East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-28
RACE IS
DEVELOPING AMONG
AMERICAN LEAGUERS

NEW YORK. May 2S.-Seven BAH
clubs have got something cuto out for
themselves now. Bill Carrigan's Red
Sox appear to have hit their stride
and il the indications are correct the
American league is going to see some
nifty race from now on.
Smoky Joe" Wood has got his
speed again and iris Speaker is once
more walloping the ball as of yore,
These two factors make the Boston
outfit look like pennant contenders
after floundering along in sort of
a haphazard way.
Speaker, it might be mentioned in
passing, got away to the poorest start
this year that he ever experienced.
Until just recently this star-and he
is star despite his bad showing this
spring-has been hitting almost as
near nothing as he could. His name
in the batting averages was to be
found way down among the pitchers,
Even now, after walloping the ball for
like a 500 mark for a
couple of weeks or so, his average is
still hundred points below par. The
big Texan will have to go at top
speed for the rest Of the season to
hoist himself back up 10 where he
belongs.
The last time the Braves and the
Giants clashed, Stallings' men went
after Chef Meyers rough shod. They
evidently believed they could get the
Chiefs nanny by applying some
warm names to him. Lord" Byron
was umpiring strikes and balls He
was feeling quite peevish and the
cackling of the Braves in their verbal
assault on Meyers irritated him still
more. Suddenly he whirled around
and walked to the Braves bench.
"Mr. Stallings," he said. II want
You to make your men cut out them
personalities. Understand me. cut out
them personalities
All was quiet Byron majestically
stalked back to the plate and was
just donn'ng his mask when a voice
piped up from the Braves bench:
"All right, Mr.. Byron, all right.
But you cut out them grammer. Do
you understand cut out them gram
mer."
BLOOMINGTON. Ind, May 2S.-
The two leading university baseball
teams Of Indiana got together here
this afternoon when Indiana Univer-
sity met Purdue University.
LONDON, May 2S.-The race for
the Manchester cup will be run to-
day. The prize however, has been
lowered from $4,000 to $4,000. The
Manchester committed decided to re-
duee the value of the cup as an eco
nomy measure. Last month the
Chester racing committee reduced
the Chester cup from $4,000 to s5,-
600.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. May 2s.-
Freddie Welsh. worlds lightweight
champion, for the second time meets
Milburn (Young) Saylor. Indiana's s
premier lightweight here tonight in
a ten round no-decision bout. Great
interest is attached to the mill owing
to the unsatisfactory ending OF the
first clash between these two.
Saylor and Welsh met a year and
half ago in Winnipeg, Man. Welsh
at that time was only the English
champion. He had not yet beaten
Ritchie for the worlds title.
The champion, it was believed had
underrated saylor, for he entered the
ring at Winnipeg considerably over
weight and not trained
After a few seconds of fighting in
the ninth round saylor shot a stiff
hook to Welsh's stomach. The Eng
lishman threw up his hands and top
pied over.
Pandemonium reigned instantly.
Welsh set up claim of foul and be-
fore officials could interfere the ring
was filled with spectators. The re-
feree left the ring without making a
decision. The Winnipeg papers de-
clared saylor fouled Welsh and a
third said that there was considerable
dnfrbf a.