Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-21

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The reading OF the dope
The links are dreary. cold and gray,
in furs the tennis players NOPE
There's rus, one sport Tor winters days
The rsadins Of the q! DOPE
waiter johnson, the speed emperor OF
tho American League, is in most un-
enviabie position II the Killefer case
can be taken as a criterion, Clark Grif-
nth viii have his leading pitcher back
on his baseball club In 1916; but the Fed
erai League Ia sure to make a fight f"f
the man who jumped back to organ
lied baseball No matter which way the
matter is decided Walter Johnson's repu-
tation will not receive any great boost
by his double-crossing the outlaws AT
the present time johnson has his sigma
ture attached to two contracts which
provide that he do the same thing in diff
feront cities at the same time. When
baseball player, or any one else, gets into
a deal OF that character he is sure TO
suffer. johnson lost lot of prestige
at Washington last summer when he was
beaten few times. Now that the public
realizes that he really cares nothing for
the Washington Club and that he re-
hlirdled the fence of organized baseball
because he thought he was legally bound
to the Nationals. that same public Is not
scheduled TO go into ecstacies over its
former IDOL
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BIZ Killefer, the Philly catcher, jumped
TO the Federal League about year ago,
along with Tom Seaton, Addie Brennan
and Otto Knabe. Bill had hardly hit
"outlaw' soil before he bounded back
into the real organized baseball. killefer,
like Walter Johnson, was not under con-
tract with a club OF organized baseball,
but he was held in subsection by the 10
day clause When the case was argued
in the courts OF Grand Rapids. Mich, the
Phillies won. However, the Judge who
handed down the opinion In the case
remarked. parenthetically. that organ
lied baseball had not come into court
with clean hands" While these two
cases are very similar. they differ at the
present moment, In that the Klllefer case
was taken into court in the form OF a
motion to dissolve the Federal League
injunction. which forbade Killefer's play
inE in organized baseball, on the ground
that he had signed a Federal League
contract. This same thing may happen
TO Johnson. Inc feuo4alh Will DlOudbig
enjoin Johnson from playing with Wash
ington. In that event, a motion to dis
solve the injunction may be refused, be-
cause the technical points In the cases of
Kiilefer and Johnson are somewhat diff
ferent. Furthermore, another Judge
might refuse to dissolve an injunction
based on these grounds, even though the
cases were identical.
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DR.. Charles A. Richmond. president of
Union College, recently denounced foot
ball in senthing terms before a Chicago
audience. He can hardly be blamed for
his Judgment on the merits of the Ameri-
can college pastime II he had TO see
Union play every Saturday.
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Jim Coffee. the Dublin Giant" is said
10 be one OF the few boxers who is we'll
posted on current events. That is far
from strange In Jim's case. as he was
motorman three years ago.
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Progress is impossible unless precedent
ls occasionally ignored. For 80 years the
Ranking Committee of the United States
Lawn Tennis Association placed the win
ner OF the national championships at the
head OF the list. In most of the cases
It was agreed by the majority that the
choice was correct regardless Of the title,
This year MeLoughlin was beaten by the
port. The Ranking Committee very
properly placed Mclaughlin at the top OF
the ranking list, regardless Of precedent,
which would have given Williams the
place. Any one who has followed the
careers OF the Californian and the Phila-
deiphian realize that the latter is far
from being the finished performer that
the former Is. While Philadelphia would
be glad to have as one of its citizens the
best tennis player In the country, II does
not want the honor II it is not deserved.
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In his latest newspaper article Mathew
son says Connie Mack is wrecking a per-
fectiy good machine-a feat which Matty
found excessively difficult.
The Catholic High basketball team has
agreed 20 meet st. Josephs College. For
some time IL appeared that these teams
would not meet owing to the disagree
ment on the question OF eligibility. Pro-
fessor Greer. OF Catholic High, contends
that II his team Is to play ST. Joseph's.
the latter should limit the time for play
ere participating In all branches OF ath-
ietcs to four years. The students of
Catholic High can play only four seasons,
while Il Is possible for an athlete at 81.
Jbseph's to play eight years. This dis
agreement caused the severing OF ath-
ietic relations between the two institu-
tlons IN 1918. Professor Greer Is, no
doubt. correct IN his argument for a cut
IN Sc. Joseph's time limit. but he has
taken a broad-minded view OF the sltu-
alton. and has decided that his boys may
meet 81 JezeDh's while the point in ques-
iion Is hanging are
The owners Of the New York Yankees
had best sell the Yankees before Colonel
Rupert reduces his offer. Instead OF
being able 10 get the Colonel 10 rise to
their figures, the owners Of the Yankees
by waiting have lost the chance 20 sen
eat Tor Si5e.0o0 the fgurs which was
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Fight fans are of the belief that
Kaoekoute Aars and Johnny Mayo
HIH pnf up a more interesting hght
leuIEht than the originally scheduled
Cheney Mayo affair at the Olympia
Athletic Association. Saturday morning
Aalchmaker Eddie" Holland received
eira from Henry Bletzer. manager Of
fHe Baltimore fsatherweight fighter
sIaIins tnat Clancy vas sick and there
fera unable . appear here. For q time
tae local promoter was 10 quandry. but
HH4iiy hlt upon *. % = Mars, tha Gin
e|aH4H boy. as tha logical substitute
Followers " the hstia game recognize
IS slars ape of the mast Formidable
feHth hfr~ei1hie u the country. Mars 5
tha only lnHa Who can boasf ~ having
eeHea IeAanse' kiibane, the present
eQII4s eHasap4Qn- any one Hho saH Irll-
eznz l1fm l4@s AoHaay nishf here nill
~ saat aafs 9sil must be wonderful