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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
WHEAT'S ABSENCE HURTS
BROOKLYN BALL TEAM

Wheat's absence is hurting the club
as II takes away Brooklyn's best clean
mn hitter. with Wheat IN the game
Robbie could move In Hi Myers 70 sec,
ond base, n position which ne played
well last season, and would give nun =
far greater offense. The presence OF
one additional hitter frequently changes
The aspects of an entire club,
Brooklyn lost more pitchers to ne
service than any other club. When fleI-
Ter smith, Cadore and Mll1us were
called into service. Robbie. however,
sitll has quite capable stan LETT WIN
&heney, Coombs. Grimes Mama nNil ,,,', alaI- :
qAard' Mitchell And GriNer, and WIN Z,
littNe more ipg IL Ms eff slp n,su ne
a. peg llub than = ''V
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23

RTGLER AND MORAN, AFTER MANY
ARGUMENTS ON THE BALL FIELD
ARE FRIENDS AND UMP. TOGETHER
Ten Years Ago New Umpire and Cy Got Along
Like Two Members of Battle Royal, but
Moran Calls Rigler Mister" Now
BY ROBERT W. MAXWELL

when St Louis
III the Judgment a
IA sweet vocal duet the home
s"rnens Of always end the wayhe
is one lasted it wonderful to behold.
~you big opeaed stT!"
You the homo
wide it almost knocked the
ru guy gonna the with you
=. Mate? You nothing but a -"
aTbatn be the umpire the
pOonB Beat IT,!
IKE To-
BEAT his Beat
I nothin' but a"
and hope drown yourself
a. nrte parting behind the plate And
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
HAL CHASE DISCOVERS
ADMIRER WHILE SOUTH

Hal Chase was somewhat puzzled 10y
the ClosenesS with which sable clu-
zen clung around his heels at the train
ing camp in Montgomery, Ala.
The dark gentleman was first on the
ball field each day and stuck closer than
three brothers through the practice
sessions.
Finally, turning suddenly on the adj
miring negro. Hal asked him why such
devotion Goodness me, Marse Chase
the black boy stammered, "Ah jest
can't keep NAH eyes often de way .yo'
scoops up dem grounders and dem bad
throws. What All wants, Marse Chose.
Is to learn de trick. Won't you show
me-"
Sure thing, boy" smiled Hal. You
want TO learn the trick 50 you can play
first on your ball club?'
"Nossuh, nossuh," explained the Al
rican. pat scoop trick, MarSe Chase,
would be the grandest thing in de world
for to catch chickens as they fiuttah =.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
BIG RACING PURSES
AT BELMONT PARK
Steeplechasing Will Be Feature
Event on Card Representing
Prizes of $13,500

with the biggest card ever presented
In any section of the country for COM
hnatiou meeting in which stecpechasers
and hat runners will be seen under
colors. the series Of the un.ed Hunts
Racing Association. at Belmont Park
Terminal May %, Is probably the most
ambitious ever attempted by racing
organization i'm the East.
Approximately S1350O will be the
winning awards the major portion of
which will go to the victors in the
United Hunts double event steepleChase
at about two miles and the Great United
half.
While these will be the features. tine
executive committee is devistng ways
and means whereby each of the other
five events will be well worthy the at
tcntion of the owners Of hgh-ciass thor
oughbredS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
CHINESE PROVE TO BE
GOOD SOCCER PLAYERS

The versatility Of the Chinese ath-
lete has surprised soccer followers VINO
have seen the recently organized Chi
nese Students Soccer club of New YORK
in action. It was agreed that the team,
which met defeat at the toes OF the
NIontclair Athletic club eleven, con-
ouerors Of Haycrford, showed great pos
SbilitiUs,
There are twcuty-four sons OF the
orient i'm the squad. captainel by Tommy
Lee, Of General Theologlcal seminary
f6rmor member Of the Yale soccer team
aud for several seasons captain of the
kiclers of Phillips Academy, Audover
Lee also led the Hang-kow University
soccer team before coming TO this coun-
try from China, and local authoritlcS
magnitude.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
Ii viii BE Big Day

Friday will be the spectacular day
for the spectators. as the army and
navy events will be run off in connec-
tiuu with the pentathlou championship,
the medley sprint and relay champion
ships and score OF other interesting
relay races and special events. Fri
day is Army and Navy Day and the
boys and girls Of the various schools
are showing great interest in the events
The Northeast High School yesterday
sent in an order for 200 tickets 50 that
their boys can get together and cheer
on their representatives.
Tickets at special prices are sold to
the sChooboyS. In fact. the grammar
and paroChial schools have sent in big
orders and ii looks as If tn" entire
allotment OF 5000 seats for these schools
will be exhausted by this evening. Dis
tant schools, like Atlantic city, Nor
rstown, Wilmington and others, are to
bring along large crowds Of students TO
encourage their runners With such
wonderful sport promised, Franklin
Field should be filled to the gates on
Army and Navy Day. saturday is al
ways a popular day, as the important
one, two and four mile championships Of
America the high and the preparatory
school championships aud the htgh-class
special events. together with the usual
class relay races, make up program
full Of interest and variety
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23

Iccord.aD to latest returns.
In the spntIicht -,irorg, Uurua Ills
homer broke "a tic score ar.l -I,, the
Gtauts the uams With Rus,ou.
r.l,t. i,...,.., d. ....,,.. 600, .,.,.,t.i...-
Loon, a.. '.,,t"-r , "" ..". ','',., ,
iio1iur Inn Hil un ''i''S A''pI"' 'n' H''S
"'.' ''' "''
I,2m, I,, lGSt M Ihirn S'r'iEmi Enme lrs'rEdhI.
iitHte "'''''S '0''''" ""''r 'o' '''''H
NUS
r,nGi l'4y,0P a i"o trim r '', Wh'y yrrig T2 I,g9"r ]
SfI!1.,,io "%@ %E 1%Ei %9@ m %2g E2tG,
yoGd bali aid 5lgd' t,D 'litN.
Miller liuEG,ns aho2,, pp the fan."g line,
Smo,Gcrcd an H"s,on. % %illGrri ' Io6nSri Srii Gi soi
badly beaten 1" "'' I.rSl start oi 'h' season.
Dn,ie,r "'Hr"E nS, Itcrr % hIasE hnITsE ami m''hg ,
PhiIlir, won in "a cnmtrr.
/ rfiG,r i,ag,l. WHEN las moi .,nr"J '' ".
victory.
Grover AIeNmndrr viii not win tHirty games
thi, wear and "A Couplr of dnN, later the
! tnry service MIN ,yInsS
I The hpt is oil. \ man emit win n he
doesn't pitch through the scIson md ann =
war conditions have been Cancelled. In this
case the money ShOuld ne returned 10 eaCh
party.
~ o.. u NIL If TH.F ..4Vf-s
inLu' but ih' a. lSgF" "Ih play lh iiaht
I"I"' ;" 'u. W. - TOO" lh' SNORT emu OF
1" '""'E
JBuHiB Guuf-. tU0rfirg ,diiOr OF the Press.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
PENN CHARTER TENNIS
TEAM VICTOR ON COURTS

Penn Charters champion squad OF racquet
wielders yesterday YanQulshed CheltenhRm
High School on It's own courts at Elkins
Park
The Cheltenham lads were completely out
classed By Doctor Stroug's charges, losing
all five matches. Scores:
Singles-PennoCk. Penn Charter, defeated
s. Boggs, Cheltenham, 80 81, az; Mark,
Penn Charter defeated Mckenzie Chelten-
ham, 60. B-4; Wilson. Penn Charter, de-
feated Espen. CheltenhaIn, 90, G-3; Miller.
Penn Charter, defeated Harbinger b-l O-3'
ter. defeated @. Boggs and SIetz. Chelten-
ham, 40, o., 90.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
Lightning Fires Church

Reading, Pa, April 22,-The steeple Of
the old Lutheran Church, no years old,
al Rehrersburg. caught hre early Mon
dav and before firemen called from
St,,assfo,r,, could extinguish the flames
me damage amounted 70 $4,000, Il Is bee
,ieved The structure was struck hl heht-
nlne fn the uight the fire amolQering
anlu dayhrtlk
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
What Nay Happen
in Baseball Today
NNTIONNL LENGIE

wears ago in Cincinnati when Charley
Herzog jumped on his feet with his
spikes. Rigler handed him one on the
chin and the first words Herzog uttered
when he recovered consciousness were
How many people were killed when
the grandstand fell?"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
Camp Grant Wants 1t

In the meantime. however, some ct-
forts are being made to stage the bout
at Camp Grant, Ill.,, Whrc there are
oodles and oUdles Of soldiers eager to
witness the bout. Tentative arrange
meuts are being made, and perhaps II
the authorities who have charge Of
training camp activities can be induced
to see it the right way the bout may be
held there.
Indications, however, point strongly
to Minnesota, now that Colorado has
barred the men. It win be the first time
that heavyweight championship ever
has been placed at stke i'm a tcu-ruunu
bout with Il decision attached.
Miller Gets Permit
Colonel Miller had permit from the
Minnesota boxing commission to hold
the big match here on July !. The colo
mel was to appear before the state
safety commission this afternoon 10 oN-
plain his Liberty Loan plan of battle,
which he was certain would make the
event an aid rather than deterrent 10
NIinnesota's war work The safety
boards ruling was the only remaining
barrier.
Miller told the commission the hghl-
ers would be paid in Liberty Bonds
that any surplus would be invested IN
them, and that l2i2 per cent Of the re-
ceipts would go to some War-aid tund'
I'm addition. the state would receive ~
uer cent of the receipts for its tubercu-
lOsiS fund,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
RALLY IN LAST ROUND GIVES Y
JOHNNY TILLMAN THE DECISION
OVER GRIFFITHS AT OLYMPIA
EUening Ledger Decisions
on Ring Bouts Last Night

Olympia 4. A.--JOhnny Tillman de-
fented Johnny Grifiths; Artie O'Ieary
won. from Johnny Mohoneyi Eddie Wa.
leonard won from Joe MendeIl; Hurry
Harry Buzz Grimm defeated Charley
Manning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
Berry Backs Camp Dix

Mig" reports that Athletic Director
BY Walton. another Pennsylvania ath-
letc. has been working hard with his
men and that Camp Dix will bring here
ON Friday a great lot Of men not only for
the relay events but also for the bayonet
charge race, the rescue race, the bugle
competition, the wall-scaling and the
squad drill Berry feels sure that any
squad that beats out the camp Dis squad
Will be a remarkably fine lot Of soldiers
and sailors. Great interest has been
taken in the carnival at Camp Dix and
a large number Of the men are getting
leaves of absence over the Weekend 50
that they can see the games.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23

THE OFFICIAL GUESSERS
Cy Rigler always gets the job
of breaking in new umpires in
the National League. His lat
est pupil is Charley Moran, with
whom Ne played football in Mas
kAn silon, U.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
Scraps about Scrdppers

Another colored heavyweight show hSs
been arranged by the Olympia A. A. map~
agenent for It's weekly show next Monday
evening. Jack Thompson. Of St. Joe. Ma,e
VIII oppose Big Bill Tate. Of Texas. in the
wlnd-up to classy card. 90
81
Rocky Kansas, the Buffalo I.ghtweieht
VIII nave a tough proposition on his hands
when he faces Frankie Callahan the Brooh,
. A. y. saturday evening. The seminal will
present Wild Burt Kenny, OF New York
ana Johnny Wolgast, a brother OF Al
ia
Johnny Burns. matchmaker OF the Cam
Eggcrs. OF New York. to face Gussie Lewis,
OF this city, in the wlnd-up Friday evening"
Little Bear, Joe Blum's bantam. and BobhYs
Doyle, OF New York, will furnish the fire.
works in the seminal. sw
~
Pop Feeney. manager Of Young Merin9.
the New York bantam, IL willing 10 NAL
| sioO as a side bet that his bow viii defeat
any bantam IN the country, from Pete Her
/ man down. Merino faces Billy Hines in one
/ Of the bouts at the Cambria. Fridh9
evening,
| Wally Nelson. the local bantam tswiitna
70 meet the best bantams IN the country.
Johnny Burns, manager ,. Cambria pias5
. to stage a middlcwelVht match at his club
/ for Friday evening, May 3. ~
/ Dixie Kid, the Memphis bantam. Is in
. town, and is willing TO meet the best 100
pound boy available. He has fought such
| boys as joe Fox. Young Solzeberg. Harry
Coulon and Patsy Brannlgan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23

Two-Man Championship standing.

HiIIy Knox IN his series with Jones and
Gr0ssman gave ono Of the best Din-sCat-
tcriug pumes ever performed on the Keystone
allcys For tive games he tossed tho naples
for 1000 plns. averaging 2lS. Later in the
evening Jim Guest, who knows how IT, make
the pins hchaye. went him some better
In Eve uames he toDpled 1913 pins. which
brought It down to @2G.3 pins to q game.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
Notes of the BO,CLerS

Budd Manufacturing Company team stlIl
holds G->yn first place IN the lHdustrial
and n percentage Of $40 Western Electric
ana star supply are both fighting each other
hard for second place.
Robertson and Cock tackle Canon and
Mike pynes tonight in the two-man cham.
piuuship Tomorrow night three squads will
roll of First at 30 and $50 y. m.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
Oeschger Twirls Well

Moran umpred n good gama behind
the plate Yesterday, and while he missed
a couple. there we're no kicks. Anyway
the PhilS had such an easy time Of il
that arguments were unnecessary. Joe
OesChger and his bum leg were I'M great
form and the lodging Dodgers were as
helpless as a flock Of tango hounds after
they stopped dancing in the cafes. our
Joe made his debu, and it was so i'm
presslve that Pat Moran was forced to
smile inwardly. He now has three
good pitchers on his STAFF and perha ps
will discover another one in a few Gavs.
Who can tell?
Some guys might say that any Grip
pie could have trimmed Brooklyn yes
tcrday, but we are not so mean aS
that. Joe had lots Of stuff and his con-
troll was swell except in one spot---the
eighth-when he walked Mack Wheat
and Daubert. The enemy only biffed out
six bingles, but they were 50 widely scat
tered and so unnecessary that no :wo
Of them came in one inning.
Phils in Second Place
However, and be that as It may, the
Phls We're victorious and now stand
second in the league. This must be
quite a shock to the croakers who pre-
diCted last place for the Patmorans, and
also to the western clubs that expected
to carry off the pennant without n strug-
gle. After looking things over We are
led to believe that President Baker is
such bum business man that Uncle
Sam should hire him to float the Lib
erty Loan.
From hero to lobster is quite a drop
but Irish Meusel took the step grace
. fully when he foozled HiCllman's long
fly in the second. Meusel went after the
ball the way he goes after a three
card flush, and was just as successful
lie would have caught the ball at that
only it took a bad bound--Out of his
hands. Irish made up for it when h,
slapped q single to center In the sixth
so II wasn't an imperfect day, after all
Last Game Today
The Phils play the last game Of the
week here this afternoon, and Mike
Prendergast or Bradley Hogg will b'
on the firing line. No one knows who
will pitch for Brooklyn, and no one Is
annoyed. All of the Fingers look good
/ to the homefolk, now that they are II
| the throes of a batting streak.
| The pair Of Charleses-Rigler and
! Moran--will do the guessing behind tht
I plate and on the bases.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
TURNER FED. PLAYER
KILLS WIFE AND SELF

nona,,nnseaEo, April 2S-James Me-
farns y former Chicago Federal
Nlfs N ,asepall player, and his wife
||.,.' aeellned reconciliation. Me-
I tnqt the Noman. and Killed him
80 tNe tIilIlHy~,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
Germantown Winners

Tho Germantown Academy tennis team
yesterday afternoon won from Central High
school in an IntvTscho!astIc League match,
matches TO ..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23

The payer "" MI. T., .bns,
the umpire nc nc, pi,-,ar ,,tayad rootbau
days Moran anu ,,, ,.oI aion,, i,l,n
tosether III l'e Ill ro,.ol T., ,no
tgo members .. 3" ,'o,.a,. ,,.,s gIrt-
unlieI' ,ts,,,,ont and although he
ton for pui'IS''''.,,,, .-I.... f., Ii, iira nj
never won an a. ,,,,,, ,i,Ia,. ol,,.,,.,
ways kept on tI g., ~. h,nisbin,
vas rlsht an" u,o sno,l,oIi tow,
the star haIl'"'N " A., - ,.,,i,,
on an aNer"se Vi
r.us Him Mister Now
But times have changed as We read
IN the SUI! prs,t.,,',, ho,,oI, ,,.aiti,,,,
atIlng heal III. - ,'.ai,, LoarI N Viii
for the sd"'e - w ''''
sweet voice. say ne .....-. -.
MT, hEie' J"'' "
MSIEh h's'e', ~" ,~i''N ~ 80, ~,
duallneu 10 =" "''!'l.u w 80
and guess AT tiit s'ilN'" anu ""'''' 'i'
Rigler!
The portly ana very "Ihlel'C H.S
Rig stopped IN ms pachS' SIill'e
spread over his Suhpurheu lace Nheil
he turned to US ana sald'
"Can you beat IT. He calls me MIS-
ter now. It's funny how a guy VIII
change The last time we were on TINS
field together he begged me to stick my
head out Of the dressing room door 20
ne could hit me with bat. Isn't he
Nice and gentle now? I've got him
trained"
Then turning to his assistant. he said ::
Yes Charles, you may go behind the
Mate today, but please be careful. Don't
ltt Pat Moran get your animal and keep
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
Battling Leonard Wins
WagOnd Defeats PaulsOn

Eddie Wagond missed enough punches
or, rather, wild swings TO stop half ~
dozen men in his bout with Mike Paul4
son, of st. Paul. This was Mikes first
appearance In local boxing club and no
did not show to any great advantage. ff6
seldom used his right hand. relying en-
tirely on his left Wagond. on the other
hard, took the lead at the start and tried
to stop his man. The only thing that
prevented him from accomplishing his
purpose was his inability to Judge the
distance and time his blows
Harry Buzz Grimm defeated Charley
Manning in the opening bout.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
SCHEDULE FOR TO-DAY

NATIONAL LEAGUE
BroOklSn at Philadelpha-Clear.
I;nstOn at New lOTk--Clenr.
Chicago ut Cincinnati-ClOudy.
Pittsburgh at IT. LOuis-Clear.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics at Neutrality-suspicious..
New York at BOstOn-(lear.
IT. Louis at CleVeland-Rain.
Detroit nt ChicagO-Clear.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Phillies. 8; BROOKLYN, o.
New York, 4; Boston, 2.
Cincinnati. 81 Chicago, 9.
Pittsburgh, 81 st. Louis. !
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics, o. Washington, l.
New York, III Boston, I.
Detroit, IL Chicago. 3,
Cleveland, 4; st. Louis, !
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23

-Four day-' rest -hould put him in fine let .
tie Furthermore b" wants TO show Whu
he can do tu the Red SoN who sent him To
the minors.
For tho rnal game here BIN Adams the
big fellow from Richmond. 9r Elmer, Myers
shaw will be picked 10y he old fox, who
is growing pro'lsh at tn" way thuBs are
breaking for his team
Merlin Kopp collected two fuo hits "a
left field m Johnson and registered the only
stolen base Of the contest.
Nrorgan's illness put Foster on second,
Shanks on third and Schultz in left field for
the Grin-.
pugau's throwing matches that Of anv
shOrtstop iu the leagu" aud yesterday h"
showed rare speed aud judgment IN getting
aud also the weakest KIND of q hatsman.
Ha sacrificed the first time up and famed
the ucNt three
Larry Gardner aEoin showed graceful
Fielding AT third lie also delivered the
goods with the stick, Eetting two hits in
three ties.
Walker anl Eopr each contributed. long
gT5s Tg@n9s hc '9 65 tn To he R pa afao On S from
deem center In tho second after takua
Lavtn's driys. n" had To don his can
several times.
"Si' PcrEins's ltyclincsg and stead,ness
behind the bat had much to do with the
success of Perry The Young b9rEstop han
The" the drst st' bit on johnson. Was a stinsins
liner to right center.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23

Johnny missed many times and seemed
unable to properly judge the distance
Artie OIeary of New York, was too
much for Johnny Mohoney in the semi
windup. OLeary outjabbed and OUT
punched his upstate opponent, but FOR
all his trouble and efforts he couldnik
knock the smile off Mohoney's face.
Every time-which was every second Of
so-Artie landed a hard blow Johnny'a
face would break into a smile. ,x
Battling Leonard Wins 81
The best bout of the night was the see.t
ond preliminary between Battling Leonf
ard and Joe Mendell, the newsboy cham-
pion Although outweighed by more than
seven pounds, the Leonard person ouf1
fought his heavier rival and in the SEQ,
ond round had Mendell in poor condl-
tion, twice sending him 70 the mat for
the count OF six. ~
Leonard was in great physical shapa
ana was willing to take jab or two il
order to land "A stiff punch on Mende1i
After his disastrous second round Mef2
dell cameb ack and fought "a good baa4
tie, but just when he appeared 10 ha
gaining the upper hand Leonard would
set the pace and Mendell would be forced
to slow up.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
Washington lettings

Ncau Gregg - tho likeNcst choice for to
mOrrow's opening gam" al Sh!hr Park
-Four days rest should put him in fine fet
tie Furthermore b" wants TO show whu
he can do tu the Red SuN, who sent him I
the minors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
Muggsy Taylor's Star
Welterweight Opens
Up in Final Frame
and Lands Som e
Telling Blows
BY BILL BELL

A STRONG and effective rally i'm the
~ final round enabled johnny Tillman,
the Minneapolis aspirant for Champion
Ted Kid Lewiss weltcrweight crown. to
gain the verdict over Johnny Gritiiths,
uf Akron, and lately Lewis's side part.
nor i'm several sketches, last night in the
windup at the weekly show Of the Olym-
pia \. A.
Tntt Muggsy Taylors star welter-
weight opened up few notches in the
last frame the going had been fairly
even. with neither boy showing much in
the art of first-class boxing This fine
spurt. however. carried T.llman "over
the top" and entitled him to all the hon-
ors that go with the victory
In this deciding round Tilman came
out from his corner with a rush that
carried the surprised Grifiths before him.
Gritllths has been working overtime late
ly with Champion Lcwis--siN times In
the last seven mouths-aud this surprise
attack was something unusual and not
according TO Lewis or lioylr.
GrilFths Almost Out
GriNthe tried his best To cover mp, but
Minneapolis Johuny's long left jabs and
powerful over ana right sWngS-a la
Eddie Wagoud-laudcd with telling ef-
feet and Gritliths was forced back TO the
ropes. Tlllmau was quick to follow uO
his advantage and after corncring the
Akron boy seemed fairly to rain rights
and lefts on his daZed opponent. \ right
TO the jaw staggered GrflithS and an
other to the same place virtually had
him out on his feet. When the final bell
sounded a few seconds later Tillman was
, trying his best to land knockout punch.
The first five rounds were slow and un-
interesting to the 1000 clubmen. The
/ fighters CiuChod, wrestled and di0 all
{ the other things that tend to slow up a
bout and the fans We're preparing 10
/ leave as early as the fourth round
Muggsy Taylor claims that It was Grif-
niht's fault and that Tillman did every
thing in an effort to make Griffith ficHt
The Akron boy passed the buck to Till
/ man. so there you are.
Tillman has n bout schedule for May
IS at Denver, Col, with Ted Lewis for
the worlds welterwcight championship
but If he doesn't improve on last night'
form. then Lewis has no cause to becomt
gray-hared over worrimcnt. Last night
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23

Doves added two moro games 10 its lead
last week and now has a tour-game lead
over rs nearest rivals the Robins squad.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
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