The evening world. Newspaper, May 25, 1912, Page 6

Training Ideas Hammered Into Schoolboys These Days Is Knocking Out Liquor Business Too, in Opinion of Ex-Sailor Pugilist. Copyright, 1912, by The Press Puttishing Co. (The New York World) OM SHARKEY stood out in front of his cafe a couple of nights aso | and Watched two thinly clad youngsters running down the street. | “That's the thing that is knocking out the liquor business,” sald Everybody's crazy A fellow : of cafes are going out of busi- Notice in my place that there as much whiskey drunk as ‘Was ® year or #0 jo, People @rink make it bee of the papers that people bu Decause it's cheap and becaur! t afford to buy whiskey or ‘That jan't it at all. If a fellow going to buy It, me kind of @ wine 't going to drink beer. thing that te doing the most to the liquor trade is schoolboy Now a schoolboy js brought $e be an athlote. Hoe has training hammered into him every 4 E- ns atlt tS And he doenn't do it ‘up, elther. He likes to geod athletic condition, The ye used to come down In & the big football « and everything in sight. They don't any more, because the colleges full of this athletic idea and the boys have no use for a guy who if ie i $e THE EVENING WORLD, eee te SATURDAY, MAY 25, ee 1912. HOW ATHLETICS AFFECT SALOONS js out of shape. re costing me But don't mistake a 4 cutting - T hate to see Soy starting in to drink. If a man to drink something now and then he's out for @ good time I think @i right, but I'm for this achool- ing to tae @he bealthies nation on —— PITCHER MOORE LATEST _ | MEMBER OF PHILLIES’ HARD LUCK SQUAD. PUMADELPHTA, May '2.<Prob- Ably no club that ever played ba ball has been pursued by auch ter- ribly hard luck as the Phillies since they have beon managed by the red- headed Charlie Dooin, Injuries were largely responsible for the inability of the team to fight the Giants to a finish for the National ue pen- nant Jaat season, and this year prac- tleally every star has been hurt some time or other, Dooln, the boss, being among those to meet a severe accident, The latest member of the hard luek squad ts Earl Moore, the piteher who caused the New Yorks so Muchstrouble Inet year, In the kame with the Bostons he broke a bone In the index finger of his right hand trying to stop a clout from Deviin's bat, and he'll be out of the lneup for at least two weeks, Giants’ Catcher Shifted in Batting Order Because He Was Walked Too Often. — Y BOZEMAN BULGER. 1EF JOHN TORTSS MEYERS bears the unique distinction to- day of being the ‘first baseball Player to have his position in the bat- ring order changed so <# to prevent op- Posing pitchers from giving him too many bases on bails. Fo&three seasons now Yhe big Indian has been allowed to pursue his hand hitting way just above the pitcher. When McGraw first put h there he did not reallze, perhaps, that Meyers was going to prove the most natural hitter m the leagu When Bresnahan was With the Giants his hitting ability woe responsible for his batting fourth, eave as he led off. But Meyers was | rotting along fo well way down the list that McGraw decided to leave him there. to-day over the Commis- victory in the case of the “Wational Sporting Club. “The National will never Tun another “he eet4. “If they appeal, the their case goes to court the bet- \Z'll like it. The court will certainly the Commission's action in tak- y the club's license. Ae for the matter, that now stands wh lab stood before its injunction was * ~ _*Wrom this time on,” continued O'Nett, ‘he Commission will have a ‘biack list,’ | Seat as the Jockey Club aid. M. Herzog thinl and Merkle fourth or Atth. who Tt so happened that the Chief was| Te changes jn the batting onier vestertay ay in. with the ecote ted, | ‘Ste Emown to be crooks or offenders! roouentiy called upon to clean up the | Ruenuy tart charlie Memog 2 new lane of Marte ei g and was. beat i the rules of the aport will be| pases and he mado good go often that | ieltion, ila young” farmer from the “onatern | fue oficial scorer charwel Matuewaon Ww. end denicd admission at all clubs! the opposing pitchers were forced to Hirer Maryland cit lowe in a way that ‘thick: | {oh fis tube ink fn teria | {ned the gloom now ho | ies In | tmiew ito sffieia a's podtion of hi ono, the mt with the bases apatnet she, lett fief clean, ‘Dhewe tune rare were that the Gi. had over Br the gam Wath onty ox hie t to help then slong the York State." it true, Mr. O'Neil," I asked, “that you are connected with the Garden A. C.?" ly not!” answered the Com- ! Father explosively, not. When I took this po- figure out a acheme to offset that ter. rible watlop, They did this by givin him a base on batls whenever there were runners on the sacks, preferring to tale a chance on tho pitcher, who Is usually weak with the willow, In the first thirty games played this sonson Meyers was purposely walked no fess than #ixteen times, This gradually exact wayyeity Nya at the end of Can a Batter Receive Too Many Passes? Meyers First Player Troubled That Way jIn the Position ition the ( Chief Bats Gianta gare the Little Brothers of the Rich @ denvmatrn is runuer the fact tiut Hewoe mutfed th Mumrvell ‘id Rmokivn, and as yot the left-handed ouner wine outa blot, wad dd ni Vuree-run lead, Natioual Convention, Now Opponents Don’t Dare to Pass Him. n of the stuff earl wand the patie at ie making thy & kin Doh secs ‘oring on a, short single. ‘were made, McGraw's men ‘They peal around m0 ‘appeared to have his af comparison, foun Turamell siood out Silent Joba was on 1 of hum ‘stole tiled the work of the oli!| ffaringly, Oe | tet wien N ‘itlatahlng | and, the wail a runner ef the beet. batt ‘the Tmokirn team, but for eine rea peared toe qared. | Hrobably hie cy ng the show given by the Giants and for ne was doing. Marquart won Dia ninth tralglt game. trom extend himecif after the Glatite Vibert Hot non, tee, pity i is loved by every play iy ro" atiek ft out witik them ° {3 Baltimore to ‘he Democratis 1 @id eo with the full knowledge false attacks might be made upon Peputation by those whom I offended @mforeing the law. This whispered that I am connected with ¢! fgan absolute ile. I am not and er have been connected with any club under the Frawiey law, tn ‘way, directly or indirectly, only thing that might give color @ tale is my friendship for Tim ‘Tim and Frank Erne and I have good friends for twenty years. Tim was made manager of the T 4id al! 1 could to help him good. I knew all about the things had been mishandled by the former the Garden. I knew how to avold Mistakes, and I helped Tim ar- the entrances and seats and connected with the McFaria match. That was very succe ‘Tim Hurst ts out of the now, but if I had anything to t irs there he'd certainly be sul, although I know Mr. Gibson thoroughly honest and capable man- Besides my desire to help out it is the duty of the Commission @ eee that proper arrangements are by all boxing clubs. In fact, we have a commissioner at every shew given by each club to ree that the people are rightly treated, and to count ' od he bebe and take the State tax, cut down his run driving power, and then it wae that MoGraw began to figure. The result that he moved the Chief up a peg in the batting order and pvt a good hitter behind him, If the Citef ts given a base on balls now the opposing pitcher wil!"Tnd a etrons young batter Uke Fletcher or Groh Teady to take up the war club and whoop. Batters who are good “watters" are frequently moved up to the head of the list po as to get as many bases on Dalls as porsible, but. the Chief happens to be the first to be moved around to get away from it, So far the change has worked well, and Meyers can now go ahead and crack the ball Just as hard as ho ren. Changing positions of batters is a thing that McGraw rarely ever does. EEE seo genecne he, et Ret Weare tite State Boxing Commisstoner 0 “The amazement of the fans can be against the rendering of decisions appreciated, therefore, when. in the [4M bouts in this Bate hae met with the opening game at Brooklyn the Giant ;@pproval of neary ab man- manager took one eclid crack at the list | agera in this city. ¥ one of thom, | of names and shuffled them up from | with the excerion the Gtational poeta Conductors of Boxing Shov Satisfied With Way Game Is Being Run. BY JOUN POLLOCK, | HE determined fight waged pb: Gard ot top to bottom. With Devore and Doyte | sporting Clio, hax vote + had to lead off and jected to the job, second, Murray or out @ good wi Snodgrass = w Becker will now World Ball Team Awarded Pennant; ‘The World nine has Just been awarded the pennant for 1911 tn the New York Newspaper Leggue. The pennant floa from @& mast on top of the Pulitz | with the sport as it is now being car fied on, The club man put themselves on record Against the rendering of dow Billy Gibson of the ¥ rmomt A, ©, r dim Buckley Of tb » Alec Brown of the Roy- of Brooklyn, and those of | the smalior clubs, | "As for the personal attacks upon me, 4 give my traducers every chance be Joo Jeanette, out and prove in court what- | Bull today, and members of this) poker, lias won ) . in Europe, Mis al ‘tacts’ they base their state- |year'af team say there'll be another | pngiisi licary welgh ‘on, for I shall defend myself by | ving there next season, This yoar's | eleventh ere don bast ably be Heevyweigut’ chareplo the fe boine tally nat team is leading the league with two victories and no defea ting suite for libel.” ¢ ert _— LOCAL FIGHT RESULTS. Kissy who is one of the best 103 ht bp tee Kast, wos bis tencrosad bout Kitban mrelght ehamoton) hy jan, dunnny fared —_— Battling Hurley Busy Again, ng "Lewiston Beart ¢ battles aud wlio)! will ead Moba-Haldie Me- mn he a suceesaf ti a pred imei! & great it interesting for artived well fine tat the #8. oh 's nex! Wy for sls rousds et Phils Betser neds he Mower of ‘Fuewtay ‘ulens contest. ‘ont 3 = ge Ah alent has broke tray trom Tom | Lay ad Kes Heb Clarke stare Bat Hurley. the Pawate | hour, ae, 4 training at the New opdthueiagtallameatialieiaaad qyeloue, dain’ Johony TL in nome | Meat mide, A Gay nights thaw figun ier ha ita ba good as ever it fiah Jace Ms teh for Georg: Aine fs 8 hen rt Ken-rauind bout | Crows, waa a teen Goolknan or one of ti so-called oem, a ie oR TU vp gs a es eae a a Ow ta se Managers of Local Clubs Opposed to Decisions vet satisfaction | n [ee 3 who have | rome aa being | will twee tone are | fore the fight | vir a Fatrmont A. C.—Freddte Hicks vs. Tommy Ber; Brown A -- Young Steser ve, Youns Rec Bt. Nieho! C.—Harry Thomas va. Johnny . Joe Stein vs. —Yourg Donohue Buck Twin Miller. ve. Royale A. C,, Brooklyn — Johnny Shaw vs. Young Napoleon ral A. C,, 8. I—Wilte Roth- . Mike Clancy, “Kiddie Wallace va. the battle then Bob Moba eight. should hat Eadie M Seam Tush have for any poiut him," ation of colored eC honae to-day a Oh hat nok ex i raid Bese “aussi bus hanged A of twont: {ents uveday nigit J) 4s ig, nue ii ning ive. melersigt iio i rete twuode atte Bn rt ut while on Wedtonds waa and May tile. “Bok! Ormnne, the youn Alowetiiit tt iT | decided on the saucer trac | best riders in the count: *) minute and a ha: » | tin, Mo, SHARKEY SEES RUIN OF LIQUOR BUSINESS IN ATHLETICS Capyright, 1012, by The Press I'u OLYMPIC BIKERS WILL BE PICKED IN TO-DAY'S RACE Twelve Men Making Best Time in 100-Mile Race at Newark to Be Chosen, HE final elimination race for the country in the Olymplc games at Stock- holm, Sweden, on July 4, ta Place at Newark to-day, and it {s belleved that) the largest crowd that ever witnessed | — an event of this kind in that elty will| attend, The distance of the race will be 10 miles and the twelve men n the vest | am, The siart and finish of the race will b rk Velodrome, the big ¢: where so many Important races mines pedal pushers have been de- cided Ine miles of the one hundred will be n the Velo- venty-five of t y taking part in the race, and the first of them will be started at 11 A, M., with the other twenty-four following in intervals of a T drome. re will be t and who ti sual amet Aiden abd Hed” Hawk, wale mile di. A fouryear football conteaot chined between tae University of the Cniversity of Pennsylvania ‘WA games are to be played at the next tao at Ann nas just de whtic Schools At! ud field chainpion of Grawr Sow ¥ Fifteen chooks ‘hay catered the qlck of thele ath | we tian five handel boys are now, jetes and 1 fends cae ss the once ee Spring football practicn has Just begua at Witl- jams nnd a ued Worked ont under Capt Michael, 1 attemutat far are | Kicking, pass y ball, Forma tion practice will be Cie" onder bf the end af | next week, the hited petition at Joints against 4) Argentine team, McCarthy Lulls Reed to Sleep In Third Round 4,720 a. a, by points scored ‘by ‘the MeCa , the young glant who knocked out Carl Morris, added another knockout |; to his already long ist when he lulled Jack Reed, of Toledo, to sleep in tha finst minute of the thind round at Jop-| McCarthy took his time and,wa: never in danger, While New York clubs are dickering for McCarthy's services It fs not likely | MeCarney, manager for Mocanthy, for the latter to meet Cart Morris at Las V i INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Standing of the Clubs, W. PO.) Chub, W. \Maltianire, « dor Teutiato ‘Toronto " 1 Fake Jo announcly fotended to give praia, SS ee ROY OM MARE SOM CA NEON i Br SE Cm i ing |The la j | attraction °lthat before the close of 1912 the Law *|memory would have resulted in a hurry SPRINGFIELD, Mo., May %.—Luther| > he will show in the Kast for some time. | hing Co. (The New York World). it bo i i ! i i Nt anu a! Baseball Not Faster Than It Was 25 Years Ago, Says Ward ~ BY JOHN M. WARD (President of Boston National Club), I've had @ chance to stady the so-called modern game, a: now in a position to say that baseball of the present day isn't » faster or more intricate than it was twenty-! because human heads and limbs are no better than before, I used to hear a lot about inside ball, but Z find that old methods still prevail. ‘The pitching doesn't show an improvement over that of former days. ‘The batting isn’t ac heavy and the Selding is just the same. Play- ere who come fresh from the minor leagues have to be taught how to measure up to the requirements and some of the youngsters are slow to loarn. Bunning # major leagve team isn't a snap. The business is 4iMonit to handle, A mas must be born and brought up in baseball atmosphere to be a successful maxager. It's a fact that since I be- came president of the Boston club f've been awake nights trying to figure out a winning combination. 1% ism't fan, I can assure you, ‘Why, I've lost fifteen pounds since the season opened. We are trying hard to land new material and Sot @ dozen scouts on the look- out. Z am keeping their names secrgs because they can get better results. KHIGKERBOCKER Mate Sat RD Otis Skinner inKj ‘ ismet ne Tint, & a bola PAUL ; RAINEY'S 1 African Hunt _ : EW AMSTERDAM tee OBLN. o"D oa tS GHEAT CAST OF GR LEGFE nit “A WINSOME WIDOW" att LIBERTY (55. 95 FE = HENRY MILLER ~ 9 . cea nati, aati tt seh ” At “a % OFFIC CER’ “ee. bs ee Nash and ik Decoration, ner Succes "Pink Lady." DALY'S Last Weck Star ‘Realization, Turf Classic, Event of Holiday Crowds, — Is Relegated to History Stake Run Annually at Sheepshead, One of the lix- tures of Year and Won hy Many I‘amous Horses, Is Declared Off by Jockey Club. Doth Bt, el, 414 The & Heat seats, Columbus WHI RL OF SOCIE NOERT ALLOW BAOADWAY (: diy, Wed, & Deen Day, chy BUTTERFLY ON THE PLAYHOUSE "\i, bore BOUGHT AND PAID EOR } NE by one great event? of the may be gleaned from the fact that ‘American turf, suffering under tore than once It meant more than the blight cast upon horse rac-| $2,000 to the winner, In 1899, the year In New York, pass into obilvion.|!" which Perry Belmont's Ethelbert t to drop from the calendar| Came home tn front, the winner's share Lawrence Realization, a star] “7ounied to $24,000 Other daya at Sheepshead| A, elance through the ist of horses oth 4 ces eone that have won the great event is lke of the richest stakes running through a photograph album | American track, | run of the pictures of old friends. ago a prediction! ‘There ts the marvellous Salvator, tho horse that ran the fastest mile on rece ord, 1.94, who took this race for J. B, Haggin the first year of its exist- ence, 1889; George Hearst's Tourna- ment, ‘winner in 189; Marcus Daly's Tammany; Richard Croker’s Dobbins, which brought over $33,000 into the cof- fers of the Tammany boss in this single the great Hamburg, winner in|N) Then in the last decade among Is the Bay and tended for on any Not so many year ANHATTAN QRERA uA 10c,20¢,30¢ Daily Matin p te Aa & Te wht, \ es No tage Perform EXT WEEK 3%, 8! TUESDAY MATINEE ‘34 rence Realization would e only @ call for the allenists, It was just as much a part of the turf year as the Futurity, the Surburban Handleap or the Brooklyn and no one dreamed that anything short of the demise of every horse in the world would cause a al 4 ‘i continuance of the classic, But the/the winners are seen horses known by | ™!"% ' Ry owners’ ab’ clause of the antl ee, newer generation of horse lovers: “BREWSTER Ss q e Parader, Major Daingerfleld, Atri- otting legistation accomplished — the) 7 M scemingly {mpossible and to-day the | cander. Ort Wells, Syson! Account> MILLIONS great annual {s nothing more than a toplc for reminiscenses when those who} loved the ancient sport foregather to talk of the days when the track as a big thing In every phase of metro- politan life, ‘The race remained a fixture, but two years afer the passage of the Hart- Agnew measure, the last running of it ng in 1910, when James K. Keene's Swoop galloped home 4 front of a field of the best three-year-olde of the year. » year before Fits Herbert, part of » now disbanded stable owned by mn Hildreth, won the classic in the Last year there were a great many nomninations for the race but it was found impossible to run {t. The stew- ards thought at the time that conditions would be different this year, ‘but they are no better, so when the governors of the club met the other day it was decided to drop the race from the calen- dar unreservedly. Since then it has been announced that more than 200 nominations had been made for this year's running; but something derides nominations was needed ~ OPENS TO-DAY The New Plane ; __ AMUSEMENTS. fastest timo ever eons Sunes ve Now OPES. CHENCIC BROS, t ty years of its histor 2 minutes ‘The distance for the race baal isa es Amusement | . Park % | RIGGPR, BETTER, BRIGHTE NEW GRAND CENTRAL PALACE! LEXINGTON AVE.46247°° STS. Club and a sh der gt bot | NOW OPEN - HAMroll PM! J he present Jockey fa of the most - of Gove Cay of Am | prominent. me port, and the ee, origin the Rendizatto: DRBite wee lin his hono e the Lawren dive Ud nas ae 08. | fr 48 ore, Sined Keallzation In 18%. Nominations were A Ree a3 closed (or fosls and yearlings three and yre the running, and It he together the best three-year> n the country The race, usually run on the. Forth two years b St.Jirv! THE THI EF Brice Matin ‘ ~ STEPLECIISE of July at Sheepshead Bay, was Ben- up gle. Caper Seay iN rded as the windup of the Brightonli- n°! Ao Jaen. twat \{ Sra vagaried fe, uae nge) ote Brighton) i+ ans Be CONEY'S FUNNY PLAGE and about New York, and frequently, use of the fact that it was! | ASTOR Bras 4a. Br.8.15, Mat, ved, eee wa tt 1 Pie Mat THE, RE op OUNI on a holiday, yet in no small meas- through the merit of the content | Deco , GREYHOUND liteeif, it often drew more than 60,000 His, Comins ii bainee Oday, ‘ a mmm sr Am Mtn amy