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HERO OF SEASON,
SAYS GRANT RICE
Veteran Has Performed
Brilliantly of Late and
Deserves Ranking
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JIOST RELIABLE SOUTHPAW
By GRANTLAND RICE
The F" cluB in hectla session, had
gathered for tho purpose of debating tha
most distinctive feat of tho. baseball year,
fcy Individual or team.
Ono voto went to the dlantB for winning
17 straight on the road from a start In
at place.
Another vote went to Trls Speaker for
leading Ty Cobb over 40 points for tho
first four months of the race.
Still another enrncat fanatic cast his voto
or 0 rover Cleveland Alexander, who un
doubtedly has worked ono of the greatest
lessons In the broad realm of play.
A fourth voto was cast for Fielder Jones
and the Browns, who started from tho
Boggy depths of seventh placo for a spin
of 21 out of 23 games.
The Leader
These Incidents and episodes, Individuals
and clubs, nil wero entitled to tho burning
eloquence poured out In their behalf.
We believe, to6, a voto Bhoutd bo
awarded to Colonel Wllbcrt Robinson, tho
King of Brooklyn.
nut If wo had to cast one oxcluslvo voto
for tho most distinctive feature of tho year
It would ffo to n, certain middle-aged jicdato
cltlien by tho namo of ICdward S. IMank,
otherwise Known ns me uciiysoum uuitie.
Plak the Hero
rlanlc In ninny ways Is tho hero of tho
year. Tho Rrcat southpaw hasn't been as
brilliant or ns useful no Trls Speaker or
Grovcr Alexander. Hut thoro Is at least
this ono feat of his to bo considered
at tho ago of 42 considered fairly well
all In two or thrco years ago at tho staRo
of a pennant raco wbcro ho was needed
most ho pitches In i uccesslon four ball
camos that havo n, vital bearing on tho
pennant race.
Hero they ar In older:
New York Four hits.
Boston Two lilts
Washington Ono lilt.
Cleveland Two hits.
' This would bo n remarkable streak If
tpun out by Alexander or Johnson or any
star In his prime.
Remarkable Streak
But for a veteran 40 years old, at least
eight years bexotid tho average pitching
life. It Is one of tho most remarkable
enlevements In tho history of sport.
In four games of vital Importance IMank,
at 42, allows just nlno lilts, an avorago
of 2.2G hits to tha contest.
It Is no light feat to pitch ono two-hit
pime. Working two In succession Is a
raro achlovemcnt which few pitchers know
in the courso of n season.
To avcrngo 2.25 hits a game for four
,, games In a row Is bryond nil diagnosis.
It Is one of thoso tilings that can't bo dono
until suddenly It happens.
Concerning Plank
Plank Is one of tho marvels of nil time.
Consider these details:
1, Ha was 25 yrnrs old before h en
tered the ni'ijor league,
2, lie hud no minor Icnaue trnlntng or
development of any nort.
3, lie linked the great physical power
of Walsh, MntlioMsou, Johnson, Alexander
or lining.
I. He will not blcsxcd with nn enny
pitching motion, hut apparently was worh
lnc hard in out or the way, working with
effort quite unlike .lollllnoli or Alexander.
6. Where weather condition were at alt
favorable he hue nnt pitched three really
bad ball games In 10 jeam,
0. lie hut pitched exceptionally tine ball
in every world sorles and ho was a lead
In factor In live uf these.
Not an Iron Man
We were tnlklnga dny or two ago with
Andy Coakloy about Plank. Andy w.-.s one
of Plank's team mates on the Athletic ma.
chine of other days. "In my opinion," said
Andy, "ho Is the greatest 'left-hander that
ever lived. Not ns brllllnnt ns ltubo Wad
dell, but for nn fivcrago performance his
work surpasses them all. I can't recall now
a bad ball game thut Plank pitched."
Another Detuil
"Hero Is another detail," continued Coak
ley. "nven when ho brutca In with tho old
Macltmen Finnic frequently complained of
fc soro arm. Ho had troublo horc and there
lth, his elbow and his shpulder. He was
not an Iron man In any bouso of tho word,
and he did his share of worrying In the
box. So he war not ono of these pitchers
With Ice water In his veins ono of the
type that never frets or bothers. Ho was a
pitcher you would figure might last five or
six years as a star. But hero he la today
at 42 In his seventeenth campaign, pitching
more brilliantly than he over worked In his
life. I have kept close track of baseball for
a Ions time, but I can't recall In all that
time any such continued exhibition as these
four games of Plank's against New York,
Boston, Washington nnd Cleveland. Four
games two runs, nine hits an average of
2. 2D hits and one-half a run to the contest.
it doesn't sound possible."
The Winning Vote
It Is after figuring In all these details
' that we award to Edward B. Plank, the
Gettysburg Qulde, the Feature Plnnaclo of
tha sporting year. Walsh Is through; Miner
Brown Is fading out ; Matty's pitching days
Me over ; the great Johnson Is beginning to
ret his here and there j but Plank, left
handed, 42, 17 years In harness, not rugged
of frame, Is rushing through one two-hit
game after another In the strain of a flag
race almost without an equal.
As a master achievement Plank's latest
exhibition Is a wonderful thing t contem
plate. But when you link this with his
career for 17 years there are hardly words
expressive enough to tell the story. For it
goes far beyond the record of games won
and lost, as great a record as this has
, been.
It Is an achievement that rests well be
yond tha eternal Anna. Pv YnlltlET lasted
; 2! seasons, but Cy was a husky giant, who
wrieu around zz with an easy motion anu
i just uaii to worn with. Ana uy. as great
,4 as he was. was not peeling off two-hit
eames in sucesslon In his forty-secona year.
Qlve all the credit you care about to
your favorlta hem us each cornea along.
, But before you aro through wrench off a
png ot olive for the clammy Draw or me
most effective left-hander, day In, day out,
baseball ever has known.
BROWNS' LEADER AND THREE OP HIS SENSATIONS
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GEORGE SISLER. WlmJM&2m W' S
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FIELDER. JONES Wjm
M'LOUGHLIN AND
DAWSON TO PLAY
IN FINAL ROUND
Meet Davis and Church to
Decide Team That Will
Face Champions
TITULAR DATE AUGUST 28
LAKE FOREST. IMJ, Aug. 17.
Maurice U. McLnughlin and Ward Daw
son, of Los Anegels, Pacific coast cham
pions, will meet tho eastern tltlo holders,
Ocorgo M. Church, of Tenafly, N. J., nnd
Willis 10. Davis, of San Francisco, hero
today In the final match nf the national
lawn tennis championship preliminaries for
tho right to play W. M, Johnston nnd Clar
enco T. Clrillln, of San Franclscdv for tho
nntlonnl doubles tltlo at Forest Hills, X. Y
on August 28.
McLoughlln and Dawson won n rather
listless match from Low Hardy and Nat
Kmorson, of Memphis, tho southern cham
pions, S-8, C-l, C-4.
Tho first sot was long drawn out and full
of errors, mainly by the westerners, who
drove 34 points out and Into tho net.
Although McLoughlln and Dawson con
tinued their fnulty play In tho second set
tho Southerners wero worse ad the Pacific
coast representatives did not havo to exort
themselves.
In the third and deciding set McLoughlln
and Dawson captured the first threo gamos,
dropped a couple on tho Comet's outs nnd
then the count see-siwed until tho score
was four all, when the Callfornlans In
creased their paco and ran out the mntch.
FOOTBALL MEN, LISTEN!
THE 1916 GUIDE IS OUT
Conches and Players Now Can
Start Drilling for Ap
proaching Season
That autumn Is not far distant Is brought
to mind with tho npepnranco of the Hpald
Ing Olllclal Football Guldo for tho season
of 191C. IMIted by Walter Camp, as usual,
the guide Is replete with Information con
cerning tho great collegiate fall pastime,
and presents Information of Interest to
every one who follows football, whether oa
player or spectator.
Besides the official rules, the contents
comprise Mr. Camp's AlNAmerlcan selec
tion, with reviews of last season from
various sections of tho country and Indi
vidual reports from the colleges. The sta
tistical division comprises records of last
season, dual series records from 1873 to
191C, nnd Park Davis' compilations of field
goals, famous runs, team and Individual
records, wlch have been an Important fea
ture o former Guides.
Other departments In tho Guide comprise
the official schedules of the leading colleges
for 1910, captains, managers and coaches
for this season and lists of games officials
as promulgated by the Central Board ot
Officials. Plctorlally, the Guide measures
up to previous standards and probably no
greater indication of tho progress that
foot ball Is making can be better seen than
In the large number of illustrations of
teams, as compared with those printed only
a few years ago,
Rims Scored in a Week
by Major League Clubs
"DUNS scored by nil teams in
-' American nnd National LeaRUca
from Thursday, August 10, to Wed
nesday, August 10, inclusive. Only
runs that figure in official nvorages
aro included. Scores of incomplete
games are not counted, but the scores
of games of five innings or more arc
included in the table:
AMERICAN I.nAflt'n.
Th. V. K. K. M. T. W. T'l.
Atlile tint It :t !! 20
install 11 S 1 1 732
Chlc.-lKn fi 0 a I JJ 17
ClMFlund .1 t I) 4 M 3 17
Detroit 10 2 I) II S :i
rw York 2 3 -t 0 r 211
St. I.nuN 4 Rll 3 21!
IVuthliuitan O 1 8 0 3'
Totals ao TT HT so TH o 20 us
NATIONAL I.UMJUi:.
Th. T. S. N. M. T. W. T'l.
llo'ton fl 10 2 I 21
llrooklrn rt fi 1 20
tlilciico 2 0 S :i fi 11
Cincinnati 0 3 4 II 0 13
Npw ork 7 3 4 O It
I'hllitilrlulda ... 1 7 15 1 20
l'lttuhiiritli 3 17 S 211
bt. I.ouU 3 1 1 1 18
TotnU 131313S310 6161
DM not nljy.
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BUXTON PLAYS GOLF
mm FOUR EX-CHAMPS
Enters Big Tourney Today Over
Famous National Links.
Course Stiffened
WHAT MAY HAPPEN
IN BASEBALL TODAY
Michigan Aggies Football Schedule
VEAST LANSING. Mich.. Au.' IT. Tba foot
Ull seaion ot tha MIchK&n Agricultural Col
t wilt bgln on September 80. VranU Sommer.
jormer Venn, star, lant aeaion. at VlUaoova
"lege, who iuccMda John Macklln as coach,
U1 aiajt training tha team September 11
Ti achedule tollowa: SepUmber 59. Olhet
Co eg, Bt East Lanalnitf QctoW 7. Carroll
SUtge, at Eat Unulttg; October M. Alma
Colltg, at Eat UMlnoctober 2f, lUnlyeraltr
ukntaan. at Aha Arbor. November 4. Unt
Jerslty of south Dakota, at Et Lanelng. No
vember 14, Notre Cam, at Eat Lanalo.
Dodgers Buy Some Hitters
BROOKLYN Aus IT -Tho UrouM.Ua Club
aonouh-ed tho purcbasa uf tBre ot plax
' 'rom Winnipeg of the Nurthire 1 Us
Anijng the caw addltlopa U Lawrence i Miller, an
Jatielder with be-Ulnf ra of 3 '" '
U; aeaion, and iww with fet Bonliaca, I'lvb
ft the Hittbtta Ltague Tho other nra)n
Jwha i 6hehtn7n lofletaer with, ta Wln
JS 9iub. tast, Warren JU40M, first fcWn.
AMERICAN SOCCER TEAM
TIES STOCKHOLM ELEVEN
King Gustav Sees 1-1 Deadlock in In
ternational Flay
STOCKHOLM. Aus. 17 Notwithstand
ing that they had tha honor of drawing
first blood in tha first of the series of Inter
national soccer matches played against an
All-Stockholm eleven hero yesterday, the
American team had to be content with a tie
at pne troal for each side. The contest was
piayea in ine presence or zo.auu persons ai
the stadium of the Stockholm Gymnastic
and Sporting Association.
For one hour and a quarter th two sides
struggled without, scoring, until finally
Uemlnsley, of Newark, got by the defense
of Almquest, at goal for Stockholm. The
disappointment of the crowd was quickly
dispelled, however, for within five minutes
the score had been equalized by a fine shot
on the part of Qunnarson, of the left wing.
America. , Stockholm.
Tlntle vR'l"-, Almnulet
ItoUrUon. rlaht back , . . , , . llunea
tfuaUln left back. Potter
Murray. .......... .rtaht half.., Ion
Clarke cfBAtr..,1&lx ' JarUon
Ulakely Uf t h'f w .Petersen
Ford outalde rlsjit T. KarUon
Sworda Ualde right. .......... .Sulltn
If tmtnaUr . ........ -Center. Let in
bliJrUbrn. . . . lmlde left . , Ounareon
Cooper outilde left tuhlitom
Referee H, CarUon,Stockholni. Llneamen
T W Cahlli, U. S. P. Alitor America. B.
Laraaon. Stockholm a and a. F Ooala
Kemlsalay. America) . uunnaraoo, etockholm.
Time of gamw-To 45-mlnut halyea.
Before the game started King Oustave
mad a speech to the Americans and cx
uressed the hep that they would enjoy
their visit.
AMKIUCAX LllOUK.
Club. Won. I.ot. l'rt. Win. I.n.r. Split.
noston (l 43 ,nui ,mi .nun
l'leelund ... . Ii't 4!) .B.MI .3(11 .661
Clilcngo II- 61 ..M! .6.i:t ..111 ..
Ht. i.uuU co ni ,(i3ii t.su t.siin ,n:i.i
Detroit UU AH .(131 .5.1U i.Hii .330
New ork M (13 .B37 .S3.! ,B8S .
Wu-hlneton ... .is fill .181 .1111 t.llll .4H1
Atiiietu n m .am iUn i.2i "is
NATIONAL LKAGL'K.
CIuli. Won. lMKt. Pit, Win. J.oe. Split.
Hruoklrn :t 3H ,ill .U.'H .U1H ,
IIOHton BU 40 .fiUII
l'hllllea 11 4J ,(IUJ
Nrw York , .... 61 BO ,51(1 .61.1 .SOI ...
rittuburgh .... 4(1 65 .435 .till ,-m ...
Chicago 47 (la ,430 .411 ,U5 ...
Nt. Idllla .... 47 (II ,423
Cincinnati 43 UU .381
Not acheduleil. tMn two. Hao tuo.
TODAY'S SCHEDULE
NATIONAL LlUtlUI
New York nt Ohlrngo cleiir, .
llrooklrn at Plttaburgh cloudy.
(Only camea telieduled.)
AMKKICAN T.Ktllin.
ht. I.oula nt I'hllmlrlnlilu-leuily (too gameO,
' etrlund at New Vork lr.ir,
('hUiiKo ut llojtnn clear.
Detroit ut Wualilngton ilenr (tno gamea).
INTEItNATIONAL I.E.(1UK.
Sloutrenl at llaltlmore (Today's game plmed
April 30.1
(Only game aclieduled.)
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
ASIEltlCAN LUaUE.
New York, Bi C'tereland. 3.
lloaton, S Chicago, 4 (10 Innlnga),
lloktuu. Si Chicago, 1 (lid game, U Innlnxe).
Other gamea i"atioued by rulu.
NATIONAL I.K.JUB.
riilrago, B Cincinnati, 0.
Other club not aehcdulru.
N'ATION'AIj GOIjP LINKS, SOUTH
AMPTON, X. Y., Auff. 17. That golfers
aro keen for u chance to piny over tho
national links was shown when tho com
mlttco hail to shut down on the entries
after a totnl of 110 had been received for
tho tournament which began hero today.
This exceeded tho nuniber expected, but
now that they aro hero an effort Is being
mado to give every one n, pleasant tlmo
by giving cups for two additional slxteens,
making six in all.
Among thoso noticed about tho first teo
wero Gardiner W. White; of Flushing, who
has been playing good golf this Henson;
II. J. Whlglihnin nnd Charles U. MacDon
nld, of tho National Links; Herbert McHar
rlmnn, of Piping Hock, and Kbcn St. livers,
of Allegheny. Tho last four mentioned are
all former national nm.tteur champions.
C 11. liuxtnn, entering from Pino Valley,
and w. U Thompson, of Huntingdon val
ley, nro a couple of well-known Phlladel
pliluus who nro going to try their luck over
this 'difficult courso.
Slnco a year ago u number of the holes
have been stiffened, doing to No. 1 tho
bunkers to tho left havo been enlarged nnd
the wnuill ones eliminated. There are sev
ral going to tho third, two to catch a
pulled drlvo and another for a. poor second
shot.
New bunkers appear ut the seventh and
blghth, while tho eleventh green has been
raised nnd enlarged. No. 12 la also
improved, being much more undulating
than formerly. At tho sixteenth there Is
un enlarged bunker to catch a faulty second
shot.
Cyclists Clash at 'Drome Tonight
The enormous crowds which have nttenj 1 the
race meets held at the Point llreeze Motordrome
thie aeaaan la a good Indication the publla will
pay to aea clean sport, aapeclally uhen It haa
a tinge of excitement and danger attached to
It. If tha weather Is good for outdoor aport to
night another big crowd can b looked for, as
tha card la a aelect one.
Tha four rldera who will take part In the main
event are Clarence Carman, (leorga Wlley
Ueorae Colutnbatto and Leon DIUIiT. who will1
rlda 40 mllea behind pace for a puraa of 11300.
Armairong. ma uareoevu moiorcycuai. is none
tba v.ur for tha shaking up he received on
Saturday night. He -will be on hand to continue
hla raca agalnat Vedltz. Vanderberry and bt.
Yves for the cbamplonehlp cup.
McNamara and Topping Win
OMEENWICIL Conn.. Aug. IT In a match
played over tha llnke of tha Greenwich Country
Club yeaterday. Francis T McNamara and II. J.
Topping won from McDonald Smith and Joacph
Poetert 2 up. At return match will be ar
ranged later at the. Sound Ueach Club here. The
cards were: McNamara, Til Topping, 83; Smith.
78, und Doebert, 78.
Loomis Will Go to Sweden
NEW YORK. Aug IT Joa O. Loomis. of the
Chicago A. A . national 100-yard champion,
wired Frederick Vf. JlutUn. secretary ot the A.
A. U., accepting tha invitation extended him to
compete with Ted Meredith and another Ameri
can yet to be choaen la Sweden in tha latter part
of next month. ImuU told Mr. Rublta that he
la in splendid condition.
New York Boxing Results
NEW YORK. Aug.. IT. Chick Simler out
pointed Kid Burns list night In tha main attrac
tion In tba Pioneer Sporting Club by a amU
margin. Johnnie Burke easily v.'on from Johnnie
WUlard. Joe Lynch disposed of Bobby Ilubon by
the knockout rout In the flf th round.
Welsh Boxer Killed in Action
CARDIFF. Watea. Aug
says that Bjpny Thomas, a Walsh
might toxer, nag tcta killed la. action.
IT Tba Bxpraas
wtna Dsnisia-
Soccer Trouble Is At An End
CHICAUO. Aug. IT Trouble between tho
Chicago and tne district nasoclatlon football
league nnd tha Untied Mute 1'ootbalt Asaocla
lion Is ut un end ns tho reault of a meet
ing nt which representatives of moat of tho local
soccer teams and John A. l'crnwuy, president
ot the national body, wero present. .
a.s u reault of tha meeting the Chicago and
District League la r'cognlzcd the controlling
power in soccer uffuira In the State.
Caldwell Is Suspended Indefinitely
NEW YORK, Aug, IT. The 16-day suspen
sion Imposed on Pitcher Ray Caldwell, of the
v.u. v.i-u AmarlMhi. In Ht. I.oula was to hava
expired yesterday, but as the club has not heard
from tha player since he waa laid oft the sua-
Cmslon has been made Indefinite. Manager
onovan auld Caldwell probably will be sus
pended for tho remainder of the season.
Gardner, Golf Champion, Is Victor
LOMBARD, III.. Aug, IT Robert A. Gardner,
of Wlnadale, national amateur golf champion,
defeated Ueorge U. Patterson, ot QloMmuor, In
the final match yeaterday for the championship
of the Coal Trade Association by 3 up and 2 to
play,
Pirates Buy Two Charlotte Players
PITTSBURGH! Aug. .17. Tha Pittsburgh (Na
tlanal League baseball club has.Ainnounced tha
purchase of Pitcher Heeding and Innelder An
derson from tha Charlotte (Carolina League)
club.
Point Breeze Motor Drome
TONIOHT 8.30 TONIGHT
Most Sensational Race of the Year.
America, Italy, France
$1500 Sweepstakes ; 40 Miles
Carmen Paced by Hunter
Didier Paced by Morin
Wilev Pared bv Stein
Colutnbatto Paced by St. Yves
lo
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event of rain race run tomorrow night.
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Baseball Today Two Games
SHIBE PARK
AMERICAN LEAGUE CBOIND3
Athletics vs, St. Louis
IflRSX OAJIK C4I.LKO AT 1.80 P. M.
XkitU ea said at Uluaels and bpaldis?.
DUNDEE DEVELOPS KNOCKOUT BLOW SCHEDULED
FOR WELLING, BUT O'LEARY GETS IT FIRST
- w?m
ABOUT fi month ago ivhon tvo wore In
rx. New York wo rnn Into Scotty Mon
tlcth, mnnnger of Johnny Dunilco. Scolty
vvrta husy nrrnnBnff dctnlls for tho Dundee
Joo WelllnK l.out at Mrullnon Siurira Cttr-
den, but ho lin
gered w It It u fl
loiift enough to
tinlonil the fol
lowing "Thcro will ho
i big fiurprlse
sprung n t tho
O n nl o n when
b it n (1 n o g e l h
t h r o tt g h with
Welling Haven't
Hmo to explain
t, but Johnny
nan il scnvcrcil a
mw punch and It
workH lino In ie
hearcals Ho will
M.tttcn that guy
from the West
mire Keep your
n i iMn.Mir.t. eve on tlio hcotcn-
'o from now on. He can lilt Just as, hard
as llenny Leonard nnd with hli cleverness,
he will be champion of tho world In a
year or so."
A cntiplo of days Inter, Johnny had nn ac
cident whllo driving his automobile nnd,
aided by tho prllce, tho Welling match was
called off. The newly discovered knock
out wallop was forgotten nnd did not como
to the surface until Tuesday night In llos
ton when llundco surprised tho multltudo
and many others by knocking tho dayllghtt
out of Johnny O'I.enry nnd ponding him
down for tho count In nlno rounds.
Never Had a Wallop
This wns entirely unexpected, for tho
Wop never was accused of possessing n.
punch that would do mora than brca'.: a
pnno of glas(, nnd Scotty Stontlcth's ora
tion was claused with others, mado whllo
tho orators wero Buffering with tho exces
bIvo heat. I!ut Hundeo came through with
tho new punch nnd for once, tho prematura
ravings of an cxhubercnt manager camo
true
Looking over Dundee's tecord wo find
that ho has been quite busy In tho last few
years, but tho majority nf his bouts havo
been no-derMcm affairs Ho mirprised him
self by knocking out two opponents. Jack
While, In Vernon. Cab. In nlno rounds, on
Juno 17, 1913, and Johnny Gnllant, nt Bos-
y ROHERT W, MAXWELL
ton, In eight rounds, on Juno 16, 1914. All
of which show that Johnny scored hut two
knockouts In four years, up to his conflict
with O'Lcary,
Knufmnn-Ertlc Match
Chnrtlo Wlermuller, oneof our local Im
presarios, wandered Into tho oftlco this
morning with his fnco all lit up like a
brilliant sunset. Thero was cause for his
happiness, nnd ho spoke ns foltowai
"I'm a happy Dutchman this morning.
Just received wonl that Johnny 1MI6 has
accepted terms to meet Benny Kaufman at
tho Olympla A. A. on Labor Day. Ertlo
Is to get $1100 for his share nnd Denny
probnbly will get nothing but a chance to
show that he Is a better man than Johnny,
but 1 don't mind It. 1 put up $250 forfeit
and I suppose Krtle wilt send on n like
nmount In n cotipto of days. Tho Weight
will bo 110 pounds ringside, and, believe,
me, It will be Rome scrap Kaufman will
beat him suro."
This match has been hanging fire for
months nnd will bo n good drawing card.
Williams Injures Ankle;
May Default to Griflin
NEWPORT, R. I., Atitr. 17.
PHILADELPHIA'S lono survivor
in the tournoy now in progress
on the Cnslno courts, R. Norrls Wil
liams, 2d, may be forced to default
in his fourth match with Clurcnco J.
Griflin this afternoon.
Williams yesterday twisted his
ankle in his match with Roland Rob
erts, of tho coast. Williams will not
take any chances on his ankle, as tho
national championships nro less than
two weeks away.
JOHNSTON REACHES SEMIFINALS
National Champion Defeats Washburn
in Newport Fourth Round Match
NCWPOIIT, n. I Aug. 17. William M.
Johnston, nntlonnl singles champion,
reached tho semltlnal round In tho Casino
nub tourney hero this morning, eliminating
Watson Jf. Washburn, of Now York, In
straight sets, 6-2, 0-2, 0-3.
Kaufman Is one ot tha best bantams lit
this section of the country, and Is nbW t
put up n. better fight against tha cUlmattt
of the championship than any of the otUetfl,
Ahcarn Training for Blackburn
Jack McQulgan's opening show nt .the
National A. C. nest Wednesday night Is
attracting quite n little attention In tries
raits, ns It brings together & pair of rest
ular boxers In the wind-up. Jack Black
burn will exchange wallops with Triune
Ahcarn In tho final and an Interesting bout
should result.
Abeam Is taking no chances, nnd, accord
ing to his manager, Dan McKetrlck, he
training hard for tha match. Dan writes!
"The great outdoors Is tho latest attfac
tlon for Young Abeam. After his last ilfiht
Ahcarn decided that ha was oft form and
hiked for tho mountains. Joo Jeannette,
tho, great colored heavyweight, who devel
oped Ahcarn, accompanied tha tatter to tha
Catskllls. Ahearn and Jcannette have bcoh
roughing It for a month, and Jcannette
reports that Ahearn Is In tho form ha dis
played when ho defeated Leo llouck, QUs
Christie, Jimmy Clabby and Jack Dillon.
"Ahearn will not return to NewYork
until several days beforo his bout with Jack
Blackburn nt the National Athlettc Club of
Philadelphia on August S3. Ahearn wilt
finish his training at Washington Park,
Brooklyn.
"Jeannetto will second Ahearn In Ms
contest with Blackburn, Ahearn believes
that ho will atop Blackburn, nnd his opinion
Is shared by Jcahtictte."
Yankees Recall .Thirteen Playcru
NKW YOIIK, Auir. 17. The New Torsi
American League Club has announced that
the followlnc players who hart been let out on
optional nitrerments had been recalled:
Prom llaltlmore. Pitcher Tlpnle anil Out-fleld-r
Ilnrtrelli from Columbus. Pitchers
liloitgett ami Vnncet from Newark, Innelder
Cable and Pitcher Knvrrlsht! from Itlchmond,
l'ltchrrs noss nnd Keatlnc nnd . Outfielder
H-nrtryxt from Bnll Lnke. Pitcher Plercyi from
Toledo. Catcher Hweenejr. nnd from Toronto,
Pitchers Markle nnd llradr.
Pitcher Unwrlsht, of Newark, la the only
on- ot these plarera who will report to tha
club this year.
Tildcn Defeats MoIIcnhaucr . .
nUCIC HIM. PAL1.3, Pn., Aun. IT Prosress
In the tennis tournament In course o( plar here
waa Interrupted somewhat by nn exhibition
match betwri-n William T. TlUlen, 2d, of Phila
delphia, and Henry J. Mollenhnuer, of Ntrr
York. Trn yeara nun Mollanhauer was In tha
Drat 10. but nnw he la out ot practice, nnd was
beat-n by Tllden, (1-3, (1-1, 0-t. The finals In
nearly all events will be played today.
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