Show q J Rr Gus OUs Lan Lang the amateur c cycle cle champion cham cham- pion plea of America Amet will make male his professional professional bow in the International six day race in Madison a Square Garden the we week k of December 1 to 7 7 Lan Lang whose entry was wat received yesterday yes yes- compiled complied c Co record this year that has lias rarely been heen equaled by an ama ama- tour Ho wai wat first in two thirty 0 championship championship championship cham cham- races at nt tho the Newark Velo Yolo- drome d second three times and was fourth on four our occasions Lang Is 23 3 years old and has haA been competing about four tour years He lie Is built somewhat on the lines of or Frank Franl Kramer having ln powerful and well muscled legs He Ho pulls the same l kind ird of ot Jumps l In prInts j that made roads Kramer the thc worlds world's greatest rider If It paired with a good houd riding partner tho the team will probably bl bo be installed favorites fa to win tho big event Lang ever eYer since Inco tho the war started has s been engaged In essential work being an expert tool maker in ono of ot the lar largest cst munitions works In tho the count countr coun coun- t tr try ry For tho the past two weeks ho has been riding long lon distances over O tho the roads In New Jersey Jers Silent Mike lIke Tiernan Cl Gl 1 old i famous homo home run hitter and outfielder of or the New York Giants back In tho the early flOs 90 went vent to his hlll death as lS silent I and reserved reser as he accepted the decisions decisions deci deci- of or umpires which gained for tor him his patronymic on the tho diamond Mike Uke died IL victim ot of tuberculosis In I a recently ward sard at with hospital New York his lips hips sealed to the last as to h his s true truo identity On the hosPital hospital hos- hos Pital records C was W written tho the name nime of Joseph Egan ol tl retired of or No Xo 2423 Eighth avenue a None one know knew that It jt wa was Silent Tiernan that lay In the hospital sinco October 14 H. H 1 patient patiently waiting for the end Mike Iko entered red the Institution on October October Oc- Oc tober 1 11 I giving the name of e lie was so o emaciated that ho bore little resemblance to the tho baseball athlete who was the Idol of or baseball fans ans Itt It t was not until an undertaker sent b by his wife came to claim the body that Mikes Mike's identity was mado made known His Ills d death ath certificate read Michael Tier Tier- Tiernan Tiernan nan 51 years jars old No Xo 2423 Eighth aye ave nuo nue Death duo due to tuberculosis Ills His wife Mary Jar claimed the bod body SIlent Silent Silent Si lent Mike wis s one of ot the leading sluggers sluggers slug slug- gers sers of ot the old M hI Giants ManiLa a. a home run wallop mAde b by Mike sent the cheers of ot the Giant fans fan in those days das echoing over all Harlem George Georgo Stallings manager of or tho the Boston Braves refused recently for tho the of Hank Gowd Gowdy tho the first major league baseball player dayer to enlist In the army short shortly after war wis was declared d. d He did more than refuse tho the otter offer He lie scorned It Hank Gowdy's namo name has haa been written largo large In baseball and simply eLm sim pI ply because Je his patriotism was stronger strong strong- 1 er r than an any other consideration Without Without With With- Hh out waiting for any specific call ho lie of offered offered ot- ot his services to the countr country with no thought of tho the sacrifice 8 ho was makIng making making mak mak- ing In giving g up a 0 lucrative salary and andIn andIn andin In taking chances In 11 the tho front lino line trenches Hank Gowdy is now In France but buthe ho he Is still on the tho reserve list of or the tho Boston club and when ho returns to peaceful pursuits and tho the playing of oC baseball ho will win still be bc an asset of ot the tho Braves under unde t the e laws lass's of ot the tho game Because o of ot th place he now holds In tho the affections of ot tho the fans tans apart en entirely en- en tirol from his lila ability as a n. player and tho tue batting prowess he developed Jc In that now rios famous worlds world's series when tho the Boston Braves rn es beat bent the Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia Athletics four straight ht games In 1914 Gowdy's Gowdy value has Increased fifty I fold Ho Ic will wilt be a great drawing card carel and baseball men have o not been slow I to appreciate It ItIn it In n all probability Geor George e Stallings and the thc Boston Doston cJu club b would also LIso refuse an otter offer of ot for his release Men of ot the tho Hank Gowdy Gowd- O typo e will dot doi much to re-e re establish re-establish baseball when whon peace comes and the tho game ame Is revived le |