The evening world., 1911-05-15
Thirteen Isn't Usually consid.
cred a Lucky Number, but
It Surely Proved So for the
Giants Saturday.

Copyright. 1911. By Tue Press Publishing %.
(Tbs New York World.
@F course Il isn't every day that
we start our game with thirteen
runs In the first inning. Thirteen
Isn't usually supposed to be a lucky
number, but 1t was lucky nough for
the GiAnts on saturday. No wonder
ST. Louis lay down for a little nap dur
Ing the rest OF the afternoon.
Reminds me OF q night between a fell
low named Jack stelzner and one
samuei Pruitt. a big. dark complcxioned
Zulu heavyweight OF Ban Francisco.
Stelsner knocked Pruitt down.. sam lay
fiat on his shoulder blades until he had
been counted out. after which he was
dragged to his corner and propped up
In q chair. Half q minute later his eyes
opened. n the irst thing he saw was
Jack standing In the middle OF the ring
with . wild grin. looking Sans way.
M. Referee" said sam. "Ah isn't
soin' on with this match. Abs undah
too ~ Of a handicap
n NOTICE that n new high jumping
record was established at Wesleyan
Saturdays feet ga inches. Great
work! Never thought they'd ever reach
such . height. But-just a moment-I
must have been thinking OF vassar!
w HEN Cary Of Annapolis ran the
w 100 Saturday In the meet with
Pennsylvania IN st-5 seconds,
he was officially credited with equalling
the American collegiate record. But as
q strict matter of fact he did no, equal
M record. which was fairly made by
Arthur Duhey In the intercollegiate
championships years ago. and was a
NTH Of q second faster. There was
never the slightest doubt OF the anthem
ticity Of Duffey's record. It was ac-
copied and held a place on the record
books for . long time. out was arb!-
'trasisy removed years later whcn
Dunsy exposed the professionalism tina
ruAs through. amateur athletics. and
~psactcally admitted that he had no:
adhered strictly to the spirit Of the
amatsur rule himself. II was taken foi
Uantsd. apparently. that II Duney ever
dA violate the rule It was prior to the
A898h4A Va ulo I6COTu-A MINK mn
Duasy ~vehsmently denied.
Arthur Dufey's running may be for.
sottsn some day. since there will be no
printed record OF his performance.
But II isn't forgotten yet. He was. with
b possible exception Of Bernard y
wsfers. the swlftest man that ever drew
on . spiked shoe.
RHIKE MURPHY. the greatest coach
w ever connected with amateu,
" athletics. says that In his ex-
pcr'ence as q college coach he has seen
q great many college athletes who
broke down In their first or SECOND
q because they had ''ovcrdone ath-
ieuS' while In preparatory schools.
A. . result they suffered from pulled
tendons" and other b%reakdowns, and
were forced to drop out OF competition
when they should have been at their
best.
Not even the most learned book
athlete. holding down a political job
connected with athletics In our public
schools. Will gain much credit by con.
tradicting a man like Murphy. No
coach In the world knows more than
Nike Murphy about the athletic game,
from beginning TO end.
His experience has taught him tina,
sehoolboy athletics should be directed
entirely to building UP a strong and
athletic body. and not to the winning
OF competitions and making Of records
Schoolboy athletics should be more fl
the nne OF exercise than OF competi,
o This Is a thing that the bool
athlete. anxious to make a showing,
doesn't know. In course OF time thos,
who direct things in the school-ath
lefic world will be wiser-or more care
ful-than they are to-day. and We vii
ave a very different system OF schoo
athletics.
THE calling OFF OF the PROPOSE,
match between X. O.. Brown an,
Matt Wells Is only another In
stance OF what happens when reputa
tions sufer In the ring. But perhap
IT may be just a matter OF wisdom o
the part OF Matt Wells's manager G
representative. Perhaps the gentlema
saw X. o. in the Murphy bout. X. {
was outpointed by a mile. OF course, Y,
he fought In a way that might nave r,
turned him winner over any lightwelgl
] can mention aside from Murphy {
Psckey Mcfarland. Tommy Murphy,
shape. has always been able to be-
sluggers. and X. o.. although the fas
est and most persistent siugger he ev,
met. was not much harder for him tbs
the others. Brown, for all the batterli
ne got. was as fast and strong and a
sressive at the end as in the first roul
"a thing that shows how dangerous
would be In a long fight.
Tommy Murphy. by the way
fought. showed that he Is clearly e
titled to a match with champion W.
CAST. whom Brown "a twice defeat
tunoficialiy). Tommy Is one OF the re
li~ghtweights. and "a make 1913 poun
rinGside without the slightest troub
WolgAst shows more intelligence tn.
courage In s~idestepping him.
O'Keefe whips DriscolI.
PHILADELPHIA. May 10. Edo