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"THE DAILY B Liem WHIG Rc SE RITISH 'THE REAL THRILL 18 the Oldest Form of Running and Dates Back Many Centuries. By Charles Paddock. 'What is sprinting anyway? annual track season is here and every place we turn We see scantily clad athletes running up and down track flelds, not getting any place {it would seem, |at first glance, but enjoying themselves im- mensely. ~ Bome of them of all sizes and de- seriptions are off to themselves en- gaged in starting practice and run- ning short distances against each other. A man with a gun in hand is setting them off and anothér holding a watch Is checking them in and the pastime is called sprinting. It's the oldest form of running. The Greeks did It and before the ks were ever heard of then ran Yaces to prove who was the fastest. . And It's a universal means of recrea- tion. Every people In every land and on every island comprehend it and engage in it. Sprinting is one those few units of common un- tanding which help to bring to- gether peoples of every race and Sprinting 1s a fascinating art. 0 thousand and one les- 1 earned and the novice track man has a harder time to be- £ome a specialist on the cinder path "than does even the golfer. Forny is Ah essential. Nationally speed is a 'necessity. + There is nothing quite so exciting to my mind than a spirited dash. The - pistol flashes and the men are flying down the course, shoulder to sghoul- "der. The race is half over before You have drawn a single breath. One "man commences to forge ahead of field. Then the rest close in upon m. Only a second or two still re- mains. Can those behind him reach {the tape ahead? Before you can iswer the breathless question the is over. The beguty of perfect rhythm is y a short distance dash. form preflomiuates. Legs and arms together in unbroken timing. there, and, most of all, spirit. It's a man-to-man t, Speed counts but some- 88 will is even more important. ery time the runner, dependent entirely upon form, loses out to the tinctive fighter of the track. " There are three parts fo the sprint foe: the start, the stride and the finish. But before taking those up, OW me to name the most import- t of all sprinting essentials--fight- g spirit! ISCARDS OFTEN COME THROUGH TO MAKE GOOD Certain major league managers pear to have unusual success with cards. * Wilbert Robinson of the Brogklyn has always been such a I. He has been particularly pate with pitchers labeled ugh by other managers. Credit for this unusual success th discarded twirlers has been at- buted to the fact that Robinson a player was a great catcher, a @ coach of pitchers, It Is beginning to look as if Rog- Hornsby of the St. Louis Car- als Is to share the spotlight that been playing on genial Wilbert obinson for these many years. ; Correct Dope. . When I talked with Hornsby at spring training camp of the Car- ito dinals, his pitching was the only thing that gave him much concern. "Rival clubs may not see it as I do, but I figure Keen, Huntzinger and Johnson are going to be a great help to my club. "They have shown plenty of stuff and under the direction of Bill Kille- fer should be much improved pitch- ers this year. mer Cub manager will make my pitching staff. "I know what Keen and Huntzing- " can do and everybody tells me $88) Johnson, who once cost Detroit lot of money, should win for me. "Huntzinger has had the benefit of several years under McGraw and that means much. HoweWVer, I in- tend to start Huntzinger and give 'him a four or five-day rest between games, With New York he was a re- lief pitcher almost entirely and he is hardly strong enough for that role. "I also intend to use Johnson and Keen as regulars and am pretty sure they will deliver." That Hornsby had the right dope a month befSre the opening' of the season has been proven by the excel- lent work of these three: pitchers. Every game they have worked has been of the highest order and in most cases a victory has resulted. just about ---- Colored Club. When Hornsby discussed the chances of his club to win the Na- tional League pennant, he dwelt on the spirit of the club as one of the most important factors. "The team has fight and confl- dence," is the way Hornsby summed up his club. As a matter of fact, Hornsby has by his own play inspired the club with the fighting spirit that is going to make the Cardinals troublesome. Hornsby does everything he asks his players. No man on the team runs out a hit harder than Hornsby. No mat- ter how far behind he continues to hustle, hoping for the break. Regardless of where the St. Louls Cardinals figish this year, it is going to be an interesting team to watch, because it boasts the great Hornsby and a fighting cast. Incidentally, it looks as if he fis going to get pretty good pitching, the one feature of which he was doubtful. TA ------ BASEBALL PROBLEMS By Billy Evans. Is it necessary that a baserunner to be retired be touched with the naked ball by the fielder making the play? The query is put to me scores of times each season. The rather de- finite wording of the rule is respon- sible for the many disputes arising. It says: The baserunner is out if at any time while the ball is in play he be touched by the ball in the hands of the flelder, unless some part of his person be touching the base to which he is entitled. The phrase, "touched dy the ball," fs a technicality used to argue that the runner actually be touched with the ball. It is often difficult enough to de- termine if a player has been touched with the hand holding the ball and next to impossible to always know whether or not the ball actually came into contact with the player. Umpires therefore give the flelder the bénefit of the doubt and rule the runner out if the hand holding the ball touches the runner. Perhaps 50 per cent. of the time the naked ball doesn't touch the baserunner. I am positive the for- | City by taking-yesterday's ASEBAL SCORES Toronto, May 13.--Toronto made it three straight wins over Jersey double- header. before 6,000 fans. Owen | Carroll, pitching secutive victory in seven starts, held | the Skeeters to five hits in the first game, the final score being 5-3. The second game was to be a seven-inning affair, but went to the eighth before "Lena" Styles, pinch- hitting for Schmel, sent Carlyle in with the only run of the game, the score being 1-0. Hubbell, pitching his first full game, allowed two hits) ' Mickey Heath hit a home run and a double in the first game, and drove in three runs. Herman Layne returned to the game after being out since the Newark series. and had five hits in seven times at bat. R. H. BE. .003 000 000--3 5 1 .010010 12x--5 12 1 Jersey. . Toronto. (Second Game.) Jersey City . .000 000 00--0 Toronto. . . .000 000 01--1 .002 100 020--5 .020 060 01x--9 Reading. Syracuse . (Second game.) Reading. " . 000012 1-- 4 Syracuse. .036 200 x--11 .030 400 030==10"T8 010 000 001-- 2 8 Newark Rochegter. .000501100-- 7 .303 203 10x--12 11 1 15 2 Baltimore. Buffalo. American League Cleveland . .010 200 002 0--5 Yankees. .000 103100 1--86 .000300100--4 9 3 .210 100 21x--7 14 1 St. Louis Washington .002001000 0--3 Chicago. 2 . 0010020001--4 2 Phila.. .000 100 001--2 .011 000 20x--4 National League. Brooklyn .. Chicago ... . Detroit. Boston. Boston ie Cincinnati Philadelphia .. Pittsburgh ... STANDING OF CLUBS. National League. Won. Lost. P.C. 17 8 .680 16 9 .640 14 10 .583 12 13 .480 12 13 .480 12 16 428 10 15 .400 17.320 Brooklyn ... .. Cincinnati ... Chicago ... New York . Pittsburgh .. Philadelphia Boston ... American League. Won. Lost. 16 9 18 11 15 10 16 12 New York . Washington ... . Cleveland .. Chicago ... ... Philadelphia ... 15 12 Detroit ... ... ... 11 14 Boston ... ... ... 8 17 St. Louis .(. ... .. 7 21 ce see we .e o see ws "ow International League. Baltimore .. . 18 4 Toronto ... . 9 Buffalo , 10 Rochester . 11 Newark .. 14 Syracuse ... 13 Jersey City ... .. 19 Reading 20 "re sre { HELPFUL GOLF HINTS | By Jimmy Ockenden. Among the many phases of the game which from time to time are discussed among golfers, none can be said to be more consistently de- bated than that relating to the com- parative superiority of professionals over amateurs in the matter of straight hitting with both wooden and iron clubs. There can be little doubt that, day in and day out, the average professional's shots are much more consistently accurate as regards direction than those of the average scratch amateur. The professional has his bad day, of course, when his shots veer con- sistently to the right or left of the desired objective, but, speaking gen- erally, his lapses are neither so fre- quent nor so pronounced as those of the average amateur. Usually, the 4 his seventh con- | GENERAL REVIEWS |" SPORTING NOTES AND COMMENT 1 | | The announcement that Dr. Karl Quinn was married on Tuesday and | | was bound for Massachusetts created considerable surprise in Kingston | | when it became known. It had been 'expected that Dr. Quinn would be | [located in Toronto this fall and would play for Que ofthe Toronto rugby | {teams. Rumor from Toronto had it that that is where he would play, but the sport prophets will have to think up another one now. Local sports- | [men and those of Hamilton and elsewhere, where Dr. Quinn has played, | wish him the best-of luck and extend to him hearty congratulations on | his joining the benedicts. | The Printers and the C.P.R. come together at Victoria Park this | evening. The Printers have already salted one victory, while C.P.R. must win to-night to keep going. It will be a royal battle and the heavy-| hitting Printers will need all their punch. Down at the Cricket Field Field the 5-9 Club and K.C.I. will meet and R.M.C. and Y's Men's Club will also clash. We notice that inducements have evidently been offered ceriain Oshawa hockey players to travel to Peterboro to play hockey there next winter. An Oshawa despatch says that the manager of the Peterboro team has been in Oshawa and has secured two players, Houck and Lott, to go to Peterboro, 'where' they have accepted good positions." Has Peterboro not yet heard the warning issued by Secretary Hewitt of the O.H.A. and his executive at a meeting held last week ? These two boys might think first about playing next yinter before they make any rash moves. They certainly would not be allowed to play in Peterboro next winter. It 1s'to be hoped that the softballers will not continue to straggle along to the games the way some of them did on Tuesday night. The hour for the starting of the games is seven o'clock, not ten or fifteen minutes after. The sooner the different clubs realize that it is important 'to start | on scheduled time, the better it will be for all concerned. Of course there are some who are on time, but thoss who come late hold everybody else back till they get on the job. It's not fair to those who are ready to start on time. There are other places to go after the game. Jack Derry, manager of the Circle-Six team, can play ball as well as coach the boys in the game. He is right there when it comes to | picking off the hot ones behind the bat and handles the pill like a | voungster. He is not weak at the bat by any means and pasted some of "Wes" Powell's deliveries for a row in the game Tuesday night. The Kingston teams which played in the sports tournament at Napa- nee on Tuesday evening spent a very enjoyable time mie the town and were loud in their praises of the entertainment offered The locals treated the large crowd to some classy indoor baseball and basketball. Matz tam in the city are of the opinion that a hefty clout will drive the ball er the wall at the Richardson Stadium. Not very easily. Any player who socks oné over that wall will deserve his round trip. The ladies' softball games start on Monday night with two games at the Cricket Field. The fair sex are just a little late in starting but are confident of a whirlwind season. Four teams are entered in the league this season and some interesting games should be served up. TITLED SPEEDSTER ot " professional wins in a match round. It may be argued-~and in some cases the argument is not altogether incorrect--that the professional owes his superior accuracy to the amount of practice he is able to put in. But this does net apply in every case, To my mind the answer lies not 80 much in the amount of practice one gets, but in employing the pro- per methods, THE SLUMP IN GOLF WORSE THAN ANY GAME There is nothing more disgusting to the professional baseball player than to fall into a slump. And there is nothing more exas- perating to the average golfer than to fall into one of his justly cele- brated "ruts." When one compares the two, as Here's a Russian 'baron. out: for EWS SEAMAN-KENT HARDWOOD FLOORING is the most beautiful, durable and sanitary Flooring obtainable. Our stock is com- plete now. Can supply flooring for any pur- pose. ALLAN LUMBER CO. Victoria Street, near Union. 'Phone 1042 RY SHOP 'PHONE 165. 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Then the slump becomes worse than ever and the reason is not un- derstood by either the ball player or the golfer. In eight times out of tem the ball player falls into a batting slump by tumbling inté the habit of chopping either up or down at the ball instead of meeting it straightaway. Soon as the batter starts keeping his bat par- allel with the ground he.is meeting the ball square on the nose. But speed honors in the auto races at Speedway, N.J. He is Wladimir de Rachewsky, brother-in-law of Grand Duke Boris of Russia. into the ground. Those clothesline drives do not fly off his stick. In golf practically the same thing occurs and the golfer apparently makes the greatest mistake of all in trying new clubs, shifting his stance and taking unnatural swings at the ball. The mental hazard of the slump is sufficient to drive the golfer in- sane. The difference between the golfer who is shooting a steady game and the man who is in the midst of & slump is not difficult to define. 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Smith. stroke in madness, trying to kill the ball, so to speak. That throws them out of focus and gear. It does not mean evenness in the swing. ius- aster is the result. The change of clubs is not recom- mended. The fault is not in the clubs, but with the golfer In 99 out of 100 cases. Blowness fustead 'of haste; care- fulness instead of anxiety and inten- tions of killing the ball; a study of whether the elbows are kept close to the body or whether they are fall- ing away from the body--careful analysis of what one is @®lng in the slump that he didn't do before it came is the thing that will bring the golfer out of the slump, just as it yy bring the baseball hitter out of wretchedness, , star first baseman for the world cham- , ng to be married very short) Grantham, Miss Ruby » Ek