. -m m" i t l j. -.f--t tr . i Ji tt ; k i. ar jcrw - . .J it ." n.m j V I" ,, AIR tf ROM THE SOUTH S60N WILL TELL US THAT THE 1917 BASEBALL SEASON IS HERE1 EVEitorS LEDGSlPHILAiDBIMKli MOtfbAX EEBRtfAfif ?1T 1917 1 il Ih Sfv THREE BASEBALL CLUBS GET BUSY TODAY IN INITIAL WORKOUTS AT at CAMPS IN THE FAR WEST AND SOUTH I ,Cubs, Giants and Yankees Arrive at Training - umps, ana utner reams soon win roiiow. j Some History as to Sale of Joe Wood v . XTtODAY Is tho bis day" In baseball for ' tlon threo bis league clubs will begin ing nnd In a week or no nil of tho mnjor organizations will bo rroily for the pre tlmlnnry stuff which always ushers In tho Great National rastltnc. Out In Pasa dena, Cal., Fred Mitchell and his Cubs are taking their Initial woikout. To tho eastward, In Marlln Springs, Tex., Jawn McGrnw Is oerseelnu; tho dehulnntes In their efforts to win regular places with the Olants; and stilt further 12.1st. AVIld William Donovan, assisted by Captain Tilllnghnst Huston, Is putting tho Yanks through tho paces at Macon, Go. Tho Cubs left last Tuesday, the Giants ViUlny and the Yanks on Saturday. They are three ery good teams, and some of tho dope artists have It that two of the three will tight It out In the world's series next fall. .They mention no names, but say that both teams como from the same town. We know what the Giants have this season, and tnko It from -us. they look very, VERY good. Tho Yankees minus "Slim" Caldwell nho look good, especially at this tlmo of the year, when there are no cripples to worry about. I..ast senson It looked like a walkaway for the Donovan clan, but when the team was In the lead everybody Joined the hospital squad and Wild Dill had a icason for being so wild. The club deteriorated from a pennant possibility to a gang of cripples nnd had a hard time staying in the first division, This year, however, tho layout sui passes that of 1916. Pipp, the home-run king of the league last year, is a moro finished ball player and will have no troublo In landing the first basing Job. Fritz Malsel Is being groomed to play second and In nil probability vrill outshlno Joo Gedeon, who fllwed last year. Pecklnpaugh, an excellent fielder, will bo at short nnd Frank Baker will have no opposition at third base. i .'' Donovan Has a Classy AS OUTFIELDERS there aro Leo Mageo, Hughle High, Tim llendrlx and Flank .Gilhooley, while the catching will be taken caro of by Al Waters, Leslie. Alexander and Nunamaker. But tho pitching staff Is something to brag about. George Mogridge and "Nick Cullop, two of tho greatest young southpaws In the game, aro on tho payroll and will be assisted bv Bob Shawkey, Slim Love, liny Fisher, Urban Shocker and Al Itussoll. lUy Keating has not yet Joined the club, Great things are expected of this staff, especially Mogridge and Cullop. Gcorgo never showed his real form until he Joined tho Yanks nnd then blossomed out as a real hurler. Cullop did wonderful work Inst year until he suffered an injury to his knee, but ho says he Is as good ns new and ready to start something In the coming campaign. Joe Wood at Last Has Found Recognition THE case of Joe Wood, tho erstwhile smoke king from Boston, Is quite peculiar. Joseph, It Is announced, was sold to Cleveland Saturday for $lii,Q00, and the question now Is, "Who Is stung on the denl7" This winter It was predicted that Wood had a fine chance? to take things easy and spend his days in idleness this Bummer unless he shaved several thousand dollars from the aluatlon he placed upon himself. Efforts had been made by Harry I'razeo and his manager, Jack Barry, to trade him some place, but It seemed as If none of the other clubs was anxious for his services. And Just when we were about to place Smoky Joe in the discard along with the other holdouts, along comes Bob Mcltoy, vice president of the Cleveland club, and pays out enough money to purchase u couple of legular pitchers. Wood was on the sidelines last year because of nn ailment In his right .shoulder The year before he won twelve and lost four games, although he was not In the best of shape. Last year Joe had troublo with Lannln before the team went South, and during the first half of the 1916 campaign the Red Sox players all thought that tho star twlrler Bhould have been signed up for almost ty ninounty They Were convinced that Joe had completely recovered and would be Invaluable when the pennant race became close. In other words, they were sure that the president Was pulling a monumental bone when he allowed the former boss of the American ueague twlrlers to waste his talent In Idleness. However, a sudden change of sen 8:nent swept over the athletes on the second western trip after they had seen lilm .vork out In Cleveland. They were oft him from that time on nnd no one was able o ascertain the reason. It might have been because Joe's performance did not Impress them, but whatever It was, they seemed to have lost Inleiost In him. Ever since that time Wood has been on the market and it was not generally believed that h'e had much of a chance to come back. McRoy Is Noted for His Shrewd Business Deals BUT It must be remembered that the Cleveland club is not in the habit of pur chasing lemons, especially when Bob McRoy is on tho Job. Robert' evidently' had lnsido information that Smoky Joo's arm was In good condition again, nnd Unloaded that $15,000 worth of money on Harry Frnzee's lap to show that he believed what he had heard. Cleveland Is in need of pitchers and couldn't oer 'look a chance to get nnother good one. If Wood Is In shape ho will help the team considerably, but if not well, $16,000 Is quite a bunch of money to lose these days. McRoy's team had a good chance to win the pennant last jear when it took the lead In June, but Guy Morton, the star twlrler. went bad nnd the team fol lowed. It's n great thing to have a first-class pitcher to start a series, for nine times outjf ten he comes through with a victory. Then with one game to the good It gives a club a big advantage in the other battles. Evidently this is McRoy's Idea in grabbing off Wood; but Morton still Is on the payroll, and If he falls by the wayside nlong with the smoke artist, Robert will have to be handed aTI error of Judgment. He did not pull a boner last year, however, when ho accomplished what wan believed, to be the impossible In purchasing Tris Speaker from the Red Sox. McRoy and Dunn purchased the Cleveland club after It had been on the financial rocks for years and took a long chance In going after a star. They knew that tome big attraction was needed to revive tho Interest of the fans nnd Speaker was selected. Trls was having some trouble about a contract and McRoy hustled to Boston to see Lannin. Speaker Deal First Considered a Joke WHEN he told the purpose of his Nlsit the president of the Red Sox laughed heartily nnd asked the visitor to tell him some more Jokes. McRoy bald It was no Joking matter, and added: "You probahly can't see this deal the same ns I do, but IF Trls were for sale and IF you wanted to dispose of him how much would you ask?" "IF you wanted to buy Speaker, how much would you give?" Lannln parried. "Speaker is worth $50,000 to us," retorted McRoy. "Does that figure interest you?" Lannln was speechless. He squirmed In his chair and gasped: "If that offer Is on the square, come back and see me in one-half hour." McRoy returned and left with Speaker's bill of sale. He paid big money, but the Cleveland team proved to be one of the attractions of the season, and before Decoration Day enough cash had been made to offset tho price paid for Tris. Per haps Robert has another hunch that Joe Wood will come through, and If ho does we wijl hesitate long enough to hand out a few more bouquets. 4 "1HARLEY HERZOG has been taking lessons In aviation at St. Peters-V- burg, Fla., nil winter, nccording to a report from the South. If such is the case, Charley will have a legitimate excuse to "go up In the air'' In the ball games this summer. He also will be able to argue with the um pires all except Charley Rlgler. Every time he argues with Riglor, Herzog-goes down for the count. Artie Root Has Made Rapid Strides in Ring This Year BOXING fans In Philadelphia always ilke to gaze upon new faces, but they also like to see some boy fight his way to the wind-up class In the home-town bouts. Artie Root, a featherweight from Cleveland, now Is the popular idol ns h. '; j t has more than made good here and promises to do even better In the future, t-', Artie came here last December and met Louisiana In his first bout. It was not a howling success from Root's viewpoint, and K,' 'through. However, he kept after Jack Fry OI mm JBCK put uooi in wan jonnny -ueaiey. .aieaiey nas a good nunch toil... ''l'" r&n& has a longer reach, and It was predicted that Artie would hit the mat early jn me Dame, uui me youngster sprang j. j lacing "and winning every round. After -,,i Willie Jackson, tho boy who knocked out (unanimous selection to finish second, but Athe tar out of Dundee's conqueror. , .iuni"i uc jiyiiina. j, wu. ' -and If he Is successful tho chances are 5 fjaane. But Artie has a big Job on his hands this evening, provided Tendler Is In S'-i"i Buui shnrw Lew hasn't been boxlncr very much of late beennsa nf l,.,,i i. ; -x- .--.-. - - - w . uu cmuu, .;d ho may show the effects of the long lay-off. Last year. It will be remembered, , 'Steadier easily defeated Pete Herman, the new bantam boss, and made other star ; pwrformers look very sud. He has an awkward style which ba files his opponents, -fknd'iiuul will nave some uinicuuy in nnaing a aeienso tor it. bad Earl Ebv. of Penn, Is a freshman. This young person looks uu a ni . aenaatlon on the cinder path, and under & hM be an able successor of Ted Meredith. He hag beBn running In great form , to tbe indoor meets, but eclipsed his former performances Saturday night when he imp, the half-mile run In 1-.C8 S-5 and the quarter-mile In very' fa3t time. Eby would data FtM Borwiuernsiy in me auai meets IUNO'JUlAS, the wildest of Connie fcl.pd attempt to 4break Into the VWM T "L - '" I . MJMhfc fin styfo'and at ar,;4oUd 1917. After Ions, weary months of liinc- work thlsnfternoon perhaps this morn Bunch of Pitchers It looked as if the 'Cleveland bov was Hanlon for another chance, nnd to get rid a Dig surprise ny giving Johnny a nifty that bout Root was matched to meet Johnny Dundee. Again Artie was the he turned the tables again and knocked mivco un uuuijici suiru too m i.,ew Tendler that he will be matched with Johnnv KIN the coaching, of Lawson Itnhoriann v, ana me interconeglates this year. Mack's wild pttcheri, has been foiled In big league. Bruno quit he pitching a l "P qumeiaing ni w UKes-uarre, the end .of the season was drafted by the he ned4 more experience and sent him U 'M'f. - ..'' ,.-' i. V A. Y. Giants to Be Sold? So Old Dame Rumor Says NEW onii. li. M. rrnnrt li bwn rurrrnt flmt nncotUUnnc for lh nnl of the Npw ork rluh of tli Niltlftnnl l.rniriia to Hurry Miirlnlr nnd (Iroric S. Wnnl. Imrkrrs of the IVuVriil l.etliciif. were hrln cnrrlM mil. KfTnrtfl to Rrt eltlirr ilnlnl or ronftr-tniiltn-i of flip Mnry wrrr liniMiilllnff. It liernme knnnn t tint .Inhn Mrdrnir vin tint, ns rrpnrtrd, on hln uny to lr ttrfihtirK, n., to rf ltit Itnhrrtton, (hi oulflrldfr uhn rfiisl to nlKn a rontrnrt, It wai re imrted from l(rhiirir Ihnt Kohrrtflon nnd III fnthrr luitl left for this rlly to confer ullh llnrry llemiMenit, Mellrnw'ii iletnjIliK his itelwrtiire for Mnrlln lent unmet rotor to the Mory of the nale of the tllnnls. PENN STILL HAS FIGHTING CHANCE Jourdel's Men Made Great Finish Against Cornell in Second Half r..sTr.nN i.hAoi'K w t, re w i. re Oretnck... S .flU Rendlnit .... 7 7 .ROO litMier H n .."171 I unulen fl 7 .Ifii Trenton 7 7 .,10(1 lie Ncrl ... ft I) ..IV! sriiKiin.i: rnn wnr.K TonUht Jasper nt Trenton. MedneMlto Io erl nt ( nmden. Thnmdj.v Camden nt .laaprr. 1'rlda Iteitdlnc at Ore'Mork. 'Mnrcl.iv (,rci.cMU nt le Nerli Trenton at Ilendlnic iNTKitrnu.nniATi: i.r..ot'n . . w 'r w t, ro lnle ft 1 1.1 Dnrt month. . .1 .IMM) I'rlnreton ..ft I ,HU Cnlnmhln.. . . 5 ft .S! I'enn 4 3 ..171 t ortiell .... 1 7 .13.1 One week from tomorrow night m 111 be played the first hnaltelbnll game between Hnucock. winner of the American t.eacue championship, and J. & J. Dobson, title liolileis of tho Industrial League. The ser oml will bo played on Friday, March 0 and one nf tho biggest surprises was the fact that tho contests would both be plaed nt tho Quaker City A C A third contest, If necesary. will take place Tuesday. March 13 It has been decided to divide tho iccolpts sixty per cent to the winner and forty per cent to the loser, nnd Herman U.ielzcl will tefereo all games. Tho players eligible to participate are: llnnrock Wood. Wlttlg, Haslctt. Powell. Deegler. Armstrong, Sutton, Flood, Cromble, Hopkins Dobson Moorehcad. Klndnu, West. Hops, Ilomewood. Scott, ponby, Mc tlulre, Edwards, Clark and Calhoun. CJreys Lead Eastern With oery club In the Eastern League playing good basketball the first three weeks In that organization promises to lie fraught with much excitement. Lvcn the tall-end Pe N'erl team Is regularly winning Its home games and clubs that formerly used the Downtowners as a imans of fat tening percentages now meet defeat at Musical Fund Hall. Barring Injuries to payers there Is no telling which Ihe will win the second half, so unceituln is the hltuatlon at present. Kilpatrick Dcncflt Tonight Tonight Is the occasion of the big benefit glxen for Pctey Kilpatrick at the Quaker City, A. C. Quito a while ago he hud his anke fractured and has been In poor shape since He is ono of tho most popular players tu tbe gamo. and lias been Identlllpil with the Industrial and American Leagues and St. Rita Club of South Philadelphia A tidy sum should bn realized nt this eve ning's gamps The hall has been given free Referees Baetzel and Johnson have donated their servlees and likewise all the players The teams In action are1 St Rita. In dpendent champions of South Philadelphia, against St Coumba, of the American League and Standard Rollpr Hearing, of the Industrial League, against the Camden All Stars. I'enn Wins Another Penn came through In great style against Cornell on Saturday night. Coach Lou Jourdet began tho match with his re arranged line-up of Jpfford nnd Emery nt forward, Eble center, Martin and McNIchol guards. The new combination did not pro duce the result he expected, and at the conclusion of the first the Red and Blue, was trailing the lsltors. 12-5. At the offstait of the second half Jef ford returned to his old place at center, Martin to forward, Emery to guard Kble retired and Savin got action as Lou Mar tin's tunning mate. Jourdct's men then played rings around tho visitors, outscoring them IS points to fi As Princeton won from Columbia, the Tigers moved up with the Ells for first plaee and I'enn still has a fighting chance to win out- When St. Joe defeated La Salle, S8.27.tne followers of the latter were given a rude Jolt. Tho losers tiutscored the winners In field goals, but Iteferee Jimmy numsey called thirty-three fouls on La Salle, nnd eighteen of these were converted Into points, while St. Joe was penalized twenty-five times, fifteen of which wcie turned Into points. .Insper defeated Harrlsburg on the lat ter's floor. 10-32, and after looking the up Stnte combination over one cannot hut be Impressed that McCord's bunch is the strongest Independent team on Its own floor In the State. Several of the local Independents were knocked off on Saturday night. Oerman town Y. M C. A gained a notable win over rtnokwood, 56-30, with 'Winsklll's old bunch, Hants' Marshall, Kddle Keenan and Fltz- Patrick in the line-up East Falls fell down at Boycrtown, 37-22, nnd Philadelphia Cres cents were defeated by Morris Guards, 29 25. Tho Vlncomes came through ns usual and easily defeated West Chester, 32-20. Camden will play two games at home next week, meeting Grcystock on Wednes day and Trenton on Saturday. The Potters were scheduled for Wednesday and tho dreys the week previous, but the Church men will take the Potters' place and Tren ton plays Saturday, as the Greys nre sched uled to go to Heading. As a result, there will be three games In the league on that evening i According to reports Jasper has decided to play Dave Kerr at center tonight when the Jewels perform at Trenton. Eastern League critics have picked Tom Barlow as the best developed player of the season outside of Davie Kerr. The Trenton boy Is proving to be a regular bearcat In the cago and Is a regular shut-out king, The writer met a basketball man out of town this week that had decided to place State League basketball In his burg next year, but when Informed of the new league readily consented to enter. It Is some town, and some team, and the hall now building will be some hall. DAUPHIN-PERRY LEAGUE CHOOSES ITS OFFICERS DUNCANNO.V. Pa., Feb, 26. E. C. Lletz, sports editor of the Harrlsburg Patriot, was elected president and C. B. Smith, so cllor of the Marysvllle Journal, was elected secretary of the Dauphin-Perry League at a recent meeting at Harrlsburg. The same circuit as last season will be maintained. DaUphln County will be represented by teams at Millersburg, Dauphin and. Hall fax and Perry County by teams at Dun cannon, Newport and Marysvllle. It was decided to play a schedule of twenty games and the season Is to start on May 12, one week earlier than last, year. This was done In order to per mit more time for the playing of post ported games at the close of the season. The schedule committee la composed of Thomas Jones, of MUlersburg: D. B. Tay lor, Newport ; C M Syter. Dauphin : R. M, uarton, uuncannon: x. Jt, stees. Marys- , YHan4 Warren , Jlelsler, Hallfjt, . WHEN A FELLER X ' - vSH-H" OOM't1 I v JC WORRY - HE'S V . GETTING -A.I. I ',. ' : THB ?UNISHMt3MT " LMG WGetXJi JOHN HONUS WAGNER, BASEBALL'S METHUSELAH AND HIT MECHANIC, IS ROMPING BOY AT FORTY-THREE Most of Us Are Fat and Slow, Dressed Up, With No Place to Go, at Forty-Three; but Not So Honus Hy GRANTLAND RICE TO JOHN I1RNRY WAf.XF.H Upon the Orenlon of III I'urtt-thlnl nlrthdar Gee But I'd like to he A Mil like you. nt forty-thrre irrltiW-d. peWinps, and somewhat gray. Hut still n KM a kid at hrart A player on the field of play. Waiting another season's start Waiting still for the bell to ring .4 f forty-three Oh, gee for spring nn oldlimo spring Xot of the spring the poets sing The spring of roses and old dreams Hut. rather, of the Cash and Jtini), Of ttco-base hits and ivlnnlni; teams The (indent roar That echoes in a jubilee When your lonn triple tie the score. At forty-three. II Oh. boy If I could only nmo the joy At forty-three. Of waiting for a spring like that, To take my place out in the game With spike and glove, with ball and bat, While 10.000 cheered my name To look Age in the face and grin The while 1 held Youth by the hand 7'o play the game nut lo-r or win As only yon can understand You, who still tomp omfrf the elan Of those nnlioni when you began. Ill At forty-three I know where most of us will be Gfoufy ami old or fat and slow Dressed up, without a place to go Along the royal road of play In games that hold a nation's sway; But you, still in the iiiorniiip's aim, Have only started just begun Vou who, amid the long parade. Saw Matty start and shine and fade Saw Waddell, Walsh and Chance and Brown Rise up make good and then drop down, I'orgotten in each fickle town, While you Well, lack at forly-Ptco, Champion F. Kramer Joins "Riot Squad" for War Duty Frank I.. Krumer. the world's elism- plon cjclUt. has Joined Mi "riot "jmi"! i m Eait OrWe. N. J. The auad lll .- i .. ..n auvlllupv In the recuiar lie usni .in .... ....-...-.- -- .,, n...lii oollce force In ease of war. The nuxiu- Srr now eoncl.ti. of twentr-one .member... ' ill of whopi will he armed with "'''- , I tlon urmy rlllen. Kramer Joined at Ihe rraueft of thief of rollfe ''"" I O'Nell, after awertalnlnie that Ihe nrou- 1 ability wan tlrat there would be no Inter- I ference with hln urofeniilonal dntleii. t PENN STATE TRACK MEN PICKED FOR INDOOR MEET STATE COLLEGE, Pa.. Feb. 26. Penn State has entered eight star trackmen for competition In the indoor intercolleglates at Philadelphia next Saturday. The men picked will run "In three relay races, and for the first time Blnce the indoor games have attracted State's athletes the Blue and White will have no entries In the special field events. ,-... whiting TTrnll and Enoch will 1UUIHII. ,,...v...o. - - compete In the relay requiring each runner to cover 528 yards. Shae, Whiting, Foster nnd Shields have entered In the 1000-yard event. -i.- m.i.m avni nnnzemueller will ill WIC lUCUtCJ b.k.t- - run 3S2 yards, Shae 704 yards, Foster 1028 yards ana snieias nm yarun. WAGNER AMONG PIRATES1 PLAYERS STILL UNSIGNED i PITTSBUnail, Feb. 26. Fltre members of the Pittsburgh National League base ball club have failed so far to sign their 1917 contracts. Among them are Honus Wagner, the veteran shortstop, and Max Carey, star outfielder. The other players who have failed to sign contracts are Douglas Balrd, third baseman, and William Fischer and Walter Schmidt, both catchers. MAGEE FINALLY SIGNS; MARANVILLE STILL OUT BOSTON, Feb. 26. Sherwood R. Magee, outfielder, of the Boston Nationals, finally has Ticceptod the club's terms. Reduced from 16500 a year for the last three sea sons to 14200 for the coming season, Magee had announced, that he would not sign. Fred Allen, a pitcher, also sent In his signed contract for tower figures. Walter Maranvllle, the club's snormioy, u tn -..principal remaining hojd.-ot. NEEDS A FRIEND .Yo pitchers cheered the season through When you came hulking into view, IV Some game we know But you, irho've seen them come and go, Know how soon Youth noi into Age, As. one by one, the old Bush calls, As great names leave Ihe Sporting Page And even mighty I, any falls. But you, alone, fling to the throne, Sot caring that the hour t fate, Defying Tide and Time and Fate; Or. matbe. Hans, you mutt have ittioton That out the highway, mile by mle, If you had faded, passed or flown The game would not have been worth while. Baseball without Hans H'apner's namef Who'd corn fo see that sort of garnet A box score minus Wagner's hitt We couldn't even think of itl Wars drift by Wars and rumor of war's alarm But the light still flames in your Batting Rye, And the snap remains in your ancient arm; ror Time has beckoned you tn vain Has called you with its yearly plea But yon still hold your ancient reign And stick around at forty-three At forty-three tohen most of them at thirty-four Have long since faded from the push Have driven in their final score Or drifted back into the Bush. But you have never heard Time call, Too busy out there playing ball, Making a fancy stop or hit Or all the bally rest of it. VI And so From all who love the game. Here's to the glory of your famf Wave on, forever wave, Old Scout. ' Safo from the Umpire's final "Out" You, who have found the fabled fount Of Youth, and Aprils-yet-to-be You who have spurned Time's fatal count To play the game at forty-three. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION WILL OPEN APRIL 12 WT-nVTTTCIirTAM Atn T7eh 9fi TU 1017 schedule of the Southern Baseball Associa tion proviues ior ioz games, witn me sea son opening on April 12 and closing Septem ber IB. A post-season series between the championship team and a nine picked from tho seven other clubs was arranged for, seven games to bo played. , ROBERTSON SIGNS; ALL GIANTS ARE IN FOLD NEW YORK. Feb. 26. Outfielder David Robertson, the only player who has failed to come to terms with the New York Na tional League club, has signed a contract for the 1917 season. He will leave for the training camp at Marlln, Tex., next Friday. NO WILLIAMS-BROWN GAME Union College Also Absent From Pur ple's 1917 Football Schedule Brown University Is missing from the 1917 football schedule of Williams College. Union College, of Schenectady, also is ab sent from the program for next season. The Williams schedule follows; September 29, Rensselaer Polytechnic In stitute, at Wllllamstown; October 6, Hamil ton, at Wllllamstown; IS. Cornell, at Ithaca; 20, Vermont, at Wllllamstown; 27, Columbia, at New York city; November 8, Wesleyan, at Mlddletown; 10, MIddlebury, at Wllllamstown; 17. Amherst, at Wll llamstown. Mullln, Old Horse Race Driver, Dies KALAMAZOO. Mich.. Feb. 28 John Mullln, a famoun harneas horia driver fifty yeara ago, died at tha County Hotna. Ha waa nlnetr-two yeara old. Several weeka aao Mullln fell out of a bathtub, and fractured hit hip. Suits or Overcoats TO OltDEB $ 11 80 Sf Uur fJM tjjf B.dneed to. Big Window wMkm eaTeTJJa 10, (IS PETER M0RAN& CO. "SSS&jff . S. COB. TH AND ABOH STB. OLYMPIA A. A. ft SJJSSK43,. ' TO-N10IIT AT JiSOBIlABr Jack Hejle val FrankleTlSflaii Jimmy MfCabe re. Johnny Myaley Battllnt Schalta vs. Johany May Ate. Me: aUl, Bee, He W. Amm-Km, u Your Golfing Off Form? It's Your Teeth! They're to Blame! ClUCtnt). Feb. 2. Jim DnnaMaon. the uell-knonrn profenMonat solfer, la nf the opinion that decayed teeth are re nonnlble for poor1 putting In the feme Pauline of aattlrur the itolf hall. Re cently Jim derelnped a allitht attack nf neiirltla, and after ronmiHInic a pliyMclan, found that In the doctor' opinion the trouble came from two had teeth. After fhe (tentltt. find nlenHei1 tn the teeth. the neuritfa ceaaed anil Jim found hla aim much Improted. He la now advocat ing the aame treatment for any of hla I frlenrta vino happen lo have an off day on the putting green. i MARK BUNNIN TOPS SCHOOLATHLETES Leads Players in High School League Goldblatt First in Second Division Mark Itunnln. captain of the South Philadelphia lllch School team, Is Individual leader In the High School League first team basketball scoring with a total of 202 points He was the best foul goal rcorer In the league nnd had the hlchcM totnl of two-pointers, making 48 Mornlngrcd. of Tndes, was the next high In field goal scoring, with 44 goals. Goldblatt, of the South Philadelphia High School, was nt the top of the second team scoring list, hut he may be dislodged If Northeast's second string players run up much of a score ngalnst the Prnnkford High athletes In the league game tomorrow Lehr, who has 83 points, needs only 11 more to take the top position. The summaries FinST-TKAM I.KAfJtit.' INDIVIDUAL SCOniNO Xam School Position F (1. VI ft T Punnln. South Phlli . forward. t 111 20i Murphv. Trade School, forward "4 inn l."4 MourmUfln. I'entral MlRh, forward .'17 7n irrj Sheldon Frankfonl High, forward IK si 142 Hurnett. (lermant'n lligia. forward 11 Inn 1L'.' Melnhnrdt Northe't lllsh. forward an ."..". 11 Adama West Philadelphia, renter S3 HI HIT Morningred, Trades School, center 41 0 RS O'Prlen, Northeast High, auard . 1M 34 S3 pondero. South Phlla, renter 37 n 74 Clarke, Wet Philadelphia miard B To Surgeeon. Oerm'nn HtBh. forwnlil L"l in lis Trautweln, Central High, forward l!i 2 ill Wattman, South Phlla , forward Ri) n nn Schwartz, central High, guard 'JS a r.s I.angner. Oermant'n High, forward 'J7 0 M Korb. West Philadelphia, forward 24 ll 4S Hturgla. Northeast, forward 21 o 42 HhOAdes, West Phlla.. 'nrward 2n n 411 Carter. Northeast Hlgn. guarit t. n 31 Flaher. Oormant'n High, fornard is 1 37 Hetzmer. Oermant'n High renter is n 311 Ashkenazl, Trades Rch'l, forward 10 0 32 Herzog, Northeast High, center 13 n 21 Springer. Central High, center 13 11 211 Milestone,. South Phlla. guanj 12 o 24 Bachman, West Phlla guard 8 3 III Geventer, South Phlla. guard K n 111 Armstrong. Central High, center 7 11 14 Hausaer. Oermantown High, guard 7 0 14 Spratt, Trades School, guard.. .7 n 14 llackman Central High, guard .1 n lo I'asson, South Phlla . forward 4 2 in Lechler. rrnnkford High, forward 4 11 a Hermann, West Phlla , guard 4 n s Werkerly Northeast High, forward 4 0 R Sehr, South Philadelphia, forward 3 1 7 Hough, Trades School, forward. 3 0 R Reeves, Northeast High, forward 3 11 (I Owens, South Phlla , center 3 n n Maclilalne, Frankford High, for .3 O B White. Northeast High, guard 3 11 n tamer, Frankford High, forward 3 1 s Scanlon, Central High, renter .204 Boerckle, West Phlla , guard 2 0 4 Dornhelm, Frankford High, for 2 0 4 Harrison. Frankford High, for 2 11 4 Itooney, Northeast High, forward 2 11 4 Yocuni, Trankford High, renter 2 11 4 Sacks, South Philadelphia, guard 10 Deeson, South Philadelphia, renter 1 11 2 Hrecht, West Philadelphia, guard t (I " proas Central High, guard .1 2 Mcintosh. West Phlla. forward 1 0 2 cartledge Frankford High, guard 10 2 FIRST-TEAM LEAOUE STANDING South Philadelphia j,0,n 1'S"t p; Oermantown High s 4 "iiilT Northeast High 7 4 n'lrt Central High n I ii'i West Philadelphia . . ,-, 7 417 Philadelphia Trades School... 4 8 '.331 Frankford High 11 10 .'j,,,,, SECOND-TEAM LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL SCORINO Name School Position F 1. Fl O. T. poldblatt. South Phlla.. forward 33 27 113 Lehr. .Northeast High, forward . 12 .', n't J-jvenson. Trades School, guard . HI flt 1 Kravltz. South Phlla., forward . . 35 3 71 Mcintosh, West Phlla , forward 13 2'i !r. I.ahrum. Central High, guard .. 12 3.1 Bn Oeenter. South Phlla., guard x "1! 4-. MacUlalne. Frankford High, center 13 111 4K Paul. Northeast High, forward.. 2(1 2 4'- Harrlaon. Frankford High. for... 4 8.1 41 Curtis. West Phlla.. forward.... 12 11 411 Davis, Weat Phlla, forward.";; 5 17 -t'i Uechtel, Oermantown, forward . 7 m 30 AMATEUR BILLIARDISTS START TOURNEY TONIGHT BOSTON. Feb. 26. The 1917 tournament of the National Association of Amateur Billiard Players to determine the Class A championship will begin tonight at the Boston Athletic Club. There are seven en trants, who will play a series of twenty-one games at 18.2 halkllne. The games will be 400 points, and the anchor spaces will be 3H by 7 Inches. Under professional rules anchor spaces are seven Inches square. Those who will participate In the tourna ment are Edward W. Gardner, of Montclalr, N .1., the present champion : Julius Kllnger, of New York; Edward Tteln, of Chicago; Eugene Mllburn, of Memphis; Ledyard Blake, of San Diego, and T. Henry Clark son and Nathan Hall, of Boston, SPURWOOD A new member ofthe "Wood" family will appear on this man next week. (orfS1 cent 'tAKL WILSON VjO I I l I S he het Style TWO DOG HEROES OF WAR AT SHOW Champion Irish Terrier and 1 uerman sneep Dog Saw & Brilliant Service FAIR CROWD AT KENNELS Hach canine has his hour and IVm.. Badger, an Irish terrier, came In for ll? eral nt tho opening of the PhlladelnM." Kennel Club dog show at 1 or "cultural Hall today. There was always nnH nstla group packed about the straw.ear peted kennel where the aristocrat yawned and stretched or gazed In a bored wav t his ndmlrers. Tho terrier Is a hero if dogs we're eer decorated, Champion Vro, Badger would surely have had the honne for Ihe blue-blooded nnlmal. which ha" Jan eight English championships for terriers wns a mascot of tho Dublin Fuelliera h." fcuo It came to this country and !Wto. rlderablo gallant action, While Badger wi. with the regiment ho saved the life of 1 1. tenant Sir Arthur Rogers, who nn," wounded In one of the battles. The dog l said to have dragged the wounded omcee tn one of the trenches, somewhat nut It d.inger In the Inferno of bursting shells and tine fire, nnd then to have summoned soma of tho lieutenant's comrades. Badger three years old and Is the property of Poih nnd Hell, of Pittsburgh, He Is considered one of the most Intelligent examples of his There Is another war dog who Is far from the trenches where he fenrlesslv faced the dangers of battlo at the dog show to. day. Fllax of Llwano Is a proud German sheep dog who, oddly enough, was with one nf the French regiments as mascot In the Somme region Ho was onn of the best trained dogs nt tlte front, It was said, He Is rno 01 me novice entries nnd is under the handling of Benjamin Lewis, of Lansdowne Fliax sat on his bench today with mtu Interest In the proceedings. The look In his eye was thnt, If he had his way, he would prefer the excitement of finding tho enemy for his regiment nnd daring the shells la his search of the battlefields for a wounded master to be dragged to safety. These two dogs will fare manv dogs of long pedigrees who have not the same fame of the "enlisted nnd cteran battlefield cam lwlgner." The Kennel Club nf Philadelphia Itself Is a veteran fancier organization, numbering among Its members many prominent people of Philadelphia and Its suburbs. h Is headed by John Slnnott, who Is the presl dent and an nctle factor In the manage ment of the show. Charles B Wood Is first vice president; Itnbert Hughes, the secind vice president, and George D. Wldencr tha third, Tho Important otllces of secretary and treasurer are held by J Chandler Barnard, an enthusiastic dog lover Many prominent persons nrc on the dog show committee, and aro exerting their good wilt In order that the sum turned over to th Child Federation may be substantial. , YALE SPENDS $100,000 FOR NEW CLUBHOUSE 3000 Lockers to Be Installed in Building for Use Also of Undergraduates NEW HAVEN, Feb. 26 Tale's -new'V $100,000 athletic clubhouse, which will b ? provided by the gift of Henry Q, Lapham, ' of Brookllne, Mass Ynle 'S7, will be begun at once The Yale athletic committee statu that the clubhouse Is erected In pursuance 1 with Is policy to provide increased play. ? ground nnd athletic facilities for the use i of Yale undergraduates, and not mepjly to provide n clubhouse for use In con- " nectlon with the Yale bowl. They plan to Install between 2000 and h 3000 lockers In the clubhouse, enough to J .11 luilllimuuiu Hit Liir nuiiicf .vim me laiwug , part In any branch of athletics for gen eral exercise, Georgo Parmly Day, treasurer of Yale, said today that the present preference of jj the architects is ror a nuiiding or stucco, designed to harmonize with the bowl, which is located on the same large tract of land. and to be of fireproof construction, with tile . rnnfllnff. i, ' 1 HOPPE STARTS LOCAL SERIES William Hoppe, his $100,000 pair of hands, his selected cue, a new table, a special set of Ivories and an assortment of new and Intricate shots, will be on exhibi tion In this city for the first time this sea- ji HUH, WIICII UIO WUIIUP LUD ,11011 C niiu IMS three companions will open a four days' tournament at Alllnger's Academy this aft i ernoon. Hoppe Ib due to "peg" for tha v nreaK ai a o ciock snarp. i is your Style 1, Wt, . -tra .. - I'Ai " M - i $mmj,&jM
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