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EVENIXU PUBLIC1 LEDUEK-rillLADELPHIA, tfBIDAY, JANUA1IY 25, 1918
YANKEES WILL HAVE SOME COLOR AS LONG AS RAY CALDWELL IS A MEMBER OF THE TEAM
'mm" '& '"
.BRAVES, EVER ROUGH AND READY,
MAY BE ABLE TO GIVE ANOTHER
SURPRISE PARTY NEXT SEASON
Herzog: and Wilson Will Lend Balance to
Infield Despite Loss of Gowdy and Maran-
ville Outfield Better Than Last Year
Tlin Bracs tho rough-and-ready, cooky, confident Ilravcs-wlll remain
a factor In National Leaguo baseball battles until Oeorge mailings stops
clear out of tho way. Tho trull of bleeding heart!" und broken hopes ih v
left In tho path of their brilliant d.ish to a world's championship I" 101 J w
something that cannot bo forgotten In baseball.
No matter how weak tho l!raei may look at the start of nny season.
always eoniethlnsr Mill have to be paid of this club's potentiality.
Tho Braves will not sttirt this reason with ft bad baseball club. Wise
inyapplns of ball phicrs and careful application of Improved Htnlllng
methods to jouns ball plnjcrs malo this club utnonr; tho.-o present. If
not contldered aa a pennant winner.
Tho Braves Merc left sadly battered when Hank Gently and "Waltei
Maranvlllo Joined the nation' colors. And when joutig Hclirtlbcr fol
lowed In their footsteps It looked an even deeper hue, for bo was touted
ono of tho best youngsters In tho minors.
Gowdys placo has been admirably (Hied by the acquisition of Art
"Wilson from tho Cubs. Wilson Is fully ns good a catcher ns tbo famous
hero of tho 1911 world's series, lie la not so Rood n, hitter as of yore, but
ho still Is capable of compiling better than it .2.10 nvcrugc, The trade that
lent Charley Herzog to the Hraves completely takes care, en tho hole left b
Maranvlllo's departure. llcrzos Is iiiucli the tamo sort of n ball plnor .i
the. departed star, but he will give moro weight to tho llravcs" Intl. 1. 1
.Imply through his experience, lie may bit for on average ns large u
Maranvlllo's und Vo maj not.
JTXJI: the remainder of his infield Stalllnga will bac Kd Konetcht
Ilnwllngs and Ked Smith. Konetcby and Hmlth urc tho hlttci
of the Inner work.'. The lnllc'd Is well balanced.
Outfield Will lie Improvement Over Last Year
THE outlleld this ;car Is n better one than tho trio with which Stalling
finished last fall. llchg. Powell. Kelly. YvMcklamI, Matsey and Bailey
Is a sweet bunch to pick rrom. Indications oro Ttclis, Powell, Kelly and
WlcMand will bo tho regular.
Stalllngs weakened bis iillchlng stnIT some In trmllns to botater tin- re
malnder of the machine, but he still has intact a gTeat hurllns corps. Hughes,
Nohf and Hudolph would look good attached to any National League stall.
In addition he has Hagan and Allen as cspcrlcuced reserves and C'rutti
and Scott aa the. jotithful members.
Tho team lines up stronger than last summer. There Is more com
pactness, a look of harmonious ball playing. The team should finish better
than It did In ft fall.
The loss of Mnramlllo at lean ha helped Stalling out of ono big
dilemma, which was the posslbllll nf trying to get through a season with
tho Rabbit und Buck Herzog on the tame team. These plajera nre historic
enemies, tholr mutual antagonism being so keen and deep seated as ueccs-i.-irlly
to have caused Htalllngs a lot of sleepless itlEhts had ho been com
pelled to try to assimilate tho two In his llnc-up. Tho players rodo each
other all last season, and whenever tho Olatu.s and Ilravos met their brushes
always threatened wnr and Injected much spice Into tho games. Herzog la
as much of u problem to handle by himself as nny other player in tho
panic, and Stalllngs may thank his stars that ho can address Ills task of
tho present season without any complication suoh ns tho Maranvllle case
suggests.
WHEN ii is iccallcd that McGraw has been compelled threo times
to get rid of Herzog, twice directly on account of Inability to
get along with the player, tome definite Idea ma be had of Stall
Ings's Job ahead, part cularly ns tho Boston manuger is about as
positive, and peppery In his own peculiar way as Is tho Giant leader.
Dodger Southpaw Should Make Grand Soldier
fTUHJ c:pcrleneo of the ncrage ball
1
life of the trench and for nny sort
to bo doubted If any of the mun who
to free tho world from the Hun tntnaeo
tho soldier llfo than Pitcher .S'hcrroil
shock absorber has been through tlio mill nil right and ought to be ublo
to stand nny Kind of punhhnient conceivable, for there can be nothing
novel In the way of rough treatment to n tiinti who has seen llftccn shifts
through eight leagues in seven seasons of hectic diamond activity.
For the last three seasons the rough-.ind rendj southpaw of the Urooklj n
team has. seen service on ono team. The year previous to his Hrooklyn con
nection lie likewise was tho property of n single team, Newark, of tho
International. Until he got a real foothold, however, he was the shuttlo
coclt and the battledore of the diamond pastime. From 1910 through 191S
lie performed In nine leagues nnd on eleven teams, being twlco within that
time a member of tho Ilrates. During his debutanto year, 1910, ho didn't
cover much territory as a moundsman for tJrcensboro In tlio Carolina As
sociation and Jacksonville In the South Atlantic. Tlio next year, however,
he had Ty Cobb looking like a cigar store Indian as far ns ground rovcrlnfj
la concerned. During that busj chapter of tho new soldier's career ho did
a Jack rabbit through six teams in four leagues. Ho started with Pitts
burgh, tarried a brief spell at Minneapolis and then did time In rapid suc
cession with Forth Worth and Galveston In tho Texas I.caguo nnd with
Greenwood and Meridian, Miss., in tlio Cotton States League,
Diirlns 1912 tlio great hurdler slowed up considerably, and again In tho
following season was able to cut himself down to two leagues per annum.
IIo started with Pittsburgh ns usual in 1912 and finished with Springfield,
III., In tlfo Central, and tho ne.t scat.011 confined his activities to I.ouisvlllo
in tho American Association and Urand Itaplds In tho Central. Then ho hit
his stride with Newnrk and hns been a rcsula'r pitcher ever since.
DrniNtS his brief if lllful career an 11 ball player tho bubject
of this little skit lias been a temporary resident of cloven States
And his professional activities have taken him Into almost cvcr.
State cast of the P.oeky Mountains. Our hero halls from Georgia
tho State that produced Ty Cobb, but ho has never pcd league
ball as a member of nny club In that State.
Keystone Slate Leads in Producing Hall Players
ACCORDING to that handy llttlo baseball compendium, "Who's Who In
.Baseball," tho K'cystono State leads In something besides coal, oil, steel
und tjencrat manufactures. It la tlio leading Commonwealth in the produc
tion of the talent that Interprets tho great Arntilcan national pastime.
Biographies of tho bis leaguo performer appearing In tho volumo show no
less than twenty-seven diamond notables of tlio present day who flrj't baw
tho light of day within Pennsylvania confines.
Tho most notable of native sons arc Chrlstio Muthewson. Ilonus Wag
rter. Kddlo Plank and Jake Daubert. ractoryvillo. Mansfield, Gettyhburg
and Sharnokln aro tiio rospcctlvo communities thriiBt Into tho national
limelight na tho natal spots of these stintlllant pastltners. Others desig
nated as having secured their Initial gllmpso of the scenery upon Keystono
soil aro High, Ilinchman, Sherwood Magce, McC.irty, O'Nell, Shorlen,
fpencer, Strunk, Turner, AVcuvcr, Pep Young, Ames, Caldwell, Coiimbe, tho
two Covelcskls, Doak, Knetzer, Mnmaux, Hlmrr Myers, Gelz und b'hawkcy.
Illinois and Ohio arc tied for second place, as producers of baseball
talent, with eighteen each. New York is third with fifteen natlvo tons,
followed by California with thirteen nnd Missouri with twelve. Next In
order aro Indiana, nine; Massachusetts, eight; Georgia and Michigan, seven
each; Texas, Tennessee nnd Jowa, six each; Virginia, Wisconsin, Maryland
and Nebraska, five each; Alabama, West Virginia, Kentucky and North
Carolina, four each; Kansas and New Jersey, three each. Louisiana, Mis
sissippi and South Carolina enn claim only a pair each, whllo States with
only a single representative are Washington. Arizona, Connecticut, Dela
ware, New Hampshire, Oregon, Oklahomu, Rhode Island and South Dakota.
OHIO held fqr a L,ng time tho championship belt as tho diamond
talent producer, but tho Duekeyo Commonwealth llnally has
been brushed aside by Pennsylvania. Tho most prominent of the
Ohio output at present aro Georgo Slslcr, Benny Kauff, Gcorce
Huron, Dodo I lskort, Harry Sullen und Uogor Pccklnpaugh.
Calif or manst to Play Tennis in Honolulu
rpiIC California Tennis Association lias announced Its intention of sonding
- a small team of crack players to tlio midwinter carnival tournament at
Honolulu next month. The California team will bo composed of four men
jilayors and ono woman expert probably Mary K. Browne, tho California
glri who beat Miss MolUi BJurstedt In their series of niatchos throughout
tUo country In ulit of the lied Crow last summer,
MUs Browne, lias been doing lied Cross work since the close ot tho out
O.oyr season lavt full, but It Is believed that she will be able to get away
fsr fjhrea or four weeks, tho length of
Invasion of tho Hawaiian Isir-nci
iilaer nnturall llta him for the rudo
of rough war work, In fact, but It U
have been dratted or have enlisted
has any better claim to Illness for
Smith, of liruokljn. This hardy
time necessary for her to take part
SOMEBODY IS ALWAYS TAKING THE
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jot- int. Ntccor
H'ARMCSt UTTLi.
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NEW RULES NEEDED TO REGULATE
BOXING GAME IN PHILADELPHIA;
CLUB OWNERS ARE TOO CARELESS
Fighters Should Be Forced to Report to
Matclimakerl Hours Before Bout and
Be Examined
lt ItOUKIir N. MAWKl.l.
SOMr.TIlIMi must be done to regulate climbing to the tup runs of tlio pusllls
the boxing game In Philadelphia. At tic ladder and Mxm will be In lino to
I present this city Is the best in the meet all of the star attractions. He
t'nlted ptater for the fiMc game nnd want tn get Mrtloiern out of his way
the tport should llouns'i if a few rules tonight and then plans lo chaltengo II
aro adopted. Tho managements of the o J.n'kson or Frankle Callahan. Mc
Oljmpla. Cambria and National "'tubs ilovorn. t.io. nsplrcs for greater fame
are rtaglng their .feU1 shows and nnd will try to wipe out tho last defeat.
' sometimes they are held "as advertised. ' , gooil prellinlnarj card precedes the
i It Is seldom that tho patrons know of man ciont.
, the chanso In the program until they I )n0,. Mr(IU,Bail , ,,, ,,, ,.ccual
arrlvo at the club, and then it Is t too fcKw ,nion.ow ,,,, ,,,,..ld of Mon.
late to turn back and W home T c (, ar,crnoon 0! llo haj ,)InnI11i. An
sit through the snow and vow that tie) nlinollnwm(.n, wna mmp jVBlCrday from
never will see another one Lji thej ,hi. oIk,c nf Kmtc ,,uc AOm,lllstrAtor
are back again he noitvjeek,slllali tpr nQ
.K 'l' I" '.i?Hty ..n Monday and
.ilH,,i iVfi t- when Chirlev Weinert fo Jai'k "" a"1'"1 to postpone hl show
called off hi bout" wi.li Cla',- Turner! I "' ".wfore switched back to his orl
lta tlicr tun disappoint his patrons. Jack f'na date and announced that 3ulo
tlcOiif-iii called off the show and the Lewis will swap punches with Joe Trip
.,, ' " .....i llta, ot New York. In the final bout to-
01 inoirow nlRbl The temlflnnl brlngH to-
'I'ltc Callahan Affair gether K. ti. tjiuRblln, tho upstate star
l.ibt Mondav the ""Ijnipui nidii.isi- ami I'inuU I'nrbutn-.
men! wai up In the ulr when Franlile eon Italns. of the ulympla A. .
I'nllahan nhoned that ln nni loo slcl; to
niprt Tendler. Jlmm.v Cntolan was the
only morning newspaper vniter-to print
tho story. Tlio oiners carriiu me nuicr
t.tcment and short stories that the orig
inal match would be held. Three Mibstl
tilies weio named I" ordei to take Callu
nun's place, and at tlie end Frnnklo
upset all of the plans b; agreeing to fill
1'ie date. The tollowcrs of bolng read
111., different storlc ami at the end
didn't know wliat wn.i going to happen
Now, all of this can be eliminated by a
tew Minple mica. We don t ne'd a ho-
lug commlss.on only as ti last resort.
We saw bow the commission Idea worked
out in New York and should profit by
that experience. Hut wo bavo other
ways to regulato the game.
Here Is a Solution
Tho club owners should inset t In t.ieir
contracts and they have tlio power to
do so a clause that all boxers should
report to the matchmaker and be ex
amined by tho rlub physician twrnl
fou hours before the battle takes place,
or. if this Isn't done. William II. Wil
son. Director of Public Safcti. idiould
Insist on It. Mr. Wilson has the power
to regulato boxing In Philadelphia, anil
It Is up to him to act if the club owners
do not.
Thn public must be protected. It Is
not getting a sauaic deal ten n good
show Is advertised and another is sub
tltuted. The rlub owners can arrange
their contractu with tlio boxura so that
theso disappointment' cannot occur.
Ihey do It In Pittsburgh and ItaUlmorc.
Why not In liilladelplilav
The Sad l'ato of Joe l,j nth
Sometimes a boxer Is tinnvuidB.ni de- j
tallied and the boxing manager In iMt-1
fled with a legitimate excuse. Tlaro are
times, however, when It becomes neces I
sary to Juggle a few dales In order to
accept the one which pays the most
rnone. Then comes me usual excuse
of sickness, which li tho moat famous
alibi ever used.
Hero Is a little Item alut Job Ljnch.
the New York boxer, who Is billed to
meet Kid Williams In tlio wlndup at
tho Olympla next Monday night. It Is
lust a piece of news nnd In treated as
such. No attempt la made to belittle
Lynch or hla manager. The dispatch,
which comes from IMltlniuic, follows
In full:
"Joe Lynch, tlio bantam contender
from New York, who U matched to box
Kid Williams before the Olympla "Tub
of Philadelphia Monaay night, wtll be
barred troni Baltimore forcv.r If ho
carries out hla contract with Kdwardss
... r. 1. .. uu i. inrt t tick liad-
man In Rultlmoro Wednesday night, but
his manager. Lddln Mead, came on will"
Battling Iteddy and tried to substitut
ion, suing Lnch had a cold. The
police told Mead that Lvnch must box
In Baltimore before appearing before
any other club or be barred from the.
city. A Baltlmoro detective, now In
New York, will Investigate Lnchs con
dition. flt'-N N- "'"
Nick Hayes Appears
There will bo a boxing show at the
Union Leaguo Annex. Broad and
Spruce streets, tonight at 8 o'clock. No
admission will bo charged and tho sol
diers and sailors In Philadelphia are In
vited to attend. The I'nlon league iub
1 will furnish rerrrmmenis nuer iiuen"
Nick Hajea will be master of ceremonies
and conduct tho affair.
This is the second boxing show held at
the Annnx. Last month Nick Hajrs con
reived the idea of stating a few bouts
for the bpjs before they leave for Trance
and Superintendent uoinuiei. 01 wio
Union League, was glad to assist Hayes J
deserves creaii lor nis uni, nm tn
1 Ires are volunteered and he gets no pay
I It Is real patriotism and should be ap
I predated. The card announced for to-
night by sir wicno' iun ubiwiub
Ivinsky vs. Lew Fink, Jack Brltton is.
Joe Welsh, Frankle Callahan s. Soldier
Bartfield, Lew Tendler vs. Frankle Mur
ray. lo Vincent is. Jlinnile .flcCabe,
Willie Moore vs. Jack P.eynolds nnd Lew
Hunter vs. Wally Nelson.
Tommy Carey, tho leteran "come-
I back." will try to repeat his brilliant ilc-
tory over Terry aicuovern in tne winu
up at the Cambria tonight. Tommy Is
fwcLl Jewry V0ijtRo7iBLc" vj ) f ?w cut I
I Your wiMDy -Coal, This Bii.lir(' AJTw.cV
by Physician
" over iop piioim. iiii-. morning tlint
the Smith Itroad slreel boxing nrciin
would bold tliolr week) rlinvv an inmal
on Mnnilav night, thus shattering nl
the minors Hint tbc regular show night
or tin. iilvmpia would bo changed t
tiKnikij or Wcdiictda.v night.
ThiTo must In. mine iiilxiinderstand
Ing of I'm Iter 1 onleis. f (ho N,ito,la
has to 1 liiingc IIn Aloiida nflernoo
show mid the ohmplii allowed to hold
it j.miix on .Mmid.i.v night
GEORGE A. CRUMP DIES
SUDDENLY AT HOME
Builder of Famous Pine Valley
Golf Course Succumbs to
Abscess on Brain
The death of Oorge A. Clump ai liis
home in Merchant 1 Mo .vesteiday will
come as a great shock to tho thousands
Of Ills golf friends all over tho countrj.
Ho war In his forty-slxtli car. Ilo
leaves as a monument tho famous Pino
Vnlley Qolf club, which when completed
will rank as ono of tho most wonderful
golf courses In tlio country.
Mr. Crump spent AV'cdtiesday ovening
with Mr. nnd Mrs. Howard P. Street.
Mr'. Stfrct is ills rlster. Yesterday
uiuruiug bo nroso nn usual and was
about to sit down to his breakfast when
ho tell over dead.
Ho and Howard W, Perrin, president
of the United States Golf Association
and the Pino Valley Golf Club, had
arranged n few days beforo to tako a
trip south.
Ho had been bothered for some time
with his teeth nnd had had a number
extracted. It is believed that Infectlrn
fiotn the teeth resulted In an nbfcess
of tlio bruin,
Tlio funeral will bu held tomoirow
afternoon at 2 o'clock from 203 Kast
Mnplo avrnua. Mcruhantvlllo. Trains
will leavo Market street wharf at 12MS
and 1:20. Mr. Perrin and a number of
Ills Intimate golfing friends will be liono
ran pallbearers. Tbo Interim lit. which
will bo private, will bo in the "olenuvvn
1 Cenicter,
GEOKGE A. CRUMP
r - v r 1
Illliil '-mm
fmm HP
JOY OUT OF LIFJ
WESTERN STAR IN
pp cwim MppT
Sdnu'dt. Dftroit Plunger,
But creel in Inlerscholastic
Title Bvenls Tomorrow
HAS HKATEN 71 l-'KKT
The best sehnolboj swimmers In the
Hast anil c-ne of the V'rslcrti penr.iltonn
nre entered In the fifteenth annual lu
tein hoasilo swimming championships
which will I m held In tho Welghtman
Hnll tank, under the auspices of the
University oi P-nnslvnnl.i, tomorrow
afternoon.
Tho best of the material at Mercers-
burg. Iiwrenccvllle, Polytechnic Prep.
of Brooklyn: BcrkUs-Iivlng, ot New,
Ycrk. and all the local high schools
I aro entered. Coach Klstler, tho Pcnn I
Instructor, claims that tho schoolboy '
material Is exceptionally good this year, I
and ho believes that somo of the records
I aio sure to tumble. 1
I Tho big attraction of the meet Is '
Fred Schurdt, of tlio Western High I
School, of Detroit. lllg Is the r'ght ,
.'word, for the Westerner Is big In repu
tation aa well ns size. In tho Middle'
esi bo Is known us the bct rohool
boj plunger of all time. The plunging,
star Is onls fifteen years old, but he
weigim L'l),, pounds) and stands well over
six fret.
According to Coach Klstler. Scliurdl
,bn been plunging Trr a dlslanco or
seven! -feet consistently, and on 0110 oc.
easlon h.s gone cloo to revcnl-llve
fifi This Is particularly significant In
view of llin fact lh.it the collegiate tec.
ird for thn event Is only frventj-two
1 feet, made In the 0iu intercollegiate
l.ll.lllipif IlKllipS.
ALEX WANTS $10,000
OF PURCHASE PRICE
Says He Will Not Play Base
ball This Year Unless He
Gets It
"lioLi Cleveland Alexandci has in
formed Charles JVecghman that ho must
havo $10,000 of his iiurchdio prlco, and
unless ho gets It ho will not pla ball
this Ecnson.
iinrles F. Wceghmaii, president of
tho Cubs, has referred Alexander to
William F. Baker, president of the Phil
adelphla club in tlio National League.
Mr. Ilaker at his home last night said:
"I am not going to give Alexander
any part of the inonev paid b.v the Chi
cago club In the lecent Mexander-Klllc-'
fcr transact I011. V. i tnr as thn l'hlla
delphhi club la 1 uncerned thn Incident
Is closed unless Alexander Is drafted
and the deal falls through. It ia up to
tbo Chicago club to satisfy Alciander
and get him to pla ball this reason."
Notes of the Howlers
'onBlntrnt rolllpff on tho part of Over
brook hlU. in tho lutTclub tacue, en
MlOtJ tlim to tkn tlio four straight from
MHtiufacturcrH Villon. 1111, tho rrllnblo
itmhor tor Oorlrool. ras Jilsh ecorcr in
Ms Dual wllli "2U ,
ndrnon did Rood work, nlnnlns' them for
IS3, 19S. Htl and 177 Yrey not a poor
itart Rit'l JuhnMin, eubttltutlnj In thn third
nnd fourth pame. falK-J to lmrcuso tho,
count,
Tu to tlm nrtlon of the fuM adnilnlstrator
ilohlns tho allfin on Motultiy nlshtn, ati
tHlns aro rqUMfd to Keep in tourh with
tho idtuutlon nnd liitn thflr mn report on
ulsht dcalsiiatutl U. lh bowline alley man
ascr. . ..
Ilnwllns In U Artlauti'M I.eacuo tlda Meek
sceined tu bo for th- foto purpose of tlcht
Tilnff thf ran Judglns from the way thlncs
lurnM out Th Northwestern No. 1 tean.
upposM thn Hdelliy In tho uitual Meekty
. onteets and nit three eents went to Norlh-
weBlern "lilll Urown sot hln frhrtj of
tho talllcH. rulllns u total of CUu ptno.
"niU" Eron wan nlso the IndKldual ctar
bowler of the lea cue, tumbling them for Tit
In Ills Hrrt. ISO In the eeeond and feUln;
them for -31 in the final came.
Sports Served Short
The Momen'n Metropolitan Golf Associa
tion Ins )eclld to ubaudon Its chsmplon
hlD inateheB this sear and substltuto In
stead lied crora matches.
Hulpli (.rrenleaf vton both hla matehea at
tho Jlriwi! rooms, hratlltE Willie Wharton,
the Ualilinoro chaniulon. and Joseph lirlfTo.
VVatler . ItlnAellii nnd .Tames Mulllna
wtll play toridy at tha rule rlub. New ork
for the professional aguauli championship,
A. 4. rrr. Pln Yalley wna beaten by
w. .." i'V.. HrWport, in the semlflnals
of tho luldttinler tourney at J3elleair.
Morris link defeated aeorre Nlethelmea
In a pocket-bllllard matrh at Doyle's In on.
of tho ambulance fund contests.
The Vnliersllr of Maine vtlll retain Mont
Cross as tho baseball coarh for lVig, If
satisfactory terms can bo arranged.
The Indoor truck meet of the Philadelphia
Grammar Hrhool Athlsllo League, scheduled
for tomorrow at tho Central Illah Hvhool,
has be it called oft because of lack pf coal,
Ilobert t'annefax, worM'a eltaraplon thren.
cu'ibion billiard champion, defealnd Charha
florin, of I hi. aso. In thn billiard players'
ambulance tourney at C'blcuo.
WILL DECIDE
GOLF TITLE
FATE TONIGHT
U. S. G. A., in Annual Ses
sion, Will Pass on Tour
nament Question
WOMEN TAKE ACTION
Hj I'BTKU I'lJTTKK
Tonight at the nMloxue-Flmtrnrd
the l'nlted Slatea tinlf ntoclallon
will decide whether It will Join with the
national tennl.i body and tho Inler
eollrglaio association In having com
prtlthe tournaments or pass up tho
amateur and open championships be
cause of war conditions. Delegates
from all sections of the country will be
preyent at tho annual meeting. I'rex -ImiH
fi the meeting cf tlio 'Western
liolf Asorlntlon lat week when It
wm ilecldeil t.. do uway with the west
ern title rirntj, the feelhiB among the
western nnd poutlierii defecates was
that lim national body should restore
'he . li.inidoiihlpi and titles this year.
Moslem Ucnt It Alone
Tim -far xlrturally the onlj asBoela
tlon which held cluimplnnslilti loiirna
n,ent!i was tho western body. V'rane.a
"ulmet winnlns the amateur nnd .Tim
i .irncH the open. Tho national aseoola-
Hon
held hut one touriuinient. tlm
I'atrlotlc
npen, at Wliitcniarfth.ua title
helng awarded.
Milch i:ans rctahiliig
for a not I icr year hlsdoublo championship
It. the
amateur nnd onen. Imrr in
the sraw.it tho women decided not to
bold the women's championship
There is a feeling among golfers that
In view nf the nctlon of the tennis und
Intercollegiate bodies the P. S. ii. A.
should hold Its threo tournaments this
.'ear nnd award Hie title In all three
events. There golfers argue that the
golfern have rhowti their lovalty and
patriotism bv enlisting bv the Ihoit'aiids
in tho various brandies of the national
service. In addition, the golfers, profes
sional and amateur, gave their time-In
raising funds for the Bed Cross, Smoko
Fund and other war charities, promi
nent among theso men. wire I'hlck
Hvans, Francis Oulmet, Jeroino 1".
Travers, Jesse flullford, Norman H.
Maxwell. Jim Barne, Kddlo los. Mike
Brady and n host ot other aniAteur and
professional pl.ijers
Tournament Talc in Doubt
Others feel that there should be no
national competitions this 5 car because
so many of tho players who are eligible
for the championships aro now in service
nnd there would bo no glory In winning
a tlllo under theso conditions. It might
be said that of tho first ten men in the
tends world nine aro now In national
service, tlio tenth being a Japanese. Yet
In splto of tils tho tennis association
will award the national title this car.
There may or nia.v not be n liash over
tbo toiiinamrnt question tonight. It all
depends whether tlio western action of
doing away with the association events
for tblM vear Is lepirbcnllng the real
feeling In thn West or not. Natural!
theto will bo inrro proxies titan dole-
giilep, and It nil depends who holds
tli.-ni.
That any action will bo taken with
rcl'ercnco tn the stymie and lott-ball
rules Is very doubtful. Certainly If tho
old guard aro In control, through dele
gnlcH nnd proxlr, nothing wlil be done,
lis they l.ellevo theio shounl bo no
changes hi the g' If rules an long as tho
war lnsls, nn the members of th. rules
comuiltteo of tbo Itoiit mid Ancient
"lolf Club ot s'l. Andrews lire, now In
service In France, and that it would bo
discourteous to net upon them without
first lonsultlng with tho committee.
Women to Hold Tourneys
The women golfers will hold their as
sociation cw..ts this jear as usual, un
less the wnr conditions make play im
piactlcal. Tho Intcrclub matches, which
bavo been started carly In tho season,
will not begin this 3 ear until April 30.
Last j ear's oinecrs and cxecutlvo com
mittee wero elected unanimously, as
follows: Picsldcnt, Mrs. Yv". H. Hlllcs.
Wilmington; vice president. Mrs. Stephen
I.'uguet, rt. luvids: secretary -treasurer,
MIE3 IT. Kthcl Maule, Merlon.
As usual, tho first tournament on the
lir-t wltl he tbo individual championship
of Philadelphia. Application for this
ovent was made 's Mrs. Caleb 1 Fox
for the Tliintlng'on Yalley Country
Club, and If possible It will be hold dur
ing the flrtt week of June. Theslda 13.
Dlon Cup was awarded to thn Wilming
ton fountrv Club, nnd will be hold on
Juno 11. Thn mixed-foursome coinpctl.
Hon lor the Prldoly Cup will be held at
tho Phllmont Country Club on June 15.
Tins ijiimni Memorial "'up will bo com
peted for at the Wliltemartli .Yalley
Country Club during the wee!, beginning
September 16. The annual tournament
for Ire nerthellyn Cup will bo held at
tho Huntingdon Yalley Country Club on
October I and following d.is, nnd the
Mary Thayer l-'arnum Memorlul Cup
will bo held this year at the Philadelphia
Cricket Club on October 7 and S.
TWO-HIT BLEACHER SEAT
TO SUCCUMH TO WAlt
X13W YOKK. Jan. 23. Tho two-bit
bleacher seat, nn Institution as old as
baseball Itself Is In tho throes of a
hero's death rarrllbcd for tho Inter
ests of tho nation at war.
According to reports hero today, tho
admission to blg-lcaguo blcachors next
season will bo thirty cents and grand
stand patrons wilt pay eight -flvo in.
stead of scventy-tlvo cents.
Uashetball Notes
8C. Paul's basketball team would Hlie to
arrant- home ramea vtlth ceeond and third
class teams. William 13. Etenson, 1S10
Iloseberry street.
St. Taut Jnnlor team wishes homo cames
vtith fourth and Ilfth class teams. James
Swan, 11630 South sixteenth street.
Rt, Stephen's Juniors would lllca to ar
ransa iramea with third and fourth class
squads. William Uarrell. 4S38 Tacony street,
street.
The Ixitan M. I!, second team would llk
to urranaa gamea with second and third
elasM liome and traveling teams Reorge
iiutternorth, !' 431 North Thirteenth
otrect. or call VVjondns 1160-VV.
nlvntnt'i A. A. "r,,'l Bnd llalnbrldte
U1I"1IUI ' ' ll.rry hdwarda, Mtr.
MONDAY KVENIMi. J.lMMKl S5
Mat Hlllfamson vs. A Moore
George Christian vs. Jack Thompson
Charlie Pally vs. Millie Moore
sonna- Ilrown is, Jw Welsh
Kid William vs. Joe Lynch
je. Bes.B0e.15e. Arena.fl. 1.50.lnc.war tax
National A. C. HA Sett'",,.,.
SaL Evg., Jan. 26lh, 8:30 Sharp
Dussle Mfli TS. Joa Tlpllla
K, o, Iushlln vs. rrank Parbone
llsltllna MurrBt-is, Tommy Ilojl.
TWO OTIIKB CLAtiSV CD.NTKWTH
CAMIIRIA A, C-nurya l'eeney, Jlgra.
Kenslntlon Ave. V Bsmerset HI.
TONIOIIT lONIOIIT
Tommy Carey ss, Terry Mrthtitrn
rOt'B QTUZ& STAB II0UI9
I AMERICANS WHO PLAYED IN LAST
TTlOCri jcars nEo tho coming May 18
- tho last llrltlsh ehatnplonshlp was
played Tho place of venue was the
Royal st, rjeorge liolf flub, at Sandn Ich.
England, nnd tho largest number of
American plnyers who have oer coni
peted In a llrltlsh ch.iinploni.lilp wcio
there. I was sorry not to see Canada
represented. There nr' eeral "'anadl.in
plnyeri who would li.no thown to ad
vantage. The Americans wero Tiancls
Ouhnet. open golf champion of tho
t'nlted Mates; Jerome Tiaers. of New
iorlc. amateur Lhamplon ; Krederlek Her
reshoff, of New 'iork: Arthur I.o.kwood,
of the Ilelniotit Springs Country Club,
Massachusetts; Kraser Hale, of Chicago;
C. . Inslee. of the Oneida Community
Club, New lorK; nduaril S. Knapp. "f
Westbrook, New York: Henry .T. Top
ping, of Oreenwlcli. 'Conn. Harold
Weber, of Toledo, und tlio writer.
Americans Tlicrc Carly
Travers nnd Herreslioff went oier
early, tailing either In March or around
the flrst of April ; Francis Oillmet ft ml
I.oekwood went oir nomewhat later,
still early In April: a little later Kraser
. .v ,.t ii..i ...it..i i t
iiHip mm jiuroi'i yyuvi euiitu, linn j. uiiLi.invr, in in.- wjurnamenf, and iik
...... ... .. ........ ....... .... . -vfct.ur, me rrovrl
24th of April, rrarhlng Kngland a weels , was bo great that eerj place was talr
or ten days before the tournament. Mr. ' and accommodations had u bo d.Cur "j
Inslee had been stajlng In London for wruks uhtad. .Some of the players er
a e.ir or so on business; Mr Topping cen stajlng at Ioer, making rather
had gone nrr to Paris earlv in the long trip our each day
seafon. and -ir. inapp nau uecn suij ing , i no i'cai jioiei was -rv conrenUm
thero for nonie time. being only a few mjles. from Sandnleii
length of tlmo for practice possible to,iind Frnscr llnl- nnd Harold Weber
each visitor ber.iuc 1111 Interesting trues.- lodged In the same town, and so did u
lion b.is been Ireiiuently brought up as to
the advisability of going enil.v to tourna
ments. Here was a chanco to try out
any tbeor.v 0110 might have, the cllmal"
and courrc differing completely trnm our
own Me wero all uulurtunntn In tho
event, but I, the latest arrival on tho
Held, wintered a Kss reversal of form
Underhand Pitvhinii
Doesn't Injure Mays
Ml (much mittcrliurifl iiitrlitnr U ut
iMihl fo "kill" tlif man ha Hh.n In
If. nrl Almn, IJm Hrti o inr. wnu
lo (NrHc. ftrr a Kooil rnr In JOIfl ho
rriiilrd la.! turoon h riinnlni; second
fu K-ddlf Ifotto In r flpflhr nffri. an
mfaniirifd In Hip rurnrtl run fconrd
URlnt( hint, t frollf'N lie urc muh I.. I
pr nltif-lnulnc; srnnif. nnd Mstk'n wra
I..3. I.ddle I'lank was thlrtl ultli !.;!.
SCHOOLBOYS PLAY
FINAL GAME TODAY
Northeast and South Phila.
High Basketball Players Will
Graduate Next Week
Alter toda's Public High School lias
ketball League contc-t bet w ten North
east Illgh School and Mouth" Philadelphia
High in the Kjnmnslum i.r West Phlla
delphi.i High si of the b.sl scholastic
athletes developed In local regions for
romn ycir.s will lay iisldn their red and
black Jersejs, for tint Riiinn this after
noon will murk their tln.it bow to the
scholastic Mmrtti .world.
The six- athletes who play their lust
game todnv aro Bill Carter, Buss White
and Jeff I.ehr, of Noilheast, mid Mocky
Bunnln, Captain Wattman and Dondero,
of .Southern. These utbletes will gradu
ate next week. All aro regulars, with
tho exception of l.chr, who Is substltuto
forward on tho Archive team, but It Is
expected that Coach Oerney will give
him a chance to play this afternoon.
Tho gamo this afternoon is ono of the
most important of the year. If South
Philadelphia, the present champions, fail
to stop tho rapid scoring of tho Northeast
machine, onlv n. .series of inlslinn.s will
j ip the Dutch trophy from going to
1h T.ftl.lll (,va.i..a uMinnl '
Mouth Philadelphia has lost only ono
game, to Central High, and it has de
feated AVest Philadelphia, Germantonn
and Trades. Xoitheast, with an excep
tionally fast quintet, has won nil Its flvo
leaguo tilts. Today's match marks tho
middle of thn season, and with the other
teams losing their stnr pl.icrs, North
cast Is now regal ded as the most prob
ablo tlllo winner.
Doth teams depend entirely on short
and snappy passing, dribbling being con
spicuous by its absence llunnln nnd
Captain Reeves nro two of tho best luul
goal ahootcrs In tbo city.
NO A. A. U. CHAMPIONSHIP
IN ARMY CANTONMENTS
XniV YOP.IC Jan 23. Thero will ho
no championships of tho Amateur Ath
letlo Union at national cantonments. It
was announced here today. The decision
was mado public In a letter from l)r.
Joseph H. K.icrott, n. member of tho
War Department's! commission on train
ing camp activities, sent to Frederick
Kublcn, chairman of tho A. A. U.
Harvard Captain licsigns
CAMBKIDGK. Mass . Jan. 25.- Yv'il
lard VT. Mclcod, of Maiden, captain of
tlio Harvard Informal varsity baseball
team, has resigned lils-posltlon nnu will
enter tho army aviation service.
McLcod's position Is shortstop, This
week he took tho necessary examina
tions for aviation nnd passed them. Ho
will leave college next mouth.
BRITISH AMATEUR TIRED OUT ':
BEFORE CHAMPIONSHIP BEGAN;
Evans Believes Poor Showing Made by Oun
Best Stars m 1914 Due Largely to Fact
That They Were Overgolfed
JJy ClIAKMCS (Chick) KVANS, Jr.
than tho others, for
about as cood as i..,,; ' .1u.m" W
only rut out by a innr.... i. M
of rolf. On 11m nth.. i.... alPUya
Oulmet nor Travers. after weeks of' "i
lice on i:ngll,h courses, pla,Jaanv?MC
lll.o his usual caino ,jraanlhlr(t
IMacrs Tired Out
J hao looKed into llio
fie lion rait,.. '
curiuusiy tinco then
"'id liam r"
i me conclusion that
a flrjt-eli..
riayer needs only little
llraetlc on a
nrsi-ctass course except on th JL "
Oreena inuu bo well known u"!
the American plajera wero tired I , . 1
I landed at risbguard, Wale. tL
tho boat train for London that ur '
noon, remained thero for the nlshf ,!,;
left In the afternoon of t 5.7 V1
for the Southcattern note. ...
where apartments had been resr-J . , 1
us. In Mew of w hat hat, happened ln
It may bo Interesting to know that n '
castle is next door to that hotel Dm
was the nearest large town t0 sand7l
The latter being a little old-wortd u
lage. its two large hotels, ordinarily u"
tlclent for golfers, wero filled, and X"
Inirs and cottnceH nin.n ti..' u l0t'
niilr.inl In tlir. inn..,., . ." -!
I nni nientloning tne comparative . uuiinet aim j.ockuuud Iiad room. i...
rnnms !.--
iMilttou, the Aifirnll.111 cliamnlon
line joung iliap of ijboul twenty jeJ.
Tho four Americans and tlm (....
"miuon, a
iliau wire 1n11.i1 together durins '
happy wecls In Peal (folf-maklnr
JOUPf .
Australian
inoo nappy wcci.h 111 ieat (lolf-maklnr
.t.w,rf .. ... .,,, 1 nni tourna.
incut. 1 tflmll iircfrcnt it m a comltiK
nt tide.
PENN FIVE FACES
SYRACUSE TEAM
Orange Quintet, Unde
feated by Quakers in 8
Years,Plays Tonight l
FIRST CONTEST HE HE"
l'or the fltsl time hi basketball liRory
a Syracuse quintet will appear In
Vclghtmnii 1JI1 for n haul, against -Pcnn
tonight. 'With a ireord of h.nlrg
won fcien straight victories . rr the Ked
and lllue, r.ddlo Tollard. the uraiiRe .
conc'i. feelH eonfldent of another tilii'tiuh
over tin- sous ot Pen brankhn
The last time that a ijin.ker ajgrcsi-.,
lion wiimg victor rrom a s.rnrue file.'
wan in lonri, when Md Neinati, nIj ,e
cli.impiunlilp Penn team traveled to the, '
New WK Hlnto institution and admlti-i
Istered a lacing Thero was no game lir"
mil, but with that oeepiton a contest'!
has bcfti plard ut Syracuse ever- se-,
son, and nluujs the Oraugo lias been
vlclorlous.
In lulu-, when pcnn won tlio Inter
colleglato ihainploiishlp, tho followers
of tho Ked ami Uluo wero sure tint
ftrncuao would be defeated, but Eddie
Mc.Mcliol's team lost by 19-15. In
eleven contests plaed between the two
teams, tho Orange has won eight.
lloth the peim and Orango teams are
undefeated tlila season, and ono record
Is euro to go by tho boards. Listed
among the victims of Pollard's players
is Yale, which was beaten, 33-15. The
best Pcnn could do against tho TJIi'i
was to win by 28-15.
Prior to the Aarsitv game the Vtai
freslimcn will play Hahnemann College
Tho preliminary contest will start atl
7:15 and the big struggle nn hour latejj
i no varsity llnc-up follows-
Pennsjiranla Pjra.-uftt
.Sweeney forward Cronsi
Man nard forwa r.i rtcil,
imvls cenler. Sehwlriu
I'es. Kiinr.1 . Marrnil
.Mitchell suar.l . Karihal
RAN JOHNSON TAKEN ILll
SUDDENLY IN lMrJTSI3URGH
Schedule Drafting ComniiUcc SuS'
licnils Session ns :i 1
Ucsult
PITTSIlPItaiT. Pa. Jan 23. The!
work rtf till. HrhorlitM rirnftlnrr Commit'".
tee of tho Nntlonal and American
Leagues, vthleh Is In session here, wasji
suspended lato yesterday by the tuddetv!
Illness or Han 11. Johnson, president ot
tho American Leaguo and one ot the t.
representatives of that leaguo on tbe.
committee. It had been planned to com
nlete tho drnftimr of thn two schedule'
at a. session last night, but the illness of
tlio American Leaguo president eauseo
tbo other members nf thn committee t0-
adjourn until President Johnson is able.
to approvo the selected dates.
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