Show i THE Ii SPORT a I LIGHT 87 By a I It t lilt 1994 H H. H New w Torte Tort nn n. n Inc Ino In 0 I U. U ft I. Ol- Ol I THE TIlE INNING MONTH You may take lake your our w winters inters south southward s ward we rd You may know kno your our golden Junes I You may have havo your summer ummer moun moun- mountains mountains i Or your Eastern swept fog dunes But Dut Ill I'll take tale the first red ember I Where here the Painter works his hi will still When hen Its It's morning In September Or Its It's noon day In September I Or its it's twilight in September r And the flame Clame is on the hill I There Is orange down the valley alley There Is crimson out the lane Theres There's a fleck Cleck of oC purple tinting the tho maples meet the rain For the tho glow that thai I remember With an everlasting everlasting- thrill 1 Is III a morning In September Or Or a l. l time noon-time in September Or a D. twilight in September hen the flame Clame Is on the hill hili SQ NG The meeting of or Berlen- Berlen Berlenbach bach and provided pro neith neith- neither er dislocates tes something In ad ad- advance vance should give each man a n chance to square himself for COr the th sour exhibition of or last summer I At that thal first meeting Berlen Berlen- Berlenbach Berlenbach Berlenbach bach was pronounced a sick man I and as defending chain cham champion I pion was I Whatever the reasons the con con- contest I test presented was sas one of oC the th poor poor- poorest pOOI poorest est exhibitions of or a somewhat soggy campaign that has known but few high spots If Jr the two light heavyweights cant can't do at least per cent bet bet- better better better ter there will still be something of or e. e squawk Since that meeting u I has retrieved part of ot his hi fading I glory glor with a first class exhibition against Marullo And Berlenbach I on tots occasion expects to lo be physically right He lie can retrieve e some of or his own lost prestige easily easIly easily ily by b making one of ot his old time I frontal assaults with the fancy Cancy boxing eliminated t There e Is the i nl t possibility of much h action a for C this tI I occasion If the he parties of or both parts will go to lo it minus any re re- re TUB TIlE BARRIER n. H This would have been a great I year ear for Cor such young outfield stars I as Cuyler Simmons and H. H Rice i ito to break Into American all ground If IC It hadn't been for the thc remark remark- remarkable remarkable I able stand stanel of ot such veterans as I I Cobb Speaker and Roush i Cuyler Culer Simmons and Rice of or St. St Louis all youngsters would make a 3 brilliant outfield but not oven even their speed and dash has ha hs been quite enough to displace th thy th three thrle veterans referred to An An- Another Another other year may lOa bring a different result for Cor It Is Ms hardly reasonable that both bolh Speaker and Cobb will I carry on at such uch pace through 1926 It may not be reasonable but with them nothing Is sible SOFT SPOTS AX om D TOUGH SPOTS SlOTS J Dear Sir Ask Vance of or orthe the Robins If It he knows any soft oct spot In the National league and he I. I tell you Immediately the te Chi Chi- Chicago Chicago Chicago cago Cubs In the last two years eals has faced face the Cubs ten times and hes he's beaten them nine times During that thai period the National leagues league's star twirler has fanned Canned three ninety Bruins or an I average rage of oC more than nine per game Iame Last year ear In one game he ho fanned In his last appear appear- appearance ap appearance ear ear- ance this season fanned tanned nine and allowed only two hits Ask If that's a soft spot When Pete Donahue stepped out of ot Christian Brothers Brothers' College Texas Into a a. Red uniform he dis discovered dis- dis discovered covered cred that the Phillies were hU hia easy marks Donohue kept going at the Phillies during the next few few- years ears and always alwa's with the same samo results He could always beat them He lie ran his string to twenty straight victories over the ilie Quakers ers era until they finally stopped him himon himon himon on August 19 Even at that thai It was wasa a tough battle The Phillies did not put the winning run over un un- until until un- un untIl til after aUer two were out In us the tho ninth inning the final score being 5 S to 4 Now Pete can start all over again Rogers Hornsby the lie National leagues league's lea leading slugger will stilt tell you that Boston is the toughest spot on his hili Itinerary lIe He arrived In Boston Doston recently sporting a 1 OO batting average and left leU the Hub city with a percentage of or a a drop of eleven points In four tour games Rogers made mado exactly one hit one hit one safety In thirteen trIps to lo lotho tho the plate J J. J V. V II 11 Only a step now nosy on the way To the Iho side on kick and tho the side off play It is just about this time each el season when rival coaches conches are arc pretty sure they have I ave developed a defense to stop slop Red Grange Each season there Is i something In the way wa of or a 0 slight revision slon Its It's not the mashie shots that flip till Into lh the tho bunkers bunker's print heel-print hole Its It's putts that hang upon the lip III That break the duffers duffer's soggy soul At least no one can challenge the sportsmanship of ot twenty five or o more nations lI who fight It out all f summer om and t travel thousands Ja of or miles for the purpose of meet meet- meeting meetIng meeting ing Bill Tilden and Bill Johnston in the final frame Crame No Xo one can accuse the Invaders In of seeking I i set et- et ups UP u ps |