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teVENIKG LEDGEB-FHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, MAY U, 1915;
SWIFT PACE IN NATIONAL LEAGUE RACE LEW TENDLER MEETS LOUISIANA TONIGHT
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PHILLIES, CUBS AND THE BRAVES
SET PACE IN NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Going Strong Now, But Due to Slow Up With Wanner
Weather Boston Bunch Looks Dangerous With Pitchers
Recovering Form Moran's Team Still, Looks Best on Paper,
With the coming of the Cutis tomorrow every National Leaguo club will
have made Its appearance, here, and to dnte none except the Braes lias shown
anything to warrant making tho Phillies anything but the favorite In tho
pennant race The Uraves were beaten by Moran's men decisively In the two
berles played, but Stnlllngs team was troublesome at alt times, and he was
depending largely on his young pitcher.
Unless the Cubs look much belter than local fans believe they are, the
Phillies will havo little to fear from them. Urcsnnhnn has his men plavlng
well Just at present, but tho warmer weather will not ndd to the ability of
several of his veterans, who are nearlng that stage where tho legs have n.
tendency to go bad when the race gets under way.
Braves' Pitchers Now Stronger Every Day
It Is a certainty that the Braves will get stronger as the season wcarson,
nnd will be doubly stronger when nvors gets back In tho game. James And
l'yler aro now taking their regular turns on tho mound, and both appear to be
Just as good as they were In tho latter stages of tho 1914 race. Add to this
Hughes, a clever veteran who has pitched several excellent games, and the
Uraves have a pitching staff that can more than hold Its own with any In tho
league, with tho possible exception of tho Phllly Btaff, as it Is going at present.
Tho Braves staff has been through tho mill and stood out when all others
In tho league cracked, except tho Phillies. On what has been shown to date,
the Phllly staff Is just as good as the Braves and perhaps a llttlo better with
tho peerless Alexander In shape.
Slump of the Phillies Only Natural.
Whether tho Phllly pitchers can keep going at tho present clip with poor
batting behind them and erratic fielding Is a matter of doubt, but there aro
few who believe that tho present slump will last much longer. Thcro arc too
many natural hitlers In the batting order for tho team to continue at Its
present gait, and tho return of Ludcrus and Whltted will make the Phils look
like a different team.
Take Saler and Williams out of tho Cub lineup, or Schmidt and Mageo
away from Boston and watch both of those teams run Into a slump. Tho
Phillies have had two of their best hitters and team workers out of tho game
for two weeks, and allowances must bo made for that. It Is only natural that
the team has slumped. It Is up to tho other men to keep plugging the pitchers
to retain their none until tho return of the two stars. Then the club Is likely
to get back to Its whirlwind clip of tho first thrco weeks of tho season.
Brooklyn Will Surprise the League.
Of tho other clubs that have appeared here, only the- Dodgers havo shown
any real strongth. Tho batting strength In the Brooklyn club Is greater than
In any team In tho entire league. Bad pitching has kept the Dodgers In tho
"Second division for two years, but the twlrlers appear to be rounding Into form
now. With Coombs and Doll showing form that was entirely unexpected, It
only remains for Pfeffer and Altchlson to return to their 1914 form, and the
Dodgers will be a hard team to beat.
Brooklyn, like the Braves previous to last season, has been In the second
division so long that tho fans take It as a matter of course that they will
wind up there again, but the league" Is due for a great surprlso when the
pitchers get going.
The Giants looked bad here, but they were sorely crippled at the time.
McGraw insists that his team will bo In tho fight to tho finish, and he seldom
goes wrong on his predictions, but ho Is perhaps over-estimating tho ability
of a few of his veterans who aro thought to bo about through as major
leaguers. Good pitching might hold the Giants In the race, but as yet ho has
shown no pitchers aside from Tcsreau.
Cardinals and Pirates Not Serious Contenders.
St. Louis and Pittsburg won gamos from tho Phillies, but neither team Is
likely to finish In the first division, notwithstanding tho fact that Hugglns
believes his club outclasses the Phillies. Thero Is little batting strength In
cither club, nnd nsldo from two pitchers on each staff, there Is not likely to
be enough good hurling to permit either club to worry tho leaders long.
After a great start, tho Reds ran Into a lot of hard luck and accidents,
and the club has tumbled rapidly, but It is not so far back that It cannot get
up In the race In a few weeks. Manager Herzog believes that his team Is
certain to finish in the first division. Bad pitching has hold him back to date,
together with the bad acting of his stnr, Phil Douglas. Herzog says that he
was banking heavily on Douglas, and his lack of condition has been the main
cause of tho team's slump.
Before the season Is over Herzog expects to have ono of tho best pitching
staffs In the league, and If he does, the Beds should finish well up, as tho club
Is fast and well balanced. It will be a team that never knows when It Is
beaten If It follows tho lines laid out by Its peppery leader.
Best Race in Years for National League.
All things considered, it Is the most remarkable race the National League
has had In years. Last season tho Brnvcs, Giants and Cardinals made all the
excitement, but this Benson every club has a chance.
The Giants, who aro In last place, have lost but 16 games, while the Cubs,
who are leading, have lost 12, a margin of four games on the losing side of
the ledger. Tho Cubs havo won 19 games, while tho Giants have captured but
H. A game is always considered In the won column by a manager until it
has been lost, so on this line of reasoning the Giants, tailenders, are only four
games behind the leaders. Actually there are six full games separating tho
eight teams, but a month's spurt by any team is likely to chango the whole
aspect of the race.
Portland Magnate May Pilot Cleveland.
Walter -McCredle, manager of the Portland Club, of the Pacific Coast
League, has been mentioned as a possible successor to Joe Birmingham as
leader of the Cleveland Club JfjcCredie would be an admirable choice, but
there Is hardly a chance of his accepting the position. McCredlo Is a wealthy
man, and with his uncle, Judge McCredle, Is half owner of the Portland Club,
which Is a better paying proposition than half of the major league clubs, par
ticularly at this time.
It will take more than money to lure McCredle from Portland. It has
often been said on the Coast that McCredle has boasted that he could pilot a
major league club better than half of those who are now holding down manager
ial positions. Perhaps this confidence in his own abjllty and the fact that he Is
wealthy may Induce him to try his luck at Cleveland.
McCredle One of Best in the Minors.
McCredle Is unquestionably one of the greatest minor league managers In
the game In the seven years he has headed the Portland Club ho has won
five pennants, finished second once and fourth once. Aside from his ability
to produce pennant-winners, the Portland manager has sent more ball players
to the major leagues, who have been stars, than any other minor league chief
In the entire country, ,
Some of McCredle's finds are Bancroft, of the Phillies; Steen, Craney,
Chapman and Hagerman. of Cleveland; Lewis, Leonard, Gregg and Mays, of
Boston though the latter was afterward sent to Providence for further sea
soning. James, of St. Louis; Strand, of the Braves; Faber, of the White Sox;
Tom Seaton, and numerous other lesser lights. As a developer of young play
ers ho Js without an equal, in the opinion of all the major leaguers who gained
their experience at Portland.
Herzog Pooh-Poohs Chances of Phillies
Charley Herzog Insists that the Beds will finish higher than the Phillies,
and says that he does not think Moran's team -will land In the first division.
He admits that the team might fool him. as he has seen them In action only
ice, hut he contends that man for man he hajr a better ball club, The pitch
ing staff of the Phillies will not hold up much longer, according to the Reds"
manager, nnd he thinks that the club will not hit away from home, where the
fences are farther out '
Admitting that the Phillies will not hit as many home runs on the road,
local fans are convinced that the road lajhe best place for the team Just at
present Too many home run drives hava-caused the men totry to kill the
ball because they know the fences are short, while on tho road 'and on large
Olds they probably will return to place hitting.
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BASEBALL BINGLE AND BUNGLE
As soon as the Phllly-Clnclnnatl game
was called oft on Saturdn Mannger Her
zog and five of tho Iteds boarded a train
for Itldgeley, Md , where Herzog enter
tained his tcammntcs in his beautiful new
home It Is one of the finest country res
idences In (Maryland and Is fitted out like
a millionaire's home. Three little Her
zogs did much to liven up the party for
the Redlcgs.
Heldlng averages do not begin to tell
a pliner's worth Butler, of the Car
dinals, is far ahead of Bancroft in tho
shortstop averages at present, and he Is
there because ho does not begin to go
after hits that Dave Is converting Into
outs Bancroft Is last, but he has made
errors on balls that not another short
stop In tho National League would havo
reached, barring, possibly, Walter Mar
anvlllc. Joe Oeschger is likely to be wearing
another uniform In another week, though
Manager Jloran insists that he is going
to keep Joe The new National League
waiver rule makes It Impossible to with
draw waivers after they havo once been
asked, and It Is said that waivers have
been asked on Joe. Given plenty of work,
the big fellow should bo a star in a jeai,
as that Is all ho needs to give him con
trol There Is llttlo chance for him here
now, and It would only hurt him to keep
him on the bench
Manager Mack must be Just about dis
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Tendler has proyed himself one of the best bantams in local ranks
by his brilliant boxing this season. Tonight he will meet the biggest
test of his career when he opposes Louisiana at the Olympia. Holt
is 60 per cent, of the wind-up at the Quaker City Club.
BAD ENOUGH, BUT IT'S NOT FATAL
gusted with his pitching staff when ho
sends In Wilbur Davis with a game tied
up That plainly shows a lack of confi
dence In Dressier and a couplo of others
who were available for mound duty after
Pennock was relieved jestcrday.
The much-advertised pitching duel be
tween Gu Mort,on of Clevelnnd and Wal
ter Johnson resulted In a hollow victory
for the Washington wonder Morton
twirled well at times, but Walter was a
little too much for him For a change,
tho Washington Club scored a few runs
behind Walter Glvo him as many runs
eer da and his defeats will be few
Averages published to date conflict re
garding the standing of Urban Faber of
tho Cubs Harvey Woodruff, of the Chi
cago Tribune, writes that Urban's correct
record Is eight victories and one defeat,
Instead of seven wins and two defeats, as
has been published Seven of these vic
tories have been In succession and to dato
his string Is still unbroken
The folly of exhibition games for tho
sake of a few dollars was brought home
by tho accident to Merkle of the Giants
at Perth Amboi estcrda The Giants'
star first baseman had Just returned to
tho game after ha lng recovered from a
fractured arm and yesterday sustained a
broken nose which will keep him out of
the camo for ten dais at least The
I Giants missed him badly when ho was
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CLUBS TONIGHT
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LOUISIANA BOUT TEST
FOR RISING TENDLER
Meet at Olympia Revoire and
Holt Clash in Quaker City
Final Tonight.
Lew Tendler, newsboy champion and
fast-rising bantam, will have an oppor
tunity to become famous over night when
he pairs off with Louisiana, who scored
a clean knockdown over Champion Will
lams, In the main bout at tho Olympia
A. A. tonight. Louis Is tho favorite In
tho encounter. However, If Tendler suc
ceeds In crossing the dope ho will assure
himself of a crack at the bantam boss
The program follows:
First hout .lack Kantrow, Kouthwark, vs
Eddie Salor, Southwark
Second bout Flehtlns Bob, Allentown, vs.
Leo Vincent, Southwark
Third bout K O Laughlln. South Beth
lehem, e Terry Martin, Southwark
Seml-wlndup Darkey Grlrfen, New York,
vs Preaton Brown Harrow rate
Wlndup Lew Tendler, Southwark, vs.
Louisiana, Southwark.
The first regular Monday night show
at the Quaker City A. A will be held
tonight with Eddie Revoire. of the 18th
Ward, and Iteddy Holt, North Penn's
hard-hitting mlddlenclght, featuring In
the final fray. Five other bouts also are
on tho program, as follows.
Flrat bout Cy Smith. North Penn, va
Tountr Mitchell. North Penn
Second bout Willie Kline, Norfh Penn. vs.
Young Van I'mron, Dobson'a Mill
Third bout George Blackburn. Fair
mount, va Joe Hunting. North Penn
Fourth bout 1 oung Stanley, 1X1 oroide, N.
J., va Joe O'Nell, Kensington
Seml-wlndup paddy Sylvester, North
Penn, vs Waller Brown, Texas
Wlndup Fddle Revoire, 18th Ward, vs.
B,eddy Holt, North Penn.
Jack JlcCarron and Joe Dorrell will
claBli tonight In a 10-round bout at Ta
maqua, Pa.
Tho star bout at the Falrmount A. C
tomorrow night will bring together Ty
Cobb, of Southwark, and Al Brltt, of Bal
timore Cobb recently surprised Fair
mount fans by stopping Harry Sullivan,
and Ty's supporters are rooting for an
other kayo. Six bouts In all are sched
uled. While Joe O'Donnell Is training for a
knockout, Willie Mack Is working for
speed In preparation for their set-to at
the Broadway Club Thursday night.
Mack believes he can give Knockout Joe
an even worse beating than the ono
handed him by Yountr Dlcclns at tha
weight, 123 pounds. "With both bova con.
fldent of a victory tho match should re
sult In a hummer. Promoter Taylor says
the advance sale is good, and he looks
for the biggest house of the season.
The showing made by Frankle Moore
against Joe O'Donnell was remarkable.
Inasmuch as the former has not appeared
In the ring for more than four years. He
was so pleased with his exhibition that
he has decided to continue fighting.
Although the Willie Moore-Iteds Butler
bout was a poor match, from a boxing
standpoint, the fans seemed to enjoy the
farce as If It was an Interesting battle.
Butler proved himself such a rank nov
ice that he made Wllllealso look bad at
times.
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LOCAL ATHLETES NOW HAVE INCENTIVE
TO TllAIlS jfujk irm tkauk CONTESTS
Hibernian Games Inaugurate
Games June 5 Irish
Track and field athletes of this vicinity
now have strong Incentive to train like
good fellows, as there are two sets of
open games announced for the amateurs
and more aro promised,
Tho first set will bo held Monday, May
31, under the Jurisdiction of tho Ancient
Order of Hibernians, at Point Breeze
Park, while the second series will come
June 6, under sanction of the Athletic
Association of tho Artisans' Order ot
Mutual Protection, at the Central High
School Held. In this meet there will be
closed races and handicap open ones as
well.
The Irish national games May 31 will
be preceded by appropriate memorial ex
ercises, tributes to Ireland's heroic sons
who met death on the battlefields of
America. TIiIb athletic carnival win bo
tho J3th, nnd 'Is sanctioned by tho Ama
teur Athletic Union.
The following events, all scratch, are
open to registered athletes: 160-yard
dash, 440-1 ard run, putting 16-pounrt
Bhot, one-mile run, pole vault, 440-yard
low hurdles, flvo-mllo run, running
broad Jump, running hop, Btep and Jump!
running high Jump nnd BG-pound weight
for distance In addition there will bo a
one-mllo relay race, scratch, open to all
schools, colleges nnd clubs There will
bo a two-mile novice race for entrants
who have never won a first, second or
third medal In open competition. The
members of tho A. O H will enjoy closed
races as follows. 100-yard daBh, SSO.
laid run and a 70-jard sprint for mem
bers over DO years of age. The prizes
nro the handsomest to be glvqn In a long
time In Individual events (except the
ono and flvo mllo races) a gold watch
will go to tho first place winner: to tho
second place man will go a solid gold
signet ring, whllo to the third man to fin
ish In tho final will go solid gold cuff
buttons.
Special awards- will be mado In the
one-mile run nnd the flvo-mllo event. A
gold watch will go to tho winner In the
mile, tho second man Is to get a solid
gold Blgnct ring, tho third a pair of solid
gold cuff buttons and tho fourth athlete
In at the tapo a solid gold stickpin.
Tho winner of the distance race wll get
a gold stop watch, the second man a
watch, the third a gold signet ring, tho
fourth, solid gold cuff buttons and the
fifth a suitcase
Winners of relay races will receive suit
cases for each man Tho second and
third teams will receive suitcases Entry
fees are 23 cents for tho Individual events
and 1 for the relas Officers of tho
A O II. general committee aro as fol
lows' Thomas H. Downey, James E. Ma
gulre, William H O'Neill, Timothy J.
Klannery, William J. Holmes Tho games
committee Is ns follows: Judge Eugeno
C. Bonnlwell. John O'Dca, Bryan J. Tan
sey, Michael Tosarty, Henry Boylan,
Thomas McMahon, James Brown, Jr , and
William J Sadllcr Entries closed Sat
urday with Judge Bonnlwell, A. O H.
clubhouse, 160S North Broad street.
The open events for registered athletes
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Outdoor Season Here on May ,
Tests to Bring Out Talent,
hi. ino artisans- games will be handl,
j.,, mm ns iuuows: ioo and 220-h
dashes, 8S0-ard nnd one-mile runs nlth
Jump, two-mlle run, polo vault, dJ.,
throw, free style, JaVelln throw an .
one-mllo relay race open to cluba L
leges, schools and Y. Hf. n I. ""'
will be special events for midget's tj,' I
under IS jeats of age wlU race i ?!' 5
half mile. The boys muBt weigh loo 8. 1
unucr. Anc-iner uoys' race will bo i
yards for 130-poUnders. An lnter.ectlon
relay race, confined to student, of J
Central High School of Philadelphia' lm
compete the Bpeclal events ' w111
AJtlsan members will compete In th.
following closed handicap eventr i!
yard dash, broad Jump, 12-pound .w
weights, tug of war for middleweight,
and a tug of war for heavJwtght ,'!"?
A. one-mile relay race for assemblies of
four men will complete tho programpn
try blanks must be In tho hands of r0r
P Lott, 204 Parkway Building, Broad V'J
Cherry streets, on or before May a Th...
Is no charge for entrance In the pC.l
events. In others 23 cents will be charrH
for tho Individual tests and ii S"K
team
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CLUB WILL HOLD RUN
To Make Trip to Baltimore and Wash
ington Next Saturday.
The Automobllo Club of Delaware
County will hold a sociability run next
Saturday. Those participating will m..
Just outside of Chester In time to start
at 9.30 a. m.
This will allow ample tlmo for mem.
bers In any part of Philadelphia, even
extremo'northern sections, to leave home
at 8 30
Tho stop for lunch will bo at Havre de
Grace, Md,, and'tho afternoon run will
bo mado through Baltimore to Washing
ton. Tho motorists will lcavo Washington
at 4 p. m. Sunday, returning to Baltlmo'e
and on Monday tho return will bo mads!
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MAY 27, 28,29,31
NATIONAL LEAGUE TAnn
PHILLIES vs. CINCINNATI,
GAME AT 3 130 P. M.
Admission, 23c, SOc nnd 7Sr. Ilox seats, II,
On salo nt Gfmliels' and Spnldlnn'.
OLYMPIA A. A. SS
TONIGHT, 8:30 SHAItr
LOUISIANA vs. LEW TENDLER
Adm. ZSc. Hal. Ilea. SOc. Arena Ites. 73c, ft.
Quaker City A.A. lTfeZ
MONDAY NIGHT, MAY 24
EDDIE IlEVOIRE ts. ItEDDY HOLT
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