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STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
National League.
Won Lost Pet.
New York 10 5 .667
Chicago 15 8 .652
St. Louis 10 8 .556
Cincinnati 11 12 .478
Philadelphia . 7 9 .438;
Boston . 9 13 .409 j
Brooklyn 6 9 .400 j
Pittsburg . 7 14 .333]
American League.
Won Lost Pet.
New York 11 6 .647
Boston 10 6 .625 j
Chicago 13 10 .556
St. Louis 11 10 .524
Cleveland 10 12 .455
Detroit 8 10 .44
Philadelphia . 6 11 .353
Washington 6 12 .333
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Northwestern League.
Won Lost Pet.
Tacoma 12 2 .857 j
Great Falls .......... 7 6 .538,
Spokane 7 6 .538
Seattle .6 7 .462;
Vancouver 6 9 .400,
Butte . 2 10 .167!
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WEDNESDAY’S GAMES.
National League.
Brooklyn 3, Chicago 7.
American League.
Detroit 4-0, Cleveland 1-1.
Washington 1-4, Boston 4-3.
St. Louis 2, Chicago 4.
Northwestern League.
Seattle 6, Spokane 10.
Vancouver 1, Butte 0.
Tacoma 3, Great Falls 1.
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Manager George Purvis, of the City
team, is having a hard time to find
employment for several players re
cently arrived from the outside and
who want to sign with the City team.
Up to date Mr. Purvis has only signed
six men and these are all players who j
played here last year. Mr. Purvis is (
perfectly justified in feeling that he is ;
not getting the proper support from j
the Anchorage merchants and local
fans in the matter of assistance. The
position of manager for the City team
is purely an honorary one with no re
muneration attached. Mr. Purvis ac
cepted the position with the distinct
understanding that he would have the
support of the merchants.
While the outlook for a winning
City team is not particularly favora
ble at the present time there is no
doubt but that some means will be
provided to form a winner around
Captain Nicholls, Powery, Sheets,
Daykin, Brownie and Henry. In the
meantime it might be well for the
merchants and fans to do what they
can to assist Manager Purvis and
Captain Nicholls in their effort to
build up a winning team for the city.
CH ALLENGE ISSUED TO
A. E. C. ATHLETES I
Through the volumns of The Daily
Times the athletes of Anchorage issue
a challenge to the athletes of the
Maskan Engineering commission to
lartici pate in a dual track meet. The
late to be in the near future and to
lie decided upon by representatives of
the two teams. The meet to be gov
,-rned by college rules and to consist
>f the customary events such as dis
ance running, sprints, jumps, hurd
ing, shot put, hammer throwing etc.
In anticipation of the acceptance of
the challenge the City boys have vir
tually selected their team and have
darted training.
Jimmie Sheets and Brice Howard
will enter for the sprints and jumps,
limmie Fowrie and Roger Summy in
'the strong men class and several oth
ers of unknown fame are trying out!
for place.
It is understood that the A. E. C.
ias several stars in the sprint and
jump class and that “Mickey” Costel
1o and Fred Tiffany will also enter
for these events. Joe Ryan and
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Brunner will probably show in the
weight events.
A field day in Anchorage next
month would be a matter of great in
terest to the lovers of spo.-ts and
there is no doubt but what the chal
lenge will be accepted.
The Chicago Cubs tightened their
hold on second place in the National
league yesterday by defeating the
Brooklyn Robins who won last year’s
pennant. Robinson’s championship
team has not yet reached last year’s
form and has been losing consistently.
No other games were played in the
National league yesterday on account
of cold weather and wet grounds.
The Yankees did not play yesterday
in the American league and Boston
broke even in a double header with
Washington. Walter Johnson won
the afternoon game and allowed only
four scattered hits and an equal num
ber of errors by his team mates were
made behind him.
Detroit swamped Cleveland in both
games of a double-header due mainly
to the stick work of Ty Cobb; Tris
Speaker also batted well and the race
for batting honors is on between these
two rivals with Joe Jackson a close
contender.
The positions in the Northwestern
league did not change yesterday; Ta-1
coma still continues to win as consist- j
ently as Butte does to lose. The other
teams are holding their own.
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Tris Speaker, last year’s batting1
champion in the American league, bat- j
ted .400 in the first six games this j
season. For the same number of
games Hank Gowdy, of Boston tops!
the unofficial list with a percentage
of .600 in the National.
A worthy movement has been start
ed in the east to put all the available
country club land into cultivation. The I
east is full of wealthy country clubs
and the idea originated with F. A.
Adams, of the Dunwoodie Country j
club of New York. The plan has been ;
endorsed by the United States Golf
association and will no doubt become
universal. In this manner thousands)
of acres of idle land can be put into
cultivation that will mean the realiza
tion of several million of dollars in
food stutfs, which is of national im
portance. For the most part the land
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will be planted to potatoes and smal
ler garden vegetables for the use of
the allies and this country.
Jess Willard, world’s champion, has
nobly offered his services to his coun
try. In a hand-to-hand engagement,
Jess would be a small-sized regiment
all by himself.
Patrick (“Patsy”) Cardiff, 53 years
of age, died recently at Salem, Ore
gon. Cardiff was once famous as a
heavyweight prize fighter and fought
a six round draw with John L. Sulli
van in Minneapolis January 18, 1887.
AMERICAN CLUBS
HAVE IMPROVED
OVER NATIONALS
American league baseball teams
made a much better showing in the
recent anteseason, interleague games
against the National clubs than was
the case a year ago. Out of the 50
odd contests scheduled during the pre
liminary and training season just
closed, 38 were played, of which the
National league teams won 19, the
Americans 18 and one ended in a tie.
Last spring 39 games were played, of
which the senior league clubs captured
24 and the Ban Johnson classmen 15.
The improvement of the American
league combinations in these early
season contests is shown in other ways
aside from the winning of games. A
year ago the Nationals scored 29
more runs than their rivals; this
spring the margin was but three.
In the batting the junior league
players outhit their opponents by a
total of 15 hits, while 12 months ago
the Nationals had piled up a lead of
19 safeties at the end of the play. In
the error column the final figures show
that the Americans made 77 to the
National’s 75. In 1916 the total was:
Americans, 58; Nationals, 61.
Rex Dawson Is Sent Back for Bush
Training.
The Chicago Cubs have returned
Pitcher Rex Dawson to the Indian
apolis club. He was the winning pitch
er of the Indianapolis team last year
and Manager Jack Hendricks feels
safer with him back on his staff. Man
ager Mitchell of the Cubs believes lie
needs another season of minor league
experience.
Pirates Iioh Cradles for Battery Men.
The Pittsburg club claims the
youngest pitching staff in the majors.
The average age of 22 years. “Vet
eran” A! Mammaux is 22 and “Young
ster” Frank Miller is 29. The young
est on the staff is Milligan, the recruit
recently picked up from an Alabama
college. He is just 21.
“MIRACLE MAN” SERENE.
Stallings Says Team That Beats Braves
Will Win the Pennant,
George Stallings is not averse to stat
ing that lie lias another pennant whi
ning team. Although many baseball
sharps think ills aggregation isn't as
Photo by American Press Association.
GEO HUE ST ALIA N GS.
strong ns some of l he other contend
ers, Stallings is confident that he'll he
at the top of the first division. Stall
ings always is a contender. His re
markable dash for the flag in 1014 is
still remembered by other managers.
BOXERS GUARD PLANT.
Former Ring Favorites Decorated With
Badges as Special Policemen.
Special guard duty at the suggestion
of the government secret service op
eratives is proving lucrative to the
Toledo (O.) colony of boxers.
Since the city authorities and of
ficials of industrial plants took the
government's suggestion these boxers
have become special policemen with
real badges pinned beneath their coats.
Included in the list are: Jack Mc
Carron, middleweight, of Allentown,
Pa.; Battling Johnny Schultz, Frankie
Dailey. Young English. Battling
Brandt, a heavyweight, of Toronto,
Canada, and Freddie Ketcliell of Den
ver. These lads are putting in eight
hours each day guarding the down
town power house of the Toledo Rail
way and Eight company.
World'* Swimming Record Equaled.
The world's record for a sixty foot
tauk was equaled in the 400 yard Na
tional A. A. E'. relay race In Chicago
when the Illinois Athletic club defeat
ed the New York Athletic club in a
close contest. Hamilton Athletic club.
Chicago, was third. The time was 3
minutes 42 3-5 seconds.
For billiards or pool try Peterson’s.2
Alta—The CoiTee of perfection. 1-lb.
glass jars, 40c. At Brown & Haw
kins. 973
Cotton felt mattresses, bed springs
and linoleum, at Crocker’s. 459
Phone 43-Y for car, day or night.
Wood and coal a specialty. Universal
Taxi and Transfer. 126
Eyes Examined free at B. C. Nich
ols, the Anchorage Jeweler, by A. B.
Magnuson, Optician, holding diploma
from Omaha Optical Institute. 807
Courtesy and Fresh Goods at
Robarts’. 984
KEELER GREATEST
OF ALL PLAYERS
McGraw Says He Outshone
Cobb on Diamond.
HIT .432 IN ONE SEASON
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Averaged Over .375 For Five Yeare and
Over J50 For Savon—Retiring and
Boohful, He Did Nat Got In LimaligHt
ao Often oe Georgia Poach of Jen
nings' Aggregation.
John Joseph McGraw was sitting in
the lobby of a Pallas (Tex.) hotel dur
ing the spring training trip. Over to
one side T.vrus Raymond Cobb was
standing talking to Hughey Jennings.
“That fellow Cobb,” remarked Mc
Graw. "shows his greatness as a ball
player at all times. It is not only
when he bits or steals a base. Even
when he fails in what lie Is attempt
ing you can see by the way be goes
about his work that be is an excep
tional man.
“He lias the faculty of always start
ing in the right direction, whether it's
to chase a fly or run on a hit. He has
not got the speed he used to possess,
but his quick starting keeps him at the
top.”
“Do you remember any one, Mac."
asked a scribe sitting close by, "whom
you consider a greater player than
Cobh?” The Giant leader never hesi
tated. "Yes," he said, “there was oue
man in my time and who played after
me who had him beaten.”
"Larry Lajoie, I suppose you mean,”
suggested tue scribe.
“No.” answered McGraw. “Cobb tea
more valuable player than tbe French
man. I mean Willie Keeler.
“Keeler was a better man than Cobh
at the hat and in the field. He was
also much faster. He was a better
man for a club and hit in many more
runs. He always did the right thing,
and did it without any fuss.
“People today are astonished at
Cobh's keenness in hitting through the
infield or beating out slow rollers.
Keeler was a wizard with the hat.
ne could turn a hall in any direction
and was the greatest hunter the game
has ever known.
"If you will look over the records
' you will find that Keeler hit over .300
for fourteen years, in 1897 he hit .432.
which is ten points beyond the highest
mark Cobh ever reached. Further
more. Keeler hit over .375 for five
years and over .350 for seven.
“I give Cobb every credit in the
world. He is u greater drawing card
1 than Keeler was because he keeps
himself in the limelight, while Willie
was retiring and bashful.
“When it comes to naming the great
est ball player 1 have ever seen, rated
strictly on ability to play the game |
for results on the hall field. Willie j
Keeler stands alone. He did every
thing Cobb does and did it a bit bet
ter than the Georgian."
NO GOLF HANDICAP LIST.
1 Western Association Does Away With
Its Publication.
Crafts W. Higgins, assistant secre
tary of the Western Golf association.
; announced Hint there would lie no
handicap list published by tlie associa
tion this year because more than 100
clubs had failed to turn in handicaps
of their leading players. The call for
handicaps was sent out early in Febru
ary, with a time limit set at March 20.
When the time for reporting handi
caps expired, with returns missing
from 145 clubs, the executive commit
tee of the Western Golf association de
cided to discontinue publication of the
annual handicap report. Similar ac
tion was taken last year by the United
States Golf association for the same
reason.
The result will be that handicaps for
tournament play will have to be fixed
at the first tee at the start of each
tournament in which members of two
or more clubs participate. There will
be no confusion at championship meets,
as all play is at scratch.
TED MEREDITH TO ENLIST.
' Will Join Aviation Corps Along With
Don Lippincott.
Ted Meredith, famous former Penn
i sylvania athlete and holder of the
j world's quarter and half mile running
Record, has offered his services to his
country. He announced that he in
tended to enlist in the aviation corps
and arranged his business affairs so
I that he could start taking instructions
as soon as he was accepted.
When Mereditli announced his inten
tion of enlisting us an aviator Donald
Lippincott, former Penn track star and
a former sprinting champion both in
i the intercollegiate and In the Olympic
| games at Stockholm in 1912, also sig
i nifled his intention of joining with
Meredith. It is Meredith's intention to
| organize a University of Pennsylvania
aviation corps if possible.
Newark Has Hard Luck.
The efforts of Tom Needham and
Jim Price to organize a formidable
club to represent Newark in the Inter
national league are fraught with diffi
culties. It was announced that Joe
Agler, who, it had been supposed, had
| been acquired by purchase from Jop
j Hit of the Western league, had been
i awarded by the National association
1 to St. Joseph of that circuit.
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