The evening world. Newspaper, August 8, 1922, Page 18

naan nee en 18 THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1922,' CHICAGO BOXER IS STEP NEARER TO ANOTHER CRACK AT TITLE ood CHARLIE WHITE KNOCKS OU _ BOBBY BARRETT IN THIRD oe Story of Bout Is Old One of Experience Triumphing Over Youth, It Being a Case of an Attempt to Rush a Youngster to the Front Too Fast, Probably Blasting His Ring Future. y Ed. Van Every. HARLEY WHITE isa step nearer g to another crack at Benny Leonard and the lightweight fitle to-day. And Bobby Barrett, @ raw but promising boy, who went down before the Chicago fighter last night in the third round, has probably had his pugilistic future finally Diasted. It was the old story, this Yeature bout of last evening at the New York Velodrome—a boy with a future rushed too fast in the game of fisticuffs. A green boy graduated from the links where he was a caddy @ few years back and with only about two yeurs of fighting experience was stacked up against a veteran of fif- fen years’ experience in the roped @rena and the advantage of much of the wisdom acquired in almost two hundred battles, during which he had met the best in the business, And in the third round, with less than three seconds to go, the boy who was pushed too fast lay with his face pressed in the canvas, trying brave- ly, but ineffectively, to struggle to his feet, while the referee tolled off the fatal count of ten. Barrett had a punch, but he didn't know how to hit; he had the heart of the battling man, but he didn't know how to fight. He didn't know how to lick a man who had been schooled by the greatest of teachers experience. Barrett was danger- ous, but his opponent knew how to evade the jeopardy of his damaging blows. And when the inexperienced boy was in danger his peril was ex- treme, because he didn’t know how. In the first round Barrett was fast and strong. His left jab found White's face, and his deadly right occasion- ally’ connected, but generally his sweeping blows whizzed wide of the mark, White was kept busy avoid- ing annihilation, but his face was serious and he was studying his man and he was learning how to beat him. White was still serious and careful as he fell inside of the Philadelphia boy's strenuous efforts. And as the round went on a red splotch welled up on White's face and covered the spot where Barrett had flattened his nose with one of his wild blows—a straight left, which bad apparently been taught the boy, but the value and use of which he most generally forgot. ducing fist that Charley had learned how to get inside of. White was still careful and serious jn the third round, when he came up 1 with his nose badly mussed up. Bob- by was still dealing out a lot of punches, but not doing much damage if one was watching closely. And to- ward the end of the round White tepped inside of one of the wild swings and snapped a right to the jaw, and that was the beginning of the end, And now it was White who assumed the aggressive. Two fast lefts straightened Barrett and then White closed in and uppercut with his right and down went Barrett. Back of the dazed brain of Bobby Barrett as he lay with his face on the padded arena a great fighting heart was signalling to his stunned ody to somehow atruggle to his feet before it was too late. And he all but bit the canvas as his hands tried to push his tired frame up from the floor, Finally he did manage to sum- on enough strength to stagger to the feet. But it was a trifle of a second too late and his fight with a man like White had been at least a year or two too soon, \ Another one of those decisions that are so hard to understand was ren- dered in the bout between Pal Moore and Jack Wolfe. Wolfe landed most of the blows, stuck over the most damaging punches and did the bulk of the forcing, otherwise Moore earned @ draw. One of the judges picked Wolfe and almost took the count ‘when he found his opinion had been overruled. The spectators gave it the good old raspberry, but we have Jeard them do better on other de- cisions equally as bad Possibly the customers would have used up a lot more hisses if it had not been for the fact that Moore put up such an earnest fight in there at all times giving his best, but even if the near-sighted Wolfe is forced to wear double lens glasses] onds tossed his native city of Cleveland, he had no trouble opponent with a lot of well meant socks, Wolfe should have brought his glasses along particular to find his way around fm finding his Memphis and loaned them to the judge who voted for a draw, Charley McKenna, the former ama- feur champion, made a more or less auspicious debut in a aix-round pre- Wminary. Tim Kelly, who Brooklyn he bound, Pier No. 6. when is own ‘but bloody. nervousness in his first professional that he ac- quitted himself well and showed pret- ty nearly everything but the knock right, it must be said ‘em dead wallep. Jack Worman of Jimmy Green of the Bronx went four It was a long right that he]Negro prize fighters, favored, and it was this sleep pro-|in Fy Moore was was ad- Yvertised as coming from San Fran- cisco, but was introduced as going to homeward was said to be the Pride of Either Kelly has a face of iron or some other hard substance, or McKenna js not equipped with the dangerous punch he was supposed to He battered Kelly with a ton of punches, but Jimmy stayed the en- fire six rounds and finished strong| paper dec! Allowing for McKenna’s | Huntingtoi England and] Thoma: GROSS RECEIPTS OF WHITE-BARRETT BOUT WERE $25,986.40. By John Pollock. Charley White, the Chicago lightweight, who stopped Bobby Barrett, the Philadelphia fighter, in the third round of thoir fifteen round feature bout at the Velo- drome in the Bronx, last night, received $5,610.70 for his quick victory. This sum was 25 per cent of the net receipts of $22,442.80. Barrett, the loser, drew down $3,368.42, which was fifteen per cent of the net receipts. The gross receipts, including the Gov- ernment tax of ten per cent., amounted to $25,986.10. The State received $1,181.20, which was five per cent of $23,624 About 10,800 fight fans witnessed the contest, of whom exactly 9,984 paid for tickets, Although Barrett was one pound over- weight when the men weighed in at 2 P. M. at Madison Square Garden yesterday afternoon, Ike Dergan, manager of White, and White himself declined to take his forfeit. The tickets sold for the fight, including the Gov- ernment tax of 10 per cent., were as follows: 1,760 at $5 2,080 at 3 6.090.00 2,640 at 2 5,080.00 3,654 at 1 3,654.00 $23,624,00 Government tax of 10 per cont. added .. O’ROURKE DENIES SLUGGING WRITER Case Against Boxing Offi- cial Is Postponed. Tom O'Rourke, Deputy Boxing Commissioner and former manager of jeorge Dixon, Joe Walcott and other was arraigned tbush Police Court to-day be- fore Magistrate Eilperin on a charge of assault preferred by James Edward Forbes, a sports writer of the Brook- yn Eagle. Forbes charges that O'Rourke hit him in the face in the Press inclosure at Ebbets Field the night of the Sullivan-Martin boxing match because he refused O'Rourke's demand that he give up his seat to John Ringling. Forbes also was an official referee, but his lic.ose has been cancelled at O'Rourke's instiga- thon. By agreement the case went over until next Thursday. The Deputy Commissioner denies striking Forbes. He said outside the court that the writer raised a disturbance because be could not get a friend admitted free, O'Rourke says he later told him to get out of the park. O'Rourke, while getting along in years, still is husky and perfectly willing to take care of himself. He could lick any fighter he ever handled, from lightweights to heavies, and had the reputation of doing it ee ELI ROBERTS BEATS HERMAN AT STATEN ISLAND Al Roberts, the Staten Island heavy- weight, defeated Jack Herman of Ho- boken in a twelve-round bout at Cisco Field, Staten Island, last night. Her- man had the honors in one round, the tenth, and Roberts in all the other: Murray Layton earned the Judges’ de- cision over Willie Mack in six rounds and Harry Snegen defeated Paul Clem- ‘ons in the semi-final of eight rounds, MICHA KASILY MeR AR, Al. McRae could not answer the gong at the beginning of the fourth round at the Broadway Club, Brooklyn, night and Bobby Michaels was awarde @ technical knockout. McRae absorb: quite a lot of punishment and his se In the towel as the go sounded. It took at least ten minutes before MecKae could summon enough strength to leave the ring, In the semi- windup Sailor ‘Tex Hall won from Frank D'Annunaio. In @ six-round affair Wil- lie Garber beat Al. Archer DEFE! last od AT-YEAR-OLD BOXER OUTPOLN MASON. BIRMINGHAM, Alu., Aug, 8.—Claude Wilson, seventeen-year-old Birmingham tlyweight, won a ten-round decision over Frankie Mason of Fort Wayne, Ind last night Wilson exhibited a proved the undoing American flyweight champion, Mason had the better of the infighting, but Wilson outboxed his opponent left hand that of the former JONES DEFEATS KEARNEY. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 8.—Frankic Jones of Louisville was given the news- fon over Mike Kearney of W. Va., in their ten-round last night. They are welter- fight her weights. Tho! SHREVEPORT, La., Aug. 8.—Ira F, former catcher for the Phila- delphia Athletics hus agreed to purchas: for @ group of local business men the Zairly interesting rounds in thel shreveport Texus League baseball fran- @pener. The decision was a draw.| chive, park snd plesera for the con Worman weighed 133 and Green 13044. I sideration of $75,000, it was announced Charley White is now paging to-day. Thomas is slated to become Benny Leona, manager of the team. ! ° BoBaYS witb SWINGS HAD TNT IN (HEM (F THEY HAD LANDED BUT, THEY FLEW THROUGH SPACE BARRETT. HAS BEEN RUSHED wo. Fast yea Se he M’'COY LOSES TO MANDELL, MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 8.—Sammy Mandell of Rockford, Ill., featherweight, defeated Johnny McCoy of Cleveland in an elght-round bout here last night. EXPERIENCE BEATS YOUTH Copyright, 1922 (New York Livening World) Press Publishing Company. A,LEFT HOOK Bur’ INEXPERIENCED THE FLOOR. FOR THE COUNT: FOLLOWED BY TWworRichT Wh UPPERCUTS SENT THE GAME 9 “Ya BaRRETT TO Giants Narrowly Escape Losing the Lead Again, Thanks to Boston Braves Cards Looked Like Winners Until 8th Inning and Then Hubites Whipped ’Em. By Bozeman Bulger. Y making six runs in the last B half of the, eighth inning of a game that seemed hopelessly lost to the Cardinals the Boston Braves attended to the matter of first place for the Giants very nicely. Rain, hail, thunder and such mat- ters had spiked the opening guns of the Reds-Giants affair. All the Cards needed to slip back into the ad was to trim those Braves. And Boston—yes, the Boston Braves—for one time stood up.as the rrallant defender of the honor of the vast. Maybe it’s on account of the trade last week which involved a “substantial sum." Maybe not. As the rain came down and hail- stones began to beat on the roof the World Champion Giants and the Reds were all huddled in the club house at the Polo Grounds. The early fans were gathered in knots under the stgnd. As the garg waited bulletins came of the “licking” the Cardinals were handing the Braves. ‘The rain sub- sided and all was gloom with the Giants, To be shunted in and out of first place twice within a week was foo much like those campaigns in the bush, The Champs got away down- fown before the big blast—the an- nouncement that the Braves had made six runs in the last half of the eighth—had won, It was a narrow escape. “We'll broaden it to-day,” declared several Cincinnatians at their hotel uptown this morning. To-day the Giants resume fight to keep their toehold on top rung of the ladde Heretofore the Reds have been rather favorable to w York. Garry Hermann was always a strong puller for McGraw when his Own dear Reds were not in the limelight. It ts different in this day and time. The Reds would give a whole lot to se> the Cardinals win the pennant in case they are denied it themselves. The champs have got a job cut out for themselves. In this connection there is an in- their that teresting bit of gossip going the rounds concerning one Edward Rousch. This famous hold-out, who lasted half the season, before signing a contract, is with the Re As yet, though, they have found no place to put him. Six months ago it was current tu that McGraw had offered $100,000 cor Rousech The Reds would have been willing to sell him for that price. Under no considerations, it is now said, would they now sell him to the Giants. The story of the Giants buy ing the pennant had even reached Cineinnath The ire of the fans was feared 0, when Rousch decided to leave his farm and sign a baseball contract tite Reds decided to pay him at tho of $15,000 to sit on the bench rather than have him sold to New York. McGraw has insisted right along that he does not need Rousch. May- le, though, that Western attitude of the Reds had something to do with it You may have noticed that Le King was brought from Toledo as an outfielder despite the fact that Mc Graw said he did not need Rousch As the Reds and Giants ath ered to escape the rain and hail yes terday the fanning got warm, It de veloped curiously enough that, in stead of being bitter rivals, or maybe on account of it, the Giants and Yanks players are pulling for each other to win, The joy of the Giants over the news of the Yanks having won their sixth straight game was as xreat as that of the most rabid fan. “That's beautiful sportsmanship, you say? “Yes and no." The Yanks are just as much con- cerned out West over the Giants get- ting a good stranglehold on first place. New York players went to see each other win the pennant. If it comes to world’s series they will make 20 per cent. more in prize money than if either of them is hooked up with another team, Sportsmanship is a good thing in {ts way, but a ballplayer does his world’s series dough can’t blame him. has been the for the bleachers already poured and the fine work grandstand is well under way. There is a hope that if the Yanks should win the championship, part of the big series will be played in the new park, That, however, is hardly likely. It would take more than two months to get the grass infield sodded and growing properly. Even so, the engineers insist that they will be able to stage a big foot- ball game if it be necessary on CBRE 5 cea KEN WILLIAMS MAKES TWO HOMERS IN ONE INNING iT. LOUIS, Aug. 8—St. Louis mped Washington yesterday by a score of 16 to 1. It was the Brown's fifth straight victory. The Browns went on @ rampage the sixth inning, knocking Mogridge out of the box and scoring nine runs on nine hits, seven of which were for extra bases. Williams knocked out two home runs in the inning, with Jacobson on base each time. in ie DAVIS CUP TEAMS TUNE UP STROKES Aug. 8—The Australian Davis Cup lawn tennis practiced on the Chestnut Hill Courts of the Longwood Cricket Club in preparation for their semi-final contest there on the last three cays of this week, Pat O'Hara Wood of the Australian team was still suffering from neuritis, but his condition was improved and he sald he would be able to play in the doubles on Friday if he should be se- lected for the team. Gerald L, Patter- son said he was not yet at top form, but that he was satlefed with his con- dition. > HOWE TO CONTINUE AS ROWING SUPERVISOR BOSTON, Aug. 8. taken shortly to augment Crimson coaching personnel. Dr, R. Heber Howe, Supervisor of Rowing, will con- tinue in that office, BOSTON, and French teams Action will be but will give more tention to supervisory work than to coaching details, it is understood, He coached the Crimson varsity that was defeated by Yale at New London in June. Whether Bill Haines, long the Har- yard varsity coach, will be retained is in doubt, Several other coaches ar under consideration but to date all ports of a se n have been den! me Giants vs. Cincinnati To-Day 3.30, Polo Gras. Grandstand admission $1.10 inc. ‘tax.—advt, love And you Engineers report rapid progress on the new Yankee Park. The concrete ROB DOWN RACE BECASE OF GRIMES’ SHOWING If He Were in Form of Other Years the Club Would Be Third Now. By Joseph Gordon. OR two years running Burleigh F Grimes star spitball pitcher of the Robins, ranked as one of the greatest moundsmen in the National League. Last spring, when the Robins re- ported at their training quarters in Florida for their pre-season work- outs, Grimes was among the hold- outs. He notified President Ebbets of the club and Manager Robinson that unless they paid him $10,000 a year the Robins would be forced to go through the 1922 campaign minus his services, Ebbets dickered with him, Robbie pleaded with him. The wires were kept busy in an effort to come to some understanding, but Burleigh made it plain that an understanding was impossible without the $10,000 as the chief basis for it, It was a matter of salary and sentiment failed to enter into it. While all this dickering and tele- graphing was going on Grimes re- mained at home, chewing his tobacco and getting out of condition—or rather, staying out of condition. Time for the season to start soon came around and Ebbets realized that his spitballer meant business. A few days before the beginning of the race for the pennant, Ebbets signed Grimes at the latter's price and the playee joined his club, Burleigh joined his team. He lacked training. He was overwelght and his work was very ineffective. He lost game after game for the Robins with the result that his record to-day is 11 won and 11 lost, In other words, he has lost almost as many games so far this season as he had all of last year. A look at the figures will tell at a glance that if Burleigh pitched the ball this year as he did in the past two, his club would now be in third place in the National League stand- ings instead of sixth, He is now about six victories be- hind his last year's mark and these six victories would put the Robins right up among the leaders of the league His blow-up during the Sunday game between the Robins and Cin- cinnati Reds is to some extent quite justifiable, It is heart-Lreaking for a pitcher, particularly to a pitcher of the calibre of Grimes, to see his teammates slough off a perfectly good ball game by pulling a Jot of bones that are worse than amateurish, Several of the games he lost this year were heartbreakers, games that were lost through foolish playing and schoolboy errors, ——<$<——— FOUR BIKE FEATURES ARE CARDED TO-NIGHT ‘The greatest variety of cycling events ever arranged by the New York Velo- drome track, 225th Street and Broad- way, will be held to-night. Ten differ- ent events are carded by John Chap- man and some excellent competition Is sure to ensue in both the amateur and professional The four featu races. 4 include a two-thirds of a mile match race between Arthur Spencer, Plerre Seargent and Hans Obrt; 25-mile motor d race, with five pros, entered; the pac first 5-mile paced eve amateurs, and an Australian pursuit race between Fred @peacer and Anthony Beckman. rr rc nee olin, Yl OwN BLOWS By Tho WHEN BARRETT PELL WHITE STUNBLED OVER HIM FROM THE MOMENTUM OF..HIS Laaetiet phe DUNDEE ‘STUFF ONE OF THE RAWEST— DECISIONS EVER RENDERED WAS THE DRAW VEROICT~ BETWEEN WOLFE AND Pat MOORE WOLFE CLEARIN OUT POINTED THE .NEMPHIS _FIGHTER-~ Poor Eyesight of Mike Gibbons Forces St. Paul Middleweight Has Been Fighting for Four- teen Years. By John Pollock. Mike Gibbons, the St. Paul middle- weight, has retired from the ring. He has quit on account of poor eyesight, > which he feared would eventually make him bind if he continued fight- ing. Mike has been in the fighting game for over fourteen years, during which time he has met all the top- notchers in the middleweight division with the exception of Johnny Wilson, who is recognized as the champion of his class in every State but New York. Mike's eyesight started to go back on him several months ago, and as it grew worse as he continued fighting he notified his manager, Mike Collins, not to book any more bouts for him. Jeff Smith, the clever middleweight of Bayonne, N, J. 18 now signed up for two more fights, His first will be with Jackie Clarke, the Pennsylvania middiewetght, in a twelve-round decision bout at Tulsa, 1 on the night of Labor Day, while his we ond scrap will be with Curley Smith, Western fighter, in a ten-round bout Shreveport, La., one week later. . Willle Lewis, manager of Abe Goldstein, the New York bantamwelght, has posed with the Boxing Commission of New York State a certified check for $2,500 which ts to go as a forfelt for a fight between Goldstein ai Joe Lynch for the bantamweight champion- ip title, Goldstein 1s entitled to a fight with Lynch as he has won many tmportant fights. The Crescent A. C. of Brooklyn will stage another big open air amateur boxing show at its summer home at Bay Ridge to-night. There will be twelve three-round bouts be- HOW THEY STAND xk * * NATIONAL LEAGUE. w. Cc. Ww. L. PC. N.York 61 41 .598|Cincin. 55 51 519 St.Lotis 62 43 .590|Br’klyn 50 51 .495 Chic’go 55 48 534/Phila.. 36 50 .375 Pittsth. 53 47 .530| Boston, 34 65 .343 GAMES YESTERDAY. Pittsburgh, 17; Philadelphia, 10. Boston, 9; St. Louis, 8 New York-Cincinnati (rain). Brooklyn-Chicago (rain). GAMES TO-DAY. Cincinnati at New York. Chicago at Brooklyn. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Boston. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Ww. reo. Ww. L. PC. St.Lo't» 63°42 .600 Cleve'd 55 54 .505 N.York 63 44 .589| Wash'n 49 55 .472 Detroit 57 50 .533|Phila-. 41 61 402 Chic'go 54 51 514! Boston, 40 65 .381 GAMES YEST=RDAY. New York, 4; Detroit, 3. ‘ Cleveland, 7; Boston, 0 (7 in. rain) St. Louis, 16; Washington, 1. Chicago, 12; Philadelphia, 5. GAMES TO-DAY. New York at Detroit. Washington at St. Louis. Philadelphia at Chicago. Boston at Cleveland. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE, Ww. L. PC. ! w. Balto.. 81 29 .736!Tor'nto 54 5: Roch'r. 65 43 .602|Readi'g 48 62 .436 Buffalo 64 51 .557|Syra'se 40 72 .357 J.City., 61 50 650 | Newark 31 80 .279 GAMES YESTERDAY. Baltimore, 6; Newark, 4. Buffalo, 6; Toronto, 4 (first). Buffalo, 3; Toronto, 0 (second). Other teams not scheduled. GAMES TO-DAY. Rochester at Jersey City (2 gam Syracuse at Newark. Buffalo at Baltimore. Teronto at Reading. His Retirement From Ring @ tween fighters in the 110, 118, pound classes. Dromptly at 188 and 147 ‘The firat bout will be staged P.M. Champion Jack Demp has engage Jock Malone to assist in getting into condition for his ten-round bout with Bill Brennan at City on Labor Day Afternoon. Malone for that city yes terday. As Malone fights Bryan Downey at olumbus, ©., on the same day, he. will train with Dempsey for his battle. Malone Downey will fight a twelve-round de- go at a ball park in the afternoon. Sammy Nable, the Harlem bantamwelght, started in training yesterday for his twelve- round battle with Billy Ryckoff Friday night at the Surf Avenue A. A., Coney. Island Nable is getting ready for a campaign which he Kitends to bring him to the point. where he can demand a fight with Joe Lynch for the world's title. He has rested up the past few months and will start in on his coming swing around the fistle circ > orig ircle in tip top Midget Smith's next fight will be with Mickey Delmont of Newark at the Surf A. ©. of Coney Inland on Friday night. It wilt be a twelve-round contest. Rmith ta also signed up to meet Stewart McLean, the Minnesota bantamweight, in a ten-round bout at a show to be staged at Minnesota on the night of Aug. On account of the big boxing show at the Velodrome on next Monday night, at which Dave Rosenberg will meet Phil Krug of Newark In the main go of fifteen rounds for the middleweight title, Buras hi postponed his show for ight at t Oakland A. A. of Jersey City day night.” Midget Smith will Curtin in the feature contest tll Wednes- ght Johnny Eddie Anderson, the clever bantamweight of Wyoming who’ fought many good fights at the clubs while he was in the East, slated for another contest signed up to meet Mike Dundee, the Chicago fighter, In a ten-round battle at a show to be brought off at Aurora, Ill., on next Fri- day night. Both boys are big favorites with the Aurora fight fans is He has been Dutch Brandt, the veteran of Brooklyn will clash with Edd: the Brooklyn fights the main go twelve rounds at ¢ oxing show of ti Margolies Sporting Club of Arverne, L. bantamweight to-night. Billy Hamilton and Jim’ Mon\ gomery, the light heavyweights, will come together in the semi-final of eight rounds Clem Johnson and Jack Thompson, the colored heavyweights, will come together tn the main bout of twelve rounds at the Oak- land A. A. of Jersey City to-night. ‘This bout takes the place of the Jack Sharkey- Jabez White fight, which was postponed un- til to-night on account of the boxing show which was slated for the Velodrome lust night. Wee Wee Willle Spencer, the good ban- tamweight, who made a great comeback by winning the decision over Roy Moore, has been signed by his manager, Johnny es, to box Hilly Levine at the Broadway, hibition Association next Monday night. just Ki Dave Driscoll and Frank Flournoy are trying to match up Vincent (Pepper) Martin, the sensational Brooklyn featherweight, and Johnny Dundee, junior Igiuweight cham. pion, for fifteen’ rounds during the first week in September, Martin's last battle Was a great victory over his old rival, Kid Sullivan, a NEW CATOHER FOR WHITE 90X. CHICAGO, Aug. 8.—Frank Kohl- becker, manager and catcher of the Meridian Club of the Cotton States League, will join the Chicago Whie Sox at the close of his club's schedule, it was announced here to-day, No pur- chase price was stated. ATHLETE, AGED 44, PLAYS 144 HOLES GOLF; THEN DANCES SPOKANE, Wash., hundred and golf in one day in fourteen continuous play was the established on the Spokane Down River Course yesterday by Arthur E, Velguth, aged forty-four, golfer. He made the round of the 2,826-yard course sixteen times, probably walking close to tihrty- five miles. ‘Then, last night he went to a dance after looking vainly for some one with whom to play a few games of tennis. Velgut took to the course at 4 A. M. After a breakfast of four raw eggs and a half pint of cream. At the end of the thirteenth round, he ate a brown bread sandwich and 8.—One holes of hours record Aug. forty-four local drank a glass of milk, He kept moving all the time, His scores ranged from 45 to 54, with an average of 50, 31 against a par 36. He finished his play at 6 P.M. He had made 805 strokes. ‘The caddy weakened at the end of the tenth round, but braced up and Gnished strong. rnton Fisher YANKS ONLY FEAR LEE FOWL'S TEAM AND TIGERS NOW Hugmen’s Six Straight Vie: tories Show How Team Has Braced Up. By Robert Boyd. DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 8.—With six straight victories to their credit since they left Chicago on the pres- ent Western trip, the Yankees are gaining fast on the St. Louis Browns, although the latter club continues to play championship ball. In the last six games that the Amer- League champions have won’ vo displayed a decided im- provement over the same team that left for the West a few weeks ago. The Ruppert and Huston forces have a fight on their hands if they hope to bring another all-worlds series to the metropolis. During the last week the White Sox have suf- fered a slump that removes them from the list of serious contenders for ican they the American League flag, for the present at 1 Cleveland showed in the last series that the Yankees won four straight that their lack of good pitching removes them from the race also. So it appears to-day that it will be Ty Cobb's Detroit Tigers and Lee Fohl's team that will stand in the way of another Yankee pen- nant victory. In the last series with the St. Louis Browns the Yankees demon- ttrated that beyond a shadow of a doubt they are the better ball club, The won three out of four with apparent ease ta Chicago the Yankees fared worse than in any ty during the present trip. They, dropped two out of three to Giea- son's men and were being defeated a third time in four days when rain intervened The White Sox is the only team (hat the Hugmen have had trouble with in the present swing through the West. Detroit all during the season has been a thorn in the side of the Ya but is crumpling under wretched pitching. Herman Pillette is the only twirler that Cobb has, and he is overworking him often to win games and keep the club at the top with the Yankees and Browns, Pil- lette was battered off the mound Sunday, but Cobb sent him right back against the Hugmen in the second game, and he was defeated, 4 to 3 The weight of Joe Dugan on third can be felt more and more every day. Ruth {s hitting and Sam Jones finally pitched a full game and won against the Tigers. Jones is a great pitcher despite his poor showing this season. He held Detroit down to five scattered hits in the second game her Owner Col. Jacob Ruppert joined the club yesterday and was very mueb impressed with his team's showing these last two days here Miller Huggins will try to make it three straight from the Detroit Tigers. He will send Carl M to t’e mound to-day. Manager Cobb's pitching selection to oppose the sub- marine twirler of the Yankees will be Olsen, the young Cornell College moundsman. ae M’LOUGHLIN TOO BUSY FOR EAST TENNIS PLAY PLES, Callf.; Aug. McLoughlin, in singles LOS AN Maurice ‘3 ch yes former and doubles when asked about his ack" in the doubles Southern California tourna- mpi tennis player, recent “com play of th ment said: "I was Just playing for the fun of I will not go East for the tourna- there this year, although I like to," he added. “I am too McLoughlin is selling South- ern California real estate. McLoughlin, paired with Hawkes, lost the Southern doubles title to Tom Harold Godshall, but tennis experts said McLoughlin was the outstanding star of the ma He did not enter the singles play ae RAY HAS FIELD DAY ON THE GRAND CIRCUIT it. ments would busy Kenneth California Ferrandini and YELAND, O., Aug. 8 (Associated ‘at Ray of Cleveland, former- ly of Toronto, Ontario, had a field day at the opening of the second Grand Ct cuit trotting meet at North Randall winning two of the three events decided, one of his mounts, Peter the Brewer, owned by Ed Stout, Pontiac, Mich., capturing the Press Trot with a value of $5,000, the feature of the card, om EARL SMITH RELEASED BY WASHINGTON TEAM ST, LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 8.—Manager Milan of the Washington Americans announced here to-day that Earl Smith, outfelder, has been rel to the Mine neapolis Club of the American Assocta- tion, Smith formerly played with the St. Loula Browns and was traded to Washington for Frank Ellerbe, third baseman. O'BRIEN AT A MINUTE’S NOTICE WINS DECISION Shamus O'Brien achiev- ed his usual feat at Freeport last night, Jumping into the ring at a minute's no- tice, taking the place of Joe Welling and winning the judges’ decision over Itallan Joe Dempsey in a sensational twelve-round bout. O'Brien won by continuously attacking the body and weakening his opponent.