The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 17

TWELVE BE LINCOLN SUNDAY STAB. SUNDAY, AUGUST I' Hitting the High Spots On the Sporting Pike "CY" HOW THE DUCKLINGS UP IN THE POPE Won. Lost. Pet Lincoln' 10 9 .526 Oponents 9 10 4 4 Batting- Lincoln ----Opponents Lincoln Oponents AB. R.

H. Pot 607 85 134 .221 623 81 162 .260 PO. A. H. Pet.

479 236 38 .350 497 254 42 .947 PEACE IS PATCHED WITH BEATRICE BOOSTERS. Dr. E. J. Stewart, director of athletics and head coach at the Univer- aity of Nebraska, returned to Lincoln Saturday afternoon from a motor and two days' visit in Beatrice.

The trip of the Cornhusker coach to the Gage county capital had a special significance, as it was made because of the necessity of overcoming: and com- batting a harmful newspaper yarn, published nearly a year ago, which threatened to shatter the long-established friendly rel.itlona between the athletic department of the university and the football boosters of Beatrice. Jt is a matter of record that Beatrice high school has furnished a long line of high class football players foi the state university squads. Captain Purdy of the Nebraska eleven of 1913 and Captain Rutherford of the 1915 Cornhusker team both were Beatrice products and the Interest of Beatrice In the success of Cornhusker football was so keen that the Gage county metropolis has sent many players to the state university. The desire to boost Cornhusker football was not confined to Beatrice high school, as the entire town seemingly was loyal to the enthusiasm lor the Cornhusker cause. The intimation that Beatrice boost- era were waverlagr In their interest rumbled up from the Gage county town only a few days ago and an investigation disclosed that the publication or a vlekras football story in a Lincoln newapftjwr-- the same newspaper which of Ute has been knocking the Lincoln while filling its columns with maudlin praise o( a publicity-seeking Western league president--was responsible for the change of sentiment in Beatrice toward the Cornhusker cause.

This partlculai newspaper yarn was put Irjto print shortly nfter the termination of the 1916 gridiron season. It rambled along to the extent of a half-column of tom- rayrot In laudation of one of the Corn- husker Quarterbacks, and then proceeded to Insinuate that the "other" quarterback IM.S "yellow." The "otticr" quarterback, although no name was speolUad, happened to be former Beatrice boy. The publication of the story in question quite rightfully Inspired a storm of resentment In Beatrice. The foottutll fans and boosters of Beatrice had seen, the plnyer in question grew up In tholr town; they had Inspected him during lour years of football at Beatrice high school. when ho had proved his valor nnd spirit on numeioue occasions, and they viewed the artlclt as a gross injustice.

Unfortunately for the Cornhusker cause, the Beatrice boosters arrived at the conclusion that the offensive article either had boon inuplrod by or represented the sentiments of the head coach at tho state university. As a result, the Beatrice boosters organized their forces in opposition to the Cornhusker cause. Beatiice student- athletes In tho university lust were urged to affiliate with some other institution, while other Beatrice bovs who had planned to attend the state university were advised to forget all about the Cornhuskors. The hostility toward the Cornhus- kers and their coach hnd been smoldering; along for months befoio Dr. Stewart was advised of tho Hltuatlon.

Ho hastened to Beatrice Friday and assured the live footbnll fans of the Gage county capital thnt, although he 1 did not road the sourllous article nt the time of its publication, he was en- tirely out of sympathy with its author. Friendly relations were restored and the pledge was given the Cornhusker coach that Beatrice would be on deck this fall with the same display of loyalty which has made the town famous In former years. The Cornhusker director does not wonder that the Beatrice boosters resentful. The article had advertised one of their home boys as a football slacker when the charge was totally untrue and undeserved; It stirred their ire to the point of boll- ing over, yet it represented merely puerile opinions of a reportorlal pinhead and should have been given its proper label at the time of its publication. Fortunately for the Cornhus- ker cause, the trouble has been smoothed over and peace has been restored, yet the incident demonstrates quite forcibly that the head coach at tho Cornhusker institutioonn is In dire need of a.

hickory club or a kicking machine for use in the squelching newspaper pests. In connection with the Beatrice situation, It may be of Interest to Corn- husker followers to know that our late friend. Jumbo Stiehm, now head coach at Indiana, was hot on the trail of Beatrice material and had been fondly hoping to profit from, the fuss stirred up by the newspaper article which gave offense in the Gage county town. The rumor has been persistent that Jumbo is negotiating to- secure the services of Guy Rathbun. former high school coach at Beatrice, as first assistant coach at Indiana.

Jumbo probably figured that he could count on Rathbun to switch the Beatrice athletes away from Nebraska and induce them to line up with the Hoosiers. but the friends of Rathbun are confident that Jumbo look elsewhere to do his sleuthing and fancy gumshoeing. WHITE SOX TWIRLER A BASEBALL MYSTERY. Reb Russell, the White Sox twlrler, ig one of the mysteries of the game and a real come-back. Reb has been slated for a scrap heap for some time, but is hanging on despite the fact that he has a crooked hurling arm.

From the shoulder to tho elbow it travels straight enough, but from then on, to quote Irving Vaughn, the arm extended would make a compass dizzy. It Is Impossible for him to straighten the wing. A fibrous growth around tho elbows prevents this, but tho peculiar feature Is that tho ailment has failed permanently to cripple the Toxnn. Tho first sign of trouble came at the end of the 1814 season, when his arm began to draw up at the elbow. He consulted a physician or more.

This Kusscll refused to do, and when he reported In 191G he surprised overs-one by showing a sharp curve instead of his "high Last year ho won 17 and lost 11 games, but tho new delivery was too much nnd the arm went again. Then It was announced that Russell was through and his lobH wtia mourned by all. But tljo Rebel hod a different idea. Although the alUnont took on an aggravated foim, HID growth en- IruRed, tho elbow warped a bit more nnd WHB more the pitcher decided that it was not yet time to quit. Ho consulted a physician down in Texan and was told to carry a weight In tho left hand and gradually pull out the kink.

This didn't make much of a hit with the pitcher, for he figured that tho only way to lion out the knots In tho arm was to woik harder than ever. He toiled day after day without result. Tho hook wouldn't, hook nnd tho fnst one wouldn't hop. It was discouraging woik, but there was no lotting up. "Reb" kept nt It, however, nnd gradually began to see the light.

Soon a faint curve could bo seen, hla fast one hnd lots of smoke nnd today he is just as good as ever He will continue to bo good too, until they crack hla Iron heart. That's the thing that has kept him going. When "Reb" Russell blew Into the big show unannounced in the spring WALTER JOHNSON MAY BE DISPOSED OF BY SENATORS. of 1912, he Jid not look good to Jimmy Callohan, who then was managing the Sox. At the time he possessed a normal pitching arm, but'JImmie cared nothing for that.

After watching him work out In practice the manger decided to ship the recruit over the hills and far away? and would have done that very thing had it not been for Kid Gleaaon. The Kid noticed the speed of the youngster and thought that it could be used to advantage. So he advanced on'Callahan and opened up with the following: "Don't tie a can to that guy yet," he said, "Perhaps he is a bum and all that, but you never can tell at this time of tho year. Russell has a swell fast ball and he will be a good pitcher as soon as he learns now to use It. Turn him over to me and I will take him on the trip with the second team.

Then I will have a chance to look him over carefully and he won't be much of an expense to the club. I feel that we are overlooking a good bet and I want to see if I am right." Callahan loosened up and Gleason took the rookie in hand. In a short time he was dazzling -the batters In Texas with his fast one, and, when the trip was over. "Reb" had a job and a good contract. It took only a short time to see that the new pitcher could pitch and that he loved to work.

This almost ruined him the first year, for Callahan sent him in too often to relieve his tottering mates. He took in fifty-one contests for an earned-run average of 1.85 per game. The next year, however, he dropped to thirty-eight engagements for an average of 2.90. TOM KING, CLASSIC FIGURE OF THE RING. One of the classic figures of the latter period of the prize ring was Tom King, the champion of England in the early '60s and the hero of that immortal international battle- with John C.

Heeron, the Irish-American giant, half a century ago. King was born in London eighty-two years ago today, Aug. 11, 1835, and in his youth he was a sailor and dock laborer. King was a quiet, handsome, intelligent lad and spent his evenings in study. He took to the fighting game self-defence, as the bullies among the dock laborers magined that he was what we would today call a mollycoddle.

King Quick- pioved that he was no such thing, and his skill with his fists attracted the attention of old Jem Ward, the ex-champion, who took King under his wing. Prior to 1860, when Tom Sayers retired from the ring after his unsatisfactory battle with John C. Heenan, King had fought and won a number of )outs. and with the championship left vacant he challenged Jem Mace to fight foi the belt. Mace was the victor their flrtt engagement, but in a le- tuxn match King had the best of the urgumgnt and was hailed as champion.

A little later he retired from Lho game, and leturned the belt, but when in 1863 Heenan issued a challenge to fight any man for tho woild's title aqd Tom accepted the deft of tho big Ameiican. Tho encounter between Heenan and King was the last great prize fight, piopcrly so called, pulled Off on English soil, A special tiain with thirty coaches and two engines can led the great crowd of fans to a field beyond Tunbridgc Wells, wheie the ring was pitched. Many nobles and aristocrats were among the spectators. Both Heenan and King were giants, each standing over bix feet, and they were trained to the minute. The tide of oattle flowed back and forth, but in the fourteenth round King was thrown so violently that he was icndeied fn- senslble.

By all the rules tho American was the vlctot, but a dispute gave King much more than the legal time to recover his shattered senses. Even so ho seemed unable to get to his feet, until one of his gecondb shouted Into his car. "Remember your mother! The winner's money will save her from want! "That reminder galvanized King into new life, and he tottered toward his opponent. Swaying like drunken men. and In rely able to stand, they fought on, until at length Hocnan was stretched on the tuif, dead to tho world.

It was charged by the Americans that Heenan had been drugged, and In the latter rounds, by all accounts, he did appear dazed and muddled. Neither King nor Heenan ever fought again. King became a bookmaker, acquired wealth, and died a rich man. That Walter Johnson, the Senators' great pitcher, who lends all the American league twlrlers to date this year In the number of strikeouts, Ms to bo dls- poced of bcforet he 191S season opens, Is a report which Has not only been frle- ly circulated in Washington, but which In many quarters la given credence. The Washington club Is bound to Jose money before the curtain drops next October.

It Is known that the iaseball property here, grounds valued at $300,000, is not clear of encumbrances, that with salaries and notes to be paid the present stockholders must stnnd heavy assessments. There but one solution to the whole business. Walter Johr.son. If placed en the open market, would brinjr fnnev price. Str.insi? it may -iccm, Johnton Washington's winning pitcher tins he IN treat drawing card and capable'ol pitching fine ball for acveial XJIUM (0 come, Sets World's Record for Home Run Hits By International News Service.

MUSKOGEE, Okla. Aug. Is said to be a record for home runs in organized was made here yesterday by E. E. Calbert left fielder of the local Western association club, when he hit twice for a circuit of the Casern, glv- Inj htm a total of thirty-five home runs for the season.

The previous record is said to have been held by Beese, former." with McAlester. In the same circuit, with thirty-four home runs. Calbert is one of the league leaders In batting. to the Giant hurling staff, he pulled a puzzle on New York fans. Kllduff, according to New York critics, was one of the finest young infielders to graduate into the majors In many a.

day. His work at subbing for Charlie Herzog had been excellent. transfer to the Cubs leaves the New Yorkers without a dependable infieldlng understudy. Demaree was a member of the Giants when they won a pennant in 1914. Stamped as "through" by McGraw, he was transferred to the Phillies just in time to help that club win their 1915 pennant.

Since his connection with Philadelphia, Demaree has been very successful against the Giants and only lately has begun to lose the charm he apparently held over McGraw's team. Demaree is believed to have lost much of his former cunning. Kilduff is spending his first vear in the majors and fast- Maybe McGraw booted one and maybe he didn't. A little work under Fred Mitchell at Chicago will show in Kilduff's case. The trade jams home with considerable force that McGraw is considerably worried over the worth of his right-hand pitchers.

He has had no trouble to speak of with Schupp. Benton or SaUee, but Tesreau, Perritt and Anderson have been uncertain quantities since the start of the season. There are lots of better right-handers than Demaree, but evidently no other club was willing to further strengthen the Giants by trading one of them. LEONARD A WONDER IN LANDING KNOCKOUTS. In nineteen rounds Leonard knocked out American Lightweight Champion Eitchie Mitchell, World's Champion Freddie "Welsh and World's Featherweight Champion Johnny Kilbane.

Three champs in a little over three months, all Inside of nineteen rounds, and five more knockouts delivered to ringmen of only a little less fighting ability than titleholders! That is something of record for any fighter in any class. Jack McAuliffe, the old time champion, who retired with the title, had no fighting record that could compare with Leonard's. Many of his fights ended in a draw. Some were very long--the longest being seventy-four rounds with Jem Carney, which was broken up by McAuhffor's friends when Carney was having the better of the milling. Kid Lavigne was a game and clever rmgster, but many of his fights lasted from twenty to twcnty-fiie rounds and were won or lost on decisions.

His best perfoimance uas the knocking out of Dick Burge' of England in seventeen rounds. Frank Erne won the title from Lavigne on decision in twenty rounds. Nearly all of his impoitant battles Listed twenty or twenty-five rounds and were won on the refeice's The only faiily short one of importance on his list was with Dal Hawkins, which he won with a. knockout in seven rounds. M'GRAW WORRIED OVER GIANTS' PITCHING CREW.

When John McGraw made the trade that carried Pete Kilduff, a formei Western leaguer, to Chicago and annexed Steamer Al Demaree once more Tin Can Nearly Loses a Pennant By International News Service. An old tomato can, reposing in 'the i reaches of the outfield, caused a near riot in at bush league out west to Billv Fox. who wound up his career In the Western league "I was with a bush league team "ome years ago." declares Fox, "and were playing the game that was to decide the pennant. Our club had fie other team whipped thiee to two when we, started the ninth, and we tn-ecjicd along in great shape, getting the first two men without any rouble, "The third batter up was a big guy nd a long fly hitter, so the fielders i out back to camp for him. But our fielder didn't go back far enough.

i the second ball pitched this big ick takes a toehold and there's a "irible crash. goes that ball, 1 nn over the leftfielder's head, and looks llko they've got us tied sure. 'ie fielder raced for the ball, but ifter he picked it up we noticed he tugging with it between his knees "In the meantime the batter, who wns slow as an ico wagon was hend- mK for second. We're yellin' for tho left fielder to throw the ball in but he keeps on monkeying with It until he sees the batter puffing into third. "Then we were nil given the surprise of our lives.

The fielder relays an old tomato can to the shortstop, nnd It dawned on us that the ball had been lodged in it. By this time the batter was rounding third and the shortstop made the throw home, as best he could. The catcher gets the can and put It on the runner just jis he's" sliding intoine rime, but the umpire calls him safe, claiming he wasn't touched with the ball. "Right here the thing happened Uiftt neaily caused a free-for-ixll fight, Our catcher wns pretty slick article who didn't overlook nny bets. He discovered thnt In sliding' Into the pinto tho runner hnd punctured the can with his spikes and ripped the ball.

When he proved to the umps he promptly cslled the runner out, nnd we bent It for the club house with the jMMinnnt clnohcd." To My Mother. Poor recompense to you were I to fill Tina page i rhyme and rhetoric, to display Only the poet and thetcby betray jVIy earliest thought 1 for mere poetic skill. Poor recompense, indeed, were I to thrill With mv music, turn to vou and say. "I privo you these, my" let them pay For all vou and all ou give me still." I am too poor to pay vou bnck the yeni A motliei pa foi with her dreams and fears, For I am rich in nothing but In love, So let me give nn thanks, so let me be in vour debt, who to me The bieath of life--and all the Joy theieof. --Louis Untermeyer.

In Everybody's. Safety First. Officers nt the marine corps recruit- hu in Innd.uapuhs loll an Incident as a fair illustiation of the wide ignoiance regarding Uncle Sam's "soldiers of the sea." An applicant for in- fonrmtion hnd just stepppd out of the recruiting offlce n. nrm who about the building: accosted Mm. "Are ou thinking or the janitor asked.

"I have not decided jet," the applicant replied, "Well, if you'll take my advice," Counseled the janitor, "you'll stay out of Them blamed News. Deaf Mutes In Home Guard. The National association Of Deaf Mutes hns appointed E. S. Waring to raise i company of deaf mutes in Iowa to serve as home guards The Biltish, French and Germans have companies of deaf mutes.

The British government now h.is several companies of deaf mutes guard- Ing home Paul Pioneer Pi ess. Sisler Giving Cobb a Run for Batting Honors CCOKSB George Sislor, St. Txmis American star, who Is next to Ty' Cobb iu batting honors lu league, U. S. SAILORS PLAY BASEBALL IN ENGLAND An interesting photograph just issued by the committee on public mfoimation, Washington, D.

showing how sailors of the American warships in British waters amuse themselves when ashore. The baseball game ook place between teams from two of the American destroi ers. PLAYING THE FIELD wife JACK VEIOCK 'WTERNATIONAL NEWT IWTOR NEW YORK--When the basebali season opened In April much doubt was expressed regarding Jack Barry's ability make good as manager of the world's champion Red Sox. The season is now waning, and within a few weeks Barrv will lead his team into the homestretch, battling tooth and nail for its third straight American laague championship. Barry has made good.

He has answered his critics by keeping the Red Sox in the race from the ringing up of curtain to present time There nothing that can be said against the manner in which he has handled the When Barry stepped into the shoes vacant by Bill Carrigan he m- lerited one of the greatest teams that las been assembled in the history of baseball. Many scouted the idea that he might fall as a manager pointed out that nearly any man with the average amount of baseball brains could take the Bobton club and make a go of just as BUI Carrigan did But Barry- knew that the berth he accepted required more than 'a figurehead. Despite the all-around claJs of the Red Sox. they could not have made the race as they have done without a capable and Brainy pilot at the helm. It was up to Barry to cope i older and more experienced managers; to keep his club lighting every day and maintain harmony the team Perhaps the hardest task Barrv faced when the teas-on was about a month old was tha handling of his pitching staff.

This was because Ruth and Leonard were the only Boston pitchers who could depended upon to go the route during thfil early of the race. In juggling his pitchers so that he could be sure to killing off his two best bets Bajn has shown a world of ability. Ho has managed to pilot his 'Mnging staff no less than three slumps since the opening, of the season. and his club is very much in the race Outside of the pitching staff the Boston club is not a highly brilliant aggrcga- of ball players. But it is a well balanced team with a persistent attack ind a wonderful defense.

It is really greater in fielding than in hitting, nnd is a club which depends largely on the of its pitchers This is why in the estimation of many baseball men. that Barry's handling of the pitcheis this season has tieen the feature of us labors as manager Homebreds Coming To Fore. Home-bied golfers, especiqllv the professionals In this country, are coming into their own Thev are giacUiallv bo- ing looked upon as the equal; if not the Grand American Handicap Statistics (The Giand Ameiican Handkap is the main of the Giand Ameiican Trapshooting toumament. which place in Chicago. Ill duung the week beginning August 20.) 14.

Interstate ParK, 74 entries Won Heikes, 22 yaids. Score, 91. 1901--June 18. Interstate Park. 75 entries.

Won by E. C. Giifflth. 19 yards. Scoie, 95 1902--Mav E.

Intel state Park. N. 91 entries Won by Chas. Flod, 18 yards Score, 94. 1903--April 16 Kansas City.

Mo entres Won by Diefender, fer 16 xards. Score, 1904--June 23. Indkinapolls. Ind entries. Won bv R.

D. GuptiH. 19 yards. Score. 96c.

Tied by W. Randall (li vards). In shoot-off 20 targets. Guptill 17, 17, 18; Randall, 17, 1905--June 29 Inudlanapolis. Ind 35Z entries Won by R.

R. Birl-ei, 16 5aids. Score. 99. 1906--June 21.

Indianapolis. 290 entiles. Won by F. E. Rogers.

1 jard.s. Score, 94. 1907--June 20 Chicago. Ill 4:5 entries. Won by J.

J. Blanks, li yards. Score, Tied by M. J. llaryott and C.

M. Powers In the shoot-of at 20 targets, B'anks, IS; Maiyott. IT, Powers, 15. 190S--Jiure 2o. Columbus.

362 entries. Won by Fred. Harlow. 16 yards. Score, 92.

Tied by Woolfolk Henderson (19 yards). In the shoot-off at 20 targets Harlow IS; Hendorson, 17 tS09--June 24. Chicago, 111., 457 entries. Won bv Fred Shattuck, IS yards. Score, 96.

Tied by S. Burns (IS vards); R. Livingston (19 vnidsl In shoot-off at 20 targets Sl-nttuck. 20; Livingston, 19; Burns IS. Wettleaf.

16. 1910--June 23. Chicago. Ill, 3S3 entries. Won by Riley Thompson, 19 yards.

Scorr," 100. 1911--June 22 Co'iumlms. 41S entries. Won by Haivey DNon. 20 yards.

Score. 99. 1912--June 20. Springfield 111 -i" entries Won by W. E.

Phillips. 19 yards Score, 96. Tied bv H. D. Duckham (19 yards).

In shoot-off at 20 targets, Phillips, 17; Duckham. 15. 1913--June IS. Dayton. O.

501 entries. Won by M. S. Hootmnn. 17 yards.

Score. 97. Tied by J. A. Blunt (IS yards), and F.

Grapcr (IS yards) In shoot-off at 20 targets. Hodman, 20- Blunt, 13; Graper, 19. 1914--September 10. DaUon 515 entries. Won by Woolfolk Henderson.

22 Score. 9S. 1915--August 19. Chicago. 111..

4 entries. Won bv B. Clarko. yards. Score, 9G.

Tied by Dewirc (19 yards); J. J. Randall (19 yards), nnd C. C. HlcVnnnn (IS yards).

In shoot-oft nt 20 targets, Clarke. 20; Oewire, 19; Randall IS: Hlokmnn, 17. 1916--Aiifrust 24. St. Louis.

entries. Won J. P. Wulf. .9 ards.

Grand American Hnmllcap live birds was Inaugurated In IW, and passed a war i the bii th of the clay target tourney. superior, of their foreignborn brothers fiom acioss the water, who monopolized the limelight. Recent matches in the east brought out this Ifact strongly and caused the golf writers to start digging into the archues of just a few jears back for evidence. 'pp to the time johnny McDermott Won the open championship at Atlantic Cm in 1911, American-bred pios. had been forced to kowtow to foreight-born golfers and had taken it as am alter of course that the foreigners should win chief honors in the national event.

They were modesily content to trail along behind English "and Scotch golfers. "Wlien McDermott won his first championship it was looked upon as more or less of a fluke. But when he came back and repeated in 1S12 it became apparent to foreign professionals that the dawning of a new eia was at this has been verified bv the i i of Since 1911 not an open championship ha 1 been captured by a foreignborn golfei For six seasons Americans have defended the standard of golf plajed in this country bv sweeping away the honors, and both amateurs and professionals figured in the winning of the open title. Here is the record of winners for the pabt six years. Nation- Pro or Winner.

alily Amateur. Year. 1911 J. McDermott American Pro 1912 J. J.

McDermott American Pro. 1913 F. Ouimet 1914 Walter Hasan J. ans, Jr 1015 1916 American Ama American Pro American Ama. American Ama.

Cuban Outfielder Gets Away From Browns and Makes Good In Gotham. NEW YORK August 11 --Wild Will- Dono.an is no wild man when it comes to sw.ippmtr ball pl.ixcrs if the A i a Mni-sans since lie became mejnber of the Yankees can be tnken as a sample of Bill's ab- ilitv to pick a good one The fleet-footed Cuban gardener giealest opportunity of his baseball career ns a member of the Yanks, and he is making good with a vim Since joining the Yankees his hitting has clenh become animated. He hits men on the corners, apd, within the month lias reminded American league pitcheis that he is a mean guy to pitch to The Cuban has been a improvement Lee Macee. whom he supplanted in the Yankee gnidens. He is faster than Magee, if anj thing, and appears to be a better judse of a fly ball while Ins woik at the bat far out shines that of tho foi met Federal league stai the New York club It took Marsaiis just one week at the Polo grounds to make himself solid Tuth Yankee fans, and that Bill Donovan is absolutely satisfied that he got the better of the trade may be judged from Bill's recent declaration concerning his new player Said Bill.

"I never had any doubt that Mnrsans would make good He is a great ball player one of the best in the business to notion, but he was not at his best in St. Louis because he was not in the right enviionment. I don't mean to say anything detrimental to the Browns or to St. Louis when I say this but it is a fact that the fans in the Mound Citj got after Marsans when he slumped with the bat and because of his temperament he was unable to stand it. "Marsans has always wanted to become a meml-er of a New York club, He has friends- in the big town and the surroundings' are much more congenial for him.

New York fans the Cuban lad a "warm welcome when he first appeared here with iny club, and lie appreciated it. He showed his appreciation bv starting to hammer the ball and bv plajingr a better all- round game than he has played for eral ears." Opportunity for Leonard. Little Benny Leonard king of the lightweights, enjovs visions of greater oppoitumties for fame and fortune than any bov who has ever worn the lightweight crow n. The reason is Leonard's great popularity, which haB come to him because of his methods as guardian of the title. Leonard has pi oven to the fistic world that he is a real chnmpion He has a.

knockout punch and he ic -willing to meet any boy world. He doesn wrangle and dicker for unieasonagla purses, and he doesn't attempt to detract from the fighting repuations of any- of his challengers by refusing to meet them in the ring Of course, his knockout victory over Johnny Kilbane has been the outstanding feature. He won more praise and appnrv- al through knocking out the feathei- weight champion than he got for beating Freddie Welsh, and promoters in all parts of the countrv are swamping him with offers that date ahead as far as January 1. The purses offered to Leonard for bouts from six to tw enty rounds have been jet the lowest bid he has received has been a purse of 5S.OOO for another boutin Philadelphia i some lightweight battler who can be classed as a real contender If Leonard is permitted to fill all the engagements thnt been held forth to him. he will earn in the eicrhborhood of $100,000 before the of the vear.

Big Crowds at Ball Games. If the wir has Killed baseball some of the monster crowds which turned out since the season opened in the big leagues in April fail to prove it. The Giants and Yankees both played to crowds of better than 30.000, while in Chicago. eland. Boston.

St. Louis and Cincinnati it is reported that crowds of from 10 000 to 55,000 or better, for important games, have packed the paiks this summer. Cleveland recently boasted a crowd of better than 25.000 which 11 probably -the l.itgest crowd that has (Turned out this beason outside of New York. It is nothing for the or Giants to plnj to 18,000 and 20,000 on Saturday Mister "Murphy." I have at a table sat Where viands ligh and rare Were served In great profusion on The costly siherware But i a I dined at one-Egad' thev pulled mv leg; dollarb for ft dish of spuds Garnished i half an egg. The soft shell crabs, the lobsters and The ojsters are not The class with Mister "Mutplrv," nope! Who peels your weasel thin.

Thbugh heietofore he has refused To take the top notch peg; Five dollars for a dish of Garnished i half an egg. Yen Mister "Murphj's" not a beaut In form or countenance. Though lowlv once he rises now To rich slgirifiestncp. Cbi-npngne and tare madeiia Are on a lower peg. Five dollars foi a dish of spuds Garnished with half an ess.

You cannot down an Ii ishman No matter how you tr, He always fights to top the heap-And now he's king pin high So Mister "Murphv" til-o place To pull the patient leg; dollars for a dish of -spuds Garnished with half an egg PRESENT DELIVERY METHODS. Customer--Send up 25 cents' worth of boiled ham. Butcher--All right sir. Anything else? Customer--Yes If mv -wife isn at home, tell the boy to put kej CLARK GRIFFITH MAY LEAD BASEBALL TEAMS TO FRANCE Clark Griffith, manngcr of the Washington American 1 league baseball tenaa, may lend tv.o of tho ir.njor league teams to France to play bchnirt the for "ic American noldieit. A wealthy Washington frtn has offered -to rtotiav all of the expenses.

Griffith will submit the project to Secretaries Baker Daniels. 'V INDUS i Openln COR feied tended futures J1.93 diop ol last sa tiibnte tinued chases ficd th ment Opan aned lower ME a sligli around The bicak. premlu vented fI'The cl the sa lower May SI WHI fluence assume advanc ment change ket des Subst import! for Set OATS dcs, govei would turns i sions i TV as foi (From Wht I Sep. Corn I May Dec oats May Sep. I Dec.

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