RAIN KEEPS BASEBALL ON SHELF; LOCAL TENNIS PLAYERS SLOW IN FILING ENTRIES NICHOLS SETS PACE ON LINKS I Covers Course in Par 70 at Practice; Leads West ern Golfers Cleveland. Ohio, July 23.—Excel lent golf was played in practice over the course of the Maytield Country Club by the 140 entrants for the Western open golf champ.. nship, the chief honors going to Gill Nich ols, of New York, who scored a par 70. including an eagle, one on the 200-yard thirteenth hole. Driving on • a high parapet tee to a narrow gulch green surrounding the yawn ing bunkers, the veteran dropped a < beautiful iron shot just short 1 of the 4 J .i-ineh cup and the ball trickled in. Others who equaled par were Ern ruett French, of York, Pa., and Jack Sturgess, of Nashville. Tenn. Willie ! Kidd, of St. Louis, displayed some ] spectacular golf, scoring a 32 on one j nine. James Barnes, of St. Louis, title holder. did not play the full round to-day, but Walter Hagen, of De troit, runner-up in the last tourna ment at Westmoreland in, 1917 scored 73, while Jock Hutchinson, of Chicago, who finished third two years ago, took 74. Among the late entries are Tom Mc.Namara and Tom Kerigan, of New York; Leo Diegel and Roy Ko ber, of Detroit: Alex Cunningham, j Wheeling, W. Va„ and Jack Barry, of Grand Rapids. Word came that Charles Hoeft- } ner, of Philadelphia, would be un- I able to play and Mike Brady, of Boston, failed to appear, but aside I from these two professionals and ' Francis Ouimet and Chick Evans, amateurs, the field includes all those who finished among the first twenty in the national open tour nament in Boston, and contains a number who were unable to com pete in that event. The course record for the May field links, which is severely trap ped and undulating through fair ways, in competition, is 69, set by Ned Sawyer, of New York, on July 1, 1917. This figure was bettered I yesterday by Otto Hackbarth, of ! Cincinnati, who scored 68, but did not use all the hack tees. Seek Tennis Experts Who Know All About Rules New York, July 23. —Question- ■ naires will be sent to 600 members j of the National Umpires' Associa - j tion in an endeavor to secure 150 officials to act as umpires, football judges and linesmen at the national ' tournament which is to be played at the West Side Tennis Club be- ; ginning August 25. More than thir- ! ty courts will be in use during the first three days of play. Of the 600 members of the I'm- | pires' Association, more than 150 reside in the New York district. It j is expected that the majority of the officials will be from this vicinity. | The number of officials needed will be reduced each day as the rounds progress. This is the first year that this method of choosing, officials has been used. Last year j most of the officials were from the West Side Tennis Club. RESORTS FPANKI.I\ COI'XTY, PA. fiS Amflptca*" UJE G^MOUKf Buer.a Vista Springs. Franklin Co.. Pa. A Distinctive Summer and Autumn Report. A strictly modern hotel with MWllent table and service. Altitude 2T"*) feet. Snlendid roads: golf, tennia. etc. Will Remain Open Until October .lohn ,1. Manager ! AT ASBI'HY PARK. N. J. THE HOTEL THAT MADE SHORE DINNERS FAMOUS Plaza Hotel and Grift On Ocean Front Asbury Park, New Jersey Headquarters For Auto Tourists European Plan Garage in Connection AT ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. THE SAN JOSE 132 St James Place. Fifth house from beach. European Plan. Terms attrac tive. 16th season. McNamara & Hughes Owners. ** HOTEL CLEAR VIEW 2217 Pacific Ave. 16th season. Amerl- j can Plan. Bathing from hotel. MRS. s. MEG AW. ' MOST AMIABLE HOSTESS IX TOWN THE HAVERHILL 17 St IHinoin Avenue Near beach. 33 daily; 31S up weekly Mrs. Letitia Mathews THE MAYNARD - 10 So. Michigan Ave. Convenient to piers. Excellent table. Pleas, surroundings. Terms moo. MRS. T. PORTER. HOTEL BISCAYNE Kentucky Ave., Fourth hotel from Beach. Amer. plan 32.50 up daily; 316 up wkly. HARRISON HIPPLE, Prop. CHESTER HOUSE, 15 & 17 S. Georgia Ave., nr. Beach. Two sqs. from Reading Sta. 32.50 dly 312 up weekly. Mrs. T. Dickerson. HOTEL BOSCOBEL Kentucky Ave., near beach. Baths, , elevator, fine table, bathing privi leges; 33 up daily; Amer. plan; book let. Always open. Capacity 350. ' A. E. MARION. THE WILTSHIRE, Virginia ave. and Beach, Ocean view. Capacity 350. Private baths; running water in rooms; elevator, etc. Amer. plan; special weekly rates. Booklet. SAMUEL ELLIS COURTESY, QUALITY, SERVICE. HOTEL KENTUCKY, KENTUCKY AV„ NEAR BEACH. Euro. Plan—Rates, 31 to 33.50 dally. American Plan —33 to 36 daily; i to 325 weekly. v Elev.; elec. lights; tel. every room; run. water in rooms; private baths. Phone 3105. N. B. KENNAPY. • 1.50 up dly. Sp'cl. wkly. Eor'pn. plan $2.50 up dly. $12.50 up wkly. Amr. plea LEXINGTON Pacific at Arkansas ave. Cap. 600; , running water in rooms; private „ baths; extensive porches and dance ▼ floors; choice table. Bath houses on . premises for guests; private entrance ; trj beach. Garage. Bklt. W. M. HASLETT, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AMBULANCES DID GOOD IN ITALY Two of Three Cars Given by Trapshooters Carried Many Thouands of Patients [By Peter P. Carney.] Trapshooters in general will be glad to learn of the great good ac complished by the ambulances do nated by the American Amateur Trapshooters' Association to the American Expeditionary Forces, j Three three-quarter ton G. M. C. I ambulances, fully equipped, were , purchased by the trapshooting fra ' ternity and presented to the A. E. F. jin August, 1917. The drivers of j two of these cars are once more on ' native soil, bringing with them the | brass plates which were fastened to j the cars, telling the why and where ! fere of the ambulance .and the his ! Tory of the work done by the ambu lances. The drivers are J. W. Hay, of Sanderson. Texas, and Arthur B. Fraser, of Philadelphai. both con nected with Section 596 of the United States Army Ambulance Service, assigned to the Italian Army by the A. E. F. Were ill Italy The drivers arrived at Genoa, Italy, on June 27, 1918, and the am bulances were assembled at that • port that week. They entered serv i ice August 7. Hay's ambulance, No. j 79,490, was with the Sixth Italian i Army from August 7 to September J 28. During this time front-line work, over roads that were under ! shellfire at all times, was carried on. The Sixth Army was located on ! Mt. Rossignoes. Asiago, Pit. Hay ' joined the Eighth Italian Army on the Piave front on September 29 and remained with this branch until January 15, when he was assigned to the Fourth Italian Army. In seven months' service at the front the ambulance was not hit once. It covered 6,537 miles and ; carried 3.274 patients. Makes Good Record Fraser's ambulance was No. 79,- 436. It is in as good condition as when he started out. It covered j more than 6,000 miles and hauled | more than 4,000 patients, and most j of the driving was done in the Italian Alps. Fraser's first assignment was to I the extreme top of Mount Cavalet to, an elevation of 4,500 feet, and just behind the lines. Fraser made I two trips a day—one along the front ! for patients during the day and one j down the mountain at night to the I base hospital. Fraser was connect- I ed with the Sixth and Eighth Ital ian Armies. An effort is now being made to learn the whereabouts of the third ! ambulance. Baseball Summary For Two Big Leagues NATIONAL, LEAGUE Yesterday's Results All games postponed (rain). STANDING OF THE CLUBS W. L. Pet. | New York ;.. 4S 23 .676 i Cincinnati 49 26 .653 Chicago 42 35 .545 Pittsburgh 39 36 .520 Brooklyn 3S 36 .514 Boston 28 45 .383 St. Louis 29 48 .376 Philadelphia 23 47 .329 SCHEDULE FOR TODAY St. Louis at Boston. Chicago at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at New York. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Yesterday's Results Cleveland, 4; Philadelphia, 3. New York, 6; Chicago, 1. Detroit, 2; Boston, 1. St. Louis, 5; Washington, 0. STANDING OF THE CLUBS W. L. Pet Chicago 53 29 .646 ! Cleveland 47 34 .585 ' New York 43 34 .569 1 Detroit 45 35 .562 J St. Louis 4 3 3 7 .53 7 | Boston 33 45 .423 i Washington 35 48 .422 j Philadelphia 19 59 .243 I SCHEDULE FOR TODAY No games scheduled. TO-DAY'S LOCAL SCHEDULE West End league E. and F. vs. Commonwealth on grounds at Fourth and Seneca j streets at 6.30 o'clock. Allison Hill Xioaguc Galahad vs. Rosewood on the grounds at Seventeenth and Chest- j nut streets at 6.30 o'clock. i RUTHERFORD WANTS GAMES The Rutherford Y. M. C. A. base- i ball team would like to arrange a 1 game for Saturday either at home i or away from home. All communi- j cations should be addressed to ! Frank Helmey, 1637 Pulton street, or Bell phone 4868-J. RESORTS AT WILD WOOD, N\ J. PDWQGQM l|lif**W I p-BY THE SEA_ LJJWOOD CREST Always cool and delightful. Fresh, invigorating salt eea breexsa Its HjjT famous five-mile bathing beach offers the best and safest surf bathing on the coast. Splendid boardwalk lined with high-grade amusements, theaters, piers and novelty shops. Walter Pfelffer's Orchestra gives daily concerts. Excellent hotels at moderate rates Fine motor roads. Good garage accommoda tions. For Illustrated folder and further information, write today to W. Court right Smith Beard •* Trade ! Secretary Wild weed, X. t. j Wildwood Manor 1 a o p ck 4 ; oo; * c h e ° a ' front; fresh and salt water In baths; run. water; hot and cold, in bedrooms, elec. elev.; tennis courts, etc. Opens I June 27. Mrs. Wm. R. Lester, Mgr. Hotel Sheldon. Amr. plan. Dally rates Rooms, with run. water, 33 to 33.50. i Pvt. baths, 34 to 34. Elev. Booklet. D. J, WOODS* Ownership-glaring cm't. SNOODLES -> • -> By f aw'RIGHT- A /atta eov sT ~ " / (V\ v ?er tennis tickets ! " f >OU ACTCRS'N' ] wpf C S5,ifD Vo w ( (MOMMIES S\WELU new PowDEft ! ACTeREEMSI / VBI^?oALAIK£^ * VWHftTS CO Ml N', OFF HERE-ANiVwAV^ ——————————— ' ■ Vl\ &