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, PENNANT
Hard. Fight
PITTSBURGH. Sept. (IL—(AP).
The National League pennant. em-
lblematic of supremacy in the senior
baseball circuit. was clinched yes-
terday by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
. A double chance to win the flag
faced the Pirates yesterday-a de-
' feat for New York or a victory for
Pittsburgh. And both chances were
good. for the Giants went down to
defeat in St. Louis. while the Pirates
were winning a thrilling game from
the Phillies. 2 to 1.
The Pirates have
games to play. the Giants eight.
Should the Buccaneers lose all of
the remaining games and the Giants
win all of theirs. Pittsburgh still
would finish in front with the fol-
lowing standing of the two teams:
Won Lost RC.
StVCIl IIIOI‘O
Pittsburgh till 61 .604
New York :00 63 .588
Only a few thousand fans braved
the chilly breezes to witness the
game yesterday afternoon. It was a
‘mighty struggle between pitchers.
with the Pirates holding the advan-
tage up to the ninth inning. Phila-
delphia put up a game light. In the
final sessions the Hills succeeded in
crowding tire bases. with one man
out. Huber lifted a fly to short
left field. The fleet Wright got
under it and his perfect heave to the
plate doubled Durning. The game
- was won. and the flag was assured
Pittsburgh.
Victory in the National League
pennant race comes to the Pirates
this season after they have pursued
the Giants for five years. In 1021
they gave. the Giants 8. hard fight.
only to fall at the critical moment.
and they finished in second place.
. The following season they tied the
' Cardinals for third place. in 1923
they were third and last year they
silo occupied third pincc. 'I‘heir
trzumph this season prevents the
Giants from winning their fifth con-
secutive National League champion-
ship.
Before the pennant race got under
way the Giants were highly favored
to come through on top once more.
The Reds were regarded as the
New Yorkers' most dangerous oppo-
8. fair chance to win, but many
thought that the trade during the
previous Winter which sent Moran-
Vville, Grimm and Cooper to the Cubs
in exchange for Grantham, Aldridge
pennant race this year the work of
‘ the Pirates was highly disappointing
to their followers. In fact it was
not until May 16 that they even
moved into’ the first division. A
week after the pennant race got. un-
der way the Pittsburgh players were
in seventh place and a week later
they moved into sixth position. They
iumped up another peg on April 29
but fell into sixth place on May 3.
dropped to seventh on May 4 and
finally went into last place three
' days later.
‘ dents and the I’irates were concedcd‘
,mnd Niehaus had weakened the.
" Pittsburgh club to a considerable
degree.
During the early stages of the
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. Buccaneers Can Now Ease Up and Lose All Re-
maining Games and Still Hold Lead—The
Story of the 1925 Pennant Struggle—
In the meantime the Giants had
jumped off to a flying start and
seemed well on their way to one
more championship. From the time
the season opened until April 30 the
Giants went along in first place with
the lteds in the runnorup position.
On May 1 the Reds reduced the
league chumplons' lead to half ‘a.
game and on the following day the
Cubs moved into second place. a
game behind the New Yorkers. The
rest of the first division at this
stage of the game was made up of
the iteds‘and the I’hillies.
During the early part of May the
Giants continued to maintain their
slight lead over the Cincinnati
club. but later in the nionth they
began gradually to increase their
advantage.
When the Pirates moved into the
first division on May 16 the Giants
were ahead 01 the Robins by five
and a half games and on the follow-
ing day they raised this to six and
a half. This was as big a lead as
the Giants have had at any time
during the entire season.
The Pirates moved into second
place for the first time this year on
June 1:: and at this stage they were
five and a half games behind tile
Giants.
The Pittsburgh players continued
to‘ stick close to the heels of me
Giants for the next few weeks and
on June 25 they cut ilio Glauts' lead
to one game. Twu days ' later the
New Yorkers were in front by only
half a game. Finally on June 29
the Pirates went into first place for
the first time this year. They were
ahead by 4 points, with the Giants
second. the liobius third. the Card-
inals fourth and the ltcds fifth. The
Pirates lead was reduced to 3 points
on the following day. but on the
next afternoon the Giants went in-
to the lead again by half a game.
On July 2 the Pirates took the
lead again and the: increased their
advantage to two gamcs on July 4.
On July 7 the two contenders met
and the Giants won. reducing their
rivals' lead to one game. After a
day of rain the UH) teams played
a dotihle-hcuder and broke own.
The Pirates maintained their lead of
one game until Jilly lty. whtu it.
was reduced to 5 points. and on tbr
following day the Giants went into
first place again.
This time the Giants' slay in first
place lasted only one tiny. and the
Pirates were in front by 6 points on
Jilly 1’7. The Giants look the load
by half a game on July 21. and this
time held for two days. when ihc
Pirates went out in front again. On
July 30 the Pittsburgh players in-
creased their advantage to two and
a half games.
\thn the Giants won the game
and the Pirates lost two. on Aug. 1.
the New Yorkers went into first
place for the last time. They relin-
quished the lead to the Pirates on
the following day. and the Pitts-
burgh players have occupied the
.lofty perch ever since. /
[N CSL‘AL CASE.
No pitcher in either major league.
not excluding the great "Dazzy”
‘Vance of Brooklyn. has a better fast
ball than "Lefty" Groves. yct Mack's
outhpaw has been a disappoint-
. ent.
j Not since the days of the great
Rube Weddell have I worked back
. of a left-hander with more stuff. yet
Groves has been unable to win con-
.istently.
As a matter of fact. Groves has
"pitched only two complete games
this year. It is a. rather strange
coincidence that I called balls and
trikes in bothof them.
Last. season. Groves. with the Bal—
timore club. champions of the Inter-
ational League. won 26 and lost
only six games. He was the pre-
inier pitcher of the organization.
iIt. hardly seems possible that
here is such a. difference in the
tandard of play. that Groves. like
utotanding pitcher of the Interna-
Ional last year. could only win
bout one-third as many games in
be American this year.
Recently. when Chicago was play-
'ing its final series with Philadelphia
. put the question to "Chief" Ben-
,dder. In his day. the present White
“Box coach was one of the greatest
of pitchers. .
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“Groves’ inability to win consist-
ntly'rin the American League this
”your can be charged to lack of con—
1. for he certainly has the stuff."
said Bender.
‘ ‘ O I
LAOKS CONTROL.
'No pitcher. no matter how much
stuff he may have. is of’any great
willie to his club unless he can get
he ball over." continued Bender.
"A pitcher who lacks control is
rking under a 50 per cent handi-
pup. Always in the hole. he in-
Mbly is forced to ease up to get
. 9 ball over. When he does. he is
.
Wis of no particular value because
“I! batters know that he is seldom
bye:- with it and wait him out.
. “When he gets in the hole. due to
lock of control of the fast one. he is
unable to experiment with his curve.
t is only when the pitcher has the
use on the better that. he can
’ ‘ le.‘
”5i? is just possible that Groves
tries to get too much on his fast
ball. This may cause him to be
thrown off his proper stride and
when such a thing happens, the
pitcher ls bound to be missing the
plate. . ‘
“Another handicap to Groves is
the fact that the major league but-
ters wait him out. They refuse to
offer at balls that would be swung
at. in the minors.
“If Groves ever acquires control
and I believe he will. woe to the
opposition."
‘
The fact that Groves used only
medium speed in his best-pitched
game of the year a victory over New
York. rather bears out Bender's
contention. He‘s probably pressing
too much for speed.
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REMARKABLE FEAT
That speed,is still a great asset.
if properly controlled. regardless of
the lively ball. is' proved by the
showing of "Dazzy" Vance this year.
Recently. in 'a game with the hard
hitting Phillles. Vance allowed only
one bit. He came right back in his
next start against the same club by
pitching a no-hit game. the first of
his career.
Despite the lowly position of the
Philadelphia club in the National
League race, it can hit. The club
may have many weakness but but-
ting is not. One of them.
The fact that the Phillies boast a
batting average close to the .300
mark makes Vance's performance of
*sllowlng one hit in 18 innings. two
complete games. in five days. all the,
more remilkable. '
Vance .of course. has more than a
more fast ball. National league bat-
ters compliment his curve by say-
ing it. cxptles as it reaches the
plate. Many batters insist his curve
is as effective as the fast one.
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TOKYO. Sept. 24. (am—Tho
l'nlversiiy of Chicago baseball team
defeated the Waseda University nine
yesterday. 2 to 0. The attendance
was 80,000. .
Pirates Cinch Flag —-‘- Peakinpaugh
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Admits He’ll
A c e Hudkins, Coast
Fighter, Declares'He
Can Lick ‘Any Man
His Size in the
World—~A G r e a t
Talker and a Good
Boxer
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2|.—-“I can
lick any man my size in the worldi"
Bold words from ‘the average
man. But easy language from Ace
Hudkins. ‘Aco is the wildcat light-
weight from Nebraska. But his
wildness isn't confined to tho ringv—
he's wild about himself outside of
it.
Of all the chesty fighters who
ever came to Los Angeles, Ace is the
ace. lie is a good fighter. If con-
fidence, or that "I love me" spirit
cuts much figure. Ace should be a
world‘s champion in no time at all.
lludkins first came into the lime-
l’acific Coast lightweight crown
from Joe Benjamin. the Hollywood
Sheik. Hudkins handed Joe the
worst lacing he ever had in his life.
In fact. Joe. has not been in the ring
since that fateful night, in Jack
Doyle‘s Vernon arena.
Ace just returned from the middle
west where he copped a newspaper
decision over Sid 'l‘erris. His first
workout was mostly one of the
mouth. Ace could no more keep
from telling his fighting friends
what a sensation he was in Chicago
than he could keep from eating.
"Honestly." he said, "no light-
weight ever created a bigger sensa-
tion there than I did. I was” the
first boy to fill Mullcus' gymnasium
in working out in years."
lludklns is getting down to busi-
nose on the coast again and is ready
to fight any and all comers.
"Just give me a shot at Jimmy
Goodrich and ihcre‘ii be a new king
of the liglitwclghts." he boasts.
More bold words. lint the funny
part is there is a lot of truth iii
them. Ace is slated for that crown
once worn by llenny Leonard.
lie is not )'t'I "punch goofcy." lint
light last spring when he won the;
be Lightweight Champion
.
HUDIIIIE
he is Jnail ‘rnzy enough to kick hini- i into oblivion again within the next
self onto the IIll‘Oilt‘!—--fl»lltl off of it two or three years.
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IIANOYi-Sll. N. 11.. Sept. 343'“
(Al’). For more than two weeks the
thud of the pigskin and an ominous
rumble of activity nave rcsoundcd
in the crisp Sepimnhcr air on the
Dartmouth College athletic field.
There. under the eye. of t‘oach Jess
Huwlcy. for two ycavs nicntor of
Dartmouth Ii'illllfl. the big Green
football machine has bccnfunlimber-
ing for one or its heaviest cam-
paigns. Eighty candidates limo
been running through their puccs
daily. -
From this iiintcriul (‘oach Ilawloy
has fashioned a sturdy. powerful
line. almost identical in composition
with that of last. ycnr's undefeated
clevcn. llut his backfield remains
an unknown. untried quantity. ..for
only one of last. season's first string
regulars. "Swede" Oberlandcr husky
star half back. has returned.
Ten of last year's letter men have
been mustered as a veteran nucleus
for this year's team. Eight are
linemen. hence. rich in line material.
the biggest problem of the coaching
staff has been to develop an almost
entirely new set of bucks.
Leavitt. full back: Hall. left half
back: and Dooley. quarter back. are
gone. It had bccn hoped that
"Flash" Fallon. Dooley's understutly
would take his place at quarter this
year but a recent operation has
cost Fallon all chance of playing
this fall. .
Up to the present Loomis. second
string half beak last year, has ap-
parently been favored for tho quar-
ter berth. Marshall. a former end.
has been calling signals on team‘B.
Robinson. first string substitute
half back last year. and punter ox-
traordinery. is one of a group 'of
four promising half back candidates.
The full back berth is not so serious
8. problem. for Horton. who‘ won his
letter last. year against Cornell is
available. together with McPhail.
last year's freshman captain. and
Starrett. former Worcester Academy
star.
McPhail. big and powerful. seems
destlncfi to play a nimpertant part
in Dartmouth‘s campaign.
With two exceptions the Green
line is the same as that which went
through last season undefeated
while two substitute tackles. who
won ieltm: in the 1924 season. are
also availcpc. For wingmen the
Green has 'l‘ully. running mate of
tax-Captain Bjorkman. All-American
end. and Sage. whose field goal gave
Dartmouth three points against
Brown last year. Hardy. giant sec-
ond string tackle. has also been
working at end.
Captain Parker and Holleran.
first string veterans. are again can-
dldaics for tackle. Diehl and Smith.
rcdoubiablc guards. likewise are
fighting again for first string posi-
tions. Center is the only line posi-
tion causing concern. . Davis. who
started in the early games last fall.
may succeed to the pivot position
left vacant by Whitaker.
The Green opens its season
against Norwich Saturday. Next in
order come games with Hebert.
(newcomer on Dartmouth's sche-
dull". Vermont and Maine. _
Four successivo' major contests
then face the big Green eleven.
starting with the Harvard genie.
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Johnny Rocco of New
Rochelle Defeats Ed-
die Kid Wagner of
Philadelphia
MOW \‘Hltlx’. Sept. “:4.~.lack
licMuve. the lighting Loon. won
on a foul from Sully Montgomery in
the ninth round of what. “its to
lime been a lcn-round bout :it the
Lgum-uslwro Stadium last night.
Montgomery was in a fair way to
take the dcctslon when he was or-
dercd to his corner by Gunboai
Smith. the refrree. He had just been
warned for hitting low, and turn
slnppcd in and hooked ‘home the
some sort of blow.
Twice before in the earlier rounds
lit-Mare claimed that be had been
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Managing Teams
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cx-Giants are now managing: i
teams in the National league.
’i'Iicy lll‘l‘. “Illicit Robinson of
llrooklyn; Art Fletcher. l’lililin'~:.;
Jack iicmlrlcks. Reds; lune
Bancroft. llrnws; illll Mclx‘ech-
ntc. I'll-ates. and (ilcorge Gibson.
Cubs. John Mct'lruw is also an
ex-Ginnt player. though still with
the some club. of course. llobin-
son and Gibson were (‘tllt‘lll‘l'fli'
Bancroft. Fletcher and .‘dcix’cch-
nie. infloldcrs, and Hendricks an
outfielder.
Only the. St. Louis Cardinals
are pllo'tr'd by a chap who isn't
listed as a former Giant por-
former.
YISIIQM
gowns
NATIONAL LEAGI'E.
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Chicago. 2; Brooklyn. 1‘ ’illt low. but these were not allow-
Boston. 6: Cincinnati. 1 (first [(‘tl. JieMavc {melted the cx—footbnll
game). Boston, 1‘: Cincinnati. 1 'sinr twenty-six pounds. and made a
gallant fight of lt._but Montgomery
was too big and strong for him. It
might also be said that Sully is a
very much improved boxer.
Jack De Mave weighed 184 I
and Montgomery :10 8-4. Sully had
(second game).
St. Louis. S: New
game). St. Louis. S;
(second game).
Pittsburgh, 9
an
0 (first
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York.
New York.
‘ 0
Philadelphia, 1.
AMERICAN LEAGI'E, all' the advantage in height and
reach.
Detroit. 16; Boston. 1.
New lgork. 7; Chicago. 6.
Philadelphia. ii: St. Louis. (first
game). Philadelphia. 7‘, St. Louis. 3
Allentown Johnny Leonard and
Mickey Brown. who are happiest
when knocking each oiher‘s ears
I)
(second game). off. met in the semi-final of ten
Cleveland-Washlugton. rain. rounds. and ”16 former got the
award. Leonard weighed 129 and
Brown 138.
Johnny dsopped Mickey for the
count of two in the second round
with a clip on the chin. Mickey got
up groggy and continued to swing
wildly until he nailed Leonard with
a. right. putting him down for the
count of four.
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NATIONAL LEAG UE.
w. L. pct. Mickey was reeling from one side
Pittsburgh 93 iii .633 or the ring to the other in the
Nin York . . . .. . . .. $2 63 .566 tenth.
Cincinnati 77 70 . 524 In the first of the three ten! New
St. Louis,.......... 73 74 .49 Romany: star lightweight. Johnny
Brooklyn 66 78 .458 ROCCO. defeated Eddie Kid Wnsner.
Boston . . . . . . . . . . .. 66 St .456 of phnadelphta. Wagner weighm‘l
Chicago ........ 66 83 .443 132 1-4 and Rocco. 138.
Philadelphia. . . ..... 62 84 .425 It. was a rough bottle from the
.r . occo making a ver favor-
AMERICAN' LEAGUE. :get'igprcssion as he hoolzed the
, . . W. L. Pct. philadelphla veteran with solid
“ ashlngton 93 5" 435° smashes with both hands.
Philadelphia 87 50 .596 The opening scrap brought to-
St. Louis . . . . . 38 68 .524 gather a’coupie of 118-pound young-‘
gfitrolt :6 69 .524 mon.-Johnny Huber. of the Bronx.
0103:1312“ . . . . . ... 6i :1; 59° and Frankie Goldsmith. of the West
New York 1112's.:- 05 R“ :2: Side. The place seemed filled with
Boston ...... 43 102 1297 Franmvs friends' but they could“
root hard enough to make him winl
the judges calling it. a draw. It was
a good fight at that.
In the following , disturbance.
scheduled for six rounds. Johnny
Green. of Harlem. weighing 122,
outpolnted Vic Burl-one. of Green-
wich Village. whose tonnage was
given at 1:14. Vic had the strength
and the aggressiveness. but it was
Green who. had iho‘ cleverness. He
massed up Burrone quite consider-
ably with a snappy left jab.
. The Judges gave the decision to
Green. but it looked as though Bur-
rone had earned a draw.
XATIONAL LEAGUE.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
New York at Pittsbur h.
Other games not sche uled.
. AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Detroit at Boston.
Chicago at New York.
St. Louis at Philadelphia. .
Cleveland at Washington (2).
FIGHT TONIGHT
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 24.—
(AP) The boxing bout between
Tommy Iioughran and King Solo-
mon. scheduled for Shilm Park last
night. was postponed until tonight
because of cold and .threatenlng
wuthn. ’
October 24. Following in order
will come' games with Brown. Cor-
nail and Chicago. All of the four
,major gamos’nre to be played away
from home with the exception of the
Cornellcontes‘t.‘ ‘ '
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CAMBRIDGE. Mass" Sept. 24.-——
Harvard's first setback of the season
because of injury came yesterday
when Jack Manet. one of the most
promising hoilfbacrs and one of last
year's regulars. wrenched his leg and
will be out of the play for about
three weeks. He is not only one of
Harvard's fastest backs. but one of
the most dependable kickers.
The workout yesterday was not as
hard as. that on Monday._ although
the three varsity teams all got into
action against the scrubs. The first
string teams worked with the aim to
combine speed and precision in their
plays. running through' them slowly
and then fast. The coaches kept
the men hard at work on the indi-
vidual assignments.
George Laimbeer of New York
was taken up to the varsity from
the scrubs. He has been advanced
each year for three seasons in this
mnnnner and a lot is expected of him
before the end of this campaign.
Laimbeer weighs 210 pounds and is
6 feet. 1 inch tall. Several changes
were made in the makeup of the first
eleven. but as experiments merely.
The coaches are simply trying to
pick out their eleven best football
players before the first game next
week. ‘
Nash, a substitute last year. was
at right tackle. and C. Ilradford was
put on the first team from the sec-
ond varsity.
('uptaln Cheek spent the entire
afternoon at mlnrtr-rback and had
t'rosby. Coady and Miller as. car-
ii it-rs. t‘rosby was the. freshmen filli-
bnck last fall and appears to he one
of the best of the new men for be-
bind the line. lie has speed. runs
low with good leg action and is one
of the hardest backs to tackle.
The services of William Ellison of
l-‘almouth. back ficld candidate. was
lost to the Harvard football squad
yesterday when he was declared Ill-
cligible. l-leir-lou had won varsity
letters in hockey and baseball. lie
had studied during the summer in
an effort to improve his scholastic
“funding.
A tI”t‘ISIOIl in the case of Leo Duly.
.lmlovcr. a guard. and considered
one of the strongest linemen on the
squad. is expected today. Duly has
been obliged to (him a "makeup" ox-
niuination in chemistry. The place
left vacant by Ellison has been taken
by George Imimbeer, New York. a
second varsity man ms: year. I
I’lllXCli'l‘ON. N. J.. Sept. 2-i.———
fi‘old wcnther continued in favorhard
‘feotbnll tactics here yesterday. An-
nouncement was made of the selec-
tion of thirty-seven of the most
promising candidates as first string
material. The remaining men’will
work out temporarily under Pop
Foster. but nl'c likely to he called
back to the varsity at any moment.
due to the vigorous competition for
positions.
The line plunging of Bridges, play-
ing his. first season of varsity foot-
ball. easily featured the day‘s activi-
ties. The diminutive back. who is
only 5 feet. 7 inches in height. tore
repeatedly through the best defense
‘ihc. scrubs could offer. cxhlbitiing
what was unquestionably the best
line. hitting seen on University Fight
this fall.
Sam Ewing. star drop kicker. also
started in the first backfield and
showed unexpected ability in tearing
through the line. scoring the varsity's
first touchdown after a clever twen-
ty~yard run.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. Sept. 24.——
Three touchdowns were scored by
the Yale eleven yesterday in fifteen
minutes' scrimmage against the
scrubs. who held them to no scores
Tuesday. Complete reversal of
form marked the attack of the reg-
ulars. who played with two line-up
changes. Guy Richards. reserve
guard and tackle ms! your. took
Captain Jess's position at left tackle.
Billy Webster. who has been used
in the position since the squad rc-
ported.‘went to the second eleven.
Dick Worthain was slightly in-
jured in Tuesday's scrimmage. and
Johnny Fiaherty, freshman guard
last year. succeeds him. \Vortham
will return to the squad by next
week. it is expected.
The touchdowns were made
through the line. Two were made by
Billy Kline and the'vthlrd by Eddie
Cattle. who kicked a. goal .aftér
Kline's touchdown. No goal was
kicked after the other five. .
The first varsity line-up :ohows:
Ends, Potts and. Bradley; tackles.
Richards and Butterworth; guards.
Root and Flahcrty; centre, Stur-
hahn; quarterback. Bunneli; ,half-
backs. Kline and Cditle; fullback.
Allen. ~ .
NEW YORK. Sept. 24.—Thc'line-
up of the New York university foot-
ball team which will face Niagara
university Saturdaywas announced
yesterday by Head Coach Chick
Meehan following a strenuous scrim-
mage at Ohio Field. His selections
occasioned no surprise.
Fay will start: the game at quar:
terbnck instead of Captain O‘Neill.
but Meehan stated that O'Neill
doubtless would get in the game.
The other backfield men will be
Briante, fullback: Connors. left. and
Roselle. right halfback. Connors
also will do the panting. Vye. the
148-pound youngster. has won the
piece at centre and will be flanked
by White at left guard and Skudln
at right guard. The left tackle is
to be Dunn and the other Miller.
Pesrlman and Kelley will he the
wingmen. the former being on the
right end and Kelly on the left.
fitter yesterday’s workout Meehan
1 valuable , Playe.
orite Players for '
CHICAGO. Sept. '34 (AP).-—I‘toger
Pecklnpaugh of the Washington Sen-
ators was selected last night‘ss the
most valuable player in the Ameri-
can League for the 1926 season by a
small margin over Al Simmons.
youthful outfielder for the Athletics.
I’ceklnpaugh. just finishing his fif-
teenth year as a major league short-
stop. received 45 points out of a pos-
sible 64. and Simmons 41 points. in
the voting for the honor. which was
awarded by a committee composed of
one veteran baseball writer in each
city of the American L ague.
By the method used 0 determine
the award. each member of the com-
mittee picked the player whose work
he thought had been of most value
to his team this season and then
ranked these eight players on bal-
lots which givc first place a value of
eight points. second place seven
points. &e. By the rules governing
the contest. active playing managers
and previous winners of the trophy
are not eligible to the prize.
The previous winners were George
Sisler. new manager of the St. Louis
Browns, for the season of 1922. with
55 points: Babe, Rutli‘ot the Yank—
ccs for 1923. with the highest possi-
ble total of 64 points. and Walter
Johnson. Washington Senators. for
1024, with 59 points.
The most: valuable players on each
team this season. as established by
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SENATORS’ ”SHORTSTOP SELECTED
AS THE BEST IN AMERICAN LEAGUE
AI Simmons Youthful Outfielder of Athletics Is
Close Second—Baseball Writers Pick Fav-
Selections Are Made
the 1925 Season—How
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the, votes. are: Washington. I’m-kin-
paugh: Philadelphia. Simmons;
filéveland. Howell; Detroit. lleil-
mann; 'St. Louis. lilac; Chicago.
Seeiy: Boston. Flugstcnd: New York.
(,‘ombs and Mcusel (tied).
'l‘wcnty-ninc players figured in the
voting. as follows:
Player and Position. Chili. l’ts.
l'loger I‘Cckl'npaugh. ss. Wash'n. . .45
Al Simmons. cf. Philadelphia. . . . . -il
Joe Sewell. ss. Cleveland. . . . . . . .'
Harry licilnntnn. cf. Deiroit.....‘
llarry Tlicc, cf. St. Louis. . . . . . . .
Earl sheely. 1b, Chicago . . . . . . ‘. .
Ira ll‘lugstcad cf. lloston.... .
William Jacobson. cf, St. Louis. ..
John Mostil. ('1’. Chicago ......... 10
Oswald Iliucgc. 3h, Washington.. ll
Gordon (..‘ochrano. 0. Philadelphia.
Lou-Blue. lb. Detroit ... . . . . . ..
Stanley Covclcskic. p. Washington
William Kamm. lib, Chicago...”
Ed Rommel. p. l‘liil:ul«.~lplihi. . . . .
Ray Schulk. c. Chicago ... . . ... .
A.‘ ll. Wingo. cf. Dctroii . . . . . .. . .
liarl Combs. cf. New York. . . . . . .
ltolbert Mouse]. cf. New York....
Ted Lyons. p, (‘hicngo ...... . . . .
George llurns. 1b, (.‘lcvclnnd .....
Mz‘irty McMauus. 2b, St. Lous....
Herbert l’cnnnck. p. New York. ..
Bernard llengougli. c. New York.
lloward lilimke, p. Boston. . . . . . .
llenry lehrig. 1h. New Yoi'k....
Ike Boone, cf. Boston ......
Joe Dugan. (lb. New York...
l’hilln Totlt. 1b.
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Gertrude liticri-‘ hints at dastardly
plot conceived in the llcndish noodle
I s i
While it may be that Miss Ederle
is all wet, or was all wet at the
time, the matter is Si'l'IOllS enough to
command the attention of the Unit-
ed States Government. providing it
is still united.
C O C
We once knocked England how-
lt aged and simple because of an im-
perinl tax on lcfi ...... Do we. intend
to .‘lit buck and let thosv babics give
our Gertie the work“. the triple cross
and the {sat count?
Ill 0 O
The answer is anything you can:
to make it. providing it is spelled in
two irttcr.» and means no in all
languages. gestures and signal sys-
tems. ,
C I 0
It's all right for Johnny Bull to
cackle about llriizmnia ruling the
was but he‘s gotta lay off our little
Gertie and her acquutlc Cliarlcstons
in the Channel.
I O .
Gert claims she was dcrrickcd by
her trainer for no reason at all .....
In rebuttal Mr. “'olffc insists Geri.
had been in the both long enough
and was blocking traffic.
BY JOE WILEIAMS
of an English trainer robbed her of,
.viciol'y in the Channel swim.
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hcrc were 4,387 other swimmers
in the Channel and every time Gert
stopped to inhale, it spoonful of 0x-
itail soup and British diz-murngcmcnt
traffic piled up like old shoes in the
bedroom closet.
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" Gert-was automatically rc-
“ duccd to the status of on also-
” swum when llclniy. the ligyp- u
‘ tian, reached orcrand touched “'
" hr-r. llelmy is just :i great "
"' big overgrown boy. llcuunt- *‘
" cd to play tag. "
‘l‘ O 0
“Now you chasc inc." gurglcd
llcliny. in the native ltlgypiinn ilciiy
hand-rolled manner. tlcrt is one of
those real nice girls from Ncw Jcr-
1303'. She gave him the Hnst‘tlmngc
retort: “If yen say that again I‘ll
call an officer!"
on.
Inasmuch as l‘I‘ItlliOllS between Mr.
\i'olffe and our Gertie seemed to be
severely strained the proposition will
ihe referred to the Department of
Foreign Relations.
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Mr. Wolffc expects to present I
satisfactory alibi. Miss Ederlo in:
sistcd a jazz band accompany her
on the swim. it is presumed Mr.
Wolft‘c is no more than human. He
had to listen to the music for nine
hours. \‘i’lio can blame him for
stopping the swim?
Hit By Pitched
Ball; In Hospital
BOSTON. Sept. 24.——(AP). Third
liaseman Fred Haney of the De-
troit American League baseball club
who was struck on the head by a
pitched ball in the fourth inning
of yesterday‘s lied Sex-Detroit
game. suffered a slight concussion
of the brain. physicians at the Pet-
night. Honey's condition was de-
scribed as "good" but he was lieid
at the hospital for further observa-
tion. ‘
Howard Ehnike was the Boston
pitcher. Detroit had scored twice in
the inning and the bases were full
with only one out. The countwas
one ball and no strikes with Haney
when Ehmke whipped over a fasr
one. Haney ducked. but his head
dropped forward slightly and the
bail struck him behind the car, foll-
lug him. - .
Elimke was among the first to
reach the fallen player. llnney was
dazed but not unconsdmis when his
teammates carried him to the club
house. He was immediately sent to
the hospital. ‘ '
Laura—117C. Issues
Football Challenge
The Laurel A. C. feetbali team
challenges any team in the state at
the weight of between 116-120
pounds. The Laurels have not been
defeated in foun‘years and are in
fine shape this year.‘ The. Laurels
are looking for a game for October
4. For game write or call. Joe Beers
Jr.. 45 Railroad Ave. So. Norwalk.
Conn. Phone 1585 and 1762-4.
to see service .in Saturday's game
were Lesa. cnd; Milan. tackle. and
Wiener. Legato and ‘ Asarian.
guards.
SEA GlllT. N. J.. Sept. :34.-
Twenty-the players were selected
for the University of Penn varsity
football team by Head Coach‘ Lou
Young last night on the eve of the
team's departure for the university.
The team that will most likely start
against iii-sinus on Saturday fol-
lows:
heft. end, Singer; left tackle. Wil-
son; left guard. Butler; ccntcr. Rob-
inson; right guard. Snyder: right
tackle. Sic-rack: right end. Thayer:
er Bent Brigham hospital said 188t.defcnted 1-101 Dudley, Joplin. 1.10.. 0;
Second Round of , '
Big Golf Tourney
CHICAGO. Scpt. 24.—Following
are the results of the second round
of the. Professional Golf Association
.tournament hcld yesterday at the
Olympic. Fields Country Club:
Tommy Armour. New York. de-
feated John Golden. North Jersey.
7 up, and 5 to play.
Morin Duira, Aberdeen. Wash.
fun and 5 to play. .
. [om Kerrigan. Siwanoy. defeated. "
’Daia Williams. Shackumaxon. 2 up.
liill Melilhorn. \‘i'cstniorelnrj. .ie-
leafed Al spinosa. Illinois. 1 up. ‘
Johnny Farrell. Quaker Ridge. *-
dcfeated Itay Dcrr. Cincinnati. 1 up. :1
37 holes.
Harry Cooper. defeated "
Jack Burke. Houston. and 1.
Leo Diegel. Glen Oaks. defeated
Bobby Cruikshank, Oklahoma (Tltyfif
2 up and 1 to play. 7 '
Walter Hagen. i‘ussttcnu. idle... dc.‘ j
“featcd Mike Brady. Winged Foot, 7“"
up and 6 to play. .
Dallas.
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In Major Leagues
NATIONAL LEAG l'IS. - i
Player-Club. g. ab. 1'. Il. I‘ct‘.‘
Hornsby, St.L..]36 496 129 Ill}: .399 ‘}f
B'tt'ml'y. St.L..l47 593 93 1'23 .379 f.
Cuylcr. Pitts ..... I47 594 143 215 .3611“ .1
Wheat. Bl:n.....I-’I‘Z I389 1'23 fill .358 ‘
lr‘ournicr. Bkn.;136 50? 0t 178 .351
_ Leader a year ago today. llornsby, .
St. Louis. .423.
AMERICAS LICAGI‘IE.
Player-Club. g. ub. r. ll. Pct.
Speaker. CleveJll) 436 80 167 .388
Heilmann. Dem-i" 538 ST 207 .385
Simmons. Phil.147 6‘2! 119 236 .380 V
Cobb; Det ,,,,, 110; 404 92 .154 .376
\vingo. Del....120 401 94 147 .3017;
Leader a year ago today. lluthil
New York.‘ .376.
li‘llll‘) Ill-ZSTIHH'S VILLAGE.
QL‘EBEC. Sept. 23.—-~(.»\P). The
greater pf of the \illage of St.
Camille. liclle Chassc county. lay in .,
ruins today after a fire which sweptd}
the place last night. The parisli"._..
church. the offices of La,
Canadlenne Nationalc, six stores
and six private residences were dc-. .
stroyed. '
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Getting so an aviator is afraid for-flip
lcuvu home without his bathing suitiflh‘
quarterback. Rogers; left halfback.
[.eith; right halfback, Douglass; full
stated that. others who were likely
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beck, Iiruex. . ‘ ‘,
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‘ Spirit messages always seem 1.0,. u;
come colleen
5 Leading Batters
lanque. ."
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