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BITIONS FOR PRODUCING
AWAY TEAM FOR NEXT YEAR
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rcroena more Monev to vrozecz Aireaay,
igre Investment and Plug Up Gaps.
xHints Combine Against Him
jftONAIIUNO In the baseball game has Its udvn tages and Its crucial
1tlei, a; no one can better testify than Dors Weeghman, the Cub
at, who has launched a brass-band and billboard campaign In the
I effort to corral alt the stellar talent procurable and malio a runaway
tr.9 National League race. The lunch-counter magnate has been
, looso coin in great hunks to fulfill his obvious Intentions, but now
I to face with a bona fide and simon-pure dilemma. IIo has plenty of
"yet to spend, but ho declares that other club authorities have com-
fto shut down on him and to prevent him from carrying through his
n', and his misgivings suggest sonic Interesting reflections.
new frenzied financier of baseball doubtlesn Is operating upon
concrete lines of thought In his strenuous efforts to grab all tho
ebalt material. Primarily is to bo scented tho realization of tho
Bto necessity of putting out a team that will rival the world-beating
in League homo team and possibly going ngalnst It in a world's
The Whlto Sox necessarily will bo very strong nguln this car, and
WJa. team of last season's caliber and tho prestige of a world beater tho
iwouia do eciipsca nna forgotten by tno fans unless they, too, supplied
Ulnly great outfit.
rAnother angle of reasoning Is 'the natural desire and ambition to
tre the old days of rivalry between tho (Hants ond Cub. Mcdrnvv'H
t'also will be most formidable ugaln, and If tho Cubs could get buck In
i running once more there would bo u le-muiptlou of the ancient llvulry
lithe old-time attendance that used to rougest the parks when thvu
rlc contenders hooked tip.
jjyjtn' view of the general Munition It would appear not unlikely that
managers now are Inclined to combine In the effort to prevent 35ois
ghman from securing other plaers to further his plans for it big
-up at any price, as he charge, llunaway races ar not good even
Huormal times, and with baseball carrying Its war worries next ear,
i more man ever i:e..fauie tnat play De as evenly imlunccil as possible.
I It' la reasonable to assume that other club ofllclal would so agree.
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.npHCUK is little doubt that the troubles complained of by the
iff dilratri ninirlll nr hplnir nermiivntpfl ltv Hip alnrhtt? nnil hciin.
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Jtlonal publicity given the big I'hllly purchase, tho Tyler deal and
the alleged llorntby neKotl.itloiis. Hoth man;igvrs and pl.icrs In-
prolyed In any future trades will naturally expect big money con
siderations, and this will Incline further to complicate the situation
as outlined.
Must Spend More lo Protect Present Outlay
K Weeghman dilemma In n nutMiell appears to bo that the situation
has reached the psychological point of demanding further cpendltuiu
'trls; money In order to protect the large investments already made. The
rlylng ambition to secure a certain winner cannot bo said to hae fieeu
nteew for there are yet many weak spots In the Cub llnc-up that
elthave to bo plugged befple-the team can be expected to show the flll
etind effectiveness of the White So or Olunts.
j!;WlthAlexander, Tyler and Klllefer added to Pitchers Vaughn, Douglas
MtetiAldrldgo and Catcher Elliott, the battery ilepaitmcnt at least looks as
peed as tho best. 'Merkle, while yet good, cannot be considered any longer
K real star, and Zcldcr, Kllduff and AVortman for second and shortstop duty
mJ nothing to brag about, nnd Deal nt third Is nothing moru than an
ge player.
It is tho outfield, however, that offers the biggest problem. Leslie.
.nn, tho best of last season's llnc-up, Is lost to the army. I'lack, Wolter
IPaskert comprise the best of material In hand for the outpostlug, und
kert, while stilt a great llclder, hit only .231 laht jear, while this murk
I'abovo that of both Kiack and Wolter. Which general review strongly
esta the absolute necessity of much further strengthening, which means
ing a lot more money both for the Infield and outfield before the um-
of the present Cub bos 'will have anything definite to rest upon.
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IK Cub situation Just now Is strikingly similar to that difficult
, crisis reported brewing In tho Hun Interior. The fans have been
omlseu a world-beating, machine; they realize that it is not ot
there, and it Is Imperatively up to the authorities to deliver the
'goods or suffer a flat failure and collapse. ,
Green Men Not to Get Season-End Try-Outs
:8CUSSION still' Is ht-atcd over the workability and desirability of the
ew regulation permitting the first division teams of each league to
pate In world scries money pots. Players on the two teams winning
'pennants last season and who later engaged in a hectic conflict for
Id honors naturally are quoted as being against the scheme. Alto
ra like Alexander, who hope to get a better chance at world scries
;h next year, are said to find little worth while In the plan. Sentiment
rally among plaers, however, may be said to greatly favor the Plan.
(there are more losing team than winning one-i.
JThe fans at least appear to favor tho Idea on account of its offering a
anable . Incentive for tho maintenance of Interest In league races.
turally, players will continue to light until the last If there is a chance
Elmore money In sight, particularly In lcw of the fact that salaries are
i cut as a rule, and finishing In the first division naturally will offer the
opportunity to sccuro more puy than tho actual contract stipulates.
LOne point tnat nas tended as mucn ns any oilier to reduco interest In
I among teams during tho fag end of tho season when pennant asplrn-
ft "have been definitely settled bus been the Im-oductlon into, the line-up
nor leaguers with a lew to sizing up possibilities for tho next season.
end season games are thereby rendered little moro than exhibition
ta in losing team parks and t.' j attendance shows Just how much
nans think of this brand of baseball. Anything to keep the regulars
game and working will tend to Increase Interest, and In conseuuence
ilkf appear likely that minor league phenoms will be relegated here.
Irfto spring practice to show what they may have.
Joe Oeschger Holds One Batting Record
3B OESCHQElt, the Phillies' California boxmun, dldr.'t lead the
bie In strlke-outs, In 'fielding or In fewer earned runs per game, ho
i record at least last season, and that a batting one. This statement
Bund strange, for pitchers do not lilt, as Is moro or less well known,
details will explain. Oeschger was tho only big league player
-the campaigning of 1917 who struck out twice In one Inning.
chger's record was set In a game with Cincinnati during that nota-
ay aeries In Phlla'delphla, when homo runs were more plentiful thun
own South In August. Oeschger batted twice in the third Inning, of
ne played May 24. It toc-k two other pitchers, however, to complete
at In question. Clarence Mitchell whiffed the hard-hitting twlrler his
fume up, while Elmer Knetzer was on the mound on the demon swats-
second trip to the plate.
interesting phase of Oeschger's accomplishment, in addition to tho
at he was t,he only National League player who was guilty of tho
question, last year, was that he grubbed the peculiar
t.crown In point from the brow bf such an Illustrious Bwatsman aa
aush. The former Federal League player, who last season led all
I Xeague cloutera In the batting line, made a llko record tho pre-
on.
i in a came acalnst the Phillies In 1916 that Tlousb cut lnnn m,
.; ''George Chalmers, one of the fow baseball pastlmers born In Scot-
on tho mound, and he sent the Cincinnati clouter back to the
jCfWlce In one round In a game played July 22. Itoush, was, how-
t.sole possessor of the goat hitting title for that year, as Dob
L equaled his stunt In a game against Boston a little later.
Up to Hugglna to Put Color Into Yankees
YORK scribes agree that what Yankee teams have lacked more
anything else Is "color," and In this light, the coming of Miller
a loudly proclaimed.. Bid Mercer, In speaking of the situation.
1 1 the long line of .Yankee managers only one George mailings
ohed artistic succesa from tms standpoint, mailings, he states.
que Individual, and the last year he was In charge at the hilltop
'some of his. fighting spirit to the Yanks, as he did to the
It". He further observes:
up' to Miller Hugginr to abolish the drab from the Yankee
tho who have followed his work in the National League
1 succeed through aheer force of his personality. Hugging
Mp well iU a crafty general. ,
IJHW more. loan one season nere 10 get. nis system worxing
U sum, PtJ,' retusjmpcr ca w&i no jicus. seen umy ,iureo
,"m fcy-the 'time be atudles the cast with
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF MACK
THE DAYS OF REAL SPORT
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CRITICS PREDICT
SALE OF THE A'S
Passing of Stars Means
That Mack Will Dispose
of Club, They Say
YANKEES WERE IGNORED
r. ..I- tnn1... t..l.. .Iftl lifia Tltlt
' tjll n IU 'i(t..i n iai.;-fc ... -
been recrhed with Iaor by Ho baseball
Kcrlbcs. They ruo out with tliclr b.un
inera and tho knocking will be gofl fr
home tlmo tn icmo.. Jut ifty i"onnIo
lias faxored Uoton fty silling that olulj
tho majority of bis stits Is u mystery,
ciliccliilly when It Is considered that the
New Yoik Yankees aro In bad shape and
licfd bolstering. Tho Ooth.im Fcrlbe-4
lino not had their-say ns jet, but Dan
iel In tho New York Sun InndJ out the
H.llowlng
Predicts Kale of Club
'(-miiile. .Mack bus done the oMioctod
and traded or sold Stuffy Molnnls to the
Ited Sox Mack Ims now tleareu inu
Albletlct of nil tho world ih.iinplnu
crew and presently may look around for
customers for IMng Uodle, isun" M-imiier
and old Hilly Peon. Of the motley clew
which .Mack bad left when the )!H7
season closed lm has Hold the four real
phi) ers Seining, Mclnnls, Hush and
Strunk and fourteen otheis haie gone
Into servlre The residue ciunot be illg
nllled even by tho term motlc), for that
iinplles a patchwork with koiuc color
to It
'.Mad, no doubt was foitcd to get lid
of bis four icniainlnc stats by the threat
I of financial dl-Msler, but the fans take
NOW COMPLETE, AND WRECKAGE
IS STREWN ALL OVER COUNTRY
Sale of Stuffy Mclnnis Is Finishing Touch to
Mr. McGillicuddy's Masterpiece and Now
the Fans Are Prepared for Anything
Ily KOUKRT W,
IT'S A rhame tn drag In high brow
stuff on an occasion llko this, but the
ccnts of the lust month remind us of
that clever little skit entitled the "Kail
.1.. tt r f-:,r in- IMeur Allan
III lll'J ilUUCU Ul trt.v., --. - - -
TOG. 1 MU 4. Pll--.
niaii'lon was iv
sw-cll affair,
nltli spac "
pottbef, won
ilerful grounds
and the picture
n ( architec
tural beauty.
11 was tho
pi Ida of the
c. tiuntni-i'lo.
llnwi'er, 'ho
place was
abandoned and
In a few jcars
It was a Hid
looking wreck,
leady to fall
dow n and tako
t ne count ai
soon as a t-tlft
MAXWELlf
Were Arc the Words;
Supply Your Own Music
selling ttotnn
llil-li Ilixlon
liiilr$ New York
rrntimU lllon
Itrmlrr riilll
I'f.ink Krtlrril
miuil" UrmMn
MihinU "fil v
('llin J lilrmo
llirri lllon
ll.il.fr J "rk
lllilrliiBL Hellred
sirniik. ) llulon
.1. Hilili Ilojton
H, .Mtinili) i lilmito
C.H.S. SURPRISED
BYWESTPHIIAi
; Speedboys' Victory Causes j
Other School Teams to J
Become Alarmed
,TJE FOR FIRST PLACE
Scholastic Games Today
(rriniiiitiiMii lllsli . Iriulfi, sit Wrot
I'lilliidrlnlilu IIIkIi.
I.uiiliiiiiie II lull nl Mnll.l IIUli
IliitlNini llltti ill lirltrtilinni lllsli.
riillmle'liliU llnslnroH Ciillrice at l.il
nllr Ciillrir.
Ilrllilrlirm I'rni lit llellrfoiitr r.iildin.
Luiier Mrrlnn ih. llllinliiRlim I rlrliiN.
i:sTI.UlA'S K1.MI.T-
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plihi llliill. 'il. 'in.
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lllkllt MlltHlliril.
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FRENCH TAKE GOLF LIGHTLY
AND GALLERY IS R ATHER MORE
DEMONSTRATIVE THAN IN U. S.
La Boulie the Best Course and Even Before
War Airplanes Were Humming Over
the Famous Links
Hy CIIAS. (CHICK) EVAXS, JK.
IT IS haul tn lealUn that the war- eerythlnK ixcept the color of their
hi i.i r i-. ..,.. ....m iiw. i,-ii.f.. I lou'-erN were out Iralnlnu
ridden land of 1 e was the pci.c- T(j ,,,,,,,, Kn,m ,, , ,.,,.,.
ful, pleasnnl lountiy I flrt f.iw In thep,,,), tf.e ,,.,,, )C SC(. )CfurP lt. f.u
Kuinmti- of 1011 when I (roised lo take bouse at l.u llonlle. The t lubbouye Is
ItOllIIItT V MAXWlIt.t
wind spruiiB up.
Mr. 1'oe handled the Hoiy like a true
nrtlst, and we arc t-orry lie is not wit"
us today to nsl t In wiltlnfi a 'ii1,t"r;,
.... . .. .1 11' ...lnin' li irniiK 111., "l-il III 1 U' llliu.-l- ... '
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little paliun.iKe the Athletics hail last There If plenty of material for .1 viory C(k ug0 Jmnty IsamlliBer came out
MiimiHi- Is bound to dwliiillo to piopor- that woulil mo iiuoiiKii i."- -;- , Willi n yarn linn me ursi-sacKer nau
tlons even Hiialler than the meiiBi-r sup- The Kail of the lloil-o tif Jl ue k I ..: , ,,.,, ,,,,, 1(, tie lleil Kov. This was
port of 1!) Hi After what Mack hiiMdonoitho IVher epl-oile 1i.ii-I.ii1 oil tlio iioarut. FlcnH0U,j. denied by lonnle, who
inu trop
effort had
Connie li "i Jacksonville or we
should stnte that he SAID he was Kolng
to Jacksonville whero the weather Is
warm and he can rchean-o for tho roanK
InR .which will bo handed him on his
icturn.
.May Swap Hal! l'arlf
Or perhaps ho Is trlnR to swap
Khlbe l'ark for an orango grove or
Miinethlng, because un orange grove will
be moro piofltable than tho ball yard
for s-nnio seapons to come.
Tbeie much mystery connected
with the sale of Mclnnls. .More than a
to Philadelphia he call expect no sup- M'oi Melius MUIIIllcuddy, tho nuthoi. wit Lt(llcl, lnnt stuffy K,m Was
port. Only n .liange of ownership. lined his ldot way liick in Mil am erty f t,0 Athletics, and no
which is bound to ionic with the return , liked It mi well that ho worked on u 1CCM ,nalle t() dispose of him.
of police, can rehabilitate l'lilladclphia
In the Anieikan League.
Kvcrylliinj; Is Cone
In 4'lilladelphla only two writers
tilted their views on tho transaction.
"Iiono Is the Athletic team; gone Is tho
carburetor of the 1'hlllles and nothing
is left for the Philadelphia fan but
dreams," moans Jimmy Isamlnger. .
"f in iipi- lriipi." urltcM .tlmiiiv rlimfv
"asMerls that he will not change the'
lininn of his Iteil Sox to the Mackmni.
Whether tho Mlllng and trading actlvl
ties of tho
....ii li,., .mi ,,f I.isl. yiar. He hail lotl
of time to picparu a HUllablo ending,
and "when finis was written no one
doubtid tho Idea be meant to convey.
A Complete Wreck
The Hoiie of Mack was wrecked
worse than a Hilglan Hinge, and there
wan nothing left for the Imaglnitlon.
The rininiiiits w-ele sticwn all over the
country and the disaster was beyond
(Oinpare . .,
Iloee ininli a tllllo tl Mill It lloll-O
i.i.a i,,,,t, ,,i ininii with envy by tho eiitho oi,i,,. ,.
AlhlftlCH will end1 with the unrM if l-noit. It was one of the most 1 ';,.,... ,
Connie said, however, that he was
forced to cut his salary, but had writ
ten him that he would share the profits
of the club with mm li lie signeu. Mc
lnnls was to hao received a 10 per cent
cut of tho surplus. Mack stated that
Stuffy had not replied to his letter, and
until the reply w,ns lecclvcd he did noi
know how ho stood In tho matter.
Itumors Slip in
nut the rumors persisted In slipping
into Philadelphia, and tho latest came
.Mien it was baiu on "nign
that the deal was consum-
lly 1'AUI, IMtKl
Watch West Philadelphia in basket-
ball!
This was icpeatid over and over
I again today by tho students and facul
ties of tho public high schools whin
mention was made of basketball.
Tho other high schools have cause to
I be alarmed about tho West Phllly team,
'and from now on the rival roaches will
i practice with the game with the "Speed
i boys" In 'view. The overnight alarm
came as n result of West Phil ulelplila's
unexpected victory over the stiong Cen
tral High School team jisterday aflei
noon in the gym across tho river by
j the score of 41-39.
What if they did only win by the nar
row margin of two points, or one field
part In the Krem.li cliainpimMilp at I.a
1 llonlle
I With m lulling Clinch I found Ca-
ilals a vn foielgii clt. but its strange
ness was as nothing coinpaied with the
shouting tongues th it Erected the arri
val of our tialu at tho 'Sam dii Noid.
Tbeie weie utlur Aim-iloui and Ihigllsh
golftis aiouiid. hovvcxir, and their pies
euce lon-ltleiabl.v iclleveil the hltu.itlou
for inc. It was bill u uslng feeling
lot tniieine. for 1 soon became fascl-
nattd with the tllv of gnlct)
llefme I went to Palis I had been
lohl bv Vnidoii of the toiirse at l.o Toti
qiict. II Is on the toast and lies amid
'the li.minnec of pines. It was a gieat
rr.snrt of llin. Cnglisll. Illlll tile lhlgllsll
. .....i.aI'"
pin.s rf.nslilereil li me nne-i toiiiston in.- Ka tliin-.i n1
i-ntiliiient Sevtial I'li.iiiiiuoiisiiips vveiu
' hfld then'. I. hiiwever. was never for-
tuiiate enough lo see It. My Immediate
olijetllvo was ine i-ieneii t niiniii'Miiii.
nt I,n llonlle. nnd 1 visited about all the
eour.ses near Pal Is.
ultiactlve nnd toinfoi table, but
all ptelentlous. The locktrs, t
oui ldtas, ale upstair-. The si
Ing dew ii are marble, anil I lenicnibcr
bow iiuhkly my fet slipped out from
under tno as their dented bottoms
touched tho slipper) surface and I liar
i owl) escaped n vny serious accident.
French Caddies "Cadets"
1 was nlvas vcrv niui'li amused with
the Clench caddy mn'-tei's cutlers In the
little Kienth t addles, or "tadets," as
they were calli1. Kor a time It seemed
sttauge to have "avant '" hIhiuIiiI nftcr
)ou Instead of tbn familiar "foie."
The I-'ieiich gallety Is Inlet opting, too.
Its woidH of approval ptodueiug u pecu
liar miiimur to our iiuaeeu.stouied ears.
Ml oiio hot Saturday nftei noon about
of them followed John An-
passing of Melnnls leinalns to he seen Bt,rmRy constiuctcd affairs ever seen, nMlc,i ut the meeting In Chicago last
Jin.-, tu.-iv inn. iiii-i u-ij iitiit; in im- .i ,,., ,, v n:iv In snow ll ill un no" ' ,,..mi. n,l l.'r.-iy.pe'B liankrnll 1ib,1
.11, Mill III . ... . t .. ..... .... ... ...I-.....--. .- - . -..-.. IJl-CIIIUtl ...... -... -- .. ......
ontrary to ",rm. f1 ,M7';"1 "t-,1,1 """'n poyiiuy ,Bht ,,.,, to i,u.P it on a dlatnonil once ,0en ,,cvcrciy nicked In the transaction.
talis lead- "-'"" " """""' ". "" """ " ""a d iy during tin' spnng.
absolute nssiitauce
not change hands
that the club will
pint of tno fall, so me nuniniiiB i'i"t
latti could see it ill action.
Those wero the days when the In
vaders wero squelched before they
WILL HELP BALL GAMES 0f au they suivo'ed. Kanie. honor and
'cloiv came to Philadelphia and the
summer and 1Jy t)ls tl"0 (-onne vas on the high
DECLARES PROHIBITION
WASHINGTON", Jan. 11 Clalk Clrlf
flth, manager of tho Washington t lull,
believes prohlblliun will be u big help to
baseball.
Gi llllth refets especially to prohibition
In the Ulstiict of Columbia. "I btlleve
the closing of saloons In Washington
will help us net season," said "Gtlff,"
discussing next ) car's prospects.
"In former )ears u lot of the )oung
fellows Interested In baseball remained
Joke-smiths who drew down real money i ltH ,,M,enslvc cast
seas or on a train, where ho could not
be leached.
It is said that Mclnnls was traded for
n flock of players to bo selected soon
after Muck's return from the South.
This sounds good, but It's a cinch that
Huston will not stand for any raid on
for knocking the town weie put out of
business.
Tlif riot Thickens
Hut the prosperity was too much.
Cornelius, the author, began to distribute
tho principal parts, piece, by piece, and
soon his coffeis were filled with gold.
Cornelius. let it be known, Is ii model ii
wrecker. Ho did net wreck for the
The chances are that Connie will bo
allowed to make his selections from a
gang of bench warmers, men who prob
ably will not be needed by tho Hed Sot.
Then the golden salvo will bo nppbed and
Connie will recover with a smilo on Ills
face.
Anyway, Who Cares?
Now- conies tho great question, v nat
Trance's Chief Course
l.a lioulle, pres do Versailles, as Its
. kiiuiiii iiiivii,-iii 'i iriifnuH ii ii iiiuiiii ii nuirti ll IIU ! - -- -- - - - .... ,-j
h I downtown and, with their feet on u bar pure joy of wrecking, but rccclvcdNso kind of a team has Connie for the 191S M
(l rail, watched tho returns couio ill over I much per wreck. season? Who has he besides Hodle, w
1
dehson and inn in the llnals the Krench
championship of 1911. It was a goo
contest if I s.i) It in.vself. Une down anil ' t. tltKcr. i Collins, ll.iker. Hail)', Coombs, Hen- Jamison, Joe Dugan, Me) cr and Meyers?
one to play we stinted tho etia holes i tiMiiimii ulnnna in ubb-li tn irt i,u .i..i- I Plank were llrst disposed ot, True, ho snared Thomas. Gregg and
all sciuaie. and the whispered iTpplause information and provided wo have any I anil later followed Shawkey, Pennoek, Kopp 111 nn early deal, but theso men
of the Kienchmen came stiungely tu I kltnl of a team, these same men will Jimmy Walsh, Jack Uipp and labile my0 not yet blgned their contracts, and
our ears. At the thirty-eighth hole the como out ti the ball park and see how ' Murphy. Then c.iino tho lmrterlng tr they probably will bo reluctant to play
Krench title went as far west as Chicago. we me getting along." Strunk, Hush and Siloing and, last of for a reuuced salary. You know, the
P.cil Sox pay well lor tne services oi
their players.
Who w ill bo in the line-up? Want vvlli
I
I all. tho sale of Stuffy Mclnnis, tno
greatest 111 st baseman of the century
... i .. . . l !. r -. iniru i tn n unpaci
stationeiy sa).s, is leaentu uj .tu" i ",,. .. uiso. itrvnt CD nfMIPt!
bile. Ill a beautiful lido In sight n tno, T,e course nt Ii lloulit! swings over "J l uiiUH """uo v- nisri thine Is cone.
Seine. Ihtoiigh the Hols, out of the gates . roi11B ground nnd is solidly banked on TENER WILL RESIfJN , When tho House of I'sher collapsed,
of Paris. Hun along the-old-fashioned one 8,ln ,y iv truy den!,0 forest. High ' " " I there wero ruins to mark its final rest
stieets of Versailles, out Into the country , a)OVe t10 aeroplanes buzzed, und occa- i " i ing place Tho House of Mack has fall
to the hilly, wood-encircled course. It ,,i.mntiv .. h.111,,,,11 imni? In tim ,io,.n I.tn NI.W YOHK, Jim. 11 Secretary ' ,, i,,,. there ain't any ruins.
was lu one of tho old-fashioned streets 1 ,, htn,t.k mc .,.. of ,i.e i.0ies ,. erc. tnra Heydler, of the National League, warmly , Tho -announcement of Mclnnls's de- I
that 1 onco dropped nn unruly putter
with the pni)er that it might serve a
note master better than the old one I
wint out tb 1..I lioulle once en a Satur
day afternoon and found the Paris busi
ness men going oi 10 mc ciuo mucn as
goal? One point Is as good as a. thou- 1 men do In tho States and Canada. The
rO.tll irOlll V ClSailies nullum mwiihiHhiJ
sand. This victory places tho West
Philadelphia team ill a. tie for first
1 place with Northeast, neither team hav
ing lost a league game. The Crmun
1 und Gold vias regarded as the stiongest
tn the circuit after Its victory over the
champion South Philadelphia team, and
the West Philadelphia victory In Its llrst
1 league ganiespeaks well of Its iliiimvH
I of bringing tho first basketball chum- I
I plonshlp to the school acioss tho llvei !
Ilhoads and Adams, with si field goals,
and Clark, with eleven foul goals, were
I the stars for West Philadelphia, while
Tiaulwfcln and Voeglln led tho Mirrors
In scoring,, with five and four two-point- 1
I ers, respectively,
.! Bucker Elected Captain
Rudolph Iiucher, tho former Central
High School track star, was elected cap
I tain of this ) ear's basketball team ot
I Brown Prep at a meeting of the school
athletic association held )Csterday after
noon. Tho new leader entered Hrown
Prep In 1916 and was a member of the-
basketball nnd track teams last jear. Ho
did sterling work on the cinder path,
competing In the brood Jump nnd the
sprints und aided considerably In bring
ing tho Independent scholastic track and
field championship to his school,
In addition to receiving the basket
ball captaincy, tho former Central High
School athlete was elected manager of
tho 1918 track squad, while Dletz, the
all-around athlete, was elected manager
of this season's baseball team.
Play Tomorrow
Tlans were discussed In regard to hold
ing a subscription dance to Increase the
athletic fund, which Is, at tho present
time, financially defunct. Van Solver,
Jlucher, Pfleuger, Dletz and Diaz were
appointed u committee of five to arrange
details for this social event.
The next game on tho Drown sched
ule to with the Salesman lllgli School, at
Wilminton, tomorrow afternoon. Hard
luck has been pursuing the local team,
games being lost by a few points. This
has been due, perhaps, to the absence
of a captain, and If It was, the Hrown
Prep five should now finish the season
with a clean siaie.
Hill Wlltmsler, tho former Hrown Prep
net l'erklomrn hemlnary athlete, will enter
Marshall College, of Irsinla, next month.
Svttlmaler. who la only elshteen yeara olil.
atanda alx feet thre Inrhea anil tlpa Ilia
calea over the 183 mark, and ahould. If
developed properly, be h wonderful all
around athlete. Hill l a alar at baakelball.
baaeball and trark. Several tlmea ha lata
1 In red the bar In hlBh jumping at alx feci.
It waa Ihousht that all the scholaitlc
.-malna for the 1918 fall aoorta were'
elected, but Pedagogy anil Uermantonn
Krlenda1 were Juat u little late In beetonlng
their honora. It aeeme. The embno pro
feeeors yeaterday elected Walter bpanuier
captain of the 1U18 aorcer team and Walter
ainaburg manager. The new leader took
care of the center halfback poaltlon lait
ear. whlla tha new manager used hla apeed
to good advantage at outalde right. Tha
follolnrt m-mbera of laat year's team were
rewarded with vanity letters: Captain Ward.
Captaln-eiwt Hpangler. Woxnlckl. Nirhola,
fawaon, Cunningham, Glnaburg, Del Ucrclo,
Thomas, Wlldman and VrrCtf
Krery school h.aa Its favorite atari of
yeeteneare. tha names that are mentioned
when fanning beea about scholastic athletics
are held. For example,- a Northeaster points
with oride to tha record of Howard Herry
and Tip Topham: Central High, to Harry
lA.it, Slmith PhlladalDhla. to l,ew Martin.
while Central Manual graduates will never
. ... V.l. II..I. IV Ufn.lla 111. n ..&
fro all tha schools In thla aecllon aa to
should receive the all.tlm honors la
play on,
Into the country and there was no cause - - -- -...i-."...-.... .....iw,n
for aslonlshment If turning Into It o I I''ncc. but the playing there was
came upon a little company ot soldiers. tutf the order hat it Is J,i Hiigland.
They were ever) vv here, those red-troiis-1 C anaebf and the .States. Tho Kienchmen
cri'd warriors, polite and vvlioll) with-.are Inclined to take their golf lightly,
out tho mllltarv Insolence of which I Golf, huwever, will probably enjoy as
tiavelers In Germany complained There great n growth in Krancc when peace
s. of couise, universal service In Krauce. ( comes again ns It has enocd on this
and theso )oung bo)S. sr unobtruslvo In sldo of the water.
i .. ........ . ..... . .. . i an m ,11 a utrit-lfu lllfir I'fnKlflOtll l PlIOl- I ...... .. .... aurilni. Ikl n 1 1T 111. W 11 Pll .II1P
ciusf lugcuier miiu inero was some par.ll- v "" ." ". v - .- "- , - , i mi tun.- ''.,.-. i-... n---- , .1 i... ..ill i-i.fei- In lnles Verne Mr V
lellsm. The bunkering bad been done f "vat organization had resigned old, n very heroic person and a glutton r" " Jn cntlHed ''(
in ii miner omi.inioneu way aim maac I u"u,,,u,,a """" " ..i.vit , i(M iuiiidiuik-ii., vV ,V ,' it ------- . -, I'mlcr ,h rn " ATp ATark
. t ..t .i. .. .. .. - .. ! i.t.. . t..i. .... ..fu .....- i. i- tntn i i ...t.i i hi cmrrv iiml l,oiii soul to lcaRues l nucr ine oca, ;ur, iac
i.t. .. ... t ...... i . .. . ......iini H . .1.1 nn. ,na Aeiei,i- im nr.i.,n Til. i(ii, um wijilipii on Joe I?" Air erne une uentr ueiure me
iiuit'a, nutHDiy me Hixicenui, weru Hp en- "'' " n-j-i jm.w.., " wv". .. - " . .. Zt - .oflQrn u nvt-r Tl will lm tli. i
dldly laid out and a real nl.asure to no time since he became president of because he cai. Ma ml tho p..bf er seaso i Is ,"",',,;
.,., i'n. n - ..( .... n li i.i rrtntl fl J !IPK. U O leiL IOW II LWUIlll' "- itiimif iv.h.miv vmnivu
lltt-O li UJ viuviinui liinv t
!
FULTON FIGHTS;
TATE TUMBLES
In Return Bout at Joplin,
Mo., Fredward Wins
Easily in Second
TAKES TWO COUNTS
JOl'I.l.S", Jin., Jan. 11.
Ferocious Krcdward Kulton Ilnds Fri
day friendly for ferocious Kredward's
future frlvilous frolics,
Kredvvard has redeemed himself. He
has won back tho heavyweight cham
pionship of tho world. It will bo re
membered tha Fulton claimed Jess Wil
lard's title on December 20. He lost It
on a, foul to a big Nowata, Okli., chap
by tho namo of Harry "Texas" Tate in
the first round of a bout at Little Hock,
Ark.
T.ist nltht tho men repeated the bout
hero nnd the result was cleanly and de
cisively In Kulton's favor. Tato was
no match for Keroclous fredward, who
Greb and Lewis Didn't
Know Race Track Slang
Muvey llhimenttial. eiv York holing
nmiiagrr, met Hurry lirrh, liltnhurgli
hover, recently und was Introduced uh
the best knuun horseman In America,
dreh inn grently linprrnned. Ihey tulUisl
of hetllng. too.
"I'll send )tu a liorse tomorrow." said
lllilmenlhul a. he parted company.
"All r-r-r-rlsht, .Vll.ter lllunirntliur. I'll
lit upiirerlitte II," etninmered tlreb.
And then (Ireh turned to lib nuinager.
"Don't let hint do that. Don't let him
send me it home. I've got no place to
keen It."
Jimmy Johnson heard the story nml
repented It lo Ted l.el, his Kngllah
welter champion. "Maine he didn't have
a Mure." ald lls quietly. Then Jim
my had to tell lM U that "sendlnr a
horse" vvuh h rure truck rxprestdou for
sending tin.
Sports Served Short
lltto ItrUrlt. of Alllngers, la tied with
Harry Cllne nnd Joo Maer for the three,
cushion billiard championship of the city.
Kach hau won three games. Otto beat 21111
riannery. SO to L'l. List night. Clint meela
John Dunkelman at Iho l'cnn Parlors. 150S
Jturlcet street, tonight
Cornell has decided to cancel tennis and
golt and will tak.9 up wrestling. A schedule
villi he announced shortly.
tho leaguo
deeper Interest lu National I.ague uf
fahs. .
"All arrangements by which tho f!ov
ernor will icinaln president for at least
another jear were completed last week.
when the cjovernor met u commltteo
and his salaiy for tho new jear was
satisfactorily arranged."
MINORS ASK THAT DEBTS
BE STAYED DURING WAR
happen to the team? Where will tho
A's finish In the race? And last, but
not least, who circs where they finish?
Wo started this story by dragging In
Hdg.ir Allan Poe. nnd now to finish It
erne
0,000
will
1913
author
40.000
four hours ahead of the startling news. Leagues Under tho League.'
Scraps About Scrappers
By HILL HULL
NT.W VOUK, Jan. 11 A committee
of minor leaguers has asked tho Na
tional Commission .to declare u war
moratorium, according to Information
litre today. They ussertcd new men
could bo Induced to tako a fling at
minor leaguing If they were not com
pelled to tuke over debts piled up by
their predecessors. These debts Include
dues to tho National Association's play
ers' salaries, etc.
Notes of the Bowlers
Charles Ilrder lost toVharlea StcCourt
again last night In tha three-cushion billiard
1....1 .!...., In miiMi V.arl hnnn that his ' league maicn in progress ai ticveiunu uy
..au .1....J ... .... --- .- -- ..... ,,,. aA.a nr iii, ,n ..:,
.l ., .......,.. In .1.. ..A .w wvw.w ... .. w ...
UUViSerS inrew llio eiint," in mu out;-
ond round
It was apparent from tho opening ot
tho bout that Tato whs outclassed. Ful
ton opened with a left jab to Tate"s
stomach and followed with another to
tho tamo place. A hard left to the face
brought uloou irom inies none unci
mouth. Tate swung wildly and sent In
a hard uppercut that Kulton barely
escaped, but Kulton camo back with an
overhand swing that sent Tato to the
floor. He icmalned down for the count
of nine. Kulton sent lu repeated Jabs
to tho face.
Tate came buck In the second round
with vicious swings tnai i-uuon uoagea.
Kulton again sent in hard punches to
Tate's face, and with a right to the Jaw
sent Tate down. Tato got up only to be
sent to the mat again. Another hard
right put the Oklahoman down, and
his manager, Billy McCartey, threw
In tha sponge. Tate weighed 206 and
Kulton 21B pounds. ( .
IlIXEY IN THE SERVICE
It U reported that Manager lluffslnn, of
the Yankee, can secure I?l Pratt, of th
Urowns If ho v. HI exchang him for I'lrat
LUscman Plpp. ,
The Venn Bwlmmlne team will meet Ui
flrat real teit tonight when It engage the.
I'rlnreion team In a dual meet In tho Ited
and Uluo swimming tank.
Iw Surarinan nnd S. Ilarrln engaged In
blown .during a New York Htate league
basketball gam thti week. The same e
ntnif Oarbondlu atopped lMttiton after the
latter had won thirteen In a row.
The hiker foil medal play handicap at
rinehurat eterday waa von by Mrs. O. M.
Howard, of Halifax: Mrs. J. D. Armstrong.
iiunaio. iook ina secona rnza: Airs. u. a.
uss
O'llar, of tho Santa Maria In tho Knlclits
of Columbus ljeugue, for thn fourth con
becutixo tlmo trodsi-d tho I'oo mark.
Morgan, of Columhun, was In tho finest of
form, acorlng U31-IU7-10S.
llretckner. of San Iomlngo Council,
wrenched his thumb In tho first round of
rolling und was unable to finish.
Hoyd, of Northwestern No. 2, got off
with a bad start and ,hU score was below
par. i
Underdown, who leads tho Artisan League,
Pectlon A, made a clean sweep of alt threo
games, ,
A new high single game record was set ui
when Joe. Avle, nf tho UnderdniA n No. l.
knocked tho pins for h ncoro of -'oO.
Northwestern N- 2 again took the three
games from St. rati I )
Avle's hlsh score of sfl pins breaks tho
former recard of lfullman. Northwestern
no. l wnicii waa pins.
Double centuries wero mado by Ale,
Sher. Nltch. HachMU, Nicholas and lry,
all of the Artisan fHgue.
O'Uare, of Santa Maria; Jones, Colum
has: Morgan, Columbus, and Wood, Han
Hah ad or, each went ocr for n. double
score,
Jitluuo Itiirni, promutrr nt tho t'atnbrl,
A i. up In Kensington, H a illrert hpikjsIIp
tn .Uhs Wlllard in slxc IIo aim believes In
uiMntf lit 1 1" frllowa HKo himself nil tho
rh.uitn In tho world. Therefuro nulot, arcful
lnhnny will iinsent nn iill-Htur bantam tnrd
at tho club tunlght that fl.iora of tho ex
cellent, i
Inniniy (Jormaii H pnlnir to take, a fling
nt tho bl leacuo Mult" In th" tmilii lire
works and will 1ian an lili opponent (luHsle
I,ow1h. tho boy wh twbo hold Champ
Herman to n druw. Pick uniwaii, or jorK.
i i.. ..n itriiii Ka 1 1 ll hit MnrrHv: 1 r initio
Ccnway meeta Young Marino; Kdtlie Jojco
tHCKla Jimmy iirjuiian, miu vuw i.uu,
upens with Joo pcinpaey.
Johnny Tillman and Irish Palsy Cllnn lira
nutting- the nnlrhllK louchca lo thiir train.
Ing for thn slx-munil thine nt Obinula next
Jlomlay nlcht. Tillman vatkl away with
a Christmas derision over Cllno anil tho
Nnw Yorker Is anxious to reverse tho Ue.
ilslou. Wo shall sre
Natloiml A. fnns nro notllloit that
tttero will ho no hoxlntf provratn at thn
rlul) tomorrow nlitht. Jurk McOuisan had
several sood scr.ips virtually slciwil anil
nt tho last minute- vvuh hMl up for uch
purses that ho decided lo rull oft Iho weekly
show until Saturday night a week.
YounK Jo Ilorrrll. tho liard-hlttlne Ital
ian scrapper, la working out with Johnny
Tillman, ut Hun's Bm. In preparation for
llorrell'K hout next Monday nlaht with
Young Hector, of Jersey City. Mike Cosier
wilt meet I -co Vincent In tho third bout of
tho Olimpla show.
.lliinny Dunn, manager of Johnny Kll
hane. lias decided that Camn Talor. Ixiuls.
vltle Ky.. Is further away from home than
Jimmy would like to be. lie will he re
placed hy I'arKey Mcl'arland ut Taylor und
will aecuro a camp nearer his homo In
Cleveland. ,
j.wLr Mr4urron did something nt Allen
town last night that Mike O'Dowd failed to
the Jilxth round, nnd although Mli gav4
iii'iv to worst nf the eighteen minutes, he
did not stop Kramer. McCarron cave
O DOWu H naru nni ninny iiiuukhi no
earned a draw and Jack Is entitled to step
with tho best of the inlddlewetghts.
APPOINT EDDIE REV01RE
BOXING INSTRUCTOR
PENN FAVORITE
IN MEET TOiNIGHT
Quaker Swimmers Have
Edge on Princeton in In
tercollegiate Contest
TEAMS TIED IN RACE
i
Eleanor Abbe.
Phillies' Pitcher Given Commission
in Gas-Defense Section
WASHINC-jON. Jan. 10. Eppa Jllxey,
left-handed pitcher of the Flilllles, who
lives at Charlottesville, Va has been
commissioned a first lieutenant In tha
mnltflrv coma of the National Array.
Me probably will be assigned to the gw
ATaraon. Plttsburah. and S
of IJethlehem, tied for third honors,
Martin Ijinler. for a number of years
physical trainer for the Ht. Loula Americana,
haa been engaged to train tha lloston Amer
lean Leasuo players, succeeding Charles
Oreen. A serlb declared today that Connie
Mack may go to lloston as manager. Jamie.
son ana ring sun arsio oe sent mere.
George Gibson, for'yaara with the rirateg.
new on John McUraw'a payroll, has returned
hla signed contract lor tn. present season.
Qlbson caught a few games last year, whan
McCarthy and Ilarldenwtre out of the came,
Amateur Notes
Owing to tho shortage of coal necessitate
ing the closing of their hall nt Mxty.thlrd
street and Olrard avenue, tho Cooper
Memorial llasketball Club la desirous of ob
taining games away from home during the
months of January. February and March,
with first and second class teams offering a
fair guarantee. N. W, Parlow. 233 North
lloblnaon street, West Philadelphia.
Ft. Taul'a A. C. wishes games with sec.
ond and third class traveling teams, Wil
liam E. Kvenson. iwin Hoseberry street.
Kddlo llevolre, the Philadelphia mid
dleweight, who IS now fctatloneclat Camp
Meade, lias been appointed boxing In
structor of the camp nnd will teach the
tohllers tho art of celf-dcfense. Kcldle
lias been dolnc his bit with Motortruck
Company A of the supply train.
Tho Pennsylvania swimmers have an 71
excellent chance to tako the lead In the a
Intercollegiate League when tho Quaker S
tankmen onnosn Prlnrctnr. In n. rina.1 ll
meet nt Welglttman Hall tonight. The ill
two teams aro tied In tho league, each
having won one meet. ' is
I.'..- .1... n... ., ... .. . . ...- 'Vrl
x'uc mo iiruc. nine in many years, ins jcu
nUDlIs Of fienren IviMtler nr fnvnrltea In 1
. . -. ... H.w .,,.,., .-7T1
both branches of tho meet swimming g
and water polo. i:ach team has scored'
a victory over tho College of the City..
of Now York by comparative bcores, '.
l'cnn Bhould not liavo uny great dlffl-
culty In beating the Orange and Black.
Tho preliminaries of the annual
novico wrestling tournament at Weight-
man Hall are under way and already!
three farfii have been scored. Bob Wolfe,
n sub guard on the football squad lut'A
Nabon, was among those who won by,3
throwing their opponents. ,
J
nYTirnn ,.. aafvii
OR OVERCOATS JkL sJaL OBDBal
REDUCED FROU ISO, S9 n tit
DCTCDMnDANff.rr. '"'
i Li i Liixiuvivraii ul vy. Taller, tf
S. E. Cor. 9th and Arch Streets
pen Monday sad Saturday Until 0 s'slasK
PORCHES ENCLOSED
Estimates on request. I'hont. Locust 2010
Hor$tcMof'2650CallowhillSl.
Columbia and Cornell basketball fives meet
In th. opening smnw of th. Iotercpl-i
WHM,:,.!!!'
U. .W KJW TO
A basketball player would like to hear
iruin a errona ur mini vimsb learn Wishing
the services of a guard nr forward, i'hone
isttaiiisuii vu ur win" iu.o lasaer street.
Holy Xame'a first and second teams are
rolng better than ever before and would
Ike to arrange contests with teams having
halls. St. nita and Christ Church era.
ferred. U. King, 2222 Cedar .treet.
team wishing Wiyilipia " i Kdwards. Mgr.
ward. J'hono, MONDAY KVESIN'O. Aniiakv "ll "'
Johnny Murray vs. rankle Me-Cartjr
Reddy Hell vs. Joseph Kteers
Leo Mneent vs. Mlk. Coster
Young Joe llorrell vs. oung Uector
Iriik Patty Cliae ti. Johnny Tillaiu
2e. Res.80e.7iK. Arena.tl.lt.tVO.Inc.war tai
Th. Teres Zlon basketball teams, fourth
and sixth class, , would Ilk. to arrange
stones with , tassu -of th. above caliber
r. W- JSHSk IS i sjm JMrWiry,
CAMBRIA A. OrBoras, C Feener. Mgrs.
Hel,H5lJ??a,' nd N.Bierset St,
f I WMBguar dsjssaa .' tawisle ImiU -. "
No Camouflage;
These Are Standard Goods at H
Before-the-War Prices
Havana Ribbon at $2.25 H
UUA OV
44 at $2.25
IIOX 50
Phila. Hand Made at $2.25
nox so
Bold i. .at $2.25
nox so
Adlons at $1.50.1
UOX 25 1 1
rttmway vikoi uuwii'i
Prica Wrecker of SUniiri1
IJUailly, veW..
fit.
d&-iswsHi. rv -HaMS - ft.
ilia