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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1916.
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GEORGE STALLINGS'S TEAM IS WEAKENED BY ABSENCE OF SEVERAL STELIRPBRFRMERS
BOSTON CLUB IN POOR SHAPE
FOR PINAL DRIVE DOWN THE
NATIONAL LEAGUE STRETCH
Art Nehf and Frank Allen, Two Pitching Depend
M ables, Out of Game Maranville Not in
Best Condition, but Still Playnig
THAT the Boston Braves nro In poor shapo for the flnnl drive nntl fear the
Phillies Is evident Mnnnuer Stalling Insisted upon postponing both Ramos of
yesterday's double-header, despite the fact that It had censed ruining shortly before
Jtoefl and It would have been possible to liavo played one game In tho afternoon.
It Is customary to call off tho first frame nny time nfter 11 o'clock, but as a
rule, unless rain has been falling steadily over night, putting the field In poor shape,
ths second gamo Is not postponed until about 2 o'clock, tf Stalling had waited
Willi 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, tho second fjiinio could havo bcon played.
The Braves wore not anxious to play at nil yesterday and made no attempt to
ikeep tho field at Boston In Rood shape, according to tho leports. Tho canvas which
usually covers tho Infield, or nt least tho pitching tnound und catcher's box, was not
Wwead over tho field when tho rain started, nor was It In evidence during tho rain
Tuesday afternoon, despite tho fact that Braves Held Is fully 20 feet below tho
alreet lovel und Is naturally hard to dry.
The Braves aro In a crippled condition, and Bladings probably feared that tho
rhlllles In their present form would put them out of Iho race If a double-header
had been played yesterday. Htalllngs has only five pltchors In any sort of nhapo
and two of them never havo been cffcctlvo against tho champions. Therefore, ho
did not like the Idea of battling against tho Phillies and then opening up a flve
ame series with the Dodgers.
Art Nehf, tho youthfdl southpaw, was taken to tho Back Bay Hospital from
his home In Brookllne yesterday, and It Is believed that he has typhoid fevor.
Frank Allen, tho most dependable southpaw on Stalllngs's staff, also is confined to
fcta bed with tonsillitis.
Tho .bsenco of these stars cripples tho pitching staff, while "Rabbit" Maran
Ills has a broken nose, which causes htm great pain whenover ho moves. This
ftrturally affects his work, and when the little wonder Is off form tho rest of tho
1tun loses Its ginger.
Giants Put Crimp in Dodgers' Chances
YESTERDAY'S pcrformnnco at tho Polo Grounds was a cruel blow to tho hopes
of Charles Holiday Ebbots and his band of ball tossors. Thor" Is no doubt that
dl members of tho Brooklyn Club believed thut they would tnako a clean sweop of
'the Giants' serlosj There woro a lot of fans, particularly In Philadelphia, who
firmly believed tfodt the Giants would "lay down" to tho Dodgers In tho series bo
cause of the friendship which exists between McOraw and Robinson nnd becauso
McGraw Is said to havo mado tho statement that ho would rnther Brooklyn would
Win tho flag than any other club. If the Giants wero out of It.
But Rube Benton and tho whole New York team proved for tho hundredth
time that baseball Is on tho level and that thcro Is no "laying down" by one club
to another. Benton hurled a great gamo In tho oponlng contest of the double
header and deserved his victory.
The mere fact that Brooklyn only split even In the two games Is not the worst
feature, from a Dodger standpoint, of tho afternoon's proceedings. Tho sore point
is that three pitchers Cheney, Dell and Marquard woro used up. That means that
In tho remaining gaTma of tho scries Robinson will havo to use pltchors who aro not
as good as the ones who pitched yesterday, and that in turn means that the
chances of the Brooklyn club to tako tho remaining game from New York aro
proportionately lessened.
RUMOR has It that both managers of the Chicago major leaguo clubs Joo
Tinker and Clarence Rowland aro slated for tho soapod runway before an
other season opens. ,Of course, the customary denials have been mado by tho
elub owners, but records aro records, and when managers fall to deliver with
the material given Rowland and TInkor tho fans nro certain to demand a change
And, since the fans pay tho freight, their demands usually carry some weight.
Eddlo Collins Is said to bo slated for Rowland's Job, and Art Wilson Is reported
to have been taken back from Pittsburgh to step Into Tinker's shoes.
Failure of Pfeffer Slows Up Dodgers
THE failure of Big Ed Pfeffer has struck terror to tho hearts of the pennant
chasing Dodgers. Tho huge right-hander kept tho Brooklynltcs In the light
from the start. It was upon his mighty wing that tho main hopes of tho Ebbcts
erew were centered In tho final drive for the bunting.
And now Pfeffer has gone wrong. For nearly n month he has been pitching
In-and-out mostly out baseball. Tho clubs that onco were toys in his hands
suddenly have solved his twisters and havo driven them to the far corners and
Pfeffer to the shower. i
When tho Dodgers swung westward it was felt tnat PfeiTer would bo tho ono
factor In enabling them to hold their leud. And Pfeffer, to date, has won Just
one game. In alt the others In which he figured ho was given a terrible lamming.
Harvard's Football Prospects Arc Poor
WITH only two members of last year's championship team available, Harvard
started training for tho 1916 football season today. Only Captain Dadmun, a
guard, and Dick Haite, an end, are the regulars, nnd tho coaches, minus the
terrlces of Percy Houghton, wll have a gigantic task in building up a new team.
To fill nine positions from last year's substitutes and freshmen Is not an easy Job
and there will bo some rough going on Soldiers' Field before tho season Is well
tinder way. Realizing that things were serious, tho coaches ordered the mon to
report two weeks earlier than usual, and tho quarterbacks and kickers have been
working out for the last two weeks at Ogunqult, Me., tho summer home of Reggie
Brown. '
Eddie Mahan Is gone, as are King nnd Boles, the other backs, and Watson,
the quarterback. This meanB that an entirely new backfleld must be developed,
With no punter or drop kicker of noto to ll'l Mahan's Bhocs. As the offensive
strength of a team depends almost entirely on tho backfleld nowadays. It can bo
seen that this department alone should cause tho Crimson coaches all kinds of
yrerrjr. x
But that Is not all. One end, two tackles, a guard and a center must bo selected
from tho flock of substitutes. Boucey, Wallace Parson and Oilman are missing,
and can men be found to All their p'acesT Harris, one of the centors last year
' will be back, and Taylor, who played in the Princeton game, probably will make a
k4d for the other guard. Coolldge, a substitute end, will bo on hand, but this is
bout all that can be depended upon. Prospects for a winning team are none too
right and a few miracles will have been worked if the Crimson is In the running
Mar thetbp of the heap when the season ends.
Byracuse also started in today, with Bill Hollonback, the new coach, in charge.
Mere, however, prospects are better than ever before. Tho mastodontlc line that
lipped everything to pieces last year still Is on tho Job, most of the backfleld
ssen are on hand, and all Bill has to do is to develop a couple of good backs to carry
him through. Wilkinson is gone, but a freshman wonder is said to be Just as good.
Philadelphia Should Have Tennis Championship
PHILADELPHIA should get one of the men's national tennis championships In
1917, either the clay-court or the turf-court event. Newport Is In the field again
r the big event, which has been held at Forest Hills for two years, and should
another change bo mode, this city might be considered.
But in all likelihood the clay-court championship will be offered to Philadelphia
m a eompromlso. The tennis authorities here will not put in a very strenuous bid
tar Mm other event, should the clay-court tourney be offered, for the Philadelphia
OrMtet Club has been the scene of the women's national championship for more
than W years, and any attempts to cut In on the men's turf event might lead to
change in the place of venue of the women's event. And that would be a
akunlty, for the Bt. Martin's organization and tho women's national champion
kip have always been associated, ono with the other.
The Cynwyd Club, with a dozen well-kept courts and a spacious clubhouse
n handle the clay-court championship properly, and If it succoeds in obtaining
K, tennis equally as good as that witnessed at Forest Hills last week will bo on
tkvs sards for Philadelphia next spring.
,. Cameron Buxton, of the Huntingdon Valley Country Club, was the only Phiin.
, colter to -tee on- toaay in me tournament tor jne natl mal amateur cheun-
i at tWMenon uricnet cjuu. '.roe, remaining local hope has played a won-
tetvly game each day and an additional flash Will land him closa tn ..
1W Yesterday's matches upset somo of the dope of the "wise ones"
"Mkk)e! a possibility tliat the cards for today may show some glaring sur-
Immir CtiWe Eyans, the open champion nnd BobTJardner, the present amateur
t. jve again snown tneir canoer oy some feature work. However, both
i are toeing a field that cannot be readily estimated.
the ptestng of Babe Adams nnd Hack Gibson, Hans Wagner Is the only
unit e iiie Mmou Bia .riraie macnine.
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BRAVES CHANGE
TACTICS; CEASE
TO "RIDE" PHILS
Stallings Now Has Ordered
Team to Play "Hand
Shaking Game"
ALEX SAVED FOR GIANTS
By CHANDLER D. KICHTER
BOSTON, Sept. 7. Manager Moran, of
the Phlll'cs, figures that Boston wan bene
fited by the postponement of yesterday's
double-header, but we cannot see it that
way Moran declares that Boston, with 10
pitchers in first-class shape, will be better
able to Rtnnd tho twin bills late In tho season
than tho rhlls, but he probably Is losing
sight of the fact that tho present Is tho
time the champion pitching staff needs
nursing and not In October.
Tho Braves will meet tho Phillies In
Philadelphia on October 2, 3, 4 and 8. Yes
terday's postponed games will bo played
off here as parts ot double-headers and
October 2 und 3, respectively. Only one
scries will be played otter that tlmo, and
the Phllly hurlers can be sent to tho mound
as often as Moran desires and no harm
can result, excepting tliat they may be
thrown off their stride for the world'H sc
ries; but, after all, that is a secondary
cons'dcratlon.
If tho Phillies had played yesierany
double-header it would havo been nccess&r
to Bend Itlxey and Mayer to the mound with
only one day's rest. Itlxey can stand this
sort of treatment, but Mayer cannot. It la
certain that tho little side-arm artist would
have been off form and Boston probably
would have beaten him. The additional day
of rest has benefited him and also enabled
Moran to sao his star hurlers for tho
Giants.
Alex and Demarcc Saved
Alexander would havo been on the mound
today if It had not been for tho postpone
ment, and so would AI Dcmareo, who has
beaten New York six times. The postpone
ment of tho twin bill enabled Moran to save
Alexander and Dcmareo for tho double
header In Now York tomorrow. Now that
the Phillies are In first place. It behooves
them to clinch all the games posslblo at tho
expense ot teams that are not In the race,
and no better opportunity will present Itself
than tho coming series.
Boston's veteran scribes concede that the
Phils wilt win tho pennant if Boston is the
only team they must beat to win It, Thoy
admit that the Braves have slowed quite a
bit. and that the team Is not going to be
able to stand the pace with levers out of the
game. The latter is no longer a popular
idol in Boston, but his absence has weak
ened StalllngB's team, which tho latter Is
willing to udmlt.
Draves Now Lack Ginger
dinger and fighting spirit Is necessarily
the most Important asset of a light battlnsr
team In tho homo stretch, and Boston lacks
these assets with lJvera out of the game.
One hardly would recognize tho Braves at
the present time, as they are entirely lack
ing In fighting spirit and do not even
"ride" the Phils as they did In the past.
Manager Moran says that the Braves
have ceased "riding" his team because
Stallings ordered them to change their tac
tics. Ths Phillies thrive on riding and
always have been able to outgame the
Braves, and now, according to Moran,
Stallings has ordered a handshaking game,
but he Is not meeting with much success,
as Moran's men are fighting them all the
time.
Any way one looks at It, the postpone
ment has benefited the Phils, notwithstand
ing Moran's pretense at being disappointed.
This probably was done more for effect
upon the Braves than because the Phllly
pilot really believes It.
Gcers Drives Napoleon Direct to Victory
HAWTOnD. Conn.. Sept. T. "Pop" (Jeers
piiotea rtapoieon pireciio an easy victory over
itoan Jiai anu oiiisia ir m wie a.uu
AMERICAN SOCCER TEAM WINS
Finish European Schedules With 2-0
Victory Over Swedes
BTOCKHOXr, Sept. 0. via Tendon. Sent. 7.
The all-American occar team tonight dofeutwl
a tram from the Allmenna IdTotUklubbcn and
DJurrardfn Club, two voaU to vn. It was the
last irume to be plnyeJ and the Amrrlcana will
latt yi
sail h
or 1 om on thi Osrar II. on Heptembvr 8
V A. Uaenport, of Newark, N. J., and
alner. C. II. VAU, ot the II rook I yn Ottlci.
Inrrv
h tralriPF.
will nut enll. Davenport will remain to become
masflur to the Kwedlth team, which will meet
th Denmark Federation In October.
The Americana arorrd both coala tn the first
half, their first tally cdmlnjr after a penalty
kirk and the second en fine panning:, Tho awed
Inh team scored 10 minutes beforo the end of
the luat half.
100-MILE TEAM RACE
AT PT. BREEZE TONIGHT
Three Pairs of Star Motor-Paced
Speeders to Compete in
Drome Feature
The f.rst motor-paced team raco of the
season will be staged tonlRht at the Point
Brcezo motordrome. Clarence Carman,
American motor-paced champion, will tram
with G cor bo Wiley, the Syracuse dlcr;
OoorKe Columbatto and Vincent Madonna
will represent Italy, and Ieon Dldler, ot
France, will be paired with Bobby Wal
thour, of Atlanta,
The grind will he for 100 miles nnd the
three teams will have six pacemakers, who
will malto pickups whenever necessary The
Innovation undoubtedly will furnish excite
ment and thrills In plenty for tho specta
tors, who always aro hungry for something
out of tho ordinary.
Carman and Wiley will be paced by
Jimmy Hunter nnd Stein, Dldler and
Walthour by Stenhouse nnd Morln, nnd
Columbatto and Madonna by St. Yves and
Lehman. Carman and Wiley aro strong fa
vorites owing to their spectacular perform
ances and consistent work on the Point
Iireezo track this season.
Columbatto nnd Madonna, the Italian
team, are expected to make a strong bid
for llrst money. Columbatto scored his first
victory of the season last Saturday night,
while Madonna hns been winning with regu
larity at Itevere Beach. Boston, Columbatto
has been riding In hard luck at the drome,
but believes he shook his hoodoo when ho
ran away from the field on Saturday night
Scraps About Scrappers
Br I.OUI3 II. JAfFE
Johnny Moloney resume, training today. Ills
neit match ! HCheduled for September 18 at
the Olympla. and bla opponent will bo picked
from the local field. Including Terry Ketchell,
Younr Dlanina. Voune MeOovern. Whltey I'ltz
seruld, Andy ilurn. und Willie Hpcncer. Ioio
nny'a gyinuaalum work will be done at Adam
Hyan a.
Tho next time Johnny Ertle soea to the post
will be tn lirooklfn lie haa bten offered a
date with Young .ulu Kid and the match will
be closed In a few das. It la said a return
match between Krtta oud Denny Kaufman may
be clinched shortly,
Fans bae been storming the Waahlngton
Sporting club tn such numbers that extra
rows of aoat. have been installed for tomorrow
mam m auow. i lie winu-uu uring. locetner AI
Nelson and lleorcle Ularkburn. and tnitnwrm ni
tn una are manireating much Interest la the
rile liiarKtmrn. and follower, of
natilfeatlnff murh tnri.iar l ..
as It will b their third encounter tbla year.
unariey inomaa ver.ua j-ai aioore win be the
club September
a,
lu, I
wind-up oftha. aeaaon at the Model Athlttio
jiururr iviu iruwiis u
', and he aaya Bouth Philadelphia fan. will
t some good rna,tches this yt-ar. Uarney alao
la rrert Welsh on his Initial program, but
la Welsh fighter ha s from Bouthwark.
fa two previous bouts show that
a boxing In hi. old-time form
'?? JtW w.W. . hlr.?r'fn
Kid Williams'
tho chamnlon I
itul ClivninliL fana
great form Monday night,
Young Jdendo In nunaio
Hated arankie itrown.
iponeiu n
th
".. w.Vl. " h'm
inn iv in rnnnira
o and then all, but
it
nocked out
JOA O'Danha.1. lUiL
A teas I A flara, eA4 m ..- '
he champion, but Jo Ilium. I
.
ama'a odi
ItlAn fnr fhik chain!
trainer, aaya Joe haa a big aurvrls In store.'
Eddie CKeefe haa started training, nu m.n.
ager, Moe Ureenbaum. who waa it the ring. Me of
the Kllbane-Chaney set-to. Is arranging a aerlea
of matches for Bddle tn New York. Baltimore
and Cleveland. .Bddle wants a crack at Johnny
lirtle and la willing to mate llrf pounds.
Frankle Coster. Jimmy Cpeter and Mickey
O'Toole are threa Phlladalphla boxera In Jial.
tlmore at the, preaent time. They have tVn
dieplaylng their mettle at the liolllday Street
Ingle
the
pace, the
feature event on tne .urana circuit card yea.
terday, winning threa neats In alow time. The
fastest neai waa ine nrsi, woen nspoieon Di
rect went under th wire In 2.-0114 In tho
second heat tho winner did the last half In
JSU't and the laat quarter in :21U. Ily great
drives to the finish lloan Hal beat out (Jingle
Q for second place.
on a
player
ship t
Elimination Golf Tourney
T, An elimination match
ilfere of the- illddle btatea
k.lonal (lO tars' AunUtlan
local course H.ptsmber IS to select seven
in
CHICAGO, I
a-lll be played
to r-mj
I Data
ii tnurnasneni ai Mount
fiat ur the cna
eelected.
tha national lllimnlnn.
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wuiti v rrriuu. n. z.
mpionawp event
.,... fcf V -n,.--
MWM, . &. Ill
t haa not yet been
naa atarted a earn.
bring th lightweight crown to New York,
le ready to match Johnny Dundee with CI
Bcouy aionieun naa aianea a campaign to
ne iigniweiaui crown to new York. Ha
aam,
p.
king.
title,
Freddy Welsh any Mac wh.ra n .4-i.rr
gal. Johnny Kllban. th .featherweight
also is sniHim iv iw or tn lightweight
' S
AND LARNED NEVER
WILL BE EQUALED
Task of Winning Tennis
Title More Difficult Now
Than a Decade Ago
HOLDER ALWAYS IN PERIL
Four tennis players were having a ses
don at bridge and a number of others were
standing around watching one evening nt
the West Sldo Tennis Club, Forest Hills,
Ixjng Island, where the national tennis
championship was brought to a close on
Tuesday afternoon. While ono of the quar
tet was shuffling tho cards another casually
mentioned that It was doubtful If II. 1).
Sears's nnd William A Larned's records of
seven championships would over bo equaled.
Immediately a general discussion began,
and when the smoke had cleared away it
was agreed that these recotds would stand
forever, a mark for this and futuro gen
erations to Rhoot at.
Hears won his seen tltleB In succession,
from 1SS1 to 1887, while Larncd won In 1901
and 1802 and from 1007 to 1911. To win
his seven championships Sears played
through only three tournaments nnd Larncd
only two. At that time tho holder of the
title stood out of tho tourney nnd met tho
winner In the challengo round. But this
proved so unfair tliat In 1913 tho chal
lengo round was abolished and tho winner
of tho title the previous year was com
pelled to play through tho field.
Thus, the holder of the title loses the
big ndvantago that Larncd held during the
years that ho wns king.
But In Larned's day there were never
more than three or four players who could
be counted upon to make things Interesting
for tho champion. Now there are dozens.
Only during the first ana second rounds
of tho championship tournament In these
days may tho championship nsplrants count
on having an easy match. And sometimes
they are forced to go at It In ding-dong
fashion right from the start.
11. Norris Williams, Jd, who brought the
tennis title back to Philadelphia again, was
favored somewhat by the draw In the re
cent event, but Williams rose to such tre
mendous heights when the occasion de
manded that It Is doubtful If the result
would have been different had lie swapped
places In the draw with Johnston.
In tho tournament Just closed there were
at least 80 men who were liable at any tlmo
to have a streak of flashy play and to lay
one of the favorites low. Matirlco Mc
Laughlin's experience with deorgo Church
and Karl Bohr's experience with Llndley
Murray are examples.
With the holder of the title facing the
possibility of having it taken from him al
most every day the championship Is In
progress, tho chances In favor of the records
of Larned and Sears being equaled are
mighty slim. Larncd and Sears, after
winning the national crown, were called
on to play only one match to retain It.
Any man who wins the national singles
title three times In these stirring days de
serves more credit than either of the seven
time kings of former years.
KILDANE WOULD BOX WELSH
Champion Featherweight Wants $10,000
Bout With Lightweight
CI.KVKLAND. Bept. T. Johnny Kllban.
world', featherweight champion? ho Monday
wi.h in b in.r.n4 v.r... ';
(Kiea o get 10.000 and
prov
per cent.
eaterday from
tor terma.
Ilbane's manager
nplon, Kho Monday
r. will meet Freddie
In Ilropklyn. N, V.,
a privilege of S3 J-3
i sir received a wire
M'ANDREWS HAS BIG CHANCE
t TOHTWBIGHT PRESTIGE IN
GO WITH LEONARD AT NATIONAL ;
Meet in Feature Fracas Saturday Night Kilbane
Had Chaney Beaten Before the Bout Other
Boxing by the Sports Editor
-TO.V that the swatting gni.c..... -IN
finished their Labor Day engagements
and are enjoying their spoils of victory and
defeat, there should bo a lull In the game for
somo time to come. This Is not the case,
however, as many
big bouts are on
'Aft 'ijRkv
fc New York promoter asking
tho cards, wltn
the majority
staged right hero
In Philadelphia.
By far tho big
gest and most Im
portant match of
the year will be
betWecn Benny
Leonard nnd I'd
die McAndrens at
the National Sat
urday night It
Is the beginning
of Jack McOulg
an's regular box
ing season and
our wcllknown
matchmaker has
nut together n
Tt. W. MAXWntli very strong card
for the regular customers to look at. There
Bhould be plenty of excitement from start
to finish nnd a big crowd prob -ly will
be on hand to enjoy It.
Leonard discovered In his last battle with
Freddy Welsh that ho had not been work
ing enough, nnd It was up to him to keep
busy. He also discovered that he must
use his knockout wallop at all times Instead
of depending on his cleverness alone. When
Benny became n dr wing card following his
long string of knockouts, ho decided to be a
clever guy like Johnny Dundeo, nnd the
result wns very sad. Now ho has returned
to his old habits.
McAndrcws Prepared
Benny Is In great shape for hli quarrel
with McAndtews and Is confident that he
will win beforo the Flxth round Is called,
nddle, however. Is likely to prove a tough
customer, ns he, too, has been working on
a haymaker and Intends to mnko good use
of It.
Since Jimmy Murphy hit the skids, Mc
Andrews looks like the best 13C-potind boy
In I'hilndclphln Some say ho cannot make
tho weight, but we hao It straight from
Jack McGulgan that Cdnard can mako It
with his ecs shut That being the case,
tho local boxer has a chance to Jump to
tho front tn his first bout. All ho has to do
Is to beat Leonard, and that Is an easy
Job, Is it not? Yes, It Is NOT.
Be that ns It may, Eddie Is In better
shapo now than any time In his career.
Instead of taking things easy nil summer,
he donned his overalls every morning,
grabbed his full dinner-pall and worked In
tho trenches near Manayunk. McAndrcws
wielded the pick nnd shovel until ho beacme
as hard as nails and tanned like, a piece
of leather. He also took off considerable
weight and when he was In to, see us last
week, he said he tipped the beam at 139.
With a week's training it should be an
easy matter for him to take off four pounds.
Kilbane Has FJoor
Johnny Kilbane Is through boxing his
opponents at catchw eights. From now on
tho featherweight champion will Insist on
overjbody getting down to n respectable
slzo or there will be nothing doing.
"I think I have earned the right to do
some dictating myself," said Kilbane, ns he
walked away from the arena at Cedar
Point Monday. "Ever since I won the
featherweight championship I have been
forced to go out of my class every tlmo
I mado. a match. I have met lightweights
galore, 'and the next thing I know they will
be running In a welterweight on me.
"At the same time, after looking over the
field of feathorwetghts now that Chaney is
eliminated, I can't see any one whom I can
meet It looks as If I must go out of my
class for keeps, and when I do, I shall not
stop until I try for tho title. I will meet
Freddy Welsh any time at 133, and Benny
Leonard and tho others can meet me If they
mnke weight."'
Can Make 116
When Kilbane made 1!2 pounds for
Chaney without turning a hair, many of the
wise persons who have been knocking the
champ of late sat up and took notice of
what was going on. They (tho wise guys)
had charged that Johnny never would see
122 again and the flrel tlmo he made that
weight he would lose tho title. They prob
ably have recovered from the first shock, so
allow us to spring another.
Kilbane can get down to 11C pounds.
This Is no Joke, for we were among thoso
present when Johnny stepped on the scales
In Cleveland last Saturday after a light
workout nnd weighed 12014. Before he did
nny training that day, Johnny ate a hearty
lunch and absorbed enough food to satisfy
a heavyweight. Not onco while training for
the Chaney bout did the champion stint
himself on food or water. If ho "dried
out" for a day or so, 116 would not be so
very hard for him.
Itemember, Kllbano Is built like Bob
Fltzslmmons. He has wide shoulders and
very thin legs, thus carrying most of his
weight above the belt. His weight Is de
ceiving, but when he stepped on the scales
for Chaney he wore his fighting togs and
did not raise the beam".. Perhrps Johnny
will take a chance at the bantam limit
some time, but he will take fewer chances ff
he takes on the lightweights Instead.
Chaney Beaten Before Bout
While the majority of battles are won In
the ring, a few are won outside of the
""" "'" uemre ine battle begins
Chaney was flattened In the third round
while the high-priced spectators looked on.
4.
ny ROBEKT W. MAXWELL
nui ine nrat Kiiutnuu. nuiion xva
ministered In the dressing room when thi
UUArill ncihinu in
Kilbane and Chancy met as they ntsres
the scales.
"Hello, George," Bald Johnny, "how are
you feeling?"
"Feeling fine, Johnny," replied Oorga.
"You look pretty bad, rjcorge." retorted
Kilbane. "Look ns If you had spent a rest
lens night. Get much sleep?"
"Sure I got somo sleep," answers
Chnney. "Slept great" "M
"Quit your kidding about that .,.
stufT," Johnny shot back. "You didn't tlets
nt all nnd you know It. But don't worry
kid, you'll take a nice long sleep nfter yn
hao been In the ring for a coupl nt
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Will toll for tb. protests 6f Her TBorni.'
the arla wltt. ih-
roellch will work for
Irlah Patsy Clin stacks up acalr.st
', V." . r'Kmuv. asatr.ei a tough
,nlnt In Nw York. Jimmy Duffy
Cut Blder, who appeared her hi
ita last aeaaon, will oppoe ih
RewTJrk" "U WUl
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Johnny Mealy andt Jack Dunteavr, of Aus.
tralla. who opened the Olympla'a lBlO-17 sea-
argument tonla
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vral bouta
Irlarier. The winner may set
uenny Jjeensr-i m tiew lurs.
son. will appear in respective numbers at th.
Hroad. atreet club next week. Uealy takes on
JOD,
Neither has an easy
Pitcher Collamore Reinstated
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Then Kilbane walked nwav hifnr. iv.
Baltlmoro boy could think ot a reply.
Some Afore Chatter
When tho bcxers ngaln met In the rlni
tho newspaper photographers asked them 5
pose for a picture Johnny nnd aeorr.ii
took their positions, but before the camera
snapped, Johnny dropped his hands sad
burst out laughing.
"Honest, Ccorge," he said, "Is that th
way you hold your hands when you fight?
"Why, you cannot do anything If you tw
that position. You nre a mark. Look
and he pushed his loft In Chancy's fiea.
"Seo how easy It Is to lilt you? Your eduei.
tlon has been sadly neglected.
Chaney maintained his position, but ha
gritted his teeth and tears came to his evea
He was In a rago nbd things did not Ira.
prove when Jimmy Dunn sympathixed with
him and said that ho couldn't last one round
If he stood up llko that. '
Those two conversations got Chaney
"goat" and from then on It was only a que,
tlon of tlmo vthen he woulld tako the count
He forgot everything In his mad desire to
hit KUbano's smiling face.
But Chancy was a game loser. Ho took
his defeat like a man nnd did not offer a
single excuse. Instead, ho congratulated
Kllbano and said Johnny was the greatest
featherweight tho world has ever Know a
YALE FOOTBALLERS OUT
Fifty Candidates Begin Practice Three.
Stars With Battery
NEW HAVHN. Conn., Sept. 7. Yal
football practice began yesterday when t
squad of fifty men reported In- response ta
tho call Bent out by Tad Jones, head coach,
and Captain "Cupe" Black.
"Chub" Sheldon, Pat Kolley and Jim
Braden, three probablo linemen of the var.
slty, wero notable absentees, being still
with the Yale battery at Tobyhanna.
.
Two New Pitchers for Mack
HAannSTOWN. Md, Sept. 7 Earl Ilowari.
the H.serstown Illue ifldxa Ix-tiruo club-i I tp
taeular aneed artist, v. Ill soon be on his warto
?'" f,h Philadelphia Athletic for a tryout i!
Khmllng, of the Cnambersburj Marnon a pltw
Ine atafr. will report at the aama time.
Soccer Magnates Meet Tonight
b-.nhriA.Tri:mnt.jllBue of. Association Foot
n?'!i.Ct " wm ,ho !..'1 special meetlns tonUtM
n the Imiulrer llulldlnsr for the purpose ef Ji
Ins up tho circuit for the coming season!
Lewis C. Morris Wins All-age Stake
TOWNnn. N. D.. Sept. 7. Lewis C. Morrla
owned by t,. L. llaaEln of Iiiit. villa Kv
and handled by fV if" Ollelrl.twen t,h&
Kirtnv?.ionA ,h r..u" "' the Contlnentil
Molds Trials Association hero yesterday.
II
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You know! There's noth
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think them over. Then, in
plenty of time, let us meas
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Pay $20
When you see our fabrics
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We'll build you a suit or over
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