EVENING P-QBLIQ LEDQERPHfiADELPHtA 1JAY,'S ,10 22, .Vrf .c 'i- u vf. mX .HITS Tm TIGERS EARLY, fAKING ONLY LOVE FROM JENNJNGS'S PITCHING STAFF "U INK A GAIN NIBBLES L , SOMEBODY IS ALWAYS TAKING THEtfOY OUT OF LIFE ONL Y Fl VE STARRED frtl m imJU TlUtiKS' STAFF, i, I m m' -- .. t JjS&gMl Iff flf $. ON DIAMOND AFTER PASSING "40" MARK Wagner, Anson, Lajoie, Young and Plank Quintet of Outstanding Figures in Last Twenty Years Hal Chase Now the Main Vet, Says Rice i ' ' IN THE SPORTLIGHT-By GITANTLAND RICE Copyright. 191D. All rlghti reserved. r" f . ii.'i STRIKING SLIM LOVE ?' VJ!bc bor Lucfc Gets in ar(y Wallop at Hughio Jennings and Detroit, Putting Big Portsidcr on Sick List With Broken Pitching Arm m ST1 r " & ;' fr Efe & E5v.f e int "' &V h "' rsr $kj iXX -which wearily pulled into Macon person I saw was an elongated slender ?. "as siLn X,o'e. The big- left-handed ,'Tork to Detroit by way of Boston spirited ball player, but had every appearance of a guy who bad lost the decision to an automobile. Ho limped slightly and Ills left arm was sur "rounded by a glistening white bandage. "What's the matter, Slim?" I asked. i j "Arm," was the short reply. P "Sprain," I Inquired, "or Is It a charley horse?'' "Broke," sighed tho tall one. "Bubted at the elbow. Knocked a chip f the bono or something and gotta rest UP." In this manner was the first terious Injur of the car discovered In this arid city, which cares nothing for the near approach of July 1 nnd the (subsequent happenings. Slim Loe carelessly allowed a pieco of the ulna b.ine to becomo detached from his person and put the best southpaw hurlcr In Jennings's payroll on tho drydock for a month or six weeks. The injury will not affect Loo very much, but It caused intense pain and suffering In the Detroit baseball club. Tho big pitching ace has been tossed Into the discard and will not be available early In tho season when he Is most needed. fJUGHIU JEXX1XQS, the peppery, haul-working manager, al " ways had hard luck with his flingcrs. They seldom were in jured unless knocked down by a batted ball, but usually arc a mediocre lot, helping the batting averages of the opposing players and making it possible for Detroit to lose some more ball games. There is a healthy jinx in the pitching department, and it is on the job early this year. Weak Pitching Always TT'VERY season Jennings faces the "and again he has bten erased from the pennant race because of sad slinging-, for offensively his club is one of the strongest in cither league Sluggers like Cobb, Veach, Hetlman and Crawford kept the team in tho running until the time of a crucial series, and then the pitchers explode or So flooie or something like that. This year Ilughlc believes he has a few excellent hurlers who will gle R06d accounts of themselves on and after April 25. Krlckson, the big, light- ' haired, red-faced Swede, Is showing up unusually well, and uccordlng to the gossip here will" attract considerable attention. His control Is good, his curves are breaking as they should and there are whiskers on his fast ball. Everybody Is elated over his early season forn. Ehmke also is regarded as a capable flinger for the same reasons esslgned to Erlckson. It seems strange that these March phenoms alwajs look good for one month before the season opens, but occasionally they live up to the'lr spring notices. Jennings will bet the bankroll on those two, j "birds this year. ; But there are no new faces among the pltcheis, with the exception of the 3&f(tbsent Love and a couple of rookies labeled Goldmg and Samuelson. D.Viss. jr Boland. Cunningham. Kallio, Willie L .- . ii v. , ,' old standbys who still are lingering on gf iney can aeuver. Jiucneu nas Deen F.T - naat mr.rnmnv,,ao little r,r t, nvniintnil ?rm tMn 1nt 1.... . can tell. They might come through. This does not mean that Detroit 1st to bo counted out of the laco before It starts. Outside of the pitching staff the Tigers are u, much Unproved ball club. , 'TUB acquisition of Chick Shorten strengthens the outfield, for - the former Iloitonian iclll play right field, -which hai been ono ' of the weak spots for the last two lcan. With Veach in left and Cobb in center, the pasture guardians arc topheavy with class. r Ellison Rivals Pep Young for Infield Job THEN, take the infield. Harry Ileilman will play first base and remain there. lie likes the Job, is working hard to perfect himself and will play a. good game. His hitting will be quite an asset. On second, Pep Young Is competing against Ellison, who Is considered a ery good prospect. n, Ellison waa captured In Bloomlngton, 111., three jc.irs ago and looked so good at that time that the Yankees offered $10,000 for him. Jennings refused to talk turkey and sent the. younghtcr up to St. Paul for further seasoning. Last year he was In tho army and has returned to the club with 'a desire' to make good and stick around as a regular. ' He bats right handed and ls'a good hitter. At present he Is pressing Young closely for the Tteystone job. Donle Bush will be at shortstop, despite his threat to fiult the game for j. i ait cuojr me i -fcv' j wi uv o '& yvhiiQ hylpoutlng"waa good, nut came SV 3... .immnn 1tf uplin Wfl nli(l fili .. ..tll nn.1 nli-n tllntf 4 Vi I fit hlUA HT t aa BUUPUluic uuu aiou itj uutu uou mi Cnnnt'o Ttrhii'fl lia flo.t mmrtorhnrlf nn Mi ft T.nhlcrh fnntVifitl am l Sft - jiiwwn.a wtu, ..w ...- .fu. t. ;; IA1J, la a canaiaaie tor suoristop. out iucks experience, no is very rast, eets ground balfe on either side, but must improve his fctylo of throwing. Jennings says ho will try to keep Doud all season. fffrs . Bobby Jones is the regular third St kt. 4W . KArn ef nnr ilfOrl OUP1-V rl.'lV Wf Xiatft year, when Vltt was injured, ho z& apd maoe aucn a nit tnat Jennings $?- ai I0&E8 developed into a pood player in two years and U expected ?rV . V fn "hmm ft nrtni fniinti :-.. ; - . v- - , Bk.'J ... All We Need Is Hitting, Says Tiger Pilot ,"fTHE American Eeague has been j J L. lwft ftn IA vivtll x n hnitj vtnr y v ' fnubi "u fc- win mj iu m .7 Vtr Vnrlr nnrl thn WhlfA Rn will hft KV' break Into the first division. However, I believe w0 jvlll bo up thero L-fJ flrMlnn tnv tho lpfljl. bpcansn mv nltchern Innlr frnnrl. Rrlplfann ami lVi.Ml,ft EO(hV9e noreror regmar auiy. 135 need not worry about the .catchers, ''Sthy makq em and will divide tho work with Oscar Stanagc. Last year ,Qmr was the only good catcher on the club, and when he was Injured " ''yiffrftpt to bad way. Yelle la a promising backstop and win bo a good ')tftitute. " i,f'Hellman will make good on first, and Just watch Bobby Jones Ct ftptrai xou win lorgei aii udoui vm Is fast, has a good pair of but Flagstead. who was itlnsr last year, will fill In as a "Jut give mo some hitting and i jRHity R -irRnW f9ffl$f ' ,' ... fTf'WBmt 8HEY JENNINGS was all smiles when seen lato last night. When Mked for his happiness or something like that the Detroit manager ? ,yp informed us that he had received word from his star Tyrus Ray. 'jCpbb-rthat ho would be on hand in a few days. Ty,-lt seems, has to terms villi the Detroit management and everything nowls O, K. Cobb, will come here and will have no otaUr nejd. 1 ' t 4AI r. Jpwtta,w7iU it sectfxd as though the great Kcenttrficlder was PBtpw'.wMH u imp Afcirii. icv( T MMMttMf. i! I By ROBERT W. MAXWELL Sports Kdltor Efnln Publle Ledger Copyright, 1319, by Public Ltdotr Co, ........ .Macon, ua,, April 1. only two hours behind time, the first specimen known in baseball circles pitcher, who was shipped riom cw last winter, did not resemble a high- Handicaps Jennings same handlcap- -weak pitLhlng Tlmo u Mitchell and Big Bill JanieT are tho , , , , . , the job, and It Is fervently hoped that enecuve against mo lanuees and UJ"' - io i tai Jiuiuuilt to terms wnen ne tnougntioKthe hot, til TlPTl.ft t h rOn VPH r n rut liflll nit ti wtlfltl 1ni'flCCn l"l . n ..wvu. j , . -.- w --..0.. .,, iu,,, iixai, baseman. Two years ago ho was on 1llt Rfimplintir m.lMf.1 li.i ., stepped In, played a wonderful game iraaea uscur 10 me ilea oox. strengthened all around," said Jen- f ham 41 tn T,AnA l . iw,,i uiu Diau, Dvsiuii, i-ieveiana, stroncr .anrt It w:111 i n Hlfllnnn tov find becauso AInsmlth 1h biKt h mnH no uncr me nrst month of the season. hands and can hit. Shorten helps the with Chattanooga and led that league utility man and pinch hitter. watch usfgo!" difficulty in getting his old berth In V win fiV" ytuymy una vox Sm&Mih KW LITTLE LEAGUES SY Flood of Applicants Seek Franchises in Industrial i Organizations MEETING ON MONDAY The fellows who work all week In tho industrial establishments and are free on Saturday afternoons ate planning a big ear on the baseball diamond Sev eral meeting.! hme been held and neer In the history of the sport has such cnthus'asm been .displayed. While the circuits as yet hae not been completed In seeral of the organ izations, the Philadelphia Manufacturers' League has decided upon a ten-club cir cuit, while the Manufacturers,' anc' I Xo'theast Manufacturers' maUng rapid progress. L.eutuca uio A number of clubs already are prac ticing and the managers report an un usually largo number of candidates With man'y of the boys away last year It was necessary to dee!op younger tal ent nnd now thRt the eternns have re turned theie promises to lie unusual competition for the regular positions. Plenty of Applicants The Manufacturers' League has made sure of a successful season by re-electing as president Paul G. Brumfield, of tho Becker, Smith & Page Company. This firm has found it impossible to put a club in the field this season, but the managers prevailed upon Brumfield again to lead the organization, i:en during the war period he made a big succees of the league. This year should be a record-breaker. Tho circuit will be completed at a meeting called for next Monday night at the Bingham House. It will be limited to eight teams. There are IHe hold oers from last year In U G. I , C. H. Wheeler. J. T. Lewis & Bro , Stokes & Smith and Kdward Sellers.. New appli cations have been receded from Colum bia Grafonola, adlllated with Lincoln Iurnlturc Company nnd formerly .the Bridgeport nine; Klectrlc Service Supply, Franklin Printing Company and Louis Walther & Sons, of Torresdale avenue and N street. Any additional applicants Hhould get In touch with Paul G. Brumdeld, at the firm of Becker,,SmIth L Page. Two Clubs Needed The Northeast Manufacturers' League, which last season established I11J1 amateur record In Philadelphia, wheti Krankford Arsenal and Kltler played a twenty-three-lnntng game, is back in the field. At a meeting lait night tem porary officers were chosen as follows: James Mellon, president; George van Dyke, secretary, and John Anderson, treasurer. Efforts lire being made to induce Edward Lyvers to again accept the presidency. Six clubs hao expressed their desire to enter In E. H. Fltler Company, Abrasive Company, Frankford Arsenal, Schwarz Wheel, Fayette It. Plumb and 11 H. Glllinder, All were memters of the league last season except Glllinder, and they are coming back after dropping out for a season on account of the war. Another meeting will be held on Mon day evening at the Fayette It. Plumb clubhouse, 4838 Tacony street, and re ports are expected from such teams as Miller Dock, Tacony Ordnance, Stokes & Smith and White Dental. The Quaker City Rubber will not be a member this year, as a. strong Independent team has been organized to play the best clubs In tho city. RUTGERS SIGNSANDERSON Famous Newark High Coach to Handle College lrackmen New. Hrunswlck. N. J.. April 4. Carl W. Anderson, of the Central High School of Nowarlt, has been oDtaineu to coach the itutgers tracx team. Ha huH been turning out champion ship teams at the -Newark school for venrH. and it In believed that ha can handle men of college caliber equally as wen. i NATIONAL A. A. Ml2R?. Younc (lluck) Flemlnt ti. nlllr Derlne ' Jack letter f. Jlmror Menda Johnny Wolcatt vs. Bailor Ed. Trembr J)st Medar . Qua Lewi Johnny Kilb&ne vs. Artie O'Leary TICKETS AT DPNAQHTtS, S3 8. JITU BT. Olympia A. A. S,! MONDAY KVEN1NO.' APKIt. 7 1 Kar KnnU doodle Wrlnh V4llr Imiii r. rMt Vlh Frunkie Dallcr V4il Mullen Abe Friedman jt, Jofaoay Maloaejr yJP C Sec ThpV fT "ieMEBoOy Ts I T )) I 3orJi To FPl J ALWAYS lAKlMOl .Z The USE op f-S The JoV out ';,' Tobacco J 0(r lF; '. t CAL DELANEY, BOXING HERO, Lightweight Who Reached Finals in London Welter Class, Has Brilliant Rec ord UNMARKED IN 170 BOUTS H JAMES S. CAROLAN 44TF I were a sporting editor I would X tell the readers a few things," ex plained Johnny Kllbane as he gazed at R. W. Maxwell's vacant chair yesterday. 'Boys, wouldn't I give them the Inside stuff In the boxing game, especially about a few gangs of false promoters that just now nre doing much to hurt the game." "If I wcie a champion." Interrupted Jimmy G.intz. "I'd do some fighting that would stand tho fans on their head." ' '- I "If I were a sporting editor or a champion mavbe I wouldn't spring a few surprises," expostulated Jack Hagen, the allround trainer. "And tnujbe I wouldn't have something to write about." , , , Champion Kllbane. accompanied by Cal Dplauey, the Cleveland lightweight, strolled Into tho office between training sessions. Kllbane brought down De laney to have the staff look him over. Cal has been a fighter for many years, never was a champion but has been c'ose to a championship holder for four seasons. He Is a chum of KUbane's Delaney the Hero Just befeffe Kllbane presented Delaney he was asked what he thought of the present methods used hy uniiernanueu promoters, acting as agents, who send bovs out of town bearing the names of cla'ssy fighters This unsportsmanlike work eemi to be growing popular, but not with those who have the Interest of the game nt heart. Tho mere suggestion of It brought a clear denunciation of such methods from the champion. But this Is not meant for a story on Kllbane. Cat Delaney lias been selected as the hero, depplte n protest from Eddie Pollock. Cal has been uauiing tor me last ten years and right now is looking for big game In the lightweight section. He says he Is ready for all and bars none. Delaney, well barbered, maue a natty appearance. He naa none 01 tne et- marlts ' of a ring artist anu iookcu more like n matinee Idol. But Cal, overlook ing these qualities, appears to bo a regu lar fighter and has a record that Is worthy of note. Inter-Allied Warrior Dapper Delaney showed that he loved the game during his stay In the service. He was quartered at the Great Lakes naval training station. When the inter Allied tourney was suggested an elimina tion tournament was held at the Chicago naval station. Delaney was forced to battle his way through a first-class field before he finally was selected to bo one of the lightweight representatives. A few days after his arrival In Eng land Cal was Informed that Itltchle Mitchell, due to his Increased speed and cleverness, had been named to represent the navy In the lightweight class In Albert Hall. Determined to engage In somo kind of a fight before his return, Cal announced that he would enter as a welterweight. Another elimination tourney was held at American headquarters and the Cleve land boy was forced to defeat fifteen entries before he earned the right to be the welter representative. Loses to Basham In the big, tourney, Cal first defeated Swlnnerton, of the Royal Air Force, next vanquished another good Kngllshman In the semifinal and qualified to meet Jack Basham, the Brltloh welterweight cham pion. Do You Want BROWN SUIT? I carry tho finest line of herringbones, stripes and plaids plaids In toi 25 the niftiest patterns s J vou ever sawJ-and I ?t liH Ii. 1.A-1.. I. H- uueuiuiciy buniDuiDi: fit and best workman ship. tcvtcoc WJ&tmKJwttCMiL 1103 ARCH STREET INTERALLIED SEEKS GAME ? 4 .. ?i . ? i?v-' S' '-''&7 i ii,. w. i tAvr,- :, wi ' tx?&. ' i.iS'J&r23i&g.&.'iJsii,jtd CAL DELANEY The L'ngllsh welter limit Is 147 at 11 o'clock In the morning. Scaling only 134 pounds, the determined, dapper De laney fought Basham Viciously for the four rounds, only to lose on points. When he heard one of the judges cry, "A 'alf a point for British'' grit,"" he was thoroughly convinced ho had no chance. Delaney 's work was one of the fea tures of the big tourney. He was the only American forced to make such con cessions In poundage. However, Delaney did recall of Kewple Callender's. experi ence In taking oft seventeen pounds In four days In order to keep his appoint ment with one of tha English flyweights. Had 170 Battles Cal, the cautious, has taken part In 170 ring battles. In that .time, he never has been knocked out or even knocked off his feet. Listed among his opponents ard Johnny Griffiths, George Chaney, Bryan Dpwney, Hay Pryol and dozens of other good boys. The Cleveland lightweight expects to linger hero for a few weeks. Ho may be seen at the National next week against Johnny Mahoney, He Is a sta blemate of Kllbane, and works out dally at Jack O'Brien's gym while here with tho champion. ANY Suit or Overcoat In Our Big Corner Store $4 4 .80 Reducedf rom $50. $25 and $20 No charge for altorattoru. Open Monday and Saturday Until 9 o'clock Pejer Mor?ui & Co. S. KyCor. 9th & Arch SU. a . brown worsteds, In town just mma A A i Vv r . .. ' ' tH 11 'I :P-S -?-''' i lsCxf'""'Ji-' -' ''- '-t & '' ' r i'sMP ;v'lsV' jfr - BBHFER v k s v . - .AcS " .. 1 1' '"? M ' ..y " ,.-". .' ,WK L r 1 S I' V 1 t v n P ltV I f .V Open I ISTeolnci "MEL" SHEPPARD ATHLETIC HEAD Famous Runner Director of Sportri for Chester Com munity Service STARTED CAREER HERE "Mel" Shcppard, Philadelphia's Inter national cinder path champion, has commenced work as director of the new department of Athletics and ' physical education In "Community Service for Chester and Vicinity." His headquarters wiy be In the Crozer Building Chester, as a member of tho executive staff repre senting the community service organiza tion, of which Governor William C. Sproul is chairman. In comlnc to Chester. "Peerlean MM" Is simply coming back home, for ho- was born just -across the Delaware river from. Chester and he spent his school days at 'Brown Preparatory School, in x'liuaueiphia. At the St. Louis Fair, In 1904, Shep pard competed as a schoolboy, repre senting tho Brown Preparatory School, and to the honor of Philadelphia, he won two scholastic championships of.the world running the 880 and the one-mile races In rccoid-breaklng time. The world's records In the interscho lastlo mile and two-mile races at New York and In Philadelphia were subse quently broken by this young Fhlladel phla schoolboy. After his successful schoolboy career, "Mel" Sheppard moved to New York city, where he Joined the Irish-American Associaton. 'In lnnu For them he won American champion ships, Canadian championships, world championships and at least one thousand prizes. Bowling Marathon Next Week A nine-hour marathon bowline contest will .... ,.,M v.. v.. o -... jo .in inuiHiav, ADrll hi. rrom -J p. m. until 11 p. in. 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Beyond CONSTITUENT, client, reader or what-not -writes In to obtain the names of 'all ball players who have maintained their places In a major league beyond forty years of age. We haven't any complete list at hand, but It would take no 300-pai directory ,to record the entire line-up. Hans Wagner lasted until he was forty-threa before tho Old Doo with tho pruning hook cut him down. Cy Young was around the same age when he desisted and called It m. completed career. ' Nap Lajoie was forty-two when ho ceased firing alon the Main Front fcddle Plank was forty-ono when he decided to glvo his .left arm a. total rest. Uhody Wallace was around forty when he quit, and Fred Clark wasn't far away. Pop Anson was well beyond forty when he finally turned overhia uniform. The Ave outstanding: figures, wo should say, aro Anson. Warner Young, Lajoie and Plank. ' In tho last twenty years we can thlnkof no others who were still wearlnjr major league harness when they had slipped by the forty-year mark. ' . AXD it mJght be fust as loell to note that four of this quintet are' " all physical giants, ranging between 195 and S10, and that Plank ' icos above the average in physical make-up. Those Still In I T MAY be that one or two of those the spikes of major league service Cobb today Is thirty-three years old and there Is a strong prcbnbllity that he still has. seven or eight seasons left, provided he cares to hang around that long and stick after he has passed over the hill, which Is doubtful. Walter Johnson and Grover Alexander both have eight years to go before' they reach the forty-year, mllepost. Both may make it. The odds are that neither one will, for when a pitcher starts he can slip at dizzy speed. Mathewson won a world series In 1913. In 1916 ho was through. With every physical and mental ad-" vantage, his pitching career ended at thirty-six. Tris Speaker has nine years to travel before he passes the forty mark, and nine year? is an average career in Itself. ' " OXV or two of these may get by. an even money bet. The Oldest Player WITH the passing of Wagner, Bender, Plank, Mathewson, etc, a3 far as we can separato an answer from the vital statistics, Hal Chase is now the Main Vet of the game among the regulars. ' Chase, born in 1883, is thirty-six years old, a year older than Eddie Cicotte, his clpsest rlyal. , This does not take George McBrlde Into account, as George is not listed as a regular. , A ' hi' McBMDV is thirty-eight years otd, but even as far back as 1011 lie xcorked in only fifty games. The Arrival The gras,s is green, the sky is blue, . And so within The Duffer bids And hauls his A NUMBER of soldiers have returned " athletic champions in tho service ,nade away witn thelr crowns during HNHmHAlSTOHSi COAST TO COASTS FACTORY TO YOU . . OUR U. H, S Special Can't be beat $3.00 All Shades -v. STQRES, INC., 1217 ATLANTIC CITY r "Siifc-&v kPr fm -JLlfl 5W ZjJBaMiiiSiw Vi -''' i BClffiftr "SmUe" $3.50 V ) . 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