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SCHOLASTIC
f NORTHEAST MAY TIE
WEST PHILLY AGAIN
FOR SCHOLASTIC LEAD
Victory for Red and Black
and Speedboys' Loss to
Central High Will Draw
Nines Into Deadlock Once
More.
Intcrscholnstlc League Standing
Won. Lost. P.C.
Wtit PhlU. Hlgn school s
tArth4t ttlffll SchOOt. . ... i.i 4
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tjoumern uik" ov:iiuvi., u -, ,
Intcracndcmlc League Standing
Won, Lost.
Oermantown Academy , .
Venn Charter
Friends' Central .......
Eplscoral Academy .....
Mr
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Today's Scholastic Schedule
INTEHSCI10LASTIC LEAGUE,
West Philadelphia High at Central High
"ortheaaS High nt Southern High,
INTEtlACADBMlC LEAGUE.
Oermantotvn Academy nt Episcopal Academy.
Frlenda' Central at Penn Charter
OTHEtl OAJIES.
, Pvrartiiniorc Prep, at Chestnut Hill
Brown .Prep, nt Catholic High School.
Philadelphia Trades School at Jenklntown
"jfaddon Heights High at Frankford llkh.
ltaddonfleld High at Colllnirawooi High.
Lower Merlon lllgli nt Lansdowno Hlgn.
Haverford School nt Oe Lancey School.
Penn .Fresh at F. and M Aoademy.
Balmlinlum nt La Salle College.
Northeast High School's bnseball team
has a mighty good chance of returning to
the first position In the Interscholastlc
Le&guo raco this, afternoon, sharing tho
berth with West Philadelphia High School.
Tho Itcd and Black nlno wns toppled
from top of tho heap when tho Speedboys
won a close victory on Wednesday.
A victory for tho Red and Black over
Southern High School, which Is nlmost
certain, and a Central High School win
over West Philadelphia High School will
. even up the victories and defeats, 5 and
2, for each team.
Tho Broad and Green streets baseball
lans are playing a crackcrjack game of
late, winning their last three games In
succession. A victory over tho Orange
and Bluo today will glvo tho Crimson and
Gold foiir wins, and placo Doctor O'Brien's
nine right at tho heels of Northeast and
West Phllly.
The regular weekly Interacademlc
League matches alEo are on tap today.
Germantown Academy and Penn Charter,
tied for tlrst place, will tackle Episcopal
Academy and Friends' Central, respec
tively. As in tho case with Central High
School the Penn Charter boys are coin-
tag from tho rear nnd making a hard
, bid for the leadership.
The announcement by Bill Silverman,
' Northeast High School's crack player, to
the effect that ho will play professional
ball In tho future has affected Red and
Black students with tho blues. Tho loss
of Silverman has weakened tho team both
In the Meld and at tho bat and may mate
rially provo In Sidetracking Northeast
from the Interscholastlc League race.
Captain Barnltz, of Central High School,
Jb doing bettor work with tho stick than
any other player In tho Scholastic League.
(In tho match with Catholic High School
the other day tho Crimson and Gold
leader succeeded In hammering out
safeties every tlmo up.
Clcorge Holmes, Germantown Academy's
backstop, Is wielding his willow In great
style tho last; two weeks. Ho was ,ono of
tho leading stickers on Coach McCarty's
nine last year, but It becmed ns If ho
had lost his eye tho early part of tho
season. His work behind tho bat also Is
improving and to date few men of the op
position have succeeded In pilfering bases,
: Tho shift In tho Friends' Central Uno-up,
'with Drake at short and i.artung In the
outfield, has proven a good move on tho
part of Coach Jacoby." Tho Bluo and
Gray nlno Is putting up a fine article
of ball, and If Its recent games can bo
taken as criterion tho F. C. national
pastlmers will be up near tho top at tho
conclusion of tho Interacademlc Lcaguo
campaign.
ALEXANDER OR RDCEY
WELL PITCH TODAY
Coombs Slated to Twirl for
Brooklyn in Last Game of the
Series.
Manager Horan nnnounced at tho start
of tho Beason that Grover Cleveland Alex
ander would bo worked every fourth day,
Regardless o conditions. If Pat goes
through with his plan Alexander will
pitch this afternoon, but thoro Is a pos
sibility that ho will select Eppa Itlxey for
today's gamo and savo "Alex" for tho
Giants tomorrow.
In this way Alexander could be used
In two of the New York games Instead of
one, and as the Giants are considered
pennant contenders Jloran Is anxious to
put McGraw's team farther down In tha
race. The Giants have never bothered
Alexander much, while Brooklyn is tha
hardest club In tho league for tho big
Nebraskan, with the possible exception of
Chicago,
Manager Robinson hardly knows who
he. will use, as his entlro staff Is In
poor shape. Since the club arrived here,
Robinson has been announcing Coombs
as the probable pitcher, but It begins
to look as though the Brooklyn manager
was doing this In hopes of drawing mora
people, because the former "Iron man"
.appears to be far from tho Coombs of
old.
Those who have watched the, Colby col
tegian warm up before the game each
day have come to tha conclusion that th,
wonderful pitcher of a few years ago
will not star very strongly In the "come
back" act. He might come back enough
10 nold his own. but It Is hardly HKeiy no
Will ever be the Coombs of old. As Rob
inson is still picking Coombs as his likely
miner, it is necessary xo map eeieui
a probability. This choice seems to "a
between Altchlson and Cadora, who
looked so good In the one Inning he
worked on Wednesday.
COXSWAIN FOSTER IS BETTER
I Penn Oarsman Hopes to Be n Race
Tomorrow.
Addison Foster, Jr., the coxswain on
Ufa Penn varsity crew, who was stricken
- ileitis, was not operated upon, but took
ca ireaimeni uocior uuug -'t
tended the young Fenn student at his
t Mvme, Aiam Bireei ana un:t , ...
IJiarby. yesterday, and placed ice bags
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busier a lamer simeu i hu -
bis. son had improved, and would go to
Annapolis, and will very likely guide
. tha vo-.l... U,. (n .Via rfl PA flCalnSt thO
Midshipmen on Saturday.
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The Lay of Old King Cole
tfo. i.
"Old King Cole was a merry old soul
A merry old soul was he"
Hut old King Cole never topped Ms drito
To a ditch in front 0 tho tee;
And old King Cola never drove a shot
Over some bunkered moat,
And then, after oettlng on the green in
ttoo,
Putted like a motorboat.
A motorboat isn't a golfer, but
It makes its way with a putt pH putt.
"It Vardon, Ray, Duncan and Taylor
nil como to Bnltusrol in June," queries
an exchange, "who Is thero In America
to hold Great Britain In check?"
All right, we'll bo tho goat. Who la
thoro?
To get tho lay of tho land, or, rather,
to discover about how they felt about
It, we put this proposition up to an
American golfing pro: "Even money that
Vardon, Ray or Duncan wins." "Noth
ing doing," ho replied. "I think tho samo
way." Which outlines tho terrific con
fidence Undo Sam's entries have In ro
pc'lllng tho next British Invasion.
Tho best chance America has Is to
send West for Heinle Schmidt and get
him to operate a submarine In tho water
hazards, with the prlzo torpedo pointed
exclusively in Harry Vardon's direction.
AVar and Sportsmanship
If you were a soldier In tho trench, how
much sorer would you bo at an enemy
that killed you with poisonous gases In
stead of blowing your bean oft or maim
ing you fdr life with shrapnel and such?
Would It make an awful lot of differ
ence to you If poisonous fumes should
end your checkered career In place of
having a 500-pound shell rip out your
abdomen?
Wo may be near-sighted, but wo fall
to seo where there is any lack of sports
manship in killing an armed enemy all
tho ways thero are, plus any now way
that might be discovered.
The Winning Spirit
Back In 1508 Bill Bernhard, tho old
Cleveland star, camo down to Nashville
to take charge of the club. The year be
foro Nashville had finished a moldy last.
Bernhard, always popular, adopted the
system of encouragement. He paid ,as
much attention to developing club spirit
as ho did to team play and batting and
pitching, Every member of the club
was anxious to get out and do his best.
From last place In 1007, Nashville, won
the pennant In 100S.
Pat Moran, of the Phlllle3, and Bill
Donovan, of the Yanks, nre using almost
exactly the same system as that em
ployed by Bernhard. They are building
the interest and loyalty of their clans
by encouragement and friendly methods
of advice. ,
Both have developed ambition. But,
after nil, the main test will not coma
until later on, when Yanks and Phillies
hit their first slump. For a protracted
slump Is the greatest little test there Is
as to true morale.
OiTsidq Plays
The Phillies aro also neutral. They
don't care how soon they bust up tha
dad-binged league.
It all depends upon whether or not a
pitcher is merely a left hander In tho
arm or Is a left hander at heart.
Billy Gibson announces that ha will
take Jim Coffey and follow Jess Wlllard
across the continent, If he completes
this jaunt BUI should then take up golf,
for he will Da aoia xo siari wnn a per
fect Follow Through.
Havana Echoes
Some Industrious citizen has been mail
ing us copies or Havana papers tor me
last fortnight or so. Nearly every copy
charges Jack Curley, Tom Jones and the
Wlllard coterie with practically all the
trimes there are.
They say that, while Johnson settled
every obligation, the Curley-Jones line-up
lumped enough bills to balk a kangaroo.
All In all,-It is quite a savory state of
affairs. About as savory aa an omelette
complied from veteran eggs.
Who Knows
Sir Maybe the Phillies will begin to
Crack Under the Strain Just as the Braves
did last summer- Maybe they will blow
Just as Stalling' team did through
August and September. Or do you re
call how every ona laughed heartily when
It was suggested last September that the
Braves would be able to keep up their
pace? lj- J G-
If the pesky Phillies don't crack under
the strain soon there wU soon bo no
strain to cra'ok under
Still, aa the ancient proverb has It!
"It' a long strain that has no cracking."
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It seems a bally ghame. for cadet wey '
DOINGS ON THE DIAMOND
INSPECTING THE BANUET FLASHLIGHT
land to waste a career in defense of his
country when he Is enrolling n pitching
average of .714, or suppressing such atroc
ities ns Ty Cobb, Sam Crawford, Cactus
Cravath or Sherwood Magec.
With the German drive along tho west
ern front nnd the Reds up In second place
this has been the greatest week Cincin
nati has ever known.
Tom Jonea Is still after a world's record.
Ho Is trying to make Wlllard more un
popular than Jack Johnson used to be.
And nt the rate he Is going ho has n flno
chnnce to mnko good.
IIAUBER EASILY WHIPS
WALTERS AT BROADWAY
Atlantic City Boxer Is Beaten in
Every Round.
Rltz Walters railroaded over from At
lantic City and met Henry Haubcr, of
Falrmount, In tho main mix at tho Broad
way Club last night. When tho seashore
scrapper started for homo ho was minus
his scalp, which was dangling from tho
trunks of the local entry. Hauber had
little trouble In showing superior form
over the Atlantic City boy in overy ono
of tho half-dozen sessions.
In the semi, Joe Belmont gavo a good
Imitation of a punching bag by assimilat
ing everything Charley Doyle sent In his
direction, and camo back' for more. Tho
other bouts resulted as follows: Eddie
JlcCloskey and Lew Hunter loafed
through six rounds, Freddy Ooodman held
Bobby McCann to an even break, nnd
Tommy Shields all but knocked out Mlko
Howell.
AINSMITH WILL NOW BE GOOD
At Least Ho So Promises to Escapo
Jail Sentence.
WASHINGTON, 'April 30. Followers of
the Senators arc breathing easier. Eddlo
Alnsmlth, AValter Johnson's catchir,
promised Judgo Fugh, of the District of
Columbia police court, that ho would
keep his fists In his pockets and tread
the straight and narrow path of peace
fulness for 13 months, whereupon tho
Jurist remitted tho sentence of 30 days
In the workhouse meted out to Eddlo
for having attacked a traction employe
about a fortnight ago.
WHAT MAY HAPPEN
IN BASEBALL TODAY
. national league
Clubs. W, L. Pet. Win, Lose.
Phillies .11 2 .846 .857 .785
Cincinnati 9 5 .643 .667 .600
Chlcaoo 7 6 .538 .571 .500
Boston 7 6 .638 .571 .500
St. Loul 7 9 .437 .471 .412
Plttsburoh 5 8 .385 .429 .357
Brooklyn ...... 6 9 ,357 ,400 ,333
New York 3 9 .250 ,308 .231
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Clubs. W, L. Pet. Win. Lose.
Detroit 12 4 .750 .765 .706
New York ..... 8 4 .667 .692 .615
Chicago 9 7 .563 .588 ,529
Washington .... 7 6 .538 ,571 .500
Boston )., 5 6 .455 .500 .417
Cleveland 7 9 ,437 .471 .412
Athletics 4 8 .333 .385 .308
St. Louis 4 12 .250 .294 .235
FEDERAL LEAGUE
Clubs.
W. L. Pet. Win. Lose.
Newark .,,..,,,10
Chicago ,,, 8
Brooklyn ...... 9
Plttsburoh 9
Kansas City ... 3
Buffalo 6
Baltimore .,..,, 6
St. Louis ..... 5
6 .625 ,647 ,588
5 ,615
6 ,600
7 ,563
6 ,455
9 .490
10 .373.
9 .357
,643
.625
.583
.500
.437
.412
,400
,571
.563
.629
.417
.375
.353
.333
Yesterday's Results
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn, 7j rhllliee, 4.
Dotton, 13 New York. 8.
Cincinnati, 10) St. I-oulj, D.
AMERICAN LEAGCE
Athletics. Si Waihlnaton. 1
New York, at Uoaton,
4.
Detroit. Si St. touls. S.
Cleveland. S Chicago, 4.
FEDERAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh, 81 St. Louie, t (let same),
St. Louis, Si rittburli, 1 cd game.)
Brooklrn, It) Baltimore, 1.
No other game ncbeduled.
National League
Brooklyn at Philadelphia, cloudy.
Eoaton at New York, threatening,
Chicago at Pittsburgh, cloudy.
Cincinnati at St, Loula, clear.
American League
Philadelphia, at Washington, clear.
New York, at Boston, cloudy.
Detroit at Chicago, clear.
St. Louie at CU eland, cloudy.
Federal League
Pltuburjh at Brooklyn, threatening.
St. Louis at Newark, rals.
Chicago at Buffalo, threatening.
Kiaut City ' Baltimore, etmjdr.
International League
Rochetter at Jry City, threatanlsj.
omy lateroatiaatl xame today.
MARSTON ELIMINATES
CANADIAN C. A. BOGART
IN GOLF TOURNAMENT
Baltusrol Expert Disposes
of Visitor, 3 Up and 1 to
Play, in Northfield Coun
try Club Event Today.
Risley Also Wins.
NORTHFIELD, ATLANTIC CITY, N,
J., April SO. Maxwell R. Marston, of
Baltusrol, eliminated Canada, represented
by C. A. Bognrt, of Toronto, fro mtho
golf tournament of tho Country Club of
Atlantic City today, when tho erstwhile
Interscholastlc champion won an oddly
played match by 3 to 1. Meanwhile, the
local crack, who Is favored for the final,
Maurice E. RIsloy, put up an undentablo
gamo against A. H. Johnson, of National
Links and Sleepy Hollow, tho margin
being fl to 5.
Tho Canadian took tho lead over
Marston at tho first hole. Bogart Is a
short driver with a flat swing, duo to
his plentiful waist, but on the greens
ho was deadly, qulto In contrast to tho
tall Baltusrol player. In fact, Marston
had nlmost an unconquerable dcslro to
visit any place oft the tee. Only through
good nppronchlng could ho hold his own.
Even bo. ho steadied down on tho rrltlrsi
lato holes and settled the match with a
3 on tho 42S-ynrd 17th. The Canadian
fell oft badly on tho latter holes, ac
counting for the wide disci cpnncy In tho
medal scores. Tho cards:
ilnrslon -out 5 4 4 T 4 n '2 3 S 10
MarBtnn, In. ...,.4 R -n 4 .1 :i 4 3 6 3H 7s
UlOiart, out 4 !i !i T 3 O 4 4 4 IS
.UoRsrt, In 4 4 6 0 S O 3 6 04-8
HLsley went out In 38, which was far
too fast for Johnson, who has played
scarcely half a dozen rounds this year.
Itlsley was In a happy putting mood, nnd
allowed his opponent only ono hole, that
when Johnson asserted himself with a
00-foot putt on tho 11th for a 2. The card:
TUsley, nut 4 4 4SU03U 038
mley, in 4 4 r 4
hlohnton, cut 5 K n (I 3 0 4 4 044
Johnson, in 4 S S C
James C. Parrls, Jr., of tho National
Links, emerged a winner by three and
one over Chester L. Maxwell, the far
driving Trenton youth. Each went out in
41 nnd stood all even at the turn. Max
well got pressing and although ho hung
on determinedly, the exnorlen nt h
other, who has played a great deal
abroad, was too much. Maxwell Is a
Player of considerable Dromlsn imi nna
of tho longest drivers In the tournament.
One march was carried to the IJd hole.
Clinton B. Price, of Ocean City, being
successful thero over H. John Hlemenr,
of Lancaster.
The summary:
first io, aovcnKort-s Tnopnv, first
HOUND.
Maurice rtlley, Atlantic City, defeated A. If.
Junnaon, National Unka 0 up and a to play.
r L'i W?oton. Atlantic City, defeated A. E.
Kennedy, Jr.. Mnlun. 3, up and 1 to play.
Hi H. l.ewton, Krankford, defeated K. J.
Gormlev. Atlantis ntv. n n nH j tn i.,.
.ill- ?'.1fft..Cftf.v.y P1! defeated A''-
Wosley. Atlantic city. 1 un. ID hole..
Jv Ci.rarrlah. Jr., National Llnka. defeated
c;h A?8"".1- Trf.'J,0,3' 3VP aIa 1 tn play.
. II. Wellington Wood, Old York rtoad. de
moted II. L. Wlllouchby. Jr.. Philadelphia
Country Club. 6 up nnd 6 to play.
,,M. H. llareton, Baltusrol. defeated C. A.
Bngert, Toronto. Canada, 3 up and I to play.
V. P. Endlcott. Atlantic City, won by O, B.
AJaniJ, National I.lnkB, by default.
SECOND 18, PRESIDENT'S TltOPHY. FIRST
ROUND.
If. W, Leeds, Atlantlo City, defeated If. W.
Hemphill, Atlantic City. 3 and 2.
. u auxneu, irenion. aeieatea Samuel
.iiusi'ii, caiiiuutf, a u
n nnil X ,A nl.v
f. II. ITlce. Ocean City, defeated J.H. Hein.
mpriR.
II. raJmcr..Bon Air. defeated A, P. Ifoueton,
St David'e. 1 up, ID holea.
W, E wllion. Prankford, defeated A. F,
Smith. Berkshire, 2 up and 1 to play,
3. T Bray, Youngstown, defeated D, C, Reed,
Atlantic '!' 3 up and 4 to play.
J. N. Better. Atlantic City, defeated W, J.
McFariancl. Atlantic. City. 2 up and I to play
Dr V. II McCall, Atlantic City, defeated
l,,itqt Hvii, , wm..u, , un
THIRD 10, ATLANTIC CITY TROPHY
TPiriRT nrMTVT
J.. 11. Llpplncott. Atlantic ' City, defeated
Louis Stadler, Atlantlo City, 3 up and 2 to
r (?.' A. Mills, Berkthlre, won from O, W.
Statiell, Aronimlnk, by default.
II. A. Balfe. South Shore, won from C, S.
Franklin, Pine Valley, 6 up, and a to play.
Henry MiSweeney, Atlantlo City, defeated J.
M- Thompson. Sprlngha-. en, 3 up and S to play.
Dr. Theodore Sanseman. Atlantic City, de
feated A K. Smith. Jr.. Berkihire, 1 up.
rercy loom,,. Alinmio Ullir, ue.caiea r,
lUbnunn Wmtemarah, 4 up and 2 to play.
II. c. Edwards. Atlantic City, defeated
.H.
Jloore tstei ens. Atlantic wiiy, i up.
S.
Atlantlo Cltv.
dfe.tfe1 Tip.
Emery Jiarvci. Atlantic cur
2 UP.
WOMEN GOLFERS TO ELECT
Merion Players on Slate in Eastern
Association,
Miss Fanny C. Osgood, of Brookllne,
Mass., has been nominated for the presU
Sepoy of the Women's Eastern Golf Asso
ciation for 1916-1918. The election will be
held at Merion on June 3, Immediately fol
lowing; the annual championship tourna
ment. Following Is the ticket:
For president. Miss F. C. Osgood, Brook
line, Mass.; for vice president, Miss
Maude K. Wetmore. Baltusrol; for secre
tary, Mrs. Lawrence Swift, Knoll wood; for
treasurer, Miss Florence McNeely. Mer
lon; fOr Executive Commutes, Mrs. M. D.
Patterson, Englewood; Miss Georglanrm
M, Bishop. Brooklyn, Miss Harriet Cur
tis. Bssex County, Mass.; Mrs. B. C.
Wheeler. Brookllne. Mass.; Mrs. R. H.
1 Bartow, Merlon, Mr. H. F HUle. Wil
mington, and Mlaa F. C. Grlacom, Merlon.
THE PHOTOPLAY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The Photoplay Editor of the Evening
Ledger will be pleased to answer ques
tions relating to his department.
Question relating to family affairs of
actors and actresses are barred abso
lutely. Queries will not be answered by
tetter. All letters must be addressed
to Photoplay Editor, Evening Ledger.
William Fox Is tho censor of his own
shows. No foot or film appears upon the
stage of any of his 12 theatres without
first passing the keen and appraising
Judgment of the "Big Boss." It line been
estimated that Mr Fox sees nbout 60,000
feet of motion pictures a week. He is his
own most exacting critic. Tlmo and
again ho orders cuts made that drive hi a
directors to the verge of despair, but h
Insists rigidly that his product must bo
"better than the best" before he will per
mit It to be released
H was In 1303 that Mr. Fox sow tho
handwriting on the wnll and went Into
the moving picture business, which was
In those days considered equivalent tj
tying a M-pound weight around your neck
and jumping off the Battery wall.
"In those days," Bald Mr. Fox, "wo
handed back nil tho chango In pennies,
so that a slot picture nrendr. which was
run In connection with tho moving pl
turo show, benefited bv tho coppers
"Wo made tho penny machines so al
luring that after our patrons had left the
motion picture portion of the entertain
ment the remaining pennies filtered In
the ccnt-ln-the- Blot contrivances boforo
their owners left the place. I used to
make a speech from tho stops leading to
the moving picture part of tho entertain
ment telling how we could be transported
to nil parts of the world for n nickel In
more luxury and comfort than a million
aire would enjoy In his private car. Tho
Idea went llko wildfire, nnd during the
flrat year wo made $10,000 on an Invest
ment of tlO.COO.
"About this tlmo 1 acquired 15 small
theatres nnd nlso set to work resolutely
to abolish tho popular Idea fostered by
certain newspapers that tho motion pic
ture theatre was a hotbed of Incipient
crime. I tried to make my theatres as
well ventilated, well managed and as
clean as poeslble. It meant 21 hours'
work out of the 24, but It was worth It.
"I caused considerable amusement and
derision among other theatrical managers
when I presented tho Idea of giving tho
audlcncos at tho Academy of Music per
formances headed by such Broadway
stars as Robert Edcson, Edmund Bresc,
Marguorito Clark, II. B. Warner and
Amelia Bingham. It proved nn enormous
success, nnd the luminaries who headed
my star stock plays agreed with me.
"When I entered, actively, tho pro
ducing field of motion pictures. I was act
uated by a double motive. The so-called
features that I had been selecting with
all tho care possible for my theatres did
not fill my Ideas of the highest standard
preslblo In motion pictures.
"The building of a studio and tho for
mation of an efficient organization for
this purpose presents more of a problem
than most people would Imagine. I de
cided to enrry out. in my motion plcturo
producing career, tho samo Ideals as I had
Introduced at the Academy of Music.
"With this end in lew, I -have engaged
such notable dramatic artists as Betty
Nansen. William Fnrnum. Thcda Bnra,
Nance O'Nell, Charles Rlchman, Robert
Edeeon, Wilton Lackaye, Edward Jose,
Claire Whitney, Stuart Holmes, Edmund
Erecsc, Dorothy Donnelly, William E.
Shay nnd William J. Kelly."
Sunday School Filmed
Tho widespread demand for motion pic
tures Is demonstrated by tho fact that
It finally has been been taken up by tho
church. Tho first motion picture of a
Sunday School ever made has been pro
duced by Essanay. The film was made
for the Board of Sunday schools of tho
Methodist Episcopal Church of America.
The plcturo Is of tho Brazil, Ind., Sunday
Theatrical Baedeker
ADKLP1II "Pes: o' My Heart," with an ex-
Ceueni cast, nariiey .iiamicrti popular nun
amusing comedy
oi in
he Impetuous young Irish
:lrl and what ehe does to a sedate
ne aoes to
ita amuserr
fengusn
family
iiiv. Kirat.raia amusement ...
8.15
AMKBlCAN German repertory from the Irv-
Injc l'laca Theatre, New York, with Rudolph
nhrlfttlnna aa director. All performances ex
cent tnia evening ana eaturaay auernoon
a musical comedy of tho Great ar,
Immer
Ftn Drufr." This evenlmr. "Klachimann.
in
i- i--lhr Kattirdav mntinpe. "Din SDan-
ische Flles-e" 8 13
BKOAD "She's In Again," an American er
slon. via Enitland. of "Ma Tanto Honllcur.
a French farce by Paul (Javaut. The usual
compilations mado more amuatng In the
last act than In tho others 8.15
OAIiRICK "The Llltlo Cafe." with John E.
Younc. A return engagement ot the mualcal
play by Ivan Caryll and C. M. S. McLellan
about the waiter who was a man about town
nftar V- 8.15
IA'niC "The Bluo Bird," MaeternncK's rair;
tain allegory, nacK lor ono more visit
In
Philadelphia. The Piece remains an enter
tainment nulle aa pleasant for grown-upa as
for children 8.15
WALNUT "Tho Shepherd nf the Hills." A
Secona visit from wie nr,iniauawuu ui iiur-
old Bell Wright's novel 8.13
VAUDDVILLE
KEITH'S Nora Bayes, Beatrice Herford,
James and Bonnie Thornton, Harry Fern
and company In "Veterans"; Bert Hrrol, In
mate Impersonator. Kallyama. ambidextrous
Jap; Nonette, violinist: the Lunett Ria'.ers,
tne ilODerc uo aiuui jnu aim uawo iiiuv.cv,
NIXON'S GRAND Bobby Heath. In a new
"1015 Song BeVue"; Oeorgo Brown, cham
pion walker; Porter J. White, in "Tho Visit
or"; Leon'a Models de Luxe, Charles Gordon
nnd Charles White, in ''In the Marital
Coach"! Miller and Lyla and movlea.
WILLIAM I'DNN Tha Snow fekl Olrls, In
"In Old Tyrol": Harlan E Knight & Co.,
In "Tho Chalk t.lne''i Harry Lester Mason,
In "Tho German Janitor", Orazla Nerdlnl,
Italian pianist; Baldwin. Drayton and Carter;
Jack McOowan and Fmlly Gordon, in "Two
lit One " and Charles Chaplin, In "The
Tramp."
CBOS3 KEYS (Second half of week) Consul
l'edro, William Lytell and company In "A
Night at tha Club"; Laurie and Olean, Juv
enile; the Versatile Trio; the Hawkins, me
chanical shadowgraphlata, and Walter Rose,
BURLESQUE
CASINO Tha Auto Glrla: Slmnnds and Lake's
company, In "In a Millionaire's Jail," with
Harry Seymour .... . .
DUMOXT'S Dumont's Minstrels. In "Burnem
r.nd Ballev'a Great Circus." and a new bur
esque. "Good Servants Supplied,"
OAVETY The Crackerjacks. with Sam Green
and Charlev Brown, In a musical ottering,
TltOCADEBO "The Transatlantics" In rag
and travesty.
rilOTOTLAYS
"!.. .. I Cl OPERAl Horn of World's
UneatnUl Ot. HOUSEIOreaIl JVioloplays
4 TIMES DAILY
Afts., 1 4 3 Egs, T 0 10c. 15c, 23a
Mrs. Leslie Carter in
"The Heart of Maryland"
NEXT WEEK "GBAUSTABK"
FMPRFSS main st.
EtWiriXEtOO MANAYUNK
THE KEY OF YESTERDAY
Cha. Chaplin in THE FACE ON
THE BARROOM FLOOR
KNICKERBOCKER THEATRE
MAUKKT BTKEET ABOVE 4QTH
DAILY AT . c. EVENINGS, Ut, Sc, 10c,
HENRY WALTHALL in
THE RODS OF WRATH
CHARLES CHAPLIN COMEDY
PARK BIDGE AVE, DAUriHN ST,
Irene
The Commuters
Fenwlck
In
I FADFR FOKTY-FIKST STREET and
LLrtl-n LANCASTER AVENUE
WALLACE EDDIKOEB la
RULE HG"
JEFFERSON "KiJSiiSr1 m4
DBOPPINGTON'S FAMILV THEB
SSSB to THE FATAL MALLET
IRIS
KENSINGTON AND ALLE
GHENY AVENUES
CUAULES CHAPLIN In
"BY THE SEA11 and "THE CHAMPION"
TOE IIOOKWAY OF DESTIU'CXION"
school of 3VX) members, the largest Snu
lay school Ih the world. The operations
of the Sunday school frorrt the opening
hymn to tho closing prayer are shown
In the pictures. All tho claBS work from
the Infant to tho Uinta class nro shown.
It It tho purposo bf tho nonra to send
this Mm to all tho Bunday schools of
the church throughout the world, to show
how the biggest Sunday school Is con
ducted. Tho Brazil school Is considered
a modfl, nnd It Is hoped that other towns
will follow tho example, Upon seeing
tho picture. In building up their work.
New Lubin KcIcasc
Pal Itooney, Marlon Bent and their
young son, Pat Hooncy, Jr., three Of the
most popular vaudevllllans on tho stag
today, are featured in tho Lubln comedy,
"The Busy Betboy," released Saturday,
May 8. This is tho first tlmo thsso Inlmlt
ablo dancers and funsters havo ever ap
peared on tho screen nnd their manner
isms, which aro quit In n class by
themselves, nro refreshingly different nt a
tlmo when so many comedy photoplays
nro usually incro Imitations.
Itooney plays tho part of Fldgle, a soda
clerk, and ho sticks nt his Job until ho
meets Marlon nnd her mother. It Is lovn
at first elfrht. With n lonp over tho
counter ho follows them to their hotel
whci'o he gets a Job ns n bellboy. Marlon
has a titled suitor, nnd Kldgle, wearing
tho evening clothes of n guest, exposes
him ns a fakir. Incidentally, he Is Iho
star nt n hotel dansnnt with Marion as
his partner. Fldglo's dream of bllsi
comes to nn abrupt end when tho nngrv
guestH discover ho Is merely a bellboy.
An amusing rhaso follows, In which
Pldglo nnd Marlon outdlstnnco their pur
Bitors nnd elope. Mr. Ilooncy's Irrcpressl
bio spirits nnd remarkable agility make
Weekly Digest of the Sporting World
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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 arc 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
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-pr'Die .Game"
By GEO E. McLlNN
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 NICXALLS
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. Hovcy 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 showyou
the price of devotion to the links.
The Silent Sport
"Chess Invades the Movies." bv
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 Berryfl'
Lippincott is qualified to give you the unabridged story of Americas
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 bo large a field of high calibre
contenders,
All in the Sunday, May 2,
SPORTS MAGAZINE
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Order from your
this photoplay very tnteAalninr. aftd
Beat's conception of the fnedertt dances,
ns iiiustrat&d In the dansant ne IJr
unlrnte. Others m the east are" Clatft
Lnmbert, ailbert Ely and George Trimble.
Question of Economy
Some nmuslnsj stories aro clrcuiatlris
among tho players of the. ArneHeari
Rittriin nn In Mian Peyton's exDerlenco hs
a cook. An arsument started when Mtt-
Peyton, as finrlchetta, nnd Miss Wilson, m
as Sonla, In the feature production or
"Tho Lure of tho Mask" aro stranded WI
r.""'.,z ."""u '"rs.r;..:!.-- ... vzzjn
io register a neaieu uiBuueoiun ,.w, u ffj
ton said she could cook a steak. Mlsa 1
Wilson said she could cat It, aha now M
they havo set up housekeeping In a com fa
fortablo bungalow. After checking wn?t
IttBV aneni fnr irroce'rles and meat they"
have decided to eal In a reslaurant arid "'J
save money.
Answers to Correspondents
rivt. hotrt -M ..l.tfnnt AhAitt 90' nO.
H. c. Harold', Lock-wood Is with the Flyint tjj
A! age this sine 01 aui in moving Ja"I"
arein four tnri tt.afle hie debut with Stllgj
then Nester, then llltoni, next engsged, by '
famous Players tc. act wnn siary ricKiora u, .
American Film Manufacturing Company, 8227 '
Kroaaway, cnicago.
J, A. W. The only place that we know ot
J, A. W. The only place mat ws Know ot a
here you can buy photographs of actors It at "a
Ith and nace atreets, this city, northweat cdf ,
wnei
13th
ner.
tr.
M. D. P. Frankly, do not aeek nork In Hie
fiovie flettl, It, Is overcrowded, the, work J .
arrf nnrt thariklpsa nnd only those blessed oy
nature witn umiauni tsitni set i tnaiop. jy
ply to any director nt Lubln'tj vltagraph,
fcatt IBth street and Locust avenue, Brooklyn!
Thanhouser Company, New nocheile. N. Y. I t
Pathe, 1 Congress avenue. Jersey Cltyi Cen
tkur Filmf, Uioonne, N. J. But there It 1IUW
hono or our cettlnir een ft foothold.
MAnJOIlin. Orml Hawley nil. the gin it,
Tho btfngth of Family Ties". (Lvinln). Paul
,..11.. .l .?.-,. r..U,. In .. AAtr'm Pl.al fall"
Kelly end Itose Tdploy In "Buddy's First Call"
(Lub.n),
JbNKS. Maty
lolt Ihomae CI
Plckford
krord hns not played 6p- -M
rton a jet Billy Jacobs ', 1
in "A Beach flomaneo" ,J
nntterton
una umn
tmrrlins).
jonnaon
lNOOMAIt. Percy Winters a the father lo.,'
IHIB, jjoii.nr
TMRBAn A. Lionel Barrymore waa the hus-'
band in "Woman Against Woman." Deera-
uooper was jbck in on
Saved From a Life of
Crime" (Vltasrapli).
Mkaim
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 Do,,lby Ray
Ziegler.
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