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^^•^f*23 RECORD ill WM5KHBMl )mO -p0T0BBR 9, 1916 Wo. 966 i^^5;||ujrl>d the Greatest Number |^fi;foflFew-Hit and No Run Games e 1893 ^^,Ag;?|phe achievements of Grover Cleve-j ^^J ^'jalSjS Alexander tbia season have plac-, ^y.^4A-J9»'WUB6 nmong those of the great- Sj^Sesi. pitchers. He holds the record for i ^p ^Jpjtchfng the greatest number of few- ^^i^'hjt games In the National League since ffif^' ^ e pitching dlBtance was changed In jigr 1$03. Alexander has to his credit 16 SKEs^games where h e held the opposition fc> 'to .COOT hits or loss. This record W»B ^'previously held by Christy Mathew- jwR8~pri, who, 'during the season of 1908, fl ^nad 16 of these contests on his list. •• During five seasons In the National SHUT ^League Alexander has pitched 35 no THE WORLD'S SERIES STARTS ON FRIDAY, OCT. 8, AT PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO TAKES LEAD IN FEDERAL LEAGUE Phillies' Owner Wins Toss and Chooses Philadelphia for First Two Games—Monday and Tuesday Games to be Played at Boston—Prices of Admission and Division of Rece ^j^ Fixed—Record of Two Teams and How They Com New York, Lannln, ownei league team, new quarter' air at the Waldi he lost every chal world's series in lng of the National -xun games, an average of seven a season. Walter Johnson has pitched .-an average of six no-run games a sea son. Alexander has 11 no-run games ' .to hi s credit this Beason. That record is excelled in the old National League t>y only one pitcher In the season of 1884 Jimmy Qalvin pitched 12 no-run -victories at the old pitching distance. Alexander began his professional baseball career with the Qalesburg Club of the Illinois and Missouri - League in the season of 1909. Charlie Carr. manager of the Indianapolis Club, bought young Alexander from the Qalesburg clnb for the season of 1910, and then released him to the Syracuse team of the New York State league, where he began a parade around the circuit He won 14 shut out victories and bold his opponents runle&B in the last 60 innings in the league. In the Bprlng of 1911 Alexander be gan to pitch for the Philadelphia Na tionals, then managed by \Red\ Dooin. That year be won 28 out of 41 games, with seven shutout victories. Of 193 \games pitched in the big league he has WQU 131. with the percentage of .687 Of the 1274 batters who have faced him this season only 260 have sue-, .ceeded In making safe drives. That mcanjs that a hatting average of 196 is .registered against him by all league ( batsmen. The way his opponents crack out two-baggers is surprising. In only a dozen games out of the 60 did opposing teamB fall to get one or, more extra base hits. About fifty two- baggers, six triples, and two homers have been made off his pitching, i Honus Wagner knocked the first home run, spoiling Alexander's chances for another one-hit, no-run game. Wil Hams of the Chicago CubB was the only i other batter to make a homer, that hit, winning a- four-hit game by the score I of 2 to L 1 3.—When JoBeph J i commission will stand back of the um- Boston American 1 plres in any action they take to keep tails\ a s a shiny. 1 the games free from Improper lan through the guage, unfair tactics, or any other ln- orla yesterday fractions of the rules detrimental to starting the the games. Both owners agreed to At the meet- Friday. Oct. 8, as the date for the first the game of the series, and then the coin air to see was tossed and Philadelphia won. President Toner named BB M B um plres In the series Charles Rlgler and William J Klem. while Ban Johnson's Pittsburgh is Displaced by Losing Two Games to the Windy City Team PHILLIES DEPEND UPON ALEXANDER TO BEAT RED SOX Great Pitcher is Expected to Offset Advantages Boston Has in Other Depart nents of the Game—IVlcGraw Bets $3,000 That Phillies Star fwirler Will Win Every Game That He Pitches Against the Red Sox Beginning This Year, All Fresh men Will Have to Heet Swim, ming Requirements coin was tossed in 1 whether the first two games would be i played in Philadelphia or Boston Wil lllam F Baker, owner of the Phlladel 1 phla National League club, maintained se i 4 ctions were Wlllam Evans and 'an absolute silence, and when the quar Frank O'Loughlln The business repre- iter landed on the heavy Persian rug it 8en tative of the National Commission j was \heads up.\ at the aeries will be Robert McRoy Owners Lannln and Baker had al- and the ofllcial seorerB will be J G ' ready agreed to Friday, Oct. 8, as the faylor Spink of St Louis and one opening date for the world's series, and member selected by the Philadelphia as Mr Lannln lost the toss the first and Boston branches of the Baseball two fames will be played in Phlladel Writers' Association The scorers se phla. On Monday and Tuesday the lected from th e Baseball Writers' Aaso- Red Sox and Phillies, champions In elation will officiate only In the clles their respective leagues, will play In where they are selected The umpires and club officials will meet In Phlladel 8 for {Boston, and if a fifth game Is neces sary It will be played in Philadelphia phla on Friday morning, Oct on Wednesday, Oct. 13 If the cham- final Instructions , plonshlp of the world Is still undecld- If any game Is postponed for legal ed the sixth game will be played In caupe the postponed game will be play- Boston on Thursday, Oct 14 Should id 'n the same city the next day, nnd a seventh game be necessary the place if conditions provent the playing of the of playing will be decided before the came on the next day the two teams start of the sixth game will remain fn the city until the game The meeting of the National Com u played The games will start at 2 mission, which made arrangements for o'clock and the rules for playing the the world's series, started at the Wal Ranies will be the same as In the 1914 dorf shortly before 12 o'clock yester- series day morning and a short executive The controversy between Owners session preceded the regular meeting Unker and I.annln over the tickets for at which newspaper men were present, 'he Royal Rooters of Boston threaten The meeting was called to order by ed for a time to cause considerable Garry Herrmann, chairman of the com-, difficulty, but the commission finally mission, and the other two members settled tne matter by agreeing to fur- ' of the commission. President John K. nls n tb - e Royal Rooters with 400 tickets Tener of the National League and <\>• of tno commission's allotment. Mr President Ban Johnson of the Amerl Lannin insisted that the Rooters, who can League, were present John A wenp represented at the meeting by Heydler, secretary of the National Jonn Kllllen of Boston, get 400 tic Pittsburgh, Oct. 2.—Chicago jumped Into the lead In the Federal League by defeating Pittsburgh In both games of a double header here today The score in the first wa s 8 to 5 and the last 6 to 3, in eleven innings. Pittsburgh, to win the pennant must defeat Chicago twice tomorrow In the first contest the Rebels used six pitchers, while Brown kept the lo cals' hits scattered except In the ninth Inning, when four safeties scored two runs The second game went Into extra In nings after Pittsburgh tied the count In the ninth. After holding the locals to one hit, Prenderg&st passed Berg hammer The next tw o were easy outs but Pechous erred on the third man and Kelly followed with a triple, scor ing Berghammer and OakeB, and then tallied himself on Morey'B single Five hits In the eleventh Inning, however resulted In three runs for Chicago League, acted as secretary of the meet ing and the others present were Wil liam F Baker, owner of the Phillies, kets in addition to the 20<l which the rules states are alotted to thp visiting club In every world's series. Mr Joseph J Lannln, owner of the Red Baker would not agree to any sucb Sox, President Edward Barrow of the move and stated that the fans of Phlla- Intornational League, W J Shettellne. delphla were entitled to first choice business manager of the Phillies and )n seatB and because of the limited Robert McRoy, secretary to President seating capacity at the National Johnson League Park In Philadelphia he did not feel that tfte Boston contingent Garry Hermann flrBt read the rules which will govern the series, and Im pressed upon the club owners that-the should get their e&tra 400 tickets. (ContlnuedVjbn page 3) PHILADELPHIA SPEEDWAY WILL OPEN NEXT SPRING On the eve of the Astor ( up race at the Sheepsbead flay Speedway thi presidents of each of the thirteen as hiinatlons controlling as many speed ways and dirt track courses in thi* country Including the new Sheeps head Hay course .assembled at the A A A headquarters In New York to formulate a working agreement for the i»16 All American season Charles Leonard Hower secretary and treasurer of the Philadelphia Mo tor Speedway Association and P A Sbanor conferred with Chairman Ken- nerdale of the A A A regarding a date for the opening event at Phil adelphla. While a definite date was no' decided upon It was agreed to open the track early next spring. The track of the Philadelphia Motor Speedway Association, which Is now under construction near Philadelphia. I» near completion and promises to equal If not exceed the new Sheeps- head track In point of speed and ac commodatlon for spectators. Poping out the winner of the com ing world's series this year Is almost as bard as trying to discover the lit tie green pea under the shell Many close observers of the game—men who have followed the national pas time for a great many years will tell you that the Red Sox is a better ball club han ih < I hlllles and will vin easily Others w.ll paint a pic lure cm your rai'id of Alexander tin- (In-ut l ra- vath, the home-run king and Lu derus, the leading batter of the N'a- tlonal League and then will inform you that Moran's machine cannot he beeten in the annual classic which has its first setting on Friday There Is no Retting away from the fact that the Red Sox machine Is a better balai.ced one than the Phillies Hut the question Is will the Red Sox players be able to beat the modest smiling and good natured Alexander 1 M th\ National league the Phillies great pitcher mowed down the best batters In the old organization like M > many paper soldiers and accord lng to Manager McGraw of the Giants. Hie Red Sox will prove Just as easy for I he great pitcher as were Hie hat rers In the National League A simple way to explain Ah xander s u'rcdiiess Is to quote a little Incident ihal happened the other day at Ihe \nln i,rounds A certain baseball urjter informed Manager McGraw that he hail a friend who was willing lo wagi r $1 OOii that the *merlran I^-acue < hanipmns would lower Alex indi-r •- i ulnrs In the first game I seldom make a bet on the big series replied McGraw \Just tell your friend that I will raUe the ante S3 mm that Alexander will beat the Iter 1 Sox In the opening game That's how much 1 think of the Phillies pitcher Manager Met.raw has all along de i larecl that Alexander was the great est pitcher In the National League and only the other day told several of his friends that like Matty in 1905 would win every game that he pitched against the Red Sox And there are thousands of other baseball fans scattered over the coun try who are Imbued with the same idea and for this reason alone they are betting that the Phillies will carry off the world's championship wen by the Braves last year Many of the experts who have pick ed the Red Sox give various reasons for doing BO. They base their opinion on the fact that Carrigan's outfield stands head and shoulders over tbe trio of players who compose the Phil lies outfield, and they further state that the Red Sox's pitching staff is the grealet-t in the country and will prove almost invincible In the series They also believe that the experience moBt of the Red Sox players had in the world s series in 1912 will he a big ad ventage to them In the coming series Only three players on the PhillleB hav< been In world s series Whlttec! and Dugey were with the Urates last vear Hemaree a member of the Glantt- in 1913 Moran was with the ''hlcago team when the Cubs formed the greatest baseball machine In the country The Boston players wbo have not figured In world's series be fore are Shore, Foster, Ruth. Leonard Scott, lloblltzell. Gregg and Gainer \\ title Manager l arrigan has not as yet announced his selection for the opening game the prevailing opinion is that Long Shore will work against Alexander in the opening game Shore »n< once a member of tbe Giants and lacking experience. McGraw turned him over to Jack Dunn for future de- >i lopiuent I nday Shore stands out a< one of the best pitchers In the \merican League and those who have followed him closely believe that he will prove nearly the equal of Alex ander In the selres One of Shore's greatest admirers is Jack Dunn Dunn managed the Baltimore team last year and after selling Shore to the Red Sox lold the writer that ho never saw a youngster who had more stuff on the hall than this fellow Shore < me of the methods that tbe Phillies mny pmplov in beating Shore Is the bunlinp game Not so long ago the Yanks stood th e young pitcher on bis head by laying down the ball Shore, who is clumsy on bis feet, experienced all sorts of trouble In trying to Held tbe bunts, and before the Inning was over the Yanks had scored five runs Moran knows of this, and as there are several exce'lent hunters on the Phil lies this -method of attack may prove Shore's undoing In the big Belles After (\arrigan uses Shore In the first game he will have Wood, Foster, | Life saving is now a part of Prince ton s curriculum. Beginning with, the Class of 1919 all Freshmen will be held Tor certain definite requirements in this branch of swimming, fundamental from a useful standpoint-, Prior to this year the swimming requirement consisted in every enter ing man's ability to swinf two-hun dred yards, using the back stroke and one other recognized stroke. NOW the required work In swimming la planned to develop a reasonable degree of technical ability and control in the water The test consists of showing ability lirsi to swim one hundred yards, using the back stroke and one other stand ard ••iroke second, to break a typi cal body hold, and third, to demon strate a itandard method of carrying a helpless person In deep water The entire test Is to be completed before the Koicter recess - preferably before the end of the first term. I'reshn e n nd qualifying students whi' i .innot swim will be assigned to eli'nentniv work in swimming at the nun HI registration All others must make an appointment to try the swimming test during the first week of college For those who are unable to pass the test, graded work In swimming and life-saving, including the Schafor method of resuscitation, will be con ducted Monday Wednesday and Fri day of each week. ..eonard Ruth Mayes, Collins and t.regg loft for the other games Leon arc! Ruth and Collins are all portslde Mincers and may not prove as effec tive against the PblllleB as the right hand pitchers The reason for this is that the majority of the National League champions are rlgbt-hand bat ters Crnvath. Whltted, Paskert. Stock, Kllllfer. Burns and Nlehoff are right-band hitters, while Luderus and Bancroft are the only two players that bat from the other side of the plate Smoky Joe Wood, the hero of the 1112 World's Series may not pitch agalnBt the Phillies Wood started nut slowly this year and was going along finely until a month or so ago when he again hurt his arm. He has only pitched a part of a game since then and the chances of him appear ing against the Phillies are slim. Car rigan, however, 1B not worrying for he will not use any more than four of his pitchers and these four probably will be Shore, Foster. Leonard and Ruth. WEED'S $15.00 SHOW Binghamton's greatest activities center around Weed and his $15.00 clothes show this week activities of special interest to man and young man with $20 inspirations and $15 inclinations. 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