SISLER MAKING
A GOOD LEADER
His Team Put Down as a Bust
at Opening of Season Now
Within One Game of tin
Yankees.
lt> John it. rosTKll
Co5?rijM. IW4, to> Th? Ad?*nc?
New York. May 17.?In their sen-,
yntiotinl ri.-i- to within striking dis-,
tuxuv m th?* league leadership. Ui"
St. Louis Urowns hiiAju proved that
thr\ aiu.'t rt.\'k?>U(,d as a dan}:* r
?uis 1 tit or i? the championship
lav.**. The American League has
got to look out for i he in.
Great crviiit is due to George Sis-i
k*r. the "boy manager." Maybe
there aie times when me tubers of(
the team do not agree with Slsler's,
ideas, but there is another factor for
the team's success which more than
offsets that. It is Sisler's work as'
a player and the confidence- he in
spires in his players when he is at
first base.
During all the spring traiuing at
Mobile, the most couspicious quality ,
in evidence was the overwhelming!
fondness of the Browns for Staler, j
and their anxiety to know whether
his eyes would permit him to play. |
"If he can play that bag we are in j
it," said McManus, the second base-;
man, one evening. That sounded i
the temper of the team. They were
more fidgety about Sister's getting
into the line-up than they were about;
getting into condition between thei
_ rains that held them up.
The Browns have paddled their
way up from the last place in the;
league to a close seceond. They >
only got as high as third last season,;
and even that did not happen until
the season was considerably older I
than this one is "now. It was after j
they reached third place that the in
ternal trouble began which ended in
the elimination of Folil as manager, j
The Drowns started poorly this j
year and immediately were set down I
as a probable bust. But they have!
not busted. They lost a complete
series to Detroit and then turned)
around and won a complete series
from the same team. That showed
recuperation and backbone.
Part of the success which they
have had has been due to good
pitching. A team like St. Louis,
if given good pitching, can raise Ned
in a baseball race, because the hit
ting strength Is .there. The Cleve
land Indians look like the sluggers of
the League on paper, but so far the
Browns have been doing the slug
ging on the field, where it counts
most. _
As things stand now, the
Browns have definitely challenged
the Yankees and if the Yanks are to
stay in the thick of the fight, they
will have to play clean ball against
three clubs in the West, and will not
be able to take any chances against
the White Sox.
The tendency in the American
League to win blocks of games by
picking up an entire series, or two
out of three is very marked. It has
made abrupt changes in the stand
ings ever since the season started.
It is not safe to count any team out
so early, for one of those straight
season victories may alter its stand
ing materially.
The athletics are the greatest
series losers of the league so far.
Once they start down hill they make
a good Job of it. Detroit has had
some experience in losing a series
and then coming back and winning
one. But the Tigers have a lot of
resourcefulness. Breaks may go
against them for a while, but when
they turn they are as much in fav
or of the Tigers, for Cobb's men are
fast and take advantage of every
thing.
St. Louis, Detroit, Cleveland and
Boston?there are four teams the
Yankees have to fear. A slip or two
and the whole pack will be on them.
Major League Baseball
NATIONAL LKACJt'E
Friday's Score*.
Boston ^ 4?Chicago 3
Philadelphia 1?Detroit 3
Other games rained out.
Stand Ing of Teams.
W. L. Pet.
New York 14 9 .609
St. Louis 14 10 .683
Boston 12 10 .540
Detroit 13 11 .642
Cleveland 12 11 .522
Chicago 11 12 .478
Washington 11 14 .440
Philadelphia 7 17 .291
AMKItlCAN LKAGUE
Friday's Score*.
Pittsburgh ?Philadelphia . 4
Cincinnati 3?Boston . ......S
St. Louis ???Brooklyn - _5
Chicago 12?New York 16
Standing of Team*.
W. L. Pet.
New York T 16 10 .616
Cincinnati 16 10 .600
Chicago 16 13 .662
Brooklyn ? IS 13 .600
Boston 11 11 .600
Pittsburgh 12 14 .461
St. Louis -_-10 15 .400
Philadelphia 7 14 .314
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IMVREMCE PEPRY
C*tyrlt?t 1124. ky Th? a?v??c?
New York. May 17.?If the atti
tude of those aboard the Berengeria
and those who came to the pier to
ace the i>ik liner .sail for Europe is
any indication, Helen Wills Is going
to take England and France by
&lor:n. And this aside from her ten-'
nis ability?that is to say her abi
lity to dffiMl Suzanne Lenglen.
Helen Wills baa a sw*etne8? of
manner, a that registers Im
mtdlately upon both men and women.
Lots of girls can make a man think
lor charming but when both sexes
;?gr.-e on ili.s point it may b?* ac
cepted lh.it she is absolutely a charm
ing girl. Sailing with her mother
she act?-d and locked just what she
is, a eorking young college girl, go
ing abroad to se.' things and Inci- ?
dentally to play lawn tennis.
Tennis Is liable to play havoc with
a young woman's looks. The strain
of competition seems to draw their I
faces and harden their eyes and as
well to detract from the accepted
feminene grace of movement. No
less an observer than Walter Mace, i
feminine graco of movement. No!
teams, says ioum&ment tennis is no
game for the girl who wishes to be
the reigning beauty of the drawing
room and the ball room floor. Thus
far her tennis has taken no such toll
of Helen Wills' good looks, in which
respect she is already the world's
tennis champion.
Compared to Mile Lengleh, if the
two meet on the courts, our Ameri-1
can ?champion will be as Georges Car
pentier to Bull Montana and this is
handing Suzanne something at that.
When you come down to tennis
ability no such discrepancy is found.
Fleet as a gazelle, accurate, brilliant
Suzanne is a real champion. Op
posed to these qualities Helen Wills
will reveal more power, probably
more endurance and an unruffled
morale whatever happens. Her play
at Forest Hills just previous to sail
ing convinced all who have been fol
lowing her game since she first came
out that she is better fitted to cope
with the world's champion woman
player this year than last.
On her forehead she is even more
blazing than ever; she whips back
shot after shot with increasing force
until it fully approximates the fore
hand of most men. And of her back
hand she has developed an absolute
ly offensive drive. At the net she
revealed splendid ability volleying
either the forehand or back hand
with great speed and dexterity.
All the indications Rcem to be that
she is well qualified to give Leng
len the fight of her life.
Ten entries received to date for
qualifying honors in the National
Open Championship which will be
played on the Oakland Hills course
in Birmingham early next month is
not regarded by the United States
Golf Association as Indicating that
there will bo a dearth of candidates
in the great event.
The outstanding entrants to
date are Max Marston, the ama
teur champion, Bill Mehlhorn
and. of course, Bobby Jones, who
will not have to qualify under the
recent ruling of the IT. 3. G. A., re
lating to title holders.
BASEBALL QUESTION
BOX
If you have some question
to ask about baseball?
Write to John B. Foster,
the man who helped make the
rules under which the game is
played today. If you want a
personal reply enclose a
stamped, self-addressed en
velope. Otherwise your ques
tion will be insured in tt'j
column.
Address: John B. Foster,
special baseball correspondent
of The Dally Advance, 811
World Building, New York.
104. By Th.
Question?Score 6 to 3. The los
ing side is at bat. Runner is on
first. Batter hits a home run and
catches up to the first baseman and
stands before the plate waiting for
the other runner. Catcher says run
ner touched piste. Umpire calls
game and declares It in favor of the
team which was ahead although It
was only the sixth Inning of a nine
Inning game.
Answer?By the description of the
play the man who batted the home
run had passed the other runner and
was out if he did. The umpire seems
to have forfeited the game and had
a perfect right to do so if he gave
notification of his Intention because
of a dispute.
I
Question?Can you tell mo how
much Cincinnati paid for Sandbergl
and his present address? I would
like the number of guines that Ryanj
! won and lost in 1923 for the Giants, j
i Who in supposed to be the leading i
catcher in the American League?
Answer?It was stated that $8.
I 000 were paid for Sandberg. Impos
| sible to give official figures. Ryan '
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Wills-Madden Fight
Looks Like Newark
Wills Seems Hard Luck Guy
Anyway With Something Al
ways Happening Spoil Fun
liy KAIlt I'liAY
(CocyntfM. 1^4. e? 1n? Afl??nc<)
Ni u \oik, .Way 1?Since oiu*
cut:not v\cil unagaine Kiro Chit*!
Keulou going ag.t:i?*l litf \vis'u-.i o.
the Uuk tuv ?i, ail
Lit* chanci? art itiai Ma\id< n ami
Wuls vs ill ii:r?| in .NeWdiK uii M .?
-j. I'lu- i'omusis.?soiie r hrtuiun
u?M Simou Klaluriy. tin* imiM
i?? |>ruuiui?r, tu go mc tii< lire chiet.
litat of cvur*? v.as passing the buck,
a IIIil?a ah\;t>s m ally duu*. here
abuiiU.
1'laherty will set* Krnlon but no
on- apoi-is lie will get anything out
of him. Ot cour^-, hi- may. lint it
looks like N? wark for this littlo set
to. Wills and Madden have both re
suiucd their worn of trainiug. ap
partntly not bothered by all the de
lays.
There is a oout set for Pliiiadel
l?lna on Monday that promises well.
It Is between Ad Stone and Tommy
Loughran. who recently turned in a
neat victory over Charley Nashert
in Detroit. Loughran expects his
speed to offset Stone's supt-rior
punt siing ability.
As to punching. Stone's hands
have been in the dry dock for some
! time now. It remains to be seen
(how they stand up under real work.
Stone 8'eems to be one of those un
fortunate fighters whse wallop is
| more powerful than their hands will
?stand. Paul llerleubach is another
land Harry Wills still another.
Misfortune, or good luck, or some
' thing pursues Harry Wills. Even
when he is willing to fight fate
I moves to upset his plans. If he takes
! the upset of the Madden fight too
' much to heart. Harry can always
pick up forty thousand dollars from
?Tex Kickard for meeting George
{Godfrey. Evidently Harry does not
?want the money?not under the con
ditions he would have to fulfill to
j get it.
won 16 games* and lost five. Lead
catchers ar?- matters of personal
opinion.
Question?Two art* out. A man
is at bat and there is a runner on
third base. The runner on third
tries to steal horn*1 but th?- catcher
dotsn't give the batter a chance to
hit. lie pushes him out of the way
and tovehe* the runner. What Is
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