ci r , " 18 flVflNING FtfBLlC Ll3DaMiIHILADl3LI?HlAy WEDNESDAY, BiSOEMMK If, 1919 '-- tfr f- f it Jl y,! Ml y.M.-i ii 111 . -A"" ' ' im A i,.. IF NUMERICAL SUPERIORITY WOULD WIN PENNANT, CONNIE MACK ALREADY HAS FLAG CLINCHED MACK BELIEVES THAT IN NUMBERS THERE'S OH, MAN! JOHNSTON HAS GREAT VARIETY OF STROKES AND PERFECT TIMING i PLENTY OF STRENGTH Tcnni.s Champion, Possessing Frail Physique, Is Able to "i PS.CMT y 1 W! H I, Connie Already Has Enough Men Under Contract to Complete Five or Six Clubs, Having Among His Collection at Least a Couple of Dozen Twirlcrs By ItOUISHT W. MAXW'KM. SxirN Keillor 1'tmin piilllp 1 lif r Copvrlahl, 1019, by 'ubllo Ltdper Co T OOIvIXG over the dope on American League dubs for next season, we -"' dltcoiercd much to our burprlsc that Connie Mack had a bigger gang oC athletes ou the roster than any other manager. Connie Is nil tct for the open ing of the 1020 dcrbj, and, outside of live or six teams, he hasn't a thing to begin work on. Last year, it will be remembered, there were so many aspiring athletes l Shibo Park that special uniforms had to be rented to surround the talent. They meaning the players were long and short, fnt-nnd thin, old and joung. Every time you turned around jou stepped ou n ball player or a perton dis Ctiiscil as such. If the athletes sal in the stands there would hu'c been a capacity crowd every day. The same cluster of ball lossers will be among thos-c present at Lake Charles this spring, with a fe-v additions, Connie has decided he needs a flock of pitchers and lllhae a couple of dozen ou the job, Kinney, Naj-lor and iling Jobnsou are hold-overs from last year, and Scott 1'erry also is expected to be in uniform. Among the new hurlcrs arc Harris, of Houston, star pitcher of the Texas League; Kckcrt, of Suffolk; I'icrson, of Atlantic City; Hasty, of Atlanta; Martin, who was purchased from Hinghumton ; Kcefc, of Heading; Itummel, of Newark; Moore, of Waco, and IJIgbcc, who came from Hcatllo In cichango for three plajers. There arc others on the Mack roster, but space will not permit indi yidual mention. He also haB spare iufieldcrs and outfielders to look oer down South. All of the second divisiou clubs in the league ha-c tlrengthcued their pitching staffs. Clarke Griffith has mauy new faces, uuiong them being itubc Sciauer, formerly with the. Gianta and A'b and the sensation of the American Association last jear; Syndcr and risber, of Alcrou ; Jordan, of Huffalo, and .Golden, a Boston bcmi-pro. .Tohuson, Shaw, 1'rickson and Harper u-rc the veterans. fUE lied Sot haic fourteen hurlers on the list and the St. tiouui Brotcn- are signing everybody they can get. The fans icitt-gct acquainted icith a lot of new ttcirlers next year. Sharpc Willing to Step Down TU. AL SUAUPE at last has takeu off the mouthpiece and has brokcu his silence concerning the football Bituatiou at Yale. The essence of bis state ment is that he is willing to step down and allow Tad .Tones to lake hold us head coach. If Jones' accepts, Doctor Sharpc will still remain nt Tale as athletic director and Mill coach only In a supervisory way in every sport with the possible exception of basketball. Defeats ppunded ou Tim Callahan and his pals by Boston College, Prince ton and Harvard have caused considerable nd'ers comment on the Sharpc sys tem of conchlng, but through it all, Doctor Sharpc held his peace until recently story was printed in n New Ha-en uewspaper to the effect that he had been flred. Then it was that Doctor Sharpc showed his good sportsmanship. The Tale coach came out with a statement saying that ho himself had written to Tad Jonca, asking the Blue hero to Teturu as heud coach. He said he did this for the best interests of Talc. Jones is in business in Seattle, mash., and it scarcely seems possible that be will be able to get Hast for the football season next fall. The showing of the Talc eleven this season was a complete surprise. Sharpc had wonderful success nt Cornell, and it was thought that be was In for a good year at New Ha" en. He has u sj stein that is new and it takes more thau one jear to install It properly, railurc to use the forward p.iM ruined the chances of ihe line attack, but it was the fault of the man calling the signals and not. the coach. That incident in the Harvard game showed bow things were working. A signal was called for a buck off tsckle( but the man with the ball tried to plunge through center and lost a touchdown. ' IT IS said that Doctor Sharpc ts not at all pleased with the treat ment he rccctveil during the season, and whether or not Tad Joics returns, it is up to the opposing factors to get together and settle things. Tough for the Three Insurgents TT LOOKS as it the "Three Musketeers"' in the American League, meaning " Harry and Charley and Jake, muffed one when the Washington club changed hands right under their noses. Oftfourte. it is safe to assume that they were kept in Ignorance of the deal and know uothiug about it until the story of the sale appeared lu the newspapers; but maybe they couldn't have itirted something bad they purchased controlling interest! There is only one way to settle the scrap with Johnson from the viewpoint of the "antls," and that is to get more vteu on their side. As the Johnson men, meaning Phil Ball, Jim Dunn, Frank Naiu, Connie Mack and Clarke Griffith, are- standing pat, thu purchase of one of those clubs is the only way out. This cannot be done now. DPT it's a good thing for Johnson that Griffith did not put his piopo , sition before liuppert, Jluston or Comiskey. The deal tcould hate been put through in one second ana Griff could haie written his oicn ticket. Centre College Ignores Charge TYE8PITE the charges of professionalism hurled at Centre College by the -' University of West Virginia, the Kentucky institution is going along as before and making the best of things. The football authorities are elated over the prospect of mcetng Harvard next year. The team which caused so much excitement this year will be back intact, which means that the Crimson will not have an easy time of it. George Joplin, Jr., manager of the team, issued the following statement recently: "Virtually every member of the Centre College rquad of this season will return next fall. Thrco letter men graduate, but as all three of them were In service last year they are eligible to play another season of football. Two of them have about decided to return and take an M. A. degree. Only one of these three was a regular. "The Centre schedule for next fall has not been completed as yet. Geor-e-town University will probablj be met in Washington, D. C, in November, and if dates can be conveniently arranged Centre will nlso face University of Pittsburgh. "Coaches Moran and Myers will both return. 'Bo' McMillan, All-Amerl-can quarterback, has been re-elected captain of the 'Colonials.' "Two men, Boyce and Tanner, players of ability, who were ruled in eligible this fall, will be out next season. Tanner was with the University of Colorado last year, while Koyce played with the Penn freshmen in IMS. Both ot these players are backficld men and have worried the regulars considerably In practice this year. ttTtTASIIINGTOy ASXi JETERSON and West Virginia art " amonj the many colleges that hate wired Centre ailing for garnet." Liberal Offer for Dcm'pscy "tlTONDEIt if the Dempsey-Carpentier championship bout will be held in t ' ' this country next year7 Jt now looks as if the European promoters have the edge, and the battle If it ever takes place will bo staged across the water. The offer of Theodore Viennc, of Paris, announced yesterday, will be a hard cpe to overlook. He is willing to give Dempsey a purse of 5200,000 and n per centage of the pictures, which Is worth at least $50,000. That makes a pretty hefty bankroll and Dempscy cannot afford to overlook it, Carpentier no doubt will ask a bundle of coin to come over here, which jj-eans the purse for both boxers will bo close to 5300,000, It will tako a flefvj promoter to hang up money like that, especially when it Is difficult to find a. place to stage a long bout to a decision. TUB fighteh are out for ihe money and it'i a cinch they unit accept the best offer, even if it cornea from South Africa. "TJUUNK POTH, who organized the North Philadelphia basketball team and later o!d out bis Interest to help Dave Bcnnts at Germautowq, is said to fcavo been asked to repurchase the team. When" asked bow much money' he' would pay for the franchise, I'oth said be offered seventy-Are cents. It was orJ F0MD5 -vS HAvc A 20,000,000,000 jfl J, ySSS A OTL VlliftT PACKAGE dwLY $Go,oo0,oo ajAJ 80ND issue f f IlW'r'n M.timVT---- - I Twe -Bank jfL. , s "" 7& WlPMP. A fefrLV v ) mm wmm M IWt mzzvM- & JBr C - .. . .--- I'1 ... 3-T UOW THGRe'S aA ( , - v -j d I' 5 hi 7rz- " ) COUPLA QUARTS- ' lit 5AYJ H ) .-""' 177 " fi ( HERCM .Good I fT GoTTA LIME HA A PACKAGE d. H607Trr' Vlij-H bM tT36STTiN WAWT" CAN GERMANTOWN DM CAMDEN Many Fans Are of Opinion That Crack Poth-Bonnis .Combi nation Will Turn Trick NORTH PHILS ARE BEATEN PENN GIVES BACKING TO BIG BOXING BOOM Major Pickering and Doctor Mackenzie Will Boost Game at National Colle giate Meeting MINOR SPORTS THRIVE EASTERN I.T-.GUR .ST.VNDrNCt tv. L.r r. av. t,.r.r. Canidrn 11 t .PI 7 TX 7rt II 8 ,n", Oj-mant'n R 5 .Sir, Reainv . 4 .-fn Trenton 6 fi .500 N. rhlla... JO .286 nrHKnuLE tor. the wkbk TonUhl Ormaulown at Camden, rrldaj IteAdtntr at Trenton. !fttartIa,T Trenton nt ! Neri, Camden at Reading. Few Eastern Len-juc basketball games this fccafcon hao excited the interest ut tached to the contest scheduled for the Camden Armory this e cuius the Camden-Germantown clash. The Skcet crs ha-c los,t but a tingle game all fceaEon, and that nuay from home, but many of the contervamc cage adher ents freely express the opinion that the way ficrrnantown is playiug the outcome of tonight's clash if an; thing but certain. The suburbanites will have their full strength on hand. At forwards! will be Garry bchmcrlk and Lew Powell; at center "Stretch" Mechan, and at guards Cy Simiudinger and "N'at Ifoi man. Hobcy Tjfe. Bill Black and Harry I'rancklp will also be present, although Traccklo is yet unable to play. He makes his reappearance nevt Tues day night a't Gerniantowu, with Cam den also the attraction. Smother tlio PhUs Gcrmanto,n administered the biith straight defeat to the North Phils Inst ....Anlrtr til, tV,A tilfrn Itf !ll tfl 1 fl . rVh( affair was all one Udcd, as a glance at the score womu inuicnte. ino uomc l.l.ni na.tr. tl.et fnnu nun nf llm hpkt exhibitions of goai shooting in the firtt period, Hnd at the end of the Initial twenty minutes were leading by 23 to 8. In that time tne compucu ten 01 meir thirteen field goals. Tl n.Arf tt.n flMF QiinMnnci, tn (hie city of "Stretch" Meehan, and the critics and fanj were all unanimous r -.... in ll.U,. lifn H.of hn Pnth . Bennii combination had grabbed off the best center man teou nero ior u long time. He invariably secures the jump L.I.. Annnnnt fliirl hflM mflllT ICfirthT points about bis playing, one of which is bis cleverness in casing mm gonio. In fact, the entire Germautown club is ntn.cifll1v adeut at tossing in the pen alty baskets Was One-sided The home club secured a commanding lead in Ihe llrst five minutes when every plaer in tuccession caged field goals, whilo the visitors were making a lone foul toss and the hcore was 12-1. Then Dunleavy came through with u two pointer followed by gouls again by every Gormautowncr with the exception of Simindinger. The basket bordered on the sensa tional and the liome fans cheered wild ly at the performance. The second half lAnM stf onv frrenf omnnnt rt scoring. Gcrrnantown lidded three field goals, wnue .innray irun inaao inc only one for too Phils, a sleeper. 1J- EDWIN .1. POLLOCK T nnilC'S a big boom for boxing In intercollegiate tports circles, and it n ill ride on the crei-t when the ath letic bosses of our educational institu tions gather for the annual contention' in Nw York the latter part of this month. The question of making the game a recognized sport among colleges in the 1'ns.t will be placed before the National Collciriatn Association, with Pennsyl vania and Penn State ns backers. It will be thoroughly discussed, and the probability ib that a committee win ue appointed to draw up rules to cover a iiiiimpinnshlp tourney. The first intercollegiate tourney was staged by Pennsylvania last year, but it fell flat in regard to the entries at tracted. Stale being tbo only outride participant, but the competition made a great hit with the students, and it is sure to go bigger this jear. Plrkering Plouoer Major Pickering has been one of the pioneers in the movement, and with Dr. It Tuit Mackenzie will make a. strong effort to float something definite nt the collegiate conference. Major Pickering, assisted by some other Peun officials and a few alumni from State College, drew tip the rules for the tourney last 6ea t-on. nnd it Is likely that these laws will be offered for adoption by all the col legis. Penn and State arc sure entries for the championship tourney this season, and the Navy albo may send a team. Meets have been arranged for the lied nnd Hlue boxers to meet both State and the middies, but the dates have not been fixed. Mujor Pickering is an ardent sup porter of the sport and has taken pains to put over the championship in big proportions!. Intercollegiate Sport "I realize the importance of boxing ts a body builder," said Pickering yes terday, "and we are going to make eery effort to have the game recognized as an Intercollegiate sport. "The tournament we held laHt year was a complete success, despite the fact that State was the only entry out side of Pennsylvania. .We sent out let ters this year to attract other colleges to the championships and several re plied to the effect that they are inter ested. We are sure to have State and the Navy seems likely to enter, pro vided permission can be obtained lo leave the academy. "Our plans on boxing Is part of the program to boost minor sports here at the University. We Intend to make this winter a big one In sports." Boxing for the last several years has Cornell lo Adopt Polo as Collegiate Pastime Ithaca, N. T., Dec. 17. Cornell is to adopt polo as nn intcrcollcgiqle sport, Graduate- Manager Itomcyn Berry has announced. Several In tercollegiate contests will be ar ranged for next spring, and it in understood that Yale and Wist Point will form teams. The idea of polo as a college sport originated iu the rcseric oQicers' training camp established at Cor nell, and has been indorsed by the army authorities as a useful step In military training. The university athletic officials will be in charge of the bcheme, but it is understood that army officers! will be detailed to coach the players. ALEXANDER TOP HURLERS IN N. L Former Philly Star Allows Only 1.72 Runs to Be Scored on Him Per Gamo REUTHER'S GREAT RECORD been handled iu u capable wanner by George Decker, and some good men lime been turned out. Heine Bourne, the intercollegiate middleweight champion, is captain nnd is ranked among the best amateurs in the country. He is fast, clc-cr and a hard hitter, .litn Neylon is another of Penn'b best boxers. .Tames formerly held the New Jersey heavy weight amateur title. Battling Murray Wins Tort, r.. Dee. 17 Billy Angelo. York IlKtit-w elart t Ijiu a jhide the tmt of it In hlg six-round bout vith Mov, of Allentottn. Urt ntRht, carrying the filht to the I,a. hlxh boy throurhout Joe Crltty. Pltteburgh, s knocked out In the second round by Jack Perry. Phila delphia I3ttllne Murray. Philadelphia aobitltul Inc tor Jimmy Beckltt, on tue decision oer Dick Ciotwalt York Grover Cleveland Alexander's year in tbo army did not interfere with the prowess of the famous National League pitcher. Dcspito the fact that Alex ander had a pretty hard time breaking into the victory column when be re joined the Cubs last spring the official averages of the National League again have "Aleck" nt the top of the clas3. Alexander did not appear in as many games us usual, but this was due to the fact that he had no chance to train aud the season was the shortest in years. He appeared in thirty games, of which twenty were complete con tests. He permitted 1.72 earned rtius a game, which is one of the best aver nfos lie has set buns ui). Second nlaep went to Alexander's famous left-handed pitching mate ou the Chicago team big Jim nugnn, tne former xankee. vaugnn was ngnt oc hlnd Alexander in effectiveness, as his earned rim record was 1.70. He took part in thirty-eight games, twenty-five of them being complete contests. Dutch Beuther, of the world's cham pion lleds, io third with 1.81 earned runs a game, and Fred Toney, of the Giants, is fourth with 1.84. Sherrod Smith, of Brooklyn, ranking tenth, 13 the Dodger twirlcr with the best average. i3h&i&21&3$l Christmas Presents of Alfft A Gftift n TAO fi& flWW .. "' V $? UtlfitQ ! WmiW Stf Every Standard Drang Savings" I SKATING A K PAMrr Mill nnd Mrl.M i' B 5 SfMlona Dally Attnoon 4 I'.lfdlne inO .Matrh Kur T-tI'ut Malit ( ha. lirllr. V. W. N. Ed. Kelly, ttiuburcb SSI. PRODCCTO, lOo alta, gJ4.00 o ior OC. IMJirB Ol on .Vffr.'o.'nn flunranleed ok- Molten Boek CIGAKETTJ&a un liu. ubi- DjCK STBIKJM. pkc. 20 gl.60 17ei carton ft 10 nkta. . , . , . "J -. 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Johnston IN 1014, when an American tennis team was to ba Uirown against the as sault of Wilding and Brookes, there were only two outstanding names mentioned In behalf of the defense. , , These two names were Maurice McLoughlln nnd Menard Norris, "Wllliwns. William M. Johnston wasn't even thought of. If he was at that time tennis notable the newn wan hentitlfnllv mrnimuj ,A year later, with Mclaughlin and Williams still the two spectacular features ot.Aracrlcan piny, a slender, sandy-haircd California- drifted Bast. This was no important news, as California tennis players had been drift ing eastward In select droves for.qulto a spell. But It wasn't very long bcforo.thla slight, tandy-halrcd youngster began to attract serious notice. N beforo any one grasped the full significance he bad readied' ths semlBnel round, but the two rivals still barring his way Were Williams and MeLoughlln. Williams jumped to tho front nnd took two of tbo first three sets. But Johnston, camo with his now famous rush and was not to bo denied. -The next day MeLoughlln started off 0-0 But tho cool and crafty Johnston Imme diately returned tho compliment and won tbo next three acts. ' a rUAT same season, icith O. J. Griffin, he stepped put as one of ih doubles champions Spirit and Style SO THERE was no great upset attached yhcn Johnston returned this season nnd became champion again. , Lacking tho physique, that so many tennis stars know, he had a combina tion of spirit, stylo and confident. coolness that carried tho day. ' Johnston is tbo type that is ablo to give his best in a vital inalch. And, despite the Bllghtness of bis frame, he has such perfect timing that' the bs.ll lenes his racket at top speed, as if slashed by a man twjee as bulky. Thcro is no American tennis player who carries a greater 'variety of strokes or who has finer control. And he. has thp confidence to put something on It In a big match wheu a critical point Is needed. There is no sign of nervousness to his play merely a sedate sort of confidence hooked to complete concentration on the main job in hand. It Is easy to seo that bo has the torn petlUve soul to a rarcdegrcc. lie showed no pcrturbatjou back in 1915 when Norris Williams was leading hiui in the scmtflnal round by two,6ets to one. He had no look of worry that same joar when McLoughliu opened .hy winning a love set. T AND tchen he steppedvut against Tilden this last fall there trees the - same ease and coolness sh'oicn from the start. Has the Stuff THE GREAT little Californian ,may not have ns fine a backhand as Teddy Penn, nor as husky it smash as MeLoughlln used to carry, nor one orlwo of the best strokes or Williams and Tilden when they are at their best, but all in all be can do more different things well than any other tennis player now living. He has control of 'a greater variety of championship Ingredients. To this you must add the important fact that he is a great little- court general, and that the game has never produced a finer fighter. Johnston has the same air of confident determination about his' tennis that Jerry Travcrs once hud in his golf and tho two physically are something alike In features ns well ns iu build. 'There were those "who used to marvel that Travers, weighing less than 1-10 pounds, with small hands and slight wrists, cduld tear Into a driving shot for 240 yards. - t c In the same way there are many who wonder how Johnston1 can put such power into his forchapd strokes. ' TJJV ansicer tj that proper timing puts the JjO-poundcr on ct'W terms icith the 200-pounder. 1 BILL JOHNSTON will be a ital factor in American and international tennis for some years to come. So much of bis game Is based 'upon judgment, generalship and sound style that no will be ablo to play' high grade, for 'nutty 'additional bcjasons. 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