w'WwriwiMi? , : lu ii EVENING , PUBLIC IHPaER-PHJL'AELaiAV , MONDAY DECEMBER 23 -1018. J --4 & A 7W FUTURE MEANS NOTHING TO US THESE DAYS;" WE CARE FOR NOTHING BUT THE PRESENT frTSPr wvTwa j w It' TILDEN PLACED 2D FOR FIRST TIME IN TENNIS :tf . h f. ri' $ 'Rtmhing Committee, Puts 5 is With Local Star in Same General Class; Fred Alexander, N. Y. Veteran, Gets Third Place lAIKINO the first ten of America's J-frment-as picking an All-Amerlcan football team anil satisfying evciy one. Ktftnatter, how much time and thought the tanking committee of the Na tlnal Lawn Tennis Association gives to the task, and regardless of how carefully the playing of the 'arlous candidates is studied, the tlnal list always raises a tornado of protest. Tws year is not nn on one In the fwtest, League. The anvil chorus jsjfelngjng merrily. But If the rank ing does nothing else, It gives the tennis folk a chance to keep tho outdoor sport In the limelight during th Indoor season. VfAfter showing the best and most consistent tennis during last sum mr, "William T. Tildcn, Jr.. of this cijr. ihas been placed second In tho list to Robert Lindley Murray, for merly of California and now of XI Rgdra Falls, the winner of the na tibial singles championship. On the faejs of things It seems unfair to Til den, but tho committee carried out a 'point that Is likely to become tin dl)1onal In ranking players In the future. -s Several seasons ago Richard JCoiTls "Williams, another Phlludcl ptyian, won tho national singles, but y whs dethroned In the ranking In 'Ml.ZI ... .... ..t t 1tr -!,.. t,p mur ul itiuuni'i? i. .uijuumuui, i,nuiiMii wus pni-u nn duv.. .m-c n 1 the shoulders or the men who formed the ranking committee tnai enr inai fv tennis followers came to the conclusion that the winner of the national tour nament would thereafter be placed at No. 1. k Not until this jcar was there a chance Unit the national lctor would bewet aside to allow a loser to receive the highest honors accorded by the association. In picking Murray for No. 1 the tanking committee only fol lowed out a plan formulated when Williams was dethroned in order to aoid criticism of the same natuie. It is unfortunate, however, th.it in each in stance the plaer who lost out was a Phlladelphian. 5j i p.iUL W. GIDBOXS, a l'hlladelphlan, itho is a mimbci of the Jf ranking committee, tiled a tninoritp irpo)t icith the rjcccutitr if committee, contcndlnu that Tildcn should he placid at .No. ', but t J In all other respects the nndlnus uetc unanimous. tsTilden, a Real Sportsman, Admits Murray's Superiority rplLDEN proved to the world that he was u teal sportsman when a few -Mjays ago he gave out a statement in Pittsburgh, where he is with the colors, saying he bellecd Murray was the better man He was handlc-ipped wen he met the western flash in the nationals because of physical in capacities, but said he believed Murray would have won even if he (Tilden) had been in the best of condition. However, there are many who do not agjjee with the local star. Tilden played remarkable tennis all during the tejson, and nt least would hae given Murray u much harder battle for the' championship. , $ Tilden and Murray vveie placed in the same biacket by the ranking cdmmlttee and the bracket was headed Class 1. This method was niloi.tcd touSshow that there was little difference In the playing of the two stars during the 1918 campaign. It was the fitst time Tildcn lias been tated anyone- the first ten. and from this one might imacine that tennis, like other 'jvspurts, declined during the war and the players of lets (ability held the limelight. This Is true to a degree, but despite the fact that a f,reat nuni- ; ber or tne stars were inactive as tar as tennis is concerneu, jnueu wouiu haVe ranked with the best even in normal times, in 1918 Tilden played the best tennis of his career. ' j Murray has: been ranked among the first ten in two preUous seasons. "'f In, 1914 he was placed fourth and held the same position In 1910. There r were no rankings In 1917. R. Xorrls "Williams was nwarded first honors (r mfnthe last ranking, but ho entered the service when America declared war t aijiil Is now a captain of Infantry somcwheie In Kiance or Oeimany. ... WIUItlHY lius enyaacd in uai noiK at Airtrara I nlli mid dnl not I " have any chance tor tntiinnmcnt play tluilnu thr maimer uith i (he exception of the national championships. K Rating of Fred Alexander Meets With Approval I "GTREO B. ALEXANDER Is In a class by himself The New York leterau jij "is the onl: player In Class 2 and stands next to Murray and Tilden. i Tpe rating of Alexander met with general approval among those who follow a the game. A veteran of the older school of players, he shone particularly ' lntfie season Just closed and played some of the best tennis in his long ' 'career. There Is no more artistic racket wlelder in the country than this fawner Davis cup star, and he lled up to his reputation In everv particular drtrlng the season. Opposed by men more youthful, he proved there was really something In that Intangible court generalship which Is the forte tnd, admiration of the older school. "Walter Merrill Hall, of New York: W. T. Hayes of Chicago, and X. "W. Niles, of Boston, are grouped in the order numed In Clabs 3 Hall played exceptionally well and was considered by many fqr first place. In Class 4, whch completes the first ten, are Ichlya Kumague, Charles S. Garland, JBJI Vosltoli and T. R. Pell It Is a cnuso for surprise that Harold 'lhrock morton "was unplaced among the select. Throckmorton played brllllnnt tennis IntUe nationals, especially in view of the fact that he came dlteet from nn army camp to contest without any preliminary prepirition fHROCKllonroX u-as listed far dowi. In Class tl. lie M eluht- ecnth amonu those tanked. Tilden and Richards First in ilei's Doubles rTULDEN and Vincent Itlehurds were placed No. l in the men's doubles. J-lUchards was taught the finer points of the game by his Philadelphia partner, and -with such coaching made an udmltnble partner despite his lacjt pf experience. Tilden and his nfteen-yeur-old teammate won ,the na tlooal doubles with comparative ease. AVlth this pair in Class 1 are Kred B.t-Uexander and Beals Wright. JMlss, Molla BJurstedt for the third consecutive year was ranked Xo 1 irijthe woman's list. This is one selection which cannot be protested itti BJurstedt Is by far the best woman player on American courts. The onty -woman who can approach her play Is iiiss Mary Browne, of Call- tSrnla. who did not compete In 1918. Mrs. George Wlghtman, of Boston was placed second and Miss Eleanor Goss, of New York, third. ' MEN'S SINGLES Class 11, R. L. Murray, Niagara Tails; 2, "W. T. Tilden, Jr., Pliiia. (fclphla. Class 23, F. B. Alexander, New York. Class 3 t, W. M. Hall, Nev York, 5, V. T. Hayes, Chicago, o, X. W. Niles, Boston. Class 47. Ichlya Kumagae, New York; 8, C. S. Garland, Pittsburgh J, Bill. Voshell, Brooklyn: 10, T. n. Pell, New Yorl-. ' Class 611, U. H. Burdlck. Chicago; 12, C. B. Doyle, Washington, D. C. II, H. C. Johnson, Boston. ' '' ' 0 CJM8 61-4, 1. E. Mahnn, New York; 15, Stale BIddle. PhlladflohiB. ifrKt Samuel Hardy, Chicago; 17, Sellclilro Kashio, New York; 18 II if TtMWkmorton, Elizabeth; 19, A. I'. Hubbell, Chicago. Other Philadelphlans ranked follow: Class 10, 38, J B. Hawk" 41 $f, W, 8wyne; 45, P. S. Osborne. Class 11, 63, P. W. Gibbons. MEN'S DOUBLES TEAMS , Clans 11, VT. T. Tilden. Jr., nnd Vincent nichurds; 2, y, B. Alexander 4 B, O. -Wright. ' Class 23, N. VT. Niles nnd T. It. Pelf. i i Class 3 I, C, 8, Garland and Samuel Hardy; D, W. T. Hayes and It. H. 'ftmdltski r Os 48, I. C. Wright and H. C. Johnson; 7, I. Kumagae and II, L nCUfn C 8, E, H. Blnren and J. S. O'Boyle; 9, B. M. Orant and Nat ;rwjfitn; 10, Walter Wesbroolc und It. L. James. f fj ' WOMEN'S SINGLES Km, h Mta Mo)1 Bjuratedt; Brooklyn; 2, Mrs. George W. Wlghtman, Bos I. Mica Eleanor Goss, New York; 4, Mrs. Stuart Green, Tarrytown, t, XlM tarl! Wagner, yew York; 6, Miss Carrie Necly, Chicago; u"w rmm. ww ur; o, ..,.'.. z. .... - ,), w, A HONOR TEN R. Lindley Murray at No. 1, tennis plnjers Is ns easy nn nsslcn- Only One Local Player in List of First Ten Stars in 1918 Ranking William T. rililen, Jr. is the on J; PMladrlvhian among """ "''' te" tennis playris in Amcilea ai ranked by the Xational t.atcn Tennis rating committee. Tililrn l second to llob ert Lindlcy Murray. Xiaaara I'alls, who heads the list The first ten follow: CU'iS 1 I. K, l.lndlry Murrai. Niagara Falls. 3. W. T. Tililrn, Jr.. rhlladelphtn. class s 3. Fred II. Alejander. ew ork. CLASS 4. W. II. Hull. c Wk. H. y. T. lloc. Chicago. 6. N. . Mlr. Hoston. class 4 ". tihha Ktmmgne. tt .Yo.r . H. I hurlei s. flurlnnd. Pittsburgh. II. II. 11. otirll, llrookljn. III. r. H. Irll. New Wk. -t.l..l. ..11.1 .. 1.1. nunli fnPiA n. iiu uiaro uassji. rvew lorn: . mlu . . " - jr(amdn, Loii Angeles, GAFFNEY PLANS TO BUY RED SOX Eivb, at Braves' Field, It Ts Reported REDUCING EXPENSES Tho muddled baseball situation at Boston, which I'lcsldent John Heydler, of the National League, has been trying I for several dnys to straighten out, may be cleared up by a new deal which is now reported to be under consideration. On the authority of somo closo Boston associates of Jamcr Gaftney, It Is said that the fonnr owner of the Braes may purchase the TJoston Red Sox, which Hnrrv Frazee new has on the market, and transfer the club to Braes" Field This deal, If It goes through, It Is said, would remoe tho main dll(lcultles which confront both clubs It would end the contnnorsy between Frazeo and Ban Johnson, and, what .the National 1 Lcaguere consider more important, It would relieve tho financial strain which I has tugged so hard at the Brines I Paying Proposition I By Installing the Red So at Braes" Field OafTney could make that big plant a paying proposition for tho first time since It was built With two clubs playing there It would be kept con stantly occupied during the entire play. I Ing season, and a part of I tie ocrhcad, which It hns been reported amounts t" ,$70,000 a year, could be charged off to I the American League dull as rent. The , plan would operate to the advantage of both clubs, Juet as a slmllai plan with the Yankees and Giants playing at the I'olo Grounds has succeeded I Tho Boston men who are urging Gaff- ' ney In this move nre the same ones who have been after him since lift fall to 'tnke back tho Braves Foi a lime It was thought Gaffney would have to I take back the National Liague club, as It seemed that the present heads were not willing to go further with their base ball Investment. Gaffney has held ort taking back those Interests But with the war over and baseb.ill facing a piosperous sen'-on Gaffney might bo nblo lo make the Braves a profitable prop-1 osltion for the present owners, and at ' the same time have n profitable club of his own The arrangement would make It possible for the present National League club to get on a firm founda tion Would Help Droves But for some such proposed move as this It Is probable that Gaffney would have resumed the reins at Boston before this According to his friends Gaffney would find It cheaper to take back the Braves now than In a year from now If the club continued to run with the present overhead charges that are Im posed by tho big plant. Whether Major Percy Haugliton, formei president of the Braves, will ic- , turn as head of the club. Is doubtful. Major Haughton was in town last night and registered at the Belmont Hotel, but , Uir!,asCor,i;',eCrhVnte?e'sr,es vhlc?, wi'lll prevent him from again taking hold of the Boston club, though he is expected i to again coach the Harvard football j team mxt yeai j SILK 0'LOUGHLIN BURIED ' Mnnv Attend Funeral of Famous Baseball Umpire Rnrhmtrr, N. Y Dec 23. The fu neral of Francis ( Silk") O'Louglilln. cteran American League umpire, who died In Boston Frldas. was held this morning fiom Blessed S.icrnment Church beie": anVvva" n'dTlarw num1! ber of friends and ndmlrers of the well-known baseball arbitratoi I Among the floral offi rings was a: wreath from Ban Johnson, president of ' f lin A mat louii Taoitii., the Ameilciin League DANIELS STILL SPEEDY Veteran Swimmer Crawls Yards in 57 1-5 Seconds Charles M Daniels, the first American swimmer to earn- the Stars and Stripes to victory In foreign lands, paid one of 'his rar visits to New York a few days ago he is now raising black foxes In tho Adlrondacks and surprised his old- itlnie teammates by thrashing 100 yards In tho Mercury Foot pool In 57 1-5. It makes one regret that he cannot be Induced to return to competition. Such speed off-hand without a bit of train ing, neals for Itself of his unimpaired ability Haughton Returns From 1'ramt V.. V..L 1Va n1 M.Ia t........ n TJnutrhton fnrmtT piviiiiivnt of th" Honton N'iitlonals ri turned frmn Frnnrn WntnrHiiv im t h. Halt Ir Haughton hml bpen ithrnarf several montha nnd In Krano met a nu nuer of the baueball celebrities Tn IWhli. riir'ini. T.'il iu icciuc v,ur.uig line Itoatan, Dee 23 International eurllnu for the Gordon medal betwein trnrna from the United States and Canada will be re - sumeel tins wlnier, aeeonllnu to an an- nouncrment made . h th Iloatnii Curllna; Club The cames will be played In Montreal. Wisconsin Plays Norlhwetern I hlrami. Dee 23 A ahake-uo In the lain football schedule of Northwestern Unlver- ilty was imnounrcil estenlay The nam with Ohio mate fnlverslty. schilulfd to h played at Columbus on October 1ft. was can- leled and n vame with Wisconsin to be played ot IJvanston waa arranced Instead. Soccer News and Notes handed them i Manager Itowe'a soccer eleven . lloa- la ana a joit naiurday. snull Inn them out 3 itoala to 0 This uao tho Gloucester assrrsation me top runs; in tne ueiaware , Itlver Shipyard Lcaicue Christmas afternoon the Pusey t Jones soccer team will meet the New Tork Ship i In an exhibition same at Third street and Lehigh avenue. Kick-off at 3 p m All flubs should try to get their fames started at 3 p m If the referee Is not on hand. If la the duly of both captains of thn , opposlne teams to select ono to oftlclnta until the refereo arrives. This would ellm- 1 Inate shorttltne famea. A committee of live will meet tonight at IVarxon's Hall to take charge of and brine up to date the third division. Clubt not having a representative at the meeting must I ablda by tha rulings ot tho committee. Closely contested matches, aa shown by the scoring of th. various teams on Hatur day, shows how the teams are rounding us. I lOUr MO eWJU-e vcillft irK4lrvi HIUOPV ID various team, n avlnir. ' Coarh Hecan's rountslera seem in Ih.ua had hard lucX last Saturday. They held th. 1 champlona to om uoal and on Saturday I played the Amcrlrnn Pulley to a tie .core rtnnnnn 1...1..U ,n ,a or tnree goaia to inree, Mrtor A. A. and Ht Carthage were ad- j miliea lu inn aiiivu ua hiiiiimicii meinoers, ::..... ,. .- -.......-,.., " "" " y"."'."" il"nK,a"S'.r.u at th. Nat8hal on Olirlat on naiuruays anu win piay awa Address "JJnT. Mother aood bouta are on the pro John Dw-yer. 4 IS fcouth HUly-.econd street. I nL""n l iKk iKgeiTLnJ I Spldlir "S.lly ' rnVy , ,, . live ihelr exhibition. A Crowe, holding down center forward re Hog Is and, ahowed soma real pep on Satur day against the Now York Ship and la the making of a good player. Now that Counelly la handling the Island, era. 'ho various other shipyard taama can rest assured that all sms in th. future WHEN A FELLER WWW' CHRISTMAS- AMD ""'si 0?) THE GOLD STAR. 5.JgSg BAN JOHNSON ANNOUNCES MAJORS WILL OPEN 1919 SEASON APRIL 23 Chicago, Dec. 23. The 1919 major league season will open on Wednesday, April 23, President Dan Johnson, of the American League, announced today on his return from New York. The opening date was agreed upon at a conference with John A. Heydlcr, president of the National League. The majors hae decided definitely to play schedules of 140 games instead of 154, he said. They Always Come Back, Says Veteran Bill Morris 51 -Years-Young P e n n ! Trainer Has Seen N inner i ous Old-Timers Return HANDLED MANY STARS H EDWIN J. POLLOCK . TALL, lean, athletic-appearing man A walked through the north entrance '" 'rnnklln Helrt" with a snap to his military btcp that belled the sprinkling ot Kray j,alr that showed between the NlReq a )jnt am ,,,, earH He turne( toward the south end of the gymnasium. stopped a few seconds to shake bands with Bill Hollenback nnd to tell him that he would be out on the gridiron in a Miort time. Dub Folwell. a teammate In the other years, was a mere fifty yards away, but the lsltor turned first to the dressing ' " ' " U,C '0t'Ur T" "nd gazed around as It trying to pick oui n familiar face wheie's IIIIIv "" he nsked one of the bvstnndersajust ' ns Billy .Morris, the .... .. . -1 veteran Penn trainer came tnrougn me door leading from the gymnasium pi ope' Hello. Billy '" and a real man's hand shake was the salutation 1 Alvtavs Come Bark s I live! Rddle Greene himself In the thsh"' said Morris "Kddlo, by gol ly, the fellow who said they never come back was all wiong. They ALWAYS come back." There's no need of saying who Kddle Oreene is, but for the benefit of those who might have forgotten, he was a famous halfback at -I'epn more than a decade ago and was captain of tho 1906 eleven. Like most of the other Penn players who have passed bevond football as a jmrtlclpant, Greene always visits Kranlt- lln new wnen ne sei "" khj, " -? Just aa often does lie atop In f u .i.. tn. TlTil Billy Morris Is as much of a corner- stone to University athletics as tho gym- naslurn Itself. IJvery returning athlete ! epects to seo him there as much as he i ,. . ... college hall ahd tho fa- mm.s but worn senior fence. Billy has i '"""" .". ., .i,i, ,i, r.'i,.i, '., I been conpecicii w-iui uie "i"nnijr wr a long stretch Oi years lie was nrpt ..it.,i with Old Penn In 1891 and has been there continuously for 1 niore than ten years. Frienil of Initiretl t.i..i r.t i. tnlmil nnil nsvphnlnelst - Fr,ena2t,P? lnJ Y ., " T ,.,?; Is what BUI Is. and there Is a fertile . . SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS at it.. f..lienrntu T.eelslntura oneria Its ' annual session an egort will -bo mad. to JJaim is, measure to permit the people to ypte on "hi nuestlon of boiinit It Is iinderstood . it.. i I'allfornla I allfornia win utuwin . .. pill .hloh provide.; for a oerentae of the receuVla uolna: lo " benaflt ot crllipled sol. dlera ana sailors, , It l reported Worn the West that Willi, ctile former luhtweluht champion, has f- ."... V..1.IR1I1 Hihletlo director for the Western Department of,L tha arm. I- tlchle'a hiadauartera will bo lb Han . Kran. tlsco. JIo resinned as a camp boxlnii In structor a ow JW" " llou Meanion. inmvui viiiuicu n.t., " meet Champion lonard In a ten-round bout fn I'aVia shortlj Leonard Is chamnlon of i. A.i.irjtlan army and no relat on to. famous colorei Pshter. will (.'hamplon llennj Leonard. Oeorgea Onrjieri ller la a ated to referee. It also Ih reported that Jack Johnson Is attempting to. sel . Imssport to return to Vrumc, from Bpaln. Jack llrltton and Silent Martin clash In Vewark tonight tn a schrduled eight-round fray The boy. vIIl appear In tba feature Lout at the Armory A A. Mike. Olbbona la slated to celebrate, his turn to the professional ring against Sol- ' TCIUm 'u,Vj u J, i.i.T I.n,W II lUrl. i .Her llartAs d In Ht . Paul January n, iiari. fl(1id unco broko mree oi iimoa ribs I JlrooUlvn' ' ' umi. j,Vson and Oeorga- (Vodns) Krna , ..fj.tnin In tho wind-uo nt tho Olympla I -- ......A.. I...H. ...1... inn Ehrlstmss hrlatmaa aiiwriiuvit, I'."", ..- ."" "rL.:," T'l.pli meet In lha aemlwlnd-UD. f I ';,. . Ttk.1 la. .l.lnVil A riflllB m New York and Philadelphia boya clash in toe . MIIU llluviiui "'IS v r Iwuti . t other iou . ...., Alaulf nnfl .Johnny.Mk.l- "-.nkj. nritt are th. Ten 'of the twelie bos In the Cambria Christmas show have been In tha strv co of Uncle Sam. Joe Welsh and t V h" Doyle rniet In tha wind-up. Wally illnoltl. imposts Young Lawrence In tl). semlwlnd-up. rout other hoot, complete th card. NEEDSA FRIEND Football Too Rough for French Veterans of War, Writes Sailor Ed Ganley l'rfncli war leternnn who have sur vived four jrara nf lilnoilnlied nnd Imnil-tn-liitnil ilenlli grnpile believe fnottiull In loo rough, nreordlnjr lo u letter rrrrlveil bv I. Franc I (Innley, 208? North Tnenty-Wxlh street, from bin brother, Kiluard A. Onnley, who la n flmt-eUa muehlnlt with the American naval force at Brent, rninr. Sailor Ganley, who In an aide to Vice Ailmlrnl Wllaon, wrote Hint he ww Iluae IloHpltal No. ft brat Culpa uh Air Uae In a football game 7 to 0. Ilr aihleil (hat Hie game vvim vrllnrnril by seternl hun dred French veternna who branded the port na loo rough when an In jured player waa carried off tho field In the Drat period. field for the clever student of psycbol- og among athletes, When nn Injured football player is stretched "t on the rubbing table, pain ner'ves. Bili'teUs loiies'or t"alk. of"o,h8r uuiiiuuiK ma uitiiu uiiii wroCKing illfl mings, lie geis ine ainicteo minu away from his troubles, The nervous, excitable sprinter Is soothed In the hands of the Penn rnntll- i tloner When he Is cettlne his flnni rundown before a big raco. Morris, while he Is running his hands over the youth, Is talking of great singers, of the latest show, of nnythlng that's far away from the cinder path. Blllj- knows men. Handled Cre'al Athletes Numerous great athletes have come under his care. He has handled such stars of the track as Ted Meredith, Tex i rtamsdell, Nate Cartmell, John B, Tay lor, Howard Bbrry and all of the re cent track wonders at Penn, besides foot ball heroes. A score or so years ,ngo Morris was one of the best middle-distance runners l In this city. He, hns beaten two minutes In the half mile often, nnd In those days that was remarkable time. . Although he Is one year past the "r., ,.. , ... ...... vm-uuicia "' i"o ' n- 10 see nun neJb" ' changed a bit in years, """" ' y-oiie years young. , fi.i, . ? ...i w.n i .. ... B ' Fault Rtir Marie. Midi.. 'left tacttle on tS tl .l... ttnl. .... ,14 iMuniiiHii i of) i uh ii iram (nm .year. "" "i""" " vv J" varBiiy. Rube Benton Out of Army fnlilmhln. H. C Tint, ni . T1..K- n.t. 1 thn southpaw plleher 'of 'thn Xaw York lllants was mustered out nf the armv here fa-urda llo expec ahortly to lVn a llilO contract with tli Olnnti Results of Soccer Games on Saturday New York Hhlp, 3i Hog Island, 0. AsKoclated X rlcket, PhllaUelphla, 3 New erk, 3. JJunerem. 3 (I. II. C. Hovers, 3. Ho fenden Wiaro. 6i I'urltun, 1. iiolfenden tdiore Junior-. Ci Puritan IleierTtsi, 0, Keystone F. Si llungarlana. 0. II. I.iiplon Kana. 3 Chrl.t Church, 3. Amerlrnn I'lillei. 3i nlaaton A. A 3. '.'. ". . "ol ' "Ingses.lng, 3. Kunlleld, It Turony II, II,. o. runllelil ulilora. 0 Allilctlr Iter.. ,3. i.i(I,i"v. Wbamroeks, 1 Fayette I lonib, O, II. II. V, llluea. 7 Prank ford Ar senal, 1, Teillle r. ('.. 1 1 Clover F, f) 0. ii. t'.J'b.0, lnlr aM'' a' i-llu" Km'anuVl n. C, Si Lighthouse Medea. Lighthouse II, C tt St. Nathan. IJghlhouse White, dlans, I. ' ci n. w XI tl. II. O. In- meet ', Pa,tJ . Doyl' . Mld Norfolk engages .lea Kid and Jaclt Thompson batllea Clark In two of the bouta. "n' Jama Jen The Nattanal plana to ataga an all-heavy, velaht show on Naw Year'a. Tom Cowler lllll llrennan. Ilattllng Lavlnakir. Jim cSf". fey and Larry Williams are live Vihi boya llattllng Murray, claimant of the flyweight title of this country, will ha teen In th. CoTu'!o'u.Me.nnr,l,U?D', 111' ""'' Mb Kennedy, haa arranged metchVa VV hi for next month. V T.unay Ksasss";1 i LEONARD TO FIGHT " DUNDEE Much'Postponcd Light weight Meeting Sched uled for Night of Janu ary 13 COJFLER "STOPS" NOVICE By JAMES S. CAROLAN For the first time since Benny Leon ard annexed the lightweight champion ship he vlll box Johnny Dundee, the clever Italian fighter. Yesterday It was announced that Leonard and Dundee rwlll clash before tho Newark Sports men's Club, In Newark, on the night of January 13. Dundco'o last fight with Leonard In this city was staged at the Olympla a few months before Benny knocked out Welsh for th title. Often a match had been proposed, but nothing ever devel oped. That last meeting here was a sensational 'one. Tho majority of the critics gave the decision to Dundee. A few weeks after the Kllbane tri umph' Leonard was In tho city. Some one ashed him if he would care to meet Dundee Bfihny stopped, became seri ous In an Instant and replied: Looks for Knockout "I'll meet Dundee any time. I want you to mark this I'll knock Dundee out the next time I face him. He's one fel low I'm going to get " Perhaps Dundee had been Informed of Benny's intention and Rklllfully nolded the match. Leonard Is much heavier than the Italian wonder, but Dundee never did pay much attention to weight. Dundee alvvavs gave Leonard a great fight. Now will be tho chance lo seo Just how much Benny has ndvenced or Just how; far Johnny has slipped Gibson Iibb an elahorate campaign mapned out for Leonard. He eventually expects to take Leonard to Kurope. but wants to give him a thorough trial at home. Leonard's next fight Is against Paul Doyle he'o New Year's afternoon at the Oympla. Soft for Cowler Everything seems to be coming rather soft for Tom Cowler these days. Covvler has not had any kind of a test slnco he made his appearance here All he does U Inmn Into the rlnor. ta.T somo rookie on tho back and it's all over. Dempsey may bo accused of having "set-ups. but nothing easier could have bceo picked Khan the boys named to oppose i Covvler of late. , , Last Saturday night Covvler was ad vertised to meet a fighter called Kspln, from somewhere In the West. At the last minute Uspln is said to have wired ho was about to catch a train In the general direction of home and would not be able to appear. A "Bill Daly," said to hibernate In Buffalo, did emergency duty and clam bered Into the ring. "Bill Daly" did tho ' blah dive and passed out the moment he saw Cjvvler lunge his way. "Bill Daly, of Buffalo," Is said to be In real life Bill Beckman, a novice from Port Illchmond. In fact, one promoter says Beckmnn never boxed In a club hero before. He is employed at the arsenal. Burninn vs. Wimler Baltimore Is going rlrfht ahead staging its weekly shows. For Thursday night the American Athletic Association has booked Joe Burman, the Chicago ban tam, and L'ddle Wimler, of Pittsburgh, for the wind-up. The bout Is scheduled to go twelve rounds. Interest has Increased In bantam cir cles now that Jimmy Wilde contemplates ' - mey to this country. The wee ones i -v"' "'"'c "wo ... ........". ....-- than mlnitle with Herman There is 1 certain to be mole Interest In a Wilde match than one In which Herman np- Pears. Herman Is a Champion, but he has failed to put the punch tn the bantam division that Kid Williams did. AMERICAN BOXERS RETURN Pal Moore and Mitchell Laud British Sportsmen New York, Dec. 23. That English men are good sportsmen and fighters was the unnnlmous opinion of a. con tingent of American navy boxers who nrrived here today from London, where they participated In the Anglo-Amerlcan lervice tournament. The only semblance of an excuse of fered by the American boxers was that they were hundlcapped by the British rules ond that the threo snort tounus mililn Mltr.lii.il Ibo Milwaukee 1 Bht- ,voIght ga,i lle ,ost on tho ae-clslon of , three KnBlsh judges. The Scotch referee I jiaed In his favor. i pi Moore, the Memphis bantam- ,.ii,t u,n,r ilimm-ffllilf ,v. I ,,,.t,, ' mot ih Knirllsh cliamnlon In another bout. Moore said ho hud been offered 10,000 and one-thlrd of the gate lccepts. SUITS AND 5 11 OVERCOATS llF.mifilCU IltOM 130, S25 AMI S!fl PETER MORAN cSc CO. S. E. Cor. 9th &. Arch St.. Open Monday and Saturduy evenings until 0 o clock. NATIONAL A. A. ALI. HTAK SHOW Christmas Afternoon,- Dec. 25 NO AIIVANCK IN PRICJtt fl lKIUT.S ' Hughle Hutchinson vs. Joe Mendell ! Battling Leonard vs. Tommy Herman Eddie McAndrewa vs. Joe Phillips i Terry McGovern vs. Joe Koons Younrr Hobldeau vs. Frankle Brown I Johnny Mealy vs. Frankle Brltt I Tickets nt Ilonagliy'a. 33 H, 11th Ht. n,.;, A A Broad and Ilalnbrldi. Ulympia A. . mrtr Edwards, Mgr. Christmas Afternoon, Dec. 25 1NTEH-CITV IIOXINO CONTESTS PHILADELPHIA ts. NEW YORK Wally Nelson 1st Johnny Murray Harry (Kid) Brown 2d Phil Freacaia. Eddie Wagon 3d Harlem Eddie Kelly Dick Slosh 4th Freddy Reese Frankie Clark 5th Benny Valger George (Y'g) Erne 6th Willie Jackson HI lloula No Increase- In I'rlces 12,000,000 Physically Unfit in U; S. Body-Building Boxing Vi!?8" MUX HKMKDY AIX AILMKNTI t5i t- PHILA. JACK O'BRIEN Pl5 S, E. Cor. ISIb tl Chestnut. Fourth Finer Ctxmhrl A. C. A", ST"!;!?": - - immmr IN NEWARKl Pitcher Ernie Shore, Now Yankee, Considers Himself a Free. Agent New York, Dee, 23. llnntxn Krnent Hbore. V. H. N., former atar pitcher of the Iloaton Iteil Nox and retentljr traded to the New York Yankees, has tills to any l "I am a frea agent, aecordlng fo (be laws of baaehall. I amVllllnt to play with New York, hut tho terma will hnve lo be fixed with mo. I left the lied Nox: In 1017 (o Join tho nary. To he reaerted In 1018 I ahould hare received a contract before the end of March that year, "I received no contract, nor have I heard anything, at all from the club. I naturally consider myself a free agent," Dibble Now a Benedict New,lork, Dee. 23. nobert J. Dibble, for four yeara American single acullg champion, and his brlde'of two days arrived here from their home In Toronto yesterday. Dlbblo served for two years with the Canadian expeditionary forces in francp and wdht through Rome of the bloodiest battles. He ttrwernl times was wounded and Anally Invalided home. Not the Biggest Cigar for tho money stead, PK.'S&SJHRM . JT MAPACUBA ML mey THE ALL-DAY 1f)n KVr WUWc EVERY-DAY SMOKE liic U fflcjl andvp . and up .JWq cWHI BAYUKBROSTP T ilmSnigl Manufacturers of the Famous kvIy i rti fPHm$ PRINCE HAMLET CIGARS fl $L ' a TaDitMsB -2Kjt ll7 vBMWiEmm vpt i-it OTJ4 cVfc5rHVMgg. tjr- - m MM . A XI YANKS MAY-GET i FOUR WHITE SOX Make Offer for Joe Jack son, Fclsch, Williams and Lynn j BOSTON MAKES BID Chicago, Dec. 23, Joe Jackson will not bo around begging for a Job next spring. Neither will Oscar "ilap" Felsch, Claudo, "Lefty" Wllllnms nor Byrd Lynn.' These are the gents who Incurred the enmity of Charles A. Co mlskey last summer by Jumping the White Sox, three of them going to the shipyards and tho fourth Felsch quit ting the gamo because he wasn't satis fied. Since then they have been placed on tho Ineligible list. Now, however, comes news that the New York Yankees yes, and the Boston lied Sox, as well already hn.o aimed overtures at tho "Old Itoman" with a desire to do a little trading. There are about thirteen other clubs that would welcome the banned Sox stars, but they haven't made offers. ' ' ' i . k$i TELL trivial, trashy Christmas Gifts to i "go hang" and,- in hang a Box of. MAPACUBA Cigars on the Christmas Tree. It will hang highest in the estimation of any man. Mild Havana of selected leaf. Sold at all Cigar Stores and Stands in boxes of 25, 50. i X. tsMsamgil S-. .1 l ' t ' 'V ,1 .:1 ' il :l -J sUsVXSrss. vwrew. Eiu. to Hi 'trsB. :r viu u piajs a whs tiwy nre Boonta, UH I (, n o "'I
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