The day book. [volume], March 19, 1915, NOON EDITION, Image 6

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BASEBALL SPORTS OF ALL SORTS BOXING
Patronage was poor at Kenosha's
second four-bout show last night, but
there was good -entertainment for
those who attendedthree of the
fights being full of action, and the
fourth featured by some excellent de
fensive boxing and footwork.
The feature affair between Joe
Welling and Goats Doig resulted in
a victory for Welling, though in the
last three rounds the Spring Valley
man opened his attack and tried to
even matters. In the seven previous
frames he had fought strictly on the
defensive, Welling, carrying all the
fight.
Neither man managed to land very
effectively. Doig's face was cut and
Welling was severely shaken by a
couple of blows in the closing rounds.
F,rankie Whitney of Cedar Rapids
trimmed Joe Sherman of Memphis,
winning seven of the ten rounds.
Sherman rallied too late and took the
last three. There was plenty of ac
tion, but Whitney planted the cleaner
blows.
Jimmy Walsh, English bantam, had
the edge in five of eight rounds with
Johnny Ritchie. Ritchie was ag
gressive, but he could do nothing with
the sterling defense presented by the
Briton.
Bobby Scanlon had an easy time
outpointing Freddie Hedlin in eight
rounds. The Philadelphian had five
of the rounds and the other three
were even. There was excitement
every minute of the way.
Five hundred Chicago fans kept
the show from being a failure, Ke
nosha attendance being meagre.
Al Reich, heavyweight, stopped
Sailor Fritts in the second round at
New York.
No changes occurred in the bowl
ing tournament at Peoria. Victor
Davis, rolling with the Dianas of the
Monroe league, Chicago, "knocked 297
pins in one game, but his team
railed to get within the first ten.
George Pierce had one of his elim
ination trials against the Athletics at
Jacksonville yesterday, and the show
ing of the Cub southpaw against the
American league champions was not
impressive. In four rounds he was
stabbed for nine hits, gave one pass,
hit one batsman and whiffed one.
Back of Pierce's pitching was
placed some bum support, McLarry
making a couple of costly miscues.
In one inning Pierce would not have
been scored on if McLarry had han
dled a thrown ball cleanly. Follow
ing these errors the Macks possessed
the punch to come througn and score.
Bresnahan has definitely decided to
retain Adams and Standridge of -the
recruit pitchers, but there is yet a
chance for another of the new men
to displace a veteran and stick
through the season for development
All signs point to Pierce or Lavender
as one of the oldsters to go if it is
decided to take a chance with an un
tried curver.
For that reason the worfc of Laven
der and Black George will be closely
watched in the remaining exhibition
games on the Bprlng schedule of the
west side team. Pierce failed to show
much last season, and Lavender was
good in spots, more valuable than
the southpaw.
Robbins, the little rookie left-hander,
has made a good impression, and
were it not for the twenty-one'player
limit there would be no doubt of his
retention through the campaign. As
it is, he must produce better work
than Pierce.
Zimmerman and McLarry were
both off in their fielding, each com
mitting two errors, and all were ex
pensive. These things are to be ex
pected, however. It is the first time
the Cubs have been beaten this
spring. Score was 6 to 4. This spring
schedule has been by no means a
set-up. Two games have been played
against the Philadelphia Nationals
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