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THE HOUSTON POST: WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE I, 1921.
.Buffs Make Hits Count
And Take Swatfest From
Wichita Falls Spudders
•
Griffith and Pott Drive in Houston's Runs—Pott Relieved
In 9th When Danger Threatened—Salm s Men Out-
hit Buffs—Buffs Again Tie For First Place—Galves-
ton Trcunces Fort Worth—Buffs vs. Spudders Wed-
nesday at 4 p. m.—Tuesday's Score 6 to 4.
Attorney General Daugherty Not Awed by Dempsey
Houston— e
AB
R BH PO A
E
Bfaogan, If
.. 4
0
0
5
0
0
Bailey, rf
.. 4
0
1
0
I
>A*tHeman, cf
.. 3
0
1
2
0
0
Bottomly. lb
.. »
0
0
5
0
0
Doyle. 3b
.. 4
2
?
1
1
0
Darringer, ss
. . 4
3
2
1
3
0
Blades. 2b
.. 3
1
2
5
2
0
Griffith, c
.. 3
0
2
7
1
A
P®tt. p
.. 3
0
1
0
4
0
Barfoot, p
.. 0
0
0
0
0
0
Totals V .
. .32
6
11
27
11
2
Wichita Falls-
Bescher, If
Gross, 88
Rothfuss. rf ...
♦Bischoff, rf ..
♦•McElwee
Clark, 2b
McDonald, 3b .
Miller, cf
Griggs, lb
Kitchens, c ....
Bow/nan, p ....
Totals
R
BH P0 A
E
1
1
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
6
0
'?
f
1
6
2
0
3
4
1
0
0
1
1
3
0
4
13
24
10
3
Houston—
Runs
Hits ..
Errors
010 202 01*— 6
......020 313 II*—II
001 000 010— 2
•Batted for Ro'.hfuss in seventh.
Summary:
Wichita Falls-
Runs 001 001 011—4
Hits 002 013 223—13
Errors 110 100 000— 3
Two-ba«e hit—Pott. Stolen base—Bailey. Sacrifice hits—Bowman (off Pott),
Clark (off Barfoot), Bailey, Griffith, Pott. Double play—Kitchens to McDonald.
Pitching rccord: Bases on *>lls—Off Bowman 3 (WhUeman, Baggan, Blades):
off Pott 2 (Grlflfls. Bescher); off Barfoot I (McDonald). Hit by pitcher—Pott I
(Rothfuss). Struck out—By Pott 4 (Gross, Clark, Griggs, Rothf uss); by Bowman
2 (Bottomly 2). Innings pitched—By Pott 8 1-3; by Barfoot 2-3; by Bowman 8.
Hits—Off Pott 12 and 4 runs; off Barfoot I and no runs. Winning pltchcr—Pott
Left on bases—Houston 8. Wichita Falls 10.—Umpires—Irwin and Dailey Time
of game—Two hours. Out stealing—Baggan, Blades, Clark. Bescher.
J****
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temtsssma •
mmm.
Jack Dempsey has voted Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty-a regular fellow. And the same goes the other
way about. They got well acquainted when the attorney general made a visit to the champion's training quarters
at Atlantic City, X. J. Photograph shows the two squared off and Mr. Daugherty starting a right for Dempsey's jaw.
The cabinet member announced his intention of seeing the battle on July 2. He will be accompanied by M. Jusser-
and, the French ambassador.
Baseball Summary
Tied for first place again. • nd all because the lower deck of the Buff bat-
ting order responded nobly and well with hits of various and sundry nature,
which coupied with hits and errors gave the Buffs six runs, while the Spud-
ders, with 13 hits, several of them in hunches, could score only four. Gal-
veston. deeply in earnest in keeping the first place fight in South Texas,
helped the (ante cf the Buffs alcng by handing a solid trouncing to a certain
bunch of Panthers ownpd, trained anils'
handled by Mr. Jake Atz.
Pott. the voir g southpaw. vss given
I he hurling job by White man. 11<> was
hit hard but managed to extricate liim-
wlf from several bad situations without
disaster. Three times did the Spudder
side retire while three runners roosted
on the sacks. One of these times proved
just too many for Manager George
\Vhiteman and he called Clyde Barfoot
to the rescue ii: the ninth inning after
one man had been retired and with third
and first occupied. Pott, from his ac-
tions was not pleased at the sudden re-
moval, especially since he was within
two outs of finishing the# game. He
showed his disapproval at' Whiteman's
action hy slamming the bail to ihe
ground.
Barfoot. who had been warming up for
several irnings, started to hurl to Bis-
ehoff. Manager Saliu recalled Biscnoff
and sent McElwee in to bat. He re-
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Sending of the Teams.
('hibs
Games Won
Lost Pet.
HOI STON"
4<5
28
18
.600
Fort Worth . . .
4ti
28
18
.009
Galveston
47
27
20
.574
Beaumont
4«
2:i
23
.500
Shroveport ....
44
22
•>o
.500
DolJr.s
42
17
25
.400
Wichita Falls .
....... 45
18
27
.400
Snn Ai:tonio ...
40
18
28
.301
Wednesday's Schedule.
Dftlln* at Henumont W. Fails at Houston
Ft. Worth ut Galveston Sh'port at Sun Antonio
ttponded by clouting for a single, filling
the sacks. Danny Clark. the next bat-
ter up. sent n lone fly to Bnggun aud a
runner scored. Barfoot walked McDon-
ald. Miller was ai: ea»y out. second to
tirst. and the game was over.
This was but one of three ticklish sit-
uations which confronted the young
southpaw. As t'nr back as the third frame
storm clouds gathered. Griggs was walk-
ed. Kitchens singled, sending Griggs to
third. He scored on a sacrifice fly by
Bowman. Bescer -ingleri. In an effort
to catch Bescer off tirst. Griffith threw |
bad and all runners advanced. Gross
fanned, liothfuss afier considerable ar
guing and explaining, convinced I'mpire
Irwin that he had been hit by a battejl
hall and the bases were filled. Potts
crim» through admirably. With Danny
»'lnrk. the heavy hitter of the club up.
Pott steadied and made the cleanup man
x strike out.
The bases became densely populated in
the seventh. Griggs and Kitchens sin-
gled. Bowman lifted to second. Bes-
rer walked, tilling the sacks. Gross
grounded to Pott, who tossed to Griffith,
forcing Griggs at the plate. The next
MaHi lifted :i long fly to left field which
Baggan gobbled.
Houston started to tally in the second
frame. Dairinger singled with one man
out. Blades grounded to third. McDon-
ald. with apparently and easy double play
ahead, elected to toss to first and Blades
was out. with Darringer on second.
Griffith sirgled to left. Darringer scoring
Griff went to third when Bescer allowed
the ball to go through hi* nether cxttrni-
itics.
P Two runs were added i.i the fourth,
With a man down. Doyle singled. Dtir-
nnger grounded to third. McDonald's
j throw got away from Clark and Doyle
• -was -nf<• at second Blades laid down fi
■ ■ pretty hunt. Doyle beat the throw to
third by several feet. Griffith singled.
;r Kcorirg Doyle an»| Darringer.
Two more tallies were added in the
, - sixth. Doyle. Darringer and Blades sin-
gled in succession. Griffith drove in his
:• fourth run of the game wflen he sa< ri-
' ticed to left. -Pott sacrificed to left also,
and another run counted.
The firal tally came irf the eighth.
Griffith slammed n hard one to the pitch-
er, who fielded it and tossed him out.
Pott punched one to deep right center for
two bases, scoring Blades
Wichita Kails sco«c<l n run in the sixth
'on two hits, n sa( rifice and a hit bats-
man. Three singles gave -them a tally
in the sixth. Danny Clark, in this frame,
elected to steal home. hilt, was out when
r, Griffith tagged him lifter he missed the
if*? bag going In.
Two singles and hi' error by Gene
Bailey gave the Spudders a run in the
jeighth. They scored another in the ninth.
The same teams play ngain Wednes-
! - day. the game to start at 4 p. m.
. #
DALLAS BEATS BEAUMONT.
.\»MN*tiite<l Plens lleport. '
; ; UKAOIOXT. Te*a*. Mny 31.—Pounding .Taco-
* bm. hanl In tli» Hr«t three innings and forcing
' litni tn ftlre. On I Ih» won the opening game of
the nerifs with llfHiimnnt here Tih-mIby S to 1',
, "Th«' e«mte»t mm Interrupted In the aerenth be-
. cause of a light null ami rain xturin.
DAI.I.AS I UEAtllONT
Ah I! IV A Ah It !V> A
Mtinson, If .. 4 4 1 0 Ppmagglo. rf 0 <) 0
- Milnner. cf .. 5 " 4 «> .stnnsburT, as ;i 0 2 3
' Uailon-ir. lh. 5 .'ill 0 Breatix. If .. 3 1 O 0
iff I'ulm^. ilh .. 3 1 4 - liiiraf. cf 4 o 3 0
.if. H'-grlft. It> .. 5 O 1 I Johnston. 1t>. 3 lit 1
Hoiiortaon. e. 4 3 4 1 Doyle, 2h . . . 1 1 4 4
Mat tick, rf .. 5 1 1 o'lt. Smith. 3b. 4113
•«s? M. Smith, ad. 4 o 1 4| Alexander. c. 4 OH 3
Swartz. p ... 4 O 0 2!Jncobtin. p .. O 0 0 0
•Whaling ... 1 0 O o
39 14 27 13 Melne. p 3 2 O 4
—a
Totaia
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Standing of the Teams.
Clubs—
< 'leveland ..
New York .
Detroit
Washington
Boston
St. Louis . .
Chicago ...
Philadelphia
Games. Won. Lost.
4.".
40
40
42
35
42
40
40
'20
24
24
21
10
10
17
14
14
10
— —
21
10
23
•20
20
Pet.
.074
.000
.522
.500
.457
.452
...05
.350
Wednesday's Schedule.
Boston at Philadelphia »w York st Wash'ii
fhily 2 ^ames scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Standing of the Teams.
Clubs—
Games. Won.
Lost.
Pet.
Pittsburg . . .
... 39
28
11
.718
N>\v York ..
... 41
27
14
.059
Boston
... 38
19
19
.500
Brooklyn ...
. .. 4.H
21
oo
4mmm
.488
< 'hicatro ....
... 36
16
20
.4^4
St. Louis ...
... 36
16
20
.444
Philadelphia
.. . 37
14
23
.37*
Cincinnati . .
... 42
15
27
.357
Wednesday's Schedule.
Brooklyn at Boston
I'hila. at New Vori.
St. t.outa nt Cincinnati
Chicago at Pittsburg
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Standing of the Clubs.
Club*—
Games Won Lost
Pet.
Memphis
42
31
11
. 73*
New Orleans .
47
26
21
.553
Little Hock . . .
39
21
IS
. 53S
Birmingham . .
43
'>•>
21
.612
Atlanta
..... 42
20
OO
.47fi
Nashville
4»>
19
2?
.475
Mobile
44
18
,26
.409
Chattauooga ..
45
15
30
.333
Wednesday's Schedule. I
New Orleans at I.. Rock Nathrllle at Atlanta
Only 0 catnea scheduled.
¥
1 exas League
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GASSERS TRIM BEARS.
ARao-iated Press Report.
8AN ANTONIO. Tejtag. May 31.—'The Gaaters
threw out the odlferona tentacles here Tuesday
and cleaned out the Bear den to the tune of
16 to 3. Bird and Kincher performed on the
mound for the opposing teams.
SHREVEPOBT .1 SAN ANTONIO
r-
•MjF.' Totaia
•ft. '
..32 0 27 IS
• Batlcd for Jacobus In third.
Ballaa 302 000 030—S
Beaumont 010 000 000—1
* flun*-Munaon 2. Skinner, rainier. Hegrlat,
Robertaon 2. M. Kmltii. Johnaon. Krrorx—
Hwnrt* Johuaton. Isivlc. Stolen baae—Rolwrt-
mua Hacrifice hit—Palmer. Two-base blt«—
Mnnoon 2. Oaltoway 2. It. Smith. Kobertaon 2.
Tb"-<- -b*ae hits— Skinn»r. Bobertaon. Home run
—Mnnaon. Inttlng-i iiltcln-d—Bji Jacobus 3. S
hits f< runa: by Mclnc tl. 0 hits. 3 runs. Struck
out—By Jacobus I. hy SnarU 5. by Melne 4.
Il*a*a on bulls -Off J^cohiw 1. off Swartz 3. oiT
Maine I. lilt by pitched hull—By Swart* ijohu-
»oni: hy Melni# iMuiisou). Wild pitch—S^artr.
Story. If ....
Watt, cf ...
Rwoidt. 3b ..
•ta'-kson. rf .
Kiliel. lb
llolloban. 2b..
Hartford, sa..
Vann. c
Bird, p
. n i o i
Totali 46 18 27 8
Ah H Po O
T. 1 4 0(Fuller, 2b
2 3 U Tullos. «i>
0 2 1 1 'Henry, lb
"• 3 o o.conoiiy. If
(1 3 11 » nooe. cf ..
H 4 2 How-en. rf
5 2 o 3 Brock.
3 0 3 11
Ab H Po A
Gross, ss .
Flncher. p.
3
3 1
0 10
1 3
0 1
1 2
1 7
2 1
1 0
Shreveport .
San Antonio
Totaia 39 12 27 12
240 070 102 —1H
100 000 110— 3
Rnna—Story 3. Watt 2. Kwoldt 2. Jackson 2,
Elbe! 2. Hartford. Vanu 2. Bird 2, Fuller 2,
Botven. Errora - Story. Fuller 2. Uroaa 2, Two-
base hits—Conolly, Fuller. Brock. Three-base
hit Elbe). Home run—Bowcn. Stolen ha?e—
Watt. Ewoldt. Jackaon. Sacrifice hit—Henry.
Struck out—By Bird 1. by Flncher 3. Bases on
balls—Off Bird 1. off Flncher 8. Batter hit—
By Flncher (Watt). Double play—Henry unas-
siated. •
GALVESTON 8; FT. WORTH 3.
Associated Prcsa Report.
GA1.VESTON. Texaa. May 31.—Oalreston by
superior hatting, flpiding and pitching won the
first game of the series from Fort Worth here
Tuesday 8 to 8.
FORT WOKTH I GALVESTON.
Ab H Po A, Ab H Po A
Taylor, rf ... T. 1 1 OIBittle, If ... » 1 3 0
Coombs, cf .. 4 1 2 O Ellam. sa .. 6 1 1 4
Sears. If .... 4 1 1 0|Lnpan. c .... 3 1 7
Kraft, lb ... 4 2 11 O Horan. rf ... 4 1 1
Hoffman. 2b.. 4 0 3 3|Sch!i*bner,.lb 3 2 11
rtaley. 3b ... 4 1 1 4 Dwtel. 2b .. 4 3 1
riielan. as ... 4 1 2 4 McDonald, cf 2 0 1
Moore, c :t 1 2 UIGrubb, 3b .. 8 I 2
WliMaker, p.. 0 0 0 0 Knight, p ... 2 0 0
Pate, p ...... 4 1 1 31 1
• —-| Totals 81 10 27 13
Total* 3fl 0 24 14
Oalreston 401 001 02*—S
Fori Worth 000 000 080—3
Runs—Coomb", Sears, Kraft, Dapan, Horan.
Sc.illebner 3. Dlstel 3. Krrora— Haley. Plieian,
l.iipan. Urubb. Two-base hlta—Horan. Gnibb.
Thiee-base hits—Distel. Pheinn, Haley. Hoine
run—Dlstel. Stolen Imsen—S<-hli>*tiner, McDon-
ald. Sacrifice hits—I.apan, McDonald. Knight.
Innings pitched—By Whlttaker 1. 3 lilt*. 4 runs;
bv Pate 7. 7 lilts. 4 runs. Struck out—By
Knight r>. by Whlttaker 1. by Pate 1. Rise* on
balls- off Knight 1. off Whlttaker 2, off Pate 2.
Mil* —Haley %to Kraft
5 2 1 0 Kouscli. cf .. 4
3 0 :i <l|Duncan. If. .. 4
4 0 2 OlKopf, ss .... 3
4 2 3 1! Fonseca. 2b.. 4
4 1 3 7 See. rf 4
4 0 4 T Wingo. c .... 4
4 0 0 IILnque. |> . . 1
3 I
0 12 U
2 ;; o
1 4 0
2 II 4
2 2 4
1 2 0
) 3 O
1 1 2
l National League :
•••••••••<••••••••••••••«»••••*••••••oi
REDS 6; CARDS 5.
Associated Tr^ss Report.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, May 31.—Duncan's triple
foliutvetl by Kopf's sin^el in the tenth inning
Tuesday euabled Cincinnati to win from St.
by a score of 0 to 5. Luque did not allow
a bit for sis innings, but was ptmnded hard in
the next two.
ST. I.OUIS CINCINNATI
Ab II To A; Ab H 1' > A
Smith, cf ...~t 1 0 0 Bohne. 3b .
Kournier. Ib.. 5 1! 1 .'IiDaubort. lb.
Stoek. 3b ....
llornnby, 3b..
Srhultz. rf . .
McHenry, If. .
Lavan. ss ...
Clemons. c ..
Walker, p ...
Totals 38 8*21)17 Totals 37 13 30 11
• Winning run scored with two ofit.
St. Ixmi* OOO 000 3!20 0—5
Cincinnati o00 001 040 1—<>
Knns—Smith. Foumier 2, ^t«K'k. Mcllenrv,
Boijne. Housh 1'. Duncan. Ko[»f. Fonseca. Errors
—La van, demons. Bohne. Fonseca. Two base
hftM—.See. Stock *j. l^oupiier. Uoush. Three-batse
hits—Fonseca. Fournit-r. Duncan. Stolen bases—
Bohrif. Kou»h li. McHenry. Saoriti *e—Hornsby.
Double plays — Lavau to Funnier to Clein«m>;
I^iran to Iiornsbv to Foamier; IJornsby to La
van. Bases on balls—Off Walker 4. Struck out
—By Luque 2. by W'aiker 2.
*
BROOKLYN 4; BOSTON 2.
Associated Press Report.
BOSTON. May 31.—Brooklyn broko Fiilin-
jrlirTs winninjr streak Tuesday, defeatinc Bos-
ton. ♦ to 2. Fillinffim was siven i»oor support
und (irimes pitched eft'ectirely with men on
bases.
BROOKLYN BOSTON
Ab IT To A Ab II To A
Oison. U. ... o 1 3 ."• Powell, rf. . .j 1 3 0
.Iohn*ton. 3b. 4 2 2 1 Barbara, ss. 4 2 3 7
I fowl. cf.... 3 O O tlSou' worth, rf 4 2 3 0
Wheat. If.... 5 1 3 o Cruise. If... 2 1 0 n
Konetchy. lb. IS 2 s o Boeckel. 3b. 4 1 12
Mv#»rs. 2b... 5 O ."i 1 llolke. lb.. 4 1 li: O
2 12 0{Ford. 2b.... 3 2 3 7
3 1 4 2 <rowdy, c. . . 2 O 2 2
4 2 0 tf|F!llin<sim. p 3 0 0
— j Scott, n. .. . o o o o
3t> 10 27 lo|*Christ'bury 0 O o o
•^Gibson ... 1 000
t
Totals 32 10 27 21
* Batted for Gowdy in ninth. •* Batted tor
Scott Id nintb. **
Brooklyn 000 000121—4
Boston 1W 100—2
Runs—Johnston. Konetchy. Miller. Boeckel.
Ford. Krrorii— Powell. Barbare. Southwortii,
Ford. ^ Two-base bit—Johnston. Three-base
hia^—Wheat, Ford. Boecke!. Flonie run—John-
ston. Stolen bas*-s—Miller. Southworth. Sarri-
flce hits—Neis. Ford, ('ruise. Double plays
Grimes to Ol on t* Konetchj : Ford to Barbare
to Holke: Barbare to Ford to Holke. Ba«es on
balls—Off Grimes 3. off Fillinpim «%. Struck out
—By Grimes 4. Wild pitch—Grimes.
CHICAGO 7; PITTSBURG 6.
Associated I'rcss Report.
PI i i SIJT'Rd. .May 31.—Chicago ilefcatefl
Pittsburg 7 to f» In 12 innings Tuesday. Cooper
held the visitors to nine hits In nine Innings
and gare way to Mokan as a pinch bitter in the
ninth, when Pittsburg lied Ihe score. With
Carlson pitching the tenth, the Cubs scored
three runs on four hits and 1'lttsburg tied it
again In the last half. Manager Brers was put
iff the field by I'mpire Brennan in the second
Inning for disputing decisions ou bails n«
strikes.
CHICAGO ! PITTSBURG
Ah H Po A Ab II Po A
Barber, rf... r> 2 <i 0 Rigbee. if., :: 2 O
Warner. 3b.. 4 2 1 2|Carey, cf... 5 1 0 1
Terry. 2b... 4 1.% 7 .Mara'rille.ss 5 2 5 4
4 2 14 OiCutshaw. 2b. .18 2 4
0 1 2 0 Whitted.rf.lt> 2 2 3 0
5 3 2 OjTlerney. 3b. 6 1 3 3
3 2 2 4 Grimm, lb.. 3 0 0 n
Daly, c 5 0 3 31 *Hamhart. . 110 0
Vaughn, p... 4 2 0 1 Carlson, p.. O o O o
^O'Karreli.. . 1 0 0 0!»*Skift" .... 10 0 0
Freeman, p.. O 0 1 OiHamilton, pi 0 0 o
Schmidt, c. . 5 0 5 5
Totals .... 43 15 "Q 17} Cooper, p... 3 0 o 2
Mokan, rf. . 2 1 1 0
Wbitted 2. Double plays—Cutsimw to Maran
ville to Griuim: Carey to Schmidt to rieine>.
Bases - on balls—Off Vauglian 5. off Freeman 1.
f Coonee -i. Struck o;it — It.- Vaughan 1. b\
Freeman 1. by Cooper 2, by Carlson 1, by 11am-
l.LOll i.
*
PHILLIES 10: GIANTS 3.
Associated Press Heport.
NEW VORIv. May 31.—Home runs by Wi!
liams. Brushy and Meusel aided Philadelphia Ii
defeating the New York Nationals in the thin
trame of their series by a score of 10 to o
Meusel's home run was his ninth of the sensoi
«nd enabled blm to take the home run lead o'
the National league from Kelly of New York.
PHILADELPHIA ! NEW YO-RK
Ab II Po A Ab H Po .*
Kawlinjrs. 2b 4 0
J. Miller, lb 3
Merisel. If.. 4 3
Wrlab'one. 3b r»
2 2 j Burns. It...
7 1 Bancroft, ss
4 1 iFriscb. 2b..
2 O-Younsr, rf...
4 2 2 1
II. Miller, ss 5 1 1 2 Kelly, lb... 7*
Willianis. cf. 5
Lee. rf .1
Brujrtry, <'• . . •"»
Meadows, p.
Ilubbell. i».
T<itals
01Walker, cf. .
"• 1 I OiRapp. 3b...
"» 3 7 1 [Smith, c....
3 0 0 1 Barnes, p...
1 1 o 1 SalU*f. p. . . ,
_ [Perritt. p...
40 15 27 1) !*Brou n . . . .
^•Snyder .. .
I Totals
1 2 :
1 1 0
l io :
l 2 1
1 1 i
o t; :
o 1 I
o o c
o o c
o o o
o o c
Number 1 5
! Associated Press Report. 2
; WASHINGTON, May 31.—Babe *
• Ruth made his fifteenth home run j
J of the season here Tuesday in the %
• game with Washington. The hit %
» was made in the ninth inning with •
• two men on bases.
• •
• t>
way. Dutjan. Two-base hits—Foster. Perkins,
Galloway. Home run—Witt. Stolen base —
Dykes. Sacrifices — Menosky 2. Foster. Dusran.
Double pbiys—Scott to Pratt to Mclnnls; Myers
to Mclnnis: Brazill to Galloway to Brazlll.
Bases on balls—Off Myers 4. off Harris 4. Struck
out—By Myers 4. by Harris 2.
SECOND GAME.
PHILADELPHIA
Ab II Po A
t Ion a Is. The locals made eight consecutive hits
off Iloyt in the second Inning. Zachary got a
double and three singles iu four times at bat.
NEW YORK | WASHINGTON.
Ab II Po A | Ab II Po A
Mitchell, ss ..it 1 3 2 Judge, lb
McNally, 2b.
Ruth. If
I'ipp, lh ...
Meusel, rf ..
Fewster. rf.
Bidle, cf ...
Ward. 3b ...
Schang. c ..
Devormer. c.
Hoyt. p O o (I O
Sheetihau, p.. 3 2 1 4
Hofman .... 1 0 0 Oi
3iHarris. 2h .
5 2 2 O| Rice, cf ...
4 2 10 0 Krower. rf .
2 0 2 Oj.Miller, if .-
113 1 Shanks. 3b .
4 X II Q Gharrity. c.. 5 3 3
4 O 1 SjO'Rourke, ss. 5 3 1 3
10 0 OlZachary, p... 4 4 1 2
3 2 1 O i
Totals ... .41 17 27 13
9 1
17 4
1 4 l»
1 1 l>
0 1 0
2 0 1
O
Totals
13 24 12
BOSTON
Ab H Fo A i
JLeibold, cf. .• 3 1 0 Ojwitt. rf. ... 4
Foster. 3b.. 5 10 4 CJaliowav. ss 5 O
Menosky. If. 5 0 0 Brazill. lb.. 3
Pratt. 2b 5 :i 2 110. Walker. If 4
Collins, rf... 5 2 0 0| Welch, cf... 4
Mclnnis. lb. "> 1 10 OjPerklns. c.
Scott, ss 4 12 li'Dugan, 3b.
Ruel. c 4 2 10 OlDykes. 2b..
Pennock, p... 3 0 0 2. Hasty, p..,
! N ay lor. p..
11 27 10 *J. Walker
Totals 41
3 O
2 3
O 0
3 0
3 O
4 14 1
h; i
i n 2
.•( 2 0 2
0 0 O 0
110 0
* Hatted for Sheeban in ninth.
New York 000 020 003—
Washington 071 301 HO*—12
Runs—McNally. Ruth. Devormer 2, Sheehan.
Judge. Harris, lticc. Miller, Shanks 2. Gharrity
3, Q'Roorke 2. Zachary. Two-base hits—Ghar-
rity. Devormer 2. Zachary. Three-base hits--
Rice. Judge. Shanks. Hotiie run—Ruth. Stolen
bases—Bruwer. Judge. Sacrifice—McNally. Dou-
ble plays—Harris to Judge; O'Rourke to Harris
to Judge; Fewster to Mitchell; Shanks to Harris
to Judge. Bases on balls—OfT Zachary 2, oiT
Sheehan 3. Struck out—By Zachary 3, by Shee
ban 1.
1 Totals 30 10 27 9
* Batted for Naylor in ninth.
Boston 000 031 040—S
Philadelphia 000 000 004—4
Runs—Pratt 2. Collins,« Mclnnis 2. Scott. Ituel
2. Brazill. C. Walker. Perkins. Dyke. Errors—
Foster, Witt. Galloway, Dugan, Dykes 2.
Hasty. Two-base hits—Scott, Foster. Pratt.
Stolen base—Mclnnis. Sacrifice—Pennock. Dou-
ble plays—Foster to Pratt to Mclnnis; Scott to
Mclnnis. Bases on balls—Olt Pennock 3. Struck
out-—By Pennock 10. by Hasty 4.
*
SENATORS 12; YANKS 5.
Associated Press Report.
^WASHINGTON, May 31.— B.-.be Ruth made his
fifteenth home run of the season Tuesday, send-
ing the ball over the right field wall with two
on base in, the ninth inning, but New York lost
to Washington 12 to 5. It was Ruth's one hun-
dred and eighteenth home run of his major league
carter, and set a new major league record. The
former record of 117 home runs was held by
C. C. Cravath. formerly of the Philadelphia Na-
INDIANS 7; TIGERS 4.
Associated Press Report.
DKTROIT, Mich., May 31.—Cleveland bunched
three hits in the twelfth Inning Tuesday and
won from Detroit 7 to 4. The Champions' vic-
tory gave them two out of three In the series
Jamleson's shoestring catch of Bush's fly in the
sixth after two were ont and with tha bases
full saved the game for Cleveland.
CLEVELAND I DETROIT
Ab H Po A! Ab H Po A
Jamieson, cf.. 5 14 0 Young. 2b .. 5 1 7
6 2 13 0 Bush, ss .... 5 1 7 4
0 0 1 OlCobb. cf .... fi 0 2 0
3 1 5 0 Heilinann, rf. 5 2 3 n
4 1 2 OiVeach, if ... 3 1 5 0
6 2 0 21 Blue, lb 4 0 10 0
4 12 21 Jones. 3b ... B 3 4 1
Stephens. 2b. 0 1 2 4iAinsmith, c.. 4 0 2
Thomas, c ... rt 2 7 OlDaues, p 5 0 0 ;i
Mails, p 5 10 4
— — Totals 42 8 86 IS
Totals 44 12 26 12!
Cleveland 000 310 000 003—T
Detroit 010 102 000 000—1
Runs—Johnston. Burns. Granev 2, Gardner 2.
Sewell. Heilmann 2. Veach. Blue. Two-base
hits—Johnston. Stephenson. Three-base lift
Heilmann. Stolen base—Blue. Sacrifices—
Veach. Graney. Smith. Sewell. Double plavs—
Young to Bush to Blue; Sewell .to Johnston
B'lses oti balls—Off Dauss 6, off Mails 5. Struck
out—By Mails 7, by Dauss 1.
Johnston, lb.
Burns, lb ..
Graney, If ..
Smith, rf . ..
Gardner, 3b..
Sewell. ss
Neis, rf.
Miller, c...
Grimes, p.
Totals .
..34 1> 27 111
* Batted for Barnes in sixth. ** Batted for
•>alee in eighth.
Philadelphia oil 0O2 114—10
New York 000 020 012— ."
Runs—J. Miller 2, Meusel 2. Wrightstone. R.
Miller. \Y I liams, l.ee, Bru"gy, Ilubbell. Burns
Bancroft Frisch. Kelly Errors—Wright
stone. Tt. JiWer. Bniggy. Young. Pai'ritt. Two
base hits—Burns. Kelly. Walker. J. Miller.
4hree-ha.se bits—Lee. .T. Miller. Home runs—
Willianis. Bruggy. Meusel. Stolen base^
) oung. Bruggv. Sacrifices—Rawlings. Friscii.
Double plays- Frisch to Bancroft vr> Kelly:
Hawiings to 1. Miller. Left ou bases—Phil t-
delphia. New York 1. Bases on balls—Off
Barnes 1. off Sall"e 1. off Meadows 5. otf Hub
bell 1. Struck out—By Barnes 1. bv Sallee
1. off Meadows 4, oiT Hubhell 1
••••••••...a.99
• •
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LITTLE ROCK 3; BIRMINGHAM 3.
Associated Press Report.
LITTLE HOCK, May 31.—Little Uook
end Birmingham wound up their series
Tuesday with a 3 to 3 tie. The game had
to bo called after nine innings to allow
Birmingham to catch a train.
• American League
• «•
ST. LOUIS 8; CHICAGO 7.
Associated Press Report.
CHICAGO. May 31.—"Speed" Davenport,
tfrer relieving Mulrennan on the mound, put
'idcatfo out iu from with his timely double.
>ut lie blew up in the ninth inning: and St
<ouis staged a rally which enabled them to
.ike the final vame of the scrips. K to 7. The
oca Is outhit the visitor*, but poor pitching
.nd stpuid baserunniu^ cost them the same.
ST. LOUIS CHICAGO
Ab H Po A | Ab II Po A
robin, rf. . . . 4 2 10 Johnson, ss. 4 3 1 4
Uf*rber. ss... 5 0 5 5'Mulligan. if) 4 10 1
Sislpr. lb... 4 2 (J:K. Collins. 2b 4 4 3
Williams. If. 4 1 3 0Hooper, rf. . .">14 0
Severeid. e.. 3 1 1 IjFalk. If.... 4
i'.tlinero. p... I 0 u 0 Strunk. cf. . J
Shocker, p... 0 0 O ] Mostil. cf. . . 1
Smith. 3b.... 3 2 1 MjSheely. lb.. 5
facobson. cf. 3 2 2 OjYaryan. c... 4
M'-Manus. 2b. 0 0 0 1 Muirpnnan. p 2
♦Wetzel 1 1 0 l! Davenport. i» 2
Ix»e. 2b 1 0 2 1jHodge, p. . . 0 0 0 0
i'. Collins, e. 1 1 1 1
Kolb, p...., 3 1 0 :! Totals 37 16 27 1-
Lamb. 2b.... 2 1 2 1
uileason, 2b. . 0 Q 0 (i
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Maisel, cf...
Sullltan, If. .
Kelleher, ss.
« Totals 4" 14 36 10
z Batted for Vaughn in eleventh. * Batted for
Grimm ln nlnth. •• Batted for f'arlson.iu tenth.
Chicago J 100 001 011 301—7
rittBburg 000 100 022 300—6
Runs—Barber. Warner. Terry. Grime* 2.
Mattel. Nullitan. Maranville 2. Whitted, Tier
ney. Barnhart. Mokan. Krrora—Sullivan. Mar
anrllle. Mokan. T-wo-ba*e hlta—Cntshaw. Wbit
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CHATTANOOGA 8: ATLANTA 10.
Associated Press Report.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. May 31 —
Chattanooga staged an eight-run rally in
•he seventh inning this afternoon and de-
feated Atlanta, 11 to 10, after overcom-
ing a seven-run lead.
Sort— rt H E
Atlanta 10 13 1
Chattanooga 11 12 3
^ I'ierson. Redgood. Suggs and Fuhrman;
Cunningham, Boone and Neiderkoru.
4- +
NEW OF1LEANS 7: MEMPHIS 5. .
Associated Press Report.
MEMPHIS^ Tenn., May 31.—By op-
portune hitting New Orleans defeated
Memphis Tuesday, 7 to 5. Griffith hit
a home run with one on base in the third
inning.
Score— R H E
New Orleans 7 14 3
Memphis 5 s 3
Philips. Martina and Deberry; Boyd,
Marks and Hungling.
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NASHVILLE 8; MOBILE 7.
Associated Press Report."
NASHMLLE, May 31.—Brown's sin-
gle scoring Burke, who had singled and
stolen second with two out in the ninth
inning Tuesday, gave Nashville an 8 to 7
victory over Mobile,
< 'euro— R II E
Mobile 7 11
Nashville 8 0 3
Pope. Roberts. Sigman and Schulte;
Rose, Warniouth and Jonnard.
Totals 35 14 27 171
* Batted for McManus in second.
St. I>juis O10 022 003—S
whieajjo 200 013 010—7
Huns—Tobin. Sisler. Severeid. Smith. Jacobus
I>»p. P. Collins. Johnson 2. Hooper, l'alk.
Strunk. Yaryan. Davenport. Krrors—Sisler.
Johnson. E. Collins. Yaryau. Two-hasp hits—
tolinson. Davenport. Tlirep-base hit—Williams.
Stolen bases—Hooper. Strunk. Sacrifice hits—
Mulligan. K. Collins. Tobin 2. Smith, Falk.
fohnson. Double plays—Johnson to K. Collins
fo Slieelv: Kolb to Gerber to Sisler. Bases on
halls—Off Mulrennftn 5. otf Kolb 2, oft* Daven-
port 4. off Palmero 1. Struck out— By Mulren-
uan 1. by Davenport 1. by Shocker 1.*
BOSTON WiNS TWO.
Associated Press Heport.
PHILADELPHIA. May 31.—Boston evened up
the series, winning both games of Tuesday's
doiiblp-header. to ."J and 8 to 4. Former
Philadelphia pitchers won both games. Myers
pitching strongly iu the pinches. Pennock
struck out t^n local players in the second game
and easily shut out Philadelphia until the ninth,
when they bunched six hits tor all their runs.
Hasty held Boston to one hit up to the fifth,
alter which lie was battel freely. His support
contributed six errors to the rout.
FIRST GAME.
BOSTO X PHILADELPHIA
Ab H Po A Ab H Po A
3 12 O Witt, rf. ... 4 1 0
3 11 oi Galloway, ss 5 1 1
•> 2 .1 O Brazill. lb. . 3 114 1
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Menosky. If.
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Mclnnis. lb.
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Walters, c..
Myers, p....
Totals .V
1 1
1 3
1 1
5 2 0 O Welch, cf. . . 4
4 0 14 0 Perkins, c. . -4
4 13 1 iDufran. 3b. .. 3
,4 0 4 1 Dykes.-2b... 2 2 2 3
4 11 7_!Harris, p. . . 3 0 0 4
* j. Walker.. 1 o o u
34 10 27 17 ~1 - - _ —
Totals ....33 S 27 17
* Hatted for Harris in ninth.
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Huns— Leibold 2, Foster, Pratt, Myers, Witt,
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