The evening world. Newspaper, August 30, 1918, Page 8

SPECIAL | Pian to Have Willard and Dempsey Make Money for the Government or Its War Funds. Goprright, 1918, by The Press Publinhing Co, (The New York Brening World.) | ‘UR old friend Jack Skelly, from Brooklyn in his old-time fight- ing days, but now one of the ~ feading citizens of Yonkers, is very! much in favor of a big championship bout between Jess Willard and Jack | Dempsey. Jack says so in the Yon-| kers Herald, for which he writes most, interestingly, but he has ideas under | % it a “ont my es : THE SUNDAY GOSOLENE GEE ZERS WHO BEAT IT TO SHE LIMES AND COURTS WILL BE NiCKED BY THE SRR. THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1918. [BEST SPORTING PAGE IN SINCE SUNDAY MOTORING GOT THE GATE Copyright, 1918, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York Evening World). THIS (5 THE SPORTING | SPECIAL NEW YORK By Thornton Fisher pO NOT TALK lo voTORHAM JAZBO JONES ALways RODE ON HIS TWO SOLES SO\T DOESNT INTEREFERE WITH WIS YOUNG CAREER + WHEN FATHER TAKES THE FAMILY OUT FoR & SUNDAY RIDE ITLL BE OW THE OLD FRONT SEAT- CSweer MEMORIES) CLASS, WHY 1S THIS JOBBIE CRACKING HIS FACE ®% WNO,cLASS! THE ANSWER (S THAr THE ONIN THING HE OSa5 GASOLENE FOR IS To CLEANS HIS GLOVES— Lindley Murray Forced ‘ehicb the bout would be contested | How = Pe which might not be agreeable to ~ @ither Willard or Dempsey. Jack ‘wants it to be a governmentai affair | to be exploited in conjunction with | Jos can Se the next “Liberty L. drive or with wome other war fund. He believes that Dr. Joseph Raycroft of the War Camp Athletic Activities Department should bave the big event in charge. Jack thinks a bout over the cham- plonship route would draw something Ike $500,000, the major portion of which would bq very useful in carry- ‘tng the war to a successful conclu- sion. Jack's suggestions are laudable, Indeed, if they could be carried out. ra WHATOYA MEANY’ wont BE ABLE TO RYN YOUR CAR. ON SUNOATS- WHY, YOU CAN'T RUN SOME OF EN OM WEEK OAYS~ QUESTION similar to thobe contained in Skelly’s sugges- tion was recently put up to ‘Witlard—a meeting with Jack Demp- sey, with the provision that part of the receipts be turned over to the ¥. M. C. A. and K. of C. funds, and Jess considered the matter seriously. , He said: “I did not think there would be @ chance to box again until the war ended, as I had understood that Dempsey had joined the service. However, as he js open to meetings, may be a chance of doing He is a good fighter, ts. Of course, if the stretched out it might necessitate my retiring, for I am thirty-five now, providing, of course. . 1.do not fight in the interim; but if 5 can show me some coin and where I can also turn a good bunch of it over to the funds mentioned why I am very willing to talk ess. ‘ DOPING THE WORLD’S SERIES By HUGH S,. FULLERTON. ‘Il Article No. 7. THE CATCHERS. RED SOX. e. Defensive, 682 CLEVELAND. 782 oe = Boos FS CUBS. Defensive. 768 CUBS. 763 Offensive. 812 Total. 16% On Total. | 473 791 rrr Weil x Pppliaing Co, York Brewing World). HICAGO'S Cubs show tremend- ous superiority over the Boston Red Sox in the dope figures on catchers, masters of catching and studying ba: ters~Pat Moran and Fred Mitchell and bas learned much. He lvady easily in attacking ability, and would lead further were it cer- tain that Sam Agnew is going to do “Dempsey may be a great man, All that, but he must. remember I 'UST before Clay Turner, the Indian light-heavyweight, sprang the big surprise by beating Battling Levinsky, Jim Buckley was anxious to stage a bout between the Battler and In tne work Kiliifer still defensive a ; all the catching for the Red Sox. bomen ak Eeetgh Tt A Be) While In the study | A enew is a poor hitter, although he OQ 7 seine of infield and out-| figures to hit a bit better against the jonship. I am not asking him i i Mite the same as I did, but you may field we have found| Chicago pitchers than he has done Test assured that I will take the big that the Red Sox| during the regular mente. ae ard end if a match is made, and then 1 hold the superior- Saar Heald ine Aesaetyy errea ey or i: Over to the ¥. Vity in attacking! heen winning and that the pitching of ©. A. and K. of C. I would like to ‘ een winning and thu , | gee the affair made a big one, so as A force on both the] the opponents has been the worst in 1h to be able to turn over a big chunk ginfeld and the out-| the history of baseball. i | 1} «of -money to the funds. Dempsey ct tela, while the| Agnew tx normally ubout a .220 hit- *will have to turn over a good share ; : y shown to/ tt, UL this season he jx far below of his also. Under these conditions Mawes eles eta | that poor mark. Killifer i» a danger- 4 I may consent to take the young Crank very close to-|ous batter, but se: ly one to be i | man on early this fall or as soon as . / “gether in the regu-| classed a8 a great hitter, He hits in ie Tecan get in proper shape.” lar positions, Bos-|the pinches and be is 4 great factor y — ws in run scoring, q / ton holding — the f five power and superior- 4 ity in the outfield, Chicago having a slight balance on | the infield due to Boston's weakne in two positions, the study of cateh- leads Agnew, although Sain is a cle dy er man, a ba backstop, Who works well with a pitching stad which is not to handle, and who can throw and will throw Jack Dempsey. Jim told us he had a The sume situation that confronts lace in Philadelphia to hoid the ton. [cre reveals for the first time Ay | (ye poston management at third base ui tt and was willing to give $4,000) M@rked difference in strength and) applies to their catchers, Schang, al- © for it, the fighters to aplit the money | Shows that the Red Sox have another | though be bas not hit to his ear > whatever way they wanted to. Dan| dangerous defect in team make-up, pietilie and away a better hit- Morgan, manager of Levinsky, knew) The Cubs score a gain of more than be 6 joft-handed Wc clally agai than is Agr about the offer and practically accept- o@ it. He figured that Levinsky Would make short work of Turner, We don't know whether or not Buck- ). dey’s offer holds good yet. We doubt that it does, unless Morgan can pul! @ great and strange alibi for Levin- 100 points on pure dope. It is a dan- serous thing, as a usual rule, for any team to bank upon one man in any series, The Red Sox have bad all their eggs in one basket this season and have not broken many, but in the case of the Cubs the situation ts even more dangerous, If anything should happen to Bill Killifer the Cubs would love this se- ries almost beyond doubt, and that statement is made without reference | to the dope. Without Killifer the Cub pitching staf! would be reduced one- | ang in p Kames behind the bat, and 5 at third base, which be probably will do, But what be gacns in hitting power he will Jose in art in the d fensive end of play, Scuang, who, with the Athletics, promised to de- | velop into one of the greatest catch-| ers Of all time, has not lived up to his| early promise, He is an erratic and uncertain taan now and not nearly as steady or dependable as Agnew, who, | when Schang was at his early best, | was decorating the bench while others sky's poor showing against the In- Mian, “He hasn't done so yet, NOTHER local bantam is going A to get a chance Pete Her- man’s title, Jack Sharkey, the west side youngster who has made “rapid strides to the front in this class under the careful guidance of Joe caught for Boston, Again, the element of uni alnty Christy Mathewson in Khaki; 'CFistic News jon Soon and Gossip ) To Limit to Win Over Veteran Fred Alexander — Hard Fought Matches Are the Rule Now in National First Picture in Army Uniform ticularly lacking force, Murray started to swich his tactics and con- tinuously charged up to the net, from which position he managed to but the veteran at a disadvantage. The fifth and deciding set was big reversal of form. ‘ The Californian getting stronger by the minute, had things pretty much hi own way and won @ ove set without much trouble, Howard Voshell, the Kings Club star, who has been putting up @ con- Tennis Tourney. By William Abbott. OMPETITION for the national tennis’ title on the Forest Hills courts is steadily tightening up. No longer do the favorites have|sistently good game in the tourna- smooth going. Hard-fought matches|ment, added another victim to his were the rule in yesterday's round,|list with a straight-set victory over i P abwaan fs deut. Craig Biddle of Philadelphia. samods especialy the match between Lind-|Vouhen won, 6-2, > At ali ey Murray and Fred Alexander. times Voshell held the commanding Ex-Pitcher Those who expected to see the flery,| position, which was usually at the hard hitting Californian burn up the|het, from where he kept Biddle con- of the court with Alexander were rudely|*antly on the defensive . ‘The showers which later surned into ai surprised. Murray was forced to the) duwnpour of rain spoiled all the jants limit to win a five-set victory. Old| other matches. There was question- 4 Fred several times had Murray on| ing criticism as to the wisdom of hav- an the point of a stragetic rejreat, but| img the men continue in the rain as pefo: 4 Af Cincinnati the youth's superior speed and driy- eae the (ure wae Radly ectidn ing ability just saved hing from dis-| J, was the amazing state of the Manager aster, unfinished matches that held tne Murray from the start a: y when the rain came Who Is satisfied to remain back on t als C. Wright, former na- line and forsake his fav mplon, was standing off game. From this pawition Ichiya Kumagae, the Japanese wiz- Now in the drives lacked direction and he fre-|ard, whose tricks wore futile against Gieesleal quently drove ints fhe net or out of| the veteran. Wright led Kumagae all court. of Alexander's p. the way to 10-9 on the first set, at Were stsred on his opponent's errors,| which they retired from the court Wartare Murray bad one strong point, his|‘The American had his Oriental adver- terrzic vice Frequently he|sary running around for long and seqred a with his cannon-ball| short ots in a way that made | Service, eeving that Alexander had troub!e|impossit.e for him to get et for hla hispdling. dependable drives. The pity of it ts Having Just rly lead Murray began|that Wright did not have a fair nd before Alexand: chance at the Japanese on a hard aad Been laced shots, The n court, Their engagement will yatvhing his man ou f be finished to-day and then the win- Commissioned id over ner will move on to a second match. > add the finishing touch to this on the courts William a Captain by day of wor : 4 | ders tion of affatrs the bi~ remiery hadn't|T. Tilden 2d, the unbeaten Pennsyl- the War expected 0 see. vanian, with his two r I titles, As the gatch wore on Alexander ull too’evidently being beaten by Department. tired percentihly. his serene nar- pr Merrill Hlall He Expects to Go to France ina Short Tire. Your Last Chance to Tomorrow, Saturday, CHAMPIONSHIP MOTOR BOAT GES TODAY Four High-Powered Speed Craft in Event at Detroit for $5,000 Gold Cup. DETROIT, Aug. $0.—Four high-powe ered speed boats had a final workout on the Detroit River preparatory to ‘the $5,000 gold cup motor boat championship races which Will start to-day. Failure tu obtain an engine forced the eleventh« hour withdrawal of Hawkeye IL, leav= ing Miss Detroit UL, Miss Detroit TL and Miss Minneapolis and Whip Po Will Jr. as the probable quartet of contenders. Whip Po Will Jr. will carry a < ot three instead of the usual two, and if trials made in the East are equallel the boat will make a speed of more than 70 miles an hour. George C. Reiss of New York will drive this hydro« plane. TOLEDO, 0. Aug. 30.—The Rall) Lights, the club that will represent To- ledo in the National Baseball Federation this fall, held @ batting rally in the ninth inning and defeated the Chicago White Sox by @ score of 4 to 3, The chal! plonship Gaeli football gan Kerry and Kile kenny, at ¢ Sept. 2, ot Day, is attracting interest among t followers of the The two tear hav: ficial aport. net in several batt! ecision. les with no of- CHICAGO, Aug. 30.—The most ant golf seen thus far in the women Western championship at Indian Hilf Club was played by Miss Eliza | beth Klotz of the home club, although jshe was beaten ] up by Miss Frances Hadfield of Milwaukee, — Wisconsin: champion, the only non-resident player }left in the cont ’ | PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 30.—Kack jteam took a |St. Louis dou |to the Pira fame in the Pittsburghe header. The first went by a score of 1 to 0. The 7 |Cardinals took the second by a score of, 4 to Between games the Pittsburgh. shortstop, Boone, Was presented with @. Liberty bon 1 admire: Se STANDING OF CLUBS IN MAJOR LEAGUES NATIONAL LEAGUE, CLUBS W. L. Pe. [CLUBS W. L. Pe, 0.82 42 .661| Bkiyn .55 66 453 68 G1 .571| Phila ..62 65 444 64 58 .525 | Boston.50 68 .424 Cincin .62 6O 508 ' St. L.. 51 74 408 GAMES YESTERDAY, New York, 4; Brooklyn, 0, Pittsburgh, 1; St. Louis, O (ist game), | St. Louis, 4; Pittsburgh, 2 ¢ 08) 6 | Chicago, 14 Cincinnati, O (1st game). , Chicago, 6; Cincinnatl, 4 (2d game), Philadelphia-Boston (rain), | GAMES TO-DAY, Brooklyn at New York, Cincinnati at Chicago, Pitts a AMERICAN LEAGUE, CLUBS W. L. Pe. | CLUBS W. L. Pes Boston. 71 49 .592 | Chicago.57 6 Cleve ..69 54 561 | St. Le. 56 68 Wash 68 Detrolt.52 67 437 N. ¥...59 00 | Phila ..50 72 410 GAMES YESTERDAY, New York, 6; Washington, 4, | GAMES TO-DAY, New York at Washington, Philadelphia at Boston (2 games)e Detroit at St, Lousy Buy ime. ca IW tT SURAT ATI AUN ATA SENS ATT DS ANT AT OB Wagtier, the veteran boxer who could] third in strength and the catching | Which makes the coming series more step some himself ten years ago, Will) strongth (not figuring effect upon | MAteresting enters into it. schang best colored heavy welhts 00 to, box Meet Herman Monday night ai the| “ensth (nol | timurins ot uber | would pot work as Well with th Ee DOL tea Hes) OsOEy Pat tort at walt | ° e pic A. A. of Philadelphia pitchers) wou mse | fleld, nor would he s ney ‘ i Whore the latter part of ext month 9s ty the distance is only six | points. | pitchers as Agnew ¢ fl B iiccavecrinmeadael ae Hy int Witlle Jackson, who haa been on the sick II - rounds, Sharkey feels confident thot| If Killifer should be hurt, or sum- | Series one long wall Hnth battle to-night at the Jersey CIty | for several weeks o@ acrnint of an operation fo he will even more- decisively WhiID| monet to immediate army duty, the |tit¥de of sins of omm oe all rounds, It will be thelr frat | ‘nuit will don toe glove again Lontzht, Hy the champion than he did several] ) 1 : 1 id that, Schang has/appearan nm a bout acr h iv will take on Young Fulton, oca| fighter and Months ago at the National Club of |Cub hopes would crash immediately hing in which be looks! and a eir previous ser been assistant boxing instructor at Camp Merritt Philadelphia. Sharkey has been| This importance of the litte Paw | a s the next one Tunes fouahe anon thi sare |S. 3. Jobnny Murray and Charley Goodman of training at Loch Sheldrake, Sullivan! paw catcher to Mitchell's machine f handle Ruth, Aa it looks 23! that they will put up anoth : Hivokiya claah in the other eigit-round se Te would be Pleasing to local fans| this season, and each time he has! {to that game as a catene Psu tg [outs over the a ning on at Pelnam Bey if @ loca! lad brought home the bacon| been out of the game the pitching | third base the next if Pyler|again boxing n in the bantam 8 has weakened and the entire team protege pony cf nes, as it Would ap-) put away by un i AIN yesterday Interrupted the | has faltered and played ragged and peed Ce a hauee wie h bes eee : a tat ine toed R Boston Red Sox march toward | Uncertain ball been shoved all around the Red Sox | come round go, |Humber of Wine will receive @ gold cup, Enaign a the pennant and increased their| This !* # nota feature of all| team and who has discouraged us ali - VB, Prancle will seforen, ot” @henc: 4 | 1s which have become used to] betause he does not 4 F tO be 4] It will be at least three weeks before Trish Adair, the local lightweight, who 4 Re see the mea bar's lay, {working with Anished Perky {| Mnished player in any job, may bel Patary Chine will be able to firht again, | fghts Paul Dusle, uow resident of Ne ol he Red Sox to play ‘0 Me dg 06 Sac by by he biggest eleme streng’ to rm twelve-roun. Comn s es! j °j Le e i ’ risi Dri eicaitating « doubleheader to-day, |catcher# Who, more or lcay are in| te poston club it hia knowe cieenae | aes po a » swolveecund Gomme | Considering the very high and constantly rising prices . . Oday. charge of the field Cirections cnd| eee, ics one aS | wale » lbeeg : , % ° : Makes Cleveland's chances for win-| working in perfect accord with the |! used properly engacing in xny tote fort “ vue f Si of woolens, men should take advantage of this sale by img the pennant practically nil, In| pitchers and infielders, It is not a} Comparing Chicago catching against | Patay's manager bad bun Maciel pag sare near AL. | : , hree sui Peete seday | reflection upon the associate catchers | Mat Which Cleveland would have in Chaney twico for bouts at the Nation for ten rounds at the Anditorium at | |[@}, placing orders for at least two or three suits. A money-sav- + tact, Boston ought to cinch it to-day ete RhOY Ine almost as| such a series the advantage of the | of Maiadeiphia, but was compaiat to cull Milwaukee on Morday, Sept. 9 Adair is battling | | Fy) . ies ' OG start practice for the coming Peet Ke Tie te ee calm [ita in much less than is shown in| stb sone. ci nis beat form now and be may sive Mtebl ie! ing chance like this may not come your way again for years. © Boston compariso O'Neill is! ite Hy Phere was a real game on the Polo Catcher, yet nor a be Jim the Tri hearyweight, will not get joe F i DI ‘olo york with pitchers and infleld one of the best of t America tate \ n MeKetrte ager of Sold! hel i : WDesunde, with the “Giants winning, (© NOME wit, Piiire and infielders | (aque catchers and he compares fay ome 1a 8 real fight etl) Oe ee ee ee eat oe Stores Open Saturday Till 10 P. M, ; the Yanks manuged to capture a Method may wreck the eam play ene OCABIY Witt Killifer in every p Sanat OF A © |g of B1-008 for Manerold 0 wise Gay Cech: itl . Be from Washington after a hard tire, ment of the game. However 24 pel y ucs com | the Pittsburgh battler, in a ten-round bout at | {Rat hegre TOISAS 8s ARI » coutling all doubt as to thelr“ Killiter is one of tho really great! land's chances have dwindle ptbastaseie dete | Vorbee Field ts U\Uuaburah the second week in | | Ey} Nouns Stas sealvh “ ao Lt Whoa A bala cath for first division hon catchers of all time, and one of the! extensive compart are almos 4 September, MeKetrick turned down the offer, aa | | 5A} \ Polo Grounds, game was & frat hustlers and leaders i the Raine, Wess and Way ve KONE ENLFELY DECOY! aye tion of te wlette for the Thay |e saima that Marited i eotided to at lest & rs] — des s Persons WAD toc His work with tov Caos hh nie Boos Print v4 wis tatiho will be made by the | suarantee of 81.600 4 STORE, (OOK, Adiniasions will teatity. | Toney Mrarvallndes Ha han fuk intel AGA now for" (ho (BUBD J6h. Genin Meee Mee mane abhos ae $ NEW YORK CITY STORES: | STORES IN BROOKLYN. Brooklyn bunch to the mini- 4 hy 1 - 4 ow dome si gid yl 287 a th Sts. One door trom State ! M- pitching out of the squad than was is calculating the pitching strengths Wwe iris wot known tw. wh official 1987 Broadway, Bet. 37: and 38 | 104 Flatbush Ave., {ih vr jrom sy oe rhe feature wae the hag gut supposed to be in it, In thls he has, jof the teain wee eu inust"s cow thine tia 'oae| SARATOGA SELECTIONS, Tbe ThCe Avenues Naan ena. 1970 Broadway, Near Gates. Avenue Rce of Benny Kaut, who re. °% SOUTES, HAD the BAAletanoe Bf Mane Tain deep enough in the dope to be Joboay Bekbanti, Fran! O'Brien of While | Mirai HaceuPearians’ Goa Pale 1 Eighth Avenue, Bet. 43d and 44th Sts. | 700 Bivay, | block from Sything Ave, mond that it was time for him ost tebell, who is of the best! convinced that tfe results rest en- adelphia, or Jim Savage, the retinal hearyweaht | ux, Land: lubber 2531 Eighth Ave., 1 door above 129th St. * 5 eet. to Camp Sherman and at. {udees of piiching and pliner in the tirely upon pitching. In spite of the of Bayonne, N. J. wil be weletal to jislge the ‘Second. Race~-None, 143 West 20th Street, Headquarters, STORES IN NEW JERSEY: He business, and who departed World. Mich gives Willifer all the ube! superivelty In the oat Rin dG conten. Ravage has devaioved into # very cap | Third Race—You Need, Ceramlc, BRONX STORE: Newark, 196 Market St., near Broad 8t. last - ervice credit, 4 ts that ic should) partment, there is not enough ¢ fe istledon, ic ii . meet ik, tan Pronger d be split at least and that Mitchell 8 ence in the mechanical fepatiment - se: ie me ae 408 East 149th St., Near 3d Ave. Union Hill, 267 Bergenline Ave., John St. one of the greatest teachers the game give either team a lead, It looks. Herman Bieizer of Baltimore, manager of cket, Bo comrenree j ever bas known, Killifer, ia addition| {r Hoston must show a aupsrioriiy. Of George Cimnes, te hand hitting Baltimore light- nan Bouse ae EE ORATOR EN aN AE P. 5 his own bility. had She parentage about £ per cont. over the Cub pitch .werht, te ee confident that Chaney can defeat Rinth Reo TNA eae 4 w we seat ers to have @ claim on the series, Champion Johany Kilbane thes oe io wilimg Gai ’ jorking under ore ry a the ser! * s