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
the water works.
Fred" Rubiens efforts to hll 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 quail
fed as a chief athletic executive and
will no doubt make great A. A. L.
leader unless all signs fail.
What treat it would be II 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
test for blood, and much money will
likely change hands on the result. With
ideal conditions favoring. 1t would not
be surprising IL a new worlds record
was established. Directum l seems to
be the better of the two. In recent
trials this thoroughbred showed 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 a
growing popularity. Isn't ii pleasing
10 know the Yankee sport is so popular
even in foreign countries?
Bobby Walthour and Clarence Car
men are to meet Sunday in a series OF
match motor races at the Brighton Beach,
y. y, MotOrdrOme. The distances are
to be 10, 10 and 5 miles. three heats
each. Sounds like big days work TO US.
Another freight car is apt to be idle
on some railroad shortly II reports ba
true. II Is understood Carl Morris is
going 10 Australia.
Navy football followers believe they
have again struck it rich, So do we,
as Lieutenant Douglas L. Howard has
again accepted the invitation to act as
head coach of the future admirals
That leather medal of the first rank
should 90 TO the ardent youth who sat
through nine whole innings swathed in
a closely knit sweater Oh!
"Tom' Quigley wilkes-Barre's aght
| promoting genius has just announced a
/ oorkng good battle for his followers
Pete" McVey, the Seattle lightweEn
and "Al" Dewey, the coal baron expert
/ are 10 furnish the fireworks You have
/ never heard Of McVey? Why, he Is the
/ boy who beat such lighters as Tommy
| Ginty, Of Scranton. Young" Dyson OF
] Providence; Willie" Howard, OF Brook
/ Ign; Willie" Schaeffer, OF Chicago, and
. Dummy" Martin, OF New York. A
pretty fine list Of scalps, We imagine.
/ Unless something terrible happens We
Will be at the tight between Kid" VIII
/ liams worlds haUtamweight champion.
7 and young" Herman, OF Pekin, H., at
Harry Edwards Olympia Athletic Asso-
citation next Monday night Every time
/ williams starts II mean a whirlHind
( bout. Herman has a good record In the
I Middle West but, with Williams now In
his best Hape, It seems rough road
ahead for poor Herman.
Hcine Zimmerman is here today. As
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.
Hank O'Day is stiu hanging around, de-
spite the rumors that he is 10 be re-
placed. But just how long ne will hang
before he dies. managerially speaking
is something else again.
Penn may not establish a record num-
| ber OF tOuchdowns against Gettysburg
Saturday, but the game Is apt to be the
hottest for this day in about forty years
Judging BY The gsatReE