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FIGHT FANS IN " NEW "
"TIP" IS CIRCULATING IN
NEW YORK THAT MORAN
WILL DEFEAT JESS WILLARD
No One Knows Source of the "Inside Stuff," but
It Appears Reasonable Considering the
Battlers' Present Condition
THE lip la out In Now York that Frank Mnrnn will tic-tout .loss Wlllttrd In
tho hlpr bnttlo on Mnrch 2fi. No one knows whore tills "insldo stult" oritthmtci),
but all of tho wlso birds that roost on Ilromlwny mo (IIkrIiir Into tho fmnlly
bunk rolls and wnfjcrlnff thcjr perfectly Rood coin with reckless abandon. Many
bets have been placed that Francis will rceclvo tho majority of newspaper
decisions, while a few bravo persons arc
jwlll knock out Wlllard before tho fracas Is over.
Perhaps thcro Is a reason for this financial bravery, or It nilfht bo tho
result of tho dreams of dopestcrs. Then, again, the wise ones mlRht bo barking
.their own Judgment after looking over tho training methods employed by tho
tltleholdcr and tho challenger.
Jess Wlllard is not training hard for the bout. Ho appears every nftrr
noon at tho Pioneer A. C. and performs before tlio "two-bit" niidlenco 30 min
utes per day. Tho boxing bouts with his friendly partners arc Iiuko jokes, and
aa yet tho champion has shown nothing that can bo considered hlgli-clnss foiltl.
Moran, on tho other hand, is working hard every day, is In tho best of shnpo
and can enter tho ring today and glvo n good account of himself. Whllo Jess
Is warming his feet near tho steam radiator on sloppy days, Frank Is trudging
through tho snow and slush on ono of his soven-mile jaunts. All of Which points
to tho fact that Moran means business, while Wlllard seems to be taking n chance.
Willard Is Out for the Coin
By this tlmo it Is a well-known fact that Wlllard and his barber manager.
Tawm Jones, of Kewance, III., are out for the money, and they don't euro how
they get It. That stunt of charging the public 2." cents to look at tho champion
cavorting around tho stago and the barring of newspaper photographers looks
Very bad.
Ono day last week a photographer had tho courago to approach Wlllard's
training quarters to tako some pictures of the champion. I to was stopped nt
the door, and It is said that Mr. Jones sent down word that nothing could bo
dono until ho (Mr. Jones) arranged for "his share." This sounds llko petty
larceny, and as a result few pictures have been shown, as tho photographers
refuse to "glvo up."
Wlllard is unpopular and is growing more so ench day. Ifo has acquired
an nlr of conceit which Is not nt nil becoming, and perhaps It is tho wish that
howlll bo defeated that has stimulated tho betting In tho largo city.
Hatty's Fate Is in Dnulit
.Fans who for the last 15 years viewed tho exploits of Christy Muthowson
oro dubious as to tho success of tho Old Master In this soiisou'h campaign.
Matty Is toiling daily at Marlln, Tex., and on tho outcome of his condition
depends largely his fate In tho games to come.
Big Six in making' a determined effort to get In shape. Should tho pains
in his shoulder return when ho cuts loose, his career as n member of the Glonts
Will probably como to an end. It would bo useless for him to continue training.
Last season tho big hurlcr was off form on account of a nervous disorder
In his left shoulder and his neck, and accordingly spent much tlmo on tho
bench. When he did resume his post ho was hammered harder than a bush
leaguer Just breaking in. lie has been under tho care or a specialist all winter,
and on his departure for Mnrllu was told that It wns nlmott certain that bis
old trouble would not return.
Amateur Association Great Boost for Baseball J
Tho coalition of tho Federal League and organized baseball was probably
the biggest factor that ever developed for increasing tho popularity of tho
national pastime. But the work of tho XMinnnl Baseball Fodoiation, tho body
reprcsentatlng tho amateur leagues of America, is second in this respect. The
Federal League affair might bo properly termed nn accident in the history of
baseball, whllo tho continued efforts of tho X. B. F. is simply nn overllow, so to
speak, of baseball interest and enthusiasm.
Next Saturday thero will bo a meeting of this amateur association In Cin
cinnati. At that meeting It is proposed 'to have every amateur league in tho
country join tho Federation. This will mean that baseball will get tho most
general Impetus that it has ever gotten since tho beginning of organized base
ball and tho adoption of tho constitution which governs it.
For Eoveral years Cleveland' has been tho seat of the best amateur base
ball In tho country. Thero are more than 100 leagues in tho Ohio city today,
and every year tho municipal tournament nttracts far greater crowds than tho
Indians, on tho average. Of course, ono reason for this is that the games nvo
played once a week; nevertheless, tho excellent quality of baseball put up bv
the contending teams shows that tho Interest Is not entirely duo to tho com-'
paratlvely long tlmo between games.
With Cleveland doing her full fdiarc, St. Louis, Chicago, Louisville, Columbus
and Philadelphia joining in, tho Federation this year should enter on a period
of prosperity and progress hitherto undreamed of by tho original backers of
the scheme.
May Draw Haughton Back to Harvard
Strangely enough tho many former Harvard football stars now resident
In this city and conspicuous in tho activities of many of tho prominent local clubs,
are not mourning today nnd deploring the fact that Oilman, tho All-American
tackle and captain of tho 191G Harvard football cloven; Boles, a fast-running
varsity halfback, and Tom Enwrlght, looked upon ns tho successor to Brlckley
and Maliun In tho Crimson barklleld, have been dropped from colloco for failure,
to pass examinations.
Many of these Harvard men, whllo regretting that such a line typo of man
as Gllman should bo lost to the team, look upon this action of the Harvard
faculty as a blessing In disguise. They take this view, a strange ono to bo sure,
because they believe it to bo the lono thing that will keep Percy ITnughtou
In control of Harvard football for a year or two more, at least.
It has generally been recognized by Harvard men here that Ilnughton would
not actively control Hnrvard football next fall, but that he would, In view of
his pressing duties with tho Boston baseball club, bo tho advisory head of tho
eleven, and that tho actual coaching, which ho has performed In the past with
such care and marvelous result, would fall to others. The planning of Harvard's
play was to have fallen to Haughton, but somo of bis nrnsent. sloff nf rnnijliivs
would take up the actual Held work.
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Oilman Was a Tried, Seasoned Player I
This course was believed feasible In view of tho fact that Harvard had such
a mature, seasoned captain ns Oilman, who Is older than tho usual run of college
player, a thinker and marvclously efficient player. It was thought that as so I
many veterans were available, and such a man ns Oilman In direct ehargo on tho
field, Haughton could nfford to step out and let the mnchlne go nlnntr on j
its own momentum until a now controling head was obtained. j
Now the complete elimination of Gllman, with its consequent upsetting of j
plans, and tho removal of Harvard's bulwark In the line, makes matters assume a '
serious aspect, and tho pressure from all sides, ns well as from within Haughton' I
own mind, Is believed .by local clubmen to bo now great enough to Induce tho
peerless Haughton to put himself to the necessary inconveniences and to assume
once more the burden of Harvard's coaching destinies.
...
Penn Needs a Department of Freshman Athletics
Now that tho board of trustees of tho University of Pennsylvania has set
aside one plot of eround of tho newly acquired museum tract for tho use of the
Athletic Association, It should make a still further advance by establishing a
department of freshman athletics, under tho supervision of a competent director.
No big university in tho country has ever been so handicapped for room to develop
its athletics as Pennsylvania. The plan of the Football Committee to turn this
new field over to the freshman football team is good us far as it goes, but tho
sports of the first year men have now assumed such an Importance that they
deserve something more than a separate field.
Harvard has the right Idea. Tho Crimson authorities put their freshman
athletics under the management of a single department two years ago, nnd with
one accord they announce It one of the best things thoy ever did. It would benefit
Pennsylvania similarly, because it is the only way to get first year students started
in athletics and to interest them sufficiently to keep them In athletics for their
entire college course.1.
As things are now, the average freshman pursues his athletics only as long
as he sees he has a chance to make a varsity team. Tho suggested department
ts needed to retain the Interest of the mediocre men who, with careful supervision,
m&y frequently be developed into flrt-clasa athletes.
on tho short end of hots that Mornti
EVENING LEDGER MOVIES-WHAT?
EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA. THURSDAY, MARCH
YORK CITY
CAN F. BAKER
COME BACK? HE
IS, MCE SAYS
Home Run King Lands on
Two That Settle Ex
isting Doubts
FINGERS STILL SORE
By CKANTLANI) HICK
MACO.V (In., March n. Tho vital
spark, gentle reader. Is still there. The
old lliiino In. (he hatting nrb Is nt III
blazing. You may lie In dnulit as to
whether there Is a war In Kuropo nr
whether money makes a valuable pos
session, but If you desire ono truth Hint
Is self-evident and beyond all rebuttal
you can slutid by this, viz.: "John Frank
lin tinker can lilt."
Fato stacked the cards against the
Home Itim llng yesterday, which maket
his debut tho more Impressive. Fur n
year he has een out of big Inngiip
harness, dabbling with the succulent cab
lingo and the porous Futiash.
lie reported with tho Index linger of
his right hand mnshed, p? luted and
swathed until It resembled a breaded
veal cutlet more than a human talon.
This accident, the lesult of a log-rolling
parly, must have made bat gripping a
painful nrfnlr.
Ho started on a day cold and cutting
enough In freeze the eyeballs nf an Kslil
mo. In the whirl oY a wind that hummed
and whistled fiom Iho'red clay hills down
through the. valleys and out across the
Hold. It was no day for baseball, tint
even for those who bad built up their
vitality through two weeks' work.
And for the llrrt tlmo Pnnnvnn worked
In order four of bis regulars Keating,
Caldwell, Fisher and Sluiwkcy.
All this, certainly, was not picking any
rosebed for a star to fall upon on his first
day out. Tho most carping of nil critics
could not say tho occasion had been cut
and dried for any assured triumphal de
but. Hut when his time caino in bat Baker
drove two that ranged beyond iiullleltllng
reach, nut of four times up. and iiini of :
these brought up against the fenco with a ;
distinct thud. And tbnt only slnrts the :
story, linker, under such adverse rcmdl-
ions, might have easily been content In
merely lilt nnd then Inaf to enften himself i
! by degrees. liencrally, tho more high ,
I priced Hid brlc-a-brnc. the more fragile It '
Is. The price was there. In golden hulk,
but there Is nn fragility, gentle reader, I
! about the first citizen of Trnppe, Md.
He went tn work villi n swing nnd a I
I snap. Alter butting be circled the basis !
nn n par with the dash of Mngvc and
Mnlsel, and between chapters ho was
bunting nr winning up always busy i
and apparently glad to return to a gamo I
that bad brought him lame ami fortune
nnd tho plaudlts'of the crowd
TIipv will mil vmi HimI .lnlin l.Vnnklln !
cares nothing for fnme or acclaim. Ynn
can write tbnt oil the Hat. No stioli
supeistole ever lived. Hut even If it weto
true no one can Ray that linker doesn't
care for baseball. It is mora than bis
meat. It Is Ins dessert. Vou could led I
that by the eagerness with which he wnt '
lo work nnd by the Hash of plc.isure
that crossed bis face as the tlrst clean
drive sailed on nut in centre. Tim Old ,
Uoy wanted to feel one lenvo that lial 1
again as much as any kid un the tlrst )
warm day of spring. ;
And ho registered that Impression so
definitely tbnt no one could mlstako II 1
for any fnkn pep. Patting ability mure I
than anything ele develops n love of tho '
game, and, ns we suggested before, nn' j
what you want to about him, 'mt di n't j
forget this John Franklin linker run hit.
Bowling Alley Topics
Penn.vlvniila, tho hint of th elsht tiMma
In Sertlon A uf the Artisans' I.paBuc. ni:ttlt
I'lHli-nluuil N'n. 1 tfillil pxtfllri llnolf tn will
two games 011 ICcyHtone nllcys l.ntt nluht. In
Hie tn-Ki I'mli-nluwn rolled Inoo, litre of the
Htiuad tfnliiK over tho -(in mark ttrt'i-n, with
JJ.". Kllnt., with -ll.V an. I ,lui Avll, L'lll. P11
Uerrtown iviin tliu hpi-oih! by live plus, but
lVnnvlvnl:i MueU lo tht Job antl won Hit
Ilnal by mil to ST.'i. Cook uiul lluje.t rolled
well fur IViiiiHylvunla,
ProRH'sfllve made n poor showlnc nsulnt
Itoniti-rn. whli-li annexed all three Karnes,
(teorge Hill cr,u!teil uiu ml for tho wlnneru.
NorthWPHtern N'o. 1 nutrolled Ailelphl.i In
three Htralght games on Terminal alleyu. They
wiin the derond gamn by S17 to bit.
C. II. IIIbbIii!! avciaged a trlllo under in!)
for llartruiii In Its eii aualmit iipartan. Ilia
best seoro, 25, wna In Ills third game,
S. IletU, of Oalt Lane, got n I'D" aeoro In
III" iiecunil gamo against Larchwoud.
Sehlmrf started otf with L'l.'i In Ills first
gamo for Umleidown .N'o. !, hut did not main
lain tho pace.
Kettenvcll, for Harmony, had n fine rec
ord with totals of JlL'. 111 nnd 1IM. Ills
tuammales won all Ihren from Union.
Accnuiiting won
two from Kuitnlv In lli
I'hllailelph:
pnia
i-.iei'iric icague, wiiuo -Meter,
rolling u blind, dropped Ihreu to
nmnei-s-iip.
Ilistutlatloa
sirnwbrlilo S, Clothier teams will renotv
their series on L'usliiu alleys tonight.
Duffv
contributed Jt:i and '.'O.'I In I ho last
two games which Smith. Kilns & Prencli won
JIUIII JIUIIUOI,
form.
the uillenilerH showing good
Mponey'a big effort netted S3 for Nationals
In his final game.
Willard Gels Riled
at Snapshot Artist
NEW YORK, March 0. Bifr
Jess Willard is a modest young
fellow. He hates to have his pic
ture taken, especially by strange
photographers.
O. P. Browning, representing the
Associated Newspapers, yesterday
attempted to snap the champion as
ho walked from his hotel along
West 81st street toward Central
Park.
Jess had previously refused to
poso for Browning unless the lat
ter had Tom Jones' permission to
make the picture. Browning did
not have tho consent.
Says Browning in describing
subsequent happenings:
"Willard rushed at me, grabbed
me, shook me and threw my camera
in a snowbank."
Browning hadn't made up his
mind last night whether to sue
Jess or not.
DOST THOU
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PHILLIES' CHANCES TO RECAPTURE FLAG IN
NATIONAL LEAGUE DEPEND ON MANY "IPS"
Wilbur Good and Ben
der Two Men on
Whom Pat Is Depending-
to Help Club
IJy CIIANDLKK I). HICIITKK
AllTICl.H XV.
WHAT are the Phillies going tn do,
.villi the other tennis In tho National
League strengthened? This question has
been nked thousands of times by the
fans shite the pence agreement between
Organized ISnll nnd the l-'eds wns signed.
Prior to the pence ngreement the Phil
lies looked like nn excellent bet to repeat,
If the breaks did not go against them,
but the sniuo cannot be snld at tho prcs-
ent time, on paper the Phils do not look
strong enough (In comparison with other
j teams) to llnish better than third, because
1 the future of the Phils depends largely
1 upon "ifs," and tills treacherous little
I word can never be depended upon.
j The team has int been strengthened
1 unless Header and fjnod show better
I than they did In 191 1. it may piny bot
I tor because the men naturally 'will have
I greater confidence and tho advantngo nf
' further experience as a combination. The
i pennant nf 191." was won largely be- j Cravath's legs will be as good as ever.
1 cruise nf a grand combination built on If they are. tho Phillies' chance Is much
1 Alexander and Cravath. ' better.
1 '
Half (lie Defense Lour Career
, Alexander was half the ilrfcm-e,, while In Cravath's ease. It must be reineni
; Cinvath wan almost half the offense. I red that, while ho has been with the
! other players drove in runs nnd were In- . "Miillles only four years, lie Is starting
directly responsible for ninny victories,
but the moral effect of a Cravath nn the '
PHILLY CAN PLAY INDOOR
TENNIS WHEN GIVEN CHANCE
Interest Shown in Recent Tournament Holds
Well for Development of Stars Larger
Entry List Expected for Next Year
By
WILLIAM T.
T1IK1U-: Is a saying that one Is never too
old to learn. It Is from new ventures j
that wo learned much from tho Indoor
tonuls championship or Philadelphia, held
last week at the armory.
First, many people learned what a few
of us already knew, that Willis K. Davis,
tho now champion. Is a tenuis player of
tho very first class. Some of us learnwl
It from sad experience.
it was also discovered, notwithstand
ing Paul lilbbons' assertion that many
great efforts wcro induced by the band,
that while music hath charms It is not
conducive to good tennis. However, since
wo heard Mr. (lilibnns make a few re
marks about that band we think be really
agrees with us.
The great discovery, however, Is that
Philadelphia Is quite able to play Indoor
tennis if given the opportunity. The
events in nil classes were marked by good
tennis and great Interest. The ladles
I played consistently and well. The boys
j showed that wo luivo quite a few proni
' Islug kids to work with, whllo the men's
! event produced some of the best tennis
I seen around Philadelphia in years.
The real reason that tho Interest was
sustained to tho end was tho efficient
management of Paul W. Gibbons, chair
man, and his assisting committee. Mr.
Gibbons never allowed the court to be
vacant for a moment, with the result that
every event except the men's doubles was
finished on time. These doubles would
have beon completed, only Thayer and
Hall. Thayer and Davis. Tllden and Os
borno and about threo others played over
time matches that delayed the doubles.
Thero. Is no doubt that next Benson's
tournament will see a larger and classic
entry list even than this. It Is a pleasure
to feel that the name of Willis V.. Davis,
California Stale champion, Is the first to go
on our new trophy cup. It will be a great
Incentive to men next year to try to place
their name alongside. Judging by Davis'
form Indoors. Jt looks as if we may also
have the pleasure of greeting him as our
next outdoor city champion.
The junior event wns a great success,
both in the Interest the boys took and tho
excellent tennis they played. Sering Wil
son, of Cynwyd Club, who won the chain
plonshlp, played a game in the finals
HESITATE, MANTILLUS, EVEN ON SATURDAYNIGHT? ACLE aFpASS
KELLY A GAME AT HOME
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opposing team put more than one hurlcr
In .1 bnlo from which be could not extrl.
eate himself unless th game had been
won by the Phils. ;.-nndcr declares be
Is ns good -s over. It would be surprising
If he did not, but It will require u few
months nf tho playing season to cmi luce
(lie skeptical.
Cravath also Is 11 doubtful quality. ",".ie
hnnic-run king will be able to hit as long
as he can tote a hat to the plate, but If Ills
legs are not stronger than they were In
the closing days of the 1913 campaign, ills
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value will decrease almost GO per cent.
The eye Is the last thing to go bad! on a
great natural clubber, while the legs or
irms are first. A lien tho legs start to
give way under the strain, a player Is
nearly nt tho end of Ills career. Perhaps
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bis lfith season ol professional ball,
Cravath played in a small league In Cali
TILDEN, 2D
which won the praise of all the te
rnli'e'rs, Vl'vim S!
tenuis
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run
ners' up in the doubles, did not nlav sin
gles. Pernoek, especially, showed remark
able form and would have made the event
nioro Interesting.
The two boys who showed tho best pos
sibilities ns far as strokes and knowledge
of the game goes were David Beard, of
Gorman'imn Academy, uiul Carl Msiher,
of Cynwyd. Fischer, with his reniarliublo
forehand drive, needs hut some good In
struction to make a really remarkabla
youngster. Beard Iuib a better rounded
game, volleying with nccuracy nnd hit
ting well from the base line. Both those
boys aro handicapped by size at present.
Howard Hhlel. runncr-no to Wilm m
the singles, showed what steadiness and
lieadwork without shots can do. It look
liiiu tj the finals and on the way beat two
good boys.
Billliigton and Dornheitn, doubles win
ners, ure hard hitting, erratic oiiiisstera
with lots of possibilities of development.
They are among ou rmost promising com
ing stars.
M'CAWtOX AND 150KKKU ARK
W01.KIX(i HARD FOR CONTEST
Local Entry Training for Knockout
in Norristown Match
Iteports this morning from Allentown
stated that Jack McCarron was training
more diligently for his encounter with
Joe Borrell nt the Palace A. C, Norris
town, next Tuesday night, than for any
match of his career. "Middleweight Cham
pion of Pennsylvania" goes to the winner,
and the Irish Demon is anxious to bring
iiio who iu .uiemowjl.
Borrell has been dropping bis sparring
partners in gymnasium work-outs dally,
and he was confident today that he would '
have McCarron on the floor for the 10- i
second toll before tho limited 15 sessions i
expired. '
ht. Paul promoters will have their eyes
focused on the rebult of the Norristown
battle, and It Is probable the winner will
get an offer to meet Mike Gibbons. Bor
rell has been negotiating for a St. Paul
date for some time; thus his anxiety to I
win by the kayo route.
PjJj' -
Cravath and Alexander
Were Offensive and
Defensive Stars of
Last Season
fornia In 1902 and Joined Los Angeles In
190. lie remained with I,os Angeles un
til the Itcd h'ox purchased him. Ills career
since th''t time is too well known to he
worth 1'itirntlng.
nnnernft Is going to be even better
than In I91C, and prnbnbly will he tho
peer of shortstops before the coming sea
son ends; whllo .Stock also should Im
prove. .N'ielioff may bo u trifle better, but
lie Is a player who has certain llm'ts,
above which he never will go. and tho
mad chase for a second baseman this win
ter will not Improve his confidence any,
Knrrlng the pitching and catching,
there is not another position on the team
which Is likely to be stronger than last
year. Already Goodo is being awarded
Paskert's position, but if ho beats the
veteran out It will Hurprlse National
League players greatly.
The great trouble with Paskert Is lack
of confidence. If he can open the season
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chili the ball, but if lie gets iv sturt simi
lar to 191!, his average will be just about
as low. Paskert worries and thinks too
much about bis batting average, and must
be rid of tho fault. Put at that bo is
a better all-around man than Goode If
the latter has shown his best at Chicago.
Whlttcd Is a certainty In left, and Is
a good outfielder. It Is said that he will
be switched to second base, hut there Is
Ilttlo chance of this, lluggins tried to
make a second baseman of Whlttcd, but
found that ho was not only slow In
handling throws, but could not field a ball
to his right, lie also takes too much
tlmo getting n ball away from him. To
throw fast and accurately. Whltted must
straighten up. and this type never
amounts to much nt the keystone sack.
Good Pitchers
Tho Phillies will have another great
pitching stuff, and there lies Its chance for
tho pennant. If Mayer can get off to a
j great start again and docs not break In
I mldseason, as be did In 1915, he will win
! about five more games than ho did last
i year. Manager Moran will have more con
fidence In Chalmers nnd he will be allowed
to work oftener. Chalmers will be oven
better than Mayer If he gets a good stnrt,
as he gains confidence and goes better If
luck Is breaking for him.
"Chief" Uender Is going to be a great
help to Moran. Tho former Mackman
still has his old-time speed, and just so
long as he lias it lie will be a wonder for
relief pitching, even If he fnlls to go the
route. The writer Is confident that Bender
Is going to shock tho baseball fans who
have been predicting that he Is through ns
a major leaguo pitcher. If Bender Ib able
to go to the relief of wavering twlriera
Moran will bo enabled to keep Alexander
out of the "bull pen," which will permit
the Nebraskon to save his strength for a
gruelling finish.
A good left-hander Is needed badly by
the Phils. Illxey pitched some line games
last season, particularly against the
Braves, hut tho team has little confidence
in him because he lacks it himself. He
must show this season If he Is ever to be
of much value to the team. If Illxey does
at least show the form Ills great natural
ublllty should permit, Moran's stare will
be ns formidable as that of the Braves,
Not much dependence can bo placed
on the recruits, but Demaree and McQuil
lan may prove of value. Demaree has an
excellent head and a thorough knowledge
of the National League batsmen, which
makes his position certain. McQuillan
must show consistent form or he may be
allowed to depait to make room for Joe
Oeschger.
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VETERAN PHILLY
PITCHERS ENGAGE
IN SHORT DRILL
Bender and Alexander on
Mound in Batting pra'
tice This Morning
WEATHER IS
WARM
tin a Staff Corresponfan
st. PBTEitaiitrno. m. ,.. .
Tho mld-season ring of the old w. V ?
was heard nnd echoed thm, i, .Ee k,.nl
! woods surroundlmr PnnV .. i"'
log Coffee PM i.!.7
1 morning. Pat Moran. bavin- 'ark "ill
a paper tbnt one of tho bc?t ,.,, l
getting runs is to no !,!
decided that his young men .tallS-J
thoroughly proficient In the n J? of??1
mine Mm nlil f..ll i- .1.- - " of ill
rci
!.
'" " " mo ince,
There fnrn Mnm ..... -,..
! antler and Hcndcr to the inni-V
Ilttlo gentle tossing to the b.1tim:I10lV,
morning. None of them nulStt,,
....,..,.... .lunc ui mem nut rni,Al.
the ball the result being C &,'
fairly rained down tho long stone in L ."
field nnd kept the retriever. Jl""
i m ttntr,
or king m.
tlmo to recover nnd relay the trihnLV?:
to the diamond. After this trtofiS?
ten enough pitching somo of the vm?!
sters wcro sent to tho hill. t!im yll
more stuff than their hotter-known la!
mates, or at least they were willing ("k
themselves out further. Consequently ts,
was a notlcenblo let-up In the base hlit ,!
nnd more weak grounders and dob ii.!
gladdened tho Innclders' mitts. u
Today was warmer than ycsi.nb,
Tho wind that swept across the fl.M ' ,
Wednesday wns lacking, ana the t4
got a fine workout. Moran told.nm
man to be back In uniform and rciAitl,
nfternoon work at 2 o'clock.
Al Iing, the leading real estate nun
and backer of baseball here, lm3 been .
tortalnhig the Phillies extensively ln
their arrival. "
ROOKIES AND REGULARS I
CHAnt.OTTKHVlr.I.H. Vn M,... .,.
fllli nnd the mnln sound of Wanhlnstoti AmS!
en it LoiiKufrs nrrhed today. Thry found ntirij
nil tho rookies on tho lionpltnl list, with SS.
Wlllj
Attrock cronkinpr.
even Comedian .Nick
MACON', tin. All Jtncon trooped In to tl
t-rnnk linker's flncrpr. wlion th k. .:
klim flnnlly put tlio memlii'r on cjbllliSc
linker biiIc n los rolled on his rleht hoot
MAP.t.lN. Tex. .Tim Thorpe cut a ik-m.
baCBer.in tho (llnntH' daily slx-lnnlnit nrjelS
Biime. Tho Wciitlcla bent tho Koclicrs. Jtj,
DAYTON. Ha. Davo Hickman, form
Terrapin otnr. gnthpreil most ot the honor!
when tho Dodcers stove In Ktetnon Collero n
tu 111. In tho Dodisers' llrnt full-length prtrtW
mime. Hickman not three trtylea and a double.
MIAMI, Kin. With Pnnnma hats asuku
two tonms of llrnvcs started n series ot It
Kanies here tills nfternoon. Knetzer sttrW
In tho box for tho reculjrs with barnes 01
tho opposing hill. .
JIINKItAI, WF.I.I.S. Tex. At the While Sot
trnlnlni; i-iunp her" Jim Scott's new cum
tins Ix-i-n dulilied the "x-ball." tho alfebrtlf
term heliiff implied becouie It Is not knon
Just what turn tho curve la coins to tilt
TAMPA. Kin. A nam: of weary and son.
inuscli-d nthletos went through u light vnX
ouc at the Culi training camp here loda;.
Frank Kchulto nnd Znbol nro In the ivij ot
drawing s.uspcnsloni If Ihoy don't set on tti
Job soon.
PAI.nSTI.Vi:. Tex. With the Browns ho.
Intr tho first hIciis of rounding '.i.io uk
Fielder Jones slowed up tho workouts today.
The rcBular cleht-innlns came was called eJ.
HAN ANTONIO, Tex. Tho Cardinals in'
prinieu lor mo nrst snuaa Bams toaay wiu
tho Hronchoi away, Muggins divided his sqail
fn two sertlons and will turn them loose u
an eight-Inning Biinio thli afternoon. Tfceni
not n Charley horso In tho camp.
WACJIAHCIIirc. Tex. Jennings gave hit
Tigers their first taste of real baseball rn
terday In n scvon-lnnlng came between plckrf
tennis. Tho Irrlslstlblcs walloped the b
vlntlbles. T to II.
WASHINGTON Clark firiflith and moil ot
Ids regulars left Washington at ln:10 todir
for tho Charlottesville training camp. Shou'd
all anmver roll enll tomorrow as expected, 31
will be on hand, of whom 30 tutually apctu
In tho line-up.
DAWSON SPRINGS, KT Cigarettes tri
taboo In tho Plrnto c.inip. .Manager Callibu
nut his foot down on them In the course els '
lecture delivered to the Pittsburgh ?!
Bqund today. A lone htko over the hills ml
some lively baseball prnctlce was the prosnui
for this afternoon. .,
NrjV OIU.nANS Manager bee FoM teiujl
maue tne prediction mat uieveianu ioa L ,
Bolne to bo nolo to boast of the fastest U- 1
Ine team representing that city In Bg-J
inin
nro showlns all sorts of speed In the ouum
duiip. i.u.ij .tiuirwiN ...... '- : ,. -
and on the bases.
CHICAC
. . . i ih.i tr.i
CHICAUU A rumor persists "c... rSl
Clinso will play first base for the .New W
(Hants. Tho rx-Kederal LoaBuer Is the uii
of the stars of that organization to land u,
organized baseball. Chase is due In tb"S
today or tomorrow to settle Ms DanraJ
fctatus,
SHKEVEPOrtT. I.a. The famed I.".. '
shuttlecock Is playing a Part In the MJ
landers' training. Two new handball cogu
lire nlso aiding In putting the ntimam
.ondltlon. Hatting und lie ding made uo t
principal practlio work ut both sesloos t-
Chinese Nine on Way Here
IipNOI.UJ.lJ, Marcl..O.-The Chines. W
ersuy DUli IIUTrB liaw ,rt ..-.- t,irt '1
steamship llntsonla for San Franc Urn. I
they will begin thoir lour of the Un ted Stita
Tho opening Fame will bo plajed wta m I
Stanford University nine, on iiurcn jo.
HAVE YOU TRIED A
EXCEEDINGLY BnTER"
Henry's Cigiir Co.. Philadelphia
ONE LOOK! THATS ALL
National A. C. National A. C.
Httturdi'v Mght Sulurduy ' , I
Joe Azvedo vs. Johnny 0 wn I
Patsey Cline vs. Eddie Morgan ji
'lllKtiri uinrr mar w"
OLYMPIA A. A. RSSySpBU'
MO.Nn.VV SlflllT 8t0 hjWK.Lt,
Uhltey Fltigfrnld is. Krunkte .iJWjt
KTAM.KV KKTCIII' I. s. 'UVK,JlltcSlt
IIUCK FI.KMIMI . KIMMfc Jjul
Ailui.. SSc. Hal. lies.. S0c, Arenu KM., '"'"il
HcC ARRON-BORREL IS j .
.. . ..... tn trknndf
Joe Iluntlnr-Nol iiiionuci, '""-i,ui i
l)ougfierty'. 3000 !!"" Ken""1"-
n-.-ii-r M'
TOMniiT nnxi.Mi iu.il'
BROADWAY A. l,.
!Y IIIN'KI.K vs. JULJJ'KJ3
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