w BYBtflNG- tBr)GEft-PHlLADEI.PHIA, TUESDAY. gEPTBSHKEK 12, 1918 HILS, DODGERS AND BRAVES HAVE SLTJMPED; GAMEST TEAM SHOULD WIN FLAG !i . . 1 " "" " PENNANT-CONTENDING TEAMS IN NATIONAL RACE PEELING STRAIN AND HAVE SLUMPED Phillies Following Dodgers and Braves With Losing Streak and Battle Has Reached Stage 53 Where Gamest Team Will Win . ff1IME HfttloMl Tgw teams have entered the homestretch, with all three of the L)Mnt cftntnM:iir teams tafrnerlng tender the strain, ivithln the lost two Wssliu the rhHHwi. Dodgers and Braves each have Jind n disastrous slump. Wfcwttrtr that t the rhlHIes ts at an end and the champions come back strong Ihe western teems remains to bo sr-enj but it ts virtually settled that H et et the ruanlmr, while Brooklyn apparently haa struck Its stride The Phillies had a wonderful opportunity to Increase) their lead and destroy Mm Dodcers' confidence If they played tho same brand of ball niralnit McGraw'a tfcarn that they showed against Brooklyn and Boston, but the champions slumped sr the second time within three weeks, with the result that the lead gained by the wonderful work of the previous week vanished In three days. ' While tWe Phillies did not slump as badly as the result of the series with the (Hants would indicate. It was apparent that almost every man had Bono stalo, and A reaction after the strenuous contests with tho Dodgers and Braves caused tho Phtte to. be swept oft their feet hv tho whirlwind play of, McGraw'a powerful Marecatlofl,. A return, to tho home lot with a few games against weaker teams should bring Mentor's men 'back within a day or two. The loss of any more ground at this time yrebaWy would prove too great a handicap for the champions to overcomo, but It ts bstrely possible that Brooklyn's comeback may have been due more to the pitiful ondttlon of the Braves than to a reversal of form by Robinson's men. Race to. Bo Won By Gamest Team Tho TT LOdKS Terr much aa If the race will be determined by sameness. JL schedule gives Moran's team a slight edge on the Dodgers despite the fact that the Brooklynttea have the lead. Brooklyn must play New York five games Just prior to meeting tho Phillies In the final series of the season, and it McGraw'a team plays the same brand of ball it showed against the champions Brooklyn wtll not be in very good trim for the last three contests with Moran's team. It Is possible that tho pannant race will not be decided until this series between the Phita and Dodgers, and If such is the case Robinson will be compelled to use p his best hurlers to beat the Giants, who look like the most powerful team in the league. Unless the Giants strike a slump that will .make It mathematically Impossible to finish in third placo they will fight the Dodgers hard, as McGraw believes that he can, overhaul Btalllnga'a team. He figures that the Phillies will have little trouble with the Braves, providing the teams play true to form, nnd that he can pick up enough ground at the expense of Brooklyn to put his team within striking distance of Boston and then sweep the final scries from Btalllngs's team. If the winner Is determined on sameness wo rather like the Phillies' chances, am Moran's team always has been able to come back after a disastrous slump and has proved beyond doubt that there Is not a gamer team In either league. Tho PhUly pitchers also are In better shape than those of the Brooklyn stair, despite the fact that Alexander and Rlxey were batted freely by the Giants. It Just happened that both Alexander and Rlxey were ofT form in tho same series. They were due for a beating, as thoy had been hurling In wonderful form, and It Is Just as well that they got a good one, as there was no strain on either. h the Phillies having no chance to win tho two contests. Neither of Moran's stars feu been, worked as hard as Robinson has worked Pfeffcr and Cheney for the Wsi month, and we also feel that Moran has two moro consistent second string Ken in Mayer and Demaree than Robinson can show. Injury to Killefer Handicaps Phils IF BILL. KILLEFER is injured aa badly as Is believed the Phillies' chances will be lessened, aa "Kill" was catching the greatest ball of his career. Eddie Burns Is a, capable receiver and no doubt will do better than any other second catcher In the league, but he is not a Killefer, as the blonde backstop has not an equal in the Tener circuit. The extent of KUlefer'a injury will not be known for several days, as it Is possible that when he starts working be will find that the Injured wrist will not fee able to stand the strain, Killefer has been unfortunate In the last two seasons, us4 Manager Moran' declares that he will not allow him to take any chances this hmwi unless it is certain that ho can stand the work. Moran says that ho would rather lose-the pennant than take the chanco of Injuring a wonderful backstop Whs has several years of major league ball beforo him. Yesterday's game with tho Giants was another nightmare. McG raw's team had little trouble battlngr Eppa Rlxey, who used questionable Judgment In pitching to several hitters. After the star southpaw had worked himself into several holes another Phllly player was on hand with an error of omission (hat aided tho Giants. 'Dodo Paskert. who has been playing tho best ball of his career, made the greatest mistake when he tried to catch Rartden's fly Instead of playing It safe, as the bases were full with no one out at the time. The result was that the ball bounded away from him and before he could recover Rarldeu reached third and the three runners tallied. Rlxey then went to pieces and McGraw's'sluggers got to him for six runs before the side was retired. Paskert Seldom Misjudges Ball IT 18 a rare occurence for Paskert to fall to Judge a fly ball perfectly nnd he Is not likely to repeat the mistake. Even if Paskert had played the ball properly H hi Mkel that the final result would have been the same, as Tesreau had the Phillies guessing until the closing innings and he would not have been allowed to remain on the mound when he showed signs of weakening if the game had been cleaer. One of the most pleasing features' of the game from a Phllly standpoint was the splendid pitching of Joe Oeschger after relieving Rlxey. Joe was on the mound snjy two. innings, but had the Giants at his mercy. The giant young Uallfornian had jmea terrific speed .that the New Yorkers were afraid to face him in the growing darkness. This young man is going tobe a wonderful help to Moran in 117, aad It Is possible that the Phllly pilot may take a chance on him this season. The fact that the Giants broken even with Boston and Brooklyn in four-game Sirlss proved conclusively that McGraw'a team played Its level best against all ttkree contenders, but that he was more anxious to beat the Phillies than the other wtsnlirs was evident throughout the series. Bad feeling cropped up between ytey several times, aa the Phillies insist that McGraw has been saving and 1 Tesreau and Perritt for the series. 4 MeOraw has never forgotten 1908, when the Phillies beat him out of the pen- . r taking five games In a seven-game scries, thanks to the sensational work C Marry Coveleskle, now with Detroit. McGraw has been waiting all these years tor iwyobss and -was the happiest man In New York after tho final game. Perhaps taw PbHs will retaliate "next season, but wo are glad that there are no more giniTT. aefeeduled with McQ raw's wonderful aggregation this season and equally flis'nif that Brooklynmust play five games with New York. ' r I Sherwood Mcee lias Lost Ills Punch YWXLLY players sympathize with Sherwood Magee, and if the games between Jttfce PhltUea jtnd Braves bad not been so close they would liked to have aetn Mm a few hits. Magee Is in the worst batting slump of his career and his spsjmrn to have vaawiea, it seems strange tnai a man wno naa been & better Uke Magee for ten years should go completely to pieces, but such MOVIE OF A MALE FLIRT The teas Sn Boston are "riding" him and they call him "Pop-up Magee," while Ma til ran is are so disappointed because he failed to provide the clean-up punch Oust wevM carry them ts a pennant that they also are after him. Magee has trtsat everything to wet out at, the slump, but the more he experiments the poorer tskto -work. tfsMbers of the champions declare that the former fence breaker is a mark for Ml that he ones "clouted to all parts of the field. There was a time when be depenasa upon to knock a waist high, Inside bail Into the left ataaoet any time, hut Just now tho opposing pitchers are feeding that kind of a hail afed 1e seldom hits It out of the Infield. It is one of ) sraact slump 1m the Watery of the game, and It begins to leek as if the PMKr star is t gets to recover. has Pcwred ewt thai during the week's shooting at the Grand. JtaiJteap SiTT.JW targets were thrown and, quite naturally, tho same wsjim ftred. The purses far the different events asaouatod to It eoetU a Uaaaoo4r sevea coals every tUne he pulls the rigger, five 1 ftosj Ml taw aeats far target, wWefe means that it eost the shooters taw townamenty TMs Is ta-eepeative of the entranee fees. IMsa t to ttfaeatirlag to the event. n ' ' AMoneeo ix rare.) iseovoj .rneTTr aTf KM,ia tTMi'iT 4ir .,jo,ciou ao dm erwisae bit wurp -j-lb --3 M& jfrLite? SL U CtCLDS Ti Tst an p aTi 6 M 4 - MPAeT DirrtNe p aMi.i jkjlocv iho cap ns r fMTm CLrvce J aio MAT TUm CUM MACniMg KID WILLIAMS TRIMS O'DONNELL IN ONE-SIDED GO Titleholder Administers Terrific Lacing to Game Gloucester Lad Evening Ledger Decisions of Ring Bouts Last Night OLYMPIA . A. Kid Wllllama drtfatMl J U'Donntll. I.orrr llantrn won from Tommr lla;k, Willie Jckick ontfoncht Jnhnnr Mritlr, Jack Uunlpnry ontbaxed Abe Hb kofT. Trrrjr Ketrbtll draw with Frankla Uulnlan. NEW YORK K. O. Burn won f rem Trrr Slartln, I'ftnwri Mnrtln dtfoattd Toonr 7'hompun. Frtnklo Madden nnd UdltUns Inrlrr drew. Carer I'beian knocked out Frank IJbbr. Krenth. PITTSFIF.LU. Maia. Trth FaUy Cllne otelaiaed FUbUnc Hob, J rounds. KANSAS CITY Johnny Dundee got ref eree' decltlon orer Erer Hammer, 15 roonua. ROCHESTER. X. Y. Slartr Croaa ont boxed Joe Hint, tea roundi. TONIGHT'S RYAN BOUTS Preliminaries Rddle Ilalea ra. Charier Walter. Frankle hlrmm ra. Jack .Frncla. Fraokle Connar va. Charier Torr. Semlwtnd-np. Morrla Wolf va. Willie Horn. Wlnd-np. Terrr SlcOotern t. 1-dJlo Hart. SCHEDULED EVENTS PILE OVER EACH OTHER TO BE STAGED IN BRIEF PALL SEASON OF GOLF By LOUIS II. JAFFE Kid Williams Is not the same miniature terror of two years ago. yet he still retains sufficient class to be recognized as a real champion and a wonderful little battler. Joe O'Donnell reeled tho title-holder with a right-hand punch on the chin In the sec ond round of their match at the Olympla last" night: thereafter tho mixing was only a one-sided 'affair. It was a pity to see O'Donnell, than whom no gamer boy ever stepped In the rng, assimilate such a ter rific trimming. Williams won as he pleased by a dozen blocks, miles or any distance one cares to take Into consideration. He peppered, plas tered and lambasted the Gloucester glove man unmercifully. Williams punched Joo ah nv,r hla imiomv and all over the twen ty-four-foot squared canvas, but no vul nerable Bpot could be. reached. The champ endeavored his utmost to score a knockout. There was llttl doubt about that. Pandemonium broke loose, as It were. In the second period, when Joe led with left and crossed a straight right on Williams's Jaw. The Kid's knees sagged. .Six thou sand spectators and Johnny Ertle, stood up as one person, yelling, "Knock him out, Joe I" Williams came to close quarters and beat a terrific tattoo on O'Donnell's mid section. The bell found both fighting hard, with Gloucester's pride growing weak. Beginning with the third round, Wil liams's steady body blows so sapped O'Don nell's stamina that he was staggering con tinually around-the ring. The Ualtlmorean scored lefts and rights to the head and body with lightning force and rapidity. It was. only Joe's superhuman ability to absorb punishment that kept him on his feet O'Donnell was a sad-looking spectacle. It was unmerciful to see him trounced so severely. . ., Dave Wartnlk, Williams's manager, showed that he was on the alert during the Intermission between the fourth and fifth rounds, when he refused to allow O'Don nell's handlers to take time out so that a new glove could be placed on Joe's right hand. The badly mussed-up O'Donnell had to box with a split mill in tne nun, ana not until the minute's rest previous to the final frame was a new glove tied on his hand. Herman Hlndln la peeved! even more m Is BuVk Flemlns. Both want to know why Phlla d.lnbla matchmakers moit so out of town for i man to meat Benny Ionard when Buck la arouruL -HlnUIn will match Buckle. U Bene diet, with the fjotham knockout distributer any ocVtimii the aoonar the better. But Mr. Flem. Ini timet be slven a sood price to jeopardize hH jaV In the aame rlns with Mr, lonard. The feature of tonlsht'e Terry McQorern. rdila Hart fracaa at the Bran A. C, will be a ftshtar v. boxer mix. tyhlle McOorjrn rule; a favorite. Hart la a clever natleufOan and Terry, may nnd trouble a.ttn.. the West Horn and Morrle Wolf should be a rlpsnortlu lilt while It lasts. (Joldie. of Pltlsbursh 'or two d atooned nff In aya after beatlns Youna Fulton Younr eniiilw In at floekewar Beach last week, and then returned hoiSe7 Barney Ford., of this cltr. Is bandllns Gold's' destinies and he will box here In the near future. Negotiations are on for a inatob with Cal Delaney at Younsitown. and o. victory probably wouia resuu m Ki alban. Ch a muss with Johnny hamplon Johnny Kllbane Is In Bslllmore this k. alvlr.s the fana there an exhibition of his titular ability and also hovrins tnem now easily he disposed of their Idol. Oeorso Cbaney, In their match at Cedar Point. O.. Labor Day, Part or Johnny monolosue, no doubt. Is a d9 to Fred Welsh for a llshtwelsht championship match. And KJUy would have a sood chano to cop, too. t to atase boilna- at the. West Phlladel. aehlrston sportms Ulun naa Men Pun pn ok .yoked terns' VrMiv ntrt. bam In the wind-up has Bum B-tri""'! temporarily nlM with j Kr Lii th afcow aohedulad Nelson and aeonts Blark, aaa been aeeiarea oa. wii- ftM tiUna to reaume oxMHl-alr boalne: at the Flftr-eecond atreet and Wrslueins ivi sue srena. next euH-Xi Pal Moore la trakte diligently, for hi flret frar of the aessofi next Tus.sde.y nlM. He pMjs rharler Tbefiui at tbe reetxolax of the Plenty of Links Excite ment for Both Sexes While Au4tumn Leaves Are Falling Dy SANDY McNIBLICK THESIS will be busy times In the local golf world. Tourneys topple over each other In great est abandon, with so many events that there haa not been a chance for the brow wrinkled schedulo committee of the Golf Assoc'atlon to straighten out the tangle and spread everything out In a proces sion of bouts, one at a time. The Philadelphia open championship, open to all amateurs or professionals of clubs belonging to tho United States Golf Asso ciation, which Is now the biggest event for men on the local schedule. Is yet to b placed. It has been set over to October, and with the shifting of the date of the Pennsylvania open from September to the middle of October, there does not eeem to be much chanco for the local tourney till the latter part of that month. This should bring out a beautiful field, since It Is not a busy season for most pro fessionals, and they ought to coma from far and near. No Golden Monument The great gold challenge cup, which Is put Into competition by William W, ("BUI") Umbenhauer, of ancient Austrian nobility, will not be played for this week over the links of the I.u Lu Temple Country Club as scheduled. The Nobles' tournament committee called the event off because of the condition of the course under, the burning and constant suns of the dry spell. A harmony motor trip had also been planned to Atlantic City, In which all the Lu Lu Tempters Were anxious to tako part. The Lu Lu tourney came at such a con flicting time that the combination of all difficulties brought about the change. It has not been decided as yet whether to cancel the event or hold It later In the season. Still They Come The quallflylng rounds of the southeast ern section for the professional golf cham pionship will take place tomorrow over the links of the Wilmington Country ClUb. The golfers holding their place In the elim ination round tomorrow will compete later for the Hodman Wanamaker trophy. This week, too. Is the eleventh annual Invitation tournament of the Philadelphia Cricket Club for tho St. Martin's cup. The field this year Is exceptionally fast. The cup was taken last season by Maurle Jones, of Frankford, In a shower of brilliant golf. The golfing spotlight the next week will be turned on the classlo Derthellyn Cup tourney at Huntingdon Valley. The tournement Is for women and elegant golf Is promised, for the reason that the feminine golfers will make a last stand to Bee wheth er their gams Is fit to take to the national or not. Nearly a score of locals will play In the championship, according to present gos sip, and there la a fine chance of keeping the title right in tnis city. Ths name week of the Derthellyn comes the annual Invitation event for the Gelit Cup, always a sterling and frantlo strug gle, at Whltemarsh. So the schedule runs, all the way .down to the end of October, and then some blue ribbon finishers of the fall season even after that. Oh, for the Life of a Fireman The life of a monarch Is no bed of rosts, according" to Chick Evans, open and ama teur champion of the U, 8, A. Hundreds of golf clubs are on his trail to get him to play a round over their links and set up a record to which the board of governors can point with Its canes and sayi "See that! My old friend Chick did that" No club In the country will be complete without Chick's trademark on some part of Its anatomy. The new champion was supposed to play at Pine Valley yesterday, but he was las soed and taken off to New York. He played at the Pine Valley course this morn Ing and left at noon for Atlantlo City, where he played over the Northfleld course in the arternoon. At the same time we received word that Chick positively would play at St David's today, New National Tourney Something new may be started In the way of national tourneys as the result of a challenge printed in these columns some time ago by J. Franklin Meehan, In whlcn he challenged the whole United States to A family golf match husband, wife and four children. The following acceptance explains itself. We regret inability to print the corroepoedence sooner. The Amateur championship at Mctlon last week was so spaee-abserblng that the rsall did not re ceive as prompt attention as usual: Peters vShows Glove Mr. J. FrakUn Keshan, ears of Korth Hills CMtatnr Club. Philadelphia, Pa.) ' 7 Mr Th laeweed eilpptox from our local Tomorroufs Tournaments and Today's Tec Talk First ronnd of mateh nlar for women championship of Philadelphia Cricket Club. Southeastern elimination rounds for od man Wannmaker professional trophy, " mlnclon, Iel. . , , Medal play for women at AronlmlnU Coun try Club. Best selected twelve boles, six In each nine, l'rlxea. . Uunllftlnc round for the women's hm hlonnhlp of tbe Old York Bond Country Club. Ulflileen holes, three rlchts to qualify. . Prltllrzrs of the Old ork Kod Country Clob links olTered to all members of the Women's (in If Association of l'hlladelnhla tomorrow. Fans were Impressed srentlr In the na tional last week at Merlon with the way tbe stars dropped the rlznt shoulder on the tee nnd the enthusiasm, with which It was thrown Into ths shot. , It Is one way of settlor the pheneinenallv Ion ball whleb Is Ihe ambition or every real colter. With the betlnnlnr of the forward wlnx. the body xhould besln to turn to the left, the left ahnldrr routine- around well up and the rttbt shoulder ewlnxinc veil down so thst the rliht arm will follow throuzh Ions the line of flight. Dent-las Clarke Corkrsn. seminnnllst. was one of those who throws tilth rlzht wins for nil lie Is worth Into the shot. Kextle lvfls and many othrrs almost seemed to press with tbe vizor of their rlzht aide actlvltr. PENN LOOKS GOOD IN FIRST DAY'S PRACTICE AT LANGHORNE ; FOLWELL WORKS MEN HARD Red.and Blue Candidates Show Up Well With Forward Pass; Madonna to Race Carman; N , Other Sports Comment By ROBERT W. MAXWELL vaH if' wPLw 1 7 taapT 'LBaW paper may be a Joke, but apparently Is founded on the aame aentlment which Inspires a sood, genial solfer. Aa our paper rather lntlmatea I ahould answer the challenre for Omaha. I will say that It wSttld be very agreeable to me to a crept the challenge, excepting- for the fact that Philadelphia la a lornr vmi removed from Omaha, and It la quite impossible for all bt my family to get away at one time. My children are alt grown, although I have not traveled many mllsstonea beyond the half century. I have nve children who play golf, two daughters and three sons, but ilrm. Peters, who hss not played for years, would not be able to endure the strnln. If myself and my nve children could accept your challenge, perhaps It would be tair. as one or my aautmers is a very poor player and hss about the largest han dicap at our Country Club. Jly son Ilalph ex pected to attend the national tournament at Philadelphia next week, aa be had a personal In vitation to ltlt with soms of the Chicago talent, but unfortunately he haa decided that he cannot go. At our Omaha Country Club I have fourteen handicap, and generally ranee from elghty-flve to ninety-five. One of my sons haa just undergone an operation and will not bo able to play for two weeka. lie ranges between seventy-nine and elghty-flve. I have another son who runs from elrhtv-slx to' ninety, and. as stated, my oldeat daughter makea tho rourse at about 180. My second daughter makes It In about 1X0. My aon Italph Is generally In the seventies, so there are enough of us to play agnlnst your family, and perhaps, based on par bogle, we could get up an Interesting match on our Country Club courea aa compared to your. Our Country Club Is an eighteen hole, full regulation course, and Is an extremely hard par. "Chick" Evans visits me every once In a while and be haa not been able to make the course under seventy-two. Ned fiswyer was over recently and the vnry best he could do wa aev-enty-alx. although he made a dozen rounds, aud there Is no better medal talent In thla country than these two players. I waa very much Interested In the article, and certainly wish that It would be poaslble for me to take my family In person to meet your ohnllonge. If the conditions are agreeable and you could meet us halfway at Chicago. I might arrange to take the family over there and I know any of the golf clubs would be open to us. A the season is pretty well advanced, perhaps we .could make aome deal to play a match nsxt ssaaon and you may hear of other families of golfer likewise IntertsteL I have long wanted to Issue a challenge that I will take my three aon aa a foursome and LANOHOItNR Ta., Sept 12. ON THE soft green velvety award which covers a hill on the fairway near the seventh green at the Ducks County Coun try Club j. group of athletes Indulged In a brier dui strenu ous football prac tice yesterday. For one and one-halt hours these athletes ran up and down this beautiful fair way, and at the end it seemed that they wore U.klng about six ups to every down. In other words, the gladia tors of the gridiron knew tfiat they had been practicing and the last half hour seemed llko a week. n. W. MAXWELL Au 0f which Is a prelude to the following i Tho University of renctrtvanta football team took Its Initial practice here last even ing under the watchful eyes of Bob Fol well, head coach, and his assistants, Dy Dickson, Dr. Benator Buck Wharton. Harold Oaston and Lon Jourdot What are be lieved to bo the best footkalt players In college appenred for tho evening practice and ran through tho worn-cut as It It was the most pleasant thing tn their young lives. They won't enjoy K so much today. Folwell Works Fast Bob Folwell Is out to develop a firsU class eleven at Pennsylvania and nothing Is overlooked. "Fifteen minutes after the squad arrived tho players wero lined up In front of the clubhouse and taught the proper way to hold the bAll, catch passes and throw the pigskin. The head coach Impressed upon the candidates the value of learning the fundamentals at the start and warned them that mistakes would not be tolerated. If they failed to carry out Instructions, an awkward squad would be formed and the guilty ones sent there for an Indefinite period. Before they had a chance to absorb Folwell's opening address tho players were rushed over a few hills and halted near the seventh green, where a team was picked and signal practice held. Nelll, Hennlng and Hos3 were not among those present, but their places were filled by substitutes. Wray played center. Captain Mathews, and Little tackles. Bert Bell was a quarter and Loucks, Qutgley and Derr formed the back field. Spirited Practice Strange as It may seem, the practice was spirited. This Is unusual for the first day, but Folwell's enthusiasm was taken up by the players and some good work was done. Only three plays were used, an end run, a line buck and a forward pass. These, however, ran off smoothly and the passing was better the first day than at any time last year. " Penn will use the aerial attack this year and some surprises will be sprung. Fol well's short "baseball pass" was hurled tn all directions, and seldom was It missed. Shorty Ixmcks did all of the receiving, and Qulgley was on the other end. The combination wprked beautifully, which presages excellent work as the season pro gresses. If a team can handle a forward pnss on the first day, what will It do In November! Howard Berry probably will not Join the squad until college opens. It was learned today. Manager Lovett received a letter from the border stating that tho soldiers had little chance of getting away at this time and Berry would have to wait An effort will be made to obtain his release before October 1. Ilenl training for the football men be gan today, Folwell read the law to the members of the squad last night, and told them that all 'Smoking must be cut out rractlcs would bo very strenuous, he said, and the men must be In the best of condi tion to stand It Heretofore the men have been allowed to smoke tho first week and then cut down gradually. The first practice was held this morning, at 9:30. Only warming-up exercises' were Indulged tn and ths hard work vtfci put on at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Madonna to Race Thursday The motor-paced race between Carman, Wiley, Madonna and other champions at Point Breexe motordrome next Thursday night Is attracting unusual Interest among the speed fans In this city. For the first time In months, Vincent Madonna, the sen sational Italian rider. Is billed to appear agnlnst the crack riders of the country, and his friends assert that he will win. Madonna has not done such startling work at Point Breeze In the past but up In Boston, where he has been appearing all summer, he Is as much of a favorite as Carman Is here. The Italian has trimmed the American champion time and again at Revere Beach and Is sure he can repeat next Thursday, providing he gets a good pacemaker. The following letter reached this office this morning. Sports Editor thr Evening Xedper: Sir On Thursday. August 81. you pub lished a letter from Mr. E. a. Rice, of Iloston. In which Mr. Hire stated he was willing to back Madonna for $100 In a race against Carman or anv one else In the world. Enclosed And 1100 to cover that bet. If Mr. Hire still wishes to back his favorite. I am betting that 'Madonna cannot defeat Carman. II. J. c. Good Judgment When Jack McOulgan stopped the semi-wind-up In the third round at the National last Saturday night he did something that was appreciated by the audience. Charley Leonard, brother of the famous Benny, was boxing Willie Hannon, of Point Breeze. Leonard had at least ten pounds on his opponent and was about to batter the smaller boy Into helplessness when ths bout was stopped. Hannon was not marked, nor was he In bad shape when McOulgan stepped In. However, Charley was beginning to meas ure him for a knockout wallop and surely would have landed It had the bout lasted another minute. But Hannon was out classed, and there was no reason why he should have taken a beating. Jack used good Judgment and a few more rulings like that will be a big boost for the game. Gill Lost to State College STATE COLLEOE. Pa.. Sept 12. Word has corns to Penn State'a football training quarters that Joe QUI. regarded favorably for a varsity berth this aeaaon. will be unable ta continue the gridiron port hecaueu of parental objections. tM .-.. ...... ..& 1,.. -... TS !. k .. .a r I J-UI .!, ,. irU WIMWI 11, uw uu bvoiiisu GUI tor the right guard position to succeed Mc Dowell, who was graduated tn June. With tha arrival of O'Donnell. Thorpe, Painter. Conoyar ," Jj and a batch of freshman material, the training T.J laDio squau now numuers more inan eixiy can dldatea. Field Coach Uud Whitney haa arrived. play against any family foursome In the unit mates merely a a mstter or growing instinct rather than tbe desire to advance golf the ut most possibls. Very truly yours, M. C. PETERS. South Bids Station, Omaha. Neb. August 28. 1918. Six-Period Polo Playing from scratch, or on the flat, the All Philadelphia polo quartet wa only able to Just noee out over Dryn Mswr by one goI-)esterday In a slx-perlod practtm game on llryn Mawr Field, by the acore of 1 to 0. pixy's Automobile IUBRICANTS t NINE times in ten! when cars act cranky, the trouble is poor lubrication. Dixon's lubricants lay an oily veneer of selected flake graph ite over all bearing surfaces. Metal-to-metal contact ceases Lubrication troubles end. Look for the Sign There is a correct Dixon lubri. cant for each part of your car Atk year efsafer far (A DUon Lubricating Chart JOSEPH DIXON CRUCIBLE CO. sxs "'exs.?, ps niUMslU ftrss... IMS Art St. saTbcktd C&iwf M r ' i r 'i -f mi - ' Golf THE Intaglio Sectionrof next Sunday's Public Ledger will contain two full pages of pictures of the National Champion ship Golf Tournaments at the Merion Golf Links." ' SUNDAY'S .t PUBLrCafLEDGEJR rgy $Yttm I ml iatiAl'-r' f EtBNING LEDGER' MOVIES A VERY PLEBEIAN WORD, HUGHEY, BUT YOU MAY GET AWAY WITH IT THS TIME J vo you. know oFM ANV SHAK THAT tm l9T? T -- CI ic (ham TT h; 7 I ' e 4i LVe s ! Sfp : OHd mjAT . I Tnftn'traaSA anuma!" svitowsmi N "HisaS J2T victuals whole: .- 9 i vC
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