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Kirkby to Defend "Mel Columbia Captain Puts Out Mars ton in Close Match College Player Springs Surprise by Eliminating Conqueror of Gard iner White ; Defending Champion Defeats Sawyer in the Semi-Final BRIDGEPORT, Juno 6.?For the first timo in many years a young player, scarcely out of his teens, has carved his way to the final round of a Metropolitan golf championship. A. L. Walker, jr., captain of the Co? lumbia team, representing the Richmond County Club, did the trick on the links of the Brooklawn Country Club to-day, defeating G. B. Carhart, cf Greenwich, and Max Marston, of Baltusrol, in successive rounds. In the last bracket to-morrow Walker will oppose the title holder, Oswald Kirkby, who had to dispose of D. K. Sawyer this afternoon. It whs back in 1903, at Garden City,?-.-?-?? that Harold Wilcox, tnen a St. Paul's schoolboy, won the "Met" title. Now Waiker is knocking at the door, but in this case he still has the champion to contend with. Furthermore, a comparison of the rcores througTiovit the tournament show? nothing in Walker's favor ex? cept ;n the qualifying round. In fact, Kirkby'a golf to-day was the more brilliant, but there are those who ven? ture to predict a slump to-morrow. Both finalists are not lacking in confi? dence. Marston-W hite Feature From the early hours until the win- ! ning putts had been made in the vari? ous grapples interest was maintained throughout. The gallery could not have wished for a finer match than i the third round clash between Marston and Gardiner White. It proved to be one of those up-and-down affairs, with Marsron rising to the occasion when most needed. The Raltusrol man became 2 up by winning the second and third holes. He lost the fourth and got only a half in 3 at the fifth, after his man laid him a stymie. White had missed his try for a o, but Marston, in attempting to putt past, jostled the other rubber core into the cup. As both balls dropped in it was a half in 3. They turned for home all even, White getting "1 to Marston's 3S. Coming back wild tee shots were mainly responsible for Marston becom? ing 2 down at the thirteenth, but he won the next two and the match at the home hole, where the Nassau golfer pulled his approach. Their cards follow: Marston out.... ."> 3 1 * .14 6 4 4?i!S White out. 5 4 5 t 3 t 4 5 3 37 Marston in. ?". T 4 5 I 3 5 1 ' '"' 77 Whit? in. 3 5 4 4 5 5 5 t 5?40 77 Walker Flays Steadily Instead of showing an improvement with hi3 wooden clubs in the after? noon Marston had even more difficulty in keeping on the course against Walker. On the other hand, the younger man got off the une seldom from the tee, and when it came to the irons there short shots were laid up with an accuracy .hat would have made a professional envious. Except for a 6 in the eighth, where he sliced a drive to an almost unplay? able lie, Waiker played steadily going out. He reached the turn in 40 and stood 1 up there, Marston havinf: taken two strokes more. | The way they halved the short tenth wa3 worth a trip to see. Their tee shots left the balls equidistant from the cup, about fifteen feet. Walker sank his putt for a 2 and then Marston. with commendable courage, ran his ball down for a half. Thereafter Walker continued to have his putter working smoothly. He ran in a long one for a 3 at the twelfth, good enough to win, and captured the thirteenth, where Marston sliced to the long grass. Marston did manage to win the fourteenth with a 4, b?.U ho dropped the next two, Walker bringing off neat putts on both greens. The winner had a chance for a 76, but the bye holes were not played. Champion Shows Skill Kirkby played with all of his formel dash against Sawyer. There was nc standing up against the start of th? Englewood crack, who got "birds" a' the first two holes. His 3 at the firs and 2 on the next green were the re suit of twenty-foot putts. From there on Sawyer kept after th< champion so doggedly as to be onl; one down at the turn. Kirkby wen ?nut in 36, which gave him an advantap. of 1 up at the half-way stage. The, halved the next two, but another Ion; putt for a 3 gave Kirkby the twelfth Sawyer got trapped at the thirteent and became 3 down. Then followed trio of halves, leaving Kirkby a winne at the sixteenth. So fast was Kirkby going that 4 at the last two holes would have give him a 71. The cards for the sixtee holes follow: Kirkby out.. 324544 5 5 4-^-! Sawyer out. 4 3 4 5 .'; 5 5 4 4?; KirVty in. 3 5 3 5 4 3 4 Sawyer in. 3 5 4 G I 3 4 In the consolation division the sur- , vivors are J. I). Chnpman, of Green- ; wich, and William M. Reekie, of Upper Montclair. The last named eliminated John Steams in the morning. Quite a number of new faces ap I peared in the afternoon, the extra at traction being a four-ball competition for club pairs. This was won by White and Steams, of Nassau, with a 71. A. H. Kammer and R. H. Gwaltney, repre? senting Baltusrol, were second with 73. St Louis Rally Defeats Phillies in Ninth, 6?3 ST. LOUIS, June 6. A single by ileathcote, with two out in the i nth, drove, across two runp. which St. Louis needed to defeat Philadelphia m the opening of the series today, 6 to 5. 'i r. <? score : PHILADELPHIA "?' DI HT I.Ofl? (N L.) a-i r it y, a ?' ?', r n po * ?? J'#?r'?. 2b 4 l i I 2. 0 Kbot'n, )t ' 0 h ; 9 t> WttVi i i 1 i 0 0 ti I wrn'h, r* '. 1! Ti 1 0 o MaUMi, I? S 1 1 2 0 4|??0Clt, 2(, ? 0 2 H fi o \a?\%. Jt. 4 i 1 ti! i o Born'r, .'{>/ 2 i 10 2 o ? un:, rf.Jt 1 1 io tBn'h^ 'fio ! ? o o H?ii"l. 28>3 9 9 i '?? I Miller, l1) 4 1 1 <! 2 o ? ' - ?, tu 4 1 1 ? ( 1 l.iui, ??31102 I Alam?, '4 0 I ?. 0 1 Knyd?, ( 3 0 1 4 0 o OOm'b. si 0 0 0 4 : Tuero, y 4 i i o o o 'CaJla'fl i 9 t> t. i, i "'/*?. P 2 0 0 0 '.' 0 TVi ? U '? 7 ."-1" i Tou i 38 SU 27 11 1 ?Hatte'l for O Hrri?th Ifl olxth lnr;,f,i? rTwd ?til when winning '?jo wm ?cored. ?? ??rai?. 940090 0 02 ? Philadelphia.... 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 :, TwO'bMW hit*- Wllllmm?, Cravath) > ?n>r?M-baM ni?? Eftoclc, J, Hrnlth floe bit?? L*v*.n, Bnydftr Htoelc, ?laird novM* .'??-'y Htock and Ml 1er. i.-fi on h???-? Phllidelphla, 4. Ht. I.ouie S ;;a**n Ott ball? Off h/nllli. I. off iUiU.it 2; off To*r/>, 1 Hit? off Brntth, 6 In ??nitm* Hit Ivy plUJhei By Tuero (Meu Ml) J'.ain H'-atc MtrwW '/?jt I'-y Smith 1. by Hoick, >? by Tuero, 2 Wild pitch Mir*- ismlng Hi'tiir Ho??. fUeebali To-day, * J' M K, ? Am? losn v?. Oh>*v*?o. Polo (?rounds. Alm. tue. - The Summary CHAMPIONSHIP?THIRD ROUND Max R Marston, Baltusrol, beat Gardi? ner \V White, Nassau, 1 up; A. I.. Walker, ,1r., Richmond ''cunt'., beat O. B Carhart, Greenwich, ' up and : to play; Oswald Klrkby, Englewood, b--;U C. V Benton, ! ' u 'i Rivi r. H up .'. nd 3 to pla y; I '. E. Sawyer, Siwanoy, beat W. B. Stoddard, Brooklawn, t? up and ."> to play. SEMI FINAL ROUND Walker beat Marston 4 u?> nn<l 2 to play; Klrkby beat Sawyer 3 up and 2 to play. CONSOLATION- -SECOND ROUND Grantland Rice, Englewood, brat R. II Gwaltney, Baltusrol, 3 up and 2 to play; .J 1> Chapman, Greenwich, beat Prank 11 Koyt. Engineers, 1 up (10 holes); U B. Rhett, Garden City, brut S i: Hollander, Siwanoy, by default; William M. Reekie, Upper Montclair, bout .1. \'. Steams, 3d, Nassau, 6 up and 4 to play. SEMI-FINAL ROUND Chapman beat Ri< e l up (10 holes); Reekie beat Rhett i up and 2 to play. THIRD SIXTEEN?-SECOND ROUND S J. Graham, Greenwich, beat S D. Rowers. Brooklawn, .i up and 2 to play; [-1. I. Bloodg.I, Cherry Valley, beat Frank Hart?n. Marine and field, 2 up and 1 to play; C Vancllef, Richmond County, beat Carl Tlmpson, Rockaway, '?'? up and 2 to play; Ellis Adams, Essex County, beat A. .1. Mendes, Siwanoy, 2 up und I to play. SEMI-FINAL, ROUND Bloodgood beat Graham 3 up and 2 to play; Vancllef beat Adams 2 up. FOURTH SIXTEEN.SECOND ROUND Russell Wilmont, Brooklawn, brat H. S. Ivi8on, Cherry Valley, 1 up (19 holes); Sanford Stoddard, Brooklawn, boat John Field, Brooklawn, 3 up and 2 to play; -?? ue] Senior, Brooklawn. boat J. R. Rey burn, Brooklawn, 1 up and 2 to play; James Bertram, Wykagyl, boat. C. H. Bri wn, St. Andrews, 2 up. SEMI-FINAL ROUND Wilmont beat Sanford Stoddard by de? fault: Bertram beat Senior by default. League Presidents Discuss Details For World Series Presidents Ban Johnson, of the Amer ican League, and John A. Heydlcr, of the National League, were in confer? ence here yesterday on thr subject of ' the next world's series. Nothing defi- ! rite was accomplished and it was de- j cided to meet next week in Cincinnati, ; where Chairman August Herrmann re? sides, so that the National Commission in entirety may thrash out the matter. ' Last year's world championship se-; ries, between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs?perhaps because of war-time conditions?proved somewhat of a flivver. In the final game at Bos? ton a strike on the part of the partici? pating players was threatened because i of alleged unsatisfactory division of the world's series spoils. Previous to the annual classic the commission had decided upon assign? ing a fiat sum of $2,000 to each player of the winning team and $1,400 to each ?Mayor of the losing team. Because of war-time conditions the commission conducted the series at the same rates of admission as prevailed throughout the regular championship season. The fans did not turn out in expected num? bers and the commission, after the se? ries was well under way, found it would be unable to guarantee the sums speci? fied. Arbitrarily it notified the play? ers they would have to accept a flat percentage rate. Hence all the trouble and near rebellion. With baseball once more restored to its pristine virtue in the hearts of the American people, the Commission is de? termined to reestablish the annual classic on a basis even firmer than that of pre-war days. It hopes to rectify ; all former existing evils and at the j same time safeguard the integrity of i the spectacular show. :" Golf Title Local Women Golfers Keep GriscomCup' New York Team Routs Quakers, 12-3; Mrs. Gavin Beats Mrs. Barlow at 19th I The New York contingent of women ; golfers, composed of fifteen of the best \ players in the metropolitan district, i -etained possession of the Griscom Cup ; in the final match of the tri-city series j by overwhelming the Philadelphia team at the Apawamis Country Club course ] at Rye, N. Y., yesterday. The New ; Yorkers won by theisurpriaing total of; 12 matches to 3. No defaults were re? corded. '< Several former national title holders engaged in the matches, among them being Mrs. William A. Gavin, Mrs. Ronald H. Barlow and Mrs. C. H. Van darbeck. The latter pair are from Philadelphia. Neither, however, was able to seor.' her match against her New York rival. Mrs. Barlow, who early in the week won the Eastern championship over the Apawamis course, played against Mrs. Gavin and lost after a hard struggle on the nineteenth hole. The Philadel? phia title holder, however, forced her opponent to play her best game in order to gain the coveted point. Mrs. Gavin Takes Lead Mrs. Gavin got off at a favorable start and gained consistently over Mrs. Barlow. The New Yorker played in such fine form that at the seventh preen she led the new Eastern cham? pion by 3 up. Both halved the next two holes of the outward journey, and when they turned back Mrs. Gavin was in the van by three holes. Mrs. Barlow squared the match on the thirteenth hole by taking 5 to Mrs. Gavin's 6. They then halved the six? teenth and Mrs. Barlow was 1 up on the seventeenth, which she took with a 5. On the eighteenth hole Mrs. Gavin took a 5 to 6 for Mrs. Barlow and again the match was squared. Mrs. Gavin finally won on the nineteenth by holing out in f>, while the best Mrs. Barlow could get was 6. Miss Marion Hollins, former Metro? politan champion, defeated Mrs. Van derbeck, of the Philadelphia Cricket j Club, by 2 up and 1 to play. By going j around in 83 and 85, respectively, Miss j Hollins and Mrs. Yanderbeck made the j two best scores in the tournament. On the first day of play Mrs. Barlow went ! around in 88. Wins on Extra Hole Another struggle for nineteen holes was furnished by Mrs. L. Stockton, of Rariton Valley, and Miss M. Caverly, of the Philadelphia Cricket Club, the former winning by 1 up after a see-saw fight. Miss Beatrice Loundsberry, of Bedford, defeated Miss Frances Gris com, of Philadelphia, by 1 up. The summaries of match play: Mr.?. W. A. Gavin, Baltusrol, defeated Mrs. R. H. Barlow, Merlon, 1 up (19 holes); Miss M. Holllrrs, Wostbrook. de feated Mrs. C. H. Yanderbeck. Philadel? phia Cricket, 2 and 1 ; Mrs. L. C. Stockton, Ftarltan Valley, defeated Miss M. Caverly. Philadelphia Cricket, 1 up H9 holes): Mrs. G. II Stetson, Philadelphia Cricket, de? feated Mrs. T. Huoknall, Forest Hill. 3 and 2; Miss G. Bishop. Brooklawn. de? feated .Mrs. E T. Chandler. Huntingdon Valley, r, and -1 ; Mrs. Caleb F. Fox, Merl? on, defeated Mrs. G. M, tleckscher, Piping Rock. :i and 2; Miss Beatrice Lounsborry, Bedford, defeated Miss F. Grlscom, Phila? delphia. 1 up; Mrs. G, K. Morrow, Engi? neers, defeated Miss F. McNeely, Merion, G and 4; Mrs. S. A. Herzog. Fairvlcw. de? feated Mrs. E. 11. Tiller, Merion, 4 and 2; Mrs. A S. Rossin. Century, defeated Mrs. C. McCain. Philadelphia, H and 5; Mrs. .1. R Fi.-i/.ier. New York, defeated Mrs. Wal? ter Page, Philadelphia. 3 and 1; Mrs. Henry Blumenthal, Fairview. defeated Mrs. Thomas Kincald, Philadelphia Countrv Club. .; and 2; Mrs. William Peek, Phila? delphia Country Club, defeated Mrs. J. H, Alexandre, Piping Rock, 2 and 1, Mrs. J. A. Moore, New Turk, defeated MrH. S. Hamilton, Philadelphia, S aird 7; Mrs, M, H. Frayne, Dunwoodle, defeated Mrs. T. 11. Vetterlln, Philadelphia Country Club, 1 up. NEW YORK (12) PHII.APEI.PHIA (3) i Mrs. Gavin.(1) Mrs. Barlow.<0| Miss Hollins.(1) Mrs Yanderbeck. ( 01 Mrs. Stockton. .. (1 ) .Miss Caverly.... (0) Mrs Hucknall. . . (0) Mrs. Stetson'.(1; I Miss Bishop.(1) Miss Chandler. .. (Oi Mrs. Heckseher. . (0) Mrs. Fox.(1) Miss Lounsberry (li .Miss Orisoom. . . . (0 Mrs. Morrow. ... (1) Miss McNeely. ..(0 Mrs. Herzog.(1) Mrs Tltler.(0 Mrs. Rossin.(1) Mrs. McCain.(0 Mrs. Frazler.(1) Mrs. Page.CO Mrs. Alexandre .. (0) Mrs. Peck.(1 Mrs. Rlumenthal.(l) Mrs. Kincald .... (0 Mrs. M...>ro.(1) Mrs. Hamilton. . .(0 Mrs Frayne.(1) Mrs. Vetterlein . . (0 FINAL STANDING Won Lost P, C New York. 2 0 1.00' Philadelphia. 1 1 .f,0 Boston. 0 2 .00 Around the Links With Grantland Rice BRIDGEPORT, June 6.?Ned Sawyer, always a fine match player, put up a great battle against Oswald Kirkby, but the Metropolitan titleholder was not to he stopped. Kirkby was at the top of his game, and that means bril? liant golf, golf that even par won't stop. As an example, Sawyer opened fire with two par li?les and then found himself two down. The first hole, is '.','?>" yards. Kirkby's slashing drive took him 260 yards with an up-hill roll to the pin, a mashie shot to the groen left him a putt and he had his 3. The next hole is 2'-7 yards. Here Kirkby holed a 2. No wonder the ex Western champion found himself strug? gling from the kick-off. The quality of Kirkby's game is shown in the fact that he had at the finish two par 4's for a 70, by all odds the best round played to date. Con? sidering tiff fact that the Brooklawn course from the back tees is 6,500 yards long and the rough is exceed? ingly matted arid wiry, a 70 is fast enough to hold any man in check. Luke Walker's dash to the final round of a Metropolitan championship ;? ve turn a great week, regardless of the tinal outcome. The young Colum? bia golf captain is only twenty. He had never figured in a Metropolitan championship before. To bag the low medal in the qualifying round and to overthrow such veterans as/ "Ham" Kerr and Mux Marston on hin way to the i.im! in a considerable fiat. There were not, many who gave Walk? er a chance againn-t. Marston nfter ? the latter had overthrown Gardiner j Whit;-. But the status of the dope [failed to annoy Walker. He went about his work with coolness and skill until he had his match well in hand. | He was not playing as brilliantly as \ Kirkby was, but his game was sound and steady throughout. When Kirkby and Walker -rneet in the final clash there will at least be a keen exhibition of fast back swinging. Both men on the back swing handle the clyb at top speed, a trifle faster than most of the stars. Yet both are long hitters and, as a rule, straight down the course. Kirkby is a trifle longer, but the Columbia star is no short cud geler by a number of metres. Ned Sawyer's left hand is proof enough that tournament golf is no delicate game. He needed about two ! feet of adhesive tape to patch up the | various broken blisters, but this did not '? affect his play. He was going well enough for normal occasions. Beating a 70 is another matter. A peculiar incident happened on the first green in the Kirkby-Sawyer match. Kirkby's putt for a 3 hung on the rim of the cup and then paused for breath. As Sawyer started to putt he heard a sudden "cluck" and, looking suddenly, discovered that his oppo? nent's ball had disappeared from the green. It had decided all at once to seek the shade to be found at the bot? tom of the cup and had gently slidden there to rest. The longest hitter of the tournament was Bob Abbott., of Brooklawn, who has carried the twelfth green, a mat? ter of 320 yards. But he hns played litio golf of late and too many of his long wallops carried into trouble that left, him too far off the beat. Long hitting only counts when it sails tow? ard tho green, _ ?_., _, Against Young Walket aPoPomKH?' Up7 \mS& GrantlandRice (Copyrlrht, 1919. New York Tribune Inc.* Dating From Augusta?1904-'05 In the summer of 1904?just fifteen Junes ago?a blond young ball j player joined the Augusta, Ga., club, and in thirty-seven games finally secured the moderate average of .237. Next summer a stocky young pitcher joined the same club, and while he won more games than he lost, he allowed an average of 5.8 runs to a contest, which could hardly be listed as a record-breaking event. No one i in those days?even in Sally League company?looked upon triebe two j athletes with anything approaching awe. But after the English war song? "We beat you at the Marne; We stopped you at the Aisne; We gave you hell at Neuve Chapelle And here we are again." So here they are again. One of them is Ty Cobb, still batting around .400, after leading his league in eleven out of the last twelve years; a record never even approached. The other is Eddie Cicotte, who at the age? of thirty-five is the lead? ing pitcher of the season, with more victories to his credit than any other \ contender. The Career Incarnate Cobb broke in as a regular in 1906. So this makes his fourteenth season under the Main Awning of the game. In the thirteen years thai he has carried a Poling Log to the plate he has been beaten out but twice?by George Stone, of St. Louis, in 190(3, and by Tris Speaker, of Cleveland, in 1916. There was a ten year gap between his two dethronements. To jump to the front his second year out and not to be headed until ten years later is quite an undertaking. But it isn't any more remarkable than, being beaten as he was three years ago, to pick up again next season and resume his old place on top of the hill. Beaten by Speaker in 1916, Cobb came back at an even faster clip in 1917 and 1918 and to-day is romping along at a dizzy pace again, almost certain to finish in front for the twelfth time. When you recall that such astonishing batsmen as Willie Keeler, Ed Delehanty, Hans Wagner and Napoleon Lajoie were not even able to approach this mark you get some idea of the undertaking. Keeler, Dele? hanty, Wagner and Lajoie, all together, led their league fourteen times, only a trifle beyond what Cobb has done alone. As for Edward V Edward V. Cicotte's late spurt has been almost as spectacular. After 1915, when he was about to be tagged for the Soapy Chute, he suddenly turner with the White Box and in his next two years bagged forty-four ; victories against nineteen defeats?allowing well under two earned runs a game over this long stretch. In 1918 he began to fade through the mists. At the finish he was not even listed, among the twenty leading pitchers of his league. Yet here he is to-day, at the age of thirty-five?Mathewson's age when he ceased firing?with nine victories out of his first ten starts? the Old Hop still attached to his Fast One, and all the rest of it well nigh intact?the most successful winner in either major league circuit. It may be that Youth has to be served?but how about this brace of birds? Said T. R. Cobb to E. V. C: "When'll your quitting season be?" "The day that you can't hold your job" Said E. V. C. to T. R. Cobb. And Then Old Cactus And right alongside with this pair in the way of walloping the whey out of old Doc Time is Cactus Cravath, the Siege Gun of the Phillies. Cactus, Gavvy, Wooden Shoes and all the rest of it admits to having known thirty-seven Junes. He was employing the old ash furniture against a baseball seventeen years ago?yet here he fs to-day hitting harder and oftener than ever. Just as "louder and funnier" is the slogan for the after dinner speaker i so "harder and oftener" is the slogan of the Son of Swat. The Old Boy has been on a merry rampage all spring. He has been i indulging himself in his greatest year, wavering between .450 and .500, S a lofty eminence to which only a steeplejack can climb and maintain his | balance. The battle between Gavvy Cravath, aged thirty-seven, and Ross Young, aged twenty-two, has been one of the big features of the season and the kid has had an onion-shaped time of it dragging the veteran down. The 1st of June found all four of^the old Mackian infield?Mclnnis, Collins, Barry and Baker?under .300. But Collins was just reaching for the ledge, with Baker also scrambling for another hold. It takes warm I weather to thaw the kinks out when one crosses thirty?unless one hap? pens to be a Cobb, Cravath or Cicotte. The Avonian Blunder i Old Shakespeare made but one mistake through all his ancient fame. For a Ping by any other name would never seem the same. Voshell and Harran Victors on the Court Braving the rain and a stiff wind i that blew in from the Sound, the play- : ers competing in the invitation lawn i tennis singles tournament at the Coun- j try Club of Westchester, went through three matches on the slippery turf courts, and two, S. Howard Voshell, former national indoor champion, and Major G. B. Harran, of the British army, advanced into the semi-final rounds. In the second round Theodore Roose? velt Pell defeated Paul W. Gibbons, of Philadelphia, by a score of 6?1, 6?1, and Harry S. Parker won from Leon? ard Beekman by default. In the third round- Voshell took the measure of his old doubles partner, Frederick C. Baggs, by a score of 6?4, 6? 0, playing very strongly over? head, and in the other match Major Harran, a former champion of Switzer? land, eliminated Parker at 6?4, 7?5, in a match that was enlivened by many rallies at the net position. The tour? nament will continue this afternoon. Sieger Joins "Pro" Ranks Sam Sieger, the 125-pound New York state boxing champion, surrendered his amateur registration card to the Metro? politan Association yesterday with the announcement that he would exhibit professionally hereafter. Sieger has won several titles in five years as an amateur. Five Leading Batters In Major Leagues NATIONAL LEAGUE PUyer, club. G. A.B. R. H. P.C. CrsTsth, Phil. ... 29 83 18 34 .410 Vcune. N. Y. 35 136 22 49 .363 M'C.rty. N. Y . . 30 89 12 31 .348 Rounh. Cln. 30 114 17 39 .342 Meusel, Phil. 31 117 22 39 .333 AMERICAN LEAGUE PUyer, rlub. G. A.B. R. H. P.C. Cobb. Detroit _ 35 141 25 50 .355 Veach. Detroit ... 34 124 19 44 .365 I Rie?. Wa?h. 34 135 22 47 .348 Johnston. C?ete . . 34 118 18 41 .347 Gideon, St. L. 27 89 1<S 30 ,337 Ray Makes an Attack On Mile Record To-day I PHILADELPHIA, June 6.?Joie Ray is to make an attack on the world record of 4 minutes 12 3-5 seconds at > the Meadowbrook Club games on Franklin Field hero to-morrow. He will be oposed by four others, each of ? whom wil receive handicaps that ; should tend to draw every ounce of speed out of Ray to make him win. Ray's opponents are "Dinny" O'Con nell, of Harvard, who won the inter? collegiate mile; Rob Crawford, of Lafayette, who finished only inches in j the wake of O'Connell; Lawrence Brown, of Pennsylvania, and James Connolly, of the Boston A. A. -?.-??.? Heminway Stroking Yale Second 'Varsity GALES FERRY, Conn., June 6.? Yale's first 'varsity crew had a half mile brush with the freshman eight this forenoon, winnning by a length in 2:27. The race was with the wind, but against a strong tide. The water was rough. This fternoon the practice will be light, as the 'varsity eight will have a four-mile time row to-morrow. Heminway, who stroked the first eight so well during Peters's absence, was put. in at stroke of the second eight to-day, while Schreiber was moved to No. 2 and Lawrence was ! placed on the 'varsity substitute list. Conference Meet Trials CHICAGO, June 6. Trials held to? day in three events for to-morrow's j Western Conference track and field meet gave little indication of proba? ble winners. The track was slow, due to rain. McMnhon, of Nebraska, won the third heat of the 440-yard run in 40 4-5 seconds. Other 'rials were in I the 880-yard run and.the javelin throw. Southern Association ! Atlanta, I4; Little Rock, I. New Orlnnnn, & : <'hiittiinoona. 4 Memphis, o ; nirmlnfftiHin, S. Nashville, t. Mobil., .1 -. ! ? New Kurland League ILewlaton, 5; l-laverhtll, 3. ?" Lowell. 7; l.iiwronc?, 8, Fltchhurg, 6? Portland* <U ?? ? To-day?G Eddie Cicotte Affords Theme For Rainy White Sox Pitcher's Use of Talcuni Powder on Ball Causes Some Comment By W. O. McGeehan Eddie Cicotte, followed by yesterday's showers, somewhat interferred with the plans of the Yankees to take the lead from the While Sox during the current series at the Polo Grounds. The series is decidedly crucial, for the Yanks are always a good road team, and if they can get a nose ahead of the leaders? and maintain it for the next trip west ?they stand a fair chance of being very good looking pennant contenders. Miller Huggins has made no formal complaint against the rain, but he is still out insisting that Cicotte uses talcum powder, gunpowder or some other foreign and illegal substances ton the league balls, especially when he is working against the Yankees. Hug gins cannot be convinced that mere art would make "Murderer's Row" on the Yankee batting order swing fatu? ously and foolishly on the ball. Huggins Scents Mystery The presence of B. B. Johnson in Xew York leads to a story that the matter of Cicotte's pitching will be investigated officially and that some specimens of Cicotte's curves and fast ones will be sent to a laboratory to be tested. The midget manager of the Yankees is convinced that there is some mystery there. Outside of the encounters with Ci? cotte the Yankee sluggers seemed to have, come back to their own. The western trip showed that they were getting the drive to put over runs ?and they have the pitchers. Speed is still lacking, hut a baseball club sometimes can attain pennant class without that. Ping Bodie still leads the Yankee sluggers, and has attained a prominent place among the hitters of the Ameri? can League. Signor Pizzola did not look like much during the spring exhi? bition game, and followers of the Yanks had become almost despondent over Day mm. but once the season started and hits had some significance Bodie got out his long bat and pounded him? self into considerable prominence. Bodie Eats Spaghetti Sicnor Pizzola took advantage of the day off to visit eight or ten table d'hote restaurants, sampling their versions of his favorite food, spaghetti. The signor declares that nowhere in New York does this dish have the succulence and flavor that it has in his old horn? town, San Francisco. But that may be a matter of local prejudice. The Yankees' stand at the Polo Grounds will demonstrate whether or not the annual optimism in regard to their pennant chances is justified this year. They meet all comers before they go on the road again. Before they flit away one ought to have something like a line on whether or not the Amer? ican League has any chance of flying a pennant at the Polo Grounds this year. Ehmke's Streak Cut Short by Champions BOSTON, June 6.?After three straight wins Howard Ehmke, of De? troit, was stopped to-day by Boston, ;i to 1, Pennock holding the visitors to six hits, three of them by Yeach. A bad bound past Mclnnis in the second was responsible for Detroit's only run. With two out and Yitt on second in the seventh, Pennock's single to right scored Yitt. It was a close play, and in the ensuing argument Umpire Hill put Bush, Young and Heilman out of the game, and Manager Jennings and Coach Howley off the line. The score: DETROIT IA I. ) '? BOSTON (A. I. ) all r h po s <"' ah r h P'1 n r B,nh "> 3 o n : 2 'i IToop'r, rf.4 1 1 1 0 0 Dyer S3..1 0 0 0 1 0 Phean. 2b 3 fl o 4 3 n Young 21) 3 0 12 2 0 Strunk, rf.4 1 2 1 0 0 F.ll'n. 2b 10 0 0 11 Gainer. If 4 Oil" 0 1-,,1/n (-f i 0 n ?> n >? Mcln's. 111.4 0 o 14 2 ? Veach, If 4 0 S 3 0 OlSchang. c.2 0 1 3 3 o Ken ii. lb.'- l 1 " o u viit. 3b.. .0 1 0 1 0 fl Ktan'e lb I n n l n n Scott, ss 4 o 0 1 5 0 Flas'd, rf J 0 H 1 1 fi relink, p..3 0 112 0 Jones. 31)..3 n 1 0 1 1; AU15 11. I'. .1 II II .. 1 II Ehtnks, r 3 n n o 4 o? ?Cunii'm n n o o o n Totals .30 1 6 24 13 21 Totals .28 3 6 27150: ?B.ittPd for .?onfs In ninth Innlnp. Detroit. 01000000 n?1 Boston. 0 " n n n i i i x?3 I Two-base hits?S-haiiR. Strunk. Stolen bases- Jones, Schanfr, (?alnr-r Sacrifice hits?Plagstead, Vitt, Shean, Double plays ?Schang to Mclnnis to Scott to Mclnnls ; to Scott. Shean to Mclnnis, IWt on bases ?Detroit 7, Boston 8. First bas- on errors ?Boston I. Bases on balls?OH Ehmke 5, off Pennock 4. Struck out- By Ehmke 2, by Pennock 4. Wild pitch?Pennock. Kramer Will Ride for $1,000 Purse at Newark Frank Kramer, who was knocked down Memorial Day by Willie Spencer and thrown off his wheel and rendered unconscious ' Wednesday night by Ar? thur Spencer, says he will be in condi? tion to ride in the tinal in the Grand Prize of Newark event, the $1,(100 purse race, against Francisco Verri and Ed? die Madden at the Velodrome, in New? ark, to-morrow afternoon. Both of the Spencer boys have been suspended indefinitely for their rough tactics, and it is not likely that either will ride again at the Newark track ?this season. Besides the big race to? morrow in Newark there is a ten-mile : open and a mile handicap for profes i sional riders, along with four amateur ? races. I Standing of Maj< NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES TO-DAY New York at Pittsburgh. Brooklyn at Cincinnati. Boston at Chicago. Philadelphia at St. Louis. YESTERDAYS RESULTS Pittsburgh, 7; New York. 1. Cincinnati, 7; Brooklyn, 6. St. Louis, ?'.; Philadelphia, 5. Boston, 1 ; Chicago, 0. STANDING OF TEAMS W. L. Pct.| W. L. Pet. N. York. 21 11 .(?S(i Pitt'gh. IS 20 .471 Cin'n'ti. 21 16.568jPhila... 15 17 .463 B'klyn. 20 17.511 Boston . 1321.382 Chicago IM IS .500.St.Louis 13 22.371 iants and D< King George's Entry, Viceroy, Captures Stewards9 Handicap pPSOM, England, June 4 *-* (Delayed).?The Stewards' Handicap, of the value of $5,000, was run off here to-day and re? sulted in a popular win for King George's Viceroy, ridden by Steve Donoghue, by three lengths ahead of De Mestre's Dorelus, with Smyth in the saddle. W. Dixon's Lady Farmer was third, six lengths behind. Only nine horses went to the post. The betting was: Viceroy, 9 to 4; Dorelus, 5 to 1, and Lady Farmer, 4 to 1. ? Reds Hammer Pfeffer to Win By 7 to 6 Score Roush and Wheat Hit Home Runs ; Konetehy Also Stars With War Club CINCINNATI, June 6. ? Brooklyn opened its series with the Western clubs by losing to Cincinnati here to? day in !. hard-hitting and rather loose? ly-played game, by a score of 7 to 6. After tallying two runs in the seventh the Dodgers made a strenuous bid for victory in the ninth, but fell shy by one run. Ray Fisher, the former Yankee twirler, was on the mound for the Reds and was opposed by Jeff Pfeffer. Both were hit frequently, but Fisher tightened in the pinces and always managed to keep in front. In the ninth frame the going became too warm for the Vermont school teacher and he retired in ,favor of the Cuban, Ludue, who prevented further scoring. The locals tallied first when Groh tripled to centre, scoring Daubert, who had previously beaten out a roller to Konetehy. Brooklyn evened matters in the second when Wheat hit into right field for a 'tome run. Roush's single, Kopfs three-bagger and Smith's fly to Wheat netted Pat Moran's proteges two more runs in the fourth. Both teams scored a run in the sixth, and more counters followed in the next inning, the Dodgers getting two and Cincinnati three. In this frame Eoush hit. for the cir? cuit and scored Groh ahead of him. Neither team tallied in the eighth, but in the ninth Wheat opened by lining to right and went to third on Myers's drive to centre for two bases. Koney singled into left, scoring both run? ners, and Johnston was then sent in to run for the big firstsacker. Luque took up the mound duty at this stage. Malone forced Johnston. Kopf to Rath, and Krueger was thrown out by Luque. Malone taking second. Schmandt then batted for Pfeffer and hi! to Konf, who fumbled the ball, hut. Malone overran third and was quickly thrown out. Kopf to Groh. Konetchy continued his heavy hitting by get? ting three safe drives in four trips to the plate. The score: BROOKLYN (N. I. ) | CINCINNATI (N L.) uli r li pi a e all r h pn a o Olson, ps. 3 0 0 1 2 0 Hath, 2b 4 0 0 4 fi 0 Mag'.-. 2b 4 1 10 2 0 Daub't, lb.4 2 3 12 0 0 Grlf'h, rf.4 0 0 1 n o Groh. 3b 4 12 2 0 0 Wheat, If 4 2 2 5 1 i Roush, rf.4 ?! 2 6 0 0 Myers, cf..3 2 2 2 0 0 N'eale, If. 4 10 2 0 0 Kou'v. lb.4 13 9 0 0 Kopf, es ..322162 ?Johi s'n ?i ? n o o o Smith, rf .2 o o o o ] MBre, 3b.2 o n ' 1 0 Wlngo, c. .3 0 1 0 3 0 Krne'r.. tri 0 0 . 10 Fisher, p. 4 n l o 2 " l'feff'r, p 2 i? o o :i nil.uque, p..0 0 0 0 1 0 rSchma't .1 0 0 O 0 01 Totals 29 il S :i 10 0 Totals ..32 7 11 27 18 3 ?Ran for Konetchy in ninth lnninc;. rBatted for Pfeffer in njnth inning. Bro iklyn . 010001202 6 i Mni innati . . . 1 0 " - 0 1 '? 0 \ T" " base hits -Myers. Koni tch\ Three base hits?Groh 2, Kopf. Home runs? Roush, Wheat. Sacrifice hits Smith, Malone 2, Pfeffer. Sacrifice flies - ith Krugcr. Double play?Kopf to Rath to Dauberl Left on bases?Brooklyn. 3; Cincinnati, 5. First base on errors Brooklyn, 2. Bases on balls?Off Fisher, 3; off Pfeffer. 2. Hits?Off Fisher, H in 8 1-3 inninRs. off Luque, 0 in 2-3 Inning. Struck out ?By Pfeffer, 5. Wild pitch ? Fisher. WinninR pitcher?Fisher. Herzog's Homer Blanks Cubs on "Gowdv Dav" CHICAGO, June 6 ?Charley Herzog celebrated "Gowdy Day" here this af? ternoon by driving cut a homer to cen? tre, which gave Boston a 1 to 0 victory over Chicago in the first game of the series. "Hank" Gowdy, in whose honor to? day was set aside, was presented with a bouquet of American Beauty roses by a delegation of young ladies from a physical culture school. The score: BOSTON IX. 1*1 CHICAGO IN L.) ab r li no a e ah r h po a e rtipurrt. cf.. 3M 3 0 OlFlack, if.... 4 0 0 1 on lli-rzoiT, 2b.. 411 1 1 (i I 'i--;.. 2b.... 4 00 0 2 0 Powell, rf.. 4"1 2 0 0 llollot-her. >HM 1 2fl Cruise, If . 401 4 1 0 l'askert, cf.. 2 00 i no Holke, lb.. 3 0 0 10 1 OlMerkle, lb.. 3 o o l* 10 B'bume. 3b 3 00 2 I) 0 Mann If_ 301 1 0 0 M'nvllle. sa 3 n 1 3 4 0 Deal 3b 30 1 1 7 0 Gowdy, c. . 3on 2 3 OlKiUifer. c. 3 01 3 10 Rudolph, p. 300 0 3 OIHendrix. p.. 3 0 1 l 7 0 Tn'al,-. ... .30 1 4 27 13 0 T ?tala . 20 0 5 27 20 0 Boston. o o o o o o o o il Chicago. o o o o o o 0 o ft -o Two-base hit -Hollocher Three-base lilt ? Killlfer. Home run ? Herzog. Sacri? fice hit?-Holke. Double play?Cruise, Gowdy nml Blackburne. I .?ft on bases? Boston t. Chicago 3. Bases on balls -off Rudolph 1. off Hendrlx 1. Struck out -By Hendrlx 3. by Rudolph 2. American Association Louisville. 2; Minneapolis, 1 (1st) Louisville. 7. Minneapolis. 0 (2d) Indianapolis at Milwaukee irain' Columbus nt St. l'.iul (rain). jr League Clubs AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES TO-DAY Chicago at New York. Cleveland at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Washington Detroit at Boston YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Boston. 3: Detroit, 1. Washington, 7; St. Louis, 1. Chicago at New York (rain). Cleveland at. Philadelhpia (rain). STANDING OF TEAMS W.L.rct.l W.L.Prt. Chicago 25 11 .694 Detroit. 17 18.486 ? Clevel'd 21 13 .618 St. Louis 16 18.171 ? N.York 19 12 .613 Wash'tn 12 21.364 I Boston. 16 16.500;Phlla... 7 24.226 >dgers Lose! =_-==^1 McGraw Gets ? | A Bad Start In Pittsburgh Buccaneers Find New York TVirlers Easy to ?jj in New Series Opening PITTSBURGH, June 6.?The Giants began their Western invasion to-dav in a manner similar to that of laet year by dropping the opening gatte t0 ! the Pirates, 7 to 1. Prediction? and rumors of what the Western gang are | going to do, the McGrawitcs have btiTi ! current the past week, and to-day'* ; game augurs none too well for the ; visitors. So say the Western faat | Whether this will prove true remains ! to be seen, but there is no disputing i the fact that the league leaders are ? in for rough sledding on their whirl ? in this section. The mauling of three of the visiting 1 twirlers by the Pirates to-day bears ' this out. The home team showed more i pep and fight, too, in their clash to-day 1 than it displayed on the road. There ! was a vast improvement both ?field \ and at bat and the Buccaneers were on I their toes continually. "Babe" Adams a Puzzle The veteran "Rabe" Adams was on I ? the slab for the locals and twirled ; gilt-edge ball against the heavy litting. j j New Yorkers. < Five scattered ore-haw J blows -was the total of the Visitors'? macing, which is quite different from their previous clubbing. ?Boston, on the other hand, was in poor form and was hit hard. He wai replaced by Ragan in the third bu' ! the former Brave fared little better and after Mollwitz had tripled and Le? and Adams had been passed, filling th< bases, Don Carlos was yanked in favmt of Pol Perritt. Winters went to th?s mound in the seventh after King had batted for Perritt and had grounder* out. The Giants scored first in the second inning. In the first frame Younc. walked and stole second, but was left ! stranded. Kauff led off in the second! 1 by singling into left fi;?ld. On Zim-1 merman's grounder to Terry he took! second, and tallied on Fletcher's drivel lo rignt. .MCi arty loiiowed with an? other single, Fletcher going to thud. Benton hit to Adams and Fli-tcher wa* trapped between third and home and run down. Burns forced Benton at sec? ond. This proved to be the extent of the Giants' scoring. The Pirates pave their supporter* chance to do some cheering in tha third. Terry first up-flied to Burns. The fourth ball to Stengel was a wild pitch, the batter taking second. B was passed and counted with St< ? ?? I on Southworth's doubl" to r--n*rc. Benton was then replaced by R i Triple for Mollu?, Pat got rid of Cutshaw ly enough. Fletcher throwing him out first. Hollwitz, however, caupht hoi 1 of a fast one and lined to left for three bases. Soufhworth scoring '. e and Adams both walked, and Pat walked to the bench. Perritt repl ing him and checking further .: for the time. Pittsburgh began its b<. " of Perritt in the fourtii when Terr? tripled and scored on Stengel' fl I? Young-. Further heavy hil two more runs to the Pirate !i=* ?r the next inning. With two down. Le? singled througli, short. Adam? ram* through with a resounding: Thud tf right, for three bases, scoring Lee, and Bigbee's hit brought home the pit A scoreless lull followed, hut in the eighth the firing was again i> gui With two down Terry got ?,:. by n pp.? Baird fumbled Stengel's bunt ar I Boeckel doubled to left, scorinir Terrj'' Southworth ended by grounding to Doyle. After the second the (?inr.'s could do nothing with the r.:T--r.-.- of Adams. The score: NEW YORK (N I. PITTSBLTtfiH .1 - : ? ? ihr hi Bums. If 4 e 0 j n (. Rigbee, ef f. 0 1 YniniK. rf.. 3 O o 2 I 0 Terry f-r- 4 2 2 Chase. Hi. . 4 0" 12 2 St. ?..-'' rf ?! : p. vie 2b.. 40 i ,-i 2 ! Bo kel : h 4 1 : Kauff. ef 4 ! '. ' ? If r. 1 . ' - ;b 3 0 0 1 0 0 Ctsha? : Baird. 3b.l 0 0 0 0 1 Mi llwitz '.' I F'. ii ner, =?; 3 o l ; 5 fflj 2 11 McCarty, c. 3 o 2 4 1 A lam* ;> Bent4 n, p . 1 o o o o 0' Ranan, p... o o o n o Perritt. p. . 1 0 0 0 S 0 ?Kins . 1 o n o on Winters, p. o o o o 2 1 TntaU .. 32 1 5 24 10 " Tn'a'< 4 ' " ?Batted for Perr.i b nfh h New York OIOOOOOOO 1 Pittsburgh. 0 0 3 12 10 1' * Two-base hits - Southw " Three b.iNe hits?Terry. v Stolen bases v..une. On; ? .-?? witz Sacrifice flv S- :.l-. Left New York : Pitl <burgl :?? on' errors- Pitt? - Bases n-? Benton, 3; off Rapai ! ???'.-? 1 ; off Adams Hil 2 1-3 Inninps off Rapan, 1 in nine:; off Pi. " ' -": ' Winters. : In 2 Innine Benton. 3; by Ada! is : ? ?.?n. Passe I ball pitcher?Benton. Senators Whip Browns: Pitcher Shaw Injured WASHINGTON. June 6.- V\ ishin(T ton won the second gamo of thi to-day from St. Louis. 7 to 1. Daven port and Leitield were ha'tel .:' the box, yielding ten hit- be ? " them in the second, third and innings. Shaw was compelled to ret in the fourth because of a : leg. The score: ST l.'UIS (A L.) 'WASHINGTON ? ah r h ?.i R ? Aus'n. 3h 4 o o i -, .i !..i... ||, Bi k'e, ?-"? 3 o f> 2 4 o i -,. ? Tohln. If ': o n i ii | \\ ,.-.., -' . er, lh 4 f) J 1,1 n n t ; i ? - r ? t ?. If .3 ) 0 1 .lae'n ef 4 1 1 R 0 0 Rice rf . ' Dem'tt rf.S 0 1 o o o *furp'v. ef 3 ? f?erb'r. fi 4 o i i ! o'Rhank?. 2b.3 " Rever'd, p.S O 1 .1 Oll'lrlnli. <? * n " ' nav'f p..l O O O O O WcBr'e. s? * " " " Mef'd p n o n o n OI Shaw, p 2 Knob, i? 1 o 0 n S d Aycis. p ! e ! 0 T. Sm'h lOOOOO ?ng'i. p n o n i i 0; i Totals .81 1 5 24 16 ! Total! T 14 -' ?Hntterl for Kcb in .??;hth im s St, Louis . oiooonnM , Washington. 0 1 5 1 0 0 ? Two base hit?Rice Stolen ba B I Demmltt. Sacrifice hit?- Murph: ? nlch. Sacrifice fly?Shank? Di it>l? P - Austin to Brunkle to Stsler l.'ft ... bases- St Louts, R; Washington * ?'??t < on balls?Off Davenpor?, l. ,.fr Lelnel?- " ; off Koob. 1. off Avers. :; Hit? l,lT . ? I venport, d in 2 1-3 irrninns. .>rr l.'inelo?* In 2 '?< (none out. two on base In feurtlj off Koob. 5 In fi; off Shaw. I Ayer?. 2 In 5 1-3 Struck out B> -ih"'' :. by Davenport i; bv i.eifleui. i by yj, ers. 2; by Wright. 1 Winning pit*?*f Shaw. Losing pitcher?Daveni Other College Result ? Brown. 4 ; Cornell, ! Vermont, v. Tufl -, C W esioj an, n . Trln I 11 1 Stale. ... Mas? Atlf* Eastern League Sprlnifleia, 8; Hartford? J