.'JteVMrg f MAJOR LEAGUfeS ARE STILL HOLDING PLAYERS DOWN BY "COVER UP" METHOD! '.K ''.it Si PRACTICE OF COVERING UP PLAYERS IS STILL USED BY , MAJOR LEAGUE BALL CLUBS 'Case Of Bill Taylor, Philly Youngster, Recently Repurchased by Local Team, Proves Evil Has Not Been Stamped Out if THRFiE-LINE telegraph dispatch to the effect that the Phillies had pur- ACBasea Pitcher Dill Tnylor, of tho Wllkcs-Uarre team of the New York Stnto f" excited little comment from the fnns, but It In rcnlly a most hnportnnl WJn It proves conclusively thnt mnjor league clubs nre still "coverlnB up" PM'rfi. The Players' Fraternity fought this system of "coverlnB" players, and HfWRS one of tho mnln points In tho Federal l-eakne's testlmonv In the suit ?Mch Is still In the hands of Judge Lnmlls. rew 01 ino tans xnpw Taylor or remember him as the Ind who received a IH4I four years ngo. He was a promising looking youngster, but needed more PerlenCC and WnS Rent to n. minor Irnmln rlllli llmlnr nn nnHntifil nirrnottlflnt. There was notlilng Irregulnr with this proceeding. It was nn excellent thing fr Taylor, but It did not stop there. Player Should ho Declared Free Aeent At the expiration of the option Taylor should either have been recalled nnd given ft fair chnnce to make good or should have been declared n freo agent. Instead of being n freo agent Taylor was still tho property of tho Phillies. He is to this day, but never appeared In a Philly uniform. He has been Used as .jwirt payment for players received nnd to fulllll obligations of tho Phillies to Hrlfioi league clubs for several yenrs. Tnylor has been sent to Louisville, Montreal. Wllkes-tbirre nnd perhaps a tivr other places, Ho was recalled nlways, so that ho could be used as part , fr&yrnent for some player the Phillies had gotten, but ho hns never been given n Wcond major lenguo rhnncc. Perhaps Taylor may not be of major league Calibre, but If he Is It would do him no good unless tho Phillies wanted hltn. as HO other club Can get him ns long ns tho local team Is ivllllntr to oxeri'lsn Its options. It Is not likely thnt Taylor has been signed for use by (ho Phillies In the .National Leaguo race. Indlrntlnnn tmini in uia irmnriir f. in,.in, rvma' LeagUo Cluli as part paMnent for one of the youngsters picked up by Scout LEGS VS. ARMS WHEN KILBANE MEETSfflANEY Champion's Asset Is Speed ; Contender Depends on Hard Punching MATCH IS NOT DEFINITE FRANKFORD HIGH ATHLETES HANDICAPPED WITHOUT "GYM" Boys Unable to Get in Shape for Basketball and Indoor Track Season Other School News r i . ik ; t" '.u?t're . . : - i Hli wccks ngo nut whose named has not been announced yet. Covering .'.jKj ' r !. T.I'M Rl.fW uv,m V h32i K. ' 1 Ji "C Mm "l 1 J- ,.t M-i ! 'I If- Itf.iff- 17 ,r liVT '& w i , . .i. , x tw -t. i ?'i 58K Up players Is One Of tho OVlls of tllf! lirpspnt BVlnm u'litnli ahnllU lin ,.m,llon'nf1 beforo It causes serious trouble. Camden Figure in Another Basketball Fiasco Jack Adams, captain of the Camden rive, Is either verv badly ndvlsed or Is too obstinate to hold such nn Important position. This hns been clcnrly demon strated by the two grcnt basketball fiascos of the last two seasons In which Cam den has played u lending role. " Itathcr than play a game under protest because .Insper has signed Hilly iKummer, Us former stnr forward, who null the team Inst year, Adams wlth drwhls team from tho floor nnd disappointed moro than 1000 spectators last night. Jasper has hod a hard road this season nnd Is the one big loser, finan cially, or the Eastern League, und tho disappointment of those who paid their admlBfllqns Inst night will mnke tho Jewels" road harder, even though It was no fault of tho Jasper management. Even If Kummer Is Ineligible, ns Camden claims, It does not niter tho case. President Sheffor was In the hall nnd Instructed Camden to play the game under protest, but Adams obstlnntely refused. The lenguo owes It to Its patrons to thoroughly Investigate tho mnttcr and severely punish the offender. If Adams was to blame he deserves a long suspension, regnrdless of tho effect it hns on tho Cnmdcn team. If one mnn or one tenm wnnts to run the league and n allowed to got nwny with It, the ruin of the organization is In sight. When definite arrangements for the pro poed fcatherwelRlit championship bout between (Jeorge Chaney, contender, nnd .Tohtuiv Kllbanc, champion, nre consuni mated tho greatest pair of arms In (he small-fighter class will be pitted ngnlnst the greatest pair of legs. Tho lialtlmoro knockout artist po.seses Iho biggest and strongest pair of arms ever boasted fov a fenthcru eight In Iho hhtory of flstlann. Klllmne's underpins probably arc the greatest legs bf any boxer In his tins'". The unllon In Clinnev's left hand Is In dicated by his remnrknlilc knockoot rc- oid tie hns stoieri ileclslxe victories In three-quarters of his bouts, which num ber more thnn W. Kllhaiio Is the shiftiest boxer since tho days tf Jim Corbett. His speed afoot enabled tho Cleveland man to lecp out of reach of his opponents nnd thus Jnb his way1 tn the plnunclc of the featherweight illusion If Chaney nnd I. Ibnne nre matched for their proposed ZO-tntind bout In lialtlmoro, Mnieh 17. It will bo the second time the champion will plnre his ciown nt stake. Johnny hns appeared In but one titular tilt since he won tho laurels fctir yeais ngo n om Abe Attell. Ho ilerendcil the championship against Johnny Dundee, Apill 2. 191.1. In a 20-round draw. Kummer Will Strengthen Jasper Five It is beginning tn look like old times In the Eastern Lenguo basketball f&ce. Tho return nf nillv K'timmn. ,. nnn,i..i t a . t S$- the Kensington fnns that the Jewels will soon lie winning o-nmna with mm regularity. Kummer Is one of the best forwards In the game, nnd paired with Barney Sedran Bhould be oven better than he was two years ago, when ho was ono of tho Important cogs In Jasper's chnmplonshlp team. Tho Jasper management hns accepted Rummer's terms, nnd ho will return to this city In ii few days to play regularly. Kummer Is in business with his two brothers nt Butler, Pa., nnd must nrrnnge his business beforo ho can remain in this city. Kummer'a brothers want him to retire from the game, and It may require about u week for tho brilliant forward to convlnco his partners that they enn spare him. KT-- V- Murphy. W. nnd J. Manager, Corrects Wrong Impressions Much has been written nbout tho future of Bill Hollenbnck. Some people deem to take It for granted thnt Bill Is to take Bob Kolwell's position nt Washington and Jefferson. It also has been stated that Washington and Jefferson had offered Kolwell a contrnct cnlllnc for SRnno n mr. Uj?-??- In a telegram to tho KvnNi.so Lnnonn, Graduate Munnger of Athletics n. Jr. Murphy, of Washington and Jefferson, snys: "Hollenbnck has not been elected coach of Washington and Jefferson. His name has been considered, however, with JO or 12 others. I offered Kolwell 4500 to return to Washington nnd Jefferson. He. received $4000 last year." In an lnterilew given out In Pittsburgh on the Folwell case Murphy said that Folwell could probably hnvo gotten an increase of $1000 over his salary of 1916, but tho money would have to bo raised among the nlumnl, ns tho Athletic Association at Washington and Jefferson would not think of appro printing more than tho original offer, and probably would not sanction any thing nbovo JBOOO for any conch. Ho Intimated In this Interview that the larger part of Folwell's snlary for the last two seasons had been raised by I'cnn Needs More Grounds for Athletics It Is Pennsylvania's misfortune that when Bob Folwell. the new coach, prepurea for tho much needed spring practice with 'which ho will start his coaching career, he must bo handicapped by the total lack of a suitable practice neiu. xno ranKiin ieia enclosure will be monopolized by the baseball and track teams all spring, so that the football men cannot use It, at least not to advantage. Museum Field Is taken by tho lacrosse nnd soccer teams. That la Hi! tho ground tho University possesses for recreation unless the dormitory quadrangle could be used. Tho crying need of Pennsylvania's whole recreation system is a big play ground. It is tho one thing tho Board of Trustees should provide nt the earwesi possiDie moment, rnnceton, Cornell. Yale, Harvard and Dartmouth have from 10 to 20 times ns much playground acreage as Pennsylvania. Should tho Quaker institution eventually secure possession of what Is known as tho Museum tract It would provide an opportunity to put nslde a field of nenrly 10 acres. Until that la done Pennsylvania will bo under a tremendous handicap to compete successfully with Its present big rivals. Jim Coffe)rand Frank Moran Ready for Battle An opponent for Jess Willard will be selected tonight when Frank Moran and Jim Coffey play a return engagement at Madison Square Garden. At the , JtTOtfnB Moran stopped Coffey In the third round, but the rtosenmmnn ni iHfus4 to take It seriously and Insisted on a return match. To nmvA ,- , till had the goods, Coffey boxed Gunboat Smith a couple of weeks ago and won j f The contest tonight has aroused as much Interest ns a championship battle .r , d a record crowd Is expected. It should be a real scrap from the tap of tho Y bell and It la doubtful that the fuss will last 10 rounds. Both men possess knock- ? f Jt wallops In either hand and the first fighter to get over a telllmr l.i hi.i fc returned the victor. Merely outpointing Moran will get Coffey nothing The WC Irishman will have to put the Plttsburgher away for keeps if he is to be considered championship timber, Vincent Stevenson makes the suggestion that Penn's football mmmif. iHrclse greater care In the appointment of coach for the freshmen eleven ' tor next fall. The famous quarterback believes that it la a serious mistake to te.ee a green man from the Varsity team of. the previous year In charge of th men who should spend their first season being groomed for the varsitv lven, The suggestion is an excellent one, and many will aree wlh -a,,i tbmt Boor Judgment has been used In the selection of the freshmen coach In MeL yearo. dibycuwu uunns an experienced veteran should handle ,.jf nt-ere. w w m Tho Shows Tonight Hobby .Mci.i'od nnd Voutic McGovcrn will appear In the hendllncr nt the Non pareil, while Charley Thomns tnci.lcs Uaiiny Ferguson In tho wlmlup nt the (Junker City tonight. The proginm: xo.vi'Aitnir. cr.rn. Plr;t hout-lllnrk Dixie. Toontolvn. M. flKlit Inir llcnn I.tmnptrr f-pfnini limit aihU liurnit. Kensington, n. Tom KliiRxlon, KeiiKlnatnn. Ihlnl limit 1'ntM Itr.inlon. tlcrninntown. . ChnrlM- Snil'h, mirnwiint I niirth Imut I'finl Mtingcr. Knlamnzoo, r Willie Monity. Itlrhmnnil Somlnlml.iin Kninkmit tirrrll. 17tli Wnril, s TMiiim (Wtpllu. North I'cnn, iml-iiii llo:iln Mi-I.rnil, lllchmond. b. luiins- .MiCovrrn. KrnrliiKton. Q('AKi:il CITY cr.un. l'lrst tout Ynunir McPonHM, North Pcnn, . Imnrav O'llurn, Nnrth l'cnn. .Spconil Imut Mnrtv llntm, nth Wnrd, Mi. Johiiiiv llcrscn rnlrmnunt. Third limn .Inhny Ktll, North l'cnn, v. oimK O lipiincll. f'nlln. hrnilulnd'iiii Jnhnnv Krtttjfte. Nlectown. vs. llink Klcinhiic. (ir.tv'n l'crry. Nlnd-iip Chnrloy 1 hortiHn, Houthwnrk. . Pinny IirKimon. .Ihii.l link SCRAPS AHOUT SCRAPPERS Able Clonlon, la"- pound rhnmplnn of tho I'urlllc rnHHt nnd a former I'hll.utclpM.tn. MU rrlo hprt from I'nrtlnml. Ore,, next month. Onrrlon Ji in a icconl of more tnnn 40 bouts. Daw IHtirroft. of the I'hlltled. who hal'M from Portland, hush Uornun in a tleer boxer Mth u hard vvnlloii. New llfo Fcemfl to be destined for tho welter uplBht cla, ultli iiuch Ktnrn n Willie llltihie. Tnl LpwIh. iMckcv McKarlnnd, Kid (Jravcj. Mlko t)lorr. Jiuk Itrlttnn, Joo HlrM nnd ham Itoblilcuu boxing around tho H--(jouihI murk tnlet Iow D'Arcv Ii able to "iinenk" anay from Australia he mnv not ho seen In action In this country. Word from the Autlnodett a tlut the (!uernmont Is tnlntc to forco D'Arcy to loin tho tinny nnd tight for ITnslund. Hattltnff Letnskv. with ono lctory to Ida iredlt orr Tom Ouwler, nsaln nil! meet Jim Corbett'a houvwelRht, 1 hey will box lit rounds ut Itoston Tucsduy iiIkM. Ham Tnjlor. Tnlted Stnten navy henvywelsht, will bo opposed to WHUo Meehan In the utint ulnd-un to tho Johnnv Kllbanc-lrltih IMtdy lino lout nt the National tomorrow nlpht. According to reportn from ( ImMnnutl, tho ehamplon his ehlfled his iitvle from boxlnc to llKhthtK ulilth reason Lrltlcn In Jtcdtown k)o tor Itltchlo .Mltchetl'H victory or Kllbine. Once again Philadelphia fann will Iihia nn opportunlu to foo i boxer affalnat a Dshter when MUkpv Donlcv and Klfthtlnfc Hob meet They will show In tho eml to the match be luecn Johnny Dundee nnd Jimmy Murphy. Johnny Krtle'a brother, Mike, nlll niako his ttrst apM?arance In New York tonight lie will bo opposed to Johnny Ftcllly In a 10-pound WEST PHILADELPHIA BASEBALL SCHEDULE Games Arranged Principally With Local High School Nines -itfti la the Iilan. sent to Montreal by the Phillies under an ontlonni ,. Ml recalled last fall, has been sold outrfcht in tli rm-h . .. .. Immi League. Irclan was with the Phillies in 1914. ' - The West Philadelphia High School baseball scliPdulo for the season of 1916 has heen announced by Manager Herbert Calves. Tho schedule is made up princl pnyy of Men School League Rraines. Owlnu to the admission of the two new hlBh schools, Gerrmantoftn nnd Frnnk ford, the customary eames with out-or-tonn teams will not be so numerous us In years pnst. The same with the Atlantic City lllsh School, an annual contest. Is to be played at Atlantic City on May 20. The other two outside games are whh Penn Charter and Haverford School, also an nual contests. On Wednesday of this -week Prof. John Alker Issued a. call for the battery candi dates for the baseball team. The men who reported as pitchers are as follows: Trimble, Powers, Allen, AVroe, Dickson, Waugh, llahn, Koyt and Brown. The men who reported as catchers are Pas nuarlello, Dandrca, Bartholomae, Gross, man, Qulton, Jacobs. Phi?, Stelnmetz. Holdan and Engle. Professor Alker will most likely coach the team this year. The schedule as arranged by Manager Calves, subject to tho approval of the Su pervisory Committee on High School Ath letics, Is as follows: April 3, South Philadelphia High School away; 5. Central High School, home; 7, Philadelphia Trades Schoo', away; 10. Catholic High School, home; 1!, Frankfort High 'School, away: H, Northeast High School, home; 7, Penn Charter, away, 19, South Philadelphia High School, home; 30, Central High School, away; !3, Philadelphia Travis School; :$, Catholic High School, away; 28. Frankford High School, home. May 1, Northeast High School, away; 3, Germantown High School, home; 5, South Philadelphia High bchool, away; 9, Haverford School, away; 10, Centra) High School, home; 12, Philadelphia High School, away: 15, Germantown High School, away; 17. Catholic High School, home; 19, Frankford High School, away; 20, Atlantic City High School away: 2i, Northeast High School, home; 26, Ger mantown High School, away T SCn.MS almost n pity that Frankford High School Is so handicapped that the nthletcs find It Impossible to compete In Indoor track nnd bnketbnll contests. Without n gymnasium, and located so that no rage Is available for practice, the Frankford High School students rind themselves Inactive nnd tiualtlng the opening of the outdoor season. Northeast HIbIi School has no gymna sium, but the runners nre making the best of conditions by using the school corridors, nnd Inter hope to uso the Sec ond llegltncnt Armory In basketball tho Northenst High School students nre within reasonable distance of hnlls for practice Tho Frankford High School Is not located nrnr a bnskotball hnll, nnd consequents this yenr will see Frnnkford without a rno tenm. The Frnnkford lllsth School Athletic Association officers nnd officials nro 0. W. Mrnrioucroft, rlinlimnii of 'Athletic Committee, president, Charles Socrflng; vice president. Alficil Strlcklcr; secretary, Knrl llnrrlson: tteaflitter, Andrew Simon dot; tenm managers, Wnlter Seller, foot linll; baseball. Alfred Strlcklcr; track, Hnil llnrrlson: cricket. Hay Kennedy, soccer, Hnrry ll.irfoot. v Dr. Mnlhew C. 0"Hrlen. ertneh of the Central High School trnck team, hns hnd his candidates working In tho gym nnslum since the opening of school. Cap tain Uierelt Smnlley nnd Manager J. Hynid Stounrt nre optimistic concern ing the 1016 outlook. Carter, Mclllnger. Oartd, Olilnek, lllley. Fowler and Arm strong nro proihlslng ..nek candidates wild should score this jenr for the North Hrond street school. 1 rof. .lames Hlgmnn, of tho Northenst High School, coaeh of the Hod nnd niack trnck tenm, thinks that Itogers, tho col ored sprinter, will brenk nil scholastic records this scnaoti. lie said- "Hogcrs nno only 15 yenis old Inst sear who i ho ran the quarter in 61 & seconds, nn ranked high III Ills class nt thnt time. This cnr he will better this record, foH a juir niiikes a big difference to such a youngster' Is Gcrmnlitotui High School attempt ing too much In sports? Karly In tho senson enme tho announcement thnt a gymnnstlc team ould bo formed. Gcr mnntour. made n very commendable, showing In football, cross-country nnd soccer. Now basketball, Indoor trnck nnd Bjmnnstlc work tnke up the time of the students In nddltlrti to theso sports, swimming nnd Ice hockey have. Schedule for Today fionthern Mh School T. Swnrthmore ,!,.V;nnMt8S,"sremHrh School t.. Media "WeiSrliUh1 '"1: JWH. C.H.I.. at I7th nd Stiles streets. . rhllnrtflphln Trsdes Heliool ts. Ablng ton lllnh, nt Alilnston Hlli. , (lermsntonn lllnh """Wji0"" Aesdemy, t tlermnntown ! Clnn. llronn ITepnrntyry ts. Atlsntlo City lllah Sehool, nt Allsntlo CUT. ,,.j, !ner M-rlon tilth s. Ixiwer Merion Alumni, at Ardmore. rir.i.i itocKr.v rnlsrnnsl Aendemy Ilfth Ttnlnennftl Kplseoiinl. Academy Sltllt form 1'orm, ts. nt been ndded. They nro In earnest over the Ice hockey program, too, for n rame has already been' scheduled with Epis copal for next Tuesday. Camden High School's students hope to Include swimming on their list of competitive events nnd a movement Is now on foot lo organize a tenm. xnu University of Pennsylvania meet will bo held next Saturday a week nnd the Cnm dcn High students would like to be rep resented Jack Smalt, swimming In structor nt the Cnmdcn T. M. C. A., has consented to coach the boys. Captain Forbes, of the West Phila delphia High School crew, will have his candidates out within a short tlmo, nnd ns ho Is tho only cteran remaining from last j car's eight, prospects are by no means bright. Coffin, Itlchardson ami Shcnton graduate In February. Shcnton, who wns coxswain Inst year, will assist Captain Forbes in getting the men In condition. CROWDS AT AUTO SHOW INCREASE:- About 35,000 Attended Yester. day's Exhibition in New York City NEW YoniC, Jan. 7.-Mllltary day swelled tho attendance at the 16th Na. tlonal Automobile Show at ths Grand Centrnl Palace yesterday to far ih highest figure of Its history. OfTlclala said more than 33,000 persons visited the, exhibits, making It probnblo that 250,0$ win nave cnicreu mo gates when It finished Saturday. Preparations mndo to receive guests of military rank and those Interested In defense nnd motor equipment problems were repaid by tho presence of many unl. forms nnd of many gaily dressed 'women. Tho attendance of women, which had rapidly Increased each day, was partlcu larly largo yestcrdny. In tho evening many of tho guests of tho Automobllo Chamber of Commcrcs met In tho ballroom at tho Blltmore to discuss motor problems nnd nrmy eipiin. ment nnd preparation. S. Stnnwood Men. ken, president of tho National Security League, presided. Luncheons during the day were mi. morous. Two of tho largest wero thosa of tho Hupmobllo Eastern dealers at the Blltmore and tho annual New York show agents' luncheon of the Mltcholl.LcW, Motor Company, also nt the Blltmore KOSHLAND'S FAMOUS KOSHLAND I - WML Suits and Overcoats that w.ere 111 $15, $18, $20 and $22.50. now $6.66. PiUl! .Illll Hesitate, to Select k Psll! jlslflljdr Trom Our Wicdows. e. tliill lif AlteraUo" fa t- Garments ll Y mm mm mm anew wb oa mm kes oh mm iI-JiL Begins Tomorrow Morning ! 6000 SUITS AND OVERCOATS OVER 40 FAMOUS BRANDS VALUES $15, $18, $20 AND $22.50 AT ONE FLAT PRICE, $6.66 The tension has snapped The daly question, "When will Koshland's Six Sixty Six Sale begin?" is answered. So, Men of Philadelphia: histoiy again repeats itself. And as is wont to be in the progress of the times, this epoch making repetition of the Koshland $6.66 Sale makes previous records shrink into obscurity by comparison. Recollect the past value revela tions of this event and then Sop. Be cause imagination has its limit. Wait until tomorrow, for then your eyes may feast upon a monster array of 6000 Suits and Overcoats, representing the Nation's proudest attainment in clothescraft, offered to the public to you to your friends and their friends, and to all our friends at the sweeping, one flat price of $6.66. The greatest clothing season in years has produced this stupendous aggregation of Salesmen's Samples, odd lots and broken sizes. Let us pay tribute to the 40 celebrated manufac turers of nationally advertised brands of clothing who contributed so over whelmingly to this triumph of value and style. Former retail values are but stand ards of value reminders of what the well dressed nati a had to pay. To you it means but one thing $6.66. Twenty-five extra salesmen. We will go to every limit to please you. Come Tomorrow! Down Go Prices on Pants $2.00 PANTS $3.00 PANTS $4.00 PANTS i .4811.98 Q m JR. JiL $5.00 PANTS '2J8 LAN Open Monday, Friday and Saturday Evenings 24 & 26 So 17 & 19 No! 15th St. 13th St. Open Monday, Friday and Saturday Evenings r- EVENING LEDGER MOVIES-YOU'RE WRONG, RUDDY, THOSE WHEELS WERE UNDER YbURH AT, NOT UNDER THECAlT i i .1 ii 1 m I5s! IT WAS IMPO5SI0LE THE CAfMN WHICH IWHY PIPN'T YOU FgFE TO GET T HEKE I WAS RIPINCV WAS ATTfcNP THE VtyWCj .HELD UP, MATCH- X yr & i SAY TOfVMiS", r OTHER NKrHT t jT (67p .dryr l I ft ""' "J ' ' " ' """ " J- . y y r i