EVENING LEmERPHlEADELPHIA THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1910.
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SiNDY M'NIBLICK COMMENTS ON GOLF WOMEN CLUBBERS PLAY IN BOSTON OTHER SPORTS
NfcW GOLFERS' ASSOCIATION
IS THE SUGGESTION OP MANY
TO RIVAL WESTERN BODY
if
'
proposed Eastern G. A.
Could Produce a
Medal Champion to
Contend With Others
Dy SANDY McNIBLICK
. - M . mjl 0 A1a Aiirtnlik(lAH
mile poaaiuiuLx L iiu uiui'"'wu ui
, Xnn aatcrrt Coif Association for mascu
tine players now lifts Its hcail nbovo a sea
cf discussion nnd suggestions Unit Is being
rippled moro than ccr this year by golf-
There Is nlrcady In extstenco nn Eastern
Oolf Association for women, and tho op
nortunlty for n corresponding band among
men linii been ntlrred UP by tho tournament
lit tho Hsbcx County Country Club which
tho fair golfor3 wound up yesterday.
Tho Idea of nn Kastcrn association ban
been received with much f.ivar by local
rolfcrs. Tho Western Clolf Association has
attained tremendous Btrcngth. Uoth Its
amateur and open toilrnoyn present nlmost
the proportions of n national event, and tho
entry lists each year present n. nolld front
of nearly all tho very highest class golfers
to which tho groat section can boast
Ton or a dozen of tho best Eastern pros
make tho long trip to enter tho opon event.
Tho W O A. has n membership of about
250 and tho chnmplonshlp tills year will
bo tho 17Ch In tho history of Us orgnnlza
tlon. It Is n wondorfuU power for bulldltig
up Western golf.
Nothing Liko It Here
Thero is really nothing on this Bldo of
Ohio to correspond to It. Tho nearest In
Importanco is the Metropolitan Oolf Asso
ciation, which has a membership In tho
neighborhood of 75 clubs and draws nn
entry list for ha amateur and open tour
neys each year that compares favorably
with that of tho Westcrncis. In fact, It3
handicap list contains tho names of most
of tho recognUed l.'nstern cracks. Tho
Mftssachusctta and Pennsylvania Oolf As
sociations liavo nbout ns largo a member
ship n tho Metropolitan, and both havo
players of nationally recognized ability.
But thero Is llttlo In common between theso
organizations except in tho play for tho
Lesley Cup, when teams from tho three
Btatoa comptto
Tho events of tho Individual associations
ro only open to members, ns n, rulo, nnd
golfers In this section feel that It would bo
a great thing to let down tho barriers, form
ono largo organization to talco tho placo
of tho threo State bodies and havo a splen
did union that could occupy a parallel posi
tion to tho W G. A.
Tho largo body would do away with tho
city associations, but could. If desired,
open up tho city championships to members
of tho proposed 12. O. A., thus making
tho paco a bit swifter and tho tltlo so
much tho moro to bo' dcslrod.
Thero would bo of course a champion
ship of tho J-3 G. A., and this would lnsuro
n great golf carnival to tho East every
J car
It would mako n flno rchcnrsal for tho
national events.
There aro scores of local golfors who
bcllovo that ono reason Philadelphia docs
tibt como through with that long-prnyed-for
champion is becauso localities do not havo
tho chanco to play with tho nwe-lnsplrlng
golf mastodons whoso names aro n by-word
wherever golf Is spoken.
Parulysis Creeps In
Paraljsls seems to creep in when local
players aro htneked up. against bucIi giants.
Several local players thero aro who ahlno
intermittently over tho homo nasturcs. but
IKViUhon they would do Imttlo- in?.-foreign
climes aguliist a Held of famous names they
Oust nren't in It. '
Now York, Boston, Philadelphia nnd
Jersey nro nil so close togothor and bo
overflowing with golf talent tliat it 13 felt
not only that a parent organization would
be a good thing but also that It Is essen
tial If such a corporation wero formed it
would surely boom golf In this part of
wo land
Tho United States Golf Association
would havo a vastly easier thno In handling
tho national situation if it had two main
b9dles to deal with Instead of a largo ono
nnd a flock of near-powerful ones'.
Thero has alwavn boon mnrn np Ipsa nf-
t fort to work up some degree of Bcctlonal en
thusiasm and this is particularly marked
In tho national jousts when tho sectional
cracks aro "slrlted on" ench other "for tho
honor" of their natlvo lands. If thero were
two full grown nidations such nn inter
sectional clash would be inovltablo nnd
thero would bo somo golf such as no other
Vent at present brings out.
There wouldn't bo any point In matching
up tho champions )f tho two organizations,
ror tho winner would bo tho logical cham
pion of tho United States. This chair, how
k ever, might already be filled by ono who
; had won it In a freo-for-all battle. He would
naturally object to being ousted, .because ha
would havo a moro Just claim to tho title.
M'hy Not Two National Champs?
But thero would bo a flno chanco for in
Icrscctlonal team play, individual and four-
t bail play for points nnd the championship.
has also been suggested that. Inasmuch
as ttiero Is so much bickering over the rela
IT, ,!?e,rlt of th0 medal tlml ma'ch player
S?oi1rspoctho cla,ma t0 o champion-
, enip, that there ought to be two champions.
h. .tW0U,Ll ho tho champion medalist and
jno other tho champion match player. If
K w?. W prowl'mr at each other, let
eav IK ","!" for tha supremo throne.
My friends of tho echerne.
fcemi,1 PirnPMel th,lt.t"o medal champion bo
r ?.iJ? 'i'9 B?ct0Ilal associations, the
respective champions of each playing 72
J5rse. B ' ' Cacl1 other on a neutra
Meantime over Boston way teams of
Tomorrow's Tournaments
and Today's Tee -Talk
Motfh plor In nrln tournament for the
Chnrlra I.. Marl in Cup, at the Lii I.u Temple
Country I'liih.
Intercity team matrhea for tho Clement A.
(irUcom Cap. nt ltoMon, Miim,
Don't IUM the hull.
Tlili I the peculiar rolflnc frintl of the be
Kinner, whoe hooom lien-re vrlth the ilefilre
n Knock the enrer on the ball nml to mat It
oir the face at the rnrth.
.Try nn unemotional, comfortable anln nt
the hall.
The duffer will probably he nurprUed nt
now neatly It mvlln nu-ar, how otrnldit It
torn, nml lie will nlio pmhablr hare Ocea
nian for ntirprlse nt the ilUtnnce It toe for
so little effort. ...
.After n conscientious period of tnkp-H-nr
fthot-1, the ilulTcr will net n that he ran
throw more nnd more Into hi stroke till
finally omo line ilar he may wake up and
find that lin Is uhlo tn break 100.
Then bin day will have romel
women golfers representing Now York nnd
Boston nro trying to wrest from tho Phila
delphia team their laurels nn Intercity team
champions. They will havo their llttlo
hands nulla full. Play started today nnd
will last over Saturday This Is tho Phila
delphia team: Miss Mildred Cavcrly, Mrs.
Ilonnld II. Barlow, Mrs. C. P. Fox, Mrs. a
It Stetson, Miss Eleanor Chnndlor, Miss
nthel Campbell, Mrs O. S Munson, Miss U.
G. Hood, Miss Florence McN'ccly, Mrs W.
J. Peck, Mrs. U. II. Filler. Jtrs. Milton Ilcr
old nnd Mrs. Francis Bradley.
"CASUAL WATER"
"Casual Wntor" Is Btllt another term
that frequently Is heard in golf. It Is
any temporary accumulation of water, and
Is usually caused by rainfall or flooding,
and which Is not ono of tha recognized
hazards, such ns a brook, creek, pond or
lake. Any water that Is of a permanent
character is n recognized water hazard.
Frequently when a player Is golfing thero
comes up n rainstorm nnd pools of water
nro formed on tho course. This Is casual
water. If you loso your ball or It lies
In a recognized water hazard such as indi
cated above, thero Is a pennlty, but if tho
ball Is lost or lies in casual water thero
Is no penalty of any kind, except where
tho ball lies in casual water In a hazard.
Supposo you aro playing at Cobb's Creek
and in playing for ono of tho greons guard
ed by tho creek tho ball falls into it. If tho
ball is seen to enter tho hnzard It Is not
even necessary to find it You aro privileged
to drop another ball cither behind tho
hazard nt tho spot whero tho ball crossed
tho margin of tho hnzard or In tho hazard
for tho loss of n stroke. Tho banks of
thi crce. nro Just as much a part of the
hnzard as the water itself, and if you do
not caro to play tho ball from the banks
you nro privileged to drop dut Just an if tho
ball was in tho water itself. Do not tnko
tho time or troublo to play a ball out of
water. It Is ono of tho most difficult shots
In golf and only tho experts can play It cor
rectly. No Penalty
Supposo again thnt a thunderstorm has
como up nnd partly flooded the fairways
nnd putting greens. You drlvo a ball ap
parently straight down tho courso and you
kco tho water fly where tho ball hit the
fairway. When you reach tho spot where
you think tho ball Is It cannot bo found.
After a search of flvo minutes you fall to
find tho ball. Or suppose you do find It
lying In tho casual water. You nro not
obliged to piny it out of tho water. You
may drop tho ball without penalty within
two club lengths of tho margin of tho
casual water as near ns posstblo to tho place
whero tho ball lay but not nearer the holo.
Tho snmo proceduro is truo If the ball Is
lost in tho casual water. If the dropped
hall should roll into tha water you may
drop it again without penalty.
It Is" 'a good point to remember that the
term casual water referB as well to your
stanco ns to tho ball itself. For instance
If you find thnt tho ball Is not in casual
vvator, but that you will bo forced to stand1
in casual water in making your next stroke,
you may drop tho ball under- tho same rulo
that applies to the ball lying in casual
water. So In neither case will it bo nec
ossary for you to get your feet wet in play
ing tho shot.
Must Not lie Dropped
Supposo thero Is casual water on the
putting green. If your ball Is In It, or there
Is casual water between tho ball and tho
holo, you may play It whore it lies, or. If
you prefer. It may bo lifted and placed by
hand, cither within two club lengths be
hind the spot where it lay originally, or as
near to tho spot, but not nearer tho hole.
so that you can putt for tho hole without
having casual water between you and the
hole. If tho ball Is so near the casual
water that It interferes with your stance,
you aro privileged to treat It as If It lay In
casuhl water.
If the ball Is In casual water In a hazard,
tho player may drop a ball either in the
hazard, or behind the hazard for tho loss
of a stroke. If it is in casual water In the
fairway tho playor may drop a ball without
penalty, but if it Is In casual water on a
putting green tho ball may be placed by
hand, but not dropped. If the ball is in a
recognized water hazard, such as a creek,
brook, pond or lake, tho player may drop
a ball back of tho hazard for the loss of a
stroke.
YOU EASILY CAN SEE THAT WRIGHT IS RIGHT
Mipr V 4
f-. 'y
This photograph was snapped at Poughkcepsic, where the colleiro crowa nro training for the regatta scheduled
June 17. Coach Joo Wright is seen reciting a few interesting lines of conversation to a trio of Pennsylvania
men. They are, left to right, Captain Chickcring, Coach Wright, Coxswain Foster nnd Manager J. B. Thayer.
PHILADELPHIA
WOMEN GOLFERS
PLAY IN BOSTON
Tournament for Champion
ship of "Cultured City"
Starts This Morning
MRS. GAVIN WILL NOT PLAY
Many Entries in Jersey Meet
HADDO.-WIELD. K. J., June 8. David B.
Hash, secretary of the Camden County Y. M.
C. A,, nun announced that he had completed
Kin n a (or tho annual county athletic meet, to be
eld next flntunlay afternoon In Knlsht Park.
Colllncawood.. There will be moro than 100 boya
in the various conteata.
Colgate A. A. Elections
HAMILTON. N. T.. Juno. 8 The athletlo
and student elections at Colgate University have
resulted aa follows! C T, Huubell. of Peoria.
111., assistant manager musical clubs; J. Frot
sat. of Kast Oranira, N. J., assistant maneger
of dramatical U. W. Cobb, of Montclalr. N. J..
assistant manager of tracks It. A. Gardner, of
Donald McDowell, of Knoxvllle. I'a., assistant
manager tennis.
COBB'S CREEK GOLF HOURS
LIKELY TO BE EXTENDED
Ton of tho most expert of Philadelphia's
many expert women golfers toed off this
mornlns to defend their tltlo ns Intercity
champions, nt Boston, Mass.
Tho Philadelphia team won tholr laurels
last year ns proscnt champions and nre
holders of the Clement A. Griscom Cup.
which thoy will try to bring- bnck once more
to this city. The Philadelphia team has
won tho tltlo three times, the Botfon team
eight times nnd tho Now York team twice.
These aro the only threo teams In the
competition.
Tho following women teed off today for
Philadelphia: Miss Mildred Caverly, local
champion.; Mrs. Ronald II. Barlow, ex
champion; Mrs. Caleb F. Fox, also nn ex
champlon; Mrs. O, Henry Stetson, Miss
Ethel Campbell, Miss Eleanor T. Chandler,
Mrs. Edwin H. Fitler, Miss E. O. Hood,
Mrs. Milton Horold and Mrs. O. S. Munson,
finalist in the Philadelphia championship
this year. Miss Florence McNeely. Mrs.
Francis Bradley and Mre. W. J. Peck also
accompanied tho team nnd will probably
play.
Tho Philadelphia team Is greatly weak
ened by the non-ablllty of Mrs. Clarence II.
Vanderbeck, champion of the United States,
to play, but the team In tho field today Is
well balanced and able to take care of It
self. Tho New Yorkers' chances look rather
sad when It was announced that Mrs. W.
F. Gavin, the phenomenal English woman,
who played bo well In the Eastern, would
not play for tho Metropolitan team.
Boston also strode to the tee with long
faces, due to the absence of Miss Vera Bam
say, another Englishwoman and champion
of Boston for two years.
Both players are understood to have been
eliminated from tho tourney with the con
sent of alt the teams. Miss Ramsay inti
mated that she will turn professional at
the end of the present tourney, but Just
what la meant by this Is difficult to learn.
Both she and Mrs. Gavin havo been in
this country for a long time.
Runs Scored This Week
By Major League Teams
Runs scored br nil teams of American and
rintlonal Ineaes from Thursday. June 1. to
tVeilnesdnjr, June 7. Inclusive. Only runs that
Usurp In official nternces nre Included. Scores
of Incomplete gnmes nre not counted, but the
scores of games of fire Innings or more aro
Included In the table.
AMERICAN I.EAOUB.
T. F. H. K. jr. T. W. Tl.
Cleveland 8 1 11 0 0 20
Kt. Louis 8 2 3 4 0 23
t'hlrato 0 0 12 S 20
New lorls O 4 8 8 17
Detroit 3 3 4 3 3 10
Boston 1 2 8 B O 11
Athletics R 2 3 10
Washington 0 2 3 2 7
NATIONAL 1KAOUE.
T. r. S. 8. M. T. W. Tl.
Cincinnati 4 0 4 3 4 21
I'ittsbnrgb, 8 5 2 3 IS
New lork 2 4 7 a 2 17
1'hllllrs 4 'i 2 0 2 10
llostnn 8 1 3 O 1 810
llrooklrn S 3 3 7 II
Chicago 2 2 1 8 13
St. 1-ouls 3 0 O 2 212
WHAT MAY HAPPEN
IN BASEBALL TODAY
SENSATIONS MARK
DAY WITH CREWS
Announcement of Couprtney'a
Retirement nnd Penn Show
ing Cause Concern
tTUIE prospect of an extension of tho hours
J. for registering to play on yie new mu
nicipal golf course on Cobb's Creek is given
J" a statement by Jesse T. Vogdes, chief en.
fn1f-r or tn Fal"nount Park Commission.
n ??v!ef .to C0IP'alnts that tha houra were
io restricted.
Under the commission rules the payment
Eli. l "Oration fee for a permit to
pray on, the course can be made only on
Weekdays between 0 and 6. Those who
COme OUt to the cnur ,-r, n,,n ,., .
?.8.?.:enM.fr "a day- This would be
J "" mey were able to get out to
I?.. fou"e rac " ft weekday. Com
Piainta have been made since the course
was opened on Memorial Day that many
Ft those who would play on tho municipal
5?w.Bre unabl o Ko to the olfloa beyond
.ri1,??.'."1 ,l, "t" bour f register
ana that they were thereby forced to pay
i 0 cents, each time they played.
h,f le5 Jr'nslneer Vogdes. who has had
ost of tha supervision of tht course since
ri?ic-n 't wa sUrted, was at first not In
clined to change the hours for registration.
t,'Ty n who really wanta,.tQ get out
lr,lrt fa,n. d0 (t'" h0 WO. wnen H ww
uBestfd Jt ought to be possible to register
or Sunday, the most crowded day tho
eouree has, "Wo don't want to leave tha
york or entering the names and Issuing th
Jruta to ha caduy-master. the only
Hclal at tho course on Sunday." Later
r Vogdes said he would "look into tho
wwter ami We what could bo done,"
.JW be system nould nue.t with somo
ywfot-i'ai bi nrst wsj only to bo expected.
AjsaiaV Shfa u ba complaints,, j-cour?;,.':,".
naturally," he said, "but I think In a
short time we will havo everything run
ning smoothly."
The question of caddy charges has also
been a subject of complaint. The rate now
Is 30 cents for the first hour and 20 cents
for each hour thereafter, As many of tho
players are novices and tho course is
crowded on Sunday, the tune In making
the round of 18 holes often runs Into hours,
and seldom Is done under two and a half,
Sometimes It takes three and a half hours
(o play a round.
This question Mr. Vogdes did not regard
as serious. It was pointed out that at most
of the clubs In Philadelphia and elsewhere
the old hour system of paying caddies has
been, discarded In favor of charging by the
round. The prevailing rate Is SO cents a
person for 18 holes. When three or more
persons are playing, the .charge, Is (0 cents
for the 18 holes. As few players are able
to make the round In two hours, the charges
at the municipal courso are higher than
those at clubs.
"I got one reduction," Mr. Vogdes said,
"I had the charge for tha second hour re
duced by 10 cents. Persons playing at
Cobti's Creek do not have to pay JBO or JflO
a year dues. They do not nave to take a
caddy with them either. Oolf Is not a poor
man's game. I don't know much about It
myself, but Z can see that It cjosts money
even under the best circumstances possible.
A good many persona thought w ought to
make no charge for the lockers. The fees
we get from the lockers, however, go a long
way toward payiss for the upkeep of tho
POUQHKEEPSIE. N. Y., June 8. There
were many sensations here yesterday. In
tho first place, Charles E. Courney, the
Cornell rowing coach, announced that he
would retire from active coaching duties
at the end of this season, and, in the sec
ond place, the Pennsylvania oarsmen were
all upset over the startling results of a
four-mile race In the morning between tha
varsity and junior eights.
Tho Junior crew took matters Into Its
own hands and ran away with the event
to the tune of some seven lengths, In the
good time of 21:03, good because there
was no tide to help and because they were
fighting their way Into a driving rainstorm
at every stroke. And now when the Qua
kers have a crew which Is a varsity Joo
Wright is unable to enter It In the race,
as he would like to do, because Its No, i
man, Jerauld, is a first-year dental student
and ineligible for varsity competition. Tho
task confronting the coach Js a big one, as
a shift at this time would not work expe
ditiously for either crew, so he believes,
and yet his best crew cannot enter the big
race.
In the afternoon the two eights were
at It again in their row In the rain up the
river for four miles and back. Going up.
the Juniors gained a lead In spite of
Wright's caution to both crewa not to race,
but on tha way back the order was re
versed. The freshmen came In for apeclal coach
ing both morning and afternoon, Wright
taking them out alone and working hard
to correct their hurried elides. Aa Foster,
No. 4, was under the weather, Olendennlng
was In his place la this boat today. So far
the Quaker coaching launch has not turned
up, and Wright is still using a rented one.
The Syracuse eights were on tho river
today for tho f)rst time. All three are good
looking crews and are rowing a surprising
ly low stroke for a Ten Eyck output. Court
ney did not follow his crews today because
of ths rain, John Hoyls having them out.
Tho Cornell freshmen were given separate
rows aa they arrived today from Ithaca
and needed the full attentipn of the coach.
Martin Creaks 150 Straight
a iilann a vs. f.. " ji t . ..
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Won. Lost. ret. Win. Loso.
Ilrookbrn 24 15 .015 .025 .000
New, York Z-! IS .So
'Phillies 23 10 .048
Chicago 22 24 .47R ... ...
Doston ., 20 23 ,4TB ,4Hft ,4fS
Cincinnati 22 23 ,4AH .470 .408
Pittsburgh 20 23 .405 ... ...
Bt. Louis 20 27 .428 .438 .417
A3IERICAN LEAGUE.
Won. Lost. I'ct. Win. Lose.
Cleveland 27 18 .(loo .000 .587
New lork 24 18 .571 .581 ,858
Wnslllnlton 24 10 .858 .588 .545
IlOSton 23 21 .523 .633 .511
Detroit 22 28 .480 .500 .478
Chicago 10 23 .452 ... ...
At. Louis 10 23 .432 .444 .Hi
Athletics 15 20 .300
Postponed. T
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
W. L. P.O. W. L. P.O.
rrovldento 23 11 .079 Richmond. 17 18 .480
Newnrk... 10 10 .548 Iluffalo... IB 18 .455
Ilalllmore. 18 IK .600 Itoeheater. 14 18 .438
Montreal.. 17 17 .480 Toronto... 12 17 .414
ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
W. L. P.O. W. L. r.o.
Pntemnn.. 15 H ,052 Reading .0 11 .450
PottsTlllo. 13 7 .nsoAllentown.. 0 12 .420
Wilmington 10 10 .500 Easton 7 15 .3J8
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
NATIONAL LEAOUE
Chicago at Philadelphia Postponed.
I'lttsbunth-Now iorlc postponed.
Cincinnati nt llrooklrn rain.
St. Louis at Hoeton rain,
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia at Chicago Postponed.
Now York lit Ht. Lonfs clear.
Iloston at Detroit clear.
Washington at Cleveland clear.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Newark at Richmond clear.
Providence at Uultlmore clear.
Iluffalo at Toronto .rain.
Rochester at Montreal cloudy.
ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Reading at Allentown.
Tateraon at Pottsvllle.
Easten-Wllmlngton not scheduled!
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston, 3 St. Louts, 3.
Other games postponed br rain.
AMERICAN LEAOUE
St. Louis, 6 New York, 6 (12 Inulngs).
- Other gurnet postponed br rain.
H ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
All games poitpsned, rain.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE,
rroildence. 4i Richmond, 1.
Montreal, St Iluffalo. 2.
Other games postponed, rala,
COLLEGE IIA8EUALL RESULTS,
, At West Point Armr, -Si Colgate, 1 (5
Innings).
At ttxt York ColumbU-Fennsrlraala game
called off, rain.
At Worcester, Mais. Srrseaae, 7 Uolr
At iVa'tenllle. Me Bates. IOi Colby. 4.
. At Cambridge, Mats. llostoa College, Si
Harvard, 1,
nn at til 159 till eta hs lavclad hi shnfxui
ETtae annual cnax -WaUnid shoot et ti
j-aAaci w .r.lS
LARGE FIELD OF GOLFERS
ENTER LU LU TOURNEY
Eighty or Moro Players Will Compete
in Qualifying Round Today
quail
ylng round of the first spring golf tourna.
held, by the Lu Lu Temple Country Club
Eighty or more pis yera will compete In the
iiisrinr rouna or cuo m
nunt nia bv tn, r.u r.u
oa the courso at Edge Hill today.
This dub. tha younfast In ths district. In.
tsnds to. run two annual Invitation tournsmsnts
ino sprin
Ifsr
to e
i?m
Toui
and
!1Idm ths oral
w. Umbsnnauer,
lament cqmm
issful and wll
acco
the chairman
Tha tronhlss
well. worthy of
oyrnamani committse. zrjs iropnita ar many
UAi uasBiui .no win sis wen unruly ni rna
golf tna aspirant ar capable of producing,
of tb
lany
best
.Waltr Reynolds, to
Clarer. who tied (or
week I Hugh L. Willougl
to Aronlmlnk atari B. C,
ur iud raiiaraon iniin
Willoughby. rt. of Merloni
old KiUon and J.
aelpals, Crlckat Club, and Nori
aqothsr Aronlmlnk sntry. will
tari
IL Gay. 3t . of th
ana nqimin ji. uitwill.
orman
lhr Aronlmlnk sntry. will be amonje th
lelana Kendrlelc Receiver of Taxes "'
Pjaai
mi;
iwn.
Bhw:
.. Tna fust and second rounds of match plar for
-the Uvo sixteen will be run off tomorrow, and
Saturday the semifinal and final rounds will b
DURHAM IN RECORD DRIVE
Detroit Man Goea From Chicago to
New York in 31 Hours
NEW YORK. Juna 8. Drlvlnr a Chalmers
aiOO R p, M . 8-J0 roadster. II. 4 DurciS: if
Detroit, atuutired all records for tho Chicago
Wuri'rda ?ttsAulfoIT
Vh old record for ths distanos wa held by
?-..cf-?ti,ron'J.pfUr'a "'"N Packard
- la i hour 43 minutes. .
, Durham drove a acock roadster model, carry.
u( f uU equlpnuat. .Including tender. From
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PENNOCK LANDS
JUNIOR ACADEMIC
LEAGUE LAURELS
Defeats His Teammate,
Richard Myers, in
Four Sets
RAIN STOPS NATIONAL
By WILLIAM TILDEN, 2D
The Junior Intoracadomlc Tennis Lcaguo
tennis tltlo was won by Samuel Pennock,
of Fonn Charter, from his schoolmate,
Richard Myers, In threo out of four sets
In the finals at Manholm.
Pennock clearly showed that ho Is a
full class better than Myers or any other
boy In tho league. The Individual title of
junior champion of tho Interacademio
League Is a new ono and It Is a pleasure
to havo as high a standard of play set the
first year ns Pennock has set this season.
Tho ranking of the Junior Interacademlc,
which moots with tho official recognition
of the Philadelphia and District Lawn Ten
nis Association, is as follows. The rank
ing; is based on the record for tho season
and the play In the tournament:
1. Pennock. Penn Charter.
2. Mjers, Penn Charter.
3. Smith. Oermantown Academy.
4. Harper. Episcopal.
0. Welner. Episcopal.
0. Heard. Oermantown.
7. Sherrard, Penn Charter.
8. ICohn Episcopal.
0. Oellett, Oermantown.
10. Whitney. Episcopal.
The real coming stars, however, are the
first six boys, all of whom show nrcat
promise for their tennis future. Wext sea
son should find the Junior Interacademlc
League the most Important tennis devel
oper In tho whole school world of sport.
Rain, tn floods and rivers, stopped play
at St. Martins, where the Women's Na
tional tournament Is In progress. In this
lull In the battle let It be said that the
event this season is even better run and
more smoothly conducted than ever before.
To Mr. Joseph Jennings and his, able com
mittee nil the credit must go. If only the
weather will give the committee n chance,
the time lost In tho rainstorm of yesterday
will be made up today.
Twombley to Captain Lehigh
SOUTH BETHLEHEM. Ta.. June 8 Charles
"llaba" Tivombley. of Msldsn. Msss.. has
been elected captain ot tha Lehigh University
baseoall team for next year Twombley Is
Junior. lie orlflnally played centre field, but
Coach Tom Kesdy ha made out of him a splen
oma nrsi passmsn.
WONDERFUL MUE RUNS
DECIDED IN CAMBRIDGE
Distance Covered Below 4:20
Time in Many Instances at
Harvard Stadium
Some wonderful one-mile races have
been run in the Intercollegiate champion
ships In the Harvard Stadium, Cambridge.
In 1911 John Paul Jones, of Cornell, won
tha event in 4:15 2-5 seconds with Eddie
Hanavan, of Michigan, and "Wilton Paul!, ot
Pennsylvania, very close behind him, fight
ing to ths line for second place. Harry
lawless, of Harvard, was clocked In i : 19 4-5
second for fourth place, the fastest mile
ever run by an athlete wearing tho crimson.
The time of Paull and Hanavan was not
taken, as all Interest was centred In Jones
when It was found he was running so fast.
The same mistake was not made in ISIS.
Tho timers agreed to clock the1 first four
men and caught Jonea in 4:14 2-5 seconda;
Taber In 4;1 2-5 seconds; Harmon in
4tl8 4-S seconds and Madeira, of Penn. In
4(20 1-B seconds. That was a great mile,
but the best ot the three was the one In the
recent meeting when Windnagle was clocked
In 4:15; Carroll tn 4;18 2-S seconds; Over
ton In 4:18, and Wilson In 4:19 3-S seconds.
Thero was a time when tho 4:20 mller
was considered a runner out of the ordinary,
but l these days a 4:20 mller will do well
to get In tha first flvo in a real one-mile
race.
Eller'a Record Not Allowed
NEW YORKi ,Jit 8 Neallsenca en th
Mrt of th afSclal who manared tha American
birtr Car iporu carnival. Wblcb was held t
ieMh.3 ify gRaay Ut Btmday. will
deprfiV Jack J. Ellw. of th Irish-American
Ithlstla Club, of the pew world's record which
hV created In wlnnuur tha 180-yardMow, hurdle
Tic" Th official dW not brlna itssl mias
lire with tbtra to e mat th distance was cor
rect. Th distant mur4 before and
iltsr th rc?tli a tap meaaur. but th
V a. u. do n?t accept record uatei th dla
(ane U uVr4 wltb, a feel roeur.
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BILLY MOBAN, ns tailm
RULE CHANGES AND GREATER
PUBLICITY RESPONSIBLE FOR
BELIEF THAT GAME IS FASTER
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Records Show Old-Time Ball Players Were Just
as Good as Those of Present Day Doolan's
Release No Surprise
By CHANDLER D. KICHTER
"TO MATTER what old-tlmo ball players responsible for tho
J-1 or teams have dono, soma ono always Is
willing; to prove that tho players of 20 nnd 30
years ago wero not the cquaU of tho play
ers of today, nnd to rench this conclusion
odd reasons nro often glon For Instance,
the present-day fans Insist that Walter
Johnson nnd Alexander tho Great nro
greater pitchers than Itadbournc, Ferguson,
Keefe, Matthews and n fow of tho old
guard, whllo they also claim that Ty Cobb,
Eddie Collins, Joe Jackson nnd n few other
sluggers of today nre greater hlttors than
Brouthors, Anson, O'N'cll, Dolclianty, Bur
kett, Keelcr, etc
It Is claimed that "Tip" O'.N'clI owes hh
record acrngo to tho fact that buses on
balls counted ns hits In tho American As
sociation In 1887, nnd no doubt tho claim
Is correct, but O'Nell never was considered
In tho samo class with Anson, Hrouthcr.i,
Burkett, Dolclianty and others. But they
are overlooking tho fact that tho pltchlnK
distance was shorter than It Is today and
that thero wero Just as many, If not more,
spoedy pitchers than thero nro now.
Fast Ball Puzzle
American Leaguers claim thnt they can
not hit Johnson because his fast ball Is
upon them beforo they can get their bats
around. Imagine what It must hao been
to face tho terrific speed of Itadbourno or
Iluslo with tho pitching dlstanco 10 feet
S Inches shorter than it Is today! Itad
bourno had a curvo ball nnd so did HubIc,
but In those days this delivery wna too
hard to control at such a short dlvtance.
Tho lengthening of tho pltchlnK dlstanco
In this respect was an ndvnntago to the
pitcher. Yet Jim O'ltourko hit .350 In
1884, which was lladbourno's record year,
whllo moro than 30 batters wero nboo tho
.300 mark, without bases on balls being
counted as baso hits.
In 1893, when tho pitching distance was
moved back to CO fcot 5 Inches, Jako Stcn
zel, of Pittsburgh, registered tho first .400
batting average under modern conditions,
which would Indicate that tho proent-day
batsmen enjoy nn ndnntago that the old
timers did not htuo. Stenzel's mark was
.400. The following year Hugh Duffy hit
for .438, a mark which has never been
equaled. In 1895 Jcsso Burkett, of Cleve
land, batted .423 and the following year hla
mark was .410.
Wonderful Clubbing
Willie Keelor came to tho front In 1897
with an average of .432, which Is the sec
ond highest In tho history of baseball. In
1898 Keelor fell below the .400 mark, lead
ing tho league with .379, but Dclchanty
came back with .410 In 1899. This was tho
last .400 average tn tho National League,
Honus Wagner 'coming to tho fore tho
following year with .380. Although Wag
ner mado a notable batting record for
years, ho never was ablo to reach tho
.400.
Larry Lajole batted for .422 in tho first
eeaBon of tho American League, which was
1901, but no other player of cither league
reached tho old mark until Cobb, with tho
foul strike handicap, batted for .420 In
1911, and came back with .410 In 1012.
The above records would indicate that the
old-timers wero In reality handicapped by
tho pitching distance, as thoy mado better
marks than the present-day players, under
similar conditions.
As to the pitching, when ono mentions
Itadbourne, Keefe, Ferguson or Matthews,
In the samo breath with Johnson, Alexander,
Walsh, Mathewson or a few other stars
of the last decade, tho fans are Inclined to
smile. They Immediately inform ono of
the 50-foot pitching rule, but oerlook tho
fact that the batsmen had tho prlvilego
of calling for a high or low ball. In other
words. If a batter had a weakness for n
low ball ho would call for a high one and
the pitcher was compelled to deliver it.
Present-day pitchers thrive on playing weak
points of various hitters.
A Toss-up, Says Young
Cy Young broke In under the old rules,
but nover became a. great pitcher until the
present pitching distance was lengthened.
He was successful against the present-day
players after he had lost most of his speed
and the snap to hls curvo ball, and Old
Cy says that there Is absolutely no differ
ence between the present-day players and
the old-timers. He says that If there la
any edge due either it should go to tho old-
tlmeras because they wero better hitters,
while the pitchers could stand moro worlc
And ho should know.
Any one who bolleves that thero Is any
thing being pulled by the present-day play'
ers that was not used by the old-timers
should consult a few of tho latter or look
back over the files. Matthews pitched the
first spltball. regardless of tho claims of
Elmer Strlcklett. Frank Corrldon and
George Hlldebrand, while the "squeeze," de
layed steal and other Inside plays wero
used so often that they failed to oven ex
cite comment. The hit-and-run play Is a
lost art as far as tho present-day players
are concerned, whereas a player who could
not hit "with" or "behind" the runner was
not considered a good hitter In the old
days,
It is an even break and out of the ques
tion to satisfactorily prove Cobb a greater
hitter and base runner, Johnson a greater
pitcher or soma other player superior to
some star of the old days. Every one Is
willing to concede that Cobb Is the greatest
all-around player of all time, but In each
of his specialties there wero several men
of the old school better In individual de
partments, while Johnson, Alexander, eta,
have quite a mark to shoot at when they
look back at nadbourne's record of 66 vic
tories and 13 defeats In 1884, Including 38
consecutive games. Regardless ot the
calibre of the batsmen or the pitching
rules, this mark will stand alone and is
one which never will be equaled.
Releases Were Expected
The release of Mike Doolan, the former
Phllly shortstop, and Steve Yerkes, second
baseman of the Bed Sox when they won the
world's championship tn 1912, came as a
surprise only to those who have not been
following the work of the Cubs closely.
Tho poor work of theso veterans Is largely
tow standing of tho
Cubs nt tho present time.
If Doolan nnd Yerkes had played tho ball
expected of them, the Cubs probably would
bo fighting with the leaders at tho present
time. Tinker wasted too much tlmo wait
ing for them to round Into Jorm, and as a
result tho Cubs were off to a poor start
Dootan's fnlluro Is not surprising. Ho
was going back fast in tho last season With
tho Phillies, nnd when his nrm started to
troublo htm last year, it was evident that
tho end of his major-leaguo career was in
sight. Doolan'a throwing nrm, which wna
the marvel of baseball for yearn, was his
greatest asset, nnd without It bo would
nover havo mrttlo good In tho major leagues.
Miko wns recognized as tho greatest
shortstop In tho National League far yenrs,
tlcsplto tho fact that ho was never much
hotter thnn n .200 hitter nnd seldom hit in
pinches. Yerkes has been slipping for sev
eral years, and It was surprising that lan
nger Tinker purchased him from tho Pitt-feds.
ATHLETICS IDLE
(.
SUCCESSIVE DAY
Rain Prevents Game Sched
uled for This Afternoon
at Comiskey Park
ELMER MYERS PRAISED
CHICAGO, III., Juno 8. Onco again rain
prevented tho Athletics and White Sox from
clashing on tho Southslde. Connlo Mack,
was very anxious to play tho game this
afternoon. Inasmuch ns tho White Elo
phants have not plnycd since last Sunday
In St Louis, when Elmer flyers was de
feated by tho Browns.
Tho Athletics nro scheduled to play hero
tomorrow afternoon nnd then to leave for
Cleveland, whero they open with tho In
dians on Saturday afternoon.
Mvers was duo to pitch this afternoon.
Ho will probably be sent in tomorrow If
the weather permits tho contest to bo
staged.
Slack Is very sweet, as they say in base
ball circles, on young Mr. Myers. "As
great as or greater than Bender. Plank or
Coombs In their prlmo," that 13 tho way
Mack sizes up Myers.
"I consider this young player ono of tho
greatest pitchers developed In many years,
and he'B going to make history mark my
word.
"Myers has everything that n, pitcher
should possess. Ho has holght and ths
right weight. Ho tips tho scales at 180,
nnd la 0 feet 2 inches In height. Ho has
a fast ball and a curvo that are puzzling.,
Ho also hns a good change In pace. He
Is cool under lire and possesses natural
ability to play tho gamo at all times.
"Myers has worked against somo of tho
greatest pitchers and hns defeated most of
the veterans he has mot. Ho won threo
gamcB in a week nnd one of his greatest
exhibitions of pitching camo In tho contest
with tho White Sox In Philadelphia. Faber
Is a great pltchor, but Myers defeated him
that day. Only ono earned run was mada
off Myers, and that resulted from passes In
tho first Inning Myers settled und didn't
Issuo a baso oir balls after that Inning. The
Sox made only a few scattered hits off him
after that."
PHILLIES GAME IS OFF
Wet Grounds and Rain Too Much for
Patrick Moran
Pat Moran gazed wistfully over the ball
yard at noon today, shook his head and
muttered, "No." It could not be dono. That
was evident early this morning, neverthe
less tho Phllly loador waited until late be
foro ofllclally calling off the game that
was to havo been played with the Cuba
today.
Mr. Tinker's folks are hero tomorrow,
Thoy hope that the gamo can bo played,
as they havo visions of a super-sufllclency
of double-headers In July.
On Saturday the Pittsburgh Pirates will
bo hero to opon a four-gamo series.
Rain Prevents Chicago Auto Trials
CHICAGO, June 8. Hopa ot holding any of
the elimination trial yeaterday tor tb second
annual automobile derby to be run Saturday
were abandoned owlna to rain. According to
preaent plana, cntranta will be obliged to tH
their trlala today, a Friday ha been left open
to -prepare the course ror the race.
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