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"LAJOIE DAY" TOMORROW
TO OPEN BASEBALL SEASON
Welcome to Veteran Star Planned, With Elaborate
Ceremonies for First Game of YearKeel Sox to Play
Athletics Comment on Sports Topics.
Tomorrow Is LaJole Day. Connie iMack hag so nrrnnsed It. The opening
Of the American League baseball season at Shlbe Tark Is to be marked by
Ubratlon welcoming the veteran star back to the fold. The return of the
tTtat batsman and second baseman ls to be hniled with sour and cjmbal.
' The gates of Shlbe Park will be opened at 1 o'clock, and the first ball
ef the season will be tossed across the plate at 3 o'clock. Prior to the opening
f hostilities between the Athletics nnd the Boston Red Sox the plaer of both
clubs will march around thu field.
At 2 o'clock tho pennant, emblematic of the American League championship
Of lilt, will be raised.
Blartlns at 1 o'clock, tho First Regiment Band, under direction of Professor
Ktndle, will give the following concert:
March, "Home Run" Kemlle
Selections from "Chln-Chih" Cnryll
Caprice, "The Snow Queen" Sampe
86n of the Day Snder
(n) "William Tenn D'Amour" Sllesu
(b) "Poor Pauline" Berlin
Melodies from "Sweethearts" Herbert
WalU, "Ceclle" MeKeo
Intermezzo, "Pearl of the Pyrenees" Frnnk
8ongs from "The Girl From Utah" Krlml
March, "Wrap Me Up In a Bundle" ..Jerome
Bush to Open Against Red Sox
Manager Mack today had not decided upon his line-up for the opening J""1;
but It ! nrohnhle that .Inn riimli will ho flin nltrhlnir sMectlon. with Schang behind
the bat The outfield shifts will depend upon
rlgan. of the Boston club. As et n choice for third base has not been mado. Kopf
la still too 111, according to latest reports, to fill tho position nt this time. The
showing made yesterday In Brooklyn bj Eddie Murphy may draw him the assign
ment. This will send either Shag Thompon or Jimmy Walsh to the outfield.
In all probability Manager Mack will keep Oldrlng at his old post In left
field for tho opener It la hardly probable that ho will name one of his recruits
for the "hot corner."
In all the speculation on the subject of a third baseman there are still many
who believe that Frnnk Baker will call at tho park, quietly slip Into a uniform
and settle down around third base. The fans would not object, and Connlo Mack's
Jtrrna are still open to the wayward slugger
Athletics Set Terrific Batting Pace
If the Athletics keep up the batting pace set jestcrday In Brooklyn there will
not be a very heated argument over the American League pennant. A total of
JS safeties, many for extra bases, were compiled against the veteran Uagan and
three of the Dodgers' recruits True, the Mack clan were forced to extend them
elves to win over tho poor pitching of their own recruits. Hut they did It. Voltz
was aa wild as Wyckoff ever was' In his most unrestrained days, and it required
. fusillade to outdlstanco the Brooklyn aggregation.
The batting of Eddie Murphy was the sensation of the game. It Is not often
that a player completes a day with a perfect average, but It was Murphy's bat
that won the game for the Phlladelphlans Trf this he was strongly aided by
Oldrlng. Crane, a youngster, also had a. good day with the stick.
The Athletics showed excellent form, considering tho fact that many of the
players wero out of their regular positions.
Willard Could Lose Title in a No-decision Fight
A question similar to that raised regarding the Williams-Louisiana bout here
hat arisen among fight fans Some followers of the ring believe a champion cannot
lose his title In a no-declslon bout. They ore wrong.
For Instance, a fan called tho Sports Department of tho Cvbniko Lnnacn and
caked if Jim Coffey would be recognized as the heavyweight champion of the world
If he knocked out Jess Willard In a six or ten round bout. He would. Not only
would he be recognized as the tltleholder, but ho would. In fact, bo the logical
champion.
Relative to the Loulslana-Wllllams match, as mentioned In this column before.
the Baltlmorean would not have lost his titular honors In the event of n knockout.
Why? Because the fighters did not box at the legitimate bantamweight limit, 116
pounds, each tipping the beam at 118 pounds.
"Ragging" Ball Players a Poor Sort of Sport
For the last two weekB a special commltteo of the National Collegiate Athletic
Association has been striving to raise the standard of Intercollegiate baseball ethics.
It has in mind several reforms, among them being the banishing of tho professional
coach from the players' bench, tho stopping of the incessant chatter between the
players and the addressing of Impertinent remarks from the players of one side to
thejr opponents, more particularly offensive remarks Intended to rattle a pitcher or
. batter.
Tfale, Harvard and Princeton havo a triangular agreement for the enforcement
of all these desirable reforms In tho games they play each other. Virtually all the
other colleges and universities of tho country have received reports from this special
committee, with the request that they also Institute these reforms, but they have
made little headway
Viewed from the standpoint of these reformers, the Pennsylvanla-Hwarthmore
game on Saturday would have been rather offensive In several Innings. Tho members
of tho 8warthmore team. In particular, kept up an Incessant chatter, supposedly to
encourage each other, particularly their pitcher, although ho needed less encourage
ment than his team-mates.
It Is undoubtedly true that If college players could hear themselves they would
confine themselves strictly to their game. It Is not done In football, track athletics,
rowing, tennis and other amateur sports. So why should It be tolerated In college
baseball? It would seem that the Pennsylvania baseball authorities would do their
nupporters a. favor by taking steps not only to curb the tendency In their own players
and rooters, but In letting their opponents understand that such tactics are out of
date In college baseball.
College Golf and Tennis Tourneys Unfair
Now that all tho Eastern colleges ore beginning their season of dual tennis
and golf meets It Is pertinent to ask why the associations which govern these
ports do not decide their respective championships on the basis of meets won and
lost, as Is done In basketball, swimming, eta, rather than through tournaments,
which they hold In tho fall before most of the colleges open. As things now
stand there are a series of dual meets In the spring, with tournaments In the
following September to decide the team and Individual championships.
For a number of reasons It would seem the part of wisdom to eliminate
tho fall tournaments on the theory that they are restrictive and not representative
of the Intercollegiate strength. Tho fairest way to decide the tennis champion
ship would be to have a series of round robin meets. Holding tho tournament In
September makes It Impossible for some of the colleges to be represented, In addition
U which only those men who have had leisure to practice all summer are able to
. do themselves Justice. Tho same thing Is true In golf. It would be far better for
both sports to have the championships decided as a result of the spring meets.
AUTOISTS INDORSE
NEW CONVENTION SITE
Auto Club Directors Believe
Market and Chestnut Streets
Plot Offers Inducements.
Directors of the Automobile Club of
Philadelphia have given their official In
dorsement to the proposed Convention
Hall on the site between Market and
Chestnut streets, west of :ith street. They
approved this location because It is cen
tral and accessible, with unequaled trans
portation facilities and well suited In
every way for this purpose. The directors
also call attention to the fact that the
building of the Convention Hall on this
Ho would enhance realty values, and In
cidentally the value of the Automobile
Club property on 23d street.
The recent defeat of House bill number
132. which would havo permitted cities
to collect a local tax on automobiles In
addition to and equal In amount to the
registration fees charged by the State,
was largely due to the efforts of the
Pennsylvania Motor Federation, In which
the Automobile Club Is an active factor,
No effort was made to Influence legisla
tion, but the Federation members pointed
-out the unjust features of this proposed
The club has sent out a warning to
members advising thtm to be careful In
running- through Fort Washington not
to pass standing trolleys.
Maupome Wins ia Detroit
BBTROIT. Mich., Arrtl 18. Pierre . Mau-
Rm; pblladtlphU, defeated llartln Malay, ef
itiott. 60 to IB. in a M-lanlDg- IntiriUu
TitfM-Cuahten UHUr4 League match aer Uat
fclsbt.
wemfloys, If LAV tNTHE
OUTER OISR.PEH5 TOPA'-f !
tho pitchers Relccted by Manager Car- i
WATCH BOBTON BRAVES,
8ATB MANAGER MORAN
, "Any ball club that wins four
itrfiight from the Philadelphia Ath
letics and takes the world's series
In a romp should be considered
seriously as having a fairly good
chance to spurt home ahead of the
other National League teams in the
pennant race.
"As to the (Hants' chances, Per
ritt is a good pitcher and McOraw
has need of all the pitching strength
he can muster. As for Looert, I
don't know whether or not he will
help much." Pat iloran, manager
of the Phillies.
BYRON AND ORTH UMPIRE
FIRST GAME FOR PHILS
President Tener Instructs His Arbi
ters on Rules.
with hif. ?...& "?nil Vur Mi nitlng
wiih nil official ilalT or umclrea at the leasua
tha'd2!iiI,U7.Hh,!Hrf ' fr1"nt, Tt,' " over
nf'ilT","1 .M iua' Pllnlnr ambiguous
polnta and taring down a cod for the atria
n'orc.ment of the rules this yearV
nTi!1.e..'Ji!?1!.lnV.ISPl"..w,ro i? attendance!
Albeit Ortb. William Byron, villlam Hart and
Oeone Cocklll. The latter has Juet been ep.
pointed to the staff, B. o. Qulil.y and Mat
patent ,n th V" w"l
The pairing of umplrta nnd aaaltnmenta for
openlnt pmii followa. At New York Rleler
and Hart, at Boaton. Byron aid 6rthj at !ln
elnnatl. Kiem and Bmelle, at Chicago,
tjulrley and Eaaon ' "'
-A0'.' dispensation -will be sranted to In
fUlderj to uae a ball for practice purpoeea
prior to the etart of each inning, the rule to
be In effect up to May IS. Thla rule wii nude
for the purpoae of allowloa the men to warm
period that la more or leia cold. After May
18. however. President Tener btllevca the
weather will be warm enough to eliminate
euch practice and the former rule prohlbltlna
the aame will bo atrlctly enforced.
EVENING LEDGER
NUtfELUF ME-fM A
SECOND "TY'COBB,
SLUGGING
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GOLDEY
WILMINGTON SCHOOL
Collegians
boys In
morrow.
Entertain School
Initial Contest To-
Wilmington High School will open Its
bnschnll season this week. It will play
tin1 strong tenm of Goldey College In
lliat rlt inmnrmiv nfternoon and tho
game Is expected to provo Interesting.
i no iiii-ii who will compose the track
team of the Wilmington High School will
bn picked after trials have been hold next
Saturday. The teum has succeeded In
arranging a dual meet with Chester to
bo held nt Wawnset Park June 11.
It has been llnollv decided to hold a
shoot at the grounds of the dti Pont Trap
shooting Club, April 21, between A. B.
Richardson and AV. SI Foord, represent
ing tho du Pont team nnd incidentally
representing Delaware, whllo Chnrle.i
Newcomh nnd George McCnrty will shoot
for Pennsylvania.
High school girls have decided to add
hockey nnd tennis to the sports for girls
at that Institution. The girls have elected
Miss Avis Bishop mannger of the basket
ball tenm.
To mark tho tenth anniversary of the
entering of the Salesianum Into the school
athletic field in Wilmington, a minstrel
show for the benefit of the athletic de
partment wilt be held In Odd Fellows'
Hall tomorrow.
Members of the Delawaro Horse Show
Association arc now preparing for the
usual matinee races which are held each
summer at WawaBCt Driving Park. The
races will begin In May.
NINE TO PLAY JBir
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MING" WITH GRANTLAND
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So Clear the Road
yes, here she comes the Grand Old
Game
The old Uip-llip and all the rest
Where peaceful eyes are now aflame
And frenzy grips the bulging breast;
Where Hope Eternal upward springs
Until about the Tenth of May,
Whereat the old-time Anvil rings
And gives Next Year another play.
Yes, here she comes the Grand Old
Institution is the phrase;
The essence of all hectic fluff,
And yet the dream of barren days,
Since Boston fought her way to fame
As others took the Soapy Dip;
You've counted seconds till ft came;
So now go to it let 'er rip.
Jess Willard should have been a pitcher.
He la the ultimate In the round-up of the
"tall and rangy guys" a phrase that
stands as the brand of pitching 'bondage.
Picking 'Em
"How are you picking them to finish
this season?" writes D. D. S. "By way
of argument how is this for the probable
standing of the National nnd American
Leagues at the end of the year?
"National 1, Boston; 2, New York; 3.
Chicago; 4, St. Louis; B, Brooklyn; 6,
Philadelphia; 7, Pittsburgh; 8, Cincinnati.
"American 1, Boston; I, Washington; 3,
Detroit; 4, Athletics; E, Chicago; 6, New
York; 7, Bt. Louis; 8, Cleveland,"
Worn string with D. D. 3. on several of
his nominations. In the National League
Boston, New York and Chicago should
run 1-2-3 In about this order. Boston,
via tho Sprightly Dope, should win again
through ability plus aggressiveness.
There are too many Mrs" connected with
New York's cause to leave any fringe
of silver on the Olant outlook. Picking
Cincinnati to finish last Is another yarn.
Tho Beds now look good enough to head
the second, division.
The Impatient Fanatic
Bring on the fray the uel '-Jcnouiri crock
Of wood against the horsehide pill;
Lay training bunk upon the rack
And give each fan an honest thrill;
Bnng on the fray with Staillngt' toi-ence-r-The
practice bell sweet as a tither
The Cubs, the Cards, the Reds, the Gi
ants !
And every darned thing that goes
with 'er.
Freckles.
Aa long as tho weather Is In "the pink
of condition" on opening day, tho
clammy-browed athletes can pick any
color scheme; hey .bally well prefer.
MOVIES - SHAG THOMPSON HAS AN EYE FOR THE ARTISTIC, BUT NOT DURING A BALL GAME
INSIPESTUFF-'ISMV
SPECIALTY ON ACCOUNT
STARS IN BROOKLYN FRAY
Eddie Murphy and Rube OldrinR batted at a terrific pace in yester
day's game with Brooklyn, together mnkinR half of tho 1 0 Bafctics.
Murphy batted 1.000.
AUTOMOBILE OUTPUT FOR
FIRST QUARTER A RECORD
Motortruck and Passenger Car De
mand Has Been Unusual.
Reports recched at the recent directors'
meeting of the National Automobile Chamber
of Commcrco Indicated that tho first three
months of 1915 would supply record figures for
the manufacture nnd tain of nutomobllos. Not
slonp In motortruckB but In passoniter cars
also the demand ha exceeded that of any pre
Moua flmllar period Tho utal freight car
Bhlpments of automobiles for March nlonewero
1II..1HS rnrloada, compared with 11.117 carloids
for the xamo month last vear, an Increase or
almost 2", per cent . and January and IX-bruary
Blco showed nn advance oer tho flRures for
IItj previous year, with the three months ehow
l"L areatcr BhlpmenU or cars than for any
. oe months In tha history of tho Industry.
Manufacturers generally look upon this as fur
ther evidence of the atronir position which the
motorcar now holds aa a factor in our every-
The buccespful operation of tho so-called Jit
ney hu was considered, reports Indicating thll
It Is ftinklnn rapid prosrers In the cities
tlirouithout the country. It originated on the
iraelllc coast, the word 'Jltnc.v meaning
nickel, although In romo cities a 10-cent fare
Is charged. It haB materially Increased tho de
mand for second-hand cars of the tp used
principally In tha work, and thus added to the
sale cf new cars.
RICE
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In the American
Boston nnd Washington look to have
the best chance In the American League
affair through superior pitching prowess.
But Chicago looks better for third place
than Detroit, especially since First Base
man Burns was forced to have hla ap
pendix detached and tossed away.
Boston. Washington and Chrtcago
should run 1-2-3, with Detroit and Phila
delphia In a battle for fourth place. But
Detroit and Philadelphia are closer to
the top than any two clubs In the Na
tional, outside of tha three suggested.
Two Lucky Commonwealths
If this early April dope holds up the
luckiest city In America la Boston, with
Chicago second
Boston has tho two pennant favorites
and Chicago haB at least two flag con
tenders with a fair chance to win.
The Case of Miller nugglna
Another citizen who will tear Inspec
tion is Miller Hugglns, of the Cardinal
war zone.
In 1913 the Cards finished last. In 1914
they flnlBhed third and at the close looked
ns strong as the Braves But since that
date they havo lost Perrltt, Wlngo and
Magee. Bescher will take Magee's place
tidily enough, but Perrltt and Wlngo will
be missed. Yet Hugglns has enough good
ball players left In Snyder, Salee, Doak,
Grlner, Sillier, Wilson and Dolan to keep
Bt. Louis In the summer hunt,
Tho Wherefore of the Thrill
The opening of the season means more
to ua than wo first thought Not bo
c. use of any abnormal thrill, but because
we don't believe wo could possibly wait
another day to hear soma fan give a war
whoop when an Indian camo to bat; or
to hear a fan yell "Sign him" "when a
spectator catches a foul poked Into the
stand.
These are two original delicacies of
humor that wo can do without no longer
and which undoubtedly account for the
deep yearning wo havo to aeo tha first
ball pitched.
Then again It may mean nothing in
your young life to hear some wt In the
stand, who Isi peeved at the umpire, yell
"Foul foul" when a tingle I driven over
second base, Yet to us It means an
Awful Lot; and this la another matter
that makes Opening Say so -worth while.
"Will Mathewson havo a good yeart"
asks E. J, a. The Mathewson status Is
now an annual fixture and about to this
effect around the 6th of October; Games
won, 2S; games lost, It. Or perhaps It
will be 24 won and U lost but the answer
will be In this Immediate vicinage.
(AHA . A BEE -
LEHIGH ELECTS MAT CAPTAIN
Kirkuff, of Wilkes-Barro, a Junior, to
Hend Team.
SOl'TH BETHI.rnEM, Va , April 13 Klll
son L. Klrkhuff, of Wllkes-Uarro, was elected
captain of the I-chlgh University wrestling
team for 101(1 hero hy a closo margin In a
spirited content. In which Oeorge Sawhelle, thla
j ear's captain, wns not a candidate.
Klrkhuff Is a Junior, a member of the Sigma
Chi Fraternity nnd wrestling In tho iir.-pouna
class. M. 13. Clunn. of Durllngton,
N. J., was
chosen manager.
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PENN RELAY TEAMS
TRAIN FOR BIG MEET
Coach Orton Begins Selections
of Runners for Events of
April 23 and 24.
Eighteen members of the University of
Pennsylvania track team nro now on
training tablo diet to prepare for thce
lay races on April 23 and 21, less than two
weeks nway. Coach Dr. George W. Orton
announced this morning that he would
hold tho first series of trials the latter
part of the week for tho live teams the
Quakers will enter. Thero are two extra
relays this time. Both are medley affairs
ami will bo run on April 23
Tho only event In which there Is not
llltelv to be n trial Is the one-mile raco
on Saturday. It may he said right now
that three members will be Ted Meredith,
Don Llpplncott nnd Joe Lockwood, with
Frank Knuftman as the probable fourth
member. 11 Is also certain that this won
derful quartet will be tuned up to try for
a new world record The old mark was
made In 1902 when tho Harvard team ran
tho distance In 3.21 2-5. Curiously enough
Pennsylvania's strongest rival this year
Is Harvard again.
On account Of tho medley events It U
not likely that there will bo any doubling
up In Saturday's races. Any man who
can run two races will likely run In ono
of tho medley events on Friday and a
championship race on Saturday. Tho
Quakers expect to have a fast team for
tho short medley In which the first two
men run 220 yards each, tho third man a
quarter mile nnd tho fourth 600 yards.
It Is llkelv thnt this team will be com
posed of Lockwood nnd Pntterson for tho
two furlong portions, Llpplncott for tho
qunrter nnd Meredith for the half mile.
The composition of the two nnd four
mile teams Is pretty much of a toss-up
now nnd there Is llkoly to bo a great
deal of keen competition beforo tho teams
are finally selected.
VOLLMElt TO ENTER MEET
AGAINST PENN SWIMMERS
Columbian Changes Mind nnd Will Bo
Here April 17.
Coach Kennedy, of do Columbia awlmmlng
toam. yesterday announced that Hal vollmer
would compete for Columbia In the meet with
Pennsylvania on April 17. and not for the New
York A C. In the national water polo cham
nlnnhlps In Chlcnco on that date.
vollmer gave thla decision jesterday.
He will nil entered In three races In addition
to the relay, as will Charley Lee. The niue
and Whllo hopes to down the Quakers and re
new tha triple tie between Yale, Penn and Col
umbia. TONIGHT 139 RirAItr TONIGHT
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WIXUB LUCAS t. U. O. JACK FAltllELI,
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every drop of it. Atlantic Gaso
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All good garages sell Atlantic
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be careful to always say Atlantic.
Mantle POLARINE is the
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It keeps upkeep DOWN.
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Rensselaer Will Be Avar
iu vviuuut' ux uace.
Tho annual point-to-point lMp(e.S
for tho Camp Hill Cup, nresmt.jW
Alexander Van Rensselaer, will t,. 2M
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Saturday at 3:30 p.
m, at tha ,.SBl
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piaco oi a. j. j. jjevcreux. This In S3
mile race over a fair hunting cou
and Is a harder course than any ouvH
local one. This Is an open evnt,iSI
any horse Is eligible to enter, cental
men riuers iu wear racing colors.
Kntrlrn cloned vsatArttat, --.k , Y
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usually good field Is entered, IneiuSiS
several of tho horses which tattjJtj
urday In tho Harston Cup race, '5jS
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son. Alexander Brown's Pebble, g$J
craux'a Conqueror and V. J. ClolilJS
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to start. J)'. Amoroso Clark, of" Kffl
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