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Show 'REDS CREEPING CLOSE I ; GIANTS i - - ( Adrance Half Game at I . McGraw's Men Split Double Header . , I . - l I CHICAOO. 4u 14 Tha New York I Olanta broke e-vea wHb tba St. LnU NatlowAla at tba Pala Oraaada raatardar I w I main thw frat tm I ta T. a4 Mng I tba Ncoal T Ho 4. aarthalaa. tboy loat ! tba Natkmal laaaraa Baaaal raca. ; aa tba CjnHnnaU Rada wa In Braoblr I and Iba Piuabar Plrataa la Boaton-i Boaton-i Pram a land of a!a ama fortniht ac. tba world'a cbampl.no ara aow I dua to a laaA af oaljr thraa. Tba !aw York Amarlcana playta Ta Xatreft loat a hard foucbt batttt, S to 1. Tha (tirinnat NaMonala, In a alam--wanr Tarra Tn tmotiyn, ifltfaartd tha I Brooklyn Robtna. it to t. taking alht rvnt la Iho firth Inntav Tha Rablna I mad a ntAatoan nf tha thtnjr-ftva btta i in tba a a ma. but par nMln aadar , tplnad tSr work at tba bat. 1h It Lout a Americana trlmmad tha ! Boaiofl Bad Sob In m. I,ouli. 4 ta 1. la long-dlBtanr-o hitting eontaat FiMr, pitching an hla botna ftala, ta I Chi co go, .abut out tha Philadelphia 1 Amarlcana. whlla bia taamAiata, ran p tho impoalag aeero af tan rana; raault ,11 tt . I Tho ClavolanA Indian J art managad ; t wta from tha TVnahlsgtoa Amarlcana in C lava land. J to 1. In a 1 Inning gama. Tha PlttabartT Plrataa arftrad an aarlr rlctory ovar tha Boaton Ilravaa la Joa-toa. Joa-toa. winning I to . phlladalphla, baat tha Chtraga Nailonala. I to 4. taking thalr tta4 acara la tba ftrat two toning Uanagar Varan Had to fah two rallaf pltrhara to tha annund to chrk Iba raah of tbo fodgar, who tbraianfd to ovar-taka ovar-taka Clnalnnntl. with Donohuo proving tba at am bi lag block for Brook lr- Tba ! Bataa uaa alghtaa Maw in tba ffaj. IJaka Ta abort, tha vataraa flrat haaa-anaa haaa-anaa of tho C'inalnnatl Nailonala. lad tha attack agalnat Brooklyn, poling four felta, aa of whlah waa a trlpla. Jaka alao awtpad a baa. handl4 aight ehanoaa witbont a alia and flgttrad la two doubia piara Chrlatr Matthawann, fnrmar alar pltchar af tha Now York OtaMa and Idol or tha national Jaagu. pltvhd tha flrat ball to Mayor rirlr of Boaton. prior to tbo Roatan-Plttabvrw gam. Tba ra-eaipta ra-eaipta af tho roatt vwaro gtvan ui tha Axiarican lag Ion fund for votarana of tha World war andar traatmaat for tuaarauloaia. Htm a rwna hy Knnath Wtlllama, Ja obaon and Mo Manna worn big faetora In tho St. Ioula Amaricanr dafat of Boaton, for tba third straight tUna. It waa tha aaond four-bag gar in two rtaro that Wllllama baa polod alnca Praaldant Ban Jobnaoa probfbltad him aaiog hi fluggad" bat, and tba twaatjr-faarib tha aaaaoa. ' - WlMliPlCamm amaahod eat a hemar ta tho aavanth Inning during tha boanbard-mant boanbard-mant of tho Pblladalphla pltehara, wbHa Pa Ik. M oa II aad Pabar polod donblaa. nd Bill Rarratt, tba lafaat addition to j tliaPhlrago f lub.hammarad oat a trlpla. i aril waa xnackat aut of tha ring ty t.'harlla Whita at Honton Harbor, and YYIilta always ctalma that Benny rouldn't hava corns back without tha asatatanea of hla aecond When Benny racovered ha knocked White kicking. And ha haan't fought Whlta imrt, although It has taken aoma contract dodging; to off eft that aafety flrat pnaitfttn. Benny ha baan waiting for Whlta to grow old and loss hla punrh. and aa It'a rumored Char lea haan't tha ancient kirk any mora, tha proposed Laonard-Whtta match aaxt month mar- coma off according to achadula. Law Tandtar looked dangeroua tha firet'tlraa Benny boxed him. Ha knocked aut ana of Banny'a testh and atharwlaa rnughad him up a bit. Benny made a fast finish of It and pulled up oven. Whan they fought again a few waaka ago It looked aa 1f Leonard would try hla beat ta put Tandlcr out nf tha way. But evidently Banny figuren Tendler worth another fight or two. Ha tneraly outpointed Tendler. Of course, that'a ail anyona aaada try for andsr tha boxing box-ing law. A "eontaat" la auppoaed to ba won or loat on points, and a knock-out knock-out la merely Incidental to tha complexities com-plexities of tha a port ona of tboaa ac-cWlenla ac-cWlenla that will happen now and than. Leonard evidently Inlands to make thin hla busiest year. Ha la rnatched with Featherweight Champion Dundee, la negotiating for a lightweight match .and la challenging Mlrkay Walker. Aa a buaineae mail, Benny reeogntiea tha fact that this Is tha biggaat money year tha apart baa avaa known, and that tt mav hava reached it financial peak Probably Banny alao feela that ha haa reached tha peak or ma rigming ."". too and that ha mlg-ht aa wall make the moat of It befora h baglna to slide-back slide-back 1-aonerd and Dundee ara bnth intaraatlng ehampiona. but thay hava been at tha game a Wag tlma ad neither nei-ther ean last forever.. (Copyright. Ills. J' Bu ""aica. BBRKBLBT. rat. Auar lnlora than 140 candid a tan for fuotball honors at tha Tniveralty of California have algned bp for praitlae hra. Preliminary nrartlaa will begin Monday, but varsity practise will aot bag la until Septem-ber Septem-ber U a warara panting. . . A few montha later Benny boad Hnch; In New Jersey. Bltrhia having coma Eaet on hla honeymoon. Benny did hie beat ta knock Ritchie out thie tlma. aad eama ao Bear It that the rrara stopf-d tha hout a few seconds be for a tha tad at tha last round, tha I'Benar boxed Ritchie Mitchell and waa 1 knocked dowa for a ntna-aerond count. He didn't ava Vlltrhall for future bout a Berny haai. I any further uaa ff a wan Ohrt can flatten htm. Ha knocked Mitchell Mit-chell fr a gual Juet aa aoon aa aa head cleared. . I ihara waa Charlla Whlta. too. Lean hie ilodgtnc and gaxkla. hla elusive I opaalnga ' Bsnay caa Daadaa 1" hla atyla Beany la aoruaithlng of a "P' hi ma. If whan ha wante ta ha ha became champion moat paapla aald Benny jumped too iniKh ta punch.. Ha boxaa la aararal at y tag, all rnixed op ta auit tha action af tha atner 'Whea ha boxes Paaa ha ahlpa round the ring- puddle, until ha haa Dundsa Saainr aad than atopa akipping and aaili i ij Scotch wop Just an Johnny la holding hold-ing out hta ehln ta make Iaonard -iaa ; by bobbing wader tha punch. TLL BUT HIM Bl'M." 1 For all that, nar.de. talaaa Jha aaa I keat I-ar. Waea aak.d aboal after the mate waa mad.. D, lea md: Thla la Juet bat 1. he.a waiting wait-ing fer. L.oaard haa ddfed Bll wj a flaht with a deelelea. 1 do t eipect f. find aim aa a.ey ta hit aa Cr.q. a.t ta tha crlqul f.ht I tklak i '' I ean rut an a little apeed wh.nth.ree a title ta elht. I'll d. the eama la lonerd. I ll hat him aor.r If. eften netted In lonard'a WJ th.l the arrall).ra who knock him down er pot him la r.l danger ef a knockeat are alwara knocked et them-eelvea them-eelvea B.nnr dnaaa'l aava them lar future ertaageraenta The klrda ke caa ga along with far three .r four or keif a mateh.a are ellewed t t P a nice feat eer.p. while' Bennr doea th. aam. No-d.cl.tea No-d.cl.tea hut. ar. a.et for thla k nd ef ftahllaa. ot.curaa and rtfereea get all tanaled up aad kand out the wrong verdict. Teklng a alaaca oer enna flh'a. tb.r. . Villi. Bltckl.-a '-.'' who h.d r.tlr.d from th. ring bul had ke.n active aa an Inetruelor at Camp rTt.Vn.nrlr knocked Bennr aut In the eeoand round .1 a lour-raund, boat la g.? rranco.andneaheamplaa |