The evening world. Newspaper, April 30, 1914, Page 18

USTRALIA claims that it ls now the boxing centre of the world. Snowy Baker with his Btadium company has established « ‘Boxing trust that has either forced or Bought out all rivals and that can ROW pay unlimited sums to get the test championship matches. six and ten-round contests never taken root in Australia, Sydney publication. “All con- are over the full long distance of twenty rounds, and this fact, 4 urs with the enterprise shown Mr. Snowy Baker's company and fhe whole-hearted support given by Public to clean, conducted contests, seems surely to in- that Australia is rapidly be- the world’s principal convinc- ground.” As the “world’s principal convino- ground” Australia should see & fun as soon as all the worl boxers are convinced that Mr, 's money is the real article. ‘The last competition,” says the ndent, “has been eliminated the absorption of the Olympic Club. Both big stadiunrm in ‘will be run by Stadiums, Ltd., future. This gives Baker's iume jute control of boxing in SyUney, ie, Brisbane and Adelaide, four largest cities in Australia. Tegources of the controlling com- \y are very great and tnere is po too big for it to handle. _ Wonder what purses boxers will be here of to and %& per cent. of the gate; that's HE various predictions regard- fag the imminent failure of the Federal League because of © the tnetdious ‘and undermining infu- Saal SOREN NE: OEE TORY ~ BEST SPORTING PAGE IN-NEW YORK “THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, “APRIL 80, 1914, WAR DOESN’T LEAVE MUCH TIME FOR BASEBALL Copyright, 1914, bid ‘The Press Publishing Company (The New York World.) Roy Hartzell’s Throw In the Eighth Inning Saved Game for Yanks New York Right Fielder Caught Hooper's Hit as It Rebounded| | From Wall, and His Perfect Peg Nailed the Bostonian at) Second. By Bozeman Bulger. HAT a good throwing outfielder js often as valuable it pinch as a man who can bit and run waa proven in the opening defeat of the Red Sox when the good right arm of Roy Hartsell saved the pastime in the eighth inning, Gilhooley, who was traded away just in time o1 count of a weak arm, could not have made that play. Harry Hooper opened the round with a long shot against the right fleld wall for w! looked like a sure two-bagger. Hartzell, {suring the rebound to a nicety, caught the ball aa it caromed off the wall, and by & perfect throw nailed the Bostonian at second. It proved the winning defensive play of the game. A mo- .|ment later Engle smashed a long working for them and oa up baseball as an outlet for us capital. players are the ones who need eurely follow.” LITTLE of it “I @hall dis- single Into centre on which Hooper would have scored with ease. The Sox needed but one run to tie. Hartsell has caught the Red Mur- ray trick of playing balls off that right field wall and promises to be as valuable to the Yanks as Red Jack is to the Giants, The fans had their firet peep at Truesdale, the new second baseman, and were immensely pleased at his fielding, though it cannot be said that he js a bear at the bat. He has on advantage, however, in that he can right or left handed. Against Leon he swung from the starboard side and switched over hea Bedient. As the box score he damage in either event Jimmy Walsh made no less than seven pecks at that left fleld wall before he finally got one over the only tally to reward the afternoon's work. Three of Walsh's other smashes cleared the fenoe, but went foul by inches, Joe Wood, the Bmoke King, waa in iform for the preliminary practice, Dut is etill too weak to think of he three weeks. etd tine 09 boys away from exhi- bition games eooreless, Ask thi Chants. ‘Asya " observed Paul Shannon, “our Johngon is the Rankin (rank- . Jobneon.” went away Wheat do you think of that otuff? qualify you at once” stuff would be appreciated by Yor fans, if followed by action on than for the - of some one or crowd's ents, to see all It takes cour- ae. Before the game ne Tris Speaker Upp Tatra pone bow he was going to earn that $18,000 @ year with hie bat. The only time our Texas hero got to first was when he forced runner out at tamer. ge Botinns, ot, at one ease @ Gtant juat of him- aoe aie ce old fillies; five and a halt bd ot ie been . Pitch mighty clannis! The offices of the Highlanders have been removed from Fifth avenue to the Forty-second street building, op- posite the Grand Central station. They say that Miner Brown is gen- erally regarded as the best manager in the Federal League and that his St. Louis club will surely win the pennant. The players will get over that probably as soon ae they get used to the tov. 1. The only men on the New York club to get two hits were Frits Maisel and Ray Fisher, the top and bottom of the batting list. And, strangely enough, they had nothing whatever to do with the score. Walsh's home run was the only wallop of the day that counted. The St. Louis Feds are still wit ning and our old friend, Doc Cra: dail, is helping to keep them to the front. He brought home, the bacon in a twelve inning game vib Buf- jo, only allowing tea hits. Krapp and Russell Ford, the ex-Highlander, worked for the losers. pH Me ey A HAVRE DE GRACE WINNERS. FIRST RACE—Selling; three-year- irlonge.— Louise Travers, 108 (McTaggert), 9 to 10, 2 to 7 and out, won; Harebell, 110 (Murphy), 10 to 1, 2 to 1 and 3 to 5, second; Colors, 100 (Hinphy), to 5, 2 to 5 and out, third. Time, 1.08 3-5. Diamond Cluster, Planuda, Ruby Hyams also ran. BECOND RACE—Two-year-olds; four furlongs.—Sir Edgar, 18 (Te: lin), even, 2 to 5 and 1 to 6, wo Scorpio, 108 (Fairbrother), 13 to 5, even and | to 4, second; Deviltry, 100 (Murphy), 9 to'1, 2 to 1 and 3 to 6, third. Time, 0.48. Jack Winston, Plantagenet, Rustic also ran. THIRD RACE—Handicap; three- year-olds and upward; eix furlongs. —Isadora, 107 (McCahey), 4 to 1, 8 to 6 and 4 to 5 won; ‘Tarts, 103 (ratnan), to 1, 2 to 1 and 1 to 3, second; Flying Fairy, 118 (Davies), third. Time, Amalfi, Honey Bee and Fittaway also ran. FOURTH RACE—The Newark sell- ing; three-year-olds and up; mile and weventy yards.—Royal Meteor, 111 1, 8 to 6 and 7 to 10, Gentleman, 106 (Murphy), 9 to 1, 3 to 1 and 6 to 5, third. Time—1.¢4 4-5. Cogs, Oakhurst, Csar Michael, Frank Hud- | Ry RELY, Reardon, also rap. —-Brecktown wee 106 oy Donal ), @ret; Gan Jon, 107 second; 113 (Byrne), thre. Time, 1.0634. Miss Kreter, Nac- 1 eermaaien, Fort Mosren M,, mutuele “paid " Brecktown Belle, sieo, fh eee 8; San Jon, place ace See show $6.70; Korfhage, aoe has) FIRST OF SOCIETY'S RACE MEETS RUN AT HEWLETT, L. |. ‘The first of the society race meets of the year will be held Saturday by the Rockaway Hunting Club at Hewlett, L. I. Three events will be contested as fol- lows: The Galloway hendicap et a half mile, the Piping Rock Subscription handicap at six furlongs and the open steeplechase over the two mile course. Every event has been ifberally entered. ‘The officials appointed for the meeting are as fellows Stewards—J. B. Davie, H. 8. Page, Wietcher Harper, Lewis E. Waring, Fox: hall P. Keene. Jutgve—F Lawrence Smith and W. yaecees, Juda: ae GAMES SCHEDU! AL LEAGUE, LAFITTE IN BOX FOR BROOKFEDS AT KANSAS CITY = Cool Weather a Wks Down Attendance to 800 at Third Game of Series. FBDERAL LEAGUE PARK, KANBAS CITY, Mo., Apri] 90.—Man- agers Bradley and Stovall found tween Brooklyn and Kansas City this afternoon. and the Brooklyn boss finally select- ppelle, while Stovall Henning of the 1918 Packers. ‘The weather was bright but cool and about 900 attended the Gontest and occupied the 60-cent seats, Pres- ident Madison of the local club re- turned to-day from a scouting trip without reinforcements, but eays he - | will strengthen the team seon. ———__—_. Amateurs to Wreatle Te-Night. ie 4 So tows ‘The preliminary matches for the Met- ropolitan A. A. U. wrestling champlon- ehip will be held to-night at the Boys’ Club, wrestiors of three Atates competing. Of last ‘year's champions five will be hand to defend thelr titles: George Tay- | BATTING ORDER, | of, sare Vou ue Pant CENTRE rfin. FOR TO-DAY. a N Coffey- Wells t Called Off | ‘The twenty round battle between Tim Coffey, the “Dublin Giant,” and j aombarele Wel , the English heav: champion, scheduled for tl Sporting Club of London on the night of June 29, has fallen through. Billy Gibson, manager of :| Coffey, to-day cabled Manager Bet- tinson of the N. 8. C., » hat as Coffey badly injured his hand and nose in his recent bout with Jim Flynn at the Stadium A. C., he de- cided to call off the match. Coffey was to have received a guarantee PR as “SLIM” SALLE IS | SALLEE IS SAFE. (fipecial to ‘Fhe Bruning World.) CINCINNATI, ©., April %—To the intense delight of Miller Huggins, “Blim" Sallee turned up safe and sound pitch to-morrow’s game against the Cubs. He had been visiting his folks .]in Williamsport. It wee feared he had jumped to the Federals. HAVRE DE GRACE ENTRIES. {Tom McCarey hi | AvsTRaua a * THE WORLD® OA.NC CALL ony pemecaas, Js Sean NR NG GROUND" WILL Soon BE Somewnat Caowden, Eddie Campi to Tackle Young Fox Here To — It Will Be California’s Cham- pion Bantam’s First Appear- ance in a Local Bout. By John Pollock. NOTHER champion from the West will make his first ap- pearance in a bout in this city to-night. He is Eddie Campi of San Francisco, the recognised bantam- weight champion of California, Camp! will have as his opponent Joe “Young” Fox, the fast and clever bantam of England, who has made a wonderful showing in all the battles he has had in this country, ‘They| will clasb in the star bout of ten rounds at the Stadium A. C. show in the St. Nicholas Rink. Campi fought Louisiana in Philadelphia on Monday ight and outclassed him in every round. semi-final to the Campi- Fox bout will Brown, the local lightweight, and Walter Hennessey of New Orleans. Billy Murray, ¢! weight of California, will fight here on May 21 at the Stadium A. C. show. He will meet Al. McCoy of Brooklyn, the middleweight champion, the match having been clinched to-day by Billy Gibson, who received a tele- gram from Murray's manager, st he had accepted terms nd Murray would lea once. Freddie Welsh, who secured the de- cision over Leach Cross at Vernon, on Tuesday night, received iM. 4% for his victory, while Cross was | handed $2,856 for his end. ‘The gross | receipts amounted to $11,423. Cross intends to remain in Los Angeles, as promised him a match with either Jimmy Duffy of Buffalo or Jack Britton. ‘hampton Johnny Coulon, who its 90 exe nd his title against Kid Williame! dot, formerly of be between Young] ‘ack middie- bys Ghetto. meeting Joe star bout. Night ; Of Baltimore in a twenty-round bout on Jun at Vernon, 9, will lea for Los Angel joo on Sunde: to begin A will act as bis sparring partner. All details for the ten-round bout between Freddie Welsh and Joe Man- Orleans, but now of Chicago, have been arranged. They will fight at the West Sigp A. C. of New Orleans on May 36 at 188 pounds, weigh in at 3 P. M. Mandot is to re- ceive a guarantee of $1,500 with a privilege of accepting #0 per cent. of the receipts. Word has beem received here from Milwaukee to the effect that Frank Mulkern, the fight promoter of that a has matched Gunboat Smith and Moba to meet for ten rounds at tn Natlanay fia ° ey elther or Charley “Young” Weinert, the promising light heavyweight of New- ark and Jack Curphy of Philadel- phia have been signed up by Jack McCarthy to battle ten rounds at the Brown (fda sae | A. A. show At the same club on Saturday valent Young Sieger will ed Johnny Daly of Jersey City te. The Broadway Sporting Club and beth of Brooklyn, bouts for thelr shows on Saturday night. At the former club Young Solaberg meets! Kid Sullivan of Brooklyn, while at the latter club Young Driscoll tackles Dick Peters of the Weet Side Jim Buckley told the writer that the twenty-round contest between Gunboat Smith and Jeas Willard, the cowboy heavyweight, has not fallen through, but has been postponed by Jimmy Coffroth, the San Francisco fight promoter, from July 4 to Labor Day afternoon. Durt the summer months the New Polo A. A. will only hold one ten-round bout at its weekly shows, | aside from the preliminary bouts, pind club officials will try this new angement on Friday night, Kid ‘arter in the Ouimet Loses First Match to Hilton, England’s Best; American Golfer Colfer Eliminated | in Opening Round of Gold Vase Tourney. SUNNINGDALE, Eng., Apil 30.-- Harold L. Hilton, the English ame- teur golf champion, won the Golf TMustrated gold vase tournament here | Lo to-day. His score for the 36 holes medal play was'161. the American champion, who was paired with Hilton, turned in a card of 88, 88-166, which gave bim a tie fer fourteenth place. Of the other two Americans who competed, Harold ‘Weber finished with 171 and G. W. Inslee took 88 for the firet round and oltii did not complete the second. Jerome D. Travers and Frederick Herreshoft of New York have been . | showing signs of overtrainin; diffoutties in pioking starters out | ‘*. of their crippled and overworked pitchers’ staff for the third game be- | ii," ny. §I Both had several | ''«: choae | ,, not start. Ouimet and Harold H. Hilton, the British amateur champion, were partners. In spite of a dfissiing rain they were followed by an enormous gallery. The American started badly. He was much below his proper form in every department of the game, and the turn of the firet round found him 7 strokes behind Mr. Hilton, who went out in %. The showing por Mr. ‘Weber elec wes mediocre: he took 41. On the homeward journey the Brit- layer increased his lead. Ouimet was unable to find bis game, and the round finished with Mr. Hilton 74 and Mr. Oulmet 8 ‘}can out of the running for the Gold with the piek of the amateur Fi ;|champion, by nine strokes tae Total of ve Oat Tene 2 Rte ry coke eee Frances Outmet, | t ‘This put the Amert- | Cu ord of remarkable consistency. He firat came into prominence in 1891, when he was runner-up to J, E. Laid- it the winner of the English r championship. The follow- year he occupied the same posl- tion to John Hall jr., and in 1896 he was defeated for title honors by F. G. Tait. In 1900 Hilton won his firat English championship at Sandwich, where the coming tournament will be plas ed May 18 and 19. ager ge th ee Robb for first hono: in 1902 at St. Andrews with John 4 was runner-up. Hilton failed to show again until 1011, when he won he cl ip at Prestwick from E. A. Lareen, Last year he was again the ferences English omateen defeatin, Hi 6 up and & play, at fat ‘An Hilton won the American championship over the Apawamis Club course at Rye, N. Y., in 1911, de- feating Fred Herreshoff in an extra hole match, which proves fully as ex: and dramatic as Ouimet's d Ray and Varden at Brookii: autumn. Hilton is expected to play in the American championship at Manchester, Vt., in September, ac- cording to reports from the American players now in England. te LEXINGTON ENTRIES . RACE TRACK, LEXINGTON, K; Aprit.30.—The entries for to-morrow’ races are as follow, ORs cat eon fe iT aliegs ete gis is Meee oe six fur. 105 ' Billows, 1065 10; 110} Gains: rs, r-okde andl iy» Stepps, 108; Just wo.yearold maid ITED B "ROBERT EDGREN TRAIS TURNS INA TA] FOR QUALIFYING MED IN LAKEWOOD TOURNEY More Than One Hundred, Im cluding Star Tee Up, in Spring Fixture. Hpectal to Th LAKEWOOD, card of 74 by expected to take the gold medal ta the opening day's play of the Lake- wood Country Club's annual spring wolf fixture here to-day. There were more than 100 entrants. Within two hours such stars as Walter J. Travia, Max Marston, Maurice Risley, Hath« llton Kerr, Gardner White, Charles E. Vv Viick jr., Dr. C. H. Gardnen, Horace E. Cook and Percy Kendal teed up. Because of the great fel about the average in size here, the stroke teat was at one round. Travis's card reads John T. Gillespie, Morris County, 58, 41—94; F. J. Ross, Dunwoodie, & 41-88; Chas. A. Spoffard, Apewamigy 46, 44-90; Theo, 8. Enseman, Atlantie City, 48, 44-92; 8. Y. Ramage, O88 City, 46, 48-89; Maurice Risley, Atlam~ tie Cit Trenton, 48, 37-80; C. Providence, 46, 39-85; C. Brooklawn, 61, 37—88; 42-97. Linnett, W. A. Engeman, Nassaw, John McCoey, Wykai L. Maltby, Montreal Gardner White, Oakland, Hamilton Kerr, South Si T. A. Asnley, Boston, 4 Walter Smedley, Merion, 8S. L. ‘Allen, Moorestown, 50, 53, E. H. Wiswell, Moorestow: 95; H. M. Forest, Lakewood, F. A. Potts, Lakewood, 44, Arthur Whitney, Lakewood, 48, S. A. Cunningham, Engle’ Herbert Barber, Aner Rabb P. Proak . Kendalt, D. Armstrong, Bufe , 48—8: Baltusrol, 42, 42-84 Baltusrol, 39, 37-—76. fearey, Richmond County, R. Gillett, Wykagyl, Max Marston, . Sprague, Inwood, 44, 40-84 is, Atlantic City, 50, 42-92; A. Huston, Merion, 49, 44 St. John, N. B. derdale, Crescent, 5%, 58—! Barber, Englewood, 53, 51- Faber, Richmond County, oe a CLEVELAND, Apt here from Kansas City. met eocta' Jumped to the Federal having gone to Kansas Ci Louis, where he was with t ned a two: