Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, December 12, 1917, Final, Image 12

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ALB AND BILL GONE, IN ORDER TO DRAW CROWD, THE PHILS WILL NEED A LEAD PENCI
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vfHlL BALL FAN HANGING
;THE ROPES GASPING FOR AIR
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Snai League Meeting Was Expected to
Strenuous. But Bakers Bomb Has
S Startled Baseball World
R NEW YOIIK. Doc. 12.
must havo been eomo excitement tn rhlladc.phla that day
M17T0 when tho Liberty Bell danced Us messaso to tho populace
Is no doubt that the citizens wcro somowhat startled when
NHTreallzatioq of tho facts burst upon them.
Pja are brlnglnc In this historic stuff becauso thcro has been nothing
tfelohljL. tft our mlnil. fhnt rnn rnmn.irft with tlm rrennt hmrhnll
Mments since tho rood old bell cracked under tho strain, night now
l;tfe to eay that tho. baseball fans of Philadelphia aro stunned and
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u uenouncingr uit nara-woricing scriDO who uareu wnio a siory inai
Wer.' Cleveland Alexander, tho greatest pitcher In tho world today, has
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I; jmu 10 vnicago. i xncy also aro confident mat mo saio or um imicicr is
r tho aftermath of a weird plpo dream and In a short tlmo overythlns
I feVcontradlcted. They vo ready to bellovo that tho City Hall has been
fat-auction; Uiat Undo Sam has loaned his navy to Now Zealand; In
pthey aro willing to bellcvo anythlne except tho reported salo of tho star
They aro not yet awaro that baseball has almost ceased to bo a
t.foP thn mnKim Snt n huvltiKiq wliprrt rntnnirrrlnllrm lnlri rnmnnnt
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Titho chaso for tho almighty dollar overshadows everything else. Scntl-
Itla a word to bo found only In tho dictionary.
J'But tho cold, hard truth Is that Alexander nml Klllcfcr havo becti placed
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i auction diock and sola, I'art or tuo jzbu.uuo in unnncy weegnman a
Oil was used to complcto tho deal and President Baker, without tho
at of Manager Pat Moran, was tho stago manager. No ono would tell
: touch money changed hands, but It Is rumored that tho prlco was be-
$79,000 and $100,000. Two young players wcro Included In tho tron
i And tho nrlnclpal reason given by Mr. Dakcr was that "In trading
players to Chicago our whole league will benefit, for tho addition of
Bder and Klllcfcr will mako tho Cubs strong contenders for tho pen-
t next year."
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L,rriH8 statement Is misleading. It says that tho Cubs will havo a'
W$' penpant contender next year with Alex and Klllcfcr on tho pay
Sa'o'I and not ono word la said about tlfo Phillies. Why ehould tho
Vjrealdcnt, of a rival club bo so solicitous of another club's wclfaroV
SfiWretklng a ball team to benefit another team 1000 mites away docs
fcatot em to bo according to Hoylo, and It Is tho first tlmo It over
happened. Too 'bad Wccghmans signal of distress has been
pjasswerod from-our own homo lot.
RWfcrf Will Happen to the Phils Next Year Is a Mystery
PS President Baker has good reason to part with tho two best
KyWavera in tho National League, but no matter what that reason Is,
aiut look the deal squarely tn tho face, and accept It as cuch In tho first
, Alexander has won ninety-four games for tho Phillies In thrco yoars, a
wnlch probably never will bo equaled again. Ho won tho pennant
pijrear. almost won It another and kept the Phils tn second placo with his
victories last year. Bill IClllcfcr had tho best year of his career
jptMason and proved beyond all question of doubt that ho 'r tho best
ILk A. j.1,1..... lAn,,,n ft..,... ttin PMi.npTrt ortMna f1iA him n Vilchrr rnttnr
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Ray Bchalk, of the Whlto Sox. Therefore, wo havo tho best battery
tner lcaguo and It lias been cold to a rival club for a "cas.li consldera-
fit la hard to get ball players theso days. Thousands of dollars aro
It' every year by scouts who peer Into every out-oMho-way corner In
Baited, States In search of talent. 'How many good players havo been
Wrd'lnVthlast hvo years? Not a dozen, wo can ossuro you. How
Alexanders, and Klllefers havo brol'n Into tho big show In the last
Kjraara?. How -long will It take tho Phllll. ball dub to procuro two men
Alexander and KUlefer? - Where, oh whoro do tho Phillies got off on tho
?., Just alt down and flguro It out for yourself.
,'',ConnIo Mack wrecked the Athletic machine. But tho tall Tlogan was
lio had a ball club which stood head and thouldora over tho
s, but .the peoplo would not go out to tho ball park to sea tho men Play
Phillies,. on tho' other hand, always havo been well patronized. Tho fans
M loyal, they turned out to sco tho games and demonstrated that they
l,fjpport a winner. What will happen next year U something to think
BENNY ANDPATSY
READY FOR BELL
Greatest Lightweights of
the Day Clash for Title
at Olympia Tonight
CHAMP IS FAVORED
PRINCIPALS IN TONIGHT'S FIGHT
h;j DEAL os.ilg as this cannot pass by unnoticed. Thcro must havo
fj been a good 'reason, because a business man llko W. V. Baker
fewould not deliberately ruin a good business Investment for somo
peedy returns. Perhaps ho believed Alexander was through and
"Klllefor ready to go with him. At any rate, somo tall explaining
ifSsiUBt bo done to the fans, for they feel that they havo an Interest In
If tho club tho samo as any ono elso.
er fakes AH' the Blame and Will Stand Consequences
IDENT BAKER called tho newspapermen to his room In tho
S.iWaldorf and calmly announced tho salo of his two stars. Ho sprung
taurprlso and .then said tnat.no realized be would bo severely criticized.
aore. be declared that ho' would tako his medlclno and prove to the
i that he was right.
.vJT, realize fully what this means to Philadelphia," ho said, "but it was
r 9m ly cuuin a vuum uuuyu x luukcu uiu ucai uvcr iruui every concciv
m angle, and Old not act on tho spur of the moment. No doubt- tho fans
i enucize me, dji i win provo in timo mat i am ngnu wnen I traded
to New York I was condemned, and you all know wha. happened
Sherwood Mageo wits released. Did thoso deals turn nut poorly?
the Philadelphia ball club lose anything? Stock and Whltted wcro tn
In those deals, as wcro Demareo and Adams. Tho team was not
Bed; on tho contrary It was strengthened. As I said In my state-
, there were conditions existing last season in tho club that wcro not
ive of tho best results and necessitated somo radical changos. I
1 more about those conditions than any ono clso and acted accordingly.
5SJI do not think that Alexander and KUlefer havo seen their best days.
till are good or I would not have accepted tho largo sum of money
reeghman paid for them. But I believe they havo outlived their use-
In Philadelphia and tho chango will do both of them a world of
They know nothing of tho deal and will bo as much surprised as
iM when theyread about It In tho newspapers. Every dollar of tho
wo receivo win do put oack into young and prospectively good ball
s, Tho fans of . Philadelphia demand first-class baseball, and wo aro
I to gtvo It-to them.
T'had some trouble wjtji KUlefer and ho stated to me at our hut
t-tnat no was aissatisnea and would not play with tho Phillies next
'J Not caring to go through the samo experience I had with him on
ous occasions, and as ho and Alexander work well together, iintii
iluded In the deal. I know what Is going to happen now. but I am
; havo made no' mis tako. I wUI tako my medicine and provo somo
it my action wUI help tho Phillies and not wreck tho team."
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i.CCORDINO to Mr. Baker's remarks about Kltlofer It would
ono to' bellovo that ho cither offered Alexander for salo
-Weeghjnan offered a price for blm. When tho KUlefer matter
i ud, BUI .was included. But everything nolnts to the tar.t thnt
sTwassla'ted 'to go In the 'first place.
KUMtr Said He Was Through With the Phillies
9AJUM0 AWtrer, we nappened to see vim in Chicago during tho
(."'Series and he told us emphatically that he never would play
al,.i He-complained about conations on tho club and appeared
m jdswHrtMa person." He, was on tils' way to California am threatened
rw; that. In a way, bears out Bakers statement. It Is hard to tto
1th a- min who is not satisfied, and with Alexander s.ated to eo.
.t let bis battery tnate go with him. But that does not explain
(,M IK Wg Pitefcftf.. Alex got the salary' be asked for, delivered the
IV wu.mkm laueafo as a reward.
ffmm$ t taK ai:tM,oaMr from every angle, It might be well to take
jfctMtMM M eil -The country U at war, many of tho young
mm trew . uwiiuib; caipa, pmers arc waiting ier tho
iMt lt,U question whether or nft the game will be a success
mhpmhbs say mat everyumg will go along as usual, but
VWJttbe, clubs, will lose money. That being the case,
jum juustar onzuj in m opea.narket to 1919T Not
iissswiisiis r w HWIMK MMWMU
Dy DILL DELL
Let's go.
All roads lead to the Olympia A. A.
At exactly 0:S0 this evening, right
hero In tho city of homes and nensatlonal
baseball trades. Benny Leonard, the
llshtwelsht champion of the world, nnd
Irish Patsy Cllnc. one of the cleverest
boys ever .developed In tho Kat. step to
llio center of the rlns. "Pop" O'llrlen will
l.iue few Inslruetlons und tho thou-
oandi of fans" will Fit back or sit forward
to wltn.i tho piece do resistance of tho
boxltiK game.
i it looks llko n Me evening, fellow clubt
lncn, nnd all tlio regulars, tho world's
perles gang, tho office boy, tlio t-oldler or
tho boy In blm u ecoro of newrpaper
men from nil actions of tho country In
'let, everybody that can get tickets will
flock to tlio Olympia this oenIng. Tlio
going Is expected to no productlvo nf
hfap much nrtion Tlio bo.vn nro the
grcutest In tliflr dMMon. Cllno la tlio '
lad who tumblfd lMdlo McAndrewa and
, Jimmy Paul, Leonard Is tlio best light
1 weight Klnco Oans. Ho la clever after ,
t the f.hIon of Youns CirlfTo. tlio Austra ,
Han ; ho has tlio kayo punch that wins
, decislxcly, anil ho promises to put tlio
amomous 1'aivy anay inriuo mo cistui'cn
j minutes.
I Picking a Winner
Doping out a lll.ely victor Is na hard
I us guessing tlio reason why President
I llakor sold Alex and UIU. It's about as
1 easy as getting on a cross-town trol'ey
nt supper time. On past form the
regulars figure Leonard. Benny put
Johnny Kllbano away technically In a
I mlnuto les than tlirco rounds, ho has
1 an honest stylo and a wicked punch.
Cllno Is not Immuno to a punch on tho
1 chin. Tlio Kllbano person hung ono on
; Patsy one night but Patsy has Improved
elnco then. Taking It on the perform
ances In which Leonard utoppcd Kllbano
and Johnny stopped Cllno It would np
I pear Illto a win for Leonard Cllne Is tho
dark horso or something He nlso car
' rles a wallop and al' In nil If Mr. Cllno
fromNcw Yawk does not stop tho cham
plon Inside tho limit and It Isn't Ini
. possible It Is very likely that Mr. Cllnc
will listen to tho counting. However,
the fan tail pick his own winner. It's
not li.vd picking winners; tho only
troublo Is to choote tho light 0110 before
the bell.
' Uackinp Opinions
i Philadelphia Is not u big betting tewn
by any tneat.s. Somo persons only at
tend big tights to get a bet down. Phllly
fans prefer to look them over and If any
I betting It done It Is light. Wartimes
1 alto do not permit the chanco of losing
' a heavy (.tako and It would bi ur.truo
I to stutothat many bets havo been made.
. However, thcro Is tomo financial interest
In tho nffalr, and ClInc'H followers aro
1 offering a to 1 that Leonard will not stop
Clin- Insddo tho limit. Some folks ex
pect Denny la put over tho kayo, but
they nro not euro how good Cllno will
bo against tho champ and tho Leonard
backers wait for tho Cllno men to tpeak
llrt.
A New Champion?
The boys clash for tlx rounds. In
tho old days champions battled forty
rounds or to beforo a decision was
reached, but nowadays decisions aro
unnecessary. Tho boxer Is taught to
em the thing as quickly as possible.
Tho boys tn tho Kabt uro six, ten or
twenty-round lighters. Leonard might
havo tho stamina of a N'elson, but It
Isn't required. Benny puta then) away
Inside the limit and It is doubtful If
there will bo another champion of his
class. Ho Is a wonder with his hands.
His footwork Is perfect and his head
work Is on an equal with Mr. Vander
llp's. Uo uses his head, his feet and his
hands, and Is tho perfect example of the
modern boxer. Cllno Is a good boy, a
very good entry and should ho happen
to forco Benny to listen to tho birdies
ho would bo a popular champion. Cllno
hopes to bring tho champlonrhlp over
to ,tlio Irish race and Benny Intends
to keep it In tlio keeping of a perfect
athlcto and a Jewish boy.
Let's go.
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POLO, GOLF AND TENNIS TITLES
REMAIN INTACT WHEN BIG WAR
CHECKS COMPETITION IN SPORT
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Great Britain "Wins Polo Honors, Australians
the Davis Trophy and Chick Evans Golf
Championship, and Then War Intervenes
PEDAGOGY HAS
FAST QUINTET
Former High School Stars
Expect to Win Ma- '
jority of Games
GRAHAM BEST
AMATEUR GOLFER
Chick Evans So Charac
terizes Gallant Briton
Who Was Killed
DESSEN IS CAPTAIN NEVER WAS CHAMPION
Uy PAUL PKKP i
Tho six public high bchools and tho j
Philadelphia Trades School may or may
not consider themselves furtunalo that
tho supervising committco on public
high EChool athletics dccldfd last sea
son that tho gatno played by tho School
of pedagogy llvo In tho 101S lntcr
scholasHc Basketball Lcaguo should not
havo any bearing on the standhig of tho
other teams for tho clianiplons-hlp.
Tho cmbrlonlc professors for tcvcral
seasons hivo been gradually forging
Into the front in local ath'ctics, duo no
FAST DRAW AT BOSTON
Hartley Madden' and Dattling Levin
sky in Even 12-Round Contest
BOSTON", Mass.. Dec. II. Bartley
Madden and Battling Lovtnsky
fought a great draw. Madden who
recently knocked out Jim Coffey, tho
Dublin giant, showed that ho has the
class that makes champions, when ho
held Levlnsky, tho l.ght-hcavywclght
champion, to u draw in twelve rounds
beforo a packed house at the Armory
A. A., In the Grand Opera Houso hero
last night. When Tex O'ltourko called
tho bout a draw tho large crowd fairly
ratUcd tho building with their chcera It
was the fastest contest between big men
seen here In years.
Doc Bagley maniged Bartley Madden.
TEN'ER RE-ELECTED
Nutlonal Lcaguo Head Again Will
Direct Senior Organization
NEW YOIIK, Dec. 13. John 1C Tener
was unanimously re-elected president of
tho National League for a term of one
year at Its annual meeting yesterday.
The club owners also decided to meet
at Chicago at the earliest posslblo dato
with tho club owners of the American
League. It Is probablo tjio National
League magnates will leavo for the West
on Thursday.
doubt to the untiring efforts of Athletic!
Director All'n und tho entrance to l'cda-1
cogy of athletes who wcro varsity men
at high school. Duo to Its splendid
showing In 1 01 G In tho' becond division
of the Interscholastlc Soccer Lcaguo
the school was promoted to tho first
division. Tho team cou'd not bo ex
pected to repeat Uh record of not having
lost a gtme In 1 01 C nnd tho students
are proud of this year's squad which
always gave Its leaders hard light
With the bnhkptball season over, tho
students Immediately turned their at
tfntlon to basketball. l'r-ctlcei were
held In the ha'I of a !KttleniPiit house
thieo tlmea u week As all of the last
year's first team aio back In fcchool It
was not difficult to pick the team. Pro
fessor Allen, nssUtcd by Captain Dessen,
had charge of the workouts. The open
ing gamo of the season was played last
Saturday at Williamson whero they do
fcated tho Williamson Trudea School
quintet. 22-10. This Krlday afternoon
tho team will play the btrong Drexel
Instltuto flvo and tho Chester Normnl
representatives on Saturday. Tho ti-am
will line up as follows: Korwnids, Cap
tain Dossil, fuinvily of South pli'l i
dflphid High, and Pierce, of Central
illlgli; cenlcr. Ward, former Northeast
High School all-around athlete; guards.
, Black and Gott'leb, both ex-South Phlla-
, delphla athletes. 'Griffin Is tho sixth
man on tho squad and Is a star at any
position.
Henry Long was unanimously elected
captain of tho 1018 football team of tho
Central High School at the banquet given
by this year's captain. Paul Krccker, to
the members of tho squad at Mocbnch'
last evening. Long is eighteen years
old nnd Is a member of the lunlnr class.
This was hli first year on tho Crimson
and Gold varsity team. Ho was ono of
the best centers In scholastlo circles.
As a reward for their splendid und
untiring work during tho season, tho
members of tho footbal squad presented
Coach Matthew C. O'Brien. Calvin Alt
house, chairman of tho uthletlc commit
tee, and Captain Krccker with gold foot
balls. Tho following wero awarded their var
sity C. IL S.: Krecker, Long. Trnut
ueln. McGraw, Eddowes, Vogetln, Shoe
maker, Bennett, O'NIel, Zteber. Gran"
Armstrong, lOnslln. Bcchtcl, McCllntock,
Hackman, Brody, Zimmerman and Man
ager Thompson.
Tim Hurst's Brother Dead
ASHLAND, Pa.. Deo. U. Patrick
Hurst, a former professional baseball
Player nnd brother of Tim Hurst. exT
major league umpire, died today at the
State Hospital at Fountain Springs of
pneumonia, lie was forty-one years
old.
SUITS $ 1 80
OB OVERCOATS fMf JL ORDER
REDUCES FROM UO, MS M4 HO
PETERMORAN&CO. SET
S. E. Cor. 9th and Arch StraaU
(- "n4ar unit 1-f t- r-t"
If Ac, Boy
Leonard
amICline
, tonight
Champion Leonard
and Irlib PUj CUn
cut looso at OlycppU
Unlfbt, MUllon dob
lara couldn't ret big
ger card Talk of
U. S. Am I golnfj
Hura. Tickets 1 1 to
S at Edwards'; Last
c4L Start p, m.
Uy CHARLES (CHICK) EVANS
British golf has suffered much from
tho casualties of war, but ono of tho
sharpest blows fell when John Graham,
Jr., of tho Hoynl Liverpool Golf Club,
captain of tho Liverpool Scottish Regi
ment, was killed on tlio overling of Juno
13, 1915, nt Hoogc, near Ypres.
Ho had been called tho unlucky golfer,
for although for many years ho had
ranked among tho best golfers of Brit
ain, ho had never won O10 British
amateur championship. Whether It wcro
good luck, or 111 link, to dlo early In
theso terrible days of carnage nnd do.
ttructlou may bo u question that only
timo can answer; but If It wore unlucky
his evil l'ortuno puiFiieil him uvhi In
that magnificent ihurgu of tho Liver
pool Scottlsli. Ho was ono of tho tlrst
to volunteer when his country needed
him, und In tho terrible slaughter near
Ypres ho ma do tho supremo sacrifice
But it la not within tho scopo of this
article to consider him ns tho patriot
that ho assuredly was. but as tho great
est golfer In tho world, as I bellovo him
to bo.
Born Player of Games
John Graham was born at Liverpool
of Scottish parcntn. His homo for n
long tlmo overlooked tho Hovlako, and
ho began his golf young, Henry Leach
says "ho was u born player of games "
Ho was only nineteen vcars old when
ho played In tho British championship
at Sandwich for tho first tlmo, and was
defeated In the semifinals by Hilton,
nnd this marked the first of five seml
llnal defeats In tho British amateur.
Ho won tho St Oeorgo vaso twice. In
1904 nnd again In lOtl, when we Amer
icans eaw him do It so wonderfully.
(This competition In n medal event
Played Just beforo tlio British amateur
ut Sandwich.)
Ho played In every International
match fr-m the beginning In 1002 to tlio
last tlmo In lull, and waa only beaten
twice. Ha never won th Biltish open,
but four times bo was tho first ama
teur to qualify In tho final lists, und
tho very first tlmo ho entered tlio event
ho broke tho recoid of tho Mulrllold
courso with a 71.
Greatest Amateur Golfer
I count Captain Graham tho greatest
amateur golfer I havo ever seen play, It
Is natural to ask why In vlow of tho
fact that although he went far, ho was
never able to win tho chief prizes In
British golf. Tho answer Is Dimply
this: livery complete success In a
""-nament has an clement of luck at
tending It a good draw, a venuo Milled
to a special game. Indisposition on the
part of opponents, countless little things
may tnablo a man to win a tltlo with a
mediocre game then again poorly etc.
cuted shots may receive an unearned
advantage. They may barely cscapo tho
penalty that was their due, they may
roll and kick Into a llo that their player
could not select. Tournaments, llko ex
aminations, are tho best meth d nt our
disposal for determining rank, but they
aro an Imperfect mean?, and tho real
test must be the u vera go tesult of n
mali'u efforts.
Hud No Weak Poinls
Captain Graham's flno rounds wcro
tho result of btjillng golf a well-balanced
control of the game. Ho was 11
good driver nnd Ida long lions wcro
marvcloualy executed. Ills wholo gamo
waa good, and the extraordinary preci
sion of his bhot.-i tilled mo with admira
tion. Tho man who could reach tho
British amateur semifinals flvo times
only ono American has ccr 1 cached
them at till has tho gamol Luck
might have pulled him through, but In
the llrUiMi amateur with Its flno field
of players thero can bo no such luck
In tho draw, as could bo seen so fre
quently a few years baek In tlio Ameri
can iliampionshlp. Grnham'ii failures
wero ficquently a complete eollapso fol
lowing a partlculatly lino round, und
It ulmply meant too slight .1 physique
fir tho long-drawn-out test of u tourna
ment. I havo seen a most pathetic plc
turo of him In tho last championship
match In which ho ever played. It was
with Hvcrard Martin-Smith nt Sand
wich when wo wcro nil thcro In those
happy weeks beforo tho war. In that
plcturo Graham's weakened condition Is
touchlngly evident.
It Is good to know that Jack Graham
Won tllf Ut. lleorrrt v:ifi,t t.v m.i"ntHrnnt
fgolf in tho prelude of tho laht British
I championship, when wo wire nil thero
I to see It and to rejoice in-his gicatness.
It was Henry I.cncli who said in speak
ing of Graham that ho hoped that "when
the peaceful pastimes como to bo prac
ticed onco again that ut last after bo
much weary waiting the honors of
championship will fall to his deserving
lot."
Hy GRANTL
TN discussing hold-over championship
A titles through tho war, did It ever
occur to you, Gcntla or Hough Header,
how many of tho Vndcr Dogs emerged
for tho long term of nfllec'.' ,
This hni been ono of tho Interesting
features of the war tenure In sport, for
more than u few caino from tho rut
Just In tlmo to reach tho top when com
petition was abruptly checked, leaving
their titles Intact.
Polo First
Tako polo for a starter, Great Brit
1I11, having been beaten, mado 1111 In
effectual loutitcr charge. It began to
look as If our I'nclo Sum Was to reign
supreme, when Britain made n last as
sault In tho t,ummer or m unu re
gained tho polo top.
Tills left Britain In polo control,
holding tho ttophy during tho length
of tho war.
Tho upset camo Just ut tho moment
whero America was blocked at any roun-tcr-attack,
us tho first big guns echoed
a few weeks later, calling an or uni-1
nln's polo liars tn tho western front. 1
whero several of them hao slnco "gonoi
We.-t."
Of 'that great Hngllsh polo team, vlr.
tors in tho final stand, only u faint
shadow, a bate remnant, la ion.
Then Tennis
Then came America's lawn tennis overthrow-
for impression of tho Davis Cup.
t In 1014 Maurice. McLoughlln mado his
' last brilliant stand to hold tho trophy,
1 overpowering Biookes and Wilding In
succession.
But tho eland was mado In vain, for 1
Australasia at last reconquered her lost 1
ttnnls territory. Just In tlmo to hold .
possession of tho trophy during 'tho
duration of th war.
Just as Cheapo and others have
crossed tho Twilight Zone from tho polo
team, to Anthony Wilding, from the
Icnnb team of Austrnl islu, has )lned 1
tho mighty caravan that began to ttart
for Valhalla baek In August, 1014. ,
Cut tho Davis cup remains with tho
Australasians. '
Evans and Golf
Chick Ilvans ulro camo from behind I
In golf. Just In tm.'j to land tho hold
01 er title.
Chick hud ncer won un open or an
amateur championship up to 1010. But .
he landed both titles in tlmo to cmergo
from tho rut beforo tho championship ,
AND RICE
doors wero closed, ns the V. S. A. began
to harness Itseir In steel und khaki.
One Answer
If nny one desires. to know when you
think tho war will end, you can't possi
bly do better than to .quoto from Colonel
Khayyam:
"Karth coulit not answer, iter the Seas
that mourn,
lit flowing purple, of their Lord forlorn;
or roUino Heaven, ictth all hh signs re-
vral'd
And hidden by the tlccvo of Xlaht and
Horn,"
If this Isn't a complete reply, nt least
ion 1 cry lar away.
Who Knows?
Dear Sir Don't :ou bcllevo that an
all.lalo football team of all tlmo could
boi an all-star, all tlmo pick from nnv
other university or rol!cgei figure It
out IleffclrinRcr, Glasi, Hogan, Gordon
Brown. Holt, Illnkey, Shcvlln. Coy, Chad,
wick, Bnllerworlii. etc. Who could beat
this array or Ehow an many stars?
EM. J5.
"What would hay nay," queries It. I,.
V., "of a man I met who couldn't seo
why this country was nt war with Gtrr
many'."' In tho main, that he was onti'
if three things a rat. a Hun or an
Idiot. What two words aro superfluous
In tho foregoing array?
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It Is, expected that Private Yellow
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