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BASEBALL SPORTS OF ALL SORTS BOXING STANDING OF THE CLUBS American League W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. Chicago 8 2 .800iSt.Louis 4 G .400 Boston. 6 3 .667Phila. . 4 N.York. 5 3 .625Washn. ?. Clevl'd. 5 5 .500IDetroit. 3 National League W. b.Pct. " W. L.Pct. N.York. 6 2. .750,Chicago 6 6 .500 SLLouisS 4 .667Phila. . . 3 G Boston. 5 3 .G25iBr'klyn 3 G Cinc'ti. 7 G .538'Pittsb'h 4 9 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS American League. New York 9, Boston G; Philadelphia 4, Washing ton 3. National League. Cincinnati 10, Chicago 4; Pittsburgh 2, St Louis 0; Brooklyn 3, Philadelphia 1. Les Darcy, by enlisting in the U. S. aviation corps, has returned a con clusive answer to some of his critics. Before we entered the war some of ficials made grandstand plays by barring the Australian fighter on the ground that he was a slacker, but at the same time Fred Welsh was al lowed to continue his dancing exhi bitions, laying away the coin. Now Darcy is to be allowed to fight a cou ple of times in this country. Jim Coffey and Carl Morris fought a ten-round draw in New York, howing to what a low level our heavyweight fight standard has de scended. Any good second-rater of former years would have had either begging for mercy in three or four rounds. The winner of the John Olin "Strangler" Lewis wrestling match to be held at the Coliseum May 2 will have a chance at Earl Caddock and the championship. Caddock says he will be here with a check for $1,000" to bind a match for a date withintwo weeks of the Colisejnn grapple. Joe Stecher will also be present to issue a challenge. .400 .333 .300 .333 .333 .308 CLEVELAND HERE FOR FIRST SERIES AGAINST SOX By Mark Shields Today, weather permitting the White Sox resume hostilities in the hunt for the American league flag. They are safely in first place, no matter what happens this afterndon. Though Cleveland boasts only a fifty-fifty record against St. Louis and Detroit, while the Sox have risen at the expense of these clubs, there is foundation for the belief that in the next four games the Hose will have a stiff fight to do better than break even. Cleveland is better mechanically than last year, because of improve ment in the pitching staff, and has the confidence that a year's experi ence brings to a team. Fohl is no longer bossing a crew of green hands, liable to blow under fire. Despite some poor pitching, the Hose have made an excellent record for this much of the flight Cicotte and Danforth, not regarded highly in 1916, have been the most competent hurlers, lef t-hande'd Dave having sur passed easily the efforts of his south paw rivals, Williams and Russell. Un til these two come to something like last season's form, Danforth wilf probably bear the burden of the left handed flinging. Scott has pitched a couple of good games. Faber has as yet been unable to use all his stuff, but will improve with' warm weather." Except for the pitching staff the team is of championship caliber and the pitch ers are not to be lightly considered. They do not have to be as effective "as former Sox staffs, for the attack back of them is better than anything a South Side manager has had un der his wing in previous years. Reb Russell hasn't been ableto do anything with his arm since the sea son opened. He tried once against V Q