13NIIN3S dNV SM3N 3NTAVM XHOJ 3HX »turday, July i/. CHAMPIONSHIPS SHARKEY MADE SOME JUMP COBB STILUN THE LEAD LAST DAY OFJATURDAY BULL WORLD'S GREATEST AUTO RACING STARS IN BATTLE fit of Training Camp Leaped From Padded King FOR $27,000 PURSE AT CHICAGO SPEEDWAY SUNDAY Detroit Star Drops Slightly Games to Be Played on Sun- Funds. Into the Y. M. C. A. But Holds Good Margin. day in the Future. HILLS, L. I., July T— CHICAGO, July 27.—Tyrus Ray- With today's game in the Patriotic (By Jack Veiock, International News eagu«, Saturday baseball passes out mging to the United States Sports Editor.) mond Cobb, Detroit, continued to wn Tennis vsociatiun have NEW YORK, July 27.—Tom Shar- at exHtenee in Fort Wayne. The rom the secretary. Edwin key. Y. M. C. A. athletic director. Ad- lead American league batters during fund for which the league was or- y, announcement of the na- dress, somewhere in France! the past week. He played in but sanized has not been growing as it es championship which will Read it and stare. Rub your eyes four games from July 17 to the fol- should have, so the officials of the Forest Hills. L. I., Aug. 26. and read it again. lowing Wednesday. Last Wednes- eague have decided to have the e first time the title will have "You can't believe all you read in day is included in the averages re- games on Sunday. for since 1916. when Richard the newspapers," is an old adage, yet | leased today. Although Ty dropped In the opening game the Knit- ns II. took the championship in this case you are lamping cold. four points he still Is far in the lead. Electrics will clash with the West- ern-Turners and with the assis-.ance •William M. Johnston. Wll- hard fac,Si for"the "Y" athletic direc- Cobb Is hitting within 17 points of .. ._„,,..,. „«;— i_ tor rererred to here is none olher lnan of Lankenau will endeavor to crawl now an artillery officer in the .400 mark, which he is in hopes : nd Johnston is an ensign on "Ole Tom" Sharkey, pugilist, himself, Of reaching before the season closes. orth from the cellar, where they ice. personally. have been residing most of the time. The fleet-footed Detroit outfielder This may be Lankenau's last appear- itter of fact, five of the first The name of Sharkey is known failed to register a run for his club players are "over there," throughout the pugilistic world, for ance, as he is due to report to th« during the week, but his mark of 60 Chicago White Sox just as soon as remaining live George M. he was among the foremost contend- was five better than Harry Hoapw, Lindley Murray and Ichyia ers for the heavyweight champion- the "work or fight" order is settled, are the only ones at all likely of Boston, who is the runner-up In so his teammates may be counted on ship in his heydey as a fighter. As the run-scoring department. Burns, o play. Church is an avia- a member of the crew of one of Uncle | to give him all they have In his last in Texas, and Murray is of Philadelphia, the Georgian's appearance. The last game, too, Samuel's men-o'-war, Sharkey wasi closest rival for hitting honors, is 44 munitions plant, but an effort known as one of the greatest rough- j should be a "ring dinger," as the e to secure bolh their entries. points behind Cobb, with Slsler in Pennsy crew will flght hard to keep and-ready battlers who ever wore the i third place 54 points behind the from Japan of Kumaga* navy blue, and today at the age of 44! out of the basement. Then, too, defend succe-.-sfully at Utica leader. Bowser's aggregation of ball tossers he is still ready to face most any kind There was little change last week rk state championship puts of music. and umpire cussers will flght as they ng angle on the event, for After a career of following the among the leading uatters. Ray never fought before to close their :o be playing as well as In ponies and running a cafe in New Demmitt, St. Louis, made the jump career with a victory, for this is to be he was the surprise of the from fourteenth place to fourth. Hid their last game. Their team has umagae is No. $ in the pres- York, Sharkey went to Los Angeles several years ago and opened a sa- mark last week was .292 and this aeen hit pretty hard by the draft, so llst, and there are compara- week's figure is .320. :hey are withdrawing from the m^n in this country who can loon. But Sharkey was not business^ like. He didn't have the temperament Burns, Philadelphia, continued to league. lead in total bases with 159. He has Their place will be taken for th» Llifications for entry, adopted to hold trade, and in time his bust' ness swirled into bankruptcy. He re- made 13 doubles, 9 triples and 5 remainder of the season by a, team •evail this year. The reauire- home runs. "Babe" Ruth, Boston, representing the Lincoln Life, with inot possibly exclude anyone turned to New York when his Loa Angeles business failed, and since has played In five games since the Mart Cleary as manager and Bill although they do prevent the Hilllnger as captain. being swamped with entries that time he has been employed as a last averages were released, but had ers who merely like to enter watchman in a munitions plant in failed to chalk up any more home The teams will all be'reorganized nal. Entries are limited to Jersey. runs. His 11, however, remains high. soon and they will start on the home 10 have been ranked during But the activity of the country In GETAWAY DAY_AT TOLEDO STAGE SET FOB BIG BATTLE He stretched one of his hits to a stretch fully Intending to give the re years or have at any time the great world war rekindled the triple and now is tied with Cobb for fans regular big league ball. the first twenty; players who fire In Tom's veins r*cently and he three-baggers. Bach has made ten. These games should have a rec- a last three years have been went back to his old love, the navy, Week of Sensational Racing Fulton and Dempsey Will Strip Shean. Boston, added a quartet of ord attendance as It Is for a very sts or better in any two sanc- and offered his services, only to be sacrifices to his string and leads that worthy cause. The total receipts rnaments; players who during told that he was a bit too old to be Ends at Ft. Miami Track* for Eight-Round Go. department with 2S. Sisler failed to goes to hrip the wounded soldiers made a reasonably good rec- accepted for active service. steal any more bases, ana ills mark and sailorslof Fort Wayne, some of iree sanctioned tournaments, Having flrst seen the light in Dun- TOLEDO, July 27.—What is said to (Bylr.itedPress.) ot 32 is high, although Bobby Roth, whom will/soon be returning home. When they return no one wants to "who do not qualify in any dalk, Ireland, Tom was aching to take have been one of the most successful NEW YORK July 27.—The biggest Cleveland, is giving him a close run e classes, but whose entry Is a part In the big embrogllo over there, weeks of racing In the Grand circuit and is but two behind. reel that he is not doing his share to .' reason of residence in for- and when the Y. M. C. A. advertised will close here today with the running crowd to see an eastern boxing St. Louis, with three regulars in help them, so go to the games If for les, promise >,f skill or other for able-bodied men who could be of of four races. On the program are the match since Jess Wltlard beat Frank the .300 class, leads the league in no other reason than to relieve your ices deemed sufficient to service in the capacity of athletic di- second division of the 2:18 trot, the 2:04 Moran, is forecast for the eight- team batting with .263. Boston leads conscience. •ptlons In their cases." rectors for service overseas, Sharkey !>ace, 2:14 trot and 2:13 pace, each for round bout at Harrison, N. J., this in club fielding with .972. rnament is being played for decided to make a bid for a berth and i purse of Jl.OOO. The 2:18 trot was evening, between Fred Fulton, or Leading batters who had partici- KONEY ALSO PITCHES . of the war department com- inded It with little trouble. >n the card for yesterday, but had to be At the top, from left to right, Dario Rochester, Minn., and Jack Dempsey, pated in 40 or more games: Cobb, tralnlng camp activities, Though 44 years old, Sharkey is postponed on account of delay and slight of Salt lake City. The flght starts Resta, world's speedway champion for Detroit, .383; Burns, Philadelphia, NEW YORK, July 27.—The news that eh the national association today a hale and hearty veteran, and iccidents on the track. 1915-1916; Louis Chevrolet, winner of at 6:30. .339; Sisler, St. Louis, .329; Demmitt, equipment for' hundreds of has the stamina to go through most Big line horsemen are enthusiastic The Stadium will seat 25.000 per- Ed Konetchy had pitched for the Braves the title In 1917 and victor in the Chi- sons and advance sales indicate Its St.