Homers by Ruth and Bodie Win for Yankees Ov^r Cardinals.Giants Defeat San Antonio Babe's Clout Clears House McGraw Shifts How to Start the Day Wrong By BRIGGS Ponteau Beats Beyond Right Field Fence Veteran Benton ArchieWalker FlMC MORMiM<$- Tnewe^s <Seo«se PaptagaS- Tm« TRA1M 13 LATE BUT A nic«s 3e5AT BY The MrNM- - . Louisiana Towii Declares Half To Second Nine WALK To J'Ll tAJAve To HIM-- t DOm'T WHAT O*" IT ? <S66 NNMI* Wimdoxju- - njovjl> for a in Honor of A NiCE B»i5K K*JOVAJ HIM VERY XA^eCX- 8l)T WHY JUMP ON TMtr RA.IL- In 3 Holiday Tne ROAoa - - CaMFORTABLE R|7>E To Rounds STaTiOm l'M rceuiHG FIWE Tmev'Re ooinG Bambino's First and TctxaJM --'. TVll-S IS a Visit, Capacity Croyd Gives No r ^est AS LIGHT 7hsir se-sr PlN(2"TRAlf>» Sees the INines in a Fast Contest Manager Explana AS A FeATHE« 135-Ponnd State Big League tion of Move That Ma^ Loses Chaaipion Be Result of "Zim" Decision to Negre By R. J. Kelly AlTaii Boxer in Bout at Garden LAKE CHARLES, La., March 16.-.The Yankees emerged triumphant. By Charles A. Taylor The Amateur Athletic from their first test of the training season against Union held » major league opposi- SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 16..Th< boxing tournament at Madison tion by defeating Branch Rickey's Cardinala in an old-fashioned slugging Giants defeated tho San Antonio Bcar.< Garden last Square' contest night. At least it wa, here this afternoon by a score of 14 to 9. The New Yorkers took this afternoon for the fifth successive billed as such, but, to the four ihe lead in the second thoaiaad inning by chasing two runs across, and held the time, tho scoro being 6 to 3. The gnm< epectators it was a case of "knock 'e» upper hand throughout the game, although the St. Louis plavers staged a was played for tho benefit of tl\e as uown and drag 'em out.'* Of the first rally in the seventh and eighth inni ngs. sociated charities of the city and at sixteen bouts cleven resulted ir, knock. tracted the crowd of tho and The attraction of seeing Rogers largest series. outs, after that they came 50 fa« Hornsby and,' Babe" Ruth on the same The authorities at the various military that none but the officials could keep rield brought out a crowd that filled posts in the vicinity of tho city de¬ tracR of them. every nook and corner of the ox- park, \WillHeMakeGood?\ clared a half and two-thirds of The feature of Vfpt the playing rield itself. Enthusi- holiday the cvenir.g did not iratc rooters were perciied on trees, tho spectators woro wearcrs of the terminate in a K. O., but it khaki. A was nor.e telegraph poles, housetops and every \ NELSONNELSOr HAWKS goodly sprinkling of the faii the less interesting. la thia bout B.- available point of vantage. To-day was sex, which had busied itself with " \ sell- Ponteau. of St. Club designated as 'Babe' Kuth Day." and I Outfielder, Ne w York Yankces ing tickets for the game, also watched Christopher th. the citizens of this town declared a j metropolitan lightweight :hamp on de the procecdings on the diamond. feated Archie Walker, the state holiday in honor of the first visit of Ed who won tho ncarts tithi run Brown, of hoiaer, in a t'ast tnree-round bout the home king to Lake Charles. the San Antonio fans last season Tht by shifty long-armed .-- Banks, business houses and stores his heavy and Ross who Tv-teRe'j a Nice Bumcm neg ni, were cloned ut noon, and most of the hitting, Young, Ar<4D THts fought Walker and earned ti decisioi makes his home here, were welcomed OP EOY-i "RtDe ON THI5 IVfi <30T A, TlCKfST $o day was ruinsd by a Bafe alth populace started for the - margin, immediately most eiVusively by the populace each Traikj---- hcre comes TlCK«£T \\ 1- | FOO.- CONOUCTOR SUT \ L6PT hands full subdumg thi bail park. The ir.closure was filled to time they went to the bat. Brown Tuq COMDUCTOR - Gcrx Ta TAVCe »T OVT Street." w»*' capacty almost an hour before showVd his »T Ms/ MY OTHER ^UlT- time game appreciation by driving the CP rvxY OTHEf? ^SUtX ! I It was the second and many were turned away. ball over the fence for a home run on TJ»o . HAV/e Tb Vay a meeting of thia pair, who stand out ,. The fans were rooting hard for the his first trip to the plate. CASH FARS ?- Thi* 13 medal v.Cal Cardinals to win, but at the same time v.is n chasing boxers, Ai il le bavine Young disanpointment, making AM OUTRAX33 tered a doubtful they wanted to see Ruth drive one out nary a hit all afternoon, and this. de- regii of the lot. The Babe did his level be*t the fact that his Ponteau %vhen he ann< spite ndmirors had a few n to please the populace ar.d he succeed- in to a championship chipped buy Ross pretty floral Walker was ed when he came to bat in the fourth horseshoe. It, also must be "relatcd al his best It was his third inning. trip to the that Young committed a grievous iield- to plate. advantag ,. occ&. ing error. siona and Previously he had stfuck nnd The Giants a coveri out, asstimed three-run lend it was clo5e then was given a base on balls, but in the second inning, two of the tallies Archie earn hade. this time he was not to be denied, resulting from home rinis, Brown's, al¬ Left Jab Decides (ssne Pertica was on tho niouml and Bobbv ready rei'ered to, and Pat who Shoa's. The Ponteau came witl [n flj, Roth, preeeded Ruth, had poked sorrel-topp.-a pitcher from Hnl-oke was second and flayed Wi out a two-bagger to left iield. Pertica not expected to do much with the bat The served up three balls in succession and but had the hefty punches. dusky the hardly applause followinjr his long aikart crowd began to howl. Brown's mighty smash died awny when and Archi-- fo ind Pertica acceded to the demands of lifted ball face, Pat, too, the out of the lot. to put over a pur. that h'» the now ing mob and shot two across McGraw Ise.s Three overl he plate, both of. which the Babe Pitchers began slamming the re- missed after The Bears.picked up their iirst run that most of his taking terrific swings at !n or. Ponteau's shoulders. '"he ba!i. The ne>:i waa the third after two men were out. one, however, no !>" there was :¦ 1 Ruth's Hking, and he met it !es« a persona^e than Fovdhnm any aa to who square- Frank ts at the < f '. Tl ;iet not sailed over the Frisch being responsible. ln tl;-1 leading thi second only fourth session the home team ticd round it was immei igl Iield fence, but it cleared a two- the the ..<?e!!ed house situated across the score and the soldiers' band blared when negro got go:n-j he last story street >n. rora the field. For most of the citi¬ TVTELSON HAWKS, outfiolder, was forth triumphantly. But the lead of the He kept Walker at a d -^ Bears was ns the I and landed two zens it was the "thrill that ecmea once ohtainod by the Yankces from short-lived, Giants -7&*'**&i. puncl in a an.i the Calgary club of the came through with, one run in the sixth one, pi ling up such lifetime," they cheered the Western and two more there was not a iiorrie-run king to the echo. Canada League, Last sea«on he in the seventh. singl Ruth came stole ba.ses McGraw used three pitchers.Shea, .' when the t given up again in the sixth in¬ forty and compiled tho Sallee and Perritt. Lrs. Hiircl Retains to Ponteau. ning r.nd was called out on strikes. In line batting average of .*J.">9. His Shoa's showing was and not seemed Severs All Cuban . impressivc. Ho to lack con¬ Relations Mangus tht the he went out on a was jLasker Larsen, tow-headed eighth grounder fielding average .908. Hawks is und Contiskey this X-.ir. eman to second base. old a trol, meant that when he did Iver Foils from tb-.3 Norwegian Turn twcnty-two years and native of the ball over was Title The hero of the afternoon, however, San Franciaco. He bats and throws put it usually driven Soci ty, flattened Carl Ryd 11, a 175 back at him rather hard. Shea i ¦¦¦ »V33 not Babe Ruth, nor was it Roger left-handed, weighs 175 pounds nnd nllowed boxer of St. Bar mew A. C, 6 six hits, and all of the San Antonio In Golf :' rst fmal bouc of the i Hornsby, champicn batstnan of the Na¬ is iept tall. runs were Players After Fif tional scored his four-in- Tourney t>:Mo^g and in the next bout Gor League. But he was George during a New York ning stay. Sallee was at his best, re- the state n, wa: roporcer, youngster, wh ) his in Ovcrhauls on heavyweight champi second base for tiring opponer.ts one, two, three Mrs. Price she I awarded the decision ov . played the Cardinals.