MAJORS AFTER joe McCarthy Manager Loui?viile Ha* Made Such Kecord Many Major League Owner* Cast Envi ous Eyes* in Hi* Direelion. lly JOHN KOSTKIt New York. July 14. ? Joe Mc Carthy, tnains'r of the TajuUvIko Club of tl? '. * : ? ? ? r I ? ? 1:1 iation t. wanted 1:1 tl. ? innj?r I ;ucs. At least one club is? utter liuti. Itu* u'Minu litiii Wili l>?- aimlli< r linn,. When McCarthy 'Signed tin- pa pera" with Louisville last time it was fai<l that hi" agreement more than one year. Kvcn if it did ..... i... ?ould not he i.i U* a I.0..1 mission. unless lie had a -contrail with rend'tatioii in i!. V*ry l!kel> any eluh that wanted McCaitliy" service* would approach the l.oul ?? ville (iwiii-rs iu a respectful nuniui hi foi'r at 't aipl iliK to do l.uslues wiili Joe. When M Cartliy took up the Louis ville joh again this year, it is nai that Owner Kuebelkamp- extend-.;; the contract fur more than one year heeaus* he waa so well pleased wit'.* MoCit rthy'i' work. Il was the .im pression of most of the American manager* and owners that l.ouisvii.c would liaxc Its hands full to get any where this .season after~iw*w*? LU^aJi au<i Combs, one of whom wus the club's winning pitcher and the other the league's best outfielder. Hut despite* those losses, Louis ville has been leading the circuit, much to the surprise and envy of some major league cluhs which would like to learn the recipe of getting to I lie top. even thTnfglTyiHl have lieen sl ripped of your hest players. Older players of the association! say McCarthy is one of the best managers in baseball. They claim he Is more than a hundler of play ers and that he knows the game so well that he has the best team work of any club in the league. He teach es his men to back each other up rind to make advanced plays in the field. One of the major league clubs thai has been discussing McCarthy is in the West. The subject has been kept very quiet, and It had not been Intended to let it leak out at all unless thv.1 deal went through. NEW FRENCH STAR IN FIGHT TONIGHT And With Carpentier oil De cline Dewi-amps Hopeful lle'tt Landed Another Wlio Will Make Him Fortune. By FAIR 1*1. AY Cmrltki. in.. ? T?. X..T. New York. July 14.? An interest H? tl.? *0.?nr?| "'I'""" ''"lis |i. r <CMrrl?ht. IW4. New York, July 14.: ? The per formances that have been going on at the Olympic games, and tbON Riv en In this country In the tryout* for the Olympic team emphasize forclbl) the amiuslng progress that has been made In track and field sports In this country. A little less than 50 years ago, the first so-called "Intercollegiate track games" were held as a sort of side show to the boat race at Saratoga. How the winners of those events would have gasped had th*>y been matcheiT ~ akalrist the Til ft Hum \wr* former! Parmeley of Prlncetor threw the hammer 7 5 feet and 10 Inches. Suppose someone had tola Parmeley as they pinned the med<il on his manly bosom that a hammer thrower would arise who could let him heave a second time from wher* the hammer lighted on the first throw and then stand at Parmeley'# original mark and over throw hit double throw! Suppose Copeland of Major league Scores NATIONAL l?KA<a('K Srttunln>'H Score* Chicago. 3; New York. 14. Cincinnati -Boston ? rain. St. Louis-Brooklyn ? rain; Pittsburgh, 6-3; Philadelphia. 5-2. I I First Kamc, 10 innings. Second, 11, I I II 111 11X8- > Sunday*? Score* Now York, 0; Chicauo. 8. I Brooklyn.. n : St. Louis. 4. Boston. 4-0: Cincinnati, 0-~4" =^""" Standing of Tejii:v iVt. N? *v York . ?,-> ? r Chicago II r... ?; Pittsburgh 4I ?;*' Brooklyn 41 * 'iiirinnaii II '4*.> Boston - 4- Vj* IMiiFaci. Ii.i.ia . ':|JJ St. Louis ??j '-'*so AMKItMW U:\(il K ~ Saturilnj'tk Score* Boston. 8; Chicago. 17. I Washington. 1-0; Cl?-v? *: rid, 7-2. N. w York, 4; St. Louis. 2. Philadelphia. 1; Detroit, Su inlay's Scores St. Louis, 2; New York. 6. j Cleveland. 11; Washington, 15. Standing of Teams, \v. r? ivt. Now York 4?5 3 4 .573 Washington 45 36 .55? Detroit. - 4 4 37 .5 4:: jChlcniro :t;i .50Q I St. Louis 38 40 .4 80 Cleveland 38 4 2 .475 Boston 38 4 2 .4 75 Philadelphia 31 4!? .387 Cornell, who won the mile in Just a second and a half under five mln-| utcs. had heen told that men were) coining who could give FTTm fiuTFT1 than 40 seconds start and heat him. ' Or Wakonian with his 18 1-2 seconds ' for the. hurdles, had been told that! his successors would heat him by; four seconds! 1 In view of this progress, one a'.- j most feels that there is 110 limit to, record breaking. It does seem how ] ever, as though we were reaching a; point in human achievement where* the shading must grow less and less* ? when' further shattering of rec-| ords will depend upon Improvement i In track conditions or mechanical equipment ? and upon more accurate methods of timing. But the fact re-i mains that the human race the world over is realizing upon his powers 0(1 performance to a far higher degree! than ever before in history. The gr?*at problem is to convert thes*ji achievements into the greater vic tories and the more essential record breaking health and happiness of the millions who never win medal* 01 I hive their ftafliea blaa&a^d-apoa- the ' roll of victors. ? And then too there is the pro'.i I* in in mass and national pf-yrholosy | lo be solved ? to make our athlet.-a a common bond to knit the nation ?] loKciher in peaceful and pleasurable 1 competition. Our own Miss Wills lias been ambassador of the greate?t value. The victories c?C Abrahams and Low have caused to flame up i?: ilritlsh circles a recrudescence of former confidence in JJritish maii -iiuuj. which will :if* ;ta an unlidui^ | to the critical pessimism of those who contended that the Hritish nu llum was running into ;i slate of de \ cadence. The work of the FTnni ; has made that smaller nation known and admired as they never would , have be^n without it. France ha.? I ' Hot Weather means a Hot Weather Suit. We have them in all ti e cool materials and tailored right. D. Walter Harris The City Tailor and Clothie .' gained appreciably in the spread of athletic Interest throughout her peo ; pie and the necessary stimulus liasj now bee nadded to not only by th*| work of Lenglen but by thai of Bo rotra and Lacoste. Our own people may have needed Just a bit of tern poring, and if go it has boon admin istered by Abrahams and Lowe and some others of the competitors. Altogether, if the end of th?? ,1 Olympics and our other international contests finds us all nearer together each respecting the other more, we -profit;- A?d finuilv-ww insijL, ? well unite in searching for the way to convert all his to th?* health and happiness of the non-stars ? the av- , erage man and woman. STRIBLING-GREB BOUT CALLED OFF Chicago, July 14. ? The bout be tween Young Striblfng and Harry Greb net for Michigan City, Indiana, on July 26. w as called off yesterday when Stribling refused the amend ed terms of the bout which was to have been fought on July the Fourth. I MTEI) STATES IS Wl.VNKH IN OLYMPICS 'oil Kraiic". Julv 1 I. ? Tht ! I'n f yesterday won t hi' J Olyii.,,.c gaur*H. Energetic Gasoline and Good Oil, Too You'll get both of these at the CENTRAL FILLING STATION Road and Matthews Street. BALLOON TIRES. Now it can be told An old tobacco Secret ? Re -discovered ! % % % A new richness frornWellman's old-time method Slow burning cool Smoking ?and packed in foil to save you money MELICK 7 .jo BOOKS FOR 50c Look over thi'. lot n/ Kir tlon ami SHtrl 3 for (lie price of 2 All uru books, 1 1 1 ] ( sLUlltil- AIL ami |M?|iu|;ir iHNikv u<nhI I) Mik a?!tl<? to \ our "iii'l'iuvvs ?,|| a ||,,i .summer Da\ . HELICK 1~TrOR GROCERY SERVICE DM'EXD OX EXPERIENCKD GROCERS. M. P. GALLOP CO. Phones 3 and 57 SPECIAL NOTICE We have delivery to all parts of the city. All orders that :i not paid for in the Btore. are sent out C. 0. D. Our driv er is given money to make change; and is responsible for the collection of all orders. All C. O. D. orders must b? collectt-d for or merchandise not left. MORGAN & SONS Retail Grocers Where your cash buys more. i Just received a lot of Westlnp house Electric Fans, special low price while they last. Get yours to day before the next hot wave comes. For rent 8 inch straight blow 60c per week. To reduc- our s'ock of ; Electric Lighting Fixture*. 10 per cent to 50 per cent off. \Y. S. WHITE A < O. I'lione 01. 410 Matthews St. ?MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT OUR Clean Soda Fountain at THE AI'OTHKCAKY shop IXSL'RANCK IN FORCE OVER $216,000,000.00 Supervisor ?OS Hinton Building

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