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THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1916.

SPORTS

TEAMS AWAIT SIGNAL TO ‘•PLAY BALL” IN BOTH MAJOR LEAGUES

BASEBALL

INDIANS CONTINUE PRACTICE AT BLOOMINGTON—BOXINC, BILLIARDS, BOWLING

ATHLETICS

nWNHARE FAMES AT START

0003 ONLY 8 TO 5 AGAINST RED SOX FINISHING IN FRONTBRAVES LOOK GOOD.

GREAT CROWDS EXPECTED

{By The United PreeeJ „HBW YORK, April 11.-With everybody agree ins that the season at hand Is bound to be the greatest ever from a playing standpoint, as well as the most profitable to the owners, sixteen major Isague clubs will square away In their fight for the flags in the National and American leagues tomorrow. Ob the eve of the battle the two Boston ciubs are generally regarded as the best running starts for the buntings. What the Red Box did to their chances when Lannin let the peerless Speaker go JO Cleveland is a matter of conjecture. Tba first thing to happen on the books was a change In the Boston odds from * to I against finishing In front. It was S to 1 against. All of which will help race In the American as the Indian U at Cleveland was weak and conin the ruck. Now. with Speaker _,„rlnf In a few runs every now and i and cutting off the opposition at the Cleveland will be up. The balance «ly to give the flag to the club that ninety gamgs, the dopesters figure. White Box and Detroit are also upon with favor within the John-

organizatton.

Braves Stack Up Well.

the National, the Braves figure thus- . The club stacks up as well on play- " " any other In the bunch, and then ve Stallings and Evers. When

gets fast that pair can be ftg-

to keep up the massed frontal ay after day. no matter what

Advance sales of seats In New good the forecast of the leadrosperous season. When Walthe, main battery of the club unlimbera on the Yanks afternoon, one of the biggest

lay crowds of years is expected to

hand.

the Dodgers have to do to get a Start is thrash the Braves. It is to flvs them a splendid chance to that million dollar (more or less)

ent.

.Giants journey to Philadelphia Grover Cleveland Alexander will balls at them through nine Innings, prospects are subject to approval > chief arbiter of both leagues, Mr. Weatherman. It is sunshiny in New York but some of the snow of Saturday is still on the ground. Auto Show at Danville. [Special to The Indlanai olls News] DANVILLE, III,, April 11.—The eastern ZUinois automobile show will open here tomorrow, and It ie expected that the exhibition will be the biggest held In the •astern part of the state, outside of Chicago. Every dealer In this section of the etate will be repreeented.

English Tennis Champion After American Pro Title

NO HITS FOR CRIMSON TEAMCOLLEGE BOYS SHOW WELL— DOLAN FURNISHES FUN.

PUNCH FAIRS.

Walter Kinsella. American professional champion at court tennis, will defend his title in a match with Punch Fairs in New York on April 29. Fairs is the Englishman who held the open title a few years ago. Since then it has passed into the hands of Jay Gould, who won It from George Covey. It Is understood that the winner of the coming match will challenge Mr. Gould for the open title.

SAYS INTRA-LEAGUE GAMES MAKE TOO MUCH BASEBALL

/ WCEGHMAN M'AY ENTER KICK TO NATIONAL COMMISSION BE CAUSE OF CUB SHOWING.

(By Christy Mathewson]

[Copyrighted]

NEW YORK, April 11.-Charles Weeghthe nsw president of the Cubs, is

to intraleague exhibition games

he eprlng, I see. Well, you can't

him much, at that. What an awful

1 his enthusiasm got when the Phillies »nded his club those seven straight lacPoor old Joe Tinker! I can nee him

bit hair out by the handful, different the return home of those from their departure for Tampa

left the Windy City supported by

hundred fans, with a special trein.

of bunting, streamers, flags and the

had canary birds, parrot? and mascots and bands, and music while away the idle hours, and Tinker were both poel1919 pennant was already as won. Then ceme the long aeries ne 1918 champions of the National The Cuba In comparteon looked a collection of sand loiters. I maintain that spring exhibitions

„ , give a true line on a team’s abllMoran’s club was practically intact i the year before. Tinker’s was a

crew from the offering of two So early in the season it could

to develop full

»ave been expected

power. But the fans do

Into consideration. They judge by ts, and so far as the home repute•f the Cubs la concerned s great

has been done to the team.

SPEAKER GETS DIVVY. CHICAGO, April 11,—Tris Speaker, ex-Red Sox center fielder, who was sold to the Cleveland Indiana for a sum estimated at from *30.000 to *50.000, was In on the deal which resulted In his transfer, according to a statement here today by Ban Johnson. - “Speaker was consulted by VicePresident McRoy, of the Cleveland club, before the deal was closed,” said Johnson. “He made no objection to the shift, except that terms should be satisfactory to him.” Johnson said Speaker’s salary with the Indians will be much higher than the one offered him by the Boston club for this year.

IARD —.NEWS

Colllna Beats Peelle.

Percy Collins defeated Maurice Peelle. 50 to 84. to a state tournament three-cuehton billiard contest at the Board of Trade iaat night. The same went ninety-two innlnge, and wai played k ,n ° M h ° Ur ' C ° Uln# t00k 016 !ead from th ® hv br *'* k - an<1 *’■* never headed, although Peelle

Played good billiarda in spot*. With last night’s contest, both men finished their tournament play: Collin# won four and loat three, while Peelle won but one. Harry C. Uelwl

refereed.

Take* Off Edge.

I have never believed in teams of the •ame league playing against one another before the regular season. It takes a il off the edge of the real cam-

lan Johnson has I think he will » latter sake the

to past a rule prohibiting the

te fho n ^KT r l. 0 aiua C< Wl SJod ! pllf * d * reat bi,,s • r<, * through the contest. l manager the 1>eat j < **® p * r •bowed good in the earner Stagrs of

Gasper Loses.

PITTSBURG, April 11.-Charles MeCourt. of this city, was In rare form last night, and fva a result he sent Vernon Gaspei. of Indianapolis. down to defeat In the Interstate threeCusWon League match, by a count oPSO to 21. The game want fifty-five Innings. MeCourt

* It furnishes a manager

Of getting a line on hla i *he game, but fell off bedly after the twenty- & sems between the 1 tourth mnin* - 1*l.- *-U

jv II p 1 i; $ ' mm-1 M

g vl know the

and Tigera In Texas was of great to both clubs. But I think even In ter league^ games should be conaltogether too many big spring

at home. Take the local Giants-Yankees and the aeries on the eve of the the schedule. They have

edge off the season openings,

ago. when major league by their supporters for

day. the parks o accommodate

thing was at stake when and for that reason was retained indefl-

In my opinion it is a very bed ‘baseball the public to death as league club owners have done the

st few seeeona.

ERICAN LEAGUE UMPS.

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CHICAGO. April IL—Umpire assignments for the American League’s opening row were announced today

B. B. Johnson.

O’Loughlin will officiate > and Chill at Cleveland, at New York and at Boston. President attend the opening game

One# Bold Mathewson.

NORFOLK, v«.. April 11.-Captain Harvie E. Cunningham, one erf the best h pilots on the coast, and a great of baseball, died here yesterday. His

died a month ago.

tin Cunningham was fifty-three ©Id, and for several years was in a financial way In baseball, owner of the Norfolk team in whom Christy Mathewson. the ler of the New York Giants, saw professional experience. Captain sold Mathewson* to the but had to go into the

the money.

Ifled with several Ttamks, of the Seaboard National . Church Street Bank. He is sur-

by one son.

loser three.

The winner ran four an-i the

Capron In Rare Form, CHICAGO, April 11.—Tod Hascsll, representing Milwaukee, was defeased here last night In an Interstate Thrse-Cushion League match, M to 38. by Joseph Capron, representing Chicago The game went atxty-three Innings. Capron made the high run, a count of four. - Malay Loses to Jackson. DETROIT. April IL—Clarence Jackson and Martin Malay, both representina Detroit billiard rooms in the Interstate Three-Cushion BUlisrd League, clashed last night, and Jackson was returned the winner by a SO to 43 score. The game went eighty-three innings. Jackson ran four and Maley three. Cooler Going Big, In a practice match last night. Harry Cooler, the local cue wielder, ran fifty three-cushion billiards In fifty-two innings. His .opponent, A. J. Davenport* famous as a three-cushion player and the referee of the recent KllijMaupnni*, world's title match, was only a bio to count eighteen. Cooler ran nine from the spot which was the high count of the contest. Davenport ran four. Heal Defeated. dUBVSLAND. O., April 11-Ed Helm, of this, defeats*! Hugh Heal, of Toledo. {* to 42. In an Interatate Ttm*e-C*j*hlon League match last ntaht. The game went sixty-nin. innings, with Heal counting a high run of three and Helm ow of five. Maupome Wing. ST. l-ovre. April ti.-Pierre Maupome. of St. Louie, defeated Robert Cannefax. also of this city, 50 to 2S. in an Interstate Three-Cusn. ion League game last night. Maupome ran six and Cannefax four.

No Olympic Games. FA RIB. April 11.-Baron Pierre do Coubertln. president of the international Olympic games committee, stated today to the Associated Press that no Olympic games would be held during the present rear or while the war lasted.

BLOOMINGTON. Ind„ April ll.-With Coxy Dolan making fun for everybody, including both teams, by his antics on the diamond and on the side lines, the Indians easily defeated the Indiana varsity squad yesterday by the score of 7 to 0 in the first of the series of four games which will be played this week by the two teams. The weather was too cold for real baseball, and neither squad was able to show any fancy playing. It was, for the most part, a pitchers’ battle, and Rogge and Willis, who did the work for the Indians, kept the Crimson men from getting a hit in the entire nine innings, although twice during the game the bases were filled. The Indiana nurlers worked In fine shape, although the Hendricksmen had very little difficulty in hitting both Ridlev and Shively after the second time up at the bat. Indiana in Good Shape. The Indiana were in the best of condition after their sojourn In the south and showed It by their spirit. At several different times they attempted to steal bases right In the face of the college mfn, although most of the time they failed to get by. Considering previous practice and the class of competition, the university team acquitted itself well with the possible exception of the batting. A number of the university men were able to get the ball into the outfield, but the shifty fielders there did not let one get past them. This was not true of the Crimson outfield. In the second inning Cole registered a three base hit, and throughout the rest of the game the Indian batters picked out holes in the outfield. On the Indiana squad Captain Card, Buschmann and Rayl made the best showing at the bat. The game opened with Ridley pitching. Wickiand struck out and the next two were out on easy flies to the fielders. The Crimson men were able to do little better against the pitching of Rogge, and the first inning ended scoreless. It was not until the third frame that the visitors reallv got started to hitting Ridley, and then with the bases filled they managed to bring two men across the home plate. Wickiand and Joe Kelly made the runs in this inning. In the fifth inning the same men scored again. Changes in Lineup. Several changes were made in the lineup of the teams. Carter batted for Rogge in the eighth Inning and Willis took his place in the pitcher’s box for the remaining two innings. Coach Beebe sent Shively in for Ridley in the fifth frame. W. Kunkle took Anderson’s place at second base In the eighth Inning and Bowers replaced Swayne behind the bat In the last inning. Both Manager Hendricks and coach Beebe were well pleased with the game, although they expect to be able to give their men harder workouts in the game today. The Indians practiced this morning at 10 o'clock on Jordan field by themselves. Carter waa scheduled to pitch the game for the visitors this afternoon. TECH TO MEET RICHMOND; PRACTICE FOR SHERIDAN

WEATHER MALAYS FAIR AND POSSIBLY WARMER

WASHINGTON, April 11.-Here is the weather with which the official forecaster says baseball will be greeted in eight big league towns, tomorrow: AMERICAN LEAGUE. St, Louis at Cleveland—Fair and warmer. Detroit at Chicago—Probably fair and warmer. Washington at New York—Probably showers. Philadelphia at Boston—Colder and probably showers. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Chicago at Cincinnati—Fair and warmer. Pittsburg at St, Louts—Probably fair and warmer. New York at Philadelphia—Fair and warmer. Boston at Brooklyn—Probably showers.

WILL EKE PIN MEN

Cub Utility Infielder Whom McGill Wants for Indians

TWO-MAN SQUADS OPEN TOURNEY PROGRAM TONIGHT—FIVEMAN TEAMS HOLD PLACES.

STATE TOURNEY STANDING

Here’s a Welterweight Pug With a Knockout “Bat” Average of .750

Coach Brunkow, of the Technical high school track team, announced today that the second dual meet of the season would by with Richmond high school on ; Saturday, April 22, at Richmpnd. The thinly clads are working hard for the Sheridan high school meet Friday of this week at Sheridan. About twelve boys will make the trip. Practice was held every day during spring vacation, and it has done much in getting the track boys In good condition. Captain Perkins and Day are doing good work In the dashes. In the quarter mile Bybee and Arbaugh are showing speed. Koehring, Wilson and Bossingham are making fast time. Technical will have to make its points in the runs and dashes as the athletes are weak In the weights and Jump*. The baseball season was scheduled to open this afternoon at Brookslde park with a game between the Indians and Giant*.

/■? — mr>v : . '

ALBERT BADOUD. The welterweight champion of Europe, Albert Badoud. is the latest foreigner to invade America in quest of a world’s title. Badoud is known throughout Europe as the "knockout king.” He has the most wonderful knockout record of any boxer in the world today. He has fought sixty contests and has scored forty-five knockouts, giving him a "batting” average of .750 per cent., a record never equaled in the history of the prize ring. STIEHM WILL REFEREE BIG FOUR TRACK MEET

[Special to The Indianapolia Ne^«] EVANSVILLE. Ind., April tt.-An added interest will be taJten by all followers of athletics In this vicinity in the Big Four track meet, to be held on Bosse field here on May 6, on account of the fact that everybody who attends will have the pleasure * of seeing In person Jumbo Stiehm. who now controls the. football destinies of Indiana university. Stiehm “roller," as he was called at Nebraska, on account of the traits displayed by his football team, will appear at the local track meet in the capacity of referee. The date of the Big Four meet was originally set for May 13. The triangular meet between Evansville, Bedford and Petersburg, for May 6. has been canceled to make room for the bigger event.

THROUGH THE PERISCOPE

Jack Dillon wants *10,000 for fighting Moran, which means that slugging the other fellow or getting slugged is Immaterial.

If the Cleveland Indians pull up last after spending 50,000 bucks for Speaker, the owners will know that Lake Erie Is close at haiyi.

Happily for the dopesters who pick the first division teams in advance, the fans forget before the end of the season.

It is goofer dust that some of the National League pitchers will try and dust off of Benny Kauff. _ Joe Tinker may not take any pool tables, canary birds and talking machines with him in 1917. # The hardware stores in Cincinnati are having a rushing business in hammers. ___ Quite a number of rookies jfot good feed for a few weeks b4/bre going back to the sticks. Winter rules in golf still apply when It comes to moving the bail.

The peanut season also opens next Tuesday in the Association. General Villa probably feels like certain umpires IwJio fear making bum decisions on April 18. There is a salary limit rule in the American Association but few if any of the magnates are familiar with it j i According to John K. Tener and Ban Johnson, all the magnates have to do this summer is to count gate receipts.

EXHIBITION GAMES

At Bo«ton— It. H E. Harvard 00610000 0-1 4 0 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 6 4 Batterie#—Mahan, Garrett and Harte; Gregg, McHale and Agnew. At St. Louis— R.H.E. American* 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0—3 5 0 National* 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 J—I 4 1 Batteriea-Parks. McCabe and Clemons; Peak. Ante*. Jasper. William*. Snyder and Gonxale*. At Kansas City— R H E. Detroit *...•• 2 S 1 Kansas City 1 4 3 Batterie*—Cunnirx ham, Dubuc. St&nage and Baker; Crutcher. Sanders, Regan and Berry. At I^xington. Ky. R.H E. Lexington 3 5 2 Milwaukee — 0 a •> Batteries—'Thomas. tJoaeage. Piercy and Reed: Slapnicka. Hutchinson and Allen and Farrell. „ „ At Louisville— F H E. Chicago .11 14 3 Itouiavtlle 5 5 j Batteries—Vaughn. Packard. Archer and Fisher: Middleton. Ring. R. Williams and La Long*. _ College Results. At Athens, Gs.-Michigan, 0; Georgia. L At Charlottesville. Va.-Comell 1; Mrgtnl *At ! ' Philadelphia—W illlams. «; Pennsylvania, 4. ____________ Good Roads Meeting, [Special to The Indianapolis New*] MARTINSVILLE, Ind., April 10—A good roads meeting will be held in this city next Friday. April 15. the purpose of the meeting, being to set apart a day for the improvement of the Dixie highway from Indianapolis to Bloomington. The meeting will be attended by representatives of the Indianapolis Board of Trade, the Hoosier Motor Club and the Chamber of Commerce of Indianapolis*, the Chamber of Commerce and the Hoosier Motor Club, of Bloomington, officers of the local Chamber of Commerce and

motor club and by the different county commissioners and highway officials from all along the lir»e. ;, : _ ' i"

Indians vs. Indiana U.

Indians.

AH. BB SH. rf .. 4 [ 0 0

2 2

Wickiand,

J. Kelly. ef-3b.. 3 Dolan, rf-Sb 3 Reilley. of .... 0 Jim Kelley, If.. 6 Leary, lb 4 Cole. 2b 3 Derrick, ss .... 3 Shang. e 4 Rogge, p l •Carter t Willis, p 0

Totals 37 * 3 7 11 •Batted for Rogge in the eighth.

INDIANA.

AB. BB. SH. R. H Erehart. rf . . 3 1 0 0 0 Ruachmann, If. 2 2 0 0 P ♦Detar 1 0 0 0 0 Gard. 3b 4 O X 0 0 Swayne. C.....L. 3 t 0 0 0 tBowers 0 0 0 0 <! Anderson. 2 1 0 0 fl Kunkle, 2b 0 C> 0 0 Cl Rayl, rf 2 S 0 *t ft Gray, cf..2 0 0 0 C Whitaker, lb.... 2 0 1 0 0 laaenhower, »s 3 0 0 0 f Ridley, p 1 0 B 0 f Shively, p....... 2 fl .0 0 t

...27 5 2

Totals

B 27 24

•Batted for Buachmann in th# ninth XFlatted for Swayne in the ninth. Indians d 0 2 l 3 1 X »» a~7 Indiana '... 0099000B B—B Three-base hits—Cole. Joe Kelly. Lef* on base# Indians «. Indiana *. Double play - Jsssnhower to Swayne. Stolen be.se-Wick land. Derrick. Buschmann. Struck out—By Rogge, 12. by Willis, 3, by Ridley, 1. Hit by pitcher--Bv Shively. X ‘Joe Kellys Wild piteh-Rirt-ley. Hita—Oft Ridlev. 7 m 4 Inning*, with none out in fifth, off Shively, 4 in 6 innings. Passed balls—Sc bail*. 2. Umpire—Karl CrantlaiL

Five-Man Event. X—Chamber of Commerce Specials. South Bend SJtg | 2— Conservative Life Insurance Company, South Bend 2,733! 3— Chamber of Commerce Ponies, South Bend 2,711 4— Elks No. 235. South Bend 2.708 ; .7—Conservative Life Ponies. South Bend 2.703 ' 4-8. P. O. E. No. t. Terre Haute 2.6«fi 7- Mann Barbers. Ft. Wayne 2.435 8— Orpheum Ponies, South Bend 2.582 *—Berghoff, Ft. Wayne 2.57k 10—Capitol Alley Crabs, Indianapolis 2,554 Two-Man Event 1— Walter# and Measlck. South Bend .... 1.131 2— Huber and Greim. Ft. Wayne 1,122 3— Schnelle and Holland, South Bend.... 1,119 4— Casmier and Hart. South Bend 1.315 5— Yockey and Sharkey. South Bend 1,103 | 6— Maudlin and Kilbuek, Kokomo 1,1<>3 j 7— Van Kirk and Richard. South Bend.... 1,M3 . 8— Heplert and Winner, South Bend 1,103 9— Barth and Clark, South Bend 1.M1 M—Neils and Blauvelt. Ft. Wayne I.ltfl Singles.

512 j.

1— A. Greim, Ft. Wayne —.... 2— G. Daniels, Peru .... — ..... 3— R. Harper, Kokomo 4— 1. Collp. South Bend ........ 5— 0. Maudlin, Kokomo 6— G. Farabaush, South Bend 7— J. Garrett, Peru S—O. Romtne, South Bend 9—F. E. Hart. South Bend ....

10—T. Sharkey, South Bend

High individual score, A. Greim, 247.

High team score, single game, Conservative

Life Ponies. South Bend, 1,024.

584 !

579 L

57fi 1

673 670 570

TONIGHT’S SCHEDULE. Two-Man Events. —8 p. m.— O’Brien and Poirier. Hoover and Bohannon. Smith and Little. , Klein and Campbell. Wheeler and Mesker. Alstalt and D. Spacke. —9 p. m.— Hauze and Miller Lyons and Thompson.

Singles.

—9 p. m,— J. Alstalt J. C. Martin F. Hoover S. C. Bohannon

p. m.—

C. Baldwin

J. J. Schultz William English

—10 p, m— 0. Campbell

T. F Broden

C. A. Huffer W. Wheeler Dan Hackard Dave Spacke

W. Home

O. Chindgren

W. Poirier

-10:30

L. Smith H. Little S. Klein

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One of the players that President McGill hopes to get is Alex McCarthy, the utility infieider with the Chicago Cubs. McCarthy made a request of the Indians to buy him from the Cubs, an unusual request from one in the big show. McCarthy can play almost any infield position and if he comas to the Indians he may supplant Cozy Dolan at third. Dolan would rather play an outfield position. McCarthy's acquisition would mean even

W. Aldcrston a greater scrap for the outfield jobs, with — Dolan, Joe Kelly and Duke Reilly, the

Two-man squads and individual bowlers j ^or^s. n Tbe^cture was Ukwill have the state tournament alleys to | }n the exhibition game at Albany, Ga„

themselves tonight. No five-man squads | where tne Indians were training, are on the program, and with the interest *

of the usual large gallery centered on ‘ these two divisions some good scores |

are expected. The O’Brien-Poirier team J

tops the list of double entries that will i start the pins clattering at 8 p. m. Indianapolis five-man teams, which had a clear field in the bowling last night failed to oust the leaders of the night before. As a result of their uniformly unsuccessful effort five South Bend quintets retain their first five places in the standing. The Indiana Democratic No. 2 registered 2,504 for the high team total of

the evening, while the Capitol Alley Pickups posted a total of 2,501. Rasmussen, of the Democratic team, was a consistent

performer, his 558 total being largely responsible for the good showing of his team. C. Pritchett’s 559 was high for the Capitol Alley quintet. The Mineralite five, led by Percy Collins, state balk-line billiard champion, failed to come up to expectations, although they made more noise than real champions. D. Hackard, of the Tarum team, posted the high individual score In the five-man division with 214. The Indianapolis two-man teams were unable to make any more headway in their division than the five-man squads, and failed to displace the first ten leaders. The Martin-Henry team turned in 1,041 for the high score of the evening, the SchultzEnglish duo trailing five points behind. Pope, of the Huffer-Pope pair, posted 223 for the high individual score in the two-

man events.

FINAL ARRANGEMENTS AWAIT

ARRIVAL OF PRESIDENT M’GILL ON THURSDAY MORNING.

SUCKS TO HARVARD. CAMBRIDGE. Mass., April 11.Percy D. Haughton, has announced that he will again assume control of Harvard’s football destiny, at least during the active season. Since he has been head coach Harvard has lost but four games out of seventythree.

Preliminary steps were taken by automobile men along auto row this morning to make the opening of the baseball season in Indianapolis an affair long to be remembered. Seth Klein is behind the movement and stated that a concentrated effort was being made to have the automobile men furnish all availaile automobiles for a big parade the day of the opening. While no definite plans have been decided upon. Klein stated that at present the plan was to have the autos gather on Meridian street in the vicinity of University park about 1 o’clock iu the afternoon. Following out the idea of last year, the amateur bail leagues and teams of the city and county will be asked to participate in the parade. Plans for furnishing music have not been completed but with the arrival 1 Thursday morning of President James McGill, of the Indianapolis club, committees will be appointed and arrangements made for music and the ceremonies at Washington park. Klein stated that he had calied on most of the prominent automobile men In the city and that all were In hearty accord wnth the idea of mustering all the available autos for the affair. Automobile men of Indianapolis have always been strong supporters of the local ball club and It is believed that with their assistance the opening day ceremonies can be made greater and better than even the grand affair of last year.

B. JOHNSON AND J. TENER AGREE THAT BASEBALL’S COMING BACK

Chick Hayes Gains Draw—Kabakoff Wins—Dillon Off for St. Paul—Jimmy Duffy Outpointed—Brown Knocked Out.

Hayes in Draw. DENVER. April ll.-Chick Hayes, of Indianapolis, and Benny Chavez of Denver, fought fifteen rounds to a draw here last night, before the National Athletic Club. The battle was a tame affair after the flrat five rounds, neither fighter showing any marked superiority. Hayes was the aggressor throughout the contest. The Indlanapolia lad was far the cleverest at Infighting, but Referee Fowler would not permit him to use this advantage over the Mexican, breaking the fighters as soon as they got to dote quarters. Duffy Loses Another. PHILADELPHIA. April ll.-Sammy Robideau. the sailor lightweight, defeated Jimmy Duffy, of Buffalo, In six rounds, for the windup at Olympia last night, in a rather tame contest. Itobldeau has not improved any in his boxing, judging by his recent performance*, and tonight was far from being in tinst-clusa form. Dillon and Moran? NEW YORK. April 11-Promoter Bill Gibson and Ike Dorgan, Frank Moran’s manager, conferred yesterday afternoon relative to a ten round no decision bout between Moran and .Tack Dillon, Olbsor. is reiwrtcd to have offered Moran’s manager 117,500 for a bout some time with in the next two months. Kabakoff Shades Johnston. BT. LOUIS, April 11.—Harry Kabakoff, by fast work and better ring generalship, earned the decision over Charles (Red! Johnston In a fast eight-round bout at Jefferson barracks last night. Kabakoff used a left Jab to advantage and, while Johnston was the stronger of the two, he was rather w ild... and Kabakoff had tittle trouble in stepping athde and avoiding his wild rushes. Brown Takes Count. NEW ORLEANS, April 11.—One Punch Hogan, of New Orleans. last night, knocked out Mickey Brown, of Philadelphia, in the fourth round of a scheduled fifteen-round fight at the New Orleans Athletic Club. Referee Dick Burke stopped the fight In this section after Hogan had dropped Brown twjce and the latter was unable to defend himself. A Queer Ending. NEW BEDFORD, Mass.. April ll.-Lee Anderson. of Boston, outfought Andrew Johnson, of New York, for nine rourtfffc, and in the tenth slipped down and could not continue.

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IS! SLfi? Nelson Wallops Jasper. '' MANCHESTER. N. H.. April 1I.—A1 Nelson, of Manchester, defeated Y<>utig Jasper, of Boston, by a wide margin in the main bout of ten rounds here last night. The Manchester a * 111100 on me visitor’s face with a lefthand jab, and Jasper’s effort* to keep clear of the stinging jab were laughable George Chip Beaten. TAMAQUA, Pa., April IX,—In a bout In which the kidney punch was not barred. Jimmy Bonner, of Mahanoy City, had an edge on I oung George Chip, of Tamsqua. in a fifteenround battle iaat night. Wlfllame and Lahn. BALTIMORE, April IL-KId Williams and Battling Lahn, of New York, fight here tonight. | Fight Good Draw. LANCASTER, Pa., April 11.—At the Lancaa tar Athletic Club show last night Juie Ritchey, Lancaster, fought six, rounds to a draw with K. O. Samson, PMR&telphia, both boys finishing strong.

Sevens Gains Sh«de. ROt'HESTER, N. Y., April 11.—Billy Bevens had a slight shade over Frankie Brown, oKl New York In a ten-round bout last night. Dillon Leaves TJonight. Jack Dillon departs tonight for Minneapolis, where he is scheduled to meet Billy Miske. of Bt. Paul, Friday night in a ten-round bout. Dillon is In exceiient shape and expect* to beat Miske In easy fashion in spite of the fact that the St. Paul boy gave him a tough battle several weeks ago.

(By John K. Tener, President of the National League] NEW YORK, April ll.-It is far from an unusual or new prediction for me to state that I believe baseball will enjoy an exceptionally prosperous and successful year this season. This is the opinion of all baseball men, generally and freely

made.

The reasons for baseball men thinking it will be a great year for the national game are found in the unprecedented prosperity of the entire country and the ideal conditions existing in the baseball world. It is only natural I expect that such conditions will produce exremely gratifying results in baseball. What Is more natural than that the average American citizen with plenty of money In his pocket should patronize the national sjx-rt at every possible opportunity, specially when there is nothing in its management to which he can take excep-

tions.

From my own personal contact with business men everywhere I am led to believe that interest in baseball has been greatly stimulated by recent developments and occurrences. I am willing to take the judment of the average business man on this subject, as I think his opinion in most everything that interests us as Americans is a good barometer on which to base a judgment. I believe the public anticipates with more genuine interest and fervor the opening of the prdfessional baseballe season this spring than it has evinced for years. And there is a reason for this advance interest. Conditions are settled; there are no diverting agencies in the field, harmonv exists among the professional ranks and therefore the public is assured that more good baseball will be seen on the diamond this year than has obtained for several seasons. I am very much pleased with the existing conditions in the National League. Naturally we expect a big year. Most of the dubs have been

(By B, B. Johnson. President of the Amer-

ican League]

CHICAGO, April 11.—Viewed from the

angle of conservatism, the baseball season of 1916 should be highly successful, for a revival of interest in the game is apparent. If I have read rightly the signs along the trail, that revival will be revealed in the early days of the season, and we in the American League hope the sport is due to flourish as it flourished in 1912 and 1913, the banner years in the his-

tory of the great national game. In giving expression to this opi-'nn I

cm Am w 11 OPEN API 29

A. A. UMPS TO^MEET. TOLEDO. O.. April U -Arri.rlmn AMociation umpires aje to receive final instructions for the 1916 season at the meeting to be held hgre next Sunday, according to word from President Chlvington late last night Who has notified the arbiters to report In Toledo on that date. The umpires will be e/dertained at a banquet at the dose of the session and will remain over for the civic cdebratffm welcoming back the Association on the following night, the day before the opening of the season.

records will be shattered, for the game is now emerging from a period of stofrm and stress that lasted two years, and necessarily its rehabilitation with

fans must be gradual.

Not that baseball ever lost caste with the public. Far from it. But somehow it seemed to get away from the people in 1914 and 1915, due in a great measure to the distressing conditions prevailing in those years. There can be no doubt that baseball is still as firmly enshrined in the heart of every red-blooded American as it ever was. and I think the coming

season will prove

truth of

what sort of a race we expected to have this year in the American League, I would reply a race full of thrill and surprises. This reply would be predicted on the thorough study I have made of the strength of every one of our eight teams. In almost every one of the eight there was an infusion of new blood during the winter months, and now from my viewpoint, it seems as if the playing strength is more equally distributed than in any previous year of the last decade. There is only one inference to be drawn from this equalization of power, and that is that there will be a spirited battle for our

pert

strong fight for the pennant is sure to j the American League has

.i,« n t„,-i n «r .a/ fn tho I since 1908, when four cl

troit, Cleveland and St. Louis-raced neck

Owing to the bad weather of the last two weeks the formal opening of the Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association lias been postponed a week by James H. Lowry, president of the association, and the big parade will therefore be held on Saturday, April 29, instead of April 22, as announced. The original plan scheduled the event to take place in the early

do not mean to imply that any attendance bSaU^ark‘ and^oc^upy

a reserved section and watch the Indians play. Under the new arangements the players will hold their parade downtown and disband in time to play their first the scheduled games at the various parks in

the afternoon of April 29.

REDS SELL ALL SEATS. CINCINNATI, April ll.-Joe Tinker’s

Chicago Cube are slated to arrive here from Louisville, Ky.. at 9 o’clock tonight

. ^ to rest up preparatory to prying off the I think the coming bas -h a u ud with the Reds tomonw.

thlw assertion. If I were asked • ^ arrt i9 drv and fast,

Fred To i(J Hlated t0 piten for the

Reds, with Claude Hendrix opposing him. All of the 12.009-odd reserved seats have

been sold. .

NEW SWIMMING RECORD.

last game. Personally I expert to see i troit, Cleveland and St. Louta-raced neck

' ■ ^ and neck in a spectacular da*h for the

pennant, almost to the closing day of that excitmg and sensational campaign. Offhand I ••ay there are six clubs in the American League which have a chance this season for our pennant, and the added honor of taking part In the world series in October and to whichever club

a keen fight spirit. Looking at the teams h s they lined up in the south it is absolutely beyond the ken of prophecy to say

which club will win.

An unusual amount of interest has been Injected into the senior league by reason of the amalgamation which took place between the Chicago National and Federal League clubs. Several other National League clubs have added to their personnel players with the expectation that the acquiaitiona will be of material benefit

to them in playing strength.

the honor may fall. I feel confident that when the series is ended the w'orld s championship, now held by the Bomoh club w ill still remain in possession of the

American League.

NEW YORK. April 11. record for the 220-yard

A new wolrld’* swim ia today credited to Herbert E. Voilmer, of Columbia university and the New' York Athletic Club. He went the distance in 2:23 2-6 at the A. A. U. meet here last night, shattering his own former record of 2:24 4*5, made in February. Perry McGlHivray, of Chicago, was second.

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