The Detroit times., 1913-03-27
Baseball ~ Usual = g.
Impossible to PIX
in Major Lsa9u5
FANS PULLING FOR =
CHANCE TO MAXI
Ring Battles Of Note
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NEW YORK, March 37y--NAn
tween the eruption of tN0 |
leagues. countless minors ~
on-rush Of GunboQt
and Luther McCarty. ~ E
spring crop in Sportville's G6s4
sure to be = record -brealeU.
oldest fanatic can tap the
vault In his dome Of thouShk
santly without recalling p}eh =
abundance Of interest . tlok
manifested In the two mm31g
campaigns. There has beo4
like Il since the national pae(t
first launched many neetinG eonn
In the National league -
grapple for nag between H11e i
and New York--rated evsr A. 4
titanic tussel between Johnny B40g E
and Joe Tinker At the head ~ CN
and Reds--means . big boom N n
old pre-destined order OF thino y
battle between Pittsburgh ~ N4S!E
York II sure to be historic an4 81
liantly fought to an eye-lash 1MrN&
The clash between Evers and 4Jpl
IL sure to be savage and f0ught to
end, with the odds favoring Evere &
the way OF tradition and better ~
terial. S<<} 2s2
The American league fight. no$
drawing on, is even more interestin
Here we have three sure hAe tQ
tenders In Boston. Philadelphla n s
facing driving ~ =
and we'll fxed at every turn.
youd this we have the highCot
MANAGER in baseball--a penn&nt
ner in four years out Of seven eeo4
handling q tailend club. We 1o4
to Frank Chance and the New x04 M
Americans. Never before hns
much general interest been shoW4
one managers welfare. Discarde4
the club he made famous, fAnooUS
pulling for Chance to make & "a
Chance has put his troopers thro9
a hard trial spin in Bermuda au4
pointing them home finely conoS
ed and ready for the best they Myes
But to finish better than sixth Wdn 19'
little short OF q miracle-whero ~
least four clubs, Boston. Philadelp131
Washington and Cleveland, win ooot
him out and where the Whfte Sux -
almost sure TO do SO. S
Sportvilles interest will be fairy
we'll divided between the great po4-
nant year ahead and impending bot
ties in the prize ring. where the
heavyweight field Is again attractinG
its old-time attention. Gunboat Smisnu
quick victory over Bombardier We1InsS
the English champ. has jammed ~
Californian mp against McCarty a14S
these two must soon meet II -
white hope elimination that JooyooX
only less willard TO be counted -.
Jack Johnson can be F6gnroeQ N4
through. for no American ring VII
ever stage him again and the fCpG1Gns
is equally taut. 30 tho;
Smith Nc Carly Willard eliminot1on
should settle the question oe -
white American championship. l4f<
terest In this three-cornered group g.
by the fact that al thso
are tough, rugged cust0nAern: of9&
there with the wallop. and can ste1 4
the gaff.
None is q finished boxer but - y
three have shown an abiding 5oyx
mixing 1t at close range whero eM
hardest WALTON and the toughest j1X&
bone gets the decision. This typol
fight Is generally popular, for
means action--and there ohou31 n
suficient action, even though d
and unskilled. when any two oe
three bump together with . r,anu
start
And of the three, McCarty q
looks to have the edge. az he ~.
2l and has been coming fOfwot1
every fight. Having enough 70
Kaufman. Flynn and Palxev M
two months and enjoying = 0o1G
the average citizen enjoys . mel,
Is not 10 be treated too lightly.
we advise both McCarty and WIl
not to permit their jswbOn0o ~
too many liberties with the - ~
power Kick employed by = certa11
Smith.
The wrestling game IL beg1u1
10 reach a new boom. which o
the different sorts OF people reoQ
to make up world.
Johnny Evers says he win
Murphy made no mistake By
ing higher in the National leaG0U7
Chance does In the American. e
same way we can drive IN auto
faster than Tod sloan could evoe1
A wheelbarrow permitting ~
name the distance and anyth1n(
except the referee.
We don't know exactly whoG
York Yacht club 0C
In oil about. hut ~ oon ~
claim TO any chanpoo0o1oD
world II they'll let - nom4
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to be that tha n. ~. I'd r1
or chanpionahlp en-