. M iV T 16 EVENING PUBLIO LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, )THTJBSDAY, FEBRTJABY 20, 1919' y . 'XENMS TITLE TOURNAMENT ON THE WANAMAKER ROOF FIRST EVER HELD "ON THE HOUSE WHITTED SURPRISES, ;MN'T it a grand AND GLORIOUS FEELIN'? MEREDITH TO RA CE SIGNING CONTRACT BEFOREOPENING DA Y INMILLROSE GAMES; MACK RAPS "MONE JT AAB TIT. NOT 'A THING . li1- EftY A PIECE OF GET a BITE V. 5o HUfvJ(3RY r-0" -J " ' V FROM TH6 N- y C C . $ Si f. if (. , fh- itr IC M I J V K WStar Outfielder Decides to Training Trip, Upsetting the Dope Grover j and Geary Sign lly KOULRrV. MAXWELL .sports lMHor 1 atmIiik I'tiMIr ledger LVjpEOnaE "WHITTUD vlll lo a member of the I'hllllcs this iar, 1111' ti"? " All n Itif. tiRnllmtnnHO iiwhihii. lunula ti it t KnAil M, lilft f II 1 1 nil lllilt sir-"" 411 VI eilU Ul e:iiiiiii.ci J lUituiKviiiviiii iiuiv ... ,. (. .,,. .... ...... ft1-' l I.. .. l..l ..e .1.- -..rciumus 13 llici signing ui uiu pupvia, i&rVV?IerrItt- X. J., vvheto 51i "Whltled lias been boldlerlng for u jcar. Thin J , y-F, , ., fc,,lin ,.f Ihn n.innrs is I,M IiabI ,, r, ll.iAn heard S1I1CO & TUng Lardner left tow n Whlttcd, slangily re feu oil to as ' Gawslu Uawtc,' is the first leal gu "to spread the Ink on tho locat contract, M far as avo Know. Of courbo. othera nlso lire In line, but their geohci: wmriLu , lng an oration. It was none other than William V. Halter, our president, who put oir 'tho works. Tho rre had Gawgo on parade for an hour or so, discussed ovcrythlng and some baseball, and there was no tiouble. Pies. EaUtr la a great guy for signing tho boTs. Ills ) ho should IMt all of his bos. ; S Tli. ll't.l.t..! .. Ill I... n 1.1 l.1. . Ev ,f uui iiitii.iru wu uo ,i uig iiuip iu It - frl.M AKlH.1.1 m.. Itii.n n l.A nln .. Liiu uuinviu icij luiifc,, ui jiu iia 9 u siivii b'l'iii. fr. iii-ik ifaov, iaiiu ti. Luderus blows up or for .somo reason or other decides to lcmain in Mil waukee, Gawgo will bo an Ideal person to guard the back. Ludj, how avor, has sceral moro enrs of baseball In his bystem and probablj will bs with us. Whlttcd will bo held In rescrc. . 'W'Ull solillcr nunc tu tha 1'hilt n l'Jl'i In the trade fur Sicntooi, ' ilagci:, and Is considered one of the smnitcst players in baseball, lie is a quid, thinker, alnans itrllicra and has manv fi lends here. Uc 11 III be rlicn a uriat ttceptlan. Geary and Groier Sign IVitfi Much:, lONNIU MACK albo I" on tho job and, not to bo outdone by tho l'rcs., tool; tho phouu In hand thlb morning to tell us that ho hud signed Itoy Groxer his old second baseman, and Cob Gcaij, tho right-handed illnger. Connlo is tho most generous comes to parceling out msws, and Is in Rrv This was our turn to get tho tcltilie Kt4' For tho.e who are not acqiulnted RJa t (s ft trnnd srpninl li.ikfiinun nml nnrfririnnd linblv nt tho keMtnnn jirl: In PI7. w lien the war camo he was nsltcd to take charge or a big machlno hop In Seattle, whero lie helped to make lighting safe for tho Democrats. wilt he plajed anj baseball it was a deep secret, but a yrar's layoff should anake him all the moro aluuble to the f JJ OroAer also holds a world's longdistance record which probablj never isnvlH be equaled llo sang all tho Aay from Boston to fat. Louis without JJfopeutlng, as lie has uii exceptionally stronj a dice. Wo aio certuln of fchls, becauso Ave were on tho same train, to say nothing of being In the alpine car. Joo Hush amis lorced to take tho count at CleA-elund, O, but ho JKnut up a game light Thus Gioter will be doublj aluable. IIo can sing HfyctAA-een Innings It Matt Kernau accompanies him on lits Ahistlc. A Goary will be icmcmbered as a high-class starboarder Aho ttarteU tu gmulcO good nnd thtui htarted for Camp Green'eaf, Cob was tomethliig of gjthe bush Aaricty at tho start of the season und showed nothing but a ncAV SgloAo until Juno 1. He remained on tho A's because Connlo Aas afraid to feurn him loose when all of tho regular pliyers had Alstons of army life JSjuno day, hoAever, Geary surprised ihut out Boston tip thero and came iweigg performance agulnst tho Mcav York Yankees. Ho Avon soAcral games, Jjiiml Walter Johnson aaus setting iicnous when tho outhful phenom cast S-hls lot AAlth Uncle Sam. 9 GEAJIY 11JU be a nelcome addition to fie home tribe, jor Connie , says he looks llhc a comer, and Connie seldom maKcs a. bum. guess. The lanl.y It-adcr lias a few so ue arc led to Delict e he enjoyed . Set Record for r.JwTX'S a great thing to attend banqueU, I Si; thing that has u meaning and can 3nortInir Writers' dinner at tho Walton, Jimmy Isamlnger. a1io hau been IwTraMTiorcIng ut wVtlantlc City for tho fe)ooln, Juclt O'Hrlerj, Charlio Ileeb und other uthlctcs avcto di-cussing ocry tSUin, and llnallj tho talk shifted to Florida, It Aas a long shift to niako f kin less than a minute, but thero Aro Sb "Queer thing about l'lorida," said ro training there this year, liiuny fast BtC HL...a 1...L M..1.. .,... nnl..M tAnm.n nt Itsi, uul viii 7.i ii.vijw, 4uau, vfc Ui confines of the state. I know this 'ffcotcl,nio tho other day. T '.nei, r-,.v clin lias lia.T tho honor ocond baseman Included in tho swap vhlch changed scenery for Doug Balrd ilton Btock, 1'lckies Dilhoeffer and bos born In Florida on January 31. "Thj now Phil was In tho nnny, all. However, Jim or wnatever nia ore, haAlns performed on two different und distinct occasions. Both of J)o times ho made such a hit that l the loresi pnmeAui. in jjuo 110 ktted .176 and fielded ,822. J11 1017, the maiden class when it tame' to batting, compiling tho enormous average .000 in thirteen games. However, tfievo lio was used excluslAly as a .' f UttCTVVrAHr still has to sacrifice, steal a base, inahe a onj lilt yeiw ana get pass oejorc inc .omia 0 ni ucc-ouiim in tliesc cen tHOdltics can s)uw something else tlian ciphers. I Steivart Received Start in Sally League LOUIS originally got StcAvart gaily league- in 1916. Ho was ('South Atlantic, the previous ,"(11 cluba have been going to Fhllllw Tvera tnere mac ycur, bm Tho present Iciidor of the trjub" cunw North, and nt tho same -of ttipit Ullvvcr Uattery uu t i tWQTQXilt the time cry to WSfo. M, Get in Line Before Spring With Athletics ..I.I.I. ,!.... ..!.. I.1 ... ,. f.. ,,. vwncii miii-a intveu vv.igr w...,- names S 111 be announced latci. Joo Oeschger signed last week and so did llradlcy Hogg but ue are not ting ing In thosu names, because it nilBht lntcrft-ro with this btory. GnAvgo showed a startling le orsal of form In signing on Feb ruary -0 bec.iuve In Iho past lit ncer ucrijited ttrmw until Apr. 1 That gao lilm a Lhaiiou to praitli-o letter-writing and ulsn get aa irom tho noii-rpmiincratIo giiml at tho bprlng training camp, Oawgo alwajs managed to ahao oir .1 lou plo of wtchf whllo engaged In tho annual argtunput uud pronted gi catly therebj. This jcar, howccr, after lingering In tho army camp, ho cl dently decided nny place wus bctttr than Camp Merrltt, now that there is no war or anj thing, and cheer fully came to terms without dclhtr- arguments alwaia arc convincing and .!. n1..1. T,nt.n.. t.n . Ill 1 J.. liiu i:iiiu. xiiiafia iiu wlii iiui. uu 111 n ... ll . . .. Up. In.n n...l I I guy in tho world this jcar when it lino for a herd medal or something btuff and wo uro much obliged. with Grover, liero is tho dopo: IIo ball club. every one. Including himself, Ahen ho right back in Shlbe Pari: with a gooso- sictct uords to tay about Groier, himself at the banquet last night. Shift to Florida because sometimes jou hear bome- be remembered. Laist night at tho last two iceha; Sherry Magec, Charlio no accidents. tho speaker. "Lota of bail placers - set clubs ha6 labored thero in tho 4l,f. np. ,inl limn .. ... 1.. ...... ,.,w i'i.au.,k fc,, n3 uvrn wiliun to bo a fact, becauio Krnlo Lanlgan wished on hhn t. .r .T ui, n. 41. between tho I'hllllo and tho Cards. and Gcno Packard on ono hand and DKIo Datls on tlio other. Stewart last ear, st did not play much base- namo 13 nas oeen in tho big league ho responded to tho call which camo jasieu mm games with tho Cards, with tho hojne club, ho finished in ho nelded 1.000, which leads ns to pinch hitter. from the JacksonAillo club of tho sent to Denver in 1917 and lilt .297. season, it was .287. Florida ft) train, off aud on, since 1887.' 0110 ot meir cnicncrs ucing aoorge Braves was canned Just as soon as time Harry Wright fired tho other Aveynmg. tha PMHiea had a sllvver battery, t$ff pertona of Oovne Jfoofc on -r -- ...j'" -i -r i.., ' MSJmL 9fsi SI I (HlX07 ( So I BROUGHT "sorv6' C T r nt if LAJCy' f " 5MSWICHEi AKlD OTHER ) OH" H H QjIRLS,' Hh 1 friooCMrli mvi- "KiSSTupp To GAT- aim-t it a l T-K tw ,0 .' Inr -J Mife C YJ Air. li nn.D.Dmnc tit. )aga tuNCH fceV ($&h s cv ce ... o I fml Sk Wr r vP B d&& pfega $g3m niiir yJvAN 7sK0S jf xril 1 i y -"vo " x ix -. f -w, 55 r l N. -ESSX . . V7 ,A ft J X If DOBSONHEEPSUP IMPROVED PLAY After Disastrous Start,' Falls Five Shows Cham pionship Form Too Late THE WINLESS WILUARSJ Ameriiaii League Staniluigd . I.. ! C. At . T V . I t i.li.mbj 11 it 1 (hki Art. Irulr. .1.1 .Mmi I 11-n-wU.. 4 !! WI7 l'frl , 1 4 ,'KI IIH,iilr , I ! ,t.m x ! II. A. '. 4 .Stt1 Ihilnun. . s J ,00 At Hl.ar . . o ti .(hh) loo late hi Ike seabon to do any feod, n -tnng In ills nl"inB togs This the Dobson ile, of which so much was'"c"'"" honeui. didn't paxe the v.ay .v,. .0.1 .,. ,i, i.,u.,i- fi,iifor adiaiictnient in the mens singles; -r ":..'- re; j?:?.dSL r wtvu 01 iiiu -". i- uMn w torm and tho elast-y basketball now- be- , ng cpioiieu U) 1 10 1 aus represeaca- tlves Is of the caliber that smacks of championship form4 The change has all been wrought since Hoffman, who had been waimlng the bench, was gien a regular position at forward This outh from Jlllhllle lm- iprocs with each gime In tho con test plajcd agaltiht fa. I'. If A. last night, and Avon by Uobson M to -&, Hoff man Avas credited Aith four Held goals, three of which ha dropped through ita.i net in tlio first half. IIo is especially fast under the ba.bl.ot ',..- ,. .. ... ..... ... ......A.. r.( ...: 1.10 juw, ""' " '" """ 1 first half weie lS-u in faAor of Dobsun. but after fiAO minutes of the second peilod had clapt.e.1 Harry revson waj taken out in preferenco to Charley Ncav- man anu.tnc .- v ii. .a s wcro soon on and ran ln 10 successive points. The) lontlnutd to rc-duue tho Dob- ' son lead and two basketo In the linal minute made tlio totals 20--8 In tho becond hulf tho Pulls crowd mado a record foi lough sholt. Ey actual count on thirteen occasions the ball went In and bounced out again. Iiunncn with four and Klou with tars for tho s of Dobson Tho tormer i threo field fcoals wcro tho stars losers, while tho high bcorcrs i mh. i i n i n n n inn '(hiiiij'ia ' nn inrmnn i banged In four two pointers and the lat- ter tlirco. Hobby iuakill's Wluleta AVilbar og- gregatlon succeeded in upholding their reputation as tonslstent ana perpetual losers, Onco again they lost and this time to Yours Truly, first half champion, by tho ecoro of 4B to Si. ANOTHER FOR HARMON j. r- i sr 1 1 11 ijcores secoiiu win in iucm'i dii- i liard Tourney i fharlcs Harmon won his sitond i btraight victory, dettatlng Joe (. onoan nn,, i-.r n n inD, niffh. it, ii.. fioik.,. states Pockerbilllard tourney in prog - i ess at tho Casino Academy Con annon f, .,,';.,,,'; ,,;;,!. . frfc.v,..vv.. bu.t.u jbu.,uU.., , 1( auu inq iieeoiiu in a iiuiiuich n , ,,.i n Ml... ... , , . ., , T.ho Uaus, a mile and a slAtieuth for . 3.) ear-old fillies, is a new- stake on the JOHNNY TILLMAN FOLLOWS SsEiESSMSTTffi TRAINING RULES CLOSELYiSM I other 2-year-old race, has been closed Westerner Who Meets Griffiths at National Saturday Night Re fines to Permit Batuitwts to In terfere ALWAYS RETIRES L'ARLY AS bOOX us tho hands of his service .watch touched tho I0 o clock mark. Johnny Tillman, tho verj serious knight of the ring, aiose from tho table at the sports writers banquet, expressed re grets for euch an early departure and was off for slumberland Johnny never pcrmltB anything like a banquet or a party to make lilm break training. After an absence of nearly u jear, Johnny has returned here to entertain before Philadelphia tans. During his In terrupted visltB to this city he has met many good boys, Including Benny Leon ard. Ted "K'd" Iewis Jack Uritton, Irish Patsy Cllne, Buck I'lemlng, Johnny Griffiths, Uddle McAndrews and others Of all the boxers Johnny has engaged, Johnny Griffiths, the Akron boy, has BlAen him tlio most trouble. Griffiths has ix Aery fast, punishing left hand. A man with a good left ula)s can make It ery interesting. Tillman, howevsrv has been working dally at Philadelphia John O'Hrlen's headquarters for tha last three weeks, lir the hopes of developing an attack that will 'Offset Orlffltha's well-known VM TnhnJLw-'W " QHrL."f- Mk -wwy, left, RCFRICSRATORi J 1, - i & rT r rz?: 1 UaP . tPvK tm J r rjfil III -" . 1 '"J Wallace Johnson's Win Didn't Surprise Tilden Chairman of Committee Predicted That Local Slur Would Defeat Voshell in Title Tourney FIAL MATCHES TODAY JJ) ROULUT T. l'ALI. rII.r. TILDl.N scored another tennis y'V -'innph j-'erdu without as m'H'h n tlm inliltlld ul it. u o.n iiruil . mil 1 linm ;;;;;;; :.;; x ItMil if til .l.ilnt Wrifi ii-iinl.Ar k.iri A T0 ,oca, t(,n.ll(, Blar ,,)nR ,,as ,,cen klum 1Ml)on,py lia u !,,,,.,, pt tro holiest rank "ssterd.i he assuuip.l a " "" . vvu.i. law rob that of a ptophet Tilden lias iu -uoiiig eterjinin,.' unaginnoie in' ....... . . ........ ... inn preyeju tournej, iroin iuaing 10 u'tlelutiiig. and to ue him In the mlo tr a piopuet was not sum u surpriso as might be pccted. Kept It a Secret Ueforo Wallice .loliii'-on. ut tins ell:, and Howuid ohcll of NeA ork tool: the court tu play one of tho most sen- u ln..r.l ... ..At ..- nf !. .Ofr-nAit TIM.,.. "V'...tl IHrt.tt C3 U. ,iU IUUMIL, .H'tril mado his prophecj. IIo blab-d that Jtlm- Kon wou,, ', to , , ,,.. llo a Be(el ,10 unnountcll lt t0 tIl0 newspapermen piesent No 0110 tork TI(U,n be,louslr for he fcecnieil to be th onlJ. o)10 vll() fuvolcd tIl0 lu(ai c. try. Hut the result Aihich is tenuis hlt.- tcvrj now suielj was an upset or some thing like that. Johnson wus only ic- rentl) diseharged from tho umbulam -ori and has plaved little tennp 111 two Jeais. Outsldo of u few cMil hitlon matches for the Ited Cross, the wme- '.. this touuiey ate tlft. only '"'" ' 's tfajid Yoilitll in Shane ,, , l vohell on tho othci hand, has pla)ed - UADIi UTIMC APAIU utnw nine, nmmi ,, ,,, ' Ti n i "eats Iroop and Alemca at l'al- ace Rink JUtt Wurd. of Norrlstown.' won his second, I win of tha wetk hi the two mile r.n'j for IPioffMiiinHls t tha Palace Holler hltatlnB llliili Tlilrty-nlnlh and Market treit. Iat ' n.l-iii 'lam vun uy inein wiiru von uy -n sards, wun iniiy iruon or hum cu- Al.meu, of Leiifcuc IUhiiJ, third. H-rbert nftA1i?rn.a,iyMirr' ,h0 on',m,l0' raco for sailors and loldlcrs. r w. i... i . in. ,- i.. ..i. 1 B' "'-""Vu . I'!cb, uS0s,rf"1?ltr !X'? w'o'VrHhPrauarS'n1"": I jaBt niitht de feu s1.1""1".'"!!. ' ,wo. .trHJf'".L"l.l?L "18 IlrM John the Barber May Sim to Prevent Fight Jietiveen Jess and Jack lulno, Okhi.. Feb. 30. In regard to reporta iulilllied In HI. Inula )e. tenia) that he would atnrl Injunc tion sella lo prevent the At llluril uml Jlemphry prUe fight, Jiilin llelaler, formerly mnnuKer for Ilenipiie), lut nlflit aulil tliut, while lie would not uiinouiK hla plana at prenent, the IlKlit would not be permitted to lake plate unlit Ida clslina had been utiatleil. llelaler aahl Dempaey owed lilui 3U,0UO under their contract, 1 100,000 for ullrueil breach of conlrurt uud rauat ullow lilm allure of (lie re turn from the propoaed flaiii. The lirlntrd reporta nverreil that New York hiw)er were prepurlug lo pre vent the flslit. Johnny voluntarily enlisted and was In uniform eight months. He played on the camp baseball, football, track and tennis teams. He was known only as a boxtt, but his all-around athletic work surprised. Tho Minnesota boy will make hla first appearance here since last spring, when he takes on Johnny Griffiths at tho Na tional Saturday night. Tillman earned only a draw a ear ago against Griffiths. Ue hopes to better It In this, meeting. Manager Herman (Ta)lor ba he doesn't think Tillman will have any trouble. Tommy Walsh, manager nf Griffiths, has tbo necessary cenfldenco niuvproPM.v t r Important Matches on Today's Schedule Ml VS SINf.l.V.S Pl.t', n. ni IVeilrrlrk II, lrvn111lrr, New Anrk. M.. Criilir llldtl r, Mrrlnn I . t. It 11, 111. IliirulU In) lor ,Ni Aork, . I'llsl (iIMhiiin, lnnj.d. , -11 .. 111. Iihbtt U-ininear. New lnrk xs lucent KlrhnriU, Nr urk. J 13 n. 111. Srl'rhlm Kilhhla. New lerk, k, U. T. Tlldcn. 2d, (.rnimntown IIPN'S iiotmi.i:s 10 11. 111. OOnirn and 'Murtln, ( iinvji). l. I emier uml llruwn. I. or I. Ills p. 111 liiinij.up und liilor. New Aork, v. llert utiil itauntuii, Irili lluur TemiN riuli. Jl MIIK MINI.I.KS 1 11. in. M.riiliur 1 HiUNfori, .,1. Ni-n Aurk i. .1 Al, A iiiineiiimi. Jr.. (lii)il. l.JU 11, 111. . J AAliUinir, I pifctiiml, an. t . 1.. tlirkhtn. KiildniiMil. .in 11, 111. J, K. 4'i'l!en. (athollr HIrIi n, lilllrt Ir). FnUroitul. J:IA 11. 111. II. T. Pent-mill, (.ermilli tiiun lllgli, h. Iiucll Thomas, renn Inrtir, I 1 jii , 11. in i 1. t runll l.pnitltt I .- , , IV tills, rp.isr n tin WHS llleked outdoois. - - o win Hut bo was outgener.Ue rale v il ears Johnson Lmi'i'- .lol nson Thc pkijed Fever. ago In a national tournament, winning. In tho llrst tot Johnsoi out Voiliell to see Avhethcr ho still cm plo)(d tho same tactics that if com ing to tho net whenever possible. Vo3ln.II did conic to tue net rcpeated 'y nnd his aggressiveness won tlw set 1- blurting tho second set, however 'nliiiKHi changed his btjli- of pl.15. lie- toul. tlic offensive all tlio time He would drop tho ball Just over the 1 net to draw Voshell to the middle of the j court and then lob tho leturu ovel Voshell s head The Gotham plajtr VptiTini i,,l in: . at tr .managed to get back In time to return I ' "-"" I'pei L,llllllnatCd JlcKay some of thete tantalizing lobs, but tlio1. rroill TourilCA" niajont) or inein went lor points to .,,.- nr, ivi. -n i . . , t Johnson's credit., lt was the.e dnshes star of tie vVT,?,- ??"u1' , IWW.i hick and forward that llnally eautcd . tho downfall of Voshell A'osliell had an excellent chance ice to tin win the match In the third set. staged a line rally and had the sco.o 6 to.J In his laAor and hla service Hut ". "V111"'1- """i0,1 I"8 Ynl aml c0"1- , ,nlltei1 son,e double faults a litt.li proved eostlj Johnson w on this and the next - - - - - - - - DIMI 1M CTAVCC I ICTCn "imw uixxnuu uioiliU i 1 i i i r. l'reakiiL'88 Is KiL'hcst Puise With $25,000 Added rir York, Feb. 20- th, .Alnivland Toeiipv Pint, t cl.l.d it tlm I'linlf. . inriU.. ?! ' , . .- 1 UnlUti Hiring '" " . '"; ":i uihk Ua)s of racing1 there will bo 1143.150 lllHtllbut-d '" tluUtJ money, while no nnran ni l.uvo ,. mnii' ,.i. n,; purse will have a smaller ahIuo than 00 added. The Preakness, a mllo snd a furlong lest for tho a.our-nliln. .horn which geldings have been barred , i.u.ii ,iue-ii bui.inisn inive oeen i.arreu i thlrt tar' becomes the rkhest offering ln ft n,""10' lth uUdea mone' of jjsooo uii trail) PHILSSIGNPIJCHER Jack Coombs Gets Young Brook l)n Schoolboy vr -York, Feb. 20 George V. Casauza, a nrookl)n schoolboy phenom. )esterday affixed his signature to a 1919 contract to play with tho Phillies. This youngster, who has Just been discharged from the army, made a fine Impression on Manager Jnck Coombs while Ihe latter was with tho Dodgers last season. Casaisa is a left-handed pitcher, who for several ears past was a mainstay of the pitching corps of St. John's Prep Casazza is only nineteen leant of age! Desplto his youth the joungiter already lias attained a. height or. sis feet oui Inch and weighs 175 pounds. Loughre) Outpoints Young Goulu .V'T.Krr".'.,,'.'.'. v$..??.t? j-uh. aw ni i.hlln-it.l.i.. j.r ---."' ,jwubii- I??l. w;iter.ifh '.ld.".t',, oy"" Uoula- !,,d T.iiifr, fh,.i.i,'m?!0"1 .,n. twelve, iT;i., -fi.V rwL-.J . t'""u""i a. c, last SiiVmitle iJ.kUJ "on,'rom alueser nkbtinif. ...cu. anu ln. Ueimy Valger Trinu Wallsce Montreal Peb so 11-nny Vu'a er, of Franco, defeated KJIIe AVallace. of lirooli. 'P.1 ,n.a ''"rround bout here last night, After the tlrat round A'alcer administered such yere punishment that AVallace waa on the defensive most of the time. Jones Deniea Return to Yale . ffii'lVJ'1 Y- 20 Tad Jones. Tale', foolba'l head coach In JB1T, deniea that ha haa been apprnaoheil about a return tn Jiy.r'T.VO"""!". neaii or the tb- "fjsVeiTC-ua.aBJti w. FRED ALEXANDER DEFEATS BIDDLE New York Veteran Wins in Straight Sets Advances to Semifinal Round BETTER GENERALSHIP l'"red AIe'andcr, of New York, ACtcran af many tennis campa'gns, adsuced to the (.emltlnal round of the men's singles if ihe Middle States c.vred cia . 1- hlp tournament on the roof of tho Wan. ,,.! rt ,nHn ,1.1 ..!. . ...... ... I r ,',";.',,,',.? . 'i11'1 """" " ,r,rl cainUal because of rall,t tets7o.4 fi.T' ' """ "' si,i ,. v. .... .r., ;.,.'. .... ..,:.' !V"1 ,alu iwy ....,..,,,., ut 1U1 m,, scor6 e,cn (tt ... ., ..... .. . L . . . .unSJ-n n S UQ . l?at ln ino I mi ., .!.! t .. . ..-, .. ...M.v01 u.c, ifc una usrucu II1UI i,m.7rv.""i..?., ". "f5"?.rBCU "'" .I,,. ' ""u,u "e P'ajeu ail OACr to- ., . it was Alexanders great court irpner- .,ll I. ., ..,... .. .. .-b.c' ,,Iddlo on the run tho greater part of l)l0 .me unJ ,)a.SCl, ., , , ' Umet when h. came up to the el Alex- I""1"'8 ,0b1"" ..s the best f , ho '"'.i uui uau nun nip 1.r111pt lin nui .,ilcl0 on the run thn ., . " '. ':, tourney The point scoro of tho match follows: 1'IltfaT hfi -Alexin Jer UMdM . im j; I 7 : lare, 13 12 113 1 0 L'8 4 iM;,iil"dr SbCOND hCT Middle i n l ;. 4 f. 311 u IllllJ j YALE SQUASH STAR BEATEN L ourncy .!.., . .7 -.", ....a villllil.uie'U ni I Y Itlrt in A )estenlay ln the second lound of the nnnual Invitation i tournament of the national hquash Tennis Assoclntlnn. In . Na,l0"a' Squash Tennis Association, In Progress on the Yale courts. John AV. I fuVnlshed tho surprise of the?ournament , by disposing of the Vale player ma lhC?i;ffft,inttJr l", ?'15' J 5-9- "-S. r.,V,t V pV.JHVV1 ,?f Kl,8lB Jay Gould, Of Columbi l, hi tho first round. where lie defaulted to W. Adams. Jr.. i or me lnie ctun, .AlcKay was picked j to win the title, lt was the kilter's t match since tho recent team cham- plonshlp berks, where he garnered five VIUIVI1C3 IWlllOUv a lOfit PENN MAY RACE ABROAD Quakers Invited to Compete in English Henley The Unlverblty of Pinns)lAa'iila Aar slty trew has been liiAltcd to compete in the Hngllsh Henley to be rowed on ine iiiumea in uui). aie and Harvard ,... mnv- weml niiv.ni., t. ,i. i i. . "."ff' oaibnicn to the Lngllsh If Joe AA'rlgtlt Should turn nut nnr.t11Ap championship olght It If llkelv thst the athletic council will uct favorably on th nronosltlou ami i.p..,i .... Aioi,t K .'Jngiand The co,t of the trip, which ehusetts Agrlcultuial College; Oct MS. will be iloa to ICOnu will be defrayed. Penn Mate; Oct 25. Co-nefl nt Vevv It Is expected, by contributions from "nrk; Nov. 1. Colgate- Wiv. 8, Unlver wealthy members of the alumni nnd stu-, slty of Pennsvlvan'a at N'ew York: N'ov dent body. ib Drown at lloston, ' SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS"! ,, i llabe O'ltn.trke. the star halfback of laat season on the Hot Uland eleven made -nn1 in snoiner roi ue unneareci an a auuaii. tute announcer at the ulimrln lart AlnmUv nlsht nnd hla worlc waa so aenaatlonal that he earned lila varalty letter, lie haa many bcoklnsa. but may cancel u couple In order to be present and, keep tliu fana Informed next Jlonday nU.it. t)iier. la It trne.thsl I eon Italna. the nrtlnc manacrr nt P'r Olymula, tore hla hair from the riwita when lie read an article that failed to boual lakt Monday nlsht'a ahovr at the Olympki? I'leaae unaner, ua thla la tmnortant. . , ,na'ee to ui'en, Acting Alsnacer Tn Kalna did not forcibly bit. urate hulr iroiu Ida lies. I. Ilalr haa not been on aprakini term viltli l-eon a '-' for many yenra. hroodlea, the unanimous second, la the to In the present famous nahtlns machine.. The Ilnker-to-livera to-Chance combination had notlilnfri on the clIaHaman to-BeOodles-to-! ..-l.n.an .nflhll.A. Tho ...... nnV.l..nu I uianaman io-h,.oodiee.to-: 4 l.pjuuiu ......... - . ..- ......".., w0rWn'h",.raJt,t1inl. tke major. m ' r' plays no lavoTiies. wonting- mo araaii circuits aa "" as i-. major. .ohuar linm-. president of th. Cambria A. C, will send a braco of heavywelahta A. e; , win ecu. m v.nen oi neavyweiania Into tne final bout at Kenslnston'a exeluslie boxim club tomorrow nlxht. Jack Clifford. 0f New yorK twm aiirmot to ui . oeorire Ward theculored flahter. L. iut away Ueorira Vara tne colored nehter. befoT the end of the reg-ulatlon l rounds. lonnc Jlminj AVIIson, of port Ulchmond. and Oeorse Ileynolds, of ManayunK. terri torial rivals, dash In the aemlwlnd-up. The other bouts will bring together Ilaloh Erne vs .rankle linker Youna Johnny Duffy ts. Young Tom Sharkey and Ullly Logan vs. Oeorfce Krausc. In addition to the Johnny Tlllman-Johnny Orirfltha fra) at the National Saturday night four utlier good toute will be pro duced, s'aged and seen. Hoy McKailand and Johnny Mahoney are duwn as wlnd-un enter lalnere. The remainder nf the bill will pre sent Danny Hughes vatAldl. Slcsel, Johnny i.lMohi vs. Johnny iKtdl Herman and Jimmy VaiieVa vs. jl'ouiur Uedjray, fr . zi x ,j rrjr? . v -Villi WW ' Famous Mcadowbrook Ath lete Announces Intention to Try Comeback Daf las Pleads for Stadium SPROUL UOOSTS SPORTS liy LDW1N J. POLLOCK Till: luro of the game, that lntanglbln force that takes old men to the golf links, keeps eteiaiifl In baseball ci'" when the Uirowlwr arm is dead and tho lens cilpnled with rheumatlmn and luilils athletes to the cinder JMth until the sprlnir hn gone from thenttlde. has taken 31redlth bnek to track athletes, Homo time ago Ted unrouncd that ho was through with running. That was when ho was frch from the fields of France and his trend of thought turni-d not to athletics. bu to the rearrange- nin.lt rt flntllPRtln life nnd bUSMS after a ear and a hslf in O10 servlee The tnloor track sennon has started, the call of tho game Iuib Bounded and Td's ears are normal, ro,-,lltli mnila iIia tinnniitir frinlAtlt tlist he was going back 'o plked Mines and 1 uniting togs ut the sports wiIIm-h come- back d nner at the Hotel Walton lat. night, and his wo'ds weie giected with n lewoundlng npplauso that pvoed the I popularity of his decision. After Tost Tropliy Ted will at'nenipt his eoinebaxk at 1 the Indom- Millroto games elated for the Madison bniiaio Garden in Xew York next TiK-bdiiv nlirht. lie has two legs on the I'opt Trophy, one of tho mot I Nnluablu eups cer put up for compe- I tltion, and one more lctory will glo I mm nermnnenr possession, Tho former l'eiin tllfi and lulullon I cap'ain h-is been tialnh.g re-ulnrl t K.n..Mln nld. and Is In fslrlv good condltluu He has been working under ?m&g&gi v" '" " -et.. ... jrfroillth will leiiresent the M-ndnw- . brock Chih uml U Is a knowii en. t that renust" fnun Samuel .T Dnlhs. th , hnriar 01 111 riuli atl tlm srfr-s'ile"t ul" tli A I" hm, mmotiiir.B. tu ti.) r in. nva m rorneiispk niini ivnnts to Kfr-i-ii ns insiic iit"ii-H In i-nnin't'tlon a in iu inn. i..f.rni. iia,H 10 aLe a man i , jvrr...nv. ,.,her letl-e. Neeil of S'silium ti,p ,Hn' "-ri of a H.mPmn In thl IllM- fur th- ir.niliict of minrlu nf n'l sfirtu was tli ton'p cviinii"di-(l i" nalls' sneh before the wrlteis and theli , frleiiila. 'f'hllsil"lii'i'a" be siM, ' Ims the CTPifBt atliletfrt pi th unrUi, bin p lino no p'aco to snow them during the Indoor soBson Our club nev .vear Is put to great ei)irs to io".lnt the hulooi ..... n...l .... n.,.1l . ..... . ,l . r-utT-e. ...1.1 ,,,, ri.iuu nun I.,. I. iiL.f "" 'aneal drain. "v" York on thp otl.r hand has lunn-rwi. MB.1li.ms and ar..ir,rpB n ,..,, , , ,, ,-,, ,,,, ,u ,,,.. , ' l.iyi. HI . h,t r"H,Va(,t that VI,!Br1HnhH 8 H- trhf IipIiIii B'nK behind In sthle.'r-, 'I hr. ,,,. " i,e(. F.ni moenml clnrt-,i i,w ,0 ..I'.l'l u P. ...lull., ..III Ull IliHI, I I'UU Tl. AtAu.li.iiltrrvil. rl,.l. tl.l, .oup 1 u" nMn,,t " T""r" plsce to hold hc gam 'r-ng possibility- that "'" - up neant It Thr- Is no nallablp ms and tliTe Is n the) will not be Among the other alhleto i.p"kpis was -lack Sproul run of Governor Spioul and I " former lieutenant in imaiitry who I,aJ bee" B'"'1"''1 ln action Junior Sproul j was one of the best bisketball and Imseball pla)es ever turned out at i .-iariuiuuic nu in nuiv .1 Kluueiu in i.-itlie Law bciiool nt the LtUAerslty of """"'" " Jack emphasU'd the Initiative ex- hunted li) tne clougliuoys in l- ranee and said that sudi initiative was founded by said that sudi initiative was fc athletics, competitive athletics, CORNELL GRIDIRON DATES ItliauJllS to Plnv Eicllt Games -v- . t- h " Next Fall Dir nmh toVnl , ?-d TAl f tad urn of the Col eie of t e C'lv of v,v Yo'k Sf NeVvork city on Oct. 25 is one of the featuies of tho Cornell football o,-li.fliilM imtin.lil l,v thr. Athlotln As. soeiatlon )eslertlay. The schedule Is ns follow s: "t 4 Oberlhi at Ithaca; Oct. 11, Williams nt Ithaca; Oct. 18, Cnlg-te at Ithaca , Oct 25, Dirtmouth at New Yolk City tlollege Stadium; 'ov 1, I.afa)etto at Ithaca; Nov. 8, Carnegie Tcl nt Ithaca: Nov 15 I'enn State at Ithaca; Nov. -i", Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, NEW DARTMOUTH GAMES Cornell and Colunlq Added to Green Grid Slate ' lUiiover. . II., Feb. JU. Cornell I "l"l cuirwuj t.iivti iiteu auull anu jirinceton does not appear In the 1919 eleven made public last night. The schedule follows: , bept. 21, Springfield Y M. C. A Col- .".' ,-.. , x- ... . '. ..- V. " ' la worklna- hard at Jock O'llrlrn'a arm. naaium in Breparatinn for his battle vv rh Tnhnn, Vli.rr.iv In II. - . ,..... "" Olympla Monday nlsht llurman was nil prepared lo battle t'hamplon Tela Hermnn. lie has Just aa iruch reaped feV Murray Tlie OUiiihIu aemlnind-UD brinisa tosetli-r twin iriAnil IhAIsI 111 u vA,. !.. VMe-kta r Meter and Joe Tipliu are down to mix At! the fans want la a repetition of their 'niher battle Palsy AVallace inert? XW l Lftj and Joe Mendell takes, on Hobby Ilurna In fvi. tyf Ihrt nlher three hnm. .t. "J"r " ... H. ...- wu. Wl, , ho card. XS.'S:?!. J!iiV ftfe-s' ! Ihe The flaht should. b thing wrona la tliat the armory la staalnir I tha batt e. It will be recnllia ii... !W thriller. Ihe only armory off Iclala were very frlald in the I! treatment toward the fana at tho Leonard. I Dundee battl l" month. ,nl -- ,,"'"' ""i'.'h !iVh "' 't',",1 ! "Po fori . !''a meetln with Johnny Dundee, which wi.i 'hi stas-d at the Olymnla on th. "liht nf ' ".tunt ' 1 ,0 1UP"C'',, Jbc" i ' The .Nai'onal nai a irood show ror th niaht of Mstrch 1. Younir Jda v. A.t Youn ItobWeau and Uattiln Murray n! t Pennsylvania vs, Cornell SATI'ItDAY. Phil, tl, 8 110 I, m I AVKK.HTJIAN II All., snd and Rn-.ri su I'rellm narv (lame, Ireshmen vs AtllllainvTn KSe.. St. 101 general admission, Hie. llane ua after game, Tliktls on sale at A. A, Oflli-e anil tilmheU', uKTiCio1. KSMTJa.JwriW'VA.lyS: ifVHKKTllAI.T. St Georia's Collet T. DicUaioo Collsia nU.aX 11aaU f I.IA n B '?iiH-Xu:,uTu'- . V."-'J . Leader of Athletics Insist Publicity on Salaries am Purchase Prices Lower Standard of Play SPORrsClillJES' HANQU& lly JAMES S. CAROLAN TT TAKHS a Bport writers' banquet t J. innko Connlo SHcU speak. Connie "on errant, net rnllal, but thfi sur ronn.l'tigs were Kiieh that It made th liHiially Fllent v.ige talkatle. l'or 11101 than 3U0 d i jiunually Connie Is n easy to ItitorWew as' a sphinx, but n the sport writers' Rntln-r'ngs l'o opcT up Last night at the fifteenth annur session at the Ho'c' Walton the saga clous pilot told tho mere than 400 ay d'tors many Interesting things. TI10 ratify manager ery lgorousI 'nfOi-llirrl flio fati Ihnl hn Aim-tl- were going to hae a ery good tcai Mils sia on, but Connie would be li tiph'rd to eeiv one. Including l scribes. If tin obligingly would refral rnn puunsmng nn thing about sa arles. Money anjtlilng that ieembles col cll klndl keep that out of prin The lonir cieen il,.u n,.r hjn,.nni. .n tho diamond green and has a tendene to distract the haul-working uthlctet I Jiiereioro 11 is for the good of the can 1.1ml II. - tl. ....... ... 1 .,. ... ,..i; i'kijcih 11, neci sneni on sa nrles, purehaso pi Ices, lines nnd olhe avenues cf monetary transfers. Conine Aroused Connlo wasn't tho only speaker, bu he Imparted the 'newsiest" informu.0 of the night. Connlo alwtos was vcr sens'tlve about mone matters, and mad !' J'"",n, ,tll',t '" .l,, futuro tllQ onl 1'J",?.. "J "1 " u !l f0,"e, '"I1",1"0 !l rt T. e" fr,st Ma L"l,,Bh oul ..rZK, l '??! llllllUtc-s 11 ml thlrn .Mtt,, --iw,!,. . ii-j-imhv nvwvti'ir (11,1.1111, lng to Dr. O. A". AVIttmaier's stop wntel "The greatest dnwb ck 10 tn -ran Ins been the Introduction of the linn ileal tlio pseurtn Indatloii of puicha prices and salailes by nt 'cast 3ul p. cent nil for the 'adwrtlHing. Th uoesn't do any good I hope It ha trineci, aim 1 ieliee the checking of th oll will bo for the ood of the game." Wears No Decorations Connlo wears no meilils for contll UOUS scr'ce. but h.iK hr.f.n tl.r,.,.. threo basebill wars and f.1111 Is on toi He has sunlved. the futuie Is hrluli und. with tho nucleus- of a Aery goc team, cpects to bo out theio causln trouble all season Connie, tho pronounced pessimist 1 other das, now is lated with the supei optimists. 71.. It.rfTA ,,ll..i ,,,,,. ....I 1... " -, ...i.ur,uin ,uiu .-lllIUM"li Katnerlng heard other distinguish spenKers They listen d to a-1- AI01 rce former c.lebratcd heavjvvelght, n count a few of his expeilenees with tl famous Princess Pat Iteglment 1 France; they heard Harry Davis, it calling hla dajs as manager, cxtct svmpa hv to Tick fo n ind KM Olei sou and extol Connie Slack ; they eager' devoured . c v Avoid tint droppul iro the lips of Philadelphia Jack O'lirlo Louis H. Jnffe, Hill Donovan. David Ludlum and George I: ("htoney") M( K11111 una rppinuueil tlio tluent effor of Dr Thnmnu 11 . !.. 1 1,.. , -. Maxwell unun me- noosier lt was a wonderful evening for ii snnit fraternltv- It hr.,ih,i ,.....! rapped tho knockerr. Iloost and moi iKlost Was IhB tir.L-.in Tha !.., ,1 booster and knock the Itnocker" slogti was inuouuceu by Jnclc .Sproul, plncl hitting for his father, the Governor. Tl oinei speakers agreed with Jack, at the knockeis came In for an awful rap. james uoughert), the Haron i Le-I-pervifle, took a diplomatic rap i the rrppers which warn't In keepin with tho boosting slogtm ; but the Itaroi wno was sandwiched between a brace i hupky boos'ers, soon h-d the boxin imm Mtnnair, ,.. nu i, ... ....i i.. game standing out as It never stood hi fore, liven Charles Heeb, u chron kicker, miit'ed when ho listened to tl Paron, the convert. Samuel J. Dallas, tho president he Xat'onal A A. U and Ted SIcr dlth. a noted athlete, spoke Mr. Po lock, Just one co unin to tho left, has d. voted his efforts lo Impaitlng the me bage of this pair of famous leaders amateur sport Jack Coombs Absent Jack Coombs, new manager of tl Phils, and Kid (Ilcnson. manager of tl White Sox, were unable to be presen Both forwarded telegrams expressing p grete. George Graham, u former preside of tho association, was toastmaster. ti tho role of master of ceremonies at tl "come-back" dinner, he more than mai good. Koss Kauffman. president of the Phi adelphla Sporting AA'rlters' Assoclatlo opened the evening with n review c sportti and the 1019 outlook. ANY SuitorOvercoa' In Our Big Corner Store $-1 -i .80 11 Reduced from $30, $2i. J dOA anu pdv No charge for alterations, Open Monday and faturday Until 9 o'CIock JPeterMoran&Co S. E. Cor. 9th & Arch Sis. i"ny if:,he. Adle h,,u-M Johnny L.nrotn vs. Johnny (Kid) Ilernuc Jlinnir.Mfn.lo vs. Aounir Meilwar "" Mrl'ar'iind vs, Ji linnj M-lioner JOHNNY GRIFFITH JOHNNY f ILLMAN TICKKTH AT IHlNAflHV'H. 03 H HTII (K a PALACE RINK ffJ SJfrflWP I A A 4 i ? rl A I i I W K i i 4 J m zmm? . m A , A'ST" -. " X S !.'e - WMh.; v 1 JL - ,
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