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EVENING- IiTDDGM-PHaADlSLPHIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY" 20,' 1917
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A BIG ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OF PEANUTS, PINK LEMONADE AND POPCORN IS INDICAT
y Ronnie mack, the silent one,
AIN'T IT A GRAND AND GLORIOUS FEELIN'?
SKULLIST MERKLE APPEARS BEST
1 HAS DESIGNS ON THE PENNANT;
DECLINES DANGERS OF THE SEA
GOLFER AMONG BIG LEAGUERS N(fl
HATTING 'EM OUT IN BASEBALI
Colonel Hanna Says Fred Shot an 81 at Ormonl
andIntimates Better Things if It Had 1
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iVVill Send His Hirelings South by Train Alex Is
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RONNIE MACK hns design on Vt inning
- this year. It la not strange or unusual
specially In tho American I.ciikiic, but
announced his. intentions In a vociferous or
ecret, but ho slipped up on several overt
fcy n tho Held to ginb tho gonfalon, whether the other clubs like It or not. Tho
first declaration of vnr "nept Into tho nctvspapci.i icrcntlv when tho Tlognn
announced that lie would ship a bunch of pitchers down South on l'obmary 27,
and tho rest of the gnng would follow on March 10. That Is nil cry proper and
qulto regular, but wo have learned that ttie athlete will do all of their tinvollng
on terra llrma, whero It will be possible to not out and walk In cijso of accident.
This is Important, for In tho past tho athletes hnc braved tho datigon of tho
raging mainland sailed tho boundliiK billows of tho broad Atlantic oir their jour
ney to tho tralnlng.cnmp.
Connie evidently thinks an awful lot of his ball pl.ivoix, or he wouldn't be so
careful of their welfare. Iist car a cargo of Athletics wouldn't have brought
much money If sold on tho hoof, and the sudden change of sentiment looks nupb
clous. A wandering U-boat with n companionable toipedo would ruin evorv thing.
however, nnd now that thnso things are said to bo Infesting tho wateis, It proves
that Mr. Mack places too much value on his chances and llock of playeis to
risk a sen voyage.
Connie Is Enigma of the Baseball World
LAST year when the Athletics weie oploilng the lowest depths in the le.igue,
i Mack took all of the knocks nnd lopnuchos with n sinllo nnd nnlv mur
mured, "Wnlt until next ear." He experimented with numerous nutbs fiom
our very best colleges and occasionally giabbed off n grit n one from the bushi s
for a trial In the big show. Most of these hopes esplodrd and lliwed, but Mai k
kept it up until taps weio sounded fr the 191fi battle. He bad a choice oolloi tlon
at tho end nnd no ono will bo surpi Ised if tho Athletics llguto sttonglv In the
race this year. Cbnnio spent considerable cash In his elToits to rcconsti uct bis
club and it Is not believed that the money was spent foollflily. As n. nucleus ho
has Bush and Meyers as pltchers.vStuffy Mclnnls, Low icy and Witt In tho infield,
Bchang, Piclnlch, Hill Mever and Haley ns calibers and Thrasher, Strunk and
Bodle In the outfield. Hush, Schang, Strung and Hodle nro snld to bo In tho hold
out class, but It inlmost safe to say that their tumbles will bo amicably settled
before tho training trip begins. Hush, Fclinng nnd Strunk appear too valuable to
bo turned loose, but Connie's action In asking ttnlteis on Hates nnd rirotor,
because they seemed to bo dissatisfied, demonstrate that tho manager Is In no
mood to be trilled with.
If all of tho players Mgn, tho Athletics will have one of tho hairiest hitting
combinations in the league. Hodle, Thrasher and Strunk aio well-known sluggers,
and Mclnnls, Witt nnd Schang nre well up In the batting list It's a cinch that
they will score all kinds of inns against almost aifv kind of n ba'eb.ill club nnd
many lctorles will lesult it tho proper pitching staff Is procured. Hush and
Meyers will bear tlio brunt of the work, but tvo or tlnee others nro needed to
fill In occasionally. Whero will he get them? Well, we don't know, either, but
wo nre not In the business of running a ball club nnd Connie Mack is. Further
more, Mr. McCillllouilri's recend has been of a nature to runtime iin that ho prob
ably knows more about what ho Is doing than ant ono else, and If he needs a couple
of, pitchers to round ou( a regular ball club. It Is icasonable to supposo that ho
knows Just whero to lny hands on them. Theie is nothing quite so dangerous as
the silence of a silent man. nnd Connie has been bulllclently reticent of late, to bo .a
menace to any old ball club. "
Mack's Big Problem Is Pitchers
IT IS the problem of finding some c.ipabto understudies for Hush nnd Mejers
that is troubling Connie more than any other. He h,i3 been bltterlv disappointed
in many of tho youngsters ho expected to develop Into consistent winners.
Those who difl show form nppaiontly took llttlo Intel est in their work and were
allowed to go, for If there is ono type of plater Mack will not handle It is the
lazy, Indifferent sort. Just what Connie has under cover no one knows, and it is
typical of the man that ho Is going to gather his pitching llock In tho South early
next week, and Is anxious to hold what might be called tho qualifying round for
hurlers In rrlvate The Sago of Tioga llguros that he can discover more about a.
recruit pitcher it the youngster Is not sintering from stago fright duo to posslblo
criticism.
THK worthy statisticians will now edge In with tho Information that
$35,000 stretches feet If l educed to one dollar bills nnd placed end on
end. There nre baseball magnates who can make It stretch even further.
Alex and the Circus Folk
JUST how deep do tho circus folk intend to cut into tho ranks of our best
athletes? Their latest maneuver is to offer a huge Hock of-dollars to the best
pitcher in the universe, Alexander, nnd unless President Haker, of tho Phillies, can
see his way clear to como to an agreement with tho gieat hurlor, ho Is llkolv to be
lost to baseball for all time. It Is hard to conceive of a man who loves baseball ns
well as does Alexander deserting It for tho three ling business, hut ho cannot be
blamed for getting tho gelt while tho getting is so soft.
If the circus interests succeed in lining tho Philadelphia star away from base
ball, they can boast of having captuicd a pair of tho greatest nthletcs of thp nge.
Jess Wlllard has fought Jut one ten-iound batllo since winning tlio titlo from
tattle Artha. nnd as a champion has proved to be ono of tho best little showmen In
the world. Had the circus folk kept out of it Jess would probabjy have beon forced
to greater activity In tho ring. All they did was to put tho big fellow in a position
to make a fortune, and ho has been so busy taking advantage of his financial
opportunities that his ring duties have been almost forgotten.
HOW can a circus afford to pay a star n bigger salary than a baseball
club? Here is a question which llleiallv thrusts Itself upon us, nnd in
view of the lament of tho magnates, it is haul to nnswer.
Chick Evans Heads His Morning M ail
CHICK EVANS, our foremost open nnd amateur golf champion, got a delayed
valentine from the executive commltteo ot the United States Golf Association
In the waning of the last week It was to the effect that the national golf body
was very fond of him, but its heart vtould beat for him no longer It ho committed
the overt act for which his suitcase was all packed and many of his bes,t adieus
already said. Tho result of tho love-coated message Is that tho meat, though smal.
links wizard was not aboard the Pullman special which pulled out ut Chicago today,
Pasadena nhoy. Tho train sagged under tho weight of baseball bats, trunks of
uniforms, and a complete belectlpn of Cubs for the tialning trip and p"laing season
of tho Chicago representatives of the National Leaguei Mingled hero nnd theie
among the baseball paraphenalla was to be seen a bag of inteited golf clubs,
trapped up, later to plow the helpless California golf links. Hut these wcio
none of them the kit of tho doughty Chitk.
Will Pursue Operations at Home as Heretofore
THEY were tho bags of some of tho players, and mostly (of the millionaire
baseball fans and golf bugs who mado tho trip, partly to bo In touch with the
Cubs during the training btrctch and thus take the balm of California s-ephyrs In
pleasant company, but mostly to get In some of the golf which Is veiy fine in the
belt of the Golden Gate. Chick Evans wns to have been In tholr midst. He was
to have been the guest of President Weeghman. Ho was to havo played golf with
the millionaires, naturally, since It was one largo jolly party. Mayhap tho Jolly
gathering might have wagered a shilling or a quid on this shot or that In the hope
of mulcting tho doughty Chick. Or perhaps the tnlk might hnve turned to bonds,
TThe discussion of business Is only natural among business men. Chick Is a bond
salesman. Chick, still the guest ot Weeghman. was to havo shown the Cubs
the gentle art of batting In his leisure hours. Weeghman Is much Impressed bv
'. the follow-through of golf as applied to
He believes that tho only trouble with
enough hit percentage. In other words,
' "they can't hit. The reason Is that they
h batters how to bat.
!. nnlni, nva nil tViAsn vnrlnun Tiolnts.
fvK .mh in framn its valentine to Chick ot
riot be so rash as to go with the Cubs and
to hla first love, his amateur standing.
ALEX claims that ho Is not after all of the money in tho world.
Xa ho doesn't have to bor-it U thrust on him.
Kid Wilflams Not the Same Bearcat
BOXERS, like athletes -of other sports,
Williams, former'bantam champion,
Mered, one of the greatest little battlers
W Wlnto by Peter Herman, Williams net
' ' MHtlon of hti match here with Louisiana, ho pushed his contenders to ono
Vf M. It waa apparent In Williams's match with Eddie O'Keefo last night that
jwrsd fonaor phamplon lacks his former aggressiveness that madethlm so sensational
hHtr. Instead of getting off at tho stnrt and keeping going from boll tu boll.
the K11 could not get under way until after four rounds had progressed. It may
to that because of Williams' recent long
ten. ffovertheleM, it was evident that the ualtlmorean uui not possess his
hjttisr nA. n$f rMvtt pVWtles. O'Keefo hacr little difficulty reaching Wil-
VUVilsl HUril w lilts Jwr,
UM) tM.tMMt
to Defy the High
Old Thing .
tlio pennant In Iho Anicrlcnn I.ougtio
that Connie Hhuiild have those deigns,
the vvolrd lart of It la that ho Ii.ih not
nudlblo manner. His plan are a deep
net, which ptuto conclusively that ho
tho follow-through of batting In baseball.
his batters Is that they aie not getting '
the only trouble with his battels Is that
don't follow through. Chick was to show
thn TT. K. C. A. pvopntlcA nirrmtian ,lA.
undying affection and hone that he nnniri
the millionaires. Chick will remain true
v.
Well,
cannot last forever, and tho star of Kid
is- setting.' The Haltlmoie lad was con,.
f all time, and until he was dethroned
them nil. One by one, with tlio possible
bouts he doesn't exert himself early in
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VICTORY OVER KID WILLIAMS WAS
ED O'KEEFE'S AMBITION FOR THREE
YEARS; KE GAINED IT LAST NIGHT
Philadelphian Piles Up Advantage in First Four
Rounds, and Former Champion's Rally Is
Insufficient to Even Score
Hy louis
EVIIItY (INK linn an nmliitlnn in nic
Turtle n'Kerfp bad Ills that nf mri't
Ing Kid Wllllnir nnd he gained It M
Hildle In liorfectly satiIlid toilat Tnr
three enr, ever lnre William di'llimnrd
Jnhnnv I'niilnii fur which miitrli iKiefe
Rparrrd with the llnltlmore 1ms, llddle had
been anxious to meet tile Kid Whether It
was for peis'innl lo.isonsor for Vie verv B"il
Intention of getting a crack at the bantam
weight title is best known to both hovers
Any way, O'Keefe was on Williams's trail
for n ring battli" Raid trail endpil at tlio
Olympla last night and IMdle tvnn no the
Phlladeliihlnn's ambition t.ts lenrhed.
It was on ulmoi-t unanimous npltiimi that
the former bnntuin rhamplnn nt til was de
clining funn his old-tlmo form ; the stamina,
acsressetiis and punching ability that
made him the greutest bantam for almost
five tear wns not the same At that, Mr.
O'Keefc had to lump right Into the Inttlo
from the from the very first bell, nnd It was
Eddie's big lead piled up the first four
rounds that brought him vlcluiy.
Rallied Near Finish
Williams gave a ilrinnnslrutioti of some
of bis old-time fmm In tho llflh and sixth
rounds He settled ilonn In his f iinUM in
side . flchtlng. ripping In teiune body
punches that mado Sir ndwnrd hold Ho
eter, the steam hehiml William s pum hes,
like of other diivs as stilly Inrking While
tho Kid was the stronger at the llnal gong,
Eddie's cai ndtnntage bail verted blm In
suinclent stead to romp off with lllng
coloi p.
Varying left Jabs with right-hand
erosses and nt times combining both blows
In on-tvvo fashion O Keefo was enabled to
keep WllllnniK nt bay until more than half
tho contest vuih oer IMillo foiced the
milling almost throughout until after the
fourth round and then tho I'hllndelphlan
went tired WIipii Williams walked to his
corner for the minute's Intermission beforo
the fifth he was bleeding from u cut oter
his right eve uiid his featmes were puffed
from the iiue'-t-ant tibltatiun of tt'Kcefe's
straight pum hes
Eddies Goes Tired
The weight 'i pounds, ungsido, and
Kddlo's fast work apparently tired htm, for
the remaining two periods and for the last
sis minutes Williams gradually chopped
down his opponent's lead , not enough,
hotteter to etcn up matters The Kid
hooked some stiff punches to IMdias body
nnd head, the l.ittei countering himself at
times, but theie was no douht that Wil
liams s Infighting was wearing down
O Kcef-.' The llnal bell found both In tho
northwest corner of tho ling hammering
away at each other's body with tho former
champion apparently tho t-tiongcr.
That soma 111 feeling ixlitu) between
Williams nnd O'Ketffe was evident shortly
after tho start ot hostilities, lloth were
guilty of hitting mi the break, this tpo of
fouling being started by the Kid Detplio
Ilcferee O'Hrltn's warning, M'teral times
beforo tho IlnWh, whither because of oter
noxiousness, one oi tho other let Hy punches
when lliet should havo teparntid fiom
(.llnchos chanly
Easy for (!. Lewis
"Jeli-lm op Uimsle" Lewis urnlii i .ime
through wlih a vlctoiy. winning as ho
pleased from Young Slailno, a N'ew York
bantaln. Marino wasn't In the lunn'ng ot
any tlmo He was completely outboxd, and
l.ewlss mnigiii was aiwlile ns Hiond Mreot
Occa'lnnalb Murlno let Hy a w lid left hook
'SHERY' MAGEE TURNS BACK
CONTRACT TO THE BRAVES
IIOSTOX, Feb 2u Tho signed contracts
of John ltaw lings, n shovtstop who was
with the Toledo Club, of tho American
Association, last season; uf George Davis,
a liiteher, and Kddlo Fltzpalrlck. Mcund
baseman, have been received by tho lios
ton Nationals .Sherwood Magee. outfielder,
wrote tho club management that he could
mako mule money In Philadelphia than the
club orfeied blm, lu explaining his refusal
to s,k'n- ,,, , ,, ,
Tho signed contracts of IMwnrd item
bach, pitcher, und J. Caillslo (Ited) Smith,
third baseniun, 'also hate been received
by the Braves
Olaf Hcnrlksen, an outfielder, has sent
his signed contract to the Boston Ameri
cans. CLAYT DIXON HAS CHANCE
FOR TITLE AT PINEIIURST
riNnilVUST, N C, Feb 20. The Feb
ruary birdie and eaglo golf contest at Plne
hurst Is narrowing down to a three-cornered
fight between Ned Beall, of .Unlontotvn:
Clayton Ulxon, of Philadelphia, and Donald
Pal son, of Youiigstotvn
Noll Signed hy Hazleton Five
HAZLKTON. Pa Fell 2tl.--Jark Noll, for
merly tenter of tho Herantnn turn o( In.1
Pennyltanl Statu lla-kfltmll l.,iiue. ha limn
iKtiril by Manaser iiurna. , of lloiUlnn, for
th aamii isnlllon. Ila will probably urrapd
Jack UU...II. Iho tPUran locsl v' ". , '
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Yankees Sign Miller, Outfielder
NKW YORK, Feb. 20 Harry Sparrow, of
ih Yankeei, naa announced he naa recalvad
ih contract of Blmr inner,
m. vaiiruff oiu
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wl waa cald lp tli ortl lel Mi-
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Evening Ledger Decisions
of Ring Bouts Last Night
ii!!iIi',,,l'IVfi1,1111' O'Klefe nullinlntril Kill
V llll mi. (.M..1,. r,, I, huIiIl.imI VniiliB
. "m'""; r",lll' lrl.f .1 .1 Irrrt h,.
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Ililli tline. lint I r.niKIc le-mnt.
M.H tllllK -I,,,. p1b ,l,.f,. ,lnl tlllliurn
Sulori Hutch Ilr.jmlt In-it llriuit tli',i
.utiiiliii KM iiutmiliittil till "tiiIiic: .I.iliimv
snltutnre wim from Vmnnr (.Imt-r! llin tte.t
stiiPIHil Viiimc Mirldmi llflli. .Iiilinn, DnfTt
MlirouRlit Vim, is .lni Khrr.
-?ii"l'1lt,.l1 !!. I nullum ilrew with
.-' ".'i' '.lil s, '"l" llhrri Kiinrkril nut ,
I r.inMe tlurplii, seioml
JOIINsriWN. Pa. ,iB f.tilillp fclnilul
I llirnes Vli i, ulre. ,
or right swing, hut (Jus was wide awake
and the New Yorkei's blows teldoin landed
Jllkn Palit nnd Hen Spencer appealed
In the best of the piellminarUs, the former
presenting tho boy fiom Hrooklj n with a
lacing and a loft cauliflower ear for .i
Routenli to leunmliei his phlllj debut lint
Haley did not go through the olghteen min
utes without nbsnrhlng soinn punishment
himself S'pentoi oterv onie In a while got
a stiff left hand wniklng and nt times had
Mike's noso htijaiuing blood Jt was a
great slugfeBt
I'ranklo Clark nutboxed Terry IJetrhell.
although Kclrh made riarkle i,how his best
ovciy Inch of tho way, and "Pickles" nines
shaded I "i ankle Conway In the opener.
Scraps About Scrappers
Willie J.ick.iin 1. fir fnun 1 Ins innsliVreil
ii fhiimpiwi til liinr i himnloii ,-l h has Inlni il
IK,.' pl"iil'l"s liMUUe" in Ki UlnB fllHIII purs -s.
ttllhe knt tint uiniiuiit fin his , i.l n .
York when h Imtnl lMJlu Unll.ue
r.llllliis silmlii, nniitle-r i)hl Klotrman Ii
Imukiil lu iipinar In ii Philadelphia rlnir
Si hulu who Is u lliilitMtlnlii una hallx Ir.nn
TiiImIo, will niet Jnhnn -VIho nt the oltmpla
li-xt meU In tho erlnl to tho Artlo Hoot-Lew
Tentlli r tilt.
I each Cru.s has been one nf thp erv fnw
tiosfrs who neter i.imn l,.uN for "only Just one
more " but now It Is niin.irent that tho .Ww
Worker Is nhnut to follnu- Jim Jpffrlos pi nl Ho
Is lielns timuteil to meet ttilllo Jaoksjin Al
though I.erli ha3 salil "No " ho U salil to lm
III training. ,
.top VI milot rnnnot rrslt the eall of thp rtnir
Mnnilol Ins lioen nut of the dime less than a
veir nfler sntnK he was thrnuch when I'tankle
Hu?snil ilitipiifil him In tiiuroen rounl. jnt h
l nnxl.iu.i to iluii the Blori4 iik-aln Hn mahrs
rt "como baik" In New Orkans in three wetks
Cenreps r.irppntlpr, whom Pamp Ttumor has
kllleil seteral times hut ftlwa proteil "uncon
llrmeil reports " ion'1 pniiio in the Htotfi so
ounK Ahearn Is Bolnu iirross the Atlantte to
meet tile rrenihman It Is mM effort, were
lielnK muli to matth rarpentler unci Ahtarn In
London Iho litter pirt of March.
Olio I lolo, n Kansas City liaxlne crltle sas
T.nulslatil's fold punih nualnst llenny Mi X, i
last week was purelv an srililent nnd unln
tPlltlnnal Up unlll the Imut wns sloppril l,
Iho refere-, lii tho thirteenth, honors were about
even Louisiana wi Until 17 pounds and Mc.
Neil tlemaudtil ,i $I."iil forfeit beforo eolne on.
Arlle Knot who made lihnFplf one nf the
feaiuro boxers hero In his rie.it limit iminst
VVIIlio Jaeksou dm sn t draw Iho rolor line
This tut lunma known wlun his brull.tr und
nianaeer. Portur was asked about a nialeh
betwein Artlo and ritston Urown Porttr tibl
brother Art would box llrowu or nny other
Ltm'man of color If he wit a satlsfactoiy purse.
Tonlnlit, In Norrlstiiwn llurk ritmlnc nnd
Joe Welsh in, i ( In ii len-rounil match
CORNELL CREW DATES OUT;
TO RACE YALE ON MAY 19
NKW YOItK Feb 20 The i,rew an
Ihorltles of Cornell nnd Yale hate agreed
upon a dual regatta to be rowed ot New
llaten Saturday, May 111. Tho distance
will bo about two miles and tho courso
the llousatonlc Hlter near Derby
in addition to this lace, Cornell will
meet Princeton on Cajuga Lake May 28
and nlso compile in tho lutci collegiate le
gatta at Pouglikcepsle on .1iuo 21
BOXING COAIAIISH BILL
PASSES THROUGH SENATE
IIAnitlSBUIta, Feb. 20. The Catltn bill,
providing tor a boxing commission and al
lowing ten-round bouts, has passed first
reading In the Senate.
N.EWS OF THE DOWLERS
Stokfa tt Smith ivero unablo to gpt their team
out and were forced to forfeit to Kctlerllnua.
Captain Allen's Trion Company aquad -llll la
Improving In Ita cume and now la winnlnv Ila
ahare In ha Induitrlal lacue.
Mlddleton and Kaufman, of Trion. renal-red
atnsla arora gatnea ot 221 and 220. reapectltely.
Walter Kirk runs up a 20D acore In hla arcond
game,
The tVoodpecliera ran't ha atopped and have
a Eopd lead In the .Muiko league,
White Haitka dropped the aecond same to
Eaglta, J l '
Ororae waa hlah acorer In tha Mucko Leaxua.
with an even 200 In hi firat start,
t Colt buma
fAtVy
ALEX IS NOT "HEP"
TO HIS CIRCUS ACT
Doesn't Know Anything
More About It Than the
Astounding Wire'
WILL SEE BAKER TODAY
Ity H()Hi:itT W. MAXWKLL
firmer Cleveland Alesnnder has not yet
iefii"ed to Join the clicus this niniiner and
show tho rural jotitliMho prnpci ttny to
ilcielto 'em with a baseball Also, It might
ho added th.it 15 C. Alexander has not
totiM'iited to sign the papers for two shows
a 'd.it under the big lent Al pnvent the
I'IiIIh' idtching phiuoni Is Jilst ns much In
tho daik as any ono clso, and that il'S.OuO
offer flashed acioss the whes last night
can bo clashed ns Just plain dope and
nothing tlc Dcv'elnpmeiitH nre bound to
follow, hint ever, and Ale will do Homo
dctp thinking otii tho piopnsltlun--pio-v
lilt ii a pnipoltlon Is made to him ill
icitly. Nn Direct Offer
"I hate not received a dlmt offer to
join tho circus this season," murmured
Alex this morning when ho emeiged from
the hay. 'I J-aw the story lu the mmnlng
pipois. and I must conless that $,15, flat)
looks good to me, protlded It Is real money.
Hut 1 cannot comment on It one way or
the other until 1 know what It Ik nil about
If the prnmotei when me. 1 shill listen to
what he has to sat At pi ci flit, however,
1 um ns much In the dnik as you"
"Will this circus stiiir intirfcre with oiir
meeting with linker today?" was asked
"No, I don't think so," Ale replied, "I
will i-ee Mr. linker nbout 1 f clock this
nftirnoon and we will discuss n. 1017 con
tract ngnrdless of the new detelopments
I will not say, however, whether 1 shall sign
or not 1 am not going to the meeting in
a tombatlte mood. I am fair and will do
nnj thing within leason."
The offtr foi Alex to do n "Jess AVIIlnrd"
for thlrt.t-fho weeks at $10(10 per week
united heie list night Hill I'lokins, billed
us tho "world's greatest show man," made
all of the noise nnd wiled the nuMspaper
oft Ices for Alexanders addltss. Just who
13111 rickeus Is is not known nnd none of
tlio show peoplo in Philadelphia beem to
recall blm
It's a Great Idea
rickens has a gieat Idea however, and
probably vtould put It oter successfully In
tho rnss belts Tho plan Is to sign a big
league catcher and grab an umpire some
place and then Issue a sweeping challenge
to the local athletes in each town the circus
plajs to appear In the arena nnd bo struck
out This should, draw rpntc n ciowd, and
after tho show Alex would be required to
perforin in one of the sldo tents, show tho
bojs how he holds the ball when dollterlng
his famous ttt Isters and sc II a book on "how
to pitch" for four bits per copj
It's a new field for our vt ell-known base
bass holdouts, but ilfWill.ud can get away
with It. why not Alcxnndu? l'erhnps .Sher
wood Magee will join the troupe If Ktalllngs
falls to come tluough with mure legal
tender
News From the Front
CHICAGO, 111. Feb 20. UIU Pickens Is
a Justly celebrated pi ess agent specializing
lu auto-race publicity.
CUBS BANDED TOGETHER
READY FOR TRIP SOUTH
ClIICAOO. Feb 2(1 Tvvcnlj -four mem
bers of the Chicago Nntlonals have leported
to Maiuigtr Fred Mitchell Tho platers
villi get away on tlio training tr p to Pasa
dena, t'nl, tonight Picshlunt Weeghman
expects that cveij member of tho club
will havo signed hefoie the team leaves
litcher Vaughn, who had been itgarded
as a holdout, advised thut bo would boatd
the special train at Kanr.is City The
signed contract of I.eland Benton a former
I'nlvcislty of Michigan cutcher. was
lecelvt'd.
BILLY MURRAY BUSINESS
MANAGER OF THE PIRATES
riTTSBUttOH, I'll., Feb 20 Billy Mur
ray, former manager of tho Phillies and
former scout of the 1'lttibuigh club, htm
beon appointed business manager pt the
Pittsburgh club by Piosldent Diwyfuss tn
succeed Peter Kelly.
VEACH, TIGER HOLDOUT,
FINALLY REACHES TERMS
i
DETBOIT. Mich, Feb. 20. Robert
Vcach, left fielder of the Detroit cluh team,
has signed a ID 17 contract and will leave
for the training camp nt-v'axahachle, Tex.,
March 10. Veach was n holdout.
Suits or Overcoats
TO
onni'.ii
$4 4 .80
Ste Our 7
Bin Windows
Itrdnrcd from
30, m A m
PETER M0RAN & CO.' "ffi".1
8. E. COR. PTII AND A It Oil STS.
Broadway A, C. Thursday Night
Amw -.i, w w rw . aMiii
Hy OKANTLANI) MCE
An Old Itcfrain
"To the glory that was (Ireece
And the grandeur that was Home." Poe
Out along an am lent tiack,
HVicir fate fnAr tie flrklr spin,
(irccrc and Home hair ilrllnl bitifc
As thr Iimi lini iallnl llirm in;
Ro. amiit tlir ili-rtiiifiiiig,
H'rt nine ;i(l the battle if!)
7'o tlir plory that Is Irit
Anil thr yianilcur that la Ty,
Clirrir nnrr lilt N,
,'iiiiic point out (11:
l'.arh nnr hnrw thr Winnliiil Sinie
III the might jubtter;
Omr thrji liiric the boiiyinil litlis
J.inkiil iiiifii fie llaltini) lltiv, ,
7iiirn the tilnrji that is Till
Ami thr ijiantteur that Ii 'I'll.
Onr anil all fitilr fiom thr Inline,
Men ami milfoils thiounh the fight .
Hold their brief .ipnn la the game
Ai thru piss ('o 1ic nliiht;
Hut bifoir thry eomr to nils'
Von, brfoir tlulr fainr mUH'flg
llrn'K -thr film a that U 7'iis
Anil the giamlciir that is 'fi.
NOT to foiget both the glory nnd tho
giaiuleur attached to that venerable
mill John Iloiius Wagner.
Under Two Klajrs
Conslileiahle urgumenj and debate has
been bandied b.u k and fortli as to the host
golfei ainoiig major league baseball play
ers For a while tho scilminnge was close
between Christy Mnthewson nnd Chief Hen
dor But both apparently hate been sup
planted Writing front Ormond, Fla , Colnu.pl WIN
llnin B Hanna dhspitchcs this Intcicstlng
Information-
"The best golfer right now In profes
sion il lnselull ranks Is Fred Meikle Piny
eis beio tell me he Is the best plater on
tho Ormond eoun-c, which Is no ptrt of an
past" one In a round I had with Fnd cs
toidiy, In a high wind blowing In fnun tho
ocean, hern Is his card:
out... n i " r, r. ,i r, .1 r, n 12
tn i r. r :i r, i 4 i r. sa si
According to Colonel limine, who Is one
nf the keenest nbserterM In sporldom's
ranks ".Meikle's tie shots dull d.it light for
fine distances, ho plnvs his lions in tiue
ciisp pinfrssloiinl sltle and his approaches
weie of the first order"
Merklo, a far greater tlivd baseman at
his best than he was ever git en credit for
being, mat ct find the fame In golf that
u.m denied him In baseball For he Is
vnuiiger now than Walter J Travis was
HERD IS THE FAVORITE
FOR NATIONAL LAURELS
Cnlifornian to Meet Voshcll, of Brook
lyn, in Final for Singles
Championship
NHW YoniC. Feb. 20 Clifton B Held,
of l.ns Angeles, and S Iloiv.tnl Voshell, of
Brooklyn are to be finalists foi the national
Indoor lawn tennis singles championship
Tlio title will be decided Thuisday. no
matches helng scheduled for today or to
moirow. The Callfnrnl.ui is the favorite
Herd defeated Alrlck H Man Jr. the
former Yalo captain. AltogctUcr. Held dls
plnjed manelous faiilltj and agility in bis
stroking, so that he won at fi-4. fl-7
The fact that VoMipII defeated Dean
Mathet. i.ited No In on the national list
and the captain nf the team that will In
vndo tho Paeidc coast next month, shared
the attention of the gallery with Herds
scintillating performance On his sid6 of
the net, Mathey lacked initiative
JOHN CONNOLLY THROUGH
AS CAGE PLAYER AT PENN
Operation for Appendicitis Will Keep
June Graduate Out of Game
for Season
Johnny Connolly Is lost to the Penn bas
ketball team He was flrst substitute for
ward and a member of the quintet that won
tho Intel collegiate championship fim
Princeton In a post-season game hint jcni.
Connolly was operated on at tho I'nltcr
sllv Hospital rerentlv for appendicitis and
will bo unable to play again this season.
The former I.a Rallo Collego star is a senior
In tho medical school at tho university.
AKMOHY ORDER SUSPENDED?
A. A. U. Said to Have Obtained Per
mission to Use "22d" Shed
N'l'.W VOHK, Feb. 20 According to Bob
Kennedy, who Is managing tho Metro
politan senior Indoor track and field cham
pionship nipet, permission has been granted
the A A r to stage the, games lu the
Twent J -second Iteghnent Armory on
March 3
liuiuhy at the armory last night brought
the Information that the ordei bailing tho
public from the armory had not been' sus
pended for Match 3, or any other date.
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiijwii'nii ii' ! i)'h"hl'iiiiiiiiiiii 'iiiiiii iii i f tiii"nrrTrrnTr
OAK ISLAND AND ROEBINS
ISLAND OYSTERS-
The choicest we have received in years.
They are salty and meaty and, have a flavor
that is distinctive and delicious.
Received in carloads direct from the beds.
Fresh daily.
MY PRICE WILL NOT BE ADVANCED
Matthew J. Ryan,
31
Wholesale Only
Front & Dock
Streets
Lombard 193
Main 1801
lipfnro Walter .1. ctpr mn. - . .
ns golf has a deep npppnl to th. IfJSi
entry ho may be the hist tirofea.iS. .le
Plater that turned to ..rofSna"!go .J
Unohligiiity rreddie
"nn it.. .1.1.. ,:.mi. ....
w.,w '""'" WHU Minon1 Rax ,
, llIIIITO "I J
III Id Hn T.r.ria . '
" 5W
T "" nnsn t jet
whether or not ho inn inn.i I. .."'
iHhment." '""Sn PW
In his next sciamhle Frcddi. .e TJ
stick hi., jawbone out and let t S?
lec liitieet'ii, - "-w
,. ., , ,. .. . "t
in mo fxpiniintinn or such n ili.i 'I
lem he should he th i.. .-""1 f'Oti
back. """ ""B l0 im
III regnid to the genial nrt nf ni,..--1
one .lnuiuhpd a keener prophecy ,I3
llughey Keough when ho wrote A 1J
iimiiij j S" " r,J
"Ilmr uui tin high flnanie about Me !
" l)l(lf iiiiiw, "ffil
thcU,,n'r Uh ym "" l
UVirii ice paid oin fiour, tribMle ladfa
nlhrr tank and m7 il'J
Anil the sulrcr ii Uh the ioi mis ,P. .M
tiiinii. si
H
riuhlln,, hail, adieu to o, tradition, !$
And Ihsul IL.1 pilmu hand ta cttliJofl
ll'ir,, t,,r took it to lr Klrnm l
till lllltl rlllil trtln ..m.I . "vl
, , , ; "" "" 'now Ml
And a ihnmplon m;ilir,r it anji
The mania (lit of snapping is (,ctrtiia1
t to death, V
. ,l.Kl vm smrll it when jo ic jfl
Pttr thr nit it nniiiriirr ((. t . !
up', tiiliileil birai . " "".
lud the question slinplg i, 'W'ho't ooSi
Jo ilientt' " vfl
Tlieie'H one thing about indoor golfai
winter that wo esteem, tlz It keeps toapa
til lilt! tllCll till.
"Hold-out bill pint pis nsk for miW..i
'1 his is s.llltiv tedutlliin with , J
" ''fctnicB,
Slme nrrltlng In Anicrun I.rs Darpy ha
Inst no pipelniis time piiiiing just vthv iai
I an away fiom Australia Wheir it cViqiei'
to the noble ait of dm king nut from under
l,es should bo inted lit plus four In thl;
nun nil nniiiiuap list
The Impeiidiiig bicok b'lucon ncrtmrfJ
and Anieilt.t has been a mere detail In
Philadelphia cumparpd to the ImpenJlBii
break between Alcxntulet and the Phillies.!
Tho first Is a matter of debate. ; the eecon.!
would no luo pet cent cnlanittt a
SS GET READY I
FOR TRIPS SOUTH
i
Mack to Take First Batch pfj
A's to Florida Next f
Tuesday
PHILLIES LEAVE MARCHfffl
X J
m
The Phillies nnd thletlcs aie sttllnM
ie.ul for their southern training trip, prt-1
..n. ........ ... .1... IfitT I....Knll n.n.l,J
,.ti itttii ,t in tilt' 1 .' , ,f.,rc,'itii t uiii,aiftufl
I'.it Mnran will take his men to St. Pctn
buig Fla, and tho Mackmen will jooetaj
up nt .Inckscuit lllc
Tho Phillies bate decided dennltelyitH)
leate In a bndr on Tuenlat March 6 TO
Alhletlis nro to iro In iolns Connie JI
will take his inilig piteheis nnifa iouplJ
of catchers to Fort Pleicc Fla'i TuesdiJ)
Febiu.irv 27 The icgiil.irs are'dUe to Itti
for Jackrontlllo March 10 'M
Onlf those pl.ivers who hate slgnca TH
bo taken south Until the big leagues mi
that a haul und fart ink No holdouts wl
ho allowed in tho parties tilth the hopo.t
coming to teims l.itei on Seteral plajfrt
nf both teams will co direct from the
homes, to tho training camps and If fh(i
luio not nlreadv slimed contracts they wl!
l.n.A tn nincntil the illW'lllllPntS UhOn rfWirtll
lng foi woik. Mm
Connlo Miuk has announced the sprlH
ti.-ilniiii? dates for The Athletics He 4U
said that Second Baseman Cable. bouM
i,.i ,. fmm ihi. Vonark InttrnMloM
League club, has been relcaspd to the Al
lantn club, of the Southern league, w
ti..ir Connie hccured Thrasher from All
'and Cablo Is probably being sent thcri )
leturn ni
.. ..... i t.. ,t,. ui.nilnln .if ilm .VthletlM
i I'OlinwiiiK in tut i-ii - - oj
ttalnlng trip "(
I'riutliP nt JniksninlllP Mtl 12 to !l;
lloaton lit ill mil Mnnli -'-'.3 .1 "i
Joikfcontlllo it J.icksomlllo lurch .1.
"'ilo'ston nt Jscksontllle Msreh ;.
iCKKHIlt III" ,mh"...- ,,
ja.kBonttllB ut JiPk"nt us "!,, J
Iniilaiidpous iii nil'"".,',;", j .J
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Pliarlotlo Ht l-liarinuo ai iri. ... . . m
nocks Mount nl ll'Kkv Mount April J. fl
llli timonil nl III innonil Anrlf . J
llalilmiiru in iwiiii" "' ,:. 'Vi.ji
,.. nt hninn with W aSWUffl
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