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TexRickard
[ Tells Heavies
! To Get Ready
I Dempecy and Tunncy To
' Be in Training By .
By July 18 |
The Belting Baby
By Fcg Murray | Single in Thirteenth (
Riviera Victay:
•r.V GOOD GAMES HE«E NEXT WEEK
L •• Eddie Williams has booked an attractive program fur thr Ki-
•a~ ball club for next week and one which will be appreciated by
IOQU fans.' Eddie Milncr's Sesqui-Navy nine, the pick ot I'ncle
i'»aea forces, will be back again for a two-day .vtay. The Navy
came here for the third and fourth games of the season. The
- of tha series they won in a hectic eleven-inning struggle 3-2.
i. aecottd clash between tbe teams was set for July \ but rain
ffmuilul the festivities.
^, r _FaUowina; these two contests the Cuban Stars, a brilliant col-
' "ejl tn**cri. will p-er to the Iracu
than tco-pme lead enjoyed by the Hujsiru crew i* at this
[ only a ox-game advantage. For awhile it wn nccewjr} t°f
Ht—ii to trip the Yanks in order to make any headway, but
f the New Yorkers have been getting bumped occasionally by
«T duba> If at any time this srasoa the Yank* are to slump
Wpuld atetn to be the rime the)- are due to fall.
Ilium, this American League battle hasn't narrowed down
WO team* by any means. Any ilipping of any great extent by
the Yaafcee* or the A'B will sec Washington. Cleveland and
: die lead. The slump, even though it be of short
K Yankees would cake this year's race one of the
_ in history.
.' TW canal fan picking up the late extra or the morning paper
at tfce remits and sen that the Yankees and the A's have
— or last or didn't play and instantly his interest dwindle*.
thts season, H it might be called such, has been between
tft»—f to a back seat, for the present at least.
% their recent series with the Philaddphians. What we arc
in a «ciy clumsy manner, we admit, to get around to. is that
.tram oocsBJafcred out of it a few weeks ago—i»
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: ' ' ' At-Mkut uritiuf thr Htutmeu Atftr tmlj a tua aaj
7 mmfjumlf *yaw Utd tm Budj Harrit' hutd men W the
I rttuptiatimm *4 tkt Sfamturt muf I* caoraVr iuitauce ia
\- Wmick tkt dmtattn mU be foottd tkis ««„«.
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•'. CAM ExnuiNcc CAJUW TMIM TH*OLCH/ ;
•SW. Waattingtoo tram a admittedly one of the unarm? in '
bif league haU player. We were reading an article re-' ft,,.
- about .Ball Player* Ball Flayers, aad mention of several' ^UH
No Site For liout A« Yet!
Klght fan* may yot ban- tin- '.
privllogo of haviiiK a_ hra\y .
weight cbamplonnhlp bailie iht»,
your, although tar it* It fruin
u» to prcillrf that: mirh »lll be
the c_w. In any iv-nt Ti-v
Rlckanl hoi wnt on; woril tn
rxiupwy 4>nil i; IP> Tiinni-y tliat I
br »a» quit^ n^rlniM when hi' '
told thi! Not Votk .stat-- Alhlvltc-
Coinmlwilon h>' »M-y-Turi[.i-> flKht in
Cbfcajto !
Ahhuunh Rick jr.I 'Iia* r>-fiiM-ct
to dl\ulK>- th'' M.-ntltj ut the
Chicago promijtt-r^ who art- bld-j
ding for th>' bout. It 1^ knnirni
that a syndicate ban N^n forim-d.
with »d«)uat«- financial bark-1
lac to hold thi- affair In th. .
arm municipal •ladlura. «h>ri
It tuljht draw u 2at«* clo«-j to
IJ.00O. uOo.
Drnipwy l» on hl» »*> to,
Colorado Sprins-. »hi iv hr will
looi for thrci oa>> b*-for^ b^-icln-
nine his iraltilr.K artunl., M.,n-'l
day He probably will ~>-
TUU, last Tuesday afternoon.
with a aeorchlBK single to left a
Held, scoring Muffler. Tho blow and _
from merrld'a bat wan a» «ur- B«Ji
prialog aa it was pluulnc. as the SOD* I
pitcher ha>d made no wmhlanc* aatflt
; of a bit Jurtn« hln other tinws Mat J
{at' tbo plate thin maoon. lie sVa Tttag<
j could h»»e chosen no mo.c tlmrly ata* ta> •JhA
place for tbe Innucural r\mi and boat, kat
tae spxtatorB who rat thrilled btstflarkj"
through the two and ane-baif oa4 ' i
houra of almoat perfect hajwb«Il ttlnt '
I wen * joyous group aa they tk* i
trouped through tbo Rale home- fat I
, - _ - . . . . 1 whtatft*
, . part thv pitcher*. were well In fler « ~
\ control of trie coal rut Herb other
Bteen warn on the mound for the a Ha*
• visitor* and had the Blulera war -
•winging helpleealy or popping up am
I hla mixture of slow and fast fhtaraV
] ihalla- Lofty Plrnon had one ot Ikf ky ~
I j hU Rood dmys and while hi- was short, I"
1 'hit fairly often, be wan able to the la*
! bear down In the plnche*. Rli oa ha)
of tha Camrtfn player* either uae. I
' ih*- (*ha:i.l*« r
of CuniUit-ri *-. ICalph iiu v in^t-r
(OECrxird a (.tue ,~h(.u|.| U-
Takt
ct th!> roan you cur your r.rar^t romp J
rhan.pli.n. a»' Mi.r. pox.r ti. Champion Paul tage that Jack held over hint lut brilliant running cateh In ^hort
y... I,.,- f..,n.'- «u,,ld that th.r ».,, mo.e ,>«rnib.r. dtlr to th,f.ct that I*," *?""! of ' •' *", L> ^f'
and 11 you hud. Ilk- him: II..» dur» hr it ark up . . . ...,,.• blatl ln xtu "" rd - lVplo»«l made . .
pur.w..! Hi- uc-'foi iuaulii-* i^t.l-' !)«,•« ^«» wbra ">'» Brm l «B«t '»• Hrld «*-!«ev«ral stlnTUUtlog .top,, .bul-
tlr.- .,( i hln thli.L hK I. bfttrr nird to dr- j P"' 1 la[) knocked Bcrleobach out. ; tins; ofl run». Charley Oauli c" • - —
light - h •• a \ >•;.••;!.! !.i> till.' than b »in» ball e»mr» hi.t
Ty the Wiihingtno CluH thf'Mi^h to »n
• pfoviding. of onunc, that the Yankees hjir a ml
•as) let the other club* into tbc fi^ht.
" if •ery doubtful if such uill mtur. TIw \\'j-hm:t>m
; sttfi ts about shot, and although thry pouru a Uirl) -.«.!
dub, it isn't Itkrly that without pitching the> u.ll rujoy
j'4ipyjwbngfil streak of victories.
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i i tVkttkrr tkt preuut llreai irmiiali It aujlhlaf or
. it +Ijcajl matei tkt wr more ixli 'rill** amA > i/i
frimoit ptxtk froi
SrccowAV Gm S»C»XD TI.\T To^lolLllrm
tke AtUnticf City Spredwr_y. which opened thiv sprms. «ill fi-«\r
' "''ad test add perhaps an even greater one trun thr fust trv
afternoon, when some twenty drivcrv mil spen) met the
track ia aa efiort to set up new world marks and incidentally
alassjn gonae Aioe dough as prixes.
;»Tlst int race held on the track thrilled the large crowd for
•half hour, maybe that's too long, from then on the
mete specks traveling around the great oval and the »uji-
' which cacoe to be thnlled. became bored. The backer! of the
. _* _L:- ^—i:— _< J: nnnent among HKM
, _..t to remedy this b>
races and putting on several rices.
rrinow>i to th»- »lte n_ th*-
tuall'-r. President Mam.. .!•-
rlirH hr ' xivect. .' stored when Dick Nlrld •Inale.l) BlrtttB—
a .-IIIK-UT.I -Ah- »rnt wobUy on hU fe»t. waji Ird back lo Irit • • # 11
«».•! ih.- pUer. WU- to bU cororr. Ocean City earn* back ln thr tJWsB •
nnr d looking chap ' To«» lo the to»*l.'jelled tbrslith and tl*d th* count. Ufty foolwad*
j.l *r*n m t^ ring. crow,), don't l«t him g.t sUugh- Plenon slnxled to Irft ami .ml tOa* *•
nly a boy. clean, trrrd Thr Mconda evidently f lo second whm Drnneby. by lut » "
he WIUL a Irgltlmet. | arr alarmrd. Bobby, head u! .printing. txal out . bun, down -
II- rould n.,i li.v. charing. He shake* bU head. I third bas* line. Prlrrwn hit «r nlat»
I cunci ov,r 133|.V., i..»,| tor htm. He wlU go • to 8teeo. mhS threw to third to T*t
. ,.,.d,
f ->rat»thy
>"« « an
fl,h Boi,hy u «ro« the rln« on Kit,
top of illckey. He land, a hard pUte-
r.Kh, JK.|n., Q.0000-. brJul. -ri,,,
^ :
home MuSmtt,
M«a«k-
Uaa Some. Battle,, , 7K "' r PU " " r ' hr C; "' ntJn •• lo'url.ted. They tUbt were utr. wreekenL Hpauldlo* Doa*
!"" •-'»" n,tti«-n,. giving him bark i« tbe middle of tbe ring st.rted the eighth by br.ilng out m» »
tI " i °" 1
i«-n,. giving
I" ' ^•
d They tUbt ere ut. rkn p
him bark i« tbe middle of tbe ring, st.rted the eighth by br.ilng out m» »'
a»- Th.- cowd I. in .» up.o.,. Wll-'a bu»L Ollh.m ^erlnced him v> 9*
">* ->n l» .t.ndlng toe to toe with ah^d . h*« Jake iluneb Bratk
with him. tripled U> rlgit e«mter. .eor.na-
T 7 d
Bratk
goe». No. It l»o-t Wll-'^ejy over U>. plate with the dtr,
c ""»- Ob. wh^ »«*oa4 rua of the innlns. •
Mickey
11 ' '°°
-«"«'g«o- who ha- ^
k.> «..t hi.-1 -s.l.ntly T -.opca th. ,nd;»— «**« •»•
Tlwt did aot BM*a aaythlag. (or WUaoa need an hi* Wag art aad •"*• •*** ,"•*. '—*'** "S*?!
B«bodw atagd milly h«d ever ktpt Mlck*y at bay natu sw —" «•• ^aa asjty «aat ate hit*.- [
baard ot alaa. Tfc* wta* bora «•»• ih* aad of Ik* rooad that dtatfl*
laytas 9 Jo~l that WUaoa voold laft Sew aad* lodged against Bob-
aat a Ih t k 4 u
Tkava ka aoa*.' nilad thai
ooiAaf OTT mm, OOBAM ORT, ». J.
BASEBALL SITUATION By A. aCHAPW
T»f**T AT Bam END* AMO TBACC IM TUB MIPOLH —
¥ I T T^ hope to *ce him »t leo»t cqoal tho
rlOrHSOy r OX major lCUue rew xl of Ty t'obb.
r\ | ' r-» that i.r winning a big leuiiuo batt-
(jPlilW I* Omi '"* "" c for nlno >*ors In a row.
•^V"" w».s* Thpv fien ho[>0 (o ^ h)m nt
f I n.t 'V r ^»«». le4llt tl8 lne ll '«Jo |r 'eaguc racortl
- Ol l_a£tSI I Ccu of winning the batting chantplon-
__^_____ ship In twelve different scaaona.
I ••—..•.« " lhlx rocord Is »l«o held by Ty
Face* Hard Task To Win • °>>b.
Batting Crown Seventh /. n . 0 ' hCT K T!. d " Wch J" 1 1
" _ of llomsby had expected to MM
Year in Row blm cutubllnh this wnwn wun tbut
, - • of- balling .WO. or beltor for tbe
fourth tlrao durrnx bla career. Thi*
Hitting at .337 Rate Now would b« a new major league
record. Tho preaent major Icuguo
mark of batting .400 or bctttr in
Follower* of the fanouM Kogcrs Ihrw dlflrrrmt nvaffonn In now held
llo.-n.by .re becoming .l.rm«l b * l b w »>«*««. J«»» Durkotl ol
•. . •• . ••. ' -• •. . "* •'••""•land and 8t. l»uls Na-
ovcr Ibe fallnre of the noted b*U- ,|ona| ^.^^ c,uba „„„ uun(t up
mon to reach the form thin yiar | ihl» mark. Ho balled AIM or b_-l-
tbat be no* dlipl.yed In pest **«- UT while wltb tho Cleveland club
ion.. A year ago tUe *Ur 81. |n IX'iS and while wltb tbo Ht.
LOUIH hitter wa. clouting the ball I»U!R flub In IKS*. Colin und
at a .400 clip and be wu brveslng lloruxuy un> IIHI olh.r iwt> pluyu -a
along to.hi. sixth conaecuUve Na- »&» koUl tbl» rrvord. i'ol>l> rraeh-
Uomil League batting champion- c-d lliat nurk In I'Jll. l'JI2 anil
sblp. Ho Is hitting (airly well this |'J2:'. llorniby rraebud t)w .4*0
year, but not up lo his uaual niark In I lie scasona of 1'JJ-'. 1324-
form, and only on a comparatively and l!t2G.'
Uw oceuloas Uu. far ha* bis m m nnoth* might eq.ua!
five leading bstsmen of hU league. ,-„,„ Mt!uoa WM 1|m, of ^^^
llorntkhy". admirers are wonder- .400 or belter In throe conu.-cu-
I Ing whether hi* duties as manage.- tin- ye«.m. lie has lo reuch tbe
of tbc lUirdlnal. are beginning to .40U mark Ibis auuon to csUlilliih
I affect UiU batting form. He sue- this near major leaguo rrcord. Tbvt
eevdod - Branca Rickey a. leader pr«wnt record of batting 40v or'
I of the HI. Louts club oa May 10 better In two aueceaslvB yearn U'
but year, bul be continued lo sail now nbarul by Uutkctt, L'obb and
along al tbe bead of tbe pack Hornsby.
for Ibo remaining of the earn-
palgn. Tbta year, however, be Hela Mrsf BMwra
•eems unable lo get under full llomaby's feat In leading the Na-1
headway. . llooal Ixaxuc for six yeara In sue-'
Mimi%< • ? ^r-..
[ror four season. In a row, bagttF- tfei'
nlng with UN. Ha captttnd It for KtU
| the uuttlme m lilt " wajt
I Hornsby b> still a eomparatrfaly maA
T:3L''- .• •
« AT term EMM AMP A -TifttT W fMS MlTOl.6-
MATT ADGIE
Philly'* fighting polleemaa
liken to do hU roadwork alone
the Htrand.
by tad Bouoh of th* Reds la lead-
ing Ih* league that year. In ItU
tbo Card, used Uornsby la IIS
game* aad bla averaga dio»p*d
off to JSI. Thi* U tbe ool/ HS-
soo slnca 1915 In which he failed
to bat at least -300. Zack Wheat
of the Roblsa won the kugisa title
that yoar with aa avorago of -3J4.
tat- 1919 Homsby ployed la lit
game, with Ih* C'ardtaala aad ha
baUed for a mark of JU. ThH
wa. only three polaU low«r thaa
tbe average made by Ed. Roask of
tb* Bad. la wloalag tba National
Leagoa tltU that ye*.- for th* aec-
ond Urn*. In KM Hornby won
any reason to baUavw that *** tta HM > 4B*%
bo baa passed tb* height of has e*»»a»ga.*»»-.»»•*»
career. Ha waa only W yaaraeld ^ ' : ^-'-y : -
last April. He came to th* Car- ' -' :
dlnaU lata In tha seuon ot UU Kitmnia WfA
from Iho Dnwlooa dob. ot tb* •»"•"••*•" *I' 1 T,,.
We«t*rn AoaoeiatioB. and be w*» .-. . . at Q.vG. ,
remained with tb* St. Loula dab " • • . : •, :,
ever since. He played sborUtop Th* frtl
In eighteen games for the Carat- hold I
naU during tha last day. of tha Wedaaaday (wr Uka I
Maaoa of 19IS. - the aaaaaav at tkat',
tn 1S1C hi. first fall »e«saa aa Yacht Otah. ' -.At:tMt
a member of the Cardinal*, Horn*- Jaavsa KataV' tMSSST
by played In 139 game* aad. had a Ocaaa Cltr tttla. acd)
battlns- averaoa of J1J. Tbi. waa pajsj. OkarMa Ttttaau ; «(<
only twonty-slx poloU town- Uuul ft TUtoa.' Dr. .B.';»i "'
tha avsrogo- made by Hal Chaia Jack
of the Beds In winning th* Na- Initiated lata taw
ttooal League title that year, fa aaaaMoasi ~"
1S17 Homsby became tha regular
oborUtAp of the Card, aad he I
ranvxj hia average to .337* while ----- •--: , .._,.,
pUylnc la US game*. Hta aver- •» •PrtKlfccieai
aga for that yeajr waa only lour- *%.*% *» «• .*'*»:>.-'•'
•-•"•Air/.
CAkGripptvPH
iJl\:
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it nm «w
WALTER I.
Reaches
.Only After
a Hard Climb
Feat in Coif Foi-j
Years of Vain Pur- j
suit of Title* I
When 14 Year* OU
Uuallly.nK tt^if w*i» IS 5. He
wtnt 10 the final but was dt—
ft-att-J by Duke IK-rruii. 5 nnU 4.
ln IJ:U be qualiflt-d in thlnt po-
r.itlon «l>h a lil| aiui In ibf fimt
iii u nil drfruttti Oart-(iCr* Wo I IT.
12 afi'I II- In ib«* aetond bt-
fuiiqurrrd Dr. 0. K. Will Inc. *
UDU 8. I.iii be U»t lo W'lllh Ilun-
it-r In ttu n*-it. 2 aori I.
Umet to 8«tet>er ii 1928
lit- »1 car-
cbampiooilUp of tb« NaUoojii topfxMl th« \atkioul Leustw bal»- !nhlp*i In I hat circuit In rUht dlf- ryUU off hta &n& lacpM UUa. la
League fur the mvvnth y«ar In mcn frocn 1W6 to IWO. Incliwl.o. fen-ot M^Mon*.. Wuxner fl.«t cap- tbe foMowliur year b« taiated vtUi
uucccsaJoa. it will he a great dla- If Hornjihy carries off lUo Nutiomil' tur**d. tlu> ililr In ll-ron.l In thi. national nr.t ler. tut that wan tbv only
I Bobby Crulckrbunk at auiauur wllh a 14S and it'lrated llnir tlurlnx thr match thai hla
_ 7« lo ?S. nmiKi' Von Kim In thr Qnsl (IT playing tun appruached Jones',.
1 yeirt of fallurv ilnl nut lo anil s. In ihr opm hr fin- The Atlaulan aeut on and wou
•.Tlly over the >uuuc At- |»|i».t -ton.l l,i Cyril Walker by 7 aad i.
. He said he pla>r-l ibe *|,o-«. ;IT UI yt-ar Kut »OJ» l»-at- murB ||j,. UOH. W*y. but Bobby
pU>"lt l.y HUH .in.kr. W4, rar lluni |lU (rUt- [orm. ih.-
the crowning teut •>( hi- hl« »n.r.- lu-lug-I tti. . »Mthrr wu.. t^i.l aud hla ac
over the Scloto eourir. \ Hr ha- play-d on rv.-r> Wjlkrr curacy in, chut wrapon uf bli
Wa. Ju«t fourteen yrara I'ldU'itp Irani tur thr I mini Hlalnt K^im-t m^jt jtunr Jaliilr^oti ranM
he eoUred hl» tlr.l tiujutiml i>il. ;>.ar In Knuland he t(irnUI;h »ltli i 4 anil -. victory
, the national amateur. Hr'».nl tar ti>»jnl hrlplug Ihr jOnr» lh«n v.i» itady to Ki
I Wllh pomrthlng lo rpar«- J Auierirani. kt-rp tbe rup. bottle. He Irlt thut bU gam.
pat out In tbr miiii-H"~l Hr hol.t» rbirr. ma)or crown. WM no( BIX>J ,.noUKO ,o ta^icj
Gardner, ibe runnrinn o"». ihr Drlil.b oprn. the Aiuerl- u^ain,, (hii uf hi., Cello*-Axaerl
>lt he wo* bark ^cai'i. jo|can op^-u -n.l 'he uollunul «iua- u n a unij ,nc tuglUh .t»r» In Ih.
having- U-rli b.'M m ! 1.-UI. II' '•"' '-veil Hulk.- ll» B. Illorl open, but he Win pr»>
HIS. IKA that tlnir !i> —•" • -I—- •v.^i-.eiilar U Iii vai^i uvua
„• »ts> and be did.
p
U III valU^l upon u, BU> anj hr did.
1 On ibe nr>t ruund Uv reel
Workfa Creatnt
j • ^
•alttreaj
talu ihat lh«lr ali.ni > victory and Ihr
tpeculaflon rt-»tf*J ua how thr
Aiaeilc.nM Mould nalah. Tbe
uijitiun. ol rourx*. that »OJI
o^llinl thr luu>t »a.Jt. whi-rr will
yttutir ' Uolihf l*r* Tbrw* rvuniir
Idler that qiifttdn WOJ* 3u:iw»*rrfi,
r^r be »aM LD top with a brll'
ILinl :91. h-vlnc added ruuntlnj
of 72. 73 and 74 lo bl. first 73.
Al W'strnuM wajt uecond. t»oj
strokes back. ,
BritiiJi Tlctary Oreattrt
The victory waj> onr of tbe
arvsteat. mo far sjt aoir perfection
U concern*^, that ever wa*
rrcoidrd by Junr». lie wu ir-
curate aliooat to the point of
Bionolooy. Prv^w^ alter round
and hoi* after bole be wa.
ctral£ht down tae fairway and
hla pattlnr ww all that could be
dcalred. It seemed that there
wu aotblsa that he could do
wroea; and eno alter ha had
bees tied wllh Mahlhora at 144.
ha drew steadily ahead.
HU rounds of «( and • . - ; ' • • • ?13'-- --^.\ V
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