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War game is great sport in which to get in shape or lose your shape, says alex
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Eubs' Star Moundsman, Who Pitches First Game Against
Phils Today, Found Army Life Real Conditioner.
Pitching Ball Now a Picnic
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Sports Kdltor Ktenlng 1'ubllc lx-dger
(opvrtoht. S01S. Ill Public Ledatr Co.
G ROVER CLEVELAND ALEXANDER, ei-sergcant in the United States
army nnd now star pitrhcr of the Chicago rubs, was a disappointed person
Ivhen tho ball game vas called ofE yesterday afternoon. Alex was hooked to
fcurl against his former playmates on the Tliils nnd was anxious to put on the
Work. IIo never has faced the local nine in a regular contest nnd the ex
perience would be a new one. However, he will get his chance today, providing
Ihe field dries up and no more rainstorms gum up the proceedings.
"It seems strange to bo hanging around a hotel in Philadelphia." said
Alex, "waiting with a gang of ball players to go out to the Phillies' park. 1
haven't pitched against the hoys yet aud I expect it will be strnngc tn be out
there on another club. But T guess I'll get used to it."
Alex looks good nnd seems to be in great shape physically. He is much
lighter than when ho was with the home folks, but is stronger and more active.
Bis experieuce in France nnd Germany made a different man of him.
"I had seven weeks on the tiring line," said Alex, "and believe me, they
were strenuous. You probably have read of the early-to-bed and earyto-ri.e
Stuff, but there was nothing to it. AVc had no regular hour". When wc went
to bed at night wc didn"t know whether we would be called at ! :30 a. m. or
midnight. Sometimes wc didn't get to bed at all. It was a great place to get
In shape or lose your shape. I took off weight aud gained strength and en
durance, and pitching a ball game is a big picnic.
"My pitching arm is just as stroug as ccr; I have just as much 'stuff,'
but my control isn't what it should be. 1 can set them over the plate, but
when I do some guy knocks the ball a mile. I can't work (he corners as yet,
but in a short time I will be in regular form nnd should have a fairly successful
season. With Bill Killcfcr behind the plate, I do not fear any club in the
league."
ALEX hasn't icon a game yet, hut he cannot be blamed. All of the
" breaks have been against him, such as dropped fly balls and other
errors which should have been easy outs.
Fred Mitchell Predicts Pennant for the Cubs
rpHOSE four defeats in New York almost put Kred Jlitchell and .his Cubs
"" down for the count, but hope was revived in the Brooklyn series. President-Manager
l'rcd, lion ever, still has confidence in his ball club aud tjoldly
predicts the Cubs will win the pennant agaiu this year.
"We have had terrible weather in the AVcst and there was no improve
ment here in the East,-' he said. "Wc have not been able to practice in the
rnornings nnd the plav ers have not yet reached their top form. As soon as we
get started vvd will be a hard club to beat. The pitchers arc getting better every
day, but our hitting is not what it should be. There will be a big improvement
HU around as soon as warm weather sets in.
"To my mind there are three contenders for the National League pen
nantChicago, New York and Cincinnati. I can't sec Brooklyn. McGraw
Js stopping at nothing to strengthen his team and will be dangerous all season,
nnd the same goes for the Reds. Pat Moran has a fighting ball club and should
Mtnain in the first division. If he could get another good pitcher be would cause
lots of trouble in the league. But my club looks good, and as soon as w get
going just watch our smoke."
v It was an off day in the National yesterday, every club being kept idle
because of rain. Those double headers arc piling up and we will see many
'bargain matinees in the future. The Sunday dates will help some, but not
enough to" prevent the two-a-day stuff. The real test will come in a month
or so, when these postponed games arc played off. It will be up to the pitch
ing staffs, and that is where the Cubs will shine. M.itchell doesn't think
much of Brooklyn, but we believe the Dodgers will step out in front, or very
near it, for their twirlers are almost as good as those working for Mitchell.
' A LEX.IA'DC?, Tyler, Vaughn, Douglas, Eendryx ard Atdridge are
good, but I'Jeffer, Cadore, Grimes, Mamaux, Cheney, Smith, ilar
guard and Mitchell also stack up fairly well for the Dodgers.
Cincinnati Established Major League Record
HERE is a parcel of dope to paste in your hat for future reference, nnd it's
all about the Cincinnati baseball club. Ernie Lanigan, tho demon statis
tician, unearthed the true facts aud goes back a distance of thirty-three years
to prove it. Here it is:
Cincinnati's Reds did something this year that never has been done before
by a major league team, that is, score ten runs in the thirteenth inning. The
Tat Morans turned this trick in Brooklyn on May 15 against Al Mamaux.
Just once before in an extra-inning fray has the winner in unknotting
the tie reached double figures in tallies in the wind-up chapter, and that was
In 18S6. At that time Detroit was supporting a National League club and
Kansas City was trying to support one.
On July 11 of that year the Cowboys and the Wolverines were on efen
terms at the end of the tenth. In the eleventh the Missourians broke up the
game in precisely the same manner as did the Reds, by turning the lever of
the scoring mill and grinding out ten runs.
Cincinnati is the only major league club that has scored ten runs in the
thirteenth inning of a championship game; Kansas City tho only National
LeagueRub that has scored ten runs in the eleventh inning of a championship
game. This may or may not bo important to remember.
.Another record set in Brooklyn that memorable May 15 was when Greasy
Ncale, covering right for the Reds, caught tcu flics. This is a record number
for a right fielder in a game of this length. Owen Wilson, of the Pirates,
playing'tbe arae position as Neale, had the same number of put-outs when
his team was defeating Brookjn, 1 to 0, on August 2J, IMS, in seventeen
innings.
I EFT fielders and center fielders cian'onaiy capture ten flies in
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games of regulation and extra lengths, but right fielders rarely are
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Connie Annoyed by Losing Streak of A's
""10NNIE MACK is losing patience with his ball club. The consistent losing
streak is getting on the Tiogan's nerves, and he is likely to shuffle the cards
for a new deal at any time. Once upon a timo Connio was one of the most
patient guys in the world. He started to rebuild his baseball machine, grabbed
talent from everywhere, stumbled along in last place and waited for the day
when, he could tell the fans ho had a regular team. That time came this year,
and the A's have been losing just the same.
Now the lanky leader is sore. IIo is through watching his men pull
Jbonehead plays and, according to reports, will tie the tinware to each and every
'athlete -who fails to produce. Tho first to get the hook probably will be Red
Shannon at second. Connie has purchased Snooks D.owd from Detroit, and
,Jthe fchan.es are that the former Lehigh football star will horn into the line-up
wui 7,SBgamoi jjciriuu. jmv mu i uu mo nun ui oiuer goou piajers and says he
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SJ.WV ' -"" "- - -"- - "- " sm-cu rignm position in
ti?3r. line league. The team looks good with Roth. Walker and Wltf in tho tr;M
ft' .. tiir-ii rSrnvpr. Dnnphn nnrl Thnmnn tn thu tnfloM mwl .u..i it,.. -,
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'J Kinney. Johnson, Rogers and Naylor. But they arc not winning ball games,
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yesterday, winning in the tenth Inning.
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PITCHER, HAS OTHER
DISTINCTIVE CLAIMS
Moran' s Recent Sensation Really Was First Man toEnlist
Among Ball Players, Quitting Diamond in 1916
to Join Army Along Mexican Border
IN TIIE SPORTLIGHT BY GRANTLAND RICE
(CorrrUht, 1910. All rlrbti renewed)
By Way of Reverie-
But yesterday I watched them start,
Vounff wonder all in serried row;
But now I've seen them all depart
The years flow faster than we know.
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For I remember, young and slim,
How Matty gathered gama by game:
Today how many mention himt
The years flow faster than all fame.
Where Wagner sieung out for hit blow
IfArrc Larry leaned against ihe ball
, .ffoto swift they were last week or so
The years flow faster than them all.
Today, fresh from the corner lot, .
Wo praise some youngster on the team;
Tomorroto's page will know him not
The years flow faster than we dream.
HOD ELLER, the Red star of no-hit renown, has other distinctions. Hod
quit his job as n professional ball player in 101 G to enlist in the army along
tho Mexican border, which comes very close to being the enlisting record
among ball players.
By pitching a no-hit game for a start and coming through with a thirteen
inning shut-out at his next appearance, Hod took a sudden leap toward fame.
Mr. Eller is six feet tall, weighs ISO pounds and is only twenty-fivt
years bid.
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Seine Regatta Winners Invited
to Row in Nationals at
Worcester
MAJOR O'RYAN DONATES CUP
Gotham Swimming Stars
Compete Here Tomorrow
Vollmer, Catui and Geibel Will Represent New York
Athletic Club in Dual Meet With Meadowbrook
at Columbia Pool
TTIOLLOWERS
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New York, May 23. The New Zea
land crew which won the recent A. E.
I". rrgatta on the River Sciue, in Paris,
may come to this country for the
national championship regatta to be held
uudcr the auspices of the National As
sociation of Amateur Oarsmen, at Lake
Quinsigamond, Worcester. Mass., Au
gust 1 and ".
James Pill.ington. president of the
N. A. A. O. yesterday announced that
the New Zcalanders have signified a
desire to rtmpetc in the revival of the
championships here and Uiat an invita
tion has been extended to the victorious
A. E. V. crew.
Race for Service Men
Major General John V. O'Ryan, who
commanded the Twenty-seventh Divi
sion in Trance, has donated a silver cup
to be presented to the winning iarMuen
in a single-scull shell race for soldiers
and sailors of the allied nations. The
cup will be emblematic of the service
single sculls ihainpionship.
The race is open to those who have
never won n senior or championship
sculling cenl under the auspices of the
national association. Another addition
to the adopted program of twelve events
is a four-oared gig open-boat event,
coxswain weighing 105 pounds, for
which John J. V. Mulcahy, president
of tho Atlanta Boat Club, has donated
a set of medals.
Honor Heroes
In a circular letter which he will dis
tribute among the clubs of the associa
tion. President Pilkingtou urges upon
Ihe organizations the desirability of en
listing new members amoug the ranks
of the returning bolilicrs aim sauors.
The clubs are urged to show their ap
preciation of the valiant services' the
lighters rendered in the lato war by
undertaking their expenses on a trip to
the regatta.
Hoppe Wins Billiard Match
-.. -. M-i "n Wllllo Horoe. holdr
"n h-l-u'nn tltl. tariXy defeated Senor
Vorsas the champion of Urueuav, lit an
--hlbltton IS 3 Inch balkllne match at the
far-lnal Farlei Soldier and allorr f-rv
lco nub last nleht. ine 6co.ro
to 30
was 300
swimming in this
citv and vicinity will hnve the op
portunity of seeing three of the country's
greatest mermen in action tomorrow
evening at the Columbia Pool, Broad
and Oxford streets. The three stars
arc Teddy Cann, Herbert Vollmer nnd
Leo Gibel.
Cann, Vollmer and C.ibel will compete
for the New York uthletic club in n
dual meet with the Meadowbrook Club
of this city. The store organization lins
taken over the Columbia Pool and to
morrow's events -will mark the official
opening.
Cann Holds Records
Cann was the national 100-jard free
stjle champion when he dropped out of
racing aud be had to his credit vic
tories over most of the world's greatest
2'J0-.vnrders. including Perry MeGilliv
ray and Duke Kahauamoku. He lso
held several American records, nmong
them the indoor one for .100 vnrds.
Vollmer had attained the rank of in
tercollegiate all-arouud champion ill
the time he enlisted and won signal
honois in the open field. National titles
and world's standards have fallen to his
lot and one of the latter 1 minute 1!(1 2-5
seconds for 150 vaids, has siuce been
attacked in vain by the speediest sprint
ers of the daj .
Giebcl is the youngster of the trio,
barelv twenty years old, but he has ac
complished notable feats. He holds at
present the National A. A. u. cnam
pionships for COO yards and long dis
tance swimming and be has taken the
measure at the middle course of Ludy
Langer. Harold Krugcr, William Wal
leu and other coutcstunts, who stand
among the world recoidists.
Bessie Rjan to Sulm
Tho events on the program nrc 400
yards relay, back stroke, (10 yards and
220 jards races. In addition to the
dual contests there will be several other
races for women nnd a number of open
events. Elizabeth Ryan, who recently
wou the f0- aud 100-jard national
championships on the Pacific coast, will
be one o fthe contestants.
Tho Meadowbrook team will be com
prised of Vic Hoist, the intcrscholastie
short distance champion ; Raymond Uhl,
Don Douglas, Tom Cowlcs, Don Leo
pold, Cnrl Van Roden, Mifflin Arm
strong nnd Eddie Lind.
Outdoor Events June 7
Two scholastic events will open the
outdoor swimming season of the Phila
delphia Swimming Club, at Lufu.vcttc,
on haturday. June 7.
The first will be a 100-yards scratch
evetit open to students of schools in
Bucks, Delaware. Montgomery nnd
Pennsylvania counties. This will bo for
the Harry T. Mulpass trophy, which is
ut present held by Victor Hoist, of
the West Philadelphia High Scvhool.
Specdbos Hold Trophies
The second race will be the 400-yard
relay for tho George Mulpass trophy,
which is open to schools in the United
States and Cannda. Each team will
comprise four men with each man swim
ming 100 years. Individual prizes will
also bo offered for first, second und
third. The George Mulpass trophy i at
preseut bc!dby West Philadelphia.
The event this year is creating more
than usual interest owing to the swim
ming being once more placed on n pre
war basK Entiles for both cients
must be listed with William II. Ed
wards, captain. Philadelphia .Swimming
Club, 122 North Eleventh street, yn
or before Tuesday, June 2.
UNO A. C,
MR LINE-UP
New Combination Is Composed
of Former Well-Known
League Players
POSSESS STAR BATTERY
Among the crack semipro baseball
teams this season, none is making n
better record than the Westmoreland
A. C despite the fact that this is the
first car the. club has been in exist
ence, although ull the platers were for
merly connected with the Main Line
and Industrial Baseball Leagues.
In tho first two games Westmoreland
was returned n winner and on cuch oc
casion they blanked their opponents.
They have been idle on account of the
wet weather the past two Sattirdajs,
but will get going again this Saturday,
when they play in Reading.
The lineup of the Westmoreland con
sists of Tusker, Dobsou, first base;
James Ryan, Gcrmantown Travelers
nnd RoxborcugL. Field Club, .second
baso; Wallace, Dobson, shortstop;
Oherscttcr, Warwick, third basc;.Clan
cey, Gernlantown Travelers, center
field; Rarlden, Dobson, right field;
Marr. Warwick, Main Lino League,
left field. The buttery of the club is
Murphy, pitcher, nnd Jojce, catcher.
Victory for Durham School
Durham School raHlly defrated Welsh
Calhouil School el'rduy afternuon at the
IT. O. I. crou-nds, bcore, 17-S.
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hasy future.
Things have happened so.
The Test
YOUNG HOLLOCHER, the Cub shortstop, belongs to that small but select
group which makes a hard play look as easy as a simple one. .And this is
nearly always the test of greatness.
You may recall w lth what ease Nap Lajolc collected every cnance, making
the toughest play resemble an easy grounder.
There, is no particular effort in any of Hollochcr's work. He is one of
those loose-jointed citizens who possesses the knack.
VOX can write him down now as one of the top-notchers for many
J years to come.
Concerning Putting
PUTTING is not a matter of stance or grip or club. We know four great
putters Walter J. Travis, Jerry Travers, Francis Ouimet and Tommy
McNamnra who in tho main employ different stances, grips and clubs to
achieve nstounding results.
Putting is u matter of touch. These four and'a few others have this touch
eternally ut hand. Most of the multitude have it one day and lose it the next.
The result is they approach the putting green with badly cracked confidence.
One or two slips and they hit the Blooic Highway.
The putter doesn't care whom it annoys. It has harassed the soul of Harry
Vardon for ten years nnd has had Chick Evans spinning like a top.
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T'S all a queer, uncanny mixture. You can't putt well unless you
icell. Practice will help tr lot, but the golfer who lacks the putting
touch has a hard time ahead, so far as any consistent effort goes. '
Rough Sights
I've seen rough sights that left a sting .-
Along life's busy marls;
But a club is a terrible looking thing
In a hand that holds four hearts.
From sodden sights I've often shrunk
Amid life's bitter shades;
But a heart is a terrible picoe of junk
In a hand that holds four spades.
pROOI.ES, Wilding and Lamed were nil great tennis players beyond
Jj thirty," queries a bystander. "Why should McLoughlin be all through
after only a few years at the top?" Mainly because Brookes, Wilding and
Lamed had the nrt of holding something in reserve. McLoughlin traveled at
top speed nnd burned away the vital spark. He was never tho samo after his
last great conquest of Brookes nnd Wilding. That stand marked his summit.
But it may be thu recent rest will give him a chnuco to get going again.
Stranger things bnvc happened in this dizzy universe.
GEORGE STALLINGS always has been a hard loser, but he has been get
ting so. much practice this season that it should come fairly easy now.
Nothing like old Henry J. Habit to grease the slides.
BINGLES AND BUNGLES
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ftVrlJ ball.' But how can you do it if you can t? ' That'll something else again.
"P tf -The only possible way out Is to try to keep your mind on the ball, and per
W V, "P 'our fllek"''nS eye will linger there a trifle longer. The eye is very apt
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isi-- tun main trouuiea witu too mnnyioi ine rrussian ounter crowd is
I''t'jgtjli.mU, Ua.rs.thlus hjje JwjipeBedjsJ-tee.
Pl.ils and Cubs will male a.'"''v'r,'0rrf
to put oirr Aleiandtr Day at Broad and
llvntinoion elrttta thia alernooit.
All four American !" ,nkK!"?"
per ecliediile ye.terd.y, nnt the atlonal cir
cuit foUed to turu out a box score.
Kill KIlefr and Dode ra.kert. mJ
Phlla with the Cuba, are authority tortlie
statement that Alex the Great ha as much
of the proverbial ituff mi the ball a" ever
Ana mis in bpii u. iu- .-. ...-
lost three atralfht thla bruin.
Lee Fehl and Ms Cleveland Indians art
jlioicin. class that npeaks well tor them
bnno in the final red.oitl.io ". --,";
D-rbi,. Thev have climbed tteadllu and
now are in second place, a matter of two ana
a halt names south of the lr.iite Sox.
"Sqnlntlnt thrnu.h the race folumna.
notice- that II. II. JIhn",,nwo'! !'," ""'
rare at Iuievllle Te-terda)-." aald tha cur
In the bron derbr. "But 'twas not II. B.
Johncon hlmeelf. ruler of the American
l.eacue, for I know that he carriea nioro
tiu-n 110 pound."
Kid Oleaaon ha thoie White Sox ao much
on their toea that when one run is acored
In a came they cet this lone tally. This
happened yesterdar when the pale-bosed nine
hut out the Yankees. Weaver's double In
the -ret Innlns, followed by a single from
Joe Jackson's bat, was the only score of the
duel. .
Jack Oulnn and ifodrtdoe held the JfMt;
Box to four hits, while Ihe Yankees registered
nine blows off Leftu H'ilan. vet New
YorK lost me came.
'-Those St. Tuls Browns, wlio climbed Inly
the nrst dUltlon irsieruay uj n-iiii
Washington, must feel about as tnueli ut
home as a sold fish In the Haliara Desert,
glim I-ov'" rt, aUrt -with tho Tlcer
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Up-tO'Minute Marks
of Leading Hitters
NATIONAL LKACilJF.
O. All. R. H. Ave.
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Oarath. rhlllles ... 14 42 nil .RSI
Young. New York . 19 10 12 S4 .4SO
Williams, rhlllles in 6(1 1,1 26 ,S01
Mensel. Phillies . . Ifl M 12 20 .310
KoneUhy, llrooUIjn 18 68 0 25 .385
AMERICAN LKAC.UE
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VTamhscana, Cleveland. 22 K 11 33 .SM
ricltnlch. VVaihlnrton. . . 15 S 2 Iff .SM
Jackson, Chicago 23 SO in 8- .381
Schang. Boston 14 37 3 14 .370
Smith. Cleveland . ... 17 87 IS 21 .378
with the tylnc run and Bush with the win
ning marker. Incidentally, this setback,
the second straight ut tho hands ot the
Tigers, dropped the Red Sox Into the second
division. ,
Four of the- country's foremast baseball
scribes are tourina with the Cubs, fhev
are Charles Drevden, of the Examiner;
James Ctuslnberrv. of the Tribune: Harrv
Neitv. of the .American, and Oscar Keichow,
of the Dally Hews,
Ferdinand Schnpp. of the Giants, who has
had a siege of trouble with his salary vvhlo.
may attempt his come-back In oue of the
games against the CVrdlnala at the Polo
Grounds, schupp's teammate believe that
If he ran win one game he will hate taken
a long stride back toward his tin place
among the league's lending hurlers. u' what
he lacks principally at the present time la
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