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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JULY 10, 1916.
NUMBERING OF THE PLAYERS AT SHIBE PARK WOULD BE A WELCOME INNOVATION
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ATfiLETldS SHOULD ADOPT
THE NUMBERING SYSTEM TO
HELP FANS FOLLOW GAME
Mack's Daily Switching of Line-up Makes It Diffi
cult for Spectators to Recognize Players and
Connie Should'Introduce This Innovation
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WHlLtJ Connie Maclfls jtiRKllnj; Ins largo band or collegians In what appears
Itfba A tain endeavor lo rcstorojiaseball prestige at Shlbo Park, it would aid
ttie rme .iiatcrlally in Philadelphia If ho would continue his constructive policy
In the mailer of a few innovations lecently suggested, Tho greatest need nt the
present moment is the numbering of players. This was first done by the Cleve
land club, and proved to bo an unqualified success.
While tho majority of fans know the players in tho major leagues, thero is a
minority narnhel-ing thousands who do not know tho men and who always cannot
follow the changed in the line-up, even if they nro lucky enough to hear tho
name megaphoned by the announcei. This falluro of the fans to recognlzo tho
players is moie notlfieablo at Shlbo Park than In any other city in tho major
league circuit,
This la tue for the obvious reason that Mack dally Is switching his batting
ordor and t titling- now men Into the jcamo who nro unheard of to 09 local patrons
out of 100. If the Athletics would adopt tho numbering sj-Btcm the chosen few .
who still keep tho turnstiles clicking at 20th and Lehigh would bo far better satis
fled and would feel that the "Whlta elephant management was doing something
at least for the faithful ones, even if it was not giving them a brand of major
leaguo bocboll.
Baseball Docs Not Have the Football Excuse
THERE! was room for some aijtument In not numbering football players,
though very little at that. However, there aro football players who do not care
fo wear numbers because Jhoy bellovo, .whothcr erroneously or not makes no dif
ference, that they are playing solely for love of tho gamo and not for tho public.
But in professional baseball the maltPr is quite different.
Baseball is a. public institution, maintained for and by tho public. Therefore
everything should bo done to see that tho patrons aro treated as well as possible,
which, In the last analysis, means they should get their money's worth. Some
individual on U football team might lefuse to wear a number and get away with
it, but if the management of a baseball club wished to have Its men numbered
there would be no argumont from thr player.
Thero !a no reason why tho professional baseball player should object to being
numbered, and as tho cost of making this Innovation would bo negligible it is
difficult to understand why tho club. do not fall In lino with the Cleveland club
Immediately and help tho fans enjoy tl.o games more.
Phillies Bats Keeping Them in Front Rank
HIX.K tnero has been some improvement in Pat Moron's pitching corps
recently, tho most encouraging thing that has occurred Is the Increasing offen
sive strength. Tho chances far tho Phils to capturo their second pennant depend
largely on the ability of Cravalh, Ludcrus and Paskert to maintain their present
Catting clip. This time last ccason these three sluggers were hitting at a terrific
rate. Recently they havo been doing tho samo thing after a very poor start In. tho
spring.
Tho dther members of tho Phillies' club have been going along at their accus
tomed pace, henco tho balance of offensive power held by Captain Fred, Gavvy and
Doda must be kept on the right side or tho champions cannot hope to repcajl,
regardless uf tno Improved pitching.
In St. Ixiuls tho Phillies have been doing well, and It Is to bo hoped that they
will storm, tho western end of the circuit on this trip as thoy did on the final
swing around the league last September, when they virtually cinched tho pennant
before meutlnjr Boston on Braves' Field.
Judging tho other clubs by their performances in the recent past, the Phillies
Bhould be able to return to Philadelphia with a bettor average than thoy had
when thoy left. It is not likely that they will overhaul tho Brooklyn club.bcforo
tho trip is ended, but they will cut down tho Dodgers' present lead and bo In a
position to assume tho leadership, provided they continue to hit well nnd Alex
ander la bncked up properly by Demarce, Chalmers, Bender, McQuillan and
Rlxoy.
No Surprise at Action of U. S. N. L. T. A.
LOCAL, term's players were not sut prised at tho letter handed the various club
i secretaries by President George T. Adeo, of tho United State Lawn Tennis
"Association, regarding tho much-discjisscd amateur rule. Evidently tho association
intends to stamp out any tendency toward professionalism on tho ground of a
player's capitalizing his racquet wielding ability.
At the came time it was not surprising that Maurlco McLoughlln and Tom
Bundy were allowed to continue tournament play until tho spring of 1918, in splto
of the fact that they defied the association nnd caused a show-down in tho enforce
ment of tho rule.
It is far more important that tho rulo which forbids ta player's accepting
expenso money from any person or organization other than his own club bo
rigidly enforced than that a player be barred from engaging in tho tennis-goods
business. A man might be a big success In such a venture regardless of his
ability on the courts, consequently it is hard to differentiate on tho question of
capitalizing ability in this respect.
However, thero is no argument about tho matter when a player is remuner
ated by a club or summer resort for tho purpose of having him compete fh tho
tournament for the benefit of tho gate receipts, advertisement or both.
.Municipal Golf lias Educative Value
rPHE increasing; popularity of golf in Philadelphia caused by the opening of tho
JL municipal links at Cobb's Creek Park is by no means due solely to the fact
that people are able now to play who otherwise nover would have gotten a chance,
he greatbbt advantage of a municipal golf course Is that people learn something
of the gamo first. After having been disabused of tho Idea that golf is nothing
but an "oia man's game," the convert is in a position to think seriously of pur
chasing clubs and playing tho game.
Throughout Philadelphia both golf and tennis rapidly aro taking hold of all
classes. Tills advance began in tennis when hundreds of persons were able to
aeo the game played and to learn of its recreative and healthful possibilities.
New courts constantly are being built in all parts of the city. This increase in
the' playing- facilities is educating the people to tho game at a rate far in excess
of what one would expect in proportion to the actual number of courts.
Any man, woman or child would rather, If physically able, take part in a con
test than to" see it. Consequently, with golf and tennis open to everybody,
Phlladelphlans dally are becoming devotees of one of the two games. This ability
to play the game is the foundation for the ultimate success of any branch of
sport. To this fact may be attributed the great popularity of soccer and golf in
the British Isles and tennis in Australia.
Yankees Appear to Have Big Edge
BILL DONOVAN haa a. powerful band of ball tossers at his command ;iow.
Neverthelesa the American League is on the whole weaker than it was last
season, and this accounts to some extent for tho big bulgo which tho Yankees have
t present. It Is not likely that the world's champions will be ablo to repeat for
two reasons first, their pitchers are not performing up to expectation, and, sec
ondly. Speaker is no longer with tho club.
In short, the Yankees haven't the competition that they would havo had if the
Red Box had shown up as well this year as last. There is no attempt made to
discount the strength of the New Yorkers; at the same time there is also no rea
son why the weakened condition of the American League this season Bhould not be
taken into account in figuring on the chances of a given club to win the pennant.
A foreign flavor has been added to the New York State lawn tennis tourna
ment now in progress, at Utica by the presence of Kumagae and Mlkaml, cham
pions of Japan. The showing of the Orientals was only fair in the recent tourna
ment at Bt. Louis; at the same time it must be remembered that they have hardly
had time to regain form after their long Journey across the Pacific.
t.
Of tha many Phlladelphlans who have helped put the Quaker City on the
athletic map, few have done more in that direction than Miss Olga Dorfner, of
tha Philadelphia. Turngemelncle. Mlsa Dorfner recently defeated the world's great
women swimmers in California. Incidentally, she broke the record for the 100.
jranJLjeYenL which, she bad established herself. Yesterday she continued her great
work, towering1 her own mark for the 100 yards In a 25-foot tank at Oakland, Cal,
Mexico 1? not popular with Bob Folwell and By Dickson. They were banking
on having- Howard Berry on the Perm football team this fall, but he had to go to
the front with the N. Q P. It la possible that Berry may be able to get back in
tUa for the opening of the season,
Stuffy Mclnnls has tha worst record In baseball as a manager. The team he
WM leading did not win a game while he was in command. His winning percentage
Uk 0. 9, 01 But the team played better boll under his direction than at any time fa
the last two weeks.
WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND
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NICKALLS, YALE
COACH, DEFENDS
ENGLISH SYSTEM
Eli Grew Tutor Says Use of
Thole Pins Always Holds
v Advantage
MAY RETURN NEXT YEAR
GOLF ASSOCIATION
WILL PUNISH ALL
DISOBEDIENT CLUBS
National Body Finds Way to
Keep Barred Golfers Out
of Competitions
HAVE SUPREME POWER
Jf BW YORK. July 10. Another Indication
that the United States Golf Association In
tends to enforce rigidly the rulo which
barred Francis Oulmct and other golfers
from tho amateur ranks, was made public
yesterday in tho form of an announce
ment directed to all clubs which aro mem
bers of the V. S. G. A. It calls their at
tention to tho fact that the U. S. G. A.
Rtccutlvo Commltteo Is empowered to take
whatever steps It deems necessary to en
force tho amateur rule, and ends with tho
statement that tho executive Committee
reserves the right to bar from all U. S. G. A.
tournaments nil members of any club which
penults golfers who have forfeited their
amateur stntus to piny In Us club tourneys.
The text of tho announcement follows:
To the members of tho United States
Golf Association:
Your attention Is called to section 8 and
section 21 of the bylaws of the United
Stntes Golf Association, which read as
follows :
Srrtlon 8. The Executive Committee shall
take roRnlzunre of eiery njipnrciit tlolutlon of
Mertlon 7 Unit may rains In It nttrntlon In unr
manner nhutioreri It lmll cirrihe nhiolute
discretion In the Interpretation und enforcement
of the bIu for the tmn'oe of oufritunrillnc
the best Interest of thr came of (tolf. nnd nlinll
time power to Indict such pennltlr an the clr
rumstaiirei of each rate may In IIh Juilcment
Justify.
Srrtlon 21. All entrle urr subject to the
npprotnl of the Exeriltlle Committer of this
association, anil any entry mar be rejected by
the committee.
Acting In accordance with the authority
conferred by these sections of tho bylaws,
the Executive Commltteo announces that
should any club belonging to tho United
States Golf Association permit any player
whose amateur stntus has been declared
forfeited to compete In Its tournaments, the
BxecutUe Committee reserves the right to
reject all entries from such club In any
tournament held by the United States Golf
Association.
So far two or three Boston clubs have
been the only ones which havo allowed
Ouimet or any of the other disqualified golf
ers to compete In their tournaments, and
under the ruling just announced all mem
bers of the clubs which hac thus oflended
may be barred from the national amateur
championship at Merlon In September.
ENTRIES FOR FOUR POLO
TITLES CLOSE TUESDAY
Chairman of National Association An
nounces Conditions for Three
Championships
If. L. Herbert, chairman of tha National Polo
Association, announced last nleht that entries
for senior. Junior, open championships and for
Point Judith tournament close tomorrow,
The Junior polo championship wilt probably b
f'lainl the third week of tournament. Julv 81
o August 0 Cup presented by Samuel D War
ren. Open to teams of four whoso aggregate
handicap does not exceed SO oal No player
with a blccer handicap than 5 Koala To be held
one year only by the wtnnlne team To be
played without handicap. Individual prizes
added by tha Polo Association, which cannot ba
won by default.
The senior polo championship will probably be
Elayed second week of tournament. July 1M.2U,
up presented by William Waldorf Aator.
throufrh the Tuxedo Club. To be held one jear
only by tha winning team Individual prizes
added by the Polo Association, which cannot ba
won by default. Open to teams of four repre
senting any club In the Polo Association To ba
played for annually as arranged by the com
mittee. No handicap. ....
Annual open championship will probably ba
played tha second week of tournament, July 21
29. Cup presented by Joseph It. Thomas In
dividual prizes offered by the Polo Association.
Open to teams of four without handicap Teams
may be composed of members of different clubs.
Open to all. -
MISS DORFNER AGAIN SETS
NEW JLfltK IN WATER TANK
Philadelphia Girl Swims 100 Yards in
25-Yard Pool in 1:11 2-5
OAKLAND, Cal , July 10. Miss Olca
Dorfner, of Philadelphia, brolto tho Amer
ican women's record for swimming 100
jnrds In a" 25-nrl tanlc hero yesterday by
winning n special race from Miss Clalro
Galilean and several other entrants In 1
mtnuto 11 nnd 2-0 seconds.
The previous record, also mnde by Miss
Dorfner, was 1 minute and 14 seconds. Tho
rnco was timed by olllclals of the Amateur
Athletic Union.
Gus Lewis Haled Before Court
nAITIMOnn. Md.. Julv in. A mlsunder
stnndlnir, In thnt he thought the promoters of
his bout with Youns Chuncy Mere to pay his
hotel bill. Is suid to hn been tho cuuiq nt
(Jus Levis a Ixixcr. of Philadelphia nnd his
father, Jncoh IJesterman. havlntr to appear be
fore Justice Packard, nt the Central Police Court
jesterday on the charge of fraudulently fall
ing to pay for accommodations to tho extent of
till nt ii hotel I.cls was ono of tho pugilists
who appeared In tho loutstngcd nt Oriole Park:
Saturday under tho nuiplcea of the American
Athletic Asmwlitlon Hu and hi father ucra
nrrested hv city headquarters defectives, on rom
pinlnt of Harrs S. Itlnnsold of tho hotel When
mntters were explained anil the nccount was set
tled the charges against them were dismissed
Guy Nlcknlts, Ynlo's English rowing
conch, tins listened to tho broadsltlo of criti
cisms leveled at Yale's rowing methods,
particularly the use of thole pins, and he
counters nsalnst his critics with a most ef
fective stntcment. Writing In tho last Yale
Alumni Weekly, Nlckalls tells thoso who
blame the use of thole pins for Yale's naval
dlsnsters this yenr thnt "fixed 'tholo pins
hold alt tho records ln( England, In Bolelurrfl
In Sweden and for at least four courses in
America.
"When the water Is fit for shells to raco
upon, the tholo pin must nnd always will
hold the ntlrnnlaRe," ho pays "When tho
water Is utterly unfit for proper rowing
and rnclng, then proper rowing gear nnd
rigging aro naturally out of the question
and out of place. Tho swivel rowlock as
used In all sea boats has tho nchantnge, but
racing shells nro not designed or built for
rough water. Howlng In such water Is de
prived of nil Its nlco points nnd resolves
Itself merely Into a trial of animal brute
strength as nganlst finesse nnd polish.
"Yale methods aro bound to come In for
much criticism, nnd It Is not our Intention
to forestall them or ward them off. Our
shoulders aro broad and wo cannot expect
to make good every year. Stilt thero Is no
denying thnt this has been a disappointing
J car for Yalo rowing. Let it bo granted
that our new shells were failures nnd our
old tdiellp, which we had to fall back on,
weak nnd flabby."
Xlclcalls also thinks that the axerage
undergraduate In this country "expects too
much to be done for him nnd ho must learn
to do more for himself."
Nothing has been done about tho en
gagement of n coach for next year, but Yalo
men count on Nlckalls returning. Of this
year's nrslty eight tho nils loso only two
men, ex-Captain Low at No. 3 and Sturtc
Mint at No G.
Nlckalls expects a lot from this year's
freshman eight, which ho boldly sajs was
a better crew than Harvard's first-year
men. Nlckalls blames tho defeat of his
freshmen upon rough wator and tho Inter
ference of tho jnclits and sailboats follow
ing tho race.
FINE PITCHING PLUS STRONG ',
FIELDING DEFENSE ENOUGH
TO BEAT OUT RUGGED ATTACK
Red Sox Last Season Played "Inside Ball" and
Won, and This, Year the Yankees Are Dupli-
eating Work of 1915 Champions
By GRANTLAND RICE'
Didicr to Hide Against Americans
What should tron to bo the most sensational
motor-paced race of the year Is scheduled to
tnko place nt the l'olnt llrecfto motordrome
Thursdnj nlKht, when two of Amerlra's beat
rlderB, namely Clarence Carmen and Oeorso
Wiley, wilt raco against Leon Dldier, tho French
man. The race will bo 40 miles, for n sweep
stakes of nfiuii. The raco Is tho outcome of a
challcnco Issued by Dldier to raco nny American
rider proxldtnit ho could furnish his own pace,
ninker. He claimed the last time lie rode nt tho
motordrome that he did not Bet fair treatment
from tho pacemaker that was selected for him.
Carmen nnd Wiley accepted his defl. nnd
Brunt"' him the prlvlloco of havlnr nny whom
he choose to pare him. provldlnc they hnd tho
same prlvllcce Dldier will bo paced by Moreln,
n fellow countrxnan, Jimmy Hunter will work
for Carmen, nnd lid Stcln. of lloston, will tow
Wiley
Tun lied Sox proved Inst season that
fine pitching plus a strong fielding tie
fenso were enough to bent out a rugged at
tack, oven one that was led by Cobb, Craw
ford and Vcach, all tearing tho cover off
tho ball. Bill Donovan's Yankees nro of
fering about the same proof this season.
They aro not leading tho leaguo on attack
by several notches, but they are getting the
best pitching In tho game, nnd back of
this superb pitching both Infield and out
field nro helping to roll back any rlvnl
attack.
At tho start of tho season tho Yankees,
via tho dope, 'were awarded fourth plnce,
well back of tho Tigers, White Sox and
lted Sox. Today they aro tho most feared
and the most formidable club In tho league,
despite harder luck than nny other club has
faced. And a club that can stand tip under
such ndverso fortuno Isn't very likely to
break later on when the hnrdcr test comes
on tho next Western trip.
If Wmard Quits
Tho rumor still Is abroad, around tho
sunbaked landscapo that Jess Wlllard will
retire.
If this should happen, thero Is ono logical
procedure In sight that will bo for Frank
Jtoran to faco Fred Fulton and for tho win
nor of this bout to lako on Jack Dillon.
Dillon, having outpointed Moran so do
clslcly, now holds second placo to tho mas
slvo Kattsan. Moran and Fulton nro tho
two next In line, nnd thoso aro the oncl
who start tho elimination scrimmage
A Few Late Books
"The night of Way," by William Dono
an. "Tho Houso of Bondage," by Johnny
Eors
"Seats of tho Mighty," by Wllbert Robin
son. Maxims of the 19th Hole
Ho that takcth five Bhots In a bunker nnd
ndmlttcth to flvo strokes Is greater than ho
that taketh a city.
It Is better to dwell with a brawling
woman In n narrow bouse than with tho
golfer who dcscrlbcth every shot around tho
course.
How would you llko to bo a pitcher, out
on tho dally Job, and hao no other men
to faco Jackson, Speaker nnd Cobb?
Which scrcs ns a reminder that Ty Cobb
Is out to pilfer tho 100 bases ho narrowly
missed reaching last year. Ty was Intent
upon reaching the 100 mark last season. IIo
fell short by three steals. Now, after a
slow start, with tho season nbout half gone,
ho Is close upon the 40 mark, with at least
a chanco to smash his 1010 record a rec
ord 10 steals beyond tha Milan mark of a
few years back.
Captain Huston, of tho Yanks, being an
nrmy man, always has believed In prepared
ness. What other ball club could loso two
of iU star outfielders nnd still have left on
of tho best outfields In cither league?
The Trainers
My name U Trouble I'm a buu bloke
I am the Icit of Courage nnrl of Class t
I bind fic cotoard fo a bitter lofce,
I drive the craven from the crowning paif
Weaklings I crush before they come to
fame,
But as the red star guides across the night
I tialn tho stalwart for a better game
I drive tho brave into a harder fight.
My name is Hard Luck toreefcer of rar
dreams
I follow all who seek the open fray
I am the thadow where the far light gleam
For those who seek to know the easy wayi
Quitters I break before they reach the crest,
Hut where the red field echoes with tha
ilni ins,
I build the fighter for tho final test
And mold tho brave for any drive that
comes.
My name Is Sorrow I shall come to all
To block the surfeit of an endless Joyi
Along the Sable Road I pay my call
lleforc tno sweetness of success can cloyt
And Weaker souls shall weep amid the
throng , -
jlnrf fall before me, broken anddismayedt
But braver hearts shall know that I belong
And take me in, serene and unafraid.
My navte is Defeat but through the llttet
fiaht
To those who know I'm something mor
than friend t
For I can build beyond tho wrath of might
And drive away all yellow from the blcndi
For those who quit, I am the final blow, -ifitt
for the brave who seek their chance
to learn
I show the way, at last, beyond the foe
To teicro tho scarlet flames of triumph
burn.
It seems that tho scrcno spirit and friend
HncBS for umpires stayed In Johnny Evers'
system until tho combination began to fes
ter. After that Johnny was no longer responsible
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