PAGE TWELVE Do not let the grass grow under your feet | Is your Lawn Mower in proper shape to cut grass ? WE HAVE EXPERTS who can put your Mower in shape, who can make it cut grass, but not stones or chips. Phone 529 ' We will call for your Mower and de- liver same FREE, TRY US ONCE and we will have you fora steady customer. ; TREADGOLD Sporting Goods Co., 88 Princess St., Kingston. Telephone 529 ~ Fred Merkle has made good with Chicago "fans". His heavy hitfing won the first game he played in for Fred Mitchell's Cubs. Phil Ball, owner of the St. Louis Browns, has promised his players a $50 suit of clothes each when they gaip first place in the American 'League, if only for forty-eight hours. Nemo Liebold is certainly making his way to the front. He has been holding down the right field position for the Chicago White Sox for some time now and all agree that he's-do~ ing mighty well. The Philadelphia Athletics have almost the largest pitching staff im the Major Leagues, Besides the pit- chers whose retention . during the season was recently announced, there may be added to the list the name of Seibold. The Boston Braves are again show- ing great superiority in the matter of pitchers. This will very likely keep them among the top liners in the league standing, but they certain- ly need improvement in the matter of batting. Sanders and Ring, two young pitchers who are being developed by Matty, are showing up very well Ring is a New York boy who receiv- ed a trial from the Yankees last year. Though Grover Cleveland ' Alex- ander has received 4 mauling of late at the hands of National League sluggers, he declares that there is nothing the matter with his $2,500 wing. Alexander hopes to do an im- mediate comeback and is out to win at least 30 games this season, It is reported that the Chicago White Sox will sell Jules Fournier, the big French Canadian first sacker, Slow thinking is given as the cause. Frankie Fuller continues to burn things up at Newark. Hughie Jen- mings has a string on the former Ot- tawa infielder and may recall him. As a result of a conference at New York, National Baseball magnates decided not to raise the admission prices for the present. They will mark time, Monday was celebrated in Boston as "Mitchell Day" in honor of the manager of the Cubs, On that date Boston fans showed the world how much they think of George Stallings' former right-hand man, The Cincinnati Reds have Hal Chase's signature to a two-year con- tract covering the seasons of 1917 and 1918. > Fred Merkle and Larry Doyle are both playing good ball for the Cubs. Merkle is now batting in the clean- up position for/ Mitchell and hitting over .300. Catcher Fred. Wilder, of the Bos- ton Americans, and last year with Buffalo, has been released to the Worcester Club of the Eastern league under an optional agreement. George "No-Hit" Davis, pitcher + TRY 5c. Poet Cigar 5c. Look for Silk' Thread on Tip of Each Cigar, | | MoNUME 807 Princess Street. has been released by the Boston Braves, "Larry" Chapelle, outfielder, has been transferred to Columbus. Chapelle was the player the Chicago White Sox paid $18,000 for. Second Baseman Derrill Pratt, of St. Louis Browns, will be out of the game for some time with a broken 'm bone in his wrist. . Saturday was Mathewson Day at New York, when his friends present- him with a silver service before the game. During the presentation address Mathewson was referred to as the world's greatest pitcher, Phil Ball, owner of the St. Louis Browns, has promised his players a $50 suit of plothés each when they gain first ce in the American League, if only for forty-eight hours. New York Americans have releas- éd Jules Olsen, a semi-pro catcher to the Columbus, Ga., club of the South Wtlantic League. RY The New York American League club is arranging to give a band con cert and a ball game at the Polo Ground on June 17th, which is a Sanday, for the benefit of the New York Engineer troops now being or- ganized for duty in France. If the consent of Mayor Mitchell and the local National League club is had a game will be played with the St, Louis Browns on that day, which will be a championship game. The contest booked for Monday, the 18th will be moved forward. Harry Wolter°f$-gnding the Nat- ional league pitching far more dif- ficult than that of the Pacific Coast league, where he was sent to bust fences for several seasons past. Wol- ter batted .205 for his-first nineteen games, but he is expected to take a brace. The Chicago White Sox for several years have found their greatest dif- culty winning games at Detroit. For this reason they took especial delight in making a clean sweep on their first visit of 1917 to Navin Rield. While 'Sox fans have charged that the 'weakmess of their club against the "Tigers has cost Reoyland two pennants. ENGLISH FOX HUNTING SEASON A POOR ONE Britain's Ancient Field Sport Hard Hit by Conditions Arising From War. Fox hunting, as well ag horse rac- ing, in England has been hard hit by the great war, with the worst, apparently, yet to come. The Lon- don Field refers to the season Just, ended as the poorest ever known. Government restrictions, the draft- ing of hunt servants into the army and the scarcity of food for horses and hounds all contributed to injure the sport. With some of the packs amateur women volunteered to take the places of hired help as whippers-in, while the masters very generally un- dertook huntsmen's duties in addi- tion to their own. At the height of the season, a few weeks ago, the Director of Food Economy, himself a racing and hunting man, had a! conference with the masters, which resulted in cutting down the num- ber of hounds about one-third at ond fell swoop; the older and less useful ones being destroyed, as a general rule, Just before-the war began it was estimated that something like 20,- 000. hounds were in the two hundred and odd packs in B®ngland, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. = At the close of the season jlast month the estim- | ated number was 12,000, but since then the food crisis has become more serious, and. nu one knows how many there may be when the next hunting season opens fi October, a-- EX-GIANTS MAKING GooD AS] ANAGERS Bresnahan, .Don- lin and Others All Under McGraw Once. Many of the. men who Wave played | with the Giants under the leadership | of John J. McGraw within the last ten years or so, are now managing ball clubs themselves, Only one, | Giants; however, is in the big leagues. This individual is the once famous Chris- ty Mathewson, who is at the head of the Cincinnati Reds, ; Roger Bresnahan, once Matty's catcher, is part owner and manager of the Toledo team of the American Association . Roger's team this year is composed mostly of former Yan- kees.. Joe McGinnity, the real iron . Of baseball, is leading the Incidentially, Joe is still "Donlin is in charge of the team of the Southern Asso- and making good. Arthur WILLARD IN SIGHT But Jess Says He is Ready to Fight Whenever He is Wanted.. Champion Jess Willard, who is now in New York admits that there isn't a first-clags challenger in the heavyweight class . For a time it was believed that Fred Fulton, the Min- nesota giant, would prove a suitable opponent for the conqueror of Jack Johnson. But Fulton's sorry perfor- mance in a recent bout with Carl Morris here put him.out of the run- ning. The fact that Morris, jin a subsequent scrap; Was unable to dis- Pose of the glass-jawed Coffey, also eliminated the former, Frank Mor- an was so easily beaten by Willard in Maison Square Garden last year that a return match would not prove attractive. As for the other allegea Pheavyweight boxers, there isn't one who would stand a ghost of a chance with Willard, so that the champion's retirement from the prize ring ap- bears to be a foregone conclusion. Incidentally, Willard isn't a bit sor- ry for the reason that he cates little or nothing for the manly art. esi, SISLER 1S LEADING The Heavy Batters of the American | Baseball League. George Sisler, handy man of the St. Louis Browns, tops the batters of the American league, With a mark of .405 for twenty-two games, he stands 23 points ahead of Stuffy McInnis, Philadelphia, and thirty- two points ahead of Tris Speaker. George Burns, New York, is the real leader among the National leaguers, although J. Smith, St. Louis, has his name at the top, and Eddie Rousch, Cincinnati, is in seec- ond place, Burns is busting 'em at a .373 elip for sixteen games, Smith has been in twelve games, and has amassed in that time the terrific average of .524. 429, Cattus Cravath, Phillies; Cruise, Cardinals; Kauff, New York; Elliott, Cubs; Gowdy, Braves; Zimmerman, Fischer, Pirates; Baird, Pirates; Groh, Cincinnati; Reuther, Cubs; and Niehofr, Phillies, -are others in the .300 class, Hal Chase Is hitting .269 while Jake Daubert is standing at .263. Following the three leaders in the American league's select class of hitters are ,. Johnson, Browns; Dan- forth, White Sox; Wambsganss, In-|- dians; Judge, Senators; W. Miller, Browns; Milan, Senators; Cobb, Tigers; Jacobson, Browns E. Fos- ter, Senators, Cobb is hitting only Joe Jackson is pinned down to 253, while Eddie Collins has a mark of .309, ---------------------- Outlook I's Better, THomas J. Hickey, president of the American Association, declared on his return to Minneapol a tour of the circuit that the proposed special meeting of club owners to discuss means of meeting present conditions probably would not be held in the immediate future. He sald he found most of the club own- ers hopeful of a successful season, financially, despite the present dis- couraging outlook. Canadians Were Fourth, In an eight-mile relay race at Ep- som 'Downs on Ssturday a Canadian infantry team was fourth. Included in the team was Private A, Decoteau, who was a member of a Canadian Olympic team some years ago. At cricket the Merchant Taylors School defeated the Canadian Army pay Wffice 150 runs to 68, ------------------ World Record For Hurdles. At Lawrence, Kas., Robert Simp- son of the University of Missouri; Set a new world's record for the 220-yard hurdles on a circular track De k fe once famous hig base- mas, is managing the Norfolk team of the Virginia n; Hooks Wiltse, the left-hander, the Reading Club of the New York State League, and Mickey Doolan, the Rochester Club of the International League. ---------------- Manager "Billy" Murray bas an- nounced Jume 27th to July:4th as the dates for the first meeting of the Maisonneuve track at Montreal. Jockey Haynes will vide for J. B. Tyres on the Canadian ecireuit this Season, while Jockey Collins will ride for J. K L. Ross. by going the distance in 24 2-5 sec- onds, according to officlals of the Kansas-Missouri dual meet, in whie he was competing, Sr . The Western Racing Association, which controls the Devonshire Park plant at Windsor, received the first racing license of the 1917 season last week. 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