Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 20 June 1917 — Page 7
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IN TROLLEY HOT SUM
Less Than Four Games Separate Leaden From Tail-Enders in Heated Baoe.
3IQ DOINGS ON FOE SUNDAY
Brazil Playa Pari® for Top Parch, With Eagles at Unlvaraal and Clinton Here With
Moose.
By Ralph H. 'White.
Fans, do you realize the marc In between Brasll, Trolley league leaders, and Clinton, trailers. Is only three and one-half games?
Some race, don't you thlnlc? And even that slim margin may be shot to pieces with Sunday'* ninth round of games. Brazil has Paris on its hands, at Paris, and the top notchera are likely to take a drop. Then suppose that Clinton crusnes the Moose. Get it?
Here are the official figures: Teams— Won. Lost. Pet. Brazil 6 2 .714 Paris 4 2 .667 •Universal 4 3 .571 Eagles 8 S .500 Moose ..2 4 .318 Clinton 2 6 .260
Brazil, you see, has annexed Ave games and dropped two. Paris is one shy the Clay crew mark. Then comsi Univeraal with one less victory and one more upset than the leaders. The Staples are going down the trail 60-50 and rank fourth. Then comes the Moose with two credits and four blanks. Clinton trails with twd games won and six lost, yet Ices than four j^anies separate the first and sixth placers.
As mentioned before, Brasll will fackle the "Suckers" at Paris Sunday afternoon. By winning, Ottb Hill's band would wideiji the gap. By winning, the Illinois aggregation would oust the Hoosler bunch and head the proccscion itself. Guess the rival forces wrn't put up some game.
The next two teams, according to rnnkinpr, Unlverral and Eagles, are silso slated to do battle, at Universal. Should Universal cop and Brazil lose, Dick Lark's outfit would go into a second position tie with the Clay crew. Should Universal be successful and Paris lose, the Coal Miners would grab off second place. But shojuld the Fugles gain the verdict, they would move up a notch into the first division. Looks like a battle royal.
Then comes the battle for .the cellar rights, to be staged at Athletic park. Tho Mooee can oe overtaken. All Clinton needs to do to vacate the basement is to hand the short .end of the count to Pete Phull's gang. All the Moose need to do is to bump off Clinton and increase the breach.. And the Moose stand a chance to move alongside the Eagles. All required is a defeat of the Eagles by Universal. So it looks as if the last two clubs in the race can be depended on to give local .fans a real battle.,.
How They'll Play.
Here's the schedule: Clinton vs.. Moose, Athletic park. Eagle* at Universal. Brazil at Paris. The Brazil-Clinton contest last Sunday, won by the leaders, 1 to 0, was one of the fastest played In the Trolley season to date. Umps. Ralph Ferguson hustled the players along and kept them at it without loss of time. The umpires are under instructions to hux-ry the play as fans do not approve of "rag chewing," delays, etc., and from now on the games should not run two hours, providing, of course, they do not go extra innings.
The majority of teams are about ready to announce a stand-pat policy. They are satisfied they have the best available players. The article of ball in the Trolley is fast, mighty fa8t, and is taking well with the fans. Fans like to see lots of pep, fighting spirit and hustle and this the Trolley affords in huge gobs. One or two of the clubs are still peeking to bolster up a weak snot or two, but the big majority are about ready to "stick to the Ishlp."
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Bobby 'Jones, Southern Golf Champ, Is One of Game's Stars At Fifteen
BOBBY JONES.
ATLANTA. Ga.. June 20.—Bobby Jones, the "boy wonder" of the golf and the southern golf champion at the age of fifteen, is said to be a "natural born" player. Bobby has lived all his life in a golf atmosphere, but he showed signs of such unusual ability at an early age that when he was nine years old he was being trained in the belief that he would some day bo a champ.
Bobby Jones Is the youngest golf champion on record. He first won a bit of prominence two years ago when he competed in the southern championship and though only thirteen years old he made the winner, Clarke, from Nashville, set a new record on the East Lake course to beat him. Last season Bobby competed for the first time in several large eastern tournaments and defeated some of the leading golf stars of the country. It was apparent last fall that he would
Pile Up Dozen Runs on National League Champions.
HOW TEAMS STAND.
Clubs— Won Lost Pet. New York 31 13 .660 Philadelphia ..29 10 .604 Chicago .32 26 .552 St. Louis 28 25 .528 Cincinnati 27 33 .450 Boston 19 25 .432 Brooklyn 19 26 .422 Pittsburgh 18 33 .353
Scoring an even dozen tallies on 14 hits, the Dodgers romped away with yesterday's tilt with the Phils, winning, 14 to 6. Eight of the twelve runs were registered in the eighth. A homer by Hickman with two on featured the explosion. Oeschger was the victim. Cadore took things easy for the winners.
Eller pitched two games for the Reds against the Cubs yesterday and Won the last affair, 6 to 4, after meeting defeat in the opener, 2 to 1. Doyle's homer with a pal on In the first inning decided the initial contest as Vaughn, although nicked for 11 hits, allowed but one Red to score. Hard
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soon be a champ and the "boy star" of Atlanta was the most talked of figure in the game. .Young -Jones genoroously attributes a large part of his golf success to the excellent training of Stewart Maiden, the golf professional at the East Lake Golf club where Bobby has been playing since he was in short trousers. Maiden saw the boy's promise several years ago and took him in hand, determined to turn out a champion. As Maiden has also trained ana tutored Miss Aloxa Stirling, the national woman's golf champ, It appears that he deserves the large credit young Jones -gives him.
Previous to winning the southern championship, Bobby had won the invitation tournaments of the Birmingham Golf and Country club, of the East Lake club at Atlanta, the Cherokee Golf and Country club at Knoxville and the Georgia state golf championship.
hitting decided the aftermath, the .Reds getting 11 blows, the same as they did in their defeat.
The Pirates tied the Cards in the ninth and beat them out in the eleventh, 7 to 3. A double and single knotted- the count and four hits, a hit batsman and a sacrifice fly broke up the battle. Meadows was routed in the ninth and Ames got his in the second extra round. Jacobs went all the way for the winners.
Away to a two run first inning start, the Giants defeated the Braves, 3 to 1. Rudolph started, but gave way to Nehf after two innings. Art went good until jerked in the eighth in favor of a pinch knocker. Schupp held the losers t6 six scattered safeties. Scores: Pittsburgh ..1010000010 4—-? 1* 2 St. Louis 0003000000 0—3 8 0 ^Batteries—Jacobs and W. "Wagner Meadows, Ames and Gonzales. (Eleven innings.)
o o k y n 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 -I I 1 4 4 Philadelphia 00102000 2— 5 8 2 Batteries—Cadore and Meyers Oeschger, Fittery and Killifer, Burns.
New York ..20000010 0—8 8 0 Boston 0_ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0—1 6 1 Batteries—Schupp and Rariden Rudolph, Nehf, Barnes and Gowdy.
First game— i a o 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 i n i n n a i 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0
Batteries—Vaughn and "Wilson Eller and Clarke, Wingo. Second game— Chicago 1 0 1 0 0 0—t 7 2 Cincinnati 0 4 2 0 0 0—6 11 0
Batteries Aldrldge, Prendergast Reuther and Elliot Eller and Wingo! (Game called on account of darkness.)
National Notes.
Nehf allowed five hits in the six innings he worked. He walked one and fanned three.
The Giants played perfect ball behind Schupp.
The Reds scored but one run on 11 h!ts In the first game with the Cubs. They got six on the same number of swats in a six inning aftermath.
Olson, of the Dodgers, tore off four hits in five times up.
Max Carey clipped a couple to the tall and uncut anil scored two tallies.
Cruise, of the Cards, got three hits and stole two bases.
Hickman, of the Superbas, got a single and double In addition to his homer with two on.
Major League Homers
National League.
Hickman, Brooklyn, off Oschger. Paskert. Philadelphia, off Cadore Doyle, Chicago, oft Eller.
Indiana None Out Raiders. At Grand Rapids—Exhibition game Cleveland (American league) ...-1 13 0 Grand Rapids (Central league)..3 9 i
Batter ie.°—Counibe and Daly Carpenter and Devormer.
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TERRE HAUTE TRIBUNE.
MAW'S DENIAL IS ACCEPTED BY LEAH
"Muggsy" Says He Didn't "Knock" President Tener, and Directors Believe Him.
NEW YORK, June 30.—At a special meeting of the board of directors of the National league held here Tuesday, a statement of denial of having said anything derogatory to the league, its president, John K. Tener, or any of Its club members, was submitted by Manager McGraw, of the New York National league club, and accepted by the directors. After the meeting President Tener refused to make any comment further i than to say that the "incident was closed."
Following Is the statement made by Manager McGraw: "To the board of directors of the National league: Gentlemen—I have this day read for the first time certain scurrilous newspaper articles under the date of June 14 purporting to represent interviews between myself and reporter criticising the National league, some of its clubs and its president. John K. Tener. "After hav.ing read the suae carefully, I desire to state that I did not make ..these statements or give out by intimation any utterances that might be construed to in any way reflect upon the ability, honesty and Integrity of the president of the league or any of its cltiD members or officials, nor unon the league nor the game itself.
Although McGraw was present in an ante room longer than three hours he was not called before the directors, and he left the meeting before the result of the conference was announced. President Hempstead, of the New York club, stated MoGraw signed the statement voluntarily and regretted the entire Incident. President Tener said after the meeting he had nothing to add to the statement signed by McGraw, and he declined to answer Questions. He refused also to elaborate on his recent announcement that he would not be a candidate for re-elec-tion aq president of the National league when" his term expires at the end of the present year. When he was asked pointblank if he would accept the office again in case the eight club presidents tendered the position to him, he replied, "I refuse to answer thp,t question."
CITY HALL GANG} FLAYS.
The City Hall Gang was booked to id ompany in a ball
face a team composed of members of Company in a ball game at Athletic ark this afternoon. The public was
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nvited to witness the game. Arrange ments had been made for the Rose orphan children to witness the encounter.
American League
HOW TEAMS STAND.
Clubs— "Won Lost Pet. Chlcagro 85 19 .648 19 .627 28 32 .560 as .BOO 26 .480 30 .423 30 .875 32 .373
Johnson Blanks Detroit.
"Walter Johnson held the Tigers to five hits and the Senators scored a shut-out, 8 to 0. Of the five blngles off Walter, Ty Cobb secured three, one a double. Johnson himself scored from first In the fifth on a single to Cobb, who fumbled and then threw to second instead of to the plate. James and Coveleskle worked for the losers. Scores: Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 Washington 10002000 •—8 7 0
Batteries Jarttes, Coveleskle and Stanage Johnson and Alnsmith.
Central League
HOW TEAMS STAND.
Clubs— Won Lost Pet, Springfield 26 Grand Rapids 25 Muskegon 23 Evansvllle 22 Dayton 20 Ft. Wayne 17 South Bend 17 Richmond 15
16 17 18 18 22 28 25 24
.619 595, .661 650 .476 .419 .406 .3S5
At Springfield.
S. Bend 0 0000000 0—0 4 0 Springfield .00 0 21000 0—3 6 1 Batteries—Keruahan and Kelly Green and Dunn.
At Mnskegon.
Richmond ..1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0—6 14 0 Muskegon ..07000000 •—7 13 1 Batteries—Drohan, Roth, Toung and Wachtel Cauchman and Hauser.
At Dayton.
Ft. Warn* .01001010 S—6 10 1 Dayton 08000000 0—8 8 2 Batteries—Roberts and Smith Whltehouse and Brennegan.
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"I'll pitch for the Tinners against the Plumbers a week from Sunday morning, don't worry about that." said "Bumfoot" Barthel when informed that he was to be "pinched" and prevented from showing for'the annual game between the two locals. "Bumfoot," who is working down at Jasonville, intends reaching the park in an airship if necessary and then put it up to the Tinners to protect him. And they'll just about do it, "Bumfoot,"' old top!
The McGraw incident is closed, body hurt, Just as we suspected.
STATUS OF BOXING IN N.Y. STATE MYSTERY
Passing of Slater Bill Leaves Legal Issue Where it Stood Twentyone Years Ago.
NEW YORK, June 20.—The status of professional boxing In New York sta^e after November 15 Is causing promoters of bouts and owners of boxing clubs considerable worry these days.
When Governor Whitman signed the Slater bill at Albany recently it marked the beginning of the end of the Frawley law, which, since July, 1911, permitted the holding of ten-round glove contests In the state of New York in legally licensed clubs. The Slater bill, which will wipe the Frawley law off the state statutes next November, is expected to leave the legal Issue as to the holding of glove tights In New York state just where It stood prior to the passage of the Horton law, twentyone years ago.
Prior to 1896 fighting and sparring were violations of the pehal law in the state of "New York, and boxing exhibitions with or without gloves at which an admission fee was charged or received, either directly or lndflrectly, were forbidden.
In 1896 the statute prohibiting sparring was amended, and allowed athletic clubs to hold boxing and sparring matches provided the club owned the building or had a lease for at least one year upon tho buildings. This was known as the Horton law.
On September 1, 1900, the Horton law was repealed, and boxing and sparring were forbidden in the state of New York up to July, 1911, when the Frawley law provided that the provisions of the penal code should not apply, to any sparring match or exhibition conducted by a club licensed by the state athletic commission.
During the four years In which the Horton law was in effect many notable ring battles were fought In the Empire state and several championships In different classes changed hands. From 1900 to 1911 no contests of prominence were decided in New York, but many bouts were held under the "club membership" plan by which the promoters claimed Immunity from any Infraction of the law on the ground that no admission fee was charged. The repeal of the Frawley measure by the Slater bill, which will go into effect next November, has been anticipated by many club owners and promoters throughout New York state. Several of them are engaged in polishing up their charters, which have lain on dusty shelves for nearly six years and are registering new lists of members, with the iQOft of reviving the membership lan.
Taat the Frawley law was a fruitful source of revenue to the state coffers during the first rtve years of its enactment and operation is shown by the annual reports of the New York state athletic commission. Including the latest, which was for the fifth fiscal, year, ending November 30, 1916, these reports show that the gross receipts or the several clubs amounted to $4,502,280.51, and the, total tax on this amount paid to thd state treasurer was $262,259.25. Taking Into consideration that almost a full year will have elapsed before the Slater bill becomes operative and that many Important ring contests are to be decided here in the meantime, it is fairly safe to
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redict 'that the sixth and final year's under the Frawley regime will be productive of a tax which will bring the total amount of income to the state from this source up to one-third of a million dollars.
GIBBONS MAT BOX McCOY Percentage of Receipts to Go to Red Cross.
ST. PAUL, June 20.—Boxing promoters are attempting to bring Mike Gibbons, the St. Paul middleweight, and A1 McCoy, claimant of the middleweight championship, together In an open air contest. A large percentage of the receipts will be donated to the Red Cross.
The promoters plan to stage the contest in Lexington park, the home of the St. Paul baseball club, although owners of the park heretofore have declined to allow boxing contests to be staged there.
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American Association
HOW TEAMS STAND.
Clubs— "Won Lost Pet. Indianapolis .... 39 23 .629 27 .557 28 .543 St. Paul 30 26 .636 Kansas City ... 84 29 .463 Minneapolis .... 26 S3 .481 Toledo ..' .. ..25 3o. .41T Milwaukee 24 36 .400
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"Mnrty" Cavanaugh, manager of the Tinner*' baseball *lnb. Is aroused over the threat of the Plumber* to steal his star pitcher, Mr. "Bnmfoot" Barthel. lie writes to the "spot" rd., m4O11OW: "Realizing the fact that It Is hard to be a plnmber and a gentleman, I think an exception can be found In Manager 'Runty' O'Donnell, of the Plumbers. Allien the news ot how a few of the men on his team were to bare iny ntar pitcher arrested and placcd in jail reached him, he assured me they will not be permitted to go through with such a deal, let alone play. So yon can say for me that such tluhs as Herb 0'L.aughlln, 'Heinle' Zimmerman and that Vis cornfield sailor from Illi
nois, who claims to hnve played on the Logan Square team, had better lay off my star [pitcher or they won't get to play. I can safely say I will still he undefeated after the morning of July 1. I have a team of thirty men and my greatest trouble will he to cut down to nine. Please ask Herb O'Laughlln If he can borrow any more money to bet me 2 to 1. I have one hundred buck* to bet we can beat any team of union men in this city, and this includes the printers' team. My club will go to the national convention this summer to play for the championship of the Sheet Metal Workers' International league. I wish to again say it Is hard to be a plumber and a gentleman."
How about It, Plumbers?
With "Lefty" Gilbert on the job as manager, we note where Richmond lost its first game under the new regime. But hang In there, Gillie, old-timer!
Remember our old friend, Bud Perrlll, local boxerf Well, he's to box Don Curley, of Indianapolis, In the eightround seml-wlndup to the Dillon-Smith bout at the fairgrounds the night of July 4. Curley is the amateur champion of Indiana and Ohio, and Is said to be a rattling good boy. Two other contests will be arranged, thus making the ca'd a dandyt.
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