12 EVByiKG IBl)aB PHILADELPHIA, THTTBSBAX JAytTABY 18 lM -- " "" ' " "i ir. i ' ' -r i L" i1--.. .., .. - "' " ' '" fir Wt if r JT t r k 1 i BASEBALL PLAYERS ARE WARNED BY DAVE FULTZ TO BEWARE OF THEIR CONTRA - . .. . . .. . . . . . ""' '" DAVE FULTZ' WARNING TO PLAYERS LIKELY TO STIR UP TROUBLE IN BASEBALL Magnates Resent Statement Issued by Presi dent of Players' Fraternity Split Between I Members and Magnates May Result Th Bniiabnir Players Fraternity, through Its ambitious president, Davo Tvttlz, star outfletder of Connie Mack's first ponnant-wlnnlnir team In 1902, Is 'tfcrftg to play an Important part In the flnnl pence- settlement, If a warning Issued 4j President Fultz to the Federal League players who havo "Ironclad" contracts, Jw tho anticipated effect. Futtz has stirred up a hornet's nest by Intimating that tho magnates of organized ball Intended to tnko ndvantngo of technicalities la 6rder to release themselves from tho obligation of tho contracts by Federal LcMffuers who will not be sought by National and American Lcaguo clubs. Kultz also Intimates that tho situation Is bo complicated that somo of Ihft players who do hold "Iron-clad" Federal Lcaguo contracts nnd who aro desired by teams of organized ball may be forced to tako a cut In salary If they did no't observe tho proper formalities boforo malting terms with their nw owners. Tho consent of tho Fedcrnl Lcaguo club Is necessary before Any player of the Independent lcaguo can sign "with n, tram of organised ball. It A player signs without tho written consent of tho Federal League owner ho la Automatically breaking his original contrnct by signing another beforo ho has been officially released. Fultz Intimates strongly that tho owners of National and American Leagues will bo quick to tako advantngo of this technicality. Players o Seek Legal Advice AH Federal League players aro requested to seok legat advice, preferably that of Fult2, beforo signing now contracts with teams of Organized Ball. No doubt the players will listen to Fultz and tho Players Fraternity, mak ing possible another rupture between tho owners and player. Frequent squabbles between tho players and owner wero In a largo monBuro rospon Ible for many of tho players of tho National nnd American Lcngues Jump ing to tho Fed oral Lcaguo. That themagnates resent tho Interference of Fultz Is proved conclusively by a statement given out by Prcsldnnt Barney Dreyfus, of tho Pittsburgh Club. lie accuses Fultz of meddling Into something which Is nono of his business. Dreyfus also says that Fultz has Insulted tho magnates by Im plying that they would tako advantage of technicalities to break contracts after Organized Ball had gono into court to forco tho players to livo up to these contracts. Other magnates express similar views and nil declare that It will bo time enough for tho Players' Fraternity and President Fultz to tako up cudgels when tho contracts In forco had not been honored by organized ball and not before. Players Not Bridled by Peace It was generally believed thnt players would bo completely squelched after peace had been mado between tho warring fores, but ns long as Fultz can koep tho players together and tho fraternity In good shapo tho players will havo far mora to say than tho magnates will like. The first sign of weakness shown by tho forces of organlzod ball In tho peaco negotiations with tho Feds and the reinstatement of nil Jumping players was a boon to tho Players' Fraternity, and It would not bo surprising if practically every ballplayer In tho cntlro country Joined the organization fn tho near future. At tho present time thoro are many star players who havo refused to Join the fraternity, the entlro Athletic team bolng Included In this list; but It la thought they will now fall In line. If tho players stick together as Indi cated there Is certain to bo ono big fight waged between players and mag nates In the future, tho result of which will have an Important bearing on the future of baseball. ' anaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaM naaaV' HARRY SINCLAIR Tho multl-millionairo oil king, who backed tho Newark Federal Lcagua ball club, Is said to bo dickering for tho control of tho New York Giants. Hempstead declares, howovor, that his club is not for salo. MANY YOUNG EXPERTS TO SWIM IN PENN TANK New England and Middle Atlantic Scholastic Star's Will Compete SCHEDULED SATURDAY Ono hundred swimmers, tho pick of the New England and Middles Atlnntlo schools will contest for tho Intcrschol&stlo swimming tltlo Saturday afternoon In tho Unlvorslty of Pennsylvania pool, Weight man Unit. In all, moro than a dozen prominent schools will bo represented. It tII1 bo tho first lnterscholastlc meet of 1918. The schools that havo entered teams are Lawrencovllle, Brooklyn Poly, New York Jlnnunl, Mcrcersburg Academy, Boston English High, St. Luke's, Ilavor ford Prep, Central High, Lansdowno High nnd West Philadelphia High, last year's champions. Representing theso schools are som of tha best schoolboy swimmers In the country. The events start at 3 o'clock. . Lawreneevllle, always a favorite. Is saia to bo In excellent shapo to go after t no tMIe won from them by the Wcit Phila delphia team last year. Franzhelm, the 60 and 100-yard man, and four years a member of tho team, Is In excellent shape, and will give Klstler and Drasher, of the "West Phillies, a har race In the sprints. Brooklyn Poly, Now York Man ual and Boston English High havo strong teams. Coach Lory Prentiss, of the Lawrence- vIIIa nulmmr. had neverai ot his pro teges at work In tho University of Penn sylvania tank yesterday, but the tlmo trials wero not mado public. , Last year the West Philadelphia High team captured tho interscholostlo title, and Indications point to another W. P. II. S. victory this year. Coach Irwin An thony has a veteran combination, with the exception of Greene, n sprinter. Cen tral High, the other Philadelphia entry. Is not up to tho strength of former years, although Captain Dippy nnd his team mates may upset the West Phlladolphlons expected victory by scoring heavily In tho BOO yards. Lansdowne High will bo represented by Uhl, Its only entry. Uht Is ono of the fastest schoolboys in this section of the Slate and Is n fnvorlla In tho sprints. Tho West Phillies, who have been prac ticing for tho meet In tho West Branch Y. M. C. A. pool since tho closo of the football season, transferred their train ing quartors to tho Wclghtman Hall pool . . . - . m-ta tAtl fit thA Pcoaoh, frS&Sr of West Phlladel phla High. Tho final tryouts for Saturday's meet, recently conducted by Coaoh Anthony, re sulted in all the veterans w'1 " on the team to represent West Philly. Klstler, Allen, Drasher and Jones will be entered in the sprints, Drzyma la, Gilbert and Tllden In tho plunge and Klstler, Om merlo, Williams and Murdoch In the fanoy jlve. On the Orange nnd Blue relay teams will be Allen, Williams, Drasher and Klstler, first team, and Dugan, Om merle, Burns and Jones, second team. AUTO SPLENDORS NEAR-DIMMED BY SOCIETY'S PARADE The "400" and Some of Its Neighbors Capture Show Today Lehigh, 38; Muhlenberg, 16 SOUTH OTTniLKItEJf, ra.. Jan. 18 Lj Meh vlrtuAllr ran airay from Afuhlentijr fait Slit in Taylor OymnaHum, as to 16. Th AUenlownlans were held to a solitary gen thi first half, ana only threa during tho iame. LehlgVs exhibition of raMlnr. caps Skllr In tho first half, was vay rood. GRANTLAND MCE WINS POM Noted Scribo Sho-wa Best Groses m uinss a at Pinehurtf land nice, Biiglewood, L fO for th hoof rrn. .-,.- T-0 tk day , the third ,'&" 78 was tho best gross thus far 2i" the tourney. w " i JhJiti:.Pln?o . A In the play-oft today otV? 5fl tie with Lorento Daniels, W.rt.vSffl Stewart's score was M n ."'' I mlck, New Brunswick, won SSSM mxrial for fVi. Va.t .... "... n tMtotJ' . ... vo, cfc wun 87, raerM3Ja3faarai3iSISMai3J5ISI3H5JfM5I3I REAL EXHIBIT OUTSIDE Washington and Jefferson Has Three Good Years Ahead Tho appointment of Bill Hollonback by tho Football Committee of Wash ington and Jefferson to coach tho football team for tho next three years means that tho little up-6tato institution will contlnuo to havo ns good teams as she has had In tho rocent past under direction or Bob Folwcll. Hollenback's splendid records at Missouri, Ponn State and P. M. C. speak for themselves. Furthermore, they forecast unprecedented success for Wash ington and Jefferson during tho reglmo of "Big Bill," tho former gridiron Idol of the Red and Blue. Tho two essentials for success as a football coach-pcrsonnlIty and foot ball knowlodgo are possessed by tho new Washington and Jefferson coach superabundantly. Hollonback has studied the gamo from every angle. He knows the styles of play used by overy well-known team In tho East, South and Middle West. This knowlodgo gives a basis for constructive work on tho offense and defense that Is not surpassed by any football tutor in tho country. ' Sister Grieves Over Rickey's Removal George SIsler, tho Browns' wonderful youngster, was bitterly disappointed at the ousting of Branch Rickey an manager of St. Louis, and Is said to havo expressed regret that ho Joined Hedges' team Instead of tho Pirates It will bo recalled that SIsler really belonged to tho Pirates, but tho National Com mission awarded the collegiate marvel to tho Browns because he Insisted that he would enter business In preference to Joining Pittsburgh The coaching of Rickey, when ho handled tho Unhcrslty of Michigan team, proved of great benefit to SIsler, and ho insisted on playing under Rickey although ho was offered a larger mUary by several other tcami, nnd despite tho fact that he had signed a Pittsburgh contrnct whllo in his freshman year at Michigan. Unless Fielder Jones convinces SIsler that ho is moro capablo than Htcltey, a wonderful player may bo of llttlo use to tho Browns, as spirit Is vitally Important to Slslor at this trtago of his career. Kummcr Proves to Be Great Jumper Billy Kummer, whoso presence In a Jasper uniform caused the recent Eastern League fiasco, has decided thnt he will not Join tho Jewels after all. Kummer Is In business with his brothers, at Butler, Pa., and they havo re quested him to remain with tho Lafayetto team, of tho Western Penn League, so that he can be closo to home. It Is significant that two days after Jasper tried to use Kummer In Its line-up against Camden he Jumped baok homo and played with Lafayette, Perhaps Kummer had no Intention of playing with the Jewels, but desired to Jump back and forth between tho two leagues. In reinstating Kummer, tho Eastern League made It plain that It would not approve of Kummer playing in both leagues. If he cared to return to Jasper he would be eligible to play, but he was expected to give all his time to the Jewels. Lannin Insists on Keeping Sam Agncw President Lannin. of tho Red Sox, declares that he will not return Catcher Stitn Agnew to the Browns. President Johnson, of tho American League, decided that Agnew should be returned, believing that former President Hedges' had no right to sell Agnew when he knew peace negotiations wero under way, and that he would sell his Interests In tho Browns. As both Johnson and Lannin are fighters, there may be trouble beforo tho question Is decided. Attendance figures complied by Melvlllo Webb, of the Boston Globe, place the total attendance of the Athletics- last season at 185,000, which Is thousands leea than any team in either league, and a smaller total than flvo Federal League clubs Bhowed. Talo's football committee Is to offer the position of head coach of the Sloe eleven to Harry Williams, the famous Minnesota coach, according to j4vJcea from New Haven. Williams' first coaching position was with tho Penn Charter School, of this city. Ho first introduced tho play which later became famous as the "Minnesota shift" In an Interacademlo league contest here. X Ut a Yale graduate, and went from Penn Charter School to Minnesota. The coachlnr system at Cornell received a great boost recently, when 8&&Y Rush, the Princeton coach, declared It to be "the best in the country." Kueh praised Dr. AI Bharpo for his wonderful work with the football team and also stated that the new athletic field and equipment were as complete as' any he had ever seen. .JFJ! ponies aro up against It In Maryland. According to advices from sasttmore, tne racing game win do strongly attacked in the Legislature, and yam! Assemblymen are preparing to Introduce bills io prevent bookmaklng Mitt mutuels. Should bookmaklng be prohibited, the track at Havre de Grace -MMpM have to close, while the forbidding of mutuels would close Laurel Bowie ytmfcJu and Electric Park. Today Is society day at the auto show. By tho tlmo tho doors closo tonight It Is a certain thing that overy last ono of tho F. F. P.'s will havo passed tho wickets, for It Is so much tho mode to attend tho show on "society day" that staying awny is almost like admitting one's Ineligi bility. Not that there wero only tCO present. Thero wero nearly that many machines parked outside the building which boro witness to the great throngs InMdo the building as well as to tho station of their owners. Mnny of them worn crested and boro tho Initials of tho oldest and best known families of the city. The stylo and magnificence of tho cars outsldo Con ontlon Hall, whero tho show Is being held, were almost on a par with tho splendor of tho cars on exhibition. Insldo tho hall things took on tho aspect or a huge reception Society lenders stood about stinking hands and chatting with friends, whllo tho orchestra up In tho gallery swayed from sldo to side In harmony with tho "rags and classics" It ground out In a fronzyor sound. Everywhere wero groups of stunningly dressed women, with their narrow trousered escorts, gossiping and exchang ing greetings. Besides theso wero somo who came to sec the cars But "motor row" was transformed Into a boulevard for "visiting" like tho prome nade at the opera. Bach booth wns like a "box" and folks went from one to tho other to pay their "calls " The most interest today centers about tho very first car as one enters tho door at tho right the Simplex-Crane which Is tho most expenslvo car at the show. Across Us white bosom Is a broad red ribbon. Just like a ribbon of nobility on tho shirt front of a "lordship " Tho car costs J7900. It Is tho same model that Is owned by tho WIdeners, Elklns, Dlss tona and other prominent Phlladelphlans. Another car thnt held nil those who were able to And It, for It Is tucked away In an out-of-the-way corner. Is the Owen Magnetic. This display Is ono of the most attractive at the show, for there Is a white car, ono In scarlet and another In gunmetal with brown cushions and yel low wire wheels. Tho combination Is catchy. The Owen Is tho car that has no gears to shift, and for this reason the salesmen here are kept constantly busy explain ing the small lever attached to the steer ing gear, which does all the work. It Is also qulto a Job to Bllence nil the skeptics and explain the theory by which a "thou sand different speeds" can be obtained. Today the purchaser of a heavy-duty truck demands definite assuranco of durability, sturdlnoss equal to every load. A truck that will be on tho Job every day, under all conditions. i npabll Medrl A Republic Motor Sales Co. ICO North 22d Street : "WH VvDTK' V "rwo T,n. Buda Motor, Internal Xbba33c7 ViSCAjy Qar Drlra, Uoach Mam.to. "Ol .fty, XyrS Strombarr Carburetor. NSai ' Built ton. 1, I torn. The Republic Truck Agoncy Means a Profitable Account F I THE 1'EIIFECTKD VAIVB-IN-HEAD MOTOR DORRIS TRUCKS Sell Fnat nnd Stay Sold They nre Built Itlaht nnd Frlced night And We llnck Them With the nest Equipped SerTlee Station In rhllndetpM Dorrls Trucks como In 1500-lb, two-ton nnd two-and-one-hatr .. slses Into onch has been put tho very best material obtainable. Tho en. structlon Is latest and approved. Dorrls Trucks are built to give unfkiiii?.' service and they do glvo It, year In and year out. Soo them before S5 UU). It win liny yvu. --- DEALERS! SOME GOOD TERRITORY OPEN Ask nt the Dorrln Dooth at tho Auto Show J. HARRY SCHUMACKER & CO., Agents simwitooMS N. W. Cor. Broad nnd Wallace Street SERVICE STATION 4810-27 Frankford Avenue, Frankford, Phlla. Hell Phone, l'rnnkford DOS Keystone Phone, e,,j jjj 3cyEMSrSJiMaJ3HaHSJ3JE '( M rSCfiXi& I sissssssshz,y ... ira U:rKTY-Ja a B jVJsssV - ssW cV iB MB iW fBPlBp tflatMi' What! A sensible dg. rcttc? Yea you can prove it I . JM3RWMSXW MM 9 CoO&E'D&LXE' The Sensation and Cynosure of the New York and Philadelphia Auto Shows A VISIT TO THE AUTO SHOW IS TIME WASTED UNLESS YOU INSPECT THE MAGNIFICENT PULLMAN COUPE DE LUXE IT IS ABSOLUTELY NEW. ITS BODY DESIGN IS DISTINCTLY ORIGINAL AND ATTRACTIVE. ITS LINES FILL THE EYE OF A WOMAN LIKE THE CUT OF A SMART NEW FROCK. TAKE YOUR DAUGHTER AND YOUR WIFE TO VIEW IT. IT IS DECIDEDLY A WOMAN'S CAR. IT HAS POWER AND SNAP APLENTY. THE PERFORMANCE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A PULLMAN ARE UNEQUALLED. THE PRICE IS SO LOW THAT YOU RECEIVE A STUPENDOUS VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY. ANYONE AND EVERYONE CAN OPERATE THE COUPE DE LUXE. THE C-H MAGNETIC GEAR SHIFT SPELLS EASE OF CONTROL NO TUGGING AT AN AWKWARD GEAR LEVER. YOU ARE INVITED TO VISIT THE PULLMAN EXHIBIT AT CONVENTION HALIA-ACCEPT. Some Good Territory Open for Live Dealers BPZSCnriOATIOKai M4-tach wtel Imu 83 II. P. toar-crl-lndcr motor JJatavta aeutkld tire nil four -nhrclst cant!. Utct rear springs C-H llag natln Gear Snlfti Independent electric atartlat; and lleutloa yatenu separate hlab-teneloa masraetoi honeycomb mdlatori fall floating rear axle. , Arrange for demamtratlon by Phont, Poplar 1830 J. W. DAVID, Manager. Standard Motor Car Co. 662 North Broad St. Pullman Motor Car Co., York, Pa. Export Office, 100 Broad St, New York City EVENING LEDGER MOVIES-DOST LIKE OUR LITERARY AND ARTISTIC POTPOURRI, LEGEIA? YES, IT ONLY LACKS THE POLYCHROME Jp-oo lt cr uK- " ?!?4L mrVUJV I' 5 go-5;x 5XK o E & I ZulZf UJ-2; or OK J o y - nr ftC &!i .2 &. J3 z,i;i z co in e 522.ui? r 3 C vH J H mnuus .fcPWO ?o??x SSfcS St,"- IX " OrT, .?o j WU uJfcrr tv 5i? CX u)Sr-OU) O.U1, w . r w t L ... 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