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BOSTON. May 25.-—'l'he fins show-
ing of "Stuffy" McInnis with the
Boston Braves makes it apparent a
American League made a lid to -
take in waiving him out of the or-
ganlsation.

The play of McInnls has featured
nearly every game in which he has
' participated. His great fielding abili-
ty harsteadled the Boston infield and
at the bat he has delivered many a

mel hit.
ti Thzre must be a bit of mystery
connected with the waiving on Me-
Innis. He had a contract with Cleve-
land calling for $9.000. When he
consented to go to Cleveland in a
deal put over by Harry Frazee. the

 

Boston owner agreed to pay him a
bonus of $5,000 for three years. One

FIGHT GAME ALL
WRONG-WILLS

Black Panther of Prize Ring
Tells of Heartbreak, Try-
ing to “Break In.”

NEW YORK. May 25.——Ed. Sulli-
Van in the Evening Mail. yesterday
narrates the story of what happened to
to Harry “'ills in trying for a shot
at the world's heavyweight champion-
ship.

Harry Wills. American citizen. ste-
vedorc. Jockey. barber. counterman.
coxswain and negro challenger for the
world‘s heavyweight championship.
writes Sullivan. thinks that Mother
Earth has been rolling loaded dice
against him.

Yesterday Wills unburdened himself
of some pentmp bitterness in his nice-
ly appointed apartment on West 139th
street.

“I'm black. all right." the big fol-
low opened up. "but I've lived a lot
whiter than the majority of white
fighters now in the ring. No one can
deny that I've fought every one select-
ed for me. I don't play the cabarets
and I've never been in court on any
charge. but what has it got me?

"When the war came on. I stood
ready to go and only the fact that I
was given deferred classification on
account of supporting my mother and
wife prevented me from going abroad.

"Yet Luis Firpo. a. foreigner. and a
group of German boxers come, this
country. are treated as heroes ind are
given the opportunity to make big
pluses that are then carried out of
this country. '

"There's nothing fair in that sys-
tent. but I'm not a squawker. Squawk-
ing doesn't do any good. it only makes
enemies for you: and the good Lord
knows I have enough enemies now
without provoking any more.

. "To get back to Flrpo. for instance.

Here is a crude fellow. without any
claim to greatness other than apunch.
yet he has made more practically in
eight fights than i have made since
1912. He hasn't met a single high-
class opponent. l knocked out Sam
Langford when he was at the height
of his form. and followed it up by
knocking out Sam McVey the follow-
ing Month. I dropped Fred Fulton for
the full count when he was supposed
to be good.

HOW THEY STAND

NATIONAL LEAGUE

 

 

 

 

W. L. PC.
New York ............ 25 8 .768
Pittsburgh ............ 10 18 .694
St.Louls ......n...... 17 17 .600
Brooklyn ............. 15 10 .48
Cincinnati ............ 18 17 .44
Boston o-ooseeseesasss 1' 16 .448
Chicago ...-esssseaess 15 16 u‘s‘
Cincinnati "nun...” 18 17 .488
Philadelphia ........... I 23 .267

 

Games Yesterday
New York. 8: Philadelphia. 2.
Pittsburgh. 11; St. Louis. 4.
——J——

Games My
Philadelphia at New York.
Boston at Brooklyn.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati at Chicago.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

 

W. L. RC.

ew York ............ 33 0 .719

hiladelphia .......... 18 13 .800

Cleveland ............. 18 15 .545
Detroit ............... 17 10 .515
Washington .......... 18 10 .448
St.Louls..............18 1‘8 ..419
Chicago .............. 11 18 .379
Boston ....... ........ 9 18 .333

 

Games Yesterday
Philadelphia. 1: New York. 0.
Washington. 7; Boston. 1'. I
Chicago. 6; Dotrolt. 1.

Cleveland. 0: St. Louis. 1.

Games Today
New York at Philadelphia.
Washington at Boston.
Chicago at Detroit.
Cleveland at St. Louis.

——-—_‘_
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

W. L P.C.
Rochester ssssssscssss .. ‘ .79.
Baltimore ............ 23 11 .087
Mb ...-......no-.. 1. 1' .83
mm ossaOlssOlusls 1‘ 1‘ .500
masseuse-asses! 1‘ 1‘ a.“
WW sst‘seeeases 1' 1. e‘“
”M 'oscssssssssss 10 1. .357
W...............7 24 .223

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a. Word. 0: Jersey City, 1,
‘ - 0: Newark. 7.
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AND NO

year of the contract was completed
when Cleveland cut loose. "

Owner France is far from being the
most. popular magnate in the Amer-
ican League. After being waived out
ideInnis says several American League
clubsod'ered him the 'same salary
that Cleveland paid him last Wr—
$9.000 It hardly seems possible
that s. gentleman’s agreement to save
the unpopular Frasee the sum of 810.-
000 was the motive back of the un—
usual procedure.

Regardless of the reason. it stands
out as a grave error on the part of
the AmericanxLeagus. What a man
Mclnnls would be for the St. Louis
Browns with Pieter ailing and unable
to play. possibly out for the entire
year.

GIRLS 0N" RlOl‘ .
AT BALL GAME

 

Umpire Starts Somethin
When He Changes De-
cision at Third Base.

 

BROOKLYN. N. Y.. May 25.——Boys'
and girls' fists flew when 6.000 stu-
dents of the Manual Training High
School and the Erasmus Hall High
School fought on Flatbush Oval. at
Avenue H and Nostrand Avenue.
Brooklyn. after an unpopular deci-
sion by an umpire during a baseball
game between the two schools. {the
trouble started when the umpire
awarded the championship of the
Public Schools Athletic League of
Brooklyn to. Erasmus upon the re-
fusal of a Manual Training player to
return to third base. ‘

At the end of the fifth inning
Manual Training led by 6 to 2. Eras-
mus }iall rallied, and at the end of
the seventh was leading by 'I to 0.
When the Manual Training team went
to bat in the ninth the excitement
was at fever heat. There were two
out when a Manual player was
caught napping of: third. - While he
was being run down. a crowd of
Manual students flocked upon the
field and interfered with the Erasmus
Hall third baseman. and he threw
wild to the catcher. Some one
grabbed the ball. which was lost. in
the crowd.

The Manual player ran home. but
the umpire called him out and then
changed his decision. lie ordered
the game forfeited to Erasmus Hall
when the Manual player refused to
return to third base and continue the
game.

As soon as the decision was an-
nounced both sides poured upon the
field and engaged in a melee. Fists
and arms fanned the air like wind-
mills and many cyes met hard
knuckles. There was no sex discrim-
ination. By the time the squad of
special policemen on the grounds had
quellcd the disturbance swollen eyes.
scratched faces and flying locks were
everywhere in evidence. While the
faculties of both schools reported no
casualties. it was reported last night
that many reprimands were handed
out for conduct not entirely becom-
ing young ladies.

Leading Batters in
Major Leagues

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Players—Club 6. LEE. 3. EC

Wheat. Brooklyn 29 108 :1 45
Grimm. Pitts. ...82 118 37 40
Bottomly. St. L. :4 1:? is u
Frisch. N. v..... as no so a:
Hornsby. St. L. :1 100 is u

 

 

 

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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Players—Club 0. 4.3.3. 8. RC.
Hellmann. Detroit 28 100 13 44 .‘00
Reichlo. Boston 21 08 11 34 .887
Collins. Shicago. 80 105 18 89 .371
Welch. Phils... 20 00 18 I! .801

Home Run Hitters
of the Major Leagues

NATIONAL

 

 

Yesterday's
Total.
Williams. Philadelphia. . . . . . .1 17
Snyder.NewYork..........1 1
Tuner. Pittsburgh . . . . . .. . 1 0

MRICAN

Cobb. Detroit .............. 1
Kamm. Chicago ........... 1
J'. Sowell. Cleveland .....u 1
Brewer. Cleveland ......... 1
undue TOTALS
N‘tmn.‘ successes-esoesssesses 18.

 

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ture for Raymond Blumc Brasaler as
a southpaw pitcher. but somehow or
other Connie. like all nan raeu.
changed his mind. Altar several
yearns! trial Mack turned Bro-la
loose. a failure as a pitcher.

.kut “or. like others in his pro-
femie tackled another part of the
diamedaadbdayhehrecegnised
as the most valuable utility player in
the National League. _

Brsssler was a 10-year-old kid
southpaw with Connie Mack’s Athc
leties when they won their lad pan-
nant in 1014. Today he is the Jack-
of-alhtrsdes fer the Cincinnati Reds.
aplayer efmatvaluetsthat team.

Up tothisspringnrassisrwasas-
signed to Eddie Beush‘s vacant posi-
tics in the outfield. filling in each
year until Beach's ohldeut term on
pired.

This spring pneumonia [ripped the
veteran Jacob Daubert and put the
first seeker on his back. Nor-an ne-
gotiated with major and» minor
leaguers looking for a substitute un.
til Daubert neenred. He had three
recruit first makers with the Reds
during the training trip. but not one
measured up to the major league

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Connie Hack once saw a. great to- class.

saunas-nausea

And then one. day Patrick laced a
first baseman’s mitt around Brem-

to the initial cushion; Rube was
elected to playfirst use.

Here a a southpaw pitcher who
has filled in for two stars—Eddie
Bench and Jake Danbert. and doing
the Job almost as acceptably as the
mars themselves.

As an outfielder. while Bremler did
not show the speed or a Speaker or
Bench. yet he more than held his
own.

As a firm baseman Bressier ins
gobbled the low throws a la Daubert.
and his positionbin the Reds’ swat-
ting order is fifth place. provins
that he carries a punch in his bat.

Good utility players are mighty
scarce. The player who can play
any place in the infield and then do
ggood Job in the euttiold is the de-
cided exception.

Like Brealer. George Ulslor- voted
the most valuable plaber in the
American League last year. started
his career as a pitcher. Bra-lea
unlike Sislsr. never reached stardom

 

Rube BreSsler. Reds" MinuteMan‘

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asapitchcr'.1havualways Med
Sister as one at the» greatest left
headers 1 ever umpires. His curve
ball was a wonder.

finals 3 Valuable

Great hitting ability. that was
available only every fourth day in
the role 01 pitcher. caused aisle:- to
tel-ks stardemaaapitchsrte nrst
Moms an outfielder and then de-
velop into baseball's greeted first
baseman.

Reward Shanks is another mighty
valuable player who has earned his
salaryatwpesitlens. Adaaeut-
ilalder. he has played every infield
position as a member ot the Wash-
ington club. Shanks. new with Bos-_
ten. is being used at second base.

If every big league manager ‘had
a utility player or Bresslers type
many of his worries would end.
When not iiliing in for a regular
Bremler often enacts the role 0:
pinch hitter .ith much mecca.

Connie m probably made no
minke when he paced up Rube
as a southpaw. but he certainly cut
loose from a player who in other
roles has proved a most valuable
athlete.

 

JDHNSTON WINS
. TENNIS MATCH

IT. CLOUD. MOO. liar 24 (By the
Amooiated Punk—William ll. Johna-
ton. America's second ranking tennis
star. today won his way into the semi-
ilnals of the international hard court
championships here. by virtue o! a
eleaneut victory o r Count do Ge-
mar e! Spain. Be a in straight sets.
H. s—a. 0-4.

Tomorrow he meets Is. Costa. the
youthtui machines. who. after wit-
nessing today's match. expressed doubt
ethlsabiliwtetakseven one set
from the brilliant. Californian. The
Mob champion. Ceohet. came
through in the upper half of the draw.
but must detect V's-her of Belgium
tomorrow in order to qualify for the
finals. 3 '

Johanna M superb tennis
against the m nobleman. The
forearm drive. tor which he is is-
mous..was workiug‘psrtectly. Count
de Gems showed some or the beat
tennis of his career. but was helple-
against the starting drives that shot
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of his reach after "Little Bill” bad

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maneuvered him into awarkward va
sitions. Time and again the American
caught his opponent natfooted or go-
ing the wrong way.

Johnston's service was also a great
(actor in the result. ”any at his am
balls got over and these the Spaniard
either tested or returned in short.
soft lobe close to the not. which Johns-
ten. racing torward. smashed tor cer-
taln points.

Pancho Villa Loses
to Bobby Wolgast

PHILADWMIA. Hay [tn-Bobby
Wolgast. Philadelphia Weight. to-
night eutpelnted nacho. Villa. {the
l'iliipino. former holder of the Ameri-
can dywsight crown. in their eight
round bout-at the Phillies park betors
80.000 fans. .

mine Flores.» Filipino lightweight.
and Patsy Wallace. were also victors.

Flores beat Joe 'i'lplits er Philadel-
phia in a hard and fast bout. Flores
reign bed 1" 1-! pounds and Tipltts

Wallace outpeinted Johnny Bum
former baatamwaigbt champion. In
several of the rounds the Philadelphi-
“landed blowsalmestatwllhstag-
Mastucwitnstlarlghtsaad m
Wallace had the better e! the conun-
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i'aoa was covered with blood. Their
weights were announced as 110
pounds each. '

Denny Kramer. Philadelphia. won
on a foul hem George 1:. o. Chaney.
Baltimore. in the second round.

Grey Lag Is Winner of
Metropolitan Handicap

 

m sea . slay sis-Grey Lag.
camingthe ‘ manic colon
won the feat-

W handicap. _
ureoftheBelnioutpsrkepealugyes-
tel-day. Didna Care was smendand
Exodusthlrd.

The time hr the mile was 1:08.
1nd Batter. winner at the event is
int and ms ran with Grey us as
the newness entry but finished with
the also‘rsns. which included Snob ll.
TrysterandCarstul. laundered.
thewiaaer.

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SAW no eoacn fl. um

”loss “a ,9 I“ din-Eddie
Raw. All-Ansrieaa‘ , halfback. who will
be graduated teem Cornell this your.
will coach the a. lame. University
athletic team next year. Dean I. 1..
Rules: seamed today. law .will
have haul. another “sell man. as
his asmitaat. .

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.letss’ were

BACK

mt. _Ilont.. in; “Paul-
road builders ed the 70's and 00’s
have come again. .

Hundreds e! ‘0le hammers ape

' away but and day as
work trains chug and snort. ‘

The Great: Nansen: hallway--~
only line entering Shelby—needs a

ground tor the mm of

spec”. trains it will run here for
the bbens bout. So it is
laying so
tracks.

miles or temporary side-
Preddsut Ralph Budd. Vice-Presi-
dentw. P. leaner. Operating Mana-
ger Charles Janka and W de-
partflcat enclals are" mapping out
one of the nest expansive railway

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l0 SHELBY A.

Thousands of light
1
unable to obtain accent:
town. will slee I "
p and eat on m

A temporary hotel is *
for the 800 Great North
who will be on the grog-:2
vi. the operation of T a

Telegraph experts In
miles of wire into Shelbv
of the light will be flashed ‘
wires into Great Falls
Western Union and Pam -
will pick it up and breeding
eager and expectant worm

Hany of those coming in
east—and the west. tee. for
tor—ore planning to visit I
tional Park before retn .

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A top Just gets to going when it
reaches the cadet its string.
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Irish Johnny Curtain will meet
Jabes White of Albany in Waterbury
tonight.
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It seems to me as if the Connecticut
boxing commissoln was a little bit la:
in handing out the permits for bouts
around the stats.
. o e e
.‘l'hey recently mneuoned a bout be-
tween Lou Bog-sh and K. 0. Lenny of
Danbury. This bout should not be al-
lowed to take place as it is only an-
other one of them things.
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Lonny is no mtch for Bogaah and
the ones that will Men as the result
of this match are the .public. Fight
fans around the state are getting tired
of these kind of bouts.
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It is about time the state boxing
commission got wise to themselves
and supervised the staging of these
bouts. If our present boxing com-
mlmion can‘t do tab. let’s have an-
other commission. At any rate let‘s
protect the public against these fis-
ales.
. O O O
Willard will not have such an easy
time with Firpo. as he had with
Johnson. Firpe is a much better
lighter than the big Iowan “chm
much harder hitter.

Sport Barrage.

Chat and Comment 6: Special I. t .
Norwalk F «I erest
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Mofiltt who was the star 0:
son's High school basebul
playing a fine brand of -
the Bridgeport High. Who: us
ing in the outfield, he in.
mound.

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Norwalk High Sci-.05?!
team is playing in Dani-m
They recently defeated the :
Town team in a game rum
city.

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The Kaceys wit! haze their
full when they stack up. a .
strong American Chairs of z ,
at the Baxter Ground: or. S' ..
eruoen.
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The East Ends are to scores
over the American Storage
nine in Sunday's game. if L
Sunday it will he their fifth .
win of the season.

Tommy Rowe is pin-her; h
for the East End: tlis
shapes up as one of the but
pitchers in this section.

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The Norwalk Fifth School.
team traveled to Dan? '7 thh
noon to play the Furl-uric in:
nine. The local 0'1"! can.
Hatting City crow earlier in .
son and are ccn‘dcrtt "at t-
W‘Might with another »
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SlSLER SAYS
YANKS WILL
WIN AGAIN

"The Yankees should capture the
American League pennant this sea-
son.“ George Sislsr. the famous
Brown! star. said before the Yanks
left St. Louis. where they won every
game. "they don't have to fear the
Detroit Tigers.” George went on. "the
Tigers are a powerful team on the of-
fence. but their pitching is not good
enough to keep the men top.

"Cleveland is another club that
must. sooner or later pay the penal-
ty of poor hurling. _

“There is not another club that I
have seen play in the American
League that. hasasgoodstaa of
moundarnen. '

“‘I'here's a dearth of pitchers or
else pitching is becoming a lost art.

"The Browns have good pitchers.
but they have not shown anything to
speak of this year. Later on. when
the weather gets warmer. these
pitchers will loosen up. There is
Shocker. Pruett. Kelpf. Bayne.
Wright. Danforth and Van Glider.
This is not; weak pitching stair and
when these fellows, are right even the
Yankees are going to have a hard
time beating them.

“Yea I lock tor the Yankees to re»
peat. They have the greatest pitch-
ing eta! in the game and they are
all going good.” . , ' .

 

 

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31717 at 2AM STAB“?!
The entries of three more star ath-

, yesterday for
Ferdhaln Unlwslty's big outdoor meet

 

 

at the Yankee mum en memorial

‘Kinley calls for 75,000 mo."

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Invite Swedes and
Flnn' s to Compete
at New Y

NEW YORK. May 13-!
associations in F‘lr.13:i.£'
France and Sweden have ---
vited to send "fat“!
compete in the Vine 9-3125?!
sociauon’s meet to 'r: h
Yankee stadium Srr‘erfie: l.
events will be under 1550
mgulations.

In the 1.500—metre evez‘.
will also be stretched at the
of a mile. Jole Ray. sfa: .:
distance runner has enter!
this event and wit‘ ‘c:
records at both discus-'5.

 
 

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Day. Willie Ritola and 13mm
of the Finnish».imer;c:ar .LC.
compete in the five-nfie ,.
run. while Victor Graeb. (baud
entry. will be seen in the s;

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TEN mans AGO. on Mull
Jules Coux. Paul Zucarrelli.
Guyot and Theodore Pllnzte—u
signers—were entered in :“e I
ll Day races at Indianarn .Ls

Stanislaus Zbyszko sus: mull
tured skull in a. wrestling
Montreal.

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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
May 25. 1898. Pittsburg defeat!
delphia. 8 to 3. on day P.

teers.
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