Birmingham
Olson, One Time ~ ,
Rivals, Now Pals
. Rivals, almost enemies one might
say, when Hurry Davie named ivnn
Olson to captain the Nope a your excl“
Ole and Joe Birmingham. now inland-
ger oi the Cleveland club, are friends,"
very close friends. Fate plays many
queer pranks in this game oi? life. but
none more strongethnn the res-uniting
of ties-between 'Birmr and: ole. '
Although there had never been an
open break between Birmingliaifi and
Olson. their team-mates knew that ill-
feeling existed between the pair. They
had little or nothing: to do with each
other in the early part of the eenscn.
lWhen Birmingham succeeded lDavio,
as manager lost-lobar BM. practically
every Nap«.—probnbi.v includinx. 01:
sen himseltwexpected Birmingham to
get rid of the Swede instanter. ,
But nothing was farther from Bir‘
my '3 mind. He mnd~ it a point
and
‘ AfA l
to cell Olden asident the earliest on
portunlty told him that bygones would
he Ibygones. aesured him of his friend.
ship. and told him that there wasn't
a chance rm- him to be traded or sold
to any other club as he considered
him evaluable-ileum and wanted him
to help make the-Nope oviduct. 1
Nothing-more wee heeded; Ole lined
up, with 'Birmy then and theremlld
no- ‘bnll players were ever teeter
Irlendc than this same pair. Time and
again Binniy hunched Oleon._tor-
his. views on this or that question,
i’orOle is long-headed, and generally
the advice has been good.
It looks as it Fate has decreed that
the rivals oi the. early part of 1912.
and the warmest kind of friends since
last Labor' Day. will appear in the
roles or first aid to the injured the
coming neuron
Team int 40 Years Never Had a
Luella; Grit ALA...» the “Big ,
Noise? anig Can Have Most
Anything in intranet ' ‘
For the first time since Washlngwn
has been represented: in organized
baseball, a mm which has carried
this city's colors in in pennant meshes
finished in a. respectable position, 58le
3'. Ed. Grille. in the Washington SW
Washington has been in baseball
since 1873 and. barring a low 0008!
WWW alone when its team has been as good
lAiiIAlill AAA Aflllliili
REAAY EAR Mill
Both. Boys Are m “Fine Shape
lor'lheir Ten Bound Bout in
This City Tomorrow Ninbi
Local light lane are looking forward
with anticipation to the smoker limit
will be held tomorrow night under the
auspices of the South Norwulk Ath-
letics. Club. The indications are that
the affair will he a success in every
way. The tickets are going unusual
1y well and arrangements are being
mode to insure adequate neutlng cu-
pncity.
SANA LAMFOBD. '
mi.
The bourbon in crime “are in: '
the bouts. random Word m~
Jon Weldon. ct manners.
m; VAUWAW“ iAenAt‘tnAuaAleoAAuAn AW
i‘o It (All! ‘
AlAAANS Iii Rlflli ’
—* All IRIAAY lilillI
St. Paul Pinniom to Meet Dave
Furiz in only important
Bout at week
i 9.
The return or Mike Gibbons will he
Hither dull track in Neil Yo‘rit box-
log. The St. Paul phantom Will
make his appearance at the Fort)-
rouiih' Street Club in New York. or
which Gil Boas. manager 0! One
Round Hogan. is matchmaker, on
Friday night in a bout with Dave
h‘urtz, of Newark.
it is to be hoped that Gibbons
makes a success of his endeavor to
rehabilitate himseli in the seed
graces of local tone. it would be a
great reliei to be able to say some
thing pleasant regarding the ability
of an aspiring ring man without pen
luring oneself.
here and in other parts of the country-
ha'a been a mailer oi‘reccrdlng one
icliuro alter mother. A antic idol in.
badly needed to keen interest olive
y during the summer months. With
Chompion; Couiob. ’Kllbme and
fiduhhafl proving inlium the light
tube muni look elsewhere for no on-
Ject on which to lavish his adulation.
Gibbons can unholy thin demoed uto-
vlden lint he bu nt hon rained out»
“ROI oi the sunny nerves and than no
good form when cohesion unmet-our
opponents or iii door when mettle;
,theeuv inll‘ill be it wont to colour. ,
wagon-mm
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km“ intuit-unnannuu 3g
the inert uothworthy failure of thiii‘
or into the aftermath or bouts both
i
WEEK'I NW” 0' RUM! m I!“
as slxth,_it has never. held uprominent
position, in any one at the numerous
pennant struggles in which it has to-
ken psi-t.
Last year was the first that. Wool»
ington really has had been on the
baseball map. so to speak, though for
40 years It has been trylnu‘ib win its
npurnae a. contender in every one of.
the pennant recon. Most or the time
its clients have been rewarded with
’the toilend emu. * ' w
The accompnnying table shows in
what Tciiudn Wubifii‘ion’hii hien
represéutédinndisivee on than or how
many failure} have. been recorded
against it. Wives n tailor-p in the first
professional league in 1873 and con-
tinued to be so in theold National
League. the American Association and
until this year in‘ the American
League.‘ Clark Grii'ilth has proved
himself this your the meet succeseiui
manager. Washington has ever had
and it has had many. _ Wonders have
been accomplished. ’When the bell
tapped inst April even the most hope-
iul and nonunion could wish for noiha
finish At the head oi the necond (“A
vision. . _
. Sawmill Faun.
The Wetlands of lost during were
like many teem: which bud preceded
it. it won experimental. Much praise
had been showered upon the newcom-
or: and the new manner. but, utter .
all. who could More or aulpect tun
lVo'iiahlnnion use to have a. team which
would prove it contender in the race?
loony more of tenures seemed an in-
“mountable barrier to overcoine.
The mrt with not nununl. some
limos the team won. but meat at the
rather utoundlux term: and to the
one entire Wooten: trip without ion
in: n we, lemony winninu i'r
semi. ..
dome of the Mall world mode
Frank emcee and the Yankees will now seek solace in a Western hip. .
The season lies been a. monstrous one for the New York ,
have lost 15 lumen and won 2. dud now boast oi a celler position in the
second dliialon with a percentage 02.318. 4
.1
Port Chester and Nor-walls. Shturdni' at Amusement Park The visitors
are a strong“ aggrogdtion but will have to so some to eclipse the locals: "
The White Wings and the Hclycke Paperniakers, of the Enstdrn Associa-
lion. played a seventeen-inning tie, yesterday afternoon, in. New Haven the
score standing 2 to .. when dot-lines: (creed a stop to the gruelling contest.
Jensen occupied the mound for New Karen and Temple pitched for. Hol.
yoke. The game will~be played oil on the Prairie oval today. ‘
OOOOQOOO
Americans. who
oooooodo
A A I‘ll I" ..ng
LEAfluE “Esukrs measuring-Anni, A; A
EASrTEBN AGSOGIATION. s
‘ Aventerdny's lienultp.
New Haven. 2; dioiyoko.
innings, darkness).
Pittsfield, 1;New Londonfl
Bridseuort. 8. Humani-
Whitirburn, 3; Springfield, 1.
m‘,
3 Bridgeport 9 a.
'New Haven ..........7 I
‘(ANewanclonuuunfu‘l 4
5, Waterbury 6“ 8'
”swab“! Ia.--‘......4 6.“
“ Hartford 4 er»
Holyoke ....A..A.A.‘.., . .4 ‘ 'i
Pittadeld ’. 8
‘ Gite" Today
Hoisohe at New Haven:
Element at Bridgeport
~ Waterbury bl Springfield.
Pittelield‘ at New London.
NATAONAA. LEAGUE.
Yenerduy'l Results.
A. Philadelphia. 6; [New York, .
Brooklyn, 3; Benton, 2 (id innings)
._—..—’——
Syndim of Clubs.
Standing of c‘luAbI. . .
which; the em» Show
wrangling for covered dove,
9 (17 to defeat, last night, whe
’. ‘ limits forced the adoption of .
' . maul which practicum W.
present low. The vote ‘
merit mile 20 to 16. ,
‘ no.
.818
.636
.636.
.500,
.490
. .Qo
.364
,_ .200 ,
3
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Hi mod and Eddie Rieiiy will ploy this year. Old iii is-etill in mono» Philadelphia ... ll. 4. .692 3d d
ning and Eddie is his league material. Watch him. , t. v mull m pounce q. A: :1, .222 (h an
, o o o o o o e o ' H“ "I W wildfiW‘ig w-w'rra u- 8 .519 or run scorn 9.ko u
- .. v I h on o t ‘4. e A
Gus Volk and Herr‘yA ACornen will take care of the mound chi, WWI“ .Pltixbumh ”LANE: 10 9, . MAY 7 AT HOVTSA "All.
day' a game for the Nornalks and Billy Kerr. the old favorite, will begun: in” New 1“,“ B“.- 8 .600 You“ 8AM LANGFQRW
“Alon , Bonton l 12 .dto colored 113.1:th .. . .‘
A. .l o o o o o o o n, ’ Cinéinnati .........’... 4 ii ,. .222 ”world no. YOUNG w
I tt' Mills * In . n37»
WWBnn Johnnoni‘has oetrtgioed younger” Ecol-Ase Shovel! oi: the 98 . ., . Cameo T W A ,. ._
Browns lei;é the latter: historian. unfit Clinician Charles: AEerausonA
Glance: are: that more is coming to" Steven-and more would.
it.»
Rube Marquez-d got his potion in the moat approved fashion. yesterday,
when the Phillie: laced out three haulers (tom his delivery. Sherwood
Meade not two of them and Gabby prareth the other. Reuben wee retained
tor seven innings.
i
No games loony in the Americaninngue. All the when teams are on
in; more mm thut the team might route {or “10 West
..
Still on
lllllllll "Alli”
new com um A...»
in Every Mandel Willi-
mantle haul ‘
WAWMANTJQ. my
time it lost. Not until June was ten. W or
'mheddidithogintoahounomow‘flm NM” Wt
lien marinnun.biummh
”manure. MAMA! Win
matrimonial-n the“
low we: in iii: m width In
yam trim the moon ended hm
liens Weguer played in yeliordny s exhibition game «with the Clexel’and
Nope and. despite his game leg. clouted out I double. Hana in some actor.
‘00090000 if '-
099.0900.
ooocpeoo
.limit. in n _ \
lililllm iii iltlil
M Thanh ill be illicit. at
the Gordon A. 0. below
chamomile Dammit
Cincinnnth at New York.
Pittsburgh at Boston.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
St. Louis at Philadelphio. '
mam)... LEAGUE
Yum-day's Hewitt.
Washington, 5; Boston. 3 (12 in-
nings). ‘ . I
Btandim of Clubl. l
W. L. P.AC. ‘
Phil-dolphin .....l3 3 .813 .
Washington _.........11 4 .733
Cleveland ............13 ‘ 6 .iiliiuA
Chienxo.............ls 9 .691;
Studio ............-9 ill 329
Billion ’l 11 ;.889
DOW“ Ib‘oodutilitoiJu 1‘ .300
NowYork............2, 15 .113.
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Gum“ Teddy. .
No ”man scheduled.
Millie iiitcbiii, who won the world‘s
wrought, on: iron Walnut. on a
tows-Amati mmnwmfl
dementia adenoid»; in Medium
' sum om. minim he mire» u
in.» some». mm mm» .
1; lion“
n. ,
“meow! Hewitt.
lei-any cm, r‘. recent. 0.
Providence. 8; Moulml'; it
W
Building of other.
1
snorted a}. a}.
Philadelphia. 8: New York,
lureiumofnn LEAGUE.
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