I jQUTH PHILADELPHIA HIGH QUINTET IjjWEETER TOBASEBALL BUGS THAN SFiUiUV.U.Jft Un. L.UJD.D ANVIL CHORUS MGee, How We Love It The Music of Hammers; Irt rtU Anlon nQmmoi'o Ti-vvT2-vi-im-1 ITnwi mers, Moss-Covered Hammers Hy GKANTLANI) KICK The Hub's Rev cry How dear to my heart atr the scenes of nf August When fond recollection gets hack on the job; It gets even fonder each time that a raw gust Succp's over the field like a Speaker or Cobb; , The tvidc spreading box, uith big Alet aboie it, h standing just as In the dim long ago. And tho yelp ol those bleachers and such -ion loie it, v And e'en the rude liammers along Hooter? Row; The old oaken luimmers. The iron-hound hammer. The moss-covcrcd hammer, That fell ulth a blow. How dear to my soul are the echoes of MaMime, The crash of the triplet that travels uith 'tint; Tho squawk of the Ump in the thick of the plaUimr, The bark of J, liters and Heinie-the-'.im; The fields and the bates still stretch out before us, Recalling star play s from an afternoon's ghu , Hut dearer than all it the old Amil Chorus Tlal comes from the hammers along Rooters' Hon - The old oaken hammers, ' The iron-bound hammers. The moss-cot ercd hammers. That fell uith a blou. Still, no one but a senilis could pick as ajiy openings to queer himself as Les Ercy has nicked Ho 1ms developed the fc.Bad Industry Into nn established science. Jhe Consistency Hecord Brilliancy Is "no nffalr Consistency Is inother. Most of tho chatter split nround ty Cobb has Involved tho brilliancy of his trork; but little mention has been made of 111 latter-day consistency. When a batsman gathers In ni many hits li Cobb gathers, jou can figure that each lit 1 worth about two points In nn nver tit. Remembering this detail, hero are Cobb's batting n erases for tho last three ' 1914 : .308 1915c .370 ISIS: 371 For three ears now In a low thcio has tten a Hirferenco of but threo points in average output of lest than two hits ipart In his annual supply. Tor three rears he has batted on what Is virtually in eiact lecl, the most which- separated tolnts being only 3-1000 npmt If this fci't tho consistency record, we pause for ( reply. Mat Might "avc llcon 'he Kevisecl Vcrwon ' BtiJ he raunht the miner's ryr vtitfi auuil' i (lOton thr pike, Kot a rootci lit the pJaie could doubt 'Ticas Casey on a strike. If Colonel I'ullon should he adjudged rlprln the spotting, not vegetable, senso -for a Wlllard rebuttal, the twenty, not the ten. round dlstanco Is tho ono that thoiill he selected The only slight detail that would uiwct this Is thnt the Wlllard fulton cnteipiisu Is a financial, not a porting, affair The Small Town Thrill Sir You who live III tho cities are used BENCH SHOW HEAD SAYS 'SOCIETY GONE TO DOGS' Greatest Attendance in Forty one Years at Kennel Club l Show in "Garden" NEW oni. Feb 21 To open the sec r.4 day of tho Westminster Kennel Club's log show at Madlron 8n.in.re Oarden, there was another largo attendance so great 't Indeed that tho managers were amazed It t was the. same jesterday, when the muster fat tht entrance, gate, was the greatest for I an opening day In the fort-ono ears of the fixture ' It looks," said It 11 Williams. president of tho club, "as though all society I Ud gone to tho dogs ' U Features were the successes of ,1 J Hup rt.Jho baseball magnate. In Kt Bernards. i'i both his Hoy Hlue nnd Portia winning in ttielr classes nnd flnnlh. for the best of the '. breed, Fortla beating the Hnv Hlue, whlth i Waj'an unfllial act as the dog named after . lie delightful heroine of the ".Mercnaiu oi enice, nereaieu ner own ihiiici Tho greatest eent of tno show thus ' far has been the coming Into prominence kv. it. .i.i . . 1 -.1 .tin vi me nein xr ai cunnoss jib t,,upeu u, m" .(J lundogs kept foi exhibition put poses onh in otner ears an they were snnwn nnni P and thin from the field work, tho champions 4 Of the onen np tisn.illv heen uaHsed oer '. In favor of tho carpet knights. This ear 1-1 In IViitlnM kna tn tin nlA(1 Marv Mniittn.n Ik nnd or tne four nolnters kou.ht from .1 J ilraham for $7000 by j Miuisin eigier, ,ir, a snori iimo nisn .m: i was Handled In tho ring by it k Arm i Itrong. who carr'ed tho string oer 30 000 miles this season to attend tho American nd Canadian field trials Our Mnry is of thft Sntall miH oil ttltltn nvnllt IllH ltll? S brown patUics on her face, and as plajful !? a kitten k Among tho exhibitors to win from Phil ,tJ Htlphld, all of whom will hao their (i in tho show at Horticultural Hall t week, wero W T Tayne, with cocker Panlels and other gundogs ; tho Hob "hlte Kennels, with pointers nnd setters, th Leulfipfl tit T.nnartntvtiA ultll cre boi(nds and whippets; Dejawaro Vallej 111 "" w"" "u9'an wolfhounds: John M Rj-"'!'", IIH IUUKI1 UUIIICn , III" iuihuuh lwlj Mountain Kennels, with romeinnl itana and other toy breeds, nnd the Fol- Mb. ' ' ' na u wno orousni oui Iflttj best specimen of mastiff seen In New jj'vrK ior many years. Al TJlJii jfLATliJ lb OF ROOTER'S ROW " 7 ' a, h""; '"-"'-l of lnsehall that, we that ,,!, "I"' Jn '" '"" th"" '" ". thing nt n, miss you miss tho thrill of hear. fnr ,1 '"r","""1 ,1WU Mr S,"-,-S0 kCOUt w i'""' 'J,r ,hnl' l" comin " .' )l !,lcU ,l ru,nur w" "Pn'1 hout el, L i .'."' I1e,", Iml ' " mrtunato In l!le,jB xtra lnrBP crrj"d 'hat assem- Mv memory falls me as to the mero de- Ji . JV" Vc" " '' 1,ut "o were pitted ngalnst Dajton, a club that stood well up in the running because of Its two strong pitchers. Asher and Wacker All ejes were in arev, a oung college kid, who had been setting tho league on fire To bo brief, Asher, a left-hander was in ,1 '.."J"'1 ('arpJ' ra"lc to ,,al with one our without much leromonx, ho sent a high fh to I. ft field In the neighborhood of the Hull Iiurlnm sign, nml tame home without sliding un his second time at bat he singled t right nnrt stole second a habit of his that be has not outgrown He Hiored nn a short single to tenter NeU lime be ilmn In a man finm first with a grounder Just Inside the third-base line, but ho was nlled out for rutting third and received ciedlt onlj for a two-base hit Iteforo Caie camo up for his fourth and last bat Mr Waeker went tn the box This gentleman pitched th the same hand we sign rhetks with so Carey stood at the (nteher'H right and sent one Into the sun oer tho right-Held fence .Summarlrlng. he made a single double and two homo runs, and was directly re sponslhlo for four runs, nnd South Ilend won the g-jmo S to t Carey was sold to Pittsburgh, that night SU;iJPV STI'.VB We undei stand fiom one or two mana gers tint the Hed Sox are going back We undeistood the same thing In 1914. and tljev lmeii't won nnjthliig but two pen nants and two world series since. Pickens Speaks $12 Worth With Alexander the Great t.i,Ll,,f ".". i'.1.- f''-Lsi It eo.t mil Pirkrns Junt SI-'. J dr phone lulls, tn get '.,ro,r ''"'Inncj Alexander's Trrhal prom. Ifo Hint he would Rle Ilia S3.1.000 protol llnn nrrloiis ronsl-rrntlon nnd Hint he prob nlih would nrrept. .. ."''r" ,"1. """ereil "pi tho f.renl" n tlilrt-llte-werk rnntrnrt at XIIKH) per week lo nimrur with n clrciik. ORTNER ELECTED CAPTAIN OF CORNELL CAGE TEAM ITHACA, X Y., Teh 21 Howard Ort ner. the star Cornell forward who Is lead ing tho Interrnllpclflln limb All, nit 1 an.. In liull Idiiat scoring, has been elected bj tho Cornell team as captain for the re mainder of this season The nrslt five, on account of a Htan.lt of ctcraps this season, has gone so far on Its schedule without a real leader, Doctor Sharpo select ing nn acting captain before each gam? Die Cornell team will go to Philadelphia on l'rlda night to meet Peon on .Salurdi In an lntoieolleglate. League match Sharp will take Oi trier. Stewart, Fuller, Kendell nnd Palmer as a regular team DARCY TO MEET DILLON IN NEW YORK MARCH 5 N'BW VOHK. Feb 21 Clrant Hugh Diow ne, boxing promoter In charge of Madi son t Square Harden, announced deflnltclj this afternoon that .Tack Ulllon has been substituted for AI McCo to meet I,es Parcy heio March B, Dillon Is to recele $10 000 or a privilege of percentage for meeting the Australian SOUTHERN TRIP ARRANGED FOR SYRACUSE BALL TEAM SVHACL'Si:, X Y Feb 21 The Sra tuse I nlverslt) baseball team will make a southern trip to open Its 1017 season Ten games will be plaed beginning April 4 Tho Nnv, Catholic UnUemlt) and Uni versity of Virginia will be among tho op ponents Powhatan Fhe Wins Again The Ponhntsn Ilnjs' Club, at South rhila rielphla defeated the Itltnfr llos' Club last nUht hi the acore of Ifl Tho future of lh Kfllno whs the arcurat foul shootlniE of flrooUa who mart 11 out or 11 inancea . i.me-up Powhatan It c Varrn . forward Klberacin . forward Drunks center llanrntty .. Kuard Pel'lreau . . .guard miner II C. . .. Callahan .. I,oa . SprUas ... Canflel'l . . . Staata EVENING LEDGER-PHILADteLPHIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, c, ' HAH "? To TUG 'nstcCa REMOVGS x. ff HAHM- KlTCKCrJ ) BOX FOOD ( s -rTi t VX vW Ci: from Jk rZS t5$T&' Xw, & A icebox M n cots 5AeJtwiCH - cold YourJCi -r BREAD .-&5J SeVM5 .ONtOrJS fei (&t- m $&. Wh 5 , . I - . APPLE SPORTS WRITERS' BANQUET IS REAL "Nig," Ted, .Alex and Pat Among Guests at An nual Dinner The "iinde-ln-Phllh ' dinner the 1'hlW delplila Sports Writers Assorl.itlntm thir teenth annual b.niiiuet at the Hotel Walton lastn Ight. was. .is usual a giand surress and a pleasint time was had by all of the more than 300 who were III allend.incB Athletic lelebrltles who hao rnrrled the name of I'hiladolphla to nil parts of the world were gilitds. President (leoigo M oung was toastmaster Alex Ted Meredith President Tinker and Howard l!err weie among the i hlef flguies 111 the Philidelphla sporting llme-glaie Charles Kbhets owner of the llrnnkhn Club last e.n's pennant winners stIiI tint tho Xew York Cllnnts looked like a suro bet In this ear's race, but before thej won If the) should happen to do so, lhr would be aware Hint thev were In a Initio, for the Dodgers and Phllllei would bo the ones to gle them nil the battle thev wanted He told how It felt to he the owner of a pennant-winning aggregation but added that he had It lomlng to him, as It was his first In the last ten e.irs President Itaker. of the Phillies also was one of the speakeis and relited that the Phils only needed three oi four practice games before taking on Hiookln on their home grounds In tho opening game of the season, and that after cleaning up Hrook l)n the Quakers would proceed to lloston to continue tho i lean-up nnd then march on Xew York ready to gle the Oiants all that thej wanted Alexander made a short address and talked on oer thing but that which per tained to his controers oer a 1117 tor tract with the Phillies Howard Berrv nnd Ted Meredith also were athlete speakers who did well on the lloor although not o actly In their line Ht-iry paid a line tribute to Hob 1 olwell, coach of the Penn football tennf for bis wonderful wdrk with the cleen last jear Folwell Is at Palm Pencil Fin .lust before the binrpict Toastmaster Young rend the names of departed members of the association and the guests stood anil drnnk a silent toast to their memon Other speakers were Charles Purhorow. champion long-distance swimmer . Harry Hempstead, ownei of the New Viik Na tional League Club. AI Saunders icpre sentatle of the (iiand Circuit through whose efforts the Crand Circuit will be brought to Phlladelph'a. llariy .Imdau. manager of Keiths Tlratre; Jack Well, champion single scull o.usiuan of the Schuylkill Xaj , John K Tenor, piesldent of the National League. Pit Moran inana ger of tho Phillies. Paul tllbbon president of the Philadelphia and Oistrkt Lawn Ten nis Association: William Sheffer president of the Eastern liaswcinaii i.cuku. the llov, T w I)ais. l'niiaueiiuiLi .,,,,' O'Hrlon, phslcal culture expert and Charllo Dooln, former m.inagei of the Phillies RACING AT JUAREZ OFF UNTIL AFTER TROUBLES 1H. PASO Tex, Feb HI Itaclng definitely Is oft at Juarez until the present unsettled conditions on the border are re stored to normal lloise ownen who had reopened the track lost $60,000 and decided thc had enough Murray to Coach Maine Clctcn nnoNO Me !! -I The inn,! Main" has Inaugurated , ra luatH ton; I il.Yim l.v annolnl nz Pall! .Murrav. till I. roach of the football learn for next season Murray rlased laikl" en the arlty elmrn dur Inir hl four ear at h" unlerlt an, was un aaalatanl loath In 10IR . f AiuT that mice 9 S nBUn utlPX s . . :iWB StTTIKlGTHeRE AHUSIHG-) A HCUoSOMUM. o.MOM ' WM I Hen. UTTLE. BR0TV4Era. J V I S'STER SUoVJIWG- " ' ( SR" ) (ef?AUVrviA " JtJSM S , , 2 tub PREixy L.rriwJn'l 'Wm v vf CLINCHES SCHOLASTIC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP MOVIE OF A MAN JUST LOCVtS T.r.r.0 I rCA .t-rt j SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS iiy i.oins u. .Lvrrn TIIHY can't keep him down or out Jim rijnn, tho Flreinin is "In again" nnd New ork has the pleasure of the Pueblo veteran's presence The great 'trial Imrse ' of other da.is Is In f'ntlnm for Hie pili pose of trjlng to show up Fred rulton, and Flmi says ho win ndmlt I ernclous Frederick would be deserving of a tilt with Jess Wlllard It Fulton could beat him On the other hand, If Fulton wero to be 'afraid" of the Puehlo flicni.in. J m Is out with a sweeping ihalletige to Jim Coffer. Halt ling l.ovltir-vy. mil Itrennnn nnd Carl Morris Fljnn's iry for nnother Hilurgo Into the heawe!ght ring Is the credit of In vine scored a half-minute knocl out last week Flnn went up to Kansas city from lis home, and, whether the works were tn or not, Jim swung one from the floor thirty seconds after the opening bell and Jack Pempsev, who evei he may be, joined the class of Steve Drodle, Annette Kelleriunn et si I ildle (TKeefe ha anltrhed off M.I U II llnmsa trail after latrhlnir up tn the former rhniunlnn and now hopca to put en nn tn c rran"il hural of spr1 1 In gt ento IV llr man a heels for n sel to O Keef. wouliln t get or, at nil If he veers irtven h ih,trne In a twc-nly rounder, hut Im would ho aallsflel Willi a mutrh here Jimmy Pojle, th Amerlun lad vrho dodcd torpedoea Kolnic over and rciurnlnz from i:ni BASEBALL FAN LOSES IN SUIT AGAINST BROWNIES ST T.Ol'IS, Feb 21 A erdlct In favor of the M l.ouls American League llasc ball Compan was returned licro in the suit of James C Heach against the company for $15 000 dnmnges Ttench alleged that whllo at a game last Migust ho was led from his seat by nn usher, who charged him with having taken a basebill which was knocked Into tho stands TOM GRIFFITH SIGNS UP WITH CINCINNATI REDS CJNUVXATf. O Feb 21 Tom fiilftltli right fielder of the Cincinnati National League Club, has signed a mntiiul fur nun vear hero "The .signed contract of Mike Itegan former Uiiiisuh n t iher also has been received DISSTONS HAS BIG GAME SCHEDULED HERE MARCH 3 Iilsstons will meet the winner of the Scot-tlsh-Ainerlcans-New ork match, which will he plajed next Suiidnv in Xevvark, N J I)istons will taoklo the winner nt Dlsstons" ball park Saturdav March .1 KKIM:AL IJILIi MES DOKMANT No Move Mndo to Progress Measure to Kill Hoxini; in New York ALBANY. Feb -'1 -Although governor Whitman sent n special message to the State Senate uiglng the passage of tho Slater bill abolishing the htnte Athletic) Commission no niovo his been mude In the Legislature lo progiess tho bill, which lies dormant In the Judicial v Committee There Is a division of sentiment among members of the Legislature as to Just what should be done with the bill The opposi tion Includes F.epubllcnii nnd Democratic Senators alike - -- i arney, vv i . i riei ami i, r ivnapp. HaM Vn If f 'Jf ll'flti.'X' .T iJ.!l. UJX'JJXCWII flT 'Mil J lliek Ilreen In ('aillnlli lienrlinir Johnson. Murr.iv, Frlel and Knapp were 13EI r. jWI'rTi&lfcS05w?VviL'i'Sria . VII "It , ItKADIVI IM let, ji -neoi.e Wltt.e "appointed Ilreiiiia,, Haves and I'arnev lrSrWWl rtTi na PiaUng minager of the Iteadlnir team In the displace Joseph O Illjcll, Frank Connolly 9&-S$&tMst iZW&tofyl&ASSii -., it' . New ynrk SiHie Hiseluiti League hua ap- and George (loehler KVIsMltTdlHjl7l.-v7 .'' i.'j pointed Pick Hreen captain Ilreen daed tlilrd oilin Chill of the American Leniriie I. aVlusivSfeS5!iCAirr MXFS&cBtslWtTBlltBsm&'iWitMsW ,j' is lis for lllmlra last sear but will play second , ," ,, , i -"merican i.eague is If , yf if?--'--"-- fYfT"TtelTi rrmrnfMSfMmM j .M haao here. being considered for tho eighth place BflB T l ?ifi MsMalaMW1rlr "' 1 TBKMaMCiaTKjiafcOjIaMaliMaM '",' afl BEFORE GOING TO BED WIMD WATCH' .Ci P. s. ?j "AW SrJT WSQ Evening Ledger Decisions of Ring Iiouts Last Night KhAIIIM rddle. Unrnnd won from l.eorce tnlh. In llnnsl ilre ullli Iruikle ll'llrlen. It. (I ttnener li iilril .Inlinm Mor gan, Milker lire Mo knuikri! nut Vl Ull llnmsoii, tlilnli .lurk llnvle nnd otto Itrrfe flreu. MIHIIroMS-Joe Mel.h defeated Hurl, nemlnci Mil Ue.t drew with Vnmc llorrrtl. .MA? ttlltb .lohnny lliimlre niitnnlnteil I'rnnhle ( iillaliiui. ( i r. foresriii I.XMI ril Mnore hrnke Id In (lie third round nenlnst lert lark Moire sr I III IX n Hurry Iviihikon", Herman outpointed land, t "till around amlnus tn dodso sloven of Imal Innlams He. lint pirthiiljr wtm hi m,ets nnd rtoen t ire Pni has heen k.n Iiik hlinolf In perfeit anopn an I lead! for lllll nines or Peter llermnn lainalei hid. a negro welterweight from .Sew Drleans who flopped off In I'hillv hut lu1 linnlile tn get a al.irt here u uliiiihik- con alslentlv In New orlc I ho rrllln thero m-w tn Kid Is a roHl el, ver ilntlnifnin 'rankle Ttiirns l oie Itttlo battler vvhn Ins vv.ilrhe,l M lot of hoy rs ronie Hint go vet he hia Inin staving nrnlind hlmnelf 1 1, i0,aei City velerin his heen imxing In greit form n -eentlj lomorrow night Hums meeii Zulu KIJ In New lork ",u TIGER-RUTGERS FOOTBALL GAME PROBABLE FOR 1918 1'IJINCr.lOX. Feb HI - Princeton has virtually agtced to renew football relations with Ilutgeis In I31S ' he break during l'MO and 1317 is said to havo been due entirely to Inability tn agree on a date Tho two colleges are now In virtually everj foim of nthletlo activity except on track Princeton has agreed to go to .New Hrunswlck on Juno 11 to meet the Itutgers bnseball team for the first time. JOHN CASTLE TO MANAGE HANNIBAL THREE I TEAM John F Castle, foimer outfielder or the Phillies nnd manager of the Lancaster and Atlantic Cltv Trlstalo tennis. hn signed a contract to lesd the Hannibal, Mo team In Iho T hree-I League Castle will leave for the West In tho mid. die of April He Intentln to occupj the sun Held ns well as take charge of the plaving end T h 'J luce I season lasts about fmii and a half months ROBINSON AND II ARTE IN HARVARD'S RESERVE CAMTiP.HKii:. Mass, Feb :i ITIehaid H llarto and William I" Itohlnson of Philadelphia members of tho llutvaid .n slty football team, nre ninoug a score of nthletoH otillstc.il In Hntvnid unit of rcervo olllcers' training corps UMi'iitL's aim: ciiosi:n Four of Last Yeai's Ollkials Dropped. Cliill May Land Position LOFISVlLLi:, ICv , Feb 21 President W FrOIlt & Dock f sMeMWffi't'i ', CVQm , "Kd Thomas J Hlckev of the merlcan Ano KE fi. (. KyfSftk. It' A i S JM '"M i Iatlon, has announced the following list of fseg OtreetS $ FXTZifr &?Zs? l&M " f$ik Un;v,,,:rr,,.,;an. George H John-on H 1Ma,n fjffWWffMSmM' 'H Janes A Munav. Oerald Hnes W J lg Main 18JI BJ Wtfi&JElfL K, k I (fy 'PgMtl fW '.';y;.',?W,P 1917 TjRrWlMj AM tDCA L1KC THI5 GIVGi ONC A TERRIBLE APPETtTE. Xfazss& S7. JAY GOULD PLAYS IN TITLE TOURNEY Philadelphian Starts in Competition for National Racquet Championship i:V WiUK. Feb 21 - With nn entry of fourteen plavers the national amateur championship incrpiets singles tournament was started this morning nt the llncquet and Tenuis club New York will be repre sented by Louis du Pont Irving W II Pins more, Malcolm H Whitman, F T Frellng huvscn, II F Watcrhur nnd J C Water bur.v .lav (inuld worlds champion In court tenuis, will plav fur the Philadelphia Itne nuet and 'lennls Chili, of which he is the champion The Tuxedo 'lennls nnd Itacciuct Cluli will he tepreseuted hv Stanley rj Men timer, national champion and Claience C Pell Huston will have Jnvliu c Crane, one time national title holder, and II C Clark, cl limine II 1, llHon and A Stlllwell will icpresent Chicago The field Is not nnlv Ibe strongest but the most icpresentatlve tint has vet entered for the title OouId'H entrv marks his first quest of national championship honors In jaconets The schedule for tho tourney is as follows 'Inrtiv la 1 m Irving vs Dinsmore II n pi Mortimer vs Frellnghuveen noon. (Jbulit va rune 1 p m Pell va Thome J p in U r VVaterhur vs Dixon .1 p m J Waterbur vs Stlllwell l Urk anil Whitman Ihuralaj 10 10 b in Chirk va winner of tho Irving Wliiemoro iiMOli J p m WhPman v vvlnnT of the Ktllluell W'nterhun match, two other matches of second round mr 7 - H md&r CV. X- -s "iff ?rr """ ' : ! K&C OAK ISLAND AND ROBBINS ISLAND OYSTERS The choicest we have received irt 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 1 MatthewJ.Ryan. Wholesale Only fmSBm " " "" :i ' H xo 1 WEST PHILA. FAILS TO STOP SOUTHERN: Germantown's Hopes ot"V Winning Title Shattered ,)' When Downtowners Win ' .- Inter scholastic League Iqsketball Statistics Men in . 7 n n t o J.;t 1 4 I 7 7 II Sonlh ridladrlnhlit Illih .sua .nvf .000 .noo .311 .ooo ....... if,-.. . ..i....i.,n iihii ,, I ,lfl fllvl. U.l.ul in .Northeast llltli Mrhooi test I'hlladrlphl lllch I'hlla. Tndes Kchonl ., I rankfont lllili "tphool .xrx-tlNI) TKM Nortlienst lllith Srhool south rhllarirlphln , West I'hliaiirlnlila llitli 1 runkford IIIrIi Hchool i entml llkh Nrlinol I'lilliirirlntila Tradea (.eriiiiinlown HUti KrAMUMI Won Itat li I It I .-. 1 4 .1 n . i n I s re. .o .noo .BS .S3 West Philadelphia has the team this ear, but It lacked the punch. German town High, Central and Northeast nil cher ished hopes that the West Phillies' quintet would put the brakes on Southern In th crucial league match yesterday nflernoon, but there were no brakes and Southern fairly skidded to victory, 4 Sto 23. Hats off to Mark Putin, leading Itlfh School Liagife scorer, beat foul-goal throw er nnd stnr forward on tho Sout . 1'hlla tlelphli team liltlo tn Wnttman, Dondero, Milestone (leventer Sacks, Owen? and Schr. All bellied tn bring tho Putcli Company tluphv to the latkou sticct tchool. South ern's fine-sldrcl win nvei West Philadelphia, gave lliein the i li.ttnplot'shlp West Philadelphia had a much better team than the recoid for tho season would show, for P.hmdes, Korb, Adams, llachman and Clarke fcum a fast quintet and a hlgh f coring machine when going right. Just why West 1'hlladclphla failed to play hot ter In tho gamo with Southern Is hard to explain Southern hai a powerful team and deserved to win, but West Philadelphia can sutely play better than was tho case, In the match with the downtown squad yesterday. Northeast High's single-point victory over Gerniantown High was tho result of u, foul goil thrown by o'llrlen It was a nlp-nnd-tuck contest, with both teams evenly matihcd lloonej, Heriog. Carter, White, nnd o Ilrlen plavcd at the top of their game, and It was O'Brien's field goal that tied the score, following a two-pointer by Surgeson, thnt eventually enabled Xorth cn't to take the lead. Oernnntovvn may finish among the first threo In this llght-to-a-flnisli race for bas ketball honors, but It will take some hard pins lug If the teams consider tho league heason over and fall to maintain their In terest there will be many upsets Boh Martin, captain of the Chestnut Hill Academj basketball team, was star )n the gamo with Swarthmore Preparatory yes terday afternoon, wh ch the Hlllers won. 28 to 2C Wharton nlso plaved a brilliant game Tho work of Wndsnortb. Dickens and Clarko enabled Chestnut Hill to take a good lead In tho first half, 22 to 13. but Swarthnioro brared In the second half and neatlv passed the Hlllers South Philadelphia, and Xorthcast nre still fighting It out for tho second team league basketball championship Tho South Phillies beat West Philadelphia, 39 to 20, with (ioldhl.ttt, KravlU Sallsman. Pollard and I'renl In Milts Curtis McCullough, Hrecht Flier and Mem represented the West Philadelphia reserves Camden High made a new record In Inskelb.tir Peniisgrovo High School ml given n death blow In basketball. 100 to 4. Perhaps tho Pcnnsgrove voungsters will barn something about the gamo before they tackle Camden High again It Is the high est tallj on record fo far this season. Linley, Tormcr Bike Champion, Diei imtliULrurtT Conn Keh 21 Joseph Un. i. former world champion smateur lilcjcltst n,1 holder of the ten mile unpaced record, died St til. homo here, On May 3d. 1003. In New navii umn I.lnlej rodo ten miles In SI rnln i,te ! seconds a mark that never has baon "lualed II waa horn In .Sheffield. Ensland. thlrtv nine ears ago , 'i v( i A .Q, i V' ArnnR MV OVM HEttT SHe"s Not aui. Dolled A I OP UKE TME VesT Ot ) V FSe CAN NotHJ6miMCi PETEY 1 $ne Would fleverHave fought Wdjilother i s.. rf ..; HH rt ttfi ."V .Vl' J ITi' -X,!1 'i. . '- -.A -V- -i ,i.j I . . 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