The day book. [volume], March 29, 1917, LAST EDITION, Image 11

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The alignment listed above is no
lowly outfit. If the men play the
game of which they are capable no
team in the league should find the
North Siders a spongy assignment
' Give it pitching and some good work
hack of the bat and there is no rea
son it should finish in the second di
vision. On what the catchers do will de
pend greatly the pace of the club.
Wilson, at present, is looked on aa
the first catctier. But Wilson is no
star. His reliefs are Dilhoefer and
Elliott, both new men to the big tent
Elliott had some experience last sea
son, but Dilhoefer is as green as any
thing that ever came up.
In training he has appeared com
petent. His batting has bee'h strong
and his throwing to bases has grad
ually improved. One of his big as
sets is aggressiveness, and the team
looks to be a combination that will
need liberal "doses from the peppei
pot Doyle and Mann are fighters,
but there are several calm tempera
ments listed on the roster.
The house license committee of
the Illinois legislature has reported
for favorable action, a bill to legalize
boxing in the state. The bill is a com
posite of several measures previous
ly introduced. Ten-round no-decision
bouts would be legalized and
clubs promoting exhibitions would
pay 5 per cent of their receipts to the
state. Chicago clubs must pay more
for licenses than downstate organi
zations. What the fate of the bill on the
floor of the house will be cannot, be
foretold. Backers claim yesterday's
strength shown by the wets Is favor
able, being indicative of a liberal
minded legislature.
Chicago A. A. swimmers defeated
Northwestern "U" natators in the
Michigan avenue pool, 49 to 19. John
P. LIchter, Cherry Circle, plunged 60
feet in 17 2-5 seconds, establishing a
new record.
Larry Cheney was in mid-season
form yesterday, passed three Red
Sox batters in the ninth, then made
a wild pitch, Boston downing Brook
lyn, 7 to 5.
Braves, due to Konetchy's batting,
beat Yanks, 3 to 0. Each team maae
four hits.
A St Louis judge has entered a re
straining order preventing Branch
Rickey, former business manager of
the St. Louis Browns, assuming the
presidency of the reorganized Car
dinal club. Rickey and nis prospec
tive associates will continue the fight
in the courts. Rickey claims a verbal
agreement granting him a release
whenever a chance offered for him to
better himself.
W. E. Meanwell, assistant physical
director at the Univ. of Wisconsin,
has been made director of athletics
at the Univ. of Missouri. Meanwell
developed several championship bas
ketbill teams at the Badger institu
tion. R. L. Stevenson, former' Univ. of
Minnesota football and baseball star,
has been signed as athletic director
at pePaul univ. He will have entire
charge of the football team for the
1917 season.
The. Benny Leonard - Fred Welsh
fight, set for April 4, has been can
celed. Leonard will not be in condi
tion to fight for. two or three weeks.
Basketball Scores
Phillips bantams 23, Tilden 12.
Phillips heavies 21, Crane 9.
Whether or not there will be an
automobile race at the Chicago
speedway on May 30 depends on the
action taken by congress at the spe
cial war session which opens at
Washington on Monday.
This was the announcement made
yesterday in Cincinnati, where David
P. Reid, president of the Chicago
Speedway, and Harry Lehman, presi
dent of the Cincinnati Speedway,
were In conference regarding the
Memorial Day date, for which both
of them applied following its surren
der by the management of the Indi
anapolis track.
" We decided to await theactLon o