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IMPROVED BATTER SINCE HE
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Its AL-t, In -the name. If ono does not bellovo It all ho has to do Is to use an
Illustration, a striking example which we havo right at home. IC Ty Cobb,
Tls Speaker, Benny Kauff, Eddlo Collins, Frank Baker, Joo Jackson or a few
others of the famous slugging brlgado of baseball como to this city or any other
city for that matter and start whaling tho ball to all corners of tho Held tho fans
go wild. They declare that whoever happens o be doing tho clubbing Is the great
est ever, but If some lesser light breaks up game after gamo ho merely gets a lino
or two extra, whllo tho fans inslut that ho Is going above his normal gait.
Tho case of Dodo rnskort, tin Plillly centre fielder, is an excellent example of
tho truth of this statement. Tho fans and rival players nro mystified at tho
sensational work of Paskcrt and his hard hitting to all fields. Throughout the
winter tho player-scribes and other critics In commenting on tho outlook for 1016
insisted that tho Phillies would havo to strengthen tho outfield It they wanted to
bo In tho race, and suggested that a hard-hitting centre fielder bo signed to replace
tho aged and weak-hlttlng Paskcrt.
"Whllo Paskcrt fitted In perfectly with the machlncllko play of tho Phillies last
season, Manager Moran also, real zed that tho outfield would havo to bo strength
ened. Ho took an entirely different way of strengthening this department than tho
critics figured would bo necessary, and Dodo Paskcrt Is still In centro flold, but Is a
different player.
Recognized as a Great Fielding Player
Paskert has always been rated as ono of tho greatest fielders In tho game, and
at times has boon a hard hitter, but last year Dode's hitting was woefully weak.
It -was certain that ho must bo replaced unless ho could Improve a great deal In
batting. Baseball sharps snld that it was Impossible for Paskert to Improvo. They
claimed that ho had been In tho league almost 10 years and was too old to bo
taught now tricks.
Manager Moran differed with tho critics, and at tho training camp at St.
Petersburg changed Paskerffl stylo of batting. Tho previous spring Moran
changed Luderus' style, with tho result that tho Phllly captain was topped only by
XArry Doylo In tho National Lcaguo batting averages. Luderus was a dead right
field hitter until last spring, and was a mark for pitchers who could keep tho ball
on tho outside corner. Moran nwltched Luddy's Btylo to such an extent that ho
now gets tho majority of his hits on balls on tho outsido and Into left field,
though In can still whale tho ball into right.
Paskort's caso was identical, although ho hits from tho opposite side of tho
plate. Paskert was ns much of t. left field hitter as Is "Stuffy" Mclnnls, hut ho
could not hit curvo balls on tho outsido corner llko the Mack star. Ho killed fast
ball pitching unless tho pitcher had good enough control to keep tho ball right
along tho outsido corner all tho time, but when ho got In a holo Dodo was a mark
tor curvo balls.
Overcomes His "Curved Ball" Weakness
At St. Petersburg thi3 spring Manager Moran showed Paskert where his
stylo was at fault, and convinced him that ho never would be ablo to hit curvo
ball pitching if ho persisted In trying to pull them Into left field and swung as hard
as ho always had in tho past. Pat made tho pitchers feed Paskcrt curvo balls In
batting practice and showed Dodo how to just push them into right field.
Tho handicap of habit which had grown on Paskert in his 10 years of major
league-playing was overcome by ambition. Paskort picked up Moran's Idea as
quickly as Ludcrus did, which accounts for his hard hitting this spring. National
League pitchers who had been feeding Paskert balls on tho outsido with great
success for years were mystified nt tho sudden reversal of form.
A large percentage of Paskert's hits this season havo been to right field, and
Invariably when he has gone to tho plate In a pinch ho has hit safoly and to tho
right side of tho diamond because tho pitchers weropltchlng to his old weakness,
but found tho brilliant centro fielder prepared for this stylo of pitching with his
now method of clubbing.
Paskert is a player who worries when he Is not hitting and his general work
Buffers. Whon ho la hitting Paskert fields as only he and Speaker can, while his
Insido play and baso running improvo BO por cent. A good start means a good
season for Paskert, as ho does not v;orry '"hen he falls Into- his first batting slump
If ho has gotten off well, and local fans can expect a wonderful season for tho
veteran. If Paskert plays tho brand of ball wo think he will show this season
tho Phillies' chances for tho pennant aro 25 per cent, better, because that is Just
about tho value of one hard-hitting outfielder to tho team as lt lines up today.
Another Pitching Star Uncovered by Mack
Another of Mack's young twlrlers came through In splendid stylo yesterday,
and. beforo many weeks roll by the fans will begin to realize that Connie Mack
has fooled the critics who predicted that he could not develop pitchers. Yesterday
Elmer Myers, the lanky recruit frcm Raleigh, of tho Carolina League, had the Red
box at his mercy, and aided by a little help from his teammates with the stick,
pitched tho Mackmen to their first victory of tho championship season.
Myers held tho Red Sox to four hits, three of whlc"h were made In tho last two
Innings, and ho would havo blanked the world's champions If the game had been
close enough to have warranted .Lajole making a play to tho plate In preference to
clinching an easy out at first. The youngster's feat was remarkable when ono con
siders that the Red Sox switched their line-up about so that thero were seven left
handed hitters facing Myers, whoso main asset was a sharp breaking curvo ball.
"When wo eay that Myers will pitch better ball than yesterday beforo the
season has advanced much further it may seem like exaggeration, but tho lanky
lad will have a better fast ball In a few weeks. Some of the fans were Inclined to
believe that Myers weakened In the last two Innings when the Red Sox found him
top three hits, but such was not tb.o case. He merely lost control of his curve ball
momentarily and was forced to lay the fast one straight over the heart of the
plate.
First Sign of Real Enthusiasm Since 1914
The general play of tho Mackmen was better than at any time this season,
and tho large crowd which attended, more through curiosity than anything else,
went home greatly pleased. Beforo many Innings had been played tho fans, who
were inclined to be pessimistic, ware cheering loudly. There was more enthusiasm
shown at yesterday's game than any played at Shibe Park since the world's
series with tho Braves In 1914.
Tho enthusiasm of tho Tans seemed to put new life In the Mackmen. They
played with more dash and displayed better flgjatlng spirit than has been seen
since the heyday of the old machine. Perhaps today the pitching will be poor
and tho team will not look good, but any team that can show the form the
Mackmen did yesterday Jias a chance to finish in the first division In any league
If it keeps right on fightlne when things are breaking bad.
Veak hitting has been the greatest drawback to the team to date, and has
been more of a handicap than the erratic fielding. Even with the fielders making
costly misplays at times the Mackmen have beon able to hold their opponents
to low scores In four of the six games lost, but with light hitting found It lmpos.
Bible to break, Into the winning column.
Witt Handicapped by Southpaw Pitchers
Yesterday everybody clubbed hard but Witt and Oldring. The latter hit
three balls hard, but could not get them safe, while Witt was bothered consid
erably by another southpaw, In the long run lt will prove a good thing for Witt
to face so many soulhpawu early In his career, as It will cure him of a weakness
Aealnst left-handed pitching whlcn may have cropped up later.
The whole team appeared to be Instilled with the spirit which wins In the
long- run. Even Lajole was trying to steal bases, while the other men were on
their toes all he tune. The hit-and-run play, a lost art in 1916, was again In
evidence, and while Jaqk Barry broke it up two of the three times it was tried,
the other-attemrjt was successful unit reaultnri In n run.
As for the Red Box. they looked no better than they did in the series between
the two teams In Boston. It la a team with a wonderful pitching staff, but this
ftaM Is going' to be taxed to Jts limit to carry the rest of tho club along, A little
lthck with the pitchers will wreck Carrlgan's chance for the pennant
Tommy Qulnlan, the former White Sox outfielder, who Is playing with Salt
tabs. Ctiy, of the Paclfto Coast League.'was hit In the head with pitched balls
three times la, one game, and declared that he did not feel the blows. We suppose
he will become Indignant if he is called a "stone head" some time later In the
season. The pitcher was Jack Ryan, of Los Angeles, a giant who has terriflo
peed.
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FRAZIER SPRINTS
HUNDRED YARDS
IN SPLENDID TIME
Freshman Steps Distance
in 10 3-5 Seconds Today
in the Penn Trials
AL CRANE A WINNER
Conch Oeorgo Orton held his second
preliminary meet this morning on Frank
lin Kleld. The object of these meets Is to
bring out tho latent nblllty of tho second
string men and to give tho varsity men a
good workout beforo tho relays and dual
meets.
This morning's meet proved that Doctor
Orton's policy was producing the desired
results, for In splto of a heavy trnck there
were several icmarkablo performances.
Harrison Frazler, a freshman, sprinter
and former St. Paul's School nthleto,
proved himself equnl to any of tho varsity
sprinters when ho registered tho hundred
yard dash in 10:3-5 seconds, which was
tho best Friedman, tho winner of tho
varsity event, could do, nnd also ran Katz,
also of tho varsity, a dead heat In tho
220 yard dash.
Al Crano when ho won tho t20-ynrd
high hurdles convinced Doctor Orton that
he will bo a valuable man In tho coming
dual meets although hardly good enough
to placo In the lntercolleglatcs. He will
ho used only in tho high Jump In this meet.
Scudder's performances in running tho
varsity SSO-yard run In the fast time of
2 minutes flat, was easily tho -feature of
the meet, considering the -slow track.
Doctor, Orton killed two birds with ono
stone when ho held the trials for tho
freshmen one-mllo relay team. DImer
Smith, tho former Mcrcersburg Academy
star, was placed 10 yards behind scratch,
but caught the field on the straightaway
und finished fifth without exerting him
Belf. Ho Just breezed along after that
and let Walker, Drennan and Clayton fight
it out to tho finish. Wnlker won out by a
narrow margin, with Brennan and Clayton
close on his heels. These three together
with Smith will compose tho freshman
one-mile relay team and are picked to win
the event in tho relay games next Satur
day. Summaries:
440-yurd dash Won by Walker: Becoml.
Ilrennan; third, Clayton. Time, 53 -i-3
onds.
luu-)ard dash, freehmfn Won by Frualer;
wcond, U. Smith; third, O' Drier,. Time,
10 3-3 Becnndfl.
100-yard, varsity, class A Won by Fried
mnn. second. Kotzj third, Bertolet. Time.
10 3-3 seconds.
10U-jurd. class B Won by Wnntz: second.
Adams: third, Hopkins. Time, 10 3-5,
.. y'5h Jump Thlbault, Crano and llarrlnston
tied for first. Heicht. S feet 01, IricheH
Bhotput (10 pounds) Dorizas, 3a feet 10
Inches; Dougherty. 3D feet, Wharton. 32 feet.
Uroad Jump Uertolet. it feet 10 Inches;
Downey, il feet 7 Inches. Wentz, 21 feet S
Inches.
Hop, skin and Jump Iory. 43 feet; Iluck
holtz. 41 feet 10 Inches. Downey, 3'J feet a
Inches.
120-yar-d hurdles, varsity Won by Crane;
second, Warren, third, Harris. Time. 10 -t-3
sec.
,i5nie, v.1r."!.'vWon by-. rJeKorn: second.
Mitchell; third. Colton. Time. 4:4S.
lllla run, freshmen Won by lletts, second.
Maxwell; third. Ilonaall. Time, 4M7 2..V
Half mile, varsity Won by Scudder; sc.
ond. Gutter; third. Morris. Time, mln.
170-yard dash Frazler and Kutz tied for
first place, third, flalcom. Time. 18 3-5 sec.
145-yard low hurdles. Class A Won by
Warren: second. Hopkins, third, Dougherty.
Time, 17 1-3 seo,
HAVRE DE GRACE ENTRIES
SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY
First race, mares, 3-year-olds and up. sell.
In. (Hi furlonss "Casaba. 113; Outlook.
11U; 'Huth Strickland. 100; In and oSt. 01;
Oreetlnxs. 103; Typography, 101; "Rosemary.
107: Reflection. 108; Marlanao. too; Ada
A,n,n8t, ?uai, '.'i fcumax- 10S: 'Water Lily,
117; Oaleswlntbe. 07. '
Second race. 2-year-lds, selling. 4 furlongs
T7iLoiSL'a 11H.'1uvlX v .10'S niverdafe.
107; 'Cherry Melle. 108; Valeria West. 103:
Lantana. 104; Almee T.. 103: Manokln. 111.
Thlrd, race. 3-year-olds and up. handicap,
mile and 70 yard Kedland 103: Amhrose. 08;
Pandean. 112: bkeerface. 107; Ed Uond. 03;
Fllttergold, 101.
Fourth,, race, 2-year-olds-. The Aberdeen
Stakes. 4 furlongs King Fisher. 108; Dunga
Din. 112; None Such. 106; Bondage, 108; Dr.
Nelson. 112: Cousin Dan. 108; '
Fifth race. S-year-olds and up. selling, mile
and 70 yards Finale. 103; Lite, SS: Salnea
borough, 113: Mordecal. 110; Front lloyul.
115: 'air Denrah. 110; Ed Weiss, 115; Soni
of Valley, 115.
Sixth race, 3-year-olds and up. maidens and
winners of one race only, 6Vt furiongs Eddie
Henry, 108; Sea Beach, 103; Ashcan. 115;
Sandman II. 115: Old Broom. 115; Iraa Frank.'
103: IUnard. 103: La Bete Nolr. 1U5; Ellen
Smytn, 88; Curraghallen. 103; Examiner, 108;
Virginia if.. 103: Haudfull, 108. ' '
Apprenttco allowance claimed
Weather cloudy. Track good.
Saddle Horse Sold for $1600
NEW YORK. April 22 Thirty Kentucky
horses, the property of a. T. Harbison, of
Lexington. Ky.. were sold last nutbt. The top
Srlce was 11600 for a bay mare named Qana
urnet. who is by tha champion Kentucky
saddl stallion. Red McDonald.
THE SAD SIDE OF GOLF
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nf Irinllng Atncrlciiii nnintpur RnlffrA. It
uill net he biographical or Mntintlcnl.
hut rnther In the nature nf rnmlom oh
hrrtationM on some nf the mi)H and
achievements of our Icudlnc golf nturs.
There are freak plays In baseball, freak
turns In boxing nnd freak episodes In
football, but probably no gamo has as
many freak happenings ns golf.
Scotia's ancient pnstlmo Is as full of
freak shots ns como golfers aro of alibis,
which Is sufllclcnt quantity to last for
qulto a spell.
A Notable Two
You can never tell from tho drlvo just
what Is going to happen. In a tourna
ment played at the Nashville Country
Club ono day, Goodloo Llndsey, an old
Vale golfer, topped his tee shot at tho
tenth hole, ordinarily a drlvo and a pitch.
Ho decided to uso his hrnsslo on tho sec
I ond shot, ns ho was some 200 yards away
I from tho green. A wide hook followed.
nnd tho ball sailed out polo across tho
street, bound back of hounds, only to
htrlko a telecranh nolo ncrnns tho ntrert.
j bound 6ack upon tho green and drop In
mo cup tur a ..
A Freak Record
Ono of tho freakiest shots wo ever
saw was at the East Lake Course, Atlan
ta. Iteynolds Tlchenor, playing from tho
fifteenth tee, sliced his drive. The ball
sailed out Into a parallel fairway, where
another golfer was In the net of plnylng
a full mldlron shot to tho 12th green.
Greatly to this latter player's nstonhoi
ment. Just as his club head was s-Vut t'x
Inches from lib own ball, a flyln missile
struck the Iron blado at the proper spot
and sailed 150 yards up tho courso. Ills
own ball bad not moved, and yet ho hail
distinctly seon n golf club leave his club
and sail merrily upon Its way. The an
swer was that ho had struck Tlohonor's
ball lnthe nlr nnd the Impact had de
flected tho blade from Its original target.
You Never Can Tell
No, you can never tell what will happen
In golf. A few days ago Oswald Klrby
was playing In a four-ball match at Engle
wood. His Becoml shot struck on the
green, but trickled Into a trap Just be
yond. In attempting to get out his ball
struck tha sldo of tho trap and dropped
back Jam up agalnBt It. Not only this,
but It also dropped neatly Into a deep
heel print.
"There is no use in trying to play this
shot out," he remarked, "for It's abso
lutely unplayable" At which point ho
gave the ball a careless wallop with tho
niblick without even taking a stance for
the shot, when, very greatly to his amaze
ment and to the profound annoyance of
his two opponents, the ball hopped blithely
out and trickled Into tha cup for a par 4,
Another Englewood Shot
Even rarer than this Is the story of a
shot that fell to tho lot of Harry D. Cash
man at the eighteenth hole at Englewood.
This hola is 170 yards in length. There
la a high bank to the right, and still
further to tho right of this bank, 20 yards
from the green and 12 feet above lt on a
plateau, is a thick green hedge.
Cashman's tee shot, sliced, struck upon
tha plateau to tho right of the green and
apparently disappeared from sight In tha
emerald hedge. Then, Just as Mr. Cash
man was in the act of uttering a number
of profound generalities regarding golf In
all Its branches, tho ball began to trlckla
out of the hedge, caught the slope, trickled
down tha steep bank and slid gracefully
Into tha cup for a very useful 1, The ball
evidently struck a section of the hedge
on its way in and bounded out from an
unplayable position Into tha cup, saving
a matter of 4 strokes.
Colonel TV, B. Hanna relates tha story
of another most remarkable occurrence.
On a Kansas - coursa a certain golfer
hooked his tee shot Into a shallow ditch,
only four or five Inches below the level
surface. As he was looking at the ball
and debating what club to use the ball
suddenly flopped Into tha air out of tha
ditch upon tha level turf above. What
mysterious force had suddenly developed?
Tha answer fololwed a brief moment later
when a toad hopped from tha underbrush
on his way to further security where his
day dreams would not be broken by any
queer white objects resting upon his spine.
"Wo will never forget an Incident con
nected with a shot that Walter Hagen,
open champion In 1914, made at Green.
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wlch last spring. This holo wns 450 yards
long. Hit cen got a long drive and then
played a full mldlron to tho green. When
Amcc Smith, Jerry Travers and Fred
Herrcschoff had played tho threo balls
were found short of the green. Hut
Hagen's ball was not In sight.
Standing by tho corner of the green was
a stranger, not only to the courso hut to
golf.
"Looking for that first little white ball
that camo up?" ho asked. When as
sured thnt such was the object of the
Kparch, ho remarked casually, "Well It
dropped In a little hole thero by tho stick
standing up," pointing to tho flag.
The fact that Hagen had played a 460
yard hole In 2 by sinking a mldlron shot
from 200 yards away had loft the visitor
strangely cold. Evidently lt meant no
thing at all In his young life, as ho walked
dejectedly away without further comment.
IRISn NATIONAL GAMES
Preparations Mndo for Decoration
Day Event
Tho annual Irish national games of tho
Gaelic Athletic Lengue, will be held on
Decoration Day at Central Park, 4400
North Dth street.
All necessary preparations for tho
gamoa were completed at an enthusiastic
meotlng of tho delegates last evening nt
282G West Dauphin street.
Tho program this year will be on a mora
elaborate scale than ever beforo at
tempted. One of tho prominent features
will be an Interstate hurling match be
tween the Cork Men's Association, of New
York, nnd the crack Emmett's team, of
this city. There will bo also a Gaelic foot
ball match between tho Armagh Men's
Association team, of Brooklyn, and a
picked team from the various Irish Gaelic
football tenms In this city, and teams from
Baldwin's and Mldvalo Steel Works will
meet In a match tug-of-war, best two out
of three pulls. Thero will be also a, pro
gram of nine athletic events, such ns run
ning, Jumping and weight throwing.
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
Th preliminary card to tho Uenny Kaufman-Lew
Tendler return tilt, at the Olympla
Monday nlaht. follows; Leo Iloux vs. Willie
Jackson, Mickey Donley vs. Johnny Mealey.
Jack Sayles vs. Nell McCue and Johnny Campl
vs. Trry Ketchell. Campl Is a tougln little
battler, punches hard with either hand, and
never knows when h is hurt.
It's now the Ryan A. C. The Jinx has been
chased from the flstlo emporium at 11th and
Spring Garden streets. Adam Ryan, boxer,
trainer adviser, teacher, and now promoter,
matchmaker and referee, admits that the
Rr"AN A. C. will bu one of the foremost
boxing clubs In the city. Ills opening show
Tuesday night shows Young Jack Toland and
Harry Smith, both southpaws, in the final.
Tha other bouts are Ueorsta Evans vs. Harry
Allen. Terry Ketchell vs. IJarney Oakey, Mor
ris Wolf vs Walter Brown and Charles Clark
vs. Young Dallet,
Washington May Get Stadium
WASHINGTON. April 22. With a view to
erecting n stadium at tha national capital at
which future Olymplo games may be held.
Representative Itulbert, of New York, has
Introduced a bill In the House appropriating
11.543.397. Mr. Itulbert stated that It was
intended to erect near the main entrance to I'o
tomao Park a U-shaped stadium located in
such a manner as to command a full view of
the entire neld. as recommended by a report
submitted to the Secretary of War by Colonel
W. W. Harts.
BASEBALL TODAY
SHIBE PARK
AMKKICAX LEAGUE GROUNDS
ATHLETICS vs. BOSTON
Gam Called at S 1'. M.
Tickets on Hala at OlmbeU' and Kpaldlngs',
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MONDAY NIGHT 8:30 KHAKI
JOHNNY CAMI'I vs. TKItllY KETCHEL
JACK SAYI.K3 vs. NK1L McfUK
JOHNNY MKALKY t. MICK IS Y DONNELLY
WILLIE JACKSON T. LEO KOUX
Benny Kaufman vs, Lew Tendler
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IN LEAGUE GAME
Germantown T w i r 1 e r
Foiled in Attempt to Out
wit Penn Charter
Players
OTHER SCHOOL NEWS
One Edward Lamb, twlrler of the Ger
mantown Academy baseball team, soio
hopo of tho Manhelm fans for a victory
over Penn Chartor. failed to deliver the
nocessary speed, curves and other neces
sary pitching feats which would succeed
,ln downing a Yellow and lllue team, and
as a consequenco tho scoro of yesterday's
game, Penn Charter, 12; Germanlown
Academy, 4.
"Got Kddlo Lamb" was tho slogan of
tho Penn Chnrter players prior to this
Intcracademlc League struggle. Then they
did "get Lamb" with tho strength of a
Hon nnd with skill of tho usual Penn
Charter batter who is out for glory, for
there was nothing in Lamb's twirling to
bother tho Queen Lnno players. Extra
baso bits and some runs by Rogers and
Captain Bud Walsh helped to speel Gcr
mantown's defeat.
Up until tho Penn Charter-Germantown
gamo tho followers of tho Interacndemlo
Leaguo rneo were witling to back the Man
holm team. Now Germantown has taken
a big slldo backward and Penn Chnrter
seemi to ho the favorite. In splto of tho
fnct that threo team3 aro having a ncck-nnd-neck
race for tho lead. They aro Penn
Charter, Episcopal Academy and German
town. Tho Interacademlc League standing:
Won. Lost. r.c.
Penn Charter School 1 .1107
Oermantown Academy L' t .IHI7
Lplicopal Academy 2 t .007
I rlemhT Central School 0 3 .OUU
Two of tho Delaware County Leaxue comes
were played sesterday nftarnoon. when Media
Illsh defeated Darby High. U to 0. and the
hwarthmoro High nlno won from Ilaverford
High School. 0 to B.
Dave Smith showed that he was In mid
season form in his twlrllne attalnst Oerman
town yesterday. Coach Merrltt used him for
only live innlnss. Fleming- and Sltlvy tot a.
chance to show what they could do in the
box,
Captain Dud Walsh, the Tenn Charter ten
nls captain, was unabl to play In the tennis
match with tho alumni yesterday, owlnc to his
baseball activity. Penn Charter won in tennis,
six matches to nothing-. In spite of his ab
sence. Dcltrlck, the Catholla High School twlrler.
will be depended upon to win some of the
coming Interscholastlo league games. His
work In tho recent contest with Frankford
was first class.
Three teams are tied for tho lead In tho
Interacademlo League race and there are three
nines tied for the second position In the Inter
scholastlo League. Trades' School, North
east High and Central High are now on even
terms,
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PENN ONE-MILE
RELAY TEAM IS
PICKED AT LAST,
Lockwood, Lennon and
Kaufman Are Selected to
Run With Meredith
VERY FAST QUARTET
By TED MEREDITH
Captain Penn Trsck Tenm.
Pennsylvania's one-mile relay team la
picked. Tho choice of this team has been
the talk of tho campus for tho past month,
In fnct, lt has been n puzzlo ever slttco tho
Indoor season started, but today It Is
Bottled, nnd barring accidents, tho tram
wilt bo Kaufman, Lennon, Lockwood nnd
myself. This will bo tlio order In which
wo will run, ntso, Lockwood did not rui
In tho trials, but bo wilt be ono of lh
quartet. Ills running for tho past tjircfi
years nnd so far this spring will bo enough
to convlnco every ono of his nblllty W
bold down tho third relay.
.Too Is tho original hnrd-tuck track
man. Possessed with a very light bodj
nnd n nervous disposition, he seems to
nlways have atvleast two setbdeks dur
ing tho year. First, ho threw his arm out
In New York, nnd second, bo was taken
sick on Thursday nftcr running, and had
to go to tho University Hospital for a
day or two. I do not think this will
hinder him from running on next Satur
day, for his condition Is not very serious,
merely an upset stomnch.
Chances Bright
Our chances against Harvard look
brighter, with theso men running as they
did In yesterday's trials. Should Lock
wood not bo ablo to run, Dorroy, who
only finished n ynrd behind Kaufman,
will tnko bis place, and wo will still have
a lighting chance.
I lmngtno tho choosing of Robertson as
assistant to Orton Is a great surpriso to
every ono, and I want to explain our
reason for so doing. Tho committee felt
that with the Inrgo squad which wo havo
Homo men worn suro to ho slighted with
only ono coach; Ynlo nnd Harvard both
havo two men In charge, so wo looked
over tho good men nvallablo, nnd found
Kobcrtson tho most desirable, duo to his
wide ltno,wledgo of trnck and field events.
Itobertsdn has no specialty, as have
most coaches, but Is equally good In $rack
nnd field conchlng; also ho was belloved
to be tiie ono who could best fit into the
conditions nt this Into date and show the
best results.
This Is not, understand, a trial for
Robertson, for wo do not expect a man
to comb hero nnd show anything In one
month. Robertson has not nor nny one
elso been picked for next year.
Praises Robertson
IlobcttHon can help Doctor Orton a
great deal should ho ho hero this spring,
and tho only thing to be done to get him
la his ratification liy the Faculty Commit
tee on Athletics. IIo will llvo In tho train
ing house with tho men and watch them
closely on proper sleep, food, etc., which
Is an essential thing nt this tlmo of the
year.
Today tho freshmen ttiuls will bo held
with tho preliminary meet The two
and four mile, teams will also bo selected
today. With tho relays ono week nwny,
Pennsylvania's chances look mighty
bright.
Due to Joo Lockwood's Illness, ho will
not ho allowed to run In tho short mcdloy.
relay on Friday; his placo will he taken
by Frank Dorsey, who will run tha
quartor. Lennon nnd Kaufman will run
tho furlongs and I will tnko tho half
mile. News comes from Boston nnd Now
Havon that tho Harvard teams aro very
good, especially tho one-mllo team. Har
vard wants to avengo tho defeats met
at our hand Inst spring nnd last win
tor. I do not know how much better the
Harvard team Is then It was last win
ter, but It should bo a gre,nt deal better
outdoors. These mon, with tho exception
of Bingham, were poor indoor runners,
whilo we were nil accustomed to Indoor
tracks. This, of courae, gavo us a shade
over them, so It now remains to be seen
whether we can prove as good outdoors.
Catcher Haley to Join Buffalo
BOSTON. April 2-J. Patrick Haley, catcher
of tho Providence Internationals last season,
has left for Norfolk, Va to Join tho Buf
falo Internationals, to which club ho has been
released by tho Uostou Americans.
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