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Keen Struggles in d
Held on Franklin Field
Chicago Relay Team Victor in Two and One-Quar?
ter Mile >ledfey Relay, With Princeton Second
?Stevens, of Harvard, Wins Weight Event
By A. C. Cavagnaro
PHILADELPHIA, Apr? 25.?The elements were anything; but kind
$n welcoming back intercollegiate track and field competition at the open?
ing of the annual University of Pennsylvania relay carnival held on
Franklin Field here to-day. A chilling wind swept across the big stadium,
and to add lo the discomfort of the spectators several miniature snow?
storms broke loose.
rile pentathlon championship com-?
petition was tho feature attraction,
?nd William F. Hartel.*". Pennsylvania,]
the winner last year, went down to de?
feat before the solcndid all-around
ell rienc* of Robert Legendre, a I
fi -shniaii of Georgetown University,
v ao scored the winning total uf 1 1
pi ints.
H?rtela finished second, with 20
?point*-, followed by C. I*. Lewis, Mis
souri, with 21; Sol Butler, Dubuque,
l"; Hert Eckberg. Dartmouth, 2b, and
James Emory, Pent? State, last with 28.
I itteen Athletes Rattle
A t;r!d of fifteen athletes, forming
tho largest group that ever contended
for this t?* r-1 .mi title, swung into
line with (ho running broad jump, but
o '. ?is completed the test by running
in the 1,500-metrc run. Legendre'**
p i crmance was highly meritorious, as
j* vas his first attempt at all around
? -?-? .
Legeiidre showed an evenly balanced
performance by winning the 200-inclrc
j- finishing >"cond in tho broad
.ta'- ;?'. throwing the discus and 1,500
inetre run ami making his poorest ef?
fort by finishing seventh in the jave?
lin throw.
Hart?is captured two events- the dis?
ci;*, and javelin -after practically ruin?
ing his chances of retaining bis title
by finishing twelfth in the running
broad jump, the first event. Bartels
v 3 placed fourth in the 200-metre run
?a d vas fifth in tho 1,500-metre run.
I he other two contestants to win first
places were Sol Butler, Dubuque Col
! , who captured the running broad
jump with 22 feet 11-i inehe-i, and Eck?
berg, in Uin 1,000-metre run. Inci
< tally Butler smashed the present
relay carnival record of 22 feet _a
i '-i?es, established by Harry Worth
inir'.on, Dartmouth, in 1915. It *i'?w the
on!} record recorded during the day.
legendre ended the competition with
a particularly good pieCc of running in
t lo- 1,500-metre event. Ho strutted
along in second place for three lap?>,
when he attempted to pa.?.-! Eckberg,
t ic leader. The latter fought back
hard, and Legendre momentarily gave
up the struggle. However, the George
town entrant, made another bid coming
?I iv n the homestretch. He succeeded
in closing in on Eckberg, but'was too
veal;. Eckberg won by one yard as
i gendre tottered over the Une.
Improvement Over 191S
\n outstanding feature of the
I'? ntathlon wan th?* fact that the win
in r In each event showed a big im
iirovomcnt over the efforts "returned
?i t year. Thin was especially tru?*.
in Ihe javelin contest, whore Bartels
{-?ailed th" long stick n distance of 169
f t 5Vs inches. Undoubtedly thi*
strong Mind aided his effort somewhat.
but the Penn athlete is much improved
0 t-r last year. In the 200 metre run
1 ?gendre vas timed in 22 *1-F> seconds,
v lc Bartels hurled the discus 120
3' ' ;-'-j inches.
might be termed another sur
prise of the day was the success of
the Princeton medley relay team fln
i .'? ?ng second to the University of
1 licago in the two and one-quarter
"mile race. It was the stubbornect
fought tace of the day, the issue be
ing decided only in the home stretch.
Chicago's victory was due to the timely
Bprint of McCosh, the last man, who
ran the mile. He was opposed by
McCulloch, for Princeton.
McCulloch sp-jd ou" on his journey
with a ten-yard advantage over Mc
Cosh, who after making two circuits
of the track had come on the heels of
his opponent. Princeton retained its
van position for another lap and a
half, when McCosh challenged for the
load. McCulloch was still fresh and
managed to hold his position. How?
ever? round the final turn McCosh
challenged again. The Princeton boy
?fought, buck for several stride*, but
then began to falter, to be beaten by
fit - yards.
During the first two "legs" Pitts?
burgh was able to show the way to
i ne teams that started, because of
tl ? line quarter run by Prank Shea,
the intercollegiate champion at this
ii stance. Shea covered this distance
in 51 4-5 seconds, giving Albright in
8'ivantage of 10 yards. However, In
th?* closing yards Albright tired badly,
bang passed by both Speer, of Chi
i ago, and Penfield, of Princeton, l-'roin
here on toe contest developed into a
two-team tight, as Iowa State, leading
the other teams, was running 20 yards
back.
Pennsylvania scampered off with the
medley sprint relay at one mile, prin?
cipally through the big lead gained
by W. Creed Haymond, intercollegiate
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The Summaries
PENTATHLON
Kniiiiin?- brond jump Won h;- S. IJutl.r.
Tiuhwjur. 22 feet 1l'.i inches; R. I.egen?
dre. lirorKctown, 20 fc*t 11''? inches, *ee
ondi E. L. (.ilfallm. Notre Mnmi', T.O 1er?.
4*4 inches. third; ('. !.. Lewi?, Missouri, ?0
fret 2">H inches, fourth: H. Frkhcri.,
Dartmouth, 19 feet 7>/a Inch... fifth: F.
Mctirady, Villanovn, 19 feet 7.4 inches,
ulilh; Knsiijn, We.leynn, 10 fret 6* _.
inch.*, seventh; Hlsey, ..'overlord. I9 feet
4 inches, elchth; .!. Clas.icott, Catholic, 19
feet 3* ': inches, ninth: Lillo. roljrale. 19
feet 2* .j inches, tenth; UaridocU. Kansas,
11 feet !'?? inch, eleventh; Jtartel., Penn?
sylvania, ?9 feet * i inch, twelfth.
Throe, ine the iav?lin Wen hy liai tels,
Pennsylvania, 159 feet S\ ... inches; ISmory,
l'rnn. St-lr. 1?-1 feet >/g iurh. se> end ; Kn
?-ign. Ohio Wealeyan, 144 feet 6' n inches,
third: Lewis, Missouri, 140 feet 8 inches,
fourth; (?illo. Colgate. !40 fret 4 inches,
Ilflh: Haddock. 138 fret 6 incites, nixtli :
Lescndrc, 129 feel 5' 4 inches, seventh;
Chandler. 121? feet 7^ inches, ciK.iil?: Hui?
ler. 123 fret 8 inches, ninth; l_ckbcrg\ 123
fert b'a inches, tenth.
200-metre run Won by Legendre, George?
town, time 0:22 4-5 .cconds; Buller, Du
buque, time 0:23. second: Lewi.?. Missouri,
time 0:23. third; Bortels. Pennsylvania,
time 0:23, fourth: MrCrady, Villanovn,
time 0:23 1-5, fifth; Ensign, time 0:23 1-5,
sixth: Chandler, time 0:23 3-5. seventh:
Haddock. .Inie 0:23 3-5, eighth: Eckherg,
time 0:23 3-5, ninth; (.'itlo, time 0:24,
tenth.
Throwing the discos?Won bv Bartels,
Penn, 120 feet 8'/a inches; I.egendre.
(ieorgetown, 112 feet 7 inches, second:
Lewis. Missouri, 109 feet 7 Inches, third;
Cilio, Colgate, 106 feet 10', 3 inches, fourth;
l.ckharg, Dartmouth, 106 feet 5* _? inches;
fifth: Haddock, 104 feet 4 inches, sixth;
Butler. 95 feet 3 inches, seventh: Ensign,
93 feet 7 inches, eighth: Hlsey, 88 feet 5
inches, ninth; Glasscott, 80 feet 2 inches,
tenth.
1.500 metre run-?Won by Eckbcrg,
Dartmouth, time, 4:52 2-5: I.egendre,
(?eorgetown, time 4:53 2-5, second; Lewis,
Missouri, time 5:012-5, third; Ensign,
Ohio Wesleyan, time 5:02 3-5. fourth:
Bartels, Penn, timo 5:24 1-5, fifth: Butler,
Diibuqtie, timo 6:00 I-5. Only six starters.
I'inal points.?I.egendre, 14; Bartels,
20: Lewis. 21; Butler. 2-1; Eckberg, 2j;
Kn.lgn, .;b.
Open events.?440-yard low hurdles (one
heult.?Won by (.'. II. I'rarir, Pennsyl?
vania; A. .1. Brlckley, Pittsburgh, second ;
t'. Stol!, Pennsylvania, third; VV. It. Hitch?
cock, Lafayette, fourth; II. fdcllvaln,
Lafayette, Hfth. 'lime 1:00 1-5.
'.inericiin one mile .stirmt medley relay
championship,?Won by Penniylvaniu,
with Davis, Haymond, Smith and Cus
tavson; IVnn State, with Taylor, Heck-r,
Dem m Ing und Orr, second: Darlmmilh,
with Davis, Pilot. Carlo und Clark, third;
Lehigh, fourth. Time 3.38 2-5.
American ?'4-tnile* medley relay cham?
pionship Won hy Chicago, with Harris,
Speer, Moore nnd McCosh: Princeton, with
Terrell, Penlield, Raymond und McCulloch,
second; Iowa Stute, third; Syracuse,
fourth, 'lime. I0;45 1-0.
Throwing 66-pound weight (distance)
Won by A. Steven., Harvard, with 28 feet
'n inch: Bevan. Dartmouth, with 25 feet
11 Inches, second: L. Weld, Dartmouth,
with 25 feet, third.
Running hop, step and jump Won hy
Sherman Landers, Pennsylvania, with 44 ?
f"et \'f_ inch: L. Gourdin. Harvard, with
42 feet 10 inches, second; S. Friedman,
Pennsylvania, with 42 feet 6 inches, third.
220-yard champion, after he relieved
Davis, the first runner. Davis suc?
ceeded in cutsprinting hia five other
rivals in the "220," handing a two
yard lead to Haymond. The latter
lost t?o time in quickly increasing this
breach to some 20 yard:, as he passed
tho baton to Earl Smith.
Gustafson Penn Anchor
Martin Gustafson ran anchor for
Penn and Orr, of Penn .State, managed
to get within five yards of him on the
final lap. However, Gustafson then
let loose his reserve speed to sprint
away from the tired Orr and win by
fifteen yards. Dartmouth was third
and Lehigh fourth.
Both field events on the programme
resulted in good competitions. Sher?
man [.anders, the lithe Penn athlete,
showed a wonderful come-back per?
formance by covering 41 feet '_ inch
in capturing the running, hop, step
and jump. The youth returned efforts
of over forty feet in all his trials. K.
Gourdin, of Harvard, and Friedman,
of Penn, had a close tussle for second
place, the Crimson representative
getting thu position by four inches
with a jump of 42 feel 6 inches.
Arthur Stevens, of Harvard, won the
1 66-pound weight throwing for distance,
' with a fing of 28 feet % inch. "Cuddy"
Murphy, Dartmouth's star, f,-ii!e?l to
qualify for Iho finals, fouling in all
: his three trials. However, there was
some consolation for Harry Hlllman
; when Bevan and Weld, his charges,
took second and third piar?;.
in th" match race between the ?lohn
?.Vunam.'ik'r Commercial Institute for
i Hoys, the local team ran away from tho
Gotham representation from tho start.
New York's entry was composed of
three boy., who returned recently from
, the European war. and who had not
competed in athletics for the last year.
X-Country ?.ui> To-day
The Metropolitan Association A. A.I'.
junior cross-country championship
will be run this afternoon over a
? course starting and finishing at the
Mohawk A. ('. clubhouse ?,t 158th
Street and Walton Avenue. The list
of entries includes nine teams and
nmc individual contestants, represent?
ing various clubs in the Metropolitan
'.. Lrict,
Norman Plitt Eligible
CINCINNATI, April 25. The Na
ttona! Commission to-day declare
Player Aorman Plitt. of the Broo
club, to be eligible for service and i
?00,i, ?Unding. Plitt retired fro
baseball last May for the purpose o
engaging in another business.
nr.
Three Straight
For the Reds
Over Cardinals
r'
Meadows Is Knocked Out
of Box in the Fourth In?
ning; Victory Bonds' Sale
CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 25.?Cin?
cinnati made it three straight from St. .
I Louis to-day, winning t? to 1. El 1er was
hit rather freely, but had ^ood control
I and kept the. safeties well scattered.
Meadows was knocked out of the bos
in tho fourth inning, when tho local:-,
? scored three tans on four hits and n
? base on halls.
Before tho i;aim' all the Cincinnati
players subscribed t<> bonds of the new
? Victory Loan.
The ."eore:
(-T. LOU1H in. I,,? I CINCINNATI (N, 1,1
al. r I, (?-> n ??' .-j 1. r i, p?> k. ,.
Bliotton, If..BOO a 'il It?th, _h . ... i I 0 3 n
' Bmlth, rf. ...n i ii ?: no v,..;,., . r . ?. i ?? :i n (i
Hnathcot?, ?-r A o i l uOilirnli 3b ...III l ?_ 0 'i
? Hornaby, as..a n n '.: :? 0 Itou _ 11 , ?' . ,8 I 0 :; D n
? Hl?.'!,-, ?b ...4dl ?i 4 0 Mugen, Il ...40 1 2 o 0
Paulolte, 1 b .4 ri :: 11 <i o Imiitiort, lb .3 0 o 60 0
Fisher. 2b...4 0 2 . :, (I Kopf, ?;. ,..._! " _ 1 I)
? M.-tl.-nry ..000 0 0 0 Itarldcii, .....40 mu n ?i
Snydcr, o ..4 0 1 1 1 1 Kllur, |> .. .40 o ooo
' 'Plllli?Wer .0 0 0 0 i, 0|
.(?allow., p. .1 0 1 li 1 ?
(i'-Mnln. p..l 0 (I 0 n ?i
? nil ?? .1 o n n m i
May, n ... .o o o ri in
-.-'' llUlt? ...100 0 0 "
Totals ..3510241.'. Tot?. _3.5 10 2.4*.
rinn roi Kl. hoi- in Olli
?lin, l'or i -1.. ? i. ? i- in '.'tii.
-n,,?i, ,i for ? loo ?v In In ?I li
5'?.?.: I'-d for Maj In 9th.
I St. ..oui? .0 0 ? 'i " i 0 n 0
| Cincinnati .n o n ;? o o 1 . x?6
Tiro-baso hit?-?Fisher. Meaclown. Stolen
bu?e- lioatheote. Sacrifie? hit?Noal*
Si crini-o liles -Daubcrt, llo nub; . Dell
buses?St. Louis, ' ; I'lneii nii*i, F ITIi ?
bane on errors?(.'Inclnnati, I. Raso i i
ball? Off Eller, I: ??if Meadows, 1; off
Goodwin, 1. Hltiv OfC Moadows, 4 ?n 3. _
Iiiii?iirh; off Goortwin, :; lu 2 2-3 Inning",
off .May, 3 in 2 Inning.?. Struck out-?By
Klior, 8; by Meadows, -; by Goodwin, 1;
by May, 3. Losing: pitcher ?Meadows.
Browns Win From
The White Sox
Bv Heavy Bailing
ST. LOUIS, April 25.?St. Louis drove :
Danforth to cover in the second inning
and scored enough runs on Kerr, who
relieved Danforth, lo will to-day's
game from Chicago, 7 to 2.
Gallia pitched splendidly after the
first inning, when a pass to IC. Col
lins ninl Jackson's home run accounted
for tho White Sox runa.
The score;
CHICAGO (A. T, 1 ! ST, Mil IS S I,.)
ni, r I, po a '? ab r ., |m ,
Llsbold. it..', n ? 2 10 Tobln, lt.. ..4 n I 10 '
Weaver, 3b,,. o 0 o r, n (?eil? n, i b..3 3 2 2 3 1
i: coll'H, 2b.3 10 il 0 SI ii?r, Ib, . : i - 2 ?' "
j.rkson, If.3 i _ n o o William?, . f ? Olio n
I,;.., ', et :? ? " ?i 0 0 i' r n, 'i, ri 4 0 1 II n il
Garnit) lb,, " " i ? 0 Olli iiulilo, n?. : ' 0 II 0 1
ni.i,-"-ft, . .. .4 o ? '.' 4. " ? "i . i i u " -i ii
Rohalk, ... i ? 'i ** 0 i s*'v? rcld, , i 120 0
Lynn o .:: oi :i n OjCJiilll i, |i . 0 0 ;? I u
!?,. forth, p i 0 ? (i i "
K'crr, p ...2 0 0 ? I 11
?Muii'li.v ,.101 0 ?i 0
Total., .il v 8 128 13 i 'I ilftla ..31 7 lo j? ?o ::
tTobln ??ut. hll by G? rlenn'a bat!? -1 bail,
? Hatted for Korr In tho ?th.
t "ni,-,, i;,, .2000000 on
St, Louis." 1 n n i u u n 7 j
Two baso lui Jackson, KIkI r. Thron- I
baso bit ?Inn,?il. Il'iiii" run Jiiohaon I
?ioli i, biiaes IS. ? 'olllii' . Lb 1,,'i'i. Slslrr,
Gedeon, Double Pla.v ti ?,' ??no i ami K
Weaver. 1*3. Collins anil (iunilll I. ' n
basen -Chicago :?. .St. Loula 4, Kli bn
on er 'oi - i !hlcn bo _. Ha? r "" bull nil
Danforth >. of? Kerr 1, off Gallia I. Iliti
inr Danforth. " In I Inning (noim oui
2d), lin I", pitch? r l'y Gallia (.fa?
?Strucl. ??'ii By Ken' '.'. by Gallia 2. L?
Ing pitch? :? I lanloi i h.
Casey Stengel Puls
Pirates on Way lo !
Victory Over Cubs
CHICAGO, April 25.- By bunching
hits in the first and eighth innings.
Pittsburgh to-day defeated Chicago by
! a score of 0 to 5. Mayer opposed Mar?
tin, and although outhit, was able to
keep Chicago's runs scattered.
A three-base blow by Stengel in the
ci?.'',;''i with the score tied put, the visi
tor. ; tho lead, and then Southworth j
singled, scoring Stengel. ' hicago
i tallied a run in the ninth when Flack
! drove out a homer.
i The score:
Chicago <v r, ) i ri.Tsi'.i ruin ts. i_.)
ni? r li po n Cl Rb r h po a r
riae.l;, rf ..4 2 3 t 0 0 Cat?n, ni ...2 2 2 * . n
! Hullo'cr. . -,.:. 0 _ 4 11 'i t.'nre : _f ...til I 110
Mann, ir .... 0 o 2 0 OlSleiixel, rf. ..312
J'.-ial'.rr?, rf.to 0 0 1 0|Siiiilliw'lli, If.4 1 I 2 Oi
Merk c lb.4 n 1 16 .,,'-!,.,".'. :.'?. .4 0 1 I In
ri,:. _:, . i ?: " .' :? 1 iioei+?l. 3b.. ? o I i in
Kll.ltifT. 3b..3 0 ." 0 0 1 Mollwllz, lb..4 0 0 10 in
: KllllfiT, ?.'..4 1 1 I ii O -.,'lii,,|,|l. , . . . I ,l ,, 4 10
Martin, p .. * o 0 n c 0 Ufc>, r, i? ...2 10 0 3 0
T :.,' . . 37 _ 12 27 17 2| T tala ... 31 t? 8 27 13 0
Plttaburgh . :: o i 0 o u o :: u ?.
('In, ago . 0 0 i o i i n I i :,
Two-bam hita Mo? r-lo-l, Morillo, Piel
Klllefor. Throe-hnan liltH Sl-'iigi.l, jj,,|
locher, Klhluff. 11,,i?.' i H" i |i , r, Klolnn
bases ? Klack, Plel< :? ai rillen hl) * 'atoii
Double plays ? Martin tu llolloehi r to
Merklc; <'??t<,n i,, Culshuw t?? Mollwlt/.
Left on b. -Pittsburgh, 2; Chicago, ,
Finit, base on nrrm I'll n.gl i ,' ,
on ballfl < iff Martin, 3; Mayer, .'. :;' ? tu li
out- l'.y Mayi i.
Want New Trial
WASHINGTON, April 2,r>. Organized
, baseball's motion for retrial of the
j Baltimore Federal League Club's suil
for $900,000 damages under the Shcr
i man law, in which u jury recently gave
a verdict enta il in;; navilli ni of $240,000,
; was taken under advisement to-day by
I Associ?t?' Justice Stafford of the Dis?
trict of Columbia Supreme Court,
Oral argument of I he mol ion ws i
| dispensed with and Justice Stafford
! gave counsel a week to lile briefs,
? intimating, however, adherence (?? his
previous ruling that he ni' rdi d
i rganized baseball as a monopo .
Afbuckle a MagnuU.
LOS ANGELES, April 25. Ros<.
C'Fatty'') Arbuckle, motion picture
actor, hai; purchased a controlling in
: terest in the Vernon club of the l'a
; ci?e Coast Hasehall League, according
' to announcement to-day bv Thomas J.
Darmody. former owner, who still ro
i tain?, a small interest in the organiza?
tion.
Standing of Major League Clubs
NATIONAL LEAGUE
(.AMKS Till) A V
New York at Philadelphia.
Brooklyn at Boston.
I'ittaburgh at Chicago.
St. Louis at Cincinnati.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Philadelphia, ii; New York, 3.
Boston-Brooklyn (cold).
Pittsburgh, li; "Chicago, 5.
Cincinnati, 5; St.'Louis, I.
STANDING OF TEAMS
*?? W. L. P.C. W.L.P.C.
Bkivn... 8 0 1.000 Plttsb*j*-h. 1 I .500
Cin'nati 3 0 1.000 N. York... I 2 .838
Phlla . ...2 1 .??C'St. Louis.. 0 .'. .000
Chicago. 1 1 .500 BoHton... . 0 3 .000
AMERICAN LEAGUE
CAMES TO-DA"*
Bouton at New York.
Cleveland ?t Detroit.
Philadelphia at Washington.
Chicago at St. Louis.
? YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
New York-Boston (cold).
V\ ? h I-i n a to n-I M i i la. de I pli i a (cold).
St. Louis, 7: Chicago, 2.
Detroit, 1; (lei eland. 2.
STANDING OP TEAMS
W.L. P.C. W.L.P.C.
Chicago. :i 0 1.000 N.York. ..o? i.ooo
Boston. . 1 0 1.000 St. Louia.. II .'! .0(10
Phils_2 1 .66? Detroil .00 .000
W'h'toii. I 2 .833 CUvePnd o 0 .000
CATCHER HANK GOWDY. of the Boston Braves, the first
major league baseball player to enlist after the United
States declared a state of war existed with Germany, was
one of the conspicuous soldier-figures Aiong troops that re?
turned from France aboard the transport Leviathan yesterday.
Gowdy was in service, much of the time in the front line, for
more than eighteen months before the armistice was signed. He
first sprung into great baseball fame? in Boston's wonderful pen?
nant spurt of 1914, and contributed most heavily toward the
Braves' sensational victory over the Philadelphia Athletics in the
world's series that year through his timely hitting.
.*0
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(Copyright, 1919, Sew York Tribune, Inc.)
Sons of Swat
/Vo. /. Habe Ruth
When yon can lean upon the ball
And lay lhr seasoned ash against it,
The bal!}/ park's a trifle small.
So -marier how for out they've fenced it;
Past master of the four-base clout.
You stand and take your wallop proudly;
* A pretty handy bloke about?
I'll say you are?and say it loudly.
?'re. seen a few I thought could hit,
Who fed the crowd on four-base rations;
But you, Bahe, arc the Only It?
The real ore merely imitations;
I've seen them swing with all they've got
And tear into it for a mop-up;
?Jut what they drew, a lusty meat.
To you is but a futile pop-up.
Somewhere amid another throng
Where Fate at limes became unruly,
I've heard Big Bertha sing her som/
Without an encore from. Yours Truly;
)'er, she hud something?so to speak?
.! range yon couldnH gel o way with;
?'.nl when you nail one. on. the beak
They vced. another bail to play with.
Ritchie's Return
Looking back through IIh; fog, smoke, flame, etc., it was back in July,
19.14, when Willie Ritchie dropped his title to Freddie Welsh in a (!<?
cisi?n affair.
Thai, v.M. within two months of being live years ateo?and they
happen to be the Main Five Years in the history of the world.
Willie surprised the talent with a brief whirl some months ago
against Leonard, but on this forthcoming Monday night ho will face
the test in reality with Leonard set and waiting.
Willie has put through quite a portion of his training nt golf and
dancing. This combination was never looked upon as any spectacular
preliminai'y for a fight, but as they seem to have kept him young and
wiry they haMp at least done their part.
Several incident:', here and there, have taken place since Ritchie
lost his title back in 1914. And five years is a long time to wait for a
return trip. But for all that Leonard will enjoy a fairly busy evening,
as such things go.
The Case of E. Collins
Fddie Collins became a regular in 1900 under C. Mack's banner.
For the next eif-ht seasons Eddie was well above the .300 class with an
average output around .340. In five of the eight years he ranged between
.345 and .365.
In 1917 Eddie dropped to .280, and last year he dropped still further,
down among the .270 contingent.
Even since he left the Athletics Collins has been dropping from 15 to
20 points a year.
In 19M, his last year with Mack, he batted .344. Here are his marks
ever since with Chicago:
1915?.332.
1916?.808.
1917?.289.
1918?276.
Ordinarily, this would indicate a steady decline. But'Collins is only
thirty-two years, a fast, smart player with a natural batting eye. He
ii now nboul due for a revival, and if 1919 doesn't find him back above
(he .300 barricade we overrun another fairly easy guess.
Star ( la it4 her
Of the Braves
Home Again
o
Sergt. Hank Gowdy Hustles
lo Bos?on to Don His
Baseball Uniform
By W. J. Macbeth
Sergeant Hank Gowdy, famous catch
or of the Boston National League Basc
? hall Club, the first major league basc
ball player to enlist in the United
States army after a declaration of a
state of war with Germany, and the
hero '?(" the triumph of the Braves ovi r
Connie Mack's Athetics in the record
time ul' four straight games in the
world's series of 191.4, returned from
(?'ranee on the transport Leviathan,
which docked in ! his port late yesl ev
day afternoon.
Gowdy, by grace of a special dispen?
sation, ru la-?! hurriedly from the <l?>?-k
to the Grand Central Station to entrain
for Boston, where he hopes immediate?
ly to como lo terms with Manager
George T Stallinga and George. W.
Grant, tlio new president of the Braves.
II" cannot get back into a baseball uni
form too quickly, he declares.
The famous catcher and his genial
smile loomed it? conspicuously out of
the ?c-i f?f faces (hut. limned the rails
a- fli?-* giant greyhound of the ocean
.'.??a warped into her dock. But Hank
? .na in to?., big a lmrry to ?rot from
khaki int?, sporting white or gray even
t?? tarry for an interview. He lost him
seld as speedily an possible in the
press of debarking troops and left,
to his admiring nal*- th.-* ta.sk of break
illg the news to the boys.
If Gowdy ever hail an;, grievance
; against the Bonton Nationals-and it
? lias been reported In; had occasion to
i nurse h grouch, the old management
or ownership having benitcd; him for
i enlisting in the army and docked him
; three days' pay according to gossip?
i his activities on the front abroad hav
prompted him to forgive, at least, if
i no!. I o formet.
His ehi?*t* concern all the way over,
\ his pa!** insisted, was to get to Bos?
ton as quickly us possible to talk terms
and qualify for the national game,
| which he has so greatly distinguished.
Indeed Gowdy expressed tin- hope that
he might h?.* able to appear in Boston
!o ?lay against the Brooklyns, who have
! humbled the Braves three straight to
'?ate.
Gowdy, ln?-.ever, will not be able to
appear permanently behind the bat for
the Braves, though in excellent eon
?Jit ion. [Jo intends to be in on the
big parade at < olumbus, <>., in which
his regiment, the 166th Ohio, will par?
ticipate. After that function he will
bo ready t?, exercise his big bludgeon
arums!, all comers in the line of rival
pitchers. Gowdy, his fellows-in-arms
declared, is in the proverbial pink,
lie has been in strici training since
the signing of tin- armistice; has play
?-?I ball on every available opportunity
this spring and went through a rigor?
ous cours?- of training on th?- voyage
o\ cr.
The game between tho Hod Sox and
Yankees scheduled for yesterday after?
noon ?vas called off ?>n aCC.OUllt Of cold
i weal hnr. 'I he tenms will meet this
all' rnoon at ?"? o'clock. Burrow declared
lust night thai he would probably send
Carl Mays right, hack against the Yan?
kees. If Mays is not up to his best
form Sammy Joner* will have the as?
signment. Muggins is undecided be?
tween Bob Shawkcj and Ernie Shore.
The Yankees will meet the Athletics
for the first time this season at the
I Polo Grounds Monday afternoon nl ',
o'clock. The game will be started late
i so as to conflict as little as possible
with the big military parade of that
; day.
Maekay on Top
After Fast Match
On Squash Courts
Four matches were played in the an?
nual squash championship tournament
at the Yale Club yesterday afternoon,
the winners being F,. .T. Clapp, Donald
Maekay, Stewart Johnson and J. A.
Victor. The victors gained brackets in
the third round of the Class A tourney.
Maekay continued his excellent werk I
of the opening round by defeating A.
? T. McClintock in two fast games by
1 scores of 15- 0, L5- 8, while Clapp, the
old hurdle champion, accounted for L.
Blatt at 15?9, la 10.
Johnson was forced to his limit in the
iirst game agamst 1'. J. Maguire, but
got his shot.-, working better in the sec?
ond session and took the match bv a
score or 18- la, 15 t. .1. A. Victor
won from O'Rourko by default in the
other match.
| ?3s==?H^z_--^-?--*^*-=-~-JT
i
It is within (lie range of possibili?
ties that Rumania may be n coati ndcr
in Davis Cup matches of the future, if
wo are to judge from reporta pub?
lished in the "London Field and Ameri?
can [?awn Tennis," in conenction with
. recent lawn tennis tournaments played
at Monte Carlo, Mentone and Cannes,
! Franee.
The sensational figure-in these tour
i neys was Nicholas Mishu, of the Ru?
manian diplomatic corps, and a son of
the Rumanian Minister to Great Brit
; ain. Mishu, whose name has not here-;
j tol'ore shone prominently in impor- ;
tant tournament play, seems to have i
i been developing very fast within the
last year or two.
His initial appearance in the above !
mentioned tourneys occurred at
: i''anncr', when he was. defeated by Licu
| tenant Max Decugis, the great French
! champion, in the semi-final round, by a
score of 6-3, 6-2. This was in the'
middle of February, but about two'
wee!.s later, in the big Monte Carlo i
meeting, the young Rumanian gained !
his revenge in convincing fashion by
conquering M. Decugis at 0-2, 6-0, a tre- i
mendous accomplishment, when we
consider the reputation the brilliant
Frenchman has long held in interna?
tional tennis'. This match was played
in the final round, Mishu thus winning
the title.
A week later, on March 10, tho Ri?
viera championship tournament began ;
nt Mentone and again Decugis and
' Mishu clashed in the final and chain
I pionship round. This time the Rtinm
! nian was carried to five acts before he
could claim the victory, at 6?3, 8 2,
! 10 12, 'J ?;. 7 .">, but the very stub
i borneas of the fighl put up by Decugis
would indicate the calibre of Mishu'a
I game.
I The new champion relien principally
I Giants Lose Second Game
.V
I In Row to the Phillies
?-4
I Raw for Smith!
!-1
? NEW TORK. IN. T..1 | PHrLA. (N. L.)
ibfhpo in' ?brhpoas
Burns, If ...2 3 1 ii 1 oTai?iinji, rf... 1 0 2 00'
i'oung, rf...4 0i; o 0 Oivviuiimj, ,?;.!_ 3 4 0 0
? hase, lb ...3 0 1 0 1 0 Bancroft, u.4 1 2 8 40
??".vie. 2b ...4 0 0 2 2 0 Luden?, lb. Si 1 8 00 :
Kai.fT. of ..40. _ 0 1 Meuse!, 1f....l 2 2 00'
/Im'ruaii. 3b 4 0 1 3 1 n Hut.?', 3b ..3 0 0 2 2 0
Making, ......loi : 5 0 l*earo?. 2b. .40 2 4 30
McCarty, c..400 ii n o i n.y, o ...40 0 2 20
u Smith, p.ioo i 0 o W*Uon, p. in i o 0 0
"King . 0 10 0 0 0
J?U.JUL-. p . ._ 0 0 0 ! "I
Total? . .32 3 8 24 11 ij ToU'j . .33 g ltl-Tll 0 '.
' '? ? r. ?l llth in '
'.'.'? w Yol i: .I O 0 o 2 n o 0 0?8
i hilad* Iphia ....4 0110000 x?e
Two base i Its Huma, Willlama. Home
? ?. Williams Stolon bases ? Young,
Jliincroft. Sacrifie,? fly- Bainl. I.*ft on
? hasoa New fork, ?. I'fillail.lphla, s. Baa?
on ball? Off G, tli illh, I; i lubuc. I ; \v ?t- i
. 4- lilts Off ?. flmlth, II in i Inning?; ?
off li'ib.i', :: in 4 Htruch oui By Wat
."in. 1. Losing pitcher?(i. Smith.
Tigers Open With
A 4-2 Victory
Over Cleveland
_
CLEVELAND (A. I,.) ! DETROIT tA l. ?
? I, r h DO a?' *b r b p-i ? e i
i'iraiiny. If. . . 4 0 0 1 1 iVT.ij?rt. M . . i? 2 1 ;: i_ 0 i
Chanmail, .0.4 0 3 2 4 OiJoncs, <h ..4 0 l 1 loi
Speaker, cf..300 1 0 0 Cobb, of ...40 2 I On
Sniitl?, rf .3 2 1 .1 OOVoach. If... 4 '1 0 0 00'
"- _l> : 0 1 3 2 11 Hell'all, lb..4 0 3 11 00,
l.nrdner. 3b.4 0 2 3 4 OiRhorten. rf..4 0 2 0 00 I
1 ?? lion, lb.4 0 0 10 n r V..IIIII, 2b. .2 1 1 _ 40 !
O'Neill. C...30] 0 'i l:Alr.?mllh, .31 110 21
Coveleskle, p.ii'io 1 3 11 Kluiiko, p . ii o o 0 5 1
MVooil .loo o 00
; IJumleson .,00? o o "
( o,imb?. P...0OO 0 0 0
; Vlionia.. .... l 0 o o 00
T?>!a!_ ...822824 17 31 Total? ..81411?T152
?Halted for Covelealiie In th^ ?tli.
iP.au for O'Neill In the 0th.
tBB<t"?l for Coumb. In tho ath.
Cleveland .0 1 o 0 0 0 0 0 1? 2
Detroit.0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 x? 4 '
'! wo !?a_e bit??-Smith, Cobb, Chapman.
Sacrifi?e hit?Gardner. Double pla_'--?
AVamb.sganss 10 I'hapman to Johnston. '
Deft on bases?<'levolan<l 7. D?truit. 6.
Bases on balls?Off ?.'ovolosklo 2, off:
Hmhko 2. Hit.?Off Coveleskle, lo tn 7
innings. Hit by plu-h.-r -By l.hmke
fSpeaker). Struck out?By Khinke 6. Los?
ing pitcher.Coveleskle.
-.??
Suburban Quarter
Attracts Field of
Eight Speedy Men
The eighth renewal of tlit. Suburban
Quarter, a trophy which lian gained j
i worUlwide fame, will feature Ihe an?
nual indoor games of the Knights of
St. Antony, to be held at the 47th Regi?
ment Armory, Brooklyn, this evening.
Eight of the fleetest men at this dis
tance have been allowed to enter this
historie event, which carries with it the
.-?coring of points on an elaborate Sinn
bronze trophy, 'Die field of entrants
in the various events, 350, i.-? the larg
i Knights and Loughlin have met in this ?
I.oren Murchisoii, of St. Louis, is
made favorite ;?> lend home the field in
the Suburban Quarter, bul he will find
the road to victory r*. hard one before
he breaks the worsted. Jack Sellers,
the middle-distance champion, will be
aihong the starters, ami Jack has de?
clared that he will lead a merry pace
; for "nis riva! -\ Peculiarly, it will bo
the first time that either man has run
this distance.
The best time ever accomplished in
winning this race was 49 seconds, which
. was made by James E. (Ted) Mere?
dith in 1914, Ted will be among the
starters this evening, and it is possible,
in i-pite of his disappointing perfor?
mances of late, spring a surprise on hi3 ;
opponents. The other starters are
Homer Baker and Eddie Hosmer, both
of the Glencoe Athletic Club; James J. !
O'Brien, local 300-yard indoor cham?
pion; (?eorge W. Dernell, outdoor 300
yard champion: Con Shaughnessy, out- [
door 410-yard champion, and Arthur C. \
Reilly. The latter three will represent'
the Knights of St. Antony.
The Consignor 0'IIara one-mile relay
race is the other feature on the pro-;
gramme, and will have as starters the
Knights of St. Antony, Loughlin Ly- j
ccum and Yorkville Catholic Club. The
Knights and Loughlin have met in this !
contest for the past even years, with
the Loughlin hoys having the advantage
of four victories. However, the Knights
hope to even the series.
Jack Eller is slated to '?.tar* in the i
70-yard low hurdle, while Max Hohlanrl, I
*'a. hit Scheffer and Louis Kaufman are
entrants in the two-mile bike race.
Jerry Nunziata, Tony Attardi, William ;
Gaffney and Waller Stein arc among
the ten competitors in the three-mile
handicap bicycle race.
'JeittiisNptes
y~ ' =E3F=- IE. |
upon a very powerful forehand drive ;
across the court, according to "Thb
Field," and he was almost invariably
successful in forcing his opinions with
this shot.
I am forced t?> the conclusi?n that
either M. Decugis has fallen oif per?
ceptibly in his game or else Mishu is
a player of the lirst rank. Judging
from the Frenchman's success in the
doubles and mixed doubles in those
tiiree tournaments, however, it does'
not seem chat he was suffering any '
decided lapse in his play.
Even more stirring than the work of
Mishu was the brilliant tennis played
by Mlle. Suzanne Lenglen, the young
French woman champion. This eigh?
teen-year-old girl won the women's
singles and doubles and, paired with
M. Decugis, the mixed doubles titles at
Monte Carlo; the singics on the Ri?
viera, and the singles and mined
doubles at Cannes.
As an indication of the brand of!
law. tennis played by the French girl
it it, only neces. ... . , . me to s; y that
in her three single final matches she
lost only three gamci out ?_f
sets, surely a remarkable achievement.
There are rumors that Mile. lenglen
will enter the great tournament, at
Wimbledon and compete in the women's
English championship. It will be in?
teresting to see how she fares against
Mrs. Lambert Chamber:., the present
holder of the title.
No less an authority than Clarence J.
Griffin, former doubles champion of |
the United States with William M. i
Johnston, has declared the sprightly !
French champion to be the greatest '
woman player he has ever seen, nnd I
Griffin hns watched such stars as Mrs. !
Thomas C. Bundy i the former May Sut
ton), Miss Mary K. Browne, Miss Molla
Bjurstadt nnd Mrs. George II. Wight- |
man in action on the courts.
George 'Columbia* Smith
Pounded Hard and fc
Replaced by Jean Dubu
c
PHILADET.PHIA, April 25.?All |fc.
Graw's Giants got out of their thjrr
game here was a chance to catch th
whooping cough or pneumonia. Thj
couldn't hit "Mule" Watson, wfail? y.
Phils could and did hit George Colum*
bi? Smith and Jean Dubuc, go then
was absolutely no ?olnce in the 3 t0 fi
score aboard the short end of wr,.;ev
tho Big Town hoys wore riditi? at y,
finish. No more than 200 fTm.
knockers sat out the frigid, wim
swept afternoon.
As on the previous day, it -,,,?
case of inability on the rar* 0f -?
pitching to deliver the goo-i*. jjw
York gavo Hail Columbia Smith ever
encouragement, but permitted the
Phillies to knock Hail Columbia oui
of his offerings. The Polo Grounder
broke away to a one run advantage-n
the first. But Smith could riot hold fix
advantage. He was comb-! fer fou?
runs in Philadelphia's half and hit
hard most of tho rest of the time be
remained. Dubuc was a gr?at im?
provement, but he arrived too late
The game was lost to Watson
very first inning.
Old "Wooden Shoes" Craval
threw a wet blanket ever Giant ho*?
here yesterday, knocked off because <i
the right-handed pitching presented b'
McGraw. But Coomb.** found an ab
substitute in C'y Williams, who broke
loose in a heavy rash of hitting, or
heavily in rash hitting, as you prefer
He had a home run, a double and m
single. Bancroft, MeU6el and Pearr?
each contributed two blow??. Youn
and KautT were tho only Giants who
took kindly to the "Mule's" offering
Day Cold and Raw
The day was so cold and raw tria?
it, was the height, of folly to ask ball
players to perform. But all days loo?.
alike to the management of the Phil?
lies. Since Alexander and K i liefer wer
sold and Pat Moran kicked out bodll*
football weather is all the same aa w
tropical brand to the local box of fir
Baker has nothing much of a team to
ruin, anyhow. If the Giant*-- could b
frozen into a brittleness that would
assure the breaking up of the team e->
much the better, appeared to he the
logic of the Quaker City office, *>.',.
other logic could excuse vri th ? though
of play.
W ell, as to the act ion, such a? it
was. Little G?orgie Hums :
Giants on the .-igt track by wo i
n pass ou* of the "Muh-." Pep
s! ruck a lustier blow for the ca
? ingle lo ri Rurna seur
rj ?ng Lo third. ( hase h : to Bancroft,
forcing Voua;,, but 13
the first run on t he plaj. Doyli I
to \\ ?Miami and Kauf ' fouh 'I to Cai
Hail ( Columbia Smith, not to I
done, returned Watson's com
to Burns by sei ting four
to ( lallahan. Willian
ampia of Voting a-.*e pul '
Xmu's station. But Banci -ft ?
emulate Hal Chase. Il?- ci
gle lo cant re that i " ?1 'ai ? I
the tying run. Luderus singled to dei
short, loading the sacks. Meusel con
tributed the fourth consecutive
gle. This scored Williams ind
Phils ahead, never to be overtaken.
Baird's long fly to Kaitff ac?
for Bancroft. Pearce - to left,
scoring Luderus. No telling ho?
Smith might have been s'.vept by tlr
cyclone but for "urns'.-- heady thro>?
to Zimmerman on the Pearce hit. I
flagged Meusel trying for third and
Kauff got back in time for Cady's long
fly.
Once in command of such a comfoii
able margin "Mule" Watson lived up to
the best known traditions of mules t.
general. He became set in his notior.5.
and stubborn and most everything els?
but balky. Heine-Zim opened New
York's second with a clean single, bu'
following two force-outs at seco*-':
Watson struck out Smith. Pep Youi :
singled with only one out in the third
and stole second. He got too ambitiou'
and died before Cady's throw when !?
attempted third. It proved a rash at?
tempt, as Chase walked a moment laK.
only to be left when Doyle fouled.
The Phillies added a run in the third.
our own Benny Kauff making the pres?
entation on the only error that man''.
New York's play. Meusel singled U>
centre with one down. Baird popp'?
to Zimmerman. Then Pearce singlen,
and Kauff's throw to get Meusel *?
third went wild and allowed the m?
to score. ,
There were two down in the four.?
when Cy Williams looped a ball o^r
the short right field wall for a non?
run. Bancroft singled and stole a' -
Luderua walked. The rally ended wncn
Meusel rolled to Sicking.
King, the newly acquired outneldef
from Pittsburgh, organized a ?*?','
rally in the fifth that got *.'"**
the last two i " (C??-e ?,'.
which might have been aeriou nao H
' ha ?? made good on a deal
chance. King hit for George Smit"
after McCarty had popped out to w
derus. He waited and walked. BUT
doubled to right, aending -**-'??
third base. King acored while ?air?'
was throwing out Pep Young. CM?
Texas Li ur icr droppi d ? ? ?:?' :'' r'
tre field, Burns scoring, I
attempted two hases on tj
Bancroft was right on the ??
smothered him with a snap tin
Pearce.
This was the dying F'*-r>
Watson. From there to
two Giants saw first has-. K? ?
gled in the sixth with one out. ano ad?
vanced, while Pearci ? :f",
Zim. Sicking fouled D"
walked in the sevenl .
oui and he was ca g
Kauff opened the ninth wilu a
but Zim forced him. Then
a slow roller down the third ba
McCarty proved easy for Ba
Luderus, while Dubuc skied big?
Williams. .__. ,v,.
Dubuc in the last four mnin
?n serious trouble only once. ta
walked with only on?i gone ,ntn
and got third on William-* -
B.n?rrft fouled to Zimmerman ^
Luderus fouled to McCarty* W
singled with only one pot in the? fo .
Callahan grounded to the box and
Lams rolkd weakly to Sicking
Ball Came Postponed
Because of cold ?%" ?s ??
lumbia-Colgate basefc-? 11 game wa
celled yesterday. i '--e-*-- ,* ;un,b??
weather conditions continue, ijowfo
will play Wesleyan on ^??^gj-J ?
afternoon. Cy Meany will probaDiy
in the box for Columbia. ^
Southern Association
Ch_tt*?oo?a. ? ?? Atlanta,
Mobile, 6 New Orlean?,
American Association
Milwaukee. :. U>ula? Ule. 6
si. Paul, :. Indlan-uol.s. i. ? <
Uaa.-.H . ?lty-Columbua (poat pot-ad.
H?,,*!,,.U !'?-.l.,>. : '"' *-?*'?S?SSL
v?. Boaton. l'olu ur?.?unds. Adm. 6?o*