- w-nnywa-- - W- if - f EVENING LEDGER-PnitABELPniA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1016. . LATE DEVELOPMENTS IN PRIZE KING OTHER NEWS GATHERED FROM SPORTING NOOKS l'.t fin! if Ml . CENTRAL'S STOCK TAKES JUMP IN SCHOOL LEAGUE -vnnnh sutons ream in M1 First Place West Phila delphia Also Strong OTHER' SCHOOL NEWS Will Condi "Jimmy" Vsllton's predic tion that Central IIIbIi School would win re lilffl) school Ic-nguo basketball iliamplotuhlp tills nenson, come true? Students who saw the Crimson mid Gold mAchlnc Btenm-toller Southern IIIrIi by the vcitllct of itt to 21, nftcr lcndlnir the first half 21 to 7, In Southern's own home cage yestordny nftornooli, bellevo thnt tho Central conch Is rlsht. It would now nppcnr ns though Usll ton'fl prediction In the HvtiNtNa I.nnanit on Monday, when "ho said In part, "I ntn mire mv tenm will win the title this year," would eventually eome Into. At least, the Central Hll. School studentH think so, espcclnlly nfter the dlsptny of teamivork and pnssliiB In the I.rnmio came yesterd.iy. when Sclinclderiiinn, Mounullan, Stewnrt, Welsh and Cnptnln Fowler i?ave nn exhibition of ehnmplon ihlp basketball. The result of this name cntne ns nn Unexpected blow to Southern lllRli. The downtown stpiad had the mlvnlilnKo of playltiR l ll0lr mv" "wym." Uunnln, Vr'atman, Watson, l.lpltowltz nml Cnptnln Black were nil on tho tenm, there wns no I shake-up or icnson for the one-sided ic vcrse so far tho the Southern formation was concerned. All tho regulars wero there. Iltit they hnd nn "off day" mid tho Central rushed them off their feet In tho first minutes. Then Llpkowitz wns sent out of tho game for four personal fcitili it nil T.cw bart look his plnce. Coach IiiKher Inter took Bunnlii out, shifted Lewbnrt to for ward nnd sent Gottlieb Into thu name ns guard. Cential'H only chntiRo wns when ArmstroiiB replaced Welsh ns Kiinrd. Nothlnjr thnt Southern IIIrIi could do changed tho tide of victory, mid Cen tral took tlrht place In tho IIIrIi School Uasketball League by u comparatively easy victory, Southern High's sernnd team fiot somo atlsfactlon for tho defent of the tlrst iquad, win tho Southern reserves won from Central second by a scoro of IS to 13. This causes a tie for first place be tween the West Philadelphia, and dow -town quintets, each having- threo games won nnd only ono lost. Southern's sec ond tenm lined up with llolhman mid Bcanlon, forwards; Dondero, centre; Fisher and Sacks, guards. Poland, who substituted for Fisher, played u very good tame. Central High second could have won the game with n few more foul goals. Ferry wns very weak In this depart ment, tallying only six out of 18 chances, tabrum, Armstrong, -ilscntzor, Flshmnn and Qruppo represented Central High. XothlnB but prnlso Is heard for tho West Philadelphia High School banket ball players, who me Just ns con dent of landing the cage title ns tho Central High boys. West Philadelphia's 25 to 18 win over Northeast High caused much Joy nt 43th nnd Walnut streets yesterday nfternoon. It wns no small task to defeat the strong Northeast sciund, mid tho game was n battlo royal overy minute of the time, wkh tho Westerners leading Set half time, 15 to West Philadelphia played 51 snnppy game. Captain Krod Iluclinuin and Menr kle used excellent Judgment nnd assisted In the scoring. McCaskcy, at centre", wus the Individual star. Pinkerton and IIuu- bcrt both showed the kind of "pep" that J wins In tho cage. BAKER HAS YET LONG TIME TO RETAIN BATTING EYE By GRANTLAND RICE TF HOMK-TtUN BAKER should decide JL to return to baseball this .season," queries an Absorbed Bystander, "wouldn't the ear's lay-off hurt his nutting eo?" not neeesiailly. Mlko Donlln left tho pas time ll.it for two or threo years, and w hen Mike returned ho picked up tlio old .201 ftvernBo about whero ho left off, Jimmy Callahan left tho Major Domain for a I few years and when Cal came, back ho was luiiiui; ua lis life. well as ho over did in The Hatting Eye Tho Batting Eye doesn't seem to bo af fected by a lay-oft. Baker Is a natural hitter. Tho nrt of tlmlni? u blow was born with him. Ills work around third inlfrht not bo improved nor his speed helped ' In any way by a year's siesta on tho out skirts of the Bush, but ho should bo able to punish pitching In tho sumo old way. Batsmen of tho Lajole-Delehunty-Don-lln-Wagner-Cobb-Crawford - Baker types were never developed by any Instruction. Cobb possibly was developed moro than any of tho others, but In tho main these sluggers began hitting their llrst trip out, and never ceased whllo they could wield a club. The candlepower of Bnker'a Batting Eye will stick with him for many a year. Pap Hanson, after 25 campaigns, finished above .300, after ho had become n sedate, middle-aged citizen, ready to assume his carpet fillppera and a diet of mush and eruel. The Cave-in You have seen fast runners suddenly Jose their speed around the bases. You have witnessed more than ona good Pitcher who dropped out quickly when he looked to bo In his prime. An arm or a leg may go In a Hash, And when the;1 go they seldom return. ' But you rarely see a. Batting Eyo fade uddenly. "Virtually all of the great bats men remained great batsmen to the end o' their careers or at least until they had waddled Into the sere and saffron of . the same. The only Instnnce wo can recall off- ' hand Is Stone, of St. Louis. Back in 135 he looked to be ono of the Immortals. He Jed the league with .30S. By the next year he had faded out back around .K0 and ha never got going again. Larry Doyle For a while It seemed as If I-arry Doyle, the Beaming Harp, would go the same ay. Doyle, a natural hitter, suddenly fell below ,370, and stuck there for two years. But part of this was duo to an automobile accident. Last season Doyle Proved that you can't keep a natural hit ter down by regaining his ancient stuff and leading the league. It will bo interesting to see what Chief Meyers does In (his respect for 19W- SIc" Graw said three years ago that his Indian catcher was one of the finest natural hit ters he ever saw. Last, season the Chief aVe vent to an unseemly Blump and arae down like a ton of stcul tossed off a mountain. But ono season's slump does mi mean an eternal dlsfrancmsemem. yers has felt his batting slump keenly, "i l making extra efforts even mis ir n advance to cat koIiik early with tho far club- If batting history Is to be re peated. 1916 wtn nnd Meyera back in polite wMiing society again If he eu, ne w tm one of the viy few linked to the art ,. hHUfls a baseball who Iwt the. luiftvfc ., "tair sir-Woe men put of tea wfli ten Scholastic IJaskclbatl Schedule for Today t'cnnlncton .Sunhinry . (.'nmdm High, nt (iiimlon HIrIi. mTJjiiPle I'rrpiuntory s. Mllltllle lIUli, tM.l!ml,',. J'nlerMlr . siiiijlrnnlii Mllllnry fnllritf, nt (hcMer. Ilrriiimitiiun Ac-mlnny . VtYMtimtl llonrillnit School, nt MrMtimn Primal. St. .liiolrn folioRp . HI. ,lncpli's Abitnnl, nt Nt, .Iikc-iiIi'ii. Koiiiic-tt Nminrr IIIkI. School . thrMrr IIIrIi Mrlionl, lit Chester. llinerfiint I'rein, 3il is. Nnnrthmore I'ffin, 2d, nt .Siinrtbmnre, St)('('i:it. Itrnrrford CnHricr, 3d, . l.oner Merlon IIIrIi School, ul Ardmnre. I'Hii.ti iiiiriti.v. IhilMMipnt rm1rnii .bird form is, nUlli upper form, nt !:plcopnt. III01I St'llOiil. l,i:,(Hi; STANDING. Tenni ,m l.nt I'.C. Central lIUli ;t 1 .7o southern lllnh 2 .li(M M'rl I'hllii. Illeh -,iki Northnut IIIrIi 1 a .SfiO miconi) ti:am m;a(ui: htamiinci. Tm nij linn I.nnt P.O. Wrt I'lillu. IIIrIi :t I .7110 Southern IIIrIi a I .7,10 NnrlliriiM nigh I a .'j.-.o Central II lull 1 a ,-;.vi WIIITTE1), OF I'lllLS, HOLDS out i?im risk ix salary Refuses to Sifin Contract for 1910 ' Unless He Gets Increnso nrimAM, N. C, Jnn. M.-George Wbltted, left fielder of the Phillies, has declared himself a holdout, pending a considerable) ilso In his salary for tho WHi season. Ho has received his con tract, hut refuses to affix his signature thereto until the club gives lilm n rise. The contract called Tor the Same salary as In tho 1915 season. Whltted, whose homo Is In Durham, N. P., liellevo that his named pi ice will bo foithcomlng and that ho will be nmnng the Phlllio nRgiegnllon that goes to St. Petersburg, Kin., about tho second Mon day In Mnieh. The Diiihnm ch.ip has played. In every (funic of the w 01 Id's series for two suc cessive seasons, being n member of tho Champion llrnvcs befoio Joining tho Phil lies. Ho llgured in the deal that sent Sherwood Mngee to Ilostou. Itlrd hunting nnd long nuto drives have engaged tho attention of the baseball player during his recreational season. lie Is In good condition, ami will take a rest from the tiall of tho rabbit nnd bird for the piesent. PHILLIES WILL TKV OUT YOUNG SOUTHPAW PITCHER Tom Buttle to Go South With Mornn This Season The Phillips' (Ir.tunct uhlrh linn iwn spread out tn (.itch unmo prnnilHlnw nmtrrl.il for tlio (omlrij- FP.tj-on tinn ilik(il tin .1 ounc loft hnml ulttiuT who Mill le taken In St. I'otrrn biirc l'l.i . for 11 trout hv Mjuikcop Mornn. Tim MMiiiKHtrr Is Thonins lltittlo, -') piuh ol't. nnd IhlH ulll hp his llrst attenmt to finer the inn for Ipiikiich. Ituttlp lu a bu fpllnw. ntn lull tic foot In helKht iimi woIkIiIiir IMl poundB. Ili 5tartPl liln hapolmll L'tuppr nt tin KluklmlnWitH KprlriKH Ai-Hi.pin. h.iltvlmri; Pa., nnd last eeaon vn with the MniHh.illtown tr.im. u( the 'en tml Aoi'tation, for a whllo t'UchlnK In 11 Kninp Mo llnHhoil tlio snanon with an Imlp priKlrnt tPiun nt Innl.i. Mich. Hutiln IUch at Lorn In p. O. William P. linker. diphUIpiU of tho J'hllllpx. 1MUhI the plub'ft hoatldiMrtrin In tho Stock ;4hnnep pHtcrUav. llo fcatil thlncH wero Mtilrt In hnophall rlrcIrH at prenent. hut nuuM Iju Htirilfitc aftor Hip mooting of tho miiRnnteH In New York on IVbruarv s. PLAYER ON COMMISSION CHICAilO, .Tjio. "(!. Vreslilent .lobnsnn. of tho Ameilcan I.enKiio, una nuoteil jt-stenlay nu najIriB he ivoulJ sUKBest that hull pincers ho f:lven reprei'onuitlon on u new bo,y which ho icines will ri'placu the Natlonil CcmnilBlon. The riuestlon r plnrr rcprcirntntlon Is more than n pnssihluty." hu alii. "If thov nre Klen n reprepriuatlve. ho should he a man from their ranks who will look utter tho rlEhts of tho pl.ijrs nml nlt-o those of tho m. iconics, such u man for Insranco uy .Sam Crimfard, of Detroit." you that Mornn hns no chnnco with Wil lmd. Let them answer tl.eso few iiucs tlons: Whnt ehnrico hnd Corbett to bent Kutlhnn tho day before tho light? What ehanco had Jeffries to beat Kltzsimmons? What chance had Wlllatd to boat Jack Johnson'.' Not a chance In the world, ac cording to most of tlioso who followed tho giime. It wns all Joko stuff, In nine cases out of ten tho new champion never had a show before the light camo off. Mornn is no wonder, but neither Is Willnrd not by ciulto u lot. OLD FAN. The Difference Jley-illtUllc-tlumiiUnp my son John Went to bed with A I srncfcliifls on; Hut hi'u-diiUltc-ilitvilillni) Ilcnny Kauff Goes to bed with his atocklnpa off. "Whnt," nsks Itupcrt, "Is a. cheese monger?" Unless ho Is a bloko that mongeiH cheese, wo haven't nil Idea In the woild. "Isn't Duffy Lewis," Inquires Itcbus, " it greater bull player than Cactus Crnnth?" Ho wns tho only tlmo they ever enjoyed nny direct competition, Beyond this tho debato falls hack directly upon tho Orundolope, which Is entirely foieign and highly pernicious to our nature. Said Maurice McLaughlin to FraMls OulMtlT, "Why don't you buy you a Jawn tennis sett" Said Francis to Morrle, "I'll do that, old top. If you!ll buy your niblicks ram out my shop." Johnny Kvcrs says that Enstorn fans don't understand him. O, the East Is tho East und tho West Is the West, but the funs are Just the same, whether they hall from Denver Town or step from a Boston frame. At this date a year ago there was earnest, not to say keen and spirited, discussion, with many valuable hours wasted, as to whether 1. The Braves or the Giants would win the National League pennunt. 2. McLoughliu or Williams would land the lawn 'ennls championship. 3. Travers or Oulmet or Evans would finish llrst among amateur golfers. You can look back over what actually happened and discover Just how useful all these urguments were. "Wagner says he feels younger this year than for several teasons. Ten years from now tho . fellow will have rompers on, blowing a tin horn. Or he will be a boon companion to Captain Parker Pitch of the good ship Cozy Chlcken'coop. who, as you may recall from Davy and the Goblin: "Lived on jam und Iqlllpopt He played with dolls and spinning tops: lie even ceased to roar Win blowedl' U shook a rattle, laughed aJ crowed." After all, Frank Baker may be a good bit more at home back of a plow than at any other place In the world. He has always Impressed ua about that way. There are 6,000,000 fighting men In the British army, but one of them Isn't Mr. Freddie Welsh, who could see nothing In any battle that went beyond XO rounds for lej than a U.0W puw- OTJIER SI'OHTS ON PAGE a GREAT ATHLETIC FESTIVAL IN FIRST REGIMENT ARMORY ASrOltTSMK.VS chow I to be held In the 1st lieglincnt Armory, Broad nnd Cnllowhlll streets, the uoek of Fcbrunry 2iJ-Mnrch I. The exhibition Is to be con ducted by the 1st itoslmrnt Infantry, N. O. I' nnd Is being planned on n scnlo thnt will eclipse anything of Its kind ever held In IMHIndelphln. Among the unique fenturcs that have been planned Is tho chnmplonshlp indoor lawn tennis tournament, vh' h will be stnged on the big tnitlli drill Hour of tho nrmory. On' the loher Hoot' tho big Indoor . i; . uit I mr H W lMirafTiTriTir'Wiiif ' "TMrxirTiinniiiiir1 miMuisJimMBiim iiMMiffiwMTiTOii MBdiimiij11'-"111""""" ''ni r riminii " w I B H W MyiiisM wwswmqpfjggj pmffipmmmm i sWsisw Wi&amJmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmimmm imjsMl I H Pad I BIflBSBBBISMiHB9iBHHHBHBVBBPJLillBSSSIBHISSViB.VSBBBB JjB golf links will t.ie the llrst leal tour nament. On the .ttmnry title tiiiines one of the most Important i Ilia shooting tour naments ever held In I'hilndelphln will bo conducted. A list of cVMila "f Ibis featuio bus been prepared, which will cover the entlte Held of lllle shooters nil tho way fioni tho ex. t shnriwhootar down It) the mini who hits Just learned how lu point it gur., nnd will nio In clude n speelnl cIiifs for Indies. In the blpr swimming pool devotees of nquatic.i will be eniertnliii'il with water polo, re Iny 'tice.M, fencing, diving and other witter sports, "".to Armory uilllillng Will be lrmn- THE VERY earliest opportu nity today if possible we want you to come to our salesroom and see the latest addition to the Paige line oi six-cylinder cars. Right now, we might tell you that this new Paige is a startling achievement. We might tell you about its remarkable motor its luxurious appointments its rich French leather upholstery its roomy seating arrangements for five full-grown passengers its ample wheel base and impressive European stream lines. We might tell you about all of these features and a great many more. But we much prefer that you shall establish them for your self. We want you to FIND in this car your ideal of what a five-passenger automobile really should be. We want you to personally "discover" the car that you and your family have been waiting for and hoping for these many years. We want you to set your expectations just as high as you possibly can. Then, examine this new Paige and see if you arc obliged to make one single compromise. We ask you to do this for yourself. We shall be quite content to abide by the result. And, now, let us say a word about "price." This has been a strenuous season in the motor car field an especially strenuous season in the light six division. Prices have been slashed right and left. Bold, intemperate "claims" have been made and it has, perhaps, been difficult for the public to separate the wheat from the chaff. But no matter what the "claims" may be the public is concerned first and last with Quality to5ic quality fundamental quality. It is a matter of public knowledge that the cost of raw material and labor has vastly increased during the past twelve months, (j So, this is the year of all years when you must investigate and analyze before you finally decide to make your investment in an automobile. Paige-Detroit Motor Car Bifirelow -Willev 304-306 N. Broad St., Philadelphia riiuut-NI Jli'll, Sprucu UUO. OlT(I7eenooc)'$i3i8 I05C Cxiih. Dc?lroil foiniPd Into a fnotion nf the Mnlne woods, lilg Ruin., hiinterx will show Ihe wny tin1 enmp In the wilderness, whllo tho Bin Smuts will d mnnstuite their lines of nctlxltv lu rniiip. The mlnliitiiip strip nf woods will ron Inln exbllills of hunting trophies, mounted wild gntno animals nnd fish, taxidermy, tnllmnd exhibits of hunting sections. The i-Mlde and Guides' Adfoolnllnn, camps md t'ani) Assncliltlnn will 'tis" he there, nnd Information relative to entnp.s, hunting, guides' equipment, ctc.( which would mice unlimited lime to rol led piecemeal, ran be obtained. The events In the lawn tennis louilin tnetit hnve lieoti sanctioned by the I'hiln delphln nnd District Lnwn Tennis As sociation nnd will ho under tho direc tion of l'nul W. Glhbons, president of tho nssoelntton Assisting (llhhnu In the uinuiigiMiicnt nf the tournament will be tbr rciUimlng committee- In I It Hnwk. Philadelphia Indoor .lmmnlon; Wlltlnm Only too often a cut in price means a propor tionate cut in quality. A car, you must remem ber, can be "refined" to the point whore all of the goodness is, taken out of it. Therefore, make it a point first of all to critically Hivcstigac the car which you propose to buy. Pay attention to the Utile details quite as well as the big ones. Actually satisfy your self that price reduction has not meant quality reduction. It is on this basis that we want you to con sider the new Paige. Last year the "Six-36" sold for $1095. Now we offer you a greater car a finer car a more -luxurious car and a reduction of $45 in price. " All of this has been made possible by just one thing the overwhelming demand for Paige automobiles. This demand has increased Paige produc tion more than 200 per cent in the past six months. This demand has forced us to double the size of our factory double our equipment of machinery double our force of skilled workmen. Now, we arc in position to make use of every labor saving device known to scientific manage ment. With large scale production methods, we are able to effect savings which were ab solutely impossible with a smaller output. As a consequence, we are in a position to offer more actual dollar for dollar value than ever before in the history of this company. We have reached the point where each unit of a Paige car is produced with maximum Effi ciency and Economy. These are the facts. These are the reasons for the extraordinary value which you will find in both the new five-passenger "Fleetwood" model and the larger Fairfield "Six-46," But see the cars for yourself. Take nothing for granted except the evidence of your own eyes. Give us an opportunity to prove our case to your entire and absolut- satisfaction. That is quite all that we ask. Company, Detroit, Michigan Motor Co, KonIuiii - , Unco lUll'j ( Sfctsw - I T Tllden, 2d, Philadelphia, ehnmplon: I William P Ilowlnml, Beltleld Country hili tennis ehnmplon. P S Osborne Til- I suite Lcngiin champion. T. II Martin, ' Hellleld Country Club, nnd A. A Cnpcllc, I Wilmington Country Club i The piogram will be men's singles nnd doubles. Indies' singles nnd doubles nnd Junior (under lfl cnrs) singles nnd doubles hies. The HIHe Hhoot cimtnlltee, Consisting of Lieutenant llnmtul C: Ilelsler, chnlr mniti Cnptnln Itnbert H. Atwood nnd Cnptnln Clarence I). Bishop, nto prepar ing n pingrntu of event- whlrh will In clude a school match, nn IntetcolleRlnto match, n ciunpnny nnd reglmenla! hutch, nn npen-lettm match nml a match be tween tennis rcpiesentlng ramps of the Pntrlulle Order Sons of Alnerlca. The Tennis nnd Golf Committee, con sisting of Captain George Wringer, ch.ilr tnnii. Lleuteiinnl James Ilurlto Cousnrt nnd Lleutennnt Wllllnm Van Do.sou, In I "1 I f Specifications "Six-38" Motor 38 H. P.; nx cylinder; catt n bloc (torn special gray iron; bore Vd', ttroke 5". Cylinder head call separate. Bottom of crank caic sheet steel. Transmission Three speeds forward and re.ersc in an aluminum case at rear of motor. Transmission gears and shafts are Chrome nickel Heel, heat treated and ground. Shafts carried on annular ball bearings; and Hyatt toller bearings. Oil capacity 2 quarts. Clutch Multiple disc, cork inserts enclosed in flywheel and running in oil; 14 discs; 36 corks in each of seven driving discs. Frnme High carbon steel, channel section, 4" deep and 3" flange; A" thick. Frame tapers to 29" in front, giving short turning, tadius. Springs Special spring slccl slock, heat treated. Front semi-elliptic 36" long, 2" wide. Rear: Cantilever lypc 44" long, 2Yi" wide. Tires Goodyear or Fire stone 32" x 4'; safely I ead on rear. Wheel Base 117". Steering Gear Jacox ii reversible screw and split sleeve type. Carburetion Rayfield, filled with hot air intake lube. Dash adjustment. Electrical System Gray & Davis improved electric starling motor; Gray cV Davis sepa-ale electric generalor with automatic electric gov ernor. Ignition R.emy high ten sion, distiibutor and Wrllard 0-voll buttery. Standard Colors Paige 'Richelieu Blue; straw wheels. Nickel trimmings all models. Other Models Fairfield "Six-46" -With detachable winter top - $1545 Cabriolet ... $1600 Sedan . . j - $1900 Town Car $2250 f. o. b., Detroit Jifi 1 I addition to the arrangements for the ten nis tournament mentioned above, are ar ranging a list of events tir the . golf tournament, which will consist of Inter club team matches for Indies and gentle men nnd mixed foursome, and open Indi vidual mntcros for both ladles nnd gentle men. In all theso events valuable trophies nnd prizes wilt ho offer J. A co-operntlvo rommlttce, consisting of representatives from the golf, tennis nnd country clubs anil other Individuals Interested In sports, Is being orgnhlzed, tho personnel o' which will bo announced ns soon ns completed. Sub-committee other than thoso mentioned are: Publicity Cnptnln David B, Simpson, Cnptnln Charles II Wnrd and Lieutenant Jnekson W. Study. Klnnhce and Legal- Jin lor Joseph Klapp Nlcholls, Captain Wulter M. Genrty nnd Cnptnln George Wntiger. Co-operntlvc Lieutenant George W. Johnson, Cnptnln John F, Bacon And Lleutennnt James M. Boyd. . H . it, $1295 I