REI A tn LocaL | INTERMEDIATE CLUB HELD FIRST LINBER 3 Bleeman, Former Well-known Player, Biil Evans, Twigg : and Oothers on Hand. The Kingston intermediates held their first workout of the season at | the Cricket Field on Monday night | but owing to the fact that the team | representatives, four in number, . went to Gananoque to attend the || meeting of the St. Lawrence League, there was not as large a turnout as there would otherwise have been. However, there were about ten men on hand for the first practice and among those out were 'Monk' Slee- 'man, former well known Victoria and C.L.C. catcher, who figured in the local City League when baseball at the Cricket Field was a much big- | er attraction than it has been for "the past three or four years. Slee- | Wan was one of the best catchers in this part of the country when he was with the Victorias and C.L.C. teams and he has plenty of baseball left "in his system yet and will be found h the intermediates, very likely at _ his old position behind the bat. Lofty" Gourdier worked out at his old post at first with Billy Evans at second and Faonon at short. Twigs eovered third while McCullough, Lawlor, Blomley and one or two others did outfield duty. ~ The weether was a little too cold 3 brisk baseball but the players Jost no time in getting under way ind they sent the ball around the ond at a lively gait. The next gtice for the squad will be held ow night and any who are de- 8 of turning out with the candi- for positions are heartily in- to do so. It is expected that will be a squad of at least ity to choose from as soon as the # weather draws more men out 'there should be some lively step- for positions on the team. SPORTING FROM THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN Joe Daley and his gang have lost a lot of time due to bad weather conditions, but with the fine weather setting in, they should make up for The players will be given plenty of practice work in prepara- HE PADDED LEGS BEFORE A GAME TO FRIGHTEN EM . By AL DEMAREE (Former Pitcher, N.Y. Giants) Chief Meyersfi former Indian catcher and famous slugger with the Giants, was a keen student of human nature. He claimed, from his own experi- ence as a hitter, that the batter sub- consciously associated tremendous speed, sharp breaking curves, and the like, with the pitcher's physique. In other words, he believed it was easier to hit a pitcher of slight sta- ture than one of gigantic mould. He applied his psychology to Fer- die Schupp, a young and slender left- hander at that time. He prevailed on Schupp to wear four pairs of stockings to give his legs the neces- ee owiy Ot ..10 10 wT alo .. .. oo fing +. .. Trane te se sv oo oo B 8 « se ee «eo 3 10 . .e National League. Chicago at Boston--rain. ~ Pittsburg at Philadelphia--rain. "Only two games scheduled. National League Standing. Won Lost P.C. ..14 6 .700 ..10 9 G26 «..10 9 526 «.11 10 .524 10 11.476 9 11 450 12 4006 11.389 York .. «¢ oo att .. .. .. yn... elphia .. .. .. Louis .. .. .. .... 8 FE. «+ ++ oo oo T tt American League Standing. Won Lost P.C. esses. 18 5 .760 «..14 T .867 ..12 8 .600 .14 10 .5683 14 440 7 1% .3560 7 14 .333 .320 Won Lost P.C. re... i. ..oiiha1T6 739 City «. .. .. ..16 8 667 ee... .. -. -.13.13 530 ve ..14 13 519 ese dao 30°11, ABS ro. «10 12 455 sarevide snes X44 A433 ) ST 17.292 ae an we Ing "ee se Wheat Still Up-- Zach Wheat of the Brookiyn has been hitting the agate od clip since the start of the "At present he is batting ir .400. That's a pretty good for a fellow who has been in tent since 1909, 8 sary heft, and also to wear extra large sliding pads in every game he pitched, to give an outward indica- tion of weight. How much of Schupp"s later suc- cess on the mound was due to Mey- er's tip is problematic, but in 1916, Ferdie sprang overnight from a mediocre pitcher into a star, and led the league with an unheard of earn- ed run average of 0.90 runs per nine inning game, and in 1917, pitched the Giants to the championship. WGRAW'S TEAM HAS MADE GREAT START Looks as Though They Will Shatter Own Record of Four Straight Flags. New York, May 12.--The New York Giants, four-time winners of the National League gonfalon, have got away to their characteristic start again this season. Making a whirlwind beginning has become more or less of a habit with the crafty McGraw. In 1923 his club set a fast pace right from the opening gong. And last season fit repeated the same stunt. McGraw is a great believer in the old theory that games won in April are just as important as those grab- bed In September. He wants his team to get off on the right hoof. It not only means an advantage in the chase but it makes for confidence a big asset to any ball club, Led From Start. In 1923, the Giants set a dizsy clip. . They took over the top posi- tion right off the reel. And held it until the end of the season. In other words, they were at the head of the field all the way, a rather un- usual happening in major league play. Last year the McGraw clan reach- ed the top of the heap after the first 10 days of the season.' And it was never headed. In the last few weeks Pittsburg and Brooklyn seriously threatened the Giant stronghold. But neither could quite make the grade. Those early season victories helped to pull the Gothamites through. This year the Giants have started out to repeat their conquests of other campaigns. Under the well-known McGraw drive the team has beed playing top-notch ball. So much so, in fact, that it already begins to look as if another Giant parade is in order. . The team has been getting plenty of hitting and the work afield has also been of high class. wise been receiving good pitching, Jack Scott, Bentley, McQuillan, especially, having turned in a good brand of durling. Play to In a word, the Giaats are living up to predictions made about them be- fore the opening of the season. At least they have thus far. And judg- ing from present indications no let- up appears likely. When McGraw led his club to its fourth straight flag last year, a new record in major league baseball was set. Now it begins to look as though the Glants will shatter their own mark by chalking up five victories in a row. y Of course, it is a bit early to flag winners. For many things It has like- |, THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG GENERAL lost time. tion for their first game against the Petes here on the 20th. The softballers are schedulel to start out to-night at the Cricket Field in the opening tilts of the schedule, and a good crowd is expected to be It looks like a merry old battle between on hand for the engagement. the Frontenac Regiment and the Hillcrests, the players of both teams being experienced in the sport. The Mercantile meets on Thursday night for the purpose of drawing up the schedule and attending to other business. are losing no time and expect to make a start just as soon as possible, A card has been received from Billie Hughes, formerly of Queen's, in which he states that he arrived in the Soo safely after a good run. Billie sends his regards to his friends in Kingston. Dan Howley wasn't needed on Saturday for the Leafs to win twice over Newark. the main guy looking at them. . Speaking of baseball fans, one of the most interested followers of That's the way a good ball club should be--able to play without the game in Kingston is an eminent specialist, who finds time, éven in the big rushes of patients to his office, to take time off for a few baseball games. he says. This doctor's car may often be seen on the road. to a County League game during the season also. "Baseball is a good rest for me," A happen in baseball. But from the start the Giants have made in the 1925 chase plus the brand of pas- timing they are exhibiting, the Me- Graw crowd once again looms as the outfit to beat in order to cop the gonfalon in the old circuit. HERE'S A MARK FOR THE LOCAL LADY GOLF EXPERTS. 12.-- Thirty national Philadelphia, May years ago this summer the women's golf tournament was in- augurated. It was staged at the Meadowbrook Golf Club, Reading, Mass. Among the qualifiers that year was Mrs. Caleb F. Fox, of Philadel- phia, an enthusiastic golfing devotee, 36 years of age. To-day, at 66, and a silver-haired grandmother, Mrs. Caleb F. Fox is still rated among the first 32 women golfers in the country. Down through the years she has completed in each of the national tournaments and on every occasion has made a good showing. In her 30 years of competition she has only failed four times to qualify. Once in 1911, again two years later and also in 1923 and 1924. In 1923 she suffered an injury just before the championship was held. Mrs. Fox has never held the na- tional title. But once she reached the final round only to fall before Miss Ruth Underhill, a sensational linkswoman, 2 and 1. That was in 1899. In 1908 and 1909 she got as far as the semi-finals. Mrs. Fox has won the Philadelphia championships five times -- 19032, 1908, 1910, 1911 and 1917. Two years ago she startled the golfing fraternity by defeating Glenna Col- lett, then national champion, .in a winter tournament at Bellair Heights, Fla. Despite her 66 years, Mrs. Fox looks considerably younger. She is rather statuesque and robust. Her hair is gleaming white and no tour- nament of note is complete without her. She is exceedingly popular. And her advice is eagerly sought by many of the younger players. Mrs. Fox's record in the golfing pastime is indeed unique. Her con- sistent play over a 30-year stretch no doubt ranks without parallel fn the game. For that's quite a span in' the sportive world. ---- Regular pessenger airplane ser- vices now are being operated in Swe- den. A snapshot of a "header" Cornwall, England. landed ther were injured. ttt ttt petty INSIDE GOLF By Chester Horton 'Maker of 51 Golf Champions. "Golf's most successful teacher," says "Chick" Evans, nm KEEP SHAFY The utmost in reach in the back swing is accomplished not by reaching far back with the arms, so that the club dips down beyond the horizontal, but by twisting the shoul- ders to the right after the club has attained the horizontal position across the shoulders. 'The long driv- er regulates his distances with this shoulder twist. Also, when the club is dipped down, at the top of the back swing, the grip must be loosen- ed since it is hardly possible to go 80 far back with the club and at the same time maintain the grip, which should be firm at the top. The golt- er should never have to pull the club back up to a horizontal position be- fore starting it downward. That is usually fatal to timing. Stop it at the horizontal, then go on around with the shoulders. ww = Ane SODA POP : 3% " te gy "THE DRINKS ARE ON ME" --Northwestern Purple Parrot, A REAL RIDER. » Flapping failed to hig rider in the The horse on his snout while The Mercantile people TUESDAY, MAY 12. 1038. _---- esi SE -------------------------- TIMELY p> LR) Still The Most For The Money Earl Sande, America's premier jockey, who was badly track 'jam, shows that he has recovered both his phyiscal fo coming from behind atop Worthmore to wi very skillful and daring ride. Administer "Does she paint?" "No." "Powder?" "No." "Smoke ?* "No." "Give me her name. My Bf ther's studying for the ministry." --Black and Blue Jay. S.P.C A The most tender hearted being we ever heard of was a woman. She had a flower on which the insects were feasting and a neigh- bor told her to put some castor '© oil on it and this" sweet thing squeezed the juice of an orange in the oil before she poured it on the plant. _ ___--dupoumg, Here's a Real One. One of the most unique triple plays in history cropped up in the South- ern League some few years ago. Birmingham was playing in Atlan- ta and had men on first and second. Henline, now with the Phillies, hit a ball through the field. The man on second crossed third and started for home. Half way there he changed his mind, turned and ran back, only to find that the man who had been on first was roosting there. Mean- while the outfielder had fumbled the ball. Henline, running with head down, crossed second and tore alone for third. He made a wild dive for the bag, and his feet, oversliding the cushion, knocked over his two team- mates. All three Birmingham players were sprawled upon the ground. Thereupon the third baseman took the relayed throw, touched all three runners and made a triple play--per- haps the only ome of its kind in base- ball history. Stars at the Soo. Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., May. 12.-- "Sammy" Rothschild and Gerald Munro of the Montreal N.H.L. team have located in the Soo as agents for a Toronto firm. Rothschild has of- fered a trophy for a junior baseball league this season. smashed up last fall in a race rm and his nerva. n a race at the Jamaica track by a nose after a You see him' a WONT STOP GAMES. Action of Dutch Parliament Will Not Down Committee. Amsterdam, Holland, May 12.-- The Netherlands Olympic committee has issued a manifesto to the nation declaring that it 1s the committee's irrevocable decision to hold the 1928 Olympic games in Holland, notwith- standing the vote in the lower House of Parliament last week declining to grant funds to cover part of the ex- penses. 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