Sporting Gossip
Edited by E. L BEDELL.
ATTENDS THE
For the price of one admission the
fans of Anchorage witnessed one real
baseball game and one farce, or at
least part of the farce for very few
stayed until the end of the second
game at Athletic Park yesterday aft
ernoon.
The City team sent the Farmers
home with the tag end of a 7 to 2
score while the second game between
the A. E. C. and Turnagain Arm was
simple a rout with the honors going
to the Commission boys. Up to the
seventh inning the first game w-as all
that could be desired from the most
enthusiastic fan and was well worth
the price of admission. In their half
of the seventh with the count against
them the City team got to Cy Young
for enough bingles to put the game
on ice; they repeated in the 8th and
in both instances w-ere aided and abet
ted by errors by the Farmers.
The Farmers scored in their half of
the first on hits for extra bases by
Delaney and Kertis. They counted
one more and their last in the 7th
on Granjean’s hit to short, a passed
ball and Hunt’s hit to center.
It was the lucky seventh for Man
ager Robart’s team. Henry first up
out at first; Duncan got life on Hunt’s
error and scored on Brownie’s clean
two bagger to right center. Kline ad
vanced Brownie, single, and both run
ners scored when Jimmie Powrie
drove a two bagger into left.
In the eighth another error by
Hunt put Hemmer on first; Henry
was safe at first when Kertis failed
to cover the bag; Duncan sacrificed |
and Hemmer counted on Austin’s er- !
ror of Kline’s grounder. Powrie got
his second hit over pitcher scoring
Henry and Kline. Brown hit safely
to short center and Powrie dented the
home plate for the fourth run of the
inning. There was no more scoring
by either team and the game ended
7 to 2 in favor of the City.
Sensational Fielding.
The game was featured by sensa
tional one handed catches by Kertis
who reached half way into the bleach
ers and speared a foul from Henry’s
bat; Hemmer after a hard run made
a great left handed catch of Hunt’s
high foul into right field; Captain
Cunningham duplicated the feat by a
sensational running catch and Jack
Henry pulled down a line drive at a
criticle period of the game.
Powrie batted for Storm in the fifth
and L. Brown replaced Dorwin in the
first of the eighth. Dorwin pitched
a splendid game and allowed only 4
hits and passed none. Dorwin fielded
his position well and only retired aft
er the game was won. Young is a
slow ball artist and up to the fatal
seven had the City batters guessing
when they got to him for the neces
sary bingles to win the game. His
support was poor and the Farmers
were charged with 7 errors.
A. E. C.-Turnagain Arm.
The A. E. C. sluggers batted Tom- j
mie Thompson all over the lot and
won the second game in the first inn
ing after the Tumagain Arm team
had scored one in their half as fol
lows. Mickey Costello pitching for
the Commission walked Ober the first
man up; Loudermilch out Tiffany to
Willford advancing Ober who scored
on Worth’s hit. Rochon the lead off
man for the A. E. C. got life on Fin
negan’s error; Mills beat out a bunt;
Tiff safe at first and with the bases
full Thompson walked Stiefle and
forced in Rochon. Chesterfield struck
out; Kulman walked and Mills scored;
Lavine got a clean two base hit into
left scoring Tiff and Stiefle; Willford
connected for two bases and Kulman
and Levine counted. Willford scored
on Costello’s out, Thompson to Cas
ad. Rochon up for the second time
walked and advanced to second on
Mills single. Tiff struck out.
This was plenty to win the game
but the A. E. C. sluggers continued to
clout the ball which intersperced with
a bunch of errors made the game a
farce. On account of threatening rain
and crowd leaving, by mutual consent
of the manager only five innings
were played. Game ended—A. E. C.
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American League.
Won Lost Pet.
Chicago . 23 12 .657
Boston.19 11 .633
NewoYrk.16 11 .593
Cleveland. 18 17 .514
St. Louis.14 19 .424
Detroit . 12 17 .414
Washington.11 19 .367
Philadelphia . 11 19 .367
National League.
Won Lost Pet.
Philadelphia.19 10 .655
Chicago . 22 14 .611
New York . 16 11 .593
St. Louis . 15 15 .500
Brooklyn . 16 17 .485
Cininnati . 15 20 .444
Pittsburg . 9 13 .409
Boston . 12 20 .275
Northwestern League.
Won Lost Pet.
Tacoma . 20 7 .741
Great Falls. 16 10 .615
Vancouver. 13 14 .481
Spokane . 12 14 .462
Seattle . 13 16 .448
Butte . 11 16 .407
BASEBALL EKES
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS.
National League.
New York 1, Chicago 6.
Brooklyn 4, Pittsburg 3.
Boston 4, St. Louis 2.
Philadelphia 5, Cincinnati 2.
American League.
Cleveland 6, New York 5.
Chicago 5, Washington 1.
St. Louis 0, Boston 3.
Detroit 6, Philadelphia 10.
Northwestern League.
Vancouver 2, Seattle 1.
Tacoma 3, Butte 0.
Spokane 3, Great Falls 4.
SATURDAY’S GAMES.
National League.
Boston 1, St. Louis 6.
Philadelphia 7, Cincinnati 4.
New York 4, Chicago 1.
Brooklyn 4, Pittsburg 1.
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American League.
St. Louis 7, Boston 11.
Detroit 11, Philadelphia 8.
Chicago 1, Washington; rain and
darkness stopped game sixth inning.
Cleveland 3, New York 4.
Northwestern League.
Vancouver 6, Seattle 3.
Tacoma 2, Butte 0.
Spokane 3, Great Falls 7.
KANSAS TO RAISE REGIMENT.
Fred Clark*, Ex-Pirata Manager, Will
Enliat With Natives.
“If It comes to the stage where Uncle
Sam needs us fellows from Kansas,
then I’ll be there with a regiment of
rough riders from Kansas," announced
Fred Clarke, former manager of the
Pirates. "I am not much of a military
man, and I don't know much about
army doings. That’s the way we are
out In Kansas—never had much occa
sion to figure In such things. But I’ve
this much to say—that all Kansans are
right with the government any way it
goes.”
Mr. Clarke added that when the time
comes to raise the regiment he will
take a personal hand hi bringing in the
recruits, who, of course, will Include
himsel f.
Matty Drop* a Catcher.
Catcher Nick Allcu of the Cincinnati
Nationals was notified by Manager
Mathewson of the Beds that he had
been released to the Providence club of
the International league under an op
tional agreement.
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4* any golfer can have, according to 4
4- Walter Hagan, whose name Is 4*
4- as familiar In golf circles as that 4
4* of Ty Cobb In baseball. 4*
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4- able to master himself. He 4
4- claims the game Is three-fourths 4*
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4* falls In nerve control be falls as 4
4- a successful player. 4*
4* Too many golfers are always 4*
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HITTERS VALUED MORE
THAN STAR PITCHERS
Salaries Prove That Slugger With
Bat Has Advantage.
Which Is the most valuable asset to a
ball club— a great pitcher or a great
hitter?
Here Is a question that may be ar
gued pro and con from morning till
night, and many reasons can be ad
vanced from both ends of the argu
ment.
But If you want to take a salary
basis for It the argument will end In
favor of the great hitter, for the club
owners prove It by the salaries they
pay.
Take the great hitters of the game—
Speaker, Cobb, Chase, Wagner, Jack
son and others. Speaker, Cobb and
Wagner have for a number of years
been the highest salaried players In the
game, and whenever It comes to squeez
ing the biggest salary out of the pock
etbook of a club owner the great offen
sive player has the best chance to col
lect.
The magnates are willing to pay
more money for the offensive star than
they will part with for a player whose
main value Is his defensive strength,
for baseball Is a game where offen
sive playing is the most difficult, and
whenever a player shines above his
fellows In attacking power he can com
mand the largest salary every time.
OVERTON JOINS COLORS.
Intercollegiate Title Holder Quick to
Respond to Country’s Call.
When the first call was issued last
spring for the soldiers to protect the
southern border against the invasion of
the Mexican outlaw’s, Johnny Overton
Photo by American Press Association.
JOHNNY OVEHTON.
was the first undergraduate at Yale
university to register under the colors.
The intercollegiute cross country
champion uud world’s record holder for
the 1,000 yards and one mile enlisted
in the famous Yale university battery.
With him were many other athletes
who had made sporting history at New
Haven.
Boxer* Can’t Wear Flag.
The Minnesota boxing commission
has forbidden the wearing of the Stars
and Stripes by boxers in a prize ring.
Commissioner F. It. Thompson has an
old fashioned Idea that when Old
Glory is mixed up in a scrap the scene
should be a battlefield.
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and extra stouts in
models designed partic
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quirements of each in-L.
dividual figure. Prove
it before one of our
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