Subscribers enjoy higher page view limit, downloads, and exclusive features.
Britton and Lewis Box Fast) Draw at St. Nicholas Rink. Gaprright. 1917. by The Pree Publishing Oo. (The New York Krening World ‘ACK BRITTON, now generally Tecognized as tho welterweight champion of the world and Ted Lewis, who claims the Huropean title are at liberty to play the rest of their circuit. Their twelfth bout, or their one hundred and fifty-sixih- found of boxing, was fought last might at the St. Nicholas Rink and at the finish the question of supremacy | was as much in the air as ever, It was a good, fast draw. Lewis didn’t put over his promised | knockout, but it wasn't because he| @idn't try. Countless times during the evening he swung his right with | all his might, and if he didn’t entirely iss landing he only managed to) graze Jack's head, the clever local Doxer always “riding away” with the punches. The men fought at top speed all the Way, and it is not hard to under- | Stand why ine, pul up such even Battles, as they know one anothe styles so weil and both are so adept at the maniy art that they anticipate! one another's moves and of course sidestep or block us the blows come their way. Lewis ried off as though he was confident of stopping Britton tn sb order. He was in the best of shnpe and put every ounce of steam he possesses back of his wallops, but a je said before, Jack was not on hand to receive the goods when or where they were delivered Towards the end of the brut Lewis slowed up considerably. This was not only because he saw it war practi tuscless to bit Britton “on the button.” but because Britton greatly weakened | Bim with a continuous bomburdment in his mid-section. The It "oe Eee to see these twe ver ty at Me. performers pursuing different me 4800; owosmenaldes reverence: Trainer Are Confident In Many of the City Schools : ee chin t rT re ry “ . . . ton psiican HA Co. Seba, Cok bat ’ “The Reds Are Fighting Again and Tossed the Phils Off New York school boys are becoming expert in the handling of Nemeth? aso eaticaity arisen tte pte 3 4 He ll Beat Boots Monday Six to Five’—“There Were No Features to the Pirate-|{ "fies, The Public Schools Athletic League has just finished a report Britton once or twice lancme the . for the school term, wing that a new record for marksmanship was most effective biows, left hocks to ————- . Giant Game, as the Umps and Manager McGraw] scored in many of the city schools the stomach that made Lewis double BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YO Pi paseitireti> Siete — oe hl K BOTTOM DROF OF FED" LEAGUE'S SUIT FORS900,000 PHILADELPHIA, June 15 The celebrated $900,000 suit brought by the Baltimore Club of the late Federal league against organized baseball was fouled out Of court to-day. The Baltimore Club's attorneys suddenly dropped their suit after several daeya had been spent taking testimony here in the United States District Court, ‘The termination of the famous Dase= ball case came after Garry Herre mann, Chairman of the Nat Commission, testified that the Balthe more Club's franchise was not worth a dollar at the time the baseball war ended between organized ball and the Federal League. Mr, Herrmann also declared on the stand that organised baseball brought about peace in order ‘to restore public confidence in the national pastime and also to restore THEY’LL DO THEIR BIT FOR UNCLE SAM NEXT SUNDAY AT THE POLO GROUNDS Copyright, 1917, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York Evening World). | discipline among the players. President Tener of the National League related on the stand the deaj- ings the National Commission, of which he is a member, had with cere tain agents of the Federal Leagive relative to arranging peace terms, ‘The Baltimore Club's counsel sud- denly dropped the case to-day aftér introducing many witnesses during the trial who testified about the cost of the club's grounds and stands, the recovery of which was responsible for the club's suit against organized bas@- ball The Federals had charged that ore ranized baseball was a trust, and aete ing as such had strangled the Fed- eral League and then failed to recom~ pense Baltimore when the peace pact was made, Damages of $900,000 were asked ’ LATONIA ENTRIES. RAGR rinst r two f 110: 110; 110 Vas SACO. thrweareae % 18: THIRD MANAGER Bus DONOVAN. £1,000; Mt Ms and wn; Cochran, Wash. the Tatonia ant Te Gay THRO Basenent at FRANKHN BAKER... CENTER FIELDER }EE MAGEE... GIANTS IN LEAD AGAIN Finn’s Owner and New.Record for Marksmanship During the present y 10 high school boys, all members of the Pickens, Who Heffner are confident that The Finn Were Separated by a Grand Stand Wall and Sixteen tap and oo temporarily persiyaing we | SOCKCY Was! reerahslee thigh ia ag hacp ape ha Athletic League, qualified as marksmen and 363 as sharpshooters. The muscles that his ar bung lio »vere! “ritick is gas : ” sharpshooters made perfect scores on the sub-target ranges, le th qey a Severely Criticised for His| sonday. ‘rhetr charge will be as, ft Days. warioraed-treck the Dalle eye fetty-tive times Oat of prague Toda titty, 1 eayitign’s ability to just ale back | Ride on Hallenbeck Star in} for ts race an be was last Satur vag ech, abarpshooter will be awarded a silver badge, while bronze rwis's bows to 3 ‘ , ay, when be fnidhed third, i ji nadges will be given the marksmen. The Wingate Trophy goes to land by a fraction of an inch was a the Suburban, Will Again] 1f ait une other stars eligibie start— Sardatt abi Wy aun are a ly ) melt vc trvening Worley. | St¥¥esant High School for having scored the greatest number of trea 7 y e 8 Publishing Co. he Ne 0 avening o ro! s, 8 stit avi rod d 135 sh. i) $ cucumber throughout while Lewit| Have Mount and the entry list includes such good HE gooseate is the gait of the tyrant, The Kalser didn't gooseboot | len “storris ttigh finished second tn the list of eohowte tn ine Fae recce | displayed great eagernens t. score a ones as Pennant, Dodge, Stromboli, pgie wbads bs men, Morris High finished second in the list of schools in the rifle tests. Knockout and his face showed disap- a Grids, Soeedals Gal, Borrow over Belgium any worse than the Phils goosestepped over the | pointment when he found “ve couldn't |] the race will be Giants when they goosewaltzed into first place a few weeks ago. t m ¢ worth going miles = ” op i ETS | By Vincent Treanor. Lo wee And Pat Moran has been goosetwosteppiug around on that first place } were dressed for ihe street nobody HE Excelsior Handicap, which} Jockey Pickens, who was so se- Plaza ever since, But what is a goosestep for the goose is a goosestep The Mark of / Se aloud tren a slewing tone I vill be run at Jamaica next | Verely criticised for is poor ride on for the gander. And yesterday those Giants ganderstepped over the Phils Quality ' foams batt, if they bad just eal snc Oty: Promises 10 be almost The Finn in the Suburban, will again and popped right back into the lead again. The goosetrot isn’t VerY hat jt te pot all sunshine and profite | atte ap Throughout ] laying checkers they couldu't have |% Interesting as wax the Suburban | be astride of the Hallenbeck stur, Mr. jovial when you are th 4 7 ot all sunshine a ‘ofita | afternoons are a time to hold boxing shows . hts ; : ‘4 D ) e poor fish who is being goosewatked on. But when promoting boxing matches and that there at Minneapolis, Prom Potts of the Minne The World i 4 lene mcathed. vet Wed “~ ise . re ; Se main ae. 8 biae Ms Ge attributes Pickens ie you are ganderfooting all over the other guy, the shoe is on the other mar ippointments in connection | apolis Boxing whe Jont m the Charley other twenty-round match,” said | yeinn can hak aR Nata aah webfoot. The Giants goosepromenaded all over the Pirates, while the m is shown in c , cu a an can come back anc eat Boots,| than poor judgment, and is con : Jimmy Brod hina them ou w will be on inght wis, after Uh ut, “Lt is prett i ‘ res i hile. fa thatteaasn wh .: m, matchmaker e ‘ iat a wit in ten, vue pow 7 | the Kreat three-year-old who defeat. | fident that next Monday he will prove Reds were goosesauntering over the Phils. Which is the reason hy NeW Nicholas Rink. He had Joh bodily Rete eres ; thivk 1 bave so much w stamina | him over the mile and a quarter| his worth and win the classic, Yorkers are quacking gleefully, The Giants are in first place again. ani Willle Jackson carded to box at his McCarty, the Westar | than he that I would surely wear him|journey, ‘The distance for th x —_— Ask that orchestra to play a gooseonestep and we will goosestep a dance next week. All the printing Was city & ten-round bout im that | down over the distai celsior is only a milo and a siateentn,| A: K. Macomber continues his win- The Giants’ score was (wo runs, while all the Pirates got were goose eggs. for the show, but last night Doc = E hi i Britton weighed 1 pounds and | ood adiirers af The Pig aasents| ning streak at Belmont, Yesterday oS a ro cUne eae : r manages af deciaon, ini:-ued| Cae Meh ene Wty oe ten mide veryt ing | “4. ford cOBRdaut than thay Were be.|"® pub over two winners and. at -OaTe. Johnston that Jackson's injured eye, | in the future if he 08 10 demand big money as i - The Reds and Phils ceased fraternizing along the Western front. which papel ha recent knox for hia services, Nate Lewis, w ois ater tue re the running o sa My " jairly good prices, ‘Trackse . ecelved in his recent k very i OMB rare sport for Gear old New| fore the runuing of the Huburtan{isiriy wood prices, ‘Truckaend aur~| pywore ota separate pence neetn ae Groundece en's, Quy swirwming vit ict ver Chic simier, nent im Gann ate «tat ea nth A Man Wears York will take place Sunday at | {Dut he is the master of A. K, Macom. | PFised t " y beating Augus' in the middle of the Atlantic. Which is almost as groundless as a led yet aml he asked for a red Papen ot the Minesepolte Dosing Club, bat FOR ALL Veimonts Lucullite 1 b e dem a i t $6. Pi ; the Polo Grounds, when there'll | bers entry sey nay Hage heck tre Vermont farm. The Reds are fighting again and tossed the Phils ment to Frida ning, June ee nner DS Reaeraten ot 98,000, Rromatens } not only be a big pairiotic band con Ah owner Hallenbeck and trainer | Memorial Scakes, worth $3,000, which) off six to five, Yea bo. mee ee haere nied itn down, practically gives him) front rank 1 the 9 eert, but there'll be a professional ag the season's two-scur-uids = nent along came Ike Dorgan, ma Me oth * bantamweight 6 baseball game between the Yanks} : Guin colt Was Gouatit trom WW, fo Ail Where ware no featur the Pirate-Gi ; u and) 8aer of Franke Moran, io toll hin that | Mews Tran. eto wae ot athe" fs ummer an@ the Browns, the firat time on] ‘hat he ever heard didn't have! ler, who owns the stalion Uncle, Manager McGraw were separated by a grand stand wall and en days. gher's right hand was stilt, more tha mths as a result of a broken arm Seed telat: two: mason leheut releea | SRY spin iP looked | acng with Motor Cop, which won, Ui thering him as @ result of trying to|%y welved in a bout with Kid Woolt at Feoord ehat two major league clubs] “Uy? uy) and! emphatically denied nr vace. yeaterday.” War’ Machine! rng yanks didn't : Ree ee ann, MP Catl Morrie recently and that he | gure’ rain! wry aits tlt, and ie orts on the Babbath in| the 4 and Uhree other yearlings, for $80,000, je Yanks ¢ play yesterday mine L © Box didn't won't be able to box Fred Fulton, as meet Kid Weolt for eiget rounée at Memanen en @ reguiarly scheduled league game deed kdew who wart = play either because it rained on their side of the Pol unds, too 4 ‘ pepsi Hd Weolt for eight rounds at Memphis on our soldi 0} rie lp 4 ' . é noter's lot is not alwi a happy one. he matched to meet either Frankie Burns of Jersey te benefit of our edgier b Lea cltich e was elt er a tric nd of | non Riv pe bad the race at jue After having the Cards in their pocket for five innings, the Bu ‘i City or Pete Herman at the some city on July ; ne nor of Bi d be @ fine fellow two jumps from home he fe ‘| ‘ ; St. Loory ‘op. The q . ' i : meats to handic a crowd that ill | to quit Gibson now atterall the time | Wolverton, coming trom nowh Robine dissolued and gliowed Bt. Looey to cop. The final score wag |, Fail ul of, Cuteape, former SARA Ol) vosas Nestor, the feet dormer liz lighimetaet, | Spalding } SOs the capacity of the stands, Tho: Jand money he apent int nging me) driving finish with Marchena, nosed five to four and it was very final, Nothing more to be chirped : ee Luby at Thataneeh: 1a eee, [AN¢ Prenble’ Burns, the Calstornis tienter, wl L A the week will tuke advantage of this! Gib gt Riad tay Milman mmey: ke ing Wot Weveaslly's oe Byron re ext Monday might. In the ’ opportunity to see the two ack} Pm sure char hat Wanda Pitzer third race,| Put baseball caps or paint foul lines on the canvas, ca ae Clebig's ether bee seked bin ts Ad 523 Fifth Avenue American League clubs in action nay be i M1 have a enabl avou win becuuse Kloe- | referee the umpire ar ° Rit CORSO RE IK: Wl SPURT AGMOON | seat! th Forenae ; a ee j nampion and I'm going to ker went wide in the stretch, Kleeger | ing. So Quat's ihe, inns m tie WAY | boat gees F B ‘weight champlor "ts peal is > HAL de { retire Any Van apprentice, He atc tn} Ump Klem says lv anxious to be Ne wrong some day, Me is) ago. On his arrival here Clabby will immedi Mike O'Dowd th ne i SEA, shen eal ee aaei teat are Wad | Ale th TT hs eae et [euraue Yo bnew Bow 1 fn Snags tn Mae em re | AG, Spalding&Bros,, r night, where | om nit tough | event a Zulu Kid that he was going to shake his man- |}, on inMatan ia ian saute’ ucla the 1 lot of atuff yesterda Any affable ts yet ple for his success in the ring 7 i . can mane th poure was barred from boxing in that city « few ler way w renee id 7 aoe Pet Ln fis is dvising me as he} Handicap, but ney figured promi oc, hes hed the bed fihted and todas be Al McCoy S23 Fifth Avenue, at 43d Street me "So pt, ba ons Solano ene has done ever since | amounted to! ently in at won the last race, al-| WISH THIS RAIN WOULD STOP, IT’S OVERSUBSCRIBED a ta nee Baie Gute the Clermont Ulu. rT ‘ | ALREADY. Vittabuiraih middleweight. for ten rounds Madden bat | at Ey Hall, Pitts to-nieht will uo ying, would win i ry 4 PN ge . " , Buck W made a tlin p and a ra & throw Tiger Bs ¢ fam in toe viginity Learn ¥ ‘ I d Timothy oO w series, Buck says ® 1 the and rai ann ee haat dal | UCT a taakhore fa hae e to wt Suits to Measure at awe sae sen ae Ok mi a la sin sis meine | ° n Cake and Sweet M f segme 1 t oats 190 44 St. ROS, | son BL Madden, conti WIND 2. Jowie Lannie, 110; Bm | ime Saeki” '_ Most-Forgotten-Prices 2". es ge ae ee is NOSOR ENTRIES. Seda wee . > : badly undersubscribed rake} Se _____, SPORTING. We say most-forgotten because advancing woolens BELMONT PARK ENTRIES. ’ OTTAWA ENTRIES. and labor costs have made $22.50 an unusual price. It is In apite of the A forts on th nae 4 Rig D atlll holds 5. “Hah Moet. ™ j low — very low—-and made possible only because of eras for chinarese's bs fener far Agee ‘Sc " Tie vc S iirlongs ee Pies Hoot Ta eae shrewd buying of materials months ago How do you know P won't cop the As EHTEL L pat Mind Sweep AT BEAUTIFUL But style is not stinted and there is a lavishness of i vhs ad nk: te. wake. Feyr Brok ah us . sie ‘ 4 mentn BELMONT PARK excellent workmanship that will appeal to any judge of Merge . Wey" . s t ear ods good clothes. es NEP ES ENN ; int i TOMORROW A large variety of materials gives ample chance for M . I “ MAJOR UE STANDIN ' Quarter ‘wast oO choice, Samples and Style Suggestions on request ' is J LEAG GS ara HM: : aroneant || PHC $7,500 Belmont 5 : 4 i “ ras yer ’ wie . 7 Me $3,000 COACHING CLUB HANDICAP. Suits to Measure, $22.50 seat National League. American League. ata QUOGUE HANDICAP ; ‘ot se aad a fuck Clubs, WEL PC. Clubs WeSC. Clube, Wee PC. (Clubs, WoL. mi aly M0 : : iH | ps ij “a “ yg. Gs ae epoca rey] pine elep Hee gany ero P lar hi rad rr poe eet ieraor agg (LTURRC , Mots 18 and THREE other Good Races : te ee Es ' Vanike Phite 16 636 Hrookiyn, 17 24 415) Moston... 30 17 .638 Ht 202847 | i ta sith Hh BEGINNING AT 2.30 P.M, ts a a a“ , hs 22.877 Hoxton, 16 24.400. New York 26 20 565 Wash'ion 14 29 353 \ch ei nee leave Pater nee enan uk Dae cea there mt as Mt, Louls,.26 24.542 Piutn’gh . 16 42.383 Cleveland 26 26.500 Phila....16 24.364 nha “Hiern nace aris i h AY Brosklye TWO STORES “TITH | RACK--Por mentor te RESULTS OF GAMES YESTERDAY ; pa, 10H: K 0 Mae iy hat Set St latervels up BROADWAY @ NINTH STREET AND rian Ne Fiuanereh, a eas rca Virwud Stand. Pavdocs wglteys 20 &. 420 ST., BET. FIFTH & MADISON AVES, DF: Womavulary 102. * Asien 4 Fook 8; Hrookiyn, 4 40. Kain Ladies 81.00 * 3 iran” 119) h 11,6; Philadelphia, 5 Philadelphia vs, Detroit, Rain NTH AuDyg P. S. Knowledge gained from experience is never dis toni” : Chicago, 3: Boston, 3 Washington vs, Cleveland ¥ turbed by bombastic arguments of the half informed. In ie handice re ond, nt : es GAMES TO-DAY. : il ee iy i ¢ i P rome. (1a Sow York at Plitsburgh 1. Louls at New Yor 1 1 lain iH ~ vestigate. Arnhetu Axtoms three . Krooklyn at Mt. Louie en aN Moser 17 San BROWN'S FAR ROCKAWAY Toston Be Westen at t hleag Philadetphia arene ironliait Yay BAMttltn” Levnoky “ys, Marthe! ‘Aaddeg” BASEBALL. TO-DAY. Om Pew hin a! Cimeinnatt Detroit at Washington, . t W jo ® eneaston Bile, Americans v6. 8 ‘ Wt sails ae Weather + Bhiva, 68 Bus Burke, Ada