EVE3niTO CjPEE-PHIPEEyHlJCrHAyURPAY, JXTUY 17. 101S?
PAT MORAN GLANCING PENNANTWARD-VAN LOAN'S "THE TEN THOUSAND-DOLLAR ARBl
PENNANT NOTIONS SEIZE PHILLIES
AND THEIR ROOTERS FOR FIRST TIME
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Moran Won't Admit ltt Players "Sayin' Nuthin'," But That
Sneakin' Idea Is Growing Bigger and Bigger Other Teams
Must Show More Class or Phils Are Almost Certain to Win.
Manager Moran and the I'hllly players contend that they are not thinking
about or predicting a pennant for tho local Nntlonitt Loaguo club this year.
But It la evident that every man on tho team now la confident that tho team
will win out Moran declare ho has not even given tho pennant a thought
and that the team la playing for every game and not thinking or worrying
about the future.
However, after winning three straight games from the Cardinals In a
heart-breaking series, tho Phllly players noted Ilko a different ball club In
practice yesterday. Thero was not tho slightest sign of nervousness or strain.
The players seem carefreo and confident. This spirit Is not, and will not be,
earned to such an extent that It will provo a handicap to tho team.
Much FearcCardlnal Scries Best Boost Yet
The series with tho Cardinals was ono that was feared by tho Phillies,
particularly as Chalmers Is on tho Injured list and Mayer has slowed Up a
trifle In hla pitching. St. Louis had been traveling at a whirlwind clip, and
It was freely predicted that tho Cardinals would tako three out of four from
tho Phillies and shovo them down In tho race. At least that Is the way out-of-town
scribes had It "doped out."
Instead of being a disheartened club and ono that Is likely to skid badly,
tho Phillies today are such serious ponnant contenders that thero Is not a
team In tho league that can hopo to win out over tho Phillies, unless they
show by far moro than they havo to date. Brooklyn has looked better for
threo weeks, but tho Dodgers havo not tho remarkable pitching strength tho
Phillies possess for a gruolltng finish. With Aloxnndcr In wonderful form,
lUxoy a star at last, and Mayer certain to return to his early season form, no
club looks so well fortified for a hot finish. There aro a few rough spots In tho
Phllly play that need polishing, but they will not bo notlccablo If the team
stays up In tho lead long. Double-headcs will hurt every other team In the
National League oxcept tho Phillies, slnco nono of tho others has tho reserve
pitching strength that Moran has.
With Breaks of Luck Phillies Should Win
Given tho breaks of luck, tho Phillies should win tho pennant. It Is rather
early to talk of pennants; as tho Phils have been In tho lead boforo at this
tlmo of tho year, but on those occasions they wero wabbling badly with a
crippled pitching staff. Tho present team Is going better every day, whllo tho
pitchers havo been worked so well that tho staff Is fresher and stronger than
any in the league. Barring accidents, It will take better ball playing than
any of tho Phillies' rivals havo shown to deprlvo Philadelphia of Its first
National Lcaguo pennant.
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Bv CHARLES E. VAN LOAN
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Critical Scries on With Chicago Cubs
Tho Chicago Cubs, considered by many critics and players as the likely
Winner of tho National Lenguo pennant, open a four-gama series with the
Phillies today, When tho Cubs played hero one month ago they wero going at
a terrlflo clip, arid were apparently out to mako a runaway of tho National
Lcaguo race. But tho Phillies stopped them, and since that tlmo Bresna
han'a team has struck a slump. Tho latest advices throughout the circuit are
to tho effect that tho Cubs havo shot their bolt.
It Is contended that tho Cubs will not be ablo to stand tho gaff if tho finish
of tho ponnant race in the National League Is as closo as most experts pre
dict, but that Bresnahan's team of veterans will prove troublesome to tho
Phillies in tho present scries Is certain.
Hitting Keeps Chicago Up Despite Erratic Pitching
Chicago is a dangerous hitting club under any conditions, and it is more
bo on tho Phllly field with Its short fences. After Goode, a pitcher faces an
array oC clubbers right down to the pitcher who aro likely to break up tho
game at any time. Schulte, 'Williams, Saler and Zimmerman aro all likely to
hit (he right field fence or put the ball Into Broad street at any minute, while
Zimmerman, Phelan, Archer and Fisher have found the left field bleachers
tlmo and again In tho past.
In this respect tho Cubs are very much like tho Phillies of 1311, 1312 and
1913. They are also Just as poor on the bases as tho Phillies were, and It Is
said that Bomo of the players aro becoming unruly. With such batting power
tbo Cubs look good on paper, but the pitching staff has been erratic, while
many games were lost through poor generalship and judgment.
The Phillies gave the Cardinals a tcrrlflp Jolt and It would bo no great sur
prise to the fans If tho Cubs also were soundly trounced.
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THE BEST AND WORST FOR GOLFERS
IN PREPARING FOR MATCHES
Physical Exercises That Hinder and Hurt Form; How They
Should Be Avoided Harry Vardon Praises Companionship
of Lady Nicotine in His Play.
By HARRY VARDON
Golf Champion of Great Britain.
When the golf season Is at Its height,
tho desire to excel all one's previous per
formances Is an everyday ambition, and
many a player Is
M-4''im3 Blven to wondering
!S!i!m.W whether any form of
St. Louis Glad to Get Away From Philadelphia
Manager Huggins was very glad the final game of tho series between the
Fhll3 and Cardinals was canceled, as it staved off almost certain defeat, de
spite the fact that Doak, Huggins star pitcher, was scheduled to twirl. The
Cardinals wero plainly a badly rattled team In the last two games, and they
appeared to bo awfully demoralized and without confidence In their workout
before the rain yesterday.
After tho game had been called, the Evening Ledger representative heard
four St. Louis players talking; Their conversation Illustrated clearly Just how
they felt. Ono said ho was certainly glad to get out of Phllly, as Moron's men
a wero going above their gait at the present time; while another admitted that
P tho Cards looked like a bunch of "bushers," and that they would havo to
waka up or the Giants and Dodgers would have a picnic.
Jack Hayden, Manager, Is Vindicated
Jack Hayden, the local athlete, who was recently released as manager of tho
Louisville American Association club, has been vindicated. At the time of his
release Hayden had the Colonels In second 'place, but Owner Wathens Insisted
that he should be leading the league. Hayden said he was lucky to have the
team up that far and wanted to buy more players. He was finally released, and
Ezra Mldkiff, formerly of the Highlanders, was appointed manager. Under Mld
klff the Colonels have skidded badly and are now In seventh place, and will prob
ably finish last unless they brace suddenly.
"Boneheads" of Race Track and Ball Field
Jockey Butwell,. who rode Sharpshooter In the Suburban Handicap, Is an
unfortunate young man, Butwell will be as famous a "bonehead" on the race
track as Fred Merkle, of the Giants, Is on tho ball field.
Butwell la a good Jockey, one of the best, and the same can be said of Merkl
as a ball player, but neither will ever be able to live down the name gained
through one unfortunate mistake.
Butwell had a grand chance to win the $5000 classic, but he pulled up, mis
taking the Judges' stand for the finish line. Thousands of dollars were lost on
this mistake, as he not dnly failed to overhaul Stromboll, but ho was beaten by
Bammy Jackson when he slowed down.
Ed Walsh Comes Back in Great Style
Ed Walsh, "Iron man" of other days, came back In great shapo against
the Athletics yesterday. Six hits were all that the Mackmen obtained and
they had but few chances to score. According to reports from Chicago
Walsh had Httlo of his old speed, but has developed a great curve ball some
thing he did not havo before, which he mixes well with his famous spltball.
The sale of Eddie Murphy to the White Sox was rather expected, and
Rowland has a player who will be invaluable to him. Murphy's work was not
up to standard with-the Athletics, this season, but he Is by far a better ball
player than he is credited with being. With a team that has a chance for
the pennant. Murphy la likely to play wonderful ball.
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Miller Huggins, manager of the Cardinals, denies "riding" Tom Long for
his mlsplay on Thursday, tut admits that he "explained" a few things to
hU young outfielder. Persons sitting in a box close to the Cardinals' bench
and a ground attendant declare, however, that Huggins did "ride" Long and
in terms which almost paused the youngster to coma to blows with his man.
I wver It8"1 Prtab,y reaUzes that hB n,ad a w,8tal' and would like
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When the committee selected U,e athletes of the East to compete in the
Jama-Paoino championships n month they pulled a Merkle, when they
faflwMo name Jack Biter, of New York. Bller can concede the men selected
yards in the hurdles and then defeat tljem. It Is pleasing to note that the famous
hew Yorker may be able to go independently, though burglars gave his Frisco
lund of tU a Jolt when they strte that amount Tuwday in Brooklyn
iNBWsitf!
special preparation
Is advisable for a
match or tourna
ment which ho
wants particularly
to win. I read that
Mr. Charles H.
Geist, of Philadel
phia, has wagered
100,000 to 11000 that
ho can beat Dr. Ed
ward Martin, of the
uinnv vionnM
,.wv.,. university of Penn
sylvania, on tho links, I gather that
championships and other big competi
tions In the States are being approached
with greater zest than ever. These are
events In which every entrant has mode
up his mind to omit no precaution that
may contribute to success, and It is worth
while considering how best one may ac
quire a perfect condition of fitness for
an Important occasion.
For a young man, 1 do not think that
any form of rigorous training, such as he
might adopt for boxing or running. 1b
necessary. De It remembered that for golf
we want not muscles that are as hard as
whipcord and extensively developed; wo
need muscles that are In a state of what
I might call healthy flexibility. Golf It
self is as good a means as any of pro
moting that condition; the walking and
the swinging constitute Just the right kind
of bodily exercise. The man who Is
strong In the sense that he can lift enor
mous weights or fell an ox with a blow
of his mighty flat is not likely ever to be
much of a golfer; his muscles are bound
to be so large and powerful that they
would render It Impossible for him to
swing a club with that easy-flowing mo
tion that produces accurate timing.
For that reason, I am sure that dumb
bell and similar exercises, which some
players practice, are bad rather than
helpful in a golfing connection. I know a
sculptor who dearly wants to acquire a
moderate measure of proficiency on the
links, but who will never be able to
wield a club properly for the reason that
constant work in his studio has developed
the muscles of his right arm so greatly
that he cannot even manage a half
swing with complete comfort. That Is
an example of my meaning.
To a certain extent, dieting Is advan
tageous, especially when one Is getting
on in life and tne system Is more suscep
tible to nervous and physical strains than
In youth. I confess that 15 or 20 years
ago (and I could hit a ball then with
absolute confidence as to where it would
finish) I never bothered much jos to what
I ate, but In recent times I think that a
very light diet consisting chiefly of fish,
chicken, pheasant and grapefruit, with a
little white wine as the thirst quencher
has assisted me to maintain such form
as I have shown. At any rate, I dieted
In this manner for some time prior to
the British open championships of 1311
and last year, and managed to win on
each occasion.
In the first Instance, I even gave up
my pipe for a month before the contest;
that was the greatest struggle of all.
On tho whole, however, I do not know
that smoking Is bad for golf; the very
dellberateness of the game and the ten
sion which one suffers while walking for
ward to execute the next shot In a criti
cal situation constitute a severe test of
the perves, and nicotine Is very soothing.
I have often envied Bay when watching
him making his way round the links
purring placidly at his pipe, and I smoked
most of the time that I was playing dur
ing my last tour In the United States
except in the championship at Brookllne,
Mass, And It Is an interesting commen
tary on this matter that I made more
faulty shots at lirookllne than anywhere
else.
So far as practice Is concerned my own
experience convinces me that when one
has an important event In view It Is no
use watting, hopefully and trustingly, un
til one arrives at the scene of action be
fore setting seriously to work to remedy
any little defects that may be apparent
There is a temptation to believe that the
change and 'an Inspiration born of the
clrcumstanco of playing on champion
ship links will soon tone up the consti
tution to tho proper condition, but I have
found as a rule that there Is too much
bustle and excitement to give one a
chance of working out a means of salva
tion. When a chamnlormhln ni nnmn
other such contest Is Impending the
course Is usually crowded for a week or
two prior to the beginning of the event,
and there Is little opportunity of study
ing nnd practicing shots.
The thing to do Is to attend to the
wean points in ono's game beforo pro
ceeding to the place of battle, and when
there to take matters easily and not play
a lot. An average of less than two
rounds a day is plenty. It is often good
to rest for a morning or an nfternoon, or
to stop at. say. the 12th hole If you feel
tired and your partner Is willing to sus
pend operations. At any rate this Is the
principle on which I have always acted
as for as possible, and It has not paid
badly. To play too much In the week
preceding a championship Is more harm
ful than not playing enough.
I would advise any aspirant to cham
pionship honors to do most of this prac
ticing and experimenting In the tran
quil ty of his home course three or four
weeks before the touranment; when he
reaches the scene of action he will dis
cover that he can accomplish very little
beyond taking part in matches. A month
In advance Is the time to try new clubs ;
then there Is a chance for strangers in
the bag to win the complete confidence
of the player. He might havo a shadow
of doubt about them If he took to them
on the eve of competition, although that
step Is sometimes Imperative as a last
desperate remedy. In the ordinary way,
however, It Is best to arrive on the course
in a fairly settled frame of mind.
Last year I felt that I would have to
change my driver and driving Iron, so I
effected the alterations some six weeks
before the championship, and was on the
beat of terms with the newcomers by the
time that the all-Important occasion arose.
In 1912 my favorite mid-iron, the pet of
the bag, turned against me some time be
fore the "News of the World" tourna
ment; there was an inclination to nr.
severe until the last moment with such
an old favorite, but I had sufficient cal
lousness to put It to one side and try
another. The new club, which was two
inches longer In the shaft than the old
one. soon showed Its tractablllty and It
assisted me very considerably to victory.
The knowledge that I had gained of It In
several weeks gave me complete confi
dence In It Its work done, I gave It up
for the old club, which came Into action
again In the best of tempers. It Is the
eleventh-hour change which Is dangerous.
I do not believe In practicing for a very
long period on a championship link. For
one thing, the tees are not usually put
right back until a day or two beforo the
start of the competition, so that the Ideas
of distance which have become fixed In
tho mind are apt to lead to confusion.
Infinitely the worst form of prepara
Hon for a blgr event Is a series of four
ball matches. I have no objection to the
four-ball match as an entertaining way
of spending a day. but It la very bad for
one s golf. Everybody la prone to depend
to some extent on his partner, with th
result that nobody takes the same trouble
with his own shots that he would do In
a slpgle or an ordinary foursome. There
Is something In this form of contest that
mltltates against "whole-hearted concen
tratlon. The player does not slacken de
llberately, but he finds a deal of comfort
In the thought that if he should fall his
partner will probably come to the rescue:
and as the other man holds the same
contented view, there Is lacking that Indl
vldual Intensity which means so much at
golf.
The single Is the best kind of game to
pIay i. PrPtlon for a champion
ship, but when all the verve that can.be
summoned is needed for the competition
It is wise to restrict even the number of
singles.
Copyilrtt, 1915, b the Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.
This is the sixth of a series of articles
on golf that Mr. Vardon la writing spe
cially for the Evbnino Lsoora. The sev
enth article will appear next Saturday.
MOTORCYCLE RACES
AT POINT BREEZE
Bedell, Columbatto, and Hal
stead in Motor-paced Events
at "Drome" Tonight.
per cnt. ban for th Blue Jay. . lie pas
one Interest In llfe-hls arm, and lis !
Kool tun of that. , .
Chsrlle drtibb, mnrer of the Blue Jars,
wnt to v(tet rid of Bruno became Bruno
l eccentric, will only pitch when he feels
rlftht anrt fi a general nuisance. But tho
owne' refures to fire Bruno. , who n an
extraordinary aeoortment of pitcher s tricKS.
Chrlle Orubb Is holding his place aAlnt
phenomenon became he Is manager ot
tut. wnt. ,h iiiiia .Titv in nrfli
place and A alight lead over the CanarlM,
the two teams meet. Orubb makea a bad
mistake on the- field, Is roaated and has a
nervous breakdown ... ...
Bruno li made manager of tha team for
the game on which tho pennant depends.
He Juggles hla pitchers cleverly until the
Canaries begin a trcmehdoua h ttlng
streak, then he goes 'In himself, with a
0nuntnn tho'nln'th ho holda the Canaries
safo, but his arm la paining him terribly.
Attempting a curve with his arm in
Its painful condition seemed like burn
ing up tho fag end of tho ten-thousand-dollar
wing, but Bruno set himself and
let fly, nnd out of tho corner of his cyo
ho saw Halsey start down on tho pitch.
Tho ball went twisting across tho outside
corner and McLennon swept his bat over
tho plate, taking tho ono chanco In a
thousand that tho movement might con
fuse tho catcher and mako him miss tho
ball. Stovo whirled townrd third base
with his arm raised for the throw, but
Rayburn dodged back to tho bag, and the
stage was set for trouble.
"Now, then, Jimmy!" shouted Kcane.
"Wo'vo got this old man Just where we
want him I Lay on It, boy I Lay on Itl"
Tho homo fans became silent, Tho few
Canary rooters present set up a valiant
twittering, a very small noise In a great
and apprchenstvo hush.
Bruno hitched at his belt It was his
sign for his "break" ball. This time,
with desperation to lend tho wrist Its
old-time snap, tho ball broko for him
and McLennon misjudged it. His pile
driving smash tipped a foul ngainBt the
wlro netting of the grand stand.
Mechanically Stcvo dropped his mask
said Sullivan. "T n. nu-i. vm
do tho same thing five vr. -t.1!!
with a ( sore arm and k.it it offTrfJ
"She's n-one this llm. ti .
Bruno miserably. "Jugt as ur. .. ,VW
sitting her, I felt her w .a1l?". M
SV,V Jil? p,ftt0 "wIlcn 1 threw that KM
ball. These younsr fellow. m.V, t."" '!
and come bank nt-oir, i.,.. .ul"iM
arms and come back again, buti .!
I'm all done for, Dave." gu
"Well," said the nM.. .i... . Ai
wasn't figuring on pitching you next .J
s contract exnir.. ,Vk
you picked out for h$
Job."
"Manager!" gasped Sullivan, for Tt Jl
seemed unable to rise to the ocea.iZa
"Oh pretty softl Pretty soft!" OCCWoW
"Yes." said Bull,,! o,i . f
A special program has been arranged
for both today and tomorrow at Point
Breeze Park. The feature of today's
program will bo tho motorcyclo and
motor-paced raceB to be held this evening
In the largo open-air motordrome. There
will bo a 30-mllo motor-paced race, in
which the main riders will be Menus Be
dell, America; Columbatto, Italy, and
Halstcad, England. There is great rlvnlry
nmong these threo riders. They arrived
yesterday to bo In good shape for this I
race. Tomorrow there will be sacred
music both afternoon and evening, with
vocal selections. Director Curclo has ar
ranged several special numbers.
Next Saturday the combined tribes of
Bed Men of Philadelphia and vicinity will
hold tholr annual picnic at tho park. It
will bo one of the biggest days of tho
year at the park, and tribes in all of the
nearby towns will participate. Many of
the members will wear the Indian uni
form and receive tho visitors in their
tents, which will bo erected In tho grove.
There will be all kinds of athletic
events In the afternoon for members and
their families. In tho evening thero will
be motorcycle and motor-paced races,
with a 30-mlle Bed Men'a sweepstake ns
the feature. The children will havo two
special days again the coming week. On
Tuesday there will be all kinds ot races,
while on Friday there will be singing con
tests. The weekly display of fireworks
will be held on Friday evening,
KELLY TO REPRESENT
VESPERS IN NATIONAL
All-around Athlete Is in Hard
Training for Singles Event
in August.
J, B. Kelly, all-around oarsman ot the
Vesper Boat Club, has been chosen to
represent that organization In the senior
single shell event in the national races,
which will be held In August. He will
very likely be pitted against Booney
again. In his last race, It will be remem
bered, Booney won the single-shell event
from Kelly when the latter was disquali
fied for an alleged foul. The Vesper vet
eral feels confident that he will easily win
this race, as he is In good condition and
is training dally for tho race.
William Muller, coach of the Vesper
Club, Is undecided as to what his other
entries In the nationals will be. He Is
seriously thinking of entering a senior
doubles crew In this regatta and has not
yet chosen the men for the seats In this
shell.
Tho Junior eight crew has been out on
tho river dally since the FeoDle's Beeatta.
and Is fighting hard for the privilege of
being one of the crews fortunate enough
to be sent up 'to participate In the New
England water fete.
Seat holders In the Junior centipede are
making a strong bid for the 'Opportunity
of being sent to the Nationals.
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WHAT MAY HAPPEN
IN BASEBALL TODAY
NATIONAL LBAODE.
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Chicago ,,,.,. 4t 38 .BS8 ,5U JSS
Brooklyn .... 30 .838 .,841 f.sio iss
Si'..Ii?ulV""41 40 Jioe J ..4D1 3w3
Pittsburgh ,..8S 39 ,404 .808 -.481 484
New -ork ,..,3S 38 ,470 ,40S .467 .480
Roatoa .,.,..85 43 .440 .483 ,487 ISO
Cincinnati ..,.8S 40 .414 'SO .il ,146
AMEMCAN LEAOUE.
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""'on 48 18 .833 ,Slt .81S
"o" , 31 .808 813 .600
S,raJk" 89 .869 .813 800
Washington ., ST 41 .471 ,487 t'M
IV.-f0.?" " ." .403 .393
Athletics ....39 49 '.37 .888 '.387
Cleveland ... 38 49 .864 '.380 t'sSl
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
n. i Won, Lost, Pet, Win. Lose, hnl II
Chicago 148 SS ,890 .600 JIM ill.
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Win two.
"AM dcy something I kin do befo" I
goes hornet"
behind 3IcLennon artd trotted after the
ball. Would the old fellow have tho
nervo to try his best trick In a pinch of
this sort? Two strikes and no balls!
Was 'thero a chance to heckle McLen
non Into that Instant's inattention? Sul
llvnn threw tho ball back as soon as he
picked It up, and Bruno took It with ono
hand. That was the sign. Yes, the old
fellow was going to try It! Stove Sulli
van had some nerve himself, but he stole
a glance at Rayburn, crouching off third
base like a greyhound In leash, and he
thought of what might happen If there
should be a fumble at the end of that
blind Jump behind tho plate. Steve had
no great supply of Imagination, but for
an Instant he had the feeling that his belt
buckle had been turned to Ice.
Bruno, standing In the box, knew that
this was his only hope. There was one
more effort In his tortured old ten-thousand-dollar
arm, and all he asked was
tho chance to make that effort and n..H
enough to sneak that ball over the plate
somehow. Sullivan came slowly back toward the
plate. In order to give Bruno time to
set himself. McLennon was motionless,
BaJ.aufJr ,a BllBht oslatlng movement
which he Imparted to tho bat.
Steve squatted behind the batter and
picked up his mask, half raising it to his
"You're the terrible hitter who's go
ing up to the big league next season.
You con hit some In the bushes, but
nV" U? there qhrlBty "athew
fS . o rest of those boys will take
I ,. , ""' trom yu and you'll
be so light without it that you'll float!"
McLennon half turned hla head.
"Oh, you be "
iLtW.aa aU0Ver bfore any one found
el, H ft11, ,i McLennon took his
eyes off the pitcher Steve Jerked the
musk nnv nrt i...j . . . "10
;,:.; irS ":u jorwara like a
.?' M'nnon Bwung back again.
lur l80' had been I0"8- The
last thing the demon hitter heard before
the storm broke was the thud of the bal
'i,'1" Slove and Burke's yell:
"Batter out!"
..IUI' a" bour later Dave Bulien tore
h'm" ay from the wine pa?ty at
the corner place. The Mayor wm there
and many prominent mm...,. "..":?''
were all very happy! The owner found
room. whe7e "they werev n"g er'S
Smejzer was sitting in hi, m,.i ,
clasped over his lift shoulder'8!!.
not removed his soggy uniform ,h.i
?h:'U B. corner.
twt0ed0thP!BaJhner 'Mked "
res," sad Bulien! "nn,i .... .'Vl
llflrtn't hn,1 von In ,lj .,...'" I
T1l-ltnn TM 1,,. l... I. , "8IU WO
stnR,t.h 0,iy&t you dld r me t0a4yS
"Mo I" said Bruno, "Why. stv i3
had as much to do with that as t ",7,1
All I had to do was lam that ball ovinS
Steve had to take a burglar's chance S3
Btopplng that strike! If you're hanalflS
things around, pass something to BitvJ
Sullivan herel" -
uuuu meal said liuilcn. "Yoa't; v
Inn mntinirni Mitv TVl... .,.ui, wo
-..- .. .,. ..u.. ,.jr uuii i you ralta
"By grab I" said Bruno. "I wllll" , ""
ii tvim uusk in me clubhouse. TKf
iln..f.a I..,., ........ . , .-! "'
,...., v.- .,u fiuiiU iu uieir nomes. TJi'
.. ., ..f.c.cu ,,ilu uiscaraea Unf
forms, empty liniment bottles, odd stock!
Ings and worn shoes. Mnfnr t...?
older nnd wiser, was singing softly 'tf
himself ns ho moved about, packing ni?
the articles of his trade. 8nv.ni 7j,.'
he paused and looked over In the comwi
""" ijiuuu omuizcr sal, passing his
hand mechanically over hla w. i...
shoulder. Thero was a strong smell ef!
uituuui in uiu ruura aim eucalyptus elU
At last the major ventured over totvari
tho corner.
"Mist Smelzcn" ho nsked, "ain't thr,
something I can do fo' you?" H
The new manager of the Blue Jafi1
iuukcu up. tie nau ocen 20 years int?
the past, dreaming nf tho time when his"
arm had brought $10,000. wj
"Kh?'' ho said. "What did you sajJ
"I says, ain't they something I kin dl
befo' I go home?" -
Bruno stood up and shook himself
swinging nis oaro leit arm by his side,:
"Why, yes," ho said. "Major. I wt.1
you'd sco If you can do anything wltfi1
this arm of mine." a
"Yes, suh! Yes, Indeed!" said Majcg
oncs wim a grin.
ANOTHER VAN LOAN STORY
"Blacklisted," by Charles E. Van
Loan, the world's most famousi
writer of baseball Action, will be-.
gin in Monday's issue of theJ
Evening Ledger.
BET LEVINSKY WINS
IN WDLLRD BATTLEff
Stratford Fans and Battler tbl
Wager $6000 He Outpoint
Champion Ring Notes.
bix tnousand.'dollars may change handsE
at the conclusion of the 10-round bout'atf
Brighton Beach, N, Y., Labor Day. be
tween Champion of the World Jess Wll
lard nnd Battling Levlnskv. DroDosed
candidate for mayoralty of Stratford, j
vonn., at tne next election there. ym
Stratford fane are warm admirers oUM
Levlnsky. They think so well of Jhlr3
Sheriff's ability in the 21-foot squared ."
circle that they are accumulating a parse ,
of Ave thou' to bet on the Battler to win .
on points from Jack Johnson's conqueror,
Barney, himself, has announced his In
tentions of wagering JIOOO on the result
of the bout. ,1
Whether Levlnsky will succeed In out;, i
generallng and outjabblng the title-holder -J
remains to be seen. However, his cqa-' a
'" ucueve uaii no-aecision e
hlbttlons with other heavvtvelchts. la.
which they were unable to do anything:
n.l.U 1.1 .... . . '
mil, nun. urn &nnn ir T.Mnn. nr nm
chances of outpointing tho husky Kaniaa.5
iB special au-siar nantamwelgnt snow,,,
at Bbbets Field, Brooklyn.-with Louisiana t
ana uuicn Brandt featuring in the wlna
up, scheduled for July 23, has been post
poned until the 27th. Eddie Campl will
meet Kid Taylor In one of the other
three encounters. ' '
Joe Borrell. local contender for mldd!-.s
eight honors, may be matched to meet,.?
ijuck wrouse, or Pittsburgh, at W
Broadway Sporting Club, Brooklyn
Matchmaker John Welssmantel Is en
deavoring to clinch the match.
After roughing it in the Canadian woodi
for several months, Johnny Coulon, for
mer bantam champion, who has not ep,
reared In the roped arena since his mem-,
orable battle with Kid Williams plans '
to re-enter the ring. He expects to tackle
Jonnny Ertlo, of St, Paul. Then, Jt
makes good, Coulon will try to get a re-'
turn light with Williams.
Quiet whlsnerlnira are coin? the rounds.
in St. Paul to the effect that the WP't,
uenui juiko uibbons may retire Decaus,i
of a broken rib and' torn ligaments, suf.$i
fered in his bout with Leo Houck hu,
?ew York, These rumors, no doubt, ar
all bosh, as Mlke can go along and beat- ;
nearly all of the mlddlewelghts with M -
arm tied behind his back, '
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TONIGHT SPECfAL-TONjaHT
30-rVIILE MOTORPACED RACE
ALBO MOTORCYCLE RACES
NO ADVANCE IN SEATS 60 and SS
10,000 BKATS AT 25 CENTS
EVENING LEDGER, MOYIES-THE FANS AND PLAYERS ARE THINKING OF PULLING THAT UTTLeItUNT
National League Park
Phillies vs. Chicago
dame at 3 V. SI. Adralulon 83, fiO and W
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