Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, December 07, 1916, Night Extra, Page 13, Image 13

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EXHIBITION GAMES
I Magnates in Small Circuits
Do Much Harm
COAST CIRCUIT BARS 'EM
ulnar leairue baseball mnirnafs fast are
I'maier leairue teams on tha annual
. toke In lrlP. Time wa when
KI1 eomlrr S major " baU ."
V tow m th. rural dlstrlcta of baseball
te.f headed as a a-ala affair bV th mlnor
J&V-MT But the exhibition .tuff
ZSZfl alt well Pn hi. pata e now.
The fans In the minor circuit .till are
fllln to spend their loot shekels to watch
. ble fellows cavort about their sand
tots, but these same fans can live J;t h
StPlly without exhibition games, and the
SuUIlesfue club owner will profit In the
tchen th. National Association met re
cently In Kw Orleans there was an under
earrtnt of untlment expresed against ex
MMtlon eames, and. although tho subject
i wis not discussed In open meetlnc. the
writer discovered that It wai general, es-
wrtally amoni? minor league cliii owners In
i tetlen where moat of the big league teams
ds their Ualnlng.
Bnm Opposes Majors .
JU T. Daum. who does tie presldentlns
Art for th. Paclflo Coast Llague. wbb por
Sns the most willing of all tho mmor
luruers to talk on tho subject IJaum'a
ltru put the crusher on the exhlhltlon
Uta In the winter of 1916, and, according
to tie genial Al. his club ownera wilt main
Uln their stand when they hold their 1018
meeting.
The coast league Is largely a California
erranlsatlon, and, although California Is
ver willing to sxtend tho heartiest of wel
comes to visiting major league clubs, the
owners of teams In tho coast league have
found that the Invaders do more to harm
Una to boost their business.
It Is a matter'of self-preservntlon," said
Stum at the New Orleann meeting.
"We do not mean to be Inhospitable, but
w have to look out for tho I'aclflo Const
iHgue first, last and all the tlmo. In years
When major league teams visited our section
of the country to train and play exhibition
gsmes In our cities, we found that much of
the glamour was taken from tho opening of
tmr season.
Poor Showing Costly
'The fans flocked to tho ball parks to see
the big fellows In action, and If our teams
fsiltd to mako a good snowline ngnlnst them
the Interest began to lag before we had n
chance to ring up the curtain.
"As you know, we play a longer schcdtilo
than any other league In tho country, and
It'll easy to see that when the hasebnll pub
lic gets a lino on tho various teams from
tie strength they show In exhibition gnmes
tgslnst tho snme major league outfit tho
die Is taken off the Interest beforo we open
onr gates."
This opinion seems to be gaining a foot
hold among all minor league club owners,
and In this period of reconstruction among
the minora It Is only natural that they
leave no stone unturned to help them recoup
(heir losses of the last three or four years.
llany prominent .baseball men bellevo
that It Is only a question of time until tho
exhibition game will become a mosi-covercd
relic of the past, and with the minors gain
teg confidence and Its power to do things
the outlook tor the exhibition stuff Is far
from brilliant.
.FOLWELL WILL GET THREE
YEAR CONTRACT AT PENN
...JTectinsr of Red and Blue Committeo on
football to 3o Held This
Afternoon
The meeting of the foctti.il! committee of
the University of Pennsylvania, scheduled
for yeiterday afternoon, was postponed un
til today owing to the Inability of several
members to attend.
It is understood the committee will offer
Robert c. Folwell, tho present football
coach, whose existing contract Is for ono
year, a new contract covering n. period of
three years.
Folwell has nnnounced his willingness to
continue as Penn's gridiron coach If his
services are desired by the University.
RUPPERT REPLIES TO FULTZ
Eays Yankees Assumed Responsibility
for Care of Injured Players
NEW TOIUC Dec. 7. Answering a, state
Bleat made by President Dave Fultx, of the
Baseball Players' Fraternity, to the effect
that the New York Yankees had not been
fair to Injured players. Colonel Jacob Rup
ert said today that Injuries to Uaker,
Mabel, Gllhooley, Mogrldge, Magee, High,
gunamaker and Baumann had cost the
"W York team the narnnt. nnd with It
approximately $300,000. Ituppert raid the
" assumed the responsibility for
Medical treatment for the players injured
JM that this cost all of J3000. while the
55?v.,. ary losa on Players during their
isaolllty was 117,000.
Women Favor Shawnee for Golf Course
2iJ'.72n-KL.:Dl- J, . Th. committee of
eUUo? Ef?!? ?y.ih United Bute. (Jolt Ano.
Jilt i.i?Uct three courses suitable for the
&tUrK?,!i BJii?5il ehamnlonshlp. met here
vSmi nSStJlFlSn unnlmouly upon tbo
avir?.. Jr?.u,"iP'i Clul!-.at HOswnee.or.-ihe.nel.
cHbaV w.i tS1-0?' Th" Sbenecoje.ti Country
tEirvir V Ionjlon wi aeconit cholro end
gPrrir vHay Club t QarUeii City. N. v..
Bankart May Train Dartmouth
le!V2!0B.$i ",. De. T.-. Colgate my
SSr5JV!,.m "!" comparative ob.curltr to
KrtrizS.hn,,,r "' the poillsht. Uankart I. a
w be eoBilderln calllaa him to the colors,
Ur (STiVh i " 'no coacn wno h brouuM
Hamrd ITdnor for "Dick" Ilarte
nJuade'iSS?- K- Dic- 7, Hlchard Ilarte.
UlftiSSr PAU.. rtaV .V f " ,ho varsity foot.
iim mS?aati.Vi1Ul( .,h.1 '?, nominee, for tbe
Bwnt i?iiliub.lp .at the Harvarl commence-
M,ffi U.?.iq 3,VR,i Captain Dadmun, ot
we lootBall tein. alio le a nominee.
JERSEY MAY AMEND
AUTO RECIPROCITY ACT
Demand Grows for Further
Legislation on Nonresident
Motorists
WILL CHECK 'ABUSES
SUto Motor Vehicle CommJftelonar
Elnted Over Result of Kano Case
In Supreme Court
TnnNTON', Dec. 7 The recent decision
pr the United States Supreme Cottr't sus
taining as constitutional New Jersey' au
tomobllo license law requiring nonreildent
ai well as resident atttolsts to take out li
censes In New Jersey for driving cars with
in this State doea not affect the touring
tnolorlat who takes advantage of Hid au
'.omobllo reciprocity act, but owing to
ahues vhlch hao grown out of this taw
there I. ,in Increasing demand throughout
tho State which It U snld. will ba presented
to the coming Legislature to considerably
curtail the reciprocity privilege. This privi
lege which Is In no way Involved In the liti
gation Just determined allows nonresident
outomoblllsts to operate their cars to fifteen
Hays each year in this State without having
to take out a SUto license.
.t.yi1!!' In n fovv '"stances It Is recorded
that the time limit of tho reciprocity prlvl
lege has ln enforced, tho reverse Is gen
erally the case. It in dimcult to keep rec
ord'' of cars using thh privilege and tha
tlmo limit Is pretty generally disregarded.
In speaking today of tho decision State
.Motor ehlclo Commissioner 'William L. Dill
said.
tii"',.'?'1 h,Knl ln,ed over the result of
thia litigation and I am particularly pleased
with the unanimous concuncnco In Justice
Drandels opinion. It nssuri-i) the ytate tho
right to eiact reiuunablo provision to In
sure safely It rxtcndi thn llrrno foe to
the nonresident an well as to tho resident.
Tho court holds that the power of a State
to regulate tho use of motor vehicles on iti
highways is proprrly exorclsod In Imposing
a license fee graded according to tho horse
power of the engine.
'The provision compelling nonresident
autolstn to designate tho Secretary of State
as their attorney In fact wss to enable resi
dents who had suffered Injury at the hands
of nonresldont autolsts to prosecute their
claims for redress In this Stnto Inste.vt of
being compelled to follow the nonresident
to his home State. The upholding of this
provision Is a very good thing for the mo
toring as well as the nonmotorlng publlo
of the State."
l.Vr IS THN TEARS OLD
Tho statute tested In tho United Stntoi
Supremo Court is tho law of 1908 as
nmended In 1908 nnd known no tho Krellng
huysen law Iteglntratlon and the pay
ment of tax by nonresidents wai defended
by tho advocates of tho Uw on thn ground
that residents of tho Ktato vrere obliged to
register and pay n license and It was but
fair that nonrcsldentx enjoying tho same
privileges In the use of the Improved roads
should be subject to tho i.vme obligations.
Registration was held to bo necessary
In order to afford a check on reckless or
criminal drivers and n meann of Identifica
tion of law hrenkers. whllo tho license fea
was compensation for wear nnd tear of thn
roads
Tho reciprocity provision wns adopted In
1913. In effect. It permits the resident of
any Stnto who has complied with the motor
la-vs of hln Slate tho right to drlvo In this
Stnto for fifteen days In any year without
complying with the requirements of tho law
of 1006 ns to registration, paying of llconsa
and filing n power of attorney with thn
Secretary of Stale, providing that tho laws
of.hlH homo Ktato extend tho same privilege
to New Jersey motorists For caino. how
over, the State Commissioner of Motor
enicies may suspend this privilege
Tho suit testing the Now Jersey net of
190G nnd its ninendmnnt In 1908 wan
brought by Frank J. Kane against tho
Stnto of New Jersey, nnrt although of In
terest primarily to .now jersey, the decision
sustains the automobile, tax laws of sev
oral other commonwealths.
AiiauED Fi:n was unreasonable
The case hinged on three points In tho
New Jersey stntuto: First. tha,t Kane lwd
failed to register his nutomobtlo In New
Jersey . (second that ho had failed to pay
the tax Imposed on nonresidents, and thirl
that he failed to flic with tho secretary of
State a power of attorney.
In their argument beforo tho court,
counsel for tho motorljta emphasised six
points summarized a3 follow.1 : That tho
New Jersey charge on automobile:! was not
In conformity with proper tax laws; that
the license feo was unreasonable and void;
that expenditures for Improved ro.ids
should be paid out of the general Ux fund;
that the law was discriminatory and class
legislation; that provision for power of
attorney ousted n user of the highways
from lila domicile, and that tho Uw was a
burden on Interstato commerce.
It was argued that the tax was not Imi
posed equally on tho users of tho roads
In that horse-drawn vehicles used the roada
and damaged them and that therefore tho
tax should have been Imposed upon thesa
vehicles as well upon automobiles.
GREENPOINT TENNIS CLUB
MAKES RALLY FOR MEMBERS
More Than Two Hundred Enlhuiuits Starr
a Missionary Campaign
The Orel aun was (Irod bv tha areenpolat
Tennla Club Ten nliht at Ibe Illttenhouie Hotel
In lie campelm to brine lis laemberehJp up to
th sou mark.
The club bee now IIS enrolled, and ai more
than SOU enthuilaate 'took pert In tbe eocUl
function and dance last night t li evident that
tbe committee's ambition will be realized
1II Lillian Belter was chairmen ot lait
nlabt'a commutee and the proreeda ot the enter
tainment will be uied to rerurnleh iho club
bouae. at Olaey avenue and Tabor loid.
AVisconsin Ite-cni;ages Wlthington
. MADISON Wis., Dec. 7. Paul Wlthington.
bead football coach of tha Unlvtrelty ot wle.
coniln, has been re-engaged. No time limit was
peclned. In addition. Doctor Wltnlnzton was
liven a poeltloo aa Inetruetor la the ecbool of
medicine.
Mahan Slay Coach Columbia
NrTW YOHK, Dec 7 Vlgoroue denials from
Columbia aihletlo aulborlllea to tbe contrary
notwlthetandlnc, a belief continues to eilit that
nddle Jlahan. former Harvard football alar,
may be named Columbia football coach for neat
year, Maban may come to Columbia Law
School neat fall.
EVEKDSfG USDaEK-PHlLADlflLBHlA, (THURSDAY, JOECEMBEE 7,
PACKER LEAVES $100,000
Will of George J. Roesch, of St. Davidg,
In Probate
Wills probated today were those of Oeorge
J Itoeech St lald, Montgomery County.
a meat packer, which, In private htxiuee'n,
dl;)oes of an estate valued at "1100,000
and upward" j l;dmund t Hopper, 1935
North Twelfth rtreet. $30,000; John Ijuix,
Jr., 2701 nrldge street. $13.900 : Kmma R
MeConnell. 11H Mt. Vernon street. $8000 1
William Hopkln, 424 South Carlisle street.
H800; Anna Shaw. 8011 Iarchwood avenue,
IJlOfl. Sullle I. Moult, 2100 West Tlogi
Street. JS0O
llaer Family to Complete Church
111; AIM. SO. Iiv. Dec 7 It was nn
nounced here today that members of the
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family of th lata Oeorge F. Baer. presi
dent of the tteadlnff rultmj' Company,
wou'd erect a hew front to the Secdnd lie
formed Church of Oils elty, as a. memorial
to Mr llief, who was n member of the
congregation for many years. This will
complete the church as originally intended,
the present front b)lng but temporary
1'lans and specification, nre now being pre
pared by ft Philadelphia architect.
Baby Plague Itlot Ends In Court
CHAMrtBTlsnUnt., Pa., Peo. 7. The
riot at St Thomas on September I when the
health and law otTkers unsuccessfully tried
to drive Children from the grounds because
of a State Infantile paralysis quarantine:
came to a finish here In court this morn
lug when one alleged rioter was acquitted
by the Jury of assault on Deputy Sheriff
Bingham nnd tha costs were divided.
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SIXTEEN VALVE "FOUR"
A NEfT TYPE OF MOTOR
Combining Utmost Performance IPiih . ,.
TEADY concentration by Wfiite
possibilities of
new type of Four'' with power and flexibility beyond
anything, we believe, so far produced in any type of engine
Performance exceeds all expectation. Power, speed,
pickup, flexibility, easy hill climbing, silent operation,
have all been developed to the highest degree by increas
ing the number of valves without multiplying cylinders.
Maximum performance has been combined with the
manifest advantages of a simple, rugged engine.
The new motor establishes the fact, long foreseen 6y FF7i7te
engineers, that the secret of superior performance lies in valve
capacity adequate to piston displacement
This accomplishment was foreshadowed by The" White Com
pany two years ago when announcing its determination to adhere
permanently to the four-cylinder motor, and is backed by a
manufacturing record whose conservatism has never deviated
from a consistent
Scven-passengcr touring car, $4600.
rA complete display of tew White models with custom-designed bodies will bet s'liown al tlie
New York Automobile Salon and the Philadelphia Automobile Show. Deliveries begin in January.
THE WHITE COMPANY
CLEVELAND
PHTL'ADELPHIA ' ' 216 N. BROAD STREET
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MILLION-BOLkAlt HOTEL
MAY BE BUILT AT SHORE
Backers Plan Erection of Site of the
Shelburne, Hoadnunrtcrs for Pcn-
roso nnd Other Lcndera
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ATLANTIC CIT1' Dec. 7 Plans under
way for more than a year for the erection
of n million-dollar hotel on tho sltn ot tha
Shelburne, tho shore headquarter of Sen
ator Penrose, United States Senator-elect
Knov. and other Pennsylvanlans. today are
said to he approaching consummation. If
satisfactory nrranrtmentr for acquiring tha
properly front the Wllllnm I Hall eetalo
of Philadelphia are c included, the present
lintel building will I demolished after the
cloe of the Kaster season.
Jacob Welkel, manager of tho Shelburne,
saw mt naaasasm
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Four-Cylinder Simplicity
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four-cylinder design has developed a
path of fundamental improvement.
nrrTHTTTr " """'ir-irinifiiTrrrwiiiiriiniijiiiiii wii i i nuiim i h h m m.
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planned to start tho new tiotel n rr .
but failed to obtain the round million In
cash required for the fulfillment of his pro
ject Former Newspaper Woman Wcda
UKAttlN't,. Fa., Dec. 7. Miss Ituth
Mauettn Israel, former Heading newspaper
woman, nnd daughter ot Krnest B. Israel,
leading Penn Blrect merclinnt, was mar
rled here today to David A. Ilaer, an at
torney, of Washington. The wedding took
Placo In the ballroom of tha Iterkshlr Hotel
here. In the presence of 100 guests from
New York, Baltimore, Washington, Phila
delphia ml other points. The ceremony
was performed by Itabbl Harry W Kttel
son. of ltnrtfonl. Conn Tho bride was at
tended by her slater. Miss Hertha Israel, nt
maid of honor, and Milton King, of Wash
ington, was best man.
engineers upon the
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lCA1tl.tSl.n fa., Deo. f-Blr of rtk
tfrlous origin destroyed Uia new bam !&"
outbuildings, with all ot tha crops, en -
Sprlngdalo fafm, near New Kingston, tn
anted by W. J Kimmet Eleven register"
Holsteln cattle were lost, the total Iom fciBj
more than tlO.000. on which thera waa UUl v
Inturmico.
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Phone Boy to Gel Scat on Change
NHW rpilK, Deo. 7. The Stock x -change
nrm ot It. II. Simpson & Co. ?a r-
ranging to buy n membership on tha board
for llobert C tlnncka. n telephone boy In
their olllco Tlie sent will cost In tha neigh
borhood of 178,000, and with It will bo
partnership In the firm for Hancks.
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