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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
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RUBY RED NOSE
RUINS GOOD FIGHT
Referee Eckhart Uses
Judgment in Ending
Leonardo -BrazzO Battle
7 YLOR GETS 4 CUP
BY BILL BELL

y bloody nose ruined perfectly good
battle at the National A. \. Satur-
day night when Jack Brazzo. after
giving Benny Leonard a tough tussle for
almost four rounds. was chased to his
corner and the bout stopped. Brazzo was
not hurt, but Referee Johuny Eckhart
did the proper thing when lie called a
halt Jacks nose was running like a
gushing fountain, there was blood every
whore and the ring looked like slaugh-
ter house. rh, battle jus. had to he
stopped and that's all there was 10 it.
However, Leonard was kept busy
while the quarrel lasted. lie did not
have cinch--in fact, was given the
best fight he ever had in Philadelphia
ring. BraZZo did not fear the champion.
He went right in and slugged FROM the
start and Benny didn't know what TO
make Of it. But Jacks nose began TO
bleed and he was sorry looking spec
tacle at the end 1t was best for the
boxing game that it was stopped and the
spectators We're satisfied
In the semiwind-up Paul Doyle, Of
New York. defeated Joe Welsh in six
rounds Welsh appeared too gentle
manly and polite to inhict any damage,
and allowed his opponent to pile up a
lead which could not be overcome. Joe
is IL good boxer but lacks aggressive
ness. lie would be a world beater II he
had some Of the lighting spirit and per
possessed by his famous manager
Bobby Guunis.
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DONOVAN MAKES GOOD
/. ASCOACH AT DETROIT
wild Bill" Has Developed
Great Pitching Staff for
Spring Drive

me name Of Bill Donovan. glorified
No more by connection with Il major
age team as manager, nevertheless
ppmlses to create considerable disturb
iao this year in American League cir
AS
As New York, Philadelphia, Boston
md Washington prepared today to open
lae season, Bill was leaning back and
inioyng himself, for the Detroit pitching
van for the first time in many and
many day is about ready to cut loose
md show the American League il can
b things.
Training season results are poor
saHges as rule by which to judge COM
w performances, but II is startling
Aet that the Cincinnati Reds, one of the
lardest hitting teams in either league,
ls been able to do very little with the
gr heavers. And usually the Tiger
pchers have been rather ineffective.
ne Detroit Tigers, therefore, must be
~uns.d in the American League race
fpoably the dark horse and next best
ne White SoX. And Bill Donovan is
9eehng the Tiger pitching corps.
ING Yankees, who go into action today
washington, appear ready to chal-
!sage the league for a first division berth
Wy pitching Weaknesses have cropped
V and there is no reason to believe
n.' Derrill Pratt will strengthen the
nhsd enough TO make the Yankees any
ptaI shucks as contenders.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
SPORTING WRITER'S
NAME CANDIDATES

The annual nomination meeting OF the
Sporting Writer'S Association Of Phiia'
delphia was held yesterday afternoon n'
o'clock at the Hotel Walton Vice t''S-
ident Ross 4. Kaufman presiding.
The following were nominated for thne
various offices President, Ross =, kautt
man. James W. Gantz vice president ~
LeRov Reeves Charles \, McCrea, Peter
p carney. william T.. Brandt; treas
urer, Louis y. Goldsmith secretary
James RI. Sterrett board Of governors
dive TO be elected, Alexander II: Brooke
II. {. Pike, Levi WilcoN, Al Sa4hdsrs
Lawrence McCrossin. Joseph NJ. Me
Cready. William r, ,Scheffer. Frank al; A.,
bright, Ray Ieigler. Joseph Costello, PaHI
W. Gibbons, j. q. Carolan, j. q. Carl, w
L. Baker. i. g. Isaminger.
The annual meeting for the election OF
officers will take place at the Hotel Wal
ton on Sunday afternoon, May II, the
ballot box TO be open from TO o'clock
Vice President Kaufman appointed
Harry =. HOFFMAN as judge and Mark
", Wilson and Il. G. Crowhurst as tellers
to conduct the election at the annual
meeting
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
DISSTON WILL PLAY
INDEPENDENT BALI
Jack Fcnton to Coach Industrial
League Champions-Open Sea-
son With Camp Meade

The Disston \. A., champions Of the
Northern Division Of the Industrial
League, 1916 and 1917, have organized
and will play independent ball this sea-
son under the management OF Harry
G. Fredericks They have secured the
services Of William Fcnton. better known
as lack Fenton, 10 do the coaching
lack viii be remembered as being closely
identified with the best semlpro teams
in Pennsylvania, for years with various
North Penn League teams,
Disston will open It's season May 4
with the team from the Ordnance De
partmeut, Camp Meade. considered "a
be about the best from there. The ORC.
nance team Is under the management
OF Harvey Taylor, former captain ana
first haseman of the lisston cluo. Al
irst-class teams desiring games, please
state guarantee expected, addressing az
cmmunlcations to Harvey i, Gaumer
olS Sheldon street, Olney, Telephone
Tacony 200, between $3.50 a. m. and
4:30 p. IN.
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DAILY BASEBALL YARN
FROM TRAINING SPOTS
Cot the Wrong Key

qome scheduled at Memphis the
,,.,,or dav between the Giants and In
dions was not played because steve
o,Neill the Cleveland catcher gave val
SudIn the Charley Faust OF Memphis
tba kew TO third base instead OF the
kev 10 the pitchers box, Slldlh dIllteu
;rto the Hotel Chrisca looking for Leo
Eohl the cleveland manager lie an
nounced that he was ouuelder ana nrS' 9'
has.man and desired to wer-S out Win
the Cleveland club"
Some one pointed to Harry cooper
the yaudevillian, who was standing III
the lobby, and told Sildin he was tohh
yhereupon the Charley Faust OF Mem
mis- edged up TO Cooper's side; MT
EobI" he said, "I'd like TO get uni
form to practice with your team TINS
afternoon
Gamer never cracked smile. "All
right son" he said. GO over 10 steve
o'Neill and get the key TO the pitchers
box, then come back TO me-
siIdin approached o'Neill and asked
for the key. O'Neill took bunch OF
them from his pocket and handed him
the kew to a grip that he lost hve
wears ago. The Faust Of Memphis re-
turned 10 Cooper
"Here is the key, Mr.. Fohl.' he said
How about the uniform?' Cooper took
the key and attached II 10 long strar
ana handed It back TO Sildin. THE uni
forms are out at the ball park" he said
''You take this key and go out there
now and wait for us. Have the pitcher.
box opened up when We arrive. and ~
fix you up with the uniform" Sildir
went out 20 the park He was there
when the Giants and indians arrived
searching eyerywhere for the pitchers
box that he was 70 OPEN Cooper, who
is appearing In vaudeville IN Memphis
was not at the park, 50 Sildln could mol
Ana lie kew before Umpire Bin Brennan
called the gains or because Of the arctls
t....t.at.n flll,n
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Notes of the BOUlers


Jim Guest. the ceaseless wonder al top
piinR the naples, once asa romped OFF with
The high honors last week when, rolling on
the ReXall team in the keystone League,
Section a. he topped the pins for the high
score of RSI for three games. Geary.
a pin-toppler for the Terminal Vets In the
same league, was a close second with 80s
those In the honor roll Flood. a railroader
OF the Philadelphia League, finished third
with H43 and GroSsman, of the White Ele'
phRnts Quaker city League, fourth with
GAO Guest also carried carried high scoring
for two games. getting 4S3 Flood was sec,
Ond with 4TO. This consistent bowler out
rolled Jim for the hgh single game, gotnG
him siN pins better By scoring @3T against
oSi Floods high scoring also carried over
the Pennsvlvania Railroad squad with the
banner score for five-man teams-2SOa pius.
Nsnato WIS serBnd with 2a5O pins and White
Elephants third with 20l3 pins.
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Sports Served Short

Nh ,ss.e n; During, Of the Brooklyn base
I,g,si.. aust announced as IA armed TO
&||-l.ee " the New International League,
|ti ~. rortland, Me, in the Naval Re.
I.R ,t'se, having obtained permission
q Kssis,p w praIt board OF hts home district
af ytss During was with Portland
+, s,l.a, parade and hand concert, Sing
II islsle. Matual Welfare League had
" vhg and opened their baseball sea-
Nl Insn, victory over the Metropolitan
|1I IN aee Company nine from New
w py score OF sd.
IA ~ yeaIs Of success, the managers
AN. csabns OF the TFi-County Baseball N
~ khoefepss that the war has given
ri calleS 70 the circuit. ameeting
|1Iah. 81 ~ this week. but only James
'','A Of The nn,I,seelsnd Club. and James
Nll support the sport.
|I' N IelleEe has elected James d.
N ioothsi n, 10 lead the Maroon and
N ~ An tsaIn IN the coming season.
tthnof sthfs has coached the Easton
|I fifs's taln, In that time he has
PEN ~" games and lost but three
.|H az eher. for the last three wars
Nhn ~ W. AZ MeAlester College. 81.
N|sI ~ ietigned to accept the an
IG.Ier nee.4.Ant athletic director al
'@eue Sretk. Mich.
l|'I N,,Ilaen. former National
nAs been onna4ed 10 acl
NI....I ~ me navy traininr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
'25 BOXING MATCHES
TO DECIDE CAMP TITLE

Nv may take only one bout TO decide
W ooxlng championship of the world.
~ ts going TO take approximately 225
~ lhd me champion of the Eightieth
'eason at Camp Lee. Virginia.
larough the War Department Com
a@on On Training Camp Activities and
sg.aih .. i. Murphy. division athletic
~ an elaborate tournament to de-
~ the championship has been ar
alged There will be contests I'm eight
faN-lOS pounds TO heavyweight
saen regiment, battalion and sepa-
..f vhlt, including the Depot Brigade
~ pe represented In the competition.
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Action at Olympia Tonight

There will be plenty of action AT the
Olympia tonight, when Joe jeanette
meets Jack Thompson in the wind-up
jeanette is one of the most famous
battlers in the ring today, having met
all of the good heavyweghts and always
giving a good account of himself, He
will box a rugged youngster in Thomp-
son. who has battlcd his way from the
prclminarles to the wind-up in three
months The bout Is well worth seeing.
In the semiwind-up Kid Norfolk meets
George Christian. The other bouts on
the card look good.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15

one Of the most interesting Of the
~ tennis fixtures announced for the
wear is the girls national championship,
which viii lie held for the first time.
II viii be @ feature of the week of
Juno II, when the womcus national
championships will be played at the
Philadelphia Cricket club.
The intercollegiate championship as
usual will hr held at the Ncrion cricket
club and this event is scheduled for
DO week Of september q.
National on August rs
The national "iuglcs championship will
no played al the West side Tennis club.
"orost Hills, !. !, beginning August
Is. and the national doubles at the
.ongwood Cricket club, Boston, Au-
.ust -
Tn" schedule Of about $50 tennis fix
urc- for the coming season. which was
sued saturday by the United states
atoual Lawn Tennis Association. white
moving q cut of something like one
1ird from the schedule that was ar
tucnd for 1917, indicates rul, season
s.. tennis throughout the country,
y close study o' the schedule re-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
Comiskey Gives TO Red Cross

Ten per cent Of the receipts Of all gsmes
PPSSsd, ,bs @ season fse viii Sc donated 70 the no
cross, charles A. GomGShey; SEihfeE S' cos e%s
tribatans IHiS 10 e cross last TO-, seai2@ iRs
nmouhf1 1p" \avaI Training station asd
Gii,sr- GTSS,. IRON ron Fort sheridan have been n
Tited 10 attend the opening game Ho,Iarld3S oI g
season here tomorrow, WheH Nhe ""''N .
champions play ST. Louis
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ALExANDER TO PITCH
FIRST GAME FOR CUBS

I, sy.e. Louis. Mo-, April 15.-Still worry
~ Az the status of Grover Alexander
w graft, the Chicago Cubs were
~. oaay prepared for the opening
~ ,1ellorrow. Alexander went to Chi
W conference with President
IN Ilan, out probably will be here to
11f. tne nrst game. If Alex isn't
{. ~, Aprll 70 he is expected to be in
h,se hnn,. hHerkle, first baseman, was a last
u hoidout for higher wages.
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Scraps About Scrappers

Joe @cn o,sy sG TsT y yor SGn{am f have Tri Ss.a
Viii boN eight rounds on the night OF May =
Eddie NcGoort$, The &shh9fh Sf 3ia r,soS middle cS
Chicago, In n tcn-rouud bout at Racine,
Wis, April %.
Chick Brown, tho New Haven LIGHTWEIGHT
and Eddie Wallace. of Brookyn WIZ meet on n
Brown also boxes Charley CKid) Thomas. OF
This City, at the National a A" April -.
J%Sk T1sia %Twiq" sSG SGG EG sndd Leo and 9oS b
Loadman and Elmer Doane are on the card
al the Queensberry. 4. c. BuhaIo' tor
Wednesday evening.
The proposed match between Benny
yeger tSe FTsnSYG shA@RRShh RReh Was Sas 10 taEo
place at Providence, Wednesday evening"
has been Cancelled, -
Benny vaEsr will met s ,1.iE pGE L0adm911S 05 IT1 81
PATSY Cline Win box Vincent Porlioni IN an
aii.siaT show at Cleveland tomorrow n{sht'
The oreIIn,inaries for the A. ], DreNel
Blddis boxing tournament will i, staged az
lack srSn' % be ps'RGddS,HS Rsd ,HSPr ' 81 james J.
| Corbett has donated three wrist wAtChgis,
Pubic Ledger has donated Two geld watches we ts,s
| 10 be presented 70 the winners OF the t'a'h'''
weight and bantamweiRht classes
! Willie Jackson, the New York lightweight:
ryshabIy will show IN this city IN a snort
/ While against good mau
/ R,nny Kaufman. local bantam has
| stsTtsd training for his bout with Cha riEiS
| TToughey) Murray. Of Pittsburgh, They WI
| n,,Sst m tho main preliminary at tho Ma
| ti0nal 4. A.. next Saturday.
patsy Broderick, who recently was stop;
| .hShS Eddie Wagond. has been matched
! peu,nest the wiid-swinging italian In re-
| tgrn bout at the National A. A. IN Two
weeks.
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Athletic Goods Army Necessity

Baseballs. footballs and other athletic
naraphernalia have been made a part or
tho regular military equipment OF Ameri-
- soldiers sent overseas. The athletic di-
vision Of the War Department commission
~ training camp activities is endeavorine
TO- furnish each company going to France
was announced today.
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Interclass Meet at Northeast

Northeast High school Will hold its
annual intercIass track arI reld meet
this afternoon on the school athletic field,
Tweuty-ninth and Cambria streets. This
meet always has brought some star to
the front, and Coaches Gerney and sig
man hope to discover some hrst-c!ass
men for the scheduled meets
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Ping BOdie to Retire;
WM Quit Game in 1925

ping Bodie says he Is EOlnE 20 qult
hasshsIi for good la the fall Of lOS9;
II will have had enough BY that time,
said PING, and III es resSs thsn ths islISs
soast and settle down. iEure thag this
sSssen and the two follOwina VIII see
- bittinE the Old pill at = better than
"a ciln % Ping's Optimism IA wonder
i.,iS He Il quite certain that me
n.kees viii ke loadlng The ieague bv
The nrsi ~ Ausns''
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c01JNIE MACK, WITH BEST TEAM
SINCE 1914, READY TO OPEN THE
SEASON WITH BOSTON TODAY
,.bletics-Red SoX and Red Sox-Athletics Will
Meet in First Conflict of Year at Fenway
Park Ball Grounds
By a star Correspondent
Boston, Mass. April 10.


-,,ut day ago you would
'O'' plugged nickel for the
~ the Athletics opening the
....,.. l.., D,s league season here this after
A'''D Tins, the red SoN. as per the
io'n ,oaule Then a wicked "
sffl' az sppearng blanket Of snow COW
,,oray park, and there was no
4 Ged - ,iolets in tho wind. But
IiFs'slv, ,rSay afternoon the sun came
hh yes',,o,r disappeared, 4 soft wind
~ ms s,n.np away the surface moist
sNlt ,ha came sort Of thing held
as snv r,crning. The result Is as
~ ul'a s,oge as could be wished on
rssl mon the season between the
"a r.1 sOx.Athletics and the N'"'e''''-'' '''O
" =, q big opening. Both teams
y wy en-, and curiosity stirring TO the
~ eu''' ,he Sox because they have ac-
clres', ,hs stellar remnants OF Con-
qfIeo ~ sreat machine and the Ns be-
~ V.Se Tai one by iudicious swap
fauss & trading has gathered together
png Nv rS,ianrsd team, possibly IA mite
NeD !. r,tcblng. but in every other de-
w. nsr, apparently supeIior TO any
lal,s , With which Connie has started 'no
: W., for these many years
p.th Clubs Hard Hit
y, two teams in either league nave
Srained by enlistment and con-
Ky os have these two CLUBS. OI
sllp''V, ,he nresent temper of the Amer
=, nubllc is such that II VIII snow
~, mare interest in and enthusiasm
wv Y. s,,ch hall teams than in the ordi-
am Of clubs, some Of when mi
'.nlously escaped the draft
m. mans of the managers included
1.,tls Of south paws. with Nean Gregg
I, ,hs As oposing the enormous and
r,snlean Babe Ruth, Of the Iiuhmen'
v,.n represents the wiles and the Wis
of the old order of things and has
II, nrancing around this spring un-
s,s Naek AS a liberal dose Of high life
IA hesn inserted Babe has been ham
~,rns home runs and giving Brooklyn
b,ltsrs the grip pneumonia ana oth'r
brss By whiz2ing over his fast ball.
Connie Is Optimistic
The Tall one came in this morning,
,sa there's no use denying that he
,,vs the campaign with anything but
,arm. He admits he has better team
nan a year ago and the advance stuff
nom jacksonville and Philadelphia has
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15
Ldjoie assumes Charge
of Indianapolis Team

Napoleon LaJOie. who was declared a
free agent by the National Baseball
Commission, has gone to indianapolis 10
assume the management of the local
American Association club.
IHjOle will take charge Of the Indian
diannpOlis club today at its first exhibit
tlOn game on the home grounds this
season. This game will be agninst the
Cleveland club, with which LaJole played
for twelve years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15

pna oHS league 5 aSss Rssas Esg
stone A, 2li GesTy Terminal Vets. Key
stone A. 2AS, Cook. Maneto. Quaker city,
a3T: Peck Pennsvlvania Railroad. Phila
delphis, 236; snyder, Mulford Drug, 24ei
sSn 1Ps Hsyss steel uafsr t ey
and Hoetzer. Iron and Steel, 225.
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Taylor Gets Loving Cup

Herman Taylor, matchmaker Of the
club, was hunored by Joe Christiaua and
other friends when he was presented
with a silver loving cup. Taylor had
done wonderful work since the new club
opened, and in one. month gained u
place in the front rank Of the match
makers of the country. ON Saturday
night each bout was well matched, and
there were no One-sided affairs The
Young matchmaker even Went 30 far as
to dig up hard opponent for Leonard
something that hasn't been done before
Speaking Of Leonard the champion
looks more like Welterweight than a
lightweight these days. The outdoor
army life seems to have agreed with
him, and he has taken on quite "A little
weight. lie may find It hard to get down
TO the lightweight limit If he boxes Lew
Tender
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FIve-man team scores
Two Eames worthy Of meptlOn;

aaS SaE 2GT sm.dS} ioi GS ES0a n S'7 ana sS a %fr %
All Of the Philadelphia LEAGUE, Lawrence
K.ystsS9ss Al alS 2 og5sinys Asrsassss sGs ass
Knox 212, 212-al OF Quaker City League
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How PIoyreS Win Line Up
in Opening Game at Boston


convinced Boston fans that, with Larry
Gardner, Tlly Walker and Forrest
Cady and other veterans, tried and
found true. in the Mack unc-up. gthe
AS are nothing like soft pickings.
Maurice shannon. eN-Bravc, Is ut sec-
ond and going strong for the As and
Joe buGan, once Of Holy Cross is short
stopping like Barry when the latter
was fresh from Holy Cross.
This opening game viii be Il good test
OF baseball under real wartime cnndi-
tions. If the attendance Is not up
around the 10000 mark then il will be
Time for the magnates TO do little
worrying, particularly those who. like
traSee, OF the Son, has gone ahead Oh
the proposition that baseball like the
theatres, will go big in war times. nro-
Nided the teams are up to the standard.
All the Frills Today
The new Mayor Of Boston. Andrew j.
Peters, will throw out the first ball.
Governor Mccall will he there as one of
tile special guests. The Royal Rooters,
that ancient order Of baseball bugs
whose unmusical "Tessie" has nauseated
the rooters Of other big league cities in
world series times, will be the guests OF
owner Frazee. Some of them may root
tor the AS. because YOU can't get away
from the fact that Larry Gardner was a
big favorite here.
Johnny Evers. by the way. will not be
in the lineup at second base for the
Red SoN. Dave Sheau, the Greater Bos-
ton boy, bought from the Reds, will play
the keystone sack. Troy-John is here
ready to play. and he says that he has
received no offer to manage the Jersey
city club In The reOrganized lnterna-
tiunal League. II seems that John has
q loose, wide-opeu sort Of gentleman $
agreement with Frazee and I'D Barrow
If Johnny can better himself In any way
lie is at liberty to do so and the Huh
magnates will nor stand in his way.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15

Next Wednesday eyening Will bring 70 q
close the nnal roli,qt n section Of The
4 championahp ia thih section. the roll VIII
be tor second and ~ placee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15

IN" call Of baseball rings out again today.
But not So loudly as IN other years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15

The umpire Will begin his season of UNI
popularity tomorrow
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15

NGuy % lrdOUsr caught 40 the drdt is on
his ruB back 10 nc bushes. lld uduV more
az, heated Jyr france.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15

Miller HuEgius started his American
League drive against Walter johnson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-15

This is the closed season for stove league
gossip and hOld-Outs.
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They're Of Today " ih
Games al Boston and Capital
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TOnAN

AMERICAN LEAGUE
TODAY
New York at Washington Clear, I y. M.
Philadelphia at BOston-tlenr, 3:lj.
TOMORROW
II. Louis in Chicago
Detroit IN Cleveland
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TOMORROW
Boston in PhiladeIphiR
Brooklyn IN New York
Chicago in -. Louis
Cincinnati In Pittsburgh
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National on August rs
BingIeS and BungIeS

quay BiLL''
INuuUI all th' lrpTid is rocket bU i'sfd I.uT.
and armies HJif on nCldS udrp MIN gore
IN,rc comes % call rrC cannot fail To hear
ibotc thc smoking ouuOU's grCodD roar.
Ll IraHcc arc thousands Of tho udfiou's sons.
Willing 10 die for uirtory O'cr TIE HUuS,
En- SIN rrr pause to listen 10 me call
ihut WiryiCS lrIfh N, rattle Of the guns.
Is duties come ir,'U meet ti-fFH ddy bv doU.
W,'N ViddV shoulder burdens on IN, trdl.
Ind guSt 10 FUcp our spirit running Hiyh
The call Of baseball rings out again today
But not So loudly as nv other years.
This is the closed season for stove league
gossip and hOd-Outs.
Tho umpire Will begin his season OF uu-
popularity tomorrow.
NGuy q lcdOUsr caught ul the drdii is on
nj, rdD back 10 nc bushes. Ind tndHU more
ar, heated JOr france.
Miller Huggius started his American
L"aguc drive against Walter Johnson.
Ectyaeu postponed games. the war TAX
aud th. army draft. the merry little wag
will have his hands fuil.
Figuring the Giants win the prnnant,
Hsuia Zim has started a season OF inten-
si,o training i'm the sprints