The evening world. Newspaper, March 17, 1914, Page 16

Bas “cynical,” liful boxers when titles Ro réason why Moran or Smith should fail to do men have done before. ing back,” in spite slurs of our friends t-te th race is not “ ever before, meets the schools, will develo; in the future than e erin the AT SMITH, having missed ohance to get a match with robably wait to winner of the ‘Moran bout in Paris. He have @ chance to fight for a rp oe he has shown him- best heavyweights de- this country in several ; will can't get t! "? ee of in ‘om mission’ be ignored. fake “decision: ba these et, to publish any re; 7m a source x the, ce our we have have been able to further his purposes, it tu/ ‘insky in Brooklyn, ty, while not a v fast and clever an: ty is that of win the, rht. for the purposes of the twenty-four-foot sree ia Se who Insists The 1 AN EX-GIANT NOW hance to Beat Johnson Des- pita W-Natured Criticism by ij become a habit among & @ertain kind of modern sporting ‘writers to throw ridicule upon all heavyweights who try to work ‘way up to the championship gentlemen pride them- A cynic to imitate Diogenes as good men to-day and with the tremen- in athletic sports all se the country, caused by the ’ and hietic competi- ATELY this is one paper that bas no need to offer apolo- gies in commenting upon the request that and telegraph measages managers It has ® standing rule in The Evening sporting department not to rt of a own 8 4 telegraphing ightere ia usually in- to help them win bets which to the “decision” in has attempted to 8 reports in this imply dropped that mame, never mentioning it ‘This is the best punishment to devise, OR FRITTS has his big to-night, when he meets Fritte| would die out in @ year or # ® novice when compared to fellow, but he has a punch sa down the curtain when to land on the right heavy mastel jab. ‘He should be able| * any man of the sailor's lim- ‘The interesting pees a unc! ‘That would make a Sense, the sailor champion running. He is not Mke Levinsky, by lack HE arena where Ritchie and Woilgast fought, in Milwaukee, fs suid to be the finest ever part, ring boxes, seat sections and Par every seat giving @ clear vi. bout. All of the seats are Welsh and Rivers Battle Will Attract Large Crowd way Sporting Club of Brooklyn, 12 F r lee Fritts mneete Rattling Levi 2,000 =| sky. tlantic Garden A. J ‘ans Expected at Ring ‘John: Dundee tackles “Special De- ver} . a ss th wh, side To-Day—Briton’s First [um hanty iawie que “agaltet Kid - Boonton of Newark, Appearance Since’ 1911. Sam Wallach, who is now looking after the affairs of Benny leonard, the promising local lightweight, is trying to get the McMahon brothers to put Leonard against Joe Azevedo, the California fightor, in the lattor’s first fight here. Azevedo is coming to New York after his battle with c rey White at Racine, Wis, on next Monday night. By John Pollock. REDDIE WELSH, the Engileh lightweight champion, and Joe Rivers of Los Angeles are in perfect condition and at the required welght, 134 pounds, for their twenty- round battle which will be fought to- day at Tom McCarey’s open air arena at Vernon, Cal. The men will begin fighting at 8 P. M., which is 6 P. New York time, Rivers was made the favorite in jast night at 10 to 8, but as there are many fight to wager their menoy on Welsh's chances the prospects are that e money will be the price when men enter the ring. This will be Welsh's first fight in Cali- fornia since Nov. 30. 1911, when he secured the decision over the present American champion, Willie Ritchi in a twenty-round bout in the kame arena. Ritchio wan substituted ft Bince Jack Dillon knocked out Jack Lester, the heavyweight of Seattle, in the tenth round at Den- ver, Col, he has decided to fight all M,| the’ big fellows, He has three more fights on with heavyweights, He meets Dick Gilbert at Hot Springs to-day, K. O. Brown of Chicago at Memphis March 23, and Battling Le- vinsky at Butte, Mont., on April 14, Leach Cross and Ad, Wolgast may be matched for a ten-round bout be- fore the Auditorium A. C. of Milwau- kee the first week in April. Tom An- drewa, manager of the club, wired to Sam Wallach asking him his terms ° for Leach to take, on the ‘ex-light- weig’ mpion. pair ought to Wolgast. Over 12,000 tickets have e reat been sold for the battle. Baht RRrat ENE Word was received from Los An- geles, Cal, to-day to the ct that Jimmy Austin, the “Ayweight” cham- pion of California, absolutely refuses to fight Johnny Daly, the east side bantamweight, unless the latter will agree to wolgh in at 110 pounds at the ringside, Daly has usked for 114 pounds. Johnny Dundee in matched to meet Patsey Drouillard, the Western light- weight, for eight rounds at Windsor, t- | Ont., on March 25, Drouillard recent- ly gave K. O. Brown a hard battle. “Scotty” Montieth is so certain Joe Rivers will beat Freddie Welsh that he has wagered $200 at even money on the Mexican's chances of getting the decision. Scotty wired a week ago to Tom McCarey to make the bet for him and he received word from him last night that he bad placed it at even money. Knockout Sweeney la billed for five fights. March 19 he boxes Fred Hals- nee, R. 1; March 23 he dat Syracuse, N. Y. March 31 with Eddie Melza at Day- ton, O.; April 6 he tackles Tommy Jones at Troy, N. Y.. and April 18 he boxes Buck O'Hagan of Albany at Schenectady, N. Y. Three Thousand Bowlers In Evening World Tourney warmers and fellows “suckers” would har F you think that Interest in the ing for boobs to show up that they bowling ts dy-/ Could beat for mon and incident- AcIAt sport of Na tooke up an. [@lly get their “evening's fun cor sum ous you shoe ° nothing, ‘There was a large number selm Endres, manager of the White fees that used to make their living Elephant alleys, Tbirty-first street rare way. Nowadays we haven't an 1 ey for the open game, and T think and Broadway, and he'll give you! that it is entirely due to the pure information that will make you) sportamalike feeling that The Eve- |think to the contrary. ning World tournament has aroused “Rowling was never more popular rie professionaltam has been than {t je now,” says Endres, “One of the most interesting things it owes ite present popularity I about The Evening World tourna |ly to The Evening World Headpin} ment ts that teams enter from all Tournament inaugurated ten’ years ago, At that time we only had one hundred and eighty entries, Other parte of this State and New Already 450 teams have entered, | alley owners said that the event | i and ‘Three boxing shows will be held in this vicinity to-night. At the Broad- in looking for around wait far exceeds the number at the sume berlod last year.” To-night will be a big night at the White Elephant al T an address delivered by that the promoters of it were foolish! of the United Bowling to continue it, while “Uncle Joe" Thum, “Much to the surprise of most] of that organiaation, u 4 run, will liver a few well everyone the tournament has gradu- ally increased in popularity, and judeing by the number of entri have up to date there'll be over pine hundred teams of five men each participating in this year’s contes which starts to-night. “Just think of an open event that will attract so many people. The funny part of it is that it takes in men of every walk of life, You don't have to be an expert, either, to suc- ceed in winning a fo! The beauty of it is that often fellows that have never tried this atyle before win a fob where real crack bowlers fail, “For inatance, Jim Smith, one of the world's best bowlers, bas tried several times to win a fob, but as yet has not succeede son would think most sure to secure a prize, hut the records prove otherwise.” out,” cont te) you what suspices the tournament also be on hand to ¢ chosen words. ‘Then the firat ball will be rolled down the alley. From then en from twenty to forty teams will bowl each night, and it in expected that it will take over a month before the championship is decided. Last year the handsome team championship cup was won by tho Corinthian's first team, which holds the high score record of 551, Charlie Greenwald of the New Hrunswick Elks holds the individual high mark, with 118, Anybody who bowls 105 or over is provented with a handsome silver fob Those who roll 115 or better are given a gold fob, All tho members of the team achieving the high handed gold fobs, while tho 1 makes the best individual score is given a special fob in addition to the gold one, Henry Ditrich has been appointed official scorer and all disputes will be to| settled by United we Qe- | How! on the ___-' THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1914. EST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW GANTS’ CHANCE FOR FOURTH FLAG DEPENDS ON SUCCESSOR TD SHAFER AT THIRD BASE McGraw, Will Start Season With Last Year's Lineup and Has Ten Pitchers From Whom to Select Additions to Regular Staff. SOME POINTS ABOUT THE GIANTS. Players feel certain thal Tilly Shafer will not report, though agents have been sent to sign him. Milton Stock has best chance of landing the third base job. Infielder Dyer, a formerpitcher, is a second Doc Cran- dall. Can play in any position and hit the ball. He is a valuable find, Players think the FederalLeague has practically won the pennant for the Giants by crippling Pittsburgh and the Phil- lies. Bob Bescher, the former Cincinnati star, will not be started as a regular. Merkle will be retained at first base with a raise in ~ MARLIN- Copyright, 1914, by Pitcuers cut rer uP “We FIELD AT MARLIN, Is the tiret of a series of epectal articles by Bozeman The Evening World's bpp ped expert who Ie touring ¢ to the outiook BY BOZEMAN BULGER. vening World’s Baseball Expert on Tour of Big League Training Camps.) Mer Tex., March 17.—According to the Giants’ way of think: ra nant. That thing is a third baseman; and from present indications he fs going to be most difficult to find. It is practically certain that Tilly Shafer will not report. As a last resort, though, President Hempstead of the New York Club has gone to Los Angeles in an effort to have him put off his retirement for another year. The two candidates in camp available for the job are not up to the mark—yet. Eddie Grant, who was bought from | there is just one thing between them and a fourth successive po Board of Governors Protest Recent Ruling Disqualifying Their Swimmers, New York Athletic cht has taken up the fight for genuine iT's Board of Governora, of the ; amateur sport, as distinct from the rule-bound variety dealt in by the Amateur Athletic Union, A short Cincinnati a year ago, appears to have slowed up to such an extent as to be of little use except as a utility | | man. At least he has pot shown the necessary speed so far, Milton Stock, the other man, is a clever inflelder and can hit fairly | well, but he has the misfortune of being very deaf, which makes it very | awkward in starting a new play when directions have to be shouted from | the coaching lines. Between the two the chances are in favor of Stock! getting the regular job, The younger man is very fast on the bases and| can do the hook slide as well as any man on the club. ‘There is a slight hope in Dyer, a recrult who was formerly a pitcher, but who developed into an infielder last season, Still, it 1s doubtful if Mo- Graw would open the season with a third baseman who was purely an experiment, Whether able to play third or not, Dyer is a most valuable man, and among the players ts always referred to as the second Doc Cran- dall, He is a big, strapping fellow, can pitch, play the outfield, the infield and can hit the ball Before McGraw's arrival Dick Kinsella tried Dyer in almost every posi- tion and none of them appeared to be new to him. ‘This player comes to the Giants as a godsend, in view of the fact that Crandall has jumped to the Federals, By the way, it develops that Crandall was to have beon put up for walvers, anyway. McGraw gays that the former pinch hitter and pinch pitcher developed a diseaso of the bone in his leg over a year ago which explains why: Otle had that pecullar wobbling walk. He always favored the injured leg. BESCHER WON'T BE A REGULAR, SAYS M’GRAW. ‘The regular players on the Giants are giving McGraw ever: in their power toward developing a third baseman, as it means not more, to them than to the manager, It means the pennant and a share of the world's series money. Since the Federal League has practically ripped the Phillies apart—the Pirates have lost two of their ood pitchers and the Cubs have lost Evers—the Giants ought to be able to walk away with the flag. The outlaws have killed off the opposition. Knowledge of this chance is what kept the New York Club Intact with the exception of Arthur Wilson and Otle Crandall, both extra men, Seeing such a clear road ahead to extra | money the players did not care to take a chance on jumping. ‘Aside from a new third baseman, yet to be named, the Giants will line up in 1914 just as they did In 1918. M'GRAW EVEN MADE THE suUR- PRISING INTIMATION SHORTLY AFTER HIS ARRIVAL IN CAMP THAT BRORBY BESCHER, THE FORMER STAR OF THE CINCINNATI REDS AND WHO CAME TO NEW YORK IN EXCHANGE FOR CHARLEY HERZOG, WOULD NOT PLAY REGULARLY. Up to that time it had been conceded by players, writers and fans in general that Snodgrass would have to retire in favor of the fleet footed Bescher, “The trouble with you fellows,” explained McGraw, “is that you allow yourselves to be carried.away by excited talk and the desire to see new | faces, Bescher will have a tough time breaking into that outfield. You should look up the records.” i} 1 did look them up and was surprised to find that Snodgrass hit .291 last year, while Beacher hit 258, The fleet Redleg had it on Snodgrass in stolen | bases, howe’ having stolen 38 against Snodgrase's 28. The outfield for the Giante to start the season will be Burns, Murray an Snodgrass, and you can go and bet on it. They won a pennant for McGraw, | and he is not inclined to iment with newcomers. If one of them ie | injured Bescher will get his chance. Then it Ie up to him to hold it. | The infield will be made up of Merkle, Doyle, Fletcher and the man to lected for third b: had been expected generally that Merkle would have to compete with Robertaon, the big pitcher, who turned first baseman, for his job. shows every evidence of having the goods, but Merkle is not an ex- periment, He has made bad plays in two or three important games, but, McGraw suggests, WE ARE TOO PRONE TO FORGET THAT HIS FI WORK AT FIRST BASE DURING THE SEASON HELPED AS MUCH TOWARD WINNING THE PENNANT AS THAT OF ANY OTHER MAN ON THE CLUB, It Is important, he says, to have a man who can deliver | the goods all meason, even if he does make a bad mistake in a single game. It is easier to find fault than to give credit, On the trip around the world Merkle played marvellous baseball and did the greater part of the heayy hitting, McGraw made a pal of him on the trip and this appears to have given the big first baseman a lot of fresh spirit, Federal League offers were not of much inducement. FIGHT ON FOR EXTRA CATCHING JOB. The catching department is pretty well looked after by Meyers and MeLean, though as @ matter of precaution Dick Cotter was bought from Indianapolis to take the place of Hartley in case Elmer Johnson does not make good. Johnson, formerly of Omaha, is working his head off to get in ahead of Cotter, and McGraw is immensely pleased with his fighting spirit. | Johnson has had little chance to show his ability in throwing, as the tance much, If baad NE time ga a number of aamteur swim- mera went to Annapolis and com- peted against students at the United States Naval Academy in aquatic events, The visiting amateurs were promptly suspended by the lowal A. | of A. U, authorities on the ground that they had competed against “unregis- tered” athletes, The United States does not permit its naval or military students to be “registered and its athletic affairs to be “controlley” by outsiders, . The protest of the N. Y. A. C. took the shape of the following resolution: ‘Whereas, It has come to the knowl- edge of the Board of Governors of the New York Athletic Club that ten members of its swimming team have been disqualified and suspended for six months by the Amateur Athletic Union for competing against mem- bers of the United States Naval Academy and, Whereas, It is generally conceded that the students of the United States Navat and Military Academies are unquestionably the highest type of true amateurs, therefore be it Resolved, That this board places it- self on record as protesting against the action of the Amateur Athletic Union in disqualifying ten members of its swimming team as.being con- trary to the spirit and intention of the rules of the Amateur Athletic Union and an affront to the United States Government, and be it further record- ed that it is the sense of this board that the punishment meted out to the offending members of the New York Athletic Club for a technical viola- tion of the rules of the Amateur Ath- large as to be cumbersome. McGraw adinits that it is beyond his power to aize them up accurately In the limited timo between now and the opening of the season, The best he can do ts to give them the once over, put them in & few practice games and then take his pick, IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR STAFF THERE ARE TON OF THESE YOUNGSTERS STRUGGLING FOR A JOB AND id | CLUTTERING UP THE FIELD. | “Ths scouts must have got writers cramp in aigning up all these fellows,” McGraw declared, his face taking on a look of dismay as he walked on the field for the first time, sprinkle they have sent me a flood.” (To-morrow Bulger will size up the Giants’ pitching prospects.) YORK CLOGGED WITH PITCHERS New York A.C. Says A.A. U. Has Insulted “Instead of a! EDITED BY ROBERT EDGREN The Presr Publishing Co. (The New York Evening World). The national open golf champion- ship to be held over the links of the Midlothian Country Club, near Chi- cago, will begin Tuesday, Aug. 16, Dec CRANDALL. and will continue for four days: leav- WAS AcRIPPLE, ing Saturday clear for playing off the ANYHOW, Says ties, should any occur. Mcaraw, There will be no change in condi. tions governing the contest, which means that there will be two quall- fication days, half of the fleld play- ing thirty-six holes on the first day and the other half the second day. The golfers having the best sixty- four scores for the preliminary thir- ty-six holes will qualify for the cham- pionship proper, which will be at sev- enty-two holes of medal play on Thursday and Friday. See KIVIAT AND SMITH WIN AT MANHATTAN GAMES. Abel Kiviat of the Irish-American A. ©. ated a classy field In the United States iii iiss ie kein letic Is, in its opinion, unfair and out of all proportion to the offense, and be it further | Resolved, That a copy of this pre- amble and resolution be forwarded by the Secretary to the proper offi- cers of the Amateur Athletic Union with the request that same be given prompt and careful consideration with a view of immediately lifting the suspensions. Aretins, « KU MERKLE. jordon, unattached, third. elled the distance in 3m. 7 2-58. ty 8 the two-mile indoor ion, won the two-and-a-half-mile Among others he, de ated Was nes Kolehmaine e Finn fin- ished second. A. T. Longield of the New York A. C. was third. The time of the race was lim, Sis, Cro Ashe tn Thi: PHILADELPHIA, March ad ee —————— McCarron of Auentowa, | MILLER LEADS BOWLERS tones in them Olympia A. last town outfought Wilmington in six IN A. B. C. TOURNAMENT. BUFFALO, N.Y., March 17.—William | of _t! Miller of Detroit, Mich., shattered all in the American Bowling ‘ournament yesterday, taking 22d Regiment Games. {first place in the singles with a rcore of | Athletes are losing but little time get- 5. Bowling with H. Ralstron of | ting in their entries for the spring ath- | Detroit he also took the lead in the | letic carnival of the Twenty-second Regi- | (wo-man event with a score of 1,23, and | ment, to be held March 27 in its new da all events with a total score nd armory at Port Washing- mes. id One Hundred and Bixty- 48 in his first game, 24 . ‘There will be eight nd and 223 in the last Kame, the programme, and many of striking out from the fifth fram were early on the Job sending ‘Taking the lead in the doubles he and | their entries in. Entries ‘close next H. Ralstron put up totals of 443, 406 | Monday. C. J. C. Calrk is athletic coach ier scored a total of 667 [of the regiment. with 243 as high score. ‘This, with his he Ryan Plumbers of Detroit in the five-man event last night gives him an average of 1 for nine games and the lead in all events, ———— NEW ORLEANS, March 17.—In a ten- round battle at the Orleans A. C. arena last night Eddie Coulon had the better of Dick Loadman of Pittsburgh in every round except the. first, in which Pittaburgh bantanwelght had an break. Eddie Smith of New York the better of Ernest Lucien in them ten-round engagem: Leach to Play Third for Cubs, CHICAGO, March 17.—Capt. Tommy Leach will get back his old place at ird base and Heinle Zimmerman will lay shy top wh the Chicago N, onals field next month, ‘c= | Fox Outpo! rding to an announcement of the) win Kes-BARKIE, = team's makeup telecraphed by Mann | y Mung J reg Seay Sette ger O'Day from Jacksonville, ry anglund, defeated m Schulte and Johnston will Compose the | en cna ee enn ip ne fight Paria the were ana Re Downey W ¢ Galt Pool. or peppered O'Toole with lefts and rights In the golf pool tournament now in| and won in eight of the ten rounds by progress at Doyle's Academy Eddie a bls margin, Bowney, defeated Benny. Snow last |= night by a score of € to 9. ‘To-night | jon THTAS MILLARD AND. OWE Harry Cashman will play Philip Booker. | >ACADEMY, BMGAUWAY, AT Sf Bh -that was some Oasis, | Some Oasis for you, | too, when you say to the clerk—-Oasis—the EX-CEP-TION-AL in Cigarettes. H Try 'em—10 for a Silk lined throughout and Tailors. You may feel assured of you buy from the largest establishment in the world. weather has been bad and he has been cagey enough to protect hie arm. Cotter in still very stiff and sore, Little can be told of his work for a week or more. He did not join the EY until MoGraw’s arrival, For the nt | he will be used as a warmup her for the extra pitchers. The aituation i @ pecullar one, The equad of = Broadway 9th St. The Arnheim de A Remarkable $40 Suit Cut from exclusive imported patterns sold by foreign mills only to us, Such fabrics are only seen at the most exclusive Fifth Ave. tailors. made by a selected corps of f hy win Y PRINTF me Che Rory absolute satigfaction when G : + ' and most efficient tailoring t F Samples on request. Arnheim Tourney Aug. 16 Eddie Smith Wins, *4