'k; ;. EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MABOH 5, 191S ft.A.-iri-T.-'i' ( --II -J EB&EL INVENTOR WOULD GUARANTEE TO MAKE .300 HITTER OUT OF ORDINARY PITCHER; GIL NICHOLS, -WINNER OF MANY TOURNAMENTS, WAS NEVER ABLE ANT CONTEST IN NATIONAL SOMEBODY IS ALWAYS TAKING THE JOY OUT OF LIFE COULD BE MORE INTERESTING TO CAPTURE OPEN GOLF TITLE AN IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE AH- IT'S GEHUINE CAZ.ILLUS In Many Way's the Most Brilliant Professional in This Country and the Most Interest priority of White Sox and Red Sox Prophe Good Cowl cies Lopsided Race-Teams Better Bal- (oO - This A F1WD ing to Watch in Tourney Play anced in Older Circuit ?&gZ2if$i GENUIrJl? CA2lLLUS)f YrS - AWO WHAT DO I RACKAGE AAJAY Apn.fpf -)b TH M0RNN6 IK) Jy' p.erfeD YOU MEANJ? FROM WE- V3) 'J. fi oLD wo r( no cp. I nw noi Rcw 3iT(0rJf. m cuwio- , .,... . v rrfMJMm -ir tll set L -ItT'a B3iii' r- ii "--r ?s ( ,-rr. Ll-5' "fc'Uh" 10&S9BL' ?&. C ' iifri . ' w w:m L'f a. BEBALL lias two Joyous nnKlcs. pettier Is-looking backward. Tlio , when the balmy zephyrs begin to troop Into the fold and the i. coming season offers a new complication onil makes looking forward wht more dlfllcult than usual, on en' affairs by tho war. A- lEverythlni; boiled down, however, gn to indicate that tho race In and toplieavy one, nml that from In the National will be closer and JviNaturally, two teams loom tip In (tenders. In the American tho two ; ciass oy tncmseives. On the old dope, at least, the wiiilo tiox unci mo Uct Sox aro the only Possible contenders for first hunors with Chicago "Mv'ns tho better of the chances tn sU.w'tast season Virtually are Intact nml . L-.tfli ConfldenPA find nr-utlr-n nf llu 1-iJt g-jtWej squad Is safely bolstered ngnlnst E- tstceptlng Urban Fnber. nro married ? Vi' classification that may allow him to flp f(t, The Red Box have been hit by '.yM;.""" Buiiiuy 01 mc umuuious itcaniown promoter navo iicvii ucuve. mm 1 ttll big bunch of stars secured from T 'and make the outfit Just ns formidable ,wrao inrougn wnii a urenK or hick. 5' i Mfa runners-up In the league race. W?A . ' ANY one figuring the Tigers, Ci. and Athletics a look-In this season surely is calculating without a careful slant nt the dope sheet. National Race Should Be Heller Balanced W; TinilLE tlio Giants and Cubs nuiwur pTOV' returns In the National, neither can FlAtTflV. tint At'irn fimnnif hmtiltcisf rPlrt Pii'n .t.- . ...... . ..... .... BfTt' ieam win ue virtually luinci anil is lienor rnumieti. A The JlcClrnw outfit, however, will ijresult of the licking given the clicsty filll. Muggsy's methods had the opposition buffaloed last vi-ar. The iisy. fLJeholoey had It that the (Hants couldn't EpJlta'Natlonal League circles, hugged the (i?Mfferent. A champion staging a comeback has everybody against him and yKtverybody believing that he also can slip otto over because It has been 'ine. McGraw's further loss In popularity with tlio fans and newspapers ;MSt rail as a result of the Tencr episode also will lend to hurt his chances. . Aln Is the nlvntnt tinlnt In flip Cub ilrp.'im nf i-minimst. VAVeilimn n I' wjh oft repeated the remark that tho m wlUtlA nttnhtn. thn rfrnml l.-.ll of tihlr-li li S-U Z . n--- ??.. ,r,4 fa ! 4tia.l m',.- ttlln .., rrrnn --ttl.r..t '" IMIIA ntlil foptl-. ani-nnftiiriul tirr.ilf.uf mt f'J.leirvcr In Klllefcr to 'round out a battery Sft"li! xylKlt il niUM loriniuauiu rViVSV" ordinary outfield and Inllcld tlio A "il machine dangerous. ftfftk And there nro others. Tho Uraves, Ryltiwms, and don't forget that the I'liils ure to bo considered. Jloran will have fe'i'l team of reliable veterans, safe from tho draft, along with much new P'ffy '"fltchlng talent that Indicates promlso fc.T':, iit i .. - .u -t i H fJ Will W U" IU tllU LtYMltTIB, UI1U Ull . y AND don't forgot that Undo Charles Kbbcts has a good-looking . line-up. It appears stronger than last year. litttburgh alono fm' 3335 ems to bo hopelessly out of the Inventor Guarantees to kiDBPORT that Yankee Ingenuity 4fiAV nmnmi'iul dnrlni. In t-ptitnc, tn ..ttr.iiit .. L..l.n lm !.!. ....i.tn... t I .K(i w...wM unv" ..... ..n ..-v..ku.a i. .t.vi..n . nuim nil I'lH I-IUIIIUIII lILt.U ?In the baseball world. The hitters have been bowled over bv thn twlrli-r li&i 'to such an extent of late years, that Sg1 ereased hitting. . Kilit-The American Association had tho T' l attem'H ,0 C!UV tl,c 'I'jhy delivery and thus give tho batters i'i'tore of a chance. The legislation Is on the books nml thp umiiirnu i.,..- :.?"' lnstructed ,0 rigidly enforco It. K F.0MUVe action, but tho ational, at s uraeierrea action only on the ground ', pttball hurlcrs beforo putting them out of tho running. Next season ppears likely to see tho artlllclal pitching stuff of all kinds abolished- cytalnly U tlio American Association Among suggestions calculated to the spltball ure to abolish tlio Strikes, to lower the pitching mound, tc. But the real Moses has arrived. batting based upon scientlllc and novel Moake a .350 hitter out of tho ordinary hanged or not. The "Ilogan clghteen M:weak hitting, the only thing necessary to drlvo 'em where they ain't Ine to send tho professor some coin for a full set of Instructions. This latest diamond reformer has been workimr for eleht vkhn i.p ,.t.,iu .... JlU, system, which suggtsts that he JiWfty W 0NK f the.most '"resting lines of speculation set In motion by A " this announcement Is whnt this clever Inventor would accomplish .' If he could get Ty Cobb Into his collego for u post-gruduato course. Nearly All Braves' Players Get Salary Raise LCCORDING to Boston papers, Ilorzog's plaint for a birr !,,, m ,..,.i .. renewal of his JIO.OOO contract us that Is pealing forth a Joyous .tmenL Twentv-one of the twenty-seven ,have signed for the coming year, 7 contract caneu for. only six salaries, It Is stated, will suffer i. There will bo no chango in salaries ite'tfeclared that no doubt exists that proper lime. ( "Patrons of baseball aro not concerned In tlio amounts paid nlavpriM 'Jtarcy V. Ilaughton, president of tho recently about wholesale slashing, e been no sweeping reductions such 'St out of all -ea8on, ,-ould mako It vntoen were sent contracts that showed increases over what they re lved last seasofi: four will get the same pay a-heretofore, while only six i uctn reuueeu in suiury iiom ineir ."The six players who have not ('and we know In fairness to ourselves and to other men on tim ..,, !we cannot and will not offer them any more. Hut I believe all win Into the family fold long before L JSTas In the Pratt case, word faiore to the Herzog hold-out claim ylanu rustier now is stated to ttlemcnt money to the amount RpHnilt of Uerzog'a kicking over .... ov u.v, i'CO;BB'S batting weaknfsa has naa Deen a Dig leaguer lor moro than two decades It was an that some wise person had discovered that the old man could .,nt w curve. This Information, however, did not keep the great French- pa nuuns neany .iu in mo international last season, and In con I the dlsco'very may have been a mistake, otherwise Larry certainly noky tuy last year. ' the most recent delayed rFtedMerkle's famous bone that i Wad. until Heine Zlro wrested tho title from him lat fall was Jf ; dtre to avoid the hero penalty of having the fans beat him r winning a game, anis ft Um clubhouse after batting ptW jMfc.yfarner, who Jilt One of thc.o Is prniibciylMK nml tlio prophet Konson Is rlpo In tlio cprluK to balm down South, the holdouts stove leugue bus closed Its doors. account of the purl plajed In tlio It Is apparent that things ro dellnllo tho American I.eiiKiio Is to be a lop. a sports viewpoint, nt least, the more exciting. each lenRiic as being tho most likely paramount outfits look to bo easily cop. lomlkey'H famed world Iw-nters tho teiim will ci Into the race with ..,,.. .i.tn'-i M.irhl i-miiMteMt. ltestile-. war conditions, us all tho regulars, men. mid the line. young htirlcr has go through the year. the war. but the piirsi-strliiK and 'Connie Muck ought to replace Uihsc as last year, with u good ihanco to Lertuiniy t lie lieu so kiiouiii uu Yanks, Indians, Senators, Hrovvns to have the rail on tho face of thu ho aahl to have u I'lmh for n rtm. M1mtu imtur illi titivsi ttin liotlt-t' . . . . ... . . suffer In point of ipputatlon as a ones in the woild's mtIch bouts lat d bo licked, and cvor;-')ody, at least delusion. Now It will be altogether big fellow will lie satisfied anil in lu i-mtfililn Anil tlint tin will wnrb - - u'll'll.l, ... it. k lilpr I ,1 . 1 1 I -X (lllllll-r. .if llin l((ll f'llll. Willi ft, IP tTP.lt IP. uutJH Including Aleander, Vaughn, 0UIUI MOnn l lOVIUll'U. I.llll Vlll big battery pieces shuiild keep tho I teds and Cards are to luuo strong and tlicro may bo a burprlso In store. ... IIUCT UUU ICJI. figuring. Make Hittiny Wonders has solved tho U-boat menace has tho cry has beconio general for In- nervo to tackle the spltball and Tho big leagues declined to take least, seems now opposed fo II and that come notice should lift n lljm-xl action jiroves successful. Improve hitting without kicking out foul-strlko rule, to give tho batter fotir to elevate tho batter's position, etc IIo Is going to establish a school of principles that will guarantee tn pitcher, whether hurling rules aro - Incli parallel swing" Is tho solution must have plenty of timo to throw comes as n harsh note in tho liarnmnv anthem of thanksgiving for klmi mrmhurg .f ti... . seventeen at a higher wago than tho offered. It Is stated, and It forth.,- everybody will bo In tho fold at tho club, said, "but In view of all thn It Is only fair to stato that thero as a few players, whoso demands appear. Of our twonty-seven nlavrs il ( figures. signed know what has been pfp.i the team starts south now has It that there Is somethinc than previously reported. The be holding against Mcdraw for of JS33 for salary reduction' at the traces the latter part of the r.u.. w iv ue nero not yet been discovered, but after discoveries of Interest In sDort cirri.. set the pace for tho going In feats version is mat Fred was attempting In the winning run. In view nf n a home run and won a game some Juh waei.ana Diue by the fana aa a mark of ,'. Frrt now ha lost TiML imm$m$ ,?:a v m jmmmmssms a , rt j ft riiii linn j JujnjVHrtk' jjrTi i - v. , it i JKr -.-.-.. ,... -. - . WMMD) BBBB WA JM WWmimggB ITWO ATHLETES AT PENN REINSTATED Thomas and Tandy Anions j Those Who Have Cleared . Scholastic Deficiencies THREE OTHERS IN DOUBT After the first effects of the new ell. I clhlllty rule nt Vi nn won- off the Quaker ! athletes liumeillately Rot busy with their ' books anil tho mldiilRlit oil, wltli tho i result that four of Hip nine men who felt the faculty n have cleared off their conditions ami now nro fit scliol.istlcally for further competition. ' It was only u few days after tiic rule was announced that Ilaney Trice and ,'ied IMnIs, members nf the track team, 'were declared eligible, anil now comes the news that Carl Thomas, the big oarsman, and Hill Tandy, n btu k on tlio water polo team, li.ue Knight their way thrniigh the n-holastlc fog. The ineligibility of Thomas did not haw any eHect on Ills athletic actllle:. Ife Is holding down No. 4 scat In the varsity shell and continued Ills train ing on tile machines In Wclghtman Hall during tho gloomy period, lie rowed last year on tiie freshman eight and also pulled a powerful oar for Central High duilng his high school days. Last fall Thomas was a tacklu on the famous Wharton lino of the football team. The Ineligibility of Tandy, however, was costly, for he missed two of the Important league games. (Inn wna against ( ' C N. V. and the other against I'olumbla. Tin- cripple (Juaker tiam wmi against flic (oiiego, Init lost to the MornlitRslde llelu'ils aggieg.nlon. The five nm.ilnlng athlrtes who have ct to clear off their delleleiule 1 arc Heibort Collins, lapialn of tho water polo sextet and picked by the critics ,1s All-American for tlio lat two vears; Hud Kisher, goal on the polo teani ; .Mm Heardwood, a pole vaultcr; .lohiiny Har tels, Hip big freshman hurdler, mid lied O'liorinan, an oarsmnn. Joe Kaan Is Suspended .MIIAVAlKKi:. Wis. Jlsr.li .1. .In,. 1'nRiltl. nf Huston. waH susp.-nitil l,y t)IA Wlseensln HtutP Honing 'r.tniiilsKloti fnr sixty ilavs hre,iu9 of tiictlis in his leenit l.nut with Pryiin flownry hi-rr. fiuu'ttry ii.ui alli-atly been suspftiifHil. J0IE RAY NEEDS FAST PACE TO ESTABLISH NEW RECORDS Fall and Devanney Ex pected to Push Chicago Runner to New Mark in Meadowbrook Mile Uy I'AUL I'll EI' r; JOIM UAY, the senatlonal Chicago i flier, breaks. the world's Indoor record for the mile, established by Johnny Overton last year lu the annual .Meadow- ' brookk Club games, Saturday night at the Second Heglnient Armory, Ilroad btreet and Susquehanna, avenue. It will he only through tho efforts of Mike nevanny. lCddle Kali or Jack Ilyan. Ilay will leave Chicago for tills city seme time tomorrow morning. He will , limber up Friday on tlio Second llegi ment Armory track. Although he has proven beyond ques-' Hon that ho Is the most consistent track performer that tho world lias known since-tho days nf Tommy Conneff, Jole must be pushed very bard in tho llrst half of tho race If he Is to come, any where near record time. This was true In his race with Johnny Overton In the Ilodmuii AVunamaker trophy contest lu tho Melrose games a year ago, when he made a new mllo and a half mark ot C minutes and 4(1 S-5. seconds. It was likewise true in bis two-mile race with Overton at the New York A. C, when ho set the world's In door mark of 9 minutes 11 S-5 sconds, and It was evident In tho one-mile Na tional A. A. U. championship race at St. l.oula !at fall, when he established a new championship record of i minutes IS 2-5 seconds. Can't Set Fast Pace Flay appeals to lack the ability to bo out and make a fast pace for himself at tho start. Ilut bo Is fully capable to follow the fiercest kind of a paco and then come back In the final mile or bait mile at such a Qace that fairly car. rles him over the boards or cinders, as the case might be. Overton discovered this In his race with Ray last winter, while Sddle Pall and Joe Stout found It Is )m true nt the A. A. U. title games t KNOvi A FALLOW IMFLUENCE YOU DOf P secom'd hm-jD Book premd- U-e. Book Yoo wmnr - ) That voeRt" luRK'n56 Right- yov may mot -rJfEr- 7 " Boosts and Bumps -Hy ROHERT W. A Glutton for pilAHMJV HJTIJUSllN. Ihe wollti'll' vy eli.iiiiiiiiui til.k-shot bllllardlst. Is wllli us for n lew day. Cluuley, who halls from St. I.oole, is known thioiiRli out Hie l.uitl as '.Sliow-nip-tlie-i-hnt-l-eau't-innke" I'eli-rsnu. lie- llu-t- ui tn tliat reimlatlou eiery d.i -hut only when he pla.vs snlltiilte (iiilslile of bis own fancy and exclushe act, IVte Is the spat rliiK paitner of Wlllii. Ilnpie, tla biy woniler, who Is l.-itieled "Show-me-the-maii-lcairt-li-at'' llnppe. Mr. Iloppe alsn lives up In bis teputalloii and al--iiH takes It out on l'cterMin. .loe (Jrini and Kid liroail wcta Hie well-known cluttonit for imiilhinent, hut they are n pair of pikers when compared with Pete, livery afternoon and evening --twlie n day (.'barley dashes ulth Willie mid Invariably llnlhhes i-econil. No matter ho l,uiil he tries or bow i Well ho Is nltlimr. llnoop Is Inst n trill.. ! better mul b1re7.es under the wlio a win ner by several lengths. lis (iaina Under Punishment I Vesteid.iy we watched the carnage at I AlluiKer's. ami noted mat I'eterson took bis punishment like a Utile man He started nut like a hoiio aflie. made .1 I couple of good runs, and was dclng well when AMIllo camo tn bat. fp to that time I'eter was In swell form. Willie mlM-cil n couple of easy ones, couldn't do better than a run of !, and was leading hy the scoto of 103 to ;ii(. Now, In blRlibrow bllllaid elides, this Is con sldeicd a mere tilde, mi f.ir as lend is concerned IVte Idew n wift one nml ' meandeted to his s-at I ' treiiRfh for tin- finish. to gain some Willie soon had Hie balls together, and when that little thing happened Peterson was 1 rased fiom the picture, lie was like a member of the chorus In the hack iovv cair.vlug a spear and shouting "Hull, ll. King has came!" Iloppe soon iciu-heil 611, and continued without a break until III had been clicked off. Ho only needed that number of points to win the game, and tho chances are he would be shooting yet nan u iieen necessary. Could Have Cone Out to Lunch IVte could have read a couple nf books or gone out In lunch while Willie 11!, O l,'l!,,n ll.n .... 1,.. ...... . ' hi in-- h-ioii in- was entirely r iiiiincessary, and Hip exhibition would1 JOIE RAY Fall,! the lntcrcolteslato conference champion, as tho man who will force Jole to break the present mark, those who saw Mike Devanney win tile 100 yard senior Metropolitan Association run after he bad won the 000-yard run, closed to men In tbe service, In the Cert trnl ltlgln School meet Saturday, are of the opinion that Mike will force Jole to a new record and possibly defeat ltay In record-breaking timo In the Meadow brook special. . Fears Jlikc Devanney ltay admits that he fears the New Yorker. After the Hunter Mile In the Boston A. A. Karnes several weeks ago, In explaining why be didn't strive to make a new record, Joe said that he knewMlke was a treat runner and Pcured that he had lot of reserye speed. Msurru mai, ne nuu ioiw 01 resarTe BPeea IW- "' W- "W va MAXWELL Punishment lint hae -llfreliMl bv his absmep. Hut 1 IVIp cued nothing tin- a little thine like that. IIo leallzed lif was being trimmed b .111 ivpett mid there wero one bundled million others in these glorious I'nlteil States who would suffer tlio same fate weie they in Ids shoos. lie was impervious to pain ami ah-1 mrbeil punishment like a planked shad, j Willie really ran I'SI points vesterday , afternoon lucaiise of an error by (Ulo , llelslet, who rrfereed Hie match Tills Is not a slam at (ilto. that. otto has been I-'ar he it fiom playing three - cushion billlaids fnr a long timo and Is not accustomid to enormous runs. He has a perfect right to miss one occa sionally. However, llelslet Is Hip best referee we have seen in some time. He performs Ids duties In 1111 able manner and does It In such n vvay its to keep out of tit- way nf the spectators. Wild Hill Itonovmi and Sherwood Mageo re marked after the t xhibltloii that they enjoyed tb" refereelng immensely, and those two guvs should know what tlicy aro talking abnut. Moro of the Same Hut tliat extra point meant nnlhliiR to I'eterson He wouldn't have cared had It been lnoo It would have given him more time tn lest up for Ids matinee walloping In Hitee cushions. A twenty flve.poltit game was put on and IVte again was the shod; absoiher. He fin ished second without 11 dissenting vote and still he was not through, lie game. ly took his place at the bead nf the lahle and proceeded lo score a victory all by hlnirelf. He put on his assort ment of trick shuts and It went big. Nothing seemed too dllllcult. and IVte j put ids stuff over without the ;ii of a net. It was the big hit nf the show. I I low ever. 'let II lie known triat Cliailey , Peterson Is nn slouch as a billiard player. 1 He Is only a former woi Id's champion nt i three cushions and can defeat no p-r cent -if Hie player" today at ball; line. He ranks among the hest In the country, but can't prove It hy playing vv It'll Iloppe. Willie knows tlio balls by their first names and they eat out of Ids hand. The world's champion Is u stiady, con sistent performer nml Pete lias developed Into thn most patient and Interested audience we ever have reen. Tho buttle ber.vveen 'Show.1ne.1he. I shot-l-can't-make" and "Sliow-ine-the- man-i-can t-neat will lie resumed today with the Illinois as liiiiveii as usual. DELAWARE CO. BASEBALL LEAGUE WILL DISBAND According In one of tin- olfcers, the lielaware County llaseball league, tin most prominent organization in the country outside the milks of organized I baseball, will suspend activities fnr the coming jciii- lieflmte action will lie ! taken nt u meeting to be held 111 a few tla.v s. i -I. Marlon Weeks, president of the I league, when question, d on tin u -I Jict. said. "It Is Impossible to tpll at I this tlnio what will happen, as wo have not held a. meeting tills year." Sports Scried Short Jml. .VlrlnnU la to play third haso for tho "" ,l,n " irillnn lo u statement liv Uil- i ward Harrow. ih tnmi.iKer. .Mefnnls Is to bo tried nt third In the South and If lio fulls llicr. he nuj bo tried nt second. Njrnriie t'nlirrtltr. will have a varsltv crew thin er. (irnduato Maimcrr Smith nalil .s.vrueu will lie representi-d at the liroiMsed Anniipnlis regatta bv both varsity sna frrihinun crews to defend tho title. Il.inlrl Ifonler. formerly minat'r of ihe Montreal flub of tho International I.eaeu. haii been encased a battery coach for the lloktou American I.easus baaeball team. The effort to fes.illzV p-umljy ball In New Vork la not llkelv to receive anv further lork tire not likely to rerelte any further '"lore. At the renurat nf Senator I.aivson, of llrookbn, the llepubllean Senators eau cuied on tho nueatlon ond decided that this was an Inopportune timo to bring- It up. Charles II. WMIf. of Hrooklyn. Buffered his flrst defeat In tho clana A 18.3 tourney at Detroit when David McAndleas. of Chf. caio. won by a cors of 300 to 211. rat Smith, former captain of tho Vnlver lty of -Mkhlaan football eleien. will fljht from tho air Initead of In tho navy, Hmlth, who was at the (Jreat Lakes naval train ing' station for seven months, was granted Ills honorable discharge so he could Join tho aviation corps. ..Ii .51, Chltlngton. business manager of tho (.oulsvllle American Aasoctatlon club, annoiinred tht Jack Lelivelt. outdelder, and left-hand hitter, bad been aecured fronUthe Kansas City Association rlub. ferllvelt. U w ald. either would play first bass or right field. Itud Wefser has come to terms and his rr.n.bract baa been signed and sent to the I'nimes. 1I wan last weelc remn holdout, threatening to rlay aemtprofesslonal hall If ha were not traded to ths Ht. LouU JIB wan laal wem rri-urieu as Sf - - -.M.nl..lt IImI ..--. wvruuix -"j'!rr .5Itrwt woo uuiai lh woman's record of SI atl'ln.hurst.dupll who holds ID woftia wi. -iSr 4ir-V'A HOLDOUTS ARE FEWER IN THE TWO MAJORS Clubs Round Up Players as I Time Draws Near for Spring Training SOLDIERS WILL BENEFIT The flock of holdouts Is decreasing In major league circles, for within two I w eelti nt Itin most everv plllli will have 1 . -,, .'!" IU I.WIIV III II II..III.H. ...lll'. ..... line-up of camps this year s "virtually the p.-imo as In preceding ears. The few changes aro duo to tho desire of clubs to get dnro to training camps and play fnr Hie entertainment of soldiers. The Cincinnati Tied", for instance, will do their conditioning at Montgomery. Ala., near one of the big cantonments. Tlio (Hants, Cardinals, White Sox and Tigers will be back In Texas. Thn Ited Sox and Podgors will return to Hot Springs, Arli. The Hiavcs will continue to stick to Miami, Tla. after a brief period of conditioning at (leorge Stall Ings's plantation In (lenrgla. Tho Cubs will tnako another trip to Pasadena, Cal. The Pirates and Athletics return to Jacksonville, l-'l.i The Phillies will be at St. Petersburg, Ha. Tho Yankees and Senators aro the only. American League, clubs to go to Ceoigla. Tlio llrowns will be at Shreveport, l.a., tills year, and it new rpot for them. The Indians will bo back In New Orleans. (IAWGE WIHTTEI) PREFERS CHICAGO CUBS IF TRADED (iawge Wltitled. outfield extranrdlnarv of Hie Phillies, is not a holdout Tlio only plajci- holding out for nunc mone.v Is Ri-rt Nleht.ff, Hie second sacker Whltted hasn't signed hl.s contract as vet. but tills isn't worrying President! iMker. V csterday the Phillies' president lecelved a letter from (liiuge In which the Hurhain. N. C.. citizen stated that as ll.iker had agrted to trade him lin would like to be sent to C'hlutgo or noinn other i-luh. Haker. however, iletiled that ho bad promised Whitlcd that lie would ha traded. He will be retained hy Hie Phils. Nothing ban been liesid fiom Milton Stock, but Hert Nlclu.ff, one of the few men to receive a tut In salary, has made a kick. Herfs salary has had Sun lopped off SIMeen of the Phillies have signed up for the coming season. I MARINE QUINTET MEETS USAAC SQUAD TONIGHT The first of the ptoposcil series to drierinlne Hie basketball championship nf tho service will be staged tonight 111 Cooper Hattallon Hall. Twenty-thlrd and Christian streets, between Captain Hogan's fnlted States Murines and Hie Csaaes from tlio Allentowu Ambulance Corps. Keep clear 'fV ei- .i "Broker" 10c Actual Size WM SSI o im f&Wi 'r..ll ' Hy CHARLES (Chick) EVANS, JR. -r-vii!-tiriMV ..I.nl4 H.tereMrd In Bolf Hi Knows (filbert NKIiols. for be lias been nn oulftanilliiK flKUtc In American Kolf for many J ears ami has Irnvelfir nil nvrr tills country playiiiB bis nlm ii. ,1.1.. fimtip nml maklne many frlriius wbilp be Anis alinill It. He i-linuld li:io been national open Fbanipliiii sexeral tline. for twlee li" emlul sei-ond ami fnur times be was only tu.i strokes away. How MB me resiiu 01 llmse to ftnike, anil y t lliey were verv little In Ti imies, aim r.iiniiu.. show that tlio pliijer "111! MK'h a" arriiRi Is as Rood ns tiny snlfer In tb" counlry. I-Vir ears 1 Ime roiiflderril Cllliert v.i.i il,,. i,, ,,t lirllllaut iitaier f llieiu all. mn be lias always been a. iiinl luterei-lliii; Rnlfor for me i" wnirn. pertillnrltv of bis walk dlslltiBuWies li'm tulles auiiy on the Rolf roufi-e. and to tbe oh-.erv.mt cjo ills Rolf sultiK Is itulte as lndiUdual. i lie 13 jlKt a- lllllell 111 fuse lllaylllS be- I fnre n lame-crowd ns in a single tnatili, nml I do not think that any pro lias pl.iieil in moro professional matches Hi. hi he. Came l'rom England Rieat many peoile for Mime ica'Oll hae liclle(il Nichols tn be a SrotMiiaii, lull, on the contrary, ho Is IIiirIIMl II" ,i horn tiDniii loriy years ,iku hi -' clone, ,i little 1-capnrt on that famous Kentish mast will re mi miieli Rolf l .. i t . .....,. r-t.r.,t I'lilll he.S 1 iihniim). Ho has tin olilt'f brother, lien, Mho Is also n Rood polfer and famous as tho only man h.i beat Vanlon when he hlteil liTe III ltifti'. The two H'iR llb lios pla(d only aflir wliool mid on hnllila.is. ami exon at that tender ae (111 loved Rolf exceedingly. Hill be rad men veiy nine:. 111 i.u-l "" .i...... - - ii noil i M mouths between the ages of eight mi'l tlilrteeu veins. Ills parents were utile to care amply for his needs, and In llng - land it Is not the .voting boys II1.1l caddy, not Minn of foitv or oiler When be left school he went tn the Ileal (inlf Club. 11 line course unjoining tlio Itnval St. I leorge at Sanwick.Tliree Hi the age of sixteen be was all a'ppren- tleo In tho simp of Harry Hunter, Hie cluhiii.iK.cr. Mil long anciwaiu ne mi tn Cannes. Irauce. in help his iiroinrr iri, who was the pin there. It was it very popular course at tliat time, amlM nearly :0a players were tlaily tin the course. At that time, isas, iving 1.11- ward, then I'rliu-c of Wales, was picsi - dent nf tho chin, and many piomliient persons plujtd there. I here was a .Mr. Lockwood. of lloston. who look a lancv tn otmg Nichols and inclined Ins GOVERNOR EDGE SIGNS JERSEY BOXING BILLS Measure Permits Eight-Round Bouts Under Supervision of Unpaid Commission TIHINTON, March T.. (,'nvernnr IMge today signed tho Hur ley boxing bill, passed by'the recent Leg islature, which allows eight-round bouts In Hie State with eight-ounce gloves un der thn supervision of a boxing- com mission, to bo appointed by the (Inv entor and tn serve without compensation. The new law speclllcally provides that boxing bouts must not bo held In any place where ll'iuor is sold. Ono of the strong arguments lu favor of the hill 111 the Legislature was that boxing Is n great feature lu Hie can tonments for the development of the soldiers and to give them skill and agility. NEW YORK HOLDOUTS 1 ACCEPT CLUB TERMS j NIAV VoniC. March 5.---After a con-j feience with President Kuppert and ! Manager llugglns, of the Now Voikl American Leaguo baseball club, yester day. Itogcr PeekliipaUKh. shortstop and ' captain of Hie team, signed a contract I for tho coming season. Pccklnpausli camo heto from Cleveland to discuss a salary grievance and, It was announced, obtained u compromise. Manager Metlraw. of thn New York Nationals, sent word from St. Louis to the, chili otllcials that be had obtained the signatures of Pitcher William, "Poll Pert Itt and Shortstop Arthur l-'lftcher, both of whom had been holding out. FABER ESCAPES DRAFT, SAYS MANAGER ROWLAND CHICAHO. Mardi 5. frhan (lied) 1-aher is gutting ready to help twirl the Chicago Wlilto tgo wniio ox to another chain. plonslilp, according to word reaching nere. . 'If'l"'1" lowland Kaid the draft quota In labor s district has been filled and 1'aber will bo saved for the Sox. your brain or action Tliere's nothing bet ter than the right kind of a cigar to comfort and inspire you while you work. TheGirard has won a nation-wide reputation as a cigar that puts an edge on the pleasure of smoking, but never takes the edge off your wits. up Real Havana i IIiohrIiIk Inward Ainerlen. Walter tr. I and bis father were spending that -win-S ter In ('mines, and tbey anle( him 1 ro In Hip l.ako (!enea Country rins If but. not knowing anything nbout tli routitry,, be went lo LexltiRton. Kr wbeio Mr. linckwnod irnt born, hut hi rl.i -u -,n j -'Hi; rniwju, lor HJP court lollld tint lime been Rood, Then lio had a fplendld fuiir-year period of nron. ii, limn in- .um i-iiiun ioi- oyes Uroth, irs, of tln'tnll. Al Wilmington for Years Ills first real position as golf ,ror, slonal In this counlry was nt the s'i Louis Counlry Club for two years. Krom! lliAl-A t, II Alii I n. ttmtftu... 1. '1 hm' in- yi'inrr lor U f) Mn 11- .....,! .. i.t ... ..,.. i. 1 .. ryTm in- iiiiiii-' i Mi jvinii- tn. -ii iiiHi eni back" to Hontnn for tho Wftodlatul iMub. which' wr till Miow Ht tlio lionio nf KrancUfl l,,,t...... l.-.n.i.ili. ...... ..... .. ' IK wliiiiii. I.. 11. ip .... 001 imien in erl deuce those dns, although evidence win show that be was Interscliolastlc cham. Ploti. l-rnm thero be went to the Wl. inlngton Country Club for sevn yearn and finin there to Hie 1 1 rent Neck (L t Club. ' Nichols has made nn enviable record in the playing, of golf lie -0n rh, Metropolitan up 11 championship twice In one of the events bo made n , yard bnle lu two, and once in a rlian. plunshlp lie mai.V the last nine at lln. glewood, N. .1.. in'thlity. Ho won tha North and South chainploshlp at Pine, burst twice -one of the times I saw him do It and really there seemed to be no one else In that tntiriiiiinen' Twice, too lie won the l-'lorldiv open, ' ' imrlng tlio time lie held position with Important noithcrn clubs In simimrr h spent Ills vv, titers nt Rood cltib.-i South ami pint nf Ihe tone Iip traveled with I'red McLeod iipil Mil;.. l!ruV. faklnj la all She southern courses. , ,111 ... i,-, ... """" ""' " '" inn louest score In- ever made for t clghtedi holes was 11 slstj-three at Palm , iie.it n. 111 nils round be bad a one (ml the lentil uud It tlllee 00 the etei.,n. a .'i"t)..vaid hole 1 think that be itiadi f ine lowest seventy-two hole score la competition In tills country al Ashevllle N. ('., wlien he scored 277. llagan anil Wilfred Held were secntnl, ten slroliea .union. .n-..u.i mini, nun no nas prob- a amy won more loiirnanients tlian any, oiip else In tb's country except Alev Smith. Ills favorite club is the niashle i and lie does not-believe in those new 1 corriigincii-iacefi ciuim rnr mashlo fhots. , lie iiuni.s ine nair-lroii shots are thai hardest nf all. Ho Is a very Uno putter. I lie neueve.s nriniy 111 the importanco ot 4 tin- leit nano m Roir, ami lie excels as ' teacher. MILLER WANTS TO FIGHT, NOT TO PLAY BASEBALL 1 Former Cardinal Captain Kicks When Marines Draft Him and ' Protest Is Sustained WASHINOTO::. March 5 Volwlth. rtnndlnir the. r.-iet timt i,n i.. i v'4 - .....V u I.T III IIIQ marine coips as a volunteer. Jack.! ( i ots ) Miller, formerly captain and t first baseman of the St. I.ouls Cardinals, 1 iiiniigni ne stoou u good chance of belnr i drafted. The niarlnn corps baseballJ team lit tills city needs crack lnfielder.i and Miller's iiaino heads the list off H,S(l--L-llVCS. . "(''T- ! .!lo"'t w"nt " h" drafted and may ball. urttmlilpil "MrOu" ...i,Ah i. formed that he might bo chosen to playf in me i-racK marine nine. "I want to right. Tliafs why r joined this outfit; And now they want mo, to play ball, ("an you bent such luck?T When (leneral Harnett n-nu inrm, Hi.it Miller would rather light than play " ball, lie tkcllned to nider him to Wash- " iugtuii suits n i so (ItC (IVP.tlCnATS aflLaJL orTicb IIUDl't'F.n ritOM 0. K!i and f!0 PETER M0RAN & CO. " S. E. Cor. 9th & Arch Sti. Open Monday and Saturday Until S o'clock 3 ROLLER SKATING dancPng IWI.ACi:. .19th i. Market 81s. Ilunrlii T.lnl.t A- l.-vl ,.. afler akatlnir Heanlrin RArrj(l Wed . Tliurs, & Sat. nlthu. s.ii. tiktit Profeskionul lestna I I..' l.liHIra' Kre. THIS M'KKK , Allies .I1VIITTKI1 iKKK.' Cambria A. C. ?urn.!l. "". Mm. j in,.... .,...,.. '" b n Av.J somerMlil I KIII.U. 11VKMMI. MAKf'ir 8TII 'ZJ -l-B i ..-;,','!,,i "now L.S I.I.HIS c. DUTCH IIKANDT .j, MAKINGS vs. ALLKNTOWV A.MUDL.NC s IJASKKTIIAl.l, J TOSHiHT AT 8ll3 t MriiinA i. i."V,",n' ",JU ann i nrisusB Clclllsna liulted. Admission Me. Sullivan's j Own Storyj Stories galore about " John L. Sullivan have y been published since his ; recent death. Scores of Jp histories of the "cham- ' f pion of champions" have S been rushed into print. $ No one can recite the narrative of his wonder ful career from boyhood until he lost the world's battle in 1892 better than John L. himself. William H. Rocap, Sports Editor of the Pub lic Ledger, is the posses sor of Sullivan's life his tory from the tatter's own lips. It is a thrilling tale. No one who is interested in boxing or in physical training should miss it. It is being published in daily installments on the.1 sporting page of the II morning &:ZEJM& I s"A-.'i: Wli ilcked PUBLIC rfk LEI iw on 2C K taii;
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