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"LEONARD BEATS
FURIOUS a A' x :rum at ulXivifia;
"SHORT TIMING" IS CHARGED
feilly Gibson Says Last
L Round Is 15 Beconcis
Shy and Young Riot
Is Staged
By ROBERT W. MAXWELL
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A added attraction to tho show nt the
r . i tMB ilcrht. nffir Tlcnnv
Wl"-' ' ; Leonard had all but
finished Sam itobl
deau In a hard slx
round bout. Sam was
all prepared for a
biff on tho chin
which would have
put him alsoei) for at
loast 10 seconds,
when tho bell clanged
and the stuff was oft.
As It was, Sam was
on tho floor, both
hands were touching,
and o v o n Frank
O'Brien, tho refcreo,
looked nt tho tlmo
Wnniipr. Tho round
Mil t tjpt
If " w, MAXWBL.I. Bccmcd to havo been
short.
Alison Says Round Was Short
ill Ir Gibson, wno was iioiuuik wora
Md keeping time unofficially, of course
EtfUjr, declared that the round was cut
K 15 seconds and his boy, Benny
Leonard robbed of a knockout,
v -it, was a short round, and I can provo
. he shouted, "This Is no way to treat
m. out-of-town boxer. Why, tho round
Sd 15 seconds to go, look at my watch 1"
ina" ho exposed a (Imepleco which showed
-MUr 2 minutes and seconds. ,
ofeau, rushed across tho ring. Ho was
highly Indignant and oven his silk shirt
getmed rutllod.
l'ir,f erazv when you pull that short-
round Btuff," he shouted- back. "Tho round
was an even imuu iuimuh.- i,v ...b.u
JM) to 450 that you don't know what you
ere touting auouu ji. iiujh.i' iumi
Sitting next to tho timekeeper and ho
gttfrthat everything was on tho level. I
dire you to bet mo I"
m,.n nmlilv Wolcmoro. clad In his
( wSow-whlto make-up, sailor collar, tlo and
nl the mob sceno fell flat.
'But It Was Exciting!
i SkPerhaps tho round was short and then
!'piln, perhaps It was not. As stated
"h6va. It seemed short, but It must bo rc-
f timbered that thero wero large parcels
of excitement every second and tho tlmo
tyM.lost tracK oi. Tne spectators wcro in
tensely interested anu were uihuiiiiuuiiku
vten tho session ended. It would havo
been tho sumo had tho round lasted five
minutes.
1 DesDlto the riot act. Mr. Leonard whaled
Bvtv t.ir nut of tho former sailor, who
wis on tho vergo of dreamland when the
short, changing, or rather short timing
ias aliened to havo been done.
f k loft hnnlf In thft lrw Rtnirirprerl ItnbU
iaM and Denny sailed In to finish him,
la precisely tho samo manner that ho
finished Jimmy Murphy two weeks ago. A'
couple of hard rights sent Sam against
Uu ropes and Itobldeau frantically waved
Ma arms and fell Into a clinch. Denny
lore himself loose, sent homo another ter
rific right-hand smash and Sam bent over,
both feet on tho floor, hut also resting on
bis hands. Uo seemed to ba ready to
tojiple over on his sldo when tho bell ended
the contest.
fr.KoDideau Not Knocked Out
? Now, to save arguments, tlmo and much
. trouble, allow us to stato that Itohldeuu
Was NOT knocked out. And, regarding
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ft uio uiicficu BiiunuKtJ Ul lliuu, wu uru ill liu
' Soeltloh to glvo an opinion cither way.
Billy Qlbson says he lost 20 seconds. Tho
official timekeeper of tho club says the
round lasted three minutes. Tako your
pick, and allow tho Olympla A. A. to ex
plain, If any explanation Is duo.
', But this should not detract from Leon
ard's performance Inst night. Benny again
showed that ho Is tho logical contender for
the. lightweight crown and has all of tho
& earmarks of a champion. Ho Is a 1310
model of Abo Attrll. Ho never loses his
head, Is thinking all of the tlmo and
sever misses an opportunity to shoot his
haymaker across. Ho has met sluggers of
If the Murphy and Itobldeau type, clover
men line Johnny Dundee and mis beaten
them, at their ow.. game. Ho Is entitled
tdj recognition and Bhould be Freddy
Welsh's next opponent, If Ferdinand can
Svpx itiuuusu iu euiu uiu rui wimuui mok
being presented with tho United States
ireasury,
i-Benny dqcs not look like a pugilist.
We .have said this before, but an encore
u no; at all out of place. To quote Wat
fwlMaglll you don't know him, but we'll
rmioie.,nim anyway "he looks more llko
PH.iauqr or an autonlobllo salesman than
faguy who knocks tho blocks oft other
Piys for a Jiving,"
ilwt to return to tho final act, Itobldeau
jnde a very creditable showing and gave
Wonard a hard battle until he began to
block too many of those left hooks with
W Chin. In tho first three rounds, he
h,d Benny worried and kept after the
New Yorker from bell to bell. He
Undid many telltnc- blows, but Leonard
as too clever to allow him to follow
tjl hl advaptoge.
'In the fourth round, Benpy discovered
that Sam could bo hit easily with a left
.cook, and Sam was handed' tt choice' aB-'
Wrtment. He began to weaken and at
Ji8, end of the session was- very tired.
jenny Gets Into Trouble
viThe fifth round almost proved to be
Mid U&dolne Ct nil- fTntlant ii-lln- Tlannv
,j?wered about a dozen left hooks on
wqeau'5 chin and Sam was ready to
,tk8 the high dive. He was wabbly,
tarenlng -,, al(e lo Bl(le but ust aH
Kme and courageous as over. He knew
fS was In bad shape, but he fought back
ii v than even Near tne end when
"I'hope aeemed lost, Sam let go a wild
$ PETEYPetetfs Going to Be the Hero or
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ROBIDEAU IN
Evening Ledger Decisions
of Ring Pouts Last Night
OLYMflA Ilmnr t.rormrtl ttrfrntfil stn
Itobtdrnu, Ktltllt Mor won from lluck I'lrm
Inir, Abn KnlmcofT lint (Ipnricp llltirkhurn,
Yoiinic Melnfrt oiitfoincht Htnnlpr Kflfhfl.
Frnnkle Clark hrntrri thltrr l'ltmrrnlil,
tlhnrlrr 1eonnrn knocked out l'mnkle Kline
In the flrM.
Ki:V YORK Johnnr V.rtfr won from
Yonns Zulu Kb), J:lill Wnllnco clcfrutnl
Kid Tnj-lor, f'nrrr 1'hnlrn nulpnlnlrd Tom
mr llotick, Tonimr Tonhnrr bent Wllll
Jonfii CINCINNATI flforn- Clianer oulpunclied
r(-j- llnlfr.
NTAV, lll:l)IOI5I), M. Younit Itrltt
drew lilt I'nlir llrannlcun.
I.ANCASTr.lt trf'o llnurk ilffpnlfil K. ().
.Sulllinn, Mllll- Frunklln knnckfil out Kid
Kirk In (lie llrnt. Tommy Dornn Khnild
Yoilnr Attrll, Kid Smith dff-iilcil Summy
Kmilf, Yonnic .Mcdlnnl- dretv with lien
ItlttenhniiKrt
NCIinNi:rTAY. N. Y, Jlmmr Coffey
defrntrd Johnny .Mrttlo.
COI.OMIIUH .lolinny GrlHltli- won from
Willie needier.
Ml-.MI'IIIS llu- chrUty nnd Georice
Chip drew.
llttrFAI.0 lock llrlllon defeated K. O.
Itrrnnnn.
swing and caught Henny on tho Jaw.
Benny almost" toppled over, but ho
clinched and adopted dcfcnslvo tactics
until the bell.
Then came the sixth, with all of Its
trimmings. Itobldeau was nil In, ready
to drop, when nn excited second began
throwing water on him, which Is ngnlnst
tho rules.
Brotncr Charles Performs
Ueforo tho bout, Benny wn't tho busiest
llttlo person In the place. Ho witnessed
tho threo bouts preceding tho wlndun nnd
nsslsted Brother Charles when ho placed a
typical Lconnrdlnn wallop on ono Frnnltlo
Cllno's chin 'nnd allowed him to sleep
peacefully nfter ono mlnuto nnd twenty
seconds of the first stanza. Chnrlcs, let
It bo said. Is some walloper, nnd appeared
In an extra bout Just to show all of thoso
present how good ho Is. Charles nlso la
SOME demonstrator,
Ono of tho largest crowds of tho senson
attended tho show, which was good fror.'
beginning to cn2 Long beforo tho doors
opened (locks c fight fans gathered be
foro tho clubhouso and tho police were
called to keep them in lino. Thousands
wcro unablo to get In, but thoso who did
wero treated with good stuff to tho end.
Tho crowd was estimated nt C000.
BORRELL-M'CARRON GO
WILL DECIDE LAURELS
Winner of 15-Round Match To
night to Be Middleweight
Champion of State
Middleweight champion of Pennsylvania
will bo ndded to tho moniker of the win
ner of tho Jack McCnrron-Joo Borrcll ID
round match, scheduled In Norrlstown to
night. Both men claimed the Stato title
over since a sensational 10-round bout at
Tamatpia recently. Hon ever, tho better
man, puglllstlcally, will bo decided to
night definitely.
McCnrron arrived In Philadelphia today
from Allentown and announced he was
novcr In better shnpo for a match. Dor
rell also gave out a statement this morn
ing, through his manager, Johnny Burns,
that ho Is 'in fit fettle for n gruelling con.
test. When asked tho probable, result of
tho match each was confident that the
bout would last tho limited 15 rounds, and
that t o other would bo felled for the ten
toll.
As St. Paul promotors nro anxious to
provo their Jllko Gibbons Is the best
middleweight In tho world without a
doubt, the matchmakers probably will
keep tho wires burning awaiting tho re
sult of tho bout. It also Is probablo the
winner tonight will get an offer to box
Gibbons In tho second bout of a series to
prove Mike's world's fistic superiority. The
St. Paul man meets Jeff Smith Friday
night.
The opening bout between Joo Schel
lenger, of Norrlstown, and Texas Kid, of
Texas, will bo for six rounds, and the
semlwlnd-up, for 10 rounds, between Joe
Hunting, of Tioga, and Sol O'Donnell, of
Falrmount.
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
Tha Nelson trio brother boxers promlso to
develop Into three of tho leading fl't dinners
In this city. Al, the eldest, weighs 1'-'-' pounds,
while K. U. la a 110-poundor und Wally tips
the beam at 110.
Johnny Mayo vs. Prenton llrown la the
wlnUup to Fred Doustas' nrst of u series of
"homo talent" shows to he staged at the
Douglas Club Wednesday nights, beginning this
week. Four other well-matched bouts aro
carded. ,
Tho veternn drover Hayes, who has been
tnurlner the West for some time. Is In Tulsa,
Okla. He will clash with Bailor Kirk In a 15
round sel-to In that city Friday nluht.
llattllnp latin's manager has posted a H00O
forfeit with a New York snorts writer to bind
a match with Johnny Krtle. Still Mlkti lie-
Mnltv lcnpnM iihuilv. Anv lima Mp.rCullv ilihhuh
match for the. Kewpla ho Is doubtful
whether Tho St. I'uul lad can, win. Krtle never
goes to tne post unless tenuity is positive tne
party of the second part has slim chances of
'any al ine sec
elnir the victor.
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Jllka Gibbons will make an. attempt to
strengthen his claim to tho middleweight
championship on Friday night, when he meets
J eft Smith, of Uayonne, N. J who has an In
ternational reputation. They will collldo at
the Capitol City A. A., of St, Paul.
Billy dlbson. of New York. Is planning to
stage a contest between the featherweight
champion of tho world. Johnny Kllbane, and
Kddle Campl. tho clever joungster from Cali
fornia. Joo Azevedo has been matched to tackle
Matt Wells, tha Englishman, for 10 rounds In
New London, Conn,, pn March S3,
Eddie Murphy, the veteran Boston boxer, baa
been matched to meet Walter Mobr In Uoaton,
Friday night.
Jack Dillon and Ounboat Smith meet In
Brooklyn tonight. The Ounner may enjoy a
shqr journey to dreamland.
Battling Levlnaky will add some easy coin to
hfa h,nb rnll tonlsht. Ha meets an easy
opponent In Jack Connors in Honkers
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IN CAMP OF ATHLETIC TEAM
Youngsters Are Stiff Today After Strenuous
Drill by Mack and Thomas Jack Nabors
Looks Good for This Season
By CHANDLER D. KICHTER
JACKSONVILLE Fla., March 14.
TUElin was a surprising number of
stilt arms and lame backs In tho Mack
camp when tho squad assembled for
morning practlco today. Manager Mack
allowed tho men to cut I0030 yesterday,
bellovlng that tho sweltering weather
would bo good for them, but last night It
was a trlflo chilly and muscles stiffened
up.
A pick-up game was played yesterday
afternoon, with the battery men switched
about. Tho object of tho gnmo was to give
tho twlrlers an opportunity to handlo tho
ball a great deal. Manuger Mack believes
that this should Improve tho fielding very
much. No attention was paid to tho
score and the men changed places often.
They received some excellent fielding
prnctlce, uhlch Is ono department Mack
knows must bo strengthened. This Idea
was right In lino with tho new system ho
proposes using in schooling tho battery
men of his new machine.
Tho writer has been In many training
camps, but nover saw a pitching staff
given such attention ns Mack nnd Ira
Thomas aro giving tho present corps.
Nothing escapes, tho attention of either
and many weakenesscs in deliveries and
other faults which apparently do not
nmounted to uch have caused Connie nnd
Ira to chnngo completely tho stylo of a
twlrlcr.
Several will bo slow rounding Into form
as a result, but when they aro ready for
duty they will not fall through lack of
knowledge.
Morrisette Is Stiff
Ono of thoso who reported rather lame
today was Morrisette, who apparently was
In such good shape that ho had entirely
escaped tho early season ailments. Mor
risette attributes his lameness to his
nttempts to stop grounders and tag run
ners at third baso in tho practice game,
but his arm and shoulder are also lame.
Tho only hurlcr In tho cntlfo squad
who has not been affected Is Crowell, and
ho looks better every day. Today he was
called to the centre of tho diamond to
pitch for Mack's special benefit. After
tho big collegian had burned them over
with great speed for 15 minutes. Mack
was all smiles, as It Is apparent that tho
strained arm which caused Crowell to de
part for homo long before tho 191G sea
son closed Is as strong as ever.
Of tho catchers, Wally Schang nnd
young I1I1I Moyers havo not been troubled
with lame arms, but Perkins Is still weak,
while Bill Murphy Is In bad shape. Man
ager Mack said today that ho expected
great things of Murphy, but that it
would bo Impossible for the youngster to
show anything until his arm and shdulder
wero in better shape. If Perkins la
strong enough for two sessions a day from
now en. Murphy will bo allowed to take
It easy.
There never was a more Interesting
training camp. It will be almost Im
possible to tell just who is fit for major
league duty for a week at least, but
there Is a noticeable Improvement In many
and a gradual falling off in others. As
Manager Mack agrees, the pitching prob
lem will gradually solve Itself to a cer
tain extent after tho men have been
shown just what is expected. It will ba
a case of tho survival of the fittest and
Connie anticipates little trouble in making;
his final selection of hurlers.
He said this morning that ho did not
Intend to carry mora thai) threo catchers,
as he wants to hold 10 pitchers for at
least a month after the season opens.
With Catcher Meyers showing wonderful
form for this time of tho year, It looks
very much as If Perkins and Murphy will
fight It out for tho other position. Per
kins is light and Murphy Is smart, which
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gives tho latter the edgo for this season,
but tho former should ho tho best catcher
In time. If ho recovers his health. It Is
hard to soo how ho can bo beaten. Other
wise, ho will need another year In a minor
leaguo, where tho work and strain will not
be too much for him.
Catchers nt Bat
Tho four catchers wcro clve-i n batting
drill today and Mack Is experimenting
with Schang very much as Moran did
with Luderus last year. Llko Ludy,
Wally got Into tho hnblt of pulling tho
ball too much and hitting only to ono
flold. Connlo believes that Wally will bo
a great hitter If ho tries to push tho ball
Into left field oftcner.
Not only would Schang worry tho
pitcher moio by continually swinging nt
tho ball lato when ho la batting left
lr.uded, but tho Infield nlso would bo up
set. Schang Is remarkably fast and tho
Infield would bo forced to play fairly
closo to get him at first on slow bounders,
whllo If they camo In too closo Wally's
vicious drives would cut past them. Tho
change. If Schang masters It, should tm
provo his average as much as It did for
Luderous last year.
, Tho "catchers batted particularly hard
In yesterday's practlco, but it Is dis
counted by tho fact that tho pitchers
wero not trying to put anything on tho
ball. Meyers, who has been tho tnlk of
tho camp, certainly hits fast-ball pitch
ing finely, nnd his weakness must be a
curvo ball. Manager Muck cured "Stuffy"
Mclnnls, "Itubo" Oldrlng and Jack Harry
of weakness on this particular stylo of
pitching, nnd may bo ablo to do tho samo
for Meyers. If ho nn, ho surely has a
coming star.
Manager Mack mado a rulo that none
of tho party should do any golfing while
hero, but ho relented and gave Secretary
Joo Ohl permission to golf during tho
afternoon for tho rest of tho week.
Joo ha3 been working hard and needs tho
vacation. Connlo wishes ho could go
around tho links a few times himself, but
wonft break ills own rules.
Tho battle between tho threo south
paws for the two regular positions Is be
coming keen, and thoy take every op
portunity to cut looso whllo warming up
with another portslder. It Is a toss-up as
to who looks best. Hay was leading, but
Melllnger and Dressier are coming
strong.
Nabors Improves
Tho great Improvement of Jack Nabors,
the lanky Georgian, Is tho talk of tho
Mack camp. Nabors has an unusual
amount of natural ability, but no ono
oxpectcd tho youngster to make such
rapid strides. Phlladelphlans knew that
Nabors was "green." but they scarcely
realized that ho was so bad that Man
ager Mack declares that In his long ex
perience as a manager he never saw a
youngster so Inexperienced as Nabors was
when e Joined tho team last summer.
Tho rapid development or tho youngster
has surprised Mack as much as anybody,
and yesterday ho asked Nabors how ha
camo to change his swing and general
delivery. Tho youngster replied that he
had practiced a little all winter, as ho
was afraid ha would not do unless he re
ported In good shape.
"We drilled Nabors mighty hard last
summer," says Mack, "I have never In
my llfo seen a ballplayer as green as ho
was when ho joined us. Ordinarily I
would have passed him up at once, but
ha naturally Interested me. I hava had
plenty of green ones, but ha was tha
limit.
"I took a liking to tha youngster be
cause he realized that he knew absolutely
nothing about tha game. All he could,
do was throw tha ball. Ho did not even
know how to wind up, much less hava
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a delivery which wns permitting him to
get tho maximum amount of speed out
of his pitches.
"Tho curvo ball he used was of tho
back-lot arlety and no ono had shown
him what to do with It or lilt fast ball. I
was first attracted to tho youngster be
cause of his wonderful natural fast ball.
It did not break as much as It will beforo
tho summer Is ovor, but It RUrely had
homethlng on It.
"Finally 1 could not withstand tho
tomptatlon to send him Into n gnmo. I
felt sorry for tho lad when tho opposing
team (it was Detroit, I think) started
bunting on him. Nabors was tied Into
knots nnd If thoy had not taken pity on
him they would hnvo been beating out
hunts yet. I know then that thero was
absolutely nothing Nabors could do but
throw tho ball.
"Ira Thomas also felt that tho young
ster might be developed because of his
ambition, so I turned him over to Ira.
He Is still a miserable fielder and he Is
going to bo ono of tho mnln pupils In my
llttlo school to perfect fielding among tho
boxmen.
"You will bo surprised when I tell you
that I havo nover had a real good field
ing staff of pitchers. You may bcllovo
that tho staff consisting of Uonder. Plank,
Coombs, Mor;'"i, Dygort and Krnuss wero
good fielders, 'jut that Is wrong. Thoy
looked good because tho other teams
thought they wero und did not try to pull
anything. This stnff Is going to bo far
superior to any I have ever had, because
they nro going to bo taught from tho
ground up.
"I often 'wanted to get some of my
veterans of tho old staff out In tho morn
ing to toach them how to field, becauso
they did not know how to throw tho ball
to tho bases or work with tho basemen. I
did not do it because thoy thought thoy
wcro nearly lotter-perfect and I camo to the
conclusion that It was too lato and that
tho extra work would not be good for
them. Also wo had a wonderful club,
which covered them up.
"Nabors was the greenest man I havo
ever hnndlcd. I have nover seen one Im
prove so much, anil I have seen soma
comets who soon shot their bolt nfter a
moteorlc career. Thero ,1s a great chance
for tho lad. If nny ono had told mo last
summer I would Btlll havo him 1 would
havo laughed. I often wonder why I held
on to him, but I am glad I did. He Is not
going to be a great pitcher this season
and may get to a certain point and never
Improve, but I don't think a youngster
who can learn so fast is going to disap
point mo now."
HAUGHTON HEAD COACH
Harvard to Have Star Tutor on Staff
Again
CAMPIUDOE. Mass , March 14. Provision
of a stalf of coaches for tha Harvaril Uni
erslty football team next fall was illscusaetl
at a meeting- of tho Athletic Committee last
nlBht, but no announcement was made. It Is
understood that Percy D. Hauuhton la to b
tho nominal head cnach. Leo l,eary. Held
roach, and Charles Prlckley, first assistant.
Word that llrlckley had resinned as head coach
of the Johns Hopkins University eleven
camo from Ualtlmore. Tho committee an
nounced that the tennis team would make a
Kuuthern trip this sprlns for tha first time.
Mutclu'S have been arranged at lllchmoiid.
Norfolk and Charlnttesvlllo, Vs.. and Wash
iiiston and Philadelphia.
Jackson Manager Corley Nine
Corley Catholic Club, a stronif bidder for
athletlr supremacy In Mouth rhlladalphl.i.
nRaln will bo In thn Held tha comlne season
with a first-class bail team At u recent meet
Ins of ths club William Jackson was elected
manager of tho nine, and he la desirous of
ImokliiB a heavy schedule. Teams desiring
dates are requested to write ut once, as tn
"chedufo Is belnif tilled rapidly Tha, Athletic
Committee has elected Frank Qulnn chairman,
Itaymond Connelly secretary, and ltaymond
Dietrich manaaer of tho track learn. Uurlnj
tho last few weeks a new branch of the club
was organized and U known as the Cot ley
Country Club.
Vollmcr Wins Tank Title
NEW IIRUNSWICK. N. J.. March 14.
Herbert Vollmer. of the New York A. C. won
tha 800-yard Metropolitan swimming cham
pionship in Rutgers' pool last night, but failed
In his announced Intention to break the Amer
ican record. Hts tlmo was 0 minutes S3 2-3
seconds,
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FUN MAKERS GREAT AID TO
BASEBALL PLAYERS AND CLUB
Rice Declares He Would Sign Altrock, Steve
Evans or Schaefer if He Were
Manager of a Team
By GRANTLAND RICE
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we won't tho first official act would bo
to sign ono of threo men, It they woro
avalliiblo at tho time. Tho threo men
referred to aro Germany Schaefer, Nlo
Altrock and Htovo Evans.
Strain Breakers
These are tho threo greatest latter day
fun makers of baseball. Not that base
ball Is a frivolous, frothy sort of sport.
It Isn't. It Is a profession sorious enough
to tako care of tho livelihoods of over
10,000 men and to furnish recreation to
over in,000,000 men, women nnd children.
But it Is tho strain of tho camo, tho
tenseness of It nt critical moments, that
makes tho presence of a fun maker or
a strain breaker worth while.
JIcGraw's Foresight
N'o ono has ever yot accusod John J.
JlcGraw of treating baseball In a flip
pant fashion, of regarding his game us
unimportant, liaseball to Med raw Is
about tho most serious occupation on
earth. But, If you will recall tho cir
cumstances, McQrnw Is ono of tho first
mnnagers to bring In fun-making help.
He first had Arlle Latham, and later on,
whero almost any other manager In tho
world would have discarded Charlie
Faust, JIcGraw saw strain-breaking possi
bilities" In the tall Nut, and kept him with
tho club to the end of tho campaign, ns
tho finish that year bad gotten upon tho
nerves of tho club until some form of
relaxation was needed.
Great Help
How can humorists or fun makers such
as Schaefer, Altrock or Uvans help a
pitcher throw, a batsman to bat or a
fielder to catch a. ball?
Very deilnltely.
Take a man like Schaefer. In tho first
place, ho keeps an eternal good humor.
IIo has u buoyancy that rises above any
of the small troubles that como along and
a philosophy that keeps the larger trou
bles to himself.
IIo Is a rare mimic and is possessed of
unusual wit. Ho has the faculty of get
ting a laugh one of tho rarest faculties In
the universe Threo or four men on tho
club may ho enmeshed In a bad hitting
streak and through this develop a decided
depression of tho soul. They can't get
their minds away from their batting trou
bles, and constant brooding over this only
Intensifies the fault
Knter Schaefer, exuding nn ntmosphero
of geniality and good humor. Some funny
quip follows some high-class piece of
mimicry, and a laugh follows. In a few
minutes the player has forgotten his worry
for the time being, anyway, with his mind
attracted to a lighter side of life. The
result Is sura to bo beneficial and to be
of great aid to the entire club.
Any detail which can maka tha morbid
forget for a while tho run of troubles
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MONTGOMERY COIMEJL
LEAGUE OPENS MAY 6
R. W. Maxwell, Sports Edilwr
of the Evening Ledger
President of Circuit
llobort W, Maxwell, sports editor 6f th
Evknino LKDOEn, la now 6. baseball
mogul.
Tlio mnsnntea of tho Montgomery Coun
ty League met nnd decided that ths blg
trer tho president tho bigger tha league,
henco their obvious nnd proper selection
of nn ofllclnl head.
Tho others to bo associated with Max
well In conducting tho Intricate affairs nt
this organization will bo Charles B. fries,
llctlinyres, vlco president; Charles A, B,
lletzel. Fort Washington, secretary; John
Hnuer, Glenslde, treasurer.
1'rosldent Maxwell has decided that
Saturday, May 6, Is a perfect day on
which to open the league September IE
Is tho dato of closing.
Maxwell, who Is well known through
out tho country as a football official and
writer. Is nlso an oxpert on the welMoiqwn
national pnstlmc. IIo will conduct tho af
fairs of the lctiRUo along lines of organized
bnscbnll although tho organization will
remain Independent of National Commis
sion control.
The town Is to bo represented in ths cir
cuit are: Ambler, La Mott, Willow Qrovo.
Olensldc. Jenklntown, North Wales, Fort
Washington and Bcthayres.
Lip ton Hopes to Sail in 1917
, LONDON, Mnrch ,14. Sir Thomas Upton.
In n lottrr to tho vlco commodoro of the Cs
sex Tnclit Club, stntes that he hopes to tall
In tho America's Cup races next year.
Braves Sign Ed Ruclbach
BOSTON. Mnrch 1 1. Pitcher Ed nuolbaeh,
thn formr Cub and federal Leaguer, baa been
signed by tho Boston Braves.
nnd depressing things about Is certain to
help lift or help break tho strain which
follows. And yet, with all this, Schaefer
takes baseball seriously, nnd Is as sore
over a homo club defeat as any1 other,
member of tho squad. But ho Is merely
wise enough to know that you can't win
with your head down and your heart
wrapped In crepe. An atmosphere of
gloom Is no placo to Btart great enter
prises. Variety
An Uvors temperament is a great aid to
a ball cluh. But If every member of tJio
squad was an Kvers thero would bo ian
explosion big enough to blow up tho grand
stand In about twelve minutes.
; But ono or two Schaefcrs mixed In
would settle tho atmosphero and prevent
war.
Not New
Tho fun-maker on the ball field is no
new Institution. In tho old days ths busi
ness of being a king was even-moro Berl
ous than It Is now In normal times.
Tho king then was under a heavy strain,
with eight or ton Feds planning to break
up his lcaguo and unhorse him on sight.
So, to keep from going stale, one or tha
first things a king- did, according to tho
comic operas and jioets, was to hlro, rent
or sublet a Jester. It was tha business ot
tho jester to array himself In cap and bells
nnd tho rest of It nnd Jerk Japeries or bat
out bon mots until tho Jaded monarch
wns holding his sides with merry laughter.
Jester to tho King was a considerable
Job In tho old days, and tho Jester fre
quently was also tho wisest and saddest
man at court. It Is no easy task to entlco
tho guffaw at bo much per guf.
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EXCEEDINGLY BETTErT
Henry's Clear Co., Philadelphia
To All Boy
Baseball Teams:
HERE is an exceptional op
portunity to get $1.25 Baseballs
FREE for your games this
season.
THOUSANDS OF BRAND
NEW BASEBALLS EXACT
LY LIKE THOSE USED IN
THE BIG LEAGUE GAMES
will be given away in the next
few months. Any nine can win
these valuable prizes if each
member will give a few minutes
of his time NOW.
FIRST - CLASS FIELDERS'
GLOVES also will be given
away in the same manner.
START NOW and have your
baseballs, etc.. by the opening of
the season. Challenges will soon
be coming in, and every team
should be ready with the
RIGHT KIND of a ball and
gloves that will hold the ball
and take the sting out of It, too.
Apply at Room 230. PUBLJC
LEDGER BUILDING.
Ouf-or'-tou'n nines ihould ad'
dresM Room 230 by mail.
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