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1 6, t THti SUN, MONDAY, APK1L 1, 1918. I Kauff Makes Hit With Soldier Fans at San Antonio Red Sox Again Vanquish Dodgers and Lead in Series by 4 tot WILD BRONCHOS AID GIANTS TO VICTORY Sun Antonio Pitchers Shy on Control New York Beats Texas Team, 7 to 1. fftritl Iltt&iteS to Tn 9cs. fly FltKDERICK 43. LIBS. Pa.v Antonio, Tex.. March 31. Easter Fjnd.iy found the Giants Uklns more tribute from tha San Antonio Bronchos. Murine tin- past two days th National I.jcuii champions have amply demon straicd that wading through Pan An tonio was a little softer snap than pin ning the shoulders of the Chicago Wilte Fox to the baseball greensward. To day the Wants also displayed the rela tive difference between National League bull and the Texas League brand. The Bronchos swung their sticks frith con siderable skill and rapped out ten bin ties against eight for the New Tork. but the rcore was practically the same as In yesterday's contest. The Giants won by wore of 7 to 1. Slim Sallec. the Hlgglnsport. Ohio, sherin. started off for the Giants. He remitted four hits In as many Innings, though tun should have tvon fielded. Penny Kauff lost fly In the sun nnd It went 'for a double, while Fletcher nlso ;.t Texas l.caguer get away from htm. rtie had .i pretty tough ufternoon. as Vd spilled nr.other fly, made a wild hrow to first and also muffed a throw 'ram the outflelA when he had a chance for a play at third. With all that, the Texan could corn rile only one run. Jesse Barnes went Ihrnugh five Innings and yielded si i loan hits. Sharp support kept Jesse's tint clean, as Doyle, Fletcher and IMVe. pulled two snappy double plays. Two youngsters. Harper and Hydom. pitched for San Antonio, and they lived inj to their nicknames of Wild Bronchos. N'etther seemed to hare had much tam irg, as between them they dished out eight bases nn bolls, while Harper, Imi tating his wild namesake, on the Wash 'rtton dub, winced both Fletcher and Zimmerman. Giants Start Karly. The Giants got busy In the first tnnlnc when th'y hung up two runs. Young, who l known In this county as Tounirs. smbbed a line single to centre and Benny bumped Harper's first pitch for a hot double clown tho right field fence. Hub .Northen. a former serf of Squire nbb'ts of Hlatbush. threw the ball In mldly and Young scored, while Kauff landed nt third. Benny came home when TYyle hit a sacrifice fly- to right, which was muffed by Northen, though Hub manured to force Zlmm at second. Heinle having reached baee on a casual ly pass. Pan Antonio drew its lone run on Sallfo in the second, a run which would fas through few pure food tests. Hale jro a "sun" double when Ills fly went through Knuff's hande and scored when lletchcr muffed Pier's fly Just Inside t"i left field foul line. The Olants blossomed out with sn rther pair of runs in the third. Benny Kauff won the friendship of the soldiers when again lie picked out tho first ball and knocked it out for a double, this time against the left field boards. He scored on Zlmm's single, which was fumbled by the noble Northen. Gibson's wild throw sent' Heinle to the third. TUtcher was hit. World's Series Play Bepeated. Then the famous Zlmm-Colllns-Rarl-4ii play of the world's series was put rr., hut this time Bronx Helnrlch was tho hero, not the fall guy. On an at tempted double steal, Gibson threw the h.n) to Harper, the pitcher, and Zlmm mi caged between the bales. Then Hale, the Broncho third baseman, pull ric the samo play as Zlmm, tried to beat Heinle tn a throw to the plate. Instead of remaining at the plate fitbson, the San Antonio catcher, pulled the rama bono as did Rarlden in the wrrld's series. He ran up the line. When Hals did throw to Gibson Zlmm m him the accidental shoulder, 'nrclng him to drop tho ball. Nobody hieked up tho plate, hence Heinle, hav Irg a clear field, scored. Tho score: GIANTS. SAN ANTONIO, ab r h o a e ab r h o a e Te-1-r..rf . 4 11 : JO iBaggsn.lf.. to 2 1 0 0 ; Lebeau.of.. 4 0 0 J 0 0 Ki'tfl.cf Sit o et 'Vilhn-.t.rt 20 0 1 0 0 Kami if .. at: : oo Zlmm'n :b. 411 2 t 0 Rotle-b "00 2 20 PerrT.2b.. J01 4 4 0 Gibson. c... 10 1 4 12 Andenon.c. 100 I oe Northen.rf. 4 01 0 12 Hale.Jb 4 1 2 4 2 0 Honing. as. 4 00 2 3 0 H.mln'r.:b 0 0 0 0 10! t etcier.ea 2 11 2 S 2 W.rlr'r.sa o 0 0 2 1 0! 'tolkf .lb Jit II 1 0 "cCirtr.e J0 1 1 Kanden.e I no 1 10 Pier.lB 4 0 2 U 0 Harper.p..,. 2 00 0 6 0 Hrdorap... ooo o 0 2 Rom 101 0 00 M,e.j !00 1 10 Eirap ;oo 1 10 Totali lion ll Tllll Tl T t ?7 14 3 Bstted for Hrdorn in ninth inning. ""ll" . .20201002 07 '"Antonio, .... . 01000000 0-1 To bw hits Kauff. !: Burnt. Hale. Der. 'lolen ln Holke. 2: MrCartr. Burn. PeuMa iOar-Dorle. rieteber and HolUe; Hurt,.- rvij-Ii. nd Holke; Harper. Hen ynr nj Pier: Perry. Ilenninr and Pier, 'crlfit-o fir-Doyle. Be on balls By Sal- " br Hirpor. : br Hrdorn, 2. Tft on " -Ounn. 4. San Antonio, a. Hit br MI'I'M b.ilU- nr Hurper, 2 (Zimmerman. Ft-her Hil-Off Sallre, 4 in 4: off Barnen. t" S oft Harper. 7 in 1: off Hrdorn. I in 2. Vrii-li out Br Sillee. 3; br Barnes, l; br Hfpr 3 by llriorn. 1 ruaed ball-Oib-M l'mpir--Mr. Brennan. Time of game ' aoi- ani lj mlnutee. SOLDIERS LOSE TWO GAMES. f"ftP Johnston Nine Beaten by Athletic and Pirates. Wr-oNviT.T.T:, Fla., March SI. The eldlM nt ramp Johnston to-day saw nelr "im fiiffer a double defeat. In he firt cnino the Camp Johnston nine beaten by the Philadelphia Amer l'ni tn a cven Inr.lng game by 8 to 4, H in Hie second game they were downed i,y the 1'ltates, 3 to 2. Tho I'ore FirtST QAME. k . , . R. H. E. Jfi'alflphU f A.) S 2 Cnp .Iihniton 4 9 1 H.nt.rlK t'rrry. Oreitg and McAvoy; l' rr. f ipp. and Holier. SECOND GAME. '-- n '"hrton 2 I ' 'b irr i?,- 3 2 B tff,u -ruliry anil Hehor; Cooper, kw Dlac-lcwrll. INDIANS SCORE" VICTORY. Detent eT Orleans Team by S to 'J Score. vrw 'ir.i.KANs. March 31.The Clove--ti Americans to-day defeated the r-v drican, ntnp nf the Southern As "M'lon In an exhibition game by a "ore of o to I. Tho score : ; nt ? - En- - Or ; , j n.V"'"''"-Mrtln. llrown and O'Neill. " ' I'hllllpi p, Kltchrni, Ieter. NT.I.V.n nKS LOSK AT GOI.F. r-'-EM' km, N. C. March 31. Alex ,.4M of Detroit and Herbert Lagerblado i Kingstown, bth of whom are at a iied to the I'inchurst Country Club flur.ng tho winter months, defeated Wal r lUgtn of Ilorhester, the new Nortn nd f-'Mith open champion, and Jim "itrrea of llroadmoor at Pinehurst to i" a match by .1 and 2. Itoss made 'hamplonsihlp course In 35, J5 7C. HIGH LIGHTS AND SHADOWS IN ALL SPHERES OF SPORT Br DANIEL. TWO weeks from to-day and the major league baseball season will be Inaugurated. All the .clubs have passed the first stage of their training- and the managers have a fairly reliable line on the material with which they will enter the pennant fights. Averaging up the prospects of the three local outfits they appear none too promising they are decidedly topheavy on the aide of the Giants. Brooklyn nowhere has been regarded with trepidation, but we must confess that In the last week the status of the Yankees has suffered greatly. It may be that tho true worth of the crew under Miller Hugglns will be shown to be far above that which It now seems to possess when It begins the rerles against the Braves to-morrow. But until they do things we must not count too heavily on the Yankeos. In the past It has been customary to predict nothing but glowing successes for tho nuppert-IIuston entry. A reversal of that proccduro this year may bring moro salutary results. Hugglns makes no bones about his being worried nbout his pitching stnff. Even with Bob Shawkey, Urban Shocker and Hay Fisher it looked none too good last eeaton. Now that Shawkey has resigned to enlist in tho national service. Shocker has been traded to the Browns and Fisher has Joined the army at Fort Slocum the Yank pitching corps takes on a much riddled appearance. Shawkey was expected to return to his 1916 rorm. even greater things were looked for from the damp delivery of Shocker nnd Flslier always waa a mainstay. However, thero is no sense In crying over spilt milk. Shawkey and Fisher belong in tho ervl and Shocker belongs with the Browns. Hugglns had to let Shocker go in order to hnd Uerrlll Pratt. Bill Donovan, the deposed manager of tho Yankees, in con versation with New York baseball writers nt Wnco last Friday declared thnt Hugglns had started his managerial regime with a fatal mistakethe release of yiioeker. That perhaps wns bad taste on Donovan's part. Whether Hugglns made an error Is yet to be proved. Must Gel Another Experienced Fltcher. Except for a leg injury Ray Caldwell has been coming along In fine shape. Allen Russell, whose effectiveness last season was reducod to nil by numbness of several pitching fingers, Is reported to have got over that ailment and ts counted on an irregular. GeorgeMogrldge has not shown to terrific advantage and Slim Love still appears to be an In and outer. Hugglns doea not hope for more than one regular contribution from among Thorraahlen, Monroe and McQraw. The more we consider this pitching proposition the more are we Impressed with the difficulties In which Hugglns flnda himself. There Is no question that If the Yanks are to get anything like the moat out of their Increased batting strength they must acquire at least one more experienced pitcher. Eddie Plank may prove tho man. Hugglns feels that the veteran will show up when the club lands North but we have our doubts. As for tho Giants they have not been cavorting with their old speed at Marlln this year. As ball clubs go the Giants arc quite an aged aggrega tion and It will take the rest of Uie pennant fight to develop their speed and their desire t do things. With a veteran pitching rUff. with only Robertson thus far lost from the 1917 flag winners and Ross Young prom ising to do even greater deeds than did Davey, McGraw's outlook has a rosy background. Rival managers concede that he has tho flag in his grasp. For the Dodgers the last week has done nothing but make, a bad situ ation worse, Zack Wheat continues obstreperous and Charley Ebbets has withdrawn the contract offered him. Chuck Ward, who had been counted on for third base, has been drafted Into tho army nnd Iarry Lajolo, pur chased from Toronto, refuses to go anywhere except to Indianapolis, which wants him ss manager. Wllbcrt Robinson Is hot on tho trail of another Inflclder and another outfielder. The encouraging factors developed In the last few days are the return of Jeff rfeffer to perhaps tcmporarv service and tho hard hitting of Olllo O'Mara. CasaaKr List of British and French Boxers. Professional athletes In the service "over there" seem to load a charmed life. They go Into the worst messes, such as that In whleh Hank Gowdy, tho Boston catcher, figured In somo weeks ago, nnd they usually come through unscathed. Though practically all of tho British boxers are In the service only Ave of any account have thus far' been killed. A similar number of French boxers has made tho great sacrifice. Victor Breyer, the leading French boxing authority, has made a list of the British and French casualties, which are as follows: British Tom McCormlck, Pete Brown, Billy Ledbury. Georgie Wells and Jerry Delaney, French Bernard, Henri Plet. Gaston Clement, Robert Loeach and Louis Lacroix. McCormlck was one of the best welterweights developed In England. He defeated such men as Albert Badoud nnd Johnny Somers and won the Australian championship. Some ten years npo Brown waa numbered among the best mlddlewelghts In Europe, white Ladbury was n flyweight of con siderable ability. He fought for the British title thrice and earned a deci sion over Charley Ledoux, the French bantamweight champion. Wells was a brother of tho champion. Bombardier Wells, and Delaney was a brother of Fred and one of the hardest hitters seen in England in recent years. Dclaney's home folks have erected a monument to his memory. Bernard and Plet Best Known Among French Contingent. Of the French contingent probably tlw best known were Bernard and Piet. Bernard was a middleweight of considerable skill, who had decisions over Badoud, Marcel Moreau and Adrian Hogan. He was the best man of his class In Franco when ho wns killed In an acroplano accident ut the front. Plet was a lightweight, who was en In action on this side. In 1909 and 1910 he fought a dozen bouts in New York, Philadelphia and New Orleans against such men s Wolgast, Kid Burns and Benny Yangcr. Wolgast knocked him out In two rounds. .Clement was a former featherweight champion of France, Locsch was a promising young lightweight and Lacroix was the French welterweight title holder. One of Lacroix's last fights resulted in a knockout by Georges Carpentier In nine rounds. He made Lenaerts, the Belgian, quit in eight rounds, and Just now Lenaerts is said to bo one of the L:st heavyweights in Europe. With the exception of Lacroix all tho French champions are alive nnd In the service. They are Carpentier. heavyweight: Hogan, middleweight; Papin, lightweight; De Ponthieu, featherweight, and Ledoux, bantam weight. Princeton Varsity Eight to Row Three Races. Princeton has Joined Harvard, Yalo and Cornell In a definite decision not to row In the national regatta on the Severn on May 18. The Tiger varsity and freshman crews will row all their races over thrlr home course on Lake Carnegie. The season will be opened with a contest between the freshmen and Central High School of Philadelphia nn April 20. On April 87 there will be varsity and freshman races with Harvard and on May 4 the Columbia and Pennsylvania eights will be met for the Chllds cup. On May 26 there will bo varsity and freshman races against Cornell. It will be noted that this schedule does not provido for a Yale-Princeton regatta, which we had been led to bellevo was a fixture for this spring. It develops that Yalo Invited the Tigers to row on tho Housatonlc on May 18, but in view of Princeton's decision not to row away from home and In consideration of the fact that May 18 already has been designated as the date for the Annapolis regatta tho Tigers could not accept the offer. LINC0LNS DOUBLE VICTORS. Make an Auspicious Start la Season's Opening; Gasaes. The first semi-pro baseball games of the season were played yesterday at Olympic Field, where the Lincoln Giants, last seison's Eastern champions, defeated tho Cheaters. 11 to 0, Rnd the MnuJers. 4 to 0. Next Sunday the Lln colns will play the New London club and the r.lmhurst team. The scores: LINCOLN GIANTS. MAIMER A. C. ab r h o e ab r h o a e Webater.lb 4 2 1 1 01 Munaon.lb 3 11 4 3 0 Wllerc... 3 0 5 )3 SO Thomaa.cf. 4 0 1 1 0 0 WiiI.h 401 2 0 Rlemin.2b.. 4 0 0 4 2 0 Mumiorft.rf 4 00 1 00 Hammer.cf , 3 0 I 0 0 0 Hoffman.tb 401 4 0 Murray.e... 300 3 40 R'hardt.lf.. 3 00 0 00 Santop.lf., 302 0 0 0, Kmbro.:.b 4 00 2 3 0 Him.lY.rf ... 2 10 0 t 0 Fnrblf.aa.. tot t 4 0 Williams.? 2 03 0 SO roble.3l.. 3 0O 2 3 0 Vt-tte.p 3 00 3 3 0 Total.,..3T 4 10 27 2 l0 Totala.. .31O3271H0 Mauler A. C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 Lincoln Glant I 0 o 0 1 2 0 0 0-4 Two ba bile William. Wiley, Santnp, Hammer. Three baee hit Santop. Parrtnoe hits Wllllm. Handy. Stolen baaea Wiley, Sanlop. Weat, I-eft on baaea Lincoln f.ianu. 0: Mauler A. C... I. Bava on balln Off Wilhami. 2 off Vette. . Struck out Br Wllliama. 11 ; by Vette. 2. Umpire-Mr. williama. Time of tame 3 hourt and IS mlnUUr R.H.E. rheatera 000OOP0OO 0 3 2 Ltneolna ... 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 0-11 11 0 Batteries Sbaun and Meyera; Croeheno and Wiley. . TIGERS SHOT OUT DALLAS, Dallas. Tex., March 31, In a well played game hers to-day the Detroit team beat the local nine, 0 to 0. The score : . n. n e. Detroit ' ! ? Dallas (T. l 1 0 4 1 Batterlea-Krlekaon, Killio and Stanatf. Clear?; Kinney, Flowers and Pratt. WORLD'S CHASIPIOXS BEATEN, Houston', Tex., March 31. The Hous ton team beat the White Sox to-day, 8 to fi. The score: R. H K. Chlraro Americana,, , & 11 2 Houston IT. L..1 is 0 Battrrlea-Cleotte. ShrUtnbach and Scbalk; Hlttt, Moore and Noju. 1 i BENNETT STARS AT TRAPS. Takes Six Prises In New Rochelle V. C. Competition. A. P. Bennett practically swept the card of all tho prizes In tho weekly handicap clay bird shoot of the New Rochello Yacht Cluh at Harrison Island yesterday. Bennett won the 13 bird contest and then added the take home trophy to this. His next victory was in the March cup event, and as he earned two legs In Its competition , hn became sole owner of tho prlie. Aennett was at his best In the high scratch nnd high handicap contest. His total of 88 actual "kills," which was seven better than his nearest rival, netted him both prUes, but the rules permitted him from taking both. Ho chOHo the high scratch trophy, allowing Frederick J. Ham, who was second, with 81, to take the other. Ham earned a second prlro In the accumulation contest with six legs tn his credit, while B. R. Stoddard won the ten bird event, a preliminary shoot. NEW OAMBFOTl FORIIHAM, l'ordhani has added another game to Its already lengthy baseball list. On May 29 the Bronx collegians wilt meet the Naval Reserves from tho Pelham Bay station. The game that was published from Now Haven with Yale for May 30 has not gone through and it is unlikely that the two teams will meet. WALKERS CLUB HIKES, The weekly walk of the Walkers Club of America yesterday started at the Battery and finished at Macomb's Dam Park, a distance of twelve miles. Only nine members took part, Thoso who hit the trail follow: M. J. Sham ray, J, .1. Dolan, M, Krlnaky, T T. lllckey, ,, .1 llefferman. V. C. Itedrty, U Mlchaela, J Cunten and J. Me Urath. AVIATORS BnOUOHT DOWN. Memphis, Tenn., March 31, The Mem phis basebajl team of the Southern As sociation gained an easy victory over the Park Field Aviators here to-day. The score was 16 to 3, HERZOG ACCEPTS STALLINGS'S TERMS Will Sign Contract on Wednes day Yankees Heady for Scries With Braves. Special DttpatcK to Tns !cv. r OKOROB B. UNDERWOOD, Macon, Oa March 31. Over the tele phone from his plantation In Haddock, near here, where he had preceded the Hraves from the Miami training camp, George Stalllngs to-day declared he and Charley Herxog had come to terms and that the Holdout King only awaited meeting Percy Haughton, president of the Boston club. In Augusta next Wedneday before signing a contract. Atalllngs also declared that Jimmy Smith would Join the Ilraves here In Macon on Tuesday. So. from all Indications, tho big deal In which Dole and Barnes came to the Giants in exchange for Her sog and Smith will go through as originally arranged. "Herxog and I had several eonfer rnres In Miami without any" result," de clared Stalllngs, "but after a long talk on the train coming up from Miami tn Jacksonville yesterday Charley showed signs of listening to reason. We got together at the Hotel Araaoh in Jack sonville last night and Charley finally eprrscd himself as satisfied lth con ditions. He will leave Jacksonville nn Tuesday for Augusta, where he will meet Percy Haughton and sign the con tract soon enough for him to hold down second base for us In the game against the Yankees. Mayor Issues Proclamation, Following the example of the city of Dublin In declaring a half holiday to morrow so the townspeople can turn out for the Inaugural battle between tho Yankees and the Braves, O. Olenn Toole, Mayor of Macon, to-day Issued a procla mation instituting a half holiday here on Tuesday, when the Braves and the Yankees will meet In the second game of the series at City Park. Mayor Toole's proclamation follows: Wlirf- the roni-lmlon of the third training .m of the Nrw Tork American I.earus Ilaicball Club In our city Is tn be mark'd by a contest between that cluh end the N'ntlenal League club of Boiton at Central City Park, and Whereaji the memhera nt the New York earn aa our gueata during three siccelv training periods have by their rentlemanlv bearing n4 appreciative arcrttHnre of the hopltallte ejtten1e,l them become In a great miur Identified with and feel themarltea to be nipart of our communal life: and Where during the preaent training ee. son they have to notable extent entered Into the eplrlt of our own citizen n the efTort to hearten, encourage nnd mid to the f-omforta of the great body of our troop encamped upon our urban borders, in which efforts thfv have rlieerfullv con tributed their services In game with the military ball teams, the receipts of which games were donated to the Camp Wheeler recreation fund; and Whereas the same between the Xew York and Boston cluba la likely tn be the only major league game of ball whleh our gallant boya of the Georgia, Alabama and Klorlda (luarrtj will have an opportunity of witnessing before they receive orders to embark for their perlloue serWce In tho trench acarred battle n of Trance, there to fight for ua democracy's struggle; an! Whtreaa certain of our prominent eltl lena have deemed It fitting and haie urged that we, tha civilian population of Macon, cooperate with the two contending ball clubs In making the day an occasion for paying our tribute to these our aoldler gueets, the flower of our splendid lounr manhood, the bearers and guardians of our high traditions of aoldlerly rhlvalrv. the living embodiment dr the willing, pa. trlotlc sacrltlcea of many thousands of Southern homes; therefore re ft o directed hy ie, fj Ceen Mayor of the city of Maron. that between the hours of 2 and 5 o'clock on the after noon of Tueaday, April 2. nil thoe huslnes houses that can polhly do so close their places of business and attend the gamo In question and encourage their enplnees tn be n attendance at Central City Park during these hours Sennits iVtelta Yankee. Krank Schulte. who was slven hi re Ieae from the Phillies, was In Macon n short time to-day en route from his homo In Orlando, Fla., to Atlanta, tla, "Wildfire." spent several hours fanning with the boys nt the Dempsey Hotel. He had a long private conversation with Hugglns. Frank denies he Is thinking of signing up with tho Atlanta club, hut says he is going to the Georgia metrop olis on cotton business. Capt. Bill McGeehan, s former mem ber of the New York Chapter. Base ball Writers Association, wired from Camp Green. Charlotte; N. c.. where the team plays on April 6, that ho will have the regimental band on hand to lead :i parade on the crnunds and that his com pany of the Third United Slate Motor Mechanics will give an exhibition drill, bayonet exercise and calisthenics before the game. SPOTTS HIGH GUNNER AT N. Y. A. C. TRAPS Hits 98 Targets in Weekly 471. a W m. onoot rrtzes Awarded. Trapshooters of the New York Ath letic Club enjoyed some fine shooting nt Travers Island jesterday. Thirty-two gunners took part in tho weekly events Being thi final Sunday of the month, the various curs v.cro presented after tho shoot. F. J. Ham was the only gunner to ecoro a leg on the Monthly cup, running a straight string of 25. The prize was taken by Z. Itogers. who had scored three times on the priro earlier in the month. t. 8. McMahnn. '.. rtogers and R. I,. Spotts all ran straight In the shuat for tho Tournament cup. Kach wns awarded n leg. The victory gave the first named hla second leg on fbo prize, enough to allow him to take home the cup. Al though he did not shoot yesterday, F. It. Holt won the Byronel cup, having scored four legs during the month. No gunner ran straight In the event yester day. H. I,. Spotts did the best work of the day, winning the high scratch pace with a total of 18 out of a possible 100 tar gets. ' CUNAKD LEADS IN MILEAGE. Sets rare for -Members or Amer ican Walker Aasnrlatlon. Fourteen members of the American Walkers Association yesterdny travelled to Larchmont, N. Y and return to The Bronx subway station, covering a dis tance of twenty miles. The tie between Cunard and Ixirens in tho half yearly mileage contest was broken yesterday. Cunard now leads by ten miles. He has covered 110 miles and Lorenz 100 miles. Those Jin walked yesterday follow: It. nueb, K. Cunard. D, Goldstein. J. Hart. W, Ktruad, II. Iioerr. V. I'lndsr, 8. Irolla. f,. Irolla. II. Kletchka, w. .arour, Vt l.orenz. J Daniels, and J, Lelbowiu. SKVE.VTH RKGIMKXT GAMKS. The Seventh Regiment, New York Ouard, will hr.ld Its first net of games In the armory, at Park avenue and Sixty sixth street, on Saturday, April 27, Be sides the thirteen events closed to mem bers of the regiment thero will be three open A. A. U. events. The national Junior two mile walk championship will be derided. The open events are a two mil run and a half mile run. GIRL SWIMMER STARS. Mlsa Smith Takes Three Titles la Detroit A. C. Tank. DrrnotT, Mich., March 31. Three of the events ' for women In the Detroit Athletic Club swimming championships last night wero tt by Miss Ruth Smith of Columbus. SrTB took the 60 yard bsck stroke tn 44 U seconds, the 100 yard breast stroke In 1 :S3 2-5 and the S00 yard event In 3:23 2-5. It was an nounced that Miss Smith established national A. A. U. records In the breast stroke event. Norman Hoes finished second to Perry Mcailllvrny In the 160 yard back stroke race. A. Slcgel of the Illinois Athletlo Club was third. In the national plunge championship, which was won by B. H. Prlncell of Chicago, Fred Joru of Detroit was sec ond nnd Cyril A. Carroll of New York finished third. OLSON'S GENEROSITY PUTS RED SOX AHEAD His Errors in Ninth Cause Dodgers to Lose Two Itun I.eHd nnd Game to Boston. Siienitl Utfpritr) to Tnr Stv 1.ITTM3 Hook, Ark., March 31. The Dodgers are tho best little ninth inning losers on tho exhibition circuit. They tossed away another oontest to the lied Sox at Camp Pike to-day after the Brooklyn boys had the gams sewed up. The Red Sox scored five runs and won by T to 4. Boston now has the edgo on the scries by four games to one. Olson spilled the beans for Uncle Robbie In the final frame. The soldier spectators were leaving for mess when the big Swede tossed out Paul Smith. The army men halted when Olson messed up Fisher's smash. He seemed to get the ball over ahead of the run ner, hut Bill Klem, who Joined the tour ists to-day, called Fisher safe. The panning that Klem got from the Brook lvn bench was good practice for htm. Orlnies then walked Strunk. Mclnnls hit to Grimes and an easy double play was In view, hut there waa no stopping Olsort. He muffed a perfect throw and the bases were full, Olson hail another good chance to save the day when Hobby drove the ball toward second base, but he was volplaning in earnest and tho drive went by him nnd was scored as a hit Fisher and tftnink went home on the drive, tho lattcr's run ticlng the score. Whlteman's sarrlfiro flv. Scott's single and a two bagger by Srhang put three more Snx acrorei and clinched tho game. The Sox put up an errorless game for the sernnd day in succession, outplaying the Dodgers, while the Dodgers' Infield mado live bobbles. The score : BOSTON (AL1 I BROOKLYN tN I. ) ah r h o a el abrhoae Smith.rt... .11 2 OOOIson.ss.... 4 0 0 1 2 2 Erers.Cb... 2110 1 0!O'Mar.:b.. 1 1 2 2 1 Kisher.2b 210 1 0 0 Daubert.lb. 402 K 0 0 Strunk.rf.. 211 1 0 Mrers.rf. 3 t 1 4 00 Melnnla.Sh CI! 0 4 OiJohnston.lf 300 2 0e Hob'tiel.lb 112 11 2 0llokroan.rf 4 1 J 1 0 0 Whlle'n.lf. 4 0 1 2 0 0!O'Ro'rke,5b 210 0 It Seolt.aa.... fll 2 .10 Miller.e .... 200 6 20 Arnew.r... Soo 3 0 0 Krueer.c... 2 II 2 1 OO Sohang.o .1011 1 oChener.p... 101 0 2 1 Maya p. .. 20 1 t 1 0 (inmes.p.. 300 0 2 0 Jaynes.n... too 0 00 Bush p 1 00 0 oe Totals.. ..II 7 27 IK Kulh 1 00 0 00 Totals. ,.ttia:itie Batted for Jaynea in eiihth inning. Boston . .. 200oone Brooklyn .0 0 0 1 0 0 . 1 0 1 To base hits Evrrs. Strunk. Pehar.r. J Krueirr Three has hits Daubert, Hick. man Home run Myers Merini-e hits Strunk. 2; Hoblitrel Sacrifice tiles White man. Mrer Pouble nlaj Hoblitzel and S'-ott I.cfi on bafs Ho.ton, 12, Brooklyn..". First base on rrrors -Boston, 2 Bacs balls Off Chet.ej. . olf tlrlmes. :: off Jaynes, 1. off Buh I Hits -Olf Cheney. :. in 4 inninz. oft iJrimes. .', in 1 imunss? off Mar-. 4 in C Innln?", off Jaynes 1 in 2 inmnss, off Bush. 2 In 2 inmnss Bit br piteher By ,'synrs, t tOBourkei; by Bush. 1 tO'Marai Struck out -B Cheney. 4; by fajs. 2: by tJrimes. 3: bv Bush. I Wild pltchrs -Jaynes, Bush rmpires Messrs, Hart and Klem. Time 1 hour and hii minutes J0LIET SOCCERS DEFEATED. Illinois Team Bcalrn by tt York I. C. by 2 to 1 Score. The .Toilet (111.) soccer team met with a reverse yesterday nt I.eno 0al T'.ic Now York I'ontball Club defeated the Westerner" by 2 to 1. Smith, Joliot's centre forward, by a fine Individual effort was the first to score, sixteen minutes from the start. For New York Pttxty scored from a corner after a corner kicked out by O'llalloran to Ilunzlker ten minutes later. In the second period Puxty shot what proved to bo thn winning goal. Tho llnoup: New York 12) .toilet (11. l'orter Ooal Holmes Vandewejhe.. . . night bark Knrlett Itohcrtson I. eft back Hromlry linger Bight half Marklo Adimaon,. . . Centre half Innea Meverdleris. .. !eft half Horn O'llHlloran. . Outside right .. .. Ilalsall ItunrlKer ,. Inside riant Iteth Koelsch Centre nilth Welch Inside left , . . . Cartwrlght I'ut Outside left Vldano ltcferee f K. Crelghton. IJnesmon .1. Vtorroughs and B. tlovier. Goals Puxty. 2. New York: Smltb. Jollet. Time of halves il mlDutci. RESULTS OF SOCCER GAMES. Piny opened yesterday In the annual competition for tho eup of the Southern New York Football Association at Wood slite, I,. I where, the Tyrconncl Celts took the measure of the Fultoii-Camerons by a score of 3 goals to 2. Tho West Hiidsons. champions of the National Football League, won their league future. lth the Scottish Ameri cana by a score of 2 goals to 1 nt Clark'a Athletic Field In Newark. The soccer eleven of the Interborougb napld Transit Football Club defeated the Clan MarDuft eleven at Hedley Field es terJay by 3 goals tn 1 In a New York State League championship match. Kd mondson acorwl two goala for the winners and Young tallied tho third. McKcnna scored for the Clnn MacDufT team. Pefeatlng tha Ynnkers Ttovera on their own grounds In Yonkers by the score nf 2 goals to 0, the 1, Sultana Football Cluh nualWed for the second round of the Southern New York Association's tup tin competition yesterday. Scott opened the scoring for I.a Sultana tn the nrst minute of plav and twenty minutes after tho re aturt Walsh notched the second point I.nst of the New Jersey teams to remain In th cup tie of the American I'notbn.l Association, the Habcook tr Wilcox temii defeated Bridgeport City In the third round nt Hayonna by the score of 2 ko,iI to I yesterday In an extra period content. In the first of tho extra periods Sweeney clinched the game for Babcock & Wilcox, Tatersen, hy tho scoro of 3 to 0, de. feated the Jersey A. C. In the National League fixture at Olymplo Park In Pater son yesterday, Oaralde, MrOreeey and Hayes made victory certain for the home team In the first half, 5hnbnuer scored for tha losers In the ascend half, FA !,Ij It I Villi n.OVKRl AUVA.M'K. I.TNN, Mans., March 31, Hy defeat ing the l.vnn Hibernians here "to-day the Fall Blver Rovers advanced Into the semi-final round of the United .States Football AbMclatlon'B cup tie competi tion. ST. LOUIS B no WAS WW. RllBUVsroitT, I.a.. March 31. The SI. Louis Americana defeated tho Hhreveport team here ts-day by a score of 5 to 2, GUNTHER HELPED BY BIG HANDICAP With a Limit Allowance He Leads Bip; Field in Brook ( lyn A. A. Chase. Bobert Gunther of the Bt. Jerome's Catholic Club, with tho aid of an al lowance of 4 minute! and IS seconds, yesterday won the annual five and a half mile handicap road race or the Brooklyn Athletic Association, over n courae In Highland Park. Brooklyn. 0:;. hundred runners faced the starter ond seventy-five finished. M. Clrlglono of the Harbrook A. C, another limit handicap man. finished second by two yards. Third place went to P. Zabludofsky of the Mornlngelde A. C, who was allowed 4 minutes, and finished ten yards behind Clrigtone. Harry Rosen of the Kings County A. A., who finished fourth, failed to get his prise as he had not renewed his A. A. U. registration card. The race wag close throughout and It was not until the final mile that (unther was able to shake off the other limit men The trtnnei- irss otnok, In 13') minutes 36 seconds. Fddle Majo of I the Brooklyn A. A. and Vlllar Kyronen of the Mlllrosc A. A.; filled to start. Kaufman's Time Prise. I.oule Kaufman of the Brooklyn A. A., who had a handicap of IS seconds and was virtually the fjcratch man, won the fast time prise by covering the distance In 27 minutes 67 seconda He finished in seventeenth plsce. A. Peher of the Hungarian American A. C. captured the second fas time prize and Max Boh land of the Paullst A. C. won tha third fast lima price, lrlvat Benjamin Rlchman of the Ninety-second Street Y. M. H. A., now stationed at Camp Upton as a member of the Infantry, waa the first soldier to cross the finish line and captured that prize. Rlchman finished In forty-fourth Place. James n. McLaughlin of the St Jerome's Catholic Club, who finished In twenty-first place, was the first novice to cross the line. A. Craw was the first Brooklyn A. A. man to finish, and B. Mooro was the first novice of that organization to finish. Both were awarded prizes. The Order of Finish i Actual T'n Nam l.ttd dub ' Hop. time. 1- R. (iunthei, St Jerome C. C 4:1S TO:3s 2- M. Clrlnaione, Harbrook A. C... 4: 3o:t' 3 - P. Zabludofsky. Morn'side A. C. 4: W:e 4 II Rosen, Klnis County A. A .. S:4", 3o;:3 ft-K. Wlemann. Morningslde A. C. 2?rt 2:S1 6 A. Craw. Brooklyn A. A 2 2:ST T-C Hall, nollysrood Inn A. A... 3:15 W:13 -F, I-arrry. Paullst A. C 3:11 31:1? ?-A Feher, Hungarian Am A. C. :li S:J ia-11 Spies. Morningaide A C 2:30 2!I4 lt-P. TrlTolides. unattached 2:15 2:I i: .!. Iisiar. St Anarltn'a A. C... 2:D 29:37 n-W Prock. Harbrook A. C 4;r, 31:49 14 -Mar Bohland. Paullst A. C 1:1" ::S1 l.'I,. Berlansky. Clark House A. A :1S 31 :M 11-J. I. Cohen. Brooklyn A. A 4:00 81:49 17 f. Kaufman. Brooklyn A. A.... 0:1", 27:57 1-W. Shippel. I'auliat A. C 4:13 52:04 -;. OofT. St Christopher A C. 1:4". 29:B :ft-J. Cerina. Paultst A. C 3:w sitv. 21-J. McLaughlin. St. Jerome C. C. 4:15 32:24 "-F. TraTelena. Mohawk A. C 0:i 2: ri-O. Kfontis. unattached 4:13 32:2 24-T Blsrh. St Jerome C. C 4:15 J2: 23 S Meyerson. filencoe A. C. ... 4:13 32:32 :e J. Murray. Taullat A. C 4:13 32:33 27-J. Dnnohue. Mohawk A. C 3:43 2R-B Flnkelsteln. Brooklyn A A.. 4:00 :V Tram, Mohawk A C 3:30 .to J Knie. Mortiinisule A C . .4:13 ;,lr. Williams. St Christopher C . t ,13 S! C. schaffer. unattached : :f 35 M. Slflnfil.lt. K:ns Co. A. A .. 4:1! S4-W Boak. Mohawk A C 3:30 .r P mernlio. Mohawk A. C .... Sir. .V J Welberg Sedis'l Am. A C 3.10 sr-( Laulh St Anaelm's A. C... 2.1", 2 I) vhneiilcr. Kings Co K. A.. 3:13 12:04 ::20 21:51 32:33 29:?s 29;t, 22 '(2 31:54 :::it 32:: 31 :n 3.':19 31:2S 22-11 29 ;57 31:13 23- r Mitchell. St Christopher c... !4V,l McNeil unattached ;:! I 11 A Hlllaeborh. Taulist A C ... . 1:13 4-,! Walters, l'aullst A. C 3:A1 j j rniiiips. I .1111 1 si a i ii. I Team competition 30 .-a; Total ie 13 26 59 25- 7 32 9? 23- 95 35-111 34-153 I Paullst AC.. t. t it 2 4 7 5 9 10 1 13 15 14 17 19 3 21 21 .'7 29 J) Morninrstde A o Brooklyn A A St. Jrrntne C C... Mohawk A C Klncs Countv A A Comet Cluh . SPEARS SCORES AT CYCLING INAUGURAL 'Australian Wins Two Races ! at Velodrome. Boh Spears, the lanky Australian, won two races in the opening hicyclo meet of the season nt the Velodrome' in Nev.nrk jestorday afternoon, lie was given a greit ovation by tile S.nnn onlonkir. one nf thn biggest opening day crowds that et has flocked to the Velodrome. Unni, reall wvm thre rsees loit 111 one. tho Sha'nlcy Handicap at one mll he wa disqualified after' beating Reggie Mc.N'aniara, for coming through on the pol position. Tho Shanley Handicap was a hum mer, but the field seemed to be work ing against Spears, lie was In a pocket and could have got out by riding around, but tried tu get away with something by coming through on the pole, H beat MrNamara, but was disqualified. Willie Hantey got second money, John Bedell was third and Percy laTence fourth. Tho showing of Arthur Spencer, the national champion, was a disappoint ment. Hn failed to fiuallfy In his heat of tho handicap or In tho open rare. Ho redeemed himself to a degree by getting cvond in tho five milo open. Spencer had been training all winter at Birming ham, Ala. Fr.mk Kramer did not ride. Tho summaries . II. M Shanley. Jr. Handicap Cue mile (professional i Won bv Iteginalrt McNa mar.i (sirati-h i . William llanley 20 yardsi, sfconj, John lludeil (0 yards), third; Terry I.awrence, (76 yards), fourth: KUdlo Madden 150 jards), fifth. Time, 1 ;S7 1-S. Itnhert K. Spears finished first, but was disqualified for taking tha polo from the Inalde. Ono Mile Novice (amateur) Won by A. Anderson, Newark. C. Miller, Newark, sec ond; W. Rosenthal. Newark, third. Time, 2;19 Half-mile Handicap (amateur) Won by William Keller. May View Whralmen (70 yards), (lus Kllnget. Newark (40 yarda), second. Mortimer (loullct. Bay View Wheel men (C3 yards), third: Qua l.ang, Irving ton (scratch), fourth. Time, it 3.3 seconds Ono Mile Open (professional) Won bv rubert K Spears. Alfred (l.-enda, aeoonrt; Iteglnnlrt McNomara. third, Jacklo Clark, fourth, William Jtanlej, fifth Frank Corrv, sixth. Time. 2.i 3-5. Last eighth mile, 12 1-5 seconds. Tmo Mile Invitation (professional) Won hy John Bedell: Kdilln Madden, second, Menus Bedell, third; Peter probaeh, fourth, William Coburn, tlfth. Time, 4M1 1., Two Mill' Open (amateuri Won hy Ous Lang. lrlngton; Anthony Young, Newark, second, William Heck, Bay View Wheel men, third: William Keller. Day View Wheelmen, fourth. Time, 4:33 4.5. Flva Mile Open (profeaslonal) Won hy rtohert 1:. Soeara: Arthur Smnctr. seronH, John Hedatl. third: Alfred Orenda. fourth; Wllllajn Spencer, fifth; Frank Corry. sixth. Time, 10 ; St 4-5. crns blank rmsco xise. San Fsancisco. March 31. The Cubs blanked tho San Francisco team here to day, S to 0. ft. II V Chicago Nalinnals , 1 t 8.111 Francisco (CD n i 3 Batteries-Alexander, Tyler and Killefrr; O'Uuul and MeKee. CAnD9BK ATliT'SIIEIt S. Fort Wor.Tll, Tex., Murch :tl'. The Cardinals beat the Fort Worth team of tho Texas League here to-day in nn exhibition game, i to 1, FOR NORTH AND SOUTH TITLE. Golf Championship Tonrney Will Begin To-day at Plnebnrst. 5jfe.'el tietpatch to Tas Sex. PlNElltliST, N. C., March 31. The North and South amateur championship will open at Pinehurst to-morrow with the playing of the first eighteen holes of the thirty-six hole qualifying round. About 1!0 golfers are entered, and two courses will be used for each round. Norman Maxwell Is not on hand to de fend his title. The latest entries Include Tie Witt and George It. Bslch of Cincinnati, Dr. C. II. Gardner of the Agawam Hunt Club, It, M. Markwell of Lake Bhore, Arthur Yates of Oak Hill and Allan Lard of Chevy Chase. ROBERTSON CHIEF ATHLETIC DIRECTOR "Sparrow," Famous Starter, Also to Supervise Construc tion of Fields in France. William II. (Sparrow) Ttobertson. one of the leading authorities on amateur and professional sports and for many J ears a stnt ter at most of the biggest Intercollegiate and A. A. U. champion ship track and field meets, csterday answered the call of the. V. M. C. A. for athletic directors to rare for the health of the American soldiers In Prance. Itob rtson, whose acquaintance with all branches of sports and knowledge of training makes him a most valuable ac quisition to the list of army athletlo In structors, has been appointed chief ath letic director of the overseas Instructing corps and chief athletic grounds con structor. Robertson has gained worldwide fame aa a constructor of athletic grounds. He was Instrumental In the laying out of the Tale Bowl. C. C. N. V. Stadium, Princeton Stadium. Syracuse Stadium, Soldiers Field at Cambridge and almost every big track where A. A. U. championships have been staged In the past twenty years. He built the Jamestown track end laid out the track at the St Louts Kiposltlon. His most notable achievement was the building of the Newark track for the centennial celebration of 1916. Ttobertson. as a trainer, has brought out many world's champions. In his prime Sparrow gained fame as an ath lete. He will leavo for France In two or three weeks. HXLIS FIRST IN ROAD HUN. Mnsrrs Comeback In Gtenroo A. C. Five Mile Ilace. Competing for the first time tn two years, Kdward Llllis of the Olencoe A. C. yesterday won the flvejnlle handicap run of the Harlem Athletic League over the Harbrook A. C.'s course. II. Lillls, his brother, finished fourth. Michael Tea of the Cllencoo A. C. won the fast time prize, and team honors went to tho Olencoe athletes with 1 points. Harry Brown of the Harbrook A. C. won the individual point honors of the league for the season whleh was brought to a close yesterday. Brown won the prise by thn small margin of half a point- He collected 39 H points, and Michael Tea nf the Olencoe. A. C was second with .13 points. The Mornlng sldo A. C won tho team honors with 110 points. The Harbrook A. C. was second with 70 and the Olencoo A. C. third with 63. The Alpha P. C C. was fourth with " T,. Metzgcr of the Morn ingiido A. C. won the most fast time prize? during the sejson. Tho finish ; Actusl Po Name atnl club H can Time t-II. I.IIIK Olencoe A. T 3:M 22 "t S--i;. Stalh, Olencoe A. (' 4:M 33-11 S-T Mnllsner, Ulencoe A. C.... .V.W fi :W 4-B. Mills, llleni-oe A. 1' 3. TO 21:31 s .T. Davidson, llarhrook A. O .. 4:1 34 12 s Mlchiel Tea. Olencoe A. C 0:1 31-23 T A. Woods, Ilarhrnok A. C 3-4S 34:41 s-ll. Maver. Olencoe A. C 4:43 S3:W s A. Hoffman, lileni-oei A. C 4:00 Ji:21 10 H. Brosni. Harbrook A. C 0:13 SI 43 11 .1. Sweeney, Olrno." A. C 3:O0 ST -ID 12- P. McTape. Harhrook A. C... S:l S7:1t 13- 0. nice. Harlimok A. C 4 :3a 3 :02 It J. Clrglone. Harbrook A. C ... 5:00 25:22 FINAL BILLIARD ROUND. Ileridloar Match for Poggenhnrar Cup Takea Place To-morrow. Competitors In the Poggcnburg me morla! cup H.2 balkllne matches have established record averages and runs for the tournament this season, (leorgo W Spear, recent winner of the Metro politan Class C championship. dl?plaed raro ability with the cun when ho tallied an average of 11 ."-10 In the match against C!eorg T. Moon. Jr.. lat week In the most sensational of the contcet.i at tho Brooklyn Billiard Academy, Ful ton street and Flatbush nverfue. .'pear meets John Ixiw In tho final match of his semi-final this afternoon. Claudn It Iowls remains undefeated In the Class B division. He meets Julian Uice to-night in his final. This match will dctcrmlno whether or not Tllco ob tain a placn in tho finals. Louis A. Servatlus meets Charles P. Mathews in tho other game to-night. Tho final matches for the cup, one of thn chief trophies of the National Association nf Amateur Billiard Mayers, will begin to morrow. BOWIE ENTRIES. First Itace Purse lo.'O; for rnai.len two. yrar-oUa, four furlongs M.i!ion. 114. The Hoy, 1M. fid '' Keennn. 114. iiulmau, 114; iln Spring, 114; Old Hill Hendrr. 114: Cal .ter, H. Second !tace--i'uree $730; Claiming; tbree-year-olda ami upward; el and a bait furlongs c. M Johnson. 113. riiaroah, 110, Thn Busy Horly, ins. Vrerla Johnson, lii.l, Spectre. 102, l.ord Herbert, 07; si.lt. tie Hweeucr. 97; March Court, 110; Tru as Steel. 110, May W 105; llomltilon Park. 102: 'bow Ursreo (Imp I, 87; "An letv, 10S. Also eligible Halrose, 07; Progressive, IDS, Blver 1'lrate. 107; Vlley, 10&; Jerry. Jr., 110. Third Hce Puree 1760; Ecllpsa Turse; three-year-olds and upward, foe nu 1 a half furlong" -Startling. Hit: Carbide. 10S; (ieeheach, inc.. Dan. 104; lloard Weber, 104; Mary Maud ilmpl, PI; Tra i.'aildv, lia, Murphy, W. Indian Chant, 101; Itollln Kurd, 104. Joseph P. Murphy, t'S, i-oha't l.ass. hi. rourth Itire Purse Ipso, Hmle Inau cural Handicap; three-jear-oldj and up. ward. seien furlongs -Hauberk, 122: Bondage. 114. l'lltter Hold. 110, sWatcr tjidv, ins. fiarlle I,eviecker. (IS, Ken tuctty Hov. 01; Pt. Isidore, 11.-,; Wood stone, 11.1. Woodward. 101; JuUgo Wins Held. tm. Producer (Imp), 01. Klflh Itace Kur three, vear-nlrts and up ward; claiming: purse IWiO: one mile and a slitecntb 'Kulngy, 107 ; Pocklchoo, ms, Helm, 10S; Thistle Oreen, 10H: Mary Belle. 10U; 'Kdilla T., Ill; 'Oorden Itua sell. JIB. SIsAh RaceFor four-vear-olds and up ward, claiming, purse IflOO: one mi'o r,rd a sixteenth Kingfisher 110: l,ady Worth. Ington. 1 IS: Montreal. 112. Iteiiulnni 112 Otsego, 114. Slumterer. 114; W w Clark, 114; Certain Paint, 114. Doctor Kend i 1, 114, Amulet, 114, Bin Monev, 114, UI heur. lit Also eligible -t'prlgh', 114: Voxy Orlff, 114; Minnie K. 11? Seventh Baee l-'or four-vesr-olda and upward, claiming purse l.ioo. one inin and a sixteenth Adeiante. nil. JMVn Alia, til: flroivn Velvet, 11J, Mnbnllnk, 115. Margaret N. 1 12- .eteto, If.-j M,. rose, 114; l.iikeniHe, 114, l'.nnrlte ArtlrK 114 Brown's Favorite, in, Tamerlane, 114: Trivet Petal. 1 14. Also eligible -Tartleton P, 114, AlhJ, 112: Karly Morn, 11" Kle pounds apprentice allowance claimed. GOLFERS CONDEMN PRO COMBINATIONS System of Splitting Purses as in Recent Bcllcatr Tourney , Hurt the Sport. 1 nT JOIIX O. A.NDF.RSOX. I read a few days ago sn account of the open rrofesslonal tournament ,at nellealr, which was won so handily by Joclc Hutchison, whose rise to a share In tho topmost golf honors hid beeu a.i steady as Is his brilliant game. An Incident where Hutchison lost two strokes thiough a penalty commando tho attention, particularly after a tft rusal of the following quotation sent up from the South. "Joel; waa still sore about hitting th'e oaddy Tiouse on the eighteenth hole i)f the morning round, which cost him tfo strokes. On the first day Jock mado the same kind of a shot on the sam hole, and his ball hit the trellis and bounded haffk, which left him a falr8y decent place to Blay from, but the svi ond time he hit it the ball boundtd through ono of the holes nnd left aii almost Impossible position to play from. "Jock was so excited he turned to Boh McDonald Inquiringly, as much as to say. 'Shall 1 play It, Hob, or drop out?' Hut Hob was too wise, knowing full well that if he offered any advice Jock would have had to pay a heavier penalty, fi he would not be allowed to accept ad vice. McDonald came In for a share of this money, as he and Jock were split ting fifty-fifty on the tournament" r There It Is in a nutshell, the last sen tence telling the story. They wera split tin: fifty-fifty on the tournament! Now before going any further tn tha disctM slon let me say that I approached this toplo with a mind partly prejudiced against such combinations. In other years and months I had both spoken and written my thoughts of opposition. Wondering whether I might be partly mistaken In my views of the matter. I took the trouble to question nearly a score of professionals of all grades, sulk ing them If they approved of the prac tice, and would they please state the arguments (n favor. How many of ths twenty approved? Not one. How many arguments were given for the combina tions? Not one. Then thero must be something radically wrong In, the split tlnsrof purses, and an article on the toplj seems (tilte apropos. Shonld Not Be Teamed. There are manyargumcnts against this system of campaigning, which was termed "pernicious" by more than onn of the pros whom I tackled on tho sub ject, let me catalogue a few. 1. To the victor belongs the spolls. . Purses ar not proffered to this end. 3. It opens up the way for sharp prac tices. 4. It lowers the estimation of tho whole body of golf professionals In thn minds of the golfing rank and file. 5. There is less Interest In professional golf when such comblnatlonn abound. There are many other Indictments, hut the few listed above should prove Midi nlent for the point in hand. It is In order to ask whether a professions,1' prido should be dulled and stifled when the attention Is drawn to tho points listed. It ought to be snd practically ia impossible for a golfer finishing In the rut to aid his friend who wins t,h" tournament. And yet because of ,,w friendly arrangement Hill and Jack di vide thn J200. One might with almost equal rlgljt say that Hill and Jack won the title, since, each received an equal Miaro of the first prize. Nor must it bo forgotten that golfers do not hang up largo purses for this method of distribution. Team play has lt own reward, nn all Mifll clent one, hut medal competition Is each man for himself all tho time, whether It hn IS or 36 or 72 holes. That has always been the true and lartln; merit of stroke play, and there are more than a few nf us who do not relish tho blot ting out of the pride which should bo wholesome nnd true in thnw who as oitt leaders nnd teachers we have been wont to admire. Parrs Way for Trouble. Perhaps somo will wince at the state ment that combinations in medal play open up the way ror Miarp vnK'tlee. . Yet such things, while not tn mv knowl edse pr.irtii-ed, are easily possible. Iteuil nvrr .lg.iln tho, quotation. Thero was ! given, mi one would Judge, the oiioi'- tunlty of winch wo speak, and that 11 was not taken has nothing tn do with our line of argument We are not iltei cnslng any special case, but tho whole silbsta nee. It Is often the custom to havo the four leaders and the iicm four low- scorers play round toa-ether in the final elghtcrni Imles of ,m open medil play competition In order that the gallery cm sen with a minimum of effort Just how the lead fluctuates. It is true that golfers of nearly equal calibre tcnm up, and It might i-aslly be that paitucr wero In the smo fou;- lull match with eacli inun supposed to be playing his level best for his personal honor nnd good forttini'. In such Instances who can deny that tho opportunities for h"lp in club select ion, wind Judgment, Ac, rtrs not present? Ia it fair, is It sportsman like, Is It necessary to permit this con dition? Tho reports this year of te-im pairs with the resulting unlit In prize, money . havo qhen an Idea of tho growth of thn Is) Mem. It may be that witno nf tha ! inuplrs and quartets who haw been named in th' way li.ivu had no inteii- tlnn nf following the "splitting up" Louise, hut r.o strong denials, save in line InManrc, hae been made .Suc'i pacts ian been taken iiltnoM for granted, "Well, what of if' snino vrnfessloil.il In favor may ask, "Hasn't It been ilono before, both hero and atioad? How dn you know that theie will bo u depreda tion In the intertft by tho average run of golfers?" The answer Is quite simple Prom time Immemorial sport lovers of leader ship have fought against a comhlnatloM of interests connected with outdoor and indoor games, livery sport hii, shown a decay when lombinalions havo been formed, for, deny If )o'i will, Midi com binations ar the groundwork nl lessened Interest. Hoing, wres'li.ig, iirofe.-"onal fnotbi'il nnd miny another sport has diminished in public favor w.hii It wns dlscoveied th.U the contestants were ;o Ing fifty-fifty System Sbonld lie llrnken. One might almost n.iy with conviction and trillh thnt tho Yale Howl would never be filled tu overflowing, even though the amateur pla)ers did their J best, If It were known beforehand that tne Fcoroi or trio innioaii classic would b 0 to 0 It is the desire for a resl victor, untrammelled and personally re sponsible. I know of sl prnfosMoruiN lust year who would have received srhv did offers from clubs for exhlhl'iou cm tests but for the fact that they ha.l teamed up nt different times, and thoo In iharge felt and said that thero would he no trim rivnlrx. Th.it will bo tho answer all over Un land if the pieseut system grows. Ami DO per rent, nf the thinking professional i reallz now. If not before, that half a dozen can hurt Immeusuriibly the whak liody of soiling pros. tl '1