Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 9 April 1917 — Page 7

MONDAY,

H. S. BOftRD VOTESTO HOLD DISTRICT MEETS

Both Wiley and Garfield Will Compete in Preliminary Track and Field Events.

ANDERSON, Ind., April 9.—Arrangements for the state high school track and *baseball tournaments at Purdue university on May 25 and 26 were made Saturday night at a meeting of the Indiana State High School association, held at Indianapolis. W. A. Denny, president of the board of control, attended the meeting from Anoerson.

The state board decided that district track meetings would be held over the state on May 19 and that between ten and fifteen centers over the state would be named at a meeting of the board next Saturday evening.- No sectional "baseball games will be necessary because of the small competition in this sport. The tasebal games will be played on five diamonds at Purdue upiversity and each game up to the finals will go "seven Innings. The final contest will be a nine-inning affair. Each team will be limited to twelve players.

Ninety-six high schools of the 455" in the state have signified their intentions to the board of sending teams «to the track and field events aod 119 schools are yet to be heard from. The preliminary events at the state and sectional meets will be run off in the morning, reserving the afternoon for final competition. .Winners of S^st, second and third places in the district meets will be permitted to c'.iter the state -meet.

Both Wiley and Garfield will enter teams in the district tourney, as well as in the state struggle, should any of the local athletes show championship form.

Tigers Draw With Giants

KANSAS CITY, Mo., A.pril 9. The Detroit Americans evened the exhibition series with the New York Nationals by defeating the Giants in the closing game here Sunday, 6 to 1. Each team has won four games. Score: Tigers .4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0—6 10 1 .Giants 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0—1 5 1

Batteries James, Boland, Cunningham and Yeller Benton, Anderson and McCarty, Hariclevu

COBB READY TO GO.

Ty Willing to Fight If Country Calls for Him. DETROIT, Mich., April n.—The Detroit Americans will continue". Jheiv military drilling after the regular season opens and hepe to win the leauue military championship, in addition to the pennant, which they believe will be theirs. Sergeant Thorn, the rrnli rary instructor, expects to rem,ain with the club" for several weeks at least.

Jennings' and" his irren have mastered the simpler formations and are beginning to show more enthusiasm at •their daily drills. Cobb took one military lesson and then announced that he would go to war if his- country needed nim."

FIRST GRID ACCIDENT.

Indiana U. Candidate Suffers Broken Shoulder. J3T.OOMINGTON, Ind..' April 9.—Indiana university! prcbablv will be the first college in the United States to reporr a football accident in 1917. A few days ago Julius, guard, broke'his shoulder while at practice with Coach Stielim's squad. He will be out of practice for four five weeks, lyie sprint work this year has not differed materially from that through which the men are put in the fall.

WHITE SOX BEAT SAINTS. ST. PAUL, Minn., Aptil 9.—Unlimher ting tne bat bag artillery, the White Sox Sunday afternoon trounced rfle St. Paul .\mericui association team, 7 to

Best Team In World

CLF.VKLANO, April 9.—"The beat ball club in the world," is the way lames C. Dunn, owner of the Cleveland \mciicans. refers to his players tris season.' The club, he says, is SO per Qnt stronger than in 1916. "Cleveland will be a strong c'ntendei for the' championship from the ftirt," Dunn said. am tickled to d. :rli with the whole combination. We ha3 a fine set cf players and great harmony combined. "•orton is apparently as good as iver arid evi-rybo-Jy feels that Joe

Y.'oot jg due for a comeback. Chapman a liffrrent ball player from what be wis a. year ago. 'He looks like the Chap^ui of 1915."

EDITBD BY K1LPH H. WHITES.

Thinks He's Going To Hit As of Yore

VIC BA1ER.

CHICAGO, April Vic Saier, the Cuba' veteran first sacker, aspires to regain his lost batting honors this season and to be regarded once more as one of the heaviest hitting first basemen of his day. For some while Saier held this honor and though ne has not starred at bat through the past two seasons or so he hopes to hit as good a clip as ever he did this coming summer..

Baler's fielding around first base has always been high class if not brilliant and since Joining the Cubs in ltli he has never failed to be a dependable performer. But an improvement in his lutting would add a whole lot to his value. Manager Fred Mitchell buli'jves that it should be possible for Saier to hit better thin summer and has coached him this spring with some •.•are and in hopes that ho will connect with greater frequency,

Saier tatted .2f3 last season and though he isn't sure ho will reach .300 this summer he means to finish more than a tow points ahead of last season's average, .ti Saier goes through wi*.li his plans it saculd make a hit with Cub fans, as the team will probably r^eed all th-3 hitting it can get.

J. W MAY GIVE RING TOGA TO MOHAN

Rtunor Has It That Heavy Champ Fears He Can't Get Into Condition.

NiZY* YORK, April 9.—1»An iincon^ firmed report touay reached tne city to tKii effe«.t that Jess Willard herlons ly contemplates retiring from the ring for the reason that he doubts his ability a^ain to get into condition for a but. The additional statement is in circulation that Willard .in. the event of his 'ltii'iment, v. ill make a present of the title to Frank Moran. While if. is «.*onceded that this would be magnanimous on the part of the champion, serious doubts are held as to the right of the champion to dictate as to his successor. In fact, experts insist ihat when Willard declines furtkei to de tend the title, ho loses all qontrol over -tne championship and the honors are open to general competition.

In any event the championship has never been passed along as a gift from the holder to a warm' personal friend, and if Willajrd suoi-ouds i:i doing so U will be a new leparture. Jeffries once tried tc. hand the title on a silver plate to Marvin Hart, but the public laughed so^ heartily that Jeff pulled hack his

CALL OUT THE POLICE. ST. LOUIS, Mo.,' April 9.—The tenround. contest here between Battling Nelson, former champion, and Freddie Welsh, the title holder, has been set for April 17. "The Battler" recently staged one of his numerous come-backs-in St. Louis, stopping'a local lightweight in nine rounds.

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Will Train Them as Bomb Throwers And Have Them Ready When Duty Calls.

BOSTON, Mass., April 9.—The members Of the Boston National baseball team will be trained as bomb throwers and trained also to shoot straight. George T. Stallings, manager of the club, announced when the team arrived here from the spring exhibition tour last night. A drillmaster will te obtained at once, rifles will be supplied* each man and practice will be held regularly, said Stallings., Twice a week the tnen will go to a rif.'e range.

In their drill work at the spring training camp! the players used sticks in place of rifles. Manager Stallings, himself a graduate of the Georgia Military institute, said he would lead the Braves into service with the colors if the need arose.

The Braves' pilot communicated with the local military men soon after arrival here. He told them that the Braves started drilling in Miami, Fla., as soon^as they were able that they never had been anything but sincere, and now that war has come that they are prepared to go to the front. Stallings declared they would not modify their intent by saying that they would be available for home duty.

In a statement today Stallings said: "We unreservedly place ourselves at the disposition of the army officials, and whenever they call on us for service we will answer. They may call on us to go to the*trenches in France, and we will go, and I will go in some capacity, either as an officer or as a private. Don't think for a minute that I will not be there, either at the head of my men, if I can qualify for that honor, or at least side by side with them as a private."

GOLFERS TAKE RIGHT STEP.

Will Use Part of Links, to Raise Foodstuffs.

NEW YORK, April 9. Golfers throughout the country will te urged to cultivate foodstuffs on all unusfd parts of their links .and devote tne proceeds to the purchase of ambulance trucks and other articles of national defense. It was announced here last night by officers of the Dunwoodle Country club that 200 members of that organization had volunteered to work forty hours each this season, and it was said H. W. Perrin, president of the United States Golf association, had pledged the co-operation of the national body In the movement.

STILL ON DARCY'S TRAIL.

L'es May Not Be Allowed To Battle Smith. BATON ROUGE, La., April f.—Governor Ruffln G. Pleasant has bean besieged by letters and importuned by petitions to prohibit the boxing contest between Les Darcy of Australia and Jeff' Smith of New York set for April 23 at New Orleans. It has boen pointed out to the governor thajt Darcy has, not been allowed to fight

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the' ground that he is a "slacker." Governor Pleasant has as yet taken on action on the matter.

THINKS WELL OF HIMSELF.

CHICAGO, April 9.—Scott Perry, a recruit pitcher with the Chicago Nationals, is determined to land a berth on the club and win a bonus of $1,000 offered him by President Weeghman for winninir 20 games. "I pitched 54 games in the southern league last season and won 24, and I feel I can win 20 games in the National," Perry said.

Loser Tonight Will Be Put Out Running for Title-—Veteran Rules Favorite.

By Ralih H. White.

Hand the yellow banner to J. Willard

Ed. Withrow Is no longer on the water wagon. He went to work bright and early Monday morning as pilot of a beer wagon. Better cut it out, Edward, as it's hard on the salary wing to toss loaded kegs around.

Kay Lovcll, local bnckatop, who hits been waking out of Chicago, has returned to our midst and is open for a diamond position. Any Trolley league club would do well to land Lovell, and he is expected to receive a bunch of offers witliln the next day or two. Hon") the lies, Ray, old boy.

Captain Lewis of Sullivan high Is expected to post a new state high school record for the mile at the coming district meeting. Lewis recently tore off a half mile on an awful muddy track in 2:22, some speed considering. We're for you. Cap, old top'

Judging from the °well assortment •-f curves ho is displaying with the Braves this spring, Art Nehf ought to be a real bomb thrower, .Heave 'erri seme fast ones, Artie, old sport!

Homer Dinkle, local first lacker, is •i» li'u demand. We ktiow- of three Trolley leascue teams that claim his «ervi-i-N, Eagles, Moose and Brazil. KnliKhtt.n us. Dink, as lo your indentions!

EAST. WERT. »Y State league, Pac. Coast league, interna league. New Xorthwesc'^n league, Kngland league.

Walter

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Zimmf rn.an. Shang Evers.

Duffy Lewis, l.i-or.ard. l-Iocper.

Rudolph. Griffiths.

Bill James. Chief Meyerf. Cravath-.

Gjeorye Burns. Marar.ville. McTnnls.

Schulte. Gardner.

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HOW THEY STAND.

Name Won Lost Pet Fineran 1 0 1000 tCerner 1 it lOCO Krverr. 0 1 .000 Brown 0 1 .000

By Revenie Bnitlbh.

With the basement berth at stake, George Sovern and Fred Brown will clash tonight in the local balk-line billiard series now being conducted at the Tribune parlor. There ought to be something stirring every second.

A defeat for G. Sovern would put him out the race for the title as he met defeat in his first series' setto at th-j hands of Georgi Kornfr. Ar. upset means disaster lor Fred Brown as he also was a Victim in his first game, tunilling down in defeat before Walter Fineran. So it can be seen that both green clothers art bound to do their levol best tonight.

The rivals will lag for the break promptly at 8 o'clock and then go after 2CO billiards. Sovern should be successful He in an oldei and mor: experienced cueist. In his first tilt, although defeated, he tore off a run of 45, the best to date. That fhows his calibre. He's dangoroug at any stage. Brown, on the other1 hand, played poor billiards In his initial test. His best effort w&3 good for but 12 points. He's go", it in him, however, and may go 'crasy" tonight. He will bear watchin sr. i

Geoj*ge Kerner, city balk-line champion, and Walter Fineran, both winners !a«t week, will cross cues Tuesday night. With flrsE place at stake, a ^ay old tussle should result.

CAN STOP DILLON IN 5 ROUNDS.

That's What Darcy Can Do, According to Ted Lewis. CINCINNATI. O., April 3. Les Darcy, the Australian middleweight, can knock out Jack Dillon in five rounds, and finish the elusive Mike Gibbons in nine rounds, In the opinion of Ted Lewis, the English welterweight. Darcy, the Briton says, will give the American public the same kind of a surprise that Bob Fitzsimmons created. "Pound for pound, Darcy is the greatest fighter I ever saw," Lew.ts said. "I gave weight to Gibbons and managed to break even with him, but when I tried to box Darcy in a New York gymnasium 1 thought 2 had suddenly been smothered He's a combination of bear and wildcat"

"TAKE IT, JOE."

SHREVBPORT, La., April 9. Yelling "Take it, Joe, nearly resulted in half a dozen cracked heads among members of the Cleveland Americans. It happened .because Joe Wood, Joe Boehling and \Toe Harris were racing for the ball at the same time. They came together like a ton of trick. "I shall have to split our Joea up, or they'll be killing one another," Manager Fohh said.

RESUME SPORTS AT HARVARD.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 9.—A system of informal athletics was started at Harvard college today to take the place of the intercc^llegiate contests abandoned because of the war. Tne crew, baseball and track coacues •vill be retained for -the remainder of the year.

SPOT

LIGHTS

A uple of leagues, tne,National and American, will swing Into action on Wednesday, but the big show won't start until Sunday, May 6, when the Trolley league clubs will get going. Remember the date, fans!

Fred "Red" Brown, local cueist, who will face George Sovern In their bnlkline billiard match at the Tribune parlor tonight, about ready to "jrive up the ship." "I can't net 'em to roll for n,e, declared Brownie this morning, "and if they won't roll you can't make »e«n." But stay In there, 'Simlieum!'."

"1 consider my match tonight with P.rownie a mere practice affair," said G. Sovern today. Have a heart, George, for "Red" is a young and promising cuest! i

Art Hm TEm olng.

During the entire series to date with the Ne»v York Americans only three Boston slabsters have pitched more than three innings at a stretch, and cf th se thre-j two were left handers Artie Nehf, bjr all odJs the most effective hurler in the Stallinars stable at present, worke.-l six innings in the opening game at Cordelle last weekrank Allen, another southpaw, did four nniri^s at Moultrie a few dav.s later, ad in the same same Cal Crurn a promising right ha'nder, who was brought south just to pitch to th° batters in mere practice,' went five round*.—New York Globe.

Where From?

Where do the ball players come fsoni?Often we hear a certain section of the country mentioned as the crrfdle of tr.e diamond. The Pacific coast and

the south ate famous for the successful players they have sent to the big leagues However, a glance through rruror league archives shows the production tc be pretty well distributed

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Southern Ass'n Cotton States league, Tex. league, South--V an tic league, Georgia A 1 abama league, Va. league.

Johnson.

Walter Johnson. Chase. Chance.

Cent, league, CentAss'n, Aroer. Ass'n Three-I-leag'e, Ohio c-tate league, Inter-i-tate league.

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Alexander. Sislor. Dauhert.

Speaker. Jackson.

Dave Robertson. Ruth. Wheat.

Weaver.

Schalk. Kauff. Crawford.

Whitted. Coombs. Milan Herzotr. Tisrrau. F'letcher.

Wolters. Vitt. P.ancroft. Fournier.

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Groh. Pi PP. Bush. Carey.

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ITS WHITE SOX AND GIANTS FOR SERIES

Dope Favors These Two Clubs in Major League Races Which Start Wednesday.

NEW YORK. April 9.—UWesa all dope fails unless fate kicks a hole In arithmetic unless something Just as bad happens, the world's series next fall should be a lurid, internecine struggle between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Giants. The fight will te on Wednesday.

Bringing it down to a final, gnat's* fur calculation it must be admitted that in spite of the record of the Boston Braves, the Yale football team, Dave Pults and that other David, the gTand old dope usually sticks oat all over the result in the long run. It is the arithmetical solution of a problem that stands up for all time. The young man who attemprtsMo pick 'env backward usually falls down on the job.

Hcnce it is the intention to record the reasons why the New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox should flight It out tor the long and short ends of a baseball series next fall.

Some one said not so long ago that temperament is due to break or make the Giants. It was pointed out that with Benny Kauff, Heinle Zimmerman, Charley Herzog and one or two others, a first-class opera troupe In thinklings could be conscripted out of the Giants' ranks. It WRS declared that it all depends upon how the .base hits lined up and how the hair was rubbed.

Can MeGraw Do Itf

That may be true. Certain it is that no one ever had the good fortune

The Giants will line up with Holke on first base, Herzog at second, Fletcher at shortstop and Zimmorman at third. In the outfield will be George Burns, Benny Kauff and Robertson. Behind the pl«ite MeGraw has arrayed Rarlden, McCarthy and Gibson. Pitchers will be Schuppi, Tesreau. Salloe. Anderson, Porritt, Smith and others with reputations. Henus Lobert and a recruit or so will take .care of the utility dufy, while Jim Thorpe and Ried Murray both probably will be, retained for outer garden extra work.

There's a lineup that presents one of the most startling rows of swatters ever gathered together under one management in the National leaguo. McCarthy, Kauff, Holke, Robertson, Zimmerman, Fletcher and Herzog aro powerful swatters and of the consistent kind. To back this up ,the National league's premier southpaws will inhabit the rubber pitching slab.

Temperament viewed from this angle will have little to do with It. It is difficult to see how such an array of talent could run Into a slump depressing enough to take away the ptinch.

Long Road for Sox.

As for the White Sox—It's a longer road. Clarence Rowland has had his chance with virtually the same lineup that he started with this year, and no world's series has graced the ComlsJkey table since Rowland took charge.

Rowland has a great pitching staff provided he can get going. Red Faber should be ready for another, fine sefison Jim Scott is doing an effective comeback Eddy Cicotte is due for lots of good days Joe Benz hasn't been sick this winter, and Reb Russell is having luck with his left wing. Mel Wolfgang is a hearty heaver and Williams will help him out.

Rowland can line up Harry FeNch, Joe Jackson ar.d John Collins, a slugging trio, as proof of outfield strength, with Jacques Fournier for pinch duty. Eddie Collins will have a good season. Buck Weaver will be at third base. The weak points are first and shortstop. Much dependence will be placed in Ray Schalk, premier catcher.

Sox No. 2 Finish Fast.

ST. JCSFPH, Mo., April 9.—The Sox Y innia-a..Tj ^ai to mane a fast finish to beat St. Joseph. 7 to 5, Sunday Locnl men fell on Houz ha.rrl at the start snd got tv»-*o runs in the first lead, 5 to 2, at the' start of the eighth.

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get along with Heinle Zimmerman for very long. However, John MeGraw has been subduing dispositions for a long time, and his success with. Benny Kauff in Ironing the kinks out of that young man will bear more than packing scrutiny.

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JESS DIDN'T MEAN IT

Wire to President Result jf Big "Party." CHK.A30, April 9.—Jes? WiUard, heavyweight champion, is in real danger of being permitted to fight In the United States army. Jes» It is said, is regretting now that in a patriotic moment following a dinner at a North Side cafe he wired President Wilson as follow« "I will fight. When do you want me?

Patriotism reached such a high pitch at the dinner, it is said, that several of the party wanted to go down the street anc! lick a 'lerman.

It scfms that Willard'a telegram was turned over to the recruiting department and a smart young ofticei, seeing a chance *»r Bom« advertising and hav lng visions of thousands of admiring youngsters following in Ayillard's footsteps telegraphed the champion, accepting his offer to Join.

Hold Outs" Here

LEAVENWORTH, Kan., April 9.— Thore Is at least one baseball teahi in the United Stated that lias had no lioldotfts pr ro flliig with to*""Players' fraternity this season. Manager Soldan, who pilots ths tram that has been without its squabbles with players, has leportcd that all of his stars have been signed, several under long-time contract.

For Manager Soldan, be It known, is chaplain at tho federal penitentiary here and each year has organized two teams, the "White Sox" and the "Booker T's, from among tho prisoners.

CUBS IN 1-0 VICTOBY.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., April 9.—The Cubs closed their spring training trip here Sunday afternoon with a 1 to 0 victory over the Millers In a game that w*as featured by mid-season pitching.

Baseball Gossip

The Red Sox and the Dodgers, on their spring tour, are trying the idea of numbering the players so that bush towns familiar with the players by name may be able to identify them on the field. There is no intention, however, of continuing the numbering after the regular season operas.

The Yankee team for the season has has been practically decided upon. The list iBsued by Donovan is composed of catchers, Nunamaker, Walters, Alexander pitchers, Caldwell, Fisher, Shawkey, Russell, Shockey, Plercy, Cullop, Mogridge and Love infi^lders Pip©, Malsel, Peck, Baker, Gedeon, Baumann and Aragon, and outfielders, High, Magee, Gllhooley, Miller and Hendryx.

Louis Drucke, onoe k. pitcher for the New York Giants, has been assisting Manager Hardy of the Waco Navigators in coaching young pitchevs on the Waco

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TOLEDO, O., April Th« American association club agaln^ feated the Boston Americans In atif hlbition game here Sunday 6 Vahce and Brady held the "Wt champions to four scattered hits, only run being scored on an error., game was called after eight Inning allow Boston to catch a train, Boston ...0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0—1

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NOT TO JOIN

EVAS.

13» AffSYILLE, Ind. Jkprll a.—TV Baseman George Perrlng, form| with Cleveland, has notified FrcmQ Harrv Stahlhefer of the Kvaiisf Central league baseball team, that would not join the ••Evas thiti year?' he has signed to play indepehdii) ball.

EV \NSVILLE, Ind., April 9.—¥lL der.t Harry Stahlhefer of thfe EVwi vllle team today announced he signed L. Townsend, a southpaw, was with the New Orleans team lr Southern league last year.

Other Ball Results.

At New Orleans—New Orlear Pirates No. 2, 4. Columbus-Washington, snow.

At St. Louis-—Cards vs. Browns oold .. Cleveland-Cincinnati, tnpw.

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