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JOHNNY KILBANE
OWN SYSTEM OF
ARMY CAMPS IN
Champion on Way to Confer With Secretary ,
Baker in Regard to Establishing "Hand-to- j
Hand" Fighting Department in Army I
Iiy llOUERT W.
T0HSN'Y KH.DANH. featherweight chmnplo
Jdd'plila tor ,he ,1,!bt tlnK' slr"' llls memorau'1
. chihn rail! Iat summer. He arrived yes
summer. lie arrived
" . .. ! o.ninlipt tv fif t.ellicrvlllp.
,iih Jamc i. .
. ..in confer with Secretory of War
Secretary of War
' . Instruction to be installed In tho nrmy cantonments.
KUba'10' allow us to state, now Is chief boxing- Instructor in the fniie.l
. tM army. Hp laa made eo I" Uo creator came ami his work ot Camp
Lrman has attracted so much notice, that his system is obout to bo adopted
ihroughout the kni.l
The featherweight champion Is not the same . milling, care-free little
we used to sec ut the Olympia
Irishman
There is the same glint of humor
u
tdte" life in u different light since
tr. realizes tnnt ne ns a ij uniiuriuui uuk on nis nanus to got men in i
condition to protect themselves, and this thought has crowded everything
, out of his mind. He still is u fighter, but of h. different class.' Instead I
,f looking out for himself, he is looking out for thousands of men lit khaki '
nd teeis personally respuiisioie iur cacn
Minns' was a Broat llttle mnn th1 1 nI11
,liM he staggered out of tho ring after
tolnr to Leonard ",' "''Ilt,a defeat
"""." , k.niri. leitl.'itetl llin
rlihoul a uiu. ...'.. i-"r ". - --
irtor and not uniil this day lias lie
toed an nld'i " was all a liart of
the tame and instead ot loaning tne
Mil excuses lu devoted hl time in
Mllnbata great l.oer Leonard was.
ThU mado Kllbane stand out like a
MrcMlght on a dark night, but his pop.
ilirltjf wen ,., - '.".'".." . ' ,
fmrt man in the boxing game and , '" tI,e batk row and work with the prl
I Kucccs ame about, not with a blare I vales that gac mo the idea of form
' iZnVts but after six months of ' 'B another class, t took the, licuten-
vl, ..... r - ,r, ftnti Lr,iiiirt i
lulnjtaUnK work
Kyi at Chlllleothe. O.
pint to Volunteer
Kllbane Has tlie flr.sl pugilist to
rtitiM the Importance of l)OXlng In the
irntr ana a Hrj-t to olunteer Ida
unices to Secretary Haker. This was
Wore- the Leonard battle, which meant
It ai read m quit his profession in
use of Ictorv or defeat. He gave up
in annua Income of $30,000 to accept
iposltlon which naid $1800 and is per
fectly Fatlslu-d He Is doing something
lor his country and is amply repaid.
Kllbane wrtually Is exempted from i
the draft because of u wife, two ohll-
Jrtn, a blind father and throe other
dependents, -o it cinnot be said that '
belstrjlng o evade military duty In
icceptlng the post as boxing Instructor. I
furthermore, lie is not ranking capital
nt of his posit ion, but devotes his en
ft! time to it. Si far as professional
ippearances in the ring are concerned. '
ill doubtful If be oer will box again. I
H wants to excel in the bigger game!
ibtre Hies are at stake instead of a I
purse of gold. I
Hi! New Plan
The featherweight champion wants to
tiUbllsh a separate department . of
tains In the army and call it "hand
Wand fighting." lie has figured out
I intern which wid he placed before
Secretary B.iker and If It Is accepted,
Johnny probably will be placed In full
tiirse.
"This war is a serious thing,'' sai.d ,
Blbane. "and it Is too blir for any one
Kin to try for P-rsonal glory. Hvery '
nemust put his shoulder to the wheel.
lor In one year we must do tho work i
utiettlngour men In fighting trim that j
Mookthe Hermans forty years to do.
5 la something to be considered '
Krfously. for we have u mighty Job on
rar hands.
"GeMnif Die men In physical con-
Ufa Is the toughest task on our
tds, and I believe bolng will do It
tul&jr than anything else. You canV
t Had a better spin t -if you would call '
It (port to get tlie soldiers on edge.
Brtrjr musrcle in Hie body Is bVought
tito play, and m addition to that the
Mi ire taught to protect themselves.
lives Are at Slake
"Baseball, football and other sports
w all right, but w lien oil get 'over i
there' vi 111 you play a gamo of ball with
Hi Germans' Certainly not. There are
M rules ln tins war game, for It Is a1
Bine hcre your life Is at stake. Just
uppose the troops- aro massed In an
Jtt;k and aro too close to use their
Myonets. Wouldn't the science of boe
fcfttms n handy? Couldn't a few well
Meed blows on the chin render some
l Ui Hermans helpless for n time?
;TW b why I want to establish the
(JSa-tO-hand' department anil teach
RBen the pioper way to act If they
per Und themeehes in that position In
Wlal battle
''IMrldea h to sstematize the work
Wttme as other branches In the army.
J'tne It Is Just as Important, and tho
Jmerwe find it our i!ie better, livery
Willi Instructor has a different method
pleaching, and tins Is wrong. We must
,l tojtthcr. adopt the same methods
ENTRIES FOR BOXING
TOURNEY CLOSE TODAY
IJtoeThan 100 Will Comnete in Can-
tain A. J. Drcxel Diddle
Contests i
totries for the I'aptain A. J. Drcxel
' Hilladelphla Jack" O'lirlen nt tho
i"?J Health studio. lftenlh nnd
nnilt streets win ..!, tni.,i.i n'lw.
'nitment will he started tomorrow
A. . n Ul Preliminaries aro staged
irlr Btn"nnals will also be held I
"wwe. The finals will bo staged
Friday r.lrht
eTthan Z t'n,rles nav" bce" re"
.1 . ---II M u.1 . 11 111 I II Itrifll tJMIHI'IM '
' jw twenty more tomorrow. The ' .
S!L c.'"e ' to "emb'' of the !
i.i.,r? """ o neaun scnoo . unu tnose
E, entei' llilve llllt11 tomorrow i
VvT " sporisinau anil ama- i
ton,. . r' now ,l captain lu the Marino
u . ponsor for l,1 tourney and
22?" several handsome prizes. I
4Bllii r"lur woriu h cuampion,
ituTi ""''t " popular i-iuianeipnia
nj, -"'iii, nibo nave donated
Sports Served Short '
LU
mi ci-i.""1." . wiposeil or Ihe New
llln,
t the
HI itai. lie Lunlern I.eusu, to Ud
" ' ""MM, of lln-tford.
lm d.r.i-.i . .
"llWrt iV?"'?. r a rue offered by
'llWrt.
" m r .1' ero wan a nue at-
1 Mjiii iiTSi". p""ler Clenineeiu and
" lnlitr were renreaeuted.
." "U a In L- '- - - -
i',MSl?tl;r. irtetnUer of th pllchlna
" bii hi.i ,ev"ina American League
Jihs rfiSSr rd"ed to rei-ort for duty
'"it'l ""! M lamp l-uniion oh
pl lh?S'.?.'.i.thfL,,rDnx' w bif year
lu.'.'1 With lh YinU.1. will L.,n
'n?.ion.tw,,,tu', Newurk ,Mm
CHtehei- Lii lli Uieletoh I
gJ.Uim iam atason
1 met job on I lit lirMCH -
ta h iib it,., l'ni,.l
JfauM. ti
WILL INSTALL '
BOXING IN ALL '
UNITED STATES;
MAXWELL
chuinplon of the world, is In Pluln-
le meeting with Denny Leonard
yesterday tn upend ii day or so
Iiofnrn
olng to Washington, whom
Baker ti
tinker in regard to a new system of
and tho National a couple of years
In his eyes, but he Is more serious
taking up his work with the soldiers..
one.
lnst!1
tall them In all of the ramta
I want to talk over this Plan with Mr.
Baker, and I hop,- he rees it tile wa
1 do.
Ofllcers Take Up Work
"Sine? taking up my wnik at Camp
Sherman t have instructed thousands of
soldiers ami inJoyei the woik. The men
enjoyed II, ton, for they always were
anxious to don the g!oes. I noticed
after a time that tho o beers would dm.
anis. caniains. maior mirl ntlier enm.
missioneu men in nana ami
now have '
175 assistants to carry out mv work
while I am away.
' "I do not bcllee In holding too many I
boxing tournaments, because the men '
are likely to Injure their hands. The '
eiass Instruction, however, where the
blown are Illustrated, Is much lietter.
tor It helps cery man Instead of a few.
, If a soldier shows himself to be pro
i tlclent in boxing and wins a couple of
tournaments he gets most of the atten
tion, and that Is something I wish to
j avoid. It's better to hate to.oon flghtern
man ten or twelve. In my six months
it Sherman 1 have held but ono tour
nament, and that was for the benefit
of the olllcers so that they could get !
acquainted. There will be another tour- '
nament on b'aturda.i. but it was ar
ranged by tho men themselves. 1 had ,
nothing to do with it, but will referee
the bouts. I
"noxlng has proved Its value In the
fulled States army and I am proud In
have, been one of the many instructor.
Wo all know Its uso In bayonet work,
boili la tho attack and defense, but It
also can be used for other IhltiKs. I
hope to see It adopted olllcially by the
liovernment."
Rejects $13,000 Offer
Johnny does not Intend to give up ids
work to engage In any ring battles and
mado It clear that he wouldn't consider
any offer until the war Is oer.
"Are you going to fight again?" I
asked him.
"I am not.- and you can make It n
"""(. as jou iue, was tho reply. "I
"m ,"' tlM;s "ar Bnme for keeps and will
"''-' , , ' '" ovcr' ' ,lave 1,een offered
f'e.nou to appear in one bout, but have
turjied It down. I want to help others
nm 'J"1 '"yself In these times. Why. If
,' "et'I''d to box some opponent 1 would
havo to-train for a month or so, und
wllat '"ld happen to my work In the
""". -o. mere w.ll l,e no more hnxing
ror "'o except before my class of soldiers.
n.,i a ,t,i i warn.
"I can't see that Ftllton-Willard bout
that is taking up so much space In the
newspapers. I don't believe It would be
the. best thing to stage it ut this time.
Tho big light In Prance Is enough to
think about now and tho promoters nnd
lighters would confer a big favor on the
public by forgetting nil about It for three
or rour montlis.
Aids Liberty Loan Drive
l Kllbano has been doing good work lu
Ohio In the third Liberty Loan drive.
' He wan detailed on tho work hy General
(llynn and addressed tho liotarv clubs
I In the principal cities. If he can ar
range It. he will address tfio workmen
at the Hemlngton plant In Kddystoue
i tomorrow.
Arter ills conference with Secretary
Baker Johnny will leae on a trip to nil
of the cantonments anil install his sys
tem, having been asked to do so by Dr.
Joseph K. Ilaycroft.
Krom $30,000 a jear to $1800 Is quite
a drop, but Kllbane Is not wonylng.
lie Is doing his bit, has made good, and
perhaps we will see him In the uniform
of ii regular I'nlted States army ollker
in a short time. I'ncle Sam has a habit
of rewaidlng his men who haw pioved
1 heir worth.
'ALEXANDER DAY" FIXED
T CUB GROUNDS KRinAY.ii.. club comes here for four games and
Will Be His Third and Last Appear
ance Before He Joins the
Colors
(IdtHKo, Aprils:. Plans wero laid to- i
day for an "Alexander Kay" at tho Chi-
i "-"." -"" -. '"'. "" v.it,.c.
a iiviii inp ii" ill ii i mi n i j iiii c.i t trii an i
i ganm for the chlcngonas that day, leav
I lug at once for Nebraska to Join his
quota at ramp Kunston.
Alex won troin .Matnewson s i.eds at
Cincinnati yesterday. 9 to 1. lie left the
club Immediately for n Hying farewell
trip home. "Dutch" Iteuther. his op
ponent, will desert the Iteds today to en
list. Uinles and Bungles
v.u.i. yon j?, au;ci;
tritltij I'ltw oloouiti, KOIf.
,Snn rforsn'l iiie the mntr hokii'
Jul look what the ttvert saul
"Altck'" In tli rtrntt tortau,"
While the Cubs floht vot ido.ie
Aleck u'UJ he staulaa hote
JialilHO com initl wheat und hay
AitcK in tne uraiiiotiav,
lloston nay have some well-balaneetl base
ball this seanon. The llravea oujltt lu lose
as many us Ihe ftetl got can win.
Itnv Dfinmllt. uf llie llrttun. fured
rirtrluml niti tiers lite tlmej jetrrtlj), lint
didn't retell e credit for u time ot lial. Me
drew four puNkra and lilt out u sacrlllte II).
Hie ltroHiiM won,
Alex kept etaht tSilciioiillt 'd'a lerll pi
Irrcil mill tnnird approtlmatrtj 99.I7. o
IiU nalaru linn edes.' . '
The ItiHbr-r. MfApeH -nr nf their tl
je.irrd.ij" took on roliunuiu und sot
whipped.
I'ncle Sam need Alexiindlr to i'itch ha.
Latest minora
on llie r.illt' oj
u'all'ru on film,
,nr -Johmu Kvem bmk
oo u.llt Bravea ok
..
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PENN STATJ3 PUBSHMBK
WIN INTERCLASS MEET
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annual lm.relajiii.,trUi and nM nieyl -a;
M MtHttlk Tile uPlonicrra i.i"t " Jl'""
K.4!?5:ii. i 11 aA.1 lh aeulora IB. A eoltl
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TILUIAN AND TED LEWIS
TO MEET IN DENVER
Hivul Managers Sifrn Articles for
Twenty Hounds for World's
Titlo
Herman ".Muggsy" Tiloi. the i.i.v
manager and matchmaker, has signed
tho necessary nVttcles for a iwent
round bout between his ttar weltet-
welght, Johnny Tillman, of Indlanapo
and moie recently of this city, and Ted
"ICld" Lewis, thn present tltleholdei
for the welterweight vhampk nsh p '
the world.
The bout will take nluc .Mil-
tho Stockyards .Stadium, lieuvei. i ..i
Tho two boxers will weigh in ;it 1 1
pounda ringside. Taylor and .llmni'
.lohnston, Lewis' manager, will met i
to agiee on n referea live da- lnl'"i,
the lout is scheduled to take place.
Tillman and Lewis met In a m
round encounter at the oylmpia A A
of this clt, two 'months ago, and H
resulted in one of tho best tights of
the year. Tillman had the better of
Lewis In the first four rounds, but In
the llfth he left his Jaw Uncovered and
x.v "MJr LJ.Hftr .. . " sr- T p-....-.. rrT mmm r WJM .Kg ,A wsjzvur a I
GIANTS, RED SOX AND PHILLIES
AIDED BY SCHEDULE MAKERS
GET OFF TO A FLYING START
Early Games M a k e
New York and Bos
ton Favorites in
Their Leagues
Tin: men who drafted the IMS sched
ule for the National and American
a,
Leagues deserve a ote of thanks from'
three of the eastern teams, as It has'
given them n chanc to proe that the
strongest and weakest clubs are located
In this section and made it easy for
them to slide uwny to n good start at
tho cspene of tl0 others. In the Na
tional League the (.Hants ami Phillies
have had some easy pickings and the
lied Sox have ridden roughshod ovcr
their opponents lu tho American. It
In the old story of tho survival of the
fittest, und u glance over tho won and
; lost column will answer all aigu-,
meats.
The breaks faored the (Hants and
1 the lied Hov. The former took three
straight from Brooklyn and followed
with n win over the m-aes,
i b'razee's reconstructed team
copped i
I three from our Athletics and came
' through with three more from the
' Yankees. It was Indeed fortunate that
these factd weak opposition, for It
made them, favorites ln tho pennant
race and gave them a big lead which
I might come' in handy later in the year.
Dope Is Upset
1 American League dope was upct last
week, as the White Sox, who were tho
heavy favorites, faljed to come through
I against tho St. l.oolo Dtowns. Kacli
team won a game, and this does not look
I well when stacked up against tlie six
'straight victories of Hoston. The lied
Sox look very good at this writing and
perhaps will get such a Hying Mart that
it will be Impossible to head them off.
r .,i iincU to the schedule again,
Boston" seems to be getting all of tho
best of it. After tlie New York series
tl,en Koes back home to play Wasting
Ion. A trip in a i"1"" ;"
ton follows, and
the team returns to
Fenway Pari
western clubs.
on Jias jo to im-ci iitt
Rnsv for Ucd Sot
Vo. lcr0 is tho dope: Boston takes
n ,,,.,i,u.h clubs of tho league at tho
.'.. .,.i -oto n iroou leau. i nm, vt
ntiii i itnu n - -
make It good, the team stays home until
ie night of May 3l.Pl?y..e',.t'
having
Detroit,
rfVi,, Advantages of aylng on the
of the advantages i i . i.
Mrt 8M. Xd.!
Cleveland unu mwm
all
liome
.,... fl.,, irtftr trill.
inn iito ." " ,r men hlttlUK
f.0,r1;!", Z sholldTway'out
the ball, the Bed Sox should
lu front by Decoration i'j.
tn,. nif.iiis will lake on
Brooklyn ,
B'ravesand k welk frmn todaV 'andve
'l-ero for a fnur-gaino set with the Phils.
The Braves may come through and win
' one game but that's about all they pos-
. ..l.l. lin llnulnn
should be
prlmet?'for action when he clashes wlth
k. ,.n nf Moran.
(tllit v can do, unu .ucvji,, ." -
I'hils Arc luckv WBek.
As for the Phils, they are not at all; Qrover Alexander scored his first le-hact-ward
in grabbing their share of tory of ,,c year agnnst Cincinnati yes
horseshoes. Brooklyn will be here two terljay ami -Veeghman feels a little bet
more days, and unless. Vnclo Bobby s I (er mcr that jBO,000 be parted with for
men show a startling reversal In form , the Kreat ..bargaln,. AIex beat nulc)l
tho home folks should finish first each Reuti,eri Who, by the way. also has re
day On Saturday the Dodgers were cejve(j notlee to report at an army cuii.
helpless before tho iurves and slants ot tonment at the end of the month.
I'rskhto Mayer, and vlth Prend'ergast st Lou)a walopea Cleveland In the
and Ooschger to hurl back of them. Ian-1 Amerlcan League game II. W M.
! nger Pat snouiu teur "" ". -"
,! cold weather, which might postpone
ncer Pat should tear notnini. um. i
ngcr .".. ...,,ti, ,,, crlil nostnona
the battles. -
, tf "oVlSfurS? an'd
nn tw0 occasions his worK vm-
" .. gecona, with two on base and
M.nsel at bat. the Infield dropped back
m ntav for a double play ?' slippeu Chicago, won from Jim Barnes ot Colo.
"Jjj. ?-5ur V.i.lffl.fl1BSa.:'4.,S8 .W&. fa'
bwTO,' J?SIv,
I out and nilQ wio ?acR.
ti nulla n C.aoA One Tll rna,ch was Pla;?d In ft sprinkling
at Tulls a uooa unc i, but . ury fo)iowd the
jjut the real stufCwiub PVM . l plavrs oVrMhe ntlro ,eoure Mor
rtvinth. Kddle Burns tinloafl?J alnglst'ihan JIBttO vjarf pojlected for llta ;j
into rtfUt ", roojtput on, am w.
BROOKLYN PINS FAITH ON
f ' SBftaHEi' ' 'GRIMES. SCHMANDT.GRINER"-'
HBRl"JllBili' 'W Si f YKSTKItDAVS KESL'LTS
; flBBfl"wJ''VBIIKs'3l Nm :fY riltHliurch-Cliif'itumtl. nld Mnithrr.
t nHBVA, MHly3 SV "titer tltiliH not hdifiliilrd.
i,M- iiiwmiw a i iM. IKwfiaBSa' V 3tSXW ami'imcav ir.VfMi1.
L uum . ,;, klSaBUL .MjWl WK w f ....I.' II. !-. ..!,.., -I t
SSBfiSfQBfBHHHHrraMHfe. " ,m, nrtnklt-Chlriicn, ruin,
t WfffitiSffiJs --C " Ollirr club' nut s hednlrd,
V 'flBKSBKMmli ' ' "' SCHKDLI.K FOR
-W JMVWt ,ftlMy!MM.i. !404(aMPft &tti.lS&X&Li&tlZJjet
ALMAMAUX PURCHASING A LIBPRTY BOND'
Lewis connected
w ii h
Mll"l
1 .0 1 Ih
sent Tillman d
n I" ill-
What Slay Happen
in Baseball Today
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Mayer stepped up. Now. Kddie s n,.
the fastest guy hi the world, but Kr-kln
laid down a bunt which was fielded pel -fectly
by Mamaux. Burns was tearing
the turf between the bases when the
Brooklyn pitcher stralght'ened uii to hurl
the ball to second, it was an easy out.
but before he threw the ball Pal Moian
shouted:
"No! No! NO!"
MamMix hesitated and then tossed the
ball to first, tetlrlng Mayer. It was not
until tlie enu ot me minus: mi "e
learned of his mlstaku. Bums was
placed lu a position to score, and ho
counted shortly afterward.
Biooklyn returned heio this morning
after a trip to Columbus, where It wns
trimmed by Joo Tinker's team yes
terday by the score of a to 2. It's gieat
to be consistent like that. The Dodgers
can dodge victory In tho American As
sociation as well as In tho National
League.
Oescliger May I'itch
It the weatherman permits, Joe oesch
ger probably will pitch his first game for
the Phils this afternoon. Joe has bieo
nursing a sore leg for, two wtUs and
this morning announced that be w,t
ready to do his nharo of the wor,- 'ii
the mound, oescliger was e !
down South until he pitched ag.i "it
Boston In Miami. Whllo going uflei u
bunt he pulled a tendon m something
and after the gamo the injur) was
painful that he could hardly walk Milie
Dee has been working on the strain,
however, und his treatment has brougM
results. Mike blames the quick rem
ery on some new liniment he recently
discovered,
Irish Meusel, the new center fielder,
has made good with the fans nnd nov
Is the Idol of the bleacher crowd. The
new man made good with his- timely
i wallop riuay anu on Haiuruay cama
through with three
, )e a cauM
' lipwever, couhl not
more nits, which
cause along. His fielding,
be improved upon.
Ho graoiieu 111
' catch was g.v
Ho grabbed five putouts and after every
en a lusty cheer. Meusel
Is a graceful fielder, starts after the
ball as soon as It leaves the bat und
looks like a real Und.
Pitchers WorkinB Hard
Moian now has three pitcher working
!iani .very day lu tho hope of getting
j llto ehapa for service In the near
jmure. .uueo .nuut, ijuuic iiuxk unu
jUe M'atson must go through the paces
' every morning and one may be avail-
, able for duty before the end of the
nir i xtc A XT1" TJTTrrniJIOrtXT
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WALTER JOHNSON
TO OPPOSE MACKS
Speed King Booked to Baf
fle A's in Second Clash
This Afternoon
DUNN BOOSTS SHANNON,
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W..,hln,lnn. April 22.-'onnle Macks
voung men ma5 be formally introduced
today to the Kansas cyclone, the blond
shrapnel, the greatest speedster of them
all, Walter I'erry Johnson, of I'offey-
xllle Kan. They all will remember the
I introduction, even If such veterans as
Larry flardner, Tilly Walker, forrcst
'ndv and ltulie (ildrlng don't kid them
ahout It It Is quite an event ln the
nurig life of nn major leaguer to face
Johnson's fast ball for the first time i
I hardlv think any of my oung
tei will tremble when they go to tho
plate to face Johnson for the first tune."
explained the A's master of strategv, C
Mack. "1 tell them before tne game
Just what to expect, emphasizing John. ,
son's sliced as compared with that ot
any other pitcher. And yet there are
days when Walter Isn't so very fast
, This may be one' of thoso days. If mj
players can get Into thl frame of mluil '
they may win from Johnson. He has
been defeated ninny times, remember."
Connie, never given to talking much,
cannot hldo his satisfaction with the
team he has gathered for the 1918 pen
nant race. He puts a damper upon all
talk that the Athletics are doomed fur
eighth place.
His Team Stronger
"In only one plate, first base, might
my team be said to be weaker than It
was last year," bays Mack, "and Hums
will lit It nicely, even If he doesn't equal
Xlclunls's batting record. Without taking
anything from those who played with
my team last season, 1 honestly believe
this year's line-up Is stionger us u
' whole.
"In fcOnie places, third base, for in
stance, I would call It much stronger.
This also might be said about second
base, where Shannon Is breaking In In
lino style. Dugan proved last year to
be quite the equal of Witt, liven with
out Strunk. a grand player, my outfield
as a whole is Just as good as it was
last year.
"It Is in the box and behind the bat
that the greatest Improvement has been
. shown. With Gregg showing as well as
he did here Friday, I hae four capable
pitchers. True, the others are all very
green. Hut I may find another pair of
experienced men before long. Then my
pitching staff will be quite satisfactory.
"Cady. Mo.Yvoy and l'erklns class with
We three,
in jolly
Fighting tor Liberty!
Helmar for me
tor me
Quality
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' nny three, catchers In the. big lerunjk
today. I would not ask for belUr
1 "t never mnke predictions. I le'V
that to the professional wrltccrs. But
I do like to fool them now and' lliehi
, and I honestly believe I shall do thut
I this year. I don't expect to flnMH in
, last place. 1 won't make It any
stronger than that."
Judging from the rplrlt tbown b
the players under his command, Contim
has every reason for his confidence,
Kvery one of them Is ready to back h!i
belief that the A's will create a itlr
in i ne American League this season.
C'aily and Gardner are especially en
thusiastic, though both have come from
a team picked to make the fight for tt
flag. They might be excused for havlnk.
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Dunn Hoosts Shannon
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ack lluiili visited the tJipItal Satur-
(day. anil no gave 'Hens shannon a bb
boost. He asserts that Shannon will hit
at least .2TB In tho American League, If
for nothing else than because he has the
fighting spirit.
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