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CY FALKENBERG CAME THROUGH WHEN
CUBS, WITH THEIR WINNING STREAK
SMASHED TO SMITHEREENS, DEPART
WITH OUR PHILLIES IN FIRST PLACE
Men of Moran Take All Four Games From
Mitchell's Bruins and Make Ready to Entertain
Guests From Cincinnati This Afternoon
TO ASCIUBB a reason why a winning streak Is living li tho easiest thing in tho
world, but when that winning streak is going on tho great and unadulterated
blink tho elongated oxcuso must ho brought into tho limelight nnd that grand old
tandbv. Mr. All Dl. draeced from retirement Wo havo diagnosed many and
sundry explanations for things that happened as they should not have happened,
but the caso of the Cubs has us up tho well-known treo listening to tho singing
of tho little birdies, nnd other stuff labeled more of tho same. Kreddy Mitchell
brought his herd of Bruins Into our midst Iato last week, nnd they departed last
night looking like a flock of accidents going somo placo to happen. Their winning
streak was smashed beyond repair and lookod as wholo nnd healthy as if it Just
merged from tho battlo of tho Marno. Tho players appeared as happy as a hay
seed Jammed Into his first dress suit, and thoy-wcro loud in their protestations of
tho terrlblo (not to say dastardly) trick playcdHipon them by tho Men of Moran.
They had a swell excuse for dropping four games to tho home-town boys, and
that excuse was not basod upon the fact that only four game were played. Gather
closely and get an earful
As a prologue, nllow us to stato that this It the funniest stunt Hint has come
down the plko slnco Doc Cook discovered tho North l'olo with a patkngo of gum
drops and a pair of binoculars. To carry it further, thoscamlablo brethren, 3'uck
and Judge, missed something 3U2AI when they muffed ihia latest, -which. Jias
worked its hcctlo -way eastward. Tin, Chicago and Pittsburgh ond other polnts-on
routo. To bo brief nnd cut -out -the wuspenso -stuff, wo havo discovered for tho
'eteenth time that tho Phils havo boon using tho bean hall to Intlmldnto the- op
posing batsmen. This Is not news, but merely verification of tho stuff w printed
yesterday. Tho mere fact that we haven't seen It used eccpt by tho Cub pitchers
has nothlng"to do with It, and the exrusf Ml'ST bo mod. no nnttrr what happens.
They will stick tw.it. Now tho "bean ball" is to tho national pastime, to quota
Charlie Drydon, m German Kultur Is to the world. It merely means that when an
Indolent batter wanders tb tho plato nnd gazes at. tho scoreboard tho pitcher whacks
him on the head, decorously termed tho "bean," nnd then tho coroner begins to
prk up and muss up tho proceedings.
, TlrAYHAP in tho flush of tho first -innlntftherivmay be a twirler who
would endeavor to bounco tho bulb oft 'tho headpiece- of an opposing
batsman, but-tHat does not dev in tho caso.of Chicago. If wo wero in tho
habit of making cutting romarks, wo would nay. that no- pitcher on our sldo
would hit a Cub player on tho head, for concreto ruins baseballs softens
them up radically. Thus, with one fell swoop has that alibi of tho "bean
ball" been punctured and tho yarn is now running on a flat tire.
However, and Be That as It Mau, Observe Our Phils
THOSE deep nnd heartfelt chuckles that ono hears on this bright but chilly
Mny day are caused by .that basso prof undo roar which emanates from Fitch
burg's man of tho hour, ono Patricio Moran. Patricio Is 'beaming like tho rising
aun or something, for his team at last is occupying tho foremost placo in tho league
and only seven other clubs arc trailing In tho rear. Mr. Moran has accomplished
his desire. Ho has ousted tho GlantB and passed tho Cubs all in ono day. Ho is
Just as happy ns tho starving man waiting for tho Iceman to bring him a cako or
the financial wreck looking for tho thunder to come through with n roll. Ho is as
Joyous ns tho guy who brings homo nn nrmful of Liberty Bonds each nftcrnoon
With which to paper the back bedroom. Oh, yes, 'tis a mcrrle, merrlo world.
To head the National League these stormy nnd turbulent clays Is Just ns easy
as singing tenor with the Kaiser when ho renders "Tho Star Spangled Banner."
It can be dono with tho caso and graco of n guy trjlng to walk out of a depart
ment store with n piano under his coat. There nro fow who aro allowed to ascend
to those dizzy heights nnd tho Phils wero not allowed a look-in. Before tho western
Invasion tho Men of Pat Moran wero shuttled out of tho first division nnd tho
nemy from frothy St. Louis and windy Chicago handed front seats In tho big
Derby. But what happened is something clso ngaln. Mnwruss. St Louts hit tho
skids, Pittsburgh camo up for nlr only once nnd the Cubs wero submerged so far
that the U-53 turned green with envy nnd framed a protest ngnlnst nllens stealing
Its stuff. Only ono skirmish was lost on tho eastern front nnd tho Invaders took It
on the run.
LD CHRIS MATIinWSON nnrt his
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todav for a series of four games.
much; but tarry Just a moment, JUST A MOMENT! Tho Phils havo won
flvo games in a row. Thnt's a hoodoo, nnd it was brought forcibly to our .
mind by thnt well-known dopeftter, Charllo Hceb, who always wagers his
coin on long chances. Hvery tlmo our her6es havo a quintet of nicks in
the pennant polo they burst with a bibulous bang nnd havo to begin nil
over again. Let's hopo that such is not tho caso this p. m.
Tom Scaton Twirled Good Ball, But He Got the Hook
TT WAS sad to see Tom Scaton tnko tho "longest walk In tho wot Id" in tho
- fourth inning jestcrday, when Pred Mitchell motioned to him to meander from
the pitchers' mound to tho bench. Tom had hurled somo good ball, but It wnsn't
good enough to satisfy Predward the Furious. For three innings he had his
former pals eating out of his lean and sinewy hand, and becnuso ho slipped up
for an Instant in tho fourth tho tlnwaro was attached. No matter how good a
pitcher is, he Is likely to get his bumps occasionally. Ho usually works out his
own salvation if left alone, but Tom wasn't given a rhanco. After two were down
tn this inning.' Cy "Williams made a horrlhlo mess of Klllefer's single and booted
the bnll around long enough to allow Bill to reach second nnd Ludcrus to score.
Oscar Dugey, who sat in for Lavender, pushed a long slnglo to center which f cored
our peerless catcher, nnd Senton was labeled "Ire" then nnd there. Remember, two
were down nnd Seaton Is one of tho best twlrlers In tho league. Ono man was on
base and tho Cubs one run to tho good. Surely Tom could havo worked himself
out of the hole. But Mitch couldn't seo it in that light.
He lifted a recruit named Aldrldgo from tho Bull Pen and huiled him into the
fray. Ho walked Paskert and allowed Bancroft to smash a double which cleared
the bases. Stock drew a pass and then camo tho weirdest play eer seen on a ball
field. Cravath hit tho ball two miles ono up nnd ono down and Larry Doylo
started after tho altltudlnous pill. Ho tore in from his placo In deep second and
his teammates watched the performance with deep Interest. Lnrry mado a heroic
try, but ho never touched tho ball. It dropped about ten feet In front of tho home
plate, and by that time ono runner had scored nnd Gavvy was roosting on second.
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N THE meantime, what was Elliot,
Deal or Aldrldgo make a try for
wrong with that infield or somebody mussed up tho signals. At any rate,
It was what might bo termed a mlraclo two-bagger, and it is extremely
doubtful if it ever will happen again.
Lest We Forget The Athletics Walloped Cleveland Yesterday
CYRANO DE FALKENBERG, ho of tho elongated but elaborato physlquo, tasted
tho sweetness of rovengo yesterday when ho sank his rusty harpoon Into tho
quivering backs of tho young men who wear Leo Fohl's haberdashery In Cleve
land. Not since that eventful time when Cyrano rolled 300 on Ms own alloys in
a five-handed bowling match has the hairpin enjoyed such a Joyous day. Ho put
one over on tho club that onco made a noise like a tin cannery nnd mado tho per
pendicular pitcher act like a disappearing gun. Ho also put tho work on tho gents
who never went broke paying' tho monolith his monthly salary. Ho twirled
Connie's Macklets to victory, and that is somo stunt these dava.
Cyrano waa the real hard-luck guy when his nomo graced tho Cloveland pay
roll. It Is said that he was offered a splendid chance to perform for his clothes
and board tho first month, his board and clothes the second and both the third.
When Cy looked at his first semimonthly pay check ho thought somebody had
mistaken him for one of the ushers in the upper pavilion, but soon was convinced
of his error. Later in the season, when ho appeared weak and ready to fall apart,
they gavo him two more dollars spending money and saved the clgaretto coupons
for him. This was almost too much, but Falkcnberg survived tho shock. It gave
him moro confidence, and when the Federal League plastered him with legal tender
ha strolled out of the picture and cared as much for the Cleveland spendthrifts as
Barah Bernhardt pines for Berlin,
Cy returned to the United States wjrno time ago, via the Athletics. Ho ap
peared in three games and lost two of them. Ho did not seem to havo tho curves
and slants that made him a famous hurler in the days gone by, but now wo know
the secret. He was waiting for a chance to work against Cleveland, and he
showed that he had tho goods. He beat none other than the expensive' Guy
Morton, thus demonstrating to the world that he still is there" with the old soup
bone as of yore.
THUS It can be seen that Cyrano stung his employers twice In the same
place. He beat their best pitcher, 'Who is getting a man-sized pay, and
also took revenge for the days when his idea of buying a big meal was to
order a tall one and stay all the required time at the lunch counter, which
is An active aid to the foes of national prohibition.
RpPUTED for their daring on athletic fields, the athletes of the country are
taking willingly to the call to arms and are plunging Into the war wth all the
fervor they have shown In sporting competition. At all the officers' training
camps In the Bast are enrolled hundreds of men whose names have become
famous In the sporting columns. Many noted college athletes In this section
t tlw country are now at Plattsburg and
-iwtc-n. iiarvaxa, ai ana voiuraoia
gang from Clnclnnnty nro with us
This should not nnnoy us very
tho catcher, doing? Also, why didn't
tho ball? Something was radically
at Fort Niagara. Pennsylvania, Cor-
matm 10 aave given ineir oesi 10 mess
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HITCH IN REFEREE KILLS MATCH
BETWEEN HERMAN AND WILLIAMS
Champion's Manager Refused to Agree on "Pop"
O'Brien as Third Man, After All Details
for Bout Had Been Completed
By LOUIS
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'HUTHCR Tete Herman, tho bantam
champ, wants any nf Kid Williams's
bearcat game Is a question In the minds
of officials of tho Olympla Athletic Asso
ciation A diligent effort was made to
match tho champion and ex-champion for a
six-round bout In this city, and after overs -thlng
Indicated that the contest had been
arranged, one point rame up that killed
the match The date. Wednesday night.
Juno 13, had been agreed upon, weight, at
118 pounds, rlngMde, was satisfactory to
both parties, and the purse w.is to have
been on a gambling basis, 02 per cent be
tween tho boxers, when a hitch camo up as
to tho referee Jack Hanlon, matchmaker,
said that Jeromo Gargano. Herman's man
ager, drew tho line when Frank ("Pop")
O'Hrlen. the official referee of tho Uub,
wat mentioned. fSargano Insisted that
either "Doc" Kutch or William II ("Illlly")
P-ocap should bo given tho Job ns third man
In tho ring, but tho management of tho
Olympla would not ngrcc O Hrlcn has
refereed every featuro bout at tho club this
ear, and as official rcfereo the club wanted
Pop to do s,o In tho proposed Horman
Wlltlams tilt Gargano refused to glvo any
reason why he barred O'Hrlen, or for what
reason ho preferred cither of tho other
men Anvnay, after a conferenco that
lasted until almost dawn. Managers Wart
nlk nnd Gargano nnd the club representa
tives failed to ume to a definite agreement
Thus only tho mere matter of a refereo
sidetracked that which probably would havo
proved the greatest bantam attraction for a
limited engagement In tho country.
rienny I.nrd' trhfilulM ten-rounl con
test with KnJ Welsh In New York Monday
ripht may be civcelpd, aluu betnuii at th
rfere question Whn dnniiuncerrK'nt vsos mudi
b Harr J'olIoU, promoter of the bout and
Welsh a manauor. that Hilly Roche had be-n
appointed rfferee, 1111 v Gibson Leonard s
landbr rMsed u howl that could tie heard ull
ut Nfv York flnlshlntj with "Nnthln' Dom ."
Krrhe Is thi nun who r-ndered e- questional)!"
dfdslon In the Labor Day contest between
With and Charley Whlto at Colorado hin.HK
What Glbion's excuse trr not wantlnc Hoili.t 11
ha not hetn announced He doean t want htm.
that's all
Harney Levlnskr la runnlnir out of oppo
nenta Now talent to pair off with the Battler ta
&rareo, so he must box all over airaln thoss ho at
tradv has defeated Jx.lnsky meets Wild Hurt
k'mny in New York Saturday nlrht. This wilt
be their fifth meeting.
Hut tie RojulInK by a dozen African
(tem'pien usually glvea fan at the Broadway
Club a lot of pleasure. Ton orrow nlsht this .it
'rartlnn will bo the headllner. The wtnd.up wltl
In'roduce Jack MeOovern. a New orker. to
I'lilladelphtans He will meet Hobbs MeL'nlin
who has been boxlns nicely of late Joo Ullun
and Jimmy Corron will Indulco tn an eneoro
In the semi.
Jack Vlolfk. the Cleveland bantam. Is In
town for sevet.l das Ife boxed a fifteen
WILLIAMS IS NOT BARRED
Nationnl Tennis Champion Now at
Plattsburt? in Officers' Traininf
Corps
NEW YOrtK, May 23 Tteports that
Ttlchard Norrls Williams, 2d, of Boston
hpliler of the national tennis championship
In singles, had been rejected from tho
Plattsburg contingent of recruits for the
officers' training corps, which circulated
freely several days ngo and caused aston
ishment among followers of tennis, have at
last been laid to rest Williams was sup
posed to have been barred because of "bad
feet. ' nn unusual physical delinquency, to
say the least, In one who has twice held the
national tennis championship.
The reports persisted until nt length
George T. Adee determined to verify or
crush them To this end ha telegraphed
Williams at Plattsburg and received the
following reply "The rumor of my not
getting In was false; I am here, very well
nnd having a good time."
Amateur Baseball Notes
Anchor Giants defeated the ttronc Kennrtt
flnuaro team by the score of 12 to 3. Tha
C.lsnts will lint up acalnst Towanda A. A. on
Thursday. Any tron team having: open dates
for midweek or 8undaya address Frank Robin
son, 180 Chelten avenue.
Orlltnal Atlas Club, of Philadelphia, traveled
to Colleterllle and dsfeatsd tha II. Cohen A, C.
br tha score of 14 to 0. Tha feature of th
rams waa tho pitching ot Hochfleld, who sl
owed ona hit.
Purchasing Department defeated
defeated Freltht De
isms In tha I. II, n.
same waa tha clever
mrim,ni in m. nara.iouzoc
TAmi. The. featura of tha
eaten or a liner py v-ainoun in in ninin inninc
with a man on third. Tit final score waa 5 to 4,
Norrls Athletic. Club has June 3 open for home
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tcama, such as Vlneland, Itacharach (Slants.
Ocean City and Telford. F. Bchalltr, 604 West
Norrls street.
A shortstop and a second baseman would
Ilka to play with a atroruj team. J, B. L.,
1601 Montgomery avenue.
United Field Club would Ilka to hear from
any nrst-claaa team for May 36. Charles Wll
cock, S8SS North Third street.
A. A. Magnates to Meet
CIIICAOO. Mar 3D. Club ownera of tha
American Association will meet tier next Sat
urday tO SDDMVl OF ralACt President lll.-lrav'M
CONNIE PUT
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Evening Ledger Decisions
of Ring Bouts Last Night
I'lTTMII IU.II Ifnrry Orel, defeated
Oconee ( hip, ten round,
IlOVroV Ted ("Mil") lenlt earned de
eMon over Joe I mm, tuelve rouniN,
I.XNC NTI.IC leo lloiick knocked out
er-sau Kelh. three rotinilsi Tim Drnnev
bent Uultcr llrnun. Johnni (.reiner won
from Prunkle Wllhim, Julo Kifhey de
feated Dill llnnnlan
M:U VOItK Vlike D'Dond ilrfcnf-d "..
lent" Vlartln. ten riuiniNi Walter Lauret'-.
outpointed Albert lluloud (lav Turner -wn
from lohmi lloiwird
round draw with Yoiipr '-oy n JlnltlmiTO
the other nlBht Wolfo has been Jnder the
tuleliEe ,f Johnny Kllhine fur snernl months
slnco Jlmmv Dunn took the ounaster into cimti
i -.it Wolfe h.is ilenrwd Into u r'KUitr box. ,
Wolfe is fist with his fists and afoot ind
probablv could outbox mnti) of 1'ite Hermans
i ol, lenders
Mcif Ketfhell. a rhlraco llshtwelsht. will
leave shnrtli for the Trench front, whero ho
will drlvo a lied Cross nmbuWnce
llniw Davis, hoxlnn as Willie Thompson
slnco his return to the ring has won his last
nvo houin he writen, intludinc encounters with
Kid llcnrv, tlarnev nucan Hianlev Willis and
l'rankio o Hrltn Duvls now Is llvinB In Head
Ine, nnd tho fans there, aro wild about tho
former Philadelphia newsboy
Khl Williams boxes Benny McVell In Balti
more tomorrow nlcht 'llils will be their third
meetinit their last contest belnir In this cits.
Ilolh put on a dlsappolntlnB mix, but since
then eaih redeemed hjinlf in other numbers
Johnny Kllhtne and Prank I a riemlnc. feath
erwelsht champion of Canada, will ninir fists nt
each other In Montreal tomorrow nlkht I'lem
InB like Kllbane. Is a hird puncher, and the
Canuck also is a tunning boxer, like tho re-
UUUWIUIIII) (I a l .
1'red Pulton is not barred all over I Whlio
New vork promoters have been pisslnc un the
mammoth plasterer, a matchmaker In Mlnne
apolls hooked him up for a iro with Gunboat
Hmlth for July 4. Tho contest will bo Btaged
I.e Setal. former local boxer, admlta he Is
not the Lewis Hegat who nas been arrested
several times for tucking rockets Lew aavs
ho doesn't hnvo to do tint.
llntlllnc Murray has heen matched with Bobby
Burns of Baltimore to box ten rounds In the
semi to tho Johnnv Majo Al lirltt bout In Bab
tlmoro Friday niirlit JUvn underwent an
operation on his nose, and now his breathlne
has Improved creatly
Steve 1,ntzo. of Ha?leton
bad to throw up
the sponKe and slfin for a bout Arnut three
months ago Latzn announced his retirement
from the rlntr, never nBaln to don the cloves
The Juro of the ring however scored a de. Islnn
over Mevo sosterdiv Ho will ,x n Hnzlelon
June 10
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. tZLCiares (Ciidc) Evans Jr.
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IT IS supposed that the commonest of nil
tho errors so painfully common to golf
Is falling to Keep one's eye on the ball, or,
its equivalent, moving ono b head In the act
ot making a stroke. Important as theso ad
monitions, may be,'
there are numerous
other things to bo
avoided In the game
of golf Indeed, fol
lowing every direc
tion for playing a
shot might be a table
setting forth the er
rors to bo avoided In
the making of that
particular shot, for it
Is not sufficient to tell
a man Vhat to do;
he must also be told
what he should not
do,
A very common er
ror Is selecting the
wrong club for the
work It Is expected
to do. It Is general
ly agreed that each
CHICK EVANS
club works normally within a certain
range, and we speak ot a mashte-distance
and so on use the proper ciuo for its
proper work. The driver Is for the greatest
distance, the brassle next, and the Irons
go down a gradually diminishing scale
Sometimes a player can manage to make
a short-distance club do long-distance work:
but It Is a self-deceptive, habit and not at
all to be advised.
An only too common fault In making a
golf swing is swinging the body Instead of
the club. The body should be turned at
the waist and the club head should be
swung.
Hitting Ball Prematurely
Another very common error Is dipping the
clubhead below the shoulders that is, over
swinging. Hitting the ball prematurely be
fore we are comfortably set Is another mis
take we are likely to make.
When a player finds himself hooking he
should make his swing mora uprlfht: K
art Jl
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HIM UP AGAINST THE OLD CAST-OFF TES
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SPEAKER IS AGAIN
IN AMERICAN LEAD
Three Hits Off Falkenberg
Give Tristram Top Berth
Once More
ROUSH HEADS NATIONAL
Cy Kalkcnberg flgurcr prominently In
baseball news today. Cy, In his fourth start
of his 1917 "ciaio back," helped tho A's
to -victory nt Cleveland, giving them half
of tho berles; ho personally mado two
blngles, ono a double off Ouy Morton, and ho
allowed the Indians nine little hits, threo
of which Ono Tristan Speaker secured by
his lonesome In three steps to the counting
pan
liv reason of his ability to holvo tho de
livery of tho big fpllow, Speaker Is out
In front In tho race for tho hattlmr leader
ship of tho American League Yesterday
ho was third, with Wambsganss and Slsler
tied for the lead nt .336 "Warn" got ono
hit off falkenberg Slsler's team was not
scheduled and this gavo tho Texan nn op
portunity to annex tho claim of premier
batter, with nn avcrago of 345
Thcro Is nlso a change In tho National
circuit When tho article was tvped yester
day tho lengtio leadem weio Itoush, of the
Hcils, Fischer, of Pittsburgh, and George
Hums of tho Giants Today tho samo thrco
are still In the hg "three," but Fischer has
dropped to third position and Oeorgo has
moved up next to Kddlc, who, weather per
mitting, will combat for tho Jlathcwsons
at tho Phils park today
Tho leading batters stand as follows:
AMimiCAN l.EAfllJn
Tlarer. Club. (I. A 11. It.
Speaker. ( leve... 31 11.1 IS
Mnmlntnnm (' . till 111
Msler, St. J.... 31 133 13
NATIONAL IKAOIT.
Tlayer. Club. (i. 'A It. n.
ltoui.li, ( In. ... 31 71 it
Burns, . Y ... 3(1 101 SO
FKeltrr. Hits. li ?4 7
lL11
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II. At.
B .31.
40 .31(1
41 ,33(1
11 At.
37 .3X0
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WALTER BROWN IS BEATEN
BADLY; POLICE STOP BOUT
LANCASTER. Ta , May 23 Walter
Hrovvn, of Philadelphia, was so badly beaten
last night by Tim Droncy In a boxing bout
that police were called on to enter tho ring
and stop tho fight
HORSE RACING IN CANADA
MAY END TILL AFTER WAR
OTTAWA, Ont, May 23 Tho Govern
ment will announce today or tomorrow Its
decision to prohibit race track gambling
after January I. nnd possibly the closing of
all tracks In Canada until tho end of the
war
Another thing to avoid is playing too
much oft the left foot, and caro mubt he
taKen not to crouch over the ball too much
Of course, one must be somewhat bent, but
it Is a caso in whliTh Judgment must bo
used.
Gripping the club In the palms Instead of
tho fingers I consider a very serious mis
take, for golf is a game ot touch, and that
mrn.i. fv. " tl)e fl"sers; it Is an extremely
difficult thing to place a shot with a palm
grip.
Practice to Adapt Ideas
My Idea of teaching a player would be to
give him large, general Ideas and then let
him practice and adapt them to his Indi
vidual peculiarities. The commonest errors
are the violations of the general or funda
mental idea of golf strokes. I was watch
ing a man swing the other day, and the
aro described by his club was Impossible
rrom a gomng standpoint. The upstroke
and downstroke should be along the same
lines at least, for the sake of smoothness.
A thing for every golfer to avoid as he'
would the plague Is tension. Any stiffness
Is bound to be disastrous, for it is impossi
bio to strike the crlsn blow with ttc-ht ,..
cles. In the lexicon of golfers the word
relax should be written Over and over sgaln
In shining letters. Football Is a flghtlna-
FT"? t,em8Jmuscl!?! B0,f ls a Km. of
Individual skill demanding relaxed muscles
and rhythmlo movement.
if r. Evon tell! be vleated to anateer auea.
tlotu from our readers on golf. Stamped
addretsed envelope muat be tncloted to tn.
ture reply.
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By the quality, not by the
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PILLY MORAN
r10 ARCH STREET
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HARDLY MORE THAN HALF OF BALL
PLAYERS COULD
DEMANDS OF WAR REQUIREMENTS
"Rad Letrs. Makinff Long Marches ImiDossitSV
Would Put Many "Out
iwistea ringers vvumu xiat-iuctniy utners
Uy GRANTLAND KICE
The Bard's Defiance
Pause, Landlord, at tho threshold; '
Daro yc not enter -in;
I will not listen to ye,
Accomplice to thy sin;
The mockinn bird is pouring
Rare music from his throat,
And net he doesn't try to cash
A single liquid note;
Thc-world is -rich in Springtims,
There's wealth in May time ablUs
How can yo speak of money
On such a day as this?
Stop, Tailor, in the doorway;
Begone before I faint;
I will not listen further
To such a drear complaint;
There's gold in summer's sunshine,
Her stars are silver hue;
Hernnorning meads aro etudae'3
With iltamonda of thodowj
There's wealth c-plenty for-ye,
And yet ye come today
To-rob a-hungry poet
Of half a season's payf
Begone, begone, collectors!
,. The wealth of all tho world
Is out therein the meadows
With diamond dew cmpearled;
Go'forth and reap thy harvests
' Where yellow tints unfold.
Where every drifting sunbeanvs
A shaft of shining gold;
uo-jorm upon tno
Where nolA
Or follow up tho
And tako hi
rpHB fact that Norrls Williams, tennis
J-champion, was turned down for somo
physical fault was a surprise," writes an
observer. "But thero will bo an even greater
surprise when star ball players come up for
physical examination Any number of these,
supposed to bo perfect specimens of physi
cal manhood, will also bo cast alde. One
of the main defects will bo bad hands. Most
ball players who havo served three or our
years havo broken lingers or crooked
fingers, which will render them Ineligible
for service. Others havo bad legs, unfit for
long marching. I should Fay that fully 30
or.40 per cent of ball plavers will be unable
to pass an nrmy examination "
Ail-Around Leaders
Dear Sir In reference to your all-around
stars, I would like to add the namo of Char
llo rorguson, of tho old Plilllles. He was
a star pitcher, a great batter, n flno ba-e
runner, a good Inflelder In fact could fill
any position except that of catcher. And
ho had more than his sbaro of biseball
brains. Kor all-around nbillty I think ho
was tho equal of nny man tho gamo has
ever produced. His untimely taking off was
a great tots to baseball.
H. A. WALLACE
Another reader suggests Doc Iteisllng,
"ambidextrous pitcher, who. In addition to
plavlng all nine positions, was also a suc
cessful minor league manager." An ath-
PROMINENT SPEAKERS
AT SOCCER BANQUET
Receiver of Taxes W. Freeland
Kendriclj: Will Act as Toast-
masterr for Industrial Body
AVlth TV. Freeland Kendrlck, Itecclver of
Taxes, acting In tho capacity of toastmaster,
virtually tho entire membership of the In
dustrial Soccer League will gather around
tho fcstlvo board at Kugler's tomorrow
night to pay homage to the champion of
the organization. Standard Holler Bearing,
and to award tho trophies emblematic of
pennant honors to tho victors.
All tho prominent dignitaries connected
with tho gamo of soccer In these parts will
bo on hand and speak on sports In general.
Among those listed are Hllvvood Cadwalader,
president Industrial Soccer League; W. It.
Armstrong, who will havo ns his subject
"Athletics, Sports and Industry"; Herman
It. L. Hohlfold, president Hohlfold Manu
facturing Company; AV. P. Gold, who will
present pennants to tho Standard Holler
Hearing champions; Douglass Stuart, pres
ident Football Assocatlon of Eastern Penn
bvlvanla district; Joseph McLaughlin, Di
rector of Supplies. Presentation ot league
trophies by Sydney H Clark, secretary con
vention bureau of the Chamber of Com
merce, and acceptance of trophies by John
Ford, manager of the Standard Roller Bear
ing team.
CENTRAL HIGH ATHLETES
LEAVE FOR THE SERVICE
Central High School athletic teams are
being rapidly riddled by athletes leaving
to work on tho farms or enter other
branches of the Government service. A
few hnve Joined tho Naval Coast Defense
neserves, but tho majority have entered
the farm branch of the service.
The track team has suffered severely as
tho result of the. going of Waller, crack
hurdler, who has been heavily counted
upon for the "quadR." It ls hoped that ho
will be nble to securo a leave of absence
from the Virginia farm where he is at work
to participate In the games.
Edward Clark, outfielder on the ball team
has left for farm work at Swedesboro, N
J., while Moldauer; also of the ball team",
and 'VVuesse, ot tho crew, have also gone
to work In the country. Others are ex
pected to leave soon.
Ten
Dolla
or
rs
men expect something very
good of this Jhop. And they
. get it French process calf,
of the best quality obtainable.
Correct styles, of course.
V-J 1 420 Chestnut St.
"Where Only th. Best Is Good Enough
a
PASS RIGOROUS l
of the Running," While'
hillside
and jti'tinrvoKftux
mocking bird
note for viino! '
f.
lete who can play, all nine position, ul
Pitch with cither hand isn't v.rJ e7."
moved from the purple crown of th aH.J
round championship. Some one mlthtiuil
mm out vvno Is
with what?
ov.4. ii umi mm and
"The Giants have a flno ball club, without'
a Blnglo star." comment,. ... .
Gcorgo Burns, Ferdy Schupp and BuckHer! I
zotr nrn nnl era,. 4t.A u- , i . " 9
dom Is over In tho old game Nothing to It'
"Cubs extend winning streak" When wi
lamped this headline there Immediately
camo a vision containing Chance. Even.
Tinker, Schulte, Sheckard, Hofman. Stein.
leicit. Brown and Kllng. These were tliil
entries who wrote Winning Streak all over M
tho map Yet tho old Cub achievement hii I
nothing on the present outfit, for the mm
tillnnlv !-..- 41 a..j as . " 9M
uuiiv.il nun uioyiuH, wnne tne present eele.
gation was supposed to consist largely of
tall-end trimming.
L L. II Thcro will be no amateur
golf championship nt Oalfmont this seasoaia
but there will bo a national tournament)!
...... iiiu IU..JUUIJ in ma country s ietmrj
i""hi un luinu apparently there will bt
very few missing, so far very few of ti'
leading golfers have enlisted Just hotf
many w ill bo nabbed In the draft is another i
mutter, ns several or the best are draft ell
Bibles and more than likely to be taker. .
DEVON HORSE SHOW
IW30,3MUNEI,2,
NATIONAL I.EAOUE TARK
PHILLIES vs. CINCINNATI
r.wiR at a.sn p. m.
nox Seats on Sale, at Gimbels' and Spsldlcti'.'J
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