Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, March 13, 1916, Night Extra, Image 14

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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, MAROH 13, lOlfl.
jlJSS WILLARD PROVES HIMSELF UNPOPULAR AS CHAMPION BECAUSE OP PEEVISHNESS
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WILLARD'S PEEVED ACTIONS
PREPARATORY TO MORAN BOUT
MAKE HIM UNPOPULAR CHAMP
Titleholder, With but Two Matches in as Many
Years, Does Not Impress Public Because of
Wry Disposition and "Money-inad" Habit
PEEVISH, petulant anil perturbed, Josa Wlllanl has threatened to call off his
ten-round bout with Frank Moran. The world's heavyweight champion Is not
tatlsfled with tho treatment ho has received thui far In Now York and Insists
on receiving all of tho homage- duo a heavyweight champ. Just what that
homapro Is cannot bo determined, but Jess wants It, and that's all thcro Is to It.
Mr. Wlllard, according to tho gentleman who writes under Mr, Wlllard'a
name, says that a llttlo matter llko a M7.G00 purso will not forco him to submit
to "further Indignities at tho hands of tho State Boxing Commission." Ho
declares that ho has a right to train as ho pleases and If tho public wishes to
f,i pay zt cents to seo mm worn, mat is mo puoitos Dusmess. ii mo -juuuu gcis
Kl "stung" tnat is nono or his business, cithor.
For tho past week tho papers havo been full of notices about Al koicii, a
heavyweight boxer, who had been engaged at a salary of $500 to Bpar with Wll
lard each day until March 25. On Saturday it was announced that Itolch would
havo his flrst workout with Jess, and somo 2000 persons paid good money to seo
tho bout. Dcsplto tho largo crowd, however, Wlllard refused to box hla now
sparring partner, cut short his training and left tho hall as quickly as possible.
Wlllard Ungentlcmanly Toward Clialrman Wcnckc
Fred Woncke, chairman of tho Now York Boxing Commission, asked Wlllard
for an explanation and Is said to havo been told "to mind his own business."
Wencko then ordorcd Jess to turn amateur and ccaso charging admission for
tils dally workouts. Then Jess became very angry, and, still talking through
tho gentleman who writes under Wlllard's name, said:
"I'm going to call oft tho Moran bout. That's all thcro Is to It. I won't
stand It any longor. Tho trains aro running to Chicago overy day and I shall
Jump on ono of thorn If I am annoyed any more. Why, In Chicago, they would
lx glad to pay $1 to seo mo train. Why should thoy kick hero when I am charg
ing only two bits?"
That speech shows tho methods being employed by Wlllard and his several
managers whllo preparing for a 10 round no-declslon battlo. , Ho Is out to "got"
tho public and ho "gets" thorn going and coming. Tho match will bring him
more than $50,000, yot ho gots peevish when asked to glvo tho poor, overworked
public a run for Its monoyl
Wlllard Unpopular As Titleholder
Wlllard is nn unpopular champion, if ho can bo called a champion. Ills vic
tory over Johnson has been questioned, especially now that Johnson has admitted
that ho deliberately "laid down" in tho fight in Havana last year. Wlllard won by
a knockout In tho 26th round, but pictures show Johnson with ono nrm over his
eyas to keep out tho sun's rays whllo ho was being counted out. Ho also
seemed to be resting easily Instead of being stretched out, as Is tho caso In all
regular knockouts.
That was tho only big thing Jess has over dono. After tho battlo ho tried to
go on tho stago, but soon discovered that ho couldn't act. Then ho Joined tho
circus and in ono season cleared $93,000. That's qulto a bundlo of money for a
boxer to pull In, especially when ho is not forced to defend his title. Ho has been
potted, feted and flattered by thousands, and now imagines ho Is ns Important
as tho greatest prima donna on tho grand opera stago or tho President of tho
United State's.
Ho will not allow a photographer to take his picturo, unless an order flrst
1 obtained from Tom Jones. 4nd Tom does not wrlto orders for nothing. Last
week a newspaper photographer had tho courago to snap Wlllard whllo ho was
walking in tho street and was punched for his trouble. Joss also ruined tho
camera. This is something unusual for a prizefighter, but It gives us a lino on
tho exaggerated opinion Jess has of himself.
Champion Was Joke Before Johnson Bout
Wlllard Is not training hard for tho battlo on March 25. Ho probably is be
ginning to worry over tho outcomo and fears that a sotback will injuro his "easy
money" with the circus this summer. It must bo remembored that Wlllard Is a
"mado" champion and was a Joko before ho met Johnson. In two years ho has
had but two battles, tho last ono being on April G of last year. Ho knows that
he must show tho public that ho is cither a champion or a falsa alarm, and he
tears tho test. Moran '.a a hard man to beat and it would not bo at all surprising
If Mr. Wlllard asker1. for another postponement at tho last mlnuto.
Moran has berh "showing up" Wlllard slnco tho match was mado. First, he
refused. JSSW'Vjftered him by Tex RIckard as a balm when the battle was shifted
from March 8 to tho 25th. Then ho opened his training quarters to tho public
and allowed thoso who cared to seo him work to do it for nothing. If tho spec
tators wished to glvo anything, there were boxes sent out by charitablo organiza
tions and all donations wont to a worthy cause. And last, Frank is working
faithfully for tho bout and doing his best to get into condition. Wlllard knows
this and appears to bo contracting a severe cold below tho ankles.
Just what tho champion will do in tho next two weeks will be carefully
noted by the Poor Old Public. It can bo seen, however, that Wlllard has paved
tho way for a postponement or a cancellation of tho bout and it Is believed ho
Will welcomo a regular chance to assumo tho tltlo of tho "flghtless champion of
tho world."
Ilorine Denies He Is Through With Athletics
Qeorgo Horlne, the greatest high Jumper tho world has known, and
former holder of the world's record at six feet seven Inches, has written to
friends In this city to deny that ho Is out of track athletics for good, as re
ported from tho coast recently. Instead, Horlne hat a surprise in store, Judg
ing; by his brief announcement. This Is bclloved by athletic men In this city
to be a plan to enter for tho A. A. U. all-round championships this summer
at Newark, to try to outscoro Howard Berry, of Penn, and Alma Richards,
of Cornell, the latter holder of the A. A. V, all-aruund title.
Horlne did glvo up active competition In t!-o high Jump, and will make
no real effort to try to break the high-Jump record, which has now reached
such tremendous height. But he has Just now devoted his time to Javelin
throwing, a hard event to master, and one that can make or break his score
In tho all-round event. Tho Callforntan Is a flno runner nnd hurdler, and
can hold his own with most athletes In this respect. In tho high Jump
bo can oven far outpoint Richards without giving special attention to the
event. Therefore, his action In giving his attention to Javelin throwing, an
entirely new event, proves his Intention of seeking the all-round title.
Wrestling for the last time In Weightman Hall, Miko Dorlzas, Penn's famous
areek athlete, threw tho much-touted Snyder, of Cornell, without exerting him
self. If Dorlzas Is victorious in tho intercolleglates next week ho will be the
first collegiate wrestler to go through his entire career without losing a fall or
decision. An Immense crowd was on hand to see Dorizas in action for tho last
time, and while the spectators were keenly disappointed at Penn'a defeat at
tho hands of Cornell, tho Greek's victory more than atoned for tho Bet-back.
Ted Meredith showed Saturday night that he Is not going back, although
porno of tho New York scribes have declared that his failure to win more races
thlst winter Indicates that sad state of physical affairs. Meredith hasn't been
training recently. His smash of the 660-yard indoor mark Is merely another
proof that as long as he desires to he can beat the world's best athletes
in the middle distance events.
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De Neil established a four-season record by defeating the 1016 cliamplons of
tlW Eastern League Qreystock then coming back and smashing Trenton for
a second victory In one evening. In the second contest Manager Dudley used
a number or suosmuies, not Decause ma reguiara were uu in, out Decaus tney
j got such a big lead on Trenton that ha did not consider it worth whllejro use
up their reserve energy.
Vasil Molsldes, Michigan's heavyweight Greek wrestler, wants to t Mike
Dorizas, of Penn. This Spartan clash would bo a big attraction. WIBSt proves
that this la an enlightened country, The fans don't care In what latjguagu ath-
latlcs ore conducted.
Bert Nlehoft la still hitting In world's series form. He didn't get a bingle
off Tincup or Rhoads in Saturday's little fray In St. Pete.
We hate to call a lady names, but Molla BJurdstedt does seem to be ublqult
ous. Wherever one sees a woman's tennis tournament from Boston to San
Francisco, there la Molla also.
And with all of that cash safely stowed away In bank, Jess Wlllard still
calls 'em "nllums."
MEREDITH AGAIN
STAR PERFORMER
IN INDOOR GAMES
Penn Athlete Breaks 660
yard Record and Runs on
Winning Relays
YALE FOUR SETS MARK
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In a meet thnt abounded with spec
tncular features, Ted Meredith still was
able to slilno with morn than his usunt
brilliance In the Mcadowbrook A. C.'s
soventh annual Indoor games at Conven
tion Hall on Saturday night. Ills tnrea
performances, first winning the special
060-yard run In tho new world's record
tlmo of 1 '21 2-6, then running tho final
and winning relay for tho dual rnco with
Cornell, and flnnlly, without removing his
extra jersey, running the last relay In
tho big Intercollegiate relay with Har
vard, Princeton and Cornell, all proved
that lie lias lost nono of his superhuman
speed and vitality. With careful training
and freedom from accidents thcro need
bo no fear nliout tho Quaker captain's
ability to double up onco moro In thn
Intcrcolleglnto quarter and half, as ho did
last year, and win them both.
Next to Meredith's Individual work, the
performanco that meant moit In nn Intcr
colleglnto senBO wai the smnRhlng victory
of Yalo In tho two-mile relay with Cor
nell, Michigan. Malno nnd Pennsylvania.
Tho Clh won that rnco In 7 "ED, which wai
not only a Mlddlo Atlantic record, but this
was ono of tho few occasions that nny
team had been able to averago better
than two mlnutci a man on nn Indoor
track. J. vr Ovorton wni the star of tho
Yalo team, and his Individual tlmo wns
l'E7. What ho could havo dono had he
been pushed ono can only conjecture.
Yale men, though, aro beginning to reallzo
thnt Overton Is better nt tho half or mllo
distances than tho two miles, which he
ran last year. Judged from Saturday
night's performance, tho Yalo tenm should
Just about win tho two-mllo relay nt
Pennsylvania's relay carnival, whllo Over
ton In his present condition should bo n
favorlto for tho mllo In tho Intercollegiate
champlonlshps.
Brewer Stars Again
Broolco Brewer, of tho St. Alban's
School, Washington, D. C, proved that ho
Is no flash In tho pan runner when ho
decisively beat Hon aril Drew, cf Southern
California, and liny Morse, of Brooklyn,
In tho CO yards dash, equating tho present
world's record of G 2-B seconds. Not
much attention was paid to Browcr'B per
formance In the flrst heat when ho beat
Drew becauso It was known that both
would get In tho flnal In tho flnal Brewer
did not get away ns quickly as Drew, but
after the flrst 26 yards he did his best run
ning. Brewer Is said to bo planning to
enter tho University of Pennsylvania this
fall, and If he does tho Quakers will havo
a champion sprinter. Brewer Is built
much on tho samo lines as Arthur Duffcy,
tho former world's chnmplon, but unllko
Duffcy ho Is ns good at tho 220 yards as at
the shorter distance.
The management missed nn opportunity
to stago nnother thriller by pitting Cor
noll and Pennsylvania to run ngnlnst each
other In a special mllo relay beforo tho
big intercollcglato relay, In which Har
vard and Princeton wero entered. It was
conceded In advance thnt Pennsylvania
would beat Cornell, and that Harvard was
tho only team In tho same class with tho
Quakers Both tho Pennsylvania and Cor
nell teams had tho edgo taken off their
speed by their dual race, so that thoy wero
In no condition to glvo Harvard and
Princeton a serious opposition when they
met later In tho evening. Had tho Pennsylvania-Cornell
rnco been omitted, thoro
would havo been a sensational battlo be
tween Harvard and Pennsylvania. A3 It
was, the Crimson almost made a proces
sion of this race.
Record in Relays
Phlladelphlans will naturally bo Inter
ested to know what bearing tho various
relays will have on the meeting between
these various teams in Pennsylvania's
outdoor carnival on April 29. I'ennsy'
vanla and Harvard nro bound to battlu
It out for tho one mllo relay, with tho
likelihood that tho winning team will
lower the present world's record of 3:18,
which tho Quakers mndo Inst year. Tho
Princeton team, second on Saturday j
night, must not no overjooKea. it nas
not had tho Indoor racing cxpcrlenco that
Harvard has, nnd on an outdoor track
will bo an exceedingly dangerous com
petitor. Yale now looks to havo the best two
mile team In the country. Tho teams
that the j:ils beat at this dbtanco last
night were running out of their class,
for most of them were mllers or cross
country men. Three of tho Cornell men,
Wlndnagle, Irish and Potter were mile
and two-mile men, and If they enter tho
relays will probably be strong favorites
for the four-mile event
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CINCINNATI HAS GREAT PAIR
ON LEFT SIDE OF SECOND BASE
Herzog and Groh Form an Unbeatable Combi
nation at Shortstop and Third,
Declares Grantland Rice
ROOKIES AND REGULARS
C!!AnLOTTESVILIn. Va. Thero'a no rest
for the rookifu. Qrlftith irava hla squad two
hours of hustling; workout yesterday, l'ractlra
showed this "tlrst" IntlcM: J urine, tint base:
Moran. second bass, Mcllrlde, shortstop,
l'oster, third base,
MACON, Oa. With only 12 practice days
remaining. Ulll Donovan today realized that
tempua has been fuaittns right along- In thu
Yankees' spring stockade. Tna players are
nearly all in condition for the formal fray.
Donovan said, but that old box scoro looka
mighty near. .
MARI.IN. Tex. Jim Thorpe Is about to
"arrive" at last. If his spring training reata
aro a forerunner of what he will do In the
regular season Tho Indian athlete has been
hltllng- hard In the training: games.
DAYTONA. Fla -Hotund Iloble mapped out
a strenuous stint for his itrooklyn charges to
day. Including two hours' general practice and
a full nlne-lnnlng -came of near-ball,
HOT BPHINQS. Ark. Hilly Carrlgan lost
no time In putting his champions to work to
today and. after a fast workout at Malestlo
Park. led the way on a hike over west Mountain.
BOWLING TOURNEY CHANGES
Standing of Five-Men Teams at
Toledo Altered
TOLEDO. O.. March 13. The rolling on
Sunday night brought several changes In the
standlnf of the five-men teams In the A. U. C.
bowling tournament, The standlnca:
FIVE MEN.
Joseph aomex. Chicago ,.,..,.,... 2664
Kldelwelsa. No. 1, Chicago,...,,,,,,.,,, 2813
Herrmann's llegulars, Kenosha..,,,...., SBOU
DOUDLE3.
Huntcr-Hendrlcks. a rand Haplda.. ,,.... 1232
Celler-aerloakl, Orand ltaplds 123s
Wagner-Wolf, Chicago., ,. 1JVJ
SINOLES.
Patterson, Chicago..,,,,,,, ,,,.,..,.,.. 680
),,,.. ouu
Itrunnett. Cleveland.
Wctterman, Cincinnati,,,.,,,,.,,,,,,,,, fiU
The Survivor
Jeffries passed xolth tho xotnds atlrttino.
Gone with the snows of tho yesteryear;
Denton Young found the olive shifting
Hack at last with tho drab and sere;
Lany the King and The Heel are slipping,
Oono forever is Nelson's gloat;
But still on the rampage, roaring, ripping,
Teddy alone has Ddo Time's goat.
It'ftcre arc the guys of the yester glory
Headline monarch! of days that toeref
Crossed at last for a fresher story.
Swept aivay for a nctoor stir;
Docs the Mack machine any longer mat'
tcrt
Whera do Ouimet and Travis hidet
But still out there in the clash and clatter
Teddy alone tops Time and Tide.
"You onco figured," writes L P. K.,
"that Wlllard and Moran wero being paid
entirely too much for a 10-round boxing
match, nut If they can draw In $100,000
at tho gato. Is there any reaBon why thoy
shouldn't get $70,000 for their share?"
That seems to bo tho answer. At present
wo can't think of nny better ono.
Uncertain Baseball Flesh
Even tho masters get stung here nnd
there. John JlcCraw sent lied Ames and
Ilclnlo Groh to Cincinnati for Art
Fromme. Art has now passed along tho
open trail, and, whllo Ames Is no longer a
Itedblrd, Groh has developed Into tho star
third liascman of tho National Lcaguo
We'll go even further, and say tho star
third bascmun of any league.
Groh and Hcrzog together form tho best
Infield combination to tho left of second
bme In baseball. For as Groh Is tho best
third baseman In his lenguo, so Is Uerzog
tho most valuable shortstop not oven
excepting Bancroft or Marnnvllle If the
right wing of tho Rcdland Infield is up to
the left, Cincinnati, you havo a flag con
tender for tho flrst tlmo In more years
than you can remember.
The Greatest
Somo ono In camp started an argument
the other day ns to which was the greatest
all around performer Jim Thorpo or
Michael Angelo. Here are the statistics:
Thorpe Greatest football player, Olym
pic winner. Jumper, sprlrter and big
league ball player.
Angelo Greatest painter, Btar sculptor,
great musician, fine writer.
"Yes," some one said, "but Angelo never
batted .300."
"Ho would have," said a defender, "If
there had been any baseball In thoso
days."
You are at liberty to make your own se
lection, and award your own sprig of
laurel.
Why not enter Jess Wlllard? Jess gets
$47,600 for one tight and $26,000 for his
By GRANTLAND RICE
literary labors through tho fiscal year Just
closing out. Also $150,000 with a circus.
The Renaissance of Swat
When Homer smote his bloomin' lyr
And doubled down the left field line.
They cheered from tfftens iitifo Tyre
And eager scouts begged him to sign;
"Somo bloke," each whispered on his way;
"This kid can make 'em all go sit"
I wonder what they'd think today
If they could seo this Tycobb Mtt
When Samson with his deadly clout '
Jawboned the foe upon the spine,
no put a whole blamed clan to rout
And mado his club a pennant nine;
"The greatest ever," rang the cries
From frenzied scribes who lamped the
skit;
How dared they speak of Batting Eyes
Who never saw Ed Collins hitt
Johnny Evers plcka tho Giants to finish
ns good as second. "I don't know what
tho material Is," ho said, "but I know
what McGraw can do when ho hns a
chanco to mako his authority count."
Pot Shots
Tho race isn't always to the swift, but
It Is generally to tho scared.
Even a dub may full heir to a streak
of form. It Is only the habit that counts.
Only that portion of a man's gamo
which Is under control Is worth sending
Into battle. Tho rest of It Is liability
rather than an asset
Joe Jackson
From up around .350 on to .400, Joe
Jackson dropped to ,30S last season.
"Jackson will novor bo up among tho
leaders again," a prominent American
League pitcher remarked recently.
We doubt this Jackson la a great
natural hitter ono of tho greatest. He
was a bit off last season, but thero will
be found tho samo slumps In tho careers
of all great batsmen, barring Cobb. Wag
ner ono season dropped from .380 to .305
tho next, nnd I.ujolo dropped as low as
.280, only W como back with a rush.
Jackson can hit, nnd while ho fell away
In 1915, tho change that carried him to
Chicago from a. losing club should help
carry him back to within a stride or two
of Cobb, where he belongs.
Some one remarked that Walter John
son had lost a lot. of his speed. "Since
when?" asked ,'unamaker. the Yank
catcher. "In a game at tho Polo Grounds
late last summer, where he was In a hole,
Johnson pitched me four ballsu and I
only saw ono of them. If Johnson has
lost his speed he has the greatest slow
ball I ever saw, or ever heard hit a
catcher's glove."
NEWS OF THE BOWLING ALLEYS
The local chapter of the Atlantlo Coast
Bow line Association will meet tonight at H
o'clock In the lllngham Hotel It probably will
be the final meeting before the annual cham
pionship events of the national branch of the
organization to be held In Washington, D. C,
beginning April S. The meeting tonight la ex.
pected to be largely attended, as In addition to
the announcement of the teams to mako the
trip to Washington the members will In all
probability consider matters connected with the
City Association series The entries for the
Washington tourney will close March 23. .This
championship also will Include small-ball
bowllnv, duck and candle pins.
Although the 10th annual tourney of the
National Association will start next Saturday
night In New York, the number of local teams
who will participate has not been announced.
M. J. Costa hopes to open hla new estab
lishment on Market treet above 18th on
Wednesday morning. The equipment Includes
soveral alleys for small-ball bowling, as well
as alios for the regular large-pin games
Costa says the establishment, which Is located
on the fourth floor, contains the finest bowling
allejs In the United States.
With each week's local tourney games the
competing teams realize that they must be up
and doing If they hope to figure In the distribu
tion of the prizes. The Interclub League Is a
most Interesting race, and It Is predicted sev
eral teams will contest In the Atlantlo coast
championships.
Pirates, which In all likelihood will be one
of the local five-man teams to roll at the
National Association championships in five and
two-man teams games and also Individually,
are leading the Keystone league race, de
spite recent reverses Actives are first la
Section 11, one game ahead of Boosters.
Liberty Bell again Is setting the pace In the
Philadelphia league tournament, bavins won
B9cn and lost two games, while three teams,
Pennsylvania llatlroad. Suburbanites and
Tioga, are tied for second place.
In the Curtis League two teams. Engraving
and Journal Press, are on even terms for first
place, with Heck Engraving and Color Press
at their heels
Accounting hold the lead In the Philadelphia
Uleitrto serl. Station a has tied Main Office
for first place In the American Ice series.
The Artisan League series are as Interest
ing as a week ago. In the first section Under
down Is In flrst place, having four fames' ad.
vantage over Northwestern. In flection U
the conditions ara reversed, as Northwestern
Is In flrst place, a full series ahead of Under
down, having won 83 -ind lost 12 games.
OLYMPIA A. A. !,,ru,rdvfI!!fa;u.r!dMxT.
TOMtlltT :30 SIIAKP
Whiter llliL-enilil vs. t-Tunkle Clarke
HTAM.KY KKTC'HKI. vs. lOUISO WKIKNRT
UKOitoi- nLrhiii'KN ts. aiir kaiucox-'F
BUCK I'l.lCMtNU s, HDIlIi; MOY
Benny Leonard vs. Sam Robldeaa
Ada.. 23c. Hal. Bes., tOe. Areuj Bes.. lie. l
I'ALACK A. G NORBISTOiVN, MABCIl II
McCARRON-BORREL 15 i
lO-ltound Heml S-Bound Opener
Il.OO, 1.30. S3.0O. Edwards. XI N, Juniper
KRED DOUOLASS takes pleasure In announc
ing that the Douglass Athletlo Club will
reopen on Wednesday nbjbt, March 15, with
a bUrh-class boxing show Joe. Pbalen will
ba referee, Harry Craig, official timekeeper
Frank Baker s 30 Today,'
Can lie Slug as in 1914?
3, Franklin Baker, rtRnculturist
from Trnppe, Md., latest and most
expensive member of the Yankees,
is 30 yenrs old today. Ever since
Frank wns sold to the New York
club, there has been a great deal of
speculation as to whether or not he
would bo able to hit .300 this sea
son, after his year's layoff. In this
connection, his complete bnttinjr
record for 1914 with tho Athletics
in their last dash for a pennant is
highly interesting.
Frank's busiest dny with the bat
was on September 26, 1914, when
he came through with two triples
and two singles off "Death Vnlley"
Jim Scott, in five trip3 to the plate.
Bnker lived up to his title of "Homo
Run" king on June 26 by slamming
Ayrcs of Washington for two homo
runs nnd a singlo in four tries. Tho
Maryland slugger liked tho Yanks
pitching better than that of any
other tenm, while ho had the most
trouble trying to hit Boston's
twirlcrs.
While Frank found easy pickings
when batting ngainst Dubuc, Bcnz,
Ayres, Stcen, Cole, Walsh, Scott,
llngarman, Keating, Baumgardner,
Bochling, A. R. Johnson, James,
McIInle, Shaw and Schultz.
HARD WORK FOR
PHILS IS PLAN
OF PAT MORAN
Phillies Fish, Play Golf
and Spin Yarns During
Sunday Rest Period
GAMES EVERY DAY
Dv a Staff Correspondent
ST. PHTCIlSBUnO, Fla., Mnrch 13.
After their strenuous work of tho last fow
days and a day of comparative rest Sun
dny, tho rhlllles wero ready this morn
lnu to put In two lone sessions of baso
ball. Moran told his young men today
that he expected overy oho to bo over
their soreness, and that hard work was
tho procram from now until tho beginning
of tho season.
Several of the Phils did a llttlo Sabbath
fishing nnd, strango to say, thoy wero
highly successful In their ro ".-and-roel
workout. Of courso, they didn't catch as
many ns ono might think from tho photo
graphs snapped, as each man Insisted on
being "shot" with tho cntlro catch ex
hibited on his own line.
Chief Bender, Alexnnder nnd several
other Phillies wero escorted by St. Pcto's
ellto to tho golf links, whero thoy put
In the cntlro day driving tho white pill.
Bender mado an excellent scoro for tho
36 holes.
Tho big Indoor feature of tho Phils'
training Ufa Is George Chalmers. Not
In tho least daunted by tho prcsenco of
Mrs. Chalmers, ho related somo blood
curdling ynrns to tho Inhabitants of tho
"Sunshine City" yesterday. Ho told with
over-Increasing enthusiasm how ho ex
pected to meet Johnston or McLoughlln
on the tennis courts, and possibly Travis
on tho golf links. Tho natives fairly
gapped nt tho accomplishments of tho
Gothamlte, who didn't need to provo his
superiority In all branches of sports be
cause ho admitted it
Moran expects to havo a short game
every afternoon that tho weather will
permit until the first clash with Tinker's
Cdbs.
EASTERN FIVES
WIND UP LEAGUE
RACE THIS WEEK
Only Three Games Remain
on Schedule in Basket
ball Organization
SEARS LEADS SCORERS
Heading has concluded Its season In ih
nastern Leatftie, nnd the other five teami
will wlnrl tin HiaI.. aAnnn 11.1. . ""1S
..... - --,- -.. nv..ou,.-, una weeK. Then
tho Eastern League magnate? win .7
through tho formality of declaring rjrel.
stock tho champions of tho league! sornel
thing that every ono has known wouW
occur for many months. Heading ca--nit
bo beaten out for second place, but &
Ncrl has a chance to oust Camden tr
tho first division, Both Camden nnd tS
Ncrl play areystock this week, and If
Skectcrs nnd Southvvark fives will flnlrt
At thn firnSAtit HmA A.A.. e-...-
Heading, leads tho players In point scoi-j
Ing, but Bnldy will not bo In the lead
-. .. , , ....,. uuuaiu jvaams
has ono moro gamo to play, and tu he la'
uiiijr nirco iiQims uomnu Hears the Cam
den leader may bo expected to puah -Tut
In front of tho Heading captain.
Thcso figures show tho ability of all
thoso who havo scored moro than it
points In tho lcaguo games this year
tho standing of tho clubs and the final
wock's schedule:
Plaj-er. Club
Beirs, nxadlns
Adam, Camden. ... ...
Horiran, Jasper.
Wilson, Grr stock
Dark. Do Nerl
Kef-arty, areytttock
Ilpckman, Ds Ncrl
lirown. Cnmden
Newman, Do Ncrl
t'olln, CAtnden
1 louBh, Trenton
Cross. Greistock
I'rnnkol, llendtnir
O'Donnell, ltcadlns. . . .
flugnrmnn, Oroyatuck.
Htcolc, Camden
Crlmstnd. lie Ncrl....
rrlcdtnan, Jn.8per
ItoffBlo. ncndlnft
Morris. Mending ..
Hchmcclk. Jasper
Delghan. Camden
Lawrence, U rr stock. . ,
Han-reaves, Trenton...
HncRerty, Heading
Tox. Jasper
l'rnst. Trenton
McWIIIIanM. areystock,
('ct7lnffor. Trenton
Fuller. Jasper
Klnkalde. Do Ncrl
CavanAUfth, Jnspcr
Kcormn, Trenton
llllson, Do Ncrl
Harlow. Trenton
McQrefror, Jasfcr
Kerr, lteadlnir
Fid.
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3 72
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31 HH
38 121
.10 113
30 04
28 33
37 78
33 fi8
30 75
31 73
HO 71
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M 47
40 44
in 20
rm 40
37 40
7 12
31 3(1
.10 31
3 J .It
27 29
17
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3S 24
3 22
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18 17
7 17
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307
305
280
320
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STANDING OP THE CLUBS.
Won. Lost rd O Fl O. F.Ct.
Orel stock 2il 12 .101 4TJ ,Mt
Heading 23 17 2MI ni8 .r.7V
Cnm.lon 20 in 4011 A13 ,313
no Ncrl 211 11) 374 311 JlS
Jasper 10 21 183 487 .410
'trillion 12 27 230 430 .301
SCHEDULE TOP. FINAL WEEK.
Wedncsda QreyBtock nt Camden.
Thursday Trpnton at Jasper.
Prldny Do Nerl at Qreystock
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