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ETJEtfiNG ledger-Philadelphia; Saturday, june 3, ioig.
NATIONAL LEAGUE TEAMS ARE BUNCHING JUST AS THEY DID AT THIS TIME LAST SEASON
Eastern teams not making
-EXPECTED HEADWAY, AND RACE
IN NATIONAL IS TIGHTENING
Six Games Separate Eight Teams and Sensational
Finish May Result Deinaree's Careless
ness Lost Game for Phils'
TpROM present indications tho dopj fa going to receive another bait Jolt In the
. National League rnce. .Although tho "Western teams apparently are outclassed
fen form and tho exports havo conceded that tho race will he settled in tho
East, tho teams of tho senior league are becoming bunched, Just ns thoy did at
this tima Inst year. Tho let-down'of tho Phillies, Dodgers nnd Braves has enabled
the Western teams to pick up a lot of ground within the last two weeks nnd
unless the Eastern teams mako good uso of tho long homo stand with tho West,
it again will bo anybody's race
Tho wonderful Bpurt of tho alants naturally makes this team a favorlto, as
McGrnvv's team Is the only ono of tho Kast which has mado any noticeable gain
ft those of tho West despite tho fact that ono Is continually reminded of tho
superiority of tho East. On form tho East does outclass the West, but National
lague races seldom run truo to tho pM season dope, and 1016 probably Will be
no exception.
At tho present time only six games separate tho first and last teams of tho
National League and unless tho Cardinals, who bring up tho rear at tho present
time, played far above their normal peed against tho Phillies yesterday, Hugglns'
team la not likely to be bo far behind the leaders In a few weeks. Hugglns' team
appears to bo too well balanced to remain In last placo long, unless tho Pirates
and Cubs have been underrated.
The odd part of the National League raco la that what tho stronger teams
lack thp weak have, and tho Phillies alono appear to havo tho methodical con
sistency and balance In nil departments necessary for a long hard drill. If tho
Gianta had tho Cardinals' pitching staff, or tho Cardinals had tho Giants' batting
strength thero might bo a different story. As Clark Griffith recently remarked:
"If I could find tho hitters as easily as Detroit docs, or they could find pitchers
as easily as I do, thero would bo nothing to tho American Leaguo race." Tho
National League raco Is very much tho same. What ono team has another needs.
St. Louis Noi So Weak as Rated
EASTERN scribes traveling with National Leaguo teams on tho recent Invasion
of tho West classed St Louis and Pittsburgh as Joko teams. -Pittsburgh
does appear to bo outclassed by tho Hold on paper, but tho samo cannot bo said
of tho Cardinals. Perhaps tho display of ginger and gamencss by Hugglns' team
against tho Phillies yesterday was but a flash in tho pan, but wo aro Inclined
to believe that St. Louis is an underrated team.
St. Louis does not look like a dangerous ponnant contender because it lacks
the batting strength and has too many incxperlonccd men playing Important
positions, but the strength of tho pitching staff la going to make St. Louis a
hard team to beat later In tho season. Last season the fans said that tho Phillies
could not hold up because Stock, Bancroft and Nlehoff were too uncertain and
were likely to go to pieces at any time, but tho Phllly Infield grew better as tho
season progressed.
If Alexander tho Great and tho other Phllly pitchers had not continued at
top speed throughout tho season, It )s possible that Moran'a Infield may havo gono
to pieces, as its errors Invariably proved costly, as is generally tho case when the
pitching is not above tho average Pitching is more than half tho battle and
tho Cardinals havo a powerful and well balanced staff, with ono of the clovorest
managers in tho gamo handling it Hugglns can be depended upon to exercise
good Judgment In handling his pitchers and will keep his Inexperienced team
fighting. Tho Cardinals aro a hustling aggregation nnd'lt will not pay to hold them
too cheaply, as Al Demaree did yesterday.
Dcmarce's Carelessness Paved Way to Defeat
DEMAREE has pitched splendid ball throughout the season for the Phillies, but
ho haa not shown moro "stuff" In any game than he had yesterday. He was
even better than when he broke the winning streak of tho Giants in tho morning
game on Decoration Day, but ho was Inclined to grow careless In tho ninth
Inning and tho Cardinals turned apparent certain defeat Into lctory.
After the first Inning St, Louis had little chance agalnsV Demaree's pitching.
Al was faster than usual; had his usual good control and tho best curvo ball
ho has shown In a long time. Ho struck out too many men for his own good,
however, and when he tried to put too much on tho ball he lost his control.
After pulling out of a tight place in tho eighth inning, Demaree should havo
learned his lesson, but ho did not, as was apparent in tho ninth.
Wilson hit the first ball pitched to right for a single, but Long, who batted
for Betzel, went out on a fly tp Cravath, and Snyder forced Wilson at second.
Corhan, a vveak hitter, who had done nothing all afternoon, was the next batter,
and Pemaree had. him swinging bad for a few seconds. It was a 10 to-1 shot
that Corhan would havo been retired If Demaree had not tried to pull him on
curvo balls a foot outside the plate1 until ho got himself in a hole and -walked hlrn.
Tried to Pull Gonzales on Bad Balls
AL ALSO tried to pull Gonzales, who batted for Williams, on-bad balls until ho
Xigot In another hole. With the count three balls and one strike, Demaree was
forced to groove tho ball. Gonzales fouled ono ball off and then hit tho left field
bleachers for a double, scoring two runners and winning a game for the Cardinals
which tho Phils had already counted as a victory. All of which goes to show that
nothing Is certain in baseball.
Tho Phils may have pulled through with a run in tho last half of tho ninth
It It had not been for Manager Hugglns' presence in the game. Hugglns relieved
Betzel at second and pulled a bright piece of managerial strategy which un
doubtedly helped. Pitcher Meadows, who hurled tho last inning. After Luderua
had walked on four straight halls and tho pitch to Paskert had been called a ball,
Manager Hugglns ordered Meadows to pitch from the corner of tho mound
nearest to third base, whereas ho had been working from the opposite corner.
Tho change bought back Meadows' control and ho had no trouble getting the
ball over to tho succeeding batsmen.
Paskert used questionable Judgment in hitting at the first ball Meadows got
wear tho plate at this stage of the game. If ho had been sent to tho plate to
sacrifice it would havo been all right to bunt the first good ball, as tho purpose
would be to place tho runner in a position to score on a single; but swinging
away, with the pitcher's control of doubtful quality, produced the expected result
a pop fly to the infield. Cooper and Good, acting as pinch hitters "for Burns
and Demaree, failed to score Dugey, -who ran for Luderus and stole second.
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Two great scholastic track stars stood out above all others In the quadrangular
high school track meet which was -won by Central High School for the fifth con
secutive time. They were Everett Smalley, tho brilliant hurdler and Jumper of
Central High, and Dewey Rogers, Northeast High's sensational negro middle-dls.
tance" runner. Tho latter won the 220 .and 440 yard dashes in fast time without
being pushed, while Smalleytook first place In both hurdles and tho broad Jump.
He leaped 22 feet 2 Inches In the broad Jump, which Is an unusual schoolboy per
formance. a
The Athletics did not play yesterday, but slipped back Into last place as
the Browns won from Cleveland nnd went five points ahead of the Mackmen.
With BuBh and Myers back In their winning stride, andSheehan, Nabora and
Crowell showing improved form, the Mackmen expect to climb a few pegs '
In thei standing pefpre. returning home. As the first series in tho West is' with
th,s Browns, the Mackmen may be able to gain some ground on Chicago and
Detroit before those teams strike their stride,
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It is said that a petition Is being circulated among Pennsylvanlana requesting
that George Orton b retained as coach and trainer of the track team. Orton
resigned the position a year ago, hia resignation to go Into effect at the expiration
of his contract, which ran out after the Intercolleglatea, and It Is not likely that
he will be reappointed,, no matter how many signers there may be of the petition.
Gawy Cravath la hitting as of yore. In his first trip to the plate yesterday
Cravath slammed a double to right The next time up, he was robbed of a single
hy Betzel's one-handed stop. Thereafter the Phllly slugger was passed. One
t the passes was intentional as runners were in position to score, while the
wss Eives. because Aroc3 got himself into a hole and did not care to
groove the "ball.
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Mi Holla, BJurstedt added another title to her long Hat when ehe defeated
i JSieanora Bears yesterday in the final round pf the Women's Pennsylvania and
tra States tennis championship at the Merlon Cricket Club, Haverford. Miss
lWwtiH, witb W. T. Tilden, 2d, defeated Mlsa Ina, Kisaell and J, J. Armstrong in
Met MtnJ&aal mnd of the mixed doubles championship.
ilm Bleu haa been Bending the Columbia crew on the water three times a day,
MA yesterday they rowed VI mUea. Is t any wonder that physicians claim that
rowing races, such ft jtadujged la by college crews, are injurious to the health?
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EVENING LEDGER
TO PROMOTE MEET
FOR SCHOOLBOYS
Plan to Hold Series of Ath
letic Games at Woodside
Park on Saturdays
TO START ON JUNE 17
JESSE GUILFORD RANKED AS -LONGEST
DRIVER IN GOLFDOM
Through tho efforts of tho Evening
Ledger, schoolboys will be able to keep
up their athletic training throughout the
summer under conditions that will keep
them on edge for the fall competitions.
The management at Woodside Park has
arranged to hold a series of athletic frames
every Saturday morning oer the quarter
mllo cinder track at tho northwest end of
this amusement park. These competitions
will be conducted under the rules and
regulations goernlng the Municipal Ath
letic League.
Athletics now play an Important part In
the education of American youth, as It
now Is universally acknowledged that a
healthy and vigorous body stimulates the
mind and serves to build up and strengthen
nil faculties. With this object In view the
Evening Ledger has succeeded In arrang
ing for a series of athletlo competitions
beginning Saturday, June 17, and continuing
every Saturday morning until September 2.
To Keep Hecord
In order to make the competitions of
exceptional value for the athletic upbuilding
of schoc bojB- tho conditions will be framed
In such a manner as to permit boys of all
ages to compete. A record will be kept of
all events and tho winners, with their
handlcaDS and times will bo forwarded to
the Supervisory Committee on Athlotlcs of
the Philadelphia Public Schools.
Bronze medals will be awarded to the
winners of each event at the conclusion of
each day's athletlo games. In order to
keep alive Interest and enable every young
ster of athletlo proclivities to compete on
oven terms a series of hattf.-aps will be
t-rranged after tho first two meets. These
will bo allotted to the boys according to
their performances In the competitions at
Woodside Park. At the end of the season
a championship trophy will be awarded the
school returning the largest number of win
ners during the meets A second trophy
will go to the scholastla institution second
on the list
Promoters Enthusiastic
General Manager Norman S. Alexander,
of Woodside Park, Is enthusiastic over the
arrangement and predicts a big success for
the games. It was his Inventive brain that
fn-Bt set the machinery In motion, and after
completing the details he instructed his as
sistant, Ernest IL Crowhurst, to carry the
affair through to a successful conclusion.
Crowhurst Is one of the best known sporting
wrlterseand promoters In the country and
during his 25 years' connection with sports
he has promoted and managed many of the
most Important events In the country. He
is Qualified to manage the athletic meets
for the boys and will personally supervise
all the details so that the youngsters will
receive fair treatment as well as having
their comfort and wants properly protected.
In discussing this phase of the meets,
Alexander yesterday said:
"I am satisfied that the athletlo meets for
schoolboys to be held this summer at Wood
side Park will be a big success. Person
ally, I am very much Interested In the ex
periment, and want to assure the boys that
the management will do everything reason
able to insure success. We will provide
dressing rooms and arrange to hold the
games before the Park formally Is opened
to the public. The youngsters can bring
their parents, relatives and friends in order
for all to have an enjoyable time. It shows
a spirit of commendable progress on the
part of the Evening LEcacn to lend Its
support to such a worthy cause, and I feel
certain that the result will Justify all expec
tations." All Events Limited
Conditions governing competition will be
made as simple as possible, ana as there
will be no admission fee, a big entry list
seems assured. All events will be limited
to 440 yards or under, and boys will be re
quired to furnish a physician's certificate.
Competition will be held between the hours
of 10 and 12 every Saturday morning, and
entries can be made up to the time of start
ing the first event.
The rules to govern the meets will be
drawn up within, a week and published In
the Evemho Ledobh wth all the necessary
particulars. It now Is up to the Philadelphia
schoolboys to respond to the generous offer
of Wbodslile Park and help to make the
games the success they deserve by insuring
a. big entry list weekly
WHO are the longest hitters, with various
clubs, In tho amateur golf of the United
States? This query has been advanced on
numerous occasions, and while thero aro no
official records to bear out any testimony,
at least opinions are In order.
Wo never havo seen Henry Davis, the
long hitting Callfornlan, play, but among
the others wo havo no particular hesitancy
in ranking the two driving leaders In this
ordor:
rirst. Jesso Guilford, late of Now Hamp
shire, but now of Boston,
Second Robert A. Gardner, of Chicago.
Guilford, with the wood, has oven a
shade on tho hard smashing Westerner. We
have seen him carry 300 yards, as unbellev
nblo ns It may sound, vvherens a ball player
who can wallop a baseball beyond 140
yards on a fly has turned out a marvelous
achievement.
Gardner is a mighty hitter, but he doesn't
take the deep, full sweep with his driver
that Guilford uses, and so Isn't able to
reacn quito tho lattcr's best distances, al
though Gardner over tho rain-dampened
course at Detroit was driving steadily from
250 to 260 yards.
Back of those two there .Is very little
difference to be found In the way of con
sistent length among Francis Oulmct. Chick
Evans, Oswald Klrkby and Max Marston.
These four range well together and we
aro counting here direction as well as dis
tance, not enumerating a few mighty wal
lopers who can hit th ball out of tho
county, but who have no Idea where It In
tends to light at the finish of Its flight
Bob Gardner undoubtedly Is the longest
Iron player In the land. With a green
200 yards away where that much carry
Is required. Gardner would have no hels
tancy In selecting a mldlron for the shot
and he rarely would be short. With a
By GRANTLAND RICE
cleek or a driving Iron he also Is beyond
nny competition wo havo seen
Gardner certainly can get further with
a half Iron than any other player In
America. To see him Btart his swing for
a 180-yard shot you never would figure
that he vvould get much over half way. The
club doesn't Beem to como back above his
waist line, id tho terrific power he Im
parts from his forearms and wrists is
so unusual that the results ho obtains with
a half swing are well beyond those gotten
by first class players with a full Bmash.
Jerry Travers gets flno distance with his
driving Iron, about nB far as he does with
tho wood, but with a trifle greater effort.
Under normal conditions Travers can figure
on about 230 yards with this club, which,
with his putter, alwavs has been his favor
ite Ho won four amateur championships
with It whon off his wooden club shots.
Travers gets a low ball with this club,
striking downward In such a way that
tho ball leaves with a terrific Jump, a
different shot almost entirely than that
used by Oswald Klrkby and Chick Evans,
who also get great length with this club.
The seventh hole at Englewood, Klrkby's
home course, Is IDS yards. Unless playing
Into tho wind the Englewood star uses a
Jigger for this shot to carry upon the
green, nnd rarely Is short. A 195-yard
Jigger carry Is fair enough, whon it Is
considered that for the same distance the
average golfer is quite content to ge.t on
with a spoon or oven a brassle. Taking
tho entlro range of Irons, thero iBn't any
amateur we have seen who gets distance
with less effort than Chick Evans. Evans
can get fine length with driving iron, mid
Iron and Jigger without apparently any
attempt to press.
But If a certain long Iron carry had to
be made, even Chick might fall short where
Bob Gardner would be able to land.
AZEVEDO'S SUDDEN
"CLEVERNESS" NOT
ENOUGH FOR WIN
Buck Fleming Shades Tough
Portugese Despite Three
Left Jabs
NELSON SHOWS UP WELL
WEST PHILLIES
SPRING SURPRISE
IN TRACK MEET
Only a Few Points Behind
Score Made by Crimson
and Gold SYars
Central High added another title to its
long string for the 1915-1916 season In
scholastic sports yesterday when the track
team won the city high school championship
meet after a close finish with both West
Philadelphia High School and Northeast
High School. The real surprise of the meet
was West Philadelphia's showing.
It was a foregone conclusion In most
quarters that Central High would win the
title. This prediction was made without
much hesitation by the critics, yet none
Beemed to seriously consider West Phila.
vE?! aa a team wlth championship pos.
slbllitles. When the final score was an.
jounced the West Phillies' had net only
beaten Northeast High, but were only four
and one-half points less than the Central
squad.
Central High, in winning the champion
ship, had a three first-place winner In Cap-
i .l v mwf wu -won nrst place
In the two hurdles and also tho broad
Jump. Smalley made a new record In the
high hurdle event, covering the 120Tyard
distance over the high timbers In 16 sec
onds flat In the broad Jump ha cleared
22 feet 2 Inches, also making a new record
la this event,
II. Haslam, tho Central High pole vaulter
In winning first place in the big meet yesl
terday cleared the bar at 10 feet Then
he tried for a new record, clearing 10 feet
9 Inches. The former record was held
by Lorenz, Central High, of 10 feet 6
Inches.
Fendrlcks, the West Philadelphia High
School high Jumper, did not succeed In hang,
ing up a new record in his event He
cleared 5 feet VA Inches. Then he at
tempted to break the record of 5 .feet 9U
inches, but faled at 6 feet 8 Inches!
Fendrlcks has cleared the bar at 6 feet 10
incnsn on more umii pub occasion.
Ay! Hedelt, captain of the basketball team
last season and one of the best all round
athletes of te school, after only three
practices entered the city High School tntei
and finished second to 'MacCormac. of
Northeast High. x
PENN OARSMEN
LEAVE HERE FOR
POUGHKEEPSIE
Coach Wright Accompanies
Crews to Scene 'of Col
legiate Eegatta
The Pennsylvanlan oarsmen led by
Coach Wright left this morning for Pough
keepsle where they will prepare for the
Intercollegiate regatta, which will be held
on the Hudson Juno 17. They took tho 8
o'clock train from the Reading Terminal
and changed cars at New York, arriving
In Poughkeepsle early enough In the after
noon to permit them to get out on tho water
for a spin.
Wright had his three crews out yesterday
morning, but left his first crew off with an
easy- paddle. The Junior and freshman
eights went over the mile and a half course,
the former winning easily by four lengths
In the time of 8;20. which was fairly eood
considering they rowed against a strong
wind. The varsity was put over the two
mils course In the afternoon, rowing up
stream. Starting at 37 and never gettlnB
" "j "luoiiBu m mo excellent time
f Ui09.l.C.o,achvTir,:,Bht was Immensely
pleased with the showing made by the first
eight and believes that he has at last got
ten together the right combination.
Captain John Smith, the boatman at Penn,
was an exceedingly busy man yesterday
looking after the shipment of the shells and
oars and carrying everything he could see
in sight from a life preserver to buts and
bolta to the car which will carry Hheni i to
Poughkeepsle. The coaching launch start
ed Thursday for Poughkeepsle, by way of
the Delaware Itlver, through the Delaware
and Barltan Canal and up the Hudson It
will in all probability arrive this morning.
"Billy" Morris, the veteran rubber, will
again accompany the crew, while Dr. WH.
Ham Stroud will look after the physical
condition of the men. i"yicai
Joe Azevedo is getting clever. The Portu
guese who Is a Bluggor pure nnd simple,
actually jabbed Buck Fleming three times
In their set-to at the National Club last
night But Aiovedo's "cleverness," coupled
with his bulldog tenrclty, was not sufficient
to ward off the Bupe.-wr form displayed by
the Phlladelphlan. Buck put up one of the
best bouts of his career and, while he held
on at close quarters, using good Judgment,
his work from tho distance enabled him to
leave the ring a winner by a shade.
A surprise was handed the spectators, and
also Mr. Johny Cashlll, of St Paul, in the
best of the preliminary numbers. Al Nel
son, the local clover featherweight, gave the
Imitator of Mlko Gibbons tho best bout slnco
his invasion here, but Cashlll waB worthy of
mo decision at tne finish. TIio bout was
fast and interesting throughout, both boys
boxing cleverly most of tho time, mingled
with short series of slugging at close quar
ters. Franklo McManus redeemed himself. He
met Alvlo Miller, of Lorraine, Ohio, In a re
turn tilt and reversed the decision of their
first meeting. Frankle fought a careful bat
tlo, and landed his punches without taking
any chances of Miller retaliating. The bout
was not as interesting as tbelr other match.
Miller was Instructed before the the con
test not to use the pivot punch, a blow that
knocked down Frankle when they met be
fore. While Cashlll carried the colors of Mugs
Taylor's stable to vlctopr, another of the
Taylor entries was Bhaded when Ben Carlln
outpointed Henry Hauber. Hen apparently
was way off form, as he missed moro hard
punches than ever. Frankle Conlfrey and
Willie Baker were the winners In the other
two bouts, respectively defeating Joo Welsh
and Johnny Loughrey.
MEREDITH WON'T
TRY FOR MARK AT
SHEEPSHEAD BAY
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Warped, Springless Board
Track Causes Robertson to
Advise Ted Not to Race
RUNS IN NEW YORK TODAY
By TED MEREDITH
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llobertson found no spring In the bairn.
which are four Inches thick, and the track
nas warped somewhat, which makes th
Kuuiing uuu, J.HCSO rcaeona ana tno fact
that I looked a bit stale when I ran la.,
Tuesday nt tho Irish-American games on
tho relay mado him come to the dcelufnn
which I gladly agreed upon.
As a matter of fact, this would nnlv t,.
a time trial for mo, as all the men whn v,,
been Invited, Wlllcox, Moore and Diamond
could not get to Nev- York and, therefore'
thero would be no ono to drive mo over tat
distance.
Ordinarily It Is a hard proposition tnr
any ono to try for time, and esnanlniit, .- '
when there Is no.pcfe'to set the paco or make
you do fast tlmo In order to win. At thli
time It would bo one of the hardest tasks
for mo. After training so hard and com
Ing to tho climax at Boston, I naturally
would feel very satisfied, and a relanin i.
bound to come, which leaves a, man wltb
very little spring and dash.
Needs a Rest
I found this the case last Tuesday, when
I tried to make time In a 660 yards on th
Medley relay. I only ran-ln 1:24, Which Is
Blower than I usually run that distance In
fast half mile. At the Cornell-Penn dual .
mcei, wiien x mu i:oi i-o, my Iirst 600 was
1:22. Tho edgo gets worn off and the only
thing to bring It back Is a complete rest
for about two weeks.
All these things made me feel that It
would be fruitless to run the quarter-mile
Btratghtaway on Sunday. Herman Ober'
tubbestng, tho Metropolitan handlcapper
who has chargo of these games at Sheept
head Bay, and I had a talk about the mat.
tcr last Tuesday, nnd he also thought that
Inasmuch as the other men would not bs
there that thero would bo little Incentive
for me to run as I would bo expected.
Should" I run and break tho record what
would It count? Long made his 47 flat on
a dirt straightaway, vnhlla I would be doing
it on boards My doing the time wouldn't
clear his record off tho boards: It only
would stand as a quarter-mllo straightaway
record on boards '
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Battling Nelson Operated On
DETROIT. Mich., -Jum 3 Btl)lnr Nelson
It U .nnouncuil that Nation w.i ..,.:""
recovering.
Latzo Outpoints Laughlln
SSSJVSSSSi 'W .hritm
Btave LatJO.
Central Hlsh School has won every one of
thy seven Philadelphia hlsh school track and
field championships. That spells superiority.
tS".'!?1(21."' ,,',uCIipPIe1 n,h Jumper of Weet
Philadelphia High School, and Butch, the two.
mller of IlarriBbura; Technical High School, will
matriculate at Ilelhlehem Preparatory School
next fall, Forbea. the.Weat Philadelphia oara
man and shot putter, Intends to enter Cornell.
More Individual athletes and schools were
represented In the scholastic meet at Lafayette
on Memorial Day than In any acholaatlc meet In
lt Ba.15. '."'.f. """.n. Thirty schools with more
than 200 individuals, competed at Easton,
Princeton did something- at Its tnterecholaatlo
meet this spring which the other colleges might
copy to advantage. They conducted the neld
vents in tho nTornlnsr and. therefore, there wis
nothing long drawn out In the afternoon. As
the publlo aoldom get a look at tha Held events,
they might as well bo run In the morning.
For that matter, some of the field events mar
aa well ba .omitted. ..tattle Olympic tryouts at
Cambridge In 19111 the hammer-tbrow wai con
ducted In a field uroe distance away from tha
Harvard atadlum. and at Princeton the ham.
mer-throw never Is run off In the eame field In
which tho dual meet takes place. It tha vnt
lan't worth showing; to tha public It Man" worth
tha attention of tha athletes or officials. "n
Tom Eck. the great trainer of bicycle riders
of a decade ago, now la an aaalatant to i Ji
Stags at the University of Chicago. '
o. of Haileton. outtlnti irvn
luhUn, of South Bethl?hem7 15 ten rounds
It waa a. furious fight, with. sVva lindGgtoa
heavier 4 blows and the ower often. """"" "
Evening Ledger Decisions
of Ring Bouts Last Night
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If, A.V!5,,,a,'irV1.ku,, Mjilanue
A!",uM",ier' ?P,n!d ponlirey del
Welsh. Men .Carlio beat Henry
Johnny. Cashlll wan from Al NeUi
5!;r7?ujK.?1i,n,n hsded
ue oaiDoxed
defeated Joe
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ijraaler O'Hwfo Outfought Jimmy
Max Williams draw with Hid PaUhtn,
ci?.8?. J.OKK Young Kelly iinocktd oat
Eddto Melinite la tue third; Willie HVhUJ
stouiwd Allie Smith In tha S. ffi
Sharkey quit to Zulu Kid Ii I "la TsSlfi.' 'T
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Will Make Another Attempt
If I can get a dirt straightaway quarter
I will prepare specially for this raco gladly,
I would like to do It Just to satisfy myself
after the performance last summer at San
Francisco. I at that time thought I waa
running well enough to beat Long's time,
but the wind and the unfortunate failure
to get tllo flash of tho gun on the second
trial spoiled any chances I might have had.
Both my belief and Robertson's, who was
training mo at the time, was baaed on a
trial I ran on the first day I was In Frisco?
Hobby took us all out to the grounds as ifc
soon as we got off the boat from Portland, fU
ra which we una resiea lor ou nours. lit
walked with me over tho track and gave
me certain marks on the fence bo I could
tell at Just what distance I was at every
GO vards
He then sent me back to the Btart with In
structions to go through a quarter In about
63 seconds and to watch every mark so I
could gaugo the time by these marks, I
never felt better than that day. The rest
on the boat had dono me a world of good,
bo when I started out and reached the 320
mark In 23 1-6 seconds, according to Bernle
Wefer's watch, I knew this was too fast and
tried to slow down, but my condition and
the brisk wind carried me through In spits
of myself.
Ran in -18 Flat
When I finished Hobby looked me over,
then asked me how I felt and If I had
"tried." He looked peeved and told me
the time was 48 flat. I thought that after
doing this I ought to be in great shape for
the national championship quarter, but the
wind broke all my chances for that
Robertson afterward told me that even
thoush I had not been troubled In running
the 48 It had taken a lot of spring out of
my running, thus, his peevishness after tha
inui, minoucn nt first ha ,hn...v,, that
from Wednesday until Saturday would ba
time enough to get It back, v M
To get a shot at this mark agaln would M
uo oome consolation, but I do not know
where Buch a dirt track la n h ,,.
I am going tq run today In tho New York m!
A. C. games In th9 quarter, but hardly ex- M
PV" ,. ""c"t ior i nave npt been train
ing for It as I would like.
Before the Intercolleglatea I was doing
the hardest training I ever have gona
through. I averaged 10 hours' sleep a night
and my daily work was as routine as possl
ble, with very little running. I tried to
store up as much energy as possible, and
for three days before the meet I was drowsy
and-had a dull headache from having so,
much sleep.
This Is Robertson's plan for preparing for
a big race : (Jet all your work early, then rest
and store up strength, it worked like a
charm for me. and I never was In better
shape In my life than this season.
Since the Intercolleglatea I have been
trying to catch up In my college work and
clean everything up for graduation, m
training has been put aside.
This la the 96th set of games held by
the ew York A. C, and promises to be
the greatest of all. The have a very aU
tractive program, and the event which
promises being the best is the special 3J0
yard low hurdle race between the Call
fornla hurdlers.
This la around a turn, or else a new ro
ord would be very liable to be made.
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