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V THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 122.' PAKE!" YELLS CROWD, AS WILLS STOPS NORFOLK IN TWO ROUNDS f A HECTIC NIGHT AT THE GARDEN 'ew See Finishing Punch By Thornton Fisher EOf Dempsey 's Negro Rival, Copyright, 192J, (New Tork Brent ng World) by Preaj Publlthns Co. Fight Ending in Uproar 3out at Garden Too Short and Unsatisfactory to Furnish Line on Chance Harry Wills Would Have in Championship Con test Miske Stops Roberts Quickly and Sampson Retires , With Broken Jaw Burke-Reeves Go Genuine Battle. By Vincent Treanor. J, TARRY WILLS, tho giant Negro, rrl t-gets tho credit of knocking out fc Garden last night, but nine out of jlfery ten persons In tho big crowd vent out of the bulldlmr Droclalmlng Flha'bout a raw fake. Few saw tho fin- lining punch and to this was due the .iwerai expression 01 uissausiucuuu tfvlth the contest. If It could be called S tucn. -inane near cnotign 10 sec me ictlon of tho men as they stood lffered as to Just what blow fV.nded the affair all too suddenly, isome said It was a right tippercut Handing or tho heart after which Hjtforfolk autre rod an nttack of heart "jllsease. Others said tho punch went ifip all the way to the chin, and still fathers wero of the opinion that. an Invisible punch" did the trick. Wills ilmsetf said he hit Norfolk on the :hln with a right uppcrcuL Referee MoPartland agreed with him. and Ar :Ie)WcOovcrn, who served as Juilito ind offlclal counter-out, wan sure Wills landed his right on tho Kid's bhln. McGovcrn was in a good posi tion to see, for Norfolk went down right In front qf him. Anyhow there jJwaa a big doubt about what Just did happen, so this loft a very unsatis factory conclusion in everybody's .mind. Certainly the bout ended too abruptly to permit of a renl opinion ptl how WIHb would shape up with Dempsey In a fight for tho champion ship. SECOND ROUND AND FINISH. ,Tho second round was Just under way when wills grazed Norfolk's Sjaw with a long left hook. Tho Kid tthen manocuvercd and rushed to a clmch. They were standing appar ently doing nothing but holding. They may havo been discussing tho matter. Willis chugged a punch at tho body. !a.aort of an uppercut. Ho then shot the same hand In again only higher up.- A moment of apparent Inactivity and-Norfolk went over backwards. .This was some tlmo after he had been lilt His head hit tho floor and he bounced on his n'.iQUldcr blades. He hid gone down hard enough. At' seven Norfolk was on his hands arid knees apparently ready to get up.' At nine he hesitated. y'Tcn," shouted McGovcrn. Nor foHrwaH pushing himself up. Retcrco Mcrartland grabbed him protrctlngly aa ho turned to look nt McGovcrn for his version of the count. Ifs all over, g'wan." yelled the tlmelteeper-Judgo, und then the ref eree steered Norfolk toward his cor ner. Whether Norfolk was properly up - or -whether ho overstayed tho "nine" purposely could bo only guess ed at Many rlngslders believed he wanted to hear the fateful ten. CROWD ROARS IN DISAPPROVAL. ?As those In tho closeup seats real ized the fight was over they began to roar their disapproval. Ono well known man who sits In a front row Beat at every tight was particularly Incensed. .'Fake toooh!" he yelled. .Getting close to Wllls's corner, ho shouted lyou and Dempsey? bosh!" IfAnothor took It out on Announcer Humphries "The worst fake you ever pulled off," he screamed nt poor Joe, and Joe Just nodded back good-naturedly at" him. JfAlter this commotion had settled a Ut the press stand was besieged by another crowd of doubting Thomases. ' "What punch did It," they asked In chorus and they got no two an swers alike. (Norfolk, weighing 176 to Wllls's 211, looked outclassed, "fjln addition ho seemed to be scared stiff as he sat In his corner. He never took his eyes off Wills. When tKey got up and went to a neutral corner to be snapshotted Norfolk look ed the victim of fever and ague. He ' Just stared and stared at the towering Wills and continuously wet his Hps with his tongue, f WILLS BEGAN FAST. f Wills landed tho flist punch after th'e opening bell, a right to the ribs as tfiey came close. He then missed tho Jobbing Norfolk with two loft hooks, arid as tho Kid tried to get to close quarters again Wills got a good right to Norfolk's neck. They wero split apart, and Wills grazed the littlo fal low's chin with another left huok. Norfolk then stood off. only to sudden ly' dart In with a left hook of his own. It, landed flush on Wllls's chin. Harry went back to the ropes with a broad grin. Wills resumed with a right to the Jaw, and followed with a left to 'the head, chasing Norfolk across the ring. Tho Kid then tried a long left swing and fell in missing it. Norfolk ducked low under u left hook, but was driven back on his heels to tho ropes .by a right to tho Jaw. A long, sweep ing left landing on Norfolk's arms, nearly upset him. The Kid bravely enough rushed in with a right to the body and Jumped thrco feet in tho air to hit Wllls's chin with his left. The bell sounded, with neither hurt, but rith Wills apparently much the stronger and better at everything at tempted. Then came the short second round m described above "with Its attend log confusion and dissatisfaction. This made the evening one of the shortest on record and assured un --orly homegolag for ,. the turnout. WILLS-NORFOLK DREW $55,415.80 RECEIPTS. By John Pollock. The gross receipts of tho boxing show staged at Mndlson Squara Garden last night. Including tho Government tax of 10 por cent., nmountod to tho surprising sum of I56.41S.S0. The fighters battled for 25 per cent, each of tho net re ceipts of J47.S59.J0, which gavo each of them $11,964.77. Tha State pot J2.518.90, which was 5 per cent, of $50,378. Over 13.900 Persons witnessed tho lights, of which 13,158 paid for tickets. Tho tickets sold for tho fight, Including the Government tax, wore as fol lows: 1,990 at $1.10 $2,189.00 1,960 at 2.20 4,312.00 3,494 at 3.30 11,530.20 3,006 at 5.50 16,533.00 2,708 at 7.70 20,851.60 Total $55,415.80 which completely filled the old en closure. Hilly Mlske. the rejuvenated. outclassed Al Roberts, stopping him In two minutes and 63 seconds of tho cccond roiiniT Farmer Lodge, a big, awkward re minder of Jess Wlllard as a beginner, broke Paul Sampson's Jaw In the fifth round of their bout K!d Mc I'artland wlicly stopping It Lodge weighed 226V4 to Sampson's 179 and waB really too big. Sampson fought courageously and seemed to have thp farmer tired and wilting when a crazy left iippcrcut made his lower Jaw Drop. McPartland was the first to notice hl predicament ONE REAL FIGHT OF "NIGHT. By far the best fight of the evening was the eight-round opener between Mlko Hurke of Greenwich Vlllago and Jack Reeves, light heavyweight It was Jartlcularly vicious. Never has a Garden crowd seen a more willing pair. They fought every second and every step of the Journey. They never held. When they wont to close quar ters they fought themselves free. Durko was knocked down In the third and got up to change tho tide of battle In his favor. Reeves came again In tho sixth and from there on they battled nip and tuck. They landed fltift lefts nnd swapped rights all tha way. Burko was tiring but full of light at tho end. Tho decision of a draw Just lit the occasion. It would havo been a Bhamc to decide agalnBt cither. DEMPSEY-WILLS BOUT CAN BE HELD IN JERSEY Gov. Edwards of New Jersey says he will permit a bout between Jack Pempsey und Harry Wills tor the heavyweight championship of thfl world In New Jersey providing there in a public demand for tho mutch. Tho Governor attcn led tho show at ho Hippodrome last night, whoro ho hud Dempsey and Jack Kenrns. hi manager, us guests in Ills box aftc the champion's turn on tho stuge. Dempsey was asked If ho would bo willing to meet Wills. Ho replied' 'Certainly. Boxlig Is my luri- vein and I will box any man tho pub I'c Is Interested In seeing mu box, wiii-mer uo is uuo, b'rau, vwiui- or $1,300. Tho nttorney for tho Kllgarlff es hluck." tato arranged tho sale. T.M..w..y. ..v.."i"i " -i-i-1-i-i-i-i- -i- Fistic News POLLOCK and Gossip Matchmaker Klournoy has com pleted his card of bouts for tho next boxing show at Mndlson Square Gar den on March 13. Harry Greb meets Tom Gibbons in the feature bout of fifteen rounds, Joo Welling vs. Clonic Tult of Canada, George Marks of Cali fornia vs. Abo Goldstein und I.uke Tenner of Scranton vs. Al Wagner of Philadelphia In eight-round bouts G?n Tunney, who tiaa already won two fights ntnre ho dffrati'U Iiattllng Iovlnuky nt the Garden, will try to add unothi-r vic tory to hia list to-nlKht. Ua will take on Kay Reiner of Cumberland, Md., In n ten round po at Grand Haplds, Mich. 1'rank Uagtiy will accond Tuimey Mldgrt Smith, who fcrtta Frankle Daly, thp Btatrn Uland bantamweight In a twelve rnunQ go at the I'lonevr Hurting Club ahow on Tuesday night, received a fuaranteo of l,:0O for beatlne Mickey Delmont In their go at the Olympla A. A of I'hlladelphla lait Monday night. Delmont cot t'00. Andjr Chnney, who haa )tn laid up for aome tlmo, owing to lltneas, haa been ttlgned up by hla manager. Kddlo Mead, to meet Oaenr Deachatnn. the Canadian fishier. In a ten-round bout at a boilng khow to lie brouiht off at the 8t. Denla Theatre at Montreal, Can. on tho nlsht of March 13 Bammy (loldman, manager of Pete Her man, the former bi. itamnelcht champion. haa matched Pete fur a flfteenround battle at Domlnlek Tortorleh'a open air club at New Orleana on April 3. Promoter Tor- torlch la trying to aecura either Midget Hnillh or Joe Lynch aa hla opponent. A match haa been clinched between Ilnghey llutrhlnaon. the Philadelphia fratlierwelght. and .Ml'ey Travora of New I'aven, Conn They uui come together In ten-round go at the CaalD A. C. of Battle Itou&ur between Jack I REEVES fVNO HIKE BURKE, L Miss Wagner and Miss Bayard to Clash for "Met" Trophy. Ml Martha Itayard, the national girl Indoor champion, was compelled to battle through an extra set In order to gain tho final round of the women's metropolitan Indoor lawn -tennis cham pionship singles yesterday. The top ranking player of the tournament met with a surprise on tho courts of tha 7th Regiment Armory in the way of tho fast overhead strokes of Miss Ceres Itaker. The latter put forth her great est enemies In a scries of furious at tacks at tha net before Miss Uayard won by 1 , 8 6. 7 5. Ir the other half of the singles It was Miss Mario Wagner, fiv times holder of the national Indoor title, who camo through, to tho final round. In a match filled with spirited driving Miss Wagner was extended to a deucu set beforo she gained tho bracket opposite Miss Bay-ai-d. The score was 7 5, 6 1. It was tho match of the two younger players that overshadowed all elfp In the semi-final round. There had been a general expectation that Miss Bayard with her snappy mid-court drives and volleys would advance In straight sets. To tho amazement of tho nailery Miss taker In tho first set picked out tho spotH for her overhead drives and thru mUdo them. So ably did tho girl from Kast Oranne send tho ball xlpplng through that she went through the set nlth tha loss of only ono game. MEMBERSHIP SELLS FOR $1,300 IN COAST GOLF CLUB SAN ITtANPlSCO, March 3. A rec ord for tho price of membership In the San I'Yanclsco Golf nnd Country Club whs set hero when Superior Judge Oia ham confirmed salo of a membership hdd ty tho late John II. KIlgnrllT, In Ri.rntirn lirnknr. to f . II. Ilnrhr f. vi - rf.i.yvriWvii - i - ii - i - iWwrM'vwoi OTHER FIGHT RESULTS. Mount Carmcl, Ta. Johnny Leonard, Allentown, and Al Willis, Mount Car mel, fought a ten round draw. Wllkes-llarre Johnny Itlley, Askam. Pa., won a popular ten round news paper decision from Marty Cross, j't.w York. Milwaukee, Wis. rinkey Mitchell beat Sid Uarberlan, ten rounds. Albuquerque, N. M. "Cowboy" Ind Bet und Sailor Danny Hums, tin rounds, draw. Macon. Ga. Tim O'Dowd was Riven the decision over Young Dempey (1f Memphis In ten rounds. They'ro bantams. Lynn, Maaa , on March 13. Hutchinson la u'o matched to fltlit lllocKlo llkhurda al Caylon, O., on March M for tuclve louailo George "Knockout" Chancy, the hard hitting lightweight of llaltlmore, and Ehamua O'llrlcn, tho derail fighter of Ycnkera, N. Y., hae lieen booked un in meet In the main so of eight roimls at the rtgular weekly boxing show of the Nntlonal A. O. of I'hlladelphla on Huturduy intht. If the manager of the Armory A A. o' Uoaton can secure the conaent of the man ager of Joe llurman cf Chicago to alio". Joe to fight Young Montreal of Canada in a ten-round go at thut club on Murih 11, t'u bout will tie promptly ellnchtd, aa Mn irtat'a munager haa already algncd tho ai tlclea. MKVF.ItS W1XS 31 AT HOirr. CHICAGO. March 3 Johnny M-.m claimant of the middleweight wi.-stlu title, defeated Jlelnio IJnifel of Hi.nin i la.. In the main limit of u wrMl 1 I.,.-.. I..-, ..(,,1,, r.rt. ... t eiiuw iivm "'"' ., iu iiuuia aim iwiijr iniuuise vi mv'uuie,. I - . f- . . t IAV I IWt3t34 - UWTfn Ml ia "fJWW j M X FORMER CHAMPION ID TITLE HOLDER N NA AFTER KNOCklNto ROBBir-S DOWN 3 TIMES A 9 COUNT- BIU.V MtSKE HNlSU.ED.UtM IN THE atiP HOUND Giants' Crop of Rookies Best Seen in Big Leagues h Veteran Scout Kinsella Says No Club Ever Gathered Better Looking Set of Recruits Fine Weather Speeds Up Prac tice at San Antonio Prob lem of Giants' Pitching Staff. (Special to The Evening World.) SAN ANTONIO, Tex.. March 3. Bright skies pouring hot sunshine and the dying away of tho Icy breathed "norther" that has had this part of Texas In Its grip for three days, mado tho second day's actual training of tho Now York Giants yes terday a matter of pleasure to the on lookers who trooped to witness tho big leaguers' work, and of profit to the players, who went through strenuous two-hour drills morning and after noon. After the first day's practice, though It was held under trying conditions as to wind and temperature, It could easily be seen by the most Inexpe rienced that tho World's Champions board of strategy has a hard task ahead In deciding who will be sent back to the minors among the young sters gathered here and who retained. Never (take it from Dick Kinsella. chief scout, and Hugh Jennings, chicl coach of the Giants) has a finer, better lot of "rookies" appeared nt a training camp of a New York team or of any other club, for that matter. It Heems as though every small town or college star had mado up his mind to bo with the Giants this spring and a number of them havo landed. Of course this doesn't Include men like Ralph Shlnners, tho $33,000 American Association beauty, and Ike Boone, champion hitter of the South ern Association, who aro fighting tooth and nail for a Job as regular centre fielder. They are real .nlnor league stars and not rooirles. But Jcnnlngs'u infield ptobably would be composed of Kddlo Hale, the Missis, sippl Collcgo footliall star, who looks like another Arthur Devlin, at third buso; Bill Black und Billy Heine nt shortstop nnd second, and either Howard Berry, tho U. of 1 football and baseball celebrity, or Gcoirp Stanton, a tremendously tall and powerful slugger from the Coast, at I first base. All theso hoys were put tnrougu ineir paces ami iuokcu mighty ftootl for tho first time out. This giant, Stanton, In addition to helng a first baseman, is also a left- handed pitcher, though he only hurled nlno game before big Biil I.aiiBe, former Chicago star, who scouts on tho Coast for the GlantB, decided thai he was good enough for a trial by Now ork Ho Is also shotputler and a boxer. Ho is rather an athletic mnrvel, for he Is six feet live Inches tall and yet covers ground speedily and gracefully. Big as ho Is. there Is another giant of giants, Bill McGloughlln, a right hand pitcher, who will remind you ItoOi Slirna Ymikep Contract. Hobby Uoth sent In his elgncd con tract to the local office ot tha Yankees yesterday with a note saying ho would leave Ills nomo at liiiriltiKton. Wla., at onco for New Orleans, ltoth as out of tho line-up most ot last season duo to nn Injury to his knee, from which ho has tuny recovered. liouuy iccarr, me southpaw the valllls coi irora jersey uity. uaa n ..let tor at tho iankce ofllcea. He stoDDcd ui on i uj uu Hum larryiown, N Y., ana getting transportation, taxied to me i-ennsyivama btaiion New Or leans bound. Dmpery to Stnrt Sl-I)j- Hnec. jack uempsey win tiro the pis'ol Sunday at midnight sending tho e x teen bike teams awny on their Ion, Journeyeln the six-day race m Mad. si, Sqiiaro Garden. The h, .vyneiuh ''mull' "i '" " i t ruee pnsi Min-e Ji.ijs ill 1 I. ,il. Ivo'lli Hi: etititil fill lie Ls a imi.it i i i . ' "l All uounei nnu is rnoinig lr Uouli,.! ajyi iiaaacn to win me hlg event. NOBODY SEEMED TO kNOW Jusr WHftT STPETCHEO NORFOLK OUT WHETHER. WE Wr3 BlQjTK OVER OR. KNOCKEO OVER very much of Bryan Harris of the Athletics, and who overtops Stanton uy nn incli and outweighs him by twenty pounds. In fact, the Giant board of utratcgy must do a lot of thinking on this proposition of a pitching staff for the 1922 team. The big question to be decided Is whether to chance a cam paign with the wabbly and uncertain Douglas and Toney and Jess Barnes as first stringers, or to pin faith on Bill Ityan, Pat Shea, "Red" Causey (who looks better than he ever did) and Virgil Barnes and Jonnard right now, with Nehf as tho ace, and let tho veterans through If they can. Dodgers Are Not Worried About Grimes and Johnston. (Special to The Evening World.) JACKSONVILLE, March 3. Presi dent Charles H. Kbbcts of the Dodg ers is losing no sleep over Burleigh Grimes and Jimmy Johnston, who are the only holdouts of the club. Several days ago tho President ot the Brook lyn club declared he would make a statement when ho believed It was tho proper time, but when asked for one to-day, ho refused to be quoted. Eb bels believes In tho Idea of playing his hand without any outsldo assist ance. Ho declared no is not going to make any statement for publication until ho believes It absolutely neces sary', and that ho was thinking over tho cases of both Grimes and Johns ton. Tho Flatbush Squlro Intimated that ho thought Johnston was holding out because he wants to avoid training. It was this practico which Ebbets at tacked recently, nnd he is planning to put nn end to It. Ho knows It will bo a difficult task, but he Is devising some plan by which ho will bo able to deal with tho players who want to sidestep training. It was a similar case last year when tho Dodgers trained In New Orleans. Zach Wheat, Burleigh Grimes and Hi Myers were anxious to avoid tho training period, and they believed that by plning tho holdout game they would do It. They succeeded, and this has aroused Proxy Ebbets. Ho will havo no inure of It, and In a few days tliero should be somo real Interesting news unless both Grimes nnd Johns ton come to terms. Johnston Is not being missed at tho training camp, but Ebbets would like to havo him hero nevertheless. Thero Is bucIi a big crop of young stcrs hero now that no ono Is wor ried about tho holdouts. WON'T DROP $100,000 PLAYFELLOW SUIT James F. Johnson and his counsel, II. V. Cochran, said to-day they would take to the last court. If necessary, the suit lost yesterday In the Brooklyn Su ireme Court when Harry F, Sinclair, wealthy oil man, was awarded $100,000, purchase prlco of tho horso Playfellow, brother of Man O' War. This verdict established that cavent emptor let tho buyer beware docs not always hold In a horso trado. Justlco Cropsey said In his charge to tho Jury that a man does not havo to tell all he knows about a horse, or anything ho knows, when he sells It. Tho buyer must take a chance. "Hut," ho added, "If you find that Johnson did make any representations In regard to tho horso It will bo for you to say whether they were truo or false." The prico for Playfellow was one of the largest ever paid for a racehorse. Aftor he had run two races under the Sinclair rolors the trainer reported ho was a wind-sucker, and suit was begun to recover the purchase prlco. Tho Jury disagreed in tho first tilal l.i December After Justice Cropsey hud denied a mo tion of Johnson's l.ivers to set iisldi- visteiday's verdict Hie entry of Judrf- . . . . iiit Blent was orrxaivu iur iiisn mra YANKEE REGULARS GETTING ON JOB Aaron Ward in Camp and Ex pected Soon to Sign Contract. (Special to The Evening World.) NEW ORLEANS, La., March 3. Slowly tho Yankeo regulars are be ginning to drift Into camp. At pres ent Manager Hugglns, who arrived here yesterday after hlH famous battle with hla "hold-outs" at Hot Springs, has four regulars quartered here nnd a fow more of tho big guns, of the American League champions are ex pected beforo tho darkness of the night arrives. The regulars hero aro Aaron Ward, Chick Fcwster, Elmer Miller and Fred Hofmann. Ward has not as yet affixed his signature to a contract for tho com ing season. However, tho second baseman is scheduled to hold a con ference with Hugglns some tlmo this nfternoon nnd If an agreement Is reached botween the player and tho manager word of such will be wired to the two Colonels. Ward at first demanded a $10,000 contract but will most likely reduce these figures when he holds his little tnlkfest with Hug gins. Ward Is ono of tho best second basemen In tho big show and last sea son he had his best season. Ho batted 57 points moro than ho did In 1921, and the only second baseman to outfield him was Eddie Collins of tho Chicago White Sox. Collins has Ubcn playing second base ever Blnco ho camo Into tho major leagues, while second base is a new position to the Ynnkeo player. Tho first practico of tho Yankees Is yet to be held. The weather man has bono behaving badly slnco tho Now York team arrived hero and Hugglns said on his arrival that he would leave the players now at Hot Springs for two more weeks unless thero was a change In tho weather. Tho rookies have seen nothing but rain since their arrival. Charllo O'Leary, first lieutenant to Manager Hugglns, and Frank Roth took the youngsters out to tho ball park yesterday for their first lesson In big league baseball. When tho ath letes started out for tho ball park, which Is quite a distance from the hotel, the rain had ceased nnd the dark clouds began to pass by. Be fore the liall park was reached It started raining again. Tho young sters wero taken to the club house, as signed their lockers and given their uniforms. Even If there had been no rain it would havo been impossible for tho recruits to practico, for tho field In a sea of mud. The only real "hold-out" that Hug glns is worrying about Is Sam "Bum pus" Jones, the pitcher who won twenty-three games for the Itcd Sox last year. Jones was sent a contract calling (or un Increase over the salary that ho received whllo a member of the Boston team. Nothing lias been heaid from the pitcher for tho last month. It is understood that ho wants $10,000. LAMY CREATES PAIR OF SKATING RECORDS. SAItANAC LAKE, March 3. Paced by Hobby McLean of Chicago, Everett McGowan ot St. Paul and Don ald Haker of Brooklyn. Edmund Loniy of Saranac Lake, at a testimonial meet arranged as a tribute to his sensa tional come-back this winter, shattered two world records yesterday. Ho negotiated the three-quarter mile lr 1 r.5, lowering the previous record by seven seconds. In the five-mile speed trial he skated the distance in 14 min utes 15 seconds, clipping forty seconds off his previous record of 14.55, mado at Pittsburgh In 1908. and thirty-three seo na ufT the local track record of H.48, made by Norval IJaptio of Winnipeg twonty years ago. AT NEW ORLEANS NfiBCttLteS IN THE RD' LIVE By Neal It is all right for wlso crackers without 'em there wouldn't be any Princeton dropped $18,000 on athletics last year. em for doing somo drop kicking at Princeton. a "Giants Get Howard Berry-" Headline. Phillies Will Get His Brother Razz. Prediction. e The racing season at New Orleans finished Just as tho Yankeo gamers reached there. Speaking of ways to Improve football, why not havo tho teams do their early fall training in Canada? e Edouard Horemans Li a regular billiard player, but he has peculiar ideas about spelling "Edward." Tho Olympic games will be held Just outsldo of Paris, but the celebrat ing' will be done in the city proper. e "It will bo two weeks before tho Giants aro boiled out," states a Son Antone dispatch. But It will take less than that beforo somo of the rooks aro bawled out. Brennan and Beckman Leading Scorers in Basketball Leagues Joe Best in "Met" League While Johnny Is High in Eastern. Although there are three members of tho Camden team Included among the first ten high Individual scorers of the Eastern League, tho first position In tho standing is held by ono of Now York's men, Johnny Beckman. To ono to whom the playing ability of Beckman might be unknown, tho fact that Johnny leads tho leaguo by a margin of fifteen points over his nearest competitor may bo accepted as a basis for Judging that great player. The records of the ten leading men up to and including games played Wednesday follow: Pts. Ilcckman. New York.. 123 Glasco, CoaUavlllc... 108 Harlow, Trenton 10J l.'niniiljcll, Camden.... fll Holman, New York.. 88 Christian. Heading..-. M Dolln, Camden 8-1 Kerr, Camden t0 Totno, Trenton 74 Suab, Reading 72 o. r.a Gms. SS 47 13 :i: ;:n is ::h i:h 13 31 Sit l'J 2.-1 IIS IS S-.' HI M 33 13 2" 211 13 2(i 22 13 21 M 11 Eastern League. STANDING li" TIII3 TKAMS. w. i.. r.t'.i w. i.. I'.r. New York 12 3 .800Hllke-n . 3 H .m Cumden .. la 3 .Kill Coateat ille 3 12 .21)0 Trenton ...19 3 ,7ii9!ltrudinc . . 3 11 .131 Joe Brennan of tho Brooklyn Dodgers leads tho Metropolitan Leaguo scorers with 12 4 points. In twelve games Joo has scored that many points, and although Beckman has mado 123 points In thirteen con tests tho teams which opposed both tho Celtics and tho Dodgers must bo taken Into consideration before tho expression of an opinion as to tho relative abilities of Beckman and Brennan. Benny Borgeman of Powers occupies second place with 98 points. In viow of t(io dlfferenco of twenty six points between tho tallies of Brennan and Borgeman, It might be safo to assert that Joo has a lead which cannot be overcome. Ms. o. r.a. Omi. 124 41 42 1-' 118 SO 38 8 02 34 4 13 HO 28 34 11 80 24 3H 12 2 31 20 I" 2 23 iitl 12 78 111 4li 1 78 24 30 II 71 23 25 11 Ilrennan. Dodeera Horseman, Powers.,.. Smythe, MacDowall... Hurke. Visitation Norman. Dodgera Hruggy. llrooklyn Keget ta, Knlghta Methan. MacDowall... Carey. Knights Bchmelke. MacDownlt. Metropolitan League. STANDING OK TIIIJ T13A.M3. W. I I'.C.I IV. I.. r. Dndgera ..8 4 .eoilrotvrrs .... 4 0 .400 M'llowalU. S 5 .BlIKnllht. ... S S .3HS llrooklyna . 6 4 ,GOOViltatlon.. 4 8 .33J The Homo Insurance team will havo the Globo Indemnity; Company; of TRUNkS SbrABftvtv TJESEMBLIN6 BALLET SKIRTS WIRES R. O'Hara. to kid tho 'Philadelphia ball teama, but last place. So you can't blame ball 4- Newark as Its opponents next Wed ncsday evening at tho 22d Regiment Armory, lGSth Street and Broadway. 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