The evening world. Newspaper, July 27, 1916, Page 12

vi ewe, t nerd keep bin be a whiriwing out if & can 6 * through this bunch he'll Witle wore tame, George © Been fighting several years and | ® lot of the beet mi ‘nie thie country, He twice knocked Frank Kiaus, taking the world’ t champtonship away Through being carciess Promptly lost the title to Al ph, alias Al McCoy, MoCoy could swing @ vicious left ‘The night he w FRE 3 z s i = : Pi t 3 @pproached with a request that he fet the sprctators have a little ru their money, He was asked not © Put McCoy out tn the first round Or two, if he found he could handle the big chicken farmer easily. In the beginning of the first round Chip played with McCoy, walking Straight at him, offering no defense to McCoy's blows, hitting er Al moved a finger. Then, Chip was walking in with ali eee athe flat ar but still a: ten count, and of very good bas given Al McCoy a two, although una! trimmin; “\tctore tough jaw. good le rugged, ornare a clean, hitter, _ ‘airly clever, If alg away he'll be doing mip ts aleo @ pretty good fight- weight. And as for the light heavy- and all th uf big fellows, and an me rule they don’t do much to him. If ae is matched witt Darcy th be wrouble. But from the way "Darey leaned up K. O. Brown of yen the tough fighting Greek, have @ style of milling that's ‘will “at {@ very well with McMahon's. OB M'ALLISTER writes me that he is soon coming East, and that be hopes to have several ‘outa in New York against the best middieweights avatiable. Bob in 6 fet 1 inch tall, but can still fight *elow 168 pounds ringside. He made @ great hit when he first fought in ew York, three or four years ago. Je was fast as a streak, rangy and a omarkably skilful boxer, He even winde @ punching bag of Battling evinsky, Who couldn't lay a glove oo him, it when he met the St. aul risers. Mike Gibbons, it wa « different Mike deliberately openin, 4 chipped over to Bob's chin, knocking him ‘With that accomplished Mike Tushed the tall fellow 4 McAllister, who conceited, said after the ie that he had been knocked out @ far better man, that he was : f home to California to develop, 4 that he hoped, after a year or #0, »_take Mike on again. ‘The years have p tos been Setting suc —s EDDY WELSH tn trying to up- " wet the old theory that no fighter ever shows a spirit of gratitude. ‘Velsh gives his manager, Harry Pol- ‘ik, eredit for having given him the , ‘ance to win the lightweight title, end for the money he has collected “ince he got It. Bo Freddy ts going o fight another year, largely for the rpowe of helping lok Ret a bank- ol, This ts an excellent bit of senti- » sent, and if the referees are car tully'selected there is no reason w! Vveddy shouldn't get thrv agh another £ TILLY GIBSON says that if Leon ard knocks ovt Freddy Welsh . to-morrow evening he will take that twenty-round bout with harlie White in Denver and make hat his next match. Mf Leonard does this he will put ‘imaelf in a class with the old-time hampions, whose business was fight- wg, and who always attended to busi- sees first and looked for money and But Cig ye ne, Be: hmock Welsh out. wrt won't a a Jive EVERS ts 1s being banished from the game #0 often now that @ ball field must look strange to “im. After @ while he'll be go little ; oandace ~ Las Darcy Doesn't Need to Hur- fy Over to America, as George and joe Chip and Bear-Cat to fight) m Bus: MoMahon Can Keep Him Busy Avmnanc — for a While. Decer wats Mowe - GC yatonmern Te ( ant ans Pome o MAE A VERN Pim eouT mm Vil bcm, Welt BAe) A Vereen \y sency ie BORGE CHIP, brother Jos cae Novice «= 6° Nie, Bear-Cat McMahon, You pee w Brannigan and Mabe Pieste Burts tailed from Ban Vranciseo bound 11 Does We Resy OUR, ANTI: Fane ATTACHMENT mares IT To “Ue Down”, (MPestiie FoR ANY WRT ne, THE BVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, JULY 87, 1916 BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK a? MUCH-NEEDED INVENTIONS TeLescomc COPTTENL 1018 by the Preae Pubhating Os (The ie AUTo-BumPer , TS BE LSED oN Prome team Wuo CROSS THe STREET Fi Oh ei WITHOUT Looking . LATEST CONTRIBUTORS TO THE MATTY FUND. Latest contributors to the fund to present Christy Mathewson with @ testimonial from hi and the baseball ob BSESESERSSER Ee Among Year’ Butler's Colt Shoulders 128 Pounds and Beats Rivals Over Sticky Track. By Vincent Treanor. BUTLER'S Spur, a son of King James, stands at the top or pretty nearly there, among the three-year-olds of the present erason, If there was any doubt of this colt's greatness it was removed by his performance in yesterday Midsummer, Handicap at Yonkers, which he won in hollow style from Dick Williams and Celandria. There would be nothing extraordinamy in a} victory over the field he met if It were not for the fact that Spur picked up 128 pounds, conceding twelve, thirteen and eighteen pounds to his opponents and travelled over a track of sticky mud, the, hardest kind to negotiate Spur won like a real thoroughbred under a very competent rider, trailing off the pace to the far turn, and then going to the front when Johnny Loftus called on him, Loftus didn't have to urge him, At the proper time y teom Capt. Rice, Old Friend of Pitcher, Contributes $5 and Makes Suggestion That Tes- timonial Be Made National in Scope. ANS at the Polo Grounds yester- day afternoon gladly volun- teered their financial assistance to The Evenin® World's fund to pre- sent Christy Mathewson with @ tea- timonial as a token of the high e in whieh New York rooters Spur Proves His Greatness s 3- Year Olds was in itself a great performance for ® three-year-old, The horses ran to form at Yonkers yesterday, and a a result five favor ites won out of six races, The only choice to fail the talent was King Kaggott, in the opening event, won by Hanobala, After that Bob Hensley, douse Jr, Spur, John W. Klein and Annie T, galloped past the judges first in the order named, The only lukewarm choice of the last five was John W, Klein, He opened favorite, but receded @ bit, in view of well cir- culated tips on Qui Vive and Past Master, Two run-upa enlivened the da: doings around the judges’ nd. The first came after the victory of Bob Hensley. He was entered to be sold | for $1,000, Harry Fink quickly raised this to $2,200, but owner Perkina showed that he valued the gelding more than that by adding the cus- tomary $5, Joe Marrone came in with @ belated bid of $2,300, bit he id this, It Is understood, fearing that Fink was going to get the horse, =a Bh ah INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE, STANDING OF THE CLUB Clube, W.L, PC) Gabe W, L. Provid’nce.47 38 663 | Baltimore . 44 42.512 he let out a wrap and Spur bounded to the front in a couple of jumps. Once tn front he showed the way to the atreteh by two lengths, When straightened out there, he seemed in clined to loaf a bit, and Loftus re | minded him of the fact that the race wasn't yet over by a few cracks of the whip. Spur answered the call courareously and in the last sixteenth had Dick Willams and the rest of them behind well beaten Spur has started ten times this season, He hae been first home in five races, twice second and twice third, Only once was he outside the money ond that was in the Brooklyn Derby, won by Chicle, with Spur fourth, conceding Weight to tt which finished In front of him wasn't Spur's real form in view of events before and since, Asay of fact, the Butler colt was beaten his merits by horses of his “ only once this season and then in th Belmont Handicap, when Friar Rock led him home. Since then Friar Rock has been more or lqss of a disap- intment, while Spur has gone into ig turf doings, His second to Roamer tn the Yonkers Handicap i SCRE Cee A nen Uvtale, ....45 37 549 | Richmend..39 43 476 || Toremto, ..41 6.682 | Newark. .37 47.440 | | Mentest..43 99 024! Mechester..23 47 413 RESULTS YESTERDAY. |] Newark, 11; Baltimore, Montreal, 2; Toronto, 2 (called), | Providence, 3; Richmond, 1. | Rochenter, 6; Buftalo, 6 (1st game), Rochester, 6; Buflalo, 3 (2d game. GAMES TO-DAY, |] Ne: ark ot Baltimore, | Providence at Richmond, Montreal at Toronte, | Wuflale at Rochester. ‘Many Polo Sioeweet Fans Add Their Subscriptions To Fund for Mathewson hold the former Giant pitcher. No attempt was made to svlicit con- tributions at the Matty Day celebra: tion yesterday. To facilitate the giv- ing of domations The Evening World, through the courtesy of President Harry Hempstead, placed small tables at several entrances to the grounds. A modest poster called attention to the fact that contributions might be left at these tables. This was all that was necessary. The fans, though in a hurry to find the choicest seats, paused at the tables, read the poster and inclosed their offerings in little envelopes, gen- erally with the cheerful exclamation that “We mustn't forget Matty.” ‘The spectacle of the fans cheerfully contributing their coins to the Matty fund yesterday pretty effectually killed the argument that sentiment in baseball is as dead as the Dodo, and that heroes like Mathewson are quick- ly forgotten by the fans, Those who gave ther money at the Polo Grounds contributed In the spirit in which the fund was Conceived, @ rewaré and re- membrance from New York fans for one of the est pitcher sportamen the game ever produced and as an inspiration for the coming generation of young athletes. ‘The many who contributed their dimes and quarters gave for the pure love of doing something as a tribute for Matty and not with the idea of seeing their names in the paper, Most of the signatures on the gift envelopes were fictitious, as shown In the ac- companying list. Additional hun: dreds took an envelope with the dec- laration that they would have their contributions ready for this after- noon, so the tables will again be placed at the main entrance to re- ceive all offerings, While collections were being made at the Polo Grounds other admirers of Matty matied their contributions to the Testimonial Editor, Many ad- vance suggestions how the fans should be impressed with the idea of making the Matty tribute a represent- ative remembrance from the entire baseball public. In the following letter written on the stationery of the Army and Navy Club, Capt, Rice advises that the Matty fund be made into a national testimonial: “Subscribing to this fund gives me great pleasure, as I consider Mathew- son not only one of the very greatest athletes of our day, but as @ valued id and an ideal citizen, the last twelve or fourteen Matty has, through his base- pas, clean living and gentle- conduct on and off the fled, manly been the greatest Inspiration to the | boys of this country, Why not make this testimonial nation wide, thus giving the big and little boys, the young and old boys and a lot of the girls all over the United States the opportunity of joining in the honor- ing of at sportman and a kindly man So what do out-of-town fans think of the idea of remembering Matty with a small contribution? Training Trials HHLGMOUSE, three-quarter. 1.2 », elena, i Ad, HONS - 4 0 eh ait es nian JuLy MoT RACK HEAVY. at Local Tracks three-quarters, 1203.5, fire, 1 00. Paty WH RGR Nair 86 HAY atten halt, Be KOVAL INTEMEST. even eighths. 1.42.5. AIR Wit JUMNSUN, “hres tig BAG RAHAT hain: a Se a ein qiateny, 1.38 eta 7.30, il inten gees 1.20%, Taree auartare, 1.00%, or oun ™ CuAMMON’ Tani hes % Do a Planting ye WELL AS —-- “we Taurine ? a FR Fhe ove or “TIMID PE WRITERS Bonen - CHEATER, MAKES GWMMING A KOAL DRUIGHT. coer ee ort Brening Wers). ~SIWPLE DRNce To ROSE SHARKS as WHILE “FICOATING HUNK OF RUBBER “ON STRING AROUSES Sans Boe TY. WHEN HE BYTES I(T SHOCK co Ee | WARNS BATHGR. To SINIM Matty Says He Isn’t Sure He’ll Like Job of Managing the Cincinnati Tea “It Is All So New to Me,” Says Famous Pitcher, “and My Thoughts and Memories Are So Confused That | Am Some- what Up in the Air.” By Bozeman Bulger. ATTY came, saw and con- quered, but the New York fan took unto himself an even break. Like the “hard boiled eggs” who pitched pennies on the basis of “heads I win, tails you lose,” there was @ chance for a yell anyway the coin flipped, While Mattey was winning, Slim | Sal Heraog and the Giants were losing and the confused fan is still wondering just which way he rooted, There can be no doubt but that we gent the Old Master off to a good start and there can be equally no doubt but that our heroes got @ ter- rible kick in the shins. “No matter which way it breaks,” said McGraw as the immense crowd was warming up to the new leader of the Reds, “1 lose. If Sallee and Her- zog fail to shine, I'm in bad, and if Matty fails to make good I'm disap- pointed,”” Very likely there was never before a ball game played in which the spirit off sportsmanship ruled abso- lutely, Having put aside their par- tisanship the fans sat back and rooted for the good plays. The ulti- mate res ‘'* de no difference what- ever. At the finish the most inconsequen- tial fan could trek through the exit laiming: “Well, we put that one r.” and bi pertectly right, But thin, different to- Giants have got to fter that pen- nant and even Matty’s leadership of the opposition must not stand in the wa: ae far as actual ball playing goes all of the new stars got a bad start. Herzog was weak at the bat and erratic in the infield. Siim little of his former cunning the big moment came he caved in, Perritt having to relieve him. Matty was on the coaching lines but little, His only words of encoui agement to his new team mates wel “Take it easy up there’—meaning the bat—"You've got plenty of time. During the game he gave very few directions from the bench, For a few minutes | was privileged to sit with him and, while talking with the old boy who league baseball at thi did, I noticed that the Cincinnati players were sizing him up with the same amount of curiosity as myself. Ball players all respect Matty and didn't, Occasionally he would nod to the batter, indicating that he should hit and not sacrifice, But between times be was silent—almost morbidly silent, “{ don't know whether I'll like this job or not," Matty candidly admitted “It is all’ so new and my thoughts and memories are so confused that | am somewhat up Inthe air, Time agine I would have felt much easier if practically my first game bad not been against the Glants and in the Polo Grounds. You can't realize how much I appreciate the fact that all these fans are rooting for me and, at the same time, you can realize with what lack of genuine enthusiasm I wo at the job of beating the people who have been my people for the last you any choice,” T asked ‘as to the nature of tho testi- monial that 1s to be presented to you by the fans through the Evening World's fund?" Rig Six looked at me and his face was unusually serious. It could be told from hin voice that he was deeply affected, "If they really want to give me a remembrance,” he sald, "I would much prefer that it be of thelr own selection." “But what would you like at home —something that would be perma- nent?” “I don't know,” he satd, confusedly. “Would you mind waiting, until I speak to Mrs. Mathewson Kecmet 2 Rep. lseresis MAJOR LEAGUE RESULTS National League Clab. W.L. PC. Brookiyn..49 33 .598| N. York. Boston....44 35 557 | Pitts’ Phila, Chicago... 43 46 .483 | Cincia’tl. t. Louis, Brookiya, 5; St. Lew, 6 (34 oume) Boston, 1; Chicage, 0." Philedelphie, 7; Pittsburgh, 1 (1st game). Pitteburgh, 5; Philadelphia, 2 (2d game). ue Merdlhcip ba Breokiya, 2 ‘Chicago at Besten, the runway, leading to the upper stand, She also was confused. “I'l tell you," she finally said. “The one thing that Christy cares for is @ painting by a master, It is a question as to whether he would pre- fer paintings or a fine library, but if the contributors do not mind we'll talk it over before deciding. It has come so sudden that I really don’t know what to say. “But,” she added with a smile, re- gaining her composure, “Anything will be all right as long as it is not a loving cu: elt was 0 discovered that the Mathewsons now have a magnificent sfiver set presented to them by the ball players, In the one game’ played by the Reds it is quite evident that Mathew- Clube. W.L. ro| 7 Results of Games Yesterday. AND STANDING OF CLUBS American League Clube. W.L. PC. Clabe. W.L. PC. N York. Boston....60 38 568 feo New York, 0. 3; Geveland, 2. "Deas O4 Washington, 5. ‘Bt. Leute. 5: Philadelphia, @ (16t game). (Gt. Louie, 6; Philadelphia, 1 (2d game). To-Day. New torn at Chicaga, Becton ot Cleveland. ‘Washington at Dewei Phdadeiphia at St, Loa, | n will follow, to a large extent, the) stem of McGraw. Not once during | yesterday's game did he order a sac- | rifice hit. The Reds hit the ball hard every time and played to win Instead of to tie. Years ago McGraw soured | on the sacrifice hit as an aid to run getting and Matty evidently thinks | that the correct system, Another thing noticeable to the old timers was that Matty instructed his batters to wait out the pitcher and not swing at the first ball. Knowing Sallee to be a wise pitcher, Big Six knew that he would switch his tac- tics the moment they began walking up and taking a slam at the first one. First ball hitting is all right against a pitcher who does not think, but it does not work well as a rule inst | old timers. Batters often have tried (t against Matty himself. About the only case in ring history in which @ boxer reversed a knockout re- sult {9 that of Papke and Ketchel. In their first meeting Papke won by the sleep punch in twelve rounds, but in their next battle Ketch won by a K. O. in the eleventh round, However, last night @t the Pioneer Sporting Club, Young Reilly, the popular west side Nghtweight, accomplished this feat inst Ray Rive: the Californian. In their previous encounter, two weeks ago, Rivers sprung a big surprise by putting Reilly away in less than one minute of boxin, Last night Rivers 5 stopped in the seventh round, it taking five minutes to bring him to. Rivers was floored twice in the first round and twice in the second round for the full count by left hooks to the jaw. Reilly had an advantage of ten pounds, weighing 136 wo Riv ‘e 126 pounds. ° cane Johnny Kilbane, the featherweight, te one champion who doesn't draw the color line, The management of the Harlem Sporting Club expects to close terms this week with Kilbano for a match for him against Leo Johnson, the crack colored boxer, ‘The clinching of the match depends upon whether Johuwn is able to defeat Shamus O'Brien, the Yonkers lightweight, in their bout at the Harlem dub to-morrow night, Jim Healy, the big, Irish heavyweight who ts being rapidly brought to the front by Dan Hickey the well-known athletic instructor, has two matches on, On Monday night he faces Jim Kelly et the Olympic Club, and next Thunday night, 09 the card on which George Chaney and VPackoy Hommey clas, be will box Touy Caponi, the Italian heavyweight Billy Roohe has been selected to referee the ‘elsh and Benny Leonard Brooklyn to-morrow night. This announcement was made to-day by Dan Me: Ketrick, manager of the club, He declared that the Btate Athletic Commision pad named Roche to offictate, Dr, Creamer, chief examining physician for the commission, examined both fighters yesterday and declared thom to be in perfect piyaival conditi John Reisler ts no longer the manager of V Moran, the New Orloans lightweight, John Vic go becanae he refused to train faithfully for his bouts, Reisier has just added auother colored fighter to bia string of boxers, He is Bill Tate, the bearyweight who bas fought many good white men, Harry Donahue, the DPeorta lightwetght who mete & dig hit with the fight fane of Rochester, Y., dy knocking out Joe Goldberg, the ont Tenrreuens of that city, in ome round, (oder © wom Jebear O'law. = Canadian lUghtwelght |. ime ten-round bout at the Airdome A. C. of Rochester, N. Y¥., on Aug. 7, Donahue ts to receive a guarantee of $500, with @ privilege of 35 per cent, Sam Wallach, matchmaker of the Arverne | Sporting Club of Long Island, has booked an Attractive card of bouts between bantamweights for the club's regular weekly boxing show to- night, Im the main event of ten rounds, Pal Moore of Memphis, Tenn., will go against Kid Goodman of this city, while tm the semi-final of ten rounds Freddie Reese of Brooklyn will take on Frankte Cole, Willie Kohler and Joe Stanley box six rounds, For the second time in lew than @ week Dan McKetrick, manager of Jake Young” Ahearn, the Brooklyn middieweight, has been compelled to call off @ Bout on account of the latter being unable to get into proper shape, owing to an injured Jeg, Ahearn was to have fought Zwu Kid of Brooklyn at the Flower City 4, 0. of Rochester, N, X., to-night, Ad Wolgast, the former lightweight champion, who came here for the purpose of trying to get om @ return battle with Freddie Welsh, and also: to take part in several bouts, started training to- day at New Dorp, 8, 1, for his proposed teu: | round go with Frankie Callahan of Brooklyn, at the Washington Park Sporta Club of Brooklyn on Aug. 4, | Jack Toland, the Philadelphia welterweight, and Dave “Young” Kurts, the rk fighter, were star bout of ten rounds at @ show to be held by the Harlem Sporting Club of Hammels, Rock. | away Beach, om Tuesday evening, Aug, 18, This will be their third meeting, thelr previous battles baring been hawd fought Silent Martio, the aggressive deat dleweight, who bas done some remarkable tight ing so far this year, having fought George Chip « hard ten-round battle, and Al McCoy on Uireo occasions, bas @ bant job on his hands Satuntay night, as he ia to go against Frauk Carbone, the game west side middleweight, in the main go of ten rounds at the Broadway Sporting Club of Brooklyn, For the reopening boxing show of the Queens boro A. ©, of Long Island City om Saturday night, Matchmaker Flaherty has signed up Sailor Maher to meet Kid Williams, @ colored welter- ‘and Dare Medar of the west aide to go in Proves Good Thing, Maiden races are usually full of tips, and yesterday's event for non- winners, fifth on the card, was no exception, John W. Klein was the original good thing, but he grew cold after Past Master was handed out as the real goods. Just before post time Qui Vive attracted a lot of at- tention, John W. Klein proved the Se tale | Pennants.” fielder in the Internatio | hothing to Charley Dooin, as he cag throw past second either 5 The war's a tie, Our National Guard aren't allowed to shoot the Mexicanos and the Mexea are tee to act as umpl in the Nationad Guard's baseball league. About the only things caught ta Hritish fleet's submarine weet 4 Cape Henry were (wo gent-eatli suarke and one of Rube Sel wild pite vamoue DATE IN HISTORY, | but the public retired first. eee signed up to-day by John Kelaler to meet in the =—— se yore Matty Doesn't Help the Giants to Win Any More MeGinnity and Ruse were vase * iron men the only t lie be the U oO #. mint Ne aiterstions were necessary ia, recht club. evelvted im, oncept te te @ miner position on Switching from cateher to en owt+ i) July 4, 1176 America becomes am independent league. eee July 24, 1916—Joe Wood finishes Mie spring training and joins the Red Conalen Pole "who wean’ Although Ty Cobb hit a perfectly mood two-bigger the other day, eau. tious coaching by Manager Jennings = « prevented Ty from getting more than three bases on tt, Jodetne from Sie brillant ¢ te one Charlotte russes are no longer sold at the Vassar baseball park, owing to the girlies’ habit of bouncing the empty pasteboards off the umpire’s *, ; dome. Peanuts in bags re grata in the Bouthern League, a as the hollow paper bags make deadly ump missiles, leak! brother er RE As prize fighting 1 {an't allowed at Narragansett and Newport, society wil) send a scout to the Welsh- Leonard affair to get a line on the latest dance steps. Nick Cullon ts one star you don't weed « earone tO see, Consider that night loat whose tow descending moon Sees not Tener can Tink for things he said at noon. New London team has released Catcher Fish, th Owing to fact that the war has in- terrupted communication with Kam- chatka and Tibet, it is not known just how many cities were really after Charley Herzog. The toughest part of that baseball i at Sing Sing je preventing the pl from maki ittle travelling schedules of ir own. : « ANSWERS TO QUEERIES, Jabble—Capablanca can defeat any of the modern school of chess players with one hand tied behind him, ave retiréd, Zlum—Most wrestlers ‘Woof—Blame tt on the administra- tion or the sharks. — —EEEE—~ NEW PITCHER TO JOIN GIANTS ON SATURDAY. The deal whereby Pitcher Mid- dieton of the Louisville American Association team will come to the Giants has been completed. Mid- dleton is expected to leave the Colonels to-morrow and probably will arrive in New York on Sat- urday. The husky right hander is rated as the best twirler in the association. So far this season Middleton has won thirteen games and lost three, for a percentage of 813, In fifty-five times at bat he has made eleven hits, thus giv- ing him an average of .200, With Davenport in the Three I League in 1914 he compiled a record of twenty-six victories and ten de- feats. _ SPORTING. 7 (IONKERS & MT, VERNON) OMORRO 6 INTERESTING EVENTS INCLUDING THE unwocdie Handica FIRST RACE AT 2.30 P.M, SPECIAL RACE TR, eave Grand, Central Ais, At BL RA GaeG fhe direct, ASME Sea