Evening journal., 1914-07-16
johnson now
artists MODEL
"Big Smoke" Regarded as
Regular AdoniS by Ger
man Sculptor
REVIEW OF THE
BASEBALL SEASON
By HAL SHERIDAN.
written for the United Press.)

By HAL SHERIDAN.
written for the United Press)
NEW YORK, July 16.-Jack john
son. artists model, is the latest. Ad-
vices from Paris bring the dope on
the Big Smoke He Is slttins ior
Herr Herman Haller, the well known
German sculptor, who says Johnson
is a regular Adonis, and owns the
finest body in the world. Herr hal-
Ter has already completed one STUDY
OF Johnson in clay, but is trying again
because he did not do the model JUS
tice he says.
Johnson. watching the artist one
dav remarked. You and me Is JUS
alike; both of us can do anything we
want to with our hands.
That Johnson has fought his last
fight is the general opinion in Paris.
obviously on the decline as boxer,
he will be pie for the next halfway
decent fighter that comes along Since
his defeat of Moran July % his wine
suppers, late hours and dissipation
have commenced again in earnest
and he SAYS he doesn't care much
(which way the wind blows now
With a contract to drive Excelsior"
cars in the big European race meets
for some time to come, and with
money in the bank. he intends to take
life easy. Those acquainted with
HIM know what that means. Herr
Haller. they say. caught Johnson IN
the nick of time for his bronze
statute of the black champion. He
may be expected TO ne developing
soon into a model for a large. fat
buuerban melanged somewhat freely
vith SCOT.
Whizzine into July the general
trend of questions search for an an
swer as TO why the Giants should
have reached this stage Of the game
ttil in the lead Turning into July
the Giants led by a comfortable mar
gin. not because they had played such
alfred good ball, but simply be-
cause no one else played as good as
they dd-which isn't saying much.
From June to July ], the Giants
won inst cne series They met every
team in the league during that period
and succeeded only in trouncing the
Cincinnati Reds to any advantage.
They broke even with the Philhes,
Cardinals. Cubs and Pirates and then
split hfty-ffty on six games with
Poston. Having acquired the habit
they split even with The Brooklyn
dodgers This was right at the time
Wubert Robinson signed three-year
contract to Manager Brooklyn and
was desperate. however so there IS
an alibi
Looking back from June I. there
is considerable difference in the speed
shown by the Giants and that un-
corked by the Cubs. In 81 games
from that date Hank O'Day's men
won 21. The belief is growing that
in the final shuttle II will be these an
cieut rivals who will be serving up
the grand scramble. One by one the
others have dropped off. The Giants
have not hit ANYTHING much faster
than a dog trot. but the Pirates and
the Reds have curled up along the
roadside. The Cardinals have hung
on and though st. Louis is the only
team in the league which has held
the Giants even i'm games played
Miller Huggins is not figured TO have
the punch in reserve tn put over a
finish drive.
In the American league the pair Of
Sox are coming fast. The White SoN
IHlIlN UMIMEU NU lnt HtlU 40 AnNa
zipped through late June and early
July. thereby participating in the
festivities which gave Chicago the
sight of three home teams making
drives which carried them up among
the leaders The Red SoX also begar
to gather speed Connie Mack tool
an early lead. but before the finish an
old-fashioned wide open American
he on u hf1Iu fThf
Mackian artillery opened up at one
stage and threatened 10 shoot ava!
ell ground on which a foOt-hold nigh
he obtained between the ground anC
humanity in general
They either ran out Of powder o.
Mack decided shooting might be bet
ter along in August or September
The result was cessation of tn
general slaughter and early Jul.
found the Athletics hopping jus
about three jumps in the lead of nv
yelping teams, all clamoring for
taste of Mackian gore.
Taking up the question of June
again and trailing it along, It ma
he discovered that out of 35 game
after thar date the Athletics won bu
&c and lost Is, which isn't such
swift gait as to make one dizzy
Washington and Detroit we're putin
up the chief objections to the claim
Of Mack to a cut in on the world
series at that period. but they di
Just a little bit worRe than the Ath
letics during this same period De
troit lost fifteen and won eightee
games. Washington won fifteen an
lost seventeen The st. Louis Brown
have kicked along In persistent fasl
ion, but it is that pair of Sox whic
Mack hopes to shoot off the line I
keep the circuit clear for world
series operations. The White So
won twenty games and lost but te
right after June 1, which is IN
fastest stuff shown in the circui
The Red Sox won twenty-one an
lost fifteen games along the sam
period. Gilt edge pitching has car
ried both the White and Red So
along. They have it on the Athlete
in the pitching department and heay
slugging is ahead for the Mackia
throng If they hold the lead at N