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8 KILBANE GETS BIG i FATHER 'N THE BOYS-You Can't Beat a Scotchman yr ii 1 i ERE CnMEVWE SCOTCH- 1 yj MAM-HADACHRlSIfeMlMflV At IP AT HIS HOUSE LAW M16HT-WltU SEE IFWe Cam mrPFKl a THE BIXGIIAMTOX PRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, 1919, Newark Club Offers Champion $10,000 to Box on Labor Day OFFER TO FIGHT FRENCH FLASH, VALGER for Thrift -By HITT 1 1 1 II Rl PCTC Dill rr SHI 2 i MLuHNl bt uuU A 'LO MAC-FINE LAt) A wfcCOTT WRE-WE WOOlO THINK TME STOW EROPPETb AM, O06HT To SMOKE A AM TfeAVfc TO ASttES MOW. Tfl LIT I doWW YOUR QHlM-J FETW QJGARS AS til SOOSi RE I I 1 1 1 I Hi 1 11 ii I MONOR.TOTME BOY? I ClANlM 'IS TEETH? I I I 1 1 I illLULU rs N- -z-' New York, Aug. 7 Johnny Kllbane, the featherweight champion, was" ottered last night by the Newark Sportsman's Club to box Beuny Vaiger on Labor Dny. Valger's guarantee Is to bo 1.1,000. Joe Jacobs accepted very readily for Vaiger, and it la quite certain that Kllbane will accept too, since no other club la likely to offer anything like that sum, and In Newark he will be asked to go only olght rounds without a referee's) decision.

Under such conditions Kllbane would lose hla valuable title only through a knockout. Not even a foul would divest him of hla championship since disqualification for a foul would entail giving a decision, and in a fio-declsHon bout that of course la not possible. Vaiger bss been coming along pretty strongly. Kllbane refused to permit Valarer to challenge hi in recently in Philadelphia. The Newark club sought a match with Deuipsey as the feature for Labor Day, but nothing came nf negotiations with Jack Kearn, who dnea not appear anxious to send Deuipsey back Into the ring In a hurry.

JOCKEY MUSGRAYE, AFTER LEONARD TRAINS FOR "SAFETY! FIRST," I' I Some Secrets of Golf BOUT NEXT MONDAY "Jim'Torbett's Daily Column The Fans Have Knocked Pessimistic Predictions for the Comeback of Baseball This Year Into a Cocked Hat By James J. Corbett TOE PDMER-ahotm Either Tommy Thomas, young Buffalo hurlcr, la a home rooter or he be-Jlevet In playing safe. It was Tommy'alay off yesterday, so he decided to watch the final game between the Bisons and the Br no met from the grandstand. In the seventh Inning the home fans stood for a change of luck and cheered the locals. Tommy got up with the rest of the crowd and cheered, too.

As we said before, either Tommy Is a home fan or was playing "safety flrtt." New York, Aug. 7. Beuny Leonard began active training at Pullman's Gym-naalutn yesterday for bis bout with Irlah Patsy Cllne, which is scheduled to tnke plttce at the National Lwiguo baseball park In Philadelphia next Monday night. Cllne Is Leonard's keeneat rival. They both started In the hexing game at about the same time, aud eacb made his debut in Harlem.

Cllne has been training most diligently for the bout for more than a fortnight, and reports that he hopea to annex the lightweight championship of the world by topping Benny for the full count. In addition to the Leouard-Cllne match, Joe Welling will meet Johnny Dundee, Charlie White tackles Harry Pierce, Eddie Morgan boxes Johnny Touhey and 'Joe Benjumln clashes with Al Thompson. EANTKKN I.EAOI K. All games postponed on account of rain, FIVE YEARS, REINSTATED Saratoga, Aug. 7.

At a special meeting of the Jockey Club of the Saratoga Racing Association here Jockey Phil Muagrave was restored to good standing and is now free to sceent mounts beginning tomorrow. Immediately after getting his license Musgrave signed a contract to ride for Samuel 8. ltoss for the next two years. Musgrave was ruled on the turf five yeara ago for a bad-looking ride en J. J.

llallenbeck's Frederick L. at Laurel. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Columbus 0, Milwaukee 1. St.

Paul Toledo 0. Kansas City 8, Indianapolis 2. Louisville at Minneapolis (rain). WHITE "OX GET MAYER. Pittsburgh, Aug.

7. Hugo Betdeck, manager of the Pirates, announced today that J. Ersklne Maysr. the pitcher, baa been released to the Chicago White Sox. All the National League clubs declined Mayer at the.

waiver price. Pessimistic predictions for the comeback of baseball this year have been knocked Into the proverbial cocked hat by the fans, players and teams of the two major leagues. The grand old game cam back with a loud bang and attendance figures on all big days and in series where the teams In the thick of the pennant races have figured, prove conclusively that the pastime has lost none of its popularity. Legalizing of Sunday baseball in New York has been a big boon to both leagues. Outside clubs are profiting by it as well as Greater New York's three major league teams and in due time New York Sunday baseball alone will enable club owners to recoup losses they suffered on account of the war.

pitchers, getting two home runs, two doubles aud a single. If you think Gharrlty isn't entitled to especial mention Just remember that the great Lnjole, in all his long career In the big show, never hit for better than a total of eleven bases. Ty Cobb's top figure la eleven, also. The Justly celebrated "murderers' row" of the Yankees did a bit of hatting against Rogers and Thompson of the Athletics at a game at the Polo Grounds June 23, when Hug's sluggers collected a total of live home runs. Such hitting has been dune iu the past, but not in recent years.

On July 4, the Yanks established a sweet batting mark for one inning, when, in the morning game againat Washington, they collected three home runs In one Inning off Pitcher Erickson. In the next Inning Frank Baker poled a homer off Pitcher Whltehouse, which made the Yank Instead of hurting baseball or reducing' its standard, the war caused it to come back more popular aud stronger than ever. The Quality of baseball being displayed In both big leagues is snappier, If anything, than it was before, and while some of the stsrg of and har failed to display their heat wares, othera have come forward to shine in their stead. Many performances on big league diamonds this yenr have already eurpaased the best figures of any campaign iuthe history nf modern major league ball. Batting, particularly, baa been brilliant and a number of stara, such aa Babe Ruth, Roger Peckiupaugh, Ed Gharrlty, Kd Konetohv and Hap Felach have aet marks for their rivals to shoot at.

Kuth la sure to break the American League home run record. Konetchv has hung up a mark which will keep ambitious batsmen plugging for many a day to equal. Koney recently slarumed out ten consecutive bits in aa many times at bat. rwnsinSMMMsiMSl i ew Mmin i i 1 Jl It .1 Keeping trucks trucKs and while complete statistics in this Hue air. What could be better proof than thst be has let the arm go out toward the butter to the very limit? A lesson ran be learned from this idea if are unavailable, none of the record sharks has come forward to date with figures to show where a better mark has been set in recent years.

Roger Peckinpangh's feats at the bat over a stretch of twenty-nine consecutive games, from June 11 to July 10, marks hitting streak of unusual length, though it does not happen to break the record, feck smashed out at least one safe hit in each of the twenty-nine (tames in Question, and total four for the game. John 'McUraw hopes to establish the pennant-winning record of modern base-hall by copping the National League flag this year. Little Napoleon has already tied Connie Mack's record, accomplishing the tie In 1017 by winning his sixth pennant. He la now after hla seventh, a feat that Connie Mack will And Impossible until he gets another hunch of winners together at Philadelphia. Perhaps the greatest fielding dny of the season was experienced by Haopy Felsoh of the White Sox.

Hap accepted twelve chances In a game againat the Red Sox, which lasted nine Innings. It la seldom that an outfielder averages more than three putouts a day and often the outfielder gets none at all. Felseh's busy dny did not establish a new record, however, for Harry Bay, playing with the Cleveland in 1004. accented twelve chances In the picture presented here one sees a baseball player aud a golfer In almost identical positions. The pitcher's pose resembles that of the man hitting a golf ball more than that of the batter for the simple reason that he has followed through.

Recently I explained the follow through In several forms, showing how Impossible It was to go through after the ball while hitting it with a baseball bat. Photographs have been taken of baaeball pitchers who finished in exactly the same position tbst the golfer finishes, with the weight on the left foot. You will also observe that the arm is extended, showing made a total of forty-eight hits in all out of 110 times at the bat. The major league one will take the trouble to study the subject a little. The club sweeps the ball away from the tee and then keeps on its course after it until the srms, extended to their limit, bring the club up again.

The ball player must put direction as well ss force Into the throw so he lets the arm go out ss far as it will. If there was no suggestion of a follow he would stop here, but he, like the golfer, when the limit is reached, 'brings the arm up. Nothing could illustrate better Just how the follow through In golf ran ne accomplished. Don't hit the ball away from the tee as the batter hits the ball, but let the club head sweet It. (Copyright, 1019.) i record tor conaecimve mmtig was Hung up by the veteran Willie Keeler.

who slammed ft v. i that he baa held on to the ball until the out safe knocks in forty-two straight games. In 1017, Ty Cobb reached the thirty-fifth rame mark, ami In mm Znr.ii last second, and has not snapped the throw. Some golfers exaggerate this finish and lean over more. The same is true of the ball player, who often finishes with the body well over and the right foot In the againat Boston, and Chick Shorten, now of Detroit, took twleve chances and got a pntout while playing for Providence against Newark several years ego.

The big league base running records will probably he shattered before the season Is over. The base runners are liming high this year. (foDyrlglit, Hit, hj Kins Feature! Rrnrlli-stt, Inc. Wheat bit safely la twenty-uine straight games, Washington fans point to the batting feat hung up by Catcher Ed Gharrlty In a game against Boston June 23. Gharrlty Slled up the largest total in base hits made any major league player in years.

He totaled thirteen bases against three Boston KILBANE MI? THREE RED HURLERS ARE BE CONFINED ID BED WITH ILLNESS TIGERS WIN ONLY FRAY PLAYED IN AMERICAN HUT TOTHIS CITY BUMPED BY BROOKLYN New York Paper Says Local Suffering from Spine and Hip Ailment, Also Kidney Trouble out of the shop THE efficiency of a truck depends on the aggregate work it docs. So we leave nothing undone to keep your Pierce-Arrow trucks working. We build them as carefully as line machines must be built if they are to last of right design and the best materials. We test them thoroughly before we sell them. Our interest doesn't stop there.

We teach your men to handle them and we inspect them monthly to prevent abuse or neglect All of our experience is at your disposal. This care keeps Pierce-Arrows out of trie shop and on the job rolling up mileage, piling up earnings. That is why Pierce-Arrows are the cheapest trucks to buy why none has worn out in 8 years. Promoter Makes Champion Featherweight an Offer PC. .544 aic .424 AMERICAN LEAGCE.

Yesterday's Results. Petrolt 4, Washington 1. (All other games postponed; rain, Standing el the Teams. Won, Lost, Chicago 6h 85 Detroit 5'l 41 Cleveland 62 41 New York 80 40 St. Louis 4 41 Boston 4U 4tt Washington 8 Philadelphia 25 4 Games Tomorrow, Detroit at Washington.

Chicago at Philadelphia. St. Louis at New York, Cleveland at Boston. NATIONAL I.EAGTE. Yesterday's Results.

Brooklyn 8, Cincinnati 1. St. Louis 8, Newark 4. Boston 2. Chicago 0.

Philadelphia-Pittsburgh (rain). Standing of the Teams. Won. Lost. Cincinnati 2 SO New York f7 DO Chicago 4S 42 Brooklyn 4.1 Philadelphia 33 f.2 Pittsburgh 43 48 Boston 34 fiS St.

Louis 33 S3 Games Tomorrow. Brooklyn at Pittsburgh. Philadelphia at Cincinnati. New York at Chicago. Boston at St.

Louis. r.r. .074 .5110 .473 373 Some New York fight managers get away with murder In New York. A smart aleck, not from Binghamton, is responsible for an Item In a New York paper this morning that Eddie Renan, Binghamton light promoter, has offered Johnny Kllbane, featherweight champion of the world, to fight Joe Leonard, In this city, the second week In September. There Isn't a chance in the world of Kllbane coming to this city to meet Joe Leonard.

First of all, Leonard wouldn't think of fighting Kllbane until be gets more experience, and secondly, 11,000 wouldn't be much of a nlndiicenient to Mr. Kllbane, especially when he can get $10,000 In Newark for meeting Vaiger. Publicity of that kind hurts, not helps, the fight game. Local promoters are not vet ready to discuss their plans for the Fell season and fans of Binghamton ran feel assured that no promises will be made than cannot be kept. Billy Miske, St.

Paul fighter, Is out of the ring for a time. Mlaka will spend the next month at least flat on his back and on a milk diet. He is suffering from a spine and hip ailment, believed to have originated with a sprained hip yesrs ago. His kidneys elso have been effected. For some time Miske complained of fislns through bis back and hip.

Despite ds sufferings he has gone on and boxed with the sturdiest men In his division. He has never been knocked out, nor has he ever been beaten, even by the champion, Jack Dempsey, who twice met Mlfke. Within the past five weeks he boxed five tough opponents, Including Norfolk, Bren-nan, Tom Gibbons and Levlnsky, but upon his return trom Toledo, where he witnessed the world's championship bout, Miske Immediately placed himself In the hands of three prominent diagnosticians for a verdict. Ills mnnseer. ,7.

E. Reddy. annnnnced Washington, Ang. 7. Petrolt took the second game of the series here yesterday, 4 to 1.

R. 11. B. I'etrolt 0 8 10 0 0 0 0 04 10 2 Washington 1 0000000 01 10 2 Batteriss Leonard and Ainsmlth; Harper, Zachery and Agnew. Cincinnati, Ang.

1. Broklyn batted Sal-lee and Fisher hard yeaterday, while Ca-dore held Cincinnati to four scattered hits and defeated them, 6 to 1. A muffled fly by Griffith, a single by Neale snd Kopfa sacrifice fly saved the Reds from a hut out In the ninth. Three Red pitchers were hit hard and timely. Errors were also disastrous to Cincinnati.

Score by Innings: R. II. E. Brooklyn 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 3 Batteries ('adore and M. Wheat; Hal-lee, Fisher, Luque, Gerner and Wlngo, Allen.

the result nf that consultation as stated in the foreeotna. THIS SCORER WOULD NOT mi HE HATCHET I According to Reddy. the nhvatelana staled thst Miske being able to fight at all, let alone meeting the best men In the world aud Invariably making a good showing, aproxlmated the eighth wonder of the world. They said he had had the injury for about three years in their opinion snd must have suffered Intense jsin during a great many of bis ring battles. Miske Is married and has two small children.

Fighting Is his business, and he expects to be lit It main after the enforced rest for medical treatment. Binghamton Featherweight and Former Manager Again Pals in Fistic Game FANS PULLING FOR Joe Leonard, Binghamton featherweight, has returned to the fold of Sllrey Burnt, his forms rmanager, and Is again tinging the praises of the "slick" Yorker. Leonard and Boms dlatolved partner Anr GIANTS DOWNED AGAIN. St, T.onU, Aug. 7.

St. Louis again out-batted New York snd took the second ttralght game, 3 to 4. Score by innings: R. H. E.

New York 0 1012000 04 9 0 St. Louis 2 0003030 13 2 Brtteries Toney and Snyder Tuero, Woodward, Jacobs and Clemens. Chicago, Aug. 7. Ray Keating' a drive which bounded through a hole In the fence snd went Into' the bleachers for a home run with a man on base decided a hltehlng duel between Alexander and Keating, Boston winning, 2 to 0.

Score by Innings: R. H. E. Boston 0 0200000 02 6 0 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 3 0 Ha erics Keating and Wilton; Alexander, snd KlllerVr. BURKETT THINKS HIGHLY OF STATZ, GIANT ROOKIE BE POPULAR WITH STARS "Too hot to handle" Is often the reason why a seorer gives a batter a hit, boosting his average, and also helping the fielding average of the inflcMer who foozled the bit.

Does the scorer realize that In doing this he Is giving a black mark to the hardest worked man on the team the pitcher? ssks II. C. Walker in the Detroit Times. "It took a bad hound" or "he didn't get his band on it" are other excuses made when scorers put such things down as bits and thereby put the whole responsibility up to the pitcher, who has done so well thst he has forced a batter to hit the ball where a fielder could get his bands on It. A professional ball player should be able "to get hla hands mi it" when It Is hit In his territory.

Also it shouldn't he "too hot to handle." He's paid to handle the hot ones aud the alow ones as well ss those which "tske a bsd bound." If they were not hot or If (hey bounded Just exactly right It wouldn't be necessary to pay fancy salaries to ball playera. Any kid could get the ball that always did what he expected of It. You notice that some of the lnflelders st. wsvs aet their hands on them and they ship severs! months ago and since then SPEAKER TO SHINE Everybody will ke pulling for the success of Tris Speaker In the role of manager of the Cleveland Indians. Lee Fohl's successor Is one of the most popular of favorite hall players.

Personally he Is a chap to be admired and as a player he has no superior. This Is said with due retpect for Ty Cobb, who may excel him In some matters but not all, writes Leon Wooster in the urook-iyn limes. Whether carrying the additional resnon' slhllltv of nianaaliif the Indians will nf Delivers more work in a giren time Loses less time on the job and off the job Costs less to operate and less to maintain; Lasts longer, depreciates less and commands a higher resale price at all times. Worcester, Ang. 7.

Jesse Burkett, feet the game of Speaker remains to be seen, It was fenr thst It would that was tsken Into consideration when Speaker nave bean sending telegrams at eaen ether's expense and other little stunts to add worry, now all Is well and the pair re as thick as ever. Here's what Igoe, fight expert of the New York Morning world says: "Joe Leonard and "llvey Burns have burled the machete, bole, blunderbuss, bow an darrow, cleaver, Spanish garotte, stiletto, sswed off shotgun, Jack, gas pipe, brass knuckles, sand bag, saap, gatt, loaded cane, dirk, snd bending bottle. They sre manager and fighter all over again and one can expect shortly to read In he paper about the wonderful possibilities of Joseph sa a featherweight contender. Hi bol Managerial lanes run not stralghtly. they do not." APPOINT NEW REFEREES.

Trenton, Jf. Aug. 7 Fnllowlcf Cm-flslnts that official referees have unnecessarily Interfered with boxing cluht this ttste, the State Athletic Co minis'-slon bat appointed referees for each of he ten boxing clubs operating In New Jersey. Esch referee Is to hsve Jurisdiction only over the club to which he Is sr slatted. former National League batting champion and st present coach of the star Holy cross bssebsll team, predicts a.

treat sre not too hot to handle. There's Donle once Dei ore was in mind as rohla tuc cesser. Bush, for Instance, who usually makes bis Speaker did not want the managership errors on the easiest chance. If some of the lnflelders can get them all, hot ones onauiq as luguKm in uouoie DUnlnii was more thsn he could set awsv with. future for young Arnold Stats, whom he sent to the Giants.

"Stats it a natural ballplayer," said Burkett today, "and will certainly make his mark la the big leagues. Be Is the best-looking youngster I have seen In recent years. Moreover, he has a fine tem or bad bounders alike, why haul them It being a tough job then, it is the same down to the level of the fielder who Is not WOLCOTT MOTOR Inc. 201-203 Water Binghamton, N. Y.

today ana now ppcaker win near up under It has the fans gueeaslng. Ills batting this season has not been what it was and It It feared his extra duties will not help toward improvement In rietnll 3 skilled? And also, why blame the poor hardworking pitcher? He can't go out In the field and field the balls. He's to depend upon the other eight players snd be ends bis responsibility when be maket a batter hit to fielder. perament tor succeeding in nsaeball." The Went Ads will find for thee Jnst the flat thou seekeat to rent which is one nf Speaker's greatest assets. I He snd Cactus Crarath are the only two I playing managers In the big leagues.

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