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Se ee aac ne a owen wane nares: THE EVENING WORLD, _WEDNESDAY, APRIL &,. 1918 BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK CHEER UP, M’KAY! TH EDITED BY ROBERT EDGREN GIANT REGULARS CIVE EXHIBITION AT KNOXVILLE Norfolk, Va., Will Be the Next Stopping Place for Man- ager McGraw’s Men. UP-TO-DATE AND NEWSY SMITH’S PUNCH ISN'T ALWAYS DANGEROUS Copyright, 1918, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York World). Yo an, renerr we Te Coemte SaubRmiousty, For A Few. MOMENTS , - I smite “Tnee . NOXVILLE, Tenn., April 2—Man- ager MqGraw will divide the Giant geg- ulars into two teams this morning end ee MoK: — . vss the local fans another chance to eee Fi them in action. It was his Intention to a @rrange a game for this morning with the University of Tennessee, but he ‘was notified that the latter couldn't find the time to play at this time of day. The Giants won't be able to leave here until 2.30 this afternoon for Not folk, Va. The regulars haven't lost an hibiton this epring, and it ts their ambition to have an unblemished rec- ord when they hook up with the Sena- tors at Washington next Monday and Caserta, ™ iitts Sew Tort ori). may be siz and @ half feet lees of “white hope” material in America after to-night Ané there's a bare chance that there may be Giz and a half feet more. ‘The large gentleman who may fur a munca Yea heen ae Diy subtracted—ie Fred MoKay Canada The other pai te ihe peblen te Gunboa! We Geaboat Sas Gbilip: GasbOC dil ft great importance. Gunboat “arrived” ONLY WAY MCKAY COD GIVE SMITH A HANCE “To LAND HIS AVORITE WALLOP ants defeated the boys of Mary- ville College, 9 to 1, This is the firat the Giants have made here, and two thousand f. turned out to jeee the contest. 1 of Dodgers Lack Spitballers, i ’ President Bo f Still They Have Their Eyes Giants’ President Boasts o MSKAN'S College wei dent body at the pinnacle of publi te HEIGHT ANd i sty, y t, and lots of cheering and vel Sip sons ts sod mecca, Seas en, ae Fine Condition of His Players ||: is, tivrvct"eat*abae Se fall core and sent him back to Eagiand e ee e@ , Giants had no trouble L nowing ban} “The Giants look to mi oaye President Harry N. Hempstead, who [fj the collegians, the score wou! St ee On That First Division a Ep has just returned to this city after apending several weeks with his club in the South, “as if they could not be better trained. When I left the boys at Birmingham they were ali in tiptop shape, with the exception of Murr whose hand was eore, and Jacobsen, whose leg troubled him. ‘They have had exceptional luck in regard to the weather, and while they were at Marlin only lost about half a day's workout owing to the elements Large crowds have turned out to see the Giants in the exhibition games. I don’t know such an awful lot about baseball, but this I do know, that the Giants will return home fn as fit condition as it is possible to get a bunch of athletes. Manager McGraw told me that he intends to retain Jim Thorpe, and he is at a loss to understand how the stories originated which alleged that the redskin was a bloomer, Marquard is in just as 00d shape as he was tast season. The rest of the twirlers are in fine fettle, end, everything considered, I think this will be a record-breaking season financially.” Murphy Is Back on Job at Penn. I Say, ao PAL - CAN roy Bewp A DIME ith’s reputation. Om the other MoKay land the right poke Smith would be back came {rom—in the pugilistic 2 And MoKay would be managers alw eae to “logical opponent’ for heavyweight title = played its resular’ game. Manager Mc- Graw used Tesreau and Goulait in the box, and neither pitcher was compelled to work hard to keep the Maryville lads in hand. L EF Man for Man This Season’s Team Looks Better Than a Tail-End Proposition With Spirit Players Now Exhibit—Will Play Chance’s Team Saturday. i i fie i e MUSICAL ‘ ‘METROPOLITAN OPERA HO! SE, Ihe eee att MaN viANo' seb, AMUSEMENT! MADISON Ww a e g ‘what Gunboat Gmith may bout isn't of great impor- Doseibilities that may fe in ‘worth epeculeting upon. @s comparing the two men is all the advantage tn seems to He with Smith. He @ number of good mez, and them away in quick time—Stew- ‘ells and a few more. He it twenty rounds with Coast, which shows that js punch isn't as deadly as is @ cool, Latgstingy ai bed i att “THAT STRONG: MAN STUFF WON'T @eT Bozeman Bulger, The Evening World’s baseball expert, continyes his analytical reviews of New York’s baseball rep- resentatives in the big league pennant races. He sizes up the Brooklyn team in to-day’s story. To-morrow Bulger joins the Giants on their trip North and will write a series of stories on the team, the outlook for the season and their games en route. Read Bulger’s stories for fresh news of all the local teams. BY BOZEMAN BULGER. Richmond, Va., April 2. ti er HILE dfecussing the bri 1s iin cre Curtis han let Feypovee or t with Frank Chance's Be enough to carry Hightandere at Dbbet's flela| nn, Mush without the aid of « spit- Kee we ad port tyre art a tha vie | next Saturday it suddenly occurred| Allen ts also going at a nice clip, put | he in etill a Httle tacking 1 rather late, after trying a number of /to a group of the Dodgers this morn-) “ir thos pit. hae ed ene * other athletic feats in a professional ing that they haven't a single spit-|tail Trex Erwin tat night, “I don't see why 0 ke i teeth, now, McKay ball pitcher on the club. The only], ; ep ux from havin a crack first division, I've looked ov. o himself, ‘At that, possible exception is Stack, and he 1s) the f the other teams, and I don't | Just in the stage of experiment, To fr infeid fae) gocd ang nea. ;Make matters worse they were told pally Abe hated through with anything wirl-|that the pitchers might start." | that on the Highlanders every t And speaking of Erwin brings up the | er ¢rom Russell Ford to Paddy Green {question of catchers. Dahlen has four ka ¢eiea tank, but will probably let one of uses the spitter ; ‘ A The new man, Fisher, will T don't know but what it © © 004) have to fash brilliantly to hold a job, dea for us not to have one,” said BI) hy the way, very few tana know that Dahlen, as he joined the crowd, “It) there ix a Fisher catching for Brooklyn will give the & fine chance to 8¢°)booause they get the name confueed which style of pitching {8 the more ef-| with that of the ahortstop Tales. Tho bulk of the catching will be left Now there ts a to Erwin with Miller and Phelps to| help, Dahlen thinks that Miller will be ne of the best back in the league has been in the but still has con- punch, >. Lie ICE DAIL’ Thomasville, Ga. three weeks ago, made his first appearance of the s nklin Fletd, while ¢ students gave it would have done honor to a pole discove Mike said | that he would be on the field every day | hereafte?, although he contented a =} self with remaining in the car yes afternoon, and "giving through a megaphone. oe def l Jack “Twin’’ Sullivan Still Able ble to Put Up Good Boul rissceirnn som +—w Murphy, Pennsylvania's famous trainer fight f mt No Hai soph Mes tt be felted |of athletes, who has been in seclusione te a at in the main bout ‘of the Hrown Gymnasium A, A. his return from 8 g fe Pe And Entirely New Edition Beautiful ‘upem getting to the top. He is just the to make his climb, while a tremendously big fel- @ good wicked punch (ask that) and the long- est reach on record, & fovice >0m- |, with Smith. He has fought and | deaten a lot vf men, but they | ‘weren't the good men Smith ntatra| Just beginning to develop st year. He in of Veteran Pugilist Pugilist Completely Outclasses Soldier Kearns in Their Contest at Brooklyn. AMUSEMENTS, _AMUSEMENTS, THEATRE, Sth St. Prices, 25e te $1.00; Mats., 25¢-50¢ Columbus Circle | Evenings at 8.15, Mat Every Day at 2.15 K—THE GIRL THE WHOLE WORLD ee Hector, who axe, two t hantaane turned out Tn dJarvay Cit i clay of Frankie Burns, have ‘been, mat Gimbel Hiroe. Store DOWNTOWN, Won BY JOHN POLLOCK. LMHOUGH Jack “Twin” Sullivan has been fighting for fifteen yeurs, he proved conclusively last night that he is still able to beat many of the present day fighters by the easy manner in which he outpointed Soldier Kearns in a ten-round bout at the Irv- ing A. C. of Brooklyn, Kearns weighed twenty-nine pounds more than his op- Ponent, but despite this big advantage he was outclassed. In the opening round Kearns went after Sullivan and shook him up with an assortment of swings and short {n- side punches to the head and body. Beginning the second round Sullivan started in to box Kearns, with the re- It that he soon had him bewildered with his short, and an occasional ri Sullivan kept up this ety ae ‘and ¢ oo toll 7 some time 20 pera, annota & contest, ge Coster, the fast, litte Ttallan, feat ot Brook Paddy Callahan, the itishen'” ot the same bog. hare Fred Bonner, matchinaker of ‘KAY tells of some odd experi-| ‘ences. Once, in Canada, he was, engaged as a political stump apeaker before an election. Among ‘ether stunts, he was asked to break up @ Mecting of the opposing party by asking certain unpleasant questions of “the principal speaker. The meeting was held in an opera house. McKay found a seat in the front Tow of the gallery. There he bounced ‘up every now and then and hurled a| © question at the speaker. After two or three interruptions the politician hastily Getailed half a dozen henchmen to “go riay evening, Mack Unearths | New StarBoxman' PHILADELPHIA, April 2—In the first game of the spring serjes here, the Athletics outclassed the Phillies at all angles, scoring an 8 to 0 ehut-out vic- tory, Mack unearthed another pitch- ing wonder in Eddie Wyckoff of Buck- nell, the college that gave Mathewson to baseball. Going the full route of | April 26, NP EIGHT NEW VOLCANIC VAUDEVILLE FEATURES TRAM MISS TANGUAY ‘xc’ HER NEW SONGS 4; NESE: i SALOME ana Tprentere oft Anemented Orchestra OPERA HOURE. sa 2, as S. w Ga ae Tar CIRCUS fiiayis’ | A NN ia staitlonto the Greet Spectacte, R GARDEN {35 ; | The HON | with GAnY ait sok aN fdea for you, but it ts be looked upon with are bee Beira hee, BUY 5 eee Prices 25, 50. BOY Mat. To-day CENTURY THEATRE {35.8 8 a A ee lar ee THIN' THE LAW cage co the spitball twirlers hi Met of winning pitchers, with the pos He tn 1 ings, Wyckoff, who ts a right | up tm the gallery and shut that fellow Mathewson, for the © Younger of the wena, and in the fourth round brought tue pies eee the Phillie to aix hits, Be- | up” This was pie for McKa: past yea: Even Matty nan, the Brook-| claret from the Soldier's nose with a sidea this he cracked out a double and a, triple and scored three runs. ylor | Kearns missed frequently with his Wid ang Liewellyn divided the pitching for ings, which he tried to get Over ON | the Phillies and both were hit hard, When the bout was over | Athleticn getting a total of thirteen save Sullivan a great ovation | ywats, Baker was the leader with four | left the ring for his wonderful | singles out of five times up. Two of hia, fighting {singles were terrific drives that hit the | top of the short fence in right and. Jett Sct, he Amerisia migdleweight "bo! hounded back, we not lost fi Stal ot, Bs in another ‘bettie | ma st counte east, He Droke benches with the attackers and occamenally tonsed them api) the ataii 4) DAHLEN THINKS WELL OF mis) ahi rsp PITCHING STAFF. ith this disquieting th stubborn rence of the te imment sod with his present aff, He thinks that Rue Mer Allen Ragon, Kent and Stack will all be w! nera to say nothing of Willle Wa like a tall- straight left jab, political speech of his own, drowning Out the poposition by virtue of havin Every few minut ing, ought |now, Charley Ebbets may » to look ad-|up a new holiday. To Allow ie Wemen Lady hema PLAYHOUSE MG Fas Gf Bw GRACE GEORGE WEBER & Gth ST. Thee. FIELDS* ieies Tt THE eeisula he ound himself in possession of the flelé. Adrian Ho, he De! Wultame, After his experiences tn tha New| ine new phenom who has just brok At Flood Be fit feral a OGg a idecidon over ee | feats We SINO | Ev re 8 Stir York rings McKay should be better| Eine” Chance, McGraw and others, ne: La in a eee pout, af, te BDMUND BREDAE tn T ao ame 5 ca fitted than ever for Canadian politics, | yanien believes that more than 80 per ae Clb of Parte voleae in GREATEST LAY of MS CAREEI essirse Harri 80. Pop. Mat. To- FULTON 4: "\,, ves, 8.16, WHAT Siri TOM “sail net the Miguent boxing tlt McCarey of Loe Angeles, who is known the | of the leading promoters of cent, of actual st! ing staff. Fo: the twirlers through a m) grind than inflelders, in in the vitohe| ‘The boxing carnival which the State Athletic Commias ake place at Ui ILE there isn't a great lot of talk about it yet, the most in- resting bout of the month ts n has arranged to Twenty-second Rexi- outfielders uaa oe say, Pere eres ne our SF Che monty de lerind than valle tie ciber pleyerél ment Armory on Mviday night for the ra atts Ms fants Ss O30 SK THE Raia sri * ork on account A own to y eno Amsterdam. oo Flin iest caperhaie te o ey wire or fPRigueta. the Trookly jbenefit of the flood sufferers of Indiana | Maye fo ‘te, sort ‘Mantes st, Suga A Teaspoonful |] New = in and Ohto promises to be one of the uh, tng been Il for mme, time, but Hw A ; until a tom » that he was finally 1 On a Steak doubles one's en- oe ae ave 18 bare The backyard tel, | Conger | most succesatul events ever held in this | dial by fis Thracian to take to his’ bed, joyment ot this favored a glen Se atemie cue ka ea y they are much furt city, All the prominent pugitists and | Tommy Maloney, the middlewelght of the west WAND ies [Erbae aa Da against. Hence no doubt about that ear will be at top form within Wrestlers Have oftered their, services Figen etna tats al R ao MA training thing. Hap Buster w He rortnmt ali | 4d the chances are that the show will cmt haa goa tack to All Sib If Cross comes out on top this time nothing can prevent his forcing Willle Ritchie into @ match. Public opinion will supply the leverage, for at present Rivers is regarded as the best man in America, with the exception of Cham- pion Ritchie, Rivers is slated as next opponent for the champion. Naturally t this plum if he could push Rivers away from the tree. a week or ten daye. o needs is a little more Miranath in m, It is not sore, Dut a trifle rom the winner's rest, Rucker is Gol of the club, and the other play- areful avout him as if he we put away every night, On him they de- pend for a victory over Frank Chance next Saturday, He will pltes that nd, sold at for thts the last several nours, well known comedian, to act as auctioneer when the boxes are afternoon, beginning at 3.9 P.M. Cohan & Harris gave the t about LEAsPERRINS’ SAUCE ‘THE ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE Sharpens the appetite for Reasts, Fish, Seupe, Salads, ete. Willie Collier, tho has 1 Astor Theatre to-morrow 0 om as it te boxing will be legalized 1, Jogke now as ng, it be Ineal use of the theatre |i purpose, |. M. Matt, the leader Twenty-second Regiment band, Sold by Grocers Everywhere “ ‘three The fertein now’ thet toe bill will be Witten Ca NY’ FANNY ' MANHATTAN HUaR En fre $e THE WHI WESTEND 13." TRL Wf GEO CO) COHAN’S 3 FLOOD SUFFERERS? «BENEFIT MATINEE May Irwin in Apr. 3 “Widow By Pr. "To Morrow | _CHARITY. Aft., Teatro, kame if he finds the reat suM-|nas donated his band for the occasion, | of top * i STAR “= Kexinigion Oe 0 piiecelota pe iagthe Hed or 0 : 10 araphare joue'* Kelly, the welterweight ne. or two more, have outpointed him, wae ter ie a very level-headed fellc cette igs age ere Parmphan a OT Ramee to ate eee; | ee ‘S St rg elan ey BVENING PRI ‘ ad HIPPODROME NF fa But in the big hours te as shown) sq he and Daubert are giving Dahlen [Malia and the ring platform. | Women | arso geland | ,capEMY OF MUSIC aoe co.) he PLOOD, SUE is a (ease a brand of by Ing that in hy y_ good | oe oe tat tn impressing upon | ¥ permitted to attend the show, ge matours F Phy, ka Honor. Cyl a enough for 8 champion, Jn the arst two} tO whole the necessity of being |S the boxers and wrestlers will wear ft i Burle: a ge ree rounds of thelr former Aght in shape right at the start. They want | full ring oostum: Rivers was taken off his feet with sur- prise, Coming East with a terrifying reputation, he naturally expected to fing Cross backing away and taking to cover as soon as Rivers rushed. An@ Laachie, who had his own plan of bat- tle, did just the reverse of that. He walked in and slammed, toe to toe and straight up. In the second round he hooked Rivers and dropped him for a to get the jump. For a few woeks Dah- Jen will carry eight pitchers and may- be nine. After that he will drop down to efx, and he 18 faced with quite task in making the selections, The pitchers on hand at present are Rucker, Allen, Yingling, Curtis, Ragon, Wagner and Kent. Then there is a fel- low named Metzer, who has not report: Stack, | 4 re hiwell, of nine, A Man "Who Had | a $25 \Suit Made at Arnheim’s Said: “I save $15 to $20 on a suit or overcoat now. I used to pay $40 to $50, now I pay $25. My clothes are made for me, cut by skilful tailors, fitted by expert x Mi Results. Dutch Brandt hooked up Yast nthe final was between Walter bert, who was substituted for Willie In" the firnt r knocking fart. was Knocked down fire tunes | ) BELASCO YEARS OF DIS r Countey 8 Mastrhtts, O'S THEODOR ne FRIEBUS Ary Miss Noe York PRISCILLA KNOWLES Ny. 44h ot CRETION is even 64 AWS There Hever wes 8 quo, | 6d. All Of theet Tate re emia a cae [Pea EN ae | workmen. I see and select the material before it is L fa ment during the fight in which the|to keep, Collectively they form a stat at yn r Grose wallop could be overlooked, And | that la stronger than that of half the|™ York fought ten rounds cut. And when the clothes come home my wife and OLYMP! ee all, the excitement in a boxing nds upon the unknown possi- Bites There's alwaye an bility when elther man has a wal- like that which finished cle clubs in the le: pretty well along in the service now, and it is up to him to develop a apitter to carry him through. He was alwaye ue Btack $# wetting |* Neat week Abe Atte rounds with some local T are pleased.” Samples on request. | B may | Suits and Overcoats, $25. ‘Rhum. Amatent at ry Uk a ia OP, HOUSE, 23 St & 8 Av. AR ve PLACER i Bem ig AYETY #5*"8 kag Kel A GAY WHITE \ WAY BURLESOUERS Hes BUSH, okay Ae i DIRE M0} WEDNE! SPORTING, Joe|a calculating pitcher and perhaps 5 psa “ell BURLESQUE, = ee 2 OS Mandot at New Orleans. Rivers must | knows the weakness of the various bat- ender 4 43th, ee ila ate h t; 0 Bove Baceeetee ches muvee cis a | eran elo any mann the lngue, | 0 Roe Aa Sa "i [Brondway MOLLY FOUL! vere ey ee eereg couple of months ago, t! + ner r in hie cH My ; sms han Wougn Se enven Cmreereh OF UATIO) Sadie & Rel ai Get mas Tn Lim, SURRAY HILL THEATRE #2'=! HuRTIG.& SEANON'S fu | anteater . : : “pai? |QUEENS OF PARIS h¥:tiidis,