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| | Eyed > { if 33 500-yard eleventh. This was dis- BRITIS a oo NEW , AKEXA STIRLING SEEKING B18 OF BASEBALL ATCH WITH MISS WETHERED Ex-National Champion Who Outclassed Field Winning Her First “Met” Title Hopes Joyce Wethered, Eighteen-Year-0ld Eng- * lish Star, Won’t Change Her Mind, as She !s Anxious to Win International Championship This Season. « By William Abbott. “YOO! WETHERED, eighteen-year-old girl, who just won the British golf title, expects to come over here this summer Alexa Stirling, for % one, hopes the new British champion will not change her mind. It gmight be possible the two stars would clash in the American champion- Ship, which would be very gratifying to many : If there's anything like a world’s golf trophy for the ladies, Miss Stir- ling would like to take a few shots at it. She wants to make her comeback (#0 all the way. After winning the national title three times, Miss Stirling Jost to Marion Hollins last autumn. Instead of slipping further down grade, the Southern girl came to New York to live. This made her eligible Yor the Metropolitan tournament, the only sectional championship she LYNE AND NEWTON SEMLINALSTS ras fagatly the individual exploits of Marston Among Those Elimi- ‘Miss Stirling. Outclassing all oppo- nated in Tourney at Gar- nents and shooting close to record form, the little lady with a big wallop den City Club. 4 the final act yesterday, when she defeated Mrs. H. A. Jackson, 5 and, in the 36-hole finals. This was giving the comeback @ flying start. But there's still lots to 40. The three best women golfers in this country are easily Marion Hol- ew the national champion; Alexa irling and Glena Collect, eighteen- year-0ld sensation from Providence. ‘Next Thursday at the Nassau Country Club Miss Stirling and Miss Gollect are booked for a special match o'ald the Radcliffe College fund. It will be the first time this pair ever met, and we suggest that a few thou- sand ambitious masculine golfers might view the match and learn a few pointers how the old Scottish sport really should be played. *'Miss Stirling’s consistently good ing in the Metropolitan shows js very close to her best game. in the “Met” she returned founds of 83, which stand as a sort of-record for Morris County. ein'the finals the former Southern girt was many yards longer than Mrs. yn. It was supremacy in di Weice that decided the match, Miss Stirling gave a few chances on the greens for the Greenwich star to equalize this advantage. the first round, for instance, the .champion needed only two fvooden shots to reach the green on Gardiner White of Nassau, metro politan champion, and Don Baker in the upper half, and Robert Lyne of Pittsburgh and F, ©. Newton Brookline in the lower half, are the semi-finalists in the invitation golf tourney at the Garden City Golf Club, Many favorites second rounds The defeat of Max R. Marston of Philadelphia at the hands of Newton came as « surprise. In the early hours the former New Jersey champion won easily from H. W. Will, the Nassau man who won the qualifying medal the day before. ‘Against Newton, Marston went out in 87, where he stood 1 up, but he lost the next two holes and halved the hext three. It wa: nip and tuck to the end, with Newton winning by 1 up. ‘The cards follow: Newton, out lost in the first anc most men wallopers couldn't duplicate. “Mrs, Jackson, undaunted, continued to plug along, her much shorter but @eMerally straight game occasionally winning a hole when her young op- te would find trouble with her “range clouting. The first round ished with Miss Stirling four holes the good and what seemed a safe nd “second round soon flashed signs of closer competition, as Miss Stirling grew somewhat erratic and plus a touch of hard luck when well conceived shots would strike on the ele of hills and kick the wrong way. time Miss Stirling was only irs Mrs. Jackson gaining stead- {i 3a 443 543 . after winning in the morning the Garden City champion, did well to defeat C, M. Hall of the home club by 2 and 1 in the second round. ‘The metropolitan cham- pion is not really playing at his best as yet, but every time he plays he im- proves, and he says: himself that in practically every department of the game he'is more steady than ever. Parker won both his matches by 3 and 1, defeating R. N. Woolworth of Scranton and John N, Stearns of Nas- anu respectively. Bob Lyne had the closest kind of a match. in arly hours with J. 8 Worthington, the Westchester County champion. The last named, after being 2 up at the turn, stood 9 up with six holes to play. Then Lyne rted, win ning three holes in a row and the hom: hole to hoot. After luncheon the Pitt burgh golfer took on Hamilton P. Kerr of Greenwich, the visitor winning by 3 and 2. The summary: SIXTEEN (Piret Round—Gardiner Bin Giye'2 ap and tto biay: On Ne Mail met 1 ea ig, 'e, John N. ste in confidence. lass cannot always be denied. TH the case of Miss Stirling it stood Béldly out, when with things not go- fhg any too smoothly she deliber- ately took a desperate shot and made t with the nerve and skill of a real jon. This break came at the th, one of the hardest on the is County course, because of al- miest an island green, which even ‘ub members say can hardly be held from any great distance. Miss Stir- Mahe made her attempt fully 100 yards away. She took a niblick and played a fhe ball with so much back spin that @yplanded only three or four yards trom the cup and stopped with hardly ‘any roll. Of course Miss Stirling won this ‘ole and the next one as well. She halved the fourteenth across the pond, ‘but brought the match te an end by almost getting a 2 on the short fit- teenth, i —— |" ©<GOLF SUMMARIES. ippett, den Cliy, beat Don “Par! Voolworth, Scranton, 2 Best and, 1 to Lyn ie. N play: R. A. Oakmont, ‘Worthington, fax Mari Nassau. 6 up and ‘6 to" we Brookline, beat ‘W. Db. Rhett, Garden Cy, Hen, 2 2 Wostwortn won trom Capt. fault) Worthington beat Br. mecehinn er up and 2 to (First Round)—Grant deat Basil H ‘lle, ‘Gard y % Lat rd in Knowlton, Garden City, '3 up and 2 to pla; Fr. Ros “ areal ber pt x Ladd, ‘ . ‘Gardin a up. ity ‘at Clinton ue B454xnnx— “In sAdition to the championship there fwere final rounds in several minor Mights, as well as mixed foursomes. summary follows: SMAMPIONSHIP DIVIBION, (fine! roon Alexa Btirting, Nort ‘Jackson, Wop ane's wo vay LATION Drvision (champtonship, round)—Miss Elizabeth Hardin, beat! Miss Eleanor Mellon, 4 3 up and 2 to play. D SIXTEEN (final round) —Mre. a Ridge, beat fingaile: Heeex' Gountys*3'up"and 3% Fo a Eosex County; 2 up and i ns (final round) —Mrs rd, nee) wena wee Loutee Piainfi to play. ROUND fatal fend Mire. M. waney, Montel a. Belleclaire: 4 ay.” SIXTEENTH (#imal_ round) —M Fad Miss beat ioe Rider: 8 up and tw pags Foursomes—Won by Mrs. Har- ‘aters and Charles N. Fowler jr., 89, 12-77; second, Miss ‘Melion and Edward Shippen, “Morris County, $4, 5—T7; third, tie be- | tween Mrs. C.'N. Fowler jr. and E. 4, Baltusrol, 82 4—78, and M Hucknell and F. M, Richard- 378. NEW HAVEN, Conn.. May 27.—A new world's record In the high jump for women was made yesterday by Miss Nancy Voorhees of New York City at the Sun Dt: Track meet of the Ethel Walker achool in Simabury, Conn,, of four feet nine inches. The previous record made eleven years ago has been held by st. Mary’ Hall school of Burlington, N. J four feet nine inches. Misi won the high jump at N. ¥., two weeks ago with four feet seven inches, qualifying for a place on the American team which will go to Paria for thé international women's track and field competitions in August ‘The make-up of the American team will not be announced until after the eastern ¥. W. C. A., meet in the Hary- ard stadium on June 10, Two places were being held open for that meet and one gr two members may be selected from the Canal Zone Two nbers of the nation mititee on the women's witnessed the Jump of Mi. yesterday and her record w cepted as official, It ix stated Morris 1 com- County, 81, THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, MAY 27, H GOLF CHAMPION PLANS TO COME HERE TO PLAY - - Covyrient, (Tae ir FROM \ a GUN wor KNOWS, MAC, | @HERS pirrseur Out THEM My AND THE VILLAIN STILL PURSUES Hitt THAT PITTSBURGH @AS-HOUSE GANG Is HARING NY, AN ON Giants ‘Expect to Take Hub By Borenisn Bulger. HE Giants will enjoy the week- “end at classify that sort of sport as big game hunting According to the expert opinion of these Boston players Braves because of their courage to play as they do and the press box are now remain For their homecoming, the Champs, far, shooting 80 ing ta indoor bobbed rapidly as they came the Giants re adjusted loose. The crowd—a big one, too—got its money's worth long before time was called and the hostile forces dug in for the A rapidly checked up summary for a sanguinary shortly after 1 o'clock, Marquard, McQuillan, Miller, Watson et als were popped for twenty-cight safe blows without a counter attack. ‘That Marquard, by the way, expatriated Rube who same pitched yonder and who, as one of America's starred called ‘Nineteen Straight,"’ that be- ing the number he won in a row when leading he was Yeste! knock. straightened up his neck, startled. A moment later two runs came in and the Rube went away from there. ‘That's about all there was to the wave first except their second. “The thing I can't get mused old Tom York, stands guard on the press box gate, and who played with the old Metro- Politans head,’" Charlie dresses, Last ee Team Was Pir and Ap ie taking one the Braves. though. called in the league. have at rgets, had the range., These up from all their sights night. old for the Glan‘ actors, good. rday At this et the that money's when John Stoneham Mississippi—or east. The second game was Cunningham. young fellow, getting his first chance at George Burns's old job on the home grounds, was fairly beside him. He cut capers all matter self. place. notion. In inj as this trifle languid by now, itself munching on ice cream cones A Mr. McQuillan was observed pitch for the moment. rule, don’t piteh many consecu. of Bill McGraw took Ralph Shinners out because he had got gunshy. same theory Me. in there because he wasn't gunshy. Therein the Giant manager had a rea} last game tive moments. In looked Prisch the third up and Groh et als. an assortment of pitch- like has rarely been set up outside of an afternoon, he pitched thirty-three per cent of one consecutive inning. Before the ancient Rube had bowed and uncoupled himself enough to be :| recognized Bancroft, Frisch and Groh .}each had smote him for a one base the crowd had through the rest of- it so as to get worth “is how a club like them Giants ever lost one game to anybody out West—let alone eight. There is much in that. pondered over the matter. The Giants played as if the Braves were collegians sent down to give them some practice. No club playing as they did yesterday could have been beaten west of the there was MeQuillan giving bases on Game From Braves toa. 1922, 7 \1 GOING TO ™ Hake YOU TAKE A ME-RUN AND Ho a- Puvlishing Co, So BABE RUTH DECLARES LEAGUE PRESIDENT TREATED HIM FAIRLY. WASHI NGTON, “President Sasy May 27.— Ban Johnson of the American League treated me fair- last potshot They do not ly,"" declared Babe Ruth of the Yanks in commenting upon the action taken on his misbshavior in New York Thursday. “‘Evi- dently Hildebrand’s wired ve n of the affair was not as severe as some had expected it would be. Frankly, | am sorry | treated the umpire as | did. | was angry, not with the umpire but with the New York fans, who haven't given ms @ square deal since | returned to the field and | foolishly tried to take it out on Hildebrand. | want the American League fans to know that | have apologized to Hildebrand and that .J am glad he considers the case ended. He gave me a square deal, and if the New York fans would give the same I'd be satisfied. That's all | want. If | wasn't doing my best their continual razzing wouldn't bother me, but | am “As for losing the captaincy, that ie perfectly all right with me. | haveeno kick there. | can play as well, probably better, that hanging on my shoulde: nice practice of which young quarters, men As and banged starting shows that is the enough aboard for Kelly's to score one Well,’ remarked Bill Cunning- ham, coming up near the screen, “we might as well get this over with.” Seeing two sacks occupied Rill shook a mean bat at McQuillan and— Zowie! The old onion went sailing to a hop, skip and a jump high up in the right fleld stands. Heinle Groh and Irish Meusel got on this swat and rode home with Bill. ‘That disposed of the second section of the entertainment. The crowd might as well have got up and hur ried home right then. In fact, many of them did, A Mr. Watson who suc- ceeded McQuillan was bombarded for four more runs in the sixth, our Bill long fly ts away back in a play M. Marquard double-header, to sit oul of the} again taking part. Our non-gunshy entry wound up into my| with a home run, a tWo bagger and who] two singles in four trips to the plate just to shgw that he considered McGraw a manager of good judg- ment The Boston association of pitchers met and resolved that such was the case In the first game Bill also got him- self a two bagger, but in that game he was just joshing, he says. pode isushe Aces STANTON SCORES-K. O. WORCESTER, Mass., May 27.—Willie Stanton, the Scranton lightweight, scored a knockout victory over Fighting Dick Russell here last night is a bout scheduled to go ten roynds, stopping him fn the sixth round, It was a ter- rifle battle while it lasted but Stanton always was in front and displayed the kreater punching powers. Oe INTERNATIONAL LEA McGraw and were wearing -Thousands largely a This over the R WwW. h. PC. Ww. LL, PC. ¢ 25 12° .676|Readi’g 18 21.462 On the 22 14 .611| Syra'se 16 19 .457 must have put Bill] Toronto 21 15 .683|J.City.. 16 22 .421 Buffalo. 17 19 .472|Newark 12 25 GAMES YESTERDAY. Jersey City, 13; Baltimore, 2. Reading, 5; Newark, 2. Rochester, 6; Buffalo, 4. Other teams not scheduled. GAMES TO-DAY. Jersey City at Reading (2 games) Newark at Baltimore. Syracuse at Buffalo. Torento at Rochester, 324 the crowd, a was amusing Boston pitchers, ing the crowd the said balls to eM -citcel He Analy put cade 'Gramdnandm. Bain. Saag! be put on. Capt. Bob the main go, Louis Bogosh vs. ten rounds, Stone for vs. and Sid Terris, champion vs. rounds. Luis Firpo, ing Commission must fight his Sporting Club he either on next Wednesday or June For Square lourney the next rounds, boxing Garden on has signed up et Joe Lynch in the main go of twelve In the other twelve round scrap Kid Sullivan of Brooklyn will hook up with There will be Fistic New The officials of the Academy A of the Bronx who lost $7,000 on their first open air boxing show at Dyck- man Oval will stage another show ox Monday night, at which five bouts will Billy Miske of St. Paul vs. Roper for ten rounds in Jack Sammy Noble Harry London ten rounds, Elmer Hogan vs. Marty Summers six rounds, amateur flyweight Jimmy Tamasuia heavyweight South America, who won three fights tn this country with knockouts, will not fight here again for several months. has BY hampion Because the Box- notified him that he next bout June Tommy Noble of England two other bouts, yet to be arranged Frankie Jerome and Danny Lee wil! clash rounds at the in the main go of twelve Commonwealth Sporting Club of Harlem to- Both lads have been fighting In thelr big fol- night. best form and as they also lowing @ large crowd it There will be four other good the scrap. bouts. ‘The next important fight to Philadelphia will be the eight- tween Lew Tendler and Bobby Barrett, promising lightweight, also of Philly, at the Philadelphia Ball Park on June 2 le of tickets so for indicates that receipts will amount to over $60,000. Danny Edwards, the colored fighter of and Midget Smith of New York, who fought & great ten-round bout at the Arena A. C. of Boston a few weeks ago, rds getting the again on June 5 at the same club, to recelve @ guarantee of Seattle, Ed decision, pect at the Ploneer intends to sail for home show at Madisor 5 Midget Matchmaker will 000. $ rxtoceand Gossip (ok four ot Smith to und go be- the ‘The ad- tight Smith ls How They Stand x * aA ATONAL TEAGUE, N.York a 42 &i Chio’go a a 500 20 13 .606 | Cin’ati. 20 17 .641| Boston. 12 21 .364 Brook'n 19 18 .514| Phila’ia 11 23 .324 GAMES YESTERDAY. New York, 6; Boston, 2 (1st game). Boston, 2 (2d game). 5 (1st game). © (2d game). 2 (ist game). Pitts’ St.Lo' New York, 1 Brook'n, 7; P' ph Brook’n, 7; Phil’ph Chicago, 5; Cin’nati, Cin’nati, 2; Chicago, 1 (2d game). St. Louis, 6; Pittsburgh, 2. GAMES TO-DAY. Pittsburgh at St. ‘Louis. AMERICAN LEAGUE, N.Yor' St. heal Detroi 18 18 |! Ww. L. PC. 2518626 | Ph 21 16 .S83 | Boston, 16 17 480 Wash'n 18 21 .462 Clevind 18 20 “ara Chicago 14 21 .400 Ww. ja 16 1 GAMES YESTERDAY. Washington, 3; New York, 1, Boston, 7; Phi Chicago, 25 6 (10 in’ge Louis, 1. Cleveland, 8; Detroit, 3. GAMES TO-DAY, York at Washington. Nes at Boston. Philadelphi VW St. Loui Cleveland at Detroit, at Chicago. 19 20 .487 re. 71 JOHN At the Ridgewood Grove Sporting Club of Brooklyn to-night Al. McRee meets Al. Boyle of New York for twelve rounds In the main go, Nat Ripen meets Nick Nelson and Johnny Deawer will take on Dan Gulney in two alx- round bouts. There will be two other four- round bout Pancho Villa, flyweight and bantamweight champion of the Philippine Islands, who re- cently arrived in New York, will figure In his first battle here on June 5. He will go against Abe Goldstein for twelve rounds at the Oakland A. A. of Jersey City. It Pancho beat Goldstein he can get plenty of bouts here. A match has just been clinched bety Bill Brennan, the heavyweight, and Andre Anderson, the Western fighter. They will rome together in a ten-round bout at a box- ing show to be brought off at El Paso. ‘Texas, on June 12. Brennan ought to easily outpoint Anderson as he ts too clever for him, Dave Shade, the Cailfornia weiterweight who has won many fights 5 he came East and placed himself under the manage- ment of Leo Flynn, ig booked up for a re- turn fight with Billy Ryan, the clever Cin- cinnati welterweight. ‘They will battle ten rounds at an open-air show at Cincinnati on June 5. Dave Rosenberg, the good middleweight of Brooklyn, who fights Tommy Robinson of Malden, Mass., for twelve rounds at the Broadway Exhibition Association of Brook- lyn on Monday night, is also matched to battle Phil Krug of Newark for twelve rounds at the Broad A. C. of Newark on Thureday night. Ray Pryel, the sensational Homestead, Pa., lightweight, who has scored sixty-four victories in sixty-seven bouts during his four years in the professional ring, will box Di De Sanders, the rugged Bloomfield, battler, in a ten-round, no-dectsion bout at Homestead Park, Decoration Day afternoon. Jimmy Kelley and Johnny Keyes have added another boxer to their long string of battlers, the latest being an Itailan light heavyweight champion, Carmine Caggiant of Salerno, Italy, who rrrived here the other the east side sports- man, while in Italy, saw him in action and decided to bring him here. Joe McKenna has made arrangements for Nia opening show at the Surf Avenue A. A. Coney Island, Friday, night. Jack Sha key will box his second bout a» a feather- welght, meeting Jack Hausner of Coney Island in the ati jent of twelve rounds. The club is located tn the building used by the Palace of Joy it qummer ‘The chances are that Johnny Shugrue, who hasn't boxed since his decislve victory over Johnny Dundee tn Worcester recently, will @ppear in the bill with Midget Smith and Joe Lynch in the Garden, June 1. Johnny's brother Joe was such a favorite here that the fans are anxious to see how he com- pares in ability with him. Two clube are anxlous to stage another Jack Sharkey-Pepper Martin bout, which Proved such @ nensation at Ebbets Fiel last Saturday, Dyckman Oval and Ebbets Field are bidding for It. i HUBBELL’S CONDITION SHOWS IMPROVEMENT PHILADHLPHIA, May 27.—A marked Improvement in the condition of Wilbur Hubbell, Philadelphia National League pitcher, whose skull was fractured by & batted ball ‘Thursday, was noted last night by Dr, John A, Boger, ihe club's Physician. His condition was #0 good that W. F. Baker, ‘President of the Phillies, telegraphed Mrs, Hubbell that he ts able to play ball. Back in THE SAME COLO FAMILIAR. SHACK. . Z & PAINT GONNA > Muck LIVE WIRES &y Neal R. 0’ Hara. Harry Greb has the highest voltage anything that was casted from Pittsburgh of ever broad- Boston is the best baseball town in the country if it I¢ts the Braves come home again. Carpentier demands $250,000 tu meet Dempsey again, win, lose or drop dead Looks like the Athletics are several places above norm: Saree When honesty is actually practised in baseball the papers will print it like this: BASEBALL GAMES Yanks vs, Browns Giants vs, Cards AMUSEMENTS Phillies vs. Braves. White Sox vs. Senators Yanks are always sure of lead- ing the league in payroll expense. Japan Decides To Default in Davis Cup Series TOKIO, May 27 (Associated Press). —Japan has decided to default in the Davis Cup lawn tennis matches, tt was announced yesterday, as Kuma- gae, a member of Japan's team which reached the challenge round last year, will be unable to play this season, ‘The challenge round of this year's tournament will be held at Forest Hills, N, Y. early in September. a HORNSBY MAKES GOOD; LANDIS WEARS NEW HAT ST, LOUIS, Mo., May 27.—Basebal! Commissioner Landig to-day has « straw hat he did not have before com- ing to St. Louis last Thursday to par- ticipate in @ baseball celebration. It became known to-day that when Commissioner Landis was preparing to throw the irst ball in the game between the Cardinals and the Pirates he doffed @ heavy hat and placed Roger Horns- by's baseball cap on his head. “Gee, you wear a hot hat for this time of the year," remarked Hornaby “Why not wear a straw?” “Well, I would if some one would give me one,"’ Commissioner Landis re- plied, laughingly. “T've got a couple coming for hitting home runs," Hornsby sald. “I'll giye you one." ‘The player made good with his offer, and the Commissioner appeared later wearing a straw hat. WOULD BAR FRESHMEN FROM I. A. A. A. GAMES SWAMPSCOTT, Mass, May The Association of College Track Coaches of America was on record to-day as in favor of prohibiting freshman competi- tion in the annual intercollegiate A. A A. championship games. ‘This action, taken in thé form of @ communication to the Executive Committee of the 1. C. A, A. A. was supported by seventeen of the twtney coaches who voted. The association elected as President Walter Christie, coacn of the Univer- sity of California track team: BE WEISSMULLER MAKES NEW 220-YARD RECORD COMMONWEALT! ghe need not come Bast. HONOLULU, T. H. ? yo Dr. Boger sald there was no doubt of| Johnny Weissmuller, youth: swim- Hubbell’s recovery unless unexpected| ming marvel of the Mlinois Athletic complications arise. ‘He will be out off Clu). swam 220 yards In 2 minutes the hospital ina few weeks,” said the]1) 38-5 seconds in the meet here last doctor, “but it will be some time before| night, breaking his own world's record of 2 minutes 17 1-8 seconds. By Thornton Fisher |[}()GERS |IIMP FROM SIXTH 10 FOURTH IN RAGE Phillies Lose Two Double- headers and Brooklyn After Its Third To-day. PHILADELPHIA, May 27.—It is up (o the pitching staff of the Brooklyn Robins to make the Robins’ record here six straight won. They have al ready won both ends of two double headers in two days and have another double header here this afternoon be fore, they return to-morrow to Brook lyn to open the Memorial Day serie= with the Boston Braves. Dazzy Vance shut out the Philli¢s yesterday for the second time. H turned the trick in Brooklyn before the Dodgers went West. To-day Harry Shriver, who shut out the Phillies in Brooklyn with three scattered hits in one of the best games of the year by any pitcher, young or old, -will have another fling unless he is sick abed with the epizootic or sqme other of the strange complaints that are always befalling the noble athletes and pass over the rest of humanity. Another Rrooklyn hurler to-day will’ probably be Al Mamaux, who made his first start in Chicago and trimmed the Cubs handily. Southpaw Sherrod Smith will be in reserve, Ry winning the first game yesterday for Dutch Ruether by 7 to 5 and the second for Dazzy Vance by 7 to 0, the Robins stretched their record to seven straight from the Cubs and Phillies, and the two victories yesterday: cle- vated them from sixth to fourth place in the National League. ‘The two vic tories also carried them beyond thr 500 mark aguin and they are begin ning to take a new interest in life ‘They were rather diseduraged losing nine of their first cleven in the West but their recent spurt has made them much more formiduble for the ve und Giants whom they will meet be fore the Western teams Invave thr Kast Ruether had to be taken out of the first game yester eight! inning when Leslie bunehed doubles for a run that brought the score to 6 to 5 in favor of Brooklyn was saved by Arthur Decatur, who put the stopper on th Phillies. Ruether was e winnins pitcher and has won eight of nine this the last six ories being con- The ouly. a.,,that has ‘stopped the Robins prize southpaw te New York, which whipped him neatly in Brooklyn, hut tie had Just ax neatly whipped, the Giants at the Polo Grounds in thé first game of the sex ron. Ruether is betting he wit thirty games this year and is well on the way. He helped to win his game yesterday with a home run over the right field wall in "he seventh. That tied the score after the Phillies had forged ahead by one run Jn the fifth RAY LONG DRAWS WITH JACK BRITTON OKLAHOMA CITY Ray Long, a rugged Oklahoma ring product, holds the record of having fought Jack Britton, welterweight box ing champton, to a draw as the result of their twelve-round decision bout here last night. Long, @ comparative outaider-until he got a chance at the champion, made Britton extend himself to the Itmit to hold his crown The challenger carried the battle to the champion during most of the bout Never did he show any Inclination to wack up under Britton’s assaults and more than once displayed willingness (o take hooks from the champion in erde: to bring Britton’s head within range of his swinging left. In the fourth round Long turned the champion completely around with a left to the Jaw. eee EXPECT NEW RECORD IN 500. MILE AUTO RACE INDIANAPOLIS, May 27.--A_ new record is expected in the 500-mile auto- mobile race to be run at the Indiane apolis Motor Speedway next Tuesday Officials of the course have indicated the mark of 89.84 miles per hour es tablished by Ralph De Palma in 191! was broken. From Jimmy Murphy, who averaged 101 miles an hour in his trial and wou the pole position down to those who barely bettered the required average of 80 miles-an hour for ten/ miles, the field appears to be about the best of any that ever entered @ race here. —— CUBAN FENCERS BEST BOSTON SWORDSMEN BOSTON, May 27.—The Cuban fenc- ing team, in its first match in New England, hed a victory to Its credit to-day, The Cubans defeated Boston A. A., 7 to 6. Oswaldi Miranda count ing the decisive point by defeating Lieut. George Calnan, N. 8. ‘The Cubans’ scheduled match with the Harvard fencing team has been postponed, but in Informal bouts be tween the teams Capt, Burke Boyce of the Harvard team defeated Auton Cuban national foils champion » Okla., May 27.~ 135 St., Mad. Av.,Tonight FRANKIE. JEROME ve. DANNY LBE, Joe Werner Ve eon” Alexai PRICES 81, Phone Harlem 2517. SPORTING CLUB RIDGEWOOD aie SPORTING cL, AL Menar Vs, ts DMIBSION eo