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PHILLIES COMPARED WITH THE BOSTON RED SOX-"THEJAIBT
PHILLIES, IF IN WORLD'S SERIES,
WOULD HAVE EDGE ON RIVALS
Alexander and Rixey Would Be Strongest Pitchers in
Lgue Against Boston Red Sox or Detroit Tigers,
but Latter's Sluggers Would Find Park Here Easy
Tho Impression la general that there la not a team In the National League
tupeble of Riving either Boston or Detroit a battle In a world's series. The
reon given In the majority of cases la that right-handed pitchers havo little
nce of defeating either team. Hence, It la generally believed that the
PMlHes, with Alexander the Great, would be by far tha best team for a short
tiood left-handed pitchers aro scarce In the National League at the present
rime, and there are few of the so-called star portatders who do not have to have
their opponents picked for them. It la doubtful If any southpaw In tho Tenor
hgue would havo much of a chance against the Tigers or lied Sox, barrlnr
Wierrod Smith, of. the Dodgera; Jim Vaughn, of the Cubs, If he Is In shape, and
BfHi Rlxey. of the Phillies. The latter has yet to pro o that ho can stand tho
Raff, but Is placed on this list becauso of his remarkable low fast ball, and this
delivery has always been the downfall of Detroit and Boston.
Rlxer Would Loom Large In World's Scries
There aro few pitchers In baseball who have mastered the art of keeping
their fast ball low without losing Its "work." But nixey, like Eddie Flank, seoms
te have succeeded where others have failed. I'lank always had tho Red Sox and
Tigers at his mercy, and It was largely due to his fast ball. Plank usually used
his croes-flro curvo ball against tho left handera, but switched to his fast ball.
Which he kopt low and on tho Inside, on the right-handed batsmen. nixey has
not a crosa-flre like Plank, but both his fast ball and curve work similar to those
of the groatest left handcr In the game, and, regardless of the fact that ho Is
Bet generally looked upon as a star, Rixey has a better chance of upsetting the
dope than anjkother southpaw In tho National League.
Only Three Really Good Left-handers In League
Smith and Vaughn aro both high-class twlrlers, and each can stand
more work than Rixey, despite the latter's physical advantages, but neither has
the natural advantage In stylo that Rixey enjoys. Ruckcr, Bailee, Pierce, Rob
inson, Cooper, Kanthlener, Benton and Tyler havo frequently been referred to
stars, but aside from Benton, who la more or less erratic, all of these south
paws must have their opponents picked.
Of the entire group Uiere aro but two, Benton and Tyler, who aro used reg
ularly against all teams. The others are nursed for certain series with teams
against which they have always been effective. Rucker will worry any team
that Is naturally weak against left handera, because of his brain, but he la not
the Rucker of old, and con hardly bo figured on for a world's series.
Phillies Have the Two Star Twlrlers Necessary for Series
Almost every world's series since 1908 has been won with two star pitchers,
and, all things considered, no team In tho National League has two twlrlers who
could compare with Alexander and Rixey for a series against either Boston or
Detroit. From the outlook at the present time, It Is possible that both Alexander
and Rixey will be worked to death trying to win the pennant, and neither may
be at top form If the Phils do finally get Into the baseball classic
Heavy Artillery of Sox or Tigers Would Count
The greatest disadvantage the Phillies would have in a world's series would
be In their games at home. Both Dotrolt and Boston have many long-distance
hitters, and, playing In the small Phllly park, each would have an edge on the
Phillies because of their superior batting. Cobb, Crawford, Burns and Vcach, of
Detroit, and Speaker, Hooper, Lowla, Gardner and Hoblltxel, of Boston, would be
dangerous In a small field.
It mlght.be argued that Hoblltxel did not look so good with the P.eds In the
Phllly park, but that was only In hla last season, as he hit many drives over the
wall and against the fence at Broad and Huntingdon streets in 1911, 1912 and
1913.
Alexander Would Carry Burden of Scries
It would not matter who won the American League pennant, the Phillies
would depend on Alexander In every other game In a world's series If the Thlla
won the pennant, and no amount of talk about the weakness of tho Red Sox or
Tigers could Induce Moran to start any twlrler but Alexander in the drat game.
In the past Alexander has shown that he Is Just as strong against left-handed
batsmen as against the right banders, mainly through his wonderful curvo ball,
and there la no reason to believe that any American League team would bother
him.
Of course, the Phillies' chances In a world's Berles with either team are based
here entirely on pitching, as this department Is the most important of all In a
short series. In other departments the Red Sox and Tigers far outclass any.
team In the National League.
Phillies Finally Break Piltsburgh "Jinx"
The Phillies finally broke the spell of the Pirates, but It required a good
break of luck before they turned the trick, Dave Bancroft, George Whltted and
Alexander the Great were tho heroes of the victory. It was Bancroft's long drive
Which took a high bound into the left-field bleachers and gave Moran' men the
winning run In the' 11th Inning, while Alexander went to the rescue of Rixey and
held the riratcs helpless In three and one-third Innings.
Pittsburgh easily outbatted the Phillies, but the visitors' hits were kept well
scattered by Rixey, and the Phils supported both Rixey and Alexander In sen
sational form. The work of Nlehoff and Bancroft around second base was espe
cially brilliant, and the Phils looked more like a championship team in the field
tnan they have for some time. Nlehoff accepted 14 chances at second without an
error, and many unusual plays were Included,
Whitted's Catch Saved tha Game
George Whltted continued In his batting slump, but as long as he can pull
off plays such as he made on Mngee In the Boston series, and on Balrd yesterday,
he Is worth hla weight In gold to Moran. Had It not been for Whltted's wonderful
catch off Balrd, with the bases full, In the first Inning, the Phillies never would
have had a chance to win, as the drive would have been good for a home run, and
Ave runs would have been tallied In this Inning Instead of one.
The play seemed to arouse Rixey, who showed by far more In the remaining
Innings. Even at that, nixey was far from being right, and would probably have
been beaten had Pittsburgh played the game Instead of trying to kill the ball,
The failure to sacrifice by Balrd In the sixth Inning was the turning point oMho
name and deprived Pittsburgh of another run. He hit Into a double play, clearing
the bases, Gibson's single;, which followed, waa wasted, whereas it would have
sewed Vlox, who was doubled with Balrd, had the latter sacrificed.
Sale of Joe Jackson to Chicago an Outrage
The sale of Joe Jackson, of Cleveland, to the Chicago White Box Is noth
ing short of an outrage. The hard-hitting, brilliant-fielding South Carolinian
was the one bright star with the fast-disintegrating Indians. He was their
only drawing card. Cleveland Is out of tho running In the pennant contest;
the White Sox are In the running.
Baseball fans and the public generally always have believed In the honesty
C the game. And even at that, so far as the players and their efforts to win
ante are concerned, the fans have no cause even now to be skeptical. But
this manipulation and dickering by the magnates Is fast destroying that conn
4ece which has made the game the greatest sport In America.
Boston, a pennant contender, gets Barry from a team out of the race;
Pittsburgh or New York, also In tho race, gats Rube Benton from Cincinnati,
apparently not in the running; Chicago has Eddie Collins, a star of tho first
"magnitude; Detroit gets James, a star pitcher from St, Louis, down in the
ruts; and now that the Red Box and the Tigers apparently have put Chicago
out of the running, one of the most brilliant players In the league is turned
aver to the White Sox.
To complete the situation, why not turn over to Comjskey our own Stuffy
Helnnls, Walter Johnson, of Washington; Ray Caldwell, of the Yankees, and
Wellmarr, of St Louis?
MeQuHiwi a Valuable AesuWtlwt to Phlta
Kaaagr Pat Moran, of the Phillies, has realised for some time that if he
M a44 one men reliable hurlsr to hla pitching staff he would h i . ,..!,
kwtsar Bs4tWn to far the penna until the finish, This man has arrived
ti rtm scene. He is George McQuillan, erstwhile of the Pirates. While Oeorge
ju r"e broken eve with the Pirates this seasen, he is still a capable
mtmw an4 sfeouM 4o much better wHk a shift of background.
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STALENESS IN GOLF FORM CURED
BY REST AND CHANGE IN SPORT
Shooting or Mountain Climbing Good, but Prevention
Through Sane Indulgence Is Better When Vardon
Beat Course Record With Set of Women's Clubs
By HARRY VARDON
Champion Golfer of Great Britain,
the most die
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L .Jaw f ys-A
HARRY VARDON
Stateness Is just about
tresslng complaint ths.t can be visited
upon the golfer
In other games the person who Is suf
fering from nn ex
cess of play or train
ing Is put out of his
ngony quickly: he Is
so much oft - color
that It takes verv
little time to bring
nbout his defeat.
Hither that or he Is
a member of a team
In which his lmpo
tency Is relieved oc
casionally by the fact
that his confreres
afford him asBlstntico
In tlsht corners. The
golfer has to do everything for himself,
and when Fate la so perverie as to make
him do everything badly he Is wurely the
most unhappy being In the realm of
sport. Kor his anguish Is long drawn-out
to the point of being torturous; It takes
over two hours to play a round of the
links, and when he Is really stale the
chance ore th&t lie hits hardly one good
shot all that while. Ho goes on strug
gling desperately, feeling like nn Innocent
being led to the slaughter and yet hoping
that his power will be suddenly restored
to him. It seldom Is In that way, and at
the end at the day his cup of misery Is
full to overflowing.
I am sometimes asked to suggest a
cure for stateness. It would be mora
profitable, perhaps, to discuss the pre
entlon than the cure; so far as the
latter is concorned, the only advice that
one tan offer Is complote abstinence from
the game for a week or so. Bathing,
mountain-climbing, shooting anything Is
better for the golfer than Kolf when ho Is
In tho throes ot tms complaint.
The first essential Is that he shall come
back frexh to the game; then If he takes
a lesson to make sure that his grip and
stance are con eft, there Is no reason
why he should fall to resume his old
standard of ability. It happens often
that these periods of Incapacity on the
links are cauted by the player felling
Into the way ot holding the club wronij
or standing to the ball Incorrectly; with
a glut of golf, his concentration weakens,
and unconsciously ho alters his grip or
stance sufficiently to spoil the shot, It
Is eay to fall, into a bad habit unless one
has the mind 'fixed wholly on the task In
hand, and the uorst ot overindulgence In
aolt Is that It blunts the power of con
centration. In the early spring ot last
year I was not playing at all well, and
It was only wh6n, on examining my grip,
I realized that I had changed the dis
position ot my left thumb on the shaft
ot the club that I struck a happy patch
again,
Btaleneis Is a frequent after-effect ot
a goinng holiday. To draw up a sched
ule for a rerson who Is going away to
live the life ot the links with nothing
die on his mind l. perhaps, a- dreary
manner of showing good-will, but If he
he wlss he will arrange his program with
some regard for the limits of human
nature,
Tho Ideal soiling holiday Is, I Buppose,
that In which four friends constitute a
party and agree that each day's play
shall consist of two singles In the morn
in end either a foursome or a four-bull
match in the afternoon. A program ot
that kind Is not calculated to provoke
any of tha sufferings that are born ot
excess, and It ousht to be sufficient for
anybody who ha the chanee ot devoting
two or thrse. weeks to the pastime.
For the busy man who can spare only
a week's holiday, it Is probably useless
to prescribe moderation. Beelng that he
has so many Interests as to be prevented
from devoting much time to the game, It
will not matter greatly even though he
contract stalensss; the chances are
that It will disappear before he had an
other opportunity of applying himself to
recreation. For people who play more or
less regularly, and In whose annual va
cation golf nils the bill, three rounds a
day are bad.
it is a very long while since I played
more than two rounds In a day, I have
refused on many occasions to go out for
a third. There Is apt to arise In one ot
those third rounds a stage when the play
er grows wtary of the very sight of his
clubs. Ills concentration has broken
down: he has had a surfeit of the same.
Consideration for his partner or opponent
compels him to finish the II holes, and at
the end, the element of stateness is flour
ishing within him.
HERMAN AND SIMONS,
NEW ORLEANS BANTAMS,
PLAN INVASION HERE
Many a golfer who, except during holi
days, limits his play to week-ends, spoil
his chance of advancement by over-Indulgence.
Golf has great value as a pre
server and reviver of health, but all Its
properties In that direction are thrown to
the winds when It Is overdone. I know
a lot of doctors who advise golf as a euro
for people In falling health and whose ex
pertence has shown them that a sudden
plunge into two days of hard play after
r.- days of hard work, defeats the very
objeo. if the visit to the links.
There -a plenty of late beginners at
the game "vho would become scratch
players If on. they would be satisfied
with a reasonable amount of golf. For the
essentially week-ei.' enthusiast, I would
suggest a morning unvoted to practice,
nn afternoon to a slngu match, and the
following day to a single a. d a foursome.
If he can And a quiet corner the links,
ho will profit his game tremei. 'ously by
taking out a brassle, an Iron and a -naBhle
and practicing for half an hour with v'oh.
I would advise him to practice drlvu-f
with a brassle. It Is an easier club than
the ordinary straight-faced driver with
which to make a tee-shot, and It will help
to give him confidence when he sallies
forth for a match. Similarly the Iron Is
simpler to use than the cleek, and It Is
by building up faith In one self through
the medium of the more tractable clubs
that one obtains a footing on the road
of progress.
It Is a good thing to keep In touch with
one's clubs while avoiding the danger of
too much play, and It Is tha fact that
golf Is possible all the year round In
Drltain that amounts In a larga messure,
I think, for ithe superiority of British
golf over American golf, taken in the
volume. There are several exceedingly
fine players In the States, hut I would
say that there la only on scratch man
for every ten that are to be found In the
United Kingdom, and the reason Is prob
ably that the majority ot Americans are
compelled by circumstances of climate
to give up the game for several months
each year.
The schools that are becoming so popu
lar are capable ot doing much to over
come this handicap. I do not know that
they afford a reliable means for a man
to tell Just how he Is playing (the range
Is so short that I defy anybody always
to adduce satisfactory evidence as to
whether a shot would have been' sliced,
pulled or straight), but they enable a
golfer to keep In touch with his clubs,
and that Is a lot.
Tersonally, I have never been away
from my clubs since I took to golf In
earnest a quarter of a century ago. They
havo accompanied me everywhere I have
been, whether on holiday or professional
purposes bent; even on steamships I have
praattted driving Into a net. But, stay
I have Jutt remembered one occasion
when I went clubless on an expedition. I
had to plan some alterations to a courso
In the midlands ot England, and as I
made up mv mind not to play Just to
see how It felt, I left my equipment at
home,
On the second day tha resolution ant.
lapsed; I could not resist an Invitation to
engage fn a round. 10 I was fitted out
with a set of ladles' clubs. Strang to
say, I never hit the ball much better than
with those light Implements; at the finish
I was Informed that I had mortally of
fended the feelings of the members by
beating the record for the course with a
set ot ladles' xlubs. If I had not been
rigorous In tho regard for moderation, T
should have been sVile many times In my
career,
If one decides to take a rest from the
name to try and forget all about It for a
time as a cure for the "out-of-form"
amictlon It Is necessary to come bscg
to It In. circumstances that afford the
fullest DOSSlble ODDOrtUnltv for rnnmn.
tratlon, and I would advise the player to
avoid a partner or opponent who Is re
nowned for loquacity. Golf Is a game
that gives the chance not a good deal of
conversation, and In Drltain during recent
years there has been a very pronounced
tendency to make It a pastime of com
munion as well as competition. I am by
no means advocating rigid taciturnity (a
word here n there relieves the strain
and does no harm) but the thoroughly
talkative golfer Is a nulssnoe,
"Yes, I'll play you,' was th remark
made once to a notorious conversational
1st of the links) "I'll play you for any.
thing you like so long aa you'll sgree to
wear a respirator,"
(Copjrrlsht, 19t5, by th WhMltr Syndlcat,
Brace of Southern Battlers,
Each Star "16" Pounders,
Will Come North in
Search of Fame
LOUIS I SUPERSTITIOUS
New York Syndlcnta May Open Big
Arena in This City---Other
Boxing Bits
THE CRAB
A Foul to Left The Crab Smells It ComingThe DasM
for the Fence Ana sometmng vuuui, a collection
of Relics Owned by the Crab
By CHARLES E. VAN LOAN
Th World's Moit Famous Writer of ntbaj Fiction
th
.. at.i.tl jt ti Of
rinEri c. ViVd'th. crab by hi fellow;
pl"r, "y th ta.tbs.ll wr'!" n? .' '
rn He Is tlltnt, .law-sains Pei"""'
fitting a little better than the aV,r.ge.
flelnlr,- well, f jt not wnssllensllr. not
sport off th field, niarrled. anj so eaoy
.(.. ,. , ni.riiiv relieved that he s an
snort off th neia. rnamra, snu . -
lUt It Is sencrslly believed thst he i
oiii man . ...
At th beginning of th resulsr tson n
report., a. u.usl. but It Is not led that hl
throwing arm It golrs awy from him. HJ
tries to snsp th tall croM th diamond
Instead of srehins It over, he uted to
. At th beslnnlns of hi. h son f h
I. presented with a floral hc"!'0tv'0i
luck. At th end of th first month vrr
rlsyr la the itagu knows that the Crn
1 solnr back
Instead of waiting to b atked. th Crab
goes to the mantgtr and tell, him that th;
arm Isn't all tture. He get. a lay-off and
och Johnson, his successor, without trie
suspicion of Jealousy. H teehe tn
younger man to play third for every man in
th lojgue.
The penrant rare Is a very hot on that
ytar, and Jutt as th Pinks go In against
th Maroon th telegraph bring, word
that th other contender hat been put out
ot the running by a tall-end team. Th
gume is therefor for the pennant. In the
ninth a break Tomes and th finks score.
Hut Johnton, tha third baseman. Is put nut
of the gamo for slugging the umpire. Th
Crab Is forced to go In, and th game be
tomes an unending attack upon him. Th
shortstop tell, him to lot him take every
ttlng po.rlbl
The Crab forgets, tries to got a elow
grounder, run. In with the shortttop and
the man I. safe. The net alow on th
Crab falls to throw fast enough to first.
Ilut on the next play he make, a great
jumu mg Reis me runner, maainr iwo out.
me nrai man was out on a rout.
I. on first and another on second.
I pitching.
A man
Ken) on
Two bantamweights from below the
Mason and Dixon line will Invade Phila
delphia this season with the hope ot an
nexing scalps and sheckles here. They
are Young Herman and Arthur Simons,
both of New Orleans. Neither should have
trouble In Betting matches with the abun
dance of "16" pounders In this city at the
presant time.
According to Bobby Jteynolds, who win
tered In New Orleans last year, both Her
man and Simons are rattling; good ban
urns. Bob sas Herman Is one ot tire
shl.'iest ami cleverest llttlo fighters In the
count. - His most recent victory was a
S0-pounu win over Louisiana.
Simons -as a long list ot victories to
his credit, hwlng beaten some of the lead
ing little fel.iws in the South. He, too,
depends on cle 'erness while displaying his
mettle In tha sci tared circle, Arthur Itcy
nolds says he po. aetses a perfect one-two
punch,
Herman and Slmoi i each are SO years of
age. The former, wl.i Is an Italian, was
a bootblack before stfttng his pugilistic
career. Simons, a Qer.nan, cornea from
wealthy ' parents, who xwn one of the
leading bakeries In New O ieani.
Fighters, like other athlet s, are super
stitious. Louisiana, local inntam, has
changed training quarters. i'a la back
working out at Pal Moore's gimnnslum,
where he say he won H co. 'ecutlve
bouts. When ha shifted scenes of his
workouts after the Lew Tendler bout.
Louisiana Beemed to hit a toboggan.
A New York sportsman, It I" ald, Is
keeping his eye peeled on th weal boxing
field. In the event of only one big club
hero this fall, a New York syndicate, It Is
rumored, will start a large arena.
The lightweight show of the" American
Sporting Club, New York Leach Cross vs.
Johnny Harvey, Ad Wolgast vs. Packey
Hommey and Joe Azavedo vs. Young
Urown-for August 1, has been declared
off.
Copyright. 1010, by Street te Bmlth.
"If this bird hits anything on me,"
said Konyon grimly, "It'll bo a curve, or
I'll walk him."
Slowly tho Pink pitcher wound up and
delivered the ball. It was a tantalizing
curve, and it cut the heart of tho plate,
tlowers, determined to hit one or die,
swung with all his might, there was a
sharp "tick," and tho ball sailed high
Into the air, a foul toward tho left field
end of the grandstand. Myrlck, the Pink
Sox catcher. Jerked oft his mask, but
even before he began to run, he saw
that the case v. as hopeless,
Carsey'a yell cut through the Jeers and
catcalls of the opposition:
"(Jo on, old hossl Thero's nothing the
matter with your legs!"
The Crab, of whom It was said that
ho could "smell the direction" of a foul
ball, wa8 already flylncr back toward the
stand. With one wise old eye cocked on
the ball and his spikes drumming the
turf, 'the Crab shot Into the shadow of
the grandstand without slackening his
speed. ,
Carsey was right; there was nothing
the matter with the old boy'a legs. He
waa on familiar territory: he know every
Inch of the ground. Many a difficult
twisting foul he had trapped In the
bhadow ot that stand. He knew the 10
foot board wall, above which the first
tier of boxea began: he thought of It,
as he measured the ball with his eye.
It was dropping now. still far ahead ot
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J'ot?n ,0 o 8 1 1 s
Jrooklyn 5 1 s o it oZsi
t'hlearo .......... a 4 ft o 5 k-ai
Cincinnati Jj 1M t t gZia
Nrw Veik ,, .12341 ri
Phllad.lphla .I:. 0 B 0 1 I ,Z!
Plttsbursh 4 4 6 7 H 8 alsa
bt Lout. . ..,.!.. 13 0 1 i jtS!
FEDERAL LBAOVE.
JUItlmoro .. ; 4 0 fl 1 42t
llrooklya .,., 0 4 3 P a S-M
nuta'o ft . o S 8 B 7-28
Ohlcgo ......... 8 '0400 8-31
KantMs City ...... 8 8 a 4 8 jJ
JMtUburgh .,,,,.,4 1 8J3 0 t-M
Ot. Lout. ., 8 8 14- 4 x-Is
-Indicates team did not play.
ANOTHER VAN LOAN STORY
BEGINS ON NEXT MONDAY
"The Bull, Moo of th Bleacher," J
p..., i m uaarnsu tarn that lost It!
t to a fa and get his In nchange,
Is tii next Veq Loaa story for the Kre
Blag Ledger's .port peg. 's ,t
yarn, with rl fun and real baseball
f torn b.glunUig tu4, nu It In Mon-
EVENING LEDGER
Oa Cent
"The Crab made one mors might)) leap
him, and as the speok ot white changed
color as the ball passed out of the sun
light and Into the shadow, the Crab
knew, without giving the matter thought,
that the catch must b made danger
ously near the stand, If, Indeed, It was
made at all. There was a chance that
the ball might drop In the first tier ot
boxes.
Twenty thousand men were howling at
him, taunts and Insults beat down on him
like a storm, He heard nothing, saw
nothing but that swiftly falling spot of
white. He was aware that the stand
was very nearj the aound of the shout
ing was in his very ears, but he dared
not look, and then, with only a stride
farther to go, he saw the white of the
ball flash against the dark green of the
board wall-It was going to drop outside,
after all.
The old Crab made one more mighty
leap, his gloved hand he thrust out with
an upward scooping motion, his right
arm he doubled across his face. Then
It seemed to him that all th fireworks
In the world exploded Inside his head,
nd the darkness shut down.
Some minutes laUr the Crab opened hi
eyes. Many voloes were crying:
"Get back therel Give him alrl What
d.0at?;Tua:tanb.c.?..do-,rantu hira "
.Th?! WM n r bout his neck, and
the Crab was mildly surprised to find
thst It belonged to Holm. What mad
It stranger still, the manager se.med to
time! M1 Cry'" th0
"Well, you old foolP cried Holmes.
r,0k'n th Crab,i he ek and K
"What were you trying to dot Suit the
grandstand overt" "
Tnn it came back to th rv.i.
w-f
moved his heatT weakly.
ne saia. "Dia
from me?"
"DM vnn lot t m.t . ...
manager. "WhS Henry. It took u till
minutes to get It out of your hanii..u 1
mere is a little farmhouse out In K..
sss which has all the modern Imn,:.?'
ments, and also a glass cabinet i .V
front room. This cabinet contains ..
Interesting relics, among which
noted three very ornate loving cut.. XT
of them Is of solid gold and b.ara J .w
plo Inscription:
"To the old Crab from the Pink .
pennant winners, 19," ""
Thero aro also two diamond m
one or tnem a curiosity. The donnri CS
asked Charlie Brydon to ?
able design, and that great man .ni"
gested a crab done In diamonds. Th '
Is a solid sliver coffee tti, much too wH '
for use. a photograph of a ball I phSS
In the uniform of the Fink Sox and TJ
of all. and the treasure of the eablaeV
an ordinary baseball In a mahosanv k.
heavily trimmed with solid gold r M
Tho master of that house, who is .
quiet, bald-headed man. with a Vm
scar over one eye. sometime takes th.
ball out of the box and tells th. stow
vhiui wiiicn ciinrner. .. '
does not tell the story often, for he li s
a member of the school board and a
deacon In the Methodist church. " i
(THE END.)
R.N0RRIS WILLIAMS
TRAILS M10UGHUN
ON SEASON'S RECORD
PhiladelphiXStar, While Play. 1
mg Brilliant Game, Still
Behind Feats of Cali.
fornia Comet
BIG MATCHES FOR YOUTH i
Junior Clay Court Title Play Will
Begin Next Week for
Youngsters
1
EVENING LEDGER MOVIES-AND AGAIN, DAN, THAT WAS "SUM-IT" OF PAVE BANCROFT'S, N'C'EST PAs'?
x
Against Nat Nlles, at Newport jesttr
day, M. E. MoLoughlln was at least ba.lt
15 below his standard, and against C J.
Grlffln, national champion. IL Norrli
Williams, 2d, was at the top ot his gam.
This situation, down to the court on
which the match was played, existed
when Williams defeated "Mac" In th
final round for the national championship
last year.
Even should history rcDeat Itself. Will.
lams will not have an even break on the;
season, in their two previous meetings,
at San Francisco and at Boston, Mo
Loughlln convinced th most skeptical
mat. aespite nis defeat in the nation
ne was still wmioms' master.
At the time ot the "alUpomera" last
year IcLoughlln had gone stale, follow
ing his brilliant playing In defense of tht
uavis uup ana tne international cham
pionship. Wilding and Brookes, then
hailed as the world's premier lawn tennli
players, fell before the prowess of tht
smiling Callfornlan. For the space of two
veeks "Mac" was lauded to the skies, but
after the national his following flocked to
Williams.
Unfortunately for tho spirit ot th
gamo, mora praise has been bestowed on
Williams for his defeat of McLoughlla
than on the latter for his solendld effort!
for America tn the Davis Cup matches.
eucn an attitude la entirely wrong. Cer
tainly the International matches are pf
much greater Importance to the lawn ten
nis world than the American champion
ship. The old saw. "there la nothln ntv
under the sun." doesn't apply to lawn
tennis, tor a brand new feature Is cardta
for next week at tho Cynwyd Club. Men
and women, as well a older boys and
girls, nil have tholr annual events, but
the group from which the champion!
of the next decade mutt come has tn
sadly neglocted.
No longer will they be overlooked,
however, for the first annual Junior clay
court championship of Philadelphia,
closed to all but boys of 16 years ana
under, starts on Monday at the Cvnwvd
Club. Who knowe but what some lo
In knlokets has been hiding ths light
of a future champion under a bushel!
No one knows, but if such la th cat
he will be discovered before anothtr
.roe oy. sti
Although" most of the lads who W 3
taite part in the tournament ar net.
much tauer than a half-grown cornstalio
great InUrest Is being taken In th
event by the older players, and the
Cynwyd Club has made every possIM
arrangement for the comfort of the boys.
Entries for the tournament are being
received by Master J. V, Williams. 1
47, Cynwyd. Pa. The fee for elnglM H
(0 cents and for doubles l per ti
To date about SO entrU have been r'
clvod for the singles. Among them ar
Harry Wllllsms, Old Tork road! Lewi
Whlteman and Isador Uerkowlts. Ply
mouthi Jack Tteeve, Moorestowni Jo
Kershaw, Cynwyd Country Club! K.
ltoyer March, Cynwyd Club H. V, Dorn'
helm, Orsenpolnt, and Aloxandtr. Br
Jove, Germantown. Eight tsami hv
entered the doubles tournament,
The prises are now on exhibition ln
the windows of A, O, Bpaldlng & Urol,
J210 Chestnut street Cups will be PM
sented to the winners tn singles an
doubles, and useful gifts to tht rui
ners-up In these events and to tho wln
ners of the consolation singles and dou
blei.
Phonts
TENTS te HIRE
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