X 1 t2f ? EVENING LEPGER-PHILAPELHIA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 19iE. llllllW ll . U I I INTERNATIONAL TO HAVE SHORTER SEASON WILLI AMS-KILBANE MATCH HANGING FIR S ir is i WILLARD WILL LOSE FIGHT PREDICTS SPORTING EXPERT Frank G. Menke Says Jack Johnson Has Gone Back But , Little and That White Hope Jess Will . , . Never Be His Equal. And now that the Jack Johnson-Jess "Willartl affair stems fairly certain of be ing staged, Frank-d. Mcnke, of the In ternational News Service, comes forth with this prediction: JOIW8XJN WILt. WIN WITH COM FAItATIVE KASE IP TlIK FIOHT IS ON THE LEVEL. Thcro nro a number of reasons why wo pick Johnson, but the most Important one Is 'that he comes of the negro race of a raco that can grow old In years and yet retain Its endurance; of a raco that can indulco In wild dissipation and not lose much of Its physical power. Those -ho believe Wlllard tins a fair chance for victory come to such n be lief not bcrauso they think Wlllard Is a great fighter. They know ho Isn't n wonder but they think that the neKro champion has "none back" so far that any ordinary fighter can bent him. They think that added years nnd an Intem perate life .have reduced the one-time king of the pugilistic world to a point Where ho wilt become cosy prey for any typo of ring foe. Those who figure thusly flguro wrongly, In our opinion. Johnson Is RB years old. There la no denying that, nor la thcro any denying of tha fact that he has dlastnated. The extent of hi dissipation I" an open question, but those who are close to Johnson pay that tht reportB or hla swimming In champagne and doing like stents are grote exaggerations IJut In our opinion the added jenm and tlio dissipation, no matter how wild It lias been, have rift reduced Johnson In the point where M will not be able to hand Wllllard, the while giant, n beautiful lamming. Johnson was no jears old when, ho fought Frank Moran, In Parle, last June. At that ttmo many .figured that Johnson had "gone tiack." to far that Koran had a chance against him. What happened? Johnrnn, the "'physical wreck." simply toyed with Moran during thoie SO round He could hava knocked out Moran In any round that he chose, but ha elected that the white man should atay the limit. Sloran did not furnish Johnson a battle. The negro didn't have to xtend himself, yet several times during thoee 20 rounds he cut loose. Those who wero at tlc ringside ray that the old Johnson speed, the old Johnson endurance and the old John son Bunch are still there. Johnson. .10 J ears old. and reported as a physical wreck, came out or that scrap wlllt hardly a mark on him. l(e was as fresh nnd att root as when he entered the ring. On the other hand, Moran. who. Is nine ears younger than Johnson, nnd who wax touted as being (ihyslcally perfect, wad near a point or col arse when the gong sounded, .But you needn't stop with Johnson In putting FARRELL TO BATTLE M'BRIDE TONIGHT Intenvard Bout in Wind-up at Fairmount A. C. Toland to Fight 'Cpleman. An Interwnrd bout wll bo staged In the final at tho Fairmount A. C. show to night! Kayo Jack Farrell, of tho 17th Ward, will endeavor to down Jimmy 'Mc Brlde, ot the 20th Ward. F-Ivo other bouts aro on the card. Tho program follows: First bout Harry Drennan, 17th Ward, vs. Tommy Curry, North Penn. Second bout Frankle Rlteh. Southward, vs EJdle flavin, Weat-Phlladelphla. Third bout Fred Waaner, North Penn, vs. Bonoy ixragnrey, riixin vvaru. Fourth bout Moo Dixon, Richmond, vs. Mickey Tralnor, Richmond. Beml-wlndup Jack Reed.Toledo, vs. Lengthy Joe Rosen, West Philadelphia. TVIndup K. O. Jack Farrell, 17th Ward, vs. Jimmy McDrlde, 20th Ward. At the Palace A. C, N'orrlstown, tonight. Tommy Coleman, of Frankfonl. will box Jack Toland, of this city. In the feature fight of ten rdunda. Joe HclTernan of West Philadelphia, and Jaclc Fink, of Camden, will meet In the 8-round semi-final. In the two It-round bouts Charley Rlasselll, of Conshohocken, will en counter KJd Held, of Bridgeport, and Jimmy Dougherty, of Norrlstown, wilt face Jimmy Kerr, ot llryn Mawr. The Young Fulton-Preston Brown wind-up at the Broadway A. C. Thursday night Is one of a series of crackajack bouts that Muggsy Taylor, tho matchmaker, has arranged tor the patrons. Tommy Lee, the clever Foutliwark bantam Weight, who boxes at the Broadway Thursday night, has also been matched by Joe Barrett to meet Jimmy Cross at York. Pa., Saturday night. Lee Is a promising little boxer. The two coast fighters. Sailor Charley Grande and Jimmy Fox, will make their debut In this city next Monday night at the Olympla A. A., In connection with the return Freddy Yelle Wlllle Moore match. Grande -will meet Noah riniaao and Fox Is matched to fight Mickey Donley, Fred Sears says that he Is ready to sign up Charley Thomas for a match against George Chaney at 1!8 pounds, ringside. Thomas will be ready to meet Tommy O'Keefe next Thurs day night at the Broadway Club. He doesn't bar O'Keefe or any lightweight. SHOTS FOR TITE BASKET TRENTON. Feb. 1D.-In a loosely played contest. In which there was perhaps lees ex citement thsn In any contest this season, Trenton trimmed De Neil at the Sd Regiment drill shed last night, 30 to 23. Except for spasmodic bursts of team play on the part ot tho Tlgera and occasional flaahea or apeed by the Musical Fund Hall artists, the contest lacked interest, desplto the closeness of the figures, STANDING OF THE CLUBS. W. L. p.c. v W. L. P.C. Camdstt .... 20 10 .Ml Trenton ?.. 15 IT ,46U Ilfadlnr ... 19 11 .633 Jasper ...,1317.4m Pe Nerl .... 13 17 ,00 Grejatoek . 10 20 ,mj . St. Michael's led all the way and defeated Mount Airy In a hard-fought Lutheran League game last night by 28 to 17. The score at half time In the same between Calvary and Transfiguration was 1 to 7 tn favor of Cal vary Transfiguration made a. great fight In the second half, but lost out, 1S to 13. In the other game Advent walloped fit, James', 27 to T, St. Michael's easily defeated First Presby terian in a Oermantoem Church League game at the Beys' Club last night. SO to 11. Market Bauara won from Advocate la the second game, B tp SJ. LynJanhurst defsattd Evens' Memorial In a cloae game, CO to 41. Hamilton A. A. beat the Northhouae second. Bl to 23. Southwestern walloped Hubs, 40 to 4. St Malaccy defeated Paoll to a. Midget Leagne gam at tha Philadelphia, Boys Club last night, U ta . Tha Haddington Title and Trust basketball Una .defeated the Good tUmarlUn team by tho score or 14 to 0, tCanderton beat Ot. Paul'. R. 13. second team, 14 to 4. on (he latter1 floor last night "West Hope defeated Gaston In a section B Brotherhood League game on tho (ormcr'a floor last 'night, 83, to 15, Eleventh Baptist won easily from Harper In - Northwest Church League game at First Djtch 11.11 isst night. 88 to 12. Weat York forfeited to Fiftieth Baptist, and the latter then defeated South -Philadelphia Boys' Club, B7to So. lQi game for t fie Cathollo basketball chain nlooiblp, Aquinas defeated St. Malachy. 18 to Vi n":.11.?.11 sanwwlll be played at Clover. al lit' February 23. " WITH THE CUEISTS In ova of tha twteat and best games seen at 4h Lehigh Parlor, Otto Relaelt last nlgbt .defeated ilcorgs Levy. 100 to I, In a contest that ooty occupied 55 xolnutea. Relselt waa la JOs best form and throughout the same only Kieeed twice, bavin rung, of a. ft and S3. ty wi outcl4 after the flrat frame. iiw iijih im w ibb pocxet Billiard mini si jaoyiwa Aiicgntny t'ttrlora. )u m ftLKuiHir ,uuva, lasc iWlAuUartmin easily defeated Wt- Sall Ctuu-Ia Italic. In an m jAt-Wliird game; the score being; JlftriMs CnyUnata tsrab L Las J. that I have ,et asrt aiJ Ma Dofius, Peeta'a later iJUiitiit atieUto thumfloe yeeterdsjr whea avvor' at tile frtcod mta twisratulatfiiz Mot set aft trlaMvk ovi htun guira iuuili-:oijU4 j .'&. t ftaorer ( kaowa e 8a iJr.W i,t r .a ,..i I rja a. l!tV iU0'.iar e4 to J ub J-5 i-SJa JtisHsK. 4 UM. n'tSf IB lew 9tv to the teat our theory that n negro can ntand more physical mistreatment than a white man. The records of Ssm I-angford and Joe Jean nette. tho other two negro heavv weight, will bear us out On bick farther Into ring history and you will ilnd that the negrooi who mixed In the right game seemed Just as able to with stand the ravages of see ami plusloil excesses. Lnngford hos licn flshtlng almott constantly tor l.'t vrnra- nn.l living n rroe and easy life during all those soar. Ijtngford rarely trains for his battles, for 11 sears he has been liv ing tho careless kind of life that luobabl) would send a white fighter to his Rrave In three or four jears, yet today that same Sam .ang ford Is able to send tho bent while fighter In the world to the pugilistic scrap hrnp. Langford Is i lighter not n iniglllatte loafer. During 1014, after 12 cars In the ring game, he mingled In 17 ring battles an aver age of one scrap In every three weeks. The only reason he didn't fight oftencr was becauso he couldn't get any more matches. Joe Jeannette, the other ebony-hued heavy weight, I- .U years old, 2 J ears voungcr than Johnson. He horned Into the fighting game back In W04, and has been nt It ever ntnre. fighting every tine a match was nrfcrod, nml lAt.iitHj t nSatt-ttt.l'jh rt Knlll SI rt at 1 1" I ntl'I'l'IHR IJIL't'IV HIP J (St I' I I1IO , Jeannette fought III bnttle In lull, 22 In ' Hit 2 l'l In lllll. and It In 1111 1 an uvemce of about ono battle In every three weeks over a rour-venr stretch a record thtt no white fighter of tho nast or present-can equal And so. In face ot what the negro fighters have done, and are doing, In spite of their added jeora and careless living. It srems to us that It Is a bit unsafe to bet on Wlllard If vou aro honking on hla meeting n ploalcal wreck In the puson of Jack Johnson. Look Out! Jack Johnson DUM'TII, Minn,. Teb in. Immigration In tpector Meronnll, of Duluth. received word from Washington visterr'nv to bn on the I ok out for Jack Jnhnfron, aiul Ir h" attempts to I slip Into the United .Stain via Canada or tho , Creat takes to arrest him at once und notify I Chicago I Welsh Defeats Anderson OrtANP nAt'IDH. Mich. Feb, 111 Champion Freddie Welsh to)od with Jimmy Anderson, Indianapolis lightweight, for six rounds last I night. JjANCABTErt, ra., Feb 10 Charllo Collins, or Columbia earned the decision over Rcddy Holt, or I'hlladelphla, In a six-round bout hi faro the Lancaster Athletic Club last night. In the scmln tail-up Tim Drnney hid the bet ter of I'addy aIvestor of Hhamnktn: Krankle Urno defeated Hobby Tolc, ot tho battleshlii l.oiilslntia Meet to Name Referee CHICAGO IVli. 1il. Nato 1-evvls und Harry I'ollok, managtrs of Charlie White nnd Fred die Welsh restecthclv, met todav to pick a referee for tho match betmen the two tig-hum at Milwaukee Februnr 1!., AMONG tho list of Jobs for which Vvo xxhavo no ecstatic relish Is that which confronts John J. McGraw this spring, when It comes to the matter of chopping down his forces to 21 men. This task will not light on Stalllngs so heavily, as ho has a young machine and Is In tho position to stand pat with such people as dowdy, Rudolph, James, Tyler. Schmidt, Uvers, JInrnnvllle, Smith, Mugee, Connolly and Whlttcd. To these 11 men, eight of whom are under 25, Stalllngs is permitted to add ten moro to round out a machine of first rank. THE NEW YOKK HANDICAP But McGraw Is up against an entirely different proposition. Where Stalllngs has a machine that Is coming, a ma chlno still young In years and experi ence, McGraw has a machlno that has started slipping and a line-up for tho most part that Is fairly old In wars. So McGraw, for the most part, must either stand pat on his veterans or take an enlarged gamble by crating several vets back beyond tho trenches and tak ing a chance with his youngsters. THE GIANT LINE-UP It Is admitted that to curb or suppress tho Braves, John J., of Gotham, must dig up more than one young Btar. Un like Stalllngs, he can't afford to stand pat upon a winning nucleus, composed of eight young stars and four high grade veterans. McGraw's list of regulars Includes Meyers, McLean, catchers; Mathewson, Tesrcau, Marquard, Fromme, pitchers; Merkle, Doyle, Fletcher, Lobert, Grant, Inflelders; Burns, Bescher, Snodgrass and Robertson, outfielders. Tho tough part Is that McGraw must decide within two months whether Merkle, Doyle, Marquard, Meyers, Bescher, etc., were merely In a slump BERT KENNY SCORES DOUBLE KNOCKOUT Joe McCarty Saves Himself First Time by Trickery in New York Fight. NEW YORK. Feb. 16. There waa action of a weird and unusual kind at the Broadway Sporting Club during yester day's matinee. Jon (Twin) McCarty was knocked out not only once, but twlco for good measure. In the first round of a bout w$th Wild Bert Kenny, who substituted for Jack Reynolds. Kenny, 'who has been out for several months with a broken hand evidently has recovered hla wlldneae. He hit twin brother right on (he Jaw; Joe was knocked Into the corntr on lb ropes and waa out standing up, Iteferee Haukup was about to wave him away a beat, en man wben Joe came to long enough to say. "Didn't you hear ttl Didn't you bear ItT The bell, the belL" Too trick worked, for the referee pulled Kenny away and went over to ask the time keeper about it. by the time he had found out that the bell hadn't rung the twin had recovered Then the referee ordered the carnage to continue. Kenny responded by knocking Joe into another corner, where he fell In a sitting posi tion The referee was obliged to grab Kenny around tha waist tbla time and throw the wild one clear across the ring Hut Uert came tack at full till Tha referee thought Jt was meant for btuiself, so he squared off with Bertram. He finally dragged Bert away and jtothar knockout was chalked up against the elan McCarty. though there bad been no op portunlcy to count him out. rh crowd waa bewildered fey tha autcls aueeeasiea ot events and alter the bout it was necessary for Johnny Puan to hear the ref eree,' explanation and shoot it at tha top of his yoke to appease the popular clamor. Give Local Boys Tryout jack Barrst. o.d John i-ang. two local boys. 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For four rounds the New Yorker forced tho battlinp until Williams warmed to his task and won out. Harry Lenny is beside Murray. The centre figjre is Referee O'Brien. Williams' manager, Sammy Harris, is the individual wearing the Scotch shirt. last year or whether they have definitely gone back. And ho will have no chance to make an extended test under fire, for he will not bo ablo to hold enough youngsters on hand to have the test completed. INSIDEECHOES The fool slngcth In his lack of under standing while the wiso man slgheth In tho weight of his knowledge. Tho fool and his money are soon parted, whereas tho wise man savoth his money for a fool son to blow. ADD YOUR OWN GUESS Sir How long, In your opinion, will the Harvard of tho Species be deadlier than tho Yale? CAMBRIDGE MIKE. As long ns the Houghton of tho Species Is deadlier than tho Hlnkey. Only, In fairness to Hlnkey, It must bo considered that 1914 wns no part of a fair test. Nineteen hundred and fifteen will furnish a much better cement baso upon which to plant a definite opinion "Why," queries Westerner, "don't the Germans securo Germany Schulz to coach their line? Put Schulz in charge for six weeks, and tho Allies wouldn't bo ablo to nialco first down in 20 rushes. All they could do would be to kick." They aro kicking enough as It Is, And, In tho second place, Yost would havo tho war called off before ho would stand for any such shift. "FOR TOMORROW WE" It teas the baseball player Who warbled in this type My motto is to "yet It "IFTiHe the setting's fairly ripe"; "Tomorrow's something dlffrunt, And so I'll load my trunk Before the boom Is punctured WUh the accent on the punk," (.Plato Pete.) VESPER CLUB MEMBERS ENTERTAIN NEXT SUNDAY Will Celebrate Fiftieth Anniversary as Rowing Body. On Sunday afternoon next the Vesper Boat Club, of this city, will entertsln at the club house, celebrating Its 80th birthday. On Feb ruary 22. 1863, the Vesper Boat Club waa rlrtt organised aa the Washington Barge Club, with Theodore A. Oraham, William 11. Me. Mlllan, Theodore K. Vogel, W, W. Maria. W, T, McNeely, J, D. Mlngus, A. J, Murphy, P, D. Evans. Charles H. Mann, C, P, Oodshall, A. Ia Beck and W. II. Thomas, five of whom are still living. In 1ST) the name was changed to the Vesper Boat Club, and In 1B81 was In- 0.?le1.b0..Jul,r' M- Ru'seli Thayer. At the beginning the club owned but one boat a barge, and the oarsmen did their training from an ice house situated in Fairmount Park, about the present atte of the club. In Boat House How, Fencing at Haverford J-iV,Enro.RU' .,,- r,b- ll-Anotner art of self-defense Iws I tn adopted by tha atudenta of the llaverfort. . huol aa an athletic sport. Several weeks ago the boys started In with bax-ng lessons by Doc Bishop. Now the doc. tor has Inaugurated tha French sport, fencing. c!?uy., u"tf , H. rnember of the ilavcrf ord School Dramatic Club. Is the first student to be teen sparring wllh tbs folia. If the stu d5?.t uka ,0 fencing aa they did to boxing It J?1!.' b?.a .'. matter to form the Haverford School fencing team. Yachtsmen to Play Ball A movement, having Its Inception In the Ocean City Yacht CluB, has been inaugurated ii' 'J" ormatlon of a baseball league among the South Jersey yacht clubs. The Ocean City club has appointed a com mittee, beaded by Hobert Kadford to take up tha matter with the various clubs, and re quests have been sent to the followmg yavht chit.: Atlantlo City. ttthlalt CamdeSj Chelae, otone Harbor. Caue May. Avaloa. Holly Beach. WudwooA Bea Ula tttyyaehi wu .uwkm kiwi ioa iuv uceon wry ana jki lantlo City Motorboat Clirha, to appoint com mlttsea to discuss the proposition. Mrs. Smith Wins Golf Tourney The latilea of the Kortn liilts country v lub Held a louraamciji t ti and tho wiooer nu iia Ouy c VulivUn wgf Mi Ml vai MET BANTAM AT OLYMPIA LAST NIGHT KID WILLIAMS FORCED TO EXTEND HIMSELF Little Jimmy Murray, of New York, Carries Fight to Champion at Olympia A. A. Jimmy Sluiray, tho New York battler, iwtvo Kid Williams, the bantnmwclRlit champion, tho hardest fight ho ever had In this city tit tho Olympla A. A, last night, nnd, nlthough tho tltlcholder was the winner at the conclusion of six bIz zllng sessions, tho Qothamlte was not disgraced In the least by his defeat. In fact, tho tough little New Yorker mndo more friends among the spectators than any other lighter who ever nppearcd be foio a Philadelphia audience. I-ncltlng confidence In the first two rounds, JIurray xjulled himself together In the other periods, as a result of shouts of encouragement from. the frenzied fans, and ho opened up. After tho light Williams gave Murray nil the credit In tho world for his sensa tional showing. "He Is a good little lighter, a game one and a hard hitter, at that," said the champion, rubbing his left cheekbone, where Jimmy had found lodg ment with several of his right banders. Henny Leonard, a New York light weight, gave a corking boxing exhibition In his encounter with the eteran, Tom my I.ariRdpn. Tho atter was lucky to stay the sK limited rounds. Leonard gava the local boy n sclcntltlc trimming, doing It nlftily and nicely. Ho lloored Langdon with a left hook on the 'nw In the fifth loutid, the bell ringing whllo Tom waa on the floor. At tho finish of tho fray I.angdon was bleeding profusely. In tho other numbers Johnny Howard defeated Jackie Clark, Hobby Loughrcy and Sammy Decker fought a fast draw, while Jimmy Bergan shaded Mike Howell in a hard battle. TRISTATE LEAGUE FUTURE CLOUDED IN DARHNESS Two Cities Will Not Be Able to Sup port Team3. It became evident at tho annual meet ing of the Tristato League In the olltel Majestic this afternoon, presided by George M. Graham, that the prospects of the continuation of tho circuit this sea son as not very bright. President Graham read a report to the effect that he had visited all of the cities composing the organization and that things wero very discouraging. He said that It Is understood that Wilmington can not go through with a team this year. It Is also doubtful If Reading will have a franchise In the circuit. However, It was Bald that several business men were witl ing to put up money to back a team In the latter city. At the request ot several of the league magnates. President Graham decided not to make a definite announcement relative to the continuing of tho league. He said that the owners cculd havo a month longer to make their plans before giving out a statement whether the league would be abandoned or not. PENN VARSITY TEAM DEFEATS SCRUB NINE Valient and Freeland Hurl Effectively for Regulars. Coaoh Boy Thomas divided ths University of l'annajlvanla. baseball candidates Into a varsity and a scrub (his afternoon and cut them through a fsst slx-lonlnr game. Tha tarslty men bad the better ot tha tussts and won by the score ot 8 to 2. Valient and Fret land did the pitching (or the Yarslty, and while they were lilt calely six times, they kept tbe hits weJI-enouKh scattered to prevent tho scrub from tallying until the last inning. The two teams llrcd up as follows; Varsity, Scrubs Murdock, If. Murray, c Bcblmpf. 3b. Oster, p. Moore, ss. S'sre. p. J ii. irwn, rf. Hopkins, rf. Illncksen, cf, Andrew, ss, Wallacelb, J'reaton. Sh. TMm. Zb. It. Irwin. l. Wray. c bimpson, cf. Valient, p Cochran, lb. Freeland. p. Elchelberger, 2b. Tha score by Inolnj-s: Vsrslty 18 2 0 2 0-8 IB 8 Scrubs , 0 O 0 O 0 23 0 8 After the game Coach Thcmas took hla two Infields and gave them a long drill in york- Ing together Captain Wallace placed rirsl iasa for both infields. The varsity InfleM, tuado up of Wallace, at first: Diss, at second, Moore, at shortstop, and Behlmpf, at third base, look Ilka the teat In slant with the ex ception that Mann, last years veteran, will undoubtedly hold down hla place at second base. Uefore tha varsity trams played tha fresh nun squad played a sU-lnnlpg game. These teams lined up aa follows) Team, JL Tram B, Qrtgg. c IJocn. . Cross. P. IJowtr. p. Puatlont lb. JUiL lb. nedUcld. 3b. C&tauolne, 2b. Ktronr. if Sullivan If Wsureo. rf !elU. '. Bcatc xl Hawley. rf Tse w by mums. TasS 4. . ...... .. O 0 O 8 O 2-2 MJ9j W .,..-. HIM lB0tiAND FLOTSAM ON THE SEA of spo: WE HOPE SO Xow, that the season's almost here, The experts arc upon the fence, And fans prepare to shbd a tear l"or two old stais who may go hence. Alas, that Time should always win, Extorting pay for what Is past I IVc hear this now, through all the dtn: "Can Lajotc and Wagner last?" EVEN THAT WOULD HELP IF THE boosters of tho stadium for Philadelphia don't hurry up, some promoter may build It on his own hook nnd get rich quick. A BIG JOB Tenn's new advisory football commit tee may ralso tho Red and Dluo out of the ruck next season, nnd then, again, It may not. Tho troublo Is that one sea sou Is not a fair try-out, but unless tho new institution delivers tho goods this year tho panning may result in another change. "IT'S AN ILL WIND," ETC. You mau think Kllbane and Kid Wil liams are dreaming, Wtth all this loud talk of the oodles of beaming Good dollars held out for their forth coming battle! But do not get sore at their big-money prattle ror each little bleat they may make, and each caper. Keeps Johnson and Wlllard dope out of the paper. YOU TELL A glance at the record of Jes3 Wll lard, as printed yesterday In these col umns. Indicates that ho won from every body he fought except Gunboat Smith, SPORT DINNER TONIGHT Local Writers to Have Big Time at Majestic. The 11th annual dinner ot the Philadelphia Sporting Writers' Association takea place to night at the Majestic, at 0 o'clock. All plans have been completed, the committee having left nothing undone to make It the most suc cessful event In the history of the association. The limit of 400 haa been virtually reached, but It may be posalblo to accommodate a, few latn comers, providing they get In touch, with James M. Qantz. the treasurer, who will be at the Majestic all afternoon. In electrical effects, decorations, souvenirs and the menu the participants are in for a treat. Pat Moran, Larry Lajole and Wild Bill Donovan, the guests of honor, will be on hand early to meet their friends. BAKER AND MORAN ARRIVE President Will Baker and Manager Pat Mo ran, of the Fhllllea, arrived in town this after noon for the purpose of attending the Sporting Writers' Association annual banquet at the Majestic Hotel tonight. NINE PHILLIES TO SAIL Nine of the aquad of Phllllra who will train at St. Petersburg, Fla.. will leave by boat Friday afternoon for tha camp. Duslneaa Manager Bhettsllne announced today that the following players win sail. Moran, Adams, O'Connor, Fish. Mattlson, Martin, Paskert. Welser and Fletcher. John Hummel Signs With Dodgers fcPBINaPIBI.D. Mass.. Feb, la-Silent John Hummel, the Ilrooklyn Nationals veteran slug. ger today signed a two-year contract -with the Dodgera and leaves with Mrs. Himiroel tbU evening for Bloorosburt. Pa, a here they will visit for a. few day before reporting to tho club at Daytona, Fla,, on March. 1 Brickley Won't Talk Business CAMBBIDOa Mass., Feb. 1& Charles Brteklty will not sign a. contract nor even talk buslneea with Jy college that seeks his services as football coach until after hla graduation In June. . HriSkler haa had several offers, one of which waa from Penn Plate, but be haa stsadfastly refused to do anything that would Injure liU amateur Maius Physical Durectors' Banquet Physical director of tha FbiUdelpMa dMtrKt of tfu. t ii ' A and invited guosta Stilt rattir jl tha Central Mulidinir at T a caeca: 1 Rut-tit fur tat annual bwjuot PMlyf irl WMiiM Vu Ax'i-- KkjBJPvffei KILBANE-WILLIAMS FIGHT IS YET TO Rival Managers Have Own Ideas and Promised Batl tie oeema tu xti Dunn Goes Unless Jack McGulgnn, matchmaker of the National A. C, can get Sammy Har ris, mnnafjer of Kid Williams, to elgn a contract for the proposed "Wlllloms-John-ny Kltbane fight, the two champions will never come together In n Philadelphia, ring. This fact was brought out at the meeting enrly this morning In tho Hotel Ulnghom between Promotero McQulgan nnd Harry D. Kdwards, of tho Olympla A. A., nnd Harris nnd Jimmy Dougherty, representing Jimmy Dunn, Kllbanes ad viser. . . The featherweight champion's manager left the Olympla Club last night after tho first round of the Wllllams-JImmy Murray bout and left town on tho 11 '-l1, l.nln tnr rinVnlnnd. DoilEllOrtV said that Dunn received a telegram from home to leave for the sixtn uiiy on me next train. Tho meeting which was scheduled nt the Bingham nt 12 o'clock midnight did not tnko place until 12:30. At the begin ning of tho session McQulgan said that he had secured Dunn's signature to a contract calling for a purse of J5O0O for Kllbane to meot Williams nt 122 pounds, ringside, for a date tho early part of March. The National promoter also Bald that Dunn did hot attneh his narno to tho agreement until the Cleveland man had spoken to tMwards yesterdny nfternoon relative to Increasing his bid of eSOOO for Kllbane's end. It wns brought out that Dunn had promised to box for McQulgan and that unless Kdwards would give Kllbane JCOOO tho former would slgij up with McQulgan. Ddwardn refused, Dougherty said, speak ing for Dunn, which wns also corrobo rated by Edwards. The Olympla lmprcs sarlo stated that ho offered Dunn $5230 and not more. Dunn then got In touch with McQulgan nnd penned his John Hancock to tho aforesaid contract. After wrangling for more than an hour and a half nt tho conference, Edwards finally boosted his bid to both Williams and Kllbane to $3500 each. Dougherty, however, said that ho was Instructed by Dunn not to consider anything less, JCOOO, and oven not then unless McQulgan would release Dunn from tho signed contract tho latter had In his possession. Edwards' offer of $5300 appealed to Hnr- JETSAM 5lpfe 23 to whom he lost. And tho Gunboat beat Moran, who lost to Johnson, which proves ? UNSENT TELEGRAM To Prexy Tener You're not getting anything like the publicity Big Ban is. Get after him. NOTHING TO DO BUT PLAY BALL There is one class of unemployed Whom lack of work lias ne'er annoyed; A'o Motu their tranquil dreaming har rows Wc mean the icaltlng Fairmount spar rows. FAIR WARNING Alike Dorlzas is to participate In a stono fight at the Greek-American games In New York next Monday night. Brutnl? Not nt nil. They'll nil bo doing it, with a 14-pound stone. But It strikes ua they ought to imposo extra weight on Mike. He may throw It through the wall. SO THERE New Yorkers may outdo Philadelphia In somo branches of sport, but they can't compete with us In ping pong. Wo don't play It, JIMMY KNOWS S. 8. B. Who Is the bantamweight champion of the world? Ans. Asl; Jimmy Murray. He faced tho Baltimore Tiger (Kid Williams) at the Olympla last night. What'athematterSammy? According to Information sent out from New York, Sammy Harris has practically agreed to let hla bantam champion, Kid Williams, meet Ad Wol gast, cx-world's lightweight champion. Wo rise up to know what Williams has ever dono to Harris. TRICK BILLIARD SHOT SEEN HERE TONIGHT McLean Will Get Into Action at AUinger's Against Local Crocks Is Touring V. S. It will be Interesting- to local, bllllard Ista to know that Charles ("Chappie") McLean, the renowned fanoy shot ant) trick artist, Is now making; a tour ot the United States, meeting- all comers. The local followers of tho game win be given an, opportunity of witnessing Mf&ean In action In this city tonight at Alllnger'a Academy, A host of Philadelphia's foremost fancy pocket billiard flayers have signified their Intention of being on hand to night to try tp divest the expert of his laqrels. McLean wfll specialize in the game of Chinese pool, and he asserts that If he does not run CO against any of his opponents he will forfeit the game, CLEVELAND. .Feb. 18. Edward Helm. Cleveland, laat night defeated Jerome Keogh, Ilocheslsr, N. V., 50 to -a. In an 103'lnnug Interstate Three-Cusbion UUIUrd Uagu match. H. Campbell won last night's pocket billiard w"ryvr!.otn.Too"ot75. ColuraW I,,rl" 'r8,n Touchard In Form NEW TfOmf. Feb. U.-O F Touchard. thn pla log-through holder of the national Indoor tennis chaisplonablp , singles title, waa tha star performer yesterday la the elnglea of the national Indoor tournament on the courts of the I Regiment Armory. In the fourth round .Touchard. beat J M. Btclnoeher. tt-l. 6-1. The old Cornell player could not fathom hts opponsnt's casxing snots. Karl Bnr de faulted In. the alngUs, because of business, to E. II. Witney, tha Harvard star Holy Family Banquet Tbe Holy Fas.liy cvtbvlk Club wiu heid It ajUMs,) baouat toolaiit at tha Auditorium Ira Thomas, ef tile Athletic, ajid atiift prm) . MATERIALIZE ua x-ui jxjl aa jjvui'. to Cleveland. fla nn.1 1a .l.t.,4 it.,., i. . agreement with tho Olymola miM- .54 If McQulgan docs not overbid EdWf final offer. However, nothing definite J settled, Hnrrirt said that he wilt r(ra-ji In rhltndelphla 21 hours longer wth p hopo that ngreeablo articles can b,,.J Previous to tho adjourning of th J slon, Edwards salt?: "" "I cnti renil thn 1is,,,l,.ui 1 wall. If you (speaking to Harrl,? ,v get more money than I havo eff.rM S? accept It, and I wish you the w? luck." Harris thanl.r,i il ,n be,t3i During tho Confab and after It , ivuuf ui mo noici, nicrju eon .vTill with Harris na In xlu t.- .,?.?" VJil Ills word with him nnd sign for t$Hk r,nnn.U'Mllon, ,!. ,..!.'" R KlWlL: "on his ord of honor" to doVTiSi Quliran coulrt re I Diimi'a .1.-....' ' SSM contract cnlllng for n fleht nt t, ' lH ringside. vmL iuiv inav i nave uone so, why onivfaV your keep word?" asked Mcauli "Why, I have been offered more mpswaffl iiuw, huh ma reply. jm And so tho match rests. "m IcQulirnn hns nunn'a alrnnt...- .. ...v bane's services. Edwards has the nrnnfll tsiv of Harris' nnme. nnlAea t.. ,... M matchmaker bids higher than jkoo S wards' prtoe, for Williams' services If1 McQulgan is unsuccessful In making ,J nlte nrrnngements with Harris the ri9 ... .6l.vm !,.. in itHrS Vm Jj inroun entirely. It Is stilt hnnglng fire, though. SOME FIGHT RESULTS WII.KUS-riArtrtE. ra., Feb. 10 Tni'S Haofllng. of this city, outpointed and ootfS.B jimmy uorcoran, 01 I'linade ph a. in if,J m.,M,nJ h,nt ! r,ll. V!',7' 'J! .S lilt I'ittshurgh. was badly beaten In 10 rounSi Jv'I IlattlliiK Mantel, ot IMj mouth? In th i-Vll hnilt nf a floubln wlntl.iin. ThV.. .ii?i "."II Ino- flio hnilt lflltr wna .-;iV TlT1 eU'l swings, hut Mantel tired near tho eloss m nnntn'HTpn v a' ,.,. '.. . 5 or I'hllndcli.lilo, m 10 fast rounds hiraljj KBNOSIIA, Wis., Feb 10 -Johnnr En3 r-erts with a Mctory over nuby Illracrr beri lat nleht In n in.rmtn !..,, ueli LONG SHOTS WIN ON i GET-AWAY DAY RACES Test at Ten to One Comes Across in Opening Event Favorite Runs Third. rvliVY UltL,JSAKiS, l'-CO. 18. TMl got-nway day nt the lace track here iM eood things that had been In storage wel let loose. Starting with the first raced Test, a 10 to 1 shot, came across a trh3 ncr, with Southern Star bcatlns out'thi favoi Ite, School for Scandal, for the plic money. First race, iolllns, 2-j ear-olds, four furloii -i-csi, id.-, aiatnews, 10 to 1 I to 1. 2 lo, won; southern star. 1(17, mbroso, 'I to 1,'J to ,i, .i to .i, second : school lor bcamliL KM Pickens, It to .-. even. 1 to 2 third. TlmS MS Cuddles, Urovvn Veliet. Phil Umjer. TUT ..imiy iicucii, uiucinuuii anu I'rinco mrrr nw ran. ; Second race, sclllnc. ft-lrar-olda and an. ilr furlonss-Serenattt. 101. Van Uuen. 3 UnKf u in .i, , in u, won; Munno, in, Mliy. a to i, - to 1, even, second; J op I), 102 fool. S ta 1,' :i to 1, :i to '-', third Time, 1.11 2-V Drtaa Corn. Jecall. I.lttlo '.Maid. Lflalohi. II W juirnimruor, Acis acis, k. n. vvescon ana TIs True ulso ran. T.1.I...4 ........ ..mn. n ...,.,- .-.i .... .i. furlongs Illrka. Iu7. Lilly, 8 to . T to, HI It till 1 n ! H nn 1 n.l. t 4nn IfVI l a t hist 41 aaitii lis II, null, ljUIIJ lflllUIIItr IVI MBltssiTSJii 4 to 1, K to ."i. nnd 4 tn .", second; Dicks I'd.' 107. McTuccnrt. S tn 1. :i to I. :i to 2. tbmt Time. 1:112.1. Anna Kruter. Dare Devil, tfrj maaee. Pretty Dole, I.urla Salon, Crlaco. Bloi Jay, Calcium, LlKht Knight, Kaj deroaerw al i itzgeraia also ran Fourth race, tho Kolb handicap.. Belling, w car-olds nml up. mile nnd slxtccntb-slUJ in, inn, .vicinRgari, to l, -n iu i "? rat: Ttenn. KM. Pnnl .tU to 1. even. Slkl U to .'. scioncl, llarj Ann K, 107. Goos,.el.t; 1 to '2, anil t to 4. third Time, l.li H-j Lady Splrltuellc. Kneclet, Trovato, Armor MJ Marshou aluo ran .InniP7 RpRiiltn . FlrBt race, tmrse. 2-5 ear-olds, M furlontH Aunt Sal, 101, Kedetls. S tn 5. 1 to 1. Wit. "U link., ,nl 11Q t..nh. 1 n O nltt. MeCOnAn ttecluse, 10S. Morris. :.0 to 1, 2d to lul'J?.S tnirn. Time, -41 l--i. iiapiu, J. u. "?i fiOOD TlAf!INT(J ASSURED ! AT BOWIE SPUING MKE Harry Payno Whitney Will Send Bl String of Stars. BALTIMORE, Feb. 18.-The colors Cf Harry Payne Whitney, tho New xort millionaire, will be very much In Kt limelight during the meetin? ot me nvq ern Maryland Agricultural Association. which v.111 be held at Bowie, ltd, Apm 1 to 14, Inclusive. Today Mr. Whlttiefi trnlnn- mndn nnnl(.ntinn fni stable KQ& for 22 horses at the track. Amone-tt other owners who have engaged sU'iJ are John Whalan, William Martin, JW Louis, Mlka Daly, Jule Qarson, t- Fine, A. L. Astd, C, Cockran, uimmyj Lougniln, J, Fltzimmons and v. aerson. ji Havana Races Postponed HAVANA. Feb. 10. naclng at OrlcnUJ waa forlav noatnoneil until Thursday 2(ie is In bad condition on account of PevJr ' Juarez Entries First race, purse, S-year-old nuw ,U ftirlonga Kittle May, iv'i-iiot 'nbaaMy'' 112:' SnlaeVl I.-J. "fll ; iiu, v irsiitu -'"r ill ' .11. Cnll.r'a Hast. 11 fFels, 112: Fels, 1121 Old llob, 112t Zamlpch, iu, gu oa.iu, tiMl ivin, iioi '4Ymmie woiemun, - . Second race. 4-year-olds and UP. t. fceconu race. 4-year-oias a i .aolfbair'l(i W. t70iloSa IftS; John Louis, ltO; Mlko Donlln. 110. rJ?i Third race, 'selling, 4-year.olds J&fJ mle 'Dave Montgomery. 1";V iJrh gustus iieinie. iv.i: v-eoa. iwJ i.i -.as 1051 Fancy, lOSj Florence Krlppee. M. "J Fourth race, aelllng. 4-year-olda aad furlongs 'Freda Johnson. 08. 'Art lllcs 103; 'Lone Btar. IOJ: Auto MaldiA0' "w .to.! n.i.... ihn. n II.. , lit Fifth race, selling, riree-vear-ol'ls T Mabel Uulweber. W. Fetlt f W. -itrcezes, uo, -aso. nocriiuuii. " -t-.-j,. Oano, 101; Ithodea. 103, Obolus, JW. nam, iuo, moien Ante, ii". . . ua Sixth race, selling. 4-ycar-old s sm mlle-'Cecll. 03. Navar ng. . 08 ?'ajZt 100, Buelah 8 , 100, Mlmorloto, v". 108: Mudsill. 108. . Apprentice allowance claimed. Weather clear. Track fas.t A ii m "if.... T4..fl AH-lur-uiury "J"j.f a i The first all-for-gtory stre"" r- wlSK,KArMwSI,l are 10 oe ova inii" .' " fi:,T- wu at the UplYv?rfKy"Bslttiipe tVlIlVftU -. Local Golfers Lose In New Y? maIdOB&vPbCufc?"lfuIRS , ley. . rosk .,"- ;,,--. "j-. Mltcteu. . ..... it. Hlilrn &if malCH ." " 1 "Mfift. " :L""i-A-JZ Murso in . ' itoT. hVre today T hi match Sitb bol" wltb tbs New Yorkers f aeveo w ytei .. ., fwili(Jkt fONIOUT TOiuiil--; j- - 4 Fairmount A. C.?fiK jrii 12 ' i p