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CK ONCE MORE WIPES SLATE CLEAN AND BEGINS ALL OVER AGAIN TO BUILD UP WINNING TEAM1
PP:WV- ''.: '"'- .' EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA', MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1917
NIS IS LAST OP THE A'S WHO x INDOOR GOLF
FED GREATEST BASEBALL m pe Tup pT A MF
MACHINE IN HISTORY OF GAME , .
WL Evans Snvs It Is Possible
lber of Championship Teams Now Trails to Concentrate More
ith Tailenders, With Only Memories of
3?ast for Company; Connie's Latest Deal
THfc DAYS OF REAL SPORT
K
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m: LINES TO STUFFY M'INNIS
I've oftin wondered
t fuw it seems to you,
mg around xn the cellar,
rt of a tail-end cretu,
r,the Yanks and Indians.
triiUing even the Unions '
Stiiffii. iimtrhinn a rallu
I Curbed by a weaker male,
Doesn't, the ghost of Baker
Stall: attain to the plate?
I Doesn't the shadow of Hauler
Quiver athwart your flank (
.v who were part of the Cossack How would you like to be working
Hfr: uuara
far&That raided the captured towns.
PMy
8i. apuitu i' fffnt twii0Ai4
l&Lar"' 'it .v.,-...,
ftiwl''hots of the lost years ever
fiTrotftcr for you again
;wca 0 lie vanisnca legion
Vjsack ere tho bubble burst,
rnh Collins, Hahar and Harry
Pegging 'cm out to first?
Hack of the shoots of, Plank?
piking alone with the traders,
Here as the summer flits,
Sometimes isn't it lonesome
'Wasting your two-bnse hits?
1 Hattiti'i above Thrco Hundred
While hanging on to a dream,
, Swept from the years behind you,
I Last of the Old Regime?
I GKANTLAND RICE
MKf -feLAKKET or snow covers tho Phillies' park, tho pla
ft 'K'n?"'"tcratcd, and tho deserted stands liavo a cold, barren,
ajliiff Hold is oh-
shivery, dbmal
V.,iMpearance. Tho scenery at llroad nnd Huntingdon streets lypmcs 10 u
")jmtaln extent tho prospects for tho 1918 baseball season. Thcro Is nothing
'iJk'il i . .. . ..iu i .i. nu,.n oiirmiiloil In n nail of doom
, vuiajuralll uuuui ll. il visiiur iuaiva mu ("' ...-..-- --- - --
r-1$d Is deeply Impressed that there is frosl and Ico ovcrywhoro and not an
rfjiAlcxandcr In sight. Tho old battleground seems to bo suffering through
S ;tW cold, dreary days and nights, with thoughts of tho departed oncs-mon
Lfi'&Ko'havo left to mako another club as great as they mado tho Phillies In
rk i the last thrco years and unmako tho work they liavo done.
k& At Shlbo Park conditions tiro tho same, but lt'n an old story out thcro.
C f;?3er' thrco years tho opening of tho season has liccn welcomed llko a con
ntk m rnio thn fiHnir sfiuad at sunrise, so tho recent loss of Strunk,
i V- WWII ,.V.i .. jlbb.M ...V (3 .
V btiin.. nnrl Tluali nnthlnC nCW Or UnUSUai. 4IUUUIVUU1 u.n.i...t, ....-.
J'7- "
;.otnlng at Shlbo I'arK.
. - . .. .. , r , n..j.n i.frtnTnrftll linKflb.lll ma-
.'t,'4h Yet as wo gazo upon mo remains m ."" "- ------
xrv ,i.;i !,., .vmmihin. with Connlo Mack. Only a few know
oW tho lean leader has suffered and how hard ho has worked to rccon-
ag'riiruct hU club. Ho never quit, lie never overlooked a oei so iar a a
Layers were concerned. Pronfovcry part of tho United Stales and Canitda
pie T received ball players, only to send tucrn uacu .ib."" -"' - " -
Pj was discouraging, thankless labor, but ho never faltered. Ono dlsappolnt-
r nt piled on another until he had a huge collection or suauercu nopes.
' &&-. . ... . ....,-.i, .i.. n.i KnuMtnit tpnm. nnd no man ever
ij-sconrue wanteu ioivo niuauciiiuw h "
F'trieo- as hard as he. Several times ho was on tho vergo of turning out a
'winner, but something always happened and ho had to begin all over again.
lvn. ttu ft c-hlld nlavinc with a houso of cards. It always collapsed.
T ...
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S$l "VTOW" Stuffy alono remains. Tho greatest of ull llrst basemen.
Uk
'i!i
..V '
.t,l
ir
aN who Is "piking along with tho trailers" and 'hanging on to a.
dream," has stuck with Connio through tho dark, dismal ciays, piacu
his gamo and always gavo his best. Ho Is tho nucleus for tho 1018
team. .
Mack Virtually Was Forced to Sell His Stars
iy.rnHB players, outsldo of Mclnnls, never realized how hard connio .Macic
was working nor did tlioy unucrsiunu mm. " hh u -i. ."
lean Leaguo club lii I'hlladelphla, and it Is no easy tasic to uo u anu
money at tho samo time. If tho nltendunco ..cures ror mo year wero
i. . ... . I. nHn1n r"rn'l .Toil AtTifrlnnn
a nnlilic tliero wouia uo gasps uk bui, '' " t.. ..--
t?., ia..i,oii fnr thn inreil' fans and nald for mofct of it out of his own
;et. His work never has been appreciated.
S'wAVo liavo not seen or talked with Connio Hack fclnco tho babebull
't'&unn rtne, ins fic.tober. but from our own observations In tho tralnlns
"!.-..... ...i ......niiHn ...I. u flirt tnnni Ln n.nn Rrn linw tlin xnln nf KtrltnTc.
-osh and Schang camo about. In tho llrst placo, thcro always was tho
y(l". & .,,. ..a ...mi ci,tti.1 T oof ...n, o mnrtfOT., rnnrt
vMuary quesuon, wiih;ii uwvui o nvtuvu. .udb jw.. vv....'U.u.,. ..UwV
.;t'-waa patched up between tho manager nd tho players, but thero always
n. breach whldh never healed. Down houth btrunk iva3 accused fccv.
$al times of not trying to do his best. Ho seldom ran out his hlt3 and
SKiemed to be playing Just becauso ho had to. Ho was indifferent and his
t;etlans bo aroused Connio that he sent him homo a week beforo tho trip
nded. This Is not meant us a Knock ai sirunK. ait.os is omy numan
,'iu.a he was dissatisfied. Ho wanted to play on another club. Ho had a
A'AutefDnt temperament from Bush and Schang. and couldn't glvo his best,
i" Vfc.iilthoush 1'0 tried hard. Wo know positively that Amos did not tall; to
k'Hl ,. .. .ir. n. n tlmn nn1 tlila snlrtt iiovor hrlns n. b.iU rltlb. Hut
i,t ViUtuw w niwi ub i..v, ..m ... ....... . . -. -, - --
, l3b.,. ... AiH Kn,it I. u'hnn yt nltfpil hn .ldl it nnptilv nnd his troubles
; mf uun wan .. uuwuh .b , ..v.. ...- ..- .- -,--
'f'i'wero between Connio and himself. Ho did not tell tho world that ho was
EN'tni nVSn flout. Hn nlsa nlavcd as well as ho could under tho existing
: f, M ji,io nn r.v-n Pnnnln will admit that ho earned his salary.
s" '
I ' 'ftV With Bush and Schang It was different. Bush mado tho best of things,
f ;Mnd whilo It was an open secret that ho was dissatisfied, ho always gavo
W . u.-. t. c l. .. .. . In..... fl.A rrnmn tnn .caII t.. II.. dmi-v. rm , 1. n tn m .1 1...
-if-teb; was' In thero playing overj' minute. HuMi had a run-in with Connio
S?tn' doveland last August, but ho took all of tho blame.
FC--&Z ...
4-v.n ...
i .- TAST year whenever a player was sold to another club -wo liavo
l .?.' ; I -... ... . .v. .. .. ... .. i..i... .
ft7 Uf U.IOI1 IIVUU UJ1U UL .I1U I.I1U GU) JVV, lllviull tb .Ut-llJ h"J
y?) Z wish I would bo sent to a club llko Boston or Chicago or Jcw
& i . ... . . .
rit Domeiimes uio ians nso up in protest uecauso they Hguro that
gthOi players havo been traded unfairly. Sometimes they arc, but In
uu case uonmo is conferring a iavor on iiusn, btrunlc and Schang.
vfe? , Just ask them what they think of tho sale.
ilfffirS- Retrenchment Policy Seems to Hai
WmL
Have Been Abandoned
on the Stroke
I POPULAR IN THE WEST
Hy CHAULES (CHICK) EVANS
My first oxpcrlcncq with indoor golf
was nil example of that necessity which
Is said to bo tlio mother of Invention.
At that tlmo of
Ufo 1 had never
heard of Indoor
golf, mid as far
as I know It did
not then exist.
Hut I was n
i mull golf fiend
dominated by
tho idea that 1
mii.t noi Ksc
lirirtlre during
tho winter
months', nnd my
acnvo uniin ne-1
pan 14 Fcart-ii iwr
tomrthing to
circumvent tho
physical Inai -tlvlty
of tho
cold months. I
was so Kltuatrd
at tho tlmo tha
CHAULUS KVANB
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m,,, mwmmmmmkmm' -mJm
f - - l-"l- IQftK AJHO 13 IIOIMO 3UWLT W IT I IN6 ..
I
(INDUSTRIAL CAGEMEN DECIDE
ON CHANGE IN PLAYING NIGHTS
AND WILL USE TRAYMORE HALL
American League to Feature Dancing With
Games Beginning Tonight Hancock Has
Strong Line-Up With Return of Bill Miller
TItAY.MOr.il H.U.U Franklin etroct
nnd Columbia avenue, U now head-
nuaiteri for basketball activities In this
city. Tlin American I-cnguo has been ; ', ,1''" fuluff. l"t the Karnes thla week
. .. . .1 . til 1 1A nil 'rlillb.l n n .1 Val.1 ft Cn -
nlaylng there Binco tho opening oi tno i
eason, and at a rpeciai tnecting ot mo
'ndustrlal Hnxkctbnll l.eaguo yesterday
tftrrnoon It wns decided to finish tho
srlicdulo it Traymcro Hall nnd Instead
of plnylng m Mondays and Krldayn will
content their games on Thursdays nnd
v-isr-ssSseiaVir g
:v-ir'--V'.TiV:-i r-T:' C-L- J
ronld i.l.iv winter coif only nrrafion- M.VIiijSr'' d v-". ' "S5T- rS- N-S.
ally In tho nttir of my homo I llsn.
crcd nn nM mattress. This I liung n
as n target, tind tluro from day to day
I worked to keep my r0i lianii in. ino
! susSsvr&wm SCALPERS i tenney and chase greatest
real indoor goir. un an inmraum!
array of canvas nets anil eompllratrd
I putting cours-ea, began to appear. Urad
, ually nil forts of Ingenious contrlvanms
i were f-hown. Almost rvory depaitmnri
storo began to RCt nldo npaeo for In
door golf cour-' and competent lm-trui -tors
wcro engaged.
Kcnsniis fur Indoor Game
, Of course tho outdoor golfers f' 1'
, keenly tho limitations of tho Indoor
I game, but as tlicic could bo no Miulliern
i golf for tho majority of players and
I winter golf, which Is threading I" favor.
had not then a good start, the new form i
of tlio snort rapidly Inireaicd In popu-i
Iarlty. In I'hlrugn especially tho Indoor
game ivaii played to a great extent. Not
only did tho golf shops and department
rtorea havo their courses, hut the ath
letic clubs and prlvutu houses set up
nets or putting rauihCH. tif cours-u now
flirt lniln1 ,!itm h.1M KOI P.lll :l.1 OVL-T
tho States and Canada. I
vq OF FIRST BASEMEN, BUT HONOR
- -4 --v t r-M-N x T T- --x J iNmN T T-vT A T T"T-lr 1 1)
- . (iUES TU ULU i$U 1 UJN l"Jb A 1 &&
Boys Will Do Somethinffi i'1
..- . u - - . a m- Kttiiiu iu fi. viiiuiiiuui iitu uiu mh-4 (-. n ma liiinw i wiipii unvprni m.iFn.in'fl
Georcrc Sisler Only Modern btar Who May i!",1'""';1 '" "i"10.11, 'fi! "7, "lilvm ' ,iot ktei1 l,,u' ,,,l, m,ler 'n,rc6'
, tt. i-; t-i i n ''' they Intend to give their llrst chance. i ,.ub leaden) amo out openly against
JJispiace mm, isut Among rirsmacKers .Hancock Lineup Cood
There Is No Buck Ewing or Mathewson
for Smoke Show by
Doing Nothing
Saturdays.
Thepo nights havo always been found
profitable ones for tho cage rport. The
Industrial had been playing at Nonpa
reil Hall, but tlio followers of tho vnrlous
teams refured to make tho long Journey
uptown.
This Ih Ladies' Night
The American nnd Industrial Leagues
arc taking advnntugo of condition?, nnd
as Traymnrc "Hall Is uved for dancing,
hno decided to utilize tlio facilities and
mnlio the games real toclal nffilrs.
Tluoughout tho Ktato dancing follows
tho nialorlty of contests and has been
i 'nstrumcntal In booming tho atmdance.
lllght year ago tho pe Nerl games were
featured by muslo ' nnd dancing, and
when tho manncern decided to dlsDeno
' i.-lfl-i li!u f;iiit,, fhn nrrrn it rTrnllllnlK
fell off.
This Is ladles' iilshl In the American
League1, and they will bo admitted free
of charge, xrept for tho war tax and
they must "come acrcss" for l.'nclf Ham.
The teliedulo calls for .St. Columha to
meet Y. M. II. A. and Hancock to tacklo
llrothc'iood Ileth Israel. Thero la u
possibility of a fchakeup with tho playing
f thetn games should f-t. Columha or
lutirorl; inert defeat, .lack Lawrence.
tho Croystock center, will play his first
gamo for HI. ( nluinba, nnd tho other
tchedulo nt Traymoro Hall, l"ranklln
street and Columbia nvenue. Thursday
and .Saturday will be tho playing nights
uill bo on Thursday and Friday, as Sat
unlay his been previously engaged for
tho big game between tho f'amp Meade
boys and St. Columba, of Ihe American
Lenguc. The tcanjs drawn for this week's
affairs are: Thursday, Dobson vs.
Lanslon Monotype, Illllott-Lewls vs.
Harrett: Friday, llarrett vs. Inter-Xos,
Quaker City s. U. U. I.
Farewell 1'uslcrn League
Tho lemnnnts of tho llastern l-engue,
Camden nnd Trenton, who wero plalng
a series for tho championship of New
Jersey, havo decided to call off tha
games, and, Judging by tho attendance,
tho moo was n wise one, ns thcro was
llttlo Interest displayed by tho fans.
Thero will hardly bo any uttempts to
play further, although Manager Myers,
of Do Xcrl, has his team Intact and had
decided to thallengo Trenton If that
team won for a series with a $1000 side
bet. After nil things nro said and
dono nnd tho la&t remains In tho L'aetem
League aro planted uny credit coming
should bo handed to Manager Myers of
Do Xcrl, nnd flus h'hern, who backed the
club. Although heavy losern, they were
willing to finish the ncuson, and in the
last stormy meetings that were held con
ceded everything, nlmost giving away
their team, to hold tho league together.
"Two" I'ros in Slate League
That tliero Is little chancn for the
Scrantnn team getting tho corn-cut of the
other managers In tho State Uasketball
Lcacuo to continue to Imo tho uso of
four professionals after January 1 be-
camo known when Hcvcral magnates
I
Indoor golf really consists of but two
part shots off tho lloor and putting.
livery man, of course, l. ready to pr.ic
tlco putting at any tlmo or place.
Whether practice on n carpet helps tho
outdoor game may bo a question, but
without doubt Indoor golf furnts'hes a
fino opportunity to learn to hit the ball
properly, and that Is n very Important
golf lesson. Outdoors It Is very hard to
concentrato on tho proper hitting of
tho ball, for wo arc f,o much Intel csted
In its ultimate destination.
j Will Improve Game
i I know that golfers frciiin-utly ray
that when playing Indoors they cannot
tell whether they are bllclng or pulling
or committing all tho other gulling er
rors. Out if door. of ourre, their
weaknesses nro demonstrated by results.
I claim, however, that thero la an tin
mlstakablo "feel" when tho clubhead
hits tho ball on tho exactly right spot.
I btrongly advise learning to hit tho ball
on that very spot, and It can bo dono
perhaps better Indoors than out, for In
doors all one's attention can bo concen
trated on the otroke, and therefore It H
much easier to acquire a proper method.
Then, too, a missed shot Indoors seems
less important than a falluro on tho
course and Is much less iflsi-ouraging to
tho beginner.
Fulton to Meet tllly Miskc
MINXCAPOI.IS. Minn. Dor. 17 I'r.cl
1'u . ' lT Minn.. hiavjivtluht
llnhtvr. ami lllllv Mink, or Kt. Paul, luivo
licui HlKnfl up for a I-n-rrunU. no lMniun
tout o ho lieM at St. Paul Jnnuary Is.
was furnished renowi.ei!
PHILS MAY LOSE
. PITCHER RIXEY
Tall Virginia Southpaw Volun
teers for Service in Gas
Defense Department
USE THEIR OWN TICKETS
ISy HOUKUT V. 3IAXWKI.Fi
Tho "fpecn" han f.illui in lino nnd
will ilu their bit for tho tuluiiii fund
hotlng show at the Oljinpl.i on Yltics- '
day night. They havo offered their n rv
Ices and will livln nnilvo tlio affair a
oxer I huge success.
Lest thcro be somo doubt, allow us to
slato'that a "g pe " Is n genlleinan who!
frequents places of amusement and nl-'
lows tho innocent bystander to purchase I
tickets at n sllf'ht premium. It It their
business to supply the unfortunates who
have been turned down nt tho box onii".
'n other words, be Is harshly called nl
ticket scalper, which Is entirely wiong.
tiecauso ho scalps cverj thing btu. tho
ticket.
lintcr (Fie I'lut
Tho plot of this story
this mori
know hh
tho nlllce wearing an air of deep con
com and looking hl.o a iierson who bad
Important business to transact. Hu
seemed worried about something, to wo
waited for tho opening chorus.
"Cotta cuuplo of tickets for tif
thowV" be nsked hurriedly.
"Cirtalnly," wo ivplltd; "but what's
tho Idea?"
"Lisbon, an' git this right," cMilalned
Whltcy confidentially. "I lln't worklif tif
show nn" I ain't putting notliln' over on
yuh. I'm gouna slip ytih four bucks fer
a pair of broads an thai) nil
wurkln cuncsday iiltc.
Gets the "Dope"
Whltey dropped four crisp dollar bills
-n tlio dtsu and rcceivcii two ringsiuc
teats.
"(ilmnio mo somo dopo on this stuff?"
ho asked after examining the tickets.
"How do yuh act when yuh try to got
In? Pu yuh wall; rite up to tif door an'
hand It to tif guy what's there?''
"Ves, that's tho tystcm," wo an
swered. "1 ain't klddhf yuh," resumed tVliItey.
"but yuh must understand that I seli
tickets an" never uso Vni. Many
Fly GFtANTIiANF) KFCFi
H1
llllll conic the ono doubtful posi
tion of the team: the one position
whero thero was greater diffcrcr.co or
opinion.
From rimrlcy I'omiskey to George KIs
Icr Is a Ions gap. and In that gap It
seems that nc ono man has ever risen
to undisputed heights.
I Anions tho first basemen thero has
bier, no Buck Hiving, no Christy 31a-
i tbowsoii.
Comlskey was the first of tho great
first basemen. Iho original entry to range
lawny from tho bjg and cocr his share
of terrltoiy.
' After that camo a long list of re
nowned first basemen, who worn mainly
1 fir their hatting, 'lius nsi .
llTHHiE tho Winter League was running in full blast It was bald tliat
&;" "'s-'ea"? oaseuaii v,uuiu uo run on a umereni Uasls this year, Kx
yy:linfs would be cut to a minimum, salaries would bo sliced, the training
Efe.irlp abandoned, players must sleep In upper berths, tho schedulo trimmed
& 5a 140 games and only eighteen players to each club. That was tho
M'tanliMnnii ftnyn tlin toici,, mAAHnu .i.cir.i 1ml. 1 T,. ...i.. ...
i m..w..w w.w.w ...w .vc,MV ...wb....0 ,,.w ,,u,u. i.ufc iiuui iiappcneu:
.A 'KTcTnatnnil nt ntittlm- tlirAtlfli tViAQn r,,ll..,l nlmnn.., i. ,..i. ...... .
,; i : " .-.-... -...w0. ..wwv ........ w.uiifeva illU UlUUH VOlCll 10
f '.me on tho eamo asbefore, take a chanco and in reality becan to snpn.i mnm...
yXlk Federal Leaguo barons in tho palmy days. Charley Weeghman an.
J.V.red -on tho scene with $250,000 In regular money which ho announced
Ud bo spent on doji piaycrs, ana mauo good his threat by snaring Alex-
p ana Klllefer from tho rhl.s. Then camo other deals whero larco
mnta of money changed handn, piaycrs changed Jobs and tho events
ao startling ana sensational that tho cntlro sporting world was taken
area. Tho variousownera apparently had no fear of tho great war and
their confldeneo n blg-leuguo baseball at every opportunity.
t there will bo a come-back, nnd it will como in a couplo of months.
nplrlt of confldeneo also will tako hold of tho players, and when tho
.comes to sign new contracts tho owners will discover It to their dU-
N For example. If John Jones, of tho Phillies, asks for an incrcaso in
4ie" won't agreo with Tresldent Baker when ho tells of tlio uncer-
rof the game, the huge expense and thp prospect of losing money this
It; 'Instead he will aslcf" "How about thn,t bundle of coin you received
i Ufa alo ot Alexander and .Klllefer? Don't tell mo that you'ro broke!"
. .' m
flJmHB BameJgoes for Connio Mack. AVeeghman, Ilranch Rickey,
IMS A'icjarko'arlinth and thopthers. Tho magnates have shown their
i iooiidencar and the chances aro they will havo to nav for It. Them
a.1"! --. .ix. .t.
Ji 19X4 World-Series Hero; Wants Another Trial
Bllili JAMBS, ncro of the 1914 world series which, resulted so dis-
ily ,for thd Athletics, wants to. stage a come-back. Tho big right-
ftlrko h been Ineffective slnco Ills great year when tho Jlraves won
PMtHd tho world's championship, lias wrltton Manager Stalllngs,
thwit Jwqueatlng another chance to show that his Injured jight arm
Bmnvm M M..v i VM"W .l.n fcii.M V ..IV .t.uuuu Julius, llio
Itl 'ownpajgns, but he received his salary just tho samo. When
a cutaast iprlng lie refused, left the team and departed for
fcf QkUfornhi. He. pitched in a few exhibition! games on the coast
rthMe feiv'worKouts are sua to navo convinced him that
to mow down'big-leaguo Wtsmen. .
.. k'- .. , w i- ... .
irrm0 wwt.aw Leagues
LJrVE
ClIAItLOTTESVHiLK, Vu Dec. 17.
Tho Phillies arc to lose nnother mound
star. 13ppa nixes', Jr., tho tall Virginia
southpaw, has In all probability made his
last appearaco on tho diamond. liver
slnco tho close of tho National Leaguo
season ho has been debating what
branch of tho war service to enter.
Tlio opportunity camo this week when
ho was notified by his former tutor, 1'ro
lcssor Francis 1. IHinnlngton, of the
University of Virginia, that two Virgin
ia graduates In analytic il chemistry
wero wanted for tho gas defense depart
ment for immediate assignment at Nor
folk, lllxey, who has been In tho em
ploy of tho Vlrghila-Carollna Onemlcal
Company at Richmond for tho last two
months, hastened nt onco to his home at
the university, procured tho. necessary
recommendations from his former In
structors and at onco forwarded them
to tho AVar Department. It Is believed
that his application will bo accepted and
that hu will enlist at once.
ot or lis story was iuruisneu .. ":.'.,. u ,nn
rnlnu when "U'hlte-I don't! included such eminent Y'," "".,.'
n by any other name -i-iiio Into1 Anson, linger i omior, lun Urouthcrs,
llut none of theso could rar.go with
nn.imi first, ii:iMinrn. sueb men as Hal
Chase, Stuify Jtelnnls or (leorge Sisler.
They could lean against tho ball with
an undeniable crash; they carried tho
wallop; but they were i.ot us active
us tho modern schools.
The Two Leaders
Intending over ti ten-year peilod, wo
found the greater number of votes wcro
-ii. .t.,.i i.A...nAn ..,. i,.ii,,Vrri1 Tennev.
is ler i'v iicu ,.ivrn . .,,. - ....
1 ain't i of I'.n-tnn. and Hal Chase, ot New ork
and Cincinnati.
For sheer brilliancy and grace Hal
Chase has no equal. Ho was the, most
b-pectacular of them all.
13ut Hal drew too many lapses nt
var'ou-iortlor.s of his career to hold ns
much ndulatlon us ho would othcrivlss
have drawn.
If Chase, from tho fitnrt. had worked
ns earnestly and as steadily as ho has
In ltedlnnd tho last two years, thero Is
no iiuestlon that today ho would top
tho peak.
As It stands, tho majority of votes
were given to Fred Tenney, a brilliant,
smart fielder, who batted above .SOO for
night I tear up tho seats I havo left ' eight j ears a fino ilerensivo player anu
nn' beat It. Never have tlmo to too no ' a strong man on attack.
"Iiowh. They tal.o up too much of my! Clinsu should havo outranked Tenney,
eveuln'. but there were lean years where Hal's
"Hut yuh band tif ticket nt tlio door I play fell off badly, and whero ho was of
nif then find a usher or fomethlng. Am no great valuo to his clan.
1 right? Then I gut showed to my seat, ' Another star, who belongs with theso
nnd tha s all. Hut, ray, nre these seats
any good? I don't want no bum deal on
this, becauso I ain't no tucker, an' I
haio trouble enough when I'm cellln'
them. You'ro trcatln" mo' right, ain't
yuh?
is Frank I'haiice, haul hitter, good field
er nnd aggresslvo leader.
Of tho present array, Ceorgo Sisler
Is tho ono who has tho best chance of
displacing Tenney from tlio top. If Sis
ter can maintain his present pace for a
tew moro years ho will undoubtedly bo
the pick for future historians to con
slder.
As It If, the lirown slur hasn't played
long enough to bo figured In. Among
the others 31elnnls has tlio better record,
a trlllo above Jnko Daubert.
llut for all nround value, fielding, bat
ting, head work, nKgresslieness. speed,
agility, stamina, bteadlness and brll-
I llancy, Fred Tenney baa tho ra I. As a
1 member of thn old Hoston quartet, be
contributed i big share toward Hoston's
baseball fame. And whilo not as great
a star above other rivals as lining and
Mathewson were, Tenney Is far from
l being of merely normal caliber.
(N"c.t Second base)
i Whilo tho caliber of play In the Ameri
can League has not reached tho standard
set by tho llastern, ne;crthelcss at least
I three teams havo been able to win the
'argo majority of games played through
out the State. Hancock, las iicav's
I champion, possesses n grtat record, nnd
' Manager Hopkins has a llm-un that
shows up well. Ho has "Sir." l'owell, of
Do Nerl, and Howard Wood, of Jasper,
it forward ; Hill Sillier, of Camden,
center; Kddlo Ncuinan. of Trenton, n-d
1'ccrcfc.iKld with Tiautwcln ns guards,
'rhn latter youngster formerly nlayd
for Central High School and fclnco he
has been given nn opportunity has
nroved a sensation. Ho tallied eight
goals agilnst llert Young In last Wednes
day's game. Hopkins had been on tho
lookout for a center, ns Hill 31lller was
playing fi-r Camden III the series with
Trenton, nnd with him back on tho Job
Hancock should do better.
Change in Industrials
Tho Industrial Uasketball League will
not play this evening, as thero has been
a big uhlft in tho schedulo of tho organi
zation, also a. chango in nights null a
shift in playing quarters. It has de
cided to finish , tho remainder of Its
such n proposition, and nt tho samo tlf.io
quoted others ns saying they would be
found opposing it If any t,uch request
Is made.
According to the managers in question
tho Scratiton club will show poor sports
manship If It comes Into tho leaguo with
a request that tho four professional
limit bo extended. When tho special
tulo was passed It was understood tlio
oto was taken simply to belli Seranton
out of ii hole und that January 1
tho usual sstcni would hao to pre
vail. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
REDUCES ITS SCHEDULE
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Will Play 140 Games Next Season
instead of the Customury 154
I UIRMINUHAM, Ala., IVc. 17. Re
duction of thn playing schedule from
154 to 110 games next beason was deter
mined hy thu directors of tho Southern
Haseball Association. It was decided
not to reduce cither tho salary or player
limit. Tho season will open not later
than April IS and close not later than
September S.
For Christmas
give cigarg
of recognized
quality- cigars
that are sure
to please
INTERCOLLEGIATE MEET
TO BE HELD IN MARCH
Boys Donate Services
"Y" see, the boys ain't workin on
Wednesday nltc. They ain't buttlif in
on th' show, an I am hero to donate
their services or something. Wo want
to help, wo do, tin' wo can't help a bet
ter rauso than yuurs. Tif boys 'over
there' need smokes, an" wo will do our
ilmro to seo that they get 'em.
"L's tnecs ain't so bad," continued
Whltey, "although we get panned all tif 'moves by tho ottki.ilso in charge point
Indoor Championships Most Likely
Will Bo Staged in This
City
Although thero has been no olllclal
agreement that tho JntercoHeglato As
sociation of Amateur Athletes of Amer
ica will hold its annual Indoor and out
door championships next spring, several
H . . i
time. Wo take a chanco tho same as
iny guy in buslmss, and if wo lose out
It's our fault. Wo lncst our own money
and seo If wo can make n piollt. It's
egltluiato business but Just th' same
no ain't workin' on Wednesiiy n'te
"1 was talkln to Sammy the Uoat an'
Honest Phil tif other day an' I Bays
lay off tif big show.' They promlso
an' so did Hattllng 3lonk, Hilliken, Ilog
gle an' tif others. This Is straight stuff
and hero Is the list. Nono of them guys
will bo workin'."
rhe Volunteers
Wliltcy dropped tho list on tho desk
ind wo looked It over. Hero U Ihe
roup of volunteers:
N'ofceim ,
Count
DoKlcIe
lli-rliy
I'rbii-M
Mutt llrnderaon
llonrkt I'll 11
Numiny the Goat
' M
Whiter
'lilllkeit
liitlllneMonl,
Cuhbuco
l'..y
'lull
'illilf Joe W'aimtiii
ble the Ciur
These Is tho regular guys,
Vhltey, "and tho
lourse, If u can
i sell those tonacco show tickets wo
in't help It. Uut wo offer bur services
id we want you to accept them."
"Hut how can we accept your eerv-
es?' wo asked. "What will you do?"
''We wi 1 do somothin' bvdolng noth
'," Whltey explained. "Wo ain't work.
tho show. We'll do our bit without
klif our bit. All tif specs will be out
l front cheerlrf llko tif other simps on
Vedncsday nlte."
to this being a fact. It wan made
known last night that It had virtually
been ugrced that tho Indoor champion
ships would bo held In tho Commercial
3Iuseum during the first week of 3Inrch.
The Meadow brook A. A. has donated
the uso of thu hull und will ho'd Its
title games a few days after tho college
event. Just when tho outdoor cham
pionships will bo held and tlio site for
tho contests has not been mentioned as
yet.
ENTRIES FOR VICTRIX
RUN CLOSES TOMORROW
llntrles close tomorrow for the annual
Christmas Day modified 3Iarathon run
given under tho auspices of tho Victrlx
Catholic Club, over the club's courso f
s'lghtly more than live miles.
3Iany entries havo already bcon re
ceived, Including several military teams,
from the nearby cantonments, which
ho names is rigid Of ' shrrula VrlV,R "I1 EO,mo eloyo competition.
of rheaii brooms rles Twenty-flvo handsome individual and
or cheap brooms ries t . . . . . watches.
llver cups and gold, sliver and bronze
medals are offered as prizes.
Entries close with Thomas J, Hughes,
chairman, C13S Vine street, I'hlladel
phla, Pa,
I . imatopd i?TTvrrpt nnva
aft-tjw'MrJu U2TJE :&:ZZZZL..
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Tl-o IVnneld A. A. would Ilka to arrns
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"mi having hall, f. A. llulllk. Jr., l'J20
illana avenuo. or rhune JlarliiK Ho between
:30 u. in. und &:30 p, m.
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Tha Bsien-rolnt Club, a fait aecond end
third cla Laiketball tram, la ilealroui
of arranxinv gamra vtilh taama having llla
In or out of town. Joaepb I'owltn, man
ager. S3 lnc gtreet.
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