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THE PITTSBUItG PRESS SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1914 mi favok AMERICAN LEAGU OUR ANNUAL ADVICE TO FOOTBALL PLAYERS Copyright. 114, by The Press Publishing Co. SPORTING SECTION PAGE EIGHT OF mmmmnm of great GAHES liJ HMtLlIJ' tJ AS EDGE JUST NOW out further delay, and thereby runs up History Favors Team Which Has Won Largest Percentage of Games During Regular League Season lOwsoo REHIMD You of A Too HGAVY FCf7 1(TWie Jfeu, ooUTwnk A erruM CRoiSest- dfc I Me He's ArWM- cXPp- WTBVA Bomb.) Ty JrraV PuIlLeeT isrUrrOi c5 4 p-r rfTh owma To TMe HGH yK, CHECKERS TS, Price of fAATTessE s- 1 yA Your. A HWRWiiLMOTBE pRvcTCe UP somc ErTeCTivr rjy II WJwMpyidmA -r- More This sea. 7) HAte To woce rCS3i Mlk oorxAweo cT.t.

fmt IT MAffeS MC JmCMrS WpofA IN SETTWa VOUR. OUTFIT yO A Lose Too MUCH (PP sc(y a my civnet mcfxzj snc4ao uuTy4 I M'LO UGHLIN FIRST ON LIST OF STARS b- John Werner: dandla. ch, Body P. Marshall; Carnation, b. Oliver Grise.

Fourth event, pacing Jerry RoL Solsnick; Billlken. cb, F. ibvensl Boxy Derby, g. A. M.

LJeb Fifth event, trotting Willie Russell, m. W. J. Morris; Marie Mao, b. J.

Hl'lty; George ch. J. M. Culp; Red Fly, ch. Dr.

J. C. McCormack. Sixth event, trotting Bonnie the Great. P.

R. Evans; Signore Basque, b. ra. K. J.

Flath; Park Pointer, br. Thomas QaS-ney; Lone Higginson. br. Otto Hell. During the afternoon.

Oakland Bun will start to beat season's pacing record 2:11, driven by J. W. Stenger. GOOD RAGING LABOR DAY AT OVAL TRACK The Schenley Matinee club's fourteenth regular matinee Monday, Labor day, will be one of the best of the season. The card is a strong one and as most of the h-orses who have been racing professionally are home, some rare sport Is assured.

The band concert will be held as usual and furnish music during the afternoon. -Following is a list of the entries: First event, trotting Charlie b. Frank Olney; Wooddell, b. Thomas Gaf-fney; Miss Perry, b. William Porter; Fairy Fast, b.

Thomas Atchison; Big Boy, b. E. C. Claus. Second event, pacing Belvamar, b.

Thomas Thomas; Robin, b. C. V. Hanauer; Barney West, b. William Porter; Billie b.

G. V. Klmberlin. Third event, free-for-all trot Jefferson M3 STfcATPrt'V Brookes was very much better than Williams' attempt against the same player, yet some reward should certainly be coming to the Philadelphia player for his marvelous win over McLoughlin in the national championship. Hence, ranking on present form, that is, the latest form that Williams had displayed, it would seem that Williams, Parke and Froitzheim should follow as the next three in that order.

JOHNSTON RANKED HIGH For the remaining five places the nsVnames Present themselves Illia Johnston, A. Lowe, Kreutzer, Lindley Murray, and M. Mecugis. Of these five men on performances William Johnston, the young Californian, seems to have the choice. True he has not met In actual play any of the other lour.

But from the results of his matches he would look to be better than the others. Lowe, the English a fine against Vvildlng in Boston, a much finer game than was put up against the same player by Kreutzer in Pittsburg. Yet ivreutzer took the set from BrookeB. where it is doubtful if Lowe would have done the same. Still of the two players the writer considers that Lowe is the better man, and would give him therefore the eighth place.

Decugis, the French player, is still one of the leaders and played number one on the French team. In his match against Parke he came close to defeating the great Irishman and from a description of his play showed that he still possesses all the qualities which made him famous in the past. The other claimant for a position In the first lit Rema IT 0 EASICR. To A PLAV -rZ Posh him de IDA APARTMENTS IDEAL ATE 8uppoe the Athletics were to win th American league pennant with a percentage of .680 and the St. Louis Cards were to win the National league pennant with a percentage of .580.

Here Is a clear margin of .100, representing the -greater ease with which the Athletics went through their pennant race. Now. If you know nothing about either team to prejudice you In its favor, which would you pick to win th world's championship the Athletics or the Cards? In the earlier days of baseball, every fan who kept himself fed on the dope of the game would have picked the team with the lower percentage. And prior to 1000 he would 'have won In seven cases out of ten. TWO ENDED IN TIES.

Two of the seven world's championship series between National league and American association teams ended in ties, due to cold weather. Of the remaining five series, only one was captured by a team that showed stronger than Its contender in pennant race percentage. Three of the five contests between first and second teams in the National league In 1892, 1894. 1895, 1S96 and 1897, ended the same way. With the score then seven to three In favor of the team with the smaller season's percentage, the American league entered the field, and thereafter the dope was completely upset.

Ten times have American league champions faced National league pennant winners In struggles for world's honors, and In eight of those 10 instances the ultimate winner proved to be the team that had scored the bigger percentage of victories In its regular season. The two exceptions were the White Sox of 1906 and the Athletics of 1913. WHITESOX AN EXCEPTION. The White Sox won their pennant by a margin of three games over New York and ended the season with a percentage of .616. Against them were the marvelous Cubs, who had won 116 games, beating the nearest team by 20 full games, and finishing the season with a percentage of .763, an extraordinary record.

And the Sox won the four to two. Last fall New Tork romped home with the National league flag, and a percentage of .664. In the American league, one of the severest of pennant races ended with the Athletics ahead, and a percentage to their credit of .627. The advantage was McGraw's, figuratively at least; but Mack's men upset the dope and won four of the five games. But the Sox and the Athletics were exceptions to the general rule of recent times.

Eight out of 10 world's series have gone to the team with the big percentage, and so the conclusion must be reached that, based on the history of National-American league contests for the world's honor. It is a 4-to-1 shot that the 'team winning the highlit percentage of victories in its championship race will divide the big end of the world's series gate money. Which leads to the forecast that unless some National league team books a wonderfully successful winning streak with- SPIRITED RAGING AT BEAVER COUNTY FAIR IS ASSURED Every prominent horseman in Western Pennsylvania will be at the big aJynCtiSn park Kew Brighton, kept. 18 to 19. Arrangements have been made by the officers of the Beaver County Agricultural association for the finest racing program ever given in Beaver county, and many horsemen from Pittsburg will go to witness the spirited racing.

Special trolley service from Leetsdale, Ambridge, Beaver Beaver Falls and other points In Beaver county direct to the main entrance of the fair grounds, will be installed so that the largest possible crowds can be taken care of. The stock entries have been so large that the association has been compelled to build additional pens to take care of them, and the skating rink and dance pavilion have been closed In glass to provide the great amount of space required. Pennsylvania State College has announced that it will have a large exhibit. There will be band concerts every day, a great midway and plenty of free attractions." The racing program follows: Wednesday, Sept. 16 Colt race, 3-year-old and under, trot or pace, County trot, for horses without a record, owned in county 30 days previous to the race, $150.

Thursday, Sept. 172:28 trot, 2:15 pace, $300. ounty pace, for horses without a record, owned in county 30 days previous to race, $150. Pony race for branded bronchos to be ridden with western saddles, $50. Friday, Sept.

182:28 trot, $300. 2:24 trot, $300. 2.19 pace, $300. Saturday, Sept. 192:10 trot, $300.

Free for ail trot or pace, $400. 2:24 pace, $300. Running race, mile dash. $100. Bellevernon Blanked.

Charlerol. Sept. 5. Charlerol -whitewashed Bellevernon here this afternoon in a MonoDg-ahela Valley league contest by a score of 8 to 0. Score: Charlerl.

Bellevernon. A Crotln.r. WelBh.l. Miller.I. Stark.

J. Motta.e. 0 1 2 0 1 11 1 10 0 3 1 1 0 1 Sowden.l 0 I cste fo.3 0 0 Prince. s. i Irant.l 0 0 01 Kuhn.J 1 0 0 rice.rj 0 Swarey.p 110 3 Ycaton.r.

0 Totals. 8 7 27 11 Totals. 0 2 10 8 Struck out By Swaney 10, by Price 4 Base on balls Off Price 2. Ardmore Bested. i 'x Assr: iu zh--- an enormous percentage, Connie iUCK will have something of a historical ad vantage.

SERIES OF PAST YEARS. The 1914 world's series will be the twenty-third, loosely speaking, and the eighteenth, strictlv speaking. From 1892 to 1899 the National was a 12-club body without competition. Therefore it was impossible to find a world's championship challenger, and there were no world's series in the strictest sense of the term. But in 1S92 the season was divided into halves and the winner of each half played a post-season series.

In 1S94 to 1S97, Inclusive, the first and second teams in the National race played post-season games for the Temple cup. These contests are entitled to some historical recognition, and it does no harm to include them in the record of world's series. Unless Washington should happen to win the American league pennant, the 1914 series will stage its battles in no city that has not already witnesssed world's struggles. If the Athletics win, as seems likaly, this will be Philadelphia's fifth participation. If Boston wins in either league, this will be the fifth occason for that city to enjoy the big battles.

If the Giants overcome the hoodoo that follows three-time winners, this will be New York's ninth appearance on tne world's series battle grounds. If the Cards prove victorious in the National race, St. Louis will witness Its fifth series, and if Chicago captures the National banner, the western metropolis will pay gate money to see its eighth world's series. This is how the cities stand on world's series that have pa-ssed Into history: Tied Pet. Providence 1 0 0 1.000 Athletics (Phila.) 1 0 .730 Ronton 8 1 0 New York 4 4 0 .500 Chicago 8 1 .500 ISalUmora 2 0 JS00 I'ittsnurg I 1 0 .500 St.

Louis 1 2 1 .333 Cleveland 1 8 .333 iJetroit 1 3 0 .850 Brookiynn 0 1 1 .000 JLouittviile 0 0 1 .000 The record of victories and defeats In world's series between National and American league teams only is as follows: Won Lost Pet. Boston Americans 2 0 1.000 Chicago Americans .....1 0 1.00O Athletics 9 1 .750 Chicago Nationals 2 2 .500 Pittsburg Nationals ....1 1 .500 New York Nationals 1 3 .250 Detroit Americans 0 3 .000 WORLD'S CHAMPIOSSmP SERIES National league vs American Association T. Won Won a 1884 Provld (N.) 8 N. T. (A.) 0 1885 'Chic 3 St.

Louis 3 1886 St. L. 4 Chicago (N.) 2 1887 Detroit St. Louis (A.) 5 1888 N. Y.

(N. 8 St. Louis (A.) 4 1889 X. Y. 6 Brooklyn 3 1890 'Brook (N.

3 Louisville 3 NATIONAL LEAGIE Double Smiwn Play-Off 1892 Boston 5 Cleveland 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE Temple Cup Series 1894 New 4 Baltimore 0 1895 Cleveland 4 Baltimore 1 1896 Balto 4 Cleveland 1S97 Balto 4 Boston 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE VS AMERICAN JK 1903 Boston (A.) Pittsburg (N. 8 Athletics 1 Chicago (N.) 2 Detroit (A) 0 Detroit (A.) 1 Detroit (A) 3 Chicago (N.) 1 New York (N.S.. 2 Kew York (N.) New York (N.) 1 1905 N. Y. 4 1906 Chic (A.) 4 1907 Chic (N.) 4 1908 Chic 4 1909 Plttebg 4 1910 Athlet 4 1911 Athlet 4 1912 Boston 4 1918 Athlet 4 Total (141) 7 Series tied.

ti 6 DISTRICT LEAGUE SEASON OPENS ON NEXT SATURDAY The fifth season of the District league opens next Saturday with four games in the well-distributed circuit of Homestead, Carrick, Beadling and Sturgeon. The outlook for 1914-15 ia brighter than for any previous year, owing to the strength of this season's teams, which are: Homestead Steel Works (Western Pennsylvania leaerue cham pions), Pittsburg Rovers (W. P. V. A.

champions), Swissvale, Wilkinsburg, Wilmerding Airbrake, Sturgeon, Bead-ling Rovers, and Carrick, the last four being the new entrants. The composition of the teams is pretty well determined by now, but few managers are giving anything away until the opening day. Swissvale regards its chances as particularly good, having signed the bulk of last year's players and one or two new men of note, the best-known of the latter being F. Ireland, who recently returned from Cuba. League Goalkeeper James Brown feels able to give opposing forwards lots of trouble before they score, having but last week returned from Europe.

The backs, halves and forwards will show little change from last season, and the "amber and gold" bridage are going out after every trophy in sight with great confidence. Homestead Steel also have the same idea about repeating last year's successes, and have entered the United States Football association cup competition and hope to accomplish what Braddock failed to do. bring the national cup and championship to Pittsburg. The U. S.

P. A. cup was won last season by the Brooklyn Field club, which defeated Brooklyn Celtic In the final by two goals to one. the result of a subordinate body's competition known as the American Cup, having been confused with the resul't of the national ties. Little change in the personnel of the other teams has been reported to headquarters, the Carrick team expecting to have the services of some members of last year's Ksplen eleven, and the quality of the players in the vicinity of Sturgeon and Beadling is an assu, ance that these places will have to be considered os possible championship locations.

Wilmerding Airbrake has secured the -11 i roun3s on Station st. and will play all home games there. The complete list of games Saturday is: Swissvale at Homestead Steel Works, littsburg Hovers at Carrick, Wilkins-burg at Beadling Rovers, Wilmerding Airbrake at Sturgeon. Export Trounced. Jear.nette.

Sept. 5. The Rubber orks team of this place today defeated 8-2. Scor" agKresatlon in a loose game. Rub.Wks Noble 1.

..0 Morpn m.O 2..1 KruWtn 3.3 Kelly- c. ..2 Sisney 1..1 Now ..1 Die trich s.O Jones O'Brien p.O A Fx port RHPAE 1 1 1 ar a r. 0 110 0 Lii 110 0 P.owe 3. 1 3 0 5 0 Willard 1..0 114 0 1 Shaw c. 0 ISO 0 William 1.0 2 10 O.Lougry m.O 10 1 0 Bine 2..

0 0 10 0 Speer 12 0 0 2 15 0 2 2 0 0 0 10 0 2 6 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 10 0 14 0 1 0 0 3 2 "10 0 fPf 1 1 "ihi" aft-, Dr. Dewhurst Ranks Clever Californian as Best Tennis Player in World Williams Placed Fourth By Dr. E. B. Dewhurst.

Philadelphia, Sept. 6. The lawn ten nis season of 1914, the greatest that America has seen in the history of the game, has played Its most important part in the ranking: and placing in the positions of their actual merit the world's greatest exponents of the game. At no time heretofore has there been such a purely representative body of men assembled together In the one country to compete for the International trophy, and by playing against each other give an accurate line upon their relative status. In the ranking ot the world's best 10 players.

Last year Brookes, from Australia, was the absentee, and his position in the first 10 was given to him on his past performances and on his well-known skill. This year there are no absentees among the first six players. McLoughlin, Wilding, Brookes, Parke, Williams and Froltzheim have all been seen in competition in this country, and from a close scrutiny of their matches we should be able this year to arrive at a more accurate ranking than ever before. CHANGES IN RANKING. Last year the first five men were placed in the following order: Wilding, Brookes, Parke, McLoughlin, Williams and their ranking in that order received almost unanimous approval in this country and abroad.

This year, however, we are able to make many changes in the order of these men. First of all, any one who saw the Davis cup matches In New York could not fail to be impressed by the fact that against the two great players, the holder -of the world's championship as played In England, Norman E. Brookes, and the holder of the same event last year, Anthony F. Wilding, our own great player, Maurice E. McLoughlin showed without a doubt that he was their master at every point in the game.

At no time in his matches against either of these players was he really in danger save only In the first set against Brookes. Under these conditions McLoughlin must be a much stronger contender for the first place on the list, and had it not been for his defeat by Morris Williams at Newport no one could possibly have argued against his being unanimously presented with the prize of first place His defeat by Williams in straight eti seems hard to account for. Apparently it was a combination of two things, one the fact that Williams put up the best game of his whole career and the other that McLoughlin could not have been playing such magnificent tennis as he was when he opposed the Australians at the West Side club mcloughlin is the best. Without detracting in any way from Williams' performance in winning the national championship. It would be hard indeed to give Williams the call over McLoughlin on a single performance, wonderful though it may have been Williams met McLoughlin at Longwood three or four weeks earlier and was beaten by him.

Comparing the performances of th two men it must be seen that there can 1 oe no doubt that at the present time McLoughlin is the better player than Williams, both by his performances against that player himself and by his performances against the other great exponents. While, therefore, Williams holds the national championship for the present year and must rank No. 1 in this country by courtesy if not by right in a world's ranking, he cannot possibly take precedence over McLoughlin this year, and so it is the first place on the roll of honor that must certainly go to the brilliant Californian, Maurice McLoughlin. For the second place, it seems that we must go outside this country and consider carefully the relative positions of Brookes and Williams for the second and third places. Matching both Wilding's and Brookes' play through the Davis series at Pittsburg, Boston and New York, the writer felt confident that Brookes would invariably win the majority of the matches played between these two men.

It would seem that Brookes should be the master of Wilding In most cases, where it did not become a matter of pure physical condition. Consequently it seems that Brookes should take the second Dlace in the world's ranking, leaving the third to the other Australian. Wilding. THREE MEN ALMOST EVEN. Now comes a consideration of three men, who must rank very close together.

Williams, Parke and Froltzheim. Up to the national championship illiams may be said to have done practically nothing, except eliminate a number of men who were not really in his class. Parke also had proved a failure, being beaten by Froitzheim in the English championship, until he came over here and almost won his match from Norman Brookes at Boston. Froitzheim had put up a wonderful performance in England, by beating I arke, and getting to the final of the English championship where he came within a point of beating Brookes in a long Ave set match. Against the Australians at Pittsburg Froitzheim did not to any great advantage.

The sea voyage, the lack of practice and the possibly a slightly disturbed mental state on account of the ap- i-ivdumig nay have thrown him below his best form, but outside of the first set against Brookes, when he led at o-3 and finally lost out 10-8. he uid not show anything really great. Last year J. c. Parke, the brilliant inhuman, covered himself with glorv hy defeating both Williams and McLoughlin in the Davis cup matches in hngland, and for this reason he was given the "place above McLoughlin in last year's ranking.

While Parkes' perl oxmanc against the California undergraduate. He won me tournaments in which he played at the early part of the season, and only met defeat practically when he was defeated by the very best. His one falling down was his defeat by Dean Mathey in the Delaware state championship. MURRAY PLACED TENTH. While Murray Is not really a first 10 player, still in the absence of such men as Gobert, the Frenchman; Kleins-roth, the German: Barrett and Dixon, the Englishmen, who have both practically retired, he must gain a place by the excellence of his performance in the east this year.

Taking, therefore, all these things into consideration, as stated above, the writer submits with due deference his ranking of th io Hoot r.in world for 1014 in the following order: -ucuougniin, America. No- 2 Norman E. Brookes. Australia. No- 3 Anthony F.

Wilding, Australia. No. 4 R. Norris Williams, II. America.

n'o. 5 J. C. Parke, England. O.

Froitzheim, Germany. N- 7 William Johnston, Amerlte. 8 A. Lowe, England. No.

9 M. Decugis, France. No. 10 R. Lindley Murray, America.

BRUSHTONliCTOR OVER LAFAYETTE THE COUNTY LEAGUE. SATURDAY'S RESULTS Brushton 3 Lafayette Ambridge A Fairbanks I STANDINT. OF THE CLUBS V. Pet. w.

Pet 15 2 82 1 Lafayette. 9 boo 11 4 .733 10 10 "soo Beltzhoov'r 11 6 .647 Wklnsburg. 3 15 ".167 Superb pitching on the part of both YvrlR-ht, of Lafayettte, and Mtudt of the Brushton nine, featured the County league game in the Western yesterday which the visitors copped by bunching two hits, a walk and an error In the fifth inning. The score was 3 to 2 and the game was nip and tuck all the way. Brushton took the lead In the first by tallying one and Lafavette went ahead in the third with two scores.

Brush-ton came back again In the fifth with two runs and this ended the scoring, although Lafayette made several strong bids to tie the score. Lafayet m.1 Si.yder s. 0 Moore, r. 0 Lwllyn 1..0 Curran 2.0 Strieker 3.0 1..0 Frailey o.O Wright p.l A EiBrushton RHPAE ifitiivine liii Uivveck'ly r.l 1 0 0 0'MCrkn 2 2 6 0 0 owe- 3....0 1 1 2 3 OjVettrly c. .0 2 4 3 0 0 Walters 1..0 0 13 2 0 OjYIngrg 1..0 0 2 9 3 1 Shenft 2...0 1 2 0 3 OiStudt 1 1 Totals.

2 4 27 11 lj Totals. 3 9 27 18 3 Two-base hit eckerly. Bases on balls Off Wright 2. off Studt 3. Struck out By Wright 7, by Studt 5.

Ambridge, Sept. 5. Ambridge clinched the pennant in the Allegheny County league today by defeating Fairbanks. 4-3, in a closely contested game. McMasters' double in the ninth, with one on and two out.

won the game. Score: Ambridge I Fairbanks A A 4 Jerome to Fight Bedell. Mike Mllko of Homestead, formerly champion amateur boxer of the Middle Atlantic, association, now boxing professionally under the name of Mickey Jerome will meet Joe Bedell in the semi-final of the Oakland Athletic clubs show on Labor day night. Jerome Is In good condition and hla manager, Mike O'Rourke, predicts that he will come close to scoring a victory. BUILDING PERMITS FOR AUGUST SHOW GAIR OVER LAST YEAR During the month of August permits were granted for new butldlnirB tn cost permits for additions numbered 17, to cost $37,810, and 178 alterations were authorized, to cost $158,644, I making a total of 353 permits for work I to cost $1,127,069.

The figures for August, 1913 were 286 permits and $1,059,662, while those for July of this year were 863 permits, and iSl.510,22. Of new buildings permitted last month 111 were brick, 38 veneered, i seven frame, one terra cotta, one steel, and two cement. The Second ward led in cost, with two job totaling $260,000. i The Fourteenth ward came next with 32 permits, for work costing $155,525. The Seventh ward was third, with 17 permits, and Next came the Eleventh ward, with 16 permits, and next the Twelfth i ward, with 13 permits, and $55,000, and I mai nuicitrcuiu ii.ru, i in i.j per mits ana 951.HU0.

The A. W. McCloy Co. has placed a contract with Lytle, Campbell Co. for extensive improvements to its building at 642-44 Liberty ave, which covers the Installing of a complete new front.

L. C. Wick Son received a contract for the erection of two duplex houses in Fairlawn ave, Dormont, to cost $33,000. It is said they will be two of the finest two-family dwellings In the South Hills. Building permits Issued by the Pittsburg bureau of building inspection during the week were as follows: A.

M. Moreland, for a three-story brick dwelling in Fifth ave, near Amberson ave. Seventh ward Edward J. Coleman, for two two-story brick dwellings in Jancey st, near Stanton ave. Eleventh ward, F.

U. Kaufmann. for one two-story brick dwelling, in Lilac st, near Windsor st. Fifteenth ward, C. J-- Yates, one one-story brick private garage, at Kenwood st.

and Perrysville Twenty-sixth ward, 1.700; Charles Roky, one two-story dwelling, in Bailey st, near California ave. Twenty-seventh ward, Pittsburg Cut Flower Co, for a three-story brick building In Sandusky st. Second ward, Lawson Manufacturing Co, for a three-story brick building at Lexington and McPherson sts. Fourteenth ward JohR.K, Hermes, for a three-story brick garage in Hooper st. First ward, COLONIAL DWELLING ON THE NORTHSIDE IS SOLD.

Property Brings $1 2,000 Cash. Other Transactions Noted. Fester Kirschler of 906 Federal st, Northside. report the sale for Margaret McFarland to the Interurban Land Co, of a two-story frame residence on 25x 100 feet at 141 Mariana ave, for also for Agnes Longnecker to the s5me concern, 50x150 feet, at Elm ave. and Oak st.

Castle Shannon, improved witr a frame residence, for $4,500. The Northside firm also sold for C. M. Thorp and others, the old Watsor homestead in Pleasant ave, near Delaware st, for $3,200. the new owner intending to remodel and occupy.

Twenty-five lots, each 30xl2O feet, in the Marshall plan. West Butler, have been sold by Fester Kirschler tor the Interurban Land Co. to John Keown of Lyndora. Pa, for $7,500. Mr.

Keown contemplates the erection of homes for workingmen. Other sales reported by the flrrn include a brick residence of 10 rooms and two baths at 1002 Cedar ave, Northside, to H. Bloedel, for $5,000, this property being a. Schenley leasehold, and the oid Cruray home, a colonial dwelling of white brick, with garage to match, and occupying 50x208 feet in Perrysville ave. at the corner of Delaware st, to Paul Semler.

for $12,000 cash. Several mortgages nave been placed recently by Fester Kirschler. one of them for on a North ave. property. Contract Is Awarded.

D. T. Riffle has been awarded the contracts for- erecting two wings to the cottage building at Marshalsea. the work to cost $150,000. Brick, with stone trimmings, will be the principal materials used to create a thoroughly fireproof construction.

The plans were made by City Architect John P. Bren-nan. The work will be started at once. John D. Reilly of the John r.

ReiUy Co. which last week sold the Empire theater property in Collins ave. East Liberty, for $125,000, says that the rooms on the upper floors of the building are to be made Into flats. "Each fiat will have four rooms and bath. WS BROKERS RETURN FROM VACATIONS READY FOR WORK With the return of many of the realty brokers from their vacations and the coming of cooler weather, local dealers are beginning to look forward to a busy season before the holidays interfere with operations, as well as a resumption of the social features that proved so popular last season.

The weekly luncheons at the Fort Pitt hotel, which were discontinued early, in July, again have been resumed, last Wednesday's affair bringing out almost two score of members of the Pittsburg Real Estate board, some of whom had been away all summer. The principal event of this week will be the banquet to be given at the Hotel Schenley, Thurnsay evening, for the members, this being in the nature of a complimentary affair, and a large turnout is anticipated. Those who contemplate attending should send their names to the committee in charge, John W. Sherrer, chairman, bo that provision can be made for them. Sales of the week just closed proved exceptionally interesting, a.

feature being the transfer of several downtown parcels, and the excellent movement in residence properties. Cawley Fagan, of the First National bank building, closed an exchange deal in which the properties involved represented a valuation of $104,000. By the terms of the transaction, Joseph P. Fletcher, sold to John E. Born a plot 205x200 feet in Fifth near Brady st.

GIVES OTHER PROPERTIES. In payment Mr. Born gave the following properties: Three-story center hall residence with brick garage In the rear, on 57x190 feet at 714 Oakland ave, valued at three-story modern house on 28x100 feet at 709 College valued at nrick house and garage on 32x109 feet at 1430 Barnes-dale valued at $11,500 40x108 feet in Oakwood Edgewood, valued at $3,000, and r0x200 feet in Spencer st, Carrick, valued at $2 500. Representing the Annie Hinds estate, the Safe Deposit Trust Co. sold to William McCune, of Scott McCune, the Bakewell building brokers, Ave houses at Graham and Brownell sts, formerly Irving for $37,500 cash.

The houses are solid brick of 10 rooms and bath, and each occupies a lot 50x170 feet. They are handy to four car lines and about two minutes' walk from Roup station. Mr. McCune intends to remodel and put them into first class condition. They are bringing In a rental of $50 a month each and were taken purely for investment, the buyer believing that this Is one of the best renting districts in the city on account of the handy train service and the proximity of the street cars.

The Safe Deposit and Trust trustee, also sold at public sale for the estate of Alexander McCracken to William McCracken two parcels of realty, both improved, for $22,500. One measures 61x123 feet in Emerson st, Eastend, and the other 31x123 feet in Catherine st. The Kelly-Wood Real Estate Co, Center and Highland aves, Eastend, was the broker negotiating the sale of the two-story and attic brick residence at 5441 Baywood st, Eastend, for Sara S. Kelly, to John L. Richmond, details of -which were published earlier In the week.

The lot is 40x132 feet, and although the consideration was not mentioned, the house was built to sell at $14,000, it has been announced. The buyer will occupy. FIRST WARD SALE REPORTED. Laura B. Stoney and others, executors of the last will and testament of Robert J.

Stoney, have sold to George trustee, 85x102 feet in Locust st. First ward, improved with certain buildings, for $35,000. V. J. Long has sold to A.

B. Kuehn 35x150 feet in Chis-lett st, Morningside district, for $20,000, and Charles S. Crawford transferred to Xaxier Wittmer a colonial design brick and stone residence on 74x105 feet, in Stratford ave, Eastend, for $13,000. George W. Geissenhainer and others transferred to Bennie Block 24x100 feet in Logan st.

near Clark Hill district, for SV.OoO, and Amanda Vierheller and others have sold to Katherine E. Vierheller 15x120 feet in Littell ave. Nineteenth ward told West Liberty), for Ferdinand Pollack of Wilklnsburg has deeded to A. W. Mellon.

14 feet and 9 inches of land fronting in Sixth ave, near Webster ave. Second ward, at private terms. The lot is 25 feet deep and is surrounded by real estate holdings of the purchaser. Augustus Hartje has "conveyed a half Interest In First ave. and Second ave.

properties to Edward G. Hartje. There FOR SMALL FAMIIIFS -a L-Ji bdj Lai yJ3 Lj tment house, known as the Ida apart-nlshed homes for small families. It is accessible from the. street cars and a seven-minute ach, providing all facilities of a ing the disappearing beds and the steam heated, and the finish is in vant problem, and the vacuum clean-equipped Will be received with favor an entire apartment can be thoroughly the Columbia Bank building, are the NEW PENNWOOD FARM PLAN IS IDEAL PLACE TO LIVE The new plan of Pennwood Farms, consisting of quarter and half acres, is attracting much attention among Pittsburg buyers.

1 The Pennwood tract is being handled by the Frankstown Realty Co. Pennwood buyers can enjoy the charm of the country with all conveniences of the city. City water, gas and telephones are installed, and building already has begun, while many purchasers have plans laid for building early next spring. The low figures at which this property, is being disposed of gives a great opportunity for investors, and even those who have their money tied up in other investments can secure choice pieces at Pennwood and carry them along with a very small outlay of cash, under the easy-terms plan. The Pennwood plan fronts on the macadamized extension of Penn ave.

between Wilklnsburg and East Pittsburg. It Is an ideal place to live. Building The following statistical table, compiled from Dodge Reports, throughout Western Pennsylvania. Ohio and West Virginia, gives comparative figures on building construction for the past five years: Contracts Awarded. January 1.

1914. to date $101,918,000 Corresponding period 1913 109.14LOOO Corresponding period 1912 74.293.000 Corresponding period 1911 100.039.000 Corresponding period 1910 8L68G.000 Corresponding period 1909, 70,745.000 Week ending Sept. 2, 1914 3,705.000 Corresponding period 1913 2.639,000 Corresponding period 1912 1.964.000 Correseponding period 1911 L177.0OO Corresponding period 1910 4.277T000 Corresponding period 1909 2,022.000 Week ending Aug. 26. 1914 2,615,357 Issues New Booklet.

II- F. Egle. manager of the real estate department of the German Savings Deposit bank. South Fourteenth and Carson sts, has issued a unique booklet in regard to Southslde properties and realty In other parts of the Pittsburg district. The booklet is aptly named and the cmpiler has mailed a copy to each member of the Pittsburg Real Estate board.

-1 Imm mmm 4 Pittsburg's newest and latest apar ments, is the modern idea in semi-fur-at 6721 McPherson and is easily railroad station. East Liberty being bu There are 12 suites of five rooms seven-room home, special features be built-in furniture. The apartments ar hardwood, with tile bathrooms. A community service solves the ser ing plant with which the building is by the housewife, as by its means, cleaned In an hour. Avey Irish, renting agents.

are three lots described in the transfer. W. J. White of 433 Fourth ave, sold to Annis Ristam for $4,000, the two-story brick building on 15x45 feet at 160 Elm st. Mr.

Ristam will Improve with a store front. The Friedman Realty Co. sold for S. Schwartz, the property known as 1413-1415 Clark st, consisting of 32x45 feet, at the corner of Boone ay. for $6,500.

S. Kleiman Is the purchaser and buys It for Investment. NORTHSIDE FIRMS ACTIVE. Property in Bellevue Purchased by Trust Man. J.

A. Gibson Co, of 414 Federal st, Northside, have sold for H. A. Spang-ler, of the Allegheny Trust Co, to R. E.

Mover, of Bellevue. a lot fronting in Bellevue terrace and Ridge ave, Bellevue, for $4,000. Also for Edward J. Hartzell, of Pittsburg, to Ralph E. Rock, a brick dwelling at 3958 Grenet st, Northside, for $6,000.

Mr. Rock buying for a home. Also for Isabella A. Swan, of Ross township, to Hugh W. White, of the Pennsylvania Railroad a lot in Highland ave, Bellevue, adjoining his present residence.

BEN AVON SALE REPORTED. New High Price of $16,000 an Acre Obtained, George Bros, through M. L. Connolly, sold for the Dean heirs to George J. Schmitt a plot of ground on Brighton rd near Forest ave, Ben Avon.

The price figures about S16.0OO an acre and is a new high price for Ben Avon property. It is a very choice site, on which Mr. Schmitt intends to erect a fine residence for his daughter. Is in Cleveland on Deal. I.

L. Aronson, president of the States Realty Farmers bank building, has gone to Cleveland, where he is concluding negotiations involving the transfer of certain properties in Pittsburg and Cleveland. He is expected home in tim 'or the dinner to be given by the Pittsburg Real Estate board at the Hotel Schenley, next Thursday. mtM 1 1 Ml '4-, "sa-'ii -r Swtnc.1.. 2 2 11 0 0 111 Swtnc.s..

13 2 3 Kittlmn.3 0 0 2 1 12 0 1 0 110 Wilshre.r 0 0 11 Ware.c 0 2 8 0 Young.p. 0 0 13 tHughes. 0 0 0 0 Total. 4 11 27 10 Silver Leaf club defeated Ardmore in a fast played game. Clover Leaf Club.

i Ardmore. RHPAE, RHPAE Rltter.3. 0 14 4 OiKnystn.m 0 0 0 0 0 Hansel. I. 0 0 2 0 0 Kuster.3.

0 110 0 0 1 2 0 12 110 112 0 OiHal.iy.l.. 0 0 10 0 0 116 0 1 11 0 0 1 1 5 0 Currio.2. 10140 Jack.3.. 0 12 0 2 Fedora, p. 01 10 1 1 2 10 0 0 Hiiierv.l 0 0 7 0 0 Hshldr.p 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 11 0 3 8 27 IB 4' 2 a 14 16 1 8 24 10 3 i Totals.

8 11 27 8 lj Totals. Two-base Struck out o. Base on hits -Boulden 3. Now 2, Staney. -By Jones 10.

O'Brien 3, Speer balls oft Speer 3. McCanns Beaten. 2 0 0 Komers.l. 0 K.Lprt.ra 1 Peifer.l. 0 Gnthr.es.

lili.Lprt.3. CiShnbeck.2 OiPatton.p. 0j 0 0 0 0 5 3 928 10 2 Two out whe Batted for Two-base hit winninir run scored. Ilshire In ninth. -McMasters.

Struck Patton 10. Base on Bv Young 9. by Off Patton 2. out-balls- Avalon Loses. Ten All.

Spring. m. Bellinger.r Augerman.1 Watson. 3 Drake.2.. Scara.s.

Smart.l. Belllnger.c Irwin, Totals 2 2 4 3 1 2 .02 0 0 ..12 .00 1 1 ..11 jAvalon U.PtC. Smufkfr.r 0 1 OHummel.l. 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 i i 2 1 lCustard.l 3 i 3 4 Totals 8 10 Mathilda St. Home Sold.

The real estate firm of Halter-Mar-lier, 4779-81 Liberty reports the sale of an eight-room brick dwelling in Mathilda Friendship Grove district, to Joseph Pioth. for $8,000. The purchaser gave in part payment property In Pennsylvania near Forty-fourth at, valued at $5,000. Two-base hit Miiburn, Abercrumbie.Home runs Bealfield. Rickway.

Abercrumbie. Struck Out By Householder 5, by Sherman 10. Nearly a Shutout. Mctanns. 1 Clymers.

RHPAE, A 2 13 0 liKinline.l 1 1 0 0 A. Fox.c 0 12 0 0 3 1 1 5 0 llBingey.m 3 2 10 0 0 12 0 OlForabk.p 2 2 0 0 0 Lease.s.. 1 1 l- oiHick.c... 1 1 15 0 0 M.arky.2 0 0 2 3 1 Seaman. 2 1 0 3 i J.Kenis.l 31 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 Miiler.r.

0 0 10 OiLawe.X... 1 2 6 0 0 0 2 1 1 Oj Morgarr.r 1 0 0 0 27 7 12 10 27 7 5 Miilvale ind. J.A.Brauns. I It A A i 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 IS 0 Mct'nil. 1.

0 0 0 0 breiber.3. 0 0 0 0 0 Randig.m 1110 0 1 1 0 0' St evens, r. 2 10 0 0 12 5 Blohner.l 0 1 11 1 0 0 9 0 0 Btnbaeh.s 0 12 1 k.r. 0 0 0 0 1 BaJenUn.2 0 112 Keese.l. 0 0 0 0 0 Rnsfcell.c.

0 0 11 2 0 0 2 1 0 Roerlg.p. 1116 0 10 2 0 Totals'. 5 9 27 12 l' 1 3 27 Two-base hits Stevens. J. Briieiii.a ugli i Base on balls By Shields 2.

Struck out I My Rorl 11. by Shields 13. i i i base hits Kinnis. Hicks. Home runs Blnney, Forsbanch.

Struck out By Fore-ban ch la, by Autfa 10. by Leas.