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BASEBALL-SPORTS OF ALL SORTS BOXING
RESULTS YESTERDAY
National League. -'
Chicago, 5; New York, 4.
Pittsburgh, 4; Brooklyn, 3.
Cincinnati, 6; Philadelphia, 4.
St. Louis, 5; Boston, 3.
Federal League.
Chicago, 0; St. Louis, 2.
Kansas City, 3; Indianapolis, 5.
Baltimore, 0-0; Buffalo, 7-4.
Pittsburgh, 2; Brooklyn, 4.
American League.
New York, 2-2; Chicago, 3-1.
Washington, 3; Detroit, 3 (8 in
nings by agreement).
Boston, 4; Cleveland, 0.
The story from London of attempts
to fix the recent Moran-Johnson fight
is not unexpected. Johnson, accqrdr
ing to the yarn, agreed to given Mor
an 40 per cent of the gate if he would
take the count in round 8, and sign
ed an agreement to that effect. Mor
an and his manager, Dan McKettrick,
now produce what they claim is the
agreement.
But an American sportsman, a
brand always prominent in France,
comes out with a statement that ef
forts were made to have Carpentier,
the referee, give Moran all the best of
the breaks, for which he was to re
ceive $2,500. Carpentier was to call
the fight a draw if Moran -was on his
feet at the end of 20 rounds, or award
the championship to Moran on a foul
if Johnson gave the slightest opening.
From which it would be judged
that one side was as bad as the other.
The white man's crowd was a shade
the rawest, as it was willing to put
over a double crosp.
There probably never will be posi
tive proof of the guilt of either side.
But the tendency some men connect
ed with prizefighting have to befoul
their own nests will cause suspicion,
formed at the time the fight was ar
ranged, to linger.
Even a sauare crook is better than
a dQuble-crosser,. j J
K STANDING OF THE CLUBS
National League.
W.
New York 44
Chicago 43
St. Louis. 42
Cincinnati 39
Philadelphia , 36
Pittsburgh. 34
Brooklyn ,...33
Bostoli 33
Federal League,
W.
Chicago .... ,.jt. ..46
Indianapolis '..t 42
Buffalo .. " .39
Brooklyn.
.37
Baltimore . '.". '. . .40
St. Louis 35 .
Kansas City... ...... 35
Pittsburgh ...30
American League.
- W.
Philadelphia 45
Detroit , .45
Washington 43
Chicago 43
Boston 44
St.. Louis 42
New York 30
Cleveland ., 26
SrmthrCarpentier Looks Like Draw
Cubs Break Even.
L. Pet.
31 .587
37 .538
39 .519
40 .494
38 .486
38 .472
38 .465
43 .434
L. Pet
32 .590
33 .560
35 .527
34 .521
37 .519
45 .437
45 .437
43 .411
e.
L. Pet.
32 .584
37 .549
36 .544
37 .538
38 .537
38 .525
47 .380
53 .329
So far no fight expert of unbiased
mind has come forward to pick a win-,
ner of tonignt's fight in London be
tween Gunboat Smith and Georges
Carpentier.
And that's about how even a propo
sition this battle seems to be. Both
men have done all that was asked of
them in the vast. Each has a knock
out over Bombardier Weils, the En
glish pane of glass, to his credit Car
pentier, it is true, had previously been
put out .by the Englishman, but he
has advanced far since then.
A thorough search of the form
sheets indicates that Smith has a
slightly better punch, but he. will nave
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