Show L- L j An n Authoritative Sport Fea Feature ture by the Foremost Fore- Fore most ost Sporting Writer 44 J 7 and Cartoonist in I America I By Robert Edgren Princeton university's great star nth BAKER HOBBY T- T J L TT T leto Jeto of or a a. few ago ugo has now brought down moro more than ten German I fighting planes published In Franco France by soldiers of or the Piano News a t paper Its front headline across American expedItionary force torce carries a n heavy y typo S t Ib page Lieutenant Baker Triumphs Over O tho Boche 4 And under that S American Athlete Makes Big HIS Record at Front Star April dated I account of ot Bakers Baker's triumphs the Petit Journal says I I Le notable mention of or the tho valiant aUant deeds performed in the air alby by byJ 11 makes Tho The item I Hobey Baker who received his training at this post t J Lieutenant i tt j t in pun park i n- n 5 4 a. We Yo must point out the valor vator of an Ai American erl n pilot First Hobart 7 Baker celebrated football ll and hockey champion of oC America who recently ar arrived arrived nr- nr rived at the front and now heaps up upI l I successes with uncanny regularity 1 On On the tho oC April of-April April ho brought down his Ills fourth official airplane and andT T during durIne- that flight night put another out of ot fighting commission i 1 Since he ho has hns become attached tl to he has brought tho the Lafayette i. i down more than ten Germans but so o far behind the German lines that they L 1 could not be bo confirmed II On April 3 3 in the tho r region on of ot two enemy planes were brought down together under his fire TWO HEADERS DOUBLEHEADERS APRIL 3 J t t. AND APRIL 6 GOING SOMEI I t The uncanny regularity with which Hobey Baker shoots down the Germant German might be expected what t S flyers Is Just I f h of oC Hobey Baker No matter what sport he tried he always became me a champion I the excelled cell cd all alt competitors at atT He far tar ex baseball and might T hockey hocke football and b have havo been a worlds world's sprinting champion if It he had been allowed to compete in another major sport while In college lIe He f has all aU or of the quality that make a n. great t. j I athlete To I physical l perfection I. I he adds r a. a 1110 r cooLness s and grit I Sport di didn't nt furnish enough excitement to a no man of oC Bakers Baker's cr's temperament As he took soon a as he was out of oC Princeton up aviation laUon and In a short time was a skillful arm army flyer This was long Jong beL before bel be- be l fore rore the tho war nr began and Baker Bakert t was one of ot tho ho few Ow ew rea really II skilled air air- men who could bo be called c. upon when the thc States nee needed ed fighters of ot I ah the skies It was the same wa way In hockey HeI He Ho I W was S always alwa's getting through the rival rhal team tet and out alono in front It w vs s sI I his style to o pia play a lone hand t J UNCLE SAMS SAM'S ATHLETES DO HIS FIGHTING lInkers Bakers success Is a splendid recommendation for or athletic training He lie was wasa as asa a star In several sc different branches of i sport Ills His years ears on the gridiron and andL L diamond and hockey field gave him mag- mag ju Judgment ment and the perfect phyl phy- phy l coordination that are now mal making ono one of ot Americas America's greatest lighting I men To become an Ace Aee in the Lafayette J le a flyer must bring brim I down five ft German opponents Probably f b by this time Ho Hobey o is an Ace Hes He's bringing them down so 80 fast that ono one onet t more seems Just a part of tho Iho days day's work To bring down an enem enemy plane I be bo lt tt least two fr officially there thero must other witnesses ses to the enemy's d Oon Baker ha has according to the French FrenchI i I Journal four official victories and I f more than ten len altogether The other I planes ho he brought down were so o far ar behind bel be- be i l hind the German lines linc that there were r no French or American observers pres- pres 5 i. i t nt That Is a bit hit of or characteristic Hobe Bobey Baker daring On th the football I field Hobey RObey was wa alwa always s a roving ro player S with a wide range o of action I. I popular In col col- I Hobey was extremely r lege lIe He had hall all the traits of ot a real man With all nil his fame famo as an athlete he 1 t never became puffed putted up Being picked I t I as Ah American Au quarter when whon ho was wasi 1 i Princeton's captain pt made no difference in hi his hla young life Jle He ne' didn't 10 do any posing i And when he was out of college collego and the tho biggest t. t athletic clubs club In the tho country countr were t k trying to get him to play pl hockey under t f their colors he stayed at homo home and played I for tor a n. time me on the St. St Nicks Just for tho the fun tun of ot and cleaned playing up upi upa i a as regularly as when he wore the Tiger r se f stripes i t A A. more conceited man would have havo I I gone one on playing hockey or football or ort t baseball and would have hae filled a n. few It J dozen scrap books with newspaper cUp cUp- 5 pings tor s-tor for Hobey was IUS always prominent I on on Ott the sporting pa pages pages but but es-but but he ho went I down to Governors Governor's Island bland very quietly I t and begun began learning how to handle an nn I r airplane f t In fact Hobey nobey had been flying tying for tor torf I f some time before tho ho general public I I knew know anything about it His first pub pub- j lie Hc appearance was one ono fine fall faU after after- ft t 1 1 J U. U 4 u ua u when he flew tew to Princeton during ono one of tho the big games and looked cd down to toBee Bee BC if it the Tigers were ere doing their football foot toot f ball bit In their usual way hammering I. I at tho the rival goal line Une t With luck luck and and Hobey liobe- at always ways seemed J able ablo to make mako luck Juck come comB his way way lie ho should carry arry the Indian head through as alS f many winning fights tights as any other t aviator of or tho the famous 1 Hero's Heros to Hobey Lon Long ong may ho he watch t them go down in smoke f Copyright 1918 1915 by the tho Press ress Publishing t Co the New NewYork York Evening World I YALE BEATS PRINCETON By Associated Press Prell lIo NEW HAVEN Conn Conti Ma May 18 Yale Yalo shut out Princeton 2 to 0 this afternoon scoring a second victory Ictor over tOe lie o v a IJ I and Black Talcott's pitching not walkIng walk walk- Ing a n. single mans nuin and Yale's were the tho elements clements of oC strength Score i R. R RHE H. H E E. Yale Yalo 2 C Ii 3 1 Princeton 0 3 3 1 t Batteries Batteries Talcot Talcot and Holmes Taylor Talor t Kirkland and Trimble |