Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
PERSONAL TOUCHES IN SPORT

Dja ever play that game o Rhum?
Most guys, l guess have played it some.
It's funny how 1t goes. You have card
not worth rap and chuck it. Zip!
Some other chap just snaps it up an
throws. Well. iumpin' to the baseball
yard, Dick Rudolph seems to be that
card an Mugssy laid it down. For STALL
ings played next to McGraw. When
Muggs discarded, Stallings paw snagged
Dick for Boston town
Dicks right arm got to workin' fine
in Canada in 1909 with oil Toronto's crew.
The Giants grabbed him off next year,
but Muggsy soon began to fear he
wouldn't ever do. So, cut adrift, Dick
floated round till last year when the
Braves boss found that he could use
his slants, Dick pitched right in. took
off his coat an got aboard the sinkin'
boat 1t gave the one big chance.
An chance it was. JUS take pike
at how that team began to hike when
Dick got on his stride. Those nine big
wins that he copped straight sure size
up like a speedy gait for one who's
chucked aside An just to hand Nc
Graw the laugh he took the Giants on
his staff an beat EN- once or twice. If
those Braves cop the big hurgee Jawn J.
ice.-tDick Rudolph Copyrighted by a, NJ.
Corrigan.
Football mobilization has been COM
pIeted and the first skirm!shes will take
place shortly. Cornell will go under fire
tomorrow in a battle with Ursinus while
Yale. Harvard, Princeton and the other
colleges will take TO the sridiron on Sat
urday for their first engagements. The
outlook is brighter this year than ever
and there will be about 10 big games
played. Surely enough TO satisfy the
appetites of the most eXacting followers
An athletic Moses IKE James L. Sulli-
van does not develop in a life time, and
1t will take many year before his place
is filled i'm the hearts of American ath-
letes. That is tribute enough for great
man.
The Federal League stl has it's eve
open for players OF the National League.
The latest planned raid is directed toward
the Cubs Tommy Leach is the player
concerned. The Feds claim that If the
Chicago National League management
does not award an iron-clad threc-year
contract to the Outtielder he viii jump.
Hans Lobert is the only man on the
Philadelphia club vino is talked Of in
connection with the Feds. When Iues-
toned dDOLl tue llltALflr mans SIMPLY
states that he hasn't signed with the
PhilIies yet for 1915. But whether he is
seriously considering an offer or not ia a
matter of speculation. Possibly Hans in
tends to go and possibly ne has no such
intention.
Eddie Morgan, featherweiEht boxer,
has landed in this country from London,
Eng. Morgan's advent ills the hearts
of the fans with longing to see him in
action with johnnie Ktlbane and others
Very likely Morgan will fight the others
before he is taken seriously
You will have to blame this on George
z. Phair;
THE WORST IS YET TO COME.
Europe's fighting men are falling,
And the losses are appalling,
And the wales of Europe ring with
women's cries;
But the European battle
VIII be tame as childish prattle
When our football correspondents
mobilize.
There is really no reason why the
Athletics or the owners of the local
American League club should pull for
the New York Giants 10 win out this
year rather than the Braves. They take
il, or at least the majority Of them do.
that the gate receipts would be larger
in New York than they would be in
Boston. but the figures Of 1912 and 1918
show that there is very little difference.
In 1879 the Red Sox and Giants had
81 1858 paid admissions at Fenway Park
for the fifth game OF the series At
the Polo Grounds last October the larg-
est paid attendance at the Athletic
Giant contest was $3.50 This proves
that there Is not enough difference In
the seating capacity OF the Polo and