Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, June 21, 1918, Postscript, Image 12

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CE unon a time, when baseball nourished In all parts of these Unitr-a
Mates, a pitcher who lost seven satnes
Mt lo Oskaloosa, la., or Magnolia, Mas-., with Inxtructlons to .hide hlm
'Wtln the tall crass for at least six .cars. In modern times when a hurler
-f'ln&tfnnlUtiea flint Caa 1m la norl ne th
irJeaeues and Is the cause of a beautiful row. Such Is the .standing of
nBbttt Perry, the premier pitcher 6r somefhltiK llko that, of the A's.
.tffrry Is wanted by both the Athletics and Boston. That Is, Connie
,'f Itek -wants him and Georce StallinKi
ij MftW from his record In legard to
I ftf,some mistake, has been made.
r'Vl siular battle-royal If alack Insisted that
J" hi alllngs was positive he wa.s the property of Mack. A pitcher who has
friT-Jl ulmA In mi an etralnht cramoa elwmlrl
in ay'r'J'ou look at this present fuss jou
"Tii nv Defiance of the National League,
R&'i Wrimlsslon and the Injunction can be
VW i There must be a colored gentleman
l!ve been straightened out long ago. This is the belief of men high up
j'baseball, and they declare that under ordinary conditions the ruling of
iNatlonal Commission would have been acceuted as final. They point
1 JA itthe' Slsler case, which wa.s decided
a,'", plte the vigorous protest of Harney
grhey took his medicine, and although
jf.Ey irjrotten all about It.
RM 'Connie Mack Is In Boston and will
RJ rlday. George Stalllngs Is here, however, and stats his side of the case
vK,l Ith' the cryptic remark, "We are sitting In the boat but not rocking U."
)Both Leagues on Verge of
UT -what Is the big Idea" Is Ban Johnson tr.wng to dissolve tne .vauonai
'Commission? Is he planning to make the national agreement a mere
ap of paper? Is it his intention to
iO eventually sever all connection with
ictisslng the Perry case or who Is entitled to the decision. That Is only
minor detail. The real dope Is that
riand what Is the answer?
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nTne national ueague nas me upper
,-Tener circuit could make It extremely uncomfortable for Johnsons
lond best drawing card, despite the
ve a flve-jear contract on the Polo
h New York clubs uso the same plalng field, and if and it is Just .a
pposltlon IF the Yanks are baried
here could they go? A new ball park
yfcaft and the expense would be enormous. Then there might be some
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nCUIty in getting steel anu iron necause oi me r umcis, inma j"
itinirln to lie considered and no doubt there are many others. A base-
' 'liill! scrap at this time Is absurd and
eaa of stimulated.
V-'.AvWr c?-iii. . A lt-A tn
. ! iris ninuuit.i luuiiu l 1 1 1 1- iu u
George Stalllngs
tuble-header yesterday. "Perry was well
C' mt: joined us last year.
he said, "He
"5'3tbad a sore arm and, couldn't throw
JJiries of his being mistreated are not
Vjrjeft the team to take, a Job out In
B.r &. a . ., mi 1
a irom ne was in iiania. inen nc jumcu mc iiiucni.a. vui wmn..
a lust one. and the way 1 see It Perry Is only a contract jumper."
'Si'Bo there Is, where the' case stands.
Connie Mack has something to say,
i too, believes, he Is-right. Connie
medicine when he has It coming,
a raw deal he will fight back.
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Our Phils Were Able to
ILE Perry was dropping contest No. 7 our rhlls were trjing hard
Zi'Jose a, pair of games to the Brakes, but failed dismall. All they
jeou.4 do was to lose one, but that was
Um'irtf ovrtafte Wh,l h RPm P LV9H
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' 'lyoQlly heaves put the men from Bawston
ki. ilQtit- tne nnai oau. oiock ana iuuerus
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E). HftHIUniOUS HI1U Wtl Will...,. UJiihiaiuiaicu mj n.c ..v. ,u... uuna.ut.
t,'i?Mlke Prendergast had no license to lose, for he pitched a good game and
J(tith. any kind of support would have won. The wild throw by Stock in
IKIkihe' eighth payed the way for two runs, and Ludv's peg, which hit Wick-
t'landjon the back, was responsible for two more. The I'liils made a gallant
t', "(?i'ttept to win in the tenth when two men got in with none out, but
IS -iW . T.i'.'.'-A. , ,. .. a.1 . V . A l.HAn 1.nAU -.A.n A A . ...n
''li;Hfc out and the other hit a foul which
i?S?',Tjje' Phils are 'in need of left-handed
4ioric-lianaer in tne dox, nut aiso in
f'e' a'fouthpaw until they get into a
C j Wm are helpless. Cy "Williams looks foolish every time he faces a side
E''U.,.,!... n h- nthera flnH It Hlttii-iilt in connect safelv. CooDer held them
j(L'!yt-iir4H-hlt last Tuesday, Nehf was hit
? Mlfnr. and in me SeCOUU, WHICH mhh WUIl
Sr.Wfre1 scored In the first inning, when Pat
?tyt Bunny Hearne and his left-handed
r$i3ne plate and he never was in danger
p&Kgfwpresldent Baker Is willing to pay
IdKfltnger, but the seem to be er
UMit 1. ,rnnilnf, tlii rntintrv fnr
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Both Moran and Baker realize
'ii rlad to receive any number of applications.
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K? -''. Dill D,. MLs Harrna
S.K j . i nvn r tr .til V.I.. wnliaa V a limn
,( ABAi, Ai4E Willi JI13 lliujcnij , inw mu'I'i
and yesterday there was plenty of
jkwrin 'center and Bill merged victorloun after each verbal bout, Byron
Jna..! .. aha T..il. Vila danlulniiu a ht;illL nml ttILoa AVAAnt 41, a rmyn-
UDCU ClCIf UWC HII i,o uv.o.w.n
i of each ball club and a majority
i played no favorites, making his customary bum. guesses on both sides.
eral spurious balls were called while
the Initial act, but Eddie refrained
Veracity of Byron on Wednesday and lost the argument by a wide margin.
. W-. jma V... Vila nrai-lntiB nriiftrlnniv ho tnnU nn nprlVA nnrt In Ihp lau-feafa
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But It was different with Hawllngs.
Tt '-.ll.rt n third strlkn on him. The ball
smed to be wide. Hawllngs made his
t naYto play an encore. Charley Herzog,
MiA Byron became offended, iterzie
rw better than question an umplie's, ruling, so Bill told him to depart
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jgM-taiateiy. unariey argueu wuiiie niuie aim njiuu jiuueu uuv ma waicn.
i if'TOl nave just two minuies iu fei uui ui neie, uiaicu, wie guesser,
JMTjUt two mlnutes' and am watching you closely."
k'..h4- .a- a ttwAftt. ntntnm In aa tho til9vAra stiinHlnp arnnnil ina Uafvia
il was ". iMcbfcj h- - w "- "
VHriiA nitrnn leaned over tn see
first base to see If It was an
,'When Herzog saw the second
ipili'Ti departed for the clubhouse,
h' &in' la utfed to that. He used to
S"" j Bhortlv afterward Pat Moran had
frjuituiidt "tti nlute and Malatesta Pat
- -mt . , . 1.a lt.t..3 I-ma La n.nc.
PPfJf XilB HBB 11JB UMIU luo c
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-, fhils file up nuns wnue mgm-nanaer worn
tRB was some good baseball in
te good end was allowed to reeume his place on the coaching lines.
tMporttnent was excellent and a
noise he made, uyron was on
tt, Pat fenows when he has enough.
n.t; Itagan stepped on the, mound
Hhe home plate, He tried hard,
around the bases, Bancroft,
Instead of accepting a pass,
itig two tallies. Stock scored
rM-flnf C" drew a base on tjalls.
Jao"canie4a(wben Smith let Henry's peg go through his hands aner
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. MtP wia'g' appeared In the second and there was nothing doing.
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l-,((l'' WelMtelti
WITH BRAVES AGAIN
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In a row was handed -a one-way
hnnp nf rnntentlon between tWO
feels the same way about It..
past performances, however. It looks
There would be a swell plot for a
Perry belonged to Stalllnss and
lint lift tnilPfl SnilCnt IOr. and flUV
are suie to burst out In loud laugh-
ruthless warfare on the National
Indexed as high-class comedy.
in the woodpile or this affair would
in favor Of the American League
ureyruss, nut mere was no rqmenncK.
he still Is soie, he evidently has
c
not return to Philadelphia until next
War. What's the Answer?
declare war on the national league
that organization: e are not
both leagues are on the veige ot
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iiauu n any uuumc i- iutu.
fact that the Yankees are said to
Grounds. It will be remembered that
from the National League grounds
could not be constructed In les than
foolish and should be suppressed in-
illotiiee ! Pirrf nncA hfnr thf
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treated by the Boston club when
"was not fit for service, however, as
the ball up to the batter.
true and Perry will bear
Those
me out.
Illinois some place, and when next
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It must be remembered, however,
and his stand In the matter shows
is a good sportsman and will take
but when he thinks he has been
Lose but One Game
accomplished with the ease and
In their fftVOT A Hair Of Wild And
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In the lead, where they remained
inau me utrit-.ii m mc mat haiuc
In f A.l lit ttla Y1 .. ffnm Hjtl offltl
was captured by Xonetchy..
pitchers. Not only do they need
uuiiiuk jjiuuiit-c. uv inaKin iioer
game, and the result is that some of
hard in only two innings In the first
u lc -ijiiiiicii, an ui inc 1 una
Hagan was on the mound. After
slants Kept thtm away irom the
almost any prlc Tor a good port
rare at this time Billy Doyle, the
prospects, but Is meeting with no sue-
that a. left-hander is needed and will
Tin tll, TlUnnnenrintt Jnt'
olntiva to n alnnmorl Im 411a a n -
unn to ntn.uisu mj mc lajio,
action. As usual, will Byron was the
uii ..u..t h... v..a .Ai-'b b.a i.tilll
of the spectators in the grand stand.
Kddle Burns was behind the bat
from comment. He questioned the
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In the ninth Inning Bill, the umps,
was a low curve on the outside and
little speech and even went so far
who was next up, also chimed In
nas Deen in tne league long enough to
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what time It was and I.uderns oamn
Ingersoll. Complete silence prevailed,
hand creeping toward the two-minute
Unexpurgated language was used, but
be a plumber.
something to say about Bill's work
was canned for the remainder of the
hanlilikil Vtir Rurnn tilc aa1
", kA,a,.w w, jvtk una nccn.
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tne second game. .Moran promised
qlam was a chatterbox In comparison
ine Dase ana ne was completely ig-
and soon wondered If some one had
but couldn't locate it, and started a
Williams and Stock walked and Lu-
walloped a healthy single to center,
on' cravatit'a long sacrifice fly to left
Adams's single counted Ludy and
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i-iuiuuripiita, musiiicoqnjjicii, iieuueu oy
will Biak'e an effort tq land a match '
M4 lwr.TdJr iiua luauner, jnis iiiine oest.
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tl (THESC ARE Trt DAYS WHfiN II MM
oMe must uo oM;a owj J . ' W W.m.L
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POLICE FAIL TO
! STOPRING TILTS
Injunction Keeps Bluecoats'
Hands Tied at War
Benefit
AUCTION IS HELD
I New Tork, June 21.
The police bobbed up at the big War
Hospital Entertainment Association
Boxing Benefit at Madison Square Gar
den last night prepared to stop the
bouts and met with an Injunction which
kept them from laying a finger on the
hor or any of the boxers
It seemed that they had noised their
coming about town and two hours be
fore the exhibition opened, Jimmy
) Johnston, the major domo of the great
I war charity show, rushed off with a
small army of legal talent In an effort
j to prevent police Interferance,
I Judge Charles L. Guy of the Supreme
Court was appealed to and he Issued an
I Injunction restraining the police from
stopping the fistic end of the entertain
j ment.
Inspector Bolanil 1th a squad of plain
clothes men came to the Garden pre
IMreil to make arrests if boxing was in
dulged In. Johnston, the barristers and
the others interested In the undertaking
waited upon the olllcers of the law and
doled out the bonny 'blue restraining
papers. j
I Peter Prunty then climbed into the
I ring and made announcement that the
musical portion of the show had come
to an end and that boxing, for which no
I charge had been exacted, would follow.
! Just baforc the third bout went ' on
1 Mine. Klenora do Clfneros, the operatic
star, climbed Into the ring as the
French, Italian, English and American
colors arrived with a Canadian guard
and the Kiltie bagpipes. a
United States Marshal McCarty, who
ran the Kaiser's pewter mug Into a gold
mountain for the Red Cros through the
sheer force of his bristling personality,
appealed to the crowd for alms In the
name of the younded jjo'sj from abroad
as the ladles of the committee passed
through the great throng! . A German
Jnnteen. nlucked from 'the .clutches of
German in No Man a .-uju, as auc
tioned oft by Joe Humphries and went
to Lieutenant. Lyons, of the V, S. N..
for J2D0 I
A soldier's wrist watch waa sold for
$150. '
ta-k nritton bought a Blpley caitoon
for G0 and a letter from ;King George
wad wld to Walter Holmes tor i.
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BALL AUTOGRAPHED BY
WILSON SELLS FOR $3630
Another Willi Mrs. Wilson's Signature
Goes to Chicago Fan
for JH30
Chlraco, June 21.
Chicago defeated Cleveland. S to 4,
In ten Innings yesterday, after two bat
ting rallies In the seventh Inning, when
thev tied the count, and in the tenth,
when they won out.
The entire receipts of the game,
through the consent of Presidents Comls
key and Dunn, of the Chicago and
Cleveland clubs, respectively were'
turned over to a committee, which will
build a recreation1 house on the lake
front here lor me oeneni oi win buiuici
and sailors.
Prior to the starting of the game
three autographed baseballs were auc
tioned off. The first, autographed by
Billy Sunday, brought J50; one by Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson was sold for 11450 and
one bearing the autograph of the Pres
ident was sold at (5650.
Camp Dix ve. Store Team
The management of the Strawbrldge
& Clothier baseball team has decided to
book as many service teams mb puaaiuic,
havins In mind that this will enable the
boys not onlv to obtain recreation but
to enjoy a trip to Philadelphia. Tomor
row the Camp Dix team will be Vie
attraction. This team Is made up of
I western college league players. The team
will be accompanies Py tne ramous (jainp
Dix Band ana arrangements nave oeen
made to take care of a large crowd.
r.,Al. will Net Start
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der's fine colt Escoba. which would have
been one of the favorites for the Latonia
Derby next Saturday, will not start In
that event He bowed a tendon .n';hl
race yesterday .with BtaverklB ana can
harrilv h maria tpaAv for-ianother race
before next, fall. Thlr. Uwf , el'M
: GOLF, BASEBALL AND
OH, MAN!
THESE ARE Trt DAYS VUHftN
OlOe MUST DO OM'3 0AJM
COLLINS WANTED TO QUIT
BUT SPEEDY VANDERBERRY
MADE HIM FINISH EVENT
Veteran Rider Rode Last Eight Miles With Flat Tire
at P6iut Breeze, hut Won by Two Laps
From Lawrence
IT WAS the beginning of the fort-
second mile last evening In the special
fifty-mile motorpaced race at the Point
Breeze motordrome. Elmer Collins, the
v.eteran six-day bicycle rider, who won
the world's title back In 1900 and who
rapidly Is approaching the fifty-year-old
mark, paced by Speedy Vanderberry,
was leading the other three riders In this
event by a trifle more than three and a
half miles
The 12,000 shivering spectators and
deadheads -In the grand stand and field
bleachers and the ever hard working
officials on the field had Just settled back
comfortably In their seats and what not,
with the expectations of giving the
famous Point Breeze mosquitoes 11
chance to get In home deadly work anil
seeing-Collins and Vanderberry strive to
Increase their advantage over Peicy
Lawrence and Peerles Jimmy Hunter
when Bang! Bang' sh s-s-s!
Had Puncture
The loud report of the puncture of a
tire brought the clubmen and their rela
tives and friends to their feet, and a cry
half of regret and half of joy rent the air
as they saw Elmer Collins lose his pate
maker and slow down his sliced. This
l accident meant that Elmer and Vander
berry would lose their three-laps' lead
and the chances were that by the time
they were going 'right again Lawrence
and Hunter would be out In front with
th9 victory clinched But this was an
unusual race
'Come on, Elmer; come on!"
These word yelled by Vanderberry
from the lowest depths of his lungs and
carrying more of a tone of command
than of a request caused Collins to take
his eyes from off the wooden way and
turn them on his pacemaker,
"I can't. Van, old boy," muttered Col
lins In a broken voice, "I've got a punc
ture In the back tire. I guess we're
through for the night. Left get off thf
track and go In the clubhouse We gave
them a great battle, but the odds were
too great. Let's go."
"Let's go Is right," yelled Vander
berry, "but not off the. track. .Come on,
gel a moe on, we are still three laps
to the gocd. Here they, come now. Come
on, Elmer, don't quit ! We can win.
Bingles and Bungles
in vnunuallv large attendance ts expected
at (hi Palo Grounds Sunday at ::.lo p hi.
for the baseball oame beticeen the armu
transuorttaton service ai the iiat'v overseas
transportation bous at the Embarkation
l.caouc. As both of thes eteams are strong
contenders for the prmiant and trophies that
uo tctth tt, a fast and e-icltlna uame is ej
pectcd.
The Fourth Naval Illtlrltt hauhull team
will ular rprl Moium at 1-ort Morum, -. 1.,
nn Hundar uftriiunii. Iiut tlirrn will b nlriltl
of pert at thr Country (lult for Knllnled
Men at Korkiedcr, Montsomerr tounn, i'u.
A double bill hah bt-rn arranged. The Frank-
rord Araenui trmn win ular inner in ine
tirwt ffunr. ami hi the htfond same Cavtaln
llo.an'o .viarinrN "ill mm tne vompanr
Twentr-'ourtli Krtlmrnl, utatloncd at
Cramp'a ablprard.
The New York Americana announce tho
purchase of J.t l!nr- Itoblnson from the
Uttlo Itoclt club, of the Southern Associa
tion. Boblnaon formerly pitched for the
l'ltubura-h and St 1jule National Leggue
clubs.
"Dutch" Leonard, pitcher for the Boston
American League club, has been placed In
Class tl by ti J-'rso Cily selective service
board. Leonard had been Class 3, but
was mored up ot i result tf the recassWca
tlon order of the Provost Uarthai General.
He married after the draft law tcetil (o
eject. t
Lore V. Bader. formerly of the Boston
club, has been dlscharsed from the navy
because of a loose llfament In his knee. lie
reported to the ltd Box for worn.
JeffTesreau admits that he has left the
Giants lo io lino the steel business, u-Alch
make It unanimous.
The OUnts hud things all their own war
with llroo.bn. beating- the Dodgers S la nil.
IturnnM-letrhrr uud liaufT roth contributed
it pair i nu. . , 4
Pittsburgh stopped the Cubs, but I rnt
JUuiifr tolks are still leadtng- the N
Uaual'M.ea.uo race by the. margin of hair
a game.
The Cubs could only mofce four hits off
Sanders and Cooper, chile the pirates pelted
Hendrix lenltine solely.
Tho CI veland-M ulte Ho cam went to
ten round, before tho ckasape were able to
win 4-4. - ,
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Show these guys some of the old stuff.
Come on !"
There was something In the tone of
Vanderberry's voice that held Collins on
the track and wouldn't permit hhn to re
tire. Another sharp retort from his
pacemaker brought the veteran back to
earth and forgetting his puncture for
the time being took a firmer grip on the
handle bars, obtained a toe held on the
pedals and once more was off.
But riding with a fiat tire behind a
motorcycle traveling nearly a mile a
minute Isn't the softest assignment In
the world. Collins soon realized this and
with Lawrence anil Hunter gaining all
the time once more decided to quit. He
slewed down and jelled to Vanderbeny
"Let's get off."
"We'll quit when tho race Is over, and
not before !'' yelled back Van : "don t
be a quitter. Only five miles more.
We're two and a half laps to tire good.
Come on !"
Collins wanted to quit, but something
held him on the tradi In the mean
time Hunter was drawing Lawrence out
to Percy's limit, and vv Itli five miles to
go had an excellent chance to win. They
figuied that Collins would quit In the
next two miles. .An unofficial tltne
keeper caught them going a mile .
minute for the forty-fourth and 'forty
fifth miles.
Weakened in Fortv-eighth Mile
On the forty-eighth mile the strain
began to show on Collins. He seemed
to hit the bumps on the track, and
several times hit the "i oilers." He was
going to quit. He had enough. The
fork oh the machine was bent badly
and he was having trouble in steeling.
"I'm going to quit," he yelled lo Van
derberry as he passed the Judges' stand.
But Vanderberry thought otherwise.
"Going to quit with only two miles
more." replied Vanderberry. "Why, yoin
would be a fool. To go forty-eight miles
and have a lead of two laps and thtn
quit!' Nothing doing. , Come on!"
Once more Collins dJdn'U quit ant'
continued on his way to the end of the
race, ciosslng the finish line two laps In
front. Percy Lawrence and Hunter
were second, while Pete Urobach and
Norman Anderson were- third. Clarence
Carman and Prevost did not finish The
time was 1 hour, 6 minutes and 40 4-3
seconds.
Bernhardt, Pcnn T wirier,
Signs Up With Yankees
Walter H-rnhnrdt.M'enn'- hu.e twlrler,
has been nlgned by the New ork .un
kees. It wan announced yesterda). Hern
hardt Is generally conceded ti rank with
the best college pltrhers In the Kant and
among the larger Institutions has only
one real rival. Tulioll. of.lale. lien
hardt. who bats und throws right
handed, has a, bewildering nkkorlment of
curves which he combines with a de
ceptive motion nod speed. He Is a-meni-brr
of the Junior class In the renn School
of Dentistry. The lankees also an
nounced the purrhsse ef I'lleher J. Ilenrr
Kobln.on from the Little Jtoek club of
the American Association. Koblnsen
rormerlr heaved for Pittsburgh and Ht.
touts In the National l-esgue.
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POINT BREEZE
Will Finish Events That
Were ' Scheduled for
DecoratioifDay
STARS WILL COMPETE
With the stage set for the "second
act" of Its annual track and field meet,
the curtain having been rung down after
the "first" when only tho oratory ex
ercises were held, due to the Inclemency
of the weather, on Decoration Day, the
Ancient Order of Hibernians will resume
where It left off and continue the rest
of Its program tpmorrow afternoon on
the Point Breeze Park motordrome
track.
Already 'this meet bids fair to be a big
success. With over PJ0 entries of the
pick of athletes throughout the East,
some keen competition can be looked for
ward to.
Samuel .1. Dallas, president of the
Meadow-brook Club, has alone entered
fifteen of the hest this club possesses.
Among them aie such athletes as Gan-
enmuller, formerly of renn state.
"Sid" Smith, Wlnclhoval. the ex-Cornell
star; "Dusky" Taylor, JelTerles, Parent,
I Jones, Swart?. Gloven the national five-
I mile cross-country champion; Crane,
' Trout, Morris and McKearncy.
I Another well-known Philadelphia fast
quarter and half mile champion who will
be seen.' wearing the Vlctrlx Catholic
Club rolors. Is "Dewey" O'Brien, now
enlisted in the naval reserves.
Genuantown Boys Club will also lie a
keen contender In this meet, having
picked Its best cin,derpath men to bring
several first places to the club.
Among the other entries, Swarthmore
College, Shanahan Catholic Club, Phila
delphia Turngelnelnde, Northwest Boys'
Club and several unattached bid fair to
make this, meet one of the best seen In
this city throughout the season.
The prizes offered In this annual meet"
alone will cause some rare competition,
as there "w 111 be three prizes for each
event, with the exception ot tnc relay
races, which carry a fourth prize. The
prizes are as fpllows: Gold watches to
the winner of each event, gold signet
ring to second man, gold cuff buttons to
the third and gold stickpin for the
fourth.
As an added attraction lo be run dur
ing the meet there will be three motor
ejile races and bicycle races. The latter
event will be open for post entries up
ttH time of the races.
The meet, will be held strictly under
ruling of the A. A. U.. and the commit
tee begs to announce that the entire pro
ceeds will bev used In the purchase of
war-savings stamps.
Judge Eugene Bonnlwell will act as
official Judge of the course and be In full
charge of the meet.
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WILSON SIDES
WITHBASEBALL
Players Nonproducers, but
Majors May Complete
Season oi, 1918
RULING IS SPECIAL
Wanliln.ton, June 21.
Baseball flayers, under the "work or
fight" draft order, ate to be placed by
Major General Enoch H. Crowder. Pro
vost Marshall General, In the class of
men engaged In "non-productive" oc
cupations, but, under special Presidential
authority, they are to be permitted- to
complete tho present season with their
respective teams before going Into some
other line of owrk or joining the army.
This Is the decision reached by tho
Armlnlstratlon In what has been one
of the most troublesome problems that
has come up under the "work or flghl"
order. Baseball players, team owners
and fans everywhere have been anxious-
ly awaiting the answer of the War De
partment on the question. The Inter
pretations win ne as complete ns pos
sible to relieve the local boards of'
responsibility and to obtain the fullest
degree of uniformity throughout the
country. ,
Applies lo riajcrs N
General Crowder's first announcement.
In which were given general examples of
work that wouldvnot be regarded as pro
ductive, that Is, for- the success of the j
war, gave reason to believe that baseball
players would have to go Into some other j
business or fight. The clause which was I
taken to apply to them was that which
included all men ot draft age engaged
In amusements ot any sort, games, etc.,
except theatrical performers. Immedi
ately a cry went up thtoughcut thei
country, particularly wheie the big
league baseball teams held sway, de
claring that professional baseball would
be ruined If the men were forced to do
other work or go Into the army.
Newton D. Baker, Secietary of War.
announced In consequence that a special
Investigation would be made of the base"
ball situation and "that the verdict would
be given later. The case was taken up
with the President, with the result that
after long consideration a decision was,
reached.
General Crowder's order will not bo1
changed, but the baseball players, due
to the "request of President Wilson and
Mr. Baker, will bo allowed, to continue
through their present seasons.
Considered Unfair t
To call the, men to the colors now,
the officials hold, would be unfair to the
men 'as well as to the. public which Is I
Interested In organized baseball. Con-
tracts made months ago still continue,
uasenau, uniiKe oincr lines or worK, :
cannot bo easily recruited with new I
players. There are few other businesses
where the men of draft age cannot be re
placed with others, older men, so that
ii general hardship will result. But not
baseball.
Almost every big league team. It' Is
undeistocd, will be affected by the de
cision. Figures In tho hands of the
War Department are that most ot the
baseball players arc within the draft
age, although many of them now are In
deferred classifications.
It Is a question what tho men will
be able to do when they are compelled
to quit the game at the end of the sea
son. Many of them are not trained In
any special line of work. The salary
question will be Important for them.' too.
What thoy will be able to do Is bound
tobe something for which they cannot
receive' much pay.
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