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i He | + ye uSDE I --. LS8- LTTETIRTIRTS cn 8 -- "HIGH S HOOL FIELD DAY TOMORROW (By Associated Press) New York, Sept. 20--The services of | Yeo P. aa who managed Jey an rg fh wine 5,000 to the former © ampion over a f faiinety day period. Dempsey has given ynn' a cheque for that amount under i fa blauk contract in which the Manassa | Mauler 'was al 'to stipulate the {sim at the expiration of agreement, i Flynn said at the ouset he was will- cing to accept 'what Dempsey consider- ied he was worth. i Next to Flynn, the bigest eh cheque aid by Dempsey was at to Jerry Hadi. known as "Jerry the Greek," while the exact amount was not re- vealed. it is understood to be $25,000. , Definite information regarding pay- ent by Tunney for the services. of ie manager, Bill Gibson, was lacking, i but it was estimated at one hundred to two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. [Leon Fing, the champion's trainer, was i scheduled to Jeceive a bonus of twenty housand. Bill McCabe and Eddie | Ragan, two of Tunney's close friends, !also were to share in the title holder's 'Chicago purse of one million dellars. WOMEN GOLF STARS * IN FOUR BALL MATCH ON SATURDAY NEXT - | "Toronto Sept. 29.--A very inter- esting ladies' four-ball match has been arranged for Saturday after- 'noon at the Toronto Ladies' Golf and Tennis Club, Thornhill, when Mrs, W. G. Fraser of Ottawa, and 'Miss Ada Mackenzie of this city, ithe two Canadian semi-finalists in the recent United States champion- ship, will play against Miss Glenna Collett, former United States and anadian champion, and either Mrs. friam Burns Horn or Miss M, Or- putt, winner and runnér un in the American championship. This will be a prelude to the Canadian open eh; uBloNanip, which will comms .ce Monday at the: Lambton Club, which will bring out the strong- e: ™ $field that has ever competed for ti Cancdian title, With one or twin exceptions all the stars of the f nine @nlfing world on this side the Atlantic will compete and the~ entrants are gradually arriving inthe city and tuning up at the Lamiion course. Mys A. E. Musser ol IMnTERY, "presiaent, rounder and ch#mplon- of the Canadian Sen'o' Wemen's Golf Association, wil! referee Saturday's mateh, " ORONO ut, BETHANY 4 Orono, Ont, Sept, 29--Orme G by took his. junior aggrega- ti over to Port Hope yesterday witt' the intention of having them col te against Si. Lovell"s group winners at the Fall Fair, but ap- pa.ently the latter got cold feet, for at Ahe last minute he notified the exéiculve that he couldn't field a 1 9. However, the Bethany inter- meagdiates were on the grounds and willingly filled the gap, The result that Orono defeated Bethany 14 to %, The batteries for Orono were Oshorne and MeNeil, and for Beth- nngiDave Stoples and Reynolds. It is Bnderstood that Manager Gams- } 1s endeavoring to arrange a game with Bob Abate, manager of the Elizabeths, juvenile champions of Ontario. This would be an exhi- bitién affair and would probably be played in Oshawa. Oshawa Softballers Play Clever Game and Win Fi irst Game F rom Guelph Team Cliews Play Superior Brand| of Ball Throughout--Web- ster Pitches Well While His Teammates Provide Won- Playing a clever Hi vast pet ter game than did their i! «ue ughawa Chevrolets won the first same of the third round of the On- tario Amateur Softball Association's piay offs from the Guelph Royals ut Alexandra Park yesterday after- noon. The score was 12 to 8. By viriie of their win the - homesters will now go to Guelph next Satur- day afternoon with an edge on the series. The Chevrolets ure winners of the Eastern Ontario Section ot the: 0.A.8.A., while the loyal City representatives are champions of the Western Section of the same association. The game was not decided until the last of the eighth and when the Royals went to bat in their half of the ninth, they were threatening For a time it would appear that it was anybody's gome, however, only one run tallied and the Chevs let their portion of the ninth go to waste, Over anxiousness can be attribui- ed as. the reason for the defeat of he Royal City team. Several times they stood a good chance of gei- ting 'ahead, but failed with the wi'- 'ows. Again in the toher hand when Oshawa had the bags loaded on two oc asions the Guelph boys at- tempted to make too manv "outs" with the resu't thi.t ever: "ody was safe, runs and all, This over-anxi- nusness was plainly evident in the sixth frame: Gummow. Hubbell and 'oyce, all scoring on plays where lifferent Guelphites thought it bet- 'er to make two outs than one. The 'ocals must be given credit for thelr tricky base running as it was anly this that caused the Guelph nlavers to make these foolish at- tempts, Th~t the game in the Roval City next Saturday will be a hard fought ~ontest is evident by the fact that 'n Scott and Fried the visitors have 'wo clever twirlers. While the lat- r was driven from the hox, he 'howed the, Chevs. he is dangerous 'nongh to cause trouble at any Ime. Scott, on the other hand went in§o ~ the hox and replaced Pried with every ease, He under- tnok the burden gnite nicely, get- 'n~ himself out of several bad 'inches. Twice the bags were load- ad and twice he manazed to retire 'be side. Of the fourteen hits gar- nered off the Guelph players, seven vere off Scott and the others off "ried. The Intter lasted but four innings and was faltering when pulled from the game. Guelph scored twn rune in the "iret innings off one hit. The first man up, P. Frostil flew to Youne 't shortstop, while the next mon Whitesides, got on hase when Jovre 'nmbled. A passed ball bv Doe. Rowden and a hit hy Leader of TFuelph, resulted in Whitesides tal- ving, Leader senred with the aid af nrssed balls and stealin~, Nshawa eame rioht hack in thelr Initial frame and Young and Gum- mow managed to get on bhaes hy hits and an error resneotively. Hub- hell: spend the nfll for a three hageer, thus scoring: Young and Armmow, He tallied himself on Webster's 'base blow. Pried, the Royal City pitcher, AF FECTIONS OF SISTERS GO. TO POLITICAL FOES; ONE MARRIES EUGENE CHEN. OTHER TO WED ENEMY Moscow, Russia, Sept, 20.-- Reports that Eugene Chen, who Yat.Sen, widow of the found- er of the Nationalist movement, were denied by Chen himself here today, Chen said that he is travelling with his two a Sun Yat is resting in Caucasus, New York, Sept, 29.--Love laughs not only at locksmiths, but in na- tionalist Ching it Shen smiles aloud in the face of Jovi spmity, Two charming sisters o a ho of foong have ge i : bands, men, WM ent im rival sections of the Na nal- ist movement. RR ley graduate, modestly informed her' aeial friends over teacups in Shang- al a few days ago that she loved he great General Chisng Kai Shek 'nd that they would wed, provided sr family gave consent required by radition, Now Meiling's sister, Madame 'un Yat Sen, widow of the founder *f Nationalist movement, is report- 'd*to have become the bride in Moscow of Eugenie Chen, who was much in the news a few months ago as Foreign Minister of the so called radical regime at Hankow, aug Meiling's attachment for '8hek have such a_happ ) sister rate Nationalists t Ohen's HAMAS r BJ pala never to have "res HIS BILLIARD CROWN Chiéago, 'Sept. 29.-- Welker Coch- Jane, world's champion 18.2 billiard- had his final practice arranged entay for defense of his title against Eric Hagenlacher Thursday, Friday and Saturday night in three 500 woint blocks. The match is the first since the championship tourma- ment at Washington last winter when Cochrane won the crown. Heeotilacher, the Germdn titleholder fir'" 8d second. earnin~ the right of f -o+ ohallenee. The German cham- ym kos just completed a series of de Mew Yor¥ with Willie "OA CP a Ae OC ON ANOTHER 50 ACRE, SUBDIVISION (Continued from page I) that Toronto interests have already wade a number of reservations and building material for these lots wil' le on the grounds, it is expected, the end of this week. Eastmount Heights is ten min- ntes walk from the largest of the city's industries. Jt is half a mile exaet'y from the new general office Yrilding of the fen-ral Motors and desful Support -- Fefora| Game in Guelph Saturday who was chased to the showers af- or Our tuilige UL pitciug, allied the lone Guelpa run in the second alter getting a hit and wveing as- sisted by a double rum GLu.eide s bat. 3 A home rum by Young of the Chevrolets 'was the featwie of tue ;momesters' portion of the second. immediately after 'the tount was registered the following tlew out in suort order, J Score Tied in Third Two hits in succession by White- sides and Leader re.pecively as- dusted by an error out in ceniie fie.d counted for Gueiph geiting two wore in their huic of the third. dowever, Guelph was bait.ng first and it was very litue trouble tor .he black and yellow to come back aud 'tie up the count when Hubbell hit a homer to tar centre, Hail hit arely as did Luke who had preged- rallies were luau in the seventh ed him and goi on base with a safe- ty to the shortstop. Guelph "did noiwuing in their' half of the fourth, white ushawa ground- ed out, leaving Hubbell who was hitting great gums, stranded on the second sack. The visitors flew out also in the fifth wh.le Oshawa Chevs, scored another run when Webster, wha not only pitched but proved useful with the ie all {Lrough the contest, 'hammergd a four base waliop away iutd the grass at the centre field. wueiph; went sco.eless in the sixth while Oshawa gathered four runs. This was the inuing that Guelph infielders went to pieces and made vague efforis to make wore than one out at a time. They evidently were rather excited ut the closeness of the contest and at wave their favorites, Twe more on solid hitting. Oshawa Chevs. on the other hand scored a couple more runs in their half of ihe lucky sev- enth, The eighth went s-orelers for both nines. as stated previously Chevs. tallied on an error in ther nlf of the ninth. The box score: (uelph AB. RH. RO. A Ej Cuelph 2120002018 105 Oshawa 31101430x--12144 Summarv--""ome - runs. Young "ubhell Webster: three bofe hits, "uhhell; two base hits, Garsides, Nuncan; stolen bases Ieader, Luke Tovee, Hubbell; passed, bolls, "Wil eon, "3; Rowden, 3; [strike prs Scott, 4; Wester, 5; Fried. 0% h'ts off Fried, 7 in 4 innings: off Scott, 7 in 6 inninvs; off Webster, #0 in 9 innings. Winning pit -her,7Web- ster; Losing pitcher, Seoti § T'm- njres, Flliott at the plate; fey, on fhe bases. * Corners." Both Mr Torrance and Mf Stod- dard are men of wide experience in land developing. The former bas just returned from Fort Erie, Ont, where large developing work has Leen going .on opposite the wucw Peace Bridge, opened recently. Mr. Stoddard is wejl-known in this city and gained valuable experien ¢ when with the Seminole Fruit and Land Co. This subdivision consisted of about 14,000 acres. That citizens are in an absolutely gate condition when fhey do busi- nese with A. P, 'lorrunce and Co. is evident by the fact that the com- pany has leased offices at the above address for a period of one year aL lewst. They have appointed Mr. J. A. McGibbon, prominent Oshawa legal thority, as their solicitor "and "bab Bing: AD alk: ay ments will ros hy, the 'Dawminion Bank cof ~apida Oshawa branch, * "Therelire blic can see we are mo "fly- ht" agents," said Mr. Tor- ; in making it "lear théy are Sorkin the proposition in the in- terests of the public and the own- $xs of the land. Offices of the company have been ocated in all prineiple cities of the Yominion and U.S.A. and Mr. Tor- rance has been operating from coast to coast being located in mnt, Mich., Akron, Chio, Erie, Pa. facksonvil'e, Flor., Asie and 'endersonvi'le. DR. G. M. HERMISTON DEAD / '(By Canedion Press) Toronto, Sept. 26 ** ely known in fratetmal work in Ontario and in the United States, Dr. G. M. Hermiston died today in Baltimore, Md, accord- ing to word recgiv-d in this city" He was a native Of §Varkworth, near Pet- crbore" Ont "and _we' 4 graduate of | 'Lhe boosting' the large home crowd | 0 ¥|Hanketaw. P. Frostil, 8b, 6.0 6 1 3 Whitesides, ef. 6 3 2 3 0 Leader, 8s. 5 2.4043 A Pruncan rf, 3.0 1: 8.0 J. Frosgil, 2b, 4.3 020) 0 Gray, 1b, 40 0.6.90 i Fried, p., rf, 3:33. 1.0 "4eott, P. sedi tad SE NE SER | Wilson, e. 80:0. 1:0 : arside; VIL. whgrHe ETAOIN Totals 38 8°10 27 10 4] Oshawa AB. RH PO A LE Young. 8s. 831 2.8549 9 "ummow, 2b. G 2:23.01 Rowden, c. 1 Oo 8TQ 0 "Tubbell, 1b. 4 4 3:40 0 Tnyce, 3b. 54 21243 } Wehster, Dp. a SN Bil TEE. O'Dowd, ef. 3:00 0 0} H. Luke, rf. 5 0°31" 8% Hall, If. 4 0 1:0 2 0 Palmer, x. rf 0.0 49 0 Totals 3121424 6 4 v--TNatted for O'Dowd in seventh. The score RHE SENATORS FINISH AT BOSTON, WINNING A DOUBLE-HEADER New York, Sept. 29.--Washington concluded its season series with the Red Sox at Boston by winning both games of a double-header yesterday, 2 to 1 dud 6 to 4. The Senators wun 13 out 'bf the 22 games played with the Red Sox. Hadley's pitcuing was tlie detiding factor in the first game. The Red Sox: scored all their runs in the second game by bunching five hits off Fred Marberry in the fourth in- amg. Braxton went to the box for wie Senators in the fifth and pitched brilliantly, holding Boston to two hits, Scores i-- First game-- > RAE, Washington .... 000 100 (10--2 10 2 Fioston iiaaeaaes 000 000 010-1 6 © * Battetigs--Hadley and Ruel; Wiltse 'and Madore, : R.H.E. Second gamg--- # Washington «8 100 100-6 14 0 Boston 000 400 000--4 7 3 Batteries--Marberry, Braxton and Tate; MacFayden, Russell and Hart- ley. LONG DISTANCE CLOUTING MAY DECIDE THE WORLD SERIES New York, Sept. 29.--Long-distance Iclouting, one of the prime factors in the runaway race of the Yankees in the American League race; may decide the World Series in their favor, in the opinion of Manager Miller Huggins. "As a team, the Pirates may be bat- ting a point or two higher," Huggins declared yesterday in a discussion of pennant possibilities, based on the prospect of Pittsburg being the Na- uonal League entry, "but the Yankees have a big edge in total bases, long- distance hitting. "I don't think there's much differ- ence between the targets offered at Forbes Field and the Yankee Stadium in right field for our two big guns, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Both are around 300 feet, but on the left field side the stands are easier to reach at the Yankee Stadium than the Pirate stronghold." Hugmen Make 100 More Homers The comparison of extra base hitting hears Huggins out. The latest unoffi- [cial averages show the Yankeés have gathered 31 'more doubles, 24 more triples and 100 more home runs than the Piratés) Here ar@the figures: 12 GesA.B. R. Hs 2h. 3b. Hep. ysl 49 $167 938 i 1 Pirates ni ir yidf) S040 790 ASR 52 Hig 307 plipsging dosnt Texpect the snap or a: {hs 4 Fgh ankeg attack tgidose any ot om the, fact-gha¢ the club hat do} the ; pepppnt, so far in a hn and experigy d po closing | drive Sih as the Nagpnal Teague con- tendbrs HH havi' B44ehall 'Wen ardé viel and forth orf tHé 'adviitages or eae ey of coasting down the stret ds the Yan- kees Havel © Lu 10 Team in Fine Feta n "There has been no sign of a let- down op our. outfit, since Wh clipghed e pennant two wegks ago, Huggins Heciared he team is in good condi- tion and my main task is to give the pitchers sufficient work to keep. them on edge. The club has had enough scasoning. The rest from any strain of a close pennant race might prove a big advantage, "But it's always a gamble in a World Series, any way you look at it, whether we meet the Pirates or Cardinals, it would figure to be a tough battle. They say we have one of the best clubs ever put together in baseball, but that doesn't make us invincible by a long shot. In a short series of seven games anything can happen. If we get going right and the pitchers hold up, the club will be hard to stop. I wouldn't want to make any predici- tions." If the Pirates clinch the Nationa! League flag, the Yankees will hop to Pittsburg Sunday night. They antici- pate workouts on foreign playing grounds Monday and Tuesday to put the finishing touches on their prepara- tions. 98 i" 307 BASEBALL RECORDS NATIONAL LEAGUE Won Lost P.C. Pittsburg. .....».,» 93 58 616 St. Loms, .......: 91 60 .603 New York. .......,. 90 61 .596 Chicago. ........, 85 67 559 Cincinpati. ....... 72. 17 .483 Brooklyn, .,...... 63 87 .420 Boston. ...... , BT 92 .383 Philadilphia, 0 99 .336 : 5 Yesterday s "Results. New York .. x5 Philadelphia ,, 4 x 10 innings. St. Louis at Cincinnati--Rain, Today's games--Philadelphia at Boston. (Only game scheduled) . St, Louis at Cincinnati. AMERICAN LEAGUE Won Lost P.C. New York. .......107 44 .709 Philadelphia. ..... 89 61 .593 Washington. ,.... 8b 68 .560 Detroit. ,......... 80 69. 537 CMesZ0. iii .inn, , 66 82 .446 Cleveland .,,.... 656 84. .436 gt. louis, ........ 57 91 385 Boston, -........,. 50..101 .331 Yesterday's Results, Weshington .. 2-¢ ton .. 1-4 Today's games: Detroit at Chica- ro: Cleveland at St. Louis; Wash- ington at New York; Boston at Phil- adelphia. 1 CAUSKEIES PN cpPK DAVIS OUP IN 1928 NEW. Rept. 29.--At a maoatin of *"e Anstralian Lawn "Ten- nie Association jt was decided to cond 2 4esm to pext wears Davis Cup fournamerits. and also to spon- sor a tour of Sonth Africa and Ene- udm, "nines asotings Mideast H land of a women's apgrecation ry |! re Ey Sl | Sport Shapshots | Playing clever softball last night at the Alexandra park the Chevio- lets, Oshawa, winners of the East- ern Ontario Intermediate Ontario Amateur Softball Association title, handily defeated the Guelph Royals Winners of the Intermediate title of the Western Ontario section of the same association. While the score was 12 to 8, that by no means de- scribes the playing ability of the Chevs. Several times they : could] have driven in more runs had their batters been; 'Yon.' The visitors left few men stranded on the: bases and | consequently could Bot: drive: | : many counters. IERL GU | It looks as though the Chevrolets are doomed to take the series from Guelph and if they do, that will he an honor they deserve--that of en- tering the playoffs for the inter- mediate championship, for the Chevs. have played and prac¢iced hard all summer. While the writer is not positive, he believes the Cheve. have lost only ome game during the campaign this season. That is a lot for any team to do and a nine than can uphold that honor deserves a provincial champ- ionship. By the way have you noticed how Peterboro ie doing in ball this year, Loth soft and hard. Their semiors, who 'entered the Lakeshore Senior Baseball League, are trotting a- round these days waiting to meet the winner: of the Hamilton-Windeor seriés 'for thé Ontario champion- chip. Their senior softball team is now engaged in a series with Ham- ifton' for the senior championship po the Ontario Amateur Softball As- sociation. Hamilton is sitiing pretty in both' contests, too, but there fs too much squaking going on Dbe- tween the Hamilton, Windsor and the O B.A.A, officials to make it interesting, Lovers of irack and field events will have their wants sufficed at Alexandra park tomorrow after- noon when the Oshawa Collegiate Institute is holding its annual field tay. Some of the province's best sprinters and fieldsmen will be seen in action and the institu- tion deserves the whole-hearied support 'of the public in general. If citizens cannot get away from busi- ness for the whole afternoon, come up and pay your respects for a short time after work. Both the Oshawa and PBowman- ville collegiates will have good marks to compete against when they hold their respective athletic days tomorrow afternoon as the Whitby school held its meet this week and several boys from the Bowmanville, Oshawa and Whitby collegiates will hold their own with some of the province's best. University of Toronto officials do not agree with predictions that this year's team will not be in the run- ning for the college title. It is far too early to judge the present ag- gregation. Welding a machine to- gether with many of the players untried in senior company is no ea- sy task, and cannoi be accomplish- ed in a week or even thtee weeks hut when the season opens it may be a different story, with the old Blue and White in there battling with a vengeance. There never has been a lack of good material up around Queen's Park. This season should proye no exception to the eoneral rule. In the role of cup de- fenders,the U, of T. can be relied on to put up a plucky and clever strug- gle. 'Close on to a thousand fans wit- nessed the Oshawa Chevrolets and the Guelph Royals game at Alexan- dra Park yesterday. The crowd gave plenty of vocal support and it was eppreciated not a little by the play- ers. That is what is needed to assist sofiball teams to win. Thele will likely be a big crowd at G*.elph Saturday afternoon when the re- turn game is played at Lion's Park at 3 o'clock. The local lads are leaving by motor at 9 o'clock 8&0 they will arrive in good time and get rested up. It's a rood idea for. a long car ride like that takes the pep out of a team. Guelph Royals moiored yester- day afternoon and that might have tended to get: the players excited. || They were quite tired after their long grind. Bbis iki siilothef) reason that Oshawa Chevs. will have to be on their feet Saturday, Ag the Roy- a's will have rested. President Calder has returned to Montreal from the National Ho'key League annual meeting at Chicago and is reported to be clearing up remaining details in conection with the league schedule. It is believed +he league will swing into action on November 15, with games in several cities, one of which would be an Ottawa-Maroon tilt. : Oshawa ficht faps sure had the odge on Detroit as far as the Dempsev-Tunneyv fi~ht pictures are concerned. A despatch from that ~ity today =tates that they went on show at a dozen downtown theatres a vestendav " That means Wednes- ' Oghewa meon's witnessed them Me Mart's New Martin 'Thea- 21 daky . Some gfe ot he- woe {Tn collez- and 1. - When a Number of Stud- ents Are Out to Break inary Events Necessary in Some Competitions 'with 36 boye and and almost 80 wins | enitéred In the track and field sports "held at Oshawa Collegiate In- s Field day at Alexandra park Morrow, prospects for one of the ingst successful and most keenly tontested field days in O.C.L."s his- tory of athletics is predicted. From seven hundred to a thousand people should be on hand to witness the mammoth and varied program of events, and from one thirty o'clock until five, they should be, thrilled and delighted by both the girls' and bovs' events. So great have been the entries in the girls' section this year that the more popular of the events have had to be held preliminary at after four hours this week so that the number of entrants may be limited to a sufficiently small number to prevent too much time from being wasted on Friday afternoon. As many as twenty-five girls have en- tered in one single event. The jun- for girls particularly are going in for the meet with a vigour and it is in their class that most of the preliminary events have to be held. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day nights of thie week, under the supervision of Miss Dryden, Phy sical Instructress, the basketball throw for distance, baseball throw for distance 25 yard dash junior, nnd 650 yard dash junior events have been held with the best being chosen in each event to compete on Friday. These should prove to be especially attractive since very close finishes were in evidence in nearly all the trials. Assisting Miss Dryden are sever- al of the senior girls who are both lending their services as coaches ~nd acting as officials in the events. Elena Stacey, Aura Brooks, Lorna Kennedy and Annie Caveriev. prov- ing themselves to be particularly worthy of note in this respect. In the hoys' seetion, the senior class should see the merriest bat- tle in years for both the semior championshin and the Don McKay Trophy, watched with almost as great an amount of interest in view of the fact that mearly everyone of the younger set are out for their first vear on the track. The senio¥ championship for which so much competition will be seen, represents as does the junior championship. the highest aggregate of points sored during the day, providing the person with the greatest total has not previously won the champion- ship. If such is ithe case, the per- son with the next hi~hest total is declared the senior or junior champ- ion. The race for senior honors should nrove a close one with Clarence "Fliv"' Cox, Haro'd Armstrong and Murray "Paavo'" F¥ohen being ex- pected as the leading contestants with several others being conceded an outside chance. These three, to- ~ather with Oscar Baird, last year's senior champ and accordingly inel- igible for the r~hampionship this vear. will orovide a second battle, this one being for the coveted Don McKay Trophy which is presented to the senior boy having the great- est aggregate of points and who par- ticipates in over 75 per cent of the evenis. About ten likely looking juniors all have a chance at the junior «»ampionshin th's year but to make ony prediction 2s to the probable hish point scorers ould be 'use- legs, so evenly »re thev matched in their ability Night'v nraet"ces. un- der the ~oaching of Mr, Patterson, while the juniors will be, | Over Hundred Entries For H.S. Athletic Meet Keen Coupelition Espéeted) Physical Insiructor, has wrought a wonderful change in some of these, and although they had a later start than the seniors, they sohuld be found, like the older youths, in jue pink of condition when the meet gets under way on Friday afier- noon. NATIONAL LEAGUE PENNANT RACE IS CLOSEST SINCE 1909 New York, N.Y., Sept. 29.--Close as is the finish of this year's Nation- al League pennant race, with the winner undecided four days from the end of the season, it isn't likely to surpass the famous 1909 race in which the Chicago Cubs were viec- torious after a play-off game with the Giants, That year, as this, three clubs fought it out to the finish with the result in doubt until the final day. The final standing found the trio, Cubs, Pirates and Giants, separated only by a single game. At the end of the regular playing schedule the Giants and Cubs tied at the top and the Pirates only a half game behind. But the Cubs decided the issue by beating the Giants in a play-off of the famous game in which Merkle, Giant first sacker, failed to touch second base, on the play that would have given a victory to the Giants. The disputed game, played Sep- tember 23, was declared a tie after a big controversy. It was played off October 8, the day after the regular season closed, and the Cubs won, defeating Christy Mathewson, This left the Giants tied with the Pirates for second place in the final stand- ing. BAN JOHNSON PLANS TO QUIT BASEBALL Chicago Sept, 29.--President Ban Johnson of the American League 18 srranging to quit the business of his life on October 15. He is fixing up his records and putting his baseball house in order. He desires to depart after the coming world series. The club owners are reported to be an- xfous to send him on his way before the series, It is stated that, at a secret meeting they have elected Edward S. Barnard of Cleveland, president, and will in a few days announce his succession and empow- er him to take charge of the series, The league owner, it is explained, want a man of their own choice in charge of league affairs during the world series, Barnard has succeeded, says the report, because he has failed to vlay a conspicuous role in the baseball field and has neither friends nor enemies, Johnson is reading, destroying and saving those papers which tell the story of the growth of the American League, He has been tidying up the affairs of twenty-seven year. He has special pride in the records of the big fight he made on the National League in 1901 and 1902, forcing a surrender of the big organization, HITCHCOCK POLO FOUR WINS AMERICAN OPEN Meadowbrook Club, Westbury, N. « Y., Sept. 29.--The American open polo championship was won Monday by Tommy Hitchcock's Sands Point four, which defeated the British Army-in-India team, 11 to 7, in the finals, The Britishers, who were beaten by the United States in the matches for the international challenge tro- phy earlier in the month, could not head off the irresistible Hitcheock, Captain George, of the Army-in- India four, sustained a broken collar- bone when his mount fell and rolled on him in the third chukker. wes | > 2 2 }) Ln MLE -- 3 > pe w 1) " : J {" y/ avana Filler ri