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PAGE SIXTEEN THE DAILY BRITISH ow WHIG, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1918. ~ » ---- Play It's the old familiar cry, the cry that quickens the pulse and-stirs the blocd -- "Play Ball!" Never before in the history of hasebalf has there been such a demand for the pas- time. - Even the cricket-loving Englishman has deserted his game to "play ball." Anticipating the big demand that would 'be made for baseball supplies, we are able to announce a full line for your inspection. erhaps you, need a new catcher's mitt, love, bat, ball, mask, etc. We have just the ing you are looking for in a Catcher's Mitt Made to handle the hottest ones that ever come over the plate. On the front, where the wear is hardest, is a piece of genuine buckskin. No danger of injured fingers with thic mitt, for the edges have extra stiffening and there's a wrist pad too; heavily padded throughout and sewed to stay. Prices range from-- ? Real Hickory Bats Bay boys, they are regular pill" 'busters; the kind you can lam out a homer with, without any danger of splitting or "feel-- 1Ag" your bat. 'We have them in rock elm or hickory... Prices range From 50c to $2.00. Baseballs Galore We have them in every size and make: genuine horsehide covers, strongly sewn. The kind you can't bust with .a few good wallops, They are the best on the market.. Prices range From 10¢ to $1.50. Catcher's Mask «We have some dandies. Made with extra heavy steel wire, and heavily padded. When you get one of these masks on you are not afraid of the hottést one that ever crossed the plate. Prices range . From $1.50 to $6.00. We have everything in the baseball line. Drop in and see our stock of baseball supplies. It's the most complete in town. TREADGOLD SPORTING GOODS CO. 88 Princess St. eh "The Home of the Brunswick." a , - It's a dandy. all! , telephonié or personal Kingston, Ont. - 5c Poet Cigar 5¢ oe > 3 TRY a ~ Look for Silk Thread on Tip of Each Cigar. S. OBERNDORFFER, Maker, Kingston. ~ a S07 Princess Street. The I of Segteh and American Granites, Vermont Marble, um Granite Company, Ltd. ONUMENTS! Telephone 1031 323 a Lajole Batt Old "Nap" Lajoie Indianapolis team in batting, and by the same token is the only player in the tub in the .300 class. Lajoie ing Well. is leading his Kansas City. aan games has made 60 hits for and ranks' fifth in the league. of Louisville, is at the top! placed confidence in himself. oT G UP FATHER « --------_ mr o------ |< oA with .353. Joo Schultz, last year with the Leafs, is batting .317 for Many a man who undertakes to carry-out hig ideas discovers when it is too late that he is a victim of mis In The World Of Sport BIG MINOR LEAGUE READY TO DISBAND : The American 'Association In Bad Way According to All Reports. Though most of the clubs will sof- fer substantial losses ranging from $10,000 to $35,000, the American Association will complete ité sched- ule this season. ; " Othe Wathen, the Louisviiie mag- pate, "is given credit for preventing the circuit from disbanding for the duration of the war. According to the "dope," a manager of one of the clubs in the southern end of the cir- cuit insisted on a meeting of club owners being held in Chicago last Monday. Wathen, it is said, made it plaig to his colleagues that hé would wel- come a -suspension for the season, though he would vote against it, he- cause he desires to be freed from a binding obligation to remain with the A. A. As things stand at pre- sent he would violate the baseball law if he withdraws and face a suit for damages from his colleagues he- sides. But if the constitution of the association be abrogated. by 'the other clubs, 'Wathen could do as he wanted about becoming a member of a new organization, composed some clubs in the A. A. and some in cities formerly members of the In- ternational circuit. One of the clubg in the A. A, is reported to be "broke," ahd had to borrow money in order to take its players out of the Twin Cities re. cently." This is the club that tie league 'will have to assist if it be- Comes necessary. Will Finish the Season. Although Roger Bresnahan an- nounged that the American Associa- tion would blow up July 5th, Prési- dent Thomas J. Hickey, of that as- sociation, bakes the positive state- ment that it will finish its season as echeduled and that the schedule will not be curtailed in any way. President Hickey's statement was made after he had obtained the views of each of the eigh. club pre- sidents over the uncertainty prevail- ing in reggrd to Gen. Crowider's "work or fight" regulations and the war situation as jit affects baseball. "I have, been in communication with every 'club. president, either by interviews, and every one wants it made known that the assoclation will finish its schedule." President Hickey's statement read. "The attendance has improved since the weather settled, and re- gardlegg of attendance or anything else we will finish the season as call- ed for by the schedule. That is if the Government should request that baseball suspend we will of course fulfil the wishes = of fthe Federal authorities." WHERE ITALIANS CONTINUE ADVANCE of ! large crowds, mn PIRATES NOW IN KHAKI S Include Six Pitchers, Two Catchers And a First Baseman, Pittsburgh Pirates who are now in the service of their country in- clude no fewer than six pitchers, two catchers, a first baseman, a second baseman, two third sackers and an outfielder. = The pitchers are Earl Hamilton, who is in the navy; Har- old Carlson, in the infantry; Marcus Milligan, in the aviation corps: Bill Evans, aviation corps; Elmer Ponder, in the infantry, and Walter Mails in the infantry. Catcher Fred Blackwell is in -the aviation corps, and Catcher Willard Smith in the infantry. First Base- man Ray Miller is in the navy, and Third Baseman Warner is in the in- fartry. The outfielder, Stengel, now is in the navy, RELY ON NEW JERSEY, Boxing, Banned in New York, Flour. ishes Across River, New Yorkers who enjoy good box- ing will not be Feprived of their fa- vorite pastime, The pew ioxing law of New Jersey is begining to provide sport within easy reach of New York. Clubs are now operating in Jersey City and Hoboken, and are drawing Next winter boxing on the other side of the North River no doubt will be particularly attractive, as: New Yorkers 1 not. see a revival of the ring gamé at home for at least anoth- er year. If the Jersey boxing pro-) moters safeguard the sport there is no reason why they should not pros- per. Cleveland Release Three, The Cleveland baseball club gave! ten days' notice of release to Catcher] Alva Williams, first baseman Ed. Mil-! ler and pitcher lester 1 June. The| three men joined the Cleveland team this year. 'Williams was signed as a! free agent, Miller yas obtained from New Orleans of the Southern League, | and June reported two weeks ago through a trade with the Pittsburgh club. Sports For After Work Capt. Ed. Archibald, Toronto, of! sports-teams in the various Canadian departmental offices in London. Ev-| ery branch of summer sport is to be! provided for, including tennis for the! lady clerks and typists. Healthy rivalry with beneficial exercise will be thus encouraged, not to mention opportunities for social enjoyment. Good Offer Refused. David Robertson, former star out- fielder of the New York Nationals, announces that he has refused the of- fer of $7,600 a year salary to rejoin the Giants, He will remain in the Government service at Norfolk, Va. on TI ¢ shee SY 1785 uy, M? FIARAY) + _TonoAR IBERTO oi {cor DELROSSO& MONTE Or VALBEL 5" ia. £ 5270, td gD a ¢ BERTIAGA . o ~M? » aS TN oll ols ve, hd Ww UN 1 z M? LisSERES: Kanoeneccne.., - Fh 74 RL Rnalts TAT CPAPPA, RN NR RR GSN " Pie' rr z Wor hss J. Naz ~ FROM EvAROP LAN EDimio unvrenas SCALE IN oy Ce Epp ------ 3 between the Breantd and the Astico, Frenzela Valley in a series of small famous in all the conflic Sasso Rosso and the taking of Monte its capture strengthens the bold of the Itallans on this mountainous region, The Italians continue thelr offensive in the region of the Asiago plateau, this nelgaborhood, was carried by storm in a spirited dash This mountain, nearly 4.000 feel high. is an isolated pegk. half way between Yalstagna and Asiago, overlooking the plutenu on rhe west and the Val Krenzela on the east. Following the advance up the slopes of regaining important points near 'the but befitasit actions Col del Rosso, di Val Bella. a little to the southeast, the Canadian Y.M.C.A., is organizing '| tiguring on the Army } EIGHT CLUBS AFTER SMITH. | Irwin's Great Young Catcher Very Much in Demand. Eight major league clubs, includ- ing the New York Giants, are dick- ering wich the Rochester New League Club for the services of the remarkable young catcher, Eari Smith. It is said that the highest bid for Smith so far is $10,000, made by the Chicago Cubs, who ex- pect to lose Bill Killifer in a few days. Smith caught one hundred games. for Tulsa, Okla., last year, and also played. thirty games in the outfield. Arthur, Irwin bagged him for Ro- chéstér early this season, and the youngster now leads the New League in batting with an average of .403 in 456 games. He Is 21 years old, 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds. Irwin declares that Smith is reddy. for hig league company, and is the best colt he has discovered since he bought Benny Kauff for the Kilties in 1912, the purchase price being only $300. Kauff was turned shack at that time. MAY BECOME OUT IELDER, Mller Huggins Satisfied, Caldwell Would Make Good, If the Yankee pitching staff ever) reach that stage where Ray Caldwell can be spared, Miller Huggins will jump at the opportunity to convert Caldwell into an outfielder. Huggins is satisfied that Caldwell would be a consistant .300 hitter if he was used in the game every day. At the same time he realizes that Ray would lose much of his effectiveness as a pitcher if he was used for outfield dugy. At the present time he prefers to use the tall telegrapher for pitching, in #hich he has shown to advantage in recent games, Caldwell is not quite as speedy as in the old days, but he is a crafty boxman and opposing clubs will find it difficult to secure many runs against him: Connie Mack's Lament. ' Connie Mack's Philadelphia Ath- letics are last in the American League race, which fact has inspired the fol- lowing gem: brother, take my old ball team and ppt it on the shell, Or dye it with a lemon tinge--I'd like to die myself; For five short years in ball fans' eyes we thought we-owned the town; We stood first in a major league, the! New York Yankees down, Oh, But the whirling of time whirls 'round, as whirl jt ever must; J Myself and my bum ball team now lay groveling in the dust; No longer are we champlons--no longer cock-a-hoop, For now the feast is over fallen in the soup. we have Not many seasons past they used to call me the Old Fox, I used to trim the Yankees just as often as the Sox; But times are changed, and with the times the old fox Connie Mack, Keeps frettin', dreadin', waiting', for the day he'll get thé sack. Enough Haid! Following the McCarthy-Leonard match in California, which *© netted $18,500 for boxing equipment for Pacific coast military camps, the world's lightweight champion, who was the victor, wag, as usual, anxious Immediately after the bout, there- fore, he fled {o his rooms at the Olympic Club, -and soon was convers- ing over long-distance _ mo- ther in New York. "Hello, mamma," he said. /'Is that you?" ho asked. - "Sure it's me," sald Mrs, Leiner. "Well," sa¥® the champion, "this is Benny, in San Franei 1 beat the guy." a te ak "Oh," said mamma, "that's good! But how much does it cost you to telephone?" = "Twenty dollars a minute,' said Denny. "Good night," said mamma - Ball Stars In England. Herb Pennock, late of the Boston Red Sox; Ed. Lafitte, the weil- known minor leaguer; McNally, for merly of Providence, and other playérs of more or less renown, are "an Navy team playing in London today, as part of the 4th of July celebrations. Phe Cleveland Sony up as the best team im the western which bars the Austrian advance to the plains west of the Rrenta. Col di Cheio, near by, ¥28 2eo the scale of 8 desperate struggle, olin --- gestion of the . American League, and should be in the pennant chace to apprise his mother of his triumph. | down to the finish of the scasen. - Nature provided perfect tobacco. We added perfect skill, a perfect factory, perfect care and perfect sair (we wash it), We co-operate with pature in the perfect maturing of every leaf and cigar and so claim a perfect right to the "description, Perfection Cigar. The 10c. Cigar. '162 S. DAVIS @ SONS, Limited, = Tom Sharkey, the piuekiest heavy- weight who ever championship, is preparing to enlist in the navy.' 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