Show o 0 I II Sport Snap l Shots hots I By Jack Keene n O o- o p a Bonny nonny Kaut Is II out of oC baseball for forthe forthe forthe the duration of or the war at least and possibly for fOl nh ell all time lime Bonny Benny was called In the draft In the middle oC of the last baseball season lIe He left the pame gane nm with a different 1 I reputation than tItan he had when he broke I 1 Into the major leagues And I don dont don't t know of oC a fan who Isn't glad Klad lall that Benn Benny did win favor ta with be before before bo be- fore tore he departed for th tIle the field of war c c Kauff brol broke e Into the limelight ht while with wiLl the tIle Federal lel league leluc uc He Heas was as It ItIs Itis itis is conceded one of the bl big stars of oC the outlaw bod body The men backing the tile league played him to the limit for pub Stories appeared all over o the tIle I country countr quoting Benn Benny as ns saying that he ho was vas going to make mako Ty Tr Cobb look like a bush leaguer He was w pictured I in tIle the papers as a conceited bigoted up puffed ball bail pla player er who strutted I around round with his chest stuck OU out t like n for nt 1 ou worlds to conquer When hen ho he joined the Giants after the tile I baseball war nr was as settled he was taken at his newspaper rating He failed ailed to I startle the world hl his brilliancy although he played a a. fair game pame an anthe and the fans Cans made him pay dearl dearly for his alleged boastful remarks ar s sj c But Kauff uCC began Immediately to change chane the fans' fans Impression of or him him him- to correct the error of oC judgment judgment judgment-by by knuckling down diligently to learning the tile game under McGraw He lie had a batting fault He was glad lad Iad to have McGraw show allow ow him how ho hoto to correct It Ho lie was fast on the bases but reckless He lie lacked the tho science These he learned In long hours of oC practice It leaked out too that man many of oC the statements concern concerning In Kauff's alleged I poor opinion of ot Cobb were passed out bv hy a lawyer press pres agent who had Kauff In iii tow The lawyer talked Kauff Into believing his services ser and the hot sir Dir were ere necessary to make Kauff and th the Fe Federal eral Ipa league ue a success This knowledge cleared cleare the atmos- atmos 1 considerably Kauff became popular r with the players players players play play- ers and their opinion of oC him spread pre of or course Many Ian of or the tile scribes liked ed him In the closing w weeks 0 of tho tIlt ball season season sea sea- son Kauff obtained a furlough to play playa a few games with his oM teammates He was ns given Riven iven a n. big hand around the circuit and th New e York lorl fans gave achim c a him a n a great groat reception J If It Kauff goes oes about his lila soldier duties du lu ties tics the confidence and ambition he showed with the Giants GI and nd without without without with with- out the handicap caused b by the mistaken mis- mis taken Idea of his personality lIu he ought to make good In Uncle Sams Sam's league Baseball fans ans arc pulling for him c c c Another champion athlete has an answered an- an tile the all Arthur Spencer na national national national na- na c cycling lIn champ last year car has been ordered by the lie Newark N. N J. J draft board to report leport to Camp Dix Spencer's Spencers achievements with ith th the tho bike lu last t year car were little short of oC marvel mar otis ous Ito Ho defeated even Tank Frank Kramer king of oC riders rs and veteran of oC years ars of ot racing This year howe er err Kramer Kramer Kra Kra- mer iner regained res the national from Crom Spencer It might ml ht be added that Kramer J Kramer Kra Kra- ramer ra- ra mer h has B offered hi his services ser for overseas overseas over over- seas sea dut duty with the the Y M. M 1 C. C A. A II The National lea league ue averages crae for 1918 fail to show allow nn any run home kings s Roush Housh of or Cincinnati and Cutshaw of oC Pittsburgh h were cre tho tile leading lending circuit and the best each one of oC I Ithem them could do was to lo polo pOle out rive nyc I Babe Ruth got ot eleven alone c c The New York Yankees had the b best It fielding team In the American league this past season but they couldn't couldn t catch anything better than fourth I place nCE EASY SY TOR pon LEONARD Ann Philadelphia Sept 16 Benn Benny Denny Leonard the lightweight ht champion to tonight tonight tonight to- to night had an ens easy time In ill his six six- round bout with Harr Harry Pierce of oC Brooklyn The champion hit Pierce when and where ho he pleased but did not knock him hini out i iI I RAIX n. STOPS HATCH I. I Camp 0 O. Sept Rain Hain Rain to toda today to- to da day again interfered with the national rifle matches being held here and no shooting for record d could be held Only a short time was devoted to the firing line Une by the state teams XO NO RACES AT 1 P COI Columbus 0 O. Sept 16 flain Rain which I Prevented Columbus grand circuit racIng rac rae ing from being started this afternoon continued this afternoon and early carl this evening enin anel officials announced that no attempt would be made mae to race tomo tomorrow r ro v. v GIVEN GIVE Now Orleans Orle Ja La Sept 16 Jimmy Jimmy Hanlon of oC Denver was wa awarded the tho decision over O Fred Dolan of or ore New e eOr Orlean Orleans Or Or- leans lean In the eighth round of oC a sched round fifteen-round fight tight here tonight Dolan injured his shoulder In this round The men are lightweights 1 |