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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
RECORD NUMBER OF
OARSMEN REPORTED
TO COACH NICKALLS
University of Pennsylvania $
Rowing Authority Much
Pleased With the Turnout
of 100 Men.

Two very promising track athletes star,
their intercollegiate career with the Uni.
versity Of Pennsylvania in this year,
freshman class They are C. Cory. of III.
University High School, Chicago. and
Albert Crane, of the Tacoma, Wash, High
School. Cory is low hurdler with
record of "a 2-5 seconds, which he mads
in the University of Michigan inter.
scholastic meet at Ann Arbor on Nav "a
1913. Crane Is a high Jumper, who was
credited with doing feet 2% inches in
the Washington state interscholastic meet
at Tacoma on June z, 1918.
Coach Vivian Nickalls has reason Ia
feel elated over a first-day attendance of
100 candidates for his freshman and var
sity crews. The size of the squad sounds
very much like Cornell. II is certainly
the biggest turnout that this institution
ever had. Curiously enough, the equad
just equals that which reported for work
at Cornell last week.
In a letter from the President OF the
international Olympic Committee. Baron
Pierre de Coubertin, from Havre, France,
dated Sept. 4, and addressed to the late
James e. Sullivan, who was Secretary
of the American Olympic Committee,
states on behalf of the international
olympic Committee that the question Of
change in the location of the games
of 1916 is not even to be discussed Hs
says in his letter: The seat of the VI
Olympiad remains what 1t was, and, con-
trary to what the American papers say
l will not personally make any proposel
In favor of change. we never thought
the Olympic games would stop wars, and
I feel perfectly sure that when the
present war is over the Olympic move
ment will begin again as strong and
fruitful as ever"
The fight for the club banner at the
Metropolitan Senior Track and Field
Championships, which will be held at
Celtic Park, New York, October 3, will
be between the New York Athletic Club
and the Irish American A. c. Both have
entered their strongest teams and the
fight this year promises to be nearly
as close as 1t was last when the Irish
American a. C. won by three points.
The New York a. C. have sixty men
and the Irish-Americah A. c. have fifty
two men entered for the different events.
F. w. Ruben, Chairman OF the Senior
Metropolitan Track and Field Champion
ship Committee. has received the entry
of Il. B. Clifford, McCaddin Lyceum, for
the one-mile walk, to be held at the
senior championship at Celtic Park, L, l.,
next Saturday afternoon.
Cornell will hold its annual inter-
scholastic cross country run on October
81. The race will be over a four-ms
course Two prizes will be awarded The
bronze Marathon trophy. the gift of the
class of 1908, will be awarded to the in
dividual winner. The team prize will be
silver shield. Bronze medals show
ing Jones making his mile record at
Cambridge, will be awarded to each
starter in the race. Permanent possess
sion of the trophies will be awarded to
the school or individual winning three
times.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
BY THE VoLLEYER

Tennis and hot weather make their exit
hsnd-in- hand, but instead OF going out to-
gether this year there has been a PARTING
tennis Is still here. but the weather Is cold A
few club titles still remain to be decided and
a number OF tournaments now in progress
wish the temperature around the S5 and co
degree mark tennis is hardly pleasure.
The country club courts are still much in
demand late afternoons. still there Is a de-
crease in the number Of players taking part
In the game, Students have turned their
athletic pTOwess to other directions. Kenneth
Kennedy. the Merton Cricket Club star. is now
busy with University work. j. S. Disston Jr
Philadelphia Cricket Club. has stored his ten
His Tackets away for the winter He will
engage IN soccer at Pennsylvania. and fnds
no time for tennis.
J., s. ,Delone. who with Mrs. DeI.one play
el I'm the recent mixed doubles event al the
Merlon Cricket Club, Is in line for the singles
GhamplonshIP Of the oVeEbrook Golf Club Mr.,
DeIone will meet f. J. Heine In the final
afternoon, The doubles title still remains 10
be decided at Overlook.
The plea for more intcr-city tennis macles
is a good one. The interest on the part OF the
Philmont Country Club racket wielders in their
annual matches with Baltimore Is commend
able. The local organization. which includes
such excellent PLAYERS as Frank +. Wiehcr
Myrnn l.. Harris, Eugene F. Wieder. Marc j.
Katzcnberg, Miss Edith II. Katzenberg and
Milton @. Stein. only TeCentlv defeated the
Suburban Country Club. Baltimore, in an
lEtcr-Clty test
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WILLIAM AGAIN TO
MEET DIRECTUM |
IN PACING MATCH
In Recent Event at Grand
Rapids William Won.
$4,000 Purse at Stake at
Columbus Tomorrow.

COLUMBUS. o., Sept 29-Every pre-
Paration is being made for the William
Drectum / match race for 5000 purse
tomorrow, when all complimentary
badges will be void The indications are
that the Butler PAGER will again 20 to
the post as favorite in spite of his de-
feat at Grand Rapids, Both PAGERS were
on the track yesterday getting slow
work.
Sensational racing featured the first
day OF the Grand Circuits second week
at the Driving Park track. the total OF
nine heats trotted and paced averaging
2:OiA, which lowered the afternoon
average record made last Tuesday:
Etawah, the worlds champion 4-year-
old trottlng colt. owned by Frank q
Jones, OF Memphis, and driven by pom
Geers. gained a few more worlds rec
ords In his three-heat race for the 5000
Chamber Of Commerce stake. He trotted
the fastest three-heat race ever perform
ed by stallion and also lowered the
same mark for mares or geldlngs
The three winning heats were faster
by 31a seconds than the fastest made
by a stallion, that OF Peter Volo al
Kalamazoo this year; II was at the same
rate for the three fastest heats by a
gelding and was seconds faster than
b. the mare. Hamburg Belle, made al
Hartford in 1903. His third heat In 2O3K
set a new worlds record for a 4-year-old
trotter, reducing his own mark Of 2.O3K
against time and 204lz In race,
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Yale University's ootball
Players Enjoyed First
Moonlight Practice Last
Night>on Els Field.

Neither Morsan nor 3. Curtis made par
TiI,r, Tr1IorX good 1C showins aganst Bates while
ITHACA Sept. 20.-IIead Coach Sharpe
opened the football week at Cornell yester-
forty-seven men, adding six more players 10
the training table and giving the players an
Memorial clubhouse instead OF attempting
any practice. The outcome OF the Pittsburgh
Icing considered an unusually severe sew @ one for
an opener.
ANN ARBoR, Mich, Sept 2o.-Huebers
work works at quarter on the second team was The
away. Tor runs q more than thirty saf1is Yards.
only touchdown, and Capt Raynsford i' kicked ;t'i
score possible, after an hours hard fght-
Ing.
ANNAPOLIS Sept. 29.-The football squad
into its work yesterday afternoon, as the
place Saturday next. The mldshipmon
but do not hope for so decisive triumph as
last year.
WEST POINT y. Y, Sept 20-With tie
.AHrmy,s ,oPsning game less than a week or
of tho veterans have forgotten how to catch
a punt and the fumbllng SO much in evidence
viii sound the death kncii to daily parades
Tor tic cadets and this will give the squad
aHo'"er hour practice each day.
CARLISLE; Pa, Sept 2a.-New formations
were handed to the varsity Indian players
experimentation with much-changed back
field. The coaches desire TO the first
team as much as possible and gave the whole
squad only an extended rudmentary drill
The new plays are for use against Lehigh on
Saturday.
NEW YORK Sept Owing to the Ford
ham Varsitys fine showing in holding George
town scoreless in tie game at Washington
on saturday, a day OF rest was granted 10
the squad yesterday. Coach Wymard was
greatly pleased with the result of the contest
and the condition of the eleven. Schwab heing
the only player on the sick list.
WILLIAMSTOwN. Mass, Sept. 20.-Coach
DAILY dismissed most OF the Williams regulars
after an easy forty minutes signal drill yes
torday afternoon. An injury to his knee, re-
ceived In the n. j, |. game Saturday, pre-
vented DriscOl from taking part In the work
out. and It is doubtful whether he will be
able 10 play against Vermont this week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
CENTRAL HIGH
ELEVEN WEAK AT
WING POSITIONS
Loss of Young and Kerr
Severely Felt by Coach
Howell, Who Is Shaping
Team for Opening Game.

Coach Howell, of the Central High School
football team, is working his men hard
in order to get them in shape for the
first game of the season next Friday.
Tne centre of the line and backfield are
composed of veterans, and he is not CIV
ing as much OF his time to these posi-
tions as he is to the ends Last year
c. H. S. had the best pair of scholastic
ends in Philadelphia in Young and Kerr,
but neither man is now in school, and
the material for the wing positions is
not very good
The most likely of the candidates are
DeLong, Brenner and Goodell, and 1t Is
probable that the first two of these will
make the regular berths. although the
latter, who Is from Villanova, is very
fast and may make place on the team.
Coach Dickens. the new man in
charge OF football and other athletics at
Chestnut Hill Academy. has been work
ing since last Wednesday with a promis-
ing squad OF youngsters to get them In
shape for the first game of the season
with Frankford High School, to be play
ed next Saturday at Chestnut Hill.
The squad consists OF about 25 candi-
dates, including only five veterans from
last year. Captain Gaillard, Ellison and
Heberton. backfield men. and Wray and
Flood, ends. There are some good men
from last years second team. Felin, a
tackle and one of the heaviest men on
the squad; Strawbridge. a centre; Whar-
ton. a guard; Elias, a halfback, and Kit
son. quarterback. Among the new men
out are Loranger, a back; Richards, an
end and Baily, a halfback.
Manager p. f. Cabell announces the
following schedule: October 8, Frank
ford High School. at home; October Q,
Penn Charter. at home; October l6, De
Lancey. at home; October 23. Episcopal
Academy, away; October 80 German
town, away; November s, Cheltenham
High School, at home, and November l3,
St. Lules. at home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
INMAN WINS FIRST
LEG OF BILLIARD
MATCH FROM HOPPE
AT English Style of Play
Victor Outclassed Ameri-
can-Yankee Style to Be
Played Today.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2s.-Melbourne In
man, English billiard champion, defeated
Willie Hoppe, American billiard champion,
at the Hotel Astor last night in the first
game Of 5000 point combination match
at both English and American billiards
Inman's score for the opening session
was s02 to Hoppe's So4 The Englishman
averaged 81 SIP, while Hoppe's average
was l3 1922.
The match continues throughout the
week, 1s2 American balk line being the
game for this afternoon and tonight.
Inman showed himself to be the master
of the English style OF play and decidedly
outclassed his American opponent 1t
is claimed, however, by Hopes friends,
that the youthful American champion will
more than make up for last nights defeat
when the American game is played today.
The two STYLES Of play are decidedly
different. the balk line game being played
on q 5xdo table without pockets, while
the English game Is played on a sXl2
table with six pockets.
The majority OF those who saw the con-
test last night are Of the opinion that
the English game will never become popu-
lar in this country
Inman- A 8 So 2 90 so IS 60 70 IS l23
o O2sT Q 10 40 2 1f-6OO. High runs. i28, 90.
Hopps-o 5 10 2 II O4l5 a. o25Io2s5
8 81 81 IA S3-So4. High runs. g 50 80
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mediocrity for worth, nor is he deceived
by the scrub who plays to the signals.
Tho quarterback Of brains is the one
who can so use his plays as TO make OPP
portuntes for his backticld
"A coach has not time to convince any
ono. The man who needs to be con-
WINGED is the man who brings defeat
"A coach shouldn't tell player all he
thinks. He's liable to he misunderstood.
The unmistakable sign of despair in
coach is when he tries to lash his team
with words into making poorly planned
plays go"
The Feds have begun their second an
nual dash for the publicity bureau. They
now declare that when the season Of
1915 begins they will have 80 players who
were with the majors In 1914 The list
Of 10 was not given out but it is under
stood that Sherwood Magee Lobert and
Doom, Of the PhillieS. and Walter John
son, Of the Washington club, are in that
mythical gathering This comes as A
severe blow TO the veracity of some well
come known authorities, who assert that
Lobert will be the Phillies manager in
~" Sharp is cutting down his Cor
nell squad AZ Ithaca. That is one way
10 put the trimmings on a football team.
Another method is that adopted here
last Thanksgiving by Doctor sharp in
the Penn game.
Now that "Rube" Marquard has won
a same, the proposed trade is apt 10 be
called off. Any man who loses a dozen
i'm a row, then captures the thirteenth
start Is certainly not unlucky McGraw
hasn't much material hence he needs
luck, and "Rubr" seems 10 be the man
with the horseshoe
The Philies have still a fghting chance
for first division, They are three games
behind the Cubs. on the other hand
the Brook.yn club has better than
fighting chance 10 dislodge the locals
from NTH place, as the Daisies are lead
ing the Lodgers by the keen margin of
only half a game.
Tomorrow the question Of where the
AEmy-NaVE games is 10 be PLAYED will
oo settled That Philadelphia will again
he The scene pf this highly attractive
contest is ccrtain-that is, if it is played
at all
PCGILISTTC NOTE
Morris and Flynn are at il ag'in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
THE GOLFERS AFTERMATH

The sTip W The Fgt germ is almost
-rMrHEa.n.r and proof y This may be found
in lie sIze n tHs helf that played m the
senior I.Ar1t,neHJ AZ Apawamis, Rye, New
-nn org7 tH' hundred golfers all dfty -hvs
years " age n- over, turned out for tho
vent and nearly AN NJ them finished. Among
those "hH are known locally were /. X. Pass
It7Io|Hl ~ 'He s. Darii's Golf club.
y. H. St8tzeu ~ the AFDnimink Country
.lIn j. IT, FahRtstu0k and Winthrop
-arzent 4 he Merton Cricket Club. Their
f1l'ws Fnssmore, l4T: Hauowell. l72, stat
beli- l5i, fahnest7oS iG2 ana Sargent, 15o
rather inyreiloIs but probably true
and as follows a very deliberate player
had driven and was addressing hts ball pre-
I+fat'Iy 90 playing mashie shot 20 the
-rssn- HIS stance and preliminary motions
sttasiagti"n and A player Who was the
that HH would play Immediately. So he drove.
But th1 nan aHsad delayed his stroke aHt
his legs. no swung and lifted 10 the green
not his own ball, but the one that had just
been driven.
dubbed his tee shot and Intended 10 have Ills
second shot make up for the lack n dis
tauce He hit his ball a terrific blow with h!s
ron and the bail was seen 70 hy among tho
play. The player and his caddls hunted long
and hnally discovered tho elusive sphere
embedded IN a large and very ripe apple Seat
ing nlmseiI hrmly On b9ugh, the golfer pro-
ana the impact of the blow was enough 70
free the ball which ran to the edge of tha
- cen whence the player ran down his putt
Tor mueh-nseded half
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meets Lobert is certain to be chosen
for the position.
Until the board has acted on this i'm
portant matter Charley DOOM will remain
silent on his plans for the future. II the
gossip in bas, ball circles is true there
s no chance of Doou's reappointment; at
the same time. there is almost as much
uncertainty in the workings of the office
OF Il baseball club as there is on the
field.
John Coonlhs pitched yesterday in the
American League for the first time since
the drst two games at Boston in 1918,
April 10 and II. Several times this season
Colby John, the "eX-Iron Man" has been
sent I'm 10 do a little work in exhibition
games but he was not assigned for
Iea@u" duty until Yesterday. 1t is the
general belief among physicians who have
had roambs under their care for the last
year and a half that he will never be
able (" regain his pitching form.
ut sent Coombs is strong. But the
trougl. is that he has some lurking fear
that nc may strain his back. which was
affected In his last attack in the fall of
1913 This would naturally prevent his
putting his strength on the ball.
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Pennsylvania Eleven Is to
Be Put Through Some
Strenuous Workouts This
Week.
BY EDWARD R. BUSHNELL

Princeton and Yale have burned their
bridges behind them in their deter1nina-
tion to play nothing but open. advanced
football. Both Coach Pendleton, OF
Princeton, and Coach Hinkey, of Yale,
declare that they have abandoned the
conservative game and intend to stand
or fall by the open game. This is in
deed welcome news, because it can't be
denied that in the past the games be
tween these two teams have been fire.
quently about as dull as most Army<
Navy games, with the two teams afraid
to open up.
Apparently the coaches of both insti-
tutions have awakened to the fact that
in developing the possibilities of open
football their predecessors have only
scratched the surface. There's lot OF
truth in this For one thing, they have
been too much afraid of losing possess
sion of the ball 10 try much else but
close formation plays, varied by an oc-
Casional forward pass, though most of
the forward passes have been used as a
last resort when everything else had
failed.
iA'AN 10 l'' l'A'b'l aAAE ucdpN NlldA itu
Merrill has the inside track for the quar-
tsrback position on the Pennsylvania
eleven. In yesterday afternoons practice
he played this position most of the time.
and his work was a continuation OF what
he did on Saturday against Gettysburg.
Merrill is about the only member of the
back field who possesses a change of pace
and who can straight-arm tacklers. Like
wise, he catches punts with some GER
tanty. Merrilis running in the open field
is very much like that of Miller. the for
mer Penn State quarterback. Adding
little confidence TO Merrill is making
different player Of him.
Assistant Coach by" Dickson is seri-
ousy worried over the dearth of first
class ends. The quality of the ends will
make or break a team. Speed is not the
only requisite, for if it were Pennsyl-
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REACH AGREEMENT TODAY
Officials to Decide on Place to Play
Army Navy Game.

WASHINGTON, D. G.. Sept. 29-Final
settlement of the controversy between
West Point and Annapolis over the selec-
tion of the place for this years Army
Navy football game probably viii be
reached today. Secretaries Daniels and
Garrison agreed to confer then with the
athletic officers OF the two service schools
10 eonsummate an agreement.
Ohicials here are confident that this
years game will be played In Phlladel-
phia, inasmuch as New York had the
contest last season.
II is understood that the West Point
Athletic Association Is willing to play In
alternating years over a period OF ten
years in Philadelphia and New York. but
the Navy objects 10 the time clause.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
WILLIAMS PROVED
ONCE MORE THAT
HE ISA WONDER
Rugged Kid" Herman, Of
Pekin, ILL.,, Managed to
Stay -Four R oun d S at
Olympia Last Night.

To the surprise OF many experts who
thought they. saw In kid" Herman, OF
Pekin, H., a future champion, Kid Will
iams OF Baltimore, holder of the worlds
championship title, easily outboxed, out-
sluGged and finally knocked out the little
westerner in four rounds at the Olympia
A. A., last night
The bout brought out a record croNd
and long before the first bout was put on
every seat in the house was filled, ana
there were hundreds standing. The boys
were TO have weighed in at 1l6 pounds'
but the champion was a quarter OF
pound overweight. Herman entered the
ring first and took the corner when
Williams has always occupied in all his
contests before the Olympia Club. wis
Jams wanted Herman to give him MS
favorite corner, but Herman was obdurate
and after a ten-minute wrangle Williams
took the other corner.
The prellminaries were all good. In the
first one Eddie" Rivers won a hot ses-
sion from Jack Campbell; Charlie Rear
had a shade on Young Wilson in SIX
rounds and "Kid" Goodman. of New
York, substituting for Young" Digsins'
who had an injured hand. outfought
Jimmy" Murray a tough New York noy
who has been doing good work In loca'
rings lately, The semiwind-up was be-
tween Eddie" O'Keefe, of this city, ana
Dutch" Brandt, OF New York. o'keeie
won all the way. although Brandt OUT
weighed him FIVE pounds. OKeefe was
far too clever for his opponent and Won
easily on points
wsnmmy as Harris has 2p Nsr FORE for S
Ssf r. th+es pG kRts IL s rs s.Rsn ARsfs ana
Winters campaign, Harris plans 70 "G i5s
Williams get a good long rest duriRRs iiRss top t
notchers In the featherweight class: HATS
ngures that by that time al the little tello"S
Will be beaten.
Old timers who have seen the work ~ ~
Preston Brown, the cOlored feather @ Nels 10
have remarked the resemblance G Br9SSh
DIXON. Brown has all the moves anu 1iittIns
OF the old champion. but lacks the nisss nisssFs
proves OF the former king Of the i'''-
weights.
Fred ,Yells ana 'whitey,' Baker have S. Rsa. Sss.
slnston A. g, Friday night, The TlnaiiIiy
was 70 have been between Yelle ana Ftgsias
Kelly. but the latter is III Of P'oil-
poisoning.
Manager Mareus Williams has aTIalnsesas aTTIItlll,ssnI
good show for his patrons at thS Esif'n an ~
ieathsEwsis6t champion Of me p. Na; ";
and Buck Flsmming OF this city
wlnd-op.