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EVEiNING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHIXADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 26. 1918
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NATIONAL GOLF ASSOCIATION DECIDES TO DO AWAY WITH CHAMPIONSHIPS DURING THE WAfi
I U. S. G. A. VOTES TO DISCONTINUE
I CHAMPIONSHIPS DURING WAR;
GEORGE CRUMP'S MONUMENT
A CERTAIN TYPE OF A SPORT
IS THE WONDERFUL COURSE
i OUIMET RESTORED AS AMATEURl
i - I
OF THE PINE VALLEY CLUB
Passing of Goli"s Miracle Man, Who Trans
formed Marsh and Underbrush Into Amer
' ica's Best Links, Regretted by Friends
Tilt! greatest titoiiiiinrnt to lirnrK1 lump "ill nut In lir shaft that
will bo raised vivcr liN srnv- In the little Colestnttii ivinr-tory where lio
tvns laid nwnj to nut tutlnv, but tin- I'lno ull tlolf Club, of which lir
was tho foumlrr ami builder. Ills death wis ti trettinndous (iltock to tlto
thousands of Ills Kolf friends mid few were numo that lir had been 111. It
Is to be doubted It tlioto wen- over n mora popular man among Ills fellows
than thla quiet, modest man, whom every one loved. Those who hncw him
Intimately rami there were hcuios of thero not only tn Philadelphia but In
nil sections i.f the cuuntrj) feel It la loss motx Uctnl) rind nolEiiniitlx than
they can cpni In wutdx. Therv l a bit of verse that expresses In a mild
w.ny Just bow tin j tegnnled him: "To Know htm wan to line him."
lio nvr won u national title and he never won the lorul championship,
yet for xp.irs his name Iiuh been on the iimull lint of wo If era throughout tho
country rllKllilc to play for the utniiiinr s;olf ehumpluniihlii of IIiIh eoilntry.
' But while he i.luxul n rari-l excellent Rutnc, It In nut on thin that hi fanio
Will rest, but tathcr on IiIh i-onstriictlvt- nivU lis xhoun at I'lno ullej.
Yeurs nRo, with others, he ciiiiivhnl the bleu of building n course- which
could be used the -ur around. And out of n iiiuhn of underbrush, m-ruli onk
and pine, growing on land that liml neer before lieen under cultivation, he
Visualized and built what prutnlKC tt be the l-sl ijolf course in this eeiuntiv.
"IP Till: tltli uf Mirnelc Matt run be upplb'd to iiny iiulfrr In tlil-
cotintrv It JK-Ieings to the mdMi r man of Ilne Viillej. No thei
man In t Itr count i woiibl huve attempted what he did four
cars us".
Spent Fortune on I'inc VulU'u
AND out ol the underbrush and pine and oak thr- bus tmvvti a koii
course which amateur and professional golfer alike huvr Mild will
be the finest test of gulf in fbl.t opntry if nut In the world. And even ci.lt
course arcliltei tt have Rone mi record In words of wannest pral-e, Inin
It lie put $.'"v-,000 of his owiiJiiioii' , and at no time did he ever won v
whethor he was ever solus to Ret ecn a part of it bark. It woo to hae
been his life work, and th" trnB'-dy of tr N tliHt he did not lle to i-cr It
completed. Of tho eighteen liolex, fourteen are In pl.i. The other four
will bo opened some time t-exu full.
in spite of the fact that It was his tnunej that Hindi' thin xvinidt rful
course po.ible, he p eforreil not tn lme bis name mentioned prominent l
In connection with it. lie w err xxlllliifr to ttivi the credit of It to olli"!-,
but the) knew that it was (Iconcc Ciuinp back of tin- whole thing, that ii
was ho who llrst saw its posslbiltt les and Who pluokll, ngalnst great odd;-,
transformed the swamp and underbrush Into the wonderful ruurso nrur
Clcmtnton. It 1-, as dllllcult not to assorlnto tho name of Crump with 1'ln.
Valley as it if to speak of the Declaration of Independence and not think
Of Thomas Jefferson.
0T1IIUJ men have left hoxpltul, indoncd librurtcs, bc(uruthed ait
colleetiiinH, but (Ji-orgi Crump instiiid Iiuh hIvc-ii to the gutfeis
of America the finest anil most w tcntlflcullv built golf course In
this 01 an) othir countrv .
Loved and Respected by All
PUUSONAI.i.Y lo was the finest of men. H was built on large line.
He bad thousands of friends who thought the world of htm. lie novcr
fpoko ill of any one and ho wus one of the most lovable of ;nen. In every
senso of tho word ho was nature's nobleman. To those who wrre not
fortunate enough to meet him It will be dllllcult to understand Just what
his pacing meany, but to those who l.ticw him at the l'hiladelphl.i Country
Club, the I'.icquct Club, Pine Vallc-j, on the golf iourro and on the hunting
fields his loss seems ii reparable.
IT IS dllllcult to realize that the great big-hcurted man, tu i-hoe-h
full of life and enthusiasm, who was so considerate of others and
who so well tj pilled sport and manhood, is no lunger with u.
Last Year's Success Should Improve Reds in J!)li
TH12 Cincinnati Iteds and the Cincinnati fans are in the throes of a
winter campaign fur the Xutiemal League penniint. Cincinnati nccr
taw a world's scili. Ai a mutter of fact. Cimlutiatl bus oiil eutiio closo
to the top uf tin- In. hi slni't bast ball hi gun to s lid husbands home to their
dinners late and breuk up dnmi'sth hlis with its uigumeiits. Cincinnati
has found it-elf pussi sfuU ut the batting cbnniilou uf the .National league,
a shrewd manager und n tine ball park, tfu Cincinnati has it all figured
out that the lUdi arc a dark cnlrj .
Manager Mathowron figured he would have an improved tntlcld to
begin with In IMS. through tho ncqiilsttluii of 3lorrl ltath, but that outh
proved to be attuehed more strungl) to whipping tho Kaiser and he Joined
tho colors. Kussrll IJluckburne, twice sent bm-k to the minors as a failure,
has been obtained und imi take the second busing Job off the bunds uf
Due b'lieau.
liullt in the lnlli'ld arc the iuimuublc xisagON of Chusc, tiloli and Kupf.
They'to good enough for any ball club. Uutllelders there are worso than
the quartet composed of Sherwood Jlugce, Tommy tlrlllUbs, llarlc N'talc und
KdJIo Itouseb.
The i-atchlng staff In excellent with Tom- Clarke und Ivy AMngo to beur
the brunt. The pitching staff, provided it retuins l'red Toney, Jllke Itegan,
Teto Schneider and Hod Uller, looks well in comparison with utlur staffs,
und Indications now are that Tuliey will be back in tho line-up. Mathew
son believes In tlcrncr and Hrcssler he has picked up two brilliant oung
sters. Oerner cuiues from the International Leugue strongly recommended.
Breesler has been up before, 'ills llrst time with tho Athletics. Connie Jlack
picked htm trout the college diamonds, but decided, he couldn't be molded
Into a major league (linger.
IIU lleds should not finish loner than the) did a jcui ago. itli
treniendoui batting strength und with tho cockiness ihut
J- tbflr
gues ulili tin ir success the are bound tu make a strong llnieh
n.w Nlcp balmy aip I I - Ci- FnDci- 17 ''"'MBn
&KL lo 7MIMK 01- ThC POOR j. I V' Nf a"' W
O " , ArAD IN THE (ver4TlfvF
- r UP NORTH
1 - -- - - ' '
Golfers Uphold Action of Executive Commit!
tee by Virtually Unanimous Vote Tributes'
! to George A. Crump and S. Y. Heebner
Hy 1'KTEK PUTTKU
Till, l tilted States (Julf Association '
at Its annual meeting last night at
tho rtellevue-btratford passed a lesolu
, Hon framed by the eveeutlvo committee
ileelsrlng that tho action of the com
mltteo last jcar In discontinuing iliain
ploiiHlilps be extended during the ion
1 ttnuiuici of th war. Another resolution
restoring rrancls Oulinets utnutcur
I status vus paseil uiinnhnniKlv
, Just a ear ago the annual meeting ,
, lasted until 2 111 the morning, and then
haired Krancls iiuhnet a" an amateur I
It was t ie stormiest meeting In Hie hls-
Icirv of Hie nssoel.ition Last night It
took the delegates les than a minute to
restore ilie former open and amateur
i liiiniplnn to Ids amnteur slinnllng
lleiir.v MeSuceiiy, rlinlrtuiiu of tho I
grein lommlttee of the Countiv Club
"f Atlantic 1 It v. was tho onlv dele- I
Kile to go on teeord against the eso
lotion
Lift Ran on Francis Ouiniet
and "tj" Championships
The tun hi
4hr mtlliinn
rVllllltlnii. ..
rflie nllo,H,l .li.(i.iilo,t ,,,',',"""' o"
"".Vi!" ". '''-""" '' fiillo" 1rT,",""
"tleMihril, Ihnt I lir nrllmi nt iw.
linn n the l,j ,1,,,,, JJ, "
tenikil to lnP ,e ,rlod i.r thr W.r
"Uhfrens. I run, Is Oulmr ,, ",:
ln the pllllirj ., of tiTt",'
sillies Wlfml is HTnn.ll rnnn-lt
Jillli the miin.crmei't ",1(. """'!
.ft. i". v.-!';." v1: 7L!ftrtff!
"Resiihril I.J the evernllle is.inmtll..
of the I . s. (I. . mt , 'rt Z"
i re He.1 . im nil. He nr f..t""
inrinoersn n ennftistn t,r j .n -!... .-q
l.iii lifti, Ihn s.i,lrt uaN e.TKl tin . l.l. t, in . ...... . '"us, or;
'.. " ' . .. .ii' ti j ii nit- ii in' unri nni in.
b.im Hie nnh one to oppose- It. He s.ild 1 Among the seventeen chilis trnfrrM
Mint Ik was as patriotic as anv one. but , from tho -tilled to n, t,,, ,.,,.,, ,...i.,!
he saw nothing to Just'fy tho doing I the following Philadelphia luhs viiS
.. .. .. ..111. l. . l.iii. tlnnst.ltic, tin tn.. .it.) S , ,.. ... OlCnl
- nil, niv . ii... ........ .. ..,-.'. .. ,, vhi iuih lio.iu 1 1 ( rlirnnc Vni
'-lllll'li initl v UIIIlt.llLI. ' ." ""I' it ."III.
lit phvsicallv and mcntnll). and there
was nmliliiR hi ii golf championship that
was unpatriotic or mntrary to tho bert
Interests of the country
mis mil. im., i .....,, ..."'"
" "" '' aim .iierrnnntv fc
I)uc to the longer (llglif nf the modern'
r,w,i imn win uiu t lie fl u It nr pap dli.
tnnco.s was rcMsed niitl is nou ns fd.
(1
1
iterests of the country ,.. ,,.. n ,,.",., ," "" "
He believed it was a time to encourage. , !,s Tvnrd, inl A- 1 ?M 1ar 4'
io vounger plavers not In service and I arUs o ,0 coi vi.ds , , "1r 5 ."
. .ii.i ..-. II.I..I ..., ,,i,i i. arus "I' to.fcuo jaids ,ai t. more thin
! tho
lie tun not tiittiK anv- ono vouiu do so cOOjaids
seiusil as in rfiue in i;iiq IIU-.1.' juuiinvi
plajers tin Incentive to practice and
play in mnnctltlve tournaments. Doing
iavvay with championships he contended
was a mistaken Idea of patriotism with-
lout contributing to the welfaio of the
tnuntrv He felt that If the champion
ships were to bo douo away vvlth the
golfrr- ought to bo consistent and shut
down the courses and discourage tli
im minis from plavlug during the con-
tiiiiiainin uf tho war
(
more thin
i ne ioihi reeeipts for due uere JJli
and tho totil receipts ere $tl 726 is'
in lieu ot prizes for" the patriots oon
there vjjh donated to ti,e r.ed Cross'
JH'.OO. Tho total each and investment It
JH.Srj.'TS
Golfcr.s Kcd Crosi, Gift $84,673
Tin Julv
association
luent. '
4, Inilependen.o Das. the1
hi Id a t.lliertv Tnnm.
list of H ir i luhs in thn tTnii.
'-I.li . Clark, of the Sunnjhrook iZZnZu, "e i
LEWIS WILL BOX commanding one battery like SCHOLASTIC STARS'Sr HSSfeH
TIPLITZ TONIGHT angmds0wns,(
' ' ' ar is'oreU. a natlon-wlde, paliloti. testlmonUl. Th
Jack McGuigan Has Star
Bantams in Wiiulup at
National A. C.
OLYAIPIA SHIFTS UATK
Promising1 Young" Minor Leaguer Stumped to
Know What to Do When Drafted by Army
and St. Louis Americans
Hy KOIilUlT W. MAXWKLI.
The fuel udnilnistrator has taken
hund tu the bolng game According to '
his latest order, follower of th()
padded mitt must obtn-v r tlght"e Mon-
dnj unjrl attend the theatre or the
movies If the do not euro to linger In
the old hnuieste-ad The- boxing matlne
I scheduled fur MonUav has beui called I
off. Th (iivniDia show liaj been post I
poiied until Tuesday night, uutsldo of I
that cverj thing villi go along as usual, i
Jack Mdiutgan has been having wni
lough breaks this 5 ear und expected to t
recoup his lossj.i at tho Monday mati-
nees Ho arranged his show and nt
the last minute discovered ho couldn't '
huld II. Then bo went hack to his old
C-nturda) night date, and the National
will be open for buslners tonight. Jack
has an excellent enrd and the fight fans
will see some swell bonis. The 'vvelnert
Turner mus Ii off. but tlussie Lewis'
and l'icl, Tlpllts will In. in the wind-up
Instead.
(Jussie Ha. Iinprovtil
i lussli; has bei n going good unit
shows promise of being the best bantam
In the couutrv in a ver short time, lie
has met all of the good battlers and
stands out us the logical tontender Cpr
fete Herman's title TIpllU is a turQ
' hoj. who will rush the local lad tn the
limit I'ruuk arbon snd K. U. .
loughliu ar In the poinlvv itid up
The ulvnipla has uniioum ctl a change!
in the date of th. weeklv sliinf und Kid
f ii'titi t . .i. in. ...
o iiiiauis in nit i i ju.' i.j in ii uu j iits
day Instead of Monduv night leon
l!j (RAXTLAND RICJI
Kuibcr Hill
I ' it hadn't been for you,
Kaiser lllll, '
Ind vour Uooilu, cut throat e-icit,
Katscr mil.
It a might all be home today,
With our shaio of fun and. ploj,
lutf the lly guns packed atroii,
Kaiser Bill.
If it teujH'f. for vour apicc.
Kaiser Bill,
Thero would le no rciellle.
Kaiser mil,
Thero would l( no ciaiJu efrtM,
A or a lenjthv hike up hilt,
y,or a iouph routine to fill.
Kaiser lllll.
U'c ore adillno up each count.
Kaiser mil,
I iid ie check's begun to mount.
Kaiser Hill,
Out, the flute's nol far awap
When tou teon't be tjutle to atp,
n you poi ond pay and ioj.
Leo Gibel, Alageu and
Schurdt Entered in
Penn Championships
EXPECT ItECORUS TO FALL
ov Virtually L'nanitnout
enort Issued In OLtoln.r stmuaH itt
flubs, f-lmo that time. hn,,,. jS
I red. lieu r. vv ueeicr. me new .n-si- lums nave come m lrom Ilft-nie elubi
ili nt. said that as tmnli golf would be so that tho total to daio is E4H eins.'i
pla.M d this ear ns ever. He believed 'Ihe receipts as pulillsiiofi the Octobtr.
tin-re would bo plenty ot club compe- leport wero $7: 175 ;s hut total receipts
tlttons and private matches, and he hoped to date amount to $8i 073 81 t
I thn club) Mould e-ontlnuo the loifina-1 The amounts given hj tho varlouj)
) incuts as usual He- said the golfers had clubs hi and around Philadelphia folloirti
1 eontrlhute-d 230,nnn to various war i;on Air Lnuntrj luh Mini l'a 1204 00 '
i. ...r. i... innpn-iMont il.i. - liu0"1 toiinty I'ountri Hub Lanr- i
-Jn'"M '"". " "" -" t-.' nnrne rn . nt iwl
and added theio had ucen no gcneiai i;ai .mj unir club, i np Atn V j Ji cl
llrldgrton,
tho interscholastli- thanipluiishlpi hlth- for ehauiplonshlps.
ertn held nnnu.illv at I'rlncetuii. tlio , Thero vlcro no e.tlier speakers
. .
prep school swimming ibainpionshlpa
which will be staged today under the
upcrtUloti uf tho I nlverslly of 1'cnn
Slvanla In Wclghtman Hall lnvo as
umed tho appearance of being tho most
Important Indoor scholastlu nquatlu
carnival of tho year.
Sloro prep schools 1 avo added swim
ming to their sports curriculum during
tho present seaEon than ever before, not
only tn this Uty and suburb i hut
throughout tho tntlro country. A. a ie-
ItaddonfuIJ,
Club.
1M.M1
3SDi
y l'AUL I'RKI'
tVltli the temporary abandonment of I ,.., -,.,.. h... i-o.i nnm nf colters Cntmnriils Louuiry
. . :. . - ,..,s.r. .,-... ... . -- , -s ,, . ' nitM
iflliinll i ouiurs i lul llsrrlsburir MM
Mr. , I'ountr i 'luh ot Ailsntn e'ltj Allan J
Mcbweeny sunk to his gnus,
vote was virtually unanimous dnune, l'a . .. ;j
11.1...111' t fciAt irsiaio r.r ihf Coif - Cnali-smere elulf e lub l.ai;ienir(
t I .ft..... ..f liltll'ilntnlil.i IffiM-lfil In i.--i.r ','.. . . 131.00
.ipwivi'uiun ... ...... -"; , : flii, : , ' nuiiio e lun l-ranklora,
thn fleatll Ot liCorge V iiunii aim miu
of him that his death vni not Ioe.il, for
the vr,rk he sJjiod for vas national He
spoko In the vi&rmest terms of the found,
er of tho I'lno A alley Gulf Club and said
that ho viould like to see this epitaph
ovej- the llrcplaec ot the club: "(ieorgo
A Crump tinder, founder and eonstruct
. .. ..... ,.i. ..ou. i :..lf i 'luh In his
estimation, h" ,cU',U.l. Tine a.,ev H pMffiKJ-!- W
tho most beautiful and most wonderful i-hilmleinhi , e'rKkci i lui f. Mai A
.,r ,.ll .iir iiiuisc-. - uiiuuiu .- r.."r '"' . i
suit thero aro mo.e and better high V,,en adopted cM,reslve ol th. r.-gret i.K.nr.,,?,,,i,ur,r "l'ul ' I ,!r'v'a,i?r lw
M.hool watermen, and Indications nolnt I nf li,. cnlftrs and uppreelatlvo of his I .s j. rX
to a record list of entries
have quality au well uu quautlt.
.Many Out-or-Tonii Entries
Tho majority, or in fact, almost all
of the entrants In tho me. t tudav
will bo from out-of-town histltuiluns
Phlladeli.hl.L
Hnitdon Country club
Huntingdon allci country
.Noble, l'a ... 371 Mj
Lnncaater Countrj Club I.an. atter. 3
Ta ... ... tiMt
r..,:uJ"'' Loumrj eiub ucn ra
iiiii. r. .. . m:mi
Mrrlnn e'rloU'l riub Ita-icrfur.) Ta t'tMl
e. Torli tCoail Lounlr. Llub Jpnkln .a
loun. IM . 2fi2PnK
. 1IIV1I rtu."!"..'. - .,..,.. . ,., .u... i.lvtl . IUU 1 III-
tloim point of tho golfers and uppreelatlvo of his in j.
. ...... .. ... .. '.. r. i. r in inilf A similar minute i S ".'". ' ' . !" Jrl' '.
which win hi-.ik--""-"' -- - -- . . . ciniuet :Zl "' J . 1 culurl e iun rniM jua eiy.
was sprcau euiiviiiiin. -- " " :: iirrpKiinii- itou e iuit jorr-BUaic, .1
v llcrbnor. former treasurer ot t.ici l-hlliilelt.hu . K7.M
1. lieciiner, '.,'" ,.hl, tVest I'hrste riolf i lub VV ,i e tin-
United fc'tatcs Oolf Ai.'-ociatlon. i ,r ,.n (0M
l' in2 Ml
JOS nni
Howard V. l'trriti l'raise-il
uu liiollon of Jlr McSSwccii
jWondliurj O ulitry i lul
.'i j.
u ics- 12a I in War Service
-..I....1..I . iiri.M.ki n ir l ru ri . . i
New- lork will fend a strong bunch of olutum was ""1'1," ,Vi . , r i v Ter. " ,Nils "'emtd wis. in in. cvecuuie,
mermen, headed by I.to Ulebel. the of tho association that Mow in n i-i r-rmimlttfe tn a-U th. vanuu inembW
eghteen-5 ear-old niarvi I. who will rep- tin bad seen til to "elino 'u'1" '""Me luhs of the association for a list 0
resent tli llerUlcj -Irving .. liool e'uich in picldenl of the I . ii ,.',.. their inrmhers who ar. engaged in actlv?
Venr.,l it 111 1.1 In.. .Inn n n fntt ....in. f. r.,.. On .ileil Ills tl I llireCl.lt lllll Ol II1U l'1 litilltiirv n Icrt c.f fli.. I i.il.l ktntH. tfrt
A 8U1.UI-JA.N F Isn t mute- Important to
u coiiipan.v or battery than Muthew - will hapis-n when tho Hun begins to Poly 1'ien
son used to be- to the Giants.
Mans are culled at reveille- and ttie
ffalcr mil.
Mercersburg. whllo .'uimleii Illch. tiou ax ho referred to the m'ltij uinu-
Theie is also Ihm to tlgun- ju-t what Iawremeville s-hool. liutg. rs I't. p and ucsscs and eourtcsles n , "' 7,
II liaiiiH-n when tho Hun begins to l'olv 1'ien. of Ilrouklvn. will l,u lenre- ifioin tho olllclals and golfers uui ik n
figure tliat. after four jear3 of so-called tented byjii few stars, l'ml behwedt. connection with the e-ecutivo le-imuuiee
"bin. .'uvofiit nusruM11 i.A i. ...... ,.ff I . 4i... -i kt... ifie.i. w. i.. ...! .. ii.i.Si i r.e (-i i.t tin it df tlio L r -
' - ui n iiii -. nil ip ii u i cii uu . -j i li u ii riiiiiii lii-u tt nuui. ut j in Litiii iiiiu i.a im.ni"v.is
Itain-K, ui'tins prpsiarnt of th ciuh. i nl RPt up or e't HOtnethtnK - ccu Ihan "'" wu tWo nmntliH after tho ilrvt 1 Ik 'rifctcd to Ijo on liu.nl tu iMinpeloMn
cKi.'ei ut- u (.uu w. in.- im-i uuiiiiiiid- i Worso i nirniiHii. hiH uuruc oom. ino piuneo jor uis-
I :hnoni;ent1:r,,r!inly bA -n - -..n-U.; , Si.ua.ioi, llcprcsin, .KSttSSr
XLTX'Z . U- lilbcl a ravorile
1 m..nt iii. i.Ti..f i.iiii.r.i. i,.,i.. ,h.,n the h:inie llx No game Is so bad where 1"" gam. Is to he pla ln at top speed ,
... ..-,..., ..........( u..- ..., iimi fllfn tirtr I'nltliir iiniiihAvA ii I i It I vn I : Mil. I inf rvvrillltiir is. iltn.m. im
1 tn I'hffkpin luiiKt li oxner kX Kp" iiuukcu, iuu. - . , : r. ..-.- ... .-- '' ------ . -v ....
.-. s-s- ... . . .,,n wv ..ui 114 IIUIIII(i ,' Ulll I 1's-t IHMI'1 wmv ,j . uu. sui. ruillllll I IIU
bowlinp", t'lufH
UK
tm .tut i.iii .. i.Alilttf 111... fl..i A li-ittiM-i ivirnmniiiloi ilnrMi I llflll
w .w w-.. . ...."...s - '.,.,oV.. . .1 T,,VT.a,V. .i.ri,,,iii,1io.t '"g putts, only to tlnd tho other follow I beat at uoodvvm, toriuer national
iu..n8 .wo, nBh. i-.,,s pa s? .r -- --? xtirz mxis.
.,. '..'. .. ....... .. DU"Da Ul HUH III) .'. ............. ....vw...- 'w ... .j. ......,, ,',
UIU
to dlEcnminate in favor ot our fotm of j nger would have in lnanagtni:
amusement and put th- bars up on the Itrowm Hed-. Cardinals, I'll
I rates.
cant win. what will happen when tho
amusement anil put tn- Oars upon III nronms iu-u-. ' nniinaw, i-iraecs. ,, fellow g(tf colni- vi th Ida nation
others, but wo cannot In Ip wondering Wnk.es and Dodgers nt one and the u'ljusud tel Ttbo correct focus?
A sad casn vias reported recentlj of
Toneu Lifcelp Will Get Clean Rill of Health
WuIiD eumes from the capital city of Tennessee to the effect that tho
first case f alleged slacking on the pent of u big league bo'ebuli plucr
la likely to result in the eomplete refutiiig of the ehursres. Not 011I5 is It
said that the exemption board having the tasc In cliurgq has upheld l'red
Toney 8 claims to dcpendciictes, but tin. T In alt likelihood the .treat tvvlrler
Will reeciv. a ! an exemption bill.
Ono gioun-J vu uhhli Tuncv i l.umed CMiuption. und cm. ground 011
which he- was uricste-d, too, was his stute-mcut that u helpless bruthtr was
among bis ih pendents. It so huppenn that tlio pbsiclan of th" Nashvllla
exemption boaid has lately been suinnioned to cure for his brother and,
eo it is ustcrted, found that lie wa'n-tuully an liivulld that Toney had
not misrepresented tho brother's- e-ondltlon In uny way. Thero teems no
(jucstlon as to the dependency of Toney's wlfo and child, and his inclusion
ot an aged stepfather In Ills list of dependent relatives was apparently a
mere excess of honest generosity.
It now looks us if tlio big fellow wasn't an intentional slacker (n any
'.'fashion. "Show 1110 how somebody, soino how, can tal;o earo of these folks
, . vof mine," ho sujs. "ami I'll etnrt for war tomorrow." Tlio fans will bo
friendlier tovvurd tho huge, kindly utliloto now and will wish Itlin better
luck in future.
rpONUY indeed would havo licen a ruined ball plaer had the
- charges inudo against hint and so widely published been sus
tained, Ho never eould havo faced another American blcaebei
outfit
I'hilllj Draftee Can Play Rascbull, Anyhow
A SAN mANCISCO dally Is out with tho prediction that Ju&tln 1-iUgeiald,
--aTXtho liard-hltting outfielder of the Frisco Seals drafted by thtf IMtlls,
rra jnlthouglt well Inside the draft age. is one plajcr who will not bo lot In tho
i-V ' KiAe icMin rtmft at tbein nit. Thn reason uuUtntJ for tho nronhecv la
) J)- 'that the player is sure to be turned down on account of physical disabilities.
f y. Kltz Is declared a grand little ball plajer, and his recoid last jear of leading
that fast circuit with the club and playing a line game in the Held Is offered
Jn confirmation Outside of, the fact that the plajer has a bad leg and that
ons of his arms la longer than It should b or shorter, as the case may bev
g,it Is said that he Js a lino army subject
Tho crltle ruIllpK attention to the rorcgolng stales that 1110 piajer vvoum
Slave len In. the big Icacueu some time back bud ho not suffered -un Injury
- one of Inn arms n r how he acquired the bum leg, it also is not set
r..i,t n, lost aiii mini however, that I.'ltz la keen for a big leagua onnor.
' Wunky und will certainly answer the cull unless I ho urmy claims lilm. This
1 ASturanee may be foundation for the further ttatetnent that tlio player
h4 winouncexl his intention to enlist, but lias slnco declared that If Uncle
ft! WMd bhn lio could come for lum.
11 voting minor league hall plajer. Ho
' tiriil tun .Irflflu in ur.nii.tl I.Imb.ii.
-. ..... ......, ji. uhunini ,ii,i!i;i.-ii-
what the law really means and how well 'same t inn Ilardlj t. tut
the local authorities are acnaialutt-d with 1 ,. .. , r ...
it. iFkeemt, strange that tho tlieatres . ,c" l.naimri'l tI Wat
ore allowed 10 remain open and other Ar5 f arr enamored 01 w.11 Hut i,- tii, ormi m,.i n i,., 1... .1.. .
places closed tighter thaji a saloon on If ion i an mail, the other fellow, mean-, Ixiuls Hrowus. At list report he was
Sunduv. As we see II the i.uvernnient ng thu enem.v. a good deal sicker of war ' still undecided us lo whether ho should
order was Issued to i-ave the fuel sup- than von an the rest Is comparatively , attempt to ituim exemption from the
ply. and everv place of business with a ea.v And that viands as the main Idea llrst draft
few exception must shut dou 11 un Moti. of the Aiixrn-an soldh r Just now 1 ..,,.. ., ,....,.,
11 uu iiuijiia tilt I'lifi rnrriivu nun. 1 tt
Chicago, hi tho American half-mile
ehamplourhlp at Ma.vs Landing, beating
Uoodwlu out fur iceond iil.jce by a few
jardu. 'Ihe Xew otle'i- will have i-evcral
llrst-clasa i-ompetllor- who will inukc
uu an ,,. ...''-'.- -- ---
Mr. A1iecler. tho new piesldcnt and
' tho former tieasui.-r. inaue a ..a, .,.,
icniarks In taking olllco and then the
I m. e ting adjourned to tho nineteenth
' bole. . . ,. ... ..,,,. - ,
1 ho new olllcers eiceico m n.t...-. .-
'"l'rcsidcnt. Vredcrick Whc.lcr . Apa
xv amis Club: vice presidents. Mr. Walter
y Ilaiban, e'olumbla Country club, and
hterllng U Kdmunds. M. IaiuIs Country
Club; sccretao. Howuid 1'. Whitney.
Nassuu Country Club, treasurer. Morti
mer X. nuckuer, Harden llj Uolt Clubf
exicutivo committee. Krank 1!. Miller.
Old Him Club, .1. 1". Hvers, Allegheny
Country Club; Asa 1'. Trench, chestnut
Hill (Jolt Club, Ax. 1'. btewart. Audubon
tiolf Club . nominating committee, Pavld
II 1'organ, chairman, unvviiiism emu
getber with their i.ink and branch of
service In response to this inquiry t;lu
secretary has received lepllcs from 13S
clubs Up to the present the numUf
of names Included tn tins golfers' roil.
of honor Is 42S4. From anion? the Ml
swers received thus far the followlne1!
a list ot the clubs showing tlio larger,
number of names for this roll
'hev Chap ....
Merlon Cricket
H iitimoro C (J.
rielrnlt C C ....
South bho-e C. C.
onnrntsla .
'I lie Country Club
r i' of Cl'velvnd . .
All.ffheny C. C. . .
Portland C. C . .
i' C nf Indianapolis
Savannah o. e'. .
PhllHdelrMa r c
Atauani Hunt .
Aeftlier C 1' ...
ClUUlej . C. C . .
St Liiuls f C
ilreenwieh c C. .
tieuver el,.
Tlras Hum .
Hf-dtiam C and I'olu
century
It is tho Intention of the secreUTJ-a
lias s. The places or amusement meair
Ing theatres and movie-- can runalii
open on that night, but .'lu: down on
Tuesibiis
CterMliins n -Is on Hk il'llmtiun of
the uord 'aiuusiuitnt i bolisve
boxing, bllllanls bowling, etc, iumo
under that larslncatton Hill us we
said before, fur be It from us to crillclzu
tho fuel administratis All xve can
Is wonder what will happen next.
Mm awful li np retoril slme. lii. ti Is
i! minutes 11 2-H recjtids, h.Id bv- I.ukc. i-' .r. Sullivan. Uarded City Country
of I.iwrcncevlllo Sibool, established last Club; Alexander llrltton, Chevy Chase when tho list has been completed, ij,
ear. Leaning JellllTi. of l'olv rrep, club; AV. S. llllkey, M.i field Countrj publish, the name? enrolled and distribute,
who li credited -with splaslilus throinrli .-i..i. ' n.irt.rp v XV lilttetuorc. Mionla thla list in ordrr that ilie country nty:
lnO vardn close to n. -...ondi In a tev- H..n.'. -lul. I know-the natrlotlc endeavors and srveJ
It nas been argued mat all or most a tretu h raid ' nu. rlis .i ren.ier .-. r.t intv-llve-foot pool. J '.ml Macce. of -i i, nmii r.r the eve. utlve commilteo I rendered bv the olfei ot tho Unite?,
of the pre'ent war psjchologs has been boxer or n good wr.nler"' Quit, a bit 'Camden High hchoul who tlnlshed llfth sbuwed tomo Interesting thing" 'I ho iMatta Colt Ausoelatlun
In favor uf the Huns. of It would ilenrml uin.n will, h mu .-,,ni,i in tin- national kbd tunl eliaimiloiishlu. i ....
That, ,-in tliey have, neon making the irrv tin- mu-t t-i, miles, nsunllv tne and i antaln riiilllns. of Merccrsburir,
most headwav, the are therebj turri-
spoudlngly cheered up
winning unsw- i
ing
-uc'i jiullto gatlni-
iiic expciled to gl lillnl a clusc raeo In
tin ;.u0-jard event
Sports Served Short
Izu i
eo Notes of the Rowlers
"I St.s'arUr, Walnut. Peierc And'rii. HII,
?'mltli and (Jteulnson, uf tar- Interelub
aEU were bowline etiamnlonatitn ftle
J 1 this wcclt, caeh ecorlhh; mom than L'Ou
Dell, of Overbrook XVhlt. In his thr
times up thowed a. total of QU. He was
also liUh acortr fur th- nlsht.
The Ilie I our llallrninf Ima K tiled vrlth
Ihe I lay inn. o. hxllplaxrn hurt In a wr.sk
last summer hihcttlr formrtv with th
Phils, tut receive H70. Outfielder fjona-
nuj nmiur umouiu unu Aianaser e '
i Mon. of t nlon )icin XVIntr. failed lo
, . . eet coins saud, nnl in th- third and fourth
Airrtsl lie tlrn and August KlirsMief.r will I names iueuni. who rtllved hlin. li.lped to
Play for th ihr.t euthloii billiard champion- In. rsa.o th.lr total Maerud.r rolld lh
ship in Lhlcaeu between I ebruari I und B. final, rolling for Abbott, uf Merlun Maroon.
but waa not In form.
Mutter t'anni has u-gol a reunion of the '
l&'a? Ay?e,llir,va0ArS55iii"7n T?Z$ '" "n Salvador, of th. Knishts of oolurabus
in nni xaic Harvard rekitta In &S:. league, and St Leo's, who are ftrugillng for
" I tlrtt honors, hooked up tlio latter taklns
The onirer cuines In Ihe Alllsd I nltert 'h three tamet. Flood and Jlatferty were
afternoon hte bu callej of tfcauw of 0ouW on their second roil
lha ton dll ion of the ermimTft I
' , " """ ' f ICeyton Section V ' tan lt reronJ
i flmrli'ti svasffhrrtfiii. ntitp nf its r..K. isisnn Ittxall. tham Diana ut 111 ttrPt it-
rld h ha.! i.S'tilM dlfftfrAiif . uiii rtmu J ton.i utn out uf tonOltlon but fun.fl tno
cr CloeUni AlexAnfler nni that thj ptich-loul of three from th- Pirate ,
unltra UrafteJ
Jor Majfr, ri-amatfur h 2 talk Uu'
Camp!on. defeats John DmAelman :,ft to
43 In thtlr return threcuh!o. tilllard
contest at Orvcu'o Hotel Acadet....
haridf, (t Vow Orleans Jockey rioea not
rld many w itinera, tut he rol two titT
day and each uent to the pott at the ret
rlch-qulUi price of GO to 1
rnrl.fr Hrlty, of nrokI&wn former Con
nectlcut State champion Mon the annual
January tournament t Htlalr when he d
featei It T J.olre. of Oilrago lu tho 80
hole flic by & up and 4 pUj
ChurlrM If, NfHromb, tht national aina
teur rhainplon. won the ttOtMaritet eent at
I'luehuret with a total nf 570, aeortre N.
n-h. of I.jnJomtlle. N Y , lust year'
winner flnUheil eoonAlth 57C.
Ma y burr, one of the areateat of the old
time aprtntM-e, Ilea at the point Of dealb. In
a boipltal tn su Taut, Minn.
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE
TEAMS PLAY TONIGHT
Two Gaines Scheduled for
Traymore Hull Big Service
Mutch ut Penn
Lajoie May Manage
Indianapolis Hall Team
Jhiiiph C IcCJIII. prraldml or the In
ilUnaimtlit Ainerliun XkiwUtlon rluh
lit offfrrd th ixinltlon of inaniEer t
the trll to Ijirry Ijijolr, former bite
1iiKHe htar. It han Wen Imirnrtl In tho
ll(Mler capital. IjiJoIo haw the on?r
under rnntldrntlon. iircnrdlnc to n dt
patch from Cleteljntl. tho Irriiclimun'a
home rltji
AtasfcU war. ban.VJ u ttple tlefni when
Rdouard rolifJ un l'a thre gj.nifn tr Rl.
fCt and KA Mean ar a en In the bl
notie. aoortnir rt wilh Waaner a close
acond. lie felling- them for 51'.'
Terminal Veta cae Jenklntown n acare.
but came back strong In the second and
third, wlnnlnr tno out of three. lunnlnc up
2CM for their total
IteaM' ftluzzlnff aa thn feature of the
He) stone "V" fanif. earh of the following
topplin them for a double century and
more Duncan led with 2-'ftj Garrett waa a
rloie eecond. with 2'Jd. MePoHell. 220i tiurtt,
22.T llobertaon J.'i; and Flub 22lw Floo4,
Mean), Waaner. Hadclirfe, HroHn Itlcn
ardaon, lir ease It and Jihoadea also tallied
doubles.
Victor, of Section 'n, ' Ke) atone leacue.
by dfeattnr Tt. Iafs In three camea won
the championship of the first aeaeon Cap
tain Blewett's aquad will come bark atronir
ih wcAnf) isiifjn rolllnr and haa every
rnndence of wlnoln the double chauiploa- fl0 pglnU last week.
KENNY LEONARD ILL;
TAKEN TO NEW YORK
Lightweight Champion, Threatened
With Pneumonia, ltcmoved From
Camp Upton to His Homo
MIW YOniC, Jan. CO Ucnny Leon-
nrJ, tlio world 8 llghtwclslit champion, U
tlircatotK'd vvltli pneuiiionla. Tlio clover
llttlo fellow was brought homo ctcr
MAJOR LEAGUES TO OPEN
SEASONS ON APRIL 15
All That Is Necessary Now Is for
American and National to
Ratify Schedules
I'lTT&BUnail, Jan. SO Tho Nation
al uml .American LeiiKuen xvlll open the
baseball Reason on April J 5. uci-orillne to
an announcement made lant night after
a three-day i-eealon of the whcdule coin
niltteo appointed by the National tiase
ball Commission.
The National xvlll paes upon its selicd
ulo ut Its Icaguo meeting In Now York
1'ebruarv 12, while the Ameilcan will
act on its dates at Its meeting In Chi
cago 1'ebruary 1 1.
stationed by the war camp activities to
teach th recruits the rudiments of baj
onet usage.
AVlilla at the. cantonment he caught
a tevere cold, to which he paid no at
tention until It became terlous. A hur
ried examination showed the champion
xv as rloeey to pneumonia po It xvas de
rided to brine hi in to his home In this
city, where ho will receive better inedl
cal attention.
Jack AVolfc DcfeatH Johnny llrtlc
,'n.,i, nn.i Tin,', t.i.m fLEMaJND 0 . Jsn M - Fish! fans
tt i. I.... """"v today wera uuanlmoua in sivnis J a. K xvoii
Liinrieu 01 i-iuauurKil l uf r-lavoland, H dcltoii uvi-i
INVITATIONS ISSUED
I'OR THE PENN RELAYS
The management ot the Penusjlvanla
relay carnival, which will bo. held this
ear April 10 and "1, has ecu Invita
tions to the various' cullegea throughout
the couutn. Several changes havo
day from Camp Upton, whero he was been made In the classification necescl-
Pobson mid I.lllott-Ievvis inuht win
their weekly contests in tho Industrial
Leaguo at Traymoro llall tonight to
get on even terms with the Buttenvorth
quintet for first place In tho team stand
Inir. Dobson meets the xveak Barrett
five, ami thould win with points to spare.
Quaker Cltj is i:illott-I.eu U's opponent,
and Indications point to an cay vlctor
for i:illott-Levvs
The accounting department of the
Naval Ileiervce stationed nt Lpague Is
land will o.neu lis t-eason tonlg'at with
Amerl. -an llrldge i ompany nt tlie
latter innnsloii on Manajunk avenue.
The 1 teecrv rs. hav e a team composed of
former lilgh tchool and college, stne,
Including Harry l-'rltz. Boh Bausher,
Redfleld and Crtmmel.
, One of tho best service rago games
of tho j ear will be played tonight at
Welghtman Hall, when the Issahlrkon
Barracks Naval IXeserves. of Cape May,
line up against tho I'cnnsylvanlu Am
bulance Lull fv'o. 10. The Capo Jfay
quintet has several star men, Including
Bay Cross, who plaved guard for Grey-
sleek last seanoif, Johnny Titxel, former
star twlrler for
who captained University of l'lttbburgh 1 r r-i.i.iaiid. a declalon uvrr Johnny Lrtle.
last year. They defeated the Usaac by ' of ut Paul. In their ten-round bout hoj,eld The college jwntathlor tvill be
tap. unm. (ivua n w .. .m.v..- gtnjjjj (,n Friday.
OUl 1.1' -
McRridc and Milun
Faithful Performers
lu Ihe lint ten jeara f.eorie XlcnrM..
and Zeli Mllun tuke ntajed In evfT
name atareU br Ihe Manlilnrton !
throtichout the sfakon. .Vlrllrlda i
It In 1008 anil 11)11, Milan In till ant
till-'. Lddle 1 oiiler turned thla trick l
101'J.
In 10111 eb Milan lulled Jn.t
rmiir plaved h Ida team, In ItllS TM
l'Ohter inlahril but one tonteit plareu ar
the llrlrrnifll. '
Innaniucli iia leatuvvork driienila Itrfty
nu linvlns the aame idaiera alnara w
the llnr-nn, It I. alinple to ' ! "
f Xlllrl Villon un.l nnBfP la tlM
t.rlrrmen alnce they 'alined wtlh tllelak)
larrr. r4?rto.M9
l.iniini
tnted by tho war conditions As a mat
ter of courtesy, an Invitation was Milt
to Oxford and Cambridge Universities,
of Hngland, but It Is exnected that they
will not bo represented hero until after
the war is over.
On l-'rldaj. tho SCtli,, tho iprlnt
medley colego tclay chaniplfnshlp of
America and tno uiManee medley relay
champloiislilp of America will be run off
In addition to the prep tcliool and col
lego relajsl On Hatufday the one, two
and four mile relay college champion
ships of America and the one-mile
freshman, prep school and high school
relay championships of America will be
National A. C. WXb&lXEiril
Sat Evg., Jan. 26lh, a:3U 3g
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