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Copyright. 1920, nil riglila resmed
S(. rctcwburc Khi., Jan. 30.
i pxiJH observing the events o n
Attrciiuous senson there i one qunl
(f connected with sportlnc lite nt St.
r.tfrfbuiR thnt Is worthy or comment.
This is the serenity iwd broodincJ
film that hovers over the various bat-
(Its of Sunshine i'nrk. ,
I.ookins baek one remembers first the
,ild frenzy of the Pemnsoy-AVillartl
g.jjt, the sweltering crowd howling in
the sun-baked pit with nil the frenzy of
the rack
Then the loar of the world series and
the dizzy excitement of that carnival.
After that the vocal cataclysm at
tendant upon each big football game
the noise, the uproar, the colcr and, the
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unange oi l.ite
THU paic set by sport is gcneially
sulft. Hut here in the daily sport
; mrnivals at Sunshine Park there
is none of that around.
lac wairr uuk, inuguu huh uLti
Me moss. leacs a dark green canopy
through which one observes blue patches
f sW. and through which the yellow
tun cpmes drifting through. ,
, The various battles checkers, chess,
quoits, loquc and dominoes nre waged
nitb intense earnestness but without
mr clamor or outward excitement.
There is n serenity of competition
bne in keeping with the bewhiskered
oaks and the bnwhikcrcd athletes, who
form a perfect blend.
The only excitement shown is thiough
the expectoration of tobacco iuicc.
fliilfullj projected even under n strain
through the bushiest whiskers that can
be grown.
Golf and .Suspenders
THC winter inhabitants here farm
ers and .small shopkeepers from the
Middl" West and New Kngland tackle
golf over two courses just as they take
to other pastimes, that is, without any
fuss and fcatheis to spools of,
It is a far, pry baek to the old days of
golf, wluhi red and greou coats were the
order of the day, (o golf here, wheic the
old-fashioned suspender proves that its
wcnier disdains the advance of fashion
and the kniekcrhoekeis of the elect.
We are not advocating suspendeis for
nil golf players. Hut it is something in
favor of the game to know that sus
pender werncrs can take to it as fever
ishly as thoxe who adorn their forms in
white flannels or woolen knickers. It
is complete pioof that Scotia's great
game has taken a full grip upon every
aiiety of the population.
It lias been shown before, through
Bohbv .loncs and Walter J Travis, 'that
golf belongs Id all ages. It has been
shown that it belongs to both sexes.
Hut there has always been an insidious
belief that solf as a game belonged only
to the wcnlthy ahd the aristocrats.
This belief is knocked sky high when
you observe earnest devotees straining a
pair of red or brown suspenders to the
utmost in a vain effort to tarry some
palmetto flinge.
Itattlo by States
MUCH of the battling heie is done
hy stntes. The Illinois farmer goes
after the New England storekeeper from
the iirst tee, or from the first hoiseshoe
if it happens to be quoits.
And the Vermonter goes after Iowa's
entry with nil the deep-set earnestness
of Ilnrvard facing Oregon.
Intersection and state pride is keen
in Sunshine I'mk, and yet theie is a
friendliness unknown anywhere else.
If jou aie aiound it is taken for
granted that you are open to a friendly
npproach, and no foimal introduction
is needed to stait a conversation or de
velop an niguinent.
We would like to he able to offer
some statistics upon the number of ar
guments involved with f0,000 tourists
set upon convincing one another late in
the afternoon or through the forenoon,
befoie the various competitions get
under way and absorb all outside in
terests. QND complete family has just arrived
from Indiana with n small house
built upon a flivver body. Here you
have all tho accommodations of home
and no railroad fare or hotel bills to
pay.
Hent it? You can't even come close
to tying it.
They have come 1G00 miles cross
country to mingle in the festivities of
St. Pete, and by tomorrow the head of
the house will be tossing a horseshoe up
to the stake or deftly moving a checker
piece where it belongs.'
You can tell he is qualified to enter
any tournament here by the quality and
quantity of his whiskers.
As for Sunshine Park and St. Peters
burg through the winter, there is noth
ing else like it in the jvoild. There
never was before and there never will
be again,
YALE NEXT FIVE TO
OPPOSE PENN TEAM
CHICAGO BEATEN IN
were going to win. for the first two
games Went to the Phlladclphians.
New York and Philadelphia will play
for the championship Saturday.
IfflERE ARE SEVERAL BIG NOISES AT RACQUET CLUB TODAY
PACE OF SPORTS SLOW
OVER-CHECKER BOARDS
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duly Excitement Shown at St. Pete's Sunshine Park Is
Through Expectoration of Tobacco Juice Care
fully Projected Through Bushy Whiskers
Coach Jourdet Will Smooth Ma
chine for Basketball Contest
Tomorrow Night
The University of Pennsylvania's
combination of game voung basketball
players, fresh from their lemaikable
victory over Princeton in Tigeiland
Wednesday evening, will direct their
practice for the next important match
tomorrow night with the unbeaten Yale
five at Weightman Hall.
Ponn students aie almost wild in their
support of the. unbeaten Quakers.
While Tenn's victory over the Tigers
was expected, due to the consideration
for several of the unusually strong
players, there were periods of that
struggle in which .lourdet's men weie
physically unfit to plnv. Itosenast and
McNichol, two men who did more than
was expected in the last half, were
playing under the hnndicap of illness.
Rosenast's was caused primarily to an
accidental kirk in the stomach. Mc
Nichol lPlicted himself of a lot of un
digested foo'd or something between the
halves. ,
Toronto to Train In Georgia
Toronto, Jan. .10 Training quarters for
the Toronto hasPhall teem of tho Interna
tional League ha been arransed at Co
lumbus, Ga , It uas announced hero today.
RACQUETS II
Two Philadelphia Pairs Roach
Semifinal Round for Na
tional Championship
Two Philadelphia pairs and the same
number of New York teiyrm nre left to
play in the semifinal round of the na
tional racquets doubles championship at
the Racquet Club todav. Two of the
Chicago teams were eliminated yester
day, J. W. Wear and Jay Gould, of the
Racquet Club, defeating Robert A.
Gardner and E. II. Reynolds, while the
other Chicago pair defaulted to C. C.
Pell and Stanley, Mortimer, of New
Yoik.
The ch'nmpionship matches, the first
played in this country since 1010, when
fleorge H. Rrooke and .T. W. Wear, of
the Racquet Club, won the na'tional
crown, attiactcd a large gallery of in
terested spectators, who were lewarded
by some excellent play.
The first game went lo the Phlladcl
phians in hollow fashion, Gardner,
twice holder of the national amateur
golf championship, and his partner
never having a chance.
4C. C. Pell, the national singles cham
pion, did nevt have n chance to display
his wares, as S. T. Gardner and How
ard Linn, the Chicago team, at the last
moment found it impossible to come to
this city.
Cramer Roberts and Cbnrles S. Rrom
Je.v, of Philadelphia, won their wav into
the semifinals by defeating Cyril Hatch
and J. ,W. Wateibury, of New York,
four games to one.
Stanley W. Pearson, the national
squash champion, and W. .T. McGlinn,
of the Racquet Club, started off in their
match with F. P. Frclinghuysen and R.
F. Cutting, of Now York, as if they
Are You Going to Carry
This Burden in 1920? !
.Siupnpfr predict liljr price boost for
l!JiO RltncH. Wn nre warning you nnd
reiving you n big opportunity to rKE
r.Mtlll STOCK UP NOW
AT OUR
BROKEN PRICES;
Ifundredfl are buylnc from oar fresh nnd
rnmpletp Mock nt tremendous price redac
tions. We're flRlitlnr to brine prlcefi down. !
with 300 MtTlrs In rich tnnn. browns, dark
I nronnn. uiacKn. neircieu trainers: uorao
rnlf, tlklnsr cnlf, shell cordovan nnd black
kid. Kverv tor sliapet crerv aire. The
"STANIJAIin TOP QUALITY. FINEST-
STVI.EH" Models In Philadelphia and .
j We Are Selling Regular
I $10 to $12 $7.40 to $0.90
I Shoes at..
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PHILADELPHIA BOSTON KANSAS C1TV
INDIANAPOLIS ST LOUIS CINCINNATI
Meltons, Kerseys, Beavers,
Oxfords, Browns, Blacks
Staple Overcoats built in Chesterfield styles
of staple cloths the finest made by the injills.
Finally Reduced!
WHICH, at a single stroke, throws open to
the men and young men of Philadelphia
unlimited selection, from the entire over
coat stocks of the William H. Wanamaker Store.
This Announcement Constitutes Nothing t
Less Than an Event.
The overcoats are built so that they are
correct for wear on any or all occasions either
fo'r men or young men.
They are single breasted, there are some
double breasted in Fifth Avenue fashions
shaped and loose-fitting models.
$25 for Standard $35 Chesterfield Overcoats
$30 for Standard $40 Chesterfield Overcoats
$40 for Standard $55 & $50 Chesterfield Overcoats
MARK THIS WELL, these standard overcoats
are reduced in addition to our noted double-breasted
walking ulsters, built of plaid-back cloths in
heatherbloom effects.
The storm ulsters, the great coats and virtually
every overcoat in our stocks is reduced.
The double.-breasted Fifth Avenue styles are in
the same fashion which custom tailors make for 75
of their customers velvet collars, silk linings or
Gibraltar linings, the kind that will outwear the
cloth itself.
Special for Saturday Buyers of Shirts !
$3.00 EACH FOUR FOR $10
Famous Arrow brand; colored Soft Shirts
with separate starched collars to1 match!
William H. Wanamaker
jamersim
2nd. Floor
1225 Market 14250isinui
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A Money-Saving Sale!
In order to lower prices, we will em
ploy every resource and bring to bear
every influence of our enormous busi
ness. Regardless of profit, we are slashing
prices. Originally marked from $5' to
$10 under the market, our former low .
second-floor prices of $34 and $39 rep
resent usual
$40 and $45 Values
Silk-Lined
Suits & Overcoats
si
Reduced" jp M Price
Silk-lined Young Men's Suits
Men's Conservative Suits
Fur-collar Overcoats
Silk-lined Overcoats
Reversible Leatherette Coats
Displayed at Our
Big, New Store
2d Floor, 1225 Market
Our NEW PLAN
is a plan lo save YOU money
No high, first-floor rents;
No expensive free delivery;
No costly credit accounts;
No unnecessary expense.
Our customers get the saving.
2 Big Stores
2d Floor
1425 Chestnut 1225 Market
Oven Salurdau Niphl OuenMon.Vri.&Sal.Evs
OPEN DAILY TILL 6:00 P. M. SATURDAYS TILL 10 P. M.
15th and
Chestnut
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The House of
Famous Nation
ally Advertised
Brandsof Clothes
for Men and
Young Men
A Price
Smashm
a Sale
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That Will Arouse M Philadelphia
Prices on Our Entire Stock of Suits and
Overcoats Slashed Right and Left and
Cost and Value Utterly Ignored in Our
Determination to Dispose of Our Huge
Overstock Without Any Further Delay.
Staggering
Reductions
Over 11,000 Gftirments! Choose From Two-Score
Famous Nationally Advertised Brands
Sroup A
1140 Overcoats
That Were $25
$30 and $35
Group B
2390 Suits and '
Overcoats That Were
$40, $42.50, $45
Group C
1755 Suits and
Overcoats That Were
$50, $55, $60, $65
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Extra Salesmen! Extra Fitters! Extra Tailors! Alterations Free!
This is positively the greatest sale of Men's Clothing that
Philadelphia has seen in years. It is marked by values so sensa
tional that no one who needs a new Suit or Overcoat can possibly
afford to miss it.
A year ago we saw where prices in clothing were leading to and startled
manufacturers by the enormous orders we placed for 1919. While we got these
clothes at a fraction of their wholesale cost todav, and realize that this year they
are going to be higher than ever we must frankly admit that we overreached
ourselves. We bought far too many Suits and Overcoats than we could sell, and
now wc must unload.
To do that in the short time left before
spring goods arrive we realize that only the
most terrific price-cutting will move this mon
ster stock. And so we have cut them right and
left, regardless of cost. Come and you will get
the bargains of your life! This gigantic sale is
now in full swing. Don't miss it by any means.
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