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Wilton and Poughitoepsio are still
.: ' for first place in the Nyco
N o. These two teams battled to
.!.8 tio in 18 innings at Pough-
o, yesterday afternoon.
f; '98. game was hard fought all of
' way. The Cleaners took the
in the first inning when they
one run. but Wilton came
~I in tho third and pushed two
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_k the load when they scored
o runs in the fourth and Wilton
.. ~ it up with two more in the fifth
Isa. Both teams .scored one run
the eighth inning and! the game
. called at the lid of the 12th.
Qrogaa and Smith were on the
lid for tho Farmers and were
:Jled up for 13 hits Conklin
> them across for the Cleaners
. - allowed nine bingles.
Idorhlll in right field was the
, for the Farmers. He kept the
l outfit in the running by hitting
.H home runs. He also played a
.g game n the field being credit-
' r putouts. Shay of the
‘also made a home run.
score follows:
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WILTON
ab. r. h. po. a. e.
. is. ab. s 0.0 2 1 1
if. ......5 1 2 3.0 0
“love. of. 4 1 1 1 o '0
my. rt. .. s 2 2 4 0 o
,. c. r» 11 2 15 1 o
..... 0 0 1 3 1
0 1 5 o 0
. ‘ 0 0 a 1 0
. . ..:. 0 1 2 0 0
th,p. a o o 0 o o
.lf. ....... 1 0 0 0 0 o
48 5 9 88 8 8
.POUGHKEEPSIE
ab. r. h. po. 11. e.
6 1‘ 2 0 1 0
0 2 3 2 i 0
...... 5 0 1 1 0 0
5 0 "1 00 ll
5 0 2 11 0 1
5 0 1 8 0 0
erdson. c.. 4 1 0 18 1 0
y, as. 4 0 2 2 0 0
lin. p. 5 1 1 1 4 0
........1 0 0 0 0 0
\ 0 0 0 o 0 0
40 518 36 10 1
00302001000—E'
hkeepsie "
100300010000—5
{we base hits—Miller. Three base
Brogan. Conklin. Home runs
nderhiyy. 2: Shay. Sacrifices—
ts. Dewey. struck out—by
n. 4: Smith, 11: Conkiin, 16,.
on balls—off Brogan. 1: Cook‘-
’ . Hit by pitcher-by Conklin
ke). Passed ball—Miller. ‘Loft
“5 .- Wilton,’ 8; Poughkgepsic.
Hits—off Brogan. 7 in 4; Smith.
8. Time of game—3: 15. At-
wee—1,000. Umpires—Mueller
' Brotherton.
VE MAY TURN IN
200 WHIFFS THIS YEAR
- . ' Grove. famous southpaw
‘ Athletics. has a good chance
" h the zoo-mark in strikeouts
.- "n. Grove had 185 on Sept.
with about two weeks to go. He
g ,a big edge on the rest of the
. d.
tho plate. Poughkeepsie again'
TON AND CLEANERS IN
A 12 INNING DEADLOGK
. ' Score Was 5-5—Underhill Crashes Out Two
1 Home Runs and Keeps Farmers in Running—
Brogan and Smith Twirl.
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in: aim nyaxs
Only five catchers pow performing
in tho majors have worked in 1. 000
or more games during their major
league careers.‘
Ralph "Cy" Perkins, veteran star
of the Philadelphia Athlechs. .101an
the select circle the other day.
The other four who have won
such distinction are Ray Behalk of
the Chicago White Box. Wally
Schang of the St. Louis Browns.
Hank Severeid of the New York
Yankees and Frank Snyder, former~
ly of the Giants. but now with the
Cardinals.
It is a rather peculiar coincidence
that the name of these four per-
formers begins with the letter “8."
breaks the spell of that letter.
Perkins has been' with the Ath-'
letics nine years. which means he
has averaged better than 100 games
per season back of the bat.
Over a stretch of-five years. ex-
tending from 1920 to 1924. Perkins
other veterans ocer the same period.
In 148 Games Twice
In 1920 he took part in 148 gamut
while in the four 'years that follow.
ed he caught in 141. 148. 148 and
128 contests, making a total of
708 games. or an ‘average of 142 for
five years of plain - ‘
It is also a rather interesting fact
that Perkins celebrated game "989"
by catching the great "Lefty" Grove
in the first big league tilt' ever play-
ed in Philadelphia on Sunday. luci-
dentally. a timely hit by "0v" won
the game.
' Aside from being one of the very
.tew‘. modern catchers .to, take part in
another endurance record that may
be questioned as an honor.
it is a certainty that during his
nine years with Philadelphia. Per-
kins has handled the deliveries of
, more pitchers thanany catcher that
has performed under the big tent.
With “at Place Teams
' During most of" his career with
"the Athletics the club was a tailend-
'cr. hopeless. In an effort to get
somewhere. Connie‘ Mack experi-
mented with every pitcher that was
recommended to him. It was up to
Perkins to do the catching.
The sensational showing of the
rookie catcher. Mickey Cochrane.
last season. both in the field and at
'tho bat, temporarily thrust Perkins
into the background. He caught
only 05 games in 1925.
he is going as well as ever again.
Perkins is hopeful of catdhing in
at least 500 more games and
wouldn‘t be surprised if he kept go-
ing for-another 1.0’00'.‘
._____.___.__..
One thing that woman suffrage
has developed is that women whose
husbands have been crooked in
public fife invariably can be nomin-
|fitted and elected as "vindications."
The entry of Perkins into the list .
worked harder than any of the '
of the outstanding tackles in the'Big
‘ 1.000 or more games. Perkins hfolds "
This year .
’ mile": I
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TEE EVENING BENTINEL—SOUTH NORWALK. CONN.
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COLUMBUS. Sept. 18.--1-lero are
-five of a number of valid rea-
sons why Ohio state hopes to
climb back into the football sun dur-
ing the 1028 campaign.
They include Ed Hess. Ail-Amer-
ica guard in 1925; Captain Marty
Karow. Bill Hunt and Elmer March.
star backs and Frank Lack-en. one
Ten.
‘ Karow Light Back
- Captain Karow is one of the light-
est. high class fullbacks in fast com-
pany. He weigh's around 173 pounds.
Ho sparkled defensively last fall. al-
though handicapped by injuries that
would have kept an athlete of ordi-
nary courage on the bench.
Hess is the first Ohio 'State line-
man to be accorded general recogni-
tion as .an All-American. He is a
hard working guard, weighing 185
pounds. This is his final season on
. (5.2.1. . ,. .
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J.W.WILCE .
the tarsity. Hess is married and has
a young daughter. lie is working
his way through school. An ice route
has been his chief source of income
for more than a. ear.
A. halfback wit all the earmarks
of a root star is Elmer Merck. who
prepped at Cedar Rapids. In. Marek
too. was hurt last fall and never
really was himself. At that he
caused the critics to sit up and take
notice in the Chicago and Illinois
gs ea. c seema,to be in fine fettie
tli {all 6 if he is off to a good
start will be a big asset to the Duck-
eyes.
Another potential star who adorn.
ed the shelf for much of the last two
ledo Scott high captain was.slowed
up by a bad foot as a sophomore.
while last fall he was the victim of a
broken leg in the first game of the
season. He appears to have fully ro-
MCKSEN "““"
years is’Bili Hunt. This former ”1‘61 ’
onto STATE GRID horas ‘REST WITH THEM
HANK
covered and will get the call again
for the signal barking job for which
he was slated last fall when an Ohio
Wesleyan luckier laid him low.
Four Custom-nee Games ,
The tallest athlete to wear Buck-
Lucksen. Lack-on a. tackle. soars
to an altitude of 6 feet 4 1- 8 inches
in his socks. He has a wrist that is
like a bar of iron and with a year's
experience back of him he is battling
for a regular varsity b rth. this fall.
He weighs about 1'95 po nds.
Ohio State's schedule calls for four
games with Big Ten opponents. two
against Ohio teams and an invasion
of New York to meet Columbia.
The” card follows: Oct. 2. Witten-
berg; Oct. 9. Ohio Wesleyan; Oct. 16.
L'olumbin- at New York: Oct.' 28.
Iowa: Oct. 80. Chicago ‘tcsgo;
Nov. 8. opc_n: Nov. 13. miJhigan:
Nov. 20. Illinois at L'rbana.
COLONELS WIN
FLAG AGAIN
LOUISVILLE; KY" Bout. 80.—
Louisville. 1926 champions. clinched
the American, Association pennant
yesterday by defeating Milwaukoo.
meet thy’i‘oronto International Loa-
guo club. in the “little world series.”
borrowing money of us we shouldn't
I—Wilmington Every Evening.
hate—Worcester Telegram.
hi: FOP.
fig‘bms o
'fo For ou wasn't.-
qseteeoae 1 are
A m or W
than some» on
THE: scarce MIDI.
(”SIGNED 'IEQ
' Pecans macs!
WE MAY NEAR NEX'I THE BANANA YELL
runner-up. 7.to I in tho fir-(game I
of a doubleheader. Muhvillo will '
If foreign people would'only stop 5
have to listen to so many hymns of .
DES MOINES snon'rs'rop. ONE
- ' OF fWESTERN LEAGUE STARS
DES MOINES.——Take it from
Such impartial observers as Western
league fans, Fritz Knothe of the Des
Moines club is the best young short-
stop turned out in the circuit in lo.
thcs many seasons.
‘Knothe's latest claim to a niche
in the baseball hall of fame is his
performance in a double- header
with St. Joseph recently. He han-
dled 14 fielding chances without an
error. and ‘then proceeded to distin-
guish himself by whaling out a
home run to break up the second
game in the eighteenth inning.
Although only 22 and playing his
second season of professional base-l
ball, Khothe has dcvoloped to the:
stage where critics are predicting
that he will land in faster company
before the end of the season.
The demon shortstop is a husky
lad six feet tall and weighing 185
pouatds. He has a throwing arm
which is the envy of his‘teainmabes
and is hitting the ball for a .810
average.
been for extra bases.
In Tomb M
Quito a.iow ”plant‘s that have
starred on eampnstonnis courts.are
tedto compete in the national
chainpioaahips at Forest mils this
season. The tact is. more no es-
posted to enter the struggle than
the annual Jamboree has known in
acute tints.
Chief among the younger crop of
collegianl‘ will be Eddie Chandler of
tho University of .lifornia and
“one! Ogden of Stanford. Chandler.
as gen know. ii the present inter-
eolio'giats. king. having done the un-
usual winning that specific title
two running.
is a most promising poa~
tinies- one during various eastern
tilt!
Lucien Williams. who
nutfloglsted at Yalo a few years
on. for! stow" to the front
not ‘ tobooonshiorodina
. .. Jilht .
‘w‘lththoolitoin‘dooftwo
paignor since 1912. gained honors
while attending Harvard. He was
champion“ the college field in 1918
and 1815. Williams performed the
rather unusual in tennis annals by
beings member of the 1914 Davis
cup team even before he gained his
university degree. . .
Wallace Johnson. veteran Quaker.
is another from the college courts.
Johnson went to Penn, winning the
“rah-rah? robe in 1909. Wa'tson
Washburn. a high ranking netter a
few years back, gained considerable
fame at Harvard. while Philip Near
starred for Stanford. winning the
intercollegiate championship in 1881.
A few years ago Michigan turned
out a first-class player in Walter
weshrook. W e s b r o o it. however.
learned much of the game while go-
ing to high school in Detroit. 8 re-
member Waiter so a “propper” in
the auto hamlet. Ho was one of the
best young pestiiners over devolopd
there.
Wesbrook tried his hand in a few
of the national tournaments, but
met with only mediocre stseooa. no
neyor did get in the “first it). ”
O 0 O
' (liaison in head
thas perhaps turned out
more clan! college tennis boys
sny‘othar seheei. though from
fonts and mud have come «it
a tow bright twinklers during the
eye colors in many a day in Frank .
Knothe is a powerful hits '
tor and many of his drives have ’
Today’s Games
National League
Chicago at Now York (2).
Cincinnati at Boston (8).
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
American League
New York at Chicago (8).»
Washington at St. Louis (8).
Philadelphia'at Detroit (2).
Boston at Cleveland.
Club Standings
Nation-:11“
W. L. PC.
St. Louis 87 02 .584
Cincinnati ........ 85 82 .578
Pittsburgh ........ 81 66 .551
Chicago 78 68 .584
New York ......u. 70 78 .490
Brooklyn ......... 88 80 .459
Boston ........... 58 84 .408
Philadelphia 54 88 .888
American League'5
w. L.
PC.
New York ........ 88 58 .808
Cleveland ......... 86 62 .578
Phlladolphia ...... 71 65 .542
Washington 78 57 .581
Chicago .......... 78 7.9 .521
Detroit ........... 78 78 .514
St. Louis ......... 88 88 .411
Boston ........... 45 108 .804
international League
Final standing.
W. . PC.
Toronto ..........109 57 .857
Baltimore .........107 85 .808
Newark 99 88 .800
Butfalo ........... 92 72 .561
Rochester ......... 81 88 .494
Jersey City 72 92 .438
Syracuse ..... 70 91 .435
Reading 81 129 .194
Eastern League
final Standing.
W. L. PC.
Providence ........ 97 55 .638
‘ New Haven ....... 91 80 .608
Bridgciort ........ 91 83 .591
Sningnold ........ 78 71 .528
Albany ........... 77 75 .507
Hartford .......... as s: .425
Waterbury 58 93 .384
Pitt-field 50 102 .819
Yesterday’s Results
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York, 6: St. Louis. 5
Pittsburgh. 7; Brooklyn, 4.
Other clubs not scheduled.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Nrw Yor . 8: Cleveland. 8.
Chicago. ; Boston. 8.
Detroit. 8; Washington. 7.
St. Louis. 5; Philadelphia. 4 (10
ins.)
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Newark. 8; Jersey City. 1 (1st).
Jersey City, 8: Newark. 0 (211d).
Toronto. 8'. Rochester. 4 (lat).
Toronto. 8: Rochester. 0 (2nd).
Baltimore, 8: Reading. 8 (1st).
Baltimore. 8; Reading 0 (8nd).
Buffalo. 4: Syracuse. 8 (1st).
Syracuse. 5: Buffalo. 1 (2nd).
EASTERN LEAGUE
Hartford. 1'; Bridgeport. 0 (1st).
Bridgeport. 8: Hartford. 8 (8nd).
New Haven. 4: Waterbury, 0
Providence. 1; Springfield 1 (11
ins.)
Albany. 8; Pittsfield. 8.
A. . ICAN ASSOCIATION
St. Pan. 2: Toledo. 8 (1st).
St. Paul-Toledo (second game—
pestponed).
Kansas City.
(1st).
Kansas City.
(8nd).
Milwaukee. 8; Lousivilie. 4.
Minneapolis. 11; Columbus. 4
(1st).
Minneapolis. 9: Columbus. 7 (88).
4: Indianapolis, 1
8: Indianapolis. 4
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Mobile. 0; New Orleans. 8 (1st)
Mobile 0: Ne}0rleans. 2 (2nd).
Little neck. Me,mphis 0. t
Chattanooga. 28; Nashville. 7.
others not scheduled.
WESTERN LEAGUE
' Denver;- 8; Omaha. 5 (1st).
Omaha, 5; Denver, 8 (2nd).
Des Moines. 1; Lincoln. 0 (1st).
Des Moines. 8: Lincoln. 0 (8nd).
st. Joseph. 8: Tulsa. 4 (1st).}
Tales. 5- St. Joseph. 4 (Ind): , ..
. Oklahoma City. 8: Wichita. '1 (lat)
Oklahoma City. 7. Wichita. 4‘ (2d)
PACIFIC com mans:
Portland. 8: n Francisco. 5. (a.
in.) .
Portland 4; San Francisco. 8 (p.
188.. 10 ins.)
Oakland. 8: Mission. 4 (a. m.)
lfission. 7: Oakland. 4 (p. in.)
Los Angeles. I: BICPIQON'CO ‘ (a.
ms)acranient_o. 1: Ins Angels,
mI’loliywood. 153R 8(18t). -
Hollywood.11;8es .0 (fad—7
lfil.) '
'0'
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“MOI”
BERLIN. —Becauso the Charlos
tea is ruinous to the "tompor. hor-
stony. shine and silk stockings or
the customers of the dancing ootab~
lisiirnsnts." it has been banned by
the. dancing masters of the larger
suburban palaces. In an osieial
communion the Causing masters
snorted there was no room in most
of the halls when “people are kick-
ing in all directions."
i
all. Bis times Harvard has bosstod
the champion two draight years and
on four other occasions also housed
the winner for a single season.
lines 1818. ”M". the CM
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STAMFORD WINS OVER-TIME
GAME IN NY C0 LEAGUE
The Score Was 9.8—Moger and Ruddy Do. the
II;ltlt:;hicnk.g---Arnoltl Hits Home Run—Dave Horton
5
Norwalk lost a hard fought 11 inn-
ing game to Stamford in the Nyco
League. at Amusement Park yester-
day afterndon. The score was 0-8.
Moger. who has been pitching in
the Eastern League during the sea-
son. was on the mound for the Lock
City team. He allowed 12 hits dur-
ing the same. "Cop" Ruddy tossed
them ovor for. Norwslk and was
nicked for 18 bingles.
Professor Dave Horton wss back
in left field for the local team. Hor-
ton was one of the stars of the team
at the start of the present ooason
but has been out of the city during
the greater part of‘the summer and
returned last week. lie will prob-
ably be seen in the line-up during
the remainder of the season.
Arnold hit a home run over the
fence. 'I‘argon. Ramlo Mid Ruddy
also starred with the hickory. Cas-
serly, former local player. was the
star for the \isitors.
It is estimtaed that about 900 fans
attended the game.
The score follows:
NORWALK.
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