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EVEKism L'Eber Philadelphia; Saturday, april 17. ioib:
"BILL" DONOVAN'S YANKEES PLAY ATHLETICS PHILLIES CLASH WITH NEW YORK QUM
"HOW I WON WUKLU'8 KUU &
CHAMPIONSHIP" BY W1LLAM
Heavyweight Titlehotdcr Tells of Meeting Jack Johnson in tM
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Illy 1-illUH.via unit- v) jiu ik,i,uvw xjiucC Of a
Coming Conflict for Honors.
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8UGAB00 OF BOSTON RED SOX
ROUTED IN VERY FIRST TILT
Carrigan'a Team Fails to Create Expected Consternation In
Local Baseball Camp Speaker Not the Speaker of Old.
Athletics Pitchers Have Shown Little Class.
thn mh81. tJloy won n" cven brmk with tho Athletics, tho Hod Sox, In
Z 8e,"? 8,J"st enfled, iliil not appear to bo nearly so strong as tho fniia
rttw 1 . . bD"cvc. Any club that hnit good pltchlnp; will look Rood In
,... tnrtmpnts when tho breaks nro roIiir Its wny, nml tho fnct that
ii.?. . PltehlnR was none too good may account for tho fact 'that Utr
rltrnns tenm fnllcd to Impress.
M. '"pro, wero other slRns which must ccrtnluty have In might joy to
Mtttmger Mack and the local team; for Instance, the slowing up of two or
three of the lied 8o'a old standbys. who wore hanked upon heavily by
warrlgan. Perhaps wo nro wrong, as It Is rather early to prophesy, but Tris
Speaker looks Uko a different man today from his showing two eurs ago.
Tho famous outfielder seems to have aged considerably. Ho lias iiib
heart In the game as nlways, but his pep Is lacking nml his legs arc un
questionably slower than a year or two back. Uo was not hitting here, but
that Is Just a temporary slump. Speaker Is too good a clubber to fall iiwoj
In such a hurry, but ho is not tho dashing Speaker Phlhulclphlans hne
been used to seeing.
Athletics' Pitchers Fail to Show Clnss
Pitching Is always a large part of the game, and the lied Sox staff Is
crippled. That may have had something to do with tho nptmicnt slow
down of the club, but thnt Is all a part of the game. If tho feats of several
prominent members of tho team and President Latin In nro Justlllod, tho
stair is likely to bo In poor shape tor some time to come. If it Is, thu club
will have trouble staying near the top.
Manager Mack's nltclirrM. nnlrin fmm Pnnnnclt and Klmwkov. have shown
nothing: but It must bo admitted that all tho breaks of tho game wero with
the . Ued Sox In tho last two contests, or the Mnekmen would have mado I
a clean sweep of tho scries. Carrlgan may consider himself lucky to get
away with an even break.
Umpire Connolly Calls Halt on Hough Tactics
The final game was another disappointing one from the spectators'
standpoint. The only .'leasing part of It was the manner In which t'niplto
Connolly cleared tho Boston bench of substitutes for the continual "riding"
of Athletic players. In the first Inning the Heil Sox started the same tac
tics they employed for two days, but Connolly finally asserted himself and
the riff-raff was quiet until late In the gnme, when another uutbicak brought
another call from Connolly.
Few slower games have been played In till city than yesterday's affair.
Poor control on tho part of Bresslcr nnd Ruth used up much time, and Car
rlgan did tho rest by wasting at least a half-hour during his stay behind
the bat with his slowness. Mnnager Mack, of tho Athletics, said after the
game that Carrlgan delayed every ball game he caught for some unknown
reason and apparently did It Intentionally.
That there Is no love lost between the two managers or tho phi) era Is
apparent, and before the season Is over there are likely to be some lively
tilts when these teams meet. If tho race Is close and cither Is a contender.
Rube Oldrlng's long home run drlvo Into the left field bleachers, tying
tho scoro In the seventh Inning, was the best feature from an Athletics
standpoint, although Bob Shawkey's brilliant pitching was noteworthy.
"Stuffy" Mclnnls contributed three singles, but that Is nothing unusual.
Oldrlng's hitting brought him out of a slump, nnd better things can bo
looked for In the future. The big disappointment was Lajole's failure to
get a hit again. Lajole was up four times, but could not get one safe, lie
had two chances to drlvo in runs. Tho big Frenchman has been meeting
the ball pretty well, however, and is duo to start tearing the boards oil tho
fenco any day now. When Lajolo gets hitting the Macks will look eery
bit as good as tho Sox. and a little bit better if Bush and Bressler are able
to get over their carelessness.
Bases oti balls paved tho way
came. Bases on balls lost the game
of Mack cannot win games on tho
two days ,,
if-
Philadelphia Player Real
It Is said that Pitcher Harry Covalesklo Is a user of tho emery ball and
that he got away with it several times In the pinches In tho opening gnmo
of tho season, despite the fact that Cleveland players were on tho lookout
for it. Probably there is truth in this story, but, knowing Covalorikle, one can
hardly believe that he would use any delivery that would cost him $50, which
ih tho penalty for the sandpaper delivery.
Covalesklo was one of tho first to uso the emery ball, having introduced
It In the Southern League when he was with Chattanooga thrco years airo.
Cy Falkonberg. Russell Ford ami scores of other Prominent pitchers havo.f,atlmay imif.ll0(ny. This means that
been given credit for the invention of tho emery ball, but the real Inventor .... , , , ,
was formerly a member of tho Phillies. Uo wus Frank Corridon, now a lr ,no spectator have good hick, they
politician In Providence. ulll bo out of Shibe Park bcfoie the
"Fiddler was with the Phillies for
as Dooln was appointed manager. Corridon seldom used the delivery in tho
gnme, falling to reallzo what an Important nsset It was. In batting practice,
however, he pitched It exclusively, much to tho amusement of tho other
players. Corridon conceived the Idea from watching "Nig" Cuppy, tho famous
Clevoland pitcher of the late '90s. Cuppy was known ns the slowest man who
ver pitched in the major leagues. Generally when he twirled it was neces
sary to call the game on account of darkness, and It was all becauso ho
apparontly coujd not pitch with dirt clogged in his spikes. At least, that
is what tho umpires thought, as ho was continually raising one foot and
pounding the ball against tho heel as though to knock the dirt off, but it was
'discovered after several years that Cuppy's object was to rough the ball with
' his spikes. The roughing of the ball with his spikes had the tamo effect as
the, emery paper when used as Falltenuerg and others used it.
Cuppy had tho trick down to a
not that It was hardly noticeable, but
of the effect of roughing the ball and
a Joke. "Fiddler" was never a serious
which would have lengthened his mnjor
Why Not Hold Road Runs Here?
With the great number of track and field clubs In this city. It Is sur
prising more road races, such as aro held In other cities, nro not held here.
The athletes of this section already have displayed keen Interest In the West
Branch Y. M. C. A.'s "all-for-glory" features, and It Is believed a general
movement along that lino will work wonders In tho develonmont nf thn run.
.-.. In ,kln rlln.U, rrt.n mn ..,1m la
'"" " -"' "o"". '""", i'"aot.-,otu ui iiiu rigm iaea uoesn t enro
for incentive other than the glory of winning a race, and managers of athletic
clubs are urged to start the ball rolling by stnclnc weeklv fp.ntm-ou ti.
AVAnto ahmtM no hold nt nlfrht wlinn
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CHRISTIE VS. AHEARN
AT NATIONAL TONIGHT
Test of Championship Calibre
in Battle Jimmy Taylor
Fights Louisiana Monday.
Gus Christie, Milwaukee middleweight,
will get an opportunity of Impressing on
Philadelphia's fistic fraternity whether or
not ho te of championship calibre when
ha heaves punches at the elusive Young
Aheorn, of New York, at the National
A. C. tonight. Christie proved he was a
hard hitter In his fight with Sailor
Grande, but he may find It a hard propo
sition connecting his blows with a boxer
of Ahearn's class.
The program follows:
First bout Eddie Rivers, Southwark,
ys. Bobby McCann, Gray's Ferry.
Second bout Mickey Gallagher, Smoky
Hollow, vs. Buck Fleming, Gray's Ferry.
Third bout K. O. Loufhlln, Allentown,
vs. Pete Malone.
Seml-wlnd-up Jimmy Murphy, West
Philadelphia, vs. Johnny Martin, Ntiw
York,
Wind-up Gus Christie, Milwaukee, vs.
Young Ahearn, New York.
Jimmy Taylor, of New York, Is a tough
little fellow and he may up-et the cal
culations of quite i few fans here when
he tackles Louisiana at the Olympla A.
A. Monday night, , The local lad will try
hard for a knock-but so that he can add
to his prestige In pressing for a return
encounter with Champion Williams.
Brother of Jim Corbett Dead
SAN FHANCISCO. April IT. Thomas A.
Cortxtt, brother of James J, Corbett. former
world's heavyweight baxlae champion, an1
bluwolf widely known tn the sporting world,
died bere ot pleurisy. He had been 111 two
' days, lie was 37 year old.
Benson Three-cushion Victor
8T. JJOVJti, April IF -Frank Benson, of this
city, won from W, R. Cullen, of llunalo. $0 to
SSV la a. 71-lnntns Interslat Tnree-Ouhlon
Billiard LKue game here last night. High
run. J3nn, S: Cullen. 4.
w.
for the Ited fe'ox' scores in csterday'a
for the Athletics on Thursday. The tribe
class of pitching exhibited for tho last
Inventor of Emery Ball
live years, being let out Just as hoon
science, and would rough such a small
It had the desired effect. Corridon knew
started using sandpaper, but only ns
Individual, and overlooked a delivery
- league career.
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MATTY VS. ALEXANDER
IN TODAY'S CONTEST
Premier Pitfihfrs TCvnpnfnrl t I
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Clash in First Phils-New !
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Julu iicwiiunu .uciiLie.
NEW YORK, April 17.-Tho battle for
temporary possession of first place In tho
National League race starts today, when
the Phillies open a three-game series
with the Giants on tho Polo Grounds.
Year alter year llnds these two clubs
battling for tho lead during the first two
months ot the season, and as the games
are always scrappy and well played, a
great crowd is expected.
Christy Mathewson, Idol of the New
York fans, is scheduled to start oft on
his 15th season as a member of tho
Giants, while opposed to Matty will be
Grnver Alexander, ratrri no !. v,-...
pitcher In the league.
ATHLETICS' AND PHILS'
BA TTING A VERA GES
Batting averages for the Athletics and
Phillies for the week ending Friday are:
ATHLKTIC3.
A.D.
N. T.U. S.D. Ae.
Murphy ,
Ualh ..,
.,
Mclnnls .
McAoy
Penan?
Ktrunk ..
rurry . . .
Thompson
Da les . .
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.33.1
.OKI
.MS
.(Km
,2O0
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.45
.111
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PHILLIES
A.U. n. N. T.B. S.U. Ae.
Byrne
Bancroft
Becker ,
Cra i ath
Wnltted
Nl.hort
Luderus
Kllleter
llurna ,
Adams .
I'askert
We'ser .
.... i i ::
.... T a o i
.... 7 0 0 0
...,J 1 - 3
.... S 2 S 4
.... 7 14 4
.... 4 2 11
.... 7 1 2 ,1
.... 0 O U O
.... 0 0 O 0
.... O O l) o
.... 0 0 0 0
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0
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0
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0
MM
.0(0
.-'Sil
.375
.571
.'.'.VI
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.000
EVENING LEDGER MOVIES-HIST! HE'S
7. f"-l Wt!H 1 1 fCWiTil'" ' X
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! DONOVAN'S PETS HERE
TO PLAY ATHLETICS
Game at Shibe Park Today at 3
o'clock WyckofT or Bush to
Pitch.
Citizen nill Donovan, whoso permanent
residence Is Philadelphia, P.!.. arrived
here lale Inst night from Washington.
"Wild William" brought with him from
tho eanjtnl city the New York Yankees,
whoso purposo In these paits Is the de
molition of the Athletics In a four-game
pciles, starting todny. Accoidlng to tho
tlme-houoicd custom of 21st street and
I.ehigh avenue, the baseball contest will
begin at 3 o'clock a confession of tho
similes of nlglit have fallen.
Because of tho poor physical condition
of some of the Yankee pitchers, Hill Dono
an could ifot be dellnlte tills moinlng
about his battery selection for this after
noon, but It appears that Warhop nnd
big ild Sweeney will do the heavy woilt.
On his side Mack Is llkelv to use one
of the two hurlei'3 he uoiked In the sec
ond gamo ;n;ij!).sl the lied Sox Wjckoff
or Bush. It Is within the rnnse of possi
bility that Lonc-Iilt Penuock m.i be
I called to open this afternoon, but the
edds aio aKaliifel Mich a move. At the
receiving end of the battery MaeK piob
ably will use Jack Lapp
WHAT MA Y HAPPEN
IN BASEBALL TODAY
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W.
Pet.
.667
.667
.667
.500
.500
Win.
.760
.750
.750
.667
.667
Lose.
.500
.500
.500
.333
.333
' n'
Chicago
, Washlnciton 2
Cleveland 2
.11,-17" 7
'V ,CH
Boston
1
1
Detroit ....
2 .333 .500 .250
2 .333 .500 .250
2 .333 .500 .250
New York
... 1
... 1
St. Louis .
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W. L. Pet. Win. Lose.
Phillies .. 2 0 1.000 1,000 .667
New York 2 1 .667 .70
,500
.500
,500
Chlcano 2 1 .667 .750
Cincinnati 2 1 .667 .750
Plttsburoh 1 2 .333 .500 .250
st. Louis 1 z .333 .500 .250
Brooklyn 1 2 .333 .500 .250
Boston 0 2 .oon .a.ia nnn
FEDERAL LEAGUE
W. L. Pet. Win. Lose.
Brooklyn 4 1 .800
Chicago ...... 3 1 .750
Kansas City ..4 2 .667
.333
.667
.600
.571
.429
.333
.286
.286
.200
.800
.714
.571
.500
.571
Newark 3 3 ,500
Duffalo 2 3 .400
Pittsburgh 2 4 .333
Baltimore 2 4 .333
.571
St, Louis 2 3 .250 ,400
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
AMEHICAN I.KAGUK
New York ot Philadelphia, clear.
Boston at Washington, clear.
Cleveland at Detroit, clear.
Chicago at St. Louis, clear.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia nt New York, cloudy.
Brooklyn at Boston, clear.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, cloudy,
St. Louis at Chicago, clear.
IIinKItAL LEAGUE
Baltimore at Newark, cloudy.
Brooklyn at Buffalo, clear.
Chicago at St. Louis, clear.
Kansas City at Pittsburgh, cloudy.
Swimming Champs at Chicago Today
qiUCACO. April 17 Illinois Athletic Club
swimmers today hold the National A. A. U
Indoor championship. My defeating the New
ork A. C. In a lough-and-tumble polo match
last night 5 to 2 the tricolor squad finished
the meet with a total of M points. Its closest
competitor was the New York Club, with 28
Chicago A. A. followed, with 13; Yale Unher.
Hty. 5; Clnclnnttl A. C.,'3: Pittsburgh A. A..
3: unattached, 3, and Boston 8. C, 1.
Harvard Students Rest
BOSTON, April 17. The annual spring ara
Hon period at Hanard UnUerslty began today,
with many athlete getting u rest and hun
dreds going home for a brief recreation.
THE FIRST IN
TANNIICMKOMUID
As for Suffrage
It their mimls ate made up fully,
If they're pointed for a spin,
What's the flood of pushing things into
ft curdle f
Did they crer lose an argument
They started out to tufu
With only masculinity to hut diet
If they tcant it Icf Via have it
Tiint It over as a gift;
Send it up as If apologies were due;
Why not be polite about it
Without stiainlng for a lift
Since they'll grab it anyway before they're
thi ought
A Rap nt 15. IJ. Fiction
The snift dash or the Giants from the
old lut hab cheered a number of New
York fans, but, on the other paw, it
has been nu unseemly blow to puivcora
of baseball llctlon.
In all well-regulated llctlon stories deal
ing with the game there Is always at
least one if not moic in the cast who
displays his gilded waies before a youn?
lady In the stands, who blushes each
time tho hero saws off a triple or pitches
a l--hlt same.
The heio, of course, is immairicd. Who
ever heard of a married hero In tho fiction
of soort?
And then alone come the Giants and
ruth nine middle-aged married men to tho
field and begin mopping tip wit limit a
pause There wasn't a bachelor In the
cast at cither victory. If this state of
things continues much further what Is
tho earnest llctlonist going to do about
it?. Something undoubtedly must bo done,
unless some writer comes along with
courage enough to Inject glided lomanco
Into married life.
Revision Needed
hlch calls to mind tho fact that Mr.
Kipling's lines need revision. lie han
dled them In this fashion:
"High hopes die on a warm hearthstone
He travels fast teho travels alone."
Tho shift or substitution should adopt
this naive attitude:
"Bachelor dreams are all bunk in the
strife
He hits the hardest who's hitched to a
wife."
Plenty of Competition
From tho rare dash and fight and form
displayed by both Giants and Cubs at
the start of the race, the April signs aro
already ripe that Mr. Stalllngs and tho
COLUMBIA MEETS PENN
IK SAVI3I MATCH TONIGHT
Best New Yorkers Can Do Is Renew
Triple Tie.
Columbia's and Pennsylvania's swim
ming teams clash nt Princeton tonight
In tho third and last meet of the round
robin series to decide the championship
created by the trlplo tie for the honors
between Yale, Columbia and Pennsyl
vanla. Tonight's meet will determine
whether the championship is won by
Pennsylvania or whether there will be
a second triple tie, which would result
form a Columbia victory over the
Quakers.
In tha first meet of the post-championship
series, Yale defeated Columbia
at the New York A. C. pool by a score
of SO to 23. In the second meet, Penn
sylvania defeated Yale at the City Col
lege pool by the score of ZS to 25,
Hal Volmer, the Columbia star and in
tercollegiate champion In two events, will
swim la the M-yard "century" and fur
long swims, and also In the 200-yard relay.
Columbia's chances have been Increased
by the return to th sport of Alexander
Wilson, formerly champion diver at Yale.
Wilson Is a law school student, but has
never before come out for the sport. lie
Is counted upon to take a first or second
place In the fancy dive.
Fordham Plays Swartltmorc Today
NKW OItK. April IT. Fordham will meet
the Swarthroore nine today on Fordham Field
in the ttrit big home came of tha teuon. Joe
Martin Is slated to pitch against the I'ennayl.
anla team, which naa trimmed some of the
Lest college nines in the East.
AT IT AGAIN, BUT THERE'S HONOR EVEN AMONG THIEVES
world series cast aro In for all tho com
petition they can carry.
The Giants hereafter should pray for
a raw wind and a vnst quantity of rain
on their spring training trips. Kor tho
first time on record they drew spotty
weather In Texas, and yet at the start
they look better than In many years. It
may bo that a ball club can bo ovet played
for the first live weeks and thereby lose
a bit of Its natural pep.
Bo that ns It may, or vice versa, It is
easy enough to sec, after lamping their
catly motions, that McGraw's once three
tlmo winners aro going back for the top
with a rush and smash entirely unexpect
ed by those who watched them break nnd
falter last August and September.
Freak Signs
The additional signs are already pro
claiming tho advent of u freak year.
On opening day Mr. Pcunock, of tho
Mackmen, went to the last man up In
the ninth Inning before yielding a scratch
hit, trimmed with all tho elements of a
fluke.
On the same day liriy Doylo pumped
out five safe blows. Tho next day Itube
Mnrquard In his first game gives vent
to a no-hlt affair, adding another sprig
to a career already rampant with laurel.
Tho tall and stately Hubo Is certainly no
piker. No other man In pitching history
has Inhabited more spaces beneath tho
spotlight. Tho only accomplishment ho
hasn't achieved so far Is pitching a shut
out with his toes.
, Sad Mistake
Evidently Philadelphia last fall made a
clerical error In battling for the world
scries crown. Sho sent the wrong ball
club to tackle the Braves. Dispersing
the Mackmen and upsetting Grover
Cleveland Alexander are no part of one
and the same, according to lato Boston
advices.
"Willard's career," writes a contem
porary, "Is stranger than any fiction
writer would dare to put In nrlnt."
Sport, for that matter. Is chuck full of
stuff that no Action writer could handle
without being labeled a falter or a
romancer of tho rawest type. Suppose
some Action writer had turned in a yarn
of n ball club Jammed Into the cellar In
July only to suddenly break loose and
win a world championship three months
later on? No editor would have accepted
it. and if any one had tho renders would
have penibcd the wild outburst wltn
mocking laughter and derisive shouts.
MONDAY'S RACING CARD
AT HAVRE DE GRACE
. l-'lrst race, for fillies. 2-year-olds, conditions,
4 furlongs-Sand Ilocket, 108; Illume, 101, Ar
dent, lot. Shaban, 103: Casco, 101: Welgaw,
Ml. lit lie of the Kitchen, 101; (Jolden List
1W5 Uambl, 10S; Filly Iiephla. lot.
Second race, for n-year-otas and up, selling,
f-irlongs-'Arcone, 100, Free Trade. Wi.
Mlas SUUIggle, US; Slumberrr, 10.1; 'King
liadfonl, 100, Martin Caeca, 114; Sleuth, in,
NeMithys, W); Silver Moon, 111): Lights Out,
ti". Shrewsbury. 101.
-.Third rate, for mares and geldings, 3-ycar-olds
and up, handicap, B furlongs Aldebaran.
112, Montreeor, 100; Hauberk, 110; Itellance
UI: Keweesa, 100; Sam Slick, lot; Jlarjorie
Fourth race, the Wilmington makes, for 3-year-olds,
Sli furlongs Tartan, 103, Dinah Do.
liy, Ulno, lot; The Masquerader, 11; Hau
berk. 1-1: IlJlko, 111: Uetween Us, 10S: Norse
King, 108, Ninety Simplex. Ill, sing Song.
1U4, lioxer. 114 Celto, lud; Protector. Ill
Lady Teresa. 108.
Fifth race, for 3-lear-olda and up, selling
1 mllp and 70 yards Hermuda, 103, Tamer
lane, OU: Star QUI, 111. Moo Delbold, luS.
Cnga. 10S, Chrlatophlne lOtt; Moe Finn 108
York Id. ioa; nay o'Ught, 110; l'rogres
slte, 103; Wooden Shoos, 105: Lord Marshall
11'.'; Lochlel, 118; Bamboo. 04, ""u.
Sixth race, for maiden 3.year-olda and uo.
and winners of one race only, aelllng, a fuf-
.. .m ..V.. an..!,..-. ,V1. .--.' ' V fr''
v.mii, ,vi, -iiEB..i.i '. ieiiograpn, io
Seventh race, for maiden 3-ye.r-olJs and
up, and -winners of one race only, aelllnir ft
furlongCartler. H&: High Tide. ino
Schnapps. 103: Snip 103; Hoealle Orme. 100;
Uarly "leer, IO.'j 'Oolden Laule. loo', apJ
plauder. 101: Ooodwood, 107; Olfferent. ujj.
R-rponse. 102; EgerU. 100: Uncle Fit.. 10-
Weather, clear; track, fast. ' ' ' lv"
Apprentice allowance claimed.
Killed in Baseball Practice
ORA88LAKE. Mich., April 17. Paul Zelg.
ler. a high school student. Is dead front ii.
Juries receded in a practice game of bi.
balL
AitTicnn v.
By JESS WILLARD
Heavywcikht Champion of tho World.
Because of tho trouble they gave mo
In Oklahoma, where I was forced to Jump
n KW ball bond rather than submit to
an expensive (rial on what wo llgured
wos a trumped-up charge, I was glad to
get away from that section of tho coun
try, and after 1 landed In Chicago, upon
tho advice of Charley Cutler, tho wrestler,
I met many friends there.
Charley Introduced mo around Bill
O'Connell's gymnnslum, nnd before I go
nny further In my narrative I wish to
Blng tha praises of tho grand old veteran
who runs that place on South Stato
street Ho was very kind to me, ns ho
Is to mogt of the young nsplmnts for
Hug honors, and gave me somo mighty
wiUinbln hints on how to conduct myself
In the ling.
O'Connell was the first man to show mo
thn nlmost unlimited valuo of a straight
left-hand punch. Ho showed mo how I
could best make my tremendous reach
tell by standing up straight and sticking
my southpaw out In a perfectly straight
Hue. He gave mo many a boxing lesson
nnd Illustrated hl3 point In numerous
ways. until I had It thoroughly drummed
Into my bend. Then I begnn to piactlce
the Idea, and eiy soon T was beginning
lo lntptoc In such a way that I could
reel II myself
Cutler showed me nil he knew nbotit the
boving game and 1 have no complaint to
make about him, except thnt he got mo
Into New Yoik city anil left me stranded
theie. Hut perhaps that wasn't his fnult.
At nny inte, It pnvo me a metropolitan
Introduction nnd I made money there.
It Is not generally known that It was
In O'Connell's gymnnslum that I first got
sight of .Tnck Johnson. And attached to
thnt Is a llttto incident thnt may provo
Interesting to everybody.
My feelings ns I watched Johnson may
be well Imnglncd, for I was fnco to fnco
STATZELL AND HAYES.
MEET IN GOLF FINAL
TODAY AT SEA VIEW
In Forenoon Statzell De
feated Lippincott and
Hayes Won Over O'Neill.
Former Match Best of
the Two Played.
SKAVIUW GOLF CLUB, ABSECON,
N. J., April n.-Georjro Wr. Statzell, Sr..
Aronlmlnk, and J. II. Hayes, Jr., Sca
vlew, will bo tho contestants in tho final
round of the Scavlcw Golf Club's Bprlnp;
tournament here this afternoon. In tho
forenoon matches Statzell defeated J.
Haines Lippincott, Scavlcw, 4 up and 2
to play, and Hayes easily disposed of
Kmmct O'Neill, Krnnkford, S up and G
to play.
Tho Uest match of tho two was tho
one between Stntzell nnd Lippincott, al
though when tho former was leading, 5
up coins to the ninth hole, it appeared
ns If the match would end after threo
or four more holes. Tho Seavlow player
won but two holes golnpr out, tho llnst
nnd ninth. Statzell captured six, al
though one was a gift, Lippincott Iosins
his ball In tho rouBh off of tho eighth
tee. Ho huns on grimly, nnd despite tho
long lend held by his opponent, worked
tho match from dormlo five to dormlo
three. It ended on the 16th, however,
when Lippincott overran tho green on
his approach and took seven for tho
hole to 'six for Statzell. The cards:,
Statzell v
Out
In
Lippincott
Out
In
xl.ost ball.
,inS44R40 T 15
, B 4 4 3 0 U 0
0 A fl S B C 4 x 5
04434 C 7x
Tho finalists In tho secc-nd sixteen aro
P. li Pepper and W. 31. Stewart. 3d,
both of the Philadelphia Country Club.
In tho third sixteen, Charles Kernan,
Seview, will play R. It. Brown, a Plts
burgh member of the local club, who
came all the way from tho Smoky City
to play In tho tournament. Therefore,
uo ne5ervcs to win.
Tho summary follows :
FIRST Sl.VTKSN-SCMIFINAL ROUND.
deone v. Statzell, Sr.. Aronlmlnk, defeated
J Haines Lippincott, ScaWew, 4 up and i! to
play.
r,k If; V.ayef'. Jr;' Salow. defeated Lmtnett
O'Neill, Frankford, 8 up and d lo play.
SncOND SlXTKKN-SEMlriNAL HOUND.
',' J. Pepper. Philadelphia Country Club,
defeated A. M. niirct, Bala, 0 up and 8 to
play.
w M. Stenart, 3d, Philadelphia Country
Club, defeated W. H. Margerlson, Frankford.
2 up and 1 to play.
THIRD SIXTEEN-SKMiriNAL HOUND,
rharles Kernan, Sealew, defeated C. M
Hicks, Philadelphia Country Club, -1 up.
FIHST DEFEATED lUOHT-SUMIFINAL
It. I Mlshler. Lanadonne, defeated Daniel
Darreff, Frankford. 8 up and 7 to play.
Robert Lewis. Frankford. defeated W. II
Pattirson. I'hlladelrhla Country Club. 4 ud
and 11 to play.
SECOND DEFEATED EiailT-SEMIFINAL
ROUND.
w vu "".rrlty, Oierbrook. won from II. W.
Dllks, Heavlew, by default.
Dr. Pierce Defong. llala. defeated C. D.
White, Atlantic City, 3 up and 2 to play.
THIRD DEFEATED EIOHT-SEMIFINAL
ROUND.
J. N. Sailer. Philadelphia Country Club, won
from M. A. Devlne. Rlverton, bv default.
F K Harding, Overbrook, defeated E. R.
Ponneltv, Atlantic Ctty. 1 up. 10 holes.
PENN MAY SHIFT LINE-UP
FOR YALE CONTEST TODAY
Coach Thomas Undecided as to Base
ball Array for Game.
On the eve of the Penn-Yale contest,
one of the biggest of tho season for the
Itcd and Blue, Coach Hoy Thomas was
undecided as to the line-up of the Quaker
nine. Thomas has Jieen experimenting
with his team somewhat, and said yes
terday that he was still uncertain of tho
line-up which will face the Blue on Frank
lin Field this afternoon.
Yesterday Kane had a try-out at second
or the varsity combination and proved
that he should be considered In the tight
for that position. The other positions in
the Infield were filled as they were In tho
Williams contest, with Wallace at first, I
Moore at second and Mann at third. '
with thA miif ,Mnt. r n . .
Iiur between mo and the T arniJui1" "?
rATp'
at
for tho proposed fight with tim'EJ.'1
Las Vegas In 1912, nn II ' i1,1? NS
nt the same place, havhnr .? MI'
fight with John Young" who w.V.H
stable mate of Luther McCaMvl "AT
slnco died and both died In thV" C
Immediately following ring con,' S
One day I was tugging at X
weights nnd otherwise working "
pniCera8;a,XCd "" t0 " -J
!!Fomo.,?n' you"E ian, box win,
will you?" ""M
The RUddonncss of the request .hiH
matter of fnct tone In which I V?M
""' miner toon me off my fi 7J4
started to stammer But t nnwllll
self and ilnnllv mnn.Vl.i -B-a,htrl Sffl
"No. I can't do It, Mr Johnson" '31
"Why. what's tho matter?" V W
flashing that old golden smile of hlais.l
never tor to hurt anybody who
"It Isn't that," I managed to tell v
and then, summoning all my courariSl
blurted out: -uuKI
"Von see, I'll have to fight you JS
mj mi me en.impionsnip, and twrmijSl
be tight or fair to box you now- i3
ii you ever saw a man taken oft hi. (J
lt,n,B .lho cliamplon that afternoon
v..u, you. iooy" ho said. ThwtJ
looked nt mo and smiled In a klU,
,..j. x men mat no didn't ui.
me serlnuslv. hm umh.., t '
,".?.'in,nctl,i,,s 'MP,ect nna entl" J
"Well, well, boy," ho said, andThJ
inv hand. "Thai's u, ..,,,.. .'""?. ,M
luck " X cerlalllIy wlsh yu Pltntyif
Three years later I had whlppea rj
for tho title and ho was manly ,
in still wlnh mn I..-.I. ."?'. enw
; i, " """ -"lQitnebt
$30,000 TO WILLARD
FOR BEACH EBB
Champion Signs Option for In
Round Bout at Brighton Dur
ing Summer Months.
n
Mrctv vnni.- a.ii . .... . t
....... .v.., 4M,m ii. viinouga
champion for only 10 days ana trlU1
thousands of dollars awaltlne him In tif
theatrical field, Jess Wlllard, th8 nevnf
nnd tallest of all champions, already $
feeling the call of tho ring. The chjjffl
plon Is not qulto ready to break Iooh
and defend his title Just at present, h?
yesterday he was willing to talk JiUjl
and before tho day was over Harry Pol-f
lok had got Manager Jones' signature til
an ontion on thn chamnlnn'n Rprvlr. i.n
n. 10rntinrl limit tn lii .ran.j n, ,ift
Tlrlflitnii T?nlM. wnnt, .nn(. ..- .i:4
-. .f..fcw., .J1-A,. IM1.U Illicit suuia uun
during the summer months. 3
It was upon Willard's own request but
rmirntlntlnnB ...ac nnA.A.l I .- til. .l?
management of tho club. Wlllard hai nS
pentcdly Insisted that ho Is a fighter, not
an actor: so when Harry Tollok on be
half of tho Brighton lieach Club milt
the tempting offer of $30,000 for a ko
yesterday Tom Jones gave him an bptloi
upon Willard's services for the first tout
Jess takes part In after filling hla the
trlcal engagements.
According to Pollok and Jones, WU;
iuiu is iu receive tor ma guarantee nun
ly twice the amount ever paid a chin
plon for engaging In a 10-round sesiloK
lie also will have tho privilege of a ixij
kinase oi uio gate receipts, xne iingnira
Beach Club will select his opponent frocT
tne best of the heavyweight contender!
JOE MAYER TURNS TABLES
ON CUTLER AT BILLIARDS
Philadelphian Forges Ahead in Matdt
With Now Yorker.
NEW YORK. Anril 17. Joseph Mnf.
of Philadelphia, former amateur bllllart!
player, swung back into nls winninii
stride and defeated Al Cutler In the una
block of their 3000-poInt match at' 111
hnlk.llnn hllllnrds nt Dovle's ACtitVl,
last night. Tho score was EM to a
Mayer completed ins Btnng in n inw
avcraglrlg 29 7-17, while Cutler averejM
21 4-17. .7
tcr, and gathered the ivories tor rum ;(I
... .- . .. .. 1 WA.WV
U7, 04, Ti, IKI, W aim . JUS Desifl
however, camo In the seventh UOt
ph.n fin niima,l llm hnlla Along. hOldJOJ
them under tho will of his wand, unUUgl
points had been clicked off. cutlers juh
run was 83, made In the alxtn frame, iw
aiayer-0. OT, W. 2. 2. 12. 101, 11, . .
23. 48, 0, 6, -15, IT: total, 000. &
Cutler-a . 2. 40. 11, SJ, 6d. 0, 3, !7, WT
u, .u, j, ., total, jui.
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