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EVENING PUBLIC X.ED&ER--PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY. DECEMBER y, 1917
-.' Va.. .v .
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DERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE MAKES DEBUT TONIGHT
M'CLELLAN REVIEWED 1
2 FAMILIES RESGUEBt.
FROM NIGHT BLAZW
BY GOVERNOR STUART
AMERICAN CAGEMEN TO OPEN -
TENNIS HEADS WILL PROBABLY
HOLD NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS
AND AWARD ALL TITLES IN 1918
Af i
Seven Saved in Dim TnatAtuH
SEASON TONIGHT; NEW PLAYING'
QUARTERS SHOULD AID GAME
Virginian Third Executive to
Sec Blue and Gray Parade
Within Few Weeks
and Two Small ChildcnHV
in AiintVior Ae.
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Only Four Games on Week's Schedule in the
Eastern League Tom Barlow With Scran-
ton and "Suggy" Still at Carbondale
OASKETDAI.L
fans will hav,o the'
JJ hitaaiiM .. .. .. ,..!.!.. it. t..ilA
V iviuiu Ul 11 iui:iiiiik me niiiciiuin i
league Inaugurate tin- season this eve
tuns. The oldest vuue iiiKiinlz.itlon In a
few weeks Into ill Retting started, and ,
that It h's been kept IntnU Ik due tc the '
enterprise anil bind worl. eC the olllclals,
headed by William Allen '
The circuit hud been completed on .
several occasions, only to hnio team I
V after team drop out; but thus.- nt the
Jielm stuck to the job, and fan vv 111 now
witness msKiiii.ui In what may easily
be termed tin- "new" American League
For years the games vvcre placed at
Katatorlum Hall, nno of the mwt tin
eatlsfactory meres for til.ijers and sic
tators alike In vvh'ch the sport wns ever
bhown. Thl evening spectators lll
observe two munis in what Is claimed as
"rerular" hall, A oce has been
erected rt T inure Hull Seventh streit
and Columbia avenue, width Is reported
to bo an Ideal door for plnilng the Rame
and Is conveniently located fui the teams
In the league.
Opening IS'lpht Ceremonies
b'peclal piepnratlons have heen.e
tended to beirln the season In s blaze of
Blory The mwn'ns: nlchf commlite-e hn.
secured an eirrhes'rn to Mvep up thins-"
before the frames ind dui'ne inlernil
nlons and u number of tnep nnintnn'
in sport will make so'eclies 1 1 rs e In
clude William tacot- !) r nreM.
dent of the l.'.istern H?l,ethiili Oairue
and Ira Thomas, ol the Athletics. llMlv
Kelly will referee The oh cult Is com
posed of six teams and srhe-dule of
fifteen games hait been nt range-el The
rlubs selected to oppose each other to
night are Hancock versus V M H. A
,v and Glrard Alumtd versus St. I'olumbu
iTho other tun Hies, Poit Hlclunond
J T. M. C. A. and llrotherhood Heth Israel,
will meet on 'Wednesday evening
De Ncri's Clever Work
The playing r.f I)e N'crl featured the
Kastcrn Lenguii nhcdulu nf the week
On Monday the Muvlr.il Kunders wal
loped Trenton on the I'otters' home floor
9-15. V adopt d m ly seem mlvplacedi
nun oniy iour points Uilfe rente In the
fUrurcs. but mull fs not the i.io Kb Id
Hoals, which measure, n team's nbllltv
Jlnclose the tact that the flild goals
Vere 12 to 0, and the defeat was the
nrst of the seaun on the home alleys
lor me jersejmen
On Saturday evening lie N'orl opposed
Greystock, with four Rtralirht vletorlcs.
and again was victorious, 1'ti-ls Neither
forward nor center on the Churchmen
reiflstercd. In s-W inntests prior to list
week's irames In Xerl li'id tallied forty
flId tosses nrnlnst fortvlve for op
ponents, and hv holdlnir th I'otters to
'six and the Orays font, while they were
.tosslntr across phtien, vmv imses a
record of flfty-clKht to llftv-dve for the
opposition
Jarper Camden TretUon nnil (rcv
atock all split even, while Heidlnc lost
two Rames. The toitet dropp-d hv the
Jewels to the SKeeters on Wtdfe day
evening was the best iinetl exhibition
of the season The Kcn-lnctonlanx and
Ee Nerl cla-h on Twin-day evenlnt,- for
temporary leidershlp
There are onlv four Rames on the
"week's 'avout Trenton his no home
clash, as the Moose will oeiupv the hall
all week nnd (Te-stock Is i"-o unable to
hive Musical Fund Mall tomorrow evo
tiint, It belnir lived for other purposes.
vTrTiatAbovt Players
' What does the 1mtern I.eaeue Irtend
Klolng In reird to m"n nlivlntj In the
Eastern and I'enixvlvari'a State
Ijeapues? Iou Sumrmin plaved with
ReadlnR on Thursdav and aqnln ap
peared In the fite T earue w'th farbon
dale on !it"l iv -t-ht Tn the contest,
Carbondale rte'tid WHkes-HaTe ofl the
latter's flor 2:-'8 Itnbe Csshm in was
In the naroT-s' llpe-up but was ,iav off
At Ha7'eton the home t am wit l
JImmv Ilro'vn In action, defeated Ply
month. the 'ene'-et leiders 2t-2" Brown
made onlv one field R"al Plttston won
COLLEGE ATHLETIC
HEADS TO MEET DEC. 28
Presidents Faunce and Vincent;
to Address Delegates at Com
ing New York "Meeting
NEW YOllK. Ileo 3. -The twelfth an
nual convention of the National Collegl
ttte Athletic Association wilt be held ax
the Hotel Astor on Frld.iv, December
28. beginning at 10 a in The complete
reinrrlrngtrirw V?o
announce tnni two oi ine speaui-is wm
be President W H. I' Faunce. of Urown
University, and President flei.rgo K Vin
cent, of the general education board
At the afternoon session i eports will
tie received from the representatives of
the nine districts and from committers,
tandlng and special.
Tho evening session will be given up.
As usual, to more or less Informal discus
sion of pressing problems. It is sug
rested that tho delegates miiv be dis
posed, to continue" the discussion that was
begun' at the Informal meeting of the
B.nKtaHnn 111 WtlRhlnirtnn last AUCUSt.
;The resolutions passed at that meeting,
( which were Intended to guide the col
!frs In their efforts to make their ntil
letlo programs conform to the military
neqda ,of the State, have been well re
ceived and' widely adopted The asso
ciation haa more work to do In this di
rection,' as new problems are continually
arising In tho growing demand of the
country upon the crlleges for the best
they can offer In the way of (rained men.
There" will bo a meeting of the ex
ecutive .committee nt the same place on
the precdlng evening, Thursday, at 8
o'clock. Any local conference or league
that isissoclated with the national bod,v
Is requested to send a representative to
this committee meeting, so that It mny
to thoroughly repiesentatlve of all parts Ingwlthout any remuneration vvhatso
of the coup- er.
I
NoPost-SenBon for West VirRinia
MOnOANTOWN. W. Vu , Deo. 3. It
Was definitely decided hero today that
Wtjst Virginia would not go South to
Hattlesburg. Miss., to play a post-season
Kame. with the West v glnla. National
Guard team encamped thero at Camp
Bhelby. The game lias been hanging
fire for some time nnd ut one time It
seemed certain that the trip would be
made, but tho h'-ird games at the close ot
AVest VJrgtnla'a schedule left her men
badly crippled and the university .au
thorities thought the time required away
from school work would be too much.
' Robert McRoy Dies
CHICAGO. Dec. 3. Ilobert McRoy.
, former secretary of the American League
I and later' connected with th. Ponton and
Cleveland American league uiudb, is
dead In Milwaukee. It was announced
yertenUr. He nhad been. In a nana
iorkua there elnce last ..July, when he
Tup W duties' with 'tha -Cleveland
wlimbUrtWInChUMeW.Ho
U tm by wi d ,004 child, ,yt
ms
How Cage Teams Stand;
Layout for the Week
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nillfitt.t wl Quaker 'lt P'-'Ikt.
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from Tiaiik llruggv's Providence, run-"ers-uii
and -hut them out without a
field coal the first time It has been ac
complished it Providence this j-eason
narlow With Scrnnton
The Scrantim team will hive lu Its
(Ine-up tonight Tom Harlow of De Nt rl
The line-up will be llmmv Kane and
Mariv Hough, forwards: I.eo Malone.
centir anil. I.en Frost anil Tom Harlow
"uards H-izleton plays Kiranton on
Wednesday, and ltrown will once more
be p'tted against Hough Hurry tallied
six field goals nValnst Jimmy on Friday
night
Manager Mvirs of Do Neil tumid
iinn a pioposltlon of Ilrown for ' Chief"
Tin ler This trade was offered hv Man
iger Henry nnd loo Helms at Musical
Fund H-ill'on Riturdiv tvtnlng
I.ou Sugarman will airaln play for
rarbondale tonight, when that team
meets Scrnnton. and hopes to be able
o play lu both leagues.
The f.irni iIIbpUji'I by Iii-Nernnn in the
r...iuirl .1 Leucue Mhen It ilefi Ktril I
l I mib n illntls'-t surprise The lenm was
nn v niiinitteii inm immi ersniw me nay "hlrd in the oltiela
fnre the Cunie and fi lefi nt whnt was eon- "u , " wlr ""t1'1
.I.I.F, ,1 .in,, nf Hie Is-st una n reve alien for Hit gallllK.
fin 1'rldity nluht In-N'rnon elnslits with
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linhsnn v Unrretl and i;iiioti-i'Wi vs
Qlaker CUV
A postal from Windsor. Vt , savs Vln
er,me VI Windsor, IB, and Vlncnme, 10
WlndNor 2a One other enmo wn nlfivea
hv the lor ils nt llflloWH Falla and It nl'O
was a drfeu w
Hill Zahn uf th Ores shot sIt fnul In
bs nnnv attempts In Silurday's clnsh with
Ii Ni rl This Is the 1 est pirformawe uf
the seat-on.
Jlmm)" Campbell continues to Btnr wl'h
the (IreiM nnd u few more months wlin
Ally 'villlHni and Joe Konarty will en
vert him Into n "pro "
SOCCER TEAMS TO FLAY
- FOR BIG SMOKE FUND
Bethlehem and Disston Meet
at Franklin Field Next Sat
urday Afternoon
A most commendable effort Is being
made by thu Football Assodatlrn of
laistcrn Pennsylvania and districts to
t,.tn the Sammces' Tobacco Fund and
. t)(j ,.,,, War i,eHef- j,.UIl( ,,y staging
H soccer, game between Ueth.chem and
Dlsstcn, two rival teams, each having
a teputation ns champion and both be
ing considered the best In America to
day. In order to accommodate the large
crowd expected Franklin Field baa been
secured for the game on Saturday after
noon, December 8, at 2:30 o'clock.
In addition to alt the soccer leagues
und clul.S lu town, alt the crliket clubJ,
schools, colleges, sccletles, Uoy Scouts,
army and navy detachments will attend
Word has Just been received that the
Hritlsh Consul (Ii-nernl, togethir with
his staff and the toe it consular officials,
wilt be present. Tho University, Cale
donian, Marino and Hoy Scout Hands
are booked to appear
A large number of the boxes have
already been taken, while requests for
reserved seats are pouring in Those
already holding general admission
tickets may exchange them at tho Frank.
Iln Field box ofllce for reserved seats.
It has Just been learned that blh
teams aro spending extra time tuning
up for tho big game. The committee In
charge wishes to announce that all those
connected with the enterprise are scrv-
Moran Boxing Instructor
NKW YOH1C. Dec. 3. Frank Moran,
the heavyweight boxer, has been ap
pointed boxing Instructor by Prof. Jo
seph Ilaycroft, chairman of the com
mission on trnlnlng camp activities'. He
has been assigned to Camp Wadsworth,
Snartanbuig. and wlllvrepoit this week.
Moran lr enthusiastic over his new berth,
as he long has been anxious to "do his
hit." He formerly was In the 1'
Stntes navy, serving for several .months
on the M.i) Mower, the Pres'dent's yacht.
BURGLARS PLUNDER LAWYER
Loot Residence of Lancaster Man
During Absence of Family
LANCAST It. Pa. Dec. 3. Taking
advantage of absence of the family and
servants, burglars entered the residence
of Attorney William II. Itoland, the
View, at East King and Cottage ave
nues, and carried away booty valued at
many thousand of dollars.
The nurgiary was discovered py Mr,
and Mrs. Itoland fpon their return from
.Philadelphia aboUt , S ' q'clocl: yesterday
monliw, J K. t'm i
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rormcr scc.'t tr of the Amer
ican LcaKUc, who Jiei! ycat rdny.
Prominent Contests That
Charley White Ref creed
Important botlnr bouts rrfrreed hv
t hiirlev Ulilte In Ms lunc Hsvotlatlon
i J t li lite i-liort fnlluitvt
leffrlrv-riirlMj-U ,4'uner tvlanil
F1tzlminnn-Mi trkrs t oney iBtnnil
rttrvhiiiuons-Kiitilhi Vtiiil. Sij, (Inrilen
Illton-Jnnliin Lenox A f'
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the .lulinviin-.lrn'rleH hout
LAJ01ELEADER0F
INTERNATIONAL
Old Major League Star
Winds Up With Batting
Average of .38P
YOUNG RANKS SECOND
The hitting honors for thu 191 T oiin
nalgu In tho International t.t-agui- went
to Napoleon Lajoh, foimtr headllner
with the Cleveland ti-im and later with
'he Athletics Serving his first Feason
In thu minors as a plamg manager,
l.ajolu piloted his team to the champion
ship of the league and ho Incldentall)
brought down the hatting crown with
an average of ,"V0 for 1M games.
litis I.nvviv, of llaltluioie, with the
Maikintu part of the season, engaged lu
llllll IWI'Illl -11IIH Klllllt'S, Lllil UllllldKtU
to top the ci.cuit with .. Howcvtr.
l.iwry d.dn't sco enough service to en -
title him to the title llnsH oung. of
,. ... .. ..I !... 1
llocbister, was runnel -up to the veteran
Larry with a IGC. nitlng for 110 games
Turner Harbir. high pi iced outfielder
who was sold to tin
Chicago litis, was
averages with .;'.;.'
McAvoy. .Mack's latiher, who was re
called at the close of tho International
season, took part In 123 camel and had
a batting mark of .313, Hehg, of the
1'rovldence ilub, another ex big leaguer
who saw strvlce w.th the Ited So for
a number of seasons, finished with .101.
It.iukston, nnothei former Macknian,
who pl.ied with tho Wchmond club, hit
for an even 300
Havana Entries for Tomorrow
First riue, ." furlongs, two rar-oMs.
el limine, nurse lino jone de ValrB as,
Alice I.lndley, Hit King Triivto. ln"l,
Sial.bard llo, lupin Unr. 111. Itiffeitj.
111!
Serond race, ."ti furlonKB three v ear-olds
nnd up t lit lininir. purse )loo tl'oiMln llnb.
lis. "safe and Sam. lrJ. lentnl ln7. Vftcii-
I hind, llo. Cnptaln. Ilm II!!, t-nrhtn's
I Prld. IIS Mnnsinet 111', Hash. II'-'
I Third rsce ,Vi turlonifs three. i nr-nlds
'and un, ihiliiilni: purfe l-iou 'llnnK Hill,
nil Trim i Jamil nit l'rohll.i l l..ii HM:
TalnMe Tw s 1117 "baity June drev 107.
lllg l.uinax 107. Ilihv Cnl. Ill' Hill Wiley.
II!' l'aul Halms 11'.'
I Kourlh race ri'y furlcinvB, thre. )iar-rdda
and un. i-laloilng nurse $IOtl.VIiiie loj;
I Vlunirlf. 107. 'Wilt ring 107, llltnrhlla,
UJ PnJareltH II 112, Ulcnlti. II'.', I,oU.
I atii lure, a turlongs inre-year-oaiB
nml uiv ilnlmlnir. purse Ston Hraumont
l.a.ls, H9i 'Ur I'ann. 101, Ilrown Hahy.
107: Hhvine, 107, Ivtnvnn. 110. brown
l'rlnc. Ill' Prank Ptttersuii. 11'.' Hulser.
11.1
Wlxth race, mile nnl 50 jards three-year-olds
and up, claiming, purse Moo Rock
port, 07: 'Jaik Hanoi r, too, Haater llreet
iruiii. 102: 'Tito, in I. Hun Thrunh. PU.
Hude, 103: "Tleer Jim. 103; Purrli and
Unld, llo, Nephihx. 113.
Apprentice ulluwnnce clalmeil.
Weather, ilear. track, fast.
New Orleans Entries for Tomorrow
Plrst race, purse, 1100, claiming, maiden
two-yrar-olds, tt furlongs Auntrnl. 1PI,
nilllBau, It : Iteautlful Kathnne. Ins,
baity (, 10(1. 1'urlih llo, liumma. 110,
Tn lilac. 11.1, Hast) Mnte-fi lu.'
rteeond race, purse $100 Sunny South
Turae, two-earuMs, tl furlonci Mlfa
ltru, 110, I.lttle Princess In.V 1'h.irmllig,
lii.i. Fnnchj, ins, Itertrud.) C lot
Third rate. 1.100. three. year-old, mile:
Sir oilier. 113: Irresuiar. Io" Premovn
UCt Ntpoleoa, tin, VVurds o' Wisdom. 107,
Hill llanipaon. 105.
Knurth rate, purse $fl0o, Ailranvo Halidl
rap, hII sues, U furlunga, Marluli lloosliv
Us, fedan. 112 Ihe MaFquerader. llo,
1'hoclon, 114, Hurry l llo. innume, llo
rifth rate, ilahnluir train, tiirte-tnr-oldM
and up inlle and 70 ;ards Ihiinkslll
Inff, loj, Indolenei. lo'i, banahurae. lol
lll y ha lii'i, rufrlv. ins, 'Poxy ilrlf. HH
SUIh rate, claiming. JOOO. three.jear-otd
and up, mile und 70 urda Turin, loll
Traetlon, 104: .MarsaM't N'.. 101 l.u
eiie P.. lit. lliiliy J.inch, luii; Adulld, lol,
Jovial, .'
Apprentlie allowance claimed
VVeathi r, fair: track, good
HERKMANN MAKES MOVE
FOR 18-MEN TEAMS
CINCINNATI. Dec. 3. August Herr
mann, chairman of the National lla.se
ball Commission, announced yesterday
that the commission would hold (ts an
nual meeting In Cincinnati on January 7.
At this meeting the chairman, treasurer
and secietary of the commission will
be elected.
Mr. Herrmann said he has taken the
Initial step In reducing the player limit
of the National League to eighteen men
to a team, exclusive of the manager,
by forwarding to President Tener an
amendment to the league's constitution
calling for that number of players to a
team for the season of 1918. This
amendment will be voted on at tlu an
nual meeting uf tho National League In
New York on December 11.
LOVE IGNORES QUARANTINE
But Wooer Has to Pay $63.50 for
Indiscretion
AltUINTOWN. Pu , Dec. 3. Jacob
Folk today pleaded guilty to calling at
the quarantined home of John Warn
bold at Vera Cruz to court a daughter
while two younger children of the Warn
bold family were, sick with diphtheria.
tl1V .... .1 .a t,..,lt.. ..- t.1. I..
dlacreet wooln. as h was fined .15 0 and
coata. a total of Idl.eo, The prosecution
P-" bnuht by Hslth Officer 'ShMCert
t'vi ,mu t I'1-? HVHIVI 1U1 JHt III
e ..sa .
imxwjtmifm,iUBUit'vtim U
'Officials Are Convinced That These May Be
Properly Scheduled and Given Thousands
of Tennis Players in National Service
rpiu.lu: Is every Indication that tho
i- 1
United States I.iun Tennis AhkocIu. '
Hon at Its annual mcetlm,- In New York
on Friday nlcht will ietoro the national
titles. It will be leniembcred that the
tennis Rolf id athletic otllclals, after
consulting with Secretary of War Ilaker
nst winter, decided not to award na-
tlonal titles The decision to do away
with the titles did not help the game
of tennis a bit. It discouraged the
younger players, nnd the life uf com
petitive tennis Is dependent largely upon
the Juniors. In addition to this, there
s a cry large Mini Invested In the
nnls clubs and naturally tho tennis
nthtislirts do not wish thl? property
to dwindle away
ThousxnJs of tennis pl.ivers nil over
the country nre now In national service,
and of tho ten leading pliyers In Amer
ica po fewer tl nine are In service, the
tenth man being a Japanese So no one '
en sav that the tennis players arc not
doing their share in tho national war
work Hut thire are thousands of ten-I
Ills plaveis who are either too voung or
who have passed tho conscrlptlvc age.
- nnd the tenuis authorities believe the
sport should be retained for these
, Myrick Heads New Move
J Since the end nt the placing season
tliTe has bteu geinrnl discussion ut the
iconuuions governing lournaments next
'ear in crvsininze senumeni iituativo
vuggestlniis have been made hv Julian
S Mvrkk, nitlng president
These tall alfntion In the fact that
when the asnclation had to determine
its pollei lust spring there was unoer
talntv as to the iiittlmil the Uoveriun'nt
would follow lu raising armies. I'niin
riuentlv itrovision had to be made to
avoid the possibility of tennis becoming
more nttnutlve than service to the mini
tr lu case the volunteer sstem pre
vailed With that 111 mind ihamp'oii
ships, ranking nnd prlres wire ubollsheil,
so that no one might he liiductd to play
tennis it he inlijht othirwlse be bittir
ingaceil seeing that the liovei nnietit
ban ndoiittd the selective draft tin ion
slderatioii no longtr holds good
Furthermore, tho revponve to their
countrv'B call bv tennis plajets who
have gone Into the service h the hun
dred, shows cleirly that there need be no
WALTHOUR OUT
OF CYCLE GRIND
.
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For First Time in History
J
of hvent Team Quits
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THIRTEEN TEAMS TIED
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Ni:W YOltK. llec. D.
For the 111 ,t time In the history of tho
six-day bicycle raceea team iiuit before
'he race was tvvent-four hours old
Walthour and Suter were declared nut
of the race at 10 10 a m, after Wal
thour had bem given four hours to get
a new partner
At the tentli hour the thirteen lending
teams had gone 208 lulled nnd)ten laps
with W Spencer hailing Madonna and
Hello wtre still ono lap behind the lead
ers The record Is 235 miles nnd 8
laps, mado b) Mitten and J. Iledell In
1914.
At tho ninth hour, tho thirteen teams
had gone 181 mlns ami 4 laps, with
Drohach lending. Madonna nnd Hello
were one lap behind 'Ihe lecord Is 211
miles and 8 laps, made by Cameron and
Kaiser In 1014.
At 12 o'clock the thirteen lesdlng
teams had traveled 24k miles and 2 laps
with Kramer leading Madonna and
Hello were one lap behind the leaders
The record Is 278 miles and 2 laps made
by Ieiwrence and Mtgiu In 1914
At the thirteenth hour the thirteen
Ieadirs had gone 2154 milts unit
l.nrs
with Madonna and Ilelh. one lap behind
Coullet was leading The rccoid Is "
mlls Hat, made by "irenda and Moran
Inl912.
At the fifteenth hour the thirteen
teams had traveled 501 miles and nine
laps. Thomas was leading. Madunna
and Uello were one lap behind. The ,
record Is 342 miles and nine lips and
was made by Moran and McNamar.i In
1914. '
MEREDITH AND LENNON
AVIATORS IN FRANCE,
Famous Red and Blue Win-'
rter Now in Actual Scrv-
ice at Front I
It wan learned last night on ungues-
tlonablo authority that Te'd Meredith,
Iho Olympic. 800. meter champion and
world's record holder for the quarter
and half mile runs, and Tommy I-ennon.
the University of Penns) Ivanla and Now
York A. C. sprinter, both are serving on
the French front as full. fledged aviators.
It had been understood here that Mere
dith and Lennon still wero undergoing
Instruofcon at the aviation training camp
at Mount Clemens, Mich.
t-even weeks ago both Meredith and
Ia-nnon came Hast and put on finishing
touches at Mlneola. A month ago they
accompanied a detachment of aviators
to France and despatches since then
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naie wmi icvriiru enowing inem IO
have arrived at the base In France a
fortnight ago. One of their livstructors
said last night that both athletes show id
special aptitude for flying and that their
progress had been much faster than the
average recruit.
BASE HOSPITAL BOYS
MAY PLAY BASKETBALL
While nothing officially has been doie
In the way of forming athletic teams
among the members of Ilase Hospital
No. 20, there has been some mention
of Immediately organizing a basketball
team. There aro several noted basket
ball men lu the unit and plans will be
made son to mobilize the cage stars.
Walter Duin, who has haej years of
experience In managing and developing
school, college and professional teams,
haa been requested by some of the men
to cetitha team In action. Hert Bell la
well verted In basketball, havlnr been
captain of Haverford School. Other well-
known men In the barracks are Bob
I Town, Johnl Weldon, Jack Kellv. BntEmMmUmmmmitdmmmKmm
Julgly, Join Scott and the lr of" """"'
Crooks,-Iv4nd Tw. . . , i
conflict be-
een p,lrt and duty,
i lie ii.-iimniii nssne niwin inst u-nitre
placed its organization at thn dls- osal I
of the tluvernment and Ikih been able to
hiln revital iiiulertnklnira under rtovern. I
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lillBn ,u nn.mcp nnJ ,, nmbulinco I
ntct0H, t,JW apptoachlnB a suecc-sful
comluslon Thus It has taken n post I
, tlon whiLh rannot be nilMindemtood.
i i.i .ji.i ti.ti.-i.
tvivivin i.nsuiiB iiiniuuu J
in RUbinlttlng the rtregoltg to mem-
hers
of the executive committee Mr
Jlyrlck further points out that the na
tional anoelatlon has uniformly tried
to act In accordame with suggevtlons
from Washington Thus far It has had
the npprovn f-f Administration nlllclals
expressed or Implied, foi Its policies,
and there is nn dlsposltl. n to change
this relation
The proposal to restore championships
luxt Mat-in Is lu lino with c pinions ix
pressed hv President Wilson and Secre
tar of War llakir In fiver of such
activities as will tend to intnrove the
ph.vslcal conditions of rr n and won en I
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thrnlighout till? niuntrv i
In this connectlui pnrthular rm-1
phasls Is placed on thn association's
""""" ! suuiuiaie louruauienis ror
unenvlness as to possible
;uinors unu novs Mil II lolunellloil lor!',, n,, ., ,,,l aui.i,,,, iPil,,u i... i,,,n,,,- n...
lavers under military age Is believed I Military, suppb, ammunition, tnglne. r
. ban ii vcrj leal value, particularly trains and milium police and otb.r units
bti iu-e of tl, fact that tennis develops completed tin- - of manh U ic
an alert mentallti nml standards of ,,nir,.i n..i Imur, f.ir th itin.imt tr.
siuiiviii.inviiip which nave intir place in
mlliiiiM disilpllne the pi, j-1, il bene-
IPS, of (Illirse, all Ollllnll--
IHc Properties at Stake 'llai i'10""1 Be' "" f "'" """""""""
It Is pointed out, toi . that the prop. Following the review, tjener 1 1 llalftrtv
trt Interest icpies(nied by t tubs should mtertalned at a buffet luiichton at 1,1s
not, b.. allowed to dwlndfi iiwny. us mn nsdiuce opiioslto the dlvis'on In. ulipiar
hapiien If club olllcl lis do not rcnllic tirM 'r10 f,gh military oftlcirs and in
their respunslldllticH nnd sei to It that ,11 puosts were prtsent l'.laboraK
their clubs arc safeguarded Inward 1 entertalumt nt Is planned for tiouruor
this tnd of maintaining iiicinbcrrhlp, , Stuart both m imp awl lu th tlt.v nl
ti uriiameiits aro verj helpful ,vnnlton
With thesii considerations in mind It
Is believed that rt losolutloti will be nn-!
suited to tho tiecutlve committee re. t.in-'
mending io the annual meeting that
nevt M.iBun tnurii inn ntK he plijed as
liny were bifme war was d- lared
This ImpIUs a return to liamplonshlps
and ranking tf pl.ivers, bot, men and
women, who ompeto in vents sane.
Honed bv tho national a-social Ion
STAHS OF SKATING WORLD
NOW IN U. S. SERVICE
M-W YORK, Iiee 3 A, in rvery
othtr Ibid of sport sKallnc has nir. re.i
a ntimber ut lis stars to the cause of
"", ',u""5 f-Peed bkaters and hockey
''' .. were wen known to uns
haTo deserti d t Nicholas Ice Kink.
'lie s:r,,c " ,im" tompetitive batnes
for "" I'rgtr hatlh fields id Hurope
I1'11" '' Ink- Is a list or mm well
known to the public fur their m rform.
nnces at M Nhholas itlnk who arc now
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f)ltinr?u',a'y'iTl"u?,hT'?"eh'H
" ,lie !""'',o nbioad and In tho I nttcd
Males
Jo'Vph W
, ""''. ..' "...on-., lurinii aii-.vmer-
' ';' .V !! "?" .,"' ,a.c,l, ' '"s
ha foolhall teau
nt ( olgate I'nlversltv and inini.nrne nt
'the Irleh-Aineilcaii hockcv team, im
X:il?
American hockey team and New York I
nocaey 1 lun. now lu Amerlcin IUd
iross iiivision in Paris, M ( Mellon
aid. Hockej Club of New York, now with
fannd'an battery lu France . Marshall
Peabnd), ht Nlchol is Hockey flub now
tlrst lieutenant In 104th Machine lun
llrlgade nt Camp Fpton ; the famous
Hohey linker, one of the greatest al'-
round nthletrH Princeton ever developed
nl"1 ""' Rrentet nmateur hockey player
who ever plaved In this country, now In
tho American Aviation Corps on the
French front
13 6 Alumni in War Sen Ice
One hundred and flfty-sl:: alumni of
the Koman Catholic High .School for
Hoys, Hroad and Vine streets, members
of classes ranging from 18K6 to 1918.
are now enrolled In various branches of
the national war service Tho school
1 has prepited nn 'honor roll,", giving
' the namo and class of each,
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s become our permanent patrons.
I formerly shopped around
H never found clothes which'
h began to deal here.
1 We assure you of courteous treatment, Mr. Man, 1
j when you visit us whether or not you buy. We are so
g sure of the value of our garments are so proud of 1
i their beauty and attraction that we delight to show 1
them, feeling sure that you, too, will be impressed. a
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Every visitor is a potential patron, and it is a
matter of gratification with us that so many men of
keen judgment after investigation of other houses have 1
selected Jacob Reed's Sons as their clothiers.
Fall and Winter Suits
Models and Proper
$18 to $50
r
Overcoats $18 to $75
Jacob Reed's Son
1424-1426 CHESTNUT STREET '
UKADQrAUTKRH IH.IM: AM) (illAY
DIVISION", Camp -McClcllan, Antil i-
ton, Ala , Iv-c. 3.
Thn lllini and llray iJlvlbiuii todaj
pal ailed in review beforo Govcruot
Stuitt. of VlrKlnla Hrlcadler (lencral
William (.'. Haffcrty, the prov IMona'
jdlvblon comnrmder, nrdcred the review
In honor of tho vlsltlm: esecutlve from
tho State of Presidents (iovcrnor
hluart Is the thlnl (Jovernor to be so
IionorcJ within u few weeks (Iovcrnor
1-merbou llarrltiutou. of Mai v land, and
iT.ii ,.-..,.. tt..1. I- i-.i r v- I. -
sey. reviewed the division recently upon
tho ocoaslon of tlulr visits her.
Tho division was this morning in mm
innnil .f tlrlnrll.r :, ,.rl iMinri. . li
iulther. of Mars land, commander of he
ilfty-elchtli Infantry llrlgade. who In
the itbvencc of Hrlgadlir (leneral I'harles
I llarber, who Is lu Washington, was I
the sudor brigadier general of the dlvl
slon. Colonel John l 1'raser led the
l'lfty-seventli Infiintr) llrlgade and bis
regiment the 113th, was lu command of
Lieutenant Colonel Uiorgo M lluttle
'olonel Charles A. I.lttle. of tile llfilh
commanded tho 11m -eighth llrlgade.
consisting of tho M.irjland and Virginia i
Infantrv troops, and tho llMh Regiment '
was In lommand of Meubnant t'olono' i
Milton A Kcckord. I
'the first organization in tint nvlow
was the Kllty-s-eventh llrlgade of lnfan-I
ir,
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Tlilsi was follovml by the l-'lftv-'
eighth Ilrleadn and i, nr.rvlvloti.il l,rl
Ki, consisting of tho division machine-
KUn battalion, the englneiis nnd other
units Tho nrllllerv brigade was mxt
,ass It was Hi. tlrt niipf .irntn e of the
nuinnoud Hints In m of tin division
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IJNIOUE PATHE SHOP
FOR CHESTNUT STREET
Place Where Huslriei's Is Made Pleas
ant for Patrons by Proviilinp;
Rest and Music
urn. mnro has been addid to tho uniriue
shops that ('inspire with prcttv and
prettily goivmd girls and women to
make Chestnut street famous Mils nation
ovir. That may sound ipilti pompous
and boastful, but thoc that have trav
eled admit that the fctutf about the
pntty shops and pretty girls of fhist
nul street Is not bluff and not hot air
It's fact.
The nddltlon Is tho P.itlio thop, which
W.iltir I, Kckhirdt bus opened nt 102C
Chestnut stiett, ti distribute and litail
I'athe-l'hono talking luarhliit s and
I'athe-I'honr records, all prnduit.il In the
United Mates under patents held by
IMtho Fieies, tho French Inventors, who
also happen to be tho Inventors of
Pathe l'rere3 motion pictures. The com
pan) has records "f 7" 10 F.uropean ar
tists and many Americans, hut tho ma
,Pi
Tho pew shop Is a sou of rest room
for women as welt as n mirch.indlMng
place Tht spidous lobby Is furnl'-he
with easy chairs and tables, writing
lesks provided with statlmery a
many accetsorlcs and telephones. It Is
beautifully decorated with flowers and
palms. In the hick part of tho estab
lishment Is an auditorium, in which the
passerby or the tired shoppir may stop
to rest and to hear n little music while
doing so Troin this the carpets can be
removed for dancing exhibitions, which
M mr '0 & Walton, who direct the
making of l'athe dance records, will give
some tlrne this season.
Iletween the front and the rear nt
offices of the manager and departmei
heads and sound-proof rooms in which
recoids are played for customers
The whole place Is finished In light
enameled weds, producing an .Hi
phere. of refreshing daintiness and
cieanllness.
iniffliiiii'iiii iimiiiiiiit1 m I'liaiiniioinniiiis iiiiwrainaraii
I he men vrfio!
I patronize
trr this store are
men of keen
judgment
01 men who have I
we find many who g
with different houses, and
satisfied them until they S
in Correct
Fabrics
UMnWjHtS ill m
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HV""ttv i-t-T--!- r-'rt fttst5S9
JOHN T
HiivuiL' lioailcil
f vlik
the Miccuivful
iiRtit tor commis.sion ka em
inent in CollinK.svvood, X. J., .Mi.
Parr has announced himself i.s u
candidate for Commissioner.
TUUfTL1 MAVADO CMTPD
lntl!iL lllAlUllO lill I JCiI
fl.I I IMlOtirrr nimim
LULIvI1IIi3VT llllll MIlH I
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1 tin'. Wilt) Oil C OlUCijt 1 01 i
Coiitniihsioit Riilo, Out
for ConuniriSioiipr
ii.i.i.Miswoni, .1 is. .
I'miuer Major lli.irlts II llaruard
has dei libit to lock horns with Mii)or
Thomas . .lack it tht polls en Decern
In I' II win 11 tho !( il Ion will be held
lot ioiiiuiPmoihii iiudtt tin iidoptlnii
(imiiiilstiii rm in of government for this
borough Until iinn wero camllil ites
fin m.i)cr limit 1 the pies, nt Inrin of
sovitnineiit at tin November ihcilous
and Jail, defeated U.irnard bv a wide
rargln Ills victory wns nullltled by tin
big iiMjorliy fivorlng ,1 1 hinge 1.1 uin
nilssiiti govcniinent
Saiurd.iv was the la-t U i , the
laudldati s to file nominating petttimis
Ilnrnard's entrance into the Ight . amu
as a big surprise todav lb- ,d failed ,
to tllo til- noiuluitlng pa 1 -I' is lu the
tustomary wnv, but took theiii to
Dorough ricrk's Ilambre th's bonie near
11, hit, Ight ."-aturdav night l'ndir the
law i.'olllngswood b limit tl to thriej
(ommlssloni rs Harnaid, It betamc
known todav, has the h.n king of a fac
tion headid by John S Pardee, a strict
paving ccntractor H.irn.ird Is slated
tf group with .1. W Mcstiott, u building
oontraUor, and I'lapk It Hond, for
many iars a mcnibir of the Horoiigh
e'ounill, lu un iffort In ilefi at the
lorougli ltepubllcaii organization slate
roniprl"-lng Mayor Ihctuas Jack, and
A K ltobcrls and whoever tho-,. tivo
agicc upon as a thlid
itoherts, also a former Muor, was
noted for blocking franehlse-giabblng.
Halliard Is a, e'lvll War veteian and was
M.ioi man) vears n(,o when I'ollings
wood loiuprlsed a few bouses and mud
roads VVi scott was a nn nibcr e,f the
borough council when Barnard was
M.i)ot Other candidates are John T.
l'arr and J M MoN'utt Parr has tho
hacking of the Independents und i-on-ducted
the recent camitaiiru for comoils.
slon form of government He Is a He-
nunucan aim noais an executive position
with Charles J. Webb & Co. of Phlla-'
J. ' u . l",,l""111"1 01 uoiy
Trntv Church of (olncsw noil M.ivnr
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. . . " in 0111 lenoer t.-,iiiiin cu in u saloon ana 1 rn
T.ick nnd former Mavor Hnherls nL.i. , 1. ... .. HI
"arr's chief opponents in the light for
"immlsslon government and it Is thought
some that this will love them many
otcs lu their candidacy for commls
loneis McNutt is a local preacher and
law)er by profession He has had
line political ccperlenco and was a
'Imucr of the Democratic County com
ti.e Ho Is the choice of tho Prohibitionists
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-3 MkJf AA V KrAAssw k rti
8' Bm wV $
i ami! vvirn vonr npn rnr vtwi -m
i Mi -K Br'S
1 Wf Wir smoke heavy cigars when " Ml 4).
I W ou can get the Girard Cigar at most W V
1 1M1 ,iny c'ar couter in the citv? jjK ',t
g W , Ilm 'V
I vMi Lt never gets on your nerves, and JHB
M ll's a ic. full-flavored Havana. IU ''m
I H. smoke at that. Insist on thc Girard. Mil m
1 vSkv flfff a
I , Wc and up JmW ?1
g ys 2'mmmJ5r " 'S
Good Pay for
Shipyard GUARDS
Patriotic Men to Protect
HOG ISLAND SHIPYARD .
Are Needed at Once
J Physically sound men between the ages of 3fand SHM
or exempted men above Zb
4..M,. wafaiviiAiiii Di-aF a - nf1
IUIJ munivui! i inniiui;
police experience. Homing, board and lodging fura-
ished in addition to good wages.
J Apply by letter only, stating age, nationality atWVi
quauncaiions.
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
SHIPBUILDING
t .North BreMl Street Philade
aLial&
.!'
Two fumllles were forced to ruili crtst,-' j
Into tho Icy blasts of last night cll'''
otilj In tho sianllest gnrmtnta of nlght'A
vi ar when tluj wire ivVvnkcncd to flRd.Ji
neir iiomrii in names . j
.v-eicn iiersons were lescued from tWl
'ouie of Joel Pzlrltii ISId Poulh Klghth? w'
strip!. In the eiillt hours tif lids mont(i.Jt. :
"ig when all the exits were shut off bjr$;
'dines and snipe had tu be made frottMA
Ihe Ipnl- nf Hie lionsit mee tilled rnofa , ST
nil fences Into the barV vnr-ts. P"lre -''i-i
was first dlscoveltd about half-past 00e V
- ,,f.ltlV-7 I .C-",,',VU .11.11 OW.I lll.U VIIV
"i -nit as It was thought y
A I. out it half hour later the excUod
crim of Morris Illueztln, who lived next
d ior awoke tho family again and they
found the lower floor nnd store In
flume Tzlillu, his wife and family of
foui girls vitro taken care of ufter tho,
lire lu the home of a neighbor. Mrs.
I.IIIIe T.ullovv, a sevcnti -year-old woman
who lived with the Trillins, was trapped
In the thlid floor and was carried t-i
i-nfcly over a toof and down u ladder
Damage will be about $2000.
Tire, caused It is bellevid, by de
fictive heating appaiatus, resulted In
about Jiiini iI.iiii.iko to the storo and,
honiu of Mhcii I'.idlan, 2705 Hast Cam
bria strict Just bcfoio dawn. Tho
fmiillv living on Inn t-ctond floor was
fori id in rusn nut Into the street ln
night . loth' h Tie most serious loss lq
t ill rt tl in the in,utl of vouuc Marie
P. till. 111. IliO vl Vl. eil.l Kfle.iilil ililtfrlttA. nf
the housi . was that iif the dlnlonia which
she lunl t.ct ntly r.irnnl by graduatlnc
from a l.uslni s i oil. gi
CALLS CHURCH VITAL
FORCE OF Y. M. C. A.
War Secretary Says It Is Stimulat
ing Influeiii'" in (ircat Work
Hemp Accomplished
'Ihe M (' A Is the driving force
tthinUKli which ihe gnat religious worlc
of the aimv innst be done.
"It will lull don n unless tho churches
gel bus) It must ever look to the
ihurih hi hind it
"Then Is not and must never be coij.
fllct bctwttn them
'"Iho (.lunch is pouting out tta men,
money and lives. It Is manning tho
V M. C A to tho last diop of Its blood.
Let the people know that tho only hopej
ol tin- Y M C A. is the chuich."
With thtso wolds. Asa L.. Ferry, wdr
llllll kUl-IPhiri- e,., tl.n Vnllntml an...l
e oiuuils-ioii fo'r the Prcsb)terian Church,
,t-., , thc rilatlnu 'between tlw
ihuich and the M C, A. today to hid
1 other lultilstt is met In confetneo at tho
Ithcisimni HuUdlng
"The linpitsslou seems to exist," Mr.
I'env sild." that the church und Hid
Y. M l A nut separate, even alien.
Nothing tould be faither from tho truth.
1 ho ( iiurch Is manning the Y. M. C. A.
to Its last dollar and last ounce of blood. 1
And don t forget the work of tho clian.
lain: that ho Is 011 thu Job omj of the,'
most vital forces In tho winning of tho
unr
I ' Tho M C A hut Is Just as neccs
I sary us tin- barniLks," was Mr. Veny'd
summing up of tho tour of the canton
ments from wnlch ho has Just returned.
I "More necessary If an) thing, for men
I can suffei tven cold and hunger better
than the) can a total laik of tho things
of tho spirit '
An earnest plea wns given for IntensU
j fylng of tho good work done by tho
inurciies
V
HHU) ON MURDER CHARGE
ISarteiiiler Accused by Dead Man'a'tH
ivjr 0r Killintr Him With Bottl
ruuing aim tvun tsottie
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Aiigelo Constanllne, 1930 Mlffln street, sftil
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street, was today held by Magistrate)
linker In the Fifteenth street and Snr-
der ovenuo police station to await the
111 tlon of the Coroner He Is nccused of
tho murder of IMwurd Chambers, 1935
Fltrgerald street late Saturday night.
According to the testimony of the mur
dcied man's wife Constantino struck her
husband over the head with a bottle as
ho was leaving tho cafe.
years of age with satisfwi!
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