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EVENING PUBIIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1919
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JACK DEMPSEY AND JESS WILLARD ALMOST TAKE COUNT AT HANDS OF-THE PROPAGANDISTS
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PROPAGANDISTS OPEN
VICIOUS ATTACKS IN
HE A VYWEIGHT CAMPS
'Jack and Jess Both 'Victims of "Poisoned Pen" Mes
sages, but Now Are Wise to the Game and
Refuse to Be Annoyed
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t NMirt llitor Kirnlnc Public l-eilper
Coyuriylit, ilto. iv Public Ltdocr ( n.
ToU-ilo, ().. .lime .'!0.
JESS WIIiLAUP wfl at rave with himself nml the world a lie draped him
self around n p;cueroudj proportioned leather ehnlr in hi" residence out in
TVcst Knd. Up Iiad just tinMirtl n hearty dinner after a liard nfternoon'i
Vorkout and was reMing with the sincerity of a tired laborer. Nothing dis
turbed him. The meal had been good, his truiniiiR was u success and he felt
bo confident of winning from Jack Denipsey on July -I that he erased to think
of it only as a date on the inlendar. lie een told himself n joke about the
danger of shooting fireuoiks on Iudependeiiee Day after the country had beeu
dry nnd arid for four dn.. lie was chuckling to himself when the telephone
bell rang.
Lumbering across the room, he too, the receiver from the hook
"Hello," said a strange olce. "Is this the I Mil Mcu's Home?"
"You have the wrong number." icplied Jes pleasantly nnd unsuspectingly
as he huug up.
He returned to his icmfoitable i hail nnd was about to indulge m more
pleasant reflection "lieu the phone bell umg again.
"Isn't this the Old Men's Homey" impiim! the same oiie,
"I told joii it isn't " icplied Jess shortlj.
"Doesn't Jes Willnnl live here'" persisted the lullei.
' Yes." said the chainpiou. "What of it?"
"Well. our poor old stiff," drawled the person at the other cud "You
hould be afraid to tiust jour aged bones in the ring with Uempsej . You're
too old to light : that kid "ill knock your block off. See that vour life iusurauce
is paid up."
Jess snorted, banged the receiver on the hook, threw himself iuto a chair,
kicked the rug and declined war ou the universe. Ilia entire evening had been
spoiled. Instead of enjo.viug himself in a peaceful, homelike fashion, he de
veloped a healthy grouch, which stuck with him for several days.
The entire affair was a frame-up. Some one who wanted Denipsey to win
or had bet money on his chances called up Willard to "get his goat."
T WAS nollttiii but ;roi;7nii
rrtensivcly im the bonnn gnme.
Willard, Aroused.
WHEN
' sulky
a uiiii is training for tin important uthletic contest he becomes
and surly ut times aud hard to manage. This is only natural
because he is anxious to be in condition to put forth Ins best efforts, aud
any little thing which interferes with his daily routine irritates him. The
athlete, however, tries-his best to maintain n free and easv disposition, because
it makes his work more pleasant and better results nre obtained.
The opposition uKo knows this, and efforts are mnde to annoy him with
petty things until lie is almost frantic And therebv bangs this tale.
About a week ngo several followers of the boxing game held a meeting
and discussed the big match. They were admirers of Deinpey and kept close
track on the daily workouts of the rival borers.
"This Willard person is having a picnic out at the Casino every day,"
said one, "aud thut is not according to Hoyle. It's about time to stir up the
big boy and worry him a little. We must get his nuininl, and the sooner the
better."
Various plans were discussed, nnd on the next day a storj appeared in
the newspapers about certain sportsmen who had bet money at certain odds
that Dempsey would knock out Willard in the first, second, third and up to
the twelfth round. It was an interesting aiticle, but not one word was men
tioned about Willnrd's winning. Jess saw it. and was not highly elated. He
did not care to be beaten weeks before the light. Thus the opening propaganda
worked beautifully.
Then stories were circulated around the training camp that Willard was
sparring with a bunch of old women, nnd Dempsey could knock them out one
after the other inside of one round. It also was stated that Rill Tate or the
Jamaica Kid could go over in Willard's camp any duy and knock the champion
Stiff if he dared to box either of tbem. To make sure Jess heard this, men were
employed to tell it to him so there would be no slip-up.
Jess beard about it, and grew furious. It will be remembered that the
champion was on the rampage several days last week nnd seemed to have
lost all of his good nature. These btories were the cnuse of it.
Finally a newspaper printed a story about it, and hinted that it would be
a good thing for the boxers to change sparriug partners for one day to see
what would bappeu.
IT WAS a ureal yarn, written m good faith, but Willard did not
' lite it. He worked himself into a fren:ij and finally dared Demp
sey's sparring partners to come over,
Jamaica Kid's Wall: Rivals Sheridan's Famous Ride
TN THE meantime everything was serene and hnppy in the Dempsey camp.
- Jack knew nothing of the propaganda, it is said, and the sparring partners
were in the same boat. The Jamaica Kid, however, picked up a paper and
eaw the story about changing sparring partners for one day. Being a trusting
soul,-the kid decided to go over that afternoon, and without saying a word
started for the Casino one-half mile away.
In some mysterious manner a crowd formed ns he marched down the 'road,
and before he had gone very far almost 100 excited fans were trailing behind
anxious to see the scrap. Messengers rushed to Willnrd's camp and told the
champion he had been challenged, and Deinpsey's sparring partners were ou
the way Sheridan's famous ride was not press-agented as much as the walk
of the Jamaica Kid, for volunteer Paul Iteveres were rushing up with fresh
news every miuute.
Jess was ready to knock the intruders over the fence, planned to hammer
them into submission and send the battered wrecks back to their employer.
He nervously paced around the ring, glared at the audience and limbered his
arms for immediate action. Nobody could get away with that stuff without
running into trouble, he decided.
In the meantime, the Jamaica Kid coutinued on his way, knowing nothing
of the trouble he was causing in the rival camp. He thought he was doing
his duty nnd waB turning into the road which led to the canvas -walled arena
When Jack Kearns drove up in his automobile.
HE CHASED the kid back to his own camp, saying that Willard
irould be knovUed out by Dempsey and none other. This, too,
was foM to Willard, and another afternoon teas spoiled for the
champion.
The Phoney "Spies" Annoyed Jess
f A CCOHDING to stories told around here, amateur spies were sent to
" AVillord'a. camp to report every move he made during his training bouts.
Theso spies were disguised and sat in the front raw next to the ring. In
order to convince Willard they were in disguise, it is said they wore their
false mustaches under one eye and huug their false whiskers on their ears.
"With this phoney foliage on their faces they took notes as conspicuously as
possible, aud Jess finally had them chased. We cannot vouch for authenticity
of this yarn, but it's a good ihie just the same.
These stunts are not considered improper or underhanded, for they are
part of tin game. , Willard boosters started stories that Hill Tate was giving
Dempsey a beating every afternoon and could knock him out any timo he
wanted to, This caused Jack to knock out Tate so often thut Hill decided to
pack up and depart- He consented to stay when Dempsey promised to be getitlc.
Another (story now is going the rounds about the appointment of the
leferre. It is whispered by the wise guys that everything is fixed, and Dempsey
'' will get the decision If he is ou his feet at the end of the twelfth round.
m "That is "VilIard propaganda," said a Dempsey man last night. "The
V ' tory is being spreud to put OUIe I'ecord on the 'defensive and force him to
C, faVor Willard to protect himself lu case the bout goes the limit. It's oW
P?Vv-WU(rt uut "Itfy WOU t get away nuu u.
ht'ff ami Im will liavo two able ussistauta in
Sp-Ji att as judges."
h "r r $- Hut both nides are spreading propaganda everj day, and the boxers know A,
V 'V V'DIhnI iii smlld when he hears weird stories, and Dempsey does the same
l&hWi?h?tp't4 vJoWwtfW ore
VvSt-lfwe annoyed k-w, u
of thr I!I0 variety, which ti W
Heady for All Comers
vimc m oiuio luujr iuw meia
Major Middle and Tex IUekard, vrhn
vita iorieamtt3fute io
a $MgV!trJr " "", r
WHEN
DEMPSEY EASES
TRAIN!
Contender Eliminates Hard
Punches to Save Hands, at
Request of Rickard
.An -rr AnllTlilnr niinnr
JtOO IU UU1I IIIMUC DUIIO I
Carpentier Gels SJ.i.OOO
Offer From Tex Richard
to Box Dempsey in U.- S.
Paris. June 30. Georges Carpen
tier lias received by cable from Tex
Hiikard. the boxing promoter, nn
offer of S-l.-.oriO for n mutch with
Jack Dempsey in the I'nited States
in Jniiuiny next.
Munuger Desehainps, for Carpen
tier. has inquired of Uichard re
garding the conditions and the num
ber of rounds in the proposed match
before replying definitely to the of
fer. Toledo. O., June .'0. For fear of an
injury to bis hands on the eve of his
heavyweight championship contest witli
Jess Willard, Jack Denipsey today was
instructed to elimiuutc all heavy hitting
from his trniuing bouts. The Instruc
tions were isued at the request of Tex
lticknrd, promoter of the "Fourth of
July" mntch, who nlso Intends to make
the request of Willard.
Sunday saw the last hard work-out
foi Dempsey and from now on the chal
lenger will ease off rapidly in his train
ing. This is a necessity rather than a
choice so far as the Salt Lake heavy
weight is concerned, for he is so fine
phjsicnlly thnt there is more than a
remote danger of his going stale
Willard. on the other hand, plans to'
continue his recent burst of training
speed for at least two days more, un-
less n spell of hot weather muses him
to change his mind.
Larchmont Regatta July 4
vv York, Jun 30 The thirty -ighth an
nual regatta of the Larchmont Yarlit 'lub
win bo held on 1'riday. jui 4 The rmes
will b open for nil claps1 of sathla en-
rolled in VecotiUzecl jacht clubs
UP IN
N
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
Two boxlnr clabN wtll operate tonight.
The Kmplre will htat;e Its weekly Indoor
show at riftef-iilh and Ha In bridge streets,
while the Cambria will put on Its post pone J
attraction in Kensington.
Patny Wallace and Dummy Lnnjr will
feature the Empire card. Wallace showed
come real form against J tax Williamson Uit
Thursday night.
Joe Wflhh will do the entertaining In the
main tteiislon at the Cumbria, oppobpiI to
Johnny Wolgast, the slugging Lancustr boy.
The other TCmplr bmits follow Micky
Brltt b Mike Connors, Younff Kddle Wagond
vs Willie Curry. Johnny Ketrhetl vh "Young
O' Lea rr and Ray, Mullen vs. Young Clark
A battle royal also la listed.
The other Cambria bouts follow Whltej
Baker vs Jack Ward. Willie McCloskey b
Charles Mooney, Jack Howie vs Johnny
O'Neill and Hay O'Mallev vs. Kid Mack
O'Mailey la a brother of Johnny Meily, the
hard-hitting lightweight
Three rlubfl will stage bhowa on the after
noon of July 4 the Cumbria open air, the
National A A and the Pennsgrote A ,
of Pennsgrovo. N J The returns of tho Wll-lard-Dempsey
fight will be announced from
the ring at the three clubs.
The holiday matins program at the Na
tional follows: Len Rowlands vs. K, O,
lioughlln, Micky Rrltt vs Joe Masters. Ray
(YMalley vs 8am mv Rrllton. Iarrv Gardner
fvfc. Voung Casnet and Battling titlnger vs.
AJthnny Ketchell
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TtiH orormm for tbe Prnnaffrov. A. C.
Ytowa! Ycunz Weyman. of Qlrardvllle. v.
arrv fKld) Drown, the hlich school boyi
Tommy BnirW v. Younjr MarcW. Tomiu
rvxiailsv vi. Hobby Robedlna and Toun'l
j7Voiptr( !. mir wiriry.
Tk Cambria will f.atur Eittllnv ,
ay'M(MHW ir la mBO-so to
A FELLER NEEDS A
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JESS AND JACK
EACH OTHER
Sporting Editor From Mars Pays Visit to Toledo Camps and
Gets a Couple of Ears Full of "Hop'" From the "Experts"'
My (iKANTLANI) KICK
Toledo. O.. June IIO.
YOL" couldn't pronounce his name if
We told nll whnt it nni. ltnsiilns.
e didn't cntrh his monicker when wel
'were introduced. It is enough to say
he is the sporting editor of the Martian
Heruld, sent down from Murs to pick
I the winner of Friday's eminent quarrel,
'noisy echoes from the same having nl-
j ready reached our neighboring planet.
but n few wireless bops away. This
Martian critic was the same writer
who more than three years ago made
this prediction: "The Germans hnve
a world of speed, but they will soon
i need it if they ever hope to get back
across the Rhine with a few helmets
left."
Was he right? Well, in chorus with
Yon Mindenhurg. I.udendorff, Von
Mnrvit.. the kniser and the crown
prince, "I'll say he was," to use nn old
Sanskirt phrase.
The Martian visitor dropped oft' at
the Secor Hotel. There, up and down
the long, smoke-filled lobbv he saw the
procession tile by. lioxing writers from
the days of Sullivan and Corbctt on
down the winding nisle of. time to
Willard and Denipsey, men who had
made nn Otto Floto, others who had
come on in later years, Edgrcn, Tnd,
Goldberg, Ttuuyon, McOeehan and
others whose judgment was worthy of
respect.
An Imposing Array
Mingled with these he saw such vet
eran trainers as William Muldoon,
Pooch Donovan, etc., who have spent
their long careers in conditioning men
for the vnriouj competitions of life.
Then be saw boxers who should know
something of their own game drift by
Hat Nelson, Frank Moran, Hennie
Leonard, Jack McAuliffe, joung aud
old, lightweights nnd henvj weights,
H( haw Tom Fan0Kni w)io helped
,,, ,ook llftP1. jnhnson'H destinies in his
battles with Jeffries and Willard, and
Tex O'Uourke, who had helped to train
Willard for his Johnson light,
So our Mnrtlan neighbor went forth
r..i e i i i i
to get an earful from bis clan who
all-star bantam card. Promoter Burns an
nouncra that hi will have a wire at thft
rtncslde to uho the liewa of the DeinpsV
Willard fray
The Atlantic rltjr Hportlnr dab will pre
sent a llElitu eight wind-up at the weekly
show on Thursday night Willie Jackson,
Ihe hard-hittllie New York boy, will take
on Jackie Moore, the atuKSlng colored bat
tler, over the eight-round distance.
Eddie ReTolm will take part In hie flrat
bout since hie return from France when h
faces Johnny McLaughlin In the abort aeinli
wind-up The other bouts follow: Joe Htan.
ley M) Terry Hanlon and Johnny Uallen s.
Uddle Kay.
Mike Murphy and his party left by motor
for Toledo seiterda They expect to ar-
ivo lunaay nism. uiner members or tne
pirty were Johnny Murphy, Chappie O'Con
ner. of Olen IVlls, N. Y. : O. Faul Oogel and
J. Alfred Clark.
Ion Rain. Is all set for his Toledo set-
away ifle open-air promoter
companied by Dr. U. W
I'ntll. Chufla. tfasl. ui,l
They leave tonight. Johnny ICIIbane vlll
join mem in ntisuurgn.
Joe Tlpllti will sea action In Trenton to
night, when he takes on Eddie Walsh In the
eight-round wind-up. Walih Is a Trenton
boy. who has been making rood In his re
cent battles.
W. 8. Cann, of Elizabeth, N J , a mem
ber of the New Jersey Doling Commission,
will represent the commission at the Wll-lard-Dempsey
right Chairman John H.
Smith will be unable to attend and appointed
Cann to represent the New" Jersey body.
Two all-elar boilng shows are billed for
Ihe ball parka next month. Phil Ulassman
rpeta to stage a banner rant el flhltut Park
on the night of July 14. The Phils' Park
It-Ilall Will t-Ua Ihsm uuna At t.t.f .knaaf ..
laner msi ut mouc.
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WILL KILL
IN 30 SECONDS"
should know if nnjbody in the world
over tould.
When we snvv him four hours later
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iiejCt W'U 1IMIK UUUIIL 111'" i,, .r. .... ..
nervous nuivcr running up and down
his frame. His pulse was feeble, but
fast. There was an air of uncertainty
in every move he made. Then he
stnrteil In to snlll his woe.
"l'iist of nil," he said, "I spent two'timore, where he was born, when he was
hours with the writers, boxers and
trainers who are supporting Dempsey
The opinions and the facts they gave
me are ns follows:
" 'Dempsey will stop this big stiff
inside of six rounds. Whj V We'll tell
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jou. lie met i.pvuiskv, urn is mr
cleverer than Willnnl, und murdered
him. He tackled Curl Morris, vilio wan
us bi and as tough as Willard is, ami
Killed him in n round. He theu tackled
1'red 1'ulton. Who is l'tilton? Well,
Fulton stopped 1'iiink Moran in three
rounds after Moran had carried Wil
lard for ten rounds without trouble.
" 'This doesn't make Fulton look
much worse than Willard. What did
Dempsey do to Fultnn? He ripped the
gray soul out of him in fourteen" and
three-(uarter sernuds, just ns he will
rip the soul out of Willard before this
fight is over. He is thirteen years
3-ouuger than Willard, three times ns
fast, in far better condition, harder to
hit, with every bit ns hard a punch. He
is a natural tighter against an artificial
one. He is alriuct as big ns Johnson
was when ho whipped; Jeffries, nnd a
bigger man than Sullivan, Fitzsimmom,
and Corbctt in their prime. He ib a
rushing, rip-tearing ton-of-a-gun, with
n killing punch in either paw and the
heart of u tiger to take him on.
"Then, he continued. "I vlaite.l ,.
Willard delegation, although convinced
that nny further cpiest was a waste .if
time.. This is what f Bt from some of
age weight of nil t1(. champions who
!'"" S""V ulV" """ ml he is six
inches taller. He ia in bptter t.omitioll
han he was wl,e , toubt Moru
en pounds lighter, faster and a better
boxer.
Left and Right
'"He has a left that will check
Dempsey nt Ions range, aud if Jack
K-Ct,H. h,y tf"i Wt ,1C wi" ru" iut" "
right hook that will tear his head off
No man will ever beat him down by
tearing Into that steel-plated stomach,
and no mere bix-footer is ever going to
reach that rolling, shifting jaw that is
well out of range.
" 'Willard is more In earnest today
than he ever was before. He may not
like fighting, but he likes the cash that
goes with u championship. JoIhiboh, a
hard and clever hitter, couldn't even
check him. Moran, a good, game ex
perienced slugger, couldn't even bother
him. He knows how to block and he
can nuthlt any liUnir man.
" 'Dempsey's rushimr. nnen ui ......
built for him to beat. When rtem,,u.
ine binaries!, pcup e here- 'Willnnl . ill I "" Vmra HI me none oi uie iito luurna-
till l,lu f,.ll,.. "i , "iu"nl '" ment at tho Meadow Lake Country Club
Mil mis ieuow inside of five rounds hero estenlay. liarnea turned In a score f
This superman chafter is nn lim.l- l rl 3T for seventy-lwn tiolea. In the rrofes-
l iio. ,i , . is no Uiinu. He gional play Uob McDonald, of Chicago, pro-
IS lllty POllUUS inuir !... o.. r...inn.i nf thn new Htanston club, waa
noor win tm ac- tears Id and lands one or two puulah
JV"emai.rammgn,! '"I? Mow;. bl8 brown leather 'covered
nsc is joiufi io catcu nitu on tho neck
or Jaw, nud this only work left for
the Judges -will be to help lift' Dempsey
back Into the ring. Dempsey's good.
But he never saw the duy he could
spot this fellow fifty pounds In weight
and six inches in height and reach.
Notning to It, not a thing.' "
What the Martian wirelessed back
was this :
"After visiting both camps and bear
ing from both sides, my prediction is
that they will kill each other Inside of
thirty wewiaa, Either that pr a lot
ri wwe aM crazy or of
WALKER IVIENTALLY
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New Intercollegiate Champion
Never Gets Perturbed at
Poor Form
HOFFNER KEEPS WINNING
By SPICK HALIi
The ideal golfer in match play is the
man who can concentrate his best
efforts on every hole, fegardlcss of how
the contest stands. One of the greatest
troubles with a golfer in match play
is thnt he is figuring on how he can win
enough holes to get squnre If he is down
or, if up, how many to win the mntch.
Also the mind of the golfer is apt to
revert to holes that lie lost which he
thinks he should hnve won, but for hard
Iuckor something. AVhile these thoughts
are through his brain, he i likely to
lose another hole for the simple reason
that his efforts and thoughts are not on
the matter in hand.
One of the bgst examples of a player
with an ideal golf temperament is A, Ij.
Walker, Jr., Columbia t'niversity, who
won the final round of the intercolle
giate tournament Saturday on the cast
course at Merion. t
Fine Kecovcry
The majority of players who went
through what he did in the first eight
een holes of that match would jicvcr
have mnde the wonderful recovery that
he did. After the morning setto Walker
was three down to J. S. Dean, Prince
ton, aud (lie match looked to be a walk
away for the Tiger man.
Throughout the morning Walker had
been playing miserable golf. The main
reason for this was thnt he was badly
ovcrgolfed and could not get going. Hut
the fact remains thnt he was con
stantly in .trouble, driving poorly nnd
putting worse. Hut when the afternoon
round began Walker showed his ability
to keep his mind on the game as it pro
ceeded and not on what had happened
I or what might occur. Even in the morn
j ing. when he was going very badly,
' Wnlker did not lose his poise for n mo
I t Tint- nnnarentlv his struggles
were useless, he simply couldn't get
going, no matter bow carefully he
played.
Took Things Easy
Many a veteran golfer would have
gone to pieces under the same circum
stances, but Walker just began the sec
ond round ns though it were the first,
playing every hole to the best of his
ability and never getting excited over
drives into the rough, bad putting or
some of the long, lucky putts thnt Denn
ran down. He just stuck to his tusk
nnd kept putting down Dean's lead
until the oung Princctonian's game
cracked to smithereens nnd ho didn't
make even a good fight after Walker
had squared the match on the tenth hole
of the second.
Wnlker has trained, schooled him
self for years in the gentle art of play
ing every hole with all of his skill with
out nllovving extraneous matters to in
terfere. He began playing golf in lial-
six or seven years, 'ilus long ininiiinr
in wth the came has made him a
splendid mechanical golfer and this,
combined witli nntural golfing instinct
and ability to keep bis mind on every
shot, has made the Hichmond county
l .'. . .. i. i . .. : jl..
joulli oup pi tup uesi juuusmcis m mc
,'nst, and lie will be further heard from
jn tho big tourument before another
' j oar has passed. .
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MEYERS QUITS BASEBALL
Danny Murphy Succeeds the "Chief"
as Manager of New Haven Club
New Haven, Conn., June ,"',0. .Tohn
"Chief" Meyers, former New York and
Hostou Xntionals catcher, lias resigned
as manager of the New Haven club of
the Eastern League, which post he has
held since the openiug of the present
season.
It wns announced thnt Danny Mur
phy, formerly of the Philadelphia
Americans, and more recently manager
of the New Haven and the Hartford
teams, had been apoiutcd manager of
the local team.
Husiness interests prevented Meyers
from devoting all his time to tho team,
it was stuted.
Jim Barnes Leads Pro Golfers
Kiinsan CHv. -Mo., June SO. Steady, con
sistent Play brought Jim liarnes, the St
l.uulM ?un&et Hill proieweionai, up jrom ser
fn,..!) hv.nnrhpit1 conalstency Into second
Plare with a total of SOU. . Kddle Looa. nev
erly club, Chicago, professional, and Jock
Hutchinson, professional, of the J-hlcauo
lllenvlew rlub. tied for third with 307 for
the two days' play.
Eastern Golfers Beat Western Stars
Nt. Andrews, V.' I., June 30. Oswald
Klrkey, metropolitan golf champion, and
Gardiner White, of New York, representing
the r.ast. won a series of matches con
cluded here yesterdRy from the W estern
team cSmposId of t'harles (Chick) Kvans.
national amateur tltleliolder. and Ned Paw
"r held for the benefit of the Canadian
JlVJ l-ross. The Easterners won three
matches, lost two, and tied three.
Stockholm Holds Frankford
IVIldwnod. N. J.. June 30. Wlldwood de
feated mnkford'; A, . A... of Philadelphia.
1 to 0. the lone iauy com n , ,"VJi
.WWord;. rally In r.nth w. .lffig
Klmf" the0Tormer"cnTfal 'HUH, athlete,
twirled fine tail for W'lldwood.
Mackln Twirls Steady Ball
In a well-played srame at the Halt-VTay
--Jn -..::.- 'in lfenslnstan. Juniata do-
feted P. n. T.. 8 to S. yesterday. Walter
Matkln's pitching was steady.
Another for Kinsley
Kinsley A. A. defeated Jasntr yesterday
l n lnteTestlna; ame. 7 to 0. adding an
L'theV tii Tlha last-a-rowln'g string of victories.
SHIB&.PARK, 3:30 P. M.
Athletics vs. Washington
Sl.lO. Keserved. 1.10. Olmbels' and
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Sing a Song of Sixty Bucks
Another Day or Tivo Which of Them Will
Drop, Says the Modern Mother Goose
IN THE SPOItTLIGHT By GHANTLAND ftlCE
Copyright. 18l. AH rights reserved. J
Old Four Hundred
Is there a drinker around here
Who knoics a drlnU tcith a klcle
That will drive all tho caret from a pitcher's dome
IVhen Wooden Shoes picks up his ttlokt
Is there a drug fiend in all the world
, Who can slip 'ts his dope
That will make the pitcher tingle with joy
And oe overftoicina tcith hope ,
When the roar of the crowd and ihe toss of the hut
Announce Old Gavvy is up at latt
Is there a doctor with tonio tuperh
In any city or state
To help a guy with the bases full
Ana Uactus pounding
For the
WE HAVE harped at considerable length on this matter of form fir tfcs
day before but it might still carry a few more words.
Any number of fans, for example, have seen Christy Mathewson pitch n
three-hit game on Monday. And then on Thursday he met with a fusillade of
swats from fifteen to sixteen Id number.
On Monday he wai right. On Thursday he wasn't.
In the samo(way Cobb has got two or three hita . day for a week. And
then he has gone for three or four days without being able to hit the ball.
The same thing goes for Willard and Dempsey. Either one of them might
easily be right to win by Monday nnd cleanly out of focus by the following
Friday from one of those noncxplainablo slumps that are beyond the dope.
You understand how it is in your own game. Even when your physical
condition seems the samo, one day you can and too next day you can't.
'THE same thing holds for a boring match or a championship fight.
Up With the Caddie
rpHEUE are now between 500,000 and 000,000 kids acting as caddies for
American golfers.
Around the Chicago district, in Massachusetts and through New Jersey
in particular several movements have been set nndcr way to see that these
kids aregiven better opportunity In the future than they have known In the past.
More tournaments should be arranged for tbem and all golfers who have
surplus clubs as most of them have should make it a point to see that as many
youngsters as possible are supplied with an Iron, a mashle or n putter.
A caddie tournament Is an institution that deserves exceptional praise.
Not nearly enough of these have been arranged by golf committees In the past,
AND the opportunities to play the course early Monday or Tuesday
ntornt'nffj should be arranged.
Something More
THERE is still another side to the question. There are entirely too- many
golfers who are inclined to blame their caddies for every missed shot.
Needing an alibi, they toss it back on the kid.
There could be no lower form of sportsmanship, but this means little to
number of .crabbed souls who ore unwilling to accept the penalty of their own
mistakes.
There are ways to correct and Instruct a caddie without attempting to
remove part of his hide.
THE trend here is now upicard ond the caddie at tost, through such
enterprising associations as the Massachusetts and New Jersey ga'f
branches, is coming closer to his own.
Mother Goose on the Fight
Hcy-diildlc-diddle
77ie ring's in tho middle.
While I'm up as high as the moon ;
Is that Jess or Jack
Who is flat on his lackt
I feel like a human balloon.
Tom, Tom, the banker's son.
Bought a ticket the son-of-a-gun;
And the only words that Tom can say
Are "Sixty bucks is a lot io pay."
Sing a song of sixty-bucks pocket full of pop
In another day or tico which of them will dropt
When the fight is over I'll be worse than broke
n'f tmf a pretty dish to sit before a bloket
Jack and Jess met in a ring
To spring a bale of slaughter
If Jess falls down he'll lose his crown;
I wonder if he ortert
AMATEUR BASEBALL NOTES
Manager Phil Haggerty, of the Na
tivity, whose team has won nine games
this benbon, is desirous of bopking sev
eral games away from home on bun-
dnyi. Nativity has one of the best
teams in the city, and Haggerty is de
vising a scheme whereby the leading
semlpros can play a series and decide
who is the best Independent cl,ub in
tha town.
For games address l'hil Haggerty,
2012 Aramingo avenue. Nativity is
open to play games at home ou Satur
day afternoon with the btrougest clubs
in or out of town.
f'.lnrr A. C. wnntn in hear from all first-
claes teams having grounda and offering a
guarantee.1 K. J. PaUes, 04 North Flfty-
llftli street.
The Lenolm V. f. has July fj. 12 and 10
open for a first-class home team, Thomas V.
Jo)ic. i'610 Houth Warnock street.
u. T .. -.n.- I, r t.u n.u.1 na.&M I- T..tM
and August for first-class home teams, a.
W. raher, 33 iast iorK street.
Itoseflrld ritih, a flrst-dnsa traveling
team would like to hear from Wlster Park.
Uodlrey or any other team. Frank Conlln,
5S0 East Martin strevt. Hoxborough.
A fast outfielder would like to elgn with a
flrst-clans semi-pro team playing Saturday
and Sunday ball. 13 all Player. iSXtt Cedar
aenue,
ralrhlll A. C. a first-class traveling team.
RARIS
C1RTERS
will cisjSip
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Pocket Full of Pop In
the platet
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Day Again
Is In need of pitcher and lnflelderi also
has July 4 a. m. and n. m. open. 'Charles
Becker. 2008Wallace street.
w J!DerjUle F. O. has June 28. SI and July
B open for such tyams as Hoxborough i,nd
ICaywood C. C. William Connor. Holland
street. Crum t,ynne. Pa.
North Mde ProfMslonnls want to hear
from some good home clubs In Pennsylvania
and New Jersey offering a stuarantee. John
J. Hoover, 2035 North American street.
Philadelphia Rapid Transit A, O.. a flrat-
'tno. bciii., mii iinvciiiiK tram, lias aatCS OPSQ
away. J. Whiteside, 3511 Joyce street. t
Mretoirn Baptist. . first-class team, hu
June 2b, July 4 and a few other open dates
for either at home or away. C. Italler. 6125
North Lambert street.
The Cayuga- F. C a seventeen-elghteen-yeaiold
traveling tenm. has July 4 a, m.
and p. m.. 2A and dates In August open.
V. Farrell. 4257 North Reese street.
The All-Amcrtoans are open for first-class
teama giving a favorable guarantee. Com
municate with "Art" Hummers, 6843 Wil
lowa avenue. The All-Americana have Sat
urday. June 28, July 4 and fi open. The
team this season has played and defeated
such teams as the inildale, Bacharach
(llants, Paterson Silk Sqx, Tletgen and
Walla, of lloboken. winning nine out of lta
eleven games played, losing one to Jlllldalo
and one to Paterson.
Rosewood A. A., a first-class traveling
team, has July 4 and dates In August and
September open for all first-class noma
teams. Charles Adams. 848 North Orhutns.
street.
The ojwatUfsKftory Imitation -garters that look Uktt
Paris but oren'f emphasize the importance of look
ing twice before you buy oace for our kneelln
figure oval trademark snd oace tzlfl to be sure.
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