r , . '. N5 ' "A,;. T -- EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA FKltfAX JUNE 27r 1919. j" - in r ii If (? YOUTH LEARNED BASEBALL WITHRA TTLE AND NO WHE'S PL A YING A RA TTLING GOOD GAME '! '. 1 - SULLIVAN AND F1TZ . CHAMPIONS WHO HAD POPULACE WITH THEM fFLA GS TEAD SHO WED . BASEBALL ABILITY ' BEFORE HE WALKED 5 ft I. m 'Jennings's Young Outfielder Was Bear With Rattle in Baby League Ira Makes Good With Tigers After Only Tito Years in Minors I A Ol AUTKK century nsn. n up In Montague, Mich . n ccrtnin fnthor drew the nsicnmriit nt miiiilinfi hi infant son while tlie nintlier v. em on a shopping tour The kiln wi fietful ill babies usiinll) are, and iefueil flatly to be s'len. oil. in linliir-" usimlh iln The father plnjrd orr thins, from "bow ' to bis hear, hut the infant would not be entortnined. 1 rom nn ons the n-snrtiiieiit of the mam tors which are uel ni bribes to keep the p. nee in th rmlm of infant- the fnther picked a rattle in the. shape of a loiiud ball lie held this tiintnlMinly In fiont of IiU ouiik "nil's ejei The howling stopped and while the big tears Hill were rolling down the ehubbj ilueks a fat wu hand was -tmk out in the genenil direction of the ball With the rattle in hi hands the lnb wn. contented, lie tool; gieat delight In examining the tin and .linking it. Tin n as if tiled of it. he diew bud; his little mm anil dunked it ui,iii'.t the m,p of the ( milage. With gicnt amaze ment he watched it hoiiiut back, ntitl the process had tn be lcpiatcd several times llie Miiingstn was mnkiii; a w w i1imiwi Kruli time the uittle bimnnU bin k fuim the m.Ip of the e linage uie naoj 'i let out a 'pienl of delight Ills aim was nlniiwt peifeet lor a number of I times in si ssion he hit the tarsi t and then he missed aim The ball cleared 5 the side and fell nn the floor. Ther- was no mistaking the reason for the howl that follow m! lie wanted that uittle. and wanted it quick He got action fiom ' his dadih and in n few s(cond he wan bourn ing the bull again , In tlu little wlite rittle the father i-.nv the r.Wnl glass of the future J? when his son had gtoun up in ph.siiiie and the affairs of men. lie win ill hen jfrom his tin am In another howl and he hastened to retneie the lattle. ' ' Nell, Mm can neer tell." he said, "but I think he'll be a ball placr. He's a riglit bander and has n j-'uiit aim. Hut at that he lias a great Mine , for an iimpm, as he's as rabhj as one i IT1 V 17 enfant triable mis mi lansteml. who im iron.ni n i"! 'i'im the inttli until linn tin ntii-fii e man Inter, he it plaiting a illflin" qoml qtinie III injllt tlll'l fill Vl. I'lllllk .Vrlllll. ll. HllijhtC Jtim i 'is iimi tin Ditimt I mm League Player Only Three Years IHKKi: was nothing luilli lein.ukahle m the enilj inrecr of the new Detroit star for it was not until tlnee cnis ago that lie broke into liague ball 'And in tliiee jeuis he has hopped fiom the nuuois to tlie big leagues and is now ! well establisl e,i as a regular with the Detroit dub Flagsnad's hitting has 1m en the talk of tlie league and base-runners are t getting a health) respect foi his throwing arm Pioof of the strength of Ira's arm can be had from IJobb) Itotli. Dining the lecent seiies heic with the l Tiger?, Captain Hobei t was on seiond base Ceorge Iluins singled to right on the run and hit pin) nnd Iiobb) had passed third when ITngstead picked uii the ball. He was beaten b) the Hunk b) a good two )ards. And Hobby isn't any slow footed voiing man at that The fin t is he is one of the wisest nnd fastest bnse runnels in the game. Three years ago Klagstead was a recruit in the Northwestern League with the Tncoina Hub. and mm lie's up among the leadeis in the race foi the Amen - T l.ii I 'II... 1... 1 l.i. I.nn.1 ...... .-if l.n l-irttt !,.. tlllS j can i.eague uuiiiug iiouois. i ur ihi ..-.-i jiu-. u.-.u ...... ... .... u. --. inu. ..... 1 youngster has passed thiougli this season. He has collet ted eleven hits out of 5 .. ... .. . i t.i r - t .... . -.no - twenty-two times at hat for an average of an een ."00. These figures show how the newcomer has been slugging the ball during the ; last week . m JL J- (iamfh 11 50 .SY WKKK'S KUCOKI) A.15. It. II. S.H. 1 17 17 47 i Tills WEEK'S RECORD itiii L'l r.s .1 RECORD TOR ONE WEEK T2 7 11 1 ;.vm .3i;t .500 ALT' thite of Jrnningi rciular outficldm arc nmnng the firt six batters in the Johnson itrcnit. The combination of Yeaih, Cobb and Fluastend ii as good, if not better, than any outfield in the league. Takes Horace Greeley's Advice t' lot lrnes to the town tiam old )oung Klagstead grnduuted from the sand- m at Montague, but after playing one scuhoii he and the town. At that time lioiuee tiie,ele)'s words The "(Jo Wist. oiing niun. go West" slogan gup and start out for what he thought was the Hropped out of the dub h Tvcre lingiug in ins eais caused him to pack his little vild nnd wooll West. v Jle went to Ol.wnpia, Wash . where he a Ji ininK auout cleaning up a loriuue oei nigiii . SS . . .... , , .,..,,, ....... i .... ... ; ' in me neail ira tuineu to stcnniniuug. nnu ne i ompieieu nis irnue oeiore ne A ' tyiotieed that there was a semipro Hub in town, lie joined the team and played whenever he had a chance. i Talk of his abilit) reaehwl the ears of the bosses of the Tncoma club, proieided to forget baseball nnd When jouth's dream was knocked and I h it, I ? in 1017 1'lagstend's name was placed at the bottom of a contract. He was a pensation immediately and before the season was over he was grabbed by Detroit. A )ear ago he was sent to Chattanooga, in the Southern Association, i tut enrly in the baseball year he entered the service. In both the North western League and Southern Association he hit dose to 400. He was recalled by Jennings before the beginning of tlie present season " hnd wns taken South on the spring training trip. Tlie Detroit scouts and f friends of the club had fillul .(innings's ears with long talks about Klagstead, J hi great hitting nnd his mam lous nrm. and Hiighie dei uled to give the joung 4 pter a thorough trout before he ordered him back to the sticks this time. Luck was a little kind to the one-time ening Ira. It so happened that ' Jennings was m need of an outhelder. Harr) Ileuman had been moved over to Prst base nnd Cobb hadn't reported. Klagstead subbed in center and phijcd Veil in the exhibition games, but still Jennings had no idea of using him Regularly. pniCK FIIOltTr.X had been obtained from the lied .STor in the trade that rent Vitt to lloiton, and Jennings possessed the idea that '&.-T W' 1 1 If' ! 5' ; ft, I "r, 'I tf GUSSIE LEWIS STOPPED i Benny Valgar Knocked Out Kenslng- i ton uigruweigni in oecona nouna ' Xqirell, Mass., June 2(1. ISenny Vol- jAmy knocked Ounsie Lewis, the crack licr Ulty tcauicrweigut, into uream- d In the fcccoud round of a scheduled Melve-round bout here last night. ' .. wuDan oiars i-orieit ntlt tlty. N. i June 2T On of th s;yed ssm ihu ytaaon. flnUhed vis wflt. routs wbn thn Cuban sun if HO to puy ftr ine umpire hud railed un; or rain, aiwiucu una uacn- lil saunt or raliu aLwhlcti lima uac ila bail a ruonar soJcumlna oa nnaiK, . " ri j ' .. " I. . r ?f ..i &.,-& r' .. rfJ.j.i..Ali WONDER WHAT A 15-MONTHS-OLD BABY THINKS ABOUT -. IVtS UGARNQD To ' DANCE TUST kKG. MV 5ISTSR - Get? I LOV6 music- There. Goes -foe PHotsloGPtAPH rJOUl. MY MOTHef 3oT fl Tk(M6 FOR MV ROOrvi That Goes roumd. AMD ROUMD AWFUL FAST AMD MAKES A LOT- OP VUlrJD But it DOESN'T secM To Be Afct-e To TORrJ OOT AWV MUSIC Alrs EvreftTOrr &m i-iJZZ 4rm ITsS MIGHTY STRArvlQE hovJ That THifsts makes StASH PRGTTr MUSIC. tve Thought it ooer AlsI OUBR BO r I eiue it up- vsy 1 3)0N'T GET -n IT AT AU. -sS. J 3 mh I But i caw Dflce To IT JUST Thg s- 4m AtGLL. - I JUST cau't , make. mv fggt bghavs, ThgV Tell me 1 Caw Do THeHlMMV wlHATevBR That y (S- m .- ALL Ot A SUDDetU I GET, AtU AWFUL APPeTire- hgrg (hoei The out) Battle CRy FoR. R5oD - S-r1- THCrJ I CO Uf Asl J301WM UWE TMiS THAT'5 ALL THBRCJ 13 To ITAWX IT'S JUST about Tl-ie Sams as SISTER. OO&S Wj ..sjfcr' - aj4 mv Dad -says 'IT'3 A GRAfJO AMD GLORIOUS Fe6LtJ 1 Popularity of Former Ring Kings in Distinct Contrast to Popular Appeal Made by Present Incumbent, Jess Willard Dempsey Has Following IN THE SPORTLIGHT By GKANTLAND HICK Wowrloht, 101). all rlohti reserved) OF II. S. 1 Coast Swimmer Expected to Score Heavily in Interallied Water Competition PATSY WALLACE BEATS WILLIAMSON AT SHORE .Former Amateur Champ Duplicates Win of Six Months Ago Before Crowded House at Atlantic City rpwo I'atsy STARS IN ALL EVENTS Hy JAM Atlantir Citj . June -7. TIIOrSANl) fans saw little Vallaee. the flashy Quaker Cit 11 weight, outfight Max William son, another I'hilndelphia entn. in an eight-round thrillei at the Atlantic Citj Sporting Club last night. Despite nn injured light hand, sus tained in the sKth louiid. when his mauler unshed against Williamson's uiiofTinHive head, the one-time amateur champion fought a brilliant battle Titight pinspects fnce the American nrnn swimmers who sailed for France recently to take pait in the inter-allied water uirnhnl at .Toimille-le I'ont. ( nenr Paris. June 24 to July 0. Kverj - i thing indicates that they will capture , against Williamson. He duplicated his the lion's share of the honors. victor; of six months ago, bu,t not b In Norman Hoss of Portland, Ore.,Mlch n "ille maW"- . now representing the Illinois A. C. of j Williamson Reeling Chicago, the home team has one of the , A beautiful right cross and a timeh . . , ... left hook were wenpons wlmh repeated! greatest all-around aquatic stars ee. knocK(,(, , mnR wHaillM,n os ,,,, developed nnd a contestant of invalu- balance. In the dim lies those" l lipid -able character because of his wonderful fire idiots to the bod, coupled witli strength nnd stamiun. s,l0rt rifilit jolts to the head fiom pivot lormntiou, kept liunnison leeiiug. The pride of the Ilindin-Hermnn combine fouclit iriiinelx. hut cournce westerner should fnil to hold IiU own ann(, was not sufficient to beat the agnlnst nil foreign rival", and he has ' rrnftly little ring genernl. In the wan demonstrated his nbilin to win as manv I '" -eronds of the hivtli round Wallace as ten prizes at a single meet, so that a brg score on his part mav be counted upon He has threshed 100 ards, free tle. in " 'J-.'i seconds, set woild's S S. CAR0L.XN ored slime products. There was plenty of mined while the battle was on. Smith at Ringside Commissioner John S Smith was nt the lingside. The commissioner linn not missed n fight in .Teisej since he wns appointed chairninn ot the New Jersey liming Commission. The commissioner will he nmong those not present nt the Willard Dempse light on Jul 4. lie holds n lompliinentiiiy ticket from Tex lliik nrd, but this failed to move the noted light authoritj. Ileiman Taj lor, the one-time Uroad way A. C. king, is promoter, match maker and ntiuouucer of the shore club. He was assisted lij Doc Cutch, receut 1 ndmitted to meinbeiship in the Ref erees' Association of New Jersey. Dr. (leorge W. Wittninier, of Philadelphia, aitcd as chief scorer. There is not an individual event on the program in which the giant North- JACK BRITTON SHADED 1 1 ashed a right hook tn the eve nnd opened an old wound over Maxe.v 's lump. A few pln.v fill taps in the sev inth nnd more visits with short b'ows I. ,',,.!. .. ooo ,.,! , ,:, in the eighth gabe llli.iinson u beau- iiiiiiui iiuiii -" ihiii-- in vnir nine, lion ... t t t i i I the national 150 jnrd back stroke tiful optic when the hnal gong sounded. championship in close to international . n,,t , , ,-m,. i ... . uest uout I time, and covered "00 .vards with the . . ,. , . .. . , t .... ..:.i.:.. ..... i -f It wns a warm night, but the heat uirusi si uttr wiiuui loin ei-tuijus ui , ,. , , , . ., .,,. ij., the world's standard. '"" 2W ',ow" " iinB e , warriors. They met in the semifinal, The inter-allied card Includes fiee btlt tl0 FeSsi0n was the real fight of the style races at 100, 400. 800 and loOO j,, ht meters, back .stroke at 100 meters, breast ' . , f N Y fc btann Qt :mT ' and,r,c,ay con," bantam appeared against Hilly ftcvani. at 400 meter, for teams of four. runtf Wilkes-Rarre boy. in the George C.inha of Honolulu nnd San , d B;, gurnris(.d by outfighting the rrnnciseo; Joi,n Hincks, of ale: Sjd- J " slugging Billy. Marino trailed ney Biddell. of Boston : Greff Allen, of " '.omids, but gained courage this city, and Ben James are sprinters h b ttlp pr0Krcssca nnd was going who compare favorablv with the cham- "tpon nt the end. pions likelv to oppose tliem In Paris, and .,,,. ' ,l ri ct ln.i i....i. vi, .. r iiu..v....i. ... TVlllic Spencer, the Gloucester lad, V Iliiri.-S ..1.MI.K......-1.. wi 1H..UUUI1, hs . -. ,.,.. , T !.n Tl won a nuru uuuic Hum j....... ,.... This was an eight-round sjugfest. lasted five rounds one of the col- Jack Perry Has Edge on Welter weight Champion Cumberland, Mil., June 1!7. Jack Iiritton, welterweight title holder nnd Mack Perry, challenger, went twelve louuds Inst night. After the fifth round it was an cvq,n battle. Button fought open with very little covering, and from the stort, tried for a knockout, but failed. There was no decision, but the local newspapermen generally are giv ing the bout to Perry by a shade. JOE WELSH DEFEATS L Winner Assumes Early Lead on Straight Jab and Right Cross JOE MENDELL TRIUMPHS well as Biddell and James, lank well as middle-distance swimmers, leaving no doube of a handsome collective tallv Joe Davidson in the free stle events and relaj . 'against Snm Robinson Joe Welsh wns returned the winner over loung .loc Horrcll in six rounds of fast boxing, last night at the nievcnth street Arena. Welsh started fastly using a straight left to the face followed by a riglit cioss which the Italian seemed unnble to fathom in the early part of the fight. Borrell came back strong in the fifth round with hnrd riglit swings to Welsh's body nnd head which caused the latter to back away and clinch but the last session saw Welsh again assume the offensive. Near the middle of the round he caught Borrell with n hard right cross which shook the latter. Bortell was rough and dangerous at all times hut Welsh's early lead and work in the final round entitled him to the verdict. The semiwiml-up between Joe Men dell and Young Danny Buck wns a slow affair which the referee stopped in the fifth round to snvc Danny Buck the tumble of tnking a dive. In the third contest which was the best of the preliminaries, Kid Wagner shaded Young Sherlock by his superior work in the last rounds. In the other bouts Harry Burk refused to answer the bell for the third round in his con test with Bddie Cojlc. Joe Boggs stopped Jimniie Brown in the second round. To Sport I In you I feel the Pulse of Life; In you I tee Art and Romance; Ilom where rcdfioioing blood is rife. Of Courage and the Goddess Chance; The call on Nerve and Brain and Heart M'hcrc each in turn must do its part. You've shown the fickleness of Fame, How brief the laurel's fleeting day, The emptiness of all acclaim That greets the player and the play; Hon one at morning knows the height, But passes, long forgot, by night. You've shoxen the fickleness of Fame, But Kith it the eternal worth Of one who dares to play the Oame Beyond the scorers of the earth; Who sees oioro 7ie din and roar A dream beyond the final score. But more than alt you hold the heart Around the morning time of life; For you are Youth along life's chart, No matter how the years are rife; You arc the thrill that stalks tlie moors, The open road the great outdoors. Neio Champions TrOST people are pulling for Dempsey to win," remarks a contemporary, 1VJL "for the simple reason that most people always want to see a new cham pion, as they soon get tired of the old." Not always. Wc recall dimly and faintly, almost as belonging to another existence, the vast anguish that arose when James J. Corbctt replaced John Lawrence Sullivan. About the only one in the nation pulling for Sullivan to lose, as we recall the b.vgon'e details, was J. J. Corbett. Nor was there any great demonstration of joy when Jim Jeffries knocked out Bob ritzsimmons. SULLIVAN and Fitz, particularly, carried a wide popular appeal. They both had the populace with them. lFillarrf has never been the Popular Champion type, and while few know anything about Demp sey, most of them are willing to take a chance on a sicitch. Pulling for the Reds IN THE same way, for some mjsterious reason, jou'll find a rolling tide of folks pulling lustily for the Cincinnati Reds. There is, first of all, the old human yearn to observe the under dog rise up and start something. Then, again, CinYinnati has done more than her Bhare in the pnst in the way of building up other pennant winners. She gave Sam Crawford to Detroit, Mathcwson and Donlin to New York, Overall and Steinfcldt to Chicago, Dode Paskert to Philadelphia, Iloblitzell to Boston, nnd many others who helped produce pennant-winning clubs. Year after jear the Reds have made threatening gestures In May, only to collapse and sink by June. They even drove Hank O'Day back to umpiring. But here, after a forty-five- ear lapse, they arcrompiiig along In second place around tlie link edge of July. This in itself is one of the most spectacular turns of many years. ' YOU don't think so and have no o(icr tcay of killing time, ex amine the July standing of the clubs between 1875 and 1019. Random Observations A REPUTATION for nerve ery often develops because the other fellow had an off day. TOUGH luck rarely stops an entry who is willing game. But how many do? to accept it as part of th THD pitcher's box isn't the only spot in existence where a change of pace produces results. Another Coach for W. V. U. MnrBiintavvn. Weit a June 27. Andrew Kemper shelton, W lT 'OO, under who leadership the Mountain. . r I axulmll team has won twenty-einht simes. lost neven and tied one In the pafft mo yearn has been mlded to the football coachine etaff for this fall, and will anslft leaches Nclntlre and Fuller, chiefly an scout XXTVl.X., so it goes. VV r Between 1910 and 101G Philadelphia put forward five pennant winners, including three world series champions. Now look and see what carbuncle Kate has slipped her for a change. If jou don't believe that thirteen is a numerical output of rasping lack, ask old John Wesley Coombs. His ball club only recently lost thirteen games. Earl Mack's Team to Play Here The Straw-bridge & Clothier nine meets Enrl Mack's baseball team from the Merchants' shipbuilding plant of Bristol tomorrow at Sixty-third and Walnut streets. Earnshaw will do the hill work for the home club, with Lid gate as backstop. Earl Mack's selec tion is Friday and Delnney. C'Aicfc would be his regulni light fitlder. But again Fate favored Flagstcud. I Shortens Loss Is Flagstea(Fs Gain SHORTEN injured his leg near the end of the training trip, and although be r- got into the first game of the season against the Indians, he was forced to )?tlre and then Flagstead was called upon. In his first big league game Ira Connected for three siugles and lias plajed excellent ball in all departments ver since. He has been hitting .I'.OO or close to it since opening day and his fielding at times has been sensational. Many other ball players with batting averages almost as big as Flag- ffead's have come up from the side shows and failed under the big awning. .4 'Ira may also fall, but the chances of his going out in the near future are very, 't very slim. He has faced the best pitching in the league and has hit far above 5 the average. Many minor league phenoins hae been curve-balled out of the J Jnajors, but Flagstead has shown no weakness against this kind of pitching. f c TJLAQSTFAD is not only fast on his feet, a hard hitter and a good thrower, but he is cool. lie has faced some frying situations and has proved that his head isn't merely a place to put his hat. 'Sale Now On! Owing to the Fire- which a few days ago considerably smoke-damaged our quality stocks of Men's Furnishings and Women's Waists and Silk Underwear at our 1114 Chestnut St. Shop OVER 12.000.000 SOLD LEARN TO SWIM , AYVAD MXNUFCrcqHobolwaHi we nqw offer the Stock of this Store at remarkable bargain prices. 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