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OUR VERSATILE PING MAKES GOOD
jAS A FIRST BASER AND CONNIE MACK
SHEDS TEARS OF JOY WHEN A'S WIN
''iBodie Sits in at First
Innis Is Laid Low by Indigestion and Plays Star
Game of the Day
IT1HB old wheeze that & chain la m strong
' strong as its weakest substitute holds good In every case but that of the Ath
letics. The strongest link on that well-known and much-abused baseball team has
fceen Stuffy Mclnnls by a largo majority, but the wonderful first Backer was on the
fdo lines yesterday and the team won the ball gamo from Detroit. All of which
noes to show that you never can tell what will happen In these days of tho na
tional pastime. Perhaps the substitute had something to do with It, and we bcllevo
such was the case. Frank Plzzattl, or something like that, who disguises himself
M Ping Bodte, pranced nround tho Initial sack and made no more of a hit with
the fans than Benny Leonard does on the East Bide of NYawh. He handled him
self like a tall Swedo partaking of his favorite beverago and cavorted like a two-year-old'
winning his first raco. In other words, Ping the plnger was distinctly
"there" and deserved the plaudits of the multitude. Not an error was chalked
against him and his faultless stylo brought tears of Joy to Connlo Mock, who
watched the bombardment from his sound-proof seat In the coop.
Stuffy was not missed, either at first or at the home plate. His substitute
did nothing but win the game In tho third when ho crashod a doublo Into the
right-field fenco and scored two playmates, and worried tho pitcher every time he
waved tho bat In his face. Tho hefty left fielder was a howling success and Connlo
has discovered an able person to do the flrstbaslng for tho club any old tlrno It is
necessary. This Is good news, as Mclnnls is likely to bo out for a few moro days
and the strongest line-up Is needed to battle Cleveland.
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AND In the meantime, our Phils were taking n fall out of Matty's Cin
cinnati team, thus strengthening their hold on first place. The Beds
are coming along in great stylo and now aro ono of tho strongest clubs in
the league. Alex, of course, did the twirling for our side.
Chalmers Travels Rocky Road to Comebacltville
DUBLIN'S famed and rickety highway has nothing on the rocky road that George
Dut Chalmers found as ho tugged and tussled along the Boulevard to Come
backvlllo. He Is now about ready to glvo up tho marathon. Six lines In an ob
scure corner of the very best dallies yesterday reiterated tho fact that Dut was all
through and bound for the town In which he was born as a balllan. Tho New York
League wants Chalmers, and Syracuse, where hg obtained his first push toward tho
big leagues, or Scranton. would take tho big fellow with open arms and an ironclad
contract. Chalmers's caso Is ono which again shows that tho baseball scouts. Ivory
hunters and prophets always size a player up right except when they get him
wrong. Dut hied to Philadelphia during the tlmo that the Singing Thrush, tho
Dooln gossoon, was handling the reins for Hoch der Horace Fogcl. Dut had hurled
for Syracuse and burned up the league In company with another able-bodied athlcto
named Alexander. Considerable valuable whlto paper and much elaborato printer's
Ink was scattered about to' show that Chalmers hod tho speed of Walter Johnson,
tho poise of Mathewson, tho cunning of Eddie Plank and tho guile of tho .wily red
skin, C. A. Bender. A brief footnote to the "fervid dispatches" was wont to inti
mate that while Alexander, tho copartner of Dut, has seemed freo from any of
these handicaps, he looked as If ho might make good.
Chalmers and Aleck arrived at the spring training camp together. Chalmers
came therq with an elaborate trousseau, together with lots of pinch neckwear
and considerable toggery that aroused tho brunette population of Birmingham to
deep, enpurpled envy. Ho also showed early too early he had a good assort
ment of curves, a hop on tho fast one, a good lino of comedy and a chanco for
the big league honors.
Alexander seemed a bit too content "to lob tho ball over and was exceptionally
trite In his dally, display of premier pitching. Ho didn't zip the old onion across
the plate with blinding speed direct quotes from the word painters; neither did
he show a line of curves that would have Zlegfeld, the king of the Follies, mussing
his hair In Jealous anguish. In other words, Aleck thought the proper tlmo for
him to show what he had was when the season opened and they were charging
admission to the big top.
So, why paint tho Illy? Mr. Alexander Is as well known as the Liberty Loan,
and Baker wouldn't swap him Just now for McAdoo's safe. Ho has arisen steadily
to the topnotchers, and as an Iron man he is In a class by himself, for ho iron
mans every year to the extent of thirty or more Jousts, which is some ironmannlng.
fVo have often wotted why the gladiolus scribe did not dub Aleck with his
proper nickname and put him up at tho top of the foundry moguls. For if over
a man went through a 6eason Uko an iron king that chap Is O. C. Alexander, of
St. Paul, Neb., and the National League.
BUT to hark back to our wandering boy, alias G. D. Chalmers. Chal
mers showed that all tho antcseason dope about himself was all right.
Ho cut loose too soon, though, and played hiddledlddle with a wing that
ought to havo been worth $10,000, but seemed to havo been under the
away ofa ten-cent bean. Well, the Inevitable happened. Wo don't know
anything that happens oftener than tho Inevitable, unless It Is Cincin
nati winning a pennant before the season opens.
LooUs Eligible for Place in Bonesetter Reese's Book
AFTER tho first season tho sturdy right wing of the irrepressible Chalmers
. waned Instead of waxed. He began to bo eligible for a place in Bonesetter
Reese's Incomparable book, "Dressed and Undressed Bones "Which I Have Met."
Dut, It might be said, could double in both chaptors. The bonesetter tinkered with
the wing and Chalmers tried to manipulate tho applo as of yore, but there wero
several kinks that the Youngstown wizard couldn't put tho whizz In. As a result
Chalmers was footloose at the end of a year or two.
But Dut has an old spine as rigid as iron. He decided that ho was going to
find out where the arm was out of kilter and he Joshed himself along as his own
doctor. Finally ho suggested to Jawn Jay McGraw, who manages tho New York
Giants when he is not punching the bag to keep Jn training for the umpires that
he meets at catchweights, that Mac tako him to Marlln Springs. This was two
years ago. McGraw decided that Dut could go and the distinguished Exile of tho
Battery also found that George was willing to take the straps from his bankroll
and pay his own way. If Chalmers showed anything Mao would sign perhaps, and
again mayhap.
Chalmers went through his self-imposed torture, obliterated an excellent bank
roll of luscious figures and much girth. When the Giants got back to New York
Manhattan's Best Manager In Banishment gave tho flyaway floolo to Chalmers,
and made him a ticket-of-leave man. Naturally this treatment made George as
happy as a flea with a boll on its eyebrow. He entered tho same kindly feeling
toward New York that Brussels feels for the Hunnlsh Huzzars. Dut didn't wfeih
McGraw any less good luck than to break a couple of legs, lose a pennant and go
broke on his de luxe billiard parlor.
Pat Moran Takes a Brodie and Wins
NOW enter Patriclus Moran. the noted Homo Ruler. He found Chalmers trying
to flguro how long he would regain tho blasted bankroll digging trenches, or
handling the ribbons over the charges that carry the department stores right to
my. lady's apartments. George had figured out that If he kept his health and
didn't lose more than ono squaro meal a day he ought to be back where his
finances -were healthy and well-rounded In- 210 years by closo figuring. Also thero
was a llttlo girl In the Bronx whom Georgo wanted to see with tho gold badge of
Cupid arouiyl her shapely finger and a nice, "Mrs." written on her high-priced,
scented stationery.
He confined his plight to Moran and Pat, who tries anything once, even an
orange sherbet, told him that he would take a chance that there was a game or
two hidden In the old wing. So, Patrick Just played the .huncherlte, and, the
Foxy Harp for his flrst game sent Chalmers against the Joynts. Chalmers dl'dn't
pitch any harder to win that game than Roosevelt does to keep on tho flrst pago.
He put everything that he had on the ball, and he had a whole lot that day. H i
beat the Giants 2-1, and on several occasions throughout that season, when the
Tnlls copped the brilliant burgee, Chalmers repeated this dose. He was a Bronx
hoodoo.
In the world's series George pitched one of the finest gomes against the lads
With the crimson pocks from Bawston, and lost out 2-1 In a heartbreaker. Last
cason he was kept on the payroll, but In reorganizing his division for the new
1917 offensive Pat didn't provide for aircraft. So Chalmers was sent to Kansas
City. He tried hard, but he couldn't produce, and as the prophet says, "the man
must either produce or skidduce," and skid did George like the deuce.
O1
kLD Dut was a flrst-class fellow,
with a heart the size of a tsetse
pulling for him to come back and show them the old stuff. But while the
way of the transgressor Is hard. It's like a plush-llned boulevard com
pared to the lane that brlngs.the fellow to Comebackville again, once the
old wing begins to look like a cabaret singer with grandchildren.
Victor u No. 11 for Mr. Alexander
MIKE REGAN, a recruit pitcher from Kansas City, now with Matty and his
Redlegs, might have pitched a very good article of baseball in the opening
game of the series between the Phils and Reds, but a certain Mr. Grover C.
Alexander Is credlted'wjth his fourth victory on the present western trip and his
eleventh win of tho season. Alex has beaten every team he has opposed on the
present Invasion with the exception of the Giants, who tossed the Nebraskan on
Decoration Day afternoon. Dode Paskert was among those present yesterday.
The Phils copped a total of hlx hits for three runs. Paskert. Klllefer and Alex
counted at the pay station, while Stock, Cravath and Luderus hit singles. Paskert
had the other three blnglee, one a double. McGafflgan was again In Davy Ban
croft' shoes and, while he failed to hit Regan, he handled all seven chances
nicely, getting five of them as Uiey were tearing down to first. He also figured
tU .a dquble play with Ludy. Thorpe and Chase were prominent for the Reds,
Junta tted out a triple off Alex and Hil had a pair of singles and a double,
(took, kktai-ett smk for Matty, had a pair Cf singles. vf- 'v
OUIMET CASE MAY RESULT IN GOLFING OFFICIALS
Station When Stuffy Mc-
Chalmers "Goes Back"
as its weakest link and a ball club Is as
genial and popular. Thero Isn't a guy
fly who knew the big fellow that Isn't
jfeVENIKP- LKOGBR-PHILAJDlJLPHIA, TB-b-ttwDAY, JUiNJ4 14, 1017'
NOW. ALTOGETHER THE BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM
5 Lsae r 'TTN BATTLE CRT op I gATMtt fpomaJcj ) f JJ1
DAlJ S Hurrah. t v j .iri? asmaJ s t-p-x
I y 5 ( . 1 r ' yyj I Free-ec-p-DOM
OUIMET CASE TO
BE HEARD MONDAY
Eligibility of John H. Sulli
van, Jr., Also Booked for
Consideration
MAY CAUSE RULE CHANGE
NEW YORK, Juno 14. 'While not bclHR
advertised by the officials of tho United
States Golf Association. It Is generally un
derstood that Francis Oulmet and John H
Sullivan, Jr, tho Boston plnyers. will np
pear before its executive committee nt n
meeting to be held In this city next Mond.iy.
One friend of tho men under discussion
says that Oulmet and Sullivan hnvo been
Invited to appear nt tho committee meet
ing. It might bo put a llttlo differently,
for the reason that the Boston pair moro
than two months ago applied for reinstate
ment as nmnteurs When such applica
tion has been made the next step Is for
a hearing.
When nuked concerning tho coming meet
ing. Howard P. 'Whitney, secretary of the
United States Golf Association, refused to
discuss the subject. Ho did not consider
It one that should lie nlred nt tills time,
and added that ho didn't know how It had
got out.
Oulmet sympathizers profess to so In
this coming move a possible realization on
the part of the parent organization of tho
necessity of doing something In the way
of pouring oil on tho troubled t,cas. They
Intimate with almost Kalserian diplomacy
that tho threatened revolution In the West
may dlo a natural death In tho event of
the national body adopting a more liberal
nollcv It is likewise Intimated that tho
meeting may decide whether the Western j
Golf Association or, the United States Golf
Association Is to he the actual controlling
body Here Is what one has to say:
"As tho rule fctands, It Is a llttlo difficult
to see what action the commltteo can tako
that will bo favorablo to theso two popu
lar amateurs other than a radical chungo
In tho rule Itself It Is certain, howeer,
that the official reinstatement of theso two,
If effected logically and convincingly, would
go far toward effecting tho reinstatement of
the United States Golf Association It3clf
In the good opinion of eastern golfers Tho
western revolution Is not being looked upon
with any great degree of confldenco or en
thusiasm here In the Kant, and is more
than likely to die a natural death If tho
United States Golf Association shows any
indications of ndoptlng a moro liberal pol
icy In the near future "
MOTOR RACING TONIGHT
AT POINT BREEZE PARK
Postponed Fifty-Mile Paced Sprint to
Bo Leading Feature of Attractive
Program
The large gathering of fans at the Tolnt
Breeze. Park Motordrome last Saturday
night Indicates that motor pacing and
motorcycle racing is becoming more pop
ular in this cltv
The motor raco for pace machines, which
mado Its debut on tho local track, was re
ceived with a great ovation, and this event
is sure to be a feature In tho coming meets.
Tho big fifty-mile motor-paced race,
scheduled for last Thursday night, which
was postponed owing to tho dangerous con
dition of tho -track, will be run off tonight,
the same riders competing Carman, Wiley,
Modanna, Lawrence and Corry.
Clarenco Carman, of Jamaica, Is the fa
vorite, ho holding the local traok record for
fifty miles of 59 minutes B8 4-5 seconds.
This Is within a fraction of the world's
record, mado by Caldwell.
George Wiley, of Syracuse, tho American
champion of 1915 and winner of the twenty-flve-mllo
American championship at the
Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo, In
which he lapped the field, has a large fol
lowing and is sure to give Carman the race
of his life.
Vincent Madonna, of Italy, has made a
remarkable record In his short time in the
game, winning many big races fc
Corry, of Australia, rode behind pace
about two years ago and looked like a
champion, beating Walthour, Carman and
Wiley.
Percy Lawrence, of San Francisco, who
won the flfty-mlle race on Decoration Day,
is sura to be a contender for first honors this
season.
Adequate transportation facilities have
been arranged with the Rapid Transit Com
pany, the No. 6 car on Tenth street running
direct to the park and all other lines east of
Broad connect with the park cars at
Moyamenslng avenue.
FISHER BEST ATHLETE;
GETS BIG NINE'S MEDAL
CHICAGO, June 14. D. Jerome Fisher,
captain of, the University of Chicago track
team, has been awarded the Conference
medal vfor excellence In scholarship and
athletics.
The medal Is an annual award to some
student In one of the schools of the Western
Intercollegiate Conference. During his col
legiate career Fisher has won nine "Cs"
In track work, basketball and football, and
has maintained an average close to 90 per
cent. In his studies.
Baird Released to Cards
TrrTAnttnflH. Juna 14 Announemn
roan nert lt nliht that Doul Mrd. third
bafteman os m x-iiiauurvn ,fxauonai iavuo
team
naa n rcicasco. to io m.-j-ouit car-
naU.
Yankees Present Soldiers
Full Baseball Equipment
The New York American lineup IBall ( lull
llM prexNitiMl lo the lint ItpsiTie N
iorlt r.nttneer lUclment 11 rotmilet oiilllt
of lmlmll iiuniplieriutlin. Incltiiflne slutr,
mlttA, mafik. rheMt protr tr hut, ball,
pltrlicr'n nihlier, home ta'atr, fir rue reel
ment, lino Mron. Mill lie fcrnt lo l'nince
Mlthin ii few ureks, nnj the Ixir. ilrolrlnic
to nrxunlre rrclmentul unci Interromimnr
wrles or mines heliliul the trriihr. mipllnl
to the Vunkres for the necesmiry huiefoall
equipment Arms rrcnlntloni permit Ihcin
lo ply on Hunilnri onlj. nml Iher beBiin
their prnetlee ullli their ne outfit limt Sun
day nt Kurt Totten. where thct will remain
In enmp until Ihelr departure for 1'rnnee
Thin regiment In the one for tho benefit
of which the Vnnkee-i are cltlmr Ihe hlff
pitrlntlc Imnil concert, to he fo'lnweU by
the championship hall Kiiine between the
nnl.ee and Itrouns on MimLn thon It Is
Planned lo halo Iho tntlre rcBlment come
oer from Tort Totten nn1 parade ncross
Ihe Tolo (irounds In the Internal between
the concert anil ball same.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
TO CONTINUE SEASON
President Baugh Reports Circuit
Is Having Ono of the Best
Years in Its History
WAV UMUC, Juno 14.
Tho Southern League, tho strongest of
tho Class A minor leagues, Is going to
weather tho storm of war taxes, bad
weather and other things which havo con
spired to put tho minors out of business.
In a stateinenttoday to tho United Press
R. II. Baugh, president of tho league, de
clared that, whllo many minor leagues are
In a shaky condition, tho Southern la hav
Ing not only ono of tho most popular sea
sons In its history, but Is playing In ex
ceptionally flno weather.
"Tho minor leagues of tho country,"
Baugh said, "which havo been most af
fected by war conditions are those which
started tho seafcon in a shaky condition.
Many of theso havo either disbanded or
have allowed somo of tho weaker clubs to
fall out, thereby reducing tho number of
clubs Such leagues havo been materially
affected by tho war.
"As to tho Southern Association tho
clubs aro owned and havo at their heads
mcn.of ability and high standing, and start
ed tho season on a sound basty. For this rea
son I cannot teo why tho success of tho
league should bo materially affected, at
least this year.
"At present tho raco Is closo and Interest
runs high, which has kept tho attendance
so far above that of last year. Instead of
tho interest waning It looks Just at this
time that it might increase. Wo have bet
ter players and faster ball than in previ
ous years. This league promises U con
tinue through the season successfully unless
the war draft takes too many of our play
ers and the war tax does not hit us too
severe on tho gato receipts."
TWO CLUB REGATTAS
SCHEDULED SATURDAY
Lower Schuylkill River Course Will Be
Scene of Interesting Boat
Races
Two club regattas will bo held on tho
lower "Schuylkill Itlvcr courso in front of
Boat Houso Itow on Saturday. The Malta
Boat Club nnd Vesper Boat Club, whose
houses aro alongside each other, will stage
their annual events. A featuro of the Malta
regatta will be the appearance of a group
of sixteen Philadelphia Turngemelnde girl
swimmers, headed by Olga Dorfner, who
will tako part In various aquatic events.
The rowing races will be In single and
doublo sculling as well as centipedes, and
elght-oarcd shell and four-oared gigs, and
as It will be the first opportunity of the
members to compete this year a big turn
out Is expected The cup donated by Harry
Ptnn Burlte, president of the club, will be
awarded tho winner of the junior-Intermediate
single sculls race, while the Doug
las Stewart cup will bo awarded the senior
einglo scuhs winner.
The Vesper Boat Club races will alternate
with the Maltese Club events and the con
tests will bring out all the actlvo club mem
bers, who will test their skill In singles,
doubles, fours and eight-oared races.
UMPIRE JUMPS INiAUTO
AND ELUDES ANGRY FANS
FOOT SMITH, Ark., June 14 Umpire
Shaffer escaped a mob of fans who took
exceptions to his decisions in the game be
tween Fort Smith and Muskogee by jump
Ingvlnto an automobile and speeding to his
hotel. The ball players ushered Shaffer
from the diamond to the street.
KINKADE NEW NET CAPTAIN
Popular Junior Named as Tennis
Leader of Northeast
William Kinkade was elected this morn
ing captain of the Northeast High School
tennis team for the coming season. The
new net leader for the school Is seventeen
years old, 'Is a popular Junior and Is play.
Ing his second year on the team. He has
been acting, captain of the team recently,
due to an Injury to Captain Mears. Dur
ing this rvlod he has been playing Np. 1
on; the team,
DATE CHANGES OF
MANUFACTURERS
President Callaghan Says
Season to Date Best in
History of League
PLAYERS' ELIGIBLE LISTS
Tho Manufacturers' Baseball League has
been compelled to mako a switch in its
schedule owing to a number of changes of
grounds of tho various clubs. The league
has been going Mnco May 12, and thero is
a merry scramble going on for first place.
At present four teams, Lanston Monotype,
Barrett, of Frnnltford j American Pulley
and Stokes & Smith sharo first place with
an avcrogo of .800, having won four and
lost one.
In (.peaking of tho pcason to date. Presi
dent Thomas Callaghan said: "Undoubtedly
this It tho best year since our leaguo was
organized, nnd I am really surprised to see
tho class of ball displayed by tho clubs in
tho Manufacturers' League. Whllo there
aro four teams up thero tied for first
place, tho second division nines aro not out
of tho pennant chao by a long wnys, Sov
cral of those down In tho standing hao
met with a little hard luck, but tho leaders
will luue to show a wholesome respect for
their ability, as tho line-ups aro far from
fall-endcrs."
Players' Elicible List
President Callaghan announced tho list
of ollglblo players ns 'follows:
Tohn AiLrV'r!!Sri?I'i Mni''oeturlnir Company
Imhof. John Walsh, William nwnv William
Slwfe Oua saundir. J ParneU "V" Sul Wvin.
Htmar f'n.H'f Vbb,,rJ Kr'1 Oallasher. W"
William NolSn!" I'dw'ird' "k HurdwaW.
lln"' AnVr!""i.Sr0rtn Company William Now
Do'vlln ii,mnS5bttn'r' J?hn D'vlln. Jnmea
S-SW'SKnn:
man. James Mariner. ""'OJr' naea aer-
Sk WVb'ac,, "wTWfiSS
JRnSvV-z'fmrCF'"w.r1..p1ey!
r'.Hr'"?-iSSSKT Youns' a- 8cM-
T nrrf.'L'impa,n5'' "J Jjlranlifora Philip Stutz
i.F,oit0,mb';,j0(M!l,h Connelly, Thomas Vol
otto SleBner Hnrry Heir. Harry Ilenney Prank
Heon. J H .Mattla. OeorKo Res", "c I II Vea.
FH2ZH n?.roVJ M'arark. John Ooady, Amoa
arrnll, c. C Adama, Charlea p Tlranut. Carl
f ?,?" V- P ,RunSlne' j0"n Wh te1""' Carl
Blokes & Smith Companj William Weliel
Leo Miller. Charles Hearn, Lbula Senultz EmnVv
Hewer J Mcrnlllmn. Albert MertAS AlnhoSK
Vouns. Joaepl, Schwrlndt. William McTaBue.KrJd
I.lttcnhelmcr, J Feeley. Fred LinMc Tred
Holtenbenf W. Gilbert. M. Willlnrnf . Georga
K'i:.i,"or8 Joyeb Al " Thompson. ljCorKa
American Pulley Company Charles UlrmlnrJ
ham Jamea Carroll. George Daniel" Thornfa
Gould GenrB Kohmar. Ha?ry KeSnan, WHuam
Monogue ..Harry Miller. Jamea Mull. Hay ItSd
E'L",,.w",'!ttm W". John Sheppard. ItobS?t
iinh;vIi,,WIiJfirry ?'. M Weiss. Prank Zli.
ClTod Wllllan Snyder. Joseph Taylor. Thomaa
Be'cker-Fmlth-Pags Company-Caspar Becker,
E, " ,r",B' A- C. Blair. Paul G. Hrumncld
I.dward Conway, K. A Cruaemlre, B. Cruaei
mire. M Crusemlre, Philip Dukes, II, Jullard.
John McI.ouKhlln, John Hegan. Robert Sly.
1'rank foal. John Tralnor. II. J. Tralnor, Thorn
aa Tralnor.
The New Schedule
Tho revised acheduls follows:
Juns 16 Becker, Smith & Page, at Butter
worth. rnton Monotype, at Wheeler, American
Pulley at Stokea & Smith, Glrard Shoo at Bar
Juno 23 Butterworth at American Tulley,
Wheeler at Glrard Shoe. Lanston Monotype at
Stokes & Smith, Becker, Smith & Pago at
Barrett.
Juno 80 Barrett at Butterworth. American
Pulley at Wheeler, Olrard Shoe at Efnaton
Monotype, Stokea fc Smith at Becker, Smith ,
Jul'y 7 Becker. Smith Tags at American
Pulley. Butterworth at Olrard Shoo. Wheeler
at Stokes A Smith, Lanston Monotype at Bar-
July 14 Stokes A Smith at Buteerworth. Bar
rett at Wheeler, American Puller at Lanston
Monotype. Glrard Shoe at Becker. Smith & Paae
July 2l Glrard Bhoe at American Pulley;
Butterworth at Wheeler. Becker, Smith Page
at Lanston Monotype, Barrett at Stokes 4
Smith.
July 28 Lanston Monotype at Butterworth
Stokes & Smith at Qlrlrdhoe, Wheeler at
Becker, Smith it Page, American Pulley at
August 4 Stokes A Smith at American Pul
ley. Barrett at Glrard Shoe, Whoeler at Lanston
Monotype, Butterworth at Becker, Smith &
August 1) American Pulley at Butterworth
Glrard Shoe at Wheeler, Stokes A Smith at
Lanston Monotype, Barrett at Becker. Smith
August 18 Wheeler at American Pulley.
Lanston Monotype at Olrard Shor. Becker. Smith
A Pago at Stokea A Smith, Butterworth at
August 25 Glrard Shoe at Butterworth
Stoker A Smith at Wheeler. Barrett at Linston
Monotype. American Pulley at Bker. Smuh
A Page.
September 1 Lanaton Monotype at American
Pulley. Becker. Smith A Page at Olrard Shoe
Butterworth at Stokes A Smith, Wheeler at
September 8, Wheeler at Butterworth
at Barrettf ' o' Smith
September IB Barrett at American Pulley
Becker, Smith A Page at Wheeler, Butterworth
at Lanston Monotype. Olrard Shoe at BanStt
September 22-Bscker. Smith A Psg'. at Lut:
terwnrih. Lanston Monotypo at Wheeler AnT.ri
BanrretUt.ley "' Bl0,", "ml,n. Q'r.rd'shSi ".'
22 Yearlings for Macomber
NEW TOJUC. Juns H. An Important addl.
Hon was made yesterday to tho racing stsb e
of A, K. Macomber, a ready the largest In th
count'ry. Twenty-twc- yfarllng. arrllfd for him
from the noted atud farm of J. H. jSJi m
England. Thy youngsters are by Sunstart Sun.
Hower and Prince PaUta n. They will rest wl
inHSntV11 " Mnt ,0 Lou"""' " b broke"
Logan Square vs. Store Team
. Gn Saturday Logan Square playa StrawhrMn,
A Clothier at Bltty.thlraand WMnu" streets and
a good gams la expected. Ths store team hia 22
"TC"! l,ra,IhJ !nd h" no dsfVata. an? it
will take a rolhty good team to break Its win.
nlng atreak. Swlglsr and McKtntr or HsarU
Una wilt bs th. opposing pitchers. Preeidlni in
game there will be a drill by the Sljth Pennsyl.
vanla foajiMiM gun company, demonstration i ths
new rapid-firing gun, ins
OVERRULING
WAR. LITIGATION,
AND FRIGID ATMOSPHERE ATTACK
BASEBALL, BUT NOTHING DOING
Pastime Prevails Like Gibraltar With Overflow
Crowds of Late Mclnnis Far Outshines With
Bat Scattered -Remnants of Great Mack Infield
By GRANTLAND RICE
The Cause Eternal v
Hero exist the oldest words the hand of man has written
"Umpire's bum decision lost the game"
Penned long, weary years before Queen Cleo Pat was'bxtten
"Umpire's bum decision lost the game"
, Shortstops may have booted six or seven easy chances
Batsmen may have popped to first or whxjjcd in dull-eyed trances,
But next day in the jmblie prints this line meets angry glances''
"Umpire's bum decision cost the game." '
Back in old Doe Homer's day this lino was sere and yellow
"Umpire's bum decision lost the game"
What is that rcsoundinq phrase young Spartans used to bellow
"Umpire's bum derision lost the game"
Fielders kck the ball about from season unto season
Pitchers tear off passes in a style that smacks of treason
But when the bally scrap is lose, you knoto the final reason
vfiiiii o istwrt Mitlif( woo
THIS was to bo an off year In baseball.
Yet, despite war, litigation and a cold,
rainy spring, there have been four occasions
already where thousands of pop-eyed,
clamoring fanatics havo been turned away
from closed gates. New York and Chicago,
leading cities Kast and West, havo faced
greater-than-capaclty crowds.
War Is In the air, but baseball is still in
tho human breast
The Ducer Interjects Again
"Pack up-jour froubrrs In iour old kit bap
ami amile, smile, smile"
The guv who penned that romping song
was there toltl, the advice
And vet I'm laying II to 1, or any price
lo style,
Tho bally author never knew the horror
0 a slice.
Tho main difference between a soldier
In tho trench nnd a duffer in a bunker la
about this one digs In, tho other digs out
Stuffy Mclnnls Is far beyond Colllni,
Baker and Barry nt bat Stuffy Is the only
ono of the quartet still wearing tho old
uniform which first engendered tho .330
habit. An old Alacklan uniform wouldn't
hang on a bloko who batted under .300.
An umptro mny be a nuisance, highway
man, kidnapper, yoggman, boob, pirate, fat
head, mutt, Joke, bummayliemlst. Moham
medan, murdprer, thug, Prussian, blind,
crazy and all tho rest of It. But the
smartest guy" that ever lived has never yet
Invented n ball game with the umpire de
tached. Figure tho rert of it out yourself.
Yc Ancient Rooter Discusses White Sox
It wns tho Ancient Booter who first
BIG FIELD PROMISED
FOR OPEN GOLF PLAY
Entries Coming in Fast More
Than 60 Already Received by
Whitemarsh Valley Officials
Kntries are coming In thick and fast for
the National Open Patriotic golf tournament
to bo held at the Whitemarsh Valley
Country Club next Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. Moro than sixty havo nlrcady
been received and it Is expected that this
total will be doubled before tho first pair
tees off on Wednesday morning.
Somo of the best professionals In the
country fire included In the list mndo pub
lic last night by the executivo committee
of tho United States Golf Association.
Heading the out-of-town contingent Is
Walter C. Hagen, of Rochester, X. Y win
ner of tho national open championship tn
1914 and of the Metropolitan open title a
year ago Gil Xlcholls, of New York,
probably the most brilliant but yet erratic
golfer in tho "pro" ranks, is also Included,
as Is likewise tho veteran Tom McN'amara,
ono of the most consistent players in
America.
Other headllners are Herbert Strong,
formerly of Inwood, now of the Metro
politan district, and president of the pro
fessional golfers' association ; Winifred
Iteed, of Wilmington; Freddy McLcod, of
tho Columbia Country Club, Washington,
D. C ; Jack Joly, from the Oranges; Em
mett French, of York, and Frazler, of
Seavlew.
Among the local'professlonals entered are
Goorge SayreB, of Merlon ; Jim Burnes, of
Whitemarsh, winner of tho professional
golfers' tournament held a year ago; Dave
Cuthbert, of Huntingdon Valley, and, his
brother, Duncan, from nivcrton; Charles
Hoffner, of Phllmont, and Jim Hackney,
of Aronlmlnk, who finished fifth In tho na
tional last year,
A number of tho leading amateurs of the
country nre also expected to be on hand,
but so far nothing definite has been heard
from such stars as Chick Evans and Francis
Oulmet, both of whom, It was hoped, would
put In an appearance. No entrance fee will
bo charged ths "pros," but no titles will bo
awarded and the money usuallllvlded
among tho leaders will be given to the Red
Cross fund. An admission fee will be
charged and this money also will go to the
Red Cross.
MIKE DONLIN SUES '
MEMPHIS BALL CLUB
Deposed Manager Asks $1600 Dam
ages Following Discharge by
Southern Leaguo Team
MEMPHIS, June 14 Mike Donlln, de
posed manager of the Memphis baseball
toam, through his attorney, Phil M. Canale,
has tiled suit In tho Chancery Court against
the Memphis Baseball Association, seeking
to recover tho remainder of tho salary
called for by his contract from the time ho
was discharged until the end of the season.
The amount Donlln asks for Is $1600.
Donlln's contract for a year called for
$3000.
Donlln was discharged by the Memphis
team on May 28, following a game here the
previous day (Sunday), when Donlln, by
attempting to pitch, according to officials
of the Memphis club, mado a burlesque out
of tho game.
STAIILHEFER CHOSEN
NEW CENTRAL PRESIDENT
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 14. At
meeting of Central League executives here
last evening, Harry W. Stalflhefer, of
Evansville, was elected league president to
succeed E. W. Dlckerson, of Grand Rapids,
J. W. Redelle, of Springfield, was elected
vice president,, to succeed Stahlhefer. All
cities on the Central League circuit, except
Fort Wayne, were represented. No other
business of importance was transacted.
Dlckerson has announced that he will es
tablish his Wtestern League headquarters at
Kansas City, Mo.
Strawbrldge & Clothier League
The Strawbrldca A Clothier League opened
yeaterdsy, when Kirnlturs and Delivery played
S clo5l&..?on!,,.,?J a-ams, ths lattei wlnnlni
to i This Is the sixth season for ths storl
boys' league, dames will be played on Mon!
diyj. Wednesday and Fridays during June and
THEMSELVE
WEEPING SKIES
wit? uifiia
blasted his way to fame by "stopping on
On this occasion It was the compiler ef
theso po;lte dispatches who was tagged
"Kindly nnswer tills query for me," tht
A. H. began. "Tho White Sox this week
fought their way into the lead on the rol
They went Into tho lead with Eddie Collins.
a normal .320 batter, batting .238, with Jo
Jackson, a normal .350 batter hitting 255
with Hap Folsch. a .290 artist, under 27.'
with Bay Schalk, a .2o0 citizen, around 205
Tho Whlto Sox as a club normally bat
around .250 They scrambled Into the lead
whllo only batting 21 If they can taka
tho lead with Collins, Jackson, Kelsch and
others from 70 to 100 points below tha
average, where will they be when Collins.
Jackson, Felsch, Schalk and tho others begin
to paddle tho old pill and got back up where
they belong? As one bug to a fellow nut
I ask you to tell mo?"
For the Future
Considering these details, the White Sox
cause looks as rosy as a Corollna suniet.
So far they havo been tho strongest de
fenslve club In tho game. They culd haw
won last season If they had been ableto
suppress tho Bed Sox at critical rpots. But
tho Bed Sox for moro than two years liars
enjoyed the knack of rising at tho main' mo.
ment and decapitating their leails,; Hvall
Along which Una we will know moro about
it all when tho White Sox reach Boston.
If they can tear heat'long Into this citadel
of culture nnd pennants and retire with
victory, the lied Sox outlook will begin to
develop Indigo streaks around tho cdees.
But those who have followed the pungent
dope for tho lart two seasons still recall
the Red Sox habit down the stretch-even
when the stretch is away from home with
the team's star irffelder off tho Job
ENGLISH ATHLETES
DIE AT THE FRONT
'War God Mars Still Mowing
Down Prominent Brit
ish Sportsmen
OTHERS ARE ' WOUNDED
LONDON, Juno 11. Tho names of many
prominent British sportsmen are Included
in the latest list Issued of those killed and
wounded In action. Captain F W, Moore,
who has been killed, was a popular all
around sportsman, oarsman, swimmer, run
ner and ltugby footballer. He stroked the
Kensington Bowing Club Junior eight at
tho Walton regatta in 1011. '
Lieutenant N. Bonham-Carter, killed, was
an actlvo cricketer at Balllol and plaed
on the eleven at Oxford in 1SS.
Lieutenant D. H. Meautys, killed, made
a great name for himself as a gymnast at
Marlborough and also won the bantam
weight boxing contest.
Lieutenant M. J. I,. Walker, killed, rep
resented Uppingham College at cricket and
was second in the averages in 1911.
Lieutenant B. II. -W. Upton, killed, was
the famous Hallcybury College athlete. He
played In tho Bugby football fifteen in
1014-'15. V
Lieutenant G. F. Taylor, killed, was the
well-known Malvern College soccer player
and was president of vthe college athletic
club In 1916.
Captain C. L. Harvey, killed, was the
Lincolnshire County cricketer nnd was for
some years a successful competitor at local
meetings.
Lieutenant M. B. Thompson, killed, was
the famous Oxford University oarsman. He
rowed in the colleg-j eight, which was sec
ond In the Ladles' Plate at Henley In 1911,
nnd also played for tho college ltugby flf-
ENTRIES CLOSE TODAY FOR .
IRISH GAMES AT PARK
Flag-Raising and Patriotic Services by J
Prominent Speakers Will Fea
turo Track and Field Day
Entries close today for the third annual
set of handicap track and field games of
the Federation of Irish County Societies,
which takes place at Point Breeze Park
Saturday, June 23. The program Is made
up of a full set of events, including the
100, 200, 440, 880 yards and mile runs,
broad Jump, high Jump, mile bicycle and
mile novice bicycle, ono. mile relay race, in
addition to many eventB for the members,
their sons and daughters, with the Irish Jlf
and reel dances for 'both men and women
In the evening.
A flag-raising and patrlotio services bT
prominent speakers will open the festivi
ties. Entries close with Thomas A. Hsn
non, 1714 Mifflin street, or Louis N. Gold
smlth,.13S2 North Franklin street.
SUITS
.80
TO ORDER
Reduced from (SO, ($8 u $
PETER MORAN & CO. SoVT
1ITU market: entrance on lT
8. X. COB. mi AND ABCH ST.
aUtkel SL Btaro Open Erery Braalaa
BASEBALL TODAY
SHIBE PARK
Athletics vs. Detroit
OAMB CALLED AT SilS V. U.
Tickets aa sals at OlmbsU and Spaldlag
SPECIAL 50-MILE
MOTOR-PACED RACE
8:30 TONIGHT a :M
CABMAN, WILEY. MADONNA
LAWhKNCL A COKBY
POINT BREEZE MOTORDROME.,
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