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PAST RECORDS OF ATHLETICS PROVE CONNIE MACK HAS BEEN DEVELOPER OF PlTCHBjfj.
CONNIE MACK HAS ALWAYS
BEEN ABLE TO DEVELOP A
PITCHER WHEN IN A PINCH
Morgan, Coombs, Krause, Dygert and Others
Hurled Well Because the Athletic Leader
i Infused Unbounded Confidence in Them
CONNIE MACK needs no defender, mid tho veteran sportsman" who lins
taken prertt delight In bellttlliiR everything tho tnn.itcr inniinRor li:ia dona
111 baseball will liavo a hard time ronvilielns the tnnt that tlio Athletics will not
como back within a year. This "sportsman" Insists that Mack Will lint como
back because. In all his career as imiuncr of tho Athletics ho has noor been
able to develop a pitcher.
Ho says that In nlno years Mack has not do eloped a twlrler, and that only
tho great natural ability of Plank, Coombs and Bonder enabled Mack to become
famous. No doubt Plank, nender and Coombs did help Mnck, but not to tho
extent that Mack helped them. Had It not been for Mack not 0110 of theso
twirlers would over llavo become better than a second-rate twlrler.
All had great natural talent, but It would nover havo been brought out
had It not been for Mack. Thoso who recall tho llrst days of tho Athletics In
1001 remember how Mack and MIku I'owcrs worked with Plunk every morning,
and how "green" llcnder was when ho Joined tho Mackmcn three years later.
Had Patience With Chief Iktulcr
To havo released nender would havo ruined him, as his disposition at that
llmo would havo caused htm to ro to pieces, but not one manager in a hundred
would havo held tho Indian on what ho showed during his llrst threo months
wth the Mackmcn. Mack had tho patience, and with tho aid of tho brilliant
Powers, developed Pender Into n twlrler.
Mack's greatest work probably was dono with Coombs. Occasionally
Coombs showed flashes of great ability, but for a year after his famous 4-Iiinliig
battle with "Jumbo" Harris In Poston. Coombs was useless. Harris was leleascd
by tho shrewd Jimmy Collins becauso ho said "Jumbo" would nover como back.
Harris nover did como back; yot ho had moro "stulT" than Coombs at that time.
Coomb3 lost confidence and was gradually eolng to pieces and only tho faith of
Mack pulled htm through.
It Is hard for tho fans who havo seen Coombs show such wondeful nervo
and gamcnesH In pinches to believe that fellow players accused him of lacking
nervo until Jack had been mado to believe by Mack that ho was a great pitcher.
Coombs never attracted much attention until 1910, and tho fans naturally re
membered his great deeds prior to his In'jury in tho world's series game with
tho Giants, but there are still a few men on Mack's payroll who remember
hearing tho Infleldcrs beg Connie to take tho "big, yellow stiff" out of tho box
before ho ran out.
Coombs Game, But Lacked Confidence
Coombs always was game, but ho lacked confidence, and when tho breaks
of tho game went against him he went completely to pieces until Mack gave him
tho confldenco which mado him one of tho greatest pitchers tho game, has pro
duced. Moro than ono game, which apparently was clinched, was lost becauso
Coombs lost confidence. Ho had a habit of filling up tho bases with passes, then
going completely to pieces, allowing tho next two or three hitters to whale
tho ball a mllo becauso ho did not havo enough confldenco to put anything
on the ball.
Still Mack Is accused of being a victim ot circumstances becauso he
happened to havo threo great twirlers. Mack was responsible for tho success ot
tho famous trio, and tho claim that ho has been unable to develop pitchers Is
proven falso by the cases of "Cy" Morgan, Jimmy Dygert and Harry Krause.
Nono of these twirlers were cut out to bo sensational hurlcrs, and they never
were; but Mack, through his wonderful ability, mado each servo his purpose.
Morgan and Krauso really won pennants, though neither ever was trusted with
a world's series assignment, and wero completely forgotten by tho timo the
season closed.
Morgan Was Considered a Great Joke
When Mack sent Vic Schlitzer, last season In tho Delaware County League,
to Boston for Morgan, other managers laughed. They declared that Morgan
was tho Joko pitcher of baseball. All admitted that ho had a lot of "stuff," but
usually ho averaged eight or ten passes to a game, and ho was another who was
"yellow," according to players who had played with him. Morgan's caso was tho
samo as that of Coombs lack of confidence.
"When Bejider was taken ill nnd Bddlo Plank had a lamo shoulder just nt
tho time when they wero needed most In 1910, Mack was up against It and proved
himself a master developer of pitchers by making a star of Morgan. Ho
realized that thero was only ono way to do it and that was to convlnco Cy that
ho was a great pitcher.
There were other hurlers on tho staff, but Mack took his two uncertainties
and told them they wero to carry tho pitching burden alono for a few weeks.
Both had always been wild, nnd working them every other day served two
purposes. Ono was to glvo them confidence and tho other to glvo them control.
Thero 13 only ono euro for lack of control, unless it comes from lack of nerve In
pinches, and that Is plenty of work.
Connie Demonstrated His Baseball Talent
Morgan and Coombs went to the mound every other day for almost threo
weeks and 14 out of 16 games wero won, one of tho defeats being charged against
Jimmy Dygert who went to the mound In one game of a double-header. Coombs
was not beaten and Morgan lost one hardOvlc game. This streak was the
making- of Coombs. Not ono managor in a hundred would havo had enough
faith in Coombs and Morgan to entrust them with this burden on tho strength
of what they had previously shown.
Dygert and Krause wero handicapped physically, and neither ever had a
chando to be a star for moro than a few years, but by wonderful handling.
Mack won a pennant with the latter and nearly upset Detroit In 1907 with tho
other. In 1907, tho pennant was virtually lost In the famous 17-lnnlng game when
"Silk" O'Loughlln mado his famous ruling of Interference on Davis' drive Into
the crowd.
This game was started by Dygert, who had been pitching wonderful ball. Ho
was not strong enough to stand the pace and being a poor fielder Detroit put
him up In tho air In the first Inning when Jones, Mclntyre and Cobb beat out
bunts. Waddell came next, but Cobb chased him from the mound by pounding
one over the fence In the ninth inning tying the score.
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O'Loughlin Robbed Dygert of a Reputation
Eddie Plank finished the gat e, which was called at the end of the 17th
Inning on account of darkness. Had Dygert gotten away with tho first game (a
double-header having been scheduled). It Is likely that Mackmen would have won
iho pennant and the hero would havo been Jimmy Dygert a pitcher who would
never have been given a chance with tho average manager.
Had It not been for Harry Krause's 11 victories out of his first 12 starts,
the Mackmen would have been so far out of the race In 1910 that It would
have been Impossible for them to have won. Krauso was never effective after
that streak, and had really not shown enough to warrant the confidence Mack
placed In him. Mack convinced Krause that he was a great pitcher, because
Bender and Plank wero not In shape and really were not during the entire
season and It was a long time before Krauso discovered that ho was not cut
out to be a great pitcher. Mack carried Krause until he became convinced that
Krause knew that he was through as a star.
Thero has been no need for Mack to waste time on too many youngsters
as lone as he had his great veteran trio, but tho fact remains that every time he
has needed a new twlrler to pull him through, tho wizard-manager has un
covered him. In 1913 he started to build his new staff, and uncovered Joe
Bush, who unexpectedly upset tho world series calculations of tho Giants by
winning the game which was the turning point of the series,
Wyckoff Has Developed in Last Two Years
In 1914 he started to develop Wyckoff, but Bush fell away a trifle. The
progress made with Wyckoff has not been so noticeable, because tho WJlllamsport
lad had a miserable team behind him In 1915, when he was Just striking his
ttrlde. There is hardly a player In the American League who will not grant that
Mack has two of the best young pitchers In the league in Bush and Wyckoff,
and the fans will realize this before the 1916 season Is long under way.
At the recent meeting of the American League In New York, the Athletics
Were thoroughly dUsected by the managers of other teams, all of whom were
present tut Fielder Jones and Hughey Jennings. Every other leader admitted
that Wyckoff was one of the greatest twirlers In tho game, and each expressed a
desire to give half a ball team )n exchange for the young star. Four of the five
leaders declared that Bush a.lso was a wonder, while the other said ha was a
"pretty good-looking twlrler, but not as good as Wyckoff."
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MAKING USUA1
CLAIM ON TITt
STORIES IN PAPER
WIN MAT BOUTS
F0RJ0ESTECHER
Opponents Warned Against
"Scissors," Often Leave
Openings for Other Holds
ONLY 22 YEARS OLD
Joe Stccher, the phenomenal young
wrestler, brought from oblivion by tho re
vival of tho mat game, says many of his
matches havo been won for him by news
papers. "On account of the dope written about
mo I am known as tho chap with a won
derful leg scissors hold," says Steelier.
"It has been written that I havo a squeez
ing pressure of several thousand pounds In
my legs and that tho hold I uso Is deadly.
In fact, tho leg scissors has becomo as
famous as tho Gotch too hold.
"Consequently every wrestler I meet li
on the lookout for tho scissors grip, and
he leaves openings for other holds. 1 have
not used tho Bolssors In halt my bouts. .
know and uso other holds, just lllto other
wrestlers do. Half tho tlmo I do not havo
to think about using tho scissors becauso
my opponent, In protecting himself from
the grip, lets me slam on tho half-Nelson
or some other good hold.
"The unexpected counts In wrestling as
In boxing, baseball or business."
Steelier is called tho "Boy In Overalls."
Ho was raised on a farm near Dodge,
Neb., and Is only 22 years of age. In
street clothes ho looks lllto a schoolboy.
But beneath his little checkered cap aro
more brains than tho average wrestler
has and beneath his neat-flttlng suit are
arms and legs of rare strength.
Steelier scales around 200, but seems
small for the weight. At that, ho Is light
for tho heavyweight wrestling game. Most
of tho men he meets outweigh him many
pounds and a lot of them are of the
"bruiser" type.
The bey lias bad SI bouts. His shoul
ders havo never touched the mat. He
won the American championship by de
feating Charley Cutler, a veteran at tho
game ; then defended the title against
Amerlcus, Hussane, the Turk, and others.
In tho International tournament at New
York ho defeated tho sensational Masked
Marvel and Is in tho running for the
$10,000 to be given the winner of the
tourney.
MYSTERY OF WILLARD LENDS
PSYCHIC EFFECT TO BIG BOUT
Thousands Will Visit Battle to Get Close View
of Jess and Form Own Opinions as to
His Calibre
The Veteran Speaks
" fcnoto what's what," said the Vcfernn,
As he lobbed one bach to vie;
"The early sun in these tratnin' camps
Ain't hot like it used to be."
"Maybo tho old wtnp's sore a bit,"
I &ald as I sought the shade,
"O, the arm feels great," he said tclth a
scowl
As he reached for the shoulder blade.
GUV m'KALLS CHEERFUL
OX YALE CHEW PROSPECTS
Eli Coach Believes Material Can Bo
Made Into Winning Boat
NEW HAVEN. Feb. 29. Guy Nlckalls.
Yale's crew coach, who has Just arrived
from a threo months' vacation In Eng
land, has taken charge of the develop
ment of Yale crews, and after looking
over the men stated that he believed he
had enough good material at hand out of
which to build a winning arMty crew.
As toon as he gets the men started in
their preliminary training he Intends to
look over the Housatonlc course on which
Yale Is to practice this spring, and on his
verdict will probably depend the location
of Yale crew quarters In the future.
In discussing Yale's prospects In crew
for 1316 Coach Nlckalls said today: "The
squad consists of excellent material, so
thSV-theie Is no reason why we should
not turn out another championship crew
It Is true that seven members of the
Harvard crew which rowed at New Lon
don In June are rowing In the first boat
again this year, while four members of
Yale's championship eight were lost by
graduation. Nevertheless the squad on
the whole looks like one from which a
winning crew can be developed."
Wilson Wins at Billiards
The ClaM II amateur pocket billiard tourna
ment opened at Alltnser'a Academy last ee
nlns with elsht entries ot lha leading ama
teurs In the city rampetlnc- Tho llrst la play
uere Wilson and Kelhem. Wllaon got oft with
a good lead In the llrst two Innlnss. untie lie!
hem appeared a trifle nervous, and could not
cet golnir until the fourth tnnlnx. Itelhem then
took the lead by one ball, but Wilson came
bu.es; strone, winning easily.
V, C. Appleby Defeats Brother
NKW YOltK. Feb. 29. In tho openlns same
ot the 13th annual national amateur, class A.
8-3 billaid championship tournament here
last nliiht. Francis H. Appleby, of New York,
defeated his brother. Kdgar T. Appleby, by a
score of -100 to SOU.
"My legs is good as they ever was,"
Said tho Veteran unto me:
'But 1 wish to h comW get this kink
I'ubbcd out of my aching knee;
There ain't no heat In tfte sun," he snarled,
"Or I'd be In condition now."
"Yes, yes, it's chilly and raw," I satd,
As I mopped at my dripping brow.
"I can hit that pill." said the Veteran,
"I am there with the teallop still;"
And the old thlid baseman scowled again,
As old thtrd basemen will;
"It's funny," he satd, as ho looked around
To see that nobody heard
"They got five kids in the draft this year
And four of them play third."
Rickard the Shrewd
When Tex nickard put himself In a po
sition whero moro than $00,000 was
needed to pay the expenses of a ten-round
no-dccisiou bout a number of estimable
thlnkcis thought that Tex had bumped
Into a midwinter sunstroko or was on tho
vergo of brain trouble.
It 'ooked precisely that uny at tho
start. But all the time Tex had Psychol
ogy working oeithne for him, and In a
peculiar uay.
Psychology of the ttig Bout
Tlio psychology of tho apparent at
tractiveness of tho big contest lay In the
deep mystery that ha3 surrounded Jess
Wlllard. Thousands of those who will
pack Madison Square Garden late In
March will he there, not only to teo a
boxing contest, but to find out from close
quarters just what sort of a champion
Wlllard Is.
Is ho the most Impregnab'.o champ that
ever won the title? Or did ho merely
catch Johnson as tho Zulu was fading
into twilight?
The Willard Debate
There has never been a champion about
whoso ability less was known a full jear
after securing the title.
By GRANTLAND RICE
Tho previous reronls r.liow that Gunboat
Smith nnd Beaicnt McMahon, both ordi
nary boxers, whllo given decisions over
tho Kansan, wero at least entitled to
diawn vcidlcts. Wlllard's battle with Cnrl
Morris, ono of his lost fights beforo meet
ing Johnson, was a terrible thing.
And then, In tho wako of theso badly
fought contests, the big fellow suddenly
steps out nnd disperses tho Smoko In a
battle that nbovo all other things called
for stamina and courage.
GREYST0CK GAINS
BIGGER LEAD IN
EASTERN LEAGUE
Pace-Makers Score Easy
Win by Trimming Tren
ton, 30 to 19
BUDD DEFEATS GIRARD
Desiring to Be Shown
So Wlllard todny Is tho ring's Man of
Mystery. Moran's boxing ability Is fairly
well known.
But about Wlllard there aro at least
two distinct opinions ono that he Is an
unbcatablo champion, with enough skill
and speed and courage ndded to his hugo
bulk to render tho combination Invincible.
Tho other is that; Wlllard ha3 little but
mere bulk that ho Is too slow, too un
nEgressivo and too shy In boxing Eklll to
deservo nny top place In the ring.
The boxing public, at large, which Is no
small part of tho populace, would lllto
to know which of these opinions Is the
correct ono.
They all want to sco what Wlllard can
do against a game, husky opponent. And,
unless early signs fall, they aro going to
pay out enough money to lift Tex Rlckard
over the big financial wall ho must cross
to break even.
Not to forget that one assisting feature
is the public's knowledge that with ItlcU
ard promoting the enterprise everything
will bo on the level to tho last breath.
Half Tones
Tho man who looks before ho leaps will
never havo a broken neck nor lead tho
field.
The right sort of confldenco admits in
advance, tho possibility of defeat, and so
guards against It. .
Most Valuable Wing
What 3 tho mo3t valuable arm In sport?
A reader writes In to suggest that It be
longs not to Mathcwsou or Johnson or
Alexander but to Charles Chaplin.
"Charles has already earned," writes our
correspondent, "over 52,000,000 by hurl
ing Ico cream cones, custard pies and such
at the heads and faces of numerous women
and men." Did you ever notice that he Is
also a southpaw?
TENNEY TO PLAY IN NEWARK
New Manager Uncertain Which
Grounds Will Be Used
NEWARK, N. J.. Feb. 29. Fred Tcn
ney, tho new manager of tho Newark
International League baseball team, mado
a visit to this city and Inspected both the
Federal League grounds and Wledenmay
er's Park and declared he was undecided
which would be more suitable for tho
coming season. Tenney said ho intended
to be a player-manager. "I am only
44 years old," he Bald, "and In a pinch
I believe I can show that I have much
baseball playing ability left."
Newark's new manager said when ha
and James It. Price, the president ot
the club, purchased the Newark franchise
they obtained nlno players, seven of whom
were on the old Newark team when It
was transferred to Harrlsburg last sea
son. There Is to be no expensive train
ing trip for the Newark team this year.
PERDUE FREE AGENT
SINCLAIR THROUGH WITH GAME
Mado Money by Selling Players, Says
Oil King
l? I VI! . tl rMTV fnh Q "Hi -l- ..tl .....
Iknilfnu vs, a, ." - i a a will at I nix I. m r
players, except one and I'm through with base-'t "a ' running out
ball." declarer uarry ninciair, former Federal
1-eague magnate, who is here on his way to
Tulsa, Okla. "And (ho best part of It," l.e
continued. "Is that I hae made money Instead
of losing the targe sums 1 read of every day."
Sinclair declared the small amount he lost
w" regained in me sate
In Newark-last leal
of that crab's pl&yers. Debts of other clubs
In the league were likewise liquidated, he de
clared until be came out with a prom.
llul Chase was named by Sinclair as the
only plaer he has not disposed of.
Card Pitcher's Contention Upheld.
Tony Smith Turned Down
CINCINNATI, Feb. 29. The nations;
baseball commission has refused the ap
plication of Player Tony Smith, of the
Galveston club, to bo declared a free
agent.
The national commission also promul
gated a decision, declaring Pitcher Hub
Purdue, last year with the St. Louis Na
tionals, a. free agem and eligible to con
tract with any club desiring his services.
The commission upheld the contention
of Purdue that under his contract St.
Louis could not transfer him to a minor
league.
CLARK WINS FRQM FINK
Philadelphia!! Loses First Match for
, Pocket Billiard Title
CHIOAaO. Feb. M. n. I. ruiph. of Hlshts.
town. N. J., defeated James Maluro. of Den
ver. '100 to 39 In the openlns came of yester
day's round In the national pocket billiard
tournament. Italph ran out In IT Innings with
u, high score of !l.
In the second same (leorsa J,. Clark, Now
Voflc. defeated Morris I,. Kink. Philadelphia,
10Q to 99. At one stage the score was 90 to
40 In Clark's favor, but whlla thA Ihllarfai
phlan come up with a splendid spurt, ha lacked
SPORTSMEN'S SHOW
All Week 10 ,, SI, lo II V, SI. Knd Slar, 4,
INDOOR TENNIS AND GOLF
RIFLE MATCHES and EXHIBITS
MUST ItKyiMK.NT AKJIUIIY
I!KOAI AND CAI.LOWIIIU, STS.
Admission 60 ct. ; Children !S its.
Eastern League Standing
LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS.
Grcystock, SO; Trenton, 19.
CLUB STANDING.
W. I.. P.O. W. L. P.C.
Oreystock.. 23 11 .678 Do Nerl... 17 17 .BOO
Heading... in IK .(71 Jasper 14 21 .400
Camden... II 17 .614 Trenton.... 12 23 .313
TOMUUtOW NIGHT'S GAME.
Treason at Camden.
Tho Qreyatock team again opened Ito
lead In the EaBtorn League race. Last
night nt Trenton tho Greys plied up a
lead of 13 points Itutho first half of the
game with the Tigers, and had no troublo
In winning by a score of 30 to 19.
During tho entire first Half tho visitors
presented nn Imprognablo defenso mid
Trenton failed to scoro a field goal. Mean
while Greystock landed four two-pointers
and led In the score at the end of tho half,
18 to G, Cross was tho star performer dur
ing tho Initial period, pocketing tho ball
four times nnd making "Barlow look like
a novice. In the second half Frost was
substituted for Barlow with a result that
tho cntlra Trenton team showed an Im
provement hi form. Cross was unable to
score during tho half, whllo Frost himself
landed tho ball thrpugh the net.
Trenton presented a team largely of
youngsters. Barlow and Ilargreaves, tho
two former Laurel players, wero nt for
ward and Znhn. a Philadelphia youngster,
was at guard beside Hough. Zahn's work
was a feature of tho match, his guarding
and blocking being a treat. He outplayed
tho veteran Fogarty despite the fact that
the latter scored two field goals to his one.
The calling of an extra "tlmo out,"
after ,they had had their limit, caused
G I rani to go'down to defeat at tho hands
of E. Q. Budd, at the Quaker City Athletlo
Club's Hall, last night, by the score of
23 to 22. It was tho first of a series of
three game) between tho American nnd
Industrial League champions, and nearly
1000 persons Raw the contest, and. Inci
dentally, Girard's first defeat of the sea
season at the Quaker City Halt.
Haire and Delncs, who perform for the
Plymouth team, In tho Pennsylvania State
League, were In Girard's line-up. Tho
calling of the extra time out happened
two minutes before the closo of the game,
and as White tallied the throw. It turned
out to be the winning point. Budd had a
three-point lead with this throw, and a
moment later Deines tallied a goal that
would havo tied the scoro. Tho Glrartl
boys played the better all-around game,
but wero woefully weak on their free
throws, Halre and Enters both trying.
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TAKE YOUR Pl
Scholastic Basketball A
Schedule for Todai
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tfrximi Cnllrso 2il m linn.'
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Tho usual winter competition Sunt
tho pi cparnlnry school athletes, claim!
tho Kastcrn basketball title, ban tar'
with I'cddlo Institute nnd (leotgo Re!i
having a spirited controversy na t0 t
title winners for tho season of 10
I'cddlo Institute students think they'll
the best claim to tbo Kastcrn baskeib
championship. So do tho George Sch
boys. .j
Perhaps Swnrthmoro Trcpafat
.School, Bethlehem Proparatiry, Hav
ford School nnd n few others liae''gt
claims. It Is nioie than likely that l
or threo moro claims will be made bef.
tho season conies to nn end, Thero 1st
sure thing nnd th.it Is, Luwrenetvi
School and Tomo Institute will not ai'n
bidding this year. They wero cllmlnat
long ago.
Locally speaking, scholastic case b
nro about ready to concetto cjtamplonsl
honors In tho High School Lcikuo
Central High School and In the Cath't
Schools' championship serleii to the!
Joseph's College. lOvcrythlng points
that direction. Tho unexpected m
happen and Central may be cl
Inated.) but It Is hardly liltely.a
handing out n preparatory school clia
ploushlp In this section, Huvcrford Sen
and Swarthmoro Preparatory School??
closo In lino for honors. f
A tnlcplioiio mil from nn IIirmvo tm
corrconondent brought tho "official" Infom
l!?P, .."J",', lhr. ,",!cr,r'!1. w"h KchooMV
Philadelphia High Sr-honl tnsketball came I
been postponed until Wednesday to ba plj
In tho West Philadelphia omnanlum."
thin Information romen from a thorousW
llablo source, It li published for tho enlletl
ment of the Hcholastlo burkelbill fans v
read this toluniu.
At the imiho lime It should be staled tl
onco more the lllsh School Lencue ofllcl
havo fnlled to iuhUo nnv effort uhatiwier
notify officially tbo public throusli tho rci
pabern of the (h.ingcit made In tho plans i
this wevk'n loaciio fc-nmcn It was a joke
tho majority of tho m holastlc sport follow
to read In tho arloua Sunday papers of t
different datca and the many plarea fot '
two loasuo Barnes this neck. Tto i.l
correspondents uern misinformed and tltfjr
turn uavo tho public erroneous atntemn
Perhaps next car tho lemma will s"lect k
one who has tho Interest of the rase follom
nnd the publtu onoiijrh" nt hMrt to,oil
official nollceu pertaining to the Icamto nm
This jear tho lllsh SUinol Imio cllc!
hnvn liccu napping anil they fulleU to taki i
advice handed out laHt weeK In this colnn
conseiiuently tho many contradictory srtlc
In tho mornlns papers. There may H-,
awaUenlnc some time Let ua hope so.
Oerm.tntnwn Ill'jh .School's basketball jl
ers made It 11 straight In tho Rama with '
Catholic ITIsrli tcserves. In all fairness to
Catholic High younsslers the wore Is i
mentioned. They wero overwhelmed by i
speed nrtlsts. toadied to perfection by
Philip G. I-wli. of tho ccntril boardxf
flclals. Catholic lllsh's bns ham been rjl
Int; the Eastern Lerncuo rules. Tho came
plnjcd under tho Intercolleslato Lcacue co
Captain Tlurnett, Collins. Uetzmer. Lirurr.
Ilnusser. Oonover nnd Fisher all played
Germantown, Ilurnoll. Collins. Uetximr
I.anirner excelling Uetzmr Is rapidly'
provlns nnd ho will sonm day loom up at
winner on a club or coltese team. Ueur
hopes to ko to collcee. and If he succe.
In this ho will make eood as a colles pis)
In one of tho closest games that has b
played ut Uryn Athyn Academy In a lonl I!
tho Jlryn Athyn athletes went clown to
fent In tho match with Lower Merlon i II
School jestorday, SI to 28. The Lower Met
IIIkIi School reserves also won the ca
with tho Uryn Athyn second team. 17 1
McDowell. Pool, Hhupert. Allen apil.C
tain Lardy Davis won tho fc-amo for the
more school. Smith, Bellncr, lljsteH-k. Iv
pcnstcln and I'rost plajed for Uru Atarn.
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