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10 FRIDAY; EVEK1N0. II I A A It. ALL THE LATEST SPORTING NEWS OF THE Cheaper at The Goeltz 1 (. 4 it SALE august ROKNflTUIRi i ll -J v' 4 ''II- V.M v.t.'.v. IX 1 'I i v.

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Rita 1 8lr ThrniiM 1-Jpton wo vnn Mr' CHICAGO, 1 I. 1 r.wt Una little thine fn-Hh wt.T bout fast a Thi Columbia Yaa-ht Hub, of thin Pity now holJx It. hut a determined effort to win the rui wlO be made by Detroit, a tKWU Of n1 will Klv a good i ount of heraclf In th rarfw for th I.lpton trophy. This cup. the han4tomst 'vir offers for yachtlnK rvpnt.

was po-aented by fleet of five yat'bta havlns been built as-pectally for tha tonteat HOOSIER. I sill be held, and the yacht entured arc Four Full Floors Four Doors From Public Square 12 and 14 East Market Street the l.lpton trophy promise to lie the bent a 'UH8 proved trie taxtent on exer Hlled on frej.h water lke Mlohl- wj Hooi.er. To flan. Ii KHn Imhle to le the scene of aall- Rita and Sprite. Detroit and Milwaukee! weamer aunng the time the reKatta are the challenirera.

BASE BALL FANS WANT A SERIES fiejLYork Public Disagrees BOSTON JUMPED TO, SECOND PLACE American League Fiht Still Very Exciting. "MILD BIIL7 DAHLEN JOHN L. SULLIVAN GREAT SHORT STOP WAS NO PIKER With Manager McGraw. Ni Se Paragraphs That VTtrc Wrlttei His tit- McGraw Declares Tbat Ke Equal ii tbe 6m l.ll noid To-dar. ATIUTICS iRf STIll W11WINC GAMES THE GAMES SROILI BE PLAYEI Abeut tbe Ciemplea Put Fif-teei Years AJ.

L. E. BATES' BIG HORSE AUCTION 40 HEAD SimeSiy That New Yirk Will Make Kill Pahlen. who Is known to the In view of the oft-repeated assertion The Greatest Eveit ii tie flatieiat Lfifn Was Seveiteei luiag Gaie at Kreokiji. base hall cranks all over the country as nowadays that John Sullivan would never meet a negro in the ring fcome "Mild Bill," is the star short- Ibi Bltst Mistake if Their Lire Ii RcfusiiJ to Ccitest.

fciop mis year and also another one paragraphs taken from the sporting of Johnny McGraw's hustling agrgega columns of the press of 15 years ago may be interesting. They are given MARCUS HURLEY. ST. 1M'IS. Auk 12-Marcus Hurley, HniatPiir bicycle hampion.

lias proved his riRht to the title Ia liis line performances ilurtnis the lyniplitn bicycle championships at the stadium. National League. V. L. r.c.

New York 6S 2.1 Chicago 38 .617 Pllt.sburg Sx .591 Cincinnati r7 41 St. Ixuiis -in 47 Boston 37 62 .374 Rrooklvn 3- 61 .330 Philadelphia 26 69 .274 GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TO DAY. tlon of ball tossers who are striving- Chicago defeated New York? yester Just as they were written at the time. nard to win enough games this year to enable the team to carry off the "John L. Sullivan says a good many day and strengthened its hold upon people are advertising themselves byi National League Dahlen without a doubt, is the greatest short coupling their names with his In news- first place In the American league.

Boston downed a. Louis and went to stop that ever played that position on Tr DUI1IO IIJUI1CJ I tne ork National League team secend place. mai ne considers Deneatn nis notice. He has covered the position since the He wants some were from 315,000 to Detroit and St. Ixtuis changed places.

MaJiaifer McOraw, of the New York, team, has answered Clark Girf-flth'a talement that the former team would be driven out of New York if it did not play the New York American Leaguers, provided they were both pennant winners. "Griffith's statement was made for advertising' purposes and is ridiculous," aid McOraw. "He knows as well as everybody else that a series of games between his team and the Giants will give the Hlgianders the prestige that season opened In a way that not only $25,000 and as he can get what he has surprised the cranks, but has also wants he is not unreasonable in de- the Tigers going to-Sixth phace by virtue of their victory over the made Manager McGraw proclaim Dan manding it "When I get ready to! If as the greatest shortstop in the ton Senators. he adds naively, 1 will bar noi meaning that he will condescend i In a great seventeen-inning game St. Louis Nationals defaled Brooklyn.

National League, Chicago at Philndc.lphin. St. Louis at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at New YotBi Pittsburg at Boston. to meet even a colored man, if there is enough coin In sight with the whole country.

When McGraw first signed Dahlen and tfnvp the Brooklyn Club Charley Bath and Jack Cronin in exchange for "Mild Bill," the base ball cranks were Yesterdays score follw: American League. they have sought since the American League placed a team in this city. We oon." "Arthur Lumley offered a good uggestion the other day. when he sai cannot afford to make that sacrifW, that a match between Jackson and "IV At Cleveland Phila 00 1000(100 "0 00 12 Slavln should be made before one be- ween Sullivan and Jackson. 'Sullivan and, furthermore, the relations between the New York National League Club and Ban Johnson are such that no team In an organization with which Cleveland .0 00100000000 01 could then settle the chamnlonshlD uesiinn in one battle with the win he la connected is worthy of meeting nor.

don like the idea of us. By that I do not mean to cast any discredit on that team or belittle their playing ability, but so Ion? aa Johnson Batteries Waddell and Schreck; Bernhard and Bemis. At Chicago New 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ,.0 0 0 0-0 1 0 Ox 1 6 0 Batteries Powell and Klelnow; White and Sullivan. Cmpire Sheridan. At Detroit Washington 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 7 4 naving John meet a coon unless it should become necessary." "The California A.

C. had formally decided to offer $20,000 for Sullivan and Jackson when the Sporting Critic went to press last week, as they have since done, but we foreshadowed the act. As both men have signified their willingness to accept the offer, a fight between them will probably take place within six months. P.oth men have been Hying pretty gayly for some time Detroit .0 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 7 3 Batteries HuKhps and Klttredge: Kltson and Drill. Umpire Loughlin.

At St. Ixui is actively interested in the American League, teams belonging to that or- aranization cannot hope to piny a series of games with us. "Griffith may say what he pleases, but It never will do him any good. His recent remarks are preposterous. tt would be of great credit to New York if both teams won the National and American League pennants, but all praise should end there, for there Is absolutely no chsnce of those clubs ever playing a post -season series so long as I am connected with the team." Regarding the report that the American Leaguef will ask the National League for an explanation for New Boston 16 14 4 4 012 2 0 15 .0 1 0 2 1 0 .10 10 0 0 St.

Louts 40 Head of Ohio Horses, cominrj: direct from the best breeding farms in Ohio, among Which will be coachers, drivers, draft and ieneral purpose horses, to be sold, rain or at 1 o'clock p. Saturday, Aug. 13th, at the City Transfer Stables, 16 South Washington street L. E. BATES past, but Jackson will not have anything like the trouble 'o get Into form that John will.

If the champion enters the ring in fit condition he will League, National York' At New .0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-2 lick the coon, hut unless he takes good OinclnDatl care or himself between now and then New Tork 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 ne win nave a hard row to hoe when he Batteries Ewlng and Schjel; Ma- nnds Jackson's long reach In frn of York refusal to play a poat-season series a's per the agreement made at theimeeting of the Joint commute last thewson and Bowerman. At Broo i St. Louis St. Louis. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 Brooklyn .0 001000000000010 13 Batteries Nichols and McLean: BaiMMiiiwiMMakliM HAZARD MFG.

CO. MANUFACTURERS OF WIRE ROPE Inled Wires THE ATLANTA PAIR Aug. 1 The senior ST. LOUIS, doubles, olympi, the Atlanta pair, who were photographed especially for the Knterprlse Association immediately after winning. mm.

Jim Corbett Is quoted as saying since his return to San Francisco: 'Sullivan. I don't think, will ever firht Jackson to a finish, for I don't believe he can stand training for such a fight. In my opinion, he will nevr be like the Sullivan of the past. His record for knockouts with big gloves all come within four or six "H'm; didn't we hear something very like that before? "Corbett also said that 'Jackson takes good care of himself, and hasn't gained in avoirdupois as a man who dissipates "That little remark proves that the -iiampionship event to prmg, it is said on undisputed authority that Brush's answer will be that New York simply did not care to play the champions of the American League If that answer is not satisfactory Brush iwlll inform the American League that so far as he is concerned he will abrogate any existing peace agreement with he American League. Brush, it is said, eagerly desires war, as a result of which ha thinks the American League will be forced to get out of New York.

The- New York public is clamoring Office and Warehouse. Day Naw OFFICE AND WORKS. WILKCS'BARRB. Vsrk. PA.

Jones and Bergen. Umpire Johnstone. At Bomom Pittsburg 200 0 0 2 1 1 17 8 2 Boston 10001000 02 7 2 Batteries Haherty and Smith ind Carlsch: Willis and Needham. empires Moran and Carpenter. At Philadelphia-Chicago 0 1 0 0 1 10 2 1 11 0 Philadelphia ...1 000000 001 7 5 American League, Athletics at Cleveland.

Boston at St. Louis. New York at Chicago. Washington at Detroit Advertise in the LEADER for Results. of the opinion that Little Mac had made a bad mistake.

McGraw had explicit faith in Dahlen, however, and often said that If Dahlen didn't make good he would take Hie responsibility. McGraw has never had to be called Batteries Wicker and Kllng: Frag handsome professor always knows er and Roth. Umpire Zimmer. what he is talking about .1 don't NOVELTY YACHT RACE think." to account for Dahlen's work, for the HELD IN ENGLAND. This last paraerraph was written, of course, before Corbett beat Sullivan for the championship.

Eastern League. Toronto. BufTalo. 2: Montreal. 2: Bochester, 0.

Providence, Jersey City, LONDON. Aug. 11 One of the nov lor- tne series to played and. the Nation i Leaguers will lose many of their supporters if Brush and McGraw stick to their present intentions. Kven the pro- posed around-the-world trip of the Giants would not necessarily stand in the way of the series, for they are reported to have arranged to sail on October 21.

The championship season of the National League closes on October 8, and the American October JO. so there would be plenty of time for a series of seven games, which would be enoueh BASE BALL NOTES. Barry McConni'ck thinks that Jake Stahl. of the Washington club, is another Bill Lange. ami tile only one who ill be able to fill shoes.

McGraw is getting grand work out of 2. elty yacht races inaugurated by Brit latter has more than fulfilled the position, and, besides, taken part in some double plays with little Billy Gilbert that hasj made the fans jump to their feet and applaud Dahlen for minutes at a time. In justice to Dahlen it must be admitted that his work this peat My protest has been enteredV If Graney referees It is in the face of twat protest." i-Any doubt as to what eondttlswi Champion Jeffries was in was settjf yesterday when the champion sent commissioner In from his training quarters with rders to take all of the Munroe money in sight at 1 to 2. This Is evidence of the champion's condition, and incidentally shows th area Tri-State League, ish yachtsmen this season was that of the West Cliff yacht club, held recently. The yachts were anchored In line, with canvas furled, and the crews were on shore.

At a signal the crews scrambled -H. A. C. won a dou-Wilmlngton this af- At Harrisburg ble-header from ternoon. Dahlen, and Gilbert has improved won derfully under his coaching, while the first game MAY BE ANOTHER LEAGUE.

Talk of a Second New York League Being Formed. Another New York League is being talked of for next season to take in Rome. Oneida. Little Kails, Norwich. Cortland.

Oswego and Water-town, All of the above towns have independent teams this season and are eager for league ball. confidence which the champion has In Into dinghys, which had been hauled xi Harrisburg 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 0 nis anility. the sea wall, owing to the impetus new finds have proven K. simply because they were properly handled. The Boston club has docked pitcher Pittinger $150, for a week's absence to decide the Important question of supremacy.

It Is not too early to pronounce with reason the Giants as "coming cham- plons'V forr as -the race stands now. the Giants', nearest opponents will be Wilmington .1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 10 5 McGeehan and Agnew; Hartley and the slope of the wall gave the dinghys, some of the yachtsmen had difficulty year has been and also the sort that has greiy helped the Giants to retain the lead In the pennant race which they hold at the present time. ihlerr Is tt rw, -ratculatlrig player and an almost sure man on all kinds of grounders. Besides being able to check the progress of these scorching grasscutters. Dahlen is also a great thrower, splendid baserunner and a good performer- with the stick.

While Kementer. CLEVELAND FANCIERS AFTER A RECORD. in getting into their small boats. recently. The Boston management Second game There were several collisions of a obliged to win two-thirds of their re- I Harrisburg claim that "Pitt" showed the white .2 3 00 1 1 0 2 9 14 1 minor character, and although some of Ernest C.

Landgraf, the well known Wilmington .00 000 1 1002 7 7 feather when the double headers came up at Cincinnati. "Pitt" claims he the sailors were thrown into the water, minor league manager and organizer, is going over the territory soon to look the field over and a good leaarue mav no one was Injured. The scene at the start was ludicrous and was witnessed had malaria. At any rate he went to the little Pennsylvania town he calls his home. CLEVELAND, Aug.

12. A bid for the long distance homing pigeo i record being made by the Cleveland district of the national federation of homing pigeon fancWs. The present record Is claimed hv the by a large crowd. be the result. Several baseball men of maining games to even get a look in.

if the Giants win but half of their remaining games. Clarke Griffith's Yankees have not progressed In their winning way as far as the Giant but they have prospects decidedly luminous. They can surely be considered as factors in the American League race and big ones. But whatever club wins the Ameri The race from the shore to the iamen nas never neen regarded as a I-Ajoie or a Hans Wsjgner. he nevertheless is hitting better this year than he has for many seasons.

Davis and Sommers; Osborne, Evans and Rementer. At Altoona Altoona won both games from Wllliamsport before a large crowd. First game Altoona 0 1 000 300 4 1 Wllliamsport .0 0 0 ft 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 Veil and Zalusky; McHale and Bar prominence nave expressed a willingness to become Identified-with the pro. Ject. George H.

Gear, of Syracuse, Kelly has been fined 125 and suspen Another good thing about Dahlen is ded for three days: Seymour has been suspended for three days, and Wood Cleveland Homing Pigeon Club, a bird having flown, last year, from El Paso, to Cleveland, a distance of 1.S22 yachts was spirited, as may be imagined. Some of the dinghys were abandoned by the crews as thew reached the yachts In the hurry to make sail first and get a good start. mignt be induced the fact that he can block off a runner ruff and Huggins were each fined 325- rieaiuiK nase as gooa as any player miles all this for alleged Amgentlemanly con can League pennant the New York base ball public demands that the The federatlonlsts are bent unon Canvas was made quickly by some of in tne ousmess. as soon as a ball is shot to him to catch tl runner Bill loses no time in getting to the bag and puts dust at Chicago: Doom, of the Phillies who was fined 325 and refused to pay getting a fly from Tombstone. Arts, to Giants.

as winners of the National LEAUGE FOR COAL REGIONS. POTTSVILLE. Aug. 12. One of the ton.

Second game Altoona 2 001 0020 13 2 Williamsoort .0 31 00000 0 4 7 2 Bennett. Pearson and Zalusky: Ir-wm and Barton. League championship, play off- for the the f.ne, changed his mind and paid Cleveland, a distance of more than 1,700 miles. the yachtsmen, while others were painfully slow by comparison. The start, however, was good considering the difficulties.

The race was not finished. Ihe ball on the man so swiftly that, the world championship. up. Nine birds owned by members of One well known sporting man when Fred Clarke is still confident that Pittsburg will win the league pennant owing to the failure of the wind to hold. Interviewed on the subject yesterday, said: i At Lebanon Tork won In 10 fnnlnsrs through McGlynn's weird decisions as the district federation were shipped to Tombstone, July 6.

They were liberated on July 12. The owners are con for the fourth time because Pittsburg's strongest foot-ball leagues ever formed in the anthracite region is being organised. Only school teams are eligible. Pottsville, Tamaqua, Haxleton. FTeeland and half a dosen other coal region towns will be Included In It A meeting for full organization and the adoption of a schedule will be railed In a few days.

High school towns will be "The National League Club win make the biggest mistake of their lives hard luck is about ended, while New York has had her share yet to geL quick way he has of touching the runner often makes the umpire call the man out even if the latter has reached the bag safely. Dahlen was born at Glen Falls. N. and his first professional engagement was with the Albany club. Joe Battin.

the old umpire recommended Dahlen to "Pa" Anson when the latter had the Chicago team, And Dahlen was quickly GRANEY WILL REFEREE. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal Aug. 12. an umpire.

Lebanon ..100110000 ft 4 Tork 1 000000203 11 2 Sterner nd Sweeney: Jackson snd Smith. empires Drerman snd xr 7 XIX HUV muvw xuv xjru.fl LB IU play fident that some of the birds will get through, but they will not begin to look seriously for arrivals before Aug. 12. a. month after tbe time of libera Clarke further says: "If Pittsburg wins the pennant this year, and I ior uie worlds cnampionshlp.

Hun Eddie Graney will positively be the dreds of nry patrons are base ball think we will, we" will play the cham referee of the worlds championship for the most part identified with this piona of the American league -and will do our best to wipe out the mark of battle between James J. Jeffries and new league. CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS. signed. Dahlen played many seasons with the Windy City team, and then last year.

Jack Munroe. to be held Aug. 26. This direct statement was authorised tion. In their flight over the territories the birds will pass through hawk-Infested region and a 'number of them are bovnd to fall try the way.

Tombstone was selected as the fans, and I have not beard one say a word In favor of McGraw'e policy In refusing to play the series. On the contrary, there baa been a general and unanimous roast of the National Lesrue people. HILBERT GOES TO HARRISBURG. by James W. Co ff roth, manager of the Aaneriesn League.

was signed by Ned Hanlon. fter five years of playing with the Brooklyna Dahlen asked McOraw to sign him to play with the Giants, with, the result YORK. Pa, Aug. 12. Wles Hubert, for some years a pitcher on the STONE SOLD TO WASHINGTON.

George Stone, the rigbtfielder of the Milwaukee brewers, was sold Tuesday W. Biamns Wui oecause It Is 5.000 fe "The American League people, a re I Chicago Pttin Park team, will probably finish aoove ses level the air la eJar mnli ao4 cm me jevei ana nave made fair anq 1 Boston to the Washington -American Iieaeue this season out with the -Harrisburg tbe prevailing winds are from the weat 'eatX sporunmaniiite proposition. They sre I New York Club. Stone leads the league in batting Yosetnite Club, aa an answer to questions tbat have been asked there and elsewhere daring the past week. Harry Pollok.

manager of Munroe. himself wishes It understood that there has been no capitulation on his part. "I have not consented to Graney and would never consent to him." Mid" ha -My reasons hare been freouentlv entities to we series, and ail sensible Athletics with The ale was engineered by PC. .012 .51 .576 4 .411 .400 32t L. tn 38 33 3D 41 S4 S2 Tl that McGraw lost no time In making overtures to Ned Hanlon for Dahlen.

Hanton finally agreed to let Dahlen go providing MoG-aw would let him have Baqb and Cronin. Now Hanlon Is sorry juotnsrs iom their drnait tnr tv.se Dan people agree In saying that I Cleveland Henry Kllilea. It Is said the price paid S7 R5 S3 SO 3 3 team. He was summoned to the sapi-tal city yesterday. Hubert was released by Manager Heckert: several months ago at his own request.

He was in poor health. He -seems to be tn rood shape now. ti atlonal leagners are afrwjl Glv I Detroit terrible second summer" when they nave Dr. Fowler's Ext vn me game, square people la, aU (porta. 1 Locis he parted with Dahlen." while McGraw for Stone is the largest ever given for a minor league player, though, it ta not made public Id the bouse.

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