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ALEX WAS RIGHT NO DOUBT ABOUT
LEONARD LIKELY TO FIND STOPPING
WELSH MORE DIFFICULT TASK THAN
K. 0. WINS OVER SECOND RATERS
Champion Handed Ambitious Benny Big Surprise
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Caught Napping in Third Session
"TVOX'T take things too much for granted In tho boxing Kfimo llieso days. The
' selling-plater la likely to upset tho dope nt uny moment, nnd the chnmplnn bus
a chonce to fall down nml break his wrist In the llrst round. Von nover cim tell,
s the mnn says, o It In brut to conceal the Inside Muff icgurdltig the Leonard
Welsh battle scheduled for next .Monday evening In New Vork. Judging from
their records, Leonard l the favorite, hut no one can tell when Welsh will come,
out of his shell and put up n regular swntfest. The wine. Midi In the IiIk 'Ity are
wagering their hard-earned coin on llenny to wJn hy a knockout, as they flgiirn
that the time tins come for some one to slip ovei' the sleop-pmiluctng wallop. It
'will bo remembered, however, Hint they did the came thing Inst Hummer and Welsh
nade his younger opponent look like n novice.
On that night over In Brooklyn, we kuw thouiandn of dollars bet on Leonard
nt odds of three lo one and even money that ho would knock out Welsh before the
end of the tenth round. It looked ns If l-'ieilily didn't have a chance mid the
Hpcctatom prepared to witness the crowning of a new lightweight champion. Hut
there was one man silting near us who saw things In a different light.
"I can't see where a world's champion can be n iiuu-tothroi- shot In a light
like this," he said. "Welsh Is very clever nnd while I believe he might lose tho
newspupcr decisions on points, ho has nn even break to win. I think I'll tnko a few
of those bets." '
lie grabbed nil of the money In sight and left the park with a comfortable
bankroll.
rpiIIB is not a boost for betting on boxing matches, but It serves as an
-Illustration. Welsh "knocked Leonard all oxer the bull giound, slugged
and outpointed him In every lound and made such a showing thai even
the most blase critic was Impressed. This batlle should be Kept In mind
when the dope is being spilled about Mouiluy night's fuss.
Leonard Caught Welsh Off Form and (lave Him Beating
rpiHS will be the third meeting between the pair and the series lo date Is even.
In the first battle in Mudlson Kipiuie (Inrilcn. Welsh enleied tho ring In pool
physical condition and met with the surprise of his life. He underestimated t In
ability of Leonard and was lucky to emerge vvlth his life. In Hie second clash,
however, Freddy trained faithfully anil evened up things. He took Hie lead uuny
from llenny. Jabbed lilm lepeatedly mid easily kept uwny ftom that sleep-pioduclng
mauler. Leonard never had n chance, and lost by a wide margin. It was mild
nfterwnrd Hint llenny was too nniluiis to score a knockout and beforo he knew t,
Welsh had piled up such it big lead thai It could not be overcome. Ho pmbably
lenrned a lesson and will net dlffeiently In the next fracas.
Two years ago Leonard was one of tliu common or ordinary variety of boxers
appearing In the various light clubs around New Vork. Hi- attracted the notice
of Billy Hibson and Hill signed him. Then came n change. (Silicon took 1 Sonny
Into retirement nnd announced that he was leaching his new man Hie proper
method of punching, lie even went so far as to Fay that Leonard was impioviug
on Joe Unns's style of wallops and this caused smut- amusement In fSnlhniu. It
wilt be remembered that ,loe had a habit of dropping his (1st on tho opponent's
law from almost any angle with the sudden result Hint the light was over.
Hut Benny emerged with a regular haymaker and he distributed II over the
. Chins of a long and healthy list of young men who aspired to nmoutit to something
In tho boxing come. He learned to lilt with both his rigbi nnd left and was dim-
Serous nt all times. We hnve seen him here In Philadelphia Ilatten many of our
-local prides nnd the funs believe he Is the bed mini In the lightweight ranks today.
rpHKHK Is a chance that Leonard will win the lightweight crown, but It
-Ms it slender one. His only chancels lo score a knockout and l-'reddy
Is not getting knocked out these days, He could stay len lounds with .less
Wlllard and Jess wouldn't be able in catch him If Welsh didn't want
him to.
Phils Win Six Straight and Break the Hoodoo
UV TO yesterday the I'hlls found It dlfllcult to put on anything that tcscmhled
a healthy winning streak. They could cop Ihe In a low, but when No. ti
appeared In the oiling, the team would skid and limp tlhough with a blowout. The
J'lrntcs ruined U" winning streak last week nnd II was thought lhal the I teds
vould do the same; but with Alex In Hie box and the wrecking crew In good shape,
the Invaders didn't have n chance. (Jiover Ihe (ireat not only out pitched the Beds,
'bUt1' also outhlt thein. He made three hits In as many tilps to the plate and
allowed, the guests hut two. One could have been called an error by slieli-hing
It point, and the other was a Mizzling double which crashed against the rlghl-lleld
Tvall. The home folks had twelve safeties, the majoilty coming In spots where
they were needed.
The Hills look like a great ball club. They are In Iheie lighting every minute
and they use their brnlns on each rnd every play. According to visiting scribes,
the Mornnmen are more dangerous than the Claris and hnve nn excellent chance
to finish In llrst place. This seenjs sliange when the New Vork players are com
pared with the I'hlls, for Hie heroes of Gotham look like headllners. Burns, KnulT,
Robertson, Zimmerman. Kletcher, Ilerzog, llolke, McCarthy and a few othois
are spoken of as. the last word In baseball, and thctr ability is known from coast to
coast It Is true that they aio more brilliant performers, but they lack the consist
ency which characterizes the 1'hillles. If the men of MeGruvv used their heads as
Well as those on the local club there would be nothing to the pennant nice. As it
lines up now, however, It will be a battle between beef and science a bout between
a slugger nnd a boxer. The old brnlnwork will keep I'at's I'cts in front and no ono
Would be surprised if the other six clubs are left trailing In the tear.
WITH Kltlefer behind Hie plate, the I'hlls usually outguess the enemy
on nearly every play. In addition to that, they have the punch which
is likely to assert Itself any time and it takes a mighty good chili to
score it victory. That series In New Vork next week should bo worth
seeing.
Bancroft's Hilling Was the Feature of Yesterday's Contest
DAVY BANCROFT had n good ilny nt the plate yesterday nnd finished with a
perfect average. Out of five trips to the rubber he swatted four singles nnd
drew n base on balls. Tho llttlo shortstop Is not In good physical trim, as ho still
Is lame, nnd two of his hinglcs would hnve been two-baggers had ho been nblo to
run. Hanny 1 nursing a bruised muscle In his leg und refuses to lay off and have
It attended to. He realizes that he Is needed In the, llnc-up and Is wilting lo tako
it chance, lie Is showing all kinds of nerve und Is playing a wonderful game In
the field. Bancruft has been hitting well this car nnd soon will rank among the
topnotchcrs In the swat league. Bill Klllcfer. too. Is about lo Join the .300 class
If ho has not done so already. Last week he hit .271 and since that time many
hinglcs have bounced off his trust) but. Ho has madu'n hit every day this
week and seems to ho Improving, Instead of going back.
With Kred Toney In tho box for the enemy it looked extremely dubious for
the Phils, 'but Alex was In rare form and turned them back. In the second, how
aver, after Grllllth wnlkcd, Wlngo sent a long liner to light center. Paskert made
n. play on the ball, hut It was too close to the fence nnd it bounced off his gloved
ha,nd. aritilth scored on the piny nnd Hint was tho only chance tho Beds had to
tally. Big Kred was canned In the seventh and his successor, a Mr. Kller, yielded
the last three runs In the eighth.
HICIIK'S one of tho craziest bets ever mode on a ball field nnd the "booh"
won out In the end. Tho bases were loaded In the seventh nnd Crnvath
wai up. There were three balls nnd no strikes on him when one fan
turned to another und said, "I'll bet you len to twenty-five that (lavvy
doesn't reach first base." Of course, the bet was snapped up Instnntly nnd
Oavvy then proceeded to strike out.
Arguments for Renewal of College Sporls Logical
MAJOR MAYL1N J. P1CKBIUNCS, graduate manager of athletics nt the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, tnkes a logical stand on -tho question of the proposed
resumption of sports In the fall by the big colleges throughout the country. The
Bed and Bluo boss contends that unless the graduate managers of the Institutions
vote for the renewal of athletics nt tho semlannuar meeting, which takes place In
New York on Saturday, the narrowness and hollowness of college sports In the
past will be bared to tho public. It Is his Idea that if athletics in colleges and uni
versities are to be fostered only when prospects for championship teams are bright
and discouraged when first-class material Is not nt hand, the fundamental prin
ciple of athletics for the pnystcal development or all students is lost.
With such authorities a President Wilson. Major General Leonard Wood nnd
Major William 'Kelly, Jr., military Instructor nt Pennsylvania, advocating athletics
among the colleges nnd schools, the graduate managers would only Ije following
out the advice of military heads and the sentiment of the public If they went on
record aa favoring the revival of sporting schedules. .
Among the other questions to be discussed Is the admission or continued rejec
tion of freshmen in varsity competition. With good athletic material o scarce on
accqunt of the war, It la generally considered advisable to allow rtrat-year atudents
to represent the Institutions, but the officials of the various colleges will have to
a axert extreme care to prevent,,wholesale transfer of athletes from college to college
for athtetlo gain,
i
t; milE Pacific Coast League now has a player limit of eighteen and tha
L magnates there even are contemplating- cutting It to sixteen. But,
Uch action la expected In tho minora this year. For -the majors to start'
pskrenchlnr so early would be enough to strike, terror in the minor league
iJSMBM.
IS 1NUU JUlKUiy uu uc
EVENING
LET US ALL SING AMERICA
F thee. PtTTI fc.r Others
("i-WIT' , f """"! fpRovsjUMl LET- 'Freedom
I HRtDE IV V J
CHURCH ATHLETES
TO FORM COMBINE
Association Planned to Em
brace Over 100 Organiza
tions in This City
WILL FOSTER ALL SPORTS
Philadelphia chuicli i.thletle associations
will hoon be organised Into one big nlliletlc
irgnnlratlons. Mccoidlngto the plans of tho&n
In charge of the I'lilladi-liilitn Chinch Ath
letic League Just laumljeil The movement
originally brgnn In Kensington, bill whin It
was ilt-cldeil In broaden Ihe scope of the
venture the ;toiiHiter. decided II wise to
change the iiaine. hence that of the Phila
delphia Church Athletii League.
At Ihe pit-M-nt lime a baseball league of
two divisions Is in pioce-H of fniinatlon nnd
mo vi' ra I of tin- clubs In the llrst division
will play their openMig game on Saturday
.Many Churches Ueprcsentcd
At a meeting held last night the following
officers vvete elected: President, Daniel V.
Paul ; vice president. Whan Wilson; treas
urer. Aitlnir I'!. Smith, Hccrctnrv, Thonius
Scntl The churches' represented were
llethany Y. M. A, A. Peterson . Heatou A
A., of the Chinch ' tin- Hood Shepherd,
Horace Surf; Christ Church A. A.. II
(triiudy : I'lirilini Y. M. S. David Young;
Trinity I' A., .1. .Mmgan; St. Ambrose,
.Innies Ilainford; P. II I,, of Kcllonville,
V T. Ill-ilr; St Matthew's and SI. Simeon,
A. Slush.
All told, twenty baseball trains have been
loumleil out, iinii they are III two dlvlslms
of ten tennis each The llrst division will
gel miller way on Saturday, but only two
games are certain for this week, the others
not having playing iiuarlers in shape yet.
Saturday's games nie p. 11 I., vs St.
Simeon, at P. II l..'s grounds. Second street
pike and Noilhenst boulevard; Trinity vs
St. Anibnne, at Trinity's grounds. Tienton
avenue, and Venango street. All league
games must lie started not later than 3: IB
p m
To Kmbrnco All Sports
Thrfiias Scott, one of those Intel esled In
tho entei prise. In speaking on tlie subject
today, said "It Is our Intention to embrace
the whole city In this new movement and
have at least 100 chinches handed together.
While this Is the first public announcement
made In legaid to It, we have been working
quietly for iiille n while There will also
tie a boeeer league of twenty teams, and
when the haidcetball season conies round
Hint sport will also be Included "
The full schedules of both sections of the
baseball league will be adopted and an
nounce! next week.
The J & .!. Dobson Indiislilal League
learn won an Interesting game from the At
lantic Cllv team of the P It It at Pohson's
grounds. Kails of Schuylkill. esterday aft
ernoon The contest marked the Initial ap
pearanco on the mound of Kiiink l.-e. Hob
sen's star basketball player and third base
man. It was a pitchers' battle between
Mason anil Lee and the fonr.er triumphed.
He allowed but three lilts ttnd the railroad
ers only scored In the ninth on n couple of
passes ' i.f'e also distinguished himself by
making a home run.
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SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
By LOUIS II. JAFFE
successor of
T
PICKING a probal
1p,.h Welsh to the lightweight champion
ship, if the Britisher were to forget himself
nnd slcn for a so-round match to n decision,
"here would be almost sutllclent men selected
to organlre a regiment. An one of at least
live llrst-class men could dispossess Welsh
from his throne without a d.jubt, and so many
Son'l and third raters have won from "No
decision Freddy" In limited bouts that
Uncle Sam could pick a mighty fine army
from those who admit they can defeat
Welsh for his miieh-cherlshea title. Wl lie
lackson must be Liken Into consideration
iiien aislng around lightweight laurels.
Jackson Is not nn over-nmbltlous boxer.
He says he Is not anxious to box Johnny
Kllbane. although It's a cinch that he
wouldn't turn down a bout over the dls
taneeVlth Welsh. Yet. while Willie can
be doped as a probable successor over
Welsh WjOW! what n regular argument
would arise If he were to be classed with
Kllbane nnd (Jenny Leonard. Johnny Dun
dee and Charley White are two other men
who It is nlniost unanimously predicted,
could dtthrone Welsh. While a bout be
tween aliy of the five and Welsh no doubt
would prove a poor contest to watch, and It
wouldn't ue the fault of the contender,
there certulnly would be a lot of real ac
tion in un elimination tournament to decide
on TIIU man to box the chainplcn. Kven If,
Welsh happened to Buffer a case of la grippe
or cold feet, by refusing to box the best
of th contenders. Ihe elimination Itself
would be interesting enough to put on.
l-eler Herman cn set a purs e'ljift?,.!'"'
projnot.r In tUlttmore to box KM Alliums
twjntr round, lo a decision at 118 pounds
rliutil'lf. Th l-eerle" A C. of lUltlraore. It
B Kid U Madr to put up a 110,000 pur., for
in. oonte.t. William. Ihk Il.nnjr McNeil In
llaltlmor. tonight tlfle.n round, lo a decl.ton.
Johnnr Kllban. had a 11500 bout with Eddl.
Wallac. canceled by th elly, authorities In De
troit earlier tn tho vt, Wallace would hay.
ten e.y rlckln' for th champ. Tonight In
Montreal, Kllb.n. la matched with r rankle
Fleming-, for wblch John la to gat IS500.
Iu flrimMn I. around ready to jump Into
tha bre.ch and r.fere. th. I.nlallva Kid. Wil
liam. 1'et. Herman match If th. officiate of
h mvtnnlA 1'luh and al.naaer J.rom. Qarcano.
of tb. champion, cannot com to a deflnlt.
agrMratnt about a third man. Ortmaon haa
hn around rf.relna- for a number of veara.
fact, he Is ofArlatlnr la maar koala up th.
State.
lie will appear In the ..roe ring wP.h
LBnaBB-PBILADBLIHIA, THUBSDAY, MAY 24, 1917
IT WHATEVER
VIEW OF BOXING FIELD SHOWS
LITTLE JOHNNY KILBANE ONLY
REAL FIGHTER NOW IN THE GAME
Ought to Have Three Titles Instead of One Scrap
Game Would Get Big Boost if Pugs Would
Crowd Recruiting Offices
Hy C.KANTI.ANI) KICK
A Case of Suicide
iVo, they didn't kill lite fiyli! inme
Witli a niniile little law;
It wait not the Lrnislnture
Sent the wallop to jis jaw.
Hut the p(htern and promoters
In the hunger for the pelf
Made the tood old game so rotten
J hat xt went
LOOKINU over the champion of the
Jtcmporaiicoos Queensherry ring
ion-
'inporaiicoos Queensherry ring and
motley array of tltleholders and near tllle
holders there seems to be Just ono real
lighter left llttlo Johnny Kllbane, the
featherweight champion Johnny has gone
out of bis class twice to annoy the tltlc
holdeis In other divisions, once he made
Ihe weight lo box ICId Williams, when the
latter held tho bantamweight title, mid later
he gave l-'icddie Welsh, ostensibly the light
weight champion, a sound heating. In this
latter venture Kllbane emulated Terry Mi
Uovern, who went out of his class to tight'
Joe Hans and boat the gieat colored boxer.
Morally If Ihe mailer of morality can
be considered In prizefighting--Johnny Kll
bane should hold three titles. He beat
Williams decisively for the bantamweight
championship, and he heal Freddie Welsh
to a frazzle for the llghtw eight champion
ship. The only leason why he does not
hold three titles legally is that no decisions
were permitted when lie fought the other
two tltleholders
In beating Welsh. Kllbane did mme than
conquer the man who holds the Jlghtwelght
title. Welsh weighed HO pounds or over
that night So Kllbane really beat a wel
terweight at the same tune. If the feather
weight champion would always tight at
his best, as he did when he fought Welsh,
he would have nian.v more friends in the
Kast.
The fight game will he given a tremen
dous boost when all of Ihe tltleholders and
claimants to pugilistic titles march In a
body to the recruiting nfllcu to enlist. Yes,
when they do that Utile thing
Old-Time Lightweights Missing
Speaking of the lightweight division, what
has become of the old. fashioned American
lightweight who used to mako 133 pounds
ringside?
Hans, Wolgast. Nelson and Young Cor
belt used to do It, and they did more
lighting In one round than the present
lightweight champion has done in Ills en
tile career. The matter of poundage seems
lo" be nothing among lightweights these
days. Night after night one hears the an
nouncer declare: "This Is for tho light
weight championship. Young Hoosls weigh
ing 139 pounds and llattllng McIIluff H5
pounds."
It Is a sorrowful commentary on the
class that once had all of the real fighters
Welsh and Leonard Not
Particular About Referee
NKH' VnilK, Mar 1 Fred WeUh and
IJeniiy Leonard, who meet ill the Manhattan
A. '.
the future mur hold In .lore for them lhat
both of Ihem refnw to get eitlted I .I.eV Ihi
Question n. lo who hull n.r.-l. i. ",..'"."
mi .-my ,.rr so enre-lree of what
noon widen the world1, lightweight title mar
t'M' .,l,,."n7...,'oll0fc ''" "lly Borhe'
while Hilly (ilbaon prefer. Hilly 4oh. but
both Fred end llenny derlare- they don't ear.
who I. In there with them, to long a. he ran
joint en. Tho matter will be adj" led bi
foro the boy. climb Into tho ring.
Toung Dundee and Kid Albert, a
i I Alberts at Lebanon. Ta .
"m'.T.'h ". ")". wl" referee
nelt Monday night
the Penny Katifmi
the llenny Kaufm.
Heading Ihn follow
nr Uattllnc
hn in a I eh at
O'Hrlen advl.ed Jo." O'Donnel I as.ln.t Kid V$l
llama Grlmeon referred. i cm vvn
vine nignt
Jack McGptern. of New York, will have in
prove hlmaelf a good bantam to eope auer...
fully with Hobby MeCann when they ela.h 7n
th.e. V!i-W.?' fc? "roadway lonlg'ht "AcCgnS
., urn, uuiina i,i aooa lorm. a ball e roviii
ia ma le.ture or the program. Other bout,
are Joe Dillon v.. Jimmy C'ar.on .r,.?.Vi
match. Billy Itlne. v.. Kid Dougherty
?iCtl"..?.7 Mcilo-vSrn0"1 " '""""" ,,uW
Fr.nkl.
Willie Jaikkon Is not Buffering with a broken
hand, aaya "Doc" ll.gley, hi. manage? Word
from New York nn .Monday ataled that Jaikeon
had Injured hla hand agalnat Hay Hlve'a and
for that reaaon postponed hla bout with Tommy
Tuohey. ll.gley aaa thl. wag all wrong, that
Jaekaon wa ready, but the club wgeh't.
"llooU" Dojle, of Richmond, and Johnny
Nelaon. of Kenalngton, are boilng at weight
133 pounda rlngalde, at the Cambria Club tot
morrow night. The ronteet ha. been hanging
fire for several weeka. owing to the weight
queatlon. Johnny Crane and Tommy Carey are
to be aemlflnallata. Other bouta are aoodle
Welah va, young Corbett, Jimmy llughea v.
Young Haepo and llattllng Mack va. Marty
Coyle.
Ounbo.t Kmllh and Jim Flynn, a pair of
veteran heavyweight., who have not boied for
eome time, are due to do battle In ilrooklyn to
night. Ted-Kid fewla and Mike O'Dowd meet In
New Vork tonight, Ted-KM boied Jack Hrlt
ton for the eteenth time In Canada laat week.
Jack Carroll, the sailor, la a glutton for
Funlahment. Several person, have told him
hat. a. a boi.r. he waa runnlna a eloae aeaaij
j to Annetle Kellermapn, Yet Carroll contlnuea
Sonoma in. aiwrra ami nn vvnitnun 10 aai
nocked off. He meets Hartley Madden In New
York Saturday nlgot.
HE BOTH BATTED AND
nml kuled itself.
Hnrlcm Harry.
when it is lecalled lhat Freddie Welsh, the
lightweight champion, did not win the tltlo
at Ihe real American weight, 1.13 pounds
ringside, und that ho has never been able
to defend it at thai weight. As a matter
of fact, the lightwebnl champion, the man
who vveais the mantle of McUovcrn. Hans,
Nelson and Wolgast. has been a weller
weiglit all along and a rather Indifferent
welterweight at lhat.
.Some one who claims In know gives us
Ihe following statistics on Ihe contributions
o. the various spoils to the army and navy
Football players, 21, H2.
Hasehali players, 10.H5 '
Pugilists, 0
MEDALS PRESENTED AT
TURNGEMEINDE DINNER
Miss Dorfner Gets Diamond Ring
antl a Kiss From Presi
dent Shontz
For the purpose of awarding cups and
medals to those swimmers doing the best
work for Ihe season, the annual bannuet of
the
Philadelphia Turngemelnde whs held
I
ast night In the club's uudltorlum at Broad
street and Columbia avenue.
Miss oiga Dorfner, champion Bwlmmer of
America, and holder of two world's records,
received n three-stone diamond ring, along
with a kiss from President Shontz.
Miss Gertrude Arlelt was awarded a . '
ver cup and a gold medal for her splendid
work during the year. President Shontz
announced that the hopes of the club were
centeicd upon her as Miss Dorfner's sus
cessor in time.
Miss Kllzabeth Becker was presented
with a cup and a gold medal. Miss Becker
ranks as Junior champion, and recently de.
feated silas Helen Pennepacker. champion
diver. In an open under-vvater match. Miss
Pennepacker was given a gold medal
Andrew Hamilton. Junior champion In
the, boys class, received a cup and gold
medal.
A vote of thanks was given A. Kost
mayer, I.. Hamilton and H. Shumacker
former members of the senior team, now
of the Philadelphia Swimming Club, a
new canoe and a vote of thanks were given
Noah Marks, swimming Instructor. Mr
Marks announced that Miss Dorfner would
start at once to train for the woman's
worlds championship contest to be held In
Honolulu In September
COLLEGE MEN TO DISCUSS
SPORTS IN to. Y. SESSION
Meeting to Precede Annual Conference
of Football Men on Saturday
Night
A meeting of graduate members of col
leges throughout the country to discuss the
possibilities of the continuation of athletics
r.'xt..fn.",wil.,..be l,eld Saturday afternoon at
the Hotel Blltmore. New York, It has been
announced by Major Pickering, graduate
manager of athletics at the University of
Pennsylvania.
, "Al,1 f.0,'e"-" slaJr Pickering said,
are Invited to attend the meeting, regard
less of whether they hold membership In
the graduate managers' conference,' to
reach an understanding as" to what should
be done under present conditions."
The meeting of the managers will pre
cede. the gathering of coaches, managers
and officials of the Central Board of Foot!
ball Olllclals on Saturday evening Per
mission to allow freshmen to compete tin
varsity teams next year will be dlgcusserf
at both meetings. oiscussed
NO MORE BETTING ON
TRACKS IN CANADA
Measure to Be Introduced to Stop
Wagering on Races During
Europen War
OTTAWA, Que., May 2t.The Qovern.
ment will Introduce legislation, at once
prohibiting betting on race tracks durlnr
the period of the war. ""ring
No action will be taken arainst racing
Prohibition of betUna; will go Into effect In
July, after the spring maetlnrg on Uu
Canadian-circuit u uw
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FOUR CLUBS CAN ALWAYS QUALIFY
FOR PLACES IN INTERCLUB RACE
WHEN ONLY F0URTEAMS COMPETE
Golfers Fail to Turn Out for Match Medal-
Playjames, Late Starter, Makes Best
ScoreWomen Reach Semifinals
ONI.V forty-two golfers tramped about
the course of Huntingdon Vnlley with
the object of qualifying their teams for the
match play rounds of the Interclub. or Dig
league, team championship yesterday. Last
year almost ninety were Hi action, ana tne
year before that witnessed a field of more
than a hundred players In the classic. Aes
terdav Ihe number of golfeis who were
handed cards by Secretary-Starter rrank
Warner was a disappointment and caused
the keen competition of former years to be
come a mere formality In which the finish
was a foregone conclusion. Only four clubs
bad the necessary seven representatives In
the Held, and as four teams were due to be
IUAlln(l. only one result was possible. The
clubs with seven men driving irom me u
tee were sure of their eligibility, whether
their men shattered course rerords or piled
up cards of huge proportions.
Only Four Clubs With Teams
Huntingdon Valley. Aronlmlnk. Merlon
and the Cricket tiub had sufficient lecrults
to qualify them. The Cricket tiub had Just
the required number and then Hart King
tore up his card and left them with one
short. However, the St. Martin's team was
good for last place at that, .as It Is neces
sary to have four teams In the match play
for the title. J. Franklin Meehan and his
son. Thomas, were out with the North Hills
colors pinned to their bags, but they with
drew from tho running, as theic were no
oilier Kdgo Hill delegates to back up their
claims for place.
Only Eighteen Holes Played
For the first time in the history of the
event the qualifying round was played over
tho clghteen-hole route. Several years ago
they combined the medal round of this
event with the Joseph Henry Tatterson
memorial competition that Is annually
staged at the Cricket Club on Decoration
Day. In 19 IE the two events were di
vorced, and when tho qualifying lound of
tho team championship became a separate
event on the season's schedule, the 36-hole
test was retained as a matter of custom.
Yesterday a. cold, whipping rain greeted
the starters, and as tho entry list of 42
made the result a foregone conclusion the
president of Ihe association, Kobert W. Les
ley, decided that the 36-hole precedent was
unnecessary, and to spare the golfers the
event was cut to n single round. Then the
perverso May weather lived up to Its repu
tation and a warming sun beamed on the
noble course about the time the players
wcro finishing their round. The decision
had been made, however, nnd tho four
teams were qualified by the results of the
18-hole test.
Last Starter Wins Medal
Itobert C. James, of Merlon, lifted the
medal with n card of 81 after all of
Harold McKarland'a friends had congratu
Alexander Has Beat Reds
Eleven Games in a Row
The Phlle atnr pitcher, tinier Cleveland
Alexander, yeaterday nrored hi. eleventh
rnnecutlve victors- over Ihe tinrlnnatl
Jted. The letter laat defeated Alex on
August 17, 1015. Fred Toner, the no-tilt
hero, beating the 1-liillle slur. Toney lot
lo Alex jcnterdey.
In thin rnn of triumph. Alexander pitched
nine Inning. In eaeh game, and In alx eon
te.te the hlgheat salaried pitcher In hune
hnll nleldeil the nhltewa.h bnikli. The
iillllra made flfty-nlne run. In theoe gamee
to nine for the Itede,
The batting average of the ned. daring
thl. run wye .Itll. nnd Alex allowed only
.OJ1 earned run. per game. The lluaker
regletered hla ninth and tenth victories In
n double-header on September 28, 1918. III.
wren-rear record agalnat the Bed. la thirty
rour victories to seren defeat-,, for nn aver
age of .ti 7.
Alexander's record of eleven etralght
gamee agalnat the, lied, follows.
Date. Score Inns.
1015.
rhll.Cln. l"ed AH. If. Kit.nn.so.
nr. 23...
Pept. in .
IKIfl.
la 13 .
June 15..
July 20 . .
July 2S .
Aug. ...
Aug. IS.,
"ept ..
Sept. 23..
1917
May S3..
a
5 4 0 3
S7 9 2 0 4
3" S 0 0 S
45 10 I I 5
2S 2 0 0 S
3 8 I 1 X
29 O O 5
Si 7 O 0 I
; IS 2 O S
33 8 0 1 4
10
9
0
9
R
9
e
9
.
8
, t
. 3
. 7
. 4
S
.59
0
99 "
SO
"SoT
2
9
Total.
50-MILE RACE TO OPEN
PT. BREEZE MOTORDROME
Carman, Wiley, Wnlthour and Bedell
in Long Grind Memorial
Day
The P6lnt Breeie Park motordrome will
open for the season on Memorial Day. The
motorcycle board track and the cinder track
for track races have been put In the best
shape since the drome was built and num
erous athletic events have been arranged
for the season.
The feature of the program of the open
Ing night will be a fifty-mile motor-paced
race in which Clarence Carman, last year's
champion : George Wiley, the world's cham
plon; Bobby tValthour and Menus Bedell
of New York, will be among the riders '
They will arrive at tho drome on Satur
day and begin training with their pace
riders. There will also be a ten-mile patri
otic motorcycle race In which Ray Vedltr
Billy Armstrong and Speedy Vanderberry
will be among the riders to face the starter
The Ancient Order of Hibernians also'
will hold their annual games at the drome
In the afternoon. The program includes
Held and track events and two motorcycle
PIRATES AFTER JOE DTJGAN
Manager Callahan Calls on Holy Cross
Star, but Gets No Satisfaction
SPRINGFIELD. Mass., May 24. other
big league teams than the Phillies Tari
making the effort to secure the services
of Joe Dugan. Holy Cross's sensational
Bhortstop. Manager Callahan, of Pitts
burgh, has Just paid a personal visit to
pugan's home at New Haven In the eKort
to sign him up. It Is stated that whll.
an excellent offer was made Dugan bv tvl.
Pirate boss. It was declined. It Is also
understood that Dugan made It plain that
he would not take any action with regard
to professional baseball until the close of
his college career. ut
SUITS
TO ORDER
Betatat fren M, Mt ao4 go
PETER M0RAN& CO. "StSkVP
. K. COB. ix AND ABOV a.
$-j-80
DEVON HORSE SHOW
MAY30,3l,JUHEi,2
PITCHED 1.000
lated the home player upon turnlnc in u,
apparently safe dlsk-vvlnnlng Bcor ,n
rarland reglsteied his 82 In the Li ,c"
and hi., card held good for the trop hy u,l5
the last pair of tho day came home Jam.'i'
upon earning that the event had wl
sliced lo eighteen holes, made hi. nt till
nnTsheVr mB,0,fy 0t the '".r p&XS
Fltz
'."f, .w,"ll:'im Sargent would have !,..
Jallst had the competition been llml,!3
sixteen holes. The llaverford 2$&
mednlis
to SiXtl
had a pair of pur 1 v,cw . f I " ,lf'r
80. but the seventeenth cost hlnfa i?0'
and the home hole required a si" L '
-Sargent landed In eighth place "d Jtr'
No Pars on Long Hole
The long slxteanth proved a Wai.ei.
for many. The hole Is but two yard? .J !
;-f the 600 mark, the tee pla.es ,1" e n 53
In the rearmost stern and a brisk headwE2
further handicapped the playws nil.
eleven men were able-to score sIxm n,??Jy
emalnder of the Meld fa tenetl th.lr ?,'S'
on this sector of the course Card'
The golf fund for the war sufferer. .
opened yesterday and It will be pre" t
all tourneys held by the Bsoeiiitinn ,5
further notice. The' fund VcHv'e? V""
trance fees, a receipt Is given to ih
and the money Is 'held VepaVa Vttom h.
other funds of the assoclat nn Ton,,
quently. every entrance fee hat , ""'m
Into the tournaments hucIIs the n. ' ?ld
fund that m worthy and patriot,,!0"" of
Meanwhile, the women golfer. i..
or the Philadelphia champfo ,h , l'"n
the seinl-flnul round nt Merlon l.id
Miss Caverly played tbe bran 1 "of5 golf '
M.ould keep -the cup nt the fr cket club
for another ii. ,.-. '"ML -iud
?-. on ,-v. ii.-irintu
took th. full eighteen boles to decide , m
favor of the Huntingdon Valley leader
Today nn old feud will be renewed "hen
.Mrs. Fox meets Mrs. Harlow In tho penult"
mate round. Miss Caverly is challenged by
Jllss Chandler In the upper bracket and
while tho tltleholder should remain In th.
running, tho Huntingdon Valley player I,
going strong as was shown by her vletnrv
over Mrs. Munson. lqty
AVillard Millard Some Golfer
Another schoolboy attracts attention
Yesterday Wlllard .Millard, acting "amain
of Tome School, ripped oft tho TZ
holes of the cricket club In thirty
strokes. Tome. Hill nnd I.avvrencevll 1.
clashed In a. trlnngular meet over the Sl
Martins course. T,'e young golfer with the
euphonious name from Port Deposit romped
In with a wide lead that was aided by
threes on the eleventh, twelfth and eight
eenth holes and a modest two on the
fifteenth.
ALEX GIVES BURNS
LEAD IN BATTING
Holds Roush, of Cincinnati,
in Leash, While New
Yorker Makes 2 Hits
NO CHANGE IN' AMERICAN
One a. Cleveland Alexander Is about as
valuable to a baseball club as Christmas
is to the department stores. Thesa are i
rush days for Grovery who yesterday
virtually won the opener tv.th the Reds In
single-handed fashion, having a perfect day ,
at the bat and on the mound, driving a
Spauldlng Into Broad street, and last, but
not the least, the Nebraskan had the pleas
ure of making a new batting hero In the
National League for the present season.
Beforo Grover placed his toe on the
mound, Eddlo Roush, of the Reds, was the
leading batter of the Tencr circuit. Today
he Is holding down third position. The
visiting centerflclder was charged with four
times at bat and a blank score of blngles.
George Burns, of the Giants, played his
337th straight game yesterday, and while
the New Yorkera were beating the Cubs In
tho battle for second place. Geoige gath
ered a pair of bits out of four chances at
the ball. Bill Fischer was Idle along with
tho Pirates, who moved over to Brooklyn
and were stopped by rain. Eddie by hla
failure to hit against "Alex" Is five polnti
behind the Smoky City home-run king.
Speaker retains the lead In the American
League, with Wambggansa second. Neither
man played yesterday. Sister was In action,
but failed to get a hit, losing three polnti
and breaking the tie for second place. The
"leading three" stand as follows:
NATIONAL LEAOUE
Tlayer. Club. O.
llama. New Vork 27
Fischer, I'lttaborgh . . . 25
Itouah, Cincinnati .... 22
A.n. n.
103 21
74 7
75 It
natcn on the twelfth green. Miss 10 ranor
('hand er entered her llrst seml-flna E
plonshlp round by eliminating last yea?,
runner-up. Mrs. Munson. by the decisive
margin of 4 to 3. Mrs. Caleb V fox ,vg.
given a close match bv Mr. ,., ."?..
If. Are.
40 ,S1
27 ,3M
27 .360
II. Are.
.ID .313
40 .331
42 .333
ASIKIUCAN LIU O UK
Fiver. CInb. O. A. It. R.
Sneaker, Cleveland ... S3 113 IK
Wara'gania, Cleveland. 35 lie 10
Bleler, St, Loula 32 126 13
Dartmouth Selects Captain
IIANOVSIt, N. H.. May 14. "Jack" O'Don
nell, of Naucatuck, Conn., yesterday waa electal
captain of Dartmouth'. var.Hr baseball team
for next year, lie Is an outfielder.
NATIONAL IXAOUB FABK
PHILLIES vi. CINCINNATI
- , GAME AT S30 P, M. ... ,
Per Beojg on Male at OlmbW and BpalJlm
affyajAnlnNr(eltuUlaa!
I MST men wlio enjoy an I
I CAMPBELL'S SHAG B
1 T MOT ftOQB TMACeO tTMCT 1
BROADWAY A. C TONIGHT!
BEAI, BEAR CAT BOUTS 5
Ad BIG BATTLE ROYAL ,
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