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i ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 17, 1919 ST. LOUIS POST-OISPATCH 26 11 1 aaaaaaB i i.i. 1 1 ssa i aaasaasnw 4aaBBBaW At Medal Play, Bockenkamp Is Pretty Foxy; but This Wolff Seems to Be a Bear. Meado ws' Last Two amcs 'Overseas' Clancy Bockenkamp Crowds Wolff for Gallia's Run of Starts New Drive.

MeAal Plau Honors at Sunset Victories Ended Willard Not Yet in Havana 'Form'; Prove He Is Again Readj SF0BT SALAD Is Slow of Foot Bespectacled Right-Hander Yesterday Shut Out Superbas, Wood and Whitney Are Choices to Win Title by His Own Balk Pitching Error Puts Vick in Po-! sition to Tally Yanks Win in 11 Frames. 7 1 Players Survive First Qualify-; ing Round in W. G. A. Tourney, With Sunset Hill Stan Having Lew Score of 73.

in Fight Tonight St. Louis Veteran of St. Mihiel and Argonne to Come Back Against George Chip. Abbreviated Contest Jack Smiths Hitting Wins Dempsey, on the Other Hand, Clash fo Rickey. I Could Battle for the Cham- pionship Tomorrow.

e.NRY LEE MEADOWS of Oxford. C. aided and abetted by i pj. 'ARREX K. WOOD of Chi cago and Nelson Whitney The Transatlantic Flight.

THAT flight across the ocean All former records cracked; It caused a great commotion And that's a solemn fact. i vius. the arch enemy of the baseball magnate, yesterday again rtYts. CHALLENGER IS RUGGED I idence of being the sadly needed pitcher to shove the Cardinal. WEILMAN DUE TO HURL FOE A FORMER CHAMPION Today's Scores and Totals.

i the Big Four of the National League pennant race. Henry Lee; through with an abbreviated 20 victory over the Dodgers of Brooklft, $1 Superior Endurance and Condi K. K. Knepper, Sioux City, 38 4i total. 159.

Warren K. Wood. Chicago, 39 41 game being called in the last halt or me nun Decause oi a downpour. We used to call it piffle And let it go at that; But Alcock made the riffle In 16 hours flat. Southpaw to Be Given Chance to Even Count in Series With Huggins' Band.

Pennsylvania Slugger Recently Met Mike Gibbons and Was Credited With Draw. tion May Prove Winning Factor, Edgren Says. It wasn't the game that Meadows Ditched vesterday that enthused of New Orleans brought the same price in the Western Uolf championship auction bidding yesterday at Sunset Hill Country Club. Each of these players' chances to win the tourney brought $5i0. Paul Hunter and Paul Gardner of Chicago tied at $225 in the bidding.

11. E. Lord. Algonquin, sold for J200: Dudley Mudge for $190: Clarence Wolff. Sunset Hill.

J1S0; Richard Bockenkamp. $175: Donald Edwards, $175; D. Standish. $160: C. G.

Waldo. $155; Harry Legg, $150. The field sold for $100. The total pool goes to the man who purchases the winner's name. Rickeymen Have Won 16 of Last 23 Casta, Rickey, but his previous one against the Braves of Boston.

On that oc- SO total. 159. Dew.cl Webber, Chicagro, total. 1 CO. T.

B. tlriffith. Wichita, total, 161. W. W.

Carhart, Detroit, total. 167. It. M. Markell, Chicagro, 40 40 SO 40 42 S2 3G 16 S2 38 48 S6 The noble ocean liner Takes five to seven days So Alcock's feat was liner Some 57 ways.

team in the National LtjunJ casion he came inrougn wmi Two Open-Air Boxing Shows Planned July 4 at Local Ball Parks 8G can point to the same gre spurt as the Cardinals. Due to tlx automobile accident ln Meadows, Ames. Doak. HortOnii and Sherdel were Injured. trTa'tlofc got off to a miserable starts' Ot total, 170.

R. T. Rolfe, Chicago. 39 47 otal. 171.

Allen Loeb, Chicago. 38 40 total. 177. By Robert Edgren. Copyright.

1919. by Press Publishing Co. TOLEDO, June 17. Among the interesting arrivals at the Demp-sey-Willard fight camps here, yesterday, was Maj. Cushman A.

Rice, noted as commander of 20 squadrons of American air men during si months of the most desperate fighting of the war, as a sportsman and a follower of boxing. Maj. Rice visited TS XEW YORK, Juno IT. Jimmy Eurke will trot out Carl Weilman today to oppose Lefty Mogridge or Allen Russell in the final game of the four-battle series with the Yankees, I in an effort to gain an even break. Burke had been saving the south-i paw for the opening at Boston to-j morrow, but has not sufficient confi- dence in the other hurlers with the i team a game behind on the series.

the first 22 games played, th4Kne; Hole Cang won only five. Btft fh recovery of Doak. Meadows nj Ames, as well as 1 lie Improve first nine-inning victory of the sea- son. That helped considerable, but the fans who now have visions of a near-pennant winner at Vandeventer and Natural Bridge avenues sat back to await Meadows' next outing. He drew Al Mamaux.

the once i great Pirate, as his hurling rival and I handled himself in a masterful man- ner. What might have happened after the fifth inning does not enter the case. Meadows won his game and now Manager Branch Rickey is all but convinced that he has the fourth twirler to take his regular turn on the mound. Card 1'lay Great Game. TXMMY WIXIVAX, manager of the Future City Athletic Club, announced today that he had leased Sportsman's Park for an open air losing show to be held the afternoon of July 4.

llarrv Wills, said to be the best round play of the entire clubhm Seventy-one golfers who survived the first day's round of medal play in the Western Golf Association's championship tournament at the Sunset Hill Country Club, yesterday. boosted the men of Iiickey frw. The laurel he'll be handed As monarch of the air; In Ireland he landed All right side up with care. With England we won't quarrel And act unkind or mean. But gladly place the laurel On Capt.

Johnny's bean. But there is still another To share ia the renown. Our ti-Ulant man and brother, Lieut. Arthur Brown. A man whose brain creative The air course navigates; And furthermore a native Of these United States.

eighth place to fifth. hut Thru Champion Scores Seventh Knockout in Training Camp Heinen (Three Times) Monahan, Hempel, Stanton and Lavin All Victims. games removed from the first t. vision. negro heavyweight fighter in thei The mad dash of the cluk a country, who has been seen in at- itr.rteU oir tins morning on me ration here against Sam Lannfont, ig holes to decide the 36 be one principal in the fea- much like the spurt of the Brtvn Bob Shawkey yesterday pitched the loosest game of his many starts this season, but he nevertheless won-, 4 3, in 11 innings.

Flocks of Browns reached bases and flocks of Burkemen were left on them. Bob stuck grimly to it and extended his winning streak to seven games, while Gallia's run was halted at five. I both camps and saw both men work. lie saw Willard in Havana, went to France to see Johnson and Moran, to Australia for Burns and Johnson, and to see Les Uarcy fight, to England for Welsh and Ritchie. His other casual entertainments consisted of taking part in half dozen wars and In annual trips to Manchuria and other remote places of 1914.

I'p to and Including the His opponent has not ture event. first game of the series with tiJ Ciants at the I'olo Grounds. uw yet been chosen. The Rialto Athletic Club has Cardinals had won five and lor! which will begin this arternoon. i Crafts Higglns, starter, expected tho round to be finished by 2 p.

m. and the first pair in the championship flight to take to the 17 games for a percentage of L' Valsa announced a snow ior juij-'cl. at Cardinal Field, but has not ''specified the feature match to be Pipp, who hadn't made a base hit Since then they have won tf'aad By JKSS WILIMID. lost seven, for a winning maijk i held or the time of day. (Copyright, 1919.

by the Bell Syn- 7 lne dicate. inc.) carPet the eleventh which drove Why Not? rt lnLl i r. it I course shortly after the lunch hour. to hunt tigers, elephants and other big game. Maj.

Rice was impressed with sparring nmiiKM-'s condition find was in- The game was another of the sparkling bits of baseball that the Cardinals have produced since their return to Cardinal Field on Decoration daj'. They played snappy ball, the kind that the fans like to see. and that they piled up two runs in four innings off Mamaux speaks well for the run-making ability of the club. "endows' games against the Braves The first round of match play for Tor rnn Tuno 17 lit If tnus tne team nas aad4 14: points to its record since it vtslt ed Xew York. Since returning to Cardint Jess Willard says his -Rergt.

"Btid" Clancy (born Bolgeri the tltle win be over 18 holes, with 3 Staler Back In I.lneap. The Browns poled 12 safe hits off thing happened in the ring yester- I aav that few of those at the ringside Field the Uickeyites have srJ faced so many terrors dur-j Sjj-hole petition commencing to i ing his overseas experience with the morrow. 13 and lost only five games, for caught. Even the sharps among the Shawkey. but seven of them came newspaper critics, who might have after two were out.

All of the St. partners, "Walter Monahan and Jack Hempel can put it all over Bill Tate and Jamaica Kid. Jack Dempscy's hired shock absorbers. Why not settle the question in the ring preliminary to the big fight? ..22 percentage. This is a una American Expeditionary I-orces that jout ln aU, fup.

and Dot'gers, as well as a couple or seen it had they been tipped off in Louis' runs were driven in with two pace than is being set by4uV chestj- Giants of Xew York." th clined to think that Willard will have a hard time reaching his 'Ha -I vana form with only two weeks more of training. The Major goes to Washington tonight. His spare time is limited and he plans to fl up from Washington July 4 to see the fight. He can make the air trip in about five and a half hours each i way. nothing on this continent seems to nj9hed by admirers of his gallant him the slightest misgiving.

At fight for the Trans-Mississippi title, present pacemakers. who" wll' make their 1919 bow at Cantlau least that would explain tne "h) recent contests In wtiicn ne nas served as finisher, convince Manager Rickey that the bespeckled right- hander can take his regular turn on i the hill with Doak. Tuero and Good- win. This leaves Rickej- with Jake ield tomorrow. seeming recklessness of Buddy in se- took Wm tQ th? flnal thj Trans.

lecting one of the most dangerous MjssjSSjppj event, and the Forest advance, passed it by without comment. It was the knockout of Jack Heinen. I held the big lad up on my arms each time for about 10 seconds and stalled around until he could recover from the slight brain concussion. The first knockout was delivered with my natural blow; in fact, the only natural knockout punch that I May, Bill Sheruei anu I The town is rapidly filling with Horstman. too.

is available In view of the wonderful strides that liavp boon made in Invention such as the airplane, the wireless, the submarine, dare we ltope that in the fullness of time some super-genius will invent a soft collar that Mill not make you look like you had just escaped from the rag picker after terrific struggle? Junior Marathon Draws Big Ffe! Park golfer registered a 75 for the day, three above par and two above the 73 which gave Clarence Wolff of Sunset Hill low medalist honors men in the middleweight pugilistic as his opponent for tonight's contest at the Coliseum. Clancy, advised by Harry Trendall, decided that C.eorge Chip was the proper man to face on his initial bat- for the day. Xed Sawyer of Chicago, with 35 1 brought with me from the farm into old-timers. Jimmy fluider came in i ut the genial Missourian has not from New Tork today, and he is to shown much. see what condition the men are in.1 Sharing honors with Meadows yes- Jimmy was a great boxer in his time, 'erday was Jack Smith the fleet about 20 years ago.

and is as gooa Jielder. who lately ha- om I into his own and by brilliant a judge of boxers as I know. Its hu alI.around play lnade himself opinion that although Willard might solld wjth the fans. Smith today i be thinner, the fat he carries won't draws as much applause as anj- mem-! hurt his fighting a 12-round engage- her of the team. Tjirn the ring.

It was a snori. rigm. up- and 40 for his round, Entries for Tomorrow's Feat: Expected to Run Into the Hundreds. gone. George Sisler.

back in the I t-ame after a two-day layoff, snagged two infield hits which figured promi- i nently in all of the Browns' tallying, Ye the chief malefactor against the peace and good will of the home folks was Billings who came into the ac- tion as a pinch runner, remained in as a catcher and horned in with a three bagger with two on haes which tied the score and sent the 1 game beyond its normal limits. It jas a plodding sort of game and interesting only here and there. An error at the plate let in one of the runs against Gallia and his own transgressions caused two others. H'r made a balk which paved the way to a run and he put another on base when he hit a batsman in the eleventh inning. The Yanks filled the bases with nobody out in the first, but the toll they took was only moderate.

Vick and Teck singled and Raker walked. Lewis drove a grounder to Oerber for a double play and Vick scored. Pipp was passed and when a double, steal was tried Peck scored when Mayer dropped the ball. inllln'n nalk I.osen (inmr. The Browns scored in the thirl when with one out.

Austin hit safe kamp for second best score. per cut. c. cu y. Harrv Legg of Minneapolis, five- chin, part of the fist resting in the time winner of the Trans-Mississippi 'soft part of the throat.

I didn de-title: Dudley Mudge of St. Paul and liver it with a full arm. free swing. C. G.

Waldo of Detroit were close when it landed on Heinen. In fact, I behind, each taking 76. half pulled the blow. Tien Played Off. "We were working in close.

Heinen Smith Scores Both It was his two-base hit at the start Scores, even hundreds of'JuM athletes will compete in tonaorrW of the Cardinals' first Inning that i Ti tmmA Km-O Kenneth Burns of Chicago and had leaped up with a right to my 7 marathon race, which will be ti tie since leaving the service. Friends endeavored to point out to Bud that V- it would perhaps be better if he side-IE stepped the major league and dal-5 lied with the "bushes" for a few fights, until he found the range and proved his mettle to his own satisfac- tlon against something stronger than doughboys culled from the ranks. yt Chip was champion once, by virtue "of his defeat of Klaus. Subse- quently Al Schumacher, nicknamed caught George off his cuard, and slipped him a at the start of the first period 'Tftr asking the title-holder to "let "stick around a few minutes." jaw and I had met him with a light left jab to the body, which threw him Soft collars are all right in their way. but they weigh too much.

See where a St. I -oil Is man has to serve throe life terms for killing three men. Iiet us lioie it will be a lesson to him and that lie will be a better man when lie gets out. Alcock hopped off on one leg and landed on Ireland with both feet. Too True.

The man mi the sand box says I he guy who gets bit by a rattlesnake after the first of July Is going to be in tougli luck. Life imprisonment, like prohibi i ment, if he is "all right inside. Jimmy, however, thinks that Demp-! sey is big enough to knock out any man if he lands on the right spot, Jack Dempsey rested his eye again yesterday and will not box until Sat-i urday. Then he is to go through 10 days of hard boxing to fit him for the fight. The big crowd that visited the i camp seemed satisfied to see Jack in I any kind of action.

The speed he shows in shadow boxing is impressive. After his workout Dempsey said Urmparv Heady to Fight. off balance. Instinctively he lowered his head and came in fast for the purpose of clinching. Then it was that the right uppercut.

which is almost second nature in my scheme of attack and defense, swung up. I only Intended it as a push to jolt his head up. but it acted as a real John Simpson of Indianapolis will be the first pair to leave the tee this morning, starting at 8:30 and bein followed at 0-minute intervals by the others ln the title flight. The odd man on the list will tee off with any golfer whose partner fails to appear at schedule time Or if all are on hand he will be given a partner. Originally it wa planned to start only the low 64 men on the second day's round.

As it would have been impossible to have ties played off it was decided to start all those whose like proportion by the same individual that paved. the way for the Cards' second run, in the third round. Tt was reallj' the unexpected attack or the Cards that uiade the first run easy. Smith had plastered his double past I.ee Magee. With Juan Ol-' son playing near second base, expect- ing to hold Smith to that cushion and anticipating a bunt from Miller.

Jack "crossed" the Brooklyn infield by crashing a base knock through the spot that Olson should have been I covering. It enabled Smith to score i with ease. ture of the Tuberculosis Socl! benefit, day at Cardinal Field. Al though entries do not close until ti night, the list already runs into tl hundreds. Final details for this' race completed at a meeting of the tbon Committee yesterday.

"Entr will close at 6 p. ni. today: The testants must appear atilool Temple not later than tomorrow for physical exanijnati and final instructions. Tke.oout extends from Vandeventer aittf knockout. He would have fallen face ly and after Gedeon forced Jimmv.

forward and the concussion of the Tobin shipped Gedeon to third with fall would have completed the Knock- i single. On Sisler's infield hit Gedeon 1 out. That is the way most of fin- came home. Vick pummeled Galli.t I scores were 89 or better. ishes come.

for a hit in the fifth. Gallia turned II Seven Knockout. In Willard for a throw to first, but changed his Tni j3 tne seveth knockout in the mind at great expense to his team "I don't need "much work now. 1 would be readj- to go into the ring tomorrow. I'm not in the least worried over this bout ami it wouldn't make any difference to me if it was tomorrow or in two weeks from now.

I'll be right when I start anu I think tion, is a bad thing. It interferes too much with a guy's personal liberty. Hanging, they say. isn't so bad after yon get used to It. It's the anticipation that makes it look like bum nHsit ion.

Paillette Radly Injured. i dell avenue north to Crand ajl'4 Nj examination of One Paulette tural Rridge road. Thealhled oenina tne t. i.ouis star traininR rinK at the Casino since I An scoring a uora was iwo suohts; ff.eks Old stuff; but McCoy got away with it. George stuck out his jaw confidingly, and about one minute after the first round began they were drag-j ging Chip chairwards.

and dusting off with damp towels McCoy him. Thafj the story told. at any rate. Chip has since faced McCoy and has tried to knock him out without suc-cess, although badly beating him. The honor went to Mike O'Dowd.

now champion. Chip seems to be In shape for a good short bout. He fought Mike Gibbons, last week, at Terre "Haute. He was credited with a draw illhnnoh it la nt-A I V.1 .1 injured knee bv Dr. Robert V.

Hyland agm gate, c.rc.e in. as confident J'steruay u.x-... ie loving cups will be distribute i it will be short. I am of winning as I ever was in my little KocK Hotel cierK is prenj uauiy tronhiea of rroo.l performance it is reported that Dr. Keelev ago.

All of these were unintentional on my part, some of them at least were the consequence of a lack of; training my sparring partners. It is possible that I will do no mor road work. The jar on a body at full speed takes too much whi, i iif- tniitro.1 and ttiero is no telling when better than Bockenkamp going out. I'Ut coming home he fell down badly on three holes. The pair will start at 11:05.

f.egg and Mudge again are paired, scheduled to go out at 9:2. Legg seems to have returned to his form and Is considered a dangerous factor In addition to the marathon, ti invented the gold cure, will open up Willard hasn't done anv road work he will be able to resume play. i Tuberculosis Society has arrsnsed for four days because of the Intense I This makes the acquisition of a nut lactory after the first of July where he will cure the nut sunda. habit. thunderstorm John L.

I.avan all the more valuable oaseoan game neiweeli tnearmyn made it much and incidentally recalls to mind that; navy teams. The 13Sth Infati'J heat. Yesterday's cleared the air and The balk lost the ball game. it sent Vick to second When-e 'k- scored when Peck hit safely. In the eighth Sisler rolled toward Peck.

Jacobson flied to Bodie. Demmitt walked and Gerber flied to Peck. The two base runners ani home when Bil'ings lined a triple to right. The first New Yorker up in the eleventh was Baker and Gallia hit him on the leg. He limped to first with every appearance of displeasure but must have been that state of mind as a bluff for to second with spirit whe.i Lewis laid down a "martyr" bunt.

Pipp hit cleanlj- through the box and bringing in Raker. from my vitality, in the latter stage. in the tournament. wont ana waiuo tPainimr i. was a wonderful Kickev turned this excellent deal at i team will battle a Ine from the i also are paired again.

-weight-reducer at the outset of my Walter Kossn.an is scheduled to but there is no for jt St. T'aul wonder outpointed hi-m. But In any case Clancy will need all the aulett was I.avan bad Washington the proper time. I-or I hurt immediately after been obtained from the cooler. Jess boxed his usual eight rounds, but changed his program a little, taking on Hempel.

Heinen and Monahan in rotation instead of having two or three rounds with each, didn't step on the scales todaj-. To me he looked aofter than In the iant fen dnya. Ills stomach nas thick and there nan a nhaklna; layer of fat along hin belt and aeroaa hla loins. If Willard expects to get down to the grejhound condition he showed on the day of the big fight in Havana cluK Paulette's injur.v forced Iavan Into the lineup earlier than Rickey had expected, as the Michigan medic had not had sufficient training. But I.avan eood condition his hard work has won mah th second round with tne new now am takinK off ouit, enougi.

for him If 1 is to weather the storm. Trans-Mississippi champion. hit-! in rinK under the direct ravs of Clancy has probably improved bDlnlney eliminated Kossman In the first th1 Slln oul at tne f-asino physically and sclentificall as a of play in the tourna- mv todv is beginning to darken and boer. ment just completed at the St. I.ouis within a week exp.ct to be as black Bud was JuFt a good middleweight, CountrV Club.

as tnev sav Dempsev is. Mv face and when he left. He was about In l.en st- players made a good armp arp now a mahoganv. We r.owland class; a shade better than showing in the first round of medal wi lof(k like a pair of in i nln- .1 .1 a. Oil 'i 11,.

WESTERN ROWING CLUB TO HOLD SWIM JULY 20 After the official dates of the Central States Rowing Association had been determined last night. Johnnv Joachim of the Western Rowing Club announced that the annual river swim for men given by the Western would take place July 20. The women's two-mile swim is also to be held this year, hut the date is indefinite. July 20 should be a gala dav for is tieginning to show tne torni tnal made him one of the greatest short-; stops in the American league, lie is also getting his "eje on the ball" and ranur ana not as good as jthe ring piaj anu are expecieu i mane up ajne i gooi proportion or tnose seiecten iori Amercan Team Named. LEMANS.

June 17. Seventeen officers and eight enlisted men form the American pistol team which will tilla now in the harbor, as a P' liminary to the isiants-Cardiw game. This pam has been "booffc for the day by the Tuberculosis i ciety. CENTRAL STATES WILL HOLD REGATTA JULY 1 Delegates of the Central Sal Rowing Association last night aside all consideration for an ost- town regatta, and derided tff lh. ir carnival event lit Creve Lake.

St. I.ouis. July and Jt, one St Iuis club, the Century. not hold membership in the Ctt! States. It is thought that the in and white organization will fit application for membership to to compete in the races.

The delegates also named ficial regatta committee of a he will have to do a lot of heavy work making his presence felt in everj" BOARD TO SUBMIT LIST OF REFEREES TO BOXERS the championship flight. I Champion Kail to Appear. i Only 128 of those entered made the! i tne veteran uus Facta About Toalcat'n ikn. WKIGHT OF rRINCIPAI.S-lfrt pounds, 3 p. m.

BATTLE ROl'XD Coliseum. water-sport fans, as the Century" Boat take part in the inter-allied small i Club has scheduled wo boat races for round jesterdaj-. The chief disap fUK I rlE-IIX ArrRUVAL arms competition. Twentv-three men in the next two weeks and dry Out well at the finish of it. While he has taken off about 12 pounds in the two weeks work at Toledo and expects to take off weight at the rate of a pound day in the next two weeks he hasn't the rugged i look he had when he won the t-hnm- pre- TOLEDO, June IT.

Jess Willard I are from the army and two from the STAUTING TIM First -llminary at 8:30 o'clock. rne same afternoon. The two clubs intend timing their events, so that spectators may see both. The Century is but four blocks from the Western, where the rlvr and Jack Dempsej- will have a voice in selection of a referee to judge swim finishes. The boat races finish nionsnop.

tie is tug hs a oarn. M13 muscles are well rounded. He is fast pointment was the failure of Chick Evans and Francis Ouimet to appear. Word was received from these golfers at the last minute that thej' would be unable to compete. Evans saj-ing business prevented.

while Ouimet gave no explanation. low St. Incuts Seores. Th scores of Clarence Wolff and Klrh-rd Bockenkamp and tfie par for the holes both out and in follow: in trout or the Century. Joachim said that entry blanks for Marine Corps.

The makeup of the team was announced by Lieutenant-Colonel O. F. Snyder, the team captain. The team includes: Lieutenant-Colonel P. W.

Evans. Quartermaster Corps, Iaredo. Sergt. Melvin Duncan. Sixteenth Infantrj-.

Smith-ville. Lieut. J. R. Beverly.

353d Field Artillery. Dalhart. Color Sergt. Matt Klein. Fifteenth Cavalry, Galveston.

Lieut. P. W. Long. 158th Field Artillery.

El Paso. Tex. next i i ue sw im would tie sent out week. their heavyweight championship contest here July 4. despite the prevailing impression that the third man in the ring will be chosen by the Army.

Navj" and Civilian Board of Boxing Control. This developed j'esterday when the board-in accepting Promoter Rickard's Invitation to pick the official for the contest advised that REKE15EK- Walter Heisner. PRELIMINARY Orb Jolly vs. Kick Kube, both of St. Louis.

SF.MI-W1NDI Billy Cole. St. Louis. vs. Johnny t'nderwood.

Nashville. TICKETS Will be sold to members at the los office AFT-KR 6 p. m. as well as before, by permission of the Police Department. DURATION OF BOLTS F.ight-' round limit on all contests.

fhit rHA.IOMis are a safe Investment bei-a'is rnnirantlv lm-rHe in value: lowest and raiv cred'1 term at Iiftis B-ns 2d ft. Open evenings. Adv! i far 4 sr. 43 1 4 3 4 4 1 4 4 .1 I 4 4 4 4 I Wolff Book'kamp will have full rharge of tb Member. of the committee art; seph Kormanack.

Central It. Huehn. Baden It. Theodot bright. Central ft.

I. C. Bo brock. North End II. C.

Qui St. I.ouis It Charles Mound City R. William Halti! president -of the Central Sttr sociation. will art as chairman of committee. game.

1oak to Hnrl final Today. That the Cardinals have an excel- lent chance of bagging the series! from the Dodgers is due to the fact that Bill Doak. the spitter. will 01- cupy ihe mound in today's starting at 3:30 o'clock. In his last three games.

Doak has permitted the opposition to score onl- one run. That's pitching de luxe. Doak will! probably draw Sherrod Smith, the! Brooklyn portsirler. as his opponent. This should afford a hurling duI i well worth seeing.

Plaslaa: 4. real l.ame. The player, who in the ooinion of the fans "nas done as much as any to make a first division possibility of the Cardinals. Is Milton J. Stock, ex-third sacker and present guardian of second base at Cardinal Field.

Stock is playing just as good a game at the new position as he did at third base. And he is figuring daily in the run- makinr of the club, lie walked with Smith on third base in the third round i Smith Marled a double steal. I Jack planted Run No. at the plate when Krueger let loose a wide peg to third. both boxers be consulted before a definite, selection is made.

The i board's letter in this regard says: "A list of referees who in' the i opinion of the board possesses the' requisite qualifications for the itn- TllAY'11117 TA1LE in-. Var .1 4 4 5 ft 4 4 37 72 Wol'f 3 4 4 3 3 4311 T'i lxkkanip 3 3 4 4 5 4 5 4 3775 Today's Pairings. V.To-K llurna m. J. Simp-, son SO Shi.

8 33 S. W. Reynolds t35 13 TP1 va. J. Iluffuiu i40 44 S4.

II MISS BJURSTEDT WINS FROM MRS. HEROLD IN NATIONAL NET TOURNEY PHILADELPHIA. June 17. Play in SK K. P.

Kate 144 14 SSI v. W. R. B. Miller (4343 Mi.

Standings of the Clubs. ATIOVl. LKAI.I K. as a streak with his hands, but he does little foot work in his. boxing.

Willard Vol AKgresalve. He doesn't jump around the ring a 1 he did at Havana His whole plan of' action is to make the other fellow come to him. block or avoid all the punches he can. and oecasionally shoot over a swift straight left or a hard counter with either hand. His style of boxing has become more like Jack Johnson's, and like Johnson he is inclined to flounder when he takes the aggressive.

ror all that he hits like a kicking mule and looks a mighty dangerous man to run into. The chief question in the coming contest will be whether or not Dempsey can get past Wil-lard's long left and start ripping and tearing at close quarters. If he can. it will be anybodj-'s fight. If it becomes a question of endurance and neither man Is badly dazed in the first few rounds.

Dempse-'s chance to win is going to be verj-good indeed. In this case Dempsej" In going to hit harder as the fight goes along and unless Willard changes condition in the next two weeks Dempsey's lean muscled, wirj- body is going to give him advantage in endurance that will surely count In his favor. tennis tourna- I rton (42 4 Si vs. It. M.

tbe women's national ment was expected to reach the third jiamnfii ivi i Kuepfer (4239 St I va TVwev E. Weber (311 41 S. iKmalas (35 15 S3) va. F. K.

portant task in view, will be submitted forthwith to Willard and Demp-en for their consideration and that if thej- actually approve the board will make its selection." Willard said did not approve the suggestion to have judges outside the ring in addition to the referee to i decide the conteM. The champion said he would prefer to accept the decision of a referee because the judges. viewing the contest from outside the ringr probably would not be of the same opinion as the referee and that their stand -might prove embarrassing. AMF.HICA IKAC.tr.. New Tork 4-7-2.

Rrowns 3-12-2 ill Innings. Katiertes: haokey and Hannah: Oallia and Mayer. Billinns. Cleveland l-5-O. F.osion O-3-l.

Coveleskie and O'Neill; Mays and c.ing 3-S-l. Washinifton l-2-O. Boiand and Stanaite; Harper, and Gharrtty. Cliicaao 5-13-1. Batteries: WllUama and Srhalk: Seibold.

Thompson and Perkins. "rfUnJ today, two tnatcnes in the sec- round of singles having been I completed yesterday. All of the fa-I ntlrll.bon (41 -Mi. A. J.

Nusselman (43 40 S5 va. W. yorites. including Miss Molla BJur- Wood '3tl 4O70 AMERICAN NET STARS' WIN AT QUEENS CL IjflXIMiN. June 17 A tesm the American Expeditionary participated In the tennis champ fhio games started at Queen'l Sunday.

The meeting attract record entry a it is in the of a preliminary event to th of -matches to be held at WlmbN in the near future. The Americana who also waff matches In the singles werel bond who beat Norton of Sooth rlca 2 S. 1 1. 2, Lieut. Dean Mathey who beat seker of England 6 2, 64, In the ladiea' nlngles Miss E.VJ of Ihe States won frofll O'Neill of England.

6 J. i stedt. the title holder; Mrs. Ucorge T. It.

Griffith 37 40 77i va. n. T. Wightmann. Miss I Unss and i "olfe i4ii t-i v.i.

Miss Marlon Zinderstein. survived the! w.w. I'arhant 1 44 SSi Allen dn-'i nl. Vf i Illnr.l.,li N. Ib (37 42 Till.

CUVB. W. Pet. Wtn. tse.

I New Tork SO 13 .703 .62 Cincinnati 27 is i i Chtca-o 2 1 21 .533 513 322; Pittshurn 21 21 .543 .322 CARDINAL? 21 24 47 .457 1 Brooklyn 21 21? .447 .437 Philadelphia 25 .375 3TI Boston II 2S .3.33 .349 i AMERICAN LF.Ar.lE. CLt'R W. Prt. Wtn. Lose.

Chlcaao 25 15 New York 2 J4 .850 .5 .34 Cleveland 27 1 I BROWXS 22 21 .512 523 Detroit 21 22 .477 It.wton 1 21 .402 .475 .4511 Washington 15 27 .357 .372 i Philadelphia 31 .225 244 220 Today's Schedule. ATIOAt LKAI.l advanced to the third round yester-! Hi "ilP 'SS-IS-esi n. i Sullivan (, 4.1 Shi. 10 3O ravts 14143 Ml va. I.

9 20-H. kk (30 37 7C Dudlev Hussey (4142 S3i. doubles started today i Mu.lt 7iit. i w. Morrison 13947 v.

with long list of entries. MiMsOossi P.2.V--S. S. Jackson 141 43 M' v. J.

W. 1 MasslnirtU (3! 4 s3i. i fnd Mlsa Zinderstein are the title Jr- "4 43 10:40 w. v. Fahey-il! 4t va 1 holders.

I Kvana tSS 43 $3i vs. J. I. Josies (12 17 Mn. Leonard Held to Draw.

PHILADELPHIA. June IT Benny Ieonard. lightweight champion." and Johnny Dundee of New York fought stx bard rounds to a draw at the. National league baseball park here last night. Dundee carried the fight ti the champion In every round.

Brooklyn at St. Philadelphia at Pittsburg. Boston at VinclnnaU. New Tork at Chicago. Molla Biuratedt won easilv vester- T.

rialauh SO s. Don Molla Bjurstedt won easily jester- narenre 3P 73 va. C. Kdnarda i.t 7,.. vs.

W. A viai.io T. Mo .42 43 S.M Tirla Kenney (39 43 7t va. O. H.

i Sik kue (42 4.1 sa). Ratner'and Basham Draw. dav In her ftrat match against Mrs. llerold of Belfleld. 0.

1. Hjurstedt played easily and was forced to any quick action, which It" feared her recent Injury might lii-i hamper. At no time throughout the Walker (42 4:1 Kit. 1). TaJy 1 41 43 S4 1 va.

R. nk l.vnrh .43 3s o. Buah .39 43 H2i. iaj June 1.. me IT-boxing contest at the National Sport- 2:1 M.

Hunter I 4I-i8 va. Moraan Vureot .44 43 7i v. i- AMKniCAN l.KAGl E. P.ronna at Nesr Tork. at Boston.

Chicago at Philadelphia. Detroit at Waslilneton t.lniber 142 44 SBI v. A. Lock- dlson StUlwrll I erby (40 4.1 83 1. ing iud iasi nignt oetween Augie I prea iltatrier and Johnny Basham ended in I JrlTlJt -0i va.

W. Whitney i3 41 Yesterday's Results. ATM I. I.KAtit'K. Carina's 5-5-0.

Brooklyn 0-3-1 fi Innings). BatterUs: Mralos ana HnyOer; Mtxiui anj I match did ahe show any distinct slow-! Ait up from her previous form. Notice to Knotholers. vi Knssinan 4 h4l. -C4 Sterllna Edmunrta fS3 42 791 V.

II. MiM-kerman 4I 44 llaHner (39-40 701 11:0. It. K. Bockenksmp .38 37 7j va Ho-er K.

Lord tM 41 77. 11:10 L. I. BromneM 41771 va K. Wadley 41 77i.

11:15 Lanaon Watta t.C 40 7 iuv Oilver 41 40 Sti. 11 -20 Ft, Mutnvan .4.1 41 Mi vs. 1. CKerall .41 1" s. II Fre.l 4'onaar .44 4.V SStt.

vs. I 1 New Tork 41H-2. Chl.aro i ijo n- ninasi. Haltertes: Hsrnfs ar r-V, H.iitli. lioua' anil O'earre't.

flltsliurB 4V4-2. I'hilal. t. va 5-12. Hat S.

VI. ll kney (37 42 10 10 lilalne V. nit .40 Srti James Mant.Hi Si4U 10:1. J. F.

Nuaent 417i va. a. 1 liomiwon 111 -sen. -lwi' 140 41 STt J. Because of Ihe benefit game between the Cardinal and diants for "fli TauIk Tuberculosis Society at I'ardtnal Field tomorrow, member the Knot Hole Wang of the Cardinal The quick, efficient and inexpensive Aasins.

1 oornr all n-nM. "Vfi- way to accomplish many things Hi.nl. Smith. Watson. and ')-, aSpaaaat A MriSri nri Mm mmmmmmm i.lttb will not be admitted to their cu- Robert i "lllnjr.

renting, exchanging. I Clarke. A. Kel4 1 1. 1 K.

10:2. Karl BfV (4247f3) Ollsrm .447 8l. ttarr etand in field. atot, J- I U-through. Foat-DlSDatca WAT CinclnnaU-Boston voatooeed.

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