The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-29
DishingUp the Sport Dope
BY J 4 C K : K E E N E

Babe Ruth, the long distance hit,
ting star of present day baseball
has an ambition that is in fair way
Of being realized. Ruth would like
to clout out at least one home run
on every park in the major leagues
before the 1918 season is ended. Up
to date he has done the trick on five
fields, with three to go, and the only
one that may give him some real
trouble is the White Sox park at
Chicago.
Ruth up to a few days ago at
least has not made a home run at
Fenway Park, but in view Of the
fact that he will be aiming at the
bleachers there for the greater part
of the season there is little doubt as
to his accomplishing the fact. Nor
has he made one at Shibe Park in
Philadelphia, but the right field
fence there is just suited to the Bos-
ton slugger and he should be able
to drop one behind the barrier where
Frank Baker first became famous as
a circuit clouter.
At Comiskey Park in Chicago the
bleachers are very far away and it
takes an unusual. drive to settle in
these stands. 1t can be done, and
has been done few times, but Babe
has played four games there this
season and has only seven more in
which to make the long wallop.
The Yankees have lost their claim
to the title Of "Shutout Champs.'~ AS
far as can be learned nobody in
New York town has shed any tears
over the loss, though.
Last season they were showed in
to the whitewash bucket twenty
times, an average of once every
brush to return the whitewash dope.
But this season, due to the addi-
tion Of Pratt and Bodie to the reg
ular lineup and the improvement in
the batting of J. Franklin Baker,
Wallie Pipp and Roger PeckinpaUgh.
the team has suffered nine consec-
utive goose eggs only twice. 1t has
played over half it's games and will
have to forget how to score to reach
the unenviable mark of last season.
Two new stars OF the lawn tennis
courts are moving inpressively to-
ward the zenith. Miss Marion Tin
derstein the Boston girl, has Gre
ated more than ripple Of interest
The girl gave Miss Molla Bjurstedt
hard tussle in the national tourna-
ment last season in Philadelphia.
The stalwart Norwegian was forced
to the pinnacle Of her game to win
at Ga, Is, on that occasion in the
third round, This year Miss Under
Cf c1r NC W he yNIo
strongly and she stands as a for
midable rival to the girl from Nor
way.
The other star is William T. Til
den I'd, whose normal orbit 1t Phila-
delphia. And doubt as to Tilden be-
ing in deadly earnest as to making
q clean sweep Of as many tourna-
ments as he may conveniently play
In has vanished. Tilden is reported
to be planning a campaign OF great
activity.
His chances appear fully as good
as were those Of Malcolm D. Whit
man in the days OF his undefeated
glory and of Maurice e. Mclaughlin
when he won every time he started.
The similarity of Tilden to the for
ner champions, Whitman and Nc
boughlin, Is most marked in several
ways. ilS Is an exponent or speed
at all times. So far he is the sensa-
ton of the year on the courts. bid
ding fair to establish another indf-
vidual record for tournaments won
and trophies annexed before the au-
tumn leaves blow about the chalk
marked fields.
Tom Sharkey. the Quickest heavy-
weight that ever batfIed for. +aa
championship, is preparing to enlist
in the navy Before Sharkey en-
tered the ring as a professional he
was q gunner1s mate on one of
Uncle Sans battleships. He spent
eleven years in the service and stili
yearns for the sea. Sharkey viii be
forty-five years old in November.
He is ais strong as an OK in spite of
his age, and still Possesses the won
derful fighting spirit that enabled
him to go twenty five rounds With
Jim Jeffries at Coney Island nearly
twenty years ago.
m trying to get a commission
in the navy said Si1arkey recently.
Surely ought to know some.
thing about handling a six-inch rffIa
on board ship But if i can't be an
officer, TIL enlist as an able seaman.
Tor want to get a crack at tile
Germans before they are beatenl 4