"fSiiFyKjy-'y iwMiiyyyr rt f-mp" ufp- y "rM qpy ififcws-Tp' 1" fr t c If ( 12 IT IS UP TO BJBB RUSSELL, THRICE READY FOR DISCARDS, STAGES COMEBACK AND I AGAIN LOOKS LIKE SOX REGULAR Gjrooked Hurling Arm Fails to Discourage Game ,. .. Texan, Who Changes Style and Wins Berth on Rowland's Pitching- Staff ''tMil y that they never come back, but we have with us today a young person '"wfeo Is willing to bet tho bankroll that the old adage la nothing but bunk. 'The 9i to question la none other than Albert ("Ilcbel") Russell, who pitches with his arm when he works for Clarence I ready for the scrap heap at the beginning of the 1917 season; but ho not only Housed to go, but proved to his boss that he Is not likely to Join tho has-beens for Mate time to come. Russell's come-back Is one of the bright spots of the game M4 the pitcher should be admired for his wonderful gameness. It la not generally known, but "Reb" has a crooked hurling arm. From the aulder to the elbow It travels sttnlght enough, but from then on, to quote Irving Vaughn, the arm extended would make u. compass dizzy. It Is Impossible for him 1 straighten the wing. A fibrous growth around the elbow prevents this, but tho peculiar feature Is that the ailment has failed permanently to cripple the Texan Mm first sign of trouble came at the end of the 1914 season, when his arm began draw up at the elbow. He consulted a physician and was advised to lay off for A year or more. This Russell refused to do, and when he reported In 1915 he sur cld every ono by showing a sharp curve Instead of his "high fast " Last year k won seventeen and tost eleven games, but the new delivery was too much and the, arm went bad again. Then It was announced that Russell was through and fete loss was mourned by all. But the Rebel had a different Idea Although the ailment took on an aggra rated form, the growth enlarged, the elbow warped a bit more and was more painful, the pitcher decided that It was not yet time to quit. Ho consulted a physician down In Texas and was told to carry a weight In the left hand and gradually pull out the kink. This didn't make much of a hit with tho pltchci tat he, .figured that the only way to Iron out the knots In the arm was to work border than over. He tolled day after day without result. The hook wouldn't 'took, and the fast one wouldn't hop. It was discouraging work, but there was bo let-up, a ... ""DEB" kept at It, however, and gradually began to see the light. Soon - a faint curve could be seen, his fast ono had lots of smoke and today he Is Just as good as ever. He will contlnuo to be good, too, until they crack his Iron heart. That's the thing that has kept him going S" Callahan Thought Russell a Flivver in Spring of 1913 WHEN Russell blow Into the big show unannounced In tho spring of 1913 he did not look good to Jimmy C.illah.tn, who then wns mnmiglng the Sox. At that time he possessed a normal pitching arm. but Jimmy cured nothing for that. .After watching him work out In practice tho manager decided to ship the recruit ever the hills and far away, and would have done that ery thing had It not been for Kid Oleason. The Kid noticed the speed of the joungster and thought that it eould be, used to good advantage. So he advanced on Callahan and opened up With the following: "Don't tie the can to that guy yet," he said "Perhaps he Is a bum and nil that, but you never can tell at this time of tho year. Russell has u swell fast kail and will be a good pitcher as soon as he learns how to use It Turn him oer to me and I will take him on the trip with the second team Then I will have n chance to look him over carefully nnd he won't be much of an expense to tho club. I feel that we are overlooking a good bet nnd I want to see If I nm right " Callahan loosened up and Gleason took the rookie In hand In a short tlmo fca waa dazzling the batters In Texas with his fast one, and when the trip was ever "Reb" had a Job and a good contract. It took only a short tlmo to fee that tha new pitcher could pitch nnd that ho loved to work. This nlmoHt rulnod him tho first year, for Callahan sent him In too often to relieve his tottering mate?. He took part In fifty-one contests for an enrned-run acrago of 1.S3 per game. The next year, hitjvcver, ho dropped to thirty-eight engagements for an average f 2.90. ... AT THE end of the 1914 season he waa looked upon as a flash a phenom XAwho bobs up, pitches good ball for a year and then drops back Into obscurity. Russell knew that the shadow of tho minors was ho enng uv er him. but he didn't quit because ho had the courage to fight It out. Kid Gleason Again Comes to the Rescue and Russell Lasts Ft 1915 Russell knew that only a miracle would keep him in the league. His arm developed a twist at the elbow and the slight kink robbed him of the curve ball ' Which made him sucfT a terror In 1913. Gleason once more came to the rescue, and after working with him for a week taught him a new delivery which brought results. "Reb" worked for hours each day on the new style, and because he had natural ability It waa mastered. When the curve disappeared Russell knew It was because of the elbow. Thcro wa only one thing to do, and that was to begin all over. HV did, and the hook reappeared, but In a different form. He simply adapted himself to another way ot doing a. thing What the curve lost in deceptiv eness' was offset by the pitching knowledge he had acquired In his short career In tho major league. He went through the season and at the end thought It would bevn good stunt to bee a doctor and have an operation performed. The doc told him to let well enough alone and How nature to take Its course. This waa done and there was little trouble until this year. v? ... r? IS probable that Russell will be sent against the Athletics in the game this afternoon He always has been effective against the home folks and ' Rowland Is anxlou3 to start off with a victory If "Reb" doesn't twirl, ' Clcotte la likely to be called. Joe Bush will hurl for the Macks. Two Former Mackmen Are Here With the Invaders EDDIE COLLINS, who was one of the most expensive cogs In tho well-known 1100,000 Infield, and Eddie Murphy, former right fielder of the champion A'a, are members of the Chicago club, which opens tho series In Shlbo Park this afternoon. Collins Is playing his usual brilliant game In the field, but his hitting feu been away off. Murphy does not appear In the line-up regularly and plays 'th rola of utility outfielder and an occasional pinch hitter. They always are given 'a great reception by the fans. The White Sox aro facing a crucial test on this trip and will have to get better than an even break to overhaul the Red Sox. On paper, Rowland's club looks as formidable as tho Giants, but the players have not been able to hit with any degree ot consistency. Cold weather Is held responsible for this and It is believed that the men will recover their batting oyes as soon as summer sets In. The visitors do not expect to have an easy time with the Athletics, as Connie's crowd gave them a hard tussle in Chicago a couple of weeks ago'. They fear the sluggers on the borne lot and the best twlrlers will be used. Last Wednesday, when a crowd of 15,000 passed through the gates at Shlbe Park to see the game with the Yankees, It looked like old times when the team waa winning championships. It showed that the fans have not forgotten the good old days and now they are willing to give their support to the new team. They have faith in Connie Mack, and today another record crowd Is expected. The players perform better before a crowd, for they know then that their work Is keinz appreciated. ... r? WAS the biggest crowd that attended a ball gams at Shibe Park since the world series battles In 1914, but If the team continues to play scrappy baseball vacant seats will not be so prominent in the future. Anyway, lt'a about time that Connie received a good break, and we hope his luck stays with him. Phils Usually Do Well Away From Home AS A rule the Phils come through on alien lota and the fans are pulling for them to get from under. They will be away until the third Tuesday of this month and will have to extend themselves throughout the trip. After the Pittsburgh aories. closing Monday, Pat and his crew will take the rollers as far West as Chicago, and on arrival in the Windy City wilt find anything but a brotherly MotpUon- Fred Mitchell and his Cubs have not forgotten that the Phils stopped Mmm after ten straight and that the Moranmen threw the harpoon into Phil jPewalas. Tom Beaton et al. for the entire series of four games. They will be out 'Mr revenge, and whether they get It or not will have a whole lot to do with the afcMt&ing of the teams in the Tener circuit. t Te season brush at this writing appears to be a good race between the Msafe, Giants and the Cubs. The Cards are in fourth place, but they are playing mi even fifty-fifty, winning and losing about the same number of games. The 'Mttst Important series for the Phils should be the Chicago games, and inasmuch ,m te Giants wilt be playing the Reds at that time, it will be necessary for the Mate to travel some. The Giants are now in St. Louis. They open with Mathew eet'a bunch on Registration Day. Following this series the Giants blow Into o for a series of four games, so the f Tie Cuba will have the advantage ot playing on the home lot, morning prac- tAjM,aind the cheers of the home-town fans; but they will be playing some base- K should they beat out both the Phils and Giants. After a quartet of games Chicago, Pat's players step over to ta bunch then will have got the tm tat wad by the New Yorkers, will hope ffslia. They, too, have not forgotten that our boys took the series from them on tJW eaetern trip. Orjrji PHll pulled themselves together with Ersklne Mayer on the hill at WttstVifc and are now even up with the Pirates. Two more victories Ute Bprtar Ctty ia4' wil have aeoued an even break. eUce awy left t BweiiaadMMpttMaiiia'jUnsii pea fer potet went. THE PITCHERS -THE PHILS HAVE EIGHT HITTERS Rowland and his White Sox. The ltebel Cubs also have their work cut out for St. Louis for four games with the Cards. Giants - out of their systen, and if trampled to gain ground at the expense of the EVEftlJSG fair ZJ ) I wena im tmkI . , k'p Jr&r 2MmMwMfllTiWJB cWm. y ' Ml fputsoit To J lf " r inBUmm FIX DATES FOR SCHOOLCONTESTS Freshmen Track Meet Next Tuesday City Games on Monday at Houston Field PENN CHARTER VICTOR Arrangements ).ie Itecn made to stan the city high tchool freshmen championships on Tuesdiy at Houston Field Instead of Wednesday of next week Tlio coaches and managers of the hlKli (.ohool track teams met jestorday and planned for tho city track meet on Monday at the Central High field On Wednesday tho (jerriantown HlRli School students will hae their annual field day sports nt the WaterUew Hen cation Center Professor Philip O Lewis, who has Uiargo of the meet, stated this morn ing that 1200 girls will take part in the games and sports, nm more than sno bos will pirtlejpite More than 115 relay races will ba run off during the nfternoon niahorato arrangements have also been nnde by the Northeast IIlKh School of ficials for their annu il field day sports for next Thursday afternoon at the Northeast grounds. Twenty-ninth and Cambria streets With theto games oer, the scholastic track and field season will lie at an end Germnntown Friends' Big Meet Oermantown Friends' School held a ery successful color meet yesterday nfternoon at Queen Lane Tho work of Arndt and Atkinson, the Whites, helped their team to victory oer the Blues In the senior sports Dacon and Hodges excelled for the Ulues The Purples nnd Reds also met In tho Junior sports, and Nicholas helped tho Pur ples to lctory, 87 to 77 Tho Btar for tho Reds was Hulme. who won the majority of points Mark Balls led tho Spiders to vic tory over the Crickets In the primary games, 23 to 18 Cheltenham High defeated Drvn Athyn Academy In the baseball game at the Chel tenham grounds esterdaj, 9 to 3 This was the final game for tho Ilryn Athyn plavcrs Pcnn Charter Once Again With almost monotonous regularity tho Penn Charter School athletes win Inter- academic League titles. The Quakers won the Interacademlc track and field cham pionship yesterday for the fifth consecu tlvo time. Hplscopal Academy failed to put up the fight expected of the Church men Owing to tho rain early In the day, Franklin Field did not present tho same fast track that would otherwise havo en couraged records, so none of the marks was shattecd, In spite of some classy competition D Dache, of Uplscopal, won the half mile and the mile , Friends' Cen tral sprang a surprise by winning the sprints, Moffett and Marks excelling League Games Next Week Tho Interscholastlc League season will wind up next week unless the unexpected happens. Trailes School has two moio games, one with South Philadelphia on Monday and the other with the West Phil adelphia High School team on Tuesday Central High ana Frankford have a post poned gamo to play off The prospects for a tie In the league are bright, with Central High and West Philadelphia in a llki.y play-off for the championship. SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS -By LOUIS II. JAFFE. Nc OT speaking of Johnny Kllbane, Benny Leonard or Freddy Welsh. Carl Morris. weighing 230 pounds, may place himself so large In the pugilistic spotglare on Mon day night that public sentiment will clamor for a match between the Oklahoman and Jess Vlllard, the circus champion Ever since that memorable July sth afternoon, back In 1910. when Jack Johnson subdued James Jay Jeffries, the mammoth Morris person has been desirous and anxious to wear the heavyweight title Ills first reason, seven years ago, was to return that crown to the Caucasian people ; now he wants to add "heavyweight champion of the world" to his personal card. Just because he wants to be champion Carlos Is to meet Frank Moran In New York Monday night. Morris, In his last scrap, eliminated Ferocious Frederick Fulton when Carl succeeded In proving that Fred was not ferocious at all After this bout a lot of conversation was put on about a Morrls-Wlllard battle, but some one crimped matters by shouting Moran. Bo Moran and Morris vvere matched and now It Is up to the Oklahoman to dispose of Mr. Moran, If he hopes to get an opportunity to do battle for that which caused his entrance on a fistic career that of trying for world's heavy laurels. Evening Ledger Decisions NFW S.ORK pt lUrmsn shaded Jj I.;neh. 4o Ttllti ww from nv-e Mr.I K'lbr knnrked out CMk tirfmnn, mrnnit IJ-Jtt JJIJJ nt"eted IIUM Jim Johnion. 1JII Kjllr iMt Dannr ritldt. Jos Maleiw hdfl llobbjr Lyoiui, BOSTON Terrr Ilrooki sAd Mlk I'snlaon draw. milling Kenln will hav to shew all of th rl form h l uopoifd to pmhii or ;! n; will Bed hlm.-lf In tMn mtnt ot hard luck la' mttttn nilly Kramtr. Konln tajklaa a resular tour and a ral hard puncher. They rompo.e tha atar aerap at tha National tcwlfhV Danny For. raathf rwetshl champion of Iraland, and a prataso of Jim Coffey hnxea In Ih; ml. Ha maata a (ood opnonant In Frankla McManua JtW bautaara Touna-LawTaeea va. atlly Ttolf ! Doraay va, not.br Shannon, and ymtltr ouannon vs. Tommy jaanunw. aaaa wk "! ruroer bcra. that LEDGJiK-iaiLxVDKJUPHIA, SATURDAY, JUNE & 1917 THE SHOWER GOLF TEAM CUP IS CRATED AGAIN READY FOR ITS ANNUAL PASSAGE BETWEEN MERI0N AND ST. MARTINS First Division Has Six Teams, But Four of Them Always Serve as the Chorus Spring Tourney Day Is Here ONCi: moro 1'lilladilph he old trophy shelf at the hla Crleket f'lub will lie dusted off and the big cup, emblematic of tho women's tenin championship of Phlladelphli will lie. carefully placed in position and left li glitter for another cai Tho Philadelphia team cup h'is u llttlo routo between St .Martins and Ilaverford, and latelv it has been making Journevs be tween tho two clubs every ear Merlon retained tho elianiiilonclilp In 1914, then the f'rlrket f'lub took It away from them In 1116 Last jear Mil Ion h team of seven feminlno golfers recaptund the champion ship and cirrled the trophy back to Ilaver ford esterday tho St Martins plajcrs bolstered their team with the addition of Mrs Clarence II Vnndeilierk nnd the cup Is about to lie boxed up for another long haul It was n great comc-liark for the Cricket Club team Tho relative merits of tho two old rivals at the start of tho season pre dicted nuotlitr Merlon walkover Then tho raco came to a climax when the winners squared matters with Merlon by defeating them in the last game of the season on Tucsdaj this necessitated a play-off und tho Country Club was selected as the neu tral courho upon which to have It out So they went to It vestcrdav, ami when the players were nil In, the Criiktt Club had earned five matches and Merlon was cred ited with two While tho final score gives tho appearance of a one-sided victory, the matches were nil very bitter Of the live matches creiflted the Cricketers, two ot them were decided on the home green, while two called for tho plajing of extra holes Mrs. Harlow in Form Mrs Uonald II Harlow never plaved bet ter golf In her long career, nnd us a result Miss Mildred Cnverlj, Instead of repeating her Tucm1.i'h victory of 7 to 6. lost and thereby tasted her first defeat of the Inter club season lluth plnvers reached the turn with medal scores of 11 nnd then Mlks Caverly began wasting putt", whereupon Mrs Harlow clinched her point on the Fev enleenth green Mrs Clarence II Vander beck made her first nppearnnce In competi tive golf sini'o tho finals of the Ilerthellyn cup last fall The former national cham pion plaved up to her championship ability by going uiutind In 84 Miss Anita I'hlpps, the one-tlmo Boston golfer, was Mrs Van derbeck's victim nnd while the Merlon player did her best to stay with her fa mous opponent, sho could not stand up under the'ex-tltle holder's game Mrs i: II Filler came In with an easy victory over Miss Kthel Campbell and this placed Merlon In tho lead by two matches to one Tho Cricketers reglsteied their second when Miss May Hell defeated the Merlon champion, Mrs. W. .1 Peck, on the eighteenth green; then tho St Murtlns colors jumped into tho lead for the first time when Miss 12 G Hood sunk a spec tacular putt Into the homo cup for a slim win over Miss Florence McNeely This put the decision up to the tnll-erders, and neither of the two lower matcnes were set tled when they Bwung around to the home Leonard la not antni to Philadelphia Monday Ju;t notify preaa and fn that tho new world'a lightweight chHtnnlon will Vie there and pleased v ??. ?ou an,i h'" many Philadelphia frlenda " Joe. VVelah. Ionarda opponent at tha Olympla. m,y. noS J" overjoyed to aee lien unlaaa tha loral Ud happena to go the limit Morrla Lux. I.eonarda aparrlna- iwrd ahowa In tho semi Iluck Fleming will be the aecond part party Mlka Howell va Voiine llorrell Lou Htlnger va i harley Halley and liattly Murray va Patsy Wallace are other bonis .Patsy Wiillare l the inenl Italian bantam who hna been leaning house at Atlantic City all season In tho amateur ranks Ills real name "Patsy Appaluccl and he la a corking; good Itohert W. Maxwell la $1000 richer the last faw days He la holding J50l cliecka with sig natures of John Gutenko alias Ktd Williams, and Jerome (largano manager of Pete Herman One, or tho other can grab oft the thou' without huxhig If Ita hapsena that either tloa a frac tion of an ounce oter Us pounds This weight governs their special scrap hero June IS. Frnnk (arbone tne Texaa rlp-and tear mid dleweight Is In a New York hospital suffering with eryslpelaa He was In a rather low condi tion n few da) a ago but now ba ia on tha road to recovery. Mile Jarksen baa een slrned for a twelve round bout In tloaton Tueaday night with Chirk -iTk' 51 his via a-vla Jackson's return mix with Johnny Dundee hns not been arranged aa et. but It a likely that a definite announce ment will be made In a few days. Jimmy ( lubby, tha American, la tha middle weight champion of Auatralla Jeema annexed this prlxa when ha waa awarded a twenty round decision over Tommy Ureiv. Clabby. It waa believed had retired from tha ring game, aa he had been following tho ponlea pretty much, and not paying attention to keeping In ahapa - Clay Tnmcr. tha Indian, has been boxing eo well In New York that he la finding It hard to tha heavyweight claaa s raaaon ne must pass on Prennan. who haa a long atrlng of heavyweight jia win meei 1111 wuvimvuia, luieur nisu in urvoKiyn. t Harry Greb, of Plttaburgh, haa pulled down a lot of big puraea alnca hla entry In pugilism When Harry waa around l'olllr he waa a raw proouci ana couta gi rev oouia, un reiun in w are loftrmad, s to 4'iiiaourgn. nauevciopeq rasi, nacanur I Ba won from George Chip and draw dawn f :MB I for his and It, la Mget tSOOO for another s? I J5,CW. green Tho two Merlon plavcrs stuck to their opponents for tho complete circuit, but they both proved unable to stand tho strain of the extra holes, consequents tho Cricket Club walked awav with tho cham pionship Many Matches On We arc now nt the helghth or the spilng tournament season Mntost every club In tho district holds cither the quiillfv lug round or one of the stages of match play for tho big lialf-vcar evont on their courses todav North Hills nnd Aioiilmlnk stage the inidal rounds, while Lansdowne. Old York Ituad, Merchantvllle. Hiddan and Burks Countv hold tho first round of match plav in the various divisions throughout the dav There are so niiiiij golfeis at Aiunlmlnlc that the committee decided to depart fioni the usual uistom by having two davs upon which to qualify for the twin events of the year, the spring and fall tuurnevs v,es lerdaymanyof the Diexel Hill golfeis took advantage of the new ruling by h Hiding In their medal eeores Through this action the course Is somewhat relieved of conges tion today North Hills expects to qual ify five slxtcens, while Aronlmink will have seven flights If they do not fall below last years figures Fathers and sons motheis nnd daughters will have a big day at Woodbmv, as the Jersey course holds Its annual attraction for their benefit the l'nrent and Child tour nament Overhtook runs to mixed four somes I'hllmont holds a Memotlal Unv tournament, while out at piliiRhaven the lire featuring match play against par for this early June Satuidav GOWDY FIRST BALL PLAYER TO JOIN THE U. S. COLORS BOSTON' June 2 "Hank" (Jowdv, catcher of the Hoston Ilrnvea, and batting hero of the world series of 1911, hns an nounced his Intention of enlisting In the Ohio National Onaid The team Is plav lug In Cincinnati and Cloudy said he would join the colors at Columbus, O , his home cltv today lie expects to serve at headquarters' orderly MACKS AND BROWNS WILL PLAY FOR RELIEF FUND Arrangements have been completed for the war relief benellt game next Thuisdnv at Shlbe I'ark, between the Athletics and St Louis Department No 3 of the l'ennsvl. vanla Ra Iroad Women's Division for Wnr rtellef will share the receipts The money vWU be used In the purchase of niateilals for making bandages and other surulcal dressings JEFF0RD, OF PENN, OFF FOR U. S. SERVICE AT KEY WEST Art lefford center on the Penn basket ball team for two years, has been selected KVvRw!.Tmnt ",".Jce,at ,h0 naxal base at Ke West Fla Jcftord. who Is also a for mer Northeast High star, passed the examl nation at City Hall yesterday and accom. paiiled by David 1. Todd, another Penn Wharton student, left for Florida They are rated as chief yeomen CHEVROLET BROTHERS IN CHICAGO 250-MILE RACE CHICAGO, June 2 Louis Chevrolet tho Frenchman, who won the 250-mlle nutomo! a'? eXed'hKd his UMS nVeho,,8jrrem wh,c" " -shb Gaston Chevrolet finished second In the hbn third and gave second place to Ira The officials of the Chicago Kpeedwav er Singles and Bungles Ts bag wao booalad the .u Was lauou ? ...h 'l7r,i.2"Z-!"'ar cuamvt lit umm not flum as h, rrad InV don. -tnd kt nailed la a olodsoaia uot. " !7!f , 9nat. vUtorv." sold he 'It ralntil aad thru didn't puj," In tha spotlight today ErU Mi w. asrcsiiiB:. t " res Ouy Morton brought his trick arm out of it. hiding place and let tha lled'tiox down w,th on! ..."MX.-. f.",h.UfdTa,ny. ".Vrob'WVt'o'n of a no-hlt game with hla .mil. ft ?ha Slghth? uTth.rr..f'ci?v.?.mr,'lr' o"1"" tb. Tha Dodgers are not playing ,n form Th.v earns from behind and won from tha Cuba, ifcVr,u"l hit la tha winning runs In tha TM FbllHa Kfctaur Iota tha Pirate aakt gaat .vs. for tU Waflaar tSr too nfwHay. GOIJjgJBETTERTHAN .250- UNIVERSAL DREAM OF WINNING "LAST FIGHT" IS PUGILISTIC CLAN NEVER REALIZES All Pine to Retire Unbeaten, But Vanity, the Old Thrill or Lure of One More Purse Brings the Ultimate Waterloo By GRANTLAND RICE Unbeaten Champion! That' the old dream, Old as the suns , Or the red ttara that gleam; Old as the world is, Old as all time; Old as the meter Of this lagging rhyme. Unbeaten Champion! So Jeffries said When from tho highway Of battle he sped; That's what they all say On through the years, While they still dally And look to the cheers. Unbeaten Champion! Each in his turn Springs the old story That no man can learn; Just one more battle, Then out of the game; Unbeaten Champion? What is his name? iT INTEND to retire from the game in a L few months aa the unbeaten lightweight champion " Freddie Welsh, April 6. One by One csnni. Nelson, Wolgait, Hitchle, Welsh, nnd now Leonard Just bow docs the new lightweight king compare with the others' This is a query that our old pal Doc Time alone can answer Leonard, of course, isn't a Gans Not vet, at least He hasn't the rugged capac ity of Nelson, nor yet the savage, tearlng In sniaah of Wolgast He may not be one of the great lightweights, but he Is very good, nnd he should be quite a trifle better later on Just figure this In Within a few months he knocked out two of the best lightweights in tho game, and In less than ten rounds To turn these two tricks ho needed the punch He can hit and he can box. There are few who have been nil) faster Whether or not he bus the rugged capacltv to Inst as man) of the others did Is still to be proven Hut outside of Johnny Kilbano there Is no one now at hand to give him an even battle And It Is a verj doubtful matter whether or not Kllbane can master him A melee between these two should round out the best engagement of many years, providing they swing In line over the 20-round trail The Unbeaten Dream As for remaining an unbeaten champion retiring with the title Intact It can't be done Jim Jeffrie ovei whelmed all opposition nnd withdrew The California bear re mained away fio-n the field for four or five vears Hut they lured him back nnd he finished with his face in the tosln Jatk Johnson was another who was to tetlre before bo vas beaten The big Zulu was never to know the conqueror's heel Hut he also fell for 'the one last fight" And against a supposedly taw product the big black finished on his back with his face upturned to a Cuban sun There are o least three things In the wnv of any champion's retiring unbeaten before he la forced from the top First The vanity that all champions SUNDAY BALL ONLY HOPE FOR BALTIMORE BIG CLUB HAl.TI.MOm:. Bid. June 2 I.egnll7ed Sundav baseball is Haltlmoie's onlv chance of getting a big league club, nccoidlng to Jack Dunn, manager of the Haltlmoie In let national League team, when questioned todav about the repoit that the Washing, ton American League franchise may be tiansfened to this t-lty Dunn said that he vas doing nothing to gel the franchise at tills time, but that he had been told bv certain big league mm during the winter that should Sundav base ball be legalized here Haltlmoro could get the Washington fianchlse Hlg league men, he was Inld. were dissatisfied with the sup port given tho team In Washington A hot fight has been going on heie for several mouths to get Sunday ball The question was put on the ballots last fall to be voted nil but the courts I tiled it o(T The fight Is expected to be renewed within a iow vveeKs Amateur Baseball Notes Mount Ilermon II c Is without a gams for June 1 and has olher npen dates for any tiavel Ing teums J Juckson 152.1 Jackson street Jewish Foster Homes a strong fourteen-flf-L?r,'J.'s.!'" "V '"""' cuia lllco to arrange games with llrat-clusa loams nf their age playing wcek- v., w"'i "" iitnuaaciiivni urnmiaes a coou bat .- aiiih i,. iimKPr. nm I'nurcn lane munlown tier- The fast Mnicus Hook team has open dates for June and July (Hmlth Marcus Hook I'a nigeraont Club Is without a gam for June ln i , ' , I) und would like to hear from any flrst-classT J" 4' boys l,na !1m ?nt,nJt . ""r inducement. E Fester lisii North Darien street Tfarie A A has Juna open for any flrst class semlurofesslonal home club E Steven son. 231 Usst Ontario street. Weetmere A C hss Juna 8 open, and would Ike to hear from some nrst-clasa home team It Mosley. 2110 North Natrona street Keystone A A haa Juna 10 and 80 open for any flrat-claaa home team. L. Abernethy. Io05 Frankford avenue Norwood A A haa a faw open datee, and would Ilka to hear from auch teams as East Phllles, Ixigan Square. Hobart. Shanahan and Tulpehocken lteds M Sheldrake. Norwood, Pa. The J a Brill Club ascended from nothln C ,,i. ,..a-aio X.VUMIJ l,CKKui ID IIS Wllh UP- .-."---.----..--.v .., V, wu victories. ?.n5. ihe other at the expense of the champion Media by B-4 The affair with Upland waa one previously scheduled but poatponed by rain Fern Rock refusea to ba dislodged from first position In the Philadelphia Buburban league, ft still keeps a perfect record Yesterday it awamped l.lndley In the a m fracaa, la i cumeat" Va out K" Cn" ,n tn sftarnoon Malay Thorpe, a young pitcher from Chelten ham High, proved a aensatlon In the arfalr between North Phil Ira and Oak Lang. Ha Kid the rallies to a elngUhlt and brassed th'rteen batters Oak Lane easily won, 11 to I """"" Olenalde made It five In a row In the Mont, gpmery i ountv l.esgus wllh a win over vviPow drove. 8 t and Uethayrea. U-e. The latter rn..". a wonderful rally In Ita iftalr with Jenkfnuwn out." """ ,n',h nlnl wfiiJBS Phil Kearney broke tha tie with St John'a In the Frankford Buburban League, and now an" loya Jrst place. Many ot tha games i played Srankford'Vr.!0" Qr0V V "'"niy?,! . Keen Kutter, utter, of the Industrial League. Mr. In two affaire at Pitman and Tii. Urinated nr" r"ia in a . deadlock Pitman in; nexed tha second 4.1. 1h.ii... i-4.r'. ."" an- KroSni.:: TT KWff .-"&.? at BASEBALL TODAY SHIBE PARK MMfe n. CUttm swwBstt5SL, A VISION WHICH have the belief that they can always wla that last fight Second. The old thrill that oomes from the applause of the crowd No man can quite pass this up until he Is driven from the top Third The lure of the last purse It la no easy matter to quit when there Is ap. parently anywhere from $10,000 to $100,000 waiting an an easy bit Concerning Dnbc Ruth lie con Alt himself. And, to add to thr pltm lie ran kerp the others From hitting him Dope Is dope, but facts still remain facts. The Hed Sox ore a veteran machine. Most of their athletes are well along In years or In campaigns, This has been a rough, cold spring, where the veteran Is supposed to bs nt a dlsadvantage Yet the Hed Sox, usually a slow-starting club, hove drawn ths swiftest start of their historic careers, What, If any, Is tho snappy reply? Colonel Damon Htiuvon rises to this re mark "In naming the game's greatest first baseman, Just bow Is any one going to leave out Stuffy Mclnnls?" Stuffy hasn't been quito as great a hitter ns Pop Anson and not quite ns great a Ilelder as Hal Chase. Dtit lie nutdclded Anson bv tnanv miles and has outhlt Chase bv a number of leagues. To piove that any slnijle first baseman ever bud nnv thing to spare over Stuffy Is entirely too Intricate an assignment for this late in the week. The hoodoo or whatsoever you may call It, that still pursues the Yankee outfield, Is appalling Last season Donovan started with lx outfielders nnd then had to, drag Hube Oldrlng from between the handles of a plow A few weeks ago he left tho South with six outfielders In rare shape, nnd Ave weeks later was forced to play a pitcher and an Inflelder along hls-viclcc rnnge The. onlv answer Is to try gas masks and armor plate ANNUAL MEET OF CITY COUNCILS Usual Big Fourth of July Athletic Contests at Fairmount Park EVENTS FOR MEN AND BOYS As part of the Fourth of July relebra Hon City Councils have again made proi visions for the annual track and field meet to be held on Helmont plateau, Fairmount I'ark, on the morn lug of the big day Jere II Shaw Is chairman of the committee In C'ounclls In ihnigo of the gnmes, assisted by L'luls Abrams. William 17 Hexamer, John A Lev Is and Francis F Ilurch Kntry blanks ar'e being sent to all ama teur athletes, who, as Individuals or bs lepresentntlves of clubs colleges or schools, are Invited to enter the following open or senior events lOO.jard dash, 880-jard run, one mile run. 1320-vard (-mlle) tun for novices, broad Jump, high Jump, pole vault and medley relav tace ,F.0r..!!oy" ""' following events ar sohed. tiled G0-urd dash for boys under It' 100 ard I dash for boys tinder 1, 440-yard dash for bos under 18. also the following relay races Class 1, bojs under 18, Class 2 boys under 16. Class 3. hnva imdr ist inder 1i I'las. it i,nt. ,..i. i. - - " MtJC- ti Qol'a watches will be awarded as prises for first and second placen In all the Indi vidual events, and. gold and silver medals ror third and fourth places respectively. For the boys relay races sliver cups will be aT each mmber of the first, second and third teams finishing Team trophies will be awarded the clubs scoring the high t! ,fn.l next,h'ehet number of points In both the senior and Junior events. .Jt!f, are, no. ntry fMS for hese games everything is free, all expenses being borne ?LC,ty cun118 A "vents are under th. sanction of th. A A. U. and all contest ants must be reglttered Entries will close Monday June 26. and must be sent In to DKuT',(l.Donnlw!l1' Room 90. City Hall, Philadelphia, where additional entry blanks can be secured. SUITS HI 2 TO ORDER M..A, , RjouMd from ISO, H and MO PETER MORAN & CO. "xHa'AT HTII . MARKET. ENTnANCB ON 1TH . K. COR. OTH AND AIICII 8TS. Market St. Store Open Ery Erasing OLYMPIA A. A. P."a Dalnbrldgo un.v, Hrry Edwards, lgr. ...MONDAY KVENINO. JUNE 4 IwnL1,ce " A'stlung Murray Mlkl Il.wirr."lCh""." M,ksi.frr.w,,!i,;v.h,uu"A iajftr1' taiHffri """' Je We,,h Adm, lit. 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