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pitcher strained his arm In behalf OF a
second division club, and when his club
finally won pennant, the great
Fuckers arm was ruined, and he closed
his career in Brooklyn by pitching two
innings of a worlds series game which
already had been lost by his team. He
was sent in for purely sentimental
reasons.
But for one of those queer twists Of
fate, upon which depends the success
or failure OF so many players Rucker
might have taken his place beside Plank.
Waddell, Coomhs, Bender and other
truly great moundsmen
Nap Fuckers Ill Luck.
Rucker pitched for the Augusta. Ga
team of the Sally League in 1906. and
Connie Mack had an option on a player
oh that club. Its leading pitchers were
Rucker and Holmes, the latter a right
handler. Doubtless thinking he had
enough left handed pitching talent in
waddell and Plank, Mack ignored
Rucker and took Holmes. who never
amounted to anything In Philadelphia.
Brooklyn then drafted Rucker, and
for the next eight years Rucker gave
his best for second division team, and
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O'DOUL'S PITCHING
RECORD IS GOOD
Won IL Out Of 10 Games on
Coast Last Year-Undefeated
i'm Final Six.

Francis Joseph O'Doul, who has made
hit down al Jacksonville through his
ability to pinch hit, was not remarkably
proficient in this line OF work when he
played on the coast last year. He was
used seven times as a sub swatter and
came through with two blows. both sin
giles. and both made of good pitchers,
Jack Quinn, who is playing n return
engagement with the Nanks, and Bill
Pertica. who was with the Rcd SoN last
fall ard who stu is their property
ODoul. who was born in San Fran
cisco on March 4. 1897, was team
mate of Rudy Kaliio OF Detroit in Des
Moi,N in 1917. He won eight out OF
fourteen games in the Western League.
Last year. for Frisco, he won twelve
out of nineteen. He started the year
badly but finished il grandly In his
last six games O'poul was indicated,
winning n pair OF eleven inning contests
and hurting three shutouts.
The runless games were against salt
Lake on June %, 2 TO o; Oakland on
July I. 20 0, and Los Angeles on July
10, to o, O'Doul's pitching rivals being
Jean Dubuc. Speed Martin and Otis
Crandall.
- llOul y eSITh Toulu NSlOTlts CANT
on successive days over Sacramento. He
relieved a faltering pitcher on June II
and won over the Bees In eleven rounds
4 10 3, and the next day, going II alone
travelled eleven INNINGS and won,
TO 2.
During the curtailed season Of thu
Coast Leaguers O'Doul won three eXtrs
INNING games and pitched Ave shutouts
The other overtime event he landed also
was against Sacramento. This LASTED
thirteen innings and was played on May
3. The score was TO s
O'Douls first kalsominng Job wa'
done against Sacramento on April IL
to 0. and his second against Salt Lake
City on June 4, . 10 o.
II Higgins keeps Earl Phillips Bald
win, the Mite Manager will be able Il
send into action a real coast battery
Baldwin having been born in Oakland
on September /, 1895.
Having played with Portland once
and former Portland players generally
stick when they advance to fast com
pany. II Is better than 5000 bet tina
Baldwin, like ODoul, will be retained
Jack Graney, Stanley Covelesk'e, Dav!
Bancroft. Ivan Olson, Charley Hollocher
Allan Sotheron. Carl Mays. Vean Gregg
Joe Evans and Roger Peekinpaugh ar,
soras' Portland players OF former year
nowL4h the National or American.
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ROBINS IN RETURN GAME.
shipbuiIders VIII Meet Bushwicks
Mt Dexter Park To-day.

Owing TO the fine showing made ny
the Robins Dry Dock nine In its opening
game of the season with the Bush
wlcks at Dexter Park, near the Cypress
Hills l., last Sunday, the shipbulders
have been booked for n return game at
the same grounds for this afternoon.
The same lincups that furnished the ex-
element IN last weeks contest will
be seen In action. Bin Kelleher will
pitch for the Bushwicks and Jimmy
Ring of the Cincinnati club and Fred
Won Essen will oppose him
Other players in the lineup OF the
Bushwicks will be tho Taguer brothers,
Riconda, Irving. Weiss. Freddy Holman.
Al BurCh and McAvoy.
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ALL SPORTS FOR ALL
Is ATHLETIC SLOGAN
Advocated by Baron de Couber-
tin, President of Olympic
Committee.
SPORTS FOE OF ALL EVIL
Engenders Observation, Self
Control and Practical
Philosophy.
SPORTS FOE OF ALL EVIL

"All Sports for All" Ia the slogan
Committee by Baron Pierre de Couber-
tin. chairman of that body, In a letter
sent TO all the members.
The veteran Olympian leader. who will
have control OF the International games
to be held at Antwerp next year, states
that the advent of a new democratic era
requires the removal OF sport limita-
lions whereby one class Is privileged
over another. He advocates a wider APP
plication of the principles which are the
foundation of the American Amateur
Athletic Union and suggests the forma-
ton Of sporting order OF Chivalry"
along the lines of the organization now
prominent in Sweden.
Baron de Coubertin states that "ath-
letics has an important role to play dur
ing the reconstruction period throughout
the world. 1t Is a leveller of classes and
the foe of all bad instincts and habits
engenders observation, self control. praC-
teal philosophy in case of failure-quai-
tiles needed by present generations for
the tasks that confront them"
He urges the declarations to awake to
realization of the sporting spirit and
needs of that class heretofore barred
from participation due to lack of money,
Baron de Coubertin also touches upon
the evils of professionalism and com
mercialism in their relation to organized
meets and contests. which develop large
groups of inactive, spectators whose ap-
plause has a damaging influence upon
the athletes.
The danger OF clannishness or too
great legislative restriction by sport gov
erning declarations is also pointed out
and a plea made for broader and more
tolerant policy In order that create
freedom and opportunity may exist ~
athletics for all classes, regardless OF
their social or financial standing.
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Kieckhefer Beats Cannefax.

Cannefax also is carefully preparing
for the combat with the veteran title
hc,der. AS means of getting into
goo6 condition Cannefax played 800
point match with Aug Kieckhefer,
former champion, In Chicago. and was
defeated after an interesting contest
by 800 to PSI. The ex-champion got
his 900 points in 3o5 innings which is
averaging fairly well. Keckhefer won
the final block by so to 40. showing that
Carnefax was on his heels all the way.
Starting the last day with a lead of
only four points on the match KieCk-
hefer increased hts advantage to twelve.
which handicap proved too much for
Robert in the deciding tilt. though twice
after passing Augie he got within four
points of the little lefthander only to
fall back beaten as result of one OF
Keckhefer's far famed finishes.
Kieckhefcr had one high run OF and
CanncfaX collected Z.
Kieckhefer's frisnds we're gratified and
declared the Chcagoan had returned to
the form that made him a terror TO all
comers and which would result in his
recaining the title.
The spectacular performances of Ar
thur Newman and Harry Levine in the
three cushion tourney of the National
Association OF Amateur Billiard Play
erc stand out prominently as records
for the amateur players of the angle
game. Newman made a high run of S
and Levine achieved an eight cushion
carom.
In view OF the fact that the profess
sicnal record run is IS. made by Frank
Norm in tournament, Newmans feat is
to be commended.
De ORC once made a run OF IS. but II
was In friendly game and does not
count in the records
Levine's eight cushion carom Is close
TO the professional record of nine in
tournament play. although ten cushions
have been taken in practice. In deecrib-
ing the method OF making a ten cushion
shot De Orc said
THE ten cushion shot Is made with
the first object ball frozen against the
side rail and the second in the corner
a little way out from tina angle. You
bank before you hit the first object ball,
double cushioning, so to speak. and then
so twice around the table"
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TORRANCE WINS AT SQUASH.
Beats Dingee Easy in CRESCENT A.
e. Tourney.

Norman +. Torrance, the present title
holder defeated c. w. Dingee IN the
first round of the annual Glass A squa an
tennis championship tournament Of the
Crescent Athletic Club yesterday. Tor
rance won by 2-15, 15--12. 15--5.
In the Glass b tourney IL. Somers and
A. s. Moses both advanced into the sec
ond round Somers disposed OF Z. NJ
Bimm In straight games at 15--2, 15--2,
and Moses eliminated II. Burroughs by
SIS. 15-12, 15--10. The summaries
Glass Championship-Norma r. Tor %
rance defeated q. W. binsee, 2-6, 15-i2
30: y. NJ. Sterling defeated ]. p. Corlin
by default
Class y .Chempionship--H. somers d,
feated G. NJ Bimm. 15-2 1h--2: A. 3
Moses defeated H. Burroughs. s-1b.
lJ-l2. 1J--l0
Class { championship. 4. Ryan won
by default from II. Edgar L. H, Griren
won by default from W. q. Fisher. W.
Z, Merritt defeated II. B. Burroughs
i5--12: Is; II. NJ. Taylor won by de
fault from T Jones: ". r. Thompson de-
feated J; H. walkley,. 1c-1S. I'LL.
la--lo; Il. s, Grren defeated u. p, Ben
nett, 1S--l5, lS--l7.
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only twice during that stretch raised
his percentage over 500.
The writer recalls one game in par
ticular, which may be taken as a sample
OF Ruclcr luck with the Brooklyns. II
was while Marquard was piling up his
run of nineteen stra light victories in
1912. RuclSer was pitching strongly
against Marquard. and up to the seventh
inning the Brooklyns led by to /
In the seventh inning the Giants filled
the bases on errors and passes, and
Beale Becker raised a high fiy just in
side the first base line. All the Dodger
infielders gazed at the ball and finally
Tooley tore In from short. and made
try for II. His efforts were costly as he
batted the ball with his gloved hand
into the Giant dugout, and the three men
on the bases scored. This gave Mar
guard the game by to 3.
Marquard was hit fourteen times and
Rucker four. but fourteen Dodgers were
left on the bases.
Rucker was a heady pitcher. and after
he lost his sharp breaking curve, no
cultivated slow ball, which still baf-
fled opposing batsmen. But. had Con-
ME Mack taken Rucker in 1907. how
different would have been his career?
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Cincinnati Nationals, and later with the
New Orleans club OF the Southern Asso-
ciation.
Noodles Hahn, also Of Cincinnati. was
another capable left handed worker,
Jesse Burkett gave indications OF de-
veioplug into a great left handed pitcher
when he Joined the Giants. But he broke
his left arm and turned TO outhelding.
George Van Haltren also started as a
left handed pitcher of promise, hut later
devoted his talents to the outheld.
Other Famous Port siders.
Jesse Tannehill was a star with the
Pittsburg Pirates and was one of the
left handed pitching stars OF the game,
The White Sox had a famous pair
and George White.
Jack Phester, Jack the Giant Killer
as he was known 70 New York fans,
was one Of twir'!ng staff composed
o; Brown. Overall. Ruelbach and Pies
ter
Ed Killian was an able left handler
on the Detroit staff when that club wa
winning American League pennants.
In his early days in tho National League
Killian used TO stun cotton In his ears
whenever he pitched against Baltimore
SO that he could not hear the Orioles de-
ride him.
For years Harry Sallee. former Car
dinal and Giant, has been one of the
greatest left handlers in the game. but
like Rucker. he had the misfortune TO
spend the best part OF his career with
second division team.
George Wiltse was for years one OF
McGraw's best men though his slender
build prevented him from pitching as
eften as some OF the more rugged south
paws,
one OF Wiltse's greatest claims Il
fame was ten inning no hit game ir
which only the first man up reached firs
base. A pitched ball just grazed ROY
Thomass uniform.
Jim Vaughn Is unauestionably tn,
greatest left handler In the Natlona
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Babe Ruth Is Greatest Left Handler
Among Major League Pitchers To-day

the age of tweaty-four he beat a worlds
series record held by Chrlsty Mathewson
that many thought would stand for
years to come. Matty had a record of
pitching twenty-eight successive worlds
series innings without a rur icing
scored on him. but Ruth excelled this
by one inning.
Rube Marquard often has been termed
a lucky pitcher. and some may object
TO having him named as one of the
games five greatest left handlers. No
doubt a pitcher needs a certain amount
of luck to enable him to win nineteen
games in row. but 'fIrquard did some
great pitching when he achieved that
remarkable record. In the game re-
ferred 10. where Brooklyn had four
tesrs men left on bases, II took grit and
ability 10 prevent scoring.
Despite Marquard's ups and downs
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WAR HEROES IN LINEUP.
Lieut.. Wiley. Reddins and Pole.
with Lincoln Giants

Old time rivalry Will he resumed thi-
afternoon at olympic Field. 136th street
and Fifth avenue. when the Lincoln
Giants tackle the Ironsides. champions
Of Newark. In the feature game Of
double header. These teams have played
n series OF five games each year since
1913, and to date the Lincolns have Lost
only one series. Most OF tho games have
been hard fought. with the margin or
victory slight The Lincolns will play
the Chestcrs in tho first game.
The Lincoln Giants will have Cannon
Ball Rodd.ug, who recently returned witt
the Ruflaiocs from France on the mound
and Lieut., Wiley behind the bat Poles
Of Col. Bill Iiaywoods regiment. who
was injured in France, will play In the
outfeld,
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Babe Ruth still is youngster. and
no one knows at this time how great
he may become. Before he finishes his
career he may even exact Plank, king
of tho left handlers. Ruth to-day UNI
auestionably Is the greatest left handler
in the American League. and none but
Vaughn can challenge the tall Boston
boys right to call himself tho greatest
southpaw in baseball.
He has more speed than any other
pitcher In baseball, not excepting Wal
ter johnson, Alexander or Vaughn.
One skllful American League player
told the writer that Ruth does not pitch
the ball.
"He simply throws the sphere TO the
plate so speedily that you cannot hit IT,"
said this player.
Whether Ruth pitches sbr throws the
ball. he gets results and last fall at
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PLANK GREATEST
SOUTHPAW PITCHER
Famous Twirler Retired Vol
unfairly When at the Height
of His Career.
WADDELL A REAL WIZARD
Babe Ruth May Eclipse All
Previous Performances by
Port Side Hurlers.
WADDELL A REAL WIZARD
ny FREDERICK q. LIEB.

Copyright. 1919. All rights reserved.N
When Eddie Plank. the great Gettys-
burg southpaw. declined to sign a con-
tract with the New York Americans
last winter baseball lost the greatest
left handed pitcher It has yet produced.
Considering length OF service, durability
and general effectiveness, there is no
question that Plank earned top rank
among the games southpaws Plank
hardly could have received a stronger
testimonial than the offer by the Yam
lee management of contract calling
Tor a sum which would cause almost
any ball players heart to jump, and
this despite the fact that Plank will be
torty-four years OF age next July. How
ever, In returning the contract PLANK
wrote to Higgins that It would be uset-
less for the Yankees to increase the
amount. as he was established in the
automobile business in Gettysburg land
would not consider an offer to return to
baseball.
To the very last Plank retained his
early efficiency. When he { retired
from the St Louis Browns in August.
1917. Plank did so after he had pitched
three straight games in which fonly nine
hits were made off his delivery. Then
ne lost a two hit game to Walter John
son of the Senators. Washington win
ming ] to O. and became ESQ disgusted
With the quality Of his support that he
quit the Browns and went home
Joined steel league.
He was traded to the Yankees the fol-
lowing winter, but cast his lot last sea-
son with the SteeltoH team of the Beth
lehem Steel League, Players in this
league declared THAT Plank was as e.
,ective as ever. ahd Higgins was anx-
ious TO have hi9h with the Yankees dur.
ing the comingf season When the hot
weather comes along Plank would be
aoie TO win "a lot of games with a hut.
ing team 1Sehind him. said the Yankee
manager. fBut Plank decided to remain
There Is not on record another instance
OF pitcher retaining his effectiveness at
pianks fage or OF a pitcher who has
ierosrefssed 80 little during a stretch OF
Cy Young. of course. won many more
eamer than Plank. as he started much
w II. but In his forty-fourth year
wigs trusty shoulder became disabled
he had to retire.
Mathewson. a man five years younger
IAN Plank. lost effectiveness much
1oner than Eddie. though they started
m the big leagues together, and were
rivals during their entire baseball ca
reer first In college and later in worlds
series
Plank achieved ago major league VIC
tories during his career, against 1870 de-
teats, giving him a seventeen year per-
,entage OF .e27. Plank's full record fol-
Rowr.
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Became Famous Overnight.

became FAMOUS overnight.
Possibly the secret OF Plank's dura-
.''ity was the lateness with which he
Ftarted his big league career. He was
= natural pitcher. but never knew II
until he was in his twenties at college.
lie never tried to play ball until he
entered Gettysburg. where the coach
recognized his ability and sent him to
the N rund.
MacA heard OF Pianks exploits at
Gettysburg and wired him to Join the
athletics. Plank was then rs, and
Lever had seen a major league game,
He lost his first game with the Attn
lstics. but reeled off six successive VIC
tories. From that time until he left
professional baseball he shone brilliant
IT, There are few cases of players
With limited college experience entering
Professional baseball and becoming ia
nous from the outset
Next to Plank the leading left
hsnders have been Rube Waddell, for
ears a team-mate OF Plank on the Ath-
tics; Nap Rucker. the former great
southpaw Of the Brooklyn club; Babe
Ruth. the famous all-around player OF
ne Boston Red Sox, and RUDE Mar
lard, now with the Brooklyn club.
waddeIl UnhittabIe.
No left-handed pitcher of history had
20 deceptive a delivery. He had fast
hreaking curve and when he was at the
.op OF his form he was almost uphit
bile. However. Waddell was lacking
IN self-control and discretion. He was
responsible and II was due 10 the
uatience of the astute Mack that Wad-
dell retained his place before the pub
ne for so many years. But Macks for
hearance at length snapped. and Wad-
Gell finished his major league career
With the st. Louis Browns He nearly
p.tched that club into pennant in
sos. his first year in Missouri
waddell was in the National League
hefore the organization of the American
League. and served at various times
With the Louisville, Pittsburg and Chi
ago clubs.
McGraw recently told the story of
tyaddells first game with the old Louis
VILE Nationals. The Baltimore Orioles
hit his pitching for thirty-six runs. He
iroved 80 hard to handle that no man
lrer would tolerate him, and he drifted
10 the Pacific coast.
When the famous court decision In
ieOe deprived the Athletics OF Lajoie,
Flick and pitchers Duggleby and Bern
Iardt, Mack thought or Waddell' wired
him to come East.
| Waddell and Plank proved to be the
lreatcst pair OF left handlers any team
ever possessed. and together they pitched
the Athletics 10 their first pennant that
same season.
schreck's Invaluable Ala.
Much OF Waddelrs success in Phila-
deinhia was due to Ossie Schrecken-
ghost, his catcher. schreck, as he was
popuiarly known. was like Waddell. OF
s,ortive disposition. and like Waddeil
died comparatively young man
Schreck possessed real baseball intui'
lion. and coached his battery partners
rs 10 the weaknesses OF hitters.
While waddeil occasionally developed
wildness yet In his best days ne could
send the ball almost where ne pleasso.
baseball tragedy. FOR years this famous
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SOCCER GAMES TODAY.
Several Matches Scheduled in This
District.

Cup and championship fixtures, IN,
Guiding one between New York and Clan
MaCDun at LcnoX oval make up the
Soccer schedule for this afternoon. The
\. T. \. final between Paterson and
Bethlehem has been postponed. The
schedule follows:
La Su'tana Cup. First Tound--Pans.r,
We. Fulton at Flushing, Viking -. La su'-
taus at Macpmbs Park.
Southern New York cup. Second Round
Morse Dry Dock vs. White Rose al
Morse oval, New York vs. Clan McDun a
LcnoN oval
Combination League Longfeliovs vs.
Manhattan at Bay Ridge Oval
New Jersey state Cup--BAhCock a vii
cox T.. c. We Speedway f. G. al Clark =
Field, East Newark
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A plan is on foot to form three three
cushion leagues. representing the East.
midwest and West, the winners In tho
different sections To play for the national
championship The territory TO be
covered by the Ieacu is as follows:
East--New York. brooklyn. Newark,
Boston. Baltimore. Philadelphia, Pitts
burg. Buffalo and Washington.
Midwest--Cleveland, Cincinnati. To-
ledo. Akron. Detroit, indianapolis, Kan
sas City. ST. Louis, Milwaukee and
Chicago.
West-Denver, Salt Lake. Seattle.
Spokane, Tacoma, Portland, Los Angeles,
Sacramento. Fresno and san Francisco.
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League to-day and one Of the star pitch
ers OF all time. Vaughn showed signs
of developing into a great pitcher during
the three seasons he spent with the
Yankees, but his indifferent disposition
retarded his progress. lie was sold to
Washington in 1912 for tho waiver price.
Ho drifted back 10 the minors, and Chi
cago bought him from Kansas City In
1913. He has been a star with the Cubs
ever since. Vaughn now claims that he
was unjustly accused of lazlness in New
York and that a bad shoulder prevented
him from pitching for the Yankee man
ayers as he since has pitched for the
Cubs
Harry Coveleskie. left handler who
sid down 10 the minors last winter, had
! fast ball that was puzzllng and Giant
fans Will not soon forget how he knocked
New York out OF the pennant in 1908.
when he won three games for the Phil
lies in the last week of the sea son.
Other able left handlers now in the
game who could have held their own
with the left handed pitching stars of
any era are George Tyler OF the Cubs.
Dutch Leonard. now with the Yankees
SheTod Smith OF the Dodgers and
Ferdie Schupp OF the Giants. After two
great seasons in 1916 and 1917 Schupp
was useless to New York last year, but
again promises to take his place with the
star southpaws OF baseball.
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Frank Taberski VINO is deaf to chat
lenges from Ralph Greenleat. IS In the
West beating Johnny Layton in exhibit
ton games. Taberski seems TO have
taken a leaf from Willie Hopes book.
Willie is showing people how easy 1t Is
TO beat George Sutton