EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1916
PATION AL LEAGUE APPEARS TO BE THE STRONGEST BODY ON SHOWING OF FIRST TWO MONTHS' Ml
Indians, Dodgers and Reds Appear to Be Strong
ACCORDING to our way of looking at It, Cleveland and Now York looked best
""Xi- of tho American League teams, despite the failure of Magee and Gcdeon, of
the latter team, to live up to expectations, while Brooklyn and Cincinnati appeared
to be tho strongest of tho National League, tho Phils excepted. Another month
may find the aspect entirely different. This Is particularly true of the American
League, as Detroit, Chicago and Boston have shown great Improvement since
leaving here, and evidently tho undisputed natural "class" of these teams Is
asserting Itself.
Brooklyn appears to havo everything needed to produce a championship team,
and there la no reason why it should not be In the race until the finish. Perhaps
Manager Robinson will mismanage his pitching staff as he did in 1915, but ho will
have a harder time ruining it this season, as ho is better fortified than he was a
ear ago.
To, date Robinson has exorcised wonderful Judgment In handling his pitchers.
This may bo due to tho fact that almost every, pitcher ho has started on the mound
lias been capable of going through the nine innings in first-class style. It also
la said that Robinson has placed the selection of the pitchers in the hands "f
Jack Coombs. If this is so he has little to worry about so long as he does not
meddle, as there Is.no man In the league more capable of handling this Job than
the former Mackman.
Brooklyn's Class Admitted
THE class of tho Brooklyn team, aside from pitching, Is admitted by critics,
fans and players, and so long as the pitching staff Is handled property the
Dodgers will remain up where they aro now at the head of the league unless
the Phils "hnd their "punch" and upset tho Robins in tho series starting today.
.As the Dodgers apparently aro Just finding their batting stride the task will be
made doubly hard.
The Reds are now In sixth place, but mismanagement is the only thing which
can keep Herzog'a team down in the second division, and we do not believe that
Cincinnati will be poorly handled. If Herzog had not switched his batting order
so much early in the season the Reds probably would be up higher In the race
ot the present time, but he Insists that he did not nnd the proper combination until
tho last week, and that ho would rather-losa the games early In the race and have
his combination working smoothly during tho last half of the struggle.
Poor work on the bases appears to be the only derect In the Cincinnati team and
this was tho one thing that caused Herzog to switch his batting order so much. He
realizes that It Is impossible to Improve tho base running of veteran players to a
great extent now and ho aimed to arrange the batting order in such a manner
that tho old game of playing for ono run via tho sacrifice could be used most
effectively.
Reds Have Powerful Pitching Staff
PITCHING always plays a most Important part and Herzog surely has a wonder
ful staft of hurlers. With Toney and Schneider as headllners, the Reds have
a pitching staff second to none In tho league. Both are giants and can work out
of turn without feeling any ill effects, while Mitchell, Schultz and Dale are hurlers
who may be filling tho role of second best on any other staff In the league.
The Reds have a powerful hitting team nnd a strong defense. The Infield Is
stronger than any In th,e league defensively, barring the Phillies. Individually it
fls more brilliant, but as a team the Phllly infield works smoother. Harmony
prevails and every man on the team Is convinced that there is a chance to win
the pennant, and will tight to the finish. In the games against tho Phils, Herzog's
team made a wonderful impression and it Is a combination which is coming fast,
instead of going tho other way, as aro two or three clubs In Tener's league.
Cleveland Held Lead Without Great Shortstop
THE fans appear to be overlooking the fact that Cleveland has kept its lead with
out the services of Ray Chapman, tho best shortstop In the'Amerlcan League.
There Is not a team In either league able to maintain its natural speed with
tho player of this Important position out of the game for two months, as has
been the case with Chapman, Fortunately BUI "Wambsganss ntted In well and has
played brilliant ball, but he Is not a Chapman and the Indians are likely to go oven
faster "when Ray Is able to return to the game regularly.
When Baker starts hitting as of yore; when Ray Caldwell pitches as he should,
and Lea Magee returns to form, tho Yankees will look much better, but they
really played better ball here and showed greater possibilities than any other
American League team, excepting Cleveland. There never was any question
about the natural ability and offensive strength of tho Tigers and White Sox, but
both showed poorly hero, while the Red Sox pitchers had not rounded into form,
Betroit la now moving along as It should, and no doubt will look much better'in
its next appearance here, while the wonderful pitchers of Boston are now In top
iorm and. will make the team a dangerous contender, despite the fact that It Is
weaker as a team by 25 per cent, than It was a year ago, The White Sox continue
aw a mystery, but aro moving along ft a steadier clip now,
THE season is only one-third over, but It has gone far enough to convince the
skeptical fans, who grinned broadly when the Indians went out in front, that Lee
Font's team J a sure enough pennant contender and a team that is not going to be
ousted from tho lead as soon as was expected. Also that Cleveland is a game,
flghtlng team which will not quit if it does happen to get poor breaks and lose'
the lead.
DODGERS, INDIANS AND REDS
APPEARED TO BE STRONGEST
TEAMS ON FORM SHOWN TTORTC
Brooklyn and Cincinnati Have Best Balanced
Teams in National League, Barring Phils,
n While Cleveland is Real Flag Contender
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"ClVERr team of tho National and American Leagues has appeared in (his
' 7Z, Sr W1 p0B3lble t0 BOt an excellent lino on tho strength of all but
Chicago, 2ST. It., which played only ono game here. On that occasion tho Cubs
howed a wonderful offenso and apparently Tinker has tho pitching, but tho
team was not hero long enough to havo some possible glaring weakness shown up.
Perhaps later in tho season there will bo a great dhange in tho playing form
of tho teams of both leagues, but at the present tlmo we would say tHat tho
National League is stronger and better balanced than the Junior organization,
which was unquestionably superior to tho senior circuit for sovoral years Tho
American League appears to havo stronger teams offensively, but tho great
superiority of tho National teams In pitching, defense and speed mQro than
counterbalances tho deadly punch of several teams in tho Junior organization.
The addition of Federal League players probably is responsible for this
sudden switch, though it Is possible that tho real reason Is that tho Amoriean
Leaguo teams appear to bo standing pat with too many veterans, particularly
pitchers, who aro no longer able to hold up their ond. Tho percentage of Federal
Leaguo players who made good is smaller than was expected, but those picked
up by National Leaguo teams and given regular positions appear to havo filled
In the very positions which needed strengthening.
Tho American Leaguo did not pick up many of tho Federal Leaguers.'bellovlng
that their leaguo already was so much Btronger than tho National that former
Nntional Leaguers who Jumped to tho Independent organization would bo unable
to earn, regular positions on American League teams. Those who were picked up
by the, American were considered men of unquestioned ability, who would bo cer
tain to star, but tho majority havo fallen below expectations.
Fed Players- Have Failed in American League
THIS is particularly true of Davo Davenport and ono or two other members of
Fielder Jones' Browns, Lee Magoo and Joe Gedeon. of tho Yankees, and Erlck
son. of Detroit. It was believed that Davenport would bo a sensation and that
with Plank, Wollman, Koob nnd the relief men tho Browns would have a wonder
ful pitching staff, but orratlc pitching by Davenport has been largely responsible
for tho slow start of Jones' team. Perhaps ho will get going soon, as he apparently
has wonderful natural ability, but until ho and one or two other Fed players
In the St. Louis llno-up show tho form oxpectod the team probably will remain
In a lowly position.
Magee was a star in the National Leaguo before ho Jumped and there appar
ently Is no plausible explanation of his miscrablo work. When ho was with tho
Cardinals ho was the liveliest Individual in tho National League, barring none,
but now ho does not havo as much ginger as tho average recruit. Gedeon, after
a great start, also has gone to pieces. Considering tho failure of four stars to
llvo up to expectations, Manager Donovan Is exceedingly lucky to bq so close to
the leaders.
In tho National League conditions are Just tho reverse. The addition of
Koney helped tho Braves; Mowrey plugged up a weak spot In the Brooklyn
line-up; Packard and others strengthened the Cubs; Chaso made a new team of
the Reds; Kauff, Anderson, Rarlden and Roush did tho samo for the Giants, while
tho Phils havo been aided to a certain extent by Cooper.
PENN BATS WAY
OUT OF CELLAR
IN TEAM HITTING
Red and Blue Advances and
Climbs Into Tie for 16th
Position
TUFTS LEADS WITH
Columbia Team on Top
of Collegiate Standing
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Turn 21 HI
llnrvnrd 24 20
thtfh IS 1
Nnvjr St 17
Dartmouth , 10 13
Ilronn IS II
Cornell 23 IS
1'rlncetoii 23 18
Amir 1(1 10
Fonlhnm H 7
I.nraretle 21 12
llenriEetown 22 11
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milium 17 7
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lcglnto honors In baseball this year, and tho
possibilities of the lied and Dlue lending
In batting are Just ns remote, but there Is
ono thing almoBt certain as the season rap
Idly draws to a close Penn will not finish
In tho cellar In team batting. Slnco tho
opening of tho season tho Quakers havo
been In and out of tho tall end position, and
oven a week ago were tho unmolested occu
pants of this lowly position.
Now Ponn Is tied with Amherst for lGth
place, Just threo notches above the cellar,
with an average of .188, with Williams and
Holy Cross trailing. It will take somo
wonderful work on the part of Wealeyan
to displace Tufts for tho team batting hon
ors, the Now Mcdford, Mass., nine setting
tho pace with a .314 points, 2 hotter than
tho mark they claimed a week ago, nnd
Just 14 points better than Wesleynn'a total.
Columbia Is third and Lehigh fourth.
Loland, of Tufts, appears to havo
clinched the Individual batting honors, as
his .460 Is 22 points In advance of his
nearest opponent. lludd, of Cornell, Is
next to Lcland, with a mark of .438, fol
lowed by Stafford, of Tufts, with .405.
Paine, of Dartmouth, Is fourth from tho
top, five points less than 400, nnd Beck,
of Columbln, who recently agreed to play
for tho Detroit Tigers, lias n mark that
ho has no reason to bo ashamed of In n
.391.
Harvard's battery Is Just as dangerous
with tho bat as they aro effective in their
battery work. Mahan, tho Crimson
twlrler, Is 10th, and his .358 enables him
to hold this position, while his teammate,
Dick Harte. of this city, Is 13th, by vir
tue of a .345 average. Berry Is Ponn'i
only representative hitting better than .250,
and the Red and Blue all-around athleto
has accumulated an average of .265 In 19
games, represented by 18 lilts out of GS
times at bat. Berry has scored seven runs
and has stolen seven basc3.
Tho average, Including the games played
Thursday, follow.
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Tufts SO 1)3 1 141 IDS
Wcslyan 14 203 79 109
Columbia 18 (1L' 108 178
l-hlsh IN B3U Oil 143
Army 18 sijO lni ir8
Dartmouth 10 .172 03 140
Harvard 22 714 144 174
Penn State X! 783 115 Km
Fordham 14 437 M 103
Lafayette 22 740 82 1B1
Oeorgetown 21 IW2 02 131)
Princeton 22 710 07 150
llrown 18 582 82 118
Navy 20 032 07 128
Yale (! 4 A !
Cornell 20 041 60 120
Penn 20 OM 54 124
Amherst 14 443 51 82
Williams 10 533 87 l
Holy Croa 14 371 30 07
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34 .281
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27 .253
52 .241
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27 230
8 221
28 ,215
32 .211
34 .210
18 .202
43 .200
15 .107
13 .188
11 .18S
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AFTER 30 YEARS
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Mitchell. Army. rf... 14
Oerhardt. Army, 3b . 18
Aahorn. I.eMsh. 2b.. in
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t,eea, I.ehigh. c 14
Harte. Harvard, c... 22
Chapln. Wealeyan ... 14
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Shepley. Yale. 3b. . . . 13
myth, Penn state, 3b 22
Heeman Wesleyun . . 12
Watt. Columbia. 2b . 18
noodrldee. Amherst. lb 14
l.aaon, Wealeyan .. 14
Whlttakcr. Tufta. p.. 13
lUwle. Lehigh, cf... 14
WlBKleaworth. H.C .It 13
Stookey, Wealeyan .. 12
Coolidge, Harvard, ct 22
Gerard, I.ata)ette, p. li
Johnaon, P State.rf.p 21
Saunderg. Tufts, as . 10
Anderson, Tufts, It. . 10
Robinson. P. State, lb 22
J. Johnson, Droun, rt 12
Ecktey. Cornell ss... IS
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Volk. Tufts, lb 20
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Reese. Dartmouth. If 10
Vaughn. Yale, cf..,. 10
Lane. Columbia, c . . 11
Davidson, llrown, 3b. 18
Wlnterhalter, I,h'h.lf 11
Decker. Wealeyan ... 13
Murray llrown, 3b... 18
Bush. Yale, lb 20
Troxell. Lafayette, lb 10
Chenoweth. Le'sh, 2b 10
Tabet, Amherst, rf. P 8
tleale. Harvard. 3b . 17
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lirltton. Army. If , . . . 17
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Nash. Harvard, lb, 22
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Susquehanna Geta New Coach
SELINSQnOVB. Pa.. June 10, -Susquehanna
University athletic council has announced I tJSt
Prof. Edgar R Wlngard. '02. who for the last
1.rt".i b? W'." director of athletics at the
University of Wain has been elected to the
same position at Susquehanna for the next year"
Fourth. of July Sports
Judgs Eugene C. Bonnlwsll. who has charge
! I!". cU? Fu.rlb 9t Julr m to be held
at Belmont, Kalrmouot Park, on the morning
of July 4 at JO o'clock, la working energetically
to maka the games a, success With, that end
In view, he has sent put an appeal to eery ate.
Istlc organliatloo la the city
Old Man Courtnpj- lias put on his coat.
"With tho rowing of tho 22d annual regatta
of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association
at Pouphkecpsle, the "Wizard of the Hud
son quit his job as head coach of tho
Cornell navy. No moro will he bo seen
leaning over tho rail of the coaching launch
directing the big Ilcd crews from Lake
Cayuga In tho fine points of rowing, tho
points which draw tho lino of demarcation
between victory. No more will an old
straw hat keep the hot sun out of a pair
of shrewd jet soft blue oyes as they watch
tho 'mahogany shells pierce tho waters of
this battle-scarred stream. For after more
than 30 years no tho foremost coach of
rowing In American colleges, Charles D.
Courtnoy had decided to join the rocking
chnlr licet.
"When the news of the "Wizard's con
templated retirement first becamo known
It sounded no if Cornell too had decided
to ghe up rowing. The names Courtney
and Cornell havo been linked together so
closely that rowing enthusiasts never
stopped to differentiate between. Cor
nell. Courtney and Victory have become
almost tho eternal rowing triangle.
Will the departure of Courtney as active
coach break up tho flguro? Cornell men
don't think so. They believe his spirit
will carry many Cornell crews to victory
in future years. Ho has built up a tradi
tion that even his withdrawal cannot shat
ter. Conlrnct Expires
The "Old Man's" contract with the Cor
nell Athletic Association expires this year.
There Is no doubt that he will be appointed
In an advisory capacity to the end of his
days. When things go wrong he will be on
hand to right them. No price can be set on
the value of his experience. Ho has been
at Ithaca since 18S0. Since the formation
of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association
in 1835 he has sent, excluding Saturday's
entrants, B9 crews to the line at Pough
keepsle nnd Saratoga Lake, where the race
was held In 1898, and he has had 39 of them
return to the boathouse victors That is.
In varsity, junior and freshman races.
Courtney's crews hold every record on
the river On July 2, 1901, the varsity
eight drove Its shell across the finish line
a mile below the Poughkeepsle Bridge In
18 minutes 53 1-5 seconds. Tho time for
most of the races has been around 20 min
utes. The only time It was threatened
was In 1903, when another Cornell crew
slashed down the course in 18 minutes 68
seconds. The record for the freshman race
was made In 1909, the Ithaca clubs cover
ing the two miles In 9 minutes 11 3-5 sec
onds. The discontinued race of two miles
for varsity fours la another Cornell record,
made July 2. 1909, 10 minutes 1 second.
Last year the Cornell junior varsity raced
over the two miles In 10 minutes 1-5 sec
ond, breaking its own record, established
In 1914, when the first race for junior
eights was held.
Rowed When Kid
Courtney has been on the water since
he was knee high to a grasshopper. He
was born at Union Spring, near Saratoga
Lake, November -12, 1819, 12 days after
Fred Plalsted, now assistant coach at Co
lumbia and a boon friend of Courtney, first
saw the light of day. At the age of 13
Courtney took to rowing. He rowed In all
'the big regattas, and In 1876 won the cham
pionship at single sculls. The regatta was
held In this city )n conjunction with the
Centennial. He never won the professional
championship, but was right up with Ned
Hanlan, the master of them allj Fred
Plalsted, Jim Ten Cyck and Jim Riley,
Jn 1880 Courtney succeeded John Teemer
at Cornell. This was Just about the time
eight-oared shells with coxswains were sup
planting six-oared shells, steered by the
bow man. From tho very day he took hold
of the Cornell navy Courtney has had pher
nomenal success. Now he stands In the
gloaming of his career.
FOOTBALL TO BE
GOVERNED BY A
CODE OF ETHICS
Supplement to Rules Has
Been Announced by
Committee of 14
WILL BETTER THE GAME
BOSTON, Juno 19. A code of ethics to
govern football beyond the point where the
rules now stop has been announced by
V.. K. Hall, of Dartmouth, chairman of tho
Football Rules Committee, which comprises
14 graduate representatives of arlous col
leges In the East nnd Middle West. The
committee, which already has revised
slightly tho playing rules for next Beason, is
to publish the code as a supplement to the
rules.
"You may meet players and oven
coaches," the committee states, "who will
tell you that it Is nil right to violate the
rules If you do not get caught. This Is the
code that obtains among sneak-thleves and
pickpockets. The crime In their case Is get
ting caught.
"The football code Is" different. The
player who Intentionally violates a rule Is
guilty of unfnlr play and unsportsmanlike
tactics, and whether he escapes being penal
ized, he brings discredit to the good name
of the game."
Each year, the committee says, there has
been less attempt on the part of the players
"to beat tho rules," unfair tactics have
largely disappeared and the "anythlng-to-wln"
coach la disappearing. There are,
howoer, still many school teams, and even
some college teams, which "seem to fall to
recognize that the first obligation of every
football player Is to protect the game Itself,
its reputation and its good name."
The suggestions made by the committee
follow. In part:
"Holding Is prohibited by tho ryles, be
cause It does not belong In tho game of
football, It Is unfair play. It eliminates
skill. The slowest man In the world could
make a 40-yard run In every play If the
test ot his teammates would hold their
opponents long enough. The game Is to
advance tho ball by strategy, skill and
speed without holding your opponent.
"Coaching from the side lines Is prohib
ited In the rules, because It Is considered
an unfair practice. The game Is to be
played by the players using their own mus
cle and their own brains.
"Beating the ball by an unfair use of a
starting signal Is nothing less than de
liberately stealing an advantage from the
other side. An honest starting signal Is
good footbajl, hut a starting signal which
has for Its purpose starting the team a frac
tion of a second before the ball Is put In
play In the hope that It will not be de
tected by the officials Is nothing short of
crookedness.
'Talking to your opponents, ir It falls
short of being abusive or Insulting la not
prohibited by the rules, partly because It
ought not to be necessary and partly be
cause no rules can make a gentleman out
of a mucker. No good sportsman Is ever
guilty of cheap talk to his opponents.
Fame and Such
I've teen a bloke lep to ihe plafe
And took a Hne drive, clean and alralaht,
Where tome outfielder, In the tool,
Hauled U to earth and taved the day.
And then I've teen another twing,
A half-baked, looping, lucky thing,
A weak attempt that won the game
Yet tuch fame.
I've teen one make a pcrcct that
That landed on the proper tpot,
Yet got a bad kick from the cup
And left the other guy ono up.
And then I've teen another play
A half-topped thot that won the day;
A flub that should have left him Dutch)
aome fame tuch.
"A nation's wealth," writes or wrote
Adam Smith, "Is measured by Its happi
ness." This being so, the weather that has
descended upon this Commonwealth slnco
March has about bankrupted tho land, It
has cost club owners over $300,000 they
never will get back. It has left numerous
ball plnyers In poor shape and has soured
the souls of countless fans. It has been a
blow to moro than many thousands looking
for their iccrcntlon at golf and tennis.
April, May and Juno Rro months that gen
erally are held to be the prime ones for all
sports. But so far they havo been a trifle
too warm for an Esquimau and n trlflctoo
cold for any one else a trlflo too wet for a.
human and a. bit to dry for a fish. What,
then, you ask, aro wo going to do about It?
Practically nothing. If that much.
Collins, Baker nnd Mclnnls
Frank Baker, Eddie Collins and Stuffy
Mclnnls, as related before, havo a combined
batting average so far around .220. It has
boen suggested by several experts that
Baker misses Eddie Collins, who was wont
to get on freuuontly and thereby harass
and annoy the pitcher. But how doeB this
explain the slump of Collins and Mclnnls?
It nlso has been suggested that tho three,
whllo wonders together, miss the combined
Inspiration nnd aid when separated.
Yet last season, whtlo separated, Col
lins batted around .300, with Mclnnls well
up abovo tho .300 mark. It Is easy enough
to understand that a. pitcher who was
forced to face these thrco men In a row,
on the same club, would find tho combined
task beyond him, would therefore be un
able to centre his entire attention on any
one man. This being so, why should Col
lins and Mclnnls, 100 miles apart, havo
moved along scronely last season, ns Baker
spaded the yielding earth and weeded out
tho onion beds?
Hero aro threo men who for about five
years have averaged around .330. They still
By GRANTLAND RICE
aro young, strong, ambitious and In j.
shape. Why the drop to .220? Ther. EH
answer, undoubtedly, but we'd rather JiV
nnVH inm - -.I t. ""-ner you
guess. "'" """ "" navent
Ed Walsh
We often wonder how Ed Walsh f..i.
about It; In perfect physical hlalth, 'onl,
34 years old, ono of the most ambCJ.
Pitchers who ever lived, ono of the v...'
est for hard work, yet crowded out of if.
gamo for llfo because the elastic J 15.
great arm has been worn a bit too thin.
Walsh today should be nn of it..
stars of tho game with threo or fouriw
years left. It Is hard enough to quit t t2l
allotted time, tho nppolntcd houri but It u
hardest of nil to-be forced out through on!
defect that came from an overzealous iov!
nlty nnd n lovo of the game.
On the Average
There are times when Luck taket charge el 4
.ri core arcana inrougn at the ujurf
Hut takina the averane. rfnw h .!....
The beat man there it the one that' w ,-.
Tho bard who desired to know am,.1
years ago "What Is so rnre as a day la
Juno?" has boen pretty Well answered hers
lately. Almost any day In January or
February. '
But It Doesn't Follow
"Jorry Trnvers," says an exchange, "will
havo little chance to make a good showing
In the amateur golf championship at
"""""i ucauot-wu hub uiayea verv 1!H1
golf this season.'' y """
The logic of this statement Is overthrown
by tho fncts In the case. Last summer Bob
Gardner played very little golf, entering
but one one-day tournament. John G An.
derson never had a golf club In his nandt
from June 19 up to his nrrival In Detroit.'
Yet the two finalists were Gardner and "
Anderson, tho two who undobtedly had
played ls golf than any others of the
elect.
You may recall Hughey Keough's
definition of form. "Form," ha wrote, "li
tho brief Interval between getting ready
and going stale." And this brief Interval, U '
the proper skill Is there, frequently can b
reached properly In a fairly short time of
preparation.
The Anguish Record
ThU world is full of a number of thlnaa
That can make one sadder than Iov- '
or Kings
But the saddest thing of them all, to me,
It to that first one off the tee.
Baker as Batting Aid
Limits His Meat Diet
CLEVELAND, Juno 10, Frank Daker Is
still In his slump.
"I'm hnd many A Imrci battle getting;
started." ho snyH, "but this Is the hardest
one 1 ever hnd."
- a possible corrective linker Is limiting
hl meat ratline to one meal n day. He
thlnUrt perhups that dietary measure
Morlc an Improvement, for he has been feel
ing logy, he says, and hopes that less meat
will tono him up. "
Scraps About Scrappers
Tommy Jamison.
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CALIFORNIA LAWN TENNIS
PLAYERS TO INVADE EAST
Annual Pacific and Atlantic Coasts
Matches August 4 and 5
NEW YORK, Juno .California's great
lawn tennis players will Invade the East
for the annual team matches between the
Pacific and Atlantic coasts early In August.
The series of five singles and two doubles
will be played Friday and Saturday, August
4 and 5. A
While the personnel of the Pacific coast
team has not yet been announced, it Is ex
pected that It will Include Maurice E. Mc
Loughlln, William M. Johnston, Clarence J,
Grlffln, Willis E. Davli H. Van Dyke Johm
and Itoland Roberts.
The series will be decided on tho turf of
the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills,
and the Atlan"0 Coast teftm.wlll be selected
after the Long-wood tournament.
Phillies Defeat Jersey City
jcnoc "UlL, ' ' sxorana roil
lies won an exhibition cams from the pewiv
organized JsrsejncUy tsam at West Side Park
yesterday. Tpo acoro wu 4 to J.
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auiiiiii' lU'iiiiv'jii. u, rn.iu) mill, 1.11, iiirob
Darby Caspar In tho wind-up at tho Broadway
tonignt. i'At-uraaipy, wno was originally scnea
uled to meat tho Smoky Hollow lad. Injured his
ankle while tralnlnir tor the match at Urle, Pa.
In the other bouts Wally Nelson will meet Willie
Spencer, K. O. Wagner takes on Johnny Clark.
Jim Leggert boxes Trunk Dradley and Charley
llauber opposes Indian Itussell.
The postponed show of th- npn air Cambria
A. C. wl'l b hold tonight with Johnny Nelson.
Kensington's lightweight favorite, and Buck
riemlng. of dray's Ferry, In the wlndup They
were primed up for a grand battle Friday
night, but bad weather forced Promoter nurns
to hold oft tho show until tonight. Nelson and
Fleming continued their work and this morn
ing they announced themselves In the "pink."
Andy Burns and Eddie Cavanaugh. a brace
of te'rrlflo punching bantams, aro down for tho
semi at the Cambria. In the other bouts
Tommy Gorman meets Leo Flynn. Johnny Mor
pan. who Is now under tho management' of
Tommy Illley. tackles Kddle Kelly, and Andy
rotts opens the show with Charley Doyle.
Jack Blackburn vs. Willie Baker and Tommy
O'Keefe vsi Joe We'sh r the respective star
mixes at the nyan and Model Clubs tomorrow
night. A clever encounter should result In the
rtvan semifinal when Al Nelson and Charley
Bear clash. Jack Kantrow ana l'ranKie men.
territorial rivals, meet In tho appetizer to tho
final at tho Model.
Ten boxers mada up tho second detachment to
depart for Buenos Aires, where a big boxing
rsnrlval Is scheduled during July and August.
Those who left New York on Saturday were
Bam Langford, Sam MoVey. Harry Wills,
"Uough Houso" Wares. Ted Lewis, Albert
Badoud, Hob Devere, Mike Mazle, Pat Bradley
and Harry Condon.
Jack Dillon and Frank Moran wilt split s.
Surso of 140,000 when they meet in llrooklyn,
une 20, Tho latter will get 525,000. while
Dillon Is to receive 115,000,
BECK AND WILSON
WIN JUNIOR CITY
DOUBLES TITLE
Young Stars Outplay Huhn
and Wier and Win Straight
Set Victory ,i
SCORE 13-11, 6-3,
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Kddle Dorsey. the west Philadelphia negro
mi in new xorK pouts.
Eddie Dorsey. tne vt
hiTMf in maklnr oulta s
Although Ed Is a lightweight, he has been de
feating welterweight opponents. ieo Johnson,
who claims the negro lightweight championship
of the world, has been beaten twice by Dorsey,
Welterweights, middleweight! and light heavy
weights all look alike to Young Jack O'Brien,
according to the West Pblladelphtsn. who write
he Is n good shape after a. recent Illness Jack
doesn't pick an opponent, but he writes the fol
lowing would ba accommodated! 8tsv Latzo.
Willie Moors. Young Erne. K. O. Loughlln, EddleJ
Hitter Swims Fast Mile
ATLANTIC PITY. N. J.. June 19 An un
official world's record for an ocean mils swim
was orobably set up yesterday by H. M. lUtter.
of Philadelphia, who covered that distance In
his remarkable race In. 11 minutes flat. The
kindly strong currents In, line with the course
me material zacior in me par-
proved quite the
flcularly fast time,
Protest Minnehaha Yacht Victory
Jahnson't yacht Mlnnsbaha won the race for on,
design yachts held at the Indian Harbor Yacht
Club yesterday, but a protest has been entered
against Johnson for fouling by other panic!.
pants or tne racs.
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Serine Wilson, of Cynwyd, won the Junior!1.1
city doubles at Merlon by defeating W. Rt , -J
T. i-turni. jr., nnu Herbert wier in straw
sets.
It tvas a caso of excellent team work and
good tennis sense against pure speed and
iltTrVi iirllli 4ri fnt-mac milllnc nut In tflA
pinch. Wilson was very bid In the first ,
set, but made a reat rally and played i irj
excellent lennia in tne closing two. ras -u
overhead, usually protty reliable, was far "
ore. uecic, anvays steaay, was unusuaur
severe and scored many points by keen, so-.
curate volleying. The winners deserve
great credit for one of the cleanest victories
over a hard team ever seen in a junior
tournament.
The single matches In the semifinal round
resulted In a big upset and a settlement of,,
a long-standing argument. First, Lawara.
C, Cassard, the title-holder, went down t
defeat at the hands of Roy March, of Cya
wyd Club, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. March was In thl
game every minute and outgeneraled Cas
sard at every department of the game once
he had solved the title-holder's style of
play.
Iloy It. Coffin, Germantown, defeated B.
D. Walsh, of Penn Charter, 6-1, -i "d
settled a long-standing question. Coffin put
It all over Walsh In the first set, allowing
the well-known Penn Charter star but
10 points. Walsh braced In the second set
and drove Coffin hard. Coffin, (however,
was always equal to the emergency and
put Jn the final puritfh. It must be ajd
tHat the soft courts bothered Walsh greatly
and he was far off form.
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