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ITE SOX ON TOBOGGAN
AIN'T IT A GRAND AND GLORIOUS FEELING
WESTERN TENNIS PLAYERS
DIFFER ON THE MEANING OF
THE WORD "OUT" IN RULE 21
Some Claim Jhat It Means to Continue Play, While
Others Contend That It Means the Point Is
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By ROBERT W.
Sporta Kdllor Etrnln
year apo today the Chicago White Sox, who are here today In the
fhlnEr tilt of a rpHpa with thp
the Boston Ited Sox for first place,
117-that Rowland's folks stepped out
WMpIonshtp qualities to
ifeOn July 16, 1917, the
the other
Red Sox had
aThe standing then was:
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r.tff .This morning's figures show that the
I.tha running, but aw being hard pressed bv the Detroit Tigers for sixth
ei Apparently the defection of the
)W,hlte Sox are Just as strong comparatively as they were last year. It
r''l"t true that Rowland has lost Joe Jackson, a mighty asset for any club,
SmMA A1TAM,I momluiPa nf l.lo n1tnlil,n vinPf lint Vl a ntllDK nttlKb In I It a
tu, OVT V.ni AllOIViO 'L 1119 11 I,. 1 I K
'.3tff iieaup nave lost ai icasi us neiivnj , u nut uiuru sti, u-iiuf u
JlpjUnnot.be claimed that the falUlown of the White Pox Is due to a weakened
enaiuon caused oy enlistment or tne
thpn. ran thp cnllansn nf
tfsx.zz: " :: . ' .
W.i Whenever a club falls down as the
bjjljiust fall cither on the shoulders of the manager or on the individuals of
jjvttfc'e team. The splendid work of Rowland last season in dilvlng the Sox
SjMcta- league championship and then to a wrld's title over the Giants in
fo:.1., a il.. l.- i . t.i- ui. - .1 ..e ui. ..I..1. ?... L
'uavtties limi lie 1H I1UL IU UUIIIIt Ull 3l'll
t'-."Mnnacle to a second division club.
&'$$' Rowland has the same spirit that
tv-nce or his players and Is working
$:'' nothing left to the proposition but
BUVtIn rlnCTr, nn the 1nVi
MJ?f9J-;T
KfeV
Eddie Collins Scorns
IgfTIHE greatest trouble with the AVhlte
if, offensive. Last season they clouted
1 ilHMison every man on the Infield and in
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?. xcept ttUCK weaKer. wno is going
Kpepartments as he did last year, and
', -njs last years rorm. f.aaie toiiins nas
lyflilttlng, but In his base running, which
Kiidowne players greatest assets. h.dnie.
K&was hitting only .261, while he finished last season with .289. Incidentally,
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;,W5J only witnin me pasi ivvo wevRH lhhi i-uiuiis nas risen annve ine ..ou
vSark. Last year Eddie pilfered fifty-three bases. This year, with the
L season over half gone. Collins has stolen
I .the season. If he maintains that rate
Ps-jampaign. Of course, Eddie has not
S-Jitjured, but It has not helped the White Pox any Just because h,ddle has
fe'Kgood excuse.
uniCK uanani is niiting Deiow nis
ft five stolen bases for the season, a poor
'fv, rorld'8 championship club. McMtillin Is hitting .2SS against .237 for
i,m
Kfceason; but he, too, is a dim light In the base-running department,
Jjnfc, stolen only- seven bags.
'As .'a whole, the White Sox outfield.
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9 ueciueuiy wtuher Jimn jul-ksuii.
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pom ,ims year is way on, nimng
Belder who has fielded Indifferently
'VTaldng everything Into consideration,
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except that the lndviduals seem to have
ji!Bfi,''that they are taking too much for. granted, with the result that the
Frtlt machine Is on the verge of collapse.
't FrtnJf Pnth Cirfrmti-o'i Rnll
N SUNDAY, August 4, there will
between the Fourth Naval District
known for one day only as "Poth's
bat with big league stars, huge crowds and everything, and should be
a success. At any rate. Irank Poth.
.world, is seeking talent all over the country, and promises to have a strong
line-up to present the fans.
v "All summer I have been anxious to do something for the enlisted
& men," said Poth today, "and I believe
A xyanted first to get my team that won
County League last year, nut most or
w, limu to gei uulHiuers iu 1111 uie nua.
Wflftlj - ,j . en ,
iAHams, of the Phils, will be behind the
i League, will play first base; Harry Pearce, of the Phils, second; Jimmy
Sharpe, shortstop; Brown, third; Howard Lohr, center field; Diok Neale,
lie- left field: Eddie Carris. richt field, and
gtill direct the team on that day.
,H f "I am getting tnls team togetner out
talt'of the expenses. My idea Is to get
jythe men In the service a real ball game."
Poth made quite a record for himself
'.IcLeacue. He managed Chester and won
f$?'with, Upland. Frank had something to
StROk tne lonowing ioaa on nis cnesi:
raw1 ivb wun llio iieiumin iusi trai,
I'ifTlie league did not send us a flag,
Ft KVY1II1U1& icaui. 1 ui uiciiuuic, Luc irap,ut; vim nut o cii nuiiij iiiu LllctL lily,
Iwiteam had finished first and did not return the money each club turned Into
pfliiie, treasury to purchase a prize for
' lair ueai wnen everyining is consiueren.
Mfc "I spent close to $20,000 on the Chester team last year, and the recelnts
IvOfj each game seldom were more than
,,the start, but 1 stuck to it. I wanted
iitto mv mind, are the Greatest on earth.
K&bpost, them at every opportunity. I
ez imguc;.
ivSb Poth is offering a gold watch to
kg atationed at League Island. The award
; aeason.
Big Ten Will Play
INTERCOLLEGIATE football in the
.as usual this fall. There has been
the gridiron sport this fall owing to
''resard tt) sports due to the prevailing
been shattered by the decided stand'
at of the University of Minnesota.
, had arranged her football schedule
'President Burton's declaration of Minnesota's policy came as a reply to
-letter which President William Lowe Bryan, of Indiana University, had
tressed to presidents of the other
Views upon the football question. He asked two questions; first.
Mp,ia what the Individual university
tea, opinion of the president addressed
i. individual colleges or by the conference entire.
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Hope to Write Ae.rt
IEN we reached the office this
' welcome assortment of mall which
tia'l tidy manner all over the desk.
avelopes were four marked "Soldiers'
h' imi.. Am n.i.u fcn T nnlj U u m A I
Lt 441B I1IOI tia llllll ,Juin "...,
(rappers" column, who now is a battalion sergeant major. Jaffe has taken
ive part In sports activities In trance, and wishes to be remembered to
i stlle boxing fraternity of this city.
- The second envelope was from
MRcbed the typewriter In Jaffe's place and whom boxing fans will remember
if."BIH Bell." Hilly has just arrived over there, and while he says little or
thlng about conditions on the other side, he admits that the department
will be In receipt of a letter from
C... .,L,n f.arillknlnH IVlP Inml
, (kMO nit" utwM.v- ... .-
remember UoDDy lieynoias, ine
nr Of the' new Natlonul Army,
Reynolds sent only a short
and doing' the best he can.
,tat but not least was a letter
ashing expert. Although I'evlr
i, he was known to many men
ltf he managed Sailor Jack Carroll, then a very promising heavy-
MAXWELL
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Athletlpq. ivprp runninir n. riend heat
tt was not until later In the season
In front and showed their heels and
contenders for the American League.
a three-point lead over the White
Won Lost Pel.
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White Pox are not only nearly out
Sox has been complete. On paper.
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nrait.
the world's ptiamninn he attributed?
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White Pox liae fallen, the burden
LUI 1 Ilf UIUJJ ML 1113 I HIM 11 1)111 L11C
he always possessed; has the confi-
Just as hard as he ever did. so there
that the players themselves hae
to Have Slowed Up
Sox is their lack of power on the
the ball unmercifully, but this
the outfield is in a prolonged slump
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along ai anmn ine same cup in an
.Mc.Muliin. who is playing ahead of
iiimoieu woeiuny, noi oniy in 111s
always has been one of the Lans-
when the last figures were given out.
Just eleven bases, twenty-two for
throughout the second half of the
been able to go so well since he was
in lorm, ana ne nas ronmouien nut
record for a supposedly fast inflelder
Murphy. John Collins and Lelbold.
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j-eii:ii unu i.tiuuiu ui jasi season.
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oniy .n-, a miseraoie snowing ior an
and stolen only eleven bases.
there is no reason why the White
open so satisfied with their work of
Team In Plnv iho Snilnrs
be a ball game at Rockledge, Pa.,
ball club and a team which is to
Patriots." It will be a regular
the local celebrity In the sporting
this ball game will please them. I
the championship of the Delaware
tne Doys are in tne service, and I
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.jvil iciieau win men unu .jacK
bat. Joe Ward, of the Blue Ridge
Penloskie. utility man. Joe Kogartv
or my own pocKet, nnn am paying
the best talent available, and give
last year in the Delaware County
tne pennant in a post-season series
say about last year's experience, and
lie uiuiru, (Jul j c,in l prove l.
nor did It hold the banquet for the
the winner. I don't think it was a
$200. It was a losing proposition from
to please the fans of Chester, who,
Thev are fair and honest, and I
wish. I could do the same for the
the best batter on the naval team
will be made at the close of the
Football This Fall
Western Conference will be played
talk of the "Big Ten" abandoning
the "uncertainty of conditions in
war conditions." All doubt, however,
taken by Marion L. Burton, presi-
Burton declared recently that Minne-
and Intended to go through with It.
universities of the "Big Ten" asking
Intended to do, and, second, if It was
that the matter should be handled
From U titer den Linden
morning we were greeted by a most
the office boy had arranged in his
Among the long, small and what-not
mail from over there."
a (1 a nplirlnlnp r,f V. a ,Cr.... . kl i
u,.v, uwb "" Wl Hk Llllj L'lltpa JlIHIUl
none other than Billy Orauel, who
Berlin in a few months.
hovln LT plllhs dlirinLT thfk lnt bIt VAA..C.
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popular ngniweigni. tioDuy (s a
and has arrived safely. "somewhere In
note, but says he Is keeping his guard
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from Joe Devlr. our former shooting
wmte notes about the guhnerB and
in the pugilistic, world. About three
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! AMATEUR GOLF
! PLAYERS PASSING
Former Stars Little Heard
of Today, hut Youngsters
Are Coming
MANY DISAPPEAR
By CHARLES (CHICK) EVANS, JR.
The reading golf public may wonder
sometimes vviion they will see new
names of leading players. Perhaps they
are tired of seeing the old names for
ever In the papers. My own for Instance,
for while I am far from old, I have
really been before the public n long
time.
Some of the stars have virtually dis
appeared from the big tournaments, and
this Is notably true of Travis, the
Egans, Sickel. and others. Some of them
are yet nuite young, but for various i
s4cnnD ,v, i , i
reasons there Is one very nressinc
reason now it Is the strong arm of
military necessity gradually drawing
In the players, according to their classi
fications We can only hope that every
one may come back to his old position
Jn golf, but In the meantime there is
room for the newcomers. Every day
and week, we are hearing of some fine
golfer who has vanished into the great
unknown of war.
The best golf In this country began
with middle aged men and then reached
out gradually to youthful champions.
With each period the new champions
seemed younger Among the first of these
great young golfers was Chandler Egan,
end he was a wonderful golfer. Then a
still younger crowd of Chlcagoans came
on, ami mcj wun oeuer nans negan
to make wonderful scores The eighty l
hat had seemed so magnificent at one
time hardly qualified later on. The in-
ITni. me,n aml "eVV Play0rS 8eenl" I
eu an anoui.
But now the same players have he d j
he stage for a long time and only ,
the other day 1 was asked if I knew of1
any promising youngsters coming on. The.
iitouKiii t-ciiiitr socL-iuiiy iiomt 10 ine. oe- '
cause this year, far more than at any
otner time. I have been able to enter
golf nf the country. Right here I may
ay Hint among the many good things
Ited Cross has accomplished Is the en
couragement of the very youthful play
ers Of course, these tilps Into the golfing
centers of the big cities are made hur
riedly, but we always hear of the "com
ers" k.ven if we do not see them. Many j
times we lave the opportunity to see
them and In size up their possibilities.
It is encouraging to hear of them, be
cause the others are constantly slip
ping away. Perry Adair aria nobby
Tones am famous the country over, but
Terry has now reached the age of
nineteen, and only the other day he said
that he expected to join the navy this
fall. Therefore, I am glad to be able
to mention the names of a few others
who may be able to take the places left
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LAST HONORS FOR ROSS
Aviator Killed in Texas Buried
at Northwood
Brief, Impressive and simple were the
services over the body of Lieutenant
Harry Shelmire Ross, aviator and col
lege athlete, at Andrew Hair's funeral
parlors. Nineteenth and Arch streets,
yesterday afternoon.
Dressed in his officer's uniform, the
bier of Lieutenant Ross was banked
on three sides with flowers. At the
head and foot of the collln stood two
marines at attention, while a bugler was
stationed to the left of a navy chaplain
who conducted the services .The par
lors were crowded with friends of the
lieutenant. There were delegations from
the fraternities of which he was a mem
ber at the Central High School and the
Unlvers'ty of Pennsylvania.
Four marines and two aviation lieu
tenants acted as pallbearetn. One of
the officers. Lieutenant Joseph J. fial
lagher, accompanied the body from
Wichita Falls. Tex. Interment was in
Northwood Cemetery
Al Orth Enlists for Y. M. C. A. Work
Inrhburg, Va., July 16. Al Orth. I
former American ueague nucner ana
!.. mtmrt nnSAnlflH A f t tt t I t A 1 t tIAOtAf-
;,aTb?he YounnVU, an Assol
CldllUll 1U vvukn Mill, i,. .- .i-,, .. j
In France as an athletic director. He
will confer soon with the war work
council of the association in New York,
MUke Whips Hartley Madden
Jei-M-y (it-, N. 4.. Juiy 1 Hilly Mlnke.
of St Paul, outfouuhi Barllov Madden of
Nf York. In an lixM-pound hout lnt nlsht.
mike carried the liaiit to Ma oppnneB' In
every round.' ualn&r rlaht hooka to tho had
and body, white taddfn depended on rlrht
and left ninn. Mtak win hit low. twice
In the fourth round, but mads no claim.
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THREE INTERESTING GOLF
PROBLEMS TO DISCUSS
Tom Halton and Herh Newton Take Opposite Sides in j
Deciding Two of Them Can You Give
the Correct Decision?
By WILLIAM
THE Kather and Son tournament at
the Whltemarsh Valley Country Club
last week brought out a couple of golf
problems which are submitted to the
golf readers for a decision. Thomas
Halton, the chairman of the green com
mittee at Whitemarsh. and Heib New
ton, the sage of the Frankford Country
Club, started tho discussion, and it is
still on.
Along the sixth fairway to the left is
a war garden. Newton hooked his ball
on his tet shot and the ball landed a
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garaen 1
loot or so inside the fairway. The war
ground under repair. That
I started the argument. To play the ball
Herb had to stand in the war garden.
land to make matters worse, the garddi
was full of bean poles, and Herb could
not get a swing without banging Into
the poles and the bean i.ies.
Who Was Right?
He claimed that he was not obliged
to stand in ground under repair, while
Halton said he did, as there is no rule
giving him the right to drop the ball, as
it already lay In the fairway, while
If the ball had landed In the hean patch
he would have the right to drop out
without penalty. Herb then said he had
the right to pull up the bean poles and
again Halton claimed that he could not
move bend or hreak either the poles or
the vines, except in getting his stance,
A11 lhls conversation was carried on
good-naturedly
ut of ,hl8 ' '""""'' dlscusslcn.
Newton said that he had the right to
stann out ot ,. , , , VA
,n boundgi aml Halton admitted the
truth of this
; rood." remark-H Wort, "t
claim the right under the circumstances
of bending, moving, or breaking anything
fixed or growing. In other words, if I
am out of bounds there Is no rule to
observe because the rules have nothing
to do with anything out of hounds. Of
course, I cannot do any of these things
If I am standing in bounds, but my con
tention l that as thg property nut of
bounds is not a part of the course I
am not governed by rules that apply to
play In bounds."
Halton took the other ground that
he is governed by the rules of the game
whether he stands in bounds or out
of bounds. If In the latter case his ball
Is in bounds, but Herb could not see It
that way, and tho numerous fathers and
sons who heard the discussion were
evenly divided on the two points In play.
What is ytvur decision In the matter?
How About This One?
Here Is another golf problem. In
mixed foursome match where selective
drives were used one of the women
drove into a ditch, and the man elected
to play the second shot as his tee
shot was poor At this particular club
there is a local rule whiph permits the
women to lift out of the ditch without
penalty. There Is carry of HO yards,
and women adopted this rule as few of
them can carry the hazard.
The point was whether he should be
allowed to lift out without penalty or
drop for the loss of the stroke penalty.
One of the players contended that as
the woman had driven the shot there was
no nenaltv. as the nlay was not com
plete until the ball was actually lifted. I
H flic- nuuiu llll IL llio .uo.mi a ,u.w
maintained. Another player claimed that
as the man elected to play the second
firmlrst boxlns bill In blftorr
at Shltw Park lonlflit. tltr
l dippy about It.
GREB-BARTFIELD
CHANEY-CALLAHAN
TENDLER-CLINE
TlrkrU. (I. St. 3. at K.I.
wards'. Spaldlnea. (.Imb!.
Donnattr'a & Jarabor'a. or bur
lU Khlb rark box office to
night. Thouaands of acuta.
Ilon't KPt irurrd. Room for1
even body. Don't mln thl trfut
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ATHLETICS V8. CHICAGO
GAME CALLED AT 1:80 P. Jf.
Tltkata tr Olmb.l Pro..' and Rpaldlnt.'
CAMHRIA OrKN-.MK ARENA
Frankford Atr. and Cambria ht,
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shot he would have to take the usual
penalty of a stroke.
How would you decide this point?
There were four of us playing at
Slerlon Sunday. We had had a very
even match In the morning and the af
ternoon match was even better. Dr. li
B. Dewhurst, the formerinterenllegiate
tennis champion, and Dr. A. J. Wlllson,
one of the Merlon members who con
tributed so generously to the two Red
Cross tournaments theie, were playing
against Ducky Knerr, the cartoonist, and
myself. The heavy rainstorm hit us.
Just as we were playing the ninth hole
nnd we sought shelter under the bridge
leading from the green to the tenth tee.
All four bags have places for um
brellas, and there was not an umbrella
In the crowd. And while the rain fell
In torrents we snt under the 'bridge
trying to dodge the raindrops that splat
tered through the cracks. We dis
cussed the folly of golfers not carrying
umbrellas, rules of golf, clubs and a lot
of other things. Dr. Dewhurst, for In
stance, has a club that is forty-eight
years old, and the shaft and head are
as they came originally from Scotland.
Another club which he prizes Is the
only one left of the first set of golf
clubs ever sent from this country to Aus
tralia. It is a Jigger. Both are In
splendid condition, and the shafts are
without bend.
The Woes of Doctor Wilhon
Doctor Wlllson told nn amusing story
of a match he played In a number of
years ago. "Those were the days when
most of us played floaters. It was a
club match, and the other player was
using n sinker. On the particular hole
I was safely home In two and the other
chap In five. But to my consternation
there was a pool of water, three or
four Inches deepnnd two feet or moroi
in circumference," and in tho centre of
It was the cup. He was away and he
sent his sixth shot Into the water. I
putted straight to the hole and it went
sailing over. He was still away, and
he pulled out a niblick and splashed his
seventh within a few Inches of that water-covered
cup. I did not know how on
earth 1 was going to get Into that cup,
for that fool ball was too light to sink.
He holed out In eight, and I still had.
thiee putts to win and four to halve, and
you know l never did win or. halve the
hole. Twice the ball Btopped dead over
th.s cup. I waited for a miracle, but It
never happened, and I lost the hole.
Can you beat that for hard luck?"
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TO HONOR CARMAN
THURSDAY NIGHT
Manager Jack Roden An-
nounces That It Will Be
"Carman Night"
ENTERS SERVICE JULY 20
In honor of Clarence Carman, the
sensational follower of motorpace, who
was the American titleholder In 191fi
and 1917, and who enters the United
States navy as a first-class machinist's
mate on July 20, Jack Roden. manager
of the Point Breeze Motordrome, last
evening nnnounced that this Thursday
evening at the' motordrome would be
known as "Carman night."
Carman will compete In this race, and
on the following afternoon depart for
the Boston Navy Yard, where he will
be stationed. He Is one of the most
popular riders that ever has ridden
on the local wooden way. and he will
be missed greatly the remainder of the
season. His many friends and admir
ers are united in wishing him the best
of luck in the race Thursday night and
In his new role as a "CJob."
It has been the custom for the bike
riders to draw for their pacemakers a
short time previous to the starting of
the race. This time Manager Roden has
deviated from the usual manner. Car
man was given the honor of selecting his
pacemaker In what may be-his final race
until the war Is' over, and he promptly
picked Peerless Jimmy Hunter. It Is a
singular fact that Hunter was Car
man's pacemaker In the first motor
paced event In which Clarence competed.
The other riders in this feature event
will be Paul Suttl, Mendus Bedell and
Klmer Collins. The pacemakers will be
Jimmy Hunter, Rody Lehman, Norman
Anderson and Speedy Vanderberry. In
addition to this. event there will he a
three and five-mile professional motor
cycle race, a two-mile trial for the track
record by Harry Klebes and a five-mile
tandem bike race.
Adams in Good Form
Reading, Pa., July IK. Kleven gunners
faced the Hyde Park (jun Club's traps at
Hde rark, in a muicn mjrreu m some ex
tent by high winds. Out cf fifty chances,
Rdward 11. Adams, champion of Ilerks ami
Lehigh Counties, broke forty-nine targets.
The runners-up were ltegister of Wills
James V. Wertz. of Hyde Park, and Robert
H, Urubaker, of Sinking Spring, breaking
forty.-six apiece. C. IS. Pruuman, of Head
ing, and Harry Swoyer. of Ilernharts, tied
with fort-flve targets each.
May Not Reorganize
Scran ton. Pa.. July 18. Hecause of con
ditions brought on by the war coupled with
the fact that the circuit experienced a dis
astrous season In Its last campaign, the
chances are that no attempt will be made
to rnrB-anlzft the Pennsylvania Ilnsketbdll
League for the rnminir winter
By PAUL
I
T IS
more than likely that within i
the next few days the Rules Com
mlttce of the United States National,
Lawn Tennis Association will receive a
Utter recommending a change In the
rule 21 of the laws of lawn tennis, or
that this rule be worded so that It
will be made more clear. In Its meaning
This rule has been coming In for a
great' deal of discussion In the West,
especially In Chicago, during the last
few weeks, and many divergencies of
views have been expressed by men who
have been playing the game for yea"rs,
and therefore are well qualified to ex
press their opinion.
Tho rule under discussion reads as
follows: "In case a player Is obstructed
by an accident not within his control,
the ball shall be considered a 'let.'
But when a permanent fixture of the
courts Is the cause of tho accident the
point shall be counted. The benches and
chairs around the court and the umpire
and linesmen shall be considered perma
nent fixtures. If, however, a ball In
play strikes a permanent fixture of the
court (other' than the net or posts) be
fore It touches the ground, the point Is
lost; If after It has touched thev ground
the point shall be played out."
Different Opinions
The last statement Is the one which
Is causing, the trouble. The majority
of those who discussed the rule claim
that the meaning of the word "out" In
this case Is not that the hall shall be
counted as an out, but that the striker
shall be permitted to play the ball If
he can do so before It again touches
the ground.
They take their viewpoint' on the basis
that the generally accepted meaning
when the word "out" Is used In a sen'
tence, as this one Is, Is that the' play
shall continue until the point shall be
lost In a legal manner. While the ma
jority took the above view of tHfe rule,
the minority, which Included President
Pierce and Walter Hayes, took the view
thitt the point was ov&r.
We would like p hear from some of
the players In this city and vicinity as
to what' their opinion Is of this rule.
Another Difference
During another of these "fnnnlng
bees" at the recent national clay court
tennis championship, held In Chicago,
another matter was brought up In refer-
ence to a different weetiefn of the same
rule. Nate Salsbury, a Chicago news
paper man, who started the argument
about the Interpretation of the word
"out," formerly was a practicing attor
ney In New York, and gave as his pro
fessional opinion that should a ball be
struck in such a manner as to strike
within the Ilmltn of the court and hit the
.backstop on the first bound It would be
perfectly legal for any one playing on
that side ot the net to return (he ball
If they could hit It before it again
touched the ground.
Bill Tliden, the star net player, of this
city, winner of the Pennsylvania State
tine ana tne ciay court cnampionsmp,
was asked for his opinion by Salsbury,
and the local star said that he took the
same stand as Salisbury did. Paul Wil
liams, field secretary of the national as
sociation, also took the same viewpoint.
Walter Hayes's Opinion
Walter Hayes took the position that
they were wrong. He said that the
backstop was part of the playing sur
face, only on a different plrine. Sals
bury's contention is that, though the
rule names certain things as perma
nent fixtures, It does not specifically limit
the number of permanent fixtures to
these things and thinks that the back
stop Is certainly a permanent fixture.
Most of those present agreed.
The general opinion was that it
would bo legal to return the ball, but
that it would bo rather poor sportsman
ship. One thing is certain, and that Is
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Do Today's Work
A car designed two years ago
while fundamentally good cannot
operate efficiently u n d.e r the
changed conditions of today.
The 6 Cylinder Valve-in-head
Motor with rams horn hot spot
manifold, the body -in fact the
whole Scripps-Booth Car is a
revelation of Individuality and
light-weight efficiency, resulting
in the conservation of v time and
fuel.
Sport Touring $1195.00
Sport Roadster $1105.00
3 Passenger Roadster $985.00
(Prices f. o. b. Detroit)
Prompt Deliveries
La Roche Brothers, Inc.
1214 North Broad Street
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the fact
that Rule 2 Is, to say the
least. Improperly worded and should be
given an Immediate overhauling by tho
rules committee of the national asso
ciation, of which J. Wallls Merrlhcw ta
chairman.
For Several Suburban Players
While on the subjecKif rules we would
like to clear up a point which Is a bit
hazy In the minds or several players
who are members of the Suburban
League. These players are under th
Impression that it is illegal to reach
ove- the net to strike the ball. There Is
no rule which prevents a player from
reaching over the net Into his oppo
nent's court and hitting the ball as long;
as his racquet or clothing does not touch
the net.
This was settled some six or eight
years ago when In a game a player
put so much "English" on a ball that
dropped only a few feet on the other
side the net that It bounced back over
the net before his opponent could
reach It.
Amateur Notes
THR Indiana B, C. now Is considered
the fastest traveling team In the
East. The team to date has had a very
successful season, defeating most of the
leadlnj? semtprofesslonal clubs In th
vicinity. Among some of the teams It
has won from are Pennsffrove. jf New
Jersey; Harrowgato and Brookllne.
The team was prevented from meeting
the fast Parkesburg- Iron Company, due.
to rain and wet grounds, but was re
booked for Saturday afternoon,- July 20.
The team has several open dates during
the months of July and August for
ptrlctly semlprofesslonal teams of that
class having home grounds In Pennsyl
vania, New Jersey nnd Delaware offering
a reasonable guarantee. Joe Melman,
manager. 1939 North Thirty-second
street, or phone Diamond 527 J.
FnlrhHI rrofeftlonnU hat July 2? and alt
of Aufrufft open for any flrt-rlaa teams of
thflt c!nt! having homo trroundB In nr out
of town nnd offprint n aultabl nttrnrt'nn,
J, P. McDermott. manager. "733 Orkry
street, or phone Kensington B339,
Mnnnynnk rrofeaalonaU has July 20 and
27 open for any flrst-clms home fama offer
ing a fair guarantee. JT, Herbert, manager.
44.17 Main Rtreet. Mannyunk, or phone
Manayunk 318 between 7 and 9 p. m.
Darby Professional. Delaware County
foremost traveling team, ha July 20 and 27
and a few da tea In Ausuat open for flrat
elaa team' having home ground In or out
of town offering n suitable guarantee. K.
H. Smith, manager. 10ft &'nuth Sixth Btreet.
Darby, or phone Darby 727 around 8:3'
p. m. ,
White Elephant, a flrst-claP hnm tearr,
ha July 20 open and would like to hear
from a traveling team of that clase. H. T.
New, manager. t2f13 Inland road, or phona
Woodland 4457 between 8 and 0 p. m,
A buttery would like to alan with snnn
firjt-clas8 club playing on Saturdays and
ounaays. nan piayer. imn sewKirK street,
St. Patrick C. C. a Mrong nineteen and
twenty ear old team, has July 20, 27 aprt
several dates during Auzust open and would
like to bear from such teams as Paschal J
A. C. Columbia and Darby or any other
traveling or home nines of that ?lnn.
k'hnrles AW Donahue, manager. 2443 Kimball
street, or phono Lombard 2202 between n
a. m. and 6 p. m.. or Dickinson 3133 M
after 0:30 p. m.
Prlchard A, C. wishes a game at home for
July 27. It also has several other datei
open, Including Sunday contests. 1,, V.
Kox. 739 South Cecil street.
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