': a fU , V 1 A ,, a J ,7:'fWv..',l. . n. v ',J ir. , &fif PV ll! Te d n m Bit re- $ r : H" i ', .' '.. ' .JV'-i . .W.XTB'Trmifcl! tlT.'tTWtlTl.TTrrTY?-A tiWr :"D ' '.RV ,- x' " 8" " J""-1 " yi' - ' JUJUiJ-rvT JUx x xxxxxxxxixyx . AT, 'APxtitf 6, 1917 HIlMES' WAR IS O'ER WITH SIGNING OF PEACE NOTE BY SECOND -BASEMAN NIEfll MEN WITH ATHLETIC TRAINING WILL fMAKE GOOD SOLDIERS, THE OPINION OF MAJOR M. J. PICKERING, OF PENN tMdn .in Charge of Quakers' "Athetes' Legion" Doing Fine Work at Red and Blue Institution. Amos Strunk Star of Mackmen's Trip n- it ' m ;.cj Br lyx ik f 57. '-' 6J,y $ fc ?- MEN who nr familiar with the rigors of athletic training nRreo that athletes mnlrA ViA haf baMUxb HfniAM riin t tii..ih.. n...H H.MnnAH ... w.,w uvus, ouiUIWJOi Mogul ,., JI4l J fivncilllfit K1UUUUIU lUttilUKVi ui uiu- lotlcg at Penn and the man In charge of the "Athletes' Lesion" at tho West Phila delphia institution, tvh!oh numbers approximately 3G0 men, believes that Ills charges will make the best sort of soldiers. The Major not only believes it him , Mlf, but ho proposes that the men he is drilling shall thoroughly digest the fnct that their athletlo training will increase their efficiency when tho time comes for them to serve their Unole Samuol. Wise men will agroo that Major Pickering has tho rlgjt idea. Let the men of our land continue athletics, when by doing so they build themselves up in a physical way and gathor a store of energy that will servo them well when they march away. Find time, If possible, for athletics In tho field. Centralization camps and training camps will undoubtedly soon be estab lished for tho great army that is to be raised and something will bo required to relieve the monotony of almost constant drilling. Let the "something" bo ath letics and the men will bo made better soldiers even while they are at play. No athlete is worthy tho name who d"oe. not train, and an untrained soldier Is about as usoful as a fifth wheel on a wagon. A fundamental aim of both athletic and military training Is to handle men in large numbers with facility and with a minimum of lost motion. An athloto must act quickly and decisively if ho hopes to achieve success, and so must a soldlor. No athletlo team can accomplish results without the same sort of discipline necessary in a military body. And last, but by no moans least, athletics dovclop hardy, healthy, ruggod oltlzens, who can Withstand the rigors of soldiering. , LET us continue athletics by all means, always being careful not to let the work interfere! with the recruiting campaign in progress-. And when our boys, youths and mon go to the athletlo field let them go with the doflnlto aim of getting "into shape" not for themselves, but for their country. Says Bob Maxwell, Our Sports Editor "fllHUl real star of tho Athletics thus far seems to be Amos Strunk, the hard - working center fielder. All Amos haa to' So those days is to play his own position and cover territory in right and left fields. Thrasher is bad, if not worse than Eddie Murphy on an off day, and seldom goes after a ball that requires much of a sprint Instead, he plays them safe and many singles are counted when tho ball should have been caught. His helplessness In the outer garden has af feoted the play of tho other members on the club, for every time a ball is hit into right field Mclnnls, Lawry and Strunk tear after it. In a game recently a short fly went into right and Thraahor stood still while Lawry went after it. Otis is a very fast person, but h'ls speed woa not great enough to bring him even close to the flying sphere In the same game one was hit about fifty feet from Thrasher, and Strunk, having no confldenco In his playmate, started after It at a. ten-second clip. Thrasher also mado a try, and to avoid a collision Amos stopped short and the ball fell safo for a doublo. Again, somo one hit a liner between center and left, but Bodle stood still and allowed Strunk to get the ball after a hard run. Bodle, howevor, has enough speed to play his portion well, and as soon as Strunk be comes accustomed to his work Amos will have more time to help out In the right garden. No one can criticize Ping's work In the outfield, for he In able to do his share. "It now looks as if 'Oats' Lawry had copped the second basing Job for the Macks. Since going back into the game after injuring his ankle In Albany ho has played wonderful baseball. His fielding is excellent, and in addition to that he is leading tho batters on the club. In two days, against all kinds of pitching mostly good he hit .E5G. Ho was at bat seven times and drew down four singles. He is so fast that any infield hit that is not fielded properly goes for a hit, and he gats down to first as fast, if not faster, than Ty Cobb. Connie has a first-class player in this youngster, and when he gets working right he should be another Eddie Collins. Whitey Witt, too, Is showing some signs of Improvement. Too much was expected of this youngster last year and many of his mistakes were excusable. It's a pretty tough Job for a boy nineteen years old to break into fast 'company and mako good his first year. Witt had no previous experience under the big tent and llttlo work with the semipros. He was placed between two vet erans llko Lajote and Charley Pick and did great work. This year ho has Lawry on pne side and Bates on the other. This has made him do more thinking for himself and hls work has improved." BOTH Philadelphia teams are fortunate in having center fielders who are capable of covering a mob of ground. For a number of years Paslcert's speed made it possible to keep Cravath and Magee in the outfield without reducing tho defensive strength of the Phillies' outfield to a pro hibitive degree. Braves Are a Battling Bunch THE Boston Braves have somewhat of a reputation as a fighting ball club. The Braves are fighters on the field of play, and in this year's campaign they may be counted upon to make a warm scramble for the rag. But whatever may be said of tho Braves, one thing stands out as an unusual feature. They have more temperament and nervous energy anchored around second base than any other club In the two big leagues. With the veteran Johnny Evers on second and that little pepperbox, Walter Maranvllle, at short, it can be truthfully said that there is mora energy and fighting spirit to the square inch represented by these Joint guardians of the keystone cushion than any other club can boast of. Evers is entering upon his sixteenth year in baseball, and he hopes to make 1917 one of the best seasons of his long career. Nervous temperament on the field of play is a characteristic of Evers, and no doubt his high-strung nerves have helped to keep him in the game this long, although last season a breakdown threatened to put an end to his career. Maranvllle Is a little cyclone of energy. He Is the ranking shortstop of the league when it comes to all-around ability, and llko Evers, he will fight for a point at the drop of a hat on the field of play. If Evers has a good season his presence in the Braves' line-up day in and day out will mean much to Boston. It will also mean much to Maranvllle, for Evers and tho Rabbit work together with machine-like preclseness. During the winter Evers attended the National League meeting and at that time he looked to bo in perfeot health. He said he had high hopes of a banner year. If he succeeds in keeping his health all season he may make this his last year In the majors. Evers Is the last of the grand old Cub infield. He stands alone as a landmark of one of the greatest Infield combinations ever put to .gether, as Tinker, Chanco and Stelnfeldt have passed. EVERS and Frank Schulte are the only members of the Cub champions of J008 who played in the memorable game in which Fred Merkle pulled his. famous bone in New York by forgetting to touch second. Evers's presence of mind in that game marked him as a brainy player, and today there is no smarter man in baseball than the little Trojan. Word "Holdout?' No Longer in Sports Dictionary TTTHEN Bert Nlehoft attached his signature to a contraot yesterday the word W "holdout" was deleted from tho Philadelphia sports dictionary. Moran is now In a position to put the samo team in tho field that he did last season, but it is by no means certain1 that he will do so. With Whltted in the fold, Cravath will bo given an opportunity of gratifying his desire to sit on the bench and perform occasionally as a pinch hitter. It Is hardly likely that Nlehoff will start the season next week at second base, as he has not yet had sufficient practice to loosen up. Bert went on his way to Washington rejoicing after he had signed up and he wfll meet the team thero. The second-sacker will get right down to hard work in an effort to catch up with his teammates, but either McGafllgan or Dugey will tj. probably work at second for a few days at least DUgey is the most likely man, as t he is a seasoned campaigner, vand Moran will elect to keep McGafflgan on the bench until he has become acclimated to big league ball parks. &. ' r PASSING, it is interesting to note that three of the long-winded and most stubborn holdouts came to terms at about the same time. Archer signed with the Cubs, Hooper with the Red Sox and NlehofT with the Phillies' within twenty-four hours. Tennis Champion May Not Be Rated No. 1 t , EypULES for the guidance of ranking committees of tho United States National L ' vlv T.nwn TVnnls Afwocfntton inenrnorate several sound nrfnnlnlna iVi nr.B Hi. v; i -- - -; " " ' i ikc , VH oi flfnicn stipulates, mai me national cnompion snail not necessarily be rated ..HsO. If some other player, because of a stronger record for the entire season. y, jnewlts the leading position, It Is tho privilege of the ranking committee to place him ave the champion "On the other hand, it will be possible for the champion to ' ire'the top position with one or more other players. .The new rules abolish the t'ten and provide for classes of any number of experts. Accordingly Class 1 , M composed or one, iwo or even inree piayers. v. ' MORE than that nupber never are likely to merit being rated on a par tor the -highest honor In American tennis. ' JU'fi best basketball player, from tho standpoint of scoring goals, has I MmoredWlth the captaincy of the five for next year at Cornell. He Is BuBMhlB.Ortser. who finished second In the Intercollegiate Learn in Beer dt pofniioered by an individual , tir4 President Wilson that' he Is ready to fight. After since fie became world s heavyweight champion his tip. wiiiarcrs attention might be called to gMtaw where 4k circus Is playing SOMEBODY IS ALWAYS TAKING THE 'JOY OUT OF LIFE I ' 1 " i ' r - r 1 i M.SIJ)I: FftoM THE RCT I ofXJELi Thimk- of the Tht .it UMDeftMirJe.s A IT P ' e AT '3 VOUR HEALTH" DO I TmJS fflSAMTW! 6PCMT W C0CKTA,LS VOO eLI WHAT JSSJ5CSS52S "Jtt,& 52 Tne C.fiAC BILL OF 1,0 USBLESS T.PP.fJG fMoMEV- TAXI . " VCZ. BR J VWA5 ToRWED OWE.H 75 I otoew TO l VOU -T3eAT 'TV . The QCLGtAMS -t-r wovjlD ( enABity- V . yj . I TIGERS, WHITE SOX, INDIANS AND BROWNS COMPOSE ANGRY MOB SET TO COP AMERICAN LEAGUE FLAG Grandoldope Doesn't Give Eastern Clubs Any Chance at All Except in National League, Where There Are Odds Atlanta's Golfers By GRANTLAND RICE THE western wing of the circuit isn't likely to attach any pennant In the Na tional League. The odds here are anything you like, the best available dope being 100 to 0. But In the American League the West will shoot In four fine ball clubs when the Jubilee opens next week, and any one of these has a chance to arrive on top of Mount Hope. West vs. East - In the American League the "West has the best of It, for while the Red Sox and Yankees are well primed for a flag drive, Washington Isn't that husky looking, and the Mackmen will be extremely thankful to emerge from last place. Against these two strong eastern clubs tho West can respond with the Tigers, White Sox, Indians and Browns and there Isn't a soft, spongy entry in the lot. There are not many people picking the Indians or Browns, the same being slang for Cleveland and St Louis, as pennant win ners. But before discarding these two clubs completely kindly remember this: The Browns played the best boll in the league last summer after Jones had reorganized them In July. ,.. They were away to a bad start, nut alter their first rally soon rushed to within easy striking distance of the first four clubs. And Cleveland, with Joe Wood In shape, will be an entirely different matter. The Western Chance The West has not Indulged In the luxury of a world's series since 1910, when the Mackmen came to Chicago and rumpled the fading Cubs Into a shapeless mass. The episode took place setn jcars ago, and seven campaigns is a long span for one section to go without a world series affair. . . . Now the West Is fixed for a fight to the finish and on beyond. With Eddie Collins and Joe Jackson hooked up In one machine, the punch here It sure to make the White Sox factors. Last season Eddie dropped below his normal status most of the year, but his average Is around .335 to .340, and with Jackson's average around ,36G the combination should be highly val uable to Colonel Comlskey's outlook. This club Is about due to get up and go somewhere. It has lacked something, but that something may be supplied at any stated moment. More than certainly the Red Sox and Yankees will have their kits full suppress ing this western combination. Force of Habit There must be something In the atmos phere of Atlanta, Ga., highly beneficial to the golf germ. When one community begins turning out one youngster after another who Is a sen sation, chance no longer rules. Maybe It Is force of habit. Whatever It Is, no other city In America has ever pro duced three such young sensations In golf as Perry Adair, Bobby Jones and Tommy Prescott, These three at ono time or an other have beaten many of the great golf ers of the country. Two of them were marvels at fourteen. The other, Tommy Prescott, was a star In his second season at the game, which so many find requires years of play and practice. And that Isn't all. We have In mind at least six other young golfers between nine and fifteen years of age now coming on. And the nine-year-old entry has as fine a golf swing as any golfer you ever saw. He hasn't the punch yet; but that will come. Remarkable Round-Up It Is a remarkable thing that Atlanta, with some 200,000 citizens, should have turned out more young golf stars than New York, with 6,000,000 persons and E0, 000 golfers, or Chicago, with 3,000,000 persons and 40,000 golfers. ' There are not more than 1000 golfers In the Georgia capital. Yet one youngster after another Is always popping up, beating Btars and playing almost unbeatable golf. There are many youngsters who can make a fine showing at odd times or In friendly matches. But these Atlanta stars .all make their best showing against golfers like Evans, Gardner, Sawyer. Anderson. Max well, Blossom, Byers, Dyer and other, stars, wnom iney nave Beaten or given close bat tles In championships or Important tournaments. As the situation looks now, within the next few years Atlanta will have at least six golfers who can be listed as formidable opponents even In a national championship. And this will bo almost as many as New York or Chicago can show, and more than any other one city In the U. S. of A. DODGERS AND RED SOX SPLIT,$16,000 ON TOUR World's Scries Clubs Have Financial Success in Spring Exhibition Series INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 6. The last game between the Boston Red Sox, world's champions, and the Brooklyn Dodgers, Na tional League champions, scheduled for Washington Park here, was canceled be cause of rain. Presidents Charley Ebbets, of tho Dodgers, and Harry Frazee, of the Red Sox, expressed satisfaction with the result of their spring trip". Of the eleen games soheduled nine were played, rain being en countered only in Kansas City and In dianapolis. Tho Red Sox won Ave games and tho Dodgers four. Attendance figures for the entire trip wcro placed In the neighborhood of 30,000 It was perhaps the most successful Joint tour ever undertaken by big league clubs. The financial reward was something like 116,000, which was equally divided between the two organizations. OTHER SPORTS ON PAGE 20 GORDON-aMfW. ARROW form-fit COLLAR TOPS AND BANDS AnE CURVE CUT TO FIT THE SHOULDERS. 2 for 30 CUWTT.PEABODY&.CaA'CMAKERj ENTRIES WANTED rOK AHATEPK BOXIN0 pound clMMi. Held In AtUntlo City vnr 1'hurdy nUht under th atuplces of th Eli Athletlo Association. Transportation and txprnsss furnished I valuable prises award- ea. ,Amni cm, m ua im particulars iur iisnea or burm, v start! "A70RM drive delivers great power, but de velops excessive friction unless properly lubri cated. ' Use Automobile LUBRICANTS Dixon's 675 Gear Oil is the perfected lubricant for this type of drive. It keeps the gears happy and healthy. Ath your dtalmr for (As Dixon Lubricating Chart JOSEPH DIXON CRUCIBLE CO. V'v" L.ni. u i XVVYH " ..-. Thorpe, in Pinch, Strikes, Beating Ump to "Strike" Jim Thorpe was sent to bat as a pinch hltfr In n same which thn tilants played At Wiuo thn other ilny. Ho looked with rii.duln nt the first hull nerved up to him, but, to his surprise. Hill Ilrennon, who was iiniplrinK, called It n strike. Jim fouM the next, and thouich the pltther third olTerlnc nearly struck the (round In front of the plato. the Indian took a vicious snuiE lit Is nnd missed. "That was a fine strike sou railed on me, mil." he remarked to llrennan as he turned to go to the bench. "It was a better ball than the one you Just struck at." was mil's retort. "Huh," KTunted Mc Jim, "the onlr rea son I struck at . that one was because I knew jou'd call It a strike anyway." NORTHEAST NINE IN GREAT SHAPE FOR HARD CAMPAIGN ON DIAMOi NOItTHHAST HIGH SCHOOL was the only local Institution to hold baseball practice eery afternoon In the week. Tlie Itcd and rtlnck youngsters were notified b Coach Hnrry Snyder to report dally nt tho field before the holidays started, nnd North east has not lost any time In preparing for the strenuous leaguo season. Germantown High's baseball candidates have worked on a different plan, ns Coacli mil Lewis does not believe In much prac tice for the schoolboys. "A short pract cc, with lots of 'pep,' Is my Idea of PrcparliiK a t.chool team for any sport," said Unc'i Lewis last night. "Therefore I did not nsk the boys to report this week, nnd well get in nil the practice we need next week. South Philadelphia played a Practice game with Glrard College, and tho V.ost Philadelphia boys were working out three jftcmoons under the direction of Coach Krcd Vail. Tho rain yesterday postponed tho opening Intoracademlc League games until next Tuesday and Wednesday. Peim Charter and Friends' Central play Wednes tiny nnd Germantown and Episcopal meet on Tuesday. . , Captain Rldsdale will lead his Brown Preparatory School team on the field In the came with the Glrard College nine at Glrard College tomorrow afternoon. The Brownies look strong this year. McKenty, a former pupil of Connie Mack, has been whipping the team Into shape. Ho Is a star twlrler. Brown has no professional coaches, and he has therefore been asked to look after the candidates. The Brown management received word from Norrlstown High that the game sched Jled for next Monday would have to be canceled, and the next game after the Glrard contest for the Brown and Wblto Is with Vlllanova Preparatory at Vlllanova n.l Itrr1nef1nv ftflprnnnn rru- the Initial contest for the Main LW? m? Glrard Cotlego Is continuing th Bv work In the tank. In tho meet with iviW'' Joseph's College aquatic stars y.,iz..' afternoon inn uirniu ooys showed i.uaV son form, .winning by a score of to T nolnts. w I Prout, Kent, Llngsch and Kell . quartet or point-winners for Glrard pi, ' If the baseball team succeeds in dni well as the basketball and swlmmlnr .' tho Glrard athletes bid fair to has? new athletic record for"1017. A w victories marked tho season In the .'" tho baseball team Is out to repeat. uerniumuwii iiiku dciiooi will uftv .H hao the smallest team In the High fcSB' League. Coach Phil Lewis's candid?!W r elude many midgets nnd they are snhi. make nlaccs both In th lnnM !:? garden. M rwi ro WEARER $1-4.50 From MAKER to WEARER $20 to $Z5 SUITS To Order i The best ralue in Amerlct Over 200 Styles to choose from iMlnhlhh, In riilla. 30 5 cars. Onn KTtnlnn 1108 ARCH STREET HOOPER, LAST OF RED SOX HOLDOUTS, FINALLY SIGNS BOSTON', April 6. The last of the world's champion Boston American base ball players who were dissatisfied with the salaries offered them has come to terms. Harry Hooper, the team's star right fielder, signed a contract at Indianapolis, according to advices received here. Presi dent H. H Frazee, who announced the com pletion of the team's roster, did not state the terms, but It Is understood that Hooper obtained $1000 advance over his salary of last ye.ir Beneath the "Pull-Proof" Scarf There Should Be a Silk Shirt -ari On Easter morn and for the bright "dress-up" days that follow nothing looks better, feels better or wears better than a Guilford silk shirt. They Start at $3.95 We also suggest Ties, Gloves, Hose, Shirts or Dress Vests 55c Reg. Trademark March 18, 1916 Six 1430.ChestnutSt. Broad & Girard Ave. 3647 Woodland Ave. Storet 1038 Market St. 1305 Market St. 2436 N. Front St UVb BMamnBra IMI S X6.2 1 ' i h M '!f '! Zs7&i ft U i"! I ' ' mim lilL'i.'iEJMi'.ia nitidis mmmWmm. Pinnn? "? ''&& A&tm. m rnjBffiH.,yii A Dandy Brown Suit Built to Your Personal Order $1LS0 16 V xJynnl' 1 " tB mma'mmaWaBka Copyright 1917 by The Newark Shoe Stores Co. BeforeYouPay5 6or MforShoes-Readlhis WHEN you start out to buy a new pair of shoes for Easter, you will find that prices have advanced enor mously everywhere, and that one must pay almost DOUBLE last year's prices. This is due to the scarcity of leather and its consequent hish cost. There U nn r1l in sight in the price situation in fact every indication points to further heavy advances in the near future. But before you pay $5, $6 or $7 a pair for shoes, READ EVERY WORD OF THIS, for it points the way OUT 'of paying such prices for the present at least. We are probably the largest producers of popular-priced shoes in the world. Our out put through, our 257 stores throughout the United States by. far exceeds three million pairs a year. Realizing that prices were due for a big advance, we made our contracts in 1915 and 1916 sufficiently large enough to see us through until the middle of. 191 7. As a Ask for No. 323 Men's Tan Cor dovan straight lace Fngllih last. A shoe of striking lines. $3.50 71 Ask" for NpT 352- VI Men's Tan Bluchtr M Oxford-medium high 1 toe-a smart up-to-the- minute model, nnt too I extreme ' SX yet in ,1 . J I style. I silt KM295 A m Ml result ' of our ' foresight,"" we ' escaped the penalty which others paid for waiting, and as a consequence we are able to give our cus tomers the SAME REMARKABLE VALUE as we ALWAYS gave them. Tomorrow our windows will nH:ii a HU. play of fashions and values for EASTER that absolutely surpasses any exhibit of the kind we have ever -shown. You will see Shoes Worth $3.50 for $2.50 Shoes Worth $4.00 for $2.95 Shoes Worth $5.50 for $3.50 238 styles are here for your choosing ranging .through all the variations of style and leather combinations now in vogue. By all means see this wonderful display" S.you" biK. anwf here an if -you "can M fevOT Pairs- bv-a11 means do so for the NEXT time you buy, perhaps prices v.i mucc0h Meter. Come tomorrow and save Jl to J2 by your enterprise. Ak" lor Nv"ia Tan Calf Oxford-English ..... MnjnmcQ model "?.0.",!i,i?e..'oJcle.4. " MiX; " lne KtiBlisri . ..wvukjr we nje ever pro- uucctf. $2.95 Special Notice! Your Tou'll surely like this pattern: they're very smsrt. nest and exclusive. Regular 120 00 values. All our varments bear the Union label. BILLY MORAN The Tailor 1103 Arch St Open Evenings OLYMPIAN A. ffiSSttSatfB,, MONDAY E tunr Mai EVENING. APRIL 0 muus ts.wm Blum YounsT. MoUoTern vs. Toons Medway ..Artie O'Learr-TS. Jack Donlevy Venn- Oeerca CUp ts, Joe Welsh K. O. LoveUin vs. Gorge Chip Afas. IBe. Bak Bot. M 7e. Area Kes. jl. COLLEGE, cM K'-Au In response to tho widespread de mand (or a Custom Bench-Made shoe at popular price; we have added beautiful lino ot ffl value NEWARK shoes to sell for S4.SU a pair. All styles and leathers. still sH(b or lb... mM SUV' inner L - - . . f 1.75 ansi S2.B0 a pair. Re. rora torn pay advanced prices . take our .advice yioi $1.7511. $2,50 23t Otis Smart' St,lM for M .Vi2J,v. .. . Newark Shoe Stores Company PHILADELPHIA utodcc 1124 Market Street. h.t...n i,t. ..... ,.. .." " f " 69 UU Kensington Avenue, bet. York I T Cumberland St.. ZTS1 CermsnUwn Ave., bet. Lehigh Bemlr.., Bjn OermantowB Avenua, near Chsltsn" 4M Sooth Street, near 4th Street. 1 Bout street, bet. Broad and lDtn Streets. P&B2 ! North afi. a. "! !"" -ncrry eireei, ManiySS ltor2l!SlV,StYeeS.v,1 n'1 " Streets. St South hiVsf 11 ".t nPuili Street. ! No, sth sV,"V "IV. ! "?! r!SS'n 5,t0'Ht Broadway. 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