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iTOR PUBLICITY. NOT PATRIOTISM
Announcement That American Leacrue Will Open
VSe'ason as Arranged,
?cav. . War, Makes Question Pertinent
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g'JJfTHE dim past some sage remarked
p. irrougni, as is proved by the evidence
Rf M'Mch was augmented recently when
M league would tpcn Its schedule, war
wWi of "patriotism" which led Ban and" a
. training In the baseball camps was not patriotism at all, but an attempt to adver
, the, game by capitalizing a gravo International crlsli. It was line business
ftfenfrrOUfllV in TimvlflA iha nlfivnra wild ihn i.rt nf linlnlni !. mnt tiinlfn tlinm
Valuable to their country, thereby convincing the nubile that the owncis almtilv
V ft'rtekia with patriotism; but suspending
1 . ..... . .....
( euwDau aate, simply that the men so
' i l another thing nfiln. The moment affairs
,lvlUble Ban hurried Into urint with
BfV-ji' Jul- now and that the schedule would have
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fiiice war isn i going 10 silence tno, crash of ash on horselildc in tno American
League not If Ban Johnson can prevent It. Nothing like It. The players can use
hthelr military training for marching purposes on opening day, but they are not
Mtolng to bo turned loose on the enemy
( all there Is to It.
Undoubtedly a number of owners who
SE.L. a ,rel spirit of patriotism and the advertising merit of tho procedure never oc-
& rilrra! in thorn. Tlmv mnrln thn mlotnlfA
wM tcllpsed by their enthusiasm and were led
? Aatl.i. tfHil m11 U ... I,.- I -
M1119M. iiuu ait ui uiu icaill.l Ul'l'jl ill Uliu Uli IU111JI it JIUKIH llac; ni'iru huhii i,iiu
r for Uncle Sam to have nssisned" several regular army officers to tho task of In
structing tho men properly, but spread around as they were, It seemed like a
waste of effort to take the time of one perfectly good officer to train a mere score
mt men one hour a day. t
YOU can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink. A
large number of players appreciated tho impracticability of the scheme
and declined to have anything to do with It, with the result that the stuff
went wrong from the start.
Real Object of Scheme Disclosed by Announcement
IJTTLE criticism can be directed at Ban Johnson for announcing that the Amerl
J can League will open Its schedule ns arranged, cen In the event of war. It
la the fact that tho announcement discloses the real object of the much-advertised
Military training propaganda In the southern camps that creates a target for honest
ariticUm. It Is the inconsistency of the whole procedure that is amazing. Why
train tho men for military duty and then keep them busy by opening a schedule
tlAt will be completed if there is any1 way possible of completing it? As a matter
f fact, the whole scheme was poorly conceived, and it is hard to understand how
anybody could think for a minute that It had" any real virtue as a means of pre
paring men for the serious business of war. It was a thimbleful of military
training with a b'arrelful of advertising.
At this time an announcement that league schedules would be suspended
would be somewhat immature, even hysterical. Thinking men realize that this
te a time for calmness a time for all men to go quietly about their business,
Whether it be baseball or running a corner grocery store, and to await tho call.
If this country Is hurried Into war men must be drawn from the business of the
Satlon promptly but carefully, with the realization that things "back home" must
be conducted even more efficiently than in times of peace. Baseball Is an amuse
ment the greatest outdoor amusement that we have and amusement Is the safety
valve of a people. It Is the business of baseball players and executives to furnish
this amusement, this relaxation, that mankind needs more In times of great excite
ment and'stress than under normal conditions. The t,ime has pot yet come for all
baseball to bo called off; but tho time never was. Is not and never will bo for
making the serious business of preparing for war a medium for advertising.
A RECENT report from the South relates the "amusing burlesque" on
military training put on by members of the Braves prior to a game
with the Athletics. Need more be said in condemnation ot tho whole scheme
of training men to be .ball players and soldiers at one and the same time?
Inter league Serbs Will Be Watched Closely
WHEN the clubs of the International League and the American Association
meet In an lnterleague series following their regular season next fall the out
eome of the experiment will attract the close attention of the men who are In
Charge of the major leagues. Two of the greatest of the minor organizations have
decided to make a radical change in intcrleaguc competition. Their plan is to havo
the various teams of one league meet thoso of the other In a big round robin
series for a purse to be divided between the eight clubs of the winning league. This
plan should please the players as well as the public. The lntersectlonal nature of
the series, added to the fact that thero will be something doing at half of the parks,
Will attract the spectators, while the split of the purse is bound to make a hit rvith
the players. The men are to receive their regular salaries throughout the inter
league series and the $10,000 distribution to the winners will serve as a bonus.
Another advantage of the Innovation is the fact that it is the only real test
e supremacy between two organizations. The usual series between tho pennant
Winners of the major leagues does not indicate that tho winning team represents
the superior league. Should the plan work out successfully this fall with the big
minors It Is very likely that the majors will seriously consider Its adoption. Tho
World's series during the last few years have not been a howling nuccess west of
Pittsburgh. The big post-season event Is confined to two ball parks out of sixteen
and the prize money Is divided among the players of the two contending clubs.
Herein lies the weakness of .the event. A substitute that would hold the attention
f fans throughout the circuit and please the players from a financial viewpoint
would be welcomed", and for this reason the coming experiment will receive more
than local attention.
THE added Interest which wlllsprlng up among the players Is confidently
expected to make the pennant races In the two leagues much hotter
than It has been for several years.
' Battle Royal a Qreat Institution
SOME folks can sit through the rendition of a sonata, or whatever It Is, at tho
hands of a great violinist without the quiver of an eyelash or a single respon
sive heart throb, yet when the brass band of tho village goes on a rampage these
rajne. persons respond will; hat-throwing and tho wildest exultation. The magic
lantern has Its appeal to few, no matter how lovely the pictures, yet roll off a
'teovles" batch of squash pie 'comedy and tho same stolid onlookers rock In a
frenzy of response. Lots of action Js the explanation by many to the response an
evangelist on a tear gets from his hearers In contrast to a pulpit preacher.
Roaring cannons and the blowing of the -bugles make the stony eye of the multi
tude to sparkle and the bosom to heave. The slam-bang stuff Is the thing. Fans
can sit through a pretty boxing match, much of squaring off, here a pretty pass,
htre a elever block; but come a flurry of blows, come some solid slugging by both
parties, como a tumult of conflict, ami the pop-eyed gallery rises In its delight,
, a howl on Its lip, Joy In Its soul Promoters of boxing are gladdened when the
ft' rafters ring with eager applause, for that
; to'get In. Perhaps It didn't, but anyhow
LJ tluced the province of the battle royal. One was introdu'eed at the Broadway tho
y ather night which will go down aa a classic, and Muggsy Taylor, manager of the
Stub, Is written as a benefactor.
& Other matches on the card had como
' O aaUaneoua yips, and the bouts had been pleasing as bouts go. Just after the semi
'"fb windup a tall gem'man of color, In regulation wharf outfit of flannel shirt, sus-
B'i nanTorn, flat.hnftnmc.il shoes. looselv draDed breeches and en on )muj i .--
lA r-" ' " ' ....... L
rttg.-rcaiowea Dy a hock or nis Kinn. vine
The bell rang. Tho action was
. BW"
. Watnaa its leec
It mounted the benches.
,WUl ,haBd-claps. No. It bellowed. It shrieked. It roared Itself hoarse and it
'mashed In. a delirium of unadulterated, primeval Joy. Did a target fly through
'W ropes in a sprawling, kicking heap, the bedlam became wilder.
BMTVIIIBOi ahkiihU nA'An In Ihfwa
JKl. lustiest appetite In the gathering. There were four thousand uppercuts,
7 aa million Jabs, sixty-four knock-outs and enough hooks, crosses and'
. Whirllne missed swings to satisfy the- most rabid. More power to the
, ,p, battle royal. It Is swell stuff.
V,4 Intercity Amateur Bouts Soon to Be a Feature
P'JHP repeal of the boxing law In New York State Imminent, and it will come
u&plafteJMtWhfl January 1, 1918, rolls around, amateur boxing will come Into its
an xaamatropaiis,' a,i me present; ume me an-ror-giory- game is going
ft ai1a4r toJKeWiTorktHjt.also In New Jersey, where professional boxing
a. Ibiliaaa.-Whaaji blgaquad of amateur boxers, an4 the flstlcufflahs
.iali'
flata-at ' ther only
T Kw "JCmiVltkm; .want boxing,, so does Governor Whitman
W faM rlaf laiC and with,
wbi.w - "i"i wuwiuiii. iiw uii nmy oe mac intercity.
mo rjifWMMipwa, wionionw iorn win oecomo popular,'
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BALL PLAYERS
MAYHAP INSPIRED
'
Even in the Event of .
,
that "Truth will out." It was a regular
which has been accumulating ever since,
Ban Johnson announced that the Amerl-
or no war. It now develops that tho
bevy of magnates to Introduce military
nn Important function like an opening
...
trained mlcht be or use to their country.
so shnued themselves that war seemed
the statement that things had gone too
to bo ntiened as nrranced. A little thine
... . .......
until that schedule Is finished, and that's
got behind the scenes were moved by
nt nltmvlnr- Iliolr pnlm linlrrmonr in Itn
Into starting something they could not
t.l . .t I. Mll.. !... !..... .. ..!. Lit
is tlmslgn that tho crowd Is glad it paid
It is glad It came. Therefore Is Jntro-
and gone. Thero had been n fn, miD.
L . . -.. in win
nsis 01 eacn were nung with padded
instantaneous and glorious. Tho crowd
It did not shout. It did not annimirr
Vti-i ttiiaa luitmilii i, a
for the 'pleasure of It are bound to enjoy
the passing of professional bouts ama-
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SWIMMING TITLES
AT STARETONIGHT
Collegiate Individual Cham
pionships to Be Decided in
Penn's Natatorium
WATER POLO GAME IS ON
The Intercollegiate individual champion
ship are staged In the Wclghtman Hall
natatorium at Pcnn tonight. Besides the
swimming events i water polo game will
be held between two picked te.inis, composed
of the best players In the league.
Among the stars who will be scon in
the swimming ccnta are Herbert Vollmer,
the Columbia mack ; Schlaet, of Yale;
l.emoke. of Amlieret; nenjamin, of Yale;
float, Hlrch, Simonton and Sjchloz, of Pcnn ,
Loi, of Columbia, and Turner, of Wcsleyan
Among the "polo players who will be
seen In the play will bo Captain Latrobe
and the Nourse brothers, of Princeton, and
Captain Bob Swann and Herb Collins, of
Tenn.
The line-up follows:
Snn Boal Cletcland
, u'enn) (folumliln)
Latrnbet. Buard Vandcrwettcr
(Princeton) (Columl.ln)
Otnnert guard Helm
trrliKoton) (I'rlncetnn)
N. .?""" center Collins
(Princeton) (Pennsylvania)
Motile forward Ward
(Columbia) (Pennsyhnnla)
nus-ll.. . ... forward R. Nnra
(Pennsyhanla) (Princeton)
The championship events and entries nie
as follows:
SO ards Penn Simonton and Watts Yao;
Majer. Pchlaet and Thomas, Columbia: Hr
ber.t,..alkcr ar"1 Hnard. Ai.iherst: I.enckn
and Nelllean. .Massachu!etts Institute of Tecli
tiolocy: Foster. Ptranton and Untrrsee. 'Wes
lenn: Turner.
100 drds Penir Watts and Kelser. Yale
.Maer, Alexander. rVrcuinn and Schlart. Co
lumbU: Vnllmer. Herbert Hnd Howard. Am
herst: Nelllnaii and Lenrke M t, a-.: Foster
Fcrnnton and Unlersen VesleHn: Turner
220 ards Penn Kelsr and Husseii Val
Hopkins, Alexander and Oould. Columbia: Vol!
mer. Amherst NeH;.in. Jl 1 T . Uaj. Col
lege of the City nf New Vnrk Knrten.
Fancy diving renn ItiMt Klein and I.co
pold. Columbia: JIllls. Princeton: Anderson
' ' N. Y.: Lelhner. Weslejan: Kynett. Yale:
fccopev, M Benjamin and II, Kenfamln.
Plunce for distance I'tnn. Hlrch. Prholz and
nuokalew-. Yale: flaileer Adams and Schneider.
Columbia: f,eie, jr I T Wales. C. C. N v..
Jones I'rlncetnn: Kennard
Itelav race, S00 jards -Penn: Kelser. llrln-.
hurst. Leopold and Shields, rrlnceton; Herllns.
Johnsoii. Harris and Oeorl Amherst: Covvler.
Kelly. Phillips and Puttie r c, N. Y.; I.eh
men, Cochran, Sumner and Ilroornes.
Rookies and Regulars
4
Hot Spring. Ark. Prospects were none too
brlBht today for the Dodsers In their coming
exhibition series with the Ited Sox. The Regu
lars lost again esterday to the Rookies. 10 to ft.
Marlln. Tex. John McGraw Is satisfied today
that his heavy stickers have found their batting
ees. In vestcrday'a game with Waco they
garnered fifteen hits Four wers home runs,
The Giants won a slugfest, 13 to 0.
Mnron. On. Today marked the last day of
routine practice In camp for the Yankees, On
Monday they commence their spring series here
with the Boston Braves.
Miami. Ha. Captain Johnny Hvers led the
Braves In their final game with the Athletics at
Tatum Park this afternoon Manager Stalllngs
has gone to Haddock, Ga,. with several members
of his squad to spend Sunday. The Braves bid
farewell to Miami tonight. They beat the
Mackmen. 2 to 1, yesterOy,
Hot Springs. Ark. All Indications point to an
early start this season for George roster, star
hurler for th Red Sox. Ha Is showing wonder
fully well In his workout. Tomorrow the Sox
and Dodgers battle again at Whltlngton Park.
Little Boric. Ark. Rain prevented the Reds
playing at Pine Bluff yesterday. Today they
take on the home nine df the Southern League.
Manager Mathewson says every man of his
clu Is now fit.
Houston. Tex. ThaWhlte Sox are In Houston
to tackle the local Texas League team today.
They came In after a barnstorming trln on
which they won a braco of games.
rotambiM. Go. Skipper Callahan announced
today that he has an even dozen .300 men In the
rirate squad. Judged by the -preseason per
formances. He expects several of them to keep
up their averages this season.
Waxahaehle, Tex. Wahoo Sam Crawford,
slated by the "wise boys'" for the discard, made
only four hits out of six times up In vraterday'a
game with Fort Worth, which the Tigers won
In eleven Innings 8 to 6 The Tigers left at
noon for Pallas for games today and Sunday,
New Orleans. Ia. -Owner Jim Dunn wasex-
prciru i tv 'i. v"Jr 'n iime to see his
Indians trim New Orleans. With Dunn on the
ground the weeding. out process will start.
NOTES OF THE MACKMEN
Hsrry Davis, who Is corresponding for a well,
known contemporary, has consulted a Web
ster In order to discover soms space-consumlng
words. Ho should consult Jack Hargreaves.
illka Price, an -attache of the Jacksonville
Clubhouse, Insists upon calling the a-, ,tar
outfielder Arooa Shrunk. "
Louis Hub. a prominent business man of
Frsnstord, . has photographed everything in
FlorM. 'ua'n orJr picking co on the
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THE TRUE SIGNS Otf SPRING
"MARBLE DOME" IS NO NICE THING
TO CALL INNOCENT BALL PLAYERS
WP0 MUST DOPE PLAYS IN FLASH
So-Called "Ivory Toppers" Really Must Have In
telligence Above the Average, for Ball Players
Sometimes Haven't Even a Second to Think
By GRANTLAND RICE
T7IHOM the way "bonehc:
"Ivory top,'-
J- "marhlo dome" and "concrete" liavo
been tired lit i-onnsetlon with the ball-playing
end of the game the Idea arises that a
voi.v fal"o Impression lias been Fcatterod
mound the land concerning the average
il,icr'8 Intelligence.
There Is haidly a profession In the unl
erso which has to think as quickly as tho
ball plaer. In place of being a bonehcad
the avctage player has something more than
aerage Intelligence, as aerage Intelligence
Is known. He mubt not only have n mind
ami a brain, but he Is taught and trained
to use this brain nt a second's notice. He
hasn't an hour to make up his mind what to.
do, nor a half hour, nor yet a half- minute.
Frequently he hasn't even a second. Ho
must think In a flash to turn the proper
trick, and If he doesn't think In a flash
somo one else will beat him to it.
Ill Military Training
Keigeant (jIIisoii, who has charge of the
"cw Yoik Yankees in their drill, was
greatly surprised at the quickness shown
by players in obeying commands or picking
up Instructions. He found them to be far
ahead of the average recruit lot drawn from
other i calms of civilian existence. They
took hold In much better shape and in much
quicker time.
The seigcant also discovered after Issuing
an order that the plaer was Inclined to fol
low In a flash. In fact, they obeed with a
greater promptness than he desired, a
promptness amounting to hurry.
"Xot quite so fast," he was forced to say
frequently at the start. "Take a littlo more
time."
The player, trained to act upon the In
stantto think quickly and to start quickly
was Inclined to carry this habit Into the
.It 111.
One player may thlnlc more quickly than
another. But a ball player Is much more
apt to think and act with far greater speed
than most other citizens for the simple rea
son that he Is engaged In a business that
demands not only speed of though, but
speed of every other available sort.
Sport the Mind Trainer
Sport is not only a great trainer for the
body. It Is also a fine trainer for the mind.
To be a siucess In sport one must employ
his brains at frequent Intervals. Whether It
be baseball, football, tennis, golf, or what
you will, the brain must be used to produce
results.
And In most of these games there Is not
time to think things out in any careful, se
date way. Action Is Immediate, so the
work of the brain must be immediate. There
Is no great hurry of thought in golf, of
course, which Is more of a contemplative,
philosophical sport than It is one of action.
Tho National League has continued Its
OPEN TENNIS TOURNEYS
PERFECTED FOR SEASON
NCW YORK. March 24. Invitation tour
naments ate to be discouraged among mem
bers of the United States National Lawn
Tennis Association. It became known today.
Whcn-the committee? In Its session here,
makes its report all clubs will be notified
tteit open tournaments are, perfected. In
case of war the schedule for the" 1917 sea
son will becomClneffectlve. The schedule
will be announced tonight
THROCKMORTON ELIMINATED
Final Tennis Matches to Be Played on
the Coast Today
LONG BEACH. Cal March 2,4. Simpson
Slnsabaugh, of Los Angeles, qualified for
tha final round of the slr.gles In the seventh
annual Invitation tennis tournament here
by defeating Harold A. Throckmorton, of
Elizabeth, N. J., national Junior champion,
6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Several semifinals -will be
competed today, and the finals, also, will
be played.
Mies Mary K. Browne and Miss Florence
Sutton woa-the finals of the women'a dou
bles by defeating Mrs. B. O. Bruce and
Mrs. Louise n. Williams, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.
WINS MEADOWBROOK TROPHY
Long Island Four Easily Defeat Del
' ' Monte for Polo Title
SAN DIEGO, Cal, March 24, The
Metdowbrook Country Club -polo '(tarn, of
t ;Tr f ,W irt '
old policy of guessing incorrectly and lag
ging behind. The American League has
made and will make a tremendous hit with
Its preparedness policy. Involving military
training, and will thereby work Its way still
further Into the fancy of the sport-loving
populace.
We have no entanglements with nor any
particular leaning to either league. But as
a citizen standing to one side and watching
the double parade pass one can't keep from
wondering how the older circuit could have
kept away from a proposition of such im
mediate Impoitance and appeal.
By adopting this policy of nloofness the
National has merely permitted Its young
rival to pick up and play a winning card.
When the chief of staff of a big division,
embracing many States, announces that the
action of the American League has been of
Incalculable benefit In the way of example,
there must be something more to the move
ment than mere froth.
In noting the actions of the two leagues
upon this matter of military preparation
one might find an easier answer asito Why
It Is that the American League has won
every world series, barring one, since 1309
a matter of eight years back. A supremacy
ot this magnitude can hardly be put down
as a matter of luck.
Speaker's Style
Of all present-day batsmen, ball players
are Inclined to award the finest batting style
to Tris Speaker. "I have never seen any
one hit the ball a3 Speaker did last season,"
remarked one of the Yankee veterans.
"Lvery hit that he got was a clean, hard
wallop. And even when he failed to make
a hit he walloped the ball, and generally
drove It with a smash either tu an in
flelder or an outfielder. But whether he
made his hit or not, he was r'jtlng the
ball, and hitting It on the nose. It was
a wonderful thing to lead Ty Cobb for six
consecutive months at bat, but an oven
more wonderful thing to keep on hitting the
ball, as Speaker did. from April to October,
without a slump. Whether he can maintain
this pace another year Is another matter.
But you can gamble if he does he will not
only lead the field again, but will be up
above .400 for the season."
Admitting Speaker's greatness at bat, ball
players are not willing to pick him as a
1917 victor over Cobb. They figure on
not only Cobb's great speed, but his ag
gressiveness and determination, and they
know with what a rush he is going back
to gain his old place at the top. Under
present circumstances the best dope seems
to be. as the players themselves see It
that the Speaker-Cobb grapple will be a
very close affair possibly closer than last
season's great duel, where .Speaker led by
fifteen points, a matter i : ly four or five
extra hits In 150 games.
TEN-ROUND BOXING BILL
IN DELAWARE IS KILLED
DOVER, Del.. March 24. By a vote of
seven naya to six yeas the Senate killed
the House bill to legalize ten-round boxing
bouts in Delaware, and authorizing the
Governor to appoint a State Athletic Com
mission to represent such bouts.
ANOTHER BOWLING RECORD
Garrett Makes Sixth Mark in American
Bowling Congress'
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., March 24. The
sixth world's record to be made at the
American Bowling Congress here was estab
lished by J, P. Garrett, of Kokomo,. Ind..
who rolled 821 in the doubles. Mediocre
work'by his teammate, L. Kulow, gave them
only 1214 for their three garrtes.
Penn Football Board Meet
The football committee of the University of
Pannaylvanla held 'a meetln yesterday In the
ment of an aealitant peach of the footbailYeam
for. next aeaapn. At the end of the m.;.i-
nothlnr waa
divulged. "
Baseball Trial' Adranced to April 10
Instead of the trial of the 990.000 damare
ault of the Baltimore Rederal Learua rinl.
against orcanlied baaebanand ; iti TmoVula.be
afnnlna; Thursday. April 12. the openlni r el
slon of the. hearing has been chani.ri JST T..S.
earing has' been chani.d to Tu:
day, April 19.
Miller, Veteran Ball, Player. Dead
OODBN. Utah, March 84,-Wward (Eddi.v
jhw.,ob niM oldest prof eeaidnel bai.hiii
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THe OLD
AARBIM3ER
OP PPl'M(J.
A. A. U. ATHLETICS
AT SHORE TONIGHT
Meadowbrook Enters 72
Athletes in Championships
at Atlantic City
MEREDITH TO COMPETE
The Middle Atlantic A. A. U. champion
ships will be decided on tho Million Dollar
Tier. Atlantic City, tonight At least two
hundred ahtlctcs will bo sent from this city,
and counting the entries from nil over the
district, about live hundred athletes will
be seen In competition.
The Meadowbrook Club will send a larger
delegation to the. events than nny other
club entered. Seventy-two will wear the
colors of the local organization. Ted Mere
dith will be the main attraction. The
famous Meadow brook athlete will run In
the 000 and 1000 jard events. Among the
other local stars will bo George Meredith,
Ted's brother : Bob Ferguson, tho former
Intercollegiate high-hurdle champion ; Frank
Crane and Knud Sche&ted, piobably the
best long-distance man In this city.
MRS. BARLOW DEFEATED
Loses in Final Round to Mrs.
Over Pinehurst Links
Hurd
PINEHURST, N. C, March 24. Mrs.
Dorothy C. Hurd, of Pittsburgh, retained
tier championship title by a maigln of five
strokes over Mrs. R. H. Barlow, of Phila
delphia, who figured last year also as the
runner-up In the final round of 'the silver
foils championship tourney. Mrs. Hurd's
card for the two days was 45-39-84,
45-42-87, or a total of 171 for the thlity
slx holes. Mrs. Barlow followed with
85-61-176.
CIRCUIT DROPS TWO CLUBS
Lowell and Lynn Will Not Be in East
ern League This Season
BOSTON, March 24. The circuit of the
Eastern Baseball Association during the
coming season, which has been virtually de
cided upon, will comprise the following
cities: Tortland, Lawrence, Worcester,
Springfield, New Haven, Hartford, Bridge
port and New London. Lowell and Lynn
are dropped from the ten-club league of last
season.
The first league games will be played on
May 11 and the season will close on Sep
tember 16. The full schedule will be drawn
up in April.
MAXWELL GOLF LOSER
Beaten in Match in Which Whittemore
Equals Record
PINEHURST, N. C. March 24.-Virker
Whittemore, of Brookllne, who broke the
season's amateur record on the phamnin.
ship course with a 70 Thursday, went around
In 70 again yesterdsy. He turned the trick
in a maicn in wnicn Whittemore and
Charles T. Crocker, of Fltchb'urg, defeated
Norman H. Maxwell, of Philadelphia, and
George Hubbell, of Glen Cove. 1 up. Whltte
more's card of 34-36 70 Included three
twos and a total of five birdies for the
round.
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FRIENDS' CENTRALS
BRIGHT PROSPEttj
Youngsters at Branch
Schools Show Promise of
Becoming Regulars
RIFLE TEAMS ARE ACTIVE
If the showing of the youngsters In th,
contests in Friends' Central's gymnasium
may be taken for Just what they wr
worth,, then watch Friends' Central's futur
lntcracadamlc League teams. The develop,
ment of the elementary, grade student la
Just as Important, If not more so, thin
the Improvement of tho high school and
college nthlcle. .
When the Camden Friends' School boya. 'i
Including Wyelland, Smyth, Brown, Wat. '
"""' liU0 nnu 3'er, won the Indoor meet'
at Fifteenth and Race streets Jeslerdayi
afternoon, youngsters who will ome d '
wear tho Blue and Grey In big eague com.
petitions were scoring points for the school
across the river.
The meet was unusually Interesting. f0P
it brough together private school student!
from vatlous sections of the city as wen
as from Camden. John H. Bellf physTr,
director of the school, was In charw &
hcnoois leprcsented worn r.if.-.7u . "."
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avenue. Camden Friends. Germantown ad
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Drexel's Excellent Record
Drcxcl Institute ended the basketball .'
son with a record that all the Blue and
Gold players should be proud of, for Can
tain Calhoun's boys not only met the lead."
Ing scholastic quintets, but Mod for honoTt
with many ImpoVtant college teams. '
At the meeting yesterday, A. S. Mahan
was elected leader for 1917-18, and the
Drexclltes ate to bo commended for their
good choice. Mahan was a high scorer
and one of the leaders. Ho will make a very
able successor to Captain Calhoun, who
graduates. Blessing, Probabco. Ratcllffe
and Manager Keeley were awarded th
letters. Diexcl students are now i turning
their athletic attention to baseball and
track.
Preparedness at Chestnut Hill
Whether the Chestnut Hill Acadfcmyboyi
some day hope to shoulder rlfla3 and go
to war or whether they merelyVvvish to
Join the ranks of Mr. Preparedness Is not
known, but the fact lemalns that the Acad
orny has taken up rifle work with a ven
geance, and the. rifle squad left this morn
Ing for Lawrcncevlllc.
Chestnut Hill has lormed a rifle club,
nnd with war rumors going the roundi
It would seem that this was the right time
for renewed Interest in rifle work at all
schools. Captain Knowles took Bailey. 'Bar-'
clay, Dickens, Wlegand nnd Murphy with
him on'the trip to Lawrcncevllle School.
Chestnut Hill is serious about rifle wor
The school will enter two tcanu In th
Astor Cup matches to be held next month;
a competition In which most of the bent
rifle clubs In the United States are entered.
Two teams would Indicate that St. Martin's
School has plenty of good 'riflemen.
Zilcnziger or SimcndinRcr?
What's In a name? When the Central
High School baseball captain was elected
yesterday afternoon to succeed Eddie' Ba
rels3, who failed to come back to school, '
It was reported that Oscar Zllenzlger wa
the choice of the Crimson and Gold play
era. A discussion was overheard between
two schoolboys, one who claimed that "?
llnzlnger" was the correct spelling and th
other that "Zllenzlger" was right.
We have It on good authority that the
high school captain slgn3 hi3 checks "Zllen- '
zlger" and that there 13 no "n" In his offl- ,
cial handle, Perhaps the confusion vvat
caused by the fact that Centtal well re
members a certain Kenneth Slmendlnger,
all-around athlete, baseball and basketball
ptar. Zllenzlger and Slmendlnger aie not
so different in spelling or sound. .The for
mer Central star Is now at La Salle. '
PENN TO CLOSE MICHIGAN
FOOTBALL SEASON NOV. 17
ANN ARBOR, Mich, March 24. The
1917 football schedule arranged for Mich
igan has been announced as follows:
October
Arbor.
University of rjetrolt at Ana
October IB Cass
Scientific School at Ana
October 10 Western State Normal School at
Ann Arbor.
October 13 Mount Union Colleje at -Ana
Arbnr. a
October 20 Michigan Agricultural Collee at
Ann Arbor.
uciomir -I university or Nebraska at Ana v'l
Arbor. 1
November 3 Kalamazoo Collete at Ana'
Arbor.
November 10 Cornell University at Ana
Arbor,
November 17 University of Pennsylvania at
Philadelphia.
DUNCANNON ELECTS
. ATHLETIC OFFICERS
DUNCANNON, Pa March 24. Th
Duncannon Athletic Association has elected
William G. Kline business manager, and Wrf
Stewart Duncan field manager. The base
ball team to represent this town In th
Dauphin-Ferry League la being selected.
Several practice .games will be played
before the season opens when the pjayert
will be assigned to positions.
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