1 ATHLETICS v . i, u -i ii i,, i 9 (WHhit,ntM in uUj ATHLETICS AND PHILLIES READY FOR SPRING FLIGHT March 1 Will Find Mackmcn Working Out at Jackson ville While Following Day Mdran's Men Will ! Be at St. Petersburg. Three weeks from today the Athletics nnd FhlUlea wilt bo In Florida. On March 1 the Mackmcn wilt havo their flrst Workout of the season In tho bait park of Jacksonville, and on the following dar Moron's men will open camp In Bt Petersburg. The bulk of players of both the local major league ctuba will Ball on the tmmc boat from New York, along with the Brooklyn Nationals, for Jacksonville. The dato of departure la February 23. Tho Athletics' advanco squad will In cludo all of tlfo pitchers, the recruits, John and Tom Bhlbe, Von Ohl, Joo Ohl and Emery TItman, Mr. and Mra. Con nie Mask will make the Journey by rail, arriving In Jacksonville March 1. Tho Piillllcs' boat squad will Include all of tho players who reside cast of Cleve land. These, with Mnnagcr Moran, Dill Khottsline and Bill Irwin will meet In Philadelphia tho day before sailing. Ac companying tho baseball clubs will bo the usual corps of nowspaper men and photographers. Tho Athletics go to their camp without tho veterans Plank and Bender, tho pitching mainstays for the last decade, and also minus Eddie Collins, whoso value to tho Athletics In winning pennants and world's championships ennnot bo overes timated. There has been somo talk of Xi.irry Ltijolo's playing first base and Mc Innls being shifted to second, but such u movo Is highly Improbable, No doubt when tho Athletic regulars arrlvo In Jacksonville n week after tho youngsters tho first thing Mack will do wilt bo to Jiavo Lajolo and Barry begin working to gether around tho keystono bag. Connlo Mack's problem this spring' Is PENN TRACK' SQUAD OUT TO PREPARE FOR MEETS Second String Hen Meet Mercury A, C. Tomorrow Night. University of Pennsylvania track ath letes began this afternoon to prepare for four Important meets this week, which compriso t'no heaviest part of tho Indoor schedule. Tho completion of the mid year examinations brought out an unusu ally largo squad of candidates, among whom -were a number of now men, to gether with somo of last year's veterans, who had not previously reported. Tho meets scheduled for this week lncludo ono betwee'n tho second string men and thd Mercury A. C, to be held In the Central Y. M. C. A. gymnasium tomor row night; tho annual games of the New York A. C, vnlch are to bo held on Wednesday night; tho regimental meet at Hartford, Conn., on Friday night, and o. similar meet at Baltimore on Saturday night. The meet with tho Mercury A. C. Is open only to non-letter men nnd was ar ranged to encourage the second string athletes. The members of this squad hope to do better than the Freshmen did against the Mercury men, tho Freshmen being beaten 48 to 41. The N. Y. A. C. games will 'nave Pennsylvania men entered In all tho principal events. The race at Hartford will be a three cornered affair at one mile between Penn sylvania, Harvnrd and Cornell. The" two latter teams met at Boston on Saturday night and the Crimson won father handily. The Harvard team Is fully as fast as last year's famous quartet and the Quakers will have their work cut out to win. Coach Orton Bald .today that he didn't know Just who his team will be. It Is probable that three members will be Meredith, Dorsey and Kaufman. The fourth member will be selected as the re sult of a trial to bo held In a day or two. Doctor Orton said this afternoon that Meredith broke the record for 780 yards on the Boston track when he ran the last relay for Pennsylvania against Dart mouth. He was timed In 1:12 by Coach Orton and Coach Keane, of Syracuse, and Coach Donovan, of Harvard, said that the Quaker flyer bettered tho track record by two seconds. In the race with Dart mouth Pennsylvania would have won had not Bolcom been run off his feet. He was the unknown quantity and after being given a lead by Peeso lost It and half a lap besides. Dorsey made up 18 yards In his relay and Ted Meredith about 25 yards on Granger. It was this effort "which enabled Meredith to beat the track record. Doctor Orton said that Meredith did only 4142 for his mile at Buffalo, but ho had a big lead at the start and wished to save himself for his Boston race. He will be given another chance to see what he can do nt the mile distance. Penn Crews Try New Machines "With these eight new hydraulic rowing machines I can handle twice as many men In an afternoon as with the entire IS old ma chines." ald Coach Nlckalls this afternoon as Tin irrmmttrA hlu fanAttial n aff a twi .v1,a c-iray off and pointed proudly to the eight new macnines, wnose msiuMauon was completed this morning "Trrm now on m will get bet ter results from our practice. The men can take, a few strokes without having to rail for a ni"hanlclan to fix up tho machines," Having completed their midyear examina tions, the men returned to work this after noon, Coach Nlckalls announced that the work today and tomorrow would be largely for the purpose of acquainting the men with tho new machines aud that after tomorrow's prac tice he would pick three eights and have tbera row together every day. TENNIS TIP-BITS Tho organisation of an Ocean City (N. J.) ten nis club and the building o( numerous courts In u, central locality Is about to be effected by a number of summer cottagers and visitors. It Is prpposed tc limit the membership to 2& women and the lame number b( men. The promoters have advanced the funds for the building of the courts, which will be In play able condition June IS The secretary Is Jamea it ellr. "I Merchantvllle. N. J. The mem bership will close February lo, Js'ew York captured all but two of the na tional championship tournaments at the annual meeting- of the United Slates National Lawn 'Xeania Association, held at the Waliiorf-As-torta. Upou reviewing the complete revolution that had beta wrought in the game the tolly left only tho womsa's national meeting; and the 4lay -court championship to other cities. The phfidiltnh1a. Cricket Club retained the women . .sUislw. doubles and mixed doubles lor its turf C4Hlia. 4UQ fUMUlul. v wvwjvu MW yUU4 of tha ay courts, COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS OowUdatMi for three outdoor athletic sports l Lehitb University, basketball, lacrosse and wvt. arv hoping that Groundhog Day predle aim will cenw true and (bat there will bo n cuty string:. 1 i' jr mar than 000 athletes la train ix tt 39 caUasea and usjieriltles wore MBfsd in the Intercollegiate .Association of A m tear Athletes of A ma tea. 1TKACA, K. . Feb, eV-Coll took, mqwir w oe; hbu. ; in w uitercaibi Saiat Lskettwll LagU9 here br dt 'as tins1! jtjau lo a. date ohi loueh .gisne. The score Sus-s TeiuslB Retmjta - lOMt IA. fi. 8. John -Ti4iW, the I"' iB&i"; yiaair tWiis tJSeyuTth aiusa Hwu tiiiuw 3f, t Watc 8ftsia dh muLsOmmn & V mnu&t wtwM lifc V i .i-jji' x shssib us- "WHsta cast - A feg V W3 SI Tit. et i 4Sfm iBNn- Uso4. . -CBB. AND PHILLIES WILL SOON BE OFF FOR THEIR SOUTHERN TRAINING CAM i - ' " ' 1 ' r ' 1 1 nt mifTin nn.-- easy compared with what Pat Moran has to solve. Moran will almost have to build a team from the ground up. The Infield material looks faltly good, but It con sists largely of third basemen. Luderus will bo at first. Ife Is the only man suro of his place In the diamond. It Is be lieved by tho Phllly moguls that Davo Bancroft, formerly of the Pacific Coast League, will get the short field twrtli. but tho efficiency of any youngster coming from tho minors to tho majors Is n matter of grrat uncertainty. Bobby Byrno nnd Martin, of last year's team, wilt be among those present, and the former will prob ably land the third base position, unless Milton Stock, who camo from New York wun ai uomareo ana jack Auams in me Lobert trade, Is ablo to displace him. Tomorrow at the National League meet ing In New York Moran and Baker will probably be awarded tho two Boston Na tional X,enRuo players promised In the Sherwood Magee deal. Ono of thesa play ers may bo used at second,basc. Then an other Infleldcr will probably bo gotten from Cincinnati In exchange for Charley Doom, a roh is apt to be tho man. The Phillies' battery will bo strong. Tho catchers on tho roster arc KUlefer, Burns, Adams, O'Connor and Fish. Tho llrst threo mentioned will In all probability compose the rf gular receiving trio. Baum gartner and Eppa nixey, Moran's left handers, are expected to do ptllclcnt work, backed up by tho Invincible Alexander, Mayer, TIncup, Jacobs, Oeschcr, Mattl son and Dcmarec. Cy Marshall is still on the Phllly roll, but It Is posslblo that he will Jump to tho Federal League. Ills loss will not bo felt by tho Phillies In the least. In tho outfield, Moran has Beale, Becker, Cravath and Paskert to do tho regular work. Wisor and Fletcher, tho latter a Syracuse product, may bo worked In the outflcldlng utility role. SOCCER SNAPSHOTS Hibernians, fi; Victors-, 4. Dlsaton, : Kails, 0. ljutnam. 4: Ultaton P. C. 4 Kensington A. A., 5: Peabody, 4. Veteran A. A., 2: Edgemoro 1. J,PdfI?r,?i ' S""th A. A., 0. Philadelphia, 3; Merlon. 1. Yates School, B: dlllman, o. Uethlehem, 7: Victors, 0. Ascension. 0: Vlctrlx Reserves. .1. Puritan F. D. C, B; Princeton Juniors 2. bt. Nathaniel 3d, 4; Kensington Juniors, 1. nrldeshurg Hovers. 2: Poynt-no-1'oynt, 2. plsston Iteiervos lj Kenelngton Ilescnes, 0. l.orettn. 2; Athletla P. a. 1. P.V..Na""ln'el!. 3! Centenary, 0. Wilmington. 3: Puritan 3. St. Nathaniel Reserves. 7; Falls T. M. A., 1. Ono championship was decided on Satunlay, when Dorber's St. Nathaniel eleven cinched the title in tho second dU Islon of the Allied League, by defeating Centenary. And, by thi. ?. the Saints are tho first team to nass Urn SO-mork in points. T.!?9.,ett' Jn he American Leaguo has been switching tack and forth between Dlsaton, Hibernians and Victor for the last month Dlsston regained It on 8alur.lay nttor losing It tho week before. Uethlehem Is coming along In grand style and Is tho faorlte. HORSE SHOW APRIL 22 Mrs. Walter C. Hancock, chairman, an nounces that the Philadelphia Horse Associa tion will hold its fourth annual exhibition In the 3d ltcglment Armory on April 22. 2.1 and 21 At the meeting of the National Horse Show Association of America, in Now York, tho following directors were elected for the com ing enr: Colonel Henry T. Allen. Colonel Adam Heck, a. L Bopsealn, Frederick Hull. Colin Campbell, Frederick H DaWes, Joseph i.. Davis. Itobert A. Fairbanks, Henry Fair fax. J. W. Harrlman, Althm O Leonard. Al fred H. MacKay, William H Moore. I. J. It. Murllng. Eugene S. Ilaynal J. A. Spoor, n. T. Stotesbury, Alfred O. Vnnderbllt. Reginald C. Vanderbllt, a. Mlllltn Wharton and Horaco White. Donovan Starts Early NEW YORK. Feb. S.-Manacrr "WII.1 Bill Donovan, of tho Yankees, announced this afternoon that ho mil send two catchers ami six pitchers South on February IS. The Bauad will ko to Hot HnrlnKH. remalnlne thero until Marrh 0. when It leaves to loin the main sqtiad In Saiannah. Gr The battery sausd, which will be under the direction o( Joe. Kelly, will be made uo as follows: Catchers. Sweeney and Nunamskcr: pitchers Keating. Cole. Warhon. Caldwell. Brown and Fisher. Auto Driver Impaled on Board W)3 ANfTKLES. Cal.. Feb. 8. Jack Cana dian, automobile race driver, skidded through the fence In a 100-mlle sanctioned automobile, race at Ascot Fark yesterday. Impaling him self on a board. Two ribs were broken and a large hole was torn In his chest. He Is re Iiorted to have an even chance for life. FLOTSAM ON THE SEA OF Dissolving the National Commlsh What time, ignoring opposition, Borne gang of smart space-writlng chaps Put forth (see head) that proposition, Thus spoke the angry Feds, perhaps: "Herewith tho heartfelt resolution Of oaselall outlaws, destitute; Naught do we know of dissolution, J)ut this we know they're dissolute," Didn't they try to prove it by legal argument before Judge I-andls? They did. Incidentally, If you have been look ing for the decision of that eminent Jurist, cut It out. It won't be ready until later In the week. He has spoken. If the umpires tako a lesson from the Judge there'll be many a scrap on the field this year. Qo to It, Penn All Philadelphia, sportdom Is Inter ested in the news that baseball pros pects at Penn this year are not as bright as they might be. Many an alumnus of the Bed and Blue doubt less is askinff why this should be, A campaign to stir up the Btudents should be started. Penn certainly can get a good nine out of 7000 young men in their prime, if the right spirit is there. Unseat Telegrams To (President Baker, of ihe'pfiUIles; Call again. . ' j ' Oodles ot It ' Think of the Jnterestfbelng lost on tho money for the Kllbape-WUllamB.ofr-a.gin-oa-agin-raa'tah. nowln the hands of stakeholders! A few minutes before truss time it was ?$500, but it may be bicMr now. Kore or L Ohem m' cajnure of th Michigan rnr Si M&SLi J -H &y SPs, EVBKXKG LEBGBB-PHILAPELPHIA', MONDAY, FEBRUARY ------- ' " - , r ii! i ll l " PENN BASEBALL SQUAD UP AGAINST IT AGAIN Ken Cannot Practice Owing to Change In. Study and Lunch Hours. Coach Boy Thomas, wIiobo work of In structing tho University of Pennsylvania baseball candidates has been handicapped all winter by the lack of an Indoor cage, encountered a new difficulty today. Al though the midyear examinations ended on Saturday, and It was hoped n big squad Would bo out today, hardly a dozen candidates reported. The hours for var sity practice aro now from i'.K to 2:45, tho only time tho gymnasium Is at their disposal, but a change In tho lunch hour In several departments has made It Im possible for men to report at this hour. As a result, Coach Thomas said today that ho may havo to rcarranco tho hours of practice- and havo tho varsity men tnko the hour heretofore reserved for freshmen. "It's going to bo pretty hard work to hold any sort of preliminary practice from now on," said Mr. Thomas today, "until we enn use tho outdoor field, Penn sylvania athletics havo long been handi capped by tho lack of a uniform recrea tion period In tho afternoon, such ns other universities havo. Now wo don't oven havo the samo lunch hour, and without ui Indoor cago It Is almost Impossible to mnko anv progress with winter work," Coach Thomas will continue, his present system for two or threo days, after which ho ulll revise tho hours for training. Coach Br. Walter Carlss, of tho frcshmnii team, had n much bigger squad out to day, and announced at tho close of prac tice that he would order a cut In candi dates after tomorrow's practice. STRIKES AND SPARES Tho Drue Company tmwllug tournament Is one of tho best In the Jitntorj of tho organiza tion. The averages for tho second round show that the Kit r.llly Company team were leaders with :I3,KI0 pins for 42 games, an aerago of 807 pins. Ambitious plans nra being laid for n team of all-star New York bowlers to lsit the PacIRa Coast this season. The Inruranco League tenpln averages show ths Aetna Ltfo representatives In first place, with 31 victories, 8 defeats. Mather & Co. team being socond. NEWSY POLO NOTES Many of tho leading polo men of the United Statos havo started fur tho Pnelllo coast, whero they wilt tako part In tho contcstB now in progress nt tho t'oronado County Club. AIKUK, S C, Feb 8 The llrst polo mutch of the senso.1, for prlrcs offered liv Mrs Thomas Hitchcock, proved an exciting und close contest, tho Vcllons defeating the Ulues, DM to S. NEW YORK, Tob. 8 Dcsplto tho wnr con ditions in Europe, International polo will not bo abollsacd In tho United States this year. Arrangements aro now being mado for n con test of moro than national importance on tho Mcadowbrok grounds next summer. It Is pro posed to go to South America for an op ponent and arrange a series of matches be tween a tenm representing tho United States and the Argcntlno Republic. Y. M. C. A. ATHLETICS North llranch In forming a trad: team and will later seek dual Indoor contests. Mercury Club, of Central, nould llko to havo a dual meet with West Branch. West Branch has a Hwlmminff squad with out a peer In Philadelphia. Doctor Wllklns Is doing much constructs e work at South Branch, and deserves lots ot credit 1'ennsyhunl.i Branch will hold Its- llrst In door meet February 2J. West Branch athletes are training Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights A bowltPff craro Is on ut Oermantown Branch. P. and Tt. Branch lias a ono-nrmed pockot btlltard player, Alison Rhodes, .ho challenges uny district player. Ardmoro Branch members havo brought their bowling lcaguo scries to an end. Auto Cur team won. TJ. of P. Football Men Need Field Spring football prnctlco nt tho Unltcrslty of remuyhanla Is still being tllscusspcl by tho Football Committee, but nothing can bo dono until a suitable field has been procured. The committee thouRht Tranklln Field uould do, but Ry Dickson, who ts to hao charge of the spring work, told tho committee It would bo ImposFlblo ta work on tho Held, ns It would lnterfero with tho work of the baseball and track man. Wo must find tho Held first." said DIckBon. "Frankly, I don't knot where It will be, but we need it badly, or wo will enter tho fall practice next September terribly handicapped " Seek Soccer Games The Northwest Boys' Club soccer team, now In the Allied League 4th division, has a few open dates which It would like to nil with first class tenms. uniformed. The dates are March (I and IS. Address Udnln V. McLaughlin, 1:515 West Oxford Btrcet. Claim Basketball Title Frank Qulnn, manager of tho Corley Cathollo Club live, claims tho championship of South I'hlladelphla. The learn has met and defeated all opponents, and Is willing to opposo other sectional winners In a scries to detcrmluo the city tttleholder. JETSAM fajg3p 23 Friday was to be expected, with Mere dith doing tho mile. Any athlete who reels off tho half In 1.B2, can bo depended on to travel rather rapidly for the full mUo. Or Fight Six Bounds John D. has challenged girls to golf, But get us right on this, Adolph Let those who will the oil man roast, lie's much too wise to try to coast. They'll Be Back Again Thirteen large headaches are rampant at Central High today, that number ot young athletes having been declared In eligible because of failure to burn the midnight oil. Some lesson-learning rec ords are about to be broken. Shifts of the Game Central High's team in the Scholastic Basketball race apparently is going to get another start on the Butch Trophy, won by C, H, in 1912 and 1913. Three consecutive victories are necessary for possession of the trophy. Southern High beat out the Central High team last year when ono more victory would have won the oup for them. The Bud den shifts from year to year In this game, as In baseball, are Indicated by the position of Southern High this season. At present it Is in the cellar and it gives every promlsa of staying there. Some Wad It's awonder the hundred thousand waved under' the nose ot Frank Gotoh by moving picture men didn't paralyze him. So Long, Lo Tho Indians will be mlssod at Frank lin FWd jiext yar. There was always a deal of hiret in the arifMwrsnc of the Kdta warrtwa. luirwauf xvpz-o-. i he sufferep all night doctor and IF YOU MAE Time I'll RrinIG HIM RIGHT OVfR AND HAVE- IT OUT FELLER HANS WAGNER JUST AS r dzk mmmmhk Liy W " 1 1 WHEN A iVctcran Ball Player Tells Friend He Can Come Back This Season and Still Feels Real Kittenish at 41 i Years of Age. By HANS WAGNER (Plrato Veteran Shortstop.) CARNEGIE, Pa., Feb. S.-Tho other day I received a letter from a baseball fan. Ho aslted: Do you think you will stick to tho eamo this coming Beason: do you think you still have tho "old stuft" nnd tho "oo for hitting them"? I sat down and wrote a long letter (o that fan, but summed up all I raid was what I said to a friend of mine a rcw days after the close of my llrst major league, reason with Louisville, In 1807. That friend had asked mo If I thought I would make good. He wanted to know how I felt about the season coming. This Is nhat I told that friend: "lull, I saw so many younff fellows comlns nnd goltifr last year, bright, fast young fel lows, that Eoemcd to have everything; boys that worked hard nnd thought they were malt Ins good, corre up and then go back, that It Is an absolute fact that I old rot unpack my Krlp until during the last three weeks of the season I kept It all ready so that If tha manager gao mo the gate I could get out of tonn nnd home to Carnegie befcro any ono could stop mo " "And thero you are. Ono can't tell nhen tho end Is coming llut I can say this for llonus Wagner" Though I am rat 41 years of ago, I feel an coy and as kittenish as I did -0 )cars ago. Homo tolks point at those horrlblo percentage figures I compiled with the bat last season and shake their heads "Old Hans Is through." they say, llut don't bet anything but small change on that. "I began laying baseball Just as soon ns I was ablo to stand on my feet, I guess; anyway, my brother Charlie, who Is ths oldest of the family, used to say that Just as soon as 1 got big enough to walk without any one holding me I had an Inclination to play ball, and be usud to help the inclination along by tossing an orange at me. I have been play, ing ball ever since them. I never did any thing else to speak of, excepting that when I was a kid and had gone a little ways In school the family exchequer needed my assist ance, and nothing was more natural than that I should go to work in one ot tho coal mines in Carnegie. At that tlmo the town was called Mansfield. I was born Just three hlocks down the street from where! now live, Things have changed quite a bit since then around here, but X can stilt see the old dirt path us kids used to run on at night. Then It was called a towpath; now it la .Railroad avenue, "1 started this story wrong. I should have started In by saying that I was born In Mans field (now Carnegie) on February -1. 1871. f 01 my first chance to play In a regular ball game, or rather with a regular ball team, when I was 1(1 years old. In 169 1 I Played with the at. Luke's club, of Mansfield, and made quite a name for myself. My brothtr Al, who wss older than I, was playing with a club at Dennlson, O. Ha secured a Job for me at Steubenvlile, O., and I went there In tha Utter port of 1S3L Al told the man ager ot this club that he had a brother who could play ball, and that's how I got the Job. In ISflS I played with Hteubenvllle part cf the stason, That year George Moreland was managing tho club, lie ottered me fJa a month, and 1 wrote to him tbat I wanted HO. He wrote bock that I wasn't worth more than 3-iu ana that iruit'v an no wouia give me. i needed the money, so I took the Job. I forgot to say that! In those daya I was a pitcher. Williams Out of Tennis Tourney CAMDIUPOE, Mass , Feb. 8 Because of his studies at Harvard, It. Norrls Williams. 2d., winner of the all-comers tennis tournament at Newport last year, has been obliged lo forego playing In the National Indoor Tennis cham pionship, which btarts Friday on the courts of the 7th Regiment Armory In New York. E. II. Whiting, who has been so prominent In Harvard tennis will, however, be a starter, and among the others entered are T. It. Fell, former national Indoor champion; Karl Betar, Wairon M, Washburn. Wvlle C. Grant, Walter Merrill Hall, Frederick II. Alexander, George O Shater. Jersyt cbamolon, and Herbert L. Bowman, Junior champion Sbufjrrue Meets Welsh Tomorrow NEW YOnK. Feb S.-Young Shugrue. the Jersey City llibtwetghj. is iiur.InK the hopa today that he ran land a knockout punch on the Jaw or body of FreoMle Welsh, the light weight euamplon ot toe world, whom he meets tomorrow night la a tan-round bout in Madlxua Square Garden , I hope to make good In this new chance tbat I'm rettinic at the title," said Shugrue. I'm jjolms to try to alia oyer the sleep punch.' Griffiths to Eight Shugrue AKRON. O., Feb. 8-Bernl8 Strapp. match maker of. tba Summit AC. announced today tfiat 1 bad matched Jobony OrUnths and Joe Kbugrue for a 12 -round bout at the Bast Market strift rtok on Monday. February rs TMniTh ork, JfMlw wl guaranteed; fSOO with privilege of 43 per cent Johnson Arrives at Barbados o.?ARBAJ0?: .Ktl 8 -Tlpplor tha beam at 213 POn4. but awertlo taat t is la good eondkiea Jack Johnson, heavyweight cham nten. teaUwil hero today c a steamer from ttuwu AUtut lu iu.k1 teat tm wiU attempt H.e7rur , -""Bin h te tonmlete bis THREE STARS DEVELOPED IN SCHOLASTIC LEAGUE Tarr, Wallace and Cleeland Feature in Basketball Campaign. The Scholastic League campaign has thusfar unearthed threo bright stars In local scholastic basketball compe tition. Tarr and Wallace, centres of Central High School nnd Northeast High School, are fighting hard for tho honor of being tho best centre in tho organiza tion. Cleeland, of West Philadelphia High School, has proved himself tho king-pin forward and Individual scorer In tho circuit. It Is a remarkable fact that neither Tarr nor Wallace was looked upon as a basketballer of ability until this year. NEEDS A FRIEND SAYS HE IS GOOD AS EVER I soon got tho pitching idea out of my head and became a shortstop. "That samo season I was wllh Warren, I'a nnd later went to Adrian, .Mich., and lircamo tho manager ot the team. I was then i'l years old I waa with Adrian tho next season, and the following1 oar Joined tho Louisville team, which was then In tho National League. The first gome I worked in was ngolnit IJos ton. Charlie (Kll) Nichols pitched for lion ton. In those days ho was rated ns somo pltdier. 1 went to Kit threo times before I could connect with Charlie's deliver, but I finally cracked ono on the scam and made a "Kvery ono knons how I wert to Pittsburgh, to I won't repeat here. It has been a long time slnco I started, and I havo always worked with the one theory In mind: Do your best all tho tlmo and never slacken up, l'erhaps tho old r,peed Is not in my legs now as it used to be. One can't expect to he a sprinter all hln life. Vet I can get down to llrst base Inside of a week after I hit the ball!, and it 1 hit tho ball often enough chances aro I will get down to first real often thlB coming season, "An to the rest of my life's history I might add that I nm not man led Two of my brothers and I 'batch' together here in Car negie. Al and Lou and I form this trio. Al works for tho Pittsburgh club and Lou works hero In Carnegie. Bill and Charlie are in business out In Ohio. I have a sister, Mrs. Gallagher now, but Just Carrie to us when we were kids. Carrie Is next to the youngest In thn family. 1)111 Is the baby. My parents havo been dead for a number of years. That's all about liana Wagner." The restive dame of Qolf A far green trail and a wide hlue sky; A clean white pill and a velvet lie: And then for a cut shot dead to the pin And the thrill of a "three" as the putt drops in; As it goes "klupp-klupp" Jn tha old tin cup And the scorecard shows that you stand S up Ttro up with the old home hole in sight BOME gamer Tot said it; BOMB game is right. But tomorrow comes xolth a sudden switch "Where you miss your drive and you flub your pitch; lFiero you thump to tha trap with a maudlin curse And your fourth shot out is a darnslto worse; "Iften you slice and top When you schlaff and flop, "When you hit the cup and the pill tcon't drop When you stand five down -with your soul aflame ' Who said this smear was a grown, man's gamef Fourteen National and American League clubs are figuring on adopt ing1 Germany's system and declaring a "war zone" around Boston, Offside Flays In much the same way a cheese by any other name would smell as rank. The greatest shot In golf is the ap proach that falls short of the cup at the 19th hole. "Play the ball don't let the ball play you" la a maxim that goes for the game of life as well as the game of baseball. And so does "Hit 'eat where they aiaV ITA klX!kl''ilMrrnAMTTAlN rMwjmKmiimu 8, 1915: - , AT LEAST THIS UMP1HE IS SAFE PBOM ALL HABM Baseball Is n nsrht Iho vrortd over. At the San Quentln Stato prison, out In California, recently, tho league season waa opened with Warden John eon throwing tho first ball. A bis colored boy, playlnB second base for "Captain Randolph's nine, becamo Incensed over -what ho con sidered tho weak work of tho umpire. "Ah'll knock yo block oft when Ah get outa here," eald tho tscs;ro. "You'll have to go some," grimly answered the umpire. "I beat you through tho gate by threo years and a half." NATIONAL LEAGUE NOT LIKELY TO RESCIND ACTION Twenty-one Player Limit Is Favored by W. F. Baker, Gaffney, Ebbets, Drey fus and Other Magnates. That tho National Leaguo nt Its meet ing tomorrow In Now York will rescind Its December action In limiting tho num ber of plajers to 21 la doubtful, accord ing to President W. P, Baker, of tho Phillies, who was In tho city today. "Of course, you can novor tell what a National Leacuo meeting will bring forth," snld Mr. Baker, "and I cannot, therefore, speak for my associates. How ever, as far as I am concerned, I am In favor of leaving tho matter Just as It ts now. Tho question of cutting tho num ber of players on eaoh club to 21 is not an open ono. Wo settled that at our last meeting, and tho only way wo could raise tho limit would bo to rescind our former action. I know how Barnoy Drey fuss, Gaffney nnd Dbbctts feel about It, so I don't think thero will bo any chango mado." Continuing on tho uubject of tho moot ing tomorrow, Mr. Baker remarked "Thero Is really not much to be dono at tho meeting as far as I can see. Tho first thing will bo tho adoption of tho schedule. Then there Is tho question of tho waiver to bo considered. Tho new rulo will provide for tho nonwlthdrnwal of waivers onco nsked. This was to havo been settled nt tho December meeting, but somo of tho members wanted to think tho question over before they voted. "To get back to tho other question, that of tho players limit, I think that tho explanation of tho Amorlcnn League's action Is all right. It Is truo that the American League clubs had moro men signed up to long-term contracts than any of tho National League clubs. It would, therefore, have been difficult for them to havo dono anything else than leave their limit at 25." President Baker arrived hero this morn ing and Intends going to New York this evening. Manager Pat Moran will bo in New York, and tho Phllly president stated that tho Boston deal would bo put through certainly before tho end of tho week. He did not say, however, whom he expected tho Phillies would get In ox change for Sherwood Magee. Tho Cin cinnati trade, he declared, was between the Jlcds and tho Phillies, and might be completed any time. Horaco Fogel, former president xt tho Phillies, and Jimmy Sheckard, left fielder of the famous Cub machine under Chanco and laBt year with the Cleveland Ameri can Association club, wero visitors at tho Phillies' offices this afternoon. Sheckard will not bo with tho Cleveland club in 1915. He has not yet decided where ho will play. Jimmy Hagcn, recently operated upon at the German Hospital, was back today for tho first time slnco his Illness. National League Magnates Confer NEW YOniC, Feb. 8. Tho advance guard of tho National Lcaguo magnates arrived hero today and held an Informal session on tho numerous big matters that the league will take up ns a whole when it assembles to morrow in the Waldorf. "What Is the finest thought expressed In the English language?" asks a mag azine. Simple enough, viz: In three weeks from today we'll be drifting South into the realm of base hits and blooms, the radiant realm ot putts and pleasure. "A rollicking good time is more to be desired In golf than a good score," says a certain golf writer. Which Is wonder ful philosophy if you can put it through after reeling off a 112. One Reason Dear Sir Who is the hardest hitter in baseball? Cobb, Baker, Crawford, Zimmerman or Speaker? And, if so, why? r. o, K. (1) Crawford. (3) Because he's the hardest hitter. Detroit Rejoins There'll lo weeping, there'll oe teallln. When the old Vmp says "Play tail," And Tyrus grabs his mighty bat In answer to the call; For you cannot stop old Tyrus When he's out upon the line, He'll bust up any tusslo Which they figure planted fine. Hurrahbaseball is coming With a, sprint into tha bag, And old Detroit's going To round-up another flag, r-V. E. 30., Detroit. Hugble hasn't arrived pow since 1909, so It's about time the old boy was push ing his frontispiece out In front of the parade. Of course. It would be a shocking thing for art, literature and the sciences If Jack Johnson, paddling in toward the Mexican coast, should strike a mine. But these are hard, cruel days and merit of ns would b abto to survtv the ter rible Wow. GLOAMER COMES ACROSS IN FIRST, AT KEW 0RLEA1 I rrrr Hrvl- Y-- S ws.B . VVl.,3 Upeng- Event. Willi r..rl,i1-. t4 "uius oca ond and Phil UngarThitfl Gabrio Captures Seconal NEW ORLEANS. Feb. S.-Otcwl long shot, paying S to 1. fis.w - rl Judges a winner In tho on.u !. US four-furlong dash for 2-ycar.oId M tho talent, was In for nlarA ..... V an outsider, Phil Unger, at SO to -i 3 In for tho show. Nino others nl. J Qabrlo, tho favorite, Ton , " ?"i malum; out uicencka and v"1 Haven, ana 10, 1 to 2, wonj Cuddles. Inn iintC..." h'W j ... -ffatit ' ti..r...( V10 third, tii :. czar's Boy, "zoim'aV'i ?' K i also ran. w:" Toiar. rsccond ' Now liavcnTlV JSA '.U,i. thirl SM to 3, MIri fnlnr. HI.T --.I U.j; "oru.. ""! tJ , Thifl rice M.SX?f j& lonss-Altamalia lH, Fomimck aV'. won; The llusy 'Body. inn. Hhn'.S.1' ul 7 to. jo, i to .1, second: Ci tSSt J1?'1?, 0 to 5, 7 to 10. 1 teTft. m?,i20Ol.B ll-s.i''0i Camellia, CllffloD Th ,,"Hi lllaokford, Patrick h'. Bmokv h.J"8, nSC Hoffman also ran. ' y Dan- Juui &rM&vteB " '"JJ .""'W- -year-olds and ... XM 1,,4,t. J, 2 t0 i w"t Bogart. lWLjSyB 'JV " ovo5- t0 2. eccSl BhwxSM and to 08. 'ltoTaart B to 1, 2 til ' S2,WS Time. l:f. 'BamV 8tranw,0b?'rSi ewe, pero's Bon, Cassowary and 'BtrUaiie" Havnna Races Postponed $M , HAVANA. Feb. d. No races will u t.lM hero until Thursday. wm b New Orleans Entries "?. Sfi? .?-"" Sia?.C!.".SI fc & ilAueTlffi l'hll't.. 161 : March -long7 iw" FeioiV Kl Ucnayanl, 107; Kyrcnc, fdT; lfaf "t-$1 Second ra0. selling , 3-ycar-olds and niM mllo and 20 yards 1 May, W; Col. FmjVM ipi: iCIIday, 101; Joo D., 102; Eerir biSM 10J. June W 101 r frog. 108: TtaJairrSM Tom llancoplr. ion. v"A. w,.i.. , .1WP 1011: Cogs. 1(TJ. ' "" iu"' "" pird race. Belling fillies and mares, J..& olds and up, 1 mllo-JMallard, 03; iSai TS AramrieVe. 107: ItlV?. inV tRt""iJi TOT; l'rrtrv rnln llni Tadu r ... eJrV: 5-r."v?r yi wi .iu. cniuon Beta? I 'WfV . "vjj'"'---i-; oiiepnera. ii ,i.ou"?, ',1'I?u?m,a1" handicap. , olds nnd up, 1 mile ond 70 yards-Joit iff 9li: Chad huford, 102; Lord . MstshilL M? ltayberrv Candle, 101; Judge Wrliat. 181 inaoicncc, jui, H Jlftli race, selling, -t- car-olds and m fW mllo nnd ,0 yards Uaby Slstir, Ofc & l'laln 'Ann,' joir Colfoi7 lSl; cSbei? IS1 Puck, 10.1, Cassowary, 10.1. Prlwtr7 lit oime, iuu; l'ora ami. iuu; iinuo liaker, 1A ujiiy van uencer, 10U, callcum, 109. 'i.w.u mto. naniK, j-year-oius ana lUIn mile Joe Stein, lu.1: Henry Hutchison; l&J Luko Van Zandt, It'i; Consoler. 107! OrarSl 1VJ, llavcnal, 100, JJl l'ato, 110; ilvfbtt H HO. Apprentlco auonanco claimed. Weather, clear; track, fast. Juarez Entries &l l-(rHt rnrt rtntun frw n,nnP.nt,t n..l4.n.''Rsl - --. . X ' wv, u. -,ti.lJIU ItiaiUfUIH a llalph H , 108; Handy Andy, 1US; Mirir 112; l'rank Patterson, 11J, ltudafax, 115, uiiuusB si-jiuiciiuurg, juu, iaay uianco n :K Sal, 112; Savlno, 115: Shadow. 112. JIcK lis. also cllclblo. ' r Second race, selling, ,1-ycar-olds and vx h luriuiigs ,mno u linen, bo; (juetn sum 1UI; Agnes a., 10J; apllt Socond, 100; iat iiuiKu, juo; uieopac iuu, enmorma jacs, ia; Charles Ooetz, 103; lint Mastcrson. 104; S;v Hoard. IOS, Jtnrtono Clials, 108, Joh.1 Uari 10S, Louis DcscognctB, ills Compton, ,U.jJ Third race, selling, 3-ycar-olds, 7 furlctf Sangarcc, UU, Alkanot, 101; Twilight. W, 'SI Ucckhuin. UU. (Juno. 103. Hex. JtlJ. Dtlmsi 108, Langhorne, 10S. tlW. 1'ourth race, Montcsum liamllcap, tx,4M tur-oius. , ruriongs mish I'leiaer, uw, "jl iute, uo; l'ninom, ud; conning Towrr. Col. JIarchniont, 110; Orovcr Hughes. USB: Klfth race, selling, for 3-sear)Ias tafi BV4 furlongs Hlnata, 08; 'lloje Jllnr, 1 Klfl. tOl: Ttfld PrnnNt. 10.! DulkT TSUi J03; High Street. 110; 'Veil Forty. 101, t narnin. iu.i Auin Mnirt. 1 Lransri. Lofty Heyuood, 100; Dlack Sheep, 110, ? .-uncf, iiu; ucic uavis, 111. je Sixth raco, selling, 3-year-olds and Wi mile 'Pintifi rhir inn, Heiirtr. 103; iJR Man, 108; 'Visible, 110; "Metz. 110; Fo1W nr, lionias iiare. 110. Apprentice allowance claimed. Weather clear. Track fast. Upper Sixth Wins ChampIonjU?tf The Sixth Upper won tho Held hocier c!l plonshlp In the Idscopnl Academy pt!l ijunui scries Dy uoreanng uio cifi nils aiiernoon, ( goals to 1. ine 1 mi, IX. Ht. lip Wtlllan. IT Tftarw h,i nt thn R.hnnl u111 ha . o nt A tn thB c Tho ' standing of the classes follorra: W; Won. Lojt. ,r Sixth Umier 4 0 I Klfth l'orm. .1 1 blxth Form 2 3 " in 1110 nrst nair rieoman, in, (3JAWi(u., left forward, Bcored threo goals, walls U'g also made a tally. The Sixth Form. tw were held scoreless. 'm The line-up follows; , ,. .J Sixth Upper. BUtb ft Flero .....'. goal T Itlngo point KV Jack ., cover point ...., vJi t.upit rover 'SUSi Thorxlngton ,. .centre forward .v'EK iiaynes .,, .riant icrwuru ..... w xieuniaii , icib lurnofi. ..., , (Tingle. Earle) , , . ..wu: Umpire Lathrop. Time of halvet-HJi 20 minutes. W. GERMANT0WN FRIENDS CAPTURE DUAL MEPl I Defeat Chestnut Hill Acaitmn Track nnd at Volley Ball. nrmnnlnwn "PrlnnHs clchQOl rti .... Tim 1-..J... .l this 10 v.liesiliur, 44111 .tun,ngf .t.vv " . noon In the former's gymnasium !y Beries or trocic ana gymnast -ri u'nlcli were concluded with a voUr. .-1. m,.i .,.. H-ot time V either Inatltutlon was represenKai such an affair. The Germantown Friends' esgref wero victorious, -winning py "; WM n 11.1 Thn vnllAV ball J was annexed by the Germantown zi-s. Tha uiimmarUa ftxWmsrZ m... inn. n w v.v fnrffiUl.ft J.tVUai' M,l-3 - Ii Kali nion'mun YTflan H B RPfTAnfl. tl6 D2 m.i-1... -1 t.J v.nv, nf nrmir.H Frlenda'j fourth, tie betwaea VjH lAnonnxm H'MdrinHV H.I1U X- Chestnut Hill Academy. Tl. Standing broad jumpWon W tween Ronetsch, Chestnut JHII ACJ and Hex, Germantown 'r'""",,. Shipley, Germantpwn Friends Wu 8 feet inch. . n. ratutu rftcoMWH "J ,,---. town UTlenasj secona. -i.yi; --cc Hill Academy; t'nird, A. Hunter, nut Hill Academy rourtui unestnut III Acaaemy. COUNTY BASEBALL G0SS8 Tho eighth annual banquet of tb P! County BaMball league, wbkh wj the 6th Regiment Armory at r-Ti -ii ws the most successful svr b!4 war county. , 1 A roeetlna- wlU bo held at OMaeaj next -lauisoar evening iai oZJ.tSu , perfectlcs a Camden County BM'Wj OLYR1PIAA.A. SSl5AJ8 KIHIIK MOV . Utl Vl 15I Disfcman: j? to X 2 to' l" outTtSW'WB 1:22-5. Herbert Tornnlo ?.' Jh"4 M j Altai. Mt. Jul jEtcs- uve
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