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IMPROVED TEAM WORK WOULD PUT CHICAGO IN RACE FOR, AMERICAN LEAGUE PENNANT
INDOOR CHAMPS
FOR SCHOOLBOYS
ATTRACT CROWD
'Annual Competition for
. Public Ledger Trophy at
Third Regiment Toaay
CENTRAL HIGH FAVORITE
WHITE SOX ALSO HAVE PENNANT CHANCE
IP MANAGER ROWLAND IMPROVES TEAM WORK
. ...-m AT1nnV Htnrntt
) THIRD IlKUIAU'irtl juimu'i ..........
tTl'e most Important ulng e event In
' I'Z, inntlo circles begnn shortly nfter 3
S'c lock this afternoon In the bit M IU.
. Armory. Hroail nnd Wharton
ffioVrt "choola met to deoldo the In.
Snor track ami field championships, and,
fncTdentX contert for the rtlver lov tiB
cup offered tho winning school ly tlio
Tho Interest In the meet was shown by
, We entry list and tlio hundreds of
Shnolboys nnd schoolKlrls that thronffc.l
fh amory when Starter Charles W.
13alnbrldf?o fired tho opening shot In tho
50ttBwasaSthe confidential i.redlctlon of
vy ono In the host of spectators that one
nr mora record would bo Binashed nnd
Mhtrs established beforo tho last event
would bo decided. Much wnt) expected of
the high-power Central Itlgli team and of
StcKcnzlo, Its sensational inllor.
Central looked llko tho winner of tho
championship, but In West I'hllartolplila It
had n bitter rival. These two teams, ns In
years past, hail not met in their annual
dual meat. n,ul ll wns ,,in,clllt on l,lls ,,c
count to Bet an nccurnto lino on tho com
narallie strongth of tho teams.
Athletes from West Philadelphia, South
Philadelphia Northeast, Central, Trades
School, Krnnlifonl nnd Oermantown wero
entered In tho evenls, nnd each team
brought with It a reprcaentntlvo crowd of
students. Long beforo tho doors wero
opened several hundred schoolboys and n
goodly number of young women stood out
on Broad street awaiting for their chanco
to enter tho armory and get possession of
the first row of scats, which had been ar
ranged nround tho outside of tho track.
The oonts wore the GO-yard dash, C0
yard hurdles, 2-'0-yard dash, hnlf-mllo run,
two-mllo run, H0-iuil, dash, standing
broad jump, high Jump nnd shot-put.
SEVEN PfflLSSTART
FOR SOUTHERN CAMP
Shettslino in Charge of First
Squad Off for Spring
Training
Seven members of tho Phillies left this
city this morning for tho spring training
trip at St Petersburg. Two more mem
bers Joined the gathering In Xew York,
where they boarded tho I.enapo for Jack
sonville, from whence they will proceed
to St. Pete by rail. Tho other 22 members
of the National League champions will
go direct to St. Petersburg by rail from
their homes.
i The' playeis who left here today were
Pitchers Uender, Mayor and McQuillan,
Outfielders Paskcrt and Devoro and Catch
ers Fish and Adams. Pitcher Chalmers
and Catchor Adams Joined tho squad In
New York Fish and O'Connor are being
taken to tho training camp to fill In, ns
arrangements have been made to plant
both with minor league clubs. Klsli has
already signed with Portland, of tho Pa
cific Coast League, whllo O'Connor prob
ably will bo sent to an, International
League Club.
Business Manager Shottsllne, Trainer
Hike Dee, Vice President Kred Chandler
nd the usual army of scribes. Includinc
sJames Connor, of tho Pum.ie I.edcieu,
T'snd Howard Klngsmore, tho Evn.viNd
ledger, photographer, accompanied the
l players.
,- President Baker and Manager Moran
.will bo on hand to greet tho squad when
It arrives In St. Petersburg, the hustling
leader having gone to tho training camp
two weeks ago. Cap Nenl, chief scout
for the chninnlnns. also is nt St. Peters-
kurg where ho has been making arrange-
ments tor tlio accommodation of the party
and having Improvements made on the
' playing Held.
BASKETBALL NOTES
Ed Wnchter, of Troy, who wns Injured In
their Indoor football uumo between Jusper and
Utlca several ureka 111,-0 In Ullcu, U still ill
a serious condition. ;
' Twloo when Wlllces-llRrrB has played In Cnr
condalo Wllkcs-liurrc pluyers haiti broken the
Jlass backboards, and now the Curbondala
laiVS think fhn lltllrtll.l-.1a U..P.I hpnlr.n !,....-
j.;tlonalIy.
Tflft lPftl fj1an tilth nf k T akiimsnt
,Iague, has challenged tho I'cnnayluinla Stuto
aukub winners iu u series or games.
t There will b somethliiB dolns In the llclnlty
l.p! JSd and Christian streets this eicnlns.
Reading Is the attraction at Cooper Hall
auii ine ureys.
ti a ''inajnanu Htato I.uatruo mananers have
' K!?"1 to eontlnuo the leat-uo next season
Jf with tho same elifht clubs.
S' n ?rln.cf ton has YnIe "" "s opponents, and
I' rolumbla visits Cornell In Intercollegiate
V IW contosts tonlt'ht. If Yalo run pull that
2?ii Voui!h ,un " Princeton, Penn plajers
R? jhan lKUstw championship of Delaware
Kjna Pucks counties will l settled on the
I Hnlnf,.t Saturday. Slarch 11, when Swarth
R Kt.lHn "ll1 DoyleslQwn Hlh clash In the
Kr,nmorB Pollegu caBo. Iloth teams havo
I t ,.J ..TV.". ",u - "tl KI.II1TU (1113 BQUBUII,
tilt biterest Is tocused on the comlnit
Tomorrow's Soccer Games
AMKRIOAN I.KqilK IIKMJFIT OAMi:.
taiti ?i?a,?on," v. All-Amerlcnns. at Ta
conr pan vark. Heferee, W. Dean.
AJIATKUK CUP COMTOTITION.
l'lrt ltound.
LehiJhdfr" va' U'sston. pt 3.1 street and
W.hi.v'?.U0' Referee, J. Shaw,
ml t'iiLn.ii,i.,,rv Somerset, at 2d
VliJSS.'rP"MB,,E?t"- Heferee. J. Kern.
ilirS?? nit N?.r American Jjice Co . at
h. !t'!2,'' "eferee, J. steel.
2i ii.,tineKy"- K. Slulfonl Co., at
I'aMl. una Kr'B aenu- lteforee. J.
ALT-IKD I,K.OCE.
llr.t imialou.
tSK,Innon " ,'u""- at ,,5n and South
reet, jtefereei jollIl Haiders.
, Pourlh DUUlon.
ley ana rhA;ie' "- st- Carthase. at Com
ion. Cnarles trcts. Iteferee, J. Thomp.
fit n,. Church llltUlon.
ford' l?na,Sl"..v"! St- Simeon, at Frank.
Nltchl r stret' 1,ererec' '
V INIIUSTHIAI, I.B.IOUK.
Wlllum rr? Roll "'a.rinc Company
in" H?v.?.ramp Company, at 5Sth street
Eli!WrJSra avenuo. Iteferee, Jt. Scott,
vld i,iSi,0taM Batery Company s. Da
MaiSFion s.ons, Clwlten avenue and
aolla .street. Heferee. Jf. II. Damford.
nkJlL ter, Company t. Martei Towel
'Ward '' l "' ancJ Bristol, teferiw. C,
fCreSonel(t.Jfan1.facturlnit Company vs.
rmnrAnH?"13 Company, at Tuiln street.
MUJr avenue, iteterae. it. wat
t irviTFii ivimw
fuJ'p,t,0J v Vlncome. at 10th and Hunt
''li?! avenue Refereo, 1. Ouan.
WrSShV"- le"onvllle. a Wihw Sun and
fLTSSSi V North Phl!ad.iphi:,y-M.
,L"S '' and Woodland ayenue. Ref-
f NOUTII PKNN LKAUUR.
'WotSar" VS AdeIPw' at Funflld PUy
I'LAYRItfki'xm ivntTK.
lsoa wreus. ' wu' at '" ana Jw
Cf.fm n.iAioc
&iKTJiSm&p''" A- A-
Lack of Cohesion Re
sponsible for Failure
of the Team Last
Year
By CHANDLER I). KICHTEIl
ARTICLE .
WHEN tho Chicago Whllo Sox got off
to a (lying atnrt Inst season, fnns
.throughout tho country expected Row
land's team to matte n runaway rnce out
of tho American League campaign Tho
team wns lilttlng nt n tcrrlllc rnte, tho
pitchers were going good and complete
harmony nppenrcd to prevail On Its
first Bwlng nround the circuit the Whlto
Box looked so good that tho opinion wns
unanimous that tho next pennant would
fly In Chicago.
With n lead of flvo full gnmc.i going
Into June, tho Whlto Sox suddenly went
completely to pieces, Game nfter gamo
wns lost and beforo It recovered from the
slump the tenm wns In third place nnd
never got Btarted on nnothor winning
streak. At the close of tho season tho
Sox did not look much better than the
second division teams, although thoy fin
ished third.
Manager Rowland was accused of ruin
ing tho pitching staff. Ho wns voted a
fnlluro as a manager. It also wns re
ported that there was friction In the
rnnlts nnd that cither Eddio Collins or
Frank Isbell would pilot tho tenm this
season. Owner Comlsltoy quickly dis
pelled this rumor by nppolntlng Rowlnnd
manager for another year nnd by Issuing
a statement exonerating the new leader
from nil blnmo for the fnlluro of tho
team to win the pennant.
At tho recent meeting of tho American
League, Rowlnnd explained to tho writer
Just why tho Sox went to pieces, and his
explanation Is plaubiblo. He wns making
no attempt to alibi himself, or ho would
havo explained In Chicago last fall for tho
benefit of tho fans.
Ilowlnnd Explains
"Wo went to pieces last season because
we got such n good start nnd were going
too good early In tho season. Early In
the year we wore hitting hard and did
not need a lot of Inside stuff to win, but
when wo struck our batting Blump and
wero playing close games wo were shy
teamwork. Perhaps It was my fault, but
I attribute It to tho fact that tho players
on my club wero stars who had como from
so many different teams nnd wero used
to so many different styles that It was
impossible for them to quickly fall Into a.
now system.
"Wo might havo perfected our team
work by mldsoason If wo had not gotten
off to such a good start. When n team
is hitting nnd scoring a lot of runs, It
seems foolhardy for a manager to experi
ment with various styles of play. That
is the position I was In. At the closo of
the season wo were Just finding ourselves
nnd playing tho kind of ball that does not
make heavy hitting Imperative, though wo
did not look so good. Unless I miss my
guess, wo will start right where wo left
olt last fall, and the Sox will not go to
pieces tho first time they strike a batting
slump."
Rowland Is not claiming the pennant for
tho Sox, but declares he can seo no team
iu tho American League which looks as
strong, and If his pitching staff holds up
he will not have to make any explanation
next fall.
Tho sudden collapso of tho outfield nnd
Hlackburne's failure to live up to expecta
tions at third baso wero other causes of
tho slump Inst season. Rowland believes
that ho will not bo troubled with weak
ness In theso positions this season. Tho
addition of Joo Jackson and Eddie Murphy
has solved tho outflold problem, while two
recruits and a veteran will try to plug tho
gap at third.
Pitchers Were Good
For years the Whlto Sox pitching staff
has been rated as one of the best in tho
country. If Its veterans do not start to
go back this hpring It should , even
stronger, ns tho addition of Williams, tho
Salt Lake wonder, tind Dave Dauforth,
tho strlko-out king, from Louisville, nnd
tho further development of Uiban Fabor
and Mel Wolfgang, will bolster up this
department.
Scott nnd Bcnz aro veterans, who could
bo depended upon to win nt least 60 per
cent, of their games In the past nnd, us
neither has reached tho nge where they
should be going back, It is likely both will
star again. Russell, the Texas southpaw,
who was of llttlo value to Rowland last
season, Is duo for a great year. If he
don't start off well ho will be released, as
Rowland has lost patience with him.
Russell should weigh about 18C pounds
In perfect condition, but last Bprlng re
ported for spring training weighing 225
pounds. He found It Impossible to get
down to his normal weight, much less be
In shape to pitch. Had Russell been In
shape he might have carried tho team
over the slump. Ho Is a great pitcher
and an "Iron man," and his absence was
felt.
There Is a chanco that Ed Walsh may
bo of some use to Rowland this season.
The veteran can hardly be oxpected to
take his regular turn on tho mound, but
his experience and knowledge of batsmen
may prove of great value for relief pitch
ing and to help out when the double
headers come thick and fast.
Sclialk n Marvel
With the wonderful Ray Schalk to do
practically all the catching, the Whlto
Sox have a decided edge on uny team
In tho league In this department. If
Schalk can keep free of Injuries, the
pitchers ure not likely to go to pieces
wKIt this brilliant youngster behind the
bat.
Mayer, the second catcher, Is a capable
receiver In every way and above the
average. He gets little chance to work
with Schalk on the same team, but Is a
handy man to have nround. The sale of
Daly leaves the third position open, with
threo recruits fighting for the place.
The miserable fielding of the heavy hit
ting Founder canted Manager Rowland,
to purchase Jack Ness, the Oakland first
baseman, who broke the world's record
for consecutive hitting last season Ness
played great ball In the Pacific Coast
League, and Is a better fielder than Four
ner, but it is doubtful If he will be able
to hit American League pitching, Four
nler may Improve in fielding, but, If he
should fall, he will be more valuable than
Ness unless the latter enn hit better than
he did In his last trial In the American
League.
The peerless Eddie Collins, king of sec
ond basemen, will be at his old position,
and will captain the team, Eddie had a
great season In a team which was shot
to pieces after the middle of June and he
should be even better this year, as team
play, which Is his forte, will be developed
before the race starts.
Fight for tPosltlons
The shortstop and third-base positions
depend entirely upon the showing of the
candidates for third base. George Mor
larty, the veteran, who was purchased
from Detroit, believes that ha can All the
post left vacant by the release of Black
burne, while Fred McMullen, purchased
from San Francisco, cornea highly rec
ommended. If both Morlarty and McMullen fall to
Impress Rowland, Buck Weaver will be
shifted to third, a position he plays well,
whlia Youns- Terry, tho Los Angele re
cruit, will be placed at Bbert. This, hjoks
like thVeot logical moy r Rowland,
as tt will bo out at the question o leave
CLARENCE ROWLAND
MannRcr of tho Chicago Ameri
can League club.
Terry out of the line-up It ho Is halt as
good ns he Is touted
Eddlo Murphy, Felsolt and Jackson prob.
ably will bo the regular outfield, desplto
rumors to the effect that tho latter would
bo benched in favor of Llebold or John
Collins. Jnckson's work Inst season dis
gusted Rowland, but Joe la not likely to
have nnothor poor season. He reported
to Cleveland in poor shape and mado no
attempt to keep himself In condition last
summer.
Comiskey's Generosity
Has Enabled Leader
to Gather Some Good
Talent
He realizes that ho will havo to work
to hold his position, nnd his lovo for tho
spotlight nnd fear of being n substitute
during tho Inst year of his long-term con
tract will nwnken Jackson. He may hax-e
ono of the best seasons of his career.
Team Is Strong
Tho Whlto Sox will havo a formldablo
llno-up and If they get tho Jump ngaln
rlvnl tennis will not find Rowland's men
so easy to overhaul.
Rowland has an aggregation of Rtars
who ntUBt forget Individualism nnd play
for the team. Ho believe") thoy will, nnd
If he Is right the White Sox will bo hard
to beat. If they do not work for the
good ot Hho team Rowland Will be quick
to make n change, ns ho Is past the ex
perimental singe
Charley Comlskey, tho most popular
owner In the gam", hns spent n fortune
to put this team together. He wnrts to
win one more pennant, nnd will then be
satisfied, he says. If money enn buy the
men to mold Into a championship combina
tion, Comlskey will hnve them. Ho does
not hesitate In money matters when his
team can bo strengthened. That Is why
bu Is so popular iu Chicago.
Tho popularity of this magnate In his
home city Is. amazing. When tho famous
Cub mnchlno was winning pennants nnd
the While Sox uero down In the rnce, the
American League outdrow tho National In
Chicago, beciiufo of Comlskoy's personal
popularity. Tlio loyalty of the fans hns
stirred Comlskey, nnd ho Is throwing mon
ey right nnd left for stnra to glvo theso
loynl funs 11 pennant. Will ho bo success
ful this season?
JUNIORS DISPLAY
CLASS IN INDOOR
TENNIS MATCHES
Wilson's Speed Defeats
High Quality Play of
Fischer
1 1 SNAPPY SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
MEN'S EVENTS ONE-SIDED
THOMAS, BASKETBALL STAR
YEARS AGO, DEFENDS RULES
USED BY EASTERN LEAGUE
Former President of American League Agrees
With Charley Keinath That Collegiate
Game Has Been Spoiled by Changes
TOHN THOMAS, president of the old
O American Basketball Lenguo years
ago, and a. man who Is recognized as ono
of tho leading basketbnll authorities In tho
country, tnkes Issue with Ralph Morgan,
Pcnn's representative on tho Intcrcollcglnto
Basketball Rules Committee, on the merits
of tho two styles of basketball used In the
Intercollegiate nnd Kastern Leagues.
One month ago Morgan wrote nn article
for the ICvcnino LEDOF.n, In which ho
defended tho present Intercollegiate game,
and criticised tho rules In vogue In the
Kastcrn League. A statement by Charley
Keinath, recognized as tho greatest col
lego player tho gamo has produced, that
tho Intercollegiate gamo was being spoiled
by tampering with the rules, caused Mor
gan to criticise Kelnitth hi nn indirect
way. . , ,
Thomas, who has played, managed and
coached teams which have UHed both
styles of play, writes tho following Inter
esting letter to the Kvbsino LBuaun:
To lliu Siorllii0 Killlor nf Kiiluu f.nlocr:
Sir In nn nrtlcle nptx'irliiK In ynur Issue ot
Snturdav. lVbnmry 5 Mr. ltalph ""Wan "'l:
lclse.1 Chnrley Keinath In rcwiri I hi; '
on the rules nf the IlttermlleBlate Itttiketlinll
iSugue. Keinath bollcnes that "So Pre'nt 1 rulrs
aro Vi handicap to the unmo. whllo Morgan li
"onvlnce.1 Hint they nro booming the 'fort-
The Koal tho ItulCJi UnniniltU'e "hould Btruo
to rench l" to keei. tho play frco from unneces
sary roughness, p ace 11 premium nn speed und
accuracy find to make the game coiitalii tho
greatest po-slblo (merest from u spectators
Btnnupol:.i. you will grant ma that If the
wilii n uPKrei' 01 fuutiiivj i'j ";;,:..,-
11IU lllUti
"rouble with the Intercollegiate rules In n. nut
shell, for In their nnxlety to nnd 11 wy to pre
vent 'utmost any form of roughness tie Ilulos
thrown oerytiiniH7 e'so 10 "
Committee has
winus.
Players Hobbled
Thcv havo hobbled tho pluicrs. preientlnK
tria 11ml natural action tu such, 1111 extent that
a pam' phAou uder intercolleglato rules Is 1 a
.iuf iiRalr lomimnit with onu played under
l?oSTSetni0HnalSio Mr. Morgan's a. tide.
fo"r U Ms plainly evident b hli own statements
that the miles 'committee has run nmuck.
I-irKt Ili states that llurvnrd dropped bas
ketball. Olid tho lntirculleglulB Ia-.ibuo dis
banded In lOCI because tho gamo will too
rousT Ho quotes Doctor nilot. president
of Harvard, h solng that b.isUotball was
worse, thin football, being more rjugh and
brutal. Tho Doctor, howeit-r. cannot be taken
seriously, for his forto Is In another direction
and not us a sporting critic, all the facts and
statistics disagreeing with his contention Tho
lutercolleslato Ingtio did not disband be
cauto tho sport was too rough, but owing to a
lack of Interest In tho games und controversies
among tho representatlps. ,..,,.
It must be remembered Uiat basketbnll Is a
comparatively now game, and was put on the
map ni renuivanm i--i .'?. y ,'" -'-" "
a team Including former Philadelphia nchool
hois. namely, Killers, McCrudden, Pltzpatrlck.
Mc.S'lchol, Klefabcr and Keinath. This team
by Its wonderful play prnctlcally compelled the
faeultj to recognize tho sport. It Is only
natural that unv now game should have Us
ups and downs, but tho fact remains that bas
ketball has been gaining momentum In popu
larity, rapidly. Tho lntercollcKluto league, and
the colleges In general havo not. however, se
cured their share of tho Increased Interest of
the public In tho gamo, which Is duo to tho
rt trictlvc rules by which their play Is gov-
phliatlelphla. for Instance, Is perhaps the
greatest city for basketball, tho game having
originated hero: and If tho college rules worn
not so narrow, tho general public alone would
no doubt uik Wolghtmun Hall to Its utmost
capacity, to say nothing of what the attendance
would bo If tho 0000 or so l'enn students wero
enthusiasts
Not Dissatisfied
Second, Ho states that ho formed an alli
ance with Doctor Huycrott to reform the game
and thut they decided bodily rontatt In guard
ing must bo eliminated. Tho It u lea Committee
therefore clashed a foul of this nature as a
personal one, and a player committing four
such offenses III any one game Is dlsqunlltlt
to by couches, platers and spectators.
from further participation In said gamo. This
la a most unfair rule and strongly oblected
If IU1B
been tho means of deciding games In a verv
unsatlBfaotorv manner, ns was tho caso In
the recent Ponn-I'rlnoeton game, whon Cap
tain, McTlgue, of Princeton, was cllsqualllled
In tho second halt with his tonm In tho lead.
The Hrd nnd Illuo subsequently succeeded
In winning out, but It was n hollow victory,
and Princeton had Just causo for feeling keenly
disappointed. Cuptnln McN'Ichol. of l'i 1111. wns
nhto disqualified In tho Dartmouth itnino plaed
In Philadelphia for committing' four personal
fouls, much to tho disgust of his tenmmates
and tho spectators. Tills rule has not stopped
fouling, us Mr. JIorRiin claims, hut It Is vory
likely to proient the host team from winning.
A shrewd player, too, who hns designs on hav
ing an opposing star nut out of tho gumo can
le.idllv accomplish his purpose through the
operation of this rule.
Third Mr. Jlorgnn sajs ho can't set still
tnesu das In the closing moments of 11 closo
Same, even though lie la of a calm nnd placid
lsposltlnn It Is a good thing that there Is
a llttlo excitement evidenced in tho last two
minutes of 11 close gamo to mako up for tho
other .IS. Tho score, how over. H tho causo
of this excitement and not tho manner of
gener.il plav. I'ersonullv, I did not seo nny
one biting their Mngcr nails during the closing
minutes of the recent l'eim. Dartmouth game
played at Wclghtm.in Hall.
Teams Evenly Matched
The teams In the lntercollcglato Leaguo havo
beui prottv evenly matched the last two jears
and this has helped Interest considerably, but
the rules certainly are nut responslblo for tho
spivtators getting excited except In a manner
unfavorable to Mr. .Moignn'a Mews
l'ourth Ho htatis that Charley Keinath al
most wrecl'cd basketball by hl.s expert drib
bling. This statement Is absurd, for you
could, with lust as much authority, say that
Mil Hollenback almost wrecked football by
hla successful running with tho ball.
Dribbling Is tho most spectacular feature
nud In tlio life 01 liisketlmll, und, outsldo of
running with the ball, a player should be per
mitted to take It down tlio Poor any way he
choosos. Borne players can dribble with ono
hand to adiuiitage, others need two hands, and
It Is their different stiles of play that make
tlio gamo attractive. Tho present Intcrcollcgl
nto l.cnguo rules prohibiting dribbling with
two hands nnd tho "discontinued" dribble 1110
too etnctiiig, wiping out a player's natural
moiements, thus making tho gamo full of
tamonesa.
Mr. Morgan and Doctor Raycroft remind mo
of two closs-eyed old ladles whom 1 onco saw
sitting around u basketball court. When tho
game was over and tho crowd had let out 11
mighty cheer for the victors, the two old ladles,
with faces tho pkturo of disgust, said to one
another in chorus, "!.ot us hurry up and get
out of this pluto, I never saw suih brutality."
In their anxiety to get out quickly tfiev
collided with each other, nnd one cross-eed
old lad exclaimed, "Why don't ou look
where ou're going?" The other cross-eyed
old l.idy replied, "ir ou had gone ivhero you
were looking wo would not have bumiied."
Collegiate basketball has prospered In spite
of und nut because of the rules.
JOHN THOMAS.
Honors In yesterday's tennis play nt
tho armory gn to tho Juniors, since nil
tho men's singles were too one-sided to
tnnko tho matches extremely Interesting.
Davis nnd Tllden reached tho round be
foro tho somlllnal, where Davis plays tho
winner of Ilenrd nnd Miles, and P. M.
Osborno meets Tllden. Alex Thayer nnd
Wallace Johnson came through to tho
semifinal by virtue of their victories over
Hoops nnd Harry Martin, respectively.
Uoth winners were In good form.
In tho Junior singles Sertng Wilson, of
Cynwyd. defeated his cltlbmnte, Carl
Fischer, 7-5. H-G, 0-2, In the best Junior
match yet played. Good ns Wllson'H nctual
tennis was, Fischer showed more knowl
edge of tho gnmo and a better assortment
ot strokes, nnd was beaten mnro by sheer
speed and weight than by better tennis.
Iloth boys hit hard, Wilson nlmost too
hard, since ho threw nwny several Im
portant points by trying fur speed. Wil
son made many beautiful cross-court
drives from the left coutt that beat
Fischer clean. Fischer showed excellent
Judgment In his choice of shots and de
served the set he won
Howard Shlol, tho sensation of the
Junior tournament, defeated Thomas
Vlschcr, 0-4, 7-5, In 11 pretty match. Shlel
played a tiulck, clover, heady game, al
ways looking for Ills opening and taking It
when It came. Vlscher was Inclined to be
erratic, but made many beautiful passing
shots to tho sldo lino. An excellent
match should result In tho finals when
Serlng Wilson meets Shlel nt 1 o'clock
on Saturday.
MASKED ROXER UNMASKED
Unknown Brought Here by Dick Cur
ley Still Mystery
7??????, from "From Whoro (7)," Is
still n mystery, although he was un
masked nt the request nf tho Department
of Public Safety. However, tho puzzle
pug's home in nil probabilities In In Now
York, as ho was brought hero by "Qun
Man" Dick Cnrlcy. Whoozlo Is not a
champion by a long shot but ho showed
sufficient form to win from Joo O'Nell In
tho wlndup nt tho Ilroadway Club last
night.
Tho Unmasked Marvel, or rather Un
known, proved that ho was a tough boxer
who could stand up well under a punch
nnd also distribute some stiff wallopi
himself. O'NcIl scored several corking
punches on Whoozlo's Jaw and although
dazed several times ho kept his equilib
rium. O'Nell was dropped In the third
nnd nt the ond of tho match Joo was
bleeding from his mouth. ,
Curlcy, It seemed, did not know tho
nblllty of tho unmuBkeu person, as ho
did not start socondlng tho boxer until
after tho first round, when tho Unknown
made a good Impression by his aggres
sive boxing. Tho report that tho myster
ious mauler 3 i:ddlo Kelly, of Now York,
is far from being right, ns Kelly Is a
much better boxer than tho M. M.
QUALITY SHIRT VALUES
Shirts such as we offer you at
our regular prices are better
value finality considered than
you could obtain elsewhere at
reduced prices Mako the com
parison, si.lfi each, :t for 3.oo.
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620 Chestnut St.
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ItOOKIES AND REGULARS
CHICAGO Jlelnio Silmmerman. star third
baseman, Is off the frivolous stuff and Is
business front now on. "Ilualness of grubbing
tho penant," ho said. Helula reported yes
terday minus fancy duda and diamonds.
MINERAL WI3LL3, Tex. Joe Hens. White
Sox hurler. today awaited an unaww to his
appeal to Southpuw Duio Dunforth. of Pales
tine, Tex., to relievo his lowliness at tho
Kox training camp here, which Is Just across
from a ceinutery.
PALRSTINE, Tfcx. The Drowns started
the ball rolllns In a B-lunlne practice ses
sion. Tho Whites and drays played a 7-up
tie. .
MARLIN. Tex. Jim Thorpe, who caused
John McOraw more disappointment than Mer
kle'n mental muff, rosy yet retrieve the man
ager's fading fulth. Thorpe batted loftily and
poled a home run. ilcflraw Is waltlnB for
Jlaln-lii-the-l'aca to du It again.
MACON. Oa. Bill Donovan's Yanks are
bowling aloiuf. The smiling rnanaer sepa
rated Tils Hock, segregating the. goats, and
Jent em through separate practice.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. -Manager Hugglns.
or tha Cardinal, expressed himself as pleased
with the manner In which his athletes aro
rouSdme into form. Tha team hhad live
davs of hard work with perfect weather conditions.
on Diamonds
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Holmes Electric 1'roteotlou
IJank and Trust Company llefaranca
37 NORTH UTH ST.
TcleuUvne filbert tltl
0TH & BUTTONWOOD STS.
Telephona Poplar 4331
EaUbJUhcd 60 Ytara'
Resistless power that floats the car up the steep hills, so
effortless, so easily, that it is a constant and a very keen joy to
COME to a steep hill. More speed than you can ever use and
EVERY moment a sweetness of running that Is all delight, a
silent, effortless sweep forward that feels like three hundred
horsepower under the hood, but gentle horsepower, controlled
by a touch.
A beauty of line that makes a lot of $3000 cars look like
lumbering 'busses. A grace, a trimness, of the sort that the
eye instantly recognizes, but which many, many words cannot
adequately describe.
A record of having been selected by the GREATEST
ENGINEERS in the country, by the greatest MEN of
AFFAIRS in the country. BOUGHT by them for their PER
SONAL use when they COULD buy, and in the past HAVE
bought, cars costing 54000 and over, not merely once, but
EVERY YEAR.
An indescribable, gloriously restful ease of riding, which you
have never before found in ANY car at ANY price which you
never before realized a car COULD give.
And to cap all these, the knowledge that you are SAFE in
buying, because we GUARANTEE the Service.
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Philadelphia
New York Headquarter t Columbus Circle Facing South
Also Distributor of Owen Magnetic Car
Telephone
Kj stone, Race 1(91.
Evening Ledger Decisions
of Ring Bouts Last Night
, IIKIMmVAl The "ttnknown" defeated
lor (Nell, Mike Cnler won from Put
n'Mnlrr. M'nllr lllnrkle milpolnlfd. Wlllfl
llitnrkert, H hlter lllflrrald Mopped lWdlo
Ilnjr In the thin!, while Ulllln Hpcnrer
slopped Jimmy Tlehe in the third.
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Johnii) .liajn drew.
Ilommer nnd
Who Is Kensington's best bantam? Thin In
terrotmtlon has had fnni In tho mill district
Kii-sslnit slnrB Harney Ilnhn rnms to this city
from VlrKlnla and settled down In that section
Tonight ho will pit hi skill nualnst Young- Mc
llovorn nt tho Nonpareil, nnd tho winner will
annex the title of KenMnslon.
Sammy Decker will dip hta hoe In rosin
apnln tonlitht. when ho Kels a now start In
ronlllct with Ybung Jack Toland at tho Quaker
City.
I.ou Durl.icher of this elty, Is mklnr
mutches nt the Kim Ittnk, New lledfeinl. Mass
Ho I dickering for a IB-round encounter be
tween I'ete Herman and Al Hhuhert.
rillslmrnh fan. will seo their featherweight
fniMrllp, Johnny Itny. who Is predicted for u
titular tide hv his homo town constituents In
notion with Champion Johnny Kllban. They
meet tomorrow nlftht.
(!u"le Lewis, brother of Harry Lewis, and
who hns been winning consistently in tho tinii
iHtn illusion, will ho ready to tako on tho top
noleh Ind? nfter a few moro matches Ho
meets n clever opponent In Youns: Friedman nt
the Olympla Jloiulay nluht.
A ileclslvo xletory for rlthor Joa Dorrell or
Jack Mil'nrron when they meot for 16 round
nt Norrltonn, Itarrh 14, will decldo which Is
tho middleweight champion of Pennsylvania.
Ilorrell and MrCnrron recently put up a rip
tenrlnc 10-round scrap up tho Stats, and
nelthor seemed to havo any advantoiro at tho
climax.
Philadelphia was n real fluht town on tho
nluht of Mnnh 17 Inst. With Kid Williams
nnd Johnny Kllhano ineetlnn nt ono club and
ono of the greatest nll-stnr shows eer put to-R-ether
billed at another arena, tho cntlro city
wan full of riOHT. FIOItT, FfOltT tulfc.
A locsl promoter Is planning another great
,how St Patrick's night this year.
Sllekey Brown lias nen taken In tow by
Hobby Morrow. Morrow 'bundled Younir Dig
Kins until tho latter.dechled to retire me l
supervising a billiard parlor downtown now.
. NrRotlnllons havo been start! for A match
between Tommy Utick, of this city, and Uconts
Chaney, for n. bout In Itnlttmoro,
Hobby Ounnls may stage another special
show nt tho Douglan Club next week.
Tho entire show at tho National tomorrow
night follows' IMdlu McAndrena v. Vlo Mo
ran. Frauklo Fleming . I'rnnklo White, Ed
die Wnllnce vs. Franklo Mr.Mnnus, Leo I.aroux
is. Young Hector and Hobby McIcod vs. John
ny llrltt. ,
Following his bout with Rteve Latto nt tha
Olympla Monday night. Willie. Moore will up
penr In n, series of bouls In New York, 8ev
eml Ootham promoters havo made him ofters.
liny Collins to Coach
FAtnFAX, Vt., March 3. Hay W Collins,
for several yenrs pltrher of the lloston Amer
icans, will coaeii tho baseball team of Bellow
Freo Academy this season.
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Prices 9.50 up.
Have YOU been here? Is it
possible that the fabulous oppor
tunities presented in this history
making sale are unknown to you?
Really, you must no longer be in
ignorance of these tremendous
clothing values. In justice to
yourself, come and see what others
have seen come and seo the most
beautiful clothing ever assembled
under one roof come and see the
thousands of $15, $18, $20 and
$22.50 suits and overcoats going at
the sensational price of 6.GG.
It is beyond human conception
to think that you would conscienti
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and we are sure that you won't.
Come tomorrow. This sale will
soon come to a close.
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