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Fades as Stars Weaken in Determination to
Stick by Fultz Revival of Racing Here
"TT THE biff league ball players contlmio to sign nnd shoot in their 1DIT contracts
to tho magnates, It nil! bo only n short time boforo the proposed cyclonic walk
out will simmer down to a pontic zephyr, night now It looks as If tho backbone
of the Kulta Insurrection had been broken and a convention of tho striking base
ball players could bo held In a telephono booth without crowding It. The deser
tion of Al Demareo, who refused to bo tho "Bout" after lie was traded to Chicago,
and tho stand taken by IM Ituelbnch, ono of tho officers of the Players' Krnierhlty.
haft put tho kibosh on the proposed and widely advertised movement. A strike cut
succeed only whoro there it unity and a determination to stand pat on ("ho part of
the strikers. Thero li nothing llko this in tho baseball war, and with one-half of
tho members working and tho other half starving to death tho effect will be tho
samo as puncturing a well-tilled balloon. It will collapse. Perhaps If the Ameri
can federation of Labor recognizes the Fraternity, despite the report that Fiitls's
request had been turned down, tho players will have more of a rhanco to enforce
their demands whatoN or thev arc. Hut tho Amerlcnn Federation of Uabor is not
anxious to associate Itself with on organization that Is doomed to Inso out In Its
first fight, and it Is almost certain' that Davy will liavo to try again next year.
In the meantime, the denizens of tho tninor leagues are languishing in tho brush,
with no chanco for rckcue. Tho magnates still arc firm in tliclr Intention to closo
the ball parks and take a vocation if tho players refuse to sign tinder tho old
terms. They can well afford to do so, as small time baseball invariably is a losing
venture and tho losses can be used to offset tho high cost of high living.
Grand Circuit Dale Will Revive Racing in This Cily
mHK revival of light-harness racing in this section will follow the announcement
that Philadelphia has been awarded n. Grand Circuit meeting next summer. It
surely wUI bo a big boost for the sport and will lend Impetus to those who liap
Invested 'money In stock farms with tho idea that some day racing would come
back to its own In Pennsylvania. "Moro than $30,000 Is guaranteed for purses, an 1
the best and fas.te.st trotting and pacing stock in the country should be attracted.
Thero is no doubt that tho meeting will be a success, for it is tho first tlm
Philadelphia has been in tho "big league" for bomo twenty-two years. The I5el
mont track at Narberth will be used and local admlreis of the sport will havo an
opportunity to see "Old Man" Gcers, the pioneer driver who has won moio than
$1,000,000 in purses In his career, along with Murphy, McDonald and Valentine.
The&o men will pilot tho fastest steeds In the country and probably will compete
with It. II. Brett, Senator James P. McNichol's pacing gelding, who has a mark of
2:03U: Peter Stevens, 2:0lUi Pickles, 2:03'4; Guy Nellu, Salllo Patrick and Frank
Bogash, Jr. Mabel Trask, tho six-year-old trotter owned by Uarlon Pardee, of
Atlantic City, also will bo entered. This horso was the biggest money winner of
tho Grand Circuit last year.
"Al" Saunders, tho local horseman, Is largely responsible for tho placing of
Philadelphia on tho mnp with other big racing towns. Saunders discovered that
the sport would be supported hero by staging tho horso dealers' race at Belmont
and other $1000 purso events In tho last flvo years.
Defeat of Penn by Cornell Was a Big Surprise
THE dope on basketball games is Just as uncertain as in any other sport. This
was proved Tuesday night, when Cornell, a 100 to I shot, defeated Penn by a
huge margin. The Ithacans seemed to bo firmly entrenched In tho cellar position
and tho unanimous cholco for last placo when tho season ended. Not a gamo had
been won and tho Red and Blue team was picked to win easily. However, tho
worm turned in such a fashion that Penn was shut out without n. field goal in tho
first half. Perhaps Lou Jourdet'a men were a trifle overconfident and went to
pieces wnen tncy uisc&.ereu some real
win prom ny mo lesson anu uo ueuer in tno remaining games. j.iio cnampiunsiup
is not yet lost and a reverse now Is not qulto so serious as It would bo a few
weeks hence. Next Saturday night Penn will face another tough foe, when tho
Ewarthmoro five is played on the local floor.
Frcdicard Fulton Starts Early to Pick the Soft Ones
FUROCIOUS Fredward Fulton, who laid asldo his card of tho Plasterers' Union
to swap punches at so much per punch with tho alleged heavyweights we now
are inflicted with, has tho makings of a real world's champion. Tho pugnacious
one Is willing to mix with nny second or ninth rato boxer In the business, bar none.
He wants to prove that ho possesses a knockout wallop and ho doesn't caro whom
he proves it on. Tho next thing wo expect to hear Is that Fredward has Issued a,
Bneeplng challenge to tho champion of tho Old Soldiers' Home. Fulton, after his
short but sweet battlo with poor old Tom Cowler, announced that ho would meet
Frank Moran In a forty-round bout In Havana this spring. Tho works seemed to
be in until a few days ago, when Mr. Force, Fredward's manager, stated that his
man would mingle with Jim Coffey nnd Charley "Welnert in the Garden this winter.
Coffey has been rocked to sleep twlco by Moran and received a terrible lacing from
Gunboat Smith at the National last fall, and Welnert was unmercifully soaked by
Billy MIske a couplo of weeks ago. Victories over this pair will not add to the
prestige of Fult6n, nor should they put him In lino for a match with Willard.
Moran Is tho stumbling block, and although the blonde Irishman has lost much of
his prowess while hitting tho high spots along Broadway, ho still is good enough to
give Fredward the battle of his life. However, Wlllard is anxious to box Fulton
some time, and as the match seems to have been made a year ago, Coffey and
Welnert might be used as good excuses to stage tho carefully prepared extem
poraneous bout.
Rowing Experts Favor Four-Mile Course for Colleges
THE idea seems to prevail that a four-mile boat race between well trained and
physically perfect college crews Is too severe an ordeal for theso hale and hearty
young gentlemen- It has been pointed out that the oarsmen undergo a terrible
train and in some cases are carried unconscious from tho boat. A movement haa
tn launched to cut down tho distance to three miles, but it is not gaining much
favor. According to a prominent rowing authority, the distanco should remain
unchanged, because the men participating in tho races seldom show any ill effects.
The) last mile, he says. Is not such a grueling grind as ono would imagine, as the
men by that time have their second wind and are prepared to punish themselves
In the final spurt. The disagreeable part of tho race comes at the end of the second
rrille, where the raco has settled down and tho oarsmen are undergoing the first
etagea of fatigue. They partially recover in the third mile, and if they are
exhausted at tho end of tho race it Is only a matter of a few minutes before they
recover, -A shorter race is a wild scramble, with the men rowing at a high stroke
and indulging In a continuous spurt until tho finish line has been crossed. It has
been proved that the shorter distance events havo been harder on the athletes
end it would be a good plan to let the four-mile course remain as It is.
Golfers Like Change of Amateur Date
WHEN it was stated by various officials of tho United States Golf Association
that the amateur championship would be shifted this year to June from Sep
tember there was much approval by golfers all over the country at the change o
, -time, The reason for the shift was given that few courses, no matter how well
watered they are or how much caro of them Is taken, are able to withstand the
burning suns of July and August without being baked and burned by the time the
championship classic is ready for the stars In September. The courses are too fast
for championship work at that time. There was little of the beautiful fresh turf of
the early summer left and little chance for the confident mashle shot In which tho
v,tar delights. So when It was decided to change the date to June there was gen
eral rejoicing;.
June Date Didn't Suit Oakmont
BUT. unfortunately, the Oakmont Club, at Pittsburgh, where the event will be
held this year, was not In d position to hold the event In June. This was
because twelve holes at Oakmont are being almost completely remodeled and it
was feared by the committee there that the new turf would not be firm enough or
the changes -well established enough by that time to hold the amateur.
It was thought that the last week In August would be about right, and accord.
Insly the United States Golf Association executive committee set the date for---August
20. i
This date stems to be most unsatisfactory, judging by the walls that "fill the
woods." In the first place, it Is in the favorite vacation era, and it is not felt likely
that those stars taking to the mountains and seashore will want to break away
and go to Pittsburgh. The old September date, on the other hand, was right at
the fag-end of the vacation season, when golfers were right Jn line for the event
This will particularly affect the college boys, who are every year becoming a
Stronger factor in the amateur battle.
But the most Important consideration la the fact that the new date will fall
right in the very climax of the blazing summer heat waves, Just at the time when
mp hardiet and wettest of courses are belnr Mad to a fraasle. By the September
niug. there -was generally a week at least of more moderate temperature and it
wag possible to dope the course back with plenty of water to a little bit better
sonditton. at least, than it had been in August. There was also a fine chance of a
' rain spell to encourage the wetting.
But the hot, dry August season apjjeala to many as the worst possible time to
bolrt the meet. The June date, this year, la Impossible, but golfers feel that It
coujd be shifted over for a couple of weeks later than August, to the benefit of
fcoth the course and the players.
Iy HAS bea ald that there U no tentugest In boxing but a llttla net yesterday
rfut this popular belief. Benny Jnujroaj, whj a he Ifarntd that Bddte
Q9er brother had died, volunteered W Uie.h pae agajnt JXek Ijadroan at
tii Otympia next Monday night an4 Klve oae-balf of the purse to O'Keefe. Match
MaJte Haalon th&a aisned Kaufman fer the bout
opposition, ii sucn was mo case, renn
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MEREDITH VICTOR
IN 600-YARD RACE
New Records Are the Fea
ture of Millrose Games
in New York
PIIILA. WINS IN RELAY
XCff YOIUC, .lam 25. Jnmoa K. Mere
dith, wearing tho colors of tho Mendowbrook
Club, of Philadelphia, won tho feature event
nt tho MtllroFQ. A. A. framea held at .Madison
Square Onrdcn last night. Meredith out
footed IIlERlns and Caldwell In urder in tho
special COO-yard race, which stirred, tho
record crowd. It was a great victory for the
Quaker City, which was represented by a
large body of track and field adherents.
Meredith finished llvo Aardn ahead of IIIb
Blns In 1 mlnulo 1 1 seconds, lion Scott, of
the Mississippi ARglo. was a favorite of
tho New Yorkers, but tho national half-mile
champion was shut out.
Joe Loomis, tho Chicago A. A. sprinter,
who holds tho national seventy-yard Indoor
title, won tho scratch raco nt that distance.
Brooko Biewer, tho former St. Albans
schoolboy, now representing the Maryland
Aggies, finished third.
Tho Millrose A. A. easily won the inter
storo relay event. The Meadowbrook team
felt tho absence of Kddlo llorter nnd Unite
Haney. two fast boys, who aro still doing
duty on the Mexican border. Glllen, Harvey,
Scofleld and Knoizer constituted tho Phila
delphia four. The New York runners won
by toveral yards in 3 minutes 37 1-5 sec
onds. Brewer was beaten In tho seventy
yard handicap dash by Klllifrew, a New
Vorker.
Joe Itay, of Chicago, winner of the l'j
miio event, set a new indoor record by
beating 0erton, tho Yaio runner. In C min
utes 45 seconds. IUy finished yards ahead
of tho collegian. Unreasonable handicaps
imposed on Dftuoy Itogera and Dan Tay
lor, two Philadelphia fchoolboya, were loo
much to overcome In their respcctio heats
of tho 300-yard event. Both, starting from
scratch, wero shut out.
Itay shattered a record that has stood
since 1S9.J. In September of that year tho
lato Tom ConefX established a world's rcr
ord for a mllo and a half. Ills mark was
G:4fi 2-5. Last night Itay ran the distanco
lit six minutes and forty-five seconds, ono
and two-fifths seconds faster-than Coneff's
time.
The eastern relay team, composed of
Kelly, Moore, l.ennuu and Putnell, innilo
a now American record In l:'ll 3-5.
Simpson nindo a record of S 1-5 In the
soventy-ynrd low hurdles and streaked over
tho sticks In the seventy-yard high hurdles
In n I no seconds fiat. Ills performances
wero tho greatest oer seen here.
Tho Philadelphia relay team won Its In-ter-clty
raco with Boston.
fleorgo Meredith, another Philadelphia
youngster, was forced to start from scratch,
much to the displeasure of the Quaker City
rooters.
BANKART QUITS COACH
POSITION AT COLGATE
BOSTON, Jan. 20. Uiwrenee Bankart,
coach of tho Colgate football team, has re
signed his position at tho Hamilton, N. Y.,
Institution.
Bankart. hmveer. denies that he will go
to Dartmouth, as has frequently been re
ported, or assist any other college eleven.
He expects to give his time to business,
and whatever ho can spare In the fall he
has promised to give to Colgate.
Amateur CageJVoles
Jack Harris gets back Into a basket
ball uniform tonight when he takes the
floor with the Y. M. II. A. team In a Noith
Phillies' League game. This will be Har
ris's first appearance In the cage slnco his
jeturn from the border. Jack is acknowl
edged to be ono of the best basketball play
ers in Philadelphia ranks.
Stetinn Mission has several datrx on Us trav
eling schedule, noyerstown. Ijincastvr, Harrls
burgh and other up-cltala teams are ileslrrd as
opponents. William A. Briscoe, 8SS8 North
ntlh street.
Ifobart Cluh la open for first-class learns, pre.
ferrlns Ambler. North Wales. West Chester,
Tamaqua. Lancaster. Sajem. Mlllvllle. Coaldale,
Wilmington anil lilrdsboro. Harry G. Weber.
J617 North Flfty-slnth street.
800 Club, of William P. Murphy's Sons Com
tany. defeated Fern Hock Ilo' club, 83 to si.
Ego is arranging 'games lth flrst-class teams
having balls. Howard W. Klefer, 500 Chest
nut street. . .
All-Scliolastlcs. composed of former and pres
ent scholastic stars, Is open for games with
first-class teams In Pennsylvania. New Jersey
sad Delaware. Jngber and Silvers, formerly of
Suutnern High School; Hutt. of the Industrial
League: Weinsteln. Penn. and She Hon. of North.
east High, are the pUers. Jleyer Horensteln.
JI01 Eri aenue.
North 'Wales, Pa., five Is booking games away
with flrst-class teams ofTertne a fair guarantee.
B"s, Corey, North Wales, Pa.
First Dutch o4 First Dutch Reserves are
arranging hom games for Saturday night. C.
E. Bitter, Diamond 6fmW.
Wcststfe Beserves. flfth-olats team of the
Rernuntowa Bays' Club, Is open for a, game
rtday btght, Thomas Greenwood, 218 Pulaski
avenue.
I'ari-Mutuel Betting in New York
ALBANY, N Y. Jan Ss Enactment of
legislation to permit race-track betting- by the
Krl-saujtuel system wUI be recommended by the
at Bitiog t-Qimalsslon. In a report which U
to U autwltud to the Leslilature today.
GIVE AGAIN THE BREATH OF APRIL
AS A SPEAKER RIDES AN INSHOOT;
WHERE AN OLSON MAKES A BOOT
Winter Drags at Thoughts of Crashing Double
and Gurgle of Pop Collins, Baker and Mc-
Innis Have Fine Chance to Improve
By GKANTLAND MCE
The Annual Call of the Fan
Where the stench It on the landscape
As tho ll'fHfcr Session tjrotc.i:
Where, the riarbauc cart is waiting
As the driver holds his nose;
Where they yelp aloud or lawyers
Or then scramble for the dough.
Give us back the breath of April
Anil the game ice used to know.
Giva us bach the breath of April
Where the tcatlop leaves flio stick;
HVicrc the pop Is on the gurgle
And the peanut hulls a.rc thick;
Where a Collins, Cobb or Speaker
Takes an inshooV for a riilc
And the echoes leap to vicct him
With a "Slide you, bonehead s-W-d-e "
Gfi'e n back the breath of April
And the glory of the game:
Giva us back the crashing double
And the fielder's sprint for fame;
Where the fumigating's over
Inrf the smear hus reached its close,
And it isn't necessary
For a guy to hold Ms nose.
IT IS generally agreed that team play Is a
big part of success In any game. No
nation has proed this more than tho old
U. S. of A. Here In baseball and foot
ball team play has been ono of the main
slogans and one of the best developed
traits. The queer 'part of it Is that the na
tion, having proed this, has applied It to
little else but sport. Apparently it has
never occurred to capital and labor, save In
spar&eiy scattered Instances, that team play
produces the winning score.
EtlgitiR Rack
ny, a queer freak of fate last .season
all of Connie Mack's old stars Collins,
Maker and Mclnnis suffered undue slumps.
Uaker dropped below .280. Mclnnis fell
well below .300. Collins skidded hack a
healthy number of points from his usual
high average. As none of these is yet a
decrepit veteran, tho chances aro that the
1911! slump was merely a coincidence, one
of those things of which the gamo Is full.
Hut slnco there Is alnnys the chance
that even a star may havo reached tho peak
to begin pointing downhill. It will bo In
teresting to watch the batting of this trio
through the year ahead. Baker, especially,
will come in for closo observation, as John
Kranklln, of Trappe, whlio retaining tho
power of his punch In a long-distance way,
fell away further than tho other two so
far as the complete averages went, llaker's
return aiound his old mark of .330 would
do the blessed Yanks a world of good.
Two Ex-Feds
Another Interesting hectlon will cover the
two ex-Feds Henny Kauff and l.ee Jlagee.
Neither reached the ,300 mark last season
after leading the now defunct circuit. Put
MeGraw Is confident that Penny will cross
tho Main Divide by next October and will
rank with the leaders of the league. Magee,
too. Is a bctjer hitter- than he showed last
season. He may not scramblo as high
as .300, but he belongs at least thirty points
higher than his 101G mark.
Golf Advice
Sir: The other day I kept my head down
on several shots and Just managed to reach
the green. Then I looked up on three shots,
topped the ball, and It ran up within a few-
RUBBER-WRISTED CHAMPS DEFYING
ALL COMERS IN PINE FOUR WEEKS'
QUOIT TOURNEY FOR GOLD MEDALS
By SANDY
PHILADELPHIA Is In the throes of a
grand carnUal for the quoits champion
ship of the State of Pennsylvania.
In four weeks the ten-yard and seven
yard pitch crowns' will be placed on the
brow of 'the victors. Tis true that the
title tilting over the hubs and ringers Isn't
exactly rocking the city at its base and, in
fact, It Is doubtful If the world would havp
heard of the tournament but for that ferret
like news-gatherer, John Maue, who dug It
all up out of the cellar quoit courts of the
Strawberry Quoit Club, at Ridge avenue
and Huntingdon street, where the event is
being held.
Two gold medals will be awarded by the
club after the twenty-eight-day run to the
finals. Ono medal will be pinned on the
heaving; bosom of the winner Of the long
distance or thirty-foot pitching, and the
other will go to the triumphant epirallst
with the biggest total of points over the
seven-yard route.
This Is the third annual championship.
More people attended the elimination bout
Injr today than ever, and both of them
thought there would be still more on hand
tomorrow to witness the pitching.
Forty-eight contestants win be weeded
out in the next four weeks. Many of them
have won barnyard, town, countryside and
feet of the cup Under these conditions
what would you advise.? A DUKF
To pick out n regular golf course.
The Ad Golfer's "I'salm of Golf
Tell us not in mournful numbers
Golf's n game to build one's pride.
Where the bunker never slumbers
And the traps arc yawning wide.
Scores we've gathered oft remind us
How we slice to beat the band.
And, departing, leave behind us
Xiblick chasms in the sand.
When BUI Jones and Tom Jackson nre
each getting 54 a day. calling a strlko Is
no great difficulty. But when Ty Cobb Is
getting $15,000 and Jack Hoozls Is getting
SHOO, tho strike appeal Is hardly likely
to carry the same effect.
"Maybe," writes Hoko, "tho players had
tho idea in this strlko business that they
could have three strikes beforo being
called out."
GERMANTOWN A'S WINNING
GAIT IN SQUASH BROKEN
Racquet Club Crimps Consecutive Vic
tories of Champion Season
nt an End
STANDING OF TIIH TKAMS
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2.1 17 .H9S
IK 2J .128
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8 31 .101
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Merlon A
Itnrnuet Club . . . .
(Jcrmnntown H . . .
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.Merlon II
Although Gcrmantown Team A defeated
the Ilacquct Club In the final match of the
bquash racquets scries for the Interclub
team chaplonshlp at the Itacquet Club
yesterday by 4 matches to 2, tho result was
a trifle dlsappolnt'ng to the victors. Having
won 3G straight individual matches, It
had been hoped by the suporters of the
Manheim representatives that It would go
through the season with' a clean sheet and
thereby create a record.
Merlon A finished the season In second
place by defeating Cynwyd, 5 to 1, Hunting
don Valley won from Merlon B, 4 to 2. Ocr
mantown B beat Overbrook. S to 1.
CATCH OR FOUL FLY NOT
COUNTED WOULD AID GAME
Fred Mitchell Makes Suggestion and
Gives Argument for Improve
ment ofBatting
BOSTON. Jan 25. "Don't call a man out
when his foul fly Is caught" Is the sugges
tion of Manager Fred Mitchell, nf the Cubs.
"If you want more batting, without hurt
ing tho defensive side of the game to any
extent, fix this rule. If a foul Is batted
along the ground the defensive side can't
mako a retiring play on It. The principle
of the foul fly is tho same. I believe It was
originally put Into the rules to weaken the
batting end of tho game. Now If they
want to strengthen batting let them rule
out the foul fly."
McNIBLlCK
old home week events, and more than one
veteran champion will have to lower his
proud qolors before the final winners will
emerge.
Most of the quoit-heaWng championship
aspiring athletes are veterans of mnay years
of play. They learned their game, most of
them, as boys out In front of the village
courthouse. The cunning with which they
spiral the iron discs to hook the hub In a
cloud of dust was born In their wrists from
the greater science necessary In the flipping
of horseshoes at a broom handle in boyhood
days.
''Old Man" Joe Holroyd has held the ali-
comer3' seven-ya,rd title for two years,
against an unau. lies oeen pitch
ing quoits ever clnce he can remember and,
though he'a sixty-two years pld, Joe says
It will take fine footwork to beat him to
It again this year.
Not all the entrants in the big meet are
old men. For instance, there is "Young"
Tom Montayne, fifty-two years old, the ten
yard 'champion. He won bis laurels last
year after a bitter struggle, but now he has
bis belt and does not propose to let go. He
la curling: them af the hubs In fine form,
say his admirers.
They do not believe any of the dark
horse will be abl to lay their idol by the
heels.
LEAGUE VICTORY
FOR GERMANTOWN
Manheim Athletes Beat
West Phillies La Salle
Trims Catholic 'High
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Ccrnuntonn llll.li School..
Gcrmantown High School's plnyeis con
tinued their winning streak In the race for
the scholastic hasltotball championship by
dlsnoslntr of the West Philadelphia team,
S3 to :!G, yesteiday afternoon. Duo to tho
brilliant teamwork and passing on tho part
of Phil Lewis's proteges, tho vlsltois took
the lead In tho first half, 13 to 10, and con
tinued their clever v.ork in tho sceondses
slon of play.
Central High will do well to watch Gcr
mantown. for tho Manheim athletes are now
tied with tho Crimson and Gold for first
pla o. e.icli team hn lug won four games
and lost one. while South Philadelphia and
Northeast High nr.o light In lino with four
games nnd lost one, while South Philadel
phia and Northeast High nro right in lino
with four games won and only two lost.
It is a race to the finish, with the honors
still about even.
Hetzmer played an Important part In Ger
mantown's victory yesterday, though the
work of llnusscr, l.angner, Fisher and
Burnett was all that could bo expected. Oer
inantown's "baby member" team Is coming
through with a rush which scorns in
vincible. "West Philadelphia tried hard to
stop this quintet of tall men, hut without
avail. .
I.a Salle College scored a rather 'one
sided victory over tho Catholic High School
players, 30 to H. Tho I.a Salle College
second team was also victorious, winning
by a tally of 10 to 3. I.a Sallo looms up
ns the likely winner of tho Catholic Schools'
I.eaguo title. Mt'XIrhol. Donovan, Downey
and Captain P.inzullo nre all In trim condi
tion nnd playing great basketball.
Tho Wen Philadelphia High School re
serves defeated Gcrmantown High In tho
second team league gamo yesterday aftei
noon by a score of t2 to S. This waa not
n surprise, ns tho West Phillies havo won
three gnmes In the second division, while
Germantown has still to win a game.
Watson, tho Chester High School basket
hall star, Is playing his first season on the
varsity. They evidently think Watson a
very good man down Chester way. for not
only does he shoot many field goals, hut Is
given the task of throwing the foul goals.
Atlantic City has decided on its regular
line-up. Cole, Thomas, Kreps, Beeves and
Martin are the vaislty placrs on the shore
quintet. With Thomas out of the Norris
town game, Dltchfleld and Myers divided
honors at tho forward berth.
Bowling News
Columbia Council and San Domingo aro
tie for'flrsf place In Knights of Columbus
tourney as n result of last night's weekly
games on Costa'a Alleys. San Domingo,
the leader, dropped two games to Do Sota
while Columbus won two from Santa Maria
St. I.eo out lolled San SaUador In two
games. Dulton, of Columbus, rolled a 253
(.core In his first game. Santa Maria'a vic
tory was by tour pins, getting a 815 score
in its second g..me. Fcrron, of De Sota
got 211 in Ills third game. '
In Philadelphia duckpln series. Zulus won twn
from Eureka; Phils lat Teaien, ill thrw?
lladser won two from (Hants, and Acorns nude
a sweep of their matches with ijoi. "
In Artisans' I.esu ; serifs, Section A, Adel
Phla won Uwj from Unilerdqwn. i:ennsjhunlu
won thrca.rom Uennaiitown. and ProKruxiia
beat Norttestern two out of three comes aS.i
Phla totaled JSS3, tho second same win? H
Lest, with U15. Pry cot Jla in thU conuit
Hayes, of Pennsylvania,
his second same.
toppled oiJ siiTTn
In Section U, Oak I.an won three from K,.,,ih
western and tfed Northwestern for Si S:
Hon; Uartram won all thre from Underdiwk
No. 2, and Northwestern No. J beat Sparta!
two out ot three Hhoads. of Underdotf ,?
taled iii In his second game. au"o n, to-
Nlcholas. of Northwestern No. kn..i..i
Lettish ealned first place'lo. Artisans' I.
Section O. by winning- all three cames from l"ie
dellty, which wue In rtret viaii Stn th .rtL
began last night. Union woo? two from Tltr
roony and Ijjrchwood beat Ht. Paul two ,r. '
three. Walker, of Union, act a i in hf.utL2'
ond same. Lehigh totaled L-80I fV lb" e7"?n"
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. snlnrilny (IrcjMock nt He Ncrli Trenton al
Tho Eastern Basketball League contest
on lap this evening Is (scheduled for the
Nonpareil A. C, Kensington avenue and
Ontario street, where Jasper will meet the
fast-flying Camden outfit. Tho Skeeters
now havo a big lead, nnd unless tho Jewels
stop them It looks llko a runaway. Th
Jewels played In York, Pa., last p. m. but
will ho on hand for the fracas. They wilt
show Chris Leonard their new center man,
and have also signed Powell, tho star of
the American League, who Is playing with
Hancock In that organization nnd proving
it sensation, having easily finished tho first
half as leading goal tosser.
IJao Kerr left tho Kplscopnl Hospital
this morning and will bo a spectator. H
will be In his old position next Thursday
night.-
Manager Kennedy Is exhibiting clippings
of a Trenton pancr which lava -ill tii
blumo for Monday's mix-up nt tho door
of the Potters. Ho has requested that his
rlub bo set right in the eyes of Hastern
League fans by tho publication of tho same,
and as Kennedy has a reputation of eight
een years' squaro dealing In baskotball a
pait of tho account from Trenton followa:
Curlcttc the Trouble
"The trouble can be laid entirely to Cur
lcttc. Kor soino reason, best known to him
self, Curletto took n wnllop out of Marty
Friedman, of the visiting team. Friedman's
i.nciv was tutncti to Curletto when tho lat
ter struck him and Kox rushed to the
irenion piacr tu iieronso of his teammate. 1
Curlctte, confronted with Fox, beat a I
hasty retreat, with both hands over his I
face. Thero was no opening In the cage J
so Curlctte wns forced to remain and for '
a time It looked certain that Fox would 4
hae to enter into a footrace If ho was to 1
avenge Friedman. At this point, however, !
Harry Francklc managed to sneak up be
hind Fox and clap tho Jasper guard's arms .
to lila side, thus saving Curletto. who re
til ed to a comer. Hefcreo Baetzel was not
In u position to see Curlotte's unc.tllcd-for
rumen on i-riedman and consequently there
,in no uisquniincatinn
"During the period nt idleness, raimerl h i
!l! fraca?' ''""KMy Cleg made it known I
nun nu wouui get- mi: Fox. And sure
enough when play wns resumed, Gleg and
Fox wero the principals In a tilt under
Jasper's basket.
"Fox, who wns lo ho 'gotten' by Glee",
was not 'got' and continued to play.
Says Curlctte "Wrote SchclTcr
"Tho trouble was cllentiv smn.i i,-
Curlctte because he has repeatedly claimed
the playera In tho l.'.istcru League were
out to 'get' him. The Jasper players after
the gamo declared that Curletto wrote
President Scheffer. declaring that he was
the target of eery player In the Eastern
I.eaguo and that he wanted him (Scheffer)
to see that ho was protected While this
riled tho players and put Curlctte In a
had light with them, they declared that they
wero not out to 'get' him ns he charged.
Jack Fox, however, did declaio openly that
he would glvo him a beating at the first
opportunity. i
'if Curlctte expects to play professional
basketball without taking a few knocks
ho had better apply his athletic abilities
to somo otiier line. Basketball Is a rough
game, not as rough as Jack Fox sometimes
makes It, hut Curletto will have to take
the hitter with tho sweet. His fear for the
rough stuff Is evidently the cause for his
not giving his employer valuo reccivod.
"Tho foregoing account may lead many
lo bellcvo that Jasper had no part In the
disgraceful affair. Jasper did havo a part,
hut ns said before, Curlctte was the in
stigator, for what reason wo do not know.
lie struck a man with his back turned and
then ran from the threatened attack of
another. In other words, he was 'not there'
to finish what ho had started."
While tho tnilo.nders nro the attraction
this evening In the Industrial I.enguo. nev
ertheless tho Ttynn A. C. will he the scene of
pome thrilling basketball, as tho contestants
are more evenly balanced Tho schedule
calls for Barrett to faco Dlsston nnd Fair-
hanks to opposo Halo & k'illmrn. Fairbanks
and Ilarrett nre anxious to land, as they
have a chance of nosing Midvale out of the
first division.
Another Strike Takes Place
Thp news would not seem attractive these
days without a story of somo kind of strike
tn sporting circles. Tho latest centers
around our old college chum. Jimmy Kane,
formerly of the Trenton Kastern League
team.
Tho sceno of the affair was In PIttston
tho other,nlght during u Pennsylvania State
League game. Referee Lush, the former
hall player, was calling oft the fouls and had
counted sixty-six when Kane called Lush
a "homer." and the ai biter immediately
banished Sir James.
Uut James showed tho unip that his play
ers were loyal to tho Kane Fraternity, and
with their manager and captain quit the
floor.
Advices received In this city by ths
writer from friends playing in the State
league say Lush is very poor.
Camden Keeps It Up
Do, Nerl fell a victim to Camden's su
perlor speed and teamWork last night when
it lost 51-25. Tho Darkies missed many
chances to score In the first half, which
ended 22 to 13. ' In tho second half Man
ager Myers Introduced a new- center man la
"Snake" Harvey, of Bridgeport, Conn., and
he ' played great ball.
The Skeeters outscored the visitors II
to 5. They went to Steele. 2 , Adams, 2 ;
Brown. 1 : Dolln. 4 ; Welghan. 3 . Creeley,
1; Dreyfus. 2; Haney, 2. and park. 1.
At foul-tossing Adams made 19 out of 31.
and Dark 15 out of 20.
Cullop IteportedSigned With Yanki
UniSTOl,. Tenn , Jan 2.1 Manager . Dono
van, of the New York Americans, came here to
see Nick Cullop. star left-hand pitcher of tbe
Yankees and although neither would divulge the
result of Ihe conference, a report gained cir
culation that Cullop had signed a 1817 con
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