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ATHLETICS
ATHLETICS ON JUMP
FOR FIRST REAL BALL
CONTEST OF SEASON
1 Two Squads Will Play
Full Game This After
noon Jaylown Fans, on;
Half Holiday, Eager for
1 -Fray Weather Good.
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rxoti aTtrr cottncsroNnrNt.
.UCKSONVtM.n. Fla.. Mnrch 6. All
Jacksonville h nwnltlnp tho Itrnt lent,
baseball gntnp of Mm senson tills nftor
hoon. H vltl be played by two nrtiml.
of Connie Mack's aggregation of Ath
letics. One of these will bo based on llio
I.ajolc-Brtrry combine nnd the other on'
the Kopf-Mclnnlt duet. The nninos of
the tcami will be X anil Y, because
neither of the pciionhel Is ct hnonii.)
Mack, stntei), however, that he would en-.
denvor to Ble cacli as ninny rcyrnlais ns
possible, In ordei that the il,i tnltflll lie
ciial. This ho llmircd would Kcoji tho!
men on the Jmnpand ""l allow them tul
loaf, ns the. often do when the regulars
piny the Ynnlfinns,
Thl opcnliiK contest of the season "III1
bo a Rood drawlntr card, it has been ex
tensively advertised and the lucnl biifHj
me sure to ,bc out In full rorce, us It Is
a, linlf-holldny heir on Saturday. Tho
weather Indications are perfection.
Vcstetday the Meld was so wet from
rain that only the pitchers nnd catchers
wero allowed to ko on the Held. All 1.'.
of the hurlers wcic out by 2 o'clock nndi
bad Instructions from .Mack, Davis and'
Thomas. They had a big afternoon of It,
pitching steadily as lone " each thought
best. The result was. that by the thno
tho day began to wane sonic of thn
ouii(; men bad sotten a bis bead of
steam and were sending the balls Into
tho cntchcrs with all the speed they pos
sessed, Curves aro still tabooed.
I.ajolc encased In batting drill until
he -was forced to retreat to the shower
bath because there Was no placr left
to chase his dttves. "1 don't know when
I felt so cood," said t.atry ns the per
spiration trickled from his forehead.
COOMBS, IX RARE FORM,
VOWS HE'LL COME HACK
"Iron Man" Sure of One of His Great
est Seasons.
j DATTO.VA. ria . March -.lark Coombs,
the famous "Iron Man' who helped to pitch
the Philadelphia Athletic to more than nnn
worm's championship. scotTs tit tho throry that
"they ncer conip back " .lack Is com Ins bnk,
h i. and In hopca to help pitch thu
Superbas to Ictory In tlif com In rampalsn.
"I never felt better In niy life. nald Coombs
Jat nlsht In rcsponsn to a query rcRanlliiK
hla health. T feel na strong an cter In hII
my life, and. In fact, I mav truthful!) h.i th it
this U tho bent training irlp I har ever put
tn. Now tt mav bo that t ant apcaklnK a
little too soon but nil slsns point to n complete
recoxpry. I hap brcn tutltrs mv arm, and It
has Htnod up well under It I can put n lot
of Htuff on thn old leather when I rut looso
a little, but I'm Koine alone casll.",
WHITTED, IX JACKSONVILLE,
EN ROUTE TO PHIL CAMP
Ex-Brave Declares He Expects to Sign
Contract.
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TACKSONVIW T. Kin.. March I,
Oeoriti!
TMllttcd, fomcrl of Ilia i!nton . II
MMert throiiKh thin cltv on iTiCu wav lh
J,Ftenblle, lust lltuht lln ntnle.T llint hn linrf
not rlKnert a contract et wlthvthe Phllllcii.
hut thomiit that hn wouhl iln bo Jle ilcnlcil
the iitnry thai appeared In Krlrtay-mornlns'
pipers to the rfTcct that he had accented the
terms offered bv the Philadelphia National
T.eiiruo Club hut confirmed the HiENtNO
LEitora's cxcIubUc atory of hlw plans.
LOSS COSTS READING LEAD
Groystock Five's Victory Upsets
Visitors' Calculations.
Eastern League
L.AST NIOHT'S RESlTl.TS.
Ore stock, i". neadlnc. in.
standing or Tin: owns
w I. p r w i. p r
mden . -! 1.1 Kill lie Nrrl .. 17 M .4.VI
tjcadlni; .. 22 11 .ISO UlcvMnck . II SI .100
Trenton ... ISn 4SII Jasner . 14 'J'-' ."!i
scircw i.n i-on tonioiit
Grevatoek lit le Ncrl
I amden at nradlm;
Tre Orejttoek hjtkeiball team nminued Ha
Mctnrtoiia career, il-reailmr lleaillnir. L'T to
in in Cooper Ualtallou Hall last nlchl In an
T.nMern Icaarue name The ilctori knoi krd
tho upatnte team out of flrat plaie. which por
tion Cnniden nniv occupies. The rliala m
clah tnnlKht In Tleadlns. Incldentalb ihe
triumph enabled tho Oreia tn climb nut or
last place, a position uhlch the Jasper team.
nnn vuaiiiuiuiia, now noin
In an exrltlne; eitra-perlod itame. St. Aloyelua
defeated I'. II. n. Y. M, C. A.. 27 to i'R.
Two rout tosses by Palato In the extra play
off clinched the icamo for the "Saints."
Anchor Club beat Ardenca IJos' riub. of
Starr Onrden plavsrouod In n hotly foucht
contest by the score of .VI to an.
Tho OrmanloHii Prlcnds' School fle orr
whelmed the Ambler HIkIi School team on the
Queen Iinu floor yesterday, SU to 20,
Defeating Quluteic last nlirht by tho score
or SO to 2d. Kmrrson clinched the pennant in
the Camden City League.
KELLY BEATS KItAUSE
Wind-up at Quaker Club Was Pretty
Bout.
Freddy Kellj drfratrd Johnnv Kniuse In
the wind-up at the Uuakrr Ity Athletlu luh
last nlcht. In the Heinlwlnd-uti llnbbv Wlllama
defeateil Tnr.imy llllev tn six hard rounds
Tommy Hudson shaded Joe I'helan in six
lively rounds, Jimmy Caialdv beat Dannv Mu
Mahon In a bout, Johnny Mc.Vvoy ahoweil
that lie ran still pumh tome, by ttonphiK
Johnnv May in four rounds. In tho openim?
bout Harrv Rrenncr beat Tommy Dunn in six
roujxh rounds,
fleorRu Chancy last nUht at ilaltlmoro nut1
foucht "Oal" Ifelaney of Clet elaud. In a
JO-round batth? Iicforo .'nOO perfeoiiH, 'I ho Ital
timorcai. had the belter of his antaitoiiut
in virtually every romd. but the Westerner
was Kame. lie fouctht baik to the beat or
hla ability, but I'hanev wuh the stronger of
tho two. lita purches tarried more vvelRht.
and he displayed a keener knowledge of the
tlner points or tlie same
younjt Ocorca Chip of Tamanua. eave Youna
I'sllly, of Allentown lb sreatest punching of
hla life before the Tamanua A. C. at Tama
oua laat nlsht t hlo punished Itellly hard
to the Jaw ami body In every round but was
unable tn deliver the sleeper. The bell saved
Itellly In the luth In .he amlwlnd-up Kid
Hbune. of Allentown, knotked out Younj
Maurtry. of Nes'iuehonlne, In the first round
K O Drown, o' the Kast Hide, outpointed
Frank Demeycr of Urooklvn. In ID fast rounds
oi liKhtlnz at the Vauderbllt A. C. In Ilrook
yn. last nlsht.
Johnny Pnunmie. of Jeraey city sparrinc
paitnrr to Joe Khuitrue, and Joe tSoldbersr, of
Iloobester, louKDt 10 rounds to even honors at
the Flonecx A. V Nw ork last nlaht.
Ralph Continues Good Work
I-.dward Italph ronrer world's champion at
povket bllllarde. dsftaud . II. Clearwater In
their Wu-pulnt match at Allmser's Academ
laat night, Ut to iVJ. Italuh evidently did
not Intend to allow ilaarwater to ataln regalu
ihe TO balla ihat he ntev'ed to get on an equal
Mid with him. for he started Ut with a rush
and pUrtd close and .oas,aient pool, roaklBE
t tuffti run oi zo ai'a ueivre i leerwater naa
baBce to set in Ihe am In the fourth
itiuie FUlpii had a irai i ' a wiw. and from
thU S4se held Clearwater at a ear distance.
Gym Exhibit at Uieatnut Hill
A a, Uwa to a ulh-.,' ul seasoB. Hudent
f the Conut Hill Ata.em Ukw a gjpa
Baatli: xMbJtIon Ust evening Ui thetr
uauuaa 5T t MrlUi Thr ckMWtioa inarka
Hie oJ uf the moat KK-ieeavil season of eu
.iaUe wWk tin, aufdemj has eve had riitU
irti year axunaaik work lias been a dead
!u lait tbroush the vfTeru vt Coach Uuk--
ix new life hM been InaiilUd In that line of
spin i.
German Swimmers to Meet
Memoiis or the vvnuiun.a viae ut ihi f'hlla
.tcltdiia Turosjs-mrlua 'H J 'tooed
i,vSttlU)lll iutt,l !iui'tt ! Msiih 1ft.
JfffmUt f naUv. evenia arc UWed
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ERNE AND COLEMAN
MEET AT NATIONAL
Gray's Ferry Veteran on Edge
for Comeback at Frankford
Fighter Other Bouts.
Tl VI IJrne, Gnu's Kcrrj veteran. lll
ciitlcasor lo pioo his supcrloiity ocr
Tommy Colcmnn, Kmnkforil's clever
IlKtleum.in, w hen the pair clash totilRlit
at the National Club. In their last bout
Coleman won ihe ilcclslon but JJrno
tliouelil he 1 It 1 not hnvo a fair deal. He
la prlmoil ns nevct before ami piomlaea
Coleman u sl-toiiiiil IiosIiir lesson
The pioRiani follows: ,
I'lrpt limit V mintr Ti.h.r. 17th urtl. vii. Kd-
dle Jli.ru 1). 1 Ittlo lUll
ijetnnd . uuiJ unti hcrKUiion, ManRjunU, vs.
Jack niira, Nc lork.
Thliu I out -Willie Mack, Soulliunrk, s.
Tiiiunn Allen e York
SeinlAluii-tip ,liinni I'ux, Han Kranclsco, vs.
IMrrj Hmltli. IMh Wild.
Whid-uji inline. Line lra's Ferr, vs.
Tommy t-ulcinan, t rankforil.
Kid Hroitl. tho lmal nilllkcn boxer, will fight
In Npm lork tonight Ho meets Charley 'Web.
bcr. ot llrooriln, ut the wuetnsboro A. C.
WILLIAMS STARTS TRAINING
Kid Williams, the bantamweight tltleholdcr,
cot down tn real work toda for hla bout with
.lohnnj Khbune the foatherwclKlit klnc, which
is scheduled to tuko place nt tho Olympla
March 17. 1 Ida mornlnK Williams burned
up thn roads in 1'ulrmount Park, and ho villi
continue thla form of exercise tveri morning
until the day of the match. This afternoon
ho worked out at llcrrmunn'a Kmnaslum, box
In? with hla sparring pal titers, skipping the
lope, plnjlns handball and taking up other
physlcul e, clnra Kllbune will be In town
next Wcdnesdav and ho will train at Jimmy
loughert'a Crum !.nn aiup
Haverforil in Gym Jlect
The llaverford Co lese Rvmnaslum team
meetii New lork I nlverallv at Atlanilc citj
tonight 'I en urn are lo reprr-iint eath 10I
Icbc. Walsh as First Baseman
Connie Mack Is giving Jimmy Walsh,
outfielder, a try at fltst base. It la not
probable, that tho Athletics' leader la
thlnklns seriously of shifting Stuffy Mc
Innla to third, as soma believe, but merely
pursuing lila policy of preparedness.
Harry DavIh can scarcely bn expected tn
step Into the broach us lip did three jears
ago. Mack would hardly undertake to
"make over" two players, creating two
problems, when now bo faces only one
developing a third baseman. Neverthe
less, It should be remembered that some
of the Btars of tho gume havo been made
over. The most notable Is Wagner, of
the Pirates. From a mediocre outllelder
he became the greatest of short fielders.
Danny Murphy was a product of Mack's
shift. Walsh Is u promising player, so
much so that after disposing of him once
Mack lost little time In bringing him
back to tho Athletics' fold. He has not
the "reach" of Daubert or Schmidt, but
li rangier than Mclnnls. He Is young.
As a utility first sacker he should make
good.
Sherwood Magee has recovered from
IiIh slight Injury, caused by a full, and
h again In active practice with the Braves
at Macon.
Another Alclnnis?
Ilunny Drier Is making; a strenuous hid for
first sucker's berth for the Chicago hite Box
After one practice came In Callfurnia Manager
Rowland put Drier on the first souad and put
Jack Kournler on the second. Ilrlef haa made
a touple of home runs and wma other healthy
wallops since the Sox landed In California.
"Rip" Hagerman, pitcher, has Jumpel
back to the Cleveland Americans. ThlS
action was taken after the youth had
signed a contract with Tinker to play
with the Chlfeds. Hagcrman's lawjer
advised the second jump.
Mel Sheppard's retirement Is a distinct
loss to the athletic world. His Injury
last month puts him out of sports per.
manently. Sheppard holds ejght world's
championships and has won more than t00
merals.
James' Idea of Air. James
Big Bill Juniaji la now the only Brave
niUwlng. Pitcher Strand reached Macon
yteterday. The world's series hero con
tinue to demand more money and threat
una to jump to the Federals, although
bound to a three-year contract signed
after a substantial raise in salary follow
ing hla victories Ust October. President
ailmore, of the Federals promises to keep
hi ha lull off James, at the urgent re
quest of President Oaffney. of the Boston
club, ailmore. at the same time, curtly
advU Uaffna xnd his associates to fol
low tne Fed Utility about tampering with
players It probably would have a salu
tary effect on Mr James ei larfc-ed ago If
both factions of uaudom would treat bun
u tbey appear to bo ucatir.g C Mui shall,
ou-tlun Plully pUier.
BIG BALL GAME TODAY YALE FIVE MEETS PENN MEN TONIGHT
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Ball Camp Notes
1 OS ANOlM.n.s, Oil , Mnrrli O.-Klrpfor nml
Iikict will pltcli in Hie t'hlraKu While fnx
rractlre Knnio Willi In Anuelr? lnla Tlp
ftdwlnnit mitiiul rut out mornlnK drill for tli
lo hiul wnt onleind in rrport for crk jt
noon
TA.MI'A. Pin . Mnrrli -.limm Archer lw
1 I'oeli nppolntril manxrer of the ChlcnKO C'uli
' lo.nni, which will iiliv Ihc Phillies t ft
lvtciburR Mnmlm The rubs lltnhcreil up on
tin- high ppou In the hall Mini arb ti"la
nml ulll pln n pecnlnnlnc Knine brtwpen
I1VVNV Cuba March il diaries Peal
who hopped from the world' champion Proves
to the "t 1 ou'i I'ccR knocked out the Ihst
home run In the UrM Kame of the Sloo-T ed
trohilnc m-ason The l'eda will play a team
which Marsahs has gathered up,
MACh.V, na . Vlarih i! -Oeorse Tiler 1 al
leai.v liolllrisr under the lleorcln sktfB Three
hive rrnpned out nlcolv. vlacee In Imrrovlnit
lapllh With better weather todiv the chain
Plons chased tl.e pellet nil the fnster to mako
up for vrsttrdav'a enrorcnl Idleties
'JAV ANTONIO Te Mnull 11 -When the
Indians nlav their tlrat exhibition came th'i
nrterniwin wlih !-iin Antniiio Ilav llmpmau
will have Nap Uitnlea old place 111 the bat
ting oroer. Chapman lccl In tho bnttlnK on
tho all-etnr tour iast fall
fiAVTONA Fla.. Miirrll II Charlel Ubbetla
has to havo his hollditv. Toda, when tho
icKUlars uiiili'i .lake Dauhert line up acalnst
thw VnnnlKlina under Hummel, tho Iodeers
president will present a Mac to the Davtnni
Athletic Association utlu HtenKCI Is on tho
hospital list
CHAnLOTTKSVII,l.l:n Manh ll.-Snow
nnd rain combined fnned Orlrflth'a NatlonnN
to the cvninasliiui for their training todiv
In addition to their bar ami truik work tin
ulaverc pracllred for n minstrel show, planned
to welcome Griffith on arrival Monday.
COJtXELli KEIjAYISTS jIEET
I'EXN'S AT (JAMES 1IEKE
Meadowbrook Meet Will Bring Mile
Squads Together.
'cmell I nlversltj has sent In lis relay team
enir ror the one-mile raio asalnst the t'nl
vcrslty of lvnuslvanla ot the Meadowbrook
names !-alurda night. Mureh 11, nt Conven
tion llnll Lew fa, houdcr. Starr and Hcckwilu
are the. first four, with I'rim Howard, Ache
son, Kchllcter, Hartsch and Irish ns substitutes
Cornell doesn't ippear as formidable na In for
mer j ears, nnd It doea not look aa If this team
will stand n chance against the Tenn four,
composed of Meredith, I.lpplneott. Ixickwood
and Kaufmann
Ahah ltlehaids, the Olympic champion IiIeIi
Jumper, was also entered bv the Cornell man
agement, itlchnrds will ttv his link In the
blah lump -hot put and pole vault. He i lo
iln , onlder'd one o the best all-round nth
Me In Mnerlia an,i will tie a lotitestaut In
tii'1 deLiitlilnn nt tho renn itiajs lu Atrll
i nts will also npfeir in n scratch high
luii p ns lompetltion with Joe Itomls. of Chl
cuK Jennings, of New York, Ilarwlse, of
I liostou nnd Ciane of Meadowbrook. if tho
present plans materialize. l,oomls wired vta
terdav thut lie would not compcto In handicap
events
I.lpplnudt. Jones. Patterson. Mejer, llrewer
n-id I'olltzer have been Invited to run against
iiln at ." jnrds
c A Sehtll, of the Artisan A. A . will bo a
competitor in the BO-yard handicap.
HUHN-JENNINGS IN FINAL
Men Who Fought for 1913 Squash
Racquets Titlo Again in Limelight.
W. II. T Huhn defeated W J McQIlun in
the scminnal round of the Ilacnuet Club's
squash racquets championship, and will meet
Jennings In the final round ror that title.
Three other squash matches were plaved ea
terdav. J. M. Wlstcr defeating A. II. Mellor
by threo games to two in thn semifinal of
Class A singles handicap, and U Curtis win
ning from II. K. Itally by three games to one
in the second round or the same event. In
tho semifinal round of Class D. Witney Wright
defeated Walter Clothier by threo games to
two.
Tho mueh-delajed 1011 squash racquets
match has been decided, W II T. Huhn win
ning the title. It Is a singular coincident that
Jennings and Huhn are to meet in the 1011
championship.
HORSEMEN DINE TONIGHT
Ritz.Carlton
to Bo Scene
Gathering.
of Big
A large group or prominent horsemen of i
this ard other cities will attend the dinner
tnnliht at the Tl U-Carlton, which Is primarily I
given In honor of William C. Wilson, master
of the Chester Valley Bunt. The dinner will I
be made, however, an occasion for Ihe iIIb
cusslon by national authorities of the hem
means to promote Interest In horses and their
development. .
An elalwratB pn grain of entertainment, I
music vaudeville and amateur talent haw lieen
piovlded. The roirmlltee in charge rnnslsta ,
n IMi-irlea If llnnvlllnn ehilrniom 1Vnn.,lu '
iv i i lift i ire iii iiiiiitivii iiintiiivii 4 iaiiv,iO
It Straw bridge. Charles W Walker, Harry
C Yarrow, Jr.. Nathaniel Kwlng. Jr. Charles
W llray, Francis D llreves, Jr., Walter U,
Sibley nnd William V Kottcrall.
Decisions in Gayety Bouts
Three bouts In the 12.'-pouiid preliminary
class tnd two special bouts made up the box
ing program at the Uaet Theatre last night,
'Ihe dret special bout was bet wen Johnny
( lark and Joe Drown, who were too heavy for
the ISA-pound class, but wanted to fight any.
bow Clark made Drown quit In one round
In the second special Jamea Laskley, of the
llrookbn Navy Yard, knocked out M Pearson,
of the Philadelphia Nav Yard. In one round
The results of the other bouts were. l'JS-pound
elats-Bditle Kelly beat Kddle Smith, three
rounds; Johnn Kelly iieat Paul Smith, nn
round, Harry Hughe beat John Flood, three
round j
Foursome Play Results
AlKKN, C. MarUi 0. In the fourth dav s
play tn the mlied foursome hand leap on the
Palrnetic Unas twr ptiee ihivcwu vr
Oliver lseliu th results were as folio
'almetto links for prills offered b;
Mrs
owe:
Mine ClaudLa Pbelpe and Oarrlek Mallery
US) tied wltb MUa Tappln and Brnet t
Thompson (IS) . Mlee Alexander and I.. Hough
toii (111 defeated Mr C. Oliver iMlIn and
Hairy I-a Uonugne (111) 'J up and 1 to play,
Mr. and Mrs Oliver Perln (9) defeated Mr.
and Mrs John Mtgte (83). J up. Mr (leorge
IU111U ana 1 vv nisi ,ur aeieavea JAre
Joetan c iuaw ua ui
Jeorge I 3:ett (12), a
and .
Big Ed Walsh Routed
OAKLAND al March 0 b Wslsb trteil
a oatetHu.kNsiuiii sgalnat ami Franclaco
terdja and was knocked out of tiie box tne
Seal a, tuning fiwu tne gut, secvad, U to 2.
fW Pf f
DEPARTMENT STORE GOLF
SUNSHINE FOR PHILS'
BIG CONTEST TODAY
Bert NichofT, Ex-Red Infieldcr,
Tries Workout at Second
Base.
. ST. PBTmtSIlL'RG, Flu., Mnrrli G.-TIip
fcun shone with August wmmlh this
inoinlug, when the members of the Phil
lies' baseball sfuuil emerged from their
sleeping nuattciH and prepaicd for the
hlko lo ConV Pot Park.
Mutiager Pal Mornn niinotinccil Hint
Ihcrp vvoitl 1 stttely ho n practice gnme this
iirternonn between th regulnis nnd tho
"Irrogulms" Since thn iniinagcm nt Is
pcimltllng the totirl.itH to wltncis Iho
icheuiHnls ftce of clinrge It N ppocteil
thin ilii sl.iiids and Held will bn Illicit
with rani. Bert Xlehoff. foimcr Cincin
nati pl.ijer PNchanged for Oooln. pnic
tlcctl this ltioinlnsr with the sound for
tho llrst time. Part of l'no tlnin ho
worked out nt third and tigaln he spent
a long session at second.
Bob Barrett Defeats Proctor
At Desmond's Irfhlch llllllard Itooirs 2lnh
street and l.ehlgh avenue last night Unhert
inrrett defeated Don I'roctor bj tho sioie or
7." to 01.
"Alight Have Been"
Jlcrc's In "Thr days that might have
been":
line's to "The llfr I mipht havr led";
Thr fame I miqht hair finthcinl fu
Thr filoi'ii waii I mlfhl hair airtf
Gicat "Might llair lice i," rfiiiifc fo you
fnoii ri ftioiir whcie thousands hail
,l)i(J then there looms another tino
olso "might have been" in jail.
0 "fOiirf of Might llaxc lleen," tco (tun
ll'lli aching henits to where you wait;
Where crimson flics of glory burn,
And lauiel orotcits the guarding gate;
Wo piay not sec across your fields
The sightless skulls that kneto their
woe
The biol.cn spears the shattered
shields
7inf "might have been" s truly so.
"Of all sad troifis o fondue or pen"
Ho wails the poet in his pain
The saddest are, "It might have been,"
And world-wiilc runs the dull rerain.
The saddestr Yes but in the jar
This thought brings to mo with its
curse,
1 sometime think the gladdest are
"It might liaic been a blamed sight
worse."
Explaining It
Dear Sir Will you please explain to
me tho reason for all this sympathy or
alleged sympathy for the eteian ball
JIMMY FOX
The clever coast featherweight
will make his second appearance
in a Philadelphia ring when he
opposes Little Harry Smith, the
local hard-hitting southpaw, in
the semifinal at the National A.
C. tonight. Fox is primed up to
show to the best of his ability.
iiBe
II mF
Tl i.i.ii it liTUnMY .480 v. QMi-B)' L m I
THE. GE.RSAAr- TROCHES
MOTHIrO(3 ON THIS
HAVE
POUflEXHUIMJ. IX RAI.E F01l.ll.
IMJFBATS BIIHEXB .MILUUKX
Kinal Billnid Score nt Union League
is -100 to 200.
am vi turn nit.i.iAni) standi.no
W. I,. Il.nve. H, run
Mayer ... 'J I) in 1-"1 "
i'nFgenburK . . - o " iri-,l HS
Lot d 2 I 11 Ifl-'Jl 47
I led Ion . IIS )-1.1 f.S
Unidnee .... 1 I 11 IS-STi ''
Mllturii 1 2 T SH-sa fid
lluilon 0 I 7 117-11 :it
Hreek me; CJreek In the ninth gnme ot the
tournament list night nt tho Union Ix-ngue
for the national nmileur 1S.2 billiard cham
plonshlii, when J Terdlnand roggenburg, of
tho New ork I.lcderknnz SneUty, Interni
tlonnl nnd flve-tlinn national champion, staged
.1 finish of teil championship calibre and de
feated another wearer of the laurel wreath In
llugeno MUhurn. of Memphis, champion of nil
DKMatid, Uin to Kill, coming rrom the lear
ol a ,'1-pnlnt lend b ruiM of 40. fit and .IS
to win The afternoon game waa won by
llotiert N Lord. Chicago, from Coiwln Hus
ton Detroit, 100 to L")l
Superb use of a dend ball and excellent
position plnvlug enabled Hubert N tyrrd, of
chtrugn to gain his second victory esterday
ifternonn, when he defeated Cnrwin Huston,
of the Detroit Athletic Hub. 4 to 2111 Lord
plnjed a spectacular game coming from the
real In thi lltb Inning, but his Impetuous
neF.s cost him ma- polnta. whllo Huston
worked tho safety game lo tho limit.
Yale Oarsmen on Itivcr Early
NKV HAVnN. Conn. March n Tho Yale
vaislly crew enndh'ates as boated oftei a
Mhake-up bv Coach Ou Nickalta, wero out on
ihe Quliinlac Itlver vesterday afternoon This
in the i idlest water practice for tho candl
dites In ninny years.
plnvor who loses out? Am a rule, 'ne Is
still In possession of his health and is
Kcncrnlly under 40. I'll admit such sym
pathy Is all be.vond me. r. r.. .1.
The avernfie veteran who drops nut
isn't tt star nnd never was one. As .1
title, he has Riven Ids career to baseball
and has mado only cnoiidh money to
support his fatnllj. As u rule, he is
thrntiKli ut l". supposed ti bo fno prime
of life. At that nee he has Riven his
best years to a profession that leaves
him trained for no other Job.
nut thero Is somethlnc beyond all this.'
Baseball brings tho player beneath the
fcpotllBht. As a birr lenmier his Maine
and 'ills record aro Known from coast to
toast and back again. He has frrown ac
customed 16 tho old hlp-hlp nnd the Ju
bilee. Ho has been favored with the nd
miration of thousands. And then, al
most without wurnlnR-, he drops Into the
night.
The Case of Walsh
It is hard to see how tiny sport-lovins
citizen could refrain from sympathizing
with Ed Walsh. With him It Isn't a
matter of salary loss to any great e
tent. Milt hero Is a great pitcher wlio
had grown accustomed In game after
game to swing In, amid the cheers of
tho enraptured populace, from the far
corner of tho Held to rescue a battle
hanging In the balance. And then, wjhlle
still a young giant In tho best of health,
something crarks In the shoulder blade
tho old rubber wears out or tho main
spring snaps and Walsh la a spectator
and thn old huzza Is hushed.
Sympathy doesn't nlwas Involve
finance, even Ip this commercial age. It
often sinks riulte u trifle deeper.
With Apologies tn Maude
Frank llaker, on a suntnier'a day,
Ilaked the meadow sweet with hay,
llenealh his old cap glowed an eye
That used to 7i( 'cm Jar and high.
And as he grappled with the bean
Jle pondered on the Old Machine;
The Good Old Days when long ago
He waved a bat a ltd not a hoe.
And as he raked amona the rocks
lie thought of ilarquard in the box;
lie seemed to hear a dashing clout
And then a mighty cheer and shout,
Frank llaker on a summer's day
Arose and beat it from the hay.
Arose and sent this wire to Mack
"Pleaso can l have my old job backt"
"I see where the Irish are supposed to
be disappearing from baseball," comments
I, h. J. "Aren't there still moro great
Irish players than any other nationality?"
An all-star elub would have for catchers
Archer, Irish, and chang. German; for
pitchers Johnson. Scotch-English; Alex
ander, Scotch; Mathewaon. English; Ru
dolph, German. For tho Infield Mclnnls.
Irlih; Collins, Irish; Maranvllle. Irish;
I)aker-an English monicker. The out
nUl would be Cobb. Speaker and Craw
ford, being neither Irish nkr German
Just the plain old American name minus
ihe bjphen, rules the games by a wide
margin etui.
YALE BATTLES PENN
IN CAGE TONIGHT
Contest Will Have Important
Bearing on Collegiate
Basketball Championship.
coM.i:r.i; uaski:tbai.i, standi mi.
I"t. I"IS.
It. for ng'st. r C.
2 ls.1 ll!J .711
2 151 14U .711
It "JO I IM .rt!7
4 'Jll m .,-"i
ii ini 2is . "
7 1.111 2U1 ,IW)
Yalr r.
Princeton r
Cornell 11
Columbia r,
Pennsylvania :i
1 artmouth I)
TONWirrs" sciiumji.n.
1'rnn, at Yale, Dartmouth, ot Princeton.
Ynlo will bo lighting for tho basketball
championship ronl-ht when she meets
Pcnnaylinnl.i at Wclghtman Hall. At
present Ynlo is leading tho leaguo and .1
lotory over IV1111 tc night will mean at
tho wot.st Ynlo will tlo for the champion
ship, anil If Princeton should bo defeated,
will win the title. With such a big Incen
tive for good vvoili it Is assuied Yalo will
put up n despot uto gamo tonight.
There are n-anv followers who believe Pcnn
'Jlvania will turn tho trick. They bao their
relief 011 tho bis Improvement tho Uani has
made the post month l-ost week It defeated
Dartmouth deilHlvcly nnd showed torm thit
was up to tin' very best In tho league Pcnn's
squad vvos defeated by Yaln on Iln uvvn lloor
and Is determined tn oven tho score.
Tho freshmen will ploy the Central Hleh
School team preliminary to tho big mutch.
I his should bo n very Rood came, as both
teams aro fast. After tho eamo. as usual,
dancing will ho permitted. This has become
iiulte a feature of basketball nt iVnnB,u,,ni,
and Is lust heglnnjiiR to be appreciated by tho
undergraduates.
.iii iiue-up 01 me twu teams
is as toiio.vs
),ennslvanla.
Ullllamson
J iNlfhnl...
frtolhach
"allace .. ..
Evans
Yale.
forward Slackpolo
.forward Kinney
rentre s. K. Smith
guard Yrnold
..uunrd Tatt
Penn Freshmen.
rhllBdclphI.1 C. 11. S.
Jeff rods....
Hums
Welch
Williams ..
Oram..'. ...
....fnrwnrd Ward
.lorwani iowier
cntia Turr
..guard ltutler
guard DeUuig
C0RXKLL PUTS COLUMBIA
OUT OF BASKKTBAMi BACK
New Yorkers Lose Interesting: 212 to
19 Battle.
Cornell defeated Columbia In a hard-foushl
bosketba I gamo at Ithaca last night, iL' to 111.
taking tho lead at the start and holding It
throughout tha game, except Just before tho
closo of the first half, when tho Now Yorkers
made It a 7 to T tie for a few mments. Cor
nells victory puts Columbia out of nny possi
ble chance to win. '
VANDERBILT CUP RACE
STARTS AT NOON TODAY
Weather tnd Track Reported
Ideal Cooper Out of Con
test Burman in Case.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.
Under Ideal weather and track condl
tlons the Vanderbllt cup race will be
run today on tho Exposition point.
Thirty-one cars will face the starter when
they aro sent nway nt 12:03 p. m. Ex
pert drivers state that tho race will be
won by a TO-mllo paco.
1 T'lerohave been two Important switches
In the list of drivers, nob Btirntaii takes
Uto place of Harry Grant In the Case car
that made such a Rood showing in the
Grand Prix a week ago, and Grenat will
take the place of Earl Cooper lit the
Stulz car. Cooper was taken seriously III
ast night and will be unable to compete
In tho race. ,
The Francis Special Is n possible post
entry. The race will be finished about 5
o clock coast time, or S o'clock Eastern
time.
NEW YORK RACING DATES
Four Months of Sport Arranged by
Jockey Club.
pLrVVee'-tei,
here veeterdav Thn i.-im1,, ,.":?. f"
reopened and meets -will bo held there and a?
Aqtteuuet and at the Bmplre city track fn
honkers. a well as at Belmont piitv .2
rhlch last both 'sprlnVtid falTdT1'have
been assigned. As usua . the entlro nwnth of
Aurusi in given over to Baratoei. The orS
5P"" .-for .Lh "an ' longe? and mo?e
dler" Pl?.ttan f ,y time ln"e the pasage
of antl-tiettliut legislation In this stale nil
year. ago. TKe 'outlook la that restricted lit!
Hob will not be Interfered with thli aasJi
The date, for the New Vork racei "aiT0"'
, estoheeter llaclng Assoolatton. Ilelmont
IPark. Queens, Long Island, Thuraday. liayso!
to Wedneaday. June 8. Sixteen days.
Metropolitan Jockey Club. Jamaica. Long
&unt Th,urdy' June i0- i0 Vrlday, JuneS?
Queen. County Jockey Club. Aqueduct. Lone
fjland. Saturday, June 20. to Tuesday, July 13.
rifteen dass.
Empire City Itaclng AMoclatlon. Yonkers, N
Y. Wednesday. July U, to Saturday. J.uly 31
Sixtsen days.
earatoaa AuocUtlon Saratoga, Spring. N
Y . Monday. August !. to Tueeday. AuguM 31.
Twenty-tuo das. "
Weatchuter Racing Aawoclatton Belmont
Park Queens. t.oug Island Wednesdaj Sep
tember 1 to ruela, September 14 Twelve
dav.
Pii'iiik limit Ha- iog Aij'i.Utlon lousi tal-l-
1j) 15 UUiid Wednesda June , and Sat
ui'dn) June J. X tla.
PENN TEAMS ARE OFF
FOR STAR INDOOR MEEi
IN NEW YORK TONlGIii
Quakers Enter Seven m
Nine Big Track and
riem ivenis in p,,
Great Collegiate Contest
.uuie onanges Planned)
A squad of nearly so" men. if,. ..,..
tho track nthletes of fno UntvcMU,'
Pennsylvania, left nt 2 o'clock (hi. ..
noon for Now York, where they win 3
pete tonight In tho llrst set of bS?
games ever hrld by the IntercoCn
A. A. A. A. Tho Quakers will ffi
In seven of tho nlno event. .1 5
program. This Includes rive relay 1m'
and two team field events. The V tm
races in which the Quakers will fU7l
hh ioiicivvh: -"
Itnce for teams ot five men, e,i,,
run ISO yards; inco for teams ol 1!
men, each to run 300 sards; rc 1
tennis of four men, each in ...
yards; race tor teams of four m. ...
to run 2000 yards; race for teams of ll
men, one to run 200 yard, one Mo v.,78
one 500 yards nnd 0110 1000 lards tl
learn licit! cvonts In which the flint,,
will compete aro tho ldRh Jump and ii
vntilt. They havo scratched tho ihot-i
tho Miot-jJ
cveui
Th 3 meet will brine toscther tho !.
number of slnr college men that evers!
tlclpatcd In any set of Indoor names. liinS
tale, Princeton. Cornell, Dartmouth. CoiniS
Michigan, Penn Htnte. Ocorjretown. SiriS
ami Pennsylvania nro tho tradlns Inatl'jur
piitcicii. ine i-enn team win lonccntrui'
fntnotls nuartet of Captain r.tnninnt ,.t
wood, Knuffman nnd Meredith will rcmSJ
th"in, llio folloivlnz men left for .Vew ri
with Coach Orton nnd Assistant IttsuJ
r.iii.nnnrl Iti nlinrft nimlnn T, n- ..A
man, Castor, Patterson. rerR-'uson, Lock it
Cay. Itotvlev.
In addition to decldlnB vvhero the 19H in,
will ho held nt Ita annual ronventlon u
Afternoon, thn association will pass on ft
porlnnt amendments to Ita ruin If t ,i
tho proposed rule that nil runnlne trsrsi iv.
be measured li Inches Instead of 18 in,
ironi tne pnic. iv win iiican mat every ts
Icro track In tho association must be elacm
Tliero Ii not much doubt but that the imnt
ment will bo passed, for It will then cenfm
to tho rule of tho International Amitri
Athletic rederntlon, whose rules haye tw
adopted for the Olympla names and hj e.
Aiiiiuvur ,iiiii'iivj 1 11, ,111, iii-it ruio ti
innkn It Increasing difficult to bctttr nfc
Ine intercotlcclftte tccords
Another Impoitnnt rulo nlmovt certain It),
passed Is that prnvldlnR six instead c! v
throe trlali In the shot-put hammer tlun
and broad Jump. It passed, thn rule tilling
tn tho preliminary tontcsls on the first tt
of Iho meet onlv, the men bclnir retltlcWt
tho usual three trials in tno nnais.
Spcitlcn Out of Meet
ITHACA. Mrrchn-C A Kpelden, CortiCi
crack mlloj-unner, will not bo able to compii
for the tthacans In the Indoor Intcrcollfini
cames nt Madison Snuare CWrden tonl(ht A
turned Ills nnklo In practice and Coach Unl
it decided that It would not be nisi to
him to try to run Therefore KpeldcndMr
nccompanv the "quad or -S track men U
left hero la-vt nlKht for New York Sprtfcrt
tiinro in thp Hsio-vnrd rctnv tram hat lea
taken by Me toller. 'Ihe other three meirlm
of 1I1I1 team nie Irish Soudcr ana Wis?
initio
WKESTLER GOOD INJUREI)
Lehigh Man Sutlers Torn Liganus!
in Cornell Meet
p.H'TH r.nTlll.KlIF.M. Pa March .-
neirs wrestlers last nlsht won from whip,
in to It. The wlnnimr of the meet Unn
on tlio t7."-pound class but the fatfa to
nc,nlnst I.ehlah Her wrestler. Good by num
lmd captain Galloway h shoulder vlrtuan
pinned down when he was suddenly aeni j
dlsfcss. and sprawled flat on the mat Gaft
waj, who seemed almost all In, inanarw 1
fnnl on ton of Cond and both stayed in tfcl
roslllon until the end of tho bout. Dtltirl
with enough cnercv to wrestle Good at-
ttid.lenJy torn u. muscle about 11 rib.
COLUMBIA '
TIGERS DEFEAT
Princeton defeated Columbia at w resiling; lit
nlsht In the latters R ninnstum dv an ott
iil.Almlnt- Kcnrn of tLt In N Tho Tl2rB W
live bouts. gettlnR all three ot the vino
on falls.
REGIMENT MEET TONIGHT I
Stars of Local Clubs to Compete fa
Honors. ""
Tho otflcrs of tho 2d ItcKlment Athletic it
sociatlon nnnounco they havo received rwi
than sno Individual entries for the mt
nlRht This is by far tho Rreatest numrra
petiiiR In nny of the Mllltnry Athletic Lap
mcep, so far this winter The best tract. B
Held experts lu tl.n district havo expressed tie
willlnKiicss to act ns officials Tho prcrru
Includes overythhiR from a ro-ard dain tm
Ico to a tnllo and seven-elRhths relay
The I nlversltj of Pennsjlvonla has entnw
nine men In the running hlEh Jump, ana any
men In the twn-and-one-half mile A. A V
handicap race In addition they have enlt'r
threo rclav tennis in the medley contest. T
one-mile intercompany relay will brlni
Rethcr the championship teams of Comis;
C. 1st Infintrs, and Company I, 2d InfaaW
,m. A-.l .ll . ! In.lfa.lnn maiV tVtl
l IIO lllini IIIIIC Ml HID ,111, a, v . , (I.
will hrlnff toirether some of tho Rreatest b
runners who ever started In Philadelphia. JJ
the University of Pennsylvania. Elsls rt
bear tho ncd and nlue: for Vlctrli. raul U
l'una; for Ciermantown Hoys' Club. Mellon
Duff will run the final mile. Mercurl W
threo teams entered.
YALE WRESTLERS SUCCESSFUL
Penn's Crippled Squad No Match
Elis. i
The Tenn wrestling team suffered defeat-
fn 11, tn the dual meet with . Vale at "
llav en, last night Yale got three fall ''
decisions ana a draw out or tne sevr"
a. ......... ....
cuuiiiiai ipo.
!l!i-poisnd class-Sherman. Tenn. won frfj
llirharda, Yale, on a decision , . A
ISO.pound class-Wallace, Yale, and iq
IVnn, went 12 minutes to a draw, s tc it
ir.n-pnnnn class lireiaer, laie, i" -s
Mlfhell, penn, on a decision, . J
Mfi.pound class Mclntyro, Yale, won nw
Tazewell, Penn, on a decision -I
Ull'.pound clasa-Lowry, Yale'woa 'ffl
tjivln, Penn, on a fall, half-nelson, tetj
0 o. i,J
ITS-pound class-Smith. Yale won '"J
Statler, Penn, on a fal. half.nelson. TVi
80 seconds. ,
lleavvvvelght class Dalrldge. Yale. o fg
Jones, Penn, on a fall, full-nelson, Tin".
PENN SWIMMERS SHOW WELfel
Aro Runners-up in Big Collegi
Meet.
VaU wnn Him Intercnlleelatn swimming
nlnn.hln u t Wan. Ilavnn last llllfht In ft Cb
fought meet in which Pennsylvania
runrer-up. Yale scored IU points to "Jv,
I'enn ana ju ior uoiumDis, ah " "vifli
rolnt. were scored by Vollroer, boe wtjg
sprinting wsa tne ttniuru o nw m..----Summarlest
.,.
Mi-yara swim won ny iiwwwi., -- i
. Hhivn.lr l'nti thlr.l. Slhlaet, l
Time, i.'01-n seconds. ,
lUO-yard wlm Won by vollmer, Colu
and. Shrjock, Penn; third, Bthlael.
lime, 'Jv 10 aeconas. . c..,,i
Plunge for distance-Won by Sboemaw
n.,,n Hi.i.nM ns far R Inches a?!:!
?!'! Y'li..'''5. J58 Aii J n"1,; aa'
Vancy dive-Won by MfAUenan. Yale.
SS-KK) point.; second. Frtssell. Prloa
ll O-IO points: liuni, urereiou.
!-W.nb,yoUrrtol,
lime. :ui'9. avvoiiu. om -,
fwpmAR Yate
Final score Yalo, IS,
10; Princeton, -I.
Penn,
15, '"W
Another Victory for Kur
-re Kura dafeated Walter Conway 1
Alleshcn Kmporlum, by X00 to S3. In a Itoo
kn.rjuV Poeket-BUllard match at the Eev"5
roour Iloom. this being the second Mrtory for
Kurt. Antr tne niaicn ji '
Charles Wood played two games, uood tak
ing the flriTby tOO to 7T and Leon.rd the
tecond by TT to 65.
olympia a. a. ss;?i?dVu;rffi
iinvmv vroiiT nfAlirir M m-3
ItATTUNO lllVINSKY s. TOM McC lit .1
Adni. :3c. UaL lie.. S0C Vrrua Ilea. )4i. (
XOMOHT JTOMCiHT TOMUlt
Sensational Uelleruelghl CvntWt
ATo.nl A n tllUitaiHsi-ixieSH.
iiutiuimi x- v ,Ja k Ma nsaa irua,
l II K1IM, v lOJl'll lOLiI4-1
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