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The Washington times., 1914-06-29
FOREIGNERS FLOCK TO
ROW IN HENLEY RACES

The entries for the Diamond Chal-
lenge Sculls include not only James B.
Ayre. William Tudor, GARDINER. and
Paul Wilmington. all of the Union Boat
Club. Of Boston. but also Robert Dibble,
Of the Don Rowing Club. Toronto, and
Giuseppe sinigaslia. Of the Lairo Club.
of Como Italy.
The English entries for the Grand
Leander. London. and Thames rowing
clubs; Cambridge University may pos
sibly organize a combined frst and third
Trinity eight, while Jesus College win
likely, from the form shown in the Nay
races. that there will be an entry In
the Grand from Oxford University.
The position of the Leander crew viii
probably be affected by the Cambridge
elect to take part in the contests for
the Grand II Is not likely that the
Leander crew will be up to the standard
of last year. The Thames Rowing Club
has lost some OF Its old members ana
according to present appearances VIII
not be as strong as last year.
At this time the London Rowing
Club shows up as the best Of the Eng
lish eights, for not only has II held
together the members Of last years
crew, but 1t secured some valuable re-
cruits this spring.
The English entries for the Diamond
Sculls will probably include 3. d. p.
Pinks. Of the London Rowing Clue, last
years runner-up, and A McCulloch, OF
Leander. the winner in 1908.
The entries for Henley are open tc
boat clubs in the United Kingdom until
ten days before the beginning Of the
regatta. This leaves plenty Of time for
changes from early forecasts, but al
the present time English critics are not
particularly hopeful over their coun.
try's chances in the events In the Royal
Regatta. In which there are foreign en-
tries.
The Washington times., 1914-06-29
Kansas City Players
Save Anderson's Life

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, juno 3-But
for heroic endeavors on the part of
members Of the Kansas City Federal
League team, Umpire Anderson might
have been killed at the hands OF
angry fans yesterday at the conclusion
of the second game of the double
heaoer here. The fans considered An
derson hostile to the home teaIS and
promised him a beating. The moment
the last man was out the fans poured
upon the field, shouting, XIII him.
The umpire started for the clubhouse.
but before he could reach 1t he was
surrounded by fans, most OF whom
were swinging on the arbitrator.
Sizing up the situation at a glance.
the Kansas City player forced their
way through the mob and surrounded
Anderson, swinging their bats to keep
the fans away from the frightened Of
ficial. In this manner Anderson was
escorted to the clubhouse where he re-
mained in hiding until the fans had
left the park.
The Washington times., 1914-06-29
QUESTION OF NUMBERS

Kid Howard who brings back time he
returned from taking Jess Willard to Atlanta.
there the kid th took Jess and
introduced around his friends Finally he
introduced fine Southern
evidently interested than the
Willard who going box tonight sail the
Ah honed sah said the gentleman he looked
his pounds and feet inches the SO
you going to fight tonight sah?'
ayes, SIR said Jess
"How all agoing to fight sah? asked the South
The Washington times., 1914-06-29
What a Chance.

What a Chance.
Along other lines. suppose you had
only taken this trail and had bet:
First, that Travcrs would lose his first
match: second. that Ouimet would not
finish among the first fifty in tie Brit
ish open; third. that England would
win the polo match; fourth, that Yale
would beat Harvard; fifth, that Will
liams would knock out Coulin; sixth.
that the Browns would reach second
place by June 2; seventh that Colum-
bia and Pennsylvania would beat Cor
nell.
There are other striking examples.
but these are enough.
Matty.
Matty has come to July with the
best percentage be has known at this
date for a long, long time. In fact. he
has rarely known a better early record
in all his fourteen years of campaign
ing. ''Matty," says the Great Zlm,
is only as good as he has to be to
win. II his club gives him a few runs
he is the easiest pitcher in the league
to hit-until the gap is almost closed.
II II is a tight game he is one Of the
hardest. He seems to use just enough
stun 10 get by with. II he's well out
in front, he doesn't care how many hits
or runs you get-so long as it isn't
enough"
Which is one reason why Matty is
still a Miracle Man at the age of
thirty-four after fourteen gears Of big
league warfare. BY loafing along,
when the time Is ripe for such. he has
the needed reserve TO yank himself
through the hectic places.
At his present rate of travel the Big
Gun will finish the year with one OF the
two greatest seasons he has ever
known; and in his day he has known
one or two that were fairly we'll ar
ranged.
"All Marty O'Toole lacked to be a
winning pitcher" says an exchange,
was control"
And all that we ever lacked of hav-
ing a million dollars was S9e9. 1886.
As suggested hereinbefore. 1t isn't
what you've got but what you can do
with II that furnishes the answer.
The Washington times., 1914-06-29

der Pack burne has failed to hit, and
was punched with several weak 0at-
ters The former Milwaukee fielding
sensation has proved that he Is a good
sacrificer and has been placed where
his bunting ability may be used with
effect.
President Comiskey. of the White Sox.
has not given up hope OF his men en-
tering the pennant race, but the old
Roman is cognizant OF the teams weak
nesses. One or two of the regulars must
brace soon or President Comiskey will
undoubtedly show his hand and order
a change In the lineup that will bring
the South Side.
Ie's difficult to pick the winner in the
American League this season. and it's
hard to select the cellar champions.
This makes the race more interesting
than usual.
The Washington times., 1914-06-29
Two American Crews, Besides
Individuals, Add Interest in
Regatta on This Side.

LONDON. July 9.-The Henley royal
regatta this year has assumed more OF
an international aspect than the great
annual rowing event of the Thames
season has taken on for several years.
The last occasion on which 1t aroused
as much advance interest as II has this
year was IN 1906. when the Vesper Boat
Club sent over q crew which barely
missed taking the grand challenge cup
from the Leander crew.
This was one Of the finest races seen
on the Henley course In recent years.
as the Vesper crew pushed Leander 10
the extremity. rowing forty strokes a
minute from the beginning Of the race
over the whole course in order to nose
In.
This year the coming of two more
American crews to fight for the grand
challenge cup has again added zest,
but in addition to the crew from Har-
ward University and the one from the
Union Boat Club. Of Boston, there are
two other foreign entries for the great
trophy. These are In the Manner Ruder
Verein, Of Mayence. Germany. and the
Winnipeg Rowing Club, OF Canada
Tho foreign flavor Is further added
to- by the entries for the Thames Chal-
lenge Cup and the Stewards Challenge
Cup. For the Thames Cup, besides the
English entries, the Royal Club Natique.
Of Ghent, will be competitor. The
Grasshopper Club, of Zurich. and the
Manner Ruder Verein, Mayence, Ger
many. will be competitors for the Stew
ards Cup.
The Washington times., 1914-06-29
BINGLES AND BUNTS
By GRANTLAND RICE.

July.
Hope springs eternal in the baseball breast
Until July,
When in six towns, hurled backward from The crest,
Passes by;
And stilled at last beyond the pcnnant gate,
The ringing cheer
Fades to a curse-and then the cry: "Just wait
Until next wear"
The Washington times., 1914-06-29
.R|CKEY MAKES GOOD
BECAUSE OF BRAINS
Handles His Brownies So as to
Bring Out All Their Diamond
Possibilities.
By FRANK W. RosfocK.

CLEVELAND. June zs-You have to
hand II to Branch Hickey. manager Of
the st Louis Browns, and Miller Hug
gins. leader Of the st. Louis Cardinals
They rave handled their bail clubs in
such intelligent fashion this season that
both tcar,s are within striking distance
Of nrst place In their respective leagues.
Neither team was touted to play fast
ball this season. Fans did not count on
the mental ability Of Higgins and Flick
ey when they made their predictions Tor
the se1son.
Brains are winning ball games Tor
both Of these clubs. Managers Hickey
and HrSgins are baseball strategists.
They krow how to handle their PLAYERS
when they're on the field AMI also when
OF the fcld-
They are not content to call 1t days
work when the game has been won or
lost. They study every Important play
in every game. and at the first opoor-
tunity bring these plays before their
players for discussion.
Several managers were inclined to be
amused when they learned that Branch
Rickey called his men together at II
o'clock every morning for the purpose
Of outiining the afternoons campaigu
and discussing the game in general. Is
was predicted the Browns would blow
becaus. hickey was trying to win his
games with talk
But Hickey has fooled them all. His
team is the most feared club In the
American League 1t Is the only club
which makes the shivers chase one
another up and down Connie Macks
spine when he thinks Of sending his
men against It
Hickey has made his players think for
themselves He has handled his pitch
err with rare skill and acumen. He has
developed Clarence Walker into a great
hitter. He has made the Browns an
evenly balanced ball club. He has taken
an outfit Of mediocre ability last sea-
son. infused the men with the winning
spirit and kept them on edge. In short,
he has accomplished what no man ex-
pected-made the st Louis Browns o
pennant contender.
Baseball meetings would help the
Maps. But the Cleveland team Is COM
posed OF men most Of whom think they
know more about the game than any.
one else.
AND THAT IS ONE REASON WHY
THE MAPS ARE IN LAST PLACE.
The Washington times., 1914-06-29
Among the Minors.
American Association

Kansas City. II: Minneapolis. (irst
game).
Minneapolis. 10: Kansas City. 8 (sec-
ond game)
Milwaukee, 8; st. Paul, 2 (flrst game.)
Milwaukee. 4; St Paul. l (second
game).
Louisville. 3; Indianapolis. 2; (irst
game).
Louisville, 4: Indianapolis. 4; seven
innings (second game)
Cleveland, 5; Columbus, 2.
The Washington times., 1914-06-29
Thew All Tried.

Take a look at Saturdays battling in
the American League and note the mum.
Der Of pitchers used in the five games
Only twenty-three. The list was as fol.
lows. McHale, Cole, Warhop. Wood. Ben
der johnson, Leverenz. Taylor. Mitchell
(St. Louis), Hoch. Baumgardner. Mitch.
eli (Cleveland), James. Brown, Steen
Morton. Benz. Russell. Jasper, Faber
Boehler, Main and Coveleskie
The Washington times., 1914-06-29
The Upset Year and Flag Races.

With so many upsets developing this
season. there still seems to be little
hance that balldom's realm will fall in
ne John J. and Connie SO far have
-efused to be diSlodged
There is no great chance that Nc
raw will be cverhauled. He may not
ave the greatest ball club on earth.
ut the opposition is too struggling,
row that Pittsburgh refuses TO take
GO!d. Pittsburgh was the one club with
chance. and the Pirates have been
shy at taking hold In the American
i.eague there are sevC-al clubs with
e nough power to make trouble II any
me OF them could only yield to a lucid
nterval for a stretch. The stun is
here with Senators and Red Sox--pro-
vided either can hit top speed. And
here IS even d chance that White Sox
md Tigers and Browns might cross
he elastic dope. Beyond the Macknen
10 other rival has yet shown the, re-
quired consistency, although others
nave shown flashes OF speed and power
that might land.
II the Red Sox are to make their
2 1Iurge the next fortnight will outline
o he story. They have ten games with
Nackmen and Senators. and then go
ONE for a long stand. If they 1-s 70
cure in the race, they might as well
make the most OF this next Week-or
q ROD by the wayside.
The Washington times., 1914-06-29
YESTERDAYS scoREa
Setting Furious Pace.

Blanding. Hagerman and James. three
Cleveland pitchers. are setting a furious
pace for tail-end batting honors in the
American League. Each has the per-
feet tail-end percentage OF .001.
The Washington times., 1914-06-29
South Atlantic League.

Mobile, 4: New Orleans. l (first game).
New Orleans. s; Momile, (second
game).
Memphis, 8; Nashville, 7.
Other clubs not scheduled.
The Washington times., 1914-06-29
international League.

Toronto, 3; Providence. 0.
Newark. 3: Rochester, 2 90 innings)
Jersey City. 3; Montreal. ..
The Washington times., 1914-06-29
Amateur Schedule
And Results
TODAY's GAMES.

AN1N4 . S1<sAkSS
Observation-Disclosures W. AMI
NAL Industry.
TerminaIUnion Station W. Shops.
Central-Columbia VS.. Sherwood.
East Wash. s. S.-Ninth ". United
Brethren.
Marquette-st. Stephens W st. Mar
tins.
Potomac-Fairiawn Va. Eastern
Observation-Disclosures vs. Hfghlanderh
YESTERDAYS SCoRA
Clarendon. .; Aloysius, 4
Yankee A. c., 8: Midgets. O.
The Washington times., 1914-06-29

There are always exceptions TO az
rules. In following the above we COZ
adytse any one to include the Athleccs
IA the iist. There are too many OF them
q be enmeshed In any upset
The Washington times., 1914-06-29
o, You Robbiel

o, You RobbieI
OF the three managerial debutantes
this season-Herzog. Hickey and Rob-
nson-your Uncle Wilbur, after all, ap-
ears to have employed the keenest
lGdgment
Wilbur displayed the innate value of
sEperience. While Herzog and Ricke :
ere leading their people far up the
ilIsidC, where the ultimate drop would
ne hardest, Wilbur lost no time in ar
ranging his Dodgers comfortably and
setting II over with. After the first
tew weeks there was no chance for the
Dodgers to drop. They might lose a
OF Of ball gaines, but one can't go very
much farther south than the South Pole,
ven II one keeps On walking for years.
sooner or later the Reds and Browns
nay be in for a horrible thud. Not so
he Dodgers Robbie had no idea of
aisiHg any lofty hopes. He knew about
"hat the finish would be, and he saw
% reason why he might not Just as
well establish his clubs status ar the
1rst opening.
Columbia has abandoned football for
ONE years, but, according to Pennsyl-
ania and Cornell. they still do a bit
rowing somewhere around Morning
de Heights.
You can understand Just what sort
II dizzy year IL is when Pop Courtney
tlso gets IL under the left ear and can
10 no better than finish third.
The Washington times., 1914-06-29
The Bet Incarnate.

We are in receipt of a box Of cigars
from a certain cagy bettor. 1T fol
lowed your advice" he writes. That
is. doped the thing out in severait
Fporting events, picked the only logical
Winner, and then bet the other way
I've made a killing at every start
It's the only perfectly sure me'hoo
Of collecting.
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and there will be some astonished
bike riders around the Garden when
they see how we did II. There is just
one thing about the finish that | am
hoping for, and that is that more than
three teams will be on even terms.
The more there are in those final
sprints the better we will like it. /
can't disclose my system now, bee
cause it might be used to beat us.
Field Is Too Large.
There is just one objectionable fea-
ture to the race this year, and that is
starting eighteen teams. That is too
big a field and 1t makes it dangerous
physically and from racing stand
point. If there should be real big
jam with eighteen teams in It some OF
the star teams might get sewed in
and be Tapped before they could get
out. But there will not be eighteen
teams in the race very long. There
are three teams that will be out be-
fore daybreak on Monday, or III miss
my guess. Its tough field this year
and as good as ever started in the
grind. II Moran had any nerve he
and Mcnamara would take a lot OF
beating. Mcnamara is bear" and
Moran, according TO reports, was as
good in the Boston race this year as
ever he was, but he was too scared
70 mix 1t like ne used to. II he was
as good as he was seven on eight
years ago. / would pick him and Nc
NamRra to win the race.
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If we are in the big fight at the end
of the New York race.
Jimmy Expects TO beat Boston showing.
I rode better in Boston than | have
for many years, and l should be even
better in the New York race. If I
find that 1 am as good as l used to
be we will not have to wait until the
last hour to win the race. Mcnamara
rides just as l used to ride when
was at my best. and, with the two OF
US riding at the same style, | think
that we will be able to batter down
the field during the week and win
by a lap or two. In the last race IN
Brussels Mcnamara and l TANNED
until had the entire field on the
until we had the entire field on the
left the track and quit the race. And
there was a very good field of riders
in that race, too. The field was not
as good as the one in New York this
year, but / think that we will be able
to run them into the ground, at tnat.
When started in the Boston race l
was not in the best of condition. and
/ did not take advantage of several
opportunities that had, but you can
bet that / will not overlook anything
in New York. There are only four
teams that we will have to beat, UNI
less some Of the amateurs prove to
be stronger than j think. 1t is hard
10 tell how these young riders VIII
show up.
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system, and it would be possible for
them to win tho race on points with
out being first in a single sprint.
Fosier and Hill Sure to Figure.
The team Of Lawrence and Magin
will not have the chance in the Berlin
system that they would have in the
old-style finish. Percy is at his best
In a six-day finish and has beaten
many of the stars In the past, but
do not think that he could repeat, and
Magin would not be OF much assist
ance against the lesser stars on the
star teams. Fogler and Hill are sure
to figure, and Joe has had such won-'
derful luck, in addition to being a
great rider in the grinds, that was
almost inclined to pick them on q
bunch to win. But, after sound rea+
soning. cannot give them more than
a passing chance.
verri.Eke Combination Well Balanced.
The team that caused me more
study than any other In picking the
probable winners is the Italian-Swiss
combination OF Francesca Verrl and
Oscar Egg. This pair surely has a
chance, and they are we'll balanced.
Verri is a fine sprinter, and, though
few realize 1t, Egg can sprint quite
a bit also. Eggs sprint is not so
very fast, but 1t is long, and he can
repeat, which makes him a dangerous
fellow. have not seen Verri sprint
since he has been here, but if he is
as good as he was last year he will
be about as tough a customer as
Goullet, for Verri has got o. great
head on his shoulders, the same as
"Goullie," and headworK counts for
an awful lot on the small tracks.
Best Team VIII Win.
I am not particularly interested in
the result of the contest and would
be Just as pleased to see Willie Han
ley or some of the other amateurs
win it as one of the PRO" stars, but
am interested in the Berlin system
of finishing, for with that system In
use there will be no aftermath on
charges of teaming or anything Of
that sort
1t will be a clean race, and that is
what I want to see. Some of the
six-day races of the past have not
been q boost for the sport that Is
my profession, but this one will be,
/ hope, and IL see anything that
looks like teaming during the week
l will expose it. l will be there pretty
write about the race for the Eve
ming Star, and will tell. the fans all
about the tearning on this page.
Hardest Race Ever.
/ figure the race will be a hard one
this year--harder than ever before
because the promoters are going to
give primes throughout the week.
The teams that are behind will go
after the primes, and this will make
it tough for the boys who are leading,
for they will have to go every time
the others go. saw the Paris race
last year and there seemed to be d
prime up every minute. The strong
road riders who did not have chance
to win went after those primes, and
how they did annoy the big fellows!
And when there was an unusually
big prime up all Of the stars were
after 1t, which made the going all
the harder. No matter how tired they
were they could not resist the tempta-
ton to get this extra money.
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trouble the rest of them all know it.
and when one of the favorites is a
victim of stomach trouble or stiff
knees or any of those ailments COM
mon to six-day riders, the word is
passed around in a jiffy, and there
follows concerted effort to get the
sick one.
Alf Likes Berlin system.
The Berlin finish is a great idea,
but we are in hopes that we will not
have to battle out the finish in that
manner. Grenda and myself believe
that we will be the winners by lap.
and then all of the talk and squabble
about the Berlin system will go for
naught, unless there are several good
teams in a tie for second money. But
in the event of there being two or
more teams tied at the finishing hour
we are confident of success. The rec
ord of the past outdoor season shows
that both Grenda and myself beat the
riders who are in this day race
more times than they beat us, and
each of us should be able to win the
majority of our sprints, at the finish,
which will give-us first money.
FogIer-Hin Team Feared.
The team we fear the most is the
Fogler-Hill team, and they are sec
ond in the betting, which shows that
we are not alone in our opinion. The
next best team, according to my
views, is the Mcnamara Moran COM
bination. Then following in order
are the Verri-Egg and lawson Dro-
bach teams. If there is tie at the
end of the 141 hours | fancy 1t will
be these four teams and Grenda and
l will be even.
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l would feel and what I would do
should l see myself lined up against
such great professionals as Goullet,
Verri, Mcnamara, Lawson, Fogler.
Clark and Grenda in that last hour
of sprinting. To meet these same
riders in my first professional race.
say a mile handicap, with me having
an advantage of 100 yards. would
cause me more or less anxiety. and
that would be nothing compared to
the finish OF such an important event
as the New York six-day race. When
/ think of this situation / tremble.
really hope that Cameron will be rid
ing like a champion at the end, SO
that ] will escape the ordeal, for ]
will be riding not alone for myself,
but for my partner as well, and I
would hate to make any mistakes.
But If it happens that it is up to me
to finish I will not sidestep the issue.
but will go in with brave heart at
least.
Has No Fear of Grind.
/ do not fear the grind. I have
trained with the professionals for two
seasons, and l am as strong at plug
cling as any of the second-string men.
and can sprint faster than some OF
them. As the second-raters are usual
lv able to hold their own with the
starts in the plugging end OF the six
day race, / feel sure that I will be
able to hold my end up. However, it
is a tough proposition for an amateur
any way one looks at it. and If I
found myself out of the race within
twenty four hours l would not be
greatly surprised. although greatly