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lAtifo, Movies and Golf Factors in Diverting Inter
T, est and Patronage Plank and Cicotte
Keep Young by Remaining Kids
VjWt t)i last three or four years a declining Interest In professional
'' acla)ly In. the minor leagues, ha adduced the oft-repeated historic
rakiMa4 about the great State of Kansas. Obviously, "somelhlntr has
i.XMui. about the great State of Kansas. Obviously, "something has, been the
PMMw," and the generally troubled conditions tills season, which has seen many
""Mm1, leagues blow Entirely or become reduced to a state of tottering tinccr
ainty, fiare' emphasized the pertinence of the well-established plaint
, , Ther la something concrete behind this season's fall-down, readily discernible
Tvltheut the aid of strong binoculars. War. wind, high water and awful Inclemency
.'iWbuted their respective mites toward pushing the national gamo down
$u Mvi to Old General Indifference Is generally assigned the leading role In
aceoyn ting for conditions In point
n Prominent among prhates In the ranks of the well-known General Indifference
Hsr mentioned the automobile and the movies. William Allen Whlto has be
wiltf th. hold upon, the present generation of these Instrumentalities, which have
tffifted., he says, to affect the love of healthful outdoor sports by the normal Amerl
aw boy. He refers to the present younger generation as "movie and auto Jaded,"
and whether his observation accurately holds or not, the average UA of thn
lrent day, with, a spare nickel and a loose afternoon, hies to the movies, nr, If
k It allowed the greater privilege still, drives the car.
HE DOESN'T care to see the ball game. If he has the pi Ice, ami he
wouldn't consider a knothole at all, when real kids of,past days would
light for 'em. .
Golf Helps to Divert Former Standard Patronage
AND the auto part of tho criticism applies even morn hcatlly to the Mcr por
JLtten of the family than to the younger, for the average head of a family who
Ue4 to go to the ball park on Sundays and holidays and. armed 'with n supply of
stogies and aided by1 plenty of peanuts and pop, hae one elegant outing, now
lakes the family out In tfye flivver and runs about the suburban lundsmpv.
And golf has undoubtedly cut he,illy Into baseball The lino of the gaine ha
CiJght the rank and Me of the ancient baseball patronage. The aw-rngr litislm"
fti,d professional man m ho used to rush to the ball game foi a brmet nm! menial
and nerve lnvlgorator after a hard cla at the ofllce imw heats It to .the link'
! the auto route.
Another undoubted feature to the slump of baseball interest in the mlnoi
'eilgues, which are of necessity the basis of big league ball, is that the average
(nihor league club Is now little more than a training camp or ,1 straight farm fot
Jnajor'development. Few minor' league ilubs own any promising ball players
these days, and the more successful ones operato through a favored nrrangement
e "working agreement" which gives them the temporary use of players con
sidered worth developments Few sales of any moment are recorded nowadays from
snlnor to major, Nearly all the best players In the minors today are held on op
tional recall and are frequently loaned out two or three years while tho develop
ment stag Is being passed. And the reason that virtually nit the promising
young material is owned by the majora Instead of the minors Is that the minors
sir .imable to compete with the expensive scouting system maintained by the big
league clubs, which Tound up the prep school talent and even rob the kindergarten
radles.
SOME are free to predict that the next baseball Insurrection will come
. from the minors, and already signs of auch a situation have developed.
They are certainly hitting the backward trail at the present writing.
Spirit of Youth Keeps Plank and Cicotte Young
I AUCH and grow fat and also keep young. There, are absolutely no two points
J to the debate. Imagination Is the old life rejuvenator or sustainor and the
youthful and Imaginative by disposition generally laugh along toward the three
score and, ten mark without realizing that they are old And right here Insert the
illustration to, be found conspicuously in baseball. It relates to Eddie Plank and
Eddie Cicotte, the veteran twlrlers.
'Eddie and Eddie are the two oldest pitchers In either of the major leagues.
The former Athletic twirler dates His big league service from Civil War days or
thereabouts, 'while the White Sox boxman counts from the Spanish-American War
period., Tet both today are recognized as among the game's greatest, and seem
assured of many more years of big league ball if they have the mind to play it.
Eddie Cicotte is perhaps the best story teller in the big leagues. He always
has a. Joke to relate or a practical stunt to work. Eddie Plank is a comedian off
the field. He keeps his mates in a gale of laughter with his pranks. No photog
rapher has.an easy time snapping Plank, Heosses pebbles and distorts his fea
tures', much to the amazement and discomfiture of the staff photog.
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IN ANT event, the spirit of youth in thesVmen, who are well past the draft
age and beyond the decade allotment -for big league service, offers an
example that is inspiring and worth considering from the angle suggested.
Better Management Would Help Junior Tennis
sITTlNCOURAOE the Junior tennis players" is the slogan of the senior net pro-
jnoters who have charge of the tournaments which hae been arranged to
promote the play of the younger boys. Those who took It upon themselves to look
after the-detalls of the tournaments entered into the enterprise with the proper
spirit, and secured the consent of seven of the leading tennis clubs In thin city to
( their courts for an entire week.
The first of these weekly tournaments was played last week on the courts of
the Germantown Cricket Club. The first, second, third and semifinal rounds were
pliyeion this club's courts, but the final match was postponed from Friday until
Monday, in order that some of tho leading Junior players might take part in the
eteubles being played at St. Martins. The final match in the Junior play was to be
between Rodney Beck and Herman Dornhelm, the best Junior players in this city.
This match had attracted a great deal of attention and many followers of the
tennis game in this city planned to go to Germantown and witness the contest.
But they did not have a chance and the first word of the match being played ap
peared in one of ths evening papers in an early edition. When and where the
contest was staged only those who took part know. The match was not played at
dermantown Cricket Club and not at the time scheduled.
This week the. tournament was scheduled to bo played on the courts of the
titenton Athletic Club, Twenty-fourth and Tioga streets. As was the case the
week previous, the first, second, third and semifinal rounds were played on the
'courts scheduled, but again tho place, time and winner of the final match were
ret officially announced. Perhaps the publio should not be bothered with ths
knowledge of when and where the matches are to be played, but If a time and place
' are announced and a change Is made, certainly the public should be Informed.
TF THE officials In charge of these weekly tournaments keep up the work ,
'r , of the last two weeks they will be doing more harm than good to the
"development of the Junior tennis players of this city. And how can the
public take any Interest In he play without proper notice and unless
matches are played according to schedule?
Tigers Tie Season Record for Runs Scored
"rYETROJTS mark of 19 hlls and 19 runs in the gams with St Louis yesterday
' --'ia n exact, duplicate of the defeat suffered by the Phillies at the hands of
Christy Mathewson and his Reds on the twenty-fourth of last May, while tho Reds
wars, invading the East for the first time. Each club made an equal number of
funs and hits in the same number of innings, and the record is divided to date.
A. few days back Cincinnati made 15 runs against the other St. Louis team.
The Reds hold the season's record for hits, having made 26 In the game in question'.
These games suggest old times, when they would not have seemed of any
moment as hit and run recorders. A glance at some of the bygone big-score records
Is interesting.
Back in 1S9I Cincinnati ran up another big scoie of hits and runs. Cincinnati
ket Loglsvilhs 30 to 12, making 14 runs in thn first inning. The day's total was
12 singles, 6 doubles,. S triples and 4 homers total bases, 69
In Chicago, vs. Petrolt game, September 6, 1883, the score was 28 to 6 In favor
of the former. Jn the seventh inning the Cuba sent 26 men to bat, making 18 hits
an scoring 18 rims. There were 14 men up before any put-outs were made.
Jn tho bush league, Cprslcana that unusual little club in the Texas League
that seems to hold all records of all kinds claims this record for a game of July 14,
12; Score, Corslcana, 54, Texarkana, 2, 10 doubles, 12 triples and 19 home runs
? Wade.
I' Tacoma, in the Northwest League, in four consecutive games In 1916 made 92
' sifysu First game,-39;. second game, 17; third game, 22; fourth game, 21,
Niagara, 209; Columbus, 10, was the score of a game played In Buffalo, N. T
Vtteack in 1869.
Walter Camp Says Consult Grads on Athletic Maintenance
WALTER CAMP, dean of Tfale grldfron authorities, comes forward with a
meritorious and practical suggestion. In order to settle the question as to
yritttlifr football shall be continued this fall, he recommends addressing a circular
Isjkiar tP alumni of colleges asking them to subscribe to seats provided they faor
tJM rUnU6n of ths game.
0 '"sViidoptinr this means," states Mr. Camp, "the university authorities would
ft kflow jjawiUvely what tHey can afford to
unowrpianajngiy inu moir wuru uiu uo ntnn, mjon 11 mcy ueierminen that
Mfctjhfotul (n the fall made it Inadvisable to have football. No one is desirous of
jttssjsstiHf the serious business at hand, but a clearer understanding of the altua-
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fasetMl) and general at ni sues 01
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CICOTTE ARE
INFLUENCES THAT
baseball,
historic Inquiry
expend Jn preparation and In time to art
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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA," HATUKDAY, JUNE 30, 1917
OLDEST AND
DON'T YOU BELIEVE
Vrcnitifj fjcdfjcr Decisions
of Ilitifj Bouts Last Nifjhl
New urk Inhnny DurtHep nn from
Ultllr -liMk-oii, C Inirlry Nmllli xlopitrtl I'mtl
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Boston 1. Rfpy llurn ilpfentfd Mlkt
I'aiiNnn,
GflNNIS guessed right
MATCHING JAWN DUNDEE
Victory Over Jnckson Last Night
Makes Bout Here With Chancy
More Interesting
Vow that It Is all over It can be said
that Robby Gunnis. matchmaker for the
Shlbe Park optn-alr bouts, showed won
derful Judgment when he signed up Johnny
Dundee to meet George Clianey. of Balti
more, at the Athletics' grounds next Tues
day night Had Rumlco suffered the same
dore administered him by Jackson In this
rlty the result would lme had a tremen
dous effect on the attendance for the
flianey bout, but now that the Italian
proved he was Jackson's superior. It should
inject even more Interest In tho bout Gun
nis guessed right, although be admits he
knew the bout last night would hae ended
Just so.
With Dundee boxing his usual clever and
aggresshe battle, a style all of his own,
and Clianey endeavoring to do that which
Jackson failed to do. Philadelphia fans are
promised a great treat between a pair of
star boxers of distinctly different types.
Young Joe Borrell. who has been proving
himself a knockerout, will appear In the
semi Jimmy JlcCabe will be thn party of
the second part Other bouts are between
Mike Dalley and Iou Stinger, Andy Mc
Mahon and Mike Rums and Battling Man
ton and Steve Morris
Joe Blum Is boxing with his two proteges,
tltjln Bear and Battling Leonard, prepar
ing each for his rcspectUe contest Monday
night at the Broadway Club with Pnnny
Ruck and Andy RUers Boh McCann
.too Dorsey are In the final Other bouts
will be between Tootsle Boyle and Indian
rtUB'cll and .Tlmmv Carson A hattle rnal
I- on
Next Friday night, at the Cambria flub.
Johnny Rosner, for whom Dick Curley
claims the flyweight championship of Amei
Ira. will meet Toung McGoern
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STROKES AND SPLASHES
GREAT preparation Is being made for the
Red Cross water carnival on the Fourth
of July at Roalhoust Row. Mr. Marks, of
the Turneis. has been given charge of the
swimming events, and Is arranging a pro
gram that will make swim fans hold their
breath The events will begin at 2 30 with
a 100-yard race for men.
Among the prominent entries are Arm
strong, Turners : I.evnrid, P a. C. : A.
Bursh, Washington, D C : I,uoh, Turners;
B. Davis, Turners The 700-yard event for
women will feature Olga Dorfner, R
Becker and K Toy. of the Turners, and
Resale Ryan. First Regiment
The most Interesting event of the day will
be a diving contest off a twelve-foot board
between Mifflin Armstrong, scholastic and
Middle Atlantic champion. Helen Penne
packer. Middle Atlantic champion, and Eliz
abeth Becker, all of the Turners Another
hot race will be the 00-yard mixed relsy
race. The teams have not yet been made
up. but most likely will be, of the winners
of the afternoon events Other arfuatlc
sports are also on the program Thn ad
mission will be fifty cents, the money going
to the Pennsylvania hospital corps.
Officials of the rtilldelnhl
Swlmmlnr Plnh
are arrantlnr a acneauia o
K ecncuuie oi
tha anntiml rK a
b held on jui
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the novice
F.vent, will Mart at 2.30
ire for junlora and
nlori. This race la open to awlmmara who
have nol yet won a meosi. inen win coma th
woman's divine in which Italati l'enneracker,
Heaala Ryan and other local atara are enterad.
Thla event waa won laat year by Mill IVnne
packer, who dtfealad Helen Bartlatt, tha metro
politan champion.
following th dlnlnr thtre will be a mlla
race for the iluaa Cup. open to mtmbara ot
ths awlmmlns club. Thla haa bsan won twlra
by Earnsst nopp, mils, nair-mue ana ooo-rard
rha
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mnAn. inin will cams & liiifevarn nin,,..
rac Jor wimiivii. uii, u,, ,ai mr u Alias
Dorfnrr, who la entrrsd In thla year's tusssl
Thla la one ot th largest outdoor swimming
meets of the eeaeon, with entries from Nfw
Tork and Haltlmore competing
There haa been much dlacuislon at the Phila
delphia Hwlmmlnc Club of the question ot hold
In,
a apeclal raie tor the membara that have
enliaten wuus numwr or star swimmers
hava enrouraied thla plan, though no definite
plana have been made m
Olgs Dorfner and Helen Fennepacker, along
wttb. Miss Bartlatt, th metropolitan diving
etuuaapVxi, bva bean nqnestad to, giro u iht
kewen -sat aartreiiiag aa airing is JrCrOaaxVj
YOUNGEST
THE MAN WHO IS ONLY IN THE GAME FOR
THE EXERCISE
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DUNDEE AVENGES A KAYO DEFEAT
BY SCORING VICTORY OVER JACKSON
IN SENSATIONAL TEN-ROUND FIGHT
Johnny's Jumping and Jabbing Baffle Opponent,
Who Fails to Do Much Damage With Sleep
Producer in Sizzling Engagement
By LOUIS II. JAFFE
NEW YORK Juno 30
JOHNNT DlTNDEn, New York'H sensa
tlonal tearing In. Jumping Jabbing, bril
liant, battling boxer, hasn't gone back a
mite, anil his contest hero last night with
Willie Jackson, runner-up Rtar lightweight
of the big burg only to Champion Beiinv
!,eonanl, proved that the Italian dl'ln t
have to stage a. come-back lie nexer went
hack Tho Scotch wop put on Ills usual
wonderfulBOxhlbitlon nnd at the fitilRh of
ten rounds which really powiveil ten times
an much action there was little or no doubt
that Jackson wasn't the lctor
Kor seven rounds the contest was fairly
een, with Jackson leading sometimes and
Dundee forging to the fore slightly at dif
ferent Junctures Then, beginning with the
eighth round. Dundee went off Into the
breach, ncer to be headed until the final
clang sent the monstrous mob of frenzied
fans homeward bound, many from out of
town, well satisfied and their hunger for a
regular f.ght properly fed.
Dundee Favorite
Before the bout was started It was evi
dent that Dundee ruled a heavy favor
ite lie was cheered for fully ftvo minutes
when he -was Introduced and his weight an
nounced as 130 pounds. Jackson also was
gnen an ovation, but It could not bo com
pared with that of his opponent. Willie's
poundage was 133Vi. When the pair
squared off Jackson stood much taller than
Jumping Johnny, and during the match
Dundee's crouching stylo made Bill stand
head and shoulders oer the man ho pre
viously had knocked out in one lound in
the Quaker City
The principals started off like a pair of
teirors In the very first round Willie
Dundee Is considered to be a ery light
puncher he nevertheless tried his utmost
to cross the dope by dropping a haymaker
on Jackson's chin Jackson, on the other
hand, already had proved his knockout abil.
ily, and he endeavored his utmost to mak
biBtory repeat itself.
Action at Close Range
During the first frame the battlers stood
toe to toe and landed more punches In that
three-mlnuto period than have been seen In
hIx rounds In many Philadelphia bouts
Throughout the bout Dundee was the ag.
gressor, and this counted heally In the
Italian's victory Jackson made the mis
take of allowing Johnny to force the fight
lug, although in the rly sessions thx
youngster had much the better of the ex
changes at close quarters.
A brief summary of the scrap shows that
the first, thlid and seventh rounds were
even, Jackson excelled In the rourth and
fifth and Dundee showed to advantage in
the second, sixth, eighth, ninth and tenth.
Dundee's rally In the last three sessions
really was lemarkabln and unexpeoted, as
it appeared that he was going tired from
the fast pace Dundee's sudden superiority
July 21 Mlwies Partlett and rennpckr will
have a divine ronteet. while Mien Dorfn-r will
pull her famous alunt of ewlmmlnu ton yards
against a twm nf rive of at IkjuIs a fast-l
mermaids, earh contestant swimming; on fifth
of the distance
The National Collegiate Association and thai
T M Ct A. held a meeting In New Totk r-
Lnuy 10 anopi ruiea in an enjort to hava water
sporta of all kinds In this country governed
under a uniform code The first set waa mad
for the high dive It waa agreed that no man
rould compete tn more than three events In
sny ona meet Another rule waa made for the
two-signal start. The former atart was "Get
ready, gt st and gun" The nw rule ts
lust 'Oet aet gun" A recommendation was
mads to the y'a" that they take iui water
polo on an eitWislve scale Water po'o Is not
popular any longer, and It la hardly llkelv
thst
tne game will mske much hesdwsv m
the T M C A
hlch hava taken strongly
to water-soccer
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Baseball Today Two Games
SHIBEPARK
Athletics vs. Washington
FIRST OAMB OAI.I.KD AT I its r m
TlekeU on sale at Olmbels' and Hpafdings'
MOTORCYCLE RACES
:80 TONIGHT a :JO
10-MILE PACED RACE
Herbert, Cameron. I)e llaeles and lledell
Try for 5-mile Motorpuced Record
PT. BREEZE MOTORDROME
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BROADWAY A. C. Monday Nirfit
robry ti'CANK vs. tor. DORSEV
UTTLE BEAK vs. ItAWwV BUCK
And BIG BATTLE ROYAL
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ramo with a snitrh In his style of boxing
Instead of rushing and rip-tearing Dundee
was able clearly to outbox Jackson be
causo of the latter's unwillingness to lend.
Jackson stood flat-footed while Dundee con.
tluuallv- circled him. shooting straight lofts,
mixing them up with hooks nnd right
crosses.
Dundee) Draws First Blood
I-'Irst blood was drawn by Dundee In the
ninth round Despite the avalanche of
punches' scored by beMi, It was not until
this late period Hint a straight left caused
Jackson's noso to show color, and It bled
profusely Dundee continued Jabbing In
the last round, as In the rdnth, and Willie's
nasal organ showed red throughout the
three minutes
Tho match was so fast, furious and In
teresting that It wouldn't be the worst move
that could be made to give Jackson and
Dundee a third bout. It votlId be doing
Philadelphia fans Justice to give them the
lubber match. They saw the first bout, but
It went less than n round
K. O. a Fluke
That Jackson's knockout was a fluke
dearly was evident last night. The pair
make a wonderful bout nnd It would b a
great treat for Phlladelphlans A mere dis
tance or ninety miles didn't keep a lot of our
followers from witnessing last night's bout
In New York
Among tho Phlladelphlans In attendance
were Leon J, Pains, nrnest Jainbor, Bobby
(Junnls, Johnny Mealy, Dr (1 W Wllt
maler. Ram Vogelson, I.'ddle O'Keefe. f'lar
ence Taublc, Doc Phelan, Joe frlslano. Mike
Williams, Splcket, Puicell. Prank O'Brien,
'tunics J CriMlnzio. William A. Mollnari.
Pete Moran. It. Martlno, Palph Gold and
Willie Segal.
Bettn.PtHtngee Tourlni Csr . , iUli
Four -rttscnger Four-Door To'irlit W5
Four-Pssnger Coupe .... J250
Five. Pantngtr Sedan .... JK0
All tht ahot e on lt famous
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THE' BIG LEAGUES TODAY
RED SOX NOW ARE RUTHLESS. AJND
MAY FACE PENNANT KNOCKOUT, BUT
FORMER JOLTS HAVE NOT AVAILED
Loss of Tristram the Great and Injury to Barry
Disturbed Not Bostonians' Pennant Stride.
White Sox Lead Oversubscribed
ny GRANTLAND RICE N
The Nntlonal Rubalyat
(Uimr, fill the cup for through the next far spring
We'll quaff no more the sits that we now fling;
Thr Bird of Booze has but a little wag
To flutter. And the Bird is on the wing.
sometimes think that never looks so red
The wine where gossip of the drought is spread,
A ml every highball that, the barroom shows
Looks beautiful, with such a thirst ahead.
a
A dozen bottles underneath a bough
Four kegs of rye three quarts of wine wow-wow
ow can I stand for sveh a wilderness
With only water tell me gently how?
A nd when ye meet in merry motley mM
To sqteeze the grape some happy night to pass
Take what, they have out at that festal board
Where I made one turn down an empty glass.
rpllE Red Sox lost Trls Speaker and every
JL one gave them up for lost
Rut they rallied and came along Last
September they lost Jack Parry, nnd once
more they were given up for lost, with
a hard road trip ahead They came through
again
Now they have lost Babe Ituth for an
Indefinite period and once more the Bon
ton horizon Is replete with Indigo fringes.
But you can't tell about these birds.
They seem to have the knack of plugging
along with whatsoever may be left and
even Ruth's absence may not be the ulti
mate straw
After a vote In the press stsnd the other
day the prize for the greatest of all base
ball names was awarded to ring Bodle.
But even the redoubtable ring's monicker
fades away before the army recruit's name
dug up by Colonel B. I. T. It Is Loda
Ounn, of Kansas City. This wins, officially.
Quite True
TA Kaiser says his team mtlt win
With Unolo Ram at bat; f
Hut Matteawan (3 full of guys
Who've muttered things like that.
II. L. T.
TTflfcelm say that he told cop
And leavr the vAitr world flat;
Hut this is vol thr only time
He's chattered through his hat.
A Switch
There Is an outbreak of seilous talk these
days Involving New York and Chicago In
the next world's series If matters ever got
that far.
The Impression Is abroad In many quar
ters that the. Giants and White Sox will be
the sole survivors when tho count Is In
If this happens It will bring about tho
first world's series mooting between tho two
largest citadels In the game. So far New
York and Chicago have never met In a
post-season argument as between the two
leagues.
Which reminds us that the Giants, In
their four starts, have never met a western
club Philadelphia and Boston has fur
nished all the opposition. A New York
Chicago affair shouM be a gala occasion
provided there are any gala occasions to be
had In October this side of the French
front.
L. R. II Stuffy Mclnnls Is outhattlng
Eddie Collins and Frank Baker about sixty
points. This Isn't official, but It's close
enough for an argument.
Just at the, moment of loafing to press It
'seems that the White Sox pennant lead has
been oversubscribed
After observing Colonel Mack's Athletics
play six consecutive games we arise to state
that the team which beats them out of last
place will be forced to unfold some new
dovlces which have so far escaped the publio
eve His 1917 array Is better) than last
j ear's bunch, perhaps, but this can hardly
be construed as any definite boast, as much
0wn All Outdoors
Buy a Dorris and you can the road is free
wherever fancy leads.
But why a Dorris? Because assuredly you'll
get the ultimate limit of car-comfort and satis
faction in the luxurious
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Perfected, after twelve years of intensive develop,
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amongst pleasure cars of quality. Stanch, speedy,
safe-graceful in the cxtreme-a car you can be
proud of m any company, under any circumstance.
Why not consider the luxurious Dorris-handlcd
here in PhUadelphta for the past seven years by us?
Wenotonlygtvemechanicalservicedayandnicht,
but under the aame roof are prepared to care for
nUboaj.work-buddmg,pamt5ng,trimming,repair-ng.
I-ree monthly inspection of every Dorris Car.
J. Harry Schumacker & Co.
J.r.Fr,.lW9M 11 Kty,hm,.Elin
friendly words
The Calumet Golf Club, of Chicago, hag
extended equal rlRhts: to men nnd women
This, of course, gives tho women tho right
to say precisely tho Rains thing which men
say after topping a mashte shot or blow
ing a two-foot putt. The ladles are hereby
reminded of this Inestimable privilege. Go
tot
Speaking of wasting one'a sweetness on
the desert air. Stuffy Mclnnls only recently
jumped out seven hits In two afternoons
Yet the national outcry now Is ngalnst all
waste
CALDWELL AND SHOCKER
ON SUSPENSION LIST
Yankeo Twirlers Fined and Laid
for Breaking Club Train
ing Rules
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BOSTON, June 30. nay Caldwell
Yankeo pitching Btar again Is on the club's
suspended list A ten days' lay-off was
Inflicted when ho failed to appear at the
club'H hotel and later didn't show up at
tho )aebnll park Ho was fined $100. Ur
ban Shocker was given tho same suspen
slon nnd a JS0 fine Both men aro chat gel
with breaking training rules.
WOULD TRADE MULE FOR
REASON THAT HE BALKS
r,,S,T J9V?8' Mo- Ju" 30 President
5irki?y' ',,.h? rardmals. I' trying to trade
Tltcher "Mule" Watson for somo other
twirler "Mule" has everything a pitcher
needs except a disposition to dwell, peace
fully on the same club with diminutive
Manager Miller Ilugglns. President Rickey
wants to dispose of Watson to some Na
tional League club whose manager Is a
large man physically
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