ssmmmmi' uwMniwHpnP EVENING lIEBGElT-SrirADEEH, ftTTE&ftAY, MARCH W, 'IdU. j: ir INCREASED STRENGTH OF PHILLIES' PITCHING STAFF GOOD OMEN FOR ANOTHER FLAl PAT MORAN'S CONFIDENCE IN PHILLY HURLERS PUTS NEW HOPE IN LOCAL FANS Practice at St. Petersburg Indicates Much In creased Strength in the Pitching De h partment This Year IP PAT MOUAN Is correct In his assertion that tho Plitlltea, with the addition of Karl Adams and Chief Bender, havo the best pitching staff In tho National League, there lq very llttlo reason why this city should not boast of a National League Champion for tho second time. Pnt assures tho scribes' and t others at Bt. Petersburg that his hurlcrs aro really tho cream of Teller's circuit. This Is certainly encouraging hows for local fans, because It Is a recognized fact hero that Moran has drifted Into fow errors, Moran figures that Adams and Bonder will bo able to take their turns In tho box with his other Veterans nnd that Bender will divide tho relief work with Alexander In such a way that tho hurling corps will be Increased at least 2o per cent. In all round effectiveness. With Alexander, Bender, Adams, Chalmers, Mayer, McQuillan and Rlxey taking regular turns In tho box, there will not bo a great deal of relief work to ' bo done, consequently with that llttlo distributed among Bender, Alexander and possibly Chalmers, tho Phils will bo well heeled in tho pitching department. Youngsters May Show Up (o Advantage? Baumgartner, Ooschgcr, Tlncup and Ithodcs, tho most promising youngsters on tho Phllly Club, may also bo factors In the solution of Pat's pitching problem. Whllo It is not nt all likely that Moran will retain over sovon hurlcrs thli season, it Is possible that ono or two of this quartet may bo deemed sufficiently good to get a prolonged trial during tho season, Baumgartner ought to do something worth while and ho haH a great chance, as Pat Is In soro need of a rcllnblo left-hander, which Ulxcy was not last season.'. Ithodcs Is also apt to show something. Ho had a fine record In the minors and was sought by a number of major leaguo clubs. Eddie Burns May Be First-string Catcher If Bill Klllcfcr's arm docs not come around In good shape, upon Hdtllo Burns Will fall tho bulk of tho catching burden. Last year when Klllefer was forced out of tho gnmo It was frcoly predicted that tho Phils would crack becauso of lack of a good second-string catcher. Burns stepped boldly Into tho breach and xhlbltcd an nrtlclo of catching and nil-round play that Klllefer could not beat. Whllo Klllefer Is a moro vahmblo man In tho matter of handling somo of tho Phils' hurlcrs, It Is not truo that ho is far, if any, superior to Bums In tho other departments. Eddlo Is considered ono of tho smartest catchers In tho game, consequently the Phils would not bo weakened to any noticeable extent, oven without tho services of ICIllofer as tho first-string receiver. In tho other departments tho Phils look to bo about tho same as last year. Tho outfielders, with Dovore In plnco of Beals Becker, have shown no material dlfforenco In strength. Tho Infield looks to be somowhat stronger, with Ban croft having had moro oxperlenccj Stock a known quantity, and Bobby Byrno ta a possibility for second bnso Instead of Bert Nlehoff. Great Second Base Combination Not Essential Looking back over tho pennant-winning teams and those victorious in tho world's series. It will bo found that many of those clubs had wonderful combi nations around the keystone bag that is, great shortstops and second basemen. But this was not truo In every caso, nor even in nearly every case. Conse quently, It Is evident that It Is not absolutely essential to havo an unbcatnhlo calr in thoso positions, although the statement has often been mado that thero couldn't be a pennant winner without It. Ono needs to go back no further than last season to sec this Is a fact. Tho Phillies won tho National Leaguo pennant with a stortstop who had never had any previous major leaguo cxperlcnco and with n second baseman who was rated as a decided failure, both offensively nnd defensively. To bo sure, Ban croft played a rcmarkablo gamo for his trifling experience, but ho also made many glaring mechanical errors as well as errors of Judgment. By no stretch of tho Imagination could ono say tho Phillies had a great combination at second base, yet they did what no other Philadelphia club evor did. J? Were Wagner and Ycrkcs a AVondcrful Pair? Reversing our footsteps and going back to 1912, we again And not only a league winner, but world's series champions, In tho Boston Bed Sox. Hclno Wagner was at the top of his game then and worked In combination with Second Baseman Stovo Yerkes, now a member of Tinker's Chicago Cubs. Ycrkcs might also havo been at tho top of his game, but ho was never a great player, and cannot bo classed with such men as Collins, Barry. Doyle, Lajolo and a host of other star second Backers. So thero Is another example of a winner without a marvelous pair around second base. For a combination to really becomo extraordinarily efficient it must bo in tho gamo most of the season. That Is obvious. Yet wo find that Connlo Mack won a pennant in 1902 with a second baso combination that was by no means unbeatable. Monto Cross was an excellent fielder, but he played alongsldo three different men that season. Danny Murphy was at second In 76 games, Dave Fultz in 18 and Louis Castro In S3. Clearly tho combination did not suit Mack or ho would not havo switched it to tho extent ho did. McWILLIAMS MAY BE YANKEE Basketball Star May Join Frank Bnker With New York Club Allle McWIIIInms, the clever guard of the Greystock Bastern Basketball League champions, may Join the Now York Ynnkecs as soon as he hears word from J. Franklin Baker. Cincinnati wanted the Orey guard a few weeks ago, but AUK not earing to desert Oreystock at tho critical stage of the Eastern League race, decided to pass tip that Job. Now Baker Is trying to land him with the Yankee", and If he gets an offer from Bill Donovan ho will likely accept It. McWIIIInms. Is a clever second baseman and good hitter. He played with Baker on the Upland club last year and so im pressed was J. Franklin with Allle's prow ess as a ball player that ho recommended McWIIIInms to Ilcrzog.. C. H. S. HAS WON BIG BOUT MUST BE REAL FIGHT OR NO CONTEST Willard and Moran to Be Chased From Ring if Not on Level INDOOR HONORS Unless City High Schools Get Busy Central Will Make Big Sweep BOOKIES AND REGULARS CHAnt.OTTB8Vn.t,B, Va nondeau. Pur W nnd Jamleson aro hltllns; the hull so nnrd for tho Orirrmen that Milan ami Moeller, Inst ear' regular, are laklnu on a worried Iook. Walter Johnson looked so good In a snort workout that hi was accused of conditioning before ho arrived at ramp. Ho denied It. MACON. Oa. mil I'lorcy, Yankee recruit pitcher, today banned looe with tho season a first novelty curve. It's a specie of the knuckle, ball and twists about like a wild whlffenpoof on the wlnsr. "Home-run" Bker BJmTes le do better In the practlco wmii ;Jw. ' day he went In as ft pinch hitter and filed out. DAYTONA. Ma. Ivy Olson, P.'"'"? h"r,t" atop for the fledgling: npbin, la tho fiij ; man put out of tho (tamo Ihlavear. Ho playfully tossed a handful of miniature cobblestones Into Umpire Cy niglor'a face and was tinned for it. MAM.W, Tex. Penny Kaiirt may havo a strenuous fight to win a position In John Mc Oraw's yonder meadow If ho does not ciimo Into uniform pretty aoon and show something1. n'e?dn5Wj. lnSPSS0 .Aft -S.0, ... chair' .5 ho "can K'wmfSiifcff"1' ?7t tho Hed Hoi n.ii.v2nu,Ei":Ns Who? J? R?,r?. ""I?1?1, than .he' ever .."Tl "n Louts nnd he's tickled with his mc"V ..!A"PAA.?3!-rflH Cub .--- to -vsi Annies. 'Toft. 'ssusSam new activities for ownttV.!!? wVSM purse. Regulars won im.M':?JWi'a y " to J. " OTHER SCHOOL NEW WENCK MEANS BUSINESS Case of Connie Mack and Hugh Jennings "What was true of Connlo Mack In 1902 was truo of Hughey Jennings In 1907 and 1908, when he won pennants. In 1907 Germany Schaefer was shifted constantly from short to second base. He played 18 games In the former posi tion and 74 in tho latter. Downs played 80 games at second, and O'Leary 138 games at short Obviously Jennings, too, did not have a really great combination or he would not have made these shifts. Tho next season, 1308, saw Jennings win another American League pennant, yet he did not havo anything that could even bo called permanent, to say nothing of a great combination at second. Tho second baso position was played this way: Schaefer, 58 games; K. Klllefer, 1C games, and Downs, 82. At short Jennings used Charley O'Leary In 64 games, Donlo Bush in 20, and Schaefer In 68. When Connie Mack won his second pennant, In 1905, he was again up against a hard proposition around second base. Danny Murphy that season played at second baso In virtually all tho games, 150 to bo. exact. But nt short Mack had a hard tas,k to face. Monto Cross was going back, and ho used him In only 76 games, while In 81 contests Jack Knight was at that station. All of which goes to prove that it Is not, as stated in the beginning, essen tial to have a great combination at second base to win a pennant, but It helps a lot, of course. Middleweight Champion McCoy Is'Lucky Few fighters of ordinary ability have succeeded In lasting two years with tli mantle of a champion hanging about them. There havo been such instances in ring history, but few and far between. Especially when a tltleholdor can take a brutal beating In every fight and still receive the money demanded by a champ, the case la not only looked upon as Isolated, but remarkable. On April 7, In Brooklyn, Al (Rudolph) McCoy scored a knockout by landing a stray punch on the Jaw of Georgo Chip. Since that time 2a months ago McCoy has retained his middleweight laurels, and is considered one of the country's most fortunato exponents of pugilism. Slnco his triumph he has mingled In a doten or so battles, emerging a victor every time because he has avoided a knockout. On nearly every occasion he was beaten almost Into Insensibility, but was always on his feet at the finish. Decisions have gone against him, but ho has never lost technically. In his fights this odd champion has shown no science. Ills only asset has been an endurance that enabled him to weather many bitter encounters. That ono punch against the Jaw of Chip Is said to havo made a little fortune for McCoy, as it kept him from Blldlng back into obscurity. One punch has made htra comfortably rich. The "champion" received $1500 for his last fight with Chip, which waa a return battle. In which McCoy was banged and battered all over the ringv But Chip couldn't put him out. It Is believed that McCoy's other fights since winning the crown have netted him $12,000, and, as It seems almost impossible to knock him out, his power to turn his endurance Into cash in all probability will remain with him for a little white. ! In a rookie-regular game at Macon, Frank Baker fouled out in the pinch instead of producing the old run-getting wallop. Frank seems to be back in his 1914 form, when he failed more or less consistently throughout the season r There is always a little tinsel sticking on the rim of the dark cloud. It was tough luck that Joe Oeschger had his finger hurt by a line drive, but it -would have been worse if Alexander had been the victim. NHW YORK, March 14. "I'll call oft the Wlllnril-Moran light at any moment that thero Is a suspicious look to tho af fair," today declared Fred A. Wench, chairman of the Stato Boxing Commis sion, wlio'O word Is law In the fighting gamo In New York State. "It's my Job to protect tlio public, and I mn going to protect It. This fight must be on tlio level. "Both men will have to bo In rtat fight ing condition when they get Into the ring. Bxpllclt Instructions will be Issued to Chnrllo White, tho referee, to make those men fight nnd thc nro going to fight, or the affair will be stopped In a hurry. "Tho sport-lovers In New York and else where nro going to pay from $100,000 to $ Hli, 000 to see u puglllstlo battle and they aro going to see one. They aro go ing to get real valuo for their monoy. "Moran Is In shape right now. His con dition Is almost perfect. Willard Isn't down to light weight, but he's coming along nicely and I am pretty Bure he'll bo In trim on tho night of the battle." Touching on his order which lias barred Willard from charging admission to see him In his training work-outs, Wcnck said: "Thero are some persons who havo tho Idea that my notion was prompted by personal nnlmus. That's erroneous. I did it merely becauso it was the only thing to do because Willard, by refusing to meet Al Itelcli, broke a contract mado with Belch by Tom Jones. "In tho presence of six persons, In cluding myself, Tom Jones agreed to pay Al Belch $500 to act as Wlllard's sparring partner. "It seems strange to me that Willard didn't know about tho arrangements, as tlio newt-papers were full of it. Tho stories attracted tho attention of tho fans, and they Jammed tho club Saturday, sim ply becauso they wnntcd to see Al Reich and Willard box. "When Willard refused to meet Reich I told the manager of the club to offer to refund tho monoy to nil persons who were dlssatlsflcd. Ho didn't do It, and so his club was suspended." delphia High School. HAUGIITOX HEAD COACH OF HARVARD 1910 ELEVEN Brickley to Be Assistant; Resigns nt Johns Hopkins CAMBRIDOi:, Mass., March 14. Pro vision tif a staff of conches for the Har vard University football team next fall was discussed at a meeting of the Ath letic Commltteo Inst night, but no an nouncement of any decision In the matter was made. It is understood that Percy D. Haugh ton Is to bo tho nominal head coach; Leo I.eary, field coach, and Charles Brickley, first assistant. Word that the latter had resigned as head coach of the Johns Hop kins University eleven has come from Baltimore. Tho committee announced that the tennis team would make a Southern trip this spring for the first time. Matches havo been arranged at Richmond, Nor folk and' Charlottesville, Va., and Wash ington and Philadelphia, Unless some of the other high schools put a check on tho Crimson and Gold, Central High School's athlotes will havo moro than the proverbial "llons share" of honors for the first half term of tho 1916 season. In fact, students nt West Philadelphia, South Philadelphia and Northeast High are Inclined to think that Central has nlrcndy won enough titles. Central High's victories havo been nu merous. First, the Crimson and Gold won the. local high schoot cross-country cham pionship. Then came the bnskotball league games and ultlmnto victory for Centrnt. The same wock that the basket ball title was captured Conch Dr. Mat thew C. O'Brien's youngsters romped away with tho Indoor track and field championship. On top of this victory comes tho freshmen track and field cham pionship, won In the meet held nt the gymnasium nt Broad and Green streets yesterday afternoon. Northeast High gave the Central run ners a closo battle for the lead all tho way through, but as usual Doctor O'Brien's hoys led In tho Bcorlng. In swimming West Philadelphia High School won leading honors. As the Indoor sea son comes to a close and the athletes nwalt work In tho open tho triumphs by Central High stand out as nnother Indi cation that tho North Broad street nth letis arc setting a fast paco this seasonf for all their rivals. At present tho title awards Bro as fol lows : Crosscountry Central Hlah School. i ootDaip--i;enirsi wan scnooi. iiasKottmu central hir Hwlmmlntr Went I'MIai ilymnnsllcs ifnvcrford Hchool rracK central man Mcnooi. Freshmen track Central High School. Thomas, tho Northeast Mali School fresh man, left llttlo doubt In tho minds of tho spec tators who saw him perform In tho freshmen mept nt rentral High yesterday that he will somo day become a champion. Ho put the Impound shot .III feet 1 Inch, a new Indoor record for tho freshmen. The rules call for an eight-pound shot, but as none wan nallable nt Central High yesterday a 12-pound shot was used. "ITddle" T,amb. tho Oormantown Acadomy all-round athlete, will irraduatn next June. Lamb was captain of the football team, plaed on tho basketball team and la now a candldato for the arslty baseball nine. Ho Is a eteran with lots of experience nnd Is hitting the ball with mld-nenson form Tho Oormantown Academy baseball schedulo follows: April n (iermantown Huh. at Oormantown. April 7 Kplscopat Academy, at Kplscopal. April 12 Ht Luke's School, at Wayno. April 14 Friends' Central, at Oormantown. April 21 Penn Charter School, at Queen Lane. April 28 Episcopal Academy, at German town. May 2 nryn Athyn, at Oermantown. .May .1 Friends' Central, at Oermantown. May 12 Penn Charter, at Oermantown. May 17 School of Fodagoay. at Oerman town. May 10 Chestnut Hill Academy, at Oer mantown. May 25 Oermantown Friends' at German town. Letters are now belne awarded to tho suc cessful basketball players at tho various high schools. Southern High rewarded ntno ath letes. Tho plajers who receletl their letters are rjunnln. Watson. Llpkowltz. Mondros. (lottllob. Lewbart, Desson, Wattman and Captain Black, of tho first team, and second team letters to Dondero. Svanlon. Itothman. ficrone, Weiss, roland and Sacks. Swarthmore Hlah won tho Delaware County High School LenR-ue basketball title and will also havo a stronjc baseball t-am on tho dia mond this spring. Captain Lungren. of tho track team, states that Swarthmore High will also. be. well represented on tho cinder rath. Mo) Inn. Folk and Alnsworth are thres of the point winners remaining from laat year. NO ELECTION OF PENN BASKETBALL CAPTAIN PRINCETON FIVE ANXIOUS TO PLAY OFF PENN TIE Decision in Intercollegiate Deadlock Rests With Quakers PRINCETON". N. J.. March 14. Prince ton University basketball authorities hae authorized the Tiger five, which Is tied with Pennsylvania for the intercollegiate title, to play off the tie, If the Pennsyl vania Committee sees fit, at Us meeting tonight, to promote plans for a post-season game. Princeton Is anxious to have the cham pionship decided, but will not Issue a chal lenge to the Quakers, feeling that the de cision must come from tho Philadelphia institution. The undergraduates favor a series of post-season games, and there was keen disappointment when It was suggested that the championship might not be de-died. Bowling Alley Topics Thirteen teams ara almost sura of competing from this city In the Atlantlo Coast champion" hlpa at Washington, which will begin April 3. The teams will be Manetu. White Kl phants. Qtantn. Wyndham, Tigers. Majestic. Algonquin, Wyndham Colts. Al Haiti team. Manufacturers' Club team, Casino Alley team. Merlon Cricket Club, two teams. The Curtis League and Overbrook Club may also enter teams. The city chapter of the Atlantlo Coast Association will conduct a scratch tourna ment In classes A, II. C In which the con testants will roll against opponents of equal strength accoidlng to the records made in leagues In which they are competing this ear. The Curtis League may send cnampionsnip 7 Waahlnatan too, may the Oterbrook te&m in lh. tournament. an lub. The four downtown alleys will 1 to bid for the honor of holding the I.U41SI Klir tuuipey. be asked Atlantlo The National Bowling- Association also con templates holding a city championship tourney. In receiving alls: Because of delay uivui ja. j. ioaiit win not open xiis alleys morrow. Next Saturday may be the dale. J. Costa will not open his alleyi tS. Newspapers and business houses will be asked to contribute cupe and mercantile prizes to the city championship tournaments. Players Have Not Mot to Vote on 1917 Leader While It Is extremely likely that Lon Jourdet and nddle McNIchoI will bo chosen to coach and captain the Penn basketball team of 1917. selection and elec tion havo not been made. This morning McNIchoI was called up by a number of persons and congratulated on his election, which had been read In the morning papers. "Where do you get that stuff?" said Eddie. "I couldn't have been elected, because tho meeting to elect a captain wasn't held. I'm much obliged for the taffy, but there Is nothing to it" Lon Jourdet. conch of the Red and Bluo five this season, spoke In about the same terms as those employed by McNIchoI. "It's all news to me," declared Jourdet. It appears that the election was sched uled for yesterday afternoon, but, owing to the absence of two 'members of the team, the election was postponed. ATLANTIC CITY GOLF TOURNEY WILL BE HELD MAY 4, 5 AND C Five "Sixteens" "Will Qualify for Va rious Trophies The Country Club of Atlantlo City has announced that the annual spring golf tournament has been scheduled for Thurs day, Friday and Saturday, May 4, 5 and 6, Qualification will take place on the first day of the tourney and will consist of 18 holes, medal play. Five groups of 10 players will qualify as follows: Governor's Cup, President's Cup, Atlantic City Cup, Northfleld Cup and Absecon Cup. In case of ties In the qualifying round the committee will draw lots to decide the group In which the con testants will play. The tournament Is open to members of clubs belonging to the U. 8. G. A. and to such players as may be Invited to participate. Malta Club Meeting The first spring; meeting- of the Malta Boat Club will be held at the Walton Hotel tonight; At this meeting a campaign for Increasing the membership of the organization will be In augurated, which will extend through the bal ance of the month. The recruiting squads will be headed by IS team captains, of whom Harry Penn Ilurke, president of the club. Is the leader. Foster a II. S. Crew Coach Ad Foster. Penn varsity coxswain, baa been appointed rowing coach at Central High School. The Central crews have been working; since last Wednesday without the services of a coach, and I'oater waa Induced to take charge. Wisconsin Picked as Track Victor CIIICAOO. March 14. Entries for the Con ferenca swims and Indoor track meet next Friday and Saturday at Patten gymnasluni have closed with 248 athletes named, and Indiana the only one of the Dig Nine linlver. slttes not represented. Wisconsin Is considered hm. 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