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Intelligencer Journal from Lancaster, Pennsylvania • 8

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LANCASTER BASEBALLISTS LAY OFF TODAY YOUNG CATCHER WON FOR ROSES YESTERDAY SWEENEY TELLS ABOUT THE EMERY Boston 000 001 000 1 Two base hits. Miller Slsler. Pratt. Stolen bases. Bhotton.

Marsans, Hooper 2. Sacrifice hits, Johnson, Pratt. Miller 2. Base on balls, off Weilman. 1 Foster, 4.

Struck out. by Foster, 2. Umpires, Kallin and Dineen. CLEVELAND TAKES Big League Team Results COLUMBIA OORDEMA CLUB NOW FUUjY ORGANIZED The Cordelia baseball club of Columbia lg now completely organized and le on the lookout for games. The lineup Is as follows: G.

Miller, J. Blumensheln, 3b; J. Irwdn, C. Staley, ss; L. Haetter, BROWNSTOWN A.

C. TO PIiAY COLUMBIA A baseball game between the Brownstown Athletic Club and the Columbia team will be the chief feature of the Brownstown Club's festival which will be held on the baseball diamond in the rear of Henry Harry's "otel, at Talmage, tomorrow evening. Music will be furnished by the Akron band, v. hale all sorts of amusements will be provided for. BALL DISCOVERY ONE FROM SENATORS i.

Batted for Reulbach in Sth core of 3 to 0. The score: 1'biludrSphia BROOKLYN NOSES I 2b; H. Kauffman, lb; E. Miller, cf; H. Diffendefer, rf; W.

Bently, If. Ad Claclaaatl Ab. The Cleveland team on Thursday defeated the Washington lads by the Ab. Mi. FOKMK11 mm YORK CATCHER GIVES SOME INSIDE INFORMATION ON BARRED DELIVERY dress Horace Kauffman, masager, Sil 1 4 I a i 0 I score of 4 to 2 in a well-played game, of The score: ver Springs, Pa.

O. 1 1 1 0 0 Cleveland Byrne. 3b. Niehoff. 2b.

Stock, sa Cravath. r. f. Whitted. f.

Paskert. c. f. Luderus, lb. Klllifer.

c. Alexander, p. O. A. E.

An. Groh. 3b. Neale, -c. t.

Herzog, ss. Chase, lb. Griffith, r. f. Kitlifer.

f. Louden, 2b. Wlngo. c. Schneider, The Brooklyn and Chicago teams staged a thriller on Thursday when the Trolley Dodgers won by the score of 4 to The score: 2 0 0 ilraney, 1.

f. 5 1 0 15 1 3 1 0 3 Turner, 3b. The Toledo Blade prints the following story anent the emery ball, which is said to have been the cause of the. wonderful success of Russell Ford, of the New York Yankees, and Brooklyn Ab. R.

R. 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 0 3 7 27 15 0 31 Totals Speaker, c. Smith, r. f. Gandil, lb.

Howard. 2b. Wambsganss, O'Neill, c. Coveleskie. Bagby.

p. Pittsburgh Ab R. 27 3 7 27 20 0 100 010 000 3 000 200 lOx 3 Connolly. Home Totals Boston Cincinnati Three base 4 I Cy Falkenberg, of the Cleveland Am- f. Carey, hlla 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 vimlon haae.

Smith. SaC' 0 ertcans. The ball has been barred Myers, c. f. Daubert, lb.

Johnston, r. f. Wheat, f. Mowery, Jb. Cutshaw, 2b.

O'Mara, s. Miller, c. Rucker, Cheney, p. run, Kilmer. hit 1 liner.

i from all leagues. The story follows: 27 16 0 Totals 34 4 Washington Ab. The history of the emery ball, as told by Ed. Sweeney, Toledo catcher O. 2 3 3 A i i i 0 1 0 0 Haird.

3b. Costello. 1. f. Hinchman, r.

Wagner, lb. Knabe, 2b. Smith, ss. Gibson, c. Barney Wilson, c.

Kantlehner. Shults xx 0 aiiH one nf th archcOnsDlraitOnS in Base on balls. ofT Reulbach. Schneider 1. Struck out.

by Reulbach, 3. Schneider. 5. Umpires. Klem and Emslle.

GIANTS WIN THEIR EIGHTH STRAIGHT the mystifying stunts of this nomenal shoot, forms one of the Totals 6x28 14 1 One out when winning run was cored. jrJrl 'I ll rfi H. O. 1 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 10 1 0 0 10 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 greatest stories ever heard in connec 4 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 I 1 Morgan, 2b. Foster.

3b. Milan, c. f. Rondeau, r. Judge, lb.

Shanks, 1. f. Williams, c. McBrlde, sa. Johnson, p.

Moeller Ab The New York Giants on Thursday won their eighth straight game when they defeated the St. Louis team by the score of 3 to 0. The score: 2 9 27 12 3 Tntal. 34 i 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Ratted for Johnson in 9th Mann. 1.

8chulte, 1. Flack, r. Williams, c. f. Zimmerman.

3b. Slier, lb McCarthy. 2b. Zeider. 2b.

Archer, Mulligan, ss. Pierce, Seaton, Total, 29 0 4 27 13 0 Batted for Gibson in 6th. xx Batted for Kantlehner in 9th. Philadelphia 000 200 0103 Pittsburgh 000 000 000 0 Two base hits, Byrne, Whitted. Three base hit.

Byrne. Sacrifice pit, Whitted. Base on balls, off Alexander, Kantlehner, 2. Struck out. by Alexander.

Kantlehner. 1. Umpires, Rig-ler and Harrison. FINAL INNINGS New York Ab. R.

O. A. E. O. A.

E. 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 0 12 4 0 4 12 0 10 BIO 2 5 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 30 19 3 000 0 3 000 14 2, Saier, Burns, 1. f. Robertson, r. tion with the game.

There's romance behind' the emery ball, discovered by Russ Ford, one of baseball's most brilliant pitchers. It presents a tale of mystery and years of secrecy. Ed. Sweeney, who caught this shoot no batter can hit, says this is the first time the inside story has even been published. It began back early in at Atlanta, where Ford and Sweeney were the crack battery for this Southern league team.

One day while Sweeney was catching Ford in a warm-up stunt before a game Russ made a f. Cleveland 020 000 2004 Washington 001 000 1002 Two base hits. Wamsbganss 2. 1 Three base hits, Howard, Graney, Coveleskie. Stolen bases, Graney, Turner 2, Speaker.

Sacrilce hits. Turner, I Milan. Base on balls, oft Johnson, 4 0 0 0 4 1 Doyle, 2b Kauff, c. f. Fletcher, ss.

Merkle. lb. McKechnle, 3b Rarlden, c. Benton, p. isagoy.

x. on uiv -jui, WON FOR ST. LOUIS Total. 34 11 BrloWyn 0 000 Chicago 000 102 ki Zimmerman son. 9: BagDy, i.

umpires. Chill and O'Loughlln. The St. Louis team loomed up big on Thursday when it defeated the Boston team by the score of 7 to 1. .501101 .611000 5 1 1 4 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 .4 0 0 1 7 0 .3 0 0 13 0 0 4 1 4 0 3 0 .201410 .4 0 0 0 3 0 .86 3 8 27 18 2 tola Ab.

R. H. O. A. .4 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 1 3 4 0 3 0 1 4 0 .0 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 14 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 ..301410 ..301010 ATHLETICS LACE Schulte.

Three base hit. Johnston. Stolen base. Flack Flack 2, Williams. Base on balls, ore Rucker, Cheney, 1: Seaton 4.

Struck out bv Rucker. 3: Cheney. Seaton. 5. Umpires, O'Evay and Eason.

St. Louis CHICAGO TEAM O. A. E. Ab.

R. I 0 0 4 2 St. Smith, c. Betiel. 2b Bescher.

1. Hornsby, 3b Gonzales, lb. Wilson, r. Butler, r. Corhan, ss wild peg and the ball bounded into a concrete pillar.

"I didn't know anything about It," explains Sweeney, "but after that I noticed the ball breaking in a peculiar way. I remarked about it to Ford, but he didn't appear interested. I never saw it again that tseason. 4 0 0 The Mackmen on Thursday showed 9 some real batting form and defeated 0 the Chicago boys by the score of 6 to 0 1. The score: CINCINNATI HANDS BEATING TO BOSTON Shotton, 1.

f. Johnson, ss. Sisler. lb. Miller, r.

f. Pratt. 2b. Marsans. f.

Austin. 3b. Severoid, c. Weilman, p. Efim El etter Tobacco Snyder, c.

Ames, 0 i hicago 0 Ab. R. H. O. A.

E. 0 0 1 0 "I was purchased that summer by the Yankees. Owner Farrell came to me one day, and asked who was the 13 27 19 0 The Cincinnati team on Thursday handed out a beating to the Boston team winning a hard game by the score of 3 to 2 The score: Totals 33 Boston best pitcher in the Southern league. H. O.

A. E. Ab. 1 toid him Ford. And kuss was Made Them Famous Boston Ab.

R. A. E. drafted. 11 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 a i i Felsch.

c. f. J. Collins, lb. E.

Collins, 2b. Fournler, 1. f. Jackson, r. t-Weaver, ss.

McMullln, 3b. Schalk, e. Faber, Williams, p. Benz, Murphy Maranville. 1 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 Total 32 0 6 27 15 3 New York 002 100 0003 St Louis 000 000 0000 Two base hits.

McKechnie. Bescher. Three base hit. Doyle. Base on balls, oft Benton.

Ames. 2. Struck out, by Benton. Ames, 4. Lmpires, Byron and Quigley.

PHILLIES SHUT OUT THE PIRATE CREW ss. "The next spring Ford and I went south together to join the Yankees. 4 4 4 3 2 I 3 2 3 0 Hooper, r. f. Janvrin, ss.

Hoblitzell, lb. Walker, c. Lewis. f. Gardner, 3b.

Barry, 2b. Cady, A.gnew, Foster, p. McXally 3 3 I 1 1 3 2 0 0 on the train Kuss told me he nad a ball no catcher In the world could Evers, 2b Fitzpatrick, 2b. Collins, c. f.

Wilhoit, r. f. Konetcby. lb. Smith.

3b Connolly, Gowdy, Reulbach, p. Compton receive. I laughed at him. But he persisted and told me he would ex i Totals SI 1 7 24 13 Batted for Williams in 8th. PfctladelDhla plain when we reachc training camp.

Ab. R. The Philadelphia National Leaguers on Thursday played great ball and shut out the Pittsburgh team by the "Once there he took me into his Totals 29 1 5 27 13 Ran for Cady In 6th. St. Louis 100 100 023 7 ill ill I Totals 34 2 9 confidence and explained the emery ball.

He said he had experimented O. 2 4 0 7 8 I 0 2 1 with it the entire previous season Witt, 88. Schang. c. Strunk, c.

f. Mclnnis. lb. Lajoie, 2b. Walsh, r.

f- Pick, 3b Stellbauer, Myers, p. but had not mentioned it. He waB telling me because he wanted me to catch him, and he knew couldn't get away with it unless I knew what was coming. "Russ showed me a little finger ring that he slipped over a finger of his left hand. Like most players' gloves, his mitt had a big hole in it.

If Totals 32 5 9 27 18 3 Chicago 100 000 0001 Philadelphia 001 100 30x-5 Two base hit. Murphy. Home run, Mclnnis. Sacrifice hits. J.

Collins. Mclnnis. Stellbauer Myers. Basf, balls, off Faber, Myers, 2. Struck out by- Faber.

Myers. 4. Umpires, Hildebrand and Evans. Two's Company three's a crowd unless number three is All he had to do was to scratch the ball with the emery, which was pasted on the leather. The concrete had given Ford the tin.

"The bigger the scratch the greater the freak jumps the ball would take. But foxy Russ merely scraped CARDS FIGHTING HARD iiij vKffw I I The Cardinals displayed their speed on Saturday by defeating the strong lift WK 1 1 1 1 iTTfflS" a part of the ball. And he never used the shoot except in a pinch. He would fake a spitter, and nobody ever got wise. When he pitched he always "requested that I catch him.

"When Russ threw the ball, with runners on or in pinches, no batter in the world could hit it. Once in a while somebody did, hut it was an accident. Ford could break the ball two ways, In and down, and out and up. I've seen batter after batter Strasburg team. The box scores oi the games they have played thus far are proof of what they can do both at the bat and in the field, and indicate that they can give the strongest teams in the city and county a good chase.

The new uniforms of the Cardinals are very flashy and have made quite a hit with the audience wherever they have played. They are Agnficiallv desirous of filling up the remaining dates on their schedule with strong teams from either the city or county and any such team desiring a game Should communicate with either Calvin Weldle, Donovan Company, manager, or John Bucher, No. 21 Howard avenue, assistant manager. Mr. Weidle can be miss the ball a foot.

"There were three other persons besides Ford who knew the secret. They were Kid Foster, Earl Gardner, now with Toledo, and myself. We were roommates. "When Gardner reported to Toledo in 1912 he gave the secret to Cy. Falkenberg.

Fans in Toledo will remember what a wonderful year Cy had in the association. And the folio-wing season in the American lea Always welcomed by any company for its brightness and charm. Delicious and refreshing. Demand the genuine by full name-nicknames encourage substitution. The Coca-Cola Co.

Atlanta. Ga. Send for free booklet "The Romance of Coco-Cola" reached by either phone during the day. Dave Shank, the local boxer show gue Falky was just as strong. I batted against him one day, saw the break nnrt knew hv had the bill.

But I didn't let on." kWe consider ZIRA i the best of all 5 Jjjj ftftffi Cent cigarettes. ilijk Honestly Best JjiH Ilk lm ed his ability as a "clean-up" artist by making two hits in one inning in Saturday's game. Dave is a member of the Cardinals. The Cardinals play the Follmer Clogg Co. nine at Drexel terrace on Saturday.

Cardinals vs. Eastern A. C. on Sunday on the East End car barn MALTA QUOITERS BEAT GUARD BROTHERS grounds. Record crowd expected.

The Malta quoit team on Thursday-evening defeated the Guard team by the score of 285 to 274. The score: Malta COLUMBIA HIGH WlXiIj Herr 23 Stevens 12 Waters 13 MEET HARRIKBlRG HIGH The Columbia High School track team will meet the Harrisburg Technical High School team, said to be the best In the state, and the Harrisburg Central High, the Williamsport. Reading. Steelton and York teams and several minor ones at Harrisburg tomorrow afternoon. Coch Griffith, of the Columbia track team, has entered eight men in the various events and expects to score, though perhaps not much uc- 1 cess The relay team will probably not run tomorrow.

COM HBIA B. B. CM --H igH iTi'Tifc open The baseball club of Susquehanna Aerie. No. 293, F.

O. of Columbia, wilt play the opening game of the season against the MountviHe team tomorrow afternoon at the latter place. Several member of the -o-lumbta team are from Wrightsvlll and it is aaid that the club it in very good shape. STEYEJCS TRADE SCHOOI, VS. WRiMAMHOX SCHOOL For the Brat time In the history of both school the Steven's Trade ii nM a ii 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 vraaaaav jaBaar jw or- School wltl play against the Williams Jt 'F son Trade School on the Steven's field la tho morning of Decoration Day.

Tomorrow the Stereo's teaai will play against tho Mortals Stars at o'clock la th afternoon on th.

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