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EVENED PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAX MAY 18, 191S,
BATTING AND PITCHING FIGURES OF THE AMERICAN AND NATIONAL LEAGUES
I
GERS OCCUPY SUITE I
THE SPRING DRIVE AND EVERYTHING
EIGHTEEN-ROUND BATTLE
CELLAR. BUT HAVE NOT I
FEATURE OF WEEK'S PLAY
IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES
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JBEEiN HAiNUEU SiiUI-UUT
1
j Huth, Speaker, Hooper and Dojle. Smith. Kanff and
' Maker Leading Cloulers in Merkle Happing the Ball
Cjmely Base Blows of Ty Cobb, Vitt and Veacl. Have
P-'Prevented Opposing Clubs From Issuing Detroit
K, M$ a boosc-bgg nation i
Ban Johnson's Cirenil
Hard in National Games
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T H Z 0' e-' ,? (,6 VAY HUH? -rkjhto- was Thsre
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DETROIT occupies a unique position In major Ichkup rititlstii- iit prchcnt.
j(-pThe Tigers are ensconced In eighth place in the American 1C-ikiic lace,
r ,,i,f nd ,yot they enjoy the distinction of Ileitis tlio only Hub In the iniijnr
Ii ,liWacuo circuits whlrli has not been hamlcil a sliut-ont. It wiulil i-criti that
BL. i.J.tak Mnln ... .. V-. ..I. ... ... .... I.. .In.. 1.... Lnnn Inninill- la. ... I II I 11 I I I
M'rVfHV 41iai(l ULJUUk Ui l CI HI I UK 111".'. I II J Ml Udli: ll"- IHVII 111' HiJ " 1 1 in 1 1 n i. 1 1 i
'lathis record, ns they have won only kom-ii ball cainci ami have ilruppcil
i'-fourteoii. Is'ot u very prum.--lii.-c show hip for a club bo.islhiR of mieli per-
TwirmerH m Vltf v-l nA "... i-v.!.!..
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xnc trio just named nave ucen rcKponuie iu a lait-i" cmciu mr i no
lUTA tt nnnnulntr Mttfihae tn txtnm n .!. II l-rili I nt till s.-tl.n tlmP. I'nllll"-
p4,rjPor batting thus Jar has been an unpleasant realization for the fans of
riKririthe Michigan metropolis. Vitt is hlusRlns away consistently, the latest
,P?"iOfflc!ftl flfrlirfta frtvlnr 1,1m lirjlUnc iuprn"p nf 30V Yii.irll .'linn ! llltllMLT
agthl ball hard and timely nml has a toclal stnnilliiR nutoni; tlie Imf-mi-ii of
R,fli-. tho American League of .280
E,ivc ... But tho trouble Is that the other pla. -.- (fti the Hub do not seem to
s,J:iSS,n.ve mo punch in their sticks, particular! when hits mean tnc iin m-mi;
is."K,.Mlln nf r-nmpf Tlir. nlnli Lillhf nf flirt 'rirrnrM n nnlv "a! '11, nt 1. tlio
f,r -- " " -
.lowest In tho leacue. exceutlnir. of eourn. tlir .tliletics. who arn (l-.illlm.-
"ty,'t "
tUi.in team eloutlnr with .''"s. Thp lletrnlt Huh liatlhiir Is a fair reason for
KjA1 its position at the bottom of the leacue, but It does not explain about the
H.f iwt ul suui-ouls. However, sivo me xoun'r men a cuance: iiiey iu nn-
grffff -Questionably get a tcrlcs of ciphers before another week has p.T-bcf.
y Huggius Drew a Plum in Thormahlcn
& -TTERBEnT THOiaiAlIL,nN Is not exactly an Allied name, but lie is a
I Vl" regular American, otherwise be would not be able to do such excellent
EOUthpawlnR for the "ew lorlt lankees. It looks very much as though
Sillier Hugglns bought a chunk of solid hurling gold when he dug down
.In his sock and produced real coin for the services of the outhful left
hander. Thus far Thormahlcn has been a bit wild. However, this is n
tendency which Is common to all left-handers when they are breaking
into the major leagues, and thero is little doubt that .Miller Hugglns will
b able to get him out of the habit of putting the ball east and west of
the plate.
Thormahlcn got his early training in Jlie International League under
Jack Dunn and it was from the Baltimore leader that he was purchased
by Hugglns. Dunn picked the pitcher up on the lots of Jersey Ot , wheie
he was pitching for various scnilprofesslonal teams. He sent lilm to the
F-at.. Tl.l ... i - . . . .. re .1 ....... t.i , ,.i ,
Ogrj, MIUD ailUfcC IU II.IYU HIV CU(,l tMJIII Ull. 1 1 1 1' 1 1 IUUR J I III t UIKlfl HIS n!l Wlll;
fc? (Under Dunn's careful tutelage Tliormahlen won twenty-live games and
lot a. dozen. He worked In forty-six games.
IJjii This Tankee twlrler is able to stand up muiei any strjin without crack-
iiJt lng. If physical fitness has am thing to do with the mattet. He is mine
E30tt than, six feet tall, wolcrhs 17S notlnds and Is irnnie (hi mifrlimit lite tTi.iln.1,1,
Shj ; ' Those qualities surely should stand him In good stead and make htm one of
Sk"i k 'ea("nS pitchers of the league before he Is In the majors another season
p5! Tilden Has Shown Fine Form in icw 1 orh
Hitfe TTHLLIAM T. TILDEN. 2D. of the CJermuntown Cricket L'lub. has ifpmmi
Ery.-yite "V strated In the Harlem Tennis Cluli's tournament that, with the p-.ilaxv
MIW, .... .
01; stars in tno service, ne is lookeu upon as more man a possibility for the
national title this summer. Tilden has been playing constantly this spring
and was In Indoor meetings during the late months of the winter, to that all
,h has to do Is to keep on edge for the big events this scdson, many of
which "ivlll be held for war-relief purposes.
In New York Tilden hasthad a hard road to navel. He has been called
on at times to play several matches a da, but of couise this is one of the
things a winner must expect. On Thursday Tilden plajed two singles and
-twn rinuhtes matches, wlnninir nil nf them with ensp. Wlillp tlw. tnll ll,ll.,
LW a " " -"" J -
KJjli(fo dtlphlan Is by no means husky as to his phjsique. he is wlrv and Is able
S&" to stand a lot of grilling on the courts.
Always noted for being a very fast scrvei, Tilden lias shown this eason
jkU) 'na nc can combine his speedy delivers with accuracj, something he for-
"wf mtny was unahle to Uo. in me past no has been kept down because of
I! ' . ...
the wlldness of his service. As rar as siroMng is iniKcrned, tliere Is not
and has not been In Philadelphia a belter driver than Tilden for a long
while. He can drive with the best of them, and bis rang- build and good
footwork enable him to cover his court almost perfuctlj. Considering all
pt these assets, It surely would not be surprising to fee l'hiladelphia once
more In possession of America's lawn tennis title.
In recent years Philadelphia has had three champions It. N. Williams,
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"rjfone of tho big features of the Heds' games to
; instead of starting out with a great flash, he ap
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Tilt: Netrin.il TzNiguP, aftPi tin. first
iniinth of nl.iv. has th follow ins bat
ting r'crinl iiames. 1S4: at bat, 3HSS :
TTrAI.THIS JOllNSON mccKi-d In hi?
1 " lotigpst battle when he apfllil a1
'mat ,,r tililinn i.li t ti,n n.1.1 .,1,,.,.
-- ..Til ,1, iiti nui in .imiii ,.n
pious inn Wedn.sdav. Hip .senatorial runs. r,sr, : i,,ts, 1 ,).; : stolen u. r. mo .
womlcT lieiiilng liiuifle William"". 1 to 0. ll'er ctnt. 2B1
aflpr battling for eighteen Itinlngs Until Preil Mltclii It's rub. were the last team
1 .fnlititnn f ptetnler twlrler. by singling to feel the bristles of the whitewash
and ailvanilng lMilie Mn'snilth to brush In the Tener circuit tins season,
itltltd from where Ainsinith vas wild- i Fllllngini. the Hravcs's rooMe twlrler,
liltphed home In AVilllams, assisted ' applying the same. It was tin Cilbs's
greatlv In ""coring tills, his ninth score- nineteenth game
I less virlorv over the White Hosed Tribe. Tlio figures lelnw (n.'u.i. game
i Tlin appended figures Include allgamcs played up to and Including lust Wednes-
liin.t-u iii in iinu iiiciuuiiik i.iei hi-iiiilo- Uav
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Itenp.r Tloston 2", S7
linker N V . L" 1 in
Tftrknoti r'htongo 17 11,
tluniK VlhMles . L'-l !H
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unamaker 8 I,. Jl 7J
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1 HavlilMin Ath . 12 .'i
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Cillinolev. N. V -.' 7-i
Smith SI I. Jl S'.'
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WOOD REFUSES TO QUIT WHEN ARM
SUNSET GOLF IS
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Walki i I"tiuH
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IS INJURED AND WINS OVER DOCTORS ADOPTED IN WEST SJIC .s
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Smoky . loo, Considered a Failure in 1915. ill Pv'ol Atl-'
mit Defeat and Cure- Ilinii-elf Now Is One of
Most Valuable Plavei on Clevelantl Clul)
Kv nonniT v. Mwwr.ix
Tor: WHOP, fnrini i sinol-Ph.ill Uing.
I si who pitched the lioston T.ed S" into
i tho pennant and vv mill's ehnniplonslilp
diFci.iiragi d vhen lie went to an osteo
path In .S'ew lorl. Tills doctor "-anl a I
nerve in tlie shoulder was wound aioiiud
In 1912. and was fnr.til t.. tctire in 1'JHi ' muscle and n cute could be etfecleil
w.A t Link Iii Ins hiirliin.- .11111 , Hot lie outliiipd a coursp ol training
I lias won the title of champion cfiiml-ac',-
.TOi2dIn 1914 and 1016, and William J. Clothier in 1900. It to be hoped that
P-v.Tllden will bring the trophy back for 191S.
iX. -y. -
War Will Cause Rise of Many iew Stars
&.TK ALL branches of athletics stars rite, full and miuii arc furunlien vi
this particular period of our hlbtorj, when the nation is at war, tliii
r,'.vi, conajtion going to De cmpiidsuea tenioiu. , nost ot America s best
rv?l nthletes nri In the service nnrl more and niiirp will lie fnlti" nttill il,n i ....
'"r" ------- - " n-.'0 m..v., .,iv vw-
ktt : man people toss the sponge Into Willie Holienzollern's tiinr and nilmit tiui
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rt-. ..le has failed. This means that vlttuallj even athlete who has gone foith
fiGlsKJto flght will never return as r "t-s. i-erfornier. Thoj-. vhi are neither ldiie
K&Xft&fnor Incapacitated will have passed bejond the zenltli of their athletic elll-
;grM Clency and will bo forced to give way to the younger blood which is going
Rs V" I' DO eiimuiaicu ainieiicauy Dy compulsory ainiciics anu military trainins
it which many of the schools and colleges have already adopted or .soon will.
, It Is, therefore, safe to say that when democracj has retired the last
1,1. Autocratic oatsman a new- cluster ot atnietic heroes will have risen. The
KtjW- majority of our football stars, even those in the lover classes, have either
' been drafted or have enlisted. Star baseball piders have gone and arc
jri KOlnB almost every day; tennis, golf and basketball are furnishing their
EB t quotas, ana invauapiy tnose wno stooa at me top are the ones who are
lk-i-$H' oeriijir wieir -s-rv icvs. rtii ui incsi: iiiuhi unu win uc Mippiameu, anu those
fvt,' "Who have predicted there will never be another Urlekley, Dick Williams or
." .Alexander probably will forget the prediction when the new cron of nthietea
Sjf-V 'step forth and take the crowns In their respective brunches of sport.
' '',- Magcc Boys Arc Going Strong
Tfv'TEB and Sherry JIagee are proving to be a pair of Jo.s foiever to C.
jf JL-t Mathewson. Both the Innelder and the outllelder have been hammering
4 'vine ball hard all season and done much toward lifting the Cincinnati club
rJlJ jjp to third place In tho National League race.
. Of the two, Sherwood is doing the better work. The e.vr-hilly and our
w, CtSi-- fellow citizen Is not only cracking the ball at the rate of ,313, but ho is
V ..Tl'-tV.tl.ln ...oil In -1,A nlnnlia. Ills lillllnw n 111, ,.. .l. 1 ,
U Illicitft ncii lit mo oii'viimi ..o vuimib ""ii 1111:11 uu iiiu UUSL'S lia.S UCPn
to date. Not only that, but
appears to bo simply working
(.s-up to his old standard as a regular .300 hitter. Last season in his seventy-
. two- games with Boston and forty-five with Cincinnati Sherwood Magee
- i(j-4t only .279. This caused even his stanchest followers here In Philadel-
i-yhla. to believe that as a major league player he was gone. But this m
L "J -A .L.- aa. .va rfncvvft AV nni-rtn Viiri islrct nvvjl UIiah I. AA t. l.t ..
' i"Sr vv l u-JCIl scasuii .v vuiiic-wii-iw, unu uiiii i y la -.UII1II1-; uacK wiln u
and vigor totally unexpected.
H.' A man of Sherwood Magce's physique and temperament should be good
several years yei, pariicuiariy in view 01 me tact mat lie will have a
er chance to stay In tho big ring since so many of the younger pluj era
it been called to the colors.
JToiijW You Trade Ruth for Cobb?
JPPOSE you were a baseball manager and hail Babe Ituth on jour
f.'club and could trade him for Ty Cobb, would you do It?
The majority of fans would unhesitatingly pull off the trade. The namo
rQebb has become a byword to followers of baseball, consequently ho Is
, upon as the only and Incomparable one. But there aro some Jhings
taken Into consideration. Is Cobb as good as ever he was? iinm
will he be even as good as ho is today? How- long will Ruth last?
: he yet to reach the zenith of his ability?
...Fielder Jones was discussing this question, and here Is the vvuy he
. at it:
"TTo begin with, I consider Ruth the greatest hitter I ever have seen
INweball- That excepts none. In addition, he has demonstrated ho can
an acceptable first base or the outfield besides pitching winning base.
-In the number of tames Ruth would win almost alone I am sure he
excel Cobb. Cobb can play only the outfield, hit and run tlio bases.
H''dies all that plays the Infield, where ho accepts more chances, and
tlen takes a regular turn in tne box aim wins tno majority of his
tti U years younger than Cobb, he Is a harder hitter and will drive
f mM.,vI den't believe any manager would hesitate between the
1 1 kv Mo cnei-M. rm sura I wow-.-, and I am Mosd
J of the unlvtise He i-s with ii- loiiij
with the Cleveland ilub hut tmi as i
nllplicl. He ma) take Ins tinn in tin
' bn- at a laur date, but now is tin best
utilitv t .in on Hip club ami I" capabb"
' nf pl.ijing any put-it ! n pcept . it" In i
rretty good for a t wirier.
The stor. nf Woods comeh.iel. inds
j like one of our best -pIIpih Tin-- jnunj
man refused tr be rounlnl out when hip
doctors gave up hope, but gamel; went
to work to get his "glass arm" back into
shape, and dually succeeded, lie vl-itnl
every cpcciallst of note In the fluted
States, spent a fortune Irving lo dl-
! cover the cause of bis ailment, aim ai
I though every dn-toi had a illlTtrtut
!,ii.nriinsi none of which was correct-
la kept on going until he was ninvlinsd
tliat hp would 1)P cured
I
th
Hjk a V.Un" Arm
1 it .. tniiL-h for a vo'lMK man at
, height of his taleer to wake up some
i . .. ill .11 .1.1 n -"ilia
iBiu ui ,, .... . ,--,.. ..,.,. put tne back Iii shape -ornliig
and find himself callc'l a lias i
. " Hi,- t""ioM l in' ' U1"" "-' , M P"'l .' " lllii'llt-il to
. I..I1.. ..hen a man Is iw-eiuy- '
seven vears old and is beginning to real
ize the value of his taming abllilv. let
this Is what happened to Wood in lali
It was Ilk" owning a successful business
and going into bankruptcv Ills income
was about to be cut off. for there is
nothing more useless In the. vvoild than a
pitcher with a glass arm.
But Joe kept n pitching with uulto
a little success, believing that he i uuld
recover If Iip worked bard Piiough In
11I0 be was coiiFUiereu iiiioukii aim io--Mhe
next ipar bis contract was sliced lo
I such u low flgre that be unit baseball
and stused home on the farm He whs
Isold to Cleveland In )'" and now is in
I first-class shape.
i Injured in riiilailelpliij
Smokv .loe almost runieu ins iwiuh
career right here In Philadelphia It
seems strange, but broken thumb was
the pause of his Iroublp. although his
pitching arm was iiilnrd by a misplaced
nerve in the shoulder.
The Ked Sot were plaslng me A
one da In 191 J"- Wood, wno aivvajs
could bit the ball got to llrst on a single
and tried for third when Hooper, who
followed him. nit into rign-.ii.-i--
play was close and Wood slid into the
bag and broke his thumb
This put him out of tlie game lor
three weeks and his hand was 111 a
piaster cast During mat time no u-
.. .... nl-li Kut una roctla
unahle to uo an? ......- ---less
and unhappy Joe hated to admit
that a little thing HKe a nruitcn muiuu
could put him on tho sidelines for three
weeks and wanted to get back lrto the
game.
Works Too Soon
On the da tlie east was taken off be
went to Bill Carrigan, manager ot tho
team, and said:
"I never felt better in my life, and 1
want to pitch today. An way, I need
exercise." '
Carrigan allowed Wood to go Into Jie
box, and Joe now admits It vvnsvthe big
gest mistake he ever made In his life,
lie was in no condition to pitch even
one Inning, as his arm had been resting
for three weeks and the muscles had
grown "abby. After tlio game he felt
a soreness In his shoulder, but paid no
attention to it. The soreness Increased,
but the trainer kept rubbing the arm
and he finished the season.
Had he rested for a week after the
iimmh had healed and worked himself
Into condition gradually, his arm never
would be injured. But the long winter
layoff helped him In 1914, and that sea
son he won fifteen out of twenty games.
It was In 1016 that he discovered he had
lost his speed, curves and everything
else and lie seldom was used.
Visiti SpeelilUu
In the meantlmn Joe was visiting
specialists la every town be visited, and
evon made long trips to distant cities
a iw uv mim. 11a met with failure
. r:.Ui wm ljrtMla-E:tot Wr
lliHt would make an nrdliiar man He
down and null. Joe went through it.
howevrr. and ptr.vid that the mall who
wont be lipaten i.mt be beaten
I want j ou lo go cery tlaj.' s,inl
the doctor and plteh as long as joii atp
able I want voti to ii"p our aim until
its flop- hi'lplP"sv .il i in- side It will
be painful but voti will have to gi
through Willi il if vou wish to be cured"
Wood wuit out to Columbia t'nlver
sit.v when And Coakley was coaching
the ball team and wot ked out ever day
Ileroir Treatment
"I never suffered so muOi in my life,"
said .lot "After an bout's work I had
to itatli down and lift iny right arm and
Hlkk it In my pocket. At night It pained
me fii I louldn't sliep. but the doctor
lulil me to keep It up and I in glad I did.
t liir end of four wnks he refused to
lake an more monpv from hip, stating
that I wii" cured and a long tr't would
t hip back in shaiip '
p. plau-1
club last spilng lip tried out his arm
and found it In good shape, lie gn-w
too ambitious, however, and worked loo j
hard In his llrst game lie pitched nine
Innings and the strain was loo much, i
He found himself m bad again and once!
more many believed Ills piti hing days
weie over.
I. cc" Kohl didn't send Wood a con
ttact this p.ir, but Joe came up smiling
lust tlie same
1'avs Own r'xpenscs
' I don t believe I nil In," li-a
wrote Tolil, "so 1 will pay in own e
pt uses to New t'rhuns to prove It to
vou l I fail to make good ou will
lope nothing, but If 1 am good enough
to make tin" team we will talk over the
terms of a contract '
Kohl cutisidpred t Ills- a, fair proposi
tion and told Wood to ipport
"I was surprised when Joe met us
nt the tiaining camp," said I.ee tli
was llfteeu pounds lighter than last ear
and looked to bn In the best condition ,
He said he had been working out of
doors all v Inter and was strongor than
ever before. Ho did little pitching at
tho start, but worked all of the time in
the outfield or the infield. To my mind
he Is ono of the greatest utility players
In the game today, and I am glad he Is
with the club. He deserves lots of
credit and I hope ou give It to him."
Gets Real Cure
Joe's secono and last cure was the
real ono and It happened this spring.
Willi tho team was a Doctor Drury, of
Columbus, who onco wsb a big league
pitcher, but was forced to quit the game
because his arm went bad. He made a
careful study of his own aliment, and
after watching Wood for two weeks
asked him if ho wanted to try a new
form of exercise.
This ciercise cured Wood and it might
be a good thing to remember In case
some ailing pitcher is out of vvork
"Just throw the ball about fifteen
feet," said Doctor Drury, "and don't
throw it hard. Keep this up for about
ten minutes and then Increase tho dis
tance to twenty fett. All you want to
do Is to get your arn. in shape and that
work will do It. Go through this exer
cise every day and see what happens."
Cets a Contract
Joe followed Instructions and In two
weeks felt so well that he pitched to
the batters twenty-live minutes every
day lie was going good and Fold
handed him a contract for 1918.
Soon after the season opened Kddle
Graney ruptured a blood vessel in his
shoulder and Wood took his place In left
field. Ills work was high clans and his
batting won several games. On Thurs
day he went to first after Teters wsb
Injured and made good In that position.
Doyle and Ruth Still
Lead League Slugger."
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iiooiht. Huston ;; un ik :i.i ,:iii
as valuable in olliei positions- and pioh
abl.v will lie t-ei u in the line-up icgulail.v
In a slioi t time
Maj IM.iv Miiirl.lnp
' iu know, chapman is t is 1 to be
called to the ioIoi.s al an munite. .aid
Lee Tohl. "and tin best bcr for stiort
siop is none other than Sinokj. Joe Wood
He U one of the brainiest plajci'" 1 ever
h.ie seen and tan ilia the position Ilka
a vcleian Don t be sui prised if .vou sco
him in tlie liue-up '
Wlien Joe was going good he pitch d
a no-iun, no-hlt 'game against St I.ouls
and has several one-hit battles to his
predit. He stilt is good as a pihliPr,
but, like Babe Until, his batting makes
hbn mote valuable some place che
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eMinI," l"i to I Kmie Pllihini- fur VII
tunnvH HdH III tup Turin and alloiMil the
lmtnrs lillt tv hit-
If Wife Objects. Invite Her
to Dine al Club, Ean&
Advises
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Amateur Notes
Mlil KlMl.nnlN. a flrvt rlaM honif nin.
ha h Mn J10 a m n nd p in ovt n n1
would llkp to litr froin n fwt tiaxpllnn
team of that clah It. .Ww inatujT.
Phono Woodland IITiO
Kjhtorw , C, opened the ufanon li d
fcatlniir the faM iRiiatliiK t (' b thp srorc
or r. to 3 It liHfl Ma LTi itnd no ii m and
D in oi)cn for wn wenlMi itrid pl-zhtepii
M-nr old cluh haln- homo kmundn and of
fering n reA-onablf Euaranlc- llatniond
Kraltz manoi?r. li.lH Puuth Scond street.
Mnolit P. . has M tin a m .Inno S,
1T and ".'(t onn nnd Mould Whr to lipar froiu
htrlcth tlixt clans hum teams paMnw a
raPonahlf cuaranti- Jullun It lluss man
aner, UUi- North Iarien otrftt
iu uiku:muiicki i; nnjh.
The i;nuor Countiy Club, of IIikIi
Inml PnrK Illinois N n-intiiKnblc
for ma ii.i jroofl tlunt- 1'rnm the be
ginning it. iH-ltl within -1 -elf tlio cle- i o
ment- uf popuI.irii , then came tlio
r;paii-s nml nia.h- H the bit Known
foul1-, in the loiuiliy. It a- one of
the pooi I courses of tlio-e dn.-. but
-oine .eai-- later U btfcan to lap, but
now it has boeti biotiqht up to mortem
condition- Alwtiis the tuif hah been
Knot and latet on the btinKciing wjih
pqiially fine
Vow . howevet the Km poor Club lia
,i deltKhtful new uU a. anil it is one that
other clubs will be glad to follow A
-ei leu of eeK-da, events called suns-ot
tournauientH will be held throughout the
jseaon. The idea originated with Rich
mond Dean, u member of the board of
dltr-i ioi, and the happ suggestiou of i
I the name i'oiiic from another member of ;
Hip board of dirertots, Alan t Innent.
Keiy pdfer has felt the incotncnlence
of trlng to eiowd all golf events within
the wPtK-eud- Tho lesult of the crowd- I
ing, of cout.'-e. is congestion on the ,
courif and in the Uubhome. 'llioemptl- j
npss (if the earl.. weeKdajs was in htart-
liug c outlast lo the phthot.i of th"
w e--' uii-. nu i . in u muihI no naitjeal
way out of the diflU-ullv until the hange
iof eloi K time this iat. when Mr Dean i
Ki the way out
rar .lluili 'Itino
This oxlia hour of da. light -acd at
the end of the th meant that a man I
could Iea.c IiIh ofileo at the usual time
and get in eighteen holes of golf bcfoie
darKness fell Tndeed, in some places it
will not bo entirely dark until ft o'clock
or thereabouts by tho new time, and
tli-te Is nothing more delightful than
those- two or tin cc closing hours of day
light spent in the open air. It Is th
ideal time of da for a, golf game, and
the man who has once watched the i
Minst across golf links will ulwavs ic-
joke to pU at that hour.
Thetc new mint-et tournaments w 111 I
bring the memhet.s out to tho rluh fot j
afternoon and cu-mlng play. It will en- 1
couragf an excellont habit and relleo
the weeK-eiid congestion. To come from '
a hot bus-v dav downtown out to the cool
Mulct or the IIiiIce- is a heacnly -experi-
fnce. and .1 suueet tournament will kad
ua all to it.
MER!CN LEAGUE riTCIILNC ERAGES
Clings Won b' Pitrhers
j'roin The"- ( luhi
"3 . 1 C X
llamas T.ost Ir- Piichcra
to TavFei Chilis
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I'm: ''hlr.
Vlinrlinc Wash
Kalllrf lef .
t.ci. N Y
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MaVrt. Hue. . .
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Da 'it D"t
nuMHI N Y
Mouridce N Y
.Tolinson WbkIi .
l-'frr. Athlftle-. .
Ruth. n)
Leonard. IJoi
Mir Uldrtic
Sotbnron, St I .
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lu Mont Wain .
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f I room Clcv . . .
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lanifH Oct
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Jre(r. AthllU".
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I'aldnell X Y
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GamoB Won h Pitchers
li nn i 1 ht" ' ilii't
Games Iosl b Pitihen
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A firhi baseman with minor lacu rtpTl
enro la open to ptav wttli am hoirn dub
offcrlns' fair Inducements J3jlU PIaer. 0103
De Iancey treot.
The nianacer of the Holler larlnjr nine
would like lo hetr from th tnanarer of the
Wajne Junction Athletic Club J. Nichol
son 5120 Merlon avenue
White Diamond A. A. would like to fir
rance names with flrst-ctasR home or trael-
Intr teams Jainee Brown, manager. 6'7
Orthodox street.
Tut I mnn F, C. woutd like to har from
nrM-claas traveHnit teams Richard Harlow,
manaKrr 713.1 Edmund street
Th V, O. I. nine- defeated the American
Peerless OlantN lit a fourteen-lnnlnsr content
b3 the score of 7 to 0. U. O I Is -without
a Ktnie for tomorrow and would like to hear
from a first-class traellnjf nine. Phone
Poplar 6472 AV. letv.eii 7 am. and 5 p.
ni . and ask for W Mechael
Philadelphia Profr.lonals haA Mv 2.1,
30, a m. and p. in and June 1 open for
Htm I -class teams hainsr grounds and offerliiK
a reasonable jzuarantee, Jltlly Grai man
Axer 27 M North Ninth street or call Ken
blnston 8500 or o51Q after 7 p. ni. or Dia
mond 50 durlnR the day
Tulln A. A., a first-class travellna nine.
has May 2., HO and alt uf June open and
would like to hear from home teams offer
inif a reasdnable auarantee. Julius flchnltz
ler. manairer. 2210 Hast Huntingdon street,
or phone Kensington 4683 after 7 p. m,
Kej stone A, C. would like to arrange
games with anv first-class teams In Penncl--tanla
and New Jersey A Christine man
aiter. 2421 Frankford aenue. or call Ken
sington 0578 after 6 p. nt.
Walls-re n. C. a first-class semlprofes
slonsl team, would like to hear from such
teams as McAndrews ; Kurbes. Standard
Roller Hearing, U a. I . Palmyra. Chelten
ham and any other teams of that class
having home grounds and nfferintr a reason
able guarantee. Would like to hear from
one of these teams for Memorial Day, M.
cjoiiueD, manager, iu wauace street.
Heller Hour lo Play
If there has been u high wind all day
it will usually .subside tow aid evening:.
Tho little moisture In the air will make
the Rilps of your clubs feel fine, and If
the ercenn are Inclined to be too fast
they slow up Juht enough In tlio ctenlng
to make putting a pleasure.
1 hae heard but one argument against
the sunset tournaments and that is that
the wife at homo will not bo willing to
wait dinner until the bote can no longer
bo seen. Would It not be a good Idea for
tho ladles of the family to take dinner
at the rlub on tlio evening that thefgotf
ers play there? Most of tho clubs hae
outdoor dining roomi, and a cozy llttlo
dinner there during the week would bo
pleasanter than the crow ded ones of
Saturday night. There is no patent on
the Kxmoor idea and I think the chances
are that before the nunnner Is oer It
will be adopted all over tho countiy.
i
Joe Ma)er Kalliiif- Reliiml I
Nv tori. May 1R. Welk.r Corhmn th. '
Iowa balktlne rxpprt. Increased hid lead In
his 18 '.' handicap balkllne match "vith Joe
Maser at Daly's HMenlli aenue rooms, i
Cochran von the afternoon same by 800
to l."3 and the night game by 300 to B4.
He put together a fine cluster of 203 In
his seentn inning ins aeral-e Mas .13
The total scored for three dais" play now
Is 1800 for Cochran and 115 for Maier
Adams K-.prn.ii 11. II. C. Is anxious to ar
anaa Saturday afternoon games with semi
irofeaalonal nines having home grounds In
-nnsvlvanta. New Jeraey and Delaware or.
ferlnr a reasonable guarantee, John In
Joe Canlillou lo Slay
Minneapolis. May IR. Details for the
sale nf the Minneapolis American Associa
tion Ilaaeball Club lrtually are completed,
and the papers will be signed next week,
probably, on Monday Thirty local business
men hae pledged themseHes to raise the
1011.000 asked for the club hv M 1. Can
tillon, Joseph Cantltlon and ". n. Archani
bault. the present owners. According to
present plana, George K. rlelden, of this
rlty. will be elected president of the new
sndlcate.
Ajneiv Fans Twenty-two Dallen
Media, Ta., Mar 1. Media High School
easily Dianwea loiinwi-e Acaoemy yesternay,
Torh.ni Rmnlcv Joe will Ditch thlii NrnnUe, manager, atttllng dDrtmnt, Ad-' 13 to 0. AgnoVa pitching was a real riot,
remaps mnoKy Joe win piicn l "' m, Kxcrt.s Companv. KUhtaenth aod he truckiout twenty-twp KattwiMt with ap.
r and jwrbsw be-,w6't, lie lK-lat.,.iusUAiei.4mtU -wMUiH J
llmillon Pills.
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Toni, flu"
Tlcr. Chi-. . .
ltreeslei. I'liu
IIobk 1'hlllleM
HUrflm Cl'lc .
Willie. N V
Anderson. N Y
lpHllder. L'hlc.
i:ilor. ("Inc..
Maer. I'hlllles.
I'heney. Hkln
lioalc. 11 I..
Mlllf-r. Pitta . .
esclTi;er. 1'hlllles. 1
llarmun l'ltis...
Main. I'hllllrs ...
llrndrlx Chic
Smith. Cine. . ..
Orlner. llkln....
Kllllaln llos . . .
Nehf. os .
Marnuard. nklyn.
Cooper. Pitts ...
Coombs. llkln...
Weaer. Chic...
Ames. Ft I.
Ucgan. Cine .
Prendergast, Phil
nnsatl. Pos . .
Ilenton. N. V. . .
rlherdell. Ht U .
tlrlmes. IlKl-ii ..
Schneider. Cine .
Packard. St I. .
Meadows. St I, .
Walker, f'hlc. ..
TIiii-up. Phillies..
Carlson, Pitts
Jacobs. Pills . . . .
ttulher. Cine. ..
Mitchell. Tlkln .
Mamaux Ilkl-n .
Crum. lios
Canavan. Mos. . . .
Hughes, lloa ....
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low .200, and not included In regular table of n erases:
AMK11ICAN I.UAOL'n
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Perry . .
Mjera ...
Shea ...
Dikes ...
Kahey . . .
tleary . .
Adams . .
NATIONAL. LKAOUl
Plajer O.
Pickup 1
Woodward , . . . . -'
Main !
Mayer ..,.,....
Adams (itM.i..M.MiiiinM j
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