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EVENING ILEDGR-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1917
VI
"WCTmp
pNNY LEONARD "IS LOST"
fnVE AND ADMIRATION CENTERED
IN BENNY LEONARD BY HIS FAMILY,
SAYS JUHJN KEEP, 1JN LIFE STORY
tfp Was Always a Boy of
PK ..., Tir.-u -j. mJ.
Little wnu at x lines,
Brother Charley
By JOHN
AN unpretentious Harlem npartment,
" . . . j ni nf the atmosphere
i-ihlcy tn mm hnt It seems as
' ." -. Mr. and Mrs. Lelner, who
r A,d flcelns from tho Jew-baltlnf: persecution of old Gallcla. and went throuRh
"' ' ..i m nf work and poverty on rvcvv
frharley and the two younger boys, tneir baby girl, and their two married
" mms with their children. The love, worship and admiration of all these human
i , Sro concentrated on their son and lirothcr, twcnty-one-ycar-old Hentiv
iJUri i light-weight champion of tho world.
i. on. of those wonderful Jewish faml-
WSTSS loyany and SpZ
'Sell other are Instinctively above
w ,i,.r feeling Such, I remember, was
try other fiinB of BnMy..
' w,,S?lP strange? enough. Hut the
J,clt i'iv even mora wonderfully shows
ter fmllyen mo
r,w;.nR th" miraculous change Into a
FeelinBsncall
1 ufculmlnatTon however. In Benny
h?"1', feellns for his mother, which Is
1 WLi of filial love carried to the point
. ralWWn7 dro for a sweet-
' t K.'Zl?. rn.leshlD even with men
A. u. tho need of adventure and
; Md. evidently.
.'rf'M-.fc.. I.
sweetheart," said
my
jvij ..nr- tirr arm as
irm as she sat
Urtllff trt Xi "V --... Vn rnrA nf
W ""." .ho' Fsn't around---
She's always
ICT7nv was a lad Mrs. Lelner
?E - to the gymnasium where he
"l i n to the club where he fought,
wsrkfd, or to we i
SWr,Xd early She cooked and
bt,t'1 rood Benny Leonard's
' it" C0?K' .. ,.ii,. hi, trainer.
Tthouh all that stuff about Benny
Li ".mother was simply press-agent
' - iiniil I saw them together, until,
r! "lie I learned that at all halls and
laments which Benny attends u .
SRr.7n treats her gallantly, as It she
oy flrtt." "M". "- ?"''?"
f tat W " m- sccond t0Ut t ,.1 ,
XU that wns because Idldn t ha e
n mother wltn me iuu c,
fvtount Klsko. and every night when I
trot to bed I used to miss my mother being
in the next room, ami ." "".i." .
".-..,. ....! Innnismnp And then f
And then she
wit there to see I ate the right stuff and
ETA. and so forth So when 1 got Into
"1 It'4 '"' "'','.
Ito Tln I didn't know wner0. r Wil8 nt ,
Mr. Lelner, irom ihi ---.
".. .n ihroush all his career, has
r studied the science until she Is an author-
l r on boxing, appealed to ny many a
.ruman. . If ever a mo.ner ut
Brt nerseu iruiy uvr "" ..".
Bennr Leonard's mother did, and strango
fithi has it led her into. But she is glad.
Realise Benny Is all hers
Sle didn't al-vr.v? feel like this about
tit game." There are memories, Benny
bid m, of bo-v be used to sneak out to a
Mirbv had' yard to box wearing sneakers
aad tlrht. and how his mother used to
rtttect tne aowice Ol ineao Kiirineiua aim
ffcHonl With shouts of laughter they re-
""luonted the sudden appearanco of Jlrs.
tilmr while Benny was Just In the middle
ill round two, and how Benny would slide
Brjh fence.
.Benny wild uoy, iuotner bays
)'
"Hi was always a boy of good character,"
uld Mrs. Lelner, her voice trembling a lit
tle from emotion, "but a wild boy he was."
fihit dMn't e"it nvpr this fAllm nr-nlnst
1 boxing until she saw and accepted the fact
tut Benny would rather fight than do
ujrthlng else and that he was never marked
tp. As for his father, as soon as the old
ItnUeman saw that his son was beginning
to make a tidy living In the ring he ceased
to object.
There's no use talking, fighters are born,
.).M BAM. H ..1 1 .ll. I I..
i"-vt, dvuiq iJuncuui nri t!uiLti y iiuijuimc
permps tne first bitter and boundless
u of America made the Lelner boys
trtural fighters
Benny Is not the only member of his
tally Wlio can hex Them la Phnrlfv.
itho ent out to San Francisco in 1915.
Iwresentlnir N'ew York stnto. ni wn ho
'Jl!5-poun4 world's amateur boxing cham-
womip. Ana there Is Willie, the oldest
rt He boys.jwho' used to mix It up some
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
By LOUIS .II. JAFFE
ft
LrrWO hundred and fifty rounds of boxing,
fcAtlllnthe course of one day, has teen a
mm nine in me tinrty-tnree-year-oiu me
loucg Erne for se eral weeks. VI Yl is
;W doing this for pastime, nor is he doing
J lecauie he enjoys working himself Into
RHt perspiration There is a method In
JTi madness, if it can be referred to as
Jw. The Grays Ferry veteran Is getting
H to boxing fettle preparatory to a
"M-aclc. Starting at 10 a. m. dally at
"Hadelphia Jack o Brlen's school of flstl-
Tl Tl boxes throughout the morning
luuaents of the Institution, resumes tne
ie labors durlne the entire afternoon, and
t IMn Erne Is not through. To end a
feday the daddy of Phllly's fighters re-
t01 t(S thft pininaBlnm tiftAt rlinnpf- nnd
evening class members the finer
glM of self-defense Gradually tho wcll
g'Va "young Erne fat" has been coming
".win now Johnny Ixckney allows him
.JM to say for publication that Yl appears
?? la better shape than ever. He has rid
oi almost every ounce of super-
'9&J Weleht. nnd haw ff Vrnnff Krn ll
W? 'or n's "come-back." Said "come-
will be put on at Muggsy Taylor's
itul Monday night show of tho season at
ercaaway Club next week. Mllburn
it i tne person chosen to be Yl's vls-a-Wlpr
Is the rip-and-tear, aggressive,
'DUficnlnr KnftlAK -... t. ...11,4 A
W. , ..." ,''i "'.."',.-
- 'i" - uw urieuueu upon iu iuukb
Sopen up his throttle to the-last notch.
5 IT happea
A condition Is i
ens that Erne's wonderful
SY, Vl - . iiifiuutiare. men iixr,
i ' ttstaf flni1 hlmself lollln& around In '
a all n r.U. .
avirrow ntt, ,.. .. -, .... t.
Wultiu'. IH!",,.r neighborhood feud.
X iVK d'trlct. have no'p been the beat
e in I ki r..ViV'i "!. '" n1 th'r fllrter
1E ?! J"'1' In.Muwiy'i wind-up. Andy
ltU7.ii: "n.V maur. nij nob Beet meet
Klw iih5r numbera are Al Moore veraua
r."" uatto and hiiv Mafon x.r.,,. vm...
- " --
S?? Ilahn will ha Vnim Tunn, . .
J rfn-S,w '. h, .ummer. Friday
u-n.1 Donnell orlalnally wu billed m
L'.um?l.n.uhi!,.,i,h..Pured that he did
l aid Ba!.' "iy lu "v mo snip, uodov
T.n.' Harveyare to be nemlftnal-
P' TUrnw VS.r,rS.u'.I.u."f . " .BK!'J.
' wrwOtauSr- Bm.oh MS?&:ftuSS
tr l"-M wa
?,.i"'lln. local K,.,
ii.. ' .-"
did
"bit" for Uncle
riiuM,v v
! Mkt!
,.,.---' fum I a. m. until a ,
on a. local registration board..
fttS'V "'. local bo.er ha. had a
.Ufa ff.,ff.m ,n I'nlte
aiT,.I!Il?an controMrey.
lfarrla went
fc,7ir..-!!'l55 National Guard a.
ftii. At'ihi'V ""I a-r(lul y rla.ng
with lhi:iSh?hnri '"" h. I-hUft-tTwilBis
rEB,?a'?. K'.rva
tffitev assets ?..
MftM tm. m
Good Character, But a
c tt.. t
ottys. mra. jueiner.
Also Boxer
REED
furnished largely with very new nnd
of a real human hnm ihnm ia n miii
If the walla would imm ..m, it
came to America ns Immigrants In their
lorits cast side; and their sons Will i
In tho old days until a certain famous
bout In tho old Fairmont A C put an end
to his fighting career
Born on the East Side
Benny was born and brought up around
Eighth street and Avenue C. In a dlstrirt
of the Kast Side celehrated for Its boxing
tradition. Many well-known fighters eamo
from that neighborhood such a K o.
Brown and Kid Herman. The old llrydocl?.
where, under tho old Horton boxing Hv,
some celebrated flRhtB were staged, was
Just around the corner, on Tenth street
Everybody in the neighborhood was pas
sionately devoted to boxing, and littlo kids
running tho streets threo or itjur years old
used to know all tho lighters by sight and
name, and follow them ns they passed
the heroes. And In countless attics. In un
numbered vacant lots, hundreds of Utile
boys wqnt to pummellng each other In
secret, each one nursing the secret ambi
tion that ho was to become a champ.
When Benny was about four years old
his undo presented th boys with boxing
gloves. According to him, ho was fighting
his brothers even b'jforo then; but after
that time he and Willie and Charley, when
ever the family went out, Immediately
stripped to the waist, rolled up their little
trousers to look like tho tights they saw
In the pictures, nnd fell upon each other;
that la to say, Ilennv fought Charley whllo
Willie rcfereed, until Charley was all In
and then Benny fought Willie. At first
they simply went at It until they fell
down ; but later dn they swelled out the
newspaper stories and learned how to fight
ly rounds, etc.
Doxed Every Day
By the tlmo he was nine or ten years old
Benny was boxing almost every day in the
back yard of tho Silver Hill Social Club
He met all-comers tho champion of Tent'
strcet, the champion of Ninth street, eti
nnd almost always won. Ho had to 1
It surreptitiously, because, as l'vo said
s mother was on his trail. Tho Lelners
rtere practically th" only .Tewlrh family
(it was before the great flood of Jewish
Immigration) in a neighborhood almost en
tirely Irish.
"Vou know," said Benny, explaining to
me. "You know how a guy has got a
bulldog ho thinks can lick any other bulldog
around, and ho tells other guys with dogs
his dog ran lick their dogs Well, that's
the way the fellows In tho Silver Hill Club
used to act about mo to other clubs which
had fighters "
It was an old-time, prlmltho back yard
where Benny Leonard's first battles were
fought. Tho club had part of an old.
shabby brick house. In tho back yard,
cut off by a high board fence from eount
less other back yards, with perhaps long
lines of washing hung out on tho line
and fluttering in tho wind.
Tho ring was a circle of sharp stones
set in the hard-beaten earth, and when
a fighter crowded or rushed his opponent
out of the ring he had to step back and
let him get In It again.
Joey Fo-Rafty His First Opponent
Here was the historic scene of Benny's
first recorded professional bout four
rounds with Joey Fogarty. A purse of
fifty cents, collocted from the crowd win
ner to take thirty cents, loser twenty. Be
tween rounds each warrior took his turn
under the pump, whllo his seconds worked
the handle
Between watching out for his mother
nnd thinking about tho purse, Benny's mind
wasn't altogether on tho task In hand.
Nevertheless he managed tn pound Joey
Fogarty to a pulp i and with tho feel of
that thirty cents in his hand Benny Leonard
became a professional fighter.
"I've always been a professional," ho
told me. "People sy I was once an ama
teur, but it's ,iot true."
(CONTINl'EU TOMORROW)
the way for Henny Leonard's ndvent Into
the lightweight championship Quoth Jawn
Tatrlrk. "I prepared Welsh for Leonard in
sure as ou're nlte He hadn't recovered from
the drubbing I gao him u few riajs before I
hit W"elh hard about tho head, and tho minute
he walk-d out to fnce l,eonard 1 knew lie
wasn't the old Welsh. He uan too stow to
blork ns In the old days, nnd It was onlv a
question of hitting him o.vn Just ONn. Had
I got a return match Instead of Leonard I'd
be the champion now. I don't want to lake
anythlnc from Leonard but I think ho la tho
luckier one of the two of us."
Boxers mo their nrms to save thMr heads:
ptfr-crs use their heads to sae their arms.
Fltale, the daring Mil, ringside fan and
critic, extraordinary or otherwise, pulled one
the other night, that brought forth ft lot of
groans "How Van Fleming win," chattered
the flaring guy. ' when Lux against him?"
O o o o!
Willie Jackson, according to a wire from
rtoston today, scored a sensational knockout
over Chick Slmler, of Scranton. In the twelfth
and last round last night Slmler was floored
twice before eeeral tcritfic rlghthand punches
Anally toppled him over for the ten-second toll
This Is the same Slmlr who has stood off
nenny Leonard. Freddy Welsh and Johnny Dun
dee In limited bouts.
New York hottnr results last night follow:
Charley Wclnert defeated Al ltelch. Willie Ast
ley knocked out Dummy nans, ninth, and hl
brother, Dave, outpointed Jimmy Murraj.
Tommy Ferguson, e. Rcranton lightweight,
has enlisted in the United States nay. nnd he
will be assigned to a battleship at the Philadel
phia Navy Yard a, few dajs after June U. orj
which date Terguson boxes Tommy Connors. o."
Scranton.
ivtj, Herman will be honored with a cele
bration brThe i Original Twilight Club tonight.
Peey "a Wg Idol In Philadelphia's Little Italy,
and tho Twilight Club especially has ahowS
"eat favoritism for the New Orleans lad.
AWARDS AND ELECTION
AT FRIENDS' CENTRAL
The annual award of Insignia and priies
for meritorious work In athletics was held
today at the Friends Central facljool.
For baseball the following received their
letters: Orler. Shrlver. Taylor, nratten.
Hearn. Burgess. Scholes. allrvey, rtamm.
manager, and Bemmey. captain.
For track: Marks. Aldeman, Moffett,
Shoemaker, captain, and Johnson, manager.
For tenia: Reibemack. manager; Bacon,
The individual color prize was won by
the Grays wno uciemeu u ..- -,
score of 24-2S In basketball.
Richard K. Scholes. who ? an orderly
for tho Third Regiment stationed at Al
toona. was awa.ded the alumni cup for the
best batter and base runner. The Swarth
mora cup for the best allround athletic
team was won by the Gray. The Harry
H Powell cu? for the best allround ath
fete was won by Elliott Remmey.
"v;r.t.. ...X -tewed for next year
Fc-Ptbail Marabail If.WJ baseball, ElUptt
HWnWi.ipiUv Marry. A OftWnJ -.tratjlt,
WHEN HIS MOTHER DEAR
NEW LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMP SHINES
(EZ
The many admirers of Benny Leonard were not the only ones made happy when the New York boy dethroned
Freddy Welsh. His greatest rooters were the members of his family, nnd above we see the champion and
the family group. In the front row, left to right, are his sister Sadie, mother, father and his brother Joseph.
In the back row, left to right, are Charlie, Benny, the champion, and Willie.
SWEEPSTAKES AT
BELMONT TODAY
Twenty-five Trotters to Con
test in Horse Dealers'
Race at Narberth
ENTRIES AND CONDITIONS
Hver thing Is In readlnejn for tho sixth
annual Horse Dealers' Sweepstake meeting
today at the Belmont Driving Tark at Nar
berth. Two eents are down on the card
beside the Horse Dealers' 2-30 trotting clas
sic the Belmont stakes for 2:15 trotters
nnd tho Keystone stakes for 2:14 class
pacers.
Twenty-five trotters will score down the
ourso in the Horse Dealers' race, which Is
vorth to tho winner 51200, while In the
ither two contests big fields will also rule
Aec rdlng to the dope, "It's anybody's
race." When the trotters line up they will
be sent away In three tiers Thnen In the
front will get the "breaks ' nnd should fig
ure, while thoe In second and third rown
will fight to land Inside the flag In the first
heat. Tho usual eighty-yard distance will
be In ogue In all three events.
Thomas AVhlto of this city, has Florence
White credited with a mile In 2: IS in the
feature contest Onward Tenn, owned by
George Gregory; Todd Tnlleld. entered by
John M. Burroughs; Red Marie, the prop
erty of C. M. Jones ; Zomedra, Joo Sparks's
trotter ; Dan S , tho best bet of John Toy's
-table, and Bourbon Chimes, belonging to
s. Welles, are all Philadelphia entries that
will contest for the honors.
All tho horses have been groomed to the
letter for the event, and It can be said that
tho winner must beat 2:17 to cop the stake
Frank Lelcthammer, of Norrlstown, who
with Bondle Boy won the event last year.
Is out to repeat with a new one. Directum
Harl Pitman, of Trenton, who will drle
i:i Cllntock In the 2:30 trot, says "he looks
for a dark horse to come through.'
Gus Lukens and Jake Simmons, both
trainers, assert that ' It's anybody's race
Entries and conditions are ss '"I10! . .
ItSrse Dealers' Sweepstakes. 2 30 class, trot
,i.,J ii he-its three In nve. ISO each, winner
Kkes"' Cup'to wmner, presented v James
p McVlthol. Cup to driver with best outfit.
preOemed by the Adelrhla Hotel. DaWd Provan.
'"onward Tenn. br. s . by William Tenn.
2 7 "lam ' Baroness Silver, by Onwrd Silver,
jovl Cleore 'Qregory, West Phlladh;hla.
r,JearPriii?danHrMa,gg..Onrdb'$nwatrd':
JTo'd'd,r:nn"id,b. g bv Todd l Mark
Aitelllnn. by Axtelllon, John St.
dam Tosa
Ilorroughs.
Wl"'nl.l Kclt'r b. g . bv ninvolo- nam Wing
Athens, bv Athens, William C. Fox, Mulllca
"'itcdMarVe. b m.. by Director Hed: dam Olen-
dell bv Whips. C. JI Jones. i;ii
Peter Marble, ch. c . uy s-iv-r
ii7 u . dam Mlsa nerthi C . by
the Oreat.
Ilaronmore.
Joseph Klerker. l'nv.a.
by Oncale,
dam Sue
dsm IKtty
Ross. J Wilson Clark
Ollden Va
h. r . by wi ton:
."r:."K" 'ceu.': "Oscar Hume. Westvllle"
I'receus; Oscar Hume,
rinr.nre. White, b. m , by Colorado K. 2 04ti :
dam AlPce 3.2 10'i ; Thomas White. West Phil-
nrlajltvhl.1.
rii'iwil Dewev. br c . by Lord newey, .,-f
Attn llnttla Dewey,
by'Admlral Dewey. 2 01V
Will Leber Kphrftta
bv McLlntock: dam Lady
Vllsnlce C. 1: I'ltman. irrnmn ,-.. ...
King Dennett, br K . bv Native King: dam
nertha Dennett. J. Frank Dover. Norrlstown
flonset b g . by Henry Seller, dam Bonnv-
r.i i iiihi,wr, . . -- :i v.
wav. II r. uornin. iw"" .
ni.aiiiim
Blnsen: dam
Buth Mary, by Directum
JllllHl,. ." . , V
l.eicii
thammer. Nor-
r r-.iher Bond, br m . by The Bondsman
dam
PeTis. bv Allle Wilkes, reter uooue,
Qoshen.
" ' m-i... k y,v rhlmsaj dam T.Vi
hv Chimes
llournon Lni. . r,..,'. av,. - ;"v.1
!in,.rhnn hv Bourbon VVIIKes. nnennnn rn.
''"sara'tl"?!3' b. m . by Roqueford. dam Blnra
rette f by blngara; Andrew McDowell. Bus.
"'varicv Hanks Dewey, b m . bv John Dewey,
dam Mamie lick, by Kanaga: Thomas Berry.
nz?mredr'a1' h" m by Zombro. dam Mald-at-Arms
by Alfred O , Joseph K. Sparks. Phlla-
deThnajoker h. g . by International Arlon; dam
not given, Herman Tjson Newark. Del.
Zombor. b. P. by Zombro. dam by John It.
Gentry. H. II. Ituasell. Lewlstown.
lien Jones b b . bv Whlteneld: dam un
known . Paul 'Connelly. West Philadelphia.
Ilrest.hr. s. by lllngara, dam Kalevala. by
irfemlln: Harry L. Murray. Chester, N. Y.
Dan S.. b. " , by Baron Allerton; dam Baby
B . John Toy. West Thlladslphla.
Hstabella Blngcn br. m. by Dlnjen; dam
Court Belel. by The Beau Ideal: Joseph L.
Serrlll. Newtown Square.
Singles and Bungles
Taming a Rookie
Tht roofcle's lq "ioj ull of pep.
Ills eye um ull o Ire,
ifls oIac o hauoMv. arroffones
ncurred the pllcricr'a Ire.
The piUhtr then uncurled Till uidifl,
Tnree tlnwj ht cut plate;
nis arm wa ull oulordrj,
111 glances full of hate.
The rooAie took three tlclous twlngs
And therebu lost his rep.
And so ho shambled to the bench
Yith step devoid of pep.
In the spolliiw ioaj ,
lively unknown Player nam
nve hits out of five trips to I
Snd.D.Uolt-N.w York gam.
In the spotlight, today A young and cempara.
,SJ .mkSiwn p aver named Cobb. . He made
s to the plate. In the sec-
same His slaughter of
?h. ball amounted to two singles, one double and
two triples. It looks Ijke he'll stick.
The Yankees managed to break even with
the Tigers and Lee JIagee came back with the
bludgeon.
It was registration day for the Bed Soy. They
registered nine runs In one Inning against Cleve
land. f
The Braves and Cardinals are. threatening to
v,.iin rlaylng big league ball. They went eleven
FnSlngs Tuesday and the Cards won.
A young man named Meadows had his specs
shined up.
m one can say the Olants are not charitable.
im,,v nresenteu Linciiiiiau . wim w kiiiv in iih
hv Presented Cincinnati wun a. gam, n
nd s, wli
place.
ninin ',"",T. TT nut the litter In first nlica
for the Thlli
n liiiiitist tt.- ..- . ; . .. - . r -. -
Denny Kauff and aeorse
ear EOlna- after fly balls.
Jhlurleur would ay. "We. y
Burns fell on their
Aa a Durrousrha
war up to our ears
llh work."
TV -- "h
taaav i uasmm.
I$7ir MAY HAPPEN
IN BASEBALL TODAY
AMrjticAN i.wmn
Club. Won l.nt IM'. Win IJS
noton. . SI 12 .'!n7 .7U .J2,
fhleant... . RO 13 .sn .;oi ;
New torit . . 21 IS .SSI ..111 .;s
Cleveland . . 21 21 ..Ml .nil J
Detroit ... M 2 .41 .4J .Ifl.J
. IoiiU 17 2 JO'S .! -31"
Mnhlnton IS 27 .W .312 .JIJ
Athletics... 13 20 ,333 ,3VI .SJJ
NATIONAL l.ll(in:
Clnh. Won Lost I'.C. ln MJ
New lork ... ss is .tn .nn .Js-
rhlllles 2S It .nil .012 .o.
Chlrngn 2S 17 .IJ2 Mn .)9
J-t. IxjiiI. . . 21 211 ..MS ..12 .?
ItoMon ... 14 ID .42 .III .I2
I Inrlnnntl ... Ill 211 .122 .43 .41.1
llronkhn 1 SO .I2 1211 .100
Pittsburgh... II 27 . .311 .337 .333
Schedule for Today
AMBMCAN I.KAOt'K
St Lnuls at Philadelphia clear,
f'hlraro tit Washington -rain.
Detroit nt Boston clear.
Cleveland at New York clear.
NATIONAL LIIAtil'B
Phillies nt Chlrngn clear.
llo.tnn nt St. 1ouls clear.
Itrookltn at rittsbiirgh rain.
New lork nt Cincinnati cloudy.
INTERNATIONAL ITAKIT,
Borhesler at ButTalo clear.
Newark at Bocliester clear.
Providence at Ilaltlmor cloudr.
Yesterday's Results
AMERICAN I.EAIil'K
Chlrar'n, fil Athletics, 3.
New ork. Si Drlroit. 1.
Detroit, Hi New York. 4 (second game).
M. liouls Al Washington 2.
Boston, Hi Cleveland. 4.
NATIONAL LKAOrn
thleago-Phlllles (railed rnln).
St. Ixiuls. Si Ilnston. 2
f Inrtnnatt, flt New York, It.
I'iltsburgli-Ilrooklyn (railed rain).
NEW INDUSTRIALS .
START SATURDAY
Opening Games Are An
nounced, but Vacancy Ex
ists in League
HAVE COMPETENT UMPIRES
The Independent Industrial Baseball
League has decided to start the season
with a six-club circuit, nnd Inaugural
Rames will be played on Saturday. Seven
teams are already In the organization nnd
nesotlatlons are pending with tsevernl In
dustrial establishments for the eighth
franchise
Appropriate ceremonies have been pro
vided for opening day, Including band con
certs, etc., and the schedulo reads Baxter,
Kelly & Fotist vs. Megargee-Hare Paper
Company, at C and Tioga streets : Philadel
phia Dye Works vs. Standard Supply and
Equipment Company, at Third street and
Lehigh avenue, and John T Lewis & Bros
vs. A. H. Slckler & Co , at West Philadel
phia. Competent umpires were chosen at
last night's meeting
Any industrial establishment seeking the
open franchise should communicate with
the secretary, Thomas Scott, by calllnc
Market 928 or Kensington 28D7 J after
5-30 p. m
RIVER CARNIVAL FOR
U. OF P. HOSPITAL BASE
Rowing, Swimming and Varied
Aquatic Stunts Billed for
Schuylkill July Fourth
A big water carnival, consisting of crew
races, swimming and special aquatlo stunts
has been announced for the benefit of the
University of Pennsylvania base hospital
unit. July 4 Is the date agreed upon, the
meet to take place on tho Schuylkill in
front of the boat clubs.
Full details of the carnival aro to bo
worked out, but the program as completed
Is expected to bring in a substantial rev
enue for the unit which will go to France
under the supervision of Dr. J. B. Cartnett.
At a meeting to consider the subject of
holding the carnival a comlmtteo to tako
charge of affairs, selected from tho various
bot clubs, was appointed by Commodore
Newlln as follows:
Jack Kelly, Vesper Boat Club; Harry
Penn Burke, Malta Boat Club; Edward
Hoffman, University Barge Club; George
W. Allison, Undine Barge Club, and Russell
Johnson, of the University Barge Club,
chairman.
A swimming program Is being arranged
that wilt bring out the best of local talent,
men and women, Miss Olga Dorfner being
among those counted upon to take part
The rowing races will comprise entries
from the various clubs along Boathouse
Row and any outside entries that the
committee might be able to procure.
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Bprlrur Suits say they are
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And they come back for more.
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IN HIS CAST
TY COBB REPEATS
FIVE-HIT FEATURE
"Georgia Peach" Earns Sec
ond Place in American
League Batting
"STUFFY" DROPS TO THIRD
By petting five hits In five times at bat
In tho second game of the New York series
yesterday, Ty Cobb moved Into second place
In tlie "Leading Five Batsmen" race In
the American League. The "Peach" atso
gained 7 points on Speaker, who Is still in
the lead
It was the fourth time the (leorgla Peach
had grabbed five hits In a game since hfe
broke into the American League
Cobb made two slnslei, tvo doubles and
a trlplo yesterday. Ty's great total bases
In one day nccuned on .lui l!i. 1D12, In a
double-header against the Athletics, when
he hit Carroll Brown, Pcnnock and Houck.
He secured four singles, n triple and two
home runs for a total of fifteen bases Ty's
next best dny wan June 5. 1017, when he
hit Cullop and Shavvkey for a total of eleven
bases He secured a double off the former
and two singles, two doubles and a triple
on the latter.
Hal Chase, although batting only "!90.
Is the first National Leaguer to get fifty
hits, although Burns and Cruise are press
ing him hard, with forty-nine each.
J Smith, of the Cardinals, lost tho lead
In the National League. He fell to fourth
place.
The five leading batters stand as
lows
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fol.
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Speaker. ( lev 4S 1B 28 ,S.V
fobll. Detroit .. ..42 132 21 SI .386
MrlnnU, l'lllln . . ill tfin 13 40 .327
Mailer. lloMon. . 21) 101 14 31 .817
VVumU-Klins. tier 47 102 1.1 Ml .309
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Itoush. Cin... . .11 1211 21 42 .350
llnrns. N V. . 37 143 2R 41) ,343
Crul.e, .St, I,. ... 41 144 10 40 .340
.1. .smith, s(. I.. . . 31 9 13 33 .317
Fisther. ritts 33 0J 10 30 .326
CHAMPION HORSES
TO BE AUCTIONED
The finest horses of the world. Including
the Harvester, 2:01 : rhamplon trotting stal
lion William, pacing marvel Directum I.
1 '561. and hundreds of others, will he sold
under the hammer today in New York
Horsemen from all parts of the countrv are
In New Yoik awaiting a chance to bid for
the fast racers
A Phlladelphla-owned hone, R H. Brett,
b. R., 4-year-old pacing champion from
Senator James McNIchol's string. Is listed
to go to the highest bidder. "Nick" Grad.
who trained tho pacer for the legislator,
laced the Brett horse over the Grand Cir
cuit with much success.
Whether Senator McNIchol will attend the
sale Is not known, but as he Is an ardent
horseman many turfmen look forward to
his buying several prospects
The entire stable of C. K C5 Billings, of
New York, which Includes the champion
troter Harvester, 2 01, and 101 others
from his Virginia farms. Is the biggest list
entered by on individual Included In his
string Is the imported Russian Orloff stal
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Baseball is used everywhere.
Price $1.25.
Baseball Uniforms from
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Baseball Shoes with plates
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The improved lines of
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ELIMINATION OF TITLES TENDS
TO REDUCE ENTHUSIASM IN TENNIS
After Present Week, However, Interest Should
Pick Up With Succession of Tournament Play
All the Way Till Late September
ny PAUL
LAST week ushered In the long list of
1 patriotic tournaments scheduled for the
Philadelphia district, the Initial event be
ing the women's Pennsylvania and Hnstern
States patriotic tournnment The events
were played on the courts of tho Merlon
Cricket Club, nt Haverford. and If this
meeting Is to be accepted ns a criterion
for the remaining 'sanctioned tournaments,
then the elimination of championship titles
will surely result In stripping the various
events of the usual quota of entries of class,
particularly from out of town Never be
fore in the history of the women's Penn
sylvania championship has the meeting
drawn so few pla.vers of class
The names of Rvelyn Pears and Molla
BJurstedt. former and present national
champions , Mrs Raymond and Eleonora
Sears, both former challengers for the
national title: Marlon Fenno. Mrs Marshall
McLean, the latter also n former champion,
and a host of other celebrities among the
fair sex stars, have graced the Pennsyl
vania title event many times In the part,
and. on frequent occasions, many of the
above named stars were participants in
the same meeting.
Few Out-of-Town Stars
Last week the out-of-town rtars were con
spicuous by their absence. Miss Suanne
White being the only notable non-PlilIadel-phlan
who participated In the singles Miss
Florence Dallln. one of the better plavers In
the metropolitan district, came over, but be
cause of being out of practlco tho did not
enter the fclngles confining herself to the
mixed doubles, which she won In partner
ship with William T Tlldcn lid.
In point of numbers the event did not
compare with any of Its predeiessors for
many years back, and as to the average
playing caliber of the entries, but few among
Philadelphia's better women plpyers partici
pated. Aside from Mrs. Gilbert A. Harvey,
the Philadelphia champion, and Miss Phyllis
Walsh, whose ability Is quite on a par with
that of the champion, no others among the
first-string players from the local clubs
appeared to play.
If the titleless events which aro to follow
are to be as devoid of talent as the one of
last week, tennis Is Indeed In for a lean
year It Is possible, however, that the lack
of Interest was principally due to the back
wardness of the season as much ns to the
fact that the event carried no title. Hut
despite the fact that only two or three en
tries In' many of the championship events
have a chance fur the title the mere fact
that they are contending for a championship,
be It ever so humble, seems to supply a
strong Incentive and make for greater In
terest even among those who themselves
know they have no chance to win the title
at stake
Men's Championship Play
The present week will terve as virtually
the only one of Intermission until the end
of the sanctioned tournament schedule
late In September. On Monday, June 11,
the men's Pennsylvania championship will
be played at the Merlon Cricket Club.
This will be followed by the women's na
tional at the Philadelphia Cricket Club,
beginning Monday, June 18 The men's
eastern doublet! is staged In Philadelphia
for the first time, being scheduled to be
played at the same club, also during the
week of the ISth of June. On June 25 the
Delaware State championship will begin
on the courts of the Wilmington Country
Club, and as this Is one of the most popu
lar events In this section, the tennis situa
tion for this year may be more safely
gauged after this and the threo preceding
meetings aro held
When Old Sol starts to work on full time
the chances are that the tenlns tournaments
will find even a greater number of entries
tjian heretofore, for after all. tho mere
winning of a title or a prize is Inflnltesl-
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hying to tho country, tennis or field club
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onice in Indulge In three or four good seta
of tenuis Then there Is the exhllaiatlng
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program nlways finds him tefreshed, tired
nnd hungry at the finish, and, further
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