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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
COLLEGE HILL
AND DALE RACE
MAY COME HERE
AS Every Other Institution
Has Fostered the Event,
Pennsylvania Will Likely
Bid for 1t Next Year.

The chances are that IL the University
of Pennsylvania track authorities take
the proper initiative the intercollegiate
A. A. A. A. cross country championship
for 1915 will be held In Fairmount Park.
The association has definitely approved
the system of rotation, and every uni
versity able to furnish a suitable course,
Pennsylvania alone excepted, has been
given this meet 1t has been held at
Princeton several times, twice at Boston
under the auspices of the NJ. I. T., once
at Cornell and last year at New York
under the auspices OF Columbia Uni
versity This fall the meet has been
awarded to. Yale, and will be held at New
Haven on the morning of the Harvard
Yale game, November %.
Pennsylvania has at her door one Of
the most ideal cross country courses in
America, and one that is probably as
hard as the famous one over the hills
In and about Ithaca Every conceivable
kind of running can be found in the
park. In addition, Pennsylvania could
furnish the best kind of dressing quarters
at the University and other boat houses
The candidates for the Quaker cross
country team will be called out on Tues
day of next week, when Coach George
W. Orton will give. them an easy run
through the Park. There isn't much
chance of Penn victory this year, for
the Quakers have lost three of their
best runners of last year, McCurdy,
LanGner and Madeira, while Cornell has
retained most of her 1918 stars. Last
year McCurdy was third. Langner ninth
and Madeira i5th If Madeira had fin
ished within the first six men Penn would
have won the meet.
OF last years team the Quakers have
only Captain Huston, who was 31st. and
Stroud, who was 18th. Ted Mere
dith, who tried cross-country running last
year as an experiment. has decided that
he wasn't intended for this sort of work,
and won't try II again. Earl Humphreys,
who was i'll most of last fall, Is out
TO make reputation for himself this
fall and has reported in good condition.
Another man from whom much is eX-
pected is Peeso, the star of last years
freshman team.
But this team can hardly be expected
to win from Cornell, whose team still
has Hoffmire. the intercollegiate two
mile champion, second in the cross-Coun-
try run; Frederickson, Burke and Speiden
who finished 18th, 18th and 18th, respec'
lively, not to mention Potter. who wa;
prevented from running through sickness
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
OPEN TRACK MEET
IS SCHEDULED AT
NORTHEAST OVAL
Hale & kilburn A. A.
Plans Second Annual Set
of Games October 3-En-
try List Expected to Be
Large.

The Hale G. Rilburn Athletic sAssocia-
tion will hold a track and field meet un-
der the auspices of the Amateur Athletic
Union Saturday afternoon. October 8. 1t
is the second annual field day and prom
ises to be big event.
There will be six open handicap events,
seven closed events and an invitation in
dustrlal relay race. An interclass cross
country run, closed to the students of
the Northeast High School, is also sched-
uled. The athletic events will be pre-
ceded by a ball game.
silver cups, silver medals and bronze
medals, respectively, will be given as
first, second and third prizes in all the
events. A recordbreaking entry list is
expected. Entries close Monday. Sep
tember 2S, with Il. j. Rankin, 1906 Chest
nut street, Philadelphia.
The javelin throw will be one of the
open events to be decided at this meet.
Just at this time lot OF interest has
been aroused in this stunt. Some OF
the local boys have become quite pro-
ficient and will make an assault on the
record recently made at the Middle At
lantic Association championship games
at Byberry.
The Mercury Athletic Club plans to
hold its very popular set Of closed track
and field games during the winter months.
Track dual contests are also planned
with the leading institutions in this Sec
ton.
The Middle Atlantic Association has
offered 500 to the James Il. Sullivan Me-
io1 tnh to
erect shaft to the memory of the de-
ceased athletic father.
The Millrose Athletic Association now
that IL possesses a cinder path the equal
of almost any in the city, has applied
to the Amateur Athletic Union for per-
mission to hold this years ten-mile ma
tional running and seven-mile walking
championships. The grounds are located
on the Old London Streets on Broadway.
The track, which is modelled after that
in Madison Square Garden, is ten laps
to the mile, and several thousand spec
tators can be seated comfortably. Mel
Sheppard, who Is now affiliated with the
Wanamaker organization in the capacity
of amateur athletic adviser, stated yes
terday the Championship Committee had
practically agreed to award the title races
to the Millrose Club, provided IL could
live up to the Amateur Athletic Union
requirements, which Sheppard says 1t
undoubtedly can do.
Ted" Meredith. OF the University OF
Pennsylvania, national 44o-yard cham
pion; Tom Halpn, of Boston. ex-national
44O-yard champion, and Homer Baker.
! New York Athletic Club, the present
American and English champion for $50
yards. will compete in the annual athletic
| tournament under the auspices of the
| New York Athletic Club, at the clubs
country home. Travers Island, n. Y,
| Saturday, September 26.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
CHICAGO CUBS
HERE TO BATTLE
PHILLIES TODAY
Interest Locally Now Cen
tired in Boston and New
York, Where Crucial
Games Are Being Staged.

Though the Chicago Cubs are on deck
here this afternoon with the Phillies.
the chief local interest will be centred
In the games in Boston and New York.
where the Braves and Giants are MAX
ing their respective lights for the pen
nant. Just how little the local fans care
about the results Of the games at the
Philly park is shown daily by the con
stant applause which the scoreboard
draws when the results OF each New
York and Boston inning are put up.
While the pitching yesterday in the
last game with St Louis was not high
class by any means the Phillios should
again have won out easily, and would
have but for wretched work on the bases.
In the last inning, with one run needed
to tie. Paskert singled and attempted
to take third on an overthrow. He had
no chance to make the bag, and why he
should have taken such a long chance
ut that stage is known only to himself.
He was Just as good at second as he
was at third and incidentally he would
have scored the tying run if he had
stayed at second.
Game after game has been lost this
season by the Phillies Just by this same
lack of foresight on the part of the base
runners The fact that the me n are not
fast on the paths hurts, Of course, but
they would have done far better II they
had used little judgment instead of
trying to get away with some thing that
would tax a bunch of regular base
runners.
At the Phillv-Cardinal game yestrr-
day were Brick McInnis. first base
man, and 1zzy Hoffman, manager of the
Reading Tristate club. Brick is n
brother of "Stuffy" and Is an exact
duplicate of the Athletics first saCker.
Brick is now waiting around Phiadel-
hia for the worlds series. He Is in
fine shape. and Manager Hoffman stated
that Brick" had displayed wonderful
Improvement this season at Reading
He had a good start. training at jack
sonvlle with the Mackmen.
Just what havoc bases on balls will
do is shown by the record Of Miller
Higgins in the five games The Car
dinal leader has been passed dozen
times and has scored 10 times after get
ting on first by the walk route. In yes
terday's game HugEins drew three passes
and was hit by a pitched ball, giving
him a perfect day in stroling.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

If you're a weisenheimer spook an
wanna call this gent Doobuke we won't
make any kick. OF if you wanna change
your luck an try pronouncin' II Doo-
buck We won't say that you're sick II
might be French, Canuck or Dutch, but
that amt gonna matter much nor cut
no ice nohow. Baseballically you'll agree
Detroit's his nationality. An thatll do
for now.
jeans star don't slom off all the sky.
His ratin' isn't very high as winnn'
pitchers go. For two years now with
Jennings clan he's been a fifty-ffty man.
OF Hughey likes him, though. He
works him reE'lar lose or win. An Jean
gets out an slams Nm In with all the
stun he's got He's jennings best right
handed vet an may pull off some star
stuff yet before his bolt is shes
His slow ball was his stock In trade
when he stepped out in - an made his
noisy big league bow. When Jean came
down from Montreal that slow slant sure
did get EN- all-it gets a big bunch nov
Jean isn't like to quit the game, ev'n
If his oil arm does 20 lame an Hhseze
an snort bit. They'll stick him in the
field some place. or maybe play him on
a base. cause Jean can field an hit
Copyrighted by a. VI, Corrigan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

his weight as there Is on the field, while
the Price brothers, Gellyn and Hendsay
are as game a bunch OF bantams as ever
laced a shoe. McBrayer and Hennins
are showing business and are hard play
ers. Their work yesterday caused them
to be added to the varsity squad.
The varsity squad now have the train
ing table and training quarters to them
selves. 1t consists of Captain Al Journey,
Mike Dorizas, Mike Russell, Tubby With
crow. Mike Carter, Ned Harris. Loo
Norweld. Pepper, Henning, McBroyer.
Murdoch. Setback, Hoover, Vreeland.
Wray, Hopkins. Unkhart.
Gottwalls and Moffet were among tho
"unnoticed bystanders." being the first
recruits for the hospital squad. "Gotty'
has a wrenched ankle. while Doc"
Handbook has forbidden Moffet scrim-
mage until his vaccination gets better.
Erny Winns captain of the 1910 Penn
sylvania team and All-American centre,
was out yesterday, supporting Pat Dwyer
with the linemen. Crane. last years
tackle, was also visitor.
In spite of rumors to the contrary.
Welsh and Stack, the two whirlwind
freshmen from Dean Academy, arrived
yesterday and were out for practice The
yearlings keep on winning, but II will
be hard to estimate the material before
Monday. as it cannot be certain how
many VIII satisfy tne TlBlQ
standards of the University.
The lineup;
Varsity Scrub.
HS9SPklIFRs SSP!aIR..S;. left end .aaySsH'
NoEwald; ........ left tackle ...... .hcsraysI
tBoone)
Russell ,...;.... left guard ......... .Hsnnins
JoqTnsay ,TIs,.y lc.,:;. centre ...'jkEs,Ir.T rTo'
Porlzas ...,...'. right guard ..... .foTnssRs
Harris .;'...... right tackle ...'....''sro"A
"r2E t2Eyessnd t:5;n: Koon:, right end '''''T f"''
Merrill 80 Quarterback ........ Lindsay
J99TSisb 3Tisb.3Y 3Y'''''' right ha'foaeA '''''''f'''"
Hughes ,......... left halfbaek ...,.5eTS
Ma5esEs tRocEefelierii f0''0aek 'iciiotSis6
CHICAGO, Sept 2s,-Head Coach A.
A Stagg. OF the Chicago University
team, is confined TO his bed with an at
tack Of neuritis. ii was learned yester-
day He was absent from the reld ior
the first day of practice, this being INC
first time in 20 years. 1t Is expeetea
that he will be able TO resume his duties
next week,
STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Sept. $50
better athletes have come into Penn stats
with the freshman class than those who
entered from the high schools OF Fhila.
deiphia and other institutions OF tha'
vicinity. So favorable has been the snow
ing IF a number of them that they WIN
likely make the football team during lheis
first year IN college. an unusual hoho's
the first scrlmmage practice held last sat-
urday Is any criterion, some Of last year
regulars will be put aside this season "
make way for such men as Whetstohe,
the crack West Philadelphia High sCnoI. s"I.
captain and All-Scholastic' hallDses
last season: Cubbage. from Central ms. hisn
school: Higgins. OF Peddie Insttute'
Fleck, of Radnor High School, and ES'
gerton. of Amber High School
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
PERSONAL TOUCHES IN SPORT

tenn in the opening contest with Gettys-
burg Saturday afternoon at Franklin
Field.
The Water Bureau won the pennant
in the Interurban Baseball League.
This proves with what mighty power
tho water works.
Fred" Rubien's efforts 10 All the po-
sition Of president of the Metropolitan
Association of the Amateur Athletic
Union will no doubt earn him many
more friends. Fred" as vice president
was most popular and he will receive
such support that his name should be
a synonym for all that is aggressive in
an athletic sense. He is highly auali-
fed as n chief athletic executive and
will no doubt make great A. A. L.
leader unless all signs fail.
What a treat it would be If we had
the pleasure of witnessing that pacing
match tomorrow at Grand Rapids
Mich, between the two pacing kings
Directum l and William. II is TO be a
test for blood. and much money will
likely change hands on the result. with
ideal conditions favoring, it would not
bo surprising If a new worlds record
was established Directum l seems 10
he the better of the two. In recent
trials this thoroughbred showed a world
of speed.
Baseball as a world sport is develop
ing each year, Japan. the Philippines
and other countries are now interested
In our national pastime Australia has
entered the progressive nation class by
taking up the game in earnest. Re-
ports from that continent indicate
growing popularity. Isn't il pleasing
10 know the Yankee sport is so popular
even in foreign countries?
Bobby" Wa,thour and Clarence Car.
men are 10 meet sunday in a series II
match motor races az the Brighton Beach,
y. T., Mot0TdEome. The distances arc
10 be lo y and 3 miles. three heats
each, sounds like a big days work TO us.
Another freight car Is apt 10 be idle
on some railroad shortly if reports he
true. Il Is understood Carl Morris is
going to Australia.
Navy football followers believe they
have again struck il rich. SO do We
a. Lieutenant Douglas l. Howard has
| again accepted the invitation 70 act as
/ head coach Of the future admiraIs.
/ That leather medal Of the first rank
/ should 20 n the ardent youth who sat
/ through nine whole innings swathed In
/ a CLOSELY Emit sweater. On.
/ promoting genius. mas lust announced A
. SIHs good battle for his followers.
f pete. MrVey the Seattle lightweight,
a'i a. Dewey, the coal baron expert,
are to furnish the fireworks You have
never heard ~ McNeF' Why he Is the
boy who beat such fighters a. Tommy
G.n'F. Of scranton. Young Dyson. of
/ Providence. willie Howard, Of Brook
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
Career of a Football PLAYER

BY WALTER CAMP.
Hot days when the sun on the brown
sward is burning,
And running is torture, for water you're
yearninE.
You work with a Groanins and long for
And that, my young player 5 the task
of September.
Wet days when the mud on your cleats
is dismayinE
When slant rain is driving and catchtng's
mere praying
You stagger along as though you weren't
sober,
And that, my young PLAYER, s the part OF
October
Cold days when your fingers are numb
and unyieldln-,
When bleak gale Is snriekng and no
sweaters shielding,
You muf and your signals you hardly
remember.
And that, my youns player, s the tale
Of November
Last day, when you tremble with long
ing and fearing
The day Of the match and last w0Tda
you're hearing,
Then out on the gridiron with blood In
YOU singing,
All, then, my Young man, we'll see your
upbrinEing.
Last fall Captain Ketcham of the
Yale football team, made himself TIdcu-
lous by stating that he would not con-
sent 10 the players uf old Eli being
numbered for the benefit NJ the spec
tators because the game was not
played for their benefit but for the
glory Of the alma mater. or words a.
that effect Naturally every one laughed
at the idea, II would not be possible
for a college football team today IN
exist without the aid of the public
And by the public. the student body
is not meant. The students Of nearly
every college get an exceedingly cheap
rate TO an athletic contests. II is the
outside public which supports football
lust as il supports baseball Hence the
public has some rights. One Of thei-
rights Is to know who is playing. In
the past particularly since the rules
have been changed so that players may
be taken out Of the game and put In
again, these frequent changes have
made it impossible for the spectators
and often the reporters, 10 follow the
plays correctly, because II was impos
sible TO distinguish the players. PenT
has at last seen that the numbering o
PLAYERS Is essential. The Red and Blu'
people realize that II they must have
attendance the games must be prop
erly reported by the newspapers. II
properly cover them, the men reporting
the game must know who Is playing
Any one who saw the lndian-Pepn game
ths Princeton Harvard or the Army
Navy games will understand thoroughly
Penn will try out the numbering sys
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
The Golfers Aftermath

In looking back short way over the sum
mer and fan soling season one Of the mrs,
N. frequency with which the youthful! PLAYERS
hsv" come 70 the foreground, q; r, Meehan
hail rolling literally as Well GgUraiively.
when he won The trophy in the ntth sixteen
fsrI of men. most Of whom We're much older
ami more Experienced tha4 he. An4 his "ns
g : Wehster. Jr., captain of the Uniyerstt,
he Frankford country club, followed This up
by winning the qualifying medal In the BnlA
RaIa Gup awarded the winner Of the FIRST
sixteen, from some Of the most consistently
Eool golfers In The city, And We6s'ers o, game
Then along comes Norman Maxwell. n years
old, halliuE from The Lanstowno ana Aroni,
mink Country clubs. lie captured he coveted
Clarence n, Geist trophy a. the Whtemarsh
Valley country club meeting In order 70
defeat such golfers az 5. v Anderson, l.. r
Demiug Walter Reynolds and Maurice Rsai"y
must surely contain some pretty good golf.
The recent performances of l.. ", Wash
burn. rha Youthful Merton player. J. J.. Keenan,.
Jr., n Laus !owne. and $. L. Jones, Plymouln
who f. slightly older rhan the others mentioned
on. N he!,cye that the future n Philadelphia
golf is IN rather competent hanHs'
Tn. annual invitation tournament of m.
Philadelphia cricket CiIh AZ St Martins last
week scarcely he u4ETllSHefl NllNo4l 'illlh-
attention 10 the enormous field that had
entered No fewer than eGi players signihed
their intention of competing for the various
trophies
i%gnrns nj G.l5 IN rhe morniRzs rro pIa.-
crs we're sent away al intervals ~ five minutes
until - In the evening. The ahalr vas Gon,
Quoted perfectly such an unwisldy hel!
would permit, The size Of the list ot en-
rranrs Is an excellent tribute 10 the popularity
of the event. The only drawback was that
the committee IN charge had neglected 70 pro
vide more han the usual twelve hours ot day
light. This oversight FOR which they
deserve the gravest Censure.
Ir is readily observable In looking over ne
roster ~ winners IU and around Philadelphia
for the last fev years that the same names
appear season after season, and that the new
conner has but comparatively little chance 10
ca pruTe one ~ the muCh-Coyeted trophies thaL
are the spOIls Uf the victor.
In lhis connection u has been suggested ihai
there he annual events Tor the high handicap
men. and thar the low handicap players be
Ineligible 50 to give the poorer players a
chance. and thus enhance the popularity Of
. contests among the loss skilfll n has been
rImored that the Bal8 Golf CLUB has planned
such an event for i's club members haE!at
handiCaps over p. The Size % the field vil
he watched With interest, and vii be
strange indeed n these contests DO not awaken
keen rivalry and an Intense enthusiasm.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
English Soccer Results

LONDON, Sept 23.-Two important
Scottish League games were decided yes
terday, Hearts entertained the improved
Ayr United and winning by to have
now got a clear lead at the top of the
table of FIVE points. Hibernians were
at home to Clyde and continuing their
success won easily by 3 to 0. In the first
division OF the English Association
League. Liverpool journeyed to Black
burn to tackle the Rovers, but found
them too good and lost by to ..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
Dave Kerr BACK at c. H. S.

The Central High School teams ,nar,s 10
been greatly augmented by Dave ,S heil
return 70 school. Kerr was mempgls Ilhtls
OF two varsity teams last year ana ",i,s ttgs
ne may not be eligible for footoan "a
fall. II Is thought that he ~lll nay. nav an
high enough scholastic standing az taft
to play basketball. Butler ~ho ,as
school at the same time Win heiH
unable to re-enLer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
Saginaw Wins Pennant

BAY CITY, Mich. sept. 23.-Saginaw
won the championship Of the South Mich
igan League yesterday by defeating the
Bay City baseball team, I 10 3, In the
seventh game Of the post-season series.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

Penn may not establish a record num-
Der OF tOuchdowns against Gettysburg
Saturday but the game is apt to be the
hottest for this day Ia about forty years.
judging By the weather.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

Hank O'Day is still hanging around, de-
spite the runoTs that he rs 10 be re-
placed But just how long he viii hang
before he dies. mana gerially speaking,
Is something else again.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

far as we have learned. he hasn't been
approached by Harry Edwards or any
other Of the fight promoters, Probably
Heine intends 10 stage all Of his bouts at
the Philadelphia ball park
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-24
MISS SIMPSONS RECEPTION

Miss Alice May Simpson enter
tanned in honor of her two guests
and other visiting girls on Satur-
day afternoon. Little Dorothy Mi
lam and Catherine Allen received
cards at the door and Mrs. j. c.. Mi
lam, Mrs. Bolan Brumby and Mrs. A.
V. Cortelyou stood in the hall to
usher callers into the reception room.
In the receiving line with MISS
Simpson were Misses Pauline RAN
dali, May Renau, Madge Pollock,
Fay Hutcheson, Marguerite Walton,
Josephine Clarke and Mary Ellen
Law. Serving in the dining room
were Misses Irene Malone, Annie
Hair Dobbs, Lillian Teipel and Sa-
rah Patton. Miss Lucille Law served
punch in the living room.
A color scheme of pink and green
was used except in the dining room
which was in yellow with yellow IL
lies on the sideboard and the table
with lights shaded in brass fiigree
shades, yellow tulle extending from
the central electrolier to the corners
of the table.
Mrs. Lawhon, Miss Rosa Cole and
Mrs. Simpson also mingled with the
callers.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-24

Lula and Emily Kemp are visit
ing relatives in Commerce.
Prof. Dumas and Miss Marie Du-
mas are visiting relatives in Barnes
vile.
DR.. and Miss Emma May Rambo
have returned from their tour of
northern cities.
Rev and Mrs. McMullen, of Trion.
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. B. T. Frey.
Howard Mcdaniel. five year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. 7. Mcdaniel
died July 18th of typhoid fever and
was buried in the New Hope ceme-
terry near Acworth on the 18th of
July.
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Sans are now
with Mrs. w. j. Black to remain
until their country home is in readi-
ness for them to move in. They
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A.
H. Gilbert
Mr.. E. Q. Gaddy and Mr.. Medford
went to Atlanta last Monday to at
tend the funeral OF Mr.. l.. w. Rog-
ers. The store here was closed on
that account. Mr.. Rogers had AZ
stores in Atlanta, and was a very
successful merchant.
Mr.. Murray Weems, as we have
said before, is magician in making
and repairing furniture. He can
take something most people would
throw away as useless and make it
as good as new both in the matter
of use as we'll as looks