 6

8 24 10

ST. LOUIS. A.B. R. H.

P.O. 3 2

2 2

i i A 0

11. 3 1

Totals 33 11 10 27 13. Philadelphia .....0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 It. Louis 0 3 o 0 4 2 0 2 11 •Batted for Davis in ninth.

Base on balls -Off Packard, 3 Dsvis Struck out —By Packard. 3 Davis, Three-base

I Two-base hit—Cruise.

Continued on Page 18, Column 3.

Local Sportsmen In Service

To date he has been in all fhe Cubs have played. In the recent series in St. Louis he even went so far as to play In the opening contest of a doubleheader with a badly swollen ankle so as not to miss a game. Manager Mitchell was for giving hira a rest, but ho refused to listen to it and played in the game until the Cubs had it safely stored away and then ru&hed to the clubhouse for treatment.

He was in the second game of that date, feeling almost as good as ever.

PARIS MEETS UNIVERSAL.

First of Three-Game Series to Be Played Today. -The first of n three-game series between the Paris sine) Universal clubs was to be staged at Universal this afternoon. Rivalry between the teams is keen, and a hotly contested game is anticipated. 1'mps Tommy Seanlon will be the "third man in the ring."

The "Stickers" will rely on King to stop the Universal batsmen with Roberts behind the bat. The Cool Miners, on the other hand, are confident that Kerr wPl baffle the Illinois outfit. Pfister will do the receiving.

Thin may b*. a secret, and niiniii It may not—Otto Jensen la no looser of the Kin&lr ft. The local Indicator handler, champion howler, cnolnl. etc.. iy a married man. Yep, It happened the other day al Fort Snelilnu, Minn., the soldier taking a* hi* bride Mi*#, Helen WcK^vfr, of ^«Mith Thirteenth street. His* MrKeever, it is understood, made the trip to the tiopher state to w her soldier oM^etbrart and while there The rounlr dreided to wed. A military flourish »va* Riven the wedding and a coinp.'Mi bnnd furnished the music. onj^ratK, Mr. and Mrw. O. .lenaenl

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CHRIS BRAY. WHO USED TO PULI. Ql'lTK A Nl MIil.it OK STL XTS Ai JTCNCING, WITH A POOI, STICK, IS WAITING A RIOAL. CHANCE TO SHOW HIS ABIL.ITY IN THIS USE.

BONEHEAD MERKLEHAS DON'T THINK PASTIME A DOUBLE AMBITION WILL GO TO THE WALL

Cub Star Wants to Lead League In Hitting and Play In Every Game.

CHICAGO, July 13.—Fred Merkle, star first baseman of the Cubs and one of the best. In the National league, is one who refuses to let his ambition wane, although he has been In baseball many years.

This ts his twelfth .year in major company, and he Is Just as determined Wday to achieve extraordinary feats as he was the first season he performed in the league. Old age, considering the service of a man in baseball, is creeping upon him slowly, but he declines to let it interfere in any way with his sprightly activities on the field.

Merkle, since he went into the National league, has never led It In hiltting, a'.though each year he has tried to the limit of his ability. This season he stepped off to a favorable start, and it is one of his ambitions to remain whore he is and close the year as the champion batsman of the ranks. He is bent on accomplishing this to prove that he is still young and that it is not always youth that triumphs.

That is not the only ambition "Merkle possesses. He desires to go through the entire schedule without missing a single game.

Shrewd Baseball Men Figure Commis sion Will Undergo Needed Changes —Stallings Guiltvt

Shrewd baseball men, while aghast at the possibilities of a rupture betwoen the two major leagues at this time, do not believe that the structure of the national game will fall to the ground. They think, on the other liand, that much good will result from President John K. Tcner's defi hurled at Bun Johnson and the American league. They believe that much needed reform in the government of the game will evolve from the present untoward situation. In other wor«ls, the national commission will undergo changes that will make its position all the stronger and increase respect fpr itH rulings.

President Tener has asked for the support of liis magnates in his stand iig:iiri9t Ban Johnson and the American league. If it is granted, and Ban retains his present position, the national commission will be resolved ipse facto, and each major league will trundle alone: by itself. Financial ruin will follo.w such action.

Tf Tener Is allowed to resign his place as president, of the older league, and the whole trouble is permitted to remain stagnant until the 1918 season ends, diplomacy may result in a settlement of the affair, of which Connie Mack is the center.

It is probable that nothing will happen until after Jluly 20. the date for the injunction hearing in Cleveland. After that much may happen.

Many believe that time will help in settling the trouble, and that ?ome action may be taken by the Boston National league club, probably turning Perry over to Connie Mack without quibble.

George Stailings is pretty close to the bottom of the fight. Until a year had gone by and Connie Mack had discovered that Perry was of major league caliber, Stallinsrs didn't care a oiekayune for the Oklahoma flinger. He didn't even retain him on his reserved list last October.

It was only when Perry was found to have pitching possibilities that the Braves' manager suddenly dug up his claim, filed it with the National commission and brought all this trouble I upon baseball. Where the commission i fell down was in its failure to use moral suasion on Stallings or the Boston club.

Twin Bill at Camp Rose. The .^ohiier team at. Camp Rose win play the Wheel Workers at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Following the game, »he Wheel Workej-s will play the Black So*.

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backstopping for the St. Paul club of the American association, is now in the aviation end of tho service. Harry recently was elassitled and he promptly cast his fate with the sky pilots. And he ought to make good with a bang. too.

Vent Jnreit. former mtrtier sf f*e rity chiiitiploiiN of yrarn gone hy, tuts W f-n tspendrinc

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Ulnd to see yon, Vern. old top.

What's got into the Reds?

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days In oar Vrrti it Mil! fn the rii»n it a to liasirbill nml declare* the old whip to necond In a* rmh!

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ever.

Lvery uu« he cume down Olive street and saw his reflection in the shop windows he frothed at the mouth. And 10,000 other St. Louis nuts joined ranch Rickey's Insomnia Club and Amalgamated Mouth-Frothing League.

They yelled that the "Hot Dog King" was "trying to foment dissension among the Cardinals, coming champions." They said loudly that Weeghman was a traitor to the National league and to all baseball. Rickey ev' i made this accusation during the annual meeting of the league.

That was last October, November and December. Now all is changed. The bottom has fallen out of the Cardinal?' pennant dream, and Mrs. Brittin is standing on one loot, waiting for the knothole gang to come across with a bunch of coin.

And, instead of being "the leadingplayer In the league," Roger Horrifby is pretty much of a joke.

It is doubtful if today the Chicago "Hot Dog King" would think of such a ridiculous thing as to offer $50,000 and four players, each equipped with two legs, two arms and two eyes, to get Hornsby. Even "Hot Dog Kings" learn In time. But it takes time.

Yep, baseball sure has its ups and downs.

Yon Know Me. AI.

This baseball story Is told by a navy

I na an) n.... lieutenant of a game in Constantinople, and lacking uowrn«.

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Ba-ebal! sure has its ups and downs, there decided to teach baseball to the Last fall St. Uouis, as represented by Turks. The Turks took to it readilv Branch Rickey and some 10,000 knot- i and soon match games were being hole stockholders in the Cardinals, I Played. were well-nigh insane because Charlie One Turk, going to bat, held his bat

National league. Turk, held up his bat, looked Branch Rickey took ft so much to heavenward and saidL "You know me, heart that he oouldn sleep iUr1^*** I

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RUTH GOES HIILESS RED SOX DRAW BLANK

Russell Stops "Babe" and His Mates Short In 5-0 White Sox Success.

HOW TEAMS STAITO. Won. 1-ost. PcL

Boston ......... .... 47 sr: .688 New York ..... 43 34 .558 Cleveland ...... 45 38 .542 Washington ... 41 39 .513 St. i.ouis 88 3P .494 Chicago ........ .... S8 40 .487 Detroit ........ .... 32 45 .416 Philadelphia ... .... 30 46 .395

BOSTON, Mass., July 13.—The White Sox hit Joe Bush hard today and defeated the Red Sox, 5 to 0. "Babe" Ruth went hltless for the first time in many day*. Score:

BOSTON.

A-B. R. H. p.a A. E.

Hooper, rf ... e- 4 0 0 2 9 0 3chean, rb .. ... 4 0 0 2 1 0 Strunk, cf ... ... 4 0 2 2 0 0 Ruth, rf .... ... 4 0 0 8 2 1 Whitman, If ... 4 0 1 1 1 0 Scott, ss 4 0 0 4 3 0 Stansbury, 3b ... 3 0 1 1 13 0 Agnew, ... ... 3 0 1 2 1 Bush, ..... ... 3 0 2 1 4 0

Totals ..... ...33 0 21 li 2 CHICAGO. A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E. Murphy, rf .* ... 4 0 1 1 0 0 Liebold, If .. ... 4 0 S 3 1 0 E. Collins, 2b ... 4 1 1 4 4 0 Risberg, lb .. ... 4 2 3 13 0 1 J. Collins, cf ... 3 0 1 3 0 0 Weaver, ss .. ... 4 1 8 1 4 0 McMullin, 3b.. ... 8 0 1 1 4 0 Jacobs, .. ... 41 0 0 1 1 0 Russell, ... ... 4 1 1 0 1 0

Totals ..... ...34 12 27 16 1

Boston ...........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 Chicago 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0—6 Base on balls—Off Bush, 1. Struck out—By Bush, 5: Russell, 1. Sacrifice hit—-J'. Collins. Two-base hit—Russell. Double playa—Agnew to Shean Agnew to Stansbury l^eibold to E. Collins. Stolen base—Hooper.

NEW YORK, 4 CLEVELAND, 3.

NEW YORK, July 18.—The Yanks strengthened their hold on second place today when they defeated the Indians, 4 to 8. Score:

CLEVELAND. A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E.

Johnston, lb Speaker, cf .. Roth, rf Wambsgans, 2b wood, lb ...... Evans, 3b O'Neill, Coumbe, Groom, ..... •Graney ....... tTurner

P.O. 3 9 3 1 4

Chapman, ss ... 0 1 3 8 1

9 4 9

Totals .... .33 3 S NEW YORK. A.B. R. H.

Marsans. cf ... T'eckinpaugh, SI Baker, 3b I'ratt, 2b Pipp, lb ....... Caldwell. Gt ... Miller, If ...... Hannah, e ..... Love, ••*«...

Continued on Page 18, Column 4.

Is Holke Failure? Gotham Fans Ask

WALTER HOLKK,

Baseball fans are wondering now if Walter Holke. young Giant first basell ion. is a bloomer.

When the youth made hia bow to the National league al the tail end of the 1916 season he was boosted as one of the coming super-player: of the game. Fans watched him all last season and expected that by mid-seaBon this year he would arrive.

Now he is battinc about eighty points below his own normal gait. His fielding, once spectacular, Is uncertain in generalship and his basemnning is poor.

McGraw is considering seriously taking In in off first base, letting him warm the bench, and putting some one else at the initial sack.

Some of his poor work has not. been apparent to the fans, but his fellow plavers and McGraw have seen his bungles cost tne Giants games when heady work and good generalship would have staved off defeat.

Gotham fans are strong for Ho'fte and ccrtainly would like to have him prove that he is just in a horrible slump now and has the right stuff in him. But so far th--re hasn't been any signs of improvement.

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Greetings and salutations!! This to i rial lamps, the touch of a tree give the Knights of the ^cattergun and I him direction, the darkest night was Isaak Walton disciples. Many of you

to what is going on in the shooting-!

of the trip and its results, which have never before been made public. Having been captain of this successful aggregation, I believe 1 am in possession of all that would be of interest to the reading public. With such men to write about as Heikes, Budd. Gilbert, Crosby, Powers, Merrill, Trtpp, Parmalee, Fanning, Elliott and Banks, there will be no dearth of material to feature the greatest shooting expedition ever made Into foreign countries. There will be interesting material from every shooting angle known instructions given to the novice and hunches to the experienced, along the lines of trap and field shooting and fishing.

Improviaar. Markmanshilfe

afield extends beyond that period. I have shot repeatedly in every state In the union, with fairly good success. My extended acquaintance with the trapBhooters of this and other countries is such that 1 am at home with any gun club I visit. To* the devotees of the rod and shot gun, 1 take off my hat as being the salt of the earth, congenial and cordial. The little flirtation they carry on with Dame Nature, when afield, inoculates them with generous impulses, which brands them the most congenial companions to be found on earth.

Breaking la to the Sport.

0 The noble red man yet paddfed his canoe upon the father of waters, migrating like the birds impelled by the seasons. Enroute the Indians would

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P.O. 3 1 0 3

Totals .32 4 11 27 8 1 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1—3 York 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 •—4 •Betted for Coumbe In seventh, tBatted for Groom in ninth. f?ase on balls—Off Ixve. r. Coumbe, 2, Struck out—By Love, 4 Coumbe, 3:

ive exhibitions of their skill with the and arrow, shooting small coin from split sticks. At night, with a wierd light reflecting upon them, spectators would be regaled with the Snake, Sun, Green Corn and other dances. It was the bow and arrow exhibitions by the Indians that aroused in me the des..-e to shoot. My first attempt was with the weapon of the redskins. This taught me to shoot with both eyes open, as do all trap experts like Heikes, Crosby and Gilbert. The next step was a single barrel muzzle loader, which was only a gun in name, yet wtth careful and continuous crawling I occassionallv landed a duck. On my 12th birthday my parents presented me with a Joe Manton, double barrel, muzzle loader, hammer gun. The ramrod had a screw on the end. The locks had ducks engraved on the sides. This placed me on the pinnacle with the other boys. It then became necessary for me to win the friendship of an older person who could and would teach rne the fundamental principles of wing shooting. Louey Charbonnnaux was the man. I made no mistake in my choice. Lfeuey was a typical French voyageur, spoke broken English, was well educated. honest, congenial, resourceful and faithful. 1 grew to love him. Louey discovered in me (as he in later years confided) latent shooting ability, which he determined to develop. His first Us?on was accuracy, care and safety. "Take no chances" was his motto and clogan. Afield, the stars were his sig-

HATTY TO BLAME?

Hints came out of the camp of the Reds in Cincinnati last, week of a general shake-up of the team. Some of t.ha Cincinnati people are even beginning to doubt Christy IMathewson's ability. Ma' y has liiul a pretty good looking ball team up to the last couple of weeks, but he has failed to get verv far with it and the patient fans think he should begin to show or explain.

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number of runs four Cubs and were third in hits. The Philadelphia team held first place in hitting, the total being 622 tor sixty-seven games. The Phillies offset this laudable stick work, however. by piling 113 errors, the second largest number for the season to date in the National league. St. Louis, in last place, went the Moranites the limit in this respect with an aggregate of 131. The Cardinals were second In men left on bases, no less than 454 batters were marooned between first and third. this respect, having 466! of July 6 is

CT.T B.Chicago .... New York .. Pittsburgh .. Philadelphia Boston Brooklyn ... Cincinnati .. St. Louis ..

CLUBS Bo-'ton Cleveland New York ... Washington Chicago ...^ St. Uouls .... e o i Philadelphia

an open book to him. Louey wan my

I am personally acquainted with, the ideal. He taught me to shoot, hunt and

rest I want to know. I have connected myself with the Tribune in their newly established Trap, Rod and Gun department and will hereafter furnish once a week an article pertaining to large game hunting, experiences of myself or friends afield, or with the rod. It is aiy intention to keep thousands of followers of these sports informed as i ..

fish. Explained the secrets of the for est and introduced me to Dame Nature. He was the moving spirit that put me in the shooting world.

My Mr»t Victory.

My first special trap success was the winning ot the Mercer County, 111., championship in 1876. 'T still have that 1 have

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and fishing line throughout the ooun- never won a cup since that looked as try. There will be a series of articles, i

based upon the experiences of the All- about four inches. After that date American team abroad, the humorous

Suggestions, which, if followed, will i of New York, winning the honor for the enable the "cracker-jack" to improve east. Mr. E. S. Rice in 1899 organized his Bcores and which will start the a second party with 85 shooters in line beginner along the proper channels for to again attempt the capture the success, by avoiding the many trap- Grand American Championship, shooting fallacies. An occasional ar- Winnin* the Championship. tide will be devoted to the many! women who are adopting this sport in also a member of this pftrty. many localities I have been connect-/ another affoir, ed with the trapshooting fraternity for JY,1lth *63 contestants facing the traps the past 40 years while my experience

se to rne, although the height was

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phases, facts in conjunction with the tame and wild pigeons, felass balls, birds, etc. In 'lSs91. as a member of

Eight men tied for first place, of which I was one. The tie was shot off on a rniss-and-out race. The honors again fell to my share on the 33rd hird. I had captured the premier trapshooting event of the world for the second time. No other shooter has ever duplicated this performance. Tn 1901, the A11 American team was sent abroad by the American people to compete In the International shoots. It was my honor to be elected captain of the team. We met all comers and returned to America with an uninterrupted succession of victories. Of this trip I will write more later.

Ritrht f,r

Since rr:y return with the All-Ameri-can team I have been and am at the

"How did you break into the shoot- I present writing, actively engaged in Ing game'.'" is a question frequently asked me. Drift back with raw to a time when I was living in Keithsburg, 111., a beautiful little city located on the banks of the Mississippi river

the trapshooting game. Attending all of the interstate and many of the state tournaments. Am personally acquainted with the major portion of the trapshooters who have been connectd with this sport for any length of time, many of them I have met in recent years, I now desire to extend the glad hand of good fellowship through the columns of this paper to all of my old and prospective friends.

«il ESTIONS AM ANSW KRS. Question—Is trap-shooting being attempted on the hattImhliiH? In it possible for a man to Khoot vrith any accuracy aboard ship?

Almost every United States steamer carries a hand trap. There recently was a race in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, under the auspices of the Red Cross gun club of the United States steamship Solace. F. P. WilliarifS, paymaster, won the trophy with 103 out of 125. F. R. Holt, of the United States steamship Louisiana was second with 97. Thirty-two officers and men participated.

DODGERS GETTING HELP.

President Ebbcts, Crowder order or no. is fortifying himself for anything. He has his (fonts looking over the Brooklyn youngsters on the lots and ir. addition to Pitcher Herman Hehl has

taken on a kid infielder named Ed. Sheridan. Other Brooklyn amateurs, as they are found, will he added, with a i hope that out of the lot something may be developed.

MAJOR LEAGUE FIGURES A THALF WAY MARK PROVE INTERESTING TO FANS

Cubs Lead National League in Runs Scored While Phils Have Most Hits to Credit—Yanks Big Tally Makers in American

With the half-way mark reached in the major league baseball season, some interesting deductions are possible from the records of the various clubs composing the National and American leagues. According to semi-official figures. compiled up to July 6. the Chicago Nationals are leading the senior organization in the total number of runs made with 286 are second

stranded. Opposing teams made more runs against St. Louis tuan any other club, with Cincinnati the next easiest combination to score against, and Boston third.

In the American league the New York t'-afln has scored the greatest number of runs, the Yankees' total being 308. Cleveland is second with 295 and Boston third with 291. Washington leads in hitting with 646 New

hits and third in the number of run- I York is second with 63s and St. Louis ners stranded on the basts. The New third with three less hits. The Waub-

York Giants holding second place inlington players have made the greatest I the league race had amassed a total! number of errors, no less than 133 than the

miscues being charted against them. Cleveland comes second in this respect and the tail-end Athletics are third high with 121. Cleveland had 568 players left on the bases and Washirgton 512. St. Louis was third with 50b. More runs were scored against Detroit than any of the other American league teams, the seven opposing clubs amassing a total of 327 at tho expense of tne Tigers. The Athletics yielded 286 and the Cleveland combination 2bl.

The complete record of the sixteen

clubs of the National and American

Boston was the most unfor- leagues up to and including the games as follows:

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Play'd Tied Won Lost Runs Hits Errors Lon B. O 69 1 48 20 2K6 5''8 86 448 180 68 0 43 26 282 589 80 418 3 69 0 35 34 273 567 96 439 22" 67 2 32 33 219 ('.22 113 437 256 70 0 31 39 2 5 438 100 466 :'69 67 0 29 38 :i 93 553 108 405 2 5 6 67 1 27 39 231 388 106 319 290 78 27 44 247 566 131 464 303

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the northern team toured the south, visiting the principal cities, and returned undefeated. E. S. Rice, of Chicago, in 1897 organized a team of 12 western shocters and entered them in the Grand American Handicap (the premier shooting event of the world) which was held in New' York. No western team had ever won the annual contest. His team were Dr. Carver, Grimm, Williamson, Dunnell, Merrill, Powers, Vorhis, Bingham, Budd, Gilbert, Stannard and myself. From start to finish the western contingent were in evidence. At the conclusion, I had won the premier event and was the only contestant to turn in a perfect score. The following year (189S) the event was captured by Mr. Bd Fulford

JAJU.KS Bl'IUUXlSTJUt.

Answer—Tee. there is a great deal of interest manifested in the navy in the sport of trapshooting. Many ships have formed teams and some hotly contested races have been pulled off. Officers re encouraging the men to adopt this aport, as it engenders accuracy.

It is impossible for a man to shoot accurately from the deck of a boat. When the All-American team Was abroad we shot a race in midocean at the request of the captain of our boat, for the entertainment of the passengers. It was a little confusing for the first five or six shots, but the team soon caught on and calculated the swing bf the vessel so closely that excellent scores were made.

Hits Errors Lon. B. O. R.

73 0 42 31 291 595 93 497 ^39 76 0 43 33 295 623 126 568 2S: 71 1 39 31 SOS 638 97 473 24." 76 1 40 35 2.-0 649

133 642 Si

71 0 3S 36 263 o9t 92 too 229 73 0 35 758 2 5

7 63.1 110 503 .274

72 2 29 41 264 574. 111 493 v. 327 70 0 20 44 .211 649 121 487 286

COBB BLUING TRAIL WITH AVERAGE OF .371

Remarkable Slugging Streak Enable! Ty to Oust Sisler—Groh Tops National.

Tyrus Raymond Cobb, batting eham| pion of the American ieiaerue, after getl ting away to a late start, is blazirij the ttrail for 191* batUng snpreiaei] acy.

Averages released today give th Detroit star a mark of .371, as agains .355 for George Sisler, of St. Louis, th leader a week ago. Sisler, howe\cif still leads the Georgian base steal! ing with 30 against 25. Bobby Rot of Qieveland is between them with The averages include games Wednesday.

or more games: Cobb, Detroit, .371 Sisler, St. Louisk .355 Baker, New York, .341 Burn% Philadelphia, 33*1 Pipp. New York^ .317 Miian, Washington, .314 Walker, Philadelphia, .311 Hooper, Boston* .306 Ruth, Boston, Murphy, Clti» cago, .302.

Heini# Groh, the Cincinnati in« I fielder, pushed ahead to maintain iiig batting lead in the National leagu* I averages, including games of Wedne*» day, giving him a mark of .3:".2—two points above his average of a weolc ago. J. C. Smith, of Boston, drovs

Merkle of Chicago out of second placs with .836. Hollocher. the 21-year-old sensation with Chicago, advanced front I eighth to fifth place tn the list or leaiiws with .310.

Max Carey of Pittsburg, the leadlntg base stealer, has a margin of ten thefts over George Burns of the Giants, his nearest competitor. Carey's total ia 36. Burns, however, remains high in scoring, having registered 50 times iu 73 games. Roush of Cincinnati broke the tie for honors In sacrifice hit* ting, bringing his total up to 18. 1

Chicago and Cincinnati are on even •terms in club batting with .2t!7. while New York has a one-point advantage of Chicago in fielding wirh .'71. LeadIng batters for 35 or more games:

Groh, Cincinnati, .352 J. (.'. Smith, Boston. .836 Merkle, Chicago, Daubert. Brooklyn, .320 Hollo, her, Chicago, ,810 Paskert. Chicago. (Mann, Chicago, .304: Roush, Cincinnati,:

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.302, u. Magee, Cincinnati, .299 John* 1 Brooklyn, .2!§. V

Tn American Jjtr't iLelivelt, of Louisville, is giving-f'ashioa of Minneapolis a fight for the butUn* i supremacy. Cash ion has a mark of .335 for thirty-eight games, while Lelivelt, competing in sixty-four, is only fotir points behind. The averages in» I elude games of Wednesday.

Kigprert of St. 1'uul Is out in front Itt base stealing, with seventeen, and in home run hitting with si*. Taggart of Columbus and Sawyer of Minneapr:• lis are tied in sacrifice hittinu. each being credited with fifteen. Hood of i Kansas City leads the run getters witii thirty-eight, although Hit «ort Is onl* i one behind him. Kansas City lends i.t te.-rn batting with .265 and Louisville

In fielding With .962. Leading batters for thirty-five or more games: Cashion, Minneapolis. ,33o, LelivelV Louisville, .331 Riggert. St. Pauir.3: Tatrsart, Columbus. .320 Hartley, Co-:* lumbus. .80S Good. Kansas City! .306' Schulsz. Kansas City, ,3'5 Ov.-cn.s, Minneapolis, .304 Lajoie, Indianapolitv •30S, Wagner, Columbus, .303.

Moose Play

Giants With

Swell Lineup

The Moose club will stack up Arainst the Tcrre Haute Giants at Atl.letiu park this afternoon, play starting at, 3:30 o'clock. Unips Jack Darby will handle the Indicator.

The Moose have strengthened for the contest and expect to cop. Manager.Shull last night announced his line-up-' as follows:

O'l'.r en, c. fs Mann, S. s. Hargrove, jrb. Me I, a u trl.l in. 2b. Reddinger. 1. i Kyle, lb llmick, p. Gl^-iin. Williarns, e.

The Giants, it is understood, will start "Steel Arm" Taylor, a crack cOl« ored pitcher, against the Herd.

American Association

I Kansas City I Columbus .. 'Louisville ...

Milwaukee ., Indianapolis St. Paul Minneapolis Toledo

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The figures on Cobb and Staler ti| their b*Ui&g struggle are: O AB 6B At Cobb 69 256 64 05 25 .371 Sisler 66 2SS 42 »4 30 .^1

The remarkable batting streak whicl sent Cobb rushing to the top was start* ed on June 17, and he pushed aheai until he was neck and neck with th4 leaders, almost before they reaJlssd lb His batting recovery is one of the moe| spectacular that even Cobb ever staged. In his last thirteen games he hat cracked out eleven hits, stole foul bases and scored eight runs. He passed Harry Hooper of Boston for the lead in scoring, having counted S4 tlmci against 51 for Hooper.

Frank Baker of New York added tn« terest to the unusual batting sltua* tion in the American league by drlv* ing out his 100th hit during the weeki "Babe" Ruth of Boston, however, dij»« appointed his admirers by failing ts bag another homer. liis record o| eleven, however, remains out of danget)

Peckinpaugh, of New York and Mc» Innis, of Boston, are giving Skean, aU so of Boston, a race for honors in sac* rifice hitting. Hkean having a one* point advantage with a total of i'2i. New York is showing the way in team I batting with 267 and Boston in team fielding with 970. Leading batters fot

Won. Lost. Per. 26 28 •28 .57* *v? 38 •82 54S Sj 34 29 .540 3S 3 .50# 34 84 .500 29 87 .439 30 47 .390

Louisville ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0—1 7 ft Toledo 00002002 •—4 8 3 Batteries—Bargei and Mayer and Xelley. "s Minneapolis.. 3020000 0 0—4 4 St. Paul 30101100 *—6 7 1

Batteries—Hughes and Coleman Rook, Merritt and Hargrave.

First gameCol u u s 010 0 0090 0——1 3 I I n i a n a o i s 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 0

Battel :es—Brovra and Hartley Caret and Schang. Second game— Colum'ous .... 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0Indianapolis. 0 0 0'

Milwaukee. 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 Kansas Citv.,0 15 2 1 0 0 0

-10 1

0 0 0 0 0 0—0 3 1

Batteries—Curtis and Wagner Cruxu, Shackleford and Schang.

0—3 9 3 •—9 IS 1

Batteries—Kotzelnb-k, Wheatley and Huhn Adams and Onslow.

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