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JUNE 24, 191C
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B SHIFTING PLAYERS TO AND FROM DISABILITY LIST STALLINGS BEATS LEAGUE RULING,
BOSTON IS CARRYING 26 MEN,
IN SPITE OF 21-PLAYER LIMIT
RULE OF NATIONAL LEAGUE
Sellings' Team Is Overworking Ridiculous "In
eligible" List Whitted's Terrific Home Run
and Alexander's Pitching Give Phils Edge
WHEN the Boston Braves sent nn cntlro second-string outfield Into the gamo
yesterday, without cabling upon Eddlo Fltzpatrlek or Dick Egan, quite tt
few of tho fans remarked that It was rather odd that Stalllngs could carry so
many men nnd still bo Under tho 21-player limit. Tho answer Is tho ridiculous
National Leaguo 21-playcr limit rule, with Its "Incllglblo" list
At the present time the Hraves are carrying 20 players, Including two men
Whoso contracts hnvo not been promulgated, according to excellent ndvlcefl. Tho
trien whoso contracts havo not been promulgated, according to rumor, aro Itlco,
the third-string catcher, and Bailey, a college outfielder. Wo always had been
Under tho Impression that a contract must bo promulgated within a certain length
of time, but it cannot bo so, as tho Braves, with their now Harvard principles,
surely would not deliberately break a rule.
Tho .disability list would bo fair for all if tho teams would livo up to It and
place only crippled players on it, but tho manner in which all teams aro abusing
tho rulo makes it absolutely worthless and tho Joko of baseball. An excellent
examplo of tho abuse of this rulo can bo gotten from tho caso of Jess Barnes,
tho young Boston hurlcr. Barnes was on tho disability list, which is supposed
to bo for crippled players, until two days ago.
That Barnes was not really crippled was proved by his work against tho
Phillies yesterday. When Wllholt and Connolly were placed on tho disability list,
Barnes was reinstated and was In such splendid shape that ho gavo Aloxandcr a
rrcat battlo for It innings.
Enforce the Rule or Abolish It
HOW much longer la tho National Lcaguo going to put up with this Joko rule,
which Is not being lived up to by moro than ono club, tho Cincinnati Beds,
Who havo not had enough money Jo go out and buy playors thoy need7
Boston's roster Includes Pitchers Rudolph, Hughes, Barnes, Bagon, Tyler, Nchf,
Ituelbach, Allen, Strand and James; Catchers dowdy, Tragrcssor and Rico; Infield
era Konetchy, Evers, Maranvllle, Smith, Egan and Fltzpatrlek; Outfielders Magcc,
Connolly, Wllholt, Collins, Compton, Snodgrass nnd Bailey. It Is barely possible
that tho St. Louis Cardlna's or Pirates could uso ono or two men being hold
by Stalllngs because tho lcaguo tolorntos this manipulation of tho "Incllglblo" list,
but thoy havo a small clianco of getting nny of them.
As stated many times beforo, tho object of tho rulo, nsldo from discour
aging extravagance was to. prevent ono team from, holding as substitutes men
who might bo of vnluo to another team. Just how well tho rulo Is working out
can bo seon at a glanco at tho above Hat of 26 playors. It Is not fair to a team
living up to tho rules, and tho lid might Ju3t as well bo lifted now as later. It
would make a better raco in every way.
If tho leaguo bclloves that rulo Is a necessity, why not limit a team to ono man
on tho disability list and not permit a team to place from thrco to flvo men on it
nnd to cover up a few moro by not promulgating their contracts?
Moran Did Well to Save Alexander for Braves
IT IS well that Manager Moran saved Alexander tho Great for tho opening gamo
of the series against tho Braves, in preference to sending him against tho
Codgers in tho eighth and ninth innings of Thursday's game in Brooklyn, though
nt tho tlmo it seemed as if it was the proper thing to do. Pitching two Innings on
Thursday probably would havo taken away Just enough of Alexander's effective
ness to havo permitted the Braves to beat him yesterday, as young Jess Barnes
surely gave tho Phllly wonder a great battle.
Barnes pitched invincible hall for 10 innings, tho Phillies' lone run being duo
to Compton'a fumble of Stock's single, which permitted Alexander to'tnlly. Tho
champions could not scoro again until Georgo Whitted selected a sensational
method to break up tho game. Good, who replaced Cravath, had been retired In
the Phillies' half of tho 11th inning, when Whitted caught a fast ball Just right and
smashed It far over the right-field fenco for a homo run.
This mighty drive gave tho Phillies a victory Just when it seemed as If tho
two teams might battle until darkness without determining tho winner. The drlvo
was in keeping with tho wonderful work Whitted has done throughout tho season.
This remarkable ball player, who is not gifted .with tho natural ability of some of
tho better press-agentcd players. Is the greatest emergency man In tho National
Leaguo and tho most valuable all-round outfielder In tho National League, despite
thu fact that Zack Wheat, Max Caroy, Dodo Paskort, Gavvy Cravath and a few
other stars also aro outfielders.
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TRAVERS' NIBLICK BRIGADE
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TO PROTECT ENTIRE BORDER 1
"If They Need Any Trenches Dug' Says Open'
Champion, "I Can Gather a Detachment That A
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By GKANTLAND RICE
EVENING LEDGER
TRACK AND FIELD
GAMES ON TODAY
First of Weekly Schoolboy
Meets Scheduled at
Woodside Park
440-YARD DASH LIMIT
Alexander Outpltchcd Barnes
THE game was strictly a pitching duel between Alexander and Barnes, with tho
Phllly star having all the better of It, dcsplto tho ability of Barnes to prevent tho
Phils from earning a run until Whitted mado his circuit drive. Tho Braves' only
run In the 11 stirring Innings was a home-run drlvo by Ed Konetchy, which was,
to a certain extent, lucky. Tho big first baseman hit a ball which was several
Inches outside tho plate nnd It was an ordinary double, but tho wind caught tho
ball and just carried it to tho top of tho fence. The ball struck squarely on tho top
of the fence, but it bounded into Broad street.
Aside from this one Inning, Boston never had a chanco to score. During tho
11 Innings only two men got beyond first base. Thoy wcro Konetchy, when he hit
his homer, and Barnes, who beat out an infield single and was compelled to tako
second when Alexander passed Evers with two men out In the ninth. It was a
masterful exhibition of pitching by the Phllly wonder.
Tho Phillies had several excellent chances to scoro on Barnes, but he always
tightened up at the right time or was saved by his support, which was brilliant
throughout, barring Compton's unfortunato slip, which sent the gamo into extra
Innings. Barnes had Just been reinstated from tho disability list, where ho was
supposedly recovering from a lame arm. If Stalllngs has any moro lamo-arm
pitchers like Barnes, wo sincerely hope they are not reinstated whllo tho team is in
this city.
Brilliant Fielding Was a Feature
BOTH teams fielded brilliantly. Thero wa3 Just enough hitting and sensational
fielding to make tho fans forget that the pitchers really were the masters
throughout the battle. Some of tho plays wero remarkable, the most notoworthy
being catches by Whitted and Paskert off Eddie Collins. Whitted made a shoe
string catch of a wicked line drive, while Paskert picked a sure triple off tho centre
field wall.
Tho Phllly infield ajso played smooth ball, and tho champions should havo
been credited with another errorless game. Bert Nlchoff was charged with nn
error on a play where it would have taken a miraculous effort to retlro the runner;
but aside from this one plajr, thero was nothing that even resembled a mlscue. Bill
lUUefer's throwing was ano'ther feature, the three Braves who tried to steal being
retired by several feet.
For the Braves, Maranvllle easily was the star. He made several halr-ralslng
tops of ground ball and amused the fans greatly with his unique method of catch
ing fly balls. All told, Maranvllle had 10 chances, more than half of which were
hard, but accepted them all cleanly.
Gianta Afflicted With "Automobllltia"
ANEW YORK writer believes that the slump of the Giants at home is due to
tholr constant automobile parties. He says;
"Monsieur Benjamin Kauff was quite a swatBtnan In 1914, That was before
fce suffered from automobllltls in a malignant form. Last season tho hit-killing,
germs began to Infest his system, and Kauff didn't hit with as much success as
In former years. This season Kauff, who has a new racing car, Is hitting
.round .275.
"If Benny pushed his chariot in the garage tomorrow and refrained from,
AUtomoblllng until the end of the season, we'll guarantee that his batting average
will jump well beyond the .300 mark in a few weeks and stay there. And if
McGraw enforced a rule prohibiting the Giants from riding in autos until the
season Is over, it's an absolute certainty that the batting power of the club would
Increase 15 to 20 points in a few weeks.
"Other ball players own autos, but they use them in moderation. The Giant
players alone seem to be permitted to race around at any speed they wish and
as often as they care, McGraw is lenient with them in this respect. So far he
has seen no harm in it. But other managers have and most of them issued
orders restraining their players from frisking around too much in the night air.
They decided that fresh air was all right for a ball player when imbibed In the
ordinary way, but concluded that It wasn't good for a player's eyesight when he
plowed through It nightly at the rate of from 25 to 60 miles an hour.
"Of course, McGraw and his Giants may disagree with us Jn our opinion that
Joy-riding has put the at-home batting orbs of the men very much on the blink.
But sooner or later JawiTla going to see the error of the Joy-riding way, adopt
rules barring It and then watch the result."
List of Events
MinaiTT.
fiO-ynnl dali. 75-rnrd dnsli.
JUNIOK.
73-jard dnsli. 100-janl d.ili.
skxmk.
100-ynrd dnli. 250-ynrd dnsli.
-ItO-jnrtl run.
Running bruuil Jump.
HOME-RUN DRIVE HAS NOT
DEFEATED ALEXANDER SINCE
WAGNER'S LONG CLOUT IN 1913
Fewer Circuit Swats Made Off Grover Than Any
Other Pitcher in Either of the Major
Baseball Leagues
ED K
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By CIIANDLElt D. RICHTEK
vONHTCIIY'S home-run drive over'
Tho first .of tho schoolboy athletic meets
to bo held weekly at Woodside Park under
tho auspices of tho Kvhnino LKDonn took
placo today. Tho first event was called
promptly at 1 p. m. and tho program car
ried to a completion without a. hitch. Many
of tho youngsters havo beon anxiously
waiting for tho opening of tho Evening
Ledoeh games nnd a good entry list was
turned In.
A general invitation Is extended to all
boys to competo, ns no entry feo la charged
All that la required Is for a youngster to
satisfy the management that ho la a bona
fide student, and he can engage in any event
for which ho is qualified. Entries will be
received up to noon of the day of tho event,
and thoso boys who aro anxious to keep In
good physical condition during the summer
now will have an opportunity to do so.
In arranging the games tho Evening
L.EDOEH and Woodsldo Park management
have been actuated by a dcslro to help the
schoolboys Indulge In their favorite pas
times under tho most favorable conditions
possible. It now remains with the boys to
make the meets tho success they deserve by.
sending in tlielr entries in generous num
ber. All track events will be limited to 440
yards. This will enable tho youngsters to
compete without any possibility of over
taxation of their physical powers. Field
ovents will be Included In the program after
tho first two meets havo neen decided, and
ovents will bo added according to the In
terest taken in tho meets.
For the past week tne cinder track hns
been thoroughly rolled nnd put Into excel
lent shape and fast time Is expected from
tho boys. This will help the success of tho
meet, while the width of the track, 20 feet,
assures tho young athletes of plenty of
room without any crowding.
Herman Meyer, chairman Amateur Ath
letic Union Ilcglstrntion Committee, Is en
thusiastic over the outlook for the success
of the games and urged all the boys to go
to Woodside Park today nnd take part In
the events. Ho has promised to canvass
the recreation centres and bring many
youngsters Into the Evenino LEDOEn ath
letic fold.
Tho games already have been Indorsed
by the Municipal Athletics League and
Board of Education physical department,
so there Is little left to do but for the boys
to get together and make the games the
success they deserve.
Ten events wero scheduled for the opening
program today. Two dashes were set apart
for the midget and junior classes, - while
four were set apart for youngsters in the
senior classes.
STIIAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER TO
PLAY FOUHTII ST. CLUH TODAY
Store Team to Clash With Aggregation
of Ex-College Stars
The Strawbrldge & Clothier team will
piay me i-ourtn street uiud on tne grounds,
63d and Walnut streets, today, at 3:30
o'clock. A great battle is predicted, as the
Fourth Street Club has made a good record
to date with college and semlprofessional
teams.
The line-up:
FOURTH ST, Cl.tm.
Erwln. Jit b.: utility.
Deacon, flrat base.
Coryell, second base.
Hart, centra Held.
glejclor, left field.
Jones, shortstop.
Jevln. pitcher.
Kurtz, catcher.
Merrltt. third base.
Pierce, riebt Held.
s & c
Dlemer, shortstop.
Carls, centra field.
Yap. first base.
Mliterlloe. third baae.
Curtis, rlitht field.
Cornojr. aecond base.
f)urbln. left field,
lolmes. catcher.
Oeden. pitcher.
GUmore. catcher.
right-field fenco yesterday nlmost
prevented Alexander tho Great from win
ning his 13th victory for 191G. An error
by I'oto Compton enabled tho Phils to
even tho count, nnd Alexander held tho
Braves In check until George 'Whitted mode
his home-run drive, which gavo tlio cham
pions a sensational victory. If Konctchy's
homer had been tho only run of tho game,
It would havo been the first time In threo
years that Alexander had lost a gamo
through a circuit drive, tho veteran Hans
Wagner being tho last National League
player to beat tho Phllly marvel with a
homo run.
Back In 1013 Wagner lifted tho ball Into
tho left-field bleachers for a homer with
a runner on first, and defeated Alcxnnder
2 to 1. Whllo several players havo found
Aloxandcr for circuit drives, none of tho
four-base' wallops has caused tho Phllly
star's defcat-slnco Wagner mado his drive.
Field Small, Too
When ono considers the size of tho Thllly
field, It Is really remarkablo that so fow
home-run drives havo been oft Alexandor.
Charley Ilerzog Insists that It Is impossible
to tako a full swing at Alexander's side
arm ball because tho batter docs not see
It until it Is upon him.
Tho manager of tho Iteds contends that
tho centre fiold bleachers havo something to
do with this, as It makes n background In
which tho ball Is lost until It is half way
up to tho plate. Ilerzog does not explain,
however, how It is that National League
batsmen nro unable to make circuit drives
off Alexander on other fields.
Tho National League records show that
there aro fewer home-run drives made
off Alexander tho Great than nny pitcher
In tho lenguo, nnd If a careful search was
mado of the baseball files, wo bcllevo that
It would bo found that Alexander leads both
leagues In this respect, with Eddlo Plank
as his only close rival.
Out for Record
Alexander is out to win 35 games, and,
Judging by the way he is going, tho Phllly
marvel Is likely to reach this mark. The
Phillies have played 53 games to date and
Alexander has registered 13 victories. As
the schedule calls for 154 games and
Alexander has not been overworked he Is
likely to make a great finish if tho race Is
close.
To dato Moran lias called upon Alexander
as a relief twlrlcr only once, but as the
season wears on the Nebraskan probably
will be given many chances to win games
by working two or three Innings In contests
which tho Phils manage to tie up along
about the Beventh or eighth Inning.
Luddy Batting Well
Fred Luderus Is back In his 191B batting
form and will soon be climbing Into tho'.300
class. The failure of the slugging captain
to hit In the early weqks of the race was a
great handicap to the Phillies, as It hap
pened that Gavvy Cravath was In a slump
at the same time and Dave Bancroft failed
to hit as well as expected.
Barring 1915 Luderus always has been a
slow starter. There apparently Is no reason
for the failure of Luddy to hit In the early
part of the campaign, but he attributes It
to tho fact that he uses a heavier bat In the
Bprlng, so that he can get his stride and
swing before he starts pulling the ball to the
right side of the field. Luderus' reason for
using the heavier bat Is to prevent himself
from pulling too much In mldseason.
Until 1915, Luderus usually had an aver
age of about ,200 for the first two months
of the season. This was due to the fact that
he could not hit Into left field, but at the
training camp last year he practiced hit
ting into left and was getting many base
hits because the opposing teams were play
ing for him as they had in the past.
This year the opposing defense is sta
tioned very nearly In Its natural posi
tion for Luderus, excepting when or left
handed pitcher s on the mound, and for
this reason he has lost many hits on balls
which were going safe a year ao.
Luderus is now -swinging away in his
natural manner and long drives have been.
A dally occurrence for two weeks. Op
posing pitchers did not lenr Luddy In the
early part of tho season, but they nro now
walking him Intentionally whenever thero
Is nn open baso with a runner In position
to eco re.
In the recent series In Brooklyn, the
Dodger pitchers passed tho Phllly captain
Intentionally threo times, but on each occa
sion tho strategy failed, as Dode Paskert
camo through with tho pinch hit. So long
as Paskert continues to club tho ball, pass
ing Luderus will not make tho work any
easier for opposing pitchers.
Ldderus' home-run drlvo off Pfeltcr,
which was mado with a wot ball and against
tho wind, was ono of the longest hits we
have over seen, and Ills wallop against the
centre-field wnll yesterday was another ter
rific smash. Ludy will have tho range of
tho right-field wall by tho tlmo tho Phils
return from the West, nnd probably will
start after his 1915 homo run record.
Jess names, the Brnves' young hurlcr,
who gavo Aloxandcr such a tough battlo,
has wonderful control. No less than fivo
times yesterday tho first threo balls ho
throw were called balls, but ho always got
tho next thrco over. Tho count was thrco
and nothing on Bancroft In tho third inning,
but Barnes fanned the Phllly shortstop. Ho
repeated tho performance with Bancroft In
the 10th, but It looked ns If Bancroft
should havo walked on that occasion.
Tho fans could watch "Babbit" Maran
vlllo every day, but his method of catch
ing My balls would still interest them. It
has been said -that Maranvillo's stylo Is
original, but such Is not tho caso. Lave
Cross, captain of tho clmmnlon Athli.Mf.fi In
1902 nnd 1905, had tho same peculiar stylo
of holding his hands below his waist in
catching fly balls, but Lave always used n
So. You Will Know
tho vMHno club Isn't htttlnn the ball;
If tt's pappinij 'em tip for a slmvllAcil fall,
l'oi con enter the dope of the ttavlna frame
That U'a wonderful pitching that lamled
the name.
BUT
tho visiting pitcher Is there with tho stuff,
With a hop or a curve that It moro than
enough;
Was It wonderful pitching that wont JVot
nt ctH;
It was merely "weak tattliio" that led to
the sprawl.
The Weather nnd Matty
. It would bo Interesting to know Just
whnt part tho wenthor hnB plnyed In
Mnthcwson's career tho last two years.
Last spring nnd summer brought tho
start of Unity's trouble, and If you rccnll
tho details, tlio weather was cold and raw
nil through tho first two months.
So the renowned wing started going
badly for tho first tlmo In 15 y,cnrs. This
spring nt Mnrlln, where tho weather was
rainy warm, Matty started back. But slnco
nrrlvlng nt home In April ho has seen but
little sunny weather, so ho has had no
chance to meet tho decisive test. With
warm weather to work In wo havo llttlo
doubt but that Matty would bo back around
tho crest. Ho has proved on severnl
occasions that ho still packs tho stuff. Two
or thrco weeks of hot weather should re
turn n definite answer.
Hot Weather nnd the Veteran
The effect of hot weather on tho veteran
arm Is beyond general belief. Wo re
member when tho major circuit decided that
Thcodoro Brcltcnsteln was through that
nis arm wns gone forover.
Tho great southpaw camo South to New
Orlcnns nnd starred for seven seasons with
nbout as much stuff as ho ever had as a
Brown or a Bed. Tho heat soon baked tho
kinks out of tho arm that took on now llfo
In a month or so. And Brelt wns supposed
to havo drifted back n good bit further
than Matty has.
The Niblick Brigade
Jeromo D. Travers, open golf champion,
phones us that he Is thinking of organizing
a Niblick brlgado for Mexican duty.
"if they need nny trenches dug," said
Jerry, "I think I can gather a detachment
headed by Hardy Uaruch and Bnlph Day
that will scatter enough sand to protect tho
cntlro border. I won't need very many If I
can pick my own troop."'
In addition to trench duty, what .. la
stand up beforo a corps Wn2KC0',l-'.I
brandishing niblicks aVthev n?.4.uff
aitacK7 --... io n, , s
Or what ehnnrn ivntiM -- ... S
brlgado havo ngalnst 1000 golfers iT,iM,J'-l
Just missed Z-foot putts? who hM'.J
Or against a thousand select ,w tl
-. u """" "o appainngi
The Clcvelnnd Situation
It Isn't likely, of course, that Clevri.
will land a pennant this year. m, $
point Is that Cleveland, whorewr
flnlBhes. lias earned nn nm..I"ever
credit In a baseball way for fUrnlShInT,v0f .
greatest surprise of tho year "e lh4 J
Tho one weakness of tto Cleveland rt. 3
wns lack of available reserve Z.1.T? (. A
Withstand a run of Injuries VLl Ucclai.'' J
Such setbacks have wreck! m" ..i!?Jdn ?&
f?l ni'nln. J .. .
in tlio past beyond nny other entri.. . .:
tho Indians of 191C are merely foiL't114"'1
tradition, But a club ih,' - I2"?!rtnl i
gamely ns Cleveland did for the flrit t' ' ?
months Is hardly likely to break In t0 1m Si
Faoat work ' Vn Wllh n n"
The Case of the Phillies
As we were led to understand it hv . V
number of Insiders, tho Phillies won .
iiuko ennmn onsnlD" last vo-ir -m ? - -'i'
through their own strength, but ,throZ A
ujjjjusm weakness. " T $
Tho lenguo was supposed to be conaldM ' 4
ably bolstered this season. n.. V.v "'
added strength tacked on, havo you m, i
served tho Phils of lato groping around tte-1
bottom or floundcrlng eight or -ten flensX ,1'i
oncK or mo 110107 They aro still rooji.
.,... .u .,Vw. ovvu LIIViUQIlt
The Ultimate Straw
"tn the fell clutch of drcumstaiice
As Jfr. Hcnlcv said, '
I rarclg yelp or erg out loud
Or bow mi gory head. ,i
But there are times vfy will caves In
And I emit a squeal, f i
And one of these is When I hit
My mashle in the "heel." .1
It's a fairly good thine for thn Am.ri..
Leaguo that tho Tigers got that punk ani'f j
pallid start through tho first six weeks, t J
Otherwiso there wouldn't bo nny Amerlmn I. 1
Leaguo race now visible to tho naked orb. -'
ODDS AGAINST AMATEURS IN
NATIONAL GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS !'i
mitt and It did not look so odd.
t.
BUI Klllefcr is throwing better every
day. For a week or two opposing teams
found It easy to pilfer bases on tho Phllly
star, but ho attributes this to his failure to
cut loose. It was only natural for Klllefcr
to bo backward after such a long lay-off
He was holding back too much to get speed
and direction to his pegs, but ho Is now let
ting out nnd his arm feels better every
day.
It was rumored that Manager Stalllngs
would protest tho game, alleging that Urn
piro Byron erred In calling Snodgrass out In
the 11th Inning, but the Braves' leader
said he could not protest If he wanted to, as
the play was a matter of Judgment on the
part of the umpire and was not an Infrac
tion of the rules.
Scraps About Scrappers
Johnny Slealir was a raw piece of flhtlnr ma
chlnery a year ago. lis placed himself In tho
same stable with t'at Moor.. vho taught Meal"
a great deal in the art of self-defensef Whether
pupil or teacher Is the better boxer will ba
demonstrated in the wind-up at tho Model A. C.
next Tuesday night, iillly nines, small, but
chockful of fight, meets Willi. Spencer In the
A Denver promoter plans to give fight fans
thero a safe ; and sane Fourth of July with a
boxing exhibition. He Is contemplating a 20.
round tilt between Fred Welsh and Ad Wolgast,
Neither are harmful. It surely would ba a. safe
yScrap, , j
Evening Ledger Decisions
of Ring Bouts Last Night
LINCOLN A. P. Young Jack O'llrlen de
feated Joung Erne, (Teorgl. lllarkburii
kuorkcil out Jimmy Kearns In the fourth,
I'addr Mauler won from Jimmy llradlcy, Jm
.'r!lu l?'!DedLi J-'h'!r'.Mru. Austin the . first.
Hobby Jeffries-defeated Stoke O'Maru In lit.
rounds,
. CAMIIRIA A. C. lluck Memlnr won from
Johnny kelson, Andy Iluriu Crut Kddle
Cavanausb, Tommy Uormaii beat Leo Vlynu,
Charley Doric knocked out And I'otts In tb.
second, Johnny Morgan defeated Kddle Kelly,
NEW yoIlK Ilenuy Leonard easily won
from Vie Moran.
..IlALTllJORK-IImmy McCabo defeated
Jlmtuy lllute. t
uaiej-i; li'witrp Jatty. uurns beat
Frankle Jwod, l'cler Klccl won front Tommy
Cteary. iiattilug Kucher defeated UUlli
(itassman.
fTlIIKRE aro any number of Interesting do-
jl tuns, puHsiuuuics, prooauiuues or hiuu
llghts to bo considered In connection with
tlio open golf championship at Mlnnlkahda,
Minneapolis.
Thero aro tho cases, for ono oxamplc,
of MacDonald Smith nnd Gilbert Nlch
olls. Theso aro two of tho most brilliant
golfers that over lifted a divot on Ameri
can soil, yet neither over has finished first
in an open championship with the United
States Golf Association tltlo at stake. It
Is a queer turn that two such golfers,
golfers who havo played with such amaz
ing ability, under tests almost as trying,
never have yet been able to break through.
Nlchol)s won tho metropolitan open at
Knglowood from a fino field. Including Jnck
McDermott nt his best, with a brilliant
series of rounds that ended with a record
breaking CC.
Mao Smith, a younger brother of tho
reduobtablo Alex, smashed all champion
ship records nt Scarsdalo two years ago,
when his four rounds averaged below 70.
It would be hard to find two greater golf
ers anywhere, yet the ono tltlo both havo
fought for hardest has been denied.
Mac nnd Gil
So It has happened that neither Mac
smltli nor Gil Nicholl3 has been able to
reach tho United States Golf Association
open nt tho top of his game. Either Is
moro than capable of winning, but the field
hero Is of such high calibre that no golfer,
slightly below his best form, has a chance.
Only those moving nt top speed havo a
look In. And only thoso who aro putting
well havo much of a chance. If luck falls
on the greens whero "thoy won't go down,"
there Is no great hope for oven tho star.
The Amateur Chanco
Tho odds this coming week now are
against tho amateur rulcrshlp that has
harassed the pros for soma seasons.
In the last three years two amateurs have
finished first and another has finished sec
ond. Oulmcnt won at Brookllne In 1913 ; Evans
was ono stroke behind In second place at
Midlothian In 1914, and Travers won by
one stroke nt Baltusrol In 1915.
Travers will not defend his title this year,
nnu it isn't likely that tho amateurs will
have any great chance of upholding their
fast clip unless Chick Evans happens to be
at his best. Chick always Is a formidable
entry In a medal competition, and It may
bo that he can carry on the amateur propa-
The Home Bred Defense
It has been six years now since a foreign
born .professional has won the leading open
featuro of this well-bunkered land. Alex
Smith struck tho last blow for Scotia's
fame in 1910.
So the Foreign Legion will make an extra
effort at Mlnnlkahda to bring a return to
tho old days when tho home breds yearly
were rolled back down the hill.
They have a striklmr tmnn tn ..1.. .m.
Gl Nlcholls Mao Smith, Jim Barnes, Louis
Telller, Bob McDonald, Georgo Sargent, Bob
Simpson, Jock Hutchinson and a number of
other notab es. Any one of these Is likely
J f,trlll,a, ?D belw I5 hold this pace
to the 72d hole. The home breds also have
a formidable array to enter aU.'.e.l unto
a pronounced Irish nccent There are
By GKANTLAND RICE
Tommy McNnmara, Mike Brady, Kerrigan, t3
1v.v11.v1 xi.itjuii, juui uowung, ueorgo AlO
Lean and tho amateur entry list.
Picking the Winner
As for picking tho winner since Aler'!
Smith and J. J. McDermott abdicated their . M
thrones well, how many were picking 'I
Francis Oulmet to win in 19137 4
How many on tho Insldo were tipping .
wnuor .tiagnn ror tho 1914 crown? How
many thought Jerry Travers had a chance 4-4
last June at Baltusrol, when medal plar O
never had been hl3 strongest featuro?
Picking tho winner Is a genial occupa-
tlon, but It doesn't get any one very far,
In tho British open the choice consr?
down to threo men Vnrdon, Taylor ai '
Brnld. Among them they have irca Jl ", ,
out of the last 22 championships.. lTniJ "'
outclass tho field so far there Is no, cm . -'
to be considered, except possibly GW ,
Duncan, who has the brilliancy but not Ua
steadiness to fight off this trio.
But In America there Is no such IlmJW
cliolce. Most of the pros upon this side '
of tho water aro too busily engaged .la
tcaqhlng tho young and old Idea how to
shoot to have enough tlmo to devote to
practice or to competitive play. Hence, -whllo
they havo all their shots, their gamei
lack the steadiness under fire that only
comes through constant competition. So no
ono can figure In ndvanco Just what air -,
ono of theso will do.
Putting ' "
And there Is always tho old question
of putting nnd tho short game In general.
Wonderful putting by Oulmet In 191J anj . .'
by Hagan In 1914 put these two in front.1 ;
Steady work' upon tho greens was a big '
factor In Travers' success. k-
In tho first round Chick Evans was ' ;
putting well, and finished with a 70. la ',
the afternoon, playing almost tho same 4 ;
long game, his putting was off and hs '
moved up to 80. Among the leaders yoa " '
will notice only a slight difference from ' j
the teo or up to tho greens. But around ; i
the greens, within from forty to three feet , t
of the cup, tho talo a told. Those who are '
not getting their putts are beaten from the
start. Those who are will be 1 2 J nd
around at the finish. There will be a pew ,
tltleholder this week, whatever happens, t
and you wilt note at the finish that the ;
1910 champion had been able to uso Wl .
putter very tidily most of the way. aim
that the winner Isn't going to be very W
beyond Mao Smith or Oil Nichols.
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