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Cannot Win Other Sports Comment
fPHE bst thing about today's came at the ball yard la that It 1 fho Inst ilmn
).r ""i1" be W'eed to tolerate the Ited Sox until .Monday. August 13. By that
-i. i tu V. lumn nin hhuw incir signals netter nnn oc awe
;W give that bunch from Dawston a battln thnt will mnt.-n fl.nn, ult .. n,1 i.ln
.. notice. This Is not an Inhospitable slam at Carry's Big League Harriers. Wo are
&IW0.VH triad tn enA tt.M t.... i. . . . ...
, ". - . v liivui, uui ii would no inucn morn n pnnnnt If ihnv m.ivoil
otne one else besides our Athletics. In Mm ln ihrnn mn n. tni, i,,. ,i
.verythlne but win n ball came, and we fear that another week of the Kamo
tjTreatment will cot tho boyn Into bad hnbltn. if nil ritrht t i. , nn.
rrnd then, hut n nfAn.li. .ti e n-i-i.i . ... .. .
til I , - .ivi ui iiiimiiiiiK scconu wnere more are only two in tho
fc , ., l much '" the experience of last year. Tho past was forgotten until
...... .v.vi ins uiiupe into town, and see what happened!
m, Y'sterdav'8 camc ls a cd examplo of the treatment the A's have received.
They had good pitching, the fielding was great and there were several opportunities
to Bcore. What happened? As soon as n couple of men cot on bases the Ited Sox
tightened up. nipped the rally In tho l.ud and retired the home team without n
fflltv Tf .naM . ll ...... ......
.,, .-..,,. . .,., ,. Bl ciuuny, nut me invaders are out to win the pennant, and
lli n gamo at this time of tho year counts Just as much as later In the season. In
j """. '"-' nines sent .mciiiiiis mound to third with his single, Strunk
and -Thrasher, two of the sluggers, fell down on tho Job and whiffed. This was
an unfortunate break, but It showed tho luck the Athletics were playing In.
On the other hand, Boston nlways came through with tho needed wallop. When
Jack Barry reached flrst on Witt's error in tim ihini. im min tr,,i ii
f, himself In position to score on a long single. Iloblltzel then stepped' up and
Banged out a double and Jock ambled home. In the eighth, Hooper walked, was
sacrificed to second, and after two were down. Duffy Lewis shoved a blnglc Into
left and Harry scored. The trouble with the A's is that they can hit the ball,
but can't scoro runs. iglit men were stranded on the paths.
TOY UnoVEIt..who second-based In place of La wry, was a pleasing
v surprise. He fielded like n eteran and carried off the batting
honors with two singles. He reached llrst base three times out of four,
and his all-round work was so good that Connie will have to think twice
before he benches him again. Xoyea surprised tho multitude by twirling
excellent ball, and probably won himself n regular berth on the team.
Moron's Phils Arc in a Bunker
TIHE much-abused Phillies and their much-tried manager will be with us to-morrow
nnd, unless the weatherman gums things, the National League season
Will be pried open with n unique military ceremony. It Is to be hoped that the
luck of the Moranmen'wlll change with their homecoming, for things have not
been breaking right for them since the bcrles with Boston opened. The defeats
sustained In Boston cannot be blamed altogether on a pervcrs-e fate, however.
Tales have leaked out of Boston of some lurid Intleld work on tho part of Presi
dent Baker's Infield, and it Is evident that Bert Nielioff is .sorely needed at f.econd
base. This is not meant ns'n slam nt Oscar Dugey. Oscar is a handy, sort of a
chap to have around a baseball park, but he isn't a Nichoff by any means, nnd
because ho isn't the work of tho Phillies lias been seriously hampered. Ban
croft does not work nearly as well with Dugey as he does with Nichoff, and
the same thing ls true of Luderus nnd Stock. It is impossible to take a cog out
of a smooth-working lntteld without clogging the entire machinery of tho team,
and it is to be hoped that Nlehoff will soon be icady to take his place at tho
keystone sack.
Reverting to the hard luck which seems to pursue the Phils, wo ore nrnne in
mention the protested game of Tuesday. There isn't one chance In a" hundred
of Moran's protest standing, although It Is patent that tho Quakers suffered an
Injustice when Lavender was called out by Bransfleld. It Is not the policy of tho
league heads to reverse decisions even when nn nmnirn im ..rro.i ..,,1 n .1.1
W considered, It is a pretty good sort of a policy. Otherwise there would he nhnn'r
as many protests as games. It Is much safer to let a team suffer an Injustice
once or twice a year than to establish a dangerous precedent.
It Is sincerely to be hoped that the loss of the protested game will make no
difference Jn the standing of the Phillies at the end of the sea-son. Last season
.a similar situation arose, and It had a distinct bearing on tho llnal outcome of the
race, with the men of Moran In the role of victims. In a game with Cincinnati
i.V one of the ''"lis produced a hit which would have won tho irnmo hut nmi-
jg Wgler would not permit the winning run to scoro because of alleged Interference
kM5 Mth tki. knll 1... . 1.. ,.,., .. . ..
j ....... u.c .,u.. uj inn in um uieaciiers. as a consequence tho Phils lost the game.
ana .Morans protest was not allowed.
fTUIE decision was ridiculous, as tho Cincinnati outfielder was not within
J- twenty yards of where the ball stopped. Tho Phils won that game on
its merits, and had it been entered In the won Instead of the lost column
the Brooklyn Dodgers might not be champions.
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Who Swiped Stuffy Mclnnis's Bat?
mHE trusty bludgeon that used to rest so comfortably on the broad right
A shoulder of our first baseman has wandered from the clubhouse and no for
warding address has been discovered. It was a terrible blow, but Stuffy isn't
worrying any more about it than he did last year when some one copped hla
heavy diamond ring. All It meant to .Mclnnls was the loss 0 a few base hits.
and he doesn't care nny more about those things than the Kaiser does about
his submarines.
"It took me all winter to design that bat," walled Stuffy. "I had it evenlv
balanced and could hit any kind of pitching with it. It was the most perfect
thing I had ever seen nnd I depended upon It to bring me back to tho 300 class
In tho league. That bat was too good to be true, and I suspect a spy swiped It
to have It reproduced. I was forced to u?e another bat the last two days -md
my swatting average has suffcied. .My or,ly wish now is that I meet that guy
some day when he ls carrying my beautiful bat under his arm That's mv
Wish. All I want Is to meet him. That's all."
It is Stuffy's desire to smash all existing batting records this year nnd it
looks as if ho will attain it provided, of course, he finds his mlMin ,'. T
K& alx games Mclnnls has been at bat 23 times and made eight hits Hvin,-' .i.
fe ,Sn average of .347. He Is In much better form than last season ,. i, 1
K. ,178 late In June. Krom then on ho began to pick up, and finished fourteenth
iSi, In the league with an average of .:95.
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TN THE last two months of tho season Mclnnls was hitting them out
at more than a .-top. clip, flatting like this on a tall-end club Is con
sidered rernarkable. and now that the Athletics have been strengthened
Stuffy has nn opportunity of making n better showing this year,
Kilbane and Matt Brock Will Settle Grudne Toninht
p mwo years ago a young man strolled through tho streets of Cleveland and
J?j attracted no more attention than a circus parade when he shouted
"Who is this guy Kilbane? Show him to me, so I can knock his block off'"
Those sincere words lnlrl tho fnlinrtntlnn frti- n I.A f 1,1... . .
u. , -j . ...- .. .-...... .. .. uut iii-iuuiy gruago which
iff Improved with age. Brock has sought 11 match with the n-nrM. ,., .-
jfc - lthouch the stage had been set several tlrtes In different cities, something always
micrvent-u iu crau 1110 aci. a monm ago tney were booked to show in Minne-
anollH. hilt thprn vnnn htfnh nnrl nnrn mnrn tl.A c.ttrv ... -
Vi " " -..-w ...w.t. ...v o.uii vaa uii.
ig , men up stepped jsiatt HlnKle, the millionaire promoter of Cleveland. Matt
LIs a game person and will to take lots of punishment, so ho decided to trit
fft- the pair together in his home town. He hired tho nrmni-v. i,...,i .- .......
Incapacity and, made his little talk, which went big. Both Kllbano nnd Brock
ft 'Signed pepapers, ana all Hlnkle had to do was to furnish the money for tho
1 ST j -. . .,. ? me cAi-cnaea. ine Cleveland promoter
m nu ue vi -nuKing money on me maicn. jio wants to see it and ls willing
1 dig In his Jeans to take a look. Matt will referee because he can sea thn m
titter when close to the battlers.
Everybody in Cleveland is talking about the scran and a hltr rrniv,i .m. .,.....,
$Uhne, rants to wipe out that long-standing grudge, and Brock ls anxious to
vo i""- no was" l mining inrougn nis nai when ho made his little speech
years ago. Johnny is out to score a knockout, and as the feathenw.i,.i,t
Mtap seldom Is foiled when he makes up his mind to land a "haymaker" it looks
iT Brock will have to "eat them words."
$'.'.
Jh rAFTER the Brock battle Kilbane will cnntlmm iminin .u.
KV . T?' ii Y-m, i -......,(, tut me most
K .,11, Important, combat of his career. He meets Freddy Welsh in New York
EN r May 1 and It will be a-gramTlUlle scrap. Freddy can't lilt and Johnny
j-reaay is ciover ana so is jonnny,
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That gives the edge to th
Uckitor man. and perhaps It will be enough to add' another title to his
Uft. wno can tell!
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'Jlark and',hls eyes were bright as he stood before the blir black.
"l,J,HiVTe d? arac, ctrack,on Tuesday. In his hand he clutched
l.CarbWr;. who had Just-raeed home ft, winner n the last race. Sud
la'"bo4" the siaggeririg.-announcement "Tickets Pay 1295.90 fnr
fM fThiebony gamUwr, staggered back and became ashy as he hmitV.,i.
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andrit'probablr round, an echo In the mind of everv n.,
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piwm; nr un vi-ig, pwnic at aavrede Grace for
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GIANTS' CRASHING POWEK UJON t
ATTACK LIKELY TO SEND McGRAW 1
TO SIXTH NATIONAL LEAGUE FLA(
'Twill Be Difficult for Seven Rival Clubs to M
terpolate Defensive Check Against Batter
ing Drive of New York Machine
FOOTBALL MOST POPULAR S?ORT
WITH SOLDIERS BEHIND TRENCHES
Km ( porH mou be abandoned In llic fnllrd Slates, thtj rccflie n much ofictal
rncournattnent an potslblr at the ursl roiii behlml the rrrnclicsr. miironiplii uoU matches,
rroai coiiiilru toccs. uirtifmo and batlnu matches are held, and almost all o the Jnc moments
of thf Tommies and Poltus arc deioted to Home hind of tiart.
J'ootbalt is the Moil popular ,nr(, hoimer. due to the fact that a field can be marked
out easily on anu piece of urnund that is fairly level. The falloutna Irttir from one u ho
ultnrsicd a football vamr behind the llnre u as lecciud by Jal.e dray, manager of Unaldma's
local .tore, and is testimony tn Its popularity.
"Voti rnniiol linunlnr n more maunlAcent stoht than the vaf field presented. There uas
an Immense plain, in the center of uhlch the football field uas indicated bj a tectasulr formed
of Zniin freneh soldiers. .11 one end an impronsed little urandstand had lipcn mnclr, com
posed of fallen trees, all kmth of planks and an odd culltclion of chairs all decorated oayly
IHi limy flays.
"The goal posts itrre regimental flays and the umpire the army chaplain, leho had olrdcd
vp hts enstock tn Ills knees and entered thoroughly into the sport. The contest it as brrirrra
llii" young soldiers of Paris and the old soldiers on the front, or as lit say licrc. tctu'iru tho
"fileuets" and the "1'ollus."
"The grjnc uas arranged tu (lie president of the Frerch Sporting Soclcli of I'aris It
Has a great' contest, tplendldly played. The younger soldiers trail. After this there vert
cross country runs and bomb-throu log exercises. The rcglment'K ricords lure excellent tome
men thrau-ina fifty sir yards. All this, mind you, uhtle the Herman cannons uerc roaring a
few mites off."
BOXING COMMISSION BILL
ON CALENDAR NEXT WEEK
Catlin Measure Would Cut Weight of
Gloves Down to Six
Ounces
JIAIUU.SnCKO. .nrll 10 There -as re
pined to the Houi-o yesterday fiom the
Committee on Judiciary Special the C'ntlln
lifNlng nnd wrcstllnc Is 11 1 ns nmendfd by
that committee The lommlttpe cut tin;
elRht nf the Blne.s to he worn by tho
bcxers fiom elsht to his ounce. Another
amendment reduces the amount nf the bond
which promoters of boxlnc and wreMlhiR
contests shall file with the Auditor General
from $10,000 to $5000.
The bill provides for a State Athletic
Commission of three membeis who shall
h.-ne pole jurisdiction oer all boxlnp and
wrestlltiK exhibitions held In l'ennsylanla.
The bill will be on the calendar of the House
when the members reasseipble here next
week.
YALE STAR ATHLETES
JOIN AVIATION CORPS
,Ni:V HAVi:.V. Conn . April 13 Yale
lias lost two nthletlc captains becauso of
the war. Cord Mevcr. of the crew, has
res'Kned from CDllcRe and hao gone to
Washington with Seth Low. d, captain
last year They will Immediately becin
aviation work, nnd will no to France with
the Hi st American aviation unit
N'o successor as crew captain will be
elected nt present Low Is nephew and
namesake, of the former Mayor of "New
York City. Harry l.e (lore, tho baseball
captain, retired from the te.im todny nnd
will devote his attention to military activi
ties Yale has abandoned hope that major
spoils will be continued this rprliiR.
HARVARD NOT INTERESTED
IN INTRAMURAL SPORTS
CAMBRIDGE. Mass., April 10. Un
organized athletics, substituted at llanard
ColleBO for IntercoileKlate contests because
of tho war, has aroused little Interest amonR
tho students.
Fred AV. Moore, Graduate Treasurer of
the Athletic Association, said that so few
had taken advantaeo of tho opportunities
afforded that it had becomo necessary to
dismiss some of tho paid men In the coach
Inc department.
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BOXING ON SAFE BASIS
IN NEW YORK STATE
Davis Bill to Repeal Frawlcy Law
Quashed Finally as Second
Attempt Fails
ALBANY. April 10 Boxing Is not to be
dlbturbej by the Legislature this year and
the Boxing Commission In to continue doing
business at the old stand. That wai made
Mrtuully certain last night, when for the
second time the Assembly failed to pass the
Davis bill, which sought the repeal of the
Frawley law
The bill suffered a worse defeat than it
met on Tuesday, when it lacked only two
of the requisite seventy-slv votes to pass
It In tho Assembly last night, after a light
which Speaker Sweet waged and In
which he tlucw his personal influence with
force, but unsuccessfully, tho bill lecelved
only seventy votes, to sixty cast against It
Several Democrats who voted for the bill
before changed yesterday, and with them
went the two Socialist members
The Slater bill, slmlllar to the Davis bill,
still Is In the Senate. Speaker Sweet said
last night he did not believe that the bill
would bo passed by the Senate nnd thrust
upon tho House for a third vote, although
ho wan prepared to tacklo It again if the
Senate passed the Slater measure This
was looked upon ns extremelv 'loubtful
Tho ndmlnlsttatlon is tired of the fight and'
must put Its efforts to other nnd bigger
things In the short time before udlournme.it
MIDDLE ATLANTIC MEET
AT KENSINGTON BRANCH
Tho Middle Atlantic Association swim
mlng championship Is scheduled for this
coming Saturday night nt the Kensington
Y AV. C. A.. Hancock street and Alleghenv
avenuc. Gold, Bllvcr and bronzo A. A. r
championship medals will be awarded as
prizes In the Middle Atlantic championship
diving event. Other races will be as fol
lows: 20 yards under water race rcratch ;
in yards rescue race with a sliver cup go
Ing to the winner, nnd 100 yards novice
race, Kensington V. W. C. A. die medals
will be awarded for first, second and third
In each event.
Clejrjr Wins Point Breeze Shoot
Billy Clege nhowel thn way In the Point
nreze Gun Club's weekly white fler fhont
held jMterrtay nt the Point Hrecze Tnrk. murine
fourteen of his ouota of fifteen birds
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
By LOUIS H. JAFFE
THHRn remains only ono of hut two
things for Leslie Darcy to do now that
he virtually has been barred from boxing In
every State In tho Union where the fisticuff
game Is a pastime. Klther Leslie Ehould en
list In tho United States armf or navy, now
that he has taken out his first papers to
become a naturalized citizen, or else bo to
Canada and transport to England In a uni
form ready to fight for the King. If Darcy
Is real anxlous"to fight, the only way he
can do It apparently Is with a musket.
Following his prohibition trom boxing In
New York, Wisconsin nnd Louisiana, the
Stato of Georgia now haB put a ban on
Darcy. If the Antipodean nttempts to box
at Atlanta, Ga , where an effort Is being
made to book him for a contest, Leslie
wilt be arrested nnd charged with "assault
and battery." When Darcy arrived In this
country a Philadelphia promoter was will
ing to give him a $10,000 purse for a six
round match with Battling Levinsky. How
ever, It Is almost a certainty that I.es
couldn't get $1000 for a bout here, and It Is
doubted even If a local promoter woull
slgtt'up Darcy after" the stand taken by
promoters and Governors in other States.
Jeems Murphr U primed to lve Broadway
fam tho beat of hl ability tonight, when
the W'eit rtilladelphl&n meet Jimmy Olbbona,
of Oray' Kerry. Adam Hyan hi been keep
Ins Murphy training- dlllrently sines taklnc him
under hl manaeement. Young- lwrenca and
Krankle Wllllama meet for the third time In
r weeica. Jiieir two previous conteaia were
tef-esllnr onei. Mueklea Riley la oppoaed to
IS
Johnnv- Hrown. Prankle McPaddeti meeta Tom.
my llatton and Younc Fleming- facea Charley
ilaubcr. - -
Clay Turner, the Indian middleweight, elon
gated and clever, boxea In the final at the
National A. C on Saturday night. He will
meet Jaekle Clarke, of Allentown. In the fourth
number Eddie Kllialmoni. the New York south
paw, will oppose Eddie VVsrond. of this city,
kvhlle In the third bout Denny Hemlar, of
Omaha, will claah wlUi Jimmy Fryer, of this
city. In the second engagement Tommy War
ren, of Atlantis City, will r-ap punches with
Darby Casper, nnd Johnny Gallagher will open
the show against EcMU Slegel.
,.?Tr,. " hp bndle the reins of
BlUy, Hlnes. Is mapping out a busy schedule
for the llttli fellow Next Monday night Hlnes
will meet Youna-iltoaovem. f ilC.ni.., .,
Jack Dillon Seriously
III With AppendicltlsA
IXnUNAPni.IS. Iml.. April lO.-Jael,
lf'nii5T. f ."' 'f." Wr1!.-. .'. "rloii.ly III i
KSS'Sr-?'ra ""-
at tho Cambria tomorrow night, hnannon la a
"; b"r- a.Cd S.Mson will have to be at hi"
best to be In the running nt the finish. Halph
Hrno and Joe Cielger meet n the aeml. other
bouts will bo Seeeaw Kelly versus Harry West
SiSS. 'iSdleaUT" Car'0n and Je Caponl
Ilenny Leonard and nitchle Mitchell meet In
a. ten-round contest at Milwaukee tonight. The
?I"wSuk." Promoter haa billed the bout -tot
the lightweight championship of America,"
. Charley While, the Chicago kayo lightweight,
tackles a tough proposition In Walter Monrln
lirooklyn tonight. Whlte-s endeavor to stop
Wohr may prove futile. v
Joe Hirst has been matched to box Jimmy
puffy at the Olympla. April 30. If the Thlli.
delphla veteran succeeds In winning from the
Lockport boxer, he may be matched with lienny
Leonard at 142 pound"
Kensington fans will have the nick of two
open-air clubs this summer. It Is reported.
J!H, "T Pted to be held In Htelson's
Hall Park and at Cambria street and Kensing
ton avenue.
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. ? i Through an error In this column
yesterdsy II was decided as the winner. A really
won. as Ilenny McNeil, the Englishman, was
the one that boxed Jobnny Moloney at Mana
yunk last week, .
Johnny DonoWs next bout will be In New
York Tuesday night. Ills opponent will be the
redhd. Tommy Tuohey. of Paterson, N.'J.
Billy Hlnes. local flyweight, may appear In the
am show against a Gotham kiddo. -
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SO
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SHIELDS CAPABLE
OF RECORD MILE
Former Coach Shell Believes
Penn Freshman Can Beat
Taber's Mark
Xot a few of those who watched Kddle
Shields, the creat Tenn freshman mller,
shame the ability of the varsity distance
runners In tho tryouts for the relay carni
val yesterday, expressed the wish that the
West Chester boy were ellslble for the
Red and Blue four-mile quartet JoKglng
nlonir at a carefree pace, endeavoring; to
draw out the varsity men to faster time, the
former MercersburR champion won the race
as he pleased In 4 minutes and 2T seconds,
which Is two full seconds under the fresh
man record, held by Jimmy Peese. The new
mark, however, will not stand, because It
was not made in freshman competition
If Shields had be'fi pushed In the event
It is safo to say that he would have covered
the four laps of the Franklin Field track
in better than 4 ; le Inst at least seven
seconds c,t more, wait.ns nt inteivals for
the rest of the field to catch up to him.
Capable of Record Mile
Shields must be rated with the createst
mller. in the country. He Is not many
seconds, when right, behind Johnny Overton
nnd Jole Ray, and there are those who
predict that if-he is trained right, nnd he
will be under Law son Robertson, he will
crack the IntercoileKlate mile record of
4-14 2-5 before he passes bevond college
ranks.
Dr J K Shell, coach of the I'nlversitv
track team before the late Mike Murph'v
took the reins of the Red and Illue, believes
Shields, properly developed. I.s able to run
a 4-12-mile and shatter Xormnn T.ihor-a
world's- mark for the distance Doctor Shell,
who ls also a noted hulmmlmr niitlmritt-
has watched Shields In his antics In the
tank and knows his physical power and en
durance strength
Shields Is not only a remarkable athlete
on the clnJer patn. but Is also a swimmer
of note. He recently broke the 200-vard
record at Penn In the freshman-sophomore
meet. Ocorge Klstler. coach of the Penn
tankmen, stated after t'ie race that Shields
Is capable of wrecking the Intercollegiate
-20-yard swim mark, if be caied to train
for the event.
"Right now." said Klstler. "even without
much training. Shields is right at the top
with the best 22n-men In the country"
Twiiis Ran Dead Heat
The Penn freshman has a twin brother
who is a rophomore at State College and
I'Im 'T !',"' s nre, a'most ,,,u'11 In abllltv,
both tn the tank and on the track A
strange toFs of fate brought them together
as ilvals In the Interscholaslc met of HUB
which was held on Franklin Field Marion!
who was then attending West Chester High
School, and LJdie. then wearing tho colors
of Mercersburg. ran a dead heat for first
place In tho mile a remarkablo trick of
nature
Shields certainly would Inok sweet on
tho Penn four-mile team nn,l he would
be a great aid to tho varsity men. who
can be rated maiw-j higher than sec
ond class. However. Coach Robertson will
have to be content with Price. Uetts
Humphreys and Muxuell. who flnlsfied one'
two, three, four, respectively, behind
Shields In the tryout. Harvey Price was
at least twenty-five yards behind Shields at
tho finish and ho was clocked at 4 40.
Tho personnel of the ono and two mile
teams for the relays Is still an uncertainty.
In the half mile trial. Captain Frank Dorsey
led the way to tho tape In two minutes
and one second, slow time for a college race
Walker was second and Norrls third!
Tommy Lennon. tho former Metropolitan
champion, captured first In the quarter
mile tryout In fifty and four-fifths seconds,
with Tom Pope second nnd Rrcnnen third.
RACES TODAY
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BASEBALL TODAY
SHIBE PARK
Athletics vs. Boston
GAME CALLED AT S P. M.
Ticket, on sale at tilmbela' and Boaldlat's.
BASEBALL TOMORROW
NATIONAL LEAGUE PARK
OPENING GAME
Phillies vs. Brooklyn
.-tow on erne at (Umbels' and
Iloi Keats
npaldlngs.
HATURDAY NIOIIT HATIJHI1AV Ninirr
NATI?NATL A. C.f Jff "sflgftg..."?-.
vAMr2.trV""k J',',, dark
Kddie Htttlmons te. Kddle Waiond s
.'J"".."!" Jimmy Prye
Adm. 28e. Ke. 60c. 1 So and 1.
Pho
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rOL'ROTHKK CBACKEOACK BOUTS
Br GRANTLAND RICE
A Ballade of tho Times
iroiiifcr when I stand at bay
Withjiattcrcd lanco and shield awry,
Hurled back across the driving fray
By power I might vot defy
;. minus Life's last alibi
I'll fight on as the stalwart fights?
All unafraid to lose or die?
For that is all the Scorer writes.
Or when, bu some undreamed-of play,
I whirl Fame's banner to tho slcy,
And mount to wlicrc the half -gods stay
Among tho conquerors on high;
If, turning bach without a sigh,
I'll see some pal who missed tho heights
j, Though I must sink to hell to try?
For that is all the Scorer writes.
Soft years arc gone as dreams decay
Old times no longer typify;
Tomorrow brings another day
Where flags of newer freedoms fly;
But who without a yielding cry
Drives onward through Fate's bitter slights
To keep clean faith and fearless eye?
For that is all the Scorer writes.
Crashing Power
Ilin crashing power of tho Giants this
cason almost ls sure to send this club
to McGraw's sixth pennant. After watch
ing his machine at work, It Is hard to figure
how any rival can hope to Interpolate a
defensive check. The club ls bolstered so
strongly with crashing power upon attack
an attack likely to break out nt any spot
In tho batting order that one ls reminded
of the old Macklan punch, which few pitch
ers could suppress. Durns, Kauff, Ilobert
son. Fletcher, lJke, Zimmerman and Her
zog with McCaity or itarlder. tho smash
ing possibilities of this order nre not to bo
denied unless the club gets overconfident
and slack.
It has been a long time since wo have
seen a ball club that gavo such an Impres
sion of consistent, rugged power In driving
Its way around tho bases.
Thero Isn't as much -crashing power as
the old Athletics carried, but there Is cer
tainly more speed. McGraw- has no trio to
bat with Collins, Baker and Mclnnls.
But Mack's old machine had consider
ably less speed In getting from place to
place.
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Sporting Superstitions
Dear Sir I am willing to admit that ball
players have and require unusually good
brains and quick acting ones also. But It
Is my contention that If the average ball
player's brains contained more baseball
knowledge nnd less superstition the leagues
would bo faster, A few superstitions may
bo useful. Hut the main trouble Is most
of them put "I can't" Into n player's head
more frequently than "I cnn." And Is not
confidence half the battle?
SLnEPV STRVH.
If every ball player in the profession put
as much of his soul Into his play as Buck
llerzog does, tho national ensemble would
liavo no dull moments to sneak of hetn,L.i
April and October. llerzog and Fletchw'I
working together, nro pennant winniifl
types, ono of tho most useful comblna'tlom'J
flint IlI1 lfAKfr v,,nwl .. .1 .I.l .. Ti
.. .. "-i'- t"iu uiuuiiu mo miauie of S
1 1. A .11 n a . .1 '
Canada never has held an October worliil
i.T. I.. ." ' wurm series at Vimr''
Illdgo will carry-longer memories than any
other played by entries from this side of
flirt Atleinlln "wv
'U UllklllLlV
"I don't know what baseball will amount
to this season, but I know tho lmmv, u .n..
liavo after the war," writes n, correspond
cnt from tho front. "You may not have
known It. but ro far over Sino.nnn Mt
of baseball supplies liavo been sent for use i-
hurl! nf tl,n lir1lnI. !! ...I ... .
Hsu and French roldlcrs nre taking up th 1
gamo from tho Canadians and those from -JJ
the States. Thousands who never have ;,
lllriSj'Arl l.niint.nlt t.J ss 11 .. I
i.iujvu uuc.uu.tti uuturu ore nnumg tno gam
a wonderful recreation."
Baseball friends from the West write us v
mat xno vvnito sox at lart are primed and 1
ready for the pennant that Commy has !,
been seeking since l'JOC. Tho innchlnn innir. hi
robust nnnrnrh hnrl.- nf i,n i.nt n.i i 3 s-m
tho bo, but unless the pitching improves SJ
over too last two years the rest of It may
not hold up as stoutly as It looks to be at
tho April tinted outset.
"PlCntV Of COlf nl.-lVe.l Urtnir nf !, II-.-
, ,-. .. . .---.... -... vfc .,,c mitt v
In I-ranee." A golfer who can get accus- j
toined to sinking a six-foot putt ns a blg-Vl
shell explodes overhead should bo pretty 3
well trained for any of tho annoying Incl- J
(icms tnai may come later on. Wc have
seen some golfers who couldn't putt If the
wind was blowing through the .trees or a
caddlo was whispering forty feet away.
AVe'vo often wondered how tbev vvnnM m-iV.
out playing tho gamo Juht a few steps be- i
yonu tne range-oi snrapnei lire nnd cxplod
Ing bombs. ( i
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