' f N-rs EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MAItCH $7,' 1918 . & yjam1 ay-" LS STARTED LATE IN HOLDOUT RACE, BUT SHOWED 'EM ALL THEIR HEELS IN THE STRETCff lSEBALL as-business sport ' OH MAN! PHILS OFF ON LONG JOURNEY DRu ACES ADDITIONAL PATRIOTIC 7 TO MIAMI, WHERE MORANS OPEN 1 wh Oh LUCY ! J - TAim t) r6 LOCE." W J DEM AJN DJS THE (JU1V11JN (i SHJ ASUJN Wft TyA WHeRG'S SPRING SERIES WITH BRAVES 3 JYA Bj(0 IpCaptain Huston's Arraignment and Defeat of I Trip Enjoyed by Every One Except Those Who I 'V aunday Law in New York Sound Alarm j Had to Make It Hostilities Start Tomor to Diamond Interests ' i (NOI IThE f Tft iva , Tr Y TVtC Ui-j HAND (&&) M M-IlM- I I M HM-MM-J L I U, W ? ' i I" Hfe wr. j . ,V f iVflAV HUSTON, New York Yankee mogul, bus stirred up the anhiiuh J.'V'wlth Ills sharp arraignment of organized, baseball fur Its alleged luck Aji 'proper patriotism. The Cap seemed 1 Bression. which was which- circulated, '$ kffected Interests to a better appreciation of the conditions to which ho s . ells attention. Already his stnlemcnt .VCSharles Kbbets, of the Dodgers, who 'ItCID UUl 111 ItU 1UMO HIIU WIUlUlll fJ'Jw Tlie Dodger chlcftnln declares that i?V fmlt kill hm.An't I.ha.i .(ImkI...... n.. 1 l UIH IIU(.(I I UVCU 1111111111 U1UUIIU I can't ceo how Cap ItiKton iwt ftlflvprs hnvn flnn.nfpil tn u-iir funds. ' .''Many of lis have donated freely, directly and Indirectly, but very few of ''f na have gone around jelllnR It from the housetops. I ilo not think that (' Huston's remarks on that score wcro In Rood tusto or that they vvrro '''-i backed by any definite Information. We certainly did as well as we could f last year. Wo Intend -to do better this Up bankrupt. I cannot see that It was wise for Huston to mention names such as those of John Tener and ll.m Johnson In connection with sugges tlons for enlistment. Thoo,. -nen are dolus their bit and we need them here." Impressions arc hard things to Ret around. Thero Is no doubt that tho feeling exists In no small way that some club owners at least hao failed to come through and that tho dollur slpn has been given prominence "When war demands urged less thought of financial returns. Captain Hus ton's remarks have strengthened the Impression named, and there Is every reason that promoters of baseball and all other sports give heed to the In creased national war demands the coming year. They will be gauged by public opinion according to their patriotic response ns never before. B AS EDAM-, of all sports, will be bubject to criticism on account of it bclns on a professional basis. It will have jo put the Star Spangled Manner at the head of the mast on all parks, and not as a decoration. More Demand for Sunday Ball During the War i TF THERE ever was a lime propitious for tho Sunday ball movement it A Is Is tho present car, when cvorjbody week to speed up cvcr thing in the Interest of war demands. Tho rountrv'x great munition plants and all factories and concerns engaged In producing anything Ihat has any more than ordinary use will booing out of accus tomed hours. Naturally, all will ietiilre special .Sabbath recreutlou of sonio kind. Sunday ball games played In New York last fall by special arrange ment showed what tho possibilities wcic. I Also some of the Sunday games plavcd In New York left the Impres sion that they were covered with camouflage and were disguised to make money and get by the law and to avoid all obligation to the country at war In the Interest of turning in extra dollars. The "sacred conceit" stuff bad Its flareback and this situation no doubt was reflected at Albany, when thecblll was up for consideration. The factional bout between the up-Slato tknd .New York city elements always is ncuto and the impression set out S. nust have had Its weisht in the rural kV ' Tho West has all the advantage like Sunday ball. Tradition In tho eastern section ban settled ways and Jiablts of living. Tho fan In the older section doesn't want Sunday ball like the one In the newer districts, Ho has been going to the f,amc always on weekdays: ho feels tlmt Sunday games would not bo welcome to tho iiest elements patronizing the sport, and tho club owners take a similar view. It will bo recalled that Barney Dreyfus fought the proposed movo in this State on this general ground and that the I'hllly authorities fell In line with the view expressed. TF INTERESTS Inclined to back Sunday ball in the East cannot see the movement through during wartimes, the chances arc that they will have a long time to wait, Cub Stockholder Nurses Killefcr Into Signing fTIHAT Bill Killefcr was no ordinary holdout and that It took a lot of !" delicate persuasion to get him back into lino to aid the Cub pennant dream this season It shown by a Chicago paper story from tho club's California training camp. Killefcr is a real business man, it seems, being V. associated with two uncle3 In a family commercial entcrnrlso which Is J 'i.nAaBBfi.lli. mnniifnnln.tni. tn ...v, .. null , (i DUVLCNiUIIJ IIIIUIUIHl.,Ullllh 14. ., ,1.11V. jif Tne story Is at least u. good one. i1 HUD stocKnoiuer in question, iiuam Ini ret the catcher lined up, became so H.v e8S venture uyu ne incu 10 put money in mo concern nimscir, nut was 'y, iniormeu tnat u was a lamuy anair C, xnis movo may navo Deen camounage K"vi. uut 4l pruvcu uii vuct-'uvu icuiuit; ui itiu Kt-nt-ii iiuibiuh iuuluss, wiucu ill- M' eluded a social visit to Wrlglcy's California home, where tho nine organ vras turned on, the mansion and garden collation served. cl As to just how close Chicago fans r,,H disappointed Is summed up by the ' fellows: I iv "When reports came out of Los f (jh- Slight quit" baseball because of business, people In general thought It was F'rt Jttst anPtner ona those stove league tales handed out for the purpose Ws'-ti or, noiaing up tuo ciuo ior more money, iviueiers case, However, is an tc'M exception. If It hadn't been for somo effectlvo persuasion by William F'w??"WrIirlev. ono of tho Cub stockholders, ri,", " " l ,'ttoe to his business Instead of to baseball." ;'7J m IF IT Is true that Klllefer has got so close to a. leading stock holder and has been put In such good humor, the former Phil star may be expected to come through this year with his best article of ball. A change of scenery no doubt will aid, as Is usual. ... v. , .f Connie May Have Great Pitcher in Perry kflW; ACQUIRING Pitcher Scott Perry from tho Atlanta Southern League P" ?'" Connie Mack has a big possibility. This at least is tho nnlnlnn nf P t those who have watched tho hefty moundsman In action In the Dixie clr- H .'. lttt Pli& nnt 4 lit - n la . lmnln tlin 1,1.-. 1I. . a. . ... tt ' ' .mnuio me ' r niu& vifc icwua uit itruuB uiunuKcts nave ucen unaole to do. rjj-t , . Perry Is a rlght'liander of Imposing proportions. He surely Is a "big T.,iPcner ln one respect, lie is strong as an ox and a glutton for work. rJ',Ho won twenty-six games In the Southern In 1910. but after tioinr. n.iirJ '1V the Cubs at the end of tho year Alt dlSn't take more than a day or so 'ppwiwlse with the Braves' chieftain, iHiipro Dan in unicago last season. The cubs retained hold, but sent him .";)eii''to Atlanta this spring without trial, and now Connie has grabbed him. '-iUAn t0 whetncr the huge heaver has temperament is not certain. Connlo lj(have enough to do to. look after Tilly Walker unless there has been a kange In that player's disposition, and it would bo too bad to havo an. r.Uke problem! dumped' upon him ,jslye him a chance. In view of Phllty prospects, to stage a real come- :-;wlth the fan nock. Williams Hints Weeghman Worked Phils E Jatest from Outfielder Cy Williams via St. Pete is to the eflect t-w iere may have been chicanery In the deal by which It was proposed to t(lm to the Phillies. It states that there was no dlsaereempnt n. . fcry offered by President Baker, but that the fault for the mlsunderstand ren the part of the Phllly club was due to the Cub management Tim pence Is as plain as a direct charge that the Cub management knew hi 'aulf tti frnmn anA msiM l.tm i,rltli,, ...ii . . . .j,-.., .,.- -...- ..u ,,. u. win, nowever, unu consequently is an right, no matter what hap A farm Is a fine thins. , Lavender Quits, but LB the Phillies are -working rna on his farm at Jlontesuma, Ga., resolved never aealn to niiv H4 Such Is the fleetinc fame ,ona ot no Dest in tne game, now unsougnt Dy even minor league clubs. For many months jr.. Frank Bchulte and Oscar MM! uniyewe, out npDoay wants to buy. The price on Lavender put at io'oo;- r,de,Jon the spangles , Mly one club Atlanta. ! tauter where he would i M'wwtafum. Javejioer got his etart dowh In Georgia, . ; .Mi'wfe; snouic wind, tap there. to be excited In spots, but Ills ex- no iloubt will have effeet In stirring has drawn the countcr-liro of Owner deflates that the statements made ll;ilIU 1" tl' lllll 1MIIS. the owners have been dolns their l.ntl. nlmlll It IIIUhMHh Ut'UUl It. knows what the various owners and Mm tied Crns nlii! the like. ho mid. season that is, If some of us do not will bo working overtime during the districts. in the matter of taking tin a sublcct If they ever get by. I n , Oil.. J It goes so far as to state that tho rigiey, wno maue a special trip to much Impiessed with Klllefer's bus!- anu no ouisiuo capital was uesirca. in oruer to natter tne great receiver, of the estate Inspected and a filling and the Cub ofllclals came to being Chicago scribe w rltlng the story as Angeles during tho winter that Klllcfer the star catcher would be giving his m w ois iviiuw successiuny, which Is some- lie was let looso to George Stalllngs. for the elephantine moundsman to get and following his rumpus he twirled during a year which now nromlses i .w.vUk u ttunaintr me receiving club. May Consider Atlanta down in Florida. Jlmmv T.n.-. of the major league diamond a few with a predilection for beating the Dugey have been peddled all over once more this year he will consent Down there he would ba nnr i,l. bj on theclrcult he would not be too LL-TaiTj-tI IThere- EITHGR- Look W lgft 4y A DODGERS WILL BE "WHEATLESS" AS EAR AS ZACH IS CONCERNED Ebbets's Suspension of Holdout Would End Ca reer of One of Na tional's Greatest Out fielders ACCORDING to announcement from . Uncle Charles Kbbets, tho main command of the Krooklii Dodgers, the i-prlns ilrivi) ot one Zaeharlns Wheat has been stemmed and In consequence tho Wheat supply will bo r,0 per cent cur tailed and the team will hae to try to worry alone without tho older member of the eRi-table or cereal family. Wheat may bo meatier, In fact, according to Uncle rhailt-K who charges Ingratitude and other ofiem-c. The elder Wheat was able along with the Reneral run of the diamond flock to take adi.intJKC of the Federal League situation to boost his contract, and for the past few t.eas-ons has been enjoslnq a rich recompense. It Is said. According to the management he declines to adapt himself to war conditions, und, therefore will have to stand aside. He will be placed on the suspension list, according to word from the club olllce, unless he knuckles under promptly. Wheat has been one of tho big out fielders of the game slnci bis tlrst ap pearance ln the big leagues in 1009. He has been good In all departments of play, and has hit over .300 in slv of his nine seasoni Ho finished third In National League swatting last season, behind only IM Itoush and lingers Hornsby, and whaled the ball at exactly the same figure In 1910 his mark both years being .312. Strange to say. Wheat has been a much better relative player Mnce he hit the majors than during his minor days. In the Kansas,, Texas and Southern leagues, where bo performed before climbing Into the major leaguo machine, he never slammed the pill better than .208. He camo to Bro'oklyn from the SCHOLASTIC TEAMS PREPARE FOR RELAYS Newark Central and Phillips Exeter Training Hard to Retain Titles MAY SMASH RECORDS Tlie many scholastic track teams of the Uast aro now holding their practices outdoors In preparation for the annual lelay carnival of the University of Penn sylvania, which will bo held tho last Friday and Saturday of next month. Tho big feature of the schoolboy events are the one-mile high echool and prep school relay championships of America. Last year the high Mjhool race waB won by the representatives of the New ark Central High School, with North west High School, of this city, winner In 1916, a few feet behind, mainly through the wonderful running of Al Whltaker and Dewey Jlogers. The Newark school Is very enthusiastic over their prospects this season., Kunkel Fast Quarter-Miler In the John Wanainaker Commerlcal Institute games last week In New York they won the main scholastic event, a one-mile relay, from Mercersburg Acad emy and Baltimore Polytechnic Insti tute, In tho time ot 3 minutes 39 2-5 seconds. Coach Anderson only has one veteran on the team, Kunkel, who U one of the fastest quarter-mllers in scholastic circles. He won second place In the 300-yard Indoor championship race of the Metropolitan District of the A. A. U, The other members of the (.quad are Caprie, Helblg, Itussman, Heeper and Myer. Newark will havo some great compe tition from Washington, D. C. : Central. DeWItt Clinton High, of New York, and Northeast High, of this city. Thus far these four schools are the only teams entered. Coach Gerney, of Northeast, ban lost his greatest star, Dewey Rogers, and must therefore develop soma new speed merchants to make a first-class showing. New Team at Phillips ExeUr Phllllps.Exeter Academy, winner of the American prep school championship, has but one veteran back, namely, Ter kelsen. Coach O'Connor has, manv prowUlpr candldatM in Captain. Smith," I'VE LOOKED GV'RY place- There ain't no more. SYSTEM iM THIS IT Gives glG PAIM STRinjO - HOUSE ;.'-, j,,- HOT GV6Mfe)y l PIECE .fs :tpimg V it-Sttksmk t 1 -f?;f ft) .gK,j 1 A .rjrfHMk. . ..MSmMFJi P 'd . ""-V -H 9 ZACK WHEAT Mobile team of the Southern, in August, 1 1D09. nnd In twcnty-sK games that sea son hit .301. Ho was bought for $1200. I Ho never has plaved on any other big J league team. lie Is from the hhow-me ( section of tho country, and advises from ' his Missouri domicile that he will have to be shown this year on the compen sation stuff. His younger brother, a catcher, has t-lgned with tho Dodgers again. Wheat was born at Hannibal, Mo., Is nearly thirty years old and Is a farmer. He has the farm to fall back against, and that Is a mighty pillow-. Ho Is a right-hand thrower and a left-hand hitter. expects this quartet to beat last year's 1 time of 3 minutes 29 2-5 seconds. I Mercersburg must be watched In this event, for Its showing In the Meadow brook games waB a pleasant surprise to tho Dlue and White followers. The world's Interbcholastlc record for the one-mile relay Is 3 minutes 27 1-5 sec onds, established by Los Angeles High In 1910. ' Yarns From Dixie Training Quarters The following relating to lloss Young, the Giant flash, who Is tearing things up In training camp games and Illustrating how nice it is to turn an awful flunk Into a brilliant finish, was dug up at Marlln by Jim Slnnott. the New York livening Mall skipper. One day laht summer, when lloss Young, tho joutliful Giant outfield star, was playing with Rochester ln the Inter national League, Mike Doolan, manager of the club, sent him to play third babe In the first Inning the Baltimore club that was playing Rochester filled the bases with two out. The next batter nit sharply to Young "Pep" took the ball all right, but heaved It over the head of Rodriguez, who was playJng first base. It rolled to the stand and three men scored. As In the stories of Frank Merrjwell, Young stepped to bat In the eighth with three on and two out. He hit to the fence for a triple, tying the score. What follows may sound even more like one of those Merrlwell yarns of boyhood, but it is the absolute truth as attested by the records of the Interna tional League. Young pulled up at third base, and, ufter getting his wind, stole homo and won the ball game! , SWIVtVIIXfl OLDEST SWUIillNa SCHOOL IN THE U.S. Asher.s S. E. Cor. 22d & Walnut ONLY SCHOOL IN WIILA. ILv.VI.VO 2 Pools (Separate Pool for Ins.) 5 I.K8SON8 t.. Includlni udm., towfl, ,tr WHITK. CALL Oil PIIO.NB LOCUST 3H7f 3 Parties, Tues., Thurs. 4c Sat. Ev. SUITS $11 80 or nvrnrnAT JBaJB nnnen KEDDCEn rROJI SSO. atS a(4 M PETER M0RAN k C0SOl m' J .V i 3fi; j i wmer,?? " .. i m6 one - CAN'T FAIR BALL FANS WILT. HE EXEMPT PROM TAX Bui They Must Ho Accompanied by Mtm on Ladies' Day, Says Itcvcnuc Oflicc X iivliliiclnn, Match "' - 'l-nllis' lav" at li. imIi. ill parks will not be af ftcted bv the war tat, according to .ill iinnnuni'cment made lesteiday by the lluriau ot Inti'inal Itevj'iiue. The biiu.ui has luleil th.it "thu nilinls.'lnn of n l.id on n K'tUiii.iii's ticket wltlinut rli.i charge Is not taxable because tho i-auic 13 Cents . , i VI i ' i'1a- xi 'iSvuVi 4 riffesSf71B8HWi 1 Safer iSfp 8k JtimKr -' l ' SSs who's there! f MmMF-WMf Friend -with -1 kKUmrfv1 LmHSEHb iiii i i i ! i i i miii fmw. H f'- Hil LL. Mr TURKISH CIGARETTES ' tlil.it covets both, even though an un ai'i'onipankd lail.v must piy the Mime aihnbMun as a gi'litkin.iu " Otlmi. wlin arii fxempt are babcball wi iters, ti'legranh iip,iufors. bona lino niploH'fl of the IlimImU associations, pulilic olllcials oiv ollli'lal 1iii!ikkh iimi chllilnii umbr twi lie ais of age when ailmltti'il flee. Tliu liuieaus announce ! meiil explains that the iMinptlon docs not apply to "newspaper critics and re poitfi nccupyliiR htals in tlie audience. nui only io imiM Ann occujiv hpeciai paceM such as press boxes. The term "public nlllcers" Includes pnllceiiKn anil flrrnifii only when In utteiidjiiio In tho cour. o of their duty. rowMay Trade Whitted and Niehoff Uy IIOHKUT W. yAXXUU. Tampn, I In., -March 7. j hecmM tn lm In the rlslit Tlie plaj.ri AUI'.OL'Pof Mcepy ball ilaers, tlioif buckliiR pulillp opinion wlien th, m. n. M.,ni, tav m.,1 r.,Ll,u.!..sm w. !.?5Lh0... " P. 'i'1-1. ""tra.ta. hccl a guy about to be shot tit sunrise, Miudlod tliroush the rall'road Miitlon at C this mornlni? mid slowly climbed aboard nn nni.loni Imt ucll-behnVPd train which I ujih hrad.-d In the direction of Miami. 1 i:.i(h pliu'er RU.irded his own bnvKnKc. ,.,.. i in iii.-ii. Bum of It carried It himself. i The f'v iilRhthawki ho uitihed the inntlcv uaiiK in.irclilni? through llio tinlnsiieii linaKinru urai u w '"" '" " "? m nicy can bm . hii-tnnt hrrocJ crc nnswerliiK the call I liny should make their light In the u I of the draft and were mi tlu-lr way to a (tertime. " "'" . a . 1..-.1 11..1 ..i.hiii i.r i. tralnliu,' amp or Fomctmni; Tho' trip wni enjnye,. uy i'm-vj , '-"" nv..oi,i iiinkK who bad to niako it. Trav iellnc thimiKh the fnuthcrn end ot the State of Kloridii at thli time ot the oar Is b.ud work, especially whfn It take i.nlv sixteen hours or more to trael 300 miles. Willi Rood luck tho players and unfortunate scribes will land In Miami at 10 lonlaht. If not. nn ono cen can I Rtieu when tho tialn will Manser to its' I destination. I'fliat Scries With Braves i AftoT- i!ii scries with the 13raes I which, bv the way. will Ro a lonR way toward .leler,nl.il..g which team h, tl.d worst-the men w 111 board nnothcr m- I.. ...i,i,.i, iiir mi to Its namo anu re turn to St. Tete home time Sunday nlglit. Tl o boys will see lots ot Florida beforo they get through. Tho onlv pleasant feature of the trip Is that no one Is bothered with holdouts. Karly this morning when he was aroused fiom n sound sleep. Krsklne JIaiir tried to bold out for tho train which left nt t.oou, but could not overcome tin- con vincing argument which swept him oft his feet and dragged him to tho Fta- l'0"- ' . . Speaking "f holdouts, however. Presi dent It.ikcr motored oer from Iicllcalr jisterday and i-onferred with l'at Mor.in imd lllll Shettsllne for more than an l.our Nothing was done outside of spill ing lots of conversation. Xd 'Word From GawRo It n believed that Williams will bo on hand In a short tlmo and MRton Stock tilso will fall Into line. Thero was no news about Whitted or Niehoff and the chances aro that they will be given the abf-ent treatment lf they don't appear In a. short time, Thin Is one cnr where the club owner Hclmars. Pass the Helmars friend. Aren't they bully? QuuteC - &ma&ittod Mct? none has been orfered lens money th,n last year, and they should consider tn. le ves ior tinate. Tim club owner h lakliiR n bltr chance and tho playr m t...t. ThatV the way It look, a? ' present writing. ' "" "There shmild ho rome kind of a i.s. i hnldouts,' "I don't 1 don.h.ame.heidaforft . iik much money as tlicy Can t,,.. i rut tiu nm,ii t,iA.i . , iir.iMnnU V,l l :... ' -'-" in; mi ., a ..an u,no of the year to b. stubborn and r"fuo to tcnort at is training camp, for tho holdout ;.!5! holdout need tho practice ns much n' ny one tig, and the other members of the leant them to perfect their team nlav "t wout.ln't bo at all surprised If . clauso was Inserted In the cohlriclt uuiuuui. r must navo tomo htm. ' Ion and I belloie that tbeso ?ir0l t .o on hand at tho training Camus V, l' lf ; cr " ',u" ',, 'ow up tm pay " " lll taj io H to report on tho first day 0f .. 4' heason and get just as much money u f tho men who haio been working fm- . i mouth." It Is rumored that Whitted and vu holt are likely to bo traded to St A or Pittsburgh If they do not win? J terms in a short time. w KESNER, CARNEGIE TECH ATHLETE, KILLED IN WAR rlllOniridi, ."March 27 Tho first Car. mgle T..h athlete to he killed In thi MTupean w-ar Is "Sunny" Kesner. cap tain of the football team and one of th best quarterbacks ever produced In Pittsburgh. Ills father iccelved a cable" gram yesterday Infoimlng hlm of tha death of his son In uctlon bomenhert on tho battle lino In France. Baseball Bill 'in N. Y. Senate Albany. . V., March 27. The Law. son Mil. designed to legalize professional h.ibchall games on Sunday, w as advanced li. Ilm ,iril,r ,if lln.il HfiuLf.r-A ,.. u . uto jisterday. Friend with CjllSsJt e Bghssi Gtedslm and Egyptian Qfmlteski thaVfa K- Xl i "! "fWJ s.'k.'gw: Ht&vmma '"- dki4i rjiftfEaa - ..- WWVi .&
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