Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
PERSONAL TOUCHES IN SPORT

Some guys don't have to have much
pep to make a livin' on their rep an
never do tap. An don't blame EN-,
understand. If he gets by I shake the
hand o that there sort o. chap. Take big
Jim Thorpe, worlds athlete champ His
work'd hardly tire a tramp An yet I'm
strong for Jim. He's in his third year
with McGraw an l guess no one ever
saw full game played by him.
Perhaps two dozen times a year you'll
| see the Indians name appear in some
| New York box score. In pinches Murrsy
trots him out to run for some one or TO
clout when pitchers arms so sore An
when he does get in the fray he man
ages to get away with somethin' pretty
good He bats up near the ol' charmed
line an though he gets no chance 10
shine you sort o. b'lieve he could
One baseball seasons all he's PLAYED.
an mat was fore his rep was made as
athiete e&tra-ply, He played in Caro-
una hllls-down there where corn is fed
70, 20 suns LOT FEAR folks might get dry If
all the Indian wants is fame he doesn't
nave 10 play the same-his rep is saf.
rlGht now. He Copped off sportdonl's
io!den Fleece an with it wandered back
from Greece with laurels on his brow
Copyrighted by A. VI. Corrigan
Fred Clarke will retire from baseball AZ
the close of the present season. He will
not manage the Pirates again until next
spring.
Perchance you are enthusiastic over
Jack Curley's plan 10 match Johnson and
Willard. II so, pause and reflect on the
fact that Curley once was a wrestling
promoter
AUTUMN.
Deep silence settles down upon the land. !
The baseball scribe has little work To do. !
And so he takes his trcuchant pen I'M hand /
And calmly cans o. manager or two.
Allentown's fair is proving to he the /
greatest event In the history Of that COM
munity. The harness races have been
real treats and therefore from the sports
mans viewpoint all that could be de-
sired, Splendidly trained animals scored
down TO the line and fast time was made
in all of the races.
A good crowd is likely 10 he attracted
To Franklin Field tomorrow as Penn Will
entertain Gettysburg $ football band, The
battle should he merry spectacle. and
not 81 one-sidsd, as the visitors have
some star players who will make the lo-
Gals hustle.
The Germans evidently have the inter
est OF Americans at heart. They threw
stanislaus Cyganiswicz Zbyszko into jail
Just as he was about 10 visit us.
II E. Nickerson received over $40 aD-
1lioations for worlds series tickets Nj.
\irkerson is secretary Of the Braves.
Fhe tickets I'm Boston Will be sold Stnsly
m nalrs or in lots of three. Those max
ng applications Will have the best ehanc" ,
10 make their purchases by getting the
OTIS of three. as the club management
states that such applications Will have the
preference, ,
A svstem is said 10 have been devised
~ the Roston National League manage U
nant which will practically leave the
icket scalper high and dry this year,
Iust what the Ian Is has not been made :
public but tho idea is certainly correct. 4
Leon Jaurdet. who has Just been APP
pointed ia coach the Penn baSkrtoaI
cam. was the star member of the Red
ma Blue five In 1878 Jourdet was cap :
ain and played guard. His ability az
,layer is above question hut so far he
,as had little experience as coach. D .
Itefaber, another former Penn PLAYER, /
.ad charge Of the team last year, hence,
hough captain J7urdet had Ettle oppoI-
unity TO coeCh,
Last season, Harry Davis had over
applications from friends for
yorld's series tickets. OF that number
bout one-third wanted passes. Evidently
hese persons did not realize that Harry
ought ana psia for the tickets On which