The evening world. Newspaper, August 2, 1917, Page 10

BEST SPORTING PAGE IN N WELL, THIS IS A GOOD START! DR JOSEPH B. KNIPE IS FIRST 10 SUBSCRIBE TO EVENING WORLD FUND -t- Former Amateur Boxing Champion Has Honor of Starting Ball a-Roll- ing in Campaign to Raise Money to Buy Athletic Supplies for New York Troops. TO-DAY’S THE DAY! bit" for the boys of New York State he front to fight for YOU! Do your who are going fund that wil to Contribute to the supply them with boxing gloves, baseballs, bats, footballs Help to make them fit to sbow that Americans are the fini fighting men in the world Contribute @ thousand dollars if you can Contribute $10. Contribute $1 There will be « use for every dollar turned ATHLETIC FUND, ci of THE NEW YORK Contribute $100 n to the ARMY EVENING WORLD. BY ROBERT EDGRE. KNIPE, JOSBPH B. R. formerly amateur boxing champion, has the! D honor of being first to subscribe to the fund athletic supplies for New York troops. Dr, Knipe wan no anxious to et check tnto the fund in @ hurry, after he had read The Evening World's announce. ment in this column yesterday, that he w ing the check was the following letter: | My Dear Mr. Edgren: | inclose my check for $5 for The Evening | World fund to buy athletic goods for troops ‘It is a good cause and | will bear fine fruit in saving lives and morals, Later | will take up ion in my gymnasium and forward eame. .Very cordially JOSEPH B, KNIPE, M. D. xperience, knows the geod that can be done hope that thousands of others will follow it by messenger, Accompany - R, KNIPE, from his long by athletic training. W Every reader of this columa can “do hin bit,” If you knew how much the athletic goods we will soon be sending along will help our soldier boys to endure the hard grind of military life, how much pleasure they will give to the fellows who will have none too many pleasures while the war lasts, what important results in fitting men for the fighting lines will be accomplished by this fund, you'd send in your money to-day. “Make all gneeee are to NEW YORK BVENING WORLD, and address all letters to MY ATHLETIC FUND, CARY OF THE BVENIN WORLD, NEW YORK CITY, SRN HE Government has Intrusted the raising of athletic funds for New York State troops to us. It was necessary for some one organization MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, Roamer’s Form Reversal 1917, | EW YORK RAIN SAVES YANKS’ SCALP |The Red Sox Were Hardly in First Place Long Enough to Find Out How it Felt”—“The Giants Not Only Seem to Have the Pennant Sewed Up, but Every Day They Put a Lot of Fancy Stitching Into the Job.” By Arthur “Bugs” Baer org The ¥ Pur * * Yorks ine Worlds i) U8 WAIN batted for the Yauk Ihe beat had played O ov many doublebeaders at the Pe s receully that nobody claimed exemption when ’ at the bat. The deluge ved the Yeuks from @ trimming. a» Browne were (wo runs abeed, coole ff the atmosphere neatly and beiped t he vendors depleted lock of lemonade, Like the boarding hey of when Wie roof jeaked, baseball park iemo dey ely ow About four thousand rain clwcks were given « The big game in the American was collaborated in by the two The Chicage birds gyped Jack rry'e Box out of the lead by neking yesterday's game. The Med @ hardly in firet o long enough to find out how it felt When Kay Caldwell is tn gible his pitching is punk, but when Rey # good, hie pitching rrigble to th or guys See a shame that e Yanks are floppne st of the second ¢ with @ m strong Kh to w he pennant Ai That's the ‘ ve when id Giants not only seem ¢ penn sewn up, but every day they put a lot fancy stite to the § The same baseball « que w beat the t onal League ts also handing the Pirates the razz, After ng t all seam would be tough on Giants if they were be out by a k. Wh , possible, as they have seen ball clubs in back Of ‘ein, not seven graffes No race in the National League re tsn't even a race for the caboose position, Generally there is # corrugated tussle going on for the southern end of the league, Rain cooled off a couple of the clube in the American, The Browns cooled off about last May. About time for some Boston bue to t hot weather on the, umps. Up that way the umps get credit f ing from mumps to {increased taxation You got to hand the Athlet 1 W neton teams credit for fintsh- ng out the season, They have a future ahead of ‘em like a rabbit in rabbit atew, but the boys gamely nue to rattle und in their uniforma, They are going thre the motions when less game guys would curl up Uke {cancelled sta ny Sisler, who plays with the Brown any position on the field except a squatting one. One field that George refuses to cover is about two feet of the old bench. Since the Browns joined him, he has played first, second, short, third, pitcher, catcher and outfield. Not bad for a young Democrat. The young fellow can also run like a jack rabbit crazy with the h When Sisler steps out on the baselines the bugs think that Barney Oldfi is driving. but not like them, can play | | | | | Walter Johnson might not be ning his salary this year, but don’t forget the stanzas when the old boy was nothing but a big hick, and wasted about eleven million dollars’ worth of perfectly sincere pitching | with a pewter team in back of him, Now that Walter has acquired metropolitan manners and wisdom, he realizes the folly of trying to hit the moon even with an arm like h It's a wise guy who doesn't try to swim against the tide ° to do this work. It must be done quickly, for TO-DAY thousands of National League. American League. | A d Sp t i St Te T Fat f Ci Ll fo] igse. se twamelba dae Gan talars ok few Teen Gikie are saute ite || cians RR ll are" n ectacutar Storm — Tennis Tourney e of College the athletic goods they need. Soon there will be thousands more, |] New Tork.68 30 .659 brooklyn. 45 46 Yors.49 45.521 || t Seabright S ts Will B "unds ‘are to be started in every Bate bu Ueetista 6s .94s|Chtetas a 09 gon Gener nae ali Woemnatbecte | Shoc acegé6ers at a A abrig | Sports Wi ea We showed what we could do with the Liberty Loan. Now let us show Phie.. ..47 40 541 \Bosiom... 88 52 422)| Cleveland.54 47 535 Phils 468.370 |) « | ° how well we can take care of our own fighting men! |] Clneinants 64 48 629, Piu'ah, 31 64 .327/) Lewolt....82 46 531 4 Loule,.96 62.367 || $- | Halted by Storm Decided 7 o-Day FAG talking with Capt. Tem Flanagan of Canade RESULTS OF GAMES YESTERDAY. ‘ ; me “yell ptosis Ais ae [ Linen Gaining ce Chanaian trope. whe had charge of | jew vert, 8; Phisburch Chicago, 4; Heston, 0. In His Previous Start at Yonkers, Andrew Miller’s Erstwhile he ' i a F Wash 5; Detrolt, 4 (13 ,. i Shifts eup o} s for) yonse to the cal “1 tell you," said Capt. Flanagan, “giving the men sport for their | rT. 4) te Led t saomaet Tpurdage 6) Palaisime Champion Ran Last, but at Opening of Saratoga Season He | ene round robin doubles on the turf of| Executive Committee of the National leisure hours makes them twice as good fighters. I've seen them el " ¥ j h j i e Sea Bright Lawn a Cricket! Collegiate Athletic Association, rep- 7 eage va, Boston, Rain New York va, i, Loais, Rain ts Old Rosebud, the Favorite, and Other Stars, int" ich ; P coming back after hard days in the trenches, and instead of moping GAM DAY | Easily Bea f : », at Sea Bright, N. J., were necessi: | resentatives of the leading colleges around and wondering if they'll be killed when they go back, they run | &8 TO- . the Handicap. |tated by an accident to Harold A) and universities of the country will to get into an athletic su a @ of ball, or or York ot Pitteburgh, hrockmorton and a heavy thunder - 4) ) 5 crowd an — meet at the New Willard Hotel. rena to see some regimental or company championship boxing match. Wesokiyn of Cinetnant, | show Frederick B, Alexander, the]! : Ni {ta otel. Boxing is the greatest sport of all, for every man becomes ry ‘er in Boaton at Chicago, Desroit at Washington, By Vincent Treanor. little girl Wednesday morntog. AC-|internationalist, took on the national| V@shington, D. C., to-day to discuss the army. There's more enthusiasm over # regimental championship Philadelphia at 9, Loula. Cleveland at Philadelphia, y » |cording to Johnny, the youngster | s1\\yr ingsor champion Elliott H. Bingen |t8¢ advisability of continuing college than over a world’s championship outside, where men can go where SARATOGA, N, Y., Aug. 2 | weighed in, blinkers and all, at nine |Ju/or Indoor champion Tints tt ie | athletics during the war they please and do what they please. And the Boches are in growing | -— oleic — oven - MOST spectacular rainstorm,| pounds. The new beby will answer | tls patlher \t pAtl mt "| The meeting will not be a general fear of our men, who come at them like fighters, with Bey ; sr and | tthe name of Marle when she gets | Who wrenc anki ly gather: Of the eascclation: (f thrusts they don’t understand. Grane # accompanied by thunder and‘? the name Alexander and Binzen were ready to| « ation, but all : lightning, which uproote | : meet Holcombe Ward, the six times na Seueree wh Ah he anys m abet be . e cha ee ; form reversal by! “He didn’ ad all! onal champto: doubles, who made | have been invited to attend an IKE DONOVAN, great oll-time champion with the gloves and for WOME RLArUIRR: fori rey er aad! ey) Ae aie e map eal aad Be aaa onal Latin in in ; : seen ine, for, [exPress their views with the purpose of many years boxing instructor at the N. Y. A. C, is going to the war. Andrew Miller's Roamer and the de> | roe eee al on hint | SB siavanth Roun Pairing with” th deciding upon a uniform system for This won't be Mike's Srat experience, He serve: ve Two clubs conduct boxing shows this} Willie Kabler and Jimmy Kane, rival festhet= feat of five fay marked the . mer Yale Captain Howard A, Plummos, |Qeding upon a uniform ed through the Civil ondy ene | wolenta ee Ay hoagie In just these words did Trainer|"e) i iie. replaced Raymond D, Little p war 1s in War. He is now seventy years of age, but as young as any one {n action, pced he ty “et yecrinrag AP | attraction’ a1 the ¥ Club cast /OPEnIng of the racing season here! sf Xey Hirsch size up Papp's chances | ater Sen See race are. | BroreEe J 4 rap: me: CRON ne yi ee oO : jouday night. ‘The wi bout will be) yesterday, The storm had ¢ body|!n thé Flash Stakes. Papp won in a! in the schedule je teams were pre-|” stajor Palmer E. Plerce, Presid aioe hate gy hy Masmning a base hospital uniEunder the) atthe Manhattan Club ‘Ted Lewis, | Noud eek pat cual Ack Suliter ee : fi a i. : sae a iy ee walk, coming from behind in the| paring to go into action when the storn! meso" WOR OANACAL amines pry: direction of Dr, C. C. Howard, © has twenty-cight youngsters now in|weiterweight champion, and Mike SAC OKLA cf) YUH Fe te dae ee ee ADORE OBS Ab AM. & stretch to run over Adelne Patricia | broke compelling a re-start of the tout-| commission on training camp activitie training and wants to get togother thirty-one more men to do hospital| O'Dowd, the popular St, Paul boxer, moan, the rueged weet ate night; the defeats of the best chdices left}and Top Coat, Funny how horses | nament this afternoon. of the War Department, will pealian are one, tnene, cheers, aapendeaCukinne nd three stenog- | clash In a return battle, At the club will exchange punches with Muy Vapke| the “form” players staggeting. can fool even their trainers, im tt not? | heodore Roosevelt Pell and Bernon!and explain to the delegates the attle Bee Ue Sa Je Xa 2 Be snenang + the men will all receive|down at the beach Walter Laurett, the |in @ ten-toumt bout It was Roamer’s form somersautt,| "nn, by the way, le the first of) 4 “Prentice were ulso ready for ticlt tudo of President Wilear end: alas af ai tnew every bey we've selected,” sald Mike+yesterday, ‘They're [Dromising West Site neta a jana — however, that carried the greatest| with hic weuhrcy wuich has won net Frederick, C. Inman ®2'| Secretary of War Baker, both of whom all fine fellows of goo ter, | knew their fathers PES Melly) OF re BION COR De Young Marino. the clerer east side bauta™ shock, Th erstwhile champion, MBC ADR WORD the ol he have at one time or another advise mills, “If any one wants to volunteer to go with us he ean find’me (Found event, with Freddie Kecse, the |aigit wi Priokie, Burn te inoue ot DERRdE bea Slawiedl GE tue docken | oTRInmiy. DAVIae cies dookey, Waal The Arh pale iy the | My ecdtiogea not to. eive’ co. thee alee at No, 61 West One Hundred and Eighty-first Street.” crack Brooklyn lxhtwelght, and Soldier | iat youngwter le hay ever tackled, will open | 2% a ‘ i Lack Ih MR TAAGRIB Rta he Opec | ee BAe dteonert [lero BIL Doscher in the semicfinal of ten | ihe tall ipsica mason in Stl Hevnietwa, I, |Club, ran last in a fleld of four in} jin" ip {ne saddie after an opera | Beh Aang. tae Sait ED KID LEWIS fights Mike O'Dowd again to-night at the St, Nich. | rounds. Ge tae Fis in. oe His opmoneut will| his previous start at Yonkers, the/mour in the last race and had the by] eT all Pig rg ae ; » be either Dick Low # lackvor oF B ; ean Weite iia event os ee he | had been specially prepared for the fire olas, Manager Jimmy Johnston ian’t running that ancient bluft atone a ie eee eae : tuo | Winner on that occasion being the) svent won until Fife, saving a lot | hee pier tompetitione on ture this ace-|( Deammond Dust having the tcemaking machine at work under the floor, It will be a! Charlie Rom. trainer of Gan Ue Ta toe Be oa a me to) Burg, ao /comparatively infepfor racing tool,| QF. duets as ‘aneiacin peat | hot evening around the ring, but @ hotter inside, Lewis outboxed O'Dowd | Mune mae ten dane ; as him pewetically mailed to box Al Shubert | Daddy'a Choice. Testerday, in the ee oe a ge PORTLANU. Me, Aug. 2.— a little in their last fight, but it was a slasher. fifteen Founda in New Halford, Mam, Lavoe! Saratoga Handicap, Roamer, having! If the owners of Aquoduct, Ja- SARATOGA ENTRIES. BULK ae pleahees eka tae Ee 24 ce Lewis will give away several pounds of weight to O'Dowd. Ho did Jast aries et or bimte | completely fooled Handicapper Vos-|maica and Empire City can agree oe the Portland ri League’ Paine time, but he carried the fight to the bigger man in a way that ustonial Charile Wetnert sare I - irs upon fall dates there will be racing| nen n a |e he petemus, baseball © the spectators, Now that he le welter champion and has a reputation ty seen taddea,, tho | ChATiET Perelll, the tough sat olde tight-/DUFE, got Into the stake with in New York until Election Day. All| want tain at fh eden? ain. | the Brooklyn” In” the "Netionst uphold he may fight even faster. | tadiden, the | weight who , for the pam tare | vownda, and there was no stop to him|three tracks have. applied aten, (soir satiate, 100 rit Master | Lvague. Pitt, whose home ts Ine tock wishes ibecelasis ia bis ih 2 deeryweigtt, at (BO) nti on a | ruht ‘and mistainel over the mile and a quarter route. |and it Is known that the Jockey Clyb farm, TO: Motier Me OS; King Oak | Ha." will Joln the Robins at the close of = | Woueer ,orting Club next Twenday uit tuttle Mam, with ed'| tut Ga war ana {Wil Allok theme But onew aeanniaving TUL” & earns he’ Bustern League season, ° ° He stepped in front all the way and | Will allot the it Gace Resonlaslen | | Be dechase: | unin: | Nad his opponents dizzy before the|*#nts the days following the Bel- | about fv Dah Earn, BOSTON, Aug. 2.—Dr. Richard ©, working like @ trojan atthe Went side Club foi yg | the favorite of the race and wigner| —_——_ Varies two-yoam-oid; | American jveague baseball team, has E ° df Athi t . battle with, Edie W'Kete at the | a“ of five previous starts, ran like a si OLDFIELD CHALLENGES RACH tae Ahlen ytnccyameld: | volunteered “and” has Vainderkone et - ¢ atuinday ule el j . mination. fo commissio ing plater, His early speed was neve UT. Move ins ce Oe a IG i me | ee CE eis Gata é rev | posely put on “the brakes" he cou din't| ——-- tive da Hiaxcgemt od cui AGO, Ave, Umpire James n Pa @ big hit with the native populatio: see rematohed to fight Jaber W Ps } It ts just possible tha pounds | rigure | tomobdile racing who has| Strom A: Ho Daddy's Cho x to an injury to | ars elcome News of|* ? population “ Albany, by | Soe oee foe Old Reet (figure in. auton f as} ‘ Si Ladde'e Chole. | owing to an inju nis foot, which 3 caciliti The next order will be for athiotie| _eMing Larinaby, Mes barywolest tiemarion, | dake Cores, the Mt the Aindrome [18 too Dig a packaxe for Old Honebud | neen the sensation of the western speed: | {igs Clewatie tt. ieee Celt: | handicapped him in the performance of 4 Cc} Apparatus to e@ t . retume tw the er ey ott Cs, of Rochenter, on ‘This | to ¢ rh and me . ys th 4 ew “Gold Bug’ | Imp. Duettiste, 10} irie, 100 dutle: Great Facilities for Pparatua to equip the gymnasium] (em Ot soy tose Bob Der Mer ae pocieiate oh a t| beat him, which reminds us of some |*ays this year with his new “Gold Bug’ | my. 114) Duett imp i wie eo a Sport feature of the club now nearing com- | inein event past six weoks Ne | axcuses made recently for a certain|*péed creation, wants to stage a series LEBTH RACE two3e os s Betlen. Chis edulommar cut tcchs food hores, Hin st connections |of match races at the Sheepshead Bay | five and.e half furlongs, Aileen Q.. 102, Viein INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. thin Ss. € wn un 1 ¥ 1, a fast | Spee n » decide the world’s cham- Araiea, Lit e Mere, 10 “But ber ol wrestling mats, punching bags, box jeay | t runt ui peedway t ie M . : ‘ack hurts his feet, he can’t carry | pions Barney has wired Promoter LON. Starwort, Zw) Degroe (up Oy ERICAN FLOTILLAS |!0« gloves, weight chines, bo track hur re plonship, Barney Poacher, inginia ¥ NDIN 2 2 2 1 f nes and other fixtures | Outside of that he has a chance in| ¢)°"! Raat ne aahiaate 4 4 oL. Po D1 i Authorization to spend ail the money {essential to an up-to-date gymna-| | any company |nim wi any one of the four drivere ag Provience.69 38 608 Rochester.49 53 480 Necessary to equip their new club-|#lum floor, The gymnasium will be| CHICAGO, Aug. 2—Mrs. Melvin Jones|The mercury 4 8 vin the | Give Billy Bovrand har ol Ane for a ide bet In a series of contes. : Nene . “ “ a Battolo “3 9 420 SHINE BRA va tive Bul Another chance, Ole mentioned De Palma, Resta, r |] Toronto. an aaa | ] house with athletic apparatus and |'¥4dy soon, Hesides six shower baths | of Glen Ouk Country Chub, woman golf Morning and + until sun-lig qa good colt, Sykes on Top Coat |cm mind. Ralph. Multord ‘to form seal Nai Baltimore 86 44 .560 | Montreal, rae musical instruments has just been | here will be a tea room and a place! champion of Chicago, had to play 19) 0%" Detroit won! in the Flash Stakes, nearly knocked |t npetition. Either of the above e , \ the qualifying round w pat A ERE indian the Ries ean tace for cae 5 RESULTS YESTERDAY, received by the American satiors | where the men can purchase tobaccos, poles at Midlothian Country Club to|standish wee wine ee pear of 78, him sane atlas wad ah nt make @ Keen race | ny DONGAN HILLS ENTRIES. a ReUeIS YRATEOR from the Navy Daportment in Wash- aa lant refreshinents at pre-war | yeqeh the fnal round in defense of her Cup last yeu ts i with W.Re| was lucky to hold his seat In the AAR eS Oh AWE te Ae OM oe nape tne tea Toronto, 6; Montreal. 5 (2nd game), ington The newh was re eived a ae ae + ane ctup|{ tit! Mine Mildred Smith of Hvanston | Nicholson of ramingtain i the ira saddle, This veteran rider “com f | xxel nary Balthm Richmond, 6 (at wae, est enthusiasir e cert hall feature of the clup eight. Naine ry bitterly after the race (Es aes Jas tae Nahai Saltin said age lgheibe nua to carte | has been playing moving pictures and | Ns the mateh square at the end of sol Le abrh a that Syke wilt either Kit BASEBALL RESULTS On wake 1p) 5 privy ane ‘stor, 3 (lat game), leoncerts to crowd ne 18-hole round, Mrs. s will con-| The New York w sik ae omebody or get ed himself with | 5 Nee 4 t Ha 5 Blanche in the matter of providing | OF i : FEO ARN RAUAME LOE i : ape to-day w ny + ei ho : x » olf Club) ON rough-shod work, Bully Boy | — - Pi olutes act hie yield plied nine for their shore amusements over | Month, It ts Ker patronized not | teat the Micbpside cslgd ala Set pee: namenhietntia pave won. the pace, but Old | rae Aaaacialign, fant: gol, abut jewark vs, Providence, only by the men bu eir officers, |F. C. Letts jr., Western champion, who ‘ 7 ver th tosebud should have won, too | . “ store 1118) Ben’ £ GAMES TO-DAY, here. 8 r | Van Cortlandt lnk. we halt WV | miu 0; Toledo, 1g {Vivoe 115: Seabbard . i, dusk aiee end vabeka a thal British Commodore of the Port {easily defeated Mra, Luther Kennet.|ovent te ant row. The! As Maurice McDonald said ‘attor. |sitiw' ki keang City 8 aetna Newark at Baltimore welcome news was to despatch an! Ws the honored guest at 4 show the| formerly Southern Culifornia champion, and pairs. w ) start any|the races? If you bet on a good Minka ip Magee 10 ind tnningy na 8 Rochester ai Hulfalo, order to the United States for $1,000; other night, the feature of which was |g to 7, jtime during th inve fee | horse something happeas to him, and astern Leawue. Torenio'ss Moniz, worth of musical instruments to aug- | + lecture on flying at the rm “ jot 1 y r layer {f you stay off him he rolls home,” §:_ Worcenter <Worcentec, 1; Lawrence, 4 rovidence at Kichmond, ment the atring orchestra which en-| battle front, delivered by. w Canadian! GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass, Aug! and pts will Ro to 1 the B patna. "Worcester, 18. Lawrence, 0; etcond FEOe Oo) se ceOv el | wah SOT RE he sighty gol t t . KO start- - wo EPS ¢ Hartford Harton, 0: New Londor ¢ertains ‘he men every Saturday] from Toronto, The Major rt|2—Although etahty Kolfers ex ha \ vclaration. of {#picious ugh as far a isingnivide Mininaields Be Portanut: WE ii trah dite sad 44 SPORTING. night in their new club house, Their| his lecture tour in a nearby rey unnual tournament of the Wyantenuck ation of | @plOlaiMe onouan Bator Bs § Roman: I Y ware sear an une | a come over to entertain the A can|Country Club of Great’ Barrington or 11M: * Preston Lane TO-NIGHT—ST, NICHOLAS RIW order also calls for a plentiful supply | ee ate etree luce | which will continue unt Bene oe 2 Py! ©. 1 Asisems Janice 10: Siva | ted Lewls va. Mike O'Dowd’ of Se Pon, of the latest ragtime and qther typl-| jackets up and down the ish and|nearly thirty withdrew after playing! PooDay, 2 Ky w York » Johnny McTaggart is a papa Vinghamton, 38; Wiles. Aifvwatxs. of tive counds claimed, ARV PRNE 8. C—Tex Kelly ve @ai American music which‘has made French lines in France, pine holes because of the intense heat Pe t 4, A His wife presented him with @ “At ‘Heading—Reading @: Serantom 1. i) lance tant Raurett Wredde e Moldier Bali } te aah