EVENING EEBGteK-PHIEADEIPHIA", THURSDAY, MABOH 16, 1910. 12 t CATCHER BILL MEYERS WAS DISCOVERED BY CONNIE MACK IN A PECULIAR WAY COLLEGE CREWS IT HAPPENS IN THE BEST OF REGULATED FAMILIES CONNIE MACK'S DISCOVERY OF CATCHER BILL MEYERS I WAS MERELY AN ACCIDENT in V" "T '" Ym- m J UHt DA., otoVoSHhgSlW TL cmX-'er- ITeLEPHONE; J" viu. ps tsi C rr. , M W JtVent to Davenport, la., to Look Over Pitcher Gould, Where He Saw Promising Receiver in Action x rXyOSU METERS, the promising young catcher of the Mnckmen, was picked up by JD Manngcr Mnck In on odd way. Connlo went to Davenport, In , from Chicago after receiving n messngo that a. pitcher lie hnd heard great thtngi of would pitch ttgalnst Peoria on a certain day. Tho pitcher recommended wns Gould, who had "nlirlcd a no-hlt gamo and followed with a lO-innlng one-hit victory a week be- ''fore Mack mndo his visit. Naturally Connlo was very much Interested. He left tho team In the caro of" Harry Davis and went to Davenport to sco Gould work. Mack Bays that his first Impression of Gould probably caused him to turn Ills attention to other players,-as tho much-touted pitcher was very small though strongly built. " Ho admits that Gould might mdko n great pitcher, but says he wns not lnv repressed by his general action. It did not take Mack long to sco that tho young ster who was catching Gould was largely responsible for tho twlrlor's success "ftid ho decided that ho would see more of tho youngster, who was Meyers. Wanted lle Price for Pitcher Gould .. Connlo remained In Davenport for thrco days and becamo satisfied that ho eUuWitod Meyers badly. Tho Davenport owners wanted to sell him Gould for a fancy flguro becauso two or thrco othpr clubs, one of which wni Cincinnati, were "fler him at tho tlmo. Mack refused to fall, but said ho would bo willing to tako Meyers off their hands. - The Davenport owners did not think very well of Meyers becauso no othor 'ftiajor leaguo teams had offered anything for him, so thoy gladly sold his release and for much loss than Mack would have been willing to pay. Mack wanted .Meyers to report at tho closo of tho 1015 season, but upon learning that ho t$rught ovor 100 games, decided that tho youngster must bo tired and would bo nnublo to do himself justico, so ho permitted him to go homo. - Mack Has Much Faith in Meyers " ' When Meyers camo to tho training camp ho was not an unknown and an ;kpcriment as wns generally believed. Instead ho was a youngster Mack was banking upon to take ono of tho places mado vacant by tho salo of Jack Lapp and releaae of Jim McAvoy, and tho Davenport lad needs only to continuo at hti "ptesont clip to convince tho fans that tho Athletics havo ono of the most prom , tfllng young catchers in either league. "" In speaking of Meyers, Manager Mnck says: "I am satisfied that tho young Vter Is going to bo a great catcher. Ho may not shlno this season (though I nm confident ho will), but ho will surely come through. I looked him over pretty well -iiwforo I bought him and also thought twlco beforo letting Lapp and McAvoy out. "," '''Told He Mado n Grave Mistake w "Thoy told mo iuiBavonport that ho could not hit and that I was making a ''groat mlstako in paSSlriti "Up Gould, but I want to say that Meyers doesn't need to hit if ho can bo to&SnJJ'ns much ns I think ho will bo ablo to absorb. I did "not take him for his hitting and havo not paid much attention to his stick work "iown hero. 2V "What I wanted was a high-class receiver and I think this lad will develop ttto one. Ho handles tho pill beautifully, has lots 6f ginger and can throw well. Tho accident which occurred to him yesterday Is likely to happen to any catcher who is handling a man with a great fast ball early in tho year. Meyers looks fVory good to mo and I consider him a very lucky pick-up. Gould might mako a flno pitcher, but I am satisfied with Meyers." ! Fetrograd Has Something on Philadelphia J In spite of the war, Pctrograd Is going to erect a stadium to cost no less 'than $500,000, and probably a good deal more beforo It Is finished. This Is jjojncthlng Philadelphia Is unablo to do. Thoro havo been a number of efforts made hero to build a concrete stadium which would bo suitable for holding tho 6lympto games and tho world's series baseball contests, but to dato nothing tSas been dono about It, except a lot of talk in and out of tho newspapers. JJ?5 Tho Czar of Russia, however, In splto of tho multitude of details that must il dealt with In conjunction with tho war, has given James F. Anderson, the -trainer of tho Russian athletes, to understand thnt hg will build this stadium, "Which will accommodato all tho peoplo that caro to sco any kind of ath letic contest. " Anderson, who Is a Swede, has been In tho employ of the Czar for some "time. Ho won tho Javelin throw at Stockholm In 1912, nnd Is, besides, an all tfound athlete. Ho Is a great shotputter, and has been able to teach his Russian Students many tricks of tho athletic game. , At presont Anderson is in tho United States, nnd will probably bo hero tudylng our methods until tho war is over. He states that he Is very much Heurprlsed that Philadelphia, or some other big city, does not build a stadium "Cf a size needed for the Olympic games. Anderson states that track and field Sports alone will pay for Pctrograd'a stadium In a short tlmo, and ho does not seo Mwhy this eamo thing would not bo true In this country, particularly as tho annual baseball classic might bo played there. 2 Brewer Probably Lost to Penn ? Brooke Brewer, the wonderful schoolboy sprinter of tho St. Albans School, Stt Washington, who equaled tho world's record for the EO-yard dash when ho J defeated Howard Drew, Roy Morse and other great sprinters In the Meadowbrook 5neet hero on Saturday night, is. In all probability, lost to Pennsylvania. Tho timing world's champion, who last spring covered the 100-yard dash In 9 4-0 jgnjeonds, and who had been claimed by tho University of Pennsylvania, has trans ferred his home to Boston, Mass., and has virtually agreed to enter Harvard & tho fall. Jg5 Brewer's change of heart Is duo to a number of causes, not the least of which JJ tho fact that his mother moved last week from her homo in Washington to "Spston, and Brewer will Join her there at the close of tho school year. Owing tS the fact that Brewer's father Is dead, the great sprinter desires to be with JWfs mother as much as posslblo, and he can only do this by entering Harvard. JjTiurlnff tho Meadowbrook games on Saturday he hobnobbed with the Harvard "contingent and talked over Harvard requirements. - Manager George V. Brown, tho Boston Athletlo Association leader, who .brought the Boston contingent down here, was told of Brewer's Intention at Con JSontlon Hall and had a long talk with him, with the result that Brewer will prob- gbly enroll as a member of the Boston A. A. as soon as he transfers his residence BSid, as he will not be enrolled In college, ho can represent that club In tho A. A. U. ))ainplonshlps at Newark In the 100-yard dash, and get another chance at the jyfcmous Drew and oomls. w g Tho warm weather this winter on Saturdays has dealt the soccer teams in -Philadelphia a severo blow. Virtually all the games in the last three weeks have k&een postponed because of the soft condition of the grounds. There are over S3 games to be played next Saturday, but Judging by tho present state of the Hftather, not over half a dozen will be played. JS ... Roy Thomas, coach of tho Penn baseball team, believes that he is going Save ono of the best nines he has ever developed, in spite of the fact that he has 3Sen able to get outdoors but twice, Thomas not only has a good bunch of fielding players, which can always be gathered together In a college, but he has a team that will be able to hit the ball, and that Is what counts. - ... Allle MaWllllams, the crack guard of the Greystock (Eastern League) basket- i ky team, may play with the New York (American League) baseball club. This, "kowaver, according to Manager Joe Bailey, of the, Greys, will not prevent his t&yi&B with the Churchmen next season. I ... - Vean Gregg, who has been going bad for the last couple of seasons, may teams back." Tho huge portslder Is showing all kinds of talent at the training mp of the Red Sox, and Manager "Bill" Carrlgan expects him to win many M a&sisa this year. j ... , Tex Rlckard, promoter of the Wlllard-Moran bout, Is having his troubles ineae days. When he is not worrying about the physical condition of Jess, he la listening to volunteer advisers who insist that the man from the West Is being primed for a "trimming by the wUe guys." They are sure that Tex will emerge from the battle with a huge dent In his bankroll. Yesterday, when Rlckard was leaving the barber shop, one of these advisers f tepped lip to htm. s "Coul4 I have your ear, Mr. Rlckard?" asked the well wisher. . "Owtei" walled an Innocent bystander. "There goes Rlckard. They've taken tihay Ms b&nkroll ana now they are starting to pull him to plecesl, rAM-HAHAHin nw7S (AH- Yah yah) 5 - , i SCHEDULE FOR SCHOOL NINES HAS 84 GAMES Frankford and German town Added to Scholastic Baseball League RICE DECLARES FRANK MORAN HAS CHANCE TO BEAT WILL ARD Expert Recalls the "Dope" Before Jim Corbett's Famous Fight With John L. Sullivan AN EIGHT-TEAM CIRCUIT Tho official interscholaatlc baseball schedule for this spring In the largest and moat Interesting ever arranged by tho High School League. The list Includes 81 games, beginning Jlondny, April 3, and ending Friday, May 20. The addition of Frankford and Germantown to tho league has Increased the number of teams from six to eight. Tho olTlclal schedule follows: MONDAY, Jrnil. 3 West Philadelphia nt Kouth Philadelphia, Northeast at Central, rrankronl at Philadelphia Trades, Cathollo High nt Uermantnun High. WEDNESDAY, APllIt. r, Central at West I'hlladolphU. Philadelphia Trades at North east. Catholic HlKh at Frankford, German ton n at South Philadelphia , ntlDAY. APIIIL 7 Weit Philadelphia at Philadelphia Trades. KrankfarU at German town. Northeast ut Cathollo Illch, South Philadelphia at Central, MONDAY, Armr. 10 Cathollo Wish at West Philadelphia, Philadelphia Trades at South Philadelphia. Germantown nt Central. WEDNESDAY. APIUL, 12 West Philadelphia nt Frankford. houth Philadelphia nt Catho llo Illsh. Centrnl at Philadelphia Trades TUUItSDAY. APIUL, 13 Northeast at Ger mantown FIIIDAY, APHIL H Northeast nt West Phil adelphla. Frankford at South Philadelphia. Cathollo High nt Central, Germantown at Philadelphia Trades MONDAY. APHIl. 17 South Philadelphia nt Northeast. Philadelphia Trades at Cathollo High, Central nt Frankford, West Philadel phia at Germantown TUnSDAY. APUIL, 18 Reserved for postponed games WEDNESDAY. APRIL, 10 South Philadelphia nt West Philadelphia. Central at Northeast, Philadelphia Trades at Frankford, German town nt Cathollo High THURSDAY, APRIIi 20 West Philadelphia nt Central. Northeast at Philadelphia Trades, rrankford nt Cathollo High, South Philadel phia at Germantown TUESDAY. April 23 Philadelphia Trades at West Philadelphia, Uermnntown at Frank ford Cathollo High nt Northeast. Central nt Southern Philadelphia WEDNESDAY, APRIL. 2(1 West Philadelphia at Cathollo High, South Philadelphia at Philadelphia Trades, Northeast at Frank ford Central at Germantown. THURSDAY, APRIL 27 Reserved for post poned games FRIDAY. APRIL, 28 Philadelphia Trades at Central. Frankford at West Philadelphia. Cathollo High at South Philadelphia, Ger mantown at Northeast MONDAY. MAY J West Philadelphia at Northeast. South Philadelphia at Frankford. Central at Cathollo High. Philadelphia Trades nt Germantown. TUESDAY. MAY 2 Reserved for postpone! games. WEDNESDAY, MAY 3 Northeast at South Philadelphia. Cathollo High at Philadelphia Trades. Frankford at Central, Germantown at West Philadelphia. FRIDAY, MAY S West Philadelphia at South Philadelphia, Northeast at Central. Frank ford at Philadelphia Tiadea. Cathollo High at Germantown. MONDAY, MAY 8 Reserved for postponed rames WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 Central at West Philadelphia. Philadelphia Trades at North east. Cathollo High at Frankford. German, town at South Philadelphia. rRIDAY. MAY 18 West Philadelphia at Philadelphia Trades. Frankford at German town, Northeast at Cathollo High, South Philadelphia at Central, MONDAY, MAY 15 Reserved for postponed gmes. WEDNESDAY. MAY 17 Cathollo High at West Philadelphia. Philadelphia Trades at South Philadelphia. Frankford at North east. Oermantown at Central THURSDAY, May 18 Reserved for postponed games. FRIDAY. MAY 19 .West Philadelphia at Frankford. South Philadelphia at Cathollo High. Central at Philadelphia Trades, Northeast at Germantown. MONDAY, May 22 Reserved for postponed games WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 Northeast at West Philadelphia. Frankford at South Phlladel. phla, Cathollo High at Central. Germantown at Philadelphia Trades. THURSDAY. MAY Si Beaerved for post poned games. FRIDAY. MAY 28 South Philadelphia at Nortteast. Philadelphia Trades at Cathollo High. Central at Frankford. West Pblla. dclpbla at dermantowtu v "Graveyard" Golf at Aiken AIKEN. S. C. March 10 A Held of mors than SO couples participated yesterday at tha Palmetto Oolf Club In a graveyard" tourna ment given by Mrs. George von I,. Meyer. Miss Porter, of Washington, and Harry W. I Montagna. of New York, won on the 18th green, with Mrs. Oliver Perln and F. M. Saoon. Jr,. second. Mr. John R. Fell and Chester Itlchardson won tha consolation. Only One "C" Awarded NEW YORK. March 18. Nina men ers awarded basketball Insignia at a meeting of the Insignia Committee at Columbia yesterday, following- tha close of the basketball season. To tha great surprise of those In touch with tha basketball altuatlon only one basketball "C" was awarded, that to tha manager. Kenneth A. Ktlbourna. Eight, men received tha Dasketoaii --,. u. a." usuauy awarded to substitutes on tha team. By GUANTLAND RICE ON THE face of prophetlo returns, Mr. Wlllard should havo no great trouble In beating Mr. Moran. Ho has all tho physical advantages. Ho Is tho champion. Nino men out of ten nro picking him to win. But thero la nomethlng In Rtoran's favor, also. It Is thli: Back Over the Highway Wo recall n certain September, 24 years ago Wo look back to It as "through ft glass darkly," as through a dim, wavering vista, whatsoever a vista might be. For our youth was then extreme, being even the youth of Ponrod. But we still recall In a dim. wavering way the advaneo notice that a J. J. Garbett had no sort of a chanco against John l,awrence Sulli van. Sullivan was to win In u comlo canter, fighting with ono hand while he used the other to stifle a yawn. Corbett was doomed to a far greater extent than Moran Is doomed In advance today. You remember what happened. And then thero was tho temerity of a FItzslmmons, weight 156, Cor- tackllng bett, the champion, weight 18C. Fltz also was doomed. He had only an outside chance, to pursue the advance dope. You remember what happened. Even More So Still further along thero was the case of the raw, untutored, floundering Mr. Jeffries, tossed In against Fltrslmmons, tho champion. Jert was to be cut to pieces and then knocked colder than an Arctic dawn. Fltz knew too much for tho big, lumber ing Callfornlan. The man who had oonquered the con queror of Sullivan was not to be annoyed by such a second-rater as James J, Jeffries. You remember what happened. On and On And what chance had Jess Wlllard, an overgrown "Whlta Hope, against tha crafty and powerful Zulu? What had Wlllard donsT He had lost a decision to Gunboat Smith and Bearcat McMahon, both second-raters. He had failed to do anything to Carl Morris, the Captain Gorgonzola of the ring 1 e the greatest cheese of alt. Wlllard was big, but what else could he do? Johnson was a trifle ancient, but he was still clever and crafty and he could still hit. To All Boy Baseball Teams: HERE is an exceptional op portunity to get $1.25 Baseballs FREE for your games this season, THOUSANDS OF BRAND NEW BASEBALLS EXACT LY LIKE THOSE USED IN THE BIG LEAGUE, GAMES will be given away in the next few months. Any nine can win these valuable prizes If each member will give a few minutes of his time NOW, FIRST - CLASS FIELDERS' GLOVES also will be given away in the same manner. START NOW and have your baseballs, etc., by the opening of the season. Challenges will soon be coming in, and every team should be ready with the RIGHT KIND of a ball and gloves that will hold the ball and take the sting out of it, too. Apply at Room 230, PUBLIC LEDGER BUILDING. Out-of-town nnj should -ad' Jret Room 230 by mall. Where did Wlllard come In to stand up against a ring master of this typo 7 You remember what happened. Tho Turn Again So today we are shown with logical directness, with slmpto deductions, that Moran hasn't a chanco to beat Wlllard? Which Is tho bigger of tho two? Wll lard. Which ono Is the faster? Wlllard. Which one knows moro about boxing? Wlllard. Which ono Is the stronger? Wlllard. Which one Is champion? Wlllard. Upon what argument (should Moran have even an outBido chance to win? No argument at all. Why should ho havo a. fair chance? Ha shouldn't. BUT as suggested bofore remember what'has happened In the past. Wright to Head Williams Five W1I.MAMSTOWN. Mass., March 10 Harold llemls Wright, 'IT, of Ilellevue, O., him bfen elected caDtaln of tha Williams Col, lege basketball team for next sear. Wright was Ineligible to play this year because of studies, put piajea o, n guard In 1011. bard, consistent gams at CORNELL'S FOOTBALL FAME Td BE EXPLOITED 'Al" Sharpe Will Tell Story of Gridiron Triumph at An nual Dinner Al Sharpe, noted coach, who cmphasl7ed Cornell's promlnenco on tho football map by bringing out a winning team last fall, la going to tell how ho did It at tho annual Cornell dinner on tho roof of tho Hotel Adelphla next Saturday evening. Sharpe coachod tho Penn Charter foot ball team from 1903 until 1012. so ho Is well known to Phlladolphtans, More than 125 Cornell men who reside In and around Philadelphia aro expected to attend tho dinner. Tho mouths of Cornclllans are already "watering." for they havo learned that tho dinner will bo a "steak affair with ombclllshmonlb." Lnyton Schoch will servo as toast master, and It Is known that ho will call for toasts which will dig deeply Into the traditions of old Oprncll. Ho Is prepar ing .o tap tho reservoirs of enthusiasm and stir memories of tho good old college days. The echoes of the Adelphla roof will bo awakened by iturdy Cornell songs and collcgo yells, In addition to Al Sharpo's snappy foot ball talk, Captnln Embrlck, of the Coast Artillery, will glvo an l'lus'ratcd lecture. Hdward J. Cattoll will tall: In a hunor ous vein, nnd thero will bo Hawaiian music. It Is expected that n, delegation of Cornell men from Wilmington will attend the dinner. HAVE ONE MONTH F0RTRA1NING Coaching This Year, With Four Exceptions, Is Con- trolled by New Men TIGERS IN BIG REGATTA? With n, llttlo over a month rennlnfn. beforo tho Intcrcolleglato rowing . gets under way, virtually every one of ih. college crows havo taken to tho wai.I nnd nro going through tho prcllmlnarr conditioning. At Mrtunlly every one of tho 10 colcges, from tho 1'acine coaat t tho At antic, largo miundi Ime been row. jng. giving tho old nnd now coaches . . . taSl5 l0 ,"1?k n representative arsltr eight. Tho University of California with 250, really lends tho colleges In the nC bor of candidates reporting for tho clhut In tho Hast big squads answered the calls. Thli year, with four exceptions, colk-gl. ato rowing will bo handled by new in. .M.i.uin. 4i uiu university or l'ennrjl. vanla Joseph Wright, former coach of tho Argonauts llowlng Club, of Toronto. Cannda, Is In charge At Harvard a chango has been made. 13111 Haines, who comc3 from tho Union Boat Club, ol Bos. lun, ouretcm oamta wrny as the nro- fenslonal coach and adviser, and Is as. j slstcd by It. If Hcrrlck. At tho Un. J vcrslty of California Don Wallls, a former I Yalo oarsman, and Ted Mayer, a Harvard i crow man, nro In charge. Ynto is being I tutored by Guy Nlckalls, Columbia br Jim nico nnd Cornell by Charles I!. ("Old Man") Courtney. I Tho racing schedule for tho 10 college ' has been completed, with tho exception of I the annual regatta between Pennsylvania, t Cornell, Columbia, Syracuse and Lelabd Stanford. Tho refusal of tho West Shors 1 Railroad to run observation trains to ' j Poughkcepslo, except on June 20, and the refusal of tho faculty of tho University of ' Pennsylvania to allow tho members of thi j thrco crews to take their examinations at 'j Poughkcepslo on Juno 17 has left tut one 5 dato open, Juno 24. i Thero Is n. slight chance that Princeton mar romnoto In the blir rnco thli year. It all de rynds upon tho, Tlgorn' rowing authorities. Heretofore they hno refused to enter a crew, rlnlmlnif that their men nro not condltlosM for a four-mllo Inul. All tho Princeton ritts aro mer tho Henley remit to, distance, a mile and Bcvcn-elRhths. Hovoer. thero la a de mand from tho undemrnduates nnd n Urn Portion of tho Princeton nlumnl for represents. Ion In tho Ifll'l bluo ribbon event. 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