Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-18
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Gar Says He Will Not Permit Collins
to Write News Articles

Lucas on here in the hope Of matching
him before some local club. Lucas re-
sembles Jim" Jeffries In physique, and,
according to Dunn. handles himself very
much like the former great heavyweight
champion.
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II this were England instead OF Amer
lea Miller Huggins, who has signed a two
year contract 20 pilot the st. Louis Car
dinals, would probably be decorated with
a Victoria Cross.
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When Mack gathers together his clan
for spring training about February 20
there will be 10 of his 1918 worlds cham
pions missing. Those who were on the
championship roll that beat the Giants
for the highest baseball honors who will
no longer be numbered among the White
Elephants are Houck, Brown Bender,
Coombs, Plank, pitchers: Collins. Orr,
Lavan, inhelders; Daley and Danny"
Murphy Outielders. There may be
others, too, who will not be with the Ath
letics who have not yet shifted their posi-
tion In the baseball armament, but the
10 named, with the possible exception OF
orr, who may be recalled from the Pa
cihc Coast League are lost to Philadel'
phin for all time.
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Harvard has decided that IL is best not
to take a chane on the University Of
Michigan next season. The scant hard
earned victory OF the Crimson over the
Maize and Gold frightened the Cambridge
clan to n certain extent and the chances
are that they will not risk defeat at
the hands OF their Western rivals in 1915.
However, Michigan is apt to take an
other big Eastern opponent. The Wolver-
ines desired to take on Yale. but the Blue
was unwilling. probably because Athletic
Director Barthelme, of Michigan, wished
to make a return date. 1t may be that
Princeton will take flyer at Michigan,
but again the question Of a return con-
test to be staged in Ann Arbor in 1916
may prevent these elevens from clashing
next fall. Yost is very anxious to get
one of the big Three" on his schedule.
His team of 1914 was a great dsappoint-
mcnt to the followers of the sport in
Michigan and he would like to redeem
the past season by victory over Har-
ward, Yale or Princeton.
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During search through a maze OF ex-
changes we came across the following
item reprinted in the Chicago Tribune:
SIEANGER THAN FICTION.
(rhe author of the following in
closed money order for Sc. The
Sporting Editor of the Kansas City
Star, TO whom the letter was ad-
dressed, sent him back his money
order and relayed the mlssive to
the Chicago Tribune).
l Page Ny Dear Slr-November 20.
19l Well, I have been Read The kan
sas city Star one year, and 1 wish to
set a Position as n ball Player I am
an indian, and / have % years old
and Find on My Selft am Abel to
Play ball, in som team. Never been
in Fast team but 7 will State My
Propetion My Hope ls become Som ,
Star, and ! have been looking For
n Position one year ago, but . Page
can't get that Position, l wante Play,
out Flel or First basemen, and | am
left handle and hope your answered
Pore soon, and I VIII Play ball The
next season, and / send 2 Dollas For
do you know. and Put Every Every
day in Paper. Very Truly Yours, and
Sonday signature and address, 3
Page Send me Results and how Much
Money do you Wante, and / wante
som did 1 paid For you fixs up. MY
Weight 16O pom and My Tall is foots
inches.
Littel indian out Fiel Desire Play
ball, som team. The Next Season he
mean Som Chance he will work out
Fore Soon, (Signature and address
again.)
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II all the baseballs which are hit into |
the stand and over the stand here during |
a season could be recovered enough would |
be saved to pay the salary of any New |
York player except Christy Mathewson. !
The Giants paid somewhat more than
StoOO last year and the expenses of the |
Yankees was almost as much, making a
total Of $1,000 in round numbers. The |
balls are sold 10 the clubs at SIS a Dozen
The Boston Braves spent even more !
The expense in their case was traced to
the short right field fence Charles Som
ers of Cleveland, reports a wastage OF
SSI6S. and SCHUYLER Britton had TO write
a check for S2S95 for the 1876 dozen balls
that wero used by the Cardinals last year
And yet some OF the fans are Indignant
when the special police make attempts TO
recover balls which have been hit into
the crowd.