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ILARY-SLASHED CONTRACTS WILL CAUSE MORE THAN ONE TO SUFFER FROM WRITER'S CRAMP
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tmny Contracts Will Be
Sliding Scale Now in Effect Is Likely to Cause
an Epidemic of Writer's Cramp
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sports hdltor r.vrnlnr. I'nbllr 1 ele r
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Ltjf HHHOSK trick contractu ent out by
If' " the warm reception that was anticipated In a short time flocKn of them
will be sent back to the home office
tef 'he time of ear the holdout do
Ment flint I. nr KntUeil till ic nt
excuse, Eeiy man has received n cut In alai. The flgure on the con-
tmnt lit.. 4ft I-IA4I11 taolloil Ifli .. ..ll.ll... nnnn ...I 41... 4 I.... .m,l.n.l lia 4, n I -
(l . "l. ...,. urru icttacu ,.4.ll a Biiv4iii&
J fdemlo of writers' cramp
Sf,3 ,1. However, the big- league pla.vers will dlicovei In a hort time that
it ! I IflAt' Ufa w.f .... l.n.11. .V .. ll.nl 4C4 I....t..l .I'l....... In .. 11411.. Ulil.
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! roker In euch document, and If Mttidted oaiefull it wilt be diicoveied that
$l starvation wages hae not et been put Into effei t True, the fltruies
have Bhrunk, but only thoe representing the lump sum for the entire
, .taraeason. In a majority of cases the
rc- trifle hleher.
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iv Last lear the bovs woiked six-
5. This year It will he Jive months and
B? F"". rm example, ibkc ieanuers saiaij. lie is supposed to leceive
Ti $12,000 a neason, or J2000 a month That was In 1"1. This sear his con-
: J"-!- tract would call for about $10,500.
ir ThI', ,s at a hypothetical case, but
fjfcf scale or wages. The men Irtualls
1$ Jf wl" 8"t the same money for a shorter period.
t?J That's the answer for the (.alary
Rt has not et been put Into effect, although It will be going stioug in a eur
;t or bo. a snorter season means snorter paj this iear. In the future.
hi- 'J when salaries become normal, the
h Jj in, '1905 or something like that.
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fiEW holdonfi ate expected after
express their tilspleaiurc, luilf
play for one mote year.
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'T,HERC w111 be no syndicate baseball In the National League, and not
, V mucn credence Is glen to the arn printed in New Toik a. couple of
l days ago that Sloneham and Grant were the owners of the Braves, ac-
recording to "Willi tin V. Haker, president of the Phils.
' ,c 't saw Mr Grant in New York " cald Mr Baker,
$, was the sole owner of the Boston ball
F f "Is own to put through the deal and
expenses. lie also stated he could piove It any time he was asked.
"There also is a story that Charles Webb Minph Is associated with
I Grant in thp lillrrlinA nf tlia nluK 'PltAra Iu nn,liti.n I.. ,1. ., t...i .
t ; ?t,nff conditions Mtnpliy never would
"II xiai.er eviuemiy meani lo
. business man to be a partner In a
f'.'J park as Is tlle tae ln 1oslt0"- ""'
r?. lAOfa a flAcllttlv lOlllll Minlnl flrnn
I; p ". j.... ...,. v. .. wn v.441. hit- iiuuciiipe, anu win
"J discover It when the season gets under way.
Lf L "as """Orel! uiai me acquisition ,it u,e uraves by Grant, who is
a c,oso lneu i Jicoran aim sioneiiam, and the probable puichase of the
isJjSt. Iouis club by another financier from the same lodge, would make
rl'rt',m88 much easier for iarr Herimann in his fight to letaln the chair.
jl'manshlp of the National Commission.
4Jlt "was claimed, and If one more club
-16-wouiu. De in conttol or tlie leacrnp.
fy However, Herrmann Is up against
,.rV '1'aue has gone on record against him
4 (appointed to select his successor. Theic will not be another meetinc tmfil
rviijj-aext December unless it is called on
E ji fTrlfh TlnWAi". Tirol fnoa nml I'Kl.alu m,
I 5 ... .. A4.uho ul,
t-f .Vmlttecs of the National and American
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t Jfor a third person to sit in the (ourt
,. naeiy 10 oe announceu ueroie tlie season end".
'THERE is one thlnu tettainand ue hnie thin on good atithoiitv
if Hie AmeiUan l.eapuc inaltls on llerunann and t. an not agree
on another, Uanu irilt remain uh the lomtntsston ai the represin-
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Baird, Phils' New Third
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'T.liJn GLAS BAIRD the "ew ,lllrd bdsemu" ,,f "e Mills is a modest chap
?V?t. d h nt looking for a brass band to meet him at Hrna.i sirr a.
not looking for a brass band to meet him at Broad Street Sta-
cation wnen lie arrives to oegln ills
WiTj.'.QUletly and does not even care for
jfq JSld Keener, the .St. I.ouis sctlbe,
;JvBaIrd wants to be the silent partner in
S the Cards and the Dills.
r "St. Louis agiees with Miliadelphla that It Is
,i,JaHh.rd-sacker like Milton .Stock
ai thlrd-sacker like Milton .Stock." wilies Keener, "and Balrd, who makes
We home heie, lealles he is facing a handicap when he walks to Mip ninu
M. the Phils' orchard.
pliU
"Balid made the e.piess request
MMPhU fans with any flowery language.
... IT Iff an excellent lunp rnnnpr nnH thaf
S'Jl
v. SCarev and Geomo Burns. He nlmnlv
W-'l't ... ...
tvJ'wUhout a wild demonstration. Tor
W( j.feeneers, because he wants to start all
Pvr "1,en a fellow Is rapped on
i'l'sald Balrd. 'When a fellow Is close
v J, pull himself together. I figure I'm like
u 4
? tt tnuthADUU'lltA fans are
L . M . ,i.nt I J,n. .. J.. 4... l
o.w t...i. Mn if j,utu u
rclleic a fellow who uas an idol
laying what I'm going to do, hut
traded me to Philadelphia,
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Baird Welcomed His
. niTHEN I left the club last summer Mr. Hlckey tald I would not te
y " turn to the Cardinal.. When I heard this I told raj friends I would
veloome a trade and told them lo try
r "Balrd may not be a marvelous
s Stock and Heine Groh, but he is u
' '.. manacer.
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, "As iiaira nas piajea in tlie national League for several jears, he Is
' a stranger to the patrons ofthe
sans, a gem in neioing a siow,
line. He can come in, pick "er
f, uuntinui. a Bivir, jIO micij
I scooping in grounders in front
i7hen It comes to hitting. Doug
mm coy biyius, rati a. iuhb ai.
fthe type which may break up
Those left nela bleachers should be easy for Doug, as that Is his
iia spot.
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iJJREQVESTLT last summer
jt trajl on ie first and second
thfi Phils' bleacher seats,"
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PLAYERS
Returned Unsigned and the
major league clubs are not netting
the majority unsigned. While this
their best work nnd the annual retlie-
tha ....untie IIia lim lint a u rAtrllln
OC4UC4 flll.l Ulrtl lltl cnil-.Cl lilc Cil-
lll""l, UilMKIIlt'U iilCl- l tV IIVCIC .lll.
monthly wage is the same, it not .1
months nnd nrt tiald nn Hint basis,
one week, and the same eastern will
for tbiee weeks would be lotioed off
It evplains the workings of the new
are paid bj the month and the men
slashes. The letrenchment pollcv
plajers will Imagine the aie plaias
iM month. 'Die ptateiH n(I
far a (line and thru dnHc to
for Svtnlirnlp RnsolmlJ.
and he told me he
club
lie said he had enough monrj
had a balance laice enouch to na
take a chance"
say mat .Murphy Is too shrewd a
deal wIiIlIi iW mil inniu.ia a i,..ii
Gaffne.v owns Braves Field and col-
n.ana. Anil. 41. A ...... -I-1 - 1 ...
That would give him four vote
fell into line the pio-Herrmanns
It no matter what happens. Tim
by a vote of C to 2 and u committee
a 6 to-2 vote. That Is impossible
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mc juu. i ur uidt leasou me com-
T.eauues a Imm ai0nii,in. .. . .
c . ,1, IlbU.lltll,, 414UIIIIU
of last resoit, and the discovery is
unici in( tnahe u more
Baseman, Modest Athlete
season's laboi. He wanti) to e.itor
the cheers of the fans. n i.i i,i.
the other daj. Auoidlng to Keener
the tetent trade engineered between
tough Job to replace
not to intioduce
io inuociiice himself tn ttio
He doesn't um.c ii !,,. .1, .. ...
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' uctuuir a uai lor .Max
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oi.toiv in iu I'liiuyvilie
his part, he'll accept any Jeers and
over In his baseball cateei. k
the Jaw he'll tight harder thali ever."
to a knnelmit in ti. ,i ,.,.r, .... A
that tighter today.
mouthing the torn of Stuck. n ,
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inr, i ituitr in go out Iheie and
nith the home hoys. I'm m,t
I'm more than pleated that they
Transfer to Phillies
to get him to send me to Philadelphia.'
ball nlaver Ita in ,.. -..i .......
likable fellow and an easv athlete for
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Phillies. He Is. according to St.
iwisung, teasing bunt down the third-
up qn the run and heave right In th
jams nun jurui 111. going tO HIS left
of the shottstopper with his glove.
is an thing but a slouch. He has a
sianus jar away irom the plate and
a game any moment with a lone
he droie lo the CaidlnaW left field
bound sitih a drive xcould diop
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, : rr, PRiaeo .wmcm hc sees HST I mv you look ( A me ArS i tiwo J? VSSiSF
. unnuulMi ur'ii T.4iKiLy uc t -s . y. -J" NICE ANU V j , p-917Z JA QUOD.
! : h thc yOruna Vlat. it-s r7l -VSwcET Tonight, y7x . ) 'KN WRo Ywi
1 j U much BCTitn ARRANReMEMrl 1 wk f i- rs ' rim. vJ A v71r J
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k?7., ,, 7 i I HEY.WA 5 V X ACT tlrte TVXT- ME.RUOOliNJirSS I
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FAIRS FKUTEST I
AGAINST TAXES,
Pennsylvania Slate Asaocia-
tions Want Legislature
to Repeal Bill
BREEDING PROBLE M S
Hv ROIIKRT T. PV1JI.
That the bill which causes lh county
fam of this State to be taxed is not In
I favor with the fair associations was
! demonstrated lo tl e satisfaction of all
at the meeting of the Per.nsjlvanla
State Association of 0unt Pairs held
JiMerdav at the Hotel Hanover.
The delegates were unauhncus In the vvoil.ed well and put on smile hlgh-class
bel'cf that the coun fairs shouldn't Kklttf.
be classed as an amusement, hut as an ,." , , , .... ...
educational demonstration s an " as a benefit show The tommlttee
'aniuseinent they are taxed. Tins levy 'ailv today had no report to make on
vhtuall.v wipes out the $1000 nppioprl- llle "10'ie lalsed but It was estimated
alion made by the State I at $2500 The money was turned over
committee or tniee President Hal ' to en JlcGulgan, biother of .lack,
White, of Indiana; Secretary .1 r. Sel-"na 1,e ,,as K0 occupied counting the
doniridge, of Lancaster, and I J Jlc- change that he neglected to make a re-nt-rniott,
cf Reading was appointed to ,,olt 'lhe committee will leport late
take this matter up with the State Leg- '"''-'y- nci-oidlng to Herman Talor Hiid
Islituie Tie follow lug tesiilution also , Ju-k "union,
was passed 'the State Miould make ,v,u n"nbeis on the daborate and
greater upproprlat on and should er.
impi tro fair grounds of taxation
Inlerclinp lipures I
I Walter .Moon-, of the Horse llvlew
brought i-oine Interesting figures con
cirning the breeding of race horses to
the attention of the delegates. This Is1
lone of the greatest pioblems the county I
'fairs rnd in fact ever lacing assocla'
' t'cii must solve in futuie ears.
There has been a decided falling
iff" said Mooie, "of lacing hures.
This detreae Is best shown by tl e num.
bcr of hoises that take recotds of bet
ter than " 30 'Hie fewer that arc lueil,
th- less number that will do better than
, .' 30.
'. "' " e -'- o bet-
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off eaih xear following, and In 1915
leieu : uv naip was n (leaned fu Imr
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there were but 2076 In 1916 there were
1,54: 1917. only 1453, and in 1918 the
number had decreased to 112.'. This
was .1 falling orr of 24 per cent from
1917 to 1918.
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Continue Session Today
The sesson will be continued this
noriuiiB hi iu uciuc-n .iiimerH con-
... ultiv the XllrluAV ntiii nltrjnlnnD n..
how o vert Tse n fair better s. ,l,ev
con.litlotis for u fair ground and sev-
era! ether matters will be discussed.
The following fair and agricultural
associations were represented at ves-
lar.l ii u tiisol lllfi lJi'ft I'vl ill t ll.
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town Fair: Trenton Fair, Ualaware
Mate .vioum: uiiii, i c iiesier ; Han-
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, MUtllJ. . .w.. w ,, .w. 4I.4llllJlUn
county, jumaia couui, ueurord Coun.
ty, Lebanon Valley. York, Heading,
KUtztown, i-miaueipiiia cruniy, .Milton,
Union County and Grati-Dauphln Coun-
JLJ'lrVyr,.?;
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I Southern Enters Prolekl
I S-oulhern lllsh rk-hool baakeiball lit, take
exieptlon to the utateinent that the were
noon'",., raff. SSFS. X nWlrJZ'd
not belna allowed to arranite reiralar eamea
with outride team without permlnalon
Camilen Downs HauMonfielil
lladdonflfld. ..J.. Keb tl -Camden Hish
hid
little uiniruliy in ualeHllne lhe local
hlirh school quintet. 80 to nil
4IIR lUiHI
I'amden'a
iiuuui ui.iiii4i. "","; "" , .camuen'a
fallueVslni "" kn" """"""l
iaii suessins ,
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OTHER SPORTS OA'
PAGE 18
WILLARD AND DEMPSEY MAY TOSS A BUNDLE OF PATRIOTISM
WK ( i rxre ( Mr O (
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Boxing Fans Contribute
$2500 at McGuigan Show
Louisiana Pill on Best Fight ,
, on Program With Benny
i Valger, Earning a Draw
, 11 AGEN -KELLY ACT GOOD '
Bj JAMES S. CAROL i
BOX UllS and the boxing fans paid
tribute to the memor of the late
Jack Jlttiulgan noted promoter at Jhe
National A. A last night While the life
boxing home was far from packed, those
In attendance made up for lack of Hum-
I bers In tnthuslasni The citeitulners
ianeu luograni stood out above the
others the I-otilslana-Uenny Valger
battle und the Jack Hagen-Splder
Kell exhibition All, the others were
exhibitions, but had enough class to
diaw applaue
Louisiana Delivers
Louisiana, afiei a ptdlonged absence Johnnv Tillman opened the bIiow by
wniui bordeied upon retirement, eame boxing tlnee fast rounds with Johnnv
baeK foi lhe night tu pay his lespens Xelson other fos who enteitalneil
to Jack ilctlulgan, the piomoter who 'were Willie Jackson-Jack lluso Jack
gave him ),s dunce to make good In I Shaiklev-Vouug Coster, Jack Mrltton
the boxing gam Louisiana, ulwa.vs a Jllke Uiirns. Krankle W'llllanis-nddle
tenor In tlie bantam division during his I McAndiews and at least a dozen more
time, is now a full-fledged feather-' bojs.
weight Ilei didn't murmur when In-I ti,,.i. . ........ .
fornif.1 Hut n..... . , , j , '
loruira tliat llenni Valger had been se-
.' " "" "i-poiiem. i
...'" """ anair was billed as an ex-
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'",'on. 'oulslana takes the game very
j , -.. n..ntc -.no biiir im;
J ,"?', ?"tl "8 ,lle bho" "n,, fr llls
'" " le lJ he 1 efused to take the trouble
"J tfttlng Into ling togs Just to plaj
"M lole a"er valger from the unenlntr
eong. and fiom the moment he shot a
K,wl"e ,0 llie '" ""til the last
i second, when l,e connected with a right
to the bodj. it was a seething se-nlon
"'"'"a s woru recalled his exhibl-
11011 nirahlht l.'l.l 1'lHn ..-.. ..
night of V H T ,i . 'i'"?".,"" I"S
e t hen bantam champion twice for the
"""it Hie same dangerous left swing1
working, and often he nailed Valger
n th head, twice just mlslng the Jaw
lull'ui .11.1 .... .. tr - -
.,c. ul(1 iioe uazzie J-ou s ana with
his ring worl.. "Lousl" m.r.i,. ...,',
merely ducked
" or innge of the jabs and made the
;:." i ,hvr "" ?:" attempted to
.4T4 1110 IlglHS,
It was 11 cr4iit ....
"acn foi
LoulNUna. The bout ended
with honois even.
"ageii-Kelly Enlerlain (
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1.1111 iu iuiiruo upon uie boxlne iiumi.,
Produced by Jack Hagen, billed from
'' i UJffri' IV UI I'I111MI inn 4 .i
...,.....". ". "'"ma, and
.-pmer ueuy ooOKe.l rrcm Princeton,
1 his pair of forty.seven-rar.oId actois
T
u "fl audience applauding from the
time they went on until they departed
, ' T" speed d Uill?v?Sr','l,,,U,r'
.,"1",K W" "" agility that would do
Justice to jouth, these "bovs' Kent
Hank rot),. ,he referee, ducking an,i
dodging continually to keep out of dan-
ger. During the act each registered
14.,, Vi,l,rtn.vn. ,,u ih. ,.. ,f ",'T."
4 .,
as not there.
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Kelly's, iinner i. ,
"" "" ' "ni'citui s n
wonder, alwajs coming from the fl00r
anil n8ii,1r Jat: rKht 0, (,e
ilxfen''' reply alvva came ln the form
of a left to the chin, which lesulted in
a knockdown. The "'bovs'' hit the m.it
gracefully and with care.
Hete Herman the ban'lnn. li i
rete Herman, me uaiiinm king was'
.' -.., i .j"''". raJWihAfum ON., or
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Richard to Build Large
Arena in New York City
Sm lork. Feb . Itenarille of
th W llluril.lenip.v conleHt, or
wher II will take plac. Tx ltlckarn
will rect a tnrg nrcna lier ln New
ork rtclimlvelv for aportlnir cnter
tnlliineiit. provldril th Cllhba boxlnsr
bill now before lhe Leglalnturp l)e
lomra a Ian. It pluna n grrnter and
lurrer Madlami f-quare (lurclrn.
Despite Hie extra labora thrnst
upon him In the promotion of th tile
flglit Tev atlll tlnda u Utile time to
Inkpert xnrlous site for th proposed
building. This would not lie neres
aarr were It not for th expiration
of the option lip held on land at
1.101 h street and lluilaon liver,
whereon lie orlgluall) had planned to
locate bla bin- aportlng rnlerprUe.
the onI champion on the program. He
entertained for three easj rounds with
Max Williamson, '
Victory for Culeli s
The champion and Bhiiiij Valgei; al
most eame together. The timely ap
pearance of "Doc" Cuteh. manager of
Herman alone deprived the fans of a
chance to see this high-class pair ln
aitlon, This has been a match pro
moters have been seeking, but always
without lesults Herman, when he
found himself in the ring against Val
uer, was willing to go ahead, but Cutch
ruled no. Cutch was king on this occa
sion. ..muuku inc L-uuinrsj ui '.uionei ll. J.
Hmi r,nn.I,.,.inri,. i . t.,...i
marines, 101 bovs Just back fiom
"" Hiimiu.mt ....aUC 49inilU
over
theie witn4.u,i 1. .i,n- .,., ..,..
meie wnnesseu uie snow irom tneeast '
galleiy It will be recalled that Colonel
isuiin v n w in oe recuueti mat colonel t
Van was the marine who captured a w
whole battalion of Germans with 11 xv
swaggerstlck. pi
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
mWO boxing shows will be staged to
I . . . . . -
.." ":.. :",f..f?"l..UU.,'B bout?'
Walnut, but this tme It takes the form
of an amateur tourney directed b Major
A .1 Drexel Blddle. This tourney Is
open to all amateurs, eiflier ln or out
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or t
h.
the sen Ice. Beautiful trophies will
be awarded tlie winners
The other attraction for tonight Is at
" i""A a. .
.. P.o McFarland
and .lohnnv Lincoln aie the uiml-un
bojs The semlwlnd-up presents K'id
McLoughlln and Battling .Moigan. Joe
Mc'iovern s. Uddle Wagnei. Mickey
Caiey vs. Joe Belmont and Killle nines
vs. Johnriy Buck complete the piogram.
v
V lirnr of small mtJJlewf leM will ha
lhe heaUllners at the Cambria. A C, tomor-
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vvoiaaat ilowlanrta Tha. leeTi "hi I" ni puTn'r
JfJ?"k du?lns Jb. ia.t Iw "week, "and hil
mad eood. Uobb) (lunula la LooMm ant
or Ilow,n',,
!" , ' ""hw.th TounB
Merino In the aeinllnd.up hulllvati ahould
extend Marino. Tho other bouts will. And
T'"?..f,'.?'lS"",nfi'L,"''"n'
jTortT.nO I Chiri.y.o .Neil. VullS; vv.lu?
(.'otmora. -
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National Haturday n sht (leorxe c'hanev
u, perform her for the dm tlm. th'a
ar when h meets l'ete Hsrlle. the mod-
t .'IV"',., JiiDj.ei"n lt 'SLl
Gardner.' F ' '"",WH
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'11m Ilroner. or Jjvncaster. .yi ha se.n in
" third sesalon Ilsrrv oIe. of Hrl.tnl, I
ha been selected lo meet Uroney Younr,
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BEATS MIDVALE
Hancock Forward Stars in
Victory of His Club Over
Eastern Leaguers
Ilostun. Maaa., Feb. C Francis Oul-
t-.-vtic-x'vt iMinnn T-.,...Tr.n lmet ,1B l,een named as tho new captain
DOBSON DROPS ANOTHER '' the Massachusetts State golf team.
j His appointment was made jesterday by
i President A. I), Locke, of the Massa-
. t i chusetts (olf Association, who at a meet-
American League Ing of tile executive committee In the
W.I.. I'.C. w I, p i' I Kxchange Club announced the appolnt-
st.roluiiiba 4 o l.non Y. TrolT... j's' .lino ment.
Mldrnl. j 3 I .710 lloliaon.... t S 'loi. x
Hancock
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.7110 S. I. 11. A. I 3
.300 Wilbar.... 4
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Down goes the great Mldvale team,
and to l.lr Powell belcngs the credit for
humbllnt," the Kastem Leaguers. The
Steel Vt'oikeis were defeated by Han
cock last evening In the
American '
TJn. .., i.., -r,..- ir.ii i .i i
League seiles at Trajmore Hall by the
score of 23 to 20, In one of the most
exciting games ever plaed heieabouts.
According to the records of the league,
Hancock Is the best team ficm any and
evry angle, and Mitch Hopkins's ag
gregation certainly showed In the last
ten minutes that they are no counter
feits. In the last half of the closing session
the bos pulied themselves together and,
with tlie figures 1S-9 against them,
started the rally that finally wound up
In the sensational victory. They had
scored H points against ), and crawled
up on even terms with Mldvale In the
league standing
The Dobton five, which at the start
of the basketball campaign, was picked
to win the AmerKau League pennant.
received its worst defeat of the season J
last night at the hands of Yc-uts Truly,
score 32 to 17.
The latter started out to run ud' a
bla- score and goals came so rauldlv at
Ulg score uiiu hunia caiiie no lapiuiy ai
4V. Viotrlnnlncr thnl IIih flrwt lialf 41,4, I
"'g scuic m s 14...10 m npiuiy ai -
the beginning that the first half the I J,
Inner soon had a commanding lead
cl.l.iti bent trettlnc blirirer n tha r.1..
1.. ..... ....- ........ bo-. j..w 44.4.4.
piogressed.
Jo Herman battlea .llmmv Devlne and
VValU Uaah claabea with Marty Campbell
In th. other two bout.,
lilalM-luni. llahtnrlKlit bout will feature i
tha OlMnpla ahon on Morulas evenlnr. n.V.
lum t.ll T.'kIIs li . . m.r Z J
lem Uddle Kellv. the
"Utq ."New TOrlC I
bos . witu save Ileum l.eotinra nuh u
battle here a few weeka ato. earned the
rich to met Lew ttniUr In the main
session Kelly la a ntronr boy, und one
capable ot flvlne aa veil a. taklnir punish
ment. lie should ylve Tendltr a hard llsht.
Joe Tlnllta und PliU Kramhlnl .u,
I4.h4. In th- 4nilBni.il. ,...'.."." CUinS
anether In the aemlwlnd-up Jlucklea ltliev I two more exhibition names leatvrday The
nd Tony I'rlend meet In the third aej,0", will play the llo.ton Ued Hoi ' Suartana.
fflaJir: itw&liv:kx""v,vat u,n",on"
TXIIIieh Hllfl llltlV rt fn .... "'sit I '
..... nn. I..l..n .n... ... .U- .. . .
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puncn
and Wily Deilm, and J,,y
11) son.
The flnt of the aeries of amateur bnut
..in I.. I...M li lli rti. ..,-t.. . u. wouis
ht."" -Phi. l.o.t .ill 'J"r.Vr ".: onilay
ThU bout win vo on at the Ion-,
eln.lon or tha third buut
Tommy o'Maller. American
t' US"' ",' ft" K.'
yvu, ui in nlirht '
.1.1 OUUnrl am a
rank I B4nn.. 4
.-au. V..rl. u nrnnll.ini. hn. ,, '..
warda. prealdmt of the OUmpla, will suudIv
the trophies. "
Pet Herman, the bantam boss, Is work,
imr dally at J.clc O'nrlen'a mnuil
Ths rhamplon'a first bout .nce roturnlnir
to civilian llfo will bo tn I'lttaburiiii on
Monday nlBht. when lie meats Patsy Hoanllii
at Uie Duquesno Harden. o.nni
Ilaltllnr Isluakr and Jim Corfey battle
before tha Armory A, A. in Huston Keb.
ruarj !- t Ted Lewis meet. Holdler Uart.
Held at the same, rlub I'ebruao as 'lhe
Harry Orb-C'la Turner match will b
sisseJ ona week later. February 25. at the
Armory.
Harry Creb and Tommy Robson will i)asb
In k "turn match before the Clevelsnd
A. c,'. In Cleveland on February 17.
INTO THEIR FRACAS
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GERMANTO WN FRIENDS
HAS SPORTS FOR ALL
mg George Donates
Cup for X'Country Race
.i KI?lrJ O0' f l.nilaiid rtrf nllj
loiiatrd moiilir rhalltnge cap to
in Nontlirrn Counties Crom-Countr.T
Je'tlon, and tliut liodr lmmdl
11 nrranicril lliat the trophy nhoulil
0 nn Intrrrrglmrntal affair, to be
romPf,(, ,,. nnnuIIy ,, lhe ,
Prl rrer olTrrrd tijr an i:nsllali mon
arrli for a fnot-raclnc erent, and by
III llrltl.l, follow r. of track anil
"ld tport In rotialiltrtd a a fore
runner of the irooil tlilnns to rom.
In III lit war the Kmi-Unli rnlr
unci plnty of opportunity to Sfe the
jcood results of nthlrtlc trnlnlnc on
III battle-front, for. Ilk America, It
was the ranks of athletn and foot
baller tliat eontrlbulrd Hi niont ac
"V." " e'ement on the flrlnir Hn.
Th nir royal trophy will jo to the
wlnnlnr trams In a raco of tight
mil, to b b Id In the spring of each
J ear. All military and natal I ram a
will be ella-lbl. and errlnn It la ex
peeled (hat this hill and rinlr content
will be one of'th biggest tljtures or
Ha kind In the uorlil.
YOUNG BOXER DIES
In iiic Marcolies. FinUlipr
of
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iredtlic liecse, Vict m of "Flu" .. , ,'"c cm",0J,,u by. ,A A;
V . . 'Smith, who has personal supervision, of
-New ork, eb. 6. Irving Margolles, all sports. Mr. .Smith believes In ath
whose quick knockout of Freddie Heese i letlcs for all. Kvery student enrolled In
and his masterly boxing In the semi-1 "'e school, unless phjslcally unfit, Is
windup to the recent lonard-Dundee ' ur?a lo tHl" Prt hi athletics,
contest In .Vevvark caused him to be ,, LfarB!Unt,s !clled to be a. bit
l.nll.r1 fl,rn,.l,n,. M,a J .. b.DtIB arrt al,Ut B'" "l foi sports a
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n coming champion, died of Influenza at
iiMt a. in. vesterdav at r.liiimt Sliml
I Hospital. Irving leaves a widow and
a tvvo-jearild baby, both seriously 111
with the same aliment that took an ay
tho joung boxer.
Young Margolles. who was studjlng
law, hoped through his boxing to ob
tain enough money to take him thiough
college. Ho caught cold the night of his
bout with Heese.
MINNEAPOLIS BARS FULTON
iftfixinc CnmmiHtiinti Snannnda1
uoxing iomiuisHoii suspends
rrcd ior Indefinite renod
Minneapolis, .Minn., leb. 0 The Mill-
nesota boxing commission, meeting here
late today, voted to bar indefinitely I'reri
Pulton, of llochester, Minn. heav-
.Vnnnn' HnJbv!iB.oro8,:arr"1B
."'KtTl- ,un?.erstoNod t'he'ommlV"
sloners look the action after discus-
slon or Fulton's statement made recently
In San Francisco thai Jack Dempser had
ciouuie-rrosseci" mm in tlielr flglit on ,
July 27 last.
OUIMET NAMED CAPTAIN
To Lead Massachusetts State Golf ,
Team Thin Season
PENN CANCELS MATCH
Wrestlers Not in Shape for Co
lumbia Meet
The University of . Pennsylvania
wrestlliisr team canceled vesterdav Its
date for a dual match with the e.'olum-
bla niatmen nnirii was to nave Been
lleia Ilele tomorrow night. The Quakers,
In asking Columbia's assent to an aban
donment or tlie meet. Bald tlielr team
was not leadv for a bard match.
Thej
suggested tliat the" watch lie scheduled
for Tebruarj 28, to
Jih'u.
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COLUMBIA OARSMEN REPORT
Three Veterans Answer First Call
for Candidates
New lork, Feb. 0. Between fifty audi
sixty candidates reported for xarBlty anu
freshman rowing at Columbia jester
dav, when the first general call for can
didates was made. Tie practice began
on the rnwlmr muddiies ln the university
gymnasium under the direction of FredJ
fiaisieuu, aciitig neau coacu.
EDDIE STYLES WINS
Xortll Hills Star Gets Qualifying
Medal at Piuchurst
I'lnrhurat. v 0., Feb. 6 Udward,
StIes of the .North Hills Country Club, I
Kdge Hill. Pa . won the quallflng medal
' the .St. Valentine golf tournament here I
. flnUhlneT with n lotal of 11.6
jesierriaj . iiuisiiing wiin aloiaioi liio t
for t le V3 I olesband leading 11. field '
by a margin or tour strokes.
KorcHiam Ball Tosscrs Report
New AorK, Peb ll lhe candidate, for
the 1'ordliam baseball nine reported for their
Inl'tal workout In tho unlverlt "em"
yeaterday afternoon The nquad, whldi num
bered about thlrtj, waa In eharae of 'ArtIe"
Llevlln, the cllants' former third baseman.
Swartlunore to Meet Rutgers
,v Hrunswlik, I'eh. C .Sew York Uiit-
veralty. Swarthmore and btevens haxe been
l. an nlo nail ntt tha H IT11II n I X. , l.1
"' " ""l-T" " "- --' 'lain v.iruun7.
It wan announced seatenlai. Ihnunh llii
dates haie not been announced Charles
Bellerjeau. tho hurdler, was elected captain
of the team.
Giant. Book More Games '
e ork. rb fl The 11 la in a hoskecf
TaberbVi Wins Both Gurnet
Vmnk Tabetikl concluded fiU i.ritrU.....ni
wlth John M?toS at t.l??.,,uent Atlenn .
M " " . " ..-...-.. i.xn;.v. UlllJUru
ft n ll tx. a --..
George Beach 'Wilis Race
IMnrhurst. N. '.. l'eb II The nn. ...n.
hufst Jockey 'ffi!.ifa,g,.t..?.'"..','" .
lunch, en'ereu o jiiss i:.ther '1'ufis. V0f .
Iloston, and!dden by Lambert Splane.
Cornell Wim Fourth Straight
llllllia. X. I.. Fb The Cornell I
ketball team won Its fourto atralvhi (i...
here laat nUht bv defeating- HI (lanrence
Vnlvrrslty J4 to in I ,r'nte
1.
Yale Call. Baeball Cdndi.latei
New Ilaren. Conn.. IV.J A call for 1
Yale varjltj husehHll candidate, was l.sued '
last nlsht. A meeting of the candidate, will
be held lonlsht T 1
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Through Efforts of Mr. 'Ai
A. Smith Virtually Every
Student Takes Some Part
in Athletics at Suburban
School
STANDARD IS HIGHER
By PAUL PREP
GI.TtMANTOW.V KltlHNDS' SCIIOOT
has been forging to the fiont in the
scholastic athletics of this city. Six
years ago this Institution was heard of
but little In athletics, nnd then ii was
usualy in the lino of defeat.
Today the status of the suburban
school Is on a par with virtually all of
the private Institutions of the city and
section. In soccer It has proved Its su
periority two jears, straight over the
other members of tho Interacadcmlo
League.
This development Is due mainly to
Ml. - -lL..l. . tl . A. .
SLrollg Uersolml nlmrnl l mmln ntiil In
most cases the boy quickly sees the ad-
vantuges offered and leports for prac
tice. Virtually All Report
How well Mr. .Smith has succeeded In
getting the students to partlclpato 'In i
f.ports Is show n best by figures. . There J
are about 175 Tjo.vs enrolled In the
Khout. Of this number 130 tako a
regular and active part In the school
I portc. 1 he others report at Irregular
Ifll.w. II.M..I.I 4 .1.. .
.!... Llll UUKHUIH II1U )tUI.
JIr' Smlll Ue full charge of the
bo)fl. ue Is kept on the jump lnuaiiy
all afternoon. The students are divided
"Uo classes according to their ages,
'Ihoso from nine to twelve am coached
from 1 to 2 o'clock; twelve to lour-
ien ears of age, froul 2 to 3 o'clock.
ll"1' llle oWtr bo s from 3 to C. It Is
n,k? compulsory that every boy tako two
1JC"I1S of gjmnaslum work each week,
Cnder the line coaching of Mr. Smith
Germanlovvn Friends' soccer team this
season went tlirmiirli IU BClieduln xvlth.
out losing a game, and Incidentally won
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the Inteiacadenilo League title. Vlc-
torles were" registered over Pcnn Char-
i ler. Central High. Wilmington Friends,
e"'.f ? L'I",er u',rby and Ger-
Garrett Leading Scorer
Tom eJarrett, captain-elect of tlie IBIS
team, was the leading scorer, tallying
eight times. Walter Miller. Fritz and
Bob Trultt also were star plaji-rs.
Captain Dick Bullock alwajs played a
line game at fullback.
"Our athletes." said Mr. Sirilth.
"must be made right here at German
town. We cart't follow tho example of
other schools, that of dropping a plajer
because he doesn't show enough skill at
the start and substitute another, because
wo haven't the suitable number of men.
"Wo must take the bovs when thejy
report nnd develop them to fo a
team Our hois run from nine to seven
teen veal s of age, and we take care of
the smaller ones as well as those Vbo
play on the xarslty' teams."
Mr. Smith Is a graduate of the Spring
field Training College, where he was a
m.mi,pr of the baseball, basketball and
soccer teams, nn nas oeen connecieu
with Germantown Friends' for five
jears.
soccer teams. II
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CENTRAL STARS INELIGIBLE
Six Crimson and Gold Trackmen'
Under Faculty Bnn
Central High School's track squad was
nit lmni i.sierdav when the mldsear re
ports weie Isued and It was found that
several stan performers wero Ineligible.
Joe Ilalney and George Hafner are the
two whose loss will be felt most, an
both are Interscholastlo champions.
IlStlnler Is champion sprliUer. while Haf
ner Is champion inner, uauv. nmun,
Gordon and Cooper are under faculty
1 ban.
Smith Signs Giant Contract
.w x0rU. Keb fl Oeorse Smith, the
former I'oluinbla pitcher. alnl a contract
Uh the Ulania eterda). Hmlth pled
with mo or three clubs last season an;
showed o much ability a tlmea that lanr
"..,... .h. h .
!" JUUraw .till believe, that h. la a eom.
Ine atar.
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PETER MORAN & CO.
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Starts FBIinUARY B tlold Matches Jt.Foka
Frizes rairnll start tralnliu note Id
Body Building Boxing
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XII .HlK. I1KKMN TS. J1VIVIV IIKVI.NK
TPl imOfL ts. 1IUIKY HU.tU
Oscar Gardner vs. Jack Russo
Geo. K. 0. Chaney vs. Pete Hartley
TltKKT AV PONAUIIl'H. 33 S. 1ITI1 HT.
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Pennsylvania vs. Yale
WelE.itman Hall. SSd t Siirnce sis., a:30
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