EVENING IEDOBE-PHICAJJBIiPHIA; MOWDMT, .JfW 2S. 1917 UN SHOULDN'T PEEVE THE PANS LATER TWO FOR ONE WILL MORE THAN EVEN THE SCORE 3 y 'NNIE'S MAULERS HOME AGAIN, ER WINNING U Youngsters Make Good f -ft Poor Work of Pitchers Phils Depart for New York to Battle Giarfts for First Place , AETEH an absence of almost three . today, and If the weather man will fci layed with tho Yankees at Shlbo Park. Connie's gang of hustlers emerged ftom the western Invasion nono tho worse for wear and surprised the wlso ones by ' Jriajrlng flrst-class baseball. The club Is In last place, but It Is doubtful If It will dtmaln thero lonsr. Tho margin between tho other teams In tho second division Is sf alender that a couple of victories in a row will change tho entire complexion of ( 1Q war map. The A's aro fighting harder than ever and will continue their crappy game In tho long stay nt tho homo grounds. The Phils have been doing such excellent work that tho Mackmcn almost have fcen lost sight of. However, a glance over tho scores away from home shows that the club has not dono so poorly as tho fans Imagine. Tho old cry of "Tho A's " ,lot another" was heard, but thero wero a. few victories sandwiched between them. In all fifteen games woro played and nine wero lost. It almost was tin even break, which Is going somo in a league like tho American. St. Louts won threo out of jWur, but they wero close and Fielder Jones's men had to extend themselves to .oome out ahead. Tho Whlto Sox also took three out of four, and they, too. wore . forced to play hard for every game. In Cleveland It was an even break, two and two, and Connie's crew took two Out of thrco from Detroit. Tho last gamo, played Saturday, probably will bo protested, as tho rules wero violated and thero Is a chance of having tho gamo thrown out. Winning six games from the strongest clubs I pretty good for tho youngsters, and they will do better than that on the Some lot. CONNIE'S pitchers have not been performing up to form, and until they do It will rcQuIro hard work to win. Tho opponents usually get a big lead early In the gamo and this must be overcome. In Detroit it took v eleven Innings to win on Friday and Saturday Detroit had a seven-run - lead at the end of tho second inning. Tho Athletics mado this up nnd had one to tho good, when S,M O'Loughlln pulled ono of his famous "bones" and allowed Jennings to break tho rules and win tho gamo, 11 to 8. Tho fans are with tho battling Macks this year, and no doubt will turn out to givo tho youngsters a rousing welcome this nfternoon. Phils Leave for First Invasion of the West PAT MOItAN and his Phils left ton this morning for New York, whero they will play an Important series before leaving for tho first swing of the western .Circuit, Five games will bo played in Gotham weather permitting two today. ono tomorrow and a double-header on Wednesday. If the Phillies can got better than an even break their pennant chances will recelvo a big booRt, as tho Giants always have been a sourco of worry to tho homo folks. McGraw lias been losing a few games recently, the club is out of llrst placo and an effort will bo made to Stake up some lost Ground. Tho battles aro sure to bo hard fought and exciting, 'and the series looks to be tho most Important of any scheduled for tho week. The Giants are not accustomed to losing ball games, in fact, they seem sur prised If another club has tho nerve to even Imagine that it can win. Tho hlgh prlceQ cast which established u record of twenty-six straight victories last year expects to do even better than that this year as soon as tho'tlmo comes to start. Thus far St. Louis, Chicago and even Pittsburgh have mado tho Now Yorkers bite the dust, and tho other clubs aro wondering if McGraw's men aro as lnvincl ' ble as they wero led to believe. Psychology plays an important part in baseball, and there Is no doubt that tho Giants' formidable llno-up frightened tho oppo nents at the beginning of tho season. On paper, tho team appears to bo unbeat able, and this was generally conceded until a few games cro lost. Tho opposing pitchers lost their nervo when they faced Burns, Kauff, Herzog, Robertson, Zim merman and the others and wero beaten beforo they started. In the opening game " here on April 25 tho Phils, with Alex in tho box, had a. three-run lead up to tho f eighth Inning, when the Giants went in, scored four times and won, 9 to 8. This was another boost for SIcGraw, for it showed that his team wns so good that it could step In at any old time and break up the game, regardless of tho scoro against it. B UT things have changed and tho such a walkover for tho men not get their safe wallops every day, tho pitchers are not high class and the team can be beaten. This restores confldenco to tho other clubs, and '. from now$n " wl" bo a flsht to the finish. Donovan's Players Are Now "Fighting" for Every Game AN UNDOUBTED element in the success of tho Yankees this season is tho . "fighting" spirit shown by them. Donovan's men aro putting a lot of pep 1 Into their work and reports from tho West show how well tho new scheme is work V Ing. In all cities tho games havo been featured by near-riots, In which tho Yan t ltees are reported aggressors. Eddie Clcotte, of Chicago, was tho object of a gen eral attack almost every tlmo ho threw a ball. Tho peculiar antics of his delivery, it tfns urged, wero due to tho uso of tho emery ball. The umpires could not verify the protest and the conclusion was rcachod that Clcotto was getting the old emery effect by spitting in his glove and mixing In dust. The extra weight on one side, of the ball was believed to be an explanation of tho freak break resulting. Tho Chicago meet was also featured by a mlx-up between Nick Cullop and Buck Weaver. Tho opening round at St. Louis was between Uay Fisher and George Sisler and the next between Armando Marsans and Leslie Nunamaker.- According to ringside accounts, It took some skillful officiating on tho part of Ump Bill Evans to keep tho latter set of scrappers from making a finish affair.' Both had to bo put out of the game. Waf and Weather Playing Havoc With Small Leagues BASEBALL has been hard hit this season as a result of tho war and tho weather. With the national mind focused on the grim ftak of making ready to fight and the weather conditions being without precedent for their general cussedness, tho old national pastlmo Is well-nigh flat on Its back. Unless conscription of ball players goes Into effect, tho big leagues will doubtless be ablo to wag along, but without the usual dividends. But tho small leagues aro bound to face a llfe-and death struggle In any event Several of them. In fact, already havo shown signs of ,," collapse, and one, tho Virginia League, has thrown ut the sponge. Tho schedule r was formally called off nnd all teams disbanded as tho result of tho league directors' meeting held at Norfolk. Another minor league already embarrassed Is the Southern. Tho Mobile owners T have turned the franchise over to tho leaguo officials, and other teams aro tottering. ' ' Tho American Association has been In pain ever since tho season started. r several meetings having been held in tho effort to apply tho oxygen in tho fight ( to keep kicking. This leaguo is now considering tho adoption of a maximum f salary limit of $250 to take effect Juno 1, reduction of tho player limit to fifteen, revision of the schedule and the calling off of tho post-season scries with tho ' winning team In the International. As an indication of Just how cheerful the 1 feeling Is In American Association circles. President Cantillon, of the MJnneapolls ' tilub, is out with a prophecy that no small league will bo ablo to weather the galo v later than July 4. Viewing tho situation generally. It would seem that should con- acrlptlon of ball players become effective, tho averago minor leaguo would blow up over night and ball parks would bo closed In every Bection of tho country. Major League Magnates Not to Retrench t ITUIE player limits In Iho big leagues will not be reduced. This was decided at a - special conferenco of the National Commission in CJiIcago yesterday. The ' TJatlonal League has the twenty-two player limit now in effect, and In Ban John- non'a circuit It Is twenty-five. For a time It was reported that Garry Herrmann ', and other moguls In tho National League were bent upon cutting their rosters to r wah 1n..AM tn n .li.h tint rinur ft Qpftrrw rfrtntn tVin1A -I'll! l.n tin nlin np.A .1 remainder of the season unless conditions IT the closing of tho parks. Ban Johnson Is In favor of keeping as many players In tho gamo as possible and even feels that tho twenty-five player limit works enough hardship. Johnson Is- a great believer In the development of young talent, and the only way In which tl l can be done effectively Is to give the managers a free hand and permit them to cirry excess material. Just now many of tho National League clubs aro under t e twenty-two player limit, the Phillies being down to twenty and despite this ai e leading the league. The condition of Moran's pitching staff, the timely hitting . .&f feltf .Ann. nnrt nn Absence of injuries have been Instrumental In thn anM. m'$f J"3 proteges. But tho moment cripples begin to arrive and double-headers ao KMkT?,aMiiaii1iiA tmn ft In that nllota will have manv unhannv momenta. Jack Mclnnia Back in the "Leading Three" Trio FOLLOWERS of the A's will be pleased to learn that Jack ("Stuffy") Mclnnls tut regained his place as one of the three leading batters of the American Xeague. Yes, sir, our Stuffy Is doing well with tho bat a triple and a single In the final at Detroit, and he Is here with us today for a home stay and further progress- Jack is third man, eleven , points behind tho leader. As a result of tho gms Saturday and yesterday the three stars In the Johnson line-up are "Wambs canat. Cleveland, ilrst with, .336; Trls Speaker, also of Cleveland, second with Ml. and Mack's star first baseman, with an average of ,326. Jack, did not get Jpto action yesterday, but "Warn" and Trls helped the Indians take the -third ,4-pnMs uruin M-o .auaicv rjcjuvc. b.i..,i fM.dr a ingle. mUKRE Is no chango In the National circuit since Iloush took: the lead --ffter ir-lday games. Eddie Is averaging a card of .360, George Burn fat itMpanc Jco4 with a .5T and "Homo Run" Bill Fischer,, of the Pirates, i 'tgM'or,'Tritl.-a3l !'fi'. . ; SIX OUT OF FIFTEEN Showing, Despite the weeks, the Athletics return to our midst lay off tho wet stuff u double-header will National League race will not bo from Gotham. Tho heavy hitters do force immediate action In order to stavo . piiikid aim u .tuiiio run ana me league jaarki Vvt,.- I - w. k K IV. fc j T , PERKIOMEN GAMES WEREjtIGSUCCESS Schoolboys Did Not . Mind Late Trains and Slow Track and Will Go Again ANNOUNCE TRACK DATES From tlii Htnndpolnt of attendance nnd number of nthlctcs entered, the Terklomen Interscholnstlcs wero n great success nt Pennsburg on Saturday, and Hisler's Ur tory In the mile. Captain Metllngcr s win In tho brond Jump, "Ilcltn-'' lletzmers win ning the Javelin throw nrd Innumerable con ((uostn on the pnrt of Philadelphia's high fchool and preparatory M-linol nthlctet de serve mention. Perklomen's annual meet Is held under Its annunl handicap, but under the clreum itnncos the officials work wonders. They havo no Franklin Field at Potin-burg. neither have they Philadelphia-Atlantic rity train service. It Is a hard place to reach, but students will go a long way for n good thing nnd that Is what takes them to Perklomcn every year. livery ono knows that Captain "Link" Mclllnger ran clear 22 feet In tho broad Jump. He did It in tho Middle States meet. Yet at Pcrklnmen ho only cleared 20 feet fi'ij InrheR. No dlstanco was recorded In the reported summaries, nn explanatory line stating "no distance shown." but tho ofllclals knew Mclllnger cleared 20 feet C14 inches Just tho Fame. Tho take-off as not what It wliould be for a big meet, and this accounts for tho difference. The fact that the "special" train leaving here did not nrrlve at Pcnnsburg until 1 o'clock, after many "nercsrary" stops en route, and tho fart that tho return trip took two hours, with the fame number nf "hesitations." n ono olllclal expressed It, did not uptot the peace of mind of any of tho contestants They liked tho meet, nnd they will bo tit Pcnnshurg again next year. Dates for Two Title Meets Here are the rtntts for two title meets, nnd school track nnd Held stars prospective spectators and others will note them: -In no 1 Intrrnrnitemlr trnl. nnil field c hnmplnnlilp, nt I:inlilln rield. alii ne I City lihti firhool track nnd field cliiiinptnliklilp, nt llntl-tnn Field. There has been considerable ilouht In tho minds of i-onic of the scholastic fans ns to tho time of holding tho city track nnd field meet. Koine wero under the Impression this annual tltu'ar eent would bo held som tlmo this week. Ir. Malhcw C. CVIlrlon. Central High's truck conch, who handles the entries nnd usually always arranges tho program for the meet, said last night' "When tho question came up thero was only one day to hold It near the end of tho present month nnd that was Monday, June 4. Tho Interacademlcs nro on Friday, nnil while wo cnuld hold It the same day. I do not think It advisable to hold two big title meets the Fame afternoon. I think tho other track coaches nre of tho same opin ion." "Pcnn Charter or Episcopal?" Ponti Charter or l.pKcopal Academy? Pick the winner If the Junior meet would Indicate that this la I'enn Charters year In track nnd Hold sports, then the Yellow nnd niuo should triumph. I.pleopa1, however, has one of tho best-balanced track teams In Its history, and haing won the inter ncademlc relay championship, Coach Alex Grant's boys aie slight favorites. CHICAGO GOLFERS TO AID RED X BY CONTRIBUTION CHICAGO, May 28. Members of tho twenty-eight golf clubs nfllliatcd with tho Chicago District Golf Association wero nsked for a voluntary contribution of ten cents to the American lied Cro(-s for each eighteen holes played during tho season. Under tho plans announced by tho board of directors of tho nssoclatlon, each player will have the ten cents charged against him on his houso nccount, nnd all sums collected will bo remitted by tho club treas urers monthly to tho Jtcd Cross. Tho total receipts from tho plan aro expected to exceed $1000 weekly. AMATEUR HALL NOTES Jewlh foster Homo would like to hear from any fourtcen-slxtecn-yenr-old team playtnf; wkday ball during July and August. Any team dmirlni. a good attraction should write to A. I.. Ilragtr. 7uo Church lane. (Jormnnloun. A. M n. Ilojs' Club would like to hear from any fourteen-slxtpen-year-old team having grounds A. Freedmnn, caro of Starr Garden, Sixth und Lombard streets. Norrls Field Club, a semlprofesslonnl travel ing team, has Mav 3D. morning nnd afternoon, and Juno 2 open for home teams In or out of lown. rnone avtnsington .ija-. iranK ?cnauer. Orlanna Juniors have Memorial Day. morning and afternoon, own for unv fourteen. tlfteen-luur-old team. U. Jlenftold, 013 North Orlanna atreet. Hhnttnwer H C has Juno Barch. Sll Arch street. and 10 open. J. Vlneland Trailers desire to arrange games nt homn or away Tho management has Me morial Day. two games nnd all of June open, I'eter McQulre. Vlneland, X, J .Vllegheny II. C . n fast flrst-class home team, desires the services of a good pitcher, willing to buy his uniform and play for sport. If. Mohr, 310S Kmerald atrcot, John . Jnmes Dobson's nradford Mills base ball team desires to arrange games for Sunday. J. Aiken, llrndford Mills. Clermanlown. Pearce A. A. has Memorial Day, morning and afternoon, open. 1.. Slotenon, Kensing ton 0031. Morris Held Club, a semlprofesslonal trael Ing team. bs May 30. morning nnd afternoon, open, nlso June 2. for such teams as l'otts town. Telford, Quakertown and Ambler, rnone Kensington SSS'J. frank Schaller. 501 rsorrls street. Columbia, which has not been defeated this year, has June 1! open. All flrst-class home teams having grounds are preferred. J. Rey nolds, X100 North Sydenham street. T M C A. Giants, a strong traveling team, re"dslrous of arraDalng games with any " class homo team. II. Smith. 1721 Christian street. Jessamine Boys" Club would Ilk; to meet sjy fourteen-flftren-year-old tenm on MsjT.or.al Day or on Saturdays during June. July and August, t McTaeu tB31 Christian street, or phono Dickinson 5330. . KeDhart A. C. n first class traellng team, has May 30, morning and nfiernoon open. Any irst-class team wishing this game should write II A? McClerman. 1039 North Hancock street. ANY SUIT In the'house TO OIWKIl $ 11 .80 Iteduced from $30, $23 and $20. See Our 7 Die Window PETER MORA & CO. VOT$ f. K, Cor. 0th nnil Arch M. R. K. tor. 11th and Chestnut Ms. Point Breeze Park Motordrome Openings Races o DECORATION DAY ' ' 50-Mile Motor-Paced Race 10-Mile Motorcycle Race ZM.nv.nin A A froad ana Ilalnbrldte Ulympin J. . Hurry reward., .Mir. TO-NIOHT AT HiSO HllAltl' Joe llradlrr ta. Danor Ilurk Aniy MtMahon ra. l'runklo Williams Jack Harlea ". Joe Tnher Jack Ilrattan va. Al Nelion Willie Jackson vs. Johnny Mealey Ad., tie. Hal. Ilea., SOs & 73c. Arena. Itea., II. DEVON HORSE SHOW MAY 30, 3 J, JUNE 1,2 .V I., WHEN A FELLER AMATEUR-PRO MATCH WOULD HELP GOLF FUND AND PROVE BIG TEST v FOR LOCAL TUTORS AND PLAYERS WHY not hold nn amateur-professional tnumnment In Philadelphia as ono of the attractions nn the list of golf entertain ments for the season? Down nt that Mecca of winter golf, Plnehurst. the annual amateur-professional competition that is sand wiched between the open and the amateur North nnd South championships Is one of the most popular events on tho pre-season calendar. Tho stellar pros of the country and the host of tho unpaid golfers form combinations, play four-hall matches, and there is always tho keenest of golf. Up In the Metropolitan district they have a num ber of such ecnts dotting the programs, nnd thero Is a big turnout of the two great classes of golfers to take advantage of tho opportunity to work together ns partners. Just now wn havo n golf fund for the war sufferers and this fund will bo Increased, its the entrance fees for the arlous tourna ments held by the Golf Association of Phila delphia nro appropriated to it. Should somo progressive leader organize a four-ball amateur and professional tour nament, patterned on the lines of the popu lar North and South event, nnd have It held on one of our local courses, thero would undoubtedly bo nn Immedlato rush on tho part of the tutors and the cracks to arrange for starting times. An entrance fee would bo charged nnd tho worthy golf fund would be thereby greatly Increased. An element of lmerclub rivalry would be In evldenco if tho pros wero to take on one of the best golfers of his club ns a partner. Ono good suggestion, made by a prominent local golfer, is to have both a net and a gross winner, and tho best ball of tho part aaaBaaBaaaana 1 I 4 I I L .H A wJj'& ffi ,. . 3 BBBaHafclbA.... .t .'AliAitt . 'mi 'tniir-a "iiTi'Wiamnliiti-'irT iffrlftfl n in ' 1' ft'r ) " NEEDS A FRIEND $(u,jiit( mi II ffffffff ners would, naturally, he tho thing that counted Such a tournament Is worth a trial. Tho local golfers havo not had such nn opportunity In this district, nnd with a worthy cauo ns nn ndditlonal drawing enrd, it Is a safe proposition that nearly every club in tho district would be repre sented by tho tutor and nn amateur. UMPIRE ROSTER REDUCED IN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION LOUISVILLE, Ky May 28. President T. J. Hlckey. of tho American Associa tion, hns announced that the umpire staff of that organization would in tho Interest of economy bo reduced to five. Tho odd man will be carried for emergency pur posea Hlckey also announced that he had released Umpire Francis Connolly. BASEBALL NINE DISBANDS BY SERVICE ENLISTMENTS MONTCLAIIt, N. J.. May 28. The base ball schedule of tho Montclair Athletic Club has been canceled nnd the team disbanded. Defections In the ranks caused by enlist ments in various branches of tho Govern ment sen-Ice aro responsible. Coach Eddie Grant, a former Giant, is with tha of ficers' rcscrvo corps at Plattsburg. No sharp "corners" I ( tlMA . ij u. -m. I BILL DONOVAN IS ONE BIG-RING PILOT FOR WHOM DOUBLE-HEADER SEASON WILL HAVE NO TERRORS Could Double From Now to October With Ten Twirlers on Tap Emery Ball Suspicions . Revived of Late By GRANTLAND RICE "Of all swttt words (either tchdpered or baxcledl . The ticrctest are, "Darknea! The game w catted!" Old Flatbush Couplet THEHE was a time when tlub owners found it easy to let the sun shine In their hearts when It was cloudy even rainy without That was before bad weather wns the rule, not the exception, The weather topic Is resurrected because of the bearing the present may have on the pennant chances of major league represent atives. For summer must come sooner or later, nnd with It a whole flock of double headers. Against the harvest of bargain days tho greatest attribute to success will be wealth, both In quality and quantity, of pitching numbers. The one major league manager who above all others can relish the season of double headers Is Bill Donovan. Tho Yankees could double every day from now to Oc tober without overworking their pitchers. Wild Bill has no less than ten pitchers, each capable of going the route. So far they have been In each other's way. None of them has had enough work. The un beaten Shocker was two weeks between win ning games simply because his fellow pitch ers commanded equal attention. Donovan's' staff to dato has proved Itself the most efficient of tho game It should be better, if that is possible, through the shower of double-headers. Rattling the Skeleton Cy Falkenberg, the veteran pitcher, who Jumped Cleveland In his halcyon days to cast his lot with the Federal League, Is attempting a comeback with the Athletics. Falkenberg has Just about reached the end of his career, because of the age handicap, hut none of the youngsters let sentiment Interfere with business. Every time tie pitches the life of Falken berg Is made miserable by batters demand ing that the umpires examine the ball fre quently. For the tip preceded Falkenberg east that the one-time terror of Cleveland had effected his comeback with the Ameri can Association by making use of the Illegal "emery" ball. The return of Fal kenberg seems to have stirred up all man ner of suspicions against a number of the leading masters of the box. In the National League, too, the tip Is out that several clubs carry pitchers who use tho emery ball. At the P.0I0 Grounds a few days ago Umpire Bill Klem repoat edly called for the ball which Miller, of the Pirates, was pitching. Giant batters, help less before Miller's fast ball, were con vinced the pitcher had some material edge over them. Russell Ford, Inventor 'Itussell Ford originated the emery ball, which has since been legislated from the game. The delivery was so called because emery paper was used to roughen part of the surface. The rough part, of course, heightened the effect of nlr friction, so that with practice a clever pitcher could make the ball break in all sorts of freakish ways. Ford, for Instance, supposedly a spitball pitcher, never used a spltter. It was the emery ball instead, which at will ho could break In either direction. When Ford Jumped to the Buffalo club, of the Federal League, and Sweeney was In duced to stay In New York at $9000, Big Ed SAVE $13.50 on Youit Nr.tr srniNo sniT $16.50 Buys honest $30 value from BILLY MORAN 1103 ARCH STREET Open Evenings no scratchy "edges" Boll some Ertima smoke around In your mouth, i Notice its finish, its fine, flavory surface. No sharp "corners," no scratchy v"edgesw In other wor&, J'atimas ore a com fortablelsmoko. It's the delicateoaJ. once of . the . good tohaccos in this Turkish khlend that keepsXFatimas so cool and smooth and tasty tojthe end. And it is , this, same blond that makes it possible for(eYeryjFatima smoker to "feel like a Prince," even after, he has encored Fatimaslall-day' long. Let your Taste andiComfort proye how sensible Fatimas are. Jfa&KfaufafeaSSi . cz Sensible Cigarette iv.m got another pal and battery mate In Itav Keating. Sweeney taught Keating the emery ball trick. The secret wag too good for Keating tc keep all to himself. They do say Bay told every pitcher he met. l wasn't a secret at all very long, and the first victim exposed was none other than Keatlnr himself. Eddie Collins had Keating in. masked before a Saturday crowd at iv, Polo Grounds, l w The emery ball Is barred In the major leagues. Any one using It will be subjected to severe discipline. Alert as all players are, no trace of the evil has been disclosed It dees seem In these days of slow games that the players are allowed too great lte way In looking for the emery ball. They often try to alibi themselves 'with Just such tricks as these. Braves Buy Pitcher From Atlanta Club BOSTON, Msy 28. The purcha of &-( Perry, pitcher for the Atlanta club of tho Southi ern Lesgue, hs been announced by the Boat on National League club. iua Siniiiw SPURWOOD A newcomer in the "wood" family A new E & W mod el "Spurwood". There is an attract ive sweep to the points and plenty of tie space. Its spurs give it style. Your furnisher will gladly show you "Spurwood" and the other E & W styles which will look well on you. EARL & WILSON Vy cent Collars SEe left Style isyour&jk 1IIIIIIIIIBIIIIIIIIIFi A yr lOfr-vy '1 1 m
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