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 PHONE 114 Standard Pharmacy THEY WILL SEND IT. GAMES SAKF 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 ' ?? 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 th " . j : m : f 11:? ? utn;:ir( ? A:. .. r--'J . !i-r '?< -sally d. ??: .! i : ll ir i :u< t ? . ?? ? ? r r :? * ??%.?. r. ? !ie hair? ?? . ii :1: ' '11 ilt.t<*u : y tin ??:? ? - r a :i:i ; ?!:?>? the ??;>: Si MONKY l\ KIUH;S Skyeston. N P.. May 17 ? Live! fro us ar?' a?!diiu materially to the! hank account* of local lan<| owners.! Th? v ar?* r? turn'n-: a pr??rtt ,,f in c? nts a p'o ,, vhfti 1 lo tlv ' Chicago iv Sl ij . r- r . v?m a v 1 .')00 iu?t :? ? ? r, ? \i F ?>v t i ?:? I 4 ??? If 'tJ "4 SOLn iiy u.adimj KRTAlI.KIttt ?-Wholosj le Distributor*-? D. R. MORGAN 6? CO. 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