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.EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1014.
GRIDIRON WARRIORS ARE IN THEIR GLORY NOW-PHILLIES PLAY ST. LOUISA
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PHILLIES READY
FOR FINAL TILT
WITH CARDINALS
MACKS SLIPPING,
BUT STILL THEY
HAVE LONG LEAD
.Game Today Will Be
Staged at National League
Park at Three o'Clock.
Braves' Lead Almost Prohibitive.
Though the Phillies tossed away a
game yesterday which they might have
won half a dozen times, they are not
out of the running for the first division
place by any means. Again today the
Dooln athletes will go to battle with
Hugglns' nine.
It Is sad Indeed to think that a club
which hits the ball with the fierceness
of the Plilllles should show such weird
lack of form on the bares. Unless the
opposing pitcher Is sending over a brand
of unhlttnblc hall a Ifnm ought to score
tilno times out of ton with a man on
tccond and no outs. In the second
Inning, after Ludcrus had snt a long
double to the bleacher fence, he allowed
himself to be picked off the base by h
quick throw from WIngo. If he had
only played one foot off the base In
stead of a yard he would not have been
caught napping at his post. Another
thing, the 1'hillles would have scored
the run which would have given them
the gamo In the ninth inning.
Just here a word should be said favor
ing Jack Martin. The youth has dis
played remarkable Improvement in the
last month at shortstop and seems to
be getting better each day. Martin Is
not the best shortllelder in the National
League, but he bids fair to give some
one a battle for the honors next season.
Just at present Maranvllle, of the Bos
ton Braves, has a good deal on the field
of shortstops, but there Is no reason
why Martin should not develop enough
In another year to run a good race with
the clever little Inllclder of the league
leaders.
When the Tlrates went down yesterday
before the continued onslaught of tho
Bravex and the Cubs sank a shaft of de
feat into the cracking Giants, the Na
tional League pennant was all but won.
As McGraw says, the scries between tho
Braves .md the Giants will probablv be
the deciding factor. This being the case.
It seems that the Braves should have an
easy thing of It. as they have had no
great amount of trouble in despoiling the
Now York make-up since they have been
skimming along at their pretent fast
stride.
Red Sox Have Small
Chance With Athletics Six
Games in Front Cham
pions Meet Cleveland To
day. CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 2jljust what
would happen to the Athletics If thero
was another month of baseball Is a mat
ter of conjecture. That the Athletics nre
not putting up anything like the game
on this final spurt around the Western
circuit that they did on their last In
vasion Is certain. Yet the slump can bo
explained, When the Mackmcn started
on their second Jaunt through tho West
they realized that they still had some
distance to go and that to defeat the
nearest contender they would have to
open up a big gap between their own
and the standing of the second club In
the American League. This they did
They came homo with a lead of 13 games.
Today the Athletics have but six games
on the Bed Sox. That Is, the have lost
seven full games since the end of their
second trip through the West, but it
must uc remembered that the 13-gamo
lead practically put them on easy street
for tho pennant and they ceased to take
long chances, believing that the pen
nant was won. Furthermore, n .ierl. nt
accidents pulled them down recently when
they made a flying trip to Boston and
Washington Just before leaving for tho
West
With a six-game lead at this stage of
the race it Is hard to see how the Red
Sox can come within hailing distance of
the -Macks, despite the general cry that
"iSl '" Cla" 'S allpplnp' and sllnPlns
The eagle eye of Eddie Collins has
caused Ban Johnson to hand down a de
cision declaring the use of the "emery
ball illegal. It will be remembered that
Lddle discovered that Keating was using
a piece of emery paper In his glove to
make abrasions when the Athletics were
lout In New York. The umpires did not
know what to do about it, hence they put
It up to the president of tho league.
It Is said that Russ Ford was the first
to use emery paper to make the ball sail
peculiarly to the batters. The other
pitchers who are known to have employed
the K.lmp trlrk In tlin Amisrlvitt T.ont-im
are Vean Oreqg, Joe Wood and Hay
jvcaiing. .ccoiaing to tne Hoston experts,
Gregg taught Wood the trick when the
former left Cleveland and Joined the
forces of the Red Sox.
MARTY O'TOOLE ,
McGraw's chances for winning the National League pennant
would be greatly increased if the erstwhile Pirate and $22,500 beauty
should come through at the ninth hour with a few victories.
Although McGraw realized when he landed O'Toole from Pitts
burgh that he was taking a chance, he also knew that if Marty
should happen to get a good start, he would well be worth the
chance. So far, O'Toole has been of little value to the Giants except
for relief work. His customary wildness has been the positive
factor in his failure to come up to expectations.
PERSONAL TOUCHES IN SPORT
DJa ever play that game o' Ilhum?
Most guys, I guess, have played It some.
It's funny how It goes. You have a card
not worth a rap and chuck It. Zip!
Borne other chap Just snaps it up an'
thiows. Well. Jumpln' to the baseball
yard, Dick Rpdolph seems to be that
card an' Muggsy laid It down. For Stall
ings played next to McGraw. When
Muggs discarded, Stallings' paw snagged
Dick for Boston town.
Dick's right arm got to workln' fine
In Canada in 1809 with oP Toronto's crew,
Tho Giants grabbed him oft next year,
but Muggsy soon began to feur he
wouldn't ever do. So, cut adrift, Dick
floated 'iound till last year when the
Braves' boss found that he could use
Ills slants. Dick pitched right In, took
off his coat an' got aboard the slnkin'
boat. It gave the one big chance.
An' chance it was. Jus' take a pike
at how that team began to hike when
Dick got on his stride. Those nine big
wins that he copped straight sure sl.se
up like a speedy gait for one who's
chucked aside. An' Just to hand Mc
Graw the laugh he took the Giants on
his staff an" beat 'em onco or twice. If
those Braves cop the big burgee Jawn J.
will seek a buggery an' pack his head in
Ice. i Dick Hudolphi Copyrighted by A. M.
Cortigan.
Football mobilization has been com
pleted and the first skirmishes will take
place shortly. Corni.ll will go under tire
tomotrow in a battle with Urslnus, while
Yale. Harvard, Princeton and the other
colleges will take to the gridiron on Sat
urday for their first engagements. The
outlook Is brl-'hter this ear than ever,
and there will be about 15 big games
played, Surely enough to satisfy the
appetites of the most exacting followers.
An athletic .Moses Hke James IJ. Sulli
van does not develop in a life time, and
It will take many a year before his. place
Is filled In the hearts of American ath
letes. That Is ti ibute enough for a great
man.
Tho Federal league still has Its eye
open for plaers of the National league.
The latest planned raid Is directed toward
the Cubs. Tommy Leach is the player
concerned. The Feds claim that If the
Chicago National League management
does not award an Iron-clad three-year
contract to the outfielder he will Jump.
Hans Lobert is the only man on the
Philadelphia club who Is talked of in
connection with the Teas. When iue
tloned about the mattei, Hans timply
states that he hasn't signed iih the
Phillies yet for WIS. But whether he Is
seriously considering an offer or not Is a
matter of speculation. Possibly Hans In
tends to go and possibly he has nu such
Intention.
Eddie Morgan, featherweight boxer,
lias landed in this, country from London,
Kng. Morgan's ndvent fills the hearts
of the fans with a longing to tee him In
action with Johnnie Ktlbane and others.
Very likely Morgan will fight the others
"before lie is taken seriously.
You will have to blame this on George
K. Phalr:
THE WORST IS YET TO COME.
Europe's fighting men are falling.
And the losses are appalling,
And the vales of Europe ring with
women's cries;
But the European battle
Will be tame as childish prattle
When our football correspondents
mobilize.
There is really no reason why the
Athletics or the owners of the local
American League club should pull for
the New York Giants to win out this
year rather than the Braves. They take
it, or at least the majority of them do,
that the gate receipts would be larger
in New York than they would be In
Boston, but the figures of 1912 and 1913
show that there is very little difference.
In 1912 the Red Sox and Giants had
34.6S3 paid admissions at Fenway Park
for the fifth game of the series. At
the Polo Grounds last October the larg.
est paid attendance at the Athletle
Uiant i-ortest was 3,6s3 This proves
that there is not enough difference In
the seating capacity of the Polo and
Fenway grounds to make a material dif
ference In the receipts. Furthermore,
thero are more high-priced seats border
ing the Boston diamond than there are
at the Polo Grounds, according to Presi
dent Lannln. of the Red Sox. There
fore, inasmuch as It has already been
determined by the National Commission
that the games will be plaed n Boston
at Fenway Park, and not at the National
League one. In case the Braves win It
is hard to see how such a small differ
ence in figures could affect the players
tlitU U HKiBm
Boston, like Philadelphia, was originally
and still Is fundamentally a National
Leazur. ball town. Hence, if the world's
series is played In the Hub cltv Fenway
Park Is sure to be filled to Its capacity
at every contest. The people of Boston
would rather see the Braves win the
pennant In the National League than
they would the Red Sox to win twice
Just why this condition of fanatic affairs
exsts no ono can say. But it does
exlM. and it exists In this cltv as well
as In the metropolis of Massachusetts.
SAID FRED LUDERCH:
'I love to give the ball a bouf
I swat 'em out of sight,
BCT
Unless I'm sent In with a clout
Of circuit length-Good night!"
!,,I,fi?i-i!.Lo,l'rt " far from b6l, the un
lucklest player In the game. Yesterday
Hans hit a hard one, which looked, how
eyer. ns though it would be easy for Hug
glns. However, the ball took a bad hop
went over Hugglns' head to deep right
centre, and Hans made two bags. He
almost duplicated the feat later in the
game, except that he only made one base.
Eddie Plank hasn't missed tho Penn
Gettysburg football game In a number of
years, but he will not be pre.'ent at the
meeting Saturday.
Boston .fim to be an unluckv place
for pitchers In the American League.
Foster and Leonard, who began so well
this season, were not able to keen un the
pair, although nothing seemed to lie
wirui'.' with them Recently Leonard
fdlpp-d in the clubhouse, breaking a b ne
In his hand. .Tne Wood has not been In
Shape tills yiar. In 1912 Eddie Cicotte
had as murh speed If not more than he
has now. Yet he could not win and was
traded to the White Pox Just before tho
World's Series. In 1S12 Buck O'Brien was
hailed as a wonder. Yet he was released
to the White Sox In mid-season of 1913
and later was sent by Callahan hack to
Denver He is now In the Southern Asso
ciation, a class A organization.
Tom Shlbe. on of the owners of tho
Athletics, made the following statement
yesterday regarding tho playing of the
Army-Navy football game at Shlbe Park:
"We haven't heard a word from the com-mltt-e
recently. All I know about the
matter Is that we offered to give them
the us of the park free The only condi
tions we asked were that thev put thn
field back In as good shape after the
game as It was before. Just how many
extra seats could be put In I don't say.
but I know that an engineer was out
thero one day and I think that he said
ha could have stands constructed with
which would accommodate nearly 20,rT,
or a total of 40.ftno with the present
stands."
The latest development, or alleged de
velopment In the proposed sale of the
Chicago Cubs is that Mr. Taft Is going
tc sell out to Mrs Hetty Green. Mrs
Green is said to be the world's richest
woman and she needs to be if she in
tends to compete with the Federal
League, which is already hot after
Tommy Leach, the well-known Chicago
west slder. But is for the original
proposition, everybody concerned denies
that there Is a chance for Mrs Green
to buy the Cubs. Mr. Taft brands the
story as "absurd," "ridiculous," etc.
But don't forget that denials of this
ame strenuotity were poured forth
from Cub headquarters when the nrst
news leaked out that Charles Webb
Murphy would no longer be chief owner
and Ciar of the Chicago National
League club.
Here's a puiile:
What would the one-armed pitcher
who fanned 19 minor lagua batters
have done if h had two arms?
i MiQMiliiiTrY
JeF HP
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GRIDIRON NEWS GLEANED FROM LEADING COLLEGE CAMPS
By EDWARD R. BUSHNELL
Pennsylvania's football authorities will
make gridiron Aistory by their action In
deciding to number their players in the
game with Gettysburg on Saturday.
Gettysburg's consent to the innovation is
iiuite as notable. These two teams will
bo the firbt college elevens In America
to demonstrate the worth of this pro
gressive reform. The reform consists In
sewing numbers on the backs of the foot
ball Jerseys of such a height ns to make
them visible in all parts of tho field.
Thus the spectators, by reference to theli
programs, can instantly Identify every
player on the field, can tell who makes
touchdowns, Important runs and tackles,
and will havo before them the answers
to countless other questions which spec
tators anil newspaper writers have been
accustomed to ask for In vnln.
It has taken several years of argu
ment to have this reform considered with
apptoval. Most of the big universities of
the East have shied at It. and even the
Rules Committee Itself has sidestepped
It. Penns Ivanla's attitude has always
been filendly. Four years ago tho writer
suegested this plan to the Pennsylvania
and Cornell managements for their an
nual Thanksgiving Day game. The
(.uaker coaches, after a dlscufcMon of the
pros and cons. ngre-d to It. So did Coi
ns!! at first, but two days before the
game tho Ithacans asked to be excused
from trying tin- experiment.
So far there has never been a big col
lege game wheio all the players were
numbered, though several high school
teams In and around Boston and New
York have been doing it for several years
and with marked success. Last fall Dart
mouth numbered Its plaers for Its final
ganiH with the Carlisle Indians plaed In
New York. The Indian players, however.
were not so numbered, and while the ex
periment was hailed with delight by the
Gotham football public and tcrlbes, it was
not a fair test.
About the only objection ever made
was the fear that a star player might
thus bo Identified by the opposition and
either be a mark for their attack or
be mote easily watched. This, of course.
Is rldlt ulous on Its face, because when
two teams take the field they instantlj
know the Identity of all their opponents
And suppose the opposition did know
their opposing plajers, what good would
this knowledge do them? A number
sewed on the back of Brlckley's jersey
wouldn't lessen his goal-kicking ability
In the least, but It would always enable
the spectators to Identify the Crimson
captain. And this is the sole purpose
of tho reform.
Judging from the aftermath of the "In
terpretation meeting" of the football
coa lies, i ule makers and olllclals In New
York Saturday night, there are some
coaches who would find a method to
evade the rule passed by the committee
lat winter forbidding the toach to walk
up and down the side lines. Sopie astute
individual pointed out that since the rules
do not specifically order the coach to
take a seat on tho bench with the play
eis, he might be eligible to act as one
of the linesmen, and that in this posi
tion he would be right on top of the
nlav. and. If he desires and could get
away with it. he might still coach or
watch tho work of his players.
That sort of an evasion might be
technically possible if the men in charge
of intercollegiate football were not gen
tltrnen. But this sort of trickery i
foreign to all intercollegiate ethics and
wouldn't be tolerated for a, moment by
any telf-respectlng university. It le also
reported that as a result of the discussion
at this meeting a lequest will be oent
out to the membors of the Rules Com
mittee asking them to vote on the prop
osition that coaches be allowed on the
side lines by mutual agreement of the
two captains, no matter what the rules
say on thU point.
As a matter of fact the consent of the
Rules Committee Is not necessary to do
thli because ever m'e In tho ho ik may
b) disregarded by the mutual consent of
the two captain. The members of the
football Rules Committee represent no
ono In particular, and If the two cap
tains agieed a touchdown might count
ten points ns well as six. At the same
time the authority of the Rules Com
mittee has been accepted without ques
tion, and If a precedent weie started by
which two teams would dlsrcgurd this
paitlcular rule and flaunt intercollegiate
sentiment It wouldn't he long before they
might bo waiving some othei niles and
wo would have all kinds of tiouble.
The only objection made to the rule Is
that It prohibits honest conches from
utilizing this position to watch the work
of their men. and they can get this ln
foimatlon only from the picHmlnury
games. It is lather late In the day to
i also this point, and since the rule is
on tho book It ought to be observed to
the letter.
There Is no more reason why a foot
ball coach should bo on the field than
that there Is" for a track coach to be on
the track during a dual or Intercollegiate
meet. The I. C. A. A. A A. forbids all
trainers and coaches from being on tho
track or within the enclosure duilng a.
championship meet. For the same tcasons
coaches are barred ftoin track and field
in all tho Important dual meets. Track
authorities feel that coaches get all tho
information they need about the work
of their men fiom their daily ti aiding.
Football coaches havo the same oppor-
BASEBALL CONDENSED
NATIONAL LEAGUE
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS,
St. I.ul. (li Phillies. :l (10 InnlngN).
llohton, 0: I'lttohurKh, ,1.
Chlruen, U; New York, II.
Uroukljn. 0; Cincinnati, n (Ixt ciiinc).
Ilronkljn, 8; timinnatl, 2 CM canivl.
TODAY'S GAMES.
M. f.iiuls nt Philadelphia.
littnliiirKh at Ilnoton.
Chicago nt New York.
Cincinnati at IIrooUIn.
TOMORROW'S GAMES.
Oilmen nt I'hlladiililllu.
Iitthlniri.ii nt llrmMn.
M. Loulk at New York.
Cincinnati ut JtiMnn.
CLUB STANDING,
W. 1. P C. W. I, P.C.
Hnstnn.. Tt .11 .VIU l'hlllle 07 73 .4K2
New York. 7it fin r,,r0 Brooklyn. ti4 74 .4m
Chicago 73 fill .V.,llttlKh HM 71 - tr.U
SI Louis.. i Oil a;.".' Cimlunati ."U hi' loll
AMERICAN LEAGUE
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
letrlnnd, Si Athletic. I,
Hqston, Hi Dctrnll, K (II innlnghj
durkiiett).
New lurk, li St. I.onK, 3.
Wunhlnictnn, 0; liiliuso, I (13 Innlngx).
TODAY'S GAMES.
Athletic at (ieiiiand.
HiMon at Detroit.
Wuililnsion at (iiirAKn.
New nrk al M. I.nulk,
TOMORROW'S GAMES.
No (iunifi .Scheduled.
CLUB STANDING.
W I. P P. W I. P p
Athletic.. U 40 .647' lilcaso. . its, 7B .404
Hnxlnn ! .' I.nii'-t l.oulj. 113 7l! .4.1.1
lletrnll 7.1 HO ..Viaveu York 113 77 4 no
Wabh'sion '3 05 .M9 Cleveland 41 03 ,321
FEDERAL LEAGUE
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
Iiiillanapuliii, 0; Buffalo. I,
lljlllmorf, 3i (iiiiaKii, !
Hanku City, Us llrnnkljn, 3.
M. I.oiili., A; litHljiiri.il, 3,
TODAY'S GAMES.
Indlanaiinll at lluiTnln.
fiiitafzo ut llultlmorp.
Kunuii City at Hrnokljn.
St. JouU ut rnuburgh.
CLUB STANDING.
W I. P' W I, PC
Ind'apiii. 70 61 508 Hrooklin rt l.ri till
Chicago . 77 ill V-J K-n lily lit 73 in3
naltlmore. 72 02 j( st l,u .y.i 7 H11
JIuHalo. ... 70 CS 31'J PIUHBh .14 7U 40H
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
Newark, 3; Ilallimore. 2.
Toronto .Montreal (nut ftrhfduleil)
i'rgildcnce, ; Jrrtei tit. 3.
iiuiralo. ; Jtoclic.tcr, 4.
CLUB STANDING.
W UPC w I, pc
ProvMtnce 1 SS Oil Baltimore 72 73 .407
Buffalo 1 8 597 Newark OS 7 473
HoiheaWr S8 00 59.1 Montreal, r.9 60 407
Toronto... 71 08 511 Jer City 40 102,311
tunltles. and don't need to stand on tho
side lines any more than track coaches
need to bo on the marks when their
chatges enter a race. It Is to be hoped
in tho Intei ests of good sportsmanship
that none of the colleges shall ask that
this rule be waived, even for tho p:c
llmlnaty games. It Is Just as fair for one
as for another, and If properly observed
will place the burden of doing n llttlo
thinking upon the captain or field gen
eral, where It pioperly belongs.
Pennsylvania's football squad continues
to mnko progress, and yesterday hnd
about as stlfl a practice as It will get
this season. At any rate, the Quakers
hope they won't have to endure many
moro i-erlmmages with the thermometer
hovering around the 90 mark. The men
were Introduced to the tackling dummy
yesterday and given their first Instruction
In this all-Important essential preliminary
to a stiff scrimmage.
Ciltlclsm of Individual faults of play
at this time would be unfair, but It Is
to be hoped that some of the defects
that clung t'o last year's backfleld
throughout tho season may bo rooted out
of tho candidates this year. Irwin ap
parently has the Inside track In the race
for quarterback honors He has already
demonstrated that he Is fast, a good
kicker and a man who can Instil ginger
Into his team. His work yesterday In
dicated that ho does not stialght-arm
opponents Instinctively, and that ho does
not shift the hall from one nrm to the
other while on the run. A good quarter
back or nny man who hopes to bo a
good open field runner must do this.
It Is something that can't he acquired
in a cloy or a week, but any man who
masters It hos added about 100 per cent,
to his worth. A man who can dodge,
stialght-arm and shift the hall from arm
to arm while i mining In a broken field,
as Ilollenback and Mercer could do. Is
Just as valuable to ;i team as a Hrlckluj.
Tin- wonilir is that some players don't
i-pend their HiiinnnTs piactlcing these arts
as HrU-Mfj does drop and place kicking.
PENN TRACK MEN READY
Donald Lipplncott Will Call Out Can
didates for Team Next Week.
Donald Lipplncott. captain of this soa
Min's I'liiveiblty of PcunMivgnla track
team, fntmds to Issue a call for candi
dates, when college opens next week, In
01 dei to get a line on s-opie possible
stars The speedy sprinter is nppaiently
entirely iccovered from the Injury that
spoiled his work In last year's Inter
collegia tes, unci will get into togs with
tho rest of the men.
Kautfman. (iiptaln of the 1!13 freshmen,
was out on Franklin Field venterdny and
looks fit to start uctlve training at nny
time. Kauffman Is expected to make a
place on the viusltv nne-mlle n ln tiam
In the spiing, and will also be n valuable
acquisition to the team in the smlnts.
Joe Lockwood. an intercollegiate point
winner last June, definitely announced
yesterday that he would return to Penn
this fall.
EXTA.K.C.8H0W
IS SCHEDULED BY
LANCASTER CLUB
Big Event Will Attract Dog
Fanciers of Philadelphia
and Other Centres Some
Canine Gossip of Interest.
The next American Kennel Club show
to be held In this section is scheduled at
Lancaster, Pa., October 1.
Mrs. LouIb Gumpel, of 2221 North 21st
street, this city, has two very good look
ing English top spr.ntels that have never
been shown. One of them, especially,
looks very good. It Is a. ruby female
named Qumpel's Ruby Girl. As soon as
Ruby Girl comes Into better coat Mre.
Gumpel intends showing her.
Tho Western Alredalo Ctub, a most
successful exponent of this breed, will
hold their fifth annual show, a very Im
portant ovent In the Alrcdnle terrier
fancy, In tho Hotel Sherman, Chicago,
on Saturday, October 17. It Is expected
that the entries, both In number and
quality, will be larger and better than
ever.
At a largely attended meeting of the
Bulldog Club of America, In New York
city, It was unanimously decided that the
"Dudley noso," which Is a pink, flesh,
chocolate, or light coffee color, shall
hereafter disqualify any bulldog so pos
sessed from winning a prlzcl of any sort
under American Dull Dog 'Club rulesj
further, that a black noBe la the Ideal,
and, though a parti-colored or blue nose
is undesirable. It shall not disqualify the
dog In nny way.
An Important specialty show scheduled
for the end of next month Is the one of
tho Boston Terrier Club, of Boston, Mass.,
which Is slated October 28 and 29 in
Boston.
December 5 Is the dnte named for the
Alredalo Terrier Club of America's big
specialty show In New Tork city. Thomas
Cadwalader, a local fancier of the breed,
is secretary of this organization.
Seven now members were enrolled by
tho Toy Dog Fanciers of America during
the last show nt Bala President Sam
Dornn announced that It was a .jnost
successful show.
Tom Hartman. the West Philadelphia
"Toy Poodlo King." was on hnnd for
this exhibit and made his presence im
mediately felt. He was awarded credit
for the largest individual entry, and with
the good string he wns showing won
nearly every prize In Bight.
A star attraction was the litter of four
Maltese terrier puppies shown by Miss
L. -Williams.
PENN BOXERS ARE
TO MEET F. AND M.
EXPERTS IN RING
Coach Decker, of the Local
Boxing Squad, Has Made
Arrangements for a Dual
Fistic Affair in November.
HOLD NIGHT PRACTICES
LA.WASTKB. Pa., Sept. 2.'. - Coach
lliiler, of the Lancaster Uojs' Ilieh
School, has a &quad or 25 bos nt prac
tice here each night, and has high hopes
1 of regaining the record which the school
I had at high bchool football In 1913. C'ap-
tain Harbison is at quarter, and will be
I supported by a strong backfleld in
I Stumpf, Dudley and Lotp necker. J.
1 Swank and H. Swank will be the ends,
i The line positions are not definite, but
I the men will bo picked from lileker.
Hoover, Uarr, Hosiiceter and Marshall.
Jones, Klump, Goos. Adams and Sides
I are tho most likely substitutes The first
, game of the reason will be played next
Saturday, when the team meets Steelton
here,
Rubin Takes Sullivan's Place
NEW VOrtK, Sept 22 -At the annual
meeting of the Metropolitan Association
of the Amateur Athletic Union here last
night Fred W Itubln, the vice president,
was elected president, to succeed the lute
James Sullivan,
George Decker, coach of the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania's boxing team, wlfl
Issue a call for candidates within a short
time and expects over CO aeplrantB to
report,
For the past four years Decker, who
was formerly famous as a lightweight
fighter, has been Instructing students of
old Penn. During the first two years
the men did not show an aptitude for
boxing. Finally, due to the efforts of
Decker and Dr. Talt McKenzle, physi
cal director of the University, boxing
was put on a firm foundation. The
year was divided Into two terms, fall
and winter. Last year In the fall ses
sion there were about 60 men learning
the rudiments of the game. After foot
ball camo to a close some of the grid
Iron heavyweights Joined the squad. An
crfort wns made to hold an Intercol
legiate tournament between the teams
of the Eastern colleges last year, but
It fell through, One result, however,
was the formation of teams under com
petent Instructors In several colleges.
Decker worked hard, holding several
txhlbitlons during thu two terms. Sev
eial members of the team took part in
the afternoon matinees of Tony Diddle.
Decker reports that arrangements are
being made to hold a tournament with
the team of Franklin and Marshall the
latter part of November. He expects,
vltli several veterans from last year, to
make a ci editable showing and convince
the authorities that boxing is a coming
college sport.
Negotiations are also on between the
Penn team and Columbia College.
F, AND M. MEN REPORT
LANCASTKIt. Pa K0..1 t i.,
line men on the Franklin and Marshall
team reported yesterday. The two men
aie "Duko" Davidson, the All-Southern
Virginia tackle, and U'prtiKh .
tain of Mlllersvllle Normal School. With
Captain Hlehl out with a shoulder bruise
and Mumma with a dislocated shoulder,
theso men appear at the right time.
A mass meeting of students was held
last night in the college gymnasium- Dr.
Appel. president of the college; Coach
Mayser, Captain Dlehl and other mem
bers of the team mado short speeches
At the student meeting no reference was
made to the desertion of Kvans, tho back
field man, to the Ihlgh squad. Two of.
fors of games for next Saturday have
been made to the management-one from
Huckncll to play at Iwlsburg, the other
from the team of the I. S. S. Connecticut
There is little doubt that, in the event
of the cancellation of the Lehigh game,
the latter team would be taken on, and
the season opened on Williamson Field.
SOMMMERS TAKES CHARGE
VILUVNOVA. Pa., Sept. 22.-The Villa
nova College football candidates were
given their first hard drill yesterday when
Coach "Dutch" Sommers took charge
of the team. Eight veterans remain from
last year's varsity, and, with the addition
of several promising new players the
turnout was very encouraging. The var-
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ALL-AROUHDlls
OF GERMANTOW N TO :
BE HELD OCTOBER 3I
Pentathlon Under Auspice
of Athletic Council 0f'
Boys' Club Will SettlJ!
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In order to determine who Is the inA
u-arounu atnieto of the Gcrmantotm
Boys' Club, tho Athletlo Council iZ
authorized a pentathlon contest to fc!
hold on tho playground Saturay after,
noon, October 3. The events to to eon!
tested will- be In the pentathlon tttt
gram of thn oivnlr, cr.m..
follows: 220-metcr , 1600-meter dltcui
throw, Javelin throw and running broii
Jump. Competition Is limited to athlett,
who aro now members of the club. n,M
will bo no entrance fee. Tho Olymplj
method of determining tho winner will
bo followed. All entrants must compel,
in every ovent. and each competitor will
to given tho number of points for tin
particular event represented by the pos,
tion in which he finishes, thus the win.
ncr of the event will bo given one point,
second place two, tho winner of tho meet
being tho one with the least nubmer oj
points.
Tho Athletic Council has glvon a prlw,
a, replica of the famous marathon troohv
the figure of tho dying Pholdlppldea, Ira!
mortallzed by Robert Browning. Thl
trophy will remain in competition UntU
It has been won threo times by sows
athlete. Among tho prominent athletes
who are expected to compete are JnaDh
D, Goodman, Alfred D. Carson, J. Ham!
Alcorn, who won tho all-around tha.ni.
plonshlp of the Gcrmnntown T. M, c. A.
for three consecutive years; Arthur
Wells, Clifton Mollon, John Miller and
Howard Kirk.
The Gcrmantown BoyB Club will hold
Its annual banquet October 22, at tha
Penn street headquarters, Gcrmantown.
Preparations nre being made for the en'
tertalnment of 250 members and Invited
guests. Prominent men of the city will
bo on hand to make nrlrlrennon n.1,1 ....n
known athletes will be called upon to
make short speeches. "Ted" Meredith)
of the University of Pennsylvania, and
"Don" Lipplncott are two stars of tha
cinder path who will delight the bn.
quotors. Dr. George Orton, Edward
Cattell, Calvin O. Althouso, A. C
Kraenzlcln, Edgar Church nnd others
well known In nthlotlc circles will b
on hand.
President Edward R. Bushncll la en
couraglng tho work of the banquet
committee, composed of J. D. Goodman,
Carl Vlscher nnd Charles W. Baln
bridge nobert Lamberton is vice presl.
cient, J. H. Alcorn, secretary, and C,
"W. Balnbrldge, treasurer.
YACHTSMEN MEET
NEXT MONTH TO
PERFECT PLANS
South Jersey Yacht Racing
Association to Correct
Some Difficulties at No
vember Session That Make
Racing Unsatisfactory.
After a successful season, the yachtu
men of the South Jersey Yacht Racing
Association will, at their annual meeting
the latter part of November, discuss ths
regulations regarding measurements In
an endeavor to correct the Inaccuracies
The first discussion which will come uji
will be over the accuracy of the coursa
In nautical miles. In one regatta held
along the shore's of South Jersey tha
owners of boats, according to times mada
by a hlgh-poweied hydroplane, wera
given time allowances figured at eighteen
miles, while they only raced a trlfla
over twelve. In two races there would
havo been a difference In tho finish of
the boats, provided tho allowance had
been made for the shorter distance. Thi
scratch boats would have won In each
Instance,
It would be well for the sport If ont
member of the Regatta Committee of
the club holding a race meet were spe
dally Instructed to lay out the count
and see that It Is accurately measured.
The second subject is the removal 0!
flotram and Jetsam which frequently bob
up to tetard the progress of a racer
and In borne Instances cause accidents.
At Lake George a hjdroplane wal
smashed by runlng afoul of a lloatlnS
log while going at a high rate of speed.
Another matter to be considered Is 'ni
patiol of the course by specl.il! Ji
nated boats while the racing la
progress,
CROWELL MAKES CHANGES
EASTON, Pa.. Sept. 2i-Coach WIMf
Crowcll placed one of his former PUP
Taylor, of West Philadelphia High-ln tM
Lafayette varsity bacKfleld esteida.
Other changes sent Furry to the bacn
fioiii nnri icllv tn tho line Croweu
worked the squad, which now numbers
63 men, hnrd all day In preparation or
the opening game of the season wlta
Delaware College on Saturday
Maranvllle to Wed
BOSTON, Sept. Si-Walter E Mrf"
vllle, the diminutive shortstop of U"
Boston Braves, Is to be married this ja
some time after the world's series
engagement to Miss Elizabeth It !r
of Springfield, was announced last nisi".
' Easy for Mike Gibbons
CINCINNATI, Sept. V. -Mike J'bbn3i
of St. Paul, had all the better of six
the ten rounds last night In Ins ns"
with Bill McKlnnon, of Pittsburgh.
Covington. Ky. No decision WBS, g,l:,t,
at the conclusion of the bout, but ""
bons foroed the Issue at all times.
Hardwick Regains Strength Honors
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.. Sept 2-H"a
Ington R. Hardwlck, football star a
heavy hitting baseball player, regal""
his honors as Harvaid's strong man "
terday He broke all pml"us ? r
with a mark of 1331 points, Infc
honor position from O. G Wrkratni
who excelled him last year.
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