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The evening world., 1911-05-02
P0stp0nement of Game
on Hilltop Lucky for
Strunk of Athletics

Well asked Eddie Leach. who was
an attentive listener.
"Well7' repeated Irwin. well. I'm q
liar II II didn't pour down rain In the
last half OF the fourth inning. and not
one OF the runs or the hits counted In
the score"
Yes. that was some hard luck" de-
clared Carl Lothrop. with a yawn. But
so~mehow-oh. well. bring us another
ore. ] wouldn't doubt your word"
Mack TO Use His Two Best eoxmen.
For tho next two days the Hilltop
team will have q chance to show their
real mettle. Connie Mack has decided
to take tho blanket of his best two
pitchers and trot them into tho arena
to day and Tomorrow. In other words.
he says he will give the H%iGhlanders a
chance to BEAT Bender and Coombs.
The Indian will pitor this afternoon.
That statement didn'. scare Chase and
his men a little bit. They say the
beating Of those two pitchers has been
done and can be done again.
IF you wall remember" laughed
Chase, those two pitchers are the ones
We trimmed at the opening Of the sea-
son and to make II stronger we
trimmed them with our youngsters"
Bender rays he Is in good condition
HuW anu JuCh SppllOS 4dhsHN hiput
that report to tho effect that ne has
malaria. Morgan Is going we'll these
days and he had been scheduled 10
work In one of the games against
our H~illtoppers. but as there are only
two games left. Bender and Coombs
will probably get the Job.
Harry Ables. the giant southpaw
OF tho HighlaDders. was in the grand
stand yesterday to watch tho pro
ceedings, When the rain began to fal
he came over to snake hands. Ables
doesn't look at all like himself. II,
has been suffering from some kind Of
stomach trouble and he tells me tina
he lost thirteen pounds IN four days
Chase has decided to let him bullC
up before trying him out again
When Ablos Is right he ought to b'
a big factor on the Hilltop team.
Ray Fisher will probably work 20
the Highlanders this afternoon an,
that Is n highly pleasing fact to tn,
thousands OF fan who have never scei
him. lie started of yesterday b,
striking out Strunk and he appeared L
be In the hest OF shape, The Giants
who played against Fisher In tn
series last fall, say that he Is one o
the best twirlers In the country
Against them he was even more 81
fective than Russell Ford. That Is no
a good comparison, however. as For
was not at his best in hat series, Will
Fisher was Just beginning to go Tx
n whirlwind.
The evening world., 1911-05-02
COLLEGE HEAD SHOCKED
By BASEBALL SLANG.

CHICAGO. May college baseball.
or the "Murderous" slang expressions
that accompany Il. should he ban!shed
from the earth, according to DIR. John
$. Nollen. President OF Lake Forest
College. lie quoted the following as
some Of the terms that so greatly grated
upon his sensitive ears KIN the I'm
pre- when did YOU leave tho farm
'Taint no strike; get ON the dla-
mond,' and you ought to pitch hay"
| feel that IL some OF the haraar.ty Of
the game IS not abolished the amt
should he. | am ~astoundcd At the con
duct OF Lake Forest students. once
when the Milllkin College pitcher gave
a base on balls. everybody jeered him,
IL was most ungentlemenly: most. This
IL due to tho inroads on professional
bs seball in the college Conducts OF
students at football games Is becoming
better and at baseball games worse"
The evening world., 1911-05-02
LOCAL ATHLETIC STARS
IN GUTENBERG MEET,

Metropolitan amateur athletes WIG
have their first chance 20 compete on
The c'rdors at Gutenberg. y. j, Sum
day. whcn the Gutenberg Motordroms
\. y. Nll hold a set OF games. Seven
track events will bee decided. and son'e
of tho hcad'iucrs who Will start arc:
Gwyn Henry. the star Texas spr!ntcr:
Billy Heating. Jim Archer. Il. T. Ed
wards. Eddie F.lck and Harold Holland.
Resides the track and fe.d events tner,
will I've a soccer game between IL"
Columbia oval y. G. and clan MacDui'
of the tinted scottish clans. The meet
VIII Inc refereed by MaNcy Long, tro
holder of worlds ~strairhtiway rccotos
at $50. 40 and 40 yards, which mark :
NlNey Long made eleven years ESQ
on tie Guttenburg track.
The evening world., 1911-05-02
George WiAse
TO SeyUe Blenders
70Brooklyn Team

Tho Giants and Dodgers hope to get
going at Washington Park. Brooklyn.
to-day. George Wiltse has bee given
the Job Of trying to take the measure
OF the Dodgers again with his assert
ment Of benders. while big Schardt. the
young twirler. will do the fing.ng Cor
tho other side. The teams were pre-.
vented playing yesterday owing to the
downpour Of rain ten minutes before
the game was scheduled to start and
which continued up to 40, when I'm
pire tombstone. after looking at IN,
condition OF the field. declared the con
test of. Tie game Will be played of
on Oct. 10.
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WHAT'S THIS? BASEBALL
LEAGUE FOR ENGLAND!

ST. LOUIS. May 2~.-Charles c, Sphinx
OF this city viii sail for England on
Wednesday to organize a baseball
league for the Brltons. It IL aid tina
there are nough Americans In Eng
land to support a small league. A few
teams already have been formed. but
there Is no organization. SPHINX will
look over the situation, n II the
prospects are a. all encouraging he
hopes 70 establish . six-club league
and recruit a number of his players
from America.
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~ BEST SPORTING PAGE in NEW YORK 7oSSEsE7 FE RB =
Club Physician
Orders SlOWtOWn
Battle Stopped.
tspecisi 10 The Evening World

PHILADELPHIA. May ~2.-Flghtlng
with lightning speed. Harry Ramsey.
the local mlddleweight. and Billy
Berger. the Pittsburg slugger. I
four Of the most sensational r~unds
ever witnessed in this city In the star
bout at the American A. c. Billy. box
ing with his head down, and Harry
rushing In with both hands. exchanged
fierce rights AND lefts.
At the finish of the exchange II was
noticed that a large cut was opened
above Ramsey's nose. Harry claimed
a foul. but Referee O'Brien did not sus
tain 81.
At the close OF the fourth the club
physician entered the arena, and after
an examination he decided to stop tho
bout. Berger had the better OF the bout
while Il lasted.
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pOpTING\.% %2oS


THE ARMY NAVY FOOTBALL
game his year will be played at
tho grounds OF tho Philadelphia
National League Baseball Club In No
vember. instead OF Franklin Field. the
stadium of the University of Pennsyl-
vania. A committee from West Point
n Annapolis met in Philadelphia and
after considering the offer of Horace
Fogel. president of tho Philadelphia
Club. to place his grounds az the dis
posal OF tho teams. they practically ac-
cepted. Extra seats Will be erected to
accommodate nifty thousand persons.
THE COLUMBIA FRESHMEN HAVE
q big lead IN the dual track meet
against ne witt Clinton High school on
South Field. as che score at present Is
IS points for Columbia against ! for DE
witt Clinton School. with four field
events s'ill TO be run of. The heavy
rain stopped further competition after
seven %-unning vents had been finished.
IN THE ANNUAL CLOSED TRACK
meet OF the Collegiate School, at Ohio
Field. Charles T.. Pope won the senior
point trophy by scoring seventeen
points. Clinton bichus finished sec
ond with eight votes Pope took first
place In three events. the 22O-yard dash,
the i2O-yard hurdle and tho running
high jump.
HARRY GRANT. DRIVING THE
same six-cylinder Alec with which ne
won the Vanderbilt Cup twice In SIC
cession. IN a time trial on the Motor
Parkway at Meadow Brook, l.. l.. GOV
cred a measured course OF n half mile
in i64 seconds. or at a rate OF lW.
miles an hour.
The evening world., 1911-05-02
WHAT THE BOX SCORES SHOW.

The Boston Nauomas had Just a. many auhts credited to them In
the game agatnst The Phnns a. they had putouts. This wa because
Pasksrt - hit BY . bated bail and the ouakus didn't ave to take their
turn 81 bat Some rsordi
Pitcher Karssr va his " game for the Red sx against che ssnA-
tors . his homo wn the tally that rave his he the contest . to 1
Larry LAjotA of tho Cevdands d batting In his od-ums form now.
Against the DerGts he got three hits Ut Of i've ttmes .. N Of the
eafsiA being . homo run
Pitcher ooy. of the washinstona. made ts only enor In the game
~ Boston and 10 a only on the rubber four innings
Catcher Land of the Maps vas away OF dior in his throwing 20 bases.
~ the Tigers stole seven sacks o. him. Ty Cobb getting hree OF them.
Tho Philhs 20 from the Boston Nationals by home rn Magee
and Titus made circuit hits, the latters scoring Alexander ahead of him.
The worm a turpedl The Indians took the Blsons into camp.
Tho GrayS who have . good lead in the Eastern League. defeated the
Torontos. but Il took them thirteen innings to accomplish the feat
The evening world., 1911-05-02

American A. c. OF New York. accom-
panied by his handler and trainer.
Johnny Hayes. sailed from Montreal for
England. where Ryan Is to compel In
tho annual English Marathon cham
ponShip race. which Will be held under
the auspices OF the Polytechnic Harriers
over the Windsor Castle-Shepherd $
Bush course on May q.
THE QUESTION OF OXFORD AND
Cambridge challenging Yale and Har-
ward for an athletic meet In July Is
nearing . decision. There Is some doubt
about Oxford being willing to participate
In such a meet. In case oxford should
decide not 10 take part Cambridge IS
likely to challenge lone.
FREDERICK ]. DAILY. II. WHO
will coach the Williams football team
next fall. has arrived In Williamstown
to take charge OF spring practice for a
week. Thirty candidates for the ends
and the back neld are az work under
Daily and Capt. Under. ~.
GUSTA LJUNGSTROM OF SWEDEN
was defeated by Tom Longboat. the
Indian, IN a f~ftecn-mils race At Buffalo.
The time was il7.+6.
THE CATHOLIC ATHLETIC
League championships at the sixty
ninth Regiment Armory attracted q
large crowd OF people. NJ. J. McLaugh-
lin, the C. A. l.. champion middle dis
lance runner and record holder OF ths
knights OF st. Anthony. won the fea'
ture event by defeating a big field in the
halt-mile run by nearly ten yards.
FRED PARENT OF THE CHICAGO
American League team has been solo
TO the Baltimore team OF the Eastern
League. He Will play second base.
The evening world., 1911-05-02
His Strikeout Before Rain
Stops Contest Won't Mar
His Batting Record.
BY G

! A CCORDISG 20 Outfclder Strunk or
~ the Champion Athletics. 1t v an
4 \ III wind tina blows nobody good
and he was chuckling with Glee as the
Highlanders and Athletics raced across
the wet grass OF the Hilltop grounds.
That's the only luck ] ever had in
my NE" he said to Chief Bender. VINO
val running near him
What's THAR" asked BENDER. . little
irritated over the fact that he did not
ge, a chance to try out his arm and see
~ the hinges had all been oiled.
That's the only time I ever struck
en-, In my life. and II dldn't count re-
piled Strunk. and the statement was
true.
lie was the frst man at the bat and
had Just punched three holes through
the damp weather when Umpire Con-
nelly postponed the pastime. When a
game has been postponed before five
Innings are played the dolnss OF the
players are not recorded IN the Official
book.
That's So mumbled the Chief. but
what about Fisher lie gets robbed OF
"a strike out and a strike out counts
more for a twirler than 1t does against
the batter
Twins Hard Luck Story.
Arthur Irwin, the old scout. who has
played in more different ball parks than
there are saloons In New York. over
heard the conversation between Strunk
and Bender, and while the crowd wa
waiting for the sun to come out %,
hiding he slipped us one that for hard
luck has the one-armed paper hanger
with the itch lashed to the mast.
zone season out West" said Irwin
I'VE had Tacks Parrot and old SN'r
LaRocque on the same team. They were
both regarded rs crack hitters. FoI
ono reason, though, they had gone 70
thirty days without anything that looked
like a hit. PARROT was very badly wor
rlcd, and at times he would actual!
shed tears after popping up an cas-.
one TO the lnheld.
"One afternoon a player name'
Prouty made two three-baggers and
single, and PARROT was greatly puzzle
=, because he had AIMED three times.
"'How do you do that asked Par
, rott as Prouty came to tho bench.
/, can't hit one
: "Its the easiest thing In the world
replied Pruuty. Ham and x X does 1
II youll eat a lot OF ham and IA doze
eggs every day you can hit the ball
n mile out In this high country The
n were playing AT Butte, Mont.
5 The next night went on Scout Il
0 win, I've saw Tacks Parrot sllppin
p into the Motel with a ham under n
), arm and a basket % eggs In his han,
farrutt was a bug but Laliocque Va
r. not Notwithstanding that fact. Pa.
rott made sam hep him eat the ina.
a ana c.gs.
Il "As s4ge as ! am sitting here a
g c!arei Irwin, those two fellows Wei
=, out the next day and IN the FIRST tAr'
" innings Parrot got two three-base hi
and l.aROcque got a two-bagger and
single. They were the happiest fellow
a IN the world. and when the fourth 4
p ming started their team was eight rui
- the good"
The evening world., 1911-05-02
BROWN STUDENTS SAVE
ONE OF STAR PLAYERS,

PROVIDENCE. Il. l., May AIN
order that Kenneth Nash, the shortstop
OF the Brown University baseball team,
may re-enter baseball at the earliest
possible opportunity II number OF his
college mates have sacrificed a portion
OF their Anatomies 80 that skin could
he grated on the leg OF the ball player.
Nash was injured In tho game between
Brown and the Providence Eastern
League team, and his leg was badly
burned In treatment, II was believed
that unless n grating operation was
performed Nash's temperance on the
diamond would be greatly delayed. and
from mingled feelings of friendship FOR
the shortstop and pride Ia their college
nine, -four students submitted to tho
, ~trans'cr % sklu from their own bodies
TO the injured limb ~ the player.
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The evening world., 1911-05-02

The members OF the RrooiSlyn Yacht
club have decided to change the nare
OF the organization TO the National
Yacht Clun. At the last election OF
officers William Randolph Hearst vas
chosen commodore. The Brooklyn Was
the first yacht club formed IN New
York. Tho vote on changing the name
was taken last niclt.
The evening world., 1911-05-02

Tom Longhcat, the great Canadian
Indian runner. has entered for the M
teen mile International race which viii
he held at Celtic Park Sunday after
noon. with Longboat entered, the feld
which Viii toe the mark for this race
wjll he made up OF seven % the greatest
distance runners IN the world, They
are Alfred Shrubh, the English cham
plon; Hans Ho,mcr, Giily Queal, Gusts
Liun=strom. William Kyhlm.ncn am
jim SgsakAa,
The evening world., 1911-05-02
Will. Jone. beats Jimmy Moran.

Iat night a. the Colin 4. g. Irish Paddy re-
fused to 90 on with Jimmy Moran and the =
trias II the club substituted Willie .Jonc. who
IN saturday night fought a hari SIX round draw
VITA Harry Thomas % England. At no time dur
ing the bout did Moran have a l?ohn, ,Jouts
lwohng him with rights and lefts and hal Moran
in bad SHAPE AZ tne end. The s'chmake ~
the Colin are irving 20 get Joe CDster to NEE;
Jones a. their club IN a few weeks.
The evening world., 1911-05-02
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.
American Association.

American Association.
A. Minutapol!s-S'. lall, =; Minneapolis,
A. Kansas ~City-kansas CITY. II; Toledo, !:
At Milwaukee The Milwaukee indisnapol
game was postponed on sccount OF vet gTuun1
Connecticut League
At -Brdgeport, 5; Springfield. I.
Al HArtford-Hartfoni. 2. New Britain. 0.
New England League.
Al Iowell--lpwe!l, o. Lawrence, 2.
At nrockton- hroehton, . Nov Bedford. 8,
Al Worccster-W JrfestC-. : Fan River. 8.
Al ~Lynn-Lynu. o, ilayerhill, o.
The evening world., 1911-05-02
Purses Take Big Drop
Once FIqhter Loses Title

klsrs In three rounds q. the Falrmont A. C., BIZ,
he "a certain he can defeat Burke.
The evening world., 1911-05-02

MIKE RYAN OF THE rRIsH-
The evening world., 1911-05-02

Games scheduled Tor TODAY.
AssssStsg 81 NAIn0N
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@ACKY Mcfarland made the hit
OF his iife Saturday night when
he boxed at tho N. Y. A. c.
club presented 20 Packey a diamond
and ruby studded Mercury foot en-
blem. and Packey was moro pleased
over the trinket than he would have
been n he had just won n big purse.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-09

whom Cupid signed last year v.a
thllaoelphian. Hardly had the lar
chesr from the throat of an AthlStio
ran over the worlds series dad aUHv
Uhen cupid had sscursd the siKnaturs
OF inc great Connie Mack hiraeSlf For
TO the altar he led the present NJ.
mack, whose name previous to hsr
marriage was Misa Elizabeth Halforsn
scarcely had the ink on the contract
utieu before Dan Cupid had signed an
otheT prize; This time he landed his
catch in Scranton. HuEhio Jenninrr
the Napoleon OF the Detroit TiTers
was the next managerial prize Thai
MISS Norah O'Boyle. one OF Scran-
Ton bellies, was the prize that fbe
scout dangled before Hughes ewes 10
get signature 10 life contract
Jennings had great reputation in the
TO scoop him in. He did. and mstri
hony mad another prize ensnared.
one would have believed that with
such prizes taken from monaverioi
ranks Dan Cupid would have been
satisfied. Alas. ne became onlv the
more 1eslrous OF securing other tai
SnC no second divisioners for him
league. 'i mas
So the little nude scout shot IN Ros-
Ton TO PICK up the third recruit. Nice
Shap there. named Patrick j. Donovan
BeSI manager. too. and handles the
Hed SoN. Cupid wanted him hadiv
and set about to get him Had
nrst-class inducement to offer PAT 20
sign anc made IL TO him
Inc onerlng was Miss Theresa Ma
money, OF Lawrence, Mass. Pat took
one look at the offer, and he was lost
:" She singular League for good.
Coombs. JAIN
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-09
EPIDEMIC AT
FAMOUS HOSPITAL

BALTIMORE. Md, Special.-TY.n
qq1phtheria epidemic At Johns HopkI1@
dOApltAl - spreading rapidly. Trs~
morning IL was unofncially reporfsF
mat there are Eixty-eight cases in -
INSTITUTION. those affected consistir--
mostly OF doctors, nurses and srS-
dents.
There are a number OF patIents- -
suffering from the disease The 49,
p!tal Is practically under quaranrfrso.
all the public wards being closed ~
patients not affected by the disea~~-
VINO are able TO be moved. are beir@
taken IN ambulances 10 their homes
me students who have CONTRACTS
the disease have been ordered f-r,--s
'hslr boarding houses TO the h0sPltsI
D, mere Is now general outbreak 81,
ulphtheria In the northeastern section
OF the city, according to DR. NorToH-
kins. n.y.
The northeastern section is the NOS
denseIy populated in BALTIMORE
The disease has practically cIssea -.
.lsllt uIlohs poth 70 patients and ufaf-
tors II is known that two dO-to-
nine nurses. eleven students and dft@(t
dread disease.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-09
WOULD AVOID
EXTRA SESSION
SERIES OF CONFERENCES To m
HELD-LORINIER CASE
MUST COME UP.

WASHINGTON. D. c. Special
With the Lorimer case as a basis of
negotiations an attempt is being made
today to bring about a compromise
in the present tangled legislative SIT
uauon and obviate the necessity OF an
extra session or Congress- A series of
important conferences will be held
Wlthln the next few days. at which a
uennlte understanding will be estab-
hShed upon various controversies in
vowed in the Senate program
The view OF the Lorimer men is
mat agreements can be made with
other Senators who are working for
pet legislation in the Senate. and bv
these agreements a vote upon the
Iorlmer case can be brought about at
TINS session in consideration OF which
opposition to other proposed legisla-
ton will be dropped
IL Is pointed out that Senator
Bailey Of Texas, a strong Lorimer
ioIower, is attacking the tariff COM
mission; Senator Hale, OF Maine. is
ieaolng the assault upon the Canadian
reciprocity agreement, and so on.
Although the legislative program is
IN chaotic condition, unprecedented
IN the history of the history. hope
was expressed that it will not be nee
essary to call an extra session.
II the compromise plan works out
IL VIII be given great assistance by
day and night sessions for action on
the big measures
There are only five and one-half
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-09

( thanksg1ving game Livingston and
he made the only touchdowns.
After lunch he rolled his noon
gay cSSarette--for the 'makings''
"taiior-made" and went thouEhtfuiiS.
around the block. Before a big win
cow ne halted. II was fitted IN with
motley assortment OF baseball sun
urles, and as his eyes roved over them
panS came into his throat
a memory Of a green diamond
sp,9nS wildly to his brain. He was
noIulnB down second. He heard the
x crack OF hit ball. With n
s SUD ne Ieaped into the air. arm ex-
eSnusu. Inc singing ball sank into his
grove With a heart-quickening thud
bord, now II stungi But II kent the
paeesF from making at least three
Good old jerry" the bleachers
roared when he trotted into The
leaf. HAe
Gilman went back to the office I'm
oaze, his whole body tinglinr. The
StCeInoon wore away, and when the
pig clock marked six he CHANGED
bor ATeheu the safe and hurried
nome. 1Ais time he took a car.
Mary spread him a bite TN COT 10
Ut ne started to dress, for fear he
uisht become hungry before the din
ner, And she had also laid ont his
>, ne put them on slowly, rumfnativA-
L. me trousers were considerably
Iooss ABOUT the waist and the coat az
nv ~ as snug as it once had. An ~
"'Is man twenty years agol
int tS little while the wife came
ed tte GS1 room with freshly iron
II closely. 'oOAso Al
q, why; Mary, I haven't vorn ,h,.
bor5 >, SINCE our wedding. Remena-
8, The woman's hss trsmbled &c,
- away that night" she PAT
-. ~ ooh you remember how tNs
80 lie IT. for you just before "a. nao
o,,aLLo1rd he ehoksd. but
lie swept q quick hand ..-o--
tho eyeh guess you'u have - -
nc same thing tonight Mary"
re stOed very quiet while aha -.
-eeu and sUnrSd tbs SndE 49, -
.eppea back aid surveyed htn, -
nIslN 70 Ioot 4 wave OF ooIor a-o--.
mo heI white cheeks 6ullod tba .,..bIt
OF shadows and smoothsd
the tiny Wrinkles a.
mere now NJ, bat yON d l..S
nee Jerry" Her Syss SWAN rsatS~t
>, fours a different nan 80
you cOuid dress like this nor. e
cheeks blanohsd
Not that, dear" she brok. evt
itishtehed, not that don't uesS
II that way OF course you eouldp't
3tI0rd 20 dress like this every niSht
OhIy msant-thst you look nice
dhu her words faltSrsd and died