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Your: torbeti vt‘ulked into Madison
St; ;,;reti:1ttisnttn the night that l-‘led
i Brooklyn evened its scote with the
champion lied Sox yesteiday after
molt, at fiblwie‘ held, and thereby
the \Vt‘iell and lit-tiny Leonard boxed i’ldtidellt‘d the heart: oi the 16“, inns
Colin-it hurl Jm‘ llumphrlts 5"“ to" J“) Kind the hardwood to intrude on
grit.”- on a :li._;{.lr chair watt-hint' the A bull [uh “I.“ “an Jtlbl a shade re
great ltgityn iuhta me througlttheit " MN “m” ”W atmosphire of u hock
ten month of hard milling. “liillf w Hub The lloditeta m‘mwd btlltf
bll'l Hlinil‘hrlt’h >uddenly, "do mine )i‘rtertiay than m the flint struggle
ltllllt sitt’ttitt‘ctltfi:
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to tilt tit Pilttttttrifimt"
Among the teantst‘tgured this year
as strong,- contenders (or the Ameri-
can League pennant is the Chicago
White Sox According to Malcolm
hiaclkan .a Windy City critic, who
has been trawling with the Sox all
>l}l'l[l‘,.‘, itowlund's chances to finish
first depend mainly upon his pitchers
lie nerve the situation as follows:
"\'iewlng the situation at close
mama Mm“ you were ””m’m Itg’nlnei the hostoniaus. and a Victory
year: at“ tlgt.‘ V”) “fight ””5 “I” it! i; [it '.' il'UVHlt‘tl tltitt t‘ilUllh litook
hour”
('le‘l looked up with u surpriwd
‘vt lim silverthmatcd one.
”it ._ t. . 1* war: out; tiiit- lite Mllllt"
thing taxi. will you’” ssid Corbett
"Well. til“? you forget, l'll remind
you.” (attic llittli llunmbrics. "it was
d'tlllit‘h :tgo tonight that you
I’nwknl ”LI ’i‘t‘ll') hit-timern for the
«wand time iii the fight at San Fran-
risco”
“Thirtwn years :If‘ti tonight." mils»
eti (‘il'llt‘l' litl‘lli'lllfllily. “(199,11an
is a fleeting old bird. isn't she, Joe?
8o 1 knbt'btd that little fellow out
Htll‘tm-lt )‘i-hh ago" continued Cor-
)»t-ii 'l‘lu-n he uttdttenlv seemed to
‘nnnmber tlntt lliintphries wan Me
Govern} friend an the time. Corbett
letttted over and toutltcd fittmphrie<
on the arm.
"No hard ieelinxs, Joe." said the
once great fighter “34 he held out his
pudgy bsnd.
“None. iii the “mid." came back
Ilumphrlcs. And they shook on it.
McGovern Returned the Title.
Someone asked Humphries whether
'l‘erry McGovern was ever lightweight
champion of the world.
“He w:t.~ and he wasn't," answered
Joe. "it was this way: Terry and
Frank Erna fOught at
line was then- lightweight champion
glam
'~ ' iii}
of the world. having won the. titleL
1mm stlgne. 'i‘erry knocked him out
and though they Weren't contesting
at the lightweight limit, Terry got
the credit for knocking out the
champion oftlie clssn. He wdghed it
great deal less than Erne. Terry went
to time after the lxht snd ‘snld:
'r‘rnnk, l..don't- want your title.’ lfin
loo snislt’i man todefe V
sill .(ood boys in yank class Valid it
would be asking too much of s little
fellow like me to stand them sll off.
Keep your title. 1 don't want tt.‘
“So you see.“ said Humphrles.
“'l‘erry was never the champion of the.
ft. They‘re}
‘lyn “an in the mood to win. and even
.t lLLliill‘ Hill in the Eighth by Tris
{Speuktn diivint,r l‘osicr in ahead of
hint. failed to have n dampening ef-
Ifect on the ardol' or the libbets train
The circuit driio by Tris gave Boston
the. lead iii 2 to l, but just to thW
I - tonight) champions that they are
not imincible. Brooklyn proceeded to
vgllllt's‘ tuo runs in its half of the
eighth. and thereby “t‘l't' the Red Sox
Idei’eated.
I t . third to place exactly the credit
of those two Dodger runs. liuubert
Ettrtctl llllltlln going by smashing a
.tiUlllIl" to left, field. 'l‘ltgtt one it fair
.;l.'tt". null tine t’lli'tillf'llgt‘lllefil It)
Jimmie Johnston, of the Pacific t'oat.~t
|who is just as much at home ill the
April cltlll of New York tot iii sunny
(‘aliTOrnim where he gathered uTFpu‘
‘ttiiion for breaking up bull games.
.Jllllulit‘ buttcd at the .500 mark yester-
lday, but one hit was without fruit in
the score column. while the other fol-
lowed along after Deubert's. Foster
‘httd paved the way for Johnston to
‘rcore Jiike by sending down a well-
plriced wild pitch that Thomas never
‘ei‘en became acquainted with, and
Ilistibert trotted over to third to await
developments. Johnson laced one of
123 DOUMS-tthp llostonisn's p-f curves unmerci-ioui. The old kink was there. Hot
full), tutti it raced unvuy to loft iield,
while liaubert scored in is center.
sum. it till
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NBWQ‘ORK,‘ A‘pr'tt «if-Himm- nttt
own-an of the Yhnk'oed'thht mornint!
esld thst he know nothing shoot the
reported desl between the Yankees
and Boston Red Sox whereby Tris
flpeaker was to come here in exchnnxe
. for Fritz Mnlsel.
Speaker is a holdout at the present
range. it looks as if the pennant de-
pends on the pitchers now under Row-
land‘s charge it the pitchers deliver
and nothing serious happens to crip-
ple the stall. the White Sox have a
ton) chance. The pitchers can make
or break the situation.
"Last year the pitchers went nflro
the early part of the season. Espe
cially was this the case with Faber
and Scott. Lame arms developed.
and just as prospects loosed bright
the stuff was off. Rowland hes been
lucky in picking up some strength this
liunfortb and Williams look,
like great left blinders. One of theml
tit least should be ti regular workerl
llenz should be more
cum-tin: than last season.
in; Faber reached a high pinnacle it
last year and still is in the full glory
of his strength. Many think Faber is
wearing himself out gradually by the
war he seems to throw his spliter. it
i~' the general belief he uses his arm
almost exclusively, but Faber himself
says there is little strain and that he
puts his whole body in his throw.
"Red Russell has workedhsrd this
spring and his unit has given him no
trouble. He says he's goth; to be st
his best sgsin. This time tut your
he couldn't straighten his left nrln
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blinders will be otter Mm.
Mel Wolfgsng is still on deck with
his positing delivery. With this srrsy
of tslent end the possibility of E1-
lfr‘u coming’icriis’s iii n stnr s'pltbsll»
. the So: pitching stun looks better.
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“Khmelzhts because he refused to“
“the lumen,- croWn. though'he knock .time. He hunt been offered 89.000 by
«l him out, after Ema had wenlzenpd the Boston management. but he is
t .llllllclltifllllll
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himself trying to make. the low
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Sillil llllS Wilt
NEW YORK. April 8.—-With the
baseball horizon clear of war clouds
for the first time in two years. mm
and minor leagues in all parts of the
country wilt start their reaportivo
pennant chases during the coming
week. While the Pacific (‘otist lettgut
as usual holds the record for officially
opening the season when the clubs ot'
the circuit begun play on April 4, the
majority of the organizations will n01
itnlinther their lists until closc to the
middle of the month. Following the
Pacific Coast league, the National and
American leagues will begin hostili-
ties on April 12 and in their wake will
come the 1916 debut of a host of minor
circuits.
DUCK WADDLE ATTACK.
LAFAYETTE. lnd.. April 7.—~The
(Zittttnti :ttm‘k i'ttmons “goose step"
has not a thing on the new Purdue
“duck waddle.” introduced to tho
members of the football team by the‘
new coach, Cleo O’Donnell. And the
'duck waddle" is no parade step. eith-'
er. but a new mode of battle advance
for the rush line.
Crouched until knees almost touch
.ltoldlng out for 312,000. During the
"past two seasons Speaker drew 835,-
ioflnln salary on a result of an offer
ifrom the Federal league. According
ito rumor the Ynnkees are willing to
pay Speaker the money he asks, also
to give Mutual and a big sum for his
trelenee.
g Joseph J. l‘nnln, owner of the
Boston club. when asked about the
proposed deal this morning, also is-
sued a denial.
"There is absolutely no truth in
‘tllix' report." said Mr. lAnnlu. " l have
had no dealings with the. Yankees re-
garding a trade of any kind. Speaker
uill be with the Boston club this year
lilld he will pltiy great bull. Ho suit
1 lmve practically cometo terms, and
he will sign it contract in a few days.
inpprecintc his work, and I intend
to be. liberal with him. The Boston
heat-hall public would not receive with
favor it trade of this kind. Maiui is
a good third baseman. but we have a
better one in Larry Gardner. while
Speaker is the best outfielder in the
game. The reason we secured Clar-
ence Walker from the st. Louis
Browns was that he is a first class
right handed hither and we need sev-
critl of them. No. Speaker will not
leave Boston under any conditions." I;
TALENT UNRECOGNIZED.
Boxing promoters are a strange
crew. When Jess Willard. a real dia-
mond in the rough, tried to bresk into
the tight game. four years ago, they
:langbed st him end it was only by
‘ctumeo out he abut-ted s mstch, be-
ihi ground and with one hand dug-in, celled upon to substitute for so-
gtng sud feet for spurt. the nonunion," mus. hr his first bout he 1'0-
d the Purdue spring trsinlns sqmd‘ceind ”you per cent. of the receipts.
malesmlng to cover the (Mad minis end mounting to less then 8250.
D311 snd to resist all efforts to over-
He received but s few dellsrs more=
. lprlnnherselfnsnflenonsthosei
of 1915. All bands plsyed us if they
kees sud White Box. sud lster with wanted to win. . A!
the Buflslo Peder-ls. wee signed yes-‘ ,
terdsy by the Cincinnati Reds. Mill.
win. the new nrlt basemen has been Aw WW“ mu": m
suffering from I sure srm. He will be ‘
tiiisititt lltlllltlfllil
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Lest sesson. with the Buffalo Feds.
Chase plsyed in his old-time form. one 4
They don't come any wiser then‘,
when he in st his best there is not a
player in “IGJIIJOI' lelzues who is John MoGrsw in the basebsll menu-l
germ ranks. The leader of the Newl
more spectacular than “Prince Hall’i
ll re lth th w York Ameri-
His {a u w e Ne ’York Giants sppesrs to be tsklngtho
right tscl't. as usual. in the Kauff case.‘
cans was due to petty controversies
sud rebellion against the club's discl-
pllne. Msnsger Henog oftlie Reds is writes ’35“ J- ““5: in the Pm"
glad to get Chase, and believes that burst! Sun. M00!“ has set about to:
with his fielding and batting ability offset the possible harmful effects ot‘
he will put the Reds in line as a pen- the derision sud sarcasm. of which
snt contender. . :Benny Knuif has been made the \‘ic-V
Chsso first played ball with Santa- tim by singling out Benny for some
Clara college in California. in 1904‘speclsl prise. j
be joined the Los Annalee club of the The boss of the (items is not in the:
PM‘lflc COB“ league, an in 1905 habit of boosting his players individ-
joined the New York Americans. He "muy in public, but the Ka'utf case up 3
jumped to the. Yankees in 1908, but peers to csll for something out of the:
was reinstated in the following sprink. "ordinary ,“d 1.10an is supplying it. : '
ibenny shapes up as it player who will’
do his best only when potted or 101-.
lieu.
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m R0"! of YANK lthe“. fldicu‘e Of Run“ and the“. ”1..
«dilution to treat him .3 a "nut." were
;in a. fair way town-d making Benny's.
The first spring baseball duel over first season in the Notional L888“ BB;
fought between the Giants and the. "unsuccessful one. but 11¢an has;
Yankees got under way at the [rigid'come t0 the “39°“ WM! 73 “05'. ‘0',’
Polo Grounds yesterday and tho Nat—Zine former Fed stnr in time to keep:
tionnl Leaguers turned it little am. Benny from flylns 91! the bundle!
prise by beating the Yanks by s score 'Kauif will do his best work when he
of 3 to 2. rushing them in the ”when thet he is appreciated slid thst
enth inning when the remodeled but his views 11 his own hssebstl yest-
erlcen Lesguers w so sure of wm'neu one shared by others. Moor-sir
mu thst they were i may to as in giving tun that feeling.
1.5.2.? at m w u- m'l emits m'ro voue snore.
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