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Show SUETS BUEM ViSTA SICE TRACK OCTROYED i Tbe Krau'l stand and a considerable IMjrlloj, of tin- stable J m the Ducna Vista race trark at Salt LaK City were destroyed by lire early this uiornlns. The loss Is estimated at Simoon Tho track w.lh own. d by the L'tah Jockey club. The or'Kln of the fire is unknown, but it is hrlm.ited broadly that It was tlie work of Incendiaries. Tho recent acllnn of the city council In prohibiting prohibit-ing tho making of buoks or the posting post-ing of od Is practically made the now milo track woi thlefis. except for fair purposes. It is understood that the stand and Maldes bui-ned were insured, but whether this will cover the loss is not known. L'ASEIMLL RESULTS NATIONAL LEAGUE Standing of Clubs. Won. lxyL Tct. Chicago , .SO ;t7 .68 1 Pittsburg 6D -IT New York 67 4$ ,f.S3 Cincinnati 61 fi'J .oOS Philadelphia 59 69 .500 St. Iuis 48 71 .401 llrookljn 4 4 7 .373 lloslun 43 78 .3c.t; AMERICAN LEAGUE Standing of Clubs, Won. lot. Tct. Philadelphia 72 37 .i'.S'.i Host on 7J 1'J .r9." New Yoi k 69 :1 ..r7."i Detroit ..' 67 .r.r.i Washington ...F.6 67 .1.", Cleveland 51 6S .429 Chicago 46 71 .394 I St. Louis 36 - S2 .205 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. At Indianapolis Milwaukee I, Indianapolis In-dianapolis 2. At I.oulsllle St, Paul ft, lyuisvill.-2; lyuisvill.-2; game called end 7th; darkness. At Toledo First game Minneapo. Jin Toledo 2 Second game Minneapolis Minne-apolis 2. Toledo 3. At Columbus Kansas Clty-Coluui-bus postponed; rain. COAST LEAGUE. At Los AngekB Sun Francisco S, Vernon 2. At Portland Ins Angeles 1, Portland Port-land 4. At Oakland Sacramento 3, Oak-laud Oak-laud 1. NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE. At Tacoma Taconia ", Seattle 2. j Pittsburg 1, Cincinnati 4. CINCINNATI, Ohio. Sept. 1 Cincinnati Cin-cinnati succeeded In defeating Pittsburg Pitts-burg today, 4 to 1 Hoebo pitched excellent ex-cellent hall while Cincinnati managed to bunch hits on Camnltz. Score: R, If. E. Pittsburg 1 6 2 Cincinnati 4 7 0 P.atterles Camnltz, Pblllippi and Gibson; Bcebc and Clarke. THOMAS WINS HANDICAP SHOOT DENVER Colo.. Sept. 1 W. R. Thoinas nf Denver won the Colorado handicap on the shoot off of the tie today with Al Rice of Douglas, Wye., nnd" II. H. Wilde of pecs Valley. Texas. This was the main fvent of J the state shoot, which has been on for three days. j (Continued on Page Fight.) r they are l.ein? pitted against the two' 1 masters of the catching depart ment. j Compare the Athletics' backstops to the catchers of teams other than Chicago Chi-cago and the difference will ho not so big If Thomas and Livingston play their best game. Phlladelphlans won't worry about the result of" t ho series. Kut If both men are below their normal form then the task of beating the Cubs will be harder than expected. I SPOUTS (Continued from Page Five.) LEliSlfBiT LEAGUESIZED IIP .TamcR C. Inainlnger of The Philadelphia Philadel-phia North American, is one of the best-pnstcd critics In Quakerdoni. Ho Is a warm champion of Connie Mack's Athletics, who ore making a runaway race for the American league Hag. Writing about the probable result of the world's series. Ixauilnger Plates that the Athletic find Cuba, tho National Na-tional leaguo's prolable premier, are practically of even strength, but that Frank Chance has an undeniable big fidvantaBu behind th? bat. Jn writing alout King Eddit1 Collin and King Johnny Evers, IsauilDKer jtIvck the rnowntd Cub due credit, Hnd dees not claim the speedy little White Elephant will outplay him. By James C. lomlnger, in the Philadelphia Phila-delphia North American. Comparative strcnifth of tearuB often Ig meaningless ln a short series of games like the world's contests. On paper the Athletics compare favorably with both Chicago aud Pittbburg. Take tho Cub3, for instance. The Mackmen are their equal in fielding, have a shade on them in batting, and in pitching pitch-ing strength are sreatly superior, ln catching the Cubs have a distinct advantage. ad-vantage. Both have crack Infields. Chance, Evera. Tinker and Slemfeldt form a tried and reliable ijuartet that was good enough to pilot Chicago to two world's championships, and three pennants. pen-nants. In fielding, batting and general- ship the four men are superb. The Athletics' lnf.eld Is not ns old as Chicago's, Chi-cago's, but the four men have been associated with each other long enough to work together with precision precis-ion and harmony. It Is a wonderful Infield In every way. the very best In the American league. Duvl Most Reliable First Sacker, Capt. Davis Is the only American league first basemen who has held bl.s position continuously since the league was organized. That ln Itself is pretty pret-ty good proof of his worth as a player. play-er. Davis today Is a hard hitter, faflt fielder and the best field captain In the country. Chance is a successful manager and Pavls a captain, but It would be absurd to think that'Davis won't handle the plajers as they come Just as shrewdly as Chance. Of course. Davis is only a field general, and the Athletics' tactical program will be the work of Mack, but on tho diamond Chance won't be one wbll keener than Davis In sizing up plays. Collins and Evers will have a great duel themselves. Bolh are hard hitters, hit-ters, fast fielders and quick itted players, ready to see an advnatage at any time and seize It. Evers Is regarded re-garded l.y many as knowing more baseball than any player in the rank and file. Collins Should Hold Hia Own, Me is a thorough student of the sport, and Is constantly helping tho Cubs win games by his quick think-Ing. think-Ing. Rut what of Collins? Nobody who h?s watched his work ever thought hlni a mental laggard. On the contrary, he has grasped the fine points of the sport better than any man on the team, excepting Davis. Collins has that inspiring, hustlinr; style. Is endowed with a hnir-trlgr.er brain, knows how to play for batsmen and has all the qualities that make a star ball player. He is just as good a fielder as Evers and his sunerlor as a hitler and hascstcaler. Thl does not place Mack's second baseman at any disadvantage in comparison, good as Evers is. Tinker aud Carry at shortstop are about standoffs In many ways Barry Bar-ry Is the American kacue model of Tinker. Roth are fast fielders who cover much ground and can whip the ball to first from any posit Ion. At any time Harry is likeh to hrftk up a game with a long hit, and so is Tinker. Steinfeldt Has Edoe on Eaker. Steinfeldt Is a steadier third base man than Raker. The Mack player is a great third baseman, but his pre diction to erratic throwing makes the Chicago crack the innre reliable man. at. least in fielding. In base running Raker far outshines Steinfeldt. whil--be is alr-o a much harder hli'.er. His superiority on tc inside should offset any advantage fjteinfeldt has on the defense. The two outfields nre not exactly brilliant, but thpy are steady. The addition ad-dition of Lord has made the Athletics' outfield strong at every point. There are no Ty Cobbs or Thns Speakers on the teams, but everyone ranks high in fielding. Both Murphy and Oldrlng are ."fio per cent hitter?;. Oldrin? is playing the best ball of his career. lie Is a young fellow who is as fast as a bullet and a slashing hitter. Iloiman, the Cubs' center fielder. Is also having hav-ing a big .season, so there is little to choose in cen'er field In right Murphy is a better man than Schulte. He covers the snnfiebl flawlessly," has an Iron arm and is a great clean-urr hitter. He ban a better bet-ter braii than Schulte. who ranks high in hitting, but has a sluggish temperament. Sheekard and Lord are two more expert Judges of a fl ball. Lord has the best throwing arm In tho American Ameri-can league and kills manv a batting rally by the sensational way In which he whips the ball to the infield. Lord a Better Hitter Than Slicckard. Neither is a heavy batsman. Shock-aid Shock-aid Is a light left-handed hitler, who will ?ef on base oftn, while Lord is an oxtra base clouter who hits the ball with tremendous force. Since Joining the Athletics lord's batting has shown phenomenal improvement. llo must always he considered a dangerous dang-erous man at bat Behind the hat Chicago has an overwhelming over-whelming jidvun'pge Kllng ranks head and shoulderf over any catcher In the country, and Archer 1:5 little behind hlni. Marck has some good catchers, but no really star catchers. Thomas is a bard hitter and a good general, but he can t vg like a Kling. Livingston has caught many good games or Mack but be in not the formidable backstop that the two Cub stars are. Young Ijipp Is coming forward for-ward with a rush. He whales the bulb hard and to any field, but be caue of his inexperience Thomas and Livingston will be Mack's first choices. 1 Much Depends on Mack's Catchers. 1 In away comparisons are rather' unfair lo the .Maci; backstops, for |