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EVENING LEDaER-PniLADELPniA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1917
10 EVENING LEPaER-rniLADELPniA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, ivu
GREAT RACE IN BASKETBALL LEAGUE MOST IMPORTANT TOPIC IN THE WORLD OF SPORTg
GREYS ADVANCE
EASTERN LEAGUE PENNANT AT
STAKE WHEN JASPER TACKLES
REJUVENATED TRENTON FIVE
Victory for Jewels Virtually Will Clinch Title for
First Half of Season Greystock in
Wonderful Form
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rTiHE pennant for tlio llrst half of tho eastern t.cntjuo rnco Is virtually at Blako
when Jasper meets Trenton at Nonpareil Hall tonight. At tho present time
'Caper la leading Oreystoclt by half a came, each tram having scorcil tho namo
Umber of victories, but tho champion Greys havo lost olio more game. Oroy
Block has only one morp gamo to play whllo the .Towels havo two, ono With Trenton
tonight and another with Do N'orl Saturday. It Is a foregone conclusion that
tho Kenslnstonlans will be nblo to dofcat Do Xerl on Saturday If they can (jot nwny
with Trenton tonight. This mcana that a victory over Trenton tonight Mill virtu
ally clinch tho pennant. Two weeks ago It looked liko a romp for Jasper It Cnnidctr
could bo eliminated, as tho schcdulo scorned to fnvor tho .Towels. Tho Trenton
gome scheduled tonight was looked upon as a snap two weeks ago; but thing havo
changed considerably since then. Tho trado that lent "Doc" Newman, the brilliant
Do Nerl forward, to tho I'ottcrs, proved tho making of tho North Jersey five Slnm
Newman Joined Trenton it has won live straight victories, and In plavlns bettni
basketball than any team In tho league, barring CJroystoek.
Jasper Strong on Home Floor
JASPEIt will enjoy a great advanlago In plajln.-r on its homo floor, as the Jewels
are considered Invlnciblo nt Nonpareil Hall. Not oirco this season has Jasper
boon beitcn on lis homo floor, and It will require sensational work In all depart
ments for Trenton to turn tho trick. Desplto Jasper' i sensational work at homo the
majority of non-partisan Eastern League fans aro of tho opinion that Trenton will
break tho Jewels' winning streak. The' contend that Trenton Is unbeatable at tho
prosent tlmo and that Jasper will bo slightly off form becauso it has o much nt
stake. Tho Jewels will go Into tho gams handicapped by ovcrnnxlotv, whllo tho
Potters will be carcfreo and full nf confidence. Ordinarily ono might bo Inclined to
bcliovo that Trenton, out of tho race, would not fight the Jewels hard; but tho
Jerseymen aro antlous to continue tho winning streak In order to keep in stride for
tho second half of tho season. They will light all tho way and may pull tho Jouela
back on even terms with tho Grey.s.
Jewels Have Edge Even If Beaten Tonight
EVEN if Trenton does succeed in defeating Jasper tonight, tho latter Is virtually
certain of nt least a tie. The Kenslngtonlans nro moro certain of defeating Do
Nerl than tho Greys are of defeating leading In Heading. Tho Greys will havo
a terrific struggle with Reading, whllo Do Nerl is not likely to tight tho Jewels
ory hard. It is an odd feature of tho race that almost every team in tho league Is
strictly a homo team. Seldom has tho home team, barring Do Nerl, been benton,
and Reading stands next to Jasper for registering victories on its own floor. It is
said that tho Bears aro extremely anxious to defeat Greystock, ns bad feeling crop
ped out In a recent game between theso teams. If this is so, Saturday night's gamo
In Reading will be worth going miles to witness.
Greystock Playing Wonderful Ball
READING will havo to play better basketball than It has at any tlmo this season,
according to tho belief of close followers of tho cago gamo. Groystock is on n.
Winning slrcak and is playing tho same brand of ball that It did at tho start of
last season, when ten of tho Hist eleven gamos wero -von, and tho Greys got so far
out In front that they never were headed. Greystock's teamwork surpasses that
of any other team in tho circuit, but until recently tho champions wero inclined to
be erratic. This was due mainly to tho fact that Alllo Mc"Wllllams, tho greatest
guard in the gamo, was on the side lines, while other men wero crippled nt ono tlmo
or another. The team was slow In striking its stride and apparently was out of tho
race two weeks ago. Tho expected spurt camo Just 'In tlmo to glvo tho Groys n
lighting chanco for the flag. One need look no further than tho assist column in
Greystock'3 recent games to find tho secret of tho downtown team's success.
Records Due to Team Play
AGAINST Camden, which for a long stretch looked like a certain winner, tho
XX Greys established tho wonderful record of twenty eight nsslsts in tho douuio
header on Christmas Day. Seldom does an Eastern Lcnguo team registor tvventv
eight Held goals in a double header against tho weakest aggregation In tho league,
but to almost double this number of baskets and pllo up such an unusual number of
assists is conchtslvo rroof that the Greys aro playing bettor team basketball than
any five In tho league. Camden was swamped In both games and eliminated from
the race. East night Do Nerl vvitb helpless beforo tho dazzling passing and brilliant
drfenso presented by the Grejs,. Tho champions could have doubled their total if
it had been necessary, but they were content to ease up anil, Improve their passing
gamo after getting a largo load.
Dividing Season Helped Game
DIVIDING tho season Is going to prove a profllablo venture for the Eastern
League. This 13 the first tlmo this has been tried and it will result In tho great
est financial year tho game has had In years. Thanks to the sudden spurts of Grey
stock and Trenton, thero aro virtually two climaxes to the season, as if is a cer
tainty that tho second half of the race will be a terrific strusglo, with Ave teams In
tho running for tho right to meet the winner of the first half of tho season In a post
season series. Thero aro many followers of tho game who believe that It worrld bo
an excellent thing It Jasper won tho pennant for tho first half, as they contend that
Greystock will win the second half and that it it also won the Hist half, it would
mean that there would bo no post-season scries.
Pro Football League Plan Jolted
THE professional football league idea received qulto a Jolt before it got far
enough to attract attention. Not only did both local baseball owners frown upon
tho idea, but reports from Pittsburgh. St. Louis and New York staio that tho base
ball magnates aro In no way Interested irr tho plan to organize a football league.
Personally wo believe that thero is n great chance for tho professional gamo rlrflit
now. It could bo made a paying venture for a local team it its schedule vvus
arranged properly. Too many homo games for a professional football team would
be a serious mistake, while playing on the days Penn Is scheduled away from homo
enough money probably would bo made to defray cxpons.es. It enough stars were
signed, a professional team representing this city should be ablo to draw very well
In other cities.
A Little Bit About a Wonderful Team
THE Athletics and Philly owners aro not anxious to tako a chance, however, after
their experienco of 1000. when they gathered a wonderful array of talent, only
to lose a large sum of money. For one game ngalnat Homestead, of Pittsburgh,
tho team playing for tho Phillies had In tho line-up many men who had mado won
derful "reputations at college, but they failed to uttract tho fans. Al null, John
Teas, Fred Stelrle, "Doc" Roller, John Barrett, Davidson Kennedy, Oscar Lang,
Jack Barry and othere played on that Philly team, but they weio no match for
tho wonderful team brought here by Dave Fultz, former Brown Btar, and now presl.
dent of tho Players' Fraternity. Fultz had Artie Pop and "Hopple" Hunt nt end,
Hawley Pierco and John Outland, tackles; Iiemus Pierco and Ed Klrkoff, guards
Pete Overfleld, center; Dick Richardson, quarterback; Fultz ana "Daff" Gam
mons, halfbacks, and Fred Crollus, fullback. This probably was tho greatest pro.
Sessional team ever organized, but it also failed to make money. Conditions are
different now. however, as thero is more Interest in the game.
Kaufman as Much to Blame as Louisiana
BENNY KAUFMAN'S manager has Issued a statement upholding his protege
and placing tho blamo for Benny's disgusting match with Louisiana entirely
on the tetter's shoulders. This energetlo manager may bo surprised to learn that
the outcome of a Kaufman-Louisiana bout was predicted as "a most horrible con
test that ever could ba staged" several wrrek3 ago. Ono of Philadelphia's match
makers, who is considered to ba a great man in pairing off bouts, recently said
vrhen a' set-to between Louisiana and Kaufman was suggested to him, "Why, it
would be'one of the roost horrible bouts that could be staged." Ho was right;
it waa a horrible contest, and even worse, if that is possible. Kaufman is Just
as much to blama as Louisiana, and neither should be excused for tho biggest
blarney put over on the Philadelphia fans this season.
mHE National Commission closed its session in Cincinnati without taking nny
i. definite action on the plea of the Class AA minor leagues. Just why tho im
preroe body failed to act is not known, as now is the time either to grant the
request or turn it down. The National Commission would do well to clear up
everything before the teams start South for the spring training trips, as tho fans
are eiok and tired of reading baseball politics and do not want it mixed with real
baseball. ,
JEFF SMITH, the Bayonne middleweight, who is credited with a victory o.er Los
Darcy. declares that the Australian quit In both bouts with him in the
Antipodes. Smith calls Daroy a "false alarm" and says that ho Is willing to fight
him, winner take all. No one in this country ever aeoused Smith of being a world
beater, but if he has enough nerve to go through with the winner-take all proposi
tion, it la up to Daroy to take a chance before demanding an enormous sum for
boxlnff no-decision bouts. Needless to cay, Daroy will not accept. His managers
aro after all the easy money In sight.
PBNN8 basketball five will be tested for the first time on Saturday night when
it jneets Dartmouth at Welghtman Hall. Tbjer will be the first Intercollegiate
League game of the season for Penn and tbe followers of the Red and Blue aro
tualoua to find out -whether Jourdet's team has byn strengthened enough to be in
tha running tot the ehamptpRShlp. Partmutb. has a veteran team that will out
weigh Feua's sreea cuWiuUUb greatly, bfit Ceacb. Jourdet expeeu hw light, fast
team t jt iww w tfea Hasover five on the largo floor.
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IN ICE SKATING
Gustave Hoglund Gives U. S.
Athletes Edge Over Eu
ropean Pei'formers
EXCEL IN FIGURE WORK
Gustavo Iloglund. the well-known con
tinental flguro skater. In a. discussion of
skating In this country and abroad, said'
"I havo skated In practically everv titv
In T'urop where rlnks nro maintained, anil
I must admit that tho nkitors huto are
more generally proficient than they aro
abroad
'Tor long I skated at St. Jlorltz, and
It Im conceded that some of the best Flatters
In tho world rlcito there; but when one
considers the apruge hkatcr I nm convinced
that the prize, figuratively speaking, must
bo handed to tho American skaterj.
"I nttnlmlo thl3 to tho natural athletic
ability of Amcrlcnns. There is no doubt
that Americans efcel in nearly every
branch of nthletlcs, nnd whoa ocrylhlng
Is taken Into consideration skating Is u part
of nihilities.
it H llko running. Jumping or anything
else It rtciulrcH n great deal of practice,
and thu nmio practice tho skater gets tho
more proficient ho becomes.
"American skaters master the most dilTI
cult continental figures moro readily than
any other skaters 1 havo glicn Instruc
tions In nil of thn cities where I hao
skated and. therefore, I feel that 1 am In
a position to Judge. It Is the ability of
Americans In other lines of athletic en
deaor that helps them so much In sUat-
'"E . . .
"Hitpplenefs of tho body 13 nn essential In
skating The body must not ro hold rigid
and stiff. This Is true In other athletic ac
tivities, and has prepared America ns for
bkatlng Of course, 1 nm speaking e
clusixely of figure skating and dancing on
tho Ice
"Once tho European war Is oer nnd In
ternational competitions aro resumed on u
broad nculo, I know that tho American
tkaters will prove moro proficient In tho
aggregate than the European skaters."
A. M. GILLAM DEAD
Sports Editor of. the Record Succumbs
to Pneumonia
A SI Clltlam, for more than a quarter
of a eentuiy sports edltoi of the Philadel
phia itecord and ono of the bcst-Uuown au
thorities on sports of oil kinds In the t 'tilted
States, died last night nt lili home, 'iil liiht
Logan street. Geiniantonn lie went home
hiit Thursday night with a sssert lold,
which developed Into pleurisy and later Into
pneumonia. Sir illllani was about llfty
ttvo jears old and unmarried.
In 1883 Mr CJillam, who wbb born In
Uiadford County Pa , camo to tho Itecord
fiom lioston. wheru ho had been engaged
In newspaper work A t.ir or two later his
health became Impaired and be went Suuth,
remaining for nhout a sear, when his con
dition Improved, and ho returned to his
detk. At another time he made an experi
ment In advertising with a big New York
retail house, but did not like the work and
again returned to the Record nfter about
three months Since then he had full charge
of the sports department and had crmo
to bo ranked among tho mojt uutlioiltative
writers In the country
lie uttended and described manv nf the
big flatio centa Hinged In varlou-. flutes,
nnd was known to all the pugilistic cham
pions of the lilit wenty-6e cars Kiiuun
for his absolute fafrnets. Mr. lilllam hail
the respect even of "porting men be exit.
Iclzed. fcotmitlmea harshly lie waa alua
deeply interested In baseball and ulletjo
football, and did much to enforce honesty
In amateur bporlf -riaiigeiuenid lur the
funeral have jiot been m3de
MORRISETTE IS SIGNED
BY NEW YORK GIANTS
Former Mack Pitcher to Train in iAirn
ber Camp Before Going South
With McGraw
NEW YORK. Jan -i Billy Monlsette.
who plaed with tho Athletics and Balti
more In the International League Inst sea
son, has signed to pitch for the Giants.
Morrisette Is a produce or Mount St. Jo
seph's Colltge of Baltimore In order to
get into condition for the trip to Marlln.
Morrisette has gone to a lumber camp In
the north wooda ,,
In condition ha Iras shown himself to be
a good pitcher. j
SANFORD AGAIN TO COACH
FOOTBALLERS AT RUTGERS
NEW BRUNSWICK Jan i Ueoree
Foster Sanford again will coacii Ui6 Rut
gers team H Is Sanford's ambition to turn
out a championship football team here, and
be will make at last one more try
Columbia Cage Team Loses Captain
SBWTORK Jn 4 Buddy Wllber, cpt.ln
of tba ColuioUa WktlU tm m tueu lot
t tEi Ov for th eaou. WHUr wn in
iwria in fool Will vrUko eaily In November anil
ultboui't. it waa twlkvad that u uraAJ kuw
woula auod lu tlus fgr LI in iu yUr Ulctbll
fur tba bollU ui cumlaailua niuM Ut
(act that tho ko . IU) nikb laai4jioil
L tuTUa 4v1h ut to ply "
CHICAGO BECOMES CENTER
OF STAR TRACK AND FIELD
ATHLETES, SAYS MEREDITH
Western Performers Invade Newark and Take
Away Many Big Honors in National Champion
ship Events Title Brought Back
Hy J. E. (TED)
fTIHU New Year Is nn us and with It comes
X an entirely new condition In regard to
trook athletics, a condition which has de
veloped over a period of ten years and camo
to lla clImiiK nt Newark on Saturday, Sep
tember 9. when tho National Championship
events wero captured mostly by the Middle
and I'or Western nthlPleu
Thin condition of which I wilto la tint
tho supremacy on the track and field ha")
changed Its center fiom New York to the
westward nnd Hob now I bhoiild kiv in fiil
rngo. Tho West IniH been striving for c u:
to produce men who rnuld come on to tho
Nationals and tako bail: the piovcrldil
"bacon" to their rcspoctivo bcctlons This
li tho Hist time in tho hlnturv of track
nthletlca In th'i louutrv that thev have
been able to leally "pull tho stunt off"
Itvla true that the Nutloirils weio cap
tured at San Francisco bv the Oljinplc
Club, but when we look over conditions
regarding this meet and poo that the Hast
vas iMt stinnglv represented lu Frisco;
that many of her best i.hmi did not make the
long trip, nnd that l.avvhon Robertson, with
IiIh little band of five men neatly won th
meet, nod would have ilnno so with their
lii.u.t weight thrower., McDonald and Mc
lirath nlon,?, It onlv goes to show that the
dub with a number nf men In the compe
tition, (Mptmimr seconds. tlilrdH, etc will
riwu.vH win with her bhara of Individual
Mors
This Is not a knock en tho Olympic Club's
Mctory, but Just to hhovv that nt that time
thn West had not como up to tho btandard
that It now ban attained
Title Remained in Kast
It Is true the tltlo did not go to the West,
but was captured again bv I.awt,on Itobert
fon and his charges foi the Irlsh-Amcilcan
Athletic- Club, but when wo look nt the
number of events won by tho West It Is
bard to believe that It d'd not gowlth
thein
Tho firsts In tho sprints, half mile mile,
both nun dies, five-mile, polo vault, shot-put
and disouH. beshloH many nf rhe other
places, all wero claimed by tho visitors
from the West and with them would havo
gone tho title except for thn lulcs of the
western colleges, which bar their men from
competing for clubs.
This leaves tho men competing for manv
dlffirenl clubs nnd colleges nnd does not
glvo any one the chance such ns the big
eastern clubs enjoy.
I sav that Chlc-ngn Is the center because
at ihe present tlmo that c-lty has In ni.d
around it moro big utbletes than any othei
city in tho country Tho Chli ago Athlet'c
Club can claim all the honor for this condl.
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
Hi LOUIS II. JAFFE
BKCAl SK Frank Koughioy has boxed
Georges ('arpentloi mid I.es Darcj. the
Mnuayunk mauler Is being mistaken ('r n
iniddlow eight, jet the liilladelphlan r.illy
Is a welterweight Loughrey is a legitimate
boxer In that division, as he can make 1T3
pounds at ringside without weakening in
tho least. I.oughrey madu the mistake of
meeting iniddlow nights nn his return from
Australia, nnd the big dbndv -image in
weight gitatly handicapped him Now
Frank Is under the management of Joe
Lewis, and Joe plans to send Loughrey
against no one over th "tJ" limit Frank
has been raising the dust over the hilts
of Muuavunlt, and Lewis as he Is ready
for a fling ut the best nf the welterweights.
Jack Hrlttun. Albert Hadoud nn. Ted Lewis
am threo boxers Lewis suggesrs ns oppo
nents for Luughrey.
In th 103 pqur.J class iirallmlnarles nt lite
Guyciy Theatre last nlent Jutinny Meeker tie
fulled Johnny Stlncer In threo sounds In th
llii.il uf th llu-pound clais M:ix Williamson
tvun from Yuuni; Charlie Snilrh In three im.s
slunH. the tout being sroprx?4 In urtler to cava
the latter 1" the nutrlal conteitu Jimmy llruwn
Ix-at Krankte Lewis In three acatlons. Kid Dun
dee trounced Younv Johnny Dousherty lu four
ixrloJi and J White honed to Kid Waller aller
four hard frames ut boilna-
Artle Strawhack and Johnny tva! meet in
a return match at tie olmpla MoiiJay night
tn the aemitlnal to the Johnny 'Wllmaii-llurk
Kltmliu- Uiut K U l.ojihlln. at Houth Ilelh
lehmi. who has scored several knockouU re
cently la to oppose Henry Hauber. In the other
touts Paul Kduards mcela Jimmy 3IcCabj and
Teddy Jatoba boxt-a Al wacurr
The wlnd.up at the N'atfonul Club for Satur
day nluht will be between Char!e luonias
and Irish Pali Ollne. of New York Two
otfefr bouia booked will brlnar .to-etber Frankle
U&Ianua. ut Boston ard lUlly Kllrhle a
VVllles-Ilarre bed and Danny r'ersiuou and
Tommy Htrneau. who halls from Canada. Two
other malthas aro tel to be arranged
Tommy Jamison and Mickey Gallashar. op
uonenl' to the wlndui) at ttw llroaduay Club
UfcUbt. each announc.d today hat be waa
lu ereat shape for the mix Much rivalry
exU'S between them and alao betweau fans
from tbalr respective ueufbtortooda Souylkll
and Smoky Hollow Jobnni bllmjer va Mike
liewell Joe O'Keefe ve I'rank& Williams.
Muekln ntlcy v Johnny Iloaan and Youns
llejuiuy V. Frankut Farmer ure other numbers.
A ow Ueavywefcjht II tha way from Mon
tana. Ut make bu eastera debut at tha
Ryau a c rriusr utaoi ice i uaoe uuiarc,
who ttp tha beam around the 200-pound marie
nuiart a cerates to Aasm ttao. u a sood
tXer fo- a. blf felww Jack Taylor a focal
h..avwehchi IU be opposed to the una from
the wild cd woulj
Jlm.i P tM asli
from tbe yiauro. prt
lc doom He la feaelc
ut l"enoJl ola wb
MEREDITH
tlon, fo- it Is this organisation that hns
been the lending light lu athletics and the
pace potior for tho Middle West.
It is tme that other clubs nnd the cob
logos have also done manv helping things
for that '.une rause. but. es I mentioned,
the Chicago Athletic Assoe'ntlou has boon
tho pacc-sttter. while thn others have been
more oi les Imltutois of its work
The Fni' West has contributed and helped
great, v the work nf the Middle West and
has lent nn tv us tome grow men lu Fred
Muriav, Thompson Ficd K .! nnd a host
nf iithoit It haw been tniough tholr work
that tho Middlo Wcbt has gained tho prize
that It now can claim the center uf track
athletics
Thn West will not bo allowed to huhl
this tit'e, however, without n btiuggli',
fur the Hast will not give up tho bnttlu so
ensilv In fact, the N V. A C has enteted
the field for honors within the last vear
with moro Interest than thnt dub has i ver
rhown In the past The athloios are tnund
Ing up and putting In shape A team which
will be u contender for the titles, and one
which will ho haul to beat.
Tho Kast vvil miss, however the gicat
help vv hit h has been given In the past by
tho Irish- vrneric.in A. C This club has
been losing thu groat Interest for which It
has heretofore been noted, and also It has
lost most of Its champions by retirement.
Croat Slars Retiie
This change nlso echoes lb? passing of tho
great athletes who havo made New York
and Its clubs famous for tho list ten years
It Is with great momovv that tho followers of
the tuclv In the Kast sen Mich men ns Mel
Sheppaid, Vlntt and Hen Adams, Abel
Klvlat Oorgo Bonhag Jack Kllor, Pat Mc
Donald, Matt McUraii Ham es ICohlemnliieii
nnd a host of others piss oat of competition,
for these men nro gonn from the track so
fur ns the active conipet'llon goes. With
them go-a tho great strength of tho Kast
which has been going down gradually until
now tho West tan claim the position onto
held it
The West, however, has not token up tha
work where these men left It anil been con
tented with that, but bus guno ahead arid Is
doing things on the track which avuu theso
old-timers did not da In manv cases. Tho
Kast never produced the hurdlers that ho
West has put on tho track thoso last two
-.irs
'I lio new vcar will see great things on tho
track by leason of this change Tho
two sections aro being drawn mom closely
In competition, nnd with It will iKcessailly
come greAtci performances, ns always has
been tho case wheru competition Is silting
the southpaw Is n ereat favorite IMiwzl
he cannot understand v hy lucil nromotera nun
Wl".."1!. unl,""s boxers here refuse m men him
l.duie Morgan would be easy calne, VUazI aua
New V'orlt fans will sou Jade IfuLbard, of ihli
clt. In I'lilon Suturd.ij iiliihl lie Kin pair urf
with Hill llniiimn, und Hulhard has u inlauty
toush iiroiiuslltDii on his mttts
Kddle O Keeff of tills elt, may be Ihe Host
opponent of lle.my McNeil (mown In Unaland
beforo Invading Ameilca uj the liilstol liully
McNeil aiunitd lienny Chaves tvvle. and he mfs
CKUMcd somewhat of a sensitlon li ttie VWkt
If nesoilarions am completed U'Keefo und Me
Kell will meet hi Kansas City. "
I'ete Harllej why recently boxed In I'hlludcl
ila. Is it Dine He haa been l,nl,j- , J. ,.,..,.
ph:
of lite Os15 Uard.icr. at Cleveland Januiry
b. jonnny ' wwrr, ai eninuin, January 1'
nd Yuunz Joe lllvers at 1'ntaiield. Mass are
three matches arm need for llttrllcj. "'
Little Ucar the Indian either West Indian
or American Indian made a Hood finpressloii in
his bout With Joe Tuber ACter bilns I hired
tie brown boy came back otronsly. ni.tiiiii
Murray Is on the trail of the Hear ,"",l"
Philadelphia Is about to l Invaded by another
Loxejr from the Weat Ife Is a lUntuelsiit
toxe. under the name of Dick Kendall and limeg
all the way from California. """
llesides tauiux apart and pu
Tarda, Harri bmlrh la netting in
and iiuttiiux tnuth..
snapa for lis
lamt with ivia Taylor Januan 13 Tuitnr i
the red-headed Armenian who bond In ibis eire
about a esr ago. "lr
Joe Woodman, manager of barn Langford 1,
In Chlcaso with the auuouncemert tlwt Iini.
ford would make the Windy Cliv his hoBuVlina
op...-a tate on the Fouth bid.. In I Iw niehur.
hood where Jack Jobuson once was king
TS? J" lllvera-VU Uaran match la on again
In Vtv llrLcaiijt. Tha ru-lo Koud , -.ii
nrilrlfM and a-reed tu uun
o clock They will meet on January J3
Star Hurdler Hack at Harvard
BCWTON. Jan -1 -Ulll Mtaulx, IU former
Coiby athlete vein have a chance to win in
nlerioltetflate championship The former DeL.
U.h lUeh Colby and lloslon A A athlete,
back al Cambridge aud Is dolcx all rl.bt lu Lil
studies u"
Fire Destros Baseball Stands
DAYTON, Ohio. Jan 4 Ias of about
ilO.UUAJ was sutfered esterday when tbV) aranl
stands and bleachers of the ilk-bland Park bis"
ball around, home of the pennant wlnulnc c n.
trul League team bare were destroyed by Hie
The prtolo ol the tire is unknown ' u " Bi'
League Soccer Meeting Tonight
The FaUadelcoU ScKxet League will bo d a
meettBS loulght at txu) North Branch Y M C A
l
LLm?MMmmMmim' rfMtoi ini-iiKTiitiiiiitilmiiir
PENN FIVE MILLS
FOR GREEN GAME
Quakers to Play First Inter
collegiate League Match
Saturday Night
EMERY BACK AT GUARD
Pentis basketball team li putting In a
bard aversion of practice preparatory to I's
third gamo nf the scaron Saturday night,
when Dartmouth will be played at -Weight-man
Hall
With the return of tin- students to classes
yestenlav t'oacli Lon .lourdit was ablo to
get bis full quota of plaveis out for the first
rral baskotball piactlco In two weeks last
night buvcinl drills have been held during
tho week, but tho lied and Hlnn tutor was
minus the services of those plavero who
lived out of town
With tho Dirtmoutli game onlv three
tlavs olf. Jourdet diuvc his pla.vort with
a whip baud In un erdenvor to brlt.g back
the eondltlon that wan spoiled somewhat
bj tin- lay-off tluting the vacitlon time
The haf.lu with tho (Jiecu will pry open
tlio Intrrcollcslato League reason, and as
most of tho ensv- gnmes come at tho begin
ning, louidet it anxious to get a living
Blurt In tho Kiev foi tho rhatnpiorslilp.
which last ear wns won b the Quakers in
it pott-Fonson contest with fJrlncettin
With the return of fail i:mrv. tho regu
lar guard. Che- Ivoiy was sent ovet to tlia
Eocond team In tho ubsciico of Ktnery, the
former West rhiladelpbla ILgh School lad
bad been (llllng la at the guard position
Tho Penn placis will bo drilled again
tonight with n light praetieo totnoirnw, so
that all will luivo linprovcd In form for the
b.itllo fc'aturdav night
GEKMAXTOWN A OX TOP
Takes First Place in Squash Racquets
LciiRite by Victory ever B
nerrnantown team A took tlio lead In the
Inter emit sriuasb racituets rhamplonshlp by
tlefeatlng team It of the same club at Man
helm vobterd.iv by Btv inntfhei to nono In
tho second eeries of tbe season.
Playing ot tha Kicfpict Club instead of
at I'vnwvd, where tho match originally was
si- "i.i'ed. 'i uw v d put a crimp lu the
clu'. 'onshlp asphatlons of the Itai'ipict
Club by taking two matches out of the
six In tlif Intiiolub squash racquets series
Hy defeating Huntingdon Valley at Noblo
by six man lies to none Ovcrbrook moved
Into second place In the interclub squash
racquets race W V. Ilarrity, who con
quered Wallace V Johnson at Cynwyd last
week had tu extend himself to take I'm
measure of (Jeoigo 11 Widener
Meiiun Team A and Me lion Team 11
utrugglcd for points in tho Interclub squush
rar uiets chaiupionshlp at Havtr'ord. and
the tirst team represcntativci sqiiHlcbed
their biethren to thu extent uf live matches
to one
HORSEMEN START SESSION
TO REVISE TRACK RULES
fOLuainuH
J a it 1 Willi full
cumniltieci of the Na
power to net una
tional and American TrcKlng Associations
ate In session here for thu purpose nf re
vising rules uf idc'i'R harness horses so
that the codes will bo uniform An at
tempt will bo mada to have tho lawa made
mandated y cm afl trucks that are members
o the controlling organizations ,
John C! Welty, of Canton, a , is presid
ing or tho joint conference Ho Is presi
dent of the National Association
The conference likely will extend over
several davg
RII1SON AFTEIt GIANTS' JOB
Former Pirate Catcher Must Be Rein
stated by Commission
Ni:V YOllK Jan L Oeorge nihson.
former catcher of tha Pirates, who was sold
rb the Ulatita l?st fall for tho waiver pric?,
hut failed tn report, called at Olant head
quarters jestcrday to learn Iris status.
"Hack" eama all tlto way from London
Out Olbson Is nn tho (ilai.ta' IncliglLle
list, and before tho (Hants can off.r him
n contract he must bo reinstated by the
National Commission
First No-Hitl'itcher Dies at Newark
NEWARK N J Jan 4 Relnder A Wol
lira forty scars ui a wld ly known baaebull
nlteher died at h' home here yesttrilay at the
use of seventy-cue 5ari. lla U said lo have
lawn the llrat rlrclar to shut out a team with
out a rlt aettln that record u a game with
Chieaso ht on Jul" l 1(i'u
A. A. to Move Offices to Louisville
lXlt'ISVlLI.B. Kj Jon 4 fomaa J
Hlc'cey. president of the American Aasoelatlon.
Uaa arranged tor laln olfb.s at 1-uuiavilli lu
b octuh d when the ttadiiusrtera of the leuaue
la moved cu 1 njlavllle The offices of the leaju.
will be opened here about rebruart 1
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Hy SPICK HALL
" "niicya pennant winners of 19is V
nniif,. tn I....... . . . b"1tJ
'' w ""- feKainett all ot tha nun
thnt gave them tho flag . season
nrn now nmii,m i.m .. ,la i
"' ' "'" "own tho backi b(
tho speedy Jasper five The annu
vanced to within n Imir , . .... I M'
Innt niH.i ,li.. :?."' ,"Bwti
"" ""'' LU,y "ok ne Nerl over lh
ronnn nt (lt ml. no . .. ' tn
-, ..- ...u ,,,,u ut AO lo 1(,
inreo nn tile1 Ato .
li'iTf ,t,W,'.Mere "lilcl0 "y "ay
...,.u .'.i ini.inis i,avretlcn vena iu .
membet of tho Oroya Vl o d M J, '
from tho field, but lie had tl,. I ? .. C0Unl
et,slngor In ,he tPZ ?. ' Ur rt
tocore did not ncitlo tho'doown8 f""
This evening tho Trenton team wl'l Jr.
t- utllop tho Jasper team i ii,! lrr
that the out-of-tou n m'n St n wytiff
l,l0"II';,en "' Cvnnaugl, and Zalm on th
side lines, and was compelled to play f.S!
den. recently released by Jasper LundE
van opposed to Hugarnmn. and Lou
vvartH a crtn-ldcrnblo distance from thi
basket all through tho game
McWUliams opposed Kid Dark, and thi
after bad few- opportunities to score It
be ng tlio third successive shut-out for Mc
Williams's opponents Hark, hovvevtr
played a very poor game and failed to pi
In any of the scrimmages In fact Dllsoa
and tiGtzlnger w-ere the only De Nerl men
to show any aggressiveness dctrlngtr
particularly, played a star game, and whik
ho failed to score, his blocking and floor
work did much to hold down the Grcif
scote The, downtowners tallied only out
field goal during the game Barlow maUnj
ono shot In the first flvo minutes of pljj.
Industrial League
Industrial Lcrgu i f.indnm will be In lu
glory tonlgut nt the Quake- c v Athktlo
Club, as tho much-heralded Standard Roller
Dobion fray will bo staged These two fist
fives are tied for tho league leadership, each
having lost hut ono game The winner
will have undisputed possesion of first place,
while the loser will bo tied vv'th Brill, EhouH
tho latter suci eed In detcatlng JIldval la
tho double bill A Victory for tho Steel,
workers, on the other hand, vv ill tighten uj
tho pennant race even more securely. Thli
season tho four leaders will meet each
other threo times, so a vlctorj for Mldule
will send their stock soaring
All of Kast Falls will be present to root
for Its Idols Tho fair fans includfnjr
members of tho Dobson fnmilv ivIIUIroM
out In f'jrce to lend their aid and encourw
mont to tho team. Tho members ot th
team will wear new sweaters, gifts from the
firm and they will bo given the fair hamlet
of Kast I-'nlls If they return a winner. A
great deal nf good, keen rivalry lias aprutie
up among the adherents of the two com
batants, inuo'r of which was carried over -from
last season's campaign The fcon
for the piescnt seajon's series favors Stand
ard Holler, because of Um win by a co'tn-j
fortable margin in the first round Bui1'
Manager Calhoun Is confident that the" J
tables will h turned tonight nnd Is detet;
mined to even tho score -
All tho plavers aio In gieat trim fori,
giuellug contest. In their first encountit
Willi hlantlarcl, Klndon, who last scara
led tlio league In scoring, was plajlns h'l
tlrst gamo and was quite unfit for the tattle,
Now, however, every man Is In excellent
condition In their last few games tha boji
nave liauibnrdtil the basket with great rer
ularity. generally true to the mark llomfj
wood aud Lees wh" are second and thirl
rcsbectivulv In blithest leamie field E0l
tossing, will b at forward with old reliable
....... .-.i i iie.iu tl tlic: fJl.li.illjS .v..."i
West will work at tho oth- r guard static'
Willi K.ndaii, Magulre, t'laik aud fecott to;
reserve if,
Stronp; Combination x j
To face t'alstiotig combination llanaxcf,
Kane ulll b forced lo place his best quintet;
on fio floor in order to w.n There I
charce that this will not be possible, for,
ruinois hive been atloat that two of W
men havo jumped to the Camden Industrie
League. Tho losi of Pike and Uraff wB,
be u big handicap, the sui mounting of whici
ran oi ly be accomplished b a inlraClj
With Hobby Wilson In tho game tossint
fouls ut his tegular 760 cup however. tt
West X'hill'es are sure to gtvo n good Cj
count of themselves Should I'lke not ti
available for thu other forward p Hkfl
McConuell will try i fill his shoes did 1&
cldentally tho basket with two-polnterj
Brown and Kllpitrhk the other regulinv
aro dependable tbe latter being a fast Hotf
man If tlraff Is not present to anjlftj
ltefere Baefel's whistle ti Heilly will H
used to guard the fast living Lees T
Just ns mm h imnmtaticj will be atUchcfl
to tho Ililll-Miilvale fiav Since the ft
dltlon of Walt Keating, the former Norli;
cast High star and Cub shortstop, the crj
makers have Inci eased their scoring P"jt
at least one hundred per cent lie has nuit
twenty-ona field goals in two """'Sij
games, a new league reeoid tie is a wtilja
wind floor man. a swift passer a lrMJ
defensive plaver and ever ready to sacrltvjl
ins own lecarti lor cue guou u t,. ""ss
Ho is also a fail tosser of fouls and y
possibly bo used on the fifteen-foot mac
because tha Urllllans ure verj- weak In tn
.lA..l-.bn C!V.n.,l,t l.a rolin lllfl old fOt
In this resnrct. the. Keating Young. '
Osten Ualrd and Mclnnls quintet vvll
cry Mrong J
The it'dvnle five has won un last tS
games and is determined that its etriMJ
of victories shall remain unbroken, sa
return to action of Longstreet und TIumMJI
l-.i- ., n. .n.. .irntilit fiSSU'CJ
uuill lucnier . urtiitwi ouuj ..w - -vm
mateilally in this feat but they are on Wj,
injured liat Jones Is a good mail. MS
hherry, although errat.c nt foul shootiMj
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Ryan AUcTub W&tf&ffT
Jack Taylor v. Gab? GularO
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