. JSt y ..JL. i EVENING LMER-lHIi;ADELPHIA THURSDAY, MARCH 1', 1017 -w F SBCY QUALIFIES AS AN EXPERT FIELDER-HE HASN'T MUFFED A KNOCK IN A LONG . - , T PAR GOLF" AND "PERFECT GOLF'' I HARCY HAS PROVED A FLIVVER; UiULEJtJKATiUU iEAUE ALlVUUATJli IS IN BAD WITH EVERYBODY (.f An Expensive Bout With Jbhe World's Famous Slacker as One of the Principals an Affront . .' to the World of Sport TF GOVERNOR WHITMAN, of New York, hail his wny. ns was first reported, Mhe Invasion of James Leslie Darcy would bo n lrernendoui flivver. After horning- In tho news for tho Inst two monlha nnd bolnR lillled blBKcr than a circus, the Australian peace ndvocnto Is ptandliiR on tho threshold of fnmo or oblivion with the accent on tho latter. Leslie Is In bud with tho boxhiR piomoters, tho Htnto folons, tho fans and every ono else. Instead of taking tho country by storm, ns Ms started out to do tho first week after his arrival, ho has committed blunder fter blunder until now ho Is persona nu Krntln. No ono- hccms to caro whether he fights or not, and that is Governor Whitman's nttltudo rrpardlng tho pro posed battle with Dillon or McCoy In tho Garden next Monday n'.Rtu. Whit man, It Is claimed, looks upon the attempt to pull this expensive bout with a self confessed "slacker" ns tho hero as an affront to public decency, and If thcro Is ny possible way to stop tho nhow ho will not wnsto tlmo In culling it off. Onco upon, a tlmo Jack Johnson was n member of tho "In-bad" club, and If any prece dent can bo discovered tho legal tlnwaro will bo attached to Darcy. This action will affect tho gato receipts of the coming battle and Grnnt Hugh Browne will rccelvo a big dent In tho bankroll whether the bout Is held or not. It was not such a popular movo when Jack DItlon was substituted for Al McCoy, specially when ono considers tho showing mado by tho former "giant-killer" gainst Alburtus, tho champ, Tuesday night. Dillon Is on tho fringe of tho has ccn class nnd will not bo much of a match for tho Australian If Darcy's press notices have bcoji on tho square. That much-vaunted knockout wallop which ruined Tom Cowler and other heavies Is missing from Dillon's rcpettolrc, nnd Without It Jack Is no belter than n second-rater. Ho possesses no cieverness to peak of and depends entirely upon his hitting powers. Ho landed flush on McCoy's Jaw several times and Alburtus still stuck around. It looks as If lirowno dropped one lemon to pick up another, nnd tho public will express Its displeasure by keeping away from tho mill If Whitman doesn't stop It. el na NCE upon a tlmo a couple of husky guys used to put on tho boxing oves nnd fight It out Just for tho sport of It. Nowadays, however, tho boxer Is In tho gnmo for tho sport thcro is in visiting tho box offtco and holding up tho promoter. . Phillies Will Train Without Whitted UNLESS somebody Is bluffing, tho breach between President IJaker, of the Phillies, and Gcorgo Whitted, tho star outfielder, seems to bo widening every fay, nnd unlosi n compromlsp Is soon reached It Is evident that Moran'H crowd will seek tho sunny South without tho Durham flash. Whitted says ho will quit unless the club meets' his demands, and linker Is just as emphatic In saying that ;WhIttcd will accept what has been offered him or go his wny. If both stick to their ultimatums Pat Moran will havo to readjust his outfield for the coming campaign, nnd It Is likely that "Gnvvy" Cravnth will lose his clmnee to spend a" eason on tho bench, with occaslonnl trips to tho plate ns a pinch hitter. Moran has four seasoned outfielders nnd It was his Intention this jear to uso Whitted In left, Paskert In center nnd to groom Cooper for right Held, with Cravath acting as utility outfielder nnd pinch hitter. However, If Whitted Is not within the fold when the season opens It Is likely that Cooper will go to left and Cravath back to his place In right, with Paskert sticking In center. If theso things come to pass It will bo necessary for President linker to multo a new con tract with Cravath, ns he ncccpted the prcfccnt ono with the understanding that ho would not bo asked to play regularly. Cravnth has called Mr. Unl.er's attention to-the fact that It Is somewhat of n hardship for him to play every cay In tho aun" field und was npxlous this season to act simply as a pinch hitter. The big fellow realizes that he has slowed down as n fielder nnd It Is considerable of a train for him to hold down tho Job. l ... IT IS to bo hoped, however, that tho last word between Raker nnd Whitted has not been said. If wo lecall tho fact correctly, about ten days ago Alexander was pointing ont In no uncertain terms that ho would not sign, for less than-tlD.OOO, while President Baker was declaring that $10,000 was his limit. De Neri May Meet Carbondale in Series DiE NERI may meet Carbondale In a big basketball series, which will come nbout ! ns tho result of a discussion as, to tho merits of these clubs by Manager Myers, and John McLanc, tho latter vice president of tho Seranton team. The argument ncnt tho subject became to heated nt Musical Fund Hall on Saturday evening that Myers offered to stngc such a scries with n side bet of $u00. McLnno Is willing to take the Carbondale end and yesterday wrote to Andy Hulls, manager of the Btate 'League champions, to obtain his consent to play tho scries, which Is ex pected to be forthcoming Immediately. According to tho tcntatlvo agreement, one game will be played at Do Nerl, ono t Cnrbondale and tho third, If necessary, In Seranton. Tho only stipulation mado by McLano Is that all details bo arranged In the presence of n newspaper man, that one being Robert Muxwell, sporting editor of tho KvcNixn l.r.Mimt, and tho aide bet of $1000, or J300 for each party, being deposited with him. Tho scries, If It comes through, will prove n big drawing card, and the local players themselves arc said to bo anxious to meet Carbondale. McLnno Is await ing Bull's reply. Golfer Makes Mistake by Mistake NOW have with us another southern golfer of parts. Ho comes under the name of M. J. Condon and halls from Memphis. All thoso present wern greatly surprised, n press account would Inform us, that Condon, nn unknown, was able to topple Hamilton Kerr, tho handsome, dashing, former champion of Connecticut: Naturally, there was surprise, until thoso present had a look at the cards. Condon shot n seventy-one. Tho same press account said that Condon made only one mistake, A careful search through the maze of threes, fours and a very occasional five failed to uncover anything that had all tho earmarks of a mistake unless it was n two garnered nt tho sixteenth. Temperamental Molla Again Changes Her Mind DESPITE tho fact that tho United States National Lawn Tennis Association nt Its recent annual meeting gave tho Philadelphia Cricket Club consent to abolish tho challenge round In connection with the women's national championship, tho present champion. Miss Djurstedt, will again enjoy tho unfair advantage of standing out nnd playing tho winner of tho 1917 women's "nil-comers." This circuitous situation Is back exactly where It started, as a icsult of Miss Molla exercising the overworked prerogative of her sex and changing her mind. Last year she "asked tho committee in charge for permission to play through the tour nament. Joseph M. Jennings, chairman of tho tournament committee, denied her very sportsmanlike request for tho reason that he did not caio to sanction so radical a change without tho consent of tho XT. S. N, L. T. A. It was decided t that time to attempt to secure this consent and, among n host of other women tars, Miss Djurstedt signed a request to nbollsh the antiquated challenge round, At tho recept annual meeting of the U. S. N. L. T. A., Joseph R. Carpenter! Jr., on behalf of tho Philadelphia Cricket Club brought tho matter before tho delegates and permission to nbollsh tho chnllengo round was glvett, with the proviso that tho present two-times holder, who needed only ono moro win to claim the cup outright, would consent. Young America and Trapshooting TIME was when trapshooting was looked upon ns a sport only sultnblo "for trio sterner sex. A woman; trapshooter wns considered a freak Today women hoot and voto under the same conditions ns their husbands or bi others, it is not to bo wondered nt then that tho boyB nnd girls lncllno naturally to a' desire which gives so much enjoyment to their elders, nnd, coming by it naturally they should be encouraged. Where a few years ngo thero were no women trap shooters' today there nro hundreds. A fow years ago tho thought of a fifteen-year-old shooting at tho traps would havo been laughed nt, 'today wo see them shooting with their elders and shooting like veterans. What does It tench? First of nil, confidence; it banishes timidity; it quickens the judgment; creates poUe; makes for broad-mindedness nnd a healthy mental attitude. Tho boy or girl who takes up trapshooting needs less coaching than an older novice. They seem to grasp the fundamentals with little effort, nfter which the results depend largely on the opportunity offered. ''Squad manners" nro absorbed Immediately when to change position con (deration for other Bhooters when making changes, etc. Tho main thing is the jropor placing of a correctly fitting gun stock to the shoulder, distanco of hand on foreend to avoid straining (this governed by the length of the shooter's arms) and. finally, "looking" with both eyes Instead of aiming wjth one. iiiQiiurua aijvwB urecu r urm lur tiiuuur Kjiiampwnsiiips $ZDjr"Knr of c'rn,,'1' "howed wrfnderful form lost Hittirdri' in a track meat t -Preparatory to tho Intercolleglnto Indoor championships, which take place on . Saturday night nt Exposition Hall of tho Commercial Museums, at Thlrty-fourth , and Spruce streets. The big Cornell champion won no less than five events In ; Jita meet. Ifa jjopped over 6 feet 10V4 Inches Jn the high Jump, this being suf ficient to win. He made a new Cornell record In the shot put of 44 feet 914 inotoa, Richard has been, putting a lot of time on the shot this winter nnd 7oeh Moakley, states that he would not be surprised to sea him get tho. missile out ikwe to ,'Jnt6reollejglate , figures by spring. Richards also won the twelve pqusrf 'aWthUen:pound' shot for height and the standing high Jump last MtMrtaV- H,'4(fi'n"ot. go fn 'tho, broad Jump, but no will compete In that event tMt, OMMU aumctsthe big. fellow to be tho high scorer of tho meet, with fe-A" b. lk -TV- '....-. i .. ... 1 . , . . . . m 'jmii. jump mm inw uiwu juinii, luciiarus cleared ag-upr toofeM.Jn the broad, lump at thi MOVIE OP A HANDY MAN AROUND THE HOUSE I LUTeN stcvcv- i I rT "Cue el I ("oh LOOCY ! v oh LOOCY . I wish toO't Ggt The I wmfre is I I Hwe we. j I no rbu Kmowv I nhitc PAlMr and Go I IT-' ANV UlRFEMTlME! I we. have micc OVCR T1jii5rij ,-JS' s ". BOX TT-r ? TT "T PpuIN HSR a f 1 , J?""S' , 1 J I 1 I " (CAM Tbv7" I T-DONT HeRe-lS"re TMI5MT JuiT I- I GCT Me I WANT Toi 1? 1 AS VJCl.1. llAUtS I tTiK"S"e CLOTHS, ijrv T &L I INVt F'JA , CARBONDALE GAME INTERESTS FANS Question Whether Dreyfuss Shall Play Holds Up De Neri Arrangements Eastern League Basketball Statistics at a Glance nrei.lorK Trrntnn Javpfr . W. r.r. CI.". llrnillnK .131 ('timtlfii .51.1 !( rrl W.-f.. . 1 1 . 7 7 . A 10 IT. .BOO ,r,oo .33J sciirni i.i: rou wKiai TnnlKlit ( utnilfll nt .Llftprr. Frlchit llFiullriic 111 lnllU. Snliirilu (rfji.tuk at l) Nerl! Trenton nt Iti'uriinff. i.st m(.ht" .('nitr. Cnimlrn, S'Ji Up .Nfrl, 24, Tho big talk In basketball circles nt the present Is the proposed series between De Nerl, of the Hastern League, and Cnrbon dale. of tho 1'cnnsylvnnla Stato League. . According to the tentative agreement en tered Into by Manager Myers, of Do N'eri, nnd John Mcl.ane, of Seranton, one game will be plajed at C.iibond.'ile. one nt De Nerl and tho third nt Seranton. The third Pjirty to the agreement will be tho writer and the stakeholder of the $inon side bet, $500 each aide, will be Hubert Maxwell. Hoth Myers nnd the writer expected word from Andy Stills today, but nx yet It has not reached here Mors insists that the regul.ir Carbondale squad must play He Nerl would not play If 3oe Drefuss is nut in the line-up, nnd nt present lie Is surrer Ing from a bad foot, but will likely b O. K. when the big series Is plajcd, provid ing Sulls Is willing. Curo Banquet Tonight Philadelphia's minor league basketball players, managers, fans, besides big and little referees, will gather this evening at the first annual banquet of the Amalga mated H.isketball. Players' Association, which will be held at tho Hotel Walton. ( A comtiUttee composed of J M. Pratt, chair man; W P Law lor Albert V. Mclnnls Walter F, Keating nnd i.awrenco Scckel, Jr. has been busy arranging tho affair for some time, and promises a grand time at to night's powwow A fine theatrical program will bo fur nished, nnd a number of prominent speak ers will address the assembled guests. Two of tho principal speakers will bo Judge ttugono C. Ilonnlwell and J. Uorton Weeks. i;sq , president of the Delaware County Ilaseball League Many of tho city's sport ing editors nnd baseball writers will also be on hand to say a few words. A flno tlmo Is assured for all present. A number of teams will attend, In a body, and It Is to bo regretted Hint the Dobson five, cham pions of the Industrial League, will not bo In sttendanco but they are away on a trip up tho State. Manager Hob Calhoun will, how cm r, bo there to represent the boys from tho Falls. Jasper Meets Camden Tonight at'Nonparlel Hall, Kensington avenue and Ontario street, Jasper will meet Camden Tho contest will mark tho eighteenth homo game of the Kcnslngton lans nnd In every previous start Bill Ken nedy's boys hne been returned on tho long end of tho score Several players, Friedman, Sedran nnd Sownrd were out of Monday's gamo at Trenton, but nil will likely bo on hand for this evening's engagement, unless Friedman Is forced out In that event Seward wilt play guard nnd Kerr Jump center. Tho Jewels must win tonight's gamo to keep In the running I)e Neri Drops Another Do Nerl wan forced to meet Camden last evening without Captain Joo Dreyfus In the llno-up nnd as a result tho Musical Fund representatives dropped another game, score 2D to 21. The first half ended 20 to 11 In favor of the Skeeters, every man scoring In the Initial twenty minutes of play. Egle Hilson took Dreyfuss' place at guard and was assigned to watch Jackie Adams. Dreyfuss Is suffering from an Injured foot and may bo Idle some time. Tho field goals were Camden, 8 ; De N'erlv 7, and went to Dolln, 2; Steel. 2; Brown, 2; Adams. : Delghan, 1; Norman, 2; Itelch, 2; Barlow, 1; Harvey, J, and Bll son, 1. At foul tossing Adams mado 13 out of 18 and Norman 10 out of 18. Tho skeeters were guilty of some very poor shooting ami time and again fell down on tho softest kind of shots. Harvey did not play his usual game for Do Nerl. Belch played tho entire game with only one hand and even that was hurt In the second half. The poor floor was a handicap to both Bides. Owing to a cancellation, West Branch Is without n ST"""" for Us hall on Saturday night, March 3, Any good team wishing this attraction should telephone Lombard 2193 during tho day or Woodland C091-J after 6 p. m.. and ask for Clarence Knos, Latest news of the now league. Phoenix vllle and Pottstown are sure entrants. The cage at Pottsttfwn Is a wonder, nnd even superior to any In. the Eastern League. It Is made of heavy wire. Outside are steel posts and the cage apparently has lots of "glVe," for the players do not get many scratches, The Camden City race at preient It a tie between McAndrews & Forbes and Peerless Evening Ledger Decisions of Ring Bouts Last Night M;V YORK Bennr Lronnrri ilffMtw! Jlmm) lttncnm Tnddr Ilurnn hariMl llnrrr ( nndnnl Hofdltr Al Krle outpointed Hobby Ioontt. (1AYKTV Joe Hunter won from Krtdle 1'opel Joe t'onnrr quit to lllll Iturnmn. are nmll llnltllnic linker quit to Jne .Marlln. flr-tl lluttllnjr Al quit to Voiinr Ssanom, urcondi lounr Smith drfratrd llrnrr Trumdnle II.VUUIsill'IKi Johnnr Vt'olgust dffentrd Kid Alurrtn MIW nm,i;N l'mnkle Cnllnhnn topid Jimmy llnnlon. nineteenth. Scraps About Scrappers By LOUIS H. JAITE BHNNV MCNEIL, dubbed the knockout king of the bantams around Kansas City wnv Is to bead Philadelphia-ward In n short while. McNeil, nn Englishman, has caused a great furore In bantam ranks on tho other side of the Mississippi, and his manager, Fred Sears, n Philadelphia!!,' wants to show hint In this city Only one thing Is keeping him In tho West now prospects of a match with I'hnmtdnii Pete Herman, to bo held tn Kansas City. Tho contest inn be staged ns a championship nffnlr for fifteen rounds to a referee's de cision. The McNeal-Herman set-to, when clinched, will bo held the latter part of Mareh Then, win or lose, Sears will tnko bis battler In hand and chaperon him tn this city. McNeil before coming to Amer ica was known as the ' Bristol Dully," Bristol, England being llen'H homo. He Is twenty-two years old In a total of seventy-three bouts, according to Sears's sta tistics, McNeil has scoreil thirty-five knock outs nnd knocked down almost every op ponent, Including Kid Wllilnma nnd Louisi ana. Tho English lad can come In nt 116 pounds, Sears says, but ho has been boxing any one weighing 120 pounds ringside Louisiana had nn advantage of seven pounds when ho boxed McNeil, Muitgv Tnslor looks forward In hanging out hU nlil S It n elKn nt the llrondwny tnnlcht Hddl" Wneond nnd Mirny Cnspar are In tho wind up. with I."' Vincent and rnnklo vvii. llama in another stellar aernp. Hon Ht Youmr Artie, Charley Cole va Jack Dlnmond n,i l'mnklfl Mcl'ndden vs. Joo l'ltzsinild are other touts. .Inhnnv Nelon, KenalnKton's Iron-Jiweil and ateel-rlbheil llshtwelght, has on opportunity tn Up tho eluKlve Irlal I'atav f'llne on the chin tomorrow ntiht nt the Cambria. Andy lturna nnd Indian Hu-sell are down for the semi tn tlw other bouts YnunK Mulllsan boxes Mike Daly, Younff Tlernev opposes Joo Wright and Young Carlln opens tho show with Lddlo Miller. .llmmv Coter. nf Southwnrk, has been train In. diligently nnd expects to prove how well conditioned ho Is when he mevts Huck Talor In one nf the bouts at the )lmpla next wtelt Coaler la sparrlnB with Johnny Maso. Sam Kobldeau boxes Yountr Brown fifteen rounds In I'rovldenco tonight. This will be their third meeting, each contest having been of th nlp-nnd-tuck varletv. Hobhy has appeared In seven tmuta down Kast since tho beginning of tho 1810-17 season Tnmmv Kellb'a opening allow rtt tho Non pareil Club next Tuesday night has been com pleted. Harney Hahn and Johnny Matonev are to appear In the wtnd-up The other bouts nro Al Nelson, of Southwak. vs. loung Mulligan, Jack Atct- lossey i" rTtiiuy iiiwinu, i-iiiiy Harrison v Jack McHermott and Marty Cojlo vs. Goodie Welsh. llenny lonarti nas Deen oneren tiu.uuu ior a Irnut with Hlchle Mitchell tn Mllwnukea the second week In April This purse evidently - n..nU am llllli nibann 111 hflM I ntP 11lt H lllll rilllUkiii no (iiti ii"""ii " -s-- for ft thlrt-nw a ml one-third percentagA of tht Kate ijponani win icao ior m mi shortly nfter his match here with Johnny Till- -fxttnnv iiutid. haii two matches In an many (laa for next week. Monday nlsht Dundee I1U take on Terrv auuovern litre ana in nxi nluht he will b opposed to Jimmy Puffy In New York. Jo Jnch. the New Yprk Imntnm who has been boxlns well recently, la a atable mate of Dundee. 1'et Herman wan offered a match with tho veteran, Krankte Iturnn. In New York, hut the champion refused to tome to terms. It In aatd that Herman can set a $ftno.l pune to box Hurm twenty rounds In New Orleans, and that tho match will he Mated April -H, If definite terms are completed MISS HENSEL IN SEMI OF FLORIDA TOURNEY PALM WAACH, March 1. The women's tennis tournament for the State champion ship has narrowed to tho neml-flnnls, with Mrs. Itawson Wood, New York, nnd Miss Martha Guthrie, Pittsburgh, facing each other In tho upper brackets, while Miss E. C. Hensel, Philadelphia, will meet Miss Margaret II Taylor, New York, In the lower. Suits or Overcoats TO onoEn $ 11 .80 .Y"T ' ' M M nrdiie.a rr., Big Window aalMa ma 30, tS t PETER MORAN & CO. "iSfff . K. COR. TII AND ARCH HTB. CAMBRIA A. C. J0,!J "J" Kenalngton Ave. slnd Somerset FKIUAV KVKMNO, MAHL'll T'l Johnnr Nelson vs. Irish 1'slsy Clin BROADWAY A. C TONIGHT THE 1'I.ACK TO HEK BRA I. IIATTLES Eddie Ytaxond vs llarby Caair I.ro Vincent .vs. I'runkle VMlllaius Eastern League Basketball WNIOHJ-AT XONrAKKIU-.HAU. LANSDOWNE HIGH VICTORS IN CAGE Suburbanites Win When Ryan Br-others Excel. Meinhardt Enters Brown High School League Teams Play Today Tho flnul lllcli clini)l Lenitue linsketlmll enine nf Hie till se.ixin It nn llir srhrdnle fnr this nflrrnnon, the Ontrul lllcli nnd 1'rnnkford lllali rliixil quintets mertlnir ut the ,rrm!intnwn llleh rhnnl FMiinnsliim, .smith riilludelnhhi lius Eiilnril undisputed poseshlnn nf llrst id.tre (lerunintomi HIkIi and Northern.) lllcli nre now tied fnr seiond mltl(,Ti. slinuld (rntrul Hllill win, ns will prnliulih he the ruse, thrn the three srhuolt will hi' ilraillixkril fur rnd honors. T.andovvno IIIrIi School played true to form in the linskeibnll same with tho Ches ter IllKh School athletes estcrday, wlnnhiB by a score of US to 21. llnd It not been for tho clever fleld-Roal bcorhiR by J Ryan and his consistent work nt the foul line, the reMilt might have been different J. Hnn scored elKht field KO.ils nnd elfiht out of the seventeen povlblo foul Roals. Knhlan Ityan, the center. pl.ied a com mendnble Kamo nnd helped his brother to tally many of, tho points. Stler, forward, made six points for I.ansdowne Altmaler nnd Jones helped to put the same on tho winning side of tho scoic sheet with three field goals to their ciedlt, two by Altmaler nnd ono by .Tones, Chester High's team was not outplaced, and n new record for foul-goal scoring was hung up by Watson, the forward, who made fourteen shots without n, single miss c.igltig every shot he had for the basnet. P.oblnson, Lentz, Ogden and Harrington played well for Chester High. Oscar Meinhardt, who jiln ed jtuch a splendid gamp for Northeast High arly In the season and was later barred from tho gamo by tho faculty. Is now at the Urown Preparatory School He helped the Hrovvn les win nn extra period game with Catholic High, 3S to 3C, by shooting two foul goals just beforo the whistle sounded. Calabres, who until recently has been n student at Catholic High, helped tho Hrow ti les defeat tho Purplo and Gold, lie, too, was barred because of his scholastic stand ing at Catholic High Tho members of the Urown and White squad Included Wld enmayer, Wlttmaler, Meinhardt, Hucher nnd Calabres. ARE DISTINCT BREEDS OF CAR AS WALTER H AGEN ONCE gHOl Shot a 450-Yard Hole at Greenwich in Strokes Where Par Is Five Joe WoodM awakens Interesting Case oi Warping Ily fiRANTLAND RICE Pa Goose on the Links There wns an old polfer absorbed with the blues; He had so many polf clubs he didn I know which to use; it. ;,,.,i ,;,,. i, i rnAA'ic and he ranted and he swore. Hut the more clubs that he carried the higher went his score. Ilich-onii uicKory, aocKci, 1 hit three shots tti the socket, And the words that I said Were not fit to be read, Hickory, dickory, docket. TTtNTlinPHlSING devotees of the undent -11 nnd pastoral instlmc make the mistake of confusing "par golf with "perfect golf" They nro nothing like the same. Here Is nn exnmple: The thirteenth hole at Greenwich, n matter of somo 4B0 yards, Is registered ns a par S Yet wo saw Walter Hagen, nfter n long drive, hole out n mldlron shot for n 2. The difference between par golf nnd perfect golf here was three strokes the difference between n 6 and a 2. You might say here that n drive, a brassle nnd ono putt for n 3 would be perfect golf. Hut. If thing Is perfect, how can It be Imptovcd? The Case of Joe Wood Joe Wood's return to the fold under n. Cleveland banner brings out ono of tho most Interesting cases In.bnstball, Wood, with a lame nrm nnd n snlary cut last season, decided the combination called for a year's rest. So ho refrained from dis playing his wares. Yet up to 1916 no pitcher In tho gamo had shown a better four-year mark, counting In his last four seasons. From 1012 to 1910 Wood worked In eighty-seven completo games, with sixty nine victories ngalnst eighteen defeats, tho total leaving a winning mark of .791. Wood is confident that his nrm Is perfectly ad justed again. In his last year out he won fifteen games nnd lost but Ave, proof enough that no serious weakness had set In. If Smoke-ball Joo responds to Cleveland treatment as Trls Speaker did, tho Indians will be vital factors to tho finish. Speaker In his last year at Boston batted .322. In his first car nt Cleveland ho moved this average up sixty-five points to .387, twenty points beyond the best season ho had ever known before. Wood has Intelligence nnd courage If tho arm doesn't warp again Joo will be n big help to his new clan. Steelier nnd Gotclt "Steelier Is a greater wrestler than Frank Cotch was at his best." comments nn ex change Possibly And then again possibly not. Thoso who recall tho Frank Ootch 31 or ten years ngo nro not yet iiii -.t I. .U 1.l ... l .- nut uuiiui iu.41 nia eufieriur nas conit gnme. .uuicii was neavier than nuiciier nu jar moro powerful. Hi rled with this n plentiful supply of V iiiui iiunf, wiiu nn unusual amo' vlndlctlvonoss In battle. Stechcr-' uouuicuiy a grcui wrestler, or wraith the case may bo. but he has v.t .. m that he has taken at Uotch's best. his place above 1 ) .ui. iuiij i-A(it-ui io open his cusiiftfl . ,..-v n, wnen ill ta tnlts his first overt act." Hut whtwl wilt .Inrl . nt.,l.-. . ,. . ." I In tho 1917 fashion Is another afrilT A Yelp From the Northll H'rlfe, ye scribes In Dixie's realA ,?no uj .uiiaicio nc me icinvV,1 H'rilc of Coming Cobbs to be. til Wrltn nt IVrtnuer inlnrHH - H'rlfe of this and write of that'fi Write of Sneaker and his bat, "A write Mat "Phils lead pentmnt fiitltm But do not, wc beseech you, tcrttii Of Ninety in the Shade. 3 ? "Just why Is It," queries A. A. H. California produces moro good tennlij crs tnan nny otner mreo states?" Mainly for two reasons. Or two i tlons. As a starter, they have adoptJj useful Ingredients proper weather fori mosi continuous ptay ano proper form. I or tnoso wno start, start young- n4 1 in tne ngnt direction. "Wlllard asks $76,000 for next costal jess eviaenuy nasnt noticed vvhatthil cott did to potatoes anbVonlons wheal oegan getting gay nnd lost control of tl CAlt-na. It. M Kim, b.uuu ior n ten-round houthd $7500 a round, or $2500 a mlnuteAl traordlnary genius comes high In thlii clallzcd nge. c , t ST. LOUIS BROWNS OFF FOR TRAINING IN TEXAS ST. LOIMS Match 1 The Drowns, nbout twenty strong, departed today for l'alestine, Tex , to begin the spring training stunts preparatory to making their annual effort to grab the pennant in the American League. Fielder Jones, ruler of tho Iron hand, was In charge of the gang. The squacl was composed of: In and outfielders Hum ler. Shottnn. Miller, Stevens, Lavan and SWIer; Pitchers Wellman, Koob, Groom, Plank, McCabe, Sotharon nnd Kerr. Hart ley and Severcld made up the catching dele gation. Tho squad will reach the Texas camp Monday and Immediately begin warming up. Tho ndvanco guard which reported at Pnlestlno Sunday. Is expected to receive tho aggregation that departed today. NEW YORK RELAY PICKED FOR PHILADELPHIA RACE NHW YOIIK', March 1 F. W Huhlen, president of the Metropolitan Association, has nnnounced the selection of the mllo te lny team which will represent New- York against Philadelphia In tho Meadow brook games at the Quaker City on March' 10. Tho tunners aro Kd Itlley, New York A. C. ; Joo Hlgglns, Irish-American A. A.; W. U. Moore. Princeton University; Oeorgo Der nell. Hoys' Club, nnd It. W. McDonald, Loughlln Lyceum Caldwell Pitching in Panama Canal Zone Hay Caldwell has been dlscoxered The mjs tery surroundlnc his dlsnppeurnnce nnd failure to report to the Yanks has been solved, If n letter to a llrnokln fan from the Panama Canal zone Is correct Tho missive stntea thRt Kav Is pitching down thcro under tho nama of Collins. PHILLIES WILL IGNORE .$ WHITTED AND NIEH01 J Unless Contracts Are Received byTii day They Will Be Barred I From Camp Cleorge Whitted- nnd Hert XlehoS i he barred from the Phillies camp Petersburg, Fla., unless their s'gnrf t tracts are received hero before Tun Five of the Phillies have jet to.d ineir contracts, nut It Is understood I Hill Klllefer, Lavender and KantUa have agreed to term3 and will lift soon ns tney reach this city: Whittrfi Nlehoft, however, have not vouchsafe sucli information to President Eaker.i says mai no win not agree to any ( promlso with them in tho matter of i rlcs. It Is said that Whitted has urtf asking for permission to nrrange a for himself, but It Is not llkc.y that will listen to this, i Huslness Manager Shettsllne said It possible the squad will go to St. Frtl burg by rail. Instead, of going to Jacbl vine By noat and thoncc to Sti Pi burg by rail Manager Moran doabtl advisabrity of taking the squad tr 4 NESS TO RETIRE RATHER, THAN HAVE SALARY Cl CHICAGO. March 1 .lark Nms baseman vlth the Chicago Americans?! ne would ictlro rather than accept II reduction In salary. Ness has declined! sign. Ho received J3000 last season,'! ncqulred fame by breaking the jl record for consecutive hitting while pUfi In the Pacific Coast League. srsrsimMirt WF, m BBS mssi VoN W.L.DOUGLAS SHOES ARE WORN BY MEN IN ALL OCCUPATIONS W.L. DOUGLAS A SHAPE' t& & "THE SHOE THAT HOLDS ITS $3 $3.50 $4 $4.50 $5 $6 $7 & $8 you can aave Money by Wearing W. L. Douglas Shoes. The best Known Shoes in the World. VV7. L. Douglas name and the retail price is VV stamped on the bottom of all shoes at the factory. The value is guaranteed and the wearer protected against high prices for inferior shoes. The retail prices are the same everywhere. They cost no more in San Francisco than they do in New York. They are always worth the price paid for them, 'yhe quality of W.L.Douglas product is guaranteed l ynJ2,rc tnan-yea experience in making fine shoes. The smart styles are the leaders in the fash ion centres of America. They are made in a well lujPPecj factory at Brockton, Mass., by the highest F.u, omcu snocmaKers, unaer the direction and supervision of experienced men, all working with an honest determination to make the best shoes for the price that money can buy. and IOjJ W. L. Ooiiirlus stores in tho liii-Bo cities. If not convenient to call at vy. L. Douglas store, ask your local denier for W. L. Douslas shoos. If l,0 cannot siipplyyoii.talte no other mate. Writes forbooklet, .. a showing how to rirKdclw bymall, President A &K5& tffot J $m '.' order ihoetbvmi . VT.t IUn.1.. Bk posiage xreer. aio 8p,rk st7. iiVk."u .' r .-..,...... nnvs RHOI Bin In ip. WoM 4 &3.00 32.S0 r& BEWARE OF FRAUD None genuine unless '1 VV. L. Dounlas name . and the retail price Is siampea on tne douomi TAKENOSUBST1TUT W. L. Dousrlaie itnpe : duiuj.ii-. 1 17 North ElirMh Stront. t.i n r.n r " wr. "' T "aw'H'" . . - . " : r -.a MiiuutiaLiir ivi.iuin t wii1?0?11 1?""! St., cor. South 2254 North Front St. MnrK-ctStiTftfT1.". I 'HI k!....l I. ,.ll J . ..IMIIII ff- ; - K'"!XVi Kfj- TKey , meet , next Wedn4y night fc(HIWAMlfir;; r,n 'V ?rr tzAwL, a", mwi jiVmvrut m. v BPts B"Prrr VJ.A-.i East . MtrTM riAW -WW; , 4 U gmmmtmmjmmf " . Kf 1 . '"." ' Tl ,T&&
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