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ARMY CAMP RING SHARKS
COOK UP BOXING CARNIVAL;
CUSTER AND
Duray Goodman and Charley White to Lead Charge in
Huge Tournament; Chicago Fans Surprised at
Jest Willard'$ Condition; Bryan Dow
. ney Moves to Chicago.
By. RINGSIDER.
Chicago, Jan. S. What probably i entitled to rank at the
greatest intercantonment boxing carnival in the history of the
United States is being- cooked up by boxing instructors at Camp
Grant, Rockford, 111., and Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich. No
dates for the tournament have been fixed, but it probably will
take place early in the present year.
WHITE AND GOODMAN.
At Camp Grant Top Sergeant
Danny Goodman, a middle-west light
weight, is the boxing instructor under
Lewis Oraer, director of athletics at
the cantonment At Camp Custer
Charley White, Chicago's best light
weight, is teaching the soldiers the
gentle art of self-defense.
There is a lot of rivalry between
White and Goodman. White original
ly was assigned to Camp Grant, but
jealousy developed between the rival
instructors and Dr. Raycroft, director
of cantonment athletics, transferred
White to Camp Custer to avoid
trouble. Charley did not want to go,
but now that he is at Camp Custer
be is anixous to put together a box
ing squad that will be able to take
the measure of the Camp Grant war-
tiors. , ,
So far as Sergeant Danny Goodman
Is concerned, there is ample disposi
tion on the part of Camp Grant scrap
pers to accommodate the Custer bat-
Jlers. The whole thing is in the
tands of Major Taylor of division
headquarters at Camp Grant. The
major is judge advocate of the Rock
lord cantonment and is in entire
charge of athletics. Since he is an
ardent boxing fan, it is anticipated the
proposed tourney will soon begin to
take definite and tangible form.
' Not Schooling Pros.
"Mind you, we are not trying to
Inake box fighters out of the sol
diers," sud Top Sergeant Goodman,
fat speaking of the proposed tourna
fnent. "Nothing of that sort at all.
What we want to do is to teach the
tnen something about defending them
selves in the hand-to-hand struggles
they will encounter on the battlefield
and to get them into a perfect phy
sical condition as possible. With
that will come all kinds of confidence,
'General Kennon, commanding the
camp, is a great lover of sports and
a big booster for everything we are
doing. I believe he has Camp Grant
three months ahead ' of all other
camps in athletic activities. He 1 is
heartily in accord with everything
Majo; Taylor does, so if an, inter
tournament is arranged he un
doubtedly will Rive it his hearty sup-
"We have some good men at our
camp and I would not be a bit afraid
to have them tackle the best men ot
any other camp, I have a great ban
tam named Roth. Walter Jacobsen
v..u .tt.nri tn the 125-oound class,
fipike Kelly could handle the light-
weights ana we nave u
middleweight who will be a star.
bov. could give
srgood account of himself among the
Bteavies." ) , ' . . .
Incidentally, Goodman declared he
snilv Snrrrc in his recent
halfrni to Bennv Leonard. Good
man says he is willing and anxious
n nn the chamoion in a stx-
found -bout, the Red Cross or the
.cantonment athletic fund to4 be the
benificiary. ; v r ....
Tess Looks Good. .
! Boxing fans who got a glimpse of
less Willard in a few short workouts
with unarrinar nartners here shortly
before Christmas were astonished at
the condition, of the ... neavyweigni
Champion, , .
The coy Kansas sunflower who has
been dodging ring engagements eyei
Since he defeated Frank Moran in his
enly fight since he won the title,
Stepped through practice bouts with
Andre Anderson and Walter Monohan
with all the agility of a lightweight.
. He looks to be in condition right
now to meet any man in his class ,in
10-round bout. A month's work, it
.was evident, would put big: Jess in
Shape to defend his title over the
marathon route. ;
It was generally supposed that Wil
lard's inactivity in the ring for more
than a year had caused him to grow
"enormously fat and heavy. There
were many fans who believed that
WiHard had grown so heavy that he
would find it , impossible to get in
Shape again for effective work in the
When 1 Willard stripped for his
mnrlcouti here his arms and legs
were as sleek and muscular as they
?er were. They were not carrying
pound of excess weight He showed
- roll of fat around the waist, but
nothing that would not come off with
two weeks' hard training. Jess' box
ing also showed no deterioration and
be had every bit of ring cleverness
that he owned when he won the title
from Jack Johnson at Havana.
Willard did not get on the scales
for the benefit of the public, but he
declared he did not weigh more tan
260 pounds.. His appearance justified
bis statement As Jess weighed Det
ter than 250 when he fought Johnson
it is easy to see that he is very near
down to fighting weignt :
Illinois to Hold Spring
Relay Carnival on March 2
The second annual athletic "carnival
to be staged by the University ot tl
linni will he -held on March 2. ac
mrdinflr to the announcement of
Trtors-e Huff, director of athletics at
the university. Five schools have al
ready entered the big carnival cnica-
eo. Wisconsin. Michigan, Notre
nam and Minnesota. ,
An added feature will be a series of
'relay races for soldiers and sailors
of camps and cantonments in the mid
went Invitation! to participate in
"the meet are being forwarded to all
camps. Another invitation at the
meet will be the addition of relay
races for high schools in the state.
'The carnival relay races will not in
mnv wav conflict with the annual in-
" terscholastic meet which is held later
GRANT TO MIX
GRIND CIRCUIT
MAY ELIMINATE
FIVE-HEAT RACE
Three-Heat Rule Instead of
Three-in-Five is Proposed;
Kalamazoo Rival of North .
Randall.
Columbus, O., Jan. 5. Radical
changes in the methods of conducting
Grand Circuit races will go into ef-
feet next season if the stewards who
hold their annual meeting here next
Tuesday act favorably on a proposal
of adopting a three-heat plan instead
of the three-in-five rule which has
been the practice for years.
Several other measures mat nave
. f j iLa
jlVk in His Blood and That's the Reason Why "the
will come up for settlement, me
three-heat plan probably will meet
with strong opposition from the "old
guard" members of the organiiation.
The svstem has been in force at North
Randall course at Cleveland, for sev
eral years, ana its sponsors oei.eyc
its adoption wouia oe uenenciai i
the entire circuit. Horsemen and
owners back of the movement say it
wiU insure a spirited, hard fought
contest every heat, and will save their
horses many extra miles. 1
Th.r nrnhahlv will ha 1 bitter nenl l
wared for the oneninff dates of the
1VI8 season, wmiam r. rjigicman, ian(j you lurch torwara in your
secretary of the Kalamazoo (Mich.) f here before very ey
Driving club, desires the opening, 'have a vision whici; win have you
which for 'the last few years has been you jnch 1 t0
awarded to North Randall. The fact P f dreaming
that Kalamatoo will wbj9r te yitiu ttare snd wonder "can it
inaugural dates came as a surpr se to f there before ou
horsemen, as it was not generally be- "a,,y 06 perfectly developed and
lieved that any Mjf Bsome a man as Jour artiltic tern
be a member of the perament can imagine,
son because of the 1917 fiascos at De- v of meeting a ellow of the
troit and Grand Rapids. hodcarrier type of intelligence you
Randall Has Edge. wjij De surprised to learn that your
Horsemen favor keeping Kalama- ideal is a charming young man of re
ioo in the circuit, but there is some finemenfand education, for Zbyszko,
question about granting the Celery whose full name is Wladek Czgame
City the opening date unless such ac- wicz was a law student at the Uni
tiou can be taken and still allow am- versity of Vienna, and is looked upon
pie time for two meetings at North as an eminent pianist by many of the
Randall. For two seasons North Metropolitan opera singers, among
Randall has twice entertained the whom are several of Wladek s in
Grand Circuit flyers, and horsemen timate friends,
have rated them as two of the best just Born In the Kid. j
meetings of each year. It is prob- fc course o conversation
tttel i w h with this amiable and talented young
the second week of the season wun
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the open.ng going to North Randall
Toledo will be in line fo tbe th ird
week of the season., Work on
mw r.ranit r.ireiut nlant tnere is
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being pushed. Th .foundation for the
nf th tfven hams for housing
grana sianu nas ucch lul
speeders are nmsneu.
poses to make its bow In the circuit
an impressive one. l he nnanciai con-
dition .of the new, organiMtion has
exceeaea .expcciauous,
stock having been , oversubscribed. J
The south is expectea to m.a"
strong bid for early dates. Atlanta
wants the season to open incre ur
ing the week of July 8 and tnen nave
me car-van iu ,rv" V " .;.
There have been reports that Lou s-
vine, fy., ana ivsuuvmc,
apply for dates.
i.-t..- r. nu Tannic
JQSnua Vi anu, wiu i mm
s Champion, Now a Golfer
,L v"m"t" ' . n
wVin nrion does well in one
. " "V..l ul ,n t,. H.
:::.Va ,muit himself credit-
ably in othersJoshua Crane, a na-
tional court tennis champion some
20 years ago, is playing gol? now with
eoual enthusiasm as a member of the
equal timiuSi.j.u - m " ,
Dedham Country ana roio ctun m
New York, and only the other day
CraVpaired with William Ogg. the
professional, won a four-ball tourna-
ment from quite a field at the Bel-
mnni Snrinr Countrv club
mont Spring country ciuD.
These two haa rounas ot ana a
for a total of 1S2, a stroke better
than the score credited to F. C
Adams, the French professional from
n-nnuL ,
, ,i, ;. . m,mir ftf th Rar-
quet and Tennis club in New York
City, still js active in court tennis and
racquets, in tact, ne is now regaraea
Snntr in T. "jS
Gould excepted.
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MOre W0e TOr Phil FanS;
Eppa Rixey Will Enlist
Right on the -1ieels of the sale of
th rhrrrfnl an-
nouncement for Philadelphia fans
that Eppa Kixey has dectaea to go
to war. He is an expert in cnemisuy,.
with a couple of college degrees and
expects to be assigned to special work
vj lite ikiuciii. ill tuv n7 v. v.-
fectmg defenses against gas attacks
and such. He already has filed his
application, propertly endorsed by
college authorities and chemical ex
perts who have put him through the
necessary examination. v
Pirate Bookie Jumps.
Marcus Milligan.! Ditcher, recalled
by the Pittsburgh Pirates from Birm
ingnam, na irom wnom muv.u o
expected next season, has gone and
aviation corps and is learning to fly.
Birmingham, which had some hopes
of getting Milligan back, already has
lost two players through the war, in
t . .... "t
f errvman ana aneenan-
Heavyweight Pugs Hit the
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The heavyweight class is fast losing
some of its best boxers 1917 has seen
the passing of "Gunboat" bmitn,
Frank Moran, Carl Morris, who does
not admit he is a has-been, and Jim
Coffy, as heavyweight contenders
Fred Fulton, the Minnesota plas
WLADEK ZBYSZKO INHERITS
HIS DESIRE FOR WRESTLING
Mighty Son of Poland"
of the Game Thrown
' Gentle reader, should you
nu 0,v n- OT, orrM
eugcim, - 7- , . ,
ifercuiea a perfect man, or a Samson, just take our advice and
. . ,Mtlfi;. Kf n wliiVVi Wladelr
some evening jju vu oco
ZbyszkO performs. .
tmn, (nrJ.rj flnd
"c uuvv., ..v-. t
introduces "The mighty son
will. learn- that he is the
man you wm i w uc
f Stanisiau j
wrestIer of international
.DVSKO,
i uirtTiiir rir mirriiHi hiiiai laiiiu.
wladek wM from boyhood.an adept
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brothr tried hard t keep the youn8.
ster out of the professional ranks,
his fortUne,
f JJfT
even Bun's w vuvi ... v.
Stanisiau owns large
tracts of land in Austrian Poland, and
. feported t0 be the wealthiest man
in of the comffy
Our hero was keen for the sport
. . fc . off He
engaged in many contests in Europe,
f His
. . achievement was in the catch
as.catch.can tournament held in Paris
two years ago. f ive nunarca ot tne
st niatrtist9 rom tU parts of
the woild were entered, and it re-
quired four months to work down to
the final match. Young Wladek went
right through all and was returned the
winner. r
Best at Catch-as-Catch-Can.
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He has been downed only a very
few timel at the catcn-as-catcn-can
style, and but one man has ever
pinned down those massive . shoul-
ders of his .at Graeco-Roman. That
man was Aberg, who is acknowledged
. , f. c,rataf firarr,.Rnmsn
champion m mat history. .
At then first fimsh match th ese
two gladiators worked and fought for
four hours, at the end of which time
bth became so helpless from ex-
.,,Aun-. .n
v
compelled George Bothner, the
to end the contest and call
t draw. In the continuation of he
match three months later, Aberg, the
old master, downed Zbyszko after a
most trying struggle.
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mew DUSUICdS IVldiittyci ui
Indians Somers' Old Aid
The appointment of Ernest S. Bar-
nard as business manager of the
Cleveland Americans was a pleasant
ni3TbwnnmX
the late Robert McRoy, vice presdent
of the club, was taken ill last July.
Barnard was vice president and busi-
ness manager aunng inc regime w
naries aomcrs.
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Montana Towns May Lose
Berths in Northwestern
Though Portland is in the North
western league, the issue is far from
settled. Whether Great Falls and
Butte are to be retained or Walla
Walla and Boise taken in to succeed
them is the Question to be decided.
Kigni now li is eiu i uaiwu ntvis
Walla Walla and Boise, as Seattle
- j - probably does also.
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Perdue Is Back.
.Just as expected and predicted
Hub Perdue retirement was not for
long. The Qallatin bquash. set free
by Chattanooga, s.gned with New Or-
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CUMROAT 5MITH.
terer, is responsible for pushing back
Smith and Morris. In the battle with
Smith he stopped the Gunner in seven
rounds, and shortly after defeated Big
Carl Morris in a ten-round bout.
Frank Moran was soundly pummeled
by little Jack Dillon oi Indianapolis,
Today Stands at Head
Only a Few Times.
perchance be a sculptor, a
in niiPst for a live model of a
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SCOTS ACQUIRE
LARGE PEEVE AS
ICE DISAPPEARS
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Curling Program is Shot to
Pieces and Devotees of
Game Chaff Under En
forced Idleness.
Omaha curlers are chafing under
the irritation that attends enforced
idleness. .
The local wielders of stone and
broom have several important jousts
to stage. Rivals are itching to get at
each other. But no one can move a
hand, for the weather man refuses to
yield from his position and provide
decent weather for the ice sharks.
In the game of curling good ice is
necessarv. It must be hard and it
must be smooth. For the hurling of
a 40-pound curling stone must needs
have solid ice, and to curl it accu
rately the surface must be smooth
and even. '
But the ice at Miller park today is
anything but solid and anything but
smooth. And curling is out-of the
question. .' 1 ' ;
The Scots are in the midst of two
competitions. The second round of
the John L. Kennedy trophy is yet to
be olaved. The' Balmorals, last
year's champs, are slated to meet the
Clan Gordons and the Thistles carded
to wrangle with the 1 am o bhanters
The Scots are anxious to get these
clashes out of the way so that the
winners may have ample time to bat
tie for, the city championship.
Singles Are Delayed. ,
Also, it is high time the individual
events for the Robert Malcolm
trophy and the city, title are getting
started. Pairings have been made
and it was the original hope of the
Scots to get the first round matches
out of the way by today.
But not a match has been played,
and there are a score of competitors
entered. '
Unless the weather becomes colder
and the ice hardens the curlers may
have trouble in 'playing ! all their
matches. "
Mr. Welsh is advised to relent un
less he wants to incur the enmity of
all the Scots in Omaha.
BULLETIN At a late hour last
night the weather man began to cross
us on this story, and Alec Melvin
came to bat with" an announcement
that the second round of the-' Ken
nedy cun race would be played this
afternoon unless the weatner moo
erated today, so all competing curlers
are advised to be on hand.
Canadian Sports Bodies
Invest in Victory Bonds
Thrt Ontario Hockev association
will invest $5,000 in Victory bonds.
The Quebec Foot Ball associati-n
and the Vancouver Amateur Swim
ming club will also subscribe for some
of the bonds, which are similar in
object to the Liberty bonds of the
United Mates.
Logan Bowlers Beaten.
' Fremont, Neb., Jan. 5. (Special
Telegram.) A team of Fremont
bowlers defeated a five from Logan,
la,, on the local alleys, 2.575 to 2,439.
A return match at Logan will be
played in the near future. The Logan
team lined up: ' Snyder Roadifer,
Reed, Springlee and Hubbard. Fre
mont: Verbin, Kelly, Sampter Colley
and Taylor.
Hope Mr. "Baker Invests some of
the 160,000 in thrift stamps.
Anthracite was discovered in 166,
but precious little of it can be dis
covered nowadays
Toboggan
and his performance in this bout
proved that he was fast losing his
speed, and also tne kick oi iamous
"Mary Ann." Jim Coffy, after show
ing promise in several bouts, was
knocked out by a comparatively un
heard of boxer, Bartly Madden, in a
few rounds.
TRAP SCHOOL AT
ATLANTIC CITY
HAS GREAT YEAR
More Than 300,000 Targets
Are Thrown From Atlantic
City Pier During the
Year.
By PETER P. CARNEY.
The second year of the Trapshoot-
ing school on the Million Dollar pier
at the greatest of American seaside
resorts Atlantic City, N. J. proved
even more successful than the first
Six thousand and eighty-five per
number 515 were
women, visited the school and shot
over the traps in 1917, compared to
5,122 persons in 1916. In the first
year the number of women who shot
were o.
The school was begun as an expen
ment, the idea being to introduce trap,
chnntinor tn neoole who were not ac
quainted with the sport. The school
has done everything that the founders
figured it would and more. Three
thousand and sixtw men who had
never shot over the traps tried the
sport this year, compared to 2,483
novices in 1916 a gain of 577. There
were 410 women novices this year, as
against 290 last, year a gain of 1-U.
Those who tried the "snort allur
ing" the year before strung along
again and helped the figures mount
Howards. There were 2,510 male and
105 female regulars on hand this year,
as compared to 2.264 and 52 last year,
a train of 246 men and 53 women. Nine
hundred and fifty-eight more people
shot over the traps and either hit or
missed the targets that fell Into the
Atlantic ocean this year than last The
targets thrown were 332,600 a gain
of 83,575 over the hrst season.
Fall , Shooting Heavy.
Senteinher was the biggest month
for the school, with 1,288 people, for
which 62,375 targets were thrown.
The attendance in the other month:
was: April. 690: May. 497: Tune, 815
July. 1.025: August, 1,000; October,
468: November. 302. The targets
thrown were: April, 39,775; May, 25,
937: Tune, 48,913; July. 52,400; August,
50,100; October, 25,775; November
27.325. .'.'
The best .soore at 100 targets was
madety Harry Harrison of Rochester,
N.-Y. HC .broke 99. this score was
also made the year before by Harton
Pardee and Fred Plum, both of At
lantic City." Mrs. Belle G. Earle of
New York, s broke 96 each year and
contributed the highest score made by
a woman. Dr. M. C. Bowers of New
York, averaged 85 per cent for 1,000
targets in October, the best average
for that number of targets.
The school will begin its third year
in April, 1918. ' ' ,
Quinn Says Gerber Will
Fill Lavan's Shoes 0. K
Until Walter Gerber shows that his
hitting mark with the St. Louis
Browns during his brief engagement
last fall was a fluke there won't be
much more, said about him not be
ino- able to hit mdor league pitching.
Business Manager Bobby Quinn of
the Browns believes Gerber will more
than fill the place made vacant by tne
sal nf Lavan to Washington. No
one ever seriously has questioned his
nciaing auimy. , r
Beals Becker Is Leading
Batter in the Association
Beals Becker, a former Giant and
now with the Kansas City club, is
king of the American association bat
ters. according to official averages,
Becker's mark for the season is .323
Dave Altizer, of Minneapolis, gave
Becker a run for his money and pulled
up one point behind the Kansas City
slugger. '
Miller Huggins Takes Card
Trainer to New York Yanks
Dan Woods,, who has been trainer
and conditioner of the St Louis Car
dinal team for several years, has re
signed to go with Miller Huggins to
New -oric ii is unucrsiuuu vm
will be taken by Dr. Leslie Clough,
who has been trainer and director
of athletic teams at Washington State
college, Pullman,' Wash. . .
MOST VALUABLE
IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE?
RECORDS' SHOW CAREY IS MAN
Snap Judgment Suggest Roush or Burns or Kauff, Bui
the Cold Figures Proclaim
As Man Deserving
By JACK VEIOCK.
New York, Jan. 5. The most valuable outfielder in the
National league? . '
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DOPE IS UPSET
III FLOOR PLAY
AS NAKENS WIN
Prophets Lose a Bet When
They Pick Townsends to
Triumph Over Clothiers
In Big Fray.
HOW THET STAND.
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE.
P. V.
Nskena 4
Townsends 4 3
Ij. Pet.
0 1.000
1 .750
s .soo
S .500
8 .250
4 .000
Commerce High ...... v. 4 I
M. E. Smith 4
Central Furniture 4 1
Y,
M. II. A 4 0
CHI ECU UEAGCE.
P. W. Iu Pet.
Haiucom Park 8 S - 0 1.000
Pearl Memorial- 2 8 i.ww
First , 9 1 1 .600
Hops S 1 1 -om
Benson O t .000
Walnut niU s o s .owi
THIS WEEK'S SII115UUJ!.
Commercial league:
Central furniture vs. M. E. Smiths,
7:S0.
Commerce High ts. Townsends, 8:10.
Nakens vs. . M. H. A., 8:60.
Church league: ...
First M. E. vs. Walnut Hills, 7:30. ,
Hanscom Parks vs. Pearl Memorials,
8:10.
Benson vt. Wops, 8:50.
The grand old dope received an
other iolt last week when the sheet
writer on the Commercial basket ball
league missed a bet on the Nakens.
In a fast and furious conflict, which
was about as mild as a good rough
foot ball game, the Nakens squeezed
out a victory over the Townsends by
the narrow margin of 20 to 19.
Th o-tinnrr were ruling easv fa
vorites although a few staunch sup
porters ot the clotniers aeciarea me
reallv should have been a
fifty-fifty gamble. That they were
right was proved wnen inc iNdKcus
nosed out the victory.
Tl, M "rnm.riarV which has
won so many sport events gave that
victory to tne JNaicens. ni uuc yum.
it looked like an easy Townsend Vic
tory. That is, it looked that way to
the fans, not the Nakens. , They re
fused to quit until it was aii over uu
their success proves the worth of
thattheory. .
No agmes were stagea m
Church league last week owing to the
New Year's program so the teams
stand as they were.
Several good connicis arc
for this week in both Commercia
-j r-u..U 1-rra and the local
ana v,iiuivu n5, , , ,
floor fans are looking forward to
some thrills.
Pvervbodv Climbs Aboard
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To Claim the ureaix uue
vr .1.. ntiti tnr a division of
world's series receipts by which other
clubs besides the championship teams
-.1.-11 e.Utk Vtict t-ripf w ith favor a lot
siiau out -- -- - -
of people are claiming credit for the
idea, rresident lener is ",v
...J--et.ii u and Gaxrv Herr-
mann is said to have been the origin
ator, while from Pittsburgh comes xne
such a proposal three or four years
ago.
Fd Reulbach Quits Diamond
To Become Builder of Boats
t j . ..it. 1.' nnnMpmpnf that
na iN.euiu.n.11 a aiiuuuvv...v... -he
had retired from base ball caused
no great commition, as he was of
little service to the) Boston Braves
last season. He has 'taken a position
.... I . v..:!::-. nnnfrn in New
wun a uoat uuiiuiug, wi.v... ...
Jersey. Of late years Reulbach was
mail I1C W13 -" aiasv.-.
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Where State Title
Shoots Are to Be .
Staged This Year
Snnrtsmen's associations in 37 states
have chosen the -cities in which the
1918 trapshootmg championsnips win
be held.
Here they are:
State.
City.
Phoenix
Texarkana
Birmingham
Not selected
San Josa
Colorado Springs
Not selected
Arizona -Arkansas
,
Alabama
Atlantic Fleet
California
Colorado -
Connecticut
Delaware
Wilmlng-to.i
(a) District Columbia Baltimore, Md.
Florida jacKsunrmo
Georgia
Illinois
Not selected
Peoria
Mason City
Indianapolis
Boise
Dodge City 1
I.atonla
Not selecte
Gulfport Not Selected
Baltimore
Not selected
Kansas City
-Not selected
Minneapolis
Bozeman
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Spartansburs;
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MorrUvllle
City Point
Fairmont . .
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Tacoma ...
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b New Mexico
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(a) Atfll-ttel with Maryland.
b Affiliated with Colotdo,
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OUTFIELDER
Max Carey of Pirates
of the Crown.
ROUSH UK BUKf
Snap judgment suggests the names
of Eddie Roush, Geotge Burns, Benny
Kauff or Walton Cruise.
But a perusal of the batting and
fielding averages, suggested by one
of the "deans," shows, that Max
Carey of the Pirates, ranks higher
than any of the rest as an all-around
fielder.
Carey, in the first place, is the
best base runner in the National
league. He has-topped the list of
cushion burglars for several years,
and there is no outfielder m the cir
cuit who has anything on him in the
all-around use of speed.
Four Points Below .300.
, Roush, Cruise and others topped
Carey in batting, but at that the
Pittsburgh flash batted only four
points below .300, . finishing the sea
son with a swatting mark of 296.
j w,hnth rieht and lett-
handed. The figures show also that
he stood fifth in runmakmg, though
they do not show how many times
Wf,i in mna or'how well ne
worked at the bat m conjunction witli
the runners on the bases, an art ia
vhich he is highly proncienr.
Leads ia-Jfieia.
t .ij: rm nnnerl all IMS 1-
in liciuiiis ..rr . . .
vals with a total of 440 putouts, and
he had two less assists tnan vcy
Stengel of the Dodgers, who led his
league, with 30. This proves that
Carey's throwing arm wuuui .
eornnrt tn anv in the league, for two
assists more or less do not matter. .
Carey's temperament na- uu
pointed to as a fault sevenu naiz,
yet under aarerage conditions t he
would probably show no more signs
of nerves than any otner pitjv.
He may not De tne most v-u
man playing the outfield, but he de
mands consideration from anyone
who attempts to pick the man tor
the place. "
, Should Hold Big Kegarw.
The recent announcement ty
Charles, H. Mapes, chairman i tne
stewards of the Inte", ,
ing association, to the effect that there,
is much doubt regarding the chances
of reviving the Poughkeepste regatta
on the Hudson next spring, was re
ceived with regret by followers ot
rowing throughout the country. t
Mr. Mapes indicated that in his be
lief the various eastern colleges
would have crews on the water, but
that they would not indulge in tne
historical events which have been the
backbone ot rowing in uic
States for many yearj. ,
Rather than "take a chance on the
water" with crews of uncertain skill
and stamina, it appears that the row
ing mentors are in favor of follow
ing the lead set by Yale, Harvard
and Princeton in foot ball last fall.
In other words, there will be in
formal rowing."
If the colleges which cater to row
ing are going to have crews on the
aqua pura they ought to go n. for
the limit, revive all of the big water
carnivals and do what -hey can to
keep rowing up to the standard it
attained in 1916, rather than to throw
it into the "informal" class of sports.
Home Runs Are Not
Plentiful in Big Series
Out of a total of 80 world series
games played since the beginning of
the modern world series m 1903, ther
have been but 28 circuit clouts poled
By the slugger in the annual October
C.3SS1C " ' f
Three of these homers were gar
nered this year, one being by Happy
Felscl. at Chicago, and two by Bennie
'Kauff in the fourth game of the series
at the Polo grounds, New XorK.
In 1903 Sebring of the Pirates got a
homer off Young of the Red Sox, and
Pat Dougherty gleaned circuit swats
off Leever and Vail. The next home
run came in 1908. It was made by
Joe Tinker of the "Cubs off Bill Dono
van, then pitching for Detroit.
The 1909 series between Pittsburgh
ana uetrou was icaimcu uj i
homers. Fred Clarke touched up Sunv'
mers and Mullin for four-base wallops,
and Jones and Crawford each got a
homer of Babe Adams. In 1910 Mur
phy of the Athletics made a homer off
Mclntyre of the Cubs.
Baker's homers bff Matty and Mar
quard, and Oldring's clean-up drive
off the Rube marked the series of 1911.
while in 1912 Larry Gardner of the
Red Sox hit Tesreau for a homer and
Doyle got a home run off Hall.
In the 1913 series Baker. Schang
and Markle made homers-he next
year Hank Gowdy starred, and in 1915
Harry Hooper, Duxy Lewis and Fred
Luderus were the home-run hitters.
Hy Myers and Larry Gardner made
the circuit smashes recorded in 1916.
t , v. f . . . n J fri' '
Zbyszko Claims World's
Title on Wrestling Mat
Wladek Zbyszko, the Polish wrtit
ler who won the championship wrest
ling bsk in a. match with Strangles
Levis, has issued the following state
ment: .
"I won the first prize in the tour
nament which to me means the chajw
pionship of the world. Caddock has
no just claim to the title. John Olin
defeated Stecher, and Lewis in turn
defeated Olin. That made Lewis
champiqn. When Caddock defeated
Toe Stecher the latter had no title to
lose. I wilgladly give Caddock first
chance to, dispute my claim and Joe
Stecher can come next Also any
time that Lewis feels I am not the
champion he can have another crack
at me." ' ,
Cleveland Pitcher Made
Sergeant in U. S. Army
Clark Dickerson, young pitcher of
the Cleve'and Indians, now in the
army, is advancing. He has been pro
moted to be a sergeant When the
Indians were going through their
drills last summer Dickerson was one
of the most enthusiastic m the work
and his reward is now coming, ,
' b the spring. ;
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