11 I JACK M'GUIGAN OFFICIATES AT OPENING OF THE LOCAL BOXING SEASON BLACKBURN WINS EVENING LEDGER-PHIIADELPniA, TIIUB8DAY, AUGUST 24, 191G. t if? BLACKBUEN DEFEATS AHEARN IN WIND-UP AT THE NATI0NAL R0SEBUDJ3EATS JOHN HENRY "Dancing Master" Loafs on Job and Allows Col ored Boxer to Pile Up Lead; Willie and Pete Spill Some Gore By ROIJERT TACK BLACKBURN defeated Younp; J Ahearn, tins National A. C opened Its doors for the first 1Ir boxlntr show ot tlio 1916-17 season and somebody brought In n new gong for the timekeeper nutstdo of thit thero Hain't much doing at Mr McOulRan s social club last nlRht a nice crowd ot custo mers and Msltlns brother lllkt were prcent, however, and u cnt home satisfied with what they had seen Vhlto the vilndup was not as cxcltlnff ai It might lmo boon, thero was plenty of action and It showed that Black hum Kt 111 Is nhlo In ;t( W MAXWU.li i,nttio Wth tho best of the middleweight1? Jack cnsll outpointed Ahearn In six rounds and his superiority over MetCetrlclt's marvel was sn pronounced that thero should not bo a dlsscntlhtf ote. Tho colored boxer won four rounds against two for his opponent Ahearn Loafed at Start Ahearn might linvo bad n chance to icoro a victory had he started sooner, but he seemed to be loafing In tho first three sessions and' nllawed Blackburn to pile up a good lead Ho camo back strong In tho fourth and fifth, but slowed up again In the sixth and recclcd many stiff punches At thnt, neither man was In bad shape after the fracas and could hao continued for ten more rounds It neccs ary. Blackburn started nfter Ahcnrn in tho first and landed his famous right hook to the Jaw time unit ngaln. Ahearn was shaken considerably, but lili cleverness saved him from any serious dn.ni.igc Instead of light ing back, however, ho wns satisfied with studying his opponent's attack and three rounds went by ljcforo he solved It Some Clever Stuff Then the "dancing lunstcr" gae one of tho prettiest exhibitions of boxing that hao been seen here for some time Ho side stepped, ducked under Blackburn's wallop i and administered a little punishment on tho colored man while doing it llo took Black burn's punches whlio going awn and In flicted somo dnmngc at closo quarters llo - ROBERTSON HAS EVERYTHING TY HAS IN PHYSICAL ABILITY, BUT THERE'S ONLY ONE COBB ,When Davy Strikes Slump He's Done, But for the Georgian It Is Merely the Beginning of a Harder Fight By GRANT The Song of the Rose fine cut me foosc from my swaying stem In the sweep of the silver ileio: Bhe took mc away from my garden homo And the old time friends I knew; Awav from the fold of my ciimson clan Through a hallway, dark and cool, "Where she burled my thirsty, drooping lips In the depths of a crystal pool. Bhe brought me forth in the twilight shade With a svtile, as her red lips pressed Against my own, and her eyes ncre bright As she placed my head on her breast; And together vie wandered forth again Where tho moon, danced through the trees. And tho breath of my clan came back to me On the sweep of the twilight breeze. Our pathway ted to the garden gate. When out from the moonlight clear Another came up the winding road With an old-time song of cheer; And side by side on the rustic bench They sat, where the moon shone dim, And when ho left for the road again lie took me axoay with him. Be opened a dusty book one night Where I had lain through the years; And his eyes, half-closed in the loticsame room Looked out through a mist of tears; And he kept mo there till tho gray dawn swept The shadow awav with its gleams; "Ashes of roses" heard him say "Ashes of roses and dreams." Is It necessary that everything In a iporting column be about sport? Not at all. For that mutter, Isn't practically very detail of the miniature gnme called life ono form uf sport, or another? Or Is It? Lest One Forgets Those who aio shaking their heads tragi cally over tho long Western trip the Bed Box must face In Spetember might as well remember this spicy detail also; That while Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit and Cleveland are chopping away at one another around the first ten day? of Sep tember, the ned Sox will be flirting coyly with the Mackmen, tho Nationals and the Yanks. By that time thoy should hae rathered up sufficient margin to protect any late September slump. Granting the original premlsa that Old King Cole was a Merry Old Soul wa won- PETEYPetey'd Better Crawl Out of the Picture W. MAXWELL lept up the good work in the fifth, but weakened In the sixth. The semlwindun Has rcat exciting, as It brought together the Kentucky rtixebud and .Tohn Henr .Johnson, n couple of sterling athlete who uvd to go big hn Hector was n pup The Bud is 55 years old and .T. Itenrv n rouplc of oari jounrer. Deipltc the age handicap, the Rosebud copped tho ordlrt borause ho had a left jab and knew how to us It Mr. Johnson w 111 bear Us out In that statement Veterans Do Well But don t get thu Idea that It was a slow bout between a couple of old men In stead. It was just the opposite John Henry and his rlvnl put up a swell scrap and pulled somo stuff that made the voutliful boxers on tho hill look ery sid They worked hard In oery round and there was not n second of stalling The Bud got a trllle tired In the sixth and a.it down to rest for nlno seconds, but that wns accotdlng to llojle and ho cannot be blamed for It Tho last time these oternns met. Mr Johnson wns knocked out This time ho neer was In danger Perhaps tho Ken tucky Bosebud's list of opponents consists of Mr. Johnson, mid It would bo against tho rules of the union to ruin It when a hard winter Is in prospect Willie and I'cte Perform Another bout which Is worthy ot men tion was between Willie Spencer, of Glou cester, and Peto Howell, of this city Theso bantams fought all over the ling nnd had the spectators on their feet yelling them seles hoarse In tho second iniiud Wllllo wns cut over tho ee and bled a little, nnd In tho third, just to bo chummy, Pete took n biff under tho eye and bled some, loo Then "Wllllo got a bloody noso nnd Pete, not to be outdone, allowed tho claret to flow from his proboscis They wcro bleeding beautlfulh' In the sixth round, when Jack McOulgan stopped tho bout to clean up tho ring for tho next act. Wllllo Spencer deserved tho verdict The other bouts wore ery good Young Copcland defeated Kid Blair and John Mc Laughlin drew with I'ddlo Hondo Jack McOulgan had an auspicious open ing, ns tho boxers were evenlj matched nnd their work wns enjojtd by tho spectators. New York State League Svrjiruse 3 VVIIkos-tl irrp, 1 llirrlsburi?, a, IlliiKhnmt.m. 0 (7 Klmlrn 4 Hcndlntf 1. Hcrnnton Ullm. rain. Innlnita, rain) LAND RICE iter Jujt how jelly ho would havo been If ho had wagered considerable sums that the Giants wero going to finish 1, L", 3 this forth coming October Why There Is Hut One Many baseball fanH often hno won dered just why thero is only ono Ty Cobb. Dao Itobcrtson Is ono answer. Dave has over thing Ty has In tho way of phslcul ability gi enter speed, a better arm, greater phvslcal strength, u batting eye that should bo supreme. But when Ty comes upon a slump It means for him merely tho beginning of a harder light. HIh head noor sags and ho never eases up for n moment in his battle against a brief decline. ltobcrtsou was batting .3D3 Ho looked to bo ono of tho greatest of all time Then the ever arriving slump came nnd Davo beoamo discouraged. He didn't sulk, and jou couldn't say that he quit. But tho discouragement wns so heavy upon him that mobt of tho zest, for tho time being, went out of his life Wllllo Ty wns hack Ing away at his faults and lighting back grimly, Davo was wondering moodily when the slump would pass. Dope anent the lawn tennis championship set for next week has becomo so badly scrambled tli.it no ono Knows exactly iThero to start, much less where to llnish. You can take our pick from Johnston, WIN Hams, Church, Griflln, McLoughlln or Mur ray and even then you might bo wrong. The Ilelgn of tho Barons is about over as the field rises up In long delayed revenge. Lifted From Shakespeare (By Benny Kauff.) "0. war"- wltheied is the garland of tho "My salad Judgment" days, when I was green In "I havo o'er shot myself to tell you of It" . "Read not my blemishes In the world's re port" "O mighty Caesar, dost thou He so low Shrunk to this little measure?" "Now I am past all comforts here, but prayers'' "Press not a falling man too far" PHILS' PROTEST IS DISALLOWED BY J.K TENER President Baker Issues Statement Saying the Matter Is Closed UMPIRE RIGLER UPHELD President William I' Baker, of the Phil llcs, received an official communication this morning from President John K Tencr, of tho .National League, stating thnt tho pro test of the Philadelphia National League basoball chili of August It had been dis allowed The protest It will bo it mem bored, was made after I'mplro Charley Itlglcr compelled two Phllly band runnel h to return to their former stations bec.uiie ho stated, n spectator had touched Mill Klllcfcr's long drive to left center Tho plav In auction occurred In s, game with Cincinnati The visitors were lead ing b one run when the Phillip i went to bat In the tenth inning Stock was on second base and Dngey on third I-JIUcfct stepped to the pinto nnd clinvo the bill against the bleurher wall In left center. Tho lilt piobablj u. vilil luivo been good for a home run. scoring Stock and liugty with the tying nnd w lulling inns Both players crossed tho plate nnd tho fans, thinking the contest wns over, swarmed on tho field Reds Then Win The Plilllv and Cincinnati players had Htm ted to the clubhouso when somo one noticed Itlgler Indulging in n wild brand of calisthenics It was ultimately learned that he wished the game to continue and that ho had seen a spectator touch tho ball which Klllcfcr had hit finally the Held was cleared and tho game resumed, Stock going back to second and liugey to third The Phils wero retired and Cincinnati won the game Pat Morau nnd President Baker got to gether after the game and sent In their of ficial piotest to President Tenor Tills morning linker gave out tho following statement "I wish to announce to the patt ons of the Philadelphia NntUnial League Club that President Tcnei, ot tho Na tional League, has icftf-cd to allow the protest mule by this club on tho decision of Umpire Itlgler In the game plned on August 11 with tho Cincinnati club I nm vcrv much disappointed nt his decision, for it seemed apparent to cverbody who wit nessed tin- game that tho umplio was at fault I can take no other couri-o thin to accept this decision with as good gracu as possible." As a matter of fact, the Phillies did not have a leg to stand on In t licit protest. Tho only question was Illglcr's decision mi whether a t-pectator did touch tho ball Many fans seemed to think that ho did wrong when he tent yio two base runnel s back to the bigs from which they stalled Thero Is nothing In that The blockt d b ill Is plainly worded In tho codo nnd Itlgler simply followed the rule. Umpire Is Final Judge Tho umpire Is solo and final judge of tho events as the occur on tho biscbnll Held This was not a matter of Judgment or Interpretation, but of fact Itlgler said that ho saw a ipectator touch tho ball. That virtually imled tho innttei Tho Phillies have been sore nt Itlgler over slnco that decision wns mado and havo claimed that his bad decisions havo lost them sit games from August 11 to date. Moran stated In Pittsburgh that ho was going to mako n protest against Itlgler'.s continuous umpiring In tho Phillies' g-itne. Pat villi claim that Itlgler has worked In the Phillies' contests moro than any other umpire nnd that a shift should be mule HE1L LEADS AMATEUR TARGET SMASHERS Allentown Gunner Wins Nation al Doubles Championship at St. Louis ST. LOUIS, Aug. 24 Allen Hell, of Al lentown, Pa, vvon tho amateur doubles championship of tho United States j ester day by In caking 89 tarrets. There were E1E entries In tho prollmlmry handicap of tho Interstate Assoc'ntlon, but no shooter had tried for moro' than 75 tar gets when darknesj mado postponement necessary. Tho event will bo finished to day nnd then tho Grand Amencnn Han dicap will begin, which has B15 entries. In a special 100-taiget professional match K P Glhbs and II. O. Helkes, of Dayton, o', winner of tho (list Grand American Han dicap, tied with 00. In a special event ror women Mrs. 11 Almert, of Chicago, was awarded the tto phy. although Mrs. L. G. Vogel, of Detroit, mado a better bcore. Tho five high scores In tho events jes tcrday wero: NATIONAL ASIATCUP. DOUllLKS CHAMPION- Allen Hell. Allentown. Pa M 1'rank Iroeh Vancouver Wash JS j. beahorn Mineral ltld.-e 11 M ci. V. HvrlnB Columbus. Wis eo H H Ponncllj, C'lileaso oU SI'KCIAI. POP. WOMEN. Mrs I.. C. Vojel Detroit J Mrs. H Almert. L'hlcuno ..." 1? Miss II U Hammond W llmlnstoii, Uvl.,41 Miss 1. Meusl, (Sreen Hay Wis 41 Mrs. I". A. Johnson. Philadelphia, -13 Railroad Leagues Play Hoth scheduled tra In tho Pennsylvania Railroad Lcauo jesierday for the champion, shin of the lines east rsulted In tho tUlllna team taklnir home a well earned vlctor Phila delphia 'iermlnal defeated W llinlnston t tho lutiei s placu tn u sensational 10 Innlnjt con test 4 to 3 Robinson, a former Vlclrlx star, was In tho box for the Quakers and did the lob well fannlns elsht of the Delauarean and holdlnc hem t0 ",x scattered hits In tha western circuit Wllllamsport lost to Altoonu. 7 to 3 Inability lo come across with a hit when needed caused tha Central Division bojs to skid. Averages to Date of Leading Batters OELOW will be found the batting -D nvcrngos, including yesterday's games, of the lending major league swatters: ami nicAjf i.r.(ifi:. o All I! If. IV t. ,in; .37 .110 Speiker. fleiclanil 111 411 81 ICO (nhli, Detroit .111 IDS M 1 in .liitk'inn, Hitmen ISO -US 71 100 Nvrio.vw, i.r.mn. . ... II All. It. II. Dnubert, llrnnklin 117 37V (II 1S1 ItohrrUon .New Vk 101 1(11 III lis (lme, Cincinnati 101 319 13 120 IVt. .117 .30S SMOKE TOWN IS A REAL JINX TO MOHAN'S CHAMPS Rixey Unfortunate in Long Battle With Pirates Phils in St. Louis Today Hy CHANDLER I). RICHTIJR ST LOl'IH. Mo , Aug 24 Pittsburgh suielv proved n "J nx" city for the Natluml Lcnguo champions 'ot nnlv were four out of the gimes lost to Callahan s team, but three valuable members nt Moiana team wero injuied Bert Nlehoff was spiked and will not bo In the game for ten d.is or more, while 'Chief' Bender was struck on tho foot with a lino drive nnd will not be available for duty for at least a week Yrstorda.i nm Klllcfer pulled n "cltarley horse," and whlio he expects to bo able to reinnln in the gime, his work will bo affected it great deal It also Is possible that Klllefer Is hurt moio than ho be lieves, and when It comes tlmo to take the field will find out that he cannot statu! tho pace It is bud enough for tho Phillies to be off form nnd plavlng In hard luck but it Is out of tho question to expect them to win with umpiring such ns has been done by ltlglei and ortli throughout tho scries Pittsburgh fans line written letters bv the scoro to Manager Moran telling him that tlicv mc of tho opinion thnt llo Is getting the woist of It from Blglei mid Oith, and Plttsbmgh u rlbes havo mule m bones about it. They havo been roasting tho umpiring unmerci fully Yeslerilav s defeat wns duo almost en tlrclv to the miserable umpiring of Itlgler and Orth. who wcro so fnr oft in their de cisions th it a partisan home crowd hooted and howled throughout the game ltlglei called Caiej safe nt sc ond on an attempted steal In the ninth Inning, when It was up patent, even from tho stand, that Carey's foot was at least two feet from tho bag This one decision saved tho Pirates, ns Care would have been tho second nut mid would not have been In position to scorn tho tvlng run when Itlxey cut looso a wild pitch Uixe deseived a l-to-0 victory, and the Phllly plajeis vine mi Incensed nt what they clilin to be Itigler'H "splto work" that tho quilt, unassuming tJcorgo Whltted was put out of tho game for tlto llrbt time In hi i caicci, while later on in tho game, when lllxey was called out nt first, Man ager Moran. Adams, Mctjulllau nnd Chal mers were .sent to tho clubhouse Aloxandei tho (ire-at will bo on tho mound foi tho Phillies todaj. Manager Birmingham Quits TOIIONTH Onl , Aus .'I MiimiRer lUrmlng ham of the Toronto Ititrrnatlun il I-pikuo tpm mirprlie.l ttio owners jpteriHy t.y tendering his rpsljn itlon lo inUe i rfn t Iminrdl itcl lllrinlrii.--Ii mi biIJ lio WMH im.-iiRpil as a. lilajcr-mannKcr. nnd as tin la ilrluitly lm apai Hated 1 mi In Juri suffered luHt spring lio felt It test to re Hlun WILLIAMS DEFAULTS IN MEADOW CLUB TENNIS Former National Champion Re tires From Southampton Event. Washburn Advances SOUTHAMPTON'. L. I., Aug. 21. It. Xorris Williams, L'd, of Philadelphia, de faulted his match In tho fifth round of tho singles In tho Meadow Club's annual Invi tation tennis tournnment today, pieferrlng to Uho th lemalnlng il.ivs Intervening bo foro tho national championship nt Foiest Illllb next Monday as a rest period rather than take tiny chances with tho anklo ho Injured In his mntch with llolnnd Itoberts, of San Kranclico. at Newport last week Watson M. Washburn, of New YorkV Williams's doubles partner at Harvard, received tho default and entered tha semi final round Two teams of Paclllo coast youngsters appeared today In tho doubles event Hu geno Wairen and L'riunrri K. McCormlck defeated 13 V. Thomas. Jr , and It S Stod dard, of New York. In two sets, nt 7-5, ti-3, and II Van Dko Johns and Itoland Itoberts advanced by tho default of Arthur S Cr.iglu and Italph I Unggs, of Now York. Summary: MIIAPOW CLITII SIMILES. I'lftli Hound , Watson M Washburn, New, York, vvon from n Norrls Williams. l!d, Philadelphia, by !,- ,ttU"' MEADOW CI.UI1 DOUHLE3, Heiond ftound Eugene Wnrren, Man Pranclsco. and bdward It McCormlck. bun Pranclsco defeated K (. 'IhoinaB. Jr und H S Moddart, New York, 7-0 Od -.. , r, ft,.... V'a.w Vntb jtennein uavi.i '" ,-..:,.; ;:....- ml ban 1'ranctsio .Ufeuted W'llllim 'unn nu. am and b . lJuublj Jaj Jr , ,., --' t.- ! .I"-r .;" 1 ..! U ' llf,.lfmnn ll'uhln ton ami lotnn. dfvate4 H VanUenter urnl U Vundevrnter Princeton - - . . II Vandikt. Johns und UoUnd Ilobert, Han Kranciscu. won kuih n....u. .- a -..,.. and Halnh I. Hais Niw Torn, .y uuii William J fluthler Philadelphia 1'ranils T Hunur. N yrk. T-.. t i. Joseph J Arnutninir Philadelphia. Itl.hard Jlarte, Harvard U J 0-1 llowland Itoberts San Iranclwji Harry b. Parker. Cedarhurst, 4 U. U-J. defeated defeated defeated Usury b. Xarker. CedarhurM. -4 . u-J. u-j ROCKFORD CLUB GIVES UP PUBLIC COURTS TOURNEY Lack of Funds Forces Park Organization to Abandon Tennis Fixture CLUBS CAN HELP OUT Tho Hockfonl Tennis Club Ins decided to abandon the Kastern clay-court champion ship tournament that hns been n tlxturo nt the public courts in Kalrmotint Park for many jcars At least, the eicnt will not be held In the future urdcr tho nusplcos ot tint otgaut7ntlon There me n number of reasons for this action but the most liiipoltnnt one Is that the It.irkfoid Tennis Club has In pist yeilM luul to .dig into Its trensnty to nuke up a Pig deficit It Is almost Imporslble to rim a tournament on entrance fees alone, and the ni.ipjorlty of tho members cannot nffoid to runt! Unite, to a tournament fund It Is too bad that this fixturo should go bv the board, but It will unless the various tennis and country clubs nrouiid Philadel phia help out These clubs can mako the tournament for the public pirk plijcrB pos sible every year by setting nslde a fixed sum. which It Is almost cettnln, could bo raised by general subscription All but n vcrj few of the country's leading lights of tennis began ns public park plajers. If tho useis of the courts In Kalrmount Park could have tho same advantages ns those In other sections (ioldcn Onto Park, Kan b'ranclsco. for Instance It Is not too much In 1 cllevo that equally good tennis pin vera might bo developd. Joseph J Aimstrong. former Pcnn Stnlo champion, may upset the fond hopes of ono or tun championship possibilities next week It be manages to sustain the gait ho Is trav eling at present Atmstrong's early season form was rather Indirfeient In events lio was bealsn by W. T 1 Helen, Sri. Wallaio P. Johnson nnd Ccorge M chinch llo lliiiillv hit ills stride nt Longwooil nnd among others defeated "Itchy" Kuinagne nnd CI ireni'c Jnmcs flilllin Yesterday the chop nrtlsts nildcd tho scilp of Theodore ltonsevelt Pell, fnmoiis Inck-hnnd expert, to his collection, nnd ho did It In convincing fashion. Dingles and Bungles The leadlni; rlBht and left handed pltrher faced one nnother tn the iieinnd llroMHB Senators l.nme IM.lle IMinlc rcprcaentlnK tho nouth pawn, lunt the .1. cIMnn tu nn al.hrevlate.l mm tail, by I-.1, to the ppeed king. Waller Johnson The Olnttti won n hilt Knme Tn the very first Innings tin y morcd hut thta doea not hrenk their scnrelenrt tnlnng record for this hnnp, ned In an exhibition Kiime uctitimt a LMMon amateur teini c?enre pail Him Harvard ntronc msn who eame lulu the llmellicht two venrs ano by nttthlni: n no hit no-run Kiim ngalnsi the rhitllrH, his In en shunted to the minors by the Unices llo reported to Provldenco ut Toronto jenterday Ziek Wheat wielded the old Mlek In n work manlike innnni r mralnst the Cubs but hl tivo singles and two doubles out of five times up were not unite onounh to overthrow linker's 1 iborcrs Tho I'ubs won by a one-run lmirsln As we se.inne.1 tho box scores this mornlnc wo found that Artlo Herman ainiln bant-ed one two hits out of four visits to the piste This Is the fourth tlmo he tins hit ..'.On In the four l,unies since ho returned to tho Cubs' lluo-up The Itraves broke even Htnlllnsrs divided hla team Inln two squad, and tho one, with Nehf ItaRin James nnd TrnpeHxor as the buttery, defeat d Terre Haute Tho other team, with lteult.aili Humes and ninekburn worklnir, lost to llloiimini,ton III helm; shut nut. '-' 0, with mo httii. by a rooklo who responds to the nume of tiihlunshcr MISS KAISER BREAKS KENT COURSE RECORD Flossmoor Girl Covers 18 Holes in 89 Strokes, 10 Under Par GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Aug 21 Miss Laurlo Kaiser, of tho Tlossmoor Club, Chi cago, broUo tho women's record for the Kent Country Club course yestetday In the second totind of tho women's western golf championship. Sha covered the 18 holes In S3 strokes, 10 under par, nnd won her match with Miss Louisa Fergus, of Glen view, Chicago, S up and 6 to go. M!b.s Hlaiiie Rosenthal, of Itavlsloe, Chi cago, tho playing through titleholdcr, was pitted against her sister, Mrs Hrnest I. Ileifcld. of the same club, nnd vvon by the wido margin of 7 and 6, Mis r C. Letts, Jr, of Cincinnati, elimi nated Mis M l Anderson, of Hinsdale, Chicago, .1 and 1. Tho feature of the con test was the number of conceded holes Tho closest match on the day's card was th.it in which Miss Vera Gardiner, of Glen Oak, Chicago, defeated MImj Lllzaboth Al len, of Rock Island Arsenal, 3 and J ZIMMERMAN FINED $50 Chicago Thinl Baseman Also Suspended for Ten Days for Indifferent Playing CHH'ACiO. Aus 21 Manater Joe Tinker of the Cubs unnounced after .si.rda'H uuinn that he had lined Tnlrd Ilisimun Hi Inln Zimmerman IBO In the fifth lnnlnu Zimmerman mado u klnele and the next man bunt.d Instetd ot atopplnir at aiond, Zimmerman ran hull way lo third, stopped and promptly wus put out Tinker wa Incensed, niul lmmerman retorted to his arraignment angrily It Is s ild Tho lm Ident was reportid to President Wickh man and ho promptly asserted that Zimmerman would not appear In uniform aculn for at least "1 m convinced that ?lmmrman Isn't plavlnu his best ball " W'eeuhman udded "and he'll ilthir play his best for us or not at all " Manager Mi lira w ot ths Ulants tod ty failed to mike a, trade for Zimmerman W'eeghman declining to consider un offer which did not Include I he transfer of Arthur Fletcher, the New lork shortstop. ::: ::: :: ::: ::: ::: By C. A, V01GHT '- s1 - '"' -! I I CRACK GOLFERS' INVADING ARMY IS EXTENDED EVERY PRIVILEGE OF ARONIMINK 'MIDST NATIONAL Local Club Offers House and Grounds to Title Aspirants Other Clubs Hosts, Too IJy SANDY McNIDLICK an: Jl. NNOt'NCnMHNT comes today that the Aronlmlnk Country Club, of this city, has extended all the privileges of tho club nnd the course to nil contestants entered In the national nmiteur championship nt Merlon, beginning 10 dais from today. In so doing this active club has offered Itself llrst In the action which will undoubt edly be taken by nil the golf and country clubs In this district nnd the Invading timv of golfers will havo a sample of Philadelphia hnspltnl.ty when the .10 odd clubs hereabout throw open their houses nnd links Many clubs Intend not only to maintain open house for the title nsplrants, but also for the large number of Merlon golf ers not In the championship tourney, but who linve given up both their courses to the visitors during tho national set-to Golf Map Metropolis? Tho United Stntes open tournament hai been held hero moro thin once, and also the women's national championship, but never In tho history of golf in tills country has the amateur chalnplonsblp been held hero until this jenr. It Is the big oppor tunity for the thousands of golfers In the Clt of Urotherly Ijvc to put this bustling section on the map The great golf public of tho country Is ignoi.int of tho mnny splendid courses here abouts, nnd few of the experts, other than those who have plaicd for tho Lynnewood Hall Cup at Huntingdon Valley, nro at all familiar with Quaker courses Yet the best crlttcls have pronounced somo of them to bo the ctmnl of the finest American links Donald Ross, reputed as this countrj's greatest golf course nrcliltcct, said recently whlio visiting George W Statzell that tho Aronlmlnk links would rank ns one ot the best Jf courses In tho land as Roon ns'the contemplated traps were set out, and that It would take a much higher place. In the oursc ot a. very few cars With National Rntinp; Pino Valley, n stanch member of tho Golf Association of Philadelphia, and boast ing of somo nf the best players In tho coun try. Is unanimously plnced by all experts who havo phied thero as tho best American course. Merlon, Huntingdon Valley and "White marsh are rated high up among this coun- ti's courses, while tho Cricket Club has twice been niv.irdcd the United States open championship nnd tho Country Club has staged tho women's national tourney. llut theso clubs aro not often given con sideration, simply because tho national com mittees aro not famllinr with them. Tho li.ird-worklug Merlon otliclnls will bo ablo to solvo tho problem ot what to do with those who fall to qualify If odior local clubs follow tho lead of Aronlmlnk and throw open their grounds to the visitors Considerably moro than 100 of the coun trj's best golfers will not be able to qualify and 16 moro will bo ousted after tho first WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN BASEBALL TODAY NATIONAL I,l!AlVi: W. I.. Pet. W. I.. Hrnolibn . . UK It .an .1137 .ills llostoll .. ! ! ..- .' .B"i! l'hlllles ll -HI .-1S2 .BH ,fl70 New Vork . . fit IM .4SB .401 ,4M Pittsburgh ... . r.l at .4nn .470 .40 hlcilgo 10 fiO .130 .133 .445 St. Louis .. t,i l ,44K .4BS .411 Cincinnati . 1.1 74 .308 ,7J .303 amkimcan i.i:aoui: W. I.. Pet. W. T.. Split Iloslnn . .. Ill) 47 ' .BUR .MIS .(100 . I hlcuso .. (11 Rl .MB .SSO .Sli kev Tork 01 01 .n '.njl t.Sl .842 Detroit . S m .M2 .BIO .3.17 M. louts 01 BS .B3H .Bid t.Vill .B t7 llMcliind . Hi B1 .B'O Mill t..WL .520 Washington Bl 00 .47K .481 .471 . Athletic -'I KM .214 ,J28 t.10 .210 Win two. Tl.oe two. SCHEDULE FOR TODAY AJlHItlfAN I.lUllUK Cleveland ut rhlhiilelplihi Cloudy 2 games). M. Louis ul New iork Cloud) 12 games). iilriiKii nt II uhhlnctntt Clear. Detroit ut lioston Cloudy. NATIONAL LKAOUB Plilllles nt ft.. J.""' Cl"r-. New tnrk ut Pittsburgh ( lear. HrunMjii nt Inclmi ill tleur. Huston ul Chlcugo tleur. INri.KNATIONAL LUIGUU Newark nt Itoclioter Clear. Klehiiionil nt Hufflila llenr. ll.iltlmore nt Toronto Clear. Only games todj). YESTERDAY'S RESULTS AJHIKICAN LKAGUK Detroit. 10; Athletics. 3. New lork, 3l Chicago. 4. Ilostau. 7i Cleieland, ,1. .... . M. Mills. 5l Wnsbliigton. 4 (first giiroe). WulilnEton, Il til. Louis, 2 tseroud cai even tunings, darkness). NATION UL I.LUfiUK Pittsburgh. 2 1 Phillies, 1 (sixteen Innings), Clilrugo. 7i Hrookljii, 0, Other clubs nut scheduled. Gayety Theatre Routs In the fin it of tho 103 pound class last nlzht at tho Oaety Theatre. Patsey Wallace beat Kid Manuel tn four rounds and in tho other bouts tn that class Joe Dougherty beat Young Pat Hradlev, ono round. Johnny Levy beat Sol Flem. lm.- three rounds K.ldie W'lllard stopped Ivan Hlroh tn threo rounds In the I1B pound class nnd in a special bout Tommy White unit Joo Helmont boxed a, draw of four rounds CIIITC To $ Order neduced from 130. K3 and 110 Se Our 7 Big Windows PETER MORAN & CO. Merchant Tailors 0, E. COtt. NINTU AND ABCII 8TB. Tomorrow's Tournaments and Today's Tee Talk Women' hundlrnp medal plnTi Heodbars Cmintrr Cluli. ... I'rlvllrce of Hie tnure of Ihe Hii Datot's llolr flub nrfereil lo alt members at tho Women's Golf Association ot rhllellelpnla, 1 !nnl 'for rlinmnlnnnlilp of the Women's Western Golf Anrlatlon, nt the Kent Coon try Club, Urnnd Itnulds, Mich. A Imrk nw-Jnr, stoiv nnil deliberate, ftth ninllrr aforethought. Is the caution of Most golf rnntbes. Hut ."slow tinek" does nol mesn so Muirlr llml the nlr l nol made lo circulate nor so riellberste- Hint the fprwflrd swing begins with n Jerk. It simply means thnt tlnh should net be swung oier the shoulder be fore It has lime tn sweep along the ground In burk of the ImIL The golfer should lienr In mind that I ha rbili Is lo be swung nnd not, lifted on. tha buck sivin. If this Is kept In mind there Is more npt lo he rhythm with the body iroirment. Tn get the utmost In leloelly nt the mo ment nt ronru"lnn Is what Is called "lim ing Hi swing." To get this, golfers who nppreflils wlinj the liarmnnr between Imek ami forward swings mean generally havo n qnlek hack swing so Hint speed Increases lo lis maxi mum nt the concussion. round of mntch play These golfers nearly always linger around tha championship play, even though eliminated, just for a chnnce to plav with other stars of the gathering and to bo In at tho waits when tha victor of the flnnls Is saluted. All theso experts will avail themselves of other courses and thus prevent tho cham pionship courso nt Merlon from getting" too clogged with unseated entrants. Golfers, especially those coming from a dlstnncc, will be thnnkfut for tha hospitality which will bo offered them, -without, doubt, by tho Quaker City's lending clubs. Notico of Aronlmlnk's offer has been re ceived by llobcrt W Lesley, president of tho Golf Association of Philadelphia, and chair man of the Merlon committee, through How ard P. Whitney, secretary of the Unted States Golf Association, who has also ex tended his thanks to Aronlmlnk through AV. C Long, secretary. Sister nnd Sister Miss Ulnlnc Rosenthal, ns western cham pion, went forth In battle yesterday against her own sister, Mrs Urncst L. 13el field, In tho second round of match play for th women's western title. The champion had her hands entirely filled with the good golf of her loving sister. Mrs Helilcld. who with her sister plays from tho Itavlsloe Country Club, near Chi cago, Is the feminine star who' forced Mrs. Clnicnco II Vanderbeck, Philadelphia, tho national champion, to shoot tho best round over mado by a woman In competition over tho Onwentsia courso last year In the na tional Mrs Vanderbeck made a new mark: tn tho qualifying round, when sho registered ' an 85. Sho chipped a stroke oft this mark, how ever, In her match with Mrs. Uelfleld, After sho had won, 3 and 1. Mrs. Vanderbeck plaed the bye hole and had a total of 84 strokes All her friends extend their heartfelt sym pnthy to Mrs Itonald II. Barlow, ono of tha best women golfers In the country, In tha reported death of her Bon, Lloutcnant Lovel II. Harlow, of tho King's Own Ileclment, Itcport of his death in gallant action with the British army In Franca has just reached this city from London. Runs Scored in a Week by Major League Clubs RUNS scored by all teams in American and National Leajruea from Thursday, August 17, to Wed nesday, August 23, inclusive. Only runs that figuro in official averages are included. Scores of incomplete games are not counted, but tho scores of games of five innings or more are included in tho tabic: AMEUICAN LKtflOE. T. F. . 11 3 0 II 7 11 . 4 10 1 B 4 0 4 10 2 H. N. M T. W. TIs. 1 3 13 3 7 88 A 4 83 U 3 11 II 10 43 2 fc 2 8 83 Athletics . lioston I hlciigo leveland Detroit ... New vnrk Nt. LouU . Washington Totals .. 37 31 23 S3 21 47 NATIONAL LKAOUK. 207 T. V. K H. SI. T. W. T, 13 0 n js 0 8 4 7 3 10 S II I) I) IB ; 7 if fcll 6 1 0 23 lioston . . llrooklrn ( hlcago . Dnrtnnutl .. New ork . Philadelphia I'ltt-l.urL'h tst, IauIs .... Totals , . Did not play. 3 0 1 0 0 0 14 3 1 I) I 7 39 27 13 23 41 10109 Rhoades Goes Back to Phils niCIISlONI), Va . Aug. 24. "Dusty" Rhoades has been returned to lha Phillies Manager Hilly Smith announced that ha will finish, the season with the remainder of the pitching staff, lthoades' work at times ia sensational, but at other times Is tho opposite. Ills Inability la locate tha plate is his chief fault, and If ha ever overcomes this difficulty ha will be able la hold his own with most any ball club Ilhoades was left here by the Phillies last spring vnrdl on Its homeward trip from spring training. m st lOAR, i sold from the SdvPit&nr Huipidor Xttytkyi-i mmm ou all dealers I'Uh Bxfuh Bros., fojoacurertf i I-: "well. JN' GAVE ME A VAVE U ML - v, tmsa x Better, ccxjic J fflr5Zffl uuf ndids&m&&s& s& t -