'SSW MmNMMsni J..1 J. now famous Athletics. tho SUNDAY STOLE MBASESOKCEON 0R OWNMR. MACK pTast That One Sporting Writer of Mis uay oaia n.A Fin ihf Hun.. c uuiu - ,- led Under 10 Seconds. lenit was n fast man In hln day. i-feislonal ball player, tlia newspa La .nortlng writers of thfl '80s and ItfUr . -- nf 1ia fnslont. IJn jEf , Bder at stealing bases, they say, tBw .- imo we hear of His stealing BiJ? "' " i. xrav. :& M.,.ir of the Ath1( WiS ,, . iiln catcher of. VFI, HlHtfV IT sTnttcn team In 1883, and Billy was S fielder for tho Pittsburgh Pl & two teams were fighting a Ufa ifi!& .. i..ii tnr Innt nlace. The l;ii', , ... nn r ni11v iKnorcanlzed ggbiin players, but tho Washington Jmm even worse. Sj; teams met in Pittsburgh on August tely hd just been mentioned as man fit the Pittsburgh team, and ho was (lift .. . .... , Tfr mna n mljuirnlilrt "KVjflg Ilia neau U". " " - i-Sk .t,. racers say. Pittsburgh won ifibi tcott of IB to" 3, and Sunday's play KTn'l the only brilliant feature. Fcr La Sulllvun pitched for Washington Efrconnlo Mack was behind the bat. guides Meanns mo " -- -. TiTirJive out three hits, scored four Sind nrndo four catches In tho out- jjilthit dia a loi. " ' " "- o- WJcore flown. pi hat called forth considerable few from the "press. jauir Sunday, of tho PIttsburghs, Is ftffulMt ball player living," said tho B&nniti Enquirer. "He can cover a iSired yards In a stralght-away run Wk than 10 seconds. Thero la no "jga player In tho country who can (Jllcite this perrormanco or como nny "Sm near even time. THo honor of VKj the second best man lies between "Si Latham, of the St Louis Browns, "jSF'Bllly Hamilton, of tho Kansas joij' It Is a toss up for a choice be- iCTMn ic fc"v i'rf pnble circumstances on a sood cinder JS' probably do tho hundred In some- ttfij like 11 scconus." JTmrtinq WRITERS DISAGREE, ftjthe sporting writers of tho day, ETer, did not agree with the En ffl&i comment that Billy Sunday fSj co 1 yards In less than 10 scc 'S3? and 'ne rend In tho editorial of "SoSportIng Life of August 14, 1889, a RBmenlby Its editor, Francis C. RIchter, probably one of tho best Informed men "ffjoblstlc records of his time: ' S?0or Cincinnati contemporary," says ; w .Jucnier, ireaia seconaa too liniiy. "tbus are but small divisions of time, lit of imiwenso Importance even in f rac- tion al ln (printing. Ten seconds for 100 jviiU the best amateur record In the world, iai It Mr. Sunday or any other nil player could cover the distance In "LIB," IS SUNDAY'S RBPLY TO BXCUSB - fcontlnned from Pane On ho hammefed that one thing ho seems to hato most-the "booze" business. "You tell mo you do not expect to be come a drunkard, that you never Intend to drink so much that you will become an outcast to your friends and your home. Well, again Jt say you are n fool. No man ever Intended to become a drunk ard. Every drunkard started out to bo simply a moderate drinker. The fellow Who tells me ho can leave It alono when he wants to, lies. It is a lie. If you can, why don't you leave It alono7 My boy, hear me, I have walked along the shores of time and have seen them strewn with tho wrecks of those who have drifted In from tho seas of lust and passion, and are fit only for danger signals to warn the coming race. WARNS YOUNG GIRLS, TOO. Ma eyes (laming, perspiration pouring from his head, faco and body, his arms whirling In tho air, Jumping back and forth across tho platform, pounding tho pulpit until the force of his blos could bo heard In the rear of the tabernacle, "Billy" hit at every form of moral evil And ho did not forget to warn the young girls to beware of nny young man wlio could not prove'thnt ho never drnnk and never went with company that ha would not viant his mother to know ho was with. "Young girl," he called, "dn't you go with that Oodless, God-forsaken, sneering young man that walks the streets smok ing cigarettes. Ho would not walk tho streets with you If you smoked cigar ettes. But you say ou will marry him and reform hlmj ho would not mnrry you 10 rcrorm you. Don't go to that dance Don't you know that It Is the most damn able, low-down Institution on the face of God's earth, thnt It causes more ruin than nnything this side of hell? Don't you go with thnt young man; don't you go to that dance. "That la whv wo have so many whlp poorwlll widows around the country; they married some of theso mutts to reform them, and Instead of doing that tho un dertaker got them. Don't go with that young fellow for a Joy ride at midnight. If a young fellow came up and naked my girl to take her Joyriding at mld nlgfht, I "would v knock him oft tho fnco of the earth. I toll you, If automobiles and carriages could talk, thoro would be something doing. THREE VITAL QUESTIONS. "Girls, "When some young fellow comes up to vpu and asks you tho greatest question thut jou will over be aaked or called upon to answer, next to the salva tion of your own soul, what will you say? 'Oh, this Is so sudden.' That Is all a bluff; you have been waiting for It all tho time. "But, girls, never mind now, get down to facts. When ho asks you that great est question, the most Important one that any girl is over asked, next to the sal vntlon of her soul, Just say: 'Sit down nnd let me ask you three questions. I want to ask you these thrco questions nnd-tf I am satisfied with your answers It will determine my nnswer to your question. 'Did jou bcllevo me to bo vir tuous when you came hero to ask mo to be your wife?' 'Oh. es. I belioved you to bo virtuous. That's tho reason I camo here. Violets dipped in dew would be as cow fodder compared to you.' The second question: 'Have you as a young man lived ns you demand of me, as a girl, that I should have Hyed7' Tho third question: 'If I, as a girl, had lived and dono ns you, as a young man, and you kn!V it, would you ask mo to marry you?' "They will lino up, nnd nine times out of 10 theje will take the count. You can line them up, and I know what I am talking about, and I defy any man on God's earth to successfully contradict tat, time or less he could make more i me. I ' have tho goods. Thp averago toil; at professional sprinting than at Mil ulavlnir ' ipHf,,Rlchter thought a lot of Sunday's laaqr as a sprinter ana irequentiy re ttnti to him as the "Chicago sprinter," kiln? the name from Sunday's homo fajn. Sunday was a great favorite with Jgfanj here. In fact, during the sea wgjf 1S90 Sunday and Hecker were about Oi only players on tho Pittsburgh team Ult thfl fan pnrffri in rrn in boa fcsunoay made the star play of tho it a uiu x'uui.iu xjUdqish oi tne jMnfcKtfttfter one of the games with Pittrturih here in 1890 "It was a run tt catch which he mado after a daring g near the base lines. Sunday also Wils aide at the bat and by his sprlnt- SlJCdreri ttn fmlw nin ffctaiiay ht tne nrst ba pltohe(1 ro; n .JMSjand stole second. Tho next two "3, wo easily retired, but Laroque ld out a single and Sunday scored JWYery close dfvlnlnn " 'Tery close decision. km All glory for Sunday. SP it was not all glory for Sunday In Jjkseba!.days The bleachers and the wtr went after htm tho sme as the SL'The records charge Billy up with "jjjj ome games for his club. "In atith Inning the Phillies Bcore three IK '!? words say, "and the Pltts Sfr lhlnka ' Sunday's stupid base t'-au-s-yniy lw. nnd thus the locals Y the score of 5 to 4." "tupld play that la referred to was fit Hi I ... .. ... . .. UTIm . "" sicep" wnuo taKing a PVt drat base. Smith, of the Pitts- ijj-j.- uii iiuru uuao ana Bun mux nrst, with two men out. and wghs heavy artillery at the bat. eytf took a big lead and then stood SSmm !r the clrcmBtances, the pa- jSaii " y,aa "P lo amim to get Kfc .UM Sunaay was a, sura out. SAEnl". was caught and the game 5". m the defeat was charged against fwt' runner Sunday was In a class i1sflTt0Te3'' o th8 Boston team, and inrrKon and Fomrtv nt , -Phim.. nJtMfi 1f ,n the eame- mo- tn year ffiM flnlshed tha season with tha SJ his best year as a base ??"' 1Q that VfUtr 1lA dtnlA M tinaon nn ac-SLj? m r"v""""i inquirer oam coma nundred In less than 11 itva tha fM, H,,"; a interesting raoa between fk'W.l.Ba ounoay ror the base-steal- , iffi!? Dut Hamilton was a better "ll clean "swipes" to spare. Hts bond tax repealed JlicUor Recommends That Pe g& Bf Hade to legislature. Ifmendatlon that the Legisla- HBiai . '"oaity tne statutes im-iSr.-? Bt& tax of four mills on Phlla- fffi1 bbnds haa been made PSg .SPOncllmanlo Committee on Leff. J5l.T- T. 't DU"cor iiyan. xna 3ui!vll city bonds nirE!rrB-n.4 fwr rji ?Jn 'MlntJ out that tha contem- uTfc. of th8 c,ty' deb by h8 r.translt 8n ber permanent a JnA? W1U Breay Increase the g. we tax the city must pay on loii,. ,Bt'"un to the fact that t B t,0( Philadelphia's revenue Is uwmce the operation of the UC&tiOn nf il.A .tBh.t.. ., " Savlnars lnBtl(nilAnB .A u- i'm th, state tax. the city must lA'tf h0n. lts bon3i eTrt though Ktttmr t"Miuugna coming unaer S trovHo It I. ullmuM h.t Lt3UuMons' hold about H,0S0,a S4, on Which tha dtv navii n taargs uf between 5O,009 and Hi iw young man Is more particular about tho companylio keeps man tne average gin, I'll tell you. If ho meets somebody on the street whom he doesn't wnnt to meet ho will duck into the first open door way and avoid the publicity of meeting her, for fear she might smile or give an Indication that shdjfiad seen him some vihere and sometime before that. Yet our so-called best girls keep company with young men whose character would make a black mark on a piece of anthracite. SCORES LIQUOR IN THE HOME. "So with the boy. Ho will Bit at your tablo and drink beer, and I want to tell you If you aro low down enough to serve beer and wine in yiur honje, when you serve it'you are as low down as tho saloonkeeper, and I don't care whether you do Itlfor society or for anything else. If you serve liquor or drink you are as low down as tho saloonkeeper In my opinion. So tho boy who had not grit enough to turn down his glass at the banquet nnd refuse to drink is now a blear-eyed, staggering, vermln-cqvercd drunkard, reeling to hell. He couldn't stand the sneers of the crowd; many a fellow started out to play cards for beans nnd tonight he would stake his soul for a show-down. "The hole in the gambling table Is not very big; It Is about big enough to shove a dollar through, but it Is big enough to shove your wife through; big enough to shove your happiness through; your home through; your salary, your character; Just big enough to Bhove everything that Is dear to you in this world through the little solid top of the table. "Listen to me. Bad as It Is to be af flicted with physical leprosy, moral lep rosy is 10,000 times worse. I don't care If you areithe richest man In the town, thfi biggest taxpayer In Philadelphia County, the biggest politician in the con gressional district or In the State. I .don't care a rap If you carry tha political vote, and If you can change the vote from Democratlo to Republican In the conven tion if after your worldly career Is closed my text would make you a fitting epitaph for your tombstone and obituary notice In the papers, then what difference would It make what you had done 'He was a Jeper,' He was a great politician but 'he was a leper.' What difference would it make?" ' I7 HIT TRAIL LAST NIGHT, iirain inat nlRht Sunday asked men and women to turn from their lives of sin and wickedness. In response th persons marched forward through the sawdust trails in the big tabernacle at 19th and Vine streets and declared for God. It was an Inspiring sight as those con verts came forward. Bravely some of them "hit the trail," smiling and Jubilant In their, Joy of the new life. Others shed tears rt regret over their lives of sin and suffering in the past. As they came forward they wera encouraged by the music of good, old revival hymns. "Wfc'ro Marching to Zlon" was started by the great choir of 1S00 voices as soon as "Billy" extended his Invitation. As the converts rnarhedyforward they Joined tn the singing, and the audience made the big tabernacle quiver with the melody, lime and again, as men and women of prominence stepped up to the platform and took Sunday's hand and were escorted by his assistants to the "glory rows," their friends applauded heartily. Many persons shed happy tears as they saw wayward sons and daugh ter nnd careless, worldly husbands de clare their Intentions of becoming Chrls- Aif'the line grew and the seats in the front of the building Blled with converts tha tune was changed to "Just as I Am, Without One Plea," a4 there was an- pther rush for tne evangeim. A BTIRMNQ SERMON. Ha bad preached a stirring wrmon on "Scoring Certain Belief " When he toppa and prayed w4 then urged tho men and" women to offer their bouIb to God perspiration wns pouring from his face, his hair was ruffled, ami It seemed to tha audience he must drop from ex haustion. But "Billy" was not weak. Hn was strong In anticipation of the convert he was to greet. He stepped to the front of the platform, walked down on tho Btcps and smiled nnd offered words of encouragement to the men and women who grnsped his hand and professed a new belief. Tho first person to hit tho trail last, night was a oung man. Ho reached Sunday with trembling lips, nnd grasped his hand as though in a death grip, ,111s name, he wild, was Hunter Wharton, and he gave hts address as 2702 Oxford street. The neit In line was a brawny, khakl-clad iMnrlne one of the men Who hnd helped to plant tho StarB and Stripes In Vera. Crux. Next ratine umnn, who gave his name and address as John J, MoConnoll, of 235 South 24th street. "I have been going through tho world wildly," ho declared, "but now I have found peace and will trot square with God" Another young man, one who said he was a backslider, followed McConnell, and close behind him camo a teacher who led a girl of 15. Great tenrs wcro pouring from her big, black eyes. On nnd on tho converts camo. Their clothing and their words told they'camo from every wnlk of life. Some wero poor, some wero rich, some wcro stu dents, Borne iero business and profes sional men nnd women. Moat of them wero men, probably becauso of tho ter rific Btorm that mado It dangerous for a woman to be on the streets last night. .Whpn Sunday had finished his sermon, tib Btood on a chair nnd waved his nrmn. He looked llko a mighty leader calling hts army nbout him to light. "I sound tho charge," ho shouted, and then they came forward with a rush. NEW "ISMS" DENOUNCED. Almost nil tho new "iBms" came In for their share of denunciation last night. While tho wind howled about the taber nncle, the doors slammed and the terrldo fall of rain boat upon the 'broad roof, "Billy" hurled his verbal thrusts nt all who had turned from the old-time reli gion. Even above the din of the furious Btorm, his voice sounded out llko a clarion call. Again he attacked the saloon nnd the brothol. Again ho rounded the preacher who aro afraid to preich "hell " From tho devil como nil tho new Ideas on living nnd the new beliefs of religion, "Billy" said. "Immigrants who turn tho American Sabbath into a feast of stale beer and pretzels and manufacturers of the fol-de-rol, tommyrot aesthetic religions and trial marriages aro all tools of tho dovll," ho shouted HITS AT "TRIAL MARRIAGE." "They ace a girl who Is pretty and good-looking," ho sneered at tho trlal marrlago crowd. "They say, 'Como on, sissy, let's try It six months, and If things don't go right v.o can play quits.' Arrhl" he snarled, "thank God such an infamous, God-forsaken, licentious, hell born doctrine will never exist so long as man preaches God's word nnd woman hears It." Sunday assured tho good Immigrants that, so for as he is concerned, thoy aro nil we:ome to this country to help mako It great. "I'll to the nrst to stand at Ellis Tslnnd and welcome the man or woman who wants to come hero and assimilate our v.a, but, so help mo God, I would not yield to nny clique, oven though they come half a million a year, who "turn our Sabbath Into a Continental Sabbath with their dirty, disgusting beer feasts They enn't put the Bible out of our public schools and put their vile, licentious dances tn Its place Let them keep their hands oft our schools If they don't llko our ways, lot them stay out " Turning to the latest "isms," "Billy" sneered: "New thought! All this fascinating. sugar-coated mixture and ethical culture and higher criticism 1 You ve got it in tho Bible, and thero's nothing now under the sun. Whether you call It new. or whatever you call It, It's the samo old devil." MINISTERS NOT SPARED. With one of his deft gestures, he di rected the attention of the audience to the ministers. "I don't believe you can remember when you heard a sermon on hell," ho said, "They convey tho im pression that everything's going to bo sweet and lovely and cultured and es thetic In the next world It's a He!" ho stamped. "Well, you'll hear about hell while I'm here " "Let's get away from all this sickening, sweet, namby-pamby, useless, silly, hell born, devil-begotten rubbish. Let's get back to Christ! Let's get back to tho PentecostI Back to the apoBtolIc belief, back to the belief of our forefathers, back to God's klnudom! Oh, Phllndol phlnns, God's got to come first and all other things can trail " Suddenly the tension snapped Ho rushed to the edge of the platform, shoved his head far forward and shook his finger. "Tho trouble with jou Is," he roared, "you've got too many preach ers breaklmr their necks to Dlenso a few society damea." SCORES CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. "Damnable heresies keeping people out of the kmsdom of Heaven"; "Isms and clsms"; "Eddyism, labeled Christian Sci ence"; "Millennial Dawnlsm," where all you have to do Is to conceive your son is Jesus and he is" theso Sunday bom barded as he had bombarded nothing else in this city. The Isms and clsms, he shouted, are the devil's most Insidious, most powerful weapon. Against them the nation has to fight; against all who deny that Jesus Christ is the son of God "Whoever said Jesus Christ Is not the Bon of God," he exploded, "lies, lies, lies! The Bible says it and I say It. There is no other way to keep out of hell, sav by the shed blood of Christ!" He smashed Christian Science "Eddy Ism," he Insisted on calling It Just as hard as he could. "Oh." he cried, "If Mother Eddy rises from the dead before the great resurrec tion. I'll eat a polecat for supper and wash It down with a quart of whisky!" He charged that "Millennial Dawnlsm," in its advertisements, became the Inter national "Bible Study Association, and that association was "only another heresy calling people away from Jesus Christ." "Wa'v. trnrten nwnv from the old faiths "of the old seers," he stormed. "Nobody seems to bo afraid of uod jn our aay. The true vision of God seems to have failed. And your humanltarlanlBm Is ex hausted. Your spiritual senses are dulled. The doctrine of atonement of man's only hope of Heaven seems, too crude." He sneered. "Too crude." ' ("BILLY" SUNDAY'S 8ERMON8 WILL BE FOUNP IN FULL ON PAQE 60 MAY QUIZ PRESIDENT Speaker Clark Admits Bight, But Deprecates Taste of Interrogator. WASHINGTON, Jan. . The next time Pj-esldent Wilson addresses the House he may be quled by any mem. ber or Senator, In the opinion of Speaker Clark this afternoon. Representative Smith, of Michigan, asked the Speaker whether it would, be proper tq question the Chief Executive when he reads any message Clark said the member has the right, "but tnt rresiaeni can reiuse to be Interrogated." "Wpuld it be In order to address tha Speaker while the President waa speak ing?" asked Representative Moore, of Pennsylvania. ..,. "Yes," said the Speaker, "but It would b exercising wretched taste," Store Opens 8:30 At M WANAMAKER'S Store Oldies S:S0 P, M, Notice of Two Great Sales at Wanamaker's Tomorrow i weepm the M Clearaway Sale in en's Wear Store Thousands upon thousands of shirts, neckties, pajamas ami all such good things at an average of half the regular prices. We know of some men who never buy anything to put in their chiffoniers except in the Wanamaker Half-Yearly Sales of men's furnishings. Then they stock up stock up for six months or more. For those men and all other men who want to save there are great reductions here tomorrow. 65c to $1.85 for shirts Thousands and thousands of shirts, including nearly every kind of cotton, mercerized, madras, percale and spme silk shirts. 12 'ic to $2 for neckties Still more thousands and thousands, including the very finest that have come in the Winter fashions. $2.50 each for all the sweaters in the sale Some won derful values among these. $7.50 and $10 for Angora jackets Not many of these, but all in the sale are less than half price. $10 and $12.50 for raincoats And we know of none better or more serviceable at any price than you( will find going at these halved prices. $2.50 to $5 for house coats Only a small group, but they are very fine things. $1.65 to $5 for pajamas A splendid big assortment, starting at $1.65 for cotton and going to $5 for pure silk. This Sale always brings a busy three days' response naturally be earliest tomorrow morning. Nearly every sort of pajamas a man wants can be found in this collection. 25c and 50c for suspenders Just half price. $3.50 nnd $5 for silk knitted reefers A good variety of styles to choose from. $8.50, $13.50 and $30 for splendid big steamer rugs Wonderful choice among these. $2.50 a piece for a few blazers The price is only a fraction of the value. v $2.35 for blanket bathrobes A considerable assort ment. $7.50 for Terry cloth bathrobes Be early to get your choice of these. 50c each for a few hundred of our regulation nightshirts. 50c, 75c and $1 for fine imported silk and linen hand kerchiefs Many of them in very rich decorative effects. Men who want the best of the savings will (Slain Floor, Market, and Subway Gallery, Market) w inter Sale of Shoes Men's and women's shoes,-part specially purchased and part reduced from stock. All Wanamakef standard shoes made for this Winter's selling. Prices average a third less; in many cases a half. By all odds the greatest shoe-buying opportunity presented this Winter. A full range of sizes and widths to start with and some rare bargains for first-comers. - - 6000 Pair of Women's Shoes at 3.65 Patent leather button, plain toes, Cuban-Louis, heels, fawn, gray or black cloth tops ; overgaiter effects. Dull leather button, plain toes, Cuban-Loui3 heels, fawn, gray or black clothtops. Patent and dull leather button with black cloth tops, tipped toes and regular Cuban heels ; same with plain toes. 7000 Pair of Women's Shoes at $3.35 Patent leather button, plain toes, Cuban-Louis heels, black or gray silk vesting tops. Patent leather "button, plain toes, Cuban-Louis heels, gray cloth tops. Dull leather button, plain toes, Cuban-Louis heels, black cloth quarters. Dull black calfskin button, tipped toes, Cuban heels and dull kidskin tops. Black glazed kidskin button, tipped toes, Cuban heels, black cloth tops. All dull matt kidskin button, plain toes and Cuban Louis heels. These on the new broad toe, short vamp last. Patent leather lace, plain toes, Cuban-Louis heels, fawn cloth tops. Dull leather lace, plain toes, Cuban-Louis heels, gray cloth tops. 1000 Pair of JVbmen's Shoes at $2.50 Splendid, serviceable street shoes of tan calfskin, in button and lace styles. 2000 Pair of Women's Shoes at $2 Button shoes in this Winter's styles; mostly patent leather, but some dull leather; "several styles of heels. Mostly with the well-liked black cloth tops. 2500 Pair of Men's Shoes at $'4 s These shoes are from one of the best factories in the world and are in great demand at their regular price. Patent leather button with dull leather tops, with fancy cloth tops, with tan cloth tops, some with plain toes. Patent leather lace with dull leather tops. "" Black calfskin lace. Black kidskin lace and Blucher lace. Tan calfskin lace and Blucher lace. Black kidskin lace with cork sole and lined with brown kidskin. 300 Pair of Men's Shoes at $3 Factory-hurt and sample shoes, the latter in size 7-B, lOOf) Pair of Men's Shoes at $2.85 Black calfskin lace made over a smart last. Black kidskin Blucher lace made over the U, S. Army last, with wide toes and broad, low heels, , (Main Floor and Subway Gallery, Market) JOHN WANAMAKER .i