V t ,? 'b j if) s if- FH M IN I. 14 Athletics MANY HOLD-OUTS AS ' CLUBS START SOUTH . FOR SPRING TRAINING However, Players Arc Expected to Get Together With Magnates and Everything Will Be Lovely When Bell Sounds for Opening of 1920 Season , By nOBEUT W. MAXWELL Sport Editor Ermine Public Ledper Ccmriaht, ISiO, by Fublia Ltdaer Co. A ITHOUGH some of the big league baseball clubs already have started for their training camps and others will embark on the southern jaunt next week, many contracts still remain to bo signed by the players. It is said that at least 40 per cent of our noble athletes have neglected to spill ink on the 1020 docu ments because their financial ideas do not coincldo with those of the owners. The loldouts ore holding out strong, and unless some rapid work is done next week there's likely to be a lot of scandal. Cincinnati seems to be the club hardest hit. with the White Sox running a close second. However, the leagues have made it easy this season in allowing tho men who have not yet signed to report at the training camps. Heretofore the unsigned athletes were not allowed to bask in the sunny South without special dispensa tion from the head of the league. Thus one of the evils has been remedied and the managers and players can get together and talk things over during the re- The salaries of most of the ball players havo been Increased this year, but the increases do not seem enougn. 'xnc dots uia not grow wcuuny on uieir pay In 1016, 1017 and 1018, as the futuro of the game was uncertain and the mag nates did not know where they stood. Now that the war is over and tho public has renewed its patronage with double enthusiasm, the players figure that they should share in the profits and have something with which to combat the high cost of living. ... . . ,. t. i i There is no doubt that the star players will receive healthy boosts this year, trot not as much as they expect. Compromises will be effected on all sides and the works will be running smoothly when the opening game is played. When in Chicago last week we heard some gossip of the exorbitant demands of one of the players. He did good work on the mound last year and pitched wonderful ball against the White Sox in the world's series. This player is said to have received 52500 last year and was glad to get it. Now he is holding out fcr the modest sum of $10,000, and says he will not sign until he gets it. This is not exaggerated at all. The player really is serious in asking for a boost of 513,500. THERE Is no chance to dial with a holdout like that. but chen the salary differences amount to $500 or $1000 there will be no trouble and the owner and player tcill reach some amicable agreement. Zach Wheat Not to Play With Phillies A RUMOR concerning a. three-cornered baseball deal involving the Philadel phia, Brooklyn 'and Boston National League clubs has floated over from New Tork. The name of Zach Wheat was mentioned prominently and it was eald he might be with the local club. The only thing wrong with the rumor is that the Phillies know nothing about it. Both President Baker and Gawy Cravath were amused when told about it last night and said there was nothing doing. "Of course, Wheat is n good man," said Cravath, "but there isn't a chance in a million to get hlra. Anyway, my outfield looks pretty good to me as it is, with Casey Stengel, Williams and Irish Meusel on the job. No, there isn't any thing to the three-cornered deal so far as tho Philadelphia club is concerned. Perhaps it's just one of those winter trades." Cravath needs some pitchers and is scouring the country for talent. lie is willing to pay real money or trade players, but all of the good hurlcrs seem to be In the major leagues and there is no chance to pry them loose from their jobs. The only thing he can do is to wait until after the spring training trips and draft soma of the youngsters turned loose so the clubs can keep within the tfventy-five-player limit. Connie Mack is not worrying over this department, as he has a couple of dozen flingers to look over at Lake Charles. i The Now York Giants are not doing anything toward strengthening the team. McGraw still Is in Cuba and the other members oi the firm are not qualified to make any. deals. The Giants need a third baseman, a first-sacker and some ujtility infielders. In addition, it is likely they will need a center fielder, as Benny Kauff has collided with the Law Terrible and is said to be held on a serious charge. The ownership of a certain automobile figures prominently in the case. 1 ' MJH the scarcity of players and '. " onscoall magnates are not having tunately, the local clubs are not annoyed by holdouts. a couple ioho have not yet signed. Jimmy Wilde ONE of the outstanding features of Jimmy Wilde's work in Jersey City Thurs day night was the cool, unconcerned manner in which he polished off Mickey Russell. He was not excited or overanxious, but performed nonchalantly, like n tired business man going through his daily exercise. At first he seemed to be frightened, but after studying him closely it was easily seen that he was calm and collecte.d. He didn t seem to have a care or worry in tne world. It was'the same before the bout. In the afternoon I visited the little Eng- i lishman at the Elks' Club. A few hours before an important battle a boxer i usually takes a nap or is too nervous to ideas. Instead of shutting himself up nil afternoon, calling a halt at 5 o'clock never would have picked mm out as a later;,-J ,, ... ., -:J .ime ..uB to uu. ; "I have rented a flat in Jersey City," he said, "and will stay here until the middle of 5Iay. I hope to box all of the best bantams by that time and hope I will make a good showing. Of course." he added, smilingly,' "my plans will be scrambled if I happen to get knocked off. In that event I will go home on the next steamer. "On March 3 I will box Patsy Wallace in your city and then I will go to Toledo to meet Frankio Mason. I am considering other nlatcbcs after that and will be kept busy." Jimmy's hands arc unusually large and his wrists also arc powerful. He explained he worked in the coal mines for several years and bad to develop his hands and wrists. His bands look like those of a lightweight and are very strong. They have not been weakened by fractures. ALTHOUGH he looks like a kid, 'Wilde is ticcnty-cight years old. He is married and has a boy ten years of age. His tcife is said to weigh close to 200 pounds. Jimmy weighs 107. Sensible Football Suggestion by Harvard HARVARD has come through with a sensible sugscstion in regard to scoring u goal from touchdown. The Crimson authorities favor a scrimmage on the i.'0-yard line, and the point can be tcored either from a drop or place kick. This will eliminate the "one-man" protest madi by some of the colleges. It was claimed that it rook eleven men to score a touchdown, while only one was needed to kick a goal which could win or lose the gam-. This goal from sfrlmmuge Idea is not at all new. nor is Harvard the origi-, nator of the plan. This same idea was advanced last ear by Walter Clothier, the well-known Philadelphia sportsman and Snarthmore alumnus. Mr. Clothier came out strongly in favor of lining the fains up for brnramagr on tho 2!5-yard line after a touchdown had been scored and allow the opposiug team to try to block the kick. Mr. Clothier's idea was not taken Fenou&ly laot year, but after thinking it over the authorities found it to be verj sound. Narrowing the distance between the goal posts, however, will meet with considerable opposition. It is hard enough now to score goals from the field when the teams are evenly matched and there is no use in maUing it more difficult. Spectators like to see the ball sail over or near the goal posts and the more drop kicks that are tried the better tkej like It. Those four drop-kicks in the Yale Princeton game last fall were very spectacular and the people are talking about them yet. THE try for goal from scrimmage formation tcould be a great thing for the game and should be adopted, but the distance beticcen the goal posts should remain the same as it is. This John L. Uses Bat, Not Fist mHE Boston Braves are preparing for a strenuous season. They have signed X up a slugger named John L. Sullivan to play in the outfield. Jo,hn L. doesn't dug with his fists he uses u baseball bat, which is more effective. EPISCOPAL WINS ON TRACK Churchmen Beat Northeast Easily Indoors, 45-27 Episcopal Academy's indoor track tram continued on its winning way by banding Northeast High School's repre eentatives severe trouncing by the score of forty-five to twenty -nven The Ohurchmen showed up especially well in the shot-put and high jump ; taking nine points for their total in both of these "0 yards Won by Castleman. Episcopal. second Uunn Northeast third, Kaucett. l,P2'J?Vaa'rdsT-Won3 ' Kaucett Episcopal. MoondL Castleman Episcopal, third, Hessler HloVaVasw'on305 fficett. Episcopal. Meond Ilessler Northeast third, l'arker. AMOSlVd.-Wonby-S,.mmer, Northeast. O" dSeeoV lt. Northeast third. Melcher. v 2iOTnrm.t i ',' V,",r...Ttr. t'.i..nn.t . ' Ona-rop. run Y"n ir -, rZWr,X:. na. i ""' KL""S", '-:,'.;.:- ?u i7.T.;iTl tMtueon Faucftt. Castle- W" -- 7,5f- : Vlir,nl ' 1flrh. sun. jonti iLua vjvmw i-v-t ......... A 'Si-a ump Wor by Mrr. Northeast: l"autt. Episcopal, tliln.1, UrolT, U Mtona. 1 i fcMFVwii o5t a it, va 11. may do better playing st. louis cards than they did playing the large number of holdouts, the a pleasant time these days. For- There are only Is Cool Boxer see any one, but Jimmy has different in his room he played Knglish billiards , to get something to cat. A stranger Doxer wno was to perform a tew nours result was contrary to expectation, as ,. ,:,,.! .1,. tu-j o.4 .u-JTPle hn3 bcn SO'DS sood of late and " " -"' "" al CYNWYD IN THIRD PLACE Interclub Squash All Over, With Germantown Out In Front The interclub squash racquets matches ended yesterday when Cynwyd and Meriou first teams plajcd each other to a ftunditill, each team winning three matches, while Germantown's second team won four of the six matches played against the Oerbronk Golf Club team. The Germantown first team won the championship last Saturday by de feating the Ilacquet Club live mutches to one. Bethany Helped to Title Bethesda by d-frullne Good Shepherd In the Northeast Church Iyeacu race elimi nated the latter from the second-half chani plonshlp and enabled Ilethany, with whom thty were tie to annex the honor The championship will conclude next week, and thereafter Bethany ami Kmanuel the 1 rut half winner, will clash In the play-off. In th other irama last nlxut Ampsoa beat Alpha. 47 to i!. EVENING PUBLIC LEDGERr-PHTCADELPHlAi SATJEDAY, WfHSU T HAPPSMS Vovl HKVK WmII r-WT U fit) OM A 'OWlMEiS TRtP-Tfl .' W "SKtSSSib A WvftM AMD TR-PlCAU UpA f A FRCeziNb ) THe'wtSATHCR AT TOUR WOR.TMCJRM ; , JJP&PL. ABODE 15 ."ttlS. COI.DB&T AMO I SmIiJi J UAn.t-ST IKJ V'AHi AMOYaM4. r VAffl )! A (MENTAL DICTUR- OP PRI8N0 IFA I "Wl. J --- -- .. ,M. . y, . . , l L A'S NEXT SEASON; Amos Cots Captaincy of Mack's Tail-Enders Succeeds Harry Davis Amos Strunk will captain the Macks during the coming season, according to the baseball rumors that floated out with the departure of the Athletics for the sunny South yesterday. Strunk takes the post left vacant by Harry Davis, who will coach the Wil liams College baseball nine this season. Also Strunk will take down the next batch of recruits, who arc scheduled to leave our midst next Friday. Davis, according to the present plans, will re turn to the Macks about the first of Tnlv or as soon as the college work at Williams will permit. Baseball activity commenced officially here yesterday with the departure of Manager Connie Mack, of the A'b, and such pitchers and catchers as reside north and east of this city. The round up of battery timber at Lake Charles, Louisiana, will be the first bign of spring training visible in this city's interests. BUCKNELL BUMPS TCnini t" nnOOI-nO TEMPLE PASSERS IL-Illl iu I nuULUJ, Philadelphians Rally in Second Half, but Are Finally Over come, 39-29 Bucknell defeated Temple University in a basketball game in the letter's gvm last night by the score of 30 to 20. Tho on Us Qwn floQr was confiacnt o w,. ning. The visitors took the lead early and held it through good work on the part of Waddell and Dorri. Holstead'a goal just before the half-time whistlo left the count 22 to 14. In the second half Temple crept up, and with only a few minutes left, came near, catching Bucknell. Only three points separated the teams, and the play was fast and furious. Gross shot two fouls and only one point remained. Th needed coal was not there. Instead, Bucknell rallied and seyeraL liem goals leu -Lempie again iu iuc not, with no time to come back. TENNIS MEN UNAVAILABLE U. S. L. T. A. Plans Make East ve. West Team Matches Unlikely New York, Feb. 21. Interscctlonal tennis matches between Pacific nnd At lantic coast teams at San Francisco late in June, as suggested bv California mthiml.-istji. nnnear unlikel unless there is a radical change in the plan of the L nited States Lawn iennia -s sociat.on. According to tentative ar ranzements made by the U. Q. lj. 1. A. SIM TO A officials, it is proposed to enter a team tecpt'd a number of long shots, miss of I'nited S'tates players In the English ing moit ot 'em. He got a total of twelve championships at TVirabledon, June -0 1 pointH. as a remit of two field goals to "0, and later play In the Olympic an,j x Koai out 0 eighteen chanrts game tournament If the date is fixed froOT tj,e fifuen-foot line. fnf ftfirlv (n .Till Such a team would include the lead ing available players of the first ten in ranking, about equally divided between Kastern and Western representative)! tf .,..i. .nmlilnntlnn were formed and lsint abroad, intersectional series would be confined generally to players of the Nerond teams. , . ,, i. ! v,iio,.nrl that, under such condi tions, both sections would prefer to hold the coast vs. coast contest at u later date, when the ranking stars would be able to compete. KEARNS STILL HAS A JOB Jack Dempsey Denies He Intends to Fire Perfumed Manager Chicago, Feb. 2J. Jack Dempsey, the world's bejiv) weight champion, in a message to friends here today denied r ports that he intruded to break with his manager. Jack Kearns. "Kcarns will be my manager as long ns I remain in the boxing game," the chamnlon'H messHge read. "I give him credit' for my succe as a pugilist and becoming world's champion." Captain Newman Fined Srranton. . Pa., Feb. 21 Doc Newman, captain of the Wllkes-llarre teum, and Stan ley Reese, forward on the locals, were die uualllted In the Ptnn State Leajrue basket bit Jeavu trarne here last nlrht as a re sult of a fist tleht which occurred durln the a-ame Today it was announced both players had ben flu") Scrantou won tha name by tha score of 33 to 20. Abandons Indoor Games Owlne to the enormous expense In connec tion with nttlng- up the bulldlnr. tho Meadow, brook Club has found it necessary to cancel their Indoor names for 1020. It Is hoped that satisfactory arranements can M,,n5,??i? hold these eames outdoors later ou, similar to the ames held Uat year. THAT GUILTIEST FEELING S.PHILS VIRTUALLY CLINCH Northeast Five Puts On Grueling Battle, but League Lsaders Win Out by Score of 37 to 26 CENTRAL IS VICTOR By PAUL PREr 7"OU'D better get ready to be fitted for that sweater," advised Cap tain Leopold to Label Goldblatt be tween halves of the South Philly-North-east game yesterday afternoon. The downtowners were leading 20 to 12 in what was considered to be the crucial contest of the Interscholastic League race this season nt tho North Branch Y. M. C. A. With those few words "Lee" gave the sentiments of his pals, league lead ers, in their confidence of copping the Dutch Trophy for the 1020 season and as a personal reward be gifted with sweaters. Leopold was right, for the Southwark five breezed through victo rious in the second half, thus virtually clinching the laurels. The disnpnointing count lor wortneast was oi to -u "Te Tfno n tinrd'hnttle. but we WOn." " Goldblatt after the contest, using same line with lch, n Brile greeted the Mayor following the final ' score in tne repent uny cictuuu, i?w;? i tho mme Label, craduate of boulli Phllly and leading point-scorer for the nrst nan oi mu ", "" "" dubious, but now it looks like clear J sailing for Doctor Kerr's quintet. I Must Beat Central All South Phllly has to do to be as ......art ftf tin r'hnmninnshin is to Win from Central High next week, und that .. 1 ...Un.ml no nnptnc rlftpn SQy t', r ' s to be played at home, and as the Southwarkites have v, irInoiMo in dnte in their own cage as well as on foreign floors, dope sters are handing tho Dutch Trophy, sweaters and brown derby, to the five from South Philadelphia High. In defeating Northeast, South Philly plaved its hardest and closest match of "the feason. The battle was a lot tighter than the eleven-point margin scorp indicated. Huortiy uiter uic ue- :..: . i.- .--.i i,oi TCnrHinnKt m.t on anch a stiff offense 'that South Philly was he'd scoreless for the period nnii , An, linrl tied the count, uuv.. v.... ......... and then went into the lead with tnree points to spare. After this, however, the. fnat nnrn opt hv Northeast began to tell on Captain O'Brien and his mates, so that the South Philadelphians gradually evened up matters anu uuuny pulled nway by a great rally. Leopold was the Individual star of the contest. Besides caging seven out of nine free shots, the clever, clean-playing and nifty center made good an equal number of pegs from scrimmage. Har ris, the diminutive forward, was another hero with five field goals, and the other players. Silver, Weinstein and Green, alm t-hared in the gi;eat victory. Hill, with five field goals, was North- caBt'B " glar It was his two-pointer that til the t-core. while a shot from , by Fibcher put the Archies inn thir temnorarr lead. O'lirien ut- C. H. S. Is Winner In the other league match Central High won by a margin from Frank ford High, the final count being 45 to 28. Fischer, of the Mirrors, led the wlnnerH with Hcven field goals. I.r-hr was I'rankford's best scorer, with twenty-two fouls out of a total of twenty-six, and one field goal. Germantown Academy was victorious in tho big Germantown game, debat ing Germantown Friends' School '20 to 12. Other (.cores follow: South Philadelphia Hla-h second, 13, .North cast Hlh second, 11. Central High second, 20; Frankford lllKh eecond. 10 ... Catholic Hlsh, 27: Wenonih M A J6 Wenonah M A. second. 31; Catholic Hlch second. S St Luke's School, 39; llaverford S-hool. 21. HpiKCopal Academy defeated North east Hiuh in an indoor dual track meet, 17 to 27. Mullen Hark iu Game West Philadelphia Catholic High School has u chance tonight to gum a rung in the 1020 Catholic schools' has ketball campaign. Coach John Hej nolds's qulutet is scheduled to play host to that of Villanova Prep, and there will be increased enthusiasm, in creased confidence and increased btrength for u West Catholic victory. In the last two leugue games played by West Philadelphia Catholic th team has been greatly handicapped. Captain Jlmmv Mullen, forward and star nee- ger of the team, had to be contented to root for his pals from tha side lines. Jam was under the wcuthcr with on attack of grip. Tonight, however, Mullen will he back in the game. lie has recuperated .entirely, has been in practice for almost l week and Jim will be in hue fettle CAGE TITLE JIMMY MULLEN West Philadelphia Catholic High's basketball captain, who gets back in tho game tonight after a brief illness Standing of Teams in Interscholastic League First Trams Won ixwt r.n, I ( uT hKK: auth Philadelphia Inch.... 8 n 1.000 750 central Hlch Srhool 4 i kford HUli School. ..... l .603 .son .143 .000 (icrni.intOHii High bcliuol... O .Second Teams Won I-ont . 8 O r.c. 1.000 .500 .500 .3:5 .315 .375 South riillnclelpblii nitu.. innenit niKii ncnooi. nl rhlladelnhln lltrh.. ..4 4 ernmnt n Illrh StUool... a O Centrul Illrli Srhool 3 S unkf0rtl lllch bcliool.... 3 S ,.,' i t. , i .u when the whistle sounds beginning the ' conflict. Mullen Is playing his first J ? on the varsity, as he is only a sophomore this year. Last season Jim- ,.. -1J .1I my played a swell gaino on the fresh man five. A victory this evening for West Catholic will bring the team up from fourth to third, half a came behind ratholic High, the runner-up, nnd drop Vll'anova to the fourth position. The West Catholic becond team ia now betting the pace with three victories and one defeat in tho junior circuit. NEW RACING COMMISSION Prince George's County to Have Six Men on Board Annapolis. Mil.. Feb. 51. Creation of th Prince ueorea county horee-raclnic com- misn Is provided in ft mu lnt-idMi'ea n I ri'fiVYor , Ln unpaid w'mmTSTon of a?x men an resiaenit oi ino couni men as a rule tiettve In Its politics end Identified with each o( Its political parties. Days for racing cannot exceed thirty-five. Thero is a atraignt licensing ieo or iiiiuii hi licensing a day and a supplementary ficenbe of 200 tor all uays in excess oi mr, inp money in be uald to tho county as a fund for the roads Heretofore application was made to the .- InrtceM in thfl circuit that Includes Prince Oeorges for permission to race, the igw Klvlne them authority to act. The udses rebelled and it looked for a time as f racing at Howie had ended Jack Johnson Will Be Pinched Clilcaeo. Feb. 21 United States District Attorrey Charles Clyne when Informed that i-i-k 'ohnsi-.n would leave Mexico City next Thursday ror mo uniirq oiaie n-p- n Johnson set foot on tho soil of this country l 11 lmt-UKUt BlBieu 1IIMI. IU DUU11 IB he would bo arrested. Laughlln Wins in Paris Paris, l''et. 21. It. O. lAUihlln, an American, last nluht defeated Paul Drevleres In the fourth round of a boxlmc contest. it .uUr.,1 necends threw uo ttiA soonae in order to saMj their roan from further pun ishment. Drexet, 35; Washington, 28 Last e.venlnc In a spoedv name the Drexel Institute bosketbBll team defeated the Wah lnston Cillece of f'heetertown. lid. bv the ecoro of 3S to 28. Weinbers and Larkln, us usual, were tho star t ssers for Prexel The excellent work of Holland and Hldwell. guards, aided materially In keeplnic down the visitors' score Itobblns mado every point for Washington. Basketeer Fractures teg IleUilehem. Ph., Feb, 21. Charles da-d-i-- Jin's Ian Co leu etude"- frac tureil lilt leit les m Mufiivciun ku . m ino colleire irynwasium, anu .;. iurttii, u course contest, which was hard played, but not necessarily roughj Fighting Force Won Coursing Cup landon, Feb. 21.The Waterloo cup. the blu ncn it British eonrsl i- mT-'inonp, was yesteraay won m n. uunn a mnilru Frce from M. 1. iiurn s Honeyjnan. Thorp Hangs K. O. on McDevItt Kansas Cltr, Feb. 21. naryey TficrD.of ICansus City, ..locked out, Walter Mclvltt, of California, here last night In lbs fourth round. FEBRtJAET 21 ' 19:20 TRACK RECORDS : . MAy.FALLTONIGHT MerecJith Says High Jump' and Othor Marks Aro in Danger- at N. Y. Games PICKS EARL EBY OR MAXAM .. mm Tinrow.nTTTi . r (World's Greatest Mlddta-niitanca J Banner) The New York A. ,0, niece, 'wWeh will bo held in the Twenty-second Keg!"' ment Armory tonight. bids'falr(tp be as classy an exhibition' as tho Mlllrps games just past. Despite tho fact .thai tho junior athletes will bo In"' Buffalo trying for tho nationa't tJUesI the Kew York club has n fine list of erilries, and In several of the events records are expected to fall. , , The Baxter mile, which heads the list of special events, -will not have Joie Hay us a starter.' Joie will appear in Chicago tonight. However, tho, race will be more Interesting from n -competitive point of view. Bay outclasses all tho men that are entcrediby yards, but with him out they aro well mntched and a great race is expected; with De vanney, Connelly, .of Georgetown,, and Cuthill, of Boston, who finished second to Kay in the Millroso milo and a half, as star entries, fitar High Junipers The hicrh iumn record is one of the marks that seems to be in danger. Four men who have an jumpea more man 0 feet 3 Inches this winter will meet. These arc Erichson and Landon, both .i,nm Mrnreil this hclzht in the Mill' rose games; John Murphy, the national chamnion. and Whalen. of Boston. The Bauermcycr ooo-yard win Bring together about tho same field as did the Millrose 600 with ono noticeable addition in Maxam, of Penn. Earl Eby, who won tho COO race last week, will find in his teammate his toughest op- PMuxam has shown quarters this year that stamp him to be the best quarter n,. nut nml ns the Bed and Blue run ner can go at a good clip up to the hnlf there is no reason to believe that the extra yards he will have to run ton'p"t w"U maue mucti uiucrcuL-c. would not bo surprised to nee the record fall in this event. I feel that either Eby or Maxam will be tho winner. Crack Belay Teams It will be in.thp relays that the col leges will be seen to best advantage. Yale and Harvard are paired off in a two-mile race with the Elis having the best of it on paper due to the win they scored over Harvard iu the Boston A. A. meet and to the fihe running of their men in the "open 1000" at the Millrose games. Penn will trv for a record when they arc pitted against Cornell, Princeton, Georgetown and Itutgers in a one-mile rclav. It will be remembered that the Quakers won their mile event in the Millrose gai:;es in bix seconds faster than the race won by Princeton and the Tiger mile team is one that is made up of two very fast men iu Terrell, second- place man in the lmercoueBiuic ii"' ter, and Murray, who has bllown better than 02 seconds indoors this winter. , The jpecial hurdle race will bring tmrotimi- Rnrl Thomson' nnd Barton again, as well as Johnson, of Michigan, and Smith, ot orm-n. " ' just beaten by Thomson when they last met and tho Mcadowbrook man is held in high respect by the Dart-nouth entry. Smith did not snow uis Desv in his latest appearance here and little is expected of him, but Johnson will be a man to he waccneu. MEADOWBROOK GAMES OFF Coats Too Much to Convert Com mercial Museum Into Arena Because of the lack of facilities and the large expense necessary to equip the Commercial Museum, Thirty-third and Sprure btreets, for an athletic meet, the Meadowbrook indoor games, sched uled to be held there on March 0, have been called off. This announcement was made jesterday by President Samuel Dallas, of the Meadowbrook Club, who stated that to get the Museum into shape for tho annual indoor games would involve an expense nccount reaching upward to $10,000. The Meadow brook indoor games were an an- nuul institution, und were formerly held in tho Convention Hall, Broad and Allegheny nvenue. The local club will hold its annual outdoor cames as usual lu June, and invitations already have been sent out to prominent national athletes nnd or ganizations to take part in the games in the middle ot June. UNBEATEN HARVARD HERE Meets Yale at Ice Palace Tonight In, Big Hockey Game The unbeaten Harvard hockey squad arrived in town this morning for the big ice match of the season against Yale tonight, at the Ice Palace. Forty-rifth and Market streets. A Yale-Harvard game always draws and tonight's. clasli is expected to bring the biggest crowd of the season to Philadelphia's newest indoor sport emporium. Captain Ingalls, who was 'the star against Princeton last week, will lead Yale to the fraj , and the Clue hopes 'to tie up the league tonight. Harvard beat Yale at Cambridge after a thrilling battle, - to 3, in their first encounter. McMENAMIN SIGNS nUtS Shortstop Under Contract With Nativity C. C. Dee McMcnainln, btur shortstop of the Nativity Catholic Club, has signed with the local cluh to play here this coming season. McMenamln had offers from seyoral minor league teams, in cluding one from Jerse City, of the In. ternational League. Daley, a Nativity pitcher, has signed with Jersey City. McMenamln has plajed a lot of minor league baseball, but he wants to stay in this city. He is n big, rangy short stop, u good hitter and a flashy fielder. Last ycur'ho hit .U50 for Phil Hag gerty's club. Kerr 8lgns 1820 Contract Chliaso, reb. 21.7 itichard Kerr, pitcher ,n. ti fiMBD Amer.Clti i fami.. hu ..... . club, has alnd a 10.10 contract. accordlnV - to a telegram receued yesterday by Charles cornisttey p-viicr w, m, tvmie oox, Kerr IS at Iran, iljfv Stauffer Signed by Giants Souderlon, Pa.. Feb. 21. Clarence Btauf. fer, of Hethlehem. who last season pitched the Bouderton team, of the Montgomery Co'jnty Lesirue. to a pennant, has become the property of the New York Giants, and' will o south with thsJIcOraw clan th latter part of this month for spring train ln. , Columbia to Meet Lehigh on Mat houtb Deithlehem. P , Vb. 21. Columbia anrf Ijihtffh will meet at wreatllne hr. . night In pn intercollegiate league wrestling DEFENSE OF IS STtLL A QUESTION Champion Is Only Ordinary in Defensive Way, Than 1 Georges Carpentier Would Have Sporting Chance in Bout for Title' By GRANTLAND RICE DISCUSSION is still rampant in select boxing circles ns to whether or not Jack Dempsey has over provea ins greatness as a defensive fighter since ho came to fame. , No one can question Dempsey's speed, power add general effectiveness in nt tackj 'Those who carry any doubt along thisiincralght obtain some intimate in formation from Carl Morris, Battling Levinsky, Fred Fulton or Jess Willard. The nbovo statement will be very likely fully confirmed. Dempsey in nt tack has amazing speed and prodigious hitting' power, two of tho main ingre dients that accompany the K. O. He strikes as the tiger 'strikes with swiftness and crushing force. On Dofenso ' DEMPSEY'S defensive qualities will be a big factor in his Carpentier engagement, provided they ever meet. If Dempsey is only ordinary upon de fense, Carpentier, who can also hit with speed and punishing power, will have quite a chance not an even chance, but a sporting one. But if Dempsey is a skilled defensive boxer the Frenchman will soon be borne down by superior weight and power. Seeking Proof WHO can say just how skillful the champion is In a defensive way? He is a good bit like a football team that has crushed all opponents by keeping possession of tho ball, a method that led one great coach to say: "A strong of fense is the best defense there is. In his last Important engagement he knocked out Carl Morris in less than a round. He stopped Fred Fulton in eighteen seconds. He stopped Levinsky inside of three rounds. He paralyzed Willard in less than a minute. -' Dempsey's attack in all these episodes was so terrific that he had no occasion to prove his defense. It was Jack McAullffe's contention before Dempsey fought Willard that the former had no particular defense, but that with his speed in attack he wouldn't need this element against the slow moving Kansan. McAuliffo called the turn. The Missing Kink IF DEMPSEY had staved off rubhes by Fulton or Willard for several rounds and .then had produced the winning wallop something could have been told about' his defensive ability. But Fulton pawed at him only once King Alfonso Will Try for Spanish Olympic Team San Sebastian, Spain, Feb. 21. Iq connection with the arrival here of Marquis Villemejor, president of the Spanish Olympic games commit tee, ;t is reported that King Alfonso may consent to participate in the Olympic games at Antwerp next summer as a rifleman and polo player. Preparati6ns are being made for the training of a Spanish athletic team which will participate in the Olympic games for the first time, on invitation of King Albert of Belgium, who, it is reported, will visit Spain soon, nnd for whom a special athletic festival will be organized here. Trials for members of the Spanish team will be held here late in June and later at Anbercs. TRENTON SURPRISES CAMDEN DRIBBLERS League Leaders, With Changed Line-Up, Drop Exciting Contest, 19 to 16 Trenton, N. J., Feb. 21. Trenton defeated Camden here last night for the first time this season In a game that teemed with excitement nnd in which the score was close nt all times. The final figures were 10 to 10. Camden presented a depleted line-up, neither Steele nor Campbell appearing on tho floor, their places being taken by Lennox nnd Hyde, second-string men. Trenton started off like an easy win ner, piling up three poluts within two minutes. After that, however, Cum den stopped the rush und there was no lime during the remainder of the contest at-which more than three points sepa rated the clubs. Camden never was in the lend, nor did it tie the score during the entire forty minutes. The first half ended 10 to 9. JDolan and Kerr did the bulk of the work for Camden, while the defensive work of Deighan also was effective. Tome was a tower of strength for Tren ton, beating Dolun n the jump and fig uring in the team play. Itoach and Bartow also were much in evidence. 8llver Foils Golf at Pinehurst Ploehorat, N. C. Feb. 21. Mrs, J. D Armstrong", of nuffn o, and Mrs J. u Chapman, of Greenwich annexed the first pr'res In the four-hall bs'.ha'l modal play tourr.ament 6f the Hller Foils here yesterday with a net score of 01 Mrs U. F, Wcnuer of Hempstead, and Mies Caroline Ilocart, of Elliahithi Mrs Myron Marr. of Wood land, and Mrs K S Danforth, of North Fork, .and, Mrs. II. II. Rackham, of De troit, end Miss Winifred Cullen, of Canoe Brook tied for the second prizes at Of, The. tie will be Played off next Monday Mr. oeorje B. Jenks and Mrs. J H Horner, both of Oakmont, and Mrs C B Holllnirsworth, of areensbura-. Pa . and Miss Kate Bowmann of Plalntleld, tied for third honors. louof Uuck ricminr vi. Jack P.TT Youn?; Leonard vi. Tommy Clsnry Fr-pJoe Clark v. Chtrloy Hnvi. Battling Murray v. Tommy KMt Tendler vs. Dundee Hull n sale, reciilir prices, ninr. bam lintel, 11th anil Mrket HtrMt". PHILA. JACK O'BRIEN'S Incomparable Method of Teuchlac t BOXING baseball DEMPSEY before the leadplpe lit upon his clammy lie had nft nvaolH . i.. fense against Willard, m th.M&Hi!" was content to iimH.,-.T-.;5a-t..wor.Uy around tha ring ,rithout aten ip LJ rush or a serious attack. "emptln Ever nnd anon lie wonlri . . Dempsey but the latter TndV on M jawbone before these pawing tactics .. S"m2 rious proportions 'That "l budding "wiriiSraK vonc! ..tt rpunndchgtubr fr0M a 3aas The speed and power of n,-. . attack has prevented him from P78 ing what hoPcould;Cdo underheavy Z' when the other fellow was swiLlnS spect.for the champion's punch that T. used up precious little of this ttai at close .quarters or at any attempt to rn his rival on tho frontispiece. P So it is difficult to go back to any on. of these major engagements and find therein any decisive proof that the champion cru block or forestall a fast clever offensive. ' Carpentlcr's Best Clianci- TF IT should. so happen that Dempsn A is only an ordinary defensive boxpr Carpentier will have at least this ool LUUUVU The Frenchman can hit and hit with speed. Now. if the champion is onh an average blocker it is easily possibls that the fast-hitting Frenchman m? insert one or two decisive punches be fore Dempsey breaks through his guard And one or two decisive punches an." nlied Uo highly vulnerable sectors art frequently sufficient to slow any man up or daze him so badly that his effective, ness begins to wane with nstonishinr rapidity. As applied by Dempsey, they would break up the contest in about thirty eight seconds. But if Carpentier is a cleverer nll-around boxer-he may easily get in the first important blows. If these blows are not effective, th combat won't last very many more min utes. As to how effective they will be one could get a much better line upon th situation if Carpentier would tale on one more rugged customer before shoot ing nrt the main target left. (CopvrloM, 1320. All rights restntd.l il Mulligan's Clinching Mars Cam bria Wind-Up Preliminary Contests Excellent Although the wind-up at the Cambria A. C. was rather below the usual stand ard last night, the remainder of the card was such as to leave pleasant memories in the minds of the large number of KensiugtoniaiiK who attended. Tie trouble with the mniu event was to much clinching on the part of Younj Mulligan, who opnosed Jnck Toland. la consequence, the bout was slow. The pemiwind-un was featured by the third ot the three knockouts that mrinkletl the bill. Frankio Farmer. lad from somewhere in the wilds of Jersey, winged Tommy Gorman with both consistency nnd power. Gorman wns dronned iff the first round with iglit and left uppercuts but arose. Fanner felled him again, and he was still down when the gong sounded. However, he was unable to come from his correr for the second session. An i-on man and a clever boxer fur nished the best exhibition of the nib. in the third fracas. Exhibition is cor rect. Tommy Clearey exhihitcd UH most approved method of hittinc ana getting away, and Frankie Kramer, a Los Angeles entrant, exhibited ms powers of durability. He neither hit nor got nway. On the contrary, he kept coming, and therein lies the reann for the success of the bout. Uearej pumped both hands into Kramer con tinually, hut the latter kept cnmlns on. although he was covered with twou. Kramer ftlll was strong at the finish, and although outclassed, he earned tut wholc-heflrtPd rcsnect of the owd. Joe Howell knocked nut JinW Camni in the second match with i I to the chin in the first round whi e m the first bout Mnrtv Hayes knocked out Pat Hogun In the third. Hocan had no defense and was a chopping block. FAIR SWIMMERS TO MEET Mermaids Will, Show Form Next Week for A. A. U. Championship Many well-known omeu swinuner3 and divers will be feen in the v W Atlantic Amateur Athletic TTnion Chan nionshop. held at West Hranch . C. A. Thursday night of The entries have just be n announced. Fifty-yards championship. Fifty- yards champlonmiij-;"" vn. Tunnremslrde; Elizabeth ""meiniti melnde; 1-ranees Clurk.Turnt Thelma lA-lhrlch v'iiJnLnwistler North thews, North. Branch! Anni w'''ern;,,nchi Hranchl Marion o"""'il'nV riub. B Gertrudo Artelt. Meadowbrook " ,, beth Ityan. Meadowbrook I-Iud, wui Meadowbrook Club. ,,nr,nn,hp ElliabitM Fancy dlvlmr champ onenip dlvimr . ciiaiiii'"", :;,, -rurnre- Becker, Turniremelndei Jiaoei .!,. I artrAti ECfcOIl. ui. Becker, Tu.rnffem ; nnei .moi curn'Kl),in. irrinuci iiiii t-atharlne Emma 5,'auder, lurmroi.t.. . V,r...uuw ---- - .... Murphy. Turniremciniw, Mary !"? TuV'melndelTlofVnc . MjSoXfk owbrook Clutf; Vlo et pnar " ' csthsrlne -EV. "vi-;nt ufanchi-Florence Iiuuf West BTanch. - BASKET BALL !conNKJXlVNJ!UV mA TOLAND V GT0R10US ML LE W'TONiGH:30 P. M. If you want to sec good boxing go to the -NATIONAL A. A. TONIGHT SI vs. SHERIDAN IJSALE vs. MURRAY JAffiKS&N vs. WELSH jMm vs. in fegft Xlvk Phj'. ' B0' ' hii -f --
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