tp ii.ii 1161 i " - - - --- - . i i n E- ...' vi- - , . -.- , !"J ' Sst . - w v r-1 1 1t JfcgMjftm-JJl AggNftSE'YEl GKEiBtmiRg WTfiffl tiOfcFEttS OF PfllPELMf If J 'WARTHROUGHTO THE DAYS OF REAL SPORT I1NDUSTRIAL FIVES FOUR RING CHAMPS CROWNED DURING 1917; LES DARCY DIES A Y AND WIN GAME AT 18TH IN A. TRIPLE TIE Dobson, JButterworth and Barrett Share First Place in Close Race .-PRESIDENT TAF? SOLDIER AND FITZ PASSES AWA'Y ; ) 'Vi . : f V tf Vtin svP TT Q n A r-sA TDnnPK Herman Won From Kid Williams in January 1 Tit vx u. v. vi. xs.., auu. x xcoi -Elect -Wheeler, With R. W. Lesley, jueonara rossea weisn in may, j-ewis jseaz Britton in June, O'Dowd Won in November ?$erid Their New Year's Greetings OLIVET-COVENANT WINS1 r v ( HOW AllD TAFT mi the drover Cleveland was noted ph Jefferson were comrades r.Bay. Further than that he nber the famous tennis i always an ex none nt of latent ,nt: Harvard he -was nn President that nn army, i Iter all. It was Mr. Taft who t.L In t.l.n .,, nf flin several occasions concerning Mtbe opportunity he played the ,tnte trip he was Invited to a, fM first hall. Mr. Taft was In Mht ddwn tho fairway. Tho .another one, but ho said ho was President that tna secret he would frequently run out ind stilt maintains that no of the presidential party. Henrico' men TVcr taking no chances with cranks. Mr. Wilson Is "enthusiastic golfer, and when Jersey and for tho presidency he 'tlM'news. tfe'jEvi!Ni.vo runuc LEPCro nsked IriYear'a greeting to tho golfers In "who are how In some branch of .bteft's message: 1 l"ti.'K MAN who plays, golf and enjoys 'XTt aom nnd a spirit of Independence. Such personal traits prompt t J ... r4i.a a ah n aV a !( a-ln It II to, play tho game to mo cnu. i'ffeto war we must fight It through to victory ana win me game ttlth eighteenth hole. If it bo necessary to play It through. We BOt achieve a lasting peace unless wo defeat our enemy. f Sincerely yours, 4 ft Wfe' &: ?& y m President I'errin Sends His Greetings 'X itADBLI'HIA has had only ono elation during tho twenty-thrco raud it Is unfortunate that Howard reasons to refuse a nomination inmost enthusiastic ot golf officials fejkeet players In the country. Certainly there never has uecn nnomer ent who could compare with him w. Year's greeting to the golfers ."How fortunate wo aro that In this it keen ourselves Dhyslcally nt and I game which means so much to us can do our part ana our wont t devoto some leisure tlmo to golf." iv, ... S" - VTmED&niCIC S- wHEEI.KR. the ; m: ;: .. . . ... i States Coif Association, win succceu -r. j.errin ai iiiu annual ilng of the national body In this age: '.'JPlease convey to the golfers of fa greetings and best wishes." f.VS ., n i-rn j message r rom KltT V. LKSMCY has been president of the Holt Association of plh4ladelphla for many years, and l' compare most favorably with that elnhla has a greater diversity ot n golf organization, nnd tho sport Is condition. And a great deal of 1 'the New Year's greeting of tho illadclphta to""thc golfers of 'Philadelphia: fe.'vr ... i - TJ1K goiters in the active vtX wishes that they may 'play the feVMsh, and to tho seniors wlo are on iv'jped work and hearty support of bring about a speedy and happy termination ot tno war." More Will Plan and ONB knows. Just what tho new Bert, One thing fs certain: 'There 'outdoor recreations. The time Is ing or content to sit and watch others play. Just as every youngster crlptlve age who has any red branch of the national service so years for men to realize that tho Pltte biggest asset In tho world Is llth la to exercise. Golf has done that no other sport could do. juidvonce n man gets- the open Wf WWIC1H LU remain muuvis.- iiiviu uiu.u mil nnu iivauii I'laj.ne, pfliere.'s watching others play. Hoys have realized this. It Is raro jee tne boy as a spectator, hep ' boys play is a bore. t. of our colleges iiavo-uecn He way, because they pioduced a than ten seconds, a football team ,mi. or a pole vaulter who can a to have been to produce a peat' student body was neglected. miSh ''future the goal will be the development of every man In college. tenant Colonel Pierce, president of latton, lilts, (hfc nail on the head in let' propaganda lor tho spread of fslMpst fruitful. The physical fitness or the men assembled In our encamps during the last year , this. 1 ' K.niG addrebs I was privileged t conference t called attention (oi tins repuuun u a vuuiaoie a-ssei ior preparedness. At the United States was hot tiwed did not fully appreciate the saying of Socratte that 1.. namely: 'No citizen lias stter'ofy physical tralnlug; It tv to' keep Jilmself In gw : a -moment's notice, ;. Wlfmt, the National K.BATfCIWJ'T. of Trfnccton, a, .je on ainieucs at training camps, lie reterred to the "W. Aivrstnfi nmnncr the. men nt tlm f-nnl -in nll no In to' 'Uflj;iountry, and told verMfctenment. jrt. lt, )tn bold on apPM wmnpiea uoctor H0H, Mr:, in a cross-country run, more than 850 of them imm Minute ot the winner. At another amn 4oa im.bot. )MpBiedr-and at still, another he saw 6000 men go In ifilWtyYeB'jtotball pamei were played In it single 4 Mr of fcelerflc cantonment, and another afternoon i,s"M' '$ -r tout U i ?m '4ivftopiT 'XW. BME-STB 'first of our really nlhlctlc Presl- a a fisherman and the late Prcsl- many n, tlmo when ho summered took little Interest In outdoor life. cabinet ot Theodore Itooscveu, and the strenuous life. In fact, when ho excellent amateur boxer. It was otllccr hlindcd him In ono cje In n first dwelt tlmo and time again upon ranntrtf nt-evlnil TO lllfl election lie tho beauties of coif, apd whenever gnmo as well. Wlillo ho was out now course, which ho openca ny flno form, and tho ball flow 200 members wero anxious mai nc would rest on his honors, it wai service men goi men- mi wn.- to Chovy Clmso and play. The other players wero allowed within a Mr. Toft did not like tills, hut the ho was nominated for Governor ot was playing golf when he first Mr. Taft If he would kindly send America, particularly to tno tnou- the Government service, and ncie It must have a love ot free- xnai. is mmi o "'"" u" president ot tho I'nHed States f!olf years' existence of .the national W. Perrln has been forced by for another term, jih is " nnd in his tlmo has ranked among In a battle ot tne uiiks. ueie 11 ot Philadelphia and vicinity: great war crisis we are m posi- mentally alert through tne moiiium all. Those of us- who must stay ociier ana mom cinv.icm.ij present treasurer ot tne uniteu ,.: . ... . city next month. Here Is his, Philadelphia my cordial New nt..l llf T F.. ituuvri. tt . ukuich under his direction the organization ot any other section ot tho country. tournaments than any other metro- hero Is In a very thorough and tho credit belongs to air. Lesley. president of the Clolf Association service of their country, sincere game' successfully and to a patriotic home duty, may their the Government nnd Its men Fewer Will Watch year will bring us In the shape of will be a greater Interest than ever fast coming when men will no longer ftfoh blood In ltlr elns wants to get Into it Is with the older men. It has greatest joy Js doing things, and health and the only way to preserve things for a million men in this It has tnken them out Into the air Idea Into his system he Is no tie preiers 10 piay, ana tor mm 10 wining 111 nit p.isi to he known in man who can run a hundred yards that can go through the season leap twelve feet or more. The fow shining athletic examples while But there Is a change coming, and the National Collegiate Athletic these remarks: athletic and physical training has as applicants for commissions to deliver to you at last y'ear's to the physical fitness ot the at war and perhaps the dele- a right to be an amateur In is a part of his profession as condition and ready to serve his Camps Are Doing member of ths War Department' how athletic Instructors had' been a wholesale scale was Indicated iiaycroit turnisnea. in one training - - Mtrn oil, participated li boxing s " -v i - -t f. -.. -" iR""vonU' 'OM-'aUtH. of sthe ftmjm ttwe Is'.requlredto carry 1.. 'v ' X 'man. w'(.li.and1to-liandr;comlMit, 1 -" Zrr -"T"" U J Iwuweitotuate ,port- ,wbJck.j WaitWn -oty a conimittoa.'to I " T3AWAfC owwu- pB pppa Z li., ,.( ! sK 4JBiWiH immm wm.JLL & &8SEmfrmrd&. s ,W; t2i3ZM ', VZmOM7W?ZrXt v 7k .fe,feJk . WZZZ'jm I WMWiA I fr '&mmW . A A f W .A irll lit iilHlillUBj.inMl,.,!.! ,ii.i WmmwmMtr- ..igvMfJBWBIBBI'llfllilllllliil - - -r?rmB3sBsimimi II i MIDNIGHT DEC. 31 -Jan. IB ? ! EVANS SELECTS ALL-AMERICA J AMATEUR GOLF TEAM, AND NAMES ROBERT GARDNER FIRST CHOICE Francis Ouimet, Jerome Travers,W. C. Fownes, Jr., Jesse Guilford, Nelson Whitney and Doug-las Grant His Other Selections NATIONAL AMATEUR AND OPEN GOLF CHAMPION'S NEW YEA&S GREETINGS THAT the new year may, in spite of war clouds, bring much happiness and nil the skill they covet to Philadelphia golfers is the sincere and grateful wish of one who has often shared the privileges nnd pleasures of their wonderful courses. No place in the world has lu- enjoyed better golf than on the links of Merion, Whitemarsh CoJntry Club and Pine Valley, and it was nt Merion that he realized a long-standing ambition, and that ionization he believes was the result not only of his own effort, but was assisted by the generous, fair-minded qualities of u Philadelphia gallery. t The kindness shown -alike by the press and people of-Philadclphia iu visum; oiii.i iiiuuu. men jm uiiiuiiun in mo national cnnmpion ship of 1010 an event of pleasant memories happily lasting until peace urings uauK our spuns uiiu jiusinut-s. By CHARLES (Chick) EVANS, JR. All - American athletic I year. Ills specialties are tine lour iron SE .1 ELECTING Jj, teams is a faorlte American pas- tl,e.and I h. been asked to Join it by ... . .... . All... giving my uioice 01 imu - Amerlcar. amateur golf team. The as-IN sumption is that 1 am expected to Judge on the record of 1917, but that Is lmpos- slble unless ono uses exhibition Ken Cross matches as abasia, for tournament 1 dlstuib him, et at the same time he golt III the oidlnaiy sense of the word 'seems to lack daring, lie has gieat was almost nonexistent, so many leading, opportunity to play and practice ami young pkijcrs cither being lr. the aimy or preparing to go. Lariy in uio spring 1 the southern champloiMilp was jilajed I at Birmingham, Ala., the western cham- plonshlp coming later In llio season and less representative than usual en that lacrount. and the western open, more ' largely professional than usual not an amateur being in tno nrst iwcmy-iivc cnmnrlsed the wholo of the large tourna- h ments. I shall try. therefore, to let my choice be governed by past performances, Itcd Cross matches this sear and a gen-, ..r-t i,nn-te,l,re nf the nlavers' came. Docs Not Select Rivals 111 offering my selections for an All- American team 1 do not dare to let my 1 Imagination wander to tho members of the team that It nugiit play, nruain in our leading rival and Just now almost all of the younger leading British playeis some, alas' have plaed their last game aic at the fiont; like conditions are fast anrnoaclilr.g us and by the time peace comes again there is a chance for a decided change In the personnel of the ,,. i.. , n .i. . 1 game. Perhaps mat is an tne more lea son why the great amateurs should be written about now. Many young players ' now under twenty will be coming along when tournaments ore resumed, and of course the sustaining golfers, those over thirty-one. will play more than. ever. I would glvo the first placo on any learn mat 1 sciecicu iu Lieutenant nop- crt Gardner, my distinguished fellow townsman, for when In form ho Is Just about the best golfer In the country. He has a good all-arouid game, with out standing features of driving and. putting. In fact, no plaver lu the country can drive consistently farther and stralghter than he. He has that much discussed thing, a good golf temperament, and ' twice has held the highest amateur title ir. tlip country. Although he has played In no tournaments this year, he took a prominent part In all the Bed Cross I matches around Chicago until he entered the training camp at Fort Ihcrldan. Ouimet and T ravers Named ' Private Ouimet, of Massachusetts, if permitted to play, would make another 1 efficient member of the team. His rec ord Is known throughout the country. 1 During the last year he won the western championship and has played well in Bed t...., ,,,,........,. ..,..... ,.Jt.. , ..,. Cross and army benefit games around Boston. Perhaps the best feature ot his game Is putting. I Jerome Travers, ot New York, fout- times national champion, deserves a good place on any All-American team. I Although he has not been very success- ful In his Bed Cross matches this year. his wonderful tournament experience anil achievement ahow- nil ahllllv- that m ...,riM.ht..ii i.. e ,.. "'that L uiiullr.tii celled sll ,. . u..UVUUv..u.j ...sob u, ...,, f nt GRANTLAND RICE EVERY OTHER DAY AFTER NEW YEAR'S READERS of the Evening Public Ledger who have followed Grant land Rice's striking pen pictures of sports as portrayed in lyric and prose, poetry for several years will be pleased to be reminded that the soul of the poet has risen to the poetic heights of patriotic action. Somewhere Mr. Rice is bivouacked with his company, preparing for the sterner game that lies beyond the great waters. He is with the field artillery of the United States army. "We are pleased to extend as New Year's greetings the glad tidings that the genius of-Grantland Rice is not to bo lost to this sporting page. The stern realities of war will not permit to Mr. ..Rice the time necessary to produce his customary daily feature; but Mr. Rice will be, heard from in these columns three times a week, and if his songs are ess frequent their charm should be all the sweeter, for to hk, verse and snorting comment par excellence will be added the flavor, of the old camp fire. -He will furnish -gossip of the camp in ferewc to general sporting, news, as. heretofore. Ga shots anil marvelous putting. JJ plonSWih. 7. .""' --"JMUii, I 1 nest team players In the country, a gieat stuilcnt of the game, He and noieu ior his generalship. Jesse Gullfoul. of Mafcan.husetts. I another long driver; notliing seems to.ufieh Ilemlrlckn wilt work tar should be a valuable member nf any ini. VliHne- Pine Plavpr '"n'J ne I laer Nelson Whitney, of New Oileans, Is a line player, with all the shots in his n-ie. up nan a graceiui nmj easy rtMe, a good temperament and always tries. ..- -. . uiiun mm in ni puuing. Douglas i.iatit, of San l-ranclsco, is " American player who developed his '" n the faiiious Lngllsh courses. . llav "ot n'aced Bcbb- Io'"'s and ! other very '."'" ,"- ""? I layers 011 my team 1 because lliey lacl: tournament ex- 'perleuce. Their promlte Is brilliant, and nerbuns n. venr nr o will nlnne llen securelj . NEW JERSEY ANXIOUS TO HOLD REAL BOUTS Three Bills Will Be Offered J-1 1 i-i. XJius win lii. uuticu for the Approval of the Legislature NI1W YOKIv, Dec. 31. Whether the ,,0poacd drive to legalize professional boxing in this State meets with success or not, it seems ,tho fans of this city will not have to travel very far for their entertainment In the near future. A determined effort to legalize tho sport In New Jersey Is lielng made, and according to tho latest odlclal communiques from the front there is every reason to be llevo the efTort tjIU he crowned with success. At least three bills already have been drafted and wilt be offered for the ap proval of the Legislature when It con venes ot Trenton soon after the first of 1 the new ear. It ls said that Governor IMge Is In favor ot legallning the sport and that If a bill Is passed he will sign It. fiianls and Reds After Mamaux f'lNCI.S'.N'ATt. ).. Il'c. St. Al Mamaux will wear a Hd uniform next a-aon If rhrlatv Math-xidii. manaa-er ot tlie lleds. about It. ilatty said tudiv that lie would Ilk tp have hlm and wilt bid Men for hlm. New York also la after him. and tho rliancea aro that Mi-Oraw will net httii via the lontjer pol.etbool; route .Malty tried 10 uet Al at tho meetliu r.f t!, National league, but could not per auude Presfusa to part with him. The Ited trailer will attend the net stlunal Leaeue mcetlni; and malto every effort to land Mm. Malty aa ha can correct Ma. maux's one pitching fault, that of puttlns e er tiling inio tno earner innirfa ana "avlae llolhlnB fir reaerve. with the result around about tno sevenm innintr. JACK HENDRICKS WILL LEAD ST. LOUIS CARDS Former Manager of Indian apolis Team Signed, Today by President Rickey ST. LOUIS, Dec. 31. Jack Hendricks, for four yeais, man ager nf the Ir.dlannpolls (American As sociation) b.iseli.ill club, today signed a conti.ut to uianago tho St, Louis Car dlnaN. President Branch Illckey re fused to name the length of the docu ment. All that Itlrkey would state was, "Ho received his irlease fiom McfSlll I ami accepted our terms," 1 Ktekey had been trying to land Hen ' dilcks to manage his chili for some time, 1 but was unable to ilo so because Presl jdert Mi till, of the Indianapolis club, withdrew his offer to sell Hendricks to the Curds fur 510.000 In the early pait ) of December. With this wiilidrtval Illckey appar 1 enlly stnpiieil negotlatloiis with Hen dricks, mill the announcement today came us a suipilse to basebJIl fans. Many past Hurt present slais had been mentioned to lc.nl tbn St. I.ouls team net ear. Including Hans Lobert and "Wild Bill" Donovan foimer Yankee manager, who was "slgneil" to manage the team on December 21, by a New York spilbe, which yarn was denied by Illckey the following day. Last Hntmday Hike. O'Neill, manager of tho Sjracuso team, of the New York Stuto League, guo out the Information from his home town that he had been tendered the management by Rickey ard would likely accept. When tha presi dent of the (irrilna1s was iiuesMnn-:d lu tegard to the O'Neill proposition he, 1 lion ever, "had nothing to hay." No mention was made of the salary Miriposltlon Is that the flcui 7,-,nn -i jear ' iut the H Hhoui UACJIIMC' MAV OITrT'DETi uvomna mi ouijI;EijU m ADEE AS PRESIDENT lolly HI1U AlyllCK A10 ALSO Candidates for Tennis Leadership 1 is hi stote , onalLawn ",.i ,f-., Vpliaiently a stormy session n l.a.. ,!ia liilla,l Uljlae Vqllnnnl Tennis Assoclatloi. meets at tlie Wal-' dorf.Artorla lu Kebtuary. In the early reckoning it was generally agreed that Julian S. Myrlck would succeed Major (leorge T. Adee as president of the as-, soclatlon, but It now develops that two other candidates are In the Held. Kdvriu V. Toitey, of Clinton, N. Y now sec- retary of tlie V. S. N. L. T. A., and Al- bert a. Hosklns. of this city, vice nresL ,ltnt f ' 'ennls association In 1016. ' .,... ..... ... . 11 iraii-inirmiurinBuieiasi weeivinat both Mr. Tori been endeav'01 the annual nice of his own election, but It Is understood fiom well-informed authorities that an agreement has been readied between the two whereby tho one who sees that he will be defeated will throw his votes to the other, thereby making a combina tion to defeat Mr. Myrkk. 'llieie Is no Intimation as yet as "to which of the candidates will bo favored ! tllM iinmlii'itlnsi ew,.l.... t... .1.1. vcl as 10 may bear llttlo with the two which are left out In the cold. They will run on Independent tickets, and It Is not alto gether certain that the nominating com mittee's choice will have as much weight In the nnnual meeting as In the past. The politics of tho sport are said to be riding rampant, and It Is Intimated hi some quarters that l'red C. Jennings, chairman ot the nominating committee Is Ircllned to a choice of Hosklns. These two men have been at odds for some time, but their differences In the local organization are said to have been patched up. and that Jennings will advo cate the candidacy of Hosklns In the .. ... viiiuuitiiif, i Ult,t..lliet( Dill 11113 regular nominations. I FULTON TO MEET MORAN AT NEW ORLEANS, JAN. 28 Bout Will Be Twenty Rounds or Less to a Decision .. Nl'.)u OI5N' Dec' 31 I'wiik Moran. the Pittsburgh heavyweight, was -,es-terday matched with Kred Fulton, the IJochester. Minn., plasterer, for a twenty-round bout fo a decision at New Orleans on Januarv "s. n.- !.,.,.. clinched matters for Moran upon the receipt of a telegram from Domlnlclt Tortorlch. who will conduct the bout at the Tulane Athletic Club of the .Southern city. Herrmann to Confer With Johnson . CHICAGO. Dee. 3t. Auxuat Herrmann kfi!i!nIKni.0 tho. .Nstlonal Il.aiball CoSmla. iiVii?,0?'.f' ,h ,A.ml-" Lea.ue. on t". division of the world'a aerlea money. Herr mann favora inelud ne tho flrat a. yen rluba It. each leatue In the cut-up of the recolpta of the aerlea. Herrmann aald ha al,o would conault with rrealdent Johnson reardlnr the cloaln date of tha cnamptonahlp schedule In both major laaruts. t Detroit After 1919 Bowling Congress DETROIT. Mich.. Dae 81. Detroit la ftr the 1819 Annuleta bowllm eonrao and tournament. A maatlnc of the elty aaaocUtlon has bean aet for thla weak. Leaders deelara aaauratira nl-innnnri i .11 ey and Mr. Hosklns had ","" ' ,..,,. " '." sreauy aid the, ' """"', ,i ..' ring to obtain nroxles for. ,uo ",m v,u,u "' ,ne coming home tlB "! 'V" l V ,""" ,,:, ,. ...,.,. ... ., games. victory over iiriiuni. .iaca never liiih. ci;ii iiu inu view ... .... .(.,. thatJa n-d.t tp brln the plq apllleri hr.' h ,a ',r-v i ft'i - fVA-v.. V Tlie race for first place In lh In dustrial Itaskctball Lcasue Is becoming decidedly InteicBtlng and llirco clubi are noiv In Hie throes ot a deadlock for the plnnaclo position. They are Hut tenvorlli, llMrrett nnd Dobson. By a turn of good fortune neither of tho leaders Is scheduled to combat each other during tho 'week, fo the prob abilities of the tic being broken arc not fo bright. On Thuisday, however, the Dobson squad faces V. CI. I, and tho (iasmen have Juat won two games In a row. Doheon. by the way. are dangerous pen mint contenders with the nddltlon of ICII patrlck and l,llngstoiicv In Saturday n garnet lnter-ros hc- featcd Quaker City. SO-H. In a contest that was close throughout, tho figures being tied on many occasions. In tne other affair t O. I. defeated narrct. .:8. The field ttoal tossing of It. I'os- sett for the tlasmen and J. White for Marret featured, the former landing six field goals and the latter, eight. fe.. ' ? IT V! tne VnThaif henor, of the Nonlieast Church Association and the winners owe their triumph to the cleer work of Schaal and l-'lthlan. Tho latter was a real star. With the totals even at 2.1, Schwcnkf elder landed a field goal, making It 27-25, and looked like tho winner, but In the closing mo ments Flthlan came through with three points on a field goal and foul goal and Olhet-Covenant won out. Kithlnn with fle field tosses and Schaal with four starred for the wlnneis, wlillo Mar shall nnd Myers excelled for the losers. The American League's games for huh livening are posiponeu owing lo ( iriivinoie nan neing useu ior ..!. other purposes, but the "big" leaguers will re new operations on Wednesday evening when two of the best games of the sea son will be plajul and the hall will tie crowded. Tho four clubs ill action If ever a basketball league received- medal for etaglng fights In addition to the cage contests the honors are alt In favor of the Pennsylvania State League. When Stanley Harris, of Pitts ton, presented Jimmy Kane, of Scrantnii, with a black eye the other night. It matkert the fifth flst-flglit to occur In the league In r week. .Many of the plHjeis are now dissatisfied at the leductlon I made hi salaries and several ahead ' have null. ' Billy Murray May Manage Red Sox I Nt:V TOHK. Dor. .11. niiljr Murray, for merly mutineer or tn mimes and now a srout for lh lloaton lied fox. Is mentlnue.l In biliU circles liere today hs r lk!v succeawir to .lark Jlarry as manaor nf tnn ix-v.orlii's 1 iiHtnpIoni', Schoolboy Fumbles By PAUL PREP fond hopes which La Salle Col- T hi: x lege had f putting a creditable team on the basketball floor this season were slve" anotlcr setback when Cap alu Downey announced that owing to narenlal oblectlon It vimild t ,...,.. MtA fTdnilllV lfM It MM A fl :. m-A.n l. . between Brotherhood Beth-lsrael and . ",' '"';,,,, ',' ' ZV ?"'. " Y. M. H. A. and the second brings l.l 1 m,,Is? e w .' ''. "" gether St. Columlia and Hancock. Many ' 0 ft," ' "" .f,0"B",t ' ''fst new plajcrs will be seen In action. ,7 r..,,, neS.,. ifJ, s, B '" rUCt01' "' ' .imp Deens. Aver. Mass.. ami sural in ihiimii 1111-'., iiiu ninL tdiiii' in ' .. . .... t 11..111.. 1 ,r ,,,, . .,.. , " 110-declslon affairs; boxed n number of for him to resign from the squad, exhibitions and lecelved newspaper de Downey's loss comes at a most Inop- ilslons over Jack Britton, Patsy Cllnc purtune time, as Coach Lew Sugarman nnd Eddie Wngond. He beat Johnny will now be foiced to build an entirely Kllbane In three rounds at Phlbc Park, new team when he resumes his duties and the fans who saw hlm perform that as coach tomorrow. "Cy" Slmendlnger. night class hlm as the wonder of the who so successfully captained the foot- age, He is boxing Instructor at Camp ball team during the last season; and fpton. Yapl.ank. L. I. ' coscarelll, raptaln-elect of the gridiron , . . ., eleven, are the onk- veter.. ? , "" a inlet fellow, but never I" t"-01" laRt J''". Italph Panxullo. cap- tain-elect having ult school, wile Danny McNIchol. Tim nn, ... i?ann;. McNIchol. Tim Donovrn and -"n01l srauuaieu. , nut the basketball men and students Is"" believe the team will "come thiough" with a first-class lecord. lu Tmu Sugarman they have one of the best basketball pla.vem In the country, who c" acn hs jveu as play the game. f"u.r'nf 'e former (Ireystock star has Instilled In the candidates a feeling of ""lesiness ami conmicnce. which, nug. menled hv their sneed. nman. o.i . .. , , .. ..--"'"" "yr."' n. 1. .......t.j .v.. ....,...",.. j ne nrst contest or the season Isi scheduled for Friday, January 4, with the" five representing Hahnemann Col-! icge. j ne practices tins week will be of the severest type as the tlmo for se lectlng the regular team draws nigh. The following are displaying the best iorin; oimenoinger, ,oscareiII, Jim Lar- -.-. . ....... . . . : "'" "" "". uoiger and Leh mail. It Is probable that SImendlnger will bo elected captain to succeed Downey. The Carlisle High School five, with last ear's team iu uniform, will launch the most ambitious basketball schedule attempted at the Carlisle Institution In ears this Saturday when It meetn the Oberlln High quintet. In all twenty-one ' ,tiiien iicive aicvn urraugeu. nnd It is possible that a few more will bo played for good measure. J. II. Kennedy, who coached the foot ball team through an. unbeaten hcasou, ls handling tho reins In the cage. The fellows aro anxious to make a record thla season as the majority of them graduate In Jupe. The regulars who are showing mid season form are Spangler, Coover Lackey, Spahr, Dougherty, Watts. Blithe and Plttlnger. Several new candidates aro nlaklng the regulars show their best to hold their positions. Pred V. Hockey, principal of the Camp Hill High School, of Marysvllle, Pa., has announced tho revised basket ball schedule for the school team, with the opening contest to be played Friday with Maytown High School. 80 OK OVERCOATS Jab JKm ORDRI TA ' REDCCEO ritOM . K8 ana ttt PETERMORAN&CO Vr."' S. E. Car. Stb and Arch Streets p,sen Maiwlaa an Saturday CatU 9 '! a TOCB3 FLORIDA AND CUBA A Winter faraatlea We furnish tlrkfta and Inforaaatlaa no Independent of Tratel Trials tl'rf'e or Te'leunona AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL DEPARTMENT IUT CMK8TNCT ITfltaCT, rHIf.A IWTKUT " ran ,Wia - .w- SUITS $1 1 By BILL FATIIUIt TI.MI! l standing In the background and l!)l"'soon will be filed away for future reference. The jear 1D1S no doubt will bring Its fights. Uncle Sam, has a wind-up to complete, and here's hoping It's oer before the new- year l a year old. The boxing business has enJoj.ed a most prosperous ar and the outlook Is In keeping with the future success of nur war venture. It looks very promising. What happened In 1M7 Is worthy of a little space In a big fagc. Kour ring champions weio crowned; the t'nlted .States Gov eminent has sponsored the sport; I.esM)arcy died a soldier: Hob ntzslmnions gave himself oer to tho Great Jteferco; Charley White passed away; every champion was active, ex cept Wlllard. and the boxers to a man proved that huslness ran bo sidetracked In tho Interests of patriotism. ret Herman was tho first champ to annex a cruwn. letey won the title from Kill Williams nt New Orleans on January a when Hilly ltocan waved his hand In the air. Benny Leonard brought ' $n ,l? .V-rk on ?. n.,-8'.? h.n ,e. ."l?n" Vn.M W rMl In the ninth lound. Ted Lewis was awarded the welterweight title when ho was ghen the decision at the end of a twenty-round bout with Jack llrlttnn nt Dayton.'O., on June 23. The final cham pion got busy In New York on the eve of the closing of boxing In the big city. He was Mike O'Dowd, tho St. Paul mid dlewelght, and Is the best and most popular champion since Ketchel. Mike won his crown when he stopped Al Mc Coy on November H In the sixth round. Phllly Has a Champion A hoter who was not appreciated at a (hi, irn.fl. I.a.... ....... .. , i .. jjs true ..... .. u..i, lino r,-rnii lu un lllw t-i,.i i,.i.. 1.. ... ,i,.. .......... v.iniiti.i.M, in me- iiKiii-iiritvy- welght class. There really Isn't any lietei-slty for suoh a dillon, but It was one of the weights agieed upon by the Ameilcan Boxing Association nnd "it does no harm. Battling Lovinsky boxed ,,';, " ..",..,...,,, nis numiy .. tl.a l-lt.luli.. u I.aII.I.. I... . . . .. ii.-iiiiuii niHiiages 10 Keep Head and shouldeis ntiove the nock ot bantams. It Is not hard to outpoint him over the shutter distance, but when the match fs net for twenty or more rounds he seems In lu- the Mug. He has fought nearly twenty times since he beat Williams In January and his best showing was made against 1'ianlde Burns. Frankle was pi lined for their twenty-roum meeting at New Orleans lu the eatly part of November, but again Herman proved his supremacy over the marathon route. Leonard (he Real King l'rom a pugilistic standpoint. Benny Leonaul was the rensatlon of tlie 5 ear. lie Knocked out more boxers than any oilier man in the business and he never feais to risk his title. He Is popular heie and In other parts of the country. It Is a pleasme to watch hlm work. When oiowdeil lu the ilng lie can be touched with a timely punch, but at long distance lie Is the equal of dans and other lightweights of estelJear. He won fiom Kreddy Welsh In the last week In May and has fought eighteen t'"'' since winning the crown. Nine or lliese Dolus were Knockouts, several """ , to '"' e n (r,,el" ' .Ile ls faltl,fu' to l.ls family and Is ust past tvventy- one. He Is single, unlike Pete Herman. Johnny Kllbane. Battling Levlnsky and Wlllard. He Is a Ilebiew, and, after the fashion of his race, appreciates the value of money. He lias done all that could be expected In a patriotic way and all In all Is one of the most popular boxeis the sport has ever known. Lewis Won by Beating Britton ...... ,,u ,VCW,,.I", "Tmi . p rr??1 . ormjj the seas to hold a title at ih s fiKllI round reallv He was the best at the won me line Henrietta ADMIRALS, Eisenlohr's Straight Otto EUenl&fcr o .. BULL weight and the bout was advertised fo the qhamplonsiilp and Iwls proved the better man. Ho got In wrong out on )ho coast several months ngo, when he tried to make some matches for himself, but ho Is better In ecry respect than Hritton. .inck wViuhl be a wonderful boxer If he fought as he can. Hritton either sends tho fan home romplctely satisfied or he leaves the club. houso with the jeers and knocks of the multitude. He Is flashy and he Is slow. He has a nasty loft, hut falls to use It properly. He tries to bu tunny and be loses respect. However, Jack It not the, subject for a panning at this time. He would bo another 1'acky McFiTUnd If ho used Ills hands as ho should. Lewis fought cleanlv and Lou Bauman, the referee, could do nothing but award the1 L'ngllshman tho title. ' O'Dowd a Pleasant Change After the distasteful experience ct M McCoy ns middleweight champion It Is a toiler to nnnotinro Miho O'Dowd nn the new hhig. O'Dowd, has a heart as big as n houe. He Is nothing lncT than a good tough two-handed fighter, with the brains nf nn average fighter nnd a delre to please. He tossed Mo . 111 uic sixth nrtcr Albert took sev. er.il Hops and be won squarely becauia ll,c .bnpptned to be the right man at th i,m nine, .uu.e yiubons, who Jl n, boxing Instructor at Camp Dodge, Den Moines, la., might beat the other MlehaI In a marathon for the title, but O'Dowd! Is fully entitled tohls laurels. O'Dowd fought more than twenty-flvd times duiliijr the year and all his bouts after winning the championship werij fought here. Ho beat Jock McCarrfcn a,n,d B'lly Kramer. Ho stopped K. O. Millie Laughlln In two rounds, fought! two ten-rcunil no-decfslon affairs with red Lewis, ,,let ,j.10i Brtton jnj htt Lewis In a twelve-round bout at Boston, Scraps About Scrappers ny HILL BELL Burns may place an extra bM ?.. J,1 ..ovvuiiu ,h, llitrsaVerir,,bn0nyngOn.tt''ir0l,S.ry lew Temller. vvlm mart. ,- .. ... reieiiuj- asralmt j0(k ,, -"f -t asoaion roiin,! ii,i., ."..,'.":". ""'"loon fo a twelva. hay . fUKht" ji,,,r K :f,'u"a,f": ?'? hM s.'" -i;-,,c't '"'"re but th. irVr?.nkl rl'alM real " ria Z&tZnnS?,: 0ffT!Er r!?;;."?."' && ninW.al referpH u, scrap at Akrnn ' to iti'IH0?? fc''n Johnny' aiml'imow. Hrjan Iiownev Whi. 11..1 ,urUT!tn and '!' ''J. l. tobaecoho -'";:' "!'? he"? lobacco nhow h:.n.w renila. ... I,! ."?''" " &m ..Vffl, IffiW wK " II nid and WXWA nai imut at Jack yfcHntnmVHl l m.n,."j:"J? ,0.m?rrow afl i-aVcat; ,,Z2 'gXlfll?i ""i? c2,ti; ti. .-.""'. nans rrom ixi. a;.. I Ml All aivMa-fise KOO: About flfteen Inters of reputation a Ik' as box nc h.in,.t... -..,Dn Cliarlty V. hl.a at' cjmil .Cuiter. 'nd OlympiaA. A. S" SSt 25Si Tueaday. N.w V,.. AWfno'SSo'BbaS Reddy liell t. Frankle Kar '" 1 r?5.Vi .'"r.k"'XtL i Joe I.jnch t. Andy Bui-na j ..' . VZX I!' 'KV "nrn Joe Tuber va; K. O. FRANKIIj C.JJ.LAJIAN Ta.KDniE fS,J.n inn siir. nwnwf.in,. nrmnm i.ai.ao, Ine.way , National A. C. JJrhk Vut,J,,, NEW VSAR'S AVirAsttog'SSftifar Babe Picato vs. Eddie Fihiimaoni I.eo llourk Ta. t'hnrk Wlsslaa ltennle Jaluer T.. ljrankl. Cinway Johnny Maloner ts. "Tommy Hu Darby t'a.per Ta. Joe Thorns! Al Moore Ta. Tommy Uoylo Masterpiece v BrotIhcotvenUi itC r x-v &?.h nam Bm..i I'raiikle me.,. i-Sft. 'vgitZr "m?o" '.', ,''.on,ethng that "n.-'-l i" nllJ failed to do nut iM..i?.t ',5nn5' Ltonard HU iu irio Ha1 . nniK inelde ot V, " Y?""" ""factors at vafioua eamn, 1'atay Herman can't stand !, .,-.impsl camp life hut KllbSne "a at Sh.Jml'rl'lV?,' ard at Cpton, tiibbona at jSSSSijrsS.'.' "iVjj'ifcAJt ri- ,v $ -w.lmJipMJk:- - ' ' x'l -MirtMfcn . n rrti.Tn " 1 kiJte, aliu.. A jiMtttLi
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