St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 18

18 ST. LOUIS POST-OISPATCH ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH EVENING, APRIL 30, 1915 1 Even Baker Ward Couldn't Produce Enough Dough to Satisfy Bennie Kauff Johnson Offered to Wager GIANTS ARE DONE; VETERANS FAVORED OVER YOUNGSTERS Pitcher Traded for Dos: a Life-Saver for Cards By Swapping Him to Griffith for Outfielder Tommy Long, the Local IS. L. Club's Best "Find," Huggins Put His Team in the First Division Running-.

TENER TELLS WARD KAUFF WILL NOI PLAY FOR GIANTS STALLINGS' OUTFIT IS CLASS AA TEAM CnOKE-'EM HERZOG. LE GRIND IN 26-MI mmml JOY I AyT I L.C.DAV1S ffS $10,000 He'd Beat Willard But He Faifed to Put Up the Money Lack-of Confidence in Himself on Eve of Title Fight, Show in His Unwillingness to Bet, Was Justified When White Hope Knocked Him Out. NO. 2 WHO'S WHO IN BASEBALL. National League President Noti Three of the Contestants in M.

A. A. Marathon Saturday Are Past 3o-Mark. fies Brooklyn Owner That Star Outfielder Is Ineligible. Therefore, Reds Manager Says, Look Out for the Little Old Cincinnati Team.

WiLLARD'S RISE. TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP. NO. 11- 44 ONE ENTRY IS AGED YESTERDAY'S GAME STANDS MAY NOT WIN PENNANT By Robert Edgren. RIGHT up to April 5 Jess Willard continued to train.

He was in great condition from Iris two months or more of hard work, but he had plenty of strength, weight and stamina. He wasn 't in the slightest clanger of going stale. He had youth and good spirits. I've often seen men hard trained for big contests grow cranky and short-tempered as their time drew near. Monteyerdo of New York and Sidney Hatch of Chicago Should Run Well.

Secretary Heydler Says Score of 13-8 Will Go Into Official Records. But the Former "Trust" Is All Shot to Pieces and the League Seems Easy. Wiilard was all smiling good nature on the day before the Johnson fight just as he was when the fight was months away. When Willard could be induced to talk about the (fight, (which wasn't often) he'd say that he expected to be hammered for a while, but that he knew Johnson couldn't put him down, and in the end he'd knock Johnson out. He seemed to have that idea fixed in his mind.

'''I never made a bet on any of my fights," he told me. "Jones wanted to bet about a thousand dollars we'd taken in at the training bouts. wouldn 't do it. I told him if I beat Johnson winning a bet wouldn't amount to anything and if I didn't beat Johnson that thousand would be big money for us we might need it to get home on." Willard 's and Johnson's actions were quite different before the fiirhr. The Passing Show.

MY FRIENDS, to pen this tale of woe Becomes ny painf jl duty: The game, up to the fatal ninth. Was certainly a beauty. When, as the fans were filing out. And to their homps were going, Zinn Beck went up And filled our cup Vi'lth gri-f to overflowing. ILL PHELOX hai a little squirrel Secreted in his pocket; They'd better bar it from the park And in the stable lock it.

It proved a hoodoo to the Cards And made the going rutty; If we don't win. As sure as sin Cur scribes wid all go nutty. Uli dear beloved Brownie boys Received their daily trimmins: While through the wilds of Michigan Their manager was skimming. To keep our Brownies off the rocks He hurried to Ar.n Arbor And signed a Rube Named Ernest Koob, To steer 'em into harbor. HOSE Rickeyites are up against A serious proposition; Tl.ey sit up nights deviling plans To fool the opposition.

The ,100000 camping on theit trail Refuses to be shaken; 1 hey put in "Han, The kid what am, But couldn't land the bacon. Charles "Buck" Herzog was spared the painful necessity of throwing down the Cards and choking them to death. The Cards beat him to it and committed suicide. We now understand why the Reds beat the Cards with such clock-like regularity. The Cards simply refused to let 'em lose.

Summary. IT EFT on bases Cincinnati 13. Left in tiie soup St. Louis, 11. Three base throws Zinn Beck, 1.

Stolen games Cineinati 1. Fits thrown St. Louis, 3a0ii. Johnny McGraw has signed Benny Kauff the erstwhile Brooklyn Dough-boy. Wonder what Johnny had to Kauff up for the Doughboy.

POSSIBLY you've heard of Vernon Castle? Yes? suh. the man involved in this story is named Long Thomas Augustus Long of Belden Springs, suh, and he's a dancer from the word go. 'TIs said of Tommy that he kicks the meanest foot in balldom. The trickiest tripper in three leagues! Can do a Brazilian maxixe, an Argentine tango or the fox trot better than the good muse Terpsichore herself. Every day he plays ball he's piaying hooky from tne cabaret.

Some dancer, suh, some dancer. But besides that he's an iconoclast, a wrecker of idols. Take a case near at home, for instance. Last season Cozy Dolan was the Robison Field idol. The two-bit bleacherltes.

who brave the sun to worship, paid homage to Dolan. But aloug came Long, and he knocked the pedestal from under Old Coze's pins. He pushed Dolan from the dizzy heights of his pedestal to the seclusion of the bench in the brief span of one week. A Life-Saver for Hug. LONG is here to stay.

He's hitting well over possesses a good arm, fleet feet and the praiseworthy inclination to learn. Although serving his novitiate, he already backs up, throws to all sides of second base better than many of the "slaves" who have been getting big league money for years. Long is an apt student and he pays strict attention to his teacher, Attorney Huggins of Cincinnati. Tommy is 24 years old and burns with ambition to remain in the big leagues. His baseball career has been short, but interesting.

In 111 he popped into print as a member ot the Gadsden (Ala.) team, a club that is recognized nowhere but in Gadsden. However, Tommy impressed the ivory hunters from the start and he was bought by Washington in the fall of 1911. He reported to Griffith in 1912 and remained until June, when he was sent to Mobile. He was recalled by-Griffith in but promptly sent hack to Dixieland, reappearing with the Atlanta club, where he stayed ftOBT. EDGRErfc While Willard's trainers and handlers were frankly telling everyone they thought Johnson would never be- able to hurt Jess, and that Jess would knock Johnson out, Willard was quietly attending to busi THOMAS A.

I.ONti. for two verrs. being at all times a serf in Griffith's grip. And They Waived on Him HE wielded a wicked slick in the Southern League, but Giif with his ch.trac teiistic mblin-'. refused to take Tummy Griff last winter usked for waivers on Long.

Hu.jgins cl.iimed him. Then Griff recalled the waivers, he would not lose Long fur the waiver-price. But Griff needed pitchers. Huggins had a claim on Booth Hopper, who figured in the dog-trade, and Hug handed Hopper to Griff, Long. Luckj guy.

this Huggins. Tommy reported and the wisenheimers said lie wouldn't hit. He didn't hit much only in the spring series 'and' In the L. race as far It has cone. That's all he's doin.

Just worrying along at .314. If Long continues this pace the Cards miy be a pennant factor. ip-cause Tom hits the. ftf Tfis spare moments he trips the light fantastic. And my, oh my, how he tan dance' ness and throwing no bluffs.

And Johnson was playing to the crowd. A day or so before the fight he appeared suddenly In the fight headquarters, where many Americans were, and loudly offered to bet $10,000 on himself. "It must be on the level," everybody thought. But Johnson wasn't carrying any $10,000 to bet or any other sum. He left the place before anyone could malce him a betting proposition, and, so far as my information goes, he didn't have a nickel on himself on April 5.

Also, although he told everybody who visited him in Havana that he expected to win easily, he failed to send that tip to friends of his own race in New York and Chicago the ones who always oet to the limit on him. 'Thar hiVratlldn' running is one of the most strenuous sports in existence is the opinion of most people. They figure that only a young man, on? who has a lot of stamina, can stand the strain of a "6-mile 3S5-yard grind and have enough left In reserve to ecme through with a sprint in the final 100 yards to flash him across the line a winner. This may be true, but it is not proven by the lists of favorites in the coming Missouri Athletic Association run tomorrow. The runners who are favored to battle it out for leading honors are" a ing but men.

In fact if only the favorites are taken into consideration, it looks more like an "old man's race." Here's the dope: Siils')' Hatch, nho haa led the field home times and In again I he faiorhe in :t.1 yearn old. J. Kennedy, another Chicago Ur, nbv nun the evrat. In oifr lie in picked to Debt it out vtltb Hatch for the laurels. Illllv Maithetvn, the "hope of M.

I in" 2M. Thru there In a lin teverdo. the New lork runner, nlto In the real olil ninn." He In reported to be 41. Marathon Running Is Easy. So it looks very much as marathon running- Is not as tough on a man as many imagine.

Joe l-'or-shaw. the St. Ixuis boy. who for manv years was one of th real shinir.jr lights in the long distance game whs nearing the 3d mark, if not over that age, when he retired. And Korshaw.

even in his later years, was able to give all of them a hard run lor the money. A more striking proof that "old men" are aide to run a marathon In good style was shown clearly last vear. when Sidney Hatch, at the age of 32, set the record for the M. A. A.

run. He completed the -t miles and 385 yards In 1'h. 63 m. cutting something like two minutes off the former mark. Youngsters Who May Figure.

One of the youngsters, who is doing great work In practice and may prove i "dark horse" in tomorrow's grind. Is Kayntng of the Columbian A. Kaysing is 1" years old, and If )ic does anything in the real race as he is in the workouts he may surprise all of them and romp iiome the winner. Kaysing hai been working out with Matthews and the other A. C.

stars. Tf It not been for aore feet a comparative youtiKster might have landed the hadinK honors In. last year's run. Probst, who has been doing li and IB mlle a good while, led the held umll he reached Chaniiing avenue, when he was foreeii to unit on account of trouble with his feet. Probst Is Mill a younir man.

belnz no more than 25. Kroni tiie present outlook, aire will taikle youth In tomorrow grind, and aire at present Is a heavy favorite. If tt were a bovlng tnrtteh Instead of a marathon run. vouth would hsve the call. When ilie pntri- list closes tonlirht.

the officials of the Missouri Athletic Ai-sorla-tiou expects to have at leat 28 entries. A 20 o' these are expected to face the starter's itin tomorrow. The race Is hooked to s'nrt st Gumbo, at II o' I of k. iv lib the tlniih rnmlni at the aits of the new f'herrv Diamond clubhouse, about 3 o'eUx'k. Monteverdo arrived here yesterday, while the Chh-aeo rontinKent.

strone-. comes todav. They are Hatch. Kenneflv. l.odrl.

Smith. Mueller. Cooper and Hanser. chance of seeing the fighters going to battle, gathering everywhere because or the tense feeling in the air generated bv the much talked of clash of white and black. There is a race question in Cuba, where the blacks outnumber the whites.

There was a real fear that Johnson victorv might start trouble all over the island. At least so the rumors ran. April 5 was ushered in by several days of cold, rainy weather, really the "rainy season" had begun. But tuck was with the fight. Monday morning was fair.

Heavv cloud banks obscured the sun row and then, threatening, but bringing no rain. The arena was Curley Brown's racetrack, on the outskirts of Havana about five miles from town. A great part of the spectators were to be seated in- the stands. The ring platform was put up' on the track, ove: the finish line. Very little was spent in building up a regular arena.

There was a small stand on the field drie, near the ring, and railings divided off the boxes. Wagon loads of chairs came in almost up to ring time. On the earth terraces in front of the grand stand were rows of plank seats uncertainly supported on sticks driven into the soil. The arena was a joke when compared with the great bowls built for a single championship fight at Carson, Goldfields and Reno. But it served its purpose just as well.

Tough Luck. Herzog and Dooin Talk Doak Out of Victory; 5th Straight to Reds Did Johnson See His Finish. I'll always suspect that Jack Johnso.i knew the time had come for him to taiTe that long 10 second count. Perhaps he was trying to bluff even himself. It was a great day that April 5.

From early forenoon the population of the ancient city of Havana was in the streets. Except for difference in the people it might have been compared to the dav of the Yale-Prlnoeton game in New Haven. No Hags, of course, but just people of every age and shade and color crowding the streets leading to tho arena, waiting patiently on the bare than whom no more courteous pitcher lives, withered under the fire and was withdrawn. And the Rerts came on and won a game that cried to heaven for vengeance upon the spoilers, wh.i work for Huggins. Wednesday's game was one inning too short.

Yesterdays frolic lasted just one inning too long. You never can tell. Just to show that they are human the Phillies lost a game yesterday, said loss being the second of the season. Now that McGraw has Bennv Kauff what's he gonna do with him? Not to mention "Pol" Perritt. According to Benny Kauff there are only two men on the Brooklyn Feds who are on speaking terms with Manager Lee Magee.

Wonder who they are. McGraw may be slipping, but he hasn't lost any of his gall. All Johnny is claiming is a. game he lost twice in one day, once by forfeit and once bv playing. In light of what happened at the Polo Grounds yesterday we are in doubt as to who is running the National League, John McGraw or John Tener.

The White Sot had their winning streak broken yesterday bv the Cleveland Indians. Th Browns' losing streak still remain Intact. Willard's Actual Weight in Ring By W. J. O'Connor.

Charles Lincoln (Choke-'em) Herzog is this sort of a fellow: If he went as a delegate to The Hague conference and made an impassioned speech for universal peace, all the other delegates would get up and' fight: because. is first a fighter and after tiiat a tactician of the Von Herzog is the human magnet, that supplies the spark for the Cincinnati machine. He has that team, made up this season of a collection of unknowns, in second place and while the whole world believes it's a flash, Herzog doesn't. "I'm going to finish this season in the first division," said Herzog lust night. "Please remember that.

Remember, that on the evening of April -3 1 tol you that the Reds would finish in first division, because it's a cinch bet and I want to get credit for knowing something in advance. I'll be back here in September and I'll be any place from first to fourth, but no lower, and I'm going to be the noisiest 'I-told-you-so' you ever met. "It would be a big laugh-getter if 1 said I would win the pennant, so I won't say that. However, don't fool yourself that I won't take a few pot ihots at the old rag. I have seen three W.

L. ball clubs so far besides my own team and I feel serenely confident I can beat those three teams on the season's series. Braves' Haven't the Class. "'-And what else is there in the won't figure Brooklyn at all. The Braves are a good International League club, and I think my team is a little faster than anything in the International League.

The Giants are done cracked like an empty egg. "However, they'll come on and win a few games, but never a chance will they have for the flag. It's a way that pennant machines have when they crack. They can't come back. McGraw showed how desperate lie was when he grabed Kauff.

Perritt has failed him and Lobert isn't a championship player any longer. I'm just aching to get to the Polo Grounds. We'll run those misanthropes into the East River as sure as my name is Herzog. "I have a team 50 per cent better than the one 1 inherited a year ago. I saw in the Post-Dispatch today where I had wrecked what looked like a good ball club.

You said I let several good players get away and turned a pennant contender of June into a neat little tail-ender in October. Pisli-tish How the "Break-Up" Came. "Hoblitzell isn't my type of player. It he was he never would have gotten away. Marsans couldn't come back if he wanted to.

Davenport was and is a good pitcher, but he was a misguided youth last spring and took a false step. 1 sold Jimmy Moran, a good player, for reasons best known to myself and 1 faced the owners of the Cincinnati club last June 26. when rriy club still was in second pace, and told them that 1 intended to run the team into last place for experimental reasons. "I staked my job then and there. I demanded permission to run that team last, with the view of building up for this season, or else I would quit.

They gave me absolute fling. 1 ran last, but never again. "1 have today the best third baseman in the league in Groh. He's going to hit and field like a championship player because he is one. 1 know what I can do at short.

Olson is a seasoned reliable man at second while I wouldn't trade Mollwitz for two Hoblitzells this minute. Tommy-Leach is running my outfield. Is there' anybody better? He'll place those youngsters and he'll make a few hits like lie did today. Of course he isn't as fast as Leach of 1909 but Tommy knows enough baseball to play a better defensive game than some youngsters who can give iiim 10 yards in a 100 and beat him. Catchers Best in League.

"Show me a catching staff that can compare with Dooin, Wingo and Clarke. I can have a first string-catcher in there every day unless all these men get injured. Dooin is a food man to handle the pitchers and haven't the worst staff in the league although there may be one or two better. Benton, Ames. Schneider, Lear, Douglass.

Dale. Brown and Toney. who still is under cover, will surprise a lot of wisenheimers. I'm KOing to carry eight and uss five each game if necessary. "Whv, this kid Gene Dale, a St.

Louis toy by the way, has been in seven of our last nine games. Tie doesn't know, what the word "quit" means, because he loves to During yesterday's game I saw five of my men warming up at once in the bull pen. I never suggested that to any of them. When they saw a chaiv.tJ to win they all rushed down there ami got ready for action. That's some spirit isn't it? "Howfver.

just wmembpr what I said tonight: I'll be in first division r.ext October. I want to get on record early with this stuff because I'm no. afraid of what the future has in ptore." Herzog is perfectlv rational. And what's more he's sincere in this statement at Havana Was 247y Johnson's 227 OOVV the crowd poured out from Ha NEW YORK. April 30.

President John K. Tener of the National League of-ffelally notified Robert B. "Ward, president of the Brooklyn Federal League club, shortly before noon today that Kauff 'would not be psrmltted to play In the National League at this time. This telegram to Mr. Ward was as follows: "Ausnrrinjc your wire of Te- 1erdaT relative the Kauff Incident, you ai apprised that the pla.tr in question will not be permitted to play In the National l.eaeue at thla time.

"JOHN K. TESER, "President. National LeiKiie." "President. National Leagrue." 'Secretary John A. Heydler, speaking: for President John K.

Tener of the National League, said today that the executive of the senior baseball organization had ruled that yesterday's game between the New York and Boston clubs, won by Boston, 13 to 8. was a contest regularly scheduled and played and would be counted In the league records and standing as a victory for the Boston club. May Turn Kauff Back. Secretary John P. Foster of the New York club, in discussing' this point said that when such a decision was officially received by the Nevr York club the game would be probated and the matter brought to tho attention of the Board of Directors of the National League.

Regarding the playing status of Kauff Mr. Foster said it waa the contention of the New York club that Kauff was the property of the GiantB as a result of the agreement entered into by the New York club and the Indianapolis club of the America a Association last September. "If it is proved, however, that the Brooklyn Federals have a prior or binding contract with Kauff," said Foster, "w( will withdraw all claim to his services." How It All Happened. When Kauff, wearing tha uniform of the New York club, dropped into the Polo Grounds his appearance was the cause of a near-riot, the game between the Giants and the Braves being first forfeited by Umpire Qulgley and then aij-dand -won by the world's champions. All this precipitated a.

wordy war between Manager McGraw and President Jim Gaffney. owner of the Braves, who occupied a box seat next to the Boston bench. When President Gaffney learned that Kauff was to play In the outfield for the Giants he refused to allow his team to play against the Giants, declaring the former Brookfed 3tar an ineligible plav-er. Following this the owner of the Braves got in touch with President Tener over the telephone and the executive of the National League informed him that Kauff was ineligible and not to play with the Giants under any condition. McGraw, however, declared that he would play Kauff, and when Umpire Quigley called play the "Little Napoleon" sent Bennie out to center field, while the crowd, isrnorant of what was going on.

cheered wildly. Manager mailings, under instructions from owner Gaffney, refused to allow Moran to go to bat against Marquard. I'rnpire Quigley then pulled out his watch and later held a short conference with Mai Kason. the assistant arbitrator. Eason wisely decided that it would be best to consult President Tener on the matter before forfeiting tho game.

As he left to telephone to the Governor, he told so. it is- alleged, not to do anything until he came back. President Tener instructed Eason to forfeit the game in favor of the Boston team if McGraw insisted upon using Kauff in center field, as the latter was an ineligible player and could not take part in any game for the Giants until he is reinstated by the National Commission. In the meantime, however. Quigley, after waiting the required minutes for Moran to come to the plate, declared the game forfeited to the Giants by the score of 9 to 0.

This brought forth a wild protest from tho 7000 fans, manv of whom ran onto the and surrounded the Giants and Braves' benches. President Hemrstead rusned over to McGraw, and. granhlng him by the arm. said: "Play ball anyhow." "But they won't play," was the manager's reply. Then McGraw and Hempstead walked over to where President Gaffney was sitting right next to the Braves' bench.

"You are responsible for this," sale McGraw, addressing the owner of the Braves. "1 know I am and we won't play gainst the Giants if Kauff Is in the field," was Qaffney's rejoinder. McGraw "Calls" Gaffney. Then the "Little Napoleon," who by this time was wilting under the collar, called the owner of the Braves several short and ugly names, while Manager tailings stood quietly by. McGraw was led away from in front of Gaffnev's box by President Hempstead, the New York manager still announcing what he thought of the president of the Boston rlub.

By this time Kason had returned, ind Manager McGraw and President Hempstead went over to consult him. Umpire Eason told the pair just what President Tener had said to hlri, and it was then decided to tak Kauff out and what McGrsw called "an exhibition game" with the Braves. Feds Plan No Reprisals. CHICAGO, April 30. No reprisals wilt follow Bennie Kauff's attempt Charles Lincoln Herzog and his red-headed lieutenant, Charles Dooin, vocalized the fifth straight victory of the year for Cineinriati over the Cardinals yesterday afternoon at Robison Field.

The enemy won, 10 9, scoring five runs In the final frame. When this inning opened Dooin went to third and Herzog to first to coach. Then the fans heard this sort of repartee pass between the lines: Dooin: I don't think he can last much longer, do you Herzie? Herzog: He's done, Charley. Turning pale now. Dooin: It's a wonder they don't warm somebody up.

Herzog (after the third hit): There goes Griner to the bull pen. Well, he's through. Come on Ivey, bust one! Dooin: I knew from the fifth inning on. he wouldn't finish. He's been nervous.

Herzog: Nervous He's had the old buck fever all afternoon. And so it went until L'ill Doak, That ninth innin was a mortal in. Olson started inausplciously by tolng out. Doak to Miller. Mollwitz singled.

So did Wingo. Kolnitz. batted for Dale, and punched Finple througn ilci-k. Mollwitz noring. while stopped at second, leach was hean--d, filling; the Griner relh ved Herzog hit ith two balls and no strikes tailed, and Butler had a cinch double play, but he tossed wildly after lorciiiK I.eaeh to Miller, who a unable to touch the bag.

Wingo soured, aim Von Kolnitz moved to third. Then Herzog took a chance a deaperat chance. He bolted for second. Snyder had a week to make the throw so he threw it imo the dirt. Hiik muffed, and Vol Kol-nh while rzoa- third.

were two out. and Herzojr en third wiih th- tlein? run. Killifer wslked. illed tamely to Peek. Zinn took his time, straightened ip end threw the hall Into the dirt.

Miller muffed it lnRli.riouly. Iler-zog and Killifer scored, and the Cards were l.eaen. 1 hey couldt-'t touch Benton In tho half of the ninth vana all forenoon, by trolley, by automobile and afoot has all been told. Long before noon the Government showed its hand. Hundreds of soldiers surrounded the ring and boxers an in-broken line of men.

There was to be r.o rioting whatever happened. Near the ring the crowd was mostly American and still in the grand stand it was largely white and t'uhar. Beyond the end encircling the soldiers, in the field stands, it was nearly a solid black mass. The ring was finished only when the fighters were ready to climb into it. Willard and Johnson both came from their training quarters dressed in f.trht-ir costume, all rubbed down and ready.

Their automobiles brought them. At last they were in the ring. A pair of scales, for some unknown reason, was pit into the ring and Willard and Johnson were weighed, stepping on and off without waiting for a cloce adjustment of the weights. One set of figures were called to the attention of the press men and a different set announced to the crowd. The private figures were: Willard 247 pounds: Johnson.

227. Bandages and gloves were adjusted. Johnson delayed for 10 minutes or fo after Willard was ready. But at last the bell rang, the moving picture machines all clicked LEAGl'K. Herzog and Bancroft to Testify in Marsans Case Here on Monday Manager Herzog of the Reds and Business Manager Bancroft of the same club were served with subpenas yesterday to appear in the law offk-es of Montague Lyon and Dwight Currie and give depositions which will be used in the Marsans case.

The date for the Marsans trial hasn't yet been set in the United States Court, but an effort will be made to have it docketed soon. Herzog's deposition is sought before he goes East. Monday is an off day for the Reds. HO hmth TEAMS. W.

L. Pet. Win. Lose. Philaiielnhia 11 2 MO Cincinnati 10 6 .625 Elcrton 7 6 Chicago 7 6 .571 .500 CARDINALS 7 9 .471 Brook lvn 9 .400 Pltisbur? 5 New York 3 8 .231 re We're sending 15 and 20 fans" to see the Cards play eery lay.

We': sending Vin right up in front in Crand Stand seats and it doesn't CO cost if you re not getting 'em one penny, AMERICA I.EAGVE. Free Tickets to Ball Games Its vour own fault' Ruv vour Cigars st WK.I PK llTS (Lowest Cisr pi Ices In the city and we'll explain why all ft. 1uis is talkliiK about this great rlve-asy: and Referee Welsh began slowly circling TEAMS. W. L.

Pet. Win. Lose. Cetrolt 1- 4 New York 4 6ii7 Chicago Washington 7 Boston .417 Cleveland 7 43 .471 Philadelphia 4 BJIOWNS 4 12 .230 .294 reg 10c Clear Havana t'igar: while supply lasts. Ct Saturday (Box of 60.

S2.40) each FLOR DE MARTHA Perdue vs. Schneider Today. Manaser HuKRins intends to tend Iljb Perdue against the Reds in the second game of the series this afternoon. Schneider Is Herzos's pitching nominee. The Reds have won rive and lost none to the Cards so far this season.

flrnnburcri little fhwirH. Weloert a Hniifi- A mirmn Iftc I Inr? rrr. tin'- FEDERAL I.BAC17E. -V FOR 'J- 3 FOR 1U" LW" Made; can of 2ft John Kuekin I can of I Ilauptniaii's ne ropes, lading me nrnters. Willard Cool and Cautious.

Willard came right out to meet Johnson, and in a moment had shot across his first jab. He showed no fear or awe of the black champion. He was cautious, well-balanced, always in position to defend If he missed a blow but he carried the fight to his man from the first. And it had not gone long before Johnson showed that the great height and lorg reach of his challenger troubled him. Willard's jab often flicked over against Johnson's nose nanrriior fi-i um i reg.

89c Handmafles; a 15c 10c size V. Kol Tan; 10r of 25 sie I reg. TEAMS. Newark Chleaeo rtiooklyn FittsburE Kansas City Buffalo ST. LOUIS W.

L. Pet. Win. Lose. .10 6 .623 .047 5 6 0 7 7 8 10 .87,1 .412 5 .400 .333 I Preferential Lygla, regulj tular Tungsten Cigars.

I ran nt 5: Mien I tt Moser's Hand- made, ran of 25 (Vlrtorla) 5c cigar none the best of it. He tried to hold Willard close too close to use the body punch. Willard punched anyway. Johnson held him and smiled at the crowd. Willard kept on punching.

Johnson lost his smile and broke away. Another old stunt of his had gone wrong. It came around that Johnson had to depend upon fighting and he surely did fight for fifteen rounds or so. A score of times he rushed Willard to the ropes and whaled away furiously, big Jess contenting himself with blocking through the flurries. Johnson smashed many a hard r-ne into his body many a blow that might have brought down any other man.

Only once Willard showed a sign of distress. A fierce punch struck squarely in the pit of his stomach. His face twisted, but in a second he was tearing back at Johnson As t'ae fight went on Willard took chances more and more. Johnson had hit him full force, body and jaw and had failed to rock him. And now Willard was letting- Johnson rush.

blocking until his attack slackened, and rushing furiously in turn hen Johnson wanted to rest. Johnson was swept back before this lunging attack. He began to losa his smile. He had been talking all through the fight. Now he didn't have time to talk.

Men were jumping up around the ring offering even money on Willard. At the end of the nineteenth round, in which Johnson wrestled a good deal, Willard returned to his corner Willard Gains Confidence. "Does he seem tired, Jess?" asked Jones. "I could throw him over the ropes," said Willard. "I can beat him now any time." After the twentv-third round Johnson did no more fighting.

He blocked and stalled. He looked so far gone that it seemed impossible he could have changed so much In a few rounds. And Willard held back, refused to hurry. But in the twenty-sixth he went tearing in. Jim Savage says Willard turned to him before leaving his corner and said: "I don't believe he's stalling I'm going after him." Willard sunk a terrible right into Johnson's body.

Johnson only partiy pulled sway with the punch. He nearly sat down. Then came the circling around to Willard's corner, when Johnson, his back to the ropes, dropped his guard as Willard feinted low and fell like a log when Willard's right crashed on his law. Jim Savage had been motioning across the ring to me for three rcunds to keep my eye on Willard's right. Afterward he said Jess was saving that one straight right for the knockout blow only waiting for the time to come when he could surely land it.

Throughout the fight he had used his right almost entirely for the body. That was about the end of the bia fight. Johnson lay flat on his back and was counted exit. The soldiers rushed Willard from the ring, through the crowd into his auto. Surrounded by a cavalry escort with drawn swords, he rode back in triumph through the waiting city of Havana.

And nowhere was tlrere nn sign of disorder only a great curiosity to se him the man who had knocked out the greatest black champion in all the days of the ring. Since Willard returned to the states he has been challenged by manv disappointed "white hopes." It's fiinnv. their occupation is gone. There's no longer such a thing as a "white hope." Instead, there's a white champion. And until some new wonder comes alone the title will rest secure in Willard's ham's.

There's not another wliito hcavywtUht in the wo. 'Id todav who'd iiave ecn a chance to beat him. Yesterday's Results. or eyes, making him blink in the It was hard to get awav. Johnson, annoyed bv the jab, leaned oacK ana posea, waiting as he has for other fighters.

And each time Willard forced Johnson to rush in and fight. In the mixups. where Johnson always has had Yils own OPEN ALL NIGHT 9 PINE I'flbgq "ft fir way because of the strength of his thick arm. the black champion for the first time In his life, found him self Tarried. liiard matched him In strength.

When Johnson tried to CLAUD V. BEEAIAN SAM FOX pull Willard's arms down and "lie" on him, Willard let his arms go and jumping up a few inches, threw Make it a mild smoke today. A heavy cipar is nerve trying, and is no richer than a Tom Keene with that famous Presado Blend which hasset the pace for goodnesa in selected, perfectly cured tobacco. Toon his whole weight on Johnson until the black man managed to wriersrle away from beneath that 247 pounds. After that Johnson didn't try to use NATIOXAL LKAfiT'E.

Cincinnati 10. cardinals 0. Batteries: Douc-las. Dale and Wlngo; Doak, Griner and Sny-ner. hoston 13.

New York S. Batteries: James. Hess. Crutcher and Howdy. Marquard and Mevers.

Prooklvn 7. Philadelphia 4. flatteries: Pell and Miller; Demaree. Oescbger and Chicago-Pittsburg, open dat-j. AMKBICAS I.EAfil'E.

5. Browns 2. Batteries: Roland and Baker: Hamilton. Wellman and A (mew. Cleveland 3.

Ohirag-o 4. Pstterles: Morton. Co'imbe and O'Neill: CIrotte, Russell ard Schalk. Philadelphia 3. Washington 1.

Batteries. nnock and Lapp: Ayers and Henry. Aln-smtth. New irk S. Boston 4.

RaCeries: Mclial nnd Nunamaker; She-e, Leonard, Collins and C-Ady. Thomas. FEDERAL I.EtGlE. Ptttsburs; 7. St.

Louis 59. Batteries: Inckson and Perry; iHivenport. Herbert and Cispman. fkcond name Crardall, Groom trd Hartley: RoBge. Bargr.

Hearn. Leclalr end O'Connor. Berry. Brooklyn 11. Baltimore 1 Batteries: Sea-ten and Land; Bailey, Conley, Smith and Owens.

R.i:sell. Other tfms. open dates. nis weigni. And in the wrestling his favorite stunt the black champion had eeoe we learned ho was under valid con tract with the Boston Braves.

Presado Blend FOX-BEEMAN Made-to-Measure Suits Now $25 The Very Bet Service With Every Suit. Ask a Patron. Srr If intlnu 202 N. Seventh St. ing ip jump to me jew lork Nationals, but the Federal League will ask the courts to protect its interests and those of the Brooklyn club, according to President Gilmore, who jert- today for New York, where lie expects to meet magnates of his organisation in a session called to talk over latest developments in the baseball war.

"We have never tampered with a plaer under valid contract with a club of organized baseball and we don't propose to do bo now in spite of the action of the New York club." he said. "At least 10 players with National or American league clubs offered during the winter to jump their contracts and join us. hut we declined nfter find!" that thv -re bound, as Kauff was hound to Brook -Ivn. We li'rneit MarUuru umi tu um Giairts. we turneti Heed back the Philadelphia National and wr refused dicker with Jamee.

in suite of Ins willingness to Join us. when "As for Kauff. he is under contract with the Wards. He signed a new and legal contract with them after being transferred from Indianapolis and even his old contract with Indianapolis might be binding. believe the National League will decline to support tiie New York club.

We will invoke the law to protect us if there is any further attempt to take Kauff away." It is generally understood here that peace terms between organized baseball and the sire to be 'considered nt the gathering of he latter's leaders in N-v York "tomorrow. Originally the meeting whs to have been In French Lick. lnd It is understood, but the Kauff developments rhanced this, though a session later may be held in the Indiana, resort. Federal n-ugnatcs pressed in'er PHriieuhu over the mrtter fn view of the suit penulti. i.i Judac LunUia' court.

Today's Schedule. 4TIOAI, IF, ACillC Cincinnati In St. I-ouls. Chicago In Pittsburg. Bston In New Turk, postponed: BrioMvn In MEnif'4 i.i'tcit:.

in Cleveland Detroit In h3ff'V Ir vcal.l-rtfr5. YerV Roste.ii. ivstpo.l!: 1 St. 1-ouis i' Newark. pesjponeJ.

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