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“- >* & , li ***** 14 *SÌ •t?Ì1 S i ■03 1 u*S * MïïE :;ÊTO|fÿ^0 POST: yffW YORK, SATURDAY, rWft F r o m t h e F i e l d o f S p o r t s a m s i | i ^ í í ;; m a s í e r s t o . c a b e f o r T H E M DURING TH E W AR. * B y IiAW KEjrCE PE R R Y . One of the recetit amiable interchanges ¿ $ i There is No Fox-Hunting in England at. Pres§iti^|fonnd| &e.e<Mj&cexcisjB. ‘ and Attention—Sporting Notes. ' ... •M- ■¡4* w 'Isefcweèn tiiis^, country- and E n g land re T * '.Iates to sport'. ' At a meeting of the Mas- fKSi>: tors ot Foxhounds Association, which . ' Was forined b y H a rry W o rcester Smith . % ....sòme . te n ' years ago, the plight of the ¡f M a sters of Foxhounds Association of ** England\ w as considered a t some length, k •, ;■ T h ere had been reports t h a t th e elimina- <, • tifai of fox'hunting in E n g land was hay- 4 ing a pernicious effect upon m any valu- .«“t: • able packs'of hounds, while thè question b' of food supply was also getting to be serious; I t was, therefore, agreed to ex- ’’’ -t'end sym pathy1 to th e parent association in-Éngland and a num b e r of th e M asters agreed to take hounds from the other ,* «ide ■ an d dare fo r them in their kennels i ih th is country. W ith resolutions to this effect form u lated and passed Mr. *’ Sm ith last m o n th received the following letter from H. Y. G. Vaughan, secretary i*’ ’ to the M a ster of th e Norfolk H u n t in ’ M assachusetts. “I am instructed by thè executive com m ittee of the M asters of Foxhounds As sociation to ask you how m any couples -K\ - of hounds you \Will be able to take jiare of and m a intain and for how long in event ot i f becoming necessary to take over”ih e hounds of the English packs to lie kept Until such tim e as hunting in England can be resumed after the war. This action of the executive committee -was taken ¡in accordance w ith th e unanl- à ball as to cause a batter to step back ff-om th e plate, an d th e n on the next ball to throw one that breaks out. It's a dan gerous business, a s is- also the practice of hurling a ball a t a m an who stands too close to the plate. Yet U. * vast m a jority of oases men are no doubt struck upon the head through the sheerest accident So m any mortal» or serious, injuries1 a r e inflicted in this m a n n e r eacli year th a t one w o nders why batsm e n do not wear a head protection when standing a t thç_ plate. Hockey players and squash play ers who are obliged to wear eyeglasses now use a segm ent of felt-padded mask Very much like the upper half of a catch er's m a sk. I t p'rotects the eyes, of course; but the heavy padded wire also protects the temples and thinner portions of th e Skull. The game of football has built up an adequate . arm o r protection ; baseball does not require this, but these half m asks would certainly tend to reduce fa talities and: injuries which m ark baseball year after year. * + ' Bob D u n b ar, of the Boston Journal, has a theory to account for thé fail ure of Intram u ral sport in th e i>fesent crisis a t various colleges and universi ties. H e m ay be right; a t all events he launches his idea in a m anner which suggests not the slightest doubt th a t he believes he h a s the correct solution. He says: 4 _ “M any w o rthy educators profess to be very much surprised a t the failure of intram u ral sports to take the place o f intercollegiate and interscholastic sport iii th e interest of y o u th. The fact is that these reform e rs fail, as reform ers often do, to take hum a n nature into account. The boy who goes out for a place on a school or college football team is not, as they, suppose, influenced wholly, or even largely, by a desire for fun or re creation, in th e sense th a t these old men would sit down to a rubber of whist at the club. The boy, whom they mis understand, doesn't think of himself that way. H e's not looking for fun, and he connotes croquet when one speaks of recreation (a word instinctively m istrust ed by every norm.il hoy). He is not a mere am u sem ent-seeker, this boy, but a oing forth to battle for the right CUPS AND OTHER FRÎZËS NOT TO BE GIVEN WINNERS. Harlem Players to Begin Next Week —Women Planning for Champion ship—Miss Bjurstcdt Win* ■ ih o u s sentim e n t expressed a t the Mas ters' d in n e r to Brigadler-Gen. Sir Charlesj Bayai.ci Gunning, B a rt. C.M.G., held on the 2 jd ; (aa represented by his school) against all of last month. The. executive committee j t^e powers of evil (personified by the h o p e s 'th a t all the members of the Asso-1 youths of the adj tcent suburb). H e is elation will m ake every effort to take | a candidate for renown, for glory, will- a s m any hounds as possible and thus aid | ing to shed his blood if need be. eager to in preserving the best strains of fox -1 gaze upon the bright face of danger. He hound blood. A committee of the Asso- | is playing a game ■'! football nr of base- ■oiatlon is now in correspondence with the hall or of hockey, as the case may be. M a s ters of Foxhounds Association in : but in his heart of hearts he is playing E n g land on .th is subject. Meanwhile,i at war, at the oldest game in the world, however, your committee feels that, as| Intram u ral sports cannot supply this it may be called upon to act at very short j ■war flavor unless fi rst of all ■notice, it w a n ts to prepare in every way darity and spirit of cooperation be de- to handle th e m a tter w ithout delay When stroyed, which it. the last thing that L a w n -teiuiis tournam e n ts . have made beginning in a season tfcat prom ises to tax the executive ability «- every officer of th,e Hinted States N ational Lawn Tennis Association and tnbse attem p t ing arrangem e n t of the g|m e s. Quite pioperly George T, Adee, president of the governing body, has sounded the slogaB \of “boost the to u r n a m e n ts.\''H e has splfcdid sponsors for his activity in : this direction, for Secretary of W a r Baker and Gen. Leonard Wood have heartily endorsed the movement to keep American sports moving so\ th a t the ex cellent results for nuysical preparedness might not be lo s t W hile th è m ajority of the clubs have endeavored to fall into line with the official recom mendations of the National Association as to making sweeping cancellation of all champion ship titles involved, of th e aw a rding of prizes and sim ilar details, it Is evident vom thè arrangem e n ts made for some th e early com p etitions th a t things are a trifle chaotic and th a t team work as to establishing all of th e competitions on a sim ilar basis is still tacking. Ju s t to indicate the state of things, tlje w om en’s tournam e n t on th e - c o u rts of th e Essex County Country Club, at W est Orange, N. J., w hich draw s to a conclusion to-day, does no t perm it the inners to go away em pty handed. In he women’s singles, -doubles, and mixed doubles th e usual w inners and runner- prizes are to be awarded. It is to be same with the women’s metropoli tan tournam ent, which replaces the es tablished ajinual championship, on the courts of t lie West Side Tennis Club, at \ ^ 'V* ' ........ \ V I ¡cam p aigners do not take enthusiastically i to the N a tional Association idea of aw ards óf “certificates.” ïifâny of them express their intention and desire o f showing th e i r patriotism in other ways than by playing- ijawn tennis. B ight a t this tim e it appears a s if each little law n -tennls camp would do w h a t pleased i t best w ith out paying any particular attention to the wishes of the officials of the govern- ing body. * There will be no intercity tennis m a tc h es for th e trophy offered by George M. Church until after th e 'w a r , according to !a letter from Julian S. My rick, president o f 'th e W e s t Side Tennis Club, to George T. Adee, president of the U. S. N. L. T. A. The first event f o r the trophy w as sched uled for June 8-9, and w as to have, been played a t the Morion Cricket Club, 'Phila delphia, between team s representing New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. It was thought th a t th i s m a tch would bring to gether t h e best players in the Bast. From Mr. M yrick’s letter it appears that the m atch w a s called, off because this was not an established event,, and th a t ifj it had formerly held a place on th e sched ule, the tru s tees would have’ favored con tinuing i t this year. In the final round of the women's tournam e n t to-day a t the Essex County Country Club in singles, Miss Molla B juratedt will play Mrs. R. L. Wood, and in th e doubles finals; paired w ith Miss M arie W agner, will m e e t Mrs. Wood and Miss M argaret Taylor, while in the mixed doubles finals, paired w ith H arold Throck morton, she will meet Mrs. D. C. Mills and Mr, Kelsey. Cooper Union beat the M a n h a ttan Col lege team yesterday by 5 m a tches to 2. T K m i ï o ï s r o f W / , E tells o f t h ^ i d v a n t a g e s and disadvantages of playing w ith the different standard w eight b alls, ahd, in discussing clubs, he declares th a t th e most common error is for golfçrs to have t o o r shafts aft inch o r tw o too long, ïjr- '-w'-s v : .. - •- - , r having a big face to the wooden clubt.- M a n y players like it beoaüiie tttpy' thi»S|> that, the .larger ,tltç sírijc^ÍBfaurfaee th e g,re%t„<y! > wií^i ,^e!.i;|tjíe./¿o|aín;áé; -1^$r ' A ittin^i Jong- hit th». ball w ith the toe of it, the club i s ap t t»: turn (it is subm itted to. a leverage,by. B y H A R R ir vA R n o s r, ; ’I’Ke W o r ld'* Moiit Fatnoun Colfer- ’ <Copyrl*Bl, lWT, br Han? Vardon.) One of the effects of the. lem arkable boom which golf has enjoyed during re- eent years has been to bring into the UNITED HUNTS RACING. he P’orest Hills, Long Island, ,next week. Miss Molla Bjurstedt holds the title and the cup offered by Mrs. Barger Wallach. .'nnarently she is to remain its holder in security until the alarm s of war are past and the chain* ionship honors, are rn i v e d in the more quiet tim es of pip- ii.g peace. It is all very well, but it Is r ot exactly in accord with the official action of the National Association nor does 1 » provide foi; funds for the. Red i ’i oss and •«itriotic uses. **v tim e comes. Therefore, will you ' ’<?• p lease let me have an im mediate answer. T h o u g h th e committee feels th a t this -taking care of a certain num b er ot * / ’ h o u n d s by each M aster i s the best way of helping thè English Association it may ; . tuçrii out th a t th e English Association will e x p ress specific wishes ih this respect w h ich would require some other dispo sition of the hounds than distributing them in various places; Therefore I would suggest t h a t you indicate, in addi tio n w h e ther or not you w ilr help finan cially or In any other way than by the keeping of a certain num b e r of couples o£ hounds.'’ To this letter Mr. Smith replied as fol lows: “As m a s ter of the G rafton hounds, I should be glad to take ten couple of Eng advocates pf intram u ral spurt, as a sub- stltute (they hope) for outside games and rm llries, are desirous o£ doing.\ SISLER LEADS IN BATTING. SiitMlcer In F o n r t h PIMc« ---- N a tiunal I.rasrue A v e r n g « , George ■Sisler, of S t. Louis, has crowd ed i 'r i s Speaker, of Cleveland, out of the lead for hittin g honors in the American League, unofficial averages to-day show. The St. Louis first basem an, driving out eight hils in his last five games, is lead- | ing with an average of .393. although | Rumler, a St. Louis ptnch-hitter, bat ting seven tim es in ten games, has an '■ average of .429. Speaker, the 191G bat ting fham p ion, has fallen into fourth i places. The av e rages Include gam es of • lish hounds, keep them at the G rafto n ! last W ednesday, le a d in g hitters are: K ennels, Grafton, Mass., free of charge, 1 R umler. St Louis, 429: Sisler, St. Louis, until such time as hunting in the Cnited ' .393: Melnnis, Philadelphia, .382: Speak- Kingdom, can be resumed after the war, I er, Cleveland, .377; K. Johnson, St. Louis, and 1 will promise that the gentlemen and - .333; W ambsganss. Cleveland, .321; who haVe either come from the I’nited K ingdom or descended from English, Irish, or Scotch stock will keep a like tium b er of couples of hounds on the same basis as above at my k«»ne)s. As a m a s te r of American hounds, and also as m a s te r for one season of the W estmouth pack in Ireland. I should be desirous to h a r bor hoSnds from those packs which gave m e splendid sport during my sporting to u r in Ireland and Wales, and if tt were possible would wish to extend the cour tesy as noted above to the K e rrj beagles (black and tan foxhounds), the property o f the Ryan family, Scarteen, linocklong, County Limerick, Ireland, for over two hundred years, and the half-bred Welsh And English hounds of Edward Curre, Itto n Couft, Chepstow, Wales. 1 indicate m y desire m the m a tter because, as these .310; Milan, W ashington. .313; Cobb, De- Louis, .304; troit, .309; Jacobsen, St Hoblitzel, Bostoh, .300. Jack Smith, of St. Louis, is setting a pate for Roush, of Cincinnati, to m a in tain his position as the leading hitter in the N ational League. Smith is out in front with aa average of .524, although he lias made only 21 trips to the plate in 12 games, against 42 tim e s to bat for Roush, who is h itting at a .429 clip. Benny Kan le a g u e star, is now eighth in the list, as compared with fifteenth a week ago. Leaders are: Smith, St. Louis, .524: Roush, Cincinnati. .429: Burns. New York. .373, Reuther, Chicago. .370: Herzog. New York. .361, Cravath, Philadelphia, .357; Cruise. St. Louis, .353; Kauff, New York, .339 , Klliott, Chicago. .333; Baird HARI.E.M (’l.l'B TOURNAMENT Accepting the request of the National -al soli-1 Association in a literal m a n n er the Har- ' lem Tennis Club proposes the next week to conduct its usual annual tournam e n t in m en's singles and doubles distinctly as a patriotic'affair. It has been the energetic effort of the committee to stage a really fine series of competitions on the clay courts a t 136th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue with every dollar re ceived from entrance fees and in con nexion w ith the contests beginning S a t urday, May 19, devoted to some of the manifold relief work of the war. The Harlem Club has boldly printed on its notices: \No prizes will be given, as it has been decided by the United States National Lawn Tennis Association that on account of the w a r any money rea lized from entrance fees, etc., shall be used in some patriotic m anner.\ The officers of the old New York Lawn Ten nis Club had intended to follow the same course for its great tournam e n t on the courts at Columbia Oval the beginning of next month. Now they are inclined to m ark tim e and see w h at the clubs \ bSIid Goofir<»’ii<OT really intend to do. | Torero (Imp.) - | Seronest There is an additional reason for the > Woodtra-p , New York club taking heed of the rondi-1 si™sh£T \ mP. ! tion which will prevail for the Bronx | Mr- Spe‘\1 ........ singles championship, and the M anhattan doubles titles have, in other years, stood F i n e Card lor th e Opening; Conteata at B t l m o n i , P a r k T e r m in a l, i T h e United H u n ts Racing Association will inaugurate its spring series of steeplechases and flat-racing tests this afternoon a t picturesque Belm ont Park Terminal, and the presence of upw ard of a hundred horses In the entries, which include some of the best of their respec tive divisions, a u g u r s well for the veal curtain-raiser of th e y e a r in the ’ E ast. E v e rything is in readiness for the series, which em b races six tests, three on the flat an d a like num b e r over brush and tim b e r courses. I t is promised th a t society will be well represented, and the fart that th e general.public Is hungry for a glimpse a t races between horses of ad m itted class w a rrants the belief th a t a bum p er crowd will view the sport. T h a t the arm y ahd navy will be repre sented is indicated by the responses to the invitations which have been tendered to m en of both arm s of the service, the directors having arranged for the adm is sion a s guests of the Association, all men in unifoi'tn. Special invitations have been i extended to the com m andants of Forts Slocum, H ancock, Ham ilton, W ads worth. Totten, and Jay, and alto gether the q u a rter stretch prom ises to present a particularly picturesque ap pearance w h e n th e defenders of the na tion interm ingle w ith the handsomely gowned women wiho usually attend this racing function. Sport an d charity will w alk hand-to- hand whan a score Of the m em b ers of the Militia of Mercy, an organization of pa triotic women who are w o rking fo r na tional needs, ask aid for th e fund estab lished for th e families of disabled Ameri can soldiers and sailors. T h a t the type of the sport w ill be of a quality which will appeal to the closest tu r f observer is I shown by th e nom inations from the barns of America’s most prom inent sportsm en and sportswomen. The entries for the six races are a s follows: Hrst taro -Turf and Field. liisliwelEht Saudi tap, tliree year ofda ao*l upward, one mile. Tenor commercial side of the gam e all sorts of firms and individuals as m a k e rs of clubs and balls. The player, therefore, h a s a choice of equipm ent 1 a n d accessories which is alm o st distracting id Its diver sity, and it is possible that..sometime.'; he feels the need of a little guidance a s to the best articles to use. Only the professional at a big clttb ri'alizes the extraordinary num b e r of brands of golf balls ^ h a t exist. It is his custom—a t any rate, B ritain—to p u r chase discarded rubber cores so th a t they' can either be re-m a d e 'o r used for some other purpose. E v e ry week h¿\finds him self in possession of balls . w ith nam es of which he iiad never previously heard. Who sells them and who buys them and the places a t which they are bought and sold are questions on which he often ponders. However, the- fact rem a ins th a t tE e j are in the m a rket and have th e patronage of a certain clientele. In m o st cases, they are sound value for w h a tever they nm y cost. In Britain, whiskey m e rchants, to bacconists, and other business people have a fancy foV retailing- golf balls a t a moderate price under their trade names, •gendered in approaching and putting did not m ake up for th e extrem e difficulty of getting it aw ay from th e tee with a driver and from the fairw ay with a b rassie. The bother of the light ball is that it is very much a t the mercy of a wind, and is a skittish *ort of thing with which to deal in the short game. In its favor may be advanced th e argum e n t th a t it is the easiest ball of all to get into the air, 'and, for th a t reason, people who cannot hit m o derately ha^td will possibly derive greater satisfaction from it th a n from any other. Moreover, if they happen to ■he erratic players, they will find ft .more readily than they would a sm aller ball w hen they pay one of their periodical vis its to th e rough. • Its size is splendidly noble. It is a help in every way to the woman golfer who does not profess to be a gpod player. W h e n she is past th e stage ‘ o f h e r no vitiate, I would advise her to tak e to the “29,” o r medium ball. It is the best ball for. general use, and it i s the choice of m o st prom inent solferà W e a r e having a job to obtain it in B ritain just now, ow ing to the shortage of labor. Some players like a ball with recessed m a rking; others prefer the old-fashioned bram b le m arking. I am not su r e th a t it m a tters much w h e ther you select dim- lt is j u s t a form of ad v e r tisin g . Some of Pies o r pim p les. The m a in point is th a t th e ball-m a k ing firm s prpduce dozens of, th e r e m u s t be sc^ne sort of m a r k i n g , o r th e ball will not fly. T h a t has been defi nitely established. I am free to confess to a kind of ^whimsical fancy for recess ed m arking. If there is any logical basis The distinctiveness is only s k i n - 'a t all for this preference, it is to be found in the circum stance th a t, when different brands which are really th e same ball from beginning to end. They are simply given different titles. It is a m a tter of each custom e r having his own mould, deep. .. d u - k e Player does not hit quite cleanly, the Thus, Robinsons lin e Ca\ endish | pimples, of the bram b le marking' stand out golf b a ll' may be precisely the same a r - , p a rticularly well to receive the blow in tid e as \B row n john's Scotch w h iskey the wrong place and accentuate t h e error, o-nir hail\ save fnr the w ritine on th e 'vl\ei'efts a sm-face which h a s only inden- goif ball, save for the w riting on tn tations oife,.s n10re facility for th e club- Flotsam 2nd (Imp.) 135 Marchesa 13S Sir Rifilarti __ 135 Ijflüy EMwina I Imp. » 144 ’nirrwTitjry ........... 142 (’loud .................... 141 .lamban ....................... 13K ......... 130 142 130 152 145 14S 140 140 155 Felucca cover. As a rule both are well made by a reputable firm, and w h e ther the golfer buys these or any of the vvell-kr.own m akes of proven excellence, th e chief j point th a t he has to considjr is as re gards the size and weight th a t suit him best. t h e disadvantages of tu b small . HBA.W bali ,. Personally. I am not a strong believer in the small, heavy ball. It is all righ t for the first-class.player who possesses, in addition to the ability to strike it p e r fectly truly, som ething more th a n ordi nary physical strength, and it m ay be of service to the m a n who has a penchant for the low-flying tee shot with pull. T h is latter type of golfer is often encountered in America; instead of hitting th e ball up, he Im p arts to i t w h a t can best toe de scribed as “draw,” so t h a t he gives i t a low trajectory w tlh a tendency to curl face to get well hold of the ball. Still, it is mainly a m a tter of fancy. THE MOST COMMON BBROR IN CLfBS. As regards clubs, the most common e r ro r is for golfers to have their sihafts an inch or two too long. The curious thing is that, the shorter th e golfer, th e more disposed lie seem s to choose long clubs. H e m ay think th a t he obtains a better leverage, as, indeed, he does when he sw ings perfectly, but these lengthy clubs are so hard to control t h a t he loqea in finitely m o re than he gains. W h e n I w as a t m y best, th e clubs were 80 short and light t h a t peoplo often re ferred to them a s toy«. T h e y are a trifle longer and heavier now; but I would not dream of having a driver of m o re than forty-tw o inches, and I would n o t hope to play w ith clubs of the w e ight which some golfers use. I have tried th e forty- five- and forty-six-inch drivers, an d find away to the left and ru n a considerable • th a t j 3imply hoId theni S6vwal inehes distance, as this shot alw ays doea ■^tTell, the “31\ ball (th a t is, the ball of 31 pennyweights) is suited to th a t p u r- posé. You do not particularly w a n t t o ; sam e down th e handle to overcome th e nu i sance of th e ir length, and I believe that a good m a n y of their supporters do th e ir.7 1(M 150 i Rapaci mm four of New York, the form er Federal ' \ “m ington Club has come out statin g ; em p h atically that the championship of the ' Plaintiff . Flsranabn i Imp » Matrn 4'<nbpoui Imi«« Marnati l‘*»beio \lo RWianco ........................... Scoond rnr^e Tho ‘»reenbfrlp«». hunters* staple «'tans« . two and one-half mUPB- .. , , - „ . i M J. jiUannon .. 161 .FJorida .... .153 as the chief m agnets of its competitions. The explanation of their uniertatnty of • action lies in the fact th a t at pra.-ti-1 Prell„,-n,orv Hand,™,, < a llv th e sa m e tim e in w h ich th e i r to u r - w.u, mid npxvntd. ab*mt ttr» mil#« nf!itipn t w ill he p lay e d thorp will also be » tn-riv Maloti*? . i.m* Expectation «.-om p etitions on th e c o u r t s of th e W il- ; £*®J\nthn J Impt S 3 ?, m ing-ton ('o u n t y C lub, o f W ilm in g to n . P e l . ! Ton.-., .imi * tjft , , , , t> i otmor • 1 *™ In la r g e a n d glo w in g a n n o u n c e m e n t s th e u.u.i, i;i:. \lo . iso 130 RWianoQ . 130 130 ! State of Delawaie ill wonfen's singles and! Fourth race T*tilte«J Hnnt* Even, steo doubles; and in m a n ’s singles and doubles! nonfJu-ap sphms ; te-t about im mi>s. ' would be decided. There isn’t a w o rd. !*» . . m 137 Torere . . . 1ST KIT Sfeibbercpop 140 151 Shfsenet . . . 138 announcem ents. It simply adds to the 15!!!\.?. n? , ' Qberrv :e a w o rd : ai R pc ^ h about a patriotic tournam e n t nor dispo- Allf,f. sal of fund*? for the Red Cross in their H™°r8 il,>n.i adds to the • B„ ndor m jstification, and that is not eveejthingi packs are not pure-blooded English fox- | Pittsburgh. 329 ; Cowdy, Boston. .327; f Wlmt the natlonal otfl<iaIs a r e ,,, fifth »are- The Hopeful StPPiilerhnse. foar year- ■9 niM ifjiwnnl. «»turnt twu mile* hounds, there might be a desire of some American m a sters not to take them. It Would be understood that when these hounds are at the Grafton; Kennels they would receive the same care, attention, a n d use as that accorded my own hounds in the past. 1 should prefer to aid the sportsm en of England in the above way rather than by making a subscription.\ Negotiations with the English m a sters have not yet reached a definite stage, but there seems little doubt that the near f u tu r e will see many of the famous English packs receiving care and attention in this country Mr Smith has already receiv ed a letter of thanks from Edward Curre, of Chepstow. There was a report cur ren t in hunting circles a week or so ago th a t American m a sters were raising a Z i m m e r m a n , N e w Y o r k , ,3 2 1 : ( î i e h , C i n c i n n a t i , .31fi: F i s c h e r , P i t t s b u r g h , .308; .306. Yesterday's j T«*tau Al Ket*vt>s Alliy . Onnft’s Ilea<I • • • liuardianSalnt « I-rap) I Torrn» . . . Tener Piemonthflrp« thnpi My Kln« ......... WOMENS NATIONAL MEET. Neihoff, Philadelphia. .306. Yesterday's J The Delaware cham p ionship for women games were: | is im p o rtant, it is played on tuM courts. National League— New York 9, Cincln- j a n d the week directly before the date set nati, 2; Chicago 8, Brooklyn 6; Philadel- j for the women's national championship phia 4. St. Louis 0; Boston 3, Pitts- ! scheduled for the field of the Philadelphia burgh 2. Cricket Club. The fact that there have A m e r ican L e a g u e - N ew Y o rk 6. C h i - I b e e n p e r s i s t e n t ru m o r s th a t th e w o m e n 's 1 i,'nr ........ go 1; Boston 2, Detroit 1; Cleveland 4, 1 n ational tournam e n t would be played as Tenpr\ 147 A.ilao Ham 147 K»2 King Fortnnp 142 147 Th<> Brook 147 142 Esranaba ilmpi 147 147 «Maltref'orboau ■nvp) I 147 152 Trum-pcter .. . 142 147 Waterfront . . 142 140 Florida . .... 145 147 fciirgrafe 147 eago W ashington 3; Philadelphia 1. St. Louis 0. International League — R ichmond 10, Buffalo 1; Providence 11, Toronto 4. a championship with its title a t stake only serves to m agnify the contests at Wilmington. T h a t there can be no mis- I’ollege gam e s—Pittsburgh 8, Lafay -1 take as to intentions the W ilmington an- ette 2; W est Virginia 12, Pennsylvania j nouncement clearly states: \In the State 11. . « NATIONAL 1EAUVK S'l ANIUNO. New York fund to buy the English packs, but the' I I ’J1\' facts set forth above show the source of this misinformation. Although some nf the younger mem bers will be lost bciause of the waiT the Seavvarihaka Coiinthian Yacht club »ill, a s usual, make a great point of small- yaeht racing this season Edgar K Luck. ' enbach, the rom m n d c ii. has appointed t b<- St. I^Ouis . Philadelphia Boston .. . Cincinnati . Pittsburgh . Biooklyn Won . 12 . 17 . 12 . 1» . X . 11 X Lost. 5 9 a 8 9 15 IK 12 AMEKH A.N LEAHUli. STANDING. Boston New York t ’liii ago . . i ’lev eia nd fo llo w in g officers for th e seaso n : C e o r g e l s t L G. M c I n to s h , fleet c a p t a i n ; B u r r B M o s h e r , M. !>.. fleet s u r g e o n ; th e R e v . N e- ;,h è m iah B o y n to n , D . D . ch a p lain . Won. . 14 . 12 . 11 . 13 . 12 S Won. .................... 12 will throw a “bean ball,\ a charge, recently p ^ j a e m - e \ ! ! ' . ......... U II must indeed be a vicious pitcher who P e tr n it .................... Philadelphia ........ W ashington ......... IM'IiK.N\no.NAI. L1ÎAIÜ K STANDING Lost. 12 12 12 1.1 12 14 ark im e laid against mouhdsmen attached to the „ Boston American League team . Many a m an has been killed by a blow on the head from a pitched ball. The trouble is that it Is difficult to establish an intention, ilthough, so far a s th a t goes, it h a s long, been a cd3tom fop Hitchers to ?o deliver; R o c h e s ter T o ronto Richm o n d Mont reni Buffalo . .11 . Hi » f, Lost. 4 c, X s 11 12 11 14 Olañts to day wi-tB Cincinnati S..on P FÓI 0 Grounds. Adró, fiOc.—lAdveîtlécineat. j singles m atches the winner is entitled to i play Miss Susanne W hite, and in the P C 1 doubles Mrs. Isaac M. Sc'hlicter a n d Miss ,706| Phyliss W hite, tlie present holders uf the * challenge cham pionship cups.-' There is I little doubt as to the fate of the men’s .471 ' c h a m p ionship fitles of the State of Dela- 333 ' ' ValP' f ° ' by tlle U',Ie thP m a trhes are de- 2S4 ' rified ,llPir Present holders will be wear i n g the uniform s of the Cnited States A.'my and Navy. The announcem ent for th e m en's championship says: “ in the singles the winner is entitled to play Mr. Uonrgo M Church, the pie.sent holder of th e challenge cup, for the championship of Delaware; nnd in the doubles the win-' ners are entitled to play Mr. Wallace F. Johnson and Mr, Joseph J. Armstrong, th e present holders of the challenge cup for the championship of Delaware in m e n ’s douhlcs \ Those who have been attem p ting to analyze* the topsy-turvy stale of things offer the explanation that it has been dis covered that few pla.\ ors care to compete unless there is some sort of prize, i t does not seem to, make very m u c h difference w h a t it Is so long as it represents a trophy. The rank and file of tournam e n t P.O. . 7 37 «32 ,r»38 ,. t 20 .TOO i .3ft! .3fi8 .333 P C .75ii .«84 .*79 .450 .401» .389 Sixth race—The South Sh<»rr. h'gbwpight hnn-31- p. thrpp-year-oMs and upward. «>ne mile aud quarter T.lltip Nearpr 1 iW> Lady Edwlna Stipili Pilot Nenuphar Art-Male Lift Saturn 152 Ben W uis lftt> <'1011(1 165 i Ini;« i DOG SHOWS TO COME. W m t c liM iri' »j.il L o n g Inland K e n n e l C lu b 't E x h ib it io n * . The W estchester Kennel Club will hold its fifth annual show, «at (Sedney Farm. W hite Plains, N. Y., June 23, and the Bench Show Committee, composed of a num b e r of leading dog fanciers, w ith the sporting spaniel exhibitor, George Greer, a s Ghairman, are m aking active prepara tion for this event. Many of America lead ing dog fanciers have been invited to offi ciate a s judges at this event, and the Committee has decided to give tho pro ceeds to one of the leading local chari ties. ,1. Macy W illets has been elected sei retary an d treasurer of the Club. Ex hibitors desiring prize list of inform ation pertainiBft to the show should address W ilbur H. Purcell, Manager. 29 Broad way, The Lung Island Kennel Club's six teenth annual show, to be held at Craves- end Race T rack. Brooklyn, N. Y , May 30 , will from present indications be the banner event of this Club. EntnoT ar.> being received from ail sections of tho coitintry, and with the popular list of judges solocted to officiate a t this event there is no doubt th a t a libeial ontry m ay be expected. The list closes May 17 . Ï - make it else well Into the air, and, unles? you are very strong, you never will. C er tainly, Edward Rfhy gets the heavy ball astonishingly high, but everybody who has seen him will adm it th a t he is an un commonly powerful player. fo r my own part, I think th a t th e low-flying drive which obtains distance by m eans of the application of “draw ” and consequent run is one of th e most dangerous shots in the game. It is th e easiest thing in th e world to overdraw it and run into disaster to the left of th e I course. All my life, 1 have acted, so fa r as driving is concerned, on the principle of hitting the ball up w ithout m aking any attem p t to invest it w ith th i s o r th a t spin, and I am satisfied th a t it is the m o st profitable system for any golfer to adopt. I find that it is laborsome to lift th e heavy ball into th e a ir ; it checks the club and leaves it sluggishly unless you sltng with th a t divine frenzy which so '43 j often leads to eirantry. The best ball for Ui' an ordinarily built golfer is the \29”— the happy medium. At any r^te, I would ask for nothing else. TH'E m e r its o f t h e h e a v y ba l l . W omen—and, for that m a tter, men who hit lightly—m ay 'be recommended to try the \27 which, in addition to being a feather-w eight ball, is generally a big one. These are the three standard weights of golf balls The heavy article lias this in its favor, once you have dis posed of the initial disadvantage of m a k ing it rise easily from the tee: it gives a great deal of confidence in Approaching and putting-. Its w e ight is an incentive to the player to strike it h a rd e r th a n he would a lighter ball. He thum p s it with th e courage born of its power of resistance, and th a t involuntary boldness la a help to him. Moreover, a s naturally he hits his mid iron and mashie snots well into the air, owing to the loft of th e club, th e weight to his assistance at th e finish, ce tfce ball drops w ith a thud and does ^ run far past Where it pitches. The sense of security is enjoyed on the puttiXg green. W h a t ought perhaps to have le e n the ideal ball in this connection was iifvented some years ago. It w a s call ed the “Bullet” ; it w a s very small, giving a nice idea of the largeness of th e hole when one was putting, and it had a core of lead. That made it uncomm only heavy. Taylor and I tried it in a m a tch a t Bran caster, on the east coast of England. We persevered with it for several holes, but ultim ately came to the conclusion that even the self-reliance w h ich it en- W h en a m an grips a forty-aix-inch driver near th e top—^vhlch is the proper place to hold an y club—he has to stand a long way from the ball and swing a long w a y ronnd his body. Moreover, he h a s to awing flatly a t the beginning in order to give th e club a start, and by th e time that he has it half the way up, It is generally out of control. A shorter club would put him over his w o rk and give him command of the situation. Strangely enough, you will often see a six-foot m a n with a short club and a lit tle man w ith a driver alm o st as long as himself. The persistency w ith which the latter says, when you sljpw him a club th a t is ju s t suited to him, th a t \it is not long enough\ is rem arkable. T h e six- foot fellow is the wiser of th e two. It is som ething of a disadvantage in golf to be above average height (Andrew K irkaldy once quaintly and truly said to a golfer of such build: “Your back’s too far fr' the groond. Ye canna play.’’), bu t it is Infinitely worse then to use long clubs Into tile bargain. I would suggest the following a s suit able lengths and Weights for golfers g e n erally (I am including practically every type of club, since m any players insist on p len ty ): suits, 4 i •sou h i t “the ball witk,.ti'W:,,yeÇÿ| toe ¡of the implement, you have to m a rcl| ; off s W rply to the. right for th e n e x t ah&t ■ if the club ls tu r n in g in a t th e in»tant <jf( striking, y oft get a,.pi;odigious*puH | . People wfio practice w ith sm all faced! clubs are the most accurate golfeur« made up nay inind .as to th e truth, of contention in m y early days, a n d hayw won m y championships - with- woodew clubs which boasted little more fh a f t .s u ^ fiaient face-area to hit, the iball. ■’ Afte*°J all, there is only due correct pot ¿1 w hich to 'bring the club-face into con With the ball, and the less you'.havV*^*] th e w ay 0 Ç trim m ings, tfte m o re likel; you a r e to find th a t spot. f MEDALS FOR TRAP-SHOOTERS/ A m e r i c a n A m a t e u r A m i o c l a t i o n G i v e n 1 1 8 S l e i l a l * i n A p p i i . ■ T y ; The American A m a teur Trapshooter*s^ Association, as a p a r t of the campaign t o ; encourage gun-club practice for th e pur?- pose of training to arm s men whw canno? en ter the training camps, is awardim medals for the best scores turned in eacj m o n th a t its 1,300-odd braijch orgahiza-l tions. D u ring April a to ta l'o f 118 medal* w ere aw arded. Solid gold medals wi aw arded for 95 pèr cent, shooting, on- total o f 1,500 targets, to Ralph L. Spotti of New York city, 'for a score of 1,4-55, ahd:' to H. C. Stubs, of Indianapolis, Ind., for q i score of 1,451. Thei-e w ere also eleven gold medals awarded for an average o£ 90 p e r cent, on 1,000 targets. In th is clasS G. H, Ford, of Indianapolis, Ind., w as high j | m an, w ith score of 961, and A rth u r Steel\ pies, of Memphis; Mo., second, w ith 951. Nineteen sterling silver m edals wèr# aw a rded for 85 per cent, scores on 5ÔÔ' targ e ts . John B. Sanders, of Albany, Y., scored high w ith 464 breaks ; T h o m W ilkes, of San Francisco, Cal., w a s . ond, w ith 463, and A. W . W oodworth, Spokane, W ash., third, w ith 462. l n i h * l 80 per cent, class, thirty-six shooterai 1 qualified for medals. T h e high score w as 488x500 turned in by A rt Killatn, of St? Louis, Mo.; J. F. Dodjbs, of Los Angeles. Cal., w a s second, with 482, and H. PfinvJ-jj raann, sr., of Los Angeles. Cal., third. U w ith 477. A n even fifty shooters qualifleA ji for bronze medals, honora in th is class fij going to G. E. Hololian, of Los Angeles,-« ;,;, Cal. George E. Painter, of Pittsburgh»4 Î Pa., w a s second, w ith 470. and H, Fallrich* | | of Seattle, W ash., third, w ith 469. $1 ---- : ------------------ C a l e n d a r o t S p o r tM . , MON'DAY. MAY 14. ^ : Lawn tennis: Women's M etropolitan chara>)taa-j ulilp at W est Side Tennis Club. Bssftball : National League. St. Louis at ■Ner»' \ York, Olm-innnti *t Brooklyn. Chicago at; Bo«- v ton. Pitt><hurs;li at Philadelphia— -AmericanJ Lesgue, New York at St. Louis, Bo«ton i* >, ClovolanS, Philadelphia nt Chicago, Wuihinftoa at Detroit. 1 TDTJSDAY. MAY 15. y j Lawn tennis: Women’s metropolitan champioMBto, ! West Side Tennis Oluh. * ! Golt: Kent r-.tate Board of Jîew York tounaatoi ilv n t Bnltusro: ----- Wémeu’a one-day touriiiUnênt i t •Montelalr. - | Baseball ; .National Lotsue. St. Louis a t No* . Yorfc, Cincinnati a t Brooklyn. Chic*no i t Bor- ! ton, Pittsburgh at Philadelphia ----- America^ - J/ongue, (New York a t St. Louis. Bo«toil af I Cleveland, 'Philadelphia at Chicago, Washington i nt Detroit ------ International Longue, Newark n t 1 •Montreal ----- College games. West Virginia at j Pittsburgh, Seton iHall at Manhattan, Norwich I nt Vermont. ( 1 1 “I consider th e W m e d ium a n d ‘*1’ strong 191« P rofessional C h am p ion* DUNLOP GOLF BALLS for fongth and accuracy I $10 per doztn IScaacH LOW & HUGHES GOLF SHOP 14 E. 44th S t r M t CluTr Driver and brassie. Mid-Iron .................. Masbie ...................... Niblick ..................... Putter ...................... Mashie-niblk-k ......... Cleek ......................... Spoon .................. . Driving-iron ............ Jigger ........................ 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