Ktt&WHO RETIRE EARLY AT NIG&T RETIRE LATE IN YEARS FftOM THE BASEBALL FIElB
tEETES OP AMERICA PREPARE
ATHLETICS LEAVE
CAMP TONIGHT
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TO-PAY TRIBUTE TO GOD OF WAR
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siaration ot Hostilities Will Sound JJeatti
fKnell of Competitive
" tion of Baseball
Sports World of America It ronily
. Official declaration of hostilities will
ncnes or sports In thla country, with tho possible exception of profca
1 baseball and turf raclnir. This liivrmoa Inr-rn-ivlnHv ovldent every dav.
From, all part of the country como announcements that nthletos aro preparing ,
te desert tho elKhtoarcd shell.i fnr thn tlirop-lnrh vnrlntv! Ihnt cnlfprs ranv soon bo
wjj? the trenches Instead of tho bunkers; that spiked shoes nro belnc laid away with
! ate, gloves, racquets and whlto flannels; that racing drivers aro tuning up their
liimtn Mrrv rllt.tl... t.i...i .LI..I .. 1 t - 1 uli.ii. t M..l....
--J uio1uii.iira iiiii.ui 01 striving
u ,m orousea ana is ready to follow wherever President Wilson leads. Yale, Prince-
P "iW. Penn, Harvard. Cornell, Columbia
... ' afeMM . Ail tltnt .11 .11.1.11 Kit.
u, muuiuiuu mui mi uuuciics win do aosoiuieiy ananuoncu in tno cvoni ot war. ma
IPtclflo Coast Conference colleges will call off their schedules If tho country locks
i'jhorns with the Teutons, tho United States Golf Association nnd National Assocla-
mf I Mfin Of JVmnrlpnn rini-omotl -.... nhnmlnn
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' rilUttlnnnl slttlntlfM-t rrrna -. -. W.-.nl .,J
? ","JI -"iiivci kj L ..(.till, Ultll
f heng held up pending tho final de'clslon
fv
$ uoioy was tho first college to take a
iun Congress or International law. Tho
'$'' Officially abandoned a few days ago. In
ivent to go by the board was tho GOO mile Indianapolis Speedway race, which was
"J-to be run on Memorial Day. In announcing that this event was off, James
vJA. Allison, secretarv-treasurer nf the Hnrpriw.iv Cnriinrntlnn. said: "Raclnir means
'lllal'lnff AWfllf fmm tl.n fZrwefvnl om.
K fry the Government to better advantage in
flpjf-.llon as a means of entertainment. Furthermore, many racing materials ami
te'j tscccssviriea win ue uuhuiuiu iiutjcssiiies 111
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THIS Is tho spirit of the American spoilsman. Thero is no hysteria
about it. Men who follow athletics are quietly figuring how their
peculiar training may bo best utilized In war times- and preparing
to close up their athletic affairs when the ptpper time come.
Turf Racing May Be
5 fpURF racing will not bo abandoned unless conditions absolutely demand It.
j- It Is felt by the racing authorities that this sport Is so useful In developing
" iavalry remounts that It will probably be encouraged by tho Government. How-
'tver, there is a rumor to the effect that the autumn amateur meets may not bo
i held. Tho men whoso Interest and money back theso mounts will be tho first
to take up arms, and It Is pointed nut that tho meetings could hardly be a sue
i" cess without their support. As far as profession".! babeball is concerned, thero
has been no official action as yet to Indicate that the league schedules would bo
suspended. It Is significant, however, that President John K. Tenor of tho Na-
M j, tlonal League says that in the event of
1 jf- uun mill limi;il.llt;a Ultu iuuuib. iuih.iiii
tne prime mover in naving tne uasenau ciuos tane up me military training in tno
' aouthern camps, is of tho opinion that tho baseball players will bo among tho
trst to enlist.
Although It is evident that most of tho competitive sports will be abandoned
K hostilities actually rsgln, it Is felt that baseball might be an aid in keeping the
Bind of tho public in a healthy condition. Just as golf is being encouraged by the
English Government for such a purpose.
INTRAMURAL athletics at colleges and other noncompetitive sports
elsewhere may survive a declaration of war for the reason that they
would foniUji.cd!stractIon from the depressing effects of international
conflict. "
Harvard and Princeton in Line
s TNTERCOLLEGIATE athletics threaten
n througtv Dean Howard Mccienahan,
gfc., trol, has announced that military training and service will take precedence not only
9 Avr nthlpHcs hut tn riinp nf notilnl linutlltttpo nvnt nio.ln.l .i..i.i. .
SKI. ,
K.-jjarvara long ago' aeciaea 10 ciose up as
US' institution as soon as me i-resiucnt and
The Crimson's athletic engagement would
leading Harvard athletes are marked for
j Among these are tho following varsity
pj,- Cabot, crew, and J. E. Abbott. oseball, nil
& . lty Reser-e Officers Training Corps.
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un tne j'acmc ioast tne coucges nave nireaay icit tne impetus toward service.
J. Arthur Younger, graduate manager of athletics at the University of Washington,
has addressed letters to various managers in tho Pacific Coast Conference, recom
mending the abandonment of all athletics upon the declaration of hostilities, and
the replies he has received Indlcato that his lead will be followed unanimously.
The mobilization of the Second Washington Infantry has already put tho Unl-
",1 Tersity 01 wasningion tracK team nors
and two other mainstays aro now In uniform nt the armory.
THE honored list of killed and wounded abroad Includes the names of
many famous athletes, and from the trend of things at this time
It is evident that America can rely on her athletes.
They Are All Nervously
E BLEW up on a couple of holes,
ft -tl
got only a 70. In other words. If
'J going out he would" have had a fine score.
for the reason that 72 has stood as the
fft, on the championship golf course at Pinehurst, and W. C. Fownes, Jr., for it
lit ,waa indeed he (copyrighted), performed the great deed. Though the score was
Q.t.A rot made In regular competition, it is not
!?' during tho North-and-South boutlng that
amateurs get together to settle the greatest of tho winter championships. The
perpetrator of the 70 arrived nt Pinehurst tho other day and, as is his won;,
wasted no time in unloosing his club kit for a round on tho links. Ho shot an
86, feeling out the course. Then ho got to work regularly in the nfternoon
against a young man pf parts, Robert Hunter, who overthrew Norman Maxwell
In a nlneteen-hole match of recent history, nnd Fownes nt once began to show
cunning. He went out in 36 and came homo in 34, only fifteen strokes better
than his first attempt. AJt statistician sat himself down at once to ficure. at
"'tJ, the rate of Improvement, how long it
' strokes. The score threw a great Jolt
resort, for it clearly showed what a mighty man Is "Big Bill," captain of the
Pennsylvania Lesley Cup team. Instead of all the money being placed on
"Bobby" Jones, Perry Adair, Tom Prescott, Norman Maxwell, Phil Carter,
;ft present champion, et al., there will have
and many there are who predict that ho
Vlng over his shoulder.
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FUWKES enjoys comparative seclusion in J'lusourgh, where ho plays
at the Oakmont Country Club, scene of tho next nntfnn.it , .. ,.
does not enter many of the big eastern title tilts, but he has a very
nriiuam career, uuui ium unu un,
Fownes, though gray of scalp-lock,
Should Be Glowing Success on Home Grounds
Pf1AP" FOWNES, to review his glowing past, won the amateur championship
.V" v of America back there In 1910 at Brookline, and has twice won the trniri
tJedaI for the best medal jrounds to qualify In the national championships, one
.f which times was at Merion, no later than last fall. Fownes is the present
;X"ennsyivania otaio cnampion. rim worit
-tha cynosure of the blinking eyes of the
jj there was a dangerous contender for tho
M mat person tins year, tie nas iaia out, duiu ana planned to the last detail the
' .course over which the event will be played this season. The inake-un of thn
f Oakmont course has been entirely shifted, and Fownes will be on hand to
'tlMcotne accustomed to his handiwork nil summer. This fact, added to his gieat
ffslf ability, makes him almost n sure thing In the eyes of tho Plttsburghers, who
In their well-known capacity as millionaires, will hack their favorite to tho' limit'
, IOwne holds the amateur record of the
TM ambition mat pulsates continually tnrougn his bosom Is to connect once
Wr wlththo national title he won so proudly soven years ago. Since then he
IkM beaten) Francis Oulmet, one of the greatest golfers in the country, on a
('taitral course, in a fast give-and-take
. single stuniDiing piock mat inicK uvans,, present amateur champion,
to o'erthraw In the bunting scramble while the August skies nr
fjhifhSafesye.. '
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BilaTliV'aa who. knows
h eApjea4 witn-.most
:'j(S9Lk'? '"'
Sport With the Excep-
and Turf Racing
to pay ti Unite to the Gotl of War. An
sound tho death knell of virtually nil
ior nig money prizes, .inieiii: ihviiw
and other universities and colleges havo
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nit n1.!ntn nimble, no iti-iti n a .. .ntnr-
till IllKltllV Vt 1.(11 "O iJMWll in' vii- .....
t. .l.. n.. .l ,..-...... .l-.MA vnnnts n f a
II1U UUIU3 IJL III'! IMK UUIUIIIiMMiu uiv.n "
of Congress nnd the President.
dcllnllo step In the matter without waiting
bnsehnll Keliedulo of tho Mnlnn nine was
tho automobile racing game tho first big
!.... ol.llln.l mnAlinntnci iiflin r.n, K.1 HCPlI
time of war than by a speedway corpora-
nine 01 ronuiui.
Useful in Case of War
war baseball will bo a second consldcra-
j. u. riuaiuu. in iiiu jmmtri'a. iiu iuo
to becomo atrophied. Princeton,
chairman of tho board of athletic con-
""""" Olivines aiso.
a university anu to open as a military
tne congress let slip the docs of wir
bo seriously hampered anyway, as many
Important positions in case of hostilities.
captains: W. H. Wheeler, football; H. B,
of whom are members of the Unlver-
..
no comoat. unptain William McDonald
Watching This Feller
and after that his score was ruined. He
he hadn't "gummed" a counlp nf imi
This Is all meant for village humor
best score that has been made this season
highly probable that it will be lonvmrl
comes off early In April, when the
would be before the courso owed Fownes
Into all those gathered nt the winter
to bo a place, reserved for Fownes,
will walk away with the pennant fiaunt-
wuii uiiijiusis on mo fore, because
Is not through by a long, long span.
in ine coming season is going to be
golf fans in all quarters, for if w
amateur championship, William Fownes
present Oakmont course with a 70.
match. On paper "Big Bill" looks like
i
the style and shots he must contend
or tne stars, so that he will know
He ts not subect to any ot the er
$' anociiDye very turn or tn play or tha
4ihh -tM -sk
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ATHLETIC CHANGE!
AT CATHOLIC HIGH
Purple and Gold Will Not
Meet La Salle or
St. Joe
OFFICIALS HOLD BANQUET
The break In athletics bctuecn I'athollc
High and La Sallo and St. Joseph's Col
lege, which is now a certainty, has boen
anticipated for t.ome time past. Catholic
High School odlclals made It plain thoy wero
not In sympathy with tho manner in which 4
athletics were conducted at either La Sallo
or St. Joseph's.
The announcement that Catholic High
would meet Gcrmantown High In a big foot
ball game next Thanksgiving Day was also
made. The Turple and Gold has seered
athletic relations In all sports, claiming that
until conditions are. different neither La
Salle nor h. Joe would ho on the Catholic
High schedule.
"William J. Glcndon, physical director at
the school, Is to bo commended for any pol
icy which tends to elcate scholastic Fport
and uphold the rules which bar students
who are deficient In their studies from lep
resentlng thplr school Ineligible placiH
at Catholic High have left tchnol and later
represented La Salle College and I5rown
Treparatory.
R. C. II. S. to Use College Utiles
Catholic High School has ono of the
stilctest eligibility codes of any of the
i-chools In this city. Including tho high
schools. Students reprei-cntlng Catholic
High In athletics come up to a certain
standard In their Fcholastic work and ath
letes and olllolals the high schools are
satisfied that they are qualified In every
wav to compete with the local teamn.
Catholic High will use tho Intercollegiate
League basketball rules next season. This
Is a step forward, for after trying out
both Hip Intercollegiate and Kastern
League rules last season the players and
officials found It would bo to their advan
tage to change to tho rules adopted by
most of tho schools. In fact, with the ex
ception of La Salle and St. Joseph's, there
will be no teams using tho Kastern League
rules next basketball season.
Catholic High Is a member of tho Inter
scholastlc Baseball League and will there
fore compete on the diamond with all tho
local nines.
Schools Open Season Tomorrow
Two school baseball games will mark tljo
opening of tho season tomorrow afternoon
unless tho weather prevents. Friends' Cen
tral School will meet tho IJIdley Park High
School nlno at Itldley Park, and tho Oor
mantown High and Germantown Academy
teams w 111 clash at Genhantown.
As tho teams havo had little time to
practlco and the coaches In charge have not
been able to decldo upon the teams, It Is
Impossible to state who will start the game.
Penn Charter School has a game with the
Penn freshmen nt Queen Lane tomorrow
afternoon. This will bo tho third gamo of
tho week In which local nines participate.
Basketball Officials' Banquet
The Philadelphia Board of Approved
Basketball olllolals will hold their banquet
tonight at the Walton. Peter P. Carney Is
chairman In charge and will piobably bo
toastmaster. Philip G, Lewis, chaltman ot
tho board ; George Cartwrlght, Charles G.
Eckles, of Haerford School; Lon Jourdet,
of Penn, and other prominent oflleials will
attend.
Tho boaid experienced a ery successful
year. The work of the officials, tho plans
for next year and various other mattcia
will bo discussed. It is tho first annual
affair of Its kind, and from tho luteicst
shown by the players and coaches, should be
a great success. Tho banquet will start at
6 o'clock.
AMATEUR BASEBALL
Veallnehousa lllectrlc nnd MaiiufHrturlne
Company lias organized a Rtrons.- Ilrst-cluns teum
for tt.B inrnlne eaFon aiiJ would like to arraneo
games with Industrial, manufai turlne and first
clasa traveling teams. The W'catliiEliousa team
has signed several new plajers qf some pro.
fesslonal rank with the ukk of last sz-ar'a
team and a larco fcquad of recruits and li,tv 11
very good chama lor the pennant, J, Lingo,
manager Westlnghouse Eleitrlc Company llois'
Club. 214 North Twenty-second street.
Philadelphia Bag Athletic Cluh would like
to arrange games with first-class teams In
Philadelphia. This team has one of the Lest
diamonds In the city and Is rapidly filling up
Its schedule for the season. K. Thles. 2011 Kny.
der avenue.
Allegheny II. C. would like to book games
with lR.jear-old traveling teams In I'hlladel
phla. H. Mohr, 3105 Kmerald street.
W. V. I'rlchard A. C. would like to hear
from Fraltnger A. C. .Men's Friendly, Haver
ford Professionals, Corley C. C. MeadowbrooU
and Devlin !'. C. at home or away, I,. Kux,
88"8 Pemberton street,
Warwick n. O. desires games with 17-18-ear-old
uniformed teams at or away rrom home,
P, Darth, 2045 North Twenty-eighth street,
Harry Benckert, former pitcher of the Corley
Catholic. Club, would like to play with a llrst
class team thla season in Pennsylvania, Dela
ware or New Jersey. Harry Benckert. 2003
South Chadwlck street. '
Al nodarers. h. first-class first baseman and
m erai-lr hall nlavr wiMiM Ilk to nlav with a
strictly flrsl-clssa, 'ntfrtfMMMi JMHM.'W
B. B. O'ROURKE, CUCKOO AND ROOTER,
CHALLENGES 'ANYBODY PERFERRED'
AND HE GETS AWAY WITH IT, TOO
"Bald Babe," of Loyal
Cuckoo Club Fame,
Has Yet to Get DefeatedAnd-
Bout
By LOUIS H. JAFFE
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,Si:i5ALL teams, only when In winning
stride, havo their rooting clubs, a base
ball "nut" loves a w Inner, and all winners
are his favorites Uoxlng "bugs," on the
other mitt, usually ttand by their man,
whether ho wins, loses or draws, although
In the "bug's" opln'on his favoilte boxer
never Is beaten, unless, of course, when
counted out. Little Italy has banded to
gether an organization of stanch looters,
and tho club's name, the Cuckoos, Is well
termed. That they aro with their favorite
through victory or defeat was proved on
tho night Willie Jackson knocked out
Johnny Dundee. Hes-plto his defeat, Dundee
was not left in the lurch The Cuckoos
and their friends l allied together and about
.inn strong, paraded up BroJj' htrect behind
the great llttlo Dundee, defeated, disap
pointed, downhearted, but not diseouiagiMl
Tho Cuckoos aro great fans of fisticuffs
They nre conspicuous at every show In
town, especially on Thursday night at the
Broadway, where they are led In wild dem
onstrations by "Bald Babe" O'UomUe
Klfty-tvvo members are on the club's ios,ter.
which also Includes a i-coio of boxers Chief
Cuckoo Hooter O'P.ourke alo Is a boxer,
Jmt he never dons the mittens, although he
'is piepared to "challenge anybody per
fened." ns Doo Cutch was wont to say. at
any old time. Not a defeat mars Baldy's
lecord he has his first bout In which to
compete Nevertheless, O'Bourko Is the
best boter that ever was heard.
Cuckoo President nddlo White. Cuckoo
Chick Carsey and Cuckoo Treasurer
Chailey Nace nnd Cuckoo Vice President
O'P.ourke's seconds, whenever Babe puts
on his battles. Ono fans Bald with a hand
kerchief, another lubs his legs, which, by
the way, are envoi cd with his trousers, ns
O'lloutke doesn't believe In stripping for.
notion, and the thlid advises him.
With all this going on amid convulsions
nf laughter by tho spectators, a Cuckoo will
find his head behind the back of another
Cuckoo, so that Battling Babo cannot see
him, nnd "G'on ya big Sap, gcfell ouda
th' ring; ya can't flto, ya Smear," cuts
through the smokc-ladden atmosphere and
O'Bourkc's stuff Is all off. But Babo nsver
allows himself to leave tho ring until ho
has "challenged anybody perferred," In a
bold and defiant attitude.
Johnny Mayo Is a Cuckoo, nnd secretary
of the ilub, Tho organization also has
leprcsentatlves from different sections ot
thn rnllntrv. Ttnbbv llpvnnMs Is tliA wostprn
Tepiescntatlve, while Alllo Nelson represents
tho East.
Other boxing Cuckoos nro Frankle
Howell, Johnny Claik. Terry Kctchell,
Johnny Coster, Fieddy Russell, Pete Kelly,
Harry Sullivan, Harry Kilburn, Jimmy Cos
ter, Bobby Wolgast, Joe O'Keefe, Johnny
Costello, Frankle Coster, Jllko Burns,
Johnny Ferguson, Jerry Sullivan and Al
Leonard.
Roririv All Donald, the middleweight champion
of Canada Is to make his first appearance In
Philadelphia tomorrow night at the Cnmbrla,
A, C. His opponent will ho Tommy Coleman,
local negro flash. Tvvn other strong bouts are
JnLk Tnjlor vs. Andrew Johnston, ncsro heavy
weights, and Charley Thomas vs. Charley
DoIp. Jaik Caponl and Vouns Carlcn and
Kenny HurrlHon nnd Jack llradley nro In tho
other numbers,
tieorge dinner Is suffering with nn Infected
hand, unci Hauling Hchultii Is under the weather
with a cold In Cleveland As a result their
bout, scheduled for Saturday night at the Na
tional, has been set back n week,
.lark ntnekhurn's match with Knockout Baker
at the llnindway tonight Is a return bout,
mackburn won their last set-to. but the kayo
battler had his negro epponent stepping fast
SUITS l-IS
TO ORDER --B--M-
Reduced from (30, 135 and $30
PETER MORAN & CO. mtaS?
1ST1I MAltKirr. KNTRANCE ON JSTH.
H. E. COH. 0T1I AND AltGII STS.
SATURDAY NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT
NATIONAL-A. C. ft,VWir.vfiJf-
.lolmny Meulcy vs. Stanley Willis.
Chief Turner vs. Johnny Holland.,
Three more up-tn-tlie-mlnule bouts Three,
Adm. 2.V. Res. 50c, "So nnd tl.
BROADWAY A. C TONIGHT
JACK HARRY (K. O.)
BLACKBURN vs. BAKER
ntUDDIA r
Dell phon
wlls nt V Kenlfnrlnn Kin
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. evening:
CHIEF OF THE CUCKOO CLAN
Ho is "Babe" O'Rourke, and chal
lenges "anybody perferred."
throughout tho tilt. Frnnklo Williams nnd
l otitis Lawrence nlso clash In an encore. They
fought a hard b.ittlo Inst week Jack Diamond
versus (lino Oaiinnii. Iliiv lientkert versus
Johnny rtrovvu nnd Johnny McGulro versus Jos
OJlricn ore other numbers.
Uirliy Cutmr expects to get down to con
scientious training In a few dajs. Ju9t ns soon
ns a milch with Hobby Iteynolds Is clinched
the Smokv Hollow favorite will buckle down to
bard work. A local promoter Is after tho
match, and It virtually Is clinched.
Sleie ricsMicr, who Sammy Harris has been
Rronmlns for the bantnmwelght championship,
prnh.iblv will meet a tartar In Joe Tuber, ot
thla city, In lialtlmoro Mond-jy nlcht. Flessner
las boen winning consistent' over third raters.
His mix with Tuber will bo Flcssncr's first real
test.
Al Nelson wns to havo met Toung Lawrence
nt tho Ilroadway tonight, but ns tho latter
Is entirely too big for Alllo, his mnmgcr decided
to cancel the bout. Nelson Is training dally and
expects a bout In a wek or so,
I hlef Turner, nn Indlnn. meets Johnny Hoi
land In a middleweight scrap in one of tho
bouts at the National A. l on Saturday night.
Jnhnnv Henley meets Stanley Willis m the
wind-up. Two heavies. Dan JlcCluro nnd Paul
Snnsom meet In thn third bout, while Johnny
Dutko mixes with Denny Semlar In tho second
bout. Hilly Hlncs tackles Johnny Palsona,
Rocl.v Kansas outfought Thll Vlrgets. tho
New- Orlenns featherweight, tn ten rounds In
licel tti'l last night. Kansas dropped Vlrgets
tvvlco In tho first round nnd ngaln In the eighth.
Ia-o Tr.ue.v. of this cltv, scored a nine-round
kao over Artlo Glroux at Montreal, Can., last
night.
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Stock and Whitted, Late in
Reporting, Need Plenty
of Batting Practice
LUDERUS HITTING HARD
Hu n Btafl Correspondent
ST rUTKnSBl-'Ua. Fin.. Maich US.
Theio are only three days left of the Phil
lies' training season hero and Manager
Mornn lil start this period with all of
his players under hl3 wing except Sjecond
Baseman Bert Nlehoff. The latter may
already bo on his way south, but he Is
not likely to join the club until It reaches
Jacksonville or some Other place north.
After being notified yesterday that Whit
ted had agreed to sign his contract. Presi
dent Baker s,ent back woid from Bellealr
that Nlchoff's contract was not to bo ac
cepted until he wiled Baker personally
that the club's terms had been accepted.
Stock and '.Vhltted will s gn their con
tiacts when they reach Washington on
April 7 Tho new documents will be for
warded to them at that city.
Stock and Whitted will be ghen plenty
of b.vtlng practice during the temalndcr
of their stay here and on tho way noith,
us both are rhy In this depaitment
Oamc3 between tho Phillies' regulars and
the Ynnlgans will bo played today and
tomoirovv. Alexander and Blxcy will get
their final hard workout In the training
camp hero this Fprlng. This afternoon Alex
ander Is almost ready for the opening cham
pionship game, but Blxey will need a little
moto work than the great right-hander to
get Into first-class condition It Is now
certain that tho Phils will again return here
to train next year.
NOTES OF THE PHILS
Business Manager Shettsllne, of tho Thll
lles, added to tho famo of Glenolden, Pa.,
tiro depaitment yesterday when he rode
near tho head of the line In tho automobile
of Chief McNulty, of the Bt. Petersburg fire
department. Shettsllno was tho happiest
man In the parade. Ho was thinking all tho
time how proud tho citizens of Delaware
County would bo If they could see him In
tho procession.
George Whitted says that he killed
twenty-seven foxes last winter. "I havo
tried nearly all kinds of sport," said Whit
ted, "and fox hunting beats all of them.
Some of tho foxes I caught alive and then
turned them loose Just for the fun of
ngaln hunting them."
, With Cravath out of the line-up of tho
regulars Manager Moran plans to put
Luderus In the clean-up position at No. 4
and move Whitted up to the fifth position
In tho batting order. The way ho has
been slugging down here, Luderus should
deliver the punch at the right time this
season. ,
Trainer Mlko Dee will have to superin
tend the packing of the big trunks next
Saturday and Sunday.
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SIX RECRUITS REJECTED
By ROBERT W. MAXWELL
JACKSONVILLK, Fla., March 28. Con
nle.Mack and his troupe of trained ath
letes who Btarrcd last year In that thrill
ing drama cittltled "20,000 Leagues Un
der tho Sea" aro prepared to troop out
of Jacksonville nt 9 o'clock tonight, ready,
eager nnd willing to play another part Irl
tho American League act this season. Tired
of the cellar role, they wilt step out grace
fully nnd nllovv some ono else to bask In the
shadow of tho dimmed spotlight.
The performers aro not shedding bitter
tears of regret over tho retreat from this
city. Tho last few days did not mak
much of a hit nnd fond .rcmembrnnces of
the sunny South will not bo expressed. If
anything, they will bo sent by freight,
The rain storm Monday and tho refrigerator
breezes of yesterday set tho players back to
a certain extent nnd now they don't car
how soon It Is before they Invade tho north
As Ping Bodlo figured It out last night
when In n pensive but a soliloquizing mood.
Jacksonville Is so much nearer to tho South
Pole than Philadelphia that the weather
must bo a trifle cooler.
Six Left Behind
The escapo of the Mackmen was marked
by the wrecking of Connie's standing army.
Jjlx brave and true soldiers were sent Into
exile, while the buglers sounded taps. They
wept bitter tears of regret, for now they
must face tho cruel world and eke out a
living In other lines besides baseball. No
strings wero attached to tho hardware that
was used on five of tho heroes, but tho sixth.
Frank Home, a pitcher, was handed to
Jacksonville. His unusual luck leads us
to bellevo that he Is left-handed. It Is pos
slblo that tho other unfortunates might not
bo so unfortunato after all, but It Is too
early In the season to make predictions,
Tho woll-drllled defenders of our nation
In time of peace will stop oft In the metropo
lis of Albany, Ga,, tomorrow, where both
baseball and the Athletics aro taken serl
outly. The Invaders will be handed the
keys to the city If thero are such and tho
Mayor has declared a half holiday In order
to glvo tho voters a chance to compare tho
local prides with tho reverse champions of
tho circuit. AH of which shows that th
Mayor must bo a popular guy.
The Line-Up
From Albany the troop will hasten to At
lanta, vvheio tho finishing touches will ba
put on. Four games will be played, and by
that time Connie will have a good lino on
the men who will draw their pay checks
twice a month. The line-up now looks like
a sure thing with Bodle, Strunk and
Thrasher In the outfield, Mclnnls at first,
Lawry or Grover at second, Witt at short.
Bates nt third and Haley. Meyer and Schang
behind the bat, but something may happen
which will upset tho dope and call for a now
deal. The flock of tvvirlers. headed by Joe
Bush, Myers, Nabors, Jlng Johnson and An
derson, Is slowly rounding Into shape, and
all Connlo can do Is to hope that they can
go the route when the reason opens In a
couple of weeks.
There was another ball game today, and
the evacuation occurred soon thereafter. It
Is doubtful If the Athletics come back here
next year, despite the contract, which has
another year to run. Connie seems to favor
a place where summer in winter Is tho real
thing without the aid of overcoats.
FLORIDA FOOD FOR FANS
On every post nnd platform throughout the
Stnte the sign "Jlcvvarn of Ii knockets" meets
the cje. Stealing bases Is permitted.
Florida umpires have adopted the well-known
phrase "No savvy umbrey" In reply to protest-
ing ball players.
Traveling on a train pulled by engine No. 113
accounts for the numerous minor wrecks that
held up the Athletics In their trip from Palm
Ileach to Miami.
Manager Mack hellees 13 to be an omn of
fortune. Once he took 13 members of the Pitts
burgh team on a western Invasion, starting on
the thirteenth of tho month. Out of 13 games he
won 0,
Walter ("Lefty") Anderson, young pitcher,
always uses hls,rlght hand for writing.
Ping Bodle wears the noisiest silk shirts tn
Mack's Menagerie.
Uov Hates, coming star thlrd-sacker. Insists
on wearing a vest with tho thermometer flirt
ing with blood heat.
Speaking of vests, Joe Bush goes Inside one
that greatly resembles tho scenery back of
Woodtlde Park.
Picking cocoanuts proves appetizing pastime
to Athletic joungsters stalled on the rails.
BOWIE RACES
TRINCK GEORGES TRACK
APRIL 2 TO 14
Baltimore & Ohio
Train leaves Philadelphia, 24th and
Chestnut Streets Station, 10:35 A. M.
Arrives Baltimore. Camden Sta., 12:3T p. m..
connecting with W. P.. & A. electric trains
In close proximity to Camden Station.
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