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EVENING LEDGERPHnvADELPHIAt FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1917
B VETERPUJVE WASlN ELEGANT FORM YESTERDAY. RATTTNP, TT.OSF, ON TO i nnii
UQHI1U JJiNiNiiNVj
GAME'S MOST HISTORIC BONES IN
PASSING THE PINK SLIP TO PIPP
Ltime's Hardest Walloper and All Round Star
It.,a Have Filled Yawnintr finn i t.
Attack Billiardists Shine on War Scroll
By GRANTLAND RICE
Song of the Raw Recruit
Write not that his heart failed to feel
The fear of the fight;
Write not that his nerves were of steel
In the hurricane blight.
Write not that he stood to the flame
Bereft of all fears;
But rather grave this for his fame
Through the myriad years;
' "He looked to no conqueror's role
Where the Paladins dwell; '
He was sacred to the pit of hU soul
But ho fought till he fell."
Hushey Jennings turned Walter
. Ik. Yanlraafl thft PUrt&ln
Ptoo over i " - . .
. . .rn(s.i the future slate.
( ?',.,,ihv would have sui rendered
nny
1 .BW
.In on hi. club,
rSw.. Bob Veaeh
barring Cobb and,
M
IM
ir
PIPP tday '
.!. k.wmen of th
ono or tno greatest
o (tame not oniy a
M M.'"iT". hitter, but a brilliant In-
. lirf. ''"..V. greater promise ahead and
u'liwe filled a great hole In Jennings's
Jrt.b'!art'he drove In more runs than
i U.Jr man In baseball, and he led his
' fitfto hoW runs. He Is the game's
Kit wallopar today, barring no man
V iB?lLi to bat. and In tho combination
f'f offense and defense ho has no su
JLSS ! win In Stuffy Jlclnnis or Hal
I CUM-
I 7 Another Honor Roll
i tvir Sir Nearly every sport writer has
' ,Ifn! footbalt and tennis as tho sports
"SriSSSif most 'nllstmcntB. How
! , m Isrds' Here are a few facts-
.'in Hall, national amateur billiard
nhpbyenrs1S.n one Brooklyn billiard
I Htf Oa'rre't" aof0th3e- Missouri National
TJr. t,rl a few Kansan City billiard
m one evening, mw a total of sixty
: CjpUylnr, and twenty-three of these en-
i 'Med that nlsht
f is Detroit recently six men were taking
it In billiard tournament. Five en
(fed.
Mrs. Bertha King woman pocket billiard
'eiamplon, has Joined the Red Cross.
There are 4.000,000 people In this country
(i'lW billiards. The rccoidn will show
lilllarda have furnished more men for tho
iir than any other sport. These are facts.
S. G. B.
One writer, back In 1908, wrote that
ifred Merkle's -areer as a major leaguer
vm oer for good after a certain episode.
vvVd like to have a doubloon for every
M game Fred has helped to win since
i tut classic date S'nce that day he has
Hired nine years under three separate ban
ter!, and today Is still more than a Jump
.from the end of the highway.
i T. F. W Tia third test shortstop? 'Who
bthe second best?
f
; Some Day
Te (Mnfc that toe 7iavo always been,
"Mat Earth, the Moon, the Sun and Mara,
Orion ond the other stars
tjuit, Are and never did Begin.
?lmt day, when summer bursts in flame
Ulsma fhe detps of Everywhere,
tSne ood who really doesn't care
Will lose his head and throw the game.
H. C. S.
t t
ttanmf T Anti't rA rrt t nr ef ilso n ft fair.
uw bas but one regular rival In sight By
1 Swimming events
BY FARRAGUT CLUB
The Farragut Sportsmen's Association, of
Camden, has announced Its program for
cpen swimming events of the season There
lll be three big meets open to all regis
tered swimmers
The day of the three meets will be Sat
urday. Juna 0 Saturday, July 21, and Sat
urday, August 18. There will be three
events for men and two for women. The
tvents will be run off In the Delaware
flver In front of the clubhouse, Thlrty-
dote a week prior to meets and should be
m to F P Tharp, 1236 North Thlrty-
aecond street. Camden Registration blanks
Bay be secured In Philadelphia from the
X A. U 1432 South Penn square
Entries have been received from the
; Turngemelndo and Y M C A . of this city ,
;(tk Philadelphia Swimming Club, the Cam-
den Y. SI C A and other organizations
Toe Farragut Club has offered a season
.trophy, and the events of Saturday will
live the winner a leg on the enp
Syrcause Athletics to Go On
C 1 SYRACUSE. Juno R Tim nthletlf. eov.
jerajiE board of Syracuse University yester-
- jjr aecmeu to resume all college athletics
Jlnnlng next fall. "In view of the ex-
Tft.A.OA ...I.U -e T , . --,, II 1 .1
'. tnlet(c training of vounir men be con-
, gunned '
r The board also rescinded the one-year
i .rule for the rlnrntlnn nt th umr. nnlv In
, far as It applies to freshmen who are
J preparatory school graduates and have not
f?ttende Institutions of collegiate rank.
WINCHESTER ATHLETES
i CONCLUDE THE SEASON
r
'fhHN"rIti clTy- Ju"e 8. The WIncester
'i.r n!l,,vcl08Jd..,t" "thlctlc activities for the
faS.. . .basabatl season which wa curtailed
oinr to tha death or Captain Walah's father
Jim..". ,alI'y u:ea8fur Three of the four
rT-S fisjeu were -won
IhfcS "i?.y1,,I)an,i ' Atlantic City. wa tha
Oo?rJl,h." Winchester athletes to (so Jnto tha
imI r.!mTnt "rvlce He went to Washington
lull w.elr ,. ....,. ... , A .u. iinii.il
liilrJl Secret Service Jardlne was the flrat
(feiil ''?"! thl' ey nd Gardiner Perry, of
ih?.?- hai1 Previously Joined tho American
-ES?!Bf..Corw 'a France Dan Scott and
i,nom Valentine are working on farms.
I i
Amateur Baseball Notes
Tl,iJ1e,ton A C a first-class ejenteen-nine-'ftSKi'"014
"am would like to eor from any
'S?.!1" "avellne team. C rkmlns. 1324
jt Hewson street
Bi'iaVfV"'. ro,,r Home would like to hear from
bK',"07 IOUrteen.flfleen.venr.nM ten ma nlnvlna- week-
ji"r ball. A E Brager, 700 Church lane.
'in ii "a'urday, June 0. the Oceanlca Juniors
iS","n up against the Triangle Juniors at Bel
'ami ... '.I? .management has a few open dates
,SJ: yM like to hear from any. flfteen-aeven-,JJIHr,ol4
teams, ii. Qrogan, Sixth and Flti
fwier streets,
SOUlhua-t. Tl -..-, , ,M ,11... . a.
rrtft - esuii leam woum nivc w :
let .11 .iie with any home teams. In er out
lr V!y- Paylnr a good guarantee, D. Clune,
I"" Cedar avenue,
fnS1i,."l.rLub would Ilk to arranae Sunday
'wlloVr i iany home ,',m' D' Coh'n 63
i . . . . . . . -
Sfeort.?. '.' "OV Cub haa open flaiea ror ony
f-I!?rteen.eliteen.veAr.nM teams if Friedman,
B v Starr Qarden.Stxth and Lombard streets.
Bdlent Susncndcd bv Drcsnahan
. Trtt.Rnn t B J.-... .n.i.n
r f CMt.k rw' . '-. June o.jnuenniin aur,,-.w..
CsTpl'.Alr .,lu.h nedlent has been announced
EAm.iit-"1.1 Manager Hresnanan. or tne loiruu
SirVi11 Asaorlatlon eluh. Iledlent went to
fa 5 at Falconer. N T, early In the week
9 restate nn. h. .1......... .iv Ita
vraatt'i.1" un1r the selective draft
to U?.? rfturned the following da:
awing day Falllnj
Hresnanan declared
uipended
ErenlHsr Letlsrer Letter Box
re It a lettw In tlta'aMe o-f the Bporls
r uijJUJUU UJNE OF
dropping Richie Mitchell
and Freddie
sill l.?e v0 tw of the " PI"""
SnS itl "2 by- Cnarllc White is
i2 ? ,nd" bu,' tne maln barrler remain
Ing Is Johnny Kllbane. who already main
tains
unp imp. TCIIhtna la r--. i J
hitter, who knows how to box and who
moves along with the wallop attached,
llo is also adjacent to every trick of the
trade. The two. towed Into one ring, should
provide an entertainment well worth In
spection. For where speed and hitting abll
Ity are sent against the same there Is al
ways a possibility that the Old Haymaker
may Interpolate its thrill.
"Can on outfielder thrn-nr rnrtti,- iv,
pltcher7 queries S C K. On an average,
yes. Outfielders are trained for an extended
range. All throwing records are hold by
outfielders The first established record of
135 yards was held by an outfielder, and
the record was broken by Lcjeune, another
outfielder. Pitchers rarely attempt the long
peg, as a different motion Is required that
might result In Injury. It would be Inter
esting, for all that, to see Just how far one
Walter Johnson could toss the old missile
on a bet against the longest throwing out
fielder now extant. Which reminds us
again, who Is the longest throwing out
fielder, Dae Robertson, Trls Speaker,
Harry Hooper, or who?
Speaking of able-bodied, long-distance
veterans which no one was there Is also
tho case of Mr. Clcottc. of the White Pox
Mr Cicotte was a mate of Ty Cobb's on the
Augusta club in1005. That was twelve
years ago. Today he Is one of the leading
pitchers of the game, apparently getting
Just well warmed up with tho best start he
has eer known
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CRUISE LEADS IN
NATIONAL BATTING
Cardinal Star Takes Up
Pace-Setting, Then Breaks
His Leg
BESCHER SPRAINS ANKLE
W. i: Cruise, who patlmea In the left
garden for Miller Muggins, accomplished
two cxents jesterday The best thing he
done was to take the lead In National
League batting and the worat came In the
second Inning of the game with the riraes,
when ho took a nasty fall rounding second
base. Injuring hl leg to such an extent
that he had to retire It so happened that
Bob rtecher. who replaced him, sprained
his ankle In the next Inning.
Today Cruise leada tho Tener hitters.
Oeorge turn has dropped from first place
to a tlo with IMdle- Roush for second. .1.
Smith, also of St Louis, is fourth man, nnd
Stalk Wheat has Joined the 'first fUe"
Wheat returned to tho game a few days ago
upon recoxerlng from nn Injur;, sustained
almoat a month ngo
In the American League Tv Cobb dropped
from .140 to 33 hut retained second place
'o other changes incurred In the American
League
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PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK IN
INTERCITY TENNIS TOURNEY HERB:?
Junior Event to Be Played at the Cricket Club.
Saturday Alexander in Charge of
Visiting Racqueters
THE dl appointment felt by all lovers of
tennis at the calling off of the Intercity
match between lloston, New York and Phil
adelphia for tho Church Cup, and which was
scheduled to be plaed tomorrow, has been
tempered bv the announcement that n Junior
t'hlladelphla-Xrw York Intercity affair will
be plaed In Its stead The mntch will take
place on the courts of the Philadelphia
Cricket Club nt St. Martina, beginning nt
2 o'clock The New York boys will leave
the metropolis nt o'clock on the morning
of June 9. In charge of Frederick H Alex
ander Alexander Is Just as well known
and equally as popular In tennis circle as
Is his namesake among baseball fan
A tournament was recentb held at tho
Qerniantown Cricket Club for tho purpose
of selecting a team Tenl bovs. those
with the best tecords thus, far this season,
or who may not have shown particularly
good form this ear. but whose gams
shows especlallv bright promise, were In
vited to participate In the trial tourna
ment It was won by Tlodney Heck, who
will lead the Philadelphia team ,V round
robin tournament for the purpose of -determining
the respective order In which the
bojs will play in against the New York
team has Just been finished
As a result of these matches the Philadel
phia team will play tomorrow In the follow.
Ing order- llodney M Deck. Oermantown
Academy: Herman Pornhelm. Prankford
High School; (! n Pflngst. Penn Charter;
Hlchard Mvers. Penn Charier P .1 Stccher,
Central High School and Andrew Morgan
Oermantown High School. In singles The
doubles will play In the following order
tlodney M Heck, Oermantown Academi.
nnd Herman Pornhelm I'rankford High
School. F V 'Wilson, Cvnwyd and O 13
I
Pflngst, renn Charter: Headley Harptf.
Lpiscopal. and Carl Fischer. Cynwd.
The New York team will be drWB
through the park In the mornlnr. anil
both teams will he the guest 6f th PhI.
delphln Cricket Club nt luncheon.
In addition to the bo a match . in
exhibition doubles match will be playd In
which Frederick Alexander and Harold
Throckmorton, of New York, will be op
posed by William T Tllden and Wallac
Johnson Tho exhibition match wilj ba
Played on turf, nnd the boya' Intercity
match on the clay courts No admls.lon
fee will be charged
The singles events will be played first.
The New York team will be made up a
follows No 1. Denjamln Letson, captain
and also boys' champion. No I, Harold
Taylor ; No 3. Fred Anderson. Jr : No. 1,
Oeorge Throckmorton. No 5, Gerald Don
aldson. No 6. Frank Anderson Harold
Throckmorton will not play aa previously
reporled
THE FINN IS FAVORITE
IN SUBURBAN HANDICAP
Ni:V YORK. June S Only eight horses
are expected to go to tho post at Belmont
tomorrow afternoon to start In the Hubuf
bnn Handicap The Finn has been made
the favorite by the handlcapper. He will
carry ISO pounds
Western League Head Resigns
ST JOSEPH Mo Juna At a apeclal
mteilna of Weatern l.easue haaeball cluha hera
President Zehruns of the leasue, preaenttd his
rraUnatlon it naa aald there " poaal
Mini that B It Dlrk'rton. preilAent of th
Central larue mlsht succeed Xetirunx.
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