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EVENING KEPaEB PHIL,!AJDlJrLPHIA, SATtTEDAY. APBIE 22, 1010
PHILADELPHIA HAS BEST MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE IN COUNTRY, ACCORDING TO EXPERTS
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MUNICIPAL GOLF LINKS
AT COBB'S CREEK PARK
FINEST IN THE COUNTRY
.The 18-Hole Course Will Be Open to Public
About June 1 Course Is of Wonderful
Design Throughout
PHHjADELriltA possesses the finest
municipal golf courao not only In this
country but In the entlra world. This may
seem to be a somewhat exnKRerated state
, ment. but If you do not believe It take
the time to walk over the now 18-holo
links at Cobb's Creek Park and bo sure
to take with you Dome one who knows
something about golf architecture.
Phtladelphlans have agitated the public
courao for nearly IS years and havo scon
the years roll by and havo lenrned that
Boston, New York, Chicago and 30 othor
smaller municipalities In this country
have given those who cannot afford the
expense of joining a golf club the privi
lege of playing the royal nnd ancient
game for a nominal sum. Yet nono of
these othor courses can compare with our
new nubile course
When wilt tho new course bo open for
play Is tho quostlon that Interests thou
sands who are waiting for tho day when
they can hurry to Cobb's Creek and with
driver and brassey, cleek and mnshlc, nib
llo and putter start on tholr tlrat round.
After a careful Journey over the new pub
lic courso and a mlnuto examination of
tho conditions there It Is fairly ccrtnln
that tho now courso will not be thrown
open for play until tho mlddlo of May
nnd possibly not until tho first of June.
Ono reason that will set back the day
of oponlng wilt bo tho tees. Of theso,
Ibout three nro ready for play. Five or
nix others are ready to be sodded, while
tho rest nro merely Indicated by marks.
So far as tho greens are concerned, they
are In surprisingly good condition and
all aro now being cut.
Grass Is Growing
The growth of grass on them has been
something short of phonomenal. It would
bo difficult to find better greens anywhere
when It Is remembered that they aro
barely n year old nnd In many cases not
no old as that by months. Another reason
that will dolay tho opening Is tho con
dition of tho fairways. They aro In many
cases new ground nnd tho turf haH not
yet reached tho point whero It Is firmly
knitted. It la very tender In many places
nnd tho Falrrrtount Park Commissioners
very wisely do not wish to have a thou
sand and ono players, most of them be
ginners, cutting this tender turf to pieces
too soon.
From tho viewpoint of tho golfer the
courso Is beyond criticism. For the man to
whom the scenic appeals thoro Is no other
courso around Philadelphia that Is more
beautiful, whero aro there more superb
vlewn. For tho golfer who likes a courso
whoro overy shot tells nnd for tho be
ginner who doos not want too hard a
course Cobb's Creek will appeal. For tho
courso lias been laid out for both classes.
It Is In "every senso of tho word a courso
where every club In tho bag Is needed,
yet la not too dllllcult for tho golf lenrncr.
Thcro is nothing artificial about It.
Natural hazards no plentiful. Thoro Is
the crock, which Is a hazard on six holes :
there are strctchos of level turf, there are
hills and vnlleys, rolling ground, uphill
and downhill llc3. and In tho 110 yards
actually taken up by the links with a
FROM THE CINDER PATHS
At tho present tlmo the Pennsylvania relay
races are attractlntf tho attention of tho schol
asttc and collesluto athletes and tho carnival
will be tho blcucst In Ita SI yeara.
An Idea of tlio raco that will bo put up
In tho. ratio relay ovont can bo cotton by
looking- at tho nures In two of tho mile relay
raced in tho Mrndowbrook meet of recent ilatca
Harvard won tho mile open In 3i"0. but two
fifths second slower than tho uorld's record,
and Pennsylvania ran SUIrt 2-3 seconds against
Cornell. Doth teams will bo much better a
week from today.
Billy Blnsham. the Harvard captain, has
Instituted a, system of havlns a captain for
each track and Held event. Theso leadors
will act as supervisors of tho men under thorn
nnd, of course, will work In conjunction with
tho coach. A trophy has boen offered for the
athlete showlne the irrcatcst Improvement dur
ing tha season. .
In & recent met Indoors. In Chicago. Ora
ham. tho sensational University; of Chlrnira
polo vaulter, cleared 12 feet III 1-5 Inches. This
lad has been Improving ench year and has
romo alone so fast this last year that lie
-should break Marc Wrlsht'a record of 13 feet
2 Inches this sprlnB;
It Isn't often that a trainer will disband a
tram because It Is too fast, but that is what
Stevo Farrelt did with tho Michigan two-mile
relay team after It ran Its 7 -315 3-5 seronds
two-mile against Cornell. Farrell said tho
team had too much speed to waste In relay
races. ,
Tommy Keone has Installed some new
methods In the tralnlne of tho Syracuso ath
letes. Jumping and skipping the rope has
taken a prominent part in the training this
sesson. It Is a wonder that tho trainers
haven't dlscovored this rope-skipping- business
be tor o this, as It enabled the athletes to up
qulro a flexibility In their legs that they could
acautro no other way.
Kansas University has devised n system
for lining up athletes that Is original. The
atbletto authorities have offered the services
of their vnrslty stars to officiate In high
school competitions, so that the collegians can
talk to the scholastic stars about entering col.
lege. This schemo enables the high schools to
get fairly good officials without any cost.
D'ARCY SCORES KNOCKOUT
Fred Gilmore Wins; K. O. Brown
Loses in Australian Bouts
SYDNRY. N. 8. W.. April 23. Lea
D'Arcy, middleweight champion of Aus
tralia, today knocked out Lee O'Donnell In
'seven rounds at the stadium here.
Fred atlmoro, of Chicago, lost his 20
round go with Frank O'Connor on points.
George (Knockout) Brown, also of Chi
cago, lost on points tp Fritz Holland, of
California, In 20 rounds.
Brewers Release Two Players
TOLEDO. O.. April 22. Newt Randall and
Joe Bury, players on the Milwaukee American
Association baseball team, have been uncon
ditionally released.
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yardage of B300 yards there Is everything
a golfer desires.
Heat Hazard
Possibly the most Interesting holes nro
thoie with Cobb's Creek as a hazard.
These aro tho 3d, 4th, Eth, 12th, 13th and
14th. On the third It Is necessary to cross
tho creek to reach tho green, but on tho
fourth and fifth tho creek has to be carried
twice. Tho 12th, which Is only 130 yards
long, Is without question one of tho finest
ono-ahut holes on any course. Tho tco is
cut In tho side of n hill nnd far below
with tho creek winding nround Its four
Irregular sides la the green. It requires
the most dclicnto of shots and an abso
lutely perfectly placed ball to land on the
Kgroen nnd stay there. In fact, all these
water hoIe3 call for accurate shots.
Another thing which Impresses you la
thnt no two greena nro n'ie. iSorythlng
la the latest word In gulf architecture.
Thcro aro no straight lines, none of tho
greens nro built as they wcro In tho olden
days of a half decade ago, when tho greens
wero tint a3 a pancake and rectangular
In shape. Everything Is Irrcgulnr In shape,
every grcon Is undulating In character and
every grcon faces tho shot Instead of fall
ing nway from It. Thcro nro no cross
bunkors nnd there will be nono. Thcro
are pits nnd traps, nnd grasjy mounds
nnd grassy hollows.
Tho courso at Cobb's Creek Is duo to
tho untiring efforts of tho Coif Association
of Philadelphia. Three of Philadelphia's
leading golf architects offered their ser
vices Hugh Wilson, who laid out both of
tho Merlon Cricket Club courses and the
Scuvlow links; A. II, Smith, tho then
chairman of tho Huntingdon Valley Coun
try Club Qrcon Committee, nnd George C.
Klnuder, ono of tho builders of the new
Aronlmink courso nnd Its C-rcen Com
mittee chairman. William S. Flynn, tho
Bieen keeper nt Merlon, has been a big
nld In tho development of the courso and
In tho construction and seeding of tho
greens nnd In tho actual building of tho
bunkers nnd traps. And the work of these
mon ccrtnlnly speaks for Itself.
Locker Ilooms
So far as tho lockor and club room ac
commodations are concerned, It would bo
dllllcult to find nnythlng more complete
mid cozy than the two clubhouses at the
public links. Tho old farmhouse has been
built Into a slubroom for tho women,
whllo out of tho old barn has been evolved
the men's locker house. Thcro nro two
floors In tho men's houses for lockers, with
202 lockers on tho main floor and 210 mi
the upper floor. In tho women's club
house thero aro 101 lockers. Kach locker
will accommodate two persons, so thero
Is locker accommodations for 1006 men
nnd women golfers. Tho men have three
showers on each floor, while tho women
ha'o overy accommodation they desire.
Thoro are lounging nnd club rooma and
thero will bo a restaurant service for both
men nnd women.
The new links can be reached from
Broad nnd Mnrlcct streets In less than a
half hour, ns It la only IS mlnutea to tho
09th otrcet terminal and n walk of less
than 10 mlnutea to tho clubhousea.
NEWS FROM THE ALLEYS
The Tlcers stopped tho championship d.ish
of -tho Munotn llvo-man team by capturing
nil thrco rc.tmes on Keystone Alleys last night.
This rocrne. coupled with Wyndhnrn's clean
sweep of tho series with Wyndnnm Colts, puts
Wyndham In tlrat place?. The season haa three
inoro weeks to run. The Tigers, ns u whole,
lilt their stride, every ono of tho experts
putting up rood-sized totals. Charley Lam
bert rolled 200. lu and 221, this being the
team's beat Individual effort. Hill, Smith.
Hartley and Klagholz also contributed to the
triumph,
Al I.ungrcn. called to the rescue In the
third game, scored 1113 for JIaneto.
Cook, after starting off with 101, concluded
with 2t2 and 205.
Macl.achlnn surpassed nit previous slnglo
gaino efforts of tho season by knorMmr down
230 pins In hts first game with Cllants last
iil-ht. Ills last two games netted 1117 nnd 1110.
ll.ijestlc, after dropping the opening game
to -the ;x-chnmplon White Elephants by a
tltree-pln margin, tho score being U23 to 022.
rami back with scores of 081 and Oatl and
won both, as the I.lephanta could only gather
013 and 1)37.
Braunwell had another favorable night, with
212, 202 and 201.
IS'ock onco more Illustrated his skill on Key
stone alleys with a 013 total, getting 233 In
his opening game.
Dalton finished with 222 for Majestic.
Wyndham bested Colts In an exciting scries.
Tho veterans rolled splendidly and their com
bined strength was too much for tho young
sters. Tho Colts' nearest to victory score
was the second game, which they lust 1HS
to 000.
Martin (lashed scores of 203, 201 nnd 220
for Wyndham. .
The Curtis Learuo three-man series was re
sumed on Terminal Alleys last night. Color
Press beat Ktenimi Lepoeb three games out of
tlvo. Journal Press gained vlctorv over ln
gravlnz by'tho Bame margin and Proving also
registered a similar triumph oer Post.
I-'bw of tho Curtis League triples showed
proficiency In -Uterine the pins, although
scleral of tho ames were close.
Those getting 200 or hotter In Curtis Leaguo
last night were German, star of the five-man
team series, who reached tho double entry cen
tury In his third game and full nine pins shy
of the number In three other games. P. (Simp
son, of IIvbmmi LErxjEB, began with 200 and
got 214 In his fourth game, while Htuls con
cluded with 210 for Color Press, and Hosen
berger, u teammate, scored 2U1 In his third
bame
English, Seton Hall Captain, Dies
UAST OHANQR. N. J., April 22. Charles
Dardel English, captain of rieton Hall Col
lege baseball team, died from pneumonia,
which doieloped from a cold contracted while
playing in a game against Tufts College.
April 12.
Jim Kelley to Join Memphis
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. April 22. Outfielder
Jim Kelley. with the PlttsDurgh federal last
ear, has beer sold to the Memphis Club of
the Southern Association.
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Yes, They Really Wasted
Base Hits in This Game
One woultl think thnt the cul
tured atmosphere of Swarthmore
woultl lcntl itself to conservation.
But no. Tho appalling prodigality
of that section has extended even
to the high school.
Yesterday the Swarthmore
youths engaged Hnvcrford High
nine nnd they bent 'cm, too, G to 6.
But it took 21 snfc clout3 to per
form the operation, while tho
Main Liners put up n stnrtlingly
close contest, nlthough Whitticr
fanned 10 batsmen nnd allowed but
three hits.
Which would lend any one to
agree with n morning contempo
rary that stated, "Swarthmore
High allowed a number of hits to
go to waste." A clever deduction.
INDUSTRIAL GAMES OFF
Contests Scheduled for Todny Will Bo
Plnycd Next Saturday
All of tho Barnes schr-riuleil In the In
dustrlal League were railed oft today (lo
calise of tho threatening weather and the
poor condition of tho grounds. Ah It Is
planned to innlep tho opening day n Mp
event. It was thought best to postpone the
contests until next Saturday, when to
day's games will lie played.
Riggs Wins Clearvicw Shoot
John Hlggs. of nien Willow Club, nuccr-edn-l
nftor an exciting shoot-off In winning tlio first
prlai. a gold watch, for hiving the high total
to Ills rredlt 111 tho sp"cl.ll CU-nrvlew Club's
Hhnot. W. If. (lough, n mnnibtr of thi I'lear
los. but an Important f-ictot Ih the doInB of
tho Philadelphia Shooting Academy, unnoted
the cleaning rod by hnvlnir tho low scoro of !3.
Joe Mnyer Splits Even
ATLANTIC CITY. April 2-J. Charles It.
Connors, in-:! bitlk-llim billiard player, of
1'hlladelphla. defeated Joseph Maer, former
national amateur champlnn, ri-cently turned
professional, also or 1'lilludelphl.i. In their
spi'dnl match hero Inst nlKiu. .Miner had Ino
better of tho afternoon match, uinnlnjr I'uu
to 77.
Leonard Wins 103-I'ound Title
Hnrry Leonard won the lo.Vpouml tltlo In
the Uaety 'rho-itro amateur hoxlnir tuurney by
defeating Jimmy Dundee In a four-round bout
last nlsht. In a. llu-pound preliminary Younii
Costitr knocked out Youna- llealy In tho first
round. In u spiclnl bout Youns O'Donnell
wont three rounds to a draw with Max Wil
liams. Kramer and Spears to Race
NKWAIMC. April 22. Prank Kramer, tho
American champion oc-ll.it. will meet Hob
Spears, tho Australian, In a match raco at tho
Velodrome tomorrow afternoon. tCramer and
Spears will meet In a mlh- cxhlliltlun. best
two In throe heats. Marcel Dupuy. tho French
man, will meet I-'runk CavntuiKh. the New
nrker. In unothor sprint match, whllo Joe
FoKlcr. of six-day fame, will meet Michael
Dobaots. the llelKlnu. In a pursuit race.
Red Sox to Play Newark Nine
Tho llostnn Ited Kox. holders of the world's
championship, will play tlm Newark Inter
national Leaifuo Club In Wledenmaer's Tarlc.
Newark, tomorrow afternoon nt U o'clock.
YALE'S CREW CAPTAIN
The Ynlo varsity eight is led this
year by Captain Law,
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YALE'S JUNIOR EIGHT WHICH
AMERICAN LEAGUERS PICK
CHICAGO WHITE SOX TO
WIN JOHNSON'S GONFALON
Powerful Offense and Strong- Defense Ap
pear to Make Comisky's Club Best Ail
Round Team in Junior Circuit-
ny GRANTLAND RICE
(Reprinted without request.)
Golf in Europe
Vo iiioiv the mashic flicks tho pill
Alonp (ho onelcitt jrcrn:
Vo more tho Vmaslr'a sweeping clout
Ilc-cchoca rfoioti the scene;
Hut coddles or the player Death
AmUt the shots thnt fly.
The only divots they replace
Arc tchcrc tho dead men lie.
Dcep-bunkcrcd In the crimson trench,
Unplayable with yoro,
Their flashing Irons leap to meet
The cannon bclchlny "Forcl"
.Ind where tho shrapnel's long approach
Comes booming through the strife,
The only par they dream of noto
Is one more day of life. '
The verdant turf still winds afar
Where April's fairway rolls.
Safe from the Iron that today
i:iis only Into souls:
And each man's drive shall coma to rest
Within a trap so deep
That nothing but the blade of God
.Shall lift Mm from his sleep.
Anil you who curse the cuppy He
Or mourn your wretched fate,
Because you missed a simple putt
And limned ifour perfect slate
Oivc one thought to their game today
Among the rotting dead,
Where in tho wake of every shot
Tho dark green turf grows red.
Thcro Is one feeling of relief, after nil.
In holding an umpire's Job. Tho harassed
ump It ono typo of citizen that can look
upon npproachlng war with equanimity,
knowing that whatever happens Is bound
by the Inw of gravity to bo In tho vmture
of nn uplift.
Picking the White Sox
The majority of Americnu League ball
players that wo have talked to nro picking
tho Whlto Ho: to win.
The general verdict seems to bo thnt
ComniyV club It stronger on offense than
the lied Sox, and stronger on defense than
tho Tigers, with n proper balance that
should bo victorious.
Tho Idea soems to bo that Whlto Sox
pitching, backed up by the batting of
Collins, Jackson, Fournier nnd others, will
be nbout onough. Which you nro at
liberty to ponder over lit nny moments
thnt may como along.
The wind sings over the April medders
".Double headers double headers."
Ouimct and England
Francis Ouimet Is now a professional In
America, but an amnteur In England.
So far ns Knglish rules of professionalism
go, tho star Boston golfer would bo eligible
to compete In the llrltlsh amateur or any
other event.
We also know of nt least a dozen golf
clubs In this country nnd thero uro many,
many more whero Ouimet will bo ad
mitted to nny tournament conducted ns an
nmateur player. He has nlso nimost every
golfer In the land with him, as thero 13 a
genl feeling thnt only by accepting
cash i rlzes or having expenses paid where
the feo Is a direct financial nld should nn
entry In tho game be lifted out of the nma
teur realm.
It Is with more than passing pleasure
that wo note the return to form of Charles
Albert Bender. The eminent Chippewa is
a rare character In sport, one that la a
credit to the game. Bender hns a lot
mora than mero physical nbll'ty. The
Indian has a line brain, n world of courage
and one of tho most stable temperaments
we have over seen, referring In no way
to the hostler's art. The dope Is abroad
In the Phllly camp that by the middle of
May Pat Moran expects to Bend Bendor
frequently to tho front, and that he Is con
fident the tall and stately Chief will re
spond with his apclent stuff. In nny event,
Bender will be of great aid as a rescue
worker In the closing rounds of a tough
gamo where steadiness means much.
Although only a sophomore on the
Whlto Sox University team. Kddle Collins
has been elected captain this spring-. We
wonder what honors Eddie will hav
LETS
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HOW FATHEtt.
RACED PENN THIS
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gathered by tho tlmo ho Is a senior or Is
tnklng a post-graduato courso?
Frank Moran has been offered $20,000
for meeting Jack Dillon. Frank may not
bo a heavyweight champion, but ho Is
drawing down nn nmount of kalo that is
making old-thno champions weep bitter
tears In remcnihranco of tho purses of
other days.
COACIIER RULE IN BASE
BUXyiKfl IS MADE CLEAR
New Instructions Arc Given Umpires
by President Tenor
NEW YORK, April 22. Base-runners
In National I.caguo games will not bo de
clared out for Interfcnco by tho coachcr
"unloss tho coachcr, by touching or hold
ing the runner, has physically assisted him
In returning or leaving third base," ac
cording to Instructions Issued to umpires
by President John K. Tencr, of tho
league.
Tho Instructions Interpret section 17 of
rule DC, which provides that "If n concher
touch or hold a base-runner who Is round
ing third base for the homo plate, tho
umpire shall dccldo such baso-runncr out."
rrcsldont Tenor advised tho umpires
that when no play Is being made tho run
ner at third should not bo called out If
touched by tho coachcr. Copies of the
ruling wero sent to presidents of tho clubs
In tho league. Tho Instructions becomo ef
fective today.
PHILS SIGN CLAUSE COOPER
Outfielder Will Report for Duty to
Moran at Early Date
President W. P. Baker, of tho rhlllles,
announced today that ho had signed Out
fielder Clauso Cooper. The player will re
port to Tat Moran In tho near future,
nccordlng to Baker's statement.
Cooper was formerly with tho New
Yoik Giants, hut Jumped to the Federal
League and played 1E2 games In tho out
field for tho Brooklyn Feds last season.
He scored 76 runs, mado 1S3 hits, for n
total of 212 bases, and stnlo 31 bases.
His batting average for 1015 was .291.
Cooper fielded .858.
Moran said that Chief Bender had
tipped him oft to Cooper, saying that the
latter was a good fielder. Negotiations
were opened for tho player's services after
George S. Ward gavo Cooper permission
to act ns a free agent.
Tho salary Cooper will receive wns not
mentioned. His contract with tho Wnrds
called for $7000 a year.
SIGNED BY PHILLIES
Claude Cooper, former outfielder
of the Brookfeds, was signed by
President Baker today.
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Kauff Keeps Tab on
His Batting Average
NEW YORK, April 22. Benny
Knuff hns not Baid many of the
things which have been attributed
to him, but there pre no grounds
upon which to base nny doubt as to
the quality and rjunntity of his sup
ply of wind.
After running all the way homo
from first, on Merklc's hit to left,
in the fourth inning of yesterday's
game at the Polo Grounds, Benny,
on his way to ccntro field, at the
end of the inning, passed the
Philly bench.
Nettled, perhaps, at the manner
in which Kauff had conducted him
self, nn anonymous Philadelphia
player feelingly expressed his opin
ion of the former Fed star as n
ball player, and ns n batter in
particular.
Benny laughed.
"In 18 times at bat," he said,
quick ns a flash, "I have made
seven hits. My batting averago is
exactly .380. What is yours?'
The Philly player had no come
back. He was n substitute.
RUGGED SPORTS
ARE BIG AID TO
PREPAREDNESS
Football and All Combative
Games Should Thrive,
Says Dr. J. P. Williams
WAR INSTINCTS STIRRED
CINCINNATI. O., April 22. Football
and other manly .sports, involving the ele
ment of combat and emotional excite
ment, should bo encouraged as preparation
for war, Dr. Jcsso F. Williams, of Colum
bia University, declared In a speech before
the American Physical Education Asso
ciation here today.
Doctor Williams said Immemorial racial
human form3 of physical education, such
as running, Jumping, leaping and combat
nro Indispensable In preparedness.
He continued:
"From tho standpoint of biology and
ethnology, man, as Doctor Crlle has said,
has a. 'kinetic' equipment for war, de
veloped by tho Innumerable) centuries dur
ing which he had to fight for his own
life and tho life of his mato nnd chil
dren. Now ns civilization has more and
more deprived man of tho need to fight,
he has devoted more tlmo and nttentlon to
tho games which are substitutes for war,
In that they involve a vigorous struggle,
and In their sublimation offer an opportu
nity for the formation of habits nnd ideals
of a kind which may effectively fight for
personal and social Ideals,
"It Is Important also to remember that
these games approaching war. Involving
a largo element of personal danger, ap
peal most strongly to normal human In
stincts. There ur those who see In foot
ball, even ns thoso who see In war, only
horrors nnd debasements. Such Individ
uals are unablo to see any values In the
sacrifice of material Interests for the sake
of high Ideals, of personal and Individual
elements for tho good of the group.
"Now games and athletic contests will
give the essential virtues which may be
achieved by war. Doctor Cannon, of the
Departmont of Physiology of Harvard
University, has shown from the stand
point of Internal secretions nnd tho emo
tions why games and athletics servo the
body In tho preservation of tho warlike
virtues. This scientific work on the
physiological side shows how Insufficient
gymnastic drill Is because of Its lack of
the necessary, emotional reinforcements."
Ocean-toOcean Bowling
NEW YORK. April 22. The annual ocean-to-ocean
teleeraphtc bowline tournament for
the trophy presented by Colonel Itouert M.
Thompson, ex.prealdont of tho New York Ath
letlo Club and president of the American Olym
pic Committee in 1U1-. will le held tonliht,
Goodrich Junior Club Star
I.at nlcht the Junior Club of the Curtis
Company closed Its Indoor alhletle season In
a blase of athletlo activity, when It held Its
final meet In the cymnaslum of the Central
Ural ui Y, M. C A. Meritorious feats were
performed by the youngsters who participated.
Ueorja Ooodrlch capturlnx the all-around
championship with a total of 21 points.
Charles ltuperlus finished a closo second
with IS.
OF SHORTSTOPS;
TENER ADMITS IT
"S. S." Players of National
League All Better Than
American
OTHER SPORTS COMMENT
John IC. Tenor advances tho opinion that
the National League shortstops are In a
clas3 by themselves.
"Individually or collectively tho Na
tional Leaguers nro far beyond anything
In America," said the old league execu
tive. "But that Isn't nnythlng really new.
The National always has been superior
to tho American In tho shortstopping ond
of tho gamo,
"Tho American League hasn't a men In
Dancroft's class na n fielder. Ho appeals'
to mo as one of tho greatest shortstops
that tho gamo hns produced. And he
hasn't reached his crest yet. Then there's
Mnranvllle, of the Braves; Herzog, of tho
Beds; Fletcher, of tho Giants; Wagner, of
the Pirates, nnd O'Mara, of the Dodgers.
"Comparo those men with the American
Leaguers and what Is tho nnawor?
"But I'll admit thin frankly; Tho Amer
ican League outfielders surely nro better
than thoso In tho National. The collection
of gardeners In the American Is th
grandest In tho history of tho game."
Regret Is Derby Favorite
Harry I'ayno Whitney's unbeaten Re
gret probably will bo the favorite In the
big Kentucky Handicap, which will be run
nt Douglas Park, Ky., on May 30,
The speedy filly, which won tho Ken
tucky Derby last year. Is being groomed
especially for tho $15,000 purse raco next
month. Just now she looms up as tha
class of tho flold. Of course, she wilt be
pitted against tha fastest youngBters In
the running game, but outside of Water
Blossom, tho great Kentucky filly, she
ranks as tho peer of her rivals for tho first
placo honors.
Water Blossom, however, may forco Ito
gret to her absolute limit. The Bluegrass
whirlwind Is In perfect condition and her
speed Is on the Increase Sho is gamo to
tho core, has wonderful enduranco pow
ers, breaks fast nnd Is a wizard In the
stretch.
Should Itogrot romp homo a winner In
the Derby It Is Hkoly thnt sho will bo
retired at onco to tho stud, with the
prestige of having won the two blue rib
bon Kentucky events.
Here's Peculiar Situation
Itupcrt Mills nnd Pat Powers are havlns
a grnnd little argument.
Itupcrt Is a youthful bnll player, who
was signed up last fall to play for tho 1918
Newark Federals. Since then tho- Feds
went out of business. Mills' contract called
for 3000 for 1916. .
After the dovo of peace had settled upon
tho baseball world. Powers, acting as
Hnrry Sinclair's ngent, tried to settle with
Mills. He offered Mills $500 to tear up
tho contract, nnd ngrced to get him a Job
In one of the smaller minor leagues.
Mills balked. Ho demanded at least
$2400. And then Powers Is reported to
havo said. that it Mills wouldn't be "rea
sonable" and Insisted upon tho fulfilment
of his contract, Mills would have to report
each day at the deserted Federal League
Park.
If Powers goes through with his threat.
Mills will havo to be at tho park each day
at 10 n. in., remain until noon, get back
at 2 p. m. nnd linger until G p. m.
That's what Mills will have to do seven
days n week, over a stretch of 22 weeks,
rain or shine. And Powers figures that
tho loneliness of the Job Boon will make
Mills "open to reason."
Plan Long Bouts in Bucks County
Twenty-round bouts may bo Ireld In Hat
field. Ha.. Mucks County, within short rides
from New York and Philadelphia, In the rear
future, according to several prominent fUht
miinneere, who motored there this afternoon
from this city. A motorcycle track will ba
tulit for the urrommodatlon of 4(1.000 persons.
It Is said, where bouts ns well as cycle races
will be decided. The first bis- match of SO
..iur u..id may bs held will be between
J'red Welsh and llenny l.eon.inl. Those who
looked over the arena site today at Hatfield
wera O. Gourlod, Harry Pollock, Jack Curley,
Uan MiKetrlck, Horace Focel and Nick Hayes.
Braves Sell Strand to Toledo
TOLEDO. O., April 22. Roier Bresnahan.
of the Toledo American Association club, hss
announced that ha had purchased Paul Strand,
a lefc-hand-d pitcher, from the Koston Na
tionals. Strand haa been with the Draves two
ears, nresnahan said, and last year ha won
six cames and lost two. Strand will Job.
the team at once.
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RACES TODAY AT
HAVRE DE GRACE
Six Races Dally Includln a Steeplechase,
bpeclat Tralnai I'enna, II. It. lesTS Uroad
fit. 12:31 p. m.. West 1'lilla.. lt-.is p. in.
II. O. Uais xlth Chestnut cits.. UiU
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Admission, Grandstand and Paddock,
I1.S0. Ladles. 11.00.
Vlrsi Baca at Si30 p. m.
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