EVENING LEDGERPHILADfiLPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MABOH 24, 1915-
HOME-RUN BAKER READY TO RETURN TO ATHLETICS CAMDEN QUINTET DOWNS READli
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MACKMEN WILL TRY
TO PLAY REAL GAME
IN JAYVILLE TODAY
Athletics Will Use More
Regulars in Effort to
Wipe Out Crushing De
feat of Yesterday Sher
man Pitches Well.
Yesterday's llasebnll Results
(PKOFESSIONA!..)
Athletics, 16,' University of Florida. 3.
Jacksonville, 13; Athletic VanlKans, 2.
Phillies, 4; ChlcnKO Cut, 1.
Hoaton, 7; Atlanta, 3.
Louisville, It: BurmlnKhnm. 6.
Brookfcd's Colts, 9j Itestilars, 6.
Doyle's, 9; SnodBrnss', 6.
Brooklyn, 6 Cuban Stars, 2.
(COUUKOTATIi)
I'enn Varsity, 6: Scrubt. 0.
Lafatcttc. G; University of South Cnto-
Una. 4.
Muhlenberg Collcse Tcntn U, 4; 'Jenni
A. 2.
trto a TArr connr.sroMir.ST.)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 24. Con
tile Mack's collection of ball plnjcrs today
will attempt to show Jacksonville what
a. real ball game Is, partly to make up
for their perpetration of esterilny when
the count una 13 to 2 against thn Phlla
dclphlans. Mack piobably will ui moie
of his rcgularo than In vcsteulay'i frav.
It was a ball came until the eighth,
when Harper, the Marshall collegian,
took a flight nnd was batted all over Darr
Field. Even the scorers lost track of
the hits. There were at least seven, and
Jumbled with a few errors and bases on
balls, the Jackn shoved 10 runs over the
elate.
One of the oddest things or the entire mara
thon Innlnjr wun Harpers cofUience and polpe.
He went through It all and camo back fur
room the next Inning. It's hard to Ret hit
by a pitcher twice In one Innlnff, hut that'n
what happened to Crontler In the eighth It
will stand as a new record for thenq parts,
which aro noted for skyrocket pitchers
McAoy wan rllghtly eplked In the third In
ning, when Dnle made a beautiful return of
Hill's slngla and caught Cueto at the pl-itc.
Mac gave way to Oaen. whose catching was
b scream een to the Jacksonll1o fans. Mc
Aoy's foot blei' a little.
HARDING CRICKET PRESIDENT
Will Head St. George's League for
Coming Season.
Charles Hardlni was ele-tM president or the
St. George's Cricket League for tho corning
season at the annual meeting held Monday
night In the Victoria LocIrc. ftooni, 5th and
Somerset streets. The other officers ore:
First vice president. T. II Draper, second lce
president, A. Marshall, secretary and treas
urer. C Hilton Kent The league Is In goo't
condition financially and It Is expected that
the coming season will prove the best In tho
history of the organization.
The clubs represented at tho meeting were
All'lcn Lodge, Alfred tho Great. Victoria, John
bright, Hobln Hood and Southnark. These
clubs will comprise the circuit, providing none
or the other lodges enter a team, and the
schedule will be composed of homo and away
games.
HOME-RUN BAKER
READY TO COME BACK
Continued from I'age Ono
signed last ear tlng himself up for
tlireo years was n foolish one, but lie
does not wont It thought, and his man
ner does not Indicate, that he Is holding
out for mercenary reasons alone. He
hates traveling and ho hates city life.
Ills farm life and his home life mean
much to him. Their joys and pleasures
aro not to be cheaply bought. If ho
gives them up for a few more years It
will have to be at his own tetms.
"Connie Mack has not made any ad
vances, " he said rather indifferently, as
ho went speeding along In his automobile
through his 200-acre farm which he ex
pects some day will be the finest In
Talbot County or nil Maryland, for that
matter, "and I haven't any kick coming.
He's a fine gentleman and I signed the
contract of my own free will. I don't
even know If after these two years are
passed whether I will be able to play ball
With any other team or In any other
league. I haven't consulted a lawjer
about It.
"Understand," he went on emphatically,
"I don't believe a man should be paid
a cent more than he Is worth. Ho
should bo able to earn a great deal more
for his team than his salary, but he
should bo paid according to his value."
In the meantime, while Mack's boys
are being whipped Into shape In the
South for the coming fray. Baker Is not
letting himself go to seed. He weighs
exactly the same as he did when he
made his famous drive over the fence at
Shlbe Park In 1903, which Is still green
In the memory of the fans. Three hun
dred and fifty feet the ball clipped the
ozone, and would have been going yet,
doubtless. If it hadn't been for the porch
of a house on 20th street -which acted as
a barrier. His 178 pounds appear to be
all brawn and sinew. There doesn't seem
to be an ounce of fat anywhere.
"I am sure," ho said confidently, "that
I am playing better ball now than I ever
played before."
IDOL OP TRAPPE BOYS.
The boys of the neighborhood think bo,
too. Yesterday at the noon recess no
fewer than 15 boys stopped in less than
five minutes at the Baker pasture, where
their Idol was driving In a. cow nnd her
calf, and they all put the same ciuestlon
anxiously:
"Say, Frank, you're coming over after
school, aren't you?"
"I'll try to, boys," he answered; "but
U' an awful busy day hog killing."
Finally Proressor Van Sant, the princi
pal of the school, went by.
"Say, Frank," he said anxiously, "you're
coming; over after school, aren't you?"
Baker grinned to the tips of tils out
standing ears.
"Yes, sir," he said, "I reckon I'll have
to."
CITES XAJOIE'S J3C00 SALARY.
, According- to old "Pap" Price, who
drives the mall wagon from the station to
the -poatofflce, those games played after
school aro "wuth a mint o" money to
M."
"Scarcely a day passes," ho volunteered,
chewing anlmately on a quid of tobacco,
"that Frank doesn't bust one or two of
the windows In the schoolhouse with his
balls, and the commissioners puts 'em
back. In again without so much as a mur
mur. If It was anybody else, though,
they'd have to pay for 'em."
Mrs, Baker, a pleasant young- woman,
who was Ottlllle Tschantrte. daughter of
a Swiss watohmaker, of Cambridge, lid.,
though she hates "like anything" being
separated from her husband when he
HAKE HIM HIT I STftSV mcae ISTEVl
AHIGH FOUL.; U-HE PYEHS BEG'W RPrv THOSE ROOKIESJ (F0UL fcA U , 0" VvTCrT AH.JUStNI rouGLe I i
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goes off on long trips, thinks It would bo
n shame for him to retire when ho Is so
)uung and Just at the height of his career
"Up was just 29 last week," she said,
"and, of course, there would be nt least
(lve more years for him In which he
could play brttcr bnll than he's ever
played before. But I believe exactly as
he does. Bull playing Is hard work and
unless the Inducement Is xery great I
would not want to see him go back "
Tho Baker home Is one of the most sub
stantial In Trappo and without n doubt
Baker is tho most respected, the most
loved citizen. Without a. doubt, too, there
Is much regret that Baker has retired
After having put Trappe on the map. Its
430 Inhabitants think It's more or less of
Baker's duty to keep it there. Judging
from tho opinions expressed around the
postolllce, they'd be sorrv to sen him
drop out of tho limelight, though the bet
ting is two to one that when the season
stnrts up Baker will be back on the job
again.
According to Baker's old father, who
lives at his farm. Mack had to pay Lajoin
$9000 to get him from Cleveland, and
though he doesn't believe that Frank Is
holding out, ho thinks he'd be perfectly
Justified In view of Lajole's price.
That Philadelphia wants Baker back In
his old place Is demonstrated by the size
of Baker's morning mull. Every dny
more letters than he can pay strict at
tention to arc brought jlo him. Many
of them are from people .serloiiily inter
ested In the game, who think the Ath
letics' chances will be greatly augmented
with Baker In tho field. A good pro
portion of them, however, nro mash notes
from girls. These, Frank, like the good
husband he Is, turns over to his wife
"You'd be surpiised at them." Mis
Baker commented, when sho was telling
about them, "some of them even have a
line of crosses at tho bottom for kisses
Others ure simply requests for his picture
and his autograph."
In the meantime Baker has a bet on
of J23 with Jim Moore, the night watch
man at Shlbe Park, that he will not play
this year, nnd Mrs. Baker risked 10 pairs
of ducks, which Frank will have to shoot
if she loses, that he will not come back
But they are both planning to come up
and witness the first game from the
grandstand.
Though the dny Is too young for pre
diction, Baker is of the opinion that tho
teams that will lino up to play the world
seiles this year wlll'be the Boston Ameri
cans against the Braves or the Giants
but he does bellevo that Connie Mack
nas a -good, young set of boys," not
withstanding.
MRS. BARLOW AND MRS. RURD
PLAY AT PIXEHURST TODAY
Mrs. Price Plays Mrs. Faith in An
other Match.
One round of match piny In the 13th an
nual United North and South amateur
golf championship for women advanced
play to the semifinal stage, at Plnehurst,
N. C., yesterday. In the championship
division Mrs. J. Baymond Price, of Pitts
burgh, meets Mrs. W. .1. Faith, of Wyk
agye, and Mrs. Ronald II. Barlow, of
Philadelphia, plays Mrs. J. V. Hurd, of
Pittsburgh, for the right to contest cham
pionship honors.
rennayi anions, survlie In all rour of the
lower rtlvieon-Mrs. C B. Holllng.worth, of
fJreensburg. and Mrs T. n. I'aJmer. of lre
In the second; Mrs William Seyfert. or Iteadl
lngi Mrs. H. r Smith, of Nortl Hills nnrt
Uontl-mTh-, n'tt-h. "' J &
NEWARK TO GET HOOFEDS
Federal Leaguo Assumes Debts of
Team Will Make Transfer,
INDIANAPOLIS. March 21. -The Indlan
bdoIU Federal League club was tranferre,l
to tho eagus at a meeting of stockholders of
the club anit league officials Ian night The
league aasumea all debts of the club The
franchise will probably be tramferrcd to Ne-
a,n, 4.. u.
Lafayette Nine on Top Again
COLUMBIA. 6. C March 21 Lafayelts
took advantage of the mUulaja of Its oppo.
nenU and won from tho University of South
Carolina aJu yesterday, 5 to 4. Glrard had
but one bad innings, the eighth, whin "hi
locals coupled four hits with two stolen bases
und an error for all their runs.
The score by Innings:
Lafayette 10251100 0-5
youth Carolina ,.f.o 00 000 u t 04
Al Reich Has Nerve, Certainly
Bo confident Is Al nelch of defeating- Arthur
fK."'. r,l.raont, - Nor York city,
tonight, that he has already prepared a chat.
I.nse to box Jim Coffey fir'thi white cope
champlonahip of tho world.
Yachtsmen Plan Easter Dance
- J!?J 1F?J'E P"h YachJ Club expects to pry
off the lid Saturday evening before Easter. Jts
"i?.?",.. ta.v """sedan details for their
annual taster dance, thus giving the mem.
ft2.i.eVitoi."w?',u"',ir.. ? ""Pi hlr
latest Vtep." " ' "" ' or iu
EVENING LEDGER MOVIES-WHEREIN ROOKIE
5 A "S HPfANMaKfA I
FRANK BAKER AT HIS
AL GRABER WHIPS
YOUNG CUBAN HERE
Fairmount Club Windup Most
Interesting Nelson Defeats
Millei at Norristown.
Al Graher, tlic Pittsburgh mlddlc
welght brought here by Marcus 'Williams,
made uUite a hit by defcntlng Young
Cuban In the wind-up at the Fairmount
Club, last night, the bout being Gruber'a
first uppearanco in this city.
In tho scmlwlndup Gus Lewis, who Is
-omlng rapidly to tho front, teat .Marty Kano
In nix fast rounds, outboxlntr Kane In ciery
round. Jimmy Downs beat Pat llogan In elx
fafat rounds Hobby llncH beat Churloy
Dagger In six rourtls, Mlko Hussell and Joi
McDermott fought six fast lounds to a draw.
Jnhnn McKlney and Willie Melon foug'it
th opening bout with honors ecn at tho enil
Johnny Miller, of Mnnavunk. was handed
the luclng of his carter b Johnny Nelso.l,
of Philadelphia, nt tho Palace A. ' . Norris
lown. last night. In 10 rounds replete with
exciting momeniH NeUon had to chase Miller
around tho ring for th" Ilrst tle peslon-.
Tho Etmlwlnd-up ended In the fourth round,
Frank O'Hrten. of Heading, knocking out
Jlmmv Link, of Phoenlxvllle. Willie Sharp,
of Conshohocken. sent Frank Smith of tho
samo town, to dreamland In tho fourth, al
though the latter outweighed him by 20
pounds. Jimmy Valentine, of Ilryn Mawr,
won from Kid Catenese, of Norristown.
Jimmy O'Donnell, of Philadelphia, put the
skids under Johnny Oil!, of York, when ho
knocked him out In the third round of tho
wind-up nt the Eureka A. C , of York, last
night In the semifinal Jimmy Williams, also
of Philadelphia, defeated Dummy Ketrhel,
of Ilaltlmore. in six fnst rounls. Battling
Kelly put Kddlo Dugst to sleep In tivo rounds,
imd Al Free boxed a slashing draw with Buck
Taylor.
ITALIAN JOE GANS JAILED
Fighter Arrested in New York for
Contempt of Court,
Anthony Cumberlan, middleweight
boxer, known In the ring as "the Italian
Joe Gans," was committed to the Ray
mond Street Jail, New York city, yester
day by Supremo Court Justice Kelby, of
Brooklyn, in default of a $250 fine, which
was Imposed upon Cumberlan for con
tempt of court.
Harvard Itunncrs Out Yesterday
CAMnrUDQE. Mass.. March S4. After thres
week of rest from Indoor board track work
the Harvard track and Held athletes began
work on Soldleis' Field esterday. The (quad,
which comprises both varsity and freshrran
candidates, is not ao large as those of recent
years
Will Revise Federals' Schedule
SIinKVCPOnT, 1a., March 24 - Secretary
Charley Williams hit tbe trail for Chlcauo
jo help reamp the Federal league schedule.
lie has made six already, but the Indianapolis.
Newark shift makes changes necessary.
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HOME IN TRAPPE, MD.
BANCROFT DISABLED
FOR ATHLETICS' SERIES
Shortstop Must Have Operation
on Nose Practice Game for
the Phillies.
InoiiA sTAir cnnnrsio.vprsT 1
ST. PETEHSUURU, Kin.. March 21. As
a result of tho split noso which Bancroft
suffered during practice yesterday prior
to the game with the Cubs, the Phillies'
new shortstop will not likely be able to
play in the coming scries with the Ath
letics nt Jacksonville.
Bancroft's noso was broken; aside from
that he has suffered two Injuries similar
to yesterday's since entering professional
baseball. No bones were broken, but
several stitches were required to bring
together tho parted flesh. Ho will under
go nn operation on his nose after settling
In Philadelphia for the big league sea
son There was a light workout for tho
squad with the exception of Paskert and
Bancroft, who are inmates today of Mike
Dee'H steam bastllc. A short practice
game was played this afternoon.
CORLEV C. C. FIVE IN F0IUI,
DEFEATS MADONXA SQUAD
Series Is Staged to Decide Indepen
dent Basketball Title.
In a series to decide tho Independent basket
Iwill championship of the city, forley t f
difeated the Madonna quintet at Clnvcr'dala
Hall last night by a score or Si to 23. Tho
wore was tied several times durlnir the came.
At the end of the first half, Corley led, 13 to
JJ, and In the last 10 minutes of play.
Madonna tallied only one foul goal.
BIrdshoro defeated Botertown, 31 to 21 at
Blrdshoro last nlsht before a capacity house
in the first game of a series of five for the
championship of the Schuylkill Valley Tlia
visitors outnlieil tho locals in tho first half
and led at half-time. 1R to 12 '
'the ltazleton Professional lost to the Da
Nerl five, of tho Eastern League, In an extra,
period game at Ilazl.ion last night, a to 33.
At tho end of 40 minutes tho score itood 28 to
Ashmead to Lead Cornell Five
ITHACA, March 21. At a meetlnc of thn
members of tho Cornell basketball team, last
night Joseph c. Ashmead, of ItlchmonoT IIIII,
I,. I., was elected captain for noxt sear.
Levinsky Conquers Hanlon
B3ttllng Iivineky defeated Jack Hanlon. nt
flktrisat n. In n Ipti.rnnnrl t,e,.t -.. l. ..'. , '
Ma.peth. In a ten-round bout at the Astbrla
-i. - StU 10
I . last night
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MEET AGAIN TONIGHT
In First Game of Extended Pea
son Series Jersoymen Win, 45
to 35.
RcadliiK's five will entcrtnln tho Cam
den Eastern Leaguers tonight nt TtcadlnB
In the second game of the series of three
to determine the winner of tho 1914-15
title.
mtwlfti In a remarkable rnllv In tho last
the mlnule of the first of the play-olt scrlei
with Heading, with tthom they tied for first
jilnce In the rcRUlnr linstcrn League's ecaron
rerle"!. defeated the Hears, 4., to 35, last nlRht
before 30CO enlitiislaBtlo epectntors In tho
Third Itcglmont Armory In Camden.
Tho first holt was well r.lajed and ended
with Camden In the lead by 18 to IT point?
tti the orenlng ten minutes of tho second
half, nfler tying at 10 and 21, tho visitors drew
nnny through field coals by HoKglo and
O'Donncll and led, it to 22, and then Camden
came to life and closed up on tho Reading
team.
Dining the game Camden scored 14 Held
Knal". uhlle Heading tallied 10 tuopolntcrs,
Steele led hnth trnnui from Iho field, scoring
eoen pools-four In the first half.
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J ears His Senior, A
Master oRjngTa4,
April 4 win be the first time , 1
Mmso, grasped the heavi'rS
Plcmshlp of the world trT-3
Burns, Canuck. December 26, Z
ney, Australia, that the erownwm $5
a good chnnco to Hop back 7u
of n white man. Jess WMlatt llw
back's opponent on Easter aL,?1
Havana, Cuba, looms up th. K
so-called White Hopes, the mL.M
son introduced In m0b?SfH
rls, Hapulpa, Okla. Cftrl U
Although for tho first lime In M.
Tohnsou wilt bo opposed t'iS
ounger, Btronger, nosae.in. a "tf
reach and height and S"' ffi
power, the shrewdest of AmerJ &
experts aro doubtful regardlnui
of tho battle. warning thj
Johnson has passed his 37th mil... 1
at the elang of the openlnV'IfJl" '
world's champ onshlp baltli In.1.1 " tti
he white mm will bL7 hS'L'
ae an udNanlage of about PM fncJ?.t,J1'!
Inrh longe- reach nnd greater MSJi'i ""
Coupled with the advanwtie or in v fl
ngr. plungers are Mill In ioubi !,.,.'" W
aid will hae the abl ty "" iMi
lainels to tho raucnslan race W"i. k ,l"
when In lis city, that he dM hlV'J"1 "W
hard ho rcilly could hit. that h2t.l'
to punch his loved best, m h, bellM,.w,,M
serlnusly lnjiiro any oAo he conntS i,W
. That la at well nnd md C')
dea Is. Will (he en?rmcb0I,,TO'!:1
hit Johnson, who Is conceded to bi ih.1,,,i
est heavyweight In tho Rorld tau,?"
course, tho tltlo-holder "ot hi Vv. 8
stand the paco as well m WlUirt NSH
Jes loses heart, caused by hil iSVifi1 '
get to Johnson, tho nogro Is liaM.nv'11i' "
out tho cowboy.' a feat nover aSmpi fhi
Then, again, if Wlllard can SSKt. lij
thing Johnson -throws at him nrn!7fc
rounds. It's a cinch the unit Tmm wn IS
his foo low beforo tho 40th roJ, nl
little doubt as to the respective itinSf.Jj
rccuperatlte powers of tho nghtenu "i
n,'i.no,i"ir fart '." b0 takcn lnl ""iliienUoii's1
Ih-it JnhiiEon has participated In tot to
fights since stopping James J Jeltrlti mV7
almost mo cars ago. only ond nght .inii
rounds, that with Krank Moran la PirW
year. Heports from the ringiiai S
Johnson-Mnrnn contest stated the nro wu
cr- tired at the end of tho battle. 3
Johnson will hie no eaev matter Onmff
or Ulllard-unless, as slated lefore. th tW,
MinJ0.', ""Tfr"."'' on th other hind, S
big cowboy will hno a snod opporttml-r 3
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