Vfipil$$il$, BrV""yjt ' 10 "ft EVENING PUBLIC LED&fc ' &? . 'Ul 11 tWXN OPTIMISTIC GUESS TO PICK THE PHILS FO? NO WORSE THAN EIGHTH PLACE THIS YEAft . to. miLS LISTED EIGHTH I i'A MCk ATfl ' I? Tfl UT CI 7 IRQ fiXZ-XJL'J. S Y VJ JLVX KTJ. JL J. H-tV U JLJVJ J' TAT OfTTmTJT?TyT n A' HT1DO m i m i . "m m m i m m m an w-w a i M-m w v m m - . IP! at- .Wfa MJ-i t" VH5 IMP' IP Y. KT .. ,- .Scores Sncond Victory Within fatfi, Seventh or Last Place Optimistic Guess for Fate of I yveek, Beating Artie O'Leary. Jack Coombs's Clan 1'ogm Much Weaker in Hitting Than Last Year .. , .. i lly ROBERT W. MAXWELL (porta Kdlter Ktcnlnr I'nhllr Ledger Cvpuriaht, 1919, by Public Ledger Co. Chariot I e, X. C. .April 7. HE Phillies wlU not set the world afire or cause any signs of nervous- ' ness among; the other National League clubs this year. Not even through P,4, the wildest stretch of Imagination can one consider the 1919 aggregation a vrtpennant possibility, nor could the weirdest dopester hand the team a first .division Place. Either sixth, seventh or eighth would be an optimistic ks4'.. .. ...-.. ..., ,-... ... u.., ..... ...,.,-.. ...j Kmj 4 ejuesa, tor mere is Homing iiuuui inc uuu ciuu wnicn cuuiu niuuac uny ntklietqeni IsK. , Thisi Is the clchth bic leactie tralnlnc camn T have visited, and the IIWJ Phils are the eiglith best ball club I have seen. This is a brutally frank KSTVifcL ST&? slalen,enl BUt tlle other ciuds nave snown more una nave mucn ongnier ' nmanMtu 1 nnnnnt loa nna ennt n har tlm tonm Vino huBTI ctlVII f?t hpnpfl 'in fact, it is the reverse. Second ba&e still is In doubt, for Ray Morgan has ' nnf vet ulrrnarl la mna-o nnt tUa nfannneu nrtt Via will Via Hrnnnpri. Haipv Tearce, utifity inflelder last ear and a steady, hard-working though not brilliant player, is guarding the sack and seems to be getting by. Harry If he could Improve his stickwork he , m m . i? w n Vi In. a good fielder, but a weak hitter. would be an ideal man for the job. Balrd at third base is an excellent fielder, but cannot hit like Milton .Stock. Stock always was a dangerous batter and no one could find fault 1Vith his fielding. That makes two infield positions slightly weaker than last year. Bancroft is the best shortstop In the league and Is doing the best he can In this climate, and Luderus continues to play his usual steady 'game at first. I.uriy Is lighter and much faster than last year and is hit ting well, .lake Munch, a left-handed flist baseman, who played with Atlanta and was given a trjout and later his unconditional release by Connie Mack, is on the sfmad and showb lots of promise, but needs mors experience. He hits well, is fairly fast and in another year or two will be eligible for the fast tet. THE other extra inflelder is Wallace, n college kid fiom Wash ington College. Chestertown, ild. H'allacc is re flashy fielder, but his arm is none too strong and he is a poor baiter, lie ii going on a long joniney in the jicar ftttuic. The Phils nerd a high class inflelder who can plan second base, so I'earcc could be used as utility man. Oeschger Showing Up Well r a1S7EJv Bl-ac"e' Hogg decided to wrestle with his exten6he law piactice sJfcUhtf V in Americus, Ga., instead of dishing curves and slants to the opposing 3r 'batsmen, the pitching staff lost a ery good man. .lack Coombs could hae maae mm an excellent mounasmun, peruap- uie uest uu wie ciuu. jx il is, Kf Joe Oeschger will be the top miner. Tor lie Is showing exceptional form K; V ... r- ,-- i i -j ...i.i. ui.. ...... t. ...1 .1 .. . 1.. .!... ... ...... ll, .Tinis year, iuumus its jueabeu Willi ma wuwi uuti uuua jiui iicsiiuic lu say au. ktf Elmer Jacobs also is in good shape and Mike Prendergast Is coming B24, Klong nicely. Mule Watson, who worked In a shipyard last winter instead M ..W loafinir In th corner barber shop, la in wonderful physical condition and Shfat vlHpnMv nnximiH in cet into the came. He was onlv four davs late in EOT tcportlng this year. In previous years it used to take him from two weeks !? tr, a mnnlli tn Inrntp Ihp h'nlnlnir rntnn fiprip Packard who wam nhtalnpH ,frnm t t.mitt In flip Ktrwk Hpnl l n hnrd wnrlcpr rtnd will h vprv nspfitl l(o the club. He is a good man to finish a game and it would not be sur prising to see him take his regular turn In the box. These are the experienced, dependable hurlers on the payroll. Eppa mMsf'Tdxey still is in France and is expected back, but he cannot be depended upon now. JacK UoomDs must struggle along witn nve passaoie veterans, ftpiKlw.ho may or may not come through with the goods. rst THERE are four youngsters on the squad and a couple are likely 1 to make good. H'oorficmrf, h'aircloth, Casazza and Stringer are toiling hatd under the supervision of Jack Coombs, and learning something new every day. Woodward Ma Ices Hit With Coombs &- 1X700DWAP.D probably will stick with tile big show, for he has every iflV&R c f 1 nnnunrannp nf a frnnr! nllplipr. Hp ftan with Hip nlilh last -vpan Vint HiH j -fi o r - - , . 1' 'Ct t .. Lr a lite. Inl. pA.lnn.l. Uu n'nu i.rrturl ..Vtr.,1. tVi o . nn nf.M. . yi innn 111a juu rcivuoij. i.u ,t a ? n ... . ,c nium ..ic; nai uiiu, an"i 10 ..u..u ... U. Tlnl..!..... ....It. ln Kn nn.... TJ. !... .. i a WN2 ;illl llllift liuui aii iciciauuitii fiiiioiirLi 111 1110 11,1.1. 11c uus a. fivvu 1HSL IS,' tmll. his control Is excellent and he possesses all kinds of nerve. Coombs aafft. . . ... .............,............. ts - ,j,as ne is one or ine most iiheiy looKing Kias lie nas seen tor some time. K.a.4 Va Iprtlrtl 1, i,rl-w, alpoHt, line haan r tnbnii mpH "OaE " nlsn 'nnb. IIIa n t . (4.. iuv.', ,, u.iuu ..uci wv. .....m..u .uBo, u.au .wno itcvc n. r.urler who will stick around for some time. He is a college phenom, but developing rapidly under Coombs. Casazza is a left-hander from Brooklyn, ,pt j6nd acts like both. He has lots of speed, but at times finds it difficult to W1 . .. , . u 1. . II J X J . .11. 1., . Wf1 1 I'laie. vviieii lie sieauica uuhh aiiu hcis uuiiiiui ue win lie a WJri.M nllnt.-p Ulln at- ml,., nmu q llulll.nant In n,lt afr.r In.t m. In $ j.jui- iiviic. I'.nuhfci, , t.u true u .,uu.v..h..i ... uu. (iiii.j ,uok jcai. ig At present lie is pitching to the bat- m SSKOlng far, far away In a short time. RpjsjVrs, which Is a bad sign. SSI ... st1. THERE is the pitching department, and diaw your own conalu- aw I .,... -. t.. u 1 .... .1.1. t , W"H&u 31011. j o wiv mini uuie ug tunjiucrtu u ami, iiiinvuyn jour are SS'Olr tnlrlit nnnri mrmudsmen. Coombs Has Ball Club and That's All 'AC:K COOMBS has a mighty tough Job on his hands and too much can- tS'tt.V'I nnl Uu -vnuiilB rT hltOT ihkl taai' 'Thl.l o .InnU'a Apa, nllamn, nt w. .. h jfr- IlUb un vaiiv.vu j. ...... Hit.' m. ...... it. uu,.o i.it aiiciiiu ai 111U11- iyj'asing t). big league club, and he faces a task which would make even the stwmost experiencea pilots run lor cover, ne nas a oan chid, Dut mats all KSgji4'wQrklng- on the other team, and pi? right against the left-handers. C ljK'tejit little player, resembling Fitzi SbtKTi ?feSTpne can say about It. If he finishes In the first .division he will be base- ss?au r:jfreatest miracie man. lflj .jS,j For a new man, Coombs Is very popular with the playeis and they are riot, lying down on the job. They are working hard for him and, lnci- Mentally, learning some inside baseball they never dreamed of." Colby Jack SSr. - . . . ... . .. ...... ... . .nas soma new laeas wnicn are meeting witn success, ana nerore the season f,f..s half over he should have one of the smartest teams in the league. Noth- isStfifiT is too trivial to explain, and when he Is telling a player what he should tttiit'fdo In a certain case seven or eight other players always gather around to vxf&ri--'. ... n t. 1 1 u-11 , . .- , ,. , ftgr! 5"t " CAII.U1. iiiumva niiuwn uaocuan, ivuun liuw lu leucil It, is popular wKtiJvl'h, -the players and would have lots of success had he a strong team. law At, that, he Is liKely to surprise some ot tne wise ones, for no one can tell '(vftwhat AViU happen after the season starts. $fepEThe outfield ls.the sttongest department and will be one of those .rjihnntrpable affairs. Cantain nawce Whltted will hp trip rptnilnr- lft H.MaP gWIth "Williams In center and-Callahan In right when a right-handed pitcher and Meusel in center and Gavvy Cravath In Callahan comes fiom Brooklyn and -is a Fitzgerald, who was with the club last year. jpMeusel, Williams and Cravath are In fairly good shape despite the cool t vMitiialhni' sswia " ' . . iacK Aaamn is ine nest caicner, wnn roiesi uany ami veabsley as iaJternates. Ca"dy says he has lecoveied from last year's slump and will ; imntcn crnnri. If hp oomes thrnileh hp. will hp a vulimhlp man fnt tlia aI..u ''''fefor- he Is an experienced backstop and a wonder at famine wiM and i-p-1. &V fsa young pitchers. rMTS.- sfrJf-&t A you-XGBTKlc named Biaatey, who has been playing down (n jj ranamu, is cjcpccieu, unj nay. ne is saiu 10 ue n gooa catcfter, gj ' Jack Picks Phils for Fifth Place OOMBS Is not predicting a pennant or even the first division, but says V.iho has a good ball club. He Is confident his men will give a uncut n-. jgjfayit of themselves this year, T-sX,r1 mlo-hf not hflvn r wlnnln&r hall rhih " nulrl .Tnr.lr "i;.. i -..111 l "Syf -.-o--- " --- - w.., .,k 11., win ue a gflty mterestingr one. ine uoyn wiii piay some very Hard games and 1.; some of those manugers wjho Imagine they will come to Philadelphia LtsiltA four nr five straight. Kverv man on the Innm in i, tiFi.tAH . t W they will not null until the last man has been retired In the last lnnlnt- via WJfou Will be surprised when you see that team In action. 1 mltrhr ni " illMJk, Vf ry good, now. biit don't be fooled about the future, We will not mkshifast or anywhere near It. The way !dope out the nennunr n . .r .SET- ...?... -. .. ., . ,.... . '. -.- i. . IMWWZO, I'ltisuurgn. --ew iprn, Cincinnati, rnuaaeipnia, uoslon, Brooklyn C5t.v I-ouls. Just wait, and see If I um not right, and don't be surprised Hi IWtoH in lnt& the first division. Stranger things than tliat have hann.npH ,4 f ,. ug qitft: con ciqwie t;ooioa or nu opwnism, ana ms playerit have, W& 't,-M ,?"" Jnaugnis, iney -ichi hof give m tciinoiti a struggle, I'UW yn,0CiioKt aopeiess fcim mi? uinr.r inius m me wague more ftrtt tn)flU ijirfMijL. Wfii last icqi. t,till must slick to my fl m-&tiifc&ityi!seni)iur':!h'th. t- at National FOX VS. TIPLITZ TONIGHT Classy Featherweights Meet in 1 Main Bout at Olympia Mul lin Opposes Daley WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND lly JA.MES S. CAIiOLAX A delayed rally uloue deprivod John ny Kilbane, the feathprrteig.it king, from registering his (.crond consecutive knockout of the woek in this city in n bloody buttle at the National A. A. j Saturday night. I As the final round was drawing to n I c1om, the champion finally succeeded in drawing Artie O'Leary, the New York entry, out of his shell and the subse jquent haiUof short, cutting blows to ! the head virtually hod O'Leary out on I his feel. As Kilbane was measuring 1 carefully the distance for the finishing I punch the gong sounded and the spir ited fray was at an end. I It was most evident from the start that the rangy New Yorker was in the ring to linger the limit. Keeping his shoulders high, his guard close, ' O'Leary fought most cautiously from his shell -like defense. He did no lead ing, blocked and made half hearted ef forts to punish only in the clinches. Rallies in Fiflh For four rounds Kilbane had difficulty 1 in penetrating the New Yorker's de 1 fense. Left jabs to the face vein the only blows that reached the mark, j Starting with the fifth the Cleveland idol managed to insert a punch in the I form of a right uppcrcut which started I O'Leary on the way to defeat. Two 'of these smashing uppercuts during the lound had O'Leary wabbling and weak. No blood was shed until the fifth, and it wns these two driving rights to the nose that did the destructive work. Thereafter, even a feint would hend O'Lcarj 'k guard down and twice he had close calls from short rights which miRied their mark by inches. Then came (he fiual inning. Kilbane. determined to do something to break the turtle like defense, started to crack the armor by walking in to the alert O'Leary. A rapid exchange followed in mid ring in which O'Leary ' right caught Johnny flush on the mouth and drew the blood from a cut on the inside of the lip. O'Leary Lucky Kilbane began to shoot in wicked rights to the fncp mid left hookx to the body. Two left hooks to the chin drove O'Leary into a neutral corner. Twice Jolinnv was poised to drive home the final blow and twice O'Leary uncon sciously reeled out of rungc of the punch. As the crowded house aroRe lo its feet and screamed vociferously for a knockout, the blood-covered O'Leary ruilied blindly into a clinch. Shortly after the breakaway Kilbane caught O'Leary with n left to the face, but j before moie damage could be indicted i the gong ended the battle. I Kilbane boxed a brilliant battle. He workrd overtime in the carlj rounds to shatter that O Leary defense, but every thing failed. Only the introduction of that right uppcrcut from a shift "for mation" solved the attack for Kilbane. Another Record House For the third consecutive time, Kil bane packed in a record house in this city. In his meeting with Brown he broke the record for ordinary prices by jamming $4."00 into the Olympia. Last Monday night close to $4400 was paid to see him, while Saturday lie broke the record for the National, set in the Fox -Louisiana bout, by playing to nearly $4300. .Matchmaker Jack Hanlon annnimced after the fight that au effort was be ing made to have Kilbane appear at the National on April 10. The pros pective opponent, was not named, ft is virtually certain that it will not be Frankie Brown. In the semi wiudup Joe Marks, sub stituting for fiussie Lewis, fought Dave Meter, of New York, to a stand still, earning a draw. The third found Sailor Ed Trembley a winner over Johnny Woigast, the latter a brother of Ad, the former lightweight cham pion, George Chaney and ,laok IIukkc meet In the main bout at the National one week from tonight. kfTR mlfffwtl jPKtfv aJgfal Jill ' y- 3KnP VINCENT RICHARDS TO PL A Y FOR GERMANTOWN CRICKET National Indoor Champion Will Represent Local Club in the Tristate League This Season By UOnKKT T. PAUL VINCENT MCHAKDS, the si.v-teen-jear-old youth who so startled the tennis world last Friday by defeat ing mil Tilden in the final round for the national indoor chninpionhip over in New York, will represent the Ger mantonn Cn'cket Club in the Tri state Tennis League this season. Ilii'hards right now is the greatest figure of the Anierican tennis courts. Only sixteen years old, he had made the unique records of winning sir na tional titles in less thnu a year. His Vnpid advance has caused many to predict the national outdoor champion ship for hi min two jears. Will IIae Strong Team The acquisition of Ilicliards will give flermantown Cricket Club one of the strongest tennis teams in the-Kast. In addition to Richards the organization has such well known stais ns Hill Til den, runner-up to Itichnl-ds for the in door title, who is captain of the team ; Stanley Pearson. F. W. Wister, S. N. Peacock, AV. II. Couuell and Bill Nas sau. Germantonn wns not represented in the Tiistate league last season. This year, however, through the efforts of Bill Tilden a team will be organized. The other members of the Tristate organization nre Plymouth, Wilming ton, Cynwyd. Belfield. Ovcrbrook, Moorcstown and Hivertowu. It is mainly through the efforts of Tilden that Richards will play for Ger mantowu this season. The local star and Gotham jouth nre the best of friends, nnd credit for Itichards's sen sational playing is partly due to the coaching received from Tilden. They nre the national outdoor and indoor doubles champions. This week they will compete in the tournament down at Pinehurst. Germans Barred That the German tuint will not find its way into international lawn tennis for many years, if 3ver ngain, is in McLaughlin Displaying Old-Time Form on Coast Ensign Maurice McLaughlin, for mer national singles champion, showed that his service in the pavy has not affected his wonderful game. A few days ago at Coronado Beach, Calif., McLaughlin displayed his old time form by defeating Marvin-Griffin, of San Francisco, nnd the state champion, by the score of 0-0, 7-0, 0-2 and 0-4. McLaughlin was all over the court in the first set nnd Griffin had no chance to find him self. In the final of the women's singles May Sutton llundy defeated Miss Helen Baker, of San Francisco, in straight sets 0-0. 8-0 and C-tl. In this match Mrs. Bundy showed great staying powers. dicated by the action taken last week 'each division. by the English Lawn Tennis Associa tion forbidding any British plnyer from entering any tournament in which sub jects of the Central powers are allowed to compete. Follrtving the lead of the English associations, the Commission t'entrale Lawn Tennis Association, of France, adopted a similar ruling, and it will not be surprising to hear that Italy, Belgium and other nations of the Al lies have raised the bars against the Germans. Washburn in Charge Captain Watson M. Washburn, of New York- a former Metropolitan champion, who is now with the A. E. F. in France, has been designated to take charge of the tennis activities in the A. E. V., noting ns assistant to Colonel Wait 0. Johnson, athletic offi cer for the American urmy in France. Captuin Washburn is planning a. series of divisional tournaments this spring, to be followed by team matches between the divislotj, corps andi army troops, the winning team in each army aien nnd the S. O. S. to play off at raris at the A. E. V. games in the latter part of May. In addition, attempts are being made to hold nn individual championship tournament in both singles and doubles immediately preceding the team matches, open to five entrants from PENN GOLF PAIRINGS Fo at Olympia Kilbane was anxious to remain over , Individual Championship Tourney In see the Joey Fox-Joe Tiplitz battle; start8 at Merlon Today at the Olympic tonight, but was unable, ,. .... , , ,. .,. , , , to linger. Competition for the individual golf Fox will nppear for the fourth time championship at I'enn will begin this in thiscity when lie takes on the slug- I afternoon over the Mcrion Cricket Club ging Tiplitz. The New York boy should ,.., force For to extend himself. He has a ' " , . . , ,. R . good left hook and this is likelv-tol Tlie '',aiuSB for the first round are cause the English featherweight plenty as follows HAVANA RACES END TUSTARTSEASON Circuit Will Be Made Up of Six Clubs and Season Will Be Divided TO PLAY TWENTY GAMES i of trouble Tiplitz acted as a second for Reese In the Reese-Fox meeting at the Na tional. After the battle, Tiplitz an nounced his readiness to battle Fox. Johnny Malonev and Abe Friedman clash in the semi wiudup. The third session will find two good boys enter taining In the person of Eddie Mullln, of Kensington, and Frankie Daley. The other bouts'prcsent -AVally Nel son vs. Eddie Walsh, and Ray Ennls vs, Goodie AVelsli., LONDON AFTER BOUT Promoter Offer $100,000 for Wll-lard-Dempsey Fight I.onrion, April 7. 'British boxing promoters are attempting to obtain for London the heaTywcijcht. championship fight, for which Jess Wilard and Jack Dempeey have been matched for July 4. Willard and Dempsey have been ad vised that a purse of 20,000 will be split as they desire If the bout,, js. held here. R. K, Round v. F. L7 Patterson. H. E. Calves vs, George Webster. R.-K, Hanson vs. George AVebster. F. S. Mejer vs, E, D. Bresett. .1, M. Beramau vs. J. Lube. It. Hcilbronner vs. Daniel Rlmads. L. P. Dodds vs. tl. O. Davis. E. Stevenson vs. T.' I). Seamans. Boxing Revival In Nevada Reno, April 7. Return ot boxltitr to .Ne vada under nn art of the luot Legislature will be inhered In April 25. when I'erry I.ewle. ot Ely. Nev . and Eddie nutty, Malt t,ak llihtuelirht, will meet, In. a twfny-ne lound bout at Moana Springe, first Sunday Game In Carlisle Curll.le. l'a., April 7- In the firm athletic eve.u ever held In Carllele on Sunday, the United Statee Army Hoanlla! No. 31 yeiter day defeated Ht ilary'a Club, of Harneburg, on Warner Field, 0 la 6. Large Crowd Attends Final Events at Oriental Park Havana, April 7,f The racing season ot 1018-1010 held' at Oriental Park came to an cud yesterday "with the run ning of nn excellentprogram ojf seven events before a great crowd. Tomorrow morning there will be a special exodus for Maryland. ,made up of the following stable: M. J. Ken nedy. (J. R. Bry.son, Ai'H. Diaz, F. D. Weir, E. T. JCollocoffer, Col. D. Es trampes, G. II. Ridge, S. Pold, F. Scholke, H. Bowen, L, Brown and H. K. Leigh. N' CAMP LEE DEFEATED I Soldiers Lose Soccer Game to All Star. Eleven Cahlp Lee was defeated by the I Allied nil-star soccer eleven, 'J goals I 'o 0. yesterday afternoon in a game 1 played on the Hog Island athletic grounds, Ninety-fourth street and Tini ctim avenue. As the core will testifr. the game was closely contested. Kor twenty minutes of play the -o'dlcrs held their opponents in check. Goullet Wins Newark Opener Bwark, April 7. Fourteen thnuvand I ;ed the Velodrome in tCewark tenter and aaw Alfred Goullet. the popular blond haired cyrllet. win the Mayor Oillen ttakee, .1 Ave mil.. tiA SI Mb raea. nf Ilia ' Morse-Eleven Downs Robblna New York, Aprli 7. A battle royal look plate at Iox Oval yeaterday, when the rival dockera Mprae and 'Robblna of nronlflvt, rl.thMt tn (neli p.n jvul rta at Ave mllee (ho bl bika race or the after.'! round iwutherm-NW York state cup tin her, noon. It wii the wnlnc meet.jlf the aea 1 tore 2000 people.- Mora' qualified for the Enthusiasm among the followers of Main Line baseball is running high with announcement of the circuit for the coming season. Six teams will be in the league- in R. G. Dun & Co., Autocar, T'nlon A. A.. West Chester, Xarberth and Dre.tel Hill. The last two have just been received and with experienced baseball men nl the helm promise to lend added pies tige to the Main Line League. The re-election of Chnrles McCreaJ to the presidency was a good move, tt the success of the league has been due in n big measure to his untiring efforts. According to plans now formulated, a twenty gaine sejiedule will be in ef fect. As in the past three seasons, the sea son will be divided into two halves and the winner of the first half will meet the winner of the second series at the conclusion of the season for the pen nant. The first half comes to a close with n double-header on July 4 and th'e second half ends on Labor Day. Manager Frank Carroll, of the Tur ner Field Club, which is going under the colors of Marshall B. Smith this season, has solved the nitching problem by inducing "Lefty" Welner, the West Philadelphia High phenom, to affix his John Hancock to a signature; With Rube Reed the club is ready to give the best a hard test. The Smith nine hns been selected by nt least three teams to open the season. On Saturday, April 10 they will pry open the lid with Southampton, of the Montgomery County League, and the following week nre booked to tackle the Norristown Professionals. May. 3 is open, pending final arrangements with Roy Thomas, who has practically selected this club to open Stetson Bail Park. Manager Carroll now has his club intact with the signing of Paddy Syl vester, who will cover third base. lie .considers his pitchers the best two in semi-pro ranks. Welner had wonder ful success last season with Wildwood nnd Gibbstown. and should easily make good with the Smith nine. KOHLEMAINEN TO RUN Famous Finn Will Attempt "Come back" This Summer New 1'ork, April 7, Hannes Kolile malneu, the famous long distance run ner, is going to ntempt a "come back." On Saturdsy the Finn filed application to have his registration enrdjransferred rom the Meadowbrook Club of thn 5Iid de;Atlantic Association to the Metro politan Association, .lie will probably compete in tbe fifteen-mlle Metropoli an championship run, on May 17. Rematch Wrestling Stars x Chimin, April 7. Vladek Zbyazko. claim ant or the world' wreatllnir ehamplonahlp, has been matched to tneet Ed "Stransler'' Lewie, here April 28, Tennis Stars at Plnohurst Jlnehurat. K. C April 1 Vincent nich. arda. the new notional lndoor'champldin. will compete In the North and South tennla tour nament which will bealn her today, Wil liam T. T'lden, 8, Howard Voehell and I, Kumasaa. or J a pari, are alto entered. Ml Marlon Ztnderateln Anil ia Kleunor, doe ,n h ., Jaecwd round-by wjuiUjhT'J tuj. rk'WW ltbe,wom'MraBiM.V ..' NA TIONS OF EUROPE -. MA YA WAKEN TO VAST SPORTS ADVANTA GES Americans Showed Proper Spirit This Year in Declining to Issue Any International Challenge, Giving Europeans Chance to Get Started Again ,.,, IN THE SroilTLIGIlT By GRANTLANP RICK Covurloht. Ills, bv Public Lcdocr Co. To a Veteran This is ybur last trip South, Your final journey tlotcn icticrc the red sun thairs out ancient arms. This is your last trip A'orA To start the season And know once more the Old Game'i endless charms. Your day is leaning last, Hut of the land. You are the last To know or understand. Soak in once more the cheers that come your uay And let your ancient system hold each throb; For by next April, who'll remember you Against the kid they're training jor your jobT r for fifteen years you've hcaid them cheering for you. Hut you'll be haunted through each coming spring fly ghosts and dreams of gient one-handed catches, lly phantoms of old crowds that called you King. This is your final Apiil . In the harness; ' Which all, except you. Know here in the band; Yes, ice can tell il and your mates hair whispered tionrfcr uhy you, loo, can't understand' The Proper Spirit rpHOSE who control sport in America took the proper sta'nd in declining to -- issue any international challenge this yeaf, giving our European com petitors a chance to readjust and get started again. This applies especially to Great Britain, the sole European nation that goes In for sport ns keenly as wc do here. The t'nltcd States and Great Britain virtually control the sportive destinies of the world. Germany hns always been a nonentity. France has indulged to n slight extent, but neither France nor Italy has been n serious rival save in a few belated instances. But for tennis,, golf, polo, boxing nnd the wider field the big clashes always have been between the Cnitcd States and Great Britain. Before the war broke out Great Britain had repelled our golfing assault und had rcwon supremacy in polo and lawn tennis. So there will be something worth while to shoot ht when we return again to the international field. But it will take at least n year for Great Britain lo regain even a fair grip upon her sport ing fortunes, and it may be that several jears will be needed to have her once more on her feet, F7' IS just as well lo remember that if it uasn't for England and her colonies or dominions there icould be no international compe tition left for the V. S.of .1. Later On fl' MAY be that with the readjustments to follow, leading European nations will wake up to the vast advantages of sport. Germany may discover that it is more fun and more profitable to prepare for a big international sporting carnival than it is to train for a big war. Japan, too, is taking up sport with a rush, and already has gone in very keenly for both baseball and lawn tennis. , TAPAX is smart enough to know the great value sport cantlie to J any nation first proof of which was furnished by the ancient Greeks. Oxford vs. Cambridge WE SEE that, despite the terrific blow both were struqk by the war, Oxford and Cambridge m-e to meet again on the water. They have gone back to sport in England with fine courage, resuming along all possible lines. Oxford's return to sport recalls the lines written 'during the war: "Von left the ancient river, . The cricket field the quad The shaven lawns of Oxfoid, To seek a bloody sod; You gave your merry youth away for country and for God, y "God rest you, happy gentlemen. Who laid youi good Ihcs down; Who took the khaki and the gvn In place of cap and gown (lad bring you to a faiier place Than even Oxford toicn." " j Youth Must Stand the Test THE query has been advanced ns to the name of the youngest ball player that ever took part in a major league game. As we recall it, Eugene Demontrevjlle was only seventeen when he came lo Ned Hanlon, nnd Jack Knight wasn't much older when' he left-high choo! to join the Athletics. But having no exact statistics upon the subject, no further reply la possi ble just uow. ' Cobb wus nineteen when he joined the Tigers in 100."i. But there are scvernl who have been major leaguers around' nineteen. i AJOT very many for the simple reason that a Ml player must show something befoie he is yanked through theinain portals of the game. - , Half Strides The best excuse' in the world can never fully blot out the Final Score. Did sou ever stop and contemplate how seldom you have beaten a competitor who was neither sick nor had passed n poor night? JESS WILLARD will spot Jack Dcmpsey forty-five-or fifty pounds when they meet. Biit ho will also spot him fourteen or fifteen years. Which la quite another matter. JK. It. Zbysxko would be wrestling' champion if it wasn't for the fact that Earl Caddoi-k is. Bui. this is a mere detail of the wrestling con tingent. Their idea is that If Caddock was foolish enough to get into the army a,nd leave for France, why shouldn't nn be counted out of things? ThereV something about them youlllilcc- V3":$ v-vyJ!eflF lr'5KvVvXi ii.. "?.' j .Trade Msik Twenty to the package r ,MO t J5 f "I H i m T?S 'l 2I its' -wl tfl M . V 1 - H Tl f ' A Xf.l 81 Ml ft ' &J wii r-& s , -a 1 4 r 4 t 4f j-Tcsa&t i "a-na t-w.'- v is. V j ,, 1 i,J i, " WJ: .J. .'-. J- awrassv ,& SBiaL.iii.ise, , "VB
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