1 EVENING LEDGEB-riUAliJfiiirA, Pxu.,- r7T77riA7771u" Til
CONNIE MACKFAS SCHOOL FOB YOUNGSTEEtHEYvISTOWHm,
. i m ,.77-7'ri ArmTT.T?rTr.s, AND HIS BASEBALL SCHOOL lHKUU I IMNIN UlliWS
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OTt&DTATcrnT hn Ar.MA RICHARDS
RAISES QUESTION OF FAIRNESS
Rules of A. A U. Could Work Serious Injustice and Should Permit .
a Hearing (scjore urasuv wmw -- - -Vote
Basc&att Coach Phils Still Look Good.
Genera, condemnation of Alma W. n.ch .rt.hu 'tbZmaS
the Cornet, alhleto and Olympic, champlo ,n Jumwr ad submit d an n
Jni-B expense account for participation In Mo "mo ""
Ihlladclphlo. It la natural that Stlch sh ould bev he -c- CommiUco of
On the face of the charges, as submitted to the l" u cnrctcs9
the Middle Atlantic A. A. U., the Uhacan appears oh av. been wther
of hi. reputation and dl.Kg.rdtu! of o her peop le. fund . .
.toted. Is the appearance of the case and the "PreMWn
And that I. just where an Injustice mlgh t be t Jn ono wny or the
Without reviewing the facts of the case r c"tencl nB n0VCrthcless.
other, and with no attempt to excuse the breach of ru es. I It may n
bo pointed out that In such a case the a"""", aJZ be proved
such drastic action Is taken. The .u.pen.lon. even though 1 i could P
unjustified, gives the nthleto a black eye. Ucsldes. It brings ueioro '
certa details of nnancla. dealings which aro at t amus ng. otrl loU..
It Is possible that Richards-can explain every detail of 1 ',B '""f,'.
should no? be mode to suffer because of clumsy rules In force with the A. A. U.
Yalc'B Baseball Failure Reacts on Coach Qulnby
Woe Unto the college coach who cannot produce a winner out of three
attempts! Yale has had unusually fine material In baseball for the last three
tear? yel the Ells' double defeat this year by Harvard has aroused much
crulclsm at New Haven, most of It directed at Frank Qulnby. the coach and
orcpoThas It that Yale will engage another coach next year, possibly
Tommers. the old pitcher, and this year an assistant coach. The manner
which Yale slumped toward the end of this season was a great surprise in
college baseball circles. .... ., . ,
When the season opened Yale looked to have the best all-around team in
the country. Thcro was not a position In which the team was not strong. But
It did not fulfil this early promise. It required threo games for Yalo to win tho
series from Princeton, whllo Harvard took tho first two. Not only that, but a
number of tho so-called minor colleges beat tho Ells within tho last month.
At tho end of Qulnby's first year Yalo men wero congratulating themselves that
at last they had found a graduato who could coach as well as a professional. Now
they are not quite so sure, and some major league player may at least bo
procured as on adviser.
Phils Strong in Every Department
Tho Thlllles look good. Even in view of tho walloping they received In
Now York Thursday and tho defeat at tho hands of the tall-end Brooklyn
Dodgers yesterday, thoy look llko a real ball team. Tho pitching Is there, tho
base running Is there, tho hendwork Is not lacking and tho hitting Is there,
although fairly successfully sidetracked for the present.
With tho pitching tho Phillies aro getting UiIb year and with the hitting
thoy did last year, tho Notional League race would have been settled already.
But tho Broad and Huntingdon aggregation onco acquired the name of "slug
ging Phillies," and they aro trying to keep up tho reputation. They did not win
pennants oven when they were the greatest sluggers In tho league. With tho
quality of pitching they faced yesterday It was futile to try to smash tho ball.
They could do llttlo moro than lift easy flics.
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Phillies' Infield a Smooth Combination
In fielding tho Phillies have a great combination. Tho Inner works aro
well guarded and tho outer ramparts are strongly fortified. Bancroft Is hailed
nil over the circuit as one of tho best shortstops In tho major leagues. Critics
and baseball playerV allko aro agreed on this. His erratic work in New York
In the final gamo there and his threo mlsplays yesterday by no means Indicate
that ho has lout tho art of fielding. Nlchoff Is rapidly developing Into an A-l
second baseman, while the work of Byrno and Luderus Is steady and con
sistent, as always.
Cravnth, Becker and Wiittcd Strongest of the Strong
Gavvy Cravath Is fielding his position in grent style. On tho road sonsa-
tnpnal catches by him saved more than ono game. Yesterday ho raced In back
of 'second baso and picked an apparently certain single oft his shoetops. And
It seemed to cost him little effort. Cravath has not acquired the cute little Ty
Cobb trick of making things look difficult. Even when he knocks a home run
It looks no more than the easy, natural thing for him to do. Ono strong point
that has not been stressed greatly is Cravath's throwing to tho plate. In this
lio seems to have developed startllngly during tho present season. Becker and
Whltted are as fast as thoy make them. Yesterday Becker made a great run
for Stengel's long foul, nt a paco that few could equal.
It Might Have Been Good Pitching or Poor Batting
In yesterday's gamo tho hits were on a parity, each team amassing nine.
The difference In the box score is tho difference In the manner In which they
wore bunched. When tho Brooklyn men got on bases In the first inning they
were driven home by clean-cut singles. Tho Phillies, with nine hits, ofton had
men on the paths, whereupon the batsmen, with tho exception of Klllefer,
attempted to knock the ball out of the lot. Hero the old question of where
good pitching starts and poor batting ends might bo raised. Nevertheless, there
was llttlo margin between tho pitching of Pfeffer and Mayer. Eight easy pop
me? were eeni up Dy vmi Daismen when men were in position to score.
Probably it was Mr. Pfeffer; probably it was that old overanxlety to whale tho
ball and tie up tho score.
Reynolds Learned Golf Fundamentals First
Walter Reynolds, who was one of the flnnllsts in the Invitation golf tourna
ment given by Harold A. Sands at the Merlon Cricket Club this week, is a player
who knows the gamo from the ground up. He began to learn the fundamentals
of golf when he was a boy. He coddled for several years, and. as usual In such
cases when the boy is able to keep up his golf, he became an expert.
In every department of tho game Reynolds is proficient, and while lie has
never gained a national reputation, he Is a well-rounded player and likely to
Leat the best at any time. Reynolds Is ono of those Individuals who have made
themselves golfers. He probably hasn't tho natural aptitude for tho game that
some others have, but he has studied and practiced so consistently that the gamo
now Js second nature to him.
The most striking example of the rise of a caddie Is the case of Francis
Oulmet, of Boston. Oulmet not only had the early, ndvantage of watching and
studying the methods of the greatest players In tho country, but he was
singularly endowed with the "golfing temperament."
Wyckoff's good pitching went to waste because of his wlldness and the
inability of the Athletics to bunch hits. In most of their games here during
the long home stay tho Athletics outhlt their opponents. But they could
not win.
Roasting umpires is not a part of the national game. But yesterday's
exhibition by Rigler Is deserving of the attention of President Tener. Man
ner Moran had a perfect right to enter on objection on a play and be heard.
Instead. Rigler arbitrarily banished tho Phillies' leader before scarcely a
word had baen spoken, and every baseball fan knows that Pat Moran Is no
rowdy and enters lys kicks in a perfeotly proper manner. Rigler seems to
he about the sorriest of the sorry specimens In the poorly-umpired Na
tional circuit.
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Pfeffer had a perfect right to slip over a strike when Mayer stepped out
of the box. Still, the fans are not keen for this kind of sportsmanship.
George Wiltae, discarded by the International league, has joined the
Braokfeds. He was nqt a success as manager. Fans all over the country
wish "Hooks" well. It was WIHse who saved the world's series game here
In Philadelphia for Matjiewsqn. He was playing first base, although he Is
o pitcher, and in ths exalting ninth Inning cut off what appeared to be two
certain runs.
EVENING LEDGER
MANAGER MACK, OTOTE ATHLETICS, AND HIS BASEBALL SCHOOL
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TBPTHir"
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CONNIE MACK, TUTOR,
TEACHES SCHOOL OF
YOUNG BALL PLAYERS
Twenty-five "Kids," Ball
Players in the Making,
Attend Classes Every
Day at Shibe Park The
Future Greats.
That Connlo Mack Is several yonrs
ahead of other mnjor lenguo manngers Is
evident by his method of developing
young ball plnjors. When Collins and
Haker departed from tho ranks of the
champions it wns freely predicted that
Mack would never bo able to develop an
other championship team, but Connlo has
Btartcd building from the ground up nml
Is conducting a baseball school at Slilbo
Park In tho mornings
Just before tho team departed for Wash
ington Mack told tho Uvcnino LEDOEn
representative that ho rcgrotted to lcavo
Philadelphia at this time, as ho was mak
lnir creat nroKrcss with his morning class
at Bhlbo Park Each day ho has had from
40 to BO college, scholastic and Independ
ent ball plaicrs practicing at Shlbe Park
in the morning and has followed tho same
plan that college baseball coaches aro
forced to uso in solectlng a team each
season Ho took his squad of 50 and has
gradually cut It down until It now com
prises 25 of tho most promising young
sters in this section of tho country.
"With his sqund down to 25 men, two
teams aro selected and each day thoy
ploy a regular nlne-lnnlng game with
ono of the veteran members of tho team
as tho umpire
Manager Mack and tho threo veterans,
Harry Davis, Ira Thomas and Larr
Lajole, stand about and offer suggestions
and call tho attention of tho youngsters
to each mistake mado and show them
what thoy should do If tho same play
comes up ngaln Frequently Davis will
play on one side nnd Lajole on tho other.
They tell the pitcher how ho should woik
on each batter, teach the other player
how to switch for batsmen nnd with their
quick warnings, provent the lads from
making plays to the wrong bases.
One of the pitchers has perhaps made
a great mistake In pitching Into a bat
ter's groove when the lanes' Is in tho
hole, or perhaps ho did not heed a wasto
ball sign, or did not hold the runner close
enough to first. When he comes In from
the field. Mack and Thomas take him 'n
hand explaining to him Just where he
erred nnd It Is seldom that any of tho
present squad make the same mistake
twice.
As soon as ho returns homo, Manager
Muck will select his varsity home team
of 18 players and games will be ar
ranged for the mornings with all of the
best Independent teams In this section
of the country Mack says that tho
youngsters will have a better chance to
show their true worth In regular games
when opposed to strangers.
Two or three of the youngsters will bo
sent to clubs in tho Blue Ridge Lenguo
until the Athletics return home, und they
will get a little of the experience they
need. This league is Just about tho right
class for the boja Connie has In tow. It
Is not too fast and the pitching will be
better than they have been facing In In
dependent or collegiate ranks. In this
way they will be gradually worked up to
the point where the beBt of the lot will be
nlmofit ready to face major league pitch
ing. When Mack first became attracted to
Malone he took him to Hagcrstown, of
this league, and Induced tho manager to
let him play one game without a contract,
us he wanted to see how he sized up
against that brand of pitching. Malone
more than made good and was Immedi
ately brought to this city.
Some of thu soungsters Connie has
working out at Shlbe Park are well known
locally. Three members of McNIchol's
Logan Square team are working out dally
and have made a good Impression on
Mack. They are Charles White, a prom
ising catcher, who formerly played with
Catholic High School; Blair, an Inflelder,
and Faulkner, a pitcher. Bob Johnson
and Lawrence Qould are two of the Pitch
ers, and both of them look good. John
son has quite a fast bull, but lacks ex
perience. Gould Is a bit older and came
to Connie as a first baseman, but it dd
not take Ira Thomas long to see that he
should have been a pitcher, tie has de
veloped a curve ball that Is a wonder,
according to Mack and Thomas. With
more practice and a little control he will
Boon be ready for a trial. He will prob
ably play with Ocean City until the Mack
men come home
Others who have made an Impression
on Mack are Bob Murray, pitcher, O'Neil,
who was an outfielder, but who will be
used in the infield in the future, and a
lad named Murphy, who seems to be quite
a hitter. He thought he was pitcher,
but Connie believes that the outfield U
the place for him Several other lads re
ported the day before the team wpnt
away and a few of them looked good, but
Mack does not know them very wU yet.
MOVIES BUT IF HE DOESN'T MISS, LOUIE, WHAT A CUTE LITTLE TALLY IT WOULD SCORE!
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Hero nrc shown some ball players in tho making. They aro
being taught in the morning school at Shibo Park. Connio Mack
is, shown giving pointers to one of the youngsters. There are 25
boys in tho school.
"THE BONEHEAD"
Shanghai's Hits Might Have Been a Three-bagger Haskins
Assists to a Score He Accepts
a New Title.
By CHARLES
Tho world's mot famous
Old man Terhune, manager of tho nbel.
enjaiea the services of J. Arthur Haskins.
a college third bascmnn. Bunk WllJIsms
breaks the news to tho boys, explalninr
that tho old man thinks tho Rebels aro
weak on bralnwork. Atwood, tho scout,
is talking to Haskins.
. Hssklns registers as Henry Hnrrlngton.
Left alone in tho hotel, ho Indulges his
natural gift for talking and tells a strange
all about It. Ho explains all about the
oretic! I baseball, tho uso of tho brain on
tho dlomond and sajs that tho day ot tho
old-tlmo rowdy ball player Is past. Tho
stranger Is Impressed.
Tho stranger. In fact. Is Ernie Lang
ham, a sports wrltor for a newspaper In
thij llobels' homo town .. .
Haskins meets the plajers. Is snubbea,
and allowed to practice with tlia youngsters.
Presently during tho game, he begins to
criticise "Tib" Conkey. at third lor the
Ilebela. Ho is 'roasted" by tho older
Players.
The Ilebela return home nnd Haskins
Interview with Ernie Langham appears
He Is bojeotted, but an accident puta him
In the game. He makes a flying start,
plalng Ilka a eteran, and la praised by
tho team.
The praise goes to Ills head and ho
becomes an Intolerable 'well-head, " but
ho bata around .:i!0 and Is a good player
in eery way. A "crucial series ' with me
Turks comes on The final gamo Is to
decide whether tho Rebels or tho Turks are
to occupy fourth place. In the 11th Inning,
score 0 0, Shanghai, a Turk, leans on the
ball for a long, low screamer Into right
field.
"There's your old ball game'." whooped
Jerry Shay, "There she goesl"
The fielders were going, too. Frosty
MacNab sprinted over from centre, nnd
Tom Meadows, after one look at the
course of the ball, started back for the
fence, McManus lumbered around first
base and straightened out for second.
He saw that Meadows was sheering
away to the left and playing for the re
bound from tho fence. MoManus had
a habit of following the ball with his
eye, and he sometimes looked over his
shoulder after he had crossed second.
This was because a coacher had once
robbed him of a home run. Meadows'
judgment was accurate and luck was
with him: the ball caromed straight to
his glove, and, whirling like a flash, he
snapped It to Bunk Williams, who had
raced out Into short right to take the
relay.
McManus looked over his shoulder
nfter he rounded second and fell a vic
tim to the strategy of Meadows and
MacNab. Both fielders were questing
along the fence as ir in search or tno
ball. McManus was no strategist. He
believed what he Baw. What he failed
to see was that Bunk Williams was tak
ing the relay. McManus thought the ball
was loBt In the grass, and came thunder
ing toward third without slackening his
stride
Jerry Shay, the coacher, saw the dan
ger, and began to yell.
"Whoa, boy I Whoa!" he cried.
HaiKlns, with one foot on the bag, was
yelling for the ball, but MoManus paid
no attention to the third baaerqan, and
Iwa to the coacher. Hound-trip had one
weakness, among others, jand that was
his utter inability to entertain more than
one Idea at the same time. He was
going on to the plate, was McManus.
As he rounded the bag, corning wide on
tho turn, Jerry Shay leaped forward and
seized the runner about the waist, trying
to hurl Mm back to the bag.
Dlt baekl ait back!" he yelled.
McManus, nearly knocked off his feet
by the Hying taokle, brought up his knee
with a terrino thud, and Shay, caught
squarely In the pit of the stomaoh, went
down on his face, helpless and all
but unconscious. MoManus whirled and
seudded for the plate, blissfully unaware
iflD3.0WELL
E. VAN LOAN
writer of boicball fiction.
of the fact that at that very Instant
J. Arthur HasklnB, theorist, was making
a brilliant stop of a low-thrown ball. His
eye had been on the sphero during Its
swift flight across the diamond. Theo
teltcally no baseball player would havo
been fool enough to try for the plate with
the ball already in the Infield. Thereforo
Haskins whirled with tho ball In his fist,
saw n prostrate Turk struggling on the
grass ten feet from tho bag, and, with a
j oil nf delight launched himself upon
the brenthless Shay, whom he tagged at
least three times, and then, to mako t
a sure thing, sat down between his victim
and tho base.
"He hasn't touched the bag yet!" he
shouted to tho pop-eyed umpire. "He
hasn't touched It yet!"
He was still tapping tho prostrate ball
player with the ball when Piano-legs
Daly, the shortstop, snatched it from his
hard and hurled It toward tho plate.
Shanghai Scott collared the theorist and
dragged him away from the victim.
"In the tifdjf o all the excitement
one rebel toat peechle$t. It teas
J, Arthur Jlaikint."
Shanghai Beemed to be raving about
something.
"Fool! Fathead!" hissed the pitcher.
"You let him scorel"
"What-whafs that?" gasped J. Arthur,
appealing to the smiling umpire.
"Nothing," said the arbiter, "only you
tagged the wrong man that's all,"
nhsk trcarirlstanil n ..
.... 0.-...-..U .... a punuemomum or,
howls, catcalls and shrill whistles. The
bleachetites were Jumping up and down
and gnashing their teeth. Some one
started a cry which swelled Into a re
train: "Bonehead Haskins! Bpnehead Has
kins! Oh, you bonehead!"
Old man Terhune raced Into the dia
mond and protested. Shanghai Scott
threw away his glove; Kidney-foot Per.
kins bellowed Jlke a bull. The men on
the bench hoqted derisively. In the midst
of all the excitement, one Ilebel was
speechless. It was J Arthur Haskins
exponent of brainy baseball.
He never knew how he finished the
game or remembered what the men on
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fsoa
the bench said to him. Everything was
drowned in a mighty chorus from tho
stands:
"Boneheadl Doncheadt Bonehondl
Somehow he managed to reach the club
house, his head bowed low to tho blast
ot righteous Indignation which greeted
his nppenrance,
"Well, ou'ro n fine plcco of work!
"Thnt what" you call modern base-
ua"'" . ,. ...
"Did they tench you that at college7
Only Bunk Williams showed pity. Ho
walked out of tho park with tho down
cast third baseman.
"Tho best of 'em fall, Kid," no saia.
"They're Just getting back at you, thnts
all. Evoryfellow In tho business loses
a gamo once In a whllo."
It was bitter medicine, but It effected a
cure. Humble, chastened and meek, Has
kins pursued his destiny for Ilvo years
as a big leaguer, and no man over heard
him expound the theory of brain versus
brawn.
To the end of his brilliant dlnmond ca
reer he received mall addressed to
BOfcEHEAV) HASKINS.
fVnn Loan's second story, "Little Sun
set," will begin in Monday's
Evening Ledger) ,
RUNS SCORED BY
MAJORS THIS WEEK
NATIONAL, LEAOUD.
Sun Mon Tues. Wed. Thur. Frl. Tl.
ruillea ... 1 3 1 2 a S H
Now York 1 1 11 C 20
Itrooklyn .. 1 .. 1 i o 4 n
Iloaton .... 2 .. .1 .1 0 0 14
Pittsburgh . . 4 H X A . . 11
Cincinnati . 2 1 2 (1 . . 10
Chicago ... n .. .. it 14 8 :io
St. Louis ..8 .. .. 3 13 O 24
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
. . . Sun. Mon. Tuea. Wed. Thur. Trl T'l.
Athletics .... m .. I) (1 l sr,
Washington .. n B 4 4 2"
lloston It 4 o 12 H as
Now York.. .. 13 .. IS 7 8 41
Detroit ... 0 . 0 4 0 .. 22
Ceelnnd .1 .. II 4 4 ., 11
Chicago ... 10 .. 0 in n .. 34
St. Louts ..1 .. n 2 3 .. 10
FEDERAL LEAaUE.
Sun Mon Tues. Wed. Thur. Frl. T'l.
Newark ... 3 :t 4 1 ,t n so
Hrooklyn ... 2 3 1 2 12 20
Haltlmoro ... 7 4 4 4 221
liutfnio .... n .. . n r, in
l'ltttburgli.. 2 8 2 11 5 (1 2S
Chicago .... 2 It 3 it 4 211
St Louis 8 4 2 2 11 "7
KunsaB City 0 3 i ,i
WHAT MAY HAPPEN
IN BASEBALL TODAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Won. I ost. P.O. N In. Lose.
Chicago 31 21 .011 .(118 .000
Thlllles 20 20 .827 .830 .818
fit. Louis S3 20 .825 .812 .810
Pittsburgh 28 50 .810 .827 .809
IJoston 27 20 .482 .401 .474
Jjew York 23 27 .400 .471 .481
Brooklyn .... 25 32 .439 .418 .431
Cincinnati . 22 29 .431 .112 ,423
AMERICAN LEAOUE.
Club. W. L. Pet. W In. Lone. Split.
Chicago .... 41 20 .072 .077 .001 ....
IloMon . ... 31 21 .890 .Oil .874 .803
"etrolt 30 28 .890 .807 .881 . .
ii.ew. yrk 30 27 .820 '.842 .808 .825
Washington ..28 20 .810 .827 .809 ....
Cleveland ... 21 30 .308 ,379 .302 ....
St., fouls 21 30 .308 .370 .302 ....
Athletics . ... 21 38 .330 .307 .330 ....
Hln two. fLose two.
FEDERAL LEAOUE
St. Louis. 3 22 .011 ,021 .003
Kansas City.... 37 21 .014 .013 .807
toAT" ; I3. !a " sl -6-1
Pittsburgh 31 28 .825 .883 .817
Jrk 31 30 .808 .810 .800
Ilrooklyn 20 32 .475 .481 .408
llaltlrnore 3 25 .475 .490 .489
Buffalo Si 41 .810 .339 .314
CARMAN SEEKS RECORD
Great Motor Pace Athlete After Mark
Tonight in New York.
NEW.YOIUC, June 2.-Clarence Car
man will go after his lost ten-miie record
tonight at the Sheepshead Bay Velodrome,
where ho races Oeorges Seres, the French
champion, and Jimmy Moron In a paced
race for the best two out of three heats
at ten miles each. Seres lowered Car
man's record Thursday night when he
covered the distance in 13:171-5, beating
Wiley and Llnart by taking two heats
and making htm eligible to race Carman
and Moran tonight. Alt Ooullet, Reggie
McNamara, Jackie Clark and Oscar Egg,
the Swiss sprint champion, will race In
an alternance race of four one-mile heats.
Hans Ohrt will be put to a severe test
In the one-mile amateur handicap. Ohrt
will go trom scratch with the balance of
the field strung out for 170 yards, the
biggest handicap the Frisco star has been
asked to overcome.
POINT BREEZE PARK
ANNUAL PICNIC AND QAMB8 TODAY
Federation Inih County Societies
TONiailTSPECULTONiailT
30-MILE MOTORPACED RACE
FOUR SENSATIONAL MOTQRcyCLE JIACES
NATIONAL LEAOUE PAIlIf.
Phillies vs. Brooklyn
beU' and Bpaldlnss'
GARDEN A. C.ffift.N.
MONDAY KVJENlNo'UN'g"?"'
JACH TOIWVNU s! MBIlufvilf5tT
rour Other Good Bouu
WORK HARD TODAY'
Quakers Are In Good Spirits
and Confident of Making
Great Showing Next Monday
POUGHKEEPSIE, N Y , Jun( ,
."if,''r::. """ "BW8 mr
v. y tuta iiiut.iiiisi
TliA Otlrtkftt-fl wnrA isi 1m (.. ...
tho varsity eights going out first to BrAe
tlce starts, tho first crew winning n ,.
better than a day ago. Following thm
Nlckalls gave the freshmen some of lh
same practice. Thb Quakers are In xlnA
shape nnd good spirits, and not at n
woirlcd over racing matters "
Sjrncuso seems bound to lose Vih,.
No. 2 In the varsity boat, as hi. n Z,A
finger Is still keeping him out 4?
Ten Eyck snld today ho feared he coulJ
not use him Monday, Dodge It In v,
place. Osmnn, the Syracuse vaniiv
stroke, Is also under tho weather tod,
but was In his place In tho boat when
tho eights practiced down the river in
the morning.
John lloyle, tho Cornell FrMhm
coach, who, with Nlckalls, prophesied t
Yalo victory yesterday, received a Ul.
gram this morning from the Yale crow
which read: "Thanks for your Opinion
It holpcd. 3ood luck to Cornell."
Thoro will bo some preliminary rices
this afternoon between the substitute
fours of Columbia and Syracuse and th
pnlrcd-orcd gigs of I'cnn, Columbia and
Cornell tho same to bo manned by tht
managers of theso crews. Fred Flalated
the 63- car-old Columbia freshman coach'
Is nlso going to scull against Mike, tho
Sjracuso trainer. Doc Pcct, Columbia's
first coich, Is down to coxswain tht
Columbia pair.
McGraw Struggles
to Avoid Cellar
By GRANTLAND RICE
If John J. McQraw should fall to drive
his Giant cntourngo Into tho first division
this season, 1915 would mark his drit
New York slump below tho Great Divide
In 13 campaigns.
While McQraw took chargo of the
Giants late in 1902, his first starting year
with the Giants was 1903, when he car
ried them Into second place. In the 11
campaigns up to 1916 he has finished first
on five occasions; second on five oc
casions; third once, nnd fourth once, in
theso 12 years he has won over 60 per
cent, of his games through nine seasons,
with a grand nverage around .650. With
this record back of him to uphold, email
wonder that John J. Is battling hard for
his place in the sun of the First Division
and Is planning day and night to break
tlic heavy spell which beset the Qlanui a
year ago last July and has continued
cer since. Among McGraw's many am-,
miions, one is 10 Keep ins nrsi division
record clean.
McGraw's Job
To finish among the first four. McQrawa
must beat out at least two of these clubs.3
Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, St. Louls
and Pittsburgh, lie expects to beat out!
the last threo clubs named But there 4
must bo a decided change before any
ono of tnese tnree outposts fall.
"Don t you think, postcards a By
stander, "that England, In place of send
ing Earl Brossey to the Dardanellei.
should send Lord Niblick nnd play Ml
safe?"
Fore
The Metropolitan Magazlno has a sketch
depleting part of a German regiment In
tho bunker back of the ISth green at
Garden City.
Having been In that bunker a day or
two ago, wo could wish no invading army
a worso fate. Chlorine gas and shrapnel
are plffla in comparison.
"Why do you consider golt a more In
teresting game than tennis?" asks a
friend. Because it has a far greater ysrle
ty of alibis, although one must admit
that tennis has a luscious crop Itself,
Gannon "Wins Gayety Boxing Prlie
Joo Gannon won the diamond ring- by d- J
featlns Yiung lIlSRlns In the 122-pound finsl J
in IIIO i.uxcij AtiCHV.a uiiwituj uu.i.a .--.
last nUht Hlgslns reccled the gold watch. la
the VlO-i.ound preliminaries Joe dabby belt
Kid Winters and Edward Irwin quit to Wil
liam Jonea In tho second rAmd. In the 11
pound preliminaries Harold Clarlc won from
klil Krne and Kid ilanuol defeated Wills
Ilurns. llenny Kauffman trounced Joe Colter in
the all er noon In four rounds and In the mint
exhibition handed Sailor Cunningham a se
luclnc.
Two New Players for Gianta
riTTSliUntW, Juno 28. Announcement wis
mada that John Mllius, a pitcher, and Cbami.
Sweenoy, an outflelder. playlnic with tns Col
leslans. a semlprofewlonal local team. . M
been sisnert to play with the New York ulaati.
The men will report after labor Day,
Ever realize how much!
a snort corners its Ian!
guage? Geo. E. McLinn
shows vou some humorous
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cracKs or tne spuuaj
frame in "It's a Queer OlOj
Sphere on Which We Re
side." Sunday's Public
Ledger
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