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TEXAS TYPHOON NOT SON .0' SWAT
WHO HOLDS MOST-GRIMLY TO THE' :
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Tristam Speaker Checked Georgia Swatter's
Reign Last Year, But Citizen Jackson Is Hang
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:PIT TARGET FOR THE GENTLEMEN
? OF FOOTBALL RULES COMMITTEE
System of Scouting Rival Team Defeats Purposes
?pf the Game and Violates Principles of Sports-
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t' .': , n" 10 wny to ln'ndcnn, pal., 'only
Msl-5tno "nn,ls of cloven rough pcraons
Ejlshcd up for another season. Onco a year tho members of tho rules committee
t together and pcrpotrato a lot of technical talk which nobody nulte understands,
fTHtt Which everybody likes to comment on.
ili? , TCat COllcfTO Cntrm. nnil In tin ntlinr
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R KfnvlKU lo ciear up uispuieu points, xnereioro it is necossary tnai n. coinmiuco
V "' ,at far-sighted students of tho gamo net ns tho court of last resort, thus protect-
f,:i"B tho sl,ort 'rom well-meaning but Ignorant reformers. This year It Is evident
k'i i. 'that no now legislation of a basic nature Is needed, but there aro several reforms
t, i.!naving xo uo witn coacning methods
t. y ommittee.
Sport In Its most refined phase should
.American public has tho right to look
fjJH5t "" J'"!' id decency ruling among tho
tutlons of learning send their sons out to engago In honor-bio contest tho men
'ttn Vintinrnrl aVtrtltlil ti)nf t Vin rrn win n lt Hinwll n rl t Vi IVia lino tnn n U'lnnlnf lnnt a
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v"?'. games snould ba won on tho gridiron,
in tho mlnda of tho young athletes nn erroneous Idea of elenn Bport.
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rt a,. 11 10 jinru lor mo rem lovers 01 epon
snouiu nave 10 practice uoumu "ciosea gnics." it is auucim 10 cxpmm way uiu
in., attrctAtn d!i.i,Ii1 Kn i,wir.HliiA,l nml nAKmlllnrl I linn rrnnttai nt nil f.nllnfrrt CHfllOU
1 r A -'' OfcVi.i DilUUkU UU li;VUhlll''Ul (ttlU IV1 llllilt.U lli tl,U ,WU.OV v. .... VVII.0U nH'"u"
rij1 If It Is ethical for a scout of ono college to soy on tho football souad of a rival
ttiJ Institution, then tho gates should bo thrown open and tho thing dono above board.
lit' i 'If it Is unethical, then tho point should bo emphasized by tho rules committee and
v,,l ne coaches and athletic associations
f All7 llUUUl BjaiUlll HJ1UUIU UU UllllZtlll UUll
WJ10 havo a right to admittance. Tho Idea
! association gumshoeing around in. an effort to get advance Information on a
;j v fu'turo football rival Is repugnant to real sportsmen and lovers of fair play, who
r like to see the gamo played on Its merits.
Thero is another coaching usage which should recclvo tho attention of tho
rules committee. Coaching from tho side lines Is not permitted, but, strangely
nough, tho putting in of substitutes for tho purposo of conveying Instructions
from tho coach Is a recognized custom. This seems Inconsistent, to say tho very
least. If It is wrong for tho coach to advise during tho course of a game, then
this loopholo should be plugged up.
The committee has already gono on record as "deprecating" this practice, but
It Is evident that somo stronger word must bo used to convlnco tho coaches that
there is a real purposo behind tho rule whlolf chains them to tho bench and
prohibits them from walking up and down the sldo lines. Tho privilego of sending
In substitutes Is sadly abused. Players go rushing on tho field when tho teams
re all set for play, and In their mad effort to "tip off" tho man calling signals to
the desires of the coach break up the sequence of plays and add to tho confusion.
IN PASSING, it is recalled that Mllco Dorlzas "crossed" tho coaches nt
Franklin Field in 191C by declining to transmit their instructions when
sent In a gamo for that purposo at a critical moment. "Mlko" could not
reconcile the practlco to his notions of fair play and sportsmanship.
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Jimmy Callahan Facing Supreme Test
JIMMY CALLAHAN, former manager of tho AVhlto Sox, goes into tho National
Leaguo raco this year for tho supremo test of his career as a manager ot
tnajor-leaguo baseball clubs at tho helm of tho Pirates. " With a brand-new base
ball, club of his own selection, ho must live or dlo by his own efforts as a structural
pilot, Thero Is scarcely a member ot tho club who was among those present when
Fred Clarke made good his threat to become a farmer. It Isn't oven certain that
Hans "Wagner will bo ready to hold down first base. If that is tjio case, then
Callahan will havo to llguro all over again for a guardian at that station, for
, (Wheeler Johnston has departed for tho minors. At second base ho seems to havo
'ioug up a real star In young Farmer.
Shortstop promises to glvo Callahan somo worry, for Jio has dispensed with
VJ'ounB Jimmy Smith, and Wagner doubtless will not attempt to play In that posl-
. tlon. Ho still has an excellent lnflelder In Douglas Baird, and thl3 youth may bo
converted into a shortstop. Warner seems to havo cinched a Job at third base.
Baird, ono of the flashiest youngsters who has visited tho National Leaguo for
many a day, originally cavorted at this corner, but ho was superseded when
Warner began to show what he could do. Tho outfield doubtless will be composed
of Hlnchman,, Carey and Ulgbce, ot whom the latter has shown promlso of living
up to tho wonderful advance notices sent out for him. Ho Is a hitter of class, a
emart baso runner and Is a fast, sure fielder. Ho will make a great running mato
for Carey.
Callahan's pitching staff, something Callahan always has been able to havo
' around, shows loss of class, with Mamaux ready to uphold the heaviest burden.
Plenty of youngsters will be given thorough trials at tho Hot Springs training
ground. Jacobs has shown class, as has Evans, and thero Is Cooper to help out.
I
F CALLAHAN can instill his own
battle will be half won. Barney
words when ho charged his players
national pastime. Baseball pennants
and tho Pittsburgh manager knows It.
:Vl " "Sport of Kings" in Healthy Condition
ITRHE "sport of kings" has como back to the Empire StatV, and It comes with a
'i f loud and encouraging hurrah. Desplto tho hammering of tho skeptics, who
"!iS Insisted that horse racing could not IIvq without betting, the 1917 season promises
js-fipf to surpass, all records for attendance, purses and contests. About $800,000 will bo
ItXr' 'flonatea ny tne jocKey iuu tor purses 10 uo run ior nunng mo 112 racing ciays
f on the eight New York State tracks a sum which exceeds any previous donation.
'VtKThe most Inflated purses, of course, will go to tho nags who fight It out at tha
I ("1 big Belmont and Saratoga tracks, but
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t v ? Jrjpini; iiuck aim riewieii. j uin. niu u nun nuuii miiwiib iuj.
. It is too much to expect that the authorities will be able to stop all wagering,
', , although tho move to push through legislation authorlblng pari mutuel machines
St. thU season has failed. Oral betting, however, will bo in voguo, and tho folks who
i like to back their opinions with a bankroll will havo an opportunity of losing
f'f the rent any old day. Tho system of "deposits" In voguo last year will again
prevail unless the lawmakers devise somo
AUGUST BELMONT, one of tho biggest figures In American racing
circles and chairman of the Jockey Club, thinks' that tho record attend
ance at the raco meets of last year will bo shattered.
August Belmont Predicts Big Racing Year
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1 - ever nau in iiiis buuuuii, wm ucim-iu,
&)? ' tetter than ever, and I look for more
Evmarks on the track. Tho war In Europe
t-KY wifl.nfia on manv iamous norses ma.
fi ' ''land wero campaigned there at all tho
L' .- ..aTiai- farAlen nlttnfl hava alitn added to
Wr atralnst the best, breeds of America and
,' "' . speed. Somo very thrilllnc stretch duels ore promised."
U; ' The racing scneauie last year coverea a penoa 01 103 uays, and it was
$, t:thought at first by many that this would prove too long. But the facts wero that
.. J 'itAnroved too short and agitation was begun for on .extra meet In the fnii. it
Rr. - jjfVer went throu6h, but if the meetings meet with the some favor this year there
Jfa , $'' ' ? likely to bo an addition made to the schedule. Belmont thought the best
SfeAT v.to " .w .... w. ..
", A "The larger they aro the more, it enqws tne crowtn or racing," he said. "The
' 'total award last year was more than $650,000. That's a big sum, yet this season wo
ivo gone beyond that mark. If the popularity of the game continues it would
& be surprising at all If New York State alone paldout $1,000,000 In 1918. Itaclng
e tu.a nnmn hnok It hnscome back to stay.
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MMHB Meadowbrook meet is tho climax of a series of big meets held at tha
. n. M , la f fea I i i t t wl ntAlp Yfett Dnlii Hflntf 4l Ii.-I1.l.i .
Vjf," wWWrnerciai wuwum iu c- mew wn, wooi, uamiuu wjo mi.ercoiicBiai.es
.--. v.. T " .. ..ir1 VatBf1ai t tt f v tha miuaiim nrnn njliy4 !!. .!
mqp H laXKO VlUYVUf .vatciua 4h.mwuh uiu mvvm. nuo yawivnu Willi BUllOUl"
to,lwho came to cheer,, thelctjams In the "quads." Saturday night the capacity
museum will be taxed by those who
niicountry porfobtt.
; 'J4 of having the basketball teams bf the new league composed of three
inlontCir and two amateurs for .the purpose' ot developing new players is
' and Worthy of consideration. But
pray tell.jue they solnarto find
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AtMts will I iu- those
IM-tytH
to nbsorb a doublo portion ot punishment
from Oreson, will coon bo hnulcjl out una
Tliprn In nn unnrt mi rnmnllcntpfl ns tho
nlhlplln pnntunt nrn nn mnnv KlIfrrrPHtloln
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which should rccclvo tho attention or, uio
rule on the college athletic field. Tho
for and expects to find tho elements of
collcgo athletes. when two great instl-
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and on tho gridiron alone, tho custom
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10 uiiucrs-anu way our, cuu.gu luums
notified that such practices must cease.
iJlU gUlUS UU UCit Ul Ull lltllW w it.utjw
of a representative of a college athletic
fighting spirit into tho Pirates the
Dreyfus was not indulging In idle
with making a lovo feast of the
aro not won by pink-tea tactics,
tho awards at Jamaica, Empire City,
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method of stopping It.
-w .... .... wu.wuo year wo I1RVQ
lit U-tl.... iL. ii.i.
. u.ucvu me jhujuc jines norse racinc
interest than ever, as well as mnnv nnw
has made It possible for us to lay our
wore maroonea. o 10 snpnv in t ,!-.
world - famous hicetlngs. Paris. Berlin nn.i
the list. Thesn vnnntrqlAri win t.a . .1
something is bound to happen in tho wov
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It's a real snort and thev'vn nnmmi
,
come to see the greatest track athletes
.
In these days of "muddled amateurism"
so. many amateurs?
playing in the Amerioan Baseball League
s ash trtoe to many. A New York' scribe rises, to-
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OF TMEI?" , VUL1? OP VVINO0W . " (AKE AMOTHHC
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SUGARMAN'S REMARKABLE WORK
VIRTUALLY GIVES GREYSTOCK FIVE
SECOND HALF BASKETBALL HONORS
His Field Basket in Closing Minutes Is Big Factor.
Adams and Brown Have Chances But Fall
Down Jasper Meets Reading Tonight
GrtnVSTOCIC nailed down tho second hnlf
pennant in the ICastern League lat night
when tho Churchmen captured ono ot the
best-played and most thrilling grimes of
this or any other basketball Feason from
Camden. 31 to 33. And to Lou Sugarman
the Knnicat reiircscntatlves owe their tri
umph, for ho played his finest game, of tho
entire year and spun nro'und tho door llko
greased lightning.
In tho first half It was necessary for
him to call tlmo out and get repairs when
a gash was opened on his head by run
ning Into the cage. Tho goal that really
divided tho Issuo was scored by I.oulo
while tho ether nlno men were huddled
closely together near tho Camden basket.
Ho had a clear Held and raced down tho
court unmolested and registered.
On tho other hand. Jack Adams and
Jimmy Brown had opportunities to win the
gnmo for tho SUeetcm In tho closing min
utes, but their shots wero too hurried.
i:erv man on the floor registered from
the field except Eddie Dolln. Tho baskets
wero ten for the Dreys and seen for tho
Skceters. They went to Dclghan. two ;
Broun, two; Steele, three; Attains, one; Mc
Wllllams, one; Cross, three; Sugarman,
three ; Fogarty, two. and Lawrence, one.
Just by way of Illustration In describing
tho closeness of tho conlllct It might bo
noted that tho figures wero tied on eleven
different occasions, and tho lead switched
eight times. It was a pretty game to
watch, and was well played from start to
finish.
Tho Jasper Jewels return to their duties
In the Kastern League this evening, and
will be on the Job at Nonpareil Hall to
meet Reading when tho Hears play their
farewell gamo of tho season In Kensing
ton. Hill Kennedy's men aro out of the second
half, so far as capturing tho honors nro
concerned, and It Is almost an assured fact
that tho line-up tonight will bo Hough anil
Sedran, forward. Kerr, center; Fox- and
Friedman, guards.
This Is tho team that has been playing
Down Fast the last week and defented
everything In sltjlit. Tho New Fngland na
tives tendered the locals a areat reception,
as HoURh was formerly a member of
Springfield and Fox played with Holyokc.
The visitors will present a changed line
up. White, a nifty player, will pair oft at
forward with Johnny Heckman, and
Charllo O'llonnell will again be at guard, a
position new to him, but which be Is filling
In flno htyle. Andy Hears will, "as usual,"
warm tho bench.
Sears Not Given Credit
Recently we penned a story about Andy
and tho up-Stato club, which a scribe In
that town has reprinted for tho benefit of
the fans up there, and he adds tho follow
ing: "Barring tho accusation that tho local
newspapers have been roasting Sears, the
Philadelphia ncribo appears to know condi
tions that havo kept tho Bears down In the
race. No newspapers ever panned Aridy.
But It must bo admitted that tho local
scribes havo never given ?cars the credit
he deserves for his tterrlng work. This Is
duo to Sears himself. It Is Sears's modesty
that has prevented tho bald-headed guard
from being Just as popular as nny other
man on the team. L'p until a few weeks
ago Sears was just as valuable as any
ROOKIES AND REGULARS
Macon, Ga. Home nun Taker didn't, but ha
did slnoie, with I.ee .Maseo on, and the Yankee
rerulara were eavod, 'J to 2.
Marlln, Tex. George Kelly. Riant utility
man, is a buddlna pltuher, with a regular Job
In view. Ho helped Wank Hans Lobert'a team,"
7 to 0. '
Hot 8rlnc. Ark. Sixteen ball players and
Wllbert Uobtnson reached hero today from
llrooklyn.
New Orleans. I.a. Owner .Dunn, of tha In
dians, bought Joa Wood's brains as well as his
arm when u paid out thnt fifteen thousand.
Kvery clay Wood warms up alongside a youns
ster and coaches tho bud carefully:
raaailana, Oal. 'Twaa a wild game that
broke tho Cubs' winning streak when tho "flro
brand's" Vt-rnon Tigers raked a, 14 to p out of
tho coalftf
Mineral vt'ell". Tex. The old noman has be
coma a goif llend. Today, contrary to preca
dent. Owner Comlskey spent his tlmo on the golf
links. ,
Hot Wells. Tex. Jlofnshy, still a holdout. Is
cracking 'em n mile for the Cardinals,
Falestlne, Tex. Fielder Jones named one of
his Drown nines the soakers." In the last three
Inntnxa of a nln-lnnln contest they rapped
out eighteen hlta for sixteen runs.
VTaiaharhle, Tex. Although It was official
"sore-arm" day fur the Tigers, Jennings In
slated upon two grilling practice periods.
Hot Springs, Ark, Dick Hoblltzell Is sched
uled to arrive tomorrow, and Trestdent Fraxee
aspects the entire lied Box team to bo signed up
by Monday. .
Miami, no. Weather permitting, the Brave
and Semlnoles will hit It up this afternoon.
glurexepori, I. Dave Shean, new rtedlegger
'from the Kaat. blew In from Iloslon, and there
only remains rtousch and Matthews to All the
Cincinnati team'a spring tryout bunch. Man.
ecr Mathawson i scouting for one of more
.gardeners from. othr clubs,
Statistics of Intercollegiate
and Eastern Cage Games
KASTI'.HN J.KAOn:
w.L.i'c. w i..rr.
Orjitwk. . 11 ft .OHH fnmdrn. ... It ! .171
Trenton... !1 H .r.'iil Ueiiillns. . . K 8 .SOU
Jnl'fr H 8 .60(1 llr.Nrrl... A 11 .313
stiu-.mii.i; run wi:i:k
Tonlitlit Rtnlln nt Jimper.
1'rlilnj Ii Nrrl nt fireyntorkt Trenton nt
I'nniilrn.
Snturdnj -Iniiirr nt- De Nerl TirejMoek
nt llrnilinc,
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w iit. w.rrr.
Vnl 7 I .87.-1 Dartmouth.. 4 t .MH)
l'rlnretnn. . . 7 1 .873 Coliiinlilii ..3 7 1tK)
I'rnim ft 4 .:."i0 Cornell 1 0 .100
hriiDDti.i; roit wi:kk
Snliinl.i) I'rlntetoll lit lVnnoImnUll Yule
nt Dartmouth.
player on tho team. Tho "slump" suffered
by tho brawny foul tos3er shortly after the
second half of tho race Btarted was the first
tlmo Andy fell down slnco Joining the Bears.
Season after season Sears went along with
uncanny consistency, especially at the
foul lino. Andy's playing as so consistent
that tho fans looked upon It as a matter of
courso. They soon failed to appreciate the
value, of tho floor captain's skill.
Star in Every Department
Somo fans think that Scars was only
nluablo to tho team because 'of his free
pegging. Nothing is further from the truth
than this.
"He Is rated as ono of tho best scoring
guards in tho league. A glimpse at tho
lecords for tho last four years will show
this. F.ven In the first half of tho race he
was next to tho over-shooting Beckman In
scoring from the field. As a guard his abil
ity was never questioned. Tills Is provod by
tho fact that Heading was ono of tho best If
not tho best defensive club In tho league for
Feveral years. Look ocr tho Bcores for
tho last few years and seo how often Andy's
opponents otitscorcd him. He is ono of tho
greatest 'pluggers' in tho business, as every
other player In the leaguo will admit. He
does not know tho meaning of the word
quit. Unlike many players, Andy goes bet
ter away from homo than he does on the
local court.
Not Manager This Year
For somo unknown reason Sears Is blamed
for the poor showing of the team In the final
half of tho race. The fact that Seara Is the
boss la believed to bo tho reason for Andy
being made tho goat. But Andy Is only the
boss In the cage. He had nqthlng to do
with tho managerial end of tho game this
year. Tho only reason he Is the floor leader
Is because tho others would not accept the
job and insisted on Sears taking the posi
tion. Sears Is not deserving the panning he
Is receiving from some fans."
Andy Seal's Is far from being all In.
Shades of Joo Fogarty !
. Tomorrow evening will be a busy one In
basketball circles. At Cooper Hall Grey
stock meets Do Nerl, over In Camden the
Skeeters take on the Totters and out at
tlin Quaker City A. C. the second and
possibly tho final gamo in the city cham
pionship will bo staged,
rump here, la going over Into Mouth Carolina to
do his conditioning, ho said today. Ty plans to
work ott his extra poundage by packing a gun
over the hills, He has been here a week, but
has taken no part In the practice. He will re.
port to Manager Jennings at Waxahachla In
about two weeks,
Ran Antonio. Tex. The brunt of practice
fell upon recruit lnflelder at the Cardinals'
camp today, Manager Hugglna 0ut them
through swift fielding workouta In an endeavor
to determine oirlckly the quality of Infield ma
terial on 'hand.
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'eVKIIiAV KVKNINU. MARCH TH .
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PENN HAS GREAT
FRESHMAN TEAM
Quaker First Year Athletes
to Compete in Meadow
brook Games Saturday
ALL STAR PERFORMERS
Lawson Robertson has gathered together
one of the greatest freshman track teams
In the United States at the University of
Pennsylvania, a team that at this moment
probably could hold Its own with nny
varsity track team In the country.
This stellar band of freshmen athletes
will turn out for 1'cnn for tho first time
In the Meadowbrook meet on Saturday night
In Commercial Sluseum. Hayman, tho
western sprinter, will bo shown In tho
fifty-yard Invitation race, and Maxim, tho
former St. Albans sprinter, will run In the
fifty-yard handicap and 440-yard run. AVnl
lace, tho former St. Albans shot-putter, will
try out In that event. Jlcllale, tho former
Central High School runner, will run In
tho quarter-mile event, and Fddlo Shields,
tho one-mile prep school recofd holder, will
run in tho mile, aud iu tlfo raco between
Mercersburg and 1'cnn freshmen. Last year
Shields ran with Mercersburg and his run
ning beat Perm. This year ho will try and
reverse tho feat.
Then thero Is Landers 'and Kby, the
greatest pair In the country, Kby will run
In the 060-yard Invitation raco and has a
good chance of winning; tho Pennsylvania
Mercersburg event and In tho one-inllo In
torclty relay for Philadelphia. Landers is
tho scholastic record holder for the polo
vault with 12 feet 8 Inches. Ho will com
pete In the pole vault, hurdles and broad
Jump. Landers was a whalo In scholastic
competition. Ho won from three to five
events In every ono of tho scholastic meets
last spring, and he and Frank Loom Is won
every meet, as a two-man track team, for
Oregon (111.) High School.
Then there is Gustafson, a Swede, who
Is said to bo a great runner. Robertson
does not know Just what tho Swede can do
as yet. He has tried .him at the quarter,
half, mile and two mllo and he has done
well In every one of them. Ho has shown
a 4:35 mllo and a. 10:35 two mile and he,
nas never run in competition. ,
Baker, of Giants, Is Reinstated
CINCINNATI, O., March 8. Tho National
Baseball Commission has reinstated Hrcnml Tlnse
man Howard llaker to good standing and recou
nted tho rlnht of the New York National
League club to his services. llaker was carried
by New York on Its reservation list In 11)10 as
a voluntarily retired rdayer.
Trig Boy Who Vt ooio Shoes
W.L.Douglas Pegging
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By GRANTLAND RICE
TIUS SI'RAKUn, the Texas typhoon, was
tho Son of Swat, who checked Ty Cobb's
ten-year reign last season, but for nil that
Speaker Is not tho ball player who Is press
ing Ty closest for the batting premiership
of the game.
Cobb, with a mark of .369 for his com
plete span, Is twenty-six points beyond tho
Texan, who Is nestled back at .340 for his
eight-year total. This Is no Invincible lead,
hut for tho tlmo being It Is.safo enough to
compare nnothcr Sunland slugger now on
top of Cobb's flying heels.
Tho cltlien wo refer to Is none other han
Joseph Jackson, ths Carolina Howitzer, who
tefuses lo bo hhaken looso, even by a Ty
cobblan pace.
Jackson's Brilliant Fight '
Cobb has been setting a terrific pace since
Hitter Jackson entered the major leaguo
six years ago, and whllo-tho (leorglan still
has a margin, K Is far from being a wide
nml woolly one.
For all tho while Greenville Joe has been
hanging on grimly, only a stride or two
away.
Starting the 1917 campaign, he .will he
only six points behind Qobb In tho complete
account of base hits, nnd six points Is no
particular part of an unvarnished cinch.
Hero nro tho data:
tinmen A. II. Hits .T.C.
fnbh l.Mn 5.7110 2,m .3BI1
jaritson H12 a,:.:: i.ik:: ,3ii.i
This Is quite a bit closer than any non
combatnnt figured any one was to Cobb
as a hit producer. It Is a margin that
might bo wiped away In two or thrco
months. Cobb, nmong other ambitions,
hopes to rctlro with the greatest, of the
highest, batting .average ever compiled by
nny player In baseball for tho full span.
Jackson, Speaker and Collins have tho
chanco to head him off. hut of these Jack
son nlono Is In position to strike with effect.
And a ball player who can average .363
for six campaigns is no soft, enemy. Ono
of tho toughest breaks In baseball has
been the fact that Jaclison,. ablo to average
.363 for six years, has never led the leaguo
at bat. He batted .108 and .39o on two
occasions, only to finish In secondplace.
After almost two golflcss years, Jerry
Travers has at last found tlmo for a brief
winter vacation In Houston, TCx. Duo In
tho main to a rheumatic shoulder, his golf
thero has been well below his average, so
thero Is no lino yet upon his championship
possibilities for tho season ahead.
Travers will undoubtedly play at Oak
mont this season In the amateur champion
ship, but only tlmo will tell whether or not
ho will bo able to bring his gamo back to
tho old form.
Thero Is this In his favor any man who
can glvo hattlo In golf as ho has In tho
past is not to bo counted out too soon.
Tho record of tho last four years alone
(.hows what n rugged opponent ho has al
ways been to beat. In his' last four years
of championship play, counting only match
play for tho nmatcur title, Travers has
played seventeen matches. Of these he has
won fifteen and lost two. His victims have
Included Fvans, Qulmet, Travis, Anderson
and other stars, while the only two through
this period who havo cudgeled him out were
Oulmct and Marston, If Travers gets a
chanco. this summer to get his gamo going
nt odd Intervals, as ho hopes to, he will
bo no small factor wjien tho Oakmont pro
gram gets under way.
"Giants, picked far nnd wide to win, are
likely to get overconfident." Ordinarily this
would be true. Hut developing overconfl
denco with John McOraw on the bench and
Duck Herzog around the Infield Is no easy
matter. Uy the tlmo tho earnest athlete
has listened to these two express an opinion
of his ability, it is a raro bird who can still
extend his plumage In any self-admlratlor
A Northern Consolation
hale this winter stuff, and ytt,
Although the day in cold and wet,
L am not cursing Utter ate
llecausc I took a e or 8.
My soul docs not feel raw and cut
Hccause I missed a two-foot putt,
And while the bally snow still files
1 havo no need alibis.
"You say there are 400,000 trapshootcrs
In this country," comments J, J. II., "and
later on you say there are 900,000 golfers.
You probably didn't stop to think where
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At rare intervals, when there were slack spells in
the work, he was permitted to trudge to school.
W.L.DOUGLAS
"THE SE;OE THAT HOLDS ITS SHAPE"
$3.00 $3.50 $4.00 $4.50 $5.00 $6.00 $7.00 $8.00
You can Save Monev bv WearirKs
W. L. Douglas Shoes. The
Known Shoes in the World.
W. L, Douglas tijime and the retail
stamped on the bottom of all shoes
tactory. I he value is fujranteed and the wearer
protected against high prices for inferior shoes. The
retail prices are the same everywhere. They cost no
more in San Francisco than they do in New York.
They are always worth the price paid for them.
Phe quality of W.L.Dough product is guaranteed
bymore than 40 years experience in making fine
snots. 1 nc smart styles are tne leaders in the fash
ion centres of America'. They are made in a well!
equipped factory at Brockton, Mass., by the highest
pam, sKiiiea, snoemajcers, under the direction and
.supervision of experienced men," all working
with an honest determination to make the best
shoes for the price that money can buy.
For sale by over OOOO shoo dealers
and 108 W. L. Douglas Btorcs in tho
largo cities. If not convenient to cnii
at V. L. Douglas store, ask your local
dealer for V. L. Douglas shoes. Ife
caimotsupplyyou.takonoothermake.
Write for booklet, ..j H -
showing h6w to rJ(hnZa&4
order shoes by mail, rr.ii.ient
postage iree. aio spark St., itrookton, mUi
W. L. Douglas Stores
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abouts 805,000 of theso golfers did moit f '
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Such Indeed
Dear Sir Such Is fame. A yar lf,n
Matty retires as an active pitcher thy
already lauding others as great, or grstttr
It doesn't tako long to forget the put )
tho glow of tho present. Ty Cobb's reojM
In hls'iirlme, or, rather, his reputation m
begin to fade quickly when ho begins toii.
and others start lending him at bat Th
will then be comparing young stars Ii
twenty-four with Cobb at thirty-four orthl?
ty-flve. Fame comes quickly In this rmT,'
but It passes out with even greater speed
K. J ic,
Travers and 1917
Which Is truo enough. Most great ooeli
writers nnd statesmen aro greater aft,,
they are dead, In tho way of reputation
Hut most great ball players are vlrtuall?
null and void onco they drop below .270.
Onn of tho best ways to reduce an En.
larged Dome or a Swelled Hean Is to Uk.
a few hours nnd figure out a box score, of
your record Including tho errors and the
strlke-outs and tho pop-tips with the hits.
Many an entry who figuicd himself a .100 In
the Leaguo of Mfo will bo a trifle a3ton(shed
to observe an average nround 122.
CARDS' STOCK SALE PLAN
IS INDORSED BY TENEli
ST. I.Sl'tS, Mnrch 8 John K. Tener
president of tho National League, has In.
doied tho plnn for the purchase of Oil
St. Louis Nationals by a company formed
by the public sale of stock In nmounts rani.
Ing from ?25 to J 1000. Under tho plan each
shnro of stock will entltlo the holder to'a
pass, which must bo turned over to a boy
under sixteen years of ngo.
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glare, read road signs, car
numbers, house num
bers, pick up pedestrians
or vehicles and turn cor
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should have an Old Sol.
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