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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1919. DECATUR HERALD CUBS SPLIT WITH CARDS-r-SOX TRY FOR PENNANT TODAY DECATUR HERALD By pop. CAT TALES. BASEBALL SUMMARY 15 "THAT no i wasnt: VlTH riILK 18 rLA3T YEA P. ft Guy TCJ6D To TOUCH rtE well theb-Es no ose of CftyiN' OVEff- on oy! A I ifs TOU6H ILCIC' CARDS AND CUBS DIVIDE SPEEDY DOUBLE HEADER SINCE tlASE ft' FOfcXUWE IN OIL AM WLf MP t.M..'-r Lmfc BASEBALL SHOWS SLIGHT BASIC RULE CHANGES I I And 1 TURNED U-Jl Hurt WERE it' Leagae Standings NATIONAL LEAtiCB Won.

Lost. Cincinnati 9 42 New York 81 61 Chicago 74 Pittsburgh ....70 6 Brooklyn 60 9 Boston 54 '79 St. Louis 52 82 Philadelphia 4S 84 Pet. .684 .614 .544 .515 .489 .888 .554 Chicago Wins First Game; the local recruiting officer. Rough Diamond Still Pre served in National Pastime Eerrt, ciation, Union Association and in 1900 the American League, which stands today as the only rival.

umpire who shall keei the game in a book and note all the violations of the rules" and rule seventeen states that there shall be no- appeal from the umpire's decision in case of a dis But St. Louis Kits Hendrix in Second Jones also reports the enlistment three Decatur men. They are II. Robertson, George R. Michael Pet.

.645 .615 .561 Oscar Watts, b.g.. (Hyde) 2 2 12 Tommy Direct, b.g., (McDonald) 1 4 7 3 Best time. 2:10 J. 2:17 PACE, 3 HEATS Purse $1,000. (unfinished) Dan ch.h..

by The Staic. (Jump-Hedrick) 2 2 1 Plucky Dillard. b.h.. by Hal AMERICAN LEAGUE. Won.

Lost. Chicago ..87 4 Cleveland 83 52 New York 74 58 Detroit 75 69 lioaton 5 67 St. Louis 1 65 "70 Waahlngton 52 84 Philadelphia 26 99 Yesterday's Results pute. In 1848 a rule making it necessary for a player tor be "toucned .555 .493 .485 .387 IS AMERICAN GAME out" was added to the original code .267 JACOBS HAMMERED Tigers Defeated, 8-0, In Exhibition Game DETROIT, Sept. 23.

The Pittsburgh Nationals today defeated the Detroit Americans In an exhibition game 8 to 0. Okrle, a recruit, was hit hard by the visitors. Score: HEAVY TRACK DELAYS GRAND CIRCUIT MEET Heats in Columbus Program Bitterly Contested and at this time sliding to the bases made its appearance. Other changes were made from time to time making the principles of the game the same Enrollment in Public Schools is Now 6J370 Figures from the public icoooli showed an additional enrollment ef 50 on Monday. This brings the tout up to 6.970.

Many of the rooms tr still crowded and there aeems no r. lief for the congestion. as they stand today. Beginning with the Knickerbocker NATIONAL I.EAGCE. New York-Boston, postponed, rain.

and Gotham clubs other organiza Innings 9. R. H. K. Pittsburgh 201 400 010 8 14 0 Detroit 000 000 000 0 6 2 rain Brooklyn-Philadelphia, postponed, CHICAGO.

Sept. 23. With the coming: of the world's series baseball takes a paramount place in the thoughts of many persons. The word "baseball'" as a designation for the national pastimecame into existence in the thirties of the last century, according to historians, and is the evolution of the name "roundball" which later became "townball" because the game was played at town meetings. There are two schools of thought tions sprung Into being and a pio ST.

VOVJS. Sept. 23 Chicago ami St. Louis halved their double header the Cubs winning; the first game, 6 to 3, by hunching hits off Jacobs in four Innings. The locals took the second game to 2 They hit Hendrix hard.

FIRST GAMK: Dillard (Palin) 7 1 2 Abbe Bond, b.m.. by The Abbe (Erskine) 1 8 3 Best time. 2:09. MARINES ENLIST FOR SHORT TERMS Men may enlist now for two, three and four year terms in the U. S.

Marines, according to information issued by Sergt. Reuben M. Jones, neer convention of baseball clubs was held in May, 1857. The next year Chicago. 5-3; St.

Louis, 3-7. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Boston-New York, postponed, rain. FINED FOR GAMING. Batteries Weisner and Schmidt, Okrie, Love and Stanage. Manlon.

ARGENT A LOSES 25 clubs sent delegates to New York and 'The National Association of Baseball Players" was formed. on Slow Field Chicago ab. h. p. a.

St. Louie ab. h. p. a.

Schultz.rr 6 2 10 Tony Kropatos on a plea of guiltr to the charge of gaming, was flntl $10 and costs by Judge J. H. McCoj; AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Toledo. 3-7; Minneapolis, 5-12. Indianapolis, 6: Kansas City, 2.

Louisville. Et. Paul. 5. Columbus, Milwaukee, 0.

Became Wild Sport. In the late fifties the game spread on the origin of the game of base TO LOCAL TEAM i uesaay. to Boston: Portland. Maine, took up ball. Some claim that the game is the evolution of the old English game 'he pastime in 185S and Buffalo and STRONG CARD TODAY McCabe.rf 4 Herzog.

3b 4 Merkls, lb 4 Barbr. If 4 Deal. Sb 1 I KIIHfer. 4 Martin, 4 Vuihn. 0 Today's Games of "rounders." while others claim in Hath te.cf 3 2 2 Stock.

3b 4 1 1 Hofby.2b 4 2 1 MHery.lf 2 14 lemons, 3 0 5 Smith, i 0 0 0 3 0 12 l.avan. mm 4 1 0 Tacobs. 3 1 lanvrln.xx 10 0 Rochester. N. Y.

followed. Chicago started the game in 1856 and two The Railroad Y. M. C. A.

football team defeated the Argenta team at their writings that the sport is of NATIONAL LEAGtJB years later was playing match games strictly American origin. Writers of the first group say the game of COLUMBUS, Ohio. Sept. 23 Due to the Pines Tuesday afternoon by the score of 12-0. Hodges and Perzynski made the touchdowns.

Stars for the rounders" can be traced to the Neth New Tork in Boston. Brooklyn in Philadelphia. with Milwaukee. When the game spread to San Francisco in 1S59 it developed Into a a slow drying track today, but three erlands, and In turn to Egypt, even going so far as to suggest that the Totals 85 11 37 IS Argenta team were King. Dennis and Totals 35 11 37 17 of the five Grand Circuit races wild sport.

Professional gamblers xKan for demons' In Sphinx "may have been the first AMERICAN LEAGUE. Et. Louis In Chicago. Cleveland In Detroit. Boston in New York- scheduled were started, the other two, the Board of Trade 2:05 pace.

xxBatted for Jacobs In 9th. Boyer while those for the locals were Perzynski, Hodges, S. Ramsey and who infested the Pacific coast town in the early days bet heavily on the purse $3,000. and the Chamber of games, according to historical ac Early Points of Game, Those who favor the Idea that the Innings 9 Chicago 000 011 201 5 St. Louis 100 000 020 3 The game was a clean one from start to finish, the feature being the counts, and the "spectators" were In the habit 'of shooting off revolvers game originated with Americans, by and for Americans are in the major forward pass by Perzynski to Hodges.

Winning pitcher Martin. SECOND GAME: when a fielder was about to catc.i ity, however, and to Alexander J. the ball. King and Dennis did some pretty open field running. The game was Records show that New Orleans be Cartwright, a New York man, the credit for originating the game as Innings RHE Chicago 000 200 0002 10 2 St.

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C. Nelson, General Agent Telephone Main 4019. 440-441 Powers Building, Decatur, witnessed by about 200 people. The line-up for the locals was the same now played Is given by many writers. then the Civil War put a stop to the sport temporarily but the soldiers in as published in the Herald Tuesday O'Farrell; Goodwin Commerce 2:08 trot, purse $3,000, going over as part of tomorrow's card.

An attempt was made to finish the 2:09 class trot, the 2:15 class trot and the 2:17 class pace, but so many different heat winners developed that in only two, the 2:15 trot and the 2:09 trot, were there decisions. Dr. Nick won the former without being seriously annoyed, but Red Bon had a great battle before first money went to him in the 2:09 event. Summaries: 2:15 TROT, 3 HEATS Purse $1,000. Dr.

Nick, blk. by Igo Hendrix and and Dllhoefer. morning while that of Argenta was the camps played and writers say RUNS: Hollocher; Deai; Robertson: Klllefer; Martin; Schultz; Stock; Hornsby. Krrors: Deal: Lavan. Two bass hits Heathcote (2).

Three base hits Jacobs, Hollocher. Stolen bases Merkle, Hollocher, Klll-ifer. Double plays Lavan. Hornsby and Mollwits. Left on bases Chicago 7: St.

Louis 7. Base on balls off Martin Jacobs S. Hits off Martin 11 hits 8 1-3 Innings. Hit by pitcher by Jacobs (Deal). Balk Jacobs.

Struck out by Martin Jacobs 4. R. Jones D. Cross rg, C. Groves rt.

In 1842, it is written, Cartwright broke in on a game of which a gang of New York boys were playing on the Murray Hill grounds and with a stick scratched a diamond in the dust, telling the boys this was the war had a great deal to do with the spread of the sport over the en BIG CATCH. Nelson re, W. Kaufman Ig, Heinle It. R. Heinle le, L.

King qb, tire country. Dr. N. D. Myers Monday caught a First Championship Game.

H. Boyer rhb, H. Jones fb, L. Bennett channel catfish 28 Inches In length In 1S67 tne fcavannah team, ac said to be the largest fish of that lhb. with Roberts as sub.

companied by a band and rooters, variety ever 'taken In the Fishing went to Charleston to play for the club lake. the game they should play and suggesting a player for each base, three "scouts" in the outfield, a pitcher and a catcher. In the early days when the game resembled cricket and any ball hit by the batter was "fair" the championship of the South, it is 2 chronicled. Harvard University combined with the town boys In 1S65 and organized catcher had a scout to assist him. FIRST PRACTICE OF STALEY TEAM Football Star of Central Illinois Gather In Deentur For Pine.

First practise for the newly organ (Murphy) 1 1 King Watts, b. (Whitehead) 2 15 Dr. Elmore, b. 2 Best time, 2:09. 2:08 TROT, 3 HEATS Purse $1,000.

Red Bon, b. by Bonnivard (McMahon) 9 1 8 First Bnll Club. the first collego baseball team. Later eIa 1 v. Tufts and Yale followed.

In 1864 and 65 the "Atlantics" of Brooklyn The game as suggested by Cartwright took form quickly and on September 23, 1845, the Knickerbocker club in New York was formed. won all their games and held undis Double Fabric puted title until 1866, when the Phila ized Staley football team will take place on Staley field this afternoon, delphia Athletics stepped In and hand ed the champions a defeat. The two and from present appearances, the team Is to be one of the best Inde AND pendent organizations In the state. Suits for the players have been or i teams played before a crowd estimated at 30,000 on October 1. 1866.

and the Athletics won 31 to 12. Times' Have Changed. It was considered a disgrace to take money for playing in the early dered and will arrive In a week or two. having the honor of being the first baseball club, according to historical writers of the game. The first contest of the new game was played between the Knickerbocker club and another New York team on the Elys-ian fields, Hoboken, N.

J. The New York team won 23 to 1. The first tabulated score ever kept of the game, histories record, was that printed by the New York Clipper, July 16, 1853. The contest was played on July 5 of that year be Besides "Cy" Jones, Mintun, Capt. Iant Times TodnT Matinee 2:45 Tonlsjlit 8:15 days, but in 1866.

three members of Fritz Wasem, and various other play ers of note, the May brothers, of the old Taylorvllle Independents have said they would 'Join the local equad Exclusive Paramount and Artcraft Theatre in Decatur for tackle and guard positions. One of the men weighs around 200 while tween the Knickerbocker and Gotham. the other reaches close to the 190 iaaasssa sssasasHsasHsisK KMMIInaHMsM Bijou Concert Orchestra pound mark. The other players' names will be announced after the practise this evening. Duo Cord Tires VULCANIZING" Plain-Rib and NON-SKID Retreading MABE HARPER The Fnnbeam of Vaudeville As-Hinted By Elsie Weber SAMAROFF A SOMA Russian Songs and Dances WELCOME HOME! One Act Playlet BARRY A LAYTOV The All Around Boys STORY CLARK Songs and Blnsic For Dysentery and Flux.

R. E. Bower of Dixie, Brooks teams. In the early days runs were called "aces" and a team had to make 21 to have enough to win. Rule one of the early set of rules, copies of which haTe, been preserved, says that all players "must be punctual and observe the time for the commence-nent of the game." this precaution was necessary becau-e ir those day? no bases on balls were possible aid ii was not uncommon for the pitcher to throw for half an hour before the batter decided to strike.

Provide for Umpires. Very few changes In the basic the Brooklyn team were given $10 a week for playing. This, according to historians, was the turning point In the game toward professionalism. The first professional team Is credited to Eockford, 111., where Al G. Spalding organized the "Forest City team.

To Harry Wright, who went to Cincinnati in 1867 from the Washington Nationals, writers give the credit for Importing non-residence players for his team. By 1874 professional, amateur and semi-professional clubs had sprung up all over the country and baseball truly became the national sport. In 1875 the "Association of Baseball Players" expelled the Chicago club for refusing to play a return game, and thereupon, historians say, Spalding and McVey and some other Boston players jumped to Chicago. The Spalding revolution is given as the reason for the formation of the National League in 1S76. The newly formed National League had for rivals the International Association in 1S77J the American Asso has used Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for years and says he finds it to bone of the ebst family medicines of his knowledge, that it is the best medicine he ever saw for dysentery, flux and kindred diseases.

When used for dysentery castor oil must also be given. Strand Comedy Klnograms Thursday Melody Garden. principles of the g-iate as set forth the original twenty rules, made in IS45, have been made. In rule two of the oilginal set it is provided that 'before the commencement of the game the president shall appoint an ELDER CONNARD 218 North Franklin Street Main 4484 lill HmwHaiiaaa HI I IM THE PICTURE PALACE OF CENTRAL IIUNOIS Production--Music Presentation The AVON TODAY 7 PIECE ORCHESTRA i IS Piece Symphony Orchestra 16 New Size! Better and Greater Value! Matinee 2 KM), 3:45 p. m.

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