WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1038. nin, LATEST LOCAL ~ SPOR TORRENTS OF RAN FAL 10 SET BACK| Many Players Out dn Cricket Field Last Night as Usual . x \ The down pour of rain with whieh Kingston was deluged for the early Part of Tuesday did not phase the ball players for they turned out Sgain at the cricket field last might in good numbers. The = junior matches had to be called off once more on account of the muddy con- dition of the diamonds but on the sod-covered sections dozens of play- ers were at work. The Hussars were first in the field and worked from before six o'cloox until about eight. Many of the jun- dors were also on hand and two or three of the Athletics. Over on the ~ senior diamond, or near it, the King- ston sendors tossed the ball around, chased bunts, and had batting and practise. Some of the in- field stars were out on the Job in the outfield r and certainly showed up "Well. Harry Batstone got down under the City Park trees and defiled "Fiat Walsh or Joe Daley to put them him and they had Poor success their efforts. Bert Daley also held down effreys was on hand with his over- hand south-pawed hook. He'd make a utility fielder and pitcher. Hl the hill others of the squad hopped around and kept loosened up 8nd Del. Cherry spread his great J around the Mandscape and rais- od Ms voice in derision as the bat- to give him hard ones. & is talk of an Ottawa team for Aan exhibitio I ---- ---------- LEAGUE PLAYER RAPS FIVE HOME RUNS Salt Lake City, Utah, pet der, right fielder of the Ver- League club, set what is 0 be a record when he dcked five home runs in a game i Salt Lake. Ho drove in tour- of the Vernon's runs and in his time at bat the ball missed over the fence by inches but good two bases, Vernon 36 to 11. wing Lida ---- Janvrin Sold to Indianapolis, C. Janvrin, shortstop, has by the Indianapolis an Club from Seattle, of the Coast League. i, who played with the Bos- Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn @ free agent last after ten years' leagues. He js STE MEETING BE FRIDAY NIGHT '® will be a maoting of the ex- of the Ontario Hockey As- OR In the offices of the To- 3 on Friday t ny 18th; ut & o'clock, to deal : J 3 of several new to the senior veries, ---- The: DERBY ELIGIBLES. Will Be Sized Up at Louisville Thi Week. Louisville, Ky., racing enthusiasts will have an opportunity to judge the quality of a number of the can- didates of the $50,000 added Ken- 'tucky Derby, to be run here next Saturday, when in Memoriam, Bright Tomorrow, Boys Believe Me, Prince K., Nassau and a number of other eligibles start at Churchili Downs in the second day of the spring rac- ing meeting here, A number of the eastern candi- Cates, including the Harry Payne- Whitney entry, are expected to arrive early this week. The Whitney horses will probably be the of the aastérn hopes with the Preak- Less horses following Tuesday or Wedneday. ' ' The poor showing of Zev, a winter favorite, in the Preakness Saturday, is causing comment among the rac- ing followers here, as also is that of Martingale and Goshawk, Gifford A. Cochran's $40,000 entry. the meadow for a while and | "BLACK SOX" CASE At Milwaukee, conspiraty to keep them out of major league baseball contained in the $400,000 damage suits of Charles players, gue BasébaM Club, were in decisions Judge John J. Gregory. of deceit, made-against the White tion of Joe Jackson, fielder, were upheld by the court, who similarly, in Felsch and slander to stand. Question whether the baseball games of 1919 were. delib- erately lost: to the Cincinnati Na- tional League team. The cases, it is expected, will not be heard until the fall term. ~ world series ---- ALLAN WOODRING LOWERS RECORD FOR 440 YARDS ering of the track record in ards dash by Alan Wood- Orange sprinter, who low- cred Oharley Reidpath's mark or 4.2 seconds made in 1910, to 48.4 seconds, and the victory of Bowman, crack football Player, in the 220- yard hurdle :n his first attempt in this event, featured the dual track meet between Syracuse and Colgate at Whitnall Field. ---- -- To Represent Kingston. W. 1a Kennedy will Tepresent the Kingston Olub at the Oshawa meet- be today, when Central League cer- ates and other by dealt with, Sosy win > The Secrefary of the league ceived 'word "from the O.BAA. - ecutive that the first residence. rule went into the beginning of this year, and this will prevent certificates beiny grant- €d to one or two players who pro- rosed to henefit by healthy omone sround Centrai Ontario the coming summer, ---- A Ahead of Ruth's Record. New York, May 15.--Cy Williams, the slugging centre fielder of the Philadelphia Nationals, 'who has hit thirteen home runs so far this sem- son, is far ahead of Babe Ruth's re- made in 1921. vi i Allen Out of Games, Li Ditching staf this year will Mkely centre down to Sova, Begg, Garlow, Gage ang Miles. 1t Is just possible that Charlie Allens be sad news Lindsay and. the Central Before coming to Broo, Schliebner played with os and Ottumwa, in the Cen Assoc lation, Neb.; Clinton, 1g; : Galveston; Wichita Falls ana Little Kid Williams, the former bantam- weight, champion, fs twenty-nine years old 5h vanguard | AGAIN IN COURT | Wis., charges of | Joe Wood is now assistant base- ball coach at Yale. = The Hartford club, of the East- ern League, has purchased Short- stop Carl Schmeh! from the Water- bury cinb, . chased pitcher Thurston from the St. Louis Browns. Thurston .was with Salt Lake City last year. Sammy Hale, Connie Mack's $50,000 third baseman, hit a triple with the bases full in the Athletic- White Sox ganfe on Saturday. Milton holds the record™ for the greatest distance ever covered by an automobile in an hour -- 413 miles, made at Sheepshead Bay in 1919. a EL Treg New York--=Such crowds charged a Broadway theatre, where fights of ruled out Saturday by Ciremie Allegations | a distance of 115 feet 113% inches | between the home plate and second, Sox Club officials in the $117,500 ac- [and first and third, and a distance former left of 50 feet from home to the pitcher's | plate. Risberg "cases, Permitted charges of | Paris--Battling Siki, former Euro- Te The issues in the three tases are ! NOW practically narrowed to the [took a bite comer, the heavyweight carnival were be- (Swede) Risberg and Oscar (Happy) ling shown yesterday tna: police re- serves had to be caMed. mv A baseball diamond for boss under 16 should have bases 82 feet apart; an heavyweight champion," was rainfully injured when a pet lion out of his hand. The a panic several in a same lion caused days ago when it got loose crowded eating place. condition, Willard is a great fighter. I expect to see him win. Firpo is a I have never seen him, but from reports he is there. The more the merrier for me," Jack Dempsey commented on the result of the New York heavyweight show. ------------------ Johnson G Decision, At 'Havana, Cuba, the National Boxing Commission, following the re- port of physicians who examined Farmer Hodge er his fight with Jack Johnson on lay 6th, has award- ed the decision to Johnson. The doctors found that, although Lodge had been struck low it was prior Tunishment in the ribs which re- sulted in his Inability to continue Jie agnt. The bout ended in the ou round, - when Lodge alleged that Johnson had committed a foul. Lodge has returned to his home in Minneso(a. Johnson's next fight here #s slated t1 be against Jack Thompson, negro heavyweight from the United States. The date has not been aunounced. SE ---------- Athletics Hold Practice. "Bill". Palmer's Athletics made their first 1923 bow to the public on Monday evening when & number of 'candidates for the intermecrate city squad were ont for a couple of hours on the cricket field. Although considered the "dark-horse'™ of the league, and information § about dark-horses is always hard to obtain, it is believed that a first rate aggre- gation will be rounded out by Sat- urday. Among those present for the practice were Spencer, Jack Kane, Shin. Sands, Sammy Hall, Charlie Ryan and many others. rt ---------- Beats Ruth's Record. Cy Williams, the slugging centre- fielder of the Philadelphia Nationals, who has hit thirteen home rung so far this season, is far ahead of Babe Ruth's Tan made in 1921. That year the Babe made fifty nine h He made homer number 13 in, that series on May i || 26th off Urban Shocker. ~ This year Willlame made Number 13 of his series on May 1st. He has nearly two we. fa point of time cn the record "holde-.. 'What Next? . is stated thet the A.A.U. of C. R will investigate certain rumors re. Sm A Chicago White Sox have pur- Salt Lake City--'"When he 1s m |: { London, in July, 1914; He had won I Lou GENERAL REVIEWS SAYS LUIS FIRPO WILL : BEAT JESS WILLARD Na That Jess-Willard will be beaten when he fights Firpy was the prediction made by Ald. Louis Rub- | enstein, chairman of the 'Atnrenc {Commission, Montreal, who witness- 'led Saturday's heavyweight bouts in New York as the guest of promoter Tex Rickard, "Willard beat Johnson oaly bee cause of his great advantage In weight height and reach," said the Montreal chairman. "He is old and slow, but too big for men of -John- 6on's size. Firpo is a great, power ful bull of a man, as big and as strong as Willard. He will win when they meet." Tex Rickard was all smiles af- ter the bouts, = The promoter had | picked both WiHard and Firpo to win and had announced some days | 280" that he would match' them with each other if they came through victorious. Rickard told Ald. Rub- enstien he would match Firpo and Willard as soon as possible, propably on June 30th, the Saturday before the. Fourth of July. The bout will be held at Yankee Stadium, Rickard then plans to send the winner of the Willard battle against Jack Demp- Sey in a championship bout on La- bor Day at either the Yankee stad- lum of Boyle's Thirfy Acres. ---- Hasings Sports. The Hastings Amateur . Athletic Association has decided fo hold a field day on June 4th. The two oll rivals will cross sticks in Can- ada's National game Campbellford and: Hastings. The opening game of the North- umberland County Baseball League will "be played on May 16th, when Campbeliford will be on hand to tackle the Hastings boys. The Northumberland County Lea- follows. Bue games to be played at Hastings 2 IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS . ; IN PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY = e-- In Montreal on Monday two im- portant player deals emanated from & meeting of thé National Hockey League. Ken Randall, the one-time alleg- ed "bad man" of Professional hockey Was traded to Hamilton Tigers in exchange for Bert Corbeau, the vet- oran defense player, who was traded from Canadians Xo the Tigers last season. ! The Hamilton Club was given per- mission by the Canadiens to enter into negotiations with "Newsy" La- londe, with a view to securing the services of the Veteran for next sea- + Captain and manager . Lalonde is etinl the Canadiens, who Secured ithe t eervices of Aurel Joliat in exchange for the services of Lalonde 'for Saskatoon Crescents Lalonde has a flatter- urn to Saskatoon and may Denefit financially by the bid- ding for his ces, ; Property of the ed 1 Firpo- disc was taken. 's plans for wu - ing franchises for New Yorrchas, Boston were discussed, Mr. Duggan reporting progress and asking for an extension of his option. He has de- Posited $2,000 with the league as option money, i 3 After the boats reach Cobourg, it will be a "go as you will" trip from there to Belle- e. May 16--Campbelltord at Hast- ings. » June 4--C Colborne at Hastings. June 13---Roseneath at Hastings. June 27--Warkworth at Hastings. July 4--Trenton at Hastings. July 18--Brighton at Hastings, Aug. 8.--Harwood at Hastings. Aug: 22--Orland at Hastings, -- His Final Request, A London pugilist who had heard of the prowness of a Scot farmer traveled north to find the provincial craft by Tuesday 31st, evening, ~ TIMELY COMMEN1S and in every official game the Spalding Of- -ficial Ball No. | must be used or the games are liable to protest. FORTY-SEVEN YEARS AGO two young men started the A. G. Spalding Company to make Sporting Goods that would stand the test, and when they got them right they affixed their name and trademark to them. You will find imitations of Spalding athletic goods in a lot Of stores around the city, but. an imitation is never as good. Buy the REAL THING, and there is only one place, as Spalding appoints one agent in a town. a EVERYTHING FOR SPORT. readgold Sporting Goods Co readgold Sporting Goods Cs -- Pn "THEM DAYS IS GONE FOREVER" Hercules and add one more to his string of scalps, He located the noted strong man on his native heath, entered his grounds and tied his horse to a tree. Going up to the farmer, he Waid; "Friend, I've heard a great 'deal about you ana have come all the way from London to see which of us is the better man." The Scot, who was as dour as he was husky, seized the young man by the middle and without deigning to answer him, threw him over a nearby hedge. When the pugilist came to he sat up and found tne farmer's eye bent grimly on him. "Perhaps," stuttered the pugilist "you'll be good enough to throw me my horse." --- Ritchie to Challenge. Willie Ritchie, former Hghtweight of he would essay a comeback, and will shortly challenge Benny Leonard, the title-hoider. _ : Since his retirement neanly eight years ago, Ritchie has been in busi- ness in San Francisco. He is 3% years old. : Ritchie lost the title to Freddie Welsh, in a twenty-round fight in champion of the world, announces | 8 a =~ a. You not only read it, you sing it. Try iton ee --g-- ---- -- GOLF P-- H WHAT 7- ME PLAY NAR-H ~ THAT'S TOO TAME = plano. Watch nightly for this big THIS ON YOUR MASHIE. tr f N (¢ 0 6X ? Zz cA/ & XH 9) A[ nN : 9 POR, ING Cog 2 Ue it in San Francisco in November, 1913, by defeating Ad Wolgast, This Really A true story is told of a car owner who was forced to consult a repair shop because his motor would no? stop. It wag such a shock. to the repairer that he thought the car owner "had 'em." He suggested stalling the engine as ® remedy, and let it go at that. The next day the owner discovered a stray wire dangt- hether the switon 'was "on" or "off." . 3 eb the throes of da Blue, Tiger first baseman in