JULY 13, 1907,
SPORTIIVG LJFB.
men under the management: of Kuukel. late of
Little Rock.
Record of the Championship Race, a Twenty-one-Inning Game Played and News
and Gossip of Clubs and Pkyerg.
Following is the record of the second
annual championship race of the Iowa
League to July 2 inclusive:
W. I.. Pet..
W.
Jacksonville . 2S IT .622 Marshalltown . 2.©!
TVateiloo ..... 251 18 .017 Quir.cy ....... 22
P.urllr.etcn ... 27 22 .ODl|(lttuiii\Ta ..... 20
Oakalousa .... 25 21 .543|lieoltuk ....... 18
A TWENTY-ONE INNING GAME.
L.
23
28
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32
Pet.
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.400
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©At Jacksonville, 111., June 26, the greatest
game ever played in Iowa was a twenty-one
inning championship battle betwen Jackson
ville and Burlington. Pitchers Akers and
Greene were going well when the game
closed, but could not have lasted much long
er. The players on both teams were almost
exhausted. The winning run was made by
Moran, who got two three-baggers, one twobagger, and one single out of nine times at
bat. Copeland made two sensational catches
in left field, one of them with one hand
while running at full speed. Score:
Jackson©e. AB.R.B. P.A.E
Craig. rf..
1 0 420
I©.erte, ss.. 9 0 0 660
Hagel, 31). 7 1 4 421
Mo ran, cf. 9 1 4 7 0 1
Ue.lt, c.... 8 0 0 910
Hughes, Ib 7 0 1 24 12
Roland, 2b 8 0 2 560
(Y.penl©d, If 8 0 1 400
.Akers, p.. 8 0 2 0 12 1
Burlingt©n. AB.R.B. P.A.E
Daley, cf... 8 0 3 5 0 0
House. If.. 9 0 3 2 10
Kennedy, rf 7 0 1© fi 00
Rose. Ib... 9 1 1 21 01
Donov©n, 3b 9 0 1 G 02
Groesn, 2b. 8 1 2 4 (1 0
Magee, ss.. 700471
Burgge©n, c 9 0 3 12 41
Greene, p.. 9 0 2 0 90
Totals.. 72 3 11 63©30 5] -Totals..
Jacksonville
-
75 2 16 CO 30 5
10000000000000000000 2—3
Burlington
00000010000000000006 1—2
Two-base hits Moran, Roland, Rose. Three-base
hits^ Moran, House.
Struck out By Alters© 4,
Oreene 7. First on balls Off Akers 3.© Greene 3.
Wild pitch Akers. Passed ball Belt. Double plays
Akers, Hughes, Belt; Houas. Magee, Bruggeinau.
Umpire McCarthy. Time 3.05. Scorer Tillon.
NEWS NOTES.
Burlington on June 23 beat Quinoy 2 to 1 in
twelve innings.
Pitcher Keyser, of Quincy, on June 29 shut out
Burlington with two hits.
Pitcher Rause, of Quincy, on June 19 shut out
Ottumwa with one safe hit.
Pitcher McCarty. of Jacksonville, on June 23
*liut out Keokuk with two hits.
On June 28 pitcher Harmon held Ottumwa to two
hits, winning his game by 2 .to 1.
Pitcher Farrell, of Quincy, on June 21 held the
Keokuk team to one run and one hit.
Akers, of Jacksonville, is the premier pitcher of
the league, having lost but one game.
He is
nineteen years old, a college man and a son of
Circuit Judge Akers, of Quincy.
Kookuk and Jacksonville played a 15-innlng game
June 30. Jacksonville winning 4 to 3. Batteries,
Burch and Williams, for Keojruk; LaVelle, Mc
Carthy and Belt for Jacksonville.
Vice president Justus, who succeeded the late
President Peckham, will retain the office for the
rest of the year. A successor to Peckham will be
elected at the annual meeting in January.
The Burlington management protested the 21inning game on grounds that Umpire McCarthy
declared runners out and then reversed his de
cision, allowing the winning run to stand. Tiie July
meeting of the league will act on the matter.
At Quincy. 111., on June 30. the Quincy and
Burlington teams battled for eighteen innings. Bur
lington finally winning by 4 to 0 on two errors,
despite the fact pitcher Bennett held Burlington to
four hits while Quincy made twelve hits off pitcher
Green.
COTTON STATES LEAGUE*
The complete and connect record of the
fifth annual championship race of the Cotton
States League is given below. It was as
follows to July 2 inclusive:
W. L. Pet.
W. L. Pet.
Motile ...... 41 28 .504 Vieksburg ..... 36 35 .507
Meridian .... 40 30 .571 Jackson ...... 32 35 .477
Cu if port
38 31 .551|Columbus
19 47 .288
RESULTS OF CONTESTS.
Following are the results of all champion
ship games played since our last issue to
date of above record:
June 25 Gulfport 1, Vicksburg 2.
Columbus 1,
Meridian 5. At Jackson rain.
June 20 Columbus 7, Meridian 2.
Gulfport 4,
Vieksburg 3. Jackson 4, Mobile 5 (11 innings).
June 27 Gulfport 1, Mobile !2. Columbus 1, Yicksburg 8. Meridian 2, Jackson 0.
June 28 Mobile 0, Gulfport 3. Columbus 1, Ticksbu:i; 2. Meridian 0, Jackson 1.
June 29 Mobile 0. Gulfport 1.
Columbus 1.
Vicksburg 4. Meridian 2, Jackson 1 (12 innings)
and Meridian 7, Jackson 0.
June 30 Vicksburg 3, Gulfport 2. No other games
played.
3u'; 1 Jackson 3, Columbus 2. Vicksburg 0, Gulfport 2. Meridian 2, Mobile 1.
July 2 Meridian 4, Mobile 1. Jackson 3, Columbus
1. Vicksburg 2, Gulfport, 0.
SCHEDULED DATES.
July 14, 15.16 Columbus at Vicksburg.
July 15, 16, 17 Gulfport at Jackson, Meridian
at Mobile.
July 18, 19, 20 Mobile at Columbus, Meridian at
Gulfnort.
July 18, 19, 21 Jackson at Vicksburg.
NEWS NOTES.
I©itoher R.van, of Gulfport, on June 29 shut
Cut Mobile with one hit.
The Meridian Club has purchased outfielder Rube
Gardner fiom the Birmingham Club.
President Compton has© issued additional instruc
tions to Cotton States umpires to force captains and
players to abandon diagreeable wrangling.
The Gulfport Club has traded infielder Ison for
Inflelder Kean, of Jackson; and has also exchanged
Manush for outfielder Collins, of Columbus.
Thus far this season President Compton has not
found it necessary to throw out a single ,game
protested, .though several are still under considera
tion. ©
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PauIiK. right fielder of the Vicksburs team, has
been released.
Itickcrt and Beaucamp, outfield^r
ami pitcher, have . been secured by©Manager Black-
Joe Walt Wheeler, the doughty pttcliar of the
Columbus Club, recently went to Indlanalo to pltct
a name for an independent aggregation. So weL
plcase I were Indianalo fans with Wheeler©s work
that lie was utseuted "ilL a gold watch.
President Compton has just furnished umpires
with full lists of all players, and no others" may
1"9 worked unless there is a proper written order,
addressed to the president of the association de
siring the change, which must be handed to um
pires befor« games.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Are the leading Makers in the World of
The complete and correct record of
eighth SHinuaJ championship rac« of
Pacific Coast League is herewith given.
is as follows to June 30 inclusive:
W. L. Pet.
w. I,.
Los Angelee. . 42 32 .5S8 San Francisco. 42 38 .525
Oakland ..... 4:5 38 .531 Portland ..... 27 46 .370
©RESULTS OF CONTESTS.
Following are the results of all champion
ship games played since our last issue to
date of above record:
June 23 San Francisco 5, Los Angeles 4 and San
Francisco 4, Los Augeles 0. Portland 4, Oakland
5.
June 25 San Francisco 0, Los Ajigeles 2.
1. Oakland 2.
June 28 Los Angeles t, San Frmciico 2.
8, Portland 3.
June 27 Los Angeles S, San Franciico 1.
3. Portland 12.
June 28 Los Angeles 8, San ITiancUeo 2.
5. Portland 2.
June S3 Los Angeles 0, San Francisco 7.
2, Portland 3.
June 30 Los Angeles 4, San Francisco 3.
4, Portland 6 and Oakland 1 Portland 2.
SCHEDULED DATES.
July 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 San Francisco
Portland.
July 16, 17. 18, 10, 20, 21 Los Angeles at
Oakland.
NEWS NOTES.
Portland on June 27 made twelve runs and six
teen hits olt pitcher Califf, of Oakland.
Pitcher Carnes, of Los Angeles ,on June 25
shut out San Krauci;co with one safe hit.
On June 22 San Francisco and Log Angeles played
a 16-inniDg game, S.an Francisco winning by 5 to 4.
Charlie Atherton, late manager of the Johnstown
and Wilmirigton clubs, of the Tri-StaU League, has
signed to play with Portland.
The players of the Los Angeles team hav» been
promised a substantial bonus if they win a certain
percentage of their remains games.
On July 25 pitcher Cates, of Oakland, disposed
of Portland without a safe hit. but on« run iraa
scored by Wallace, who walked to first and second
<iud scored on a wild pitch by Cates.
NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE,
The complete and correct record of the
sixth annual championship race of the
Northwestern League is given below. It was
as follows to June iJO inclusive:
W. L. Pet.
W. L.
30 27
35 27 .585 Seattle ....... 30 27
Cutte ........ 30 27
Vancouver
10 47
Alerdeen
Tacoma .
38 18 .679 Spokane
Pet.
.526
.52B
.175
RESULTS OF CONTESTS.
Following are the results of all champion
ship games played since our last issue to
date of above record:
June 23 Snow prevented the games at Seattle,
Butte and Kpokaiie.
June 25 Bulte 0, Aberdeen 2. Spokane 5, Seattle
7.
June 26 Spokane 3, Butte 9, Aberdeen 1. Van
couver D, Tacoma 1.
June 27 Spokane 11. Seattle 3. Butte 5, Aberdeen
7. Vancouver 0, Tacoma 7.
June 28 Vancouver 2, Tacoma 4. Butte 2, Aber
deen 0. Spokane 0. Seattle 1.
June 29 Vancouver 7, Taeoma 3. Butt* 7, Aber
deen 2. Spokane 5, Seattle 9.
June 30^-Spokane 3. Seattle 4. Butt* 11, Aber
deen 3. Tacoma 0, Vancouver 5.
SCHEDULED DATES.
July 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 Butte at Aberdeen,
Spokane at Vancouver, Seattle at Tacoma.
NEWS NOTES.
Con Strotherg has been signed as manager for
Vancouver and will have complete control.
Joe Altman is playing a phenomenal game at,third
base for bpohane and hitting close, to .300.Spokane has signed pitchers Gens Wright, and
Arthur Gucn, and released pitcher Klinkhammer.
The Vancouver team has been greatly strength
ened, and at tlvo present time is playing as good
ball as any team in the league.
Roosevelt, who, is pitching grand ball for Butte.
is a relative .(cousin) of President Roosevelt, and
a graduate of the University of Toledo.
It is reported that Connie Mack, manager of the
Athletics, in the American League, is after Iloy
Shaw, third batseman of the Tacoma team.
Terry Kane is playing the fastest ball at shortstop for Spokane ever seen in this league, and is
a second Joe Tinker. He is sure to be seen in
faster company.
There is little doubt but Portland will be in
cluded in this league next season, as the circuit
in the Coast League is too far from California to
Oregon to make it a paying proposition.
Manager Con Strothers, of the Vancouver Club,
would like to hear from first-class pitchers, catch
ers and fielders. He can be addressed at Van
couver. B. C.
He writes that he will pay good
money for the right people.
The following players in this league have at one
time seen service in the major leagues: HicUey,
Higginbotham, Starkells, Van Bureu and House
holder, of Aberdeen; Lynch and Butler, of Tacoma;
Carney. Swmdells. James and Jenson, of Spokane.
id Virgil, of Butte. who is pitching good ball
as ever iu his career and taking the beat of care of
himself.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE*
The complete and correct record of the
fourth annual championship race of the
South At.lantio League is given below. It
was as follows to July 3 inclusive:
W. L..Pct.|
W.
Charleston ... 43 2S .f.0(i| Augusta .......33
Jacksonville .. 42 28 .<100|Sav»i>nah .... 31
Miutun ....... ."7 J3 .529.|CoIiiml-ia© ..... 21
IlEBULTS OF CONTESTS.
L.
35
37
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Pet.
.485
.45(5
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Following are the results of all champion-ehip giirnes played since ou.r last issue to
dale of above record:
June 2G ilacon 2, Ausust* 5. ,Columbua 2,
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burs:, Buffalo, Syracuse, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Kansas City.
New Orleans, Denver, Detroit, Cleveland, San Francisco, Montreal, Csmada.
Charleston 5. Savannah 5, Jacksonville 1.
June 27 Savannah 4, Augusta 0.
Columbia. 1,
Jacksonville 6. Macon 3, Charleston 5.
June 28 Savannah 1, Augusta 2.
Columbia 2,
Jacksonville 0. At Macon rain.
June 29 Savannah 4, Augusta 3.
Columbia 0,
Jacksonville 3. Macon 8, Charleston 3.
July 1 Augusta 1, Jacksonville 0.
Columbia 4,
Macon 7. Savannah 2, Charleston 0.
July 2 Augusta 2, Jacksonville 0. Columbia 11,
Macon 0. Savannah 0, Charleston 3.
July 3 Augusta 0, Jacksonville 4, At Columbia and
Savannah rain.
SCHEDULED DATES.
July 15, 16, 17 Macon at Autust*, Charleston
at Jacksonville, Columbia at Savannah.
July 18, 19. 20 Savannah at Augusta, Charleatoa at Columbia, Jacksonville at Macon..
NEWS NOTES.
Savannah has signed pitcher Jack Rowuv, late
of Atlanta.
*
Pitcher Neuer, of Savannah, on June 27 shut out
Augusta with two hits.
The Augusta Club has purchased pitcher Jack
Ely from the Nashville Club.
Pitelier Baxter Sparks, of Aiiffusta, on July 1
shut out Jacksonville with two hits.
On June 23 pitcher Foster, of Charleston, shut
iut Columbia with two hits, and sajne day pitcher
Ceeler. of Savannah, duplicated the feat against
Jacksonville.
CENTRAL EEAGUE.
lows to July 3 inclusive:
W. T^Pct.
W*Ifc.*Ufc
Springfield ... 34 33 .599 Xhutoa .,.. . SI & JM
Wheeling .... 33 25 £69 Ten* SGratoHI/©wJa, JU4
EvansviU* ... 33 29 .532 South BandTS 88 $4 .483
Dayton ...... 31 29 .519 Canton .«_«... 16 IS .519
RESULTS OF CONTKSTS.
Following are the results of all chcnqpteaship games played sine* our lact isoa to
date of above record:
Juna 23 Springfield 7. rCan» Hau*» J «s4 Spring
field 6, Terre Haute 0. Dartaa j_ ffmjgr^g j
and Dayton 5. EYanssfito 3. South Bead 1
Wheeling 7.
June 24 Grand Rapidi 8, VTheeSng 8. Bbdagfleid
19, Evansville 8. Dayton 3. Terr* Hcote J.
South Bend 10, Canton 5.
June 25 Springfield 8, EvansriHe 8. Dayton 1.
Terre Haute 2 (12 innings). Grand Rapids 3
Wheeling 2.
June 26 Springfield 7, EvansrlUe 4.
2.
Canton 8.
South Bend
Grand Kapidj 4. Wheeling 1.
Dayton 4. Terre Haute 1.
June 27 Dayton 1, Wheeling 3.
Evansrflle 4,
Rock Island... 35 20 .G.t6|CHnton ....... 23 32 ,41S
ria ....... 32 20 .(! If, I Bloomington .. 21 30 .412
Springfield ... 32 20 .615|Dubuquo ..... 8 45 .1B1
RESULTS OF CONTESTS.
Grand Rapidi 0. Terr* Haute IS, BoaUj Bend t.
June 28 Canton 0, Springfield 4 and Canton 8.
Springfield 1. Terre Haute 2, South Bend 8 and
Terre Haute 5, South Bend 4. Dayton 1, Wheel
ing 7 and Dayton 0, Wheeling IS. BransTtU» 4,
Grand Rapids 2.
June 29 Terre Haute 8. Booth Bend 4. Canton X.
Springfield 5. Wheeling 1, Dayton 1. EraasrfUe
13, Grand Rapids 3.
June 3D Wheeling 0, Springfield 5. Bransrffle 3.
South Bend 6. Canton 4, Dayton S (13 innings).
Terre Haute 1. Grand Rapids 0.
July 1 Terre Haute 2. Grand Rapids 1 sad TBTT»
Haute 3, Or a.id Rapids 6. Eransrille 2, South
Bend 1. Wheeling 1, Springfield 1.
July 2 Terre Haute 2, Grand Rapids 1. Evans»ill«
Following are the results of all champion
ship games played since our last issue to
date of above record:
6, South Bend 0 and Evawsville 3, Sonth Bend
0. Wheeling 3, Springfield 2. Canton 2, Dayton 3.
July 3 South Bend 6, Grand Rapids 5.
Terre
THE INDIANA-HimOIS-IOWA.
The complete and correct record of the
seventh annual championship race of the
[ndiana-Illioiios-lowa League is given heIt was as follows to July 3 inclusive:
W. L. Pet.
W. L. Pet.
Decatur ..... R4 18 .654 Crdar Yvapids.. 27 27 .500
June "(}—Springfield 2. Cedar Rapids 1. Peoria 7,
Rock Island 6.
Bloomington 5, Clinton 3.
Decatur 5. Dubuque 3.
June 27 Bloomington 1. Clinton 2. Peoria 4, Rock
Island 10. Springfield 4, Cedar Rapids 8. De
catur 4, Dubuq-ue 0.
Juno 28 Peoria 2, Cedar Rapids 4. Bloomington
2. Dubuque I. Decatur 1, Rock Island 5. Spring
field 2, Clinton 4.
June 29 Springfield 1, Clinton 0. Bloomington 0.
Dubuque 8. Peoria 8, Cedar Rapids 2. Decatur
4, Hock Island 5.
June 30 Peoria 1, Cedar Rapids 0. Springfield 3,
Clinton 1. Decatur 1. Roek Island 4- Bloomingtou 2, Dubuuua 1 (15 innings),
lulv 1 Decatur 4. Rock Island 3. Bloomington 7.
Duhuque :J. Peoria 3, Cedar Rapids 0. Spring
field 9. Clinton 0.
July 2 Springfield 7. Peoria 1.
Blemingtori 3.
Decatur 2. Rock Island 2, Cedar Rapids 0. Clin
ton 4. Uubuque 2.
July 3 Rock Island 4. Cedar Rapids-2. Clinton 4,
Dubuque 3. Blomington 4, Decatur 6. Spring
field 0, Peoria 2.
SCHEDULED DATES.
July 12. 13, 14 Springfield at Decatur, Peoria
at Bloomington, Clinton at Rook Island, Cedar
lapids at Dubuque.
Julyy 15,, 16.. 17 Cedar Rapids
at_ Clinton, Du,
Decatur
at Peoria, Spring
juquee at Rock Island,
Islan
~
field at Bloomiuston.
July 18, 19. 20. 21 Peoria at Cedar Rapids,
tlooniinston at Duhuque. Dec.Uur at Clinton,
pringneid at Rock Island.
NEWS NOTES.
Pitcher CadwaUdler, of Peoria, on June 30 shut
ont Cedar Rapids with one hit.
he league directors are considering a proposition
„ extend the schedule from September 15 to Kepcmber 29 in order to clear oil© the many postponed
lames that hare accumulated.
Haute 9, Evansville 1. Canton 3. Wheeling 4,
Springfield 0, Dayton 6 and Springfield 12 Day
ton 10.
SCHEDTJLED DATES.
July 15. 16. 17 Springfield at Terre Haute, Day
ton at Evansville, Grand Rapids at Wheeling, South
Bend at Canton.
July 18, 19, 20 Dayton at Terre Haute, Spring
field at Evansville, South Bend at Wheeling, Grand
ilapids at Canton.
NEWS NOTES.
The South Bend Clnb has signed pitcher Ab«
Martin, late of Terre Haute.
McCombs is now the only player who has not
missed a game played by Wheeling.
Pitcher John H. Myers, of the South Bend team.
recently lost his mother by death.
The Terre Haute Club has released outflelder
Wilcox and has signed pitcher H. Vahrenhorst, of
St. Louis.
Cameron, who is covering first for Terre Hauta.
is a lawyer. He is a graduate of the Unl?ersity of
Minnesota.
Catcher Hintz and shortstop Johnson, of South
Bend, have signed with Grand Forks in the North
Dakota League.
Canton has traded W. A. Kelley. outflelder, to
Grand Rapids for Hank Perry, an outfielder formerly
with Cincinnati.
Tho Grand Rapids Club has released pitcher*
Laaoe and Pleasant aud has signed pitchers Dlckson
and Chappel, of the St. Paul Club.
Wheeling holds one peculiar record. While she
tcaifl was on the road it won three successive shut
outs, two of them by a score of 1 to 0.
Wheeling has played twelve errorless games thi»
:«3asr>n. Dayton six. Springn«ld seven. Canton six,
KTansrillR ten. Grand llapids four, Terra Haul*
;our, South Bend five.