The evening world. Newspaper, August 9, 1917, Page 12

Sas ene EEE TELESIS III ee TT CE tiv +> At the Front or Behind the Nets the Lawn Tennis Champions Are Al Doing Their Bit for Unole Sam. Cage PIT be The Pee Pete OF (The Kew Tort Deming Bort AWN tennis champions heave en- Motes by the score, and those whe are not in the army, for one reason of another, are giving their attention to playing the game for the purpose of raising Red Cross) funds. At the front or behind the peta, each is doing hie bit Perhape lawn tennis activities owe their origin to that great cham, who gave his life for hin carly in the war—Anthony Wi Australia, Wild was in the first lot of Australian volunteers. He was blown to fragments by a shell that struck him and exploded at the same| Instant. Wilding was a splendid fel- | low, & magnificent sporteman and a g004 soldier, His patriotic influence has been felt all over the world. 1 have no@oubt that Anthony Wilding, in dying, brought hundreds of men to the Aghting lines, HE Australian papers show that Australia had a complete change of heart after the death of Les Darcey. While Darcy was out of the country he was badly “roasted” by nearly all of the Australinn sport tng writers, and by his friend, Bnowy Bal But after his nad death in a strange land the Australians remem dered him as he was, and did all they could to make up for their temporary | coldness. Darcy's body, on arriving | in Ausiralia, was placed so that the wblic could file by his coffin and e a last look at Australia’s great st fighting champion. Knormous trowds took a last look at Les. After * That the body was taken to his home town, Maitland. ‘And here is the most extraordinary report I have ever seen, showing thee idolization of an athlete. The body | was again placed in a public hail! where people could file through to seo jt. The rush was so great that for two days and two nights the line | filing past Darcy's coffin was un- broken. Over 35,000 people passed in slow review. Excursion trains were , run from many Australian cities to Maitland, and thousands made a pil- grimage to Darcy's birthplace to honor him. | Every Australian publication ran, pages about Les Darcy; pages of ar- ticles telling of all his good qualities, | and not one word criticising him for| leaving Australia during the war, ‘The Australian writers realized at| fast that Les Darcy had never in- tended to desert Australia, but had) meant merely to insure the comfort- able existence of his own family, and education for his many brothers and sisters before Kolng te the front, | where he fully expected to be killed, | A monument will be raised in honor | of Les Darcy, and without a doubt all Australia will subseibe to the fund. tLAmericans who met Darcy feel as] ns feel about him, Hej Mhe Australi inty have been ill-advised in leaving Australia as he did and when he did Rut he was only @ boy, ahd perhaps lacked the cool judgment of a grown man. He took the edvice of men vider than himself, seme of whom were Government officials, ward raising the ARMY ATH- LETIC FUND, They, more than the average citizen, realize how im- portant it is that our boys in khak! Rave training in boxing and other combative sports, and the pleasures of competiiion to break the hard mon- Ctony of the training grind. Righs here we want to extend our congrat- ulations to the boxers, So far not one has quibbled for a moment when asked if he is ready to give his ser vices without charge when calfed upon to help: in raising the FUND, Every one has promptly offered bis Dyers are doing their share to- services,without charge. This is just | the thing a business man would de if hp offered to give the profits of his Wgitimate business to the FUND. Many boxers are already enrolled in different branches of the service I think, personally, that every boxer who goes to fight for his country deserves’ more than the ordinary amount of credit. The successful life | warily | yond earning anything in the profession of | the ring. Youth is the one necessary | of a boxer in the ring is nec short. A few years put him thing. The boxer who goes to war Knows that when he comes back he May no longer be fit to practixe his chosen pre on, His muscles may be drilled out of the supplene Recesary to success In boxing. He may be end his boxing career, ‘The profes sion he knows, and by which he can | reach financial — free thrown away. And > again with his profes At for nothing but ha om, may be will start Hi gone and d and unre Munerative labor, It is different in| a} nearly all other professions, where man's earning powers increase wi age and grperience. RANCIS OUIMET has been eriti cised for “claiming exemption.” But Outmet's. claim, viewed without hysteria, may not have been, ‘sonal put forward because of any ing lines, It is a plain matter of fact that as a golf player he has been an important figure in many matches played for the Red Cross funds. No} dow>t the money he can earn will do fore good than his individual effort | a a soldier. Ouimet, in his line, is, as important to the general good or | the country a# any munition worker | or Government employ: Perhaps Oulmet would prefer have the fine adventure of going to ere he is, + ALL Jown Kee M’LOUGHLIN IN NAVY, BATES AND NOYES ENLIST IN ARMY Cal, Aug. 9 | Loftus and Macomber A Lucky Combination Races at Spa Fistic News and Gossip By John Pollock Two local clubs At the Clermont Rink, Brook- will be put on be- In Three cme enero « Who ds Jockey, Finishes First With Red and White Silks on Sunbonnet and Hank O'Day, Cup singles matches in 1914 and three times holder of the national singles and championships, the naval training station at San a@ special bout tween Mike O'Dowd, sution, and Tommy Madden, the Brook-, you have shown, am prompted to C.F. H. King .. ‘There is another ten! quote to you cable just received Mary J. Hulse . RACING SELECTIONS. SARATOGA. lyn middleweight preliminaries on » Sporting Club, Arverne, Rockaway's lead- and Allie Nack of the be opponents, | Prush, the Unglish box 5.00 the following, a copy of a telegram i 38 sent by Henry P. Davison, Chairman vs ; of the Red Cross War Council, to Franke H. Richard 4 President John K. Tener of the Na-|{ Harry Martin .. 1.00 tlonal League: ry Gemming J 1,00 Paul sene| In view of very great interest || Anonymous oo. « 13 1 1 1 At the Arver PHILADELPHIA, Race — Gex, ing lightweight, Danny Cheer Leader, Libyan } ", in the second Philadelphia Americans, have no- tifled Connie Go Lucky, Bughouse: py pidier Barttield is willing to take on Harry 9 8 match with Aucie | Something be done at once, Ath- | his end of the purs though big He | » Ratner, though Ratner By Vincent Treanor. RATOGA, N, Y, OCKEY JOHNNY e—El Plaudit os { wever weighs over 154. have passed the physical test d to enlist rather than wait the call to the combination Augie will make any 1 any middleweight pe 1 bar is Mike G New York, by 5 “we'll seo just how fast he in three races he who 14 a man jockey, started the day \by bringing Walnut Thistle’s chances Sweat Martin, the’ rugged deaf mute middie| fare and efficiency of men.’ |will make Manhattan Isle tu was signed up today by Jom Weis | The Army Athletic Fund, now being | turtle. povular boxing promoter of Brooklyn, | gathered by The Evening World, wil|Thie spirit of co-operation te an. | good midileweight in the feature | | anda at the Broadway Sporting « looked as if the arus, a long shot didn’t run within poun: race was Tost to le the better one of the Macomber pair, “Smiling Jin middle of the track just In Harry Pollok was a ha hin two. battlers, 2y person to-day the crack bouts in {training camps within a month, Other , of Bowton on {thousands summoned to the new Na-| how his league may best help the Anishing Phinney Bosle in /tional Army will soon be drilling. Army Athletic Fund, which — the ‘And what about the stay-at-homo | Training Camps Association has des ignated as the central agency for the | receipt of alle contributions for the | throwing hats of nearby spectators into ase of athletic goods for New | th meeting at his ’ the know had expected that Venlant » the one to show the others Paul Vox was in form yesterday. He marked every winner on « friend's programme long shot First Ballot, befor: of Harlem, won the ON DELAWAR trio of homebreds, Loos, Emmet French and Mike Brady, finished at the head of the list in the including the | after being up with the pace all the round and Farrell efopping Joe Kaan in the or not Paul played b Frank Carbone, the hard-hitting Italian middie mut of the fighting game ere attack of |Sential athletic accommodations? This | York soldiers. ’ | Get on the job now and contribute | your bit to the fund, Send contribu- National Government, confronted by | tions to Army Athletic Fund guitor. | possibility of securing order, meets Lew Corbin | million war problems, has made pccited might have bi on a long shot. tournament on the links of the Loftus continued his good work on nee Country Club, liant 69 in the first round, Loos holds tu action on Saturday Bartfield in the ' remembered | | man who trained value of $5,000, had a sweet filly net, but Johnny hand Laying off the pacema as the capable he Thompson of Greeny ein Sunbon Kane and Willie reat draw last woek chusetts title holder from Oukley, by on Monday night wpiilar newspaper deciaion |Provide athletic faciliti wifinal Arie Walsh here and in France was compelled to seek outside support, ‘This is the reas | University will play football this fall | sacos son The Evening World is appealing |and will put teams in the fleld in all} to New Yorkers to contribute to the |other branches of sport. This announce= Without chan ing his colors, Loftus will meet Eddie Carroll al of Ked Bank ab Bag Har nent of Joe Waw Sagamore handicap. This time, how- golf championship. by had ridden Chiclet with a little more f Boston nett Tuemlay 1 «| To give msition with stiff from exposure in the] Association trenches, Even a slight wound may | Chielet in the hoxing Hoenres « round of the Western Junior t hurey his mount in Weiamantel haa been Collins of Harlem stage toute at Bot until the final etglth tried to win. the used such bad judg 1 Phi) Mernstein turn MISS MARY K. BROWNE AND | STRACHAN WIN AT TENNIS. | years of nge » Winner of the shifty sort of a He came here w INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. STANDING OF THE CLUBS, had all he could do win from Atalanta thing” fints invitation lawn ter the turf courts but many a Prov'ence.62 43 .690 Rochester,60 59 Ho saya & week's rest wish of Ouimet's to avoid the fight: | third one was Thistle, Baltimore 64 45 .587 Richmond.43 64 Montreal, 42 68 RESULTS YESTERDAY. Reddy Defeats ¢ PHILADELPHIA ddy of New York boxed Bi cefe in Philly, He had to be | hustled along by | and stand a few | whip to main Strachan outplayed Toronto, 8; Providence, 3 Baltimore, 8; Rochester, 1 tucnmona, ¥; Guna, lashes of the In his advant Battling | High Cost and 8. Judge is his ca 1 | Reddy to tackle O'Keefe Jrounds Reddy hard hitting to the GAMES TO-DAY, Montreal at Newark. Buflalo at Baltimore. Mochester at Richmond Toronto at Providecen. to} When J. William fourth round. the front, and is held Wack by the | knowledge that he can do more good | Thistle in the scored threo PM. T. Ameri Vrownde, Adin, 60: had heard High Cost was the THE EVENING WORLD THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1917. z -:, BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK ANSWERING T OIDENT of NanONAL Lesouk , Who WiLe Dimect ORGANIZED BASEBALLS RAT Ke Pon’’ . </, Athletic Materials Military Necessity, Says Cable Report 2 |Henry P. Davison, Chairman) fGontributors to Fund | of Red Cross War Council,!] 79 Buy Athletic Supplies Declares a Commissioner For New York Soldiers. Sends Word From France} m . ». |, Evening World . $500.00 That Sporting Paraphernalia| Benny eonard ; 30,00 i ibe . Is Needed Almost as Much}] Jack Britton °/; 25 ‘ " Freddy Welsh 25. as Munitions and: Food, M. T.C. W. 25. — Anonymous . 1 James Guider.. HE importance and great need || Dr. Joseph K of atbletic supplies for Uncle Sam's soldiers is plainly told in 0, 5. 5. 5. 833383333 338 from our Commissioner in France: “A Fireman”. “Each company, troop or bat- TOTAL tery coming to France should be equipped with plenty of indoor and outdoor baseball, aoccer and | dition of Uncle Sam's soldiers ving the Gibson also adds that Benn 8 | rugby outfits before |: tain such things her ; lletic Fund, ‘That's t lo materials are military ne Leonard, though, is but one of 1 ity, second in importance to mu- | prominent ring stars who hav healthful diversion and vigorous | sports e 1 talent a intial to physical wel- | ripping bouts held for the fund th arent 4p all branches of sport. bo used for this purpose—to provide | takes al sporting facilities that ALL New| vé hie lue of many recruits from or clubs all over the ey. version and increased fighting eff for}ciency. Nearly forty thousand New; John K. ener, President of the lizes the pressing need of athletic supplies for army and he is now determining tional League, fully ri York Guardsmen will be ine Southern the New Yorker? Is he willing to have the boys in khaki deprived of the es- | pure! iv entirely up to the individual. Tho | ~_ a scant provision for the athletic equlp- | COLUMBIA to PLAY ment of our fighting men, The Red the Training Camps Assoctation to Although the. ol vars! for asidiae |, Auineust Captain of the vars eleven is preparing to sail for ¥ Army Athletic Fund, Send in any |mient was amount, big or small, Your contribu- | oMelal actle tlon may be the means of saving a | Univers sald pre | soldier's Ife. y for the 1917 fo © fund a good sunning | Mates for, the Itt f Istart The Evening World gladly con-|the football team, unable te tributes the sum of $500 MONE |appointment to a ‘reserve rs! tra the early cofttributors are lenny |ing camp %ecause of a stiff ankle | Leonard, the first New York boy who| pects to leave for France within has yet to be taken by Committee on Athletics, It all season, ever won the lightweight. ¢ Tone {next week or two, He ‘has one more wer Wen Whe U yh ~|¥ear of his college course to finish, bit [Eath Srure nar ine ante eaten wala elected him Captain of this years teant engaged tn military work of one kind st Renny sends in $50, h with a similar sum from his manage Billy Gibson, who writes: |“ hope this money will help, even in| or another, Cochran determined not i small way, to aid the Athletic Fund’ return to Columbia until peace is de-| for the benefit of the physical con- clared, MAJOR LEAGUE STANDING ha iataias National League. American League. WL. P Cube Ww. L. PLC.) Clube W.L. P.O, |Clubs Ww. P.O. 1 New York.63 31 «| 500 Now York.53 49 520 m Dilla... 60 42 + 490 Wash'toa, 46 57 447 Bt, Leuie..55 48 438 || Detrolt....65 49 529) Phila,....38 61 354 Cineannau 56 63 51 4| Pitta’ gt +316 || Cleveland.57 51.6289, Louls,.38 67 362 RESULTS OF GAMES YESTERDAY. New York, 4; % Louis, 2 | ; Cleveland, 2 Ist game. ; Brooklyn, 0. Cleveland, 2; New York, 1. 2d game. Ist game, Detrolt, 6; Howtun, 2 ‘Cincinnati, 35 0, 2d game Washingtoa, 2; Chicago, 0 ‘Phlladeiptus V8. EMueburgh. Kain Philadelphia, 6; dt. Loss, 5 and New York at St. Louis, Cleveland at New York, Brockiyn at Chicago. ‘Chicago at Washington, Philadelphia at Pittsbardh. St, Louie at Philadelphia. Boston at Cincinnatl Detroit at Boston NGENG AL jain't worms, rest exith the first gw (bing left for and didn't fight back hound dog that often they stand sideways when the Giants come along, League been out of the ring two weeks and | | United States. Impossible to ob- | he's just itching for a battle, The ame. vol- nitions and food. Athletics only | unteered their services in behalf o' | the fund, With so much willing| jable there'll soon be some sportsman to appreciate the | Mi jc training for our| Rivington Street York soldiers may have healthful di-| Soldiers, and the fund is winning unizations and | while been d forty-yard swim for women was yJeaptured by Clara Grelf in 881-6 sec onds, and a dash at the same distanse under sixteen went to 401-5 secondsa while two ‘also at forty yards, one for men were won by John |}iediund and John’ Castner respectively During the latter events the confusion de yesterday, and although | had become so great that no times were with a base hospital unit, Columb for boys, arations will be begun imme- ce G. (Dal) Cochraa, Captain of | ain an veen Barney Sheepshead Bay Spe the ninet for the earth of $1,000 De i ay Ole Cine, Nn te Rar bout Soldies Barttield THEBES i Have By Arthur Bugs Beer, - Co, sped up Tee Cleveland bene® but they turned ta the ante are stil! looting the yed with the The Cards up like the Arab’s tent nks to the Glants, the Na. seo that Kid Gleason te credit for the White Gozx’s showing. The Kid could mileage out of one chew tobacco than avy other leaguer 6 tournament The Yanks had quite an ankle festival in the fourth ining of the first game. They scored sia runs, which is come wad. Some wad is right. Wir rune in one inning is easily some galloping carnival, You said it Two to nothing was quite a stylish score in baseball yesterday, pped the Reds by that score, Cub: the Robins to the same Washington tossed the White Sox off with the same reeult, Couldn't have done better with a rt Slim Sallee started for the Giants but didn't finish. There are more starts than finishes in baseball. ‘s home run was @ long Ray only got the usual four bases on It. “an Langue leaders lost again After watching Smith and Graney » home o} v 4 - Important |new champion would cheerfully turn | “ap home tune off tiie delivery, Cand ver to the Ath- he proper. spirit. | how ijt was done and one himself. You got to credit for being a student Uses his head for some- besides a hatrack, a _— ROWDIES FORCE REFEREE TO CALL OFF SWIM MEET. The third swimming meet of Mu- Splash Week, held in the public bath, ended a small riot A gang of young rowdies from the | neighborhood began early in the even- ing to make trouble, and the attend- ants tried to put them out, but, with 000 people packed like sardines around the tank thelr task was quite Growing bolder, the disturbers took to and two men Who resented the practical, Jo Water fully dressed. rted a general mix-up, |actoughiin, the referee, seeing thee tra: were hurled bodily in the by'the A. A. U., bad mean- cider _—— (MISS STINSON MAY MEET MISS LAW IN RACE IN AIR, an added: attraction to the three world’s champlonship @uto Oldfield, Ralph De evrolet at the iway, one week Saturday afternoon, Katheri; n-vear-old girl who ny airplane from Buffalu for the Red Cross pe- , Will give an exhibition of trick Lous ¢| cial match of two mik ed. Ima will make an at the world speed low rks in the avtation type mote wonderful per ar as Inst week, — Oldtle and De Palma will be at to condition their mounts for nea at the ch eet on Monday to deck SPORTING. CLERMONT O'Dowd ve, Maddeu, 32 0028 Pron. other_gond outa, "Tel rverne 3. Co i Frankie Daly ts Denay Prk were handcuffed at nd feeteufted on the bases, ished the libretto amd a win by the Cube The n't have any more effect pennant race than reduced rates have on a life prise ¢ is very stagnant. Braves u Ineet off and instructed the bath atleak® ants to clear the pool, which was with no little difticulty, Lag four events, all open to all and un will also meet Barney 1 air honors. A special has been added to the this event, It is probable 8 Ruth Law will also be seen Speedway on the 18th, and A match with Mise Stinson Je on and other de- _ ee