I " t I EVENING PUBLTO LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1919 17 EASTERN LEAGUE CAGE OFFICIALS HOPE TO SET SCORING RECORD AT TONIGHT'S CLASH -. v i i-y Ms RANKING OF TENNIS PLA YERS BY FIGURES IS UNFAIR METHOD "Mathematical" System Puts Players High in List Who Could Not Stand Up Against Scores of Those With Lower Official Rating TWO PHILADELPHIANS IN FIRST TEN 1'hlliulclphla gained two positions In the ninkitic of the lirl ten tennis pin erst. The (Junker City representatives nrc X. T. Tihleii, I'd, who was placed No. 2, and Wallace r. Johnson, I'hlladelphhi woman was lated in the lirs - follow b ! MUN'H HANK1NC1 Place Natno 1 W, M, lohnHton. 2 ; T. TIMen 2d a I Kumnpio . .. t -11, I. Murmj .i r,-V, 1', Jnhiieon.. n It, N. Williams, 7 11, Roberts 4 .... s CI S Uarlind. Ji. City . . . .finn Franclsro ..Philadelphia New York . . .Nluaara Talln ." .Philadelphia lid, . , . 1 . . . UoHton . .San KranclMni rittKhurKli 11 v. T. ICnvea .unieapo TLIAT the niathcnintienl sj stem of ranking lawn tenuis plnjeis is not only a poor method but is actually un just is proved beyond the Miudow of a lingering doubt by Fred Hawthorne in the nppended nnahsis of the lccent findings of of the United States Nu tlolisl Lawn Tennis Association's rank ing committee : "That committee was guided enliiclv In its work by the new 'mathematical' iproccss of ranking the p1acrs, n more or less complicated sstcm of obtain ing a line on just what a pa,cr ljs accomplished during the season of tournament play. I hac lieaid this system highly praised 1 tho-e inter ested, and the statement has frequently been made tliat it is absolutely infill llblo iu its work, tlic tinal lesults be ing an exact nppraiscmcut of the plaj -crs worth. "It seems pnradoxiial to sn. it, but figures, lie in this case. The commit tee has completed discarded the hu man equation in setting up its rank ing and has taken up witli a mathe matical, mechanical pioccss that con tinualiy errs in rating the plajciH. There are many, mam instances of this. I could pick out half a hundred, probably, were 1 to go over the men and women's singles list and the men's doubles list. Green Hated f"As an illustration, and entirely at ranaoin, innc cm' cum'n 01 .v, a. vm-ru Jr., of Chicago, jiwl Vincent HiehnnK, of New York What magic do (he committee's figures contain that can elevate Green to the No. '' position and set Hicjiards, national indoor champion, at No. 82. a full 'class' behind? "You ncer heaid of OreenV AVhat did he ccr win? I can tell jou tliat A. L. Green, Jr.. once wou the Chicago city championship in singles, and tliat he was Halph L. Iiurdlck's doubles Wirtuer Inst season, and thut I do not believe lie cmild defeat moie than three or four of the men ranked in the next twentj below him. Outside of Uiehnrds. we find Maui ice 15. McLoughlin, of California, placed below (iiecn. us well t Harold Throckmorton. Itobert Lc oy and 'Peck' Griffin, just to meu tion Fofiie of the more striking cases. "To go back to the top of the heap, the committee has stated that men rated within live points ofeach other are in the same class. Yet wc find William JI. Johnston at No. 1 with a rating of 11.5 and Tildcu at B.C. Is' not Tiidcn in the same class with the champion? There two plajers met four times I'llOTOI'I.Ms ill 1 lsii.Ii, -Morris 4l jJastjunk Avt. fyuianiDra Mtt.Daiiyut2.i:K o.io.i. n.ofiijNcc nviv im "A WOMAN'S LAW A DrM I r BSD & 1 HOMPSON 8TS. ArULHJ J1ATIN13U DAILY EMMY WnilLKM In "A fAVOIt TO A FIUUND" "ADr"Ar4lA CH1MJTNUT Belnw 1i1H AKUAIJl 10 A.M. to 11 :15 P.M. MARGUBRITll OLARK III 'A GIRI. NAMCD MARY" OI T ICnlDH BROAD BIRKBT AND bLUllit5ltU PUSQUHHANNA AVE. DOROTHY DAlrON In "ntU WEAKER frCX" BROADWAY Jraf?AsZT ' THEDA RARA In "TIIH L.URK OF AMbiTlON" r ADITm 722 MARKET STREET CArl lJLy 10 A, Jt TO 11U5 P, JI. CONST ANCK IlINNBY 111 "ERSTWHILE tiUSAN" -i-ki -vMT A I O'n. Maplewood Avea. CULUfNIAL. a -11). 7 unci U P. M. WILL ROOBRS lll "ALMOST A IIUSHANX)" tlDD'cc main hv.. manatunk LlVlrKllSO MATINEE DAILY OEORGE WALSH In "WINNING STROKE" FAIRMOUNT tia WILFRED LUCAS In "THE GIRL FROJI NOWHERE" 1- A 14II V TMEATJIE 1311 Market St. f AM1L. I tt A, M. to Midnight. THOMAS MEIGHAN In "THE MIRACLE MAN" ETLJ OT THEATRE IMow Spruce. 56TH b 1 , t MATINEE DAILY 8E8SUE HAYAfAWA In "THE GRAY HORIZON" FRANKLIN a THIRD FITZWATER OHQAN MUSIV tmAMIv MAYO !n THE BJIUTEJ BRUAKEin1' v GREAT NORTHERN Broad St. at Erl 2. 7 & 0 P. M. ,ry picKronn in,,,. "HEART I1W IIILIM IMPERIAL STS. vb-3, 7 &0. EUGENE In "SliAU, tiers' t r? AnrD ist t Lancaster ave. LEAUbK matinee daily MARGUERITE CLARK 111 "LUCK IN PAWN" T mrDTV liRQAD & COLUSIDIA AV. LlBhK 1 I MATINEE DAILY ETHEL CLAYTON 111 "MORE DEADLY THAN THE MALE" J1 a TV.J ADk'ITT STREET THEATRE 333 mAKN-tii Ua m. to u no p. m. 1 LUCY COTTON in "THE BACLE OF LOVE" LUCY CC I MljgACi "Tis55tj Tv;irMM7f '-,lS BOtJTH ST. Orchemra. MUUtL- CcVntlnuona 1 to 11. FLORENCE BILLINGS In "TIIE HEART OF A GYrSY" OVERBROOK 6SD SSJra. NAZIMOVA III PHOTO PIAYSV f THRU X 'company y NOTMERICA iapprXn 'T.HIC IIKA-I' VM ICI7I TII MARKET BETWEEN CULl3t-vJlvl. r.nrn vnd uoth 1UISNK t-AHTI.l'i in "TIIE INVISIBLE ROND1' x BROAD ST. AUDITORIUM .SS&S J 13. IC. LINCOLN In ; "VlllTUPUS lEN'i f- "&& VvVil'i71ro'rrcni for tm "P ff1 .. . iL".',.i.'.'.v''lr't'.,hl.v1,ihi;vT.'n..,i:.'.t.i.'!,-r fi, .ot one The milking WOMI'-N'U RANKING IMare Naliw Cttv 1 Mm CI. V Ulshtniaii .Untnn 'J Mlas Eleanor Uon New Tork a Mrs, r. Manors' (Mist M0II1 HJurstiMlt) .. ... Now Ynrls 4 Mlsrt Marlon ZlnderBtein .. flniton rv Miss Helen Uaker . San 1'Vanclsco '1 Mrs, K Rivmond. Tlnltsdalv 7-r-Mlss 1! CilllPaudcau . Mnm ironeilc 8 Mlis Mirle Wagner New York ! Miss C Oould . . Ht Louis II) Miss U Pollak .. ..Now York during tiie season of 10111. Tilden de feated Johnston twice, once in the Kast Wcst matches at Cincinnati, and once at the Newport Casino, and Johnston wns victorious twice at Chicago, in the hnal of the national clay com t championship lust September, wlieu he won the national title on turf loiuts by vanquishing Tilden in the final round. "On sets won the two were on even terms, if T mistake not. and although it is true thut tin champion was the win ner in the more impoitailt touruc)?, there cannot be smh a wide margin of superiority. , Doubles Kunkliig "The men's doubles ranking is affilicled with the same faults as the singles latlngs. and Hie most sit iking illustra tion of this is secu in the placing of Tilden and Ilichards at the No, 7 posi tion, with 7.2 points.' ns against the 0.7 of Rrookes anil Patterson, the 5." of Johnston and GriOin, the 0.7 .of Alexander and Voshell, the l.S of McLoughlin and l'undj. the I!." of Rob ert and Howard Kitiscj, and so on down the line. "Summing up, if the 'mathematical sjdtem' of ranking can produce the re sults detailed above, is it hot time that wo went back to the old method, lij which some attention js paid to the knowledge of what a plajer could really do? "Wo don't cine if the 'figures' piove thut Albeit I, (twen, Jr.. or Ale Gravem is a better tenuis plajer (hail Maui ice McLoughlin or Vinceut Hi li -ards. Our common sense tells us that this is not so. and if will lequiru a lot moie than 'vulgar' fractions to prove to the contrarj." HOME FOR SYRACUSE OARS Orange Plans New Boathousc at Ap proximate Cost of $30,000 Sjracuse. Dec. 22. It became known hcie jeslerdav that the athletic othcials of Sjracuse Cnivcrsltj uro consideiing nlaus for the building of a ucVv boat house at Loug Itranch. the lowing head ..quarters 01 Jim Ten lljck's men about three miles from the cit.v . The proposed building is to cost about $.10,000. The plans have been drawn b J M Scrafford, a piofessor of architecture at the unlverifl . The were submitted to the athletic governing board bj Walter S. Smith, graduate manager of athletics Another for Lansdalc I uitfidiilr. Ph.. Dpc '. nvo continued Its sttrak ecnon lllsli. 7- to 18 2 Lanedlln Itlsh winning front" Sou PIlOTOPf-WS who was gicn Jso, l (en women plajers. Tliq following theatres obtain their piclureYV through tho STANLEY Company of Amer ica, which is a guarantee of early showing of the finest productions. Ask for the theatie . in your locality obtaining pictuies through the Stanley Company of America. PAI AC17 I-" MARKiri' 81'RUUT I-U,-V 10 A. M to lr:l3P. M. MARY Pll'IsIORU'ln "HEART O' THE HILLS" PR FMPPTCiH 118 MARKET STREET r IllK..r-.DJ 8 .30 A M toll:15P.M. TOM MIX in "HEART OF TEXAS RYAN" RFPFMT MARKET bT. Below I7TII IEAjC1I 1 11 A M to 11 P. M. juAttuuiiuri'ii 1 laic k in "A GIRL NAMED JIARY" RIAI TO GERjtANTOWN AVE. Il1, 1 V- AT TUI TEHOCKEN BT. MAROUEIUTE CLARIC In "LUCK IN PAWN" RT IRY MARKET fT. I1EI.OW 7TH IUDI m A. M. to 11:15 p. MONTAGU IJOVK In "HIE STEEL KING" SAVOY 1-11 MARKET STREET -OA V J I 8 A. M TO MIDNIGHT ELSIE FERGUSON in "COUNTERFEIT" STANI FY MARKET AROVE KITH OiniNLCI 11 'l-l A ?1 to 11:15PM ANITA STEWART lnll-'il .".MIND THE PAINT GIRL- VICTORIA MARKET ST. AR wn I OUIS RENNISOV In .. xiiai i- uaiil Ti" NIXON-NIRDLINGER C7 1 HEATRES BELMONT B2D AB0VE market ncORCSII I1KBAN In "JIBAItTS OP ilEN" CEDAR 00TU AND cedar xvenub w a itart in "JOHN PETTICOATS" FRANKFORD "s v a. ELSIK PKnclURON In "COUNTEIIFEIT" IUMB0 rnoNTOT.i ainAno ave. J wiudw jumbo junction on FranKford "1 HIINHl'WH "YANKin; iuuiii.n in hisrijin FOnjST.PaD AND I-OCUST BTrtEETS LAJv-UOl Mata.l:30,a;:i0 Evga. tl ;30 to 11 uoraus Mclean in l "2ayv.iioun.s- leave- NIVON MD AND MAHKET STS. STA11 PAST In "AS A MAN THINKS" R IVOI I 53D AND SANSOSI HTS. IA.1 V VJil MATINEE DAILY "THE HTItUUULE EVEULASTINO" STRAND "ANTOWN AYR EKANOO . T.nr-Y roT-rriM i "TUB MIRACLE OF IX)'E' WEST ALLEGHENYijSSj- IIOUDINI I ; In "TIIE URIM ME" FIIRFkTA 40T" & MARKET STS. c-urs.n.rv matinee daily DOROTHT DAIION In "THE WEAKER SEX" JEFFERSON S&" an?iaadaVl? H K LINCOLN I "1"A"J 'VIRTUOUS MEN" PARkT nivaa avk & dauphin ex. , MA1V JLUffrtltPIr? ",' aV"lU E 00KE0 10 OPPOSE TURNER Light-Hoavyweights Named to Clash in Foaturo at Olympia Tonight BATTLING LEONARD GAME Uy JAMUS S. C'AKOIjAN Ilarrj Gicb is no stranger here. The Pittsburgh light heav j weight enter tained in this cilv ficqueutly during the last season. Clnj Turner, the rang; Indian ling wauior. has not been seen heie so ciiti-i. His onlj appearance iu the last two seasons was at the National a jear ago when he outclassed his opponent. Mr. tin-It and iv. Turner will lie here this evening Ai muling to the dope they will toss gloves at eacli other in the main fiacas at (he Oljmpln. Mr. Turner and Mr. Greh have not fought each other for some time. How ever, both have been kept active iu alien rings and both come well lecoiiiniende I. Por Ilinnv weeks before Delnnsev fought Willianl. the uiiigj Turner was emplo.vcd b the present champiou t ussM in tiainlng. Turner wus very fast, a gocd puiiejier and just the mail needs d to lning the best theie was in a scien tific wn.v out of Dempscj Tinner nnule gooil on the job. lie is one of the few light lieavj weights who has not been tossing challenges to Dciup sej. The Hig Indian appatenll) i-i convinced tliat Jack is theie. Mr. Gleh, who vv.h ilepiived of a ciinncn to exchange gieelings witii Uempsej, does not believe the cliampiou is dangeious and vas one of the lirst 10 request a nice little session with tin man mountain ci usher. Thcic's no getting awiiv fiom it. some of tlitse elevei hovs I'tiu take it as freely as a Joe Grim 01 a Chailev (Kid) Thomas. Rattling JUouaul. a vci clever bov aud one. of our promising bantam products, tinned lighter for an evening and did a ical Joe Glim. Miekcj Hiissell handed Leonnid a regular "-uipi'ise 111 that thiid bout ut the National la-t Satin du night, but at the conclusion of nv stirring ses sions Lconaid was the winnei Iloth bo.vs were diupped and Ieonaul took considerable punishment. The home tutrv had his fui e well chopped and his bodj hamineuil. Leounid showed' courage and gamenn. , Ritchie .Mitchell won over Pete Hatt le iu the w mil -up. but showed 110th ing sensational lie pioved that ho could box well, but didn't mie much fpr punches and played it safe In the other bouts, Geoigc Urovvn heat Chnrlej Parker: Jack Itrywn, Saiumy Halm's new dlscover.v, lost to Jimmy Kane, aud Mike Castle defeated Walter Itennie iote IPi IIpII Cijar Cases Cigarette Cases Tobacco Pouches Pocket Lighters Snuff Boxes Match Safes Ash Trays- bmokeis Sets. AH Popular Brands Clgais, Cigarettes Hnd Tobacco at Cut Pi Ices. STERNER'S 20 NORTH PIPCS ST w i&vr WTiswr'ffycvr rnr-yw "rs fr I &IANUFACTURERS" SA " OF THE FAMOUS J SLACK BEAUTY BICYCLE The Wheel That Is Guaranteed for 5 Years 4jXiiss. Jy iu mu jm Black Ha. mm J film In aildlMoil Iu A r. Ouaranlre, i she u 'RRK( H 6 Mi", arrldent lnstir nt)C(i i o 1 1 r y. Karh vr h 1 equipped iltb S10 FIRESTONE blue, lion - l.lcl ' Urea. Cutuluc sent free on re-ijuefct. YOUR BOY'S FONDEST DREAM Will Be Realized If You Give Him a BLACK BEAUTY Our Factory Is Right Here in Philadelphia Hamilton, Tenth and Buttonwdod Streets T And We Can Deliver the Goods AT ONCE mmwM CAGE PLA YERS WILL SCORE WIN TONIGHT litis Is the Predicted Out come of Meeting Called to Consider Fining of Eastern. Leaguers NO OTHER COURSE ii.srr.RN u:ot 1: stvmhna w. 1.. l'.c. w. i. r.i'. nmulrn 11 ." ""'""F " S 'hi'i (Irriiinnl'n n 5 ,(H.I ! Y,i;l r! ." 8J7, irrnton. 7 7 ..1011 N. l'lilln. I 10 .; Miinnui.K rim 1111; wfxk lurvilu; North riillndVlnhU nt Trenlon, C'limdrii ul (Icrmnnlonn. Tliurmliiv -Itenilliie ul ninilcn, (rriiiun ton nt lr erl. . rrldn Ciiiiiilfii nt North I'lilliulrliihlii. h;ilunhi Do Nrrt nt Undine. Two Important dc rlnpniputs lielil tlm attention of ciirc funs iluriiiK the l"u-t week. One vviim the spurt of (ierinnii tovvn anil the setlmck nt ('iiinden, while it ii iloilbtful it tills (lpvclopment elicited liiilf as nuicii rointnent as the Midden re form announced In the matter of plaeis appearing elsewhere than the Hastcni League. ... It is rumored that all disputes will ho (.pitied to the Kitisfartiou of both parties at tonight's meeting A couple of lilies have been (ollritid hut thev probublv will be remitted In the meantime Doe Newman, stand ing for what he claims is a ynufiple. low lireii suspended bv the Trenlon man agement, but Doe should vorrj as he lias more offers for his services than nuy of the lu.inagers or tilliceis ol t tie i.aai vin League could get 111 a centilij. Vn effort will be m.iile to have the men give the l'astern Lc.ipie prefeieuee in the games thev pluj. The mnjorit.v have becu doing it The men have acted cr.v Mpiuie in the matter, giving the league tliej I'ns-t higned with the preference aud nothing falier can be nt-Ked. The whole affair was poorly man aged and several magnates weic deter mined to cpiit the league if tho plnjivs thev had signed, weie lined In fact, Mcssis. Iteiinis and 1'otli, of German town, hnve publielv announced that thev will puj ahsolutelv no lines whatever aud aic ready to plav independent ball with the best uttrnctmus in the stale The biggest game of the season is booked for tntiionovv ev cuing nt Chew street and cCliclten avenue when Ger manlovvn opposes Camden. A victorv for the Suburbanite! will place them oul.v one game in the rear of tho .ler se.vnieii and the penuant is not certain to go ac'ross the liver for the first half jet. The Skcetcrs dropped a couple of games last vvecl, after winning one the week previous at Tiejiton when (.'amp hell threw n goal with his eves shut about three quarters the length of the hall and onlj twentj secondtc to go. French Briar Roots' BakeliteBits $Q.OO (in cases) ea. Tuxedo Pound Jam, $1.30. luxrdo Kj-pound Glass Jats. 75c. Cleats in Boxes of 12-25-50 & 100. Real Meerschaum Pipes in Cases. Clear & Cigarette Holders In Cases and Loose, 10c to $10.00. Italian Briars, 50c to $4 00. rtelicli Brlais in cases, $1.50 to $10.00. riench Briars, loose, 25c to $5.00. Imported Briars, $1.J5 to $4.50 CIGAR STORE 12TH STREET REPAIRED ti 'a week foi'tha We haven't raised the price of this magnificent wheel, one cent. And this, notwithstand ing that the demand lias been so great that we were unable at times during the past year to meet it. The BLACK BEAUTY is the handsomest, stur diest, and most carefully constructed wheel on the market.. We have an extensive line of sporting goods, sweaters, etc. Also a com plete line of bicycle acces sories tools, tires, saddles and horns. Event Article in1 Our Store Is a Real Bargain. Dept. L-12 pays iBmuty ff I League Statistics POI.NTH MADE ll C'l.UIIS rr.im II. I'.ll. 11,11. A. I'; liimilm . 11 IM I.W " (rrnunlnn II IU M2 H !!! lie Ncrl II IIIH 147 SI :il North l-lllhl II Mi ll W Trenlon . H 11! 1X1 :U m Itrullnc . . II Mil 88 30 2011 Tnl lU Tl (13-, ,775 287 20in I'lllNTS M'tlKEI) AGAINST t'LUIW Irnm II. Il. 1,1.0. A. ,' He Nrrl II 1.14 Ul S7 SJ'" North l-hlli II IM l.n ",! 3J (rrmiinlnnii . 11 l7 l 52 '?' Trenlon II MO ISO 2 i,W, Mriillnis ,11 R-J III J" i'lj (aiiulm .11 81 i:l 4 208 rnlnl. Tl 1 j 775 287 204.1 The .lerseymen have I luce games on the schedule this week, plaviug at Ger iii'iutnwn im Tuesil.iv, at home with lti-ading on Thin sdav and it I North Philadelphia on S.ilmd.i.v. Gerinantowu plavs nvviij at I)e Neil on Christmus. I he standings follow : rln r ln n ( mipboll Culmlpii li illn ram'lpn I'rnaf, Rptullnix Powell cirnnanlovMi llr. Iininn lie Nerl llrlnn-lejil N' Phllii IIhiIou Trenton DnnlKiw. V PhlU Drt flips Do Nerl. Krrr, Canifln Neumnn Trenton 1, Sucornnn Do Nrrl Hi own N I'lilltt Durk N Phlla li lull ill. Ciimden Iriimkle GernmntoiMi Steele l-anulfti . Mnller. l'renton . . ' nek G.'rniHntuvti . MorrH, Renfllnp llelch Readlne II 1" 11 II Vi A r 1.1 1 1 11 It in 11 14 11 in it i-j ii u i:i ii in 14 x 12 It 11 11 II II 8 II I t 8 7 11 t ii 12 11 , 1" 3 HI l'l II 'I 21 14 211 17 I) 1.1 10 1" 1 in 11 21 "n 18 .'1 .1 in it 8 n if 8 1U Iliiiccerl Read nc . 'lame 'Irpulon Iietrl h N Phlla . Ilredtienner. Reiillim l.iard, l'e Neil llolnian clermantoun hmealk l.erinnlifnuli Mlll"l IV Nerl IIIImhi, Iteidlne .. Cjslmian N Pllllu Nilllw 1 reiitnn 1.1 SlinlndliiRcr GriiiMiit'n 11 losarll Hi. Neil . I Itnucll Trenton It Mn lone. ll( Nerl .1 vieeiinn. Clermaittown .1 Norm in UeiullnR 2 Murllli R,.idlKB 11 t v In Cpi inantown ' IliCH Reading a Viin-iroiiff )p Nrri l leimo c. linden ,1 OPEN SUNDAY & EVERY NIGHT CIGAR SHOP Get "His" Xnias Here We Save You Monet! For vour llolldny supply Diit oualltv bad, of them. ni, t,ni CO V1TOI1E. lip Im,. !,. . M for elfu madp. in nil Btuncljrd Brands EL I'RODUCTO. in. .1,. . 4 .rv i ?.;,?;;:. n" t so.' u EL locs of 80. w Clo, Lie slo, fA err IIowh of 00 'a) llovrsof 50 " .. . """Ul'IU, - lor air. kl ritonuc z for Have you smoked our Madamu Butterfly yet? GlltAltD 10c i, nft H-OR Dr .11AM KL-., 10c Sl l lzo. 3 for 2.V. Boxes of SO 4,U" FI.IK UK MVM'KLS. 130 J I TK slie. Ilovi-s of SO - KL KOVX.NA. ' ,r1n I0; kilo Hom 0f 2S -i-U ,h.V??t.V.'or'' " f"nokpdom. TClPlf 'n." VIK "UTTEIirLV TOPIC niuntK or I-prfocto. $A nn it lift,",; . "y nf fi0 4,uo MAI' Cl'll. lor elio. j nn Tho famoim HinATFORri. nn llr.RE'S A .SNAP I'erfi'ito Itojitl. 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Jfj fn. llnves of jjj And IIo-Ib of Oilier That Heart Mai Desire l'onr Tobaccos PIMM I. l.nRRT. TUV- i:no & i:let. n in 10 m. HnH X.XU All other llrinrfs In uh. and 14-lb rut rnnallr MADAME BUTTERFLY PRIDE OV THE D V 10c size ' $o on He of SO . ... "iW Uo size szr nn lloe of SO i.UU l.verv C'lsnr In the llo pi:r.i'i:t-T .iov smokk Cigarettes by the Carton or SO'i and 100's, at 20 Saving, to You RAZORS & RAZOR BLADES GILLETTE 3.U ?o OQ complete outfit . .. . . " (III, I, Mil: fil.iHi Cold s,l oe; eomplete nntllt. out lo ' Al'IO-hlROP J3.00 com s,i nn pfete outfit, nit In , iU" GILLETTE $10 (H) Gold SR no nmnlete. outfit O.UO Tlll.M'l.liX M 00 10-jear 51 OK Cliiiirantrefl Shnrnener x.itr Y. KR-RKADY nnd Gem Qq eemnlfte .mlllt. ent to OtJC DURHAM DUPLEX, coin- Qfl. nlete nnlflt. rut to. "C GILLETTE i AUTO.STROP JO Razor Wades, per doz JJK. GKM and DCItHAM DU- An- PI.KV Illiiilea. SOe pktr. C EKR-KEADV Blades, iOe Tftr, paiknge nit tn . tvC nt mil'RlKT Slmilni; VKn nnn.il. the III Oft kind OC Thermos llotlles. Lunch Kits. Man!. urine . I lues In cases. In fact, am thing ou niav desire aS monej. saving prices. "See ui firt," that' tho slogan LABEL'S 15th and ARCH STS- -- -,,i, NORTHEAST IN HARD GAME Plays Tuesday for Championship of the First Half Season The Northeast lJakethiill League will have one of the haidtst games of the helium Tuesday evening, when the .Hiimmertleld five will face the strong Ihaiiuiiel Methodist Kpiseopal team. This game will give either one of the tennis the title for the llist half of the &0IIMIII. It will take some fast play on the part of one of (he tluee teams that ale now ti( for second plan-, llanenek 18 putting up n good, fast game and is nipiillj getting into feim, whieh will permit it to step into fast iniiipiiiiy. Tin- llaiii-ock live still luii a f--w open dates, and its shift little tinning! i-, Arthur Stiauss. is anvlniis to till up his schedule. Teams desiring games will please eommiinltate with the nhove -111111101! manager ul SISO Chestnut btreet, Philadelphia. J Signs With Kingscsslng MnnaRer Clark of Kluppepslnp norer team announced torlas that lie had rlened Carman lacoielll forrnerh ulth Vlmoine In plav Willi ills team in the Knoilal Ull slon of the Allied Leatrue .Inrovelll. lio li one of the leading Hinaleur forwards In the c'lv, will 1 rlUlblo In lla for Klnjr pepfrlnc t'lirlilmna niornln?, when the VVoit l'hllttde pliln eleven mccta Dlp(on Jra in a IcaBUe malclt 1038 Market Street 1225 Market Street 1305 Market Street 1518 Market Street 1430 Chestnut Street 27 South 15th Street 1416 South Penn Sq. Broad & Girard Ave. 3647 Woodland Ave. 2436 N. Front Street 7ieSlflil f fffaajSlb full Too" iHgs0S3g eeTe Brown and Silver's - m f out in front!" iJ!!rJl Wk Spur's colors brown and silver the FS. Smi colors of a sure winner! Spur is there with k j? that good old tobacco taste. And the "wise fjB Tfc ones" among cigarette smokers have gone JP WljP right with Spurs from the start. " j&m UwMA aumubjwtto tiflMlm jjf and Spurs have made the grade on their merit. MMw American and Imported tobaccos, blended by a- SSr new method that brings out all of that natural, good Mmm1 old tobacco taste. jMSm Satiny, imported paper that is crimped, noii pasted, jfF making a slower-burning, easier-drawing cigarette. t Mw Spur has the qualities to keep it the greatest ciga- JmSiW rette for enjoyment and for price in the race today. ,dslllilr Cigarettes - ) A'i.rtarlA-Jii ji.r.i- ... Li.'.,, ..'. .:kt :J'-- .ti, A v . '.uhAuuL, u. .Jk Sale of Babe Iulh Looked for in Boston llosloii, Dec-. "1 Iioitott hascbull fans vhose ours arc closest to the gicnnid aie prepared lo hear any week (hat llahe Itiilh, eliainplon hit ter of hnine ruiiH, has heen sold to annther i-liih. It is no sooret thill the lied Sox niiiiiagi-inent is prepared for a lot of tioiilile with Jtittli on the mutter of salar.v again thin spiing, despite the fuel thai Inst spring's cuiitrovcrs-y witli the plajer was ended by his signing ii tlnec-jear emitrac-t at $10,0(10 a year, ltuth has delivcied his ultimatum thai "iniu-h hlgger nioiiej" must he foilhi nming. The luanagenient is piepured to teueli ltuth that his- (ontr.n-t is more than a "sirup of paper." Buckncll Team Prepares for Trip I.OHlslnirc, I'.v., Her. 2J AflM M limine all K'alnes pliverl on lla lecent trip to Wash linetim and Haltlmore, Ilucknell a basketball uuliitet returned vealerday lo prepare for the Jouinev to iJolBate, Hvraeuso and Cor mil Coarh Aluaser a tiiHwera won from Jobllfl Tlopklns. .1.1 lo S.I, and defeated liinrso VVahhliiRti'ii a laRcnvn, 42 to 17 There's a Guiford Gift Store Near You Ten stores in Philadelphia, all head quarters for gifts of quality for men. Hosiery Pajamas $2.50 lo Sweater Coats 7.50 to Bath Robes 4.50 to Belts (all lengths) 1.00 to Handkerchiefs (initialed) . . 25c lo All Gifts Handsomely Boxed juuXtu4 All Ten Stores The Largest Exclusive Haberdashers in OREGON HARD AT IT Two Drills a Day for Western Foot ball Eleven Pits.'ulcna, Calif., Dec. 22. Two hard training periods a day one in "o morning unci the other lo the after noon vvcic begun today by tlia footbflil sitiad of the I niversity of Oregon ill preparation for lite garao hero New' Year's Day with tho team of Harvard Univcrsit.v. The Harvard squad wilt arrive hero Trlday. according to tho present sched ule. Many Harvard giaduatca residing iu southern California aro planning it great welcome Bethlehem Loses JsemiKT. N. .1.. Dee 22 What the New Tork football club accomplished a week nvo tho aoccer eleven of tho Erie Athletlo Asso ciation virtually duplicated nt Clark's Field ejtrrtlav, when tho Helhlehems. national lltlehohlera. wore defeated In another cham pionship Rumo of tlm National Football league by a fioro of 2 poalc to 1. IVhereaa tho Bteelmakera wore blanked hero tn New lork. they led nt half tims by 1 to O to day lVpner havlnc Brored on a na bv Slb- baid, a newcomer, following a foul kick uftci half an hour of clay. Cardlngton to Meet Merchants Christninn Day nt Cardlnslon, poccer fans of this city will Iibvc ii clianco to witness one of tho best conteets ptased in this city for a lorn? time, when tho Cardlngton Field Club meets tho Merchant Shipbuilding Cor poration eleven 35c to $3.50 12.00 15.00 40.00 5.00 2.50 fOpen Evcntngs the Stale ft I n iB . l ?i'J XI
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