EVENING kEDftlJmPHILAD13LPH'lA MONDAY, MjAY 10 1015; 12 LOWLY ATHLETICS STILL HOPEFULr-CONNIE MACK AND BAKER CONTINUE KIDS' QUARR ATHLETICS BOUND TO CLIMB, SAYS MACK; "BAKER FQRGOTTEN" Western Trip Will Boost Standing of His Team, Predict Mana ger Eastern Clubs All Look Easy, He Sans Baker Dis missed From His Mind, Now Relics on Kopf. 1 Today la one of the few ilnyn nf the linnebnll season wlicti tin game Is scheduled for this city. Tho Phillies piny their final gnmc In Uiooklyn, while the, Athletics qro In the West. Uofore departing for the circuit trip1 Malinger Muck staled Unit ho ex pected the team to come buck home nevernl notches hlghef limn It Is nt present. This was before the Athletics' mnnnger hiul his tulk with Unker. and lie vnn not Including tho home-run king In his calculations. Mnnnger Muck humi that lind pitching has been tinkling the tc.un back ond making the absence of Collins and linker all the more noticeable. He admits Hint lie misses linker, but also contends Hint none of the other Eastern clubs looked ns good to htm ns ho expected they would. While ho would not bo so rush ns to predict nnythlng stnrlllng for the funs, Muck Intimated that lie could beat any of the Kits tern team with the kind of pitching ho expects to get from his stuff in u few weeks. All Eastern Clubs a Disappointment An bud as the Athletics have looked at times tills season, It must be Admitted that the other llnstern clubs did not look a bit better. Washington appears the moit dangerous club because of Its wonderful pitching starf; but there Is not enough strength In attack to make the Senators dangerous In o long race. . It might be pointed out Hint the pitching department won the pennant for tho Uraves, but It must also be remembered that there was moro speed and batting strength In the Boston club when nt Its worst than tho Sena tors have ever shown. The big disappointment has been the Red Sox. The pitching staff lins been shot to pieces, and this naturally makes Cnrrlgnn's tenm look like any thing but a pennant contender. When Speaker starts hitting and Leonard returns to form the Red Sox will undoubtedly be a hard club to beat; but It Is no ccrtulnly that cither of these necessary conditions will be brought about. If Leonard has Injured his arm ns bndly as Pacific Const League fans say he did in a benefit game in San Francisco Inst winter. It Is doubtful If ho will be effehtlve nt all this season, while Speaker has unquestionably slowed up to a considerable degree. Athletics Strong in Spite of Pitching "I can't say that we are going to have 11 great trip, because I don't know how my pitchers will shupe up; hut they look to he coming around In Hue shape," snld Mnnnger .Mark after Satruday's game with the Senators. "They have been showing better every day and the lest of the boys have plenty of fight In them. It tnkes a good game bunch of players to keep fighting wltlr things going ns bndly as they have for my club, and It Is a most pleasing thing to me to see this spirit prevailing. "None of tho Kastern clubs looked so very good, and I was really dis appointed in two. It is said that tho West Is strong, particulnrly In Chicago and Detroit, but I think we will bold our own on the trip. Misses Baker, Hut Praises Kopf "Do I miss Raker? Well, naturally, I miss him. Ills absence hns hurt the club more than one can imagine, but I have faigotten all about him. Baker Is no longer figured ns n member of the club, excepting in the eyes of tho powers that be beenuse of his contract with me. Kopf has shown sur prising form In the last week, and I look to see him start hitting In a few days. If this lad starts hitting he is going to develop Into one of the best third basemen In the game. He is one of the best fielders now and will look even hotter when he gets moro confidence. A few base hits will give him this tjonfldence. Complete Reversal of Form in Pitchers "The pitching staff has been a great disappointment. The lads returned homo from the South In great shnpe, and then suddenly they all went wrong at once. Whether it was from Inck of work, change In climate or overwork I have not been able to discover, ns it was a distinct surpriso to me. You say Dressier has been a disappointment. Well, yes and no, The Ind is going to be a great pitcher; but If 'you will look buck u bit you will find that ho Is never of any great value until the real warm weather sets In. When the hot days come around you will find Hressler going as he did last season. "Whllo I have not tho Stuff Hint I hnd back In 1910 and 1911. I have better prospects for the future, and perhaps they may come through nil nt the same time and In the near future. If they can get started on the present trip it will completely change the looks of our team. Kddie Murphy will be back in the game and Kopf will continue on third base. Haker Is gone and will soon be forgotten." Baker Reverses Himself Mack was reckoning without Haker when he made the latter remark, and he probably was the most surprised person in North Philadelphia Station when tho home-run king dashed up to him just ns the tenm wns ready to depart for Chlcugo. Baker contends that ho agreed to play the remainder of the season with the Athletics ut tho terms named In his contract p.rovlded Mnnuger Mack would give him a new contract calling for one year instead I of holding the present contract, which has another year to run after the I present season. This Manager Mack will not do. Haker contends that ho wants to retire I after the present season nml does not want to have It said that he ran out of his contract. He says .Manager Muck has deliberately misrepresented Ills case 10 uio puniic. ana mat tie told his manager and all the playeis after the last game of the world's series In Boston last fall Hint he was through with tho game, excepting for n little independent ball. Mack would listen to no such proposition, and is said to have informed Baker curtly to live up to his contract or quit the game. There were naturally two sides to every question, and, whllo there is little or no sympathy for Baker for his alleged holding up the club for more money, one Is Inclined to believe that the wholo cu.se hns not been presented to tho public. Where Connie Mack's Stubbornness Hurts If Baker Is willing to play for the season and will sign an agreement to play with tho Athletics again If ho decides to continue In the game after the present season. Manager Mack owes It to the funs to accept this proposi tion. Ho has said that with Haker the team has a fine chance for tho pennant, but without him they are virtually out of the race. Will ho sacrifice his pennant holies ruther than take a chance on Raker's word of honor that ho will retire after tho present senfcon? Any way ono looks at it. Mack Is carrying his "principles" too fur for tho satisfaction of the funs. If he rannot get the whole loaf he may Just as 1-a1I ! unttnHn.l inltl. 1. .. 1 ll.. . i L i (.. m. " oauoiicu muiii nun. iiuniT miys huh ne nan never tried to hold up the club for moie muney, though this is doubted by those who have followed ihe easo closely The fact remains that he Is ready nnd willing to play this season nt the terms of the contract signed last season, and, whllo his sugges tion that .Mack destroy his contract calling for his services next teasou la not to be commended, why not make the best of It? Advnnce Money Would Clinch Baker The fans want to boo tho Athletics back In the race nnd want to see Baker at third base. Whllo ho will hardly have the whole-hearted respect of tho fans that he had in tho past, Baker will nevertheless bo welcomed with open arms. Indications point to peace before the close of this present senson, and Baker would have no place to Jump even if he did try to "double-cross" Mnn nger Mack and tho AthletlCB If ho Is free ufter this season. Why not give linker advance money for 1916, which must bo returned If he does not play? If Baker accepts this money and signs a receipt for tho same no court In tho land would allow him to play elsewhere, while, If he is sincere, the Athletics are protected. Haker has forced u bhowdown by his action in tailing- upon Mack. Now It Is hoped he Is either re-signed or the matter is dropped entirely. The constant dickering and haggling Is certainly not Improv ing the confidence or playing of his successor, Dodgers Still : Jonah for Phillies As was the case In 19H. the Dodgers continue to prove troublesome for the Phillies. Saturday's defeat ut the hands of Brooklyn and Chicago victories have pulled the Phillies buck to within hulf a game of tho Cubs, who o a Kplne with more consistency than any other team In tho league, and unless the Phillies come out of their batting slump they will probably 'loso the lead before the end of the iveek. WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND 0?Wl mzW&Wy? AFTGHrJooiO ArJD TrfW wmvvui ' ' CAlMe AC&-OSi I ttfWt i '"$& will I JV J-oOrfeU UKtt A a xli 71 MM 14 1 cat Vou HAVe FUEE-FOK-AIJj THOTTIXI! HACK ON LBXINdTOX TRACK Peter Volo nnd Etarnnh Two Kntries for Big Event. LKX1NOTON. Kv May 10 Kdward Tipton, president of the Kentucky Trot ting Hon-.- nrocilrrs' Association, here, who hns never been accused of overlook ing n hot when It comes to staging a feiitme event for the fall trots at Lexing ton, proposes lo offer a rich stake for tho free-for-all trotters which would let tho bars clown to all and would admit Peter Volo, 2:03, Rtnwah, 2.W.4. and Leo Ax worthy, whose backers have long wanted them to get together, ns well an Joan, 2:0l'i; Rythmell, 2:0Pi; Maymack, 2:'.4; Star Winter, 2:05; Margaret Drulen, 2::iH. During the closing weeks of the season of 1914 at Lexington there wns talk of a match race between Ktanah and Peter Volo, and at that time the owners of Joan nnd Rythmell were willing to make It a four-corneied affair. Each of the ipinrtet hnd shown Itself to be up to miles In 2:01 or better, but whatever chnnco theie might have been for such a rnco was spoiled by tho wretched weather which made tho closing meeting such a dismal nffalr. NNiNG" WITH GRANTLAND RICE Hcrzog Is Spiked in Arm CINCINNATI, o , .May in -Winn Puts, hurgll ilpOltiMl the !t,ln nt 8 to 3 yrstonlay Mnnaaer Hi 'zob. of the rinctnnntl team, uat .plke,1 In Hip arm nhen .Inhtmton niM Into nr.nn, lww In the ttrtii Innlnc Ho hail to retire from the game In the Ultimate Analysis They may rant and rave and rumble In the pugillstla Jumble, On a blend of fancy footwork, or of apetd; On the pun who's quick and shifty Or insidiously nifty With the sidestep at the moment of its need; They may slip him nit that's coming With the boost-Implanted ttrummlng, Hut I'd rather illp my kelly from the roof, In the hip-hip anrf the hotolti; In the scraping and kaw-towiny To the bloke who packs a kick in either hoof. They may boom the ringing praises Of the bearcats and the daisies Who are artists of the shift and counter punch; They may play up the elastic And the subtle. toed fantastic From the brawltrs who are cornered for (i hunch; He may be there with the parry MEET AT OLYMPIA CLUB TONIGHT lK"t.KS jmsa.. i l slilK-jsrjtrsr I The boxers shown In the above picture are two serious contend ers for Kid William' bantam laurels. Louisiana dropped the titleholder in the latter's last fight. Brandt is booked to meet the Kid in New York next week. LOUSWM? THREE BALL I'LAYERS HURT East Spruce Professionals' Catcher Injured in Shore Game, ATLANTIC CITV, May lO.-The catcher for the East Spruce Professionals, Boy ningley, of Philadelphia, had the mis fortune to break the middle finger of hla rUht hand In an attempt to stop a wild pitch. The ball was misjudged through an ugly bound and hit the tip squarely, tear ing it back In the Injury. The Phlladel phlans lost the game to the Melrose A, C, of this city, 12-(. Little Sammy Bebler, four years old, was knocked unconscious on being hit on the head with a foul ball. Owen Jeasup suffered a like fate later In the rather disturbing baseball exhibition. Dl YMPIA A A Uroad and UatiibrUge UL.I iVirm A. A. jirr, Edward.. M?. TONICillT, 8:30 HIIAltl' LOUISIANA ii. "DUTCH" IHIANDT Adm. i-, lial. Ilci. soc. Arena lie, lie. II. With the counter light and airy, But I'd rather, howsover they may spoof, Shoot my bank roll on its Journey Out the trail of any tourney With the bloke who packs a kick In cither hoof, ".Mi" dear sir," writes a mild and cour teous bystander, "Are you crazy? Jess Wlllard would kill this Coffoy guy in about Jive rounds. Coffey would never hit Wlllard a solid wop. and If he did It wouldn't hurt him. Whereas, on the other paw, or on both paws, Wlllard would tear Coffey's head off In less than eight rounds, You can put that In your pipe and smoke It." Thanks, hut we've quit smoking hop. And you may be right, at that. Put Us Down for 85 Cents I. ear Sir Boost the Yanks anil criti cise the Giants now all you want to---you and the rest of bunch. Hut I'd like to have nbotit two thousand bet that by October the Giants will he higher in the National I.engue than the Yanks will be In the American League. And higher by more than ono position in the standing of the clubs. PAIR PI.AY. What's the Hurry? Hear Kir How about tho Ho.ston Braves being such big favorites in tha National League race? They were going to start right In and break up the league, but the league is still going on, and the Braves are not even near the top. S. J. T. The Braves, with Evers back at sec ond, and James, Tyler and Rudolph all ready to move at old-fashioned speed, may bo something else again, They will be there, or thereabouts, for an account ing at the proper moment. A number of folks make the mistake of rating Johnny Evers" worth according to Ills batting and fielding average. The Crab yields his share of base hits and fancy Btops. Rut the Inspiration and the spur he Imparts to his mates are well above any uplift he can bring In a phy sical capacity. He 1b the greatest ills penser of the Old Pep the game has ever known. Those who follow Vardon at Baltusrol will obtain an outline of his consistency at least until he reaches the putting" green. There he proves that he la human and not merely a collection of machine joints, "SAVE GARAGE RENT" Own your own rorubls nnxt. 1'orttbU flri-prool m I a I f tntiai, hunrtlowi, e fub houin. tool tiauiii, ito. ('ham I natltlfnll Fireproof Banltry! Portubtil JOHN A. CALL 122.24 N. Franklin Have Our Salesman Call GOLF TOURNAMENTS IN FULL SWING IN EAST THIS WeM Francis Ouimct, Along With Several Philadelphia Crdog p.wt.fi.rtA in. hi.infnt.ton Mcetiiw on Links of thp. JJnn:..S s . . . . .ff..t. ffll..'. OT....-U.... "Ik... .n 4-t, ct . . a uouncryjiuo i nm j.vuiuvu uiu, uj ie oeaBons liesU Following tho three seashore events, tournsment golf Inst week was con spicuous bv Its absence, but there will he plenty of It this week to make up for the iHCk of It last. Beginning today nnd continuing to morrow and Wednesday, the Baltimore Couhtry Club will hold its annual Invi tation affair, and a number of local play ers will tako part, along with Francis Oulmet, the national champion, and tho Corkran brothers. Baltimore's only ptny ers who received national ratings this ear. With Oulmet and the Corkrans In the field, the tournament should be one of the btst of the season, and as it comes on the first three days of tho week, sev eral or Hie more prominent mciruiiummi players will In nil likelihood play In to day's qualifying round. Oakland will hold Its Invitation tournev on the last three riajs of the week, Slay 11, it and 15, and the club htpes lo havo juet ns good a field as that which played nt Oakland In the spring of 1313. Tracrs. Travis, HcrreshofT and White were among the competitors on that occasion, Trals is almost sure to play nt Oakland, as ho won some of his earliest golfing laurels there many years ago. tnnl.q.l nt ttln Itadnl dill Un.t Hrle.l PlllH schedule of events the Knoll wood Coun try Club has Issued a neatly printed and Illustrated periodical called the Knoll wood Bulletin. It gives a list of newly elected members and another of candi dates for membership. The club now has 106 names On Its rolls. Tho progress of tho Is noted, and otlitr topics of Interest to mo members nre touched upon. rino mea Is ono which other cluos might do well lo copy. P. H. Moore, chairman of the Tourna ment Committer of tho Oakland Golf Club writes hopefully concerning the three-day Invitation meeting scheduled to start at the Bayslde Club on May 13. The desire Is to havo this year's affair a representative one. Those who do take part In the tournament will find tho course at Its best. Hamilton K. Kerr. Max Behr and Roy Webb have already signified their Intention of taking part, and It Is rea sonable to nippose that dardlnwi White, for a number of ycarj the Oij, lanrl lnrir. tutlt .. . .. -., ...uin io in. ". his earlier triumphs. An effort i3 made to get .Tcromo Traverg lh.W also Fred llerrtshoff. The :t ,' won the Oakland tournament a isS' of years ago, defeating Traveri m Wblte In memorable matches. ig Prlies have been offered for r slxteons, as well as beaten elrhu 5 testants may select their own b'h. for the qualifying round p,rtS Harvard golfers competing for i on the team fop th nri.. ... ?? resumed practice at tho Oakley cJlVj Club. J. O. Heyburn. the captain & not ejtpeet to pick tho men fn- .! ll slty team until after tho college tsSS n Tlwtl on. Ihn nrnn,l !' S gresscd to such a point that he hul fairly definite Idea of tho group of lUV rrs who look most promising, m Five players remain from th u 9 slty to tako part In tho coming mattlir They are K. P. Allls, the Intcrcolkttil champion; L. If. Canan, 8. p. QriiJ: J. XV. Hubbell and Heyburn. AmwrS new aspirants for thp team an v ? Carlton, XV. A. Clark, Thomas Dean liir den Goodspced, XV. B. Hunt, a It'vli iit.lt tnu ... a. vjii(, mill i'lllllip Wlniof The three men who stand out hti prominently among the sophomores in F. I. Amory, J. If Hutchlns and Ji Wytdc. 'i The varsity spring schedule Is tmt'3 tho largest the Crimson hnB had In yem A team 111 go to Providence nt Sit urnuy iu line no .iKninsi itnooe IaiarJ Stnle. Woodland will bo tho next cpM." nent on the Woodland course on May a nnd on May 15 Harvard will visit the FiJ River Golf Club. On May 18 Harvard icl Pennsylvania will fight It out over tat oaKley course. a Pnrtti linn fli'n n, trrm tl. f-t.!" . v..... ...... v.... ....... ..v,,, ,mu ucinmts class who teem fairly certain to mih an nxcettent showing. They are Alec Heyburn. a brother of tho Harvard ajT tain, ond Frank Dyer, ono of the mo promising of the younger set. Beilla these there Is a quartet remaining froa last year. Gay, Kennedy, Lovett ul Townsend nnd Captain Webster. J EXPERTS IN BOWLING CLASH AGAIN TONIGHT White Elephants Hold Lead in National Association Tour ney This Week's Schedule. The first week of tho Natloiml Bowling Association chnmplonships, brought to a conclusion on Saturday on the Terminal Alleys, was productive of good scores, whllo big crowds have witnessed ths at tack of the experts on the wooden pins, In all, 3S of tho 3S teams cnteicd bowled their three-game scries, and the schedule was cairlcd out without a break of any kind. The remaining 20 flvc-man teams will roll their games tonight, tonioirow and Wednesday. The opening matches In the three-man team classes will be rolled on Thursday evening. Tho leading flvc man teams In tho three classes aro as follows: Clnns A Whit a r.lephants, 2121: Jenklntown, 27M, Tigers. 2743: Continental, 27J0; Camden IN. J.). COHlno. 2727 v Class U Pranklln. 2ft"0: Mather & Co. No. 1, 2UIB: Color Ires, 2t!0!l; Nenr-Slde, 217"; ioutlweBtern. 2102; Majestic, 21.M. Class C lletull Credit, 2J4'lj Mucko No. 1, 22SI: Aci'ounts, 2211; Mucko No. 2. 2227; Jewelry. 21IW. Hie ilvo-inen team schedule follows: Tonlcht Alpha. No. I and No. 2 teams of I'hllnJelphla Turngemeln.de; Terminal Uronchoa; Weco, of WcMcrn IZlectrlc League ; Strawbrldge & Clothier Wholesale team and Specials. Tomorrow night At. Ilaltz; Eckman Mfir. Co., ot Druit League; Aetna, of Insurance. Iatrue: Itexalls. ICdouaril nnd Actives, of Casino League, Section C: Pirates and Wynd ham, ot Casino Club. Section A, Wednesday evening Warren ami Crusader trams or Wilmington; Terminal Colts, Kwltch. board, of Western Electric league, Philadel phia r.lectrles and the Artisans' team. Inman Beats Gray nt Ililliards NTJIV TOPIC. May 10. Melbourne Inman, playing the game of his life, tut managed to beet fleorge Oray. the Australian billiard champion, in a match of 1R,C0 up, level. Tor $20i a sice, by Ihe narrow margin of 4.V) points. Tt ias Inman's second gamo since h returned to LonJon after his extended tour of the United States and Canada. DEVON-POINT JUDITH POLO ON TOMORROW Practice Game Today at Bala; Play at Bryn Mawr for HunT Club Cup. A btisv nolo nrncrnm hns been if. ..i iirrnrl trn 1 1 I a iiiaaI.- Teilll- trk try Club field at Bala Is to be given eve to practice, beginning nt 1:30 o'cloS M .. it Tomorrow on me same nein, tne ram game for tho special cups, presented bj the Philadelphia Country Club, betvriti tho 15evon team and Point Judith qua? tet. 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