Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, November 21, 1916, Night Extra, Page 15, Image 15

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    BTENlKa LBDGBB-PHILADELPHIA.; TUESDAY, HQtEMEEJR 21, 1010
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LATEST EXPERT COMMENT ON THE GQLP SITUATION-OTHER NEWS OF THE SPORTS WORLD
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"MICHIGAN LOST
PLUNGING FULLBACK WHEN
MAULBETSOH TURNED IN TOGS
Was Chosen for Ail-American Team First Year
on wolverine Eleven
Hard
B ROI1ERT
-.TOIINNT MAULDCTSCII, one or the
II rreatest backflelders lhat over played
f '.:... ...n..1 In hla fnnthlll mill lilt
S?.iS nlnr nnd Blenncd out ot the
fSmlM nnl Blue line-up for evermore. Thin
of one ot the
greatest plunging
bncka tho game
hm known, and It
will l) a lone
tlmo before an
o'.her of hla nblt
Ity will be un
covered. Johnny
made his debut an
n wrecking crow
threo years ago
when ho smashed
the liana nl line
to smithereens and
nlmost nlono de
feated tho Crim
son eleven on Sol
dier's Field Ills
work attracted so
m ll n h attrntlnn
t n. w. WBiiU thnt he wan unan.
bnously selected halfback on the Alt-Amer-i,n
lv.n. an honor seldom accorded a
S man ptalnc his nrat year of collcne foot-
4 -. .. ' - ....J . .... Sennit, .tl.l nnt-
i ball. Jni jertii tiuBn .......i ..... i.u..
E shins In many pf tho games; but that was
due tO a crj, puur uiivi nuitii iuiiqu in
open hole for tho plunger to squirm
through This year lie hnn received better
support and was the star In nil of tho
sV r maln irood as a fullback or halfback
..- rlna the player must be at least
Ptl-enty-tUe per cent better than they wero
in the olden times. Whon mass plays were
m the proper thin tho lino smasher wan
i. inlnnl irrnund trainer, but ho wai
Klrg(red. pulled, pushed, lugged nnd tugged
ru hiii tenmmnics ueiura unu unci nu
struck tho lino In othor words, he
; iIm1 by every ono who could get
wni
his
h BnJ on him, nnd many cilr-i jardi wero
rglinCU HOIUu it ,n..j ""I'l""
Modern Play
vnir.idars. however, tho man with tho
ball must generate his own momentum, and
ks Is assisted In any manner, shape or
-"form the refereo will hang a flfeen-yard
penalty on mo onenaing oiuc. inua n cuu
be seen that a lino plunger must bo ex-
ri .. . ..! .n t... nnn.M.prl n a(nv
eepiionaity nu' " vw,.o.t. .. ...,
whlch goei to show, moro than anything
'else. Maulbotsch's nmuty on mo iooioau
field. 110 now will lann mn iiiaiv u mo
sidelines with Ted Coy. Tacks llardwlck
and other heroes of jesterday.
THE TBASr WITH TUB "PUNOII" Is
i team that usually wins, as was the caso
In the Etoter-Andover gamo at Andover last
Bsturdny Four times tne Anaovor Doys car
tied the ball to tho goal lino and four times
the. ball was lost, because of poor headwork
, en-the part of tho quarterback. Exeter,
(en the other nana, naa ono cnance 10 score
! tcl took adantaga of It At tho begin
ning of tho fourth quarter, wnen tno nan
wu on Anciocrs -Y-yara uno, uaune.
ths Exeter quarterback, dashed around
,th end and crossed the goal lino before thn
opponents awoKo to ino laci mac mo oau
wu in pisy.
After thin score wan made Anuover nun
;, ,tad a chanco to win and carried tho ball
, to Exeter'o 11-yard line A touchdown
b, BWTICU cerium, uui u. nuuamuiu kaiuui
(P ,, took-.his work too seriously and was put
out of the game ror slugging. Mnis piaccu
lit ball back to mldnolu and tno last cnanco
'yna lost.
However. It was one or tno greatest
i tunes I havr seen for some time. The best
ef feeling existed not only among me play
HERE GOES, GOOD LUCK THE
. FUTURE POET CRIES, DRINK TO
ME ONLY WITH THINE EYES
By GRANTLAND RICE
: fit R. Boulhtv mtffS Aoixfle (he 8tatt that
M vofed for proMWtkm of on earn atut.j
fit teas a summer's evening, old Kaapaf
S wort teas dona,
tlsd he, before hla cottage door, sat lAlrsfv
In the sun,
pWARe hi him sported on the green Ms
Httlo grandchild, Wilhelmtne.
au her brother Peterkin rati om-
ffcltin tame and round.
Which he beside the cottage door in plav
inn there had found
',Be came to ask what he had found, uiitti
labels on it, long and rounaj
I Old Kasyar took U ropi the 6oy, tofto stood
t expectant by,
lad then tho old gent shook hla head and
heaved a heavy sigh
"Tis some quart bottle, bog," said he,
"faroton here in that last famous
spree.
"I find them l the garden, for the're many
here about i
And often when I go to plow, the plowshare
rolls 'em out.
;il"U many a thousand mew," said he, "got
drunk in that last famous spree."
'you fell us what 'twas all about," young
Peterkin he cries,
4 IUflt WilAelmine looked up vrtth horror
in her eyes;
"Oh, tell us, please, granddad," said she.
"UAV they got on that famous spree."
It was the last dag in the Btaie they might
. oofaln the rye,
4x4 so they fought John Barleycorn and
i emote him hip and thlghi
rlxd everybody jaW," quoIA he, "that it was
quua a famous spree."
: 1 ' TI 1 ' - Hi c 'A 'v',-bo;
vbprIoaSsK r hX? After HIM TO I y;' . A To Co tT -BUT )ITTOVOU ) oMW oi?rEef
WONDERFUL
anoes win He very
to Fill '
W. MAXWELL
ers, but among tho rival rooters as well.
Oho stand was packed with Exeter boy,
waving their red banners and megaphones,
and across tho field was the Andover con
tingent, gayly decorated with the blue. Be
fore the game started each stand gavo the
other a rousing cheer and kept silent when
each team gao signals on Its side ot tho
field. There was more sportsmanship shown
In that gamo than In a dozen college bat
tles, and the schools should bo commended
tor their stand for fair play
FOM.OWINO THK SPOnTH editorial In
tho Kveniko I.edoei. yesterday on the
Unrvard-Brown game, ths Crimson, an
undergraduato dally at Harvard, criticises
the coaches for playing substitute-, against
the Brtinonlans, Under the caption ot
"Poor Sportsmanship," the Crimson says.
In part
The preeent prsetlCT ef the lleryerd
couches nils to Rirn llrown a iir am
and prrft-nta po
iteiDie
i trount for lb chre
tif an unannrtatnanllk nnttnr
The of llrown Unlrtrettr and the
rhamcttr of Its ruattall tetuna werrent the
nepct of oar bil tmtnvd eleven It the
prenent coerhlns eyntem which, by the
war. le beyond cittlcHm ae restrdi the
tnaklns of loolMIl plAers, teller n rom
puratlvely eeer eonteet before the Tele
seme t"entUt for the lurceMtu! develop
ment of the team, the date of the llrown
same should be earlier tn the football
echedute Klthtr 1r Ilronn a dale when
Harvard's atronseet team can uppoee htr,
or run the errpreeent chances ot Injuries
to our best players and play the first eirlns
men on the usual date.
Thus far a lane number of Ilarraril
graduates have been trra only ones to voice
this sentiment, yet the spirit ot fair play
and good sportsmanship seems to recom
mend this criticism aa worthy ot consider
ation on the part of the undergraduates
and the athletlo committee. The Increasing
tendency of collece athletics Is more and
more toward tho calculating- efficient Ideal
of modern business, and away from a rec
restive standard of true spolrt fur sport a
sake
WHBN THEY 1.KAIINKI1 that Washing
ton nnd Jefferson had won from Washington
nnd I.co. members of tho West Virginia
football team sent a message of congratula
tion tn Conch Sol Mctzgcr from Boston
Metzger coached West Virginia Unlxerslt
last fall
fitVAimi.Moni: and iiavcufoiiii will
settle their annual argument nt Haerford
next Saturday, and Lehigh will meet La
fayette at Knston With these two btttlca
on the cards, what caro we If all ot thn
Arm-N'avy nnd Yale-Harvard tickets hao
been sold?
AI.THOTJOn LIEUTENANT INOH M, of
the Navy, Is willing to number his players
next Saturday, Charley Daly, of the Army,
refuses to allow hla men to be tagged.
As a result, thoio attending the combat on
tho Polo Ground) next Saturday will have
to guess who Is who when ths playing
begins. Once mora the spectators will bo
stung, but they aro getting used to it by
this time Tho refusal to number the
players it an offensa to good sportsman
ship Tho game loses much of Its Interest
when it is Impossible to Identify the players,
and tho matter should be taken out of tho
coach's hands. I.ct the athlotlo associa
tions decide, and If this failed, carry It to
Secretary of War Baker. It seems as If
tho only wny (o stop this narrow policy
is to get an order from higher up.
IT WILL NOT IK HIKPICUI.T to pick
an All-Amarlcan backfleld this year. Pol
lard seems to fill the bill
Rivera Released; Thomns Hurt Madly
NEW CHILEANS. Nov 21 Joe Rivera.
Mexknn llshlwelsht, waa released today follow
ing his arreat aa n reault nf Injuries received
by Jno Thomas tn their contest here last nlaht.
when Hit era hit Thomaa so hard In the third
round that the local man hit the floor with hla
head and waa badly hurt. Thomaa has concus
sion of the brain.
"They saw the long, gray thirst ahead, and
so they made a aasn
On Apple Jack and Gordon Clin and eke
on sour mash;
And many danced the fol-de-rol with old
John Henry Alcohol.
"They say It was a shocking sight when
New Year came orounif,
For many a thousand" bolllca then icera
scattered on the around j
And this is one you've found," said he, "the
remnant of that famous spree.
And everybody praised the land which this
great fight did win." t
"But what good came of it at lastf quoth,
little Peterkim
"Alackl I da not know," said he, "but,
goshl it was a famous spree."
Tho approaoh of tho Vale-Harvard, or.
If you will, Jno Harvard-Yale, game of
next Saturday, recalls an Incident of tholr
1912 meeting, when narvnxd won, 20 to 0,
after Yale backs had muffed sixteen punts.
After the gamo there wni a meeting of
Yslo stars from 1885 to 1810.
"I never knew before." remarked a vet
eran of the late '30s, "they had passed this
new rule."
"What new rulot" some ono asked.
"Why. ths rule making It Illegal to catch
punta on tho fly," he said.
"They've passed no such rule aa that,"
on ot the Yale coaches remarked.
That soT" replied the vet. "Then why
did Yale play It todayt"
With Harvard, Yale, Princeton arri Penn
all beaten at ono time, or another in the
East, Minnesota, Chicago, Wisconsin and
Illinois next Saturday will sit by and watch
Ohio State and Northwestern tight for the
Western Conference title. Verily, the last
shall be first and the Mackmen shall be
lasL
BAN JOHNSON FAVORS
THIRD BIG LEAGUE
Amcrlcnn's Leader Not Opposed
to Another Mnjor League
Circuit
CHtCAOO. III. Nov. II That ti third
major league entur launched by promi
nent men of four circuits might becomo a
renllty soon became evident with tho re
turn bf President Han Johnson from' his
tour of tho West In company ot President
Comlskey. of the White Bo.
"I will not oppose a third major league."
said President Johnson. "In fact, I rather
favor tho Idea "
This from the man who onlv recently
was singled out ns tho mot formidable
too of tho Federal !.eaguo is cause for
astonishment In baseball circles.
"Tho Teder.il League never had a right
to exist," said President Johnson, "became
It wns formed more by trying to legislate
a major league Into eilstencei than by a
demand for the public for euoh a circuit "
Some of tho cities propoeed for tho new
circuit nro not no large In population ns
Minneapolis and the cities at thn mouth ot
the Knw, but they aro known as good
baseball centers. It la planned to pl.ice
Itattlmoro. Ihiffalo, Newtrk and Toronto,
eaatorn population renters. In the new cir
cuit. Toledo, Indianapolis, Milwaukee nnd
Loulsvtllo will constltuto the western quar
tet In tho new big league, according to
present plans.
"Would tho new league be given repre
sentation In the world's series!" was asked
of President Johnson.
'That t nm unablo to answer Just now."
replied tho American League head 'That
would havo to bo worked out lator. Tho
gsmo hns not prospered In some of the
cities ond by raising tho clubs In rating the
game would recolve n big boost"
Queried as to whether Washington would
bo dropped from tho American league and
Ilaltlmoro iubtlluted. President Johnson
replied
"Washington will remain In tho Amer
ican league, ns will other titles of the. cir
cuit. Tho report given wldo circulation to
tho effect that the National Capital tram
would bo dropped Is nil bunk."
catholic aims EXTEHR1)
IN AMATKUU KINfl TOURNEY
Sixty-two cntrlo4, representing seventeen
Catholic clubs, have bcn made In the an
nual amateur boxing tournament held under
tho nusplctM of thn Catholic Young .Men's
Archdioccsan rnlou nt tho National Ath
letlo Club Preliminary bouts aro scheduled
for tonight. Tho finals will be decided next
Tuesdiy night
Hhnnahnn, Vlctriv Knywood Knyoula,
St. lllta's. Holy Name, Immartilato Con
ception, St. Monica's, Corley, llntcrprlse.
St Oregory's. Hon lloaro, Ascension, Arch
bishop nj an Club, St Elizabeth's. St John's
nnd St Hdward's aro tho clubs whose colors
will be carried into ths ring. Kiev en en-
f tries nrc In the 108-pound class, ten In the
11C, twelvo In 125. fifteen In 1.15. eight
In 14C and six lit tho lC8-pound class
McCann winner of tho June tourney In
thn 108-pound class, P. Apoluco and John
Qulnncy nro ths favorites for their division.
Thomas Donovan and Hugh Hums. In the
115, Mich Kelly, John Toland and Dan
Duffy, 1J5: Thomas O'Maltoy. Roy Daley,
Andy MrMahon nnd Dan Guerln, 135;
Jimmy Sullivan, Joseph Palltucco. Prank
Lagut and I.co Morris, 145, and John Burns
and James Jackson, 158, are the leading
contenders for the respective titles
THIS CHALMERS SEDAN IS THE MOST
SENSIBLE OF ALL CARS BUILT
Sensible because it can be
changed in a few minutes from
a summer to a winter car.
A woman can easily make the
change without leaving the
inside of the car.
Then again, on a warm day
down come the windows and
window sashes just as easily.
A quality car for only
$1780. After November 30
$1850. (All prices f. o. b. Detroit)
Chalmers Motor Co. of Philadelphia
252.234 North Broad Street
nl,n
A MWKI., .
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LOCAL GOLF CLUBS MUST GET
BUSY IF THIS CITY IS TO' BE
VENUE OF 1917 TITULAR TILTS
Open and Women's National Championships Both
Due Here, but Awards Will Not Be Made
Unless Clubs-Take Action
Uy SANDY
PniI,ADF,UPIUA clifbs must get busy It
this city Is to hae any national golt
championships next year.
Tho open championship of America Is; duo
hero next ye,ar, but It will not bn handed
to the city unless somo of tho clubs speak
right out and offer the faollltles and tho
hospitality ef their clubs and courses to the
I'nited States Colt Asoclsllon executlvo
committee
Tbv announcement of tho award Is made
at tin annual meeting which is to bo held
In January at Now York The national
woim-n'a championship in also due nt Phila
delphia In 1917, the matter being In thn
hands of a women's committee which Is
Quakerally represented by Mlfw niennor T.
Chandler, Huntingdon Valley
rnvornlilr to (Junker City
Tho national body, nsldo from all news
paper t'ommrnt to that effect. Is very
favorable tn Philadelphia, according to
Prcsldent-eloct Howard W. Pnrrln, after
tho amateur tourney nt Merlon this year,
nnd Is very much ploascd with tho Quaker
Clt'a (limiting of the tourney. This Is n
big point In favor of tho open.
A member of tho boird of governors at
Whlteinarsti expressed the thought some
tlmo agu that ho nnd other members of tho
Chestnut Hill flub vvnro going to present
thn mattrr at a meeting and innko nn earn
est effort to land tho open for Whltcmnrsli
Ho far as mil bo learned, this has not yet
been done.
Various other golfers hereabouts have
mentioned tho fart that their own clubs
would like to tnkr on thn event and thero
are at least two clubs locally entirely
capable of taking care nt tho event and pre
senting a t'ourso which would bo nu excel
lent test to tho pros nnd brilliant nmatours
who would compete in the open
Hut thevo clubs must shortl) begin their
negotiations fur thn. big event or some other
clt will steal It avva.
The Npw Uulo
It Is the best thing In tho world for local
golf to get the big tourncH here, slncn it is
a violent stimulus to tho Interest In tho
royal nnd nnclent gamo hern There Is no
reason for golf n-ctlon of thn Importation
of Philadelphia to shirk Its national duty.
At tho women's national in Huston It
seemed to bo alt settled that tho next cham
pionship would bo fought out over Quaker
links, but other cities are beginning to speak
tip for tho urt.ilr ami things at tho prosent
writing do not look so poxttlvo for tills city.
In New York It Is thought rather gen
erally that tho next vv omens ihnniplonshlp
should go South, but many women stars
rnpable ot finishing strung Inltlio utiam
plonshlp feel that this would be a mistake
Next year's championship should find In
tho running not only Mix Alixu Stirling,
tho jouthful champion. Miss Mildred Caver
1, this jcara finalist, and othor stnra ot
tho recent meeting, but also suth lights ns
Mrs Clarenco Vnndcrbeik, last jear's
champion, Mrs llonald II. Harlow, a
former finalist . tho Misses Curtis, Mrs. I
C Stockton. Mrs Q I'cltner (Miss Lillian
Hyde), nnd other brilliants who did not
play this jear, an that If the homing is held
Phone;
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McNIDLICK
In these parts all these champions of vari
ous things would bo In tho nctlon.
It would b n real championship.
Hut If tha tltle-tlldllng Is dragged awoy
to somo distant cllnx, the event ntfxt year
woutd ngaln not bo a real championship,
the entry lint being tnado up for the roost
part ot players having no real claim to
the crown.
Thero Is every reason for a hasty put
ting together of hends by local club golf
committees and If this Is done forthwith
there Is 110 reason why tho two largo events
should not le landed In Philadelphia whero
both arc dun. In the rrgular order ot award
procedure, next year
Tho procedure, aecordtng to an official In
tho "know," Is for tho respective clubs will
ing to take tho events to present their
pleas which are then acted upon by tho
executive committee with duo regard to
tho district which Is In line for the tourney.
AITKEN'S WITHDRAWAL
GIVES KESTA SPEED TITLE
T.01 A NO ELKS. Nor. 21. Da Ho tUnM. Mitt.
mobile raclttff tlrlrtr. benumb tho- sole eUlmiht
tr-.i' nt the American AutomobUn AMtxInllon n
tit! of 'chtunplon dr1rr of Amrli a ' whn
Johnnr Altkwi, tl rival, announced that ha
tffOiiM not race al Acot pptotiwuy on Thanka
elfin: Iv, AIUumi atutrtl that he wiw Uavlnc
nt one for thn taH with Ilownrd WIIcuv, hln
tr inrote II aaltt that tha vrltm monty offered
in tha Aacwt avtst waa not ufTIelent tu bn
attractlrr
ttftta has slioo point for the championship
till. With AHkn out, thr ts no mm rrniatn
Inr who ran dflt Htita by wlnnlnc thn 700
point a ftllowM trm Aioot victor. TTila In
thn final byrnt of tha yrar In which point
will tx allowtl.
Mnjiarn Sold for $5200
NEW YORK. Nor 21 Bln.ri.ra. n of thn
world' fantoua atalllona. ranklne; cnml nf nil
Urine or drad ma a alra nf 2 ID trnttera, ra
oM at miction In th OM Olury hor xn.t
ytftltnUy for J 3200 to R J Trnntar lUmcur
wan Included anion c thn narn lock uf thn
latn William HuiU Alltn fotindar of tn Allan
Karm of IMttaflrM, Maai all uf which naa
auctioned off
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Let's agree right at the start that wherever there are moving mechan
ical parts and metal-to-metal contact, a certain proportion of friction
that age-old bugbear is unavoidable, i' our job and ours is to seo
that this proportion is reduced to its lowest possible terms. This ia
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Atlantic Motor Oils divide themselves naturally
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and Atlantic "Heavy."
For B out of 10 cars. Atlantic Polarine Is the 100
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hearts of old General Friction and his corps of
death-dealers.
In certain types of motors and under certain
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Philadelphia
It wns nnnounced yesterday by officials
of Northeast High that In tho event of ths
Archive defeating West Philadelphia. HlRh
In tho coming game there will b a. post
season contest between Northeast and
South Thlladelphla to declda tho rrabUo
hl;h school championship. Thl will bsj for
the Olmhel Cup nnd will likely bei playnd
on tha Northeast Field ths Saturday fol
lowlnir ThnnksRlrlno;.
It appears that tho ntles- of ths super
rlsory commltte- on public high school th
letlos makes It Imperative) to play off ties
In tho major sports.
Tho Northeast students feel certain that
their team Is cnpablo of conquering (he
downtowners nlthotmh a scoreless tie re
sulted when these same elevens met two
weeks uro.
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Tho bit thing to remember is that this group of
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against.
Atlantic Gasoline is the accepted standard
motor-fuel. Atlantic Motor Oils are Just as
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Atlantic Gasoline is to motive power.
This lubrication thing la serious hotter givo it
thought
Read up on tills subject. We havo published a handsome and
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supply you, drop us a postal and tho book wilt b sent you
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PENN TO PIAY OREGON
ON COAST JANUARY I
Hcd arid Blue Eleven Will Lcavo
for Pasadena on Decem
ber 22
TASADRNA, Cat, or. 21The foot
ball team of tho University of Oregon haal
been selected to play tho University ot
Pennsylvania eleven hero New Tear's Day,
January 1. 1917, tho foot bull commltteo ot
ths Tournament of Rosas Association an
nounced. W. S. Ktnhols, chairman of ths commit
tee, slated that a teVgraoi received from
Philadelphia stated that ths University1
of Pennsylvania, would play no other foot
bat! Ramo In tha West than ths one ar
ranewt " 'or Nw Tear's Day. 3M19
rennsylvanln players will start Yfett I)
cember S3, ho said.
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TfMlfi fit JIM Wli iltijilf ll
compreheoilvo
II they cannot
without chsrtfa.
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