The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-16
McInnis Now
Up Near Top
OF Batters
George SiSler Leads Ameri-
can, "Stuffy" Second and
Speaker Third,

NEW YORK. May ia new rival and
one old plotter sprong into new sports
fame today as they wrested batting lead
errhip In tho American league from iris
speaker and started an argument all
their own over who would carry the ban
nrr.
II Is no new thing to see the name OF
Stuffy MClnnis hanging around among the
nrst batters of the country, but George
Slsler, In spite Of his batting prowees.
lad never seen his name printed at the
top OF The American league hitting COL
umh until today
iris went hitless with eight tlmss at
hat added 10 his total yesterday. Neither
Slsler nor McInnls played. 40 kept the
averages they had accumulated before
hand
The addition OF McInnls TO the select
circle Of swat demons is something OF a
thock Tor those who predicted that. when
/ IN. Athletics first sacker failed TO hit
/ MS stride last yehr. he was slipping; u
appears far more likely that Mclnnis
4 ret keenly his association with such an
ontht ~ Connie Mack was perpetrating
/ on the American league and just simply
couldn't keep up his old pnce.
Thrown this year with hitting club,
! Mclnuis has been breezirg along at
/ remarkable pace. Since the season opened
the worlds smallest first baseman has
hlt safely NJ least once In seventeen con-
Sccuiive games
NlNlFf IN Ith1lHR Inc lfheue WIN hU
average Of iO5 McInnls Is following him
with 1852 and Speaker follows with .aTs'
Graduate Treasurer Of Athletics Fred
w Moore Of Harvard university, Sbuched
upon the same subject although from .
different angle. recently when he wrote;
Owing to the suspension OF inter-
collegiate contests, IL Is the plan OF the
athletic association to promote and en-
courage intra- collegiate sports. so far ~
possible without interfering with military
preparation. Until tho plans Of the ATT
thorities take definite form. however. Il
Is impossible to organize regular compe-
ttions. These vii probably take tho
form Of interclass and scrub contests.
and there lH no reason why these teams
cannot arrange occasional informal
games or races with local outside or
ganizations
II has been the experience. OF England
and Canada. both at their universities
and with their armies In the fold. that
II not desirable 10 cut out athletic
sports. however serious the situation
Win long period Of preparation before
us. II is decidedly unnecessary and un-
Wise 20 do so here. Even In the present
} unsettled condition there IA no reas6n
why We should put an end TO those nor
nal activities which We may. with en-.
tire fitness, continue"
College athletics are found In large
numbers at all the various training camps
these days and as is natural the football
players lead all the rest At Plattsburg
alone there are close 10 200 men training
for positions as officers who have gained
fame either local or national as Gridiron
warriors OF exceptional ability Among
the more prominent who have worn mole
: skins within comparatively recent years
are the following
; Harvard Robert T. p Storer, Harry
c Gardner. N. r. ITacks) Hardwick. Char
y ley Coolidge. Dick Harte, Tom ThAcher.
Blll Robinson. Joe Harris. Mark Horne
Crawford Bladgden. Colgate--Joe Brooke
Yale Henry II. ke,cham, joe Neville
Douglas NJ. Bomeisler. LEVY +. Bone
islsr jr. Brown--M. NJ. DeVftalis, MARI
I Fernum. Ray Ward. williams-Cy Too
ian. Dartmouth. W Saisdine jr.
Red London. Princeton--J. o. Part
ar settle Amherst-R. Shumway. Columbt
,o p, II. Won Saitra. Wesleyan-W.
Dseuen.