m 12 ATmJETTfH ATHLETICS LOOM UP STRONG COMPARED, WITH RED SOX Player to Player, Mack's Rebuilt Team Shows Favorably With Touted Leaders m American League Race. Three-fourths of $100,000 Infield Out of Game. tfhree-fourlhe of the famous $100,006 Infield of the Athletics are missing as the team opens Its season with tho Boston Red Sox today, and yet the men enter the rate with absolute confidence that they will ajfaln win the American League psnflsnt. Eddie Collins is gone, Frank Baker shows no signs of weakening In his determination to retire from the game nnd Jack Barry Is recovering from an operation on his leg, Collins and Baker will be missed Just na Detroit would feel the loss of Ty Cdbb and Sam Crawford, or Boston would miss Trls Speaker and Larry Gardner, but to count the Athletics out of the race Is another thing. One cannot help but admit that the Red Sox's chances look much better on paper, and, while we believe that Carrlgan's team has the best chance to land the pennant, the Athletics must be reckoned with. Bight now, with a fair fielding third baseman, one who can hit. the Athletics enter tho race with what appears to be as good a ball club as the Red Sox. Boston's .Great Outfield Infields Compared The sensational finish of the Red Sox last season, together with the fact that trie Mackmen were outclassed in the world's series, has as much to do with the belief that the Boston club Is stronger than the field as tho absence of Collins and Baker from the Athletics" line-up. One must remember, however, that tho apparently weak finish of the Macks was due to an enormous lead amassed early In the season, which caused them to takp things easy. Boston haa a great outfield. There Is no denying that fact, but It Is not beyond reason to expect this combination to start slipping back. Lewis Is getting heavy and his legs are not what they used to be; Hooper also appeared slower last year Rnd that wonderful Rrm was lofting the ball quite a bit, while Speaker's general work was not like that of the three previous seasons. What would happen to the Red Sox without the outfield going at top speed? The best pitching could hardly save Carrlgan's team. The Infield is by no means a powerful vombinatlon. Had the "stove league" season lasted longer, Borne scribes would have been classing the Red Sox Inner works with that of the Macks in 1914, If one is to Judge by the continued boosting during tho winter months, As a matter of fact, figures do not lie. They might deceive a bit, but, in the long run, ball players run pretty true to figures, nnd figures prove conclusively that the Red Sox infield is not nearly so strong as It has been rated this winter. Who would compare Hoblltzel to "Stuffy" Mclnnls? Hobby hit fairly well titer Joining the Red Sox last season, but he has a weakness that Is sure to be tipped off to American Leaguers, as it was common gossip around the National League circuit. Hcr2og is a shrewd manager, nnd he passed Hobby up because he realized that he could not hit National Lencue pitchers. 'f Lajoic and Bnrry the Choice At second, Phlladelphians will take Lajole in preference to the youthful Janvrln. The latter is one of the best all-around utility men In the country, but, like ''Runt" Walsh, formerly of the Phillies, he seldom looked good after being played regularly In any one position. The aged Larry Is still nble to hit the ball, and his knowledge of batsmen and great experience will more than offset the dash of Janvrln In a long race. Jack Barry Is admittedly one of tho greatest shortstops the game has seen In years, and muBt naturally be given the preference over Scott. The latter Is a youngster who seems to have a mighty good future uheud, but nil youngsters are more or less an uncertain quantity. There are Innumerable instances of y6ung players burning up the league for a year and then blowing up entirely. Bcott appears to be too steady to disappoint entirely; still, one never can tell. Barry Is a proven quantity. The Red Sox have an advantage at third, and a large one unless Baker returns to the fold. Gardner is a strong man in all departments and one of the best ground-covering third basemen in the game. Tho switching of Rube Oldrlng or Eddie Murphy to third would give the Macks a much more powerful attack, as It would givo "Shag" Thompson or Jimmy Walsh a chance to break into tho outfield. Last winter Manager Mack remarked that he did not see how his regular outfielders could keep "Shag" out of the game this Beason, and his work in the spring has borne out Mack's pre diction. Thompson's work is no flash In the pan. For some reason, tho Athletics' outfield always has been underrated. Year after year it Is pointed out as a weakling, but when the final reckoning comes one finds all of the men hitting up around the .300 mark and outrunning and outfieldlng outer-gardeners who are supposedly much stronger. Red Sox's Pitching Staff Biggest Factor In the catching department the Atnletlcs again have the call, provided Bch&ng Is lucky enough to escape Injury. In this event, Boston would appear to have the advantage. The main chance of tho Red Sox lies In a wonderful pitch ing stafT. The strength of the Red Sox pitching Btaff Is enough to make It a favorite, particularly when it Is shaped up against a young, though rather experi enced staff, such as the Athletics possess. There is no discounting the strength of the Red Sox In this department, and. as has been frequently cited, good pitching is half the battle. Nothing but sur prising form by the young pitchers of the Athletics cam swing the balance. The natural material Is there, but whether the youngsters of Mack's staff will be able to stand the gaff without the help of the wily Bender and steady Plank to finish up games, time alone can tell. Several other clubs are figured In the pennant possibilities, namely, Chicago, With its pitching staff and the addition of Eddie Collins; Washington, if Johnson Is permitted to pitch and the youngsters show the expected Improvement, nnd Detroit, which always must be considered a contender with Cobb and Crawford and good pitching. The latter club Is the "dnrk horse" of the race. If Dnuss, Boehler, Reynolds and Cavet Improve as expected, the Tigers are going to be troublesome, with Covaleskle and Dubuc to carry the brunt of the pitching, Boston Braves Hnve Call in National Under ordinary conditions, the addition to a ball player of Sherwood Magee's calibre apparently would cinch the pennant for a world's champion ball club, but mo uuunuai LiiLuiiLiuuiico wiiilii jui' vim in mn ivauonai L.eague this season make It almost a toss-up between the GJarits and Braves, In the opinion of most of the lending baseball men of thecnuntry'.' ''"" Boston naturally must be a slight favorite, after what that club did last season, but the addition of Lobert and Perrltt has strengthened tho Giants to such an extent that Gotham scribes contend the team Is better than it was three years ago. The jumping back and forth of so many National Leaguers during the winter caused many trades and changed completely the aspect of the race. Several clubs considered out of the running have been strengthened to such an extent by these trades that the race is nlmost nn open one. The Improvement In the Phillies and Reds has been noticeable. The Reds have beaten the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox so easily in three-gnme series that Western fans are mystified. The much-abused Phillies have been whipped Into a smooth-working machine. Chicago is strong, but lacking In the fighting spirit and speed. Bt. Louis has the speed and pitching, but lacks attack, while Brooklyn has the patting strength, without the speed and pitching. A combination of these two teams would bring about a startling result, but. separately, neither appears to have better than a fighting chance to get up as far as third or fourth. New Broad Jump Rule Is Not Practical This spring and summer track and field athletes will lmv an nnnnn,, noting exartly what good the adoption of the International Federation rules by the Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Amateur Athletic Union has wrought. The federation laws, as a whole, seem to be fair, and many faulty points In the old A, A. U set have been corrected. However, it is believed the rule in the runnftig broad Jump has been doctored a bit too much. It is not practical, as will be found upon cloe study. The new rule for the broad Jump la as follows: "In front of the scratch line over a width of 3,H Inches (10 centimetres) the ground shall be sprinkled with soft earth or aand, to make it slightly higher than the take-off Joist. If any com petitor touches the ground In front of the take-off joist with any part of his foot, such Jump shall not be measured, but shall be counted against the competitor as one trial." It will be manifestly unfair to call a foul on an athlete If he touches the raised rilrt in front of the take-off. as any one familiar with the form of an athlete In tho broad Jump will realize that thertf la a Instant of take-off. The position or tne leg at take-on 1 such that the athlete cannot regulate his rise at the Instant of flight to avoid touching the earth lightly In front of the take-off. The Judges are going to have trouble If they try to determine the goo4 from the bad Jumps by the movement of the earth at the Joist. No matter how solid a timber is burled for the Jump, there is going to be some vibration, and thii will technically be a foul. AND ROSTON great chance of skimming the earth at the ' EVENING LEDGER EVENING T,nTann-PTtirtATKr,PTtlAt WEflSESP RED SOX OPEN AMERICAN r " I '"''' ' - "" r . ( TfciUK TmE. I -ArtAn - I rfj " ..--- r - - - . . rvrir-. w -. i,2n.i.a GOLFER FERGUSON' RETURNS FROM BAHAMA JOURNEY Spring Lake Golf Club Again Claims Professional. Jame3 C. Ferguson, professional of the Spring Lake Golf nnd Country Club, has returned from Nassau, In the Bahamas, where ho has been locnted for the winter. He will go to Spring Lake at mice to prepare for the summer season. Before leaving last fall Ferguson desig nated the location of a number of traps, and this work has ecn carried out In his absence over the winter. Thus Spring Lake will be somewhat more dlfllcult than formerly. As yet no definite decision has been made with regard to tournaments at this resort on the New Jersey coast, although It Is likely that the open fixture estab lished last oar will be continued. A July date Is probable. The Inwood Country Club has arranged a schedule of competitions for this season extending from May 9 until Christmas. Tournaments will be In order over Me morial, Independence, Labor, election. Thanksgiving and Christmas days, quali fying rounds with subsequent match plR.v being carded. The club championship will begin on September 12. Fox Hill golfers will start their season next Saturday with an 18-hoIe medal play handicap In two classes, and every Satur day thereafter competitions are down for decision. There will be no cessation dur ing the hot months Conditions governing the club champion ship call for "2 holes of medal play on a scratch basis, beginning on September 11, for a medal offered by George E. Arm strong. The spring tournament will begin on May 1, while there will be special tournaments during the season for cups offered by Colonel Hugh O'Donoghue, Frank V. Strauss, M. J. Grammont, W. J. Ellas, Joseph J. O'Donoghue, Jr., presi dent of the club; Charles F. Branson, Hubert Gardner, Charles H. Hadloc, W. Roy Barnhlll, the captain, and Charles V. Saacke. JF' &r "S!V itmr in 1 8f JHBS3sfiPIr V r.lmliam. m ;.jrPsXHHhw 6 Amerlcua. 11 - J&. riV I many others It ItPjr Bp I TO, ,rL. t fe v-i m wwmmmmmmm i . . .- -f ,j iniWMWiMt rii iin"l-r y KIT It i'TIUTi IT'S LAJOIE DAY The opening1 day of the American League series here is dedicated to Larruping Larry Lajoie, the Athletics' second baseman. MOVIES HE'LL BE LATE FOR DINNER, LOUIE, THIS IS APRIL THE PENN OARSMAN MARCY MAY AGAIN STROKE Quakers' Star Athlete Has Re turned to Work After a Grip Attack. Coach Nlckalls, of Pennsylvania, plans to try out Scolt and Butler, who may re place Pepper and Well. He Is making this change In an effort to get greater power thnn the crew showed against Yale. Marcy, who has been laid up with grip, has returned and will probably go back to his position at stroke. With L. It. Phillips and G. R, Ferguson, ex-Cormil oars. In 'tho boat, the Union Boat Club, of Boston, looks to bo stronger than usual this season. Tho club crew will be entered In the Ameri can Henley at Philadelphia on May 22, where opportunity for revenge upon tho Harvard second crew for the defeat on the English Thames In tho Grand Chal lenge raco last season will await seizure. Plans for an Invitation rowing regatta open to college, club rtnd schoolboy oars men, to be conducted by the Harvard College rowing officials, have been an nounced. The regattn, which will be the first of Its kind under Harvard auspices, will be held May 2D and 31. The program will include races for class eights, single sculls, octopedes, fours, lntcrscholaetlc fours and eights, canoo and wherry events, and college club and Interdorml tory contests. Princeton, Yale, Massa chusetts Institute of Technology and rhllllps-Exctcr Academy already have been invited. Welsh Bout Still in Air NEW YORK. April It. Harry rollock has turned down tlie offer nf C.Mrtffl Enijl. of lMtuburs.li, of J1500 for Freddie Welsh, light weight champion, to meet Younit Brown In n. nix-round bout In the Smoky City on April 22. rollock (IrmandB 12000. Nft. &s. & 4 LEAGUE BALL SEASON AT SHIBE PA1 FOURTEENTH, 1915 BOWIE RACE MEETING HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL Promoters' Fondest Hopes Have Been More Than Real ized Season Closes Today. BALTIMORE, April II. Tho Bowie meeting, which is brought to a close to day, has In ell probability proved a big ger financial success than the promoters looked for. It Is a known fact that tho meeting conducted last fall In opposition to thnt of too Maryland State Fair nt Laurel bordered on the spelling of ruin for the enterprise, but happily another happening of this sou will not be seen. The meeting hns been much bettor thnn expected when ono considers the early beginning. Horses that had been racing at different winter tracks were to compote against tnose that hnd been rested up during the winter, so In a sense there was no "form" to bo lived up to. But though this In a measure proved true, the rnces on the whole were well run, even If tho quality of the horses was a bit undpr the standard hoped for. On some days the programs were n bit light In quantity, this in a measure being duo to the fact that there had been nn epidemic of influenza among the horses quartered at tho course, and though there were no Berlous results tho material that had been available at the beginning of the mooting was sadly reduced In slzo. This made it necessary to split some races and declare others off. But this will happen nt any race trnck nt anv time There have been thrco run-ups during tho meeting Hnd nil participated In by Slim l.oula. who on each ocl.,bioii purchased the horse The flrnt one van Yldci, then Ilustllni! Hr.iea. nhlle on last rrldoj, nftcr Pennyronk m-ored, h ni bought for 7C0. Thousli thorn nre nwny people who look with dlafnvor on the ntethnilB used by !uls. hta worst enemy can not nay that ho plaa favorites. Tho entries to the e takes which will bo run oft durlnc tho limllcn meeting will close to morrow. These are the I'reaknees llnndlcap for S-year-nlds nt a mllo and an rlshth, tlvi Clabaugh Memorial Cup for 2-scar-olcla at four MAYER DEFEATS CUTLER Philadelphia Billiardist Defeats New Yorker in Second, NEW YORK, April U.-Playlnc In much Improved form. Joseph Majer. of Philadel phia, defeated Albert Cutler yesterday In tho aecond game of their seiles at 18 a halkllne at Doyle's Academy. The 1'hlladelphlan Rathered 300 polnIB In the ntternoon and night rwsstons, while Cutler wag getting -101 A splendid finish by Mayer nt night, when Cutler had what was apparently a winning advan tage, gained a victory for the rhlladelphlan. Mayer- 26 4 12 II O 1 JS I'M .'.8 II lid ! II 2 18 O 0 5 114 SI M 2 8 2:1 S Total. KOO. High runa. 114, Ort. OS. Average, 17 7-21). Cutler li HI R 2 O .1 R 0 S3 20 114 SS 1 0 1" O 38 3D 0 2.1 IS .1 It O O 2. Total, 4lt. High runs, 04, 8J, 8. Average, 17 7-27. Sell Racers Tomorrow Lovers of light harness racing will come In for their share nf tho sport tomorrow when a collection of trotters and pacers, the get nf some royal aires, will lie uttered at public sale nt one of tho local bazuars. Show winners will also be programed, and from reports, sporting men from New York, Hclaware, Maryland and all parts of this mate, will Hock to the sale hamuel P. Leeds, the prominent Atlantic Lily tinn.man will tllsDOfce of his ribbon winners borne of the trotters and pacing pronpects that purchaser, iro iceman. . it1,. ::w,i Stena Artell. 2-22t,. Expedition, 2.10i lieue and 2.16H; RACING at Havre de Grace APRIL 15th to 30fli Inclusive SIX RACES DAILY Including a Steeplechase Bneclal trains: Renna. R. R Itava Broad St., 12:34 p. in.: West Phlla., 12:38 p m.; B. and O., leav 2-lth and Chest nut Bt., 12;5 P- m. ADMISSION Grandstand & Paddock, $1,50 Ladles, $1,00 Jlrat liace at 2.30 p, m. BUT WHAT'S THE ODDS? APBIfl T. 1DT5; K. 0. FARRELL IS BEATEN BY LUCAS AT FAIRM0DNT Seesaw Kelly Refuses to Fight Other Results of Bouts. Willie Lucas defeated Knockout Jack Karrell In tha final bout nt the Tnlrmount Athletic Ciub last night. Farrell took tho lead In tho tlrst round nnd, rushing hla opponent, scored with hard right and left hooka to the head. Lucas was content to let l'arrell do tho lead ing In Iho first two sessions, occasionally cut ting loose with n short left or right swing whllo In close Peestuv Kelly, who had been matched to box Young Cuban, waited until he and his op ponent had stepped Into tho ring before he de cided that he wanted to talk to tho manager of the club about what money he was to get for his servhes. After holding th" crowd up for several minutes, he decided that tho sum was not laige enough and jumped from the ring. Hamluomn Chnrlle Smith won from Itltz wai ters, of Atlantic Cll. In the semlwlml-up. Wil lie O'NIel coined tho decision over Joe Ful ton; Tommy tllbson won from Oeorgo mack turn, while the refereo slopped Jimmy Downs and Jack Knutrnw In tho Inst round, ns the foimer was In bad ohape. IIOSTON', April 11. Joo Jeanotle of New York, defeated Sam lingforrt, of this city, In a 12-round bout last night. The Negro heavy weights mixed freely, but Langford'B apparent lack of condition gave hla opponent nn ad antage. NEW YOItK. April II "Porky" Flynn. of lloston. outfought Al Hekh. of this city. In a lo-round bout here Inst night. Reich hnd Flynn groggy In tho llftli round, but Just be fore th bell Iijnn scored a heavy right to tho J.nw. Thereafter Fljnn hnd decidedly the bet ter of It. Flynn weighs IDS pounds and Reich 20S. 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