EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA. SATURDAY. MAY 22, 1915; . n ' EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, mx . x. ,. FINANCIAL CRISIS IN BASEBALL-AFFAIROF THE DIAMOND-AMERICAN HENLEYTOpA BASEBALL FACES FINANCIAL CRISIS; MINORS READY TO QUIT i - i 1 'm '"-'Even Netu York Giants Failed to DrdtU Expenses for Cincinnati Series High Salaries and Senseless War Causes of Pfesent Serious Situation. That baseball peaco and n return to n. sane Imsl of running the game la flh absolute necessity la bvident by the condition that exists throughout the entire country. Neor has tho gitmo faced BUch a crisis, both In tho major and minor league fields. Several leagues which have Just opened their campaign admit that they cannot go on much longer If tho attendance does not Increase, tvhlle In tho National, American and Federal Leagues tho games are, with few exceptlonR, being played to empty stands. Irt eight games In Now York and Brooklyn the Cincinnati Club did not make its expenses, so poor wan the attendance. Figures printed by metropoli tan newspapers plnco the crowds around tho 8000 mark each afternoon, but thrtt such Is far from tho truth Is evident by a statement which Frank Ban croft, business agent of the Cincinnati Club, made to tho Evknimo Lnrxiijn representative. When a ball club cannot clear expenses In tho largest city In the United States, with tho raco still an open one, what will be tho chanco of tho tall-enders lato In tho season? Losses In New York Significant Tot years It has been contended by somo people that tho National League j, waa a Now York league, meaning that It was an absolute necessity to have a , strong team In New York. It has boon said that tho (Slants could always make a trade thdt would strengthen the team Just when It seemed to bo slip ping, while other managers apparently have offered bettor Inducements for tho earao player, who oventually landed with McOraw and put tho Giants In tho race. A pennant contender In Now York enriches tho whole league, and tho poor Knowing or Mcurnw's team and tho rise of tho Yankees: has caused a snrinK nge In tho crowds at the National Leaguo games In Now York. When tho Giants cannot draw enough pcoplo to cnablo tho visiting team to clear ex- Ecnscs for Its first swing around the Eastern circuit, those clubs ore going to avo a hard time paying salaries and other expenses. Tho samo cry Is heard throughout tho country, except In tho Southern and Pacific Coast Leagues. Tho American Leaguo Is running far behind last sea son, and 1914 was generally considered a frost. The retrenchment policy of tho Natlbnal Leaguo has helped some, but thero are several clubs the 21-playcr limit has wrecked. Manager Herzoc today declared that It was such a handi cap with many men signed to Ironclad contructB that he could not go out and pick up youngsters to fill In a fuw positions he desires to strengthen. Other managers who havo como to this city have said tho samo thing. They aro loaded up with contracts that they cannot get rid of, and this addi tional expense, with llttlo coming In, has caused many a sleepless night for tiomo magnates, t ... Federal League Also Heavy Loser The Federal League Is In the samo position, and Is probably losing even more than cither of the major league clubs. Miller Hugglns says that he knows ftDsoiutciy mat tno Ht. ivouis Federal League Club lost wo.ooo last season, anu that It cannot hopo to do as well this season with expenses much heavier. H. B. Ward, owner of tho Brooklyn Club, admits that his team lost a largo sum of money last season, but ho says ho has had a great deal of amusement out of the game, and Is willing to go on supporting two or three clubs In tho -outlaw league. So long as ho Is In that frame of mind Organized Ball cannot hopo to starvo out tho Feds. It Is aulcldo for both parties to go on paying out salaries such" as tho players are drawing now. Clubs that havo been big money-makers In tho past have llttlo chance of even splitting even this year unless conditions suddenly change. . . Looks Like Ruin for International League It to freely predicted that tho International League will not last another month. In Newark, conflicting with the Federal League, tho Internationals have played to empty stands. Last Saturday fewer than 200 pcoplo atteidod. In Toronto and Montreal tho war has such a grip on the people that these clubs havo not been ablo to draw at all. Other cities are complaining also and there does not seem to be a chanco for the league to keep Its head above water. In the West tho American Association Is running behind, but not so badly as tho Western League. Tho weather has caused so many postponements In the latter league that aoveral club owners aro having difficulty In paying tho salaries of tho players. In Omaha snow caused tho postponement of two games In tho last week, while cold weather and rain were so general In tho cir cuit that but four games havo been played In tho last eight days. The smaller leagues already aro crying for help. Tho Georgia Stato League IS about to Close UD. Amerlcus has thrown un Its frnneJilan. nnri nn nthni- nltv seems to be willing to tako a chance. The Nebraska State League, which has just ntartea, is also thinking of playing Independent of organized ball In order to get the players It needs to-command tho support of the public. . Abnormal Salaries Largely to Blame Raising salaries out of all proportion In the larger leagues has made It necessary for the flmallcr circuits to lower their salary limits and reduco tho pjayer limit to protect themselves during the hard times. In other years tho majors sent players to tho smaller leagues to help them out, but now tho major league players have ironclad contracts, and they cannot bo released nor can the salaries bo cut according to the class of the league to which they aro sent. ' IndeDendent bnnnhnll linn hnri mnM, tn iin tiriM, thn rfnn,.foii t ... .. threO leagues. OnO Of Which Win thn THntnln T not nnri nt rnlglnr. Hi. i.l.xf limit during war times tho minor Ipncnpn lmvpnvl it nnri thin rar the n.ni. poorer ball for higher prices, instead of better ball for lower prices. Semlprofesslonal leagues have sprung up throughout the country, and they are being supported in great style. In Cloyeland the City Leaguo charges 25 cents admission, and outdraws the American League Club almost Ave to one every Saturday. This Is onlv onn Hlcn nf ivlmt is mmint. in thn T,n,.r,no .unless they get together and put baseball back where it belongs. tt . . pullc ,a nl urea 0I tno Bame, and it Is hardly likely It will ever j ' l ' weary 01 me way u in ueing run. Tne attedance at Inde pendent ball games proves that the game Is really more popular than ever. Public Wants Baseball, Not Fine Stadiums Give the people th.elr 25 nnd 50-cent ball and tho game will be back whoro .w?s' Tne Southern League and Pacific Coast League, two organizations Which are flourishing better than ever before, discovered this, and aro reaping the rewnrd. Magnates say that they cannot think of giving tho people 25 and 60-cent ball In such Immense stadiums. Tho fans did not ask the magnates to build these stadiums, nor will they attend games In these stadiums if tho learn la not playing good baseball. It Is baseball that the public wants and not stadiums. They go to tho games for good, exciting baseball, and high salaried players do not necessarily provide this any better than tho mod erately paid players of a few years ago. . . First Base for Cleveland Looks Like Jinx Joe Jackson has been moved to first base from tho outer garden, and Cleve land scribes aro convinced that he Is to be ono of the greatest Initial Back guardians in tho game. Jackson Is the seventh Southerner who has tackled the first base Job at Cleveland slnco Georgo Stovall went from tho Sixth City to St. Louis. After Stovall had his run-in with Larry Lajole and insisted upon being traded, the parade to Cleveland and back to tho minor leagues started, and jstrange to say, every man tried was a Southerner. First came Ed. Hohnhorst, iu' , '1L v v 'ra "' " usKi "i Moxas. -jjoc Jonnsion, rrom Ten , nesae, then held the position Xor two years before elvlnc nwnv tn Tr w,i Arkansas. Frank 8hlelds, of Mississippi, and Walter Barbare, of South Ca'ro llna, then had a chance. The former failed dismally, while the latter was moved to his original position at third base, Joe Jackson, anothor South Caro ; llnon and one of the game's greatest hitters, will now try to chase away th "Jinx" that follows Cleveland first basemen. y r - - - Kj. -. . . ilt Clark liriUith Breaks Into An Tntprvinu, S""'C1?.flc Griffith. h greatest giver of Interviews on any subject, unburdened ghfinsclf as follows to Sid Keener, of tho St. Louis Times: "Eddie Collin, hai Fuocn Biippms ipriwo. years. 1 have seen it, nnd often remarked about lr7 nnd 82'. ;-nn,r .TCK fnew lt a,180' He..,an th0 whirlwind on the bases that LViii """" i" Kruwing weaner, wnue he Is falling off in -"i?3.' Comiskey paid J50.000 for him. ha got atung." K ,n . "flwUi has made many ridlculpus statements during the last winter but thh i t.hS.n,0fKa.alnl"?'-As tor BettlnK 8tun' a few 'days ago Mr. Griffith Bald that his pitching staff was worth something like H50.000 if they were put on the market. And then three days after he offered to trade Ayres and 1 either Bentley or Hopper for a second-rate milder pf the Browns? I his ramming; up of the value- of his staff Ayres was rated nt H2.000, Bentley at $10,000 nnd Hopper at $8000. but it Is safe to say that the three of them would not bring more than $10,000 if they were put on the market. "nB If Griffith would look up Collins record he will see thnr h .v- a.i... . 5-star had one pf the greatest seasons of his career In MH, after a start that t.-. j .vw. . m .w ( tfna tiuu uia ocubuii. rur some reason or other (Griffith always has taken a dellcht in "roaatln?" Pnlllna nnn xrTni ...! . I tfcfr greatest ball players in the game. ' TWO OF A KIND, BROTHER STARS OF DIAMOND SSStf tefttagra S-'V"-! SlXr f e??,;ifia mmsem ( j mm: smKJSLim Wade Killefer is not so handsome as "our own Bill," but that's not his fault ho lives in Cincinnati. Ho is none the less a ball player. Ho is shown in batting pose, while William, mainstay of tho Phillies, is merely looking pleasant, or something WHITE MAY BATTLE FOR WELSH'S TITLE Denver Promoter After 20 Round Bout Williams and Murray Matched. - Making Gentlemen of Ball Players Manas-ir Herzog. of the Beds, has established a nnr mi. i i..ih fhla club. In the future none of the Beds will h Ri!ru.t n it -..JlT.Jv ""'." dors of hotels with capa perched on their heads. Herzog bought each member ttfi thStetam Myf hRt Bnd tDl h,m P" walud t0 Bee ni "or8 caps around 0 The Cincinnati leader believes that It Is distasteful to other guests esDe olally women, and that It does much to soread thn lmnrinn ihr t,..V.. - Xf urn for tbughs. . r " "a "a" " fliers (a jnufo iq una nan one wouia imagine unless he took a stroll sthmuKh the corridor of a hotel where a ball team la auarterad Tk. nv..l. , pweatday player is particular about his personal appearance on tho street f l?Ut they like to lounge about a Hotel In "comfort." This does not go any (" (r. io Kumn nia jnuyera 10 jook tiKe me nign-salarled profes- fWJMItW WT . Charley U'hlto probably will get tho first opjwrtunlty to return the lightweight crown to the brow of an American. Freddy Welsh has been offered a guar antee of $15,000 to meet tho Chicago light weight of left-hook fame for a M-round bout at Denver, July 5. Tho Briton now demands an additional $2000, and ho may get It. In tho event of final negotiations being completed for tho match, fight fans In this country will have a chance of seeing tho first lightweight championship bout slnco November of 1912, when Ad Wol gast lost his title to Willie Ritchie. Welsh then assumed the laurels by beating Bltchlo In July of last year. Since winning the championship, the Englishman has accumulated more than S25CJO In limited bouts In this country. If ho goes through with the Denver fight with White, It will be the first time Fred will risk losing the titular honor. Lew Tendlcr is working like a Trojan In preparation for his battle with Louisi ana at the Olympla Monday night. Tend ler Is a great favorite with local fans and a victory over the boy who whipped Champion Williams would put him In a good position for a match with the ban tam boss The preliminary bouts to the Eddie Revolre-Reddy Holt encounter at the Quaker City Club Monday night follow: Paddy Sylvester vs. Walter Brown, Young Stanley vs. Joe O'Ncll. George Blackburn vs. Joe Huntong, Willie Kline vs. YoUng Van Fosson and Cy Smith vs. Young Mitchell. A 10-round bout between Murray, of New York, and Kid Williams has been clinched for June 1 at Baltimore. The boys will weigh In at 118 pounds, ringside. Sammy Harris demanded that no deci sion be given. Murray gave Williams a vicious nght here a short time ago. The bout between Willie Mack and Joe O'Donnell, at 123 pounds, ringside, Is causing much Interest among South Phil adelphia and Gloucester fans. They wil box at the Broadway next week. Mack has been after a match with the knock out person for some time. He believes he can give O'Donnell 'a nifty (acini at the weight. -More than 200 Jersey fight followers plan to witness the battle. Billy McGonlglo announced this morn ing that he expects Willie Moore to take part In three more fights before allow ing him to hang up the gloves for the summer. Bill is matched with Joe Hef fernan for May 31 at the Olympla, and he then may meet Joe Hirst and Eddie McAndrewa. LUDERUS IN PIUmES' GAME TODAY EXPECTED TO RALLY TEAMMATES RUNS SCORED IN MAJORS THIS WEEK KATIONAL LEAGUE. Bun. Mpn. Tui.Vl.Tluir. Trl. TM. Fhllllti .. Bot:n ... lirooMyn . Chicago ... Cincinnati New Yorlc rittiburih St. Louis .. 11 T- 1 0 .8 T 15 U AthltlCS , liaaton ... Chlctfn .. Clevtlard Satrott ... Kaw York Rt Louli. Wathlnjton. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Bun. Mon. Tua.Wd.TbuM. PtU TM. 6 ii 3 it 3 'g 4 s Baltimore Ofrooklyn iiunaia ..... .. Chlctio .... 1 Kaniaa City 3 Newark intUburrn . 4 Et. LouU... 2 FEDERAL LEAGUE. Bun. Mon. Tun.Wad.TbUra. Frt, TM. B .. .. .. 2 T T ., .. 2 0 i . B a Jl r" - .. 0 18 5 ., .. ,. s 18 I .. 4 IB 0 3 .. a 10 13 8 Mayer Slated to Pitch for Moran's Bunch Against Lear, of Reds Chicago Cubs Crowding Phils for First Place. Fred Ludcrus Is due to return to the gamo for the Phillies this afternoon, and an Improvement In batting may be looked for from the league leaders. The return of Luderus, who has been out of tho game for three weeks with a badly bruised elbow as a result of being hit by a pitched ball In batting practice, will send Paskert back to centre field and Wclser to tho bench. Steadier work In tho Infield ma also be expected with the big captain back on the job. Manager Moran has decided to send Ersklns Mayer to the mound this after noon, as a defeat will drop tho Phillies Into second place for the first time this season should Chicago defeat Boston again. The Cubs aro going at a break neck pace, and as they ore the next visit tors at Broad and Huntingdon streets, the Phils are anxious to start the series with a lead over Bresnahan's team. For the Reds. "King" Lear, the former Princeton twlrler, will be on the mound. Lear has been carefully coached this Bprlng and has Improved 60 per cent. Ho Is now a finished pitcher, while last Beason he was a raw recruit. SCHOLASTIC LEAGUE CLOSES ON TUESDAY Bad Weather Forces Postpone ment of Games Until Mon day Brachhold Praised. WHLARD WILL FIGHT COFFEY ON LABOR DAY Champion Decides Stage Ap pearance Is Not What Public Wants. NEW YORK. May 22.-Champlon Jess Wlllard will meet Jim Coffey In a 10 round bout In New York on Labor Day. It Is said the scrap will be held at Harry Pollolc's arena at Brighton Beach. While articles have not been signed, It Is prob able all signatures will be affixed within tho next week or ten days. Wlllard has decided that the public does not favor a "stage champion," and has consented to a battle with Billy Gib son's Irish champion. Jack Curley, who promoted the Wlllard-Johnson champion ship struggle, and who is- one of Jess' managers, yesterday admitted that this match wodld materialize. "Wlllard will surely fight on Labor Day," said Curley. "He wants to get back Into the ring. He doesn't like stage work, but can hardly turn down the easy money and get back Into harness before September. Coffey will surely bo his first opponent, unless Jim is beaten in the meantime. "Coffey meets Jim Flynn at the Brigh ton Beach Club on May 31. Somehow or other I have a hunch that Flynn will win. But If Coffey doc3 land a K. O. on the fireman then we will sign articles for Wlllard and Coffey that night." WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN BASEBALL TODAY The Interscholastlc League baseball season will be concluded Tuesday after noon. As a result of the inclement weather yesterday, the games between West Philadelphia High and Catholic High on the former's Held, and the Cen tral High-Southern match on Southwark Field were postponed until Monday. Tuesday th final frays will be decided, when the j Catholic High and Southern High nines clash, while Northeast High lines up against Central High. The re sult of these games will not mnr tim L standing of the Red and Black team. whlcn already has clinched the cham pionship. Another game postponed from yester day Is tho Northeast High-Faculty con test until next Saturday, while the Lans. downe HlBh-Swarthmore and the Trades School-P, I. D, matches fcave been called off, as the teams have no more open dates. The dual track meet between Trade School and Oermantown High School has been postponed until Monday, while the field days of Germantown Friends' School and La Salle College have been, resched uled for Monday and Friday afternoons of next week, respectively. Northeast High School students are giv ing Coach Brachhold all the credit in the world for his good work in develop ing tho star baseball team, thta season. Most of the players who are members of the Intercholastla League nine were pew material at the beginning of the season! Paiker and Keller developed into leading pitchers In local icholaotlc rank;s, while Landberg easily Is the top notch short stopper. The victory of Brown Prep's nine over St. Joseph's College proved a big surprise to Collegians as well as the prep boys themselves, Twadell. Brown Prep's pitch er, waa never In better form this season, and his corking work In the box, coupled wjth his triple and homer, really were re sponsible for St. Joe's defeat. NATIONAL LEAQUE Clubs. W, L. Pet. Win. Lose, Phillies 17 11 .607 .621 .588 Chicago 18 12 ,600 ,613 ,681 Boston 14 14 .500 .517 .483 Pittsburgh .... 15 15 .500 .516 ,484 Brooklyn 14 15 .483 .500 .467 St. Louis 15 17 .469 .485 .455 Cincinnati .... 12 16 .429 ,448 .414 New York 11 18 .407 .429 .393 AMERICAN LEAQUE Clubs, W, New York .... 17 Chlcano 20 Detroit 19 Boston 13 Washington ... 12 Cleveland 12 St, Louis 11 Athletics 10 FDERAL Clubs. W. Pittsburgh .... 20 Newark 19 Chicago , 18 Kansas City ... 16 Brooklyn 15 8t. Louis 12 Baltimore 12 Buffalo .,...,, g L. 10 12 12 11 15 16 20 19 Pet. .630 .625 .613 ,542 .444. .424 .355 .345 Win. Loie. .643 .636 .625 .560 .464 .448 .375 .367 .607 .606 .594 .520 .429 .414 .344 .333 LEAQUE L. Pet. Win. Lose. .636 ,606 12 .625 12 .613 13 ,581 13 .652 14 ,517 16 .429 19 .387 22 .290 .625 .594 .567 .633 .443 .406 .312 .594 .563 .533 .500 .414 .375 -.281 TODAY'8 SCHEDULE National League Cincinnati at Philadelphia, cloudy. Pittsburgh at New York, threatening. St. Louis at Brooklyn, threatening, Chicago at Boston, cloudy. American League Philadelphia at Detroit, clear, w York at St. Louis, partly cloudy. Washington at Cleveland, cloudy. Boston at Chicago, clear. Federal League Buffalo at Kansas City, fair. Newark at St. Louis, partly cloud Brooklyn at Chicago clear. Baltimore at Pittsburgh.' rain. International League Richmond at Montreal, clear. rruviocnca ai Toronto, clear games). Jersey City at Buffalo, games). ' Newark at Rochester. BHlus.;. clear clear (two (two (two HENLEY REGATTA ON SCHUYLKILL TODAY BRINGS OUT FINE CREM Kt.Mi Interest Is Beina Taken in the Eight-oared Scholastic in Whidh Central, West Philadelphia and Northeast High , Schools Will Settle Supremacy Many Urews Here, Today is Schoolboy Oarsmen's Day. This arternoon, on me ociiuymm mvu, w...., ,,a niiaoeipnkt ariS Northeast High Schools' entries In tho Philadelphia clght-oared champlomhtn , t,i.i in rnnlnnctlon with the annual American Henley Regatta, win up to settle a much-mooted aquatic question. The boys have been tralnlmf for tho race five montns, anu mo irairetuvo ..ii.,..-d auuuu mis momln that tho crews aro in pcriecc conumuu iui .m.u. .... - t-9 , t( .t.!. Im Ihn favnrtln ihn nrimunn nti.1 flnlA t . .Aiinougn eiuiini ciuui. .- ....., -- ... .. uum uoya ajj promised a merry pace by the other crews. West Philadelphia is represented "b the best eight slnco rowing was taken up by tho Orango nnd Blue school, aij It would not bo surprising ir mey won. uapium uurumcr, m nonneaat, is fu)ji confident he will assist tho Ited and Black crew to tho fifth champlonshlD nf w season for tho Eighth street and Lehigh avenue institution. So thero you B The rowera in the tnreo snens win do Doaiea as iohows; w Central High Khoad, bow; Romlg, No. 2; Supplce, No. 3; Chambers, N01T Keller, No. 5; Stafford, No. 6; Captain Thomas, No. 7; Aloe, stroke; MurdofcV Murdotl coxswain. West Philadelphia High Whiting, bow; Coffin, No. 2; Webster, No. 3j TmjJ No. 4; uaptain eager, ino. o; juciiorusuu, iiu. u, ruiu, mo. 1; Mccorml stroke; Shenton, coxswain Northeast High Shollcr, bow; Hendershott, No. 2; Keith, No. 3; Squire, NaJ 4; Freis, No. b; captain uaruincr, no. 0; oickoi, io. i, xiiods, coxswain, Hard Matter to Select Probable "Winning Crews Penn Freshics havo an elegant chanco to shlno in tho elght-oared shell rac? this afternoon In the Henley festival against Syracuse university. Though Te Eyck's proteges havo not been In competition this year, it Is said they havi rowed wonderful training races. On the other hand, Penn's crew has been com pctlng right nlong, and should bo fit to row the raco of their lives. Union Boai! Club, of Boston, seems to have a much better chance to win In tho special Intei club second elght-oared shell raco than tno vesper ioat uiub, or this city, vw, local oarsmen aro ready, however, and may make It more than interesting fori the visitors, rj .. , 1... n -,,..,- x r.... T), 411.. I. .I1I l.nl. I.. - 1 .... . . . university nurgo iiuu unu vesper cum v.iuu win iulu uurjia in mo Iirst lOUha nnrnfl sTirvll mm nnri l 1b n tnsn.im nn tn thft moBl nrobnhlft winner TV.. !.! .... .ww, .. . -r r ... ,to iw nAnra tin., a l.nlMa.1 III.a FP.nUnB HllM AD.nf etlftlttrl a ffnrrl 4V.M fnltnr.B " . 1.1UITO ,1HU UUIIICU 1110 J.IUJ1LMO, J...VJ U.W... U..WV.. U..u.u .,Q 1U1IUHHJ OflQ 0! the keenest contested events of tho afternoon. Ariels Have Fine Opportunity in Navy Cup Race When tho University of Pennsylvania crow meets Ariel Rowing Club..: Baltimore, and tho Undine Boat Club combination, of this city, in a special fourT oared contest, fur will surely fly. This raco will bo for the United States Navyl Cup. Ariel, becauso of its greater experience, wlll probably win the raco, Pennl has a rough passage ahead to beat tho Undines. The Stewards' Cup event has! brought together Union Boat Club, of Boston; Harvard University sophomorejf and tho Penn third crew. On general form lt appears Harvard has the adYao.J tage. Tho Boston crew appears to bo tho next best boat. J. B. Kelly Should Win Singles Event John B. Kelly, tho champion oarsman of tho Vesper Boat Club, will haviM as his opopnent J. B. Ayres, of tho Union Boat Club, of Boston. Tho Farragujll uj' is at. aiunu in uu- muu, ujiu uiueua iijma ia it wuuucnui auuiier no will nae. to bo content with making a good showing against Philadelphia's cleverest singled oarsman. It is anybody's race in tho secohd singles, with H. J. McCarty, of the Pennsylvania Bargo Club, representing this city, against H. H. Llvimrstontfy Nonpareil Boat Club, New York, and M. Osman, Syracuse University. Osman I15 tho man most to bo feared. Ui . ., Vesper Doubles Crew Is Formidable , Vesper Boat Club's doubles crew, John B. Kelly and Walter L. Smith, looks. like tho one best bet of tho day, though Kelly's participation in the singles event ') may sap his strength a bit. However, on general form, this crew should lead all 4 the way over tho Henley course of 1 mile 550 yards. New York A. C. will be bidder, and so will thn TTnlvnrnltir nnrnn ClxH -i University Barge Club will have to uphold Philadelphia's name In the seniorjij centipede race against the challengers of tho New York Athletic Club and Union Boat Club, of Boston. The visitors are here with their strongest comblna(lpn.' and they will experience all tho competition they seek. New York seems to have the beat. 1 Junior Collegiate Eight-oared Contest an Open Question Even authorities on rowing are at sea when it comes to naming the most probable winner of the New England Cup, for which crews from Pennsylvania, Harvard, Princeton nnd Syracuse will compete. Penn looks as good as any ofJ the other entrants, and lt will be a tough race. Harvard second will be the crew to watch, lt Is believed. PENN NINE TACKLES SPEEDY WOLVERINES Fast Michigan Baseball Bunch Expected to Trounce Quak ers Sisler Will Pitch. JOE BUSH TO PITCH IN DETROIT CONTEST The University of Pennsylvania base ball team meets one of the toughest rivals on Its schedule this afternoon, when It lines up against the University of Michigan. Tho Ann Arbor collegians, who were last year conceded the In tercollegiate championship of the dia mond, have been on a rampage through the East for the last week, and expect to trounce the Quakers. The Quakers are unafraid, however, and will be well satisfied If they can do as well as they did when Michigan visited Franklin Field a year ago. They beat the Wolverines last year by the use of the squeese play. Four times the Red and Blue used this style of inside' base ball, and they scored all their runs through It. u'i ,s. tn w "Potation that Sisler wjll pitch for Michigan In spite of the fact that he twirled against Cornell on Wed- uciuy, oinier is one or tne most won derful pitchers-In the college world, and If he said the word could Join nearly any professional team he desired. He shut out Cornell on Wednesday lth a tingle W vT,Ja M1?hKan twlrler la not only the best pitcher, but best hitter on hii team. Coach Thomas did not know this morn. !nB,w.h.(; would p,ttf " his team. H. Wallace was used against Vlllanova on Wednesday and since Splelman was knocked out of the box at Princeton a week ago, the chances are that the Quak- w"1 K'v Wlsner another chance. Aito wailing orucn Tigers Will Depend on Covales-f kie or Dubuc for Second' Game of Series. 1 1 m PENNSYLVANIA. Mann, 2b Armstrong, rf. Irwin, If. r McNlchol. cf. R. .Wallace, Xb, Moore, ss. Koons, c. Kane, 3b,. Wlsner, p. MICIHQAN. Sheehy, cf. McQueen," ?b, Brandell, bs. Sisler, p. Benton, c, Maltby, lb. Nleman, If. Labade. rf. Walts, 3b. New Three-cushion Billiard Record - - -., null la .,. ... . -worWs billiard rrA ST.. 'Ji ? v? EVENING LEDGER MOVIES-SOMETIMES, ALCIBIADES. IT IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END, .AND SOmISS rrJL. "." ""ru record waa m. Tf... ESSE&a&mia city. Mofla oa , ,Vm. m".c"? " " v of DETROIT, May 22. With one victory over the Tigers the Athletics will en; deavor to break a record of the present trip and win twice in succession. In,! hopes of turning this trick "Bullet" Bmbl Is to be sent to the mound by Mansgefj Mack. Bush has everything he has had; in the past except control, and Mana&er Mack believes that the only way he will get this is in pitching often, so the hero of tho 1913 world's series is likely to b used out of turn for a time. The Tigers wasted two pitchers in try; ing to capture tho first game, and It i argued In some quarters that Manrj Jennings made a serious mistake in W! nt, ucurge uauss, nis most aepeaas"" twlrler, as a relief pitcher. This pricU' cany eliminates him from the rest 01 m series and should maJte the Athletics' Vf: much easier. The Ttser nltchlne selection today I between Jean Dubug and Harry CovjUe witn tne Macks hitting as laey kle. yesterday either pf these stars Is io nave; a nard road tp travel. Every member of the chamolons t least one hit and thero was hardly, scratch hit in the tbtal of 17. It looked like the sluirslnir team of old "W with pitching that is consistent Connlt Mack. will yet be heard of. and the leader believes that he will have his i In first-class trim before the return hon Howard Camnitz Geta Pink .Slip PlTTSBUnair, May 22. Howard CaonH'; piiciwr, watnotined by the manasemem oi m PUUburth Federal Leasuo Ilateball Clubj tefday that ha was unconditionally relaujM -"'" cpmreci com tinea a ciu allowed the club to releaia him on tea notice. NATIONAL LEAdUK PAItK PHILLIES vs. CINCINNATI nAMR AT a V. M. I AdralMlon, 28c. 6O0 and TBc Bat .SU On aale at QirobtU' and 6paldlnf- OLYMPIA A. A. ffiMVf . . LOUISIANA . LEW TENDLEB Adm. tie, UaL Ilea. fioc. Arena' Bea. ? THE END OP THE BEGINNING U""V"V.IV'"'" Haiti ) WELL.UAnn'VA run wVu fufb iica.0 1. . . . ; . : few' j& Vi ST Jk sirTSv ePik 'aPQ ki-f-&
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