Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, October 06, 1914, Night Extra, Image 12

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

    wmin" "mmr"'
'- im'Amf-
fWHBWIBW.lWPWOw
"" ''TlW''i'"M''r'&lv-E,r
I
h
M
m
I
E I
r
I
ft. i
!
I
I
'
r
r
1 4.
a
p
PI ; m
EDDIE COLLINS TO WRITE FIRST
PENNANTS NO NOVELTY
TO STALLINGS' CHAMPIONS
'Mitchell and Evors, However, Arc Only Members of Braves'
, Club Who Have Previously Been on Major League
Winner Boston Leader Confident qf Success..
Though .tohnny Kvcrs la the only mem
ber of the Boston Droves who hns had
"world's series experience, the matter of
winning pennants Is by no means a nov
elty to suitings' men. But the winning
days of the present Boston club have
teen confined largely. In fact, almost
exclusively, to the minors. With the
exception of Evers, who wns on Chance's
winning Cub machine In 1000, 1907, 190S
and 1910, there Is only one man on the
new National League championship team
who win In a major league victory. This
man Is Fred Mitchell.
Back In the early days of the Ameilcan
league, uhen the young organization
Was struggllnefor Its very existence,
Fred Mitchell Kvns one of Connie Mack's
pitchers, That was in 1902, the first year
that Connie won the flog, and the sec
ond season of tho league. There was no
world's scries that year, hence this Is
the first time that Fred has been able
to get Into the same room where the big
dough-pudding Is to be sliced and equally
divided. Besides being with Mack on a
"Winning club, Mitchell, having developed
Into a catcher, was one of the receivers
on tho victorious Toronto club In 1907.
In 1011, Mitchell was with the Itochcstcr
club, which won the Hag
Ensign Cottrcll Is another member of
tho Braves' team who has some honor
aside from being In this year's Boston
club. Ensign has never been noted for
being around when many pennants were
unfurled, but he was with the White
Elephants last season a part of the
time. Mack gave him scvernl chances,
but he proved to be such a wild young
left-hander that Mack decided tb turn
him over to Baltimore. After sojourning
with Jack Dunn n while, ho whs taken
up In due course of time by George Stall
lngs, and v. Ill now be pitted, theoretically
only, against the men with whom ho
trained and traveled last season.
Stalllngs himself has been with more
pennant winners than any of his players.
In 18S8. when some of his young players
had not se.'n the light of da, tu iv noth
ing of the beans of Boston, Stalllngs was
with the Stockton team, of the California
State League, which won the bunting that
year. The following year he switched to
Oakland and the flag also switched.
Tn 189t George moved along the coast
until ho arrived at San Jose. There he,
rmalncd for two winning years, 1S91 and
3S9I. The next year he made a long Jour
ney "cross country, and finally. In 1S01,
he was with tho champion Buffalo club.
The next season he went South and for
tune followed him to Nashville, Tenn.,
where another flag was raised. In y
he went to Buffalo and was with that
club when they won that year. From
then until 19H Stalllngs hns been unsuc
cessful ns a winner, hut his performance
this year In bringing the Joke club of the
league to the top In the greatest race ever
seen In any league has made up for his
years of varying fortune.
The Braves' championship experience Is
given herewith:
-Vs. PLATED -WITH FOUR WINNEKS.
' Evers Chicago. National League, 1906.
107, TSOS and 1910. Moran DuBols, Inter
state League. 1907; Atlanta, Southern As
sociation, 1909, and Rochester, Eastern
League, 1J10 arrd" ISI1.
TLAYED -WITH THHBB 'WINNERS.
Mitchell Philadelphia, American
League.' 1902; Toronto. Eastern League,
1907, and Rochester, Eastern League, 191L
PLAYED WITH TWO WINNERS.
Devore New York, National League,
1911 and 1912. Crutchcr Frankfort. Blue
Grass League, 1908, and Enid, Western
Association, 1909. Hess New Orleans,
Southern Association, 1910 and 1911. Ru
dolphToronto, Eastern League, 1907, and
Toronto. International League. 1912.
"Whaling Seattle, Northwestern League,
1509 and 1912. Gilbert Victoria, Southwest
Texas League. 1910, and Milwaukee, Amer
ican Association, 1913.
PLAYED WITH ONE WINNER.
Schmidt Baltimore, Eastern League.
1908, Gowdy Dallas, Texas League, 1910.
Dugey New Orleans, Southern Associa
tion, 1910. Mann Seattle. Northwestern
League, 1912. James Seattle, Northwest
ern League, 1912.
George Whltted: "The Braves have
beaten all the teams they've played In
the last half of the season, and I think
they'll heat the Athletics. Any team
that can stand the battle the way the
Braves have needs ask no favors from
einybody. Every man will be on the Job,
and George Stalllngs can come pretty
near doping out the right system "
Herble Moran: "Since I've been In the
big leagues I've watched all kinds of
FIGHT FANS HAVE CHOICE
OF LOCAL SHOWS TONIGHT
Fairmount and Palace Athletic Clubs Have Programmed
Dandy Fistic Treats and Followers May Expect
r" Whirlwind Battles When Classy Boys Meet.
Local boxing "fans" will have the
choice of two excellent bills tontsht. At
the Fairmount Club Charlie Collins, of
Columbia. Pa,, will meet "Knockout"
Tarry Baker, of Wilmington, Del. This
match was to have been staged at Mar
cus Williams' club, but owing to a mls
" understanding between his manager and
wit himself he did not appear. This time
he has posted a forfeit for appearance.
hn Jn the seml-wlnd-up. "Jack" McCloskey,
lias. I champion middleweight of Scotland, will
the "tackle rugged "Johnny" Kelly, of this
townsl
waysiaclty. The preliminaries will be between
" for"Wtllle" Benckert. of Southwark, and
''"Johnny" Horan, of the Tenth Ward:
Preston Smith tackles "Johnny" Dyson,
and "Young Jack" Toland, of the Twelfth
"Ward, will meet "Young" Folwel.
The other show tonight will be at the
Falace Athletic Club at Norristown. Man
ager "Lew" Bailey has signed up "Young
Jack" O'Brien and "Eddie" McAndrews,
of Manayunk. This will be a battle of
cUnc against strength, with the scien
tific end being shown by O'Brien.
"Jimmy" McAndrews, of Manayunk,
will meet "Freddy" Clark, of the same
section. In the sem.wlnd-up. and the
other bouts will bring together "Al Ed
wards, of South Philadelphia, and Leo
Roman, of Camden, and "Joe" Moore, of
Conshohockenj and "Sammy" Youny, of
Manayunk.
Outwtlghed RU poundt, and with a d!44.
vpl( la htltht and reads. "Tommr" Cole
nun, lb Fra&kford we)trelht, onreolattd
tut outhlt "Jack" Blackburn, tn old-tlm
star. In a hard alx-round bout at lb Olympla
thUtlo AMsclatloo Mt nliht.
Arttr rka
wraniUnr and letter.
wrlttnr tb man vera anally pinned down to
IS1ISI
match and lach and tha club depealttd sub.
tantlal forftUa Kith tha iDortlsar adltor of
tb EtiMiO Lxmtt (or appearance and
-ilht under 19$ pound at 10 o'clock laat
fLJa-hi.
O&Uman tithed 14554 pound and Black
bum IM.
JUaekUirn held his man at bay at time
jrilb. pretty ItXt Jib, but Col lain Bet
teams and know a good one from a bad
as well as the next fellow. And the
Braves are a good team, ns good as they
come. And the Athletics are going to
find It out I'm sure mighty happy to
be with them.;
Leslie Mann "Alt the National League
teams have been beaten by the Braves,
and the Athletics will be unless they're
a whole ljt belter than they were when
they played the Giants last year. Talking
before a series doesn't do much good,
but when everybody on a team thinks
the team Is going to win, It comes mighty
near settling the matter.
Teil father: "I hope I get'a chance in
the serle. for I think the Braves arc
going to win It. nnd I sure wnnt to plav
lit" the games ns well on be on the team.
Mnvbo I'm not glad that I wns shifted
from the C'nnllnnls to Boston. I'll try
ntv best tu show It, too, If I get tho
chance."
If any one thinks that George Stalllngs
Is not confident of beating the Athletic,
lot him read what the Braves' manager
has to say on the subject:
"We have been through n scries lust
ns hnrd ns the one coming, all things
considered. All season long the air hni
been ringing with talk of crucial series.
Everbody has been waltlnir for ns to
crock. We weathered all of the hard
series and wo have not cracked so that
nny one can notice It.
"While It may appear foolish on the
face of It, It's an absolute fact that
the series agalnt New York, back In
August, was a harder test of my ball
club than the coming Philadelphia games
will be.
"The tenm had been fighting for more
than a month nnd was more or less
plnycd out then.
"Only a couplo of the players had ever
been In games where a pennant hung In
the bnlance and whore a slip might mean
great financial loss. '
"A lot of young, practically Inexperi
enced, ball players were fighting a cham
pion team. Enormous crowds were out
hostile crowds. The Giant veterans, see
ing their glory slipping away, worked
every trick of their long experience to
shake up tho Braves.
"Tho light nnd the crowds and the
competition merely acted as a spur. It
brought out the real quality of the team.
That series, when we fought ourselves to
within three and a half games of the
lenders, after gaining nine games on
them tn a month, wns really the making
of the Boston champions.
"It showed them that they could beat
any team In the league. It made them
confident. Thev were game, every one
of them, but that clean-up made them
gamer.
"We are better fortified with hitters
than any team that ever faced the Ath
letics In the big scries. We have right
handed batters for tho left-handed pitch
ers and offside sluggers for the right
handers. "Connollv Is the hardest hitter on the
team against a right-hander, but Cather
hits the southpaws Just as Hard, The
seme Is true of Mann nnd Moran.
"Most of the Athletics' sluggers are
left-handed hitters and our southpaws
are going to give them lots of bother.
"We mnv lose, though I don't think
we will. But If we do It will not be until
the Athletics have been given the tough
est fight they have ever been up against "
It Is generally believed that Rudolph
and Bender will be the opposing pitchers
In the first game of the world's scries.
There Is no gainsaying the fact that,
unless Connie Mack hns entirely changed
his views regarding his pitching staff,
he will use Bender first. This he will do
because he things Bender can win more
easily than any of the other members
of the hurling corps, and, ns every ono
Is aware, the moral advantage of win
ning the first game Is great. Then. too.
the Chief will be ready to come back
Monday In Boston. This Is tho way
Stalllngs dopes out the situation, and he
Intends to use Rudolph against the Chief
tain. While In New York he was talk
ing along this very line nnd remarked.
In discussing Rudolph:
"Nobody In the country has a better
chance of winning a tight and Important
game. Mathewson hlmsolf hns nothing
on Dick when It comes to cunning. He
can do just about whatever he pleases
with a baseball. He can knock your
eye out with a curve, he can knock your
eye out with a fast ball and the same
with a slow one.
"And never believe for a second that
Rudolph will get rattled. He's the kind
of a fellow who wouldn't think twice
about betting his end of the world's
series on his ability to fan Home Run
Baker. Dick Is ns game as a pebble and
cool ns lee water. Just keep your eye
on him In this series."
to be denied and during the first four rounds
forced tha flfhtlng; and had Blackburn hold
ing' during a large part of the time. In the
first round, a combination of a straight left
to the stomach and right hooks sent Black
burn to the mat, but he was up In an Instant.
The aeral.nlndup uaa the greatest contest
ever seen In the Olympla'a ring. "Johnny"
Mayo, of this city, and 'Young" Pulton, of
New Tork, met In a return match, and from
the first clang of the bell to the laat they
stood toe to toe and slugged Majo uelghed
12H4 pounds and Fulton i:. At tha end
Mao had a shade on the New Torker.
' Young" Mcfiovern, of Port rtkhmond.
weighing US pounds, and Zula Kid," of
Neu York, scaling 107 pounds, put up a
great slx-round draw, aa did 'Lengthy" Rosen,
of Philadelphia, ITS pounds, and "Lew"
Fink, of Denier. ITT pounds.
"Joe" Heffernan. of West Philadelphia. H6H
pounds, had a shad on "Johnny" Duffy, of
Kensington, In six hard rounds.
"Jack" MeGulgan's show for Frldy night
Is on of tho classiest arranged for om
time Harry Basom, of Denver, and "M"
Nash, of this city, will appear In the open
ing bout, and "Ben" Koch, th sailor, will
meet a good man In tho second session In
the third bout "Young Jack" O'Brien will meet
"Joe" Farren, of Boston. Th seml-wlndup
will be between "Frankle" Callahan, of Boa
ton, and "Fat" Bradley, of this city, and the
wlndup will bring together "Bam" Bobldeau,
of thla city, and "Eddie" Murphy, of Boston.
drover Hayes, of this city, has gone to
Jaurez, Mex , where he I scheduled to meet
"Joe" Rhers In a 20-round bout tht week,
they ar to weigh In at 133 pound at th
rlngald.
"Jimmy" Toland will be matched with
"Eddie" CKeet If he win from Harry
Smith at th Broadway Thursday night.
Now that Georg Chip baa woa decisively
from "Billy" Murray, b 1 willing to go
through with his match with "Jimmy" Clabby
which Is scheduled for th middle of next
month In Ban Francisco by Manager "Jimmy"
uoriona. lerros wero agreea upon ceror tho
Muiray match and Manager ''Jimmy" Dime
will take Chip to Bouthem Callfoi
mla
far ft
COUV1 01 weeki
I of week rt bafor starting in bard
tralnlog,
"Jack" MeOulgaa, manager for "Bam"
Robldcau, rtdloal th report that th Wis
consin Stat Boxing Commission had put
Bobldeaa undar the- ban for not boxing "Tom"
Olbbon. Delating to th fact that Robldeau I
a lightweight and Olbbon a 103-pound man.
A number of Chicago lover of th fistic
.m har banded toxether and vlll enrf.nvAp
to hav boxing legalised la Illlaola on tb
iT TV .h iTZ. VTin,--":. 'i'V.'L'i .'"I
.wiacoasla,
EVENING XEDgEB-PHIL-ADIiiLPTTTA-. TUESDAY, "fiwuTiB
ATHLETICS SHOW
FANS THEY FEEL
IN FINE FETTLE
Mack Gave Publicv Tip
When He Used Shawkey,
Bush and Bressler Phil
lies Close Today With a
Double-header.
If yesterday's game with the Yankees
can be taken us a criterion, the Athletics
will go Into tho world's scries at tho
height of their playing speed. Through
out the bloodless contest with Pcckln
pnuglr.s proteges, the Mackmcn cavorted
oer the diamond In ultri-cliainpionshlp
fashion. All of the legutors were In tho
line-up csccpt Mclnnls. Mack believed
that Stuffy had not had quite enough
rest, hence ho slipped Jnmes Wnlsh Into
tho nperturo at tho first turn
This afternoon Stuffy will probably be
In tho second game ngalnst tho New
Yorkcis. This will complete tho llnc-up
which Is to open tho first world's scries
fracas with the Bostuu Braves at ShIUo
Park on Friday. That Mack Intends to
use the same men, batting In the same
order as In 1911, was shown CNtcrday He
had llube Oldrlng batting at his old sta
tion, second place, while Harry was move J
down to his usual position In the seventh
notch, Strunk striking just ahead of him.
It was no surprise to those who have
followed closely tho fortunes of the
Mackmcn to see those youngsters being
garnished with the final coat of pitch
ing effectiveness for the big finale. In
fact, nearly every one has been predict
ing that Bressler, Bush and Shawkey will
compose the group from which Connlo
will select one or more to work against
the Braves when riank and Bender nro
not ready for duty.
Tomorrow nfternoon will ato the formal
clolng of the American League. Tho
Mackmcn will play the Yankees In the
third gome of the series, and Washing
ton will bo In Boston holding a post
mortem contest with the Red Sox.
Today the Phillies close their 1914 cam
paign. Tho race made this season by
the local National Leaguers has not been
tatlsfaclory. But at that, they have done
fairly well, considering the heavy handi
caps under which they labored the whole
year. It Is generally understood that
when the second game of this afternoon's
dnublr-hendcr on the Polo Grounds Is lin
Ishcd, Charlov Dooln will have led the
team In his Inst game ns manager of the
Phillies.
Gridiron News
Penn Team Getting Down to
Hard Work for Play With
Lafayette Eleven Here on
Saturday.
, By EDWARD R. BTJSHNELIj
If what Head Coach George Brooke and
bis assistants started out to do yester
day Is actually accomplished Pennsyl
vania will yet have a capable football
team. The coaching yesterday was de
voted mainly to two thlngb speeding up
the wholo team, particularly by the use
of a faster set of backs, nnd perfecting
the Interference. Only actual results will
demonstrate the success or failure of
this latest move.
Brooke hopes to accomplish the speed
ing up of the backfleld by using Tucker
at fullback. This man Is the best sprinter
In the backfleld. Ho can kick and he
has enough weight to do his share of
lino plunging. Brooke thinks that Tucker
hasn't yet shown all he can do In the
punting line, and he will be coached in
this work from now on. Another man
who Is a certainty In the backfleld Is
Ballou, although the coaches want to find
a placo for Gotwnlb, whose speed they
would like to utilize. Rockefeller has
enough speed and line plunging ability
for one of the halfback positions, and
probably half a dozen men will fight It
out for the other. This list Includes
Avery, Moffett, Gotwalls and Hughes, If
the latter returns. Of tho lot Moffett
la the best line plunger, but he Is also
tho worst fumbler and the slowest run
ner. His weakness in tho lust two par
ticulars are likely to prevent his winning
a permanent berth In the backfleld.
It was sad news which came from the
University Hospital concerning Donald
Carter, the centre. His injury In the
F. and M. game was such that he won't
play football again for at least three or
four weeks, and possibly won't be avail-
NORTHWEST BASKET
BALL BOYS ENTER
ON FIFTH SEASON
Germantown Players Change
Playing Nights to Wednes
days and Saturdays and
Lay Out Schedule.
The Northwest Basketball League, of
the Germantown Boys' Club, will open
Its fifth successive season tomorrow even
ing;, October 7. This league, which has
been under the care of ths Athletlo As
sociation of the Germantown Boys' Club,
has always enjoyed prosperous times.
Playing nights for this season have been
changed, and games will be run off on
Wednesday and Saturday evenings.
The following have been appointed ref
erees: Darrlel F. McDrre, Jamee MoDyre
and George Rhodes.
TRACK CAPTAIN MATT HECOVEB
ITHACA, N. Y., Oct. . Oliver A. Bel
ler, the Cornell track 'captain, who was
seriously Injured In a motorcycle acci
dent Sunday, may recover, according to
iaxemeni niaae oy ma pnysician. el-
r bu retrained cooidoiumefj.
SERIES STORY FOR EVENINGiDERTOMgKgw
i lam
HHBfllk '- ::::f,: ' H
EDDIE COLLINS, SECOND
Collins is generally conceded to be the brainest and cleverest second
sacker in the world today, and some critics go even so far as to label him
the best. He is a wonderfully consistent player. Eddie is going to write
world's series articles exclusively for the EVENING LEDGER, and the
first story will appear in tomorrow's editions. This article will contain most
interesting information compiled by an athlete who knows every angle of the
national game.
Gleaned From
able again this year. The man to take
his place Is Boric, last year's freshman
centre. Boric has the making of a good
man, though he needs more steadiness In
his passing.
One can't rend a criticism of one brand
COACH CROWELL.
LAFAYETTE
Crowell was formerly of West
Philadelphia High School and is now
training the Lafayette eleven for Sat
urday's game with the University of
Pennsylvania representatives.
of modern football, the ultra conservative
typo that has dulled many of our ho
called championship games, published In
the last number of the Princeton Alumni
Weekly, without wishing to congratulate
BASEBALL CONDENSED
AMERICAN IiEACUE
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
Alhlrtlra. 2l Nov York, 0,
Washington, 9 Boston, 3,
Other club not scheduled.
TODAY'S QAME8.
N'ew York at Philadelphia.
Wanhlngtan at Boston.
Other clubs not eiheduled.
TOMORROW'S QAME6.
New Tork at Philadelphia.
Washington at Boston.
CLUB STANDINO.
W. UPC. TV. I P.C.
Uhlrtlrs. 08 62 .633 St. Louis 71 82 ,14
Boston . 00 til Mill Chicago.. TO 84 .453
Uashln'n 80 7S KJT N'ew York 18 84 .441
Detroit... 80 73 .5S3 Cleel'd. &1 103 .334
NATIONAL LEAGUE
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
New York. 4t Phillies, 0.
Ilonton, 13) Drouklyn, 1 (first game),
lloKtnn, St nrnoklyn, Sy (second game).
I'llUhurgli, 4; Cincinnati, 3 (Drat
game).
Cincinnati, 4; rittsburgb, 3 (second
game 7 Inning).
Chicago, 4 St. Louis, 3.
TODAY'S QAMES.
Phillies at New York (two games),
Boston at Brooklyn.
Other clubs not scheduled.
TOMORROW'S a AMES.
Boston at Brooklyn.
CLUB STANDING,
W.LPC. XT. U P C.
Boston... 93 38 flia Brooklyn 74 78 .487
S'ew York 83 69 347 PlilUle. 78 79 ,480
it. Louis. 81 73 R30 Plttsb'gh 69 8.1 .448
Chicago.. 78 76 .607 Cincinnati 60 94 .391
FEDERAL LEAOTJE
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
Buffalo, 4 1 Brooklyn. I.
Chicago, xi nana Litr. 0.
Indianapolis, 1S fit. Loot. 8.
Pittsburgh, 8 1 Baltimore, fl
(Ortt
lame).
Pittsburgh, 1 Baltimore, 1
camel 8 Innings called),
(seeoud
TODAY'S OAMES.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore.
Brooklyn at Buffalo.
BL Louis at Indianapolis.
Kansas City at Chicago.
CLUB STANDINO.
W. U p.c. W. U P.O.
Chicago. . 88 05 .570 Brooklyn 74 74 .500
Indla'p'll 83 63 638 Kan. City 66 82 446
Balllmor 79 68 ,537 Plttsb'gh 81 82 ,47
Buffalo.. 77 68 .031 St. Louis 92 88 .419
OF
BASEMAN OF ATHLETICS
Leading Colleges
Brisk Work for Gridiron
Warriors Throughout
Ranks of American Col
leges. the writer, Donald G. Herring. Herring
will bo remembered as one of Princeton's
best linemen of a few years' ago, and as
the man who by his natural cleverness
won a placo on the Oxford Rugby team,
whero ho was a Rhodes scholar. HerrlngV
In the man who Is mainly responsible for
Pilnceton's radical departure from the old
style cautious game to tho open vailcty
the Tigers nro using this year.
What Hcrrlilg and his assistants are
trylnc; to do at Princeton Is to develop
a daring but basically correct attack,
filled with open plays, but holding on to
tho present system of dofonso which he
doesn't think can be Improved upon. Her
ring Is enthusiastic over tho chance of
tho coaches to teach something new and
evolutionary In football attaclchnd of the
players to cNecuto 1L Sooner or later, if
not this year, then tho next, he maintains
that Princeton will astonish the Intercol
legiate football world. And, ns he Inti
mates, there Is lata of room for a dar
ing and Ingenious coach to give the col-
lego world something new In football
attack. To all of which we say. Amen!
ANN AnnOIl, Mich , Oct. fl, Yost's sensa
tional sophomore fullback, Larry Splawn, was
given a real try-out nt drop kicking yesterday.
The joungster booted the goals In promising
fAshlon. Tackling and Mocklni; nas the bulk
of uork handed out by Coach Vest. Although
the arslty caroe through the Case gam In ex
cellent shape Yost did not want to waste the
time In scrimmage work, preferring to devote
all his mention to coaching his green line In
charging.
CARLISLB. Pa.. Oct. Football practice
at the Carlisle Indian School now Is directed
mainly toward shaping the Indians for the
Cornell game. Coach Warner has decided not
to let the arangement of last week stand and
today had Pratt move from rlghtend to half
back, whtro he did well. A notable change
naa tho transfer of Centre TYInnlshek to an
end position.
Coach Harrington has started right nut to
get revense for tho overwhelming defeat of
th Dickinson eleven on Saturday. Peder
baugh and McYv'hlnney are back and will
strengthen the line. Evans, a new and heavy
man. has also reported for on of the line
positions. There Is a possibility of Trago
and McGregor helng reinstated by tha faculty.
WAGEMMGHTOH
HOSPITAL LIST
FOR SIX WEEKS
West Philadelphia High's
Captain Out for Half of
Season With Broken
Shoulder.
West Philadelphia High's prospects for
a championship eleven this season were
given a death blow when It was an
nounced that Captain Wagenknlght will
be out of the game for six weeks at
least with a broken shoulder. At the
time of the Injury It was thoucht thi
the plucky quarterback would get back
In the scrimmages In a day or so but
when the member failed to respond to
treatment, an X-ray examination was
taken and revealed a broken bone In
the shoulder. As West Philadelphia's
.. ... ncen anyining but rood thla
year. Wagenknlght's lo at this time
come. In the nature of a calamity
"Bube" Ellis, all..chola.u0 tJ , ,'.
fall, was given a toout at quarterback "
the Haverford Mm i,.- ,. "
made ood from the Ann whistle. hZ
m the tyiae of c .u- .. ..?'"
. ;;-"'" rr,uy. and
acceptably t m wittotT m te
6, 10j
SPEED BOAT TESTS
SATURDAY ATTRACT
LOTS OF INTEREST
Championships of the Dela
ware River Are to Be De
cided Over a Course Oil
Torresdale.
Motorboat followers from this section
of the country nnd South Jersey who
are Inclined toward speed will be Riven
a treat this Saturday afternoon when the
owners of more than a dozen speedster,
hydroplanes and displacement racers will
vie with one nnother to capture high
honors In the championship speedboat
races of the Delaware River Yacht Rac
ing Association, to be held under the
nusplccs of the Delaware River Club,
Torresdnle.
These races hnvo been sanctioned by
the Racing Commission of tho American
Power Boat Association, under the title
of Handicap Displacement Races Cham
pionship of the Delaware River and the
Handicap Hydroplane Championship of
the Delaware River.
The A. P. B. A. rules will govern tho
contests and a boat to be cllglblo to
compete must bo the bona fide property
of a number In good standing of a club
enrolled In tho A. P. B. A. The boats
must be run by amateurs, and tho rule
will be strictly adhered to by tho Regatta
Committee of tho association.
The boats will start bctweon a stake
boat and tho wharf of the Delaware River
Club, go down stream to stake boat
anchored off the Brldesburg Club, leave
It to port and report up river to starting
lino, going over the course three times, a
dlstanco of 29 nautical miles.
PERSONAL TOUCHES IN SPORT
He's six feet, one Inch an' a half o'
Boston's Ited Sox pltchln' staff, this guy
Sylvnnus Gregg. His wlndup Is a
wondrous sight. To beat him when he's
goln" right thcy'vo gotta shake a leg. In
Spokane Vean first toed the slab, If I've
been right In kecpln" tab, an' that was
nlnetccn-nlne. Next year In Portland's
uniform he took the coast league fans by
storm an' had 'cm at his shrine.
He pitched so many ehutout games thoy
hung on him this name of names, "The
Portland Plasterer." Xcxt spring he took
his whitewash brush an' went to Cleve
land with a rush. He kicked up quite a
stir. His big left arm was plenty strong
to kid the knights o' swat along all
'round Ban Johnson's wheel. His Jack
knlfo wlndup, crossfire shoot an' all his
steam an' curves to boot made good right
off the reel.
Ha starred In Napland three straight
years. This season, though, ol' Vean ap
pears to've gono clear off his foed. The
team went bad an' Vean went worse. His
aim seemed always In a hearse when It
was most In need. Bill Carrlgan was!
sweet on Vean an' Blrmy's patience got
so lean the two fixed up a trade. "With
Boston's Sox Sylvanus may get goln'
right again some day to keep the rep he's
made. Copyright by A. M. Corrlgan.
No one can be true to the Phillies. It's
Just Impossible to "Love them In Septem
ber like you do In May."
The moguls may be abl to ' reduce
speculation In world's series tickets to a
minimum, but they can't lessen specula
tion as to the outcome.
Speaking of Indians, let's hope that
when Bender goes In, It will not be a case
of "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too."
As for the Tyler" part, that Is a cer
tainty. Before the world's series of 1905. 1510,
1911. 1913 and 1914. Connie Mack gave out
a statement regarding the outcome, which
was the same In each case, and substan
tially was: "I think It will be a hard
series. Of course we want to win, and
I think that unless we play a tie with
them or they beat us, that we have a
good chance to win."
We note that Mike Bennett Is weeding
THE GOLFERS AFTERMATH
Now that the Invitation tournaments for th
season are ended, some comment may be mad
concerning them without seeming to tread on
an) body' toes. The average golfer would be
far better pleased If tbess various meats
could b held earlier In the summer, when
business does not demand so much attention.
June and July would give far greater eatla
faction to the majority of club members, who
feel that the early autumn month should b
devoted to their business. And they ar lesa
likely to bo out of town during June and July
than In August and early September.
Another argument In favor of the early dates
Is that the davs are much longer and offer a
better opportunity nf finishing to the large
tlelds that are usually entered. 'And still an
rther patent reason Is that th courses ar
less likely to be burned to that degree of hard,
ness that causes a ball to run farther than Its
rarry or eise cause it to kick on at som
disastrous angl. The (all grass, too. has not
crept In and conditions generally ar much
better.
The unique tournament hold by th Bala
Golf Club and It remarkable success will
rioubtleas causa manv other Huh tn tnB,
a similar niture. The handicap match play
event for all members whose handicaps were
i'2 or over eliminated all of the regulars in
ilub events and called out every member who
was eligible
c nslrterable enthusiasm was displayed and
every entrant put a great deal of keenness
and sest In his match Each player met an
opponent who waa aomewhere near hi ped
n'?.Jh.?..,m.bi,rT""nenl ,ht Hn comes ivhen
a "dub" hook up with a crack golfer was
conspleuou by lta absenc It seem safe to
predict that such meetings a these will oon
become verv nonulii. If th vai... t..vl -,. '
their members a chance Th Bala Club de
serves a great deal of praise for encouraging
the gam among th leas skillful players
Th question of the tyinle baa called forth
JS7i,'5riy oomo'ent f ' nd th agitation
will doubtless continue A local player of con
siderable promlnenc eta forth his views In
a recent rubllcitlon so c early and so con
Jlnclnrly that the replies of th adherent to
thla Phase of th game will b watched for
and read w th much lniere.i ti,. .--... I.
gument et forth la to the eff.ct that the er.
ror. of an Inferior player may often nullify
r, 'ei,l70.h" tLa r;1,Iy wife? wn
has reachd the green by perfect play.
Little Mfaa fitarlln,. th nu- k.i ... -
from Atlanta cieortla "proved i v. .1 ""
th. Hunl,n?"v!,'n UP competi.ion 5
--,..-'""."" "". rjaBj una lomnetenl
trine, were neard to declare that when she
dcubtedly b, in line for national S.n. SSl
Ss. c33S&u::
would regard with ,-i i.'B -.:."? jcr
nroduc. Innr rti.:..;i i'.'? 20"'" jesms to advUibllitr t .h. .;".'" consider thA
i"r"" ...-, ,m, wnen .,. v. Rr. ,. . --
Tlh."SS. rUrih' Jf?H? !P Ft, Clinton: in.. ToS.y
Igle of length and acenraey. "' vna' i
,Bwf"n Udly hV.dKI?v", r..u7n.h,m ftLbK"".."Wl. them in
COLLINS TO Wlty ...
SERIES' VICTOR it
EVENING LEDGER
Tomorrow's Issue Will Con
tain Comprehensive Com
parison of Athletics and
Braves by "World's Great 1
est Ball Player."
It has never been tho policy of Connls J
Mack, nor of the members of his team,
to mako promiscuous, Iron-bound pre
dictions on future events pettalnlng to
their own baseball club. However, Eddl
Collins, who has consented to write a
dally review of tha world's series game
for the Evenino I,bdobr, does not heiU
tate to say which club ho thinks th
better and which one will win In fh
coming series.
During the last few days, tho question!
"Who will win, tho Braves or the Ath
letics?" has been asked hundreds of thou
sands of times In Philadelphia. Tomor'
row Eddie Collins will answer It In th'
Evening Ledobr. Ho will not only tell
which club ho thinks Is tho better
equipped for tho series of 18H, but h
will venture a bold prophecy ns to th
outcome. Moro than that. In this article,
Collln.3 will give somo of tha" "Inside
stuff," for which ho Is famous both en
tha field nnd as a writer of tho pastime.
Collins will follow IiIb story tomorrow
with another Thursday, which will gltr
some Interesting Information regarding
tho pitchers who are apt to bo used by
Stalllngs nnd Mack In tho series' games.
This subject will bo treated In a clean-
cut, comprehcnslvo way, bo that tho moit
ardent fan learns many things to which,
he never before has given a thought
out all of the weakness from his Haver
ford eleven. If Georgu Brooke tried that
at Penn tho result -would bo a large, ach
Ing void on Franklin Field.
Heroic hardihood Is not confined to ths
war zono of Europe. Campl has really
been trying to get a match with Kid
Williams.
Hoping that thero is something In n.
name after nil, George Burns, tho Giant
memoer, nas married Mls3 Baker.
When Connlo, from his Ltctlc height
Unfurled the pennant to tho air.
It gave the Braves an awful fright
To see his stars of balldo mthcre.
And If there Is any meaning In odds of
i 10 j, .Mr. aicuilllcuddy will BVo the.
Braves something moro than an awful
irigni.
Bernstein nnd Newbury, two of Penn's
most promising freshmen athletes, hava
ret red from college. Which shows tho
futility of a contract with a loopholo
Our Idea of no danun flnnr, , thkl
war Is the cancellation of tho Intern-!
iiunai tuun tennis matches.
-ui me Hrst time In years tho odds
are in lavor of the Giants. In New York'
that the Athletics will not beat McGrawl
... JCtll.
You never can tell nhmif i. .. I
Some upstate takers might be found at I
Many a boxing battle has the writer i
witnessed but in all his experience the'd
Ll ,n!. that cculd hold candle to SS
semlwlnd-up at tho Olympla A. A. laid
night, when "Toung" Fulton, of Ne$
York and "Johnny" Mayo, of this cuT '
fought six rounds head to head. Theyi '
wWhyPPth1vPd,?dnCn:;,HUnt,1, ne wincM l
A tth L not dro.? from exhaustion.
-. Knd the wfre bh weak, but thati
was to be expected. Their demonstration!
of brute strength was superhuman. Therel
was hardly a man in the audience who'
S".ind th8 ond of 'ho sensational!
fight. Then pandemonium broke loose .T
and cheering lasted a eon5lrt,rM! .Iit' W
ot time. .".Bui
BY THE VOLLEYER
The tournament season In lawn tennis la
over for Philadelphia and District, but , he
court, at the Country Club, are mucnTn del
mand owing to th. ideal tennl. weather off
the past few dajs. ir on
cinCwf 0" "I" Uwn at ,he M"rion Crtel
Club was i not particularly good for th.
championship court, in front of the club, .n
h! ,P.Z'l " "".of th. damage don. t,
' " ""' "sitatlons and one-stepe.)
tt?:nm!L.T d?''r. "' P'-jr
tlonair" """." .,n9 un"ei Stat. NeJ
: "- itnnia Association calls for
tournament i vir.i.i. ..... - . 'Dr
,. ..K ::'" . "w aoir an
Mondsy. October 12. 7 7? .."V? "
" iot nnrintt-B v ...t
ir.,yhef.,.r.1vetT.n,, Bt" Wl" COraPt,e '" H
rJT'i X,'n wh0 look '0 t rolai
Bouth in December ,o pIay ,awn tannl. .3
r-st December In their date book.. ThlVtf
he opening day for the Vedado Tennl. Clui
aip of Cuba will b. decided that m-v .,
th. futur. I. open toall come " '
tlm" n"""5:. " W"h th wnwter even
u7h T",a- Thaver. the Merlon Clu
youth, played Dr. Iloaenbaum iv,. ' Zl.
?M in. P?,ra,delphh?.nte,"!' '-
th. crowd VwiS 7u&e.m JOhn,OD
lam.. 2,1 ".' MioVe,l?5h"rt N. Will
interco leglat vlctori: In th." cond
'igr tem. rs jor tn
. Th Princeton irnhv. ... . .
u now in full (W!B. iii.t i. it . ""rnamend
under the dlrt.on of aVKh' W"ai1
been playing , ,D8 .?"?. who hj J
22" iter,SJrt'.S!!?P'H
maim, ror many re;TJ " vwt uc-
aiw f w
u KHSi&SS,
yeimea ty Prealri.nt i-l" "'T wue ap4
.v v " " auvoiion nr m,,u..i .1
'" ihl cTtr .r. UJ!' vluln. 2.
v-oouaittce. ' "muuxrw or laid
..Pp7sesFa