RK HORSE SIGNED WITH SENIOR TEAM? nore New Twirler of Ex- ceptional Ability Will Start Against Petes. There is a rumor about the city day, ever increasing in popularity, if & new "dark horse" pitcher may the box for Kingston this even- against the Petes. The name of # new man has not been disclosed is there any official word from executive of the club on the mat- F but in some strange manner the has been gaining in public credence. ~ Pon. Kelly, although pitching good | Ball, has not been h(*ling 'as well as | 48 the first of the season and cannot stand too great a strain, -"'Ted" Gal- | her, always rather uncertain in| past year or so, has been fading | ttle lately with the cooler weather and may not be in shape to start un- | Joss a hot spell arrives mighty soon. " was always at his best on al seorching day but never seems to hit | his stride in the October-like weather | ot the last week. @ @° % of RO The Gymnastic Mr. Solomon will Be in Our Midst This Evening. This evening will tell the tale, however, and until the fans hear the batteries announced there will be suspense and interest in the air. The standing of the second section of the C.0.B.L. is: W. L. avs 3:1 Oshawa ................... 2 2 3 . Allen and Nurse, already familiar fo Kingston crowds, will officiate in the game here. "Oshawa, formerly a jinx of the ks, will be at Belleville and will to keep Gerow's men on the slides. Hallinan and Benson are the umpires scheduled for Belleville, BRINGS BATTING SLUMP, Detroit, July 16.--When a major player slumps in his batting BALL FARR ¢ GROUNDS RIDAY, JULY 18th 6pm. MISSION .owo.covccveenees 47c, IN «..+ 8c. TAX o...2¢c. Autos Free, TORONTO 'Opposite the New Union Station There is a restful and home-like 'mo ment you } pot = It is noted for comfort an MODERATE CHARGES SPORTING he alwaysihas an alibi. Very often the excuses offered for | the failure to hit are classics. You wonder where they dig them up. One of the big surprises of the present American League race has teen the slump of Harry Heilmann, champion batsman of the organiza- tion presided over by Ban Johnson. For the first eight weeks of the season Heilmann was his old self with a mark around .400. Many of the critics opined that Heilmann had a great chance to win the most valu- able player trophy for 1924. Then, inside of a couple of weeks, Hellmann's batting average dropped 50 points, only ending when he was removed from the lineup. Here is the way Harry explains it and his alibi seems logical, "A small-pox scare caused all of the Detroit players to be vaccinated as a preventive. Mine, took with a vengeance, a badly swollen arm resulting. "I take a full swing at the, ball. This was impossible with my sore arm. 1 was forced to use a chop swing. I simply couldi't time the ball. My batting slumped badly. "Wheg the arm healed my timing of the ball continued to be poor, there was a lack of co- ordination be- {tween eye and swing, 1° simply couldn't get the ball safe. "While I have done better of late, the shifting of my style, due to the vaccinated arm, seems to have thrown me entirely off my stride." B L ASEBAL SCORES TUESDAY'S SCORES. National League. New York 9, Chicago 4 Brooklyn 7, St. Louis 4 Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia Cincinnati 7, Boston 0 American League. New York 5, St. Louis 4 'Washington 4; Cleveland 2 Detroit 11, Philadelphia 9 Chicago 8, Boston 6 International League. Toronto 6, Baltimore 2 Newark 9, Syracuse 7 Jersey City 8, Rochester 1 Rochester 4 Jersey City 3 Buffalo 9, Reading 4 THE STANDING. National League. Won Lost .54 26 .44 35 42 36 .43 37 .42 42 .33 486 .31 48 .30 39 New York. . . Chicago... . .. Pittsburgh. . Brooklyn. .. - Cincinnati. Boston. . Philadelphia . + St. Louls.. «+ .. American League. Won Lost 48 35 47 36 .45 38 41 39 .39 42 .38 44 .38 44 .32 50 New York. . Washington, Detroit. Chicago Pr St. Louis., ~ .. Boston... ... . Cleveland . . ewe Philadelphia. . International League. Won Lost .56 26 .52 35 ..47 36 .48 41 .39 44 .35 48 ve on 233 47 «ss «36 59 Baltimore Toronto. Newark. ... Rochester. . Buffalo.... w Syracuse. . Reading. . Jersey City. vere W " sess . Ringside. "Ain't it awful what these biscuit and gravy fighters get away with nowadays?" "Awful? It's raw murder. And look at the important jack they pull down, too!" "Imagine paying a bologna like || Dempsey $400,000 to step a coupla terrible rounds. If that's right, then hair nets make great parachutes." "It wouldn't be so hard to inhale i{ Dempsey could really fight, but all he's got is a Tiant hand." . "You uttered a few undying phrases there, Thick Lips. Why, any one of the old-timers would have made him jump out of the ring." "John L, Sulivan would have flat- 3 | tened him with both hands tied be- hind his ears, and I don't mean pos- sibly." "And you don't have to stop with John L. either. Corbett would have left-jabbed him simple, and I un- derstand he ain't far from that as it is." . . = >» "I got too much consideration for my imagination to even what Jeffries or Johnson would have done to him without even taking a warm- up." . eo . At this point a rid-face an- nouncer begs the in uigence of the crowd. "I have the pleasure, ladies and gents, to introduce to you to-night the champeen of the THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG world, Mr. Jack Dempsey himself." - - - Tumultuous apple sauce. The above debate is continued-- "And I want to say that this Dempsey has got more class than an Astor lawn fete. There ain't noth- icg he can't do, plus." "You ain't giving me no inside news, Flat Heels. I saw this super- man make gray ashes out of Willard at Toledo." "You can take the rollcall on the old-timers as far back as you want to but I'll string along with Demp- sey." , "String along with him? "Say, I'd hate to tell you what this Dempsey would do to them old hams." ~--CURTAIN-- TENNIS _# KS By Mercer Beasley &- -t Floater is Trickiest Tennis "Shot Player. Can a player hit a tennis ball over the net without putting a spin on the ball? Many experts claim this "freak shot" is impossible. However, I am able to say there are a few players among the high-ranking set capable of making shots without spin. The ball simply floats. I will ad- mit that in most cases the ball will revolve possibly once or twice be- fore it falls but it does not spin. If you will stand close to the side service line when two players are warming up, or are beginning to play with new balls, you will see the balls float by you with the marking show- ing clearly. The writer went farther than to use merely a white ball with a mark- ing showing. I made a ring in black around the ball, which I could see plainly. The stroke that makes the floater is played with a flat racket, tilted slightly upwards, when strik- ing the ball, which is hit just below the waist line. The chief value of the floater is the deception it creates, It seems to hang in the air and thus give the impression that it is going out of the "court. Then it drops sharply into court, much after the manner of a knuckle ball as thrown by star base- ball pitchers. There is no top spin, nor any movement on the part of the player which might indicate in advance his intention to serve a floater. Gerald Patterson, the Australian star, has a floater that is most baf- fling. He plays this shot to perfec- tion in volleying from the service line. It's uncanny the way the ball acts, Pecking Having Big Year. Roger Peckinpaugh of *Washing- ton on his great play this year is probably the most valuable short- stop in the American League. His brilliant defensive play has been one of the greatest contributing factors to the sensational showing of the Nationals; Peckinpaugh is covering more ground than he ever did, which is saying a great deal. nr -------------------- Ehmke Leads Pitchers. 'With half of the season over, How- ard Ehmke of Boston, leads the ma- jor league pitchers with the most vic- tories, 13. Others close up are Thurs- ton of the White Sox and Vance of Brooklyn with 12, Grimes of Brook- lyn with 11 and Hoyt of New York, Johnston of Washington and Krenrer of Pittsburg tied at 10. Bluege Weak Batsman. It Bluege of Washington was a better batsman he would be vieing with Joe Dugan of New York for the honor of being the best third sacker in the American League. He Is every bit as good a fielder, ---- OUT OUR WAY, GENERAL REVIEWS OLD RUBBERJARM! That's What They Call Rellef Pitcher Russell of Washington Who Never Starts a Game. BY BILLY EVANS, "What is the toughest spot a ma- jor league pitcher faces during the season?" Recently I asked that question of Walter Johnson of the Washington club, greatest pitcher of all time. During his long career as a big league star, Johnson has been up against about every tough situation possible. Probably no one is more competent to answer the question 1 put to him. ' "Nothing takes: 'more out of a pitcher than acting as relief man," was his immediate reply. "The relief pitcher is usually rushed to the rescue to hold an ad- vantage of a run or two. As a rule there are a couple of men on the bases. In a majority of cases the pitchér hasn't had time to properly warm up. PX HS Relief Pitcher Has Hard Job. "The rellef pitcher must put all that he has on every ball pitched, travel at top speed. "Ordinarily, I would rather pitch a close game than be forced to work at top speed as relief pitcher for a few innings in order to hold a scant lead." 'That brings us to the hero of this tale, Allen Russell of the Washing- ton Nationals, champion relief piteh- er of the universe, "Rubber Arm." Every ball player has a nickname, That's Russell's. There's a reason, of course, for that unusual sobriquet. Russell's arm seems able to withstand any strain without breaking, hence the nickname "Rubber Arm." club says it is doubtful if he will start Russell in a single game this year, He figures old "Rubber Arm" is far more valuable as a relief pitch- er, as' one of his regulars falters. With Red Sox Long Ago. Last season Russell took part in 52 ball games. He pitched only four full games. In other contests he did the hero stuff, and usually received no credit.-in the games won column. His record for the season was 10 won and 7 lost. Russell had the unique experience of performing in 19 games last year before being credited with a victory. This despite the fact that he pitched superbly in most of the games in which he officiated. Usually his team was in the lead when he was sent in as relief man, thereby eliminating his chance to be credited with the victory unless the opposition tied the score while he was pitching. About six years ago, Russell, while with the Boston Red Sox, suffered a paralytic stroke that for a time threatened to end his career. He was out an entire season, but came back with a vengeance. A fill game tends to tire Russell, but for five or six innings he is al- most invincible. . * He is 'one of the few remaining spitball pitchers in the majors. Power, in its quality and degree, is the méasure of manhood. Scholar- ship, save by accident, is never the measure of a. man's power. Education alone can conduct us to that enjoyment which is, at once, best in quality and infinite in quantity. By Williams WARSH DAT HAWSE 0B YON AM Rie IN STYLE. DEM LOW BODES AM. MIGHTY WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, ST +! eee. -------- TIMELY COMMENTS JOHNS-MANVILLE ASBESTOS READY ROOFINGS Defy rot, rust, fire and weather. 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