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BASEBALL SPORTS OF ALL SORTS BOXING
Kenosha puts on its second ''ell
star" boxing bout tonight, and, while
the engagements carded do not form
as classy a combination as were seen
at the first of these popular priced
shows, good entertainment should
result.
The best looking of the four fights
is Joe Welling and Jack Doig, who
will weigh in at 137 pounds. Doig
is a mixer at close quarters, and Wel
ling is a walloping fighter with a
stout right
The other fights wilt bring togeth
er Frankie Whitney and Joe Sher
man, Freddie Heddlin and Bobbie
Scanlon, and Johnnie Ritchie and
Jimmy Walsh. Heddlin is substitu
ting for Mike Snyder, originally
matched to meet Scanlon.
A special train will be run to Ke
nosha over the Northwestern.
Charlie White opened his eastern
campaign with a bang, putting Sam
Rdbideau down for the .count in less
than two minutes, using a right to
finish the Philadelphia. White opened
up with all he had as soon as the
gong sounded. He caught Robideau's
head and delivered a series of short
rights which weakened the Quaker
City pride. White was warned, but
he had achieved his purpose.
With Robideau weakened, White
sailed in to finish affairs and put over
his famous left. Twce Robideau
went down, and then White stuck in
a right for a finisher. The- victory
was not a fluke. Robideau is the
pride of Philadelphia, and in the east
regarded as one of the real toplin
ers of the lightweight division.
Jimmy Clabby, fighting in the
same ring against Young Ahearn,
made a poor showing. Both men re
sorted to footwork and the exchanges
of blows were light. Polite taps with
tmick getaways were the order and
Alfearn proved the shiftier. He was
slapped less than Clabby and took
the more or less popular decision.
President Thomas of the Cubs,
fresh from the training camp at Tam
pa, is optimistic over the prospects if
the West Side team '"for the 1915
campaign. In every department that
was formerly weak, according to the
club executive, the team has been
propped up, and a big stride has been
made in spirit and confidence, with
Manager Bresnahan furnishing the
pepper and ambition.
McLarry, according to Thomas, is
a second baseman of big league cali
ber, and shows none of the awk
wardness he was supposed to possess
in Louisville. He smashes right and
left handed pitching with equal fa
cility, despite the fact he swings from
the offside of the plate, and it will
not be necessary to revamp the in
field every time a southpaw faces the
Cubs. That means a good deal, as
teamwork isn't possible when con
tinual shifts are made in the inner
wall.
The other athlete who particularly
took the eye of the boss is Cy Wil
liams, the extension-ladder outfield
er, v Williams has improved 40 per
cent under the tutelage of Bresna
han, according to Thomas, and is at
last due to disport himself as a reg
ular major class gardener. He has
practiced hitting deceptive curves
and put in several hours in the sliding
pits learning to run bases.
Taking the team as a whole,
Thomas is optimistic. He points to
Phelan, Corriden and Knisely as
strong secondary material for the in
field and outfield, and it is well known
that without reserve strength no
team can make much of a showing
these days of keen competition and
frequent injuries.
Bresnahan used his regular team
against Connie Mack's seconds at
Jacksonville, and the result was a
slaughter, the National Leaguers
winning, 9 to 0. Eleven hits were
made by the Cubs, the greater part o
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