EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1916
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CHICAGO TEAM WILL NOT LIKE BEING TAUGHT BATTING BY MAN WHO NEVEE PLAYED GAME
ENGAGING EVANS AS COACH
NOT LIKELY TO IMPROVE CUBS7
BATTING OR PLEASE PLAYERS
Owner Weeghman Probably Will Discover That
Hitting Baseball and Golfball Requires
' Entirely Different Strokes
pftEStDBN WERGUMAN, of tho Cubs, haa a novel way of BotUnjr publicity
,f-.for the Chlcpgo Cubs. Lnat uprlnjj 'WeeBhman employed n-proM ngent who lind
feeenradvunco nsent for ft theatrical show nnd jwho knew llttlo nnd enrod lens nbout
IbasabalL ThU preen nsent wna oniric rond Iri advance of tho tenrn throughout tho
early part of tho season, nnd, Ilkoall theatrlcnl press nfrents, ho visited tho now
fenper ofllcos, supplied pictures, humnn Interest storlci nnd vnrlous other things
previously Unknown In bosobnll,
trhe Idea made a great hit ;mtll Juno, when It was definitely established that
tho Cuba hod no chanco for tho ponnant. Then tho nowspnpers passed up tho
Cubs and tho press agent was released.
Kow Weoghhinn has another Idea. Ho has employed Charles "Chick" Hvans,
- national amateur and open golf champion, to tench his' plnyors how to hit. Of
alt tho freak stunts 'Weeghman has pulled In his short baseball career, this is
easily tho most unique. Whether ho gels nway with It remains to bo pen; but
wo havo nn Idea that Prod Mitchell, thd now manager, will not nppjovo of any
one tampering with tho batting form of his players. ' ,
Mitchell has his own Idean nbout how to Improvo a player's batting, nnd wo
d6 not think ho is going to allow any ono olso to Interfere.
"Follow-Through" Idea in Baiting
WEEuIIJiAN says thai tno "ronow-inrougn principle, no nutsij "
would Improvo tho batting of novornl members of his team, and ho Intends to
havo Evans teach his men how to follow through. In soma respects thoro Is loglo
in Wcoghman's reasoning, but altogether It scorns IIUo a poor scheme. In tho first
plnco, tho principles of hitting a golf ball and clubbing a bonobnh aro so entirely
different that tho follow-through Idea probably wilt spoil a playor's otlck work
rather than improvo It. j ....
A golf ball la toed up and is stationary, and It stands to ronton that a player
must follow through to get distance. In baseball a different condition exists. Tho
ball Is pitched nt a terrific rato of speed, and tho propor way to get dlstonco Is to
Just mcot tho ball and hit with snap.
If n player trlod to tako n golf swing at n baseball, In nlno cases out of ton
tho ball would bo in tho catcher's mitt boforo he could got his bnt around. A golf
ball Is stationary, nnd yet it is Impossible to moot It squaroly with n. follow unless
tho oyo Is kept upon tho ball nt all times.
Therefore it stands to reason that If It in so hard to npply tho follow-through
prlnclplo with a stationary object, It will bo Impossible to apply it to n pitched
boll, with lta sharp breaking shoots of all descriptions.
Cuba Have Been Long-Distance Hitlers
ALLOWING that Evans may lo nblo to Incrcaso tho driving distance of a few
A of tho Cubs, what would bo gained by this added distance? For yours tho Cubs
ha'o been tho leading cxtrn-baso hitting toam of tho major leagues, taking tno
Braridaverngo, and yet they havo not boon In tho running since 1910.
Tho Cubs malto enough hits nnd oxtra-baso drives to win tho ponnant If tho
right kind of ball is played nnd tho hits nro not wasted, tho K"nt "c CB'''
man's team being nn nh-tlght .defense. Weeghman contends that Evans can
mprovo the hitting of his men twenty per cent, nnd It to possible, though highly
improbable, that ho might do so for a short time: but If tho long, rreo ";
With lta follow-through principle. Is adopted, tho National League pitchers will
' "slow-ball" tho Cubs to death. . . .
It U Impossible to bit both fast and slow pitching with this stylo of swinging,
And clever major league p(tchor would make tho Cubs look foolish.
Zimmerman Has Golf Sioing
WEEGHMAN got his Idea from Holnlo Zimmerman's batting stylo. When a
hoy Zimmerman was a caddie, and It Is said that ho can hit a golf ball n. far
as any man living, but tho rest of his golf pmo In of mediocre caliber. M hen
Zimmerman took up baseball ho continued to swing In very much tho some manner
as when ho Dlayed golf. Heinle Is ono of tho longest hitters In tho game, his
peculiar swing being entirely responsible, for his driving Per.
Weeghman watchod Zimmerman uay nnor uu, ""u " .7 7,'
Rawing would Improve tho batting of : other .player, - 'they cm earn It o
irhadAjoen thinking of trying tno experiment iohb "" " v..,,.... -
EmS? ,! t?. . ..? hot Zimmerman using a golf swing. It must bo remembered
tw this swing camo natural to tho former Cub inlloUlcr. whereas It would bo
entirely unnatural for another.
Managers have ruined tho batting of many promising youngsters ry changing
their Btylo, nnd -while ono occasionally hcara of a pluycr,who improved his mark
fly Snts by changing his position or swing, twenty aro spoiled for each one
who la successful.
Players May Resent Evans as Coach
TIIEIU3 Is another drawback In engaging Evans as a batting conch. Hull pluyers
nro occullar in some respects. Thoy resent criticism of any sort, particularly
nbout their batting. All players nro proud of their batting fenta mul each Is firmly
convinced that his stylo Is perfect. Weak hitters attribute their low uvcrngo to
poor luck nnd almost anything olso that seems to suit tho enso.
These players will resent having Evans as nvconch. If Evans was a veteran
ball Dlayerl who had made n wondorful reputation ns a slugger, tho ball playeis
would look up to him and would consider his ndvfco worth while: hut when they
learn that tho golf champion never played baseball and find that ho cannot hit
major league pltchors they will scorn his advice.
, It Is an idea worth trying, however, as tho follow-througlt principle undoubt
dly would incrcaso distance.
Sherwood Ulagce Victim of Practical Jokes
TUMOrt has it that Sherwood Mageo has gone to Boston to talk to I'ercy
JAi Hnuchton In regard to his trnnsfor to a western team, but onco again rumor
U wronff! Mageo and his wife left i'hllndolphla on Wednesday morning, and at
' " ... i. i .-.. n nrnndwnv. Fulton. N. Y. Itefoie ho loft
for Fulton. Mageo was tho victim of a
that it Is possible that he will nor. uo wiui uu io ..". ....
A Joker called up this ofllco statins that It was Miller loggias, nnd ho asked
tho writer to arrange a meeting with Maece, ns he (Hugglits) had obtained Stal
lings' permission to talk contract with Mageo. Tho slugging outfield hurried
,ln town from his West Philadelphia homo, but Huggins" fulled to appear.
Mageo departed for Fulton tho following morning, leaving word that ho
would meet Huggins on his return next week. It developed later that Huggins
never left his home on th outskirts of Cincinnati; that.he Is still there and does
not Intend to leavo until aftor tho holidays.
Three National Clubs For Sale
SOMETIME it takes a long tlmo for tho truth to come out, National Loaguo
magnates donled that any team In the circuit wns for salo at the close of the
winuaf meeting, but now ono ownot ndmlts that three teams are on tho markot,
and that It is almost rertaln that two will be sold before tho opening of the base
ball season. Tho TltUburgh, Brooklyn and St. Louts clubs are tho opes for sale.
aim Gaffney is n tho field for tho Dodgers, while a syndicate of wealthy club
men of Pittsburgh waqt the Pirates. Just who desires the Cardinals Is not known,
but It Is believed that O. H. Wathen. owner of tho Louisville (American Association)
franchise, has completed nrrnnsements for the purchase of tho Cardinals from
Mrs. Schuyler P. Brltton.
Blnca tho close of tha last season it has been rumored that Oaffney would
buy a club, and scribes took It for Kronted thut tha former owner of tho Univea
wns after tho Pirates, but. as Btated in the Evbninci LEDann nt the time, Gaffney
Will not buy a western franchise. Ho says that he must havo tha Dodgers, Giants
or Phillies, or ho will remain out of tho game.
As Presidents Baker nnd Heinpetead insist that they will not sell for any
price and Ebbets is trying to dlspoko of his franchise, It lopks very much as If
GafTney will locate in Brooklyn. ' ' .
Ttmipvtt Ayp. Haldlnn Off
. , AT.TfS .?. nrntnanr nt Hmxn
magnate says; "Plenty of deslrablo poople of sound financial otandlng would
be- willing to inVest In Brooklyn. Pittsburgh or St. Louis, If the coast was en
tirely clear. They prefer to await developments of the two crises the strike
threat of tho players and the suit. of tha Baltimore Feds against organized ball.
These things should ba cleared up within the next six weeks, and I will make a
feet that the Brgpklyn club will ba sold beforo tho opening of tho season."
Can It bo possible that tho prospective buyers also may bo sounded by some
m in regard to sniping up in another baseball wa.r?
Lea Darcu'a Handlers Are Careful
IBB DARCY has been kept busy turning down offers for bouts. Ono promoter
i offered tha Australian 75.000 for throe bouts, but ho failed to deposit, tha
uittfty to assure Daroy even If he. should lose his first fight. If Daroy is' do
Mii4 to bh first American appearance he will not be a drawing card, and tho
tHjia ate ijJst a trifla shy pf such 9, contract, while the Australian's, own roan-
wmw i "S0"16 one m'?h 3 hlm m Jhe "J,,n' and thqy are eoins to
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TWO RING CHAMPIONS MAY BE
DETHRONED BEFORE 1917 YEAR
WANES; NO CHANGES IN 1916
Passing Season Carries Few Features Three
Titleholders Eabh Appear in Only One Bout
With Laurels at Stake
Ily LOUIS
NINirrKRN HUNDItRD AND SEVLN
TVAiS should bo down Into hUtory as
u fur morn IntoicBtlnB year than tho Just
wanliiK season. Hardly an Incident durlnK
1910 rlnir uctlvltles stands out ns a fea
ture: no ninrlteil upsets occurred, and. nil
In all, Important matches wore imdly lack
Inir. Tho soniion may linvo been a pros
pcioiiB ono for promoters; tlint is truo,
If tho boxinit attenilnnca In Philadel
phia can bo taken ns a criterion, ct
while many Rood bouts were staRcd. only
a fow of tho blR hntllcs wero to referee
decisions. This provcrf Insurance to Hie
crowns of nt least two titleholders, who
injsht have been toppled off their respeo
tlvo plnnai'lcs. They may lose tholr Brip
beforo 1917 rolls Into oblivion,
Tho champions during 191C ore tho samo
ns tho previous year:
HciiTywelslil .Ie Wlllnnl.
l.leht heavyweight Many clulmnnli.
Mlilrtleweluht Ditto. '
AVelterelnht Tlir mi".
l.lnlitwrlBlil l'reil Welnli.
lVatlierwelRlit .lolinny ltlllione.
HanlninwelBlit KM Williams.
Kllbane Is tho only of tho four real liain
nlona who wears his crown on n;i easy
fiend. Thoro are slim chances of AVIIIard.
tho hlR cowboy and circus star, from re
UniiulshlnB his titular hold, unless John
Hi Harry, now In Ameilca. continues
Kottlnu blBBcr. Tho Antipodean hiisn t
renched his majority as yet. and In the last
three years ho hnH Brown from a f'ather
wclBht to a UKht heavy welRht Ho tips the
beam around rl70 now. ami if ho can Kaln
sovoral Inches In staturo and put on about
forty moro pounils, Lea would havo n won
derful opportunity to put Australia on tho
heavyweight map. Ullly Mlsklo la another
who inlffht develop Into u blB, dangerous
man. Nono of tho blB fellows Kred Fulton.
Jnck Dillon. Frank Jlornu, Uunboat Smith.
Carl Morris, HattllnB Lovlnsky. Tom Low
ler. Joa Jcanetto or JJam LonRford evl,
dently Is Bood enough to cope with tho mam
moth Kansan.
One llottt for Jess
Tho passing year AVIIIard was the most
Idle boxer In tho rlnR. Ho had ono bout.
While Jess Jeopardized his title, there was
as much chance of losing It as Wlllnrd has
of meeting tho Kuropean Allies. rank
Moran had to knock out Jess within ton
rounds, and. as It was a no-declslon afta r,
tho Pittsburgh IUondo was as far from tho
heavyweight thronu as ho ever was. Tills
bout wus held In Now York at tho Madison
Square Onrden, March 25. Tox Ulckanl
was the promoter. Wlllard goj J71.2BO nnd
Moran's end was J2O.7D0. They wore the
record purses of tho season.
Oeorgo Chaney was tho only threatening
contender In tho featherweight path. Ho
.."' ' iii.,wi ir In llcllmn. ChaneV was
knocked out In three rounds at t-eiUr
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Btanda alone without opposition. Kllbane's
only chanco to remain before the publla Is
to box lightweights, and Johnny now- Is
after Welsh's laurels. He has agreed to
box Freddy at 13(1 pounds, weigh In sev
eral hours boforo tho contest. This battle
may bo staged oarly In tho new year.
Near-IUot Matches
Welsh and Williams, the only other legit
imate champions, also appeared In but one
championship bout, although each has a
number of challengers, worthy of recog
nltlon, on his trail. Williams boxed Pete
Herman In New Orleans, January 7, twenty
rounds to a referee's decision. It was
called a draw. Welsh was given tho ref.
eree's verdict In twenty rounds over Char
ley White at Colorado Springs, Col., Labor
Day. Moth decisions, according to reports,
wero met with disapproval, In each case
near-riots occurred at tho ringstdo follow
ing tho decisions
Some of the leading contenders who protr
ably could taUe Welsh's title from him In
long bouts are Denny Leonard, Johnny
Dundee, Jllchle Mitchell, Johnny Kllbane.
Charley White and several other light
weights of lesser light Uneasy lies Wll
llams'u crowned towhead when Pete Her
man. Louisiana and Al Shubert are men
tioned. In 1911 Williams came vmhln a
fraction of a second of suffering a K, O.
when a Louisiana right hand lodged on his
chin.
As to a light heavyweight champion, a
middleweight champion, and a welterweight
champion, there aren't any such bird. Ilat
Ulng Levlnsky and Ullly M Inkle stand out as
tha best 1916 light heavy wutijht psrfornvirit s,
Daroy. although Jjsavler now. and Mike
Gibbons should get the call for middle,
weight prestige, and Jack llrltton, Ted
Lewis and Steve Latxo are in tho picking
for the welterweight boss-
No Big Star Here
No Philadelphia sensation was unearthed
this year. In 1915 Jimmy Murphy reaped
a harvest in the lightweight division, but
this year nary a single local ralttmart stands
out well enough to bo recognized among the
cream ef the world's boxers. For this
rwsoe most boxers' purs from boxortlces
of Philadelphia dub4 were taken away by
out-of-town mitt wieldars.
Bnny Leonard and Johnny Dundee -were
the prlRcipl & wtto Auie short lumps
to I'hlUr, loaddd up with a gug of good
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VWTM CtR CHAMBER OF CD1
MSRCB DID MUCH TbUiARD
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bouts, scoring threo knockouts, nnd Dun
doo had '.tlx Phlladislphla bouts. On No
vember 1C Ditmleo nnd Leonard met In a
ipeclal bout, which ended In a sensational
draw Leonard pulled down ?2D00 and
Dundee got about JIHOO
t'hnuiploni Klllmue, Williams nnd Welsh
boxeil In tlllH city four, three nnd two times,
respectively. Kllbnno started off ha 1910
list In I'hllty by knocking out Irish I'ntsy
Cllno In two ronndi. January 8 ; dofcnlcd
Frnnklo Conlfrey and 1'nchey Ilnniincy. nnd
then ntopped Wllllii Jackunu In the fifth,
May 8 Wllllam-i .-on from Joe o'Donnell
nnd Denny ICnuftnnn, whltn Al Shubert hold
tho Kid to a ilrnw. Wels.i met IMdlo Me
Andrews and Duel: Fleming.
British Itlir Uattlcs
Chninplonihlp matches hold In J:ngland
were:
February 2t Unmbardler Wells
knocked out Dele Wells, third: Lon
don ; for heavyweight titlo. I'.u O'Kecfo
retained mUldlcwclKlit uhnmplonshlp,
outpolntlpg Jim Sullivan; London.
March 27 Harry Itecves won llRht
heavyweight t tic. hchthiR Dirk Smith
on points; London. Jimmy Wlldo re
tained llywolRht championship, knock
ing out Sid Smith, third ; London.
March 21 Jimmy Wllclo,knucked out
Johnny ltosner. New York, clecnth;
Loudon
December 18 Jimmy Wddo knocked
out Zulu Kid, Now York. Woventh ;
London
I.es Darcy. over whom New York Is rav
ing Just now, took part -In only three
matches He outpointed Cicorga (K. O.)
Urow-n Jnd Jimmy Clabhy In twenty-round
bouts, nnd knocked out Ueorge Chip.
Mlko Olbbonu Bcored ono of the ipilckest
knockouts of tho season when Jnd: Mctlul
gan, of this city, counted out Young Abeam
ono minute nnd thirty-five sncontls after
the opening bell In n match nt St. Paul,
January 18. Young Fulton holds the sea
son's record with a two-second kayo oxer
Kid Jackson In Now York.
Leach Cross Hctirca
. Nineteen hundred nnd sixteen jaw tho
retirement of ono of tho greatest light
weights efr known,, when Leach Cross
resigned from ring work He never hud
an opportunity to box for tho title Cross
decldod to finish lilu career after Mllburu
Saylor knocked-out tho New York dentist
In tho fifth round of ii match at Cincin
nati. This wns February 21, Cross had
been floored six times by Saylor.
January 21 saw the, resumption of box
ing at Heading. I'n., after a four-year lapse.
Slnco then bimonthly bouts or six rounds'
'duration are being held.
Joe Jcnnetje, tho eteran negro heavy
weight, suffcied lis first knockout of his
lengthy career when IiIb great rival, Sam
Langford. knocked him out In tho first
round The bautwas hold May 13 at
Syracuse, Jcnnctts was out on his feet
and the contest was stopped.
Johnny Moloney, uftor dlsplaltig far
juperlor form In. amateur rnnkp lit America
and Europe, turned, professional here Au
gust 23, Ho was boaten by Joo O'Don
nell In four toundi). Since men Moloney has
been boxing In fairly good form.
No Philadelphia boxer displayed ex-'
traordlnary form form worthy of special
mention In connection with that' of top
notch boxers. Thcro nre a lot of glovemcn
In I'h ladelphla representing every class,
and wo wish the new year will bring out at
least one who can be touted us u nul con
tender for a championship.
Father Time's K. O.'s
Deaths among boxers and men connected
with the, game resulted:
March 17 Andy Crowley, twenty
one, died after being knooked out by
Mlke Malone; Philadelphia,
March 18 William Clark, eighty,
olght. known as tho Belfast Chicken,
died In St. Louis. He was a bantam
weight boxer.
June 20T-VaJentlna Hopd, twenty.
three, died after knockput by Charles
Hardcastle; London Kng.
i July 2 1 Bert Coffey, twenty-one,
! amateur boxer, killed jn bout with
Frankle Dolan; Los Angeles, Cat
Augu.it 7-aeorge V. Consldlne,
forty-three, died from mastoiditis; New
York. He was a sportsman, .stake
holder and manager.
August 16 Benny Thomas, twenty-
three, KnglUh, bantam, killed while
righting with the Allien In the tiuro
pean war.
, October 16 Billy Jardap, eighty
four, died at Youngsvllte, 4a. He wus
tha oldest boxing announcer la the
world,
December 19 Vounjr Joo niters.
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of Sinnott's, Says Reader
To tlm IMIIor of the I'.vftilnpt lilirr Hiwrt:
Tlint In rotlier n Itilr i-lnm that, Mr.. Jenn
ninnatt limk nt !. Ilsrrr.ln tlm l.tenlnc
I.lfr rtrrilur. 'itit who (lie tlcnre I Sln
pntt (lint lie hn.iltl he mirfclnic ncli rrnrVT
Of wtint bimlnpiin Ii It of liU nlillier or not
IXrry lltliti frr llrlliiln? He l o. njjitrnl
ami ulionlil inlmt liU nnn hiiolnrt. Ir Dnrry
wunl to com Iiito nml (lelit for Aiiirrlenii
iloll.iM tint It lil.i . biilnf. nnd It rnther
Imiillrt n niutr niilrlt.nn the tinrt or thr jnlu
Mnnult to he huninirrlnir lilm hrcuiiufi of that
fnrt. H Ullillnc nnuteil In tlclit for llrliiUii
lit it mm liU h.iilneoNt H Darcy illil. not. that
i tils bniitie. nnd In hntll nei. It, In lini
of lr. Mlnnoll'a huilnrm. This rurlne Into
lirrnlrx rrry tlmr (hit rome t'snre immi
nent In the world nf iirt illei nnlr hr
llltln ItM- Iirralfiu nf (lie wurrlpr who bp-
.lrt...l l.l. II fn If Slntldll llllH Htlfll
p.ilrlotlr rnh of red blood to the lirid, lis
liinl n rhnnre to do. Ills lilt r JolnhiB tlnj
Nnllonnl iliuird nnd snnllnln nnd nnd
Milplne lltnriln nt the Jlexlcnn border.
nineteen, killed In bout with Jnck llrat-
ton. San Frnncltioo
Denny Koluborg. known na Kid
Farmer, died of lubcrduloRls.
Nineteen hundred nnd iioventccu'B first
big bout of Interest which may be staged
will bring together Georges Carpent'cr, tho
Frenchman, and Les Darcy, the Austrnllnn.
ret ltlcknrd la uorklnR on tho match, uml
a work
Ids con
ho nnununccs
men together.
(ldcncc of brlnslng tho
Wi'lsh and William.-) nro two chnmplnns
who must look to their laurels, for thoy nre
In danger of being wished Into a much
unwonted kjiochout Tholr paths nre, by
far, not strewn with roses, but with a
gang of competent cintendern who nrn lla
blo to put now faces on the lightweight and
bantamweight thrones beforo tho end of tho
new car.
Kllbnno rests ns steady as a rock nn his
featherweight pinnacle. Wlllard also seems
stationary. Doth piobably will go through
1917 nt the lend of their divisions, unless
Carpentler, Darcy, Lovlnoky rr Mlsklo gets
big enough to bounco Jess on tho chin.
Wo shall sec.
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ALLJPROFESSIONALS
HAIIi:i.S:iTlt(l. I'h Df- 20 To clarify '
doubtfully wnrded iwtlon of th rpgnlntlon of
tho IVniWh -inl.i IntorHchnhisilc Athletla Ano
clatlun roprckontathrs from i-nrly 100 towns
nnd eltleii of ttip Utato ytHfenlAy went on record
no belnu: ahsouuol uniioobd id uny iirofcsnlonal
Isni In hlrh ertjnol nthltlrn nf the Intiiro. Tnlo
anion will affect vlrtna.ll tho cntlru liluli i-hoo)H
of tno Htito nave l'nlliidelphta. whlcn ! not
rcpnaented officially In tl.o urtsoclallon
Bowling News
llelluvuo totnlrd 2K"S ucnlnot Terinlnil. mti
turinx t!i" aeries It tounid otcr 10IU nlna
In tho aocon.l vumo, havlin; 38 plnn n.-indlui
Hllnwnnct Ifnckur contrllmud r,H3. Durnefl
AH1 mid Knecdlcr B7P. Ilacker rcslalcrcd -.'J7
In hl aetond k'amt, .' ,
Tho (lernmn-Ainvrlcnu lisr- rice Is jtrow
inir cloaor. United lint llurinor two camri,
nnd (llrnrd. Ilnlteil und t'olu-nbla teams art
tin for atcond place, four k intea In ttio rear
u( ti.o Uuoor.
Kensington lnti-rnatlon.il Ileneflclnl Associa
tion team returned l-j form After dropnlni? tin
Itrst k"imo to (llrnrd by si plna, tha lutter
Mlnnlna with nn H17 acore. K I It A. won
the naxt two names, rnlllnz Bit) and MI7 acorca,
t'ennaylvanla fomimny lost tho flro: snina to
'"nnrin Hlrn-t by sixty plus,. Inclodlnir n thirty-thrce-ptn
handicap allowance, und tluti like real
rati,. a ltu.rtus.-d tnelr hold on ilrst nlaro In
Ilia Hank LruKun by rolling I'-': and Kia noores
to Fourth Ulrwi'i 7M and 7M. fox finished
with L'Jtt mid IU J for tho victors.
tllrard Dark rcprfenttlfa vron tho odd Kama
front rrunklhi ufter loalnir tlw. Ilrat by 10.1
Plna. (llrard won Ihn a-ond by ihrcn pins
and the ikrhllnr itnma by nlnetiwin nlns," lis
totals btliM Till sndUiil. Ilaumsn r.ntih.M with
a i'l'Lacore. tho aacoiOl let slnl-Bamo effort of
tha nVht. 0nrnit. of , FranUlln. havlna ajtl In
his Initial uumo. In which rranklln totalad SH3.
1'lra.taa and llllllken nro U for flrat placa In
Keystone Club, section A. each hinlint won
lntr-on and loat tv,uhe aameo.
IjiiI night Plratea won Ihrea cimea front
Aunsels, while Ulllliin lost on to Keialla.
Terminal mora than mst lta match In the
Ilellevuo aijuad. for tnay lost tnre same.
Wllmot won two from Kdouard.
Tom aamon. ro-esldaiifof the National JUso
clation. who laada orf. for . l'lrJsv Improiwl
with iich sama. Btarl n wltn J.M ha knoekad,
down 2"T "d U3S plna In bla nwt two tfumas.
Klmer nunsan hud a oanalsttnt ateplns, with
aearaa of Ii followe.1 by 10U twlee,.wTillo Price.
Sflr rolling l8s.knlaiSd will. 25? and WJ,
total for tna nlsht of "SI.
Ilirrl szatn wsa prominent In Illlllken'a
aeirfna! sett lur totala of rfl. ttlS and MU.
Campbell sot a, 2i3 or In Ma awond earaa.
Plood.waa hUh for AitasslJ with 533. bla third
Kama nittlns btm SIJL
Woodland, of Ulrurd. started off with a SSI
Tha Quaker City teams wll) roll en Keystone
Allays tpnlsbt. N,
RING IN NEW YEAR
WITH A DRESSY SUIT
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or otercoat to S10.50
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Billy Morai?,U03 Arch
TIIU TAII.OK (Open 15v.)
OVflM A C SOtU nod Dauphin gl,
RYAIN At V. Vanowly Quaker t!t A, C,
TONtUlIT lJKCJSJIIlBU Iill
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Chick Myers
trrrxa HeuaoUla
Harney tlaisaa . Ur.
aunt Howard vs. IUU Uermau
Touioit llidiwn vs. Walter Ilronra
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NATIONAL A. C. V.Mtt,W
Tarn MaGari fj. Joe AiateJo
Stf a LsUa . BWjr Kruuiejr
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BIG ARONIMINK
CADDY DINNER
More Than a Hundred Boys
Sing and Eat at Christ
mas Party
MEMBERS AS WAITRESSES
By SANDY McKIUMCK
Cnntn wero heaved aside, narrow bcltn
uuloosud about binall, distended bolllcn, and
eten collars nnd tics ripped off when more
than a hundred caddies of tho Aronlmlnk
Country Club, dlscnrdlrg mnshles for forka
nnd knUcs, negotiated links laid out for
them yentcrday by tho club members In scv
ural strokes under par.
The first link was soup and nearly all.
holed out In par or bettor. Tho next link
camo almost nn easy, hut the best' playing
was seen on tho '.'turkey hole," when caddy
after caddy holed out a birdie. Some oven
claimed to havo registered an eagle for the
course.
Ono of tho best shots of this round was
mndo by a tiny youngiftcr, who got homo
In u long Iron shot from tho rough, taking
u big turkey tlhot Jur.t behind a mashed
potato hazard. Another beautiful carry
was n, long arching up nop uliot out of a
dress'ng cop bunker that landed dead to
the pin. Tho boys woio soon dormio with
such playing nnd trimmed tho club chefs
hnndlly, 11 vo ilown. ,
After tho match most of tho bag-carrier
guests nat around with glazed eyes, too
loggy to rlso front tho table Those nblo
to stagger to tho piano sang rong-i from
tho contentment of their woll-fed souls.
It wan tho annual Chrlstmns-dlnncr nnd
wns a hugo success from tho tlmo "Whltoy,"
hlggc.it of tho raddles, rose nnd, after his
windpipe had fairly throbbed with a song,
tnro off his collar and tie with tho re
marl: "this collar was ncvor made for me
It w-iis made for a brlndlo bull."
Tho merriment had not ended ut dusk
when Jim Jlncknoy and Donaldson, both
Scotchmen truo. were doing n heather horn
pipa 't'.vlu crossed golf sticks tin tho parlor
floor. During tho dnner. Rellly, Murphy
nnd other golden-voiced cnddles caroled so-
.pratio melodies, Also a. long-haired profes
sional singer cooed mostly to a fair pian
ist, but yodeied ragtime a bit for tho
boys. Other singers wero Harrison Town
send, a veteran of tho club, as well as mas
ter of ceremonies, Frank James, grcons
kcrper,. nnd II, Henry Cornish nlso went
through the throes of a song.
Tho long linos of caddies ranged In age
from a Cupld-llko face framed In a knotted
napkin, that showed Just nbovo tho table
a constant saucer-round mouth. Info walkh
was Hhovolcd a heap of food, while big blue
eyes blinked 'ne.tth n shock of tousled,
nun-htenched blond lialr, nil the wav up
In years to "Wh'tey." not so Cupld-lika.
Koclety ladles," minbers of the club and
good golfers all, acted as waitresses In serv
ing the dinner.
Sdtno of them were Mrs (J K. Atherholt,
Mrs. K. V, Murphy. Mrs. William A. Christy
Mrs, James I,. Dillon, Mrs V. ii Miller nnd
Mrs. Arthur II Iiuey,
JASPER FIVE IS NEAR
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Jnsper more strongly fortified itself In
first place In Ihe race for the. champion
ship In the Kastern Ilnskelball A.eague and
went soaring toward tho title, when it
burled Camden under a 61 -to. '.'5 score In
a contest played last night nt Nonpareil
Hall.
Incidentally, the game gave Dave Kerr,
the speedy Kensington center, nn oppor
tunity to make a record. Kerr shot eight
goals from the field, which establishes a
new Individual mark. "
The result of tho contest put Jasper one
and one-half games ahead of Camden. In
order to win the pennant Jasper must win
two out uf three of the remaining games
on Its schedule,.
vn 1 1 i,
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Collar
4
Very suitable for formal or informal dress
Has inserted tips whih makes it strong where
other wing collars are weak, jSceach 6 for 90c
O-UBTT. PEABODY k CO, lac,1 M
WINTRY WEATHER
' AIDS PENN TEAM
Red and Blue Not Affected
by Climate, as Pasadena
Is Frigid
URQUHART MAY PLAY
By NEIL MATHEWS
. Captain I'enn Football Team
PASADENA. Cal., Dec. 2. California,
may be warm and sunny, hut ns yet t
hasn't lived Up to Its advance notices. This
Is nnother typical Philadelphia winter dr,
cold nnd rnlny. The sun did not peep ou
onco nil day nnd a raw sharp wind blow
In from tho mountains. Yesterday we were
plnnrtlng en .a trip up Mount Uyite. but
changed our minds on nccount of tha
weather and paid rt. lslt to Universal City,
the home of movlci. Wo saw pictures
taken of western despcradots, 8panlh
loreadorcs, French gendarmes and their
victims. Better still, wo were filmed our
selves. Wo were taken In a scene which
could represent anything with a little lmg.
nation, and were aided by several of the
most talented of tho femalo artists on the
payroll. '
In tho afternoon Wo motored to Tourna
ment Field, whore the gamo Is to be plsyed
Hero wo held a long hard practice In the
rain. After a. stiff punting drill, a ttl
tackling prnctlco was Indulged In and
finally n. hard signal drill, nvcry one agreed
that they had had enough.
Tho pep is still there nnd I feel that If
tho boys can bo kept up to the pitch they
have reached wo should win on New Year's
Day. Urquhart's foot la Improving and It
looks likely that ho will be at his old poit
on Monday afternoon. Wo all hope so. for
there Is n safo feeling when you know Clem
Is thcro to stop them. Rvcry ono else Is In
great shapo nnd eager to get Into the
gamo.
Folwell will cut down on tho work for
today nnd wo will prnctlco on the ghlf
links In front nf the hotel, ns ho figures that
wo aro close to boing on edge. The back
Meld men woro up at dnybrcnl: this morn
ing and wero (nken out Into tho country
to run through a few now plays that nro
to ho used from old formations.
The conch did not believe that It was
necessary for tho lino men to go along, as
wo aro to do tho same thing on all ot
these formations. I look to see tho play
built around I obey Light for this game,
as it Is certain that tho giant westerners
aro going to watch 'Ilerry and Dcrr closely.
It will bo recalled that Ilerry was a
marked man against Cornell, nnd Folwell
crossed the Ithacana by having Derr do
the forward-passing. Tho whole olTensa
wna built around Dcrr, nnd Cornell wns at
nea because they planned to smother Ilerry.
The Ithacana realized tholr mistake when
it waa too -Into. Folwell bclletcs that ho
will cross Oregon by starring Light, who
heretofore has been kept In tho back
ground. VINCOME PLAYS HOBART
ON GRIDIRON NEW YEAR'S
The VIncome football team, the eleven
which played the first 131C gridiron gams
In this city last New Year's Day, against
McCIure, of Darby, nnd then mot tho Uni
versity of Pennsylvania In tho lint game
this season on Franklin Field, Is also on tha
sporting calcndaf to open the 1917 Beason.
Tho champions of "West Philadelphia ,
have signed an agreement with the llobsrt
team, also of West Philadelphia, for -a
gamo to be played on the Btrawbrldfe fc
Clothier Field, Sixty-second and Walnut ,
streets, on tho afternoon of New Year's , 4
Day, at 2:30 o'clock. This will bo the first
meeting of these rivals for son era! e'g
sons. , "3
Because only a short time remains for
tho players of tho two teams to get back
Into condition Mnnagcr MacDonald, of VIn
come, and Manager Spangler, of Hobart.
ecnt out a hurry call to their men to report
every night between now and Now Year's
for practice.
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