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BETTER MAKE THE MOST njLnjLfii i- Frank Baker Denies Whole St Louis Story jjjr lAAnnri-Mi'' nr Indoor Sports BAKER DENIES HE SOUGHT TO CAUSE S0TH0R0N TO HP CLEVELAND. July 17. rrank Baker has forwarded to Ban Johnson his earnest denial of any attempt to Induce Allen Sothoron. the St. Lout pltchsr.

to jump from organized baseball and take a job with the Upland team of the Independent Pennsylvania League. Accompanying hi denial la a statement from Paddy Batlmanfi. who wat with Baker during the Utter' talk with Bothoron, ubtntltlng the third base-man'a atory. didn't pay any attention to President Johnson' first telegram, asking me for an explanation, because It was ridiculous," said Baker today. "How-ever, on receiving a second message.

I sat down and wrote out all I aald to Bothoron. Baumann heard us talking and he. too. sent statement to Chicago. I think that will end the matter." It vu reported In SL Louis today that Bothoron exonerated Baker.

During the recent stay of the Tan-kees in EL Louis It was said that Bothoron had asked for more salary-It was hinted that. If he didn't get It, be would accept an Offer with the Upland team, where Frank Baker played two years ago, and that he had asked one of the Yankee player to use his acquaintance In the East to land the place. Later the name of Slsler and park were brought Into the story. Ban Johnson Immediately went to St. Louts and conducted an Investigation Into the charge that Baker was proselyting.

A a reault of hi Investigations, ha asked for an explanation from Baker. YANK8 GET ANOTHER. NEW YORK, July 17. Another outfielder Is due for a trial with the Yankees. Elmer Letter, who plays the outfield and now and then pitches, ha been purchased from Butte, Mont.

TODAY'S SPORTORIAL By LOUIS A. Of all the flivvers in baseball, Marty OToole stands forth as the worst. Lea Magee is the second. When playing with the Cards, Leopold Hoemschmeyer was considered a rising young player, a lid with a future. He had pep.

He had batting ability. He was a corking good outfielder. He was a fair innelder. Yes, and Leopold was possessed of AMBITION, always a good thing for young baseball players. Leopold went to his boss and yelled for more money.

He didn get it. So he became peeved. In a few weeks he hopped to the Federal League, the promoters telling him of the glories of managing their Brooklyn club. Success went to his head. In the very first inning of the very first game he kicked himself out of the pastime.

He followed this up by kicking himself out of many more games. Finally he kicked himself out of the management, John Ganrel succeeding him. But Leopold was hitting the ball. Only Benny Kauff, the Stentor of modern baseball, outhit Leopold. Many magnates rushed into the auction for his services, at the cracking of the Feds' experiment.

The Yankees paid 122,500 in cold cash for him and signed him to a three-year contract calling for Then he rapidly became the Fliv of Flivvers. He never made good in the American League. He never even started. BUT, unlike many others, LEOPOLD NEVER QUIT. He didn't fill newspaper columns with complaints about "hard luck" or "bad breaks." He took his medicine.

He was no QUITTER. Few of us would have shown the courage of Lee Magee, for that is now his name through court decree at Cincinnati, in the face of disaster. Few of us would have stayed in the fight, come what might. But Lee did. That's why every real baseball fan in the country is pulling for him to come to life in St.

Louis as a member of the Browns. Two conspicuous examples of unpreparedness are the St. Louis Cardinals, in the National League, and the Washington Griffmen, in the American League. Neither club has sufficient reserve to carry it to the top, allowing the regulars might do the trick. Miller Huggins brought his team East with seventeen players.

When Baird was called home by his mother's illness, the Cards had sixteen. And tVav'nt sunnoscd to be in a maior leaime with a limit of twenty-two. The Griffmen, facing swarms of double-headers, through the hottest days of the year, have six pitchers. Green players make up the small reserve for infield and outfield play. The team cannot stand much banging with ao few capable men.

And the Griffmen are supposed to be a major league team. THE TIMES' COMPLETE SPORTING I .1 I I I' WASHINGTON FIGHT FANS TO SEE CHAMPIONS MEET By LOUIS A. DOUGHEK. TFaslringtoii is to be represented at the ringside a -week from tomorrow, -when Johnny Kilbane, American featherweight champion, tackles Benny Leonard, the new world's lightweight titleholder, in a six-round bout at Shibe Park, Philadelphia. Pat O'Connor, Washington's best-known sportsman, is arranging his affairs so as to be able to journey to the City of Sleep and see what promises to be the best match of an entire season.

He is sure, to take with him the best followers of the fistic game identified -with Washington. "They're both great boys," said the genial P. talking of the coming bout. "Leonard called on me while here last month, and I was surprised to find him such a quiet, unassuming young fellow. His record, of course, speaks for itself.

Any boy able to stop Freddie Welsh must be the real goods, and" Kilbane will have his troubles winning." Jimmy Dougherty, the well-known boxing Impresario of Philadelphia, la staging the coming battle between the champion, and he finds himself obliged to guarantee 120,000 to the boxers before they step Into the ring. When Dougherty eigned up Kilbane he agreed to give the Cleveland champion 18.000, no matter how much money came through the gates. To get Leonard, he had to put up J10.000 of real, sure-enough, honest-to-good-nets coin. Then he thought he was through with guaranteeing. But nothing like that.

Kilbane Wants the Coin. The day Kilbane' manager, Jimmy Dunn, learned that the world's light weight titleholder was due to collect at least 14,000 more than Kilbane he threw three fits Inside of five minutes, rested, and then threw four more. Within an hour he was on a fast train, bound for Philadelphia, first sending a telegram promising all kinds of things unless Kilbane drew down $10,000. And so It was done. It took a little DOUGHER OF YOURSELF THAN HAVE SOME OTHER FELLOW Copyright.

U17. International Km Srrtc-RUtered U. 8. Patent time for Dougherty to agree to Kilbane' wishes, but he did. after all was said and done.

Wednesday of next week Kilbane and Leonard, both champions, will each collect $10,000 for six rounds of boxing. This Is at a rate of 1333.33 per minute. Run Special Trains. Special trains are being booked from New Tork to Philadelphia to accommodate the boxing fans wishing to see this great contest. At least 1,000 New Yorkers are expected to be on hand when the two champions step Into the squared circle.

From Baltimore and Washington will go hundreds of fight enthualasts, though no special trains have yet been announced. Dick Curley, the matchmSker. says there will be close to a 140.000 gate when Kilbane shakes hands with Leonard and the battle gets under way This Is one reason why Jimmy Dougherty can afford to guarantee half of It to the principals in the star cast. BATTLING LEVINSKY PUTS BENEDICT AWAY NEW TORK, July 17 Battling Le-vlnsky. of Connecticut, scored an easy victory over AI Benedict, of Hoboken, In a ten-round bout at the Military Athletic Club last night.

Benedict was subjected to a terrific beating from the start of the milling to the fin-lh and was in dire distress when tne final bell ran. In the sixth round Levlnsky sent hi opponent to the floor after rain ing upon him a shower of blows. weighed 178 pounds and Benedict 183. NICHOLS REFUSED CHANCE TO ENLIST NEW TORK. July 17.

The rank of golfing professionals have offered at least one man for military service against the Germans, but the offer wai rejected. Yesterday Oil Nichols, professional of the Great Neck Golf flub, applied at the recruiting offices of the British army for enlistment, but was turned down because of a bad knee. Injury to this Knee was suffered In an automobile accident two year ago while Nicholas was returning from Atlantic City to Wilmington, where he was professional at the tlm. He a rather badly hurt, but his b-llllant playing of last year attests the thoroughness of his recovery. CARDINALS TAKE KIM.

NEW TORK, July 17 James D. Smith, who has been warming the Dodger' bench for several weeks, has besn turned over to the Cardinals for th waiver price. Smith la an lnfleld-er. fify Offlc. It's an in-and-out pitching staff.

combined with an in-and-out lnfield-Ing staff, that la causing the worries of Jack Barry In his first year a manager of the Boston Bed Sox. Along In the first days of the pres ent season the world's champion didn't havs a trouble to their glorious nam. Now they have Several. Since the season began the Red Sox have failed to score In twelve games, and they all have been counted since June 1. On tbl showing little cm be said for the dueling shown by the Red Sox pitchers In the other con test.

In the same length of time, the Red Sox. starting with April IS. when they calclmtned the Athletics, have eleven shut-outs to their credit, showing that the Red Sox pitcher occa sionally are there. Cleveland has shut out the champions on three separate occasions and twice the thing happened on the Boston ball lot. Four times the Tigers have presented the Red Sox with a row of horse collars; twice St.

Louis has accomplished the stunt. Chicago. Washington, and New York have done It once. On the other hand, the champions have goose-egged the Griffmen five times, the Athletics twice, the Browna twice, and the Yankees and Tigers once each. CURLEY FALLS DOWN FIGHTING WILLARD NEW TORK, July 17.

Jack Curley was outpointed in his first round against Jess Willard. Supreme Justice Hendrlck has turned down Jack's application for an Injunction preventing the world'a champion from appearing with hi Wild West show. The court rules that the matter between Curley and Willard shows that WJUard is responsible for damages, snd that, preventing the champion's appearance with the circus would be disadvantageous to Curley. LEAGUE STANDINGS AMERICAN. Today.

P-. W-1. Chicago Boston Cleveland Detroit Tork El 4 41 M7 43 141 439 .10 41 Washington is PMlaa.luhl St. Louis 33 Where They Play. TODAT TOMORROW Wash at Chicago, phlla at Dstrolt.

atClsve Boston at St Louis. itvaih at Chicago. roiia at LNtrolt. itcim Boston at St. Louis.

Yesterday Game. TVashlngton-Chlcago. rain. CISTSlaas. 1.

Nsw York. I. St. Louts, J. Boston.

0. Dttrolt-Pnllaaslphla, rata. NATIONAL, Today. as. -u Jew Tort rhlladtlohla St Leuls Cincinnati Chicago Brooklyn Boston Pittsburgh BMOTSWDHED ASGHAMPiONSGET MM GOOS EGGS Ml .117 .111 .417 .414 .474 Where They Play, fODAT TOMORROW Chicago at Jf T.

Cine! atPhlla Pitts at Brooklyn. St. Louis at Boston. Kt Louts at Brook. Chicago at T.

Clncl. at Phlla. tntts at Boston. Yesterday' Game. Nsw York 4.

Chicago. J. PhlladtlrfcU. Cincinnati, 0. Boston, I Pittsburgh.

Boston, Pittsburgh. 1 Et. Louis, Brooklyn. 4T .41) II 44 til 4( 41 41 41 .111 It ..11 41 IJT 34 Jl! Ti4Z CoprrUM. EXPERIMENTINGPREVENTS GRIFFMEN FROM CLIMBING CHICAGO.

Julr 17. There are num erous folks hereabouts who can't fig ure Clark Griffith and the crew he pilot about the American League circuit. The people who don't understand, cast their eyes along the per centage column and what thiy see hardly tallies with the- ImpresstfS gained while viewing the Senator in action against the White Sox. The Impression prevails mat uru-fith should have his team higher In the race, but It Is the old story of the fan, who fall to consider mora than one In making calculation. One reason for the depressed Af fH l-asMnsrton Club's percentage figures Is that the "Old Fox" Is experimenting.

Everytlme the sun DODB lis neaa kduyv hh" t.r nw Ma Every defeat give hlra a hunch to try some new combination ana as uimmmti numerous In the life of the rMninr. he naturally la kept busy Instituting new wrinkles. What Griff Believe It would seem that Griff believes If a ball player shows Just one of a half dosen or mora needed assets, he can be utilised. This results In tnrfnv (A nl. the OUtfleld.

outfielders taking a hand at lnfiela- lng and catchers trying a mue oi everything connected with the national pastime. Such moves have their good features, and there are times when satisfactory results are obtained, but It Is far easier to spoil a possibility who hasn't arrived than It la to take a man and try to teach him the game from an angle different from that from which he vlowed It from his first days In the sticks. There Is another thing to consider BAGBY HAS MADE GREAT RECORD IN BOX "Sergeant" Bagby. Cleveland' winning pitcher, while falling to equal Walter Johnson's consecutive scoreless inning stunt, being toppI thtrty-elght. ha pitched great ball In his last thirteen games.

Bagby has allowed but twelve runs off his delivery since June 2 and during that time has blanked the opposition six times. But forty-five hits have been gathered off Bagby's delivery In the past ninety-four innings he has served on the slab as regular or relief hurler. The last five start for Bsgby have been wine and his last loss was recorded June 2S when he took the bur den of burling from Morton Chlcgo. the game going to the flf-reenth inning and being a tolwn for Chicago. Bagby Is credited with going innings and Chicago failed to get a hit off his delivery.

On June 30 Bagby pitched against the Chicago White Sox and won an 11 to 1 game. The Sox scored In the first a ttsarbv held the Brown, to i 2 to 0 but vi. tnT were beaten hv 1 to 0. Bagby doing the hurling. and letting me The Griffmen were met next by Bsgby.

who won a 7 to 0 game, al lowing six hits. Testerday Bagby v.nUi scored in thi third inning, h.ltlng the Cleveland tar after scoreless bsll. INDIANS DROP DALY. CLEVELAND. July 17 Tom Daly, who made an English king applaud a home run on the famous tour of the world, hss been dropped by the in dlans Daly was obtained from the White Pox.

but has done little or no work for the Cleveland club. GRIFFS WIN THIRTEEN. The Griffmen have won thirteen games snd lost twelve since hitting the rosd for a swing around the en tire circuit, a winning percentage of 520. This Is the best work shown by a Washington club on the road 1st euuil aMsOTHi HIT. tBtarutlenal New Bsrvte.

and It 1 the big argument That Is that a team constantly undergoing change is "up In the air." The fellow don't know from on day to th next Just whit will be expected of them. Th psychological affect 1 had. Was the Custom. A few year ago It waa Quite the custom to change a batting order or line-up If the team lost a few games. Every manager, except the one with a title on hi shoulders, followed this unwritten rule, th reahon for It never waa explained, and that it waa Just a hobby has been proven by the fact that the successful pilots of the present year are not doing It.

Manager Rowland Is an example. He will stick to a combination until the last dog Is hung, and he ha bad plenty of reasons tor Instituting numerous changes. X3t Manager would have slung along for week after week with Eddie Collins and Jo Jackson In the Important positions and neither hitting much mora than hi weight? However, th ho are on top. Now Play Double-headers. Rain here yesterday kept Grift from getting a small bundle of Chicago coin, but he will make up for It, as double-headers are on tap for both today and tomorrow.

There is Just a llm possibility that the second bargain bill may be put over to the next visit of the Senator hereabout, aa Manager Rowland ha a Bl'iton series staring him In the face, and wants to have a few pitcher In trim to handle the champions. Five tilts must be played In four days with the Red Sox. and the game mean a lot In the eventual outcome. FALL WILL ATTEMPT NEW WORLD'S MARK Eddie Tall, of Oberlln, Western Intercollegiate and Central A. A.

U. champion at one mile. Is anxious to make a try at lowering the world's mark for tht distance in the Har vard Stadium. Fall has written George Brown, of the Boston A. A.

to arrange such a trial, and It la likely that Fall will get his chance next month. The New England A. A. TJ. cham pionships are to be held In August, and a special mile race could be arranged for that meet, but Just now there Is a hitch.

The New England games are scheduled for the Massa chusetts Tech Field, in Cambridge. In order to oblige Fall the mset would have to be transferred to the Harvard Stadium, which has th fastest track in the country. It was In the Harvard Stadium that Norman Taber. of Brown, set his world's record of 3-5 on July 16, 1815. It was there, too.

that John Paul Jones ran his mile In 4:14 2 5 on May 31, 1913. In the lntercolleglates. Experts who have seen Fall In ac tion declare that he will have the record at his mercy if he Is fit and conditions In the Harvard Stadium are similar to those which obtained when Taber made his great run. BIG LEAGUE BIFFERS A.B B. Av Ballsy.

Braves 1 1 4 too) Walter. Cubs Ill Elliott. Cubs 111 High, Tanks 4 1 4 Kellr. Brates 114 Jacobson. Browns 1 3 Luaerus, Phils Ill OrlRlth.

Beds Ill Schmidt. Plrstes Ill 1W0 1.C00 COLUMBIA WINS IT. COLUMBIA, S. July 17. The championship of the South Atlantic League belonga to Columbia, follow Ing yesterday's S-to-1 victory over Charleston.

Columbus thus took (our and Charleston two games In the poat-season aerie. MAKE THE MOST OF YQ PAGE 77af Dufa'f IRSTGAME They're at It again. Washington' Ion amateur baseball league ha erupted. Everything waa qulst along th Potomac and th lads had agreed to finish out a pleasant summer. But It wasn't any use, th little play.

had to go and qurrL Her' the way it happened. Ma roons ana iinters naq siarcea uia second series, fn the second inning the Maroon were leading by 3 to 0, Benton having been bumped for that total. Manager Allen's team then took the field. There waa an effort to hurry things up so a to get five Innlna-a before It rained. Stringer and Bennet.

of the Print er, arrived at nrst ana seeona throus-h the medium of a hit and an error. Feldraan, the next batter, hit to Fitzgerald. Fit failed to make the play, claiming the ball had hit Stringer, who was automatically out. Umpire Johnny aura ruiea an nanus safe. Fltz nrotested hotly and was given a leave of absence, but refused to vacate.

Hard declared Prlntera winner by a forfeit. Manager Allen reported as saying he will not protest the forfeit. Rosedale and Truxton Athletic Club will play today In the second game Of the series. Vernsteln will pitch fdr the Roiedale team, and Hughe for the Truxton player. HARVARD HOCKEYIST JOINS MARINE CORPS Tnlw 1T-Urtrra A.

Verev. captaln-eie'ct of the Harvard hockey team ana in university iuoo! for two years, passed tin physical examination for th United States Marin Corps today and was enrolled with temporary rank of second lieutenant He had taken a special examination prior to June 1 In order tf, t.ntaMvs commission. Percy is the latest of a notable group of college atniates, inciuaing; Edward Mahan. of Harvard; Harry Gore and John W. Overton, of Yale, to Join the marine corps.

Brief Sports For Busy Readers A movement Is under way in Australia for the erection of a monument to the memory of Le Darcy. who died at Memphl a few weeks ago. Tni.tna lisvs ilia pitcher who tnd six feet even Inches. Is twenty-five years old. and weighs 215 pounds.

He Is Harry Plt- enger. from tne ivem ocnooi. Kent, Ohio. He Is due for a trial. Charlie White, the Chicago llght-welaht.

ia In the field for a battle with Benny Leonard, and may be accommodated aa aoon a eLonrd has finished with hi Kilbane con-test. Dr. James S. Cannon, captain of the Washington Cricket Club, blames the war for a falling off in interest among Capital cricketers. He says that many are too busy to play, and others have enlisted.

"Pickles" Dilhoefer. brought back to the Cubs from Milwaukee, has become the regular backstop within a week. He 1 outclassing most of the National League receivers. Powell and Rehg. the Providence outfielders, are hitting the ball hard for the Braves Towell collected a single, two doubles and a triple in yesterday's double header, with Rehg getting two single and a triple oft the Pirate pitcher.

AMATEUR MUDDL CAUSES UMPIRE TO AWARD Amatears Wffl Start Os'TbeirSecewiRa (wmnAa 5fop Him DAVENPORT SHOWS WELL' IN LAST FOUR BATTLES Dofigated Twirfcr of tk Br Gets Gokg a Few Style. Day Davenport, pitcher on the Louis Browns. 1 rapidly climbing the pinnacle et perfection In the plti Inr Una. Davenport la delivering th good. The elongated twlrler rounded Into form about th last et June and Manaser Jones shoved him right Into the fray.

On July 3 Davennort won a battla from Coveleskle. pitching for Cleveland. by 5 to 4. allowing on base on Dan eight hits and striking out three bat4 ten. Julr saw Davsnoort pitching! against RusulL of th Yankee.

Ha lost a "heart-breaker by a 'to auowea five hit, on has on ball and fanned six. Elected to face Jo Bush of the Ath letics on July 11, Davenport, turned In a i to 1 victory, giving the Athletics ttrsj hits, walking four and fanning five. Yesterday he blanked the Boston Red Sox. shoving them out et the leadership, winning a to 0 battle against Georga Foster. The champions got two measly hit and were allowed two base oa ball.

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