m v SSTr HL ff m.: wr m Pi w .4 f y. ,: l2 EVENING LEDGERr-PHILADELPHlA, THURSDAY,' JUNE 7, 1917 HAVING GOT RID OF TY COBB, THE YANKEES ARE NOW TRYING TO LICK TRIS SPEAKE EX-CHAMPIONS INSIST ON STICKING TO GAME AND NOW KID WILLIAMS AWAITS CHANCE TO REGAIN TITLE I, 1 1 Come-backs of Most Champions Are Failures, but Baltimore Boy Insists He Can Take Measure of Pete Kid Herman, Even in Six Rounds TID WILLIAMS, dethroned kins of the. bantams, Is tolling hard every day for -hls six-round bout with Peto Herman, his conqueror, beforo tho Olympla A. A. next Wednesday night. Williams lost the refcrco's decision and tho crown on tho night of January 9 of thin year and slnco that tlmo has spent rriany nervous md ments planning how ho can regain the lost honors. His chanco camo when Her man consented to meet him In Philadelphia over tho six-round routo and ho plans to take ad-antago of It. Tho only way to win back tho tltlo Is to scoro a clean knockout and Williams Intends to do that vory thing. Tho boys will meet nt US pounds rlngsldo and It should bo ono of tho grandest scraps seen hero this year. At any rato It Is tho most Important bout wo havo had for somo tlmo and tho fans nro getting ready for tho big muss. It's funny how ox champions persist In sticking to tho gamo nftcr they havo been counted out or otherwise beaten by an opponent. Few, If any, come right out nnd say that tho better man won. They Insist that It cither was a lucky punch or tho rcfereo mado a mistake. They can't rest until they got nnolhcr crack at tho winner and In tho majority of casos tho come-back Is a dlimat failure. Wllllo Itltchio still believes that ho Is tho best lightweight In tho world. Johnny Coulon refuses to retlco, Ad Wolgast wouldn't quit and Freddy Welsh assorts that he wasn't glen a squaro deal tho night Benny Leonard battered him to holplcssncss nnd had him out on tho ropes. Theso former champi can't rcalizo that another porson can bo better than thoy and they keep on, and on, until they nro put away for keeps. It's all In tho gamo, howovor, nnd tho more matches they get tho healthier tho bank roll becomes. That must bo tho reason. TTTITH Wllllnmi, however, conditions nrn changed. Ho doesn't seem to ' havo gone back any and thoso who havo seen Herman In action bcllevo that tho former champion Is tho better man. Williams Is fast, clever nnd rugged, has a good punch and n stout heart and really has a chanco to win back tho bantam crown. Won the Championship From Johnny Coulon in 1914 "DEFOnn winning tho tltlo from Coulon, Williams met and defeated two of tho - foremost bantams in tho world. It was necessary for him to provo that ho had n right to meet tho tltlo holder, nnd tho toughest opponents were picked out for him. On July15, 1913, Charley Ledoux, bantam champion of Europe, was stopped by Williams lii tho fifteenth round Six months later Eddlo Cnmpl, Pacific Coast champion, was stopped In tho twelfth round. This mado Williams tho logical contender and Coulon virtually was forced Into n match. It was hard to get him Into tho ring, however, nnd tho challenger was forced to hand tho title holder $1000 beforo ho would consent to a match. Tho fight was held on Juno 9, 1914, and Williams won In tho third round. Slnco that tlmo tho Kid has met all of tho leading bantams and featherweights In tho country and emerged with n long string of lctorIos. Ho outpointed Herman In a twenty-round bout In New Orleans in 191C, and lost tho decision nt tho samo placo one year later. Now ho wnnts that tltlo back, nnd, nccordlng to his mnnagcr, will gIo Herman a certified check for $1000 as soon as ho signs tho articles for a twenty-round bout However, .that thousand will bo saved If Williams scores n clean knockout next Wednesday night. Tho bout to bt held hero calls for tho men to weigh 118 pounds ringside. If either boer weighs moio than that oven a fraction of a pound tho other will collect tho forfeit and has tho prlvllego of calling off tho bout. Theso nro drastic conditions, but they will bo carried out to tho letter. Tho Sports Editor of tho Evening Lrnann Is holding $1000 forfeit $500 from each boxer and personally will supervlso tho weighing. Tho mcro fact that tho money has been put up proves that tho boys aro sincere about tho welghing-ln clauso nnd will tip tho beam at tho required notch. NOW, ALTOGETHERTHE SECOND STANZA rpiIE forfeit clauso carries a provision which prevents either boxer from -- appearing In boxing shows held In Philadelphia until after Juno 13. This mans that, tho special show arranged for next Friday night will not havo Herman ns tho principal attraction. Tho champion will appear on Juno 13 and not before. Kilbanc Ready to Meet Benny Leonard at 133 Pounds Ringside "DENNY LEONARD Is about to bo annoyed by n persistent chnllcnger. Johnny l" Kilbane, king of tho featherweights, has donned tho war paint, unsheathed his tomahawk nnd started out on tho trail of tho most recent boss of tho light weights. Tho little Clovelander believes ho can step out of his class long enough to defeat Leonard and Is howling for a match. Ho doesn't caro where it Is fought or how many rounds it will be. All ho wants Is a chanco and that Leonard weigh In at tho legitimate lightweight limit, 133 pounds rlngsldo. Through his manager, Jimmy Dunn, Johnny hurls his dcfl In n lengthy letter to the prcs3. Jimmy takes his pen In hand and writes as follows: "Now that New York has a champion of her own In the person of Benny Leonard, on behalf of Featherweight Champion Johnny Kilbanc, I wish to chal lenge Welsh's conqueror to meet tho king of tho featherweights," said Jimmy Dunn, manager of Klllmne "While Leonard's Improved form was a surprlso to both of us, yet wo feel, because of Kllbano's undisputed supremacy In his own class and tho present lack of lightweights of class to faco tho new champion, that Kilbano 'Is tho most formldahlo opponent tho new lightweight champion will havo to meet In defenso of his newly won laurels. , "Kllbano's recent victory oer Welsh was a big factor In tho loss of Treddy's title. My theory Is that Kilbano trimmed Welsh Just enough to mako him easy pickings for Leonard Johnny gao Welsh a terrible lacing and it might be that tho former champion had not completely recovered. At apy rato, ho didn't look like tho samo boxer when ho got into action. Welsh outweighed Kilbano nlno nnd ono half pounds; ho had Just three nnd ono-half pounds on Leonard. Tho extra weight was too much of a handicap for tho featherweight champion to overcome. Had Welsh taken chances nnd exchanged punches with Kilbane. ns ho did with Leonard, I feel certain Kilbano, and not Leonard, today would bo wearing the lightweight crown. "I am not attempting to tako away from Leonard nny of tho credit he bo rightfully deserves In his victory over Welsh, but I am confident Kilbane is tho master of tho new champion, nnd I nm not nlono In that opinion. Tho most giatifying thing In the Leonard-Welsh contest, I consider, Is that tho new cham pion proved he Is A HEAL LIGHTWEIGHT, by weighing In at tho old lightweight figure of 133 pounds ringside. I hopo tho new champion will defend his tltlo at that weight, as that Is the weight at which Kilbane Is anxious to meet him. "T CAME east for tho express purpose of signing the winner of tho Leonard-Welsh bout to meet Kilbane. Leonard's decisive and spec tacular victory In acquiring the title docs not alter our plans In tho least In fact. Matt Hinkle, the Middle West promoter, already has mado an offer for tho match; Philadelphia wants It, and I am ready to sign articles for Kilbano to meet Leonard Just ns soon as his manager, Billy Gibson, says the word. The sooner tho better." Eddie Cicotte's New Ball Discovery of the Season OINdn Rus3 Ford's famous emery ball that broke both ways has been taboo occasional report has arisen of other freak deliveries that caused batsmen to worry. Cy Falkenberg Is credited with being able to mako a ball take queer move ments by means of the use of licorice, but it Is Clcotte'fl "shine ball" that la the big noise Just now. Cicotte's new stunt, which is technically O. K., having already been ruled on by Ban Johnson, Is merely an adaptation of tho-spltter. The "shine" effect Is eecjlred by mans of rubbing the ball on a wet spot on the shirt front. With a smooth space and a rough space adjoining, ho Is enabled to get a stronger grip on one side of the ball than tho other, a queer Jump being thus given the ball when Jt is thrown, while tho sphere Is also given a disconcerting and streaky appear ance In passage. Whatever may be said of Cicotte's new delivery, It Is Indeed efTectlve for with Its assistance, tho veteran, who Is next to Eddie Plank the oldest pitcher In the league. Is enjoying his best season ever. He has pitched In nine victories tour of which have been shut-outs nnd one a no hit affair. Those who have watched his work declare that he has more speed than ever and better control .Certainly he has shown remarkable consistency aldng,wlth brilliancy and If indica tions are prophetic he should be one of the best performers In the entire big ring this year. . UMPIRE BILL EVANS Is a keen critic of the fine points of the game and he has made a study of Cicotte's new delivery. He says that It Is worked on exactly the opposite principle from the emery ball, and describes Its operation and effect as follows: Rubs Ball Until It Is White and Smooth piCOTTE Is working on a theory exactly opposite to the emery ball." explains V-'Evans. N'He wets a spot on his uniform and on JhU he rubs a ball until one rfide Is ery white and smooth. The other is rough nnd soltod. Wth the ball properly smoothed and polished he gets more of,a grip on one side than on the other and the ball acts exactly as the emery ball acted. "Then, again the effectiveness of this delivery Is Increased by the white and tjark spots on the tall. There Is something of. an optical illusion when the bright 'JHIJM??'' H time as It goes tt the batsman. But there U nothing illegal I, y WHetTr Tm Foes! Wfwr is JVjrj f"ATiT FlT- "A OH T' .SHORE IIAU6HTY MOST 'WMICH T I FULLY BLii- r, V'unrJ Ki-LUMCC k,' Tow- cnV halp D'S- . Rimo' Th mist oi u""i-EsJ Iwfi stccp cLose-ses OF 7HP,N " y- s- ' -v. T sJ n 1. fir Khi CP jTTk. ol JjBmM mm rem fhlfTi m 'TJoUTTf 7 IM FULL GLoRV I -r,s ft,- 5TAr fZ O'ER t" La-HAND er ThIh Guam) TtZ"!,caJ EVo1 ma-AWA-H AWD rM0H HO-HOME OF. Tm' r7 X may it "i OF Th BRVA--v MORN-MM6SJ , S 3 .. y V- ,. . ,- A firs' beam r v f wn Mwfc p r QUEER ANGLES THERE BE TO THlsll HECTIC SWATTING DUEL JSETWEENi . TYRUS COBB AND TRISTAM SPEAKE After Trailing Younger Rival Seven Seasons, TeviJ Slugger Conquers Georgia Peach at Age 0Whenf the Average Ballplayer Is Done For t By GRANTLAND RICE ThoURhts of a Halfback Going to War (More football men than any other class have cono in, nnd It I3 BenJ cd that football Is the best tralnlnR for war.) Ken" MAIN LINE ENJOYS ITS BESTSEAS0N Baseball League Race Is a Close One and Teams Evenly Matched S. & C. TO MEET MARINES "Xeer In tho history nf tho Main Line League Ins such Intcrrst been rIiouii or tho eight teaniq been more orrily matched ai tho assertion of rrederlrk L Koso, president of that organization today "We arc In the mldnt of the first half of tho Fcliedule and tho clubi could not be inure closelj bunched Autocar la leading nnd then tomoi Wajno, P.ioll. Dun & Co and .Narbertli, all tlo away for corond place with I!ui Air and llerujn within li.illtriR distnnic "Wo decided to hjillt tho season's Karnes for numerous reasons Of cour-c. It was agreed on with an Idea of adding Impetus to tho race, which It has already dune Then again many of the lms playing along tho Main Lino aro collego fellows now away at their studies and will bo on hand for tho second half A number of plajcrs hao left to Join tho colors, hut their pl.iees hive been filled with the best material available " Tho mo3t Important contest of the flHt half Is schcdultil for Saturday at Narbertli when the Autocar leadeis clash with tho Narbertli champions Autocar has been de feated on only one occasion since the season began, and Narberth had tho honor of ad ministering said ilc eat on tho Autocar's homo grounds Tho pitchers on the occasion were Fred Blum, tho ex-New York Stato Iycagucr, for Autocar, and Hob r.lbson, the Haerford College star, for Narberth Gibson was lctorlous by the scoio of D-0 anil let his opponent, down with flp scattered singles, while Narberth collected eight, Including a doublo by (lllbert, three-bagger by Turner and homer by Humphries Tho same batteries are announced for Saturday's clash, and as Autocar Is out for revenge there promises to be a great gamo With fho straight lctorIes to Its credit tho Straw-bridge & riothler nlno will again play tho U S Marines on Saturday on their grounds nt Slct -third and Wal nut streets 'Ihcso two Haged a red-hot affair on tho afternoon of Decoration Day and S & C won out in the ninth nftcr I3I1I McKcnty had checked a great rally of tho soldier boys Tor the past week the men at the nay janl hao been pceed ocr tho defeat and Insisted on a return game Tho Marines will turn out In large numbers, acnmpanled by their band pre ceding tho gamo there will bo a drill li a company of marines Tho batteries will 1'kely bo McKcnty nnd O'Donnell for the storo bos and McLUenny and Pasquerlo for the marines TENNIS TOURNEYS OFFER GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMBITIOUS YOUNG PERFORMERS THIS SEASON Inexperienced Players Will Have Better Chance, Can Enjoy Practice and Club Privileges During Meets and Make Contribution to Red Cross Trnif know Dy TAUL GIDRONS followers of tennis are curious to know whether tho arlous sanctioned patriotic tournaments will bo uniform suc cesses or nro doomed to fall through lack of Interest In Mew nf tho fact that ccry one, from President Wilson on down thiough tho leaders of tho arlous branches of sporting nctllt, has taken tho stand that all forms of sport should bo kept going. It Is sincerely to bo hoped that thoso men who nro Ineligible or exempted In tho first draft will do their part toward en couraging the continuation of their favorite form of sport by entering tho tournaments Tbcro hao been no sanctioned tourna ments for men In this sertlon as jet, tho first of tho long list of patriotic meetings being scheduled to take place next week, when tho Merlon Cricket Club stages tho Pennsylvania Stato patriotic tournament on Its beautiful turf courts at Ilavcrford Ker tennis plajer uno can spare tho time to do ho should enter this tournament, as well as thoso which follow it In this section, nnd In order that no ono who might caro to play In theso events may be kept out of them because of being unablo to get out from business beforo tho usual stopping hour, tho events will not start in most in stances until G o'clock each day. Notice I'lajer Welcomed Thoso who may feci that they do not play well enough to enter the tournaments nnd who heretofore havo not dono so will bo particularly welcome It Is Piesldent Adees idea, and tho committees In charge of tho tournaments will keep tho fact In mind, that for this vcar, at any rate, tiuantity and not tho usual quality Is desired It Is therefore up to Mr Average Plaver to do his part by stirring himself and entering everv tournament possible and thereby not onlj enjoy tho pleasure of participating In a most bentflelal and cnjovable affair, but have the added satisfaction of knowing that he will lie helping the lied Cross Soclet), which Is to bo the beneficiary Tho entrance fees are Invariably $1 50 or 12 In tho singles and $1 B0 each In tho doubles Tho pavment of this small feo en titles tho entrant to full membership privi leges In tha club for tho duration of tho tournament It invariably permits the use of the club courts for several dajs pre vious to tho opening of the tournament and. even though ho should bo put out in tho first round, he may continue to use tho courts for practice matches with others who have met a like fate throughout tho tour nament In addition, he has the opportunity of witnessing the play In the remaining rounds of the meeting. It Is In this manner that cmbrvo stars can further their develop ment much moro rapidly than by any other means Then, too, there Is another feature, and a most attractive one. attached to playing In tho tournaments, It being the new ac quaintances mado thereby It would be Im possible to get to know so many desirable persons ro rapidly and so well In any other manner SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS By LOUIS II. JAFFE TWCNTY thou' is a largn tOiunk of lucre, and If a purso of that denomination proves largo enough for Hilly fjlbson to ad. Jut his slgnaturo to a contract, Charley White, from out Chlway, will beat Johnny Kilbane. featherweight champion and with lightweight aspirations, to a whack at Penny Leonard's newly polished crown Denny will bo all dressed up in the blue of Unk Sam'l's navy In a few days With Leonard a sailor boy, another obstacle that may have to be ovcrcomo before ho will bo ablo to box will be to get a Icavo of absence from tho service so that ho can get Into shape to defend the title Jack Curley, a Chicago promoter, who Is out on the coast pulling down largo vads of tho green by some devlco or other, wires from Prlsco that ho would be willing and anxious to put up a J20.000 purse for a twenty-flve-round match between Leonard and Whlto "somewhero not so far from New York where a referee's decision is permissible " We understand that Nate Lewis, White's manager, wouldn't bo peeved at all if Leon ard was to demand every portion of the twenty thou", In fact, he would be much pleased to let White work out with Leonard gratis Just so long as thero was a chance, of the Chlcagoan's winning the world's laurels White got a chance at the championship last LSbor Day against Fred Welsh He failed Freddy was given the referee's decision on a verdict that did not please every one In meeting Leonard, White's work of accom plishing a dethronement act successfully would be much moro difficult than on the Labor Day occasion. STRANGn things happen in boxing, as in other sports, and it might coma to pass that White, a rank outsider, would perform the great unexpected While Is a terrific puncher, you know. Smokr Ilollow'i bantam belt will ha rut un for tilting tonight, unit either Muckel nllty or Nll McCuvlll grab on" that top-notch prtle McCue an4 HIIfy, bldfs boxlnc for Smoky Hol low's champlonahlp. havo onw poraonal illrter encra, btltr known to themaelvta, to aule Andy McMahon will b opposed to nob lltetw. and other bouts will bring together Al Moors and Hauling Leonard Krankta MoFadden and Frank!, JIarto and l'uggy Malone, and Young Hltchle. Willi Jacknon'a knockout victory over Chick Slmler In Iloiton Tueeday night was a wonder ful accomplishment. Tha stopping of Hlmler not only proves that Jackson Is a hard puncher, but also that ha has tha stamina to go tha dlstanca . That slmler waa a boxer of class wss proved when ha went along with Benny Leonard, Johnny Dundee and other top-notchers In ten and twelve round bouts. Kid I Milium will b In Philadelphia for tha last three days of his training preparatory to hi. match with Pete Herman st The Olympla nt Wednesday night If Williams evertrled foJ a knockout in six rounds this win b Tllli it tomthe Kidd."'0 would niura ,h Mm tUf. Keiulntieitand Richmond fin are aa r.v,M Obituary Note it I red 1 niton M. I'nill l o mint .Vn rl i.'r"'rf in" '." , been, reported from Ilotton thnt llle I'rrriM-Iotin l'luhtrrrr from i femmft "V.1"," !" of deslHimlenr,. .,?,,3 in commit aulrlds.bi lirrentlm: a inutrli ulth Vffihimlmur' ""la,k rM" 'im bvIjPM1 alr arena again will get under ii ni, "Vy1 tomorrow l be the opening nlsht - .... ..a.c iiul ui, eeverai nin .inrt. 1 tuck mlxfs MrLend in t-H.ii.. Joung Mike Ilrennan another may be exnerteri Jtarvey, Ton' Itasno lobby Voune Tlernej va Terry ace of i v i, -,- :'. ' . uiii. i icrnpt va rerrv ""! Lout2 my l ak" " Jlmmy Sullon "" vk EWi V.un'''?, an- 3t"! Welling meet In New rk,1'Ju,'t Promoter J J Johnston I quoted oa ofTtrlng llenny Uionord llu noil to meet the nnSnrfr.i,.AV,nl3 r.lto Leonard If honccepts n".-" 'J? n'r on !he r-art nf Johnston la more tAtlaHn.a ,nfa,, wouU- -wl J331.11 l-J a minute And for allowing the entire army of the Kaiser to shoot at a nice soung fellow aid fellow gets one fifteenth of a rent at the same rate. Kid Norfolk, who came within an knocking nut Tom fowler In Ilnrheir early In the week, Is a. Philadelphia neirrn wka reeenuj returned from Panama Norfolk knocked out Sailor Orande seieral weeks ago nl the negro Is said to be a terrific puncher He must be to stop Grande for t hi sailor certainly waa tough skinned. iron-Jawed and tn"-,"" n2 when com!"Un 'n bouts aroSSd Je Wlllurd can pull down a purse of 160 000 Just as soon as he tlnda enough time to break .B!Ma.y fv"m ',h8 --'"us and tax In defense of his l',''. f8.18.,1?"' wno handles Carlos Morris ltt 'hK,Lhl-k5;w.'...'-,m?n. wh ha. 175.000 ...-.. ...,,... ""J" wrai to do and yi bivw j i w tuimra ana ".lorrl for a :.ti ) , tan nave sixty thou' want bout of tho purse Jack Sayles. New York bantam, has good rep In hla home town, where eeverai rrltlrs av the youngster looks like future cUmplon.hlo timber Although Sailea Is but n. kid In tho boxing came as far a. experience Is concerned he ha been showing well against top-notchera Not long ago Sayles boxed Johnny Erlle j several ringside critics figured Sayfe. won. f BASEBALL TODAY SHI BE PARK Athletics vs.. St. Louis GAME CALLED AT 8il5 I. M Tickets on sale at (Umbels and Spald'lnt SPECIAL 50-MILE MOTOR-PACED RACE . 8 SO TONIGHT 8.S0 CARMAN. HII.Kl. MA HONNA LAWKKJ.CK AND COBBY ' POINT BREEZE MOTORDROME BROADWAY A. C. TONIGHT? An Excellent Investment It nlua), co'ts a club much more In dol lars nnd centi to conduct a tournament than l derived from entrance fees, so It maj bo soon from this that tho entrant geti a full return on his small Investment Tho mere supplvlng of the new tennis balls for each match returns every entrant half his fee, even If ho is put out in the first round, and should ho bo fortunate enough to re main In the event until the late rounds, he will have used balls to several times the nmount expended for his entrance fee In tho tournament. Pl.ivers who all too modestly ronsider themselves In the "dub class" should put aside false modesty and enter all tourna ments possible It will not bo necessaiy to ho urged after entering the first one The pleasure nnd benefits to be derived so grently outnumber tho seeming Inconven ience, loss of time nnd cost Involved that one experience will make this manifest Heir In mind also that this ear. at any rato. It is tho players of lesser ability who aro mot desired by the committees Every entry will he a boost for tho sport, will help the American Ucd Cross, and, In ndditlon, will represent a plcasurablo week of late afternoon recreation Get In line, therefore, Mr. Average Player, and enter the Pennsylvania State patriotic tournament, which starts next Monday on tho courts of tho Merlon Cricket Club at Haverford Get a partner and enter the eastern doubles, which will be held on tho courts of the Philadelphia Cricket Club at St Martins, beginning tho following Mon day Hnter tho Dclawaro Stato tourna ment nt tho Wilmington Country Club on tho following Monday, Juno 25 Hnter, in fact, evary tournament that it is within your power to Fpare the time to play in, and you will be surprised to learn that there is more charm In the gamo than you heretofore may havo discovered. ncrccd The game is the same, I know, ' In any sane degree; The rules are slightly altered In the rougher jamboree; For while the one is tough enough For any human hide, The other's concentrated hell With something on the side. But the dives I've made at tackle As they kicked me in the spine, The wallops I have gathered As I crashed into the line, Plus the concentrated fury Is they nailed me with a flop, May prove a useful lesson As a start across the top. We've been taught to take what's -coming In the pood old college name; To spill our gore in plenty As tliey stamped along our frame; , And while it's somewhat softer Than the scrap which lies ahead. Where you have to buck through shrapnel triin, mc cross lines muTtwa. in Tea, Where the goal line you are seeking Through the flame and smoke and mud Is a rampart of machine puns And a trench that's running blood, Still I fancy that tho harvest, From the buck and tackle crop Will hardly be a hindrance As I start across the top. rpiIE duel between Trls Speaker and Ty -- Cobb presents ono bizarre angle that few havo ever considered One writer has even gone so far as to say (hat age Is beglnnlnc to tell on Ty, and that "tha younger Speakor has over hauled the veteran at last." Tho Intimate details' aro somewhat dif ferent In placo of belng young, Speaker is three years older than Ty, or nearly so, and It has therefore been tho older man who overhauled tho younger. While Cobb Is younger than Speaker, he had served three ears under tho Main To.nt beforo Trls broko In Ty entered major leaguo service at eighteen, whereas Trls was twenty-five beforo he donned the harness of big league service When Speaker had passed his thirty-second ear and was still averaging 25 to 30 points back of his Georgia rival each campaign, it was taken for granted that he had missed his chance Exceedingly few athletes begin to improve after thirty-two. Thirty Is generally the spot where the skidding begins and the decline sets In. But two years after this landmark tho Irrepresslblo Trls suddenly absorbs a new crln on youth, nnd after trailing for seven campaigns dashes on past his main rival and holds tint advantage for eight months' actual combat, embracing 180 games Speaker has nlwayj been a great ball player one of the greatest But he upset tradition and tho pop-eyed dope by delaying his drive to tho main peak at the age of thirty-three and holding It nt thirty-four. It is no certainty that ho will maintain the crest all this year But he Is well on his way. with no evidence of nny slump in sight, a better ball player at thirty-three and thirty-four than ho ever was between twenty-one and thl'ty. Queer? It's Prp,.sterous! Sir Thero must be something queer about Bcnnjt Leonard tho new lightweight champ. He is willing to fight, he Is ready to make the weight, and he is going to en list. 1 can't make It out. F. G C. In re-edltlng the list of famous veterans no one should overlook tho red dome of Leon K Ames Red was a budding young star thirteen cars ago. four years ago he was figured through . and here today he Is outpltchlng most of the good ones, old or young Red still has one of the greatest curve balls that ever dipped and splraled over the plate, and enough speed to travel on And with Matty, McGlnlty, Wlltse and his old pals of the last decade out of har ness he is still meandering along the road with the winning stuff attached. "Golfers," says an exchange, "should be put to work on farms with hoe and sp de" Why take away their niblicks, whlc can tear up moro earth than a hoe, spade, plow and harrow combined .' Any one whs W ever seen a duffer operate with a nftS will understand at once that this jj Ideal combination for preparing the-son 2 whatsoever seed may fall. M'COMBER PLUNGES IN BUYING FINE RACES! Acquires Al Dick for $20,0 Harvester Bought by Kula at Fancy Figure NEW YORK, Jun. t A. K Macomber, tho well-known ker man, has shown that money is no M, with him when a good piece of horWH Is concerned by his last few days' reort .no"erda' he Purchased XA1 jr. Dlckt 120.000 and only last Saturday he pit!,, bid of $26,000 for Omar Khayyam U the Kentucky Derby winner w-as taxM down to Wilfred Viau for ntn.1 Ayjulcy contingent purse goes alor.rtil k; ; ,; ''::: "t .r. "1CK 'tmtm Bay. Fifty per cent of the Latonls! cSli purse is Involved in the deal and uftE this race, tho. h eh nrlrn ni,i .. 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