TH&T MONEY TALKS DOESN'T HOLD GOOD IN THE HORNSBY-WEEGHMAN CAj
'U
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5PAPER YARNS ADVERTISING
EGED GREAT
:ely to prove a boomerang
iTFuel for Stove League, But Inclined to
take Player Increase Salary Demands.
Money Talk
PS the old saying- that money
i the caso of Rogers Hornsby. For
i of Charley Wceghman's bankroll
from St. Loole, but as yet the
er words, the lure of cold foiled
ifba youngster will be conspicuous
eason.
'".It must have been tough for tho
i huge offers mado by 'Wccghman.
have been paid and tho Cards
! league. baseball this year made tho
In the Mound City arose and rent
ott the park forever, everything
3' Lkfe "
. 'ana have scored a victory over tho
lately, to be a costly one for the club.
j Hornsby has been holding out for
l Is entitled to a salary of $10,000.
ind, evidently figuring that tho player would be sold nnd tho new owner I
fix tho site of tho salary check.
on, and tho salo price of the player lled anywhere from 50,000 to
(,000, It's a cinch that Hornbby has
k"by this tlmo has become convinced
' that reason. It is not at all Improbable that he will nsk for more money
I if the management refuse, once moro tho Ire of the fain will be felt.
. rv
fct?s
' LiUiui me Hian u luuieeu u- u tiiu
fJi-" vertlslng scheme. It not only
rf ' conveyed the hie to tho public that tho game was In such good
jI"tj condition that lb" magnates wcro willing to spend fortunes for
1$ ' Blftvers. recniWjji nf tho birr war. It mnv nrovn a bonmerantr.
V
r.
however, for with all of tho big money talk floating around, Hornsby
and the other players will'fecl Justified In asking fo more money.
Big Deal Rumors Invariably Harmful
i A
Ml
sfb spcaMng of money nnd baseball,
L proposed New Year's resolvo njjpllcublo to club owners,- olllclala, man-
pttra. serlbcH nnd fans lias been mado
,yar tno well-Known dollar sign do uroppea in referring to tmscunu niancrs.
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SK y The commercial development of
;j!" Unances have como to be considered In
port havo hurt the come Immeasurably
iWrcn nrlrp hilhf- nalfl fnr thl nr Ihnt
fc T.-t' players Is a boost to the most harmful
:-- oemo In the popular mind. Especially Is this true during wartimes, when
' tke gamo Is fighting for existence and should moro than over be free from
('' mnv Influence calculated to nffect its relntlon to its natrlotlc obligations.
'va The AlexnndcpKlllefer salo opened
$ ums being given for players. Nobody ltnows what tho amount Involved was,
"J'but Just os In tho case of what Is predicted ns a possibility of tho reported
Hornsby transaction, publicity given tho
'Me for demands made by ono of tho players that n big proportion of the re-
rorted sum changing hands bo given
.'rfll no rfnntit h pAnnrnllr known n tbn
L"S "'
l iVAutlnn in nut nut mntlnn rt mnnpv
Mies la followed.
m. v .
K;-r TT IS to be observed that financial
P' w-' or dea,s have incrbascd in tho same
.rtK tatlons generally. Even if figures
be remembered that the purchasing
5.V -what It used to be.
Bezdek Arraigns Plan
jQO BEZDEIv, the new Pirate boss,
sale of ball players wrong, thereby
jr-jirf.the owners of the Philadelphia National
k? Ma new platform in a fanning bee on thu
Cvfltering and Incidentally pursuing general athletic work.
fr'n'The former Chicago University athlete, who now Is an all-jear-roulid
j promoter In varied branches of sports,
apwyers isn't playing fair with the Tans.
4ka Anln la nVtnnvtmis - ttin nnnpt tin la
r jkWl Will 0 ULMlUVtlVJUO J HVJ CV kf ,lv ,i3 -Kuv UCVIUWII),!
iS C. He is not opposed to trades, however, and it is not clear Just whero
R& 6k' Ani InMnn Im tn t.A i),n'fl (nr t n 1,1
Vm, Wu,,t,V.. ,a w .r w. ....... v...m...
rhero selling and swapping nro on tho
l'her managers in tho baseball game
qua the David liarum stylo nt that. Is the
fiV JW a legal prlnclplo in baseball lias been
: . 11 was Instituted, und tho wiso manager
ced and spavined animal for one that
Bty to boot. Perhaps Mr. Bozdclt has
4 hit the trail on the subject of tho
were cnaueis, dui 11 no escrves
. Is splitting things fine.
ei . .
ViAT THE time of this Interview
vvtt u..j,. ;
w - . rffc ii wreu jimiacjt uu cuiuiiicr puiui, uuu mat was lliai I'llChCr
4i AMiwuA nuum uiiuvi uu Luuuiii&vuuccs wcur u x'iraiQ uniiorm this
,).. season. This statement has been
Vithe temperamental millionaire kid to
'
Sammy Strang Is Hitting Them Out Over There
game of baseball has seen no more plcturesquo or romantlo figure
,n' Sammy Strang, the ball player,
IThla big league star And all-around
now y a captain ana is somewnero in Franco preparing to lead his boys
the top when the time Is deemed ripe. Uo is now appearing under his
nomenclature and is known officially as Captain Samuel NIcklln,
e that .he never bore before.
Strang Nlcklin, as he was known
j South, started his athletic career
he played with the University of Tennessee, whenco he was "drafted"
It University of North' Carolina. At both Institutions ho was a bear in
l' departments of sport. After he became tired of the college gamo ho I
kS'lnto tlie Southern League and was soon In the big league harness -
be bounced about from one team
also palled In time and he then
Sopera, taking an extensive course
'tercet tho lure of the old basebalt
&t Point nine when he felt the
more serious mission mis lime,
s there are many who figure him
tars, for he possesses a great
a of the lights. Ho may, of
I-aviation or submarining or something else with a new thrill and
to it.
false Impression regarding
', has Men generally accepted. This
i,names while playing professional ball, on the ground of parental'
hnfn t, 41, . n-AM-a Aa n nnlAM r0 h -.!.. ., v.
lut w v,.w t,uv. a u, iikhigi
tin, of Chattanooga, Tenn., was
iter, being the first president
,was established about thirty
dl bur.
.5i Manu Bia-Leaaue Stars Above Draft Ant
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wag piayera in tne major leagues are above the draft-age limit:
' 'Austin, Frank Baker, Bobby
tin,' nam t-Tawrora, jaxe
, Charley' Herzog, Heinle Zimmerman, Larry Gardner, George Gib-
Howard. BUI Klllefer, John Lobert, Sherwood Macee, Fred Luderus.
jsoaie i-ianic, iwei
Frank Schulte, Bert Shotton, Oscar Stanage, Terry Turner.
r. Jimmy Walsh, Leon
lJaaea Lavender and Harry
tJrVak.la the NesUjrof the
: McrMJUag Mm wiin lorty-two
i-wiwa soq in yia
,M at w
HORNSBY DEAL
Hurts Game
talks Is true, but you can't prove It
moro than a month the conversational
havo been tested on the star short-
tall: has not been above a whisper.
to draw Hornsby from the Cards
by his nbsenco when tho Cubs line up
St. Loole management to turn down
Tho chances nro that n record price
need tllo money. Tho uncertainty of
deal an attractive one, but when the
In petitions declaring they would
was off. This Is about the only time
management of a ball club and It Is
moro money next season, stating that
Ticsldeut tllckcy has not-met thrs
Whllo the negotiations havo been i
reud every word In tho newspapers
that he Is of some valuo to thu club.
.
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uuriisuy ileal ivuh ii awi'ii uu-
kept up Interest In baseball, but
a good RURBcstion In tho nature of a
to tlic effect that during tbo comlns
banebaH nnd tno extent to wmcli
connection with tho great American
nnd every publication of guesses nt
nlnxnr nr nt nllniro,! fimrv .nlnrlp
handicap that baseball has to over-
tho usual winter gossip ns to hugo
incident was undoubtedly responsl-
him ns n bonus. Alex and Klllefer
-'4100 nfln hnttprv." Iin1rua tlio Riif-
v.ilti.iHnns nf nlnvprs rtni! klin tt -bhI.
. .
rumors regarding plder sales
proportion as have price quo-
published aro.truc, it also must
value of mone
is nothing like
of Selling Players
announces that ho considcis tho
talcing flat tssuo with tho decision
Lcaguo team. Bczdcl; announced
Pacific coast, where he has been
Is quoted as declaring that selling
Tho very Idea of peddling players
rnnrtri enl na rlanlntilnr
1 1, It to lint il-n.i t- In Im.... . wn .11
, ... .tub u.M.,1, ... IIUI CU'll tlUlilh,
same basis, nnd tbo erdlct nf nil
Is that tho ethics of horse-trading.
correct system. "Caveat emptor"
recognized ever since organized
is tlie one who can exchango an
has plenty of vigor nnd playing
been reading "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
abhorrence of treating human beings
tno ngnt to trauo them Instead ho
.
Man a re r rtezrtnlf nnsltlvi, v.
... -;r-v-' '..::.' .
confirmed by tho trading of
the Brooklyn team.
or Samuel Strang Nlcklin In private
athletic soldier of fortune of older
by those with wh,om he was raised
on college diamonds and gridirons.
to another for several years. This
sought the more romantic field of
of vocal study abroad. He could
game, however, and was cnnehlnn-
higher call to go abroad ngaln, but
onauia ne survive the dreadful
one of the world's future groat
voice, fine dramatic abilities and
course, find this Held too tamo nnd
Sammy Strang's ball playing
relates to .lis use of his first
vt .u.v;it 1119 lumer, JOnn li,
the South'a pioneer baseball
of the original Southern League
years ago, and always a great
,
. "
Byrne, Ty Cobb, Jack Collins,
uaubert, Larry Doyle, Arthur
Meyers, Jack: Murray, Bert Nlehoff.
Ames, Larry Cheney. Eddie cicnt
Bailee.
veteran squad of exempts, the family
summers. Qeorge Gibson prob-
army, uioson evidently gpt an early
w wur "oBg on" thirty-eight, the
4-Vnytk?-
45r
Ll? Ui (1..
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TENDLER MEETS
CALLAHANJAN.21
Philadelphia Lightweight
Signs to Box Brooklyn I
Slugger at Olympia
BURNS BOOSTS GORMAN,
Hy ROBERT W. MAXWKLL
Phllailelplila now admits that Lew
Tcndler Is a ngular lilgh-cIaV's and Top
notch boxer. It baa taken years of
I Buiiiuuua 1 11 in l iu prof- ii, inn now inai
i tho homo town promoters lealize it,
Tcndler will g.ilr. the rewaul ho ho richly
deseres. Last Monday nlulit hP Mroied
a nolablo lttory oir Wllllo Jackson
and made Fiirb a hit that be was greeted
by tho fans like a rli.implon It M-enitd
that cery ono In tho Olympia w.in proud
of Lew's performance, mid tliey Eliowtd
It by their 0cferou3 cheers
Tendler placed bis foot on the ladder
of fame that night and will endeavor In
climb a few rungs higher on January 21,
when he inlnglis with Kianklo 'nllahaii.
ttio hard-hitting Hrookln snipper. In
tho wlndup at tho Oljmpla. The match
was clinched jcstculay, for Jack llan
Imi liellees In Mrlklng while the Iron Is
hot and Is too shiend a matchmaker to
uHow .1 drawing card llko Tendler slip
through his Mr.gers.
Wi?e Ones Lose JTsney
Tho wlso persons In our city weie off
on the dope for tho Temller-Jackson bat
tle. They strolled through tho 01)inpla
with bundles of coin exposed and bet
moro than $3000 that Jackson would
win They figured that a left-handed
boxer couldn't stand befmo tho New
Yorker. They found out. however, that
they were mistaken, and tlielr depleted
bankrolls or. Tued.iy proved It.
Tendler is a classy performer Ue is
clever, knows tho game and now has the
ability to inflict punishment, lie h.is
been nursid along for joirs by I'hll
Glassm.in, his manager, nnd thus rar
never has taken part In a poor match.
rUnllko other managers, (ilassman did
1 not sacrifice his man to make, some easy
money In ono fight llo turned down
scores of offers met was s.ithllcd to
wait for tho future. This turned out to
he the wli-cst plan
Not According tn Dope
Somo of our very ben experts cannot
dope out Tendler'M success. They have
sicii left-handed boxcis In the past and
witnessed their downfall when they wcro
stacked up against a good man. 'the
reason for this Is that the common or
garden variety of left-hander Is a flat
footed, slowly-moving person, who pos
sesses i knockout punch and has to set
himself to get It over. Men llko that are
ca,sy marks for fast, sclcntlflo boxi rs
and never havo they made good, ltlug
hlttory Is full of left-handed reverses
Hut with (Jlassinan'H champion It Is
different. Lew Is not flat-footed. In
stead, he Is up on his toes all ofl the 1
time and bewilders his opponent with
his fast, clever work, llo Is hitting
harder than ever haforo and this In- 1
ernlses his effectiveness. Itlizht now- 1m
looks llko another Johnny Dundee, and
If Manager I'hll continues to use his
natural shrewdness In making matches
Lew will be ono of tho most-talked-of
boxers In the country.
Tendler will admit that ho Is not as
good as Denny Leonard und that ho has
no desire to meet him, except In a social
manner. lie Is not at all anxious to
mlnclo with the lightweight chnmnlon
I In tho ringyet. He is willing to wait
a couple of 3 ears lor mat.
T'10 1'0Ut w,tn ("allahan will bo a real
r - "out for the Philadelphia lightweight.
and If he Is successful, he should flguro
In somo bit bouts this winter.
Burns Has a Champion
Johnny Hums, the Kensington Impre
sario, Is staging on all-star bantan show
nt tho Cambral tomorrow night. John
believes there are many little fellows
around town who should be given a
chanro to show their prowess and will
use many of them In the future He
hopes to select nn opponent fnr K!d
Herman In these elimination contests.
"I have a battler who w II receive his
first hard tryout tomorrow night In
Tommy Gorman " explained Johnny to
day. "This boy has been boxing In
the preliminaries for a couple of years,
but never has been given a chance In a
wlndup. He looks like Tommy O'Toole
In his prime and is ono of tho most
popular boys In Kensington. He Is not
'facing a setup, ror he will box Gusslo
I Lewis. Oussle gave Herman a hard bat
I tie In the Tobacco Fund show nndls a
.very classy bay, Gorman thinks he
ran beat him. however, and vnn loimv
that confidence Is one-halt of the bat-
tie."
Jack Welnstein Orates
jjack Welnsteln also Is running at
large. Just bubbling over with news
about Eddie O'Keefe. Jack, let It be
known. Is Eddie's manager and declares
that his man has recovered from his
broken hand and soon will be ready to
do buslneas. An effort will be made to
match O'Keefe jvlth Joe Lynch. In the
last bout' Kddlc broke his hand and
all bets were called off in the third
round. Wejnsteln wants to wipe out
that defeat.
Johnny Tillman la training hard forr
his bout with Irish ' Patsy Cllne and
yesterday scored a knockout over on.
at Me volunteer .sparring partner. Fran
w"i i mm 11 awi: -say
PENN FIVE BEAT USAACS, BUT
UNIT-MARINE TILT SHOULD BE
REPLAYED TO DISCOVER VTOTOR
Quaker Players Unquestionable Conquerors,
but Decision of "Gridiron" Battle Remains
as Matter of Opinion
, mltCHi: was a b.iMKetb.ill ilmible-liend-
X cr niiciliMeii lor wrigiititr.iu ii.iu i
last night. As It turned nut theio was
only 11110 basketball gamo and 1'eiin
won that, over tho I's.iacs, 3,1-21. The
other part of tho entertainment con
futed of 11 sei amble between the
stretcher-beaicrs of I 'tilt No. 20 and the
Marines and a inlleitlon by M. M.
Dorlz.is.
It was eonreded b.v eveiy one that
thn Ited and ltluo varsity beat the
I'saacs there would ' no iiue.-tlunlng
thn decision, but tin v re still arguing
about tbo Mnrlne-rnlt till. 1'r.ineo up
to n Marine today and nli him the
score nnd he'll reply that tho Sea Sol
diers won 27-2C. Appioach a member
of tho t'nlt, question him and nu will
dl'cnver that tho Marines lnvt 30-2G.
Tho t'nlt tram may not have been
successful on tho floor, but Mlko D01I
7.1s. tbo strong man, scoicd a big vic
tory in tbo stands. Tho famous Ureek
took up a e'ollectlon, tbo proceeds of
which are to bo used In pun-haslng
alhlello equipment for the stretcher
bearers, and ho was most sucicssful In
his part nf tho bill. Mlko passed his
big hat around among the spe-ctators
and managed to solicit closu to $2 3
from tho small gathering.
. . . '
.Majority for Marines ,
mere were sK In tlie rircss lin who
wcro keenlni? Kcnrn. rlnro. it lion llio
final accounting took pl.u n. eon-
gratulatnl I'nink McCrneltcu nn tlie
lletnil- nf llin ATnrlLi,. Tim ntlm,. tl,,nn
nffeied 1 egrets. The score board Ihiv. I
howevir, swung the majority tn the
Pea Soldiers, for ho had the Unit beaten
272(1.
In these democratic fnlted States the
majotity rules, so theieforo the triumph
goes to tno men or the yai
Df the yanl Ilmv-j
time to get tbo con- ,
1
ever, there was no
SlulTy Mclimis Sold
to Boston, A'. '. Report
NhV lllllK. .run. ld. siuir, Vl,ll.
Hie l.i-t iiirinlirr of loniil- .Muik'i, nine
srent tnini, h.i In-en wild In the. Itontem
lied Nov, niKirillni; lo 11 rumor Mm; ilr
eillnteit lirre toiU). 1 lie iieim. it U
s.llil. iiiiiie-, from 11 mun well o.ted In
Amerletiii I.etiKue nfTiilrM. mill ti fctor.v
Koew that wtirn Hurry I'nizm iiirihai.ril
Hush. Mliiini; nnd -trunk he utto
laiiiKlit MrlnnlH. onnle .Itiirk, however,
lnllrd Hint li Mile uf flip Hn,t Iiiim.
111. 111 be kept quiet for 11 lime.
Connie Murk nnu Is In the South, hut
before leiiiliiE ho l,ilod Hint he MIII
win, neiotliillne with .Vlrlunls. He did
not .iy Unit MufT- had lieen sold, hut
liifrrml I hut Mimethlni would be done
" ""Ii "'".I r.' ""k" showed Hint he
IV'" ."."""''d mill rrruwl ( n, ,r
Jlle 1UIH m-iim.ii. 11 believed tlit
founle Ih wiiIMiii.- for SluOj's rrnll nn
the iiroi.o.lt.011 mid, by Jiuok to gli"
him u hhure ur I In. iirulltH If there are
A', "' 0,n',l,," "' li Atlilellr, today
nothing tould be Irarnrd of the reported
Scraps About Scrappers
By BILL BELL
Evening Ledger Decisions
.Milwaukee, llh Joe i:run thadrd rirynn
Dniviies
I'rovldenee, K, I.
feuted (iuubout binlth.
lmrler M'etnert ile-
I1 l'nlfnn ami Unrrv "P.'t r.-
all aet for thrfr twelre-Tound return bout at
from Frtnlwnril am. It M up to the latter
to reilet-m hlmnelf tn hold rretlK with the
nral leoxlnir official. Iiandln Tain .,.i tm.
ath o Mtke Collins will look after FUlton,
nd hurk Winr'ni haH alimt(l Tctd,'w
n met Tr'al 1'itnv rilni it Hnmentrad Ta
a January 21 and fo- Wlinrlna to met K
o Ijouilln at Allpntwn nn th 17th nnd
n-orrr Chip at CharU-ot. Pa., on January
'jH. Tlnth Imvara urn imlnlnt t i.
O'Prlen'a y". ' """
Jark Meflulcan haa a aerlea of good bouts
rheduled for tho National Club on Saturday
nlnht. and her la minir to blend tho prouram
ao that the card will he a tood one. Heavv
weluhla will very Itkely atep In the bit
attraction. . .
Vounr Hector, the Jeraey City llghtvvelatit,
will meet YounK Joe Ilorrell In thn aeminnal
to the Tlllman-CUue aerap next Monday
Heht. Iteetor vvaa beaten bv Leonard, but
he Haa a ten-round no.deeltlon bout to hi,
eiedlt aialnat Irtah 1'aUy.
Joe Tjneh la In Ms dunand. Joreph
meeta l'al Moore at Providence on Krlday
nlaht and at Halllmoro on the 23d h
will claah wllh nick Lnidman. Pete liar
nan waa to hava met Lynch In Ualtlmore
on thla date but the club promoter could
not aecure Herman'a alanatura to tho pa.
pra. Andy llurna nearly upaet I.vnch'a
Diana on New dear's Day. The New Yorker
proved hla claaa when, after taking- n count.
came back In tho neit round and put
Irlah Paf.r Cllae.
who loiea Johnny Till.
ijan here next Sfonday nlaht. waa amai.nr
-hamplon In aeveral rlaaa be'fo-e ho entre.l
'ho profea.lonal end. 1'alay. ronard am
nl,V,t.r l'ra.Ck."sX.?i. h New York. AthUtTo
..7r. ic.,:. . -l;iir ior io aoiuifra, a
nlform belno- tn only meana of admittance
". S? Wlti? ? Cnt Lono-fort Ireland
,1 jHFti wmMjm
JOY OUT OF LIFF
srtiMis of opinion fiom among the rper-
wii'irs. rnili,iiil It would bo
proper
to mention, also, that among tho threo
who hail thn base plnvers winning vas
a incmt r of the nm
Another thing that has us worried
Is the lack nf a leim to cxpiess the
kind nf gamo that was advertised n-i
basketball. The contet wns a cioss
between football n"d rough house Kvpii
William J. Scheffer. tbo erstwhile
president of thu defunct Uislem League,
suM It was not basketball In fact be
was so suro or this that he lefused in
lefereo tho sei ond half of the game
after Icing tho 0flkl.1l boss In the
first period.
Football or Uashctball
Any tlmo u ginun of fnnilnti
thoroughbied.s such as Bert Hell Jn'mnv
S'eott. Iloddli- Weldon, Tom Dougheityl
and Dick Hiadley nro transplanted from
tho gridiron to the floor, ono Is sure ,
tn get an c.cUlent exhibition nf how '
NOT ( play basketball. Koity-flve
fouls were called timing tho forty I
minutes of play, and let It bo stated
nun 1101 every foul was cnlled. Kvery
Piuy on llio football fled. Including
I straight-arming, blocking, clipping nnd
' tackling, was ued nn tho floor.
Through nil the b.ntln nf -.-mi,-....
playing nno player managed to show-
aying nno player managed to show
I a,SrnnnJ,f0 Bt""".,'Ut "I" a
ire lnde finger. Itefercnco Is made to
i'
I,"n Kenned), tho snappy Iittlo forward
""" ":1H l " mainstay nr tho Init ag
gregatlon Don e'.'ICed four i-mlu
. Tllt'ri' "as as mtiih difference between
th
r.lt-.MarinO gaiUO and tho l'Ann.
L's.iac battlo ns there Is between Urover
I'leveland Alexander ami wininn, i.- -
linker. There vv-as real basketball In the
first game, and it was appreciated he
me SllCCtators. Mlk-n Mntinni. ....... 11
fllv,i.,t tar, wlUl nineteen points to
his credit ' lu
'"" L"""
C. MURPHY MAY
SUCCEEDTENER
Former Manager Men
tioned for Job as Head
of National League
NO HORNSBY
DEAL
CIXCI.VXATI, O., Jan. 10.
Chailes W. Murphy, Judgo Landls and
John Hcydler aro the threo big baseball
j men mentioned ni the successor to Pres
ident John K. Toner, should tho latter's
resignation, which still Is In tho hands
of the National I.eaguo club owners, be
accepted. Heydlo- Is given the best
boost, as It Is claimed ho would mako
an active nnd pleasing official.
Tho lenort has 11 ti,, n-A i ,..
i, , ,. ;, ..v .cut, t-t iiit-iciy
holdlng ofllco until a good man can be
seiecicu. i ne olllclals feel that the
vvlth v ,." ,".""a r lo BO nl0,'B
with only a part of Ttner's service, ar.d
na thn in nil ft Vantievtmni. ".
icbbuo is 100 oig an ntralr to go al
sincere In his nnw i, .'.. u. "f S
maue necessary. It Is said that a new
olllclal will bo appointed next month;
. -.. ,), .j
just ,nu tno inmviuuai 11 could not be
ascertained.
Tho renort ileel.iiAu iim, n i. ,,
Tener was re-elected for a one-year term
In New lork a few weeks ng. tho clec
Uon was niialllled by n stipulation that
rectors. " .uuiiui league etl-
nJ(tr?J.'8,i0,,,nE pf nuestloni of minor
importance In a brief srsslon. the annual
meeting of the National Baseball Com
ml'slou closeii yesterday.
JJarney Dreyfuss. president rrf the
tIhiUij,iiFhn,ur vh0 ls a member of
the National League schedule commit
tee. conflrmpd iho -,.,... t ,,.ll
bp'jhtWtchenM.mauxaSa,arlm5
and. Intlcluer AVnrrl nn.i n.an -.j
iS5SSl!lStl8i;1,ldeMer stensel ad In-
r ?.i Jtlc;tey- .president of the St.
Ixu B Nationals nllfrutA,t iiiB ..
of yentenlay that under no clrcumstancecS
WOUld IIflVfr HnPnr. K i-l " "-'Vi . ,
"DOC" LAVAN NOW
FIRST LIEUTENANT
ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Jan. 10. Dr. John C
Lavan, former member of .the St. Louis
Americans, who. with bm i,ii ....
l",':.,rade, ? 9 Washington Amer-,
.u.,,, niuiuuiitcu yeaieroay mat he had
been named a first lieutenant In the
medical reserve corps and that It was
virtually certain ho would not be able
to play with the Washington club next
s en BO tla
VIDAL ELECTED CAPTAIN
OF WEST POINT ELEVEN
WEST POINT, N. Y Jan. 10. Hu
gene L. Vldal, of South Dakota, has
been elected captajn of tho army foot
ball eleven for 1U, vjle was kept out
of football, laat (all aaw4'-Bf ii'aWisiaf
BRITISH TANK GIVEN HIGHEST
RATING IN DOPE IN SELECTING
' ALL-TIME PLUNGING FULLBACK
Many Americans May Not Comprehend High
Spots of War, But All Can Grasp Hun
Charge That U. S. Is Yellow
Hy GRANTLAKD RICE
The Alt-Time Fullback
.1 aiiHMfc and a crash, and a line gave way,
, As they plowed through the pap they made;
riunglng head down through the thickest (rail
That teas the wag TllUY played.
Xo lines withstood their crashing power,
Xo men could hlock their way;
Mention their names and watch men coiicT
They weic Till: lighters but, say
As urt'nt as they were In the heat of the fray,
Und In this I'll le quite frank)
They couldn't compare with the one today, '
The greatest of all the TASK.
Yon may pick out YOVll star as the greatest of all,
. You mag Vet on your choice to cop;
Another will tell you to "hire a hall"
JUS choice Is the man on top.
11V may pick out our l'.ckcrsalls, Jlcstons or Cogs,
Our Otlphants. tlcrrys and such: ,,
11V nil will agree that theg were Till', boys
.lint the greatest of all? not much.
W'r all haie our stars from the part and today
Hut on the. QIWATV.HT of ALL we can bank;
lie's hitting the line In today's big fray
The greatest of all the 7'ank:
JKltSVY JOXL'S.
ACUIITAI.N company commander was
talking. "I thought." bo 'aid, "that
I knew my countiy, Its peoplo nnd their
wnvs. Hut I am beginning to believe
I was mistaken. I came into this war
because I believe It Is tho most right
eous war In the world's history and bc
e'.iuso I believed my country needed nny
help I could give. To come, 1 had to
leave ii wife and threo children. It was
tho greatest sacrifice either I or my
wife ever had to make Yet 1 have met
mi number of peoplo who thought 1
mado 11 big mistake In leaving n family,
and I havo met ntheis who seemed to
lake) It for granted I wasn't happy at
homo and tlnrefore loft to enter tbo
111 my. Apparently mere aro miii uiuu-
sand's nnd millions of peoplo left who
either don't know there Is a war or who
aro willing to havo their country's honor
and her future largely In the hands nf
drafted men. many of whom can't speak
I English, and ninny ninro who havo 110
lltli.i what tne war is an uuuui. j 11 uu- ,
unit I can't fictile It all out. There arc t
I thousands of men In this army who
I have left thtlr wives and children and
I havo mado the greatest lacrlllccs of their
' lives because they knew tho time had
I como to serve-. Yet these, to many, me
I merely men who wcro foolish to go or
'men who wcro unhappy at home."
Different Wnjs
There ale different ways of getting
men-worked up to the Job at hand, ono
Sports Served Short
Joe .Miner repeated Ids vltinry over l'r.inl.
Jnn- 111 y'lu at ilrren's Millard room lust
nlulit. wininne r.n to as in nevetitv-tlve
liuiliiKS. Hurry I'llnu nnd Mayer now nro
lied for first place hi tho ttiree-iuahlon Mi
llard ihaiiiploiiihlp tnurne-y. lMflt lias
lvo wins liinlileman won ono nnd toil two.
I'laniicry has lost three und Jones dropped
four. .
' llatlil . Morrow, of Washington, former
T.,,ne;i,Kl7oo!'1.,,',eSn,,,a.'wSshiUlC,nn0.i
3,ircrson. .mceedlnB Kol .vn-tmer, who whs
of Washington, former
mil nn nnnlliant. lintlnB entered vvnr l ..u.
I' A pliyali al work Hubert W. .Miirnliv
sraduitn miiii.iBi-r of football for I'll lean
was uiunlinously retained In that position
I .. . ..... in 1... nntrl lit tho
Indoor trailc m-et of tho Ho-ton AJ-iJolje
i .VMediitlun nnd tho .Meadowbrouk Atliletlo
u'l'reme-'t'toda' I.
uccordlne to 1111 an-
,-l .. ... n f.nn.l.tv linsrliall
1,111. nl-
V"'ly. ""o""'1 ".'". 1?t:w1!rit,, !?!
I.r ulaiure nru eonvineid It will 1 -iss ny
, would allow lirofesalonal h welt ns nnu
tftnlo
lour uiimea on funaay nuer . e
llnwiird llerrj. iiiihuuh l'eiinylanlu L'ul-, championship South Philadelphia fpiln-J.''lA.irteXii:i?iKb,S.ir.l,-oi,r
lrt' th0 AIIr""' U'lucsentatlve, are le-
... v.... l.i.b mi .lanu.irv :i. He 1
inndldalo for it plaeo on tho relay Hint will
n present Camp l
Willie Iloppe. world's ebamplon balk.llno
MlllurdlKt. brolio tho world's neord In a
three-cu-trdon exhibition same at !an lran
elseo recently when h mad- a run of
tneiity-nvc. Tho best previous record was
eighteen, held by Charley .Morln. of St.
IaiuIs. n
Charier Weeiliman, president of the Cuba,
announces that n propoal to havo tho team
train In tho South ha been ubandontd.
and tho player would atarc tor racadena,
c'al" y s,arci:
1 Ira Thomaa. cx-rateher for thn Maclt-
men will return 10 v iuii-,iiji, ,u..
thls'eprlllB to tak up hl duties n baseball
loieh of the Wllllaiiw ColleBO nine. .Man-at-er
Shepard denies that Ira villi accept
11 position as manaitcr of u Uie Icasuo
team. . .
The date f.f tho annual Central A. A. V.
taikatbMUourney to bo l.-ld at llclolt. Wlj..
have been advanced to Tebruary 11. 15 and
IU. The tournament Is limited to the teams
In tho seven Htutta comprising tin central
division.
Jlaellenry, a well-known llEht-harneai i fa-
.iia itii u mark ol :1J. owned d y ii
1l..m U'kllmnn
.v ' " i... '.'" ..'a j-i.7 -. . Ill 4l.l I Ikn
unliln tit loncaiitr eterday
iaine from Kentucky three eai
Ol VUttl I lltCt Uf-'t III mil
ll ill IIUI DO
ra ago.
The Giant havo aimed two pitchers for
' 19IS I'Ved Anderaon haa returned hla con.
I tract, alona vvlth Sterllnir btryker. for.
i.n..i.. ...lid nnrriPNtiar. Ktri Ivftr tnav not cet
. a iluinca ulth thf big-town team. u he ex-
nAitf tn tte rnuen 111 l
pecta to be called In tba draft.
flrown Preparatory fieliool baa loat ena of
Ita beat athletea. t'Doc" Williams, a atar
football and baaeball plajer, and who waa
one of the moat popular atudenta at the
North Proud afreet Inatltullon, has Joined
tho aviation corps,
Milithouae l!oa Club, now S0O atrone,
celebrated In roval all le at tho clubhouae,
Howard and Homeraet atreeta, laat nlsht.
Hilly Ilocap vvaa the mieat of tno evening,
and apolee timely on tho advantage of ath
letlca. nxecutlve Secretary Ilobert D. Kleea
advocated clean aportamanahlp In a nno
addreaa.
Cantnln W. F. C Holland, one of the
beat known track athletes and oaramen In
Umland. died at tho front recently. Ha won
the Drltlah champlonahlpa III the 100-yard,
half, mile and Ions lump. He rowed In the
Oxford varsity elaht for four jeara, and
waa placed at No. 7 In tho Leander crew
that defeated Yalo In 1806. Ho vvaa Judao
ot the Henley regatta for ten leara before
tho war.
Qunrrjvlllo lllili School baaketball five
trimmed tho Tlaer team, of Laucaater, at
the latter'a hall laat night. 38 to 16. tha
vlaltora completely, outclaaslnc their oppo.
nenta,
Vlie 101s football aghedula for tha tint.
veralty of Iowa Ineludea four Dig Ten Con
ference gareea. aa follow a- October IS, North
wealern ut Iowa Cltys October 10. Chicago
at Chicago; November 2. llllnola at Urbana;
November S3. Indiana at Iowa City,
The baaketball game actaeduled between
New York Unlvejalty and Amherat for to
morrow evening hoa, been poatponed on ac
count ot the lack ot fuel. Tho coal altua.
tlon grew ao acute that tha New York otfl.
clala were compelled to close tba simnaalum
until January H,
A new troek record waa hung up by Baell,
lvn bv Jockey Keouah. In tho third mr
With Ideal condltlona prevailing and an Im.
Ilia luini vvimi'" eaj "y aa,ia (Ua
pent, of 110 pounde, odda of 0 to 8, Uaell
went tne antaiite, w miwitMi in i;tt -o,
Itoeewater. Check and Jlonotony fell In the
seventh race,
Jack Latterner, for three veara a atar
forward on the West Virginia baeketball
team, was elected captain of the 1018 five.
Latterner and Kodrer were the only avail
able men eligible, all other varsity men of
'f-W ,-) !L!-Si",- " W a
company captain saw that whllo his men
weio working along they wcro not par
ticularly amused or woiked up over the
Issues of tho war. Tho plight that
France and Belgium were In didn't emlto
leaeh them ilermany's lT-boat cam
paign meant nothing in particular.
And then, ono day, his chance camo
after l'leld Marshal Hhulcnburg's ad
dress. "Hlndcnburg," remarked tho captain,
"says Germany will win because you
fellows nru jcllow and will quit before
his men unit. Do you want him to
make good on that statement or not?"
This was tho turning point. Tho
avcrugo American din stand n number
of things. Hut to be called a quitter
Isn't ono of them.
When the War Is Over
Ho was an enlisted ntan. ono fiom
tho draft. You could fco that at tho
moment he was 11 trifle low In Fplrlt.
"What ore vou going to do," wo ukcd
him, "when tbo war Is over?"
"I was Just thinking that," ho replied.
"The first thing I am going to do Is
tn havo a bugler tomo nnd blow re
velllo at 5.30 a. m. and then I'm going
to tell htm where to go to. And then
I am going to ham another man come
nnd Jell 'fall In.' And I'm going to tell
him where to go to. And then I'm going
to have another man call mo for a fif-
teen-mllo hike. I was Just thinking up
what I could call him when you came
, up.
iCENTftAL MEETS
W.PHILA. TODAY
Speed Boys Confident of
Giving Mirrors Their
. First League Defeat"
Uy PAUL I'KEI'
The championship hopes of tho Cen
tral High School basketball team
will bo put to the aclfl test this after
noon, when tho Crimson nnd Gold live
meets the West Philadelphia quintet In
a Tublic High School I.eaguo contest on
tho Speedbo)' floor.
Hy loison of their viotoiy over the
s... ..v.. as nn.- in ciy successors of Koulh-
em as cage ihanips Toi 191S. If they
can como through with Hying colors In
the game this afternoon the students
or Hroad and Green streets will breathe
much easier and wait for what appears
i.iV'T. "UlB". Bamo of ,l10 Masn
with Northeast High next Tuesday in
the North Uranch Y. M. C. A. gymna
slum. Uut tho Central team has adopted the
plan used by rat Jloran with such suc
lT,? l ba!eb,a11' ' Playing each game
out before planning for tho next, and
t realizes that West Philadelphia must
be conquered to remain in a tlu for first
place The Mpeeelboys proved by their
showing In tho Pedagogy Bamo that
they must be considered an Important
factor in tho race. If Clark and Kneasi
the West Philadelphia guards, can stop
Trautwcln und Voegehn from cag ng
two-polntcra it would not bo surprls.
Ing to eco the Crimson and Gold de
feated. This game was originally scheduled
for tomorrow, but ns West Philadelphia
has a contest arranged with Lawrence
vllle Academy for Saturday at Law
renccvllle th managements of both
teams decided to bhlft the fracas to this
afternoon. .
The Hcliewl of Pedagogy manager nri.
believea In keeping hi, boya bu.y UiL
IS,!?r. vwere acheduled to meet CanTden
High, but the gamo waa called ott. On Mai
in-day they oat to Pcnn Freeh- Tm?.??;"
Weat 1-bllly waa defeated: Jeaterday ?hey
Played Cheater llth, and BatuVdiv ii0...y
tori School will be played. Several Jf Th."
Pedagogy alara alto play at night In thJ
American League. " ,no
Orbell Y,itn
who blaved rlvhi ..i
tno varsity eleven aat jear. huhn.i
captain of the 101s football mun Jt a wi."
Jon High School. Yatea graduated JiS
Kenderton Grammar SchoolBnnrtKt;i.'rfm
tho varsity eleven V
lr.rlng Ablngton waa a etudent at cVnirki
Jllgh. AtC'entral he waa a member of ihi
freehman ba.eball and trnek i",XT "A ,'hJ
waa a member of tho Ablngton jllgh WnS
fnrny.nt.ac??o.aa.,t?o'r,aJ' - ''' &S
faulla In order that the game, vvlth vIJ
Cheater Normal thla week-end PVnay "eault In
R.,,c.l": t0T. W """"er achool. l"lt i-Ur
!ia'nVbfv"a"felwdno';n0r.e'1 0Ut aKrAVaSS
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SUBCENTERSTi
INCAGEVICTQRJ
Playing of Zerbey EnablJ
Port Richmond to De
feat Girard Alumni m
9 i
HANCOCK ADVANCE'
INDUSTniAI.
LEAOUD
W. I,, rr, w t ul
nutlerworth r 1 ,1.1 l.nlon... vKl
Jobson a l .naa
Inter-N'oa... 4 2 ,11117
Ulll'tt'l.ewla 3 3 .S00
". o. l...,, " i'afl
llarrett T a '!li
Quaker City la 'ill
rrnnl(Ttittln t-i-akt 1lilltaan-..il. ... ''
tj,"la If. u. (1. i. ' t"'alUJ
Saturday Dobaon vs. Inter-Nos. Qu,vli
City a. Lanaton Monot-pe. .w
It Is not often that a substitute croTeia
to be tha star In a basketball game, btd
last night was nn exception. An hoarl
I.a fAA Tlrirt T litii4t4i1 AAt at.- 'el
U1.-1U.U wn j,..i.iiim,iu iuuiv mo noor to
meet tho Olrard Alumni quintet In 'i
American Leaguo contest at Traymoro"
Hall the V. M. C. A. manager vvaa nmi-l
lied that Owens, his new center minU
Urotliorhood of Beth Urael f,o on tMiJ
(lav nlffht. was unahlo tn ti'nv r.-t-- Ji
-v ----- -- t- viiik In ivj
a slight attack of appendicitis. t.
Thin necessitated shifting hli guri?'
Zerbey. to center, instead of vvmv.-i.-4
the playing strength of the team ilu-l
I move acted with teverse English and '
I CSIrard received tho surprlso of the mi. 'J
son when it was torccel to finish reeomta
i., i ofi.n. vw,1.il,;l
I UVl III IV - W.UIV.
U.I.....I. 1.A ... ..1 , I
.iiiiiuuMii n.j nil- iiiiivinir in an
familiar position, Zerbey was In ih.l
..I., nil ,!, ,!... -.i ,- .,... ' ui n
,..j uu i,.c iwuc, .aim in meir erforta to K
ninji nun iiiu viii.1111 men louied hlra
seventeen times. Zerbey missed mu'l
than half his frco shots, but In thavl
closing minutes of play, with Olrarfr!
leiuing by four points, ho netted1 thj
u.iii iiiii-u iiniva lur oiie-poiniers, cutting
the lead clown to a slnglo point With'
thirty seconds to ft, Girard began tr
freeze the pill, but after a short scrlm.fi
mage wnn i-owier. zerliey broke Ioobo?
wiin uiu uiii. jic eiuie-Kiy passed It to '
Mttllnley, who dribbled p. few yarts"'
and launched tho hall at the baaltet
ironi tno center or the floor. Tho kii
went true to Its Intended mnrir .... Y
It swished through the net the tlnur't'
gong sounded, ending tho gama vm:&
Port lllchmond ono point In the lead,,'
Duko Kowler and Uallaghcr led ,.'
iiu.iiii iviuii iii M-oring. wane .McUlnleT)
nnd tlreen, with three field goals apiece T
wero Important factors In Itlchmonclai
.i--.i ... ,.. , . .. . -oi
M-eunu viciurj- en ino season.
In tho other gamo tho ndditlon ofll
"" imnirnm unit .Ann. lorrnerly of2S
areystpclc; helped the Hancoclt ttumM
defeat tho T. M. If. A. five by the'scorifj
m ju-io. -rnis victory boosts Hancock a
nm, m-i-uiiu luacc in uio team standlnf;.
Tho center of interest in local baiket-rfU
...... iiii-n-n nun siiiics to tne industrial :
League. The American League does noH
resume play until Monday nlirlit. dnH.
which time tho worklngman's orfanl-J
""""; "in "o in action twice, tonight j
.u, .-.iiuiuay iiif;fii.
uuuerwortn, the lencun en,lr i.
booked to play tho weak Barrett fivell
.,,,,i,i ua-, uicu kucccssiui in only ont
of Its bK championship starts. Onl
paper tho Ihittnrworth ijulntet should
slip right through Its opponents anli
iiiko me eau. lor two elavs nt mi h.a
iuu uuit-i- iiucai is ueiween tho re-i
constructed Klliott-I.cwl.i five and ii,.wl
U. (I. I. representatives. The EUIott&J
"" nuiicii is piaying the brand ofl
1. .11 l.ii. , .. . ...... s
au nuivrii, ii e-oiuinueu, win soon carry j
them closo to' the leaders. The team-lit
cnmnnspfl nf miu on.i ...A . liiI
---.-- v. .m, nun ijicsciie nif a jm
school stars who played together before I
entering tne Industrial circuit.
e na
According to Lew Sugarman, the re9
pons inai no win play with the Brother.1
hood of Heth Israel. In the Ami I
League, aro w Ithotit foundat'on, and fur-'3
thcrmorc, ho docs not Intend to quit playAl
Ing with tho Carbondale squad. In Uu5
Pennsvlvanla Stain T.n,.un ,-l
Notes of the Bowlers
I e'-u!,,05,.'!', ," -Northwestern. In tho Artlieaig
XZ. 'ni r,, ' 'XZSA0. b').. ". '. alandartfll
tho liit r""UV. "" mrco umea lajs
1110 llrilR League wllbli rr.um..l r.l.-ll
V.i'.i.'1" 'r.,.m.,n,"1 nejs. lias been unable tt''
-.- i"iiiii uitiiue oi me lire. s
i omptrpllrrs. of tho l G. I. IaCiKUf.''
l"(t7iiH'(i inrn enriiml r.la. ...X. n i..lJ
J,',',:,."traltnt fron h acrmantown tei-tj
ni.X!"?nI?'.'i"1""hla Uru" Leasvia waa al3
"L ? .'.Vc'".rn " "? homo alleys thla weekSl
o' n tauitis main
iC.rha.w,fS.r.'1,' of Mul'9.rd'..was high aeortrJ
, , tv, ", "St,,.m?. y"ln ' ana Toni "
telth got 201 in his eeconet start. , ,
City Shop, of the U. O.
leited, no team reporting.
I.
League, for-I
Tit
th'?SK' 0fTTana.Slutual, In th Ineuruieal
League, still ahpws he can knock down thai
...-, Dim ms ..-j m nis aecond game.
, '.f'Jjr- ' Accounts. In tho Strawbrlda3
.. ...,, ,u-r i-nsue, went ever tne aouDiej
eentury In both hla second and third gamef,i
Hiorlncr " i nn.l nis J
Stokei. of tho Itua- Denarlment. waa hlchfl
acorer for this week, when he knocked thai
I'tiia uuhii ior inu, m and lal.
,'fatj. of rontracta. was a close accosts!
with 1S8, 171 and 1-M
Nnrthweetcrn Xos. 1 and 2 both lead'i
ior nrai piace in tno Artisan league.
Several leagues that hava been unabhH
til DlnV Off rnvnl uma ViAi-atittA nf abftrtan J
of allea will now start double bills lo eaten 1
tin 1,1 n.am tn Hnl.h .. UA ..n.. Ilm, &'W
r .mv. ,w ,11,19,1 BV UIO B,UO ,!.
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