Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, April 29, 1915, Night Extra, Page 13, Image 13

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3N0RTHFIELD GOLF PLAYERS START OFF WITH A RUSH AMATEUR AND SCHOLASTIC
mShEY'S CARD IS BEST DURING
PLAYS IN NORTHEAST-WEST PHILLY GAME YESTERDAY
LOCAL POLO SEASON OPENS
WITH TOURNAMENT TODAY
Philadelphia Country Club to Hold Round Robin Affair NciO
York Visitors Are to Re Treated to Sonic Interesting Sport
on the Field Class Winners to Meet for Handsome Prize.
EARLY ROUND UN SEASHORE LINKS
ittantte Cill) Golfer Turns in a Score of 7SR. G, Maxwell,
is oeconu ucsi j. ins aiormny wuii an
80 for the Course. '
flVKyraq LEBGEKpnTLADELPHIA. THURSDAY, 'APBItt 29, 1&1&:
fonTHFlELD, N. J., April 20.-For
H. a.ll. J -nll4 tlArn tl'tlAtl flirt fin
Hit iprtaK tournament of ttip Country
U of Atlantic City got under wny nt
skjj,fl(,,l this morning, Instead, delight
iV ..th, creeled tlio 114 contcntnnts
ii rniirn lu iiiin n- .!. v..... -..
fe, i,v teed off for the Btnrt of tho
$l 11 holes ot the SB-holo nunllfyliig
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gfn.. hunker trouble cost him a six. He
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Kij i munilcri tlio turn four over fours.
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E tho 12th "'id 18t- n" cxlm ',utt
S efteh tttf" forcing him to lake live
SfHfor these two holes, ttlsley's enrd:
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PWJbeo. Sonfoinnn. Atlantic City
e;
Apropos of Atlnntlc Clly, tho tlcnth of
John Y. Shackloford will nrevent onn nt
U)e tn,t)st promising yoUnp; men from tip-
ptinnff. no ono wno Knew tins youth,
itlll In his teens, but beenmo fond of
w
HI. Ho wns one of tho most HUnbln
iRBEY-JAGK COOMBS
iPHULY-BROOKLYN
BALL CONTEST TODAY
IITv,, Trt-., ,. MIX?!. ---..!
Ibell Slated to Hurl for
Dodgers Moran's soutn-
Kpaw Always Has Been
LJUasy tor urookiymtes.
Euna nixev. Is slated to oppose Brook-
t' j In tho third gnmo ot the scries this
ttrnoon, whllo Av'ilbcrt Itoblnson has
nounced that cither Jack Coombs or
Svheezer" Dell will work on the mound
for Brooklyn.
Iltumors from New York today nlso
jlTSted thnt Coombs was to bo released
,IT0(ttM Nowark club, of tho International
Alt A n. ntl TTnlilnonn Hnntna ttlla ilnil
'9 fctl& lUi. II. J u.r... Allilnllna' 4lltotnl
viaica lliuv iiiu lUllliUi li.iiiuli.o hui.
faLocnl funs nra nulllntr for Jack to
tome back, ami they will watch today's
lama with mingled feelings In caso tho
S&on man" works, Dell Is a big right
hander from tho Tacoma club, of the
llNwtjiweiitern League, llo Is also known
Pmovlng-plcturo actor last winter. De
ifiplle these handicaps Iloblnson thinks ho
Is'a good enough pitcher to stop tho mad
:,ih of Moron's team.
jNellher President Kbbetta nor Manager
Robinson can explain tho poor standing
( the Dodgers othor than to blamo luck.
Ward luck Is always another way of say
uVthat games havo been tost by bad
lutball, but tho president and manager
J not admit that tho club ever played
IJbad gamo nnd both nro certain they
JU1 be In tho fight to tlio finish.
A winning streak U; looked for dally by
( uougers and they think tnero is no
"Iter time than tho present to start one,
IUx?' nlurAVM ItriQ linAn rntller tfinnv for
WCOklyn, desplto tho fact that tho bulk
jf, JirooKiyn'B batting strenstn swings
from thft left slitn nf th nlntn. Tlnubert.
4What and Stengel nro left-handed hlt
ItMi who generally fall easy victims to
ijouinpaws, nut somehow wxey nas
oTcr Bothered them much. Pat Sioran
tlani a little surprise for them today,
5," o i''t oua McvciUjycu tv iih"j
LJ?ve ball &lnce tho 19U neason.
I Dnglish Golfers to Tour U. S.
lyUtCm. Anrll ! .Tim,, ironhtirn. nrofCB-
!?) to the Home Park Oolf Club, at Surbl
t U following Wilfred Held and other Brit
t?. (Were to l.ika up a pott In America, lie
flSf 1 i,n TPOlnted professional to National
tli'l . ' "' i-uiii muuui aiiu nil, mil u,i
i!allanla from Liverpool. On tlm omna
Ei wm ua llarry Vardon. Edvrard Jlay,
rta Duncan and C II. Mayo, who aro to
'ticoiKl l p ' m national cnam-
' "Amateur Iloxers Off for Fair
few,VORK, April 20. William Spongier.
iMfe Nbi It anil iilntlv llpliArr nil nt the
lf$?il.'fcultment A C, of this city, left hero
giElcompete In the I'ananwPaclflc Interna
11 wiuiE . nauipionanipri from May & 10 o.
WHWS Bill? lye
been its Twice' to
See. HiM"anoM6's
i whi uvi BUir. JlMt.3,
If
persons ItnnRlnnblc nnd hundreds of golf.
era knew him nnd hud a warm spot In
their hearts for him.
llo was tho only son ot V. lirnPst
ShncUleford, ono ot ,Vcv Jersey's best
players, nnd tho only grandson ot Cnpt.
John Youmr, ot million ilollnr pier fame,
for whom the decensed was nninetl
John Shnelttcforrt was 17 years of obo nnd
died In tho City Hospital ns tho result of
nil operation performed on Friday for
mastoiditis.
When Georso IJowden, professional
nt tho fcilescn Country Club, returned
from Port Antonio, Jnmntcn, tl. W. I.,
after upending tho winter dlicctlni; the
development ot n new course there, ho
told that In the Inst winter he hail Raima
or inoro tlinn a hundred worklnrj under
his direction a Rood part of the time,
ntnonK them n Inrne number of women.
The land on which the course Is bolnu
const nu'ti-d Is one of hills and hollows
and not a.l of them the natural undutn
tlons that nfp dcslied for a Rolf course.
Dowdcn lint! the men laborers iIIrrIiik
away some of the hills nnd tho women
ortrryhiK tho dirt In hueket loads to
dump Into tho hollows. Swampy spots
ot a character where drnlns would not
do tho work nlso,aro hclnrr filled In the
eamo mnnner,
Tho Tedesco professional was In for
a surprise, nnd not a plcnsnnt one, when
ho returned to Jamaica enrly In the
senson. When ho left a yeiir.nKo ho
hftil left Instruction for work and ex
pected to Mini tho fair preen In Rood
shnpo on his return. Whnt ho netually
did find was nine excellent putting Kreens
nnd a fnlr Rrecn llttlo better thnn ho
hart left It a year since. All efforts had
btfen put Into the putting greens. Tho
consequences nro thnt tho course Is tint
yet plnynblo nnd whnt probably would
liavo been a good season was lost.
Somo ono ot a mathematical disposition
has figured It out that Now York city
payn out $0,000,000 a year on Its golf.
This Is not guesswork, but It Is based
on nctunl figures obtained from various
sources, It Is asserted.
Whether "or not President Wilson can
play championship golf not to bo dis
cussed here, but he has tho human side
nf the gamo down to a dot. In a recent
Intervlow ho said:
"There Is nothing I know that glve.i
a man more prldo of nccompllshment
thnn a good drive, a good approach or
anv shot well played.'"
Thnt Is purely tho personal phase ot
tho situation nnd explains how It Is
thnt tho ehtfrms ot tho gamo aro so at
tractive. Ho said further with a keen
appreciation of golf: "That's tho .phi
losophy of everything; hit tho ball; hit' It
ns well as you ran but hit It.'
HAUBER AND WALTERS
BATTLE AT BROADWAY
Welters Clash Here Tonight.
New Matchmaker Is Appoint
ed at Quaker City Club.
Five well-bnlnnccd bouts have been ar
ranged for tho weekly attraction at tho
Broadway A. C. tonight, with Henry
Haubcr, of Fnlrmount, and Ultz Walters,
of Atlantic City, featuring In tho final
fray. Tho formor Is fighting in fino form
nnd ho mny go nfter tho Bcalps of local
leading welterweights after tonight's en
counter. Tlio program follows;
First bout Harry Tjler, Smoky Hollow, vs.
Tommy Shields. 1'olnt llrecse.
Second hout Kddlo McCloskey, Eouthwark.
xs. Joo Illrd, Komhwark.
Third hout Bobby McGinn, firay's Ferry,
vs. Freddy Ooodman, Southwark.
Hemlwlnrt-up Joo Uelmont, Little Italy, vs.
Clwrley Dojle, Kensington.
Wind-up Henry Hauber, Falrmount, vs.
IIU2 Walters, Atlnnllc City.
Johnny GIpplch, Manager Billy Nus
blckel's now matchmaker, has arranged
an attracttvo bill for tho patrons of the
Quaker City A. A. tomorrow night. Leo
Track, of Tioga, will appear In tho wind
up ngalnst Young Pierce, ot Germnntown.
In tho scinlwlnd-up Buck Fleming, of
Gray's Ferry, will tako on Charley Daley,
of Nlcetown. Tho third battle will bo
betweon Sailor Smiley nnd Tommy Itellly.
In tho othor bouts Tommy Cranston boxes
Paddy Sylvester nnrj Sparrow Bright
mectB Tommy Dunn.
Moro Interest la Being manifested by
New York fight fans in tno bout botween
Jim Coffey and Al Belch, May 5, than
any other heavyweight battle ,ln recent
years. Tho Dublin giant Is a 5-to-l fa
vorite, and thousands of dollars aro be
ing waged on tho result of tho match.
Jack Johnson's thrco sparring partners
for LI'J Artha's bout which lost for iilm
the heavyweight championship of tho
world to Jess U'lllnnl appeared in the
banio ring In New York tho other night.
Colin Bell boxed Tom McCnrty nnd Sam
McVoy nnd Davo Mills seconded Boll.
A bout thnt may clear up the middle
weight 'muddle somewhat will bo decided
tho latter part of May, when Jimmy
Clabby and Mike Gibbons meet In a 10.
round match to a re'ferco's decision at
Now Orleans. The boxers referred to are
the leading "58" pounders for the title.
CHAPPELLE SOLD FOR $5000
518,000 Beauty Dropped by Chicago
to Milwaukee.
CHICAGO, April 2D. President Comls
key, of the Chicago American League
club, has announced that Larry Chap
pelle, outfielder, hail been sold to the
Milwaukee team. .An unofficial report
gave JSOOO us the amount paid for the
player. Chappelle, was sold to the White
Sox two years ago at a reported price
of 1S,000.
r bill and i ysep. to
Co To School ToafTfieR. ,
FINE OLD SCOOT, BILLL-.
' k.
NORTHEAST LOSES;
WEST PHILLY LEADS
SCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
Speedboys Beat Out Oppo
nents in Ninth Central
High Annexes Third
Straight; Now Half
Game Behind Red and
Black.
INTBIISCIIOLASTIC LBACJUn STANUIN".
W. 1.. IM'.
West l'hlHilelphl.i High Pfhool.. . 1 .
Northcnst HlKh .School I 2 (,'ii
CtiitrM High School :i 2 ,ih
Catholic High School 1 4 .'-'(lo
Southern High Schortl 0 1 .iao
today's sciikdulk.
iiasi:iiali..
riilla Iclphla Textile nt I'rnnkford High
Media High at Illdley Park High School.
HiuliiiiM JlrlahtH nt IrlendB Central.
tiotithvrn High I'rcsh nt Northcnst Tresh.
lrnnklcrd High Prcsh lit Central Fresh.
Witt Philadelphia I'rcsh at licrmnntown
Troth.
Catholic High, 2d. at Central High, '-M
Northeast High, 2d, nt West Philadelphia
High. 2d.
TRACK.
Gennanlnwn Academy nt Hnverfnril Hchool.
Oerinnntown Fresli at Northeast Fresh.
THNNIS
School of Todagogy at IIends' School,
An 11-hour rally by West Philadelphia
High School enabled tho" ripcedboys to
bent out Northeast High School. 0-S, cs
te'rday afternoon, thereby nssumlng tho
undisputed possession of first place.
With tho scoro S to C in favor ot tho
Bed and Blatjk, tho West Thllly boys took
their turn at bnt In the final frame, nnd
clouted the delivery of Barker, North
cast's star, until thrco Orango nnd Blue
athletes had crossed tho rubber.
Abrams, West Phillies' twlrlcr, who had
succeeded McCarthy on tho hill, nfter the
latter relieved Thorpe, held tho heavy
slugging Northeast bailors scoreless in
tho ninth.
Hodges and Klstlor played a splendid
gamo for tho victors both In the field and
at tho bat.
Central High School Increased Its aver
age, and narrowed Us margin to but
half a game from Northeast High, by
easily defeating Catholic High School's
national pastlmers, 15-4. Ilnrvoy pitched
a corking gamo for tho Crimson and
Gold, holding the Purple nnd Gold to half
a dozen hits.
BRESSLER WILL TRY
TO LAND ONE FOR "A'S"
Athletics' Pitching Is Great in
Washington Series, But At
tack Fails.
WASHINGTON, April 13. When tho
Athletics nrrlvod here tho Senators were
expecting to fatten their batting aver
ages at tho expense of tho weak pitching
of Slack's staff, but, although both games
have been won by tho homo team, they
did anything but. boost their nverages.
If tho Athlotlcs' hurhng staff is poor, tlio
local fans bollovo that tho Senators aro
certnlnly n weak-hlttlng aggregation.
Three hits were mndo by Washington
oft Shawkoy, but they'managed to win,
whllo Wyckoff yesterday allowed four,
Only to fall boffiro Walter Johnson In ft
great pitchers' battle. In both gamea tho
Athletics' pitching appeared to bo much
stronger than that of New York and
Boston, who had appeared hero pre
viously. Manager Mack intends to scnd Bubo
Dressier to tho mound todny, "and If ho
shows tho same brand nt ball tho local
fans will count tho Athletics very much
In tho race desplto tho poor start. Man
ager Griffith believes that tho Athletics'
staff Is strong If It gets going, nnd ha
says they havo shown enough hero te
warrant the prediction that Mack's club
will surprise the wlto ones.
Griffith Is. undecided as to his pitcher,
but It Is probable Jim Shaw will bo al
lowed to start tho gamo. Shaw lasted
ono inning lu the first game ot the' series
and desires U como hack. If he doea not
get tho nsslgnpient Harry Harper Is the
logical choice.
BREAKING IT GENTLY
YOU COULDH'T 5xV
WHEfi HE'LL BE IN
Cgulo You? I'D Use
RH MUCH"
In the top picture, L. Ridnalh, of tlio Northeast team, is shown
making tho first safety of the Rnmo. In tho bottom. Thorpe, of the
West Phillies, is shown milking a quick "jrct-lmck" to first base.
Ilcuer is playing first for Northeast. The West Phillies nosed the
Northcastcrncrs out by a score of 8 to 7.
X(1J p Ar D A 1 1 ' y'
pm yyaJJ jLJJy JL p&yft
Tho Bclrnc F. C, would llko to book
games with llrst-clnss teams thioughout
Pennsylvania, Now Jersey and Delaware.
Any good team dcsiilng a game uddicss,
Gcorgo Churlton, 101 Itlchmond street.
Tho Pnstlmo II. c". would like to hear
from such teams as Potter A. A.. Wild-
wood, Stetson, Glcndorn, Kensington A.
A., Dliwton A." A., Brlilcsburg. Wlssluo
mlng nnd Victrlx. Address Hddlo Kills.
2301 Indlnna avenue.
Olyinpla Boys' Club, manager, J. KH
patrlck, 2037 Tasker street, would like to
hear from all 15-17-ycar uniformed teams.
They havo homo grounds nt SClh and
Dickinson streets.
Tho Foresters baseball team ot Mnn
aj'unk would llko to hear from lS-20- enr
oll! tennis offering a fnlr guarantee; semi
professional teams In or out of town nd-
ilre.H Herman Herbert, 4157 Main street,
Sfnnayunk.
Olnoy F. L Is fast filling Its jlatcH
It litis hooked such tennis ns Jenkintnwii,
Addlnghnm nnd Conshohocken. OIney
hns a few open dntca lu May and June.
Address, A. Held, 629 Tabor road, OIney.
Alpha Club, of West Philadelphia, Is
without n gamo for Saturday, owing to
n misunderstanding. uouUl llko to hear
from somo first-class homo team offer
ing a fnlr Inducement. Also havo u fow
other open dates, nnd would llko to hear
from Sherwood. Blackwood, N. .1. ; Wooil
lynno. N. J.; Melrono A. A., or nny other
Pennsylvania or Now Jersey team Alpha
Club Iiiih a good line-up this year. All
teams wishing this ntti action, wrlto J.
Howard Povey, C0I3 Funstou street, or
phono Spiuco 2CM, botween 3 nnd 0.
Tho Vincent A. P., a btrong JG-17-ycar-old
team, would llko to hear from alt
first-class uniformed toams having homo
ki minds and paying a fair guarantee.
It has nil dates open In May nnd until
tho closo ot the season, playing Satur
day, holiday and Sunday ball. Would
also llko to henr from a good pitcher
willing to pay for suit. Address, Samuel
Flnkelsteln, 113 Laurel street.
Tho Athlltarlan B. C, n fully uniformed
15-16-year-old team, would like to arrange
games with teams of Us class, prefer
ably Warwick, ncllaiice, Adclphia or
Keystone. M.. Wnbcr," &S8 North 6th
street.
The North-Sido rrofetslonals have Mny
1, 8 and 31 open. Would like to henr from
first-class home toams offering rcasonablo
guarantees. Address, J. Hoover, 110.15
North American street, or phono Bell,
Kensington 3.U9.
SI. Monica's C. C, a first-class team,
has Mny 1 open at homo. All first-class
traveling teams wishing dates for com
V I in HfArV rrno n iU I I
i i w w -iiiLjPMri(- i i
; RiT I'M PBE1TT 1
I I ..,.. ..rv -aiur tPACE I I
I i nu2f HNU vr.., - . ,
Wl . I I UV- IIMC I
ing season nildress Hnrry J. Dunn, 1738
minor streot.
Ilolifit Hnlcott Is honking the Star
Bloomer Girls' Baseball Club, of Indlnn
ip..llM, ii tut would like lo henr limn sev
eral good white seinlprofesslonal teams
riir tNitiipltiv and linml.i.v cumes alter
May 2D. Address P.obert Halcott, $11
Itucc Htleet.
UINGLE AND BUNGLE
IN DIAMOND DOPE
Tho axe Is falling in tho National
League with only two moro days beforo
tho 21-player limit goes Into effect. Hus
ton sent Cochreham nnd Luquo to To
ronto, nnd It Is likely that Tradgrcssor,
Crutchor and nn outfielder will depart
today or tomorrow, whllo Fied Mitchell
will go on tho pay roll as' a scout.
Cy Wllllums hit tho right field bleachers
In Cincinnati on tho fly. This is almost
an unbelievable hit. Ludcru3 hit tho
bleacher wall on a bounco two years ago
and that was considered a marvelous
feat, but Williams' drive, according to
reports, went M feet farther.
Tyrus Baymond hnd another had day.
Only n trlplo, two singles and four runs
scored out of four trips to the pinto.
Ho also stolo homo as tho head man lu
a trlplo steal, but then ho Is Cobb. That's
all.
Cl.irenco Bowland's White Sox nro back
In their stride, Tho seventh straight win
was chalked up yesterday. Kddle Collins
Is not hitting much, but his defenslvo
ruiiki Is wonderful.
McComicU's mulf of a thrown hall gave
tho Senators their only run against the
Athletics. It wus a tough gamo for
Wyckoff to hisc.
Jako Duubcit turned his ankle dodging
ono of Mayer's shoots, pml after hitting
safely left the game. Jack's nnklo has
been bad all siasnn,
Thn broken leg, suffered Inst season by
Olllo O'Mara, the clever little Brooklyn
shortstop, has slowed tho lad up con
siderably. Put llagan should prove a handy man
for the Braves. Stalllncs will see to it
that ho goes back to bis old delivery.
Tho change fiom an overhand to a slde
nrm pitcher, suggested by Manager Ilob
lnson, ruined Pat for the last two seasons.
LlSTen! Yqo haven't)
Cot Quhptcc Yoo J
COULD LET Me HAVE I
CNTlt- TOMOCPO )'
A one day polo handicap tournament
will usher In tho Philadelphia season nt
thn Philadelphia Country Club todny.
Hundreds ot New York clubmen nre In
this rity, having nttended tho Blddlc
Huko wedding yesterday afternoon. The
visitors will liavo n chance to tnslo uf
Qunker City hospltnllty. A royal good
time is nssured.
The tournament to be held nt tin
rnuniry eluh will be In the nature, of n
rnmul robin nffnir. If there are four
teams entered in A find 11 three periods
will he plftved, C nnd Ii lliice pciloiW.
nml the winner of these two dlvlsloiii
will meet in the Hunt for the prize.
fin Saturday a tournament will begin
Tor i upi presented by the Country Club,
which will continue through next Week.
In addition to teams from Devon, Bryn
Mnwr nnd tho fnuiilry Club the fninous
Mken (iiinrtet, which has swept every
thing heforo It nt l.nkcwnod; tho Ban
dolph team nnd n ipinrtet of crack play
ers from New York nro expect wl to make
up an attractive entry list.
Following thin tournament n series of
gnmrs will ho played dt Hryn Mnwr for
tho Hunt r'ltih cupi presented by the
Main Line Club, tn addition lo nil the
local teams several visiting clubs will
enter for tho trophies
An Army nnd Nnvy team la expected
Weekly Digest of
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Every Sunday this big supplement gives you the complete
performance in the sporting arena. Local, national and world
wide topics of real interest to sport followers are entertainingly
written by experts recognized authorities, who command your
attention and confidence because they know the game.
The PUBLIC LEDGER'S Sports Magazine is the largest
permanent sporting supplement published by any newspaper in
America, and finds its equal only among the highest types of
periodicals devoted exclusively to this subject. Get the Sports
Magazine habit it keeps you well posted on all the live, current
happenings each week. Here are some of the features for next
Sunday :
"The Scramble for the World's
s Middleweight Title"
By WM. H. ROCAP
Nobody can give you better information on this ring tangle than
the well-known editor, referee and retired featherweight champion.
Rocap discusses the possibility of a decision in favor of Mike Gibbons
over the final winner of the proposed encounters involving Jimmy
Clabby, Young Ahearn, Jeff Smith and Leo Houck.
"His Do-or-Die Game"
By GEO. E. McLINN
The overwhelming come-back of George Chalmers reads like
fiction. McLinn has the real story of the supposed "dead" arm that
McGraw couldn't "see" and Stallings underrated. Here's filling food
for Philly fans.
"Close Finishes I Have Seen"
By VIVIAN NICKALLS
The famous British oarsman and coach of the University of Penn
sylvania crews tells of exciting last-stroke moments he has watched at
the finish line. And Vivian Nickalls has seen boat races under all con
ditions and in most parts of the world.
Billiards
Frederick S. Hovey writes
about "An Amateur Billiardist
Who Graduated Into the Profes
sional Ranks." A good, meaty
article for cue artists, especially
those who suspect it's Calvin
Demarest.
Golt
The cost side of our adopted
national pastime is itemized by
Billy Evans. So-much-for-this
and so-much-for-that are put
down on the slate to show you
the price of devotion to the links.
The Silent Sport
"Chess Invades the Movies." by
David A. Mitchell, explains a new
field for films. Shows the possi
bilities back of the brilliant
achievement of throwing the Na
tional Masters' Tournament on
the screen.
"The Ail-Around Collegiate Champion"
By DONALD LIPPINCOTT
Penn's track captain lauds the athletic achievements of J. Howard
Berry, who won the Pentathlon in the University of Pennsylvania's
relay championship events. As a, teammate of the now famous Berry,
Lippincott is qualified to give you the unabridged story of Americans
most wonderful athlete.
"Championship Trapshooters"
By SAMUEL WESLEY LONG
A special article by the manager of the National Trapshooters'
Bureau helps you get a line on the many aspirants for first honors. If
you follow the traps you will be interested to learn how an authority
among authorities views the prospects in so large a field of high calibre
contenders.
All in the Sunday, May 2,
SPORTS MAGAZINE
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PUBLIC
Order from your
to compete, while a scoro of players with
several cnrloads of ponies will be hurried
from California In time for these cups or
to begin tho regular Philadelphia season.
Paul Denckls. Mills, K. Lowber Btokes
and Stanloy Stokes, representing tho
Country Club, have been playing on th
const, nnd their missionary work has
borno fruit.
DUNDEE WINS GAYETY PIUZB
Gets Diamond King for Victory Over
Young Powers.
There were four slashing nmiteiir bouts
nt the Gnycty last night, arid tho ambi
tious young sluggers kept tho big crowd
of spectators In a high state of excite
ment. The fnture of the evening was tho final
hout In the 110-pound class, In which
Yuunrr Dundco won from Young Powers
In a bout that was full of "pep" from
start to finish. An added fcaturo was a.
four-round sprclnl bout between Joe Daley
nnd Jimmy Wright, which went the limit,
with honors even nt the end. Daley has
been mnlfhed tn box Frank Ksno on Fri
day night nt this theatie In tho 105
pnund class Hilly Henly bent Lefty Brown
In three rounds; Frank Clark bent Johnny
Diamond, three rounds; Young Netson
bent Jock Ugnn, three' rounds.
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Tennis
Remember that your playing is
affected by the condition of the
court. Paul W. Gibbon shows
you how good courts are made.
The best materials and construc
tions are given in detail.
Fishing
A fisherman is Eliot Bromwell,
who fills his camera and note
book as well as his basket. Next
Sunday he gives an illustrated,
type lecture on Pennsylvania's
native brook trout.
Griffon, Hunter
Will the wire-haired pointing
griffon beat out the old-time
hunting dog? Anyway, it's point
ers on pointers you'll get from
"A New Hunting Dog,,r by Ray
Ziegler.
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