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ItalNG MISFORTUNE IN LOSS .
SOMEBODY IS ALWAYS TAKING THE JOY OUT OF LIFE
IINDOOR GOLF IS NECESSARY
&HOBLITZELL MAY HELP SOLVE
IF DEVOTEES EXPECT TO PLAY
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WELL DURING SUMMERTIME 3
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, A LIJJTL.E MISTAKE.
Wnnis Fixture at First Instead of Being
National Open and Amateur Champion Says
Condition of Discouragement in Spring Can
Be Bridged Over With Practice
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r f 'iA-Moul Barrow, of the Boston Red
Lffrfcof Boston papers and fans. Not
tilth that club broke nil record's
.Including the manager, being
ana stellar material wns garnered from the Atnicucs at n cost oi
90 and three players worth at least
tttBarrow's dilemma, however, was
; to make a winning combination was
not thought lost, and so It became
1' Wmta into some other spot In tho Inner
MMrttop being plugged also, It was a
.VNNIM first sackcr and former shortstop to tho kestone or to tho not corrcr.
, r. But hero another complication arose. Barrow Is sweet on Wally
" hang's hitting and he planned to keep the catcher In the game every day
" ,' If possible. Bchang's only other regular possibility was third, where ho was
''jjjayed by Connie off and on. Every one knows this Kchemo represented a
tHW chance Just about as much of a gamble In fact ns trying to m.iko a
.;' (Ml second sackcr out of Stuffy Mclnnls.
i ,'.'? 4 Now that word comes that Hoblltzcll
Vs Hnancy In tho dental corps and hus
B J,, farther disaster may bo turned Into a piece of good fortune and In fact solvo
! itWblK problem faced by the Bed Sox this season. 'At least, It vrould force
S"t t playing of Mclnnls in his regular rolo and lcae tho managerial Infield
T rtydle reduced to the second nnd third
. Wtroect tho squad is well rounded nnd
;V aestenaer ior me runner-up jod in xne
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AS AN Indication of the amount of tho seriousness or the Inner--works
problem Baruiw is making a heated light for Infielder
Rip Conway, of Worcester, and also Is reported to hao signed
former Shortstop Bob risher, of the Cu'js, Beds and Dodgers and
last season second baseman of the Rochester team.
Modern Ball Players Easy to Touch
' ,-0 TOHNNY EVEBS Is one ball player
" (alary. It is Jawn's duty, or anyhow he perforins tho role, to represent
eld times against modern conditions In baseball. Things are not like they
""used to was" and the Trojan frequently Is In print to remind present-day
folk that tho game of yesteryear was so far ahead of the present article of
play", that comparisons are loathsome.
l ' The scrappy veteran can't see modern baserunners as In a class with
IIBDH initL HUVO JJUBSCU irUill UlU SllCCIl. IIU WlltTII II (.UIIIUO LU ClUUIIlb
Inlelders in attempting steals, thcro is not a man In the National League
, today, ho states, who could compare With BUI Dahlcn, Jimmle Sheckard,
JPrank Chance or Fred Clarke. He declares that It Is a hard Job to name
Ven as many as Ave National League players of today who may be said to
b really skillful In outguessing the man with the ball. Tho names picked
WBvers as entitled to such rank us eluders aro Max Carey, Gtorge AVhltted,
Rabbit Maranvllle, Casey Stengel and Tommy Long.
"If you wanted a list of men fast
Mm." savs the Trolan. "I could clve
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"' apartment of the game has lost luster. In the last four or five years there
A Mive been In the National League five men hard to touch and they arc all
J-&" fit men."
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rf TT MAT be that the Old Trojan will hae something new to say
',3?" uPn tne subject this season when he will have, If he plays, op
'jp - portunlty to compare baserunners of the American with the Na-
;! tlonal. Ty Cobb possibly may cause
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PU v Player Persecution
' fVlu J-iEoa an auinoriiy inuii mo opuruiiK iwa ituuis iao iuea ui ierriu
" Pratt fearing persecution at the hands of American League officials or
etub owners on account of his lawsuit against President Phil Ball, of tho
r sl ixuis urowns. n aeciares mai previous wiueiy circuiaicu sioricR anoui
,i players being run out of both circuits on account of activities affecting
lavf lnlfA(a nro nil ctiiff nnd nnnnnnn nnd unu'nrthv nf rlrptilntlnn.
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(It takes up reported cases in detail and proceeds to explain. It de-
.'5 J t&a.rA thnt R.im Crawford wuh not
i count of Player Fraternity activities,
Worth the money he expected for his
yer received a friendly bid from several clubs this ear, but that his dc-
iflf .BIWUS WCltl BU CAUlUllUUk LtlUk LIIVJ'
J " lid that all Crawford wanted was
! . 'Detroit during his halcyon days as a
.r1 The BeUlbach and Henry charges uro denied with etiual streneth.
4&- Ifitthir, it says, was made to suffer for "Frat" activities. The St. Louis
?., -UroW'n could have had Henry last fall. It is said, but didn't consider the
lftV'ity" 'worth what his Washington
'$. balanced ocalnst his Day and the decision. It is said, was to let Griffith seek
y.jZsL'saarket elsewhere. Stalllhgs's taking
W, 4',s1sHwUh Brooklyn, in the light of his present acquisition of Henry, Is cited
3.jiinT coincidence, showing that tho Braes' manager, nt leust, could not bo
' f' .vanwued of having it In for a man In
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ANEW Intimation is made regarding Pratt. It Is hinted that tho
Dlaver Is talking protection against persecution as a means
4nf roHlnfr n. term rontrnct with
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Critic Says Cheap Towns Hold Down Salaries
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ijjfVNB deep student of the national pastime has It that the war is not
VV. responsible for baseball economy nnd general retrenchment, but bum ball
- iawnsi He states that If the players are face to faco with a condition
'MMt compels reduction of salaries those spots where the game Is not
yfipifreciated by tho fans are responsible. It Is a matter, therefore, of rel-
ye spending or turning loose, the coin, according to his viewpoint.
fjrtThisj critic declares that Phllly Is tho leading twenty-flvo cent burg
"Stfcat the fans have been educated to see the same ball ns viewed In other
fajWnsJwhere twice and thrice tho amount is the accustomed tax to which
UlS'fans make no objection. This Idea, of course, has been avdunced before.
,l ton is pronounced the best ball town In the country both from the
". Midpoint of willingness to pay and for supporting teams regardless of
j & ixcw xuriv ib vmoacu as u luwn mat.
x. apwiv inau a iiiittuoiina mt duv,jui i
IFKL ''ttrklns sporty city" one that supports its ball teams Just like everything
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'.osppsr nnv uy iu mo uauuic. xikiouuiu m viuiocu us kuuu, nearly as good
ston. Everybody knows as well
tar; thing needed to make St. Louis
Urn ns jn we country is xo give
Cleveland nor Defolt gets
te of the umpire doins, the talking.
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7ASHINCJTON naturally Is the
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ffim'tevr persons live long p Washington and home city pride Is
Mwnparatlvely an unknown q-jantlty. '
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fyy uipiomai urges jonunuancc or Athletics
DNT let the young- men neglect
that comes out of war
L taw' American Minister. In a
Golf Club, which recently elected Mr. Whltlock to honorary
Jp for life, the man who saved thousands of Belgians from star-
'ays:; "Don't let the young
that Waterloo was won
r,'jutd"lbat healthy outdoor
anything beside moral
strong, and they teach the
;it what we .are fighting for
,, BUI KllMtrNH
CR has not yet signed a contract, regardless of reports.
XUUfer, J,la California,
camouflaged to such an oxtcnt, In
ray of hone. Men have been known
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spue unu iiuu u iuiau u, .u...
Sox. has been tho object of pity on tho
that ho did not hae ball players, for
In war losses, no fewer than fourteen
caught In the war toll, n great flood
$5000 each.
one of distribution. How to arrange his
the rub. His regular first baseman
necessary to try to fit Stuffy Mo
works without discounting his worth.
question whether to shoot tno great
is taking an examination for a lieu-
passed his physical tests; u teeming
baso assignments. In every other
ready for action as the best seeming
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American cirouu.
who works at a steady Job without any
nnd hard to stop stealing ten jears
vou twenty-five names, but of late that
him to entertain a new view.
Is strongly Denied
railroaded out of both InairupM nn np.
but besause he was considered not
services. It Is further stated that the
CIU UCJUUU VUIISIUCIUUUII) lb 13 Ul-
pay better than he received from
Tiger.
salary demanded. Henry's work was
on Ed Iteulbach after ho had lost
trouble elsewhere.
the Yanks.
win nuk auppuri a losing team any
vriiiiiiiib uiic. rfiiiuuiiu ia aeciarca a
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as the writer in question that the
and Cincinnati, two of the greatest
me ions a run icr their money.
ranking as a good ball burg in the
poorest ball town in the big
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mm tii iiienuance is transient.
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their games altogether." That's the
- rlOdes Belgium from Brand Whit-
letter to S. P. Germain, president of
men neglect their games altogether.
on the playing fields of Eton and
sports do more to make the nation
character. They make It physically
lads the sense of fair play and honor
in this world today,"
Yet Signed Up
and his contract is also or else It Is
MM atpMtur That the player will
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THEV WILL oLW A GooD , DOf0.T c 'ijjJJ' , TAKING fHE
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PENN RUNNERS IN
NATIONAL GAMES
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Davis, Hnymond, Gustaf-
son, Landers and Irvin
Listed in N. Y. Events
C AGE TEAM ON TRIP
Iauson nobertHon. coach of tho Unl
erslty of Pennsjlanl.i track team, lias
tntcrcd live of his runners In the Na
tional A. A U Indoor title Barnes which
will bo staged In tho Ttnt-scrond
Iteglment Armory in New York on Sat
urday night.
All of the runners will ko after ludl
h!ual titles, and four of them will icp
resent tho University In tho medley ic
lay race Tho nc entered are Man In
Oustafson, Captain Sherman Landers,
Irln, DaNls and Ilaymond
Gustafson nnd Irvln liae been en
tered In tho C00-)ard run, and they wilt
hae against them the best mlddle-dlx-tance
athletes In the country Among
the most prominent competitors will be
flob Miixam. tho Jleadow brook htar :
Kddle Fall, tho hcnsatlon.il runner from
the Clreat Lakes Naal Station, Dave
Caldwell, the former Cornell hero and
one-tlmo holder of the intercollegiate
half-mllo record before It was brought
down to 1.C3 by Ted Meredith in 1D1C.
and Tom Ilalpln, tho famous Uoston
A. A. runner.
Tho l'enn championship basketball
squad will leao tonight on tho iftial
trip of the FeaBon. Tho players first
will Ieao tho train at Syracuse for a
game against tho Orange tomorrow
night Tho season will come to an
end with tho game at Rochester Sat
urday night.
PETE HERMAN TO DEFEND TITLE
AGAINST FOUR LEADING BANTAMS
Champ, Now in U. S. Navy,
Will Meet Jabez White,
Frankie Brown, Joe
Lynch and Johnny Ertle
in South
By BILL BELL
PnTU llUUMAN, the world's bantam
kins, now Is In tho sen Ice. The
conqueror of Kid Williams, who has
been halng a hard battle with his local
draft board, finally settled all disputes
when be, enlisted In the naal coast re
sen c, and now Is attached to tho Al
giers Naval Station at New Orleans.
The champion has teen given, permission
o engage In four more battles before Bot
tling down to h!3 duties as a scnlco
man.
The first picture of tho champion In
uniform is seen here. Ho looks tho
part of a heavyweight. Herman has a
muscular neck and largo head, and
thlB likeness gives the Impression that
ho Is one of Wlllard's challengers. Her
man Is scheduled to entertain Jabez
Whlto before the Tulano Athletic Club
within two weeks This bout v. Ill be fol
lowed by battles with Frankie Brown,
Joe Lynch and Johnny Krtle.
Herman's Eye Better
"After 'Petey' has disposed of his
most persistent challengers he will set
tle down to his war work," said Doc
Cutch, a close friend of tho champion's,
yesterday. "I as down there for a few
weeks, and tho champion Is looking
great. The eye he had Injured In the
benefit exhibition with Gus Lewis last
December Is tetter, and he now Is ready
for fight, both for Uncle Sam and for
his own gain."
Red Walsh, manager of Herman, also
enlisted In the naval reserves, and keeps
his protege In condition all the time,
Walsh was Herman's trainer before he
was made the pilot
Manager Johnny Burns, of tho Cam-b-la
Athletic Club, Kensington avenue
and Somerset street, has arranged a
classy card for his weekly show. In
the wind-up Joe Welsh, who recently
defeated Willie Moore, will stack up
gainst the hard-hitting Young Brown,
of New York. The semlw!nd-up brings
together two sluggers from this city,
Andy Burns and I'reston Brown, Uat
tllng Murray, the pride of Little Italy,
will meet a tartar in Bobby Doyle, of
New York, In the main preliminary,
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Holding the
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well-known holdout Icaguo Is
- about to pats out of existence The
reluctant pl.ijers who hue bten suffer
ing from acute attacks of writers' cramp
are thawing out theli Spmccrlau arms
and In it daj ur two ctir) thing will bo
icrcno and lutelj In the bateball world
As boon us tho traliilng-caiup Luminous
Is gltcu, nery one falls Into lino and
tho hatchet Is bulled with pomp and
ciromony unt.l tho following winter.
Tho holdout Is u peculiar animal In
tho cold weather when the ynuv. is on the
gruund and thete Is no possible chance
to play ball, ho decides ho Is worth a
couple of million dollars it car, and
writes his boss for a boost In Balary He
gets away with It because no one cares
to arguo nt that tlmo of tho ear It's
llko dealing w th a gang of btrlklng
snow hhotelers In July. Hut the holdout
Is cncouriged bj his llrftt lctor, follows
It up us the o)enlng of tho Kittson ap
proaches and fels pteed and perturbid
when ho gets eerj thing ho nt-kid for
except a boost In t.tl iry
They Like to Sign "Up"
All of the plners llko to sign up for
the ear. Signing "up" Is right, for did
you ier heir nf a holdout signing
"down'"' SoniMlmea their demands uro
so high Hut the poor, downtrodden club
owner his tn trausiet his business In an
airplane Occasionally, however, the
holdout runs ngtlnst a sing when an
owner who desires to play fair and has
a keen business sense Htands just so
much and then calls a halt Such is tho
case with tho Phillies thl3 ear, where
PETE HERMAN
and a hnrd cantcit Is assured ln.tha teml
two npntlemen of rnlor will be seen in action.
11111 Tat, thn Oklahoma slant, will tndetvor
to check th knork-out streak of Jack
Thompson of St Joe, Mo. In the other
bouts 1'Htsy Nroderlck. of Nnw York, will
mett Kdlle VVajrnnd of this city: Jack
ltuNO of New Orleans will onpoiin Io
Vincent, of Philadelphia, and IMillf O Ktefs
will opn the ahow with Barry (Kid) Brown,
both of this city.
Artie Root. the. Cleveland featherweight,
will havd h touRh proposition on his hands
when ho faces Benny Valuer, the French
champion. In the wind-up of a well. balanced
card at the 01mpla A, A. Monday evening.
I'aul Do) le, the hard-hlttlns; llihtwelsht
from New Ycrk, now Is managed by jo
Chrlatlata. Christiana has Doylo matched
analnit som of the leadlne llchtwelchts and
welters.
Joe Tuber, Philadelphia's contender for
Petey Berman'a crown, has recovered from
an attack of tho arip.
Bark FIrmlnr Is training for his return
engagement with Joe Welsh, also of this
rlty In one of the bouts nf an ei.star show
at the National A. A. March S3.
ratir Wallace, of Southnark. seems to
have the earmarks of a top-notcher, and
within a few yeara Herman Blndlr his man
ager, expects to havo him In tho wind-up
class.
' Ysung Coster, a local bantam, seeks bigger
rama In tho boxing; world, after glvltv
Young Merino, of New York, a great fight
at the Cambria last week.
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Holdouts
Whlttcd Stock, Nlclioff, llender, Cy AVII-11-iiiiH.
rttZRcrald and Dllhocffer nro
playing the leading roles In the "1-won't-
sign club
President W I' Baker listened to
their Reminds and after looking over
tho KltiMtlun decided tn stand pat. lie
felt that hu had done all be could fur tho
plajers, and, with an uncertain bearon
surlns h'ni In the face, 'there was no
reapon In tho world to accept their terms.
Ho has pHjed fair, as none of the regu.
Urs Ii.ih buffered a cut In ml try They
hno been offered tho same money as
lust ear und It Is up to them to accept
or lefuse
The new men have been cltcn In-cri-atea
up In 4D ier cent more tha
lrtst 3 ear's salaries, and Mr. Itakcr feels
be has done enough
Is Not Worried
"I am not at all won lid ocr tho
situation," said Baker last night before
leaving for New Yoik. "Tlio men have
been cffereil tho h.imo i-al.iry ns last
5car .mil I f e I that li all they are
wotth We are taking a chance this
ear, rnd tho plaers should do the
tame. All I ciu t.,y Is that the boat
Iiaes for tho South on Triday, and If
the men euro to tako the trip all well
and good. If not, wo will try to get
along without them "
The players will hold their first prac
tice In fet Pctetsburg next Tuesday
niotnlng. Tomorrow tho K.tbtern de
tnchment will leate from New York at
noon on tho good ship Mohawk The
lollowlngwlll take the trip- Bill Slutts
line, Pat Moran. Pcaiee, Lai, McKenty.
Yeabsley. Mike Dee, Maei, Woodward,
Pickup. Jimmy a.mtr. Doe Wlttmaler,
IM Wolfo nnd Bob Senscnderfir The
others will travel to Florida by rail.
Nurses Take Up Boing
Charley White, the Chicago light
weight, now boxing Instructor at Camp
Custer, tells a new story which shows
how popular the boxing game Is becom
Ing In the army camps.
"When I arrived at the cantonment
list week," t.tvs White. "I found re
micsls fioni phjMcluns at tho base hos
pital to teach them tho manly ait und
would sou believe If tho nurses want
tho winio lntrui tlon Itn.uests from tho
nursed In tho bas.c hospital came as a
I big surprise.
Tho nurses put up a good argument.
They said they neiiled to knn.i. i,...
I box more than the men, mi that when
we-rmans inou u, get near to inako lovo
to them they could put over left hooks
on tho Jaw nnd knoik them out. That
argument was conclusive. I ugrecd to
give them Instruction "
Billy Whistler, tho greitest light
weight ever developed In Philadelphia,
wns burled from his home, 514 Vina
street, yesterday He died In Baltimore,
and his father brought tho body hero
for burial
"Whistler met all of tho champions
fifteen years ago," said Adam Ityan,
"and was considered a dangerous man.
Ho was fast, clever and could hit like
the kirk of a mulo His greatest battle
was with Tommy White, nnd tho old
timers nro talking about It Jet. He also
gave Klwood MrCloskev n h.irrt fih
Billy quit tho game ten years ngo and
weni into uuslness in Baltimore."
Whlstlor was forty-four jears old.
VITT TRIES TO REPEAT
HIS HOLDING-OUT FEAT
Oscar Vltt, tho Detroit's clever third
baseman, refused to sign last year until
after tho season had opened. Then
President Navln was forced to yield to
his demands. Vltt now believes that he
knows how to get another Increase In
pay, Ho has sent word from California
that unless Navln agrees to his terms
no win remain on tho coast all summer.
Vltt Is a determined young man, also
one of the Tigers' valuable players. So
far Navln has let him rave, but It Is
highly probable that Vltt will carry his
point, as Jennings needs him badly.
Trenton Golfer Loses at Palm Beach
Palm Ilearli Fla.. March 14. Th.
second round of match play for tho golf
championship nf Palm Beach was played
yesieraay with the following results In
inn . iiisie iigni; t- worDin, Bhettlo
Meadow, defeated J. Q. Connor. Trenton
? and It John fihepard. Jr., Ithode
Island, defeated B U Folger, Shelter
Island, 5 and 1; F. S. Wheeler, Apa.
wamls, defeated A. Moxel, Hackensack.
1 up j J. B Klwell. Apawamls, defeated
C. U. Van Vleck, Montclalr. 1 lip.
Here's a Real Manager
The manner of tba North Presbyterian
basketball team has arranged two tames
iw tuiitKni,- an. ai uuuia una me omer
y. The first contest will be with the
iry 'Club. t J o'clock, t Nleetown
I'.CIub. AftH.tUa nam It -will b nee-
Cent
Ban'
FULTON READY TO
FIGHT FOR TITLE
Precarious Plasterer May
Sign Articles Today
in Kansas City
JACK DEMPSEV PROTESTS
Dreadnoughts, of tho fistlo seas arc
maneuvering In luttlo array today.
Whatever comes of a series or confer
ences tho first dccl.slvo conflict In three
jear.s among tho heavies appears at
hand
Hero nro tho Items In the buifget of
i'"S news:
tfess v. lllurd Iihh hlgiieil with Colonel
.1. ('. Miller, u rlrius nanorlatr, to meet
hoinrbod Miiuewhere Jul 4, prehumabl
for ten roiiniln.
l'reil Fulton, iiemlhtint rhnllenger,
wants in be seeunil until In the ring ami
Ik III KnnniH Clt urgliiR liU clalnis In
il iiinferrncn Willi .Vllllrr.
The honor of staging the bout will
be going, going, (ION 11 to (he Iilchrnt
lilililer. lvltli the aiinouiirrment still In
nindilllng clothes, offers of SKU.OOU ure j week brought out big crowds nnd tho
rumorrir. I fact that tne rontt,sts tomorrow will bo
l "n-I"'"'I"",y "' - assure.!. If for tho ,)eluflt of ,no fun(j ( ,
,Ies finds u ren..n for turning .lm.n a,.ln1,,nncns rr i ,. ... ' .
match Willi the Mlnrrnutu mud mixer,
Tho outstanding feature of that budget
Is Willard's permitting bc-mo ono to sign
him up. After about thrco vcars of
great side-stepping ho actually bccms
about to step In for tomo toe-to-too
work.
That his latest offer Isn't a bluff
Minis nssurei? when jou recall Miller is
virtually a business associate.
Meet in Kansas City
Kaunas t'ltv. Mo., March H, Colonel
J. C. Miller, of the 101 Hanch In Okla
homa, and Mike Collins, manager of
Kred Fulton, challe-nger of .less Wlllard,
will meet hero today, when Collins ex
pects to sign for a bout between Fulton
.inn vviiiarujuiy i. Miller has obtained
vVIIIIard'B slgnatuie for a bout for that
inn vvniaru July 1. Miller has obtained
U.UH aim mo omy imng mat lemalns to
mike suro that It will tako place prob
ably In Oklahoma, Is tho blgnature of
Collins, who repiesents tho Minnesota
plasterer In tho transaction
Collins has stated he will bo willing
to accept one-thlid of tho gato receipts
rather than miss tho chance to fight for
tho title.
Ottojrioto will represent Jac:c Deinp
sey at tho meeting today and It Is
understood will enter a strong protest
against a Fulton-Wlllard match.
Jersey Match Doubted
-New Xork, March H. Iteports that
Fred Fulton und Jack Dempscy had
been matched foi a bout In New Jeisey
were doubted hero today. It was
pointed out that Governor l.Mgo has not
jet appointed a boxing commission as
required by tho new Jersey law.
LOCAL GUNNERS AFTER
PENNA. STATE CUP
Ilofrman, Knowlcs, Eilber, Bidtllc,
Felix and Others in Lancaster
Trap Event
Tho biggest shooting event of tho jcar
Is duo tomorrow at Lancaster, when tho
Harrlsburg Sportsmen's Association
stages a flfty-blrd w-hlte-dler shoot, open
to all gunners. It Is tho blue ribbon
pigeon tourney of the l.'nst, and the
cream of gunners within a radius of 150
miles of Lancaster will shoot.
What will attract moro gunners than
usual Is tho fact that It costs ISO to
enter. The entrance money will bo
divided. ,0, 30, 20 and 10 per cent to
tho high guns.
Added Interest is tho competition for
tho old Pennsylvania Stato Challengo
Trophy, which will bo decided on tho
first tvventy-flve birds of tho flfty-blrd
race, dunners who have won the silver
trophy slnco the Harrlsburg Sportsmen's
Association event was Inaugurated, some
fifteen years ago, numbering twenty
four, will contest for tho final possession
of tho silver cup.
Many Philadelphia cunnera'nm aiiiki.
for a try at the hlstorlo State cup. They
aro Iizy Hoffman, Oeorgo Ellbcr, Charles
Diddle, -F, McGulcnrt. willnm n m.-
II. Beatty, Fred Coleman, Harry Hort
man, Anthony Felix, William Wolsen.'
croft. naVl n. Mclrath, David Paul and
i, vvuiBcncroic,
Tho local marksmen will havo tin
position, aa Joseph Drennerman, Charles
duimiior, c feu uinger ana u raves, all
up-Stato wine shots, also conteat fnr
the cgp. Tomorrow's event-vlll be of a
hM448i''aiure, .the,, medloore . ihootar
By CHARLKS (CHICK) EVANS, Jr.
Ar
rrnu about tho worst winter ever
known thero conies oiico moro a
little sniff of golf In tho nlr. Besides
these described nlry atoms Mnt effect
tho nostrils of tho golfers they sense
something else; they rCally brcatho In
thousands of old, familiar nnd wonder
ful things.
During this tlmo of wnr unxlety, hit
ter cold and tug of business, tho golfer
may almost havo forgotten tho clubs
laid asldo last fall, but after tho first
breath of warmth reaches lis, however,
nil Is changed. We begin to hunt up
and look over the old clubs In tho corner
at home, or In tho locker at tho club
house. Somehow when vou pick up a
i lub It foils heavy und It hardly seems
posslblo In hit that little ball lit tho
center again Wo realize that we are
up against the discouraging plnso of
getting In plivlng trim onco more.
Golfers Must Keep Fit
This winter tn mv own cape, and
without doubt It his been tlu tame with
scores of others, dlfTets widely from any
that Have gone before In previous
winters I hive swung clubs about every
day, and plavcd rather steadily at In
door golf, but tho war has changed
everything and to meatless Tuesdays
and whcatless Wednesdays wo havo
added a wholly golf less winter. One has
hated tn think nt nuv thing that did not
ndv.inco the buslnebs of win. Yet keep
ing fit phvslcally Is ono of tho very best
preparations for tho warrior's work, and
thoto of us who aro btlll at home must
Maxwell to Report
Practice in South
Tim 1!MH linsflmll ttMoit ot'n nITl
li1h wlih Hip ilepirhire vt tho leimt
fcir (Iio Noiithfru trilninc trip. I no
riittllfM Mill pnutlfp nt st. rc(rr.burc,
1 til., nml tli AtlilptlrH "111 Eft Into
tntMlUinn nt J irksonilllr. Thero will Imi
minfl mr'il.tr httrh ill plipfl np.ir the
(Inlf nf .Slpvlto In ll- net tour rrk4,
a tn! the film arc liKiklne for tlu Iwt
MtoriPi of the tl illy proerisi of tliu
tlNt til's
ROBERT W. MAXWELL
iiwrlt ptlttnr nf tlio lAPnlric I'jtlillc
leTftcrr t hnlti tr.ilnhijr cumin
nnd report the hippenltiRH n on I li
Mell r.m fell tlirm UN tirtli trt will up
peir tliilh In flip Minlnc riihlie Iilcer.
In n u It I future ilNar pdlnt inents, ordtr
3 our oi from flip ncuMlt.ilrr nnn,
HOPPE TO DO HIS BIT
FOR AMBULANCE FUND
Champion and Peterson Will Give
Exhibition at Allingcr's
Tomonovv ,
Willie Iloppc, greatest of all b.ilk-llno
billiard plairs, and Charles C. Peterson
will do their bit for tho local section of
I tho hll lard plaj era ambulance fund by
appearing in bnlk-llne, three-cushion
and trick shot exhibitions nt Sol AUIn
ger's academy tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock und again In the evening at 8
o'clock.
It will perhaps bo the final opportu
nity this season local enthusiasts will
have to sec these exports In action.
I Ilonnos nnncarnncn m Alilni.r.r-o i
ambulances for uro In tho war zone
will no doubt bring out capacity at
tendances of bpectators. Tho entire ie
clpts will be added to tho local fund,
which a few weeks ago amounted to
53000
IIoppo has rnrely In recent years
shown his prowess ns n fancy or trlcl;
shot. Tho skill dlbpl.ijed by I'eterMin
occasioned surprise, as few of tho
famous old-timer plavers dlsplaved tho
ability to bolve difficult caroms as
shown by tho Mound City star In his
exhibitions last week. IIoppc's Improve
ment as a three-cushlon player bhows
thit It will not bo long before ho Is to
bo reckoned with in tho angle game.
iVM1ltxr r -,,.. .
'"OMEN GOLFERS EASILY
DEFEAT MEN PLAYERS
h n I'i'w"1!. ". M-rch 14. Mrs
Knnald II. Uarlow of Philadelphia, and
Miss Illalno V. Itoscnthal, of Chlcigo
tho North and South clnrnplon, iil.ij.ed
tt ,iW ",ra ll. Sol't"r, of" irool 1
;.Ll,i'HV,.0." ,he ""iPlonslilii golf couibo"
j VCIC4 UUj
ine women defeated the men nlavers
bv R un nnd 4 tr. .in,. .. i.i. '.. "iVT
0j Q - - , "mi u. ui'sc oan
FLETCHER WON'T FOOL
WITH MOTOR FANS AGAIN
New lork, March 14. To htory of
hew- Arthur I letcher nearly losf a pair
of fingers from his right hand reached
hero today. Tho star Olant bhortston
vvavtryinit to count the revolutions of
the fan In his motor with tho two
fingers. Ho escaped with bruises
Sports Served Short )
ClirUtlfin Murk, of Ann Arbnr n..i
nwljht It. Mel' of this cW. Sift me"
In th final match n the men's ilnalea or
lh Plnehurat tennis champlonshl!"
vT,v iiRl.ailolf.,;,ub- of Crestwooj.
N. Y.. will employ girls as raddles this
lear as tiart of r n.trinHn ,- i" V"."
conservation of man-power. ,n
Itoliert Cannefex uon tho flrat block of
his roateh with Ausl. Kleckhefer tor the
la'chrcaao?"" " "a, chamP'nahlp
Itlll Ilorr. former alNAmerlcon tnri.i
has declined the offer of Syracuse UnlwS Ity
.amThT.e.la.on.ett1 COaCh ot " '""
i. C. Hutchinson, of Dala. who tied for
the medal score, tn the annual coif tourna.
tn'ni. roftd? "'"" W" W"d ,0 de"'au"
Frederick P. Woodrufr, of niliabeth, N: J.
has been elected captain of in Wesleyan
swlmmlne team. Jllchard J. Keeler has
been elected captain ot the basketball team"
Horry (Ilod) AVelner. after forvTardlna- hla
slsped contract to the Phils, announces that
he will not co south with the tea", but
will play aemlprofesslonal ball. '
;f,tc,Xr 'aiu Cotter, formerly with
vVllkes-Harre. ha won the grenade-throwlnS
championship of Camp Wheeler '""""mi
mtitoiv:trt
HAARYKIobpUrt
VTi..S?50
tMObtaicH
uu vmcri
tMHtWADONO
Ml
WTnOIJPSOrl
IKlCCMIMUuM
txaatrKssgKM-
keep In training for the tlmo when u
mnv he nperlit WB
Naturally, therefore, tho first brssia
from tho south brings the thoutht o
getting ready for the outdoor gam, mi
bo suro our friends In the sou'the
States havo had golf throurho,,. 11.
winter months, but except In th f S&
.,Ui.... .... .u ... .,, ....jo nouin Of tm
Mason nnd Dixon line when playlnr j-oif
In winter Is not a condition of com.
fortablo enjoyment.
SyBiematic Work Necessary
If wo expect to play well this sumnur
now Is tho tlmo to think ahout it ii
a firm believer In a systematlo courts &
of Indoor golf nt this season of the ye7 -tlj
.voi Rpasmouic euon uut regular prae.
tlcc, onc'o a week If jou cannot bdim,
tho tlmo oftcner.
1 hold that It Is good for ona's e. '
to lay aside clubs for a certain n.eu.1 1
each jenr. and tho best tlmo seems to b.' TO
'" "" "" "" unisiii i hks necomi
unplav able. Then you aro readv tn .t
turn to our clubs with a greater xeit l
for tho game. But I must acknowleds. dfl
that thero is a condition of dlscourags
mtnt to bridge over In the spring, and
thero Is less dlbcouragement at the n.i.
than out of doors. Perhans ihi i. . n
result of greater privacy or the fact that M
the professional is nlwajs at -hand to '
snow- us wnac lias gone wrong wntli
unused muscles Thn main nM i. ..
limber up tho muscles. Before the dan 1
oi lliuuur eioii bunuui.s i rigged up gr, ia
old mattress In tho attic, and spent M
many an hour of practice. I recom. ?j
mend this where there nro no Indoor rotf 31
ro nro no Indoor tolf
schools.
CAGE OFFICIALS WELL
PLAY GERMANTOWN
Cartwright, Rumsey, Lewis, f j
Focartv and Sutfarman Mppt. il
Cliveflen Firo Tnttinrrmn II
SCHOLASTIC COMMENT
By PAUL PREP
Tomorrow afternoon at Germantown
High School three coaches, with the alt
of two referees, will give n public ex
hibition of how to nlav basketball. Tat
In and day out. the members of the ,tl
....luua tc-uui.isiiu quinieis in mis city
havo listened to tho kindly advice of j
uieir; tutors in how to cut for the basket, a
tho Correct way to dribble, the best war p!
to pass and the hundred other thlnfi id
men iney always seem to do wrong. .'I
Iho three coaches are Phil Let. of ',"1
eiwrrvn ulnu.n T?li. . t . ,. .. 3l
t V. V jih'i. i.iw i3UKarman,ioc
La Salle Colleen nml llni.rl.nl cAf..r
and Joe Fognrty. ot Snarthmora Cot.' ft
lege. Tho arbitrators nro Itumsev aha fJI
Cartwright. Tho substitutes for tMs'9
team are Jack Reynolds, Ben Emery V'
and Oeorgo Glegcs. K
Keasons Why Veterans SliouId.WIn
1
The Veterans, for mien Is thle mm.-
will bo handicapped through their lack '
of team nlav. hnf tTtiu n,.M iaa '.
shouldn't prev'ent them from defeatlnf -j
mo e.crmantown nigh Reserves, -for H
they know how to cut for (ho in.wi J9
tho correct way to dribble, tho best wy J
... ji.ioo mm cue nunured other tninfl
which aro estentlal for a winning team.
j oo i ogarty, who formerly tossed T
them for Clreixtock. will nlav forward w
with Phil Lewis who also Is a former 3
star; Cartwright will endeavor to ob- H
tain tho tap-off, while Lew Sugarmia, J
ca-uicj-hiuck star anu lately of Beui i.
Israel, will pair off with Jimmy Rumser J
at guard,
Important Game Tomorrow Night ,v'i
If La S'alle Colleen ilefe.its rathnlle
High School tomorrow nlebt l iltl claim'
the basketball championship of the Catk,e
iiu iiisii scnoois, Tho contest will W id
played nt Travmore Hall, FranWla f
Street and Collimhln atnnii. Pflnlahl i!
Cy Slmendlnger and his teammates hiri'S
piayea three titular matches and their I
record shows three victories, two orer'l
Vlllaiiova Prep und one over Catholic j
Chick Adams, tho star center of fhs'i'S
"chc I'lilladelphla High basketball
team, has enlisted In tho navv and .
pects to be called In a few dajs, as llsJI
..u.o uccu eum eo do reaoy to leave oa
five hours' notice. In ndrtltlnn tn helast
a first-class basketball nlaver. .'
West Philadelphia Hleli School and
Central High School were given ruds.',
Jolts last Tuesday a few hours befonJ
tho btartlns of tho Quads, when It wair,
ieurnect that Hnck. th cantan-ect
of tho Speedboys' cross-country team,,;
Unit Kmlll, Yn atnf Itn1,..ll.. f Ct. . I
T " " "" ,lrt,L-,IIUCi VI. VS..' V
ii.ii, were bick in ueu ana unaoie w a
compete in tho titular meet.
Northeast High School has not started il
. . - . - j- vjm
uaotuau practice in its gym ror ins sun-M
nln ftinann 1.n. 1. t .. ....l '
i-.w ,iuoui, maw ic iiaaii i any gym, cw ,
Harry Snyder will ifcsue a call for out- i
door practice the earlv n.irt of naxtS
week. Four veterans remain from larff,
year. Captain Al Young, a first baieimuij'l
Catcher Schneider and Outfielders neeyta
undlllntz. Mil
ltTni?r17i-i A T rorTirivT writ T
luuiwuuii uivutrix triiiiv;; jj
HEAD TERRE HAUTE TEAM5
Old-Time Three-Pincered FlInftjT,
17 l L. -L t7. T,.l iM
i.Aj)cci.3 10 uct ilia xveiease
From Columbus
Terre Hunt Tn.l . Kfnrch
Mordecat llrrtun. f.lmnns nllrher Of 1
old Chicago Cubs, will manage the cm
that Terre Haute will place Tn the Cej
tral League, It was announced tea
nrown expects to obtain his rel
from Columbus. " Y "IM
SUITS $1 1 1
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