p. We? "'"'-'-'iliMi'r "dy v y -wmng W .??". V JfUft "ffTpi?" -i "rPpilf- T rit"p ,X M' - I tEFEREES' STRIKE BEFORE MAGNATES pastern Moguls to Discuss Demands of Officials at ' Tonight's Meeting READING VS. GREYSTOCK BVKTOTO EEBaKR-PHTIJADKLPXITA; FEIDAY, DllWAftY 2G, 1917 "wwr" ! FAIRBANKS, OF INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE ramilen . RfnJIne. (irtj slock lusTF.nv i.moun w i p.p. 4 8 .rim I)e Nerl... 2 2 .Ron .Insner... 5 2 .600 Trenton... sniKDiTM: tor wixk w. i r.r. 3 s ,r,oo 1 J KM 2 3 .400 TonUht nrnidlnit nt Orwutoclt, Hetiircmj Hetnrdrtj UrerMock nt Da Nerli Trenton nt Keaoinr. Tho Eastern Basketball League convene! this evening f.t Cooper Battalion Hr.ll, Twentj -third and Christian streets, nlid n hot old time Is anticipated. Tho big subject tinder dlicuislon li ,lTlir b.isketbnll referees' strike" and Judging by the ndvnneo dope tho vvhl'tlo looters are due for n "panning " There hn-j been con siderable romment nn tho subject, but It will h thoroughly nlrcd at tonight's con fab Tho ofTlelali will bo on hand to person am teitlfv If It Is so desired, nnd several published Matomonti do not rxactlv coin cide with the accounts of tho nITalr ns staged by tho referees As sild above tho men nro due for a severe reprimand but ocn possibly lmsher action may bo dealt. "This basketball is one funny gamo," said the most prominent independent manager to tho writer, "for jou can never tell who nro your friends " And for that leason the dope may again go wrong One club owner Is openly In fnvor of mi Increase, llo Is U C. Kuser, of Tren ton but Is a minority nearly all by himself. Joeph Jj Ilalley lias a schemo lie will present Tho writer nnd Hallcy do not ngrce on tho plan, but thoro Is ono thing about Ha ley Ho will bo In thu thick of the battle and tell tho world what ho thinks. He Is clinlrin.iu of tho bo.ud of governors It is reported that Mr. Kuset will again Insist on tho dual referee svstPtn nnd will try to hao It put Into effect onuo more. Franklin's Hot Kctort The minor leaguers nro deeply Interested In the nulcomo of the melee President Cnd walader Tranklln. who leads tho Industrial baskctballcrs, has a. few strenuous words to saj on tho subject Hero Is "Caddv's" comment In which ho tluows down the gauntlet to tho president of tho Pastern: "I see bv statements attributed to Presi dent Sclierrei that lira favors an Increaso In tho salarlCH of referees, provided they aro restricted from working in the minors I am nt the helm of an organb-itlon com prising eight of tho largest manuafcturlng concerns in Philadelphia, namely, J. & ,T. Dobson. .Standard Holler Hearing, J G Brill, Mldv-ile Steel, the Fairbanks Scale Co Hirnctt Chemical, II A. Disston feons and Hale H Kllburn "Thousands or members aro nfflllited vlth the athletic assotl itiolis connected with theso plant), tho presidents of which have nlwajs Insisted upon tho best official obtainablo at our basketball games "Wo have that man In Baetel, und If it Is necessary I nm icndy on behalf of tho Industrial League to go as far as tho Eastern In tho matter of mony to rotnin his services lOM YnV Inft 4r 1- -w... . ...Ut n inn i . , V. 7 "" "' jiii mnnncer: Anderson, captain. Bottom row, Harris, Hand, R. Hifi, Doherty. PENN FRESH PLAY SWARTBMQRE PREP First-Year Students Meet Garnet in Big Game. Episcopal "Wins on Ice Cunningham Signs With Detroit Club !,r''rrin.,T 3nn "n "Ihn Mime,! romrnrt of Phfher (leorgo Cunnltmhim of thu Detroit AmnrlrnriB his been received hero SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS My LOUIS H. JAFFE A DVnilTtStNO for tho purpose of getting 1. opponents for Preston Brown Is tho modern Idea of Tommy Itellly Sir Thomas MS a ho Is unable to match his negro star because no one wilt meet him Kor this reason Itellly has Inserted nn ad In the IIvevinci I.CDouit today In tho hopo that a boxer willing to face llrown tan bo un earthed 'WAXTKD A good feather weight to box Preston Drown Apply Na tional A 0, Eleventh and Catharine streets," Is the way Itcilly's advertisement rends Broun camo back recently after boing on the sidelines for more than n year, nnd displayed the old-tlmo form that made hint ono of the best fentherw eights In tho i:u8t As Urown Is boxing so well Hoilly wants to keep ' Pres' going regu larly with tho hopo that Johnny Kllbnno will agree to nn Inter-rncial match In the near future. ttlillo Menlrews, he Manarunk boxer, In to I" a liufy Indlvldiml In Iho twenty four root rlnr; for the nett few weeks A lms rump f Ira hia been mapped out for tho led from tho hilly mi hi Hi M.Atiitrewn marud i,n iiu loir n". son bs niMInK Joo Walsh s nnnn' to his "v ' oliimn nna h noul setto Is ncheduled tor Pebruary 9 nt tlw Olympta ronlgtu ut tno N?.?p?r.V1 ? J!?.."? JoS Phllllpn Then bouto will follow In IMIUburBh,, Pebruary 10 nnd In Kansia rity Pobruarj IS When Hilly Vc rarnev of that city n In I'hlladplp'iK h alitnf up MeAndreys. but dldn t tleeldn no hl opponent would be. Probibl 1 Ijlitl ni nioron will bo tho party of tho se.oml prt and It MrAndrena cin sot by ihe lliihtln irraiin Mri .irnej miy brlnir on some of tho lendlns llchtHHitma In tho country to mret tho PMia. delphtan In Kansas 'lt Knockdowns nnd ferocious bnttllnir hsvo beon tho feuture of bouts batuenn Mnrrls Wolf and Henry Haulier and If they box In their pant form Hysn A C funs are duo for a lot of mil Imtainieered Into elahteeti minutes tonight Heddy Holt Is Rnslnus for a knockout in hla tput with Jnrk HraiU PrnnUle Conway vs Jranklo gulnlan, Oeoriro Hemoldo Vs Hilly Nel fon and Tommy llurko v llattllns Wheeler are ether numlers Eilrfle- Mr ndrews Is In Rood ahapa for his wind up at tho Vonpnmll tonUht Joo Phillips tho r;ine,l Itilian v III lie Ilddle a vl a vis Joo (letscr and W'altor Hrovvn will be senil lliiallats In the other liouts Denny Harrison boxes Marty McKenna. ledly rkrney opposes Iianny Vln'nbo nnd Johnny Gallagher meets Jlmm HuKhes Harry Ilercer, elahleen years old flio feet five tnenea and 112 pounJs, wants to be a boier I(n Is looking for a manager to kIvo him a try out Harrv admlta he is a Rood boxer and la tt Hurry can bo located nt anxious to prove ii uaiy street, Vonne Marino, a New York btntam. Is In Philadelphia rnttlnir himself In shapo by work outs with Patsy llroderlck, who knocked out Hal Clarke last week Johnny liny refuaed to knock out ratsy ttran nb'sn In their mnlcn In Plt'sburah earlier In the week, nLcordlnir to Harry Keck, a former I'nnaueipnnn nnu uoxinw triiiL in innt clly rlnif from knowled wllh the veteran dldn t wnht to be ths imn to knock off Patay Hiirry Oreb, who showed so well hern last week was nnlv a raw chunk of boxlhfr ma ihlnery when he mailn Philadelphia his home icversl jinrs nco Now he is a rtrently Im proved boxer ha1nflr defeated recently such men e U ) Hreiiii K ti Drown joe Ilorrell K o Paker Dob Mnha. and Jackie Clarke Hilly Kramer of Milwaukee nfter several wei ks rsi a-ets started apsin nt tho National (mnirow nlBht when be meets Tet Kell of Keck stales that Hay bases his success In the n rrom anowieojo no pov in previous matches ltd the veteran I'rannirnn an I ltay snld ho Evening Ledger Decision of Ring Bouts Last Night nno mVAY Pal Monro rWcntfrt MlckfT Onllaelier: .Ice (I'l'.eefe won from . .leo Miucntist x re'iny iinsaen voyie, aeionni "inmmr in ." it, ii irur'i .,cn ?lt stopped .Innnny Vnldln.won from i.(onril Snmmr ivntdln vrnn ft Immt ttilt nn n fnttt. epconrlt lnimff I i rey nnd Ioihi lottman were chacd from tho rln, seconil, , ATtNTIP CITY (amateurs) .tohnny tonlln drfented ,loe rinrofr, .lohnns Knv beiit Icmnir Jones, Idnev I one mttpolnt-'d Millie llordon, Patsr Anpslucet outclassed Tommy Tenner, Appnliicrl nlsn stopped 1 rankle t Irnr. first. , HT. PAU-Jock Itrllton rlrtvT with Mike O'JIowd. , I TtPA, N. 1 Jeff Gmlth defeated Jackie Clarke IIOSTON Jimmy Onnlner knocked ont Ororxo Kliet. KANiAS CtT Bill Tnto vron from Sam X.anieforil. HOBEY BAKER STARS . AGAIN IN HOCKEY BOUT Princeton Star, However, Does Not Hold Puck All the Time 4- New York. In tho star bout. Ohsrley Thomas nnd tailor tleorco Volk real Iron mon. are to be aemlllnallsts Johnny Pnshlll, of 8t P-vul, will clash with Younir Mahoney. Younc Hector Is paired Ort with Jack Uunitavy. tho Aus tralian. Tounhey Ilnmsor of Cleveland, opons the show with Sol O Donnell. Dick Tondman will find Penny Kaufman a worthy aubstltute In the wind up nt the Olympla Monday nlitht, as Penny won from tho Uurralo hesrint wmii thrv nift h, for. Johnny Mihiv tnckles another Clevelinder. Arlla Itoot, In tho semi (tussle Lewis has bis work cut out for him In inectlnit At Bhuhert Jack Norman and Miltej Pttmerald meet, and loung Dundee tacklts lounis Medway Pobby Heynolds Just back Adrrrtlslnr nayst from the West skimmed over tho sports pices of tho Uvitsivo I.nnorn s first edition. , nmo ntrnss PrtStrn III owns ad In nil, St of ttp, , penis nnd Immedtnleh called up th, enrts I partment III flcht Pres llronn," came rt nobis a voice over tb wire 'The color lino doesn t Interfere with me ' It was demonstrated last night at the Winter Garden, Fifty-second and Lancaster avenue, whore tho Philadelphia "Wanderer defeated tho Merlon Team A hockey aggre gation, 9 to 4, that Hobey Ilaker, hailed an tho best hockey player In America, cn bo stopped If played properly. Baker ran amuck several nights ago nnd made the oppor ng team look amateurish. Last night Hobey managed to cage tha puck thrco times nnd his work was easily the best on the Ice Hut now and then some one cased tho rubber away from tho peerless Prlncctonlan The reduction of tho number of players from seven to sir hns speeded up the game considerably Over In New York they have been contemplating tills move, and In some cases havo adopted It While tho St. Nich olas rink Is not a large ono In comparison with ono or two others, tho elimination of a player worked wonders and It is prpb ablo that nil Indoor rinks In this country will mnko tho move shortly In tho stylo of tho loenl players there was absolutely n lack of passing If tho puck chasers In this neck of the woods ore going to tako tho game at nil seriously this winter they must work together for thejr are not Ilobcy linkers by nny means.. vs. TOIWS HUH1I.ASTIC SCHinit I.K IKivcrford School, at Wllmlnutoii lllnh, at Uermnnlown Hoys' Oermantoun School, at ut Nar- Osrmantnwn Hlch tiiverrord "school . Hrown Preparatory p Vt.l,..i..,..M Ocnnantown Academy vs V.1U0, nt uernmniown Chestnut Hill Academy vs Friends" ichnil nt Queen I ann Lansdou no Illn'i vs Weattown , Hitboro Hlslt vs Narbcrth IIlBh uorin. tipper Darbi vs Camden ltlrli, at Pimdon Tcmplo Prep vs Hon Athjn Acndemj, Drjn Athjn. at Big rinancial Difference "The llnancl.il revenuo derived from games In the Industrial is as nothing when placed alongside of tho returns from tho big professional league. Jlr Daotzel's work In tho minors Is easy to vvh.it ho does In tho I Eastern It stands to reason, because tho play is not so f.ist, and when men commit fouls they nro rarely detected, tho players not being on to tho insldo utufC practiced In the big league "For my pnrt. I cannot for tho llfo of mo eco how any ono can attempt to dictate j to a man of I)net7crsj abllltv, especially ! when It is considered that Herm.in has i only received two games u week from the , Eastern League and can got four in tho minors "I have not consulted with tho Amer ican League on the matter, but feci they nro with us" McWillinms May Quit Ally JIoWHllams may quit the Greys. Now, don't get e"xclted at this, but read on and find out why "Yes I will bo back at my old place tonight,"' raid this wonderful natural get that natural basketball player I havo decided to give It one more try, and if I got huit again havo decided to give up tho tport " Here'.! hoping Ally never moots, with another Injurj. The Churchmen will need their star backfleld man for the stack up against tho Heading Bears in this evening'!) fraens, nnd Sears and his teammates lmvo announced a de termination to get this clash Cooper Hall Is alwajs crowded when theso oi ponents meet and tonight will bo no exception Ally MeWilllams has had threo fine seats on tho first row set aside for a trio of base bull men They aro Mr Miller, manager of the I plnnd Club. J. llorton Weeks. Ksn . .president of the Uelavvaro County Baseball league nmi rrnnl: Ilaker, McWlllIams's former tcammato on Upland, and now with the New York Yankees MeWIIliams'a seivices have been sought by big leaguers on previous occasions, but It Is thought Ally has about decided to tako a ihanca In the big show, and ho Is1 expected to sign Camden Is Stunned ' JHHTlPr tlllY n ntnn trx PnnnlAn'ii s f n n I treak in the Hnstern League when they Bosed the Skecters out In n. "B-'1 e-ninn nt f-Nonpaiell Hall last ovonlug The hall was pacicea and tho Jewels received an ovation as thej left the cago It was n hair-raising , victori .w one minute before tho battle , fnded Referee Stratton called a. double foul ' II1 llo.nn tl'l.t. 11 41 .. w nn .Adams counted twice and the bkeeters vveie r nly a point in the rear . Tho featuro of the play was the shooting ft: Leonard and Foic The home contingent , toide eight field goals, against four for tha Bkeetera James Brown received his first I inutout of the second half. Tho goals went ktoFox (J), Leonard U). Sedran tl). Steele () and Unlln f.ll Af fnnl ulinntlni- Sa. tflrRn made nine out of eighteen and Adams fUteen out of i'3 f T"e Jewels left Immediately on a trip Lllrttgh New England, whero they will bo one a week Jack Fox said the story Ijtolng the roundB that he. Friedman and pearan contemplated jumping Juaner Is un true. Tho Penn Freshmen have an excellent rec ord In basketball Princeton Freshmon marred their run of straight victories In the midweek gamo at Tlgerlown, but In splto of this reverso tho Ited and Blue first year students look forward to a victory In tho gamo with SwarUimoro Preparatory to morrow at Welghtman Hall Swnrthmoro will havo a strong and anient following. It Ik the preliminary game to tho Pcnn-Swaithmoro College conflict nnd tho Gat net followers will all bo looting for tho Preps Penn Freshmen arc neverthe less the big favorites If tho Swnrthmoro I'repB can turn tho ti Ick and bsat tho l'cim quintet, It will bo a feat which other fives In this section have been unnblo to ac complish. Hunt on Honor Itoll , Leaders In sport at Hplscop.il Academy Include such men as Frank Ilnche, Johnny Kani and Jimmy Ha7lett Now wo must Includo Gilbert Hunt, football star nnd Ice hockey king l'or it was "Gllllo" Hunt who. scored the two goals In tho second half of tho big Ice hockey gamo yeiterday that sent Chestnut Hill skidding, 3 to 2 Lplscopal's .1 to 2 victory was an un expected happening Chestnut Hill had plnyed one Ice hockey game, having won from Germantown High last week True, Gcrmantonn did not havo all the regulars In action, but it was a victory for Chestnut Hill Just tho samo and tho St Martin's athletes wero favorites to win from the Academy Bill Bailey and Cheston each scored a goal and that ended tho tallying for Chest nut IIIII. Dickson and Hunt excelled for Episcopal Pugh. Harlett, F.rban and Pas samoro also played brlliantly Dr George Orton, former tiacU coach at Penn, was referee. Swarthmore Wins Another Swnithmore High is maint lining Its repu tation as a winner. If It Isn't the bos' team, then the girls score victories In bas ketball The Swarthmoio sextet won from Darby High yesterday, when Esther Kip ling and Muriel Blunzl scored thirteen points as against tieven made for Darby High bv Gertrude Plerson and Miss Cassel The standing of the grammar school bas ketball teams shows that McCall has again captured tho championship of Class A for the fourth consecutive i-eason, while In Class B the Bauch-l'lose School, Hay School and "Wilson School aro tied for first place. This triplo tie will bo played oft later In tho season zmrnMEumsMMmzmmm ow maoy FS?M every day Same thing is happening everywhere. Why? Because every man whetries Mmrad continues to smoke MuracL The greatest enjoyment value in cigarette history is MuracL You can't stop the daily increase in popularity of Mumd, The Turkish Cigarette. The final standings: SECTION' A Won. I,ot. I'O. Mcfnll School 1.000 Kearney School : 1 oO Campbell Vhool 2 " .100 Hawthorne School t 3 .SV) richool of Practice 0 .000 suction n Yon. I ost. PP. Itaurti-Cloeo Hrhool '1 t .730 Hnr School . . . :i I .7J0 houthwurk School .. . I ."J0 Dreiel School . . ... O 4 .000, SWARTHMORE PREPARING FOR PENNSYLVANIA FIVE SWAItTHMOnE, Pa.. Jan. 26 AH Swarthmore Is on edge for tho basketball tilt of the Garnet quintet with tho Bed nnd Blue at Welghtman Hall tomorrow night Coach Grlflln has shifted Houghton from the reserves to guard on the varsity, and tho diminutive stnr Is making good Oth erwise tho line-up is unchanged Frank Stow nnd Captain hproul are Mill on the foi-waVrt end, with Spackman at center ana Donnelly plavlng the other guard. Fox Chase on Mather's Farm "WEST CHESTHR. Pa . Jan. 28 Scores, of l farmer of this section will assemble at the uranayw.i.u auun hhiu w -iiiw ... .uioui , of PhUaiwip&U early tomorrow rop oii.n.i tr. thn nnKual breakfast tendei by Mr Mather for tha prUUeite of hunting over l UMUnillt tl VC4BIl im, u-sv anu an mo nunt lollow laJelptiU early tomorrow forenoon to to thu annual breakfast tender? J them Plainer or mi pnuitbe oi nunm nmla rollowlnir the breakfast will be released for a rhaso and all thi era In thin section will fb present to tho Mather pack of LnelUh hounds. their lands lllli im 1M lirws more of vour fin nI ww iB are smoking Mi RWffl Mil Ilili s &W"sSw1fe2s2JraVOTs9! WiKsSIyM!evS51ftJSV i 'ggaij JwW fifflKS Owae Jar uminjM S MmM MSB yr oJT lP"'-ff nf- - . .-. 'ismrsSM?, issssmsSiW wmmm& smsmsM&mmimm tJ'c; m & T C f Nov ovjbV tjOODWBS'i Tit?tir At ' IEAPN TEXC-N F OR v vwo- -ux. tuuut HOT .HE. 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