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EVENING JiEDGERr-PHILADELPHlA, THURSDAY, JULY 12, (1917
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AGE IS CLEARED FOR OPEN-AIR MATCH BETWEEN SOUTHPAW SLUGGER AND JUMPING II
EHANEY AND DUNDEE BOUT SAVED
FOR TONIGHT AT SHIBE GROUNDS
WHEN GUNNISS OUTTALKS HARRIS
Baltimore Knockerout Was to Have Boxed Rocky
Kansas Tomorrow JNignt
Here Is Given
Dy LOUIS II.
i-EOBflB CHANEY, his knockout wallop
lT.-,.f,.tlv tucked In his left sleeve.
Scully paced the lobby of the Bingham
,rJ?i.v afternoon looking like a guy who
7V" - n.t In time to miss the last train.
V Y.T, minutes before It had been an
A 1'". m:?.r hi. six-round bout with
WE Dundee, of New York,
scheduled
It'?,;., night at Shlbo Far.
had been
W.nened until tonight because of the In
postponed unui Qc0Iga had a per-
ie'S legitimate reason for appearing like
ijmikw i. ik, lurch
1 me Baltimore Knockout King had been
It .?"!.' ,.,i . ndmlnlstcr a potion cf his
u ri.v.n aleeDerltls to Dundeeor.
ft., ltsst battle through eighteen minutes In
Hit. attempt--then tnko only enough time
7. re back Into his civilians, nop a tram
!? 5.iard and there mako another try to
FlSSSSr Ilka dose to Rocky Kansas
I
. -arrow night Dut tho rain mat nas ucen
tomorrow m. ,hnrouc!. drenching
rltlw
since I
Philadelphia a
!.M Monday spoiled tne local maicn anu
ittce wonuaji Chnney to put
fainrthlng.
lll' .... 1 At Qhlhit tJl-b.
. Ms act ngainsi uuuucu ,. .-....-...
ffirtt and he will have to gamble on
ttr the Buffalo promoters will be will.
I Jj to set a new dato for tho Kansas corn-
lit.
n.rrla vs. Gunniss
tin interesting little sceno was enacted In
A" . -ii ,.- .ViI1a Ptinnov nprvnlla
Z M. 'toft arm itching, paced the lobby.
tm characters were 111-pound Sammy
.... rhnnev's representative, and 197-
Mvnd Bobby Ounnlss, matchmaker The
Sir had Quite an audience, very enthuslns-
r . . . i an nnnlntlalv'n mood
Htrrls was anxious to live up to his
MBtract here and that In Buffalo, and said
Ounnlss didn't want to havo Chancy
disappoint the fans In Philadelphia nor
those In Buffalo, and said so. Intimating,
tawever. that ho didn't care wnen ine nai
?i..n hnxed In the other city, so long as
'U recognized tho Phllly fracas first.
Hirrii Weakens
A As both Harris and Ounnlss had splendid
arguments, and knew thoir lines wen, me
spectators, or rather listeners. Including
fake Freedman, Phil Glassman, Fred Sears,
Colonel Morse, Willie McGulgan, Joe Cos
fello, several Baltimore gentlemen and
ethers, enjoied a fine debate. It was of
.the redhot variety each gaining a point at
(different times, until Harris, weakened by
Connlss's aggressiveness, finally gavo In
K He was game to the last, though, but tho
difference In weignt was too mucn ror mm.
i The result was that. Just before the drop'
tl the curtain, Harris was seen starting for
the nearest booth to long-distance call
Charley Murray, Buffalo promoter, while
Bunnies rubbed his hands In glee, or maybe
B jleefully Is correct Harris's conversation
tftrtl the wire wasn I nenra, nui ne later sain
pthst he had asked 1'urrny to postpone the
"Kansas bout until Saturday night or Mon-
day night.
Everything Set
AH of which leads to the saving of tho
Dundee-Chaney contest, headllner to tho
Jnaurural boxing program nt Shlbo Park
for tonight Dundee was Informed enrly
yesterday afternoon about tho postpone
ment until tonight, and he decided to spend
the night and nothing else; tofore his own
hearth. Ho will leave New York at 4 p m
and arrive here to be met by n band and
ererythlng several hours before time to
bandage his hands
Before entering the ring, to be pitched In
the vicinity of the home pinto, Dundee and
Ch&nev paph will Vinvn in rll.lfnnKft Ilia ri.
..... .... . n. .-
J, spectlve poundage The match was clinched
t fit 1.19 nmina lni..Ma nn.1 nnlfh.i. ..l.mtlfl
have any difficulty making the weight.
Each is a legitimate lightweight ; In fact, a
few pounds under the legalized avoirdupois
for that division.
Both Title Seekers
. Also, Dundee and Chaney are two dan
gerous contenders for tho crown that now
adorns the well-combed locks of Benny
Leonard Dundee has met Leonard four
1 different times, before Benjamin deposed
Fred Welsh, and John I. nnvlmm tn hnvn
ftthe pleasure of a fifth meeting. Chaney, on
we otner hand, would not commit himself
about engaging Leonard ,ln combat.
come questions and "answers during n
c
BINGLES AND BUNGLES
An Off Day
Tiros piactftil on th eastern front,
At peacttul a could be:
So hattlt crv (o split the s!o
Ao sharp artillery.
Aoborfj tcoa and no one lojf;
It lias a perfect day.
Thj Mile ralmlropt fell, pell melt,
And kept the teama from play,
tn !.- . -.I,-... . .. ... ... n.
Eji;u ,1, B'"iiKni loaay ine Ainieiir". inr
S?,,-."M . .regular ball club now. with the
uiuiual winning streak of three in a row
It UTS tllA XrslrH..l. e .!. m.l-t In Aa-a.
g.,1. . MWl.UICU B IUUIIII iii:mj. ." ..."
t!1n.- f-.. .. . . .. .
K.lrw ' ""'.""i aer given a iremenaoua iru,
RRMi' on ihe 'oh n(l Selbold went to tho box
I'M th eighth.
-....""E." Eh Sfhang had a perfect day at the
-Kh . .J1 eratUed out as many hlta In three
. trips Is tbe plate.
To Trade Mngce for Marsans
rUTr-.r-A ... . . ... ... .
.r . i" Juiy l-. l.ee magee ine .ew
fv. -,An?"lcn " high-priced outnelder Is on
iVS Blarlltt. Illl nnnman .nnn.mArf V..I.HHV
th!i hi '" ,0.be 'rad'd in the near future and
h7T!!i. " th Player likely to be obtained In
Aiminao .InriBiil. nr the HI. louia
ccnange
tartHf"1 Molmeaux.
iff'J.fi Yk" ?? of F
(v ISC the A'a w,A
former Vlllanova star
. f'' "r- Y''0 o neia-r jonea nva purnie
a hi., "nfl vno collegian wn irraivu
ostler, no worse than the other four.
WuVi.i'" postponement of today's game, tho
KTaera a. ,IV"B a inued-needeil flve-aay retl.
jt aasa't been any baieball here since Salur-
ttSFFi. Chaney and Johnny ru
uSI,Jl"h .brS?k 'rem Old Jup
.-Trf and nnnrfu .n,.- .vn
ne-. nni ret-
Jupe hlmelf for
ike ine i-niuien.
wait until the
Drink - .. -, ',-v
drains
Bfle Roth pltel,ed ruthless ball nralnst Da
"'. allewlng but one hit.
Loving Cup for Wagner
L..H." arary rain vul.pn.v n..v.nl. the esle-
IKtth..".n.,'nr day at Ehb.ta Field,
lX.IB,.?V will be fittingly observed this after-
lunse Ak.'u" "J "me the veteran. Honu;
Ili6 .' f "tn-rrt shortstop, will be presented
Itbfif,1 ISS ,ru by Tresldent Charles 1 1.
hnS? ' ,h "rooklyn club, on behalf of his
l'aits,at,Ln.ii5,,t . crimp In one -ft CharleJ
k "'" has plenty of holidays to spare.
Ban. i-t. ... . .
H it i.TfT WIU b ln a silver lorlng
W UiJVlK,klln. ' ' honor of his return
&" tiS?8& noUc'.". ""' PUC" "lni CM'
Baseball Fraternity Quits
ILa ,U,V Ull Fielder Jones's wonderfnl
VUr i. J "yn.' a now deeoratlnc the sab
?. Jammed in there by the Athletics.
fcufr'Aley Covalealrle wen hnnthee vame fOF thtt
""s, shutting out Washington easily.
Ls'1kl Qllhoalev h. r.nln4 tbe TanloMS
)hw'I,i!?,1' ready to play. The Yanks need
LSK T.hJiS?Jo ' .ready to play,. M.0"
lag trainJB ""' vainic loer r "' "
Yankees Aid Red Cross
5!",!'J.'t'rJ through Colonel JacoJ
loSt.t11' ,tn H"all Players' Fratsrnlty
!siiJIi.".l,, w" learned yesterday from
Fnosf i5"'' esPtaln of the Brooklyn club,
fuf n.-Stt?. resident of tbe fraternity, who
Ma thUy h,d not be,n "k,d t0 pa,r ,n,lr
at Buffalo, But Match
Preference
JAFFE
tnlkfcst with Chancy yesterday afternoon
Q. Would jou box Benny Leon
ard? A. Anything Mr. Harris says
goes. .
Q Would you box Johnny KII
bane ngalnV A, Anything Mr.
Hnrrls says goes.
Q Will you knock out Johnny
Dundee? A. Anything Mr. Harris
says go?.
Q (from a hystnndcr) Would you
lo- Jess Wlllard? A Anything
Mr Harrli sa-a
Glvlnf? Hnrrls the Floor
Beplylng to the snm Leonard question.
Mr Harris SAID.
"Yes, Oeorgo would hot Leonard: l.e
dncin't bar nny one. or Kllbnn, either
But, If Leonard wants a bout with Chaney,
Benny ain't going to be the only one to
grab off a big purse Oeorglo will have
to get a sweet chunk of sugnr and. fur
thermore, n large piece I absolutely will
not allow Leonard to pad his reputation on
the strength of a hnut with Chiney and
let him get away with all of the money
Ho can grab off most of It. but not much'
more than Chancy Is to get
"Wo," continued Hnrrls. talking llko n
regular manager. "Wn," very emphatically,
"will box Leonard I'll llston to any and
nil offers made for n rhnnny-I.eon.ini
match but not until George finishes his
little Job with Mr Dundee "
That Interest In tho match for tonight
Is nt a high pitch was proved yester
day afternoon, when 876(i calls not by
nctunl count were answered over each nnd
every one of tho four different telephones In
the sports sanctum of tho H L All the
queries were tho same. "Is the fight on?"
Big Crowd Expected
If these many anxious requests can be
used as a criterion there should be few
empty chairs In tho grnndstnnd and bleach
ers nt tho Athletics' grounds And thoco
who are on hand aro certain to bo In on a
regular bout, one that may have a knockout
finish ; and again, It may not. Neverthe
less, there will bo a lot of action pushed,
piled nnd squeezed Into tho eighteen min
utes, and a pleasant time should be had by
nil excepting Dundee nnd Chancy, who, In
putting over tho pleasure for the sake of
the spectators, will mingle pleasuro with
displeasure In delivering nnd receiving
healthy and hefty wallops.
It's nil In fun. they say, but not for the
one on tho receiving end.
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
Ilcnnr Innard tkf hli flnnl prrllmlnary
workout biforo the public In New York to
nlBht In rriraratlon for his Johnny Kllbane
liout here on the -Mh He boxri Los AnirHea
Franklo Hurnn Ionard ehoulcl have little
trouble from Ilurnit Tho latter la tho nam
Iiurna Mho boxed here two years ano and
showed little but gnmenma
Lenrlile Crow, than whom there waa n'vr
a rraftlr boxr. la proving tho an mo In hual
nes The retired lightweight owns an auto
mobile tire concern nnd to prove that Ilia tlrra
are the real ever, i.eacnea naa piaairre'i jour ni
hla "ahora" on nla own machine and utarted
for tho coast na a means of demonstrating hla
good
Evening Ledger Decisions
MlNNI-trOLl, Minn. Johnnr (Irimtha ont
pnlnteil Johnnj Tillman.
MKniriNK HAT. Albert l t'lonle Tnlt ton
peil Jolinn) O'lx-iir, tenth, the latter lonlng
the llclitwelcht title of Cniuidn.
fl.Yi".T TMKATKn I'erer I.nwrenee wen
r.An. II M 111. . f Imrlei Mavn milt tn IHtNV
Kounnit, einndi Joe Nmllh ent Kid lleiyani
.loe victiuvern nutrougni itin ivouei .inrK
0'ICe-fe Hooped Hid elon, flrstl Tom Kellr
won irom .loe .vifl unui. fc
lien llnulier will be In bettor shape than
ever 111 hla tnrerr for his match with Jack
Warkburn Monday night at the Ilroadnay, and
If beaten the Tilrmount middleweight will have
nn nllbl other boula are Willie Hpencer v.
illekel Itilo. l'rankle MeFndden vs. Itedds;
Welsh. Andy Itlvcra vs. Johnny lloian and
Joe Kane va Ilenny al-lnaler.
Four Philadelphia liojen will appear In ten
round bouts nt tho ball park In llaltlmoro Sat
urday afternoon Jimmy McCube la to meet
lluek Tnslor llattllng Mark will take on ounff
Dunde. lllllv Hlnea will box Steve I'ljuwr
and another local boxer will pair off with (lobby
llurne. I'hll (llaanman will chaperon tho Thila
delphlana to tho Oriole rity.
Little Tetey Herman Is a home boy. It has
taken Mm several woeki to select nn abode for
hla folks nnd nnally lie got one of the best
In New Orleans Anordlng to word from there
todiy Herman Is gradually recovering from an
iitturk of holla that forred him to pass up
several July matches He will be prepared to
get sinned again enrly In August
RETURNS TO BALL TOGS
Rhody Wallace, veteran inflelder
of the St. Louis Browne and re
cently an umpire in tho American
League, has signed a Cardinal con
tract. Miller Huggins will uso
Wallace as a utility player.
II. Schllf. treasurer of the New Tork chapter of
tho American IUd Cross, a check for 1840.02.
representing 11) per cent or the Yankees' share
of the receipts of the series with tho Washing
ton club at the i'olo a rounds, July 4 and S.
Ty Cobb didn't get the only hit off Dab
nuth. Ilush spoiled the otheravlse perfect day.
George Blsltr gained thrae points on Cobb.
He la now only a mere thirty-four points In tha
rear of tha leader.
Two pitchers from tha Northwestern Laague
will get Into major league uniforms. Thtr ara
Jew Valley, of the beattla team, and Clark
Oickeraon. of tha Ilutte club, and will go. re
spectively, to Detroit and Cleveland. Tbe North
western League goes up In smoke Saturday.
The riratea hava a new shortstop In nrooklyn
today. A. Da Uua Joined Hugo llezek'a bunch
after the latter refused to waive on tha young,
ster from Fargo. iN, D., from the St. Louis
Cards.
Banks, Soccer Placer, ItlHcd
Sammy Banks, well known to aoecer player
and fana In tbla city, was killed In Francs While
combating a Oerraan sniper a few daya ago.
ii.nba nrlor to leartnc this city for yrin...
captained the Wanderers team, of tha Atuii
American. feojbsll AasjoUtlon the aetsoa they
jpjjsagll
FOUR CHICAGOANS
IN WESTERN GOLF
Ouimet, Anderson and Guil
ford Sole Representatives
of Eastern Contingent
SAWYER SETS UP RECORD
MIDLOTHIAN CLUB, Chicago. July 12
Kour Chlcngonns, two Bostonlins, a New
Yorker and a South American aro left In
the struggle for the western amateur golf
championship The luck of the draw Is with
the men from Chicago, for none of them Is
paired against each other. The most Im
portant match Is that between Ned Savvcr
a former western champion, nnd John "
Anderson, twice n nntlonal runner up
The pairings today follow:
Donald ndwnrds, Chicago, vs Jack Ma
Iluenos Aires
Paul Burnett, Chicago, vs Krnncls Ouimet,
Boston
Kenneth I'd wards, Chicago, vs Jcse I'
Guilford, Boston.
J O Anderson. New York, vs D. 13
Sawyer, Chicago
The weather was cold and threatening
Tho Edwards brothers, whoso medal ploy
in the early etnges of the tournament
excited admiration, nro till In the ring
A world's record, extra-hole match was
staged yesterday Nod Sawyer, of the Bobo
link Club. Chlcngb, defeating llobert Mark
well, Yalo University atnr. on tho forty-second
hnlr after having been five down nt the
twenty-seventh hole It took par golf for
the veteran Sawyer, wotern champion In
1908, to overtake his younger opponent,
who was dormle three after thirty-three
holes of splendid golf, but the strain finally
told on the young collegian
Tho other soven matches were not close
and three were one-sided Francis Ouimet,
of Boston, defeated J T Henry, of Chicago,
4 and 2, In n rainy finish. Tho former
national champion barely kept square on
tho first nine with a .17, one over par. but
gained throe holes on the second nine.
Jack Mn, Argentina champion, had no
trouble in ousting 1 Hoover Bankard, of
Chicago, 0 nnd 6, and Boter Burnet downed
his fellow Chlcagonn, K. J. Tederson, 3
and 2.
In a runaway affair, Jes'e P. Guilford,
Massachusetts champion, defeated G. Decker
Fronch, of Hock Island Arsenal, 13 and 12,
being 10 up at the end of the first round
In another lop-sided contest, Donald Ed
wards, of Midlothian, medalist In the nulli
fying rounds, defeated, 10 up nnd 8, the
only British contestant. J S Worthlngton.
John G Anderson, of New York, hitting par
golf on tho second round, dofeated Robert
Bowker, of Chicago, 8 and 7. after tho pub
lic links expert had held the eastern player
even on tho first eighteen holes.
WHAT MAY HAPPEN
IN BASEBALL TODAY
NATIONAL T.KAfiUE
Won Lost P. Win I,oe
4.1 23 .A(I2 t.tm t.ets
8 SO .Mlfl ...
...40 31 .(113 t.B4 J.BiO
. A SO K24 t.S38 t.lili
41 31) .1113 . . .
. 31 37 .4(11 .471 Mi
. IS 40 .412 t.42l) t.40O
23 48 .824 .333 .810
Clnb
New York
rhllllea .
St. lxnl
Cincinnati .
( lilrasn .
tlrnoklyn.
Hnton
rltUburch
Split
.657
.832
.824
.414
AMERICA i.T-Afirn
Won J.ot T. C. Win Lo
.. 47 28 .827 .882 ."IS
Clnb
rtoetnn
f'hlearn
Split
.620
48 2t .633 T.1.13 SOS
Cleveland 43
37 .03 MS .1131
31 .828 t.S41 t.614
ew lork as
.827
Detroit
. 38 38 .600
31 43 .410
, 2K 43 .331
. 30 40 .380
.80
.401
Washington.
Athletlra . . .
St liula
.427
.302
.387
.413
.873
.373
tvv in two
tlxie two
Postponed Met grounds.
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
NATIONAL LEAfim
elnrlnnntl nt New York Main (two games).
Pittsburgh nt Brooklyn Italn.
St. Ixiul nt lloston Cloudy (two games),
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletlra at St. I-onls Clear.
Manblnaton at Cleveland bloody,
lloston at Detroit Clonily.
Nt-w iork ut I lilrago Cloudy (two games).
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
American League
Athletlra. 13i St. Txjuls S.
Cleveland, 3 lvaahlntton 0.
lloston, li Detroit, 0.
Chicago-New lork wet grounds.
National League
(All games postponed)
FIVE ENTRIES IN 50-MILE
MOTOR-PACE RACE TONIGHT
Champion Carman to Start in Long
Grind at Point Breeo Park
Dromo
A field of five riders will fnee the starter
In tonight's fifty-mile motor-paced race at
the Point Breeio Motordrome. They are
Carman, Lawrence, Madonna, Corry nnd
McNamara.
MEDALS FOR BOY ATHLETES
Fourth of July Prizes Awarded to Starr
Garden Athletes
The boys who hnve been using Starr
Garden Recreation Park ns their Franklin
Field received medals last night which they
had won in track and field events on the
Fourth of July, from A. L. Wanamaker.
secrotary of the Middle Atlantic Division,
A A. U Mr. Wanamaker gave the boys
a hoart-to-heart talk and told them In nil
their games to play fair. He reminded them
that when he was a boy none of the young
sters d-eamed of getting n prize for win
ning a race. Aaron Fall, supervisor of Btarr
Garden, and P. Schmidt, assistant super
visor, also addressed tho boys.
Pennants were awarded to the A. M. B.,
Randolph, Ardentes and Monarch Clubs.
Among the medal winners were Louis Kati,
J Murphy. D. Seybert, n. Italian, L Albert,
J Annes, A. Welsgerber, 8. Samaschlck. A.
Freeman. A. Goldstein, M. Verllneky. B.
Johnson. A. Flitter, J. Johnson, N. Levin. G.
Byran, J. Schwartr, M. Levlnson. II, Mader
ski, D. Brick. W. Segal A, Turner W. Shee
han N. Burman, B. Gorman, T. Blair and J.
Lee.
FRESHMAN SPORTS ONLY
Athletic Council Decides Against Var
sity Athletics
NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 12. Yale's
effort to settle the question of resuming
athletics this fall has resulted In a decision
of the Athletic Council that only freshman
sports can be held, as far as Is known now.
The council again asserted Its position that
all athletics must be kept subservient to
the military needs of the country.
The suggestion will be laid before the
athletic officials at Princeton and Harvard,
but It Is too early to predict that the
games can be arranged.
EXPLAINS RUTH CASE
Johnson Says Pitcher Was Punished for
Assaulting- Umpire
CHICAGO, July 12. Ban Johnson, presi
dent of the American League, yesterday
came to bat with an explanation of his
action In the "Babe" Ruth case.
"Ruth was suspended and fined for his
assault on Umpire Owens," said Johnson.
"He did pot receive the full penalty be
cause It was Ms first offense. The facta
are Ruth was suspended ror ten daya and
fined $100 for hi offense. Tbe club tried
to sdueete put on a nine-day suspension,
but Ruth i out ten full days."
VET SECOND SACKER
Johnny Evcrs, of tho Brnvcs, is on Ins wny to this city for nn interview
with Pat Moran, and it may result in the veteran player donning n
Phillies' uniform.
Evers May Join
P hillies' Squad
Continued from I'nge One
nsset to any club Everybody knows he Is
a wonderful player nnd his aggressiveness
keeps the other members on the team con
stantly on their toes. Tat Mnrnn has a
clianco to put over a good trade, hut tho
rans may rest nssurcu that ho will not hook
up with n cripple Pat has enough of those
things already
Evers Is thirty-four years old. hnvlng
been born In Troy. N. Y. in 18S3. He be
gan his professional career in 1002 with tho
Troy team and went tn the Chicago Cubs
PUBLIC
MAY BECOME PHIL
In 1003. Hn remained with that team, which
won four National League nnd two world's
championships, until 1013. when Charley
Murphy dismissed hun. Tills vvns considered
po unfair that Murphy was forced to retiro
from baseball However, ns soon ns It vvoh
known that Kvers was out of n Job, Boston
paid him $20,000 to sign a contract nnd
thUH p.ivcd tho whv to winning tho pen
nant In 1014 That year Johnny made
moro than $40,000, which Is a record.
I'nless tho sun shines today there Is little
likelihood of a baseball game at tho Phils'
Park. Tho outfield Is in bad shape nnd the
Infield could bo better Moran had his
pitchers out working this morning, but the
other members of the sn,und remained In the
training house, where they Improved their
batting eyes in a plnochio game.
KERENSKY
SAVIOUR
nuMM
Striking Story of Russia's Lloyd
George in Sunday's Public Ledger
nnvinn
A WEEK before the Russian revolution
Alexander Kerensky was unknown
outside the Labor party in Petrograd. Im
mediately after the overthrow of the Czar
his name was on every tongue. In a single
week he assumed the role of nation-saviour
and made himself the Lloyd George of
his country.
In Sunday's Public Ledger Isaac F. Mar
cosson tells the story of Kerensky's swift
and sensational rise to power. It is an
absorbing tale the
unknown man became the
personality of the crowded
changed the face of
Sunday's
BASEBALL CLUBS ONLY KNOWN
' BY NICKNAMES BY THE FANS
Uniforms in Main Responsible for Pet Names of
the Big Clubs How McGraw Came to
Call the White Elephants
EVERY day during the baseball playing
season nnd with more or less frequency
at other periods of the year tho major
league clubs, not by their regulation titles
but by their official nicknames, are on the
tongues of thousands, nay, millions of fans.
No one refers to the Boston Nationals
or the Boston Americans. If he does It may
be written down that that fellow Isn't one
of the regulars.
Every ball club must of necessity be
known by some pet name and every club Is
There are -merely to tabulate them the
Braves. Cardinals, Phillies. Olants, Dodgers,
Cubs. Reds nnd Tlratcs In the National
League In tho sister big league aro the
Red Sox. Yankees, Whlto Rox. Indians, Ti
gers, Browns, Athletics or White Elephants,
and Scnntors At n glanco nny fan In the
span of the United States can recognlie the
Identity of the club merely by Its moniker.
Uniforms Largely Responsible
Now there comes a query concerning the
origin of tho vnrious nicknames. On tho
face of It. It Is obvious why certain clubs
havo acquired a distinctive name apart from
that ono appearing In tho official formal
records of tho league wherein tlrey represent
n big city. Some distinction of uniform Is
tho basis' for nfTixIng nn endurablo title by
which the club once It has been named to
satisfaction In bound to bo known. There
Is moro or less of n fog surrounding the
origin of others ; but for the greater part It
can easily bo explained why the clubs are
known by this and that nickname appro
priate or not rather than another.
At times a club will change Its title. As
n club shifts ownership It sometimes shucks
Its popular name. But this Isn't so com
mon nowadays. As the clubs are bound to
a nickname now, so they are apt to be some
years hence.
How the Braves Were, Named
There nro the Braves. Their name Is
with them to May because they made It
stick after It had been fastened on them by
their owner. Jim Gaffney. When ho went
nnd bought tho then Boston Nationals, pre.
vlously known by any number of nicknames,
facetious and otherwise, ho found a namo
that appealed to him Ho named his own
club and tho Braves they were ever since
the early period of his regime as president
and owner, through their rise from tho
chronic cellar habit to the winning of a
world's championship down to the present
day. It Is nllcgcd that James E. Gaffney
still n big power behind the throne in base
ballpaid a delicate tribute to his affilia
tions with Tammany when he settled upon
tho title
Also the Red Sox were so named In an
official way. In tho daya when John I. Tay
lor was pursuing his highly popular way
as president of the champs he decided on
the name, and it Is so to this day.
As with the Red Sox, it Is so with the
Reds of Cincinnati, but the latter have had
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of the stockings worn by the players hid
everything to do with the conferring of the
title on both. This brings In the Whit
Sox, of Chicago, who likewise have a tlrrie-
worn nickname.-
Some Real Ancient Titles
As with the foregoing, so also Is tt with
the Cardinals and Browns of St. LoUls.
Theirs are ancient titles, the colon of
stockings and uniform caps, as In the .case
of the great majority of the clubs, hsviog
to do with the matter. Add the Pirates to
that list and the origin of the nicknames
of six of the big league clubs -can be easily
understood.
It Is n, bit different with tfc Olants.
There was the period away, away back,
when the New York Nationals Were, to a
man, players of size. Hence the name, and
it hasn't varied through tho years.
Brooklyn fell on "Dodgers" which Is a
diminutive of trolley dodgers as a pleasant
reminder by her over-the-brldge neighbor
of New York of a custom of the strange
burg's commuting Inhabitants. In a way It
is far-fetched.
It Is a wide-open cinch to figure where
tho Phillies got their name. That other
Philadelphia club, tho Athletics, bear an
ancient and honorable name.
Tlrst Is only a general title that demands
no reason for tracing Its ancestry. But the
club has a white elephant as an emblem.
Tho players wear It on their uniforms, as
do the Cubs of Chicago a cub emblem.
McGraw and White Elephants
In the case of tho Athletics the tale car
ries Interest. It appears that In the earlier
days of the American League John J. Mc
Graw, of the Giants, made the character
istic remark that 5onnlo Mack had a white
elephant on his hands In the Philadelphia
club This same remark was remembered
by Mack and he took pride In making; Mo.
draw remember it when success crowned
he Mncklan efforts. So runs the tale, at
any rate. "
Those who can remember the famous
machlno that represented the National
League In Chicago hack In the days. when
the American League was young will recol
lect the names of an array of wonderful
players who composed the greatest ball club
that ever stepped on a diamond. At the
period when they were In process of forma
tion they were all of practically the same
age. They were In effect a club of young
sters, so the name of Cdbs fell naturally
to them. With all the prestige that attaches
to It, It is a surety the same will survive
for many years.
It must bo confessed that the applica
tion of the names "Yankees" and "Indians"
Is somewhat surrounded with mystery as
to their particular reason for application.
At least, no particular explanation has ever
been forthcoming for the same. As for
the Tigers, there Is no mystery there. The
striped stockings as well as the general dis
position of the club that won pennants for
Detroit made the moniker a highly fitting
one.
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