ARD WORK HAS 'BEEN STARTED polor Gladiators Had Their First Real Tackling Drill on Thursday. tAthletic Director Hughes has come point where hard work begins yesterday afternoon he had near- full squad out to go through the Is and take a few flying leaps at dummy. "Snag" Skelton was f given an outline on how a snap- pick should 'perform and affer a few of fatherly advice on the matter, was able to control the ball well ugh to suit the mentor and one Ftwo of the more severe of the fing critics in close proximity to rehearsal. s he real work of the. afternoon commenced without delay and players were finding out more more every minute that they into the thick of the season's ness. Regular formations, sig- , tackling the dummy and a short rounded out the programme for players and when they returned f the training quarters, there was p who felt like doing a five-mile thletic Director #lughes is get- the players away fast and every out must show his<8tuff in jig on. No delays are béing toler and there is plefity of pep & the players in the workouts. p's has the weight on the line, speed on the outsides and the und: ability on the backfield all and they will. doubtless accom- as much in their work of this and the first four days Of next a8 many of the teams that been practising for several $8. They are getting two prac- a day and a chalk talk every ng while other teams that have practising have not' had as as the Tricolor by any means. rry Batstone will be an absen- on the practice on Saturday |g to the fact that he will be in to to take part in the King- game but he will be ready work again on Monday and will fe "Pep" Leadley beside him. adley will don the uniform for the this season on Monday. He ng from Hamilton on Sunday will to business. je players appear to be in first- condition and are that much The majority 'of the boys kept in Al shape all summer, 'of them 8 'working at jobs con- a or uh es Ted Graham Will Play lose no time In getting THE DAILY BRITISH ~ SPORTIN NG. ~~ ducive to good condition and this of course will tend to lessen the length | of time required to bring the team | up to mid-season form. "Red" Me- Kelvey is showing more pep than ever while "Baldy" Baldwin has put on just enough weight to notice, "Bud" Thomas looks just like the same old hardy "Bud" and is mo doubt in for a big season. The squad is working together and are contented in every way and mighty 'anxious to make it four straight. Looking around the other teams, it l6oks as though their wishes will be realized but nobody knows more than.they do that hard work will be' required, \'no matter! what the lack of strength of the op- ponent is. There is no boastfulness in the training camp but a quiet, al- most reserved confidence that means much. or HAMILTON TIGERS TO FIELD STRONG TEAM Three Former Queen's Men, Veale, Quinn and Hannon, Will Be Playing. Hamilton, Sept. 18.--"Gear" EIl- ford, Tigers' husky céntre wing play- er of last year, has weakened for de- spite his threat of one week ago to remain out of football this season, he will play his old position again this season. The addition of Biford gives Coach Margiott a wing line. to be feared, despite the fact that one or two are without senior experience. Baker and Shinbin, the latter an in- termediate of last year, will hold down the inside wing positions, while Elford and Tilley will be the middle wings. Tilley was with Ridley last season, and is looked upon in Tiger circles as the find of the season. The outside wing positions will be looked after by Fred Veale and Dr. Soanes, while Captain Brian Tim- mis will be the flying, wing. Coach Marriott has many backfield men to pick from including Quinn, Crocker, Gibb and Walker of last year's squad, while "Bus" Hunter of Col- legiate fame, Raynor of Galt, and several other promising youngsters are fighting it out with the more ex- perienced rivals for steady berths. The position of snap, held by Ernie Cox last season, will be looked after by Hannon, a former Queen's player. With Stratford Again Stratford, . Sept. 18.--When the hockey season rolls around: again Teddy Graham will be found wear- ing a Stratford uniform. That was the information received from an of- ficial in close touch with the situa- tion. On various occasions London sport scribes have asserted' that Graham would line-up with the For- est City sextette, but up to the pre. gent, Graham has not taken up his residence in London. enrolled at the University of Western Ontario. Tuesday was the last day for the enrolment of students at the college and Graham's name was not among those listed. He is at present in his home at Owen Sound and un~ less something at present unforeseen occurs between now and the first snow flurry, Graham will once more don the Indians' spangles. There's a lot of difference between the person who owes, but cannot pay and the person who owes and could pay, but will not. I sometimes think that the only time the pessimist thoroughly en- joys himselt is when he tells other people how miserable he is. Nor has hej. Philadelphia 9» FROM THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN Some of these people up in Hamilton who send out fairy stories should label them as such. There are people who might take such stuff as gospel truth. The announcement yesterday that it had been decided to play Sat- urday's Oslers-Kingston game at the_Island was greeted with delight by the local players. They will, they feel, have a much fairer chance than on the smaller field in Toronto. - George Sullivan is looking after the arrangements for the playoff here here on Saturday btween the Peterboro and Ottawa Midgets. He has arranged to have the game played at the Cricket Field and will see that the are no grounds for protest as far as the playing field is concerned. The R.C.A. and Kingston soccer teams will get under way in an exhi- bition affair on Saturday at the Cricket Field. Although the baseball playoff will be going op, it is hoped that the two will not clash. A meeting of the Kingston and District Soccer League is being held Monday evening for the election of officers and other business. A great deal of interest is' being shown in the game and it is thought that the league will enjoy a prosperous season. -» The aquatic sports are being held on Saturddy afternoon over at the Royal Miiltary College and those who are going over to see the boys in action should see plenty to thrill them. The cadets give splendid aquatic exhibitions, which should prove very interesing to the.onlookers. aim Fx Coaches, trainers, etc., may be busy men up around Queen's, but they have nothing on the hustling manager of the first team, Jim Campbell, He is kept ony the go all the time and has his new job down pat. Jim can stand he hard work, though. Harmony is the premier word in the Queen's training camp in more ways than one. The players get along beautifully together and are like a big family until "Baldy" 'Baldwin, "Peewee" Chantler and one or two others start out with "Sweet Adeline." The alleged singing seems to get on "Red" McKelvey's nerves. ? The dummy came in for some rough usage yesterday afternoon. "Bud" Thomas, Jimmy Wright and gome of the more deadly tackfers drew the silent target with them in pretty neat fashion, while some pf the boys who are not quite so experienced at the art, picked up the knack of it quite quickly. Athletic Director Hughes of Queen's will try to make arrangements for an exhibition game with R.M.C. on October 8rd at the Richardson Stadium. Should a game be arranged, it would be a big attraction for a pre-season event. R.M.C. have always put up good football and they are much stronger this year than hey have been for some tim. "Dollar" Bill still retains his popularity up around the training quarters and keeps the players in good humor. . "Dollar" Bill's narrations of his experiences, incidentally demonstrating the capacity of his vocabu- lar, have drawn more than one smile before now. ' 458 443 302 Cleveland ve 88.77 New York ,, .. ....62 18 Boston .. «4 +. oo .. 42; 97 International League. 'Won. Lost. Baltimore .104 B57 Toronto .98 61 Rochester .. ..-.. ..83 74 Buffalo .... .» +: ..75 82 Reading ....".. .. ».76 87. * Syracuse .. «ofl: 87 Jersey City .. .. ..70 91 Providence .:.. ....60 98 BABE RUTH NO LONGER 18 FEARED BY THE PITCHERS. BAZBEA' L P.C. 654 622 528 AT5 ABT 460 430 A474 National League, Boston 2, Pittsburgh 11. Philadelphia 2, Cincinnati 5. Other clubs not scheduled. American League. Detroit 12, Washington 9. Detroit 0, Washington 1. Chicago 8, Philadelphia 6. Cleveland 0, New York 5. St.. Louis 0, Boston 2. 3 St. Louls 0, Boston 4. New, York," Sept. 18.--Has the seer great Babe Rut} passed the peak of International League. Toronto 1 Rochester 3. Toronto 2, Rochester 7. Buffalo 3, Syracuse 7. Buffalo 2, Syracuse 1. Baltimore-Providence, rain, Jersey City-Reading, not sched- uled. time? American League pitchers . and catchers are almost a unit in the be- liet that such is the case. No longer is Ruth considered the most dangerous. threat in the game when he steps into the batter's box. He is now regarded as just the aver- age batter. During the recent home stay of the New York Yankees a dozen op- posing pitchers, most of them vet- eran American League stars were | interviewed on the status of Ruth as a batsman. "All of them frankly admitted that Ruth was no longer of any great concern to them. All said they re- garded Bob Meusel as twice as dan- gerous as Ruth. There is no longer that pertect co-ordination that featured Ruth's batting when he was breaking all "swat records," sal@ one star twirler. "Ruth has béen badly th timing of 'the ball missing fast balls STANDING OF CLUBS, National League. 'Won, Lost. P.C. Pittsburgh .. ... ..88 654 6819 New York .. «+ .. ..80 60 571 Cincinnati .. ..... ..76 65 .539 Bt. Louis .. .. .. ..88 74 A479 Brooklyn. .. .. .. ..66 73 418 Boston +... .s we. 88 79 451 Chicago .. .. .. ....82 81 .434 +v..80 80 .429 iin 'Won. Lost. P.C. Washington .. .. ..88 845 Philadeiohia TET 590 St. Louis \... «.....74 532 Dp, a Te 532 te his game as the super-slugger of all j WHIG of the plate by six inches this year that once would have been suicide to throw him, "It is possible he is having some serious trouble with his eyes. I have heard that rumor. Anyway, there; is something wrong with his swing at the plate. It may be due to his | early season illness and the major gperation that was perfgemed." ~."In the old days when Ruth was setting home run records; he was in-| variably out in front of the ball," was the comment of another promi- nent pitching star. "This season he is either hitting the ball late or not at all. He lacks the perfect contact with the ball that distinguished his batting when he was the talk of the game. > Not only do American League pitchers feel that Ruth has passed; the peak of his game, but they also believe three years 'will about end his meteoric career as a star unless there is a phenomenal change in his general physical condition. ¢ Billy Evans Says In Select Circle. Last year there were but eight ma- jor league hurlers who reached the 20-game class in victories. Each cir- ciit supplied four. I, In the American Walter Johnson, Herb Pennock, Hollis Thurston and Joe Shaute made the grade. "Dazzy'" Vance, Burleigh Grimes, Carl Mays and Wilbur Cooper turned the trick in the National. Brooklyn was the only club to place more than one in the circle, getting a pair. Johnson topped the junior organi- zation in triumphs with 23. Vance led the Nationals with 28, one of the best achievements in recent seasons. Grimes had 22, Pennock 21 and the rest just got by with 20 wins. The performances of Thurston and Shaute were especially note- vision outfits. ®. . it came to producing 30-game win- ners. . eo . More This Season. icuit. But any club boasting worthy in that they mounted the: heights while hurling for second di-,H The 1924 campaign, indeed, was || one of the leanest in some time when ' ji +This year things are somewhat dif- ferent. about an even dozen are apt to break into the select class. 1 Included in the group are six from each circuit, namely, Johnson, Cove- Harriss as American League repre- i sentatives. And. Vancs, Yde, Mea- |B of the National wheel. Some of them have 'already reach- ed the double decade department J with the others just a few Ariumphs away. But of the 1924 bunch only two, Johnson and Vance, stack up as re- peaters. Bach has followed one good away to a rather bad stax, : 23 Xie otiior ix trp far Sh-ervonss off their Splenda refords of a year ago; Re 511 For from present indications 3 dows, Morrison, Rixey and ot i year with 'another, tough | Vance got | are Pittsburg, Washington and Chi- cago. The tric bas been running neck-and-neck all season. The Pirates are at present ont in front and seem likely to stay there. They have almost doubled the total of their nearest rival in the old cir- kK such sack-snatchers as Carey and Cuyler ought to be leading the procession. Washington has a slight edge on the White Sox and with Eddie Col- line out of the game has been pulling away of late. The Senators are still a few hassocks behind the Pirates, however. | w - » Carey and Cuyler are topping the old circuit in individual efforts on the sacks with Johnny Mostil and Sam Rice showing the way in the Johnsonian ensemble. 1 ' the blade, the strop does the rest --In 10 seconds the 'keen edge is renewed. Why They Liked Him. The new chaplain of a Scottish dsylum was complimented one day by an inmate, who 'said: "We like you better than any chaplain we have ever. had." "I'm pleased to hear it," said the gratified man. "May I inquire what it is that has made me preferred by you above my predecessors?" "Weel, ye see," replied the mate, "we think ye mair oorsels than ony o' the ithers." in. lika He Was in a Hurry. Robert, aged 8, ardently desired a sister, and was told that if he prayed for one a baby might come. So he added to his nightly prayers a peti- tion for a little sister. Results not coming as soon as he wished, one night he added: "If you have a baby almost finish- ed don't wait to put in her tonsils or appendix, as they usually have to be cut out, anyhow." wn Sharpens iteelf $5 up fo $28; 7 Other Models af Lower Prices. Bucceed, and the world calls you a financier; fail, and the world cally you a fool. More tin is produced in Alasky than in all the United States com bined. 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