fS " '4)inwnijiu)infiii Kiiiiftr' EVENING LEDGEK-PHILADLPHIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1915. 13 0V1EW OF ATHLETIC EVENTS OP THE YEAR 1915 OTHER NEWS OF THE SPORTS WORLD 1 I RECORDS ARE ESTABLISHED 1 IN MANY ATHLETIC SPORTS DURING 1915 COMPETITION Mrs. Vanderbeck, Moran, Alexander, Sharpe and Berry Are Among Season's Notables. War Eliminates International Flavor By SPICK HALL I TB usual Inlernntlonnl flavor In the rtrlous Bporls conducted In the United SWIM In 1515 rtua '"-ScIiib beciUBC of the Iruropean f Hcvcrtnoicss meic were I1" r --I.. ..... I.. Illn nth. Sic world ns Hicip hnvc been In Hie past '""' .. ..... n mimluir nf nn..qetfl In the ifniln of both ten. md Individual .MOBlonJhlps. nt tho snmc time ath hSIfmc nble to nmlntnln their ucltlotn t t the hmda of their chosen events and freUln titles won In iiri-vlous voars i ror the Hi st time since Its Institution weic no iMvit Cup tennla matches, frricllcallj nil of tho Ilrltlsh, Austr.ilu f i. Trench and (Jcrmnn players arc, and fute Ioiik bion. inllatiil In the .irinlcH riprntlnB their itRpcctlvo nations This ntli to mind the lilitlniolv death of An iheny P H'lU'K. I'lotmlib tho irreltut tun most consistent racket vvlchler the ri-8fIJIiaa cvei Unown Wilrtlim as hilled i.- hnrstlnK Hlldl 'nomcvvlu ic In D i, ..1.11.. nt (tin fr.lllt Ullll (111 .Ul Itomobtle brigade 1 The Hrltlsh International tnotorbo.it ! trophy races were also erased fiom the lilt of sports In which Atnei leans were ' iccustomed to compete, to say nothing of the golf, track and Held events which dtve alwaja hitherto diuwn a cosmo politan cntrj lint I Year's Notables ' Among the athletic notables ot the cir ' ho rose to fame wrro Bill Carrlgan. I manager of tho champion lloston Kcit i Box baseball club, (Jioer O. Alexander, the leading pitcher of the 191. campaign. i rjr Al Sharpe, athletic director of for 5 ncll and coach of the unbeaten Ithacan , football team, Mrs C II. Vanderbeck, t national woman h golf champion; Hubert 5 d Gardner, Jr , winner of the amateur i golf title, Jetome TnivcTH, open national I rolf champion, Molli DJurstedt, woman's ..nil. ph.itnnlnn. William M Johnston, rmnre mini; n. - .-... - tlctor In the nll-comels lawn tennis tour i niment at l'oicat llllls, Jess Will"!, f wearer of the world's he.avj weight pu- tlilstlc crown, Howard llcny, all-round Inttrcollcglatc nthlctla champion, anil I'at Moran A few stars In tho nthlctie v.orld win -.,.. nert.!il to unholil tho reputations made In 1911, but who failed 111 their cf- I forts to remain in mc nun ut . mm., .. Manager George St.illings. of tho Boston National League uasenau ciun, -ercy Hatighton, coaih of the llnnnnl football L-am, B Norrls Williams, 2d, and Maurice E Mcr-oughlln, innnlng l.iwn 'ttnnla players, Proncls Oulmet nnd Jack Johnson. One of the greatest sin prises of the year was the splendid work of the Cornell football eleven Tho lllg Hod Eleven, wider the able direction of Dr. Al Shaipe. ,ni hfniti-i thn Hentton undefc Ued and was generally consldeicil by experts to U the best turn in the Enst, In spite I f the fact that Oil nil S. Warners 1'ltt ttam aho llulshed wMi n clean slate f n ,. . 1 . ...II 1. .Innnnil tnitM lintll r Lorncu nan ,i iirii.uiiiin n...... .-... ! ofTenslvely and defensively, nnd was driven with excellent Judgment by Its i captain und iniiiittrunck, Charley Bar rett The majority of All-American foot tall selections lontulncd Barrett's name, either as a ipiarteiback or halfback. The University of Pennsjlvnnla had tho I most disastrous gildlion season In Its history, although there was apparently i np.ilth nf nintirlal Tho coaching sys- ttm was largely to blamo for this condl- ' il.. m -. t l...1i l.liiitl nnnnhau 11 A UOn nild IlOl IHO lllllliuuui cvamra. result wns that tho new football Com mittee Intinds to i evert to tho one-man ijsiem. giving the head coach real us well as nominal authority. Bad Baseball Year Bascbill owners had a bad year be cause of competition between the Federal League and oiganlzed ball. Very few of the malor league clubs innda money and t practically all of tho minor organizations went deep In the hole, financially The Victory of the Boston Bed Sox was uy no means nn up-set Carrlgan had a line itaff of pitchers, both right and left handed, a heavy hitting, fast outllcld, a Heady Infield and u good catching corps Tho Philadelphia National League won Its first pennant under tho management ,ef rat Moron, but the team was not JV Jjearly the equal of tho ned Sox and was ! easily defeated in tho world's series four fames to one, Moran has signed a three year contract to lead tho I'hllllea which Insures good baseball in this city once more. Connie Mack picked out tha year 1915 to break up what was probably the great est baseball combination ever gotten to lethcr Discontent among the players Md a glaring lack of harmony in tho club was given by Mack iilmself n3 the reason for his team-smashing tactics. The club which represented the White Elephants during the past season was tha poorest that Mack has ever man aged and finished a hopeless last In the ft American league Joe Tinker, formerly of the Cuus, leu the Chicago Whales to victory In the fred eral League The race was close and a rreat muiy fans "Jumped" to the "out lawa" because they were disgusted with some of the methods of organized base ball. Fortunately for the national game the leaders of organized baseball and the Fed eral League have gotten together ana there will be u merger which will brine baseball back to Us normal popularity. Golf and Tennis The ever-Increasing popularity of golt md lawn tennis attracted large and hlgb Trade lists in all the tournaments during the, 1915 season. Another Californlan, William M. Johnston, came Into the llme- I'ght. tie won the National title on the R courts of the i. est Side Tennis Club, at Forest Hills. I I. This, by the way, was L IM -. S If PROFESSOR TRIPE IS j" CCANER , ATAU EVENTS, I ( I REAUUV HEEDED J GREAT IRlUSi if f DO BEUEVE I 1 . CORRECT IN HIS THEORY THE lcO FORMS A LOGICAL, f rT? THAT.' . . J?1 lJJ? , M 1 THE.CA.THEK 5 r - ( 'J. , bc- LrkaHTn yvf5 WEfii j(f&sffl C(r WMMM) & fe J" ' M Iho first tlmo tho national tournament wns ever held nwny from Newport, It. I, Johnston went throuuh the all-comers clefeatlnR Karl Hchr. Williams, Mclaugh lin within a week Johnston and Clrlllln won the doubles title Molla UJuistcdt, tho Norwegian girl, was the leal rensatlon of the )cnr In tennis She won the national title and all but one of the tourntincnts In whkh she was entered On tho coast rcccnlli. how tsi, omu na uenicn in two cxiiiuiuoii i tl.iil.il.no l.t Vt.. 11....... .......1. ,nuI..l.i ' . v...n uj .in n . liuillll j I, initio, MllillVII Mny Sutton Miss HJuistedt's success was due ot onl to her splendid phslrUc. hut to her remarkable ubllltj to dilvc from deep court with nceuinc William T. TIMcn, 2d, won tho cham pionship ot t'hlladclphla nnd Milultj. 1'iaticls Oulmets failure to win In elthei tho open or iimaleur golf tourna ment was a decided disappointment to 1.1- -., ... .. . .. ' .... . inn ninny loiiuners niui was a uig upsei In the season's golf ' dope ' Itobert I). CJiirdner, Jr. ot Chicago, liluicd a steaih. brilliant gntno In winning tho amiteur champloiislilp. I to una tloselj pressed for tlrt honors by John tJ. Anderson, or New York. Jerome TraNers won the open tourna ment. Tom McNamara, of lloston, was runner-up Mrs. C H Vanderbeck, of this city, won the woman s golf ihnmplonshlp She played Mrs. . J. (.lav In, Uugl.ind, In the Duals Thcio were no changes In boxing cham pionships etcept the lie u) weight title After u long pule) Jess Wlllnrci signed al tides to meet Jack Johnson, the col ornl champion Tho tight was originally scheduled to take place late In March Soccer Football Tho growth of soccer football through out tho lountry has been exceedingly I lipid during tho past year. In l'hllulel plila tho sprinil of tho game has been particularly noticeable VUtu.illy nil of the public and pilvate schools h.iu taken up tho Ilrltlsh game, and many good play ers hae been ilo eloped. Not only arc students nt tho villous Institutions of Iciirnluir uettlmr more and moiu Inter ested In socier, but the public In general Is beginning to renllzo Hut thej lmo been missing something In not following ucll-i ihuhmh. Admittedly tho best teum in tho United .States In lir. was the Bethkhein eleven This organisation won the national cup, othcrwlso known ns tho Dewar Trophy. This victory gio the up-Stuters great prestige througout tho country where soc cer Is appreciated. Although tho Brook lvn Celts cultured the American Cup In the elimination contests, Bethlehem made a good showing In spite of the tact that the team nt that tlmo was weakened by the nbseiuo of several stars The Keot-tlsh-Amerlc.iu Football Club cllnilnntul Bethlehem In the American Cup competi tion, but was beaten In the iln.ils b the Celts I'enn Good at Soccer Tho University of I'cnnsylvanla had nn excellent soccer team, but Injuiy lost tho Quakers the Intercollegiate championship The Havei ford eleven, on the Muln Line, enptuted the honors for l'il3 In the title by consistently good playing I'enn had a galaxy of soccei stais, who outshone Haverford Individually, but the Bed and Blue wnB not able at nil times to put its best team on tho field Northeast High School won the Phila delphia Interscholnstlc League champion ship The Wanderers Club, ot the Philadel phia Allied, won tho amateur cup Although cricket Is played some In Chicago, San I'l.uiclsco and n few small towns scattered In various sections of tho United States, Philadelphia Is really tho only place wheie tho game Is played well and vvhero It Is played to any gteal extent. The Gcrmnntown Cricket Club swept everything before It in 191 1, winning me Halifax, Philadelphia nnd Associated Cricket Clubs' cups. Jn 1914 tho Phila delphia Cricket Club won tlicso thiee trophies Accoiding to the lust Information at tainable, squash i acquets, squash, chess, ping pong and roquo did not make any vast Inroads into the pationage of the major spotts of America. I'ENN FIVE LOSES ON NAVY'S FLOOR Captain Eddio McNichol Scores Red and Blue's Points in 18-12 Defeat ANNAPOLIS, Md. Dec. 31 -After n bitter contest. In which fleiee Individual work broke up the team play of both teams, tho Naval Academy won nt basket ball from tho University of Pennsylvania hero yesterday afternoon, by IS to II Penn's forwards failed utterly to ninke good, and nil of the visitors' points were made by McNichol Ho had two field goals to his credit, made on long shots lit either hnlves, and eight of the 12 chances he had from the foul line At the end of of the first half the scoie was 'J to 7 In favor of the Midshipmen, but earlier In tho second period Penn obtained a lead of a point This wns overcome by successive field goals by Allen nnd Calhoun, nnd a number of chances from the foul line, which Cal houn accepted Tho play was rough toward the close, and Williamson, of renn, was put out of tho game for hit ting Wilkes, thu naval captain. Line-up: U of i'enn Naval Academy Connelly. forward Calhoun LL TWO BIG MATCHES FOR NEXTMONTH Ertle to Box O'Keefe and Kilbane-Cline Bout Arranged INTEREST IN BOTH MIXES lioforp the first month of tho 1916 sea son goes down Into history Philadelphia light fans will hnvc hail an opportunity to witness two big matches bouts that the are nntous to see, vli , Johhnv IJrtlo vr IMclle O'Keefe ntul Johnn Kllbano s Irish Tatsy Cllne The oljin nlil Ami Vnllnnnt r.iatii.Hlrl t . 111 fltnao ineso encounters. 1'rtlo nnd Cllne, nt thn piesent time, nte holding forth In this city. The Kew pie s fiulck Knockout over Young Plgglns nnd his easy win against Joe O Donnell havo boosted his stock .o such h degree that u match with Kid Williams would prove n great magnet for the gate How eer, as the weight question has been proving a drnwbark for nil Krtle-Wllllams nt.ln lila tunfeli itllti O'Vrtnr.i tfiV rnflllll "- '" ", ' " " .m.T. i .- in n cnpiclt) audience While less than threi o months ago Cllne vlrtunllv was unknown, puglllHtically. his constnnt winning In combat with worthv opponents hns made him the Idol of Na tional patrons A Cllm-Klllinne match has been tho chief topic of ronvetsntinn among tho fans, nnd it Ib jrobable their wish will be warranted tho second or third week In Jnnuury. Scrapg About Scrappers One hundred nnd thrltj-two rounds of boMtu; ate scheduled for New Year's Day mitlneo here Six bouts, with Benny Ltonnrd and Joe Welsh In tho wind-up, wilt make up the olymplas program Johnny Dundee vb Joe Azcvcdo, preceded by live stnr scraps, Is the main attraction nt the National, white tho Nonpareil and (Junker City each luvo arranged five bout cards The public cannot be fooled, Tom Jones showed that he was aware of this fact when he called off the scheduled Krcd Uulton-Jess Wlllard match nt New Or tenns, March I. Willie Bltchle got $3000 besides tho lick lug suffere'd nt tho J lbs, hooks nnd Jolts by Ted Lewis On the strength of this vletorv the Briton now claims the world's welterweight ch implonchlp His next bout will he with K O Brcnnan at Buffalo, Sntuiday afternoon, nt 132 pounds ringside After his match nt the Olvnipla Sat uiday with Stanley IIIncMe, Hnl Stewart, of Indiana, will meet Young Otto In the semifinal to the Frank Moriin-Mm Coffey bout In Now York, January 7 Six feet seven Inches of man moiintnln Is In New York In seirch of bouts with Jess Wlllard's contenders, llo is Lew liodle, of Oakland, Cal. Slicvlin Funeral Today MINS-nI'Ol.t Minn Die It The funpnit nf Tom Shevlln th nilllloimlro fnnt Imll nlnvpr of iln rump, ivlll 1m tlolil Inn thin uftirnoon the r.imoim iithliti wilt lie lili! to rent tn the lievlln matmnlcmn lluu- ( 111! ,1, (I'm 111 IIH? IH-.llll MIIIIKU 1.-11,11 .111,1- , .Ire In of leleKnims of condolence have lren ' riLoHtil by tho fsmlti. ' INDIVIDUAL AND CLUB CHAMPIONS OF UNITED STATES FOR YEAR 1915 lli-schall Worlds rlmmn.onn lloMnn Americans I rHKU ch impfons National, l'hlt.idelph! Atnirltiin. lloston I.pulimr liatHmrn Nntlninl Ijirrv Dovle New ork American Vy Cobb. IHtrolt I.iadlni: tiluhern N'ntlun il O C .Alex ander Philadelphia. AmerK.ui. Joo Wool, llonton. football Cornell (conncnsua of opinion). Hoxing Jem Wlllard. of Kiinsun by ilpfcatlnc Jack Johnron. became tho world's heivywclKh ch tinplon. Howinp; Pouchkeepsle reRitta Cornell. m Champion single aeiiller llobort Dllihle. Champion nenlor clKlit Dulttth Iloit Club Tennis National rlncles champion Wllllim si. jontixinii cniiiornm. Nation il itoulileK ihimplona William h. Johiihton and Clarcmu J. ilrlffln Call National women's elnclo ch ilnplon Miss .lolln lllurstedt Norway. N.itlonil u omen a doubles elvamrlons Mr fieorxo W iKhtman and Miss Klcanora bears. llostui. Golf National amateur champion Hobert n. Cianlner, Jr. (nie.iKo National women'H ch implon Mrs. Clarence II V'aliderleck J'hlladelpliU. National opin cnauipion jetomo t nipk Hockey CoIIpko champion Harvard. Amiteur Hockey Leuxue champion St Nlcliolaa team. Ncn tora. Folo Senior championship Miadnw brook, iJjnit Junior chomptonnhlp Ilryn Mawr. Pennsyl vania. Turf Champion Roamer, Hacquet.s National amateur ctuiniPlon-Clarence C. re. New ork . . . . World a professional champion Jock Soutar, New York. Court TenniH National amateur champion Jay Gould. Woild's professional champion Walter A. Klnsella. New York Squash Tennis National nmateur cnamplon Krle S. Wins ton New York World a professional champion Fred Covey. Kngtand. Cycling National amateur .hamploii liana Ohrt . National piofcssioual ihamplon rrunk 1.. Kramer East Oran.se N. J ABSENT-MINDED ABNER His Thoughts Were Far Up Toward " A-l : T-N I I ' - ' I J r, I i WMMMnmBMBHiHMMnRHMnm ROBIOKT i:. I.AMHERTON Trickle of 100S-100!) elevens of University of Pennsylvania. DETROIT MEN HAY HIIY SOMEUS' ClilJH Han Johnson Still in Cleveland Tryinp to Interest Local Cnpitnl CLr,Vnt.ANl. O, Dec 31 It was re ported In baseball circlet here jesterdnv that r. I Craig or II J Porter, or both, of Detroit, may buy the Cleveland Ameri can League B.iselinP Lluh, which Is for sale HlTiirts will be mule In the next few days by tho Bankers' Committee, which Ih bundling tin affairs of Owner Charles W Sonnis, to Interest Cleveland inpltal In the put chase of the club, al though It was admitted today that thero Is not much hopo of tills pi in succeeding It no local buyer nppi ars, tho tip was strong today tho Detroit nun would liu rnvond Cinlg and Pinter came to Cleve land yesterday with I'nnlt Nnvln, owner of tho Detroit club, niui held u lengthy confeicnce last night with Pnsldent n. B Johnson, ot the American League, nnd Sinners. Johnson was still here today trying to help the b inkers put over a denl for the nlc of the club He xpci ted to t ike ill) negotiations by wire toilav with Presi dent Ben Minor, of the Washington club regarding the sale of three players, which It is npoiteil Minor hnH offered Cleve land These are said to be Plist Base man Onmlil Second Baseman Morgan und Pitcher Boehllng Caddies Will He Dined At a ppeiliil meeting of the Hon Mr Country (lull of Minoi llrdwnrp ( iiiinty hi M luft cM-nliik- Hie iimimlmcnt t" the bviinii to liuri iho the nimw Inm nn ml i rMilii nun re jMli.l nn I tin in w Uant of i tn Krniiii'lH wis rcfprn.l t the tnipl of gun mors for ill- Hon 'the i lull him injmel a I rnniiirnus rnr .. ''- ' i .1 . .1. . n 1 II a ., ...it.l I.. It i Minimum i I th it '" '"jlill'S, "" "'i' ' cntertiilnc t ul illiiner mi Situnlsy Jnnuary s Senior Track and Field Champions infl-v ml il-mh-J G. LonntU Chli igo A. A Time in .-. KD-iard dnuli Itov n Morse Hilem-Cres-cent A C. lime Jl 1-" .... ,. .... IIO-iirt (IipIi J C r Te.1") Meredith. Vmvirsltv nf I innsvlvunls Time, i 'it I -mile run Jole lliv Illinois A C. Time. 1 V! 1 -" "i mile run HanncH Kob hmslnen Irish Am. rl in A f Time, SIVll 1 , . l-mllp wnlk Hddlo Itenz Mohink A C. Time Zl Id 1-5 lili vanl hleh htinllea-rrnl Murrny. Olym pic Club San Prom in Time, n -".'n-jiinl low hurdliH I ul Murrij.. Olym pic Club. Sill Kranriw n .'line .-!"-.: Ilo-mrd IdKh hurdles vv. II. Meanlx. Ikwtfin A. A lime r.,' ! " riirnnlim the liviltn (lenreo Itronder. IrlKli-Amirlcin A C 177 fet 7V, Inehea. lion viiii and lupin Din Aliearn. Illinois A c ' rct ll'i In hm . . Pole vutlll Kim Hell lb Multnnm ill A. I . I'oitluul Ore llelaht I.' feet Inehea llirowlnir the iilmue- Vrlle Mmka, I nlver h t of v hLonsln Listam.e lid feet OV Itunnlm: broa 1 lump Marry Wnrthlncton. Ilntoti A 1 Until me .'1 feet III In lies. llunnlne hlali liinui-(leorge. L. Ilorlne Olvmplc club. Km Iranclsiu. Ilelcht. t feet li lnh ..... Throning HI pound hammer Patrick J Itvnn Irlih-merlcan A. C Distance till let t 'J1. Inches I'utttnir li, -pound shot Arlln Mucks 1 nl vertltl or Wlaionsln. Distance. 4S feet 11. InclifH iKH-jitlilnn A. ItlchardH. Cornell University. IVttntH, usVJ M .in-rwiuii'l wtlKht I J. Talhntt. Jr. KnnsaH Clll A. V Ultttuncc. 4ii ten l inchen Intcrcollcfciatc Cross-Country Championship tenm University of Ma I mi Swimming Records rft -inn)" open tl lnl vvnt r str ilL')itau.L pulm 1' Knli.in minkii Hntuilulu 'Unit J1 1(H) i inl open, ltd il halt twiter utralsht HU,i Duke I' Kali n tnioku rime l 1 " Chi viml. l.it h 71 yanld 1 turn puka I1 Knhnnamuku Thnf M -' JJn variN open tl l.tl ilt vviter. T turns Iluke I' Kalian tmoku lime . -H) lanl also (Jeoicr t'unln Iloimlulu. HUarn (tetl heat) .(ni irdM Utth .' jarilw U turns I'crry M 4lllUra Illlnotji A V Time. I Jtl 1 1 4lo mnla open. alt water llu lards 1 tiiins Kuilv linKor. Ixn Ansrled A C 'lime .I (J U Mti ariM Imth. 71 lardJ 0 turns l.uJy 1-int.or Tttre IT 1-? ,iri , S( url open Ball wattr, Ito yards 7 turna-I.udy I-inuor. Time. I- ihi. IOco irds, ui en ilt w iter hi anla 11 turn H m 1,. ollnier. Ne VorK O 1 mile "open, tit water 110 inrln 13 tum l.udy I nncor Time. Jtu'iL'e. I 'At .irds I u k Htrurtp. kith 7't mrda 1 turn U J. iltbner llUnotn A C lime. llxi jiirdH breast Mroke Uith. 'JO yards, t furnu-MUliarl MclHnnotl llllnoU A C :.di etrdtf Ijieayt wtroke Utth. 0 .ird 0 turns-ill hael UHermolt 'lime ' is J .ktj irdH biih 7" wirtls J turiu UuKo 1. KulunamoHu llmu J .'l -' 5 BIG INCREASE IN NUMBER OF TENNIS PLAYERS Philadelphia Leads in De veloping Young Wielders of the Racket GREAT INTEREST SHOWN IH WILLIAM T. TILDEN, 2d hen one atnrti to review n season ot n pr it lo prettv linn! to keep nvvny ' m iiorsrnalltlei, yet II Is tlio Kcnernt nimi or Mm season which renlly counts rhe iptinlo Benon of 19fi nrouml l'hlln iri)i t iim noteworthy from sevcrnt siotul mtn I lrt vv mnv Rny that thero wna n ign cf tenl nnnkenlnS of Interest ntnonjr the v Mincer plnvcrt of I'lillmlrlphtn, n innst impefni hirm, nnd n rnled atnndnrtl f 8Cninstl play. i-llv tliero wna the re?rettnble I ii i finvniilnblp nlisence of some of our lenilini. tnii Wllllnm J Clothier, Illch inl Nnrrls Wllllnms, 5il, nttil l)r I. II tlnuk lielnir ninoiiB the misslnff ns reRnrds niir Imnl tnitrnnintits, but to offset these ili-aipiilntinontR we fotitnl reRiilnrly In plnv nirh newcomers ns Joeepli .7. Arm Ktrmiir niui Willis i; Oavis. two acquisi tions of tho hlRheat vitlur, and the rising to notice of bucIi voutlff plnjers ns Hoy It follln, of (lermniitown, Kilwnnl r'nss.anl unil I'rcd Straw brltlRc-, of l'hllnilelplila, Joe Kccfp. of L'vmvjil. niui several other outiR pliivcra who will bo heard from next sensou The Tmiriiiinicntfl Tlilid, tile cinclent innn-iKcmcnt of sev ruil touriianieiilK, piutlculntlv tlic Women's Nutloniil nt I'lilliidclphlii Cricket Club, nnd the most cnjojublc ono nt Nonlstovvn The Inlet club season wns the rcnl open itiK of tin' se.iwn, nlthoilKh the school tennis hint Ik'kiiii before tills Mellon, with .a tenm which included Wnllnco Johnson, Joe ArinstinnK, Howl mil KvntlH und Ct.aiu; Illildle, with several other lesser slurs, won the championship, I'hllndilphlii comliiK In second Tho fol low Ins other prominent men took part in these mntihcs Willis 13 Dnvls, Alex ander O Tlmer, Joseph 11 Cnrpenter, rrom Phllmlilplilii ('ticket Club, l)r i: II Tien hurst, Cieil U.itea and Simuel Collum, of lluntlliKdon Vnllej : William T Tlldeu. Id, Millilej renratm und 1. C Wlstcr, from (icrinniitonn L'llcket Club, und C C Vim Horn, I'eiey Osbourn und (' WIlllttH. riotii Uellldd The School I.ciiriio resulted In u double, win for I'enn Clmrtir, both cliamjilon- Hhlps iiKiilu latullm; In tliclr hniids. The Uomeiis I'eini'.jlvniila 3tnte tonr nnineut ii'sultcd In tho sIiikIch koIiik to .Mrs MiiihIiiiII .Mcl.o.n, Miss HJurstedt mid Mis .Mcl.c.ui wluiilni: tho doubles, while Miss c'lnlre Cnsnol unci Wnllaco Johnson vvull.cd off with the mixed doubles. Mnlln HJurstedt Wins The follow Iiib week c.une the Women's Nntloml tournament und mnny piomln ent pluers were present. Tlio tlnnls, since Miss Mary Itrownc did not defend, can led the title witlt It unit resulted In il win for Miss DJurstcilt over Mrs Cli-urKu WlKlitman (formcil) Miss Hazel Ilotch klss) by the ncoro ot 4-C. 6-1, fi-0 The doubles vvnit to Mia. WlKhtm.in mid Miss Hlcnnor.i Scars, while .Mis WIkIii in m .and H.irr) -'. Johnson, of lloston, eislly won the mixed The mens sliiKles went to W T TlltK t, Id. who defeated Illildle 0-i. ti-3, C-l, T-j Atr.otiK the other prominent pnt tic Ipants wcieMrs McLean, Miss Ann Shenfc, Mrs Harger-Wnllnch und several others, while nmoiif; tho men vvero Irvlni: Wilght, Alfrtd Dabnr, Johnson, Armstrons, Tlldcn, ITlddle. Car pe liter und others. Tho Fennsylviinln Stnto title play re sulted In nil UM't when Joseph J. Arm sttotiK defeated Wallace 1 Johnson in nn eceeelluKl hard mntch time sets tu one In the tlnnls There were no out-of-town entiles, but 'lhnjer. Illddlc Wlstcr. I'ear son, Tllden, Cnrpenter, Dew hurst nnd othern competed The doubles were njfnln won b Wallace Johnson mid Alex V. Tliajcr. Tlio city tltlo play wns, unfortunately, marred by tho nbwenco of Johnson nnd ArinstroiiB, but resulted in the finals beltiK fought out to u score of 1-6, 6-0, .1-7, 9-7, fi-0 before William T Tllden, art. !lmll defeated Stanley W Pearson Tho doubles resulted In n terrific live set lmttlo before I'enrson nnd AVIster de feated Thnjer und Hlxon Surprise in Douliles Tho NorrlBlown toiirnnment In the mid. llo of Julv firung wvcrnl surprises Tho slnKles went to Wllllnm T. Tllden. Id. by n 3-set-to-l victory over Norman Sun) no In the finals The doubles liroiiKht tho Krcnt surprise In tho nec ond round when Johnson and Armstrong weio defeated b Tlldcn nnd !lo Coflln. n Kid of 17, whoso nil around piny throughout tho toiirnnment was remarkn C'ollln deserves Kreat credit for his work. Collin nnd Tllden defeated Mleijs and CushliiK. 7-3. l-fi. 7-fi, 9-7, in the minis The tennis season rested locally now until September, when tho IntercollCKtates brought out tho looked for result, and our only chance tn see Williams In .action when lie walked off with the slneles, nnd witli Dick Itnrtfl the doubles, Harvard tiKaln relKived supreme The Moorestown tournnment, while n Jerse) affair, is so closo that It should be considered us n, local fixture, resulted in n win foi William T Tllden, 2d, in the HlnRlcs, iloffntlnir H C Hull In five sets In thn tin lis, nnd foi Tllden and W V Tteur 3d In tho doubles, when they lent Harold I'.iKe and il C Hull In live sets The whole season was ono of consistent Komi play and a biistaliu.il interest which speaks well for our coming season The developing of our oun' pUjcrs. which lli-whuist. Olbbons and Tllden have un dertaken, should Kive a great Impetus to next season's lay and cauau Increas 1 entty lists. J. look for a banner ear In 181o. the Milky Way! By WALT LAMBERTON DECLARES THAT FRATERNITY POLITICS DO NOT RULE AT PENNSYLVANIA Former Red and Blue Star Says Men Chosen for Varsity Eleven on Their Merits Alone Tilt; nppetidcd inmmunleatlon from Hobert n. I.nmherton, former vnrslty football plnjor at tho University of I'enn S)lvnnln, has Just been received by the Sports Editor of tho nvENiso l.KmiRn "December 31, 191o. "SporM Kditor, Kteninj; t,nlgcr "Sir I havo read Willi great Interest the Interview with Vincent Stejetison printed In vintr paper on the afternoon of De cember 2 The statements nre so unfair, misleading and In many Instances ab solute!) untrue, that I am Inclined to think my old friend Ktevlc' must have been misquoted or misunderstood At uny rnte, a reply should bo mnde In order that the public may not be misled Not n Reactionary "Let mo stnte nt the outset, lest I he classified ns u 'reactlonnrj' nnd n 'pull bnck,' nnd thereforo my statement be discounted, (I) that I votul for 'Hill' Itollenlnek for the Hoard of Directors, (2) that I believe a chaiiKe 111 conchlm; pollcv nnd personnel nl I'cnnsvlvnnla Is eentlnl, (Il that 1 foUKht hard nt the directors' meeting for tho election of nn entlrel) new Tootball Committee and (4) Hint Hollenbnck nnd m)self supported tho same men for tho committee, though posBlbl) for different reasons. "I ploed football for four )rars nt I'cnnsjlvnnln. and was a regular member of the team for tho seasons 1WI nnd I'sto Slnco then I havo been a director of tho t'nlverslty Athletic Association, nnd wna societal of the same for three enrs I'l oin mv experience I inn assert posl tlvilv thnt the charges ot fraternity favoritism In the selection of the varsity teams Is untrue The men nro tried on their merits and win or loso their posi tions without regard to whnt frnternlty they belong to, or whether they belong to tiny nt nil Source of Stories "Stories of frnternlty favoritism nrlse 1 irgel) from disgruntled car lldntcs who havo not be n successful !r making the team I have frequently been told that such nnd bucIi a man would have mndo tho Peimsjlvanla footbnll team If ho had been a fraternity man, nnd my familiarity with conditions nnd with tho mm themselves has almost Invnriabl) turned the chnrge Into a Joke, for Borne of the most Incompetent football candi dates, men who could hnrdly have made n prepnratnrv school tenm, have been held up ns murt)rs sncrlllccd to the cruel fintcrnlt) lulliieme "It Is true thnt tho majority of the inembeis of man) of the I'eiinsjlvnnla teams nre frutcriilt) men, but the rea son fur this Is patent to an) lollege man. 'I he nthlete Is considered n prize for nnv frnternlty, nnd tho fact tint a man is good enough to bo n at sit) "1" man nl most Invnriabl) means that he will have the oppottunlt) to Join ono of tho many Tinternitlcs The Wronjr Idea , "Students do not 'make' the tenn ft be , n use the) .iro frnternlt) men, but they 'mako' the fraternities ecauso the) nre, AMATEUR ATHLETE FINALLY DEFINED Sportsmen, After Exhaustive Suggestions, Conclude Con ference in New York NKW TORK, Dec 3l.-After nn ex. huustivc discussion of the "nmnteur rule" nnd passing upon the siiggestlnns miule for tho future conduct of athletic sports, tho confeiince of delegates from sport gov erring bodies throughout the (ountrj. which was niljourned from last Monday until yesterday, concluded the session Into Inst night with the understanding that a similar confcienee will take place In this ell) about the s.ttno time one jmr hence Gtistavus T Klrb), of the udvisi t ) board of the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Atl letes of Ametica, pieslded ovr the session He invited unlimited discussion on the suggestions which vvero made last Monda), and made it clear that cv el) thing adopted b) the meeting will be only In the form of recommendations to the governing bodies of the dlffeient sports, with the hope thnt In the near futuro tho dilfeient organizations will recognize one number's rulings until they can establish nn alliance It was unanimously agreed that an amateur sportsman Is oVie who engages In apuna ouit'i .ui iiiu ii-iinm u uiu. ,iiym- ciil, mental, moral and soctul benefit , that he derives therefrom und to whom sport is nothing more than an avocutlon Offer for Trunk Chance I.O.s AMir..i:.S. Dec II rrink Chance, fornnr manaeer of the ChKuco National an 1 New Voik Anierli.iii", lua Inn offerel tho maniiKfcrnnt nf the l,ou Ancelea Club of the l'uiltli Cnat League ti John lluuera ureal .lent nf the Irsal oriranUailon Chan e prom Uel tn nnnnunce uvxi uek uhetiier he nould ateept the otter Chunce aalt If he aietptrl he uould Inalal nn ono condition that he ! allows! in nur ituae an Intereat In the iluli Much he retlreil troiu liuaclall Chante hua hefii itevntlnjs hla tlmo tu his ranch ut t.lendora Cil ntar here Carter in Fine Form I'INI.IU ItST N l Pec II - In the aee ond round of match pla) In the liolLdi) week Kulf tournament eaterdi, I'lilllp V il Carter eaall) defeateil C lu Ileiker b) 7 to 0 Ha waa out In .IT. all foura exiept tho eluhth hole, which coat him u .1 A four on the loth and (Hex on the llth und l.'th ended the matih Twlay lie will meet John llredemua No ork (iolf Club uho on an ratra-hola inatLh MlerJaj from l II. (iatea. Hoffman. MeDOUGALL Are or nre likely to be, members of tho team "Stevenson U quoted no saying that Carl Wllllnms will bo head conch because he Is a member of the same fraternity ns tlireo of tho flo members of the comml' tee This Is absolutely untruo ond is nbout ns substantial ns most ot the rn mors of fraternity Influence "Now, let us drop all mystery nnd look the fncts squarely In tho face. The vnrl ous memheis of the Football Committee nnd the fiaternltlcs to which they belong nre ns follows "Slnkler, chairman, Phi Kappa Blgmai Morgan, Sigma Alpha Epslton; Matthews, captnln, Deltn Kappa Epsllon; Ixvett, mnhnger, Phi Knppn Psl, Wray, Zcta Psl. "Tho men mentioned for coach nre membets of frnlernltles ns follows: "Wllllnms, Phi Knppn I'M; nollenback, Delta fpnllon, Kolvvcll, Ucta Theta PI; Hcnnott, none (to tho best of my know ledge ) In Different 'Trots" ' Thus It Is ncen not only that It Is falso that three members of the committee arfi members of the same frnternlt) as Doctor Wllllnms but that thero nre no two memhers of the commltteo who nre mem bers of the same fraternity, and only lovctt, the innniigcr of tho team, and so from his Inexperience In football matters the least Influential In the selection of a coach. Is a member of the same fraternity ns Doctor Williams "rinnllv, lest I bo accused of being of Williams" fraternlt), and so under tho baneful Influence, let mo add that I am a member of tho Sigma Alpha Epsllon I'rntcrnlts "Tho truth of tho matter Is that whllo undergrnduntcH may oe a little clubby itlong frnternlty linos, these mntters nr, entirely lost sight of by the graduates.', nnd nil are working solelv for tho good of Pcnns)lvanla We mn) disagree n to means or methods, but the aim of nil Is tho same. "In mv service on the board of di rectors I havo frequently d'ftercd with other members of the bond on v'nrlout mnttets, nn for Instance recently In tho selection of u T'ootbull Committee, but in no case have I believed that the question of fraternities has hnd nu J thing what ever to do with tho votes of tho directors. "Verv trill) )ours. 'JIOIIHIIT H JjAMUKltTON." Industrial League Gnmes Mnriitanl Holler Hearing Cemnsnv gav. Wentern Mectrlc Us tlret defeat nf the season In the ImliiHtrliil I.cukui Inet nlRht nt th. cjiMkor Citv Athktlo Club's Hall by the tcor. of .-I tu .'s I! (I llinlil eenreil nn ea win over Hals & Kill. urn ly Ml to J I, the victory tlnK dec trie Mi.r.ik'f .in. I lluill for renin I place, on Kime In hln. 1 the Umlrrs Mrs. Corbett Injured ST.W YORK Dee 11 Mrs James J Cor tett wife or the rormer lieivvwelKht charn nlnn. imih tnlniullv tnjurcl ainl Corbett auf fered fpvero bruliies enrlv toilay when their niitomnblle whb ilrlvtn throuKh a fence to moll a cnlllilon with nnother machine. Th. accident occurred at Lxinx laland City. Feature Forecast OF NEXT SUNDAY'S PUBLIC LEDGER Sports Magazine Not More Than 20 "Feds"' Likely to Climb Into Major Leagues George M. Young. "Three Strikes and Out" An Original Rule of Na tional Game John H. Gruber. Golf Association Suggests Honor System Among Cad dies William II. Evans. Davis Cup Hiatus Fails to Check Tennis Growth in 1915 Paul W. Gibbons. Speed Constitutes Keystone of Williams' Tennis Game Joseph J. Armstrong. Mastery of Balkline Sci ence Cannot Be Imparted Frederick S. Hovey. Basketball Has Warm Spot in Affections of School Boys J. C. Kofoed. Four New Champions Mako Philadelphia Toy Poodle Centre Ray Ziegler. Miss Claire Galligan Latest Star in Swimming Firma ment L. do D. Handley. y .. . -?- ' "" V)l tiAK.H1""le t - L.MM MJJMJlMi ,,M , -' . W. , . . .1. y-a d '
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