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3 DEIV1PSEY WIHS BY K. 0. ROUTE PORTLAND BANTAMWEIGHT NOW IN UNITED STATES NAVY, WHO WON THE PACIFIC COAST FISHING CONDITIONS one of these shooters broke 99 targets. Thirty-four states were represented the LEAGUE SUPREMACY HANGS IN BALANCE . TITLE FRIDAY NIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO. first year, 38 the second, 37 the third and 41 the fourth. Concluding this article, we might add BETTERED BY that the grand American handicap trapshootlng tournament is the classic event of American sportdom it is an even larger spectacle than the world's baseball series. For the last five years the grand American trapshooting event has averaged more than TOO entrants, and the gallery has aver.-sxed about Heavyweight Fight Comes to a Sudden End Before First i Round Is Well Begun. Limit Catches Are Expected by 25.000 daily for the week's shooting. McCormick and Standifer, in Lead for First Place, to Clash at Vancouver. Anglers Who Visit State's Streams Today. Motorboat Club Regatta Notes. TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JULY 28. 1918. RAN Mr ' TIME IS ONLY 23 SECONDS California Pugilist Steps Closer to Jess Willard's Title by Right Hook to Jaw Bout Is in New Jersey. HAEPJSON PARK, N. J., July 27. Jack Dempsey, who claims California as his residential state, won a surpris ingly quick victory over Fred Fulton, the Rocnester, Minn., heavyweight, in 23 seconds at the Harrison' Baseball Park here this evening. The moment the bell sounded Demp sey rushed at Fulton, landing a hard fright swing under the heart and hook tug his left to the stomach. These Iklows made Fulton wince and the blg Cer man was unable to defend himself with Dempsey at such close quarters. Fulton's long arms swung helplessly over Dempscy's head, but Dempsey put in two short-arm body blows. Then lie stepped back about a foot and liooked his left to the Rochester giant's head and swung his right to the point of Fulton's jaw. Fulton Rendered Helpless. The big man tottered and fell side ways to the floor of the ring, his head resting on his right arm, which pinned down the lower rope of the three which encircled the ring. There was scarcely a sound from the big crowd of specta tors when the referee began counting the seconds over the prostrate man. Fulton tried ineffectually to raise his Jiead and body with his right arm as a lever, but as the count progressed his head fell back again almost over the side of the ring floor. There he lay until Eckhardt tolled the 10 sec ends, after which Fulton's aids actually dragged their man to his corner. DemDSev I-. n 1 1 v f)omnnid. u - - - Dempsey, In the meanwhile, was aslly the most composed man in the ring or the arena. He walked over to Fulton's corner and took the big fel low by the hand, but Fulton was too dazed to talk coherently and seemingly was unaDle to realize what had hap cened In such a brief space of time. The actual time that the one-sided ifight lasted was 23 seconds and Demp eey had won the right to the world's heavyweight title in case Jess Wil lard relinquishes claim to it, in exactly HJ seconds. , Victor to Go Back to Shipyards. Dempsey turned the scale at 188 founds and Fulton was 20 pounds heavier. Dempsey says he is going "West next week to resume his trade at shipbuilding and will not fight In the ring again until the war is ended. Moving pictures of the contest were taken and they will be presented to the Government for the amusement of the United States soldiers and sailors at home and abroad. LAWRENCE, Kan.. July 27. 'Td like to fight Dempsey," was the first com ment of Jess Willard, heavyweight champion, when he learned of the out come of the Dempsey-Fulton fight at Harrison tonight. I am not surprised at the result, he continued, "for all you have to do is to hit Fulton to have him down." Wtllard to "Walt I nttl After War. "Willard declared it to be his belief that there would be no more major boxing events until after the war. "Dempsey has a rough road between him and the championship," asserted Willard. "He is not going to win the championship in 23 seconds; no. not In an hour and 23 seconds. "Just as soon as the war Is over am going to take on Dempsey or any other claimant. I have not retired from the ring, and I have no intention doing anything of the sort." BRANDON WINS TITLE BOUT IS SENSATIONAL MURPHY TAKES 3 RAGES SELAH BA1RD, ANTE GUY AND THE PROBLEU WIS AT TOLEDO. JJal Boy Captures 2i04 Pace After Losing First Heat Reinsmen Hurt In Collision. TOLEDO. July 27. Driver Tommv JHurpny nad a big day here today, win nine three of the four races on the get away card of the Toledo Grand Circuit meeting. He piloted Selah Baird winner in the 2:18 trot, won the 2:14 trot with Ante Guy and took the 2:13 pace -behind The Problem. It was th eecond time during the week that Murphy had driven both Ante Guy and ZThe Problem winners in a race. The best time in the 2:18 trot was taade by Zomidotte. who won in the third heat, with Driver McDonald. Dick McMahon, with Hal Boy, won the second and third heats in the 2:04 Jiace, losing jthe first to Valentine with Baxter Lou.'that was driven in 2:02 lor a new record lor the chestnut geld ang. in tne nrst neat or the Z:13 tace Murphy with The Problem, Irwin with Baron Wood and Wellwood behin Baron Chan collided on the back etretch and all three narrowly escaped serious Injury. Irwin, who was driv lng for A. J. Matthews, of Mount Cle ens, Mich., was hurt so badly that he was compelled to retire. Baron Chan was withdrawn, but Murphy came back with The Problem and won the nex o heats and the race, pacing the eecond in 2:06. Driver McMahon, beind Eva Btngen was placed fourth in the second heat of the 2:14 trot and after an argumen with the judges was suspended for flays. Late tonight the suspension was lifted. Ante Guy trotted the third heat In 2:07. Results: 2:1S trot, second division, purse $1000 flah Bird (Murphy) 1 5omldotte (McDonald) .....2 Kbony Todd (Ray) ....5 XIlss Peter Gilbert (Shlvely) 4 3 8 rnnce Vincent (valentine) .......... 8. Also started. Sillock. Time. 2:SK. 2:10. 2:06. 2:04 pace, purse $1000 Hal Boy (McMahon) a 1 Baxter Lou (Valentine) ............1 2 1'eter G. (Snow) .................. .3 4 Jay Mack (Cox) ....4 8 Time. 2:02. 2:034. 2:04. 2:14 trot, purse $1000 Ante Guy (Murphy) ...1 1 Jack K. KJray) 2 2 iiva Bingen (McMahon) ........... .7 4 Minnie-Arthur (Snow) g 5 Xirownie Watts (Rodney) 3 ft Also started. Blackburn Watts, Del Jolla, w vv . ana Alary wara. Time. 2:09. 2:0SH. 2:07. 2:13 pace, purse $1000 fThe Problem (Murphy) .......10 Ttamp Quick (Shively) 12 3 J-lora A. (Valentine) 2 3 Miss Cuba Clay (Snow) 2 6 10 Lord Seymour (Cares) 4 7 Also started. Highland Lassie. Miss Abbe. ifrinco, uaron wooq, Lnaney ju., in weed. Sinn tiaron inan. . Time, 2:07k. 2:06!4, 2:06. it i .... s,-9? kJ J ortland Boy Takes Coast Bantam Honors From Moy. Mill, Staged In San Francisco Fri day Night, Brings Surprise. Winner Now' Is in Navy at Mare Island. George Brandon, the Portland ban tamweight who enlisted, in the United States Navy some months ago and is ow stationed at Mare Island, Cal., reached his first goal towards the ban tamweight championship of the country when he defeated Charley Moy, ban tamweight champion of the Pacific Coast, in San Francisco Friday night at Dreamland Rink, in a sensational battle. Since Brandon has joined the Navy e has been going like a real champion and polished off Bobby Landon, Larry Jones and Shell McCool with ease. As e is at Mare Island, he is able to get ff and box at the weekly shows in Oakland and San Francisco and he has made the best of It. Portland Friends Elated. When the news reached Portland that Brandon had defeated Landon and ones, very little was thought of It, as these boys afle little known here al though they are near the best at their weight in California. When George nocked out Shell McCool In two rounds the. fans here began to sit up and take otice but never imagined that he could best Moy, who is considered the clever- st bantamweight boxer in this part of the country. On Friday night, when Brandon met Moy in San Francisco, the bout ended in a draw. The match was a hurricane affair from start to finish and they were re-matched to fight for the ban tamweight championship of the Pacific Coast on Friday. July 26. On Friday night Brandon stepped in the ring and beat Moy from pillar to post, leaving no doubt in the minds of the Golden Gate City fans that he is one of the best boys at his weight that ver drew on a glove in a San Fran Cisco ring. His many Portland friends were elated to hear that he had won from Moy, taking the bantamweight title with the decision. Brandon started his career in Port land about four years ago at the old Rose City Athletic Club at the age of 6 years. He made a hit with the local fistic fans from the start with his ag gressive style of milling. He fought : v -) 1 f ' y ' -j ; ; ; : u ijj g-r spf?- " : - ? MS ' M T w : I v s H 1 . ,,- . I a number of battles here under the name of ICid Weston and became quite a card. He ran out of boys at his weight here and decided to go to Oak land in quest of new fields to conquer. He was still a green battler but held his own with many of the best boxers in California. Portland has never boasted of a truly great bantamweight, but may yet have the chance to say that a .champion was developed in the Rose City. Brandon also has the youth, and if he takes the proper care of himself there is no rea son why he should not become a famous battler. At any rate, he is at present bantamweight champion of the Pacific Coast, and still more, he is one of Uncle Sam's boys and is ready to dis card the gloves any minute to Jump into the fray and hand the Kaiser one of his triphammer right-hand wallops. WOMEN'S SWIM RECORD SET Frances Cowells, of San Francisco, Does 2 5 lards In New Time. ALAMEDA. Cal. July 27 Frances Cowells, of San Francisco, clipped one fifth of a second from the women's world's swimming record for 26 yards at Neptune Beach here today, making the distance in 12 4-6. Gertrude Artelt, of Philadelphia, and Dorothy Burns, of San Francisco, tied for second and on the swim-off Miss Artelt won, her time being 13 1-5. The world's record in this event for merly was held jointly by Miss Artelt and Miss Cowells. Miss Cowells also established a new American record for the B0 yards straightaway. Her time was 29 4-5. Miss Artelt was second and Miss Burns third. HUNT SEASON NEAR Game Will Be in Demand This Year to Serve as Food. HIGH PRICES ARE CAUSE MINNESOTA HEAVYWEIGHT WHO FOUGHT JACK HARRISON, N. J- LAST NIGHT. DEMPSEY AT k$?y j J j ' VRHD FILTOS, RIVERS WILL BE CROWDED Bulletin on Prospects Is Issued by Southern Pacific Company Telling of Best Hotel Accommodations. Fishing conditions will be much im proved by the rains of the past few days, which have been general all over Western Oregon. During the latter part of last week water was too low In many of the streams for real gooa fishing, but now that this condition has been relieved some record catches should be reported Monday. All of the well-known anglers will Journey to available streams and rivers today. Most of them left last night and all of them are expectant of landing the limit catch. A number of fisherman will make the Journey to Southern Oregon or as far south as such rivers as the coos, Umpqua and Rogue, where the fishing is said to be great. Following is the report lined up by the Southern Pacific Company for the anglers: McKenrle River Very nice catches being made: fish taking fly and Dalu Hotel ac commodations at Eugene. willim.it. River. Eugene and Sprinsfleld Some very good catchee being made along the river. Hotel accommoaauons at spring field and Bugene. Japer: A few good catches reported. Hotel accommodations at Jasper. Ten-Mile Lake, LaResiae jne nsnermsn last week caught the limit. There ts plenty of fishing for all. Hotel accommodations at Lakeside. Coos River. Marshfleld Some dandy good catches made last Sunday. Excursion boats from Marshfleld every Sunday. Regular boat weekday. Hotel accommodations at Marsh- field. ITmDaua River. Roseburg A Tew good catches are reported. Hotel accommodations t Roseburg. Rogue River and tributaries. Grants Pass Splendid catches of trout being made In the small streams adjacent to Grants Pass. A few steel heads are being caught In the Rogue. It Is expected some fine catches will be made within the next two or three weeks. Hotel accommodations at Grants Pass. Calapoola River. Brownsville A few fair catches being made. Hotel accommodations at BrownsvHte and other points along the river. North Santlam River, Kingston A few good catches being made. Hotel accommoda tions at Stayton. Santlam and Breltenbush rivers. Detroit Some good catches being made In the San tlam. Some excellent catches reported from the Breltenbush. Hotel accommodations at Detroit. Oswego Lake. Oswego and Lake Grove Fair catches of bass being mftde. Hotel ac commodations at Oswego. Good camping places around the lake. Lurkiamute River. Black Rock Good catches are being made every day. Xo ho tel accommodations. Good ramping grounds. Moialla River. Molalla Fishing conditions are fair. Hotel accommodations at Molalla. Last Saturday evening Ray Jami son, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cody and another party, ran up to Goat Island and made camp for the night. The next morning It was discovered the steward had forgotten to bring eggs along for breakfast, so Ray and the other party boarded the Ge Whix to go to Oregon City to get some. After rounding the buoy at the upper end of Clackamas Rapids Ray noticed a dredge being towed by a fish boat to ward the east shore. A man standtng in the stern of the dredge motioned Ray to go to port, but as he knew the channel he paid no attention to a mere deckhand's orders. As he approached closer the man began to dance and wave his hat and Ray thought he was cheering him for going so fast, so he Just pulled the throttle open a notch or two more to let him see what a fast boat could do. Just then a part of the river right in front of the Gee Whls rose about 60 feet In the air and Ray ran under it before it came down. The crew of a Government dredge was blasting a rock out of the channel. Ray's hair threw his hat into the river. Carl Johnston just couldn't be happy unless something was happening aboard the Peggy. His latest experi ence was being hit in the head with the starting-bar. He invited the Com modore aboard for a spin to the Tacht Club, where they visited a well-known prohibitionist. In trying to start his engine for the return trip" he forgot to do something or other that engines require to make them behave properly and the thing backfired. Tha bar lilt the skipper just above the eye and the Commodore found him lying op the floor of the engineroom, saying notnlng and bleeding freely. A little water and a few stitches was all required. The Peggy was uninjured. After they have bought their allot ment of W. S. S. the thoughts of all the members who have boats turn to gasoline, for the 30-mtle cruiBe to Para dise Point and return requires a full tank. The committee has about com pleted arrangements for tenting spaces and other accommodations for the Dleasure of those attending. It has been suggested that all the boats leave the club together and cruise through the harbor in formation. The time of leaving will be announced later. Re member, the date is Saturday and Sun day, August 3 and 4. e The Liberty, one of the neatest run abouts at the moorings, recently broke a connecting rod and cracked the cyl inder. It will take a month or more to repair the damage, but Skipper Houk hopes to have her In good repair by the time Labor day races are pulled orr. Dr. Robert N. Brewster recently purchased the Marcia from Mr. Wheel er and is to become a member of the club at an early date. WISE HEADS ARE ANXIOUS Foundation and Peninsula Tangle at Vaughn-Street Grounds, While Corn foot and Grant Smith' Porter Meet at St. Johns. Colombia-Willamette Shipbuilder.- League. W. L P.C.I W L. P C McCormick. 7 0 1000 Foundation. 4 8 .871 Standifer... 6 1 . 857 Peninsula .. . 2 5.2S Cornfoot 5 2 .714 Smith-Porter 1 6 .143 Where the Shipbuilders Play Today. i i-oniana. Vaughn-street -uunuauon cersus Penlnsul.1. At St. Johns Grant Snm .ornioot A.t Vanconve fer. Traps Determine Only Real Champion of Champions. Winner of National Amateur Title Molds Unique Honor. ta he Knock-a-bout has been sold and n away from the moorings. ueer Are .Reported Plentiful and More Licenses to Shoot Them Have Been Issued Than Ever Before. Although there are still two weeks left before the opening of the big game season on August 15, a few of the many win-be hunters" are already counting the deer heads that will hang on their walls, and from all indications few will be disappointed. Deer are plentiful this year, due to the exceptionally mild Winter and favorable Spring and Sum mer weather. The game department Is selling li censes this year to manv oeonle whn heretofore have never been known to be lovers of the big game and the rea son for so many newcomers is plainly seen. On account of war condition beef and other meats have advanced considerably over last year's prices, and a great many people figure on get ting a bag limit; salting the meat and using it as food supply for the Winter. The people who have tasted deer admit that it has the other meats "beat to death," as Mr. Shoemaker, the state game and fish warden, says. The pheasant season opens on Octo ber 1. and from all indications, prom ises to De tne most plentiful one in years. The weather also had its say this year in making pheasants so plen tiful. During the hatching season "Old Jupe" shut his lids and went to sleep as a reeult the young ones were not oisturbed and are Just ripe to be "plunked" out of the atmosphere by the thousands. On the Cornell road. Base Line. M. Adams road and other various hltrh- ways, which are barely on the outskirts of the Rose City, pheasants are swarm ing like bees. It would be s safe bet that if pheasant hunting were allowed on Thanksgiving, there would be more cnina dinners than the more expen sive "turk" ones. The duck hunting season will onen October 1, but will close two weeks later than the pheasant eeason. The outlook for the duck season can't be determined thus far, but does not promise to be as good as In former years. The duck clubs are unable to obtain wheat or any other food that strikes tne rancy of the hydroplane." and It is uncertain how long they will rest here before their customary flight south. Although the war is playtnsr- havoc with duck hunting, ,all the other sports which concern the local game and fish warden have been entirely satisfactorv as iar as concerns the number of li censes sold. McLOrGHLEf MAY COME BACK Tennis Followers Look to Increased Interest In Championships. ' SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. July 27. Fol lowers of tennis here believe that If Maurice McLoughlin, former National singles champion, attempts a "come back" this year in an effort to regain his laurels that interest in the cham pionships will be immeasurably in creased. Opinion is divided as to what he will be able to accomplish, but prac tically all are agreed that his presence will turn attention to the play which otherwise would not be accorded. With the announced intention of Ichlya Kumagae, the Japanese cham Dion, to go after the title, a meeting be tween the two men. would provide a de lectable tidbit, . w BY PETER P. CARNEY, Editor National Sports Syndicate. HY is a champion? Speaking generally, we don't know. Now, If you will change the question to a specific one and ask, "Why is the National amateur trapshooting cham pion?" you'll start something. But before the "something" gets going and monopolizes all of the allotted space, it is but fair that we explain why we cannot tell just why is a, for instance, a golf or tennis cham pion, though we are strong for these games as well as for all other outdoor sports. However unneutral you may be with reference to any particular recreation, you will admit that "facts is facts" just the same as "pigs Is pigs." and it is a toss-up as to which Is the more pigheaded at times, so not being re sponsible for either pigs or facts, we nust ask you to put the blame where it belongs if you don t approve of pigs or don't like the way facts affect a phase of your favorite sport. To resume, the winning of a golf or tennis championship is simply a mat ter of an aspirant taking a pot -shot at the "champion" who has won the champ, who, in turn, has wrested the title from a preceding "champion" much on the order of the endless story that depended for its endlessness on a repe- ition of the words, "then another locust went in and took out another grain of corn, then another locust." etc., etc., etc. Certainly it is true that our best friends are those who gently and kind ly (and privately) tell us our faults, therefore, golfers and tennisers will drink heartily from our proffered loving cup. Incidentally, it is to be remarked that If Great Britain ever tried to take golf back home to Scot land, some half-million American trap shooters would rally in defense of the game, and instead of "Hoot, mon!" it would be "Shoot, mon!-" Ditto for tennis in event of an attempt to sup press it. Penning the pigs and again trotting out the facts, the National' amateur trapshooting championship is a cham pionship, and the shooter who wins it Is a champion a champion of cham pions, in fact, for in order to qualify to compete for the National title con testants must first win the champion ship of their respective states by out shooting all comers at state champion ship tournaments having the official sanction of the Interstate Trapshooting Association. Ordinarily, shooters with high aver ages are handicapped from one to seven yards shooting from the 18 to 23-yard line according to their records, but in the event to determine a state cham pionship, all contestants, from novices to experts, fire from 16 yards back of the trap, thereby making each a scratch man and leaving skill alone to be the determining factor in the scores reg istered. The 16-yard rule is in effect also when the champions of the dlf ferent states meet to try conclusions in the National competition at the grand American handicap trapshooting tour nament. The National amateur trapshooting rhamrjionshiD title for 1918 will be de cided on August 6, the second day of the grand American handicap trap- shootlne tournament, which will be conducted by the South Shore Country Club. Chicago. 111. The tournament will besrin on August 6 and conclude - on Ausrust 9. This will be the fifth running of the championship event. It was won in 1914 by Woolfolk Henderson, of Lexing ton. K v. Charles H. NewcomB, or -nua delphia. won the event In 115. Frank Troeh. of Vancouver, Wasl. won the I title in 1916 and Mark Arie. of Thomas- I boro. 111, won the title in 1917. Lach I th-Porter versus VlcCormlck versus Standi- Baseball on the Insidefl T HAVE several times discussed plays JL which hinged on the holding of the ball by the player making the touch. I have also tried to make it plain, that in baseball law. holding the ball was regarded as maintaining possession of it, without having the ball come into contact with the ground. In an article of a few weeks ago, I cited a case where a player was touched out ten feet in front of the plate by the catch er. It so happened that after making the touch, the force of the collision be tween player and runner, caused the ball to bound out of the player's hands, high into the air. that the catcher jug gled it several times before getting a firm grasp on the ball, and that while he was juggling the ball, the runner had crossed the plate. In such a play, the runner was out. despite the fact that the ball was Juggled, because he had been touched out before reaching the base and the ball had not actually been dropped. Now for a new angle on the situation. For a time last Summer all the base ball enthusiasts in Lansing. Mich., and other parts of the state, were discuss ing an unusual play that came up in a game there between two teams com prising a league made up of various departments of a big automobile factory located there. I do not wonder that the play was the subject for much con versation and dispute, because in my 15 years as a judge of play. I have never seen or heard of a similar play. After getting the umpire's version, 1 put it up to a number of the major league umpires. All agreed that It was most unusual happening and that only one decision was possible, al though in a way such a verdict ap peared to be contrary to precedents es tablished for somewhat similar plays. Runner is on first base, the bats an is sent up with instructions to sacrifice. He lays a neat bunt down the first base line. The first baseman runs in to field the ball. Realizing there is no chance to make a play at second, he decides to confine his at tentions to the batsman. He fields the ball a few feet in advance of the bats man, who is racing for first base at full speed. As the first Daseman touched the runner with the ball, he so came Into contact with that player that the ball was accidentally knocked high in the air. The pitcher who had also come over on the play, and who was standing close by, caught the ball, which was knocked out of the first baseman's hands, before said ball touched the ground. St. Helens and Standifer. the leading teams in the Columbia - Wil lamette Shipbuilders' Leaeue. will clash this afternoon at Vancouver. Wash. This game is causing a lot . of discus sion, as It will go far toward determin ing tne best team in the league. snould McCormick defeat Standifer again, it will be difficult to kn h, McCormick from winning the cham pionship of the second hlf of the sea- son and qualifying for the champion ship match with Foundation, the win ner of the first half in the Shipbuilders' League. McCormick, however, will not have as strong a lineup this time as they had when they met Standifer last, as they have lost several of their star perform ers in the draft. Standifer Is almost unscarred and is prepared to fight hard against the league leaders. The ruling which forbid tin shipbuilders' teams from playing former professionals with a higher rating than class B put a crimp on Eddie Mensor's hopes. Future Hopes Vanish. The little Napoleon of Ham McCor mick had it all doped out who he would get from the disbanded Pacific Coast League and what positions those stars ' would play. Then all hope of securing the class AA players vanished when the league directors voted to keep the gates locked against all professionals. What Eddie will do to fill the gaps, and he has quite a few of them, re mains to be seen. The former Port lander is silent about the lineup that he will have on the diamond today and all that wiseheads can do is to watch for results. Foundation and Peninsula will tangle at Vaughn-street grounds. Foundation has been going at a fast pace lately and should put up a hard battle against Buck Keltn's improved nine. Buck, however, is having his hands full try ing to rake up a steady dependable pitcher. Rube Maxmeyer. the south paw wonder, is not making a hit with Buck, not that anything is the matter with his hurling, but he always seems to be carrying the "Jinx" with him. Cornfoot Shows Strength. Cornfoot and Grant Smith-Porter will cross bats at St. Johns. The latter la at present occupying the cellar and will do Its best to reach light. Al though 3U1 Fisher's crew has been weakened a little by having some of its members drafted into the National Army, the team, as a whole, is good enough to put up a hard battle, and as soon as Wayne Barham regains some of his former control and speed he will have the batters eating out of his hands. Although Cornfoot has been trimmed twice in the past couple of weeks, it is strong enough to give the best teams a hard tussle and, with Southpaw Rappin in the box, the St. Johns nine will have to do better hitting than they did In the past if they expect to capture Casey's scaip. WORLD SERIES IS tXLIKELV National League Will Obey Spirit of Work-or-Flght Order. SALISBURY BEACH. Mass.. July 27. "I do not think any world series will he played this year," said John K. Tener, president of the National Base ball League, discussing today Secre tary of War Baker's decision that the "work or fight" rules would not apply to professional baseball players until September 1. Mr. Tener was at his Summer home here. Tener also expressed the opinion that the major leagues would not continue baseball after September 1. "Our league will fill In with such players as we can obtain, but it is doubtful If we can go on after September 1. League action, however, may be necessary to deter mine this." He thought that Secretary Baker's decision, indicated that the Government wished to encourage the continuance of professional baseball, but wanted now to enlist all the man power of the country in war work. "Everybody connected with the National League." he added, "will obey the spirit as well as the letter of the decision." The United States offered bounties under general orders No. 1TJ1. series of 1862. June 28. 1S62, in the Civil War. It offered 1302 t onew recruits and $402 to veterans. Various states added bounties of different amounts to this Government bounty. Thousands of men have chewed Heal Gravely Chewing Plug for twenty-five years and more. And every time they have tried some other brand it made them think more of Gravely than ever. Peyton Brand Read Gravely Chewing Plug" 10c a pouch and worth it Gravely larnta aotnachlongtr it costs to mors to cAsts titan ordinary piag 1 i P. B. Gravely Tobacco Company Danville, Virginia 4