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^ r i I •HMft ALL-PREP TEI NEARLY SETTLED By Jim Glover O F course it iw a bit early to pick an All-Prep baseball team birt a pretty good idea has been formed as to who these men will be. With the possible exception of a pitcher all of the positions are prac tically assured. Sam Armlstead, of Roys High. .vhouM he behind the bat on the etrength of the showing he has made in the last three games played by his team. He is also leading the league in hatting. The pitching honors at present are ivided between Kox. of Boys High, and < 'allahan. of Marist. with the e<tds a bit in favor of Pox on ac count of his victory over Martat last week when he was pitted against Callahan. Weston, of Boys High, is not out of the running, either, for this position. He has only pitched one game of importance but his showing then was beyond reproach. His status among Prep twirlers can better be determined after the game Wednesday with Boys High. Spurlock at Shortstop. Spurlock, of Boys High, will no ]oubt be the unanimous choice for f»hortstop He is a fine fielder and lugger Lowry, of Marist, looks good for the job on first base. At present he is catching for Marist but he shim s on the first sack. Lowry is without a doubt the best utility man in the local league this year. Hill Bedell, Of Tech High, appears *o lie the best bet for second base. H< bats and fields well and is a fast man on tie diamond. He rarely fails to steal second when once at first. Charlie Allen, of Marist, will very likely be placed at third base al though he has not shown as well this year as In former seasons. He is the fastest man In the league and one of the best hitters. Weston and Parks of Tech High are both classy third suckers and may be giv en the place In preference to Allen by *om« expert*. Rennolds a Good Man. Harry Rennolds, of Boys High, should cop a place In the outfield without a dissenting voice. His fielding average so fir this season is about 006 and he is always there with the stick in a pinch. Johnny Laird, of Tech High, is another good outfielder and a sure man on diffl- . iiit balls The other outfield posi tion ought to be given to Wells, of P.a. ock, although he is a shortstop. Wells ha played swell ball with a losing team all season, and while Spurlock, of Boys High, has it on him a little at short. Wells is too good a man to be left off the team entirely and he would make as good an outfielder as any of them Babb, of G. M. A. Is another good player who has boon handicapped by a poor team. He has played third ban* but there are too many good men for that i>osition this year, so Babb will probanly be given a place as sub. It is safe to* say that no team In the local Prep League could possi bly be selected that could give* the abovf ikjgregatlon a trimming Women Taking Part in Outdoor Sports Feminine Athletes Increasing in Almost Every Branch of Athletic Endeavor. Women art now taking a promi nent part in the world of sport*. In » 'lit ago three clubs of w omen are mealed in athletic events. In the women’s athletic club each day is marked by some exhibition of. wi- man's prowess in the gymnasium. >n Tin - Jays and Fridays of each we*U wumcn practice swimming at the Illi nois Athletic Glub. In Jackson Park, Chicago. Mrs. Roy Banal, wife of the Hyde Park foy;- bal’. star, won the race for women Skippers recently. Miss Ethel Lar sen is the proud possessor of a pilot’s license. in baseball Mrs. Helen Hathaway Robinson Britton is the owner of the St. Loui.- League club and Mrs. Charles Havener Is the owner of th*; Milw ,1 uko«- American Association club. ,\l;i Mai v and Priscilla Williams won i ampionships in archery. \t the CDiversity of Chicago Mrs. A A Stugg wife of the famous coach, Ik interested in athletics, and score* ( • co. Us are now engaged In playing basketball. V more women are driving au tomobiles this year than ever before. T Chi ago Gun Club of Women is ti ming out many experts with the PEACOCK-FLEET TRIUMPHS OVER 0. M. A.—SAMS STARS Peacock-Fleet triumphed over the G «» gia Military Academy aggrega- ti. >ii > osterday afternoon by the count SILK HAT HARRY’S DIVORCE SUIT Warm Heart and a Piece of Ice By Tad “Half-Errors” Will Help Scorers © o © o © o o Can Split Up Blame for Misplays By Percy H. Whiting W OULD It seem odd to you if next year’s box scores should contain such unusual state ments as these: A b r h po a e Smith, rf 4 1 2 2 1 2 1-2 Jones, 2b 6 0 0 4 8 11-2 In other words we face the era of “half-errors." Did you ever hear of a “half-er ror?” No, and nobody else ever did, until Dode Birmingham suggested a scheme for dividing misplays. There are many plays in an aver age game that have the scorers gues sing. They know' that an error has been made but they don’t know which of two men made it. For Instance the batter bunts down the first base line The first base- man runs In to field the ball while the pitcher goes to first to cover. At host It Is a delicate play. The first baseman throws a shade wide, the pitcher gets the ball In his hands and then lets it go again. The question at once arises: was the first baseman the victim of a bad eaten or the pitcher stung by a bad throw ? The scorers must guess at it. Now suppose It were possible to give each Qf them a half error. Then there woulfl be no hard feeling. The baseman would be penalised for a bad throw, the pitcher for a poor catch. * * * BIRMINGHAM suggests also that half-errors could be awarded on the play which arises when the catch er throws perfectly to second to catch n base runner who is trying to steal and when neither the sec ond baseman nor the shortstop cov ers. Hut he’s wrong on this one This play brings up the famous “consultation error.” There Is Just one way to score It. The scorer must, find out which of the two possible victims was guilty. Frequently the only way to find out Is to go and ask both. This isn't a convenient way hut It Is fair. It w'ould not do to. give half-er rors on this “uncovered bag" play. One man or the other is guilty. It Is not up to both of them to go for the ball. one man. under the sys tem of play, is due to cover. The other has no business there. The only way to score this play Is to find which one should have handled the ball If they will not tell you ask the manager. He knows. * * * T HERE’S an awful lot of hunk turned loose about this scoring thing. It isn’t half as complicated and difficult as lots of the experts would try to make you believe. Any good, intelligent fan could keep a tip-top box score. The only trouble would be that the errors would be amazingly numerous. A fan is a vicious scorer at heart. After a game the fans will grab a baseball writer. “Say. how did you score that thump in the third inning, when Jones let the hall get by him ” The scorer consults his book. "Why,” he says. real apologetic like, “we gave the batter a hit." "A HIT!” they will shriek in chor us,” Why a child could have stop ped that ball with one finger." • * * M OST scorers start off like that. But gradually the* players bring them around. They yell so loud that the scorers ease off, just to save their eur drums. Of course if you gave the players every doubtful point, not to mention the press stand, including ice water, you couldn't satisfy them. But fi nally, after much practice, your ex perienced scorer strikes a mean. It is neither very stiff nor very lenient. It satisfies neither the fans nor tin players. Therefore it is probably moderately fair. FODDER FOR FANS The Fourteenth Street lads out- p!«vrd ;he losers in every way. Both teams did good work with the big s . -k. G. M A. registering nine safe ;... s. w hile the winners came close with right bingles to their credit. Both teams, however, seemed rath- r off in the field. Numerous errors were registered on both sides, and hey were usually grouped In the most dangerous periods. Sams pitched i fine game for his <am. causing eight men to whiff the breezes and giving only two bases od balls. nLAUS signs to box M'GOORTY AT PITTSBURG VF>V York, May 14.—Frank Klaus, Pi . burg middleweight, to-day «igriffi for a six-round bout with Kdd: McGoorty at Pittsburg, on May 24 nnd a ten-round bout with Jack DiPon. of Indianapolis, In that city lieinie Zimmerman, who led the Na tional League batsmen laat season, fanned three times yesterday at Te«- reau’s benders. • * • The Giants harvested a double, three triples and eight singles in the game against the Chicago (nibs yesterday. • * * Some sport writers are already be ginning to figure the Pirates out of the National League race. True, they are seven full games behind the leaders, but there remains about 180 games still to be played • • * Again there was joy among the alibi manufacturers in New York. For the second successive time the Yankees, Dodgers and Giants won. • • • It used to be “Who can the Dodgers beat .’ and now it la “Who can beat the Dodgers?” • • • Johnny McGraw. manager of the Giants, predicted in a signed article that the Cardinals were going to crack right in the middle and break all to i pieces, whereupon the Cardinals nosed into third place. • • • Three home runs were made in the Pirate-Phillies game yesterday, but the one hammered out by Magee clinched the game for the Quakertown boys. * * • “Shoeless Joe ' Jackson, of the Naps, continued to pound the ball, garnering a single, double and a triple out of four times up yesterday. • • • Those alleged "lowly" Yankees halted the Naps again yesterday, making thetr fifth victory out of seven games played on thetr Western trip. • * • "Tris" Speaker, who is out for the batting leadership in the American League this season, got two triples yes terday in the game against the Tigers. • • • If the Phillies don’t soon lose a del egation of Brooklyn fans may invade their bailiwick and kill off a few of the best players. For a week the Brooklyn* have been on the edge of first place, but the Piilllles refuse to lose a game • • • "Dutch” Schaefer and “Nick" Altrock. the comedian Senator ball players, broke into the game against he Browns yes terday, but their presence failed to stop the St. Louis team rrom winning. • • * The Reds’ roster contains the names of a large number of Germans, a few Irishmen, an Indian, an Englishman, two Cubans, h Welshman and several gentlemen of undiscovered nationality. • * * It was foolish of Hohnhorst to jump the Montgomery club Unless that lad has improved he is lucky to have .i job at all—and no questions asked about the salary. Sporting Food > By GEORQK K. PHAIR THE CRIPPLE. “ You arc sick. Brother Heine," the young man said. "You arc ailing and fevered and tame, And yet, as you toss on a hospital bed You are out here enjoying the game" ”It is true." he replied, "I am ailing and lame; I am just a I tout ready to die. It's a great tittle feat to be here at the game. For it shows I’m a versatile guy" Seven gas bags are entered in the in ternational balloon race at Kansas City. Horace Fogel, however, will not com pete. R. Marquard avers that he is willing to pitch his head off for John McGraw. but even if he does he will not sustain any great loss. I Frank Chance, commenting on Messrs. Schaefer and Altrock, informs us that baseball Is not funny. Still, you can hardly blame Frank Chance. ■'lad me have men about me who are fat.” quoth J. Caesar, who never sat be hind one at a ball game. Gambling is frowned upon in baseball circles, but when one bets on Washing ton with Johnson on the slab one does not gamble. t EXPERTING IS A CINCH. When Johnson hurls the baseball scribe has these few lines to pen: "Thru walked right up and turned around and walked right back again" After watching Mr. Ferguson in the act of umpiring, the entire population of St. Louis has signed a petition to reinstate George Stovall. The Kentucky Derby has demonstrat ed that In spite of the depredations of the soulless corporations it still is pos sible to become wealthy on a small capital. IT DEPENDS. Ih mis wild and print d and sulky, Fond of raising discontent. But his batting marQc was bulky. So they called it temperament. AXI> WET, If hr were a pun ft battei- And he fielded like a slouch. II iron Id be anoUhcr matter— lie iron Id be a 'Common grouch. The report that the public is enthusi astic over the Willard-Smith argument will be startling news to the public. It behooves some scientist to probe into the psychology of baseball and tell us why a solid Ivory dome generally shows the strongest tendency to become swollen. Motorcycle raxing is a great litle sport from i spectator’s standpoint if the spectator looks at it from the stand point of an undertaker. Bv W. W. Nauehtoi S AN FRANCISCO, May H.—If physical worth counts for much Jess Willard, the Kansas cowboy, will have to be considered as having an excellent chance of winning ove” Gunboat Smith when they size up next Tuesday night. At the same time a comparison of the two men Is interesting enough f.la the followers of the boxing game. Smith weighs something like 180 pounds, at least that will be close to his ringside poundage. Willard is a 235-pound man at the present time, so he will have a round fifty pounds advantage. The Kansan will stand f> feet and 6 inches, which is five morj inches in height than Smith can mus ter, and height, as has been said, is a help to a man in the ring. In other ways Willard proves by the tape what a big chap he is. His neck measures 19 inches, as against 14H for Smith. Jeffries measured 45 inches around the chest, and Willard is close to him with 44 inches. Willard is 33 inches around the waist and Smith can tally but 32 inches around that portion of the body. Gunboat Smith's search for a husky sparring partner has at last prove i successful. Last night A1 Kaufman brought his fighting togs to Shan non's and from now until the day of the fight will lend his aid In getting Gunboat into trim for his battle with the Kansan. This afternoon Smith boxed with Kaufman, Bob Arm strong and Jack Greenwood. MURPHY CLAIMS PENNANT BY EIGHTEEN-GAME MARGIN NEW YORK. May 14.—Whether le had consulted an oracle was not made clear by Pr sklent Murphy of the Cubs to-dav, but he made the following statement: “We will win the pennant by a margin of 18 games. 1 said last winter that the Cubs would finish at the top, but I wasn't sure of the margin. But now I am in a position to speak with unbridled confidence.” President Murphy added that if Mc Graw had not let Bridwell out last j year he would have won the world’s series. “Bridwell is the best short stop in the league, which proves that even McGraw’s judgment is not infal lible.” he said. MERCER PLAYS FLORIDA. ' MACON. GA„ May 14.—Mercer's I baseball season will end this week ] with the games with the University • of Florida on Friday and Saturday. I If Mercer should take these games * the team will end the season with a j percentage of .666 Sports and Such By RIGHT CROSS. * THE ADMIRABLE AND un failing Tigers are getting it in the neck this season which has given rise to a debate on the question whether Jennings is entitled to sympathy for the way his team is going or whether Detroit is en titled to sympathy for the way Jennings is going. It is to set the question at rest that the sub joined lines are submitted. * *■ * IN BASEBALL, as elsewhere, if frequently happens that a man grabs a lot of glory for the , work of other men until something hap pens to take a lot of the bounce out of him. It Is then immediate ly concluded that he never had any bounce In him. This is where Jennings comes in. * * * WHEN HE GOT to Detroit he found that his predecessor. Ar mour, had thoughtfully gathered in Ty Cobb. Wild Bill Donovan and others, to aid old Sam Craw ford and others. It was a band of mad meat-eaters who needed nothing but a slip of the leash to pound the well known American League into little pieces. And that’s what happened. * • • PROBABLY JENNINGS’ greatest single stroke of mana gerial strategy was the release of Jimmy Archer. He probably fig ured that Archer was too good for the American League and would more comfortably fit into a real world’s championship club like the (Tibs. His discarding of Birdie Cree also has its merits. • * # WHILE M’GRAW AND MACK have been steadily'building, tink ering and improving, Jennings has stood pat. His team is now much the same team that won the championship and almost as good —but the league has not stood still In the meantime. It has. for instance, developed a team that could knock the daylight out of the Cubs and another team that could beat that one. * * * SO THE RECORDS 'indicate that the Tigers made Jennings fully as much as Jennings made the Tigers. * * * ALL OF WHICH GOES to show 'that it will be Matty and Bender in the first game this fall. CROSS OUTPOINTS D0HAN IN FAST TEN-ROUND BOUT NEW YORK. May 14.—Leach Cross appeared at the Atlantic Garden Ath letic Club last night and showed his neighbors how easy it is to dispose of a perfectly good defensive boxer by handily outpointing Johnny Dohan. of Brooklyn, in ten fast rounds. Dave Kurtz shaded Tommy Maloney in ten rounds full of action. Patsy Kline stopped Kid Black in the fourth round. No Money in New York Battles 0 O © O G © © Fighters Claim Fame Has Sagged C By Ed IN’. Smith HICAGO, May 14.—There has been a big slump in the boxing game in and around New York in the last few weeks, and return ing fighters and their friends say there is little or nothing in battling around the big city at the present time. This would indicate that if a boxing bill Is passed in Illinois with in a .short time this city would for the time being at lea**t have a prac tical monopoly on the short route fighting of the country. George Brown, the Greek middleweight, who went there for a campaign after falling out here with Nate Lewis, his old man ager. is back in the city with a tale of woe about the poor returns he received for some of the heaviest fighting he ever did. He is supported in his statements by others, too. * * * 1 7OR a vigorous 10-round engage ment with Leo Houck, one of the best of the Eastern iniddleweights, Brown received a trifle over $100. and after paying for a rubber and a box ing partner for nearly two weeks in preparation for the contest found that he had but little left for himself when he had paid off the help. George had three contests in all. and the Houck battle was the best of the lot, so one can see just what happened to George in the others. The Greek is going to remain at home now and see if he can not do some good for himself around this section of the country. He would especially like to get oji with Jack Dillon, Eddie Mc Goorty or some of the other good men of this section. * * * T HE situation in New York ap pears to be merely a natural slump, that's all. The fans of that section have been offered the very best boxers in the world and have be come satiated with the good cards. In the spring of the year the athletic enthusiasts’ attention naturally turns to the outdoor sport, and with base ball in full swing it takes a mighty good card to pull even an average house. It is the general opinion around here that* the no-deeis-ion sys tem, too, has had much to do with bringing the game down to its pres ent low ebb. The system has let the bars down to such an extent that • he unscrupulous fighter has done a lot of stalling and added to the dis satisfaction of the festive fan. * * * OT only has Billy McCarnev got the white heavyweight champion of the cfountry in Luther McCarty, Ponce DeLeon Skating Rink Now in Full Blast. but he claims to have the best light weight in the business in A1 Nor ton. the young fighter Luther is car rying around with him as sparring partner. Norton is a Pacific Coast product, and foi* a time was known under the nom de slug of Young Al Kaufman. The Los Angeles boy didn’t find that the name carried a great deal of weight after the real Al had been licked a few times, hence he has changed it. Norton isn’t his real name, but Is close to it. He is of mixed German and Spanish par entage and weighs 175 pound?’. In all lie has had 37 battles and has yet to lose a decision. He has knocked out Al Benedict, who fought a 20- round draw with Gunboat Smith, up setting him in seven rounds. * * * YA NE of our steady readers writes * ^ to ask which is the better middle- ^ weight. Eddie McGoorty or Jack Dil lon. That’s a question! We prefer to duck the issue now. GIBBONS LACES CHRISTIE IN 12-ROUND BOSTON GO BOSTON. May 14.—Mike Gibbons, of St. Paul, put it all over Gus Chris tie, of Milwaukee, at the Atlas Ath letic Club last night. 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