mmxm 'A f.4 . .mrfr HIS JA ". v .. THREE -- wvir i. Lti '- STARTS ALEXANDER HAS LOST ONE GAME r 3&WR0NG'WITH PHILS Am JL. . i . . 4'mmS THAT THEYPUT ON 0K BASEBALL, SAYS PAT MORAN u. lWdrk "of. Quakers Due in Some Measure failure of Whitted, Niehoff and Stock to. Report jor Southern Training Nnfcrthing wrong with tho Phils to date Is that th'ey play bad baseball. Tat i f&ve this explanation yesterday followlnfe the victory over Brooklyn In . JlOffitt tame of the season. Not that Pat Is distrusted or nnvthlni? Hkn thnt. Kd a few words which apparently are truo nnd can bo backed up if one Vfinp. dox scores of tho carries played In Boston. Krrors nt critical tlmc3 W4(hq chances of the club, and thoso errors are llkclv to continue until gtl into shape. Tho falluro Of Stock. Niehoff nnd Whlttnd to ronort nt Mng CaiDD in St. Petersburg with thn ntVinra la V,ntt ninnnIM In n H. for tho ragged work. It takes timo to develop the throwing arm of an w Jqjtthoamo'as a pitcher, and Stock in particular shows that ho has wa, although playlntr regularly, still needs somo hard work to got him In ?".. w,tn tnls tr-o In condition, tho Phlta will Dlnv soma cood baseball nnd , up for the miserable Bhowlng ln.Boston. They should ImVo won tho second ". . --". -'" iuura uy uancroii, scocic arm uugoy prevented u. joo BerjPiicnea good hall and deserved a shut-out, accordlnB to Manaper Pat. erfNlehoff Showed UP well In his 1917 debut, lint hn Kin nrt vrt vvnn n mini. J-gace.on tho team. Dugcy still Is to be contended with and will bo out thcro ung ror.ine Keystone Job as soon as his Iob Is In shape. "Dugcy has been ln good ball this year," Bald Moran, "and don't think for a moment that ho IftPne back. Ho 13 better than last year and hl3 throwing arm, which gave him TOra.oio irouDic, appears to bo all right. On Thursday he sprang a 'charley eand that was the reason ho was not In the line-up. Bert Niehoff played a MrfUl Came. hOWGVPr. nml T tinvo Inn fnulf n flnrl ...I.V. V.I.M All T ..n.t n .1 jpcorrect tho Impression that Dugcy has gono back." r FMlEHi VfJ-X field flEHOFP looked better yesterday than af any time last season. Ho fielded his' position perfectly and seemed to fit In with Hie other gV 'members of tho Infield. Ho made a great stop on Fubrlque's grounder In jChe fl"h running back of first baso and grabbing the ball when It looked gWko a sm;e single. His throw to first wan accurate, and his speedy work r iN'RAid IVIlller nnd f!hnnPU nn tlin Vtnenl InDfnnil nf nllniiilni. (Imm In wwmwn BfV -. - ,, .. ...w uuu. ...,. w.u wk uiiutvinjL, infill .., nivii;. Sv ttBert accepted eight chances without an error. y& ,t r,, . . ; un oiuygers in anane, runs Have the Attack ptedomlnant feature of yesterday's gamo from a local standpoint was tho iPurfut nttanlf rt tVia Pfilla Tho nl..nM l.u .1.. un ...t ...- . .- i w " - ,,v ..... aiiw pajvid mi u. u uu.11 wjiuu uiLa vure I1UUUCII llthere was nothing fluky about It. Only one hlj was doubtful, and that was ,ancroii aouoiea 10 risni jn tno tnira. Casey Stengel started after tho ball m he turned around hl3 sun glasses came down on hl3 nose. Tho sudden t'of tho sun was too much for him, so ho ducked his head and tho ball fell t v It was a lucky break for tho home club, ns It stnrtpd tlm miiv whirl, not tori Muns. Zach Wheat was In like a burglar when ho crashed Into tho left field pei in in rourtn, reached into tho crowd and robbed Klllefer of a homo run. ever, this catch saved the day In tho eighth, as It keDt Wheat awav from tho I'and Cravath's long sky-scraper bounced Into tho stands for a homer. When caught Klllefer's fly Wheat Injured his knee on the concrete. That made him and he had no desire to hurt It again when ho went after Cravath's hit. At It, Gavvy's fly was o mucheasler ball to handle than Klllefer's and nn easy ;put should have resulted. Wheat stopped when about three feet from tho I8 and the ball struck his thigh, hit the ground and then bounced Into tho Id. '4t WaS thOUCht nt first tll.lt tip klUxrl It In llllf 7irl. rlnnlno It At n.. s It went for a homer and another four-baso play has been added to Gavvy's frecord. L'5i9ravath Is ar from belnE a ha3-been. His work thus far shows that tho .wiii sutler witnout him and Jloran should U3e him as a regular. Down South spring Gavvy worked hard to get Into shape and succeeded. From the first ' h.6 had his eVO Oil the linll nnrl hlq flnlrllnn nlan Tt.nci irnnd InDtnnil rxt cln...l rrw, -t. . ...w ..... u.uw .. ...j hwuu. IllolbUU Ul fIUll K (The appeared to have lots of speed, and It was not long before Manager Pat tea that it would be a mlstako to keep him on tho bench for plnch-hlttlnp Oses. :.' . t . r ITH a fast man llko Dode Paskert to help him out on fly balls to ifI" right center, Cravath will bo able to play the sun field and get away (,v,,trtHi It. w' "X U' Whitted Is Quid; Thinker ! reason Why George Whitted 13 held in such high e3teem by Managr r Moran '('la because of his alertness, quick thinking and daring on the bases. In tho Winning yesterday Gawgo put over a play that was the essenco of darlnir. and I'MUnd Its reward1 tn a run scored by a tcammato and nn extra 'base by Whitted nweir. With Bancroft on second, Whitted hit a short slnglo to right. Now ey eiengei noa a pretty rair sorfor an arm nnd there wasj-Irtually no chance ;,J3ancroft to reach home on tho hit. Bancroft knew this and halted at third. bitted knew It, and when he saw Stengel cutting the ball in toward tho ni.itn ! iept right on toward second, with the result that Cheney Intercepted the throw I attempted to nip Whitted at tno mldstatlon. It was a close play and the to' left fielder slid in hard, knocking the ball from Fabrlquo's hand. Meanwhile, tcroft scored. WfjBo much'fof what happened. Now Win did It happen? It happened because rautlMMlld some thinking and did It qdlck. Thcro were a number of reasons y K was good baseball for the Durham flash to take a chanco tho moment ho rStengel cut the ball in toward the plate. In the first place, he made a play ; wcond that was bound to be close, even wero tho ball handled cleanly by threo M,, Stengel, Cheney and Fabrlque. Ho had an alert baserflnner on third ready make a dash home with better than an even chance of maklncr it. for in nrrtor I lUp'Banny another man, tho catcher, must handle tho ball cleanly, making four ttlta play. The action worked out Just as Whitted figured It and netted tho lone'nlce, big, luscious run. 'J ' ... K TX MIGHT bo argued that taking an extra baso on a throw-In Is a '.J.' natural play that would be made by any old ball player. Such Is not tho k!.asa. however, for the sinelo was verv short! nnH fnrtVinrtnnrn Din..n M had stopped at third! Exit Ritchie Mitchell and Matt Brock 'a long time Ritchie Mitchell has been heralded as tho coming lightweight lhamplon, and the folks in Milwaukee were ready to bet a couple ofbrewerlea Lllki chances against tho top-notchers In that class. Mitchell walloped tho nt out of Freddy welsh on two occasions and made a hit when ho out fit Charley White. He also boxed Kllbane, and as he got by In that battlo packers could not rest until Benny Leonard was asked to travel West and I a Dealing. Benny gladly accepted the invitation, and what he did to the local 1 now is a matter of history. Benny won by a knockout In tho seventh round, ag- that reputations mado on showings against White and Welsh cannot bo' aded upon. This battle removes Mitchell as a championship contender nnd i .Leonard's stock a" few notches. Benny always has been good, but Is he still to compete as a lightweight? He hasn't made 133 pounds in a match for y, months, and we understand he is ready to meet ono of the Philadelphia rsvin a couple of weeks at 142 ringside. That Is stretching tho lightweight It. a trifle, and it Is doubtful if even Leonard can get away with it. ' JVeddy Welsh still holds the title, and tho best he will do in a championship TUP 'Is 135 af 3 o'clock. He will make that weight for Kllbano when they meet fuNcw. York d week from Tuesday, which means that ho will enter the ring HunKnu pounos or more. 11 win do an ynusuai signt to see two world's BpSons in action and no doubt a record-breaking crowd will attend. Tho wlso 1,'Scure that &hnny has a chance, and they take his battlo with Matt Brock viana Tnursaay as a criterion, tiroes is supposed to bo ono of the cleverest iraett tutting featnerweignts in tne business, but Kllbane gave him a terri ang'and had him on the verge of a knockout during tho entire ten rounds. pea Brock nvp times in tno nrst round and then proceeded to cut him up. , . .' ' ' ERE was intense rivalry between the boxers, and that was tho reason "Johnny refused to use?a haymaker. He wanted to prove that ho could ipttfrocK at. any siago 01 me game, ana auowea mm to remain the . ilttib'tlatth (Could suffer. This removes the last contender for the fUrwe!ht tiye ahd forces Kllbano Into the lightweight class despite j tettbat''h'eircan make 120 pounds and be strong, a J?A ' ' ' .fljANBIELD made his flrsf appearance in this city as an umpire E 'spent, nere in xaiiniui service at nrsi Dase, strange as it may flifcaLb without any kicks. Hank O'Day did not fare no won U'jjwtwii.to ;sveral pointed speeches pertaining to his eyesight and cy.iroffi piayerx ui uuui ewes, t , t I-tift4'ab9uV a million baseball fafls near and far when he . agaiMt the Washington Senators for a brilliant victory. ym Hiieir considered .a fiveor air inning pitcher, but the term can , to M M!n., v ' s ' 'qpEyMibwn whispering- intjii'Cfttyath'H ear the threat of ( -ymm, tM-.fcofae-rtwhoBera.frtiw.tilm. With the season a fc'2 Qvvy'' hi ,tw.pitAivs. to" hi. cf edit and Is jwrwnmP &&. r : w , kUi mtu.' - . "0 Chp.s! ?o VtlCAO .ID HMtJM Tne Ca Vxip5C.f 1 lc come b1 TmP BEi' Of TmU -USING OUR GOLF COURSE FOR GARDENING r ' ! 1 "Oh Chpis! ?o Wlim Rut" M . - I Uisad sio Fni4M Iffll 'hc- HywOrGt ' r Tne Cams OUP5C.f Wiyi DollpI Xi S ft -.A TmP BEi' KTaOllfW VoTAToftS A. ' rt I? ...u.tta I 0p !-.? Sa'P A jf VATTA!f WMATTA holds' $ xyJhj jf mat." Yo Craze ; l ilx.Vv tum III lA( O V OiTafF '. Lr. OH CAOOY 8PIM6I I -& If -- Mbk& sKtSSBl cgluar. out op 4mmjiBk. VX. -tr iSr5'Qjv ()rzllLWyvrwFl VII A whole XLr-. - 1 7 1 lot of xS7 o" excuse msI Js'7 -i Aj , " . fillSMx JOC B'OWT rCvS EFFCCTivJE will Be TOfflmpiS Oylz- g . frtL Crowj Tomato hazard .S" --rw- AND CRAVATH W0& W WALTER JOHNSON GETS THE BALU I TTrTTnnrtTTTtTmTT;. , FOR JERKLHiSS, JUNiUjH. itn i iwm ? n -rx nTnT- att n-n a nOi A XTr T'Anii ' Ur l3ASJCJAljij UiVAx ii.yu rwjxivi ! GERMANTOWN NINE SPRINGS SURPRISE Defeats Penn Charter School in Interacademic League Match, 10 to 5 Soloff, Southern High, Hit by Ball, in Serious Condition Vet So'ofT. arrow! bifcruian of Ihp South PlillKlclylil:! IIIkIi liiarhill Icini, 1 nt lilt lininp In tv MTlnns rnnilitlon n a rrmnlt nf lxlnit I It III (lie IiimiI rrrntlv by n iillrheil bill. !iit furnllt nifintxTH of Ihf hrlionl NilctKt!ic soiing pthleti. eslerdi hn fntiltl nnt rpiocnUe litem, rinrtlciin tttntp tint iinlc Dip hp Ij niiprutpi nn nl uilcp lip uill lp piirnljzpil. lie uh Injurpil in n camp WpilnPHil i. LITTLE GLORY IN VICTORY ON TRACK WITHOUT CHAMPIONSHIP OR TROPHY Suggestion by Authorities to Do Away With Athletic Titles and Prizes Not Practical f6r Intercollegiates Pcnn Charter School's pitchers were not In their usual cooi! trim yesterday nnd un fortunately for tho Quakers they had an Interacademic Leaguo gamo with Ocrman town Academy. Germantown was In great shape nnd much to tho surprise of tho In teracademic League fans beat Penn Char ter 10 to G at Tabor. Penn barter, heralded ns the' favorite to win tho title, hardly expected such a stiff match with Coach Sutton's oungsters. Les ter Sltley was wild In the early innings, and before Coach Merrltt took him out to uso Fleming the Manhclm youngsters had fcored eight runs. Hplscnpal Academy had little trouble de feating Friends' Central School in the inter acildcmlc League game at the Churchmen's field yesterday. Shirley McCall was again tho star, pitching In great form and not allowing the Blue and Gray a single hit until tho eighth Inning. "Saving McCall until tho Penn Charter game on Monday," explained one of tho Kplscopal fans, "so ho won t do much hard work this afternoon." McC.ill hit a homo run In the sixth Inning and scored Whit ing and Hamilton. Hunt's homer In tho second brought homo Sellers and Harp. Friends' Central will have to brace con siderably or the team will bo In a bad rut with little chanco of finishing near tho top In tho Interacademic League. Trades School may protest' the ten-Inning game which was played with West Philadelphia yesterday and which resulted in a victory for tho Orange and Blue 4 to 3. West Philadelphia won on a trick by Captain Gorb. An old ball had been put Into play and after Umpire Casey had called "play ball," Captain Korb shouted to Selglo tho Trades twlrlcrf to let him see the ball, SelRio threw the ball over to Captain Korb, who was coaching at third base. Brown, tho West Phillle star, was on second, started for home. Korb dropped tho ball at third as Brown raced across the plate for the winning run. Trades protested, but Urn plro Casey nllowcd the run to count, Central High defeated Southern High In the leaguo game yesterday 5 to 3, but the Joy of lctory was someWhat dispelled by the news that Oscar Clarke, the Cuban twlrler, who virtually won this gamo by his good work In the box, had pitched his first and last game for the Crimson and Gold. AT, Xiwl A recent meeting In New York, at hlch representatives were present from tho United States Golf Association, tho National Lawn Tennis Association, tho A A. U. and the Intercollegiate A. A. A. A., It was resoled that no championships could bo decided In amateur athletic circles dur ing tho present season, nnd that the funds usually expended for trophies would bo turned over to the Bed Cross. Tho plan Is to continue athletics, but not to award titles or prizes to. the winners. While this Idea may bo practical for golfers and tennis .players, It Is not be llccd that It will work out successfully In track and field competitions, especially In tho outdoor Intercollegiate games, which aro slated for Franklin Field on May 25 and 2C IIoweer, tho nctlon of tho rep resentatives In New York Is by no means final, ns tho Indorsements of the various associations so represented are needed be fore thei will bo nny nttempt to carry the thought into practice. The cecutlo committee of the Inter collegiate A. A. A. A. will meet In this city next Saturday, tho second day of tho relay carnival at Pennsylvania, and at that ses sion a vote will bo called for to accept or reject the suggestion from New York. If viewed carefully and thoughtfully It Is not likely that the college officials Will put tho plan Into execution. Competition Will Be Keen Those who faor tho proposed system do so on the ground thnt it would be un fair to tho loyal champion who has Joined tho colors and Is thus out of competition, to have him lose his title without a chance to retain It. Quite true for golf and tennis, but In tho ,lntercolleglnto track games, which are only a month off, It Is not likely that tho competition will be worse than a mere shade under the keenest contests of yesteryears. It Is suggested that certificates be Is sued to the winners of tho various events. But what will be printed on the certificates other than "this Is to certify that so-and-so won such-and-such event tn the 1917 In tercollegiate meet"? This would be vir tually an award of a title. It Is plain that It would be unfair to Cor nell, for Instance, which was tho favorite for tho Intercollegiate team title before the war, to award a team trophy or title, but to re fuse to give either title or prize to the indi vidual winners savors of something totally different. The athletes from the varftus colleges and universities who Join or have joined the colors very likely never again will compete In Intercollegiate athletics. Somo may bo slated to graduato In June, and It Is not probable that very many of the others will return to their alma maters when hostilities close. No Glory in Winning Contestants -would have no plausible kick If no prizes were awarded and the funds fotmerly expended In that manner be given SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS By LOUIS II. JAFFE THEItC have been several Instances when Fred Welsh thought better, than agree to a match with Johnny Dundee, of New York. Several promoters were willing to put up purses for championship contests between them. and. while Dundee was nnxlous to accept any terms suitable to Welsh, the champion always found a flaw In the proposed articles. Now the light weight king has announced that he AMLL box Dundee to charity. A New York club Is arranging a b6xlng program, the proceeds of which dro to be turned over to the Red Cross. The date of the show la scheduled for May 1, and Welsh Is one of the first boxers who Is willing to give h s services. The champion has been given hl3 choice to pick an opponent, and, when he selected Dundee, his statement caused a big surprise. This gives the Scotch Wop the chance he has been longing for, and also to show his patriotism by boxing for the fund. Jnrulp Clarke, who will b Chief Turnr' opSnPnt in th star UWt at thP National Club teWht. ! a clever mlddWelnht. Clarka poi u a wonderful left jab the aamo punch that l the Indlan'a beat. Clarke la freah from i vlctorr ow I)" Kuru. 'Eddie KltMlmmona. ?h New York aouthpaw. meeta another eluiier IS Eddie Wiiond. Vlti baa the edge on what IPttU science three battlera poaaeaa. Jimmy Fryer, who 1 a ood M any hla wehiht In LllrJi.tZSIi. k.v. n.nnv Semlar. Tommy Warren mee'la Darby Caipar. and Johnny aJ lather Ucklea Eddie BleieW v 1 Terry MeCotem'a tearlng.ln style of boxing will give Irlah Patiy Cllne an opportunity to show all of hla hlgh-claaa atuff. They box "lit the final at the Olymnla Monday night. Cline'e Exhibition agalnat an opponent that, keepa com lni all the time, la pf the aensattonal .order. Kenny McNeil va. Joa O'Donnell, and Johnny ilolooey va Ounle Lewla are two other etellar H.vZ T hooked. In the other numbers Leo Vln- oMt -meats Saw Stinger, and Toung McOovern, TJtaatwa, boxen fcjlfvHlns. -., , . "- ..! .i - ! t.j-, iV at .. Evening Ledger Decisions of Ring Bouts Last Night CAMHRIA Johnny Nplnon ahadrd Kddle shannon, llnrry H't stopped Sepnaw Krllr. nerondi Ralph Kme stopped Joe Gelger, fourthi fuggy Lee. knorkrd ont oung Car lln. flrt loung Daubert knocked out Young Caponu second. NEW YOllK Sam Langford defeated Bob Dpi ere, Mickey Dunn outpointed Willie At tey. nUFFALO Rnpky Kansas won from Champion trrd Welsh. SYRACl'SK. N. Y. Willie Knockout Bren nan defeated loung Fisher, eighth. waukee fana as Welsh. a probable successor to Fred tnko fllntey. who died In Cleveland yeaierdaA after collapaln during one of the prelims to the Kllbane-Hrock bout, waa one of the Rameat boxers who ever drew on a glove, according to Bobby Reynolds. Reynolds says that Olnley suffered one of the worst gruelllncs ever given a boxer when he fought Roger O'Malley three months ago, and thla unmerciful lacing proba. bly had a ,lot to do with Luke's death. Bflbh Morrow now haa a atatle of three boxen. He baa Eddie Shannon, a Ilghtwelahti Louisiana, a featherweight,! and Young Dlgglna. a bantam, each of whom could glva a good, ac count of himself against the topnotchera, , Bobby Bernolda tiroke up a little argument the other night when aeveral local aportamen were at odds whether Johnny Dundee hail ever been beaten In Philadelphia, barring tho-wmie Jackson knockout. Reynolds flashed aeveral cllpplnaa that stated he outpointed and knocked down Dundee In a boat at the National In 1811. . i Eddie O'Keefa Is, about ftvtvanch out Into a promoter and. matchmaker.. Th locarbantam plant to tttasn-tlr bouts at,Beadln. . v' - lTtMlt y,jral bouts In view. Me la SwfrQwJLS " ."itli fitter to the Rpd Cross, but It Is manifestly unfair to -the winner of any event not to award a title when the training for the races will be Just as hard and the competition almost. If not equally, ns keen as In former years. Wherein will be the glory of winning If the plans as put forth at the New York meeting aro adopted? If tho executhe committee of tho I. C, A A. A. A. sees fit to Indorse, the resolution of Its reprcsentatlcs, it is safe to say that the class of competition In the track and field games will be lowered considerably. Athletes who would compete otherwise will not care to contest under these abnormal conditions for no glory, no prize, no title. Far better It would be to cancel the games and encourage dual meets than to stage a carnival according to the resolution. THREE TIMES CHAMPION, FAILS TO WIN RIBBON Old Nala, J. W. Harriman's Entry, Ig- nored by Judges at National Horse Show NEW YORK, April 21. Like the pitcher that went once too often to the well, J. W. Harriman's famous old gig horse Nala, threo times champion of the National Horse Show, attempted a "come back" at the Brooklyn show last night which resulted In the worst defeat of his long career. Driven by Alan Harrlman, for whom he was named, Nala came out looking as fit and fine as when ho won his first blue ribbon, more than ten years ago. In spots ho displayed all his old-tlmo brilliancy of action and style, but the spots were too far apart to suit the judges, George B, Hulme and William Zlegler, Jr.. and they did not give him a ribbon, although there were only four horses In tho class. A. W. Atkinson's Imported English hackney, Ideal Mathlas, took the blue from John L. Bushnell's free going, fine looking, trotting bred horse, The .Governor. The winner was poorly driven and hardly looked like the same horse that won the lady's phaeton class Thursday night. ' LOCAL FENCING CHAMPION LOSES TITLE TO FOREIGNER NEW YORK, April 21. Three new na tlonal champions ascended to the leadership of American fencing In the finals of tho annual tournament at tho Hotel Astor last night . Sherman Hall, of the New York A. C who held tho foils laurels two years ago, again came to tho front In this divi sion; Leols'unes, of Borne, who Is In this country on a mission for the Italian government, gained the Epee title, and A S. Lyon, of the New York Fencers' Club', achieved the honors at sabers. The grand ballroom of the Astor was crowded with friends of the contestants Mayor Mltchel, who once thrust and parried as a member of the Columbia Unlversitv ,.i F ,eam' occunled box decorated .v.w. American nags, rrobably 1000 spec tators were present to see the new cham pions crowned. . Nunesw-ho R tho present junior cham' P Ion In all three divisions, and whose 6levernes3 with dueling swords has set aside every oDDonant. nni. - ..... .his efficiency. He defeated the threo othr nnaiists handily and dethroned W. H Russell, of the Philadelphia Sword Club who was the champion. ' DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS- IN' KENSINGTON POOL The Middle Atlantic diving champion- nS?f0(-mJ.n :U be nel1 n the Ken slngton Y, W. C. A. pool. Miss Helen Pen. nepacker. the charnplon. will defend her title. Miss Pennepacker has carried off first honors in this event for the last four years Miss Becker, of the same club eaSa"y,n,ftefeat51 'he champion here recently A 100-yard novice race wlU follow the Jl? wJ? lp en.1, .wlth a dmonstratlQn of life saying. This Is a novelty race .that Ib being Introduced In this city' The' ret. cuer has to swim twenty yards with the rescued on her back or In her arms The e.amifV.erl.15 th.ls ,lls,anco ,n short, est time is the winner. TRIPLE PLAY WINS GAME FOR, LA SALLE-'COLLEGq yiNELAND, N. J April 21. La Salle College defeated Vlneland, 3 to 0. It waa an eaay victory for the Blue and Gold. The home team only threatened to score In lhe eighth Inning, fn Its time to bat It filled the bates, with none out Love .lined what teemed to be a'uro hit to center Blmen dlnrer mad a circus catch and, lined the ball r' J He of the Blitzen Speed Leads the Rhythm Parade J A..m rUi.1r l?invn "lTT.rkiinrVl'i,n T.airkia, TaTJV. 3 out Any Wasted Effort Good as Ever arms By GRANTLAND RICE Shakespeare on the Present War Situation "Our revels now are ended!' " do begin to have bloody thoughts" "Let the sky ram potatoes - "If I must die, I will encounter darkness as a bride and hug it in my N "To the wars, jiiu bous. to the wars! He wears hin honnr n. & ..- that hugs his kicksy-wicksy here at home." "The odds for high and low alike" "England, bound in with the triumphant sea" "Ho i3 come to open the purple testament of bleeding war" "Plenty and peace breeds cowards; hardness ever of hardiness is mother" "The weakest gods to the wall" WE HAVE often wondered whero the greatest amount of rhythm was In evi dence upon the field In tho iron play of Chick Evans In the easy grace of tho late Anthony Wilding In the smashing service of McLoughlln In the batting of Lajole or what? But after a close study of Walter John Fon on the mound, tho evidence seems to point all his way. There lj nothing of the grandstand-player or the poseur about the Washington star. There Is none of that "every-moe-a-plcturo" stuff. And yet for a blend of perfect rhythm, case, grace and all tho rest of It Johnson heads tho parade. Thero Isn't the semblance of a Jerk or a kink or any wasted effort. Johnson began his major league pitching career ten years ago. Yet today he has last no clement of his blinding speed Mainly becauso his pitching motion Is so perfectly adjusted that no great strain Is eer put upon his arm. Rhthm, among other things, means lack of wast6. It means ease. Johnson ncer looks as If he was exerting himself and yet the ball shoots over as It projected from a rifle barrel. In his first game of the season Johnson allowed three hits. In his second start ho allowed two hits and the jump to his fast ball was as pronounced ns It w.is five years ago, when he was supposed to bo at his best The N. L. and Preparedness Dear Sir Tho American League has gone In for preparedness In the right way. At first I had an Idea that It was only for advertising purposes and would soon face out Now 1 seo my mistake But what I would like to know Is this: How can tho older league the National keep away from such a moement? How can It re fuse to do Its part at such a time? Why doesn't It wake up? Or why doesn't some ono wake It up? L. L F. Waking up the NatloAal League sounds much softer than It actually Is. Just why a leaguo with a sporting hlstoiy tll.it dates back oer forty years should bo bo absolutely out of focus with tho times should be so utterly Insensible to the new rplrlt through the land Is beyond alt understanding Thcie 13 no diagnosing such a situation. On Being Ready It has been argued that this nation, trained and ready, would be far more eager J I a to Jump Into war when the present conflict haa 'been concluded. The best answer we novo seen to this was Written some yearn ago by tho late Hugh Koough: "The most peaceable person tee ewer hav met , Was the tnan toho falfcetf softly but ever was set And floured on giving more than hr vouiS get, And could swing with the cross and the upper; ' This man pever fought and he never wot' whipped, i They took Mm on faith how he looked when he stripped Your bones he would crush when your flip. per he gripped And smilingly asked you to supper." There Is more than a minute bit of philosophy In that one Hne "They took him on faith how he looked whin he stripped" this comes as close, to telling the cdmpleto story a9 words could arrange It. "Is It true," queries a reader, "that ""$ has been killed?" No, Larry Jenkins, of Troon, Scotland who won the last British cha'nlplonshlp, played irf 1014, left -with the first division of volunteers for France Kmrn thnt tltno mnnrfa horn r.A tn k . tyfj has been wourdd. but Is still nllvn. 4. 1 Jenkins has been serving nearly three years at the front, only a few of those who lett with him nre st II Intact. Any num ber of England's best golfers have been killed, Tho list includes Jack Graham, Nor man Hunter and scores of otliH-s who were among the first to go. But iV war the amateur champion has escaped. '-,' In arranging your baseball dope for the year kindly recall theso details laBt sea son the Glant3 won two of their first fif teen games and then Immediately there after won nineteen of their next twenty one. When you have fully digested this you can then proceed to the next lesson. "So far Lcs Darcy has traveled 5000 miles looking for a chance and a place to,, fight." notes an exchange. Before Lea finally gets discouraged there Is a chance that he can bo accommodated at the first recruiting station beyond tho Canadian border. It may be worth looking Into, any. way. . "7 SMALTZ-G00DWINS OPEN SHOE LEAGUE J. Smaltz Will Heave Out First Ball at Point Breeze OPENING DAY MAY 12 The Philadelphia Shoe Manufacturers' League will start Its season on Saturday, May 12. All the games In the league will be played this year on the diamonds at Point Breeze Park. Plans for a big open ing day are now being completed. The concert will begin at 1:30 and the game will start promptly at 3'o'clock. Following Is the schedule of the season's games: April 28 A. It. King vs. Lalrd. Schober & Co.: W. W, W. Lennox vs. Hallahan & Son! Kmaltz-Goodwln Company vs. J. Edwards & Co.' May 5 Lalrd. Schober & Co. vs. W. W. V. Lennox s J. Edwards i. Co, vs. Hallahan & SonM Mrs. A. K. King Company vs. Smalt. Goodwin Company. May 12 (Field Day) Lalrd, Schoher . Co. . Smaltz Ooodwln Companv: W. V. W, Lennox vs. J. Edwards & Co.: Mrs. A. It, Klne Com pany vs. Hallahan &. Sons, May 10 Lalrd, Pct-ober fc Co. vs. Hallahan & Bona: W. W. V. Lennox vs. Smaltz Goodwin Company: Mrs. A. It. King Company s, J. Edwards &. Co. May 2(1 Lalrd. Schober & Co. vs. J. Edwards A. Co.: W. W. y. Lennox vs. MrsT A. R. King Company: Smaltx Goodwin Company vs. Hallahan & Sons. Juna 2 Lalrd. brhober Co. vs. Mrs. A. It. King Company: W. W. W Lenox vs. Hallahan & Sons; J. Edwards & Co. vs. Smaltz-Qoodwln Company. Juno t Lalrd. Schober & Co. .vs. W. W. W Lenox: Mrs. A. It. King Company vs. Smaltz Ooodwln Company: J. Edwards 4. Co. vs. Hal. lahan & Sons. Juna 16 Latrd. Schober & Co. vs. Smaltz-Goodwin- Co.; W. W. W. Lenox va. J. Ed- iwSS,,soCo'' Mr"' A- R- Klntr Co- vs. Hal lahan & Sons, Ju2L:?"TLa',r,1' ?Sh0J,cr & Co. vs. Hallahan & Sona: W. yv..W. Lenox vs. Smaltz Goodwin Company: J. Edwards & Co. vs. Mrs. A. It King Company. ' " JuJar.8nl,''l(? &ho,ber Co...v- J- Edwarda & Co.: W. . w. Lenox va. Mrs. A. Jt. King fah2nai Sons" 0lwln Companr v" " July 7 Lalrd. Schober & Co. vs. Mrs A n it ' KonC,nfTmIn',7- ,W-L"",X v- Halla'nan wards & Co Company vs,. J. Ed- July 14 Lalrd. Schober & Co. va, W. W W &n,0!iriUliah?,n ft, SonA VB- J- Edwards godw!n"coAmp.IlV.KlnB CmPany V' 8m Ju,,u::i Smjlti-Goodwln Company va. Laird Schober & Co.i J. Edwards ft Co. vs. V.vl W. .Lenox: Mrs, A. It. Klnc cm.' ..' Hananan ft Eons. " ' August 4-Lalrd. Schober Co. v.. Hallahan . Sms; Pmaltz Goodwin Company vs. W, W. l.fiiov. Mrs. A, It. King tympany vs. J. Edwards ft Co. August 11 J. Edward 4 C vs. Lalrd. Srhober Co.: Mrs. A. It. Klu-vCommny vs. " ." Lenox: Smaltz Gooiwin Company vs. Hallahan ft Sons, , Augut.l8 Mrs. A. H. Kinirx'ompany vs. Lalrd, Schober Companj; Vv'i w. w. LenoM vs. Hal. laJian ft Sons: J. Edwards & Co. vs. Smaltz Goodwin Company August 2" W. W. W. Lenox vs Lalrd 5Ch3!r..& Mr': J' Fdw;ardJ. Cov,- Hallahan r "M 51rs. A R. K'ne Company vs. Smalt:, Goodwin Company w v"' September 1 Lalrd. Schober & Co. vs. Smaltz. Goodwin Company: j. Edwards ft Co. vs, W. J.Edwards ft co. "" "' iv,ns company.. ffl ''1 w 'J September fi Hallalu Lalrd, !Ptember fi Hallahan A Boni .VrrtfthA JT. rt X W it " """"". pany'vs,AealS0ha1nParSonSsr?altGo0-dwlnCom: .80 SUITS H4 TO fiBnrs sbL.M- Reduced from '$30, S23 and Ko PETER MORAN & CO. "tW 13TH MARKET. ENTRANCE ON 1STH S. .E. COR. OTH AND ARCH 8T8. - RACES T 0"DATY At HAVRE DE GRACE fiPECiAi,n!!!.fvin.cJ;,II" S"Pllae vJPPfk :W SKS'sSg? -i.p'w? B. ft O. leave 24th ft Chestnut 8ta" 1243 ?P M IeWoo'0 n"'ndna,nd8p.'dd1o2c" ti.if', FIR8T RACE AT Zfto r, M. vl SI OLYMPIA A. A. IJroa1 nfl Rnlnbrldce ,,,., . Harry Edwards, Mir. MO.NDAY EVENING. APRL 23 loung MrCovern vs. Hilly nines Adm. 25c. Bal. Res. BOr. 75c. Arena Res. L M 'a Tf t i . SATURDAY-TONIGIITU NATIONAL A. C.if"ft'paKR Chief Tnr.. ... U'v..?nU.V."'rlne i!5"ifit:issfn:v'..eiay Adm. 23c. Kei. 6Qg.SK. & f atond BASEBALL TODAY PENNSYLVANIA v. LEHIGH Game Called 2i30 r. M. Frankl rf.M ADMISSION. 2Se 'A.D?8 " Mi , -NATIONAL LEAGUE PARK T PHILLIES v. BROOKLYN ta on sal. nt Olmbela'" and" Spalding.'. Box Beati As ull-flaVorej as it ,is mild 1 - e- ' ',. w8l WKSwwwfSl!. mk - r7--r?:tk.-r...'..7,.. -mr .hibisik. naXBBBJUivirUT'Vv. ..s. .' ' " ?Ms . i" i 1 1 i i ADMll '. n.j-i to &nlAlwV ,XMw i.i?L '1 SSI fi. i t u I) ( "I . . it Zi'XZ.JZffl'iJZ.V. J3WH .J '&Pz- u ,.' ', r" -i !..-' V.ir'-' m. 'ttww ' wff mmmm vi tok..i., V-i -.- wW?r
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