-S-' 0lb4,rrf.jr1rir EVENING EEDGER-PHIflADELPHIA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1916. vt'& 15 ITHLETICS ARE READY FOR THE BRAVES PHILLIES GOING WELL OTHER SPORTS NEWS ST ack is confident he will BUILD AlNUmiUlX liftttAT TJjJAlVl fthletics Manager Starts Weeding Out Play ers tor riis iyio mawnne xtooKies JuacK v Ginger in Practice By CHANDLER D. RICHTER Mr rinnCC. Gn., Mnrch 22 kE Athletics held their last prelim- ,,ry practice ycsiciuj. -- -- K the exhibition BOheduio mans, ami itf battle for positions will com- JfeL The regulars nro n " - J&l ,,ieil by tbo MeNleliol' boys, or ffrfelphla. while the Yanlgara nre over Sn"1"8- Mark will ,W1W T." r unte 1.0 tlM ? .. . mndi Into tinothcr wonderful fSbill maehlno arc Rood enough to fill ?'?... cm nf them may bo Blow r.iwinir their true nblllty, but all who Ib'uktly to develop Into stars wit at r..i show the earmarKS ocioro mo leiwn wSrui to Philadelphia. Vl In years has there been ns much IRt.rMt centred In a training camp ns I kMnf shown In the work of tbo Mack l?r" n thn south this sprint?. The cntlro IbnUll World la Interested In Mack and fitafuture. The wizard manager declares Iikit he win construct another team ns frrtt m tho famous machlno broken up 'it rfur- EtMDflll men arc almost unanimous In JIM opinion mat mo ninieura num ijlm ItilM was the Brcatcst ball team of nil 'tot The claim has been mndo that Mnck f'ni benefited by circumstances and was liickr In picking up a wonderful array of L.. niavom nt virtually no cxnenso. JSurt declares that lio will repent bin re" tarkDl ncnievemeni nnci wm noun nnvo Uteim greater than tho ono bo broko up. Connie has gathered somo excellent inn fteriil. but It Is yet to bo thoroughly Iltsttf. The foundation of his old machine Km H wonderful pitching staff. Tho fiMllty ' tno Pitchers to hold tho op ftwln teams to low scores gavo tho jjMajiters conndenco when thoy had first '.vm welded Into a smooth-working ma- ll'rttnt. After that tho natural ability and dtsi MMrteu nseu nnu wmi uicrcaHinu Tn(Unco tho team beenmo Invincible. .)ck Is paying particular attention to 5 pitching start now. Whllo bo lias ipteked up three or four youngHters whom iHbelltves will bo stnrs within a year, I'ltllUie pucning promem which is gaus flsf Mm tho most concern. Fourteen roanisters wcro iokcii aouui. rigni oi tlB ippear to bo destined for stardom, tat Iftlgencrally tho caso, a few will lenflrfall by tho wayside. BUaek Is now worrying mora or less P. ... .L. 1..- ...I... ...111 1... nl.1. .. frQOul U1B I1UJ1IUUI WIHJ mn uu uiu lu bu ftreuth tho first stages and como nlong i'Bronjly as tho season wears on. Person tillr, we bell&vo that thrco of tho now men Jin jolng to develop Into pitchers who trill rank with the stnrs of tho old ma ftjilne. If they have tho fighting spirit. Lick of ginger and fighting spirit Is tho RLl Ihlntr wt-nnrr MI t f Vin urnflr nf !. Ixickmtn In training to dnto. Tho men to tea other, positions must get moro pep per ind bo, moro enthusiastic If thoy ex (ect the young pitchers to got tho con fidence needed so badly. To date we have seen no Collins. Many MMtiaiimen declare that aiaclc never will hit! another Collins. Ho may not ele- ritop a' player of Collins' value for nil- IMnM ainnl.nf.1. kilt it Vi n nn . flml nn.. ftVHUH. vlllWIIiltbJ UMW ,h U .tll tlllU UIIQ ,lth a Collins brain and lighting spirit his fcnrlr wtlt-hA mmla mni-h nnalav Two br threo days Is a short time to itat a ballplayers calibre, but If first ffmDreastona amount- to munh. Mnnlr linn litnntthened moro than his pitching staff : .Oil Infield Is likely to be a trlflo weak ilurlng Jtho coming season and it Is prob ,51 that at least a phonom must bo dls IBTered before tho Inner works Is strong fiaouihito ovon comparo with tho old jatchlne, but present Indications point to iC1 threo powerful cogs In tho Infield whon iu riiw rccruiis nave developed. ii.?RColl!Ji,Sii,,lke . ,)0 evcn bet,er ln laiG and 1017 ns he has moro enthusiasm than ho has shown In two years. Ma lono Is a greatly mlprovcd player. Tho youngster may not hit for a while, ns he linn a marked wpaknes for a rlght'handed pitcher s curve ball, but he gradually Is overcoming this fault. '"K"0 Ooddnrd Seminary lad, who made Ma first nppcaranco yesterday, mado a wonderful Impression and we bollovo ho eventually will bo tho third baseman. Ho s but a boy and probably will havo his troubles this season, but If over there was n natural ball player, Witt Is tbo young ster. Ho still foels rather slrango and acks pepper, but that will como after ho has como to roallzo that he Is really of major leaguo caliber. A leap from scholastic ranks to tbo major leaguo folk Is quito a Jump and he Is naturally back ward. Jack Bnrry's old position will bo looked after by Sam Crane. This youngster Is a wonderful fielder, but last fall appeared to be woefully weak at tho bat. Manager 'nun ucciares innt rano will lilt well in nine, Din we nardly agreo with him. mignt improvo bis nvcrago by keeping his feet solidly nlanted on lhn pmnmi instead of swinging bis forwnrd foot lu tho air with a peculiar twirl Just as tho ball is leaving tbo pitcher's hand, but ho does not look or net like a player who over will lilt. Amos Strunk had tho samo habit of being overbalanced nnd recovered from It, but Amos had tho natural club bing ability. Mnck has a most promising outfield re cruit In Stellbauer. Ho Is ono of tho hard est fast ball bittern srack has over seen, nnd his stick work Monday nnd yesterday was wonderful. Ho hlt3 tho ball with a long, awkward-looking swing much on tho order of Crava'.h, and his drives havo the height so notlccablo In tho Phllly slug ger's wallop. This youngster, however, displayed his weakness yesterday afternoon during tho fielding practice On Monday Ira Thomas declared Hutt ho could not see how mnjor leaguo clubs of tho West had overlooked Stellbauer, Lut yesterday tho reason was appnrcnt. Ho nppears to bo a weak fielder and Is not ns fast an reputed. Tho youngstor has a wonderful throwing arm, but that about lets him out ns a fielder, unless ho Is slow finding Mrisclf. An attempt was mndo to euro Kddlo Murphy of his flooding defects and It failed, but Mnck feels certain that Stell bauer will Improve wonderfully. Ho Is witling to stand for a lot of fielding blunders If Stellbauer can hit at regular games as well as ho has In practice Starting tomorrow, tho pitching prob lem will boIvo Itself. Manager Mack Bald somo tlmo ngo that, whllo his young hurlcrs all had their good points and ap parently wcro almost evenly matched, tho weakness of somo and tho strength of others would assert Itself when they were put to a test against tho National Leaguers. Ey this Mack did not mean that a pitcher who happened to bo knocked out of tho box a few times would be hopeless or that a hurlor who went well during tho exhibition season would bo nssurcd of his position, but ho meant that each man would show early Ill's possibilities. Tho most Important point In Mack's re cocUructlon work has been reached. From now on It will not bo speculation or pos sibilities. It Is tho results which count from now on. Ho has not a ball team which will permit him to worry the lead ers, but we believe that toward the mid dle of summer It will prove a better com bination than tho fans throughout tho country expect. FISH IMPRESSES PAT MORAN WITH BACKSTOP WORK Philadelphia Kid Goes Through 12 Innings in Close Game With Cubs PLAY AGAIN TODAY fiv a Mall Ctrreipmdmt ST. rKTUnSBUna Fla., Mnrch 22. Young "Bill" Klsh caught his first com plete game for Moran's Maulers ngalnst tho Cubs yesterday and won a wnrm spot In tho unusually wnrm heart of Boss Pat. It was the third consecutlvo defeat of Chicago's tinkering Tinkers, who have decided that tho mlddlo of August Is a hotter time to play tho champions than' tho mlddlo of March. This morning the Cubs and Phils came ncrois Tampa Bay for tho fourth tilt of tho series. It was nn Ideal tlmo for tho trip. Tho nky wns cerulean blue nnd tho air held a balmlncss that makes ballplay ers, great or Btnall, eager for a fray. There Is n possibility that Moran will send Fish back of tho batters again to day. In view of tho wares shown by Mr. t.'!eli voatnrrlnv it la ItnllUnlv Mint ItA wtlt I'O I I,- tnunntl hnrl fn llio nnnrt from wlmtirn he enmo. Ho Is n product of Philadel phia. For several summers his main duties wcro stopping tho slnnts of semi pro hurlcrs in and around tho old homo town. Fish did several things In yesterday's Btrugglo that attracted more than pass ing attention. In tho first place, ho fnult lessly handled tho twisters of Gcorgo Mc Quillan and Karl Adams. This wns his principal duty. But ho chucked out a quartet of Cubs trying to steal second nnd, Incidentally, scored a run. Moreover, tho youthful backstop caught moro than nn ordinary game nnd got away with It. Tho battle dragged along through 12 Innings, and although tho Phils looked like winners In the fifth, when McQuillan resigned, tho Cubs later Imi tated tho European war by meeting tho assault of Karl Adams with a tcrrltlc cannonade. In all, tho combination of Feds nnd Nats poled out seven 14-ltarat drives. Ono of theso was a homo run by Zwllllng. Tho outcomo of tho fusillade was tho Cubs going Into tho lead. Then Nlehoff, In tho 12th, succored his comrades by outwitting Plerco. Nlehoff, with WhlUcd on first nnd Ludcrus on third, reached far over tho plate and cracked ono through tho pitcher's box. Plerco nt tho tlmo wns trying to pass tho Phils' hecond baseman, but Nlehoff wouldn't stnnd for It. Whltted and Lud crus counted. fflLDEN MAKES CLEAR P0SI1I0N REGARDING TENNIS MERGER By WILLIAM T. TILDEN, 2D - (Qermantown Crlckot and Cynwyd Clubs.) milElm seems to hn n. n-nnil ilp.-il nf mis. flWerstandlng nbout tho attltudo of tho PbiUdeIphla and District Lawn Tennis latlon In Its deslro to gain the mem- iri oi the Interclub Leaguo as Its own. POMtfllv tlila ml.il..,ln.i,,nn.llnn An !. IClMnAil 1,n o II, l I t.A.. ..... .I-.. M considered : Ine Interclub Leaguo ns a body would &0t be aftWtOfl If lin r.l,,V.D mnllMn I, l.n u.-.u. ::r" " y.'""- "" - ip". 1110 omer association. It Is not tlio IWerClub that la nnkpcl tn Inln 11 nil (lulu ,,Rmlt Itself to nny rules or regulations ''.""Philadelphia and District Assocla ( .which It as a body might not llko. Im 'mbVs lght easily Join nnd feel no " -' ..w (Vll.jr Ul Hid HCLt,IUII, JSM "1 answering the criticism made by nlrim . ot tne Interclub that to Join u pwco ma interclub In a position wm 1 Its, schedule would bo nffected and ff ,V u2 determined by tho smaller clubs ST, pl"de!phla and District Associa tes., let It h ,1IH H 1 1 J ...... -,--... vw -0.iii,liy uuuciaiuuu lliill " BCnedule. tinllv nv nnv oltiA. ,,U m ,nJ!t.on of tho Interclub would not and -JJW not be touched by tho other body, . lW0 W0UU1 cont.nue to be separ- ortanlzatlons. Within tho Phlladel- fr n? District Association now thero iJ.,W0. ''agues, absolutely Independent of jT- vuicr una playing separate schedules. ilisr. ' inaiaio anu ouDuruan Etmrf .Jf two exlst' why not a thIfd' gdy, the Interclub? m? mke the standpoint I take a little kitet try nna Bhow tnat 1i..j;''v .juuii;t nuve voum do on S-H..I :: tne Interclub, tho four years Snitch llnnld II... i.! .1 , -" '.. iiiui. 1 nave juttycu wcro fWed In the Interclub. I have always Stn! now' an1 wl" continue to be an iK?'b ascribed to favoritism. RJnAlt there Is no conflict between tho l&hr WUm TCbUlU IllJUrX IU I 4IICII.UM p-i "un comes tne interesting question togeinerf of wliat steps havo ever hecn taken to bring tho Interclub clubs Into tho Phila delphia and District Association. Tho Interclub ciubs seem to feel that they were not Invited to Join at the tlmo of formation ot tho other associations. This Ih duo to a misunderstanding, for on oxcelle.i' authority It Is stated that nil tho Interclub clubs were asked to Join, Why hold this unfortunate occurrence In mind and let it stand tn the way of the betterment of tho game? Unquestionably unity nlono will spell progress for Philadelphia tennis. Unity can only come through the clubs Joining the Philadelphia and District Association, since the Interclub, by the statement of ono of Its own members, believes tn a pol icy of restricted membership. Its members must meet a very high standard of play. This Is highly commendable, but it can never result In drawing all the tennis units of Philadelphia together. It may give us a standard to work up to, but It Is not the means Itself to the ultimate end of unity. Let It be stated once mors that the merits of the Interclub are unquestioned. The good It has done the gams around Philadelphia has been enormous. Now its members can do still more ood. not by sacrificing any of the rights ot the Interclub as a whole, but as individual clubs Joining the Philadelphia and Dis trict Association. All the clubs are working for the good of tennis In the city as they see it. There should be no conflict. Therefore, let Us work together as one body, not-ln two groups pulling apart. . The things Philadelphia needs for its tennis are big tournaments held at tl)a big clubs, with prominent men playing In them. Those are tho things that the Phil adelphia and District Association Is work ing for. Those are the things that the Interclub Is working for. Why pot work Johnston Case Settled niATTANOOOA. Tenn., March 22. Salary dlffprenc between Jimmy Johnnton, lh Oak land outfielder, nnd tho Ilrooklyn Club hao hern arttlcd by compromlno by Dave Fultz. Johnston nereecl to a aalary of J3H00: alt othr femurm of his I'edTat contract wire retained. Johnston who Ih a brother of "Doc" John ston, of tho Pirates, lives hero. AMATEUR BASEBALL NOTES Tho Knno A. C. owlne to tho Iom of crounds, -will trawl during thn comlnz season. A cams Is wanted for April IB. . In tha Kane llnc-up will nrpear a. lot of local talent, for Haturday ami Sunday semes address John Kane, 1838 Shunlc atreet. Philadelphia. Manager Wilkinson, of the Thllo A. A., Is worklnir on his schedule and would like to nrrango Barnes with any fast scmlpro teams In or out of the city. Wrlto Oeoriro Wilkinson, B041 Wado street. Uermantown. or phone Qer mantown 812, after 0:30 p. m. Uss0i ESHW.W0 OVERTON, OF YALE, MAY BE ANOTHER JOHN PAUL JONES Showing This Winter Stamps Runner as Favorite for Mile and Half-Mile Records A NEW champion middle-distance run ner Is about ready to flash forth. He Is John W. Overton, of Ynlc. This young man has Just completed the most satisfac tory Indoor record of nny runner, collegiate or club. Those who have studied him most closely nre convinced that If any outdoor records from tho half-mile to the mile nro to bo approached or equaled during tho coming spring nnd summer Overton Is tho man who may bo expected to accomplish tho feat. This Is saying a good deal as long as such men ns Ted Meredith, of Pennsylva nia; Dave Caldwell, tho former Cornell star, nnd others nro In the running game. Overton and Meredith havo not met this winter. Nor hnvo they ever met when tho two wero on edge. The chances nre that Overton will con centrate on the mllo run this spring, and It he docs ho will run It In closo to world record time. What ho has dono since Inst fall li convincing proof ot this. Last No vember ho outran a big field In tho Intcr coltcglate crosl-country champlonshln nt Boston. Then hn took to Indoor running and In ono week ran thrco sensational races. At tho Mcadowbrook A. C. games In this city on Mnrch 11 hn ran tho last half mllo nf the two-mile relay raco and did Ids half In the wonderful tlmo of 1:B6 2-D. Tho following Wednesday ho went ngalnst Davo Caldwell In a special three quarter mllo race nnd ho took tho mens- ytyTVi"f w. Basketball Fan Picks All-Academic Teams . Torward . .Forward . . ..Centre .. . (Itmrd . . . (luard An rnlhimlnst, who thinks the season In complete without nn nil-star basketball team, has sent us tho fellowlnr .selections, picked from tho prep schools of Philadel phia nnd nearby. FIRST TKAt. Illnchman, Rnarthtnore rrep. . .lor .Moore. Ilaverford. . , . ... Hob .Martin, Chcstnat Hill. . . Holme, (lermantnwn Academy. I.undtren, .Hwnrthmore Prep .. SIX'ONH TUAM. Mike Howell, Haverford Forward llcnjamnnn, Mwarthmore I'rrp ...forward V. Ttowe, Hworthmora Prep Centre !.nl', llaterford (Insrd llojt. Muarthmore Prep Uusrd TIIIIU) TKAM. Kent, (lermantown Arndrmr Forward llutton. (lermantown Friends Forward li, Hnnrll, llnterford Centre llalley Chestnut Mill (luard Utitter, Haverford (frnird JOHN OVEKTON urn of this supposedly unbeatable middle distance runner In 3:07 1-G, which was exceptionally fast for an Indoor track. Finally, on March 18. lie entered tho A. A. V. Indoor championships ind ran tho 1000 yards In 2:15 1-G, equaling tho world's record. Thoso who havo been watching Over ton's career believe that he Is best fitted for tbo half and mllo runs. In the opin ion of tha writer, he has a better chance to duplicate tho running of John Taut Jono, ot Cornell, than any other man now running, liver slnco ho has been nt Valo his coach lias been using him at tho two-mllo nnd longer distances. Overton must havo considerable vitality, slnco ho In now cross-country chnmplonj but what ho has dono this winter makes him look much better for the shorter distances. Overton Is a graduate of thn Hill School, where ho wa3 developed by Mike Sweeney. At this preparatory school he ran tho half In 2 00 nnd tho mile In -1:30. Y. M. C. A. Swimmers Divide Honors The sRlmmlns; turns of the Camden and Central V. M. C A. a met In the pool of the taller. H2I Arch street, last nlaht. The Central senlo's won from the Camden seniors, but the Camden Juniors evened the honors by defeallnB th Juniors representing the Central team The fto and 100 yard dashes nnd tbo Inncy dive went tn Itaymond I'M. the Lane downs High School phenom. Uhl was also a member of the wlnnlnir relay team. Tho final score was: Central seniors, 43, Camden, U; Camden Juniors. 24 1 Central, It. No Letters for Harvard "Fish" CAMnninaR. Mass , March 22. The Har vard Athletic Committee refused to nward In slanla to members of the university swlmmlna: team because of the team's failure tn win a match durlna the season The student council will he called upon to pass on tho committee's decision. PENiV AND TIGERS TO PLAY ONLY ONE QAMB FOR TITUBys Cage Championship to Bo Decided on Neutral Floor The Faculty Committee on Athletics at tho University of Pennsylvania decided yesterday that It would not stand In tho way ot tha proposed play-oft for the inter collegiate basketball championship be-rrtl twecn Pcnn and Princeton. Th only., string attached to tho consent wbb that the teams must meet on a neutral floor within 10 days. This will permit only one game. Manager John Lanslll said that 'tha championship battle wilt moro than likely be staged somewhere In Philadelphia, -. probably Convention Hall. Tho Weight- j man Hall floor Is not largo enough to nccommodato tho Spectators that will want "' to see the game. 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