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sumaa v, jwust ?sffj Second Game of the Big Championship Series

Help Boost Hammond to Win the Pennant

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HITTING PITCHERS ARE MUCH IN EVIDENCE

Percsntages Given for Loss and

In Ball Gams Next Sunday Afternoon,

(Br JXr&OE.) Considerable Interest Is centered upon the outcome of the second game of the championship series between Waukegan and Hammond next Sunday, for it means equally as much to the local club to win this game as It did to cop the first one. Should Hajnmond win next Sunday the standing would be:

TV. HAMMOND 15 Albany Park 14 Waugekan , 9

Cn the other hand. If we should lose, the result would follow:

w. "Waukegan 10 Albany Park 14 HAMMOND 15

Therefore, If we win. Waukegan is practically out of the running, and If we lose, we will suffer a serious handicap that will be defficult indeed to overnrnie. Albany Park's standing will remam neutral, for she has an open date next Sunday. When we spoke to Manager Artie Hoffman about the probability of losing the coming event, he laughed. "1 would not want to be quoted as saying that we have the Vfaukegan team out-classed," he said, "for that word carries the idea that they have not a chance with us, and such a remark would be absurd, considering the tight demonstration of last Sunday. I do want to say, however, that if our boys play with the same Indomitable fighting spirit next SundayMhat was very prevalent a week ago, we will not hav a great deal of trouble in" 'knockln' off,' as it were." CHa.atiT. Hoseland Tomorrow. Tomorrow1 afternoon Joe Green's Chicago Giants, the crack colored team of Chicago who made a sensational run of nineteen straight wins this season, will meet the Roseland Eclipse team at Parduhn Park. The latter team is a member of the City League, and is a home

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BY H. C. HAMILTON. U nited Press Stuff Correspondent.) NEW YORK. Aug. 14 Pitchers who not only are willing to hit. but who can take a crack at a baseball with some of the best of hitters, are becoming more frequent in the major leagues. Time was, a short time ago, when pitchers carried a bat to the plate merely because it was done, and a time at bat had to be there. Now there are eight pitchers In the American league who are batting .250 or better, and in the National league there are ten. Babe Ruth of the Red Sox is the best sticker of the pitchers in either league, but Dutch Reuther, Walter Johnson. Reb Russell and Ray Caldwell are considered excellent batsmen. Any one of them is likely to be called on to do pinch-hitting for his club. Larry Cheney of the Dodgers is a good hitter. Dick Rudolph of the Braves never shirks & time at bat. and he has a team-mate of the same sort in George Tyler. Sherrod Smith" of the Dodders would rather win a game with a hit than by a stellar pitching performance. Grover Alexander is considered a dangerous batsman. Nearly all the Yankee pitchers

are good hitters. George Mojridge and Ray Caldwell perhaps are the best, but Al Russell has outhit both of them this ear. Claude Hendrix of the Cubs is respected by pitchers as a hard, long hitter one who is Just as likely to knock a baseball out of the lot as not. Mel Wolfgang of the White Sox, although small, has plenty of courage at bat and makes' his hits. Jack Coombs' hitting Is an asset added to his pitching ability. Clarence Mitchell of the Reds not only can pitch a good game, but he can

outfield or play first base and gets his j regular safe ones. I There are plenty of others perhaps i more of the hitting kind of pitchers !

than the game ever knew before.

SAYS HE'S QUIT GAME FOR GOOD

Lee V'ohl declares that If the White Sox win a pennant this year it will be through unfair tactics. He charges every White Sox pitcher with disfiguring balls. He has a collection of balls used by White Sox pitchers which he says all have the tell-tale black spot, where some substance has been used to shine them. It isn't improbable that Fohl is right, for Dave Danforth is credited with having discovered the "shine ball" while with Louisville and taking it with him to Chicago.

club. Hammond fans are familiar with the speed of the Giants, and have also seen the Roseland club in action, and it is thought that the contest will attract much attention.

WHITE SOX A HIT WITH 'THEIR CH0IR One of the feature of the trips taken by the White Sox 'this 7f has been their slnKlne of The StarSpanRled Banner." After marchlnK n round the Held under the direction of Serpennt W. S. Smiley they would line up before the utand and slnK two verses of the anthem. It made a patriotic Bpeetacle that appeals .-rongly. m One of the Sox players' told of their flrnf rehearsnl. "'Rowland got . s together Ii the clwbhouse and asked If t?ny of us knew the words r "The Star-Spancled Banner," he :iid. "There were only three Bens. Scott nnd Weaker. The rest knew only nhort snatches. "Rowland then told us to sine the two verses as well as we eould and that those who didn't know the words rould make a bluff until they learned them by sinning; Hua-hum-hum. "After our first appearance Gan- !!! o-.me In the clubhouse after the Stime and approaches Rowland. 4I can't help It. los. he said. 'I'm n bum-hnro-hummer.

MARTIN BEATEN YESTERDAY

R. B. Martin, formerly of the Hammond Country Club, lost his match in the 2ni round of the city golf championship yesterday with Lloyd Gullickson. Temperament cuts little figure in the makeup of Gullickson, who shot 68 against Martin in the afternoon, coming within two strokes of the course record. He probably would have equaled the record but for having to play several of the earlier holes in a heavy shower. Lloyd played with a borrowed set of clubs and also borrowed a pair of glofing brogans from Charley Klees. Not needing any nerve, he did not borrow any. Each of them shot 73 In the morning and were all square. Championship. G. Nelson, Marquette .defeated R. A. Bowker, Marquette, 3 and 2. R. Patterson, West Pullman, defeated J. C. Monnette. Oklahoma, 14 and 12. M. Deming. Marquette, defeated L. Thiltges, Jackson Park, 5 and 4. L. Gullickson. Marquette, defeated R. B. Martin. Maruette. 4 and 3. Second riigb-U T. Monahan. Jackson Park, defeated H. T. Johnson. Ridge. 3 and 2. B. Smith. Marquette, defeated C. E. Clague, unattached, 7 and S. B. Ford, Lincoln, defeated P. H. Jacobsen. Marquette, 3 and 2. W. F. Cody, unattached, defeated C. A. Johnson, unattached, 1 up 37 holes.

THE STANDING

AMIUICAN HAGUE.

CHICAGO Boston Cleveland Detroit

W. 70 66 61 5S

New York 53 Washington 51 Philadelphia 41

St. Louis 42 Ysiterday's JLesults. No games scheduled.

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PRO STARS SHOOT FOR

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Clark and Kennicott in Individual Battle at South Shore Country Club.

NATIONAL iEAOtJE.

W. New York 69 Philadelphia 55 St. Louis 57 Cincinnati 60 CHICAGO 57 Brooklyn 52 fibston . 45 Pittsburgh " 35

Testcrday's Results. Chicago, 4; Boston. 1. Philadelphia. 5: Pittsburgh. 3 Philadelphia. 3; Pittburgh. 0. Cincinnati, 3; Brooklyn, 2. New York. 5; St. Louis, 3.

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Bobby Byrne.

Bobby Byrne, veteran third basv man, released unconditionally by the Phillies, says he has quit baseball for good and that he will 0 into business in St. Louis. Bryn; is classed as a "veteran," yet he is but two or three years beyond thirty. He started his professional career at an ape when most boys are just sheddine knee pante. It is rumored that he has salted down a bijr pile of raoney as a result of his activities in baseball.

pion.'in a thirty-six hole match for the benefit of the American Red Cross on the links of the Oakley Country ciub. Brady finished in 139 and Ouiinet in US.

Although the official opening of the Grand American Handicap is set for Monday, the meet will begin officially this afternoon on the grounds of the South Shore Country Club at 2:30 p. m. Homer Clark of Alton, 111., and Harrison Kennicott of Evanston will hold an individual race for the Hercules all-around championship trophy. Both of the contestants are professionals. Clark held the high average

j for the 1916 season over all contestants j in the trap-shooting world. Kennicott

is still young in the professional ranks, but consistent performance at the traps and his many sensational winning

I scores have stamped him as a real

shooter, capable of putting up a whirlwind race in an individual contest.

FRANCIS OUIMET BEATENBY BRADY

BELMONT. MASS.. Aug 17. Michael I

J. Brady, professional golfer, defeated Francis Ouimet. western amateur cham-

"KID" WEDGE LOSES IN A STREET FIGHT ANTIGO. WIS.. Aug. 17. Fred Wedge, former pugilist, known as "Kid" Wedge, late known as the "Fighting Evangelist," yesterday in a street quarrel with "Fighting" Lasch. alleged ex-pugilist, came out second best with a badly banged face. Both were arrested.

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Joe Vanstra who was drafted, filed an affidavit for exemption. He has a wife and four children dependent on him. Mrs. Peter Tanis and sons, Cornelius and Vernon, and her sister Katie Sehoon. will spend Thursday in Lincoln Park at a basket picnic.

LOWELL

Mrs. Collier and son and daughte rof Iowa Falls, la., came last evening for a few days' visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sargent. Miss Ruby Shaw of that- place, returned home with tern.

Mrs. Boaz returned to her home i.t Lafayette yesterday morning, after e visit here with her daughter. Mr-. Guy Clevinger. Mr. and Mrs. John Atwood of Hit:mond. came yesterday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stanley. Mrs. James Pinkerton of Shei'y. visited relatives here yesterday. John Minninger of this place, has been in the reserve army sin. e leaving the ranks some time ago at the expiration of enlistment, has received notice to appear at Fort Benjamin Harrison, and left this morning for that place.

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The Red Cross the symbol of a tause wide as the world and high as Heaven.

CAPITAL SOCIETY

FLOfcKS TO BOUT i AT WASHINGTON !

WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 17. Several thousand people swarmed over the Washington monument grounds yesterday to see Benny Leonard, champion lightweight of the world, stage an outdoor boxing exhibition with his sparring partner. Billy Grupp. Soldiers, sailors, marines, officials, and Washington society participated in the event the first boxing bout allowed here in years.

THE "GOOD PAL" MANAGER IS THE SORT THAT PLEASES

Does It pay to be one of the boy baseball club? That is the question answer seems to be in favor of the m writes Bud in the Pittsburg Leader.

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ways a team that could not get up i found away down in the list occupyin have a chance to even get into the fl L'nder Christy Mathewson the tea vision outfit to a pennant contender a the leaders in the pennant chase. Christy Mathewson always has be players off at arm's distance while h about him and get them to play the g men are fighting hard for "Big Six." Matty seems to be the miracle m with his players being his pals it is c can to bring the Reds into the champ This same kind of treatment wou proved it and Miller Huggins has als and St. Louis teams that have never b time of the baseball yeir are up fron teams that have been rated higher ar hold th epositions they occupy. Being a friend of your men has p baseball, but in other lines, and the m work when they feel that the fellow w fellow and willing to help the player

s while you are manager of a big league many of the fans are asking and the anager Mho hobnobs with his men, s under manager after manager was aln the race. The team was always to be g a position so low that they did not rst division. m has changed from a roor second dind they are only a short distance behind en a good fellow. He does not hold his e talks to them. He gathers the boys ame his way and the result is that the an in the big league race thi3 year and ertain that they will do the best they ionship. Id be good for the Pirates. Matty has

o done the same thing. The Cincinnati en the fighting organizations at this

t fighting it out, while some of the other e still in the lower places battling to roved to be worth while, not only in en under you are certain to do better ho is bossing them around is a good s if the players help him.

BY H. C. HAMILTON. (I nlted Press StnfT Correspondent.) NEW YORK, Aug. 17. Billy Eans. umpire of the American league, and generally recogniied as one of the best officials as one cf the best officials baseball ever has known, is a believer in peace and inflicts his Ideas on all baseball players with whom he comes in contact. The times when Evans has chased players from games in the American league could be counted on the fingers of a normal man's hands. Evans claims that there are many things an umpire should not hear or see. There are times when an umpire by' turning his back, according to Evans, can keep out of what otherwise would be serious trouble. The effect of Evans' practice is easily seen in the work of George Moriarity. former Detroit third baseman. Moriarity. although one of the scrappiest men in baseball, has 'very little trouble on the baseball field ne-w. His association with Evans is the reason. ,

There now is little doubt that the world's series will be played. On a recent visit to New York President Ban Johnson of the American league declared that, although baseball is going to give up many men to the new national armies, the men left with the championship clubs undoubtedly will play the post-season series as usual. The huge attendance f gures reported from Boston. New York. Chicago and recently from St. Louis and Cincinnati, Johnson believes. Is an indication that the public wants baseball. That being the case, he holds the public also wants to see the world's series.

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Mis3 Winnie Schoon who has been visiting in California. Utah, and var-

I ious places for the last three months.

hes returned home. C. Jabaay was brought home from St. Margaret's hospital, on Tuesday. Miss Emma Kaske come home from Valparaiso. Wednesday evening to spend the rest of the week with her parents.' Peter Bult who was drafted, was granted an exemption, having a wife and child dependent on him.

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