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WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND
SE MAJOR LEAGUE
PAUL GIBBONS.
THRICE WINNER
HOG ISLAND BALL NINE
ONLY HALF GAME FROM
LEAD IN THE SHIP LEAGUE
Chester Meets Defeat at Hands of New York, While
Chief Bender Stars Against Merchants.
Dun Wins Pennant
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.CES HOLD INTEREST OF
FANS IN SPITE OF WAR
Bf,s
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Philadelphia Victor at Sin
gles, Doubles and Mixed
Doubles
!.' .
HPay Threc Games Separate Leaders and Fourth-Pi
ace
7r. 7fl..i . ' t 1-J.M..-H r.
: ,viiujj in American league uany nanges vscuiu
A in Positions of Leading Teams
PLAYS AT BEACH HAVEN
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ny ROBERT W. MAXWELL
Sports rxtltor Evening Tubllc 1 edre r
K-gPITE of the general diversion of Interest from the sports field to the
.tie raging In northern France and the apparent Instability of bae-
;caused t rrovost Marshal General Crowders recent worK-or-ngnt
the national pastime Is far from dissolution The bet evidence of
rl the big attendance In most of the cities on the eastern ends of the
or league circuits and the splendid races In the American and National
cults.
pOt the two races tint In the American League far surpasses the one
.the National League a a countrv wld proposition, and transcends In
sterest anv race that has been run In Johnson's league In ear As a
K&ruWfone or two clubs begin to show their superiorly eaih in June and In
fc middle of July are leading the bunch by a fairly safe maJorlt This
fcii ""' ",e case this r-eaeon, however
ffis&X More than half the games of the 191S season have been pl.ived, vet It
Rj,mHji difficult tn nlrL a winner In tlio American I.eacue todav as It was
ftIffijt Februarj . A glance at this mornings standing of the four tlrst-dlvislon
Wttsi 7I.4. . ...... . ... . . JJ ... ..Unn nn na
"?? m lne -vmencan League is tne oniv prooi neeaeu w nu mui -
PiflpnB as baseball lemains with us ther I going to be the llvest enthusiasm
Here Is the way the top-notchei in the American league
fr?
S.jJMhe result.
fend today
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Cleveland
New rk
Washington
Won t o rer cent
a it ..;
4 1 SI ,MW
40 1 .SSB
Leaders in American League Charge Often
flTHlN the last week tliere lnve been three different leadei s in the
A .n.tn . .. T ...... n n .. .1 1. .. 1 I.nj I. ..1 t.n.1 n a. anil , 1. n f.ttn...ln..nn n( nil
U,,J tzj rfWiici Hell. I.Cimur lliu inui inn ntrit- nr men inir aitiriitiaii.T i nil
& of the name. in uhiib the rntitenders have narticlnated N'ew York lost
m fit- "
g the lead earlv last vvee b droppins a couple of names both of which were
tne result of poor fleldinpr bv our erstwhile white Elephant swatter. Tins
p6dle. When the lnnKees dropped out of first place, Cleveland for the
fv.Hrt time since the race besan in earnest shot to the pinnacle and remained
KSi fop a couple of davs Then the Indians went tn Boston and on Pautrdav
Ki .ftiifwSiivTiViAr? tn (Ia ntinnl. nf li n T7 a1 Qnv nt Cnnuai Inet tViA miint nti
iJBbe Ruth's triple and vielded first place to the Red Sox Thus far Wash
lfj. ".. .. . ... ...... ... ...... ... ....
l4S.!ni0n is tne only one oi tne nrst division ciuds inai nas not neen at me
op. However, it would not Be surprisinn at anv time to see tne unnmeii
Fxpuv on a me ch etra sinr.ir ana uusu mio me ieau inc iiuich liu1. iiiuiiiiiik
' pw that oniv three and a Halt sames separate tne tsoston iteu sox, ana
I, tHrAhlnf;ton, the club occupvlns; fourth place
? Johnsons excellent pitching has had a lot to do with the stand made
nzg -vy T UBIllULUU ill trie isn I ti v.iiaui.r ma., liic otru titriiivn vii nut v.jii-
tC-vlMnuo at his present clip and this insures fans at the capital of hainn
filOeir club m tne race prowaea or course, ome acciaeni or series oi mis-
B"J- MnH nns . n t ml. ll'n a V. I n cr nr rtf lie nlai I r. c- rIA
gr-Kain uuca nut twu " niiiuttuii ui iij j..ji.it- iict
6 j There has been a lot of talk about nervousness among the plavers who
qtg not su'e wheie the stand in tne nrati ana in tne worn-or-ngnt order.
f.IfHr Tork ore plaving splendid baseball and do not seem to be perturbed
ijS Wdoubts of the future.
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Great Pitchers Alivays Great Ball Players
n-rli llt-n, X, 4., Jul 8 The ten
nis tournament on the courts of the Hn
Kleside Tennln Club was coheluded with
final-round matches In w omen's singles.
men s singles and doubles and mixed
doubles Individual honors went to Paul
W. Olbbons. nf the Cynwd Club, who
carried off three titles, men'p singles and
in partnership with Miss Magargee and
Oeorge Powell, the mixed doubles and
mens doubles respectively
All of the final-round matches were
won by surprisingly decisive scores, se
quence sets being the order of the dav
Despite the fact that Olbbons ran up
a lead of 5 to 1 tn the first set, Powell
played brilliant tennis Kach of the first
six gameo was" carried to deuce, but
overanxlety In plajlng in the pinch re
sulted In most of them going to Gib
bons, who won the set at t!-l. Although
Powell continued well In the second set,
his pla fell off slightly, as his opposi
tion became stlffer, and Clhhong took
the set also at 6-1, and with It the
match at 6-1, 6-1.
it was mutually agreed before plaj
began to shortenjt to two games out of
three Instead of the regulation three out
nf five sets, In order to get the remain
ing final-round matches completed bj
1 p m . as most of the contestants were
scheduled to leave at that hour
When Mrs Powell and Mrs Ga.ev toon
the court for the finals of the women s
singles a close and interesting match was
looked for. but thin was not to be Mrs
Powell who had been nlavinc so well
i throughout the tournament, was- decld
I edl off form for this match, and this.
together with the fact that Mrs. Gale
was plaing in her top form, developed
a rather one-sided match Mrs nalev
dominated the match from beginning to
eno, ana .virs 1'owen lound the match
over before she really struck her stride
vv nue me scores indicate that the
mens aouDies nnai was a walkover,
some very pretty rallies were disclosed
Hatty and Delone were neither of them
discouraged bv the predominant abllltv
or the opposing side and both fntieht
gamelv for every point. Time and time
again Batt retrieved seemingly impos-
sinie neip, seerai limes Bringing the
i gallery to Its feet by returning lobs that
fell on the base line, plaving them back
'over his shoulder. Powell and Gibbons
1 had too much speed for their opponents
land were usually able to put over the
j punch when crtical poinds were at stake
CHESTER'S advantage In the Dela
ware nltnr Shtn T.a.a hn U..n
reduced to almost nothing At present
tne leaders are Just a half game ahead
of Hog Island and the half game repre
sents a postponed contest with Puscy &
Jones, which, in all probability, will ter
minate in a win ror Johnny Castle's ag
gregatlon, so one can readily eee that
Chester will have anything like an easy
time In annexing the, pennant.
When Hog Island started the season
It looked like anything but a ball team
that played the opening contest against
Traylor at Franklin .Field, but hard
work has molded together one of the
best clubs hereabout. Great Interest
is contcred In next Saturday' game be
tween Hfg Island and Chester, which
has been transferred to the latter's
grounds. Managers Castle and K C.
Moore are confident Hog Island will as
sume the lead on the occasion. ' Chief"
Bender will In all probability pitch and
"Hans" Lobert play his first game at
third base
Chester's Initial defeat was adminis
tered fiy New York Ship at Camden
the score being 7-5 The feature was
a home run by Walker with two on In
the fifth Earl Twining was chased
from the box and Stelnfeldt replaced
him
Hog Island journejed to Bristol and
defeated Merchants 6-3. Charles Albert
"Chief ' Bender had the home crow d at his
mercv throughout and besides striking
out a half dozen batted fcr an average
of .750, with threehits out Of four times
at bat. SUn Ship continued Its upward
climb arid 'defeated Harlan -t Robin
son and Murray shone for Sun, the for
mer getting a single, double and
triple.
The weekly shift of leaders In the
Montgomery County League finds
Dojlestown in front again The count j
seat players were shut but without a
hit In a previous meeting at the hands
of Fort Washington and were out foi re
venge The same pitchers were pitted
against each othei, Maver and Dungan,
and on this occasion Doylestown shut
out Its opponents, 2-0. Mayer allowing
only four hits Doylestown garnered
seven off the delivery of Dungan, but
manaced to get the safeties at the
psv chotoglcal moment.
Southampton s tumble from the lead
was In part due to inability to present
an eligible line-up and the game was
really lost before it was played An
exhibition affair was staged, and Souder-
SA'.GREAT pitcher alwavs Is n great baseball plaver Bv that is meant
that not onl Is he an expert on the mound, but also that he can field,
8B1!P " P'ay otner posmuns iuukimk it wie uai we nna Alexander
-Jteftnson. Joe Wood Ed Walsh, Frank Isbeli, Cy Sejmour, Babe Ruth and
4S5ti but not least, Charlev Ferguson The latter plavod with the Phillies
am Ififin tn 1GQfi anH Q nna nf th atara nf tlia n-amo Hhn ntu...... ..
TrY. ow .. ..... .. ... ..... ........ ... ..... nu...b. .. ui.uro are
iSSjigisrtl "Known to the present generation.
!.$ Babe Ruth and Joe Wood at present are the most famous moundsmen
SpSiRiftb. Is In the public eye because of his threats to Jump the league and
STlUamHAtilt iin,lr tilth t Vl a etlnlf TVTnnH Id In tVia ltmnllnUt nrn.. .
yrfS. JW. c " , . !. ..1 . ........t n nl.nl..... U - . 1 .
nna ueen Kien uie aiuw luuiti u ptiv:itci, ut? iui neu urouna, got a
f in the outfield and now is keeping the Cleveland club near first place In
Imm-lnnn T an rrntx Tna Id n nnnalctant lilttdr rratltirr Viln kUl.
l-uiit? ft " " ' (-,"!! .t o nuv bi iiisiiy ill IlUlll.
our ne can oe aepenaea upon 10 neuer in a pincn tie is one or the most
VnSuable players on the Cle eland club
jr.Frank Isbeli and Cv Semour were tnlrlera before th w.r nnfi,,n
-tijother positions Isbeli twirled for the VvTiite Sox and finished as a
E? aAtnnd kaDAman S2a mmtt nflfl hla paPAdr n a an nntAnMn. fnw t.n r i .
WUI, VUww,l4. .JWJ...WW. .......... ..... ......... u.. ...... ....ut.1 IUI IIIC Uliini
tt- Tr.. nl.n 1. n.. lnvnnAH ..EAn n nl...v K 1..II nJ 1 I .. ..
8ft ScJ', rcijiciiiuci nu "icAamici u--u it, Diuh ine uan aim now ne neiaen
SALhi position, but his work outside of pitching cannot compare with that
iffy "! -,.- Tt rttl.- 1I...I.I . n- I.. n J tI..- - - , .
ot-vvaiter joiinsun me unsmiisiuii iii in ti uiiiiKcroim nuier ana is used
' JbJ pinch more than nns one else on the club Ed Walsh also could slug
R 4.th ball and plajea a good game at nrst oase
The daddy of them all, however, and one who was considered the
' Jfrtatest all around plaer the game ever produced, was Charley Ferguson,
gjjjo played In 1883. He could pla any position on the team, hit like a
IfiTr'Myd; ana run tne oases
7T 'ir"I remember J'erguson well said (. harles M Mason, the veteran ball
.1 ,. . 1 .1.. lUll-t . . to-- lin . . .
piayer wno jjeriuimeu uu iiic i nut iruui m iott. r crcusun was a pitcher
iirtd. could work slv games a week He also played In the outfield, the in.
jjHi) fleJd and occasionall took his place behind the bat.
A?' " ,.-r ,,. mind thero never was a better hitter In the tramp n n,.in
6- coihncct with an thing that tame up to the plate and his batting was a
fcif sensation He had the ame standing as Cobb toda, but his work was
' HR-tre. sten..iiionai. 11 01 me uiicnei a leaieu mm xie was Rn mar ih.i
r.Sli heat nut scores of Infield hits and when he cot on base nn nn. m,M
Tt. . M .nn..n. U- nnn n n- vnn t n 1 I n -n. . n n . n .A
rVjpVEV t III mm IlUlll niruillih lie "in n. fiicruL au-ai uuuu. iiiuir-
tTii.'Chariev. however did not last long. He plaved from 1885 to isss
S,3-Jien" he died. He came here from Richmond and was thlrt years old
-jraen lie piaeu nis last game
n.J-ei
;flii't r. . T..f. ...! I J T . Dl.:n- t r i
kHftHes iUUlll I unua iiiucnn jiiiiii uiiu itrit.-. mines for IrOOO.
A-ApHERE are man odd i haracters In baseball, but the Jumper alwajs
W-? makes things Interesting for his manager and the scribes This tv pe of
H?'?ili1r is llkelv to become homesick while riding on a train cet off t tv..
l?'L T V - .- ""-
C'iMst stop ann leave the learn nat The managei seldom discovers his ao
KBJicrf until tl'e 'earn lines up for the next game. Then searching parties
BAjufc sent out. the missing athlete leturns and even thing is lovelv until th
rV'Jv .i
llfVAt Klllt.
IfttSt? FJilladeipnia nas not Deen nonoreu wun a -jumper- since the days of
Iltbe Waddell The Rube never got homesick, but occasionally, would leave
:ufe club to go tlshlng or tend oar some place Tnose pleasing diversions
rtKeatused Connie Mack much annojanoe and many sleepless nights, but he
L wauy goi uv t-r it
J. Stt .r 1 intO nnltlnH n till- -nrn nl.n Tfe 1 till .
Es Ih Pov "e ime a. "in inw "i ntus iiic unu 11 i cities Alain, the
LAngated moundsman of northern Michigan Miles has hopped to the old
i i nn inree amereiiL utuasiuus una iru . ueiimu uvrmiss an rnm At a....
.v... .... . . VHI,
T nn nl Tin VI n en n Ua nnatu HQ ma haul anil nlnn.,.. l.nJ .!.
C VCil i wi. c nttrojo t....t: u tttiu ainoja uu me Same
cuse. It seems that he has trouble with his hired man and he Just HAD
t'go home to straighten things out Since Miles has been playing base-
til that hired man has quit 45. times b actual count.
(Main leaped to Michigan from Florida last spring. He started for the
Hrpark, changed his mind and went to the railroad station instead He
i gone two weeks, and when he returned Bradley Hogg asked him the
of the long Journej and wn ne dldn t say something to Moran.
(Jfl'lt tell jou how It Is," explained Main. 'That hired man of mine
4t hu Job and X had tbgo back and talk with him. He's a good man
the, farm couldn't get alpng without him I knew that Moran would
t,Iet mev go ana teareu if e migiu nave an argument You know, I am
retty bad gu hen I argue and I might take a punch at Moran I
tt'jUwaijt Jo do that, so I Just left That's all there is to it I can't
iirol my temper,"
RJIaln now is with the Lebanon club In the Steel League He will re-
R there until the hired man quits agali..
a
i .New York scribes are making things hot forcing Bodie these davs
he dally roasts, are becoming a feature. This is the worst way to
the Italian slugger, for lie cannot stand criticism. He dronned a
Fof fly balls lat, vVeek and they are blaming him for the present
ng of the club In the pennant race. Bodle needs boosts instead of
." Hi plays better when the crowd is laughing with him and not
!(&t reported that th F"ultO(vDempsey bout will be held within the next
e weeks at tne Velodromeewark- N, J. Boxing has proved sue
,'n Jersey and If this match is staged a record crowd is expected.
in
NAVAI TEAMS
WINTWO GAMES
Fourth nstrict and U. S. S.
New lampshire Sunday
Victors
PLAY AT ROCKLEDGE
Several oun-ind rnllsted men Jour
neved to ti grounds of the Country
Club for En1ed Men at Rockl-Klire ves-
I 'erdav Mftelonn to witness the double-
header plajfi there
The Ta(lfa were especlallv pleased,
as both nav temis chalked mi victories.
In the firstsime the team representing
Wie V S I New Hampshire triumphed
over Quini mister H Corps of the
SchuvlUIll irsen.il In a sensational
struggle ,o 0 while In the featuie
event the hurth Nnval Dlstriit team
scored an sv win over tlip All tara,
under the Irectlon nf Kddle Williams,
8 to 2 Deilte the one-sided score, the
game was larked bj sensational pla
ing ,
By Dltksu coach of thp Fourth Na-
I vals had arall star aggregation on the
field 'Jlnf lohnnnn I'arrj Weaver
and Bob Slmkev well Known to major
league fans each took a turn on the
mound i
The Kourt auli took a command
ing lead In W first two round" regls-
i lerlng four Ullle and 'Jlng Johnson
eased up l a result the 11-Stars
scored thelrtmh runs In the fourth on
I Armstrong iass and singles b felaugh-
j ter and l.ll
i The hlttlb nf 7oe Iietters and Bill
I Haeffner feiured for the Fourth Navals,
while "Brlf Mclnnis and Harkness
made the ptture fielding plays Mclnnis
robbed Kill) of n hit by making a leap
ing one-hfid stab, while Harkness
speared Sphldlng h drive In the seventh
after a lonlrun
I A base iij hallo to Tom Dunleavv and
.hits by Hiighev Bixter and Weichman
scored twi run" and landed a vlcton
for the Vif Hampshire bluejackets over
the Schuvtill Arwial The twirling of
Jones -uidjhe fielding of Ining, the third
, saiker oflhe Atlantic Fleet team, fea-
, tureu
Baseball Standings of
Minor League Teams
DELAWARE BIVER SHir I.KOUE
w. i r.f- .. . w. i.. r
rhul-r... ft 1 .MB Mfrrh-ntu X n .11;,
Hoc Island 7 1 .7t Man 3 7 .300
New lork 7 S .77 ruker-Jo's 0 7 .000
Harlan... S 4 .S5S Traitor... 0 6 .000 v
UETHI.KItEM STEEL LEAGUE
w. l. r.r. w. i
Lebanon.. 4 .B3B Knar. ft.. B S
Hte-lton . 6 K .040 nnhtrhem II n
VVIImlnn'n 6 5 .1540 Fore Rher 3 7
rniLADELPIIlA SLIILRnAN LEAGUE
wL. r.r. w. t r.c.
Lapton... 2 O 1.000 niner .... 1 1 ,Mft
Fern Rork I t .ftOO Ilndlrr... 1 I .son
irankrord 1 1 .600 Unrrett . 0 2 .000
MONTGOMERY COUNTY LEAGUE
w. l. r.r. w. i.. n.f.
DoTlemo'n fl .1 .urn Ammrr . A
Houtha'ton 7 4 .din H ttmh, t 7
Sondrrlnn. 8 4 .600 tllennlde . 1 n
MANUFACTURERS' LE.flUE
w. l. r.r. . i
U. (1 I. . 7 I .81 n'krr r n .V
Monobpe II Z .1100 llrr ..1 7
Mtokrs & s ff 4 .000 heeler.. 2 7
Link Belt, fi 4 538 Lenin ,.:ft
, r.r.
.R0O
.300
.MA
.100
,143
, r v.
.100
too
.200
NORTHEAST MANUFACTURERS' LEAGUE
iv.ipr. . n.uptj.
riumh ..7 2 .7111 Filler . ft 4 .Mil
rena1 .. A 2 .7il0 Fltd. I dr. 4 A 444
O.UB. City, ft 3 .BJ'S Abraslie. 2 7 .222
Sup. (Haas 4 3 S71 Nrhnnrc . 1 ft .lit
I'llll.t. MANFXCTURERS' LEOUE
W. L. r.f. W. L. I" t .
rhlla. Tex ft 2 .HOO Ant.riillrv A A .A00
llua City ft 2 .1100 rhlla Roll 4 fl .400
llooprs IT 4 .600 El't-I.enls .1 7 .1011
Standard . 6 A .300 doodrich. 1 0 .100
rUSE0NLS LEiVGUi:
W. L. P.O. . L. P '.
ripeflttera ft 0 1.000 New itr'y 4 4 .100
Instrurtlon 6 2 710 Co. K . . 3 A .17
turner . A 2 .710 Malnllltire 1 7 .12t
Hull Uept. 4 4 .500 Mid. lard 0 8 .000
ton won, anyway, 12-5, In an abbreviated
contest Slckel, Southampton's star
hurler, was not In the line-up and Hope
twirled In his place Ambler won from
(llenside, 3-0, and It was a tough one
for the tallenders to lose Up until the
close of the sixth Inning the figures
were 0-0, and Pitcher Schelfley had held
Ambler hltless In the seventh, how
evei, Mowo opened with a triple, fol
lowed with singles by Seibert, It Wo.
dock and Itoblnson, (-coring tbe winning
rt ns And at that, the losers outhlt the
winners, 9-6.
PERCY LAWRENCE RIDES
FASTEST RACE OF YEAR
AT POINT BREEZE TRACK
American Champion Enters
Grind on 2 Hours' Notice
and Takes 30-Mile Event
I
FOURTHVAVM
h
l.ftlpn rf
Rath lb
Rp Idlnu If
Fritz lb
vi Inn In 1H
r dhpi lr
HaAfTnr rt
Rhollrn r i
Hromll lis
Johnson d
nfaur p J
5hawkej H
a o
3 ll t II
II 0 J J 11
1 1 1 0 n
II (I 1 1 II
l ii n ii
OHIO (I
- -.'1J n n
ii o j n o
lllll
limn
1 I ouo
n o o i o
ALL, STARS
r h n a m
H rknrsa If 11 n s o 0
Holtm'n 2n n 0 1 1 1
A tr n .lb 1 0 1 ft 0
SI ahter rf 1 1 0 n 0
Fnulke lb O 210 0 0
Hh rf 0 J 1 0 0
kill c fi ft ft n t
losppha tf until
Koehler p. nni H
Total 2 3 -23 10 3
Bobby Walthour, Veteran
Cyclist, Going to France
as Athletic Instructor
m
I Tntalu .0 10 27 8 1
I 'Letlrriout hit by batted ball
All Mill ,00020000 0
Fourth Nal 2J 0 00220 x S
Stolrn naea Letters 2 Spaldlnsr Two
hae. hlts-4n'ttera Mclnnia Haeffner Wea
ver Foul Sacrifice hlta Rath Ilrom
all IranuM strutk out m Johnson ll,
TVeaver 3Shanke 1 Koehler 1 llaiea
on balls ff Johnson 2 Weaver I Koeh
ler 1 Hi Olt Johnson 1 In ft Weaver
n in 2 Shekel 1 In J Umpires Otis and
Ilumsey
SCHUT 41SEVAL NKVV HAMrsilIRE
rhoae rhnae
Brown If 0 II 1 ll I W drain rl II J 1 O 0
D Roaa rf 0 '. 1 11 ( nlllns rf 0 1 ft ft II
lllr 11 lb rf t 2 0 ft VI .Na'n as 0 ft 1 1 ft
VV all as 1 ft t 1 I on lb ft 1 J 4 ft
Presslei 2b I 1 1 1 ll nauch'n 2b ll 1 0 1
I VVhtfr 1h l 2 ft l riunl v lb 1 lift ft 0
Donovan r 0 I ft 1 ft t Ivlhlll rf ft ft 1 ft ft
VV n rf lb ft ( ft o ft tiunahj rf lllflo
Dlehl p (1 lo T ft Hauler II 1 4 ft ft
i - . , - ; Jones u ft ft ft a ft
I Totals 0 3 7 7 3 -
Totals 2 .'7 1
New Hampshire n ft n n ft n n ' n 2
. Arsenal ft ft o ll 0 ll 0 0 00
' Stolen bases AlrNaufihton Long; Dun
leavy Two-base hit Lone Double play
flauichman (unasisted) SarrlP.ce hits Do
Rosa, Collins Prssle Jones Struck out
Uy Jones 1 Dal. I) liases on balls Off
Jones -f ueai o urooires itiveu ana
Voorhees
Doxera Vid Reil Crofs
National Turk. I. J, July 8 At the
close of four boxlaj bouts at the National
II IK uuiuuui jmaaiuiii a-i hihul iui
lection was taken for the Red Cross and
ne Bum m o i aa vuuiriuuiru inero
were bouts partlclnted in by Philadelphia
boxers who are spading the summer hvre
Tne men box everv.Haturd'ay nlaht to keep
In shape About SO persons stood about
the raised ring art enjoied the bouts
Among tt participate wera John Kelly.
John Clark, Bobby Graham and William
Hinnum Next Satlrday nlaht Knockout
Joe O Donnell Wllllm Fuller. James Raf
ferty and Eddie MrAidrews will be among
the contestants 8ney Martin the new
Director of Public Stfety declares that he
has no objection to he bouts If they are
held according to taw ind permission is ob
tained to hold them
T WAS a tired, groggy, fatigued.
perspiring winner that slowly limped
to his dressing room nfter the thrilling
thlrtj-mlle motor-paced race at the
Point Breez Motordrome Saturda night
As Percy I-awrence, American champion,
carefullv w Iped his dripping fnreheld
he weaklv uttered "Bos that was a
tough race I thought Bedell was lead
ing me all the time and for that reason
made the terrific finish I still feel it "
As the .speeders sped around the
saucerllkr track the speed increased rs
the race progressed The final five miles
was a rate between Menus Bedell and
Lawrence Starting with the twentv
slxth mile Lawr.mce gradually pulled
awav, end as the signal was given for
the last lap Lawrence was seen to e
ert himself to the limit He was fully
sevent-fie jards behind the fast-going
Bedell
The Speeding Finih
Lawrence was seen to bend closer to
"peed Vandeberrv, whisper to his pace
maker, and in an instant the pacer and
cjcllst were speeding along the upper
part of the loner track When halfway
around Lawrence was on even term,
which was a full lap advantage for
Lawrence, with Bedell As they crossed
the finish line Lawrence led by twenty
jards Jilus his one lap He pedaled an
exhibition lap, then returned to the
starting line, where he was assisted to
his quarters
Lawrence took the race on two
hours' notice Victor Llnart and Vin
cent Madonna were scheduled to ride
but were set down by the National Cycle
Association for violation of the rules
The suspension Is Indefinite C'orrl, an
other substitute, also rode a great race,
and it Is doubtful if the suspended riders
could have ridden as well as the sub
stituted The time of 41 minutes 46 3-5
seconds for the thirtj miles was the
best of the ear The final five miles
was covered In 6 minutes 30 seconds
Vandeberry Delivers
No one was more elated after the
race than the much-abused Speedy
Vandeberr Here Is a noted motor
paced artist, famed for hl ability to
peed rather than pace He usually Is
the last choice of the riders and only
la In the race because there Is no other
pacers to select His ability to pace
nimer Collins to a win on last Thurs
day night helped hlf stock a little, for
he was made the third choice by Law
rence over Xorman Anderson
Jimmy Hunter and Ttody Lehman so
far have outstripped the field as pacers
that the gathering immediately looked to
their rider to win The motor-paced fan
picks the winner In much the t.ame man
ner as the track followers gather their
dope on the horses by giving preference
to the colt carrylne one of the, famnn.
iockevs Now and then an outsider i Vlgajer 2b
scores with a tookle In the saddle The
same often happens In motor-pace cir
cles, but in this Instance Vandeberry has
advanced from the class of novice pacers
into the select He will bear watching
In the big races
The ivclr world at lat has gained
recognition and a great tribute, was paid
Vje sport when the personnel board
or the l. M V A, national war roun
ill apoplntrd HoWij WulWiour, noted
rider, nn athletic Instructor, with headquarter-.
In I rimer. Malt hour, the dean
of orlMs. will be an all-around In
structor. . WaJthoiir will teach cycling, boxing,
Iiiim-IiuII, wrestling, basketball, lacrosse,
tennis and mans other forms of sport,
besides jrtlng ns general physlral In
structor and expert ndvlser. lie ex
pects tn sill I In a few dnys.
During the lasti twentj irars VVnlllionr
'.",.5,oll. n""lr "cling championships.
In 1004 he won the world's title- nt the
r.K?,u! Va,.'"'r' '-""don. and repeated In
1555 ?' n"ern. Belgium. In toot and
190V lie won the slvilat races In Vladl
Mn Square Harden lie was budb In
jured In u race In Paris n jear ago nnd
since his not tikrn parti In the sport.
Mthouth past the fnrtwear mark,
nnlthoiir Is In perfert rondltion. In ad
dition to bring nhme the draft age. lie
was debarred from serilng ns n soldier,
huti volunteered to art as a physical In
slrurlor for the V. VI. r. A. He nan
Iwo brothers In the service, one (antaln
Ted alt hour, now stationed nt Tamp
(mrdnn, and the other, Sam VValWiour,
who Is In the UTlatlon rorps.
rence can show the 'same form In the
big race, then it is good night for thu
iv.st of the field "
Lawrence Wanted Rest
Lawrence did not want to ride, as he
was saving himself for the title race
Clarence Carman, Elmer Collins and
George Viley, who will be in the race,
iook mings easy so as to De primed
Lawrence and .Menus Bedell were the
only aspirants to ride Saturday night.
This race will be the last big compe
tltlon for Carman This sensational
rider is due to join the army on July
'JO and his one ambition Is to regain the
American title befoie making his depar
ture. If Carman Is successful In the
big race. Manager Jack Iloden has an
nounced that he will try to have him U
riUU IICIC UU caiuiua; uifiiii
M: Chapman, manager 6f the Velodrome, has a unique scheme
US' the battle. Hei will pay the fighters a certain sum, deduct his ex-
itund. according to the report, give everj thing else to the Clark QrimUi
MUtd Sail fund. If such Is the case the 'bout should be a big success
it i
Ban on Dempsey and Fulton
tlnntlr City, . J July S Chairman
John s Rmlth of the New Jersey Doxlnc
Commission leaterday discredited the widely
published slory that 'he Tulton Dempsey
match would be held in Newark on July 20
It was stated that the bout was to he part
of a big boxing carnival for the Clark C
Griffith bat and ball fund Newark has set
a goal of 12ft 000
"This Is uzaler pure and simple " said
I'halrman Rmlth ' Tou can say for me that
under the arrangements as announced there
vlll be no Kultnn Debpaey tight In connection
lth this charltv event The commissioners
readlb granted a permit for the tourna
ment but will stand for no such cloak for
this biff fight " ,
Curtis C. C. Wins
Cheltenham, Ia., July S Curtis Country
Club outclassed Harrowgate here yesterda),
winning a hea-hlttlng game 13 to 8 The
all around work of Algioer and tlarker fea.
tured the contest
CURTIS C C. HARROWGATE
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1 J 11 0 0 llepb n ss 1114 1
2 2 0 0 2 .Nolan lb . fttt 1 n
II I .' firlm If .23100
.1 7 " Mlller.cf. . ft ft 1 L'
H nl? f 1 SlchnM'.rv 1 1 0 ft
i S'i I 5 Ji'Ku n,3b 0 2 ft
IJ111 Oable rf . 2 110 0
0 0 0 0 ft Ma'n p Jh , ft n 0 fl in
1 0 0 0 .Mun.er.Jb 0 1 3 1 "
An Expression
of Appreciation
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,nroann ss
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swnrtz If
Barker lb
Oer'nn lb .
Robin n p
Krause rf,
Weiss rf ,
Naval Reerves Win
Mlldwood. N. J., lut g - Wlssahlckon
Rarracka outclasaed Wldwood there yester
day, winning. 7 to 2 Vtldwood had ten men
left on baaeB but roulttnot dellvr Its hlta
at opportune tnves7
W)ihlrkon ; fn 1 o o ll 07
VMIdwrav) 11 11 On o I II 1 O 3
Stars in Title Rate
The first Important race of the cycle
season will be held at the Point Breeze I
drome Thursday night The occasion will I
ne the annual staging of the American
motor-paced championship over the 100
kilometers (sixty-two and one-half
miles) distance Five riders will go to
the starting line. The results of Sat
urday night's thrilling thirty-mile event
has served to make President Tim Buck,
ley and Manager Jack Roden very enthu.
elastic.
"Never saw the boys ride better,"
sputtered the hustling Jack Itdden, en
ergetlo manager, as he took a hurried
olte of the end of his two-bit Havana
v-hile he hastened for tin. office.
'They looked fine and take it from
me It should be come ia.e lure Thurs
day night." r plied Big Tlir. ax he cart
fully tilted that noisy Ligunn straw d
ai other twenty-five (le.-n.us. 'If Law-
Totals 13 13!
Curtis C C
Harrowgate
!7 16 4
ft 0 4
3 1 ft
Totals 8 11 :
0 3 0 10
0 10 12
4 14 -
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