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RED AND BLUE'S INTERCOLLEGIATE CHANCES BRIGHTENING CENTRAL HIGH IS FAVORITE
mNN'S CHANCES GET BIG BOOST
TENDLER AND LOUISIANA SQUARING OFF
JOE SCHWARTZ TO WEAR MERCURY
COLORS IN BALTIMORE HANDICAP
FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE EVENTS
&?& Showings of Saturday Blow to Cornell's Hopes Eligibility
W of Howe and Maxwell Questioned Records Certain
Local Boy Big Favorite for Gross Country Run In Maryland's
Metropolis Annual Intcrscholastic Track and Field Meet
at Cambridge Next Saturday.
to Go A'smash.
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.Although Cornell still Is nnd should ho tho favorite for tho Intercollegiate
Sfrk nnd field chlfnplonshlpn to ho held on Franklin Field Frldny and StU-
W Pennsylvania track men mny train considerable hone from the Now
England chnmplonshlps held' at Cnmhrldgo on Saturday. In tho hurdles and
Sistanco runs mo periormanccs wero sucn mat I'eniisyivntiln. atnnds tn bene
'Hi thereby, while their duplication on Franklin Field will not help Cornell.
r In trio nuruiee, ijuuiij, ul unnmoum, coum get only second over the
m alleles and had to ho content with third In tho 120-ya'rds event. A year
.en In tho Intercollegiate championships Uraun won tho high hurdles nnd
Kra9 second In the low. The report Hint ho wns far from his 1014 form
Ippenrs to lie coniinmeo, ami wiin xrennoim out or tho running Pcnnsyl
unla's chances In both hurdles nro correspondingly Improved.
to. In the two-miio run, look, or mo m. i. t., won In 9:35 4-B, which Is
ff.tcr time than either Hoffmlro or Potter, of Cornell, has dono this year
7J0 development of Cook ndds another high-class performer to the field
bflcli tho Cornell men must boat In tho two miles, Southvvorth, of Harvard,
Ijjid Overton, of Yale, being tho other pair. In tho mllo run, Drown, of M
jHT.) old 4 ii. mm is not gooci enotign 10 heat Hpeiucn or Wlndnngle, but
jfrhnps Brown can run a lot faster than ho did.
la the broad Jump and shot put, too. thero is a chanco that Wchards,
Cornell, will not score as many points as Cornell men havo been hoping.
Three men beat 44 foot, and It looks as though tho fifth man In tho big
games will have to do 45 feet or better. In tho brond Jump, Worthlngton,
t Dartmouth, did 23 feet 10'i Inches, whllo three other men did nearly 23
fret, nieliards Is counted on to scoro In this event, but If ho Is pressed hard
lii" the shot nnd high Jump he may not como up to expectations here.
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Kr A summary
iv Penn ling Fine Sprinting Squad
In the Penn ranks nro such wonderful sprinters as Patterson, 1913 Intercol-
Ifgtate champion nnd holder of tho collegiate record of 9 4-5 seconds; Don Llp
tilrtcott, Olympic record -holder for the 100-melcr dash, nnd Joe Lockvvood, one
of Jfio. fastest sprinters In the college world today. If theso men will live up to
fill. the gool things said about them, Old Penn will havo a great chanco to win
th& 1915-championship.
Penn Is reckoned ns the team to contend with Cornell for the top laurels.
Cornell will be particularly strong In tho dlstnnco events and In the field, but Is
Vcak In the sprints. The Ithacans must scoro heavily In tho distance runs, or
ffcoach Moakley's proteges will find a surprising totnl at the end. Where Cornell
M wfaik Penn Is strong, nnd vice versa. Tho result hinges on tho Issue as to
B'kit. F tlirt twn fnnlmirttnir tpnmn Pnrnpl! nnrl TVnn Bcnppn lionvlnnf In thnlr
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chosen fields. If Cornell athletes run to form nnd pile up tho totnl they should
n. the distances, It will bo all over but the shouting. If Penn comes through In
the sprints, the meet Is going to bo closer.
B' Preble, of California, winner of second placo In tho 120-ynrd high hurdles
last year, will bo- out of that event, and, naturally, Ferguson, of Penn, Is going
io place higher. Cornell has no one, It Is believed, strong enough In tho hurdles
lo take n prominent place.
f Coolldge, of California, was second In the hammer throw last year. He will
ba out of the going, and Murphy, of Penn, a point winner last year, Is certain of
(tlrlg an additional point or two In tho summary. It Is all a matter of con
jecture when It comes to picking the winner of tho championship, but Cornell
ind Penn will havo to bo figured ns tho pacemakers.
Good Day Will Mean Records Smashed
of the performances of tho big collegians to date shows
thil In every ovent tho records havo been beaten, equaled or shaved In
LTlJrtually every event, nnd frequently by several men. In tho sprints only
lias the standard of performance been at all low. In tho 100 ynrds only
'four men Ingersoll, of Cornell; Tcschner, of Harvard; How, of Colby, and
RTreadway, of Tale havo dono 10 seconds, while Foley, of Harvard, and
iTreadwny, of Yale, havo each beaten 22 seconds for the 220-ynrds dash.
Hln;the quarter-mllo run, Wlllcox, of Harvard, has done 48 seconds, tho
record, while Meredith, of Pennsylvania; "Wllkle, ot Yale, and Bingham, of
Harvard, have all beaten 49 seconds.
1 f In Oie half-mile Meredith, Bingham and Capper, of Harvard; Spelden
ana winunngie, ot uorncn, and nayes, 01 i-nnceton, nave an uono j.;ou or
tetter. In the mllo run, MacKenzle, of Princeton, has done 4:20, whllo Spolden
and Wlndnitgle. of Cornell; Brown, of tho M. I. T.. and Poucher. of Yale,
.fye done just outside this time. In the two-mllo run only two men
Overton, or vale, and southvvorth, or Harvard havo beaten 9:35, hut naif
dozen others havo gotten inside the 9:40 mark.
K. There nro half a dozen men who havo beaten G feet for tho high"
fymp, while Oler, of Ynle, has dono G feet 3 Inches, and Richards, of Cornell,
lifeet 5 inches. Thero Is tho sumo high class In the broad jump. Hero
Oler, of Yale,has dono 33 feet 11 Inches; . Worthlngton, of Dartmouth, 23
fat 10 Inches; Itlchnrds, of Cornell, 23 feet 6 inches, nnd several others
juit unaer - ieet. io poie vauuer nns yet uono rj. ieet t inencs, out tnero
W a dozen or moro who have dono 12 feet. So good havo been the shot
putters that it Is difficult to see how any man enn scoro unless he does
Ji5 feet, nnd It will tnko nearly 150 feet to get fifth In tho hammer throw.
Given good weather, thero Is almost sure to be a book of now records next
eek.
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Withdrawal of California Doost for Penn
j. The University of California's withdrawal from tho Intercollegiate came
ua distinct surprise.
pp Many of the experts of tho country, who annually endeavor to select tho
rjooamo winners, lind gone so far as to glvo tho Westerners a place in several
Uie events." Stanton, one of tho swiftest sprinters in tho country, would havo
.carried the California colors, and many believed ho would bo returned tho
jglnner In tho bundled. However, tho cancellation of tho entry gives other
wuads a chanco to upset calculations. Particularly truo Is this of Pennsylvania.
Fenn Is figured to have n chance to beat Cornell, tho favorite, but in order to do
.WPenn must scoro heavily In the sprints. With Stanton, a sure placo winner, If
Mthe champion of the class, out of tho competition, the Quaker supporters are
encouraged to believe that wearers of the Red and Blue will bo on top at tho
conclusion of tho games.
Eligibility of Howe and Maxwell Is Questioned
Thero will he a meeting of tho Executive Commltte eof tho Intcrcol-
Ikflate A. A. A. A. on Thursday night In this city, at which several Instl-
Mtlliltni! ...Ill I.-!- .. ,l- .1- - U lfll.tll... TlIIXfl . .A.Tn
j5jg" win uiiiiK up miu queauuu ui wiu tniBJv u uu, v,i nv,w
MfpNpter from Colby, who won tho 100 nnd 220 yards dashes In the Now
gjifiand championships on Saturday; and of Maxwell, tho Lafnyetto shot
"ier. uoth men's competition la nuestloned under tho eligibility rules or
!JL t C. A. A, A. A., one of which provides that any first-year student
j0has won a first, second or third place In an "open" meet In which
HP ?r mora institutions competo cannot partlclpato during that year In
pf I- C. A. A. A. A. championships, Howe won the national A, A, V.
ra-yards chamolonshln at Baltlmoro last year, whllo Maxwell made him-
pjtt Ineligible by scoring In his event In soveral New York opon meets.
.wolby and Lafayette observed the freshman rulo these men would bo
P'llamatlcally taken out of the games, nnd the rule referred to was designed
over cases of prominent club athletes entering such colleges. If Howe
.eliminated In the sprints this will help both Pennsylvania and Cornell,
ause many experts picked him to win or score heavily in both Bprlnts.
wise. Maxwell, of Tjifnvnltiv wns counted on to net nt least a second
he shot put.
Moore Pulls Tendon and Leaves Princeton Hopeless In Sprints.
Pllnceton University had qntertalned high hopes of getting a point or two
h sprints at the lntercolleirlates to bo held here Friday and Saurday at
Jnklln Field, hut whn w n. Monra nulled a tendon hones went a gllm-
lSliS. Moore has been specially trained by Coach Keene Fltzpatrlck to go
ilr me 100 and 220 honors, and tho breaking of the muscles in his leg has
ffiyiim out for the remainder of the season. Mooro has been running moro
?33 all-around the paBt year. In the 440 he ran a close second to Wllkle,
iififrlei In the dual en men nnd wan a. member of the relay team which Bet a
prrecord at the Franklin Field contests last month, Princeton hasn't any
PpPle who Is qualified to place in the sprints, which makes Mooro'B dls-
k ... iuvio ACVMfJT 4C4V,
Will Penn Row in Coast Regatta?
LSan Francisco fluhnritis who have charge of the regatta to ba held In
wictlbn with the Panama-Pacific Exposition this summer are sending out
SS'ts that PennRvlvnnln will h represented in the races. Of course, this is
Seating news to the Quakers. Men who ore Informed at the University do
yfuevo the local squad will go WeBt unless some person wnn a pnnan
Ple turn of mind comes forward and offers expenses.
Princeton Swimmers Mav Withdraw From League,
prlncetoi, rnay withdraw from the Intercollegiate Swlmmlnsr League, ac
iN to a rumor about Columbia yesterday," says the New York Sun. "It
jwrned that the Tiger had urged several rerorms in isu -netinc
nnri an nf ,.m . vntd down. President J. W. Allison, or
fWrcuit, .j yesterday that he hoped the Tigers would continue as a part
jf league Trouble at New Haven two monwia b ....- -- -loot
m-irfo,, .. 1.. .,i ih Hiunintion of the league then If tno
P o withdraw a new league of elht teams will be formed The teams
j a leajruo arei CJmW. . ia " -
The result of the bnntnm bout nt the Oiympia A. A. last nifiht proved a biff surprise when the newsboy
chnmpion returned a victor over the Ind who dropped Champion Williams. The fifrht wns slow, however,
nnd was marred throughout by clinching nnd holding. Tho above picture shows Phil Glassmnn, manager
nnd newsboy partner of Tcndler; Bnrney Ford, Tcndler's chief ndviser; Lew Tendler, Rcfcreo Frank
O'Brien, Louisiana nnd "Julie," Louisi's fan swinger.
ATHLETICS WILL TRY
FOR TWO STRAIGHT
Bush or Wyckoff to Pitch To
dayCleveland Club Still
Hunting a Manager.
CLEVELAND, Mny 25 Tho Athletics
will try to break a record of tho trip by
winning two games In a row when they
meet tho Indians ngnln today. Tho Ath
letics can tfet out of Inst placo bv tnMng
four straight games and, while this skeins
unlikely with tho pitchers going so poorly,
Manager Mack said that It would not sui
prise him a great deal, ns Cleveland Is a
badly disorganized tc'nm nt prespnt
Tho pitching, choice fpr the Athletics
lies between Joe Bush uhrt AVoJdqn
Wjckoff, whllo Cleveland will send
Coumbe or Steen In to face tho cham
pions Acting Manager Loo Foehl Is
strong for soveral of tho Indians' joung
pitchers, nnd Intends to work Jones and
Walker regularly In tho future. In tho
seven Innings ho worked against the Ath
letics yestcidny, Jones pitched great ball.
Shaw key's victory was not entirely un
expected, as Bob has pitched line ball on
tho trip. Ilo has won three games and
pitched part of tho other that was won
by tho Mnckmcn. If tho other pitchers
could get tho ball over the plnte as well
as Bob, tho Athletics would start climb
ing soon.
Tho refusal ot Walter McCredle, of
Portland, to accept the position as man
ager of the Indians wns received with
great disappointment here, ns the Piiclllc
Coast Leaguer Is looKc'd upon favorabl,
due to the fact that ho has bent sn many
good men to Cleveland In recent years
It it rumored that Frank Isbell, ex
first baseman of the White Sox when they
won the world's championship In 1505,
will bo offered the position. Isbell la In
very much tho Bame position as McCredle,
as he is half owner of the Des Moines
Club. Ho has not as good a pajlng club
or as much money Involved as McCredle
and may be able to accept.
At Des Moines Isbell has not proved
such a great success ns a manager, but
may surprise tho wise ones In case ho
accepts.
tanning;
W1AND
PHiWHTF
Boston, with her doublo-bnrielod pen
nant prospects, has now como to a dou-hlo-bnrrelcd
pennant rlv.il. The namo Is
Chicago.
Hack In April It was generally agreed
tha ttho Braves and Bed Sox, Boston en
tries, must bo accounted ns favorites In
their respective longuei. Each Boston
club was conceded a faint, phosphores
cent edgo over nil competition. But on
Inst Saturday the two Chicago cnlrlei
romped Into first place, showing that
Boston Isn't tho only ambitious city with
a chanco to Install a private world cham
pionship. Nine Years Ago
Nino jears hnvo passed since Frank
Chanco nnd Fielder Jones gave Chicago
n world scries of hor own, and now
Chicago is turning tn Clnrenco Rowland
nnd Bogcr Biesnnhnn for a repetition ot
thoio purple-tinted days.
Whatsoever may happen Inter on, both
Cub3 and Whito Sox have shown sur
prising strength In tho last fow weeks.
Both clubs havo played moro consist
ently than either of Boston's entries, but
while the White Sox may outflnlsh their
nvnls In red hosiery It Is hnrd to see how
tno Cubs cun outsprlnt tho Braves onte
Evers returns nnd Stalllngs begins lo
apply tho lush.
As for the Phillies
Judged by late returns, the once buoant
Phillies are beginning to sag nt the ends.
That first spurt was a nectarine full of
Juice, but ono spurt isn't a vital matter
over a 151-game Jog.
Tho case ot the Phillies Is best outlined
by tho unbiased figures. Of their first II
games they won 12 and dropped two. Of
their last 1 games, mostly at home, they
have won flvo and dropped nine. From a
ONE REASON FOR CUBS' SPEED
ini''Wfflfciffl'Ti'f TfflimUMriW' ' 1 " n ' '' """ 1 rtirMur Vii
Vic Saier, crack first Backer for tha Chieagoans, is one of the strong-
est cogs In the new machine from the Windy I ity. Hta hits ara
timely and his fielding is brilliant.
percentage clip above .W0 they have
dinpped to ono below .300 Colonel Lucifer
dropped nt no greater speed.
First Divisions
Six weeks have slipped by In which the
chance has been olTcred to review opera
tions. Judging from what has been shown,
plus signs of Improvement nnd other do
talls, In the tlrst division make-up of each
league at least threo clubs can bo en
tered. In the National they are Boston, Chi
cago and New York, with fourth place 11
battleground for the others And among
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Brooklyn
this should bo nip and tuck.
In tho American League they nro Bos
ton. Detiolt and Chicago, with Washing
ton nnd New York warring for fourth
place. Tho first three clubs named In eneh
league aro tho ones that will bo fighting
for tho flag after mid-Juno or early
July.
Mcfirnw and the Reds
John McGravv picks the Iteds to finish
farther Inst than any ball club In a dec
ade. He picks them to break all records
for "farthest South "
This hardly seems likely. But we can
entei no warm disagreement when we
think of last June At that time the Beds
wero only n scant step back of the fil.-inu
and looked to be firmly Imbedded In sec
ond place
Wo nsked McOraw one day during the
Bed-Olant series If he figured Cincinnati
could continue to glvo him n pennant
Uglll.
"Cincinnati," answered tho Giant leader,
"will not only fall to give us a fight, but
that club will finish a bad last. Onca
they start slipping they will go on
straight through the cellar floor." Which
Is exactly what happened.
The Bunk Eternal
Jim Coffey, beset with a challenge from
Gunboat Smith, advises the Gunboat to
go out nnd obtain a reputation.
And then Coffey hooks up with Jim
Flynn, who Isn't at this late date In
tho Gunboat's class. Every one knows.
Including Coffey, that a Coffey-Gunboat
Smith match would more than double In
general Interest a Coffey-Flynn encounter.
Why always the eternal bunk?
Still Around
The old days haven't passed yet. You
may not have noticed it. but among those
still present with the winning stuff Is a
Mr. Three-finger Brown Miner Mordecat
Three-linger nrown, late of Cub glory and
Mathewson rivalry.
nrownle was supposed to be through
some years ago, but in his last start he
curbed the Brooklyn Feds, who carry
along some of the beat batting eyes In
the game. The laurel withers slowly
when 11 is so well earned.
There may have been a tendency on
the part of the Braves to loaf along and
take existence easy on their Held, but
that tendency will disappear with amaz
ing suddenness when J. Evers returns
It will unless Brave hide la Immune
against blistering.
Anything-plus
Beyond the last wavering doubt, any
thing can happen now In this sportive
demesne. Both Yale and Harvard have
trimmed Cornell upon the water, Zip
goes another hunk of tradition.
There have been great boat races be
fore at New London, but the next Blue
Crimson Jubilee of oars will draw the
greatest attention of them all, By every
sign that has developed so far It will be
a giand race between two' grand crews,
and It will be a battle to the last paddle
sweep and to the ultimate breath.
The same situation exists In baseball
this season that existed last summer viz..
any ball club that cares to play a bit of
regular baseball over a fairly consistent
stretch can flutter away to a safe lead
within a fortnight.
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Want Game For Memorial Day
West U. P. A. A. would like to ar
range a game with any first-class team,
teams ot either church league preferred,
for Memorial Day afternoon Halt ex
penses guaranteed Write H n Annler,
SSt N 40th st, or pboot Baring i$30 be
fore 7 30 p. no.
Joseph Schwartz, Middle Atlantic Asso
ciation Junior cross-country champion,
will wenr the colors of the Mercury Ath
letic Club In the Cross-Country Club's
flve-mllo 'nandlcnp street rnco lo be held
next Monday over a course from the Bal
timore City Hnll to West Park Ilecrcn
Hon Centre Joe will probnbly be
scratched in the race, ns he Is one of
the most remarkable runners developed in
the Philadelphia section In n long lime
He sprang Into promlnenco when he won
tho Middle Atlantic Association's Junior
cross-countr race Inst fall, and slnco font
tlmo has been going llko n house afire
In the tenlor rncn hr wns favored, but
along with several other star athletes got
off tho main course
W L (Burk) llnrtung. a former Poly
tcehnlc Institute runner nt Baltimore,
will compete In the W-nrd race at the
Ancient Order of Hibernian games to be
held next Mondny at Point Breeze track
Buck has a nplendld sprinting record,
nnd it Is possible he ma go In tho 1?)
At the Wilmington games of the Irish
American Association last year lie won
the 100 with Ken Kelly, now at Cor
nell, second
The annual Intcrscholastic track and
field meet under the auspices of Harvard
University will be promoted next Satur
day at Cambridge. This event has at"
tlarlcd the attention of the Mud en to of
the East, nnd a great set of contests
should result.
Harvard's track season closes May 18
and If. when the entire team wilt com
pete In the Intercollegiate championships
at Frnnklln Field.
('Inn McLeod, of the Order of Scottish
Clans, wilt hold Its 24th annual carnival
on Mondaj, Mny 31, at Scheutzen Park,
Union Hill. N Y The open A. A V.
events will be TS-y.ircl darti, 390-yard dnsh,
600-yard novice, two-mllo handicap nnd
putting the 16-pound shot, relay races nnd
relay races for high schools, nthletlo
clubs and colloges
INTKKCLUB TBNNIS MATCHES
FOR MEN AND WOMEN
Postponed Contests Will Ho Played
This Afternoon.
The two matches In the tlrst division ot
the Men's Intcrcluh Tennis League that
were scheduled for jcslcrday will be
placd today, as also will the three
matches thnt wero to bo plaed yesterday
In the second division of the Women's
League In addition to these, one match
In the second division ot each lenguo Is
scheduled for todaj The schedule fol
lows. MEN'S lNTrJIlCM'n I.KAOUK.
first IMUMon.
Mellon b Ocrnnntown nt llmerfnrd
Huntingdon Valley s. Philadelphia at St.
Martins
Retonil DhMlnn
Philadelphia mi I'hlladelplilH nt St. Mnrtlns
VVOMUN'B INTUItCUJIl I.KAOrB.
Philadelphia vn. Merlon at St. Martina.
Seiund Division
Philadelphia Cricket Chili Oermantown
ut HI Mnrtlnt
Mrrinn b Uclneld nt Merlon
Philadelphia Country Club s Ocrbrook af
llaln.
CENTRAL HIGH TRACK
TEAM IS FAVORITE OF
OUTDOOR QUAD MEET
Schedule June 4 at Houston
Field Penn Charter
Clinches Tennis Cham
pionship Final League
Baseball Today.
With the result of the big crew raco
n matter of history now nnd tho official
flnlrfh of the Interscholastlc League sea
son this nfternoon, local schoolboys aro
manifesting keen speculation In thn an
nual outdoor quadrangular meet on Hous
ton Field Frldn n week For tho next
fortnight athletes who will compete un
der colors of the various schools will
diligently condition themselves for the
games.
While Central Hlg-n School nt the pres
ent time Ih tho favorite of the ovent. de
spite the fact that MacKenzle and Mcll
Inger, two of tho Crimson nnd Gold crack
runners, have been declared Ineligible
because of scholastic conditions, West
Philadelphia High School, ns In tne boat
race, moy prove Itself a dark horse. The
Orange nnd Bluo athletes have been
showing up brilliantly In track and field
sports
Central High has a crnck-a-Jack squad
of athletes 111 the following: Coptaln
Hmalley. Gudd, Mctlale, Henry, Lubrum,
Hnnnum, Seltzer, Butler, Riley, Smith,
Tnrr, Goodman, Russell, Ross, Lukens,
Stevenson, Robertson nnd Hampton All
of the boys are working out dally under
the careful eyo of Coach Dr. O'Brien.
Tho final baseball garnet, of the Inter
scholastlc League will be plajed this aft
ernoon. Southern High School will play
Catholic High on the latter's field and
Northeast High will line-up on Houston
Field with Central High. The games
scheduled for yesterday between West
Plulnciolphla High and Cnthollo and
Southern High nnd Central will be played
Thursday afternoon
Penn Charter today Is the proud posses
sor of the Manhelm challenge cup, sym
bolic of the Interscholastlc Tennis Lenguo
championship, an a result of the victory
over the Little Quakers' racquet wlelders
of Germantown Academy jesterday aft
ernoon Penn Charter shut out the Acad
emy ooys by 5 matches to 0 All of tho
matches were won In straight sets with
the exception of the one between Klndlg
and Moorhead, which tho former won by
default. Charter has won 22 matches and
lost but I.
The West Philadelphia High School
boys who composed the crow that
brought the first major sport champion
bblp to the school across the Schuylkill
were given a grand ovation by Orange
and Blue students In the school's audi
torium yesterday, following speeches
made by Coach Eddie Marsh and Man
ager Jack Smuckler, The oarsmen were
complimented highly by both speakers.
Northeast High School and Philadel
phia Trnda School were easy winners In
their dual track meets with Southern
High and Germantown High, 79 to 20 and
45 to X, respectively. Southen High won
but one first place In Its meet with
Northeast. Crowley carried off honors
for the K0 low hurdle, beating out Gam
ble, of the Red and Black. Of the Ger
mantown boys who captured first places
against Trade was FUlman, In the ISO
yard and HO-yard dashes.
CHICAGO, CHOCK FULL
OF VICTORY, HERE TO
MEET THE PHILLIES
Four Straight Victories
Over World's Champs
Have Set Cubs Into Ter
rific Pace Present Se
ries Important.
With a lead of a full game on th
Phillies the Chicago Cubs open a three
gamo series with Moran's bunch this
nfternoon After the present series, the
whole aspect of the race mnj bo changed.
Tho Phillies might band the Cubs three
successlvo defeats and put that team on
a losing streak while the conditions may
bo reversed
Three defeats In a row for the Phillies
would certainly be an awful blow to the
Phils' chances far the pennant, but they
nro not likely to have ns bad nn effect on
the local team aB three losses would have)
on the Cubs. Should the Phillies, be
beaten three times In a row they would
attribute It to tho crippled condition ot
the team nnd their confidence would not
ba so badly shaken, but If the Cubs lose
three at the hands of a crippled club, any
number of things might happen. Three
defeats might start Heinle Zimmerman
on a rampage nr may cause Bresnahan
to loso his head, or then again It may
completely ruin the team's confidence
The race Is a long one. but there are
times when a ball club loses sight ot this
fact nnd go to pieces when ono. series
goes against It, as was the case with the
Phillies In 1913 The team looked like a
world beater until Brooklyn, n hopeless
second division club, won four straight
games In this city. After that the)
Phillies blew up entirely nnd the Giants
followed with four victories and the
Pirates with two before Alexander put
a stop to the losing streak,
Tho Cubs have Just beaten the world's
champion Brnves four strnlght games and
In each one Mannger Stalllngs used his
regular twlrlers. When a club beats
Rudolph, Tyler, Hughes nnd James In
order, It Is n team to bo feared. AVhether
the Cubs w(ll keep going nt that clip long
'Is a matter of doubt, as It Is a team that
generally stows up quite a bit In the sum
mer. The same thing has been true of the
Phillies In the past, nnd yet the fans do
not expect history to repeat here, so
there Is no reason why this should not
work both wns In order to start the
Cubs on their downwnrd Journey, Man
ager Mornn has decided to use Grover C.
Alexander this nfternoon. It must be ad
mitted that the Cubs have nn excellent
chance of trimming the Xebraskan, as he
has not had n ball In his hand for four
days, owing to the bad weather.
On the other hand, the Cubs have been
playing regularly and are in first-class
shape to face the best of pitching.
Manager Bresnahan said this morning
that nil of his pitchers were working well
nnd ho Is undecided who he will use
against the Phillies today. Bresnahan
also says that he will send left-handers
against tho Phillies If they warm up, well
enough.
WHAT MAY HAPPEN
IN BASEBALL TODAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W. L. Pet. Win. Loss.
TWENTY-FIVE CARS TO ItACE
Big Field Eligible for Memorial Day
Race at Indianapolis.
INIIIANAPOLIS, Tnd., May ii-When
the elimination trials ended yesterday 23
cars were declared eligible for the fifth
annual (00-mlIe race, which Is to be run
next Saturday at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway. This Is the smallest field
that ever has qualified for the event,
and It Is believed that two or three
more cars will be unable to start, so
tho list of competitors may be reduced
stilt more. Forty cars entered the race
and S3 would have been permitted to
start had they qualified.
REVOIRE WINS OVER HOLT
Loser Sluggish and Fails to Find Op
ponent at Quaker City A, C.
Eddie Revoke defeated Reddy Holt In
the final bout at the Quaker A. C. last
night. Holt was slow and sluggish, and
during five rounds out of the six he
scarcely laid a glove on his opponent. Re
vo! re beat Holt to the punch every time
with a straight left lead to tha face.
A stiff left to the face, followed with a
straight right cross, started blood flowing
fiom Holt' nose tn the third round, and
he continued to bleed until the final gong
sounded.
Clubs.
Chicago 20 12 .625
Phillies 17 11 .607
Plttiburnh 15 15 ,500
Brooklyn 14 15 .483
St. Louis 15 17 .469
Doiton 14 16 .467
Cincinnati .... 12 16 .429
New York .... 11 16
,636 ,606
,621 .586
.516
.500
.484
.487
.485 .455
.484 .452
.448 .414
.407 .429 .391
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W. L. Pet. Win. Loie.
Clubs.
Chicago 23 12 .657 .667
Detroit 22 12 .647 .657
New York 17 13 .567 .581
Doiton 13 14 .481 .500
Washington ..13 17 .448 .452
Cleveland 13 18 .419 ,437
St. Louis 14 20 .412 .429
Athletics 11 21 .344 .364
FEDERAL LEAGUE
.639
.629
.548
.464
,419
.406
.400
.333
Clubs. W. L.
Pittsburgh .... 20 12
Chicago 21 14
Newark 19 15
Kansas City ..17 15
Brooklyn 15 15
St. Louis 15 16
Baltimore .... 13 21
Buffalo 11 22
Pet. Win. Lose.
,625 .636 ,606
.611
.571
,545
.516
.500
.400
,353
,600
,588
.531
.500
.484
.382
.333
.583
.543
,515
,484
,469
.371
.324
TODAY'S SCHEDULE
National League
Chicago at Philadelphia, clear.
St. Louis at New York, clear.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, clear,
Cincinnati at Boston, clear,
American League
Philadelphia at Cleveland, clear.
Washington at Detroit, clear.
New York, at Chicago, cloudy.
Boston at St. Louis, clear.
Federal League
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, threatening
(two afternoon games).
Buffalo at Chicago, cloudy.
Newark at Kansas City, cloudy,
Baltimore at St. Louis, clear.
International League
Providence at Itoeheater, clear
Richmond at Buffalo, clear.
Newark, at Toronto, clear.
Jersey City at Montreal, olear
YESTERDAY RESULTS
NATIONAL LBAOUE.
Chlcaso. 9, Baton, 1
No othtr same jj'l.
AMBIUCAN LBA0PB.
Athiitles. 8. CUvWsnd. 4.
Detroit, 4, Wuhlnttoa. 0,
Chlcaso, B, Nw York 4
St UuU 4. Boston. 3.
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Chicago. BoSalo 3
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