JWJMR'WMS j v .ijypw Id EVEKIKG MDGER-PHILADEtiPHlA, MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1916. i . , , i.ntf i ii i n i ii i ,i, . , , . . , . . , . . . . S-lHa.ll.-.1 T - ,w-.....--r wy. rT..7JJrffWTf CONNIE IS MAKING GOOD HIS PROMISE TO PUT A STRONG BASEBALL CLUB IN THE FIBjbD & - - nr Larry Chnppelle- la about to get hU final chance In tho major leagues. Ills releaae has been purchased by the. Boston Braves. Larry made his reputation at Milwaukee, From there he went to the White Box, having been purchased for $13,000. II finished the 1014 season with Chicago In fairly good style, but ho was made such a lion of that the following winter he went completely to pieces, -while the Chicago cafes profited. The next year he was fat and slow. He' was sent back to Milwaukee before that campaign closed. He has been doing well since, but be will have to be better on and off the field to retain a place with Qeorge Btaillngs's club. Cobb Is on outfielder and a well-known batsman, but as a first baseman he la a fltid minor leaguer. Yesterday Cobb played first base for the Colonials, a "tfew Haven semlprofeisiona) team, and In a game against the New Haven team of the Eastern League' made two errors and helped his opponents to a couple of run. However, he still had his bat working and registered a single and double. BASEBALL PUBLIC HAS EYES GLUED ON DEVELOPMENT OF THE ATHLETICS AND M'GRAW'S TEAM Mack's Method of Building Up Club Thus Far Has Proved to Be Better Than That of the New York Manager, Who Spends Money'RecklesSly - - - r SINCE i&02. when ho won the-flrst pcnnnnt far the Athletic, Connie Made has been thu lending flguro In Arnerlcnn League baseball history, Ho enpttfred a flag In that year, thou followed up this achievement by annexing the pennant In 1903, 1610, 1611, 1918 and 1914. "While these events were transpiring In Ihe Ameri can League, John J, Mcttrnw wan making aa great a reputation If) the senior major league. Three times, In 1B0S, 1911 and 1613, tho two great leaders met In n world's series, nnd twice the Athletics' commander vas victorious. Tho only time thru Mcdraw defeated Connie Mack for tho universal title vns 111 1005. nml It was due not to tactical play that ho wan ablo to win then, but to the Individual prowess 6f.Clirletle Mathowson, who virtually won the series himself by his splendid work in the box. Today these snmo two leaders aro In the limelight, but not because they are accused of being In the running for netttfantd. Mack has torn down his champion ship team nnd has scattered the parts to various spots In tho major league circuit. McQmw has allowed his team to disintegrate while ho has been attempting to plaster up the weak spots. The question Is which Is the better metliod to tiso that employed by Mack or that Which McOraw Is trying out? Both McOraw and Mnok rcallro that they must make good or they wilt be tlnlshed with baseball In a comparatively short time. Both of them put up miserable exhibitions last season nnd, as tho baseball public is not long suffering, they know that something must be done quickly or it will be too late to save their managerial reputations regardless of what they havo done In the past. McGrftw Spends Money, Connie Does Not THE difference between tho methods of McOraw nnd Maok to build up cham pionship clubs Is that tho former wants to buy tho players who already havo made good In the minors and who Bccm to be able to take care of themselves In tho majors. This Is exactly opposlto from the view taken by Connlo Mack. Tho tall citizen of Tioga thinks that tho way to make n great bnllptnycr Is to take the material when It is young and bring It up In the straight nnd narrow path, speaking from a baseball standpoint. Mack does not want n playrr who comes to hla Club with any set Ideas on baseball. If such a youngster docn como he tries to make him forget whnt he knows and to begin teaching him from tho ground up along tho lines ho has worked out for himself. That Mack has the correct Idea Is evident from tho way his team has been playing during tho last few weeks. It Is true that they have not won many games, but It Is equally truo that they have had some very bad breakB and that they lost a number of games by one nnd two runs when Just a Uttlo moro.polBo would havo carried them through to victory. Whenever tho Athletics get good pitching they play great ball. The trouble Is they do not got much of It, henco any bad break, such ns tho mult of a thrown ball or a foul at a critical moment In tho Came, ptits them In tho air and they do not rocover their balance In time to mnko a real fight. This Is caused largely by the Inexperience of trip men and Is some thing that Will wear off quickly, and that Is Just what Mack Is calculating wilt happen during the latter part of tho present season and In 1917. Find the Good Ones Is the Idea THERE are' still a great many good baseball players in embryo. Tho Idea Is to nnd them. That Is what Connlo Is attempting to do. That hoiMlll eventually find them Is certain and that he has found some already Is admitted by every one. Wltt is playing a flno gnmo at shortstop, Is hitting tho ball hard and Is built or the stuff that Improves with aging. Then Elmer Myers, whom Connlo has been nursing since 1914, Is also a real pitcher for a major leaguo team. Somo of tho other players on tho Athletics havo not shown up to advantage, but they will later when they have had tho proper amount of tutoring. It Is Just a question of time before Mack puts In tho field a team that will first be a con tender and then n, wlnnor. Now, what Is McOraw going to do? Ho has been buying high-priced players for tho last threo years. Ho paid big sums for Gcorgo Burns, Bennlo IiaufT, Iloush, Hartley, Sohupp and others. Theso players havo been doing falrlr well, but considering what their cost was and the time they aro likely to remain In tho " major leagues they are not nearly so valuable as somo of Mack's youngsters. Tho proof that tho Giants aro not playing up to their press notices Is their standing In the leaguo. They are absolutely out of tho running for tho pennant. So aro tho Athletics, but the Mackmcn aro showing dally Improvement, whllo tho Now Vorkors aro getting worse all tho time. That McGraw realizes ho Is not on the road to bucccbs with tho present team Is shown by tho fact that ho has just Bold Fred Merklo to tho Brooklyn club. If ho thought ho had oven tho nucleus of a winning team ho would never havo sacrificed Merklo just becauso ho happened to bo a friend of Robinson, who, owing to Baubert's poor condition, was In soro need of a firBt baseman, Thorcforo, it would not bo surprising to seo McGtyiw adopt Mack's methods, tear down his team and start from tho ground up. i v Tencr Means to Back Umpires to the Limit JOHN K. TENER doesn't think that tho umpiring In the National League 18 awful. Ho admits that tho arbitrators might foozlo onco In a whllo, but ho points out that "to err Is humanT" Tho proxy of tho elder major leaguo declares that the Implrlng this year Is above tho average, despite general yowls from play , era and fans all ovor tho circuit. , "Tho fans frequontly tako issue with the umpires on decisions when they aro not In any real position to Judgo a play," says Tenor. "An umpire, within nfoot or two of a play, Is more competent to render Just rulings than tho fans sitting from fifty to three hundred feet from the sceno of action. But tho fans, in some towns, think otherwise. "Players havo been making complaints concerning tho umpires. I havo Investigated each and every one of them with a fair and Impartial mind. On vir tually every occasion I havo found, after listening to bath sides of the story, that the umpire was right. Players, you know, aro likely to get excited on tho ball field and their anger will warp their better Judgment. They think they aro getting the worst of it at. such times; yet, in their calm -moments, I daro say, they would agree with the umplro perfectly. "Some players aren't too refined In tholr conduct toward umpires. They think they carvcall an umplro any namo they wish but they can't. People In tho stands can't hearuall the names that are applied to umpires by the players. If they did they would have some dlfforent views they would wondor how tho um pires manage to control their tempers as well as they do. "The umpiring in tho,Nattonal League, as far as I havo been ablo to deter mine by several trips to the different cities, Is very good, and I moan tp baok up my umpires to the limit" Larry Scudder Will Fill Meredith's Shoes RECORDS contlnuo to fall. In the A. A. U. meets held Jn New York, Boston and Chicago last Eatyrday many new marks wore made. Tho high-class competition developed fn these important meets augurs well for the standard of competition In the coming national championships to bo held at Newark next month. Ono of the best performances of the day, while not a record-breaker, was the feat of Larry Bcudder, the University of Pennsylvania runner, In beating Homer Baker over the half-mile course. Baker had been running in wonderful form and the victory of the Penn lad was an excellent pteco of work. His time was under 1:56, and this shows that the youngster had a little speed. Bcudder convinced the critics that he was "there" when he ran third to Mere dith in the Intercollegiate half mile. It was In this race that Meredith broke the Intercollegiate record for the 880 yards run, and Bcudder was timed under 1:55. His work last Saturday showed that he has lost none of his speed, and to some extent will be the man to fill the great Meredith's shoes. MOLONEY MAKES PRO-DEBUT IN GO WITH O'DONNELL Amateur Champion "Would Meet Either Williams or Ertlo Tomorrow Night" SIGNS FOR THREE BOUTS WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FEIEND Reopening Boxing Card At Olympla A. A. Tonight rnrxiMiNAUiKH Johnnr Menly, floutlmark, ts. ifdtk Dun Irntir, AnMrMhi, . ... . Tommy U'Hrtlt, Soutliwnrk, v. .Mlckoy Donley. Newark. .... ... Jni llUat, MoiiltiTCRrk, t llnrrr Ofltllc, Hro.M,n. gB,mmiM,,. Snm ItitbMrntl. Soiltlmntk. t. Millie Moore, floulliwiirk. wiNn-vr JOhnnr Mnlnnrt. HmllliMiirk, vs. Joe n'l'dniwll, UloitrMttr. Dy LOUIS II. JAFFE The bantamweight championship crown will rest on the brow of a Philadelphia!! bo foro tho 191G-U boxing scaon goes down Into history h the opinion of Teddy Mo loney, former lightweight boxer and now manager of his brother Johnny The lat tcr makes lit first appearance In the ring tonight for a purse consisting of filthy lucre. Instead of a medal, diamond ring or watch. "How soon will Johnny bo ready to box Kid Williams or Johnny llrtlo?" was asked Teddy this morning. There was no hesita tion hi tho reply "Why, John would meet either tomorrow night and I have Uttlo doubt ns to tho remit of a match between my brother and Wllllami or nrtle " Moloney's bout with Joe O'Donnell nt the Olympla tonight Will be his first of a serlei of three mutches for which tho amateur champion will rocctvo $2000, with privileges of 23 per cent for his second and third bouts Ills other two opponents and tho dates hao not been decided, but It Is prob ablo .September 11 and October J will sod Johnny In action at the Uroad ntrcct club. Dox at 118 Pounds One hundred and eighteen pounds ring side governs tonight's Jtolonoy-O'Dounell set-to, and while Johnny linil been compct Ing In tho 125s In his most recent amateur competition. Teddy says John will not bo handicapped at tho w'eight. I'uggo, as Ted was known when ho boxed, also Intimated that those skeptical nbout his brother's strength as a bantam boxer may hoo a pleasant surprise when It conies to boxing at 11C pounds. Moloney's most notable amateur victory was scored last ear at Copenhagen, when ho knocked out Clausen, the 125-pound champion of Donmnrlt, In ono round, there by clinching tho European title, previously having won seven matches In Sweden and Norway. In all Johnny competed In about 160 amatour bouts, winning 28 tourna ments and displaying his "all-for-glory" wares In Philadelphia, Now York, Pitts burgh, Doaton, San Francisco, Trenton, Heading and llethlehem Tonight's show at tho Olympla will be the olllclal reopening of tho club, and the program arranged is ono of the best nll-fltar shows ever put together. Good betting and Interesting slugging Is spread over tho card in dlltcrent matches. Scraps About Scrappers Hi-causa of unforeseen circumstances frankls White wns forcnl tn leave the city unexpectedly last week, thus tli substitution of Jack Dunleavy naalnst Johnny Mealy In tho (Irit bout at th. Olympla. Dunleaw la here with Johnny Krtla and Mike MrNulty, mnnncer. who ass a ha IDunleavr). an Australian, Is a real Eood baxer. i - M "ff J '. '-'k p g j 5 $h Mi1 Z ?. f 1 III Mil 1 -? - - A - A lit 1 If I I NEVER SWI :r - Met I UVX I, MiM U06K S6 I , --aiVv it U I (SErvious- I I T ("ObII Nv.vgv rj ... what noes , M,U J PlfMW' fl ' '- The CbuJ ;,n 'wrists: ' ' Cox) saV? .,ixMk!w '' ) Coid SAV "A" W Wp I Mod'O,)...': I (i ixMlj INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR ADDftfi TO FOREST HILLS TENNIS MEM rv ppmciFiNrnm- of oPTPATmTra a. v- -.v Johnston, Williams, McLoughlin and KumacJ Favorites in National Championshh)s--mtf i man Greatest Player, Says Doherty f Johnny LocUney. of Ora'a Ferry, rut Johnny Moloney In ahape for hla professional debut to night. Iockney hai ben Vouns Urno'a trainer and he also has conrtltlonwl many other local boxers for bouts. Teddy and Tommy Moloney and Johnny Mealy sparred with Johnny all last week at Icnnl. I'a. . Hack from Ocean City where ho llfe-ruarded this summer Jimmy Murphy Is preparing; to start training for the season. Last year Murph leaped Into prominence In a short time, but his fistic stock took a ble drop before the.soason ended. lie aitaln will box In the llahtweluht class and would like to proe to l'htladelphlans that he, la the best In that division here. nenny Kaufman Is on of the most Brood natured boxera In this vicinity. No matter how much "klddlnis" Is directed his way he alwaja comes back with an anawer, one better. "Johnny Krtle says he'll stop you sure. Hen. when he meets jnu." was fired at Kaufman the other nluht. "yes. and when he doea stop me I won't lend him a nickel." was Denny's quick retort. New Tork fans have an opportunity to see the long and short of the heavywelcht olass mix up matters tonleht. JOe Cox. 0 feet -J Inches, will bo opposed to Hob Moha, exactly a foot shorter and weighing 100 pounds. 75 pounds less than Cox. However. Moha Is a much more experienced Oxhter than his elongated opponent. Toune Mendo. Buffalo's new bantam sensa. tlon. seta a chanco to become famoua over night when he takea on Kid Williams, In a 10-reunder before his hometown folks tonight. Mendo. ac cording to reports. Is a fighter, pure and simple, and great little aggreaslve battler. A wire hS been received by Irish Iatsy Cllne, from Matt Hlnkel to bo In readiness to take the place of either George Chaney or Johnny Kllbane In case of Injury to either before h-lr bout next Monday afternoon at Cedar l'olnt, o. The seleo tlon Is & poor one tn the event of Chaney being unable to meet Kllbane. as the champion showed Cllne was soft for him by scoring a two-round knockout here, Philadelphia fans shortly will see another fe male light manager nnd "lr. Miss Elizabeth Tucker, a full blooded Indlan.ls heading eastward with her brother. I.oncy, a. lightweight. Ilesldea making matches for the boxer, Mlsa Tucker also coaches htm from his corner. They are In St. I-ouls now swatting a matrh between Loney and Harry Atwood. September 11. Jack Toland hopes to Impress local fans and matchmakers with his aggressive ,yi Sa thai, he can get more matches In Philadelphia. Jack has been doing a lot of natitlng In Hrooklyn. but he would rather do most ot his boxing here. Tomor row night Toland meets a rugged and hard-hitting opponent tn Heddy Holt at the Kyan Club. OLYMPIA A. A. Ktft&fc!. Monday Night, August 38, 830 Hliurp Johnny Mealey is, Frunkla White Mickey Donley vs. Tommy O'Kaefe Joe Hirst vs. Harry (luttle Sam Itubldeau vs. U'lllle Moore Johnny Jllaloney vs. Knockout O'Donnell (World's Am. Champ.) (Gloucester) BASEBALL TODAY SHIBE PARK AMKHICAN I.KAQUK (IKOUNDH ATHLETICS vs. CHICAGO ALI.KD AT J uels' k r.i Tickets on dale ct (ilmb GAJIH 3i30 I-. 11. and Spaldln', 10S6 Spring Garden Street j nv a XT a n -"' - l'rl ! n.l Rft Reddy Holt vs. Jack Toland TUKSDVV EVB.VIKU. A f OUST Z. 11 By GHANTLAND KICK Johnston, Williams, Mctoughlln, Kit maBac there are tnnny Other good ones, but ono from this quartet Is pretty euro to bo on top when tho last match Is finished nml nnnllini- American champlortshllt has been established. There va disappoint ment expressed some time ftKo that all In ternational flavdr had been taken away from our championships whore wo could havo nothlnff feft but civil strife. Hut this International flavor haa been added In ft startling way, and from a stnr Ulna; source. The Dohcrtys, Wilding and Urooltes hnvo como our way and proved their valor and their skill, but the shadow of Kumagao Is now as heaVy across the courts as any Invading shadow has been PRINCETON FOOTBALL MEN TO REPORT SEPTEMBER 12 PKINCETON, N. J., AUff. SS, CAPTAIN" KllAN'K TltHVOlt 11000. 2d, of the 191C Princeton football team, has called his fellow gridiron warriors to report for duty on September 12, and from present indications 100 men will respond to the first call. At first glanco Captain Hogg and the coached will faco a big Job this year In tholr cqort to mold a winning team, but while tho available material Is of ques tionable merit, tho coaching staff Is recog nized as tho most expert Princeton hao had In many years, and all Princeton has given It full confidence. Eleven flrst-itrlng men, all of -whom re ceived tho varsity letter, havo been lost from lant ycar'a team, but several of the substitutes wcro of talont equally as great as that of tho first choices. Candidates from last year's freshman class hold fair promlso and should respond to varsity coaching. In particular, tho weakest points In the embryo 11, an evidenced nt this early stage, are quarterback, tho ends nnd the tackles. Tho positions of greatest strength should be the halfbacks and fullbacks, for which thero aro a number of candidates of almost equal merit. At the guard positions Captain Hogg nnd N'ourso doubtless will retain their po&ts and ndd strength to tho vital Jiart of tho Tiger machine. Although tho university has delayed Its opening until October 10 In order to obvl ato any danger from infantile paralysis. It Is expected that tho football plans will progress according to schedule. .It Is as sured that tho practice will open Septem ber 12, nnd It Is likely that tho first game, with Holy Cross on September 30. will bo taken earo of. Thero Is a game with N'orth Carolina University scheduled for October 7, and by tho tlmo tho students havo re turned the season will bo well under wny. It, Mm nnftt. The Jap star, being atone, Is up against terrltlo odds. Hut when a man Is playing fine tennis odds aro soon wiped out. Who thought last summer that young Johnston had any chanco to beat Karl liehr, Norrls Williams and Maurlco Mclaughlin In suc cession? Alexander Pitchers may come or pitehert po For pitchers huve a tcay Uke thatt Out whether fatt or whettier slow, Or tchether thin or whether fat, When it comes ilown to one atono Who holds 7il rule above the throng, Step out, old boy, and arab the throne, For iot belong. Pitchers ma flash or pitchers fads, As pitchers do along the tool, Or whether born or whether made, Still held as rulers of the ftavi But when it comes to romping through Tho rival field from totoii to town, Step out. old dog, and get tjour due, Yon own the crown. The Greatest An argument was started a day or two ago as to tho namo of tho greatest Ameri can lawn tennis star learned, Wronn, Whitman, McLoughlin, Williams or John ston. There Is no way to round up this query with facts, but the younger Doherty whllo playing hero stated that In his opinion Mal colm Whitman was tho greatest tho gamo had ever known "greater," ho said, "than any knows him to be who ncvor has mot him In competition when ho was near his best." Which recalls tho fact that Harvard haB como fairly closo to ruling the lawn tennis field, with such entries as Wronn. Whitman, Vrlght, Clothier, Word and Williams, who havo held at least half tho championships In tho last 20 years. Aftar all this discussion as to whether Boston, Chicago or St. Louis would bound coyly away with tho pennnnt, what a tidy Uttlo opening Is left for Detroit to operate ono of thoso September finishes and upset tho cntlro pall of dopel Tho best tip In Detroit's favor Is that no Jennings to win. " hu bckg "It Never Can Happen Atfala" A golfer had a two-foot ult 4 With Which to loin i LPt". .Ami when he missed he Just m - 4 Itow )crv droll." im ofdwT September gives promise of btlr .J a rnontli-Bs months go. vn,.i ?..Wlt: nnisn in tho two major leaeiu iKVi l bf the tennis chamnionshit. !t champlonshlD. Mr. wii. Y.,r...ul'f51f-J 20-round route nnd a number of5n' l1 ends, tho first autumnal session sVA1 1 Its place a. tho big trionth7fnth.yi(i Mnxtms of tho Nineteenth Hole tTn liri fn. .1.- .. ... mrUhl. I sho't into a "to? 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