The evening world. Newspaper, March 16, 1918, Page 9

X THE EVENING _WORLD, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1918, if] NEWS OF ALL BRANCHES OF SPOR is|er Has Hit American League Hard; Every Club Has Sent Players to Front) wHy BASEBALL RULES, ANYHOW? ITH Bolshevik baciilt at large, conventional regulations begin 0 W look for piaces in which to hide. A role never bas a chance, As soon as tt becomes of age. folk begin to conspire on how to make ft blush Motor Dealers to Use Sheepshead Bay Speedway as a Training 4 Place for New Auto Drivers, So That City Stroets May | Baseball ts reguiat i by a batch of rules, which makes {t feastble for , . Sater for Pedestrians, the sale of baseball guide albume, Baseball rules may be printed in bold | est ty; but some # Ing jester must have smeared invisible hiero- é, OR a long time it has been tho practice for dealers to utilize several slypites betwixt the 1 We shall eco F uptown streets as a sort of training ground for novice auto drivers qlee ane Cheduarter: {Hone It has been perfectly all right for the pedestrian to gamble with his| Ife on these thoroughfares while the new motor car owner learns to master | his steering wheel. To encourage the safety first movement this is all to) be changed. A number of prominent New York and Brooklyn dealéra have formed a club the’ purpose of which is to utilize the Sheepshead Bay Speed. | way on which to teach the new owner how to run his car. , There will de a number of races at the Speedway during the summer, ‘wat the big track during the time between these contests will be employed | aaa drilling ground for green auto drivers, so that the public streets will | be made eafer for pedestrians | proportions can be determined only by WHO IS PITCHING, Some players aver that when Walt Johnson euddealy realizes the nativity of his sup porting east, he begins to bombard them with B-B ehot. With Eddie Cleotte on the job, his offerings look ke basketballs, The rules decree that all players ex- cept the catcher and first baseman] tardy brain, but the moment @ must use gloves that do not welgh| Player gets away with a bone ver ten o oe jeasure more than play he believes he is of over ten ounces or measur a It is better to swing lik 14 Inches around the hand. ‘This may than to be call not retard the form but the heavenly Fr MG ROWLAND WHITE SOx walt MILLER AUGGINS S YANKEES . Atma Behe far beyond th tor a| T have a 1911-30 Packard touring] oar of th (dated iene car dnd would like to know if I can RAitor tower steering post to make a speed-| 1 havo a Ford 1916 model and have out on ft moat players, s—Morkle and ’ : ater out of same car? 1 would also|Fidden 2,600 miles, Last fall I had Snodgrass—could have employed knit- ——_—ee — | considerable trouble because the en- Ung bags to better advantage j kine lost power, In making the he next para ph the rut " MORE PASSENGER ROOM Bilghteat AGI ths. Gat dttee ands ic this Haat pastera pe tee Fula Bay had to go Into first ; I cleaned | that the catcher and first baseman ele eaeten ¢ shat . in carbon and in taki trout the valves | may use mitts to suit their own fan than te Gute -& teas Hitting did not get them inte the aame valve |i cles, but after dropping that fatal foul! tongue. besos. sem ae originally. Would this cause Merkle reappeared the following sea- —— on? To prevent this rlove , had ‘the vaives ground, aaa the +H son hts fen no larger than the SPORTING. trouble exists, Do you now the | pigeonhole for recetp' bile 18. your Te ee pe cause of this trouble? =H. J. B, | teak SUNDAY NIGHT Your trouble must certainly be ‘ nugwest o : 5; ae r It has ever been the habit of mugest that you make oure cael shall be ninety feet. ‘The rules owners to shoehorn one more pas: sussenhe Blier | Aicortie tale Jistance shall’ ® | The World's Light-Weight Champion ger in their machines than the cars! Could you inform me the best route raversed on two foot, hut Steve pens were originally constructed to carry.| from New York to Mammouth Cave, O'Neil, Tub Spencer and Bill Raviden might a srate better on all four. vs ail caters | Military-Naval Meet rane shall nly 124 foet ved the advent of the| Kentucky? 1 would prefer to go through Pennaylvania, from Pitts- burgh to Wheeling, then to Cincin= 't wae br seven-passenger machine would sat > iefy all demands, but owners have nati, and to the Gave. If y ‘or " n 4 J you know MGR CONNIE MACK a alwaye tried to squeeze in Just one] of any better way "sad more avert JENNINGS ATALETICS Hs takes it a misdemeanor tor a) Madison Square Garden One enterprising manufao- | route, kindly advise mo what the a catcher to try to pick a base mk i A ennie a = — 7 — | off centre Neld. The distance from AND THE states the Illustrated World, | 1)/)05° Gasetiontiprine peer aon: iia ca aaa the plate to the grand stand should d thie desire by making | made in comfort In twa weer” wee Rival Managers All Optimistic in Views on Coming}. iye.yp OF DETROITS INDIANS STILL HAVE lhe ninety feet, but that dosn't pre | ““SLUGGING SAMMIES”’. the auxiliary folding seats in the ton- | t Ty Cobb from golng over the HoThabiwtencthe|iograndvalemateee Contant nee: Season's Baseball Struggle—Gaps Left in Ranks of | WILL BE ABOUT THE SAME | SPEAKER AND THAT IS top when hia temperament 18 a MGR CLARKE GRIFFITH ~~, WASHINGTON MGR HOGA } Before | led Of Camp Upton id they fo purchasing another book, i i i he rules provide that the home cng gontinusue bench, aorone the car [fo Rivn sour advice. =H Felt | fe scat ning illed Up bai ay ed —— AS LAST YEAR”—JENNINGS, CONSIDERED WHOLE LOT. és wih Uh ola Jus the Will Show What in thie way three can now ould advise communicating with | rom Minor Leagues—Boston Re x Lose > ‘ |iocal manager looks at the crowd first ; PHI ula flit only two‘eould at on bol Fitth Averns ‘Now York Fourteen Players Through Draft and En- By Manager Hughie Jennings. | By Manager Lee Fohl. |hecause ne would rather have tt rain} THE BOYS IN KHAKI Bh IIE —-|City. They furnish the latest and y 8 Jeata and dogs than rainchecks ni ar has made a big dent tn am, So far seven players |»; all, ‘They are | oy HE Detroit club has lost two of HE st routes to all pointe, listments in Uncle Sam’s Service. thst Weara players Chrough “the our romobiie F. ld 4 Would y. mke and Burns. Tho les responded ¢ like to know what ts this car geared |" After the game has begun the um-|Have Learned About Boxing up to and how can I gear it higher? | « RE shall have ¢ the opening moplete juriadi if the exits, tlon vere 8.15 P. M. u_kindly give your de- re draft, I es of clreulgr horsehide, inclosing five end onequarter ounces of factory sweepings, is the terrestrial orb whieh, although thrown and buffetted all over the Jot, makes millions seek the blood of an umpire. No matter what the rules say about the size of the ball, ite teue c w t C a 0 Louls; theless, he la usually the one who I dolleve it ia possi): wae the | cision on the following question To give the fans the first accurate line on the unsettled player also lost Fuller, Hollywood, Oldham, | pire wemen Joe Harris and Piae hi eie fine etecring geor ina 1911 Packard car} A has an automobile: B has the ditia i i nie Hea de wa Ae. nha hi Couch, Nicholson, Baker and Alton, | justo, Mitehers Ed for, « lark | Lard atta te ; LOTS OF SEATS @o as to convert same ifto a speed-| same make, type, horsepower, speed, condition in the American League because of the iuroads made by en | Catcher |, Onee in a while a John Anderson | ‘0 conve @ speed- p typ orsep peed, ; aye o were o' Yickerson and Reg ‘on, Catche r on Ses lavardee to gear yourscar Wels ih &e. A has 2hcinch| — Ustment and raft for war service, The Evening World made spectut cecil Lar itad iti Hada Fagstie Lak I; ag ‘ ; ay a Pinar amie le Mureate ia , c h e contract ye Barr nd OF D her perfect triple or it would mean tho "o-ineh wheels; both| — efforte to get in touch with the various club managers to secure frst oe 18 rat ous oe acta) De Barry 4 Tek Cela asl Fae E ie not he pinion an rinanent set engine 4 ; ‘ : ae veld b: eo 0) Lub. ul more are in ¢ at long lala Gruld te done in youre 4 and gear shift for a given dine hand expert opinions how each team fared after the biggest sha | Our line-up will"te the same an| tha Hert Gran or bane, or a8 , Ne baie tance, Which wiil reach ite deatina- up in baseball history and the outlook for the coming season. Replies Jlast year, excepting that Drensen, wo havo lost considerable 458 pamaine Guin Kindly answer the Mowing: 1 tinh ies tha sien A were recercod from all managera after a painstaking search that Inst season with the Bt, Paul team, | play h, w are lucky in hall trick is being Do You kh eee rat the rate of twelve miles| Knowledge any such wheel ana bt Anally found some leaders in their home cities and others who went | will play first, with Heflman ta the) being pr with strong reserve & ualtorined som- he per hour ‘e car will Jerk when 1 try| ied wheel, and a wheel of any such} — varly to the Southern training camps. Joutfleld, or Hellman will cover first} power both in regulara and newcom= Big Oil Bills? to pick up. Can you give me the fs A oe peda nll by ge Mg i Jand Walker, last year with Spring-/ers, ‘Tris Spe will be on Jo) 1 ASERALL a. have: kept the cause of this? Will you Inform me | Proportion pwever, for short die» HE Amerie: A field, O., or F on, recently with St.| ay usual, w ia a mighty important fas aglow long after mid tS yo n ance races, the smiier wheel has 7 American League has felt the effects of war conditions consid: | “eld, | 1 mazda now to remove carbon from car? lalways been found most practic . Sait ee "i aia Pp Paul, will play in the outfeld, |factor for the club, With Speaker In} night trying to speed baseball up to TOO MUCH OIL MEANS P. K. D al erably more than the National League, Every club in Ban : There could be several causes for | Astowobile Raltor We have added to the pitching) good batting form Jack Graney|the highest noteh of efficiency, but CARBON TROUBLE | Johnson's circult has sent its quota of players into war service, your car jerking when turning a) 1s the Carter car still belng manu- q Ma tafe Erickaon from the San Fran dehy Cleveland should |they have failed to dratt rules which sorner at the rate of sped you men-|factured? When wero the Carters | Boston leading with fourteen, including Jack Barry, who managed the Red | cigoo Club, Jo of the Doa Moines] poaxeun a wonderful outfield this aoa. [ hall relegate departed refreshments | & Leash, how te se aah eae Hon, ‘One of theso could be magnoto first made? Lam the owner of two of | SOx in 1917. Jn order to make good thelr losses the clubs were compelled | cai, at f the Topeka Club. | sor wih: sora protectora, or endow. & ‘rouble. Another could be your car-|these cara of late models, and find o a treme ’ he ate spares t ‘ Gey : Las i Pea Ih ne unciation for, tonguectied Fen eat eed a thltd «(thom very “afflelent ark meng ding | to make @ tremendous drive on the little leagues for rookies and to make Erickson had « «reat record on the | For the infield th Floyd Far- | achoo nunclation for tongue-tled aticking valve. 1 believe if you look | operation, and wonder why 30 few ot | Countless deals among themeelves for more seasoned talent const and we looked forward to his mer, Marty Ka Ivan Howard, | umpires f s after these three points that you will|/ them are used. Could you tell me! It ts surpris: that the Amertcan | doing someth. Tas rus} Ww 1 Wambsganss, Ray Chapman, find in one of them the real trouble. something concerning these cars? League managers, while describing | of the Coast League; {this season » and Mall also Withee dee Ryans and Aiva| /HADTOING THE SKELETON. or com heer aro ho ways of removing car- HPRBPRT VIVIAN. ( i iis fouttielder, purchase season, did good work in 1917 bon. One by scraping with carbon} I understand that the Carter car| ti outlook for the coming men and women now forming sternation } on arranged scrapers through the cylinder head. has not been made for some time, all express confidence that their teams raw Map aee renee! ORS | Ie the team is through pitching corps w ant OME managere who ory loud mw ‘The other by turning same out with| The Carter car was first made alnave been actually strengthened by of the International League; the seasor ont line-up loakte, Jtin Bagby, red Coumbe, eat for waivers charge their STEWART AUTOMOBILE SCHOOL oxygen gas. The latter method is| number of years ago, and was one of ahese:ena! ae yers and the Hi Cok Pe Ruel, catcher, p sed and no additional players are taken M ) La th, Hob. own slumps up to profit and loss. Founded 1900 ho cleanest and specdiest, and you tho first friction carson the market, | t2Cs¢ exchanges of pla ss lfrom Memphis of the Southern , " u alien : ‘ The bi that blows dust int will find stations throughout the city | Automobue Faitor: Jacquisition of new ones. It isa con.) from Memphis, of the | s by the draft, we will surely be in the Ii dee Hoahlihe Wilkins ¢ breeze t lows dust into equipped to do this kind of work, | Could you inform me the best route sensus of opinion, as explained in the! chased from Memphis of the 8 running thia yoar, , Jobn Ensma 1 Joe Wood. the home fan’ i yes may Baw a a from New York City to Dover, N, J.? g te 4, that the war| 1, eo; Aaron rd, inflelder, 1 \ teve O'NE | Alva Williaa) foul into a visiting player's home Sutomtile Ealitor y .J7| following sta 1 Wa steve O'N n | ‘Will you kindly tell me the shortest| AF the rouds tn good condition? will really stimu interest in the| chased from Char ot) BROWNS HAVE NEW MEN as » most promising of the new| fun. route from New York to Cleveland W. I. HUTCHINSON. te Leag Jen. | FOR PLACES OF FIVE ° |. Try American Automobile A. league's race, becausa of the whole- | : ‘ai conditions of roads? obile Associa: | purchas: and the general cond A.M. J. | ton at No, 602 Fitth Avenue, touring | sale swapping of players and because | ternat Would advise that you communt-]} >uUresu, for all late routes, of two new managers b oate with the American Automobile, ‘tamobile Editor job—Miller Huggins in Instinct sometimes speeds up a nal Leag on the) Our club will start the season York | {ts full strength, as the team hia vn baths AT FIFTY CENTS = { NOW IN U. S. SERVICE, GRIFF HAS PROMISING Dick Burge, Association, No, 601 Fifth Avenue,! What is the cause of the following: |and Kd Barrow in Boston. | practically unaffected because of By Manager Fielder Jones. CROP OF RECRUITS who are in a position to furnish ali] When I throw switch on the battery demands vf war smvice, It ay s uh ‘ HN | Famou Boxer ; ] eye, ondition side of the coil and crank Candid bellef that the Yankees ha LTHOUGH. our club thia seas AND WALTER JOHNSON, ’ ae br mape her ies of park Jumps from. the high ‘tension PRATT GIVES YANKEES er thened in many w ‘ will be without the services of to keep |time, but what the f Antomotdie 2iftor | terminal on the cof! to the battery) SMOOTHEST OF INFIELDS, JOHN DE BARR. | Wiliam peer: FAle! Boshi: Vas By Manager Clark Griffith, Dies um London I have a 1918-490 mode! (hevrotet. The trouble you relate is due ie re for us only the Icague Fincher, now enrolled in’ the aEE Nt, I have turned same Into a raceabout, | to a resistance on the Men tenaton | SAYS MANAGER HUGGINS. aign can tel nd Murray and Koch in the O' R club made the greatest sac ; Mepibe, just fwo seats and a! ank, Ay nis cor Une or to a crack or break in the Aviation Corps, we consider our rifice p f its wie th alee Ouivate o rr ‘om 63 to 56 le \aeett te. ; vente: See TD Pee et te ear thie eee (eee | By Manager Miller Huggins. |RED SOX HAVE GIVEN Aeon bright for the coming |i: parted with five men to ne fore HO SYRC EAL a aera POR EAD Les, from 65 to 70 miles an hour? If #0 “sy six-cylinder Chalmers, run 4,000) THE addition of Pratt, who 19 8} FOURTEEN PLAYERS TO ampalgn ese! . and navy. They are 7 : 235 Weat Soth St. (Nr. Broadway) which gear do 1 enlarge, level gear! mj recently seems to have font | wonderful second baseman, will M, | signed and the veterans have Leonard, Outfielders Menosk Lut eultered's selagme ond’ chase Phone A371 rele or master gear, a now ners | power. When I slow down below| give the Yankeca ono of the smooth | SERVICE OF UNCLE SAM.) totma qui ily, showing they must be y7 "stun, 1 jer Mur und || ‘great beyond. Burge. waa de can Iget them made? Does this have |— “ss ——=lest playmg infield combinations in By A Ea Bsitot aatiaheg with cone ety Pitcher Dum W . ISG | FeAtAd. TAC MERU ealNne Ohare neha in much effect on a car on @ hill? Do} NEW DANGER SIGNALS . the league this year. Pipp, Praty Y Manager Ed Barrow. The Browns’ pitching staff will he| thease men, the nis f nately | fi ndon. | Lavigne’y victory ser you think this engine will stand this| Peckinpaugh and ;Baker—there's a Red Sox Club has beer \| Lowdermilk, Davenport, Sothern, Gal-! wel) fortified w nany regulars and tt Amertea, where proposed change. This {s a powerful | IO PaNE a agence ated oop 5 in. Houck, Bhockor, Cullop, ¢ t ldy Welsh’ won It but small engine | quartet that oug put up a atono-| & 10, HOUCh, eee et With thie array |®. promising tnd axalnat Willie Tit W. WOLFARTH, | wall defense. WW [am sure that | 0! a ae Here: tar ohn f American, subee: It would be practically say 1 out the infle we aval ond: ¢ aclu aan 4 ut dea an for you to gear your car high enough | Brak’ We 4 : t twirling v th a bs 4 vo make a speed from 65 to 7 ies | equally fp r There ar ‘ ‘ " rae ¢ ur chan : : an hour, and even if it wore possible | bat will fu the hitting power | Ge a ! for A : : » the 32 18 would not bo practical, inasmuch | that hae baa in the club's | bert positions, by } at tik may F r twa as your engine would Have to turn of See cane; dearer Mike Cebat | BHO nes W time to ma pre 8 as 10 | change , entirely too fast to carry you at oni a 8 hes Ka re eee af | army lan Ikan Just what the ar eup ed that i ‘ ds mich a speed. will be the outfi lola pro- | tley. J by aM ag Nottie At the’ present gearing, if you are pared to say at thia time, though | Ha . Sata Jone MACK PLANS SURPRISE Mri, “aecond Theta es N thing, 59 Good able to get from 53 t 1 To prevent accidents, says the) with adie, ns, Miller, Gil- | W OR PHILADELPHIA FANS b pate or Congestion and Co ous seperti cae Mlustrated World, a simple and prac: | nooley and severa! promising young-| No team in any league has bee F lett fol : 808 as Mustard absolutely alone, as you tical stop signal has been devi asters on hand a strong combination | ¥4 et a like this, To plug up the WITH A REBUILT TEAM. Cra itcher But the old-fashioned mustard. Mena : f should be assembled Lefore we leave | Vacancles many trades have be er burned and blistered whil. it) sf Mc 25, #113 summated tr Dus 1 we ha WHITE SOX SUPPLIED acted, Getthe rclief and help that Tt anual ‘ WITH PLENTY OF TALENT mustard pla ters gave, without the | ultes os mar came, eer z krounds at Macon By Manager Connie Mac. is in wall with a dra 1 thi RADWAY’S READY RELIEF werconnmiest Wecerjand. its ection Mane ; Of Itself, Calawe A Lo oM 1B Athletics of 1918 w " er and without the blister. his foot on brak . able to take f itself, Caldwell, for promising i nnn n —— Peni maa tte Oras peda] the moves f ae ine spor |THE AS SEY 06 aI TO MAKE GOOD SHOWING, Paster and without the blister, renee jday and a red light by night, m con” ' ill do good amp, bef of hostile criticism t nt a“ white ointment, made with oil of mus» ~~ ~~ spioucus warning for approaching ey, MOGTAW, & Tights mnbina a 1 pall public in Philad kh »m | By Manager Clarence Rowland tard. It is scientifically prepared, 90 \ For Rheumatic—Muscular °°" "° *e come too close. Pr purroeeen roi y of t theoutaida t lertakeh 0 Cots TALIA is now ying ot Cominkey MA works wonderm and yet doca ‘ ° League, and 1 len, a south- veterang and ple id the A ne Park a service flag 1 ’ ~ hi or Neuralgic Pain fifteen miles per hour on a level road tam youth pu I from the Iastt. anon oles ict. Thin DE STMDALiy wie soune leant wmniteicee ‘ 9 Mustorole in withthe } Pour « auantty of Hadwar'e in the the car cannot pick up unless I) more Club of the sa eague, will! iitzel, McInnis, Evers and 8 t h form-! geott, Corpl w speedily the pain disappe: aaiinw, S Veur chine’ and@muy over the change to second speed, all be available f coming aea-|newcomer is Third B anim: MOre . ek pA eng tects 9 te a ihistelbnten’ the fuld,, opens PRANK RYAN. — gon Thomas, last year witt Kaiser and Ge » Use Musterole for sore throat, bron: No doubt the motor requires look- Walters w be the first string- | outfield positions ands to ra ehitis, tonsiliti, croup, stiff neck, ood Lv esothes the ny ing over. Loss of compression, due! catcher, It \s y to expect he | be two veterans, Strunk and a time sthma, neuralgia, headache, conge: to dirty valves and poor rings wil. improve ove showing in| and pair of youngsters fro ’ s pleuri.y, sheumatism, bus gs will | will imp and a pair of young p is wa cause a loss of power. Carbon ta a! j917, which Was © nt. I am al International League and aches of the back or joir ‘s trouble that will also neeq removing. firm believer In 4 strong reserve force| Our pitching statf has bee sore muscles, bruises, ch 170 way. 50c Would suggest the entire cleaning of of players. Yankees are nicely akened, Shore js the or ted feet, eclds of the chest | SWEET: = _ 9° Floor il 6a ~ Ldap a equipped with a crop, < t promieing j pe fe regular lost tc ' (it often prev 9 pneumonia), | e tomobtle | youngsters Ca k, ine | place will be taken by 4 2. 1) ! $s] 00 Te the automatio or motion valve felder arafted from the Milwaukeo | Box twitling squad this t «1 90c and O0c jars; hospital size $2.50 DIAMONDS ON CREDIT © Guar sage WelR aa \ used for engine tnleta Ciub of the American Association; |be made up of Bush, Mays 1 ] GAINES ine Bort Ber, Nee Oabe j AT ALL EB. HADDICK Howari C aD, tielder, purchased |Leon rd, Foster and W’ yokott, tox Another promising player is Davia 1 Pare 7 BOLD Druggists N°, 't,went out a use for automo from the Charleston Club of the) with McCabe and Sanders, « non, the former Brown atar, who m. ESRC Vio deoiete o bile engines about six years and for Southern Coan 6; Wilson Fewster, | gecured from the Int tiora! Leag fit In at second. f = 2 PARRY Prat “e motorcycles and motorboat engines er, pur aned from the Balti- According. to Alon 8 For the outfield there 's Walke . HELP — WANTED = MALE ran LHD 0? on sndspenst S00 four yearn ago.” While aime mare igh ef International wally Schang will do tne greatgr pat Jamison and Kopp with a big aqiinl v? | alone one, shille. Ree was not flexible enough, por eumclontly League; Joe Ha catcher, pur- of the backatopping for the rookies. Our pitching staff must j } iO Coote Coe New Con accurate, enased from the Sait Lake City Club Agnew in reserve. most be entirely reconstructed,