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CONNIE MACK EXPECTS HIS
ATHLETICS TO FINISH THIS
SEASON IN FIRST DIVISION
JTiogan Claims He Will Have a Pitching Staff
That Will Open the Eyes of
Baseball Fans
IF 8TEt.IjBAUEIt, the reona rccniu ouuiotaor, nnu iwwu m, u "i'
third baseman, oomo through as well as Manager Mack expects, tho Tlogan
has an idea that tho Athletics may surprise tho baseball world by finishing in tho
flrst division. Stellbauer and "Witt are green youngsters and are uncertainties,
but Mack has great confidence in both.
Mack declared recently in Jacksonville that his pitching start would bo as
strong, if not so experienced, as any In tho league by tho first of July, and that
ho would havo a team playing first division ball from that time on. Thcro is no
denying that tho Athletics' recruit pitching material is above the average, and
wo must admit that Connie was right when ho rofusod to bid for two Federal
League hurlers who wero on tho markot. An attempt was mado to sell Mack
two Federal Iaguo pitchers at tho American League meeting in Now York, but
he refusod to buy. He statod that he could hardly Improvo upon his pltehors and
will stand pat.
This was a most unusual statement, considering tho miserable hurling of tho
Mack staff in 1915, and Mack was put on tho griddlo by tho press throughout
the country, but tho samo gentlemen who wero criticising probably will change
their minds when tho youngsters now working out in Florida ot tho necessary
belanoa. '
Connie Mock Playinjr a "Ilunch"
Mack- ia playing a "hunch" in banking on Stellbauer, as ho has been after the
boy for threo years, but could novor locato him. Btellbauor was playing with nico
Institute, in Texas, in 1913, when Con Lucid, tho old Philly pitcher, who coaches
Itlce, recommended him to Mack. Tho Athletics wero training at San Antonio at
the time, and Connlo looked him over.
Ho was so muoh Impressed that ho tried to sign Stellbauer at once, but tho
lad put him .off until after ho was graduated in 1914. Mack wrote several let
tors and then sent several wires, but received no answer. That was tho last ho
heard of Stellbauer until ho unexpectedly saw him playing with Peoria on tho day
ho went to Davenport to see Pitcher Gould work.
Thl Ann lournev to see Gold, a pitcher passed up by Mack, resulted In tho
purchasing of Stollbauer and Tom Shcohan from Poorla and Catchor Meyers from
Davenport. Mack recognized Stellbauer at once and made up his mind that he
still wanted him. Stollbauer ia a right-handed throwor and hitter, and Btands
Ix feet in height.
Brcsslcr Looks to Bo in Shape
"- Tho opinion is unanimous among tho Mackmon that Ilubo Dressier, tho
erratio southpaw, is coming back and will repeat tho wonderful work ho dis
played In 1014. Manager Mack also declares that ho sees no rooaon why Bresslor
should not bo ono of tho greatest southpaws in tho country, but Connie
hesitates in boosting tho youngster becauso tho Itubo disappointed him so badly
last year after Mack had stated that ho was another Plank.
It is well known that Mack mado llttlo effort to hold Plank after tho Gettys
burg veteran kicked up tho traces over salary, becauso ho was confident Bressler
would bo a wonder. Instead of continuing whore he loft off In 1914, Bressler
went completely to pieces lost year.
Mack attributes his poor season to lack of confidence, due to his failure to
get into shape early in tho soason; but Ira Thomas believes Drossier lost his
stop and that his wildncss was duo to an unnatural delivery.
It Is imperative that Bressler regain his 1914 form or Mack will have to look
for another southpaw, as both Molllngor and Bay are not ready for major league
duty, unless they show unheard of Improvement In tho two weeks remaining
beforo tho barnstorming trip north begins.
Roy Fields His Position Poorly
Ray has ovorythlng- In the pitching lino, but Is a miserable fielder, and does
not seem ablo to absorb tho teaching of Mack and Thomas. Nabors was a poorer
Holder than tho Greenboro Bouthpaw when tho squad started work, but he Is
improving wonderfully and now Is not much below tho average, whereas Ray
looks worso each day, according to the reports from Jacksonville.
Melllngcr is only a kid and will Improvo, but probably would benefit by
another season in the minors. Ho has a world of "stuff," but does not know
what to do with It and also is unable to field his position. As Bressler, Ray and
Mellinger aro tho only southpaws on the squad, It is up to the Rubo to come
through, as ono good loft-handor is badly needed.
Drossier Is confldont he will havo a good season and his arm ia in splendid
shape. Lost season Bressler was over weight and slow, but he Is now only a
few" pounds over weight and Is as fast as any pitcher on tho team. Rube
nto too much lost summer and consequently had little glngor. Ho Is on a diet
at -tho present time and, if ho sticks to it, should bo in wonderful physical con
dition when tho season opens. If Bressler can come back, Mack will have tho
foundation for a staff similar to the famous 1910 corps.
Odd Test for Dartmouth Managers
No longer can a man aspire to a manager's office of a Dartmouth athletic
team because of his popularity. He must be able to answer correctly if Smith is
taller than Jones. So efficient has become the system at Dartmouth now that a
candidate must have his mind analyzed, scrutinized, mesmerized and tabulatod
fry experts to find out with what rapidity and accuracy It works.
Graduate Manager Pender, of the Dartmouth Athletic Council, sent 26 can
didates for managerial offices to the psychological laboratory to Interview
Professor Moore. The results of the Interview were headaches, grouches,
cynicism and pessimism. The professor bombarded the men with rapid-fire
questions to determine their thinking ability and speed of action.
Tho first volley of questions were: Drown is shorter than Smith, Smith
Is shorter than Jones, therefore Brown is shorter than Jones. Right or wrong?
Brown is taller than Jones, Drown Is shorter than Smith, therefore Smith is
hotter than Jonta? Smith is shorter than Jones, Smith Is taller than Drown,
therefore Joneo Is shorter than Brown? Jones Is taller than Drown, Jones Is
shorter than Smith, therefore Brown is shorter than Smith? Fifty such ques
tions were hurled at the hapless candidates.
Working under time limits and stress the following were asked: Give
the wrong1 answer to how many days are thero In a week. When are the nights
longer, in the winter or summer? In two minutes give all tho suggestions that
you can think of for the Improvement of student activities for the athletic
relations with other colleges and for the Improvement of managerial duties.
Interest Increasing: in Indoor Meets
The big Indoor athletlo meet scheduled for tonight in Louisville, Ky.,
shows that the Interest in this winter sport is not only increasing in the East,
but Id gaining headway throughout tho country. It Is only recently that the
South has shown any Interest at all in indoor meets. The main reason for this
Is that few good track and field athletes are ever on Southern teams.
If. a man becomes really proficient in this branch of sports he usually goes to
a. Western or Eastern university, whore he can make a reputation. This was
the case with Kate Cartmell, Fenn's great runner. In fact, it was in Louisville
that Cartmell began his great sprinting career as a member of the Louisville Male
high school track team.
Fenn's relay team Is expected to make a fine showing Saturday against
Princeton, Michigan and the other teams that will be represented.
According to a story which appeared In this paper recently under a New
York date line, the University of Pittsburgh was refused entrance into the
Intercollegiate Association because of an unfavorable report turned in by
Faul Thompson, of the University of "Pennsylvania.
Aa a matter of fact. Mr. Thompson'made no such report for obvious reasons.
In the first place he was not at the meeting and secondly, Pitt's application was
not "turned down" because of an unfavorable vote by Penn's representative,
because the Red and Blue representative voted for Pittsburgh's application for
membership in the organization.
Lawton Witt's career is well known to Phlladelphlans, but Mack, In describ
ing Witt to Ira Thomas deolared that he was a "double" of Terry Turner, at
Cleveland, in looks, build, walk and manner, Mack is of the opinion that this
youngster is going to bo the third-base cog in his new machine, though Pick's
experience may give him the call during the early part of the season.
Johnny Evers has changed his style of Vatting, and is hitting 'em a mile down
South. However, Jawn's vuice has been affected by a cold and he has more of a
chance to keep his mind on his work.
Speaking of baseball-basketballers, Jackie Adams, forward and captain of the
Camden team, will probably play shortstop for the Cape May club this season.
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YOUNG ERNE TO
STUNT AGAINST
"Yi-Yi," After Months
of Idleness, Meets
Mike O'Dowd in Final
at National Tonight
By ROBERT W. MAXWELL
YOUNG ERN1J, who has done hla sharo
In putting Gray's Ferry on tho map,
will endeavor to stago a. comebnok at tho
National tonight, when ho clashes with a
youngster Michael O'Dowd Is his name
In tho final bout of
the evening P o r
months Mr. Krne has
been trying to con
vlnco tho matchmak
ers In our city tint
he Is far from being
all In, but Jack M"
Gulgan Is tho only
ono who has taken
him seriously Jack
Is giving "YI-YI" ono
more chance to show
what he can do and
at the samo tlmo in
troduce a brund-now
face to tho cash cus
tomers. This O'Dowd per
It. Vf. MAXWELL
son for it Is ho and none other 1ms mado
quite a record In the "VVcst and Is regarded
as a wonderful knockout artist. He Is
said to have flattened many aspiring box
era In his short career and left a trail of
busted reputations behind him.
Hut Michael has not always been a
boxer. Ho took up this ladylike sport
after serving his time on the football field
In St. Paul, when he played quarterback
on a college team. O'Dowd wbh an excel
lent player and had Just learned to punch
with both hands when tho other colleges
held a meeting and decided that he was
too rough to mingle with tho studious ath
letes. Since that time Mike has been
making good use of his college education,
and won his K. O. degree without taking a
post-graduate course.
In Young Erne. Mr. O'Dowd will meet
a very tough battler and the bout shojild
be quite Interesting. It will give us a
line on this college person If the press
agent stuff Is true who lays claim to the
welterweight title of these United States
Johnny Mealy, who starred with De Gan
last week, plays a return engagement to
night, meeting Solly Burns, of Los An
geles. Frankle White meets Abe Kaba
koft. Eddie Wagond clashes with Jimmy
Duffy and Preston Brown goes up against
Leo Johnson In the curtain raiser.
Muggsy Has a New Line
Muggsy Taylor, the Broadway Impres
sarlo, has been serving on the Jury for
the past two weeks. lie has absorbed all
aorta of legal knowledge and now Is In
possession of an entirely new line if con
versation. When asked to give an In
terpretation of the Texas Tommy Twist,
Mr. Taylor knitted his brows, paced the
floor and spoke as followiA
"Absolutely Ignoring the pendente elite
aspect of the case, and strictly speaking
da profundus. It Is extremely difficult to
give a -transparent decision which would
hold at law. For the sake of argument,
we will assume that Mr. O'leary Is th
party of the first part and well, ah, say,
er, Benny Leonard the party of the sec
ond part. That much may be assumed
without danger of tnterferenco either by
writ of habeas corpus or mandamus pro
ceedings. "Now, wo will continue to assume that
Mr, O'Leary grasped Mr. Leonard by the
arm, forolbly whirled him around and
then struck him violently on the point of
the chin with his fist which is Incased
with heavy padding, sometimes referred to
as the ordinary boxing glove. This brlngr
us to the main point of the case. What
has become of the corpus delicti I"
Darby Is Suspicious
"I seen a guy slip somethln' under his
overcoat Just a minute ago." observed
Darby Kelly suspiciously. "You can't bo
safe no place any more. You can't leave
a thing"
Mr. Taylor scowled at Mr, Kelly and
went on patronizingly;
"You are very much mistaken, my dear
young friend. I am speaking Ipso facto
and solely In regard to'the slgnum tauri,
or sign of the bull. I see no reason why
it shouldn't b. The law In tbls matter Is
perfectly clear, aa you will note It you
have followedjme closely. This Avoids th
Intricate procedure along the lines of res
udjudlcata, which would have brought the
case before the Supreme Court for ulti
mate decision."
Darby Kelly, manager of Johnny
MOVIE OF TWO MEN
TRY COME-BACK
COLLEGE BOXER
Evening Ledger Decisions
of Ring Bouts Last Night
NOM'.WtKfl, Knnrknut iWkrr ilrmv
with Knlph Krne, I'croy Aubrey ftluidfil
Andy Uitrim. .Alike Mnlone Mopped Andy
Crowley In tho third. Yotinj: Tommy Cote
niifi wun from Kddlo Morton, lllll llllllncH
bfiit Vounir lMrkry.
IUAIti:n CITY Clinrlrr Tlinnmi de
feated Vnunc I'ulmrr. lluttllnc .Mill won
from Hurry Nulllwin, Ilunnr ('ostello
knocked out Joe Nmltli In the nrcond.
Johnny 31rtilnty quit to l'reddy Miller In
the fourth, Tonimj Miarn nnd Johnny
Kelly drew.
(IAYr.TV Ilmmv White won from riddle
Unlkrrn, Johnny linker nnd Walter (iron
drew, ounK IIIccImm defeated Albert
Julian, Andy Ithers outpointed Kid Will
lure. XK1V YOItK llenny J.eunnnl knocked
out Nlmmun o'llrlrn In the xctrntli, Georgia
Tliompiou outfouxlit ISddio Kelitel.
HT, PAUL -Mike Gibbons outdated Jeff
Hnilth.
MIIAVAUKi:i; Vred Tulton knocked out
Jim Ibnn In the hecond.
(ilUAUDVIM.
Tommy I'oleiuiin
Kid Mnlhi.
itrkln flni-km !f..,il,l
Hull Czurneiky won from
SYKACUM; llob Deiere drew with Ilat
tlloir Leilniky.
NORTHAMPTON'. Mass. Kddle Dorey
Miuurd I.eo Johnnnn,
O'Leary, wandered In on us last night
and. uftcr dropping $500 in perfectly
good, spcndablo money on our desk, de
livered tho following oration:
"This bundle of dough goes for a forfeit
nnd later as a side bet when O'Loary
meets Bonny Lconnrd. I nm doing every
thing In my power to get tho match, nnd
I want to sec if money can take a part In
the conversation. I nm putting up $G00
because It Is tho extent of tho bnnkroll.
If I had $6,000,000, I'd put It up Just tho
samo. Johnny will make 133 pounds, tho
lightweight limit for Benny, nnd It his
manager, Billy albson, means business-,
hero Is a chanco to get some Bpondlng
money. O'Leary will meet Leonard any
time und any place. I know Johnny can
heat him."
If Johnny Ertle was nnxlous to work
every night In tho week he could find
plenty of matches. Every bantnm In nnd
nround this city Is unxlous for a match,
and challenges aro hurled nt Kewplo from
nil sides. Low Tendler Is anxious to mln
glo with little Jawn, but to dato ho has
mado no headway.
"I have been trying for weeks to got
n match with Ertle," walled Phil Class
man, manager of Tendler. "I saw Mlko
McNulty in Now York and begged him to
let Johnny box Tendler here. Mlko was
willing, provided I gave him $200 from
our end of tho purse. I couldn't see It
but I guaranteed Ertle $1000 for a six
round contest and k was turned down
flat. If Ertle has any claim to tho bantam
weight championship, as ho says he has,
then he Is a poor champion. It looks as
If he was .afraid to get Into tho ring
with any one but a dub."
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
MuKsy "District Attornej" Taylor pro.
moter, matchmaker, referee, second, miniier
and Juror, has prepared a pippin fistic treat
(Urden, th i rtroadwuy club. Thursday nlcht
Frankle Whlta. who looks like tha most
promlslne VM pounder here. Is scheduled for
the wlmf-up with Joe O'Nell. Al Nelson will
pet back in rlne hurneas In tho semi in com.
Bat with aeorrtey-Ulackburn and anotheV
Clark, Austin
Uoujherty's champion.
"I claim the featherweight championship of
the world for Qeoree Chancy." Is the wire
Hen Illetzer has sent throughout the country
"Kllbane and Dunn failed to appear In llaltl.
more for their match. March 17, after slunlnit
a contract dictated by them." ' "
Sailor Grande. has a busy campaign mapped
out for him by- Dan Morgan. The Vallelo
middleweight has been matched for three
bouts, lt,
March i'8. Al itogers. Ilurfalo;
April 6. the 'best man procurable, providence,
mm live u?e later, jjih Picivinnon, JJOStOO.
Bteve Latio will be on the slds lines for
several vteka. He Is suffering from an attack
of pneumonia. Latzo was forced to cancel his
match with Freddy Kelly at Haielton las
UlkUl,
Monday night.
T.AU Durlacher has proved
matchmaker at Kew Bedford. Mass.
ucoesaful
giving tn
ftiht fans la that. city some food
nd from presaat indications New
Dl.yy.hy'lJ.F,TOV"' 0IW "' " best
tie is
matches, an
IlHnrd nmtiah
boxing towns In the East,
St.
Paul boxers seem to
bo very much In
eWdence these days. Another boxer from Mike
wiolhjus uufuw ium u auvv uere next week.
lie Is Ulliy D ,oe. a itatnerwelght. Jack
McOulgan
P'"S.
Tommy Duck. Th tatter expects to leave for
the West again and be la primed to give his
Philadelphia friends a peep at him In the 21-
u. .,, WAltU U!
uil.V.
foot circle before ha quits town.
ROOKIES GO SOUTH;
Once again Charley White will get a chance
to loop h& left hook on. Matt Wells' chin. This
time Cincinnati tans will have the pleasure of
witnessing this pair In action. Th.v ...
BECOMING ACQUAINTED
ATHLETICS WILL
BE FEATURE IN
FLAG RACE SOON
Team to Be Back on Top
"Sooner Than Fans Be
lieve," Says Mack
AWAIT REGULAR PLAYERS
By CHANDLER D. RICIITER
JACKSONVILLE, Pla., March IS. Two
of the greatest baseball fans In the United
States watched the Athletics work out at
Bnrr's Field today. They aro J. S. Free
man, of Oklahoma City, Oltla., and his
wlfo. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman have been
to eight major league training camps
this spring and hope to stop at four oth
ers before returning home.
Both are 33d degroe funs and hnvo been
ptunnlng this trip for several years. Nei
ther has ever seen a world's series game
nor havo they boen to moro than a dozen
major league contests, but there Is noth
ing In tho) way of baseball that escapes
them. Mrs. Freeman Is as crazy over the
game as her husband, and both declared
It was tho happiest moment of their lives
when they wero Introduced to Manager
JIacK.
Mack was just ns well pleased to meet
the Frecmnns, and fanned with thorn for
half an hour, despite tho fact that It was
the -busiest period of the work-out. Con
nlo was surprised to learn that bucIi
great fans had never seen a world's
scries contest, nnd Insisted that ho would
see that seats wero reserved for them
the next time tho Mackmon played In the
blue ribbon event
Mnck Optimistic
The viators nsked Mack when that
might be, and Connlo replied: "Much
sooner than most people believe."
They brought word that tho Detroit'
Tigers havo made a wonderful Impres
sion on the San Antonio fans, who com
pare tho team with the famous Mock
machine, which trained In that city when
at Its .best. The pitching start lost the
pennant Inst season, but tho addition of
Laudermllk nnd James, of tho Browns;
Erlckson, of the Feds, nnd Cunningham
nnd Marshall, from the Southern League,
appears to have bolstered up this depart
ment. Jennings told Freeman Detroit
would have the strongest team It has had
since ho has been at the helm, and pre
dicted the Tigers would win the pennant
with quite a few games to spare.
The best work-out of the training sea
son was enjoyed. The pitchers did not
resort to curvo ball pitching this morning,
Manager Mack preferring to wait until
tho afternoon when It would bo warmer.
Morrlsette reported sick this morning
and was advised to remain away from the
field, while Weaver also was unablo to
practice, although his leg was much bet
ter today. Crowell was a trifle lame aa
the result of being hit by one of Hay's
fast balls while batting In the practice
game yesterday afternoon.
Regulars Due JMonday
Manager MackS Is glad that the regu
lars are dub on Monday, as some of the
hurlers are becoming restless. The games
for tlje, last throe days have been rather
listless affairs, as the batterymen have
lost Interest In them owing to the hard
driving.
The Mackmen again will depart from
the old custom of resting on the Sabbath
and a short work-out will be held Sunday
afternoon. A few of the men who are in
excellent shape will be permitted to take
a day oft and probably will go fishing,
'While many of the party would lltfe to
have spent a few days at Palm Beach,
they were just as well pUased at tha
cancellation of the games with the Braves
at the famous winter resort. Tho old
schedule would have necessitated an extra
one-day stand with a night jump from
Miami. These trips aro anything but
pleasant and the men believe they will
bo In much better shape with the new ar
rangement calling for three games at
Miami and two her., with the Braves.
Two lloekey Players Protested
1IOUOHTON. Mich.. March 18. Charles B.
Webb, president of the American Amateur
Hockey Association, said ha would attest the
eligibility of Plaers Bonney and Wellington
of the St. Paul team. A protest had been
tiled against St. Paul's , winning the Foss
cup at Montreal Thursday night on the
ground that the men were Ineligible. The pro
test was filed by the Lachlne Club. Lachlne
lost to St. Paul T to It In the deciding game
for the trophy.
IT'S EASIER TO FOOL
Tale
s
Wayside
By GRANTLAND
(Note. This series will take op the piny
of lending; American ninntetir Rolfrrn. It
will not be biographical or statistical, but
rather In the nature nf random observa
tions on some of the way nnd nchloio
ments of our lending golf stars.)
No. 4 Charles (Chick) Evans
Why Is It that Chick Kvans can't putt?
Is a query that wo havo heard oftener than
any other In tho realm of golf.
Hero Is a golfer who can drive beauti
fully and who, under pressure, can play a
full Iron shot or a delicate mashle-nlblick
pitch to a fast green.
If It was ontlrely a question of norvo or
nerves, why wouldn't his mnshle play be
affected also?
A Few Wherefores
We saw Chick Evans play a good many
years ago, when he first began to attract
national notice. In those days tho putting
greens of the West were fairly heavy and
slow In comparison with the faster,
smoother greens of the Hast.
And In thoso days, under such condi
tions, Kvans began to use a mldlron rather
than a putter for tho dellcato process of
getting the ball close or Into tho cup.
Chick was putting with a mldlron the
first tlmo wo ever Baw him Tilay, and he
was laying his long approach putts close
enough to got down steadily In two to tho
green. The long mldlron approach putt
wns almost a chip shot and the shorter
putt to tho hole was a half-topped affair
that held tho line.
The Jolt
TheiyHn 1910 Chick, playing wonderful
golf, came East to Brookllne. At the
start he was moving like a whirlwind,
lie was traveling fast enough to beat
Fred Herreshoff, 11 and 10.
He finally came to the semifinals with
BUI Fownes, always a grand putter.
Kvans had Fownes all but outT1 Chick
was 2 up and 3 to play. Ills pitch to the
16th landed on the green, while Fownes'
was off. Tho match looked to bo over.
But Fownes holed a long putt for a 3.
Chick took three putts and the tide
turned. Bad putting cost Gvans the last
two holes and the championship. He dis
covered right at that spot that a mld
lron was not tho proper putter for a fast,
rolling green. He lost .confidence In his
putting, and when he went to tho regu
lation putter he went to a new stylo of.
putting, nnd he went without confidence.
Shattered Confidence
It was this shattered confidence In his
ability to putt that caused the bulk of
cnicK's trouble on tha green. He changed
putters frequently, and. he changed putting
styles. He tried the upright starj:o and
the crouch, the low grip and the high
grip, the wide stance and the close stance.
flut through It all thero was woven a
god thread of confidence which con
tinually snapped under the strain.
Evans could putt well enough with little
at stake, although even here he was not
a Travers or a Travis.
But once In a tight match there would
come to him. subconsciously at first, that
lurking dread, that growing fear, of ni
missea putt. Ana as the rear began to
grow, this dread or fear began to Increase
through a hard match" until finally there
was registered a distinct and Indelible-Impression
upon his subconscious mind the
belief that he could not putt.
There Is an Illustration we have In
mind. We saw Chick at Baltusrol last
June just before the open championship
started.
"How Is your game?" we asked.
"Good enough," he said, "until I get
to the' green. But I can't putt I
simply can't. They Just won't go down."
Nntinnnl A P. Jaek Jleflnlgan, Prop.
nUlIUIlUl A, j. nth t Catharine Sts.
TONK11IT TONIGHT9
Prestos Ilrown . I Johnson
Frankle White vs. Abe Kabakoff
Jehnnr Meal vs. Holly Uurns
Kddle Uageod TI. Jlmmjr Dufr
Young Erne vs. Mike O'Dowd
Philadelphia St, Paul
OLYMPIA A. A. BE, &.,,
MOM1AY NIGHT."!? B1IAKP ' W"'
Tf"r Ketchel . Tesas Kid
Leo tuna ts. Joe Harms a
Young Palmer . Joe Welsh
Joe Tuber vs. Young DIgglas
JOHNNY FRTIF . Yflliwn UcRUVFRU
Adm. tit. Dal. He. (Oe. Arena Kes. We, 1(. '
THEM IN A HOT CLIMATE
imV
f'OR
OPENmG BATTLE
WITH THE CUBS!
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Splnnfirmn ?.. n ot
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IiU a Staff PnrT.-.j.
nT:.8?.ft. Pa, Match ,.1
mVenrns,nterc.ubbaCZf,nJn.?'i;
this afternoon at Coffee PnJ t. i
noon at Coffee Pot Mr",1
Phllllrn nn.l nail" ' U.
twoon tho
Lang, however, boost. .?! . M
city, anil hln tinn),.... t.... ..'? f till
all day yesterday" "nd' Toi"'
time rt for tho Kam0 ih ...!?"
crowded with natives ,,T" "2
wun natives nn,i
?,to8ct Uieirfa";ra
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of C
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baseball,
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Tinker, with a big band of pv. ..
aoroHS tlie bay this morn! .. r.0"8!
nt the Florontonirotoh ffi $ t
cago players went to tho ball trw7S:
ball pM, (jy-
morning to watch tho Phillies ito TkMr.7
tholr dally drill, on whin, n..V.w?
Blstod In splto of tho game In th ut 5
neon. "' i
Tho wealhor today was much .
than It has been at any time 0,11
Th s resulted In a fine workout &k
I'nllS In the forinnnn Until. ... "'X
practice consumed ti.o early ShoS?.T
some pitching, base running and iiidS1'
In tho pit completed the work. l '
Moran had not decided this n,(,
which of his pitchers ho would ."&
stated that he would probably work ikZ '
mon. Baumgartner. Rhodes and TiZjl
wero expecting to be chosen, olthou ih p2 i
said that ono or more of his vettr.,.
rnuM trn In f. n ,l,ll i, .u . . "rM
cflned. -"".eyimni
o
RICE
That was no frnmo of mind In wtich ).
to start a championship round. Bet'
on the first' green Chick sank s 2
footer for n 3 and for the time belaid
tins putting nigntmaro was stabled. HJ
played like a streak that morning1, tylit
the course record at 70. And he ,'Jttti'
very well Indeed, fully as well as Traten '
or Oulmct. " i'
But tho old shndow was merely lifted
ior tno time oeing. inat aitemoon II ,
missed a short one and then came tfci,
break. Threo putts to the green wi
tho order .of the day. He played everr -
other club as well as ho did for nil it ;
or his 71, but finished with an 80. Ati
even Evans Isn't great enough ns a golfui
to spot tho field ten strokes to the trctss.
Chick can play a dellcato mashte iH
wen Decause no Knows from past experi
ence that he can make that shot.
Ho can't nutt because hn knows that ll
Is a bad putter. And therefore, In plw',
ui mumping tno uuu wun ina unwaver
ing eye, the steady hand, the sure toocS
of a Travers, a Travis or Oulmet rt
are backed up by a confident concentra
tion Kvans at critical stages Is Incline!
to hit the ball with a wavering eye and t
faltering wrist, praying at the time t
IiIkIi heaven that the ball co down.
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