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FEDERaTlEAGUeIbASEBALL STAR FACES HARD BATTLE JNJENTERINGJAJORI
BENNY KAUPF WILL ENTER
ORGANIZED BASEBALL UNDER
A VERY HEAVY HANDICAP
Opponents in League in Which He Plays Will
"Lay" for Him Because of His Unusually
Great Playing Reputation
BENNY KAUFF, loading hitter, bnsc-runnor, extra hnso-hlttcr nnd run
setter of tho Federal League, will fnco a tremendous hnndlcni when he
enters tho l-nnks of orRnnhed ball. All youngsters with great reputations llnd
that press notices which herald their entry Into the major leagues are handi
caps. Kauft will nnd It doubly hard because It will bo tho aim of every pitcher i
and player In his league to show him up.
Pitchers will Btart n campaign against him Just as they do against all other
hitting stars. Ono pitcher will try Kauft on one delivery for a day nnd then
tho twlrler who goes to tho mound tho next day will try another. They will con
tinue along these lines unlll they nnd KnufTs weakness, If he has one. Tho tip (
will be passed around tho circuit and ho will not last as long as tho average i
.260 hitter, as moro attention will bo paid to him. '
The samo conditions will obtain when he runs the bases. Infleldcrs will
not handle him gently, an they have been tipped off to the fact that ho has u
Bllde very much like that of Cobb. He Is "falling nway" and leaves only the
point of his too for tho basemon to touch Unless they "ride" him Into the bag.
Catchers will bo continually wnstlns pitches to stop him before ho gains conll- ,
denco and runs wild, Just as Cobb docs.
Federal League Players Say Katifi Has No Weakness
Men who Jumped organized ball for the Fed1 and who nro In a position to
know, dcclaro that Kauff haB not a single weakness and that It will bo a waste
of tlmo to try to llnd one. They contend that ho Is a Cobb In every respect
excepting that he docs not think as quickly. There Is nothing surprising In this,
however, as there Is not nnother player In tho game who thinks and acts as
quickly as the "Georgia Poach" does when ho Is on the bases.
A New York scribe recently wrote a Josh utory about Kauff, In which ho
mado It appear that Kauft hnd an exaggerated opinion of himself nnd that
Benny was boasting what ho was going to do to the major lcaguo pitchers. It
was an injustice, us Kauff is modest and remarkably quiet, considering tho
amount of dash ho displays In everything ho undertakes.
A1I Good Players Think "Well of Their Own Ability
All good players think well of their own ability. Conndcnce is tho greatest
asset of players of tho Cobb and Kauft type. Without It they would be ordi
nary ball players. Ho naturally expects to make good and will also Insist that
his contract Is lived up to. Kauff Is ono of tho few players who Is still In a
position to dlctnta and is entitled to say something about where he will play.
Tho article has placed Kauff In a bad light nnd will mnko his path even
harder. If possible. It will probably causo tho blcncherltes to "rldo" him hard,
whereas under ordinary conditions this new star would be welcomed with open
arms by the fans.
Owner Lannin, of lied Sox, Won't Grant Salary Increases
When tho Federal League stnrtcd Its raid on organized ball two years ago
Owner Lannin, of tho Rod Sox, one of tho new magnates In the gumo at tho
. time, became very much excited and signed his players at their own figures to
prevent the Feds from getting them. After two years of Indifference on tho
part of several stnrs, desplto tho winning of a world's championship, Lannin
admits that ho Is disgusted with the principles of some ball players, and now
ho Is going to permit tho unsigned players who are demanding an Increase to
dq some, worrying beforo ho signs them for next season.
It will bo recalled that Lannin suspended "Dutch" Leonard last summer for
failing to keep In condition and gavo out an Interview branding the mnjorlty
of ball players as "a lot of pampered heroes." In connection with a rumor that
several of tho world's champions were holdouts and would not accept a cut In
salary, Lannin says: "I did all the worrying while tho war was on, but they
can do tho worrying now. Some of tho players apparently forget that the war
Is over, but they will realize It beforo tho 191G season begins.
"I nm not out for any of tho Federal League talent and think I can do well
-enough 'with my 191G team, but unless some of tho boys show reason In their
demands, I will pick up somo of tho surplus talent and go along without them.
I have already given many voluntary raises to somo of tho youngsters on my
club, but do not Intend to pay tho exorbitant salaries which were necessary
during the war. Players on all clubs were getting more than they wero worth."
Jack Fox, of Jasper, Is Real Basketball Veteran
Speaking of basketball veterans and the Introduction of young blood Into
the Gastcrn League basbetball teams reminds ono that Jack Fox, of Jasper, has
often been referred to as one of tho new youngsters of the league Fox is new
to the league, but It has been years and years since Jack was a youngster In the
basketball game.
In 1898, when Joe Fogarty, Bill Keenan and several other local players
Joined New England League teams, they found Fox playing with Holyoke, and
he was looked upon as a veteran then. At that time Fogarty and Keenan were
bnly youngsters. Fox Is still a lively Individual and plays a rattling good
same. None of the fans suspect by his appearance and notions that he was a
Btar 20 years ago. Charley O'Donnell Is another veteran who Improves with age.
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OV. AHO lUUIUUfl U.IIVSlflt w.' iu.....tofcw
Noli same In eight seasons under Gtlmore
lllcBan at Ann Arbor next fall, according
Tost. The game will be of great Interest to followers of the gridiron gamo
throughout the country, but it Is unfortunate that Washington will not have the
services of Doble as coach when It Is facing its supreme test. Doble has
resigned hla position and will not return to Washington under any condition.
' Minor Leagues Fail to Profit by Peace
Peace In the baseball world was due largely to tho effect the war had upon
the minor leagues, but the suddon development of the peace plans probably will
prove a boomerang to the smaller leagues. The minors are loaded up with
players who cost them from $1500 to $2000. With the surplus Federal League
talent available the minor league clubs will not be able to get more than $760
for any of their extra men, regardless of the class of the league to which they
are sold.
Baltimore and Buffalo Fed Magnates Protest
The protest of the Baltimore and Buffalo Federal League owners was a
Httle late coming-, but It was certain to be made as soon as It became apparent
that there would be no third; major league. In every war the weaker magnates
of the league which Is dissolved have been the losers, and this war will be no
exception unless Owners Robertson, of Buffalo, and Raisin, of Baltimore, have
something up their sleeves. They will at least cause a delay in the final
arrangements and perhaps a great deal of Inconvenience.
Ted Sullivan Believes South American Trip Would Pay
Ted Sullivan has thoroughly Investigated conditions in South America and
believes two star ball teams could reap a rich harvest In Argentine and Brazil
next winter. He Is now trying to Interest some of the delegates to the Pan
American Scientific Congress at Washington in the venture. Americans In nio
Janeiro and Buenos Aires declare that enough money could be made In these
cities alone to clear expenses and net a tidy balance for the players.
The death of the original "Tip" O'Nell leaves Tom McCarthy the surviving
member of the famous Welch, O'Nell and McCarthy outfield, which was a Cobb,
Crawford and Veach combination In the early days of Comlskey'a famous
Browns.
Although he had accepted terms and agreed to sign a three-year .contract
to manage the Phillies, Pat Moran did not actually sign until yesterday,
"
The first greeting of ,the New Year was from Manager Pat Moran, of the
Phillies, who wishes the Evenino Ledqer readers a Happy and Prosperous
JJew Year-
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Washington Eleven Next Fall
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Doble, will meet the University of Mlchl-
to an announcement made by Fielding
EVENING LEDGER MOVIES
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EVENING T.-mnftin-R.-PTrTT.A-mifT.PHIA. SATURDAY, JANUABYJ
HERE'S TO
JOE WRIGHT, CANADIAN STAR,
WILL COACH PENN OARSMEN
Captain and Tutor of
Argonaut Club to
Give Amateur Serv
ices to Quaker Crews
By EDWARD R. BUSIINELL
ROWING will tako a new hold on llfo
at the University of Pennsylvania
when Joo Wright, for more thnn 20 years
captain and coach of tho Argonaut Bow
ing Club, of Toronto, begins his duties as
amateur conch of tho Quaker onrsmen.
Already rowing authorities and candidates
for tho crews are looking forward to tho
arrival of Wright with an enthusiasm
that even Vivian Nlcknlls did not nrouso
when he came hero two years ago.
It wilt bo Wright's tlrst nppcaranco as
a University coach, but he bilng3 to his
task an equipment which few of Amer
ica's crew coaches possess. Until tho last
few years Wright stroked as well as
coached all of Argonaut's famous eights.
Thus ho knows rowing practically as
well as theoretically. Not only can he
teach rowing, but he can Jump Into a (
shell and Illustrate tho stroke If neces
sary. When a man can command tho
advantage of being a successful sweep
oarsman himself as well as coach ho will
Inspire confidence at every turn.
Another respect In which Wright has
something on many of his rival coaches
Is that he is a sweep oarsman, not a
sculler. It is a curious fact thnt many
of America's crew coaches won their
fame moro by their ability as scullers
thnn as sweep oarsmen.
Has Reputation
Wright Is extremely well known among
American oanmen, because his Argonaut
rrew has compoted on nearly all our row
ing courses. In addition. Wright has
taken his crews to England, where on
more than one occasion they mudo a
strong bid for Henley honors. Thoy also
made a splendid showing In tho Olympic
Regatta on the Thames nt tho Henley In
IMS and nt Stockholm In 1912.
Thero is much surprlso In rowing circles
thnt Wright should con. nt to conch
Pennsylvania as an amaUur. The fact
of the matter is that until today Wright
was the postmaster of Toronto, a position
he held for a good many years. Possessing
unusual physical vigor, he was ablo to
hold his own as stroke In tho best of tho
Argonaut crews until after his 40th year.
And even Inst year, when In his EOth year,
ho stroked the whining four-oared crew
In the club regatta, In which 20 club crews
competed. ' f
All told, Wright has won 130 races with
sweeps and scu'js, Including the American
and Canadian cnamplonshlps In singles,
pairs, fours and eights. In 18SS he was a
member of the crow which won the
American Junior four-oared championship.
His racing career was continuous until
1906, when he stroked tho famous Argo
naut eight, which was beaten by only six
feet by Leander In the fliwl for the Grand
Challenge Cup of tho English Henley.
In 1899 Wright stroked the first Canadian
crew to carry off an American eight
oared championship, and In 1903 he
stroked the eight which won the first
American Henley championship on the
Schuylkill. Two days later this same
crew established the present record for
the Schuylkill course In the People's
Pay regatta.
Wright was also a great sculler and
was tho first Canadian to win a sculling
race In England, when he carried off the
Bedford Cup. He was also tho tlrst Cana
dian to win a heat In the Diamond
sculls.
Football Player and Wrestler
In addition to his fame as an oarsman.
Wright was a great football player, and
for IS years did not miss a game. Not
only that, but at one time he held the
Canadian heavyweight wrestling cham
pionship. Canadians swear by Wright as the
Ideal type of sportsman. He mixes well
with his men, and has the ability to com?
munlcate his own courage and enthusi
asm. He is a high type of man, physi
cally, mentally and morally, and as such
should inspire the greatest confidence
among Pennsylvania men,
Pennsylvania's crew candidates will re
port the first of next week, and until
Coach Wright Is on hand to take
charge of them personally Captain Chick
erlng will do the coaching. There will be
some difficulty in giving all the men the
BLESSED IS THE MAN
MAPPY M
S1" "?'-V? MMMMEF
A LONG STRAIGHT
JOSEPH WRIGHT
Formerly of the Argonaut
Rowing Club, Toronto, who has
been selected to coach tho Uni
versity of Pennsylvania crews.
He begins work next week.
proper machine training, because thero
are only eight rowing machines nt to
use. Tho campaign started by Coach
Nlckalls Inst year to purchase eight new
machines was not a success,
Just what sort of stroke Wright
teaches the rowing authorities do not
know or care. It Is understood, though,
thnt Wright, being nn Englishman,
teaches a modified English stroke, much
as Vivian Nlcltalls did last year.
MORRIS GUARDS FIVE
OPEN SEASON TONIGHT
Several Philadelphia Teams on At
lantic City Quintet's Schedule
ATLANTIC CITV, N. J.. Jan. l.-The
Morris Guards open their bnsketball sen
son tonight with Mlllvillo High School, nt
the Armory here. Tho soldier bojs,
coached by Dr. Charles L. Bossert, for
mer star of tho Eastern Lengue, will
have virtually n veteran quintet which
has been molded Into a smoothly run
ning machine. Byron Jenkins nnd Harold
Monnell are again in the forward posi
tions, Gardner plays centre and Captain
John Johnson and "Dick" Walton, two
other veterans, are returned to the guard
berths.
The schedule am.ouncca by Manager
Italph Brodo today fotrows;
January 1 Mlllvillo High School, at
homo; 8, Philadelphia Central Y. J, C.
A., at home; 15, Qulntex, of Cumden, nt
home;; 22. Uoman Catholic High School,
at home; JS, St Joseph's College, at home,
February 5. Atlantic City High School,
at High School; 12, open; 19, Atlantic
City High Schol. at Armory; U, Tem
ple College, at home.
March 3, Atlantic City High School,
at High School; 8, St. Joseph College, at
Philadelphia, 11. Vlllanova Preparatory
School, at home; 18, La Salle College, at
home; 23, open.
Randolph Schedule Open
The Randolph Boys' Club has open
dates In January and February and
would like to hear from first and second
clas3 teams having halls and paying a
good guarantee. In or out of the city.
Manager Strauss would like to hear from
the following teams: Greystock Heserves,
Jasper Heserves, Wlldwood, Ocean City,
Military Club. Atlantic city Morris
Guards, Young's Million Dollar Pier, of
Atlantic City, and Brownson, of Wil
mington. Address Harry Strauss, Starr
Garden Park, 6th and Lombard streets.
Bow Creek Shoot
The Bow Creek- Gun Club will hold Its
midweek shoot today The prUe in the
main event at 5 birds Is a 200-pound hog.
TODAY yHO "WHITE
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DRIVE
DE NEM-CAMDEN
PLAY FOR FOURTH
PLACE POSITION
Heavy Scoring Teams in
Eastern League Clash
at Musical Fund
DEPEND ON OPEN PLAYS
Tho two heaviest scoring team3 and the
two which play a wide-open game meet
tonight in tho Eastern League holiday
battlo In this city, when De Ncrl and
CAmden lino up at Musical Fund Hall.
Both clubs nro wonderful scorers, de
pending upon plenty of passing and wlde
opon plays to get their goals.
Both are lighting for the top of the sec
ond division nnd tho victor will havo un
disputed swny of thnt perch. In all three
gnmes played to dnte between tho two
clubs, heavy scoring1, fast floor work and
pretty parsing were features.
Camden won two out of tho three con
tests, nnd in tho Inst clnsh plnyed Inst
Wodncsdny It set up nn Eastern Leaguo
scoring record for total points, Meld
goals nnd nsslsts mndc. It gnvo a
wonderful exhibition, nnd for De Ncrl to
bent It tonight tho Southwnrk club
will havo to show a decided reversal of
form. In tho thrco games between the
teams Camden scored 116 points and 53
field goals, whllo De Nerl tallied 110 points
and -13 double deckers.
Arrangements have been made to get
tho first half score and final result of tho
clash between Greystock and Trenton In
tho ovcnlng gamo nt Trenton. Those will
be announced during tho gamo at Musical
Fund.
In tho preliminary game there should
be n battle royal. Tho undefeated De
Nerl Reserves lino up against tho Delco
five, champions of the Delaware County
League, and which has won Its last 11
games.
NEW BASEBALL
LEAGUE IS PLANNED
Organization to Fill in Where
Tristate Left Off Is
a Possibility
ALLENTOWN. Pa., Jan. 1. If the plans
of "Al" Lawson. promoter of the Atlan
tic Lengue In 1907, do not go astray, loyal
baseball fans who have been disconsolate
since the demise of the Tristate Lengue
will be gladdened by the organization of
a new eight-team circuit this spring.
The baseball appetites of these minor
league fans are whetted by Lawson's an
nouncement that n new league Is to be
a reality. He names 14 towns from which
the circuit can be chosen. They are
Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, leading,
Pottsville. Pnterson, Elizabeth, Perth
Amboy, Trenton, Chester, Wilmington.
York, Lancaster and Harrlsburg. Eight
of tho towns mentioned nre former Tri
state League towns. If Wilmington Is In
cluded In the final makeup of the circuit,
Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jer
sey will again be represented by an aggre
gation of national pastlmera.
But In the boiling down of the pros
pects to eight towns Lawson does not
Include Wilmington. In his first choice
of eight clubs he names Allentown, Beth
lehem, Easton, Beading. Perth Amboy
and Pottsville, He points out that Sunday
ball can be played in four of these towns,
namely, Paterson, Elizabeth, Perth Am
boy and Pottsville. In the declining days
of the Tri-State Sunday ball was played
In Pottsville to good monetary advantage.
Lawson says he doesn't know whether
the new league which Is In the making
will be under the protection of organized
ball and, what's more, he says he doesn't
care. He advances the opinion that the
declaration of peace In the baseball war
Is going .to put a number of hlgh-class
players on the market and they will not
hold out for fancy salaries.
Welsh and Griffith to Sleet
llxatwcUht of Ohio, and FrAdle WeUh. world"
champion, will meet here la a SU-round bout
on January 25. The champion U jelven a euar.
om of Jlooo. with a wlUleft of 40 per cent.
of the xrou.
LIGHTED" NOT LAST
QVETR.,
1916,
PAST YEAR SAW
SHAKE-UP THROUGHOUT
Phillies Won First Pennant, Maclf Wrecked Hisl
Great Machine and 'ranic Jtsaker Retired,
All in 1915 Season
By CHANDLER
THEIID were three outstanding features
In the 1916 baseball season to local fans,
nsldo from the formulation of peace bo
tween the forces of organized bnll nnd
i Hm Foilfml Loncup. Not bclnir reprc-
I scnled with a team In tho Federal League
! rhlladclphlanB had only passing Interest
In tho baseball war.
A year ago, when the Athletics had a
i wonderful machlno and the Phillies were
I striving to construct one, tho fans wero
more or lefs on tho anxious bench for
' Pjn (li iMHHAMnM tAnn.A WAIttd 1,40111
some of tho valuable members of either
tenm, but shortly after 191B had been
ushered In it became appnrent that the
Feds hnd ceased to play an Importnnt
part In tho national game as far as Phil
adelphia was concerned. Thereforo the
pcaco parley Is sccondnry In Importance.
Tho winning1 of the first Natlonnl
League pennant by the Phillies, after
33 years' competition, was ono of three
Important features and which was cele
brated In a fitting' manner, despite the
subsequent defeat In tho world's series
nt the hnnds of the JRed Box.
Thero can bo but ono winner of a
wprld's series and this winner Is often
determined by tho breaks of tho game.
Tho breaks unquestionably went to the
Red Sox, nnd tho Phillies were clearly
off form. Tho defeat, however, cannot
dim tho brilliance of tho winning of tho
pennant.
Mnck a Wrecker
Connie Mack's unprecedented action In
complotcly wrecking- n championship ball
team was tho second great event of tho
year, whllo the retirement of Frank
Baker wns tho third. The latter Is but
ono small cog In tho great machine of
bnsebnll, but tho time nnd circumstances
surrounding tho retirement of tho famous
slugger gave tho affair nation-wide pub
licity, nnd as tho new year comes In
Baker Is still In tho limelight.
Years ago Bill Lange, an outfielder of
the Chicago club In the days when thero
wns but ono lengue, tho Nntlonnl, quit
tho game when at tho height of his career.
Lango was considered tho greatest all
round player In tho gamo at the tlmo and
tho fans were shocked at tho announce
ment thnt tho glnnt had quit becnuso of
salary dlffcrenco with Jim Hnrt, owner
of tho team, but boforo July rolled round
Lango was forgotten. Ills nnmr. 1.0,1
scarcely been mentioned since until Baker
announced that ho was through with tho
game.
Baker Retires
Baker wns nppnrcntly sincere when ho
nnnounccd his retirement, but either tho
luro of the game or Its great financial In
ducements caused him to chnngo his mind
shortly nftcr tho championship season
started, nnd ho played with Upland. Tho
peculiar stand Bnker took In this mnttcr
Is believed to havo been tho real causo of
Slack's sudden decision to break up tho
greatest ball team ever constructed.
The peerless Eddlo Collins was sold to
tho White Sox In the early part of the
year, but this deal wns arranged nnd mndo
public beforo 1915 wns under wny. This
Is generally looked upon ns Mack's first
stroke In breifking up his wonderful team,
but it Is certain Mack had no such In
tention, oven after ho had released Eddie
Plank, Jack Coombs nnd "Chief" Bender.
Collins wns allowed to depart because
tho White Sox offered so much money
that Mack could not nfford to turn down
tho proposition. Ho also felt that Lajole
could fill tho bill acceptably and thnt his
young pitchers would replace tho veter
ans, Plank and Bender, Coombs not hav
ing been actively engaged with the Mack
men In tho winning of the 1913 and 1914
pennants.
Mack was sure he could spare these
FEW NEW GOLF
DEVELOPED
1915 Proves Slow Year
nexes Open Title Mrs. Vanderbeck Wins I
Eastern and National Honors 1
IOOKING backward through tho year
J Just closed, it only takes a glance to
show that in a golf way, at least, 1915 ac
complished little toward developing new
championship material. This more par
ticularly applies to the hree national
tournaments the amateur, open and
women's. All these were won by seasoned
exponents of tho game.
Jerome D. Travers, the Upper Mont
clalr player, won the open title at Bal
tusrol, and If his success came as a sur
prise, it was only because of his being
nn amateur. These national open titles
are as good as conceded beforehand to
some professional, the only other In
stance of an amateur gaining the coveted
honor being In 1913, when Francis Oulmet
defeated Vardon and Ray In that famous
play-off at Brookllne.
Beforo Travers teed up for the open
he had won the amateur title on four
different occasions. In the opinion of
many, ha had seen his best days as a
golfer, yet with characteristic pluck and
determination Jerry led ono ot the
strongest fields ever assembled in Amer
ica, It takes concentration and study to
triumph over tho mental as well as the
actual hazards encountered during 72
holes of championship medal play, where
every stroke means so much.
When the last putt had been holed
and the winner carried off on the shoul
ders of his friends It was found that the
amateur's margin was only a single
stroke over Tom McNamara, the Boston
homebred, whose standlness has earned
him at one time or another nearly all the
important open titles except the national.
Home Talent to Fore
McNamara, however, like Walter Ha.
gen, the previous winner, Francis Oulmet
in 1913, and John J. McDermott. twice prior
to that, did his share toward keeping the
homebred talent to the fore. The fact
that for Ave consecutive open meetings
the resident "pros" have been beaten oft
by the native-born players speaks vol
umes for the standard of excellence at
tained by thoAmerlcans.
When the amateurs gathered at the
Country Club of Detroit the latter part of
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GREAT
THE BASEBALL WORLD
D. RICHTER
men and still continue to win penni.'
and perhaps he would have uoo?iJ
had If not been for Baker's .?
Mack's players also believed the maS
woum connnuo to win pennants tm.nB
Baker onlt. With wn ImI." Ji . Unl
the famous machine con. th ...i .?.."
npcrnirfltlnn Iao pAnfldiihu -- Ul
completely to pieces.
Pitchers Failed 'v )
The younK pitchers who performed liw
nmrvols In 1914 failed dismally when th! !
team wobbled. Thoy lacked conflaeno.
as was apparent by the number of buM
on balls Issued In tho first two hiontha of '
tho campaign. Beforo the season i
two months old Mack realized his 0W '
machlno would never como back ana h'
comploted tho wrecklnc by sending Jck
Barry, tho third member of the greater
Infield ever constructed, to the Boston i
Bed Sox. t-
Pcnnock and Shnwkoy. two of a.',"-
young pitchers who wore counted upon ci!
to take tho places of Plank and Bender .1
wero next to go. Mack found both ln
different, carina onlv for th fii-oi j
fifteenth of tho month, after they caa 1
iu uciievo mat uiero wns iimo chance to 'I
mmiu in uiB wuriu.s scries receipts. ,
Mack wisely decided that thero was no
room for them In tho now machlno '
had to build. V,
Local fans cannot expect too much ofM
tho Athletics In 1916, but they are cc3l
tain to como back. Mack has tho f ounda. I
tion ror a great team, but It may bo t ,
year or two ocioro it acquires tho proper
balance.
During- the course of tho season then'
w,ero many inaiviauni ncroes, me fore. 1,1
most or whom were Alanagcr Pat Moran,
Grovcr Alexander and Bill KUlefer. The
latter failed to take part In tho worM'ii'
scries owing-, to an Injury, but It wu"'
largely through his brilliant catching thitl
tho Phllly pitchers showed consistent! a
brilliant form throughout tho scatoan
Without Klllcfer's steadying hand it US
likely tho pitching- stnft would haTJ
cracked early In tho race, making tWi
pennant-winning an impossiDlllty.
Moran n Hero ,
Moran, however, Is the real hero. The'
veteran coacn was nppolntcd managers
eany in tno year ana tooic charge of
second envision learn wnicn was in
badly disorganized condition. He moldel
It Into a smooth-working- machine, whlca
eventually won tho pennnnt.
Grovcr Alexander, affectionately called,,
Alexander tho Great by tho fans, waiJ
Moran's greatest aid In tho winning of'
tho pennant and tho national pltchlnj
star. Tho famous pitcher hurled the most
remarkabla ball of his sensational career
Ho led tho Nntlonnl Lengue pltcheri,'
broko tho league record for shut-outj,,;
pitched tho greatest number of Innings U'
15 j cars and also pitched tho largest num
ber of few-hit games. j
Add to this tho wonderful steadiness ot ,
this master pitcher In scries which wen
of vital Importance to tho Phils and It
will bo easy to see that Alexander wai,v
a most important asset to Moran.
The strengthening of the Cubs and other'
clubs by the addition of Federal League
stars will place tho Phillies at a great
disadvantage for tho 1916 campaign, hot
as long ns wo havo Moron and Alexander
local fans will back tho Phillies against,!
trio nem.
Junior Lengue
Farknnv tlefented St. nltznhth. in n Phltm
delphla Junior I.pjkuo Biime at tho Uojo' Clut
InBt night by tho scoro of 2i to 22. Line-up:
I'nrkway. St. Elizabeth.
McBrlde forwnrd Fct
Hart forward Itupertui
P, Campbell centre Tanier
waUli (Galloway).... Kuard Coffejr,
J. Campbell EUnrd McCluiltr
CHAMPIONS
DURING SEASON!
on Links Travers An
August for the amateur tournament Tr
vers was fancied by many to add to Ms
lauiels. Even so, Francis Oulmet and
unaries w, Evans, Jr., had large follow.
ings, and the fact that ull tluee were
brushed aside by plnycis who In turn1
woie eliminated ere tho final round was
reached Illustrated still further the un
certainties of this elusive came, i:ans
took his medicine In the first round at thai
nanus or ins old rival, D. E. Sawyer,
while Travers and Oulmet fell the fol
lowing day, Jerry losing to Max Marstoo
and tho Boston man to James Standlsh.1
Jr. t
"Lone- Game" Won
In the meantime. Tlohnrt a. nardner.
the erstwhile Yale player, had been go-j
ins niong in a manner that had gamed
him new followers with each succccdlnX
round. When he defeated Sawyer cvery-fl
wuy iuhk nonce, ana wnen ho aownea
Marston In an extra hole match In theT
semifinal bracket his hardest task hal
been completed. Gardner's exceptionally
juiik same provea too much for jonn o.
Anderson In the decisive test. It was
back In 1909 that Gardner first won the
amateur title. Before the Detroit tour-j
uii.iiv lie iiau l.'!IUIIc,U lO JOB VUrUUU
enp. ana it may De tnat this had some
thing to do with the general Improve
ment In his game, which was better la
all departments than at any previous!
vtttiQ in ma uai ccr.
IIAl'I'V NEW YKAII
JACK McGUIGAN
National A. C. National A. C
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