Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, December 07, 1917, Postscript Edition, Image 13

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"EYANS ADMITS HE HAS NEVER READ
BLACKBURN, CLEVER VETERAN,
? MEETS COMfNG MIDDLEWEIGHT
t IN BOUT AT THE CAMBRIA CLUB
Johnny Dundee Will Be
Best at the National
Other Scrap
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, "fOOT1 TIIIMIS ionic In nmll pack-
J agca. llicy wi In llic Jpvvrlr.v de
partment, 1 hln Mctiia 1o Imlil Kiiotl In
III cut of .lolmny Burn", Hie Cnuhrln
Club piomoter .folinnv in t ciilnc
rouinl ndverllnlnff tils iiilrlotlmii ur
anything like that lie liana fpvv liomla
tucked avvaj and lie was one of the
Rnl promoter to report with lilt vvivr
tax. He- lian ulTcrrtl HIh cervices In
ny vva for ativtlilnK koIiir cm and lit
would be n blc lielp tn iniv luininlttoe
Johnnj'B regular biittnrHM It liindlhiK
the Cambria I'lub lit Kensington ivvenim
nit Somcrnel "treil, Htid .Iiivvii b m n
ahow booked tonight
lack Ulaikliiirn, the nld-llinei nlvvu.vtij
blir favorite ulth the rim who r.-
pocta action will tic been In the final i
I bout, and Ilermin .Miller the Uallliimrp
rrack. will oppose hlln Millet Inn been
frying to emulate (ietieml li'ue Ml I
opponents have bcn alike to Unman
from Baltimore and he lias iIMinl f
them off uu iulcllv as lie could
matcher. Dtackburn feenis tn b
Krt
most vvorthv opponent ll 1 4 itetr I
HI3 knowledKo nf the rlns lounls foi I
a heap, und Miller will knou th it he bai 1
been In a regular clghteen-mlnute affah j
A good show precedes thin Imiit
Dundee Shows Tomorrow 1
Johnnv Dundee will be i-ccii in action 1
t the National ttmorrovv night, and th 1
weekly visitors to Jack McOiiIkuii'b lull
ef boxing ate assured of a big evening
.lohnn), la going to meet another .tohnnj !
Tnc last name ! Ha 1 he lattei now
e laiiei now
v infer,-.
. ,'"-,";,
tel him nu
la stationed tomewhera In
and If ,oii happened to 11
wouldn't think he wag a bon Jolnmv
n Is Intended dresses up preltv In
one of Secretary Daniels's bef,t blue uni
forms lie has golden locks, a lair fa.a and
appears tiii sort of n fellow one expecti
bthlnd tbc Libel tv Bond window at
the bank. However, looks lire liable to
lead one Into errn .lohmo I rome
wrapper, and the bo.va In tin uavv an I
the fans on the uutMde admire his lul
ents He meets a tough customer In
Dundee Hie hut time the Italian
llthtwelght fought on this front he won
from George Chanej Slnto then he hat
boxed three tlmea and won as main
bou,t& His last oppt ncnt was lMdu'
Shannon, and i;ddle os,t In the seventh
Tea, Mr. MiOulgin un find mom for
vou
Soldiers Can Be 'thankful
, The bos rervlng Uncle Sam mint feel
quite proud of their friends In Philadel
phia when they pick up their favorite
paper and read of lome affair In the'r
Interests All the writers hive been
anxious to write or publlrh an thing In
the lnterestti -of the bos In Mm or
khalL Saturdav afternoon there w'll
be'a big soccer game at Franklin Pli Id
fov the benefit of the smoke fund and
gunother ea;isc
Tonight at the Union League annex
At Broad and fcpruce .sliecti theie
SCHOOLBOYS TURN
lOBMETBALL
Large Squads Are Practic
ing Daily at Majority of
Prep Schools
" ' " " '
SOUTHERN'S TEAM "UNIT
By PAUL IMtlil
Although the Initial loutcMu In the
)ntertcholastiu Ua-kctball League arc
not scheduled to bo.plavcd until the first
Ivvcelc In Januar). basketball comment
Is rapidly filling the air, and It Is safe
to bay that King Kootball has been de
throned and will remain In safe hiding
until net fall
night teams, arc in the Urcult this
seacon but the cainoa vvlihli tho sl
high Khools and 'Iradei Sc 100I play
with the Sthool of Pedagogv will not
have any bearing on the standing of the
league The cmbro professors will
meet the other teams of tho league in
turn, but they will not have a illume to
win the ciiamploiibhlp
The lev en teams which will light it
out for the t-cholastlc league title 111
Soutlt Philadelphia, West Philadelphia.
Central High, Ciermantown High, Frank
ford High, Northeast High and Tiadei
School
South Philadelphia, Inst jcal'h ihain
pion, lias its entire first team baik
In school, and it Is more determined
than ever to keep tho Dutili trophv, in
the trophy case, now that the (llnilnl
cup has been turned over to Norllie it-t
The "Live Wlreo" will piobab!) lino up
lit their first game! of the tear as follows:
Captain Wutlmun and Ilutmlu, for
wards; Dondero, center, lleventet and
Milestone, guards The downtown Ited
and l)aok team will receive u bard Jolt
.In Februar, as Wattman, LJ1JI111I11 and
Dondero will teceive their diplomas
Milestone will probabl sun-eed Watt
man as captain for the remainder of the
ear.
Central High was tho Jlrst of the Joial
cage teams to open Its season, losing to
Law rentev Ills Academy last week I'our
of the six letter men from last ear are
forking dally to retain (heir positions,
n Trautwelu Doctor O Brlen has one
of the heaviest scoring fot wauls In the
cll.v and his nblllt) to cage the oval
from ull angles gives Ills te-m u great
advantage. The second gaum of the
Keason will bo plajed this week Willi
the strong I. I I. squad,
Tiades School has been plaliig bun.
ketball for several months Nut having
a football or soccer team the students
quite naturally turned their attentions
to the popular Indoor sports. An inter
'class league was organized und a sched
ule tarried out. Several good men were
uncovered and they -will be promoted to
the varsity squad, us all but one letter
man from last season luve left school,
i The same conditions prevail ut Uer
mantowu High, Captulti Uuructt Is the
v only regular who will weur the Green
. and White the entire season, (lobby
HurgeBon, who holds the Individual high
scoring record with thirteen feld goals
in a single game will graduate In Feb
ruary, Coach Lewis Intends to use Sur
, gesou In the first half of the league sea
son, but will train one of the second
teatn men for bis position so that Uer
mantown will not be handicapped by the
ttar forward's graduation. Among the
promising candidates are Uethtel, Nlch-
olason, Johnson nnd Levler from last,
- year's second team
" The largest -squads in tint history of
.itha schools are practicing at West
J Philadelphia and Fr,ankford The
p VSm fU(idamenta!B, Much astihort. vnuppy
If-sHivvi wtJiif. wsaiif vi iv
M MHi tli'r blP. dlf-
ForcecUo Show at His
Tomorrow Night.
Comment
will lie
alum for eti'lsted men I'cle
Herman, riubbv ltc nobis Battling Le
vlnslo. Soldier Bardleld. I rankle fal
lahan and tlliei still s will g'vo exhlhl
tlonn , big nffalr reicntlv was held
at Trenton Beniiv Lmn.ird, the light
weight ihauiplon wai a big Mat 011 the
privtnm In nddllto 1 to the mentioned
events tlte big show il the tll.vmp'u on
the Hub In to follow the I'llnc-Lconard
bout 011 the Kilt the bouls ton ght nit'
exhlblllou uffalrt bin for the big "how
uX the (.H.vmpla ever.v boxer on the lard
nilixl box tti hi 1 meill 1 01 lcav the i'ng
Splendid Card Aj-ranKrtl
The HPorthic edllors met vcntt.rda at
the Walton and completed an nng( mints
for the events on the 1Mb Two th im
pious, I'ele lit 1111 111 anil Btnnv Leon
ard will uppt 11 follow Iiik Is a list of
the bonis '
Ucunv Leonard vs 1'icddv Kellj
I'ele tlermni vn W'HMe nines
Irhb t'ntsv Kline vs .loo Welt It
Johnnv Dundee v a, Voting lens Mt -
tiovem
.Tohnn 'I lllman vs IlinU f lenilng
Willie latkson vs Hobbv 1!cnold3
Lew 'lendlei vs .taik Itusso
.loe Lvmh vs Uilslt; laiwls
I'xtll Ivtvle vs Voting Joe BorreM
Prankle t'onwav vs Jon Mandell
Joe .lrnnette vs f!eorte t'hrlstltn
Job Tuber tw BiittllnK Murra
t!et vour, pif-tebnartls soon and come
eartv to avoid IbV itirb Ml tho bo.va
box gratlq and ivitj dollar taken In
eoc In the cull-led men
,....
Tlrkels fer tits ttcnnv tniurd Irlfch Pjitsv
f line int-MIn nt the Olt mills tm thi IwUdli
are gnlte mm rherwli, fin who mres
tn se tins mitcn is a1vtftn o tuntn m out
ot the ruin
JatK VtrtiiilsHn's palrfttm r- mpurrl of
ti mrrj eenittlnal liiincrrnw nluht rtKhttiiK
Hot h n irnn Ins entirely recnvefl front
I tits silent lllnffli tint will iipns- Knockout
J, K Wolporl
lel IXitlAii lift! null In in.iltlnr llf., ,,,,
lib asm) for ! Wlllarl but b Is pick
Inc up Ui" mlirhtv aillar KrrdniirO tnrttf
Ton vteVNion of pmbuntn nt tut trior
Wis tonight
The liotit lil I at All'ntoitn lt ntslu
lwrn tohnnv Malmnev nnil Johnnv I.0W1
Is open to dlppul- On" rrnort as VIlionej
wttm Hhd a Inter wtn from Prime Henrj
or Hoinebodv ttiyn 1 obb ulna nil Hi w i
Jain's the Thlnl mj wire 1 drsw ltr
lint tlntlielil ind Ie1mn ( ran- nivii tin
boiilH at the I nmlirln tnnlclit taek Lnnolll
bnew Toiiv nispo Vnnnr t'nrhett tn"ft
lominj t,oldn nnd 1 lurll- Heir tmklts
"Vollii: VUntoii of Xtnnaunk
1 rankle t allalian, who l mutrtied with
Willi" Inrkion for the ohmnla on the
FMentroiith linn etferrd htn etrvlrrs for
th" soldiers Khow tonlcht and Die Mr affair
on the nln"liiiith
The tltstlticuUhed I letnli Dusan l"Ps
us Hint Low Tendlrr Hii.l Willie Jaiksnn
err to box l"ti routiila lit N'"W York next
Vlniil nlulit losrph t'reslilent liner
will imrr" to a ioniblnil mretlnir b, fore
Uivlni; will be p"rmttteil over there
II" 'I'" oilier humi, I'rlenl Knln wrltu
tlmt leinlkr has I fen inattli"'! tn hot
lohntiv Inmdee for I well" roimdit st rinM
ton in lrcfinb"r Is 'lendbr bita bren
throw Ins ut down on hla public lt
I'otiilielni Ifiinbrowskl and Vouini aiej
the veterans The squad it West Phlla-1
dclphl 1 consbls tnostlv of football
placrs Onlv a few vetcrnm, .ire In
the g.roup I'aptalii flail. tthndc
'Adams, r"reni!li, .Mcintosh Toinr ICrlir,
Tolloek, I'atton and lirossmin tire show
ing the bebt form
1 'oat It tiuernej has not Itsucd n call
for ba'-ketball taudldatci at North
east but evpects to tlo to as mioii as a
hall in whit h to prat tlte is found Vlr
tuillv Ihe entire first antl tiond teani'i
1 aro hit itt from last season and the
1 uptown Hed and Ulat.k 1-1 hool his a
splendid npnoitunitv to win the thaui
1 plonshlp in unolhti major iport uBileu
Reeve), Itooncj, Schneider forwards.
Hcrog, tcntci , ratter while, I low ells,
guards, are ull veterans In addition
C!ucrnc ban t'learv 11 forward 01
tenter man, of Stetson Mission, who Is
determined to break Into the rUilve
line-up as a regulir A captain for
this season has not been vletted, but the
honor will probablv fall on Hcrzog
SCHOOL SOCCER TEAMS
MAY PLAY BENEFIT GAME
Frankfort! antl Northeast High
Likely lo Meet to Aid the
Red Cross
It was announced this looming that
negotiations are under wn to bring the
champion Krankford nnd Northeast sof
ter teams together, In a benefit match,
the proceeds of which will bo donated
to the Ited t'ross
Willi I'taukford having captured tlte
sthulustlc suiter title and Northeast the
luiiner-up, this game would draw 11 big
crowd, for there Is keen rivalry between
the teams und cath has 11 large follow
ing 'ihe Northeast and l'runhford
placrs urc willing tojihu, so ull that
Is tieccisary Is for tlw management of
the two teams to grant pernilssluii und
the game will bo arranged
SERVICE CLUB BOYS
ENJOY BOXING BOUTS
.More than 300 sailors mid m irlues at
tended the (list athletic event held on the
roof garden of the I'nlted hcrvlte Club
last night A scries of boxing bouls f ill -nlshed
the thief feature nnd tbej vveso
liugcl) enJoed bj the men us well as
abuut fifty women, unmng them being
mothers, wives, sisters and sucethcatts
of the enlisted men
The roof garden has bean lutlosed for
Ihe winter season, the iiiembtrH of the
club doing till tho work themselves, and
athletlt' shows are scheduled fur mcli
'I hursday evening
lit the bouts held last evening Jlitimv
lluhiln. of the U H. S JtulTalo, defeated
Gald Baker, of the IJ S S Oklahoma,
but I'ettr Fromaii of the Oklahoma,
squared uttounts for his ship by de
feating Hddle llatlmwuv, of the Buffalo.
Johnny Ita), of the naval reserves, won
from voung Joe 'I human, of the Ok la
noma. Jphnny Malonej defeated Johnny
Moore, botii members of the naval re
serves, und Tommy MoDuffy, of tlte re
serves, won from Marty tioodwlu, who
Is not un enlisted limn
The referees were William II. Itocap,
Sports Kdltor of the fum.ii; l.i.unmt;
Jack Mctlulgan, Lew llalley and John
Joseph 'Dugan
WfcLL NOT HOLD SQUASH
TOURNAMENTS THIS YEAR
The annual Intertlub Miuash competi
tion will not ba held this winter Hd
man) men have fc'urit' lulu 0110 brunch ur
aiiollier of the llovernuunt service that
it vva's found lniKrslble to oTganltt
teams.
It Is possible that some of the t lubs
will urninge "home and home" mulche
with each other, but there will be no
regular1 schedule nnd no thampluiislilp
race. ,
The squash, league was composed of
the Merlon und derniantown Cricket
Clubs, the Overbrook Uolf Club, Cynwyd
Club. Jluntlngdon Valley l,'ounry Club
and SaotjueV Club. Oermantown,' headed
1 ' Sk- v5 taH 'lr(
sisrr3BSfeaHii
WILLIAM G. WKAKT
BILLY WEART DIES
SUDDENLY AT HOME
Doun of Local Baseball Writ
ers Succumbs to Typhoid
Piieumoiiin Hllh VWcarl Is dc id
This was Ihe word Hi it patted aiouml
the newspaper low Indav tlooil old
Blllv Ueart' Hveivhndv I new und
lovitl Ulllv The giriitei portion of his
life was devoted to biscball He win one
of the oil n'mol ml Its mlvlu was
rought bj he ids of the niltioiial pt--time
fietiuetitlv
Olllv tiled al his home ISRn .Norlh
t'ani.u strict, this innrnlug He was
bom In Independent c, lit forts -five
vears ago He taine tn Philadelphia in
1877 and aftei gritiliuitlug from I'ctttril
High be entered ntwrpiper wml llo
was for seveial vears Hjiortlng editor of
the Philadelphia Pi ess. un feeding W
IjitiK was laselnll editor of the
Prea nnd Hvcnlng 1 lines, itnd up to the
time of his death was baseball editor
of the Evening Iclt graph
Widow Survives Him
Mr Ueart Is survived bv a widow and
two children William ,lr and John,
two biolbris James I Ueart nf Pal
mvra I . and Spentcr Ucjrt of fan
ton O mid a sMci Mrs Cltailcs II
Lonl tf Tarrvtown IH' futher
md the dlllmtlon of bi.ng the first man
in the Mate of N'ew .lersev to volunteer
for sirvlte In tin t'lvll Uai He be-
ame a sctund lieutenant
' siuirtlv befoit Thaiiktglvlng Mr.
Uetrt win foncil to leave his dcrk at
Hie Hven'nc Telegraph with a icvcre
cold lilt f.itulh pliVHli'lan win tilled
In mil ordirtd the patient to bid lllllv's
KMidltlf-i graduall.v grew wore and this
nininlng the icport of his ileitli due to
tvpho'tl-pncuinonla taused 11 shotl.
hioughoul the sporting worltl
Vlts Wrart Ills son Johnnv and little
rtlllv Wtart wcte ut hla bedside when
Ihe end tame Mr Wcatt was a gtcat
ft lend of ball plajcts, fans and his us
socliles lie liavcs behind hint u rcicrd
foi square dealing and honesty '11 pur-po--c
and method that Is second to none
Had Seen Much Service
Mr Ueart vuwti faithful woiket und
a faithful friend His onlv wcaknefs
whs u big til.it L stogie and lie kept the
P tt'burgh inanufutturers working over
time stogie was hla tonrtant torn
puulou. In bis ollk'e or at Ihe baseball
meeting- In the Waldorf and other big
hotels throughout the couutrv tlasebill
was bis buHiicss and his hobb, He
knew all Hie bull plscis ilncc long be
fore Hit- American League entered bare
I. ill .md lining with Sam Crane and
frank Ulthtcr be classed with tho vet
eiant foi thirl iirs he hid written
baseball
Mr. Wcarl wus sccnlar treusurer of
the Uastball Writers' Astaoclution of
nierlia This position Is onn of the
blggeM Jobs In baseball, und Mr Weart
nude It so It was his ubllit und his
determination to keep the press bo for
the e-vcluslvc ue of tho writers that made
the ahi-oclatlotl so sticcKssful It was the
custom of actors, boxers, baseball pl.i
tis und others not actlvclv engaged In
leportlug the games to gather In the
prcs hot, Ihe writers complained und
Weatt wt at work to correi t the erior.
Calling the vv I Iters in ull sections of the
tountr lie organized committees, ap
pointed local representatives und If he
hid done nothing else this move iiiudo
hint the friend of every i porting writer
in the tountr
He began ills newspaper work' on the
old Philadelphia Times as u rcportei, but
It wut not until he went lo the Press
that bo began lo spitlalie us an nil
tlioilt on baseball
Baseball Ills Specialty
Several cars l.nU Mr Wcart held
the sporting editorship of the Press Ills
health enamelled him to resign, nnd
after that he declined lo assume the
iespuuibllltlcs, preferring to wrlle bare
hnll When the Times wus hrmiffht into
Philadelphia' Wcart left -the Press for
the new paper, und later he became
baseball editor of the livening Telegiuph
Ho was u gentleman, u worker, hon
est und thoughtful III the Interests of i
bis inipioyer und those under him, and'
a fotiner office boy offers this small I
tilbute,
One of the easiest
things in
is to eneck us up
about the Girard
puff you can't beat it for pure pleas
ure, say we. 77 never gets on your
nerves, say we also.
The proof of these things is in
the puffing, so stop at the next cigar
vuuiuwi 41 iu ouy
Wc and up
THE RULES
CHICK EVANS RAPS
TECHNICAL GOLF
Says He's Never Read
Rules, but Urges Others
to Do So
RELATES
EXPERIENCES
t
Hy CHARLES "CHICK" KVANS, Jr.
1 Invc been asked to write 1111 ar
title on the rules nf golf, nnd tho sub
ject Is re ill a verv Important one,
but tho hum of the request lies In
the fart that 1 have never made a spo
lal study of the ubjett , I bavo nevet
lead a rule book I tin) have suffered
frotu the oinlKslon, but 1 big in ln golf
vcij juung and .inepted the dicta 'j
oldrr plajers iih I went along This 1
Is not the right attitude, however, for
those who brclu ao'f lite In life and
Pla n great deal with others cquall) I fln Infrcouenl that real ln ;
..... ,, ...ihe found whose sense of humor Is sn
unacquainted with the game Under
siiih t Iriuinslaiins It Is easy lo build up
a B-iinc that Is not golf Such a nan
If he rnicis b gger tourn tinnils luav In
Ihe nio-i Iniiotint iiiiinntr acquire a. repu
tttlltin foi ehi ittng
'Iherefnre I advis- cat It limn lo Mudv
nit rule book tiring It however, as a
means of elf-lmtuovemetit rather than
foi the niriittloii of onc'n friends In
oilier words avo'd btlng that nulrunte
of tlte tuurst, a self tonstltutcd author
10
Hates Technical Uolf
'Ihe whole thing narrows down 0 a
question of right md wrong My habit
has been never to call a bole, or to
accuse another of vlolitlna n rule If
I t innet win by aetu tl strol.cj I d not
want to win for 1 tire nothing for tub
nlcal succea" I Irv ulwavs to follow
the livv t the game, md of course t
'nok for the s mie stand ird In my op-
nonent If however H Is inv in stor
--- .--... 1 lAtl I niifvrin M'li'ji vtis.s.ir. -
tune tn pluv with u limn who forgets the tlir,fll h mteepreled bv U'athrvn Hutch
tiles when Ibcv till igi'nst lilnt I con i01i ,1(tm Marvin Richard L'lNlrange
'iite tuvielf b lecalllng tin old Ka lug Hm 0t.rs
of inv ilililhnotl davs. 'I 'belting" Hi, i,lirriirrjiii1iv Is irnnH but not 1111.
Iif course III the big in itt lies there arc , ,,,,1, Kn ,nuld have been Improved bv 1 P'.ilers' Assnt l.illnn, cullefl a meeting
tiii illv referees who relieve the ilaernl u,ftrf ,.,rPfU setetllnn of tinting dies s' whlilt iirningemenls were made in
if all rc-qiumlblllt When they are Hti,UKi, this Is not the ftult of the I ard nrbllratlng with the strikers
missing there l ulvvuvs .1 iltaiitc of In- ralm.n, ni.ni. The lettlngs were In the Ths men are isklng for a len-hoiii
lustlco being done Naturallv, diirlng , utu, j,llro hlJr A U. P. I rja antl staled wge for various gratlis
111 long liuirncv cvperieme 1 nave wit-
utsstd malty Inleresllng 1 ases lllustra-
'tin- nf the eff.tt of rules' decisions it,
critical moments
the finalists nf a certain event were
gnlng ti the last bole vvlien one nf them
pulled (tie ball to the IhiuiiiUiv line lt
was 11 rirb liable qucMlInn but tho referee
tailed It out, hul I been the plajrrs
opponent I should have ctlltd II in
the Watcr-Hnzard little
On 1 certain hole m ross the incr at
Shawnee u pltver drove Into the bunker
behind the green, und in getting out
went Into the river. The rule su,vs that
If the water hazard 1 rns-ei Ihe line nf
I plav the ball must be dropped vvllh Iho
vvattr haiitd between It and the hole
It was nnlv fair tn call this a parallel
water buzird, and the ball tould be
dropped on Hie green side of Ihe hole,
but not nearer to It
Mason Phelps and Warren Wood were
flmtlstH for tho nten lew Cup, Ihey
were all even going In the list hole
when Phelps sib etl Into the woods 1'roni
there ho had p1acd four shots before
it was discovered that be bad the wrong
ball Had he pln.ved but one shot be
fore discover, he could return, and
having found his ball, kept in the game
In Iho mulch between Warren Wood
and Travcra In the National Champion
ship. Travers sliced Into some ground
under repair, tnsliad nf following the
I rules and dropping out behind it, he
dropped to one side. It made quite a
difference, he won by a single hole
Meets Mean Opponent
Uheti a very small bov I plaved in
the I h lea go t Ity rhamplonship at Jack
son Park I think It was my first
tournament In addressing tha ball I
knocked It off the tee without ittually
taking the stroke My opponent In
sisted that I should play my tccnud
thot from where the ball rolled t did
so and lost on the nineteenth hole. I
havo always tried lo allow inv opponent
to decide, the turn of plav and the dis
tance from the bole, but as time passes
I grow less willing to do that At a
critical part of in match with Travers
it Chicago Oolf In I91i the question of
distance arose Travers slid promptl
"I guess I am nwa.v," and plaed My
co, well trained tn buch things, seemed
to see distinctly that he was not, but
t said nothing, although that play made
It possible either for him to hole out
or st title me
There Is said to be a scin-'lly of
hlikorv, and a golf manufacturer has
brought nut some extremely well-made
steel shafts In the lull! National, Hub
ert Hunter nlked permission of tho U.
H a A, to use one, as he was ac
customed to It, The request waa re
fused. In the final of the national champion
ship at Harden City I was plav lug with
J il. Anderson. At a certain hole the
question of who was away arose and,
an official not being near at baud, I
directed my caddie to measure the dis
tance In doing sn be accidentally
moved Anderson's ball and my penalty
was the lose of u hole that seemed
Kafely mine It Is not only well to
know the rules, but It Is also well not
to be loo obliging In Important matches
i EIGHT TEAMS ARE TIE
IN SIX-DAY BIKE RACE
NIJW YPHK. Dec 7. At Ihe lOMh
hour the eight leading teams In the six
da bike ruco hud gone ISSa mites und
i laps with Plercey In the lead
the world
on
what we say
Cigar. Puff for
JIIHIUl
"SQUARE DECEIVER"
CHARMING NEW FILM
Harold Lockwood Scorc3 Hit
in Latest Metro Photo
play at Victoria
t'fl?7 Ot!IA "The Square Decelvcr.C
with Harold tickwood Adapted by
Ttlchard V. Spencer from tho novel,
"Ixive. Me Kor Mslf Alone," by
Kranela Perrv Klllott. Directed by
Kred J. Balshofer and pltologr iplted
by Antonio Gaudlo Metro production.
It Is n rore tiling to find nn added at
traction nt 11 theatre littler than the
announced feature but hucIi li the cae
at the Vletorla this week, where the
extra rfterlng Is Irold Iickwood lit
"The finunre tici-elver." Metro has sub
mitted 111 my good nroductlons, but this
one In worthy of 11 mark of merit for lis
completeness In many detail,
lt b genuine pleisure to bo bl: to
f0Ow the unfolding of a story without
having U help the author solve his
pr0hcm3 up0, Hie nrfen Hero Is a
coinedv that hears the stamp of pure
fun and plauslhllltv True, that It Is
developed
that he will submerge his
m ... .1 . . . r.h. neln.1 Is
Iden Itj it. order to act on the pr li.t c
of "love me for """'"'''" , 'u "'la
Is (he doctrine emphasised In live screen 1
version of I rands t'errv i.inott s novel
Harold Lockwood has not appeared
to better ndvantage than In the part of
iiillllonalre-chauffeiir. He gives the char
utter ti feeling of realltv and bis re
strilnl Is a pi-eat asset which many
another itclor does nol pnssers ThK Is
un example of what u p!aer nf merit
t tn do when the scenario dep-irlment
supplies him vvlth suitable material His
new leading lid, Pauline Curie, Is a
tc . ,.r l.A.ititv itlinse tissel Is daintiness 1
she is not required lo exert partlcu'nr
histrionic nbllllv Iiora Milts AdaniR gives
a touch of realism to her part of a so
ilallv ambitious wife while Hit role or
her husband Is plaved with gnnd effect
hv William Clifford While not named
oil lh program there Is :i servant girl
t.vpe porfaved b u girl who Imparls a
touch nf realism unusual In supporting
r., I mt , nbll nfa Villi! . Il (1 fLl It I ti lI tl t
. , icrt.M nll,i .(cheu wrrkers The
,,..,,,. .1 nni'itvnniLic'
iHlfll d Ul uuauiudlI
. 'pf) HKIil' WIN WORLD WAR
I '" nCjtA "If" WUHLU VVU
L". T. StoLebbury Tells Hed Crois
Audience AH Should Begin to
Mulvo Sacrifices
Americans mut bight to give up luxu
ries to help win the world war. accord
Il g to I: T. Stotrsbur, who spoke at tha
Tied Cross rally In the Kenslngloii Hlgn
i-dinol
'We will have to givi up luxuries be
fore th" end of the war," he said. 'Let
tm learn to nako mlntr satrlnces at
once We must remember that we aro
1 at war ana tnusi win we win nave 10
1 strain every muscle"
The rail vvat, held under the dliectlon
nf Mrs Anlrcw S llatkett. frank long
shore presided 1 be program Included
several musical numbers, rendered hy
Mls Nellie fiullagher. frederlcl. A. Hie
man and suilora and marines from the
1 eague Island Nav Yard. Other
speakers were I'd ward J, Cattcll, city
statistician , Sergeant (I Tt I. Potter,
i of the Iloval Highlanders of Canada
V L Waldo and A M. Waldrtn. who
pieseuted two large silk American flags
to the high school
Mergeaiit Potter warned his hearers
that Oreat Bt Haiti expects the war to
continue four to tlvo eaitt longer and Is
picturing with that end In Mew-
'To achieve victory -Rill require un
awful lot of men; our own arm will
have a terrifying lot of casualties, and
ou will spend billions and billions of
dollars. Uermany will slop at nothing
to win If she tan Wc mutt never let
ourbclvcs forget who our enemies are "
Kind Kailroau Arches Dangerous
roTTSVtLLi:, Pa . Dec 7. As tho
result of the visit of State Highway Com
missioner O Nell to this county.
Judge Bcthtcl directed formal com
plaint to be made against two
railroad arches which are regarded as
veritable death traps One of these Is
at Mount Carbon, under tlte Penns)l
vunla Itallroad, and the other Is at West
Woods, under the Lehigh Valley Itall
road. Both arches must be widened in
order to prevent collisions
Funeral of J. B. Crowson Today
The funeral of John V. Crowson. who
died last Tuesday, will be held at !
o'clock this afternoon from his home,
6614 tltmiantovvn avenue. lie wai
ninety-live years old, the oldest real
estate broker In Philadelphia,
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mftrt
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tve ntm a
House Gowns
at $12, $13.50.
$20 and $22.50
Made of tingle- and double-faced cloths in plain colon,
with reverse side in striped or plaid patterns or in fancy striped
effects both inside and out. Braid and cord finish. Gauntlet
cuffs. One top and two side pockets. Girdles to match.
Velvet gowns, silk lined, silk girdle to match, at 933.50.
Silk gowns, 125, $27,50, $35, $37.50. $40 and $45.
House Coats at $5, $7.50
and $10
Exceptional values at these popular .prices hand-tailored
garments, made of attractive and beautiful cloths variety
and quality uneqyaled elsewhere. Finer and finest grades of
Cloth, Silk and Velveteen House Coats, $10 to $30.
Jacob Reed's Sons
1484-1426 CHESTNUt 1TRE1T
If. S. MARINES TAKE
PART IN NEW FILM
Four Officers Act in Dramatic
Scenes of "The'Thrill
Strings"
fly the l'hotoplay Editor
In making the forthcoming Kdlson
seven-part picture, "The Unbeliever,"
based upon the storj 'The Three
Things," b Mary Ramond hhlpman An
drews, several United Htates marine
corps oftlcers co-operated with the pro
ducers by taking part In several of the
(.pellicular war scenes
Major P.oss H Howell appears In
charge of the artillery operations. Major
Thomas Holcomb commands the 11181-1116
Infantry and orders them 'over the
top" Captain Thomas H Sterrett is
seen In command nf 11 dugout und In
one Instance culls for sU volunteers to
go on sapping duty and report on enem)
m'nlng activities Lieutenant James Y
Itorke plas the part of Lieutenant
n'Shaunncij. The marines are said tn
have Injetlcd notuble realism Into the
picture
The management of the htanle) 'the
atre, vvhltli Is under the direction of the
Stanley t'ompativ, has added sllll an-
1 oth" ''' "' ll't "uUl Programs
attraction Is the work of the I
Stanley tlnema man. vvl.t, with his cam-l
era secures the pictures of Interesting
happening 1 in -ill parts of the ill
liver day -it noon hour the "Stanley
camera Inati ran be found engaged In
"plolurUIng" the crowds at Urnad und
Chestnut The screen at the Manic
Theatre soon uflerwatd teveals the
fruits of his endeavors
CHKLSK STItlKK STItONU
1 1000 Delicatessen Workers Quit Jobs
In New ork
M:W YOItlC. Hec 7, strike of
(flOft dellcatevsen clerks and kitchen '
woikein In .'inn dellcatrsseu slorej has
begun In this 1 II y to the consternation I
n their enqvlnvers The dealers seem
In litive been taken entirely bv- surnrlKi.l
althnijgh the strike bid been thrtaleu
inc fni a wtek pil
So iiaralvrlng was the w tlknut that
the eniplnvers, forming the Kcllcalessen
latest report front the striking cheese
clerks was that the strike was going
hlrong
CONVICT BOY OK KILLING
Verdict of Involuntary Manslaughter
in Hunting Accident Case
NOnUIST OWN, Pa , Dee 7 Thomas
Prow dow ski, fifteen sears old, was con
victed of Involuntary mauslaughtet,
ter, with lecommcndatlon lo mercv. He
was acquitted on a charge of murder lit
the rirst degree
Brow dow ski shot Andrew Pcntoskl.
another bov. while the two were out
I rnbblt hunting. He left tho body of
tne ooy lying in tlte roan aim ran noine
flCOMMRCIAtSVft
Christmas Cards
Fine Writing Papers
Phone Market ISO. Ask ta
have sample book brought to
iour office.
WILLIAM MANN COMPANi
Blaak lb-lH Leaf
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PrlsUaa Utkarahlat
829 Market St
!f you
for Men
$15, $18,
'&5
MUTUALlZAflOtf PLAN. WINS
Policyholder of Equitable Life As
surance Cast 100,000 Ballots
NRW YOllK. Dec. 7 IJquilable Ufa
Asvuraqto polle) holders cast ino.OOO
hnltnt In Iw nnd ntitl b limw nt tt,A
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head onice here on the plan 'f
muttinlltlng the society. The S.ntc
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nuperimenacnc o, itisur. ,ce "" -
tiutteti lite eietnon, iimi result ur vvtrcn
will ntt be known nlnially for several
das. I'.arly returns Indicated, however,
that the mutual'zatlon plan had been
tarried by at least 10 to I. It was an
nounced Woman Left Oound by Robbers
IIOYLHSTOWN, Pa.. Dec. 7, - The
11 ost daring roblierj and ItiIiii.h in truw
menl of n woman ever kimwn In the
quiet neighborhood of Ilevere vrerc per
ttftrMtrd bv twti masked men tv-i , I
Mrs. John tden. Dreaklng through her
bedroom window with n plee of plank,
they gagged her, lied her h mds on her
back with a heavy cord and ntso tied
lier feel They left her liouml from
midnight until morning
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$14.95, and it's a cracker-jack it's
overcoat that sold
at exclusive one-line retailers, whef!
one make of clothes is pushed to thefj
exclusion of all others, which makes thefti
. 'Km
clothier regard his
a
brand that HE sells
regardless of whether it is or not
Here you have the choice of
Forty Famous Make
Wonderful styles, remarkable fabrics, sensation.
values. Note the models
terfield, semi-form-fitting,
These are full $30 values. There are thousand i
them in every conceivable
stylish material grays,
blacks, browns, blues, etc.
with patch, slant and flap
pockets and collars of vel
vet or self-material. Fly
front or button-through
stylessingle and double
breasted.
Come and roam through
our vast showrooms,
choose from our immense
stocks, price the garments,
compare them with any
clothes you can buy at less
than double the price else
where and you will realize
that never in this vide
world can you find their
match.
KDSHLAND
CLOTHIER AND FURNISHER
15-17-19 North 13th Street
Scoad Door Asot
Also 2426 SOUTH
Opn tonight and tomarrvuf
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CO.S'Ni:LLSV.Lli. Ve.. JVf'a. f
tlv, JInrry Tuning, pastor of tkn
Clispel heitv, rcutntly 4rtlcsJll
I ari Ration by tiiis-ptluB a jd
miner, and Vontlnueo: his wurk
i " pieaiimgs or nis irienns
I Whefi lietiil-erM if lh 1
- met to disturb the inlnlrtrf
iy f r the in xl ear ' f
t'lem na-vln bv Informing tltenll I
a'ct not want a salary, that
in support minseiL, inen ne
of his pocket a 5 not- ana conte
it iu inu 1. iii. v. i. war iuiio. y ;
I uomen jurors uonvicl
LOS ANtn:LRS. Cal. Hcc. 7.-
tof nine women and three mm-
guilty Ihe Hev. Kloyd HarUn'v
water. Cal.: tho Iter, ltobert WhM
of l,os .ngetes. C11I . und llaratl
Story, of Whltllcr, Cal , so-called 1
tlun pnclllsts, who were ar .vl4;
October 1 last while holding an W
IMttinst meeting. .They were conVN
of disturbing the peace. Iraldlnc a!(
law rui Asscmbiv sntl railing tu disk
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regularly for $30.0(
one brand t
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illustrated above the Chii
raglan and military styles.tl
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