BOXING EXHIBITION “KID” WILLIAMS “Kid” Williams, the exchamplon GIVEN FOR SOLDIERS EEE EERE RRR EERE » 70 20 20 20 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 6 2 2 0 Se RETAIN JOE CANTILLON Joe Cantillon, after 25 of serviee In professional base- ball, announces his desire to go to France and do something for the boys over there, elther with the Knights of C« umbuns or the XY. M. CO. A, but "resident Bel- den of the Minneapolis Ameri can association club says he must come back when the war {8 over, as he is still wanted to manage the Millers when they take the field again, years *x hantamweight boxer, recently gave an benefit of soldiers encamped there, 116 pounds required for a and form of last year. way to Pete Herman. A great scrap was staged between the two garly last Herman upon a referee's decision. Williams met and defeated Former Star Twirler of Boston Braves Teaches Boys in Trenches to Throw Bombs. The photograph shows Bill former star twirler of the Braves, who is now playing with Uncle Bam's giant and crack team of fighters. “California Bill,” as he Is popularly known, shows how to throw the Boston new- Bill James, est thing In bombs, and arm has : His unerring eye ed drill instruetor, LAMB IS SEVERELY WOUNDED One of Most Brilliant Athletes of Pennsylvania State Among Those Hurt in France. Lieut. Levi Lamb, mentioned in a recent casualty list from France as se- verely wounded in action, was one of the most brilliant athletes who ever wore the colors of Pepnsylvania State, During his college career Lamb won fame the football field, the wres- tling mat and as a weight man on the track squad. For four years Lieuten- on He met and defeated some of the best college matmen. gridiron he plaved spectacularly at right tackle for three years, His goal- kicking skill enabled Pennsylvania State to tle Harvard, 13 to 13, In 1913. — — rth SEES END OF BASEBALL GAME Veteran Frank Bancroft Never Ex. pectad to Live to See Sport Die Won One Pennant. Frank Bancroft, who Is past the seventy-year mark, Is business man- anger of the Cincinnatl club, Before aking the financial end, Banny was a playing manager and gave signs from the bench. He was 80 good a director of play that he won a National league pennant in the "80s with the Provi- dence team. No one else In the game has had his long experience in the gport. “Well,” he sald mournfully the other day, “who would ever have be- Heved 1t7 1 siways thought I would die before baseball died, but here we see baseball dying before me.” WILLARD WON'T FIGHT NOW Champion Heavyweight Will Not De. fend His Title Until After War Is Concluded. grappler Jess Willard, heavywelght boxing champion, will not box to defend his title until the war Is ended. During the war he will confine himself to ex- hibitions, the proceeds of which will «§0 to war charities, X22 NEW CAMP “RABBIT” The government park at Camp built a ball Dewey for the soldiers in training there, and the boys promptly named (it in honor of Wal- Maranville, The grand stand will seat 3,600 people and the is said to be as good ever molded out of lected soll and grass, “Rabbit park” ter diamond fis any Idea Evolved by Nelson Lampert of Chicago Athletic Club—Aids De velopment of Boys. t, president of the tion and vice Dearborn Na ed the idea of ¢ 11 or aun | Chicago Athletic president of the » al bank, Fort who evoly ompulsory athletic Americans + from the o twenty-one has pr lisl short ald In the quick American race by taking Tvs tao IE AGvaniage ol » ¢ es of pared and Synops his plan to development of tl Lae ¢ the great love of outdoor sports preva- lent throughout this country. Lampert has been amateur sports developin youngsters of Chicago for many years As president of the Lincoln park board fe the he was foremost in insistence that supplying playground needs. In the management of his bank he has always been for and found strong athletics participating in sports baseball The Fort Dear of the last few horn team teur teams of the country. ——— AGES OF BASEBALL PLAYERS | Many Old-Timers, Including Doyle, Crandad and Bob Harmon Show Registration Cards. Ball players’ are very often { hard to judge. When a man has been before the public for elght or ten years the fans are prone to regard him as a | real old-timer, yet they%err frequently in their estimates of an athlete's age | When the recent decision on the work i or fight order was issu» by Secretary | of War Baker many fans were of the | opinion that Larry Doyle was over the | age and would be spared to the Giants, | yet Larry bobbed up with a’ registra- tion card which showed that he is in class 4A of the draft. On top of that, John McGraw wired to Otis Crandall, who has been pitching In the Pacific Coast league, to find out how he stood, and Otis, who is a real veteran, replied that he is in Class 4A. And it wasn't #0 long ago that Bob Harmon, resent. ing the application of the word “old” to him, produced a registration card showing that he is twenty-nine years old, anges Portion of Hyde Park Given Over to American Y. M. C. A. for Con- tests on Wednesday. The London Times says: “A por tion of Hyde Park, near the Prince of Wales gate, has been granted to the Amgrican Y. M. ©. A. for baseball games every Wednesday, The grant was secured by W. F. Dixon, athletic secretary for the American Y. M. C. A, through Sir Randolph Baker, chalr man of the committee of hospitality for American soldiers and sallors In Great Britain, Before the ground was secured It was necessary for the king to sign a grant, EERE REE EEE E EERE RX DIRECTORS IN ARMY inence for Work in France. Sullivan, Olympic Runner; Dun. bar, Well- Known Bowler and Dwight, Yale Coach. have Four athletes Just of prominence recruited by the national war council of the Y. M. C. A. to go to France as directors in the army schools of athletics, They are: Edwin Crowds, oldtime Princeton football star; J. P. Sullivan, Olymple runner; Alexander Dunbar, one of the hest-known bowlers in the country, and B, H., Dwight, Yale baseball coach and tennis player. Edwin Crowdis Is a preacher by pro fession, and left the to vol unteer for “Y" service abroad, He was Bill” Edwards’ i the famous Princeton fo which defeated both At that time he been pastorate r mate Harvard and WHR One in collegiate Yale, best-known baseball men athletic circles, Si an is Ami { ity Amer He was a contestant of club, In i the Irish New York in 1008 to 1912 he hold the member Athletic fr an record for the mile run, 4:22, from the United States in the Olymple game and London. Dunbar made na a bowler and the #opliners in that bra: He is also an excellent b Dwight is a Yale gra student days was nat natio as is regn WHY KAHANAMOKU 1S A DUKE Champion Hawalian Swimmer Has No Other Ducal Domain Than the Surf at Waikiki, “While Duke Kahanamoku very fine H ry r a title of Coppin! AR TAA LLL Duke Kahanamoku. who hall from Hawail," Withington had come all the way from Cambridge to see the duke swim, “What is Kahanamoku of? we asked Withington, laughed, “ ‘He 18 the duke of Walkiki,' he re- plied. ‘He has no ducal domain other than the surf at Walkikl. You know Walkikl 1s the Coney Island of Hono- Inlu, Kahanamoku was bred in the surf and first earned his living and came to prominence as a surf rider for the entertainment of the tourists. He became a general favorite and some- body nicknamed him the duke of Waikiki. In time he became just the duke. His real first name is Pahoa" the duke and he EERE EEEREREERE EERE EERE FE PENNSYLVANIA STATE ITEMS New ton broken Ground wns plant Hamilton here for a government for the manufacture of sulphuric acid will employ 2250 men, Poy oF An St JIArys by John automobile owned vy and boro far wore chos . Hazleton : i : derner, Mount © W. Hough B. 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