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    EVENING LBDaSEIHILADELPHlA, TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1916. ?i
FAST TENNIS IN THE EAST BOXING, GOLF AND OTHER NEWS OF THE SPORTS WORLD
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WELSH TO BOX BENNY LEONARD
NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT IP HE CAN'T
FIND EXCUSE TO PODGE BOUT
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Champion and Gotham Challenger Scheduled for
Second 10-Round Meeting in Brooklyn Con
tender Easy Winner in First Contest
PIRATE LEADER AND TWO STAR HURLERS
"POOF, POOF!" CRY GOlHAMlTES
IN COMPARING STARS' GRACES
TO FAVORITE SON AS GOLFER
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By ROBERT
TTNLESS Freddy Welsh thinks up a per
U fectly good excuse beforo next Friday
evening, he viil bo forced to enter the ring
and mingle ten rounds OT less with one
Sennte Leonard, a prominent New Yorker,
at Washington Park.
Mr. lconard met Mr.
Walsh four months ago
and, our well-known
champ did not enthuse
over tho meeting. In
fact, Mr. Welsh was not
eager to remain long In
Mr. Leonard's company,
but he stuck around for
45 minutes after almost
going to sleep a couplo
of times. All of which
Is another way of say
ing that Benny almost
'knocked Freddy's block
"ai Pfc-u;- off.
II. W. MAXWELL A 'aw "Isht ago
Freddy was booked to meet Charley White
In Minneapolis, but the bout was called 6ft
became' a refcreo could not bo agreed upon.
The club had Ita official arbiter, but Freddy
would not stand for htm. Instead, ho
wanted to ring In his own privato refcreo
nnd, as a result, thero was no scrap.
Freddy's alibi was that he was taking no
chances with his tltlo nnd after looking over
his record we agree with him. Welsh cares
no more about his tltlo than a horse does
abojjt his hind leg.
Leonard Won Last Bout
nut something should happen next Fri
day night over In Brooklyn If Freddy ever
get Into tho ring. Leonard gave him a
beautiful lacing In their first battle In Madl
con Squnro Garden and feels confident of
doing tho same thing again. Benny Is THE
cleverest lightwolght In tho business today
nd In addition to that has a knockout wal
lop In either hand. In tho scrap last March
ho had the champion In bad shape a couplo
of times and gave tho veteran tho hardest
battlo of his long career.
For a long time Welsh has been putting
It over on tho Dear Old Public and It Is
seldom tbat ho considers a. hard match.
It Is hard to figure out how he happened
to consent to thin cecond meeting with Leon
ard, unless he found that his popularity
, was drooping and decided to tako a Brodlo
In an effort to get back Into the good graces
of tho public. "It's a safo bet that If Welsh
lasts ten rounds with Leonard, whether ho
wins or loses, he will tour the country' and
meet all of tho hams and pork and beaners
that can bo procured. After that ho will
retire or go to the old men's home.
Now that Johnny Kllbanc, featherweight
champion of tho world, has signified his
willingness to box George Chaney for the
St. agr.N
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SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
By LOUIS II. JAFFE
When Eddie Revolro endeavors to make Jack
Ttland eat leather In tho wiml-up at the Ryan
Cub tonight, It will bo the 18th Warder's first
fish, since phanclntr mnniie-ement. Dan r?nmu-
bell now la Sir Edward's handler. Ilovolro and
Toland have met live time, and each contest was
ot tho slam-bane variety.
Frankle Conway. 11th Ward's nrnmlilncr ban
tam. Is In good shape for his preliminary tilt
with. Young Medway at the Ryan tonight, and
l-ranic nones to ennnept witn n. ricnt.nana
crusher. The semi will show Morris wolf and
Jimmy Darling. Other bouts are Wally Nelson
?nd Jack Francis, and Johnny Morrison and
tarry McCaflary.
, Tho boys nt Fort nilss. Tex., enjoy mixing
Doling with their regular drilling'. Jack Harris,
Company E. 3d Rettlment. writes, styling1 him
self "Champion of tho Outfit," at lSO-08 pounds.
One of Jack's recent bouts was a victory over
"Reds" Martin, a tltleholder when In the United
Stale navy. Harry Mitchell, local feather
weight, also Is boxlnc with success at the fort.
A return match between Joe Tuber and Terry
Ketchell Is still hot. The little fellows battled
to a torrid even break recently and consti
tuents of both am anxious for a repeater. The
shuwvic of "Ketch" stamped him as a youngster
woo besrs watching: this fall.
"Bring home that title. love. Sadie," This
was the message on a postal received by Denny
Leonard ir, New York the other day from a
country resort. Sweetheart? No, It was from
Holly's sister.. Lelner Is Leonard's real name.
M a Lelner referred to Denis, bout with Fred
Walsh In Brooklyn Friday nlcht.
Johnny Nelson Is working1 diligently for his
set-to A'lth Joe Koons, even though the former Is
declares a big- favorite. They meet In the
windup at the open-air Cambria Friday night.
Local fans will see a new 110-pounder In
action this season. He Is Harry Pierce, winner
of a recent amateur tournament. Tierce Is a
Erotece of Tommy Duck, who think, the klddo
as the makings of a good 'un.
Kid Tracey.
of Shenanduah. Is tralninff for
local competition 'his year. Tracey has been
on the sidelines for some time. He showed
himself as a rugged proposition lor ins us
pounders. The 10-rounder between George Chaney and
Fackey Hommey, scheduled In New York this
Thursday night, has been postponed until the
followlne week Twice has Chaney tried to
rook Mr. Hommey to sleep. Ho knocked I'ackey
down several times, but never for the full 10
toll.
ROCHE REFEREE
FOR WELSH AND
WHITE CONTEST
New Yorker to Give Decision
in Labor Day Title
Bout
CHICAGO, July t B, Freddie Welsh,
lightweight champion, and Charley White,
ot Chicago, have signed articles here for
a bout of 20 rounds to a decision to take
place In Colorado Springs, Col., Labor Day,
September 4. The promoters guaranteed a
purse of S17.500.
The bout will be the first one of 20 rounds
In which Welsh has taken part since he de
feated Willie Ritchie for the world's cham
pionship at London July 7, 1914, He took;
the title on a decision in that, match and
has agreed to surrender It on a decision
Labor Day should Billy Roche, of New
York, selected as referee on Jnalstanco of
his manager, Harry Pollok, give a verdict
against him.
Welsh, because of his 'concessions as to
the decision and his possession of the title,
will take down J1J.6Q0 as his share of the
purse, with the option of taking SO per cent
of the receipts should they go above 127.000.
White's share) Is to be" J49QO. Welsh also
comes In for 61 per cent ot the moving
picture receipts. Edward Pitts, of Denver,
who represented the Colorado promoters,
said he would build an open-air arena to
seat 14,600 persons. He put up a 15000
forfeit Welsh put up 500 'and White
21000.
The bout will be' under Marquis tt
Queensberry rules. The men agreed to
weigh In at 135 pounds at 9 a. m. the day
cf the bout or about Ave hours before
they are to enter the ring. They agreed
a begin training at Colorado Springs two
weeks beforo the day of the, flgbt,
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W. MAXWELL
championship at Cedar Point, O., on Labor
Day, it Is up to the Baltlmorean to get busy
and fix Up tho details. Matt Ulnkle has
offered 115,000 to be split up between the
boxers to suit themselves, nnd as soon as
this Is done the match wilt be on.
But there Is likely to bo a hitch In the
division of the spoils; Chaney probably
wilt hold out for a BO-BO split, white Kll
bane, who Is tho champion and has a right
to do some dictating, wilt Insist on not less
than $10,000, Tho other B000 bucks can
go to Chancy or anybody else so far as
Johnny 13 concerned.
Chancy assumed tho title of "feather
weight champion" after the Baltimore
match fell through" last March, but no one
gave It a second thought Since that time
he has had a few matches, but did not set
the world afire with his sensational work.
Ho will have a tough Job on his hands If ho
meets Kllbanc, and we are now waiting to
see If he Is willing to take a chance.
Wrestling In Some Sport
Wrestling Is a great sport and tho more
we read about It, tho greater It becomes.
Every tlmo we look at a grappling match
we leave tho halt with the Impression that
the performers are not athletes, but darned
good actors and should put on their stuff
In vaudeville. More Innocent bystanders
have been trimmed In wrestling bouts than
any other sport, and they-will contlnuo
to be trimmed so long as they pay good
money to seo the "Terrible Turks" and
"Stranglcra" put on their acts. Then again
they come across with some high-class
comedy, which Is shown by tho following
dispatch we saw In tho papers a couplo
of days ago:
"After holding Joe Stechcr to a draw In
five hours of wrestling, Stranglor Lewis
believes ho can defeat Frank Gotch for
tho world's championship. Billy Sandow,
manager of Lewis, Bays he will post a
forfeit any tlmo to bind a match with
Gotch."'
Stranglcr Has Nerve
This Is a swell challengo and would have
sounded fine but for one little thing. Tho
day before this sweeping defl was Issued,
Frank Gotch broke his leg white wrestling
In Kenesha, and decided to quit the' game
for good. Ho was suffering terribly In the
hospital and Issued tho following statement:
"Just as soon as I leave the hospital, I
am going back to the farm. I am done for
good. I don't care who has tho champion
ship." Perhaps Lewis forgot to read the' papers
that day or ho wanted to mako sure that
his opponent was crippled beforo publishing
his -.hallengo, Gotch, handicapped with n
broken log, would be easy for Lewis, but
that lyould bo the Stranglcr's only chance
to win.
It has developed that the rumor of Johnny"
Moloney Intentions to turn pro Is unfounded.
The champion has been receiving Invitations
from all oter tho country for exhibitions and
It has been advised that John would mako a
mistake to give up his "all-for-glory" crown.
Bolls on aunboat Smith's-hands forced him
to cancel an eight-round bout with Mat Lnvlneky
In St. Louis tonight. Tommy Ilurke will sub
stitute. ,
Marty Cross, third of the Cross family of
boxers, has been earning- himself a knockout
"rep." The other night he stopped Cannon
Smith, an Englishman, In New York, In tho
fourth round for his third consecutive kayo.
Marty Is the fellow Youne Jack O'Brien meets
In two weeks.
Another English boxer has Invaded Uncle
Sam's domain. He Is Kid Morris, a feather
weight, who Is making New York his home at
present. Morris has recovered from a recent
injury to his right hsnd and an effort Is being?
made to match the Briton with Johnny Kllbano
In Rochester.
Enter the shoeless hover. Tiat ntvht. In vw
York, Danny Foy. a prelim pug. boxed six rounds
barefooted and won. This Is the nrst time In
the history ot natlana that a boxer Is known
to have competed In the rlns without shoes.
In accepting Charley White as an opponent
for a decisive tilt. Harry Pollok has kept a
promise made to Nate Lewis a year ago. He
told both White and Lewis then that White
would get the first chance at the title over a
route to a referee's decision.
Rattling Levlnsky expects to fight 1000 bat
tles, according to word from Danny Morgan,
but he doesn't count on any scraps betwesn
Battllne and his wife.
Jack McCarron. fighting under the direction
of Ray Dronson. has been booked for two bouts.
On August 2 he will clash with Frank Mantell
for IB rounds In Dayton. O., and on August
7 ho will meet Oeorge (Knockout) Brown, of
Chicago, for eight rounds In Memphis. Tenn,
A seven-word cablegram from Australia has
proved definite Information that Les D'Arcy will
not come to America until after the present
war. "Impossible for D'Arcy to leave for
America" Is a wire received by Joe Levins,
former manager ot Eddie McOoorty. In New
York. It was In answer to a 130,000 offer for
three bouts here made by Sherman and Con
nolly, of Minneapolis.
AVACNER SCORES VICTORY
IN CONTEST WITH DIGGINS
Hard Punches Tell on Gray's Ferry Lad.
Sam Trinckle Wins
Young A! Wagner added another victory
to his record'by beating- Young Dlgglns In
the final bout at the Broadway Athletic
Club last night. Wagner uncorked several
left hooks that staggered Dlegins, and In
the fourth round he succeeded in opening a
cut under the Cray's Ferry bantam's left
eye.
Dlgglns, however, fought his usual ag
gressive battle, and In the second round
It looked as though he were going to bring
his taller opponent to the mat when he
flailed Wagner around the body with rights
and lefts.
Sammy Trinckle won from Charlie Mc
Kenna In the semlwtndup. Wally Nelson
opened a deep cut over Charlie Mathews'
left eye In the fourth round, and the ref
eree stopped the bout on this account Joe
Dorsey won from Joe Bird. Young Coster
stopped Bobby Walker in the third round.
ANOTHER YANKEE INJURED
Lee Magee Sprains Ankle in Exhibition
Game With Buffalo
NEW YORK, July 25. Another Yankee
fell In battle, and, though it was only a
practice game, Donovan's men, will open
their important series in Chicago today
without the services of their last regular
outfielder,' Lee Magee,
While New York., was going down to de
feat at the hands" of the Bisons their crack
centerfielder, trying to beat out a bunt
stumbled and sprained an ankle and Joined
the long line, of his injured teammates.
Coast League Catcher for Cuba
OAKLAND. CaL.
July 25 Harold Elltoti
tar hifkatOD' at tha
Learue club, his been bought by the Cubs.
a raciac
by tha C
Coast
waa announces loaar. biuoii will l
A today. Elliott will leave bare
II
"rnuraaay t loia iiuiri uuini.
Dunham .Wins on Spring Lake Courts
BPRINO LAKE. N J. July IS. Llndsey
tfunhijn. of Newark, defeated R. M. KlrkUnd.
ot Ellzabeto. in tares sirtuoi gets, 9-1. 6-3.
. -2,
the North Jersey Coast. Uaals. chtraploi
inaWp
oa tan courts ei taa sris uim '.lua
cue
reaureay.
WILLIAMS IS PUT
OUT OF TOURNEY
BY C. J. GRIFFIN
Big Upset Results Early in
Longwood Tennis Play
at Boston
CLOTHIER IS A WINNER
BOSTON, Mass.. July 25. A steady llttlo
tennis star from the Pacific coast, Clarence
J. Griffin, yesterday turned topsy-turvy
Boston's precbncelvcd notions as to the
decorum which should be manifest In the
early rounds of such a classic as the 24th
annual Longwood tournament. The crafty
Callfornlan set off his bombshell In tho
second round of the singles, and tho victim
was none othr than Richard Norrls Will
iams, 2d, national champion in 1914', and
last year runner-up to Maurice S. McLough
tin for tho honors, at Longwood. By all
the rules of Back Bay etlquetto "Williams
should have cone through to an advanced
place In the tournament this year, but west
ern and New England Ideas did not co
incide, and Williams was defeated In
straight sets, 7-6, 7-5.
It was the most startling surprise that
hrm been snrunir on the tennfs world this
eason. '
Two rounds of tho singles tournament
were completed yesterday and with the ex
ception ot Williams, all of tho favorites
came through. Three of tho prominent con
tenders, Oeorgo M, Church, Willis E. Davis
and William J. Clothier, defaulted their
matches. Church and Davis elected to re
serve their strength for the doubles event,
which Is Important In Its bearing on tho
national title, as the winners take part In
the preliminary doubles at Chicago.
William M. Johnston, national singles
champion, scored two victories, and In
neither was he forced to extend himself. In
the first round he defeated James S.
O'Neale, Jr., 6-2, -6-4, and In the second
round ho eliminated Horace Taylor, Long
wood, C-3, 6-3.
Theodore- Roosevelt Pelt almost met de
feat In the first round yesterday morning,
when he encountered Wallace F. Johnson,
of Philadelphia. Johnson won the first set
C-3, his chop stroke working particularly
well against Pell's back-court play. A num
ber of deuce games marked the second set,
which Pell won, 6-3. Johnson had been
playing against Pell's forehand, but In this
set his placing did not carry so well, and,
taking the ball on his backhand, Pell shot
swift placement strokes to the corners of
the court and Johnson was on the defensive.
The final set was bitterly waged, sharp
rallies thrilling the large gallery. Twice
Johnson had the advantage game In a deuce
set, only to have Pell draw level and even
tually break through Johnson's service and
win his own for the match.
FREEBOOTERS POLO FOUR
PLAY REDBIRDS TOMORROW
New Schedule Arranged for at Narra
gansett Pier Tourney
NAnnAOANSETT
PIER. July 23. There
win oe no piay ;
ment at the Pol
In the Polo Association tourna
nt Judith Club until tomorrow.
wnen
mw srhtdula mads necessary bv tha
dererred ramea consequent on in proiraciq rains,
will b started.
In the national open champlonahlp the Rusby
team will be composed ojr J. C. Cooley. V. Bald,
liu? John Draae and Benjamin Citlna, while
Coronado will be represented by a. M. Keek
sher. Harry East, B. W, Hopping- and Mal
colm Stevenson.
Tho second match for tha open title will be
between Great Neck fend Midaow Brook, and
the same two teams will meet on Saturday to
decide the aenlor championship ot the year. The
new schedule follows;
Wednesday, 8 p. m.. Randolph Cups, Aiken
Redblrda vs. Philadelphia Freebooters: 4:30.
nrit round of open championship. Ruaby vs.
Coronado; .Thursday, 3 p. ra.. second round of
open champlonahlp. Great Keck vs. Meadow
Brook; iHO p. m nrst round for Rsthborne
Memorial Cup. Cooperstown vs. Point Judith;
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L Friday, aecond round fo; Rathborne Memorial
I .T. V . . Tint... fl.itltl. favnlaK. B. ....,...
S p. m.. final ot aenlor championship. Meadow
Brook vs. Great Neck; 4:30, p. m.. flrat round
(or Army and Navy Cupsi Point Judith vs.
Meadow Brook-Rusby,
TENNIS AT BEACH HAVEN
.BEACH. HAVEN. N.J.. July as.-Bect.uae of
I .Norman W. Swayne were excused to play la tha
Pnnal round of the doubles In tha Schuylkill
Valley cbamplonsnip a,i toe nymoutn country
Club. N6rrlstown. Pa., the prosress of the men's
championship of Beach Haven. In course of play
Ou me COUna Ol Lira biuic.iug iciuiu biuw, was
ratbsr limited. , French
Christy suddHcA tha
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ivtm
nattd H. M. Donovan, of Cynwyd. In sequence
sets. 8-8. O-0.
tournament's oniy upsei io aaia wnen oe eumi
As a result of their
lr victories yesterday,
Rodger and Charles
ra round. Fortunately,
Francis Christy. H. L..
both Tllden and Swayna were the recipient of
defaulta la tha flrat round, ao that by pjavint
two matches la the almost certain event of tcelr
wlnnlns they should reach the semifinal on
Thursday. D. D. Morgan, of Washington, who
TUdtn's opponent In th lower bracket, wall
Paul XV. Gibbons 1 Swayne most likely oppo
nent la the upper half.
la piayiua; in una jertu. a auuMab lc,iiu id d
Rice, 64, and Riley, 70, to Ro'w5
SARATOGA. , N. Y-. .July St. Two v.teran
rowers. Jim Rlc. coach of the Columbia. Unl
veralty crewa, and. James H. Riley, a former
professional champion, have been matched for a
three-mile aculllns race oa Saratoga Lakt nejct
Saturday. Riley now 'U more than 70 year
old, but Is still In tralnlcs. Rice, who 1 i
year eld, will give Riley a handicap of on
minute.
King Alfonso Buys Noted Race Stable
MADRID. July 24. Kins; Alfonso fea sou
lata- horn raxing. Ht dosed a deal tor th
purchas of the tmineaa sUblA belonging; U
the Eleux family forUw p vurpoaof taking- tfe
lead In turf" affairs bt Spal Th stable ac
quired by the Spanish, .-uiqr Includes many cf
it bett kaowa Worsts i Europe. .-
Runs Scored This Week M llljf
by Big League Clubs M pW
1 tiW I 1
RUNS scored by nil teams in
American and National Leagues
from Tuesday, July 18, to Monday,
July 24, inclusive. Only runs that
figure in official averages arc in
cluded. Scores of incomplete games
arc not counted, but tho scores of
games of five innings or more are in
cluded in the tablet
AMKMCAN LEAGUE.
T. W.
.12 8
. 4 7
, Z 12
. 8 O
. 4 13
. S 4
. 4 5
. O 10
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1 11!
4 1)
7 2
8 2
4
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JI.T'I.
S 17
220
27
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13
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'Athlttlrs ...
New York
NATIONAL LEACIDE.
T. W,
4 10
S. M.T'l.
2 2(1
8 1211
8 IS
I 21
1 SO
3 17
'15
0 IB
Rotton
I'hllllrs ,
ChlcnEo.
St. l.oul ,
Cincinnati
No. York ,
Brooklyn ,
ntUbursii
Did not Play.
10
3
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
AMERICAN LEAOCB.
Chlcaco. 3: Detroit. 2 (13 Innings),
Other clubs not scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAOUE.
Pittsburgh. 0; Philadelphia, 1.
Other clubs not scheduled.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Ilaltlmore. 0) Providence. 0.
Klclimond, 3i eivBrk, 1.
Toronto, It Montreul. O.
Uuffalo-uacheter. postponed nntll later date.
American Association
Louisville. 6;
Indianapolis,
Minneapolis,
Columbus, 1.
B; Toledo, 4.
7: Milwaukee, td.
II REMEMBER - Turkish to- WBB i
B bacco is the world's most wmBOmJr
B famous tobacco for cigarettes, Hr-
ADAMS
WHAT MAY HAPPEN
IN BASEBALL TODAY
NATIONAL LEAOUE
XV. L. rrt. XV.
nrookhm 48 32 .600 ...
IloMnn 43 34 .B.18 ,S0t
i-iiinies 44 an .mo
Chlcnso 43 4.1 .4R3 .480
New York 31) 42 .481
I'ltUburCll 38 42 .473
M. LnuW 41 48 .401
Cincinnati 30 B2 .400
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W. L. Tct. W.
New York Bl SO .flHd .B'Jl
ltn.ton 49 .17 ,H10 .B7B
Cleveland 41) 3D ,n,17 .802
ChlcilEO 48 40 .845 .851
WnshlnKton 47 40 .840 .SIS
Detroit 40 44 .811 .810
.St. I.otlis 38 4D .437 .413
Athletic 10 01 .237 .247
Postponed.
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE
rltt'bnrcVi nt 1'lilliidelphla Postponed.
Cincinnati nt New York Postponed.
St. Louis at Ilraoklrn Postponed.
Chlcaio at lloston Cloudy.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics at 8t. Louis Clear.
New York nt Clilcnco Clear,
ltoston at Cleveland Clear.
Washlnxton nt Detroit Clear.
.SSI
.477
L.
.880
.803
.881
.530
.831
.80.1
.432
.233
&qd
Other Players Might as
"Well Stay Home New
Yorkers Have Picked
' Next Golf Champion
By SANDY McNIDLICK
TtlERB Is nothing to It."
This Is the way practically 'all tho
Metropolitan players at Shawnee expressed
themselves on the all-envetoptng question
ns to who wilt be the next national cham
pion. "Bob" Gardner, present holder of the
belt nnd a former champion, too, Is brushed
nslrto with a flip of the hand.
"Won't last two rounds," snorted the
Gothamitcs.
Poor "Jerry" Travorn, four times cham
pion of the United States and onco a runner-up,
as well as an open champion, has
played some fair golf In his day, but he
gets the same harsh treatment at tho
hands of his fellow-Inhabitants In Broad
wayvllle. "Chick" Evans, present natlonat open
champion, once runner-up In both the open
and nmatcur, four times western amateur
champion and onco open, acclaimed tho
deadliest of medal players, Is likewise given
the stony razoo by the Metrooplltans.
"Easy plckln's In tho match play, "airily
chirp the New Yorkers.
So That Settles It
They havo never "heard tell" ot Cameron
Buxton, Philadelphia champion, who has
been shooting golf all season that will
beat, and has beaten, tho best of them.
Nor does their golf blue book contain
the name of Sidney Sharwood, or Hugh
Wllloughby, Jr., Florida champion, theso
two being bright comets who will play In
tho advantage of their home course at
Morion, whero tho championship will bo
held 39 days from today.
Metropolitan fans are deaf to rumors
of giant golfers girding up their loins In
tho Boston district, the South and the far
West. They see only one figure on the hori
zon. On his head they havo placed the laurels :
o'er his shoulders they have draped the
purple In his hand they have placed tho
cup.
"Hall, champion," they cry. "Hall, Os
wald Klrkbyl"
Norman Maxwell, of slender build and
tender years, opened the eyes ot all the golf
critics that saw him play last week. If he
could suppress his perpetual mood of "get
ting mad at himself," the critics agreed he
would be a golf marvel.
Maxwell traveled with perfect ease all
the way to the semifinals of the fast field
at Shawnee. He met his Waterloo while
shooting a 75. To be beaten when playing
a game llko that Is about the height of
toughoslty.
But W. H. Gardner, 3d. Pine Valley, also
only 19 years old, went the course In one
stroke better than the Aronlmtnk player,
who was 'out In 36.
Out of tho Realm of Mortals
"What kind of a player Is this?" Gard
ner's caddy asked, while Maxwell was
calmly laying them stone dead or downing
marathon putts from Impossible places.
Gardner was too busy mopping his brow
and trying to hold the pace to give an In
telligible reply. But when short missed
putts cost him three holes out of five Max
well was disgusted and chose the wrong
club at tho fourteenth approach. This was
tho crisis of tho match and the opening
that Gardner had been waiting for.
"It was the first chance he gave me .to
break In," said Gardner. He did, and
stamped all around with a 4, 3, 3 and the
match.
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Tomorrow' Tournaments
and Today's Tee Talk
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Its activities this week to keeping as quiet
as may be. Its president, H. Wellington
Wood, sought seclusion t Shawnee last
week, but he Just couldn't resist cleaning
up. He qualified In the second sixteen and
came through.
"I had a 78 In one round," said Wood,
"as well as an 80 and an 82."
In an account of the four-ball handicap
match last week, C H. Lovett and I H.
Canan were announced as the winners of
tho low net prise, which was a flock of
golf balls. They had been In a tie with
Frank M. McAdams and A. M. Ehret, a,
sterling duet from Bala.
Ehret chuckled when questioned about
the play-off.
"Ask 'em who's got the golf balls, that'
alt," He kept right on rocking comfortably
In his chair on the veranda.
In connection with the prize and the ups
and downs of golf. It might be stated that
McAdams and Ehret had the low gross
prlzo sewed up coming to the last green.
It Is a one-shotter and McAdams was
hole-high, though In the rough on his drive.
E. Claaey and A. C. Alexander, who were
the winners of the low gross, both got In
trouble with their drives.
"What?" Asked McAdams
"We're one shot to the good," whispered
Ehret to McAdams as they -walked to the
ball. "It's up to you."
McAdams bent over his ball.
"It's a cinch," cautioned Ehret "Keep
your bean down."
"What?" asked McAdams, as he lifted his
head and made tho shot
Tho ball dribbled about six feet
A new kind of Greek came through the'
telegraph operator on the' account of Direc
tor Wilson's qualifying round. We "ex
plained from amazement" quite a bit when
we saw the finished result In the paper.
The codes ut .he two' ends of thd rrlres
must havo been ulfferent
Director Wilson enjoyed to the full his
short vacation on the links, far from the
madding Tenderloin, which he has been
busy cleaning up. He sought seclusion at
Shawnee, but tho newspapers found him out
and kept the wires humming trying to get
htm to say something.
But they "found him out" on the links
whenever they called. He played golf most
of the time he was there.
Merlon and Belficld Win at Tennis
rtaln put a premature end to th second divi
sion Interclub tennis meet between Merlon and
uermamown ai taverrora yesieraay. Tnree or
the atnslea and the doubles were, played, but tha
alnirles between A. L. Iloaktns and Doctor
Wllllama was held over. None of the matches
waa at all close. Merlon winning all three sln
bles. Two of the Cynwyd players failed to put In
an appearance at tVlster yesterday for th sec
ond division Interclub series with Belneld. Only
three matches were played therefore, and eaea
of them was easily won by Belneld.
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