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THE BUFFALO EVENING TIMES, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7," 1917. UP-TO-DATE SPORTING PAGES THAT WILL KEEP YOU POSTED HOW TO KEEP COOL IN HOT WEATHER Copyright, 1917, by the Press Publishing Co. BACKING FIGHTERS III THEJLD DAYS Some of the Noted Sporting Men Who Blew Their Bank Rolls Promoting Prize Ring-Battles. IS.TIDW 1KB. COBB Georgia Peach Declares Dash- ing Running of the Sacks Demoralizes Defense.

HI Vh FtMt6 CP3GT TVtt BoM" CeOkt tVXTB RCrPHMLUIMtO. FAVORS THE UNEXPECTED HARRY HILL'S SAD END TrW dORT TX NWa HMOS TOO HAfcPS HO tB. HOAfl tms octnvjA o4 Too, oi.r 'M TTHTfe WOOb Aft MUCH rV5 r0 9 coovak unpen, "tmtb- treks The Daily Hammer THE ONLY DAILY PAPER USING MACARONI WIRELESS TELEGRAPH v-ar i i ma w-rvr Claims He Would Try This Scheme if He Were a Manager of Baseball Club, Tyrus Raymond Cobb of the Detroit Tigers is of the opinion that stolen bases should play a more prominent part in America's great national game. The Georgia Peach thus expresses himself in a special article in the Baseball Magazine. Ty comes forward with the assertion that he Is strong for the stolen base, stating that he believes it possible to do more damage to the opposing teams' defense by daring base running than by batting or fielding.

Proceeding deeper Into the subject Cobb savs: "When you are making a lot of hits you may discourage the opposition. But at tho same time they reason that the players are not so much to blame. It is really the pitcher who is getting his. Therefore, the team play and defensive play, so far as the club is concerned, are not impaired in the least by the fussilade of hits which may win the game and drive the Ditcher from the box. Th applies to fielding.

If a misplay made 1s the fault of some one player. It doesn't aflect the otner players and it doesn't even affect the man who made it very much. For he reasons 'I missed that one all right, but when the one comes this way I will stop it or break a "All these things are important. But no one of them, not even a home run with the bases crammed, can quite demoralize an infield and get the defense up in the air as clever base running can do. Demoralizes Defense.

"Such base running strikes deep at the foundation of the defense. It destroys confidence and when confidence is gone everything is gone. When a fast runner gets to first base and then starts running wild and gels away with it, he completely demoralizes the infield and gets-the pitcher and catcher in I Via i a a -nrcvll T-ntfelrierH Ct 'to throwing the ball around, missing plays, making errors and looking like a lot of boobs. They become completely rattled and when a ball player is rattled he is done, for the time being. "It is the element of the unexpected which makes successful base running so valuable.

The batter at the plate is always likely to make a hit. If he does, it is no surprise to any one. So is an infielder likely to make an Those things are all a part of the game. But the good base runner who ious LjLJ rf L-' 'J 0 GAVE REBELS TFIGUGLE BUTDIDN'T III Richmond Kept After Buffalo Throughout Nine Innings and Took the Game 9-4. RICHMOND, Aug.

7. Two home runs and a triple were made off Adams in the second inning yesterday, but after that he was invincible and the Virginians took the game from the Bisons, 9 to 4. Six singles, scoring five runs, ousted McCabe in the third, and Jaynes, who supplanted was batted freely. Score: BUFFALO. Kopp, l.f.

Gill, 2b Carlstrom, 3b. Jackson, c.f. Hummel, lb. McDonald, s.s. Stelnfeldt, r.f.

Onslow, McCabe, p. Engel Daly 1 H. P.O. A. E.

1 10 0 1 0 10 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 1 18 0 0 12 10 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CLEVELAND MAKES fi 24 9 1 H. P.O. A. B. 10 0 0 1 0 3 1 4 2 0 0 110 0 17 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 12 2 0 2 0 10 13 27 11 1 Possessed an Immense Fortune at One Time, but Cot Mixed Up with Fighters and He Went Broke.

"Many a horougiibred sporting man has gone broke a remarked the old-time fight promoter recently. "To back, tattin, dress and keep a high flying: fighter is a luxury and cost a a pot of money. Few fighters know the would blow in the Bank of England if they had the chance. "One of the beat-known of the forjnur heavy weights probably squandered more of other people's money than lie ever made in the prize ring. It came pretty easy for the big fellow when he was champion, for he could go out eny evening and touch Borne admirer for 1500 or $1,000 without the, scratch of a pen or a word of explanation- In fact, there was many an easy mark who considered it an honor to stake him to a piece of change.

No "wonder that he eould blow in money like a drunken sailor! He pot it asy and it went the same way. But it wasn't until this man was defeated that he became alive to the fact that he was dead broke and without many of his former generous Mends. Then he swore off drinking, got into the theatrical business and saved his money. "This man in his sober moments was never a spendthrift. He learned much from experience while roaming all over the world.

But in hU cups he was altogether different. I remember one. night shortly after winning a championship fight he found himself high and dry. lie had handed his winnings to a burlesque quern, who skipped away, but that dxjn't worry him. With a 7f friends that evening the took a cab and started uptown to dig some coin.

"On, the way they made stops at several popular saloons, but before entering each place the champion touched one of his companions for a ten or twenty so that he could, order two or three bottles of wine, half a dozen per-fecto cigars and throw the change to the bartenders. One of his companions en this little trip was his business manager, and, heing also in financial distress, kept urging the champion to be on his Tay to an uptown notei wnre a swell admirer had $M0 to slip to him. But the fighter didn't seem to be in a hurry to get the coin and lingered at the bar wherever he stopped. Finally the little party reached the hotel and fonnd their friend anxiously awaiting their arrival. Toaeh4 tme fljDO.

"I'm glad you've come, old boy! I've been waltinar an hour for you exclaimed the man with the money. The champion received this greeting rather gruffly, much to the consternation of his companions, who wanted him to jret the dough as qniekly as possible. 'i would lite to speak to you privately, said the swell. taking the fighter by the arm to lead him aside. 'There's nothing private between me and my friends! Anything you've got to say you can say it before was the answer.

The man with money hesitated a moment! and then declared that he had drawn $500 out of the bank to give to the big- fellow. The champion threw out his chest and exclaimed in his most dramatic nryle: 'jJo, I dont need your money. I can get all the cash I want! "But the more the heavyweight refused the more the swell insisted that he should take it Finally after a wrangle the champion took $50. threw it on'the bar and ordered wine and cigars galore. When the money was almost gone he pushed the few remaining bills over to the bartender and said good night to his benefactor.

This strange proceeding a mated his two companions, who demanded an explanation. 'I don't Hie that guy, and his money is no good me, was all the answer they got. "About a year later I met the swell admirer and we had a chat about the big fellow and his eccentric ways. I recalled tbe incident at the hotel and the swell burst into a hearty laugh. 'It was rather queer why he refused the $500 that he said, 'but he came urmmi alone in the moraine; and got $1,000 front me.

Very clever, wasn't it? You see he didn't want to split the coin with his friends Very clever. Indeed So you see there was method in kit madness. He was On Sale Daily Good in Reclining Chair Cars and Coaches E0UND FARE N0N SALE DAILY Return Limit 30 Days VIA MBA BEST DAY TRAIN Lv. Buffalo. 8.00 A.

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Favors Unexpected Attack. "The stolen base is looked upon by too many managers as a risky hazard. They are inclined to follow the machine schedule of working for passes, sacrificing and that sort of thing. All this is important, but if I were a manager I would try to develop the unexpected attack, rather than follow the routine form. If a thing is unex- pected it is immensely valuable on that very account.

The defense can't be prepared. They can't have any set plan. They are swept off their feet. And the attack wins because of its suddenness, and its variation from the usual schedule. "Hitting is good and pitching Is good, and so is fielding.

You can'f get along without them. But if I were manager I would make base running a big part of my tactics in win W'. tATlt a wise fellow all right when not too full of the old stuff. "There waa Billy Bennett, one of tbe best known sporting men in this city a few years ago. who probably burled more fighters who died broke than any other man in America.

He backed Mike Cleary, Jimmy Lynch and a bunch of others who kept many a pugilist from doing hard work. He took John L. Sullivan as a partner in a Sixth Avenue saloon once, greatly to his, financial detriment and -At one time Bennett was worth and was. a very libpral giver up. About two years ago he drifted down to Coney Island, where he tried to run a saloon, but as he was a broken-down old man, crippled with rheumatism, he was soon taken to a hospital at Flathead, where he died alone and unknown.

He was burled in Potter's Meld and remained there untir a former partner in the liquor business learned of his fate. Then poor Ben-nett was removed to his own plot in "v7nere he was i placed beside hla wife Bennett was a dead game fellow in his day and a hard proposition to beat In a rough-and-tumble fight He was one of the last of the old New York sporting men. H1U Wm Liberal. Hill, who at one time was J. .00.000 to the good, was always a good friend of the fighters.

He provided a decent burial for many a pug. He spent his money freely with the boxers and was always on deck with a benefit for any w.orihTingrht?r ia distress. Sullivan made "PPearance in New York at Harry Hills place, -on the corner of Houston and CroKby streets, on March 31. 1881, where he bestied Steve Taylor in two rounds. Hill was a good friend of John L.

long before he was champion, often lending him money. "HilL was the best known and most popular promoter of boxing in the world 25 years ago. He was born in England, and in his youth was a champion wrestler. His sporting resort was the scene of more Jjstic events than any other place in t-, amouR mem i saw P.in' Jy, John Morrissev, Paddy Ryan. Jim Dunne, Tom Allen.

Mike E1J. Arthar Chambers 2 Mitchell. Herbert Slade, Alf Greenfield. Pete McCoy. Jack Dempsey Jack McAuliffe.

Brooklyn Jlmmv idIer eary- Collyor, Mike vrSK- John F11, Billy dn' ak Joe Ellingsworth, Jack KnTrf' Andy Drumm Jake Kllrain, William Sheriff the PrnanioJi. Domoinick McCafferty, JacS Burke llri jtla' W1 Watson, who teugfit Jim Corbett how to box; that rattling teamKelly and Murphy, and hundreds of 'JLI rp thousands oof men today who remember the old concert and boxlnsr hall E.as-,r', "J8less and political lif -uu. vu icu great stories of the nlehri Of course, I know that the nueHHoti JowfPn to b'me for irS oT'crlf wftL'T yWy pn cremt without proper pmri; Tk-? brra owner, of fleet era, after New SET" Vd iuew.Ar.k' in which he nnk' ui aouars. Then Hill cot into a nniml -mrtru police and fought them tooth and nail until his fortune wns ntianaM never let np on Harry and followed him nrwmjn, r-t new York, and finally Conora, near FlushinE-. where Ai4 ia years ago at the age of TO years, a financial and physical wreck.

Tf he had saved half the money he spent on pugilists he micht have lived his last days in comfort. Tfarrea Lewis Career. "If there ever was m.n .1,. plumb broke on the pugilists it was Warren Lewis. He had a htr Tnar a fist, an open purse and an idea of honor iinti wouio aave aiscrracea a churchman.

Iwis was born in Ithaca. N. in 1844 and became a first-class railroad engineer' When the Civil War broke out he was running a locomotive on the Lehigh Valley Road. He quitt railroading and went to the front, but his arm was broken in battle and he bad to leave the Union army. Tbe arm was not properly set and wag always crooked in after life.

This bent arm often fooled a fellow In an scrap, for Lewis could punch good and hard with it. "Lewis went back to raUrnaritnir th. war and ran the first engine over the old nrwi rrao 10 coney island. Then he got mixed up with the sports and opened a couple of saloons. One of these resorts was in Bond Street, and was a great meeting place for the puga.

Among them was I. i-mpsey wdo gave nightly exhibitions of wrestling at Harry Hill's. Demp-y 1wms anxious to become a top-notch flfrhter nd in 1SS0 he induced Lewis to uitc mm against Billy Decay in a skin-glove battfe for the lightweight championship of Long Island, which was pulled off in the parlor of tbe old Campbell House on the Coney Boulevard rbninu. ShatJlw!" and Go Tuthill put np nun 10 meet ueorge Full James They fought on Staten Island, where South uTrotu is now ana jacK won in hard rounds. "Then Tuthlll stole Demosev awav from Iewis, and the two backers who had been partners in business separated.

They had Duut tne nrst ntg dance and concert hail on the old iron pier at Coney Island, where they made a lot of money together. There was no special police force at Coney Island then and by special sanction from John Y. McKane the enterprising Lewis organized the most wonderful force the Island has ever known. It was made up of 10 policemen, all of them prizefighters. Steve Taylor was the captain, and Jack Ashton, John Files, Doonev Harris, Mike Gillespie Frank Fagan, Mickev Cob urn.

George Rooke, Gus Lambert and Joe Ell-Insrworth were in tbe ranks. "Lewis spent much money trying to get Dempsey whipped. He also lost a bundle barking Jate Kiirain against Sullivan One night he was out for a lark with Jack sicAunrre. 'luey drifted into the (Jilsey House and met Al Smith, who told them that Jim Corbett was broke and had no backer to marse good for his match with Fitzsimmons. Lewis, who had been bitting r.p the wine, offered to pot up the money ror voroeti, ana rnis was printer! the next morning, much to Lewis's sur he stuck to his word, backed Corbett, made several big bets that he's win.

tooa several rnenas in private -car to Carson Citv. where he lived for foul davs like a then re turned heme a loser to the extent of f)0, mn I -Jiwii'Iii nrvrrr broke his word with, tha rAY rri The coMrcjRT or iHOK HIRED rEtAl "AS57- UPOK OfABRBLlA- AX.MOr.rAADe Loco-soweit Ktetsf coo. TrW NNAX i TJw opncC: NOTICE THE RED Considerable fur should fly in this series and indications don't point to a complete line of Indian fur. Fohl's young pitchers, particularly Bagby and Covaleskie, have been carrying the burden. Ktepfer's victory over the champions places him in a class with other stars and speaks none too well for the chances of the White Sox in the impending clash.

The added whacking punch of Tris Speaker, Ray Chapman, Wambsganss, Roth and others makes the Cleveland line-up an awe-inspiring array. One hit was plenty for the Indians to down the Red Sox, 2 to 0. One run dropped the champion Dodgers as the Cardinals blanked them. Two triples and a single shot of George Mogridge's drove in Yankee runs for own pitching average, Rain saved the Reds. Battle Between Two Sox Teams, 1 Says Jennings "As I size np the situation, the 4 battle for the pennant in the 4 American League is between the 4 Chicago White Sox and the Bos- 4 4 ton Red Sox," said Hughey Jen- 4 5 nings, manager of the Detroit 4 4 Tigers when pressed far his 4 4 views on the race.

"These two 4 4 teams stand out as the strongest 4 in the leagues at this time and I 4-4 see no reason why either of them 4- should crack. They are well bal- 4 4- anced baseball machines and it 4 4 wouldn't surprise me in the least 4 4 if the race between them were 4 4 undecided until the last few 4 4 days of the campaign. The recent 4 4 series between the teams gave 4 me an idea -of just" how evenly 4 4 matched the two clubs are. If 4 4 Eddie Collins and Joe Jackson 4 4 find their real batting stride in the 4 4 immediate future it may be the 4 4 deciding factor in faver of the 4 4 White Sox. Neither of these' two 4 4 normally .300 hitters Is batting 4 4 better than .275 at this time.

This 4 4 makes a big difference to any 4 team." 4 MARRIED MEN NO BETTER THAN SINGLE MEN The deciding game was played be tween the Married and Single Men of St. Ann's Men's Club, last night, but ended up in a tie, 14 to 14. Both teams displayed wonderful playing. In the earlier part of the game it looked like a sure thing for the Married Men, but the opposing party kept creeping up until they had the same amount of runs as the. early leaders.

Another game will played next Monday evening so as to decide who the champions are. Bach team has won one and lost one. Game will be called at 7 o'clock sharp. XH- -j Tor Simr Cm More Miles to iseedlt Tbe Boot Service Always mt IZ: 4 s. Division and Oak Sts.

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OCKER, EDITOR- ON THE Married men, as a are making fewer objections to going to war than single men. One them said he was to get away his wife and go wherse he could have little peace and Norman Terguson, better known as "Thursday, Nighter," discovered a burglar his home the other and instead, of wak. ing up at Black Rock and going home, 1 slept right on through until I reached the Terrace. Of course, there was little if no use of getting home from there so I decided to havie supper downtown and then go home when I thought it was really safe, so I dropped into one of our restaurants on morning and gave Main Street and commenced to dine. I a punch in the Norman says was about all there was in the house to hand him.

started with tbe usual formula of looking over thei menu. Then I sat there. After a long, long Si I noticed that every one else S. TREET WALKER HAS A GROUCH. I went down to La Salle last Saturday a visit and when got on the train to come back I inadvertently went to sleep was waiting on his or herself as the case happened, and so I sauntered Over to the counter and ordered some ex-tail soup and a chicken pie and a cup of cof fee.

The ox -tail Darby Kelly Paid For the Telegram Darby Kelly, erstwhile mana- 4 ger of Johnny O'Leary, is mak- ing his borne in Rochester nowi Several times recently the Rocli- 4 ester papers have publisned his 4 name. Last night Darby sent 4 THE TIME'S a long telegram in which he declared that Johnny Riley gave Walter Mohr a terri- 4 fic beating, which leads to the 4 conclusion that Darby is man- 4 aging Riley. 4 But Kelly is entitled to more 4 credit than some of the manog- 4 ers who wire reports of fights to 4 newspapers. He paid for the 4 telegram. 4 4 M.4...t.4.4M4..4.......t..M4W.

Germany Schaefer Signed by the Rochester Club BALTIMORE, Aug. 1. Germany Schaefer, the clown of the baseball world, who has been recently scouting for the Giants, was signed here yesterday by Manager Mike Doolan to play with the Rochester Internationals. Germany got into the game at once, played second and made three hits. ABSURD IDEA TO SEND BALL STARS TO PLAY IN FRANCE, SAYS TENER NEW TORK.

Aug. 7. "The proposal to send baseball players to France at the end of the season to entertain soldiers is the moist absurd thing I ever heard of" This is the way President John K. Tener of the National League felt about it when told an offer had been made to finance such expedition. "The idea of sending a bunch of big huskies over there with their expenses paid to perform for the benefit of 'men who' are ready to sacrifice their lives for their country is exceedingly repulsive to me.

I cannot understand what the men who made the offer could have been thinking of. "It may be all right for aged actors: and actresses to do what they can entertain the soldiers; it is fine for the soldiers themselves to play baseball, but let's not disgrace baseball by sending major leaguers to France, merely to play baseball." Rochester Golfers Coming on Saturday At the Buffalo Golf Club on Saturday there will be a 2t-man team match between the local's best and the pick of the Genesee Valley Golf Club of Rochester. In the first half of this homeland home the Buffalo players were beaten by the i lower City cracks. PITCHER AND FIRST BASEMAN WANTED waAnteTb teams in the city. All those wishing a tryout call at No.

87 JKag before Sunday. All applicants reporting will be given a fair change. the Gallon Mr Pa Ti' Supply Station. 7-Pi-e Porta, M-r. rail.

If Much Cheaper to Buy That Way FENCE Vol. 85 No. 1. -t, soup was excellent it was nearly as good as the barley soup Dick Nugent used to serve for free lunch, and it only cost 'a dime. The chicken pie was composed of what parts of the late lamented that couldn't be used anywhere else on the bill of fare.

That cost 40 cents and the experiment was worth it. I hereby take the liberty of advertising had an argument with the young lady as to whether I really was entitled to a French roll and butter or not and won the argument, thereby saving my self a hearing on a disorderly conduct charge, and then I went up and paid ray check and bid the cashier a fond but long farewell. Cafeteria service and hotel prices running In the same race get me mad enough, but when they are coupled with war rations I quit- So now I think I will hie me to some little nickle lunch and get something to eat. Whad-dye say? Awright, lessgo. S.

TREET WALKER. P. S. They said it was a quick lunch, but the only quick I noticed about it was the resting place of the sting. Selah! any person who Is at all weak on the physiology of the genns chicken to go in and order one of those chicken pies.

No book ever printed held half so much. The coffee was nearly as good as Bill Hopwood's inane mixture which he compliments with that name. And 1 carted all that over to the table and ate it ana LOVED GIRL MORE THAN CHAMPIONSHIP Ned Paintor Was One of the Greatest Fighting Men Ever Produced by England. GOADjED INTO FIGHTING Won the Title but Refused to Claim It After His Honor Had Been Satisfied. In the list of champions of the ring the name of Ned Paintor does not appear, and yet this gladiator of a century ago would certainly have held the coveted honor had he not loved a girl more than fame and the riches incident to the championship.

It was 99 years ago today, August 7, .1818, th'at Paintor earned the right to consider himself England's greatest fighting man by defeating Tom Spring. At that time Tom Cribb was still nominally champion, but the vet eran had long since retired from the ring and had not put up his hands in many years. A host of young fellows naturally came forward to claim the honor soon to be' relinquished by Cribb, and among them were Tom Spring, a pupil of Cribb, and Ned Paintor. These two soon eliminated the other contestants and in 1818, on the first of April, they met to decide the issue. The first combat went to Spring, but Paintor was ill at the time, and not in condition to fight.

His friends were certain that when in condition he could certainly defeat Spring. Paintor at this time met and fell violently In love with the daughter of a prominent citizen of Norwich. His affection was reciprocated, but the prospective father-in-law was a. Quaker and opposed to violence inall its forms. He indignantly refused ot consider Paintor's suit unless he should solemnly promise bo leave the ring and all its associations.

Paintor accepted the condition and arranged to settle down as a tavern keeper in Norwich. As preparations for the 'realization of his dream of bliss were being completed, however, the sporting papers began to be filled with accusations of cowardice and fraud directed against Paintor. The Early of Derby, who had been his backer, was said to have inspired these accusations, and it was alleged that his lordship inspired some of the articles. With his honor thus lm- ipugned, Paintor bade farewell to his sweetheart and issued a challenge to Tom Spring. They met near King ston on August 7th.

and from the first Paintor was the master or tne situation. At the end of an hour and four minutes Spring was stretched out senseless and Paintor was entitled to lav claim to the championship. With his honor satisfied, however, his thoughts returned to the Quaker girl, and he sped back to Norwich to beg forgiveness from the maiden and her enraged father. At first he was turned away, but persistence won. and the boxer who had thrown away a championship for the greater gift of love, married the jrirl.

of his dreams. and we have every reason to believe that they lived happily wards. ever after- FANS TAKE BEATING BY H. C. HAMILTON, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) NEW YORK, Aug.

7, The victory of the Cleveland Indians over the Red Sox, following an equally brilliant performance last week, is causing agitation today in the younger major league. 1 Lee Fohl's sterling pitching staff, combined with a winning punch that is not required to take the dust of any wrecking crew, always has gained sidewalk room, but right now it appears that Fohl is going to horn into the argument over first place in the American League, unless someone very shortly takes a knockout punch at the Indians" average. The Indians and Tigers are locked in the throes of a struggle for third place, seven games behind the Red Sox, but following a crack at the Yankees in New York, they return to Cleveland to take on the White Sox. A Close Race Between Pitchers 1 Bv United Press. CLEVELAND, Aug.

7. Backers of Jim Bagby claimed today he and Eddie Cicottee of the White Sox are staging the closest race in the American League. When the Indians' star pitcher, yesterday at Boston, saved the game for his team in the ninth inning he boosted his averagrto 1.45 runs earned against him in nine innings. Cicotte's average is 1.44 runs. South Side League To Hold Field Day The fourth annual field day of the South Side Baseball League will be held next Saturday.

Ten events will be decided. They are closed to members of the league. Substantial prizes are offered. PILSNERS WON FROM THE OUTLAWS Bill' Friedl's Pilsners defeated British Outlaws at Karl's Park on Sunday. The spectacular fielding of Weidman and the batting, of Wander featured the contest.

All members are requested to report at the clubrooms at 7 A. M. next Sunday as Friedl's Pilsners will have their annual outing, which will be featured by a ball game between the Pilsners and Williston Giants. GIANTS SIGN SMITH, UTILITY OUTFIELDER CINCINNATI, Aug. 7.

"Jimmy" Smith, recently declared a free agent by the National Commission, has been signed by the New York Nationals as an utility infielder. Catcher Krueger has been released by the Oiants to Brooklyn by the waiver route. Eries Beat Glenroys. On Sunday the Eries defeated the Glenroys by the score of 16 to 15 in a heavy hitting game, Buddie Dickinson's home run winning for the Eries in the ninth. The Erie would like to hear from tbe Saturns for August 12th.

Address J. Hogenkamp, No, 273 Walnut. Street. NELSON SHADES WILLIAMS. AUBURN.

Aug. 7 Frank! Nelson of Buffalo outfought Cyclone Williams here last night in a fast ten-round bout. Williams' rally In the closing rounds failed to even up Nelson's early advantage. OLD MAN DUNN SUSPENDED. Manager Dunn of Baltimore has been suspended for his run-in with Umpire Mc-Brid on Saturday.

Totals 33 4 RICHMOND. A.B. R. Hanford, c.f. .3 2 McGalligan, s.s 4 2 Clemens, l.f 3 1 Hankston, r.f.

3 1 Eibel, lb. 3 1 Conroy, 3b. ,4 0 Knabe, 2b. 4 1 Reynolds, e. 3 0 Adams, 4 1 Totals 35 9 Ran for Onslow in ninth Batted for Jaynes in ninth.

Buffalo 03000001 0 4 Richmond 0 0 5 2 0 1 1 0 9 Three-base hits, Clemens, McCabe; home runs. Hummel, McDonald, Clemens; stolen bases, Eibel, Carlstrom; double plays, Onslow to Hummel, Jackson to Onslow; struck out, by Adams 11, by McCabe 2, by Jaynes base on balls, off Adams 3, off McCabe 3, off Jaynes 2: hit by pitcher, by Jaynes fReynolds) wild pitch, Adams; hits, off McCabe 7 in 3 innings; left on bases, Buffalo 5, Richmond umpires, McBride and Carpenter; time of game, ISO. Ty Cobb Batting .388. Ty Cobb got two more hits yesterday and boosted his average for the season to .388. fighters.

He offered a $2,500 purse for a battle bw teem Peter Maher and Steve O'Donnell at Coney Island on Chrlstman afternoon. 1897. This was the coldest frost in the history of local pugilism, for the clubhouse was practically empty. Just before the mill started Lewis's son tried to get the old man to call It off and give back the money to those who had paid admission. He Was Game.

"'No. mv son. renlied Warren Til tio-r. this fight fori my own amusement. I'll pay the $2,500, alt in my box and enjoy the sport.

Let all Coney Island come in and see the fight "This costly fun lasted only about half a minute, ror Maher put O'Donnell cat in a punch. The only complaint Lewis made was in a jocular way when he turned to Maher and said: Peter. I told von not to hit Steve too hard at first, as I wanted to eet mv mon ey's Lewis end was iwithetUv When hl bank roll had dwindled to $47.51 he drew a cnecic lor that amount in his son a favor. toox tne steamboat Rhode Island and when it reached the darkest spot of the Sound the broken-hearted old sport Jumped overboard. Ingratitude had driven the veteran backer of pugilists to committ suicide.

luck Koche at one time was one of the gamest backers of pugilists in this conn-try. He put his money np for Jack Mc-Auliffe and other noted men of the ring in thousands. Roche was a very gambler in the Middle West 20 years ago. He often won or lost $25,000 at a sitting without turning a hair. He was a high-class faro bank player and never had a limit.

But Roche seemed to encounter misfortune after he became stnek on the fighting game. He opened the old Paritan tino over in Long island City in 1W1 and dropped a barrel-of coin trying to make It a success. When RtHhi was In his prime he was an easy mark to fighters who wanted to make a tonch. Wben Bob Fitzaimmons was in hard luck a couple of years before he became cnamplon or tbe world by defeating Cor bett be met a great friend in Police Captain Charles Glori of Newark, who fed clothed and boused the Cornish man until the latter could eet on his feet. Fitz at the time didn't have a cent, but Captain Glori became so infatuated with him that he resigned from the Newark Police De partment to become the freckled fighters manager, ulort secured some easy matches for titz, formed a theatrical show that made big money and finally got a backing which compelled Corbett to make a match.

After doing all this, and much more. Glori was deliberately tnrned down toy Kitzsim-mons, who also threatened to punch his head. Then the good-natured Captain found himself high and dry without a show or a position and was forced to accept a much lower position with the Newark police force. "Fighters the world over have been noted for their ungratefulness. If you don't believe it ask Al Smith.

Jimmy Wakelv, Dick Roche. Pat Sheedy or any of the old-time sporting men who have had- business dealings with fistic idol in years gone ning ball games. A. Dinner Is i Added to Team The O. A Reserves are without a game for Sunday.

The tenni has been strengthened by Stirling A. Dinner to their line-up. The Reserves hnre 12-14 games to their credit and ire anxious to hook games with tr-ams' playing; at the see of 11-12. A double-header is preferred Would like to hear from West Buffaln Midgets, Wescon Mirteets. Allendale Midgets, or any other teams playinu at this age.

The team is marto up of the following-: H. Rosen, J. Rosen, manager. 1. Hocktiff.

PP. Connelly. N. Jacob. K.

Capllliar, M. Goldberg, Joe Thur. M. tery, H. Ginsberg, S.

Josephs. Munter and A Pinner. Teams wishing games write J. HnRen. No.

19fi Clinton Street, or call between and 7 P. M. RILEY BEAT MOHR IN TEN ROUNDS ROCHESTER. Aug. 7 In the main event here last night Johnny Riley of Wilkes-Karre, 142, won from Walter Mohr of Brooklyn.

M24, In ten rounds. In the semi-final, six rounds, Tony Adams of Rochester, 129, won in a canter from Bing Bang Brady of Lockport, 133J4. Always Jiave GotderiBm In thoRimifc t. 1.