The evening world. Newspaper, June 26, 1918, Page 13

Healthy Wallops by Ruth and Thomas Also Big Help to Red Sox —They Fight to Maintain First Place in the Exciting Ameri- can League Championship. By Hugh S. Fullerton. the leading clubs ate harder hit than orgy. 191%. by. PrP now seems probable. Ye alee Gandil has a bad knee, a loose aa Rid to the St. Louis Browns, |Kneecap which allows tho leg to slip t a Vinee cheves out of joint sideways when It is} ho overthrew Cleveland, OUF | strained in that direction, and he may Yanke clung to second place|not be aceopied upon examination, in the American| aannnes League race in| QUT reverting to yesterday's con- spite of their] test. The turning play of the dramatic downfall |"#™¢ came tn the fourth inning with before the re-| Thomas who had walked, on first, vengeful Red Sox yestorday, 4. Two terrific wal- lops, one by Babo Ruth and one by| \ Thomas, which|™ landed two bailg|°l#imed the ball as his own. He ™ in tho right. field | Cold have come forward and reached f stands upset the|th© bail on the higher bound, bat two out and Jones butting, Jones hit) a high, slow, rather awkward pounder | down toward second, Peckinpaugh | wns racing across for the ball and way in perfect position to make the scoop and throw to first, when Pra:t hs : | slowed up, played the ball between Yanks, but what) sounds and it escaped him. Then really beat them | Russell pitched himself into the hois wae the failure of Derrill Pratt to/on Hooper, who tripled, and did the | ashi but tantalizing |8ame to Shean, who shot a long nit! Wy Soh Lt aflowed the| {0 lef That ‘finshed Russell, and inder. Again Pratt aflowed the} jinneran, who succeeded to the an- Dah to play him instead of playing| grateful job, allowed Whiteman to the ball and the Red Sox followed | single, and the fourth score counted. MS two tromondous swats that! Frat has been allowing the ball to é s. Play him, instead of playing It, prac- | ehanged the complexion of the race Ticgily the entire season. He appears @estroyed the New Yorks’ chances of| to have changed wis style of fielding Yeading the league for two more days} ged iat ae became a eo chain eh ie the Yanks. When he was with St. | Ft least, and came near shoving US) Thuis he was noted for the dash and | down into third place. | determination of his fielding rathbr _ Manager Barrow, seeing that the! than for his mechanical ability to ““palance of swatting power was| field, and he played the ball hard, no | 4; matter whether he erred or not. | eeainst bis team in this serice, called) Now he ms to have lost that ag- | his heavy artillery, and with @) greasive, dashing style, or else the @onerete base under him to stop the grounds have him worried. He 1s| Feoo!! Babe Ruth fired once, and that| making his own work hard. s@hot dented the front facade of the VER tn Boston there was another | ‘apper tier of the grand stand, broke hard fight, and the Giants Russell's defense and unsettled the) showed stallings’s men thelr error in ‘Yanks. presuming to aspire to high honors | in the National League. Poll Perritt | kept up his fine pitching and held the Braves to four hits, while the Giants sway that boy hits the ball ts enough | rapped out nine, of which Fletcher be discourage any pitcher. and Burns got three each and each, Russell, in fact, pitched a ragged) pot two triples, which belped consid- | yvamd uncertain game of ball and was erably. | fa trouble during most of his so-| Hut even winning, the Glants were yg | Unable to gain on those pesky 8, vPeerafon the mound. He was wild | who slaughtered St. Louis. nes, and it was because he pitch-| Alas! poor Brooklyn; they lost, ‘himself into the hole against| another heart-breaking game to the| er and Shean in the fourth that | Phils, Jack Coombs being the victim, fai) to hi tle Jones's high jalthough he held Moran's team to vA wes failure nde nes's high, five hita E ry thin, ams to break ‘Blow bounder counted for four runs. st a hard-luck club. ad Pratt bandied that ball cleaoly | r | would have retired tho side and| [7 Js rather a shame that the Boston) Would have given the Yanks more Red Sox are soon to be victims | @n even chance tor the victory. | of another ripping up. A close an-| or alysis of the team shows that the E best the Ya ¥ - ia a bide rite pase Ayla loss of Scott will affect It vitally, and from the Western trip was in the wpirit and dosperate fighting quali- ties they showed even after they ‘were beaten 6 to 0, They neverq + Jagged or slowed wu It was the third time this season| Chat Ruth has persisted in this ruth- fess warfare against New York. The club bas had came with the return of Bader, who has been discharged! from the na and came back to the team just us ut fought every] Dutch L tach of the way, crawled up closer| Yard service in San Francisco. With) a@nd closer and attacked with so much} Scott gone, the weakness of the in- | field will show quickly, as he was in- @etermination and spirit that twice, | y, uable in helping both Shean and dering the later innings, the Red Sox evival team cannot be bh rever, afd terday the Yank n strenuous tactics, Half late Dyer. NATIONAL LEAGUE, AMERICAN LEAGUE | cups Ww. L. Po [CLUBS Ww Pe. CLUBS W. L. CLUBS Ww je Obicago.39 17 .G96| Pitts. .2 446 RT 25 507 | Chicago. 27 ting M. ¥...37 19 661 | Cincin 421 8 25 .8a9|st, 1. un aa .sar| ~Boston. .29 30 - sim O28 .563| Detroit 24 22 . It | Phile,..26 29 . B80 Bt 508! Phite.. 21 ¢ | GAMES Y GAMES YESTERDAY New York, 4; Bont a Philadelphia, 3) Brooklyn, Chicago, 144 St. 1 ; CineinnatioPittel (rein). GAMES TO-DAY. ' ‘ York at Boston, Philadelphia-W | wer Tooklya at Philadetonin GAMES Topas tollo : Chicago. o the } Ls Tineinnett. | Boston at New York, | ional shots Oley nd at St 0 (twe games). i eogo at De | ; Philadelphia at Washington. | F HOW THE OTHER CLUBS MADE OUT. tor } NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE Gardner t a RAY At se, Lows (Firet Game) vy ra > * aud’ Subamake analysis of bio league and baseball news and gossip, 4 Hugh & (Fullerten's storieg,| oh are a daily feature of The + World's sporting pages. od i THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1918. et Ss. D. Riddle Captures Prize Bargain at Sale Of Thoroughbreds Here '| Chestnut Colt of Peter Quince and Yolanda Brings $6,000, While Chestnut Colt of Danger Rock and Favena Carries Off Booby Honors in Absurd Figure of $50. PERRY ADAIR ily of golfers. ather were very n and Perry| Adair, Southern Phenoms, y because of a bad knee,| Playing in Every Section | tue best piece of luck the newly made Bobby Jones he family exploits on the hard lett to go inte Navy, Of Country for War Relief. By William Abbott. mas in the field. He is one of I BT Going thelr | the Southern ut ng off with golfing h nts f< NF either Adat By Bruce Copeland. offerings at the absurd figure of $50— ‘were on the anxious seat. Jones was| those rare fielders who can go in both “ disturbed and Manager Par-|ditections with equal rapidity. Once Perry Adair, Plainly disturbed and Manager Per-|Soteeday ‘Thomas fooled. hin inlo seach “sow had pitchers warming up rea‘ly | josing a bounder by cutting in for the 2" to relieve his fam mght hander if| ball, then allowing it to get past and “Ys “ special) have teamed up for the purp Up and] touring the country and m golf clubs earn » Red Cros and OVERS or thoroughbred horse-| “Hon, J. N, sh, Who have still to gratify! Ky., was the best seller of tho even- their desires to own a first class | ing, auctioning off tive colts and five could huve ught their fill very cheap at Dur-|mented by the $6,000 sale to Mr. among the prize pickings of| Riddle, of Hon. J. N. J. C. Durrett, necess But once Peckinpaugh,| go Untouched to Scott, who, although matches for the sOvVeranxious, struck at a wide in perfect position, was so confused down Pitch that would have given a by Thomas's move that he lost the to the _ Coast and then cr England, this a e8. hibit the kind ) famous wher g back t Box Scores of Games Played By Local Clubs have fix sured Brome |AT POLO GROUNDS. | is one of the same club and th { developed Miss Alexa woman champion, combined offerings of John| Four colts and three fillies from the Milton Young! Property of the John H. Gorham and such real bar- horses bewd | J. H. Morris for $700. Col. J. C, Dur- 1d fille: rett sold @ chestnut filly of Plavdit and Epps and Anna Hastings to 3. D. Riddle Jain at ase Never before were thoroughbred as the sleek colts ed down under th wer George pess and n t tuatic ba Otherwise he has been giving tense, u eve other A spot exhibition. With Scott out of yout Jones rallied and, using his fre between the second and third! of wagreat effect, managed to ¢ baseball men, the team really will be |ever the old w@ounter attacks and bold tbe Yauks, weaker ingthree positions. | Jones naate. | ott ma¥ yet be left with the team, | Atlant _ as he recently has been reclassified, | inst uct or ITE manner in which the St. Lo although he has a family, and the! si Browns ¢ and fougst| examination may not bring him into| and ott “Cleveland y eved for a) the call | Just day or two at | extreme tense — (eee older, ahs of the situa H¥E Yankee management deserves | youth apfion. Th showing defi a lot of credit for the manner in |{nently in nationa Bite syr ‘j/ which it Is handling the gambling| Youp® up everything in and sand gre clubbing for grabbed the prize of | to pass on a| i en, Ane | and Combs, while Pluudit contributed This colt | those of John H, Morris and Cob Jones took his fr m Atlanta Staten sa | ‘The wale was as follows i most ith ite great re strength, a| situation at the Polo Grounds, a situ- | trepped strength which the jority of ‘the| attom which was supposed to have} When other Americs gue teams 1a"K.! been cleaned up. Within the last| youngster it is duc for a urd t fron the land of (eae ip therfortnight the gamblers have been| in» land race. The Bro st 1 the swarming back into their old section | game. “gaine and f t ling « and growing bolder and bolder. Since | Vn *ist6, agate in the forward rush of the Yanks they| guns awa | coreg hied losing have been wagering regularly. Yes-| the na disgust of most | gement adopted | sferion, dozen of! of the ¢ hundred odd ittle one wa urrett from tt Philly ng through the diff- Rally In Ninth Inning | * Beats Dodgers confidence ‘of i A to wcco wh “kama” were barred fro: hth uncom. the park, and elub officials, policemen © Up 8 of our and watchers in plain clothes were uttered through the section where aso White Sox appenr to. the gamblers congregate, and several 1 y r their were promptly escorted to the exits 1 ement handed their admission money and! nament . 18 told 4y, It is a big move, | an, has alled reclis- and the Yank management intends to Ripeation ap hica persist in it and prevent the gamblers ohances of reaching the top ur (ting @ foothold in the park! Getting ehamp: AT BOSTON. NEW YORK (N) Major League Standings | Ren | was a ing a vict ILADELPHIA n to his youthful opp ) inning and Hed over to his Hancroft came norivity AT BROOKLYN Prender, Mo cay, Jones triumphed over his hth, how- unat Cheney 4 ey Bue tikes qiandarae ee PRATT’S SLIP-UP COSTS + SPORT WORLD NEWS OF ALL KINDS VANKS LEAD IN RACE Kid Golfers Are Doing Their Bit, WOMENSSINGLES PI SOT Touring 10,000 Miles for Red Cross| STARTS TO-DAY AT ORANGE cLUB W. M. Hall Wins Place in Semi-Finals of Middle States \ ‘Tennis Championship. ' ores | ‘The women's championship singles begins to-day in the Middle Stat |champtonship tourney on the clay jcourts of the Orange Lawn Tennis | Chi at Mounstain Station, N. J. Walter Merril! Hall, former holder of the trophy and title, won his place in the semi-final round of the men's singles by dafeating his junior rival, Gerald Emerson, @ Now Jersey State title holder, in straight sets, The score was 6—%, 6-1. Driving with remarkable freedom of range and pace. Hall harassed his young opponent in every part of his court. The former champion used h forehanders with telling effect. At times the impetuous Emepraon imperiited Hall by the sudden shifts of hia shots. aa he jayed the ball very short in court. On| neve occasions Thal played some re- markablo ‘half volley hots. that wore among the finest of the game. Dr. William Rosenbaum, G. A. Le Dionne, H. W, Holbrook and RP. Ben- | nett advanced to pla in the round be- fore the semi-finals. ‘The ubiquitous doctor held something in the way of feld day. He started with @ walkover against Ward Dawson, the Callfornian. ext in line, Harry Balch, tasted the terrors of Dr, Rosenbaum's smashes. Their encounter was soon over to the score of 6—2, 6—3. Aga finale the doc- tor put the star of the Orange Club, Bridgewater Arnold, in eclipse to the score of 62. 6—1, ‘At that, Dr. Rosen- baum complained he waa ‘not exactly fatisfied because he did not portunity to play in the dot Once m Dionne demonstrated thi the opponet who can shoot the ball him ts a wisard. GW tempted to do it and failed so cor ly as to make !t possible for Di marvel at covering court, to wi later Dionne started inet Bennett. After each had won a ce sot It was called because of ness. —»>— Ow. Ww Binghaenton 32 ti sumone. 37 31 Toronto r a m = = =a m z > as | 5 o = > ad rc m > S c m Towra) i, Binghamton, Baltimore, 4, | Games Toney, Rorhester, | ba Na Rig inghamvon at Torn 0 Binetriimore ae BulTo (90 amen the price of a fairly good dog. lamden of Versaliles, fillies for the aggregate amoun: of $9,675, which figure was greatly aug- : John H. Morris was next, selling Camden} sour colts and three flies for $6.25. Lucas B, Combs followed, selling (wo Combs] colts and a filly for $4 the Milton Young Estate brought only $600, while the bay colt of Luke McLuke and Fontarabia was vol! to for $300, The biggest sires of the evening were Peter Quince and Plaudit, hh his bid | Offering eight yearlings each r brood of Peter Quince were in the strings offered by Messrs. Camden | Durrett. | Chestnut anit by LTHOUGIE he tr wtrategy bo kne | | wasn't able to knock out the crafty |T}GAIETY Leonard Tries Hard To Knock Out Britton In Speedy Ring Battle 1 the Leonard-Kilbane fight, but 5 just as unruly, Just before the the gtanders in the Jack’s Wonderful Defense, | His Countering and His Left] tgs" races gore U7 ace Seccicae ae Hook Keep Him Out of |*piual ond temperamental Oe Soe Danger in Philadelphia Bout. THEATRES. (NEW AMSTERDAM schiussssni ZIEGFELD FOLLIES AVC SEAIS SOLD AT BOX OFFICE Bisa PuONIE Philadelphia, June 2. avery bit of . Lightweight | ny Leonard ay gitar Champion bout at Shibe Park last night before | a ered Whi Deut venir te iene Rainbow Gir scrap. Britton’s wondertul defense, |} M&S SSOCOHAN TEA. jtrty 4.8 Sikamiemmeereerend| 100) THE KISS BURGLAR galnod through sixteen years’ experi- ence in the ring, kopt bim out of MKING MAUSICAL SUCCESS Jack Britton in thoir fast sixround | “The eR | danger. LYCEUM #821. Bes. Pee at ee In the first round Leonard's hair py SOL boxer. After about a minute's fight- ing the Camp Upton tnastructor, who was seconded by Capt. Frank Glick, took the tead and was never headed thereafter. In the main, Britton sought to hold Leonard off with left hooks that had Des was museod by his opponent—which TICER ROSE. is one thing that angers the Hobrew LiBER Wot BPs od “GOING UP? wits is GLOBE |: way & 46 at ning at 8 3 Mr. RAYMOND HITCHCOCK (itimetny iN HITCHY-KO) 1918 cutting south paw and countered sol- D ry npn jldly with his own left, shifting occa- PARLOR BEDRODNT ATH venom in them. Ie hooked with a|[ with LEON ERROL & IRENE BORDONT right turn of his whole body, but the Mghtly younseter ia front of him|| CORT eee ee ie wasn't there to be hooked-—at least not | r huis F 1 wasn't th LO fisctere Bical He found a way of avolding Jack's PULIC W248: eerie 2.8% lonally to a right that seemed always jo catch Jack high on the head, so well || <——"un FLORENCH MOOK was he ticking hia chin out of the way. || COHAN & HARRIS Sot it, brn 3, Britton began by jabbing Leonart || A TAILOR-MADE MAN *y ‘coe occasionally with the left. He sent Leanarats bead back severe! times and|) WINTER GARDENI*, “rit aa A crossed hard with his right. He ac tually seemed faster than Leonard, Toward the end of the round Leonard reached Britton with several hard rights that shook Ye Olde Timer. It was a splendid start on Britton’s part how- ever. He wasn't as good in the second. He Rew whe! was full of go, but his shots were hor- ASTOR fis ts bal ribly ecatteres. He had a hard time Rock-A- finding Leonard at all. On the other hand Benny was hitting solidly and trisittonstendicd nicely in the third, Mane Elotts ior em Hat Tai ia, ritton steadied nicely in the and. though Leonard had a lead on MARJORIE RAMBEAU ti he voters fought with a cool- points, Hf Surce that war samirevie |) EYES OF YOUTH v of b Fo a ek ‘The fourth was a bard session for the| | Boge Old warrior. & wae on She pace trail ‘oadhurst ¢}! most of the time, Leonard driving him vias moet of the time: Kerdvomashons that. || MAYTIME Susy sigh Music, wien while they didn’t find a vulnerable | | Soop Thomas point, distressed him immeasurably 4OOF CENTURY THEATER AT 11.30, Juck fought the last two unde on CENTURY GROVE MipNGUe brains alone. His work in was as creditable aa the smashing and |} DOULY | a You Seen | GF: relentless attack of his young foeman. | ssTeKs | THE Dooley Naturally @ je. of curtosity w Ps evinced over the weight of the me: SHUBE! {0 gt Bane Here's the tle of the tipp: beam, || Blanche BAT EA Tol Filly Rocap, an expert on weis! lolbroo! “BLINN measures, harked to the heft of th in GETTING TOGETHER at the Hotel Vendig. He aot the beam at 141 for the little warriors, and Britton {booth gow failed to budge t Mati Wed.. Mat "e bar at the notch fet. The Stuart Walker Leonard got, & the weight co! On in iplnee trivance and didn't cause it to flicker. ington Comedy He stepped down, and then Billy Gibson wad ttt at 138." Tt 48TH ST. foe. Fo Wey, te, 30 as done, and MAN os 2 use wh L rd got on there was still no TEE Movement of the scales. “Well, what wao STAYED ar HOME ie your weight?" quiszed Britton with a PARK Theat curious look. Cont bie Circle Pt BM: Boh pee nate a. Camp Upton war secret,” | CARLYLE HUACKWELL Krery Goi laughed ‘Leonard, and with, that. he fae ict LEN g hopped. off the scales, L trie Mastruee STOLEN ORu ar search for pound: ae =< t joser to 185 than 138. The ring was pitched over the home VAUDEVILLE, plate where ackmen @ fough so many er World Series batt Five tremendous are lights were pended above tne ring, which was ele- vated about @ foot from the sward. Lights, which were strung along th NaUL DEVILLE AND PHOTO PLAYS, rafters of the grand atand, were ex- {I} deere ewan, ac \ingulthed the moment, the men went [Pn Into action, ving the platform to para lore youl stand out Ike a glowworm in the dark- | © a a User Fietiond ta § ness j e Mion, Thomsen, It was estimated that the gate ran as Oath HSL Rie, a eneity, Frae9 Bigel oe high as $22,200. The gran | "hi wel ol dup | avid Av! per and lower tiers were filled to at 6 be Parity” There was no such gathering as vA Ni a ‘Relieve Mo * Sanieope,* Co. 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