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on = -_ a a Sn mR RE REE ORR RE TRANNY TN IP THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, MAY 18 BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK ‘suis WAR WAS NEVER LIKE THIS! wien Copyright, 1917, by The Pross Publishing Co. (The New York Evening World). These Two Players Are Final- ists in Women’s “Met.” Patriotic Singles. Aut This WAR . TAUK MAKES ME . MY YOUNG LIFE, | 4 WEARY, CADDIE ~ CADDie P . Mrs. C. V. Hitehing and Miss Molla “THEY'LL, WANT ‘To ) Bjurstedt won their ay to the cers” } 9 tificate round of the women's met? Me bgp’ beg h Jropolitan patriotic singles on the: Pa aie courts of the West Side Tennis Clulf poll Pd at Forest Hills, L. I, Mrs, Hftchins{ |the holder of the championship of | Mexico, surpa:sed her previous con- tests by defeating Miss Eleanor Goss fn the limit of three sets at 3—6, 61, | 6—3. Miss Bjurstedt _ Frenzied Abandonment of Ath-| letic Sports All Over the Coun- | try Has Left the College Ath- letic Coaches Without Any- thing to Coach. EB saddest sight in th United Btates just now is a college at- letic coach. All over the country the frenzied abandonment of | athletic sports has left the poor | Coach without anything ‘0 coach. | ‘The only thing they can do now Is to @et out on football or baseball field, | or running track, or in a shell, and 0 through the motions th« aselves. Tn nearly all of the colleges the former members of athletic teams are bard at work drilling. They can do a iittle athietic training if they care to, but when the drill hours are over they have little ambition for anything else. In any case the in- cemtive to train disappeared when the «ass athletic competitions for the season There is one vody of men in the United States that is taking the war en (VOY seriously, Citizens who are | satistying themselves with reading! the war news every morning and then | pers all about it when they lay | thelr paper aside could learn some- eee, about patriotism by visiting any | college. But it always has | been that way. the Civil War the! Get &evtcnccaa New York’s Racing Season | GIANTS’ FALSE ECONOMY rie aammiel Inco Gets Off to a Good Start Own se hat A a a a died on the battlefields, From ‘the “The Team Had Been Hoarding Up Its Base Hits, Runs |!u* '? cut while engaged tn a Pos! | eons fount ho number it's evidei hat ever: a 2 td stunt with bis sparring partner, bis ten- at he whe ouidaity went ite ca At the Jamaica Track) ad Other Negotiable Securities, but Yesterday They soins vou win cure Wainer the _ Cut Loose Like a Soused Mariner’—‘“The Cubs Are | Newark fighter, which was billed at the Pioneer 8, C. on May 29, has been post- Poned by Manager Doesserick until | the national cham pion, outplayed 3 en Bernbard The latter displayed rare piuck ani yeness. She fought way Lon games in the wec+ ond set. Then Miss Bfurstedt cast loose the heavy artillery of her short range volleying for five games in a row. The final score was 6—3, 6—4, ‘The two winners will meet in the final match this afternoon. It was Mrs, Hitchins who furnished the thrills for the day. She was a trifle slow in getting the mid-court volleys and sharply phyed cross-court shots within the chalk lines. As Miss Goss jalways gallantly attacked at the net, | the Brooklyn girl had the first set safe- ly tucked away before her opponent steadied £ & Ls ing Miss ¢ fire volley for the tally, She was ac- curate and seldom missed court Frederick B, Alexander, the interna- tional player, made his appearance in the mixed doubles as the partner of Mias Florence Ballin, The two played, with @ zest and dash that fairly swept all before them. They had little oppo- sition from Mr. and Mra. Hartwel whom they defeated at 6—1, 6—I1, there by winning their way into the sem’ final round a HOW TO RECEIVE SPORT LEGION MEDALS. Service medals, to be presented to all members of the Sporting Legion, recruited by The Evening World, who are formally enrolied in either the Naval Reserve or the Twelfth New York Infantry, are now being distributed. To factll- te the sending of these medals, which may be worn at all times, legion "members accepted in the aforementioned branches of ser- hat he can defeat t champion, in a ten pat he just made a declara ew side bet of $1,000 with get the povular decision over LL of the annual rowing regattas j have been called off, the amas |Never Were There So Many {he annua opening day's feature, Still Knitting Shocks for Soldiers and Baseball Fans” there is little class to the programme ‘ teur clubs following the Jead > >: leas it devel f a ° uch + Over i rook! i 5. A : Fae haa Gane ete: 0 vice are requested to send their of the intercollegiate association.| Horses Ready to Sport Silk poarrelda:: toe tamion trav fare tee re Wasn't M Snoring ” er in B lyn Af. | une 5. sect J aera Jou elcwntets at present, such as|{ names, addresses they named on ‘This leaves the Mississippi Valley and During the Year. events scheduled, However, the ter the Seventh Inning Yesterday. As Benny Leovard ia booked to meet Champion | they did in the ya r their legion enrollment blanks and " ; Paumonok may furnish a rar re Mee citocs secs ; vayerttene nal contest and make ‘amends yagi Freddie Welsh at the Manbattan 8, C, on May pe ay in OF year still sched~ | seemingly ordinary other events, ” 28, his manager, Billy Gitom, has been compelied |“ led. The committees in charge of By Vincent Treanor. Ina race itke the Paumonok, any - By Arthur (“Bugs”) Baer. to" put beck Mis alx-round bout with foe Welch, | Yur” wi these events have decided to run them ROGRAMME, programme, pro-| thing may be looked for. Horses Copyright, 1917, b¥ Whe Press Publishing Co. (The New York Evening World.) © Quaker City welterweight, at the Olympia) yoy 1) Pagel SU with more a gramme of the races! ‘The old us Ris te vist hee ate at 3 OVERNMENTAL financial experts are squawking tirades against) 4 ladelphia, until J ey will ts p , T e 4 ‘ eve HY « e P ve Tally te the daindio wa Lt pode millar ery will be a welcome trainers are going to be disappointed false economy superinduced by wartime hysteria and panic. The) oo sas cp ani city ace as guerous beat Prose ere to be kent up because |C4l! to some thousands at the gates) ir they don't see their # beratings had a very stylish effect on the Giants yesterday.|,, rox was demonstrvted on Wednesday night yet ween Helle a a bantamweight, which Krtle was glad to @ the address to which they wish their medals sent. Send these communications to Sporting Legion Lditor, Pulitzer Bullding lally manager of Harry 1 mabe, the it i ti of the Jumaica racetract er a” charge #howing th on Pevria lightweight, to-day, ‘Donahue will | [i Faery help to develop the motor beats) Of'the Jaronics rac area tas sare r down tho stretch along about 4 The team had been hoarding up its base hits, runs and other negotiable | at the Yairmont A, ¢., when clone to $400 was ver Peoria lightweight, today, ""Dopahue will Vg ? y the Goverament tn The saddling bell and th tealized atthe betefit which was eld for the | Kady take him on, If Benny is too busy, any- | Pg mgd a. S ection with the navy. America sia “Gilli “enaty Gellonn, dad thon'| * clock, | dee oe iss week | securities, but yesterday they cut loose like a soused mariner. TROT) ccs cevatio. ute, the femmes. Weak bakes, tho | n0d?. ber none, ,300-140 Fingslans ¥iD. do emarhabie building the fust shed eu » and th n all form, however, Sand Marsh, ‘ Yow eadiniy this: oak | een po Hoag nee aie noata . the resonant “They're off! With o. a with his “package” up, looks purchased a boatload of hits, bought themselves a million dollars’ Worth | dieu suddenly vais ‘nether X-say photogmph wes taben yesterd ' ae ; “ign in this country has gone far! this the 1917 racing season will be the winner, He is known as an “carly’ of runs and even made about a thousand dollars’ worth of errors, Such] , ‘ematiie mess shi ‘et the Harlem Hospital of Carl Mor ws wri ; ' -. \ . n oO, oe yhie! e rm f 7 Jimmy Coffey, ¢ nen vy well ud which be i en bile prepari t his bout w { yesa of the het eu ets |on, to continue until well into Bep- | {se Ora aadionpa, ipe frst ofa lavish display of baseball wealth indicates that the Glants intend to). C0 ue trai of Frank Moran, whom ct npg nexigpiedor pve dcr, | And the puliding “ot faster caattt:|tember, But for the war and (ts) trained carefully und nus done every- | keep thelr base wallops in circulation, Allowing your wealth to fester in {anxious to take on er ten-rouad ba with a for dary res the teon, would wal 4 | boats has helped by bringing out new | Poe ble effect on all sport, ho season ae is, ran bs sog yo hove a safe deposit vault is poor fun for the fans. In order to get runs you} 0 0! the low! “ope (sag at be cou! as mt nse oceans west week | + ape a ine 1 i horse 5 oda nothing w Jur bia bout ra loran, the date of which ifrincioles of Gealgn that Aight not |eversstagted with a inore pre m81NG |e aesat bisa. aneminy have (o invest base knocks. There was nothing miserly about the Giants | joc snows cack at Moran tn t glen oe pallet fia grr Sue the WE GUARANTEE bee mc for the keen “4 cludes seaso: nen | ee ‘i ay box Gupboat Smith at I Be “Ly - i Col- ee . . Hincrane 5 lac vholesale 5 Ca Is didn’t have to} */? 6" in / oS eaere y+ mee Serene eS) Bother silk collar on th ket ENNY LEONARD can't seo why| Never have there been more horses, | Instance there in Leochares, fast as acquired runs in wholesale gobs. fhe amazed Cardina a | offer to both Smith and fender for middieweigit bono will be} Ml Qt'any price, and will replace “ h ind wh sel g. but ge Pe ; 5 vhic y thin that dis- about a possible Welsh-Kilbane| Can bred are among the best ever|enough. He is the one which should |“nguished them from the other spectators. Miller Huggins's birds] out. Benny says hat Johnny had! fouled, and to this grand collection | mak arsh extend himself,| chased grounders until their tongues got sunburned. Score and Other) jycjq00 3 his chance with Welsh « few weeks f thoroughbreds has been added the| M4 Is “ready” | | minor detalls furnished upon request. axed ha ay Bey hirsohy Siow eapengeW hg feasoval raul, and Ife beats Homerd wil gO, and that he feels himself entitied | team of the racing world of Europe. /@ ‘speed marvel hue been ‘ahowlae ——— nui Ont WE Ores ba FEM ahey, ee ee to the next crack at the lightweight stars have been trans-|good form in bis training and should | o downtown fans when Indian Clark | Sioux Chief, will meet '¢| Howard, the husky battler from Bayonne, ndee, when they "yay any “Lustre-Silk” collar found unsatisfactory. Tuoley, tie Pater that be will tum the aqueror of Johnny D: 8 are positively =D not to turn yel- laundry, There is a stre-Silk.” Beware of “JUST AS GOOD" kinds, champion, especial he b n ¢|be in the money at least The Cubs are still knitting shocks for soldiers and baseball fans. s ever been in for any battle here, i ae WM. BARKER CO., Makers, Troy, N.Y. " clully as he has ben since the beginning o io y e - - game dea winning fights with clean knockouts! the bloody hostilities abroad, and oO witempt will be made Although the contest on Tuesday night be' Mike O'Dowd of ao frequently of lute that he has taken Nd . a 2 ppe” the horses in the oth » wasn't much snoring over In Brooklyn after venth inning | Pra urna of Jemey City and Joe Ly { " shania 6 aneaeld Charlie White's place as the “knock. |! #ee's best have come across the) Belont’s two-year-old sh idhty--ecgad a gare baind of Brooklyn hard at work for t t of winning, It ought | ut, a8 both men are slug: 2 caboose on | thi drew a large crowd, Up until that time the Robins were trailing like final @ Startwo bolo Gi a6 fa ¢ amount taken shed” Verein ee ne Nes | a freight train, Then a few swat germs floated over from the Polo Grounds | 5 am G ntly’ recovered 1 and the lethargic Flatbushers emerged from their pellegra long enough to | > * poi nee ecg Seaesc oal fosg! y ed to account for the | Manager Robby | Bur drew down $588, wistle Lynch tea be out king.” Leonard has gone ahead °Ce'n (0 struggle in what seems al- | |! of White. He is just as effective, and Ost international gompetition for is a far more clever and a far, UM y of the turf, t ° track on Long Island is] ° faster boxer. In skill and specd he very ra ning scramble, Blug Thistle, on| grab oft elght runs. Owing to the high price of sho | per ceut, of the gross, which made his end $435. | gers panchem, O'Dowd aleo boxes Ted | ranks well up with Kilbane, and be In| crowded to the Mmit with horses, /lass alone, should beat those which | implored his team to stop gallopping around the terrace, A marathoner eri Lewis at the St, Nicholas Kink neat ‘Thumday | @ full lightweight, while Johnoy can There isn't a bit of stable room lefi;OPPOse him, Selections in the other) wore out a set of boots in a marathon last Saturday, Figuring on that} Mitede i" Milwaukee light ght still make the feathe: ght limit at Belmont Park, ona Jamaica ts} Ces accompany this article. hen he wants to, If any boxer the country has a right to r fon ag a contender for the welght tith light- | have looked turf this year is Walter J. Salm eae es REN rd but Belme find| Known for years as an exhibitor at | Bits of wreckage floating around Missouri indicate that another tered his it is Benny Leon ee MADIIA thal Weibull hin| ack, AN this argton tor olors watered MN) great maritime disuster has happened on land. Three or four caps training, owing to the postpone. |4Pd sririted competition throughout |4re ¢ ech with pink squares, | picked up with the legend “St. Looey” on the fenders are convincing | percentage, the Brooklyn's half of the eighth inning was four puirs of|+ - — -—— sady bought three horses, | ment of his bout with Frank two of them being Pollyana and Sir} n filled to overflowing. John R, San-|,[t became known to-day that among ce Nate cogni- | ford, whose horses heretofore would |{D® many newcomers to the running jee ng k Moran, and has taken on three pounds| JAMAICA WELL DRESSED FOR Richard extermination, No lifeboats have been sighted, although there isa | and a half. He feels much better, OPENING DAY CROWDS. | higylintipmssanwuanntl | chance of the spectators having escaped by the exits, The Yanks | { Carl has decided not to call in a doc-| ‘To-day the Jamaica track has been | REGISTRATION COMMITTEE have won 80 many matinees recently that any defeat looks like a tor to explain it t especial tov the openin the season facts that Bill Donovan is still carrying on his policy of ruthless what was nat hang cal ¢ » ‘leveland two te fo » from Bos eaused him to drop to 240. He feels, tors w surprised to see BETWEEN TWO FIRES. typographical error. As Clev tand got two tens for a five ¢ that he can struggle along now e long y Rlalodiietne ton, the Yanks are within a piano's throw of first place. | covered last season, completely roofed 4 stormy meetin fiat aades . land to 5 is in prosp Fred 0 in New York |and extend out some fiftec 4 4 x poe Mg rf py rhie y , }feet beyond tne tf oot ucata | When the Registration Committees of Don't always judge by appearances, Exhaustive food tests show that! The Finest Showing 7 4 You Prefer d Moran perform. — Some tility addit cnal boxes between |the Metropolitan Association of the| there are more calories and more protein in @ bag of peanuts than there is} . nase a tose ae aie i i thing |{h® club” house and grand stand) A, A, U, gathers at No, 290 Broa he ina big, fat porterhouse steak, Yet a parcel of peanuts looks very dumb | of Straws in Town oan aneme is yon tae ny Intended ty relieve the con- | ~ ve to a tenderloin en casserole, We don’t know how many eres good news for you his afternoon to take up the in comparison : : re WH Bie young Wits. pated f TS ee ea ileyi cap, fy ht ew calories there are in @ shoe string, but Fred Mitchell 1s managing to grow | Our Famous Niapon Hanan Futon predicta that Moran wilt) tire st by line Maditied taiats tu quite corpulent on one, Fred is busy manufacturing baseball kings out of J waa Py beat Morris es would have!” Irom. every pons ARES Fc Baa he ta ih g ie ely a bunch of peasants » Cubs haye forgotten how to lose and un ARNOFF $2.50 { made a fable snd Ghee ME SUE alitas urday ve protest against the Mill-| some team jogs thelr e National League race should eliminate LITY i day'« bree and Club was made by the Morning-| “Turn to the Right” as tt muree success of the season, The Cubs QUA Values $3.50 and $4, South American Panamas $9.75 gain yesterday, It is imp in the newest, classy ULTON explalr ' Morris w ner “in of patriotism * A. ©, on the ground that W.}jook like @ peanut team on paper, but, sweet cookies, how those fi didn't nim in the \ rigsma p pegvading the Bran for the Millrose team | niaying baseball. They bit the Braves ve the crowd] to tell how serious the case is at present, but a sample of the Cu the Registration © nittee is shapes, ex | . pel pagerunning has been sent to the Pasteur Institute for analys spte ang | between two tires, ‘The Harlem con- | and baserunning | ' |} clusive . ed by the Morningside Club, braids and bout acted in a ma specting heavy sh Ae NP erika ralica teh. inoment, teh the direction of , f the Griffith seems to be right about baseball attendance picking up. Me bane - 7 Rup Ma lo. while the! 4 ' 5 . a P broke ali the rules of the union. He ( All baseball parks report attendances more numerous than the anne ; A Jam a tre been he Oa! wl ected hit Fulton on the nose aud every. Jamalea t bean {AOS mast | original Florodara sextette. Extra Selected South _where eu soand: Sheree ™ American Panamas J is still with the circus, But Sil? es muddy, Rain drains |! It's imposwit Q wh ry Connie Mack is inheriting any more The Popular 75 just where that is we w now z i " wrinkles from Athletics’ playing. Connie has had a full set of facial ss . Uatit Jeas breaks into print again by PAUMONOK HANDICAP IS OPEN: | ac cin Turf and | ‘lub, Behnont| furrowe for the inst few seasons, What it takes to cause wrinkles the| IRVING making another desperate effort to ING FEATURE Park, to-morrow, 580 fr dogs | Athleticd have, Vasily, yy y Seta iis uray RN ee es QUALITY Feather Weight = ‘ ping with the oveasion.|annual show of the Nassan County Bangkoks i SPORTING. Out f mmonok Handicap, | Kennel Club. It will b first aves . the most wonderful value sigalg eee ae wads MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS ] se"ieessos fF $3.50 Ws. Frankie Adains, Rule Lain 1 Poy | SPORTING. district this sewaon, end will “attract \4 —— vany ven ly ww the ong Island ' polo Lan Quality considered, the above prices are 25% less than the same qualities else- where. its price. than 100 smayt $ 50 » bp Veit styles to 1: ; pick from NATIONAL LEAGUE, || AMERICAN LEAGUE. Cede Wee PC Clade We. P.C,||Clube, We PAC.) Cluba, We LF. 082 9 .720\Cineia’td, 42 17 wa||eonee 50/4. Louls..14 16 467 M4 A Sis RACING TOMORROW AT JAMAICA ' Me 27) eetraed bre |] Pt heomie..a4 ow Oo EP RG LARD tad | RESULTS OF GAMES YESTERDAY. | See Our S vi 6 KI i acike SO theerd arene. W in. | New York, 10; St, Louis, 2, ww York, 7; St Louls, 3. | Wind ARNOF F- RVING For Your ’ PuAIAN IIMA dae GARD ites toteaite Urookiya, 13; Cimclanali, 10 | Washington, 4; Detrolt, 2 indows f Convenience boxing at the Clerinon Cth meee Chicago, 2; Boston, 1 Warcage, 7: Calladelouia, 0. The clever styles cae} HAT a6 Siac ich THE ARIZONA HANDICAP tong te Clean am 3 Sa | aan, Tyce, Boren Nw AND FOUR OTHER GOOD EVENTS, VHT RACE AT ato P.M twice In the senc " 4 GAMES TO-DAY. as much as the ps5 . , , LOOK F REMUS RP IAD AMT RS EA 2 ne ak ios EVERYWHERE OR FOR Tk ‘ % St Louis et Mrookiyn. Hesten ui Chicago ‘ xt i - Ciucinnati at Bosto: Washington ai : i te today with Pitta Chicago at Philadel phi et ely Grounds, Adm. 50 5 =