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hnie Said to Be Considering Change to Put
,More Experienced Infielder in Youngster's
vj". Place Strunk Played High-Class Game
FPHEIIE Is a possibility that Connlo, Mack will pull one of his customary ur-S-T'Pr'ses
bcfqro tho baseball season opans on Wednesday. Kor tho last week
inero have been rumors floating about tho
Would bo relegated to the sidelines and
re many who will doubt the wisdom of
K Connie has been studying tho condition
mpenencca maiuvin Htrcngtncn nre-tlcrcnse. wilt nas not gone DacK in nifl piay-
i, ,iiib iiiBituu, iiu iius minroveu consiaerauiy
. 'f being, one of tho Btcllar Inflcldcrs of
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r I'ufuiii;,. ttiiu ncuun it bikiic cuurno in iiih uuisiuilt, bciiuui. uruvi'i in n jiiviu
'xperlcnced player. Is a sure fielder and when he goes after a ball his teammates
shavo confidence that ho will get It and retire the runner. There Is nothing graceful
itt.about Witt's flcldlnc. and there Is whom the trouble lies. Whiter shambrs after
rV'SL Brvntimlpt tvltti fin ntr nt iitinrlrtlnt. ntwl
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be considering a change. Witt's batting
ff hitting them Just as far and oftcner than
r,' bo argument enough to put him on tho
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IT WAS connios original plan to keep Witt on tho bench lor a year or
more and allow him to absorb enough big league baseball to enable him
to tako care of himself when It camo time to enter the line-up. This
dams plan was followed In tho training of Stuffy Mclnnls, Eddlo Collins,
Frank Baker, Jack Barry and others, but conditions were such last year
that the youngster was forced to, step Into tho breach and do tho best ho
could.
Connie Is Anxious to Make Good Showing
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E liinio cuu-n&o mny or luay nut uiku jnuuu n tunt-auiij f uul ji n uuuau iu 'v-ui n
? the near future unless Witt's fielding improves, Connie is out to make n decent
, showing In the leapuo this year and will
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vv?u,ii iiii iiiuiu viiaii j,3Uk wua. aiilii,
(jV. ngunng on using will in rignt nciu until
'tho position. Tho Atlanta slugger Is far
P sresent. and if he plays recularly tho other
of right-field hitters when they meet tho Athletics. Thrasher Is exceptionally
fast, but his speed Is not great enough to capture what arc regarded as easy fly
balls. A good outfielder usually starts for the ball as soon as It hits tho bat and
Is waiting for It when It comes down. Paskeit, Strunk, Cobb, Speaker and tho
Others are examples of this stylo of play, aiid It Is tho only way they can cover tho
ground. Thrasher has not learned this feature. Ho waits until the ball begins
to drop before starting for It. nnd then It i too late. His weakness Is known to
the other members of tho team, and whenover a high fly Is sent out to right field,
Lawry, Mclnnls and Strunk go nfter It. This means that four men are after a
ball which should bo caught by the regular fielder, and tho chances of a collision
are so great that the ball Invariably falls safe. Connie is aware of Thrasher's
weakness, but has confidence in him. Tho Tlogan says that Eddlo Murphy was a
poorer prospect, but he learned the game quickly nnd fleldcd well despite his critics.
But Connlo cannot tako chances with his club nt this Juncture. It is time to
merge from tho cellar and no bet should bo overlooked when it comes to strength
ening the, club, Witt Is a good outfielder, and as the right garden In Shlbo Tark
to one of the most- dlfllcult to play in the entire circuit It Is posslblo that ho Will
be shifted and Thrasher used as a pinch hitter.
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ITT will bo needed out there now,
xfnnocrnr Mnoir nnnarontlv urn nn
A center field during Strunk's absence,
assistants.
' Strunk Played Wonderful
WHILE we are discussing tho Strunk
sin of unDleosantncss between tho
&tott Atlanta, Amos could not possibly bo
HeldlnB was the feature of all the games. Twice, nowever, jib tuueu iu . v
grounders which were fumbled and could have been beaten out; but each tlmo tho
Athletics were In the lead and there wero no serious consequences. On tho defenso
he covered his own position and ran Into right and left fields, where ho mado sen
sational catches. In fact, ho seemed to be tho entire outfield and his work was
nnlnunVvl more than that of anv of tho others. He was fighting hard all of the
$ti time, and this announcement of his differences with Mack came as a big Burprlse.
There is no doubt that Strunk Is dissatisfied with his lot, hut ho never nas anoweu
this dissatisfaction to affect his playing. His contract is said to bo ono reason and
tho other Is that the team doesn't fight as it should. Amos is a young man.
full of aggressiveness, nnd it is against his nature to calmly submit to defeat
without a struggle. He wants to carry the battle to the other fellow and keep
-- him n v,n tlmo TTo hns nn Idea that more of that old-time "pep" will bo
K! tho best thing for tho Athletics and a little
& keep tho players on their toes. Amos also believes that the aare-aevu ana pub
S? nf.inii irnme nl.ived bv Detroit Is the proper thing, where tho players are allowed
&3V to take chances and forget all about conservatism. In other words, he wants to
play on a club composed or red-oiooaea piayers, -woere mom w .uiinuuo
went. Instead of a cut-and-drled program which never varies 'from day to day.
STRUNK Is one of tho best outfielders in either league and Is too valuable
a man to have on the sidelines. His ideas, too, ore sane and uound,
but it must bo remembered that he is only a player and Connlo Mack Is the
manager. Connio has won several pennants through his own methods,
' and when It comes time to chango ho will do so.
it The Passina of Ferocious Fredward Fulton
ws
HAVE persistently maintained
seriously in his claims for the heavyweight championship, and his recent bout
with Carl Morris bears out our contentions. Fulton, according to reports, acted
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nura una t u uiu ,wirw ww.....
he was a wondor. but when) he saw that he
ik was coming in for more, tho foul occurred.
Wf tlonal. but we are sure it was lucky for Ferocious Fredward. Tho Plasterer demon-
Kf strated that he was no glutton for punishment, and when stacked up against a
' .good man all of his cleverness, including that "pile-driving lert," fell by the way
lde. Against easy marks liko Tom Cowler and harley Welnert, Fulton looked
like a champion but he needs soft ones as opponents In order to show his best.
, This marks the passing of the widoly
that he will meet Morris in a return match,
B?; be erased from tno. top 01 mo usi. 11 aiso
&.W. Ti, -..-in., tho nthor itnallont mfimber
Li nlnckcd a vear aco as a logical opponent
tP meet him. Wlllard had Fulton's record
E2? hair's breauth. Plans were laid for a battle
IJ? the ehow with his own money and grab off at least $100,000 for his end. row
r r -i a 1 ..l..lt..t.J .. .i.mtlilnf. will hn fnl1rl nff
flOmo one .eiso xiiubl uo auvoiuuicu w ctj,uiub "- w.. ...
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tp.sh la not4 anxious to mingle with any one outside of Fulton, however.
k i ' J nnd nerhnns will use the war alibi
' circus performed
f'i Plhi tho Pnnr Tlmnire if Ynu Cnn
K.TJFH will be no bed of roses for tho umpires this season. For several years the
"fjLk arbitrators havo been enjoying peaceful days and large salaries, and from
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E Pr-ffWVlIt IJlUICtlUUIlB UlCjr llt 1-Wiifc,uw kv
HI. Tne halcyon days ot peace are over iur mo uuipirca ior iwu reasons: xns
Federal League and Pldyers' Fraternity havo passed out of existence, and with
them went the Indifferent spirit of tho players. Tho men in uniform are out to
h 1ld their Jobs In these uncertain times
i JMBtWbo make the decisions. You can't
(ili jib to fee) charitable toward a chap who
Iclike a dub in the eyes of his boss, ah ot mis wouia make nine turrerence,
Mverwere K "not for an evident change of heart on the part of the magnates
iVwnoral The t!o Is out that the baseball public expects less friendship and
Lifeu-vAbaaelkn on "the diamond, and the
jpad this year. The fans do not want rowdyism on the ball field, but they do want
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kit With an umpire, ine managers are iiisiiuiiiB n. pm ui uaiiio mm meir
lyeraA&nd aa result the rooters will see teams out there fighting for every
tj JfatUr.llyt tn8 Umpires are SUIIIK
nt who'carea?
Ifatbewaon is the latest manager 'to come out with the statement that he is
$ 1fut Mfflt "color" Into'the Beds. When a quiet-mannered man of the
OH type makes suci( a ppnuo wo uiutmo wuii kico wiicii wo coniempmio
lUf like. McG raw, Hughle Jennings' Stallings and his Lieutenant Evers
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camp of tho Athletics that Lawton Witt
Kay Grover Inserted nt shortstop. Thero
this move, but from what wo have learned
of his Infield nnd! believes that a more
over losi years luim nnu mraws bikiih
tho league, night now, however, ho la a
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ability cannot bo questioned, as ho Is
ever, but his other work Is said to
bench.
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stop at nothing to attain that end.
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from being a big league outfielder at
clubs In tho leocuc will develop a flock
especially when Amos Strunk and
the nuts. Bill Johnson, who played
also is Inexperienced and needs some
Baseball in the South
case, It seems strange inai mere were no
star outfielder and Mack before the club
accused- of Indifferent playing, for his
tilt with tho umpire now and then Will
that Fred Fulton should not bo taken
fnr tYiA orinmnlnnRrlln. TiVir iven rminria
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was infllctlhg no damage and Big Carl
Wo do not believe that It was inten-
heralded Gopher Giant. It is not likely
and this -will mean that hla name will
win u u. noiuo muw iu iuw juhu mm
of tho Wlllard syndicate. Fulton was
for Jess and the champion was eager to
down pat and figured his ability to a
In Milwaukee, where Jess was to back
to retain his standing as a premier
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and they will be Intolerant toward the
expect a man who far trying to hold down
calls a bad one on him and makes him
owners have wisely determined to make
iu uwi hid wm ut. m ion-tum giu
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oti'the bairHeM ks; well as ln every f
FEW CHANGES IN
LEAGUE SCHEDULES
Most Opening and Closing
Dates Correspond to
. Those of Other Years
MAJORS OPEN WEDNESDAY
Opening and Closing Dates
of Big Baseball Leagues
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April 10
April IS
Apr J IS
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April :
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May I
April 13
April 24
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Judging from tho various major and
minor lengun baseball schedules mado pub
Ho to date, there Is little change In the
general playing ocheme for the upanon of
1917. A majority of the leagues lino se
lected opening and closing dates which cor
respond closely to thoso of tho last few
years.
Tho chief changes are to bo found In
tho prhcdulcs of tho International League
nnd tho American Association. In round
figures these two organizations havo cut
six weeks on" their regular seasons In order
to provide dates for tho Intcrlcagues series
of forty-eight games to be played at thu
close of tho pennant races In the two rlr
cults Tho National and American Leagues
will open Wednesday, and closo on Thurs
day. October .1, which will permit the
Initial game of tho world's scries being
played on Saturday. October 6, If eastern
or western teams are competitors, or Mon
day. October S, in caso tho sctlcs proves
to be n n luterscctlonal contest.
In other respects there nre few noicltlc,
tho Pacific Coast Leaguo having tho long
est Benson, while one or more of the class
I) leagues will stage tho shortest pennant
races.,
Tho Northwestern opens a little earlier
and rloses Inter thnn Inst season. Ncnriy
three months ot baseball nro billed on
Btowctt's clrrult. tho season opening on
April "I and closing on September 9.
BIG TENNIS TOURNAMENT
SCHEDULED DESPITE WAR
NEW YOn.lv, April n .Tullan S Myrlck,
president of tho West bldo Tennis Club, of
Forest Hills, J. I., the iaigest uiganlzatlon
of Its soit iu tho win id, has auiioumed that
his club would stagn a merles of exhibition
matches between tile leading players of tho
East during tho heasnti. Irrespective of the
action talten by tho United Stntei Nntlnnal
Lawn Tennis Association with regaid lo
the war.
The matches will ho In the natuie of In
dividual contests and the plajers who will
compete will bo leoruited from the laulis of
thoso available for surh competition. These
matches, Myiick paid, would In all proba
bility bo held even If the sanctioned txhed
ulo of thft national ahoclatlon Is not can
celed. Tills Mliedulc, tho nssoplatlon an
nounccd Inst week, will Im cameled only
upon the mhlin of tho military nulhoiltles
Tlie following plajeis. among othcis, will
bo Itnlted to pay, tiiiless they hao been
drafted for military service: n. Norrls Wil
liams, 2d, the nation. tl chnmplon; Karl It.
Behr, George M, Church, Harold A. Thiock
morton, Theodore Itoosexclt Tell, Watson
M. WaHhhiiin and S. Howard Voshcll, the
national Indoor champion.
SNOW HALTS TWO BALL
GAMES IN OHIO TOWNS
CINCINNATI, O, April 9. The Cincinnati-Cleveland
game scheduled yesterday
was called oft on account of snow.
COLUMBUS, O., April 0. The Washing
ton nnd Columbus teams wero prevented
from playing josterday on account of snow.
GOLF LINKS TO BE USED
FOR RAISING FOODSTUFFS
NEW YOItK, April 9. Golfers through
out the country will be urged to cultivate
foodstuffs on all unused portions of their
links and devote the products to the pur
chase of ambulanro trucks and other
articles of national defense.
PETERSON, PHILA. BOY,
, IN N. Y. STATE LEAGUE
' ELMIItA. N. V., April 9. Bob Peterson,
tho Philadelphia boy, who was bought from
tho Bingoes by Manager Jimmy Jackson,
of the local New York State Leaguo team,
has accepted the terms offered by tho Colo
nels, and will send in his contract In a few
days.
TACTICS IN SPORTS STEAD
West Virginia University to Stop All
Athletic Activities
MORGANTOWN. W. Va April 9. Ath
letlo contests at West Virginia University
will be discontinued on account of the war,
It Is announced. Moro than GOO btudents
at the university are taking military train,
lng, which will bo substituted for athletics
LniLILNLY
Unsolicited
'Phone Calls
form the fj-satcr portion of
"Federal" inquiries.
When business men And
that Federal Trucks cut out
trouble and reduce delivery
cost per ton-mile, .they nat
urally tell their friends.
It is easier every day to sell
MOTOR TRUCKS
Capacities
1, IM, 2, 3M, 5 tons
Federal Sales Co. of Pfalla.
830 Cheitnut Btreat
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Car na Nlxht Sarvlc Station
B2 Ludlow Streat
One of ten trueke sold
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Lawton Witt and Ray Grover nre a pair of brilliant shortstops with
Connie Mack. While Witt hold down thnt job last year, it is said
Connie's present plans are to start Grover in the position nnd keep Witt
on tho bench as a utility man or put him out in right field. Grover,
Mack believes, is a more experienced player and a sure fielder.
SCHOLASTIC LEAGUE BALL SEASON
OPENS TOMORROW WITH FOUR GAMES
Tin; opening of Hie Intern hnlastle League
baseball season will bo ushered In tomor
low afternoon, weather pel mining, with
four games on ailous diamonds. Perhaps
the mot Important will bo between South
Philadelphia, holders of two major snort
championships, and tho Northeast High
School team.
Catholic High School opens the season
nt tho Philadelphia Trades' School The
Trades' bojs play at tho Ilrill field and
Coach Charles Schlow has hopes of winning
tho 1317 title Phil Lewis's Oeimanlnwn
High nlno will meet tho West PhllndeU
phla High School players at the West
Phillies' field. Krankford High opens tho
season with Central High at Houston
Field,
The league schcdulo follows:
Northeast High s. Southern, at South
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at Trades.
fi-ermnntown High . Wert Philadel
phia, at West Philadelphia.
Krankford High vs. Central High, nt Cen.
tral.
Brown Preparatory School was too
tpeedy for tho CJIrard College nine In the
KSme played at Clrard Saturday afternoon,
the Brown team winning by a score of 5 to
2. The Glrard athletes have not had much
outdoor practice and a number of errors
made were ery costly. Gllham pitched
a fairly steady game, but was wild throw
ing to tho bases.
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SHORT FOR MACK?
McKcnty, who did tho twilling for
Drown, nllnwed only three hits. Mllner,
Lahdborg and Wlttmaler again showed mld
teason form In hitting nnd running the
bases As iho gnmo with Norrlstown wa3
caiicclfd, tho Biownles will meet Vllla
nna Prep.ii at oiy School next Wednesday
afternoon Iluilej will ptobnbly do the
twilling In this contest.
The meeting of the supervisory commit
tee on iithletlcs will bo held Wednesday of
this week nnd tho question Af rowing will
he settled It is an even bet no lo tho prob
able, action ot tho committee. The advo
cates of towing will be out In foice.
The school coaches and managers are go
ing to bo ery careful thnt all the eligi
bility iiilcs arc enforced this spring. The
use of an athlete oer tho ngo limit last
term caused ono school to lose a champion
ship title.
fiouth Philadelphia High School boys take
a trip to tho seashore next Saturday when
they play Atlnntlc City High School. If
tho weather Is as cold next Saturday as It
was last week-end, the South Phillies will
do well to wear winter suits nnd overcoats.
Germantown Academy's baseball team
has been strengthened by the addition of a
number of all-round athletes, and now
Coach Stanley Sutton looks forward to a
fairly successful season In the Interaca.
demlc League. Germantown plays tho open
ing game with episcopal tomorrow.
5 out of 9 on a Pullman
A random test was recently
made in a crowded Pullman CIud
Car and it was found that, of the
men who were smoking cigarettes,
5 out of 9 were smoking Fatimas.
Prohably an unusually high per
centage even for Fatimas; but this
case is merely one of the many
evidences that more and more
representative men are now-a-days
choosing a sensible cigarette.
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FOR NATIONAL LEAGUE TITLE PLA
xrttr Vnvlr T.nnks Like
Locals, Boston and Brooklyn Are Not Out
of the Running Yet a While ' '
By GRANTLAND RICE
ON WEDNESDAY of the present or fiscal
week a new set of box scores will ho
raised to Indicate the appearance of an
other big league campaign. ,
By this date the advance has been spreaa
before you In layers several feet thick, yet
thero Is always room for nnother observa
tion or so before tho door Is shut and the
first blows nro struck.
The Shift
Just n year ago at this date we figured two
clubs as pennant favorites. They were the
Boston Bed Sox and the Boston Braes.
One came through nnd the other, after n
bad start, came within two or three games
of arriving In the borders of the promised
laud. ... . ,,. i
For 1917 there will be n brief shift In
tho dope. The flag favorite In the National
League Is bound to bo New York. You can t
get away from this pick, unless you are
taking a flyer on the bare chance of call
ing nn upset
Tho Giants nre by no means certain
winners. There Is no such entry In this
rickety pastime.
But of the eight clubs they havo all the
best of It when It comes to a matter or
form, figures and advance guessing.
Four Clubs
In the National League there ate only
four clubs with a chance. Theso all belong
to the L'ast. The West has- skidded badly
ever since the old Cub machine went to
seed seven ear.s ago. And the West bns
no club In sight with a chance to finish
1, 2, 3 If there Is I per cent of nnythlng
in the April statistics. It Is all New York
against Boston, Brooklyn and Philadelphia,
and only fine pitching will give any ot
these clubs a first-class show.
Boston, Brookljn and Philadelphia aro
about as well matched as any three clubs
j on will find. They finished under a pocket
handkerchief Inst October, and they will
not be very far apart six months from
now. All three are well managed clubs,
and we happen to know that at least one
of the thiee Is confident of nosing out tho
Giants not with any of that early Apill
fake confldcnte for publication, but a sin
cere belief that tlio Giants aro ovci rated,
that they lack pennant pitching nnd that
they won't win.
Another Scalp Lifter
In the American League It Is mostly a
matter of how far success has eaten In
the Boston Bed Sox.
in the last two ears they have won
two pennants and two world's series.
Triumphs of this type are usually under
mining In their effect. There Is no great
Incentive In running nfter a street car that
jou have already caught.
Success and fame nre no longer lures for
the Bed Sox. Victory Is now nn old stoty.
It may be the Bed Sox have one moie great
.vear left. They nro a great ball club nt
their best, a better club than they have
been given credit for. They have tho pitch
ing and the punch, tho experience and the
grit to keep on going.
But they are up against the keenest com
petition this season any ball club has known
for a decade. For they havo at least five
husky competitors around with a war club
In cither mitt, looking only for a chance to
swing.
This American League jubilee should bo
a wonder this summer. Last season un
wonted Injuries nnd accidents to New York
and Cleveland players and a slow, groggy
start by St. Louis prevented a six-club
finish through the stretch.
Of the six teams with a good chance, you
can figure two out In advance through nn
unusual amount of bad luck. But it would
not be surprising to havo all six still In the
race around late July or early August.
Beyond Dope
This A. L. affair Is a raco that no man
can dope. It Is well beyond tho ltal and
They smoke Fatimas not alone
for their likeable taste but, for
the common sense "man-comfort"
that they find in this delicately
balanced Turkish blend. Fatimas
please the throat and tongue while
you are smoking them and they
leave you feeling "fit" afterwards.
You don't have to think of "how
many" when you are smoking a
sensible cigarette like Fatima. "
ONE OP THRiiffi
BEAT OUT GIANtI
Ton - Heavy Pavovifn i5
succulent statistic. There are the is p
favorites. Boston, Detroit an. ,i. JJ?" ',
flnlsh. U" ,,,Pr c"hnnnK aito11
And then thero ni- is- .......
cJ"b ", lA- C A
Gllhooley. three stars, were Injud0"
wore three, and one-half games tniLTh,1
despite the fact that ItayCai.'Sf.N;
pitcher of other years had not w 11
to contribute his part. fcn Wll
...... i.,,n tiuu iinn KIlOW'll n .... j
Vftin 41.1a nlt.L 1.
known a
play together, Is far better baUn-Mu'
general team work nnd Iu absolutely JV
1IKCMI. vu. Piiwviw, X no APW Vn.b v. '"
nre a nouer nan club than you Mnir. k1l
, n "'wWii
to be.
They have about everything,1 ,2 :
eds good catch n. i-. tA
club needs good catchlne. enn
dcfenslvo speed nnd tho ihm,m, ""nm
This Bnker-ripp combination Is nn. S I
tho most dangerous Iu the Kamn. ts. L?ll
Ion Is there In other nnriu . ."""l
".""' , ''?'" go out tal
tho pltchlnc Is hi... .f"
get runs. And tho pitching Is bett.
nnv other Iu tho leiiEiie. win, n.. . H"
Poailbtj
exception ot Boston.
Tho Yankees undoubtedly deserve a nlul'l
In tho dope on oven terms with th n2'l
ox, rigors nnu wnilo Sox. Thev JZ
u...... .,, ui. ,,ilu iMii-iiuiK mi mo year, ini
nun nllrnliiir mnntin .. o., ..i..u ... "
,. . .......... .. .....I mu w nera Im
lest of the cast Is of averngo mould. "J
If Ihn Tirntfld Tinrli.n ...i . . 11
nblo to keep tho Giants in check, the lS J
tlonal League race will bo above the anal
. aiib 1'iHIVP, fUUKCin tlllfl 1'llllltatai a.
age. nut this proposition calls for a luiS
young "If." "7
Theie is no "If" attached to the Am.tiiJ 1
League wing. This race Is going to bo oat I
of the best any leaguo has ever known fcjll
If nnn nl Svn tirnnk mtrl V.rr!.. ,.. ., i .'. 1
will be at lenst four clubs left to ran. I :
the Thrill-Shooting process down thedujtj!
September stretch.
You may lecall the stiength of BotoiM
Detroit and Chicago from last vear. TbJ 1
gamblo that New York, Cleveland and 8?
Louis have been Improved In several wan
and that all three will bo better inachlnei'
BOSTON COLLEGE BATS FOR.
mn nor nenn. UDauan., a..j .
HARVARD AGAINST BRAVWJ
BOSTON, April . Tho Boston CoIIm,'
baseball team, having canceled Its southiS
tt fp. in which Georgetown University M
Catholic University nines were to be plaMi
has agreed to meet the Boston Braves tt,
Hiave.s field tomonow. Harvard Collen
whs scheduled to play the Braves on uat
date, but the Ciimson bus abandoned H
its contests.
General Wood to Open N. Y. ScasM
Ni:y YOItK, April ti.Msjor Oenrnl Uto'A
Ilftl W ,in,l ..All ...ton fl.a l.n..U..It -V. 1
I nln (irouii'lH vViilniKilav iilternoon, when h TS
to tosH out the first ball In the Kanie btJ
llin h!i1ph nd .llonlon. whlrh will nh.r u
the American I.raBii" rate. PrerarednrM alia 1
for the ankHcs nre to show that the on'drltt
ns well as play baseball. ,
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TO ORDER
HeduceO from ISO, $13 and K
fETERMORAN&CO. "SHSSy&l
HTH MARKET. ENTRANCE ON lMt-ll
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DI VHIDI AAA nroad A llrlnhrlin
Harry Edwardi,)itr,
lllllv Mannlns vs. Joe Ulurti T
onnit Mrdovern vu. Younic Mfilnaj1 (,
Artie O'la-ary n. Jack Dunlcrr ',
loiinc (ieone Chin v.. Joe Webh.'k ' '
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