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OLTMPIG TEAM
SIILSJOTRIIN
DNBDARDBOAT
NEW YORK, June 14.—Bearing the
most notable collection of American
athletes ever assembled, the liner Fin
land sailed for Stockholm today with
the team which will represent the
United States in the Olympic games.
James E. Sullivan. United States com
missioner at the games, said that the
team was the finest he had ever seen
anywhere, and that the members should
annex 80 per cent of the points.
Five times during the pa.«t sixteen
years the United States has taken the
lion's shore of honors in Olympic tour
naments. and this year a team is going
which ought easily to conquer the
world, according to al) predictions
based on form.
The athletes will continue their train
ing on board the ship, under direction
of Head Trainer Mike Murphy. ’ and
when they get to Sweden they should
be in excellent condition.
The ship was draped with United
States flags, and all the big athletic
clubs had representatives at the pier.
Friends and relatives gave loud cheers
after the final farewells were said, and
a band played patriotic music.
Will Bring Home the Bacon.
' Bring home the bacon." screamed
some lusty -voiced man nn the pier as
the ship was getting under way.
"We will." came back the response.
The athletes will have no difficulty
about training facilities on the ship A
running track has been laid out and a
swimming tank built. Pits for the
jumpers and weight men also were in
stalled.
With the exception of Thomas, all
the men in the team are entered in
more than one event. Thomas is en
tered in the IflO-metet race only.
While ail sections of the United
States are represented, there is no spir
it of rivalry among rhe men. Each feels
he Is representing his country, and not
a special section of it.
In addressing the men. Colonel Rob
ert M. Thompson, president of the
American Olympic committee, said:
Are Sportsmen, Not Sports.
"Be champion gentlemen, as well as
champion athletes. We ate going to
Stockholm as sportsmen, not as sports.
Let that spirit prevail."
The athletes reported at Chelsea pier
at 8:30 o'clock, and the ship left soon
afterward. Each of the team was pre
sented with a uniform, consisting of a
blue blazer with an American shield
over the left breast, white trousers,
w hite shoes and a white cap.
YANKS GET TIGER STAR.
NEW YORK. June 14. After the
Yale-princeton game it was announced
that Sterrett, first baseman and catcher
for the Princeton team, had signed to
play with the New York American
league club Sterrett Is accounted the
-tar of the Orange and Black team and
has a record a.“ a hard hitter.
331% Discount on
Men’s Fine Clothing
Our Annual Summer Clearance Sale of Men’s and
Young Men’s Fine Clothing Is Now On
Spring and Summer Suits in Cheviots, Cashmeres and Worsteds:
in fancy patterns and all Blue and Black unfinished Worsted and
Serges. (No wash suits or mohairs are included in this sale.)
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$ 18.50 Suits Reduced to $ 12.35 $30.00 Suits Reduced to $20.00
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$25.00 Suits Reduced to $16.65 $40.00 Suits Reduced to $26.65
This is a wonderful sale of splendid merchan
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a previous season. These suits won’t last long. An
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THE BASEBALL CARD
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Memphis in Atlanta Ponce DeLeon
Two games. First game called at 2:30
o'clock.
Montgomery in Birmingham.
Mobile in New Orleans.
Nashville in Chattanooga.
Standing of the Clutte.
W. L. PC W L PC
B’ham. .33 22 .600 M mphis 27 27 800
Mobile . .33 25 .569 Merit. . .25 29 .455
C’nooga .27 25 .519 Atlanta .21 28 .429
N. Or . .25 24 .510 N’ville .21 32 .396
Yesterday's Results.
All games postponed; rain.
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Games Today.
Savannah in Albany.
Jacksonville in Columbia
Columbus in Macon.
Standing of the Clubs.
W- L PC. W L P C
J'ville. . 26 16 .619 Cbus .20 25 .444
Albanv 28 18 609 Macon .18 26 .409
Sav. . .27 19 .587 Cole.. . .14 29 326
Yesterday's Results.
Macon 4. Columbus 0
Columbia 4. Jacksonville I.
Savannah 2, Albany 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Boston in Chicago.
New York in St. Louis.
Philadelphia In Detroit.
Washington in Cleveland.
Standing of the Club*.
W. L P.C. W L PC
Chicago .33 20 .623 Detroit. 25 28 472
Boston .31 19 620 C'land . .23 26 '469
Wash 31 21 .596 N. ork 16 30 .348
Phlla. . .30 23 .566 S. Louis 14 36 .280
Yesterday’s Results.
Washington 6, Cleveland 3
Philadelphia 4. Detroit 3.
St Louis-New York, rain
Chicago 3, Boston 2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Games Today.
Cincinnati in Boston
St. Louis In Brooklyn
Pittsburg in New York.
Chicago in Philadelphia
Standing of the Clubs.
W L. P.C. I W L. P C
N. York .37 8 822 I Phila 20 23 465
P burg. .25 20 556 IS. Louis 23 29 442
Chicago .25 21 .543 I Boston . 16 33 .327
C'natJ . .27 23 .540 I Brook 14 30 .318
Yesterday’s Result*.
Boston 6. St. Louis 4.
Pittsburg 5, Brooklyn 0
New York 3, Chicago 2
Philadelphia 11. Cincinnati 10.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Petersburg in Norfolk.
Danville in Lynchburg
Portsmouth in Richmond
Newport News in Roanoke
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P.C W L. P C.
R'anoke 29 17 .630 P’sm'th 19 17 528
P’sb’rg 28 17 622 N. N'ws 20 22 .476
Norfolk 24 17 .585 D'nville 12 26 .31.6
R’hm’d 23 30 535 L’hb'rg 11 33 250
Yesterday's Results.
Danville 10. Lynchburg 2
Petersburg 5, Norfolk 3
Newport News 1. Roanoke n
Richmond 14. Portsmouth 2.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Buffalo in Montreal.
Rochester in Toronto
Baltimore in Jersey City.
Providence in Newark.
Standing of the Clubs
W. L. PC W L. P C
Koch. .30 16 .652 Toronto .21 24 .467
J. Citv . 27 32 .551 Newark .21 36 .447
Bpffalo. .22 20 524 M'treal .20 27 426
B'more .24 22 522 Prov. .18 27 400
Yesterday's Results.
Baltimore 9, Jersey City 2.
Montreal 8. Buffalo 4.
Newark 14, Providence 2.
other games not scheduled.
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TEXAS LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Austin in Beaumont
Waco in Galveston
Fort Worth in Houston
Dallas in San Antonio.
Standing of the Club*.
W. L. P.v W. L. P.C
H'ust'n 40 19 .678 Dallas 27 30 474
S. An'io 34 28 .548 Austin 27 32 458
B’mont 30 26 .536 G’v'st n 26 31 .456
Waco 29 30 .492 F, W’th 22 37 .373
Yesterday’s Results.
Houston 5. Fort Worth 0.
San Antonio 3, Dallas 1.
Waco 5. Galveston 1.
Beaumont 10. Austin 4 i first game).
Beaumont 15. Austin 4 isecond game).
COTTON STATES LEAGUE
Games Today.
Meridian in Yazoo City.
Vicksburg in Jackson.
Greenwood in Columbus.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L PC W L P
V’ksb'g 34 21 .618 J'ckson 26 28 .481
Y City 34 22 607 C'mbus 23 33 418
M'Mlan 31 23 .574 G'wood 18 36 333
Yesterday’s Results.
Yazoo City 10, Meridian 1.
Vicksburg-Jackson; off day.
Columbus-Greenwood; wet grounds.
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Gadsden in Rome
Selma tn Bessemer
Anniston In Huntsville
Standing of the Clubs
W L. r.<' W L. P.C.
A nist'n 27 17 .614 G'dsden 20 26 .435
Selma 2'4 21 .5'33 Hsvllle 20 26 435
Rome 21 23 .477 B’s m t 31 37 .438
Yesterday's Results.
All games postponed; rain.
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Bristol in Asheville. ■
Johnson City in Knoxville.
Cleveland in Morristown
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P.C W L. PC.
Bristol 17 9 .654 A eviHe IS 12 .520
K’xville 16 13 .552 J. Citv .IS 12 .520
C ve'lii 14 12 .538 M'toWl) 918 360
Yesterday's Results.
Cleveland 3. Morristown o.
Bristol 8. Asheville 1.
Knoxville 2, Johnson City 1.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Games Today.
Milwaukee 'n Columbus.
Kansas City in Toledo
Minneapolis in .Indianapolis
St. Paul in Louisville.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P.C W. L. P C
Toledo . 39 19 .673 S. Paul .25 37 .403
Cbus. . 40 21 .656 L'vllle. 32 35 .386
M'apolis 37 21 .638 I'apolls. 23 38 .377
K City 33 29 .532 M’w'kee 20 38 .345
Yesterday’s Results.
Milwaukee 5. Columbus 3.
Columbus 3. Milwaukee 1.
Kansas City 3, Toledo'2
Indianapolis 3 Minneapolis J,
St. Paul 5, Louisville 4
CAROLINA ASSOCIATION.
Games Today.
Charlotte in Anderson.
Winston-Salem In Greensboro.
Greenville in Spartanburg
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P.C W. L. PC
A'ders’n 30 13 .698 W -Sm 19 25 432
Sp'b'rg 22 20 .514 G’sboro 16 24 385
C rlotte 22 28 .440 G nvllle •15 27 .357
Yesterday s Results.
Greensboro 3, Winston-Salem ft
Anderson 10, Charlotte 5
Spartanburg 9; Greenville 6
OTHER GAMES YESTERDAY.
Vale 6. Princeton 1
Williams 8, Cornell 5.
Kitty League.
Henderson 8. Hopkinsville 5
Cairo-Clarksville; wet grounds.
United States League.
Richmond 3. Pittsburg 2.
TYLER REPLACES ROBB
IN RICHMOND TOURNEY
RICHMOND. VA., June 14.—Through
default of Robb, who sustained an in
jury, Tyler will be the fourth member
of the team In the semi-finals in the
Old Dominion tennis tournament. The
other three will be James, Thornton
and Page.
In the mixed doubles yesterday Miss
Jones and Mr. Thornton beat Miss
Desston and Mr. Buford. 6-3. 6-4; Mrs.
Taylor and Mr. Buford beat Miss Boyd
and Mr. Adair. 6-3 6-4; Miss Meredith
and Dr. Dunn won from Miss Colstan
and Mr. Masteller. 6-2. 6-3; Mrs. Hardy
and Mr. James beat Miss Baker and
Mi. Gore. 6-4, 9-7; Miss Duhring and
Mr. Mclntosh beat Miss Randolph and
Mr. Davenport, 6-4. 7-5.
In the ladies' doubles. Miss Boyd and
Miss Baker beat Miss Joy new and Miss
Ppwers, 7-5. 4-6, 6-2: Mrs Hardy and
Miss Meredith beat Miss Duhring and
Miss Desstoiv 8-6. 6 1.
VANDERBILT ANNOUNCES
NAMES OF TEAM LEADERS
NASHVILLE. TEN,N.. June 14.
Captains and' managers of the base
ball, traefc and basket ball teams of
Vanderbilt for next year were an
nounced by the Vanderbilt Athletic as
sociation. along with the names of the
men who .won tlfeir V’s this year In
these branches of Vandy.'s athletics.
The captains were elected by the teams
which represented the university this
while tne managers were ap
pointed by the athletic association
They are as follows:
Baseball—Walter Morgan, captain;
Paul Banham. manager: John Holman,
assistant manager.
Track —John Copeland cap’taln; C.
H. Bateman, manager; George Armis
tead, assistant manager.
Basket ball—Oscar Nelson. • aptain:
Russell Hughes. manager; Enoch
Broun, assistant manager
LYNCHBURG REFUSES TO
GET OUT OF VA. LEAGUE
LYNCHBURG, VA.. June 14. The
Lynchburg Basehall association, which
was ousted from the Virginia league
owing to the withdrawal of Danville,
has appealed to the national board, de
ciding to fight for the retention of Hie
franchise. Tn addition to this a mass
meeting of the baseball lovers decided
to raise 84.000 today for a new associa
tion to take over the franchise and
operate it In the future,
MONTGOMERY BUSINESS
MEN TO HELP OUT CLUB
MONTGOMERY, ALA.. June 14. Re
ports that the Montgomery baseball fran
chise was In danger of being sold caused
25 business men to hold a meeting for
the purpose of considering plans to keep
first-class baseball in Montgomery. A
committee, was appointed tn confer with
Richard Tillis, majority stockholder of the
club
While no positive statement was issued
for publication, it is understood the com
mittee will offer tn guarantee Mr. Tillis
against loss for three years If he will keep
Montgomery in the Southern league.
FREDDIE WELSH LOSES
BOUT TO GROVER HAYES
COLUMBUS. OHIO. June 14. -Gro
ver Hayes, of Philadelphia had a shade
over Freddie Welsh, of England, in
their ten-round battle here last night.
Hayes finished stronger than the Eng
lishman, and probably would have de
feated him decisively in a longer fight
NF 14, 1912.
FODDER FOR FANS
Muffled maledictions and ejaculated ex
ecrations arose from the Atlanta bench
when the game Thursday was called off
on account of rain. The Crackers are
still short of work—and still It rains.
• • •
Earl Sykes, who was supposed to be on
his way to Montgomery, sat in the stands
and watched the showers come down.
“Nix, I haven't gone to ioin the Mont
gomery team and I'm not in any hurry to
do it either." said Sykes. Earl thinks At
lanta the banner town of the league and
is kicking like a bay steer at having to
leave.
• • •
A surprisingly large crowd turned out
yesterday, considering the threatening
weather and tlie ball that lias been
played lately. The Cracker fans haven’t
lost all hope for their team yet.
Toledo is having a hard time over third
basemen. BronkTe is out of the game.
Manush is just beginning to hobble around
for the first time since the accident that
broke his leg. and the Hens have been
forced to grab Brad} from New ’ Haven
and Mills, a Harvard law student,
Jim Manes, the- Chattanooga lad who
has been playing In the Texas league, has
been turned loose on account of Ids weak
hitting Last } ear he smacked 'em .350
in the Canadian league.
• • •
Bobb> Gilks, Nap scout, has turned up
in New Orleans. He reports material
scarce, as usual
• • •
New Orleans baseball writers say that,
with the best pitching staff in the league
and the most postponed games, it will
be but a short time now before the l>li
eans are up in the lead. The pitching
staff they rave about consists of Weaver.
Griffin, Swann. Wagner and Swindell./At
that, it’s not a bad nne.
Pitcher Martin, formerly of the Ath
letics. has been taken over by Balti
more.
• « • t
Bernhard believes he has a couple of
wonders in Merritt and Paraons. his new
pitchers. And if he has he will be dan
gernus. The last time the Turtles were
here they looked better than any team in
the league, except Birmingham.
Bill Bernhard hag six nr seven former
Eastern leaguers on bis pay roll They
are all pretty useful performers, too Most
of them, too, nere with Newark and
Jersey City once
♦ • •
Bill Bernhard has long had a grudge
against Bill}' Smith and there are those
who believe he was trying tn even up
when he let Farmer Allen go to the Look
out club.
• • •
When Angel faced Mike Finn took «
few games from the Barons the usual
yell went up in Birmingham. They aren’t
happy there unless the Barons are out in
front by a hundred points
Physicians have decided that Artie Hof
man is suffering with nothing more se
rious than a case of “nerves’ and be
lieve he will soon he his old self
The press agent of Frank Eddington,
the pitcher purchased by the Pirates from
Lexington, said of him that he was a
“pitcher, fielder, slugger and side-line
chatterer supreme.” which makes him
well worth the price paid.
♦ • •
Os course this never happened, but they
sat that Larry McLean, the Reds’ giant
catcher, recently bought a huge colonial
clock and started to carry it home, a
feat Impossible for any other human be
ing except Larry. He was stopped hv a
bibulous gentleman, who said: ”T beg par
don. and I don’t want to intrude, bul
would you mind telling me, old chap, why
you don’t carries a watch?"
• • •
Wonder if the fact that Clark Griffith
has bought into the Washington associa
tion has anything to do wilth the marvel
logs showing of the Senators? Certainly
ft has been many years since he had had
a team going as the Washington team Is
going now.
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at the ball game
Keep it in the ice-box at
home. Take it to the Picnic
F» ■ Sold at all stands
ive cents I and stores. Made
for a big cold I by the Red Rock
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bottle. I
Suppose Nashville wins a double-header
today and Atlanta loses two games. Ker
plunk! The cellar!
Jack Martin, the Highlanders’ kid short
stop. is everlastingly getting stove up.
Ills last Injury was a gashed toe.
• • •
They’ve already begun to tell Harry
Lavis how to manage his team up in
(.’leveland. He may not get much sym
pathy in his present .job. but he’ll get a
lot of advice.
Mike Dunlin’s wife has been sick and
Mike has lost both sleep and peace of
mind, but it hasn’t seemed to dim his
batting eye. .
OTTO FLOTO WILL HOLD
WATCH AT TITLE FIGHT
EAST LAS VEGAS. N. M . June 14.
Governor William <’ MacDonald, of New
Mexico, was a visitor here today to sat
isfy himself of prevailing conditions and
of conditions likely to prevail during the
tight for the world's cha tn pi on-ship be
tween Jack Johnson and Jim Flynn on
July 4. The visit was arranged at the
request of the fight promoters, the gov
ernor stopping nff cn route to the Demo
cratic national convention in Baltimore
Formal announcement was made that
Otto Kioto, of Denver, is the selection as
official timekeeper for the big battle,
while Jack Curley, on behalf of Flynn,
has asked Aiderman Tearney, of Chi
cago. to act as timekeeper for the chal
lenger. The Johnson camp has yet given
no intimation of their choice In the mat
ter.
PHELPS AND GRIMA WIN
IN GULF STATES TOURNEY
NEW ORLEANS, June 14. Weather
conditions were not altogether unfa
vorable, but the courts were soggy
from the rain and made satisfactory
progress in the twelfth annua! Gulf
States tournament out of the question.
Two matches were played and another
started.
The complete matches were in the
doubles division, Phelps and Grima de
feating S. E. Worms and Foibleman.
6-2. 6-2, anfi Saal and Well defeating
Morris and Many. 6-1. 2-6. 6-3.
DE ORO WINS ANOTHER TITLE.
TRENTON, N. J.. June 14 Alfred
DeOro. challenger for the world's cham
pionship at pocket billiards, defeated
Edward I. Ralph, of Hlghstown. N. J..
In the final block of 20<l points In their
match at Masonic temple, and thereby
wans the match. The grand total for
the three nights play was: DeOro 600;
Ralph, 4<lß.
fjERNSHEIM CjGAF
Always
ti /l Good
HARBISON DEAL
yP IN THE AIR
The Spartanburg club has pulled a
fine trick on the Crackers, A few days
ago they agreed to turn over to the
local club for a fixed sum Infiehlei Har
bison. who was to be given a week's
trial br Hemphill. If he made good he
was to remain here, if he did not
live up to expectations, he was td be
returned to Spartanburg
Today the Spartanburg club has
raised the price on this player, and re
fuses to let him come here on trial.
It must he an outright sale. President
Callaway called the Spartanburg club
on the phone this morning, and asked
them to live up to their agreement.
They refused to do so.
And theteuporr President Callaway
immediately sent all the telegrams and
data concerning the deal to John H.
Farrell, yf the national association. It's
a cinch that Mr. Farrell will insist that
the Spartanburg club live up to its
agreement. .
"Humpty” McElveen arrived this
morning and will play third base this
afternoon.
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