Week 'May4th to11th EVERY ONE RIDES THIS YEAR Save! Save! Bicycles Save You Money, Time and Shoe Leather. Buy Your Bicycle This Week Before Prices Go Up. Massey Bicycles Are Best TREADGOLD SPORTING GOODS CO. 88 Princess St. Phone 529 20et Cigar 5c. Look for BUIX Thread on Tip of Kach Clgar, hahahah ian ba a ! » tes, PT -- Sn Company, d. THE pay FOR OTHER TEAMS IN THE EAS. TERN SECTION The Bitar Hitters On the Homeward Trail -- The Pitchers Did Better Work Last Week. The New York Giants stand out at the end of the third week of base- bail as the undisputed champions of the National League. Their spectacu- lar defeat of the Phillies gn the nc ies last week demonstrated that they will probably be the conguérers of the whole circuit and "repeat" this year. Although the Giants have vet to mest the teams from the west, none of them has shown the class that would brand them as even equals of the McGraw team. Pat Moran's Phil: lies were the surprise of the early games, but. the ability they have shown gained them the reputation of being the Giants' most formidable rival. In the American league the play- ing of the Cleveland Indians with a crippled team has béen the feature, while the defeat of the Red Sox by the New York Yankees "in two straight games and the gradual climbing of the White Sox to third place, has shown what a real race is on. The breakdown of the Detroit Tigers' defensive when the White Sox piled up 19 runs in nine innings has shown the weakness of Hughie H. Jennings' team. Gradually the spring hittérs have been giving way for the old stars of the bat. This Speaker, Joe Jackson, Gandler, Sislér, Hernsby, Rousche, Kauff and others are forging ahead. Sisler had two perfect days at the plate last week, making four hits in each game, Kaulf is now Isted among the three high hitters of the National league. The work of Jee Wood, former star Red Sox hurler, in an outfield posi- tion with the Cleveland indians, and the case of Stufly McInnis on third bawe for the Red Sox have broken one of the time-honored rules of baseball. It has shown that some players at least cam be shifted and make good. Wood is no longer a good boxman, but his throwing arm is in trim, so that he can make a perfect return from deep field. The major league players are making a comeback which is now be- lieved to be real. When the season first started, the more skeptical fans thought it could not last. Larry Doyle of New York, the veteran sec- ond baseman, seems to be back in his old form playing the keystone sack. He has been doing effective work with the bat, which has won him. sec- ond place in 'the batting average list of the National league. Karl Hamilton, pitcher, formerly of the St. Louis' Browns, who was released last fall to the Columbus association, has shown up as one of the best hurlers of the season. He has pitched four games for the Pir- ates this season and won them all. At bat Hamilton is in his old stride and is by far the best hitting pitcher. Lée Magee, formerly of the Fed- erals and the New York Yankees, has béen making a coméback with the Cincinnati Reds. Although never known as a hitter, he has outhit all his team-mates this year, even Ed. Rousch, who led the National lea- gue last year. He is also covering second in an effective manner, The mest surprising development of the last week in baseball came in the record of the pitchers. Ed. die Cicotte, Chicago, who was the best pitcher of both leagues last year, and star hurler in the world's series last year, has been hard hit by all the batsmen who faced him. Walter Johnson has broken his losing streak, holding the Yankecs and the Red Sox. The announcement that AL Ma- {maux. would quit baseball, 'marked the failure this year of another of the star pitchers. Morton of Cleve- land after his spectacular start this season, went down to defeat before the Browns on Saturday, while Jess Tesreau of the Giants started his no- hit pitching again this year. TO RESUME FOOTBALL Chairman of Harvard Athletic Asso. i I i Se ------ ciation Approves Of It. Resumption of foothall and other sports at Harvard University next fall, provided enough men return to college, was favored by Dean Le Ba- son B. Briggs, chairman of the Harvard Athletic Association, at a meeting called to discuss the ath- otic situation. The m fated. however, to reach any decision on the guestion. It was announced that A metidy of athletic heads of Har- old within a few hether varsity sports sumed ont a formal or rd, Yale and rod be This niceting probably will be held fn also like Kis work. , on New York. Gol PRET LICE BRITISH Guineas Gift of His King George Fifth, This royal donation was originally made in 1859 by Queen Victoria, Fifty Majesty Turt Club, through Sir Bdmund Head, the them Goverfior«ienaral. The headquarters of the club. were at W. C. Keele's farm. at Carleton, and the secretary-treasurer was Col- onel R. L. Denison. The prayer of the petitioners was for a Queen's Plate of £50, whieh was granted "to be run fer at Toronto or such other place in Upper Canada ay her Ma- jesty might appoint." For four years, 1860-1862. the race was run at Carleton, and sub- sequently, under, political pressure, at Guelph, London, Hamilton, St. Catharines, Whitby, Kingston. Ot- tawa, Barrie, Woodstock, Prescott and Picton. In 1383 her Majesty Queen Victoria, at the instanee of the present Duke of Argyll, gave her sanction to an understanding with the founders of the Ontario Jocker Club that the race should thence. forth be established permanently at Toronto. Time has proved this to be a wise decision, as unfier the con- trol of the Ontario Jockey Club, the race has amply fulfilled its purpose of encouraging the breeding of thor- oughbreds in the Province of On- tario. . The Earl of Minto, a former Gov- ernor-General of Canada, on his re- turn to England, stated publicly, "Nothing, in my opinion, has done more good for horse breeding in Canada than the King's Plate run at Toronto.". The race has steadily grown in importance and the Roval donation being continued by his late illustrious Majesty King Edward the Seventh, has been rum annually with- uot interruption; so that when his Majesty King George the Fifth de- cided to continue the gift, the King's Plate was already established as the oldest fixture run continuously in North America. Shrubb In Good Health. Several newspapers have used an item to the effect that Alffe Shrubb, the famous long-distance runner, was dying in Canada with consumption, and did not take the trouble to en- quire, though Shrubb is only living down at Bowmanville. Shrubbd is a long way from being measured for a wooden kimona. He is so busy these days ploughing and seeding his farm near Bowmanville, that he could not spare time to atiend the anuual meeting of the Toronfo-Bowl- ing Club, of which he is vice-presi- dent. He wrote Tommy Ryan, telling him that he was too busy watching the sun come up to want to bother with the brighter lights, and told him to go ahead with the ten-pin stuff. He was as healthy as a two- year-old then, so it is a cinch that he is not on life's last lap today, as the New York despatch would have the fans believe. Aftér Big Bout. k An offer for the Jesse Willard-Fred Falton boxing match to be held fn Connectidut. was made by J. P. Mul- vihill, a boxing promoter at New Ha- ven, to Col. J. C. Miller. The offer is of $100,000 in which $75,000 would go to the win- ner and $25,000 to the loser, in a twenty-round go to a decision. As a place for the contest Mr. Mulvihill would try to get Yale bowl donated; and he would give, prior tothe bout, $10,000 in cash to the Red Cross or any other specified organization in lieu of rental. To guarantee the contracts Mr. Mulvihill would de- posit 325000 in a certified cheque, with the chief of police. In addition a bond of $75,000 would be given fas ® guarantee on the purse. Should the Yale bowl not be avail- lable, other places for the bout are in view, - : Pe Indian Sports. The awnual championship Indian sports, open to representatives of all tribes on the Pacific Coast, will be held at Vancouver on May 24th and 25th. Con. Jones is again promoting the games and expects jhat the en- try list this season will' greatly ex- ceed that of former yedrs, Lacrosse, biseball, football, track and field ey- ents, canoe races and boxing and wrestling will comprise this year's ho championship foot races for the fie. piv and children, a chiefs' championship sprint, boxing fand wrestling matehes and a beauty con- test, besides the baby show, a fea- ture of fabian championship meets in past seasons. ; ink Making A Hit, Stan fans have taken a strong to Centre Fielder Amos Strunk : The Boston players Strunk was a fine player when Connie Muck had him, but since join'ng the Red Sox upon the petition of the Toronto : WHIG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1918. v RN RAS RI TE asa aie set rihaie Main Essential: Dunlop Tires! 1 Fd RI PAGE ELEVEN THOMAS COPLEY Telephone 987 wanting savthing cone in the carpen. tery line. Estimates given on all Kinds of repairs and mew work; alse pr vy of all Kinds. 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