Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, January 09, 1918, Postscript Edition, Image 10

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    x. EVENING" 1'UBLtC LEDGER-VHILAJDELPaiA, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 9, 1918
i$8 JPREDWARD WILL BE A HUGE1 SUCCESS IN LIFE IF HE ISN'T STRICKEN WITH LOCKJA
AL MAMAUX GOES TO BROOKLYN '4
N AGAIN BREAKS IN WITH
MOVIE OF ,A MAN LEAPING FROM BED ON A COLD MORNING
FOR C. STENGEL AND CUTSHAW;'
FORHEAVYWEIGHTTITLE;
Za.
AWAKES
MENTAV. OBSERVATOM
EXHftLGS
AMP IS
ALfrRMED
M.
ReSARtMG
WCEk CTt.
DAT OF
TWO OTHER PLAYERS IN DEAD
Temperamental Pitcher, Accompanied byj
WILLARDMUST BE ANNOYED
AT
INDICATION
OP A
COLD ,
MoRMlw6
rev Evidently Has Forgotten That Hel
i
kitoed' Championship on Dec. 20 and Lost '
Grimes and Ward, Are Shipped to Ebbetts. a
Btoh. a F6ul to Harry4 Tate on Dec. 21
lo
Connie Goes South Tonight
By KOBEKT W. JIAXWELL
Ettif
ffy
..
t$n
more Jqhh the champ Is being
Rochester, Minn. The pugnacious plustcreV linn won the tltlo of
Ahce, heav'weljiit challenger
re laureU on hi linnliful (iron, l'ultiin nmv dnlnm thn rlinm.
Ik'nd insists that Ho be trcHtctl ns micli. rcBnnlle of how the
Will' uffect Wlllnr.1. "In u lone
I." 1.1- ..i, ... .
ia manager, jiiko lonm, usues a wnniinjj Hint tno Heavy
tltlo has liccn claimed nnd It will ho defended from now on as '
weight title should lo defended.
id&rimlnir wns ilono on December SO.
Mrednnnl evidently Jia liH dates
lilH! championship than t (lrownlns
Kuue on December 20 then ho li
R world, for ho lost tho chnmtilnnnliln
1Sat on from him on n fout out West somo place. Ko l'redvvnrd really
Jirnty-four-lioiir rhnniplon nnd we jnut do hinlnes with llnirj
fat In tho future,
.;;Mut Fulton lull a tcrilbln ernst i .-1. !,. .,.,..1.1.,.. i 11,.. 1....1....
ri, t' ------ --.-.. ... ... ..,,,, ... .,- ,MM,h
True, ho has defeated several heavies lilto Ander Anderson, Tom
1 CaWler. Al Helen nnd poor old Sam Lniiirfnifl. Imt ho nnimi.i t.nlui i.. ......
fraHyruOOD man nnd nay that lie Hoked him. lie liui dodged challenges '
wtoOlM Brcnnan. llattlliiR l.cvlnsky, Jim Coffey and up to tcccntly
fnK aioran, nnd was satisfied to Kn nloni; on his raiefully prepared
WPUtatlon. Uveiy so often ho broke out with 11 fresh howl about the
dhonblshncsH of u'iiinri n.1,1 ..,., i.i..i in.....
ErvY . .
ire JjW'TOX Is 11 better press nsent than a ilBhti-r and may make a
I;Vk success out of that business. He has developed a Rood wrltlni!
ti list, strengthened UN voice and bus
,V,'.""! 'ards. Ho will ndmit he Is
ft" . """ ""' wire i iirovo it.
& A. WUl Meet Hrru Tate and
t&TBBEDWAllti h.in n l.iiv,. ,.,. 1. ..1
PU P - --- j .. .. 1.1...UUU 11 in; Koes iiirousn Willi It. To-
HE", .w tnrtrrnw n Hii l.n tu 1.111.1 . .,. . ... . .
T.i 7 7 ",,x ",r il w"" "'n', with T.itc lii .loplln,
l;Mf0'jLIn a nfteenround mill, and If he bkIw n.,v in. 1. i.v.,i. m..- .
i4?.V . " 8me tlm" '" 1V,jruaT- It
V" """"""" "" "c '"eels, and If Tate lives up to 1,H advance notices
, no will moke things Interesting fm- iim i.i.i.i.,r.... it..-, i. ... ,..
fY bill.. V. r -
f ,llj Mcqarney. of Thlladelphla. and
-SJr:.U,!Q " rCt"rn m-,,C"-
, w. r, Ul.vlV.t
f.u 1 ufMiitvn miii utnuii.- iriKinii ..
r ... .
RIJUlo Ilock the only blow struck that
fliX'a. 11 - . . . .li, n I IIU1I UIIL
"1 lo" " orm or iiissps from
u mo reieree. no struck mo on the chin with both hands and didn't oven
Ja me. Of course, he has a longer reach than I, but ho Isn't hard to bit.
He haa n sllsht advantage in height and ovcral pounds in weleht, but I
expect to enter the rlnp; Thursday weighing well over 200 pound-."
Out In Chicago the wise ones say that Tato Is n real lighter and will bo
challenging- Wlllard In a short time, lie wants to clean up the other con
tenders first, however, and is starting on l-'ultnn. .lack Dempsy Is another
. heavy In our midst nnd several others aio being developed on tho coast.
It looks ns If the truck horses will become active again and there should
be norne interesting elimination bouts this winter.
' N Nl: C'" ''In"U! AV"1'"'1 f,,r " taking t'ulton seilouslj. A-
. L" match with tho champion will give l"iedwaid an opportunity
' to go on tho stuge and grab off some money and tho loser's end of
the purso will keep htm In fairly good shapo for a few j ears'. Kulton
Is a business man. but he must do something before he Is nccenled
as a contender.
wh
Muggsy Taylor Responsible for Tillman's Success
Wm
"AKAOIXO a boxer, Ix like managing
f'r
JTOstlc Impresarios deal hi temperament more than am thing else and'
,- n.t..
:he' nre suecessful thn fifhpi sin(T
- T. . "---- .- .....,,. ri... ... vii. n ittiua iiji id iiiu
K Jject of Herman Taylor, the youthful piinrdlan of Johnny Tillman, our
Jnmt recent sensation of the s'liiitfeif cirelo.' Taylor, who also Is ktmu-n
Ef. flttnnir Ihn 1lf n 'rmruai' ...,.l
w. t v - .....r.rt.v, li'.... ;,,..t,i- ui uuiiiiii lu'n ne came Dacll
W$ fm Minneapolis labt summer, and In sW months made him 0110 of the. post
.;, talked 'of lioxers In the country. Hhrewd matchmaking, combined xi th a
& ttfvWBn knowledge of the game, bl
7 Vtfllra na t Iia ...... .1.1 uf.... .1..... r.
.-" "" v ..wtin ni.i,. .iiviu 111! nUIIIU IIII1H 1(1 COIUC.
iT iluggsy'H first net was to inatch Tillman with Chailey White at Shlbe
pirk. Tills was considered' a bad inatch and Johnny was counted out before
the bout began, but tho Minneapolis slugger surprised tho woild by knock.
la.. XTTl.l.A nil in., .1... .Imf n .. .1 1.1. (... 1.1... .l... .........- ...
c, j ... "i'"" "v. ... .in ..in. lining linn iiii e.iTj'iiiiug except UHI
f home plate. This boosted Tillman's ttock considerably and ho pained more
fame when ho walloped tho daylights out of tho Chicago pei-Min In a return
match "In Xcw Yoik. Those two battles made Tillman and Taylor, other
bouts followed and,ouIy one looked sad. That was the night Jack IJrltton
ks.fc i, boed him at tho Olympla and Johnny llnlihed a poor second, lie made
k Hp'Xor his bum showing, however, when ho gave IJrltton a stiff baltle in
51 . .,...
rt- i!" . - ..
'J$'i After the lJiiston battle Danny .Morgan said: "Tillman Is tlio toughest
tfy I evt llave KCcn ""d I'" ,iet tliat ll" won't bo knocked out for at
IS laast two years. 110 is improving every
ta'aen hlra meotlns nil of tho top-uotrhers In tho near future."
P- . ......
S-rw Ianny B Iiropnccy camo irue on
ffViIitMy Cllne. I'atsy was tho heax-y fax'orlto nnd Johnny was not given even
Up? '.outsider's cliance. However, lie beat Cllno easily nnd mndo such a hit
?ry.. . nu nrrfn1 frotii tbn llnfr oh thn shoulders nf lib. nJmlpn. .h
L.y.lJVKk 1D o ,...
'.kiM. i.A.,f iiorw en mK sem (itiL leuern
P'taa'fals feof nnd Tillman received a
tRsVlOi"'" that he Insisted on n return
i-rvy?, .
.- J&
2,'rf.MK bout will be hell
t i.wJL will bo well worth set
' Itto ihero will be little da
held at tho
seeing. The
' ?4? middleweight.
Taylor- Is confident
"tiie country with his champion nfter
Vf 3 Williams-Alexander Battles to Re Renewed
T? t'HED (CY) W1M.IAMS hits ns well against firovcr Clovelaud Alex
,iiider thin year as ho did last, rat Moran. 1 'hilly manager, will havo
liined tho edge In tho l"askert-Villlams trude, for tho now Quaker
tnkl "Aleck tu 1917 for a percentage of .500, being nblo to nccumulnto seven
ra'bit Wa row off lilm nnd nine during tho season.
. .'.Ka-iii(.u mmU lilri set'nn rnnseeutlx'n .clntits off l'nfn ilanlci A... .1..
U SJiaiiiB ,.,.. ... ,-
.jtsifipUchInB- prlnco !n tho catnes
mm; one being a clouiue. nnu one oeing a iripie. tsuccesslvu safety
i-jprocured In the first Inning of tho controversy of August 3, drove In
tCann and .decided the gamo In
!, Aleck's pitching vls-a-vls,
'.wipnuat was S to 0. Vllllams scoring In tho fourth after blasting u
r6lt.
lal'sino, lilts' made by WilllainB
0rjl,,oniy two uems 01 me inneiu persuasion, jn nis eighteen times
Wiralnrt Aleck In 1917. t,he new I'hllly grounded out threo times.
, Brat on uri error once, ptruck,
fble and one triple. Tho record
:,lnawn:
lSTliree times at Imt. no
, seventh Inning, reached
4-rkour tlfties ut vlat. one
llaaio rigm; kevcniu iiiiiini;.
-JiHir ttefs. nt butt four
VMBgie? to ngni; Beveniu inning, singien 10 right; ninth
! a rtaht. ,f 1
'TlKre,thV at ba"t'. three
akBd vtaHlHgr'Kame; fourth Inning, tripled to right; sixth In
: a. bit to Bxers.
n WW June nt
, ( si. hit, tp Klehoffj sixth liming, lilt by pitched ball;
ljMt. V; ,
W0 lime' at bat. no
, ; .
in fX4W4
aimojcil by lYrocloui l-'iedwunl.
of tlio world nnd nciiu anxious to
letter to Hilly Itoenp, l'rcilwaid. ,
.
The letter ntm tlnlv that nil of !
mixed, for he has no more claim
catfish. If ho tot nwuy clean with
olio of the most unfortunate ciivr hi
tlm vrv ik.x. ntciit vlinn llir..-
.
tho bliishinc violet bached off
the best Lover In tho .vorl.l. but
1
Frank Moran in a Month
, ., ..
Has been said that mitou will Ioe
,-..... ... .,.,.. j ., lllllll.ll.'tt 113
Hill probably as an aco up his sleeve
Tn,' "" '- '""'- " P''
i. ...... .... k 1 1 .!.
hurt was the one that went low and
111 lllll I l..I I II II 1 I III I 11V Tllflll 111
the spectators and he was disqualified
a, business, only It Is moie dllllcult.
lu mui Ait ,.r i.i 1 1 - ..
nli.tin nr t..i 1 ...
ought Tillman to the fiont, nnd It
.
'
nay ami It would not surpii-o mo
..... . "...
i.iinsimns uay, wncn TUInian boxed
, ......... w.o. .uki
siuiiiiif LiiaL eiino 11:111 111 "mm. mi
"I'hlladelphln decision,"
This angered
match.
. .
Olympla next Monday night nml
boys will weigh In nt HO pouniN,
danger ot claiming that ono or tho other Is a
his man will win and will tour
the baltle.
. . .. uj.ut.u vji iiv-
of July 13 and August ,3, five being
the Cubs' favor, as "SliufllliiBj I'hll"
hurled shut-out ball. Tho scoro of
off Alexander last year wero aimed
out. live times and made seven singles.
of tlio Alexander-Williams battles of
lilts. Kecond Inning, fanned; fourth
fjrst on Stock's wild throw.
lilt. Second lnnlntr, fanned; fourth
jiiiiiiru; iiiiiui inning, groundod out.
lilts. Kecond Inning, singled to right;
hits,. First inning, singled to right,
bat, ono int. Kecond Inning, fanned.
hit Jflnth Inning (pinch hitting).
itMM fyr the Cut la.t aeason
"" J
w.
V N i I
1 vi yj I
hastily Pulls
COvSRS aJBf.
Mewgr. wm bed
5o VJW?M MV
Comfy I
3 SERVICE TEAMS
AT PENN TONIGHT
Marines vs. Unit and
Quaker Varsity vs. Usaacs
Double Cage Card
RED AttD BLUE CRIPPLED
The I'nUirslty uf PinuKhanl.i pluci's
before the public tonight hi Wtlglit
innn Hall tbu best baski.tb.ill attiaction
of the season, when a iIoiibloscr Ice
bill will be staged. Tbu llr"t game will
bo between the l'unii Vaislly and th.
1'saucs, of .Mlentiiwn, and tlm ncond
tilt will llnd Hie base hospital unit No.
20 and the Marines In action.
, Tho spectators at tlm contusls tonight
will not see the ltcd and lllun loam at
Its best, for tlm Quakers ban been clip,
pled cnusideiably since tlmy last trotttd
out on the Moor for n matt h. Last Satur
day night Captain I.w .Martin fell and
i"lj lllKllV .n.tlll l.n .ii.llllll ll-ll lllll,
injured his shoulder so scwrely that be
. probably will be out for tho lest of tlio
I seabon, and Mitchell, w ho substltutf d for
I him. has an Infected font that will pre-
'ent him from i-tartlng
I Ivory to Start Guurt
I In MltcheU's place nl guanl will bo
Chester Iory. former stnr at West
Philadelphia High School, who will stall
a game on the Welghtman Hall muit as
a member of tho x-.iiIty for tlm Hist time
In his tlueey.ir 1 nicer at tho l.'nliri
stty. I'iict has enlisteil In the naxal ie
serxe fones, but has imt teceled the
call lo active duty
M.utln had an X-1.13 photuKiaph
l.llff.11 .if llld m)...I11.. IMIIi.llll' 1. Ill
nothing definite will be known until tlio
plate Is deM loped. It Is belli xed tli.it
a ihlp has bten bioken from Urn shoul
der, and If this ill.iguobis Is right, the
Quaker captain will he out of the game
for tho rest ot the season. In his ab
sence Andy Ktaniurd, the brilliant for
ward, will act as captain. Stannard was
captain of the freshmen team laH sea
son. Marines in Form
Frank MtCracken and Captain llogan
havo hid the Marines working out for
the lat-t ten days, and they believe that
. they aro In good shapo for tho battle
with tlm I'nlt nygiegatlnu. Mlko Wli
son. former Muhlenberg pl.ijer, who1 was
end on the Sea Soldiers' football team.
(and Tom Dougherty, of I'enn, who was
a uauDack on tlio eleven, aro t
O of
i'"
I tho Mulnu playeis. Dick llradley
I been chosen the captain.
lion Kennedy, who canluhud Col
gat a few years ago, will lead tlio Cult
quintet, nnd let it bo known what thin
tX....k. ,h.i, U ,.n.. ,.e .i... ... .......
er.i In tho game. Ho will be paired off
with Dert Hell nt forward. Vcil.ler win
... ....... ....H,. w..vi ... ,,.. urei iii.iv.
play center, nnd Johnny Hcott and llod
dlo Wuldun. formerly of Lafajette, will
ue me guara.
Tho entire l'enn ambulance unit win
I attend In n body, and there will be many
military celebrities on hand, nincng them
being Jlnjors Johnson and Carnett, of
I tho unit, nnd neiernl ollkera from Allen
town. , CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNERS
WlT.f, HPPPIVP UVlDnO
njiiij !VCiiiiru rt AltJo
- - -
TrCiieiltatlou Will He Accompanied
by Speeches at Start- Garden
Tonight
l'rlzen Mill lie liresi-nUil tu tlio -iln.
tiers of the Theodore Hlarr C'lub'H .Ixth
annual crora-country tun, union was
held on N'ew Vear'x Day ox or the streets
j of Houlh Philadelphia, tonlebt In tho
Mine (tnl fti.li l!Ainntlin I'.nl... Ca..si.
and Ixmbard etreets,
SIcdaU will he awarded to the flist
twenty-elsht men who made a place,
tho flrfct three men maklnir the beat
time, and a banner will ko to the club
winning- the team prize. Harry Kep.
liart of the Sleadowhrook Club, Is tho
winner of both tho rim and the time
prize, while Ills cluli U tho wliincr of
the team prize.
Many well-known kpeakera will he
present, amoni; tliein being- M. tlareon
"all, the aupcrilelnir principal of the
Btarr Garden llecreatlon Center, who
will present the nrliea; Samuel J, Dal.
laa, newly elected prealdent of the Mid
dle Atlantic and vice prealdent of the
National A. A. Ut: Herman Meyer, for
mer head of the Middle Atlantic A. A.
U,; A. Ij. Wanamaker, necretary of
the .Sllddle Atlantic A. A, U and J
I.eeiwril Man,liid'cif 'the'rhlladelDh'M
ijard of 'K.xteatteve" .jm - v
( '
kl
WOWXI&RS
HOUJ LOrJG
o
VIE CW -iu
Therc Without
JL(,VAT)IZI.
Job.
r
r-: L
T)AiH fop.
OoTuct-
r-:
X o
v g
me - v&
: putting won the open title
F?5PUJ5EEyARDONONCE
LOST IT BY MISSING SHORT PUTT
,
Change From Hard Gutta-Percha Ball to Pres-
ent Resilient Sphere
Greatest
B) CIIAS. (CHICK) EVANS. JK.
ON A inrtit i-cnlng a group of broke the romre lcionl bj . sliokes
golfers, all of whom hae had a p.ut Thl incident Illustrates efpeiially well
In (haniplouslilp niatilKf, either as the Piyrhuloglcrfl effect of a good shot
. plajers or i-peitatois, weir giitlurcrt
laiound u watin llieside. Na'.u i. inenai snot, piajrii villi a lonllUeneo anil
conveisatlou drifted lo Mlf. one I found daring that could hae only one lesult,
inyself thinking of the last amateur j and that was a lemarkably low score
vhaiuploiihhlp at Merhni Theie Is a It seemed that he c-iuld not inlfs from
bit of sadness aiound this letiospecthe i any distance.
Journey, for today Ameilean and n.i- Another man In the patty who has
dl.ui golfeis liae f.iutid a sinner Held h(,ell KIPat ,,,,,, ,)f 1MlM Kol toIl,
of iictlon. an inlei estlng story about Hairy Vardon.
' 1 had the ph-usim- of pla ing at Sand- , When Vaidou won his first championship
'Iill llll'l.ltlll. Ill tile I.lhl IlrllUll Cliatll- Qt lulrflllll. lriltf critics Wlln ll lilm
....... ..-.,.-. --
nloiiKhlp before iie.it llillatn enteieil
mo war. .uanj gieat guueis luriin-
patcd. We cnJo . d many ple.isunt care-
flee days of golf In Kent, and when
' wo jiarled It was Willi tlio nappy inuUKUl
that the following year we should meet
in Scotland for Intel national team
maUhrs. After letmnlng to Ameilca I
started preparing for what was declined
In be tbu last championship matches fur
1 e.ir and possibly for scleral jeais.
I knew I li.ul the golf In me, but Hie
Kie.it fear beset mo that J would not
be able to play in best gamo at the
liecessaiy time. I practiced ceaselessl
and It often seemed that the day would
it o!!,. 1
. M
, mil er come. hen It did Slime
me a eiy tiled and wornout indlx
poking bail, at it now. however,
It
would be a leal pleasure to bale all the
old wolrics and cans Just to In Ing the
old days back again,
Nicholas's ruinous Two
The comersatlon mound Hie (lie drift
ed to exciting plays Ono of our party
witnessed the match at Ungleuood sev
eral ji'Ulx ago when Gilbert Xkholls
was playing along with only an oidlnary
tioro xihen he camo to the eleienth
hole. It Is luo yards long. Xlcholls got
away with
a Kplendld drive and on his
. with a mldlroii holed out
ance of Ko yards. A truly
second shot
from a distance
leinarkablo bhot. After that no golfer
In the lnaU.h could men appioach him.
He won tlm championship hi a walk and
1 - -
. Scraps About Scrappers
1 Ilv llll. I. HEM
lnlintiy llurn will lire.ent u trncl;
1 b.uitunieliitit "latili nt th. Camkria Club
rt'lav. nleht cf lhl week. . Tommy
i iinrmnii if 'rnninii.i rnt.iri!. w fin iihh luen
I iwxlnic with much .uccen.. meet, du.al.
!ewl... wlw l.lco hcM U'hatnvloii Ilrrnun
tu a ilrnu The winner lll lie matched
jwltli lleinian or Penny Valuer mil k fast
pace I. umur..(l,
HoOnr hi Cleveland In th future i be
conducted under Mrlci phjl(il uxamlnattunv.
Dr. M. H. ('astle, who has had fifteen
vars fperlem.t lis ndvUor to th (Me eland
lUsebll Club. v.il mukr certain thut all
Ikjxts are In prnier slinpe for their bouts.
A lioxinir (ummlsatou controls the sport
111 IH9 Pllll ll)i
JohiuirAUIoiier juum havlike.i to cun-
i tlnu with llenny ViilBer In their lout last
H"" riI"ht' Lut Johnny was beaton at
eer turu and the reason for It was the
left Irl that t-aunlit Johnny lit the llr.t
I "hi" opening, nrt ..r that VunVl, Johnny.
va-(i'iin xj.t diipllcato of Kllb.no trilng
rr.cn j.eonaru.
Irluli l'.l.y tlln a. fool.il und fooled
badly by Johnny Tillman on Chrl.un.. Hay,
and vh.n th. pair meet ataln next Mon.
I 3?y Xht Cllne will he no cU. to
oner nhould lh lllnneapoll. crack rrpeat
tho rillri. Vat.y I. Horklnr o.r la N.w
York with Jack Ilrltton and other .tar.
and Tillman will meet a different I'at.y.
Johnny U flnl.hlnr hi. tralnlr here, and
whtl. moat critic, con.lder Clin. th. near
eat to Leonard, Johnny lia. dlrferent lew.
on tho .ubject.
Amateur Notes
The Ilroir lellownlilp ba.k.tball team
would Ilk. to hear from all Tlr.t and aecond
cla.a traxellna team, playlnif Tue.day and
Uaturday nluhti, Albert leUh. UT1U I.eed.
trr.t. .
I The renfleld A. . lia.k.tball team I. de
alrou. of arranstnv conteat. with thlrdcla.a
aasregatlona. A. f. Homer. 122.1 rlllmore
afreet, or phone Krankford 1073 M.
ht. Benlfare L.. ami It. would Ilk. to ar.
rauz. zamea with socond da., quintet,
havlnir hall.. C. O. FUher,. 210 North
Twenty.thlrd atreet, car. ot International
iiarve.ier company, or pnon. jX'uat ,yu
'rH, FaWf.'Arc'wIshi'ziroe.' Willi .eio.ul
(iu "!,tvraj iraiejiaK . iaBi.,,,i y iiuaio
Ml."iA..A
AlliHCi HC
WAS RICH X
HE. COULt- HC
TrtSPC AS
LOMG Ai
IIC
WAKlTCt
NO HEAT
RADIAToti
Disturbed Britain's
Golfer
at the ueLOsary time. Xkholls, after
-, - - - .-.. ......
lomluded that at last a plujer had lome
10 me uoin woo u.iu eei) quanncauoii
to keep him there for yean. Hut pud-
ilcnly the unexpected happened. The
luuner-coreu nan replaced Hie old gnlta-
peicha. and of course tlm rubber-cored
l.nll li ..m T fli.a lliinllnii T.. .. it.l
,..,. .: ,, ie i.iv .. u.,w. . ,, ,0 hum
time anions game had been uiilf.irmlj
'Ncel.nt. .
Vnnlnn I.nses Pull fonlrnl
With the lUbber-rdud ball his dilving
.,.. n Lf.r.,.i- .,u ..,. n,,.l l.lu .,n
was as Miong as eer and bis ap-
proacuts jus; as accurate, nut to me
I Vardun'H contiol over tho ball in putting
'as iilnolutcly lout. To this day Var-
sunuisn (ii exerv 01 e. inciuuinif iiiuisi u.
... . . . . ,..!.. ,,.... ..
.....in .uiiiiih i nui u ., inv niuiMiiiiii
oftho lest of his game. In fact. Vardon
lost a ihamplonshlp mioi by falling to
hole out a ten-Inch putt '
And, speaking of Vardon's putting, hi
the Ameilean open championship In 191S
trnn.l tmftAf ultnitt.l li-ii-.. Ii1a,l i.-V,M
itiuuu niiftM'u menu jmnn wuicu u
,s,v. j,s.iw ...uu.x. ..., """'! i.icr Ml.
tlli B.lttia tllllll l.Vfllinlo "Il1iii on wile
i l.vnMc r..i..-. i
ih,h uher ta-
UKo number
(careful eecu
lion nnu oaiuig play. Ti,e
' conclusion seemed to bo that V
ardon's
confidence In his putting was
vn in.
stroyed ut tho time the rubber-cored ball
Iwas Introduced that he iicier quite rc -
covered his putting sltlll. Had ho done
t-o ai uon Fioum nave won rour or nvo
moie chainplonililp!) than he has to his
eredlt.
credit
Q
AMERICAN LEAGUE TEAMS WlL
BATTLE TONIGHT TO BREAK TIE
. FOR SECOND
Y. M. H. A. Has Chance to Jump in Front in
Game. With Hancocft Adams May Play
With Port Richmond
I ,,... . ... . . , ,1
v Kaiucn uit (.iivuuivu iur tuiu&itb
In the American Uaukethall League
competition at Tramore Hall, Glrard
I ..... .i ' ,.. . i
;Vuni" '" ' JHcnniunu. nu
' Hancock opposing nung Men h Hebrew
' iivroclatlon.
Y. SI. II. A. has a nno opiortut.lt- oil
1 JLlIIIItlllk IIILU U lit?, .fir VTI1 IIFllPf. IllLtl -
ttcond place In the league etan.1ti.r. If
l" ??n fl.7i S. .V" ..VL"". ,nd. "2
rrr"' ..".'... -"". " "" r"
isnrn it lfin ia nai-aiiirii rnw i:iT-flrii
" Mswveaij mi vaiu -u
defeat Pert Illcliinond to hold Its present
imfltlon. lioth teams lost their last
pofitlon. lloth teams lost their last
Bame, Hancock bowlnc to St. Columba. by
a uiir-point niarsui,. ana v. JI. 11. A
toHinc to the Uiotherhood nf Ueth Israel
quintet, which was greatly strengthened
by the uddltlon of , Doc Newman. The
loss of these contests has mad the
teams anxious to cop tonight's fracas.
It Is rumored that Jackie Adams, the
silver-haired forward and captain of last
year's Camden Kattern League team,
will be .een ln action with the Port
Klihmond tle when It lakes the floor
tonight against .Glrard .Alumni If the
former Kastern, league star dons the
uniform of the V. M. C. A. team, tho
Olrard bunch will realize that It-Is In
a. liattln .linrtll- nft.l tha nlunlnv ..1.1b
j tie. The Port Richmond team opened
Its winning record n the American
League on Slonday evening, when It sur
prised tho rage followers by turning the
tabes on the Brotherhood of Ilettf I.fail;
five. Ownes. the new center man. for.'
Jpierly of Htetson Mission; -and McQInley
sureiy nave spetxiea up tne team in" Its
va admlU tnat It ta8!r,TK55iiKCl'"Ttal
WI-3MC6 IT
NO
HOT
WATER !
AMD
SO
The vr
"!&
c. H. S. FAVORED
F0R CAGE HONORS
Crimson
Picked
and Gold Is
to Dethrone
South Phila. High
X. E. DEFEATS TRADES
By PAUL PKE1'
i .Mtluiugh tbu Intu scholastic
ml 1.. 11 ilI. , -
ti,,, n V.A-'
ball l.eagun H still less
ul,l ami tho caliber nf the teams of an
....... .- .......
I uncertain quality. It would not bo a
'suiprlsn to !-co tliniirescnl cage cham-
ploni South Philadelphia High do-
throned The pieseul holdeis of tha
Dutch trophy have played only one
championship contest, which means tha!
tn(.j. 1)a cievell n,,,,,. league games to
, play, meeting each school, with the es-
I ceptlon of Central, twice.
llMu lOma ilm.nrn.n .InA..i. n
, ... r..., ...,k.w.., uuvail L IIJ'IJI'.I
; to bo of great Importance. Hut It must
no lalcen Into consideration that three
of the South Philadelphia varsity team
Captain Wnttm.in. lluimen nml T.
deio graduate next month, with tlio
'schedule only half connected Thu
-
ueaves an extra laige gap to fill and
by the time the new team gets working
together In first-class style tho race
sI.ouM be all over but the shouting.
s i lesull ot tlio irarso nTn..,i ...(.-
tenlay Northeast and Central Hleh nr.
In a tie fnr ilrt 1. !,.., .i.- ... .
i .lie lor urst Place, the Crimson and
"m moiui; j-ouin i'lilladelphla a sur-
i.i... ... .!. , .
i'..i in me luiin or "7."'? .i ....
Arehlves holding a little practice win.
' liilladelphla Trades Sehool ti
" - ...... ..,,,, inujo man a WOTkOtlt
for Coach (lerney's proteges, Trades
neier baling a ehanie to get near N'oilh-
east. Tho llnal count was tC-lC.
.
eara with thf vS'tdl'lillw.hnrlel ln ""
. "innine uy a 4(-:i4 neore !. i-v .J
'lelb. OrlfTlll. ltIlUU!eM MHl irfi.. ."!'. Optt-
ml,nrt ,,.. " ." "1 V.?"-"1'
"s Mf-ro in a
. . ,,"Jt " WI III
rTr'nff..mc,0,J. orlij(r fifty nolniN !. IJZ
'":::"'"""
, .avid Oamdenii th' t ',Z ",.,.,V.?";" .'lf
i iffiTflltifi! MlJSSS'SS
i nun j ii Ai in i ii i nil mm ru t ., i .. . .--
by ItPhman alddai? ,'j',.VaVll"u,,'-''en ,
Ueh Into th. lei.'! , Yli jinal Zc'l""
, -"-"' riv.ai,
' r.xcelicnt flel.l.wMl .i,00tlnff by r.nek.
and Chubb ennbled Ablnsion lilsrti to (Utvi
."","r'..H.'l!f.".,".,.!'1ih' ilr .corlnj
PLACE IN CIRCUIT!
ASIKttlt'AX I
v. .. , W.I,.I0.
. Inluiuba A 1 .833 V.
W.I..I-
Hiram..... 3 S .600 lun," iri.'.'.' : ""
'I. A. S S .4o
Hancock.,. 3 3 ,oo ! Si.iTI" . T '"'
- .ouu 1 . KIch'onU I 3 .too
TOXIOHT-M hrnvneV.
p
lr..i ... """' ..r.
iiancock ti. . Jr. II. A.
tort Hlcbnioiid.
'
", ST,c -V
1 .voriiu.a.t :. :;.-,:,". . . w. r,. ivt.
. r Mtini iranai t .1
i central . . ' o 1 iu ri. "
I Krankford 1 1. .'coil H"?; !! i
1 w- ,,n". o o ,uoo "manl n u -
.000
.IMHI
.000
VESTERUWS BKSUWS
V.or'll.,i- 4i Tradta School 11
rrankford. 20; tKrmantown '"l
Central. 2Tj 8outh.ru, is. " ''.
cne of Its "off nights when U met the
St. Columba team on Monday night bu,
the two days' rest Is expected to brink
Its play back Into flrst-class shape.
Butterwdrth. the Industrial League
eaders, shquld experience no dlltlculty
li wn?,2.' 1U weo.klj' Kume tomorrow
night at Traymore Hall, when It has for
Its ppponents Barrett. Which team has
won only one game In six starts. The
other game brings together L'lllott
Lewis against U. O. I.
t
Prankford Hlzu ahow.d a r.r.t.al of form
In lu'sam. with Oermanlown j.nlerd.y MnS
won Me flr.t rhamplon.hlp conte.t by-th.
scor. of Ss-3t. . Falrhurat. with ,lV n.lS
sosla, i th. ahlntrur tiaht for. th. vi..:..
on tho often.., with Lechl.r and lloerchl.
actlna- a. a atone 11 all on the defeni.
..cuter jiww.r wa. iat leaainc acor.r for
iM Mil lour. time.
m3fU
mm '
W ,,
4(ft
kk Ik
mil
TUK ljld llarunm or Daseuaii are i
working overtime these days. Tol- I
lowing tho news that Charley Kerzog,
had been trided to the Braves for Iirrj
Uojle and ritcher Jim Barnes, comes a,
llnatrli from l'lttrburgh stating that i
Pitchers Al Mamaux and Grimes and
Ward, a kid idiorlstop. had been handed
to .".ooltlyn In exchango ftr Casey Sten-,
gel and George Outshuw. inrney I'rey
fuss has been working on the deal for
enrna 11 r nnd comnleted It at the mect-
I In. In fMnrlnnnll VCdtcrday.
Mamauv broUe into the big bhow la
, 19H, but pitched only a few games.
In 1S15, howeer, he was one cf tho
' stars of the league nnd a brilliant fu
I ture was predicted for him. Ho won
twenty-one Jiid lost eight games and nl
' lowed but an average of 2.08 earned I
runs per game. In 1910, However, ne
I began to lose Intel est In his work and
llnlshed with twenty-one Uctorles and
fifteen defeats. Uast ear he was sus
pended teveral time and his work fell
off. He took part in only sixteen games.
. winning two and loilng oleeu.
, Dissatisfied at Pittsburgh
I The youngster has been dlssatltfled ,
with his lot In Pittsburgh and refused,
to put forth his bent efforts. He was
unable to get along with Jimmy Calla
han, and his altitude did not changi.
when Bezdek look charge of tho club. '
11b broke tialnlng repeatedly nnd trl-d
ever) thing to get his lelease or be soldi
to another club. Ilreyfus, h-mevoi.
couldn't i-eo thing" that way and su
,..,wi..i Al i-liliniit nnv. f.tatlnir tint the
.i.M..,. .,.,. irf.niil nl.iv nn Riioihr I
CIUU-
During the latter part of '.he J 917 fifa-
son McGraw made overtuiea for Ma-
1 maux. but wan turned down. Other
clubs tried to talk business, but were
tumed down. .Suddenly Barney realized
that bis club needed strengthening anil
l
conceived the idea of using Mamaux In
a trade. He finally camo to terms with
Charley Kbbels, and both side? nro satls
ficd. ' Grimes a Good Pitcher
(Irlmes. who goes with Mamau:. Is a
young pitcher who will make a name for
himself In the big league. According
to Charley Hlgler, the umpire, Uilmes
Is ono of the best splt-balleia In the
sountij. He won three and .lost sixteen
games last jear. Waid, the shortstop,
plajed In 1-5 garres and batted .211,
which Is pretty good for a tall-endcr,
Stengel and Cutshaw will help the
Pirates considerably, as they are ex-
perlenced placrs and still hae a few
jrnrs 01 good natenaii leu 111 ineir
"s e"'"'
.,7 ,,CB "
nuviey iieiiog iuuuj is i.ime im
uir nrmim iiiiic, mu) "ji iiR.uii
a. uiam. i.ari) uiiuk.-i wiui nun n 1 rangemciits for tho annual bouthern
joung light-handed pitcher, Jessoiiiuo. n hu not liem iiniiniidv unu'
Hau.e.-, who. ir he gfts along as other
c-iuirl 1 lijlit.li'itiilerrf lmA In tlio Inst'
good llght-handers haxo In the
.... -
telxe inontbs at tho l'olo (.loundr. will
. " .
,mo ,0 0),,)oriU,my ot saying at lliosad Mack lodav. "All t v.-n.,t i . u!
end of next season that the signs on
tho fence are fine. Htizog bilngs with
nun a lieiy temper and tlie ability to'
fill llin Llii.ttU Vflfili t Ail 1i Tr.l.ntix TVai a
........ ... . . , ......., .,,..
Lariy Dojle cannot glxe the Giants
unj iimioioiiit. 4. in .niiui.-uiuii iinKiiiiciiance. jiu; my trip Is stilctly bual-J
be said to be a liability If ho Is as- ness and It will be as short ns po-sl-J
signed 10 me leguiar tail, ot coieilug
Sports Served Short
MW 1'lorrm Ilallln, at llrooklrn, won
Vr way through lo tho tln.il round In ihe
mliluinter tnm .tournHinfiit llnv held si
Plnehurst, N. C illas Idiultta PAttmuti. fit
linlnHIJ. N. J meets Mrs. Jny V. Hall,
of New Vork, toda end tho v ImiT opiioiica
Mli Ilallln.
t'. ('. l'amkhon was electci rrnslUcnt of
th YaihlKmen'H Club for the jtar at Ihtf
nnruat iIrctlon. held jeaterday. Ono hun-
,i...i ,.n,i fv.-nt...uiv mi. ..a-., n-i
'ro"l !!10 lectlon of ComnioJore i;areckon.
lhu foltowtnff were clioaen: lr. O. H. Street,
, Mce cunimodnre, llolrl Vuunkv rear commo-
Atiae
"ore. .i vaner, seireiarv: v, ji, nrew.
t I'nprar utiSalurl'i W IT
nnuTii
rlnanclnl Mcrttary: W. A, llarr. treasurtr;
uirccxori, 11. j, i-hiti ii. i. nm", n. .,
Conway. J. K Tlle O. lt Taylor. Mr,
W. K. Lffnh-lmer ami AMllIam JunaiU.
AlorrU Ruth, InfieMer, imcf xrleJ nut bj
iuitii!e Marl; ami obtalneJ by Chrlnty
.Mathewson from halt Iak City, has en
listed ln tho ua-l !tseres here.
Women hi. e hn officially recognized by
Ih Amateur
. . - . t- . - - , . . -. . . -
Aimpuc union lor tna nr
tlint. Frederlclc V, Uublen Ijbb named two
t mlnir rummlttea of th IfetroDoIitun An-
of the fair hk at m?mbprn or th Tlm
in,
r-
.. C.ra K. Ilay0od. .eeomnhd U
her father ond piisMbly J Tarry Cllne. li
about to makrt a eilern trln to play ln
Ht. Iouls, Ohlcairu nnd perhaps Kansas
City for tho benefit of the Ambulance fund.
now the boI subject with followers of tha
iurles nnd the green cloth pluv.
Ceorg ' Keller, ho 1mm ben at the
head of the Wlkes-Harre basUetball team,
decided he had enough and releaueM any
claim to a franchlie fn the Pennrj Ivar.la
State Irfajcue. Keller haa released all the
members of thn team. "WUUeifiJarre U con
idere'l & stroni; city for thn caco came
and Keller's action Is some thine nf a iut
prU.
Kamurl II. ("Hutih") Jonea, widely Known
in haeebalt circles and the newspaper nrld,
fftlll Is confined to hln home, at -41 tl North
Thirty-third street. ,,nutch" in resttr.e com
fortably nnd Is cheerful. lie U down with
aKilnmlnfil tmilhlA Mtlil llflM llfrn miflri(l til
the houne for the last nine weeks. I la is
1 a former part oMier of the Mackmen.
Harry Cllne iletealcj John Uankl.man la
U.t r.lsht's cuntest of the tlir.cuthioti lill
lltird toumam.nt now In proareit Ht th.
Oontlnental. CUn. won by th. .core of
Su to S3, taklns T.I Innings tn flnlah the
ram, linth player, had n run of lx point..
Cllne I. leadli.ff tlio tournament uttli thre.
win. H.t.elt lias two iuorle, Naer a pair,
Iiankteman non tv o anil loct hi. flr.t cam.
lo Clin. Plann.ry ha. dropiwl threo ami
Jone. ftnl'lieU .econd In a trio ot rttorta.
hm ,-w?JT." ! 9u,lin the atatement
I that '1'y Cobb handed him u raw deal and
"'"".I, th,t 'wh'lt Col,b aa far a.
in. iiiri. id ivhwiitm. mm wants 111.
unconditional relea.. and would Ilk. to net
back Into liimiii till, comlni: aeaaon.
WU Sn. ..!
" ""'" neip me n.n
""'''
The srlieait Mod and fiun Clob hai
elected tho followlnz ofrtcera for tho enaulnz
.ari Jacob lletz, pre.ldenti Matthew W.
(llll, lc. president 1 Alphon.j Straubmuller.
tr.aiur.rl 8. II. lterkenitock. recording aec
r.tary: ., 1. Ituhl. financial wcretary:
l.ftr.i nf director.. Iviti II r i.n..
Wunderl". Harry, Hetz. Ueorg. Cllda.'charlea
-hlte. Harvey llattenby, . lltackman.
SUITS $1 80
OK OVEKCOAT JL JL ORDX1I
KHtrjCEO FB0JI 110, Hi aa (It '
PETERM0RAN&C0.TV.r1:r:,
S. E. Cor. Sth and Arch Strait
frrfn Mendar and Itturiay Until 0 o'cl.ek
Philadelphia Holds
Record for Trades
Mhm VrfMent nker. of the Phils,
anniinnred thnt he nnd fiUtied of AWxl
ander nnd Klllefrr to t him to, on it-t
mrmorahle evening of Derrmlirr II, haw.
hall magnate list e been Im.y lrln u
brat the record. In n month's tlmi. Miu
htr drill hare been ronnummated, bai
none ran ritual the mark art bjr llk..
rk Ml bjr !riff
ijr Connie MmK
l.:.n lh llrrrnc Irndfi I
small In comparison. Here
trariMl
Uerenilier II The rhlladelnlila Ka,
tlnnala cold I'llrher drovrr C'lmland
Alrsandrr and I'Htrher lllll Ulllff.r ti
the ('libs for $.'0,000 nnd I'llrher Mlka
rrrnilrrcnit and Catcher "1'lcMes" Dll.
llM'cmhi'r 14 The Athletics Mu
fan her Wallr Scliunr. Ouinrldrr Aram
Strunk and Pitcher Jnr Hnnh to llii Red
-oi for fdO.oon and Pitcher Venn lren.
C'nldier Chester Thnmaa and UntBeMtr
lllll Komi.
llecetnher 14The llronns sold Out
fielder Pert Miotten nnd Inflelder IVtetor
I,ni an to the Wafthlnetnn club for a
price aald to he flS.OOO and Pitcher
llrrt ("mlllu.
liecrmlirr 2fl The Phillies traded Oot.
fielder "llode" Pankert to the Cuba for
( Ulllhim., another outHrliler.
Janunrr 4 The Urines traded Georta
Tler. the left-hand pitcher, to the Csbi
for Ijirry lole and Catcher Arthur
Jiinuurr 8 The (itnnts traded Clmrle.
llerzoc to Ihr Urates for Ijirrr Dol
anil Jr 11 'me., the pltclier.
.Innniirj- V Plltalninh traded Pitcher.
Al Mninmi nid Itnrleteh (Irlmea and
Shnii.tcn Chuck Ward ti llrookbn far
Ontflrlder ( liner Htengel and Second
llaiieinun (ieorze Cut.haw,
second base. I'nless John McGraw f
equal to the Job of dlgclng up a young'.'
lnneiuer to taKo mo piaco or iierzog lit
reconu tncie isn't a cnanco for thi
Giants to llnlsh out hi ficnt In 1011
unless something happens to IhflrM,
strongest competitors.
Thorugh as a Star
Doyle is Mrtuauy uuough as a star'
His arm Isn't good any more. Ills bai.'i
ting eye 3 dimmed, nnd ho never wa Vj
wnaie as a newer.
On tho other hand llerzoc will nni
benefit tlio Hr.aveH fin much na mnv t.!?
. ...... .... .... ,.,.j wr,
suspected. He i til (.upply a need In
Boston, but he won't mako the Braves
pennant contenders by several feet. Al.
so ho will have his troubles getting
nloug with Stalllnes. i
It may be that the trade was conA
seined to by Mcutaw becausa he wanted
a man of Doyle's temperament on hlj
ciuo. i-arrys personality, h s Irresls
Iblo good naturo wilt keen tli ..n.
j away and McOraw needs that kind of
a man.
' Connie Goes South Tonight
Connie Mack will leavo for .lackson.
vine, na , tonight to look over th
iiiianiiiig camp situation nnd make ar.
whether the team will train again la!!
Tnnl.. III., l r i, .... 3M
u,.i.,vciiii, me, jiuiu-o tunnies irip.
, "i d ,,ot expect to bo gone very Ion.".
to look over condition. In Jacksonvlllay
and I probably will finish my buslneu'l
in a few hours. I am not seeking nlar.'i
.... t ... ...Ill .... 1 . ." .til
,,llul , nul. Vikm up al, opportunity;?
to sign up a few good ones If 1 have ttJ
ble. 'VI
! SESSION OF BASEBALL
X.V
MOGULS NEARING END
1!
Much Talk of Trades at Na-?
tional Commission Jfeeting,!
but Nothing Doing
C1NCI.VXATI. O.. Jan. 9.
The deadest baseball meeting ot lliijl
winter season was just as good as ovtrjK
today. .VJ
Ilcfore loinlnir heie for tliA Vniiumi
CoIllmIsslon's, annual session, magnates jl
( mauo cunsiuerauie tan; about trades therl
vo fivuifi iu inaae. .,s
...T',C.n.."ley ",n.8 ll,re ani "ade moril
IH K. I II IT n ri-n .In a
' ' " "" '" lM,uw'
Most of ihem have gone home.
i Tlm cornmluHtnti r.Avi..i t A
- -? . israi
(smoothed over the troubles that rt-l
, ZOU" ??,th Fede.' Uarue settI'
merit. But they aren't telling how thlai
Bettlement was made. i-
The only thine lpfr trt ,i ... t- ,
ftame a jilaylne schedule for the coming
season, and Barney Dreyfus and Baiii
Johnson nro working on It. They txJ
.w iuiibii mo jod in a feu days,
HOBEY BAKER WINS
FIRST BATTLE IN All
PAIIIS Jan. 9. Tho former captala
of the Prlncetor. fnnthnii .,, -
serving In the flylnff corps, brought down!
his first German n!nn Kninni... .,.1
tho European edition of the New' York!
jieriim.
The Princeton football captain referred
to In this dispatch probably Is Lleutenl
ant "Hobey" Baker, uhr. .,, 1. ,-i.iJ
the American llying corps Ir. FranceJ
""'")' " worn in the air lias atJ
""fu iiiucn aitention. He was not onlji
. muiumi star, put a crack hockej
luujer on ina Princeton team.
Tel. Tloia sou.
MOISTER
Portable Build.
Inn, Oaraz.a,
1 clones, etc.
aletl or Bluet 0
uenverta a.id
ervrfl
Jr. Mol.t.r Ce.l
Mfr.
Office Dl.pl.y Room, 3931 X. fith Stl
No Camouflage
These Are Standard Goods at'
Before-the-War Prices
B Havana Ribbons at?2.25
nor in l
" at $2.25
BOX 89
H Phila. Hand Made at $2.28;
BOX SO
Bold at $2.28 I
BOX SO
Adloni at $1.50'
BOX 25 '
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nBnt v-m
Prica .Wrackara of SUatlarJ
QuaHty GaU " a '
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