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i ‘ a ae NR = arian eae ones oer a Billy Kelly, Best Youngster Since Days of Unbeaten Colon, Clinches the Two - Year - Old Championship by Winning Grab Bag Handicap. Coors ‘Rte: Fock inecing Wakay® WING your hat and give three cheers for Billy Kelly, the cham- pion two-year-old of the season and the best youngster of his age since the unbeaten Colon swept away all opposition, The little bay gelding by Dick Welles—Glena won the Grab Bag Handicap, worth $3,350, and with 185 pounds up ran the six furlongs course in 1.11 2-5, winning in a driv- ing finish from Sweep-On by half a| length. The Evening World made no mis- fake when it declared Billy Kelly the! Dest colt of the y ‘This was said) in the face of his defeat by Star Hampton in the race for the Albany Handicap. Jockey Simpson's ill- Judged ride brought it about. Since then he has won two races, placing ‘the seal on his career by his perform- ance yesterday afternoon. If he never ins another raco (may this ill tuck Mever visit him) his fame will ring * clear and sweet like a bell as long @s the present generation can tell It. There 1s a disposition on the part of Tacegoors to sing the praises of each | @eason's champion and to declare him | “the be: horse that ever looked | throuch a bridle.” Frequently these | extravagant statements appear foolish | when the “champion” is discovered to | De made up of base metal full of faws . and crumbles jnto a broken idol. But there ts no chance that Billy | Kelly will be pointed at with “I told you so” scorn in the voice. He has made his fame safe for all time, He has reached the high caste that has made racegoers for two décades speak of Hamburg as “great.” He won the Great Eastern Handicap with 187 | pounds up. Billy Kelly, a colt about | two-thirds Hamburg’s size and sub- stance, @ little gelding weighing not More than 900 pounds, if that, has ‘Teachod the super-hotee class and will ever abide in the hearts of true sports- mea. i : j HIS paper has told the readers how courageous Billy Kelly has been when called upon with the whip. He again showed his quality. | ‘The struggle was a hard one for him. Eleven colts and fillies opposed him. | Some of the contestants were high class, some were driftwood, entered in the hope that Billy Kelly might become jogeed up, hampered and thus beaten. Commander J. K. L. Ross had lcased the running qualities of Col, Livingston for this race before he purchased Billy Kelly, and with the latter carried the Canadian Rail- Poad magnate's colors. If Col. Livingston was started with of helping Billy Kelly to post, he might just as remained in his stall He was for home like a winner open @aylight in front of Ginger Stickling a Lord Brighton. on the outside, Gweep-On is a good: stretch run- ner. Because of this excellent quali- ity bis backers n to declare him! ‘he winner, But they had overlooked the sterling mettle of Billy Kelly's heart. Pertinacity and tenacity ai his greatest assets as a race horse: to keep carrying on, in the face of geeming defeat, and to hold on @omething he has once obtained. bal Billy Kelly began showing his} lifications once he was straight- Mea out for the run home. He wa carried wide, for he had to race on the outside of four horses, When Blily Kelly was gettled for a straight run home Sande For Style, Fit and Qual- ity, we know no more at- tractive hats for wear right now than our feather- weight ‘“‘felts,” imported direct from our Italian ally. ROGERS PeLT COMPANY oH SE SR oe ST BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK avast “a1 i618: AT FOREST HULLS 15 THE TENNIS TOURNEY armost™ | SOME EVENTS WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO Copyright, 1918, by the Press Publishing Ca. (The New York Evening World.) THAT WittarD-OEMPSEY DEBATE Looks i> KIND O' cLOse hit him with the whip. Twice tt stung him. Under Its influence, Billy Kelly's long sweeping stride fairly devoured the space that separated him from Sweep-On, He reac hed Ate leader. Tho latter, under also responded. It was a battle between the two best colts in the race, with an ad- vanta 15 pounds in favor of Sweep-On. For a few strides Billy Kelly “hung.” The colts were now abreast, Judgment as to the winner bung suspended, with the crowd on an evenly balaced scale, Whicb colt would tip the scale in his favor? Once again the whip hit Billy Kelly. ‘That crack of the the reserve power in the little gel- ding’s legs. Ho was tired, oh #0 tired, for his 135 pounds were like a millstone on his back, a” the never say die spirit was is boay. Peitaceend forth his Pe} as far Qs it would go, with his long head projecting like the business end of a lance, he fairly cut his wa: the hot sunshine to the finish, dy inch he gained with each stride) and at last swept past the winning post half a length in front, The race was won in 1,112.5, the fastest time ever made by a two-year-| old over the six furlongs course, around turns, with 185 pounds up, S and their matches “over | seem wholly out of place and unnecessary after reading the following: led forth all) INO SURE THING GOVERNMENT WILL STAND FOR SERIES ‘However, if World’s Cham- pionship Games Are Decided, It Is Likely That First Three Battles Will Be Staged in Boston. By Hugh S, Fullerton, by The Preae Publise ng York Evening World) HETHE! R or not there will be a World's Series still remains a question. The National Com- mission met yesterday in Cincinnati, Just before going Chairman nounced into the session Herrmann (August) an- that the series probably would start in Bos- ton on Sept. 4 and Mr, Treanor: I have been a constant reader of the sporting page of The Evening World, and have seen the fine articies about the way in which our cham- plon boxers are giving their time and money to help Win the war, but have not as yet seen anything about the many boxers who are really doing | thelr bit over there in the trenches. For instance, Mike O'Dowd, the mid- dieweight champion, a boy who on all occasions gave the New York fans a} run for their money, and who is now | over there riski his life, 1 think that in all fairness to these boys, and in keeping with the policy of your paper, to give all a fair chance, you should say something to keep alive the memory of these boys in the box- ing fans’ mind? A COAT AME READER. You have si THE STANDING OF MAJOR LEAGUE CLUBS NATIONAL LEAGUE, CLUBS W. L. Ve. | CLUBS W. 1, Pe, Chicago. 74 30 .655 aoe N, Xs, .6@ 49 O71 405 Pitts ..60 63 531 aap Cincia .56 56 .500! Bt. 40T GAMES YESTERDAY, Pittsburgh, 10) New York, 2 Brooklyn, 2) Cincinnati, 1, Chicago, 7; Boston, 6 (11 tnnings), Philadelphia, 3) St. Louls, 0, GAMES TO-DAY. New York at Chicago, Brooklyn at St, Louts, Philadelphia at Cincinnadh Boston at Pittsburgh, AMERICAN LEAGUE, CLUBS WwW. L. Fe. | CLUBS W. L. Pe. Boston .67 46 .593]N. ¥.,.53 56 .4n0 Cleve ..65 60 .565] St, L, 68 .477 Wash ..63 62 .S4n] Detroit 63 437 Chicage.55 57 401 | Voila ..45 68 3a9 GAMES YESTERDAY, Cleveland, 5; Bostom, 4, GAMES TO-DAY, | Detroit at New York, Bt, Lewis at Boston, Broadwey Broadway at 13th st _e at 34th St our Broadwey Corners" Fifth Ave. sat Wasrco at 4ist St, hay that three games would be played be- fore the teams 4) moved to Chicago. Then Herrmann, Heydler and Jokn- son met, and later qt was announced » over situation thoroughly and that on Thursday NS Hriday they would announce the schedule, Further the fact leaked out that the commissioners hoped be- fore Friday to be able to state exactly where they stand and whether or not the Government will stand for & World's Series being played after the date set by Secretary of War Baker for players to seek essential occupa- tlons, It is now announced officially (prob- ably with a drawback) that on Thurs- day or Friday the schedule of the World's Series will be announced, and that included will be @ lst of players eligible to play in such @ series and the rules, T is known that the National Com- mission has, in writing, asked Secretary Baker to make @ rulin as to the attitude of the authorities toward the playing of the series. Thus far no reply has been received, and the truth is that none is ex pected. On top of that it is learned that each ballplayer who has a chance to play in such a series was requested by the baseball authorities to inquire of bis own draft board as to what its attitude would be to- ward individuals who took part in such a series, It is reported that four of the Red Sox already have re- ceived word from their draft boards that it is all right for them to play, The four who were named are said to be Hooper, Strunk, Scott and Mc- Innis, There is a big doubt as to the truth of this report since Scott ts in the active draft and has been liable to be called any day in the last two Chicage Philadelphia, c and at Washington, eee SARATOGA SELECTIONS. First Race—Syrdara, Earlocker, Pet nd Race=No selections. - Bite Race Star Ben, Mancha, : th Race--Lucullite, The Pore ty Witehet. ev e~Duchess Lace, Virago, Sixth [ace—Corn Tassel, Star Masler, Gloomy Gus. montha, opinion in the draft boards as to what they should do. I am informed that at least three of the Red Sox have been told by their local boards that if they at- tempt to play a World's Series they will do so at their own risk, and that at least four of the Cubs bave re- ceived the same warning. In other words, either team is Hable to be smashed to pieces at the last minute if the: attempt to play @ series, and the World's Series can be decided more by an Iowa or Kan- sas draft board than by the strength of the teams. LEVELAND came back yester- , day and prolonged the agony of the American League race by beating the Red Sox, but the chances of Cleveland coming from behind and grabbing the pennant are extremely slender, Boston has yet to play St Louie and Detroit, then finish with the Yanks, while the Cleveland team must meet Washington and Philadel- phia, so that if they were even in the standing now the chances all | would favor the Red Sox. We may now commence to figure that the Cubs and Red Sox will at- tempt to play a series, and that the decision will rest with the draft boards. The fact that Scott may be called at any moment, that Killifer has ex- pected a summons to report for ser- vice every day for a month and that Hollocher is expecting to be sum- moned in the draft makes doping the series rather a complicated affair. Also, there is draft board will decide that it 4s all right for a player to continue in ser- vice and another may decide that it is not all right. am informed that the Chicago Cubs were asked to write as individ- uals to their draft boards and inquire, and that up to the time they were in New York not one had heard from hom ‘on if the draft boards grant a temperary delay, there ts a Chance that the War Department will hand down a blanket order that will smother everything, HE inside tip from Cincinnat! ts that the series is to be opened in Chicago (this in spite of a report that they were to start in Boston), and that tho starting date would be Bept. % Not that it makes much difference where they start. It would be easier for the Boston Club to reach Chicago ing game than for tho Cubs to reach Boston. ‘The promise that everything will be announced Friday at the latest ts en- couraging. of the Chicago White Sox, may be one of those who are going over to help the boys in France, Clarence told me last night that he was ex- tremely anxious to do his bit and that he was looking around for an oppor- tunity to find some work for which he is fitted and which might be of benefit. We talked of going over together with the Y. M. C. A. or the Knights of Columbus and working on base- ball, or on any other line that might be helpful. Rowland ts one of the cleverest of It is known that the Chicago Cubs two weeks ago Were requested to write their local boards as to the status of players, and further it is known that there was @ difference of the major league managers and 4 man who would be of immense value to any organization. @ chance that some| LOOKS AS THOUEH WELL HAVE A WORLDS SERIOUS AFTER ALL, LADS = ABOUT NAVY MANY ENTRIES IN FOR TENNIS MEET Eighty-seven players have been allotted places in the national ten- nis singles championship tourney, which opens at Forest Hills next Monday. Beals C. Wright, former national champion; R. Lindley Mur- ray, winner of the Patriotic tourna- ment of last season; William T. Til- den 2d, who has gained the clay court title this year; S. Howard Voshell, holder of the indoor honors; Ichlya Kumagae, the Japanese wiz- ard, and others of great skill are down for the battles that begin on the turf of the West~ Gide Tennis Club, at Forest Hills. As the draw stands the men who have achieved honors are very evenly distributed, There are innumerable places where, in the progression of the rounds, @ reversal may upset all cal- culations as to the ultimate winner of the title to succeed Lieut. R. Norris Williams, 2d. In the upper haif Lieut. Craig Biddle, 8, Howard Voshell, Na- thaniel W. Niles and the California Me- | teor, Murray, appear to be the quartet that! will furnish the stirring matches for the places In the semi-final round. To gain his piace Muri show his mettle to beat Frederick B, Alexander in the fourth round. Then he meets his old rival, Niles, whom he ted in the finals last year, to gain the semi-fini Fistic News and Gossip By John Pollock Champion started training for his great battle with Champion Ted Lewis at Wide- meyers Park in Newark, N, J, on Benny Leonard has Sept. 10. Benny has been doing road work tn the morning for a few days and to-day he notified his manager, Billy Gibson, that he will go to Billy Grupp's “gym.” in the afternoons, be- ginning to-day, where he will box with his sparring partners and also go through the other stunts in con- nection with his training. Manager Gibson sald to-day that the referee for the battle had not been selected as yet, but that any referee who knew his business will be suitable to him, Packey O’Gatty, the Harlem bantamweight whe haa devekwed into = promiving fighter, i¢ no longer under the management of Billy Gra O'Gatty called up this office to-day and eaid ‘that fe had parted from Gruup and in the future would be looked after by Emil Patey, who ar ranges the preliminary bouta for the boxing shows held at the Jersey City baseball grounds, Jobowy Howard, the Bayonne middleweight who clashes with Jeff Smith, als of Bayonne, N. 4, and civilian boring instructor at Camp Dix, at the Jemey dasctall grounds on Friday wight, defeated “Zulu Kid," the Brooklyn fighter, in the main go at tle Acom A, ©, of Trenton, N. J, om Monday night, Howard resumed training yesterday for bie important battle with Buaith, Owing to the fact that Johnny Dandes had hia eye cut accidentally by Tommy Touhey, who butted him in the siath round of their content at the Armory A, A, of Jemey City Monday, Jobmny will mot be able to box again for at least two weeks, Hie physician had to take six @titehes im the cut, which was a deep one, The accident happened as the men came into & chine, Scotty Montieth, manager of Johnoy Dundee, has taken another fighter under his management, ‘The batuer is Dare Medar, the West Side light weight, who made a big hit at the Armory A, A, wow in Jersey City a week ago by defeating two men im the same ring, knocking ont Young Guardin§ in two row ad outpointing Harry Condua in the wami-final of eight runua, Pattling Levionky mast dently fleure. that Clay Tamer, when they) Meet bat at Uie Armory A, A, hs Noa Moning ‘ight as be notified’ Nia Danny ‘that he is work. bo ie going to get a hard fight he ‘ihian light heavywelat organ. B Snae' ‘ a GUESS YOUVE READ y will have to) a By T. hornton F isher THEATRES. WINTER GARDEN Fc "nti Me PPASSIWG. SHOW. fog BROADHURSS fr) Ss Pops 0 GEORGE BROADHURST perseate AN » He Didn't Want to Do It ELTINGE ® Went 42 x Gur, 690 UNDER ORDERS oll & Bifle Shannen, PRINS present wal PLAYH OSE” To-day The Laaghiey Hit! F SHE WALKED IN HER SLEEP Into YOUR bedroom! In her NIGHTIE!! And—CLUNG!!! Would you agree with the critic of the N.Y. Times who said of this play: ‘ “Clever writing; fresh humor; good taste; real humor”? _ Matiness Satumtay, JA2B0 JONES BET ON CHERRY SMASH TO WIN AT SARATOGA THE OTHER BDAY- AFTERTHE RACE HE FOUND THAT HED PLACED HIS COUGH OW THE VAME OF & SOFT DRINK. STOR ya any Be ohn ba Drew ‘in La Her a LYRIC. MAYTIME 5, Sih BOOTH 3." ‘The Stuart Walker Co, ta aie Wed SEVENTEEN VESTS WEEKS arter 8 MONTHS. SHUBERT *\) 5: ot gas bv, vos Wed = |] Blanch a His Mother Goes Under the Hammer. ———_— 0 By Bruce Copeland. HE sweetest dream in the life of a dig-hearted negro boy before he was realized when he was able to buy his little, white-haired, old mammy one of the finest homes iu Chicago, returned to the vale of dreams the other day when the pala- tial residence at No. s#4 Wabash Avenue passed under the hammer of the auctioneer for a mere song. For seven ycars this handsome, red brick mansion had been the home of the late Mrs. ‘Tiny Johnson, whose declining years had been blessed by the devition of her only son, the tl fated and til-advised Jack Johnson, who was a terror among the big men of the prizo ring until laid low by Jess Willard in Havana, Since his boyhood days in a cabin | he roamed around the country as au, obscure pugilist, he would stint him- self to little or nothing in order to| ease her burden. Jack's income was hardly enough to keep him in shelter, food and clothing, but his heart al- ways throb! at the prospect. o sending his mammy mething, if it was only a dollar. As he became more prosperous the remittances in creased. Sometimes he sent $50, The | next time he fought it might have | been $100; aud so on until his little} old mammy had ev ything her heart | desired. Mrs, Johnson had removed to Chi- cago some time before “Lil Artha" amassed hig fortune at Keno. Jack} couldn't leave the ring quick enougn after Jeffries had been counted out to wire the good news to his mother, who then occupied modest quarters in the Windy City. When no more rei mained to be done, one bright autumn morning Jack asked his mammy to accompany him downtown “to do some shopping." Little did the old maimimy dream of what was to follow, She just shut- fled along beside her massive son, protesting that she should have Fashion Is NotAlways Frivolity—It May Be Common Sense! Women and men who make and sell apparel and its acces- sories for women and their daughters constitute one of the greatest New York. They must have their special bus.aess news daily. You see them reading the daily paper unique At news stands, from 4.15 P. M., 2 cents a day; 12 cents.a week. ‘Tell the man to Uc | teserve a copy. Subscription $6.00 yearl, Two months’ trial $1.00. WOMEN’ WEAR, 8 East 13th Street, New York. Sale of Fine Mansion Ends Jack Johnson’s Dream \ Present Ex-Champion Made to} became famous and whicd at Galveston, Tex., Jack had dreamed of the day when he would make his mother one of the finest “ladies” In| the land; and even in the days when industries of) Women's wWear in "GETING Tocetiick * “HOOF CENTURY THEATRE AT CENTURY GROVE ™ BEAUTE TIFUL GINLS 'N' EVI |mainea at home to get the dinner. Jack talked but little along the way. His heart was too full to talk. Even it his worst, Johnson's greatest pleasure was when he was doing foi others, The old woman's eyes fairly popped from their sockets when they turned \into Wabash Avenue and she could hardly trust her vision when Jack stopped in front of the mansion that was to be her future home. e mansion soon became the | for colored folk from far and near, Great receptions were held at the Johnson home from time to time. Many tourists went to see the pala- tial residence of the world’s great Johnson and his mothor! always the centre of admiring | z Fi picid none COHAN & HARRIS | Wale Wei Ss v y Kier Wr pugilist. were throngs. She was his greatest idol. $a, St, way, deat 50, But ‘weaknesses soon asserted LYCEUM {i mat 0, themselves, coaxed on by evil asso- | i RO who were prone to take ad- | 7 antage of Johnson's ignorance and recklessness, The big black was very susceptible to flattery, and this | HUDSON Nata. W wns 0, 8 their most successful foil. They : 1 Jack for great sums of money, | BERNARD ssp’ MANN ugh it seemed that his wealth | DLY_ENEMirs, d never be pent. rr — the remaining relatives tn this | LIBERTY Mua Wet. @ batt Soe country. were forced to sell the man- | sion, which is believed to have cost |Johnson many thousands of dollars, — uP”. for ry $3,791 to a Mrs. Mary C. Rernard, Johnson offered not the VAUDEVILLE, AMUSEMENTS. F-FPROCTO “FPR OLy! YOR 99 SEATS n a a SS Dol S| erie bes “Marien n's Cabin,” Park & Lexar. IC Clark, in 1 e tT Wiley #14 ee Jima, ark de ny ' 2’ iS ji “The stil ‘Alarm Iblis” Cc Near 0 & WIG VAUDEVILLE BILL, |ea Water *. Re ataurants, Dancing. i Corum, Swift de Kelly, Bway, 5 st! i STEEPLECHASE rr) CONEVS FUNNY PLACE, «in, a Hoot sathin Oe Batine and FOLLY CAPRICE | Will be the talk of the town Be KEITEL Biway & 47th St Dati Mat i va Riv REE” Ta wt ate mway & 06 st DUPE Loew's New York theatre ti Cont, 11 A.M. ro 11h M PorGuas F f Loew s American Root PHOTO PLAYS. ~COHAN'S | ae jst; LAST WEEK | DAILY ‘(inel. Sun, c. NIC LYMPIC ts.) As ONE CORRE y Mat. Daily 3’ n pos meg TAR * Star. Dally Extre Charge For It, Advertisements for ‘The World may be laf at any Aurea Lisisict Meemugee ollie ia sow oP, Me “es ‘Ethel Barrymore ip ‘Our Bie, MsOheuey’ feview, Balois!s, Cont. edy, Strand Orchestra SUNDAY WORLD WANTS WORK WONDPRS CHARITY. CHARITY. CENTURY Rar haw: te | Beeson! MAT. TODAY ft,22°.., $1 ENGAGEMENT EXTENDED ONE WEEK MORE SEATS FOR FAREWELL WEEK ON SALE TO-MORROW Yip, Yip. Yaphank THE BOYS OF CAMP UPTON sinc SERGT. IRVING BERLIN EVENINGS AND SATURDAY MATINEE, Thc, TO 82.

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